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PAY DAY WAB BOND DAT THE ENTERPRISE OVM THE TOT FOR VICTORY UNITEO STATES WM BONDS'STAMPS —uvt mum J VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 98 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Derember 10, 1943. ESTABLISHED 1899 Forced Retreat For feirnrr f)tt dfau HFrr Rome Now Indicate?? —.—•—— Russian* Sr ore Big Victory In Dnieper Bend Allies Active in the Pacific Late reports coming out of Italj this afternoon stated that the Germ ans are burning towns and villages south of Rome, the action indicating that the enemy is making prepara tions to abandon his winter line be fore the eternal city. That a retreat will be forced is fairly certain now that the American Fifth Army is mopping up in the hills leading to the planes before Rome. The enemy, however, is offering a stubborn de fense with his back to the Upper Garigliano River. General Mark Clark’s warriors, pushing down the western slopes of Mt. Maggiore and Mt. Camino to ward the flatlands leading to the ma por German stronghold of Cassino, wiped out all by-passed enemy pockets except on the northwestern tip of the Maggiore incline and in the small village of Rocca Devandro, nestled against Camino. On the Adriatic end of the Italian front the Nazis waged an equally desperate battle to hold the line guarding the important port of Pes cara and the inland city of Chieti, throwing squadrons of tanks into a particularly heavy battle raging around the town of Orsogna, ten miles from the sea. While the Italian campaign is in the forefront of the news, there is still talk about the invasion of the Continent from the west. President Roosevelt was in Malta day before yesterday .and it is believed he will visit London “before American troops leave English shores “to par ticipate in the final plans for the invasion of Europe across the Chan nel. A great victory has been scored by the Russians in the Dnieper bend with the capture of an important railroad center. But it is now be lieved that the great Russian offen sive of the year is being delayed that it might be timed with drives from the south and west. Over in the Pacific, the Allies di rected a costly attack agninst the Japs in the Marshall Islands, sink ing two cruisers and several other Jap ships, and destroying 72 planes. Following that attack, American warships and carriers pounded the phosphate Island of Nauru just west of the Gilbers and below the Mar shalls. Details of the more recent, raid have not yet been revealed. Tokyo today, following the recent developments in the Pacific, admits that the war is becoming “more ghastly and bitter’’. RAF planes have just bombed im portant positions on the Island of Crete, staring big fires and knock ing out gun positions. Unofficial reports coming from Sofia today indicate that Bulgaria is making plans to sue for a sep arate peace with the Allies. (Continued on page six) - at, . Eight Divorces Are Pending In Courts In addition to the trial of a dozen criminal cases, the superior court convening here next Monday will consider breaking the bonds of ma trimony in possibly eight or more cases. Six of the eight cases cal endared to date were filed by color ed plaintiffs. Based for the most part on two years of separation, the following divorces are pending in the court: Louis Bond against Pecolia Bond; Simon Joshua Pritchett against Al lie Mae Pritchett, Maggie Davis against Harry Davis, Willie Briley against Velma Briley, Clyde S. Batts against Adelaide E. Batts, Mary L. Spruill against Arthur Spruill, Wil liam Lawrence Tyner against Ernma Eliza Tyner, and Frances Estelle Ry an against Thomas Ryan. There are a few other civil cases on the calendar for trial. One in volves an account of Lindsley Ice Company against Herbert Bunting. Referee Clay Carter is scheduled to file a report in the cai’-' of Luther! Hardison agamst A. T. WhitYry and j others. -----— Half Dozen Cases Heard By Justice Justice J. L. Hassell opened court this week to clear the docket in his court following a week-end round up of alleged law violators by local and county officers. In each of the six cases called, the trial justice im posed fines varying from $2.50 to $5.00. Proceedings: Charged with disorderly conduct, Hardy Hodges and Arthur Roberson, lored, were each fined $5 and tax with the costs. k>. Purvis, John Henry White Woodrow Edmondson, charged ■ disorderly conduct, were each t $2.50 and required to pay the s. hn Edmondson, charged with ' drunk and down, was fined .and taxed with the cost. PROMOTED y Rev. John YV. Hardy, former rector of the local Church of the Advent, was recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the Army’s chaplain corps. Enter ing the service only last April, Lt. Hardy is now stationed in Oregon. James M. Mizelle Dies Suddenly At Homeinjamesville Funeral Services Are Being Held This Afternoon for Prominent Citizen James M. Mizelle, well-known Jamesville citizen, died suddenly at his home in Jamesville Wednesday afternoon at 4:45 o’clock, apparently from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been working in and around the yard that afternoon and was believed to be in his usual health. After putting away his tools, he went into the house and within fifteen minutes, Mrs. Mizelle went into the dining room and found him lying face down on the floor dead. Mr. Mizelle had been in declining health for some time, but was able to be up, attend ing to his usual duties. The son of the late William Turner Mizelle and wife, Hester Davis Mi zelle, he was born in this county, near Jamesville, 59 years ago the fifth of last October. After spending his early life on the farm, he joined two of his brothers in the operation of a mercantile establishment in Jamesville for a number of years, re tiring from that business to enter the building trade. He married Miss Maude Elizabeth Hinson of the Dardens Community in 1914 and she with three children, J. M. Mizelle, Jr., of Portsmouth; Mrs. Edward Stevenson, of Plym outh, and Miss Leah Frances Mizelle, of the home, survives. He also leaves two brothers, Messrs. Louis W. Mi zelle, of Jamesville, arid Mr. C. W. Mizelle of the Poplar Chape Com munity, and a sister, Mrs, Jackson Holliday, of near Jamesville. Mr. Mizelle joined the church at Poplar Chapel when a youth, possi bly more than fifty years ago. He was active in the affairs of the church, and was a faithful member in its service, willingly accepting re sponsibilities and duties. He was al so active in Woodmen circles for many years, and was interested and active iri those things promoted for the betterment of his community. Funeral services are being con ducted from the Jamesville Christian Church this afternoon at 3 o’clock by Rev. Dennis Warren Davis and Rev. Gilbert Davis, of Bellarthur. In terment will follow in the family cemetery near the old family home in Jamesville Township. Prisoner of Japs Said To Be Getting Along All Right Rudolph Smithwkk, a member of the Armed forces falling into the hands of the Japs at Corregidor, was said to be getting along very well in a communication received here a few days ago by his sister, Mrs. Char lie Thomas, who lives on Church Street. “I am not under treatment. Give my love to all the. young man now believed to be held a prisoner of the Japs in the Philip pines, said in the communication. He was in the Army eighteen months before Pearl Harbor. I NO ACTION \_ Holding its second meeting early this week, the Martin County War Board reviewed about 150 farm production rec ords, but took no definite action toward reclassifying any of the “C” registrants, according to one report coming from the agricul tural building. The records re viewed were those of farmers in Cross Roads Township. At a meeting tonight, the board is scheduled to review farm records submitted by far mers in Griffins Township. It has been pointed out that action taken by the War Board is not final, that the Draft Board will decide the final class ifica- i V FIRST RUMBLINGS OF STORM THAT SWEEPS ON JAPAN irROM DELHI, where military unity Is finally established and the admiralty flag of Lord Louis Mountbatten now waves, to the tiny dots that mark the Marshall Islands, the rumbling ot approaching storm echoes loudly throughout Nippon. This map gives a comprehensive Idea of places and events in the forefront at the mo ment, as well as the targets for tomorrow. At the right, the arrow from the Mountbatten quarters Indicates that Internal frictions have been smoothed out and Lord Mountbatten has achieved a conglomerate but unified collection of Hindus, Chinese, British, Yankee and assorted races. At right the Island-hopping cam - paign is getting under way with the Marshalls, current\joal, indicated by arrow. In China arrow points to air base regions from which attacks on Formosa have been staged. Nearby is the vast “rice bowl” area of China, scene of much fighting. The thrust through Burma and the,jungle belts is beginning and there are indications' that Mountbatten has Ids eye on other invasion areas Indicated by arrows in the lower left. (International) Fifteenth Martin County Young Man Loses Life In The Service Rufus N. Mobley Is Killed In Airplane Accident Last Week Body Brins' Shipped Here for Burial in Cross Houdsi Township Tech. Sgt Rufus N. Mobley, son of Mrs. Effie Roberson Mobley and the late Louis N. Mobley, was kill ed instantly about midnight last Sat urday when a big B-24 bomber crash ed and burned near Reading, Penn sylvania. He was one of nine Army fliers to die in the crash, two ethers are believed to have parachuted to earth, or were thrown from the plane, reports stating they were ser iously hurt. According to information received here late last evening, the young man’s body was shipped from the Pennsylvania city last night at G:12 o’clock, but it could not be learned immediately when it would reach here. According to plans announc ed by a member of the family, the body will be buried in the old Mob ley Cemetery on the Bud Mobley farm in Cross Roads Township. De tailed plans for the funeral have not been announced. The Biggs Fun eral Home here was advised that the body was being accompanied by military escort, but the time for its scheduled arrival was not given. It is thought possibly that the body would reach here late today. The young man is the fifteenth Martin County man to lose his life in the service of his country, According report released un der an Elverson, Pa., date line earl ier this week, the plane was making a routine flight from Will Rogers Airfield, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Reading, Pa. Scores of farm peo ple saw the plane circling over a wide area in Berke and Chester Counties, near Elverson, Pa., before the wreck, presumably searching for a landing place, but the cause of the crash was not revealed immed iately. The plane is believed to have turned off its course because of low visibility and was traveling toward Philadelphia when it crashed. El verson and Morgantown volunteer firemen and townspeople attracted by the blaze, found the charred bod ies of the men in the debris. Sgt Mobley was born in the Cross Roads section of this county about 24 years ago. When he was about ten years of age, he moved with his parents to Beaufort County and a short time later they located in Edge combe County where he attended the Conetoe schools. Upon his gradua tion there, he entered the Army, the family later moving to Bertie Coun ty before settling in Northampton where his father died last April. Following Mr. Mobley’s death, Mrs. Mobley moved to Fayetteville to make her home with a daughter, Mrs. Edna Gregory, and a son, Ben jamin Mobley Besides his mother, sister and brother in Fayetteville, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eva Pritchett of Salt Lake City, Fla., and Miss Marie Mobley, of Richmond. He also leaves a number of relatives in this county, including an aunt, Mrs. Mack James, of Everetts. The young man had been in the service about seven years, serving during much of that time in foreign (Continued on page six) Annual Christmas Pageant Will Be Presented Sunday --A The glee clubs of the Williamston High School will present a Christ mas pageant in the high school au ditorium Sunday evening, Decem ber 12th, at 7:30. The presentation will be a joint worship service for the various churches in Williamston. This year’s pageant commemorat ing the "Nativity” will be the fourth annual Christmas pageant presented in the local school under the direc tion of Miss Kathryn Mewborn, music director. One hundred and twenty young people comprise the high school and junior high school choruses which will render the Christmas music. Changes have been made in both the stage settings and the music pro sentcd in previous pageant scenes. Outdoor scenes supplant the cathe dral scones used in former years, much of the Christmas story being told from a setting on an “Hill of Bethlehem.” The familiar and well-loved Christmas songs sung in previous pageants will be heard again Sunday night, in addition to many other carols. The Christmas story is told in song and by a narrator. Scenes and ta bleux are: The Prophecy, The An nunciation, The Arrival at Bethle hem, The Angel and the Shepherds, The Nativity. The public is urged to join in the evening of worship. r SLOW 1 While there arc a few greet ing cards making their appear ance and the volume of holiday packages has been slightly in creased during the past few days, Christmas mailing is prog ressing mighty slow at the local post office, according to a state ment made today by Assistant Postmaster F. Earl Wynne. “Mailings of Christmas gifts in November were insufficient to assure that deliveries of all gifts can be made on time, al though the public is cooperating better than last year,” a report just released by the Post Office i Department reads. The public is still urged not to delay in mailing greeting cards and packages, but delivery is no longer guaranteed by Christmas. Packages may be mailed at any time, however, even right up until Christmas, but not for guaranteed delivery. Officers Destroy Two Liquor Plants! Illegal liquor manillac1 mots in tins county are making little progress ;o far in their efforts to ease the shortage of liquor, according to a report coming from ABC En forcement Officer J. H. Roebuck yes terday. As far as it can be learned there is ittle activity on the illegal manu facturing front in this county, and those who attempt to operate are laving their cares and woes. Raid ng in Robersonville Township this veek, Officer Roebuck and Deputy ftoy Peel wrecked a gas drum and joured out fifty gallons of molasses jeer. On Wednesday they wrecked mother steam plant in Hamilton rownship and poured out three bar rels of sugar beer. Local Bandage Room Han Been Closed Temporarily The bandage room over the West ern Auto Store, has been temporarily dosed according to Mrs. Jimmy Tay for this morning "The bandage loom will reopen iust as soon as we receive more sup plies,” she said. Plans Complete For First Martin County Farm Security Fair —».— * Forty-two Exhibitors Will Participate in Event Next Week The Martin County Farm Security Administration has completed plans for its first annual fair, Supervisor James C. Eubanks announcing today that forty-two exhibitors would en ter the contests for prizes awarded by local and county merchants and business men. Marked by the ab sence of the thrills and spills that have “swiped” the real meaning from so many agricultural fairs, the event to be held in the Farm Security of fices on the second floor of the court house here will feature strictly the harvest and work handled by the organization in this county during the past year. 1 ! Unable to accommodate the fair in a single day, the management has specified certain days for special groups. The first group, including all white clients and theft* families, will open the fair next Wednesday ms.'rrt'mg The fair will be open to the general public on Thursday, De cember iti, and the colored clients of the organization will be in full charge on Friday, December 17. Planned and arranged by Super visor Eubanks and Miss Ida Roberts, home service directoi, the fair will feature preserved foods, both canned and dried, seed varieties, meat, in cluding hams, shoulders and side, and other farm products. An added an interesting feature of the fair will be a complete record of the individ ual and group accomplishments. “This fair comes as a year’s end production survey of Food For Free dom in connection with the War Food Administration,” Supervisor Eu banks said. He added, “The families of the FSA program have produced food abundantly this year, and coop erated splendidly in the food pro duction, and now for their recogni tion in handling tin* task they are being given an opportunity to dis play articles at the fair. The mer chants of the county have contribut ed useful prizes for the winning ex hibitors and the Farm Security fam-1 iiies are working to win," r L KILLED Pfc. Alston Wesley Gurganus, son of Mrs. Vera Gurganus of Jamesville, and the late Seth Gurganus, was killed in action in Italy on November 14, rela tives were notified a few days ago. He was the fourteenth Mar tin County man to make the su preme sacrifice in the current war. Record Number Of Cases In County’s Court Last Monday —♦— Judge J. C. Smith Holds Four Hour Session Before Clearing Doeket Calling possibly the largest num ber of cases than at any other time since he has been on the bench, Judge J. Calvin Smith held the county re corder’s court in session for four hours last Monday before clearing the docket. Around thirty cases were on the docket, and large crowds were attracted to the court room during the long session. Speeding cases appeared on the docket again, unofficial reports stat ing that many motorists, given an inch, will take a mile and that they would want to crowd sixty or more into a single hour. Speedsters, or other law-breakers, for that matter, have no friend in court and the 35 mile speed law is still in effect. In the absence of Solicitor E. S. Peel, who was sick, Attorney Clarence Griffin prosecuted the docket. Proceedings of the court: Charged with non-support, Henry Hattem was directed to continue to pay $G a week for the support of his child and to reappear on the first Monday in December, 1944, for fur ther judgment. Bond in the sum of $150 was required. A capias was issued for Ernest Ti.ghman when he failed to pay the costs in the case charging him with non-support. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the costs in the case charging B. W. Nash with issuing a worthless check. The cash bond was ordered for feited in the case charging Jennings Thomas Coolridge with speeding, the defendant failing to answer when called. R. S. Holloman, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving, was adjudged not guilty. Laura Jenkins, charged with vio lating the health laws, failed to an swer and her arrest was ordered. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing him with non-support, Johnnie E. Howell was sentenced to the roads for a term of twelve months, ine road sentence was suspended upon the payment of $50 immediately and the guaranteed payment of $7.50 a week for the support of his children during the next twelve months at the end of which time he is to re • (Continued on page six) -* Brother Of Local Man Held Prisoner Ily Nazis Reported missing in action on Sep tember 13, Charles W. Taylor, broth er of Mr. Herbert Taylor of William son is now being held a prisoner w tne Germans, it. was learned this ■veek. The communication, coming turn iiie War Department, stated hat a letter would follow. So far the otter has not been received and no details of the young man's case could 1 je learned. SOLDIER’S RATION A soldier in one year eats, in terms of met, 400 pounds of hogs, (live weight), or 500 pounds of broilers or fryers, or 500 pounds of beef cattle. He needs a case of eggs, or about 30 dozen; 45 < gallons of milk, or a pint a day; i and 53 pounds of butter. As to potatoes, it is 4 1-3 bushels of i Irish potatoes or 5 bushels of I sweet potatoes. Give him 260 pounds of fresh and canned vegetables. 230 pounds of to matoes or citrus fruits, and 100 pounds of other fruits. Grow about 3 1-2 bushels of wheat for ] him because it takes this amount to furnish him with 234 pounds j of bread. I j Superior Cmut Will Ujw: iCiil*.'» u far terni* Here Next Monday -- f Stan a Dozen Criminal ami \ ery Few Civil Cased Scheduled For Trial Opening a regular term here next Monday for the trial of both crimi nal and civil cases, the Martin Coun ty Superior Court is expected to re main in session only a short time be fore clearing the docket. Less than a dozen criminal and only a few mi nor cases are scheduled for consider ation. Judge Walter Bone, of Nashville, is returning to the county after pre siding over a special session of the court last week There are no sensational criminal cases on the docket, but the court is expected to attract fairly sizable crowds. Possibly the case that will attract the greatest attention is the one charging Robert Lee Andrews, colored man, with fatally assaulting Walter Wallace Bailey, young white man. He will not face a murder charge according to li■ • ■ wording on the warrant winch charges him with an assault with a deadly weapon re sulting in Bailey’s death. The attack was made on October 20 at a com munity fair in Robcrsonville and cli maxed a disturbance in which Bai ley and others are alleged to have had a part or created. Other cases on the docket include the following: Elbert Whitehurst, charged with being drunk and disorderly and dam aging property. The case has been continued on two previous occasions. Final disposition is expected in the case charging Arthur Council with an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The case was con tinued last September under pray er for judgment. Council was driving the car that ran down and injured Mrs. Mamie Raynor the latter part of last August. The case charging Cortez Rogers with carnal knowledge of a female comes up for trial after being con tinued in September. Robert Seymour Bullock is sched uled to be tried for drunken driving after appealing from a judgment in the lower court. Charged with stealing $5 from Lu ther Sheppard, the defendant, Ernest Everett Staton, appealed from the judgment handed down in the lower court. Hardy Smallwood is slated to be tried for allegedly raping Esther V. Bell on October 28 in Cross Roads Township. I) .1). Hill is charged with robbing Johnnie Smallwood of $4 in cash at the point of a gun on Williamston’s east main street the 20th of last month. Kelley LeRoy Salsbury is facing the court on two counts, for alleg edly robbing Harry Hardy's store in Everetts and the temporary larceny of Farmer Allen’s mule and cart. Roosevelt Fagan is charged with receiving stolen goods, namely, an automobile belonging to H. F. Wil (Continued on page six) Sale Of Christmas Seals Progressing —»— The annual sale of Christmas seals in this district is progressing rapid ly, according to Mrs. Betty Court ney, chairman, who announced to day that two-thirds of the quota had been successfully handled. Sales approximating $205.42 have been made to date, the figure repre senting the sale of special T. B. bonds, mail contributions and book sales. It was stated that $86 was received through the mails from direct ap peals. Mrs. Courtney is anxious to push the drive to a successful close tomor row when “Bangle Day” will be ob served. School children will make the canvass, offering little double barred cross pins and Santa Claus buttons for contributions of ten cents or more. Mrs. C. G. Crockett is chairman of the Bangle Day commit tee. Tomorrow marks the 100th anni versary of the birth of Dr. Robert Koch the brilliant scientist who dis covered the TB germ, and Bangle Day sales wiii serve to continue the fight started by the scientist in 1882. -- Iwo fcounty Youths Leave For Station -• Accepted for service in the U. S. Marine Corps, Chester Lee Crocker and Murray W. “Buck” Holloman loft yesterday for their training sta tion at Parris Island, South Carolina. They first reported to the induction center at Fort Bragg on the 23rd of last month. Youth Crocker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Crocker, of Rocky Mount, has been in this county for about a year and a half, farming with his uncle, Mr Jodie HaisHp, near Reberson ville. Young Holloman is the son of Mrs. W J Smith, of Williamston, Up until a few weeks ago he was em ployed in Portsmouth ship yard. Seven Martin County boys will report forduty .InAbe-Aimy at Fort Bragg next Wednesday.
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