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WA1 LV >6 B0W® BAY tm mman—uvt mum THE ENTERPRISE «IVE* THE TOP FOR VICTORY •ritk UNITED STATES WAS BONDS-STAMPS VOLUME XLVI—NUMBER 100 WUliamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 17, 1943. ESTABLISHED 1899 Berlin Bombed Last | Night For The Sixth. Time In tour Weeks - ■- -#—— Sixth Army Starts New Drive Toward Bahanh Russians Gain Around Kiev Aside from a costly attack upon Allied shippin0 at Bari, Adriatic coast port, news coming from all theaters of war today is considered encouraging for the Allies. Berlin was effectively bombed by the RAF last night for the sixth time in about four weeks. The American Sixth Army waded into the Arawe Penin sula to start a new drive on Rabaul, important Jap base on New Britain. The American Fifth Army has scor ed new gains in the capture of sev eral important positions on the Road to Rome, and the Russians, after a see-saw fight for several weeks, scor - ed gains for the second successive day against the Germans just west of Kiev. The condition of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, strick en with pneumonia some where in the Middle East, was reported some what improved today, and President Roosevelt is traveling toward Wash ington to complete one of the most momentous trips ever undertaken by the head of any nation. Few details of the last night Ber lin bombing were released, but it was said that 1,500 tons of bombs were dropped and that the British lost thirty planes. Conditions in the German capita! are pretty bad, one report stating that at least 2,000 per sons died of influenza there during the past few days. The news coming out of tfce Pa cific is meaningful following the in vasion of New Britain island. The major drive, launched by General MacArthur’s Sixth Army under the direct command of General Walter Krueger, is destined to wipe out Rabaul, important Jap base in that area. The landing, made Wednesday morning, was not costly, it was re ported, and the Americans soon es tablished themselves and are now cleaning out resistance points inland. Jap attempts to shake the invaders off with plane attacks are meeting with little success. It is understood that the drive is supported by large forces, that new and secret weapons were used for the first time by the Americans. In Italy, the American Fifth Army has just scored new gains with the capture of several important posi tions. Two weeks ago, about forty German bombers visited the unpro tected Allied base at Bari on the Adriatic, sinking seventeen Allied ships, five American, and causing more than one thousand casualties. Moscow says nothing about three new large-scale offensives the Ger mans claim the Russians have start ed, but the see-saw fight in the Kiev area is, at last, turning in favor of the Russians. For the second suc cessive day, the Red Army has forc ed a German retreat in that area. Re ports state that the Germans are moving men from the Eastern Front and are trying jo bolster their lines with the transfers in Italy. Traffic through the Brenner pass has been blocked, aid Hitler is having his problems aggravated. Two Hurt When Car And Truck Collide Two persons were hurt and con siderable property damage resulted when an automobile driven by Rod ney Small, Bertie colored man, skid ded into the path of a pick-up truck driven bv Warren Nicholson, white /iWn, on W"st Main Street, near the hospital, at 5.30 Wednesday after noon during the snow storm. Small’s wife was said to have suffered a dis located hip and was hospitalized. Jaspei Davis, white, riding with Nicholson, was painfully but not dangerously cut on the head. He was treated in the local hospital and re leased a short time later. Damage to the truck was estimat ed at $150 and that to the old model Chevrolet car at $100 by Patrolman W. E Saunders who investigated the accident Small, driving into town, appar ently applied his car bratces, caus ing the machine to skid on the show covered highway and strike the truck. Masons Here Elect Officers For 1944 Hugh G. Horton was elected Mas ter of Skewarkee Lodge 90 for the coming year at the annual election of officers last Tuesday night. He will succeed K. D. Worrell, who has served during the present year. Oth er officers elected Tuesday night are as follows: Ben D. Courtney, Senior Warden; George Harrison, Jr., Jun ior Warden; J. D. Woo lard, Treasur er, and J. C. Anderson, Secretary. In addition to the fi e officers elected by the membership, several other places are to be filled by the newly elected blaster. It is expect ed that he will announce the appoint ments within the next two or three weeks. The new officers will be in stalled at the first meeting in Jan- j nary. Wreckage of Bomber in Which County Boy Lost His Life This pile of wreckage is all that remained of a four-engined B-24 Liberator bomber, which crashed near Elverson, Pa., late in the night of December 4th, killing nine men instantly. A tenth man died a few days later in a hospital, and as far as it could be learned here, the eleventh man on the ill-fated ship ii aua ni^-aMBaar; continues in a serous condition. Rufus N. Mobley, Martin County young man, was one of those killed instantly in the crash. (Army Air Forces Photo., released through the courtesy of the Reading (Pa.) “Eagle.” Superior Court In Final Session Of Term Late Tuesday — - Juvenile Court Judgment Af firmed in Cane Against Colored Boy -rfr - After getting off to a slow start last Monday, the Martin County Su perior Court, convening a regular term for the trial of both civil and cases, increased its momentum and by late Tuesday afternoon had clear ed the docket and handled several civil cases. Judge Walter Bone of Nashville presided, his appearance in the county being the second as the court’s presiding officer in three weeks. Proceedings not previously report ed: Two divorces, both based on two years of separation, were granted, one to Frances Estelle Ryan against Thomas Ilyan, and the other to Mary L. Spruill against Arthur Spruill. All the litigants were colored. Sev eral other divorce cases were sched uled for trial, but they were not call ed. In the case of S. F. Peel against L. R. Gurganus, the court rendered a judgment declared the plaintiff the rightful owner of certain prop erties. The court confirmed the referee’s report in the case of Luther Hardi son and others against A. T. Whit ley and W. G. Hardison. The judg ment gives the defendant, Whitley, possession- <-« certain and plain tiffs were taxed with the case costs. A judgment in the sum of $210.25 with interest from March 30, 1943, was granted Lindsley Ice Company in its case against Herbert Bunting. A judgment handed down by Judge L. B Wynne in the county’s juvenile court was affirmed by the court C B Wilson, young colored boy, was sentenced to a correctional institution at Hoffman by Judge Wynne for allegedly setting fire to several homes in Williamston in re cent months. Wilson, through his counsel, appealed to the higher court While the juvenile court judgment was affirmed, Judge Bone 'ruled that commitment was net to issue for ten days or as long as the delinquent boy is kept with his mother in New Jersey. Commitment is to issue at the end of tne days if the boys is still in the county, or at any time thereafter if the child is found in the county. j MORE CHECKS | Martin County farmers will re ceive approximately $85,000 for cooperating with the Triple A soil building program this year, according to estimates based on receipts just recently reported. This week, 164 checks represent ing 110 contracts or applications and amounting to $5, $96.40, were distributed in this county, boost ing the total money received to $11,063.01. So far, 309 checks representing 207 of the approx imately 1,600 farm contracts in the county, have been delivered, it was learned from the office of ike stHiaSy agent here today. Cold Wave Strikes, Tying Up Traffic Over A Large Section Sweeping down from the north last Tuesday night, a meaningful cold wave gave this section its first real taste of winter. Disregarding the scheduled appearance of Ole Man Winter on or about next Wednesday, the cold wave forced the mercury down to eight degrees above zero, and snow, falling early Wednesday morning and continuing for about eighteen hours, covered the earth with a six-inch blanket. Schools were forced to close ahead of announced schedules, and an acute fuel shortage stared many residents in the face. Possibly the most serious trouble centered itself around travel, highway, rail and air. While only one road accident was reported in this immediate territory, there were many in other areas, incomplete re ports state. An airplane of the East ern Air Lines was forced down two and one-half miles west of here. Mail schedules were stopped for more than eighteen hours late Wednesday and early Thursday, and passenger buses were halted, and little traffie was seen on the streets and highways during the latter part of the snow storm and for several hours early yesterday morning. Possibly one of the most serious traffie accidents in the State was the one near Fayette ville early yesterday morning when an A. C. L. streamliner ploughed in to a wreck, killing between 75 and 80 persons, and injuring many oth ers. Local fuel dealers this morning were still a day or more behind in filling their orders which, in mosi cases, were strictly rationed in an effort to tide the ill-prepared over the emergency. The cold wave ag gravates the local fuel situation J which has already been declared ser • ious. However, there was no suffer ing, and with the exception of one fire in Hamilton, no one had been burned out of his home up until early this morning in this area. Plane Forced Down Near Hamilton Road During Snow Storm -- Captain John F. Gill Escapes Injury in Emergency Landing Flying an Eastern Air Lines pas senger plane from New York with Manteo as his destination, Captain Johr. F. Gill, veteran transport pi lot with headquarters in New York, was forced down just off the Ham ilton Highway neai here, duiing a heavy snow storm late Wednesday afternoon. The pilot, traveling a special mission alone, v.'as not injur ed and damage to the plane will hardly exceed $1,000, it was esti mated. “The rolling was closing in iapio- ; | ]y on ' when the carbureter iced up-; l started looking for an open space,” Captain Gill said. He brought the five-passenger ship down in Farmer Pate’s field garden, ripping off a number of bean poles and smashing the underbelly of the ship. The pilot explained that it was impossible to use his landing gear, that a skid land ing was the only type to be consid ered. Under the conditions, the land ing was considered just about per fect. Leaving New York shortly before noon, Captain Gill taxied down to Washington for a short stop and con tinued with no advanced warning of a localized weather disturbance in this area. A weather flash was given him while in flight, advising him oi a local w athcr disturbance near the coast. Within forty miles of his destination, Captain Gill chang ed his flight and was traveling west to avoid the storm when he felt its full fury in this area and was forced to land his ship. After changing his flight, the pilot had planned to land in Raleigh and continue from there <Costinued -an paga four) r OPEN NIGHTS v_ - Beginning next Wednesday lo cal stores will remain open un til about 3 o’clock to accommo date busy shoppers. Local automobile owners are again being asked to leave their cars at home or park them off the streets to make room for the ■* ever-iiicrtasing number of visi tors. It was announced today that <ocal stores and business in gen eral will observe a three-day schedule for Christmas, suspend ing activities late on Friday eve ning of next week and reopening the following Tuesday, Decem ber 38. 'Lot Harrell Dies At Home Near Here Lot Harrell, retired fanner, died at his home on the old Greenville Road last evening at b o'clock fol lowing p. long period of ill health. The son of the late John and Char ity Grimes Harrell, he was born be tween Oak City and Hamilton 62 years ago last June. He spent most of his life in that area, moving to Williamston about eight years ago or a short time after he suffered a stroke of paralysis. He had suffered two strokes since that time, and his con dition had been serious for some time. He was an invalid for many months. He married Miss Harriett Neal and she survives with seven children, Lot, Jr., Mrs. Carl Ange, John Ed ward, Henry, Fannie, Robert and Charity. Definite funeral arrangements have not yet been completed, but it is planned to hold the services in Conoho Baptist Church Saturday af I ternoon at 3 o’clock. In»- ment will ! follow in the cemetery there. Elder ■ W. E. Grimes is being ajkfcd to con •« daei-the iast rites. Seventy-Two Tires Allotted in County By Ration Board Itoaril Will Hold Its LiihI Ses sion Before Christmas Here Tonight Seventy-two tires were released in this county last Friday night by the War Price and Rationing Board. Nineteen of the tires were of the Grade I type for car and pick-up trucks. The board also issued a certificate to John W. Green, farmer, real estate and timber dealer, for the purchase of a new automobile. J. E. Andrews, charged with speed ing, had his A rations suspended for thirty days. The board will hold its last meet ing before Christmas on Friday of this week, it was announced. Grade I tires and tubes for cars and pick-up trucks were released to the following: Roberson Slaughter House, Wil liamston, two tires and two tubes. John A. Ward, Williamston, two tires. Sim Bell, RFD 1, Williamston, one tube. William Fields, Palmyra, one tube. Jasper Spruill, RFD 1, Oak City, one tube. J. M. Dixon, Robersonville, one tube. H. H. Williams, Everetts, one tube. L. Ivl. Meeks, Robersonville, one tube. W. H. Vanderford, RFD 2, Rober sonville, two tubes. Claude Winstead, RFD 1, James ville, one tire and one tube. Joshua L. Coltrain, RED 1, Wil liamston, one tire and one tube. N. M. Hyman, RFD 1, Palmyra, one tire and one tube. A. E. Purvis, RFD 1, Bethel, one tire arid one tube. Jack Smith, RFD 1, Oak City, one tire and one tube. Mrs. Alice B. Tyson, RFD 1, Hob guud, one tire and one tube. K. S Bunting, Oak City, one tire ::tui Untv.,4 John A. Ward, Jr., RFD 1, William ston, one tire and tube. Leslie S. Ayers, RFD 3, Williams ton, one tire. Peter Bellflower, RFD 1, Palmyra, one tire. A. T Perkins, Robersonville, three tires. Mrs. J. B. Taylor, Williamston, one tube. Truck tires and tubes were re leased to the following: C. L. Tyson, RFD 1, Oak City, two tires. J. S. Whitman, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. Zeb V. Price, Plymouth, one tire and one tube. Slade, Rhodes and Co., Hamilton, one tire and one tube. John Gurkin, Williamston, two tires and two tubes. W. I. Skinner and Co., Williams ton, two tires and two tubes. Tractor tires were rationed as fol lows: Lindsley Ice Co., Williamston, two tires. Farmviile-Woodward Lumber Co., Williamston, one tire. — Farmers Continued In SCHEDULE Working to arrange the long est possible holiday and the only one of the year for The Enter prise force, the management an nounces the following publica tion schedule: The current edition Is out a few hours ahead of schedule. The next edition is scheduled to make its appearance next Monday, and will be followed by another on Wednesday, tu keeping with an old, old custom, there’ll be no edition on Tuesday following Christmas. Those wishing to have announcements made public, are asked to note the publication schedule changes. Draft Hits Colored Fathers /V Terrific Blow In The County Current Call for Selectees Is Largest Received In Recent Months That much if not all the talk hoard | about not sending fathers into the I service is unfounded was evidenced this week when thirty-seven color ed fathers in this county were sched uled to answer the December draft call. The thirty-seven fathers arc leaving 81 children behind, one ot them, Robert Charlie Hyman, of RFD 1, Palmyra, accounting for seven, their ages ranging from one and one half years to 13 years. Thirty-six of the fathers are married, and it is un derstood the other father leaves cne child. There are three childless mar ried men in the group, and there are about forty single men, most of them just recently reaching the age of eighteen years. Eight of the group called to an swer this month asked to be trans ferred to other boards. The requests were granted. Several of those call ed this month have made at least one previous visit to the induction cen ter, but they are being recalled un der changed regulations. The names and address given at time of registration and last known home address follow: Asa Tom Lanier, RFD 1, William ston. Mavin Parker, Robersonville. Theodore Sandy Brown, RFD 3, Williamston. Curtis James, RFD 2, Roberson ville and Williamston. Samuel Stokes, Williamston and Richmond, James Gray Eason, Robersonville. Robert Brown, RFD 2, Roberson ville. Dawes Byrd Carter, Parmele. Edgar Warren Simmons, William ston. John Henry Taylor, Robersonville and Tarboro. Daniel Ryan, Williamston. Samuel James, RFD 1, Jamesville. Robert Fluboy Williams, Parmele. Narven Baker, RFD 3, Williams ton. James Alfred Crandle, Parmele and Bethel, Augustus Harris, RFD 2, William ston. Julius Theodore Evans, RFD 2, Williamston. Columbus Freeman, Jr., RFD 3, Williamston. John Watson Bonds, Williamston. Robert Charlie Hyman, RFD 1, Palmyra. Robert Lee Pierce, RFD 1, James ville. Grandy Pemberton, Everetts and Portsmouth. Willie Howard Daniel, RFD 2, Robersonville. Richard Vine, RFD 1, Roberson ville. Charles Wilder, Williamston. James Edward Ridley, V.'illiams ton. William Midgett, Williamston. William Clay Brown, Williainston. Major Latham, Will initiator). Geo. Washington Wyifflt," Jiii'S'c ville. LeRoy Smith, Williamston. Willium Oscar Clemmons, RFD 3, Williamston. James Henry Moore, RFD 1, Wil liamston and RFD 5, Greenville. (Continued on page four) GINNINGS > V. A report just released by Strel sa Griffin, special agent for the Bureau of the Census, shows that 3,274 bales of cotton were gin ned in this county from the 1S43 crop as compared with 4,682 bales ginned from the 1M2 crop du.'ing the corresponding per iod. Total ginnings for 1942 approx imated 5,000 bales. It is believed that just about all the 1943 crop has been prepared for market and that the total this year will i fall aproximately 1,500 bales | short of the total recorded in * *M2. BH Registrants Not To Get Non-Essential Rating At Present .. -- Final Action on Farm Produc tion Survey Expected With in Next Few Days While the reclassification of some farm registrants is being delayed, the Martin County Draft Board this week announced that a goodly num ber of farmers had met the 1943 pro duction requirements and are being continued in “C” classifications or groups. It was pointed out by Chair man R. H. Goodmon that no farm registrant had been rated as non-es sential so far, that the registrants’ farm production records would be reviewed in their entirety before fi nal action could or would be taken. According to the rules and regu lations, those farmers who met the 1943 production requirements will soon have to file their plans for 1944. It has been pointed out that no reg istrant may be allowed more than six production units on any one crop or more than three-fourths of the required units on any two crops com bined. The draft board this week an nounced that the following men ap parently had met 1943 production requirements and were entitled to “C” classifications: M. B. Barefoot, Rufus Crandall, L. Cleo Jackson, J. Robert Bland, Wm. Henry Bridgers, S. T. Wynn, Wil liamston; James H. Taylor, A. O. Rouse, Lester Bryant, W. Earl Mob ley, Thurman C Wynne, Joe Henry Lawrence, S. T. Wynn, Roberson ville; Wm. H. Little, Daney E. Mob ley, Sam Austin, Herbert F. Leg gett, Julian Crandall, Alfonsa Ew ell, Reavie Everett, Dennis Little, William H. Taylor, Johnnie Williams, Hallie Bess, Leander A. Purvis, Jas. Hubert Wobbleton, Thomas R. Har rison, A. Z. Clark, L. 11. Jones, Wil liam J. Clark, James Ervin Stalls, Jesse Woolard, Silas McCoy Leggett, Nathan T. Wynne, Jesse B. James, David L. Roberson, Jesse Ben Rawls, Ernest W. Wynn, R. H Stalls, R. L. Mobley, Simon Harrison, John L. Daniel, Roosevelt Crandall, Alonza Black, Gaston James. John H. Wynn, E. Z. Mobley, W. Archie Mobley, Jr., Herbert Jackson, William II Leggett, J. J. Leggett, Johnnie Mizell, Har mon I). Rodgers, Thurman K. Peaks, Bryant Wynne, Vervin R Peaks, Pe ter Little, Jr., Vernon W. Phelps, Sam II. Clark, L. Mills, Jr., Curtis R. Mobley, Claude Clark, Rexie II Mod lin, J. Hyman Clark, C. B. Gurganus, Alonza T. Revels, Arthur Bailey Gurganus, George Keel, G W. Wynn, W. C. Wynne, John Wesley Rhodes, Louis Ward Clark, J. Ollie Keel, Thud M. Rob erson, Leroy Clark, I,. A. Shaw, B Paul Leggett, Tommie S Griffin, W. L. Ausborn, Paul Dixon, Herman H. Williams, Oscar Ayers, Will Bunn, Hopie Brooks, W. Leamon Roberson, J. Andrew Roberson, Paul McKeel, (Continued on page four) Neal Godard Passes After Brief Illness G. Cornelius Godard, farmer-tim berman, died at his home near Gard ner's Creek, at 4 o’clock yesterday morning, following a brii f illness. Pneumonia was believed to have been the immediate cause of his death, but he had suffered with asth ma and complications. Mr. Godard was in Williamston the afternoon be fore his death the following morn ing. He complained then of being sick, but his condition was not con sidered serious at that time. He re turned home later that afternoon, and his condition soon became crit ical. The son of the late Opheus and Ida Manning Godard, he was born in Williams Township 43 years ago. He farmed US a young man, and entered ihc timber business and was employed by the Williamston Pack age Manufacturing Company at the time of his death. He married Miss Jennie Holland and survives with two daughters, Mrs. Monis Stalls, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Lucille Godard, of the home, and five sons, LdW'y, of Camp VanDorn, Miss., Norman, Herbert, Ernest and Robert Godard, all of the home. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. J. D. Peaks, of Portsmouth, and Mrs. Woodrow W. Bland, of Norfolk. Funeral arrangements are being delayed pending a message from his son in the service. Man Said To Have Been Hurt In Car Accident No details could be had and no re port had been filed with the highway patrol early today, but it was report ed that a man believed to have been named Wynne was hurt in an auto mobile accident some where in Bear Grass late last night One report stat ed that possibly the man suffered a j broken bacx.
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