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Everyone Must Help If This County Is To Reach War Bond Goal QVCir IMF TQ» FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WAR * BONDS'STAMPS vmt—M MRi P o MAKS EVUT PAT DAT WAS k BOND BAT m$—un mum r:ii:_ Library Directors For District Hold Meeting Recently B-H-M library Association Now Has 5,861 Books; Borrowers’ List Grows --*w- - The directors of the BHM Region al Library Association held its Janu. ary meeting recently in the office of the association in the Washington Public Library with six members and the librarian present. Aside from the regular monthly reports of the treasurer and librarian the semi-annual report was submit ted. This report revealed that for the first six months of the current year, 41,911 books had been circulat ed. Registered borrowers had reach ed the total of 1,909, including 93 new borrowers during the period. Of the books circulated, about one third were juvenile and the remain ing two-thirds were adult. The books now owned by the Region numbered 5,681 volumes on December 31. Of this number, Beaufort County has 1,884; Hyde County, 1,486, and Martin County, 2,491. Quite a few new titles have been accessioned and placed on the bookmobile by this time. With a continued increase in borrowers and an ever enlarging collection of carefully selected titles, the next six months bid fair to have a widei cir culation than the previous half year. It was brought to the attention of the directors that Miss Marjorie Beal, director of the North Carolina Library Commission, had been chosen “the woman of the year in North Carolina in the January issue of the Progressive Farmer.” Miss Beal came to our state in 1927, and to the Library Commission in 1930. Since that time, county-wide service has increased from 12 to 80, and in counties where there was no service, from 5 to 7. It was further pointed out that North Carolina now oper ates more bookmobiles than any oth er state in the Union. There are thir ty-nine bookmobiles and one delivery truck serving the state. Miss Beal has done yeoman service in making North Carolina library minded, and her recognition is well merited. Miss Beal has given generously of her time and counsel to the operation of BHM's Bookmobile and service, while never missing an opportunity of commending its librarian, Miss Elizabeth House, for her efficient and many-sided services that she gives the unit. The board of directors is chosen by the respective counties and are as follows: Beaufort County, Mrs. F. S. Worthy, Mrs. J. B. Ross and Mr. F. A. Edmondson; Hyde County, Mrs. M. H. Swindell, Mrs. F. M. i Gibbs and Mr. N. W. Shelton; Mar-1 tin County, Mr. C. R. Gray, Mr. E H. Ange and Rev. John L. Goff.—Re ported. : Men For Examinations Returning Men Will Get Call To Report Within Ninety Days ~ —* Twenty-five Colored Fathers Leave Fifty-two Children Behind Them The first group of registrants to report for pre-induction examina tions under the new Selective Serv ice regulations left this county last Saturday for the Army induction center. Most of the colored men have returned and are now waiting for orders to report for induction. They will not be called within twenty-one days, and if they are not called with in ninety days they will be subject to a second call for another pre-in- j duction examination. None of the ; men is in the service yet, and when j they a;e' ior hutae ! tion there'll "be* no iuffuugn. Twenty-five of the large group of colored men are married, and they left behind fifty-two children when they reported for the pre-induction examinations. Possibly a dozen or more of the group had made the trip to the in. duction center previously, and had enjoyed 4-F classifications. It is un derstood that about fifteen of the group were eighteen-years-old, and that three had been ruled non-essen tial as farmers. Quite a few were transferred to other boards, and two were trans ferred to this county. A few were disqualified for apparent physical defects; for example, one man v-as all ready to make the trip when he was ruled out because he did not have but one hand. Six men, Bernard Waverly Taylor of Parmele, Willie James Dickens of Oak City, Maloyer (Lawyer) Wallace of Williamston and Norfolk, Willie Prince Langley (Continued on page four) Tax Listing Work Virtually Completed In County Monday\ The job of listing all properties and polls for taxation in the county for the current year was announced vir tually complete in most of the ter. townships late yesterday by Tax Supervisor C. D. Carstarphen. Re ports and comments on the listings could be offered only in general terms, the supervisor explaining that he had been so busy filling in where the assigned list-takers were sick that he had not been able to check up on the-activities in all parts of the county during recent days. After-listing dates will be fixed in Cross Hoads, possibly some time next week, because the regular list-tak er, Mr. Willie Ausbon, was ill and could not meet all his appointments. Those property owners who made an effort to give in their holdings and could not handle the task, will be notified by direct mail when and where to list. I In Williamston, List-taker O. S. i /inderson said late yesterday that possibly all property owners with the exception of about 100 had list ed their holdings. Special penalties as provided by law will bo invoked in those cases .it was stated. The supervisor would not commit himself definitely .but he expressed the belief that a fairly sizable in crease in property values would be found in the 1944 listings. While a few types of property has decreased in value and inventories have drop, pod in some few instances, the gen eral trend in values was upward, it was explained. Tax listing, not yet completed, will be handled only by individual ap pointment except m the larger dis tricts where the list-takers will be busy during the next few days com pleting their abstracts, indexing and scrolls. SUCCESSFUL Even before all reports could be had, the infantile paralysis fund drive in this county was reported well over the top yes terday, Chairman L. B. Wynne stating that it possibly will be the most successful drive of its kind ever recorded in the coun ty With $7GO already reported, the drive is now $200 or more in excess of the original quota. Half of the schools are yet to re port ,and hardly half of the coin collectors have been checked, the chairman stated. A detailed accounting is expected within the next two days. So far, the largest donations have been re. reived in answer to direct mail appeals, the amount from that source passing the $350 mark to day. County Young Man Promoted to Captain -.-.o James D. Walters, Jumesville young man and son of Mr. and Mrs. W W. Walters, was recently promot ed to the rank of caplain in the U. S. Army Air Forces, according to in formation received here this week. Volunteering a little over two years ago, Captain Walters complet ed his training and was assigned to the Southwest Pacific theater in July, 1942. It could not be learned definitely, but it is believed that the young man has flown more than 125 missions during his stay cf about 18 months in that area. CITED f _, v At least six persons were cited to the courts here this morning to explain why they were not displaying new state license tags on their motor vehicles None of the cases had reached the courts early this afternoon and what disposition would be made of them could not be guessed. Pa trolmen declared that there were more cars today without new license tags than there were on January 1, last year, de spite the 'll days of grace allow^. ed this year. Owners are being warned that it is unlawful to display old tags on their vehicles even though the new ones have been attached. County Boy Located Over IiilSevTCumefih Writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson of near William ston, under fairly recent date, Pvt. Arthur Durward Johnson stated that he is now stationed in New Guinea. It is understood that there are several Martin County boys on that island. As far as it could be learned, Julian Roebuck is there. In a recent letter, Julian told his fath. er that he wished it were possible to trade off some of the hot weather there for some of the cold weather here the young man casually men tioning a keen desire to visit home again. Pvt. Johnson, in his letter, said he was sleeping in a tent, that the wea ther is not so bad. “It is quite warm during the day, but at night, boy, you can really sleep, at least, I can.” Stating that he had visited Aus tralia, he added, “Yes, the old boy , has done quite a bit of traveling in the past few weeks.” Allied Drive Sweeps North Into Strongly Fortified Territory -<t, Russian Army I* Within Few Miles of Fstouia; Air War Tempo increasing The war news today is featured by an increased tempo inactivities on all major fronts, the northward drive hy the Americans in the Pacific pos sibly holding the spotlight at the immediate time. Rut there is power in the Russian punch, and along the two lines in Italy and in the air. It would seem that the war is rapidly entering a new and more powerful phase on all Rents with the possibil ity that a cross-channel invasion will, in due time, climax everything to date. Reports from the Pacific have not been offered in detail, but there is much speculation over the activities there. It is certain that the Allies have turned the heat on the Mar shalls, north of the Gilberts. Air and sea attacks have been unleashed in a big way on the Jap mandated Marshalls and Wake has been bomb ed without loss of American planes. The Japs talk about land fighting, and while an invasion may be under way, developments of such an un dertaking, if any, have not been made public. It was also claimed in enemy re. ports that a great naval battle had been raging since Sunday between Allied and Jap forces. The move toward the Marshalls is almost cer tain to bring the Jap fleet into ac tion, but a show-down may not yet have dev loped. The drive toward the Baltic states has brought Russian forces to with y., t ..ur iv. l. = of. thy Estonian border than two years in the Leningrad area. In Italy, the American Fifth Army, despite increasing resistance, is enlarging its invasion hold on that territory south of Rome, and the combined Allied forces are smashing German defenses in the Cussinu sec tion. A fourteenth blow since last No vember was directed against Berlin Sunday night, the raid leaving fires that could be seen more than one hundred miles away During the meantime, the Allied air offensive continues to make progress along the invasion coast without letup. There is a growing feeling that the Germans realize their air protection is not able to copi with Allied pow er, one report stating that little op position was being offered by the hot*. /.D .•s/.mued on page four) -V Sixth (,rade Raises Much Money For Paralysis Fund Few drives, advanced in the cause of humanity, have met with greater success than the one to raise funds for the fight against infantile pa ralysis. Looking forward to the upp&tttIrtR|*mlakeoail in the diiw, "tTie*loca"'“ "in*gPSueTl^i, week rais ed $24.41, as follows: Room collection, $2; Tommy Os teen, $4; Betty Lou Jones, $8.71; Ishmael Roebuck, 50 cents; Rex Gardner, $2; Louise Cherry, $6; Mary E. Edmondson, $1; Asa Man ning, 20 cents. -* Report Light Epidemic Of Measles In Schools m A light epidemic of measles is hold ing about twenty pupils out of the local schools, Principal D. N. Hix stating this morning that the dis ease, appearing in mild form for the most part, was centered in the first and second grades. The disease is not expected to reach serious pro portions since a widespread epidem ic was reported in the schools two years ago, leaving most of the pu pils above the second grade immune to it. In one grade there were only four pupils who had not had the measles, it was stated. TOWN - FARM IN W ARTIME -« (A weekly news digest from tlie rural press section of the OWI news bureau) Canning Sugar Now Available Housewives may now get five pounds of canning sugar by using stamp No. 40 in War Ration Book Four, OPA lias announced, and ad ditional canning sugar later will be available on application to local Hoards. Stamp No. 40 will bo good hirteon months, through February 28, 1945. Farm Support Price Program Average prices to egg producers ringing from a low of about thirty merits a dozen during the spring to i high of about 40 cents a dozen in ate fall or early winter are planned jy the War Food Administration in its price support program for carlot graded eggs for 1944. WFA also an. lounced its proposal for support prices on other farm products, sub let to Congressional action. May lighten rurrn Deferments To maintain their deferments I from military service because of their agricultural activity, the 1,. 700,000 registrants engaged in agri culture may be asked to increase I sharply their production goals, ac cording to Commander Patrick H. Winston, assistant executive, Selec tive Service System. Approximately one million of these deferred men are non-fathers. To Relocate Physicians, Dentists Any municipality, county, or other local subdivision of government suf fering from an acute shortage of physicians or dentists may now ap ply to the Surgeon General or the district office of the U. S. Public Health Service or through the state health officer requesting the reloca tion of a physician or dentist. The Public Health Service agrees to pay moving costs and to pay the relocat ed doctor $250 a month for the first three months. The doctor agrees to practice in the community for not less than one year, and the commun ity agrees to contribute one-fourth of the Government’s cost to the Public Health Service. Herbert Stalls Dies In County Sunday Herbert Stalls, 65 years of age, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Cowey, near Oak City, Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. Death was attributed to a heart attack suf. fered just a short time before. A native of this county, Mr. Stalls was the son of the late James and Sallie Scott Stalls. He is survived by five sons, Jack of Oak City, Levy of Rosemary, Daniel of Bethel, Mayo of Ports mouth, and Percy Stalls of Pitt 4;*, » , •? a .Mitel, , Mis ’•Mb.a*****. Minnie Buss ot Bethel, and Mrs. Cowey with whom he had made his home for some time. Funeral services are being held from the home this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, and interment will follow 111 the Rohersonvillp Cemeterv Navy Recruiter To Be Here On Friday Navy Recruiter D. K Taylor, of the New Bern Navy Recruiting Sta tion, will be located at the Post Of fice Building in Williamston on Feb ruary 4th, to accept applications for the Waves, V.5 (Naval Aviation), SRU’.s, and general service in the Navy open to 17-year-old young men. ttecmiiei 'l'ayloi has briefly list ed the following information: General service, regular Navy or Naval Reserve, open to 17 year olds with consent of parents. Waves, age 20 to 36, with at least two years’ high school. Naval Aviation, the V-5 program, has bfcen reopened to men 17 and 18 years of age. Seniors now in school m ay eolist.a&d „»a twain is. ssth o< > i. jus* , ’ ' gradu»fio»,'>i^w^3 -^stated &u*. THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . After going about two weeks without a reported accident, mo torists on Martin County high ways last week resumed the dan gerous and costly business, and doubled the number over the fig ure for the corresponding period last year. The following tabulations of fer a comparison of the accident trend: first, by corresponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 4th Week Comparison Accidents Inj’d Killed Dam’ge 1944 2 0 0 $ 150 1943 0 0 0 000 Comparison To Date 1944 4 0 1 1943 2 3 1 650 ■500 War Bond Drive Short Of Quota In This County Cross Roads Is First | To Reach Its Goal; Jamesville Second ! Bond Rallies Are Successful At KoWrsom illc and Farm Fife Subscribing to approximately $150,000 in government securities since last Thursday, investors in the several townships boosted the total of the Fourth War Rond fund in this county to approximately $4211,000, leaving the drive just about $300,000 short of its original quota. A complete report could not be had by districts, but the over.all report was considered very encour aging by County Chairman H. A Bowen. The drive is now in full swing, and the leaders are hopeful the drive can be brought to a suc cessful close several days before the expiration dates. Negotiable bond purchases will not be credited to the current drive after February 15th, and the sale of “E" bonds will not be reocgnized as a part of the drive after February 29th. News of recent activities in the bond drive centers in four town ships—Cross Roads, Jamesvilie, Farm Life and Robersonville. Cross Roads was reported by Chairman Paul Bailey to have gone over the top last Friday night during a rally held in the school there. Co-Chair man S. L. Roberson was present and the challenge was met, the district being the first to reach and pass its goal. Jamesville, while going after pur chasers in the hard way, was second to go over the top, and additional sales are being reported from day to dilV. Griffins turned out several hun dred strong <it a rally in the Farm Life school last Friday night and boosted its “E” bond sales to almost $30,000. Bill Holloman, petty offi cer, 2-c, recalled his experiences on Guadalcanal and showed a number of souvenirs. Attorney Clarence Griffin briefly addressed the meet ing, and Henry Johnson auctioned about forty choice cakes, pies and other delicacies and article's. We hope to reach our quota,” the people were quoted as saying. In an open air session and before a record-size crowd, Chairman D. It. Everett boosted Robersonville’s sales by $50,000 there last Saturday afternoon. It was a great, show and a great accomplishment Chairman Everett stated yesterday that his district had sold $05,062.50 in “E” bonds and $68,778.00 in negotiable:-; Chairman Ernes! Edmondson, re ing .*'■ r. . vesb-x. ‘ay sold in “E" bonds there to date. No complete reports could be had from other districts, but the bond drive is making satisfactory progress in each of them, it was pointed out. Hamilton citizens, meeting in Johnson’s store last evening are said to have mapped plans to successful ly complete the drive in that district Bear Grass is staging a rally in the school there tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock when efforts will be made to launch a whirl-wind drive. Chair, man Hickman announces that Attor ney Clarene. »*r:fin will briefly ad dress the meeting, that numbers of souvenirs gathered by Bill Hollo man on Guadalcanal, will be dis played. The young petty officer, 2-c, will not be able to appear on the program, but arrangements are be ing made to have others take part in addition to special entertainment leJim es; .... . Efforts will he made t>< get „ pic ture of the bond drive by districts the latter part of the week, includ ing sales made up to Thursday noon. -■—--<*, Bun ()ver By Lor Curl, Farmer Is Badly Hurl ■ *. Mr Noah Daniel Griffin, farmer TTvi'ng near''Wifiiairijjuori, wifi 'Babiy hurt when he wasnm over hy a log cart loaded with oak lumber near his home early yesterday afternoon. The horse-drawn vehicle passed ov er his hips, breaking his pelvis bone. Details of the accident could not be learned immediately. The young farmer was removed to the local hospital and was reported to be getting along very well today. It is likely that he will be confined to the hospital for six weeks and possibly longer. Mr. Griffin’s brother was fatally injured less than a year ago when a pair of horses ran away and crash ed into him on the back of a trac tor. -- .<fr~ - --- /Vary Man To (wive Or Ran Recital In Local C.hurcli Russell T. Roebuck, lieutenant (jg) will appear in an organ recital in the local Christian Church Wednes day evening at 8 o’clock. The public is invited. Wins Silver Star THE NAVY has awarded the Silver Star medal to I t. Comdr. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., former film actor, for “outstanding service during ac tion at Salerno," where the Fifth Army established its first beach head in tire Allied invasion of Italy’s mainland. (International) Servicemen W ant To Know Nows at Homo —®— Much has been heard and said i about the "pin up" girls in tin1 serv ice, but in the several hundred let ters received by The Knterprise from the young men from all over the world, not one lias even mentioned the “pin-ups," and few have talked much about the war other than want, mg it to end, and end soon. The boys want to know the com mon, every-day news pertaining to the people they know back home. Writing recently from Italy, 1’fe. William II Revels said, "1 am in I tidy now and it is a much nicer place than Sicily I received The Enterprise all through the campaign in Sicily and 1 am getting it regularly now. 1 really enjoy reading the news from home, especially about the ones leav ing for the Army, and about those getting married.” Many service men addresses may be had for the asking at The Enter prise oil ice, and a letter will be ap preciated by some serviceman. fire Rationing Under ' '***>*“ * ■ -■ K’tMHMi emulations HOUND-UP There was little activity on the crime front in this immediate community over the week-end, a review of the jail record show ing that only three persons were arrested and jailed during the period, t wo were hooked for he ini; drunk and disorderly and one was detained for operating a motor vehicle without a driv er’s license. All three of the de fendants are colored, their ages ranging from 30 to 34 years Liquor ration hooks were about exhausted at the time, hut new oiiio went info effect today asd officers arc anticipating an increase in the number of ar rests. Pupils Take Army Air Forces Exams from the Farm Life, Hear Grass, Robersonville and Williamston high schools took the IT S. Army Air Forces Mental Screenn g tests at the Williamston high school last Fri day morning. Arranged by the- Charlotte Re cruiting Office, the tests are design ed to screen out high school youths' who are eligible for An' Corps train-1 ing. Seventeen-year.old youths who j qualify may enlist in the U. S. Army Air Forces, and be called for train- | ing when 18 years of age. Sixteen year-old youths will be subjected to a second examination next year. The examination was unusually difucult, the pupils declared, and it is thought that few mastered it. A report is expected within three or four we eks. first Lieutenant Walter K. Cooke, ol Graham, Texas, conducted the ex amination Lt. Cooke is a veteran of the air fighting in Africa and Sicily, and returned to this country only a short time ago. ! -ft Seventeen Car Tires Allotted In County By Rationing Board -- Grad#* I Tir«*s l imited To Most llssential ('lasses of Motorists -a Despite the promise of big syn thetic rubber supplies, a new ser ious note in the tire situation was sounded by government authorities over the week-end when rationing board: were instructed to limit Grade I passenger car tire rations to the most essential users. Revisions of tire rationing rules, announced by the Office of Price Administration have put rationing on an essentiality basis, eliminating the former "mileage” basis. The revisions went into effect February 1. The OPA list of classifications from which ration boards will choose the most.oj.siijd'rd. motorists includes' Transportation of workers to, from or within essential establishments; construction, repair and mainten ance workers in performance of oc cupation; farmers transporting farm products and supplies; delivery of United States mail; licensed physi cian, surgeon, dentist, osteopath, chiropractor; wholesale delivery of newspapers and magazines, and mid wife, veterinarian, public health nurse, or embalmer in performance uf professional duties. Eighty-two tires were allotted in this county last Friday night just before the new regulations were an nounced. It is understood that the certificates will be recognized. TTie recent issuance included, 17 Grade I car tires, 12 truck tires, two tractor tires, six trailer tires and 45 Grade III tires. Grade I tires and tubes for cars and pick-up trucks were issued to the following: D. U. Chandler, Robersonville, one (Continued on fourp r hi eves Rob Liquor [Store At Jamesville For the Second Time ——<% Robbery In Thin! Reported In County by Board Since Stores Were Opened ♦— Prizing open the front door, rob bors entered the county liquor store nt Jamesville early last Friday morn ing and carried away thirty-one cases of whiskey. No clues have been established, but officers are believ ed to be working on a “lead” in the case. 1 he robbery was not discovered until late Friday morning when Storekeeper Montford Brown went down to open the place for business and found the door had been forced open. Patrons were of the opinion that the robbers would return most of the liquor since it was of such poor qual ity. The robbers carried away twen ty eases of Rocking Chair, six cases ol Three Feathers, three cases of rum, one case of cordials and one ease of another brand, the thirty one cases carrying a wholesale value ol $075 or about $3,000 on the bootleg blackmarkets. I'lie loss was covered by insur ance. It was the second time that the Jamesville store had been robbed, thieves having stolen about $500 worth of liquor there three or four years ago. The only other liquor store robbery under the present sys tem was reported at Robersonville several years ago when some one threw a brick through a window and stole a few bottles of liquor and a few dollars in change from the cash register, the loss there amounting to about $35. The first Jamesville store rob bery was traced to a ring operating out of Virginia They were arrested and sentenced to prison for the rob bery m this county and in other parts of eastern North Carolina about tiie same time. The recent robbery is not expected to aggravate the liqour shortage in this county, but a heavy run was re ported at most of the four stores in the county this morning when new ration stamps became effective. There was some disappointment registered today over rations when patrons were advised that only two tickets could be recognized at the present time.