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OVER THE TOR FOR VICTORY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STAMPS THE ENTERPRISE —- - -m--?'-!—■— ... ^ ■ i .i . -i . . . ■ ... —-- -- -- ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■' -. J- ---——r--—:— VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 17 W'illiamston, Martin County, ISorth Carolina, Tuesday, February 29, 1944. ESTABLISHED 1899 Red Army’s Drive In The North Features “Land Front Aetirm .—*— Attacks on French Invasion Coast Resuinril; Rabaul SEff •**<».»«&«»»'a wwwWHj -<»-— Two new German attacks have been thrown back in recent days to , feature the activities on the Italian , front, but the momentous drive of the Red Armies to the far north of the Eastern Front features the land , front fighting today. The four-pronged drive started by the Russians on their northern front, the first at Leningrad on January 16, i a second on the same day at Novo- i gorod, a third Just north of Velikie Luki on February 13, and a fourth near Staraya Russa on February 18, is about to bear fruit. Late reports state that the key base of Pskov is about to fall. The city, a key to the ' invasion of the Baltic states, is under > bombardment by Russian artillery, i but Hitler has ordered his men to i fight to the death in defense of the i point. The Red armies are within five miles of the city today, and its fall is imminent. However, bloody i and bitter fighting is expected to : continue before the objective is ac- ! complished. On other fronts, the Russians are still pushing eight centralized drives against the Germans, unusually heavy fighting having been reported in White Russia where the Red Army is pushing on toward Minsk. The Finnish problem is back in the news, late reports stating that political leaders are meeting in the battered capital of Helsinki today to discuss Russian peace proposals. An announcement is expected soon, and it will simply state Finland’s desire to either quit the war or continue the fight. The people are asking to quit the war, some observers stating that the Russian terms are quite liberal. Weather conditions continue next to impossible in Italy, but a seven day stalemate in that area was brok en yesterday when British troops seized two important German strong points and the Americans broke up an enemy infiltration attempt to the east in the Anzio beachhead. The fight in Burma came back in to the news yesterday when it was announced that British Imperial troops, once trapped by the Japs, | had reversed positions and annihi (Continued on page four) • <s> Native Of County Dies In Belhaven -» Staton J. Peele, native of this county and for many years a prom- ■ inent citizen of Belhaven, died at his home there last Saturday afternoon following a long period of declining health. Mr. Peel, son of the late W. Dan iel and Sarah Peele, was born in Bear Grass Township on Novem ber 15 1874. When a young man he a long number of years, retiring about a year ago. Twice* mayor of Belhaven, Mr. Peele was a leader in the commun ity’s religious and educational pro grams, holding an active member ship in the Trinity Methodist Church there. On January 15, 1915, he was marred to Miss Lona R. Midyette of Hyde County, who died about eigh teen months ago. He leaves tw'o sons, Lt. Staten J. Peele, USN, and Lt. Joseph Peele who is in the Army somewhere in India; a brother, G. A. Peele, of near Williamston, and a sister, Mrs. Mar ion Green of Robersonville. Funeral services were conducted yesterday yfte.rnoenjBaiBt’haypn by his pastor, Rev. O. C. Haas, assisted by Rev. A. J. Mackie, Episcopal min ister, and Rev. Albert Wilson, pastor of the Belhaven Christian Church. Interment was in the new cemetery in Belhaven. Among those from here attending the services were, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Taylor, Mrs. Mary Beil Osborne, Mr. W. G. Peel, Mrs. Roy Ward, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Peel and Mr. Law rence Peele. MMISOrS Basketball Tourney -1 The Jamesville Invitational Bas ketball Tournament will get under way Thursday night of this week in the Jamesville gym with teams rep resenting Bear Grass, Williamston, Roper, Windsor and Jamesville high schools competing. The schedule for Thursday night will be: Girls, Bear Grass vs. Wil liamston at 8:15; Jamesville, bye; boys, Roper vs. Williamston at 7:15, and Jamesville vs. Windsor at 9:15. The finals on Friday night will be gin at 7:30. Trophies will be awarded to the champions and runners-up in each division. All-Tourney squads of eight boys and nine girls will be selected and awarded Certificates of Awards on the basis of performance and sportsmanship. The tournament is being sponsored by the Jamesville High School Ath letic Association. Draft Status Still Uncertain \ For Many County Registrants j Uncertainly continues to surround the draft status of registrants be tween the ages of 18 and 38, accord ing to the best available information sources today. However, it is quite certain that 250,000 men will be call ed monthly during the next several months. Just now the draft finger is pointing directly toward those few remaining married civilians with chldren, but the search is being broadened to include all registrants between the ages of 18 and 26 years and farmers above 26 years who do not meet unit production require ments. No official instructions have been received by the draft board in this county, and for the present the draft officials are drawing heavily from the father group. It is understood that instructions will be issued to morrow or Thursday directing a goodly number of w hite fathers to report sometime the latter part of next week for pre-induction exam inations. During the meantime, a President ial directive is said to have been is sued, orderng all State Selective Service Headquarters to cancel all c?-ferments for men between 18 and 26 years of age, inclusive. It was ruled just a short time ago that all registrants between the ages of 18 ccntly the production requirements for farmers were increased to a min imum of sixteen units, but no sched ule of unit values has been received. Army medical authorities hare vir tually ruled out 4-F’s for military service, but members of Congress are asking today why it is that so many 4-F's are able to play foot ball, hunt and play and can’t serve their country as members of the armed services. Some observers are of the opin ion that the draft will now draw heavily from nearly every class, in cluding farmers, men deferred in industry, and fathers. During the meantime, it is fairly certain that the fathers will have to carry the entire draft burden with the possi bility that men from the other groups will be made available in April or May. However, it is possi ble that the size of the calls will be held to a minimum until the burden is, more or less, equally divided among the several groups. and 22 ROUND-UP r It was a busy time in the old home town last week-end when officers, aided by special police, rounded up ten alleged violators of law and order. The season was open for several types of viola tions, but the drunks led the list. Four were arrested and Jailed for public drunkenness, two for drunken driving, two for larceny and receiving, one for assault with a deadly weapon and one for bastardy. Two of the ten were white men. The ages of the group rang ed from 19 to 40 years, most of them being in their early twen ties. Effective Work Now Handled By the Red Cross Bandage Room —» ..... Nearly Two Hundred Persons Volunteer Their Services Here Last Week -v After doing little more than mark ing time for weeks, the Red Cross bandage room here handled an ef fective work last week, Mrs. J. B. Taylor, the chairman, stating that nearly two hundred persons volun teered their services during the period and “pitched in” to help pre pare and package several thousand surgical dressings for the United States Army. In addition to the work handled in the room, volun teer;; in the Macedonia, Bear Grass ed valuable “assistance, vofutUeers from a fourth community, Farm Life, report direct to the bandage room here once each week to lend a helping hand. At the present time, material is on hand for making about 3,600 4x8 surgical dressings. Additional ma terial has already been shipped for the March quota which calls for 36,00 4x4 dressings. The names of those persons volun teering their services and reporting to the bandage room here last week include the following: Monday, February 21: Mesdames M. M. Levin, Elbert Sherman, J. B Taylor, Dean Speight, M. M. Levin, J. C. Manning, C. B. Roebuck, G. H. •Harrison, D. R Davis, C. R, M’o.hle.y, G. G. Woolard, J. O. Manning, W. O. Griffin, Leman Barnhill, H. D. Har rison, Tom Barnhill, Billy Griffin, B. F. Perry, Ralph Parker, Tilmon Coltrain, Hubert Biggs, Garland Coltrain, Fletcher Thomas, James Bullock, Carroll Coltrain, John L. Goff and Frank Peel. (Continued on page four) --- Plant Dynamite In t jamesviBe --9. “We did not know whether we were in Berlin or in the Italian beachhead,” Mr. Chas. Davenport said yesterday in telling about a dy namite explosion that wrecked an old model auto, shook and broke windowlights and cut a high-pow ered electric line in Jamesville last Saturday night about 11:15 o’clock. Officers are investigating the ex plosion, and for the present it is clothed in mystery. Hubert Wooden, colored barber, parked his car on the highway near the Martin home and was busily en gaged cutting hair when the shop where he was working vibrated. He soon learned that someone had plant ed a liberal supply of dynamite on top of the engine of his old 1934 Ford sedan. The engine was shat tered, the little iron missies flying a distance of almost one hundred yards. A window in the Martin home was broken, but there was no other property damage. Prominent Farmer Passes Suddenly At Home Early Monday —*—— Funeral Services Art* Item" Conducted Today For Jas. R. Corey —T Funeral services are being con ducted at the home this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for James Romulus Corey, prominent county citizen and well-known farmer, who died sud denly in the Farm Life community yesterday morning at 4:30 o’clock. Elder P. E. Getsinger, his pastor, as sisted by Elders J. B. Lee of Four Oaks, and S. B. Denny of Wilson, is conducting the last rites. Interment will follow in the Hardison Ceme tery at Hardison Mill, not far from the home. Mr. Corey suffered a slight heart attack about ten days ago, but it caused him very little trouble and he seemed to recover without having to go to bed. The day b f ire his death the following morning, he attended church services at Smithwick Creek I and told friends at that time that he was feeling some better than usual. He ate heartily during the day and after listening to the early evening radio programs retired, apparently in the best of health. Shortly before 4 o’clock, hardly half an hour before the end, Mrs. Corey was awakened by his gasping for breath. It is be lieved he suffered the attack a few minutes before and was rendered unconscious. Before aid could be summoned to the home, he was dead. A son of the late John Gray and Prudence . CV.-'V. be. h-.'^ (Continued on page four) ..-—- —-.— Graduating From Army Gunnery School In Texas Pfc. James W. Watts, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts of William ston, is being graduated from the Laredo, Texas, Army Gunnery Sqhool tomorrow. A specialist in the Martin upper turret, the young man will spend a ten-day furlough here with his parents before proceeding to his new field to be assigned to a bomber crew. TOWN - FARM IN WARTIME tvecklr nrws digest /rom the rural press section of the OW1 news bureau) 4> pn Coupon Beginning the week of March 6, OPA will attempt to check all gas oline ration books to see that the coupons are properly endorsed with license number and state, as part of the nationwide campaign against black markets in gasoline. Motor ists found with unendorsed coupons will be notified to report to their local board within 10 days with en dorsed books. Anyone who fails to do this faces revocation of rations. New Ceilings on Various Items The Office of Price Administra tion recently established price ceil ings on several items. For consum ers. a reduction on Virginia type dried pork products—5 to 6 cents a pound on whole or half hams; 6 to 7 cents a pound on sliced ham; 4 to 5 cents on bacon; 3 to 4 cents on sides; 2 cents on jowls, and 5 cents on shoulders. Soybeans of the 1943 crop to be processed for oil arc $1.86 a bushel for base grade and $1.92 for highest quality. Yellow cypress lum ber was increased $3 to $4 per 1,000 board feet for producers—to be pass ed on to consumers. Farm Gasoline Rations Six-month gasoline rations for non-highway use on farms may be issued in instalments rather than all at one time, as in the past, the OPA has announced. If the local board has issued the farmer only part of his ration, when the farmer needs more gasoline he makes no formal appli cation but simply asks the board for it. The board then either will issue the remainder of the total six-month ration as originally determined or issue such portion of the remainder as the board decides the farmer needs for the rest of the six-month period. Armed Services Need Nurses An additional 2,000 nurses are needed for the U. S. Army Nurse Corps by April 1 to replace hundreds of Army nurses being sent over seas in connection with plans for a European invasion. The American Red Cross, recruitng agency for nurses, reports that the Navy Nurse Corps, which lias completely ex hausted its reserve, also needs 500 additional nurses each month during 11944. I Church At Hamilton \warded Certificate Atlanta, Gu. In compliance with a new policy of the War Depart ment, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Hamilton, has been awarded an Army certificate due to the fact that John W. Hardy, chaplain captain, and former rector of the church is now serving as a chaplain in the Army, Chaplain (Colonel) John O. Lind quist, Chief of the Chaplain Branch, -viijje Conum-i d.. furt Today. The certificate, 1C 1-2 by 12 1-4, | is handsomely engraved, prominent ly displays the chaplain’s insignia and is suitable for framing. It reads: “In recognition of the patriotic sac rifice of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton, in giving the serv ices of John W. Hardy that he might serve God and Country in the arm ed forces of the United States, (Sign ed) Chaplain (Brigadier General) W. It. Arnold, Chief of Chaplains, United States Army.” The certificate has already been received. To Make Plans Drive A t Meeti -——# Kina! plans*will be formulated at j two meetings to be held in the court- j house here tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and tomorrow evening at j tin County Chapter. J, C. Manning, chairman of the chapter, and V. J. Spivey, chairman of the fund drive, will meet with white leaders from the five townships of Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Bear Grass and Williamston at 3 o'clock, and that evening at 8 o'clock they will meet with the leaders of the colored citi zens. It is understood that the chair men are again calling upon the faithful leaders and their assistants to pu* the chapter over the top dur ing the drive beginning next Mon day. All leaders are asked to attend Mrs. Robt. L. Smith Dies At Her Home In Robersonville - ♦ Humlml* Attruu Last Kilos for Prominent Citizen Last Sunday Afternoon -® Mrs. Sallie Grimes Smith, promi nent county woman and greatly be loved citizen of Robersonville, died at her home there last Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock following a long period of declining health. Her condition was not considered criti cal until about ten days ago when she suffered a relapse, and after that little hope was held for her recov ery. The daughter of the late James II. and Carolina Roberson Grimes, she was born in Robersonville 64 years ago. In early womanhood she was married to Mr. R. L. Smith, prominent eastern North Carolina business man, and he with two sons, Messrs. Irving L. Smith and J. Gil bert Smith, both of Robersonville, survives. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. A. R. Dunning, of Williamston. Few people could be held in great er devotion than was Mrs. Smith. Kind and thoughtful of others, she was held in high esteem by all who knew her, and she was a friend to everyone. Hers was a noble life in deed and unselfish service to others. She was a leader in her church for many years. In the home she was a devoted wife and a most thought ful mother. Her goodness knew no bounds, and the needy and less for tunate could find no better friend than she was. She will be greatly missed, but surely her home town and this section were enriched by her noble character and her humble walk through life. The great respect for her and the high esteem in which she was held by persons in all stations of life (Continued on page /our) Alleged Bootlegger Is I Ivory Clark, alleged bootlegger, fell into the hands of the law last •Saturday afternoon when Policemen John Roebuck and Chas. Moore and ABC Officer Joe Roebuck raided the man’s home and came out with some mighty damaging evidence. Hardly more than a pint of white lightning was found in a half-gallon jar, but the officers found two gallon jugs that hud been emptied apparently only a short time. Clark was placed under bond in the sum of $100 for his appearance in the county court next Monday. Williamston Youth Tells About Exciting Times He Had During Months In Pacific Continuing- his story, Bill Hol loman, Petty Officer 2-c, tells of his next installment—No. 7— his experience with the natives, and how he learned the cruel fate of five missionaries. Reviewing briefly the high spots in his military career on Guadalcan al Island, Bill Holloman said his greatest disappointment was when all forces on the island were put on an alert in anticipation of a Jap in vasion attempt. “Our nerves were tense. I had been assigned to a gun uv.ti -'waiting tiently when we learned that the Navy had turned the invasion at tempt back, destroying the whole outfit,” the young man said, ad mitting that while he and his com panions were a bit disappointed, it was just as well that the Japs did not try to land. “It would have been a great fight, you bet,” Holloman declared, suggesting again that he was well satisfied with the way ev erything turned out, for, after all, a landing attempt might have robbed him of his trip back home. There wasn’t a great deal of fight ing for the Seabees to do, but at times they were called upon to man the anti-aircraft guns, and then they were ready to lay down their con struction tools and pick up their weapons of destruction at any time. The Jap sniper, a real artist in camouflaging, possibly worried the Seabees more than the organized opposition, and much time was re quired to rid the island of the sharp shooters. It is possible that some of I the sniper s are still hidden on tne isslgqH „ hut-keen American eyes and I threat offered by the sniper and his high powered rifle. A big bulldoz er was worming its way through the jungle and struck a large tree, jar ring out a sniper who had exhausted his ammunition and who had held to his post half starved. The fall killed him. He was about the last sniper Bill saw on the island, but quite a few Jap prisoners were moved near his base and he talked with them. One of the Jap prison ers claimed he had seven American planes to his credit, but the claim was hardly recognized. An enemy character holding a high rating in conversation topics was "Sewing Machine Charlie.” A mas ter of the English language, “Sew ing Machine Charlie” would tell the Americans over his radio that he was going to pay them a visit, “and he filled his engagements promptly, as a rule,” Bill said. “Charlie would tell us how the Japs were winning the war, and he would call his indi vidual parts. But one day he gave bin.self away, anu me boys were! fixed for him. It was Charlie's last trip,” Bill said, adding that all the boys were greatly disappointed when Charlie’s ship crashed and burned before his body could be recover ed. In addition to tuning in their ra dio on “Sewing Machine Charlie,” there was-43 o English speaking wo ma"n*W?1£-*sf5ffle?l!^'j'ap propuganua over the radio from Toyko. “Occa sionally we heard an American broadcast, but Charlie and the lady propagandist were our main sources of entertainment,” Bill said. Quite a few of the Jap prisoners could speak English, and they were puzzled to understand why they should receive such good treatment from their captors. They cared lit tle for their own lives, and everyone Holloman talked with expressed the firm belief that Japan would win the war. With the exception of a few weeks spent on Malatia and brief visits to Munda and Tulagi, Holloman and his companions spent the long months on “Canal.” While several Martin County men were on toe is land at different times, the only man from "back home” he saw was E. L). Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Harris, of Ecar Grass. He talked briefly with him on New Caledonia and again on Guadalcanal.To be con tinued. For Red Cross \ ngs Tomorrow j the meeting, and the canvassers are earnestly urged to rally around their leaders and push the campaign to a successful end without delay. Meetings will be held within the •n -‘••e.ijatgBsMMPt -mmt <■! nates have not yet been announced. This chapter is being asked to raise $6,200 in support of the world-wide work the Red Cross is now handling. In addition lo the $6,200.00 this chap ter is being asked to raise, the Rob ersonvdle Chapter, made up of Cross Roads, Robersonville, Poplar Point, Hamilton and Goose Nest Townships, is being called upon for $1,800. Rev. E. C. Wilkie, Robersonville minis ter and chairman of the drive in that chapter, plans to launch the campaign there tomorrow, according to reports reaching here. Kil l I I> Pi'c. John <;. Stalls was killed in Italy last October. He was the son of John Green Stalls and Mrs. Itettie Brown Stalls Clif ton, natives of this county. After spending his early life in this county, he moved and lived near Fayetteville. Officially reporting the young man's death, Major General J. A. Clio said, in part, to the soldier’s mother: "I realize that there is nothing that can be said or done that will in any way minimize your sense of loss or lessen your sorrow, hut 1 hope in the days to come the memory that lie heroically gave his life in the service of his country and in her hour of need may he of sustain ing comfort to you.” Marked Decrease In Number of Auto and Truck Tire Rations Only Forty Tiros of All Typos IFilionod In _I^lsI 1 rutny 'Nisjjliu A marked reduction in tile number of automobile and truck tire rations was made try tin* rationing board in this county last Friday night. Only forty tires ol all types were released. Grade I tires for ears and pick-up trucks were issued to the following: S. C. Cowin, RFD 2, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Romulus Revels, Williamston, one tire and two tubes. Henderson Norfleet, RFD 3, Wd liamston, one tire and one tube. G. F. Godard, RFD I, Williams ton, one tire and one tube Kelly Rawls, Robersonville, one tire and one tube. Lonni . Gv G rein r, Famt . die, one tire and one tube. James II. Reddick, Williamston, two tires and two tubes. C. G. Gurkin, Jamesville, one tire and one tube. T. F. Respa&s, Oak City, one tire. J. R. Matthews, Robersonville, one (Continued on page four) --. Many Attend World DayJ H-lVuyer Here —*— Observed here for the seventh time, the annual World Day of Pray er attracted one of the largest at tendances on record last Friday af ternoon. the number running well above 100 for the service in the Christian Church and to ninety in the colored Cornerstone Church on West Warren Street. Mrs. Wheeler M. Manning, leading the service in the Christian Church, was assisted by a special choir, the congregation responding. Mrs. A. J. Osteen presented the four projects to be supported by the $35.52 offer ing. The Cornerstone service, the sec ond held by local colored citizens, raised an offering three times great er than the one reported a year ago. “These services ran full around the clock, beginning in the Fiji Islands and closing the day in North Alas ka. Truly this world fellowship of Christians around the globe offers a deepening sense of the universal ity of the Christian religion.’’ Series Of Highway Wrecks Reported Over thrWwk-end— —»—■— Boy Gels Leg Broken W hen He Rides Bike iinjwAiii»*i iinin ■ i' " r -mu - r flT —♦— Two persons were hurt, one badly, in a series of accidents reported on the highv/ays in this section over the week-end. No one was killed, but Paul H Peel; Jr., 13 years old, nar rowly escaped with his life when he rode his bicycle into the path of a speeding car. The property damage was held to a fairly low point, $450, for tiie three accidents combined. Hiding his bicycle on the Wash ington highway, a short distance this side of the Old Mill Inn about 4:30 o’clock last Friday afternoon, the young Peel boy was behind two trucks that had slowed down for a school bus to discharge some pupils. The traffic was moving slowly in. front of him and he turned to his left to pass and rode into the path of a car driven by Jack McWilliams of Aurora. The youth tried to ride off the highway, but the on-coming car struck the rear wheel of the bike ae.d threw the lad winding, break ing one leg and cutting both, badly. McWilliams was said to have accept ed the doctor’s expenses, but he was booked for speeding. Treated in a local doctor’s office, the boy was re turned to his home and is getting along very well. Damage to the bike and car was estimated at $50 by Bill Hunt and W. E. Saunders, of the highway patrol, who investigated the accident. No date for the trial has been set. About the same time of the Wash ington highway accident, Willie Modlin, local man, lost control of his Ford when it struck a soft shoul der on the Jamesville Road, and be fore he could bat an eye the machine turned over. Mr. Modlin was slightly hurt on the leg. Damage to the car according to a report filed by Pa trolman Saunders, will exceed pos sibly $300. The car was turned back on its wheels, and the driver con tinued into Williamston. That evening about 7:30 o’clock, John Manning, colored man of Grif fins Township, drove his 1938 Chev rolot from a filling station at the Jamesville-Washington Highway in tersection and struck a car driven by James Earl White. No one was hurt but damage to the two cars was estimated at about $100 by Patrol man Whit Saunders. -• Funeral Sunday For Mrs. Frank Padgett Mrs. Jane Florence Padgett, high ly respected citizen of the Angetown community of Jamesville Township, died at her home there last Saturday evening at 9 o’clock following a long period of declining health. She had been confined to her bed for only a short time, however. The daughter of the late John and Alpha Kelly Ward, she was born in 5, 1861. She was man Tea Wnen a young woman to L. Frank Padgett who died some years ago. Mrs. Padg ett lived in this county most of her life, and was held in high esteem. She was a good neighbor, possessed of a Christian character. For more than half a century she was a faith ful member of the Christian Hope Church in Washington County. She is survived by two sons, John and Dennis Padgett, and thrM daughters, Mrs. J. M. Ange, Mrs. G. B. Ange and Mrs. R. L. Ange, all of Jamesville. She also leaves sixteen grandchildren, sixteen great-grand children and one great-great-grand child. Funeral services wore conducted at the home Sunday afternoon by Rev. D. W. Davis and interment was in the Ange Cemetery in Jamesville Township. Report Increase In Fish Catches —•— Officially opened the latter part of January by Tilghman Coltrain in Jemesville, the fishing season is gradually coming into its own ir the ii^'xiki’ ... ifriiiMw'niiTiii Xa*t week, fishermen were taking as many as fifty and seventy-five her ring from the stream in their drift nets. The catches, however, are not if sufficient size to effect a reduc tion in price, and the fish are selling for five cents straight in most in stances. Mr. Chas. Davenport said yester day that white perch were being taken in small quantities now, and that he had six weighing three pounds ready for supper last eve ning. The first herring was taken from the stream at this point last week by Henry Crawford. Yesterday, fish ermen caught a dozen in the river here. Prospects for a good season are said to be fairly bright ai this time, and fishermen are making ready to start operations on a large scale with in the next few days. Local fisher men are repairing a.id building new machines, and the fishery at James ville will possibly start operations on or about the 20th of March.
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