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OVER THE TOP FOR VICTORY BfflTfD STATES WM BOHDS-STAMPS THE ENTERPRISE PAT PAT WAft ^ BOMB BAT MBii-un —urn 1 VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 39 Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 16. 1911. ESTABLISHED 1899 Draft Regulations Now Thought 'More See No Calis ior Men Thirty sential” Jobs After jumping from one extreme to another for nearly ijur years, draft regulations of a “more or less” permanency have beer, adopted, ac cording to official reports coming out of Washington. The story reads: As a sequel to its recent order temporarily halting induction of men 26 and over, Selective Service announced last week a “permanent” set of draft rules for the nation, covering all men from 18 to 37 years of age, inclusive. All men in this age group are now draftable except: 1. A few under 26 for whom 42A specialist deferments have been obtained or who are specifically ex empted by the Director of Selective Service for such activities ae the Merchant Marine. Army Transport Corps or students. 2. Men 26 to 29, inclusive ,who are “necessary to and regularly en gaged in” an activity in war pro duction or in support of the national health, safety or interest.” 3. Men 30 to 37, inclusive, “regu larly engaged in and remaining in activities in war production or in support of the national health, safe ty, or interest.” Indefinite Deferments Men in these categories, Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Selective Service Director, said, can count on remain ing civilians “for an indefinite period, subject to adjustment as the needs of the armed forces change.” Under the new rules, emphasis still will be on getting as many able bodied men under 26 into the Army and Navy as possible, but all men 30 and over will be forced into es sential industry. It will be up to local draft boards to decide what is “essential indus try,” but in general, they will be the 35 essential activities on the War Manpower Commission’s list. Local boards may go outside this list to exempt men if they see fit when the local employment situation is taken into account, General Hershey said. Those who do not get into es sential industry will be drafted and perhaps put into a special category for limited military service, General Hershey explained. Relation to Labor Draft Asked about the relationship be tween the new draft program and a proposal before Congress to draft both 4-F’s and over-age men for limited service, General Hershey declared: “If this works without taking the 4F’s, fine. If we have to have that legislation, this will be getting ready for it." The new draft orders are now ef fective, with their publication in the Federal Register. Time will be given for most men to shift into essential work between now and the date they are called by the local board. Answering criticisms that recent draft policy has been vacillating and unintelligible, General Hershey de clared that “unless something ma terially changes the picture of the armed forces, this will stand.” Hint to Farm Workers While the new rules apply only to men in industry, General Hershey hinted that Selective Service soon will begin to look to agriculture for more able-bodied men under 26. Recent lifting of meat rationing and other evidences of increased food supply have made it evident to local boards that the American people “at least aren’t starving,” General Hershey said. Weeding out of non productive farm workers has already begun, state selective directors, in Washington for conferences last week, reported to Gef'eral Hershey. Indicating that the time has come for re-examination of the status of all farm workers, exempt from the draft under the Tydings Amend ment, General Hershey declared: “The question as to whether a man is necessary to agriculture changes (Continued on page four) Miss Nicholson Dies Near Here Miss Myrtie Nicholson died at the home of her brother, Grover R. Nich olson, near here last Saturday morn ing at 7:30 o’clock following an ill ness of more than eighteen months. Her condition had been critical for some weeks and the end was not un expected The daughter of the late Joseph F. and Martha L. Keel Nicholson, she was born near Williamston on Sep tember 9, 1882, spending all her life in the community of her birth. She never married and v is content in handling the duties ,a and around the home and sharing the friendship of her neighbors. She leaves five brothers, Grover R., Luther. Will, Joe and Eli Nichol son all of this county, and one sis ter, Mrs. Effie N. Gardner, also of this county. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home by Rev. John L. Goff. Inter ment was in the family cemetery on the home farm. Tobacco Transplanting Going Forward Slowly In the County Tobbaco transplanting, delayed uPj deadly blue mold attacks during the j past two weeks, is going forward j ports stating that a few farmers in widely scattered areas had finished the task and that possibly fifty per cent of the crop will have been transplanted by the latter part of this wreek. There is little doubt but what the current transplanting season has of fered more problems than any other during past years. Heavy rains all but drowned the plants and the blue mold finished wiping many of them out, creating a marked and costly shortage throughout the county. Farmers, rising to the occasion, have drawn heavily from surplus plants in South Carolina and along the bor der. Most farmers, however, have depended upon their own beds or those of their neighbors, transplant ing having been advanced row by row from day to day. Dry weather fanners declaring that the plants] are dying in the fields in great num y>er*, as fifty pel The importation of plants from the border is proving quite costly, one farmer stating that he spent about $150 to get enough plants to set out eight acres. As a general rule, the cost is running around $10 per acre The seriousness of the plant short age in the county was brought to light last week when thieves entered a community bed in the Lilley’s Hull area and stole a large quanity of plants. Farmers there had prepared possibly three-quarters of an acre for plants, and the outlook was fair ly encouraging. Last Thursday night, thieves entered there and vir tually cleaned out Farmer Charlie Gurkin’s bed, stealing a few from adjoining beds. Friday night, a second visit was made, the thieves stealing a largo number from Farm er Miles Lilley’s bed. LEADER J Rudolph Hardy, of Everetts, is one of the leaders in the Uni versity of North Carolina Pharmacy School. The young man is president of the class and of Kappa Psi.—Cut Courtesy of Durham Herald-Sun. Over Two Hundred Boy Scouts To Hold Big Caniporee Here Youth* Expected Here Kurly Friday Afternoon From Five Countie* Plans were announced complete today by local Boy Scout Officials for holding a big Scout camporee on the high school grounds here this week-end. Between 200 and 250 youths from five counties are ex pected here to take part in the an nual event. The following program was an nounced today: Friday 3:00 p. m. Opening of Camporee headquarters. Registering of troops by patrols. Assignment to sites. Patrols have only one hour to set up camp from time of assignment to site. Notify headquarters immedi ately upon completion. Patrols may then take 1-2 hour to clean up and prepare for pack and uniform in spection. Packs must be open and in line on patrol site. Scouts in clean uniform. 6:00 to 7:45 p. m. Supper and cleanup. 8 00 Retreat. 8:00 to 8:30 "A Scout is Friendly.” Meet the other fellows Keep at least one Scout on your patrol cite at all times. (Divide up this re sponsibility), 8:30 to 10:00 p. m. Big Mass Camp fire. Fellows, its going to be swell. 10:00 p. m. Call to quarters. Taps 15 minutes later. Saturday 6:30 a. m. Reveilee. 7:00 a. m. Assembly. To the col ors. 7:15 to 9:30 Breakfast and clean (Continued on page four) BANDAGE ROOM v. J Closed for several weeks on account of a material shortage, the Martin County Red Cross Bandage Room will be reopened here tomorrow, it was announc ed today by Mrs. Elbert Sher man, co-chairman. A hurried call has been re ceived for 18,000 4x1 and 7,200 4x8 bandages, and all workers and other volunteers, too, are earnestly requested to report for work Wednesday afternoon. The room, located on the second floor of the building next to the Guaranty Bank, will be open each afternoon from 2 to 4:30 and each evening from 8 to 10 o’clock. The order is a fairly sizeable one, but with sufficient volun teers it can be easily handled and in a very short time. Allies Are Nearing Hitler Defense Line In Italian Campaign ——#— Germans Kxpcctin^ Invasion Attack Inland Behind The “Atlantic Wall” Launching a determined offensive last Thursday midnight, Allied armies, including Americans, French and British and others, today had shattered sections of the enemy’s Gustav line, taking about 70 square miles of new territory in Italy and driving to the outer defenses of the little Hitler line, the last formidable barrier to the march on Rome. Fanning out through 70 square miles of rugged tableland and flat river valleys which they controlled after fierce fighting since the new drive was launched, Fifth and Eighth Army troops slugged forward dog gedly toward new objectives. Penetration of the Gustav Line de veloped into what was reported of ficially as a “significant breach”, but beyond it and up the Liri Valley leading to the Hitler Line the way is studded with anti-tank positions and the Germans still hold com manding ground north of the valley. The Free French, under General Alphonse Juin, have been leading in the drive against the enemy, cap turing about 1,000 of the 2,000 pris oners taken so far. The air attack on the continent apparently has subsided a bit today after 31 days of devastating pound ings. But despite the let-up in the air war, gloomy predictions were heard in Germany. The German people were warned yesterday by the Berlin radio that not merely the "Atlantic Wall”, but points inland would fall under Allied attack in the very first phase of invasion. It was predicted by the enemy that “When the battle starts, fighting will not be limited to divisions on the 'Atlantic Wail or to points under the1 main attack, but small waves will reach far beyond them. Then Germany will be called upon to stand her greatest and most danger ous test.” German pre-invasion tension is said to be mounting steadily, and that the time set for opening the Western Front is near, and that the first blow might come in the form of a giant airborne operation in which several Allied divisions would land behind German fronts. In the Pacific, the Allies are still pounding enemy bases, including Wake Island, from the air. In Hunnan Province, the Chinese, aided by American forces have start ed a counter-drive against the Japs in an effort to juin General Stil well’s forces, 150 miles away in Northern Burma. -» Farm Life School Finals Announced —•— The commencement exercises of the Farm Lite School ha, !t.‘ been released by Tommie Gaylord, prin cipal. On Sunday, May 21, at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. John L. Goff, pastor of the Christian Church in Williamston, will preach the baccalaureate ser mon in the school auditorium. The graduation exercises will be given Friday, May 26, at 8:30 o’clock in the school auditorium. The vale dictorian of the class is Thelma Hardison and salutatorian is Simon Lilley, Jr. The following students will receive diplomas this year: Del la Margaret Griffin, Tillie Grey Grif fin, Thema Hardison, Cairo Lilley, Mildred Lilley, Simon Lilley, Jr., Doris Peele and Noah Roberson. At the regular meeting of the Par 1 ents-Tteachers Association Thurs day, May 18, at 8:30 o’clock in the school auditorium the first, second, third and fourth grades with the as sistance of their teachers, Mrs. J. D. Mason and Mrs. Nancy G. Dunn, will present the program. Everyone is cordially invited to attend all the , exercises. In—— TOWN - FARM IN WARTIME — HWBSSriHI lii’j"1 the OWI news bureau) i --- -- ■ smsei vim Draft prospects of men in various age groups have been outlined by National Selective Service Head quarters in a recent statement of policy, ubject. to adjustment as needs of the armed forces change: Men 18 through 25—likely to sec service unless irreplaceable in es sential activity; men 26 through 29 —likely to remain in civil life for the time being if found to be “nec essary to and regularly engaged in” war production or in support of na tional health, safety and interest; men 30 through 37—likely to remain in civil life for an indefinite period, if “regularly engaged in” war pro duction or in support of national health, safety and interest; men 38 through 44—not currently accepta ble for induction by the armed forces. To Help Get Farm Supplies Dealers are required to give farm ers preference in the purchase of about 300 listed items of farm sup plies, under a recently revised War Production Board regulation. A far mer may buy these supplies upon his written certification that the sup plies “are needed now and will be used for other than household pur poses in the operation of a farm.” New items added to the list include hay stacker cables, fire extinguish ers, flashlights, funnels, tool sharp ening grinders, harness repair tools, concrete mixers, metal fence posts, Portland cement and insulating ma terials. Reduces Heavy Hog Ceiling The ceiling price of live hogs weighing over 240 pounds has been reduced by 75 cents per hundred weight, effective May 15, the Office of Price Administration announces. The action was taken to discourage feeding of grain, especially corn, to heavyweight hogs and to encourage marketing of hogs before they reach 240 pounds. -* County Serviceman Killed In Georgia Loo R. Wilson, Martin County col ored man, was killed in a bus acci dent at Fort Bonning. Georgia, last Saturday, according to incomplete information received by relatives and friends here yesterday. It was reported today that the body is be ing shipped to Williamston for bur ial, but final funeral arrangements are being delayed pending its arriv al, A native of Everetts, Wilson was about thirty years of age. Inducted at New York, he had been in the service for about three years. No service record could be had here im mediately. Besides an aged father, Lonnie Wilson, of near Everetts, he is sur vived by a brother, Van Wilson, U. S. Army, and a sister, in New York. He also leaves several aunts and cousins in Williamston. Several years ago, he worked in a local pressing club, later going to New York. He is the first color ed man from this county to lose his life while in the service of his coun try, and the eighteenth Martin County man either killed or report ed dead of natural causes. Officers Wreck Two County Distilleries -» Raiding in the Bear Grass section of the county last Friday, Officers J. H. Roebuck and Roy Peel wrecked a partial distillery and poured out 100 gallons of molasses beer. The still had been moved and could not be located. The following morning, the offic ers raided in Cross Roads Township, near Everetts, and wrecked a 40 gallon capacity tin still and blasted five 50-gallon capacity fermenters. The plant had just been located there and no beer was found. ilmost Loses Nose In Fight Saturday Night According to reports reaching here from Orik City, Ernest Johnson, young Goose Nest farmer, had his nose bitten nearly off in a ferocious or cannibalistic fight there last Sat urday night. A group of young men were said to have started to a dance when trouble broke out. ROUND-UP Very little activity was re ported on the crime front in this community over the week-end.. Only two persons were arrest ed and jailed for alleged infrac tions of the law, but a third man, reporting at the direction of the court, was locked up to serve a two-day sentence in jail. Both the two new defendants arrested and jailed were book ed for being drunk and an af fray. All three of the men, languishing in the jail during the period, were colored. Announce Winners In District and County Pulpxvood Contest \ \\uwm ,,i» c'iiivruny"f.vajll/mrig several thousand entries the North Carolina Pulp Company’': special committee! this^v irtMWjjMkrroiH'i s in the ! contest. This county placed no win ners in the district contest, hut war stamp prizes are being mailed to three winners within the county to day. First county prize, $3 in war sav ings stamps, goes to Shcrru Taylor, Robersonville; second $2.50 in stamps, to Hal Dickens, Williamston, and third, $2 in stamps, to Joseph Wynne, Williamston. Several hun dred papers, submitted by pupils in nearly every school in the county, were turned over to the company's special committee, and the district and county winners were determin cl 0} TTTarTomTmttee. Explaining that the committee had so many papers. Shop Brinkley, rep: -' i>t«ng_ibc company, said, that winners earlier. Mr. Brinkley ex pressed his great appreciation for the interest shown in the contest by the school students, and declared that the entries from Martin County, as a whole, compared very favorably with those received from other coun ties. "The essays are most com mendable," Mr. Brinkley declared. The district contest winners are: Ozelle Pipkin, Murfreesboro; Jac queline Knott, Clayton; Mildred Griffin, Broadway; Gladys New, Leaksville: Clara E. Thompson, Nashville; Paul Faulk, Tabor City, and Amos Norwood, Oxford. Employment Services To Open Office Here To Handle Releases, Transfers and Other War Manpower Jobs Mrs. Alvis Jordon To Bo in Charpo of Office Third Floor of City llall The United States Employment Service of the War Manpower Com mission is opening an office on the third floor of the town hall here today, according to an official an nouncement released by R. T. Mc Keithan, manager of the employ ment office in Washington. The lo cal office will be maintained and operated under the supervision of the Washington headquarters, Mr. McKeithan pointing out that the unit will offer all the services and function on about the same pat tern followed at district headquar ters. The office here will handle job releases, issue transfers and review compliance under the war manpow er regulations, hold interviews, con sider unemployment, claims, and render every possible service to re turning war veterans, it was explain ed. Here for the informal opening of the office today is Mr. P. B. Pol lock, area manpower director, un der whose supervision all offices in the northeastern area of North Car olina operate. Mr. Pollock said that he was very glad to be able to open the office here, that it would help bring the War Manpower Commis sion’s program closer to employers and employees in this section. The expansion plan is in keeping with War Manpower Commission's na tional policy of decentralization, “and we feel that we can offer much more efficient service lo the pub lic through tin plan,” Mr Pollock explained. Mrs. Alvis Jordon, formerly an interviewer in the Wilson United States Employment Service, will be in charge of the local office, it was announced. Mrs. Jordon is well qualified for the new post us a re sult of varied experience and splen did training received in Wilson, stat ed Mr. McKeithan under whose sup ervision this office will operate. The pubic is cordially invited and urged to make full use of all the fa cilities and services offered by the office located on the third floor of the town hall in Williarnston. The office will be open each week day from 8:30 a. in to 5:30 p. in includ ing Saturdays. For the past several months, persons doing business with the of fice had to go to near-by towns. -* Mrs. J. L. Williams Dies At Gold Point Mis. J. L Williams, higlily esteem ed citizen of this county, died at her !. me- • h. Go\d point last Saturday morning at 8 o’clock following a period of declining health. Pneu monia was given as the immediate cause of her death The daughter of the late Joseph John and Harriett Underhill Leary Pender, she was born in Gold Point 66 years ago, living there all her life. When a young woman she was mar ried to Mr. Williams and he survives with seven children: four sons, Jos. E., of this county, Elbridge A. of Goldsboro, Lt. Staton P. Williams of the U. S. Navy, and Morris W. Wil liams of the Army; three daughters, Mrs. W. A. Hines, Mrs. J. E. Parrish er and Mrs. Irvin James, all of Gold Point. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Williams of Scotland Neck, and Mrs. T. M. Lawrence of Sanford, and a brother, Joe Pender, of Williamston. She was a member of the Gold Point Christian Church and her pas tor, Rev. Jack Purvis, assisted by Rev. J. M. Perry, conducted the last rites at the home Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Interment was in the family cemetery at Gold Point. COMMISSIONED _/ Kill Kullard, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Caul Kullard of Wil liamston, was recently commis sioned an ensign at Uie Corpus Christ), Texas, airfield. Elementary School To Present Special Program Tuesday • Cast for “HaiiMrl ami Grolol” Oprrrlla Aiiuounrcd By School l*rmci|»al Pupils of tlio Williamston Elcmen tary School will present the famous operetta “Hansel and Gretel" in the high school auditorium next Tuesday evening. May 23, at 8:30. The cast includes the following from grades one through eight: Hansel, ltonald Levin; Gretel, Ha chel Chesson; Father, Hobby Taylor, Mother, Mary Lou Collrain; Witch, Margaret Ward; Sandmen, Turner Manning, Klva Clan Modlin, Peter Cullipher, Dick Manning, Douglas Peele, Frankie Peele; Witches, Gene Bonds, Jean Mc Lawhorn, Doris Andrews, Rose Hat ten, Louise Corey, Hetty Rhodes Tay lor, Jean Bailey; Dew Fairies, Patricia Harrison, Barbara Edwards, Melba Lee Wynne, Janice Manning, Betty Helen Mob ley, Sandra Harrison, Martha Kim ball, Anne Gresham; Co-, kie Children, Bobby Goff, Er nest Taylor, Jerry Nicholson, Jerry Savage, Jimmy Page, Harrell Ever ett, Sybil Goddard, Mary Anne Man ning, Jane Gray Sullivan, Donette Bailey, Patricia Taylor, Pauline Li I - ley; Angels, Lee Handy, Mary Edwards Doherty, Harriet Ward, Marie Grif fin, Rhode Faye Peele, Helen Ches son, Betsy Horton, Betty Sue Clark, Dickie Anne Woolard, Barbara Jack son. Betty Sue Gurganus, Harriett Peele, Mary Caroline Leggett, EUza btiil - ChivC. O 5#* The choral music will be render (Continued on page four) LAST MEETING The Williainston Parent-Teach er Association will holds its last meeting of the school year Wed nesday afternoon, May 17, at 3:30 in the grammar school auditor ium. The meeting will be devot ed largely to the consideration of business matters and the in stallation of new officers. Rev. Cower Crosswell, Cub master. and Gilbert Woolard, Denmaster, will present special awards and certificates to mem bers of the Cubpack at the be ginning of the program. Members of the association are asked to bring to the meet ing any serviceable old clothes and old shoes which may be donated to the Russian Relief | drive. Hundred Tires Are Allotted In County Py Ration -•* \|>plioa!ion* Far Outnumber *i -mA i an n Tb!*» Cbiiutv With applications far exceeding the current allotment, the Martin County War Price and Rationing Board is finding tire rationing a greater problem than it was before i holders of "B” gas coupons were ruled eligible for Grade I tires. Chairman C. C. Martin explained again this week that eligibility for Grade I tires is not a guarantee that such tires are available, that the de mand is far greater than the quota. "Although the tire situation has im proved considerably, there are still only enough tires for the most es sential use," Mr. Martin added. Mr. Martin also reminded car owners to retain their tire inspection lecords. which will have to be pre sented m order to purchase new tires. Some motorists, he said, had misinterpreted the recent order sus pending compulsory tire inspections and had lost or discarded their in spection records. The board in this county last Fri day issued 74 Grade I tires, 17 Grade Ill’s, and nine for trucks. Grade I tires and tubes were issued to the following: Mrs. Guy Napier, Jamesville, one tire. E. It. Turner, Palmyra, one tire. Arthur Ayers, RFD 2, Williamston, one tire. R. C. Barber, Jamesville, one tire. Gaston James, RFD 3, Williams ton, one tire. Will Martin, Robersonville, one tire. Redden Tyre, RFD 3, Williamston, one tire. Arrington Hale, RFD 1, Oak City, one tire and one tube. H. G. Coburn, Jamesville, two tires and two tubes. Justus B. Coll rain, RFD 1, James ville, one tire and one tube. F. F. Pollard, Bethel, one tire and one tube. Joe G. Modlin, Jamesville, one tire and one tube. Mrs. Mary Hardison, RFD 1, Wil liamston, one tire and one tube. E. D. Peele, RFD 3, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Better Chevrolet Co., Roberson ville, one tire and one tube. H. II Corey, RFD 1, Jamesville, one tire and two tubes. J. F. Martin, Jamesville, two tires and two tubes. W. I! Beach ,RFD 3, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Mrs. Sallie C. Kittrell, Roberson ville, one tire and one tube. Mrs. Alice B. Tyson, RFD 1, Hob good, one tire and one tube. J. Howard Taylor, Williamston, one tire and one tube. Mis. Effie G. Rogers, Williamston, 1 wo tires and two tubes. Iiruce Roebuck, Robersonville, two tires and two tubes. Henry Griffin, RED 1, Williams ton, one lire and one tube. Tommie Gaylord, RFD 1, William slon, two tires and two tubes. Brasco Knox, Robersonville, one tne and one tube. Frank Hopkins, RFD 3, Williams Inn, one tire and one tube. Jasper Whitfield, RFD 1, Ilobgood, 'one tire and one tube. William Whitaker, RFD 2, Wil liamston, two tires and two tubes J. R. Williams, Jamesville, one tire and one tube. 11 R. Speight, Parmele, one tire and one tube. 11. B. Smith, Robersonville, two tires and two tubes. J. H. Hopkins, Oak City, two tires and one tube. Elbert McGowan, RFD 2, Rober sonville, one tire and one tube. H. W. Modlin, Jamesville, one 'tire and one tube. Z. D Cox, RFD 1, Oak City, one tire. W. 3. Rogerson, Jr., RFD 2, Wil liamston, one tire and one tube. E. A. Bullock, RFD 2, Williamston, one tire and one tube. L. J. Davenport, Oak City, one tire and one tube. C. F. Modlin, Jamesville, one tire (Continued on page four) Mo Developments In Robbery Cases According to reports coming from the sheriff’s office today there have been no definite developments in the series of filling station and store robberies taking place in the coun ty last week. In working on the robberies in this county, oficers solved a ciga rette theft ring in Plymouth. Buck Raynor, Martin County youth is be ing held in $500 bond for Washing ton County authorities. According to reports reaching here, Raynor, operator of a filling station in Ply mouth, had made arrangements with employees of a filling station there to slip him cigarettes when they made regular deliveries. About 196 cartons—45 Raleighs, 57 Ches terfields, 38 Luckies, 18 Philip Mor ris’s, 7 old Golds, 8 Camels, 12 Kools and 1 Avalon—of cigarettes were found under the young man’s bed in this county along with a few boxes of chewing tobacco.