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THE ENTERPRISE
Raise S569.228.00 Of
$856,000 Bond Quota
VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 51
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, June 27, 1911.
ESTABLISHED 1899
Sale Of “E” Bonds Is
Below Expectations
In All The Districts
Bear Grass First To Go Over
The Top With Over
All Subscription
Martin County's $856,000 war loan
drive felt its first big push during
the past few days when the total
sales were boosted from around
$125,000 to $569,228 leaving the
campaign $286,772.00 short of its
goal. The week-end developments
are really encouraging, but the drive
is rapidly drawing to a close, and
the people of this county will have to
get busy if the goal is to be reached
by Saturday of next week.
While the over-all subscription to
date is encouraging, the sale of “E”
bonds is lagging and lagging miser
ably. It is quite apparent that the
general public has not awakened to
the challenge, that individual pleas
ures and acts that are questionable
in these trying days continue to
squeeze in ahead of the war effort.
The brazen acts of some, it is re
ported, is badly hampering the sale
of “E” bonds in some quarters, and
leaders of the drive are not at all
optimistic over the sale to date.
The sale of “E" bonds and distri
bution of tickets for a special show
in the Marco Theatre here Wednes
day evening will have to get a large
last-minute support if the undertak
ing is to meet with success. A
special show, “Two Sailors and a
Girl,” will be shown free to all pur
chasers of “E” bonds. The offer is
open to any one in the county As
for the picture, it is being released
ahead of schedule, and it is hoped
that it will play to a packed theatre
tomorrow evening. If you haven't
bought a bond and received a ticket,
act at once.
Reviewing the bond sales as of
Monday afternoon. County Chair
man Herman A. Bowen stated that
Bear Grass had already gone over
the top in its over-all subscription.
Although the outlook is not as dis
couraging as the preliminary figures
would seem to indicate Jamesville
reports $$487.50 sold. Williams has
subscribed to almost one-half of its
quota. Griffins has raised about
one-fifth of its quota, mostly in “E”
bonds. Bear Grass reported sales
in the sum of $70,237.50. William
ston is well over three-quarters of
the way in its purchases. Purchas
es total about one-third of the goal
in Cross Roads. Rnbersonville is
about one-half complete. Popular
Point is over the half way mark
while the sale? in Harni’ton total
about one-tenth of the quota. Litiie
has been heard from Goose Nest, the
first reports crediting that district
with sales in the sum of only $75
against a $29,000 quota.
The following tabulation shows
the original quota and amount sub
scribed and reported up to late Mon
day afternoon by the several town
ships:
Jamesville
WiUiams
Griffins
Bear Grass
Wilhamston
Cross Roads
Robersonville
Poplar Point
Hamilton
Goose Nest
Quota
$ 25,000
11,700
46,800
30,000
1,600
30.000
257,999
12.000
52,500
29,000
Sales
i 487.50
4,850.00
9.243.25
70,237.50
294,475.00
10,881.25
128,127.50
6.956.25
5,018.75
75.00
$856,000 $530,351 00
“E” bond sales were reported by
districts, as follows: Jamesville,
$487.50; Williams, $1,350.00; Grif
fins, $8,243.25; Bear Grass, $1,237.50;
Wiliiamston, $33,475; Cross Roads,
$881.25; Robersonville, $23,127.00;
Poplar Point, $956.25; Hamilton,
$3,018.75; Goose Nest $75, a total of
$72,851. In addition to those pur
(Continued on page six)
Award Purple Heart
To Local Young Man
Wounded twice in recent weeks
somewhere in Italy, 1st Lt. Billy
Biggs, young son of Mr .and Mrs. S.
R. Biggs of Williamston, was recent
ly awarded the Purple Heart and
Oak Leaf Cluster.
According to indirect reports re
ceived from a returned friend, Lt.
Biggs I a» been in the thick of bat
tles for weeks or until he was
wounded. The young man was in a
tank when it was hit and blown up,
but he didn’t get a scratch. Just how
he was wounded could not be learn
ed, but it was stated that he was hit
by shrapnel in the leg and hip, and
that he is to undergo an operation
for the removal of the objects soon.
Lt. Biggs is now in a rest area, one
report rtating that he was able to
walk around O. K.
County M ell Represented in New Guinea
Martin County is well and ably represented over in New
Guinea, the above picture showing nine county youths or en
ough to give a spot on the island a Martin f lavor. They are, top
row, left to right, Russell Roebuck, John W. Gurganus, Hay
wood Wynne, Morris Stalls; bottom row, Gilbert Ward, Robert
James, Ben Hopkins, Maurice Pate and Dick Slade. The boys
say they are getting along well.
PRISONER
J
Missing since May 10 in a raid
over Austria, R. J. Hardison,
Williamston youth, is now held
prisoner by the Germans, his
parents were notified this week.
Martin County Well
Represented In The
Pacific War Theater
Vine County Young Men Form
A Single Croup Over
In New Guinea
Even though the European War
holds the spotlight and possibly has
more men and equipment, the Paci
fic War is no sideshow. Late and far
from complete reports clearly indi
cate that Marlin County is well rep
resented in the Pacific theater all
I the \vcy from the frozen north right
on down through the Marshall and
Solomon Islands to New Caledonia
and possibly New Zealand. The coun
ty boys are so numerous that they
are running around in groups of nine,
and impromptu meetings of the home
boys while still a bit rare are being
reported.
The following letter written by
Cpl. James Dalburgh Riddick to his
parents just a few days ago tells
about a chance meeting in the Marsh
alls:
“The first thing 1 want to talk
about is the big surprise I had a
couple of days ago. I had been to the
post exchange with some of the boys
and we were on cur way back when
II saw a guy resembiihg Juflan Koe
I buck standing an the beach, Wiien
we got nearer I could see it was him.
We were so surprised to see eacli oth
er that we just looked at each other
a couple of minutes before we could
say anything, and then we shook
hands for almost five minutes. I am
telling you we were really glad to
see each other. We have been living
(Continued on page six)
LONELY
V.
]
Anticipating the certain lone
liness that would follow the re
moval of approximately 200
Martin County youths to a pre
induction center two Martin
County boys who were not in
cluded in the current draft call,
are said to have volunteered and
reported for their preliminary
examinations this week.
They are Slade Revels, RFD 3,
Williams ton, and Dallas Russell
Lynch, of Hamilton.
|Bennie Weaver Is
Now Stationed In
Pacific War Area
I’inils Australian Money a Bit
(.(implicated To Handle
In New (iiiinea
After a long wait, the mail is
coming through from New Guinea
where Martin County lads, if it were
possible for all of them to get to
gether, could carry co a fairly siz
able war of their own.
Bennie Weaver, In a recent letter
to his parents, tells about the big is
land. Since that letter, the young
man is recovering from an operation
for appendicitis in a hospital there.
His letter follows, in part:
“Well, 1 finally heard from you
and I really was glad to get the let
ter. Today we haven’t been doing
much except trying to get nome floors
in our tents. Last night we had one
of those New Guinea rains and it
sounded like the sky fell out. This
morning everything was muddy and
when I say muddy, 1 really mean
muddy. Some of the men told us it
was just a shower to some of the
rains. Wow, now I wonder what it’s
gonna be lilie "when it does rain.
“Hope everything is okay at the
dairy and on tiie farm and hope the
crops turn out O.K.
“The natives here look just like
those I've seen in books, bushy hair
and some of them have red hair.
They love American cigarettes. We
have to sleep in mosquito nets all
the time. I only hope I don’t get the
malaria like I did at home. We have
been taking atabrine. We have a
stream nearby and I’ve already been
swimming. It’s just like the Ole
Swimming Hole.
“I hope I get the ‘Enterprise’ soon.
I could stand some good town news.
Y:r.-<n the lookout for it.
“This morning a native woman
passed by and she was just like you
see in magazines. She had practical
ly no clothes on but personally, I
prefer those good ole Williamston
sweater gills. She also had a knife
in her hand big enough to kill an
elephant. Last night a native boy
came around to our tent and I talk
ed with him a lot. He could under
stand me pretty good and he liked
to hear me talk like Donald Duck. I
would say, you savey, and he would
laugh and say, I savey. It’s fun talk
ing to him. I don’t think I’ve told you
but we have to use Australian money
down ncrt ar c! it’s kinda complicat
“On the boat we passed the Inter
national Date Line and lost a day
and it was mighty .funny going tc
bed Sunday night and waking up
Tuesday morning. When we passed
the Equator it really was HOT. The
trip w'as like a dream and so is this
country.
“Write every chance you get and
also tell Pop to write. It really makes
a boy feel good to get a letter from
his dad. I certainly do miss him and
all his wit and humor.
“Send me some hard candy, mints,
etc., but nothing that will spoil. Al
so send pictures and write often. I’m
getting along fine. Did get seasick
the second day at sea and I thought
I would die.”
Local Hoy Scouts To Get
Swimming Instruction
All Boy Scouts of local troop No.
29 are reminded to meet at the
municipal swimming pool here to
morrow evening at 8:30 o’clock for
special swimming instruction under
Cpl. W. S. Hunt.
Army Trucks for Farm Use
Tire farmer in critical need of a
truck may apply to his county Agri
cultural Adjustment Agency com
mittee for a used Army truck, the
War Food Administration announc
es, Upon the basis of application on
hand and further investigation, AAA
offices prepare letters certifying to
the needs for available trucks. These
letters authorize truck dealers to
negotiate with propel’ authorities
and buy the trucks for resale to ap
proved applicants. WFA warns that
for some time relatively few per
sons who need trucks for essential
agricultural purposes will get them.
Goal Is One $25 War Bond Each
The 680 delegates attending a 4-U
Club convention in Stillwater, Okla.,
set their goal for at least one $25
War Bond from the personal earn
ings of each club member in Okla
homa and agreed to promote the
sale of bonds to members of their
families and their neighbors.
Farm Flans for War Vets
In formulating principles of gui
dance for establishment of veterans,
war workers and farm youths on
farms after the war, the Interbureau
Committee of the Department of
Agriculture points out that most of
the good agricultural land in the
United States already is in farms.
Approximately one and one-half
million veterans with farm experi
ence will be demolized following the
war, many of the three million
war workers with farm experience
may wish to return to farming, and
thousands of farm youths will be
looking forward to a place in agri
culture, the committee reported. “In
tensification, improvment and furth
er development in productive land
areas” might make 350,000 family
farms available during the five years
after the war, and if additional farms
are needed, perhaps 300,000 more
could be developed within 10 years
through reclamation, the committee
said.
Galvanized Ware for Civilians
Increased production of galvaniz
ed pails or buckets, tubs, washtubs,
wash boilers, funnels, garbage cans,
ash cans, fire shovels, coal hods and
scuttles for civilian use have been
permitted by easing of the War Pro
duction Board restrictions on types
of iron and steel that may be used.
Prices on Low Cost Clothing
Retail prices on new low cost
clothing items that meet specifica
tions of WPB as announced by the
Office of Price Administration, will
be: cotton house dresses, $1.49, wo
men's «cotton slips, 65 cents; men’s
printed, solid color and white shirts,
(Continued on page six)
l{. J. Hardison Mow
A Prisoner of War
Reported missing over Wiener
Neustadt, Austria, since last May 10,
It. J. Hardison, young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Hardison, of Williamston, is
now a prisoner of war of the Ger
man government, it was learned here
yesterday morning. The message was
received from the Adjutant General
through the International Ited Cross
and stated that a letter would follow
from the Provost Marshall General.
While- the family had received
messages from Major General N. F.
Twining, his commanding officer, arid
the young man’s chaplain, the in
formation yesterday was the first
that had reached here telling of his
whereabouts and assuring his fam
ily that he was safe.
The commanding officer in his per
sonal letter said, in part:
“It is to Ros and the many brave
men like him, who risk their lives
daily on combat operations, that we
owe the credit for our many recent
successes. His many friends join me
in extending our deepest sympathy
and earnest hopes that you will be
notified of his safety."
Young Hardison, a staff sergeant
and crew chief and aerial gunner on
: a i; 21 bomber, volunteered in Au
gust, 1342, and entered fhe service
the early part of last year.
CANNING SUGAR '
Exhausting the supply of can
ning sugar application forms a
short time ago, the Martin Coun
ty War Price and Rationing
Board is now receiving applica
tions for the special sugar allot
ments. Applicants will submit
Ration Book No. 4 and their ap
plications will be placed before
the rationing board for approv
al. The special allotment certifi
cate will be mailed to the appli
cant. Special rations, in addi
tion to the amount allotted by
blanket orders, will be limited to
ten pounds
Over 1,000 applications have
been received and nearly 12,000
pounds of canning sugar have
been allotted.
Youths Leave For Service Center
Tor
ions
About Two Hundred
Youths Answer June
Pre-Induet ion Call
riiro(‘-foiirlli« of lfo\s (ionic
From tlir Farm; About
Thirty Married
One of the largest groups of young
white men to ever answer a pre
induction call in this county left here
yesterday morning for their pre
liminary examinations at Fort
Bragg. Traveling in four big trail
er busses, the young men had not
been heard from early this after
noon. In all probability, they will
not return before late tonight or
Wednesday.
The draft in past months has
struck heavily at all branches of
endeavor, but the current one was
centered for the most part on the
farms of the county. Of the 202
men culled, 177 came from the
farms. The call just about depletes
the lit to 2(1 age group, bat it is
possible that the July call will be
smaller and that it can be filed from
that group of boys reaching their
eighteenth birthday.
In at least two instances, the call
swept so clean that two boys, left
alone in their communities, volun
teered and accompanied the group
to the service center.
Twenty-nine of the men are mar
ried and they leave twenty-three
children at home. There were 43
boys 18 years of age, 43 who are 19,
and 43 who are 21. Thirty-one are
20 years old. Nineteen are 22 years
of age and eighteen arc 23 years old.
Three are 24 and two are 25.
Four boys called to report were
transferred, as follows: James El
ton Smith and James Bernice Keel
to Baltimore, Arthur Elton Crisp to
Charleston and Melvin Hulon to
Turboro. Three boys, William Edgar
Price of Hamilton, Edgar Martin L.
Whaley of RFD 1, Sharpsburg, and
Harry Moore Roebuck, RED I. Oak
City, did not report for pre-induc
tion examination.
The names of the men called, their
registration and last-given address
es follows:
Fred Rogerson, RFD 2, Williams
ton and Newport News, Va.
James Elton Smith, Robersonville,
and Newport News, Va.
Elmer Haywood Swain, RFD 2,
Williamston, and RFD 3, Williamston
Melvin C. Stalls, Dardens.
Heo McGlenn Warren, RFD 2,
Robersonville.
Jesse Earl Rawls, Jamesville and
Wilmington, Del.
Jasper Wiliams, Jr., RF D3, Wil
hamston.
John Arnold Stalls, Jr., RFD 1, Oak
City.
Leon Crafford Williams, James
ville and Norfolk.
James Bernest Keel, RFD 1, Rob
ersonville.
William David Scott, RFD 1,
Jamesville.
Arthur Elton Crisp, Charleston, S.
C.
James Wendell Modlin, RFD 1,
J am esvi lie.
William Edgar Price, RFD, Oak
City
Robert Earnest Whitley, RFD 3,
Williamston.
Llewellyn Barber, RFD 1, James
ville.
James Harry Wynne, Roberson
ville. •
Roland Cecil Cherry, RFD 3, Wil
liamston and Ocala, Fla.
Martin Luther White, RFD 1, Hob
good.
James Harmon Hardison, RFD 1,
Jamesville.
Clarence Earl Taylor, RFD 3, Wil
liamston.
Love Clayton Moore, RED 3, Wil
Cherbourg Falls in West and
Russians Start Drive In East
It is now fairly apparent that the
race to reach Berlin is now under
way on three sides with the Allied
Air Force holding a dagger on a
fourth “side”. Developments dur
ing the next few days or weeks are
likely to determine the trend of the
war, whether a fairly quick victory
over German will come m whether a
stubborn resistance will be main
tained until the last.
The American and British forces
have now completed the second
phase of their invasion. The fall of
Cherbourg, officially announced this
morning by General Omar Bradley,
opens the way for the unhampered
transfer of heavy and mobile equip
ment in vast quantities from Eng
land to France. During the mean
time, the British are already ex
panding their gains on the eastern
sector of the Cherbourg Peninsula,
enhancing the springboard position
for the march from the west toward
Paris and Berlin.
Cherbourg defenses were forced
last Sunday, but the Americans en
countered stubborn resistance before
mopping-up operations were official
ly announced complete this morn
ing in the big por* city. A few
enemy remnants are still hanging on
just north of the city, hut operations
to restore the port facilities to use
are already underway. It was stat
ed this morning that the condition of
the harbor and installations had not
been definitely determined, that it
was not known how long it would
take to restore the damaged proper
ty and make vital use of the port.
(Continued on page six)
Maurice Pate (fives
A Brief Sketch Of
Life In New Guinea
Oik- of IMiiic Marlin County
Hovm Stationed in the
I’aeifie Theater
Writing from somewhere in New
Guinea, Pvt. Maurice Pate, son of
Mr. Chas. Pate, RFD 1, Williamston,
sent in a kodak picture of himself
and eight other Martin County boys
stationed witli him. He also offered a
brief review of army life there. The
picture, taken in New Guinea, shows
Russell Roebuck, John W. Gurganus,
Haywood Wynne, Morris Stalls, Gil
bert Ward, Robert James, Ben Hop
kins, Pate and Dick Slade.
Young Pale entered the service
on February 4, 1941). and after in
tensive training in various parts of
the United States he was sent to the
Pacific theater. It is believed that
more Martin County boys are in this
group than anywhere else in all the
combat zones.
Pvt. Pale writes, in part:
‘I have missed The Enterprise
very much for the past few months,
hut. today all the boys got theirs from
home and I bet I read them nearly
all day. The news from home makes
you feel much better.
“As for me I’m getting along very
well and am feeling very good. 1
am getting plenty of food over here
and also plenty of sunshine.
"1 have been in New Guinea only
a few weeks and I don’t know much
about it, yet. So far, I like it very
well, except one thing, it rains about
all the time over here and that makes
it pretty rough. In most places the
mud is knee deep, and that’s shallow
compared to the depth in other
places, so they say. For the past few
days there has been no rain, and
there’s been plenty of sun; boy, it’s
plenty hot.
“There are many natives: over uv.re
but we don’t speak their language
and they don’t speak English. How
ever, you will see one now and then
that you can understand a little.
“You don’t have to worry about
getting hungry over here because
llicre is plenty of coeoanuts. I ate
my pari the first week; in fact, I ate
so many I thought I would die.
“We get paid in Australian money,
but when I get il I don't know what
I got. Maybe, I’ll learn it better some
time. There are many Australians ov
er here and you can understand them
pretty good, but their English is a
bit sharp. I like to hear them talk
veiy much.
"There _;j^^jbout ten boy: from
Martin Goun^in my outfit and have
been from the time ( entered the
Army. That surely was a lucky
break for all of us. It keeps us from
getting homesick, and to see each
other every day kinda makes it feel
like home. The worst thing is that
there are no girls over here except
nurses and you can’t go out with
them, so that’s that.”
Ending his letter, Pvt. Pate said
that he enjoyed his trip going over
except the few days he was sick, but
he hurried to add that he was certain
he would enjoy the trip coming home
much better. He has a brother, Chas.
(Continued on page six)
(celling Along All Kiglit
Somewhere In England
Writing under date of June 11th,
Pvt. Henry Luther Harris states that
he is getting along all right and
that he is receiving and enjoying
The Enterprise regularly.
He asked to be remembered to all
^ his friends in Martin County.
WOUNDED
Wounded twice in the Italian
fighting, First Lieutenant Bil
ly Biggs was recently awarded
the Furple Heart and Oak Leaf
Cluster. The young man is now
in a rest area.
Funeral Servin' Is
Held Here Sunday
For Jno. H. Mizell
I'romiiii-iil rliiirclmiuii Died
In His Sleep ICarly l>asl
Siiliinluy Morning;
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Funeral services were held at the
home near here last Sunday after
noon a* 5 o’clock for John II Mizell,
prominent figure in the Primitive
Baptist Church, who died in his
sleep some time during the early
hours of last Saturday morning.
Elders H. S. Cowin, his pastor, and
A. H. Ayers conducted the last rites
and interment followed in Wood
lawn Cemetery here
Suffering a stroke of pal a lysis
about • igld years ago, Mr Mi/ell
had be at in feeble .health since that
time. Ilnv. i v r. he was able to bi
up mo: t of the lime with the ex
eeption c I short j criod: 11“ re
tired last. Friday evening feeling as
well as usual and apparently had a
second stroke during the night.
When he failed to answer the call
for breakfast, members of the fami
ly went to his room and found him
dead. Apparently he died three or
four hours before he was found.
The son of the late James A. and
Charlotte Coburn Mi/eil, hr u as1
born on ;; farm near WiPiamston, on
Oclobet 18, 1872 He spent bis early
life there, moving to Wiiliamston
years later to engage in the build
ing trade. More recently he had
operated a grist mill near here.
When a young man he was mar
ried to Miss Mary Ella Peel. Two
(Continued on page six)
CLOSED
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The supply ol' material ex
hausted, the local Ked Cross
bandage room has been closed
for an indefinite period, Mrs. J.
K. Taylor, chairman, announced
this morning. Increased cooper
ative effort during recent days
made it possible to complete the
June quota slightly ahead of
schedule, it was explained.
Additional material is expect
ed shortly and the room will be
reopened as soon as the goods
arrive, it was announced.
(('oniinui'cf on page six;
Slightly Injured In
Accident Sunday
Mrs. E. T. Walker suffered a pain
ful but not serious arm injury and
considerable property damage when
two cars crashed at the Watts and
Warren Street intersection here Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock. One re
port stated that the small bone in her
arm was cracked or broken.
Mrs. Walker, operating a 1941 Cad
illac, was driving south on Watts
street and Iteg Chesson, operating a
Chevrolet, was driving east on War
ren Street, the two cars meeting
squarely in the intersection before
either driver could hardly see the
other.
Damage *o the Cadillac was esti
mated at $500 and that to the Ches
son car at $50. Each party was re
ported to have accepted the damages
*o his own car.