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NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY SERVICE MEN NOW READING THE ENTEPRISE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD EACH WEEK. THE ENTERPRISE NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY SERVICE MEN NOW READING THE ENTEPRISE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD EACH WEEK. VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 53 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, July 7, 1944. ESTABLISHED 1899 Number Men Leave For Service Center From Martin County Father of Seven Included-hi Group of Colored Mei: , leaving ThU Wee>_ l i—I||I i n>iHli||i^B KmH1 JO Approximately 52 Martin County colored msn, mostly single men in their teen ages, left yesterday for a service center for pre-induction ex aminations. All but one man. Rob ert Williams, Robersonville, was ac counted for at the county draft board headquarters. Included in the group was a married man, Robert Charlie Hvman of Palmyra and Suffolk, with seven children. The man is about 38 years of age and was called because he had been de linquent. He asked to be transferred to Suffolk and it could not be learn ed when he is to report for the preliminary examination. There were only four married men in the group. Thirty-one come from the farm and about twenty six were registered as non-farmers. The names of the men leaving and their registration and last given ad dresses follow: Robert Charlie Hyman of Palmyra and Norfolk. Louis Eborn, RFD 3, Williamston I and RFD 3, Florence, S. C. John Henry Barfield, Hamilton. Joe Phillip Smith, Parmele. Orlarnder Perkins, Robersonville and Baltimore. Johnnie Gray Mayo, RFD 2, Wil liamston and New York. Lonnie Davis, RFD 1, Palmyra and Scotland Neck. Harvey B. Short, Parmele and Portsmouth, Va. Luther Perkins, RFD 3, William ston. A. D. Richardson, RFD 1, Rober sonville. Willis Williams, RFD 3, William ston. James R. B. Biggs, RFD 2. Wil liamston. Thomas Eugene Staton. Roberson ville. Carl Highsmith, RFD 1, Roberson ville. Robert Williams, RFD 3, William ston and Robersonville. Samuel Oscar Williams, RFD 1, Oak City. Columbus Williams, Williamston. Aaron Kerfew Wooten, RFD 1, Jamesville. John Wesley 4ndrews, RFD 1, Robersonville. Emauel Stancill, RFD 1, Rober sonville. James Earl Purvis, RFD 2, Rober sonville. Jim Junior Outterbridge, RFD 3, Williamston. Willie Joe Bland, RFD 3, William ston. Earl Cortez Roberson, RFD 3, Wli liamston. Charles H. Williams, RFD 3, Wil liamston and Baltimore. Russell Junior Andrews, RFD 1, Oak City. Raymond Fagan, RFD 2. William ston. Vancly Griffin, RFD 2, Williamston Willie Ray Davis, RFD 2, Rober sonville. Henry Ephum, RFD 1, Hobgood. Durbit Ray Ebron, Robersonville. George Washington Broddie, RFD 2, Robersonville. (Continued on page four) Mrs Hardy Whitford Dies At Home Here . M.5" H3rdV WhitfoLri—died - ai-ghofo home on West Main Street here last Sunday night at 10:05 oclock follow ing a long period of declining heal th. However, her condition was not considered critical until just a short time before the end. The daughter of the late Edward and Nancy Moore Whitford, she was born in Vanceboro on February 17, 1880. She was married to Mr. Whit fcrd on January 1, 1897, and a few years later located in New Bern where Mr. Whitford was prominent ly engaged in the mercantile busi ness for about 25 years. The family moved to Tarboro about eleven years ago Mr. Whitford engaging ro farming opt/ulions and more re cently in defense work. The latter part of last December, M.. and Mrs. Whitford bought the Cunningham home on West Mam Street and they hid made^their home here since that time. Mrs. Whitford, the former Miss Minnie Whitford, w'as a member of the Episcopal Church in New Bepn for many years and was held in high esteem. Besides her husband she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Ed Belangia of New Bern and Mrs. Mayo Hardison of the home; three sisters, Miss Carrie Whitford of Williamston, Mrs. W. B Smith of Vanceboro and Mrs. Horace Jackson of Reelsboro; two brothers, Mr. Charles Whitford of Portsmouth and Mr. John Whitford of Vanceboro, and two grandchild ren. Funeral services were conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by Rev. B. T. Hurley, Methodist minister. The service was concluded at the graveside in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, by the hev. Mr. Williams, Episcopal minist er. Young. Men Killed in Action Recently Pfc. Cecil B. Bonds (left), young son of Mrs. EUa Allen Bonds and husband of Mrs. Mildred Bowen Bonds, both ol RED 2. Williamston, wa; killed in action somewhere in the South Cen tral Pacific early in June. Lt. Jack 0 Riley (center), a native of Wilson, was killed in action over m France on June 11, his wife, the former Miss Jessie Mae Anderson of Williamston, was notified a few days ago. Sgt. Edward S. Brown, \ >ung son of Mrs. Dare S. Brown, RFD 1, Jamesville, died in the Asiatic war theater on June 25 of wounds received a few days before. Sgt. Edward S. Brown Dies In North Burma S> -i, jjainesville Youth W ounded in Action 21st Of Last Month Son of Mrs. Darn Itroun Was Our of Four Itrollirrs Already in Service Sgl. Edward S Brown, promising Martin County young man, died somewhere in the Asiatic theater of operations on June 25 of wounds re ceived in action in North Burma on June 21, his mother, Mrs. Dare S. Brown, of RFI) 1, Jamesville, was advised in a message from the Sec retary of Wav late last evening. The message, conveying the regrets and deep sympathy of the Secretary of War. gave no details. The family was notified by the War Department only last Sunday that the young man had been ser iously wounded m the North Bur ma area, and since the message ex plained that his mailing address would l>e forwarded immediately, membe rs of the family and his many friends anxiously hoped that he would survive his wounds. Stunned by the first message, his mother was forced to her bed anti last evening medical aid was summoned for her. The young man entered the serv ice on December 15, 1942, and train ed at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin He was on maneuvers in Tennessee for I SPECIAL NOTICE j Relatives in this county who are represented in the armed ser vices, especially overseas, are cordially asked to assist the pub lishers in keeping The Enter prise going to the young men. The handling of just about 1,000 papers for the servicemen is proving a big task for a curtail ed force in the office, and the delay in forwarding address changes is aggravating the pro blem. Relatives are asked to notify the publishers immediate ly of any change in address. It was the policy of the paper not to discontinue any paper going overseas even at expira tion date, but so many are going across now that the publishers find it next to impossible to maintain that practice. Those persons who have sons, brothers or others receiving the paper overseas are cordially asked to keep up with the paper expira tion dates and renew them. Tin rate is still only $1 a year for servicemen anywhere in the world. More Than Hundred Tires Are Allotted By Rationing Board Lih<‘r»l Allotment of Grade f Tires Made For The Current Month -$ The Martin County War Price and Rationing Hoard last Friday night allotted one hundred and eighteen tires—109 Grade I’s for autos and pick-up trucks and nine for trucks. A liberal quota has been given the county for the current month, the allotment including 341 Grade 1 tires for cars, 59 small and 10 large truck ar«i <wo tires for tractors,,,. Grade 1 tires for cars were issued to the following: Rev. John L. Goff, Wilhamston, one. R. H. Clayton, Jr, Williamston, two. Alexander Dolberry, Ifobgood, two. Archie Mizelle, RFD 2. Williams ton, two. Thurman Bowen, RFD 2, William ston, one. William Whitaker, RFD 2, Wil liamston, one. T. H. Council, Hobgood, one. G W Keel, Robersonville, one. Mrs. Lela A. Coburn, RFD 1, Rob ersonville, one Henry F. Williams, RFD 1, Wil liamston, two. Columbus Ward, RFD i Bethel, one. (Continued on page four) POSTPONED _/ The regular meeting of the local town commissioners sche duled to have been held last Monday evening was postpon ed at the last minute when, ac cording to Mayor Hassell, Com missioners N. C. Green and G. H. Harrison were called out of town and Commissioner V. D. Godwin was unable to attend on account of illness. According to the mayor, the meeting will be held next Mon day evening when several mat ters of prime importance are scheduled to be aired before the authorities. It is also likely that the commissioners will study the 1 new fiscal year budged figures. I Continued on page four) Local Firemen Get Two CallsThis Week Local firemen were called out twice this week, once to the plant of the G and H Builders’ Supply Com pany and to the town’s disgraceful garbage dump near the river. The building firm’s property was and fired the shavings around a machine in the plaining mill room. Using a small water hose, firemen brought the Monday afternoon fire under control without much damage other than that caused to the big 30-horse power motor Firemen Wednesday afternoon made their third visit within recent weeks to ihe town’s trash pile on the river, and poured thousands of gallons of water on the fire before bringing it under control. The au thorities have considered the pro blem created by the trash dump, but so far they have taken no de finite actio.* toward solving it Little Business On Calendar This Week For Commissioners 1 _ ? ■ No Change Math* ill IVopostMl llu<1g<‘t; Tax Kelirf Orders Issued With very little business on their calendar, the Martin County com missioners were in session only a short lime last Monday. Various de partmental reports were received, the proposed 1944-45 budget figures were left virtually unchanged and quite a few tax relief orders were is sued, mostly to men in the armed services. Included in the order of business recorded in the minutes was a recommendation to the high way commission, petitioning that body to take over and maintain about one-quarter of a mile of road in Poplar Point Township leading to the residence of Willis Williams. The annual county audit contract was awarded to Greathouse and But ler for $425. Tax relief orders were issued as follows: William 11. Ange, of Jamesville Township, and Robert Briley, of Jtobersonville, each were relieved of $2 tax since they are sanatorium patients. Relief orders were also is sued in the following cases on ac count of death: Jim Staton Godard, aid, Williams Township, $2; Herbert Harrison, Bear Grass, $2; W. R. In gram, $3.62; C. Alex Nicholson, $3.43 and W. E. Raynor, $4.19, all of Wil liamston; Willie Joyner, of Cross Roads, $2, and George Purvis, of Poplar Point, $4 12. Unable to work, K. A. Edmondson was relieved of the payment of $2 and listed in error, the $2 tax against Lester Edmond son of Robersonville, was forgiven. The following tax relief orders were issued in the designated amounts for Martin County young men in the armed services: J. W. Bedwell, $13.1(1; G. H. Dav enport, $4.2(1; T. J. Blount, $(1.24; S. A. Davis, $3.20; Hubert Hardison, $(1.70; Edward Lee Martin, $2.18; Russell T. Martin, $10.16; Robert L. Stallings, $2.30; Raymond Wallace, $10 80; George Hooper, $2.06; Hosea James, $7.42; James Keys, $3.06; An (Continued on page four) PACIFIC REUNION ] v/ It was a liappy time some where out in the Pacific theater recently when several William stonians got together for an impromptu exchange of greet ings and a discussion of the home front and acquaintances. Lieutenants (jg) Russell Roe buck and Charlie Bowers and Ensigns Jessie Mae Holloman and Billy Clark reported a hap py meeting possibly at Honolu lu. Judge Calvin Smith Calls Twelve Cases In the County Court *Jtm 1<< H«ttiM For Drunken Driv* 1 '1 ~ ~Ttwr Molding (he regular meeting of the county court in session for hard ly more than two hours, Judge J. Calvin Smith handled twelve cases last Monday before a medium sized assemblage. Several cases were con tinued and the trial of eleven de fendants, charged with speeding on the county highways, was delayed untii July 17 for representatives of the defendants. The case charging Isiah Hill with bastardy was continued until July 17th. The case charging James Arthur Manning with bastardy was nol pressed when the court learned that the defendant and the prosecuting witness had married. A defendant in a second case charging him with op erating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. Manning was re quired to pay the court costs. Adjudged guilty over his own plea of innocence, Harold Ashy was sen tenced to thirty da.vs on the roads for allegedly operating a motor ve hicle without a driver’s license. The road term was suspended upon the payment of a $20 fine and the court costs, the court recommending that no operator’s license be issued the defendant for one year. The case charging Kenneth Har rell with bastardy was continued until July 10. Charged with drunken and reck less driving and with operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s li cense, Russell Armstrong was sen tenced to the roads for ninety days His father, A. R. Armstrong, charg ed with allowing his car to be oper ated by a non-licensed driver, was fined $10 and had his license revok ed for fifteen days. Luther Edward Nicholson and W. T. Spruill, playing the role of "Peep ing Toms”, were each fined $15 and one-half the costs. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing her with an assault with a dead ly weapon, Mary Morris was sen tenced to jail for sixty days, the court suspending all but two days of the jail sentence upon the payment of a $10 fine and $10 to Dr. E. E. Pittman for professional services. Charged with non-support, Robt. B. Nelson had his case continued un til the first Monday in December. Bond in the sum of $300 was requir ed by the court. Sam Moore, charged with violat ing the liquor laws, was sentenced to the roads for three months. The term was suspended upon the pay ment of a $30 fine and court costs. The defendant, the court warned, is to have no intoxicating beverages in his possession during the next twelve months. Leamon James, charged with vagrancy, was sentenced to the roads for thirty days. He appealed to the higher coL rts, and bond was fixed in tiie sum of $100. (Continued on page four) Man Badly Hurt In Goose Nest Wreck Thurston Spruill, 23-year-old colored man, was seriously injured when the car in which he was riding ran into a ditch just off of Highway 125 near Conoho Church in Goose Nest Township lute lust Saturday oigUL ..-iiufcfvswsg nU--f the victim was removed to a Tar boro hospital for treatment. No lute report could be bad immediately about his condition. Russell Andrews, driving an old 193(1 model Ford and accompanied by Spruill, was traveling toward Oak City when he tried to turn in to a dirt road and missed The car, crashing into a ditch, was damaged to the extent of about $100, Officer Edmond Early and W. E. Saunders of the Highway Patrol, said after investigating the wreck. Andrews, 19-year-old colored man, is to face the courts for allegedly failing to report the accident July Fourth Holiday Last Tuesday Quietly Observed Th roughout This Part of the State Independence day last Tuesday was quietiy observed in this secti n of the State. No untimely deaths were reported during the long week end holiday in this unmediate area and the observance was marked by the absence of serious incidents. For the most part, the day was just another holiday without any untoward fanfare or programs. Traf fic during most of the period was unusually light, Mr. W R. Banks, managei of the bus terminal here, stating that bus travel during the period was the lightest it had been at any time in the past two years. Patrolmen stated that few cars were seen on the highways up until late Tuesday night when the last-minute travelers formed a fairly large vol , ume of traffic and rushed to get home. Local streets were deserted until show time that evening and few people were seen stirring around their homes during the day. Just where most of the people were and what they did that day could not be learned. Only one wreck was reported on the highways in this county and no arrests for serious infractions of the law were made. In the lone wreck, no one was hurt, but the property damage approximated $1, 000 or more. Octave Douglas, col ored man of RFD 1, Tarboro, was driving west on the highway be tween here and Everetts and met Charlie Hail, colored man of Bertie, driving east. Douglas, driving a 1942 Buick, said he saw Hall driv ing from one side of the road to the other. Hall said Douglas was driv ing from one side to the other. Both said they tried to dodge the other, and plowed into each other right in the middle of the highway. Doug las was slightly cut under one eye. Both cars were demolished and the highway was blocke dfor about an hour, holding up long lines of traf fic from about 11 p. m. to 12 o’clock. The death toll for the nation, not yet completed, lists nearly 250 kill ed in highway accidents or by drowning. The post-holiday period is running the holiday a close race in the number of untimely death. Approximately 145 persons lost their lives in a circus fire at Hart ford, Conecticut, yesterday after noon, and several soldiers were killed in a Tennessee troop train wreck last night. Combined Bond Sales Exeeed County’s Goal * PoplarPoiat Ami HTaTniTton J/TstnrbT | First Over the Top Public V*r:ii 11 Crged To Roost “K Roml Sales During KxIcikUmI Period The bond sale picture in Martin County had its bright and dark spots late last night when it was made on the basis of reports covering all 'sales -individual, towns, county and state. Over all sales, now standing at $998,136.75, are $142,137.75 in ex cess of the over-all or combined ‘ E" and negotiable bond purchases. That offers a striking picture and possi bly that’ll help ease the pain that might result on the “E” bond front. The total sales of “E" bonds up un til late last night amounted to $205, 129.75, a figure just about $80,000.00 short of the desired goal for that type of security. Bond sales in this county are spot ted. Hamilton and Poplar Point fownships have cleared both hur dles to set the pace for the county. Each of the districts met their “E” and over-all quotas with some to spare. The leaders of the drive and the people of this county take their hats off to the abl leadership there and to those who met and passed their quotas. "E" bond sales in the county total $205,120.75 and the goal is approxi mately $285,000.00. "E” bond sales were reported by townships, as fol lows: Jamesville, $9,042.00; Williams, $3,353.00; Griffins, $14,924.50; Bear Grass, $8,873.25; Williamston, $80, 148.75; Cross Roads, $3,279.50; Rob erxonville, $50,397.00; Poplar Point, $4,959.25; Hamilton, $22,377.75, Goose Nest, $7,765.75. Original over all quotas and sales by townships folk.w: Quota Sales Jamesville Williams Gn 11 ins Hear Grass Williamston Cross Roads Robei sonville Poplar Point Hamilton Goose Nest $ 25,1)00 $ 17,731.00 1 1,700 46,800 30,000 361,000 30.000 257,400 12.000 52,500 29,000 8.479.00 31,521.00 86.278.25 484,376.25 20,968.50 257,487.00 16.085.25 59.755.75 15.454.75 Totals $856,000 $998,136.75 A brief review of the township purchases shows: Jamesville over in its "E” bond purchases, and these purchases, af ter all, are the most important. The district is not quite up with its over all quota. Williams, while making a dent m its “E" bond quota, is short in both columns. Griffins is just $675.50 short of its “E" bond quota and its over all quota is lagging by about $15,000. Bear Grass is short on ils “E” purchases but long—plen ty long on ils over all quota. Wil liamstun has $123,000 to spare on its over all quota, but $40,000 is yet to be raised in "E" bond sales if we are to keep laith with those who WOUNDED / Pvt. Thad I,. Hodges, (top) ol' the paratroopers, was slightly wounded in France on June 8th, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. P. Ilodges, ot Bear Grass, were no tified a lew days ago. Pvt. Mar vin F. Copeland (bottom), son of Mr. and Mrs. M. It. Copeland of Poplar Point Township, was wounded in France on June 12. Both young men are recovering in hospitals in Fngland. Pic. Leroy Godard Is Badly Wounded In French Invasion Yomip; (ioiinly llov Vli^lit Lose llis Ki^lil Foot, Molliri Atlvisptl I lii« Week Pvt Leroy Godard, young son of Mrs. Jenny Godard and the late Neal Godard, was seriously wounded in France on June 12, according to messages received during the past few days. A telegram sent to his mother on RED 1 Williamston day before yesterday stated that he was sei iously wounded, the message con firming individual reports received by relatives a few days previously According to one message, the young man was wounded in the leg, later report stating that it was pro m,m,- h" right font No other details were given, hut the young man ir now in a hospital in England. In one of Ins letters the young man expressed the hope that he soon could return home. He also stated that he had been to France, that he had done his bit for his country and was now back in Eng land where he was receiving treat ment m a hospital. The young man landed in France on I) day and apparently participat ed m the bloody fight there six days before he was wounded. In his rec! nt letters to the family, he expressed the hope that all were well and getting along all right. Pfe. Godard entered the service only Just September and after 'rain ing at Camp VanDorn, Mississippi and Fort Itix, New Jersey, he is be (Continued on page four) URGENT GALE Reopening following tlie de livery of more material, the Red Crons bandage room is now working over time in an effort to meet an urgent call for more bandages. The services are ask ing for 37,200 bandages before the end of this month, and to meet the demand more volun teers are needed and it will be necessary to keep the room open Saturdays and Sundays, Mrs. J. H. Taylor, the chairman, an nounced. Since last Monday, about 3, 420 bandages have been prepar ed. It is indeed evident that the task cannot be handled on time unless more women and young girls, too, report and help. (Continued on page four) Pvt. Thad Hodges Wounded in France Pvt Thad L. Hodges, young Mart in County man n';e^l^tk|mntl oil in r lance nil* .Tmr*^uWiffdflng to a report received from the War Department last week end by his parents, Mr, and Mrs J. I“ Hodges, ol Hear Grass In a letter written the latter part of June, the young man stated that he was in a hospital in England and getting along fine. The nature of Ins wound was not disclosed. Young Hodges volunteered for service back in 1939 in the regular U. S. Army, After completing his first enlistment, he signed up again in 1943 and joined the paratroops. It is believed that he was among the very first Amei lean troops to par ticipan ,ii the invasion, possibly lauding m Normandy a short time before the land forces fought their way into the German defenses. In his letter, Pvt. Hodges said, in part: "1 sure would like to be hqme for the strawberries. 1 bet I could eat a quart of them at one time. T was over in France but did not stay but about five days. 1 sure was glad to get back to Eng land, for it was a mess. (Part of the young man’s letter was censored at this point). . . . but am getting along good now. 1 guess 1 will be back over there before too long. Dad, as sure as I am sitting here, yours and mother’s prayers were answer ed. I found that I haven’t forgotten to pray myself, for 1 sure did pray a few times while I was over there. When 1 got started after the first night, I felt a lot better knowing that you and the people back home were praying for me and the rest of the boys.” The young man concluded his let ter, urging his parents not to work too hard and not to worry loo much about him. "But, keep praying for me,” he said.
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