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Don t Turn Tour Back on the Boys—Buy A.nother War Bond Today 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. VOLl'MK XLYII it mm Principals Elected For Two Schools In County Tuesday -.£ E. G. Ronrnr Succeeding Hix As Head of the Local Schools County and local school authori ties, receiving four princinal resigna tions ii> recent weeks, filled two of the positions this week and frankly admitted that they were experienc ing serious difficulty in filling the other two. Between fifty and seven ty-five letters have been written to prospects, but in most cases the pros pects were not interested while a few did not even bother themselves by formally refusing the offers. Ex tensive searches are still going for ward and it is hoped that arrange ments can be completed for opening all the schools the latter part of Au gust or early in September. Mr. E. G. Bourne, native Virginian iwas elected Wednesday afternoon to succeed Principal D. N. Hix in the local schools. Mr Hix resigned earl ier in the week to accept the princi palship of the Oxford City Schools. Mr. Bourne, an experienced school man, comes here highly recommend ed. He is a graduate of Berea (Ky i College and did graduate work at! .the University of North Carolina. He headed the Dunn schools for four years and was at Penderlea two years. Mr. and Mrs. Bourne and their •seven-year-old twin sons, John and Elliott, plan to move here the latter part of August. A daughter, Miss Elwee Bourne, is now employed in Charlotte where the family is tem porarily at home. The election of Albert Lee Hen dron to the principalship of the Rob (ersonville schools was also announc ed this week. He is succeeding Pro fessor L. W. Anderson who recently ■resigned to with the Portsmouth (Va.) City Schools. Mr. Hendron is a Duke graduate and holds a mus ters degree from that institution. A native Virginian, he was formerly connected with the schools in David ison County at Lexington and more (recently with those in Wilson Coun ty. Mrs. Hendron has been named ifourth grade teacher in the Everetts (School. They have two daughters, ;one of whom is entering the Rex (Hospital Nursing School this fall and ■the other is entering the Roberson ,vilie High School. It was also announced this week that Miss 'Leia B-i'&i'it-tey of Spring Hope will succeed Mrs. Lela Barn hill Bunting as third grade teacher in the Wilhamston School. While thery are yet a number of positions to be filled in the several (Continued on page six) Lions Send 100,000 Cigarettes Overseas ——4— The local Lions Club has just plac ed an order with a leading cigarette manufacturer for another 20,000 cig arettes to be sent and distributed free to our fighting men on the front lines. They requested that this ship ment be sent to the American bat tlefront in France, where several of our county boys are known to he in the thick of the fight. This shipment, which was made possible through the generous con tributions of Martin County citizens make a total of 100,000 cigarettes that the club has been able to :>ud overseas since it began its project several weeks ago. The clui wishes to express their appreciatk ■ to all who have made, and are making, contributions to this activity. The Club’s Cigarette ?’und Com mittee has just completed its fourth period collection and they wish to publicly acknowledge the establish ments at which the jars with the larg est collections were located. Honors for this period were very keen and for the first time there were five lo cations all having more than six dol lars each. The club wishes to salute each of these establishments. First place in this honor group went to Joun A. G. iff in s store and station, where an even $9.00 was donated, largely through the efforts of Mr. Griffin. In second place was Martin Supply Company with $7.51, where Miss Sallie Roberson and Mr. Ralph Parker showed a lot of inter est. The Terry Brothers store jar at Bear Grass gathered $7.04 for third place, with Mrs. Irving Terry, wife of one of the proprietors, being re sponsible for the enthusiasm there. Mrs. Terry’s husband, according to reports, is either on the West Coast or in the Pacific area, with the U. S. Navy. The reliable jar at Clark's Pharmacy did its usual good jab, tak ing in $6.95 for the period, to fall in fourth place. The boys and girls at the fountain were instrumental in the success there. In fifth place, with a great big $6.11 was the jar at H. D. Harrison’s store in Bear Grass, where Mrs. Simon Coltrain. a mem ber of the firm’s personnel, worked for the benefit of the front line fight ers. Mrs. Coltrain has a special inter est in this cause, since her husband is with the U. S. Army now fighting in Normandy. .4 Final Plea Is Made For The Purchase Of More War Bonds ...<i Leaders of the Fifth War Loan Drive in this county today issuer! a last and most appealing plea to all people, urging them to help push the sale of “E” bonds over the top. The purchase, it was pointed oct must be made not later than tomorrow (Saturday), the county chairman explaining that the receipts must be in the Federal Reserve Bank in Rich mond in time to be counted next Monday. If you haven’t purchas ed a bond or you find it human ly possible to buy another, won't you act not later than noon to morrow? It is no idle plea the leaders of the drive are making. The report of the drive will be read by fighting men in their foxholes. .Martin County can't afford to let them down. Only this week, letters were received 1 direct from foxholes, the writers expressing the belief that Martin County would go over the top. No official figures could he had today, but last Monday the sale of "E" bonds was just about $32,099 short of the quota. Ap proximately $6,000 has been in vested in the bonds since that time, leaving the county $26, 000 short. It is estimated that 1, 000 Martin County servicemen, many of them at this very mo ment on the fighting fronts, will invest about $7,000 in bonds this month, reducing the “shortage" to about $19,000. Surely, the 25, 000 people back home can and will take care of the difference Hut there isn't time for further delay. If you can possibly buy just one more bond, buy it be fore the sun goes down tomor row. Local Youth Reported Missing Over Germany MISSING IN ACTION v. lit. Janies Willis Ward was re ported missing over Germany on July 12, according us inform* tion reaching his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ward, here this week. James Willis Ward j Co-Pilot Of Plane In Paid on Munich ■■■ 1 ■ -4fc- '■ - I5iir IIoihImt willi Kn^inr Shot (>ul I ji!*l S<‘<*n I>i\ inir Inlo < Inntl — " -<4t .. I/t. James Willis Ward, young son of Mr. and Mrs John A Ward, ‘of William- Sheet, William-ton. \vn ie ported missing somewhere over Ger many on July 12, according to in formation received here this week ny his family. Few official details could be had here immediately, but according to reliable reports, the big bomber which the young man was co piloting was attacked in the Munich area. Eye witnesses wore quoted as saying that one engine was either shot out or that it exploded and that the plane was apparently badly crippled, it was further reported that the ship went into a cloud, that it could not be determined’ what happened to the members of the crew after that. While the report is not very encour aging, there is still hope that young Ward and his ship companions bail ed out and are safe in Germany. Lt. Ward volunteered for service in the Army Air Corps on August 25, 1942, and entered active service on March 10, 1043, training first in Tennessee and later in several other states. He received his commission last January 7111 and was home shortly after that to spend a short furlough with his parents. Just a few months ago he was transferred to England where he was stationed with the Eighth American Air Force. He met a few boys from home, and it is believed that J E. Boykin, Jr., form erly of Williamston, was in his group. Lt. Ward is the fourth Martin County man reported missing over Germany. Others reported missing, include Elie C Rogers, now a pris oner, Edgar M Taylor and Henry Wesley Allen, Jr. One of two children, Lt. Ward has a brother, John A. Ward, Jr., in the I V i< < ; r - : ? ■ —--* olina. His parents were visiting the son in South Carolina when the message reporting him missing was received hoie. War Prisoners To Harvest Peanuts The Fourth Corp Aiea War De partment Labor Division will < stab lish in Eastern North Carolina three War Prisoner Camps for the purpose of harvesting peanuts, beginning on or about Sept. 15th. The camps will be located in Williamston, Scotland Neck and Ahoskie. In order that the work over the entire area, as far as the farmer and war prisoner labor is coneencd shall be the same, the fol lowing rules have been set forth by the War Department 1. The standard stack pole will be 8 feet long, set 18 inches in the ground with cross-pieces 30 inches long, nailed 12 inches above the <■■1 making a ci< ui f, . .1 foot stack of green peanuts. 2. The above stack poles will be set every 12th row. The minimum distance between stack poles in the row will be ien steps 13 feet per step) and the maximum distance 14 steps, dependent on growth of vine and yield of peanuts. Production of 18 stacks .shaking anti stacking by hand per day will constitute a normal day’s work after Prisoners-of-War have been given two days’ training by representatives- of the Agricultural Extension Service. This production is about one-half of the normal days’ work of civilian labor and is not con sidered impractical. (Continued on page six) ACCEPTS V_ According to a special commit tee spokesman, Chas. R. Mobley has formally accepted the posi tion of chief of police, succeed ing the late W. B. Daniel as head of the local department. It could not be confirmed, but one of the committeemen named to appoint a police chief, stated that the of fice now carries a salary of $50 a week, or about $208 a month. Mr. Mobley enters upon his new duties the first of August with the power to make changes in the department personnel, one report stated. To date, the new appointee has not announced any plans he proposes to adopt or if he will make any changes in the personnel of the force. Of ficer John Gurganus resigned a short time ago, effective after tomorrow night. t Stresses Need For More War Heeniitsj Mrs. W. E. Dunn, Civilian Wae Re cruiter for Martin County, today em phasized the need for women quali fied as medical technicians in the Wo men’s Army Corps. Many of the essential war-winning jobs assigned to Wacs are with the Army's Medical Corps. At military hospitals these specially trained wo men are lending expert and skilled aid in the care of the sick and wound ed, in addition to such other jobs as laboratory workers, ambulance driv ers, and administrative clerks. Proof of these Wats’ efficiency was given recently when the Surgeon General of the Army stated that an additional 50,000 could he used by the Medical Corps. A Wac enlistee need not have prev ious technical training for assign ment as a Medical Wac. The Army has set up a specialized training school for Wac medical technicians at Hot Springs, Arkansas, where the trainees are taught to fill such as signments as medical and surgical technicians, X-ray technicians, and dental technicians. Women who are between 20 and 50 years of age and who meet the physical and educational require ments may be eligible to join the Wac. Information on the enlistment procedure may be obtained from your local Civilian Wac Recruiter. Early Collapse Of Germany Expected Bv Some Observers \inrriraits l)ri\r l."» Mile* Southwest of St. I.o Siure Tncsdin -<$> Sweeping victories on'the Eastern Front, followed by a 15-mile break through by the Americans in the i West have the observers busy these | days, latest reports coming out of > Washington stating that congression al leaders are predicting the early collapse of Germany. The military, however, is nqt quite so optimistic, and reminds the world that only the last shot will mark the end. The op timistic predictions were coming thick and fast in Washington this morning as the Congressional boys made ready for the reopening of Congress next week. Some were de claring that tho collapse of Germany would come before peace plans could be completed. Others were pointing out that quick action would be necessary if we are to meet the expected developments. Even though the Hussion sweep in the East and the four-day drive by the Americans in the West have featured the European theater war, extensive air attacks in central Ger many today are said to be of more than usual significance. The raids were ranked among the greatest of the war and are believed by some to be timed with the growing unrest on the German home front. On the Eastern front, the Russians are following up their first round of the battle for Warsaw. At the Vistu la, 50 miles southeast of Warsaw, one of tho nine Red Armies on the 1200 mile front are 145 miles from the border of Silesia in Germany prop er More than three million Russians are marching toward Berlin, the group just south of Warsaw being about 1125 miles from the Na/i cap ital Successes were reported yester day and today from one end of the front to the other, the victories yes terday being desci ibed as the great est of the war for the Russians. Back on the Western Front, the Americans have driven fifteen miles through the enemy's main and sec ondary defenses and are now in the vicinity of Coutances. American tanks were said to be fanning out along a forty-mile front and mop ping up as they went along. In the Caen sector, the Germans are fierce ly < Hintoi ,:!);a !;me. but the F’rhi-h and Canadians were said to be ab sorbing everything the enemy could offer there. The retreat of the Ger mans before the Americans was de scribed as chaotic, and seven Ger man divisions or about 70,000 men, arc about to be trapped as a result of the new drive. The American lank offensive, covering ten miles in yesterday’s action alone, was de scribed as the most brilliant opera tion of the invasion campaign to date. The Americans experienced a heavy blow presumably last Tues day when General Lesley McNair, the man who had trained the ground forces, was killed in the St. Lo area. In Italy, the Allies were reported today by the Germans to have open ed a major drive just south of Florence and the advanced lines are now within seven miles of the im portant objective. Over in the Pacific, the Allies have taken the best airdrome in the Marianas on Tinian Island, and are (Continued on page six) Town Hoard Plans To Huy Fire Truck -i Meeting in special session last eve ning, the local town commissioners, recognizing the need for additional fin -fighting equipment, considered the purchase of a new fire truck. Three pieces of equipment, one costing $4,675, and another costing $7,250, and still another costing $8, 350, wt re studied, the group deciding to wail until the first Monday in August before making a final pur chase. Th $ i 675 . i.,, i . i< __ commercial chassis and pumps 500 gallons of water perminute. The $7, 250 machine is custom built, has a 170 horsepower motor and pups 500 gallons of water pei minute. The third machine is also custom built, has 190 horsepower and pumps 750 gallon: of water p r minute. SUPPLY MINISTER Rev. Joseph lluske, formerly of Fayetteville hut more recent ly an assistant to the rector of the K pise opal church in Green ville, has been called to supply for the Church of the Advent here during the leave of absence granted Rev. Jolui Hardy the early part of last year. A young man, the callet. min ister just recently completed his seminary training. He plans to move here next week and hold his first service on August 6th. More Sugar Is Being Used For Illicit Liquor Manufacturing According to reliable reports, fair ly large amounts of white cane sugar or.1 being used for the manufacture of illicit liquor in this county I'p un- ' til a short time ago, officers found j very little sugar beer at illicit distil leries in the county, but in recent j days as many as 800 gallons of sugar beer were found at a single plant. It ! is apparent that the black market is1 again functioning on a rather ptv tentious scale. Raiding in Bear Grass a few days ago. Officer Joe Roebuck and Roy Re d wrecked a 100-gallon capacity tin still with its 50-gallon doubler, 250-gallon cooler and seventeen fer I mentors. They poured out 800 gal lons of sugar beer and 37 gallons of liquor, wrecking two 10 gallon kegs i and four 5-gallon glass jugs. The j liquor haul was the largest, single! catch reported by the officers in two I or mote ve; rs. Looking for the miss- I mg still worm, the officers ran across ! the liquor a tew hundred yards from 1 the still. Reentering Bear Grass the next day, the officers wrecked a 100-gal lon capacity tin still and five fer menters. pouring out 250 gallons of molasses lirn Still later, the officers wrecked a 30-gallon . capacity tin still and u, ' fermenter, pouring out fifty gallons of beer A partial plant was wrecked near Hassell last week-end, the officers pouring out fifty gallons of sugar beer. On Tuesday of this week, the officers returned to Hamilton Town ship niul tore up a 30-gallon oil drum that was being used for a still and wrecked three fermenters. Note Gradual Decline In Legal Liquor Sales v * Total of $1,609,483.30 Is Spent For Liquor Since Stores Opened Sales for First Three Months Of This Year Smaller Than in l‘)13 An official audit just recently re leased for the first three months of this year shows a gradual decline in the sale of liquor by the four coun ty alcoholic beverage control stores. After reaching an all time high roc ord of $1117,470.80 in the three months ending December 31, 1042, the sales have steadily decreased, possibly as a result of rationing and the scarcity of the available supply. In the first quarter of last year, sales amounted to $101,665.30, the gross income dropping to $77,100,15 in the corresponding three months of this year, a drop of $24,586.15. When the advance in price of liquor is consul | ered, it is quite evident that the con sumption of legal liquor has actual ' ty cljcrca::. ;; ft.are than ihe rarh : ,;ic . would indicate. The liquor business, despite war and repeated appeals for greater savings investments and support for the war effort, still holds a formid able place in the commercial life of i the county, the figures showing that total sales since the stores were opened in July, 1935, have climbed to nearly one and two-thirds mil lions of dollars. Add to this sum, the total sales of beer and wines unac counted for in the general audit, and the beverage bill will possibly ap proximate three millions or more. Of the $77,100.15 total gross sales reported for January, February and March of this year, $54,497.42 was paid to the manufacturers. Operat ing expenses during the period amounted to $3,680.01, leaving a net sales income of $18,913.72. Despite the decrease in sales, the board con tinues in a healthy financial condi (Continued on page six) Loral l>ovJVril<s Homo From France —$— Stationed now in Fiance, CpI. E G. Wynne wrote the following letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wynne: “A batch of mail jusl came in and 1 received four of the home town papers which I have just finished reading. Although they were a bit old, I enjoyed reading them. They keep me in touch witli a lot of my old friends in the service. In nearly every one I noticed that someone is missing in action. I can see why since 1 am nov m a position to sec some I of the results of war, and, . vv me, it is terrible. I never see anyone that I knew at home, but I do see plenty of other soldiers. "Right now I am smoking a cigar the captain just received from home They are almost impossible to get, however, we do get plenty to eat. For instance, tonight we had chick en and potat ies out of cans. Life here isn't for me so very diferent from what it was in England except for , the tact that I now sleep in a fox- ! hole. It is a comfortable foxhole with lots of mosquitoes. As yet I haven’t installed running water, but I plan to do so the first time it rains. Life isn't bad. The people seem very friendly, but my French is poor so I don’t have much to say to them. ' We were paid recently in French money and 1 received nearly a bas ketful. I'm thinking of wall papering my tent with some. The rest, amount ing to I ti sending home foi deposit to my account. ‘‘Just helped a fellow eat some cookies from home. They were a lit tle stale, but good, nevertheless . . ” missi \<; 1 il l’ll'. l.evie Davis was reported missing in trance on June 2t, his motlier, iMrs. Mattie N Davis, KI'D 1, Janiesville, was notified a lew days ago County Boy Writes From I’acifir Area Writing from somewhere m New Guinea, Cpl. Ben Hopkins said in a recent letter: “Today is the Fourth of July and a beautiful day for New Guinea weather. Since I cannot he in good old Martin County, I want to let all know that my thoughts are back with you. I am getting along fine and am in the best of health. I see in the papers that some of th1 boys overseas are getting soft drinks, ice cream, furloughs and getting dates. Well, I am glad, mighty glad I'm all of them, 1 wish we could only get one of the four. I believe if 1 could see a piece of beef steak my tongue would slap iny brains out. "There are no women over here exeeoi I i.. ■ ,M lg|| |WP li^l ei dark. There are no cities, towns or even villages near us and there isn’t a thing to do except stay on the job. “Today, I met two boys from Wil liamston. When I saw them I jump i ed up and down and shook both of • heir hands. Their names are Eugene I Hardison and Dallas Manning. Out side id' our little group of Martin County boys, they were the first 1 had seen since leaving home except Kitty Riddick who 1 saw in Holly wood. I hope all of you back home will (Continued on page .six) | OPKMNC i) YTi:s '•---J The (late lor opening the to hacco markets in this belt has been changed from August ‘ii to 2K by order of the governor. The change itself will make no ma terial difference to the farmers in this section because market ing activities are considerably behind schedule this year. It is understood that the date change was effected as a part of the over all strategy to force the bright flue-cured licit price ceiling up lo 45 Id cents. Eco nomic Stabilizer Vinson has ruled against a demand for the price ceiling boost, leaving the problem unsolved. Another meeting has been tentatively scheduled to be held in Wash ington tomorrow when a so lution of the problem is expect ed. During the meantime, south ern tobacco markets will con tinue closed. Eleven Speedsters In The Recorders Court Last Monday I' i Hern (iasis \r«* llamllml by JmlfT** J. C. Smith During Morning Session ■Judge J. Calvin Smith threw the machinery in high gear and clean'd the fifteen cast's from the County Recorder’s court in almost record time last Monday. Much time was spent handling an assault case, but eleven others were cleared in u mat ter of a few minutes The court was m session a greater part of the morning, and while there have been shorter sessions, it lias been a long time since the court handled that many cases in that length of time. The court made its speed when eleven defendants, charged with speeding on the highways, pleaded guilty through their attorney. None ot the defendants was in the court, and very little evidence was offered hy the State, the defendants having pleaded guilty. The cases originated sevi ral weeks ago when Corporal W. S. Hunt overhauled a truck con vo\ traveling between Robei sonville and Vv’illiamston at a speed ranging up to almost sixty miles an hour. The truck drivers were employed by th Hallongor Construction Com pany and it is believed that the con corn accepted the verdict. Each de lendant was lined $15 and taxed with th costs, the entire bill for the e!"ven men amounting to about S393.U0. The names of the defend i.. follow : Sidney W. Cooke, Leon Di Iggei .. Iis, James It. Badger, Le 1’oy Chal k, Woodrow Locklear, Fre lan D. Martin, James C. Orr, James Allen Rudd, John K. Carroll, John Hargcr and Charles Carl Boles. Other proceedings in the court: L.i union James, charged with as aulting a female, pleaded not guilty. Adjudged guilty after a long, drawn out trial, the defendant was sentenc ed to the mads for sixty days. The sentence was suspended upon the payment ot a $25 fine and cost, the court I'm (In i stipulating that the defendants is not to interfere with or molest the prosecuting witness, Gladys Pierce, during the next year. Pleading guilty in the case charg ing them with being drunk and dis orderly and with an assault, Jess Adkins and William II. Davis were each lined $10 and taxed with one half (he costs Charged with shoplifting, Theo dore Rowe was sentenced to the roads for six months, the court sus pending the road term upon the pay ment of a $50 fine and the court costs. The court also stipulated in its judgment that the defendant is lo answer the call of the Halifax County Draft Board for pre-induc tion. Leslie Simpson, charged with be ing drunk and disorderly, was fin ed $25 and taxed with the costs. (omity Native Pass(‘s In Tennessee •Jin.' Hoggs .native of this county, died at Ins home in Memphis, Tenm, a tew days ago at the advanced age nt 105 years, according to clipping linm the Memphis Commercial Ap peal, submitted by Mr. G K. Roe. buck, a native of this county who is now m business in Haynes, Ark. mm>" l " ;'i peoph r . •_; - . mil man, but it is understood that la w’a a tenant on the farm of the 'ate Sheriff Hardi on in Williams Township, some time after the Civil War. t he Memphis paper carried the following account of the old man's death: h " Hiigg . oni of Mf ii inlns' old est and most colorful characters, dud at 5:30 a. m. yesterday at his home, 1020 N. Trczovanl. He was 105. “Born m Williamston, N. C., Mr. Hoggs was a timberman both before and a I tei the Civil War. During the war he plied the Roanoke River as a blockade runner bringing shot and I'OWder io liie ColitelfeiateS and ex •••'• .iigmg .a produce. He later farmed in Texas Oklahoma and i torn Arkansas, moving to Mem phis m 10.(2. On his 100th birthday the Women’s Council of Hollywood Chiistian Church entertained with a birthday party honoring him; and last year, just a short time befure her death, he and his wife, Mrs. Mary Hogg, were serenaded by a group of Tech High School boys and gnls on her 93rd birthday. They had been married 70 years. Mr. Ilogg told many interesting steri ‘s of Civil War days and of his early experiences in the West. Until tlic death of bis wife, they had their own garden and chickens and Mr. Hogg sometimes sold vegetables and eggs to supplement his pension. He leaves his son, W. H. Hogg, with whom hi' lived. "The last rites were conducted at Hollywood Christian Church by Rev. J. Murray Taylor. Interment was in Raleigh Cemetery, Memphis. The old man did a bit of evangelis tic work in his late years .and itiaet t d large crowds to his meetings.