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 62 ff'illiamston, Marlin County, ISorth Carolina, Tuesd v, August 8, 1944. ESTABLISHED 1899 Take Preventive Step1 Against Poliomyelitis Municipal Pool Is Closed For Season; Bans For Children No Travel Ban Imposed, But Public Is Asked to Keep Children at Home Following the spread of poliomye litis (infantile paralysis) to this sec tion of the State during the past few days, county health authorities last week-end took what are believed to be the most sensible steps to prevent the spread of the disease in this area. While no strict bans have been im posed, the health authorities advis ed the closing of the municipal swim ming pool, Sunday Schools, theaters and public gatherings to children un der sixteen years of age. It should be noted that the Sunday schools and theaters will not be closed, but chil dren under sixteen are not to be ad mitted for an indefinite period. The health department announced this week that all agencies and oper ators of amusement houses and oth er public places where children fre quently gather had pledged their co operation in support of the prelim inary precautionary measures. Just how long the partial ban will hold, health authorities could not say, but they assured the public that all restrictions would be lifted as soon as possible or as soon as such action was considered safe. The usual movement of children in public is not banned, but the health office is directing an earnest plea to all parents to keep their children at home, and do no more traveling than is absolutely necessary. All public gatherings of children, including Boy Scouts, are being banned by voluntary action, but it is possible that bans will be enforced by law if the preliminary regulations are ig nored. No action has been taken to change the opening date for the county schools, but unless there is an abrupt end of the disease spread in the State, it is quite likely that the schools will not open in the county on August 31, that the opening date will be changed to about the middle of September, possibly the 18th. The school authorities and members of the health office are scheduled to meet on Thursday of this week to study the problem. No cases of the disease have been reported in this county to date, but cases have been reported in sever al adjoining counties. Up until a few days ago no cases had been reported east of Wilson, but it is fairly defi nite now that the disease has made its appearance in Beaufort, Bertie and Hyde Counties. -* County Young Man Wounded In France Pfc. Paul C. VanLandingham was painfully but believed not badly wounded in action somewhere in France between the latter part of June and the middle of July, ac cording to a letter just received by his mother, Mrs. C. S. VanLanding hum, near here. The nature of his wounds was not disclosed, the youth assuring his mother by pointing out that he ^would walk, talk He is in a hospital in England and stated that he was getting along fine, ’■kyteif’jng that he wasnVtiurt very much. He added that he was getting the best of treatment and that he would be all right in a few weeks. Vanlandingham stated that he •was «--jatrHwtotiv-frkm a captured Jerry. ‘‘Foster (bis brother) wrote me he was here, and I have the Red Cross trying to help me locate him, I hope I get to see him; it’s been two years this month since I saw him,” he said in his letter bearing date of July 17 th. The young man entered service \«41, receiving his train ing at Fort Jackson, S. C., Camp Forrest, Tenn., Camp Blanding, Fla. and Camp Atterbury, Indiana, be fore leaving for overseas duty Iasi February. His brother, John Forst er, has been overseas since about the middle of June. It is a bit singular that two of th< Martin County men reported killec in France and at least two of th< five reported wounded should hav< landed in England about the sam< time—February of this year. -» Assault Costs Colored Woman One Of Her Eye Slapping his wife in the face Gadys Peel, county colored mar broke her glasses and caused he to lose sight in one eye. A piec of the glass was driven into the eye ball, one report said. The assauH the details of which are to be aire< in the county court next Monday took place last week. Bond was fixed in the sum c $200.00 THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Another serious highway acci dent forged its way into the rec ord last week, costing one person his left arm and enda igering the lives of others. The following tabulations of fer a comparison of the accident trend: first, by correcpnnding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 31st Week Comparison Accidents Inj’d Killed Dam’ge 1944 1 1 0 $ 100 1943 110 50 Comparison To Date 1944 43 23 1 7700 1943 26 12 5 3575 Allies Shatter Nazi Attack and Continue Drive Toward Paris Camulians Launch Big Scale Drive Below Caen Early This Morning -<$> Despite a flare-up to their rear in the Mortain-Avranches area yester day, American spearhead forces con tinued their drive toward Paris to day, late reports placing them with in 115 miles of the French capital. Already, American soldiers are mak ing plans to spend the next leaves and furloughs in Gay Paree. In the sharpest counterattack since D-Day, the Germans pooled their tank forces in the Mortain sector yes terday and attempted to move to Avranches, their .over-all plan be ing to cut the Americans’ corridor connecting Normandy with Brittany. Incomplete reports coming from that area clearly indicate that it was a determined and fierce attack. At one time the American land forces were 1 hard pressed, but in the early after noon Allied air power moved in to halt the drive and shatter the enemy. Between 135 and 140 enemy tanks were wrecked by low-flying planes alone, and the attack was smashed. Apparently the drive to cut off the Americans had little effect on Al lied strategy in France. The Ameri cans continued on toward Paris, while others continued to exploit the strong points on the Breton Penin sula. The Allies were nine days tak ing the Cherbourg port, and it re mains to be seen how long they will be in clearing the enemy from Brest, Lorient, St. Nazaire and other im portant objectives in the peninsula. An unconfirmed report stated that the Germans, apparently afraid of the French patriots, are eager to surrender to the Americans. On the eastern side of the action front, the Canadians, forming an in dependent unit of their own, launch ed what appears to be a big-scale at tack below Caen. The drive, started before daybreak this morning, had gained four miles over a three-mile front by noon tuday, and was said to be rising in violence hourly. Gen. Charles de Gaulle, of the French Committee of National Lib eration, declares that a powerful French Army with modern equip ment would soon join the Allies in France Coe Dieting ) efiw' »-■«>>!» :v". 'J* front the Paris area, some starting that the Germans are digging in for a determined stand before the city, while other rumors declare the Ger mans are withdrawing from the city toward the Maginot line with their eyes firmly fixed on the Marne sec JPK and the German . , The liberation movement, spear headed by the Americans, is said to be receiving a great welcome in one French center after another. Thre has been little change on the Italian front during the past few days but late reports indicate that the Al lies are making preparations for a mass attack on the Gothic line which run.?, fjggr Pisa to Rimini. No startling ' developments have been reported in the Pacific theater since a U. S. task force steamed to within six hundred miles of Japan, blasted thirty-eight Jap ships, in cluding eight warships, leveled air (Continued on page six) ROUND-UP 1 ; 1-' After reporting few arrests in recent weeks, local police, coun ty officers and military police i went into action last week-end to round up five persons for al , leged infractions of the peace. , One was arrested for a r dangerous assault with a dead > ly weapon. One was booked for drunken driving, and three oth , ers were detained for public i drunkenness. Three of the five were white persons, the ages of the entire group ranging from 21 to 65 years. f County’s Board Of Commissioners In Short Meet Monday —$— ^’ery Little Business Discuss ed; Hear Report from ABC Board Chairman -- Meeting in regular session here Yesterday, the county commission 's had very little business on their ■alendar for consideration. Irving L. Smith, Robersonville man, was re ippointed a member of the County Ucoholic Beverage Control Board or a three-year term, the appoint nent having been made subject to tpproval of the board of education md health. A second ABC Board nember appointment is expected ihortly to fill the position made va unt when Lawrence Hyman was ■ailed into service. Tax relief orders were issued to C. C. Jones, Williamston, in the sum >f $2 since lie had been called into he service, and one for $1,20 listed n error to J. W Gurkin. Griffins township Appearing before the board, V. 1. Spivey, chairman of the County \BC Board, reported on the board’s iperations during the past nine rears and explained the delay in urning over profits to the county ind the several store towns. No prof ts have been paid to the county in leveral quarters and the towns have lot received their share of the pie profits during the past two quarters, he chairman explaining that the noard was trying to build up its in ventories by advancing cash for li juor. It was also pointed out that urge wine stocks were included in .he invento/.'ies, that while sales lad been small in recent months, the vine business was expected to in ■rease during the fall and winter nonths. It is understood that the \BC system in the county now has in inventory of approximately $40, 100, a fairly large portion of which s in wine stocks. Jurymen were drawn for the two veeks of Martin County Superior Jourt convening on the third Mon lay in September, as follows: First Week Jamesville: James C. Williams and \rthur L. Modlin. Williams: David G. Griffin, Joe L. Joltrain, A. W. Hardison, Henry F. Williams and W. J. Gardner. Griffins: Elbert Roberson, Jesse David Hardison and Arthur C. liob »rson. Bear Grass: Ralph B. Holliday, II. jomer Harrison, J. Collins Griffin md K. O. Rogers. Williamston: W. It. Glover, Willie :i. Modlin, Wendell Peel, William Lambert, J. W. Gurganus, W. C. Bai ley and J. Daniel Lilley. Cross Roads: Jesse Keel. Robersonville: V. L. Roberson and [. G. Keel. Poplar Point. J. S. Beach. Goose Nest. B. A. Long and H. J. Haislip, Jr. Second Week Griffins: It. Dewey Perry and Hoy D. Coltrain. Bear Grass: S. H. Mobley, W. A. Perry and Calvin Ayears. Williamston: J. D. Thrower, Fen ner Bonds, J. Oscar Daniel, David Keel, Bill Gay, C. II. Godwin, Jr., I. Haywood Rogers and Dan W. (Continued on page six) Name Principal For Farm Life School George Lassiter, of South Mills, has been named principal of the gajSchool in this _county, it was announced tins week l>y“fh*e office of the superintendent. Mr. Lassiter is an old school man, hav ing taught in several schools in the State .including those of Dure Coun ty for the past two years. Mrs. Lassiter will teach in the school’s grammar grades, and they will JpUAMFRiS*!. uttWJv'v St announced. An application has been received for the position of principal at Bear Grass and an interview is scheduled for tomorrow. Other than the Farm Life. elec tions, no faculty positions have been filled in the county schools during the past few days, but several up pniMlouv. .ata. ten*. is now believed that most positions will be filled within the next few days, but there is some doubt if all of them can be filled unless local talent in some school areas volun teer for service. Assistant To Home Agent Begins Work —$— Just recently appointed, Miss Mar garett Ricks is entering upon hei new duties as assistant home agenl in this county shortly. A graduate of East Carolina Teach ers College, Greenville, with thi class of 1944, Miss Ricks has beer doing special work in Halifax Coun ty this summer. As a member of t 4-H club in Johnson County, Mis: Ricks lead the field, winning scvera state and national awards. She wil help direct the 4-H club work in th< county. Miss Ricks is from Selma. Artillery 'Eye1 A PERISCOPE of the type used in ar tillery observation posts to observe gun tire is examined by Sri N E living ol Newark, N J., after American troops had captured a German pillbox on the invasion coast oi t rance U S Army Signal Corps photo (lulernuiumal) MARTIN COUNTY In WORLD WAR l (Reviewed from old Enterprise files twenty-seven years ago) July 6. 1917. Monday, the Exemption Board for Martin County met at the Court House and did the preliminary work for the drafting of the 150 men who will be carried out from the county under the draft bill. 1,500 men are registered and it will require ex cellent and impartial judgment to select 150 from this number, July 27, 1917. Friday afternoon, when the num bers of those drawn in the selective draft commenced to be received over the wires ,the people of Williams ten became intensely interested in the matter. All that morning there had been signs of feverish anxiety among both races, and the announce ment of the numbers added greatly to the effect. Martin County’s quota was 145 and as 28 had already enlisted only 117 were needed to complete the quota. The first Martin County man to be drawn was Lefender Yurrell, col ored, wlio lives in Williams Town ship. Dennis C. Taylor left Tuesday for Norfolk to offer himself for enlist ment in the Navy. He was drawn in the selective draft, but decided to enlist, and chose his work. August 3, 1917. Turner T. Grimes, assistant book keeper in the Farmers and Merchants Bank, volunteered for service in the Navy at Norfolk last week. However, he failed to pass on account of his weight which was 20 pounds under the required number of 128. N. S. Godard, who was examined for service at Warren ton last week, could not meet the requirements as to physical strength, being deaf in one ear. August 17, 1917. To date the complete and revised list of drafted men from Martin in cludes 337 men. The Exemption Boards in Martin County are face to face with a situa tion which should not exist in this time when every citizen in the coun try needs to be strong and alert. One o fthe serious things which has to be reckoned with is that many folks make affidavits to the claims of those desiring to escape the draft, and .T’K rr ;-.’;: l.vL .. the light. The local board is urgent that the people in Martin County be cautious in this serious matter. August 31, 1917. Leroy Anderson left Saturday af ternoon for Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., to enter the training camp there. . Seplem brr *. Yesterday Martin County sent us first men to join the Army. Acting in accordance with the instructions of the War Department, only five per cent of the quota of 145 men were taken on the first call. A large crowd was at the statior to bid the men goodbye, and tc cheer them with kindly expressions Flag-adorned Testaments were . pro ^L’oieu""icffne nicn' oy Mr. W. C. Man ning, chairman of the Martin Coun ty Council of Defense, and the Rec Cross Auxiliary gave each one 5 comfort bag. The squad was placet in the command of Dennis C. Taylor and the members of the Exemptior Board were present to see them off The men went to Columbia, S. C. where they will be trained for serv ice. The squad composed of: Denni; C. Taylor, Williamston; James A Leggett, Williamston; Bernard G Hyman, Oak City; Robert E. Harrell Oak City; Jodie D. Woolard, Rober sonville; William H. Gray, Roberson ville; Rufus R. Carson, Bethel. Revival Meeting Being Held In Bethany Clinrel The first in a series of reviva meeting services was held in th Bethany Church near here last even ing. Conducted by Rev. S. A. Fan - of Roanoke Rapids, the services wil be held each night at 8:30 o’clocl and the public is cordially invited. Two More Martin County Young Men Are Killed on the Battle! ield Jamesville Youth Islj Killed In Action In France On June 19th —$— Levie H. Davis, Jr., Was First Reported Missing There On June 21st Pfc. Levie Horace Davis, fust re ported missing in France on June 21, was killed in uction on June 19 on the battlefields of that country, ac co-ding to a later message received by the young man’s mother, Mrs, Mattie Davis, of near Jamesville, a few days ago. No details of his un timely death were offered in the brief message received from the War Department or in a formal let ter received from the same source a short time later. Members of the family are at a loss to explain the time element in the messages. In a first telegram received in late July, it was stated that the young man was missing on June 21. The last message stated that he had been i killed on June 19. As far as it can be learned here, Davis is the first Martin County man to die on French soil in the current war, and the 28th man from this county to died while in the service of his country since Pearl Harbor. Four other Martin County youths have been reported wounded in the invasion and battle for France, and a second young man has been report ed killed there. The son of Mrs. Mattie Gurkiri Davis and the lute Levie H. Davis, the young man was born near Jamesville on November 19,1919. He spent his early life on the farm or until January 28, 1941, when lie answered voluntarily his country's call and entered the Army. A mem ber of the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church for about ten years, Pfc. Davis is remembered as a dutiful son and a young man who held the respect of all who knew him. After volunteering for service, the youth trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama, Fort Benning, Georgia, and a short time at Fort Dix, New Jersey, before sailing for overseas service in February of this year. During his stay in England, lie made many friends, some of whom have since corresponded with mem bers of his family. ••"A member id an infantry division, Young Davis was among the first American forces to land in France (Continued on page six) County Youths Meet Over In New Guinea In n recent letter, Pfc. Thomas Lee Hawkins, Williamston colored boy, dates he is still in New Guinea and getting along fine, except for home sickness and an everlasting yearning to get back home. Asking ubout the folks back home, Hawkins expressed the wish that they were getting along all right. “From what I read in the paper, they vein to be getting along fine. I hope they keep it up." Hawkins went on to tell about meeting two boys from home. "A few nights ago 1 went to a picture show and sal in tin' rain to see it. We were returning to our station on a truck when someone asked, 'Is "that you, i'lawkins^Tdidn't say any thing because at the time I did not know who it was M. anvMCfe' did not know him, and about that time he pulled off his cap and then' was one of my old friends from home, Nathaniel Howard. Was I glad to see him! I could not say anything ■ ftn a a tmmm some one from home. Farther on down the road we met a white soldier. He told me he was R. J. Hardison’s cousin, so there I was with two boys from home. I had never been happier since entering the service three and one-half years ago. We started talking about home. The white soldier asked me about a.. tdt e,f... riiw.’.es truck uome. ( tuide him everything was all light when I left last December. “Later, I learned another boy, Jim 3o, from home is over here, and I hope to see him soon. “I got a paper after I saw R. J. Hardison’s cousin, and I don’t think he knew anything about him being ’ missing. I used to work with Mr. R. J. at Clark’s Drug Store. He is a nice boy and I hope he gets home all right. “I was also to hear about Lt. Bill ’ Ballard. I used to work with him at Pender’s Store. He was a real friend of mine. I will be glad when this war is over and hope it will be before I lose any more of my good friends back home. I am going to I save their pictures so I can remem ber them.” 1 Hawkins went on to say that he j had two brothers in the service, Cpl. - William Hawkins, now in England or 1 France?, and Pvt. James Hawkins 1 who is now in Africa. “I hope we , all get back O. K. to free life and see all the people back home. RAINFALL Following a long dry season, the rains came in July to restore hopes and pull the precipitation total up to a passing figure. The total for July —3.72—is far from a record and falls almost five 1 Inches below the recorded fall in July of last year, but it came at an opportune time and possibly was more welcomed than the five- and six-inch totals record ed in each of the early months of the year. August is keeping the < backbone of the drought broken, ^ 3.11 inches having fallen so far ] this month. ] Through July of last year there ; were 229.81 inches of rain, and | in tlie corresponding period this ■ year there were 26.41! inches. The big difference came in the time , rather than the amount. In May, June and July, 1943 ,the total was 17.32 inches as compared with 6.12 inches in the corre sponding months, this year. Officials Consider Varied Calendar of Business Last Night -<s> Will Miikt* Further Stinlv Be fore I’ureliuiuup: a See ontl Fire Truck In a two-hour session last evening, :he town commissioners studied a varied business calendar, taking def nite action in several instances and ielaying action in others. A high spot in the meeting was cached when the commissioners or dered a slight change in the main street parking system. Admitting that the present parking system is not suitable to the narrow street, the ximmissioners proposed to change the parking angle from 45 to 35 de grees. The new plan will make it easier for one to park a car and it is believed that it will allow two or three more feet for the two-lane traffic. The police will be called upon to check up on parking. The proposed purchase of a new fire truck was discussed, but no fi nal action was taken, the board mem bers dt>< idiug to make r further study jf specifications and prices. It was pointed out that it is next to impossible to purchase a stock chassis and build a fire Iruck body in dpumper equipment on it. It is possible, according to one manufac turer, to build and deliver within 120 days a standard machine. The prices range from around $5,700 to 1>7,200. Approximately $100 was appro priated for tiling a ditch for a new street that will connect the high and graded schools. The street, already cleared, will open up much property for building after the war, it was pointed out. The owner, Dr. J S. Rhodes, has agreed to build the street, it was ex plained to the commissioners. At the suggestion of Mrs Jim Sta ton and other interested taxpayers, the commissioners discussed several current problems. They will ask op erators of various trucks to equip their machines with mufflers as soon as possible and help eliminate some of thi' unnecessary noise. A request fur a stop light, corner of Jlfaf!Pircr*u*ainiiTt<Tn SfiiTTs,^re ceived consideration but was ruled out since the equipment is not to be had. Mayor J. L. Hassell was instructed to make inquiries about the possi bility of building an airport for the town after the war. The possibility IM^***"*'’***.-. J-S’ v.- ..,: . iog <i i 41 er-locker here was also briefly dis cussed. When asked about discontinuing the operation of the municipal swim ming pool because expenses outdis tance revenue by a fairly large sum, the commissioners expressed the opinion that the investment was too great to abandon the property. The board did order the pool, closed dur-. ing the remainder of the summer on account of infantile paralysis. Commissioners Green, Lindsley, Godwin and Griffin were present for the meeting. BANDAGE BOOM __y A shipment of material for making surgical dressings is ex pected in this county within the next day or two, Mrs. J. B. Tay lor, chairman of the Ked Cross bandage room here, announced yesterday, explaining that a bill of lading liad been received, that possibly the material would reach here in time for opening the room the latter part of this or early next week. It could not be learned how much material is included in the shipment, but part or all of it was to have been included In the July quota, Mrs. Taylor explain ed. Jolan Perry Loses Life in Action in France On July 11 father Notified of His Son’s Death in Message Reeeiv* ed Yesterday Morning -- CpI. Colan Gray Perry, Williams township young man, u.ia killed in iction on the battlefields ut France m July 11, his father, Mr Joseph 1. Perry, was notified by the War Department yesterday morning, similar to other casualty messages, he terse note, expressing the secre ary of war’s deepest sympathy, of ered few details other than the late of the young man’s death and he theater of operations. His father, hiding it impossible to check the eats caused by shock and grief, said yesterday morning that he had not ward from the young man in weeks, hat while he felt something was wrong he had hoped good news would come. Cpl. Perry is the 29th Martin bounty young man to make the su jreme sacrifice while in the service if his country, and the secotid to die m French soil in recent weeks. It could not be learned definitely, but te is believed to have entered France on or shortly after D-Day, following a stay of several months in England. In one of his last letters to his father, the young man said he was getting along fine and instructed his father in a firm but kindly manner not to worry about him. The son went on to explain that there were many hedgerows and trees in the area, intimating that they offered good places to hide from enemy fire, [la toid r the capture of 13-year-old boys in the Gei my army, and ex pressed the ho’ , h t We war would soon be ov r and that all the boys could ret- rn h< m •. The si n oi . o 11 h H. Perry and the late Mrs. Inabell Bob-rson Perry, he was born in tIn- Farm Life sec tion of t! i if I in' Towns!11 p on October 31, 1920 As a young man he work ed on tlu farm most of the time, spending about one >var on a boat plymg the Atlantic seaboard waters for a lumber concern, and working during offseasons at various jobs in William-ton Prior to his entry in to tile service the latter part of 1942, he farmed with his father over in Williams Township. After a short Hay at Fort Bragg, he trained at Fort Bi nning, Ga., and at Fort Jack son, spending a short time at a northern embarkation center before going to England last Fobruary. lie was married to Miss Sudie Martin last year. Besides his wife and father, he leaves two brothers, James II. Perry of this county and Joseph Jasper Perry who is now in the service and was stationed some (Continued on page six) -$ County Native Dies In South Carolina —$— Kemp Peel, u native of this coun ty, died in a Hartsville, South Caro lina, hospital last Wednesday after noon following a short illness. A son of the late John Edwin and Melissa Kemp Peel, he was born in Q-vil'1'SWW U'L "OUJVtjJ, 85 years ago. After spending his early life in this court!’^j^jnoved to Soi't^** Carolina, locating in the Lylia sec tion of Darlington County, near Hartsville, where he worked as a master mechanic for many years. Mr. Peel, a member of Macedonia Chunjdjijgig...this county* ^ was here VKTungrelalivcs and friends about two months ago and apparently was in his usual health at that time. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Elizabeth Keley, of South Carolina; two sons, Charlie E., >f Hartsville, and Pvt. Lucas Peel, now m the armed services overseas, and a brother, Jordan G. Peel, of Griffin,; Township, this county. "I'xxiWTui last Friday morning at 11 o’clock in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church by Rev. Carl Parker and interment was in the church cemetery. Among those attending the service from this county were, Mr. Jordan Peel, Mrs. C. M. Peel, Mrs. George Peel, Alton, Howell and Maurice Peel and Miss Lola Peel. Sailors Row With Lone Soldier Over His Girl ———<—— One sailor was jailed and three others were about to land in the hoosegow here last Saturday night following a disturbance at a near-by filling station. A hearing is sche duled in the case later this week and details could not be had immediate ly. One report stated that a lone soldier had his girl or a girl at the station, and the four sailors offered to take her off his hands, and a fight followed. The girl was said to have stopped a hand blow to the face.

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