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 63 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 11, 1944, ESTABLISHED 1899 -Americans Plvuskvi Forward with Paris As Their Next Goal American Planes Attack Jap Bases on Mainland and in Philippines r * * ■0 Reversin'; the order followed by the Germans four years ago, Amer icans are literally running wild in France today, late reports stating that the Yanks are plunging forward with Paris as their next stop. Posi tions are changing so rapidly that reporters are hardly able to deter mine the lines of advance, but it is fairly well established that the Am ericans have pushed well beyond Le Mans and are now between forty and seventy miles of Paris. To the south, the Yanks, according to un confirmed reports, have taken Nan tes and Angers and are crossing the Loire River. If the Americans hold Nantes they can soon be expected to take Bordeaux, and from then on the advance, some believe, will be sim ilar to falling duck pins. While American tank forces are fan ning out over a wide area, causing confusion for the Germans along a broken line about 150 miles long, other American forces are having a stubborn fight in the Mortain sector where the Germans are still trying to batter the corridor leading from Normandy to the Breton Peninsula. At the same time, other American forces are battling a fanatical enemy resistance at Lorient and Brest. The Canadians and British are still bat tering the Germans in the Caen area. While much talk is being heard about the drive toward Paris, it is fairly apparent that the Allies are advancing a pincers movement to trap the German 7th Army. The pin cers is hardly sixty miles apart to day. It is becoming more evident that the Hitler gang plans to battle to the last man or until they cave in under their own weight. On the Eastern Front, the Russians have scored large gains around War saw, but increased German resist ance, supported by several divisions drawn from other areas, have slow ed the great push in that area, but the Russians are launching a new drive toward the Prussian border, less than ten miles away. The situation in China continues to grow steadily worse following the fall of Hengyang earlier in the week. However, American plane attacks on the Jap mainland and on the Philip pines are welcomed news. The Dutch East Indies felt the sting of the B-29 yesterday whpri a vast oil refinery center at Palesbang, Sumatra, was fired. Guam has been subdued, an Amer ican coming out of 31 months of hid ing to tell his experiences on the island. Meeting in Pearl Harbor the latter part of July, President Roosevelt, General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz are believed to have formu lated plans calling for an increased tempo in the Pacific War. The drive in Italy hasn’t recovered from its stalemate, the Allies encoun tering all kinds of trouble in the Florence area. In addition to the developments or the battlefronts, the Allies have just announce that a great airborne army has been formed by the Amer icans and the British and that it can OLD GLORY, torn from its mast by the Japs in December, 1941, now flies again over Guam, following the suc cessful reoccupation by the U. S. Much Damage Done To Peanut Factory By Fire Last Night Fire Damages Machinery ami Slock oil Tliinl anil Fourth Floors Its origin not definitely known, fire last night caused considerable damage to the plant of the Williams ton Peanut Company. No estimate could be had immediately, but it is fairly certain the loss will run into several thousands of dollars. While the fire was confined mainly to the third and fourth floors, water dam age resulted to stocks on the second and first floors. The alarm was sounded at 9:30 o'clock and firemen and volunteers battled the fire for almost two hours before it could be checked. Throwing off a choking smoke and fumes, the fire burned into the ele vators, placing it out of reach of the sprinklers and making it difli cult for the volunteer firemen to reach it The building exterior shows no sign of fire, but it is believed that several weeks will be required to repair the damage and place the plant back in running order. Operating only a single shift, the plant was closed down about five o’clock yesterday atternoon. It is be lieved by some that a spark, possibly from a belt, landed in the peanut dust and smoldered for several hours, fi nally breaking into an open flame. Handling a record business since early last fall, the company had milled down to its last 5,000 bags of farmers’ stock peanuts, and was planning to complete its work for the season about the middle of next week. Orders were based on .that tentative schedule and the plans (Continued on page six) -e Returns Home From Mediterranean Area After more than twenty-one months in North Africa and the Med iterranean Theater, Harry Martin returned home this week for a well earned furlough. He plans to spend about two weeks with relatives in Jamesville before going to Fort - — Landing in Casablanca in early No vember, 1942, the young man went through the North African and Si cilian campaigns and then moved on to Italy where he operated a large amphibious truck. He was one of several thousand to return from the Italian area, it is understood. (Continued on page six) BANDAGE ROOM 1 Rstfivb'w* - of material yesterday, the local Red Cross bandage room will reopen on the second floor of the store building next to the Guaranty Bank tonight at 8 o’ clock, it was announced today by the chairman. Approximate . Jy .Vvi#, mmm Mar a rat-3, received, and apparenty the quota, including a delayed July shipment, is quite large. The leaders of the project are asking all women in the en tire Red Cross chapter to volun teer their services and co-oper ate in meeting the quota as 1 quickly as possible. * Regulations for Polio Control Are Generally Observed Here With a few possible minor excep tions, rules and regulations designed | to check the spread of poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) are beir^ gen erally observed in this community even though no strict bans have been applied. Sairly large crowds are gathering in various places, including the the amusement centers, but children under sixteen are noticeably absent. It is fairly evident also that the num ber of children ordinarily seen on the streets has dwindled during re cent days even though no restrictions have been imposed against the free movement of the little folks on the streets. The new regulations are certain to have a telling effect on the attend ance upon the various Sunday Schools this Sunday. However, mark ed attendance drops were reported by several of the schools last Sun day, and it was pointed out that the full attendance of adults will hold the figures to a fairly respectable level. A schedule for opening the public schools in the county is still pend ing. The board of education was to have considered the matter further at a meeting yesterday, but the ses sion was postponed until next Mon day when a delayed opening will be considered. The schools were first scheduled to open on August 31 in this county as a result of action taken by the board about two weeks ago. No polio cases have been reported in this county so far, and possibly the disease is subsiding in those areas where it approached the epidemic stage. WOUNDED Pfc. Paul C. VanLandingham was wounded, believed badly, in France during the latter part of June or early July, according to information received by his mother, Mrs. C. 8. VanLanding ham, near here, a few days ago. Large Truck Tires Are Eliminated in August Allotments Ninety-eight Car and Light Truck Tires Kulinned Lust Friday The tire situation for large truck operators reached a critical stage this month when allotments were denied the counties and the ration ing task was assumed by the Raleigh office of the OPA. Several appli cations were before the county board last Friday, but only one was con sidered and that action was taken subject to final approval by the state office. Just how long it,_