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Have You Shared in the United War Fund Drive Now Underway? NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY SERVICE MEN NOW READING THE ENVEPRISE IN ALL PARTS OE 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 LVII—NUMBER 83 ff illiamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 20, 1944. ESTABLISHED 1 Powerful American. Force feasitfeks The Philippine Islands Casualties Are Light As Entire American Army Smarms Ashore There In one of the most powerful inva sion attacks ever known, American forces landed in the Philippine Is lands this week. The official an nouncement coming from General MarArthur stated that casualties were light and that the action caught the Japs bn their blind side. Exten sive preparations had been made by the enemy to repulse an invasion attempt to the south. Preliminary reports indicated that possibly 250,000 Americans were moving into the advanced position within the inner defenses of the en emy who is believed to have 225,000 men to contest tne latest daring move in the Pacific theater. The American forces stormed ashore with vengeance in their souls, the invasion group including num bers of those men who were at Cor regidor. Late reports declare that no ships had been lost up until the present in the invasion which was preceded by extensive bombing raids that con founded the Japs to the north and south. General MacArlhur is about land ing now on the island Leyte between Luzon on the north and Minadnao to the south. Firm beachheads have been established, and a message from President Roosevelt will be read to the Filipinos today, urging them to help annii.iliate the enemy with the assurance that they will be recogniz ed as a free people and as one of the United Nations. The latest drive in the Pacific places the Allied forces within 750 ijiiles of Formosa and about 850 miles from the China coast. It is fairly certain that the task to wipe out the Japs in the Philippines will not be an easy one, but the Am ericans are now fighting on what is recognized as holy soil and the men of Corregidor say the enemy now hasn’t a chance. Activities on the Western Front have been completely overshadowed by the 10-day assault and the inva sion of the Philippines. However, some progress is being made in sev eral sectors. Over naif of Aachen is (Continued on page four) ! -$ County Young Man Hospital Patient -<s> Cpl. George Norman White, son of Mrs. W. A White, RFD 1, Oak Citv, and the late Mr. White, is a patient in a hospital somewhere in the Pacific Theater of Operations, -V?’c. .wa,5*??.. ..... .pyaiupd-.^^|»«,days aeo Apparent ly sent by the young man himself, the message stated he was getting along all right and tliat he would write later in detail. It is presumed he was wounded. The young man, one of two broth ers in the service, joined the Marine Corps on January 29, 1940, and went overseas in June, 1942, participating ( in the invasion of Guadalcanal. Af ter a stay of six months in the jun gles there he was transferred to New Zealand and later to Australia. Returning to combat duty, he fought in New Guinea, participated in the Cape Gloucester fight and was last heard from in New Britain. It is be lieved that he was in the Palau area more recently. In his last letter written on Sep tember 3, he stated he was getting along all right,. The young man has a number of ribbons, including a campaign rib bon with several campaign stars and the Presidential Unit Citation with one star. He asked for a serviceman’s ballot and stated he wanted to vote for President Roosevelt and expressed the hope that those back home would do the same. -i Sgt. Edgar Taylor Is Returning Home Staff Sergeant Edgar M. Taylor, fitter many hectic experiences in the European area, is returning home the young man stating in a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Monroe Taylor, RFD 3, Williamston, this week that he hoped to arrive the lat ter part of this month or early in November. His last letter, dated the early part of this month, was writ ten in England. Young Taylor was wounded on January 4, this year, but. was able to return to duty a short time later. On February 22 he was reported missing in a raid over Kiel, Ger many. Nothing moie was neard from him until the middle of last month when he was reported safe. It is un derstood that at least three members of the crew were taken prisoner by the Germans. |Querent CropJHarvest About I Completed In Martin County The current crop harvest is rap idly being completed ir. this coun ty, farmers generally reporting abun dant yields for most crops. With the exception of the corn crop, produc tion has been far :n excess of ex pectations and in some instances ap proaches a new high record despite the extremely dry period during the growing season. After what was considered last summer to he the most dismal out look for tobacco in years, the leaf crop forged ahead to exceed what is ordinarily recognized as a norm al poundage. Prices have been ac ceptable, and. as a whole, the tobac co crop is proving to be the most successful one in years. A large por tion of the crop had already been marketed, and farmers are still rush ing the leaf to market as rapidly as possible. Peanut digging is being complet ed in its entirety this week. As us-i ual, the reports refer to “spotted” | production. Farmer Alton White, one of the first to start picking the cur rent crop, reported a yield of twen ty bags on his farm in Hamilton Township this week. The quality of the crop was described as fair to good. Other peanut pickers are be ing moved into the fields and the goobers will very likely start mov ing to market shortly. Farmers are now fairly busy har vesting what appears to be a record acreage yield of sweet potatoes. However, the total crop will hard ly measure up to record production figures since it is understood that acreage was slightly reduced this season. Already several farmers have ever-run thmr curing barns. The corn crop is spotted, but as a whole, production will be short of normal and considerably below needs. Cotton is moving to the gin slow ly, and while the yield is reason ably high, total production is certain to be less than it was a year ago. Over $3,500 Reported For United War Fund WOUNDED j--'.1 "-I v iijj. Pvt. Daniel Leo Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Andrews, RFD 1, YVilliamston, was slight ly wounded in Italy on Septem ber 18, his wife, the former Miss Irma Simmons of Bethel, was notified recently. Justice Hassell Has JEimTases.In .Court -.$—. Justice J. L. Hassell, calling five :ases in his court this week, had seven defendants before him for alleged violation of the various laws coming under his jurisdiction. • Charged with disorderly conduct, L’harlie Jones and John Henry Lang ston were required to pay $9.50 costs sach. Walter Jones, charged with simple assault was taxed with the costs in Ihe sum of $5.50. Charged with throwing bottles promiscuously on Washington Street Z. B. James, W. H Brown and Mar shall Scott were required to pay 55.50 costs each. Lewis Brown was fined $5 and axed with $5.50 costs in the case iharging him with disorderly con iuct. -* Slightly Injured In An Auto Accident Tuesday -«. Mrs. Herman Everett of Harrdl »n suffered a painful but not ser ous knee injury when the car in vhich she was riding was struck by mother at a street intersection in Scotland Neck last Tuesday after ioon. No one else was hurt, but the ;ar, driven by Mrs. Myrtle Bunting, vas damaged to the extent ol abqyt 5300. Attorney Liverman, driving out of i dirt street, crashed into the car, it ■vas said. *GAS RATIONS s_ > Plans for the distribution of “A” gasoline rations will be formulated at a meeting of the War Price and Rationing Board to be held here this evening, Mr. Herbert L. Roebuck, member, said yesterday. It is possible that the board will ask the schools to help han dle the distribution, but no defi nite plans have been made as yet. During meantime, motor ists are asked to keep their "A" books until they are called for by the board ot its representa tives. » -# IBear Grass School And Township First To Go Over The Top —«— Special Gifts Committee Has Raised And Turned In Nearly $3,000. -@ Getting underway in the county the early part of this week, the Unit ed War Fund Drive to raise $9,357.02 is progressing rapidly, according to a statement released this morning by County Chairman N. C. Green who declared that most of the ten town ships while making no complete re ports were meeting with marked success in carrying the appeal for suffering humanity to the people. Filing the first report on the drive in the county, Mrs. Pete Men denhall said yesterday afternoon that Bear Grass had gone over the top, that Professor Giles and his pupils in the school there had raised $124 of the $450 quota. The second report for any of the townships was filed late last night by V. J. Spivey, co-chairman of the Williamston district committee, for the special gifts canvassers. The re port is not yet complete, but up un til that time a total of $2,946 had been raised and reported. The two districts were the first to re-pest donations.-. • » Of the .ten townships offering prr - liminary reports, only one even in timated that the campaign was drag ging, but even in that case the quota is almost certain to be reached and possibly oversubscribed. Chairman Joshua L. Coltrain explaine dthat the drive was being delayed in Wil liams, hut he said that his people could be depended upon for their quota, if not more. Buefiy stated, the drive is mak ing progress, but much work is yet to be done. It seems a bit strange that so many of us have to be earn estly solicited for our support of so worthy a cause when so many of our county boys are giving their all on the far-flung battlefronts of the world. Only yesterday, a county young man wrote, ‘Jif the people back home had to go through with what many of us have gone through with these past few days, they would 1 not have to be begged to support (Continued on page four) --i, Home After Months In Pacific War Area —«— William Henry' Gurganus, Petty ‘ Officer 2/c, U. S. Naval Reserve, re turned a few days ago from twenty five months spent in the Pacific War zones to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gurganus in Bear Grass, and his wife, the former Miss Cottie Mae Price of Plymouth. The young man enlisted in the Seabees July 1, 1942, and left for distant points in the Pacific ten weeks later. Calling by The Enterprise office this week, the young man expressed his thanks for the paper, but had little to say about his experiences during the hectic months spent in the war areas. However, it is known that he had many close calls. On one occasion an ammunition ship pulled into a primitive port beside the ship he was working on at the time. A Jap submarine had follow ed ..the ammynitigji shija^in. surfac ed and opened tire, shooting across the deck of his ship and just over his head. No hits were scored, how ever. I Vote On November 7 —*—— j Party Members Hold Meeting Here Past Night; Cant Morrison To Speak Meeting in the county courthouse here last evening, forty or more Democratic Party leaders, represent ing nea.ly every one of the voting precincts, pledged the current cam paign their loyal and financial sup port and planned to help get out a record vote in the November 7 elec tion. Opening the meeting, Elbert S. Peel, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee in this coun ty, explained that there were finan cial obligations to be met, that the State Democratic Committee had asked the county Democrats for $300 and that the National Committee was badly in need of funds and that it was proposed to send the national headquarters approximately $000. Chairmen were named for the var ious precincts and between now and November 1, canvassers are asked to raise $1,370. The township quo tas were announced, as follows: Jamesville, $125; Williams, $60; Grif fins, Bear Grass, Goose Nest and Hamilton, $100 each; Williamston, $400; Cross Roads, $125; Roberson ville, $200; Poplar Point, $60. With virtually all the big corpora tions and giant businesses contrib uting heavily to the opposition par ty, the Democrats are hard pressed financially, it is admitted, and the average citizen is being called upon to support the election for the Demo crats. A campaign for small but num erous contributions was advanced by a newspaper in New York and in about 24 hours time, $17,000 was rais ed for the Democratic Party, mean ing that President Roosevelt will bo able to go on the air an extra time. Most of the time at the meeting last evening was devoted to business, hut Clarence Griffin, candidate for the State House of Representatives, and Mayor John L. Hassell briefly addressed the group. “If for no other reason, we should re-elect President Roosevelt on ac count of his successful foreign pol icy," Griffin said. He briefly review ed the Republican Party’s record in Congress during the past four years (Coniinued on page four) -———— Getting Along All Right In France Writing to friends back home, El bert Harrison, young county boy, stated he was getting along all right in France. The letter was written the latter part of September. “I have been lucky and I jusi. hope my luck holds out,’’ the young man stJ fcavt France and-is a very nice country It is much nicer than Italy; in fact, any place is nicer than Italy. France is more like the States than any place I have been so far. I liked England and Scotland, too. The French people are very nice and friendly. The girls are very pretty, oo, but they are nothing like the ines we left behind. Quite a few of ;hem speak some English, and with ny French and their English we get dong all right. “I will be glad to return home vhich we hope won't be long. We ire well on our way to Berlin.” -$ Two Teacher* Resign In County Thin Week -$> 1 ■■ Two teachers, Mrs. John I. Eagles, >t Williamston, and Mrs. A. L. Hen iren of Everetts, resigned their po ations in the county school system his week. As far as it could be learn ed today no successor has been nam 'd to fill either of the positions. Mrs. Eagles resigned to he with ler husband who is now^ni a leave >f indefinite duration. HIGHER j After holding to a fairly sta ble level from the opening about two months ago, tobacco prices on the local market yesterday showed a strong upward trend, the average for the day ranging about $4X50. New top prices were reported and in at leas! one instance an entire barn of tobacco was sold for an average of $49. Prices hit the fifties for the first time on a noticeable scale, while the medium and poorer quality grades held tfycir own. The market is now back an a four-day selling schedule, and while tobacco continues to move here in large quantities, the glut is not as pronounced as it was a few days ago. Sales today will carry the ^poundage in excess of seven and “one-half million. L'p until this morning, the 7,246,042 pounds had averaged $42.51, 1 CHILD VICTIM OF NAZI BRUTALITY SOMEWHERE 'N RUSSIA a member ol tha Red Army speaks to smili Volodya Lukin, 10, a youthful victim of Nazi cruelty. During the derm occupation of his home town, his parents were seized and sent to I Reich as slave labor. The Nazis then drove tire boy out Into the ci and he suffered badly frostbitten feet (Intematiow Sgt. Jo Jo Thigpen, Local Parachutist, Lauded by General TliinltK Young Man Was Burn Willi Duiililo Portion Of Courage -$> By Cpl. James G. Fenton Public Relations OfTice, Second Paratroopers Training Regiment, the Parachute School, Fort Benning. Ga.—(Special).—Brigadier General Ridgely Gaither, in a short address recently described Sgt. J. H. Thig pen, of Williamston, N. C , as the “Most valuable man in the Para chute School.” Sgt. Thigpen was further praised by Col. C. W. G. Rich, commanding officer of the Sec ond Parachute Training Regiment. Said the colonel, “He must have been born with a double portion of cour age. It is an honor to have a man like him in my regiment.” The sergeant, knwn throughout the regiment as “Jo Jo”, excepting this fact that he purposely jumps faulty chutes, untested silk, and ex periments with conditions, has the same job in the parachutists that a 4»»:~V-fyi-U-*,is...wv.v&.VvJaw,1*« cation of the.. exact conditions that resulted in an earlier fatality, it is possible to find the defect and cor rect it, saving the lives of men throughout the world who use para chutes for attack or preservation. A veteran of forty-two jumps un der the most dangerous circum stances, the North Carolinian is al most a certainty to annex his "Gold Wings” and join a select few who have the distinction of completing fifty ‘leaps for life’ If he does, Thig pen will be the youngest in the his tory of the school to compile fifty jumps. He is only twenty-one and neither di inks nor smokes. Modest, good natured and defi ntiely athletic, Kgt. Thigpen spends all his spare time training Beau Jack, world’s lightweight ciiamp, who is stationed here in the Re ception Center. Before volunteer ing for this thrilling and hazardous assignment following the death of a friend when his chute had a mal (Continued on page four) ---- County Young Man Traveler-Fighter —$— William L. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Taylor, RFD 3, William ston, has just about established a record as a fighter and traveler. Going into foreign service almost two years ago, the young man fought in North Africa for a while and then participated in the Sicilian cam paign. He later traveled to and fought in Itaiy. From Mussolini’s run-down domain, Young Taylor moved to England for a short b-eathing spell from the sound of gun and cannon fire, moving a short time later to France. Now lie is in Germany. In a recent letter to his mother, Taylor stated that he would be mighty glad when the business at hand was over, that he was getting a hit tired and homesick He also added that once he got hack home, he never expects to leave again. The yt/cuifi man kn.i wounded in France last June 30, and his parents received the Purple Heart a few days ago. COTTON WINNINGS '| ^ __ j Cotton ginnings are off to a slow start in the county this year, according to a report just released by Mrs. Strelsa Grif fin, special agent for the ltureau of the Census. Up to the first of this month, only 530 bales of cotton had been ginned in this county from the current crop as compared with 073 bales gin ned in the corresponding period, a year'tgo. It is fairly apparent that the cotton crop will be smaller in the county this year than it was last, reports stating that many farmers borrowed from their cotton acreage to increase their tobacco plantings, that others just quit growing cotton. Red Cross Bandage Room Closed Here The local Red Cross Bandage room was closed Iasi Wednesday afternoon after volunteers from Jamesville called for 1,800 of Ihe 4x4 surgical dressings material the day before It is understood that the work on tjie S( ntomhor quota has also been completed at 'Ma< edonia and Hamil ton, 1 hat Bear Grass and Jamesville will likely complete ihe work in its entirety in the next day or two. Names of the volunteer workers helping complete the task at Mace donia include the following: Mesdames Albert Guikiu, Jimmie Gurkin, Elmo Lilley, Roland Lilley, Raleigh Lilley, Sylvester Lilley. Jno. Lilley, R. L. Perry, Heber Peel, Rome Rodgers, Perlie Rodgers, Lena Manning, Frank Lilley, Simon Lil ley, Lucian Peel, Wayne Byrd, Ralph Lee and Misses Emma B Ward, Susie Manning, Doris Lilley, Ella Faye Rodgers, Christine Lilley, and Mary V. Hodges. The names of those reporting to the bandage room here this week: Medarnes Elbert Sherman, J. B Taylor, David R. Davis, J. Frank Weaver, A. E Krowdcr, G. W. Lewis, G. P. Hall, Anna Harrison, Bill Howell, S. W. Manning, Jr., T. B. Brandon, Herbert Taylor, J. G. Cheatham and C. C. Parker, and Misses Dormhv^Manmngand Ann -- Itarheci*’ Amt ('.hichon Dinner At Janicsvillo ■-— The ladies of the Jamesville Meth odist Church will give a barbecue and chicken dinner Wednesday night, October 25th, in the Jamesville school auditorium. The public is cor dially invited. \ FIRST SALK The first sale of peanuts from the current crop was reported here this week. Farmer Leo Roberson of near Williamston, sold 202 bags for $1,767.50, or an average price of eight and three quarter cents per pound. It was pointed out that the quality of the crop offered was possibly above the average. The goobers had a 70 per cent meat content and 20 per cent of them were extra large. The excess of 6 per cent boosted the price a few dollars a ton. ’ T,V i.-upmi it • hardly start moving to market in any suable volume before the latter part ol this month. Arrest Two Persons I For Alleged Illegal i Operation In Wayne l)r. Heck Person of (foldnlioro Charged with Murder of Marlin County Woman Charged with performing an ille gal operation that resulted in the death of Beulah Brown, young Mar tin County white woman on June 12, Dr. Heck Person, 58, was arrest ed at his home. 300 Brogden Street, Goldsboro, at 11:50 o’clock last Tues day night by Special State Bureau of Investigation Agent D W Tap pan. Mrs. Carrie Riley, about 40 years of age and a nurse, was ar rested a short time earlier at her home, 707 Royall Avenue, and form ally charged with aiding and abet ting in the alleged illegal operation. Following the arrest and convic tion of two Martin County men in connection with the operation re sulting in the death of Beuhih Brown ■ the case has been developed in Wayne County and it is now alleged that Person performed a similar op eration upon the dead girl's sister, Sally Blown, on March 29, 1944. The Brown family lives in the Oak City section of the county. In connection with the case and its latest developments, the Golds boro News-Argus in its issue of Wed nesday, October 18, said, in part: “ . . . Agent Tappan told the News Argus that Dr. Person did not make a statement whe i arrested and that he was not questioned. The Raleigh officer said that Sheriff C. B. Roe buck, of Martin County, had called the SBI for aid in the case on June 14, after the death of Beulah Brown. “The SBI has been working on the case since that time hut was ready to issue warrants only a short time before the two were taken into cus tody, Tappan said. They came to Goldsboro on Monday. “Agent Tappan said that Sally Brown, 25, admitted that Dr. Person performed an abortion on her, and charged that he performed an oper ation on her sister, Beulah, about 27, who died two days later. “The agent said that Miss Brown said that the operations were per formed on a kitchen table in the four-room, while frame dwelling of Dr. Person on Brogden Street. “At the September term of Martin County Superior Court in William ston, Herman Manning and Joe Mar tin, Martin County men, were con victed of aiding and abetting in the illegal operation from which Beulah (Continued on page four) Few County Colored Men Are Accepted —$— Out of forty-nine Martin County enlororl men called for pre-induction examinations on October 5, only eleven have been accepted so fur. Twenty-seven were rejected out right, five were transferred, and six failed to report. In the group of eleven accepted, three are fathers. Thirty-two of the 49 men called were fathers. The following men passed the pre liminary examination and are now subject to call, not before 30 days have passed and hardly later than ninety days: R. S. Howell, William Thomas Smallwood, William Thomas Wal lace, William Oscar Andrews, Ar thur Brown, William Jasper Keel, John Davis Staton, George Henry Lyons, Jr., Samuel Norfleet, John Lee James and William Arthur Bell. Bell was transferred to this board. The following men were transfer red to other boards: Listus Herring to Warsaw, Fate Albert Spruill to Baltimore, Davie Leonard James to Richmond, Thur man R( II to Norfolk, and Robert Small to Philadelphia. The following men failed to re'pTjff" when cailelf? James Edward Thompson, George William Mayo, Herious Little, Sam Rodgers, William Bluford Wilson, and Booker T. Bridges. Several of the group have since reported, it is understood The names of the others are being turned over to the FBI as delinquents. --4> No Croat Change in Sheriff’s Condition —$— Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, suffering an accute kidney trouble, is rounding out the second week in a Washington hospital, late reports stating that he was holding his own, that while there has been no marked change in his condition during the past day or two, it was thought possibly he was slightly better about 10:30 this morning. The popular officer is receiving a blood transfusion this morning, the third given him since he entered the i on October y. He was said to be resting vei well tins morning out lie is not yet able to receive company.
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