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NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY SERVICE MEN NOW READING THE’CrtTfcT'RISE IN AMtHRIS "*' ' OF THE WORLD EACH WEEK, THE NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY SERVICE MEN NOW READING lllSTS*. rfiPRlSH IN ALL fARTS" OF THE WORLD EACH WKKK: VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 89 William st on, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 10, 1914. ESTABLISHED 1899 War Fund Drive Nears Close In This County Latest Reports Push* Receipts To $400.18 Over Original Goal Most Districts Exceed Their, Quotas By Substantial Amounts Boosted by late reports, the Mar tin County United War Fund Drive went over the top yesterday by a comfortable margin and before final accountings were made by all the distiicts. Williams Township turned in $114.12 following a one-day drive last Tuesday. Jamesville added $5 to its total. Williamston boosted its amount by $204.40 and the colored citizens in Jamesville, Williams, Griffins, Bear Grass and Williamston Townships turned in $397.60 to boost their-tclal The actual canvass in the entire county is fast drawing to a close, most of the townships having reach ed and passed their original quotas, j There is some doubt if one or two of the districts will reach their goals, the chairman in one district declar ing that the drive in his territory had been disappointing and dishearten ing, that some of the citizens were thoughtless in their criticisms while others placed their own selfish inter ests and entertainment ahead of the cause advanced in the name of our fighting men and suffering human ity. Despite those weak spots, the drive in the county today has a to tal of $9,937.20 in its treasury, or $400.18 in excess of the original quo ta. It is conservatively estimated that when all reports are submitted 'during the next day or two, the fund total will go well over $10,000. The money will be sent by the county chairman, N. C. Green, to na tional headquarters where it will be distributed to the various agencies. Slightly more than 50 per cent will go for use among American service men and the remainder will go to nineteen participating agencies, in cluding relief for refugees and the suffering in countries that have been devastated by the enemy. The latest official tabulation of contributions, by districts, follows: Quota Amt. raised Jamesville Williams Griffins Bear Grass Williamston Cross Roads Robersonville Poplar Point Hamilton: Hassell Hamilton Goose Nest Colored Citizens Totals $ 650.00 150.00 450.00 450.00 4,277 02 350.00 1,500.00 135.00 100.00 275.00 300.00 900.00 850.00 114.12 454.37 498.58 5,210.51 425.27 724.69 162.40 85.00 282.67 44269 686.90 $9,537.02 $9,937.20 Harvest Carnival At School On Tuesday A Harvest Carnival, sponsored by I the various high school classes and organizations, will be held at the high school Tuesday, November 14 The carnival will take the place of the annual Halloween Carnival, which was postponed because of gas rationing The carnival will get underway with a “Gay Nineties Revue,” to be presented by an all-boy cast from the Boys’ Glee Club, including the Barber Shop Quartet, the Man on the Flying Trapeze, the Can-Can girls, and other talented actors and “ac tresses.” “Miss” Holly Dickens, well known actress, will star in an old fashion melodrama, "That Little Gray Home in the West.” or “A Fate Worse Than Death.” Following the revue will be a cos tume contest in the auditorium. Prizes will be awarded for the most original costume, for the prettiest costume, and for the most appropri ate patriotic costume. Admission to the auditorium for the revue and the costume contest will be 15 and 20 cents. Fortune-telling, bingo, the “whip , a fish pond, a popularity contest, cake walks and raffles, a house of horrors, and other concessions will open in the gymnasium immediately after the auditorium show. Proceeds from the carnival will go to the individual classes and or ganizations for school activities. i Over 2,500 Register In County For Gas Rations Over 2,500—2,547, to be exact — have registered in this county so far for their basic “A” gasoline rations, Mrs. Irene Blount, chief clerk of tfae ration board, said yesterday. Most of the registrations were handled in the schools on October 31 and November 1, Jamesviiie Han dling 2?' Wiljiamston 1.103. Robcr sonville, 700, and Oak City, 423. Those who have not yet register ed for their “A” gas coupons may get them from the Board’s office in the county agricultural building. | KILLED IN HOLLAND V. Pvt. Joseph G. Stocks, son of Mrs. Perlie Stocks of Roberson ville, was killed in action over in Holland September 23. He 'was the 32nd man from this county to have given his life for his country. Nominees For State Offices Score Big Victory In County Democrats’ Margin of Victory Placed at Forty-one to One Last Tuesday Martin County holds a ranking po sition, if not the very top one, among I the counties of the. State with its liberal support of democratic nomi nees for state offices. In the election last Tuesday the county offered a 41 -to-1 marginal vote. While all but four or five counties in the State chalked up democratic victories, early reports show no such margin of victory as the one scored in this county. Although the vote for state officers did not quite come up to that reflected by other tickets before the electorate in this county last Tuesday, there never was any doubt as to the outcome. In the State, the nominees for the offices racked up sweeping victories in one of the largest votes ever cast. The total county vote follows: R. Hoey (D), 4,158, and A I. Ferree (R), 96. For Governor: R. Gregg Cherry (D), 4,149, and Frank C. Patton (R) 101. For Lieutenant Governor. L. Y. Ballentine (D), 4,112, and George L. Greene (R), 94. For Secretary of State: Thad Eure (D), 4,118, and W. H. Gragg (R), 98. For State Auditor- George Ross Pou (D), 4,109, and J. M. Van Hoy (R), 95. For State Tresaurer: Chas. M. Johnson (D), 4.108. and S B. Rob erts (R), 83. (Continued on page six) -* Red Cross Sewing Room Needs Aid —$— With much material on hand, the Red Cross Sewing Room in the Wo man’s Club needs more volunteer workers, it was explained this week. At the present time the few volun teers are working on hospital equip ment and knitting. “We have lots of easy work and some that isn’t so easy, and workers are urgently need ed," a volunteer said. The sewing room is open each Tuesday, and it is hoped that volun teers in greater numbers will make an effort to participate in the proj ect work. The names of those volunteers re porting last Tuesday follow: Mes dames N. C. Green, T. B. Brandon, J. W. Watts. Victor Champion, R. H Goodmon, J. F. Weaver, P. H. Brown, G. W. Hardison, M. S. Moore, R. J. Parker and C. A. Harrison, Miss An na Crawford and Mrs. Cheatham. STINKS That politics do or does stink was voiced this week after pu pils from an elementary grade in the local school visited one of the two polling places during the election last Tuesday. The little tots, studying the ballot and government in general, went down to see the practical side of the business. Rack in school the teacher, armors to get a reaction, asked the little folks what they thought of the election. They may have been impressed by things they saw and heard, but everyone of them was agreed that the place “stinks.” WOUNDED S/Sgt. Joseph Paul Simpson was wounded in ihe South Pa cific Theatre some time between October 26 and 31, according to a message received by Mrs. Simpson here yesterday. Jud^fflSfvin Smith Calls Eleven Cases In County’s Court -<8^ Man Fined $100 for Operat ing Motor Vehicle without Driver’s License Handling eleven cases, Judge J. C. Smith held a very interesting ses sion of the Martin County Recorder’s Court last Monday. A fair-sized crowd was present, the audience be ing made up mostly of colored cit izens. The work was completed in about two hours after the court had continued a few cases for trial at a later date. Interest was added to the session after Arthur Council, charged with operating a motor vehicle after his license was revoked, was sentenced to the roads for thirty days. The boy’s father said in open court he had rather pay $150 than see his son ! go to the roads. Judge Smith, after a most accommodating fashion, fined the son $125 and the costs boosted the total to about $148 .and the fig ure may or may not be called a bargain. Council was cited to the court after his car struck and kill ed Willis “Oozy” Williams, colored man, on the Robersonville-Gold Point Highway on October 29. The defendant in the case is the same fellow who ran down and badly hurt Mrs. Mamie Raynor in August of last year. Charged with violating the fire laws, S. A. Mobley pleaded not guilty and the case was continued under prayer for judgment until the second Monday in January, 1945. Probable cause, supporting a rob bery charge, app< aring in the case against Harvey Perkins, the action was sent to the higher court with the defendant under bond in the sum of $100. All matters in controversy having been settled in the case charging R. B. Nelson with non-support, the court directed a verdict of not guilty in the criminal indictment. The case charging George Thomas Fisher with reckless driving was nol prossed . (Continued on page six) -& Wanderer* Leave Ihnne And Lose The Faith Perfect records for the Democrats in several of the county precincts were upset last Tuesday whe n a few native sons returned home and cast opposition ballots. “They left home and lost the faith,” one observer re marked. One of the stray votes was brought in person all the way from Pennsyl vania, another from Washington City | and still another from Norfolk. Nearly 4,600 Votes Cast in County In T uesdayilsJUftdMH Roosevelt Leails Ticket with 4,408 Votes; Get singer Highest in County A total of 4.595 votes were cast in the general election in this county last Tuesday, the county falling be low the 1940 all-time high record by 139 votes. It is quite apparent, however, that the voting record aside from the actual count was the best in the history of the county’s political history. With hundreds of citizens engaged in war work in oth er counties and states and with an estimated two thousand or more young men and women scattered in all parts of the world in the seivice of their country, it is reasonable to believe that a greater interest was shown on the home front in the vote last Tuesday than in any other elec tion ever held. While the servicemen and women and civilians could have voted absentee, no large number par ticipated. Members of the armed loi'c?5*?SW 217 ballots, most of them for the Democrats as the record shows. Twenty-six soldier votes could not be counted because they were im properly prepared, the voters fail ing to sign or, in other cases, failing to have them verified. Forty-two ab sentee votes were counted for civil ians, but a 43rd was thrown out be cause the voter failed to have his ballot notarized. Less than half a dozen of the fed - eral ballots were received, and it is certain that a number never were re turned or were lost on the return trip. Most of the federal ballots fav ored the President, but it was appar ent that the voters did not know the other candidates. A name unknown to the precinct official was written (Continued on page six) Amendments Carry By Large Majority The five proposed amendments to the North Carolina State Constitu tions were given substantial major ities in this county last Tuesday, in complete reports indicating that they were carried throughout the State. Only one precinct, Gold Point, reg istered an opposition vote and there it was small. No. 1, proposed to make commis sioners of agriculture, labor and in surance constitutional officers and members of the Council of State, was carried by a vote of 1,457 to 255. The second amendment, proposed to make it possible for notaries pub lic to hold office, was passed 1,229 to 372 The No. 3 amendment having to do with the State Board of Education, passed 1,464 to 231. The proposal to provide compen sation for the lieutenant governor was passed 1,127 to 455. No. 5, abolishing constitutional re quirement of private examination of wife for sale of homestead, was pass ed 1,079 to 530. It is apparent from the size of the vote that the people were not gener ally acquainted with the proposed amendments and many just did not vote one way or the other. TOBACCO SALES Tobacco sales' on the local market passed the ten million pound mark this morning with the price average standing at $43.04 per 100 pounds. At the close of sales yester day ,the market had sold 9, 994,730 pounds for $4,301,402.10. Trices continue to climb, the average for the past few days exceeding 45 cents, and indi vidual sales going as high as 61 cents a pound. Democrats Score Great Victory rIn National.., State And County Contests” In Tuesday's Election Tuesday’s Election Winners Carrying at least thirty-five states and annexing an electoral vote estimated in excess of 415, Franklin 1). Roosevelt and liar County Bookmobile Will Make Regular Schedule Next Week New Books Aibleil To Collec tion for Distribution In This County “United Through Books” is the timely slogan for Children’s Book Week which will be observed throughout the nation from Novem ber 12 to 18th. Many of the new children’s books are in keeping with the theme. ‘‘New Worlds for Josie” by Kath ry Worth, tells in a lively fashion the experiences of two school girls who left North Carolina to attend a Swiss boarding school. Imagine going to school with girls from half a dozen different countries and hav ing to speak another language all the time. It was not as bad as it sounds and many adventures were ahead of these young ladies from Carolina. Ruth Sawyer has a new story of how the Anna Angel baked the Christmas cakes in a Hungarian farm kitchen. The children of Hungary have their own celebra tions for the holiday season, and if or.e wants a good Christmas story, he should ask for tile “Christinas Angel". “Angelo” by Helen Garrett, is the story of a naughty little Mexican boy who was afraid of water. In fact he was so afraid of water that he would not stay clean until some thing happened one day and Angelo was a changed little boy. When the Japanese invaded China, Margaret Bond's friends returned to the United States. Margaret re mained to assist her father in his (Continued on page six) Transferred From 1‘aeifie Island To f '-lt-l Theatre Cp). Howard B. (Doc) Cone was recently transferred from a station in the Southwest Pacific to the Ciu na-Burma-India Theatre where he declares the Gl’s are doing a great job even though little sensational news strikes the headlines from that center. The young soldier says he is on the lookout for “Skippy” Cowen and any other lads from this area. Vote For Presidential A nd County Tickets It was a happy day for county officer nominees last Tuesday when they polled over four thousand votes with the greatest of ease. The entire ticket was without opposition, hut it attracted attention just the same. Although the Presidential ticket polled the largest vote—4408 to 133—the county nominees attracted on an average more than 4.200 votes. J. Sam Getsinger, nominee for register of deeds, led the county ticket with 4,292 votes, the others following closely. On the Presidential ticket, franklin U. Roose velt led. Poplar Point passed out the top honors when it “skunked” the opposition. For Pres. V. Pres. State Senate For County Commissioners famesville Williams Griffins Bear Grass W’mston 1 W’mston 2 Cress Roads R’ville Gold Puiat Poplar Pt. Hassell Hamilton Goose Nest c « Q 280 176 340 262 494 667 315 634 114 198 110 193 295 e © o. g n s 292 169 343 263 498 665 317 634 198 no 193 294 e8 k| 1 i. as 0 4,1. feast? 395 172 368 264 506 678 316 646 114 198 no 193 299 LAi slf/h fe-eO £ai 407 174 363 268 515 684 318 650 114 198 no 193 298 393 170 344 263 506 676 318 641 114 198 no 193 296 4, 4, U W..C fc fl j; E © © . fefe-s 395 172 346 267 506 674 318 654 114 198 no 193 299 a m >• b b © © fefe 402 170 348 262 502 676 316 642 114 198 no 193 296 % £ 389 169 345 263 5C4 672 317 641 114 198 no 193 296 e O 492 174 357 266 505 676 317 637 114 198 no 193 296 c O' .C & « 390 171 347 264 502 676 317 636 114 m no 193 296 Totals 4408 133 4403 133 4178 4190 4259 4292 4222 4246 4229 4211 4245 4214 4222 4209 ry S. Truman were swept ipto power by the Democrats last Tuesday to represent the nation as President and Vice President. THIRD POLIO CASK The third ca.se of infantile pa ralysis the county has had this year was officially reported this week after Joan Copeland, six montlis-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Copeland of William ston, was removed to Duke hos pital for treatment Tuesday. Its leg paralyzed, the infant was given preliminary treatment in a Washington hospital last week end, doctors advising its removal to the Durham institution where the ease was diagnosed and pro nounced poliomyelitis. Fourteen Marriage V Licenses Issued In County In October I Ikhiiiiimt for lln* I’hkI Month Is Hardly Up To Normal Figure for Ot lohrr Fourteen marriage licenses were issued in this county last month by Register of Deeds J. Sam Golsinger. The issuance, holding to a fairly normal figure for the year, is con siderably below the average refold ed for the month of October over the past several years. It, was held to about tin average figure foi the vear only when servicemen, home on leave, made the fatal leap and boosted the issuance by several points. Licenses were issued to the four white and ten colored couples, as follows: White John P. Clayton of Mojave, CaIify and Hilda Modlin, of Williamston. Sgt. Paul Ray Lee of Perry Iowa, and Camp Lejeune, N. C., and Mary Elizabeth Everett of f'onetoe Jarvis Perkins of Robersonville and Pa (tie Earl Rawls, of RFD 1, Delhi I. Rob. it 11. Sawyer, Jr., It FI) 1, Hobgood, and Elizabeth Hale of Palmyra. Colored Robert L Jones and Emma Shields Brantley, both of RFD 1, Hobgood. Oscar Bynum arid Louise Rogers, both of Hamilton. Sam Teel and Dealia Scott, both of Robersonville. Walter Anderson and Ernestine Clemmons, both of Williamston. Jimmie Melton of Fort Bragg and Marie Winslow of Williamston. Richard Benjamin Jones and Leatha Williams, both of Oak City. Albert Crandall and Lucille Har rison. both of RFD 1, Stokes. John L. While of Elm City and Sal lie Jordan of Williamston. Thomas J. Purvis and Bertha Perkins, both of Hamilton. f OBSERVANCE Except for the dosing of the post office, banks and a few other business houses, Armistice day will go unnoticed here to morrow, but the John Walton Hassell Post of the American Legion is planning a big cele bration in the Legion Hut next Monday evening from 7:30 to 8:30 o’clock. No formal pro gram has been announced, hut one is being arranged in keep ing with the occasion. A barbe cue supper will be served, and ex-service men of World Wars I I and II are invited to attend and bring their wives and sweet hearts . Roosevelt Polls 413 Electoral Votes In Thirty-five States Not a Single Republican Vole Is (laul in One Precinct In This County Carrying at least thirty-five of the forty-eight states, Franklin D. Roose velt was re-elected in the last Tues day election by a majority of more than three million popular votes, according to a tabulation of appro** imatcly !I2 per cent of the total vote cast. On that basis, the President holds 413 and Dewey only 118 of the electoral votes It will likely be sev eral more days before the complete vote is tabulated and announced. On the basis of the latest available tab ulation, Roosevelt had polled 24,166, 000 and Dewey 21,163,000 of the pop ular votes. Aside from the Presidential race, the Democrats scored great victories in many of the counties and states. With thirteen seats still in doubt, the Democrats had annexed 241, the Re publicans 179 and the minor parties two in the National House of Rep resentatives. In the Senate races, the Democrats scored 19 victories and the Republicans 11, leaving five in doubt late yesterday. Congressman Hamilton Fish of New York State, was eliminated, and Senator Gerald Nye, North Dakota, was defeated, their defeats featuring the election returns outside those for the Presi dential ticket. Following a record vote cast dur ing the day, returns were slow in shaping up during the early hours Tuesday night and Wednesday morn ing. While Roosevelt held an advan tage in the electoral vote, his oppo nent, Thomas F Dewey, was cutting into his lead from all sides New York sw ung from one to the other, but fi nally stuck in the Roosevelt column. New Jersey, after doggedly holding to the Dewey camp for over a day, late yesterday had switched to the Roosevelt iist, giving Roosevelt a fair sized lead hut one that can be upset by still later returns. While several of the metropolitan papers conceded the election about midnight, Mr. Dewey made no state ment until 3:15 Wednesday morning, lie stated that it looked as if Mr. Roosevelt had been elected for a fourth term. Congratulations were extended, and Dewey thanked the millions who had supported him. He asked their cooperation for the Pres ident. All kinds of implications are being (Continued on page six) Popular Local Man Wounded in Pacific S/Sgt. Joseph Paul Simpson, gun ner on a big bomber operating in the Pacific Theatre, was wounded some time between the 26th and 31st of last month, according to informa tion received yesterday by his wife here. Few details were to be had. but it is believed that he was not ser iously hurt. It was stated that he was wounded in the knee and hand, that hi was able to swim and walk. Apparently attacked by the en emy, tin big bomber crashed into the sea. It is thought that one mem ber of the crew was killed and oth ers were hurt. The survivors were picked up next day by a Catalina flying boat and carried to a hospi tal at an undisclosed point Accord ing to the information received here, Paul and other members of the crew pent a watchful and anxious night within an estimated distance of five miles from the enemy. The popular local young man has been overseas only about four months but during that time he has seen much combat service, lie is the 44th Martin County man reported to have been wounded in the war to date. Locals Are Playing Ahoskie Here Today This afternoon at 3 p. m. at the high school field, the Williamston Green Wave will meet the Ahoskie football team in what will probably be the local team's hardest game. The Ahoskie boys (rumor has it' have a very strong line and passing offense, but the boys here have been working hard this week and hope to have enough strength to over come them Th< Green Waie has met three teams this fall wins from Roberson ville and Plymouth—loss to Colum bia. They have scored a total of 70 points and have had only 9 points scored against them. They deserve the support of the townspeople.
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