NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COUNTY SERVICE MEN NOW REARING THE EMEf'iUSE IS 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. Williamstovi, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 17, 1944. VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 91 ESTABLISHED 1399 Will Make A Final Ruling In Hunting ~ 0lMp-Todav Broad Creek Hunting Chib Offers Evidenee at Hear ing in Windsor ■ - - A final ruling on the injunction brought by J. G. Staton enjoining the members of the Conine or Broad Creek Hunting Club from hunting on lands along the reaches of the lower Roanoke River between Jamesville and Plymouth is expect ed today, according to information coming from Windsor where a hear ing was held in the case before Judge C. E. Thompson Wednesday. “To save gas and tires, I will go to Martin County Friday morning at 11 o’clock to hand down a final rul ing,” Judge Thompson was quoted as saying after he learned that Mar tin County people, mostly from Wil liamston, were filling nearly half the courtroom. No witnesses were questioned, the jurist explaining that he had read, the injunction and answer. Several! depositions were read, however, and proposals and counter-proposals were offered, but none were accept able. The defendants, Dr. J. S. Rhodes, Titus Critcher, K. B. Crawford, W. G Peele. H O. Peele, Rossel Rogers, N. C. Green and John Henry Ed wards, had their counsel read sev eral depositions, all purporting to show that J. G. Staton had procur ed the lease of the land as agent of the Broad Creek Hunting Club. A paper signed by C. C. Fleming stat ed that he (Fleming) had leased some land for use by what he thought was the Broad Creek Hunting Club or the members named as defendants, that Mr. Staton told him it was for the club. Similar depositions were signed by T. C. an Pf«v T Tohnonr fy, ..■svLi.s*i S»\.-»WiWvi>*■«••» .»•*■««• -««***■»»> ; prian Church, New Bern, will preach ; at 204 S. Smithwick Street Sunday j at 3 o’clock. You are cordially in ' vited to attend the service. Sixth War Bond Drive Opens In County Next Monday; Township Quotas Assigned Here Last Night Tobacco Sales Still Holding Up on the Market This Week -- Despite predictions that the end of the block would find all tobacco gone in this section, sales continued to hold up well on the local market. The daily poundage does not com pare with records established during past weeks, but fairly sizable sales have been reported every day this week. Sales through yesterday boosted the figures for the season to date to 10,304,780 pounds and to $4,478, 141.46 and setting an all-time record for poundage and income. The av erage price for the past few days has been right around 45 cents a pound, and would have been much higher but fair-sized quantities of scrap tobacco have been handled on the warehouse floors. The average for the season, according to unofficial reports, now stands at about $43.52, or approximately three-quarters of a cent per pound above the average for the belt. Most of the farmers have complet cd the marketing of their crops, but there are quite a few who still have a barn or two and in some cases sev eral barns yet to be marketed. It is not known how long the market will continue to operate, but it is fairly certain that sales will be resumed after the Thanksgiving hol idays. Next Thursday ami Friday will be observed as a holiday and the market will reopen the follow ing Monday, November 27, accord ing to present plans. Start Great Offensive Along Western Front Unofficial Reports Say Enemy Massing For Attack on U. S. —«— More Than Million anil Half Men Plunge Forward On Oertnnn Border Following one of the greatest aer ial attacks and artillery bombard ments in modern warfare. Allied forces, estimated at more than one and one-half million men are push ing against the enemy along the Western Front in what many believe to be an all-out winter offensive against Germany. Gains up to four miles were scored during the first day of the great push starting yes terday, and the enemy .apparently in a frantic position, was rushing sailors and old and young civilians to the line running from Holland southeast a distance of nearly 500 miles. During the meantime, a report not vet confirmed and given very little if any official recognition, states that the Germans are massing a fleet of submarines and ships to launch ro-! hot bombs on cities in the United States. Coming from a Norwegian source, the report mentioned New York and Boston as two of the pos sible robot bomb targets. With 2,350 bombers softening the way, the six armies started a gener al march on the Western Front yes terday, reports stating that the aer ial and artillery bombardment was so effective that casualties in the r.ew push were much lower than was to be expected. Spearheading the drive was the new U. S. "mystery” Ninth Army which promptly smashed up to four miles across Germany’s soil, captur ed five Reich towns after driving through a breach in the Siegfried Line north of Aachen created by the U. S. First Army nearly two months ago. The veteran First Army swung in to Eisenhower’s greatest offensive shoulder to shoulder with the Ninth, and four other armies also were striking with their full might along a front that rocked and blazed from historic Arnheim to the Swiss fron tier. Under lanky Lt.-Gen. William Hood Simpson, the Ninth Army con centrated its drive along a nine mile arc-shaped front between Geil enkirehen and Eschweiler, striking in three powerful, parallel columns —one of armor and two of infantry, front dispatches said. NEARING COAL J The Martin County Farm Bur eau is nearing its 1944-45 mem bership goal, according to in formation coming from a meet ing of the membership commit tee held here last Wednesday evening. Approximately 400 members had been added since the last report, boosting the to tal to date to nearly 1,400. Can vassers agreed at the meeting to continue their solicitations dur ing the next week or ten days and carry the membership drive over the 1,500 goal. Delegates to the annual con vention to he held in Chicago next month were named. Nearly $11,000 Has Been Donated To War Fund in County RolirrHonvilli1 Almost Dou ble* Farlv Contribution* To HoohI Total The United War Fund, already ov er the top, was materially boosted during the past few days when Rob ersonville almost doubled its prev iously reported contributions and other districts reported late dona tions. Hassell forged into first place in the fund drive when Chairman John Eubanks reported this week that the community there had near ly doubled its quota. Asked to raise $100 as its share of the $375.00 quo ta assigned Hamilton Township, the people of Hassell and community, including white and colored, con tributed $175,02. Hi -ai (liass boosted its contribu tion total to an even $500 when Sta ton Gurganus added a dollar and a friend contributed *12 cents. Cross Roads added $13 to boost its total to $4311.27 when the colored school re ported $12 and Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Bullock contributed a dollar. Robersonville added approximate ly $500 to its total to $1,215.72, an amount just $2114.28 short of its goal. Williamston added about $50 more to its contributions, and the colored citizens of the five lower or south eastern townships boosted their col lections from $686.90 to $830.25, an amount just $79.25 short of its goal. To date, $10,723.57 has been rais ed in all the county for the 1944 United War Fund, or $1,186.55 in ex (Continued on pnge four) f UNION SERVICE v.___ The Union Thanksgiving serv ice will be held in (he Baptist church with the Rev. J. S. Huske, Jr., rector of the Church of the Advent, as speaker. Spec ial music will be furnished by members of the several choirs. The service begins at 10:00 o’ clock that morning. Surely the good people of Wllllamston and our county of Martin have much to be grateful for. Is there a better way to express that grati tude than fellowshiplng with one’s brothers in the sanctuary of our state? A gracious welcome awaits everyone at the Baptist church Thanksgiving morning. (Continued on page four) Wreck Minister’s Car Beyond Repair Stolen from his son who was vis iting in Iiocky Mount a short time ago, the Ford car belonging to Rev. John L. Goff, local minister, was wrecked so badly by the thieves that it is bevond repair, the minister was advised this week. Arrested soon after they had stol en and wrecked the car, George Lee Anders, Harvey Taylor, Ernest Riv enbark, Nicholas Thomas and Dallas Matthews, Rocky Mount young white men, were given a hearing and bound over to the next session of the Edge - No insurance was carried on the car and it was reported that the thieves are without means to make good the damage. Leaders Optimistic Over Prospects For A Successful Drive Martin County Asked To Buy $245,000 E’s and $455,000 In Negotiable Bonds -«i> Plans wore virtually complete at a meeting of township and county chairmen here last night for launch ing the Sixth War Loan Drive next Monday, the leaders expressing the belief that Martin citizens will rally behind the movement and push it over the top long before the cam l .ngn is scheduled to close. While only five of the ten townships in the county were represented, most of the others explained that they would be ready to start the drive. Martin County is being asked to invest a total of $700,000 in bonds during the Sixth War Loan Drive, $245,000 in “E” and $455,000 in nego tiable bonds. The total has been di vided among the ten townships as to “E" and negotiable bonds, and while some of the quotas may be a little high in comparison with oth ers, they are certainly not out of proportion to the times and condi tions prevailing just now. Nearly ten million dollars has been paid for the tobacco crop alone in the county, not to mention poanuts that are bringing from $8 50 to $10 a bag. It lias been pointed out that if this county does not measure up to the challenge advanced in the Sixth War Loan Drive, it will have done much to dishearten our boys at the front. Most of those accepting the chair manship tasks in the townships ex plained that they thought it was about time to call on others. Fight ing men overseas, according to a scr ies of articles submitted by “Breezy” Beaird are anxious to come home, but they are not ready to quit and return until the job is finished. The job on the home front is far from finished, and it is believed that all workers will plug on and on and march to victory along with the fighting mc'ii, Herman A. Bowen is heading the drive as chairman, and Sherwood L. Roberson, of Robersonville, is serv ing as co-chairman. Next week, the township chairmen will perfect their organizations and start the drive immediately. The township chair men are: Chas. Davenport and C. C. Flem ing, Jamcsville; Joshua L. Coltrain and Mrs. K. J, Hardison, Williams; George C. Griffin, Griffins; G. D. Giles and A. B. Ayers, Bear Grass; D. V. Clayton, Williamston; Paul Bailey, Cross Roads; I). R. Everett, Robersonville; Mayo Hardison and L. H. Taylor, Poplar Point; Henry Johnson, Jr., and Ernest Edmondson, Hamilton; Hassell Worsley and John Hassell, Goose Nest. (Continued on page four) -# Counsel in Murder Case Visit County Attorneys Rivers D. Johnson of Warsaw and Faison Thompson and Needham Outlaw of Goldsboro, rep resenting Dr. Hecht Person in the case charging him with murder and with performing illegal operations, were in this county this week, pre sumably in the interest of their client Their mission was not dis closed, but it is understood they were reviewing evidence that had been given in the case charging Her man Manning and Joe Martin with aiding and abetting in an illegal op eration. The three attorneys are well known in legal circles throughout this section of the State, and it is apparent that the case will be bit terly contested. No date for the trial has been set. Wayne County holds its next term of court for the trial of criminal and civil cases the 27th of this month. Another regular session is schedul ed to be held in January. It was un officially learned, however, that the bonds, given in the sum of $5,000 and $2,000 by Person and his nurse, are returnable in December. Revival Closes In Local Holiness Church Sunday The series of revival services be ing conducted by Rev. J. H. Mar ley, | evangelist, will close in the local j Holiness Church Sunday evening at i 8 o’clock In addition to the Sunday night service, the Sunday school will con map. ‘Mag *8® '■>*' nr each me et 11a. m. The * %4..w Hi - —r >' —nmri c young people will meet at o p. m. The women’s prayer meeting is being held each afternoon at two o’clock.