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 100
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 19, 1944
ESTABLISHED 1899
Diary Of A Doomed
jap Ullicer found
1 i ]f
A«>q»aintaiwe of-Mr. aval
Jesse Wbilft’}- RaTfopf*
Of Unusual Diary
An unusual and interesting diary
of a Jap medical officer was found
in A.ttu by Capt. Paul Hewitt, U. S.
Army, of Lake Village, Arkansas. A
copy of the diary, translated, was
brought here a short time ago by
Captain Hewitt’s brother, Captain
Lewis Hewitt, who with his wife and
mother, Mrs. Fred Hewiit, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Whitley.
The Jap was educated in thw
country and received his medical ii
cense in California on September 8
1938, and entered his country's serv
ice on January 10, 1941. The diary
May 12, 0155: Carrier based plane
flew over—fired at it. Low fog with
summit. Evacuated to summit. Air
radis carried out frequently until
1000. Heard loud voice which is
naval gun firing. Prepared battle
equipment ‘A' Information: Ameri
can transport,s, appi• ornately four
teen began landing at Hokkai Mi
saki. Twenty boats landed at Mas
sacre Bay. It seems they are going
to unload heavy equipment. Day’s
activity—Air raid, naval gun firing,
landing of U. S forces.
May 13. Battle. The U S. forces
landed at Shiba Dai and Massacre
Bay. The enemy has advanced to
bottom of Misumi Yama from Sheba
Dai. Have engaged them. Massacre
Bay defended by only one platoon
and upon unexpected attack the AA
Machine cannon was destroyed as
we have withdrawn. There is a tre
mendous mountain artillery gun fire.
Approximately 15 patients entered
the field hospital.
May 14 Our two submarines
from Kiska have greatly damaged
two enemy shins. 1st Lt Suyuki
dies by shots from rifle. There is one
continuous flow of wounded to the
field hospital. In the evening the
U. S. forces used gas but due to the
strong wind, no damage was done.
Took refuge in the trenches in the
day time. The enemy strength must
be a division. Our desperate defense
is holding up welL
May 15. Continuous flow of casual
ties to our field hospital caused by
the fierce bombardment of enemy
land and naval forces. The enemy
has a great number of Negroes and
Indians. Facial expression of sol
diers back from West Arm is tense.
May 16. If Shitagata-Dai is oc
cupied by the enemy the fate of East
Arm is decided, therefore burned
documents and prepared to destroy
patients.
May 17. At night, about 1 300 un- :
der cover of darkness, left the cave, i
Was rather irritated by the fog and |
the thought of getting lost Set down !
every twenty or thirty steps Would |
sleep and wake up again—same]
thing over and over again. Set on '
the butt and lifting the feet, I slide j
very smoothly and change direction
with the sword. Slid down in about
twenty minutes. By the favorable!
turn since the battle of East Arm. 1
reserves came back. Off shore of
Shiba-Dai six destroyers guarding i
one transport.
May 18. Everybody did combat
duty and waited. Had two grenades j
ready. 2nd Lt. Amura left for the 1
front lines trenches. Said farewell.
The counter sign is Ysshi Hoka.
May 19. Went to Attu Village
church—felt like someone’s home, j
Some blankets were scattered about.
Was told to translate a fieid order
presumed to have been dropped by
enemy officer in Massacre Bay and
Holtz Bay which was in the posses
sion of Capt. Robert J. Edward, Ad
jutant to Colonel Smith.
May 20. The hard fighting of our
303rd Batt. in Massacre Bay is
fierce and it is to our advantage.
The enemy gun firing near our hos
pital Ward 5 fierce and drops about
twenty meters away.
May 21. Was strafed when ampu
(Continued on page six)
Urged Not To Delay
Ordering Fertilizer
——
Local representatives of fertilizer
dealers and manufacturers are in
sisting that all farmers contemplate
their fertilizer needs for next year
and buy and siore on their farms as
soon as possible their fertilizer re
quirements for 1945.
This is not sales talk or propa
ganda to get farmers to buy their
fertilizer early. 'Qu? War Food
Administrations saJgjpJ "due to the
heavy demands and the vast in
crease of nitrogen materials used by
the government in the manufacture
of munitions, it pnay be Impossible
to procure fertilizer with some of
the potent ingredients unless orders
are placed early.”
Transportation, in addition to
labor, is another problem that will
confront the fertilizer manufacturing
industry if farmers are late in plac
ing their order for 1945. The dif
ficulty of getting fertilizer distribut
ed or delivered is not only a national
and state problem but alco a lo'-al
one as well. It is next to impossible
to secure trucks locally when
they are usually needed most.
WEARING a combat badge and other
ribbons. Pvt Raymond Wallace. 15.
is shown shortly after his arrival in
Chicago While he was fighting in
Francs. • truant uilicei froui Mc
Kinley High School was checking
up on his absence The boy who
landed with the 315th Infantry of
the 79th Division in France, was
wounded by shrapnel at the Si L.c
breakthrough (f nlemational >
li. naray nose l ells
About War Victims
—»,—
Writing to his father, Professor
7j. H. Rose, recently Lt. Hardy Rose
reviewed a few interesting observa
tions in war-stricken areas in the fol
lowing letter:
“ . . . Due to a series of petty ac
cidents and circumstances I’ve spent
some nights in Prance and Belgium
recently.
“The French generally are healthy
and well fed. Some parts, mostly in
dustrial, might have suffered a lit
tle. They lack mostly in luxuries
cuch as soap, cigarettes, coffee, sugar
and gas. The French, being eco
nomical and adaptable, have man
aged without such articles very well.
All of them seem to be sincere in
their welcome of Americans.
‘With the Belgians, the picture is
different. As you know, Belgium is
thickly populated and highly in
dustrial. Agriculture is of no conse
ouence. The people, depending on
their own produce, haven’t had
enough nutritious food. Malnutrition
is inert apparent in the children as
always is the case. They seem to
have suffered in varying degrees, ac
cording to their personal wealth.
The poor state of the peonle didn’t
detract from their hospitality, how
ever. Southern hospitality could
learn a lot from them.
“I was deeply touched by one in
cident. A young Catholic priest was
in charge of an orphan home nearby.
Food had always been scarce at the
institution. During the German oc
cunetion they were allowed only a
body-sustaining ration. When the
Germans left they took all the sur
plus food; consequently, such or
ganizations suffered. This priest ask
ed us in a apologetic manner did we
have any food to spare. It hurt me
to say we didn’t, however, we gave
him all we could spare. The look
of gratitude in his face was more
than ample compensation for our
small gift.
“You can see that the present sit
uation parallels World War I very
closely. Belgium will have to be
fed again. Small parcels of food such
as mine will not accomplish this. It
will take a well organized relief
society....’’
PLENTY TIME
Many people point out they
simply do not have time to do
this or that, and to hear most
everyone talk there is a real
shortage of time. However,
Judge Leo Carr, presiding over
the recent term of Martin Coun
ty Superior Court, had plenty
time. He dished out 45 years of
time to Jesse Griffin, convicted
olmM^aMMer, and Bryant
cHW^^^S^n hite man charg
ed with second degree murder.
Traveling to State’s Prison
last week, Griffin declared to
Cpl W. S. Hunt and Deputy J.
H. Roebuck that he thought he
had neen given too much time,
actually.
The sentences were the long
est meted out in the courts of
this county in some time. As
for Griffin’s sentence, it was
first thought he would get the
absolute maximum of twenty
years instead ef front 18 to SO.
off
nt For Liquor
Since Stores Opened
! Sales in Third Quarter Seeond
Largest Ever Reported
In This County
Legal liquor sales last quarter
in this county were the second larg
est ever reported iri any three
months period by the Martin Alco
holic Beverages Control Board, the
total falling short of the all-time rec
ord established in the fourth quarter
of 1942 by $28,724.25, The sales—
$108,752.55—were $27,604.25 larger
than those reported fry the corres
ponding quarter, a year ago. The
increase in sales is partly explained
by increased prices, hut at the same
time per capita consumption has ap
parently increased.
While the sales in the months of
July, August and September of this
year are the second largest on rec
ord, the profits are fifth largest ever
reported. The audit, just recently re
leased for the period, shows that
there were some unusually large
items in the expense list, including
insurance premiums, state and fed
eral licenses and other similar ex
penses. At the same time, the marg
ing of profit must have slightly do
creased even if the price to the con
sumer was increased.
The board now has assets totaling
$82,770.24. including $21,130.55 in
cash, $55,064.38 inventory and fixed
and other assets of $6,575.31. Its lia
bilities are listed, acounts payable,
$11,287.14; due county and towns,
$47,965.55; reserve for law enforce
ment, $11,517.55, and surplus, $12,
000.00.
A total of $82,275.00 was paid dis
tillers during the quarter for liquor,
leaving $26,477 55 gross profits. Di
rect store expenses amounted to $2,
801.07 and administrative and gen
eral costs totaled $2,201.42, leaving
a net operating profit of $21,575.<'6,
which was boosted to $22,321.38 by
discounts taken on purchases.
Profits were divided ns follows:
State of North Carolina, $6,666.97;
Martin County, $11,227.26; reserve
for law enforcement. $1,559.34; town
of Williamston, $1,461.51; town of
Robersonville, $736.23; town of Oak
City, $306 78; and town of James
ville, $302.30.
A comparison of profits for the
third quarter, 1943 and 1944, fol
lows, by stores: ,
1943 1944
Williamston $12,137.36 $11,992.39
Robersonvilie 6,590.83 5,704.53
Oak City 2,298.68 2.293.66
Jamesville 2,275.06 2,269.81
$23,301.93 $22,260.39
Total sales for the two quarters
under comparison follow, by stores:
1943 1944
Williamston $41,326.85 $ 56 626.55
Robersonville 22.931.25 28,533.00
Oak City 8 570.00 11,884.50
Jamesville 8,320.00 11,708.50
$81,148,30 $108,752.55
A review of legal liquor sales by
quarters from the time the stores
were opened in July, 1935, through
last September, follows:
Quarter
Ending Sales Profits
Sept.. 1935
Dec., 1935
March, 1936
June, 1936
S^pt., 1936
Dec., 1936
March, 1937
June, 1937
Sept., 1937
Dec., 1937
March, 1938
June, 1938
Sept., 1938
Dec., 1938
March, 1939
tune, 1939
Sept., 1939
Dec., 1939
March, 1940
June, 1940
Sept, 1940
Dec., 1940
March, 1941
June, 1941
Sept., 1941
Dec., 1941
March, 1942
June, 1942
Sept., 1942
Dec., 1942
March, 1943
June, 1943
Sept., 1943
Dec., 1943
March, 1944
June, 1044
Sept., 1944
$ 22 249 35
37 37m.29
25.274.96
21.584.05
27,864.59
44,727.00
29.771.20
31,640.98
30.259.05
56.179 40
33.325 62
26,968.35
32,502.15
40.710.30
25.407.05
24,174 25
30.539.58
48.481.05
31.719 25
25.625.08
27.561.82
46.283.10
35,124 75
29.043.65
40,601.90
65,754.75
53,152.95
93,607.45
80,357.25
137,476 80
101.665.30
87.011.20
81,148.30
83,330.40
77,199 15
n ,09a 50
108,752.55
$ 2.743 11
9.887 99
5,100.24
3 425 70
5.619 93
11,601.14
6,563.07
4.484 77
2,854.43
16,224 82
7.094 35
5,853.82
7,739 45
11.605.38
5.768 68
5.456 40
6.727.00
10,809 60
7,703 77
5.987 35
6,194.68
12,729 11
9,089.93
6 643 22
10.862.05
19.145.70
14,178 95
14,635.34
23.177.89
36.750.70
22,47636
19,572.81
23.301.93
23,050.91
18 913 7?
\7 975.35
22.260.39
Totals $1,799,334.35 $444,511.80
Over 1,000 Auto License
Tags Sold Here To Date
-«
After getting off to a fast start,
i the sale of auto licenses by the local
| bureau is slowing down a bit, many
vehicle owners apparently choosing
to wait until January to make their
purchases. Approximately 1.000 car
tags have been sold hert to date.
oirnsr Comment
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(Jn [Newsand Views
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Worrieif Uv<*t*Ca" names
Back Home
Writing recently from Luxem
bourg, Sgt. Roy Manning, Martin
County young man, reviews the
home news in a letter to the folks. It
follows, in part:
“ .. .1 shall take as my text, the
September 8 issue of The Enterprise,
which I have iust received.
“As I am sure you are curious as
to the slate of my health, I will say
1 hat I am healthy and perfectly safe.
In fact, I think I'm safer here than
I would be at home. According to
The Enterprise, the civilian casualty
'•ate in the county is about as high
as it is for us guys who are in the
Army. Why don’t those people wise
up? Aren’t enoueh of us getting
crippled and killed without the peo
ple around home shooting each other
and drive like fools, and tearing of!
oarts of their anatomy.
“I se_e that various leaders in the
I eoc/ifl^tlre working for better nu
trition these days. That is surely a
worthy cause, and I sincerely wish
them success in their efforts. I also
wish to recommend the KI favorite
—Field Ration Type K. It can’t be
beat for its nutritional value. You
eet all the vitamins and minerals be
sides, that is if you eat the cans.
You even get a stick of gum with
each one.
“In these days of scarcity on the
home front that should be bonus
enough to get most anybody to cat
the whole works.
“The county seems to bo well
represented in all branches of the
service, but who but a doughboy can
eet shot in the heart and live to tell
'he tale? My helment off to you Red
Taylor. Instead of Thomas Blount
complaining about wearing Army
clothes, he should be doggone proud
to be able to borrow some of them.
He’d be a better man for wearing
them a few days.
I used to think that down In Wil
liams Township was the muddiest
place on earth. Now, I have chang
ed my mind. It’s just one of the
muddiest. This stuff over here is of
a little different color but it has ev
erything that goes to make up a per
fect mudhole. We don’t have fox
holes any more—just mud holes.
“How is the morale back there?
Hope it isn’t too bad, but I know this
gas rationing is tough and the short
age of automobile tires is terrible.
It keeps people too close home, so
they get restless and fretful. That’s
bad, and I have a sure remedy for
it. 'Join the Army and see the
world.' No more staying at home
Sunday afternoons and listening to
the radio until it gets tiresome. No
night after night walk to the nearest
movie. That gets terribly monoto
nous. No light bills to pay. Why?
No light. No laundry bills; you do
your own. No crying babies to keep
you walking the floor nights. (You
have a nice rifle for company and
no floor). And last but not least,
you don't worry if it takes 16 or 20
(Continued on page six)
Throng Secs Annual
Christmas Program
--<%,
Climaxing a series of annual
Christmas program in the local high
school auditorium, the presentation
last Sunday evening at 8 o'clock of
‘Why the Chimes Rang”, an adapta
tion from the story by Raymond
MacDonald Alden, was most impres
sive. Crowding the auditorium, the
audience, the largest ever to attend
such an evtnt here, was greatly in
spired by the story and its superb
oresentation by the large and well
trained cast, supported by carolers
arid the junior and senior choirs.
Directed by Miss Kathryn Mew
born who was aided by Miss Grace
Talton, accompanist, and several
other teachers and a number of high
school pupils, the production was
given much praise and high acclaim
by the unusually large crowd, quite
a few of whom were present from
various parts of the county, others
coming from even greater distances.
Much credit is due the directors
and everyone of the characters for
the splendid rennjijon of the appeal
ing Christmas story.
Funeral Sunday
For Mayo Bailey
-a,
Funeral services were conducted
in the Presbyterian church at Bear
Gra s Sunday afternoor at 4 o' lock
for Mayo Bailey, young Martin
County man, who died last Wednes
day night in a sanatorium at Colo
rado Springs, Colo.
Dr. Boyd, Presyterian minister of
Greenville, conducted the last rites.
Interment was made in the family
cernetrey near the home in Bear
Grass Township.
Mr. Bailey, in declining health for
about four years, had been a pa
tient in the Colorado sanatorium
hardly two weeks.
The body wes returned home late
last Saturday afternoon.
PRESETS FOR THE FOLKS AT HOME
NOT All OF THE XMAS PACKAGES Rre going from the U S to the Yanks
fighting overseas Here a hig trailer is being loaded with Christmas girts
at the fleet Post (iltlce In Oahu Hawaii, for shipment to the folks at
home from American servicemen throughout the Pacific This is an
official U S Marine Corps Photo. ( international Soundnhoto)
Cigarel Shortage In
The Armed Forces
Due To Bottleneck
—4,—
('onfiision Tracralili* Pnrtly
To Anti-Administration
('l ilies al Home
Second to the liquor shortage, the
scarcity of cigarettes is the talk of
the country, and everyone is ready
to offer his own individual explana
tion irrespective of facts. Confusion
has been rampant, and about the
only thing all are agreed upon is
the fact that there is a shortage. But
even in a few cases some doubt
that a shortage exists, declaring that
cigarettes can he had in quantity in
that town or store.
Some said the manufacturers are
holding their products off the market
for higher prices. Others declare
that the shortage of manpower had
curtailed manufacturing output. Still
other said that there is a great
shortage of raw tobacco. This latter
charges has been fanned by the an
ti-ndministrationists who recognize
iii the cigarette shortage just an
other opportunity to lamhast. They
talk about how the growers were
paid not to grow tobacco and that
a shortage was to be expected, that
tile whole business e caused by the
“inevitable mis calculations of a
planned economy”. The group went
on to say that the farmer was doing
“pretty well” when he averaged
20.5 cents a pound. Govi rnment re
ports show that more tobacco is be
ing raised than the markets are con
suming, that the supply is adequate’.
As for production quotas, farmers in
this belt could not plant their full
allotments in 1044.
Possibly some of the explanations
offered are true to a certain extent,
but it is an actual fact that hoarding
in this country has aggravate d the
shortage. As for the shortage in
the Armed Forces in Europe, the Re
tail Tobacconi; t offers a plausible
explanation:
“If you are looking for the reason
why the soldier hoys in France write
letters home asking for gifts in their
overseas boxes, of cigarettes, please
know it is because enormous ship
ments have piled up in the British
Isles where they now lie sidetracked
by the priority of other war com
modities.
"This has caused a genuine short
age to develop in France, for cigar
ettes have had to give way to other
and more important items of mili
tary gear and supplies. The fact in
itself is reassuring, however, for
there has been a good deal of per
plexity felt in this country over a
situation that was puzzling to say
the least.
“On all sides we heard reports of
the overseas shipments accounting
for our own shortages. The latter
have grown so acute within recent
weeks that some of the better known
brand shave practically disappeared
from the retailers’ shelves. Why,
therefore, if the armed forces were
on , age six)
Liquor Sales Reach Record
I High Figure Here Saturday
Legal liquor sales in the local ABC
store reached an all-time high rec
ord last Saturday when slightly
! more than $4,800 was passed over
the counter by the thirsty customers
Definite figures could not he had
immediately from the other stores
in the county, but sales are believed
to have set a new record in all ol
them during the day.
Suffering a head wound on the
Western Front In Germany last
October 12th, Sgt. Joseph Elmer
(iriffin is slowly recovering in a
hospital in England, his father,
Mr. Jos. S. Griffin, RED 2, Wil
liamston, was advised last week.
The young man is believed to
have been wounded by a burst
ing shell, a message from the
War Department received some
weeks ago describing liis wounds
as slight.
Prize Winners At
Farm Security Fair
Although limited in size, the sec
ond annual fair of the Martin Coun
ty Farm Security Administration in
the county courthouse last week at
tracted much attention. There was
some keen competition, and the ex
hibits, as a whole, supported the live
at-home program.
Following is a list of the prize win
tiers:
For white borrowers: For greatest
variety of canned goods displayed,
Mrs. V. U. Hunting, with Mrs. A. W
VanNortwick taking second. Host jar
| of canned corn, Mrs. A W. VanNort
wick Best jar of tomatoes, Mis V. U.
Bunting. Best : oup mixtuie. Mi s. V.
U. Bunting. Be I jar of snap beans,
Mrs. V. U. Bunting. Best mold of
homemade butter. Mrs .hah on Jones
first place, with Mi . Clyde Williams
taking second place. Canned field
peas, Mrs. Judson Jones. Best jar of
garden peas, Mrs. Clyde Williams.
Best, jar of heels, Mrs. Thurman
Nicholson. Best jar of okra, Mrs
| Clyde Williams. B< st inr of carrots
Mr Clyde Williams. Best jar of can
ned beef, Mrs Clyde Williams. Best
! pound of homemade cheese, Mis.
Finest Hays. Ii■ 1 use ol feed hag:
m making useful home furnishings
Mrs. Ernest Hays first place, with
Mis. Marvin Jones, second. Best doy
| on eggs displayed, Marvin Jones
’Best display of peanut seed, Clyde
Williams. Best variety of crop and
garden seed displayed, Marvin Jones.
Pest ham displayed, Danie l G. Grif
fin. Best display of seed corn, Daniel
G Griffin.
Following is a list of the prim win
ners for the colored borrowers: For
the greatest variety of canned goods
displayed, Pearl Bryant. Best jar of
(Continued on page six)
i
I AWARDED DFC
V/
S/Sgt. Lewis II. Wallace, son
of Mr. and Mrs. I.cwis II. Wal
lace, RFD 3, Williamston, was
recently awarded the coveted
Distinguished Flying Cross for
“extraordinary achievement.’’
The young man was personally
congratulated hv I.t. Col. Walter
II. Williamson, Liberator Squad
ron Commander, but details of
the act winning for him the dis
| tinguished award weie not re
' ve.aled.
Overseas only since last May
1st, Sgt. Wallace, an aerIM gun
ner on a B-24 Liberator heavy
bomber, has f'liwn 32 bombing
missions over Germany and en
emy-occupied Europe with the
458th Bombardment Group of
the Second Bombardment Divi
sion commanded by Maj. Gen.
William K. Kopner.
The young man’s wife, Mrs.
Clara J. Wallace, is making her
home at 416 Ferry Street, Den
1 ver, Colo.
County Youth Xells
Of Campaign In The
fiWis
<iii
-S«l. j.ur-^.U«iU> IIgj^n;j. -»>=
Gomjilelr Destruction of
The German \rniies
S/Sgt. Joe Stalls, writ r.g to his
mother, Mrs. Joe Stalls, of E eretts,
recently, expressed the wi h that
the weather would fair off in Germ
any where he is now engag' 1, and
went on to tell his oxperi nces in
the war theater in the following let
ter:
“Since higher headquarters 'have
released this division for publication
of events from the time of our 1 nd
h)g in France up to October 23, I can
give you a brief account of our ac
tivities up until then. Of course, I
an't give it in detail but I want to
write this now while most of it is
fresh m my memory.
“We landed in France at Omaha
aeachhead on D-9 or June 15. I can’t
tell you anything of the channel
:rossing but I shall always remem
H.-r that anyway, so that can wait,
1 never will forget that beach when
1 first saw it. We had to lay off
'hole for several hours waiting for
lie tide and I was very anxious to
let my feet on the ground. That
light when we landed reminded me
>f the biggest Fourt hof July cele
uation ever. There was more anti
lircraft on that beach than London
ever dreamed of having.
“We moved inland occupied our
first position near Isigny, France.
We moved from one position to an
>thor in that area between Isigny
and St. Lo, advancing generally to
wards St. Lo and the Vire River.
That was our first real action—the
Vire River crossing. As we slowly
advanced on St. Lo through the
hedgerow country, we saw some of
the toughest fighting so far exper
ienced.
“1 would like to tell you of one
incident that occurred while in this
area. We were at St. Romphaire in
position and were attacked by Germ
an planes just about dark. For thirty
minutes we were subjected to se
vere bombing. I cannot tell you too
much about it now, but I surely was
glad to come out of it alive and in
one piece. It seemed like ages, ly
ing there in my foxhole, before they
went away, and when they did, I
surely had a higher respect for the
German Luftwaffe than before.
“Although this division didn’t
capture St. Lo we did play a mojor
role in that battle. The death and
destruction in this area, in fact, all
through Normandy is still vivid in
my memory. Anyone who didn’t see
it or anything similar doesn't know
what war is. If future generations
could get a picture of this when they
think about going to war again,
there would be no more wars. I
have stumbled across many a dead
man, or horse, or cow simply because
the slink of the dead was so com
mon you couldn’t tell when you
were close to one lying there rot
ting. I’m telling you this now be
cause since then I have seen nothing
like it and don’t expect to anymore.
I have felt almost like the war is
iver since we left there.
“After St. Lo our next major bat
tle was Mortain or Avranches. It
was about this time that General
Patton begun to shine.
“We held a thin strip between
Mortain and the short. That was the
oidy way to supply General Patton’s
Army. We were put in here to hold
ins area. Well, for a couple of days
things were quiet, hut all of a sud
len the Jerries struck at us with
foui pant/.er divisions. For five days
md nights we probably had our big
gest fight. They threw everything at
is. I sometimes thought that they
were throwing the kitchen sinks at
is, if that was possible. That was the
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Seventy-four Tires
Allotted By Board
Seventy-four tires—67 for passen
ger cars and 7 for trucks—were al
lotted by the Martin County War
Price and Rationing Board last Fri
lay night.
Certificates for tirade 1 tires were
issued to the following: W. S. Had
ley, W. I. Skinner Co., S. J. Lilley, J.
L. Mobley, Wicomico Lumber Co.,
C. G. Coltrain, Chester B. Revels, H.
W. Leggett, J. B. Wynne, Toba Bow
en, Dennis Modlin, L. C. Brown, C.
B. Saunders, Ernest Hayes, Elbert
Rawls, A. F. Weaver, M. W. Bissell,
L. J. Lilley, Mrs. Beatrice J. Ed
mondson, Mrs. Hettie Johnson, H. H.
Matthews, R. S. Everett, Kenneth
Harrington, Calvin Ayers, W. H.
Vanderford, D. Bowen, Urban Lil
li y, Mrs. Fnbbir Wynne, S. D. Per
v, Ben W Mason, Mayo Harrell,
Claudie Rawls, Charlie Lloyd, W. E.
Manning, L. B. Williams, S. T. Har
ris, E. N Harrell, Jesse L. Hale, W.
H. Peel, Homer Stokes, Frank Weath
ersbee, W. E. Hale, Elsworth Beaeh
am, Floyd Milton, Z. H. Beddard,
O. L. Robertson, Theodore Warren,
W A. Bailey, H. L. Roebuck, L. L.
McLendon. F A. Nelson, W. R.
Banks, F. F. Pollard, Jordan G. PeeL
Certificates for small truck tires
were issued to the following: Rober
son Slaughter House, Edgar Davis,
A. C. Boyce, O. D. Grunts.