* NEARLY 1000 MARTIN COI’N'TY
SERVICE MEN NOW REAPING
THE ENTEPRISE IN ALL PARTS
OP THE Vi.ifet {) EACH WEEK.
THE
NEARLY lOOfl MARTIN COUNTY
SERVICE MEN NOW READING
THE "NTEPRISE IN ALL PARTS
OP THE WORLD EACH WEEK.
VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 8
W'illiamaton, Marlin County. North Carolina. Friday. January 26, 1945.
ESTABLISHED l«MV
Infantile Paralysis
Drive 5li6h (T7 iis
Goa! In The County
olai of y££2282
While maxing snlendid progress
in several communities, t^c 1 f?45 in
fantile paralysis fund drive is con
siderably short ot its quota in the
county. In a report r leased late
yesterday. County Chairman L. B.
Wynne sta4ed 1h t *1 076.15 had been
raised and reported up until that
time. He explained that he had heard
from only three schoo's that -they
♦ had raised over $500 or about one
half the amount reported to date.
While no direct reports have been
received from but three schools, it
is understood that the little folks are
working hard in others and that they
will materially boost the total. Ever
ets, raising $32 last year, plans to
exceed that figure, and an indirect
report from Jamesville pointed to a
collection there of $100 or more.
^ Chairman Wynne is appealing to the
little folks at Bear Grass this after
noon at 1:30 ,and Dr. John Williams
is in Oak Cuy touay in behalf of the
drive.
The apparent weak spot in the
drive at this time is found in .the
poor response to appeals made by
direct mail. Out of 240 mail appeals,
only 105 have been answered. The
answers have been very encouraging
so far, averaging just about $5 each.
Those citizens who received direct
^ mail appeals are earnestly asked to
boost the drive ancj ret their contri
bi tions in the mail as early as possi
ble.
Reporting on the contributions re
ceived to date, Chairman Wynne re
leased the following figures: Direct
mail, $534; William ton Elementary
School, $315 25; Willi; ms'on High
School, $81 60; Robersonville Ele
mentary School, $121.80; Roberson
ville Rotary Club, $11.20; Extensioj
% Office, agricultural building, $12.30,
making a total of $1,0076.15 to date.
The local elementary school pu
pils did a noble piece of work
Amounts raised by grades are listed
as follows:
Miss Talton 1st grade, $10; Miss
Turnage 1st grade, $9.30; Mrs. Car
starphen 2nd grade $31.35; Mi s Bak
er 2nd grade, $6.20; Miss Crawford
(Continued on page four)
Thurston Davenport
Writes From Hawaii
Writing from Hawaii under date
of January 17. T/Sgt. Thurs’on F
Davenport Jr., tells of meeting a
few Martin County boys over there.
His letter follows:
“The letters fr< m Martin County
boys all over the world appearing
in the Enterprise have been veiy
interesting and h< Inf; 1 as a medium
of keeping up w ith their ai d their
activities. Many of them have pass
ed my way, a number of them are
still around. Atwood Gurganus lives'
nearby. Leland Hardison is in Hono
lulu and Burke Peed who stooped
by to see me a few days ago will be
* in the city for a while. You can’t, put
into words what it means to see these
familiar faces. In the three and a half
years since leaving Williamston I’ve
seen on an average of one familiar
face a year so you can see that it’s
quite a treat.
“May 17th of this year will mark
my third year in the Islands and I
hope that it’s not too optimistic to
hope that I might be allowed to vis
it for a few weeks at home soon af
^ ter the three years are up.
“My length of time in Hawaii al
most qualifies me as a Kamaaina
(old timer) but I haven't annlied for
citizenship ye*. Hawaii with its flow
ers, mountains, beaches, pineapples
and sugar cane are all very alluring
but there’s little that ole N. C. doesn’t
have to match it.
“Before taking the advantage of
too much space I’d like to thank the
_ many Martin County friends who
“ sent me Christmas and New Year’s
Greetings.
“Best wishes to all for a happier
new year.”
Receipts At Post Office Here
. Set A New Record Last Year
Receipts reported by the local post
office reached an all-time high fig
ure last year, according to a state
ment just released by Assistant Post
master F. E Wynne. Nearly $6,000
greater than those for the previous
year and more than doubling those
of ten years aco, the receipts in 1944
totaled $34.15222. The receipts take
on a greater meaning when it is re
membered that they represent the
sale of about one million 3-cent
stamps.
After showing fairly sizable gains
in the first two quarters over tho=e
for the corresponding periods in
1943, the receipts went into the big
figures during the third and last
quarter of 1944. Sales in October,
November and December amounted
to $10,717.52, a gain of nearly $2,
000 over the same quarter figures
for 1943.
General business hardly more than
held its own, but rural patrons, it
is estimated, more than doubled their
stamp purchases last year, and re
ports state they are still v/riting.
A r mparison of stamp sales, by
q"arters, for 1934, 1943, and 1944:
Q’ter 1934 1943 1944
1st $ 3.564 63 $ 6 603 42 $ 7.649.88
2nd 3739 98 6 809 44 7,327.08
3rd 3 275 63 6,679.36 8.457.74
4th 4,714.71 3,757 24 10,717.52
$15,394.95 $28,849.56 $34,152.22
Money order business, while run
ning into the big figures—$174,740.64
-was $4,597.38 below the record re
ported in 1943. And there’s no tell
ing what the amount would have
been had Montgomery-FDR-Waid
and other mail order houses had the
goods.
V
WOUNDED
Itov Gray Manning, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Perlie Manning of near
Hamilton, was slightly wounded
on the Western Front last De
cember 12. his wife, the former
Mi's Elizabeth Vaughn, of Scot
land Neck, was advised a short
time ago.
Thief Placed Under
$1,000.00 Bond Here
Ausbon “Rod” Rogers, charged
" ith breaking into and stealing ar
ticles from the home of Farmer Chas.
Pate over in Williams Township last
"unday afternoon, was placed un
er bond in the sum of $1,000 at a
caring b' fore Justice J. L. Hassell
ere last Tuesday night. Unable to
aise the amount, Ropers was re
turned to jail to await trial during
1 e March term of the superior court.
Several witnesses were called and
hey build what appears to be an
iron-clad case against Rogers. Be
>re examining all the witnesses the
lefendant’s attorney admitted in
> en court that the evidence already
iffercd was tnough.
It was brought out at the hearing
hut someone had b<-en stealing from
iomes in the community over a per
od of months. Farmer Grover God
rd said that meat had been stolen
om his smokehouse, that on one oc
ision the thief entered the home,
ok the smokehouse key, unlocked
he lock, stole several hams and a
) cket of lard, locked the lock and
ft the key where it could be found
isily. A watch sent home for re
airs by one of the boys in New
luinea was stolen a short time ago
along with other items.
La: t Sunday, several men were set
ting for the intruder, and Farmer
Pale fired a load of bird shot into
the ipan, ending what the neighbors
de. cribed as a little crime wave- that
had aggravated them for months.
Firemen Called Out
Twice Wednesday
Local volunteer firemen were call
ed out twice last Wednesday after
noon, but both fires were minor ones
and no damage was done.
The firemen were called first to
a grass fire a! out 4 o’clock on the
vacar t hotel lot on Smithwick Street,
and to the G. and H. Builders’ Sup
ply Company plant on the Jarrrcsville
Highway just before 6 o’clock. Its
origin baffling the company owners
and firemen, the fire started in the
pitch of the roof, out of reach of the
chimney. The fire was discovered
wlyn the smoke started blowing
dow n to the fir t floor ,and burned
two or three pieces of sheeting. Mi
nor damage was done to some build
ing material.
Fire Damages Home On
Main Street Yesterday
Starting from an over-heated i
chimney, fire damaged the home of i
Mrs Thessie Barnhill on West Main
Street here yesterday afternoon.
Lathing and wood wmrk between the
chimney and plaster caught fire, and
firemen found it necessary to tear
away laths and plaster to get to the
fire.
I
Russians Reported
H AcrossDderRiver
In Dr i ve mi Bed m
Gft After Nine Hours
While the missive drive on the
Eastern Front has possibly be^n
slowed down in some sectors, the
fury of the fight there continues at
i high pitch with the Red Armies
lushing on toward their ob;ectives.
The success of the drive, while al
ready recognized as the “beginning
if the end” for Hitler and his gang,
is yet to be determined. I.ate reports
declare that General Konev’s Red
Army has reached and crossed the
Oder River on a 125-rnile front north
md south of the Silesian capital of
Breslau, that fierce fighting contin
ues on an ever-increasing scale in
that sector. The city is now under
ittack from three sides. Farther to
the north. General Zhukov’s forces
ire storming Poznan, great indus
trial center, and have pushed with
in 124 miles of Berlin. Still farther
north, General Rokossovsky’s forces
have just about succeeded in cutting
>ff an estimated 2UU.OOO Germans in
East Prussia, a feat that has left the
'nemy staggering.
The German news agency DNB
told of the Russian penetration to
the Baltic at Elbing, one of the great
est encirclement operations in his
tory. Moscow had not officially con
firmed this report, but dispatches
from that capital said tank spear
heads had reached the Vistula deltat
west of Elbing.
Breaking into Elbing itself, 63
miles southwest of Konigsberg and
30 miles southeast of Danzig, the
Russians cut the last railway serv- |
ing the trapped and reeling Ger-!
man forces in East Prussia, which is
n important food source for Berlin
and northern Germany.
The midnight Soviet communique
announced the capture of more than
1 500 towns and villages, including
700 in Ea‘t Prussia and 150 on the
German-Polish Silesian front.
The might of the Russian offen
sive is so powerful that the Ger
mans have called out old men, wo
men and children to help check it.
Workers have been taken from their
;obs and munitions factories and
mines are idle.
On the Western Front there is
talk about a great offensive. During
the meantime, Allied forces are
scoring new gains in “plugging”
drives along most of the line. The
Third Army has already pushed to
ooints farther east than those where
Rundstedt launched his big offen
ive last December 10. The Seventh
Army, bearing the brunt of German
might in the Alsace sector, has coun
terattacked and checked, temporar
ily at least, the enemy. To the north,
the British Second Army has push
ed eleven miles into Germany, and
it is in that sector that the big push
is expected against the Germans. j
Recent developments on the Ger
man fronts have not been accompan
ied by predictions of an early col
lapse of the Germans, but civilian
observers are puzzled to understand
how the Germans can stand the mer
ciless pounding much longer. Their
plans have been knocked into a
cocked hat, and the military is mov
ing and shifting its dwindling forces
from one place to another, one report
stating that the crack Sixth Panzer
Division was moving from the West
ern Front across Germany to meet
the Russians along the Oder River.
In the Pacific theater, the Ameri
can Sixth Army has taken Clark
Field and is pushing down Highway
No. 3 toward Manila, less than forty
miles away. No official report has
been released, but according to a
(Continued on page four)
Shortage of Fuels Is
Somewhat Relieved
The fuel shortage, approaching a
serious point here just a short time
ago, has been partially relieved, but
wood and coal yard operators are
not at all optimistic about the future.
Making a personal inspection of
the fuel situation here a few days
ego, a representative of the Solid
Fuels Adminis'ration allot'ed the
town three additional carloads of
coal The shipments have been dis
tributed, mostly in small quantities
and just as bins were giving up their
last chunks of coal. The shortage of
wood is still a problem, but quite a
few farmers have helped relieve the
situation there. However, the relief
came, in some instances at a high
cost to the consumer. Sales have
ranged from a fair price up to as
much as $37.50 a cord.
No one has frozen here, but quite
a few are said to have braved freez
ing weather with little fuel. Moder
ate temperatures are being maintain
ed in quite a few buildings, but some
of the public buildings have been
running hieb temperatures.
It isn’t likely that coal allotments
will be increased, and regular ship
ments are certain to be limited in
the future. It is quite likely that the
fuel shortage will flare up again in
February and a cold reception is pre
dicted for some. Fuel dealers are
urging everyone to conserve fuel in
every way possible.
f MISSING IN ACTION |
T/5 John Foster Vanl.anding
ham has been missing in llelgium
since January 5, his mother, Mrs.
Emily I). VanLamlingham, was
advised a few days ago by the
War Department.
WOUNDED
Pvt. Wilson II. Purlin, slight
ly wounded in Belgium on I)e
ermber .'10, is recovering in a
hospital somewhere in England,
Mrs. Partin was advised here a
few days ago.
Mrs. W. L. Edwards
Dies At Her Home
Funeral services were conducted
t the home in Poplar Point Town
ship yesterday afternoon at 3 30
o’clock for Mrs. Gladys Ropers Fd
wards who died there ;t 5:15 o’clock
Wednesday morning following a long
period of declining health. He r pas
tor, Rev. Marshall .Joyner of Green
ville, conducted the last n'es, inler
mei t following in the Spring Green
Cemetery.
Mrs. Edwards had been in declin
ing health for several months, spend
ing the last two in bed.
The daughter of Mtr. Emma Ben
nett Rogers Nicholson and the late
Joseph Rogers, she was born in
Vaughan, Warren County, on Au
gust 18, 1909. She was married to
Mr. W Leon Edwards on August 25,
1925, and had made her home in this
county since that time. Mrs. Edwards
was a devoted member of the Free
Will Baptist Church at Cedar Grove
for two years, and was held in high
steern in her community.
Besides her mother, who lives
near Williamston, she leaves her
lusband and ; ix children, Doris, Ger
aldine, Annette, Margie Dean, Jo
seph 1.00 and William L. Edwards,
Jr., all of the home; one half-broth
■r, Edward Nicholson, U. S. Navy,
who is just out of a Naval training
station, and a sister, Mr.s Stuart
l’aylor, of Williamston.
Political War Is On
In Nation’s Capital
While millions fight with weapons
n far-flung battlefronts, the politi
cians in Washington are having a
’’■ar of their own- a war of maneuv
ers for the driver’s : eat in the post
war world.
Led by Senator George and North
Carolina’s Josieh Bailey, one faction
is determined to shear Henry Wal
lace and reduce him to a figurehead
in the man's bid to renre ent all the
people as Secr< tary of Commerce and
head of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation.
RETURNS
Lewis Thomas Taylor, son of
Mariza Tavlrr Whitaker and
who was critically wounded in
France last June, has returned
to the States, his mother was ad
vised this week. Reports three
weeks ago stated that his condi
tion uas rot very satisfactory,
and while he said nothing aboit
h's condition in t' e recently re
ceived message, he did say he
was j*? H"(lr;ran Hospital, ctaten
l and. N. V., and hoped for a
transfer soon.
Celling Uvc'tv-one cast's. Judge
T Cabin Smith held the COurty re
nter’s court in session until almost
1 o’cloek I t fore clearing the docket
.last Monday. Starting its proceed
'i"s with only a few spectators pros
ed. the court attree’ed a fair- izod
towd before completing its work.
Proct etlings:
M imie Moore, pleaded guilty in
the case charging hi r with assault
ing another with a deadly weapon,
nd the court suspended judgment
pon the payment of the cost by the
lefendant.
In the five cases charging Warren
McLawhorn. Jack Stokes, Cecil
lb mhy, Willie C Corbitt and Hubert
Corbitt with buying and selling
scrap tobacco without licenses, the
counsel for the defendants stated he
would not resist a verdict. The court
Icclarcd the defendants guilty, and
judgment was suspended upon the
• invment of the court costs and on
Toe further condition that they pur
hase the necessary licenses.
Linnie Bell Watts, charged with
an assault with a deadly weapon,
was sentenced to jail for sixty days,
I hi1 court suspending the sentence
upon the payment of the costs and
doctor’s bill of Mary Pippen. The
court also placed the defendant on
good behavior.
Mary Eliza Piopen and Cecil Pip
0011, charged with assaults with a
deadly weapon, were adjudged not
guilty.
Lucy Whitehurst, charged with
drunkenness ard damage to proper
tv, pleaded puil’y and was sentenc
ed to jail for six months. The court
suspended the sentence on condition
that the defendant stay out of this
county for two years.
Pleading not guilty in the case in
which he was charged v ith an as
sault witli a deadly weapon, Charlie
Little was adjudged guilty of simple
assault, tho court suspending judg
ment upon the payment of costs.
The case charging Mary Spruill
with violating the health laws, was
nol pros ed with leave.
The ease charging Lafayette Pear
sall witli violating the health laws,
was continued until Februray 5th,
v ith the di fendant under a $75 bond.
Pleading not guilty in the ease
charging her with violating the
health laws, Eva Knight was found
guilly, and prayer for judgment was
continued until the first Monday in
May.
Charged with dis rderly conduct
and assault, Charlie M Thigpen was
adjudged guilty of simple assault.
He was fil ed $10 and taxed with the
CO ts.
David Junes, pleading guilty of
operating a motor vehicle without
a driver's license, was fined $15, tax
d with the costs and ordered to
spend six hours in jail.
The case charging A. W. Hardison
with drunken driving and indecent
( xposure, v as continued for the de
fendant until the first Monday in
March.
Charged with drunken driving,
William E. Lit ley was fined $50 and
taxed with the costs. His license to
opt rate a motor vehicle was revoked
for one year.
Tim Council and Johnnie Ledbet
ter, charged with larceny, pleaded
1 uilty and were sentenced to the
roads for six months, the terms to
la gin at the ex| n ation of the ones
they are now serving. Inmates of
the Martin County Prison Camp, the
two men escaped and were charged
■ ith running away in State clothes.
Charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon, I.orenza Bryant
pleaded guilty of throwing a bottle.
The plea was accepted and the de
I ndant was fined $10 and required
to pay the court costs. The court al
so directed the defendant to remove
•1 piccolo from his place of busi
ness
State-wide Check on
Manpower Rulings
Tin War M' nrowrr Commission
;o North Carolina is moving out im
mediately on the Byrne’ Pi motive
v m: king a State-wide chock on
employers as ti their adherence to
W r Manpower Regulations in the
' iring of workers, main'aining ap
proved employment ceilings and
'urnover allowances, states WMC
Area Director P. B Pollock for the
Elizabeth City-New Bern area.
WMC arid United States Emnloy
rret t Service Compliance officers
are now busily engaged checking
employment records (f all es ential
a d non-essential employers to de
termine if thoir workers have been
i'ed in accordance with WMC di
re-tives. No stone will be left un
fw'ped to find out if lining, ceilings,
and stabilization procedures have
been followed.
The emoloyer should have in his
fills a USES referral card, Form 508,
t r a’l male workers on his pay roll.
Ferru le workrrs fr m out of the
r a or la t employed in essential
■ oi k mus1 have be°n him d either by
a ref rial < f the USES or a Statfc
(Continued on page four)
jj WOUNDED
T/Sut. Ronnie M. Taylor was
slightly wounded in Germany
on January 3, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. K. Taylor. RFD 2,
Wi'liamston, were notified a few
days ago.
"Irs. Andrew Hoard
Passes In County
Mrs. Laura Williams Hoard, wife
of Andrew Hoard, died at her home
in Cross Roads lest Tuesday after
noon at 5 o'clock following a ten
lay illness. Mrs. Hoard had suffer
ed with asthma for about two months
hut she was getting along very well
until abouMi n days before her death
when she was placed in the care of
a physician. Her condition was not
considered critical however, until
just a short time before the end, eu
rcmic developing and causing death.
Mr Hoard was horn in Williams
I’ownshio on May 4, lfl!)2. and spent
'I her life there until about two
weeks ago when she moved to Cross
Roads Township to make her home.
She was married to Mr. Hoard in
"121 and he survives with the fol
io" iae cl il 'ten, two daughters Mrs.
Wi'li m Gurkin of Eglin Field, Fla.,
i and Mrs. Sam Clark of Willinmston,
a son, A. C. Hoard of the home. She
| also leaves two sons hv a previous
.marriage, Pfc. Howard Williams, U.
j S. Army now somewhere in France,
and Raymond Williams, of James
ville, and a brother, John Williams,
of Jamesville.
Mrs. Hoard joined the local Bap
tist church about 25 years ago, later
mo’ ing her membership to Riddick’s
Grove where she was in regular at
•endance upon its services. Rev. W.
B Harrington is conducting the last
rites at the I on e of her daughter,
Mr Sam Clark, rear Williamston,
tl is afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, in
terment to follow in Woodlawn
Cemetery here.
Five Cases Heard
In Justice’s Court
After sledding along during the
first few weeks of the new year with
veiy few eases in his court, Justice
J. I, Hassell reported a slight iri
erease in business during I he past
few days.
Rufus Taylor and Alfred Jones,
charged with being publicly drunk,
were required to pay $0.50 costs
each.
Arthur Dugpin and John Williams,
' hargi d with being drunk and dis
orderly, were each fined $1.50 and
required to pay $0.50 costs.
Charged with being drunk and dis
orderly, Ernest Stallings was taxed
with $0 50 cost:
Victim Of 4 Heart Attack /*
Itcmoveil To New Item Home
Suffering a heart attack early
Wednesday morning in the local
otel, Mr. II. F. Hancock, contractor
nd millwright, was removed a few
hours later in a Biggs ambulance to
his home in New Bern. Mr. Hancock
was employed by the Williamston
Package Manufacturing Company in
the installation of new machines and
an addition to the plant.
James Samuel Jones
James Samuel Jones, retired far
mer and well-known county citizen,
died at his home here on Warren
Street last Wednesday evening at
8:20 o'clock following a long period
of declining health. Suffering with
ki"h blood pressure, Mr. Jones was
forced into virtual retirement about
two years ago, but he was fairly ac
tive in handling minor duties until
about six months ago when he suf
fered a stroke His condition did not
ecotne critical, however, until about
t< n days ago when he was forced to
Ms bed, the end coming gradually.
The son of the late Dan and Mar
tha Taylor Jones, he was born in Pitt
County on May 18, 1886, and moved
with the familv to this county when
<l"ite young, locating on a farm near
Willi mston. After a few years spent
in Bear Grass Township, he moved
t i Williams Township where he mar
j lied Miss Charlotte Andrews in De
jeembor, 1008, ard farmed for about
j twenty years before moving to Wil
liamston where he spent the remain
der of his life.
Mr. Jones, possessed of a friendly
and jovial character, was held in
high regard by all who knew him.
He was a member of the Methodist
Church at Holly Springs for many
years, and his pastor, Rev. B T. Hur
ley. assisted by Rev. John L. Goff,
will conduct the funeral at the home
this afternoon at 4 o’clock, interment
following in W^odlawn Cemetery
here.
Besides his wife, he leaves eight
children, five sons: Neal Jones, U. S.
Army, stationed at Fort McPherson,
Go , Alex at d Carroll Jones of Wil
liamston, Garland Jones of Farm
I ife, and Russell Jones of Virginia
Beach; three daughters, Mrs. F. Les
ter Rogers of Williamston, Mrs. Ru
fus Harris of Washington and Mrs.
Grace Nooncy of the home, and one
brother, Robert Jones of Williams
Township.
Bury County Boy In
Military Cemetery
Pfr I.loyd M Hassell, son of Mr.
fharles A Hassell of Jamesville, and
the late Mrs, Ha .sell of Washington
County, who was killed in the serv
ice of his country along the Western
F net 1 ■ • st De-ember 16, was buried
following services by a Protestant
"haph in in a military cemetery in
southeastern Belgium, according to
a direct message received by Mr.
Hassell a short time ago from his
son’s commanding officer, Captain
Wil'iam It Feaster.
The officer said, . . Pfc, Hassell
was killed in action on Pecember 16,
1944, during valorous dutv against
the common enemy.
“You have the deepest sympathy
of the officers and enlisted men of
his company in your bereavement.
Lloyd was held in high regard by
all who knew him. lie was a splen
did soldier and a man in whom you
have a right to be extremely proud.
His loss will be deeply felt by his
many friends.
“While it is realized that word or
pen cannot heal the wounds of a
saddened heart, we know that you
will share that glorious altitude of
111 Americans that, no sacrifice is too
great in our quest for righteousness.
The forthcoming freedom of the op
pressed peoples and an eternal peace
will be a lasting tribute to your son
and to those comrades who have giv
en their lives in this conflict ...”
The following note of sympathy
from Gen. George Marshall was just
recently received by the young man’s
father: “General Marshall extends
his deep sympathy in your bereave
ment. You son fought valiantly in a
supreme hour of his country’s need.
His memory will live in the grateful
heart of our nation.”
Two brothers are in the service,
Chas. E., 28 months in the Pacific,
and Kenneth R., at Camp Gruber.
More Than 5,000 Auto Tags
Sold By License Bureau Here
The local license bureau of the
Carolina Motor Club, operated by
Harrison and Carstarphen, set a new
high record in the sale of 1945 motor
ehicle license plates, the managers
rid yesterday. Up until that time,
the bureau had sold a total of 5,127
license tags, valued right at $90,000.
The sale of auto tugs led the list,
the bureau dhtibu'ing 3,832 to car
owners for a lit le more than $40,
')ty The 87it trm k i latos .sold for just
about as much, and the 45 tags for
farm trucks sold for $075. The 508
ear trailer tags sold for $2 each or
$1,018, and 74 plates for commercial
t ueks brought $5,550.
Up until yesterday, the license
• le was abt ut 300 p’ates ahead of
the s: lrs repor'ed in the correspond
i g period a year aro. It is expected
that ■ everal hundred more of the
black and yellow tins will be sold
during the next few days.
The report was released with the
reminder that old 1944 license plates
n ay not be displayed legally after
next Wednesday, that those operat
ing their motor vehicles on the
ireets and highways after January
91 will be made subject to penalties
in th" courts. Quite a few of the old
plates are still noticed on vehicles
in this section, but possibly the own
"rs have purchased but have not yet
nttacl ed the new plates to their cijr&MM
trucks or trailers.
While the sale of licenses was een
*' red in Martin County, quite a few
were sold tc vehicle owners in Ber
tie. Washington, Tyrrell and Beau
fort Counties and a few in Halifax,
Pitt. Northrmoton, Chowan and Pas
ry-otank ard other counties. Two or
f ree we.> ? sold to veb'c'e owners
living as xar away as Raleigh and
Charlotte.