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VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 23
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 20, 1945.
ESTABLISHED IH99
Superior Court Will
C o m plete Criminal
Docket Cases Today
Proceedings Drag Through
First Day; Several Cases
Are Continued
Opening a two-weeks term here
yesterday, the Martin County Super
ior Court dragged through the day.
clearing few cases, continuing sev
eral and carrying others over until
today for trial. All of yesterday af
ternoon, or about three hours, court
time, was devoted to the trial of a
defendant who the jury found guil
ty in less than four minutes after
receiving the case.
It was suggested this morning that
all of today would be required to
clear the docket, and some were of
the opinion that the criminal docket
would last until some time tomorrow.
The court attracted a fairly large
crowd yesterday, but the attendance
is much smaMer today.
Proceednigs:
Pleading not guilty, Joe Barnhill,
Bethel man charged with drunken
driving, was found not guilty. He had
appealed from a judgment handed
down by Judge J C. Smith in the
county court where the defendant
was adjudged guilty. Direct evidence
offered in the case alleged that Barn
hill was so drunk he could hardly
hold his head up. The defense, it
was pointed out, had no witnesses
who saw the man some little time be
fore his arrest or who saw him im
mediately after his arrest. Judge W.
H. S. Burgwyn, presiding over the
term, said nothing to the jury, but
he was said to have told the defend
ant to be careful how he drove in
the future.
Following the jury action in that
case, at least one other similar case
was continued hy the State.
The case charging Berry Wynne
with cruelty to animals was nol
pressed.
Cortez Hopkins, charged with larc
eny, was sentenced to the roads for
twelve months, the court suspending
the sentence for five years upon the
payment of a $100 fine and costs and
on the further condition that de
fendant remain sober and gainfully
employed during period of suspen
sion and not violate any criminal
laws.
Walter (Bud) Freeman, charged
with breaking and entering, plead
ed guilty of forcible trespass and was
sentenced to the roads for six
months.
After laboring through the trial
of the case charging Ausborn Rog
ers with breaking and entering and
larceny, the court ordered a recess
shortly before 5 o’clock. The jury re
turned its verdict in about three and
one-half minutes. Rogers is alleged
to have visited over in Williams
Township ever so often and carried
away various goods and items while
the good people in that neighborhood
were attending church services. On
the last trip he carried away some
bird shot.
The case charging N. S. Godard
with assault was continued until the
June term. Court attendants were
uncertain what course the case would
take now that the prosecuting wit
ness is dead.
A continuance was granted in the
case charging Sam Godard with
drunken driving.
The status of the case charging
Herman Manning and Joe Martin
with aiding in an illegal operation
could not be determined definitely
this morning. An appeal for a new
trial was denied the two men by the
State Supreme Court, but the court
m this county has not been officially
notified of that action. The two-year
sentences imposed in the Martin
Court will not be invoked at this
time, and, according to one report,
the men will continue at liberty un
der bond until the next term of court.
During the meantime, the case
against the defendant doctor in
Goldsboro has apparently bogged
down in tiie Wayne County Super
ior Court. According to one report
reaching here a true bill was return
ed in the Wayne court, and later it
was alleged that the grand jurymen
were polled and announced they had
voted against a true bill.
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Brothers Meet Over
In Holland Recently
Going for two and one-half years
without seeing each other, two
brothers, Cpl. John R. Coltrain and
Pvt. Simon Coltrain met over in
Holland a short time ago, they ad
vised their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John R. Coltrain, of Farm Life. It
was a great meeting for the two.
The two young men have been in
England, France, Belgium, Holland
and Germany, and at one time were
stationed close to one another, but
neither of them knew it at the time.
Both of them have met a goodly
number of boys from North Carolina,
but none from Williamston since
they have been overseas. Both of
them have been in front line action
several times and each of them ex
pressed the hope that the war will
end soon and that they can return
home to their families
In a recent letter the young men
stated they were receiving and great
ly enjoying The Enterprise and said
tell all their friends hello for them.
Third Boy In Neighborhood
Group Listed As A Casualty
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Pvt. Dewey Stalls, Martin County
young ...m a? wounded in Ger
many on March 6th while in action
his wife, .he former Miss Vivian
Bland of Hassell, was notified this
week In a Setter received yesterday
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Stalls of near Oak City, the young
man explained that he had suffered
a fracture of his right arm and a
fracture of the left leg, that he was
in an Army hospital somewhere in
England and getting along all right.
He also pointed out that he was en
joying sleeping between white sheets
and that Red Cross nurses were giv
ing him every attention.
Pvt. Stalls entered the service in
the late summer of last year and
went overseas in early January. He
was with Pvt. William J. Etheridge,
•also of the Hassell community; when
he (Etheridge) was either missing |
or fell into the hands of the Germans '
| CANCEL CONTRACTS 1
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try higher prior
ities held by industry, farmers'
contracts for prisoner of war la
bor have been cancelled as of
March 21, it was announced by
the office of the county agent
today. Very few prisoners have
been made available for farm
work during recent weeks, and
it is possible that they will be
continued in industry for the
most part until harvesting time
next fall.
It was learned, however, that
the camp officials were asking
for more prisoners and that pos
sibly some would be made avail
able for farm work in May or
June.
Manuel M. Schwartz
Dies Here Suddenly
Manuel M Schwartz, produce
dealer of Philadelphia, died in his
hotel room here lust Friday morn
ing at 10:30 o’clock following an ill
ness of only a few hours. Apoplexy
was given as the immediate cause
of his death. He had complained with
terrible headaches for several weeks,
and early Friday morning he said
that his head was killnig him. Before
medical aid could reach him a few
minutes later he lapsed into uncon
sciousness.
Born in Austria on March 20, 1805,
he came to this country when about
fifteen years of age. After working
as an immigrant lad for about two
years at various jobs, he entered the
produce business in Philadelphia,
and for about eight years he had
traveled in this territory buying
sweet potatoes. He had spent the
past three winters here, and made
many friends among the farmers in
this county during that time. Through
him, sweet potato farmers had found
a dependable market, and news of
his death was received with deep
regret by them.
The body was moved to Philadel
phia late Friday and the last rites
were conducted by Rabbi Hertzburg
there Sunday, interment following
in Har Nebo Cemetery
Mr. Schwartz was married twice,
his second wife, the former Miss
Mary Moss, surviving, with four
sons, Benjamin S. Schwartz, U. S. j
Army now in Hawaii; I.t. Harry:
Schwartz, U. S. Army Air Corps.!
just recently back from overseas;
Edward S. Schwartz, now with the
Army in New Guinea, and Leonard
Schwartz who was associated with
his father after receiving his dis
charge from the Army following two
years overseas. He also leaves a sis
ter, Mrs. Ida Leibotwitz, of Phila
delphia.
Soldier Badly Hurt
In Accident Here
Willie Lilley, about three months
in the Army, seriously cut his right
foot while chopping wood at the
home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. J.
T. Bland, Sr., on North Smithwick
Street here last week.
The young Martin County man
was removed to a government hos
pital at Seymour-Johnson Field, in
Goldsboro, the following day.
He is about the fifth Martin Coun
ty man to have been accidentally
hurt while home on furlough.
Most of the men, it is understood,
were so badly hurt they have not
been abl eto return to active duty.
ROUND-UP
Reporting a pre-summer slump
on the crime Sront, local and
county officers rounded up and
jailed only three alleged vicia^.
tors of the law last week-end.
One or two others were cited to
the court for possible judgments.
One white and two colored
youths were detained, one for al
leged disorderly conduct, anoth
er for drunken driving and an
other for being drunk and dis
orderly. The ages of the group
ranged from 16 to 26 years.
on or about February 6. Nothing
more has been heard from Pvt. Eth
eridge officially since he was re
ported missing by the War Depart
ment.
Pvt. Stalls went overseas with
several other men from the Oak City
Hassell-Bethel area, three of them
have been included in the fairly re-»
cent casualty lists. Roy Ward crt Beth
el, was slightly wounded about the
same time that Pvt. Stalls was hurt,
his wife, the former Miss Frances
Downs of Hassell, was just recently
advised. Ward is now in a hospital
in England, and indirect reports
reaching here state that he is getting
along all right.
The Stalls casualty report was the
second to icach the county during
the past few days, the other announc
ing that S/Sgt William James Bur
nette was missing over Italy since
February 28.
News From 411 The
Major War Fronts
Very Encouraging
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Air Raids Continued Against
Japs; Powerful Blow In
The Saar Basin
For the most part, news from all
the major war fronts continues good,
with developments in the West
pointing to the end of the European
struggle or, at least, to the disinte
gration of the German armies. En
couragement for the Allies is found
in the growing weakness of the
enemy. When Aachen was attack
ed in the main Siegfriend defenses,
the Germans had all the attributes
of a powerful army, but recent de
velopments along the northern sec
tor of the Rhine area, indicate a
new weakness on the part of the
Germans. Surely, the fight is bitter,
but reports indicate that the super
men have thrown down their light
arms, deserted much equipment and
raced across the Rhine ahead of the
Third and Seventh Armies.
Three rampaging United States
tank divisions of Patton’s Army, rac
ing up to 15 miles through the top
pling Saarland, thrust within four
teen miles of Kaiserlautern yester
day in a bid to crush 80,000 enemy
troops in a giant vise.
Many of these badly-needed Ger
man troops were doomed when the
enemy blew two Rhine bridges at
Mainz, 12 miles in front of yet an
other armored division, the United
States Fourth, which set the stage
for the Nazi debacle with a hreak
through along the Rhineland plain.
Already driven from more than
half the Saarland and Palatinate—
their last holdings west of the Rhine
—and routt d from their final foot
hold in Northeastern France by the
U. S. Seventh Army, the Germans
are faced with even grater peril to
their vaunted Rhine Line farther to
the north.
Hodges’ First Army east of the
Rhine struck northward more than
two miles, reached the plains lead
ing to the Ruhr at two points, and
enlarged its bridgehead to eighteen
miles wide and eight miles deep.
Opposite the Ruhr itself the U. S.
Ninth Army cleared the way for a
possible Rhine crossing by ordering
German civilians evacuated from the
west bank cities of Uerdingen, Horn
berg, Ossenberg, Orsoy and Rhein
hausen.
With fighting manpower needed
(Continued on page six)
County Young Man
Has Mission Record
First Lieutenant Robert A Haislip,
Jr., recently returned from almost a
year of service overseas, is believed
to hold a bombing mission record
among the many Martin County mer
now serving in the American Air
Forces in England.
The young man, son of County
Commissioner and Mrs. R. A Hai
slip of Oak City, completed his scv
entieth mission as a bombardier on
a B-25 just a short time before re
turning to the States.
A veteran of precision bombing,
Lieut. Haislip made numerous forays
over Southern France and Italy
striking the enemy pin-point targets,
including bridges, viaducts, tunnels,
and other tactical objects.
Lieut. Haislip has received the Dis
i tinguished Flying Cross for gallan
1 try and the Air Medal for meritor
ious achievement in combat. He
wears the European Theater of Op
lerations ribbon with 2 stars denot
ing combat duty over France before
! and after D-Day,
I A graduate of State College, class
of 1942,. ,Lt. Haislip taught agnail,
i ture at Bunn and did his practice
i teaching at Gatesville. When he was
! at State he was vice president of the
college chapter of the Future Far
j rhers of America and treasurer of thi
! Agricultural Club.
Completing a three-weeks’ leave
! at home, he will report at the Miam
redistribution center on April 4 foi
reassignment.
Plan For Expansion
Of Power And Light
Lines In Rural Area
I Company To Extend Lines Ev
en Vi lien Income Is Not
More Than $6 a Mile
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The Virginia Electric and Power
Company has developed and filed
with the Commissions of Virginia
and North Carolina a new' liberaliz
ed plan for the electrification of rur
al areas. Tins plae is designed to
cause a widespread extension of elec
tric service throughout the areas
serve ! by the Company just as soon
as labor and material become avail
able for making those extensions.
The new plan proposes that, under
the conditions stated below, the
company will extend its lines for
rural and .farm, service. to .the...cus
tomer's building or to some other
delivery point on his premises, re
lieving the customer of the necessity
of having to build any private line,
as was so frequently necessary in the
past. Tl i.; new plan should reduce
to a mil imum delays in getting serv
ice, and ,d..<< should result in a ma
terial i ' mg to the farm and rural
custom r
The u mpanj will, according to
the fit ■> with the commissions, con
struct it.- own cost rural extensions
when, . i the company’s opinion, the
assured monthly revenue from such
cxten&io. v ill average not less than
$6.00 per min.. The monthly mini
mum shall be not less than $2.00 per
customer. Except for this minimum
charge of $2.00, customers will he
served on the regular rates for elec
tric service which apply generally
in the area in which they reside.
In commenting on the new filing,
J. G. Holtzelaw, President of Vepco,
said that "the purpose of the new
rural plan is to make electricity
available at substantially lowered
costs to virtually every farm and
rural home in the company’s terri
tory, to the end that greater use of
electricity on the farm may not only
help to increase farm production
hut may also lower production costs
and generally improve living condi
tions for farm and rural families.”
Because of existing war conditions,
Mr. Holtzelaw stated that relatively
little construction of new lines is
possible at the present time. Howev
er, a substantial number of farms
can undoubtedly be served even un
der present War Production Board
restrictions and prospective users are
urged to apply now for service so
that line extensions may be made at
once where conditions permit and
other extensions may be planned
(Continued on page six)
Williamston Hoy Tolls Of
The Fight For lu'o Jima
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"At one time, the Japs were kill
ing seven out of ten of our men,”
Mack Simpson, former Williamston
boy and a nephew of L. T. Fowden,
said in a letter written to relatives
here under date of February 28th.
Mack was getting along very well
at that time.
Quite a few Mai tin County boys
are believed to have participated in
the fight, one, Pfc. Ivster L. Harrell,
Jr., of Oak City, having been pain
j fully wounded there on February
25th.
Jtthnson-Matlheus Reopens
Store After Very Costly Fire
Burned out in the costly fire that
swept a portion of Hamilton’s busi
ness district on the 11th of this
month, Johnson-Matthews, a leading
Hamilton mercantile firm, is rapid
ly making plans for continuing oper
ations, according to an announce
ment by Mr. Henry Johnson, junior
member of the firm. Temporary
quartets have been obtained and
business will be carried on there un
til repairs can be completed to larger
store, it was explained.
S/Sgt. William James Bur
nette of Jamesville has been
missing in action over Italy since
February 28, according to a mes
sage received by Mr. and Mrs.
Wilmer J. Holliday with whom
the young man had made hts
home since he was about three
years old and up until he enter
ed the serv. te.
Graduated from the Jamesville
High School with the class of
1943, the young man entered the
service the following November
and went overseas last October.
He was a tail gunner on a B-24
and had completed fourteen
missions over enemy territory.
Jimmie recently spent his 19th
birthday over Munich, Germany.
Sgt. Burnette is the son of
Dan Burnette, formerly of
Jamesville. His mother was the
former Miss Ethel Byrd of Mt.
"Olive who came to this county
and taught school, married Tom
my Martin, and after his death
married Mr. Burnette. She died
when Jimmy was about three
years old and he had made his
home with the Hollidays since
that time He has a half sister,
the former Miss Tommie Mar
tin, now of Florida.
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Tax Values Gaia More Than
$382,000 in Eigh17'oreitships
Martin County's puipei'ly vntua
tions were virtually approved in
their entirety here yesterday when
the county commissioners remained
in session durmg a greater part of
the day and received only three cast's
for review . In those cases there had
been physical alterations in the
properties and adjustments were ef
fected, but since they amounted to
only $1,300 it isn't likely that the
tax structure will be thrown badly
out of balance.
The valuation placed on the J. H.
Ayers residence in Goose Nest was
reduced from $1,775 to $1,175 for the
years 1044 and 1045
A reduction of $200 was allowed
J. Edward Corey on 120 acres of land
where timber bad been rut in Grif
fins Township.
Air Corps Officer
Tells About Death
Of Sgt J. W. Watts
Jimmy Walls Calmly Vwuitcil
Turn lo Paraohule from
Plain' in Face of Death
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In a letter received last week-end,
Major Douglas F. Sanford United
States Army Air Corps, went in to
more detail than previous messages
and letters in explaining how T/Sgt.
Jimmy Watts, Jr., local youth, paid
the supreme sacrifice in Italy on
last February 7th.
Addressed to the young man’s
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth W Watts,
the letter reads, in part:
“ . . . James was on a bombing mis
sion to Vienna, Austria, on that date,
and while over the target his plane
was hit by anti-aircraft fire which
disabled the No. 3 engine. The pilot
through almost super-human effort
brought the crippled plane back to
the Italian mainland and was ma
terially assisted by James who was
flying in his regular capacity as en
gineer. Shortly after crossing the
coastline, the No. 4 engine stopped
and tin' plane was thrown into a
violent lurch with a rapid loss in al
titude. The pilot, First Lieutenant
John A Dunsmoor, immediately or
dered all men to parachute to safe
ty as it was apparent he could not
control the plane. James calmly
awaited his turn to abandon the air
plane, but by the time he jumped
there was not sufficient altitude to
complete a successful parachute jump
and he met death instantly.”
The young man’s commanding of
ficer briefly told about the last
rites, that Jimmy was buried by the
Methodist chaplain in a government
cemetery in Southern Italy with full
military honors.
Major Sanford’s letter continued:
"I consider it my rare privilege to
have been James’ commanding offi
cer for several mouths. He was an
experienced combat man when I as
sumed command of this organization
and I never was the least bit hesi
tant about n lying on his judgment
made either in the air or on the
ground. All orders and requests made
by me were immediately fulfilled
by him in the most courteous and
efficient manner, and his unques
tioned completion of his duties was
an inspiration to all members of his
squadron.”
Majot Sanford declared that he
considered it a privilege and honor
to award Jimmy the Good Conduct
Medal for exemplary behavior and
fidelity, “and to pin the An Medal
and one cluster to the Medal ori him,
for meritorious achievement in aer
ial combat against the enemy.” The
commanding officei also explained
that Jimmy had been recommended
for the award of the Distinguished
Flying Cross for extraordinary
(Continued on page six)
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Sgt. Paul Simpson
Awarded Air Medal
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S/Sgt Paul Simpsor , local young
man, wa.s recently decoiated with the
Air Medal in the Southwest Pacific
Area in recognition of ‘‘courageous
service to his combat organization,
his fellow American airmen and oth
ers.”
Sgt. Simpson was cited for meri
torious achievement while partici
pating in aerial flights in the South
west Pacific Area from Setember 3,
1944, to October 14, 1944. He took
part in sustained operational flight
missions during which hostile con
tact wa.s probable and expected. The
flights included bombing missions
against enemy installations, shipping
and supply bases, and aided consid
erably in the recent successes in that
theater.
In a personal letter to Mrs. Simp
son citing the honor bestowed upon
Sgt. Simpson, "Lieutenant General
George C. Kenney said “I would like
to tell you how genuinely proud 1
am to have men uch as your hus
band in my command, and how gra
tified 1 am to know that young Am
ericans with such courage and re
sourcefulness are fighting our coun
try’s battle against the aggressor na
tions.”
The valuation on till) acres of land i
belonging to the A 1 Roebuck estate ;
m Cnw I -ii.s 3*«»s:.sfcji re
duceci trom $1000 to $500.
During the day, the commiss’on
ers reviewed the 1045 tax listings in
eight of the ten townships, but no
budget estimates will be offered un
til the tax listing job is completed.
All the books are expected in short
ly and work on the new fiscal budget
will get underway. According to Tax
Supervisor M. Luther Peel, eight
of the ten townships reporting show
a gain in values of approximately
$382,000. The gain is traceable main
ly to personal properties.
One or two other minor items were
considered during the meeting, the
commissioners deciding to sharecrop
the county farm this year.
ICKD CROSS )
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.Making a semi-final report last
evening. Chairman V J Spivey
stated that the annual Ked Cross
War Fund Drive in this eounty
had exeeeded its original quota
by $1,008.25. One or two can
vassers have not yet filed Uieir
reports, and it is now believed
that the fund will jump from $7,
748.25 to $8,000 when the final
report is received along with col
lections in the local theaters.
Griffins increased its total to
$584.80 when the Farm Life 4th
and 5th grades reported $5 and
Lydia Perry contributed $1. YV'il
liamston added $402.10 to its list,
and the colored citizens went ov
er their $1,000 quota when
Jamcsvillc, Corey's and Smith
wick's districts exeeeded their
allotments.
A final report is expected on
Thursday when the drive will be
officially closed in this chapter.
Grand Jurymen Are
Drawn for l lie Year
Nino members of the Martin
County grand jury, completing 12
months’ service, were replaced yes
terday in accordance with a special
law giving the county a “permanent”
grand jury system. The names of the
new members are, Robert Rogers,
I John II. Wynn, G. G. Bailey, Albert
Tyre, Frank Weston, who is serving
Ins second year as a member of the
body, J. B. Harrington, A W Boyd,
N R. Peel and Clyde Modlin. K. I>.
Worrell, selected for service, was
dismissed but retained for work on
the petit jury. The names of the
nine men retiring as members of the
jury are, 11 B Roberson, M. E. Rob
erson, V. J. Spivey, L II Taylor, Os
wald D. Stalls, W. A. Coffield, Ben
B. Courtney, J. II. Chesson and R L.
Leggett.
The names of the jurymen com
pleting six months service as mem
hers of the body are, Vance L Rob
erson, who continues as foreman,
Arthur C. Roberson, Henry F. Wil
hams, W J. Gardner, J Daniel Lil
ley, Arthui L. Modlin, Win, Lambert,
Jesse Keel and J. W. Gurganus.
Judge W 11 S. Burgwyn, opening
the term of court, was all business
lie started about 10 o’clock and slap
ped a $25 fine on Hugh Roberson
when the Robersonville man failed
to report for jury duty. When Jury
man J. 11. James asked to be excus
ed, the jurist, advised that Mr. James
Iliad no one at his sales stables, ask
ed why it was when a man got ready
to sell a 7-year-old mule he could
not get an offer of more than $150,
and when he got ready to buy a pair
"f 0-year-old mules he had to pay
$600? "The profit has to be consul
ered,” Mr, James frankly admitted.
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Wounded Soldier
Home For A Visit
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Badly wounded about the face in
tile fight for Peleliu Island in Hie
Pacific the latter part of last Au
gust, CpI. George Norman White
finally made it home last week-end
for a short visit with his mother,
Mrs. W. A. White, RFD 1, oak City.
The young man was said to be
extremely happy to get home one
more time and see his people and
friends. His visit was a short one,
however, and he is returning to a
hospital in Virginia for further treat
ment.
He was returned to this country
last October and underwent a facial
operation in Norman, Oklahoma, lust
November 14. He was recently trans
ferred to the Atlantic Coast.
PARENTS TEACHERS j
V
Holding their first night ses
sion on Thursday of this week at
« o’clock, members of the local
parent-teacher association will
discuss a number of timely top
ies. Attorney H. G. Horton will
deliver the main address and an
interesting meeting is assured,
Mrs. A. J. Osteen, secretary, an
nounces.
The meeting will he held in
the grammar school building.
Jurist Points Out
Dangers in lime I y
Sjvm'c!i to Jurymen
[rriiifference i n*i Ui• lira
(ion of ! Sonic S onics of
Talk to Cram! Jury
Speaking to the Martin County
Grand Jury here yesterday. Judge
W H, S. Burgwyn struck at the dan
gers on the home front and ..tressed
the importance of giving the war ef
fort all-out support. It was a time
ly address and offer 1 much thought
for consideration.
“Your duties,” the Judge said in
opening his address to the jurymen,
“are important to your county and
state. If ever there was a time for ev
eryone to do his duty, it is now. Those
of us fortunate enough to stay home
will never know the sac: dice: made
by those who have gone to war, and
those of us who shirk their duties
will not feel very comfortable when
they return," the jurist warned.
Continuing, he said, “Those who
have already returned are sensitive
because we haven’t done all we
could or should for their best inter
ests.”
The judge recalled an address de
licored to a business men's club in
Charlotte by a number of General
MacArlhur’s staff. The officer, ac
cording to the judge, told of the
carnage, difficulties and death at
Bataan, and how he felt when he
arrived in San Francisco and heard
and saw how some people were do
ing Judge Burgwyn said the office:
was disappointed when he saw thous
ands, living in comfort, striking fot
higher wages.
The jurist then went on to warn
his audience to be careful and not
fall into the same error, lie contin
ued. “The war in Europe may soon
end. but our other foe has been
taught not to surrender, not to live
for but to die for their country. The
common foe has been taught to be
lieve that they will go to heaven,
that all charges against them will be
dismissed if they die in battle. In
my opinion wo will never conquer
the Japs," the jurist then explaining
that we will have to ext: rminate
them and that we will do, the near
ly 100 million of them, if necessary.
He supported his opinion by citing
Jap casualty figures on Iwo where
nearly 21,000 of them were killed
and only !1() surrendered.
"This,” lu' said, “should cause us
to realize that when we conquer Eu
rope the war will not be over.”
Judge Burgwyn was impre sed
wIk ii no members of the grand jury
asked to lit1 excused, "II : hev.-n you
are ready to do your duty, and I
urge you to maintain decent respect
for law and order in your country,
to ee that gross oi flagrant viola
tions of the law do not go unpunish
ed. You need not he a detective, but
I charge you to see that violations
are not allowed to go um otiecd.” The
jurist left his topic long enough to
pay a glowing tribute to Solicitor
Don Gilliam who was fair and dili
gent and who is ready to prosecute
crime. Judge Burgwyn explained
that he did not mean for the jury
men to listen to men and women
“who come talking behind their
hands, and will not allow their names
to he used. Pay no attention to
them.”
lie ordered the jurymen to inspect
the prison camps, explaining that
while the inmates should not be
kept in luxury, they should not be
in want. “They are entitled to hu
mane treatment. Civilization in this
country has reached the point where
inhiimaiiity to man is not to be tol
erated.”
The only other direct instruction
given the jurymen called for the
inspection of school bu scs. Judge
Burgwyn did not i laborate on the
duty but he talked much about youth
and the disentegration of the home.
“Schools today are not like they
wen in the old days,” the jurist de
clared, pointing out that he was
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Youth Recovering
!n Army Hospital
Seriously wounded in notion in
Germany on February 28th, Pfc, Er
nest Clifton Hollis is getting along
very well in an Army hospital some
where in England, according to a let
ter received yesterday by his moth
or, Mrs. Dock Hollis, RFD 3, Wil
liumston.
After expressing the hope that all
were well at home, the young man
said in a letter dated March 8, ‘'Ma
ma, 1 had a little accident last week.
I hurt my back, but you must not
worry over me because I’m in Eng
land. getting the best of everything
.'•nd I am getting along pretty grid
now. The food here is perfect, just
like hw.iie —t»1 i"i,wat."
Pvt. Hollis, commenting briidly
about the beautiful country, center
ed i'is note on mail. “Mama. I want
you to give everybody my new ad
dress and ask them to write. Prom
ise you won’t worry over me because
1 11 be O. K. with God's help and you
good folks back home praying for
me.”
The young man’s address is: Pfc.
Ernest C. Hollis, Detachment of pa
| hems, 1151 U. S. Army Hospital AFO
j 68, Care Posimaster, New York N. Y.