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VOLUME XLYHI—NUMBER 24
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. March 23, 1945.
ESTABLISHED 1899
Montgomery Believed
Driving For the Ruhr
Report Increasing
Nazi Resistance in
The Western Sector
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Devastating Air Attack Pav
ing Way for Drive. Roars
Into Its Second Day
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A move to break the enemy's back
on the Western Front is now be
lieved under way or is just before
being launched while four Russian
armies move in the East to upset
Hitler’s plans for an aggravating de
fense in the mountains of Central
Europe. Activities along the north
ern sector of the Western Front are
under a news blackout, but a para
lyzing aerial attack is roaring into
its second day. and one of those
special Monty artillery barrages is
falling on the Gfw;'-'S defending
the Ruhr. All indications point to
a synchronized drive from both the
West and the East, and although the
Germans this morning were said to
be offering a stiffening resistance,
the developments now under way
and those about to be started have
the appearance of an all-out push
to wind up the struggle in Germany.
Allied developments on the West
ern Front in recent days have caus
ed grave concern in Germany, and
Field Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt.
the great Prussian strategist, lias
been replaced by Field Marshal Al
bert Kesselring, the man who held
liie Nazi front together in Italy so
long. Increasing resistance is credit
ed to Kesselring’s command, but he
takes over just as the German de
fenses are disintegrating before his
eyes. Reports state that Hitler’s
elite troops are folding up and run
ning for shelter after tasting Allied
gun fire for just a few hours.
While the American First and
Ninth and the Canadians and British
threaten in the northern sector of
the West Front, the First Army's
bridgehead in the Remagen area has
been extended 31 miles along the
eastern bank of the Rhine and push
ed eight miles inland, the action hav
ing assumed more than tactical im
portance.
Patch’s Seventh and Patton’s
Third Armies have had a great field
day recently in the Saar area, mop
ping up the enemy by the tens of
thousands. One report states that
over 5,000 motor vehicles, 300
tanks and 200 big field guns had
been taken by Patton’s men alone.
The action there has just about
cleared the west bank of the Rhine,
and it is fairly apparent that it
won’t be long before mopping-up
operations will shift to the east bank
and in a big way. The capture of
the Saar reveals extensive under- ;
ground manufacturing, a report stat
ing today that a factory employing
hundreds of men, including 600 slav>
workers, had been taken deep under
ground in that area.
During the meantime confusion in
side Germany is mounting. Food
rations have been reduced and the
transportation system is either chok
ed with refugees and ranking Nazis
fleeing for safety or blocked alto
gether.
A shattering, round-the-clock
aerial bombardment by 27,000 planes
in the past three days has blasted
a 40-mile arc of utter destruction
across the Ruhr. Flying almost 8,
000 sorties yesterday, Allied planes
blasted anew at bridges and rail
yards and struck a deadly biow at
German leadership by hitting thir
teen army command posts.
In the Pacific, the war is mak
ing marked progress. Our reclama
tion program in the Philippine area
is being raidly expanded, and three
million Japs are fleeing Tokyo be
fore American air power. The Japs
admit their defenses are not suffi
cient to turn back the attacks, but
they maintain they are ready to
meet any invasion attempt. The Jap
fleet has been sought out and de
livered another telling blow during
recent days, late reports declaring
that the Japs had lost 789 planes,
264 more merchant ships and about
thirty warships in the latest general
offensive to wipe the enemy off the
seas and from the air.
American casualties since Pearl
Harbor now total 859.587, most of
them, or 767,680 being listed as
Army casualties.
While the nation counts its casual
ties, Mayor Laguardia comes out in
a brazen attempt to justify an hour's
extension for the curfew in New
York. But many of the night clubs
closed at midnight. Down south,
thousands of vacationists are strand
ed in Florida because the govern
ment has refused to allow two re
]ief trains to operate daily.
Schedule of Services In
Local Baptist Church
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q 45, Sunday school The attend
ance last Sunday was the largest in
some time. Help make it larger.
6:45, Training union.
Worship services, 11 and 8 o’clock.
Monday, 7:30, Royal Ambassadors
meet at ihe church.
Tuesday, 4:30, Intermediate girls’
auxiliary will meet at the church.
1
\\ Ol'NOED
Pvt. Alex Latham was wound
ed in action in France on Feb
ruary 20, his parents, !\lr. and
Mrs. I). It. Latham, of Goose
Nest Township, were recently
notified by the War Department.
Girl Scouts Hold
Regular Meeting
On Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
o’clock the Scouts of the North Star
patrol met for their regular week
ly Scout meeting. The first half hour
was spent helping Miss Mary W.
Taylor clean the building which is
to be ready for the Scouts to use
soon.
During the meeting, it was an
nounced by Miss Taylor that the
Scouts would participate in selling
Easter seals for crippled children,
and the patrol sidling the most seals
will receive a patrol flag. Much time
was spent deciding the things our
patrol would do trying to sell the
most seals and win this patrol flag.
Saturday, March 31, was the day set
for the Scouts to sell these Easter
seals.
Our leader, Mary Lib Keel, gave
us further information about get
ting started on our field badges. The
roll was carried by Wanda Jones
and dues collected by Joan Platt.
Our record shows that all Scouts of
this patrol, except one, were pres
ent for church services last Sun
day.
Games were enjoyed, and during
the recreation period, Jackie Harris,
Jane Gr<y Sullivan and Patricia
Taylor gave a little act for the scouts
and this was enjoyed. The Scout
Pledge and song was used in clos
ing—Jackie Harris, Scribe.
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Cotton Insurance
Plan for County
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Pointing out that two of the main
supports for agriculture had proved
of great value, agricultural leaders
are now stressing insurance as a
ihiid support to guarantee the farm
ers’ future. With quotas in effect,
production is geared to consumption
and with parity prices in effect, in
come for the farmer is guaranteed,
if he makes a crop. Now, the Triple
A proposes to eliminate that risk by
offering insurance on actual cost
figures.
With the exception of three coun
ties, no insurance is being offered]
to cover tobacco crop failures in the
state this year. The plan is being
studied in the three counties for to
bacco, but cotton insurance is now
available to all farmers.
Agricultural leaders are asking
that at least fifty farmers in this
county insure their cotton crops this 1
year. Applications must be prepared
within the next few days, and de- j
tails of the plan may be had at the i
county agent’s office.
Raymond S. Cherry
^Rins Bronze Star
For Daring Action
Local Bo> Blazes Trail Three
Miles tinder Enemy Fire to
Lav Telephone Cable
With the 99th Infantry Division on
the Western Front—March—Ignor
ing the fact that enemy tanks and
infantry had infiltrated throughout
the town. Staff Sergeant Raymond
S. Cherry, of 116 Williams Street,
Williamston. N. C.. and his squad of
seven linesmen laid lines down the
center of the main street. <He was
awarded the Bronze Star.
The order Sgt. Cherry received be
fore attempting the mission was
something like this. A line had to be
laid from the Regimental CP to the
two battalion GPs. The distance to
be covered was just about 4500 yards,
almost every inch of it under enemy
heavy mortar and artillery fire; a
great deal of it under even small
arms fire.
Sgt. Cherry and iiis squad of able
linesmen took off. Starting at the
Regimental CP, they edged off
through town, layed the precious
cable along the road until they
reached another nearby village. By
now, this latter town had been in
filtrated with enemy tanks and in
fantry.
Disregarding personal safety, Sgt.
Cherry calmly and efficiently pro
ceeded directly up the main street
to the hem of town, expertly work
ing, and guiding his crew all along
the line.
Once out of town, he took a wind
ing trail over rolling, open cuontry
for a distance of some 1,000 yards.
Artillery, 88’s and machine guns all
blended their deathly noises into a
symphony of horror. But Sgt. Cher
ry kept chewing his gum, working
along adroitly, with a finesse born
of much experience and much guts.
Along this 1000 yard line, they twice
saw enemy positions only 200 yards
away.
Finally, the small party reached
a wooded area. Realizing that Ger
man patrols had already filtered
through this section, Sgt Cherry left
his squad under the safety of cover,
and hand-carried the wire until he
reached his objective.
lh“ then brought the entire patrol
back to safety, all without any cas
ualty. The lines laid by the Head
quarters Company, 395th Infantry
man and his squad proved to be of
inestimable value in the immediate
action that followed.
Funeral Today For
Jas. M. Highsmith!
Funeral services are being con-1
ducted this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
in the Robersonville Christian
Church for James Milton Highsmith,
well-known county citizen and prom
inent business man and farmer, who
died at his home in Robersonville
yesterday morning at 8:30 o’clock.
His pastor, Rev. J. M. Perry, assist
ed by Rev. C. B. Mashburn, of
Farmville, a former pastor, will con
duct the service. Interment will fol
low in the Robersonville Cemetery
where members of the Masonic Or
der will conduct the last rites.
The son of the late J. Henry and
Mahala Highsmith, he was born on
May 23, 1876 in Pitt County where
he lived until 1916 when he moved
to Martin and located in Roberson
ville. He was married to Miss Nolie
Keel and she survives with two
sons, Messrs. Herbert T. and James
Harvey Highiauith; ;two daughters,
Miss Nolie Keel Highsmith and Mrs.
Leon House, all of Robersonville; one
sister, Mrs. Will Madry of Scotland
Neck, oik brother, Mr. John High
smit hof Roper, and six grandchil
dren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Highsmith joined the church
at Oak Grove when a young man,
moving his membership to Rober
sonville. He was active in church af
fairs and was a member of the Ma
sonic Order and the Shrine. He was
engaged in the theater business for
a long time, and farmed extensively
in addition to handling other busi
ness activities.
Schedule Special Services In
Local Churches and Theater
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The local Ministerial Association
again announces the Union Holy
Week. There will be two such un
ion services each day, Monday
through Friday. The 10:30 services
will be held at the Watts Theater,
and will be conducted by the local
ministers. These services will last
a maximum of 30 minutes. The sub
jects of these services are to be the
events in the concapunujiis u-jy m
the last week uf our Lord’s life with
us on earth. *
The evening union services will be
held at 8:00 o’clock in each of the
local churches. The subjects of these
will be the Last Words of Christ.
The plan this year is that each
church will have charge of one day
of Hoiy Week, the churches to act j
alphabetically.
Monday, Dr. W. R. Burrell will
have the services for the Baptist |
Church, i0:30 in the Watts Theatre,
and 8:00 p. m. in the Baptist Church.
Tuesday, Rev. John Goff, for the
Christian Church, morning service,
10:30 in the Watts Theater, and eve
ning service in the Christian Church
at 8:00.
Wednesday, Rev. Joseph Huske,
for the Episcopal Church. Morning
service in the Watts Theater at 10:30,
cind cvciujig &ei v>ce in the Episcopal
Church at 8:00.
Thursday, Rev. B. T. Hurley, for
the Methodist Church. Morning serv
ice in the Watts Theater at 10-30,
and evening service and Union Com
munion service in the Methodist
Church at 8 00.
Friday, the services will be pro
vided by the Presbyterian Church.
Morning service at 10:30 in the
Watts Theater, and evening services
in fhe Presbyterian Church at 8:00.
i STILL IN FIGHT
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Although woimtlt'tl in action
last November and a prisoner of
the Germans for a while, Pvt.
Willie W. IWi/clle. son of Mrs.
Minnie Mi/.elle Roberson, RFD 1,
Williamsfen. is still in the fight
against the Nazis. The Purple
Ileai t was forwarded to bij>
mother bv the young man
time .’go, and in a letter he ex
plain'd (hat he escaped after be
ing raptured. He has a brother,
Clyde, i.i the Dutch Indies, and
annlb.r l.rofher, Elmer, is serv
ing on i hospital shin as a mem
ber of the medical corps. Elmer
hasn’t been home since enter
ing the service two years .ago.
Writes of County
Young Man’s Death
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Willing to Mrs. Emma Gardner,
mother of Onward L. Gardner who
made the supreme sacrifice in Bel
gium last December 17, Chaplain
John W. Manen paid fitting tribute
to the Jamesville young man. His
letter, just recently received by
Mrs. Gardner, follows:
“By now you have received word
from the War Department of the
death of your son, Onward L. Gard
ner, 3440455(1, a member of this bat
talion. I know that the news has been
a terrible blow to you.
“I am the Chaplain of the bat
talion. I want to extend to you the
sorrow that fills your heart. I am
sure that it will be a comfort to you
to know that all of us feel a person
al loss in Onward’s death.
“Onward was very well liked by
all the members in his company. Be
sides the fact that he filled his du
ties as a ambulance driver to the
satisfaction of all his officers, the
members of the company will al
ways remember his kindness in
helping with many other things that
made life more pleasant for all of us.
“You probably wonder about the
circumstances of his death. I can on
ly tell you that he died of wounds
received in the performance of his
duty during the battle against the
German break through in Belgium,
lie was buried with full military
(Continued on page six)
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Returns Home Alter
Long Stay Overseas
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T/5 Howard B. Cone returned
home this week after nearly three
years spent in the Pacific and China
Burma-India theaters. He will spend
his furlough here with his mother,
Mis. P. B. Cone.
Reporting the arrival of the young
man along with three others who
from this state who had been over
seas a long time Major Collis Jordan
of the Public Relations Office, An
Transport Command, said, "About
four of the happiest soldiers you
ever saw were today clearing Air
Transport Command’s Miami Air
Field en route to North Carolina.
Their broad grins were evident be
cause they had been speeded near
er home by a fleet ATC plane.”
Doc is so busy enjoying home that
he hasn't ventured out much so
far following his return.
f CITATION
v>
Pvt. Thomas Reginald Griffin
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Grif
fin, Wiiliamston, was awarded
the Bronze Star Medal several
months ago for “heroic achieve
ment in connection with mili
tary operations against the en
emy in the vicinity of Caumont,
Normandy, France, Jure 25th,
1944,” it was just recently learn
ed here.
The citation for the medal
stated that Young Griffin re
peatedly crossed exposed terrain
under heavy enemy fire and as
sisted in the evacuation of num
erous casualties, ft added, “Pri
vate Griffin’s unselfish heroism
reflects great credit vpor. the
Army Medical Department.”
Reg is still going strong in the
thick of the fight, late reports
stating that he had beer near en
ough to the front to make first
hand souvenir collections, in
cluding a Nazi flag and several
German watches.
Court Quits During
|First of Two Weeks'
Term On Thursday
Unbiirr (,rl-' Si\ lo I i'll \ ears;
FmirltTn Divorces \ro
Grantoil in it Da>
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After clearing a few criminal cases
and granting fourteen divorces, the
Martin County Superior Court, man
euvering in a skillful fashion fold
ed its tent and quit yesterday on
the fourth day of a two-weeks’
scheduled term. II could not be learn
ed why so many eases were contin
ued, but in one or two the parties to
the suits were sick and in one or two
others certain papers due from the
State Supreme Court had not clear
ed the mains and new trials were
delayed.
Judge Q K. Nimocks, scheduled
to preside over the second week of
the term, and jurymen have been
advised that there will be no court
next week.
Proceedings in the court not prev
iously reported, follow:
Adjudged guilty of breaking and
WWiang a home in Williams Town
ship some weeks ago, Ausborn Rog
ers was sentenced to the roads for
not less than two and not more than
five years. His trial, requiring all
last Monday afternoon, was follow
ed by one that required all of Wed
nesday, and it was intimated that the
long, drawn-out defense and appar
ent misrepresentation of the alleged
facts, added to the terms meted out
by Judge W. II. S. Burgwyn. Facing
five charges, breaking into the Har
rison Oil Company, Chas. H. Jen
kins' garage, the laundry, Lucian
Peel's store and possessing robber
implements, Henry Dave Bonds was
only tried on the first two counts.
He was sentenced to serve not less
than six and not more than ten
years. Harry Land, a defendant, in
the first two cases, was found guilty
in the first one and was sentenced
to serve not less than three and not
more than five years in pi ison.
The case charging Melson Otto
Reynolds with drunken driving was
continued.
Completing the trial of the crimi
nal docket Wednesday morning, the
court cranked up its divorce mill
and by lunch time, seven matrimon
ial bonds had been broken, seven
other divorces following that after
noon.
Based on two years of separation,
absolute divorces were grunted in
thirteen cases, as follows:
Charles Calvin Ebron against Los
sie Brown Ebron, Daisy Thompson
against Phillip Thompson, Annie
Gray Beacham against Jim Beaeh
am, James Everett against Elmora
Everett, Charlie I). Brown against
Selector Brown, King David Rog
(Continued on page six)
Seven Cases Heard
By Justice Hassell
Justice J. L Hassell heard seven
cases in his court here recently.
Charged with assaulting a female
with a deadly weapon, Oscar Byn
um was bound over to the county
court.
Jesse James Cogdell, charged with
operating a motor vehicle with im
proper lights and without brakes,
was fined $10 and taxed with $6
costs.
Robert Harrell was bound over
to the county court in the case charg
ing him wit hoperating a motor ve
hii le without a driver's license.
Lawrence Wiggins and Albert Wil
son were bound over to the county
court for trial April 2 for alleged
assault with a deadly weapon.
Joe Roberson, Williams Township
man,was fined $1.50 and required to
pay $8.50 costs for allegedly disor
derly conduct.
Charged with operating a motor
vehicle without a driver’s license,
Howard Cherry was hound over to
the county court for trial.
John Philpott, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was fined $1,50 and
required to pay $8.50 costs.
Chapter Far Exceeds
Red Cross Drive Goal
Thirteen Districts
In Martin Chapter
Exceed Their Coal
Total of $8,336.59 Collected
Dtirinii Drive En«lin«
This Week
Completing its annual Red Cross
War Fund Drive this week, the Mar
tin County chapter raised $8,336.59
or $1,736.59 in excess of its assign
ed quota. Expressing great satisfac
tion with the work handled by the
canvassers and the liberal response
on the part of the general public,
Fund Chairman V. J. Spivey and
Chapter Chairman J C. Manning
stated that the amount was the larg
est ever contributed in a single cam
paign previously, that thirteen of the
fifteen districts exceeded their as
signed quotas, some by sizable mar
gins.
No unusually large contributions
were received during the drive just
ended, but individuals answered the
organization’s urgent call in possi
bly greater numbers than ever be
fore, and as far as it could be learn
ed no one refused to contribute to
the fund.
Record collections were reported
in the schools with the little folks
in the grammar grades leading with
a generous collection of $370.82. The
local high school raised $184.40, mak
ing a total of $555.12 contributed by
the young folks. Williamston's thea
ters, through voluntary collections,
set a new record when they added
$434.89 to the fund.
It is difficult to signal out any one
district for its support of the drive;
all of them did an exceptionally good
job, and while two missed their
goals their support was worthy and
figured prominently in boosting the
quota excess.
Possibly a few late donations will
be received and they will go into the
treasury for credit in the next drive,
Mr. Spivey said in announcing the
1945 drive complete.
A review of the quotas and re
sponse by districts follows:
Jamesville
Williams
Griffins
Bear Grass
Macedonia
Williamston
Colored Citizei
Dardens
Ja mesville
Williams
Woo lard
Biggs
Smith wick
Gorey
Bear Grass
Burroughs
Williamston
Quota Amt Ra'cd
$ 600 $ 688.24
150
450
450
3950
80
75
60
60
tit)
35
35
35
60
500
165.15
584.80
535.75
10.00
5310.00
81.45
80.00
87 67
67.68
76.70
37.00
42.75
38.02
41.68
489.70
$6600 $8336.59
Individual contributions to the
1945 fund will be acknowledged just
as rapidly as possible. The follow
ing list is a continuation of those
reported in Griffins Township:
Mrs. A. C. Roberson and Mrs.
Raymond Gurkin, canvassers: Herb
ert Leslie Manning, $1; Ira Hardison,
$1; Marvin Roberson, $1; John Ed
win Manning, $2; W D. Daniel, $1;
Archie T. Coltrain, $1; Jim Wiggins,
$1; Carrie and Gabe Roberson, $2;
Fenner Silverthoine, 50c; John R.
Coltrain, $1: Maple Grove Church,
$10, Maple Grove Sunday School,
$10; W. G. Hardison, $2, P. E. Gestin
ger, $1; Connie Baynor, $1.50; Mrs.
Bruce Coltrain, $1; Nat Ellis, $1;
Fenner Hardison, $1; A Friend, 71c;
Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Daniel, $2; Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Manning, $5; Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Hardison, $2; A. T.
Whitley and family, $3; Raymond
Gurkin, $2; N S. Roberson, $1; M.
W. Bissel, $1; Roy Coltrain, $2; Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Roberson, $2; L. E.
Kidd, $1, Pete Hardison, $3; Clyde
Lassiter, $2; Justus Coltrain, $1;
Ottis Wainright, $1; Rufus Hardison,
$1, Henry Corey, $1; Birddie Daniel,
$1; Mrs. Ella Lilley, $5; Mrs. Emma
Corey, $2; Miss Mary Ann Daniel,
$1; Robert Hardison, $1; Bill Gay,
$1; N. T. Daniel, $5; Mr. and Mrs.
James Harrington, $3; Rufus Corey,
$2; Urban Lilley, $1; Anna Coltrain,
$1; David Coltrain, $1; James A.
Roberson, 15c; Johnson Corey, $1;
H A Pierce, $1; Sylvester Hardison,
$1; Rufus Coltrain, $1; Arnold Rob
erson, $2; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Man
ning, $2; Marvin Leggett, $2; Mrs.
Marie Manning, $1; J. A. Ellis, $1;
Arthur Roberson, $3; Mrs. Lea Jones,
$1; George E. Roberson, $1; Lewis
Roberson and family, $3; Mrs. Mag
gie Roberson, $1; Mr. and Mrs. Asa
Hardison, $2, Mrs. Gertie Corey, $1;
W. T. Roberson, $2, Frank Roberson,
$1; C. C. Coltrain, $1; Felton Daniel,
$1.—Total, $122.86.
WOUNDED
V J
Pfc. Brncst Clifton Hollis,
young sou of Mr. and Mrs. Dork
Ilollis, KFD 3, Williamston, was
seriously wounded in Germany
on February 28, according to in
formation received from the War
Department last week.
Fewer Tires Issued
By Ration Board
Following fairly liberal rations is
sued during the past several weeks,
the number of tires released by the
rationing board in this county drop
ped considerably last Friday. It was
estimated that the allotment last
Friday was cut by about one-third
Certificates for the purchase of
Grade I tires were issued to the fol
lowing:
L. D. Roebuck, J II. Roebuck, T.
B. Slade, G. P. Hall, S. E. Manning,
F. I, Haislip, Minnie Cochran, R. A.
Roebuck, .1 I. Wynn, Ophus Bailey,
Asa Robert Harris, N. P. Roberson,
Harrison Oil Co., W A. Burnett, Rev.
T. H. House, J. S. Whitman, J. M.
Saunders, II I,. House, Noah W.
Slade, James W. Bowen, I) O Weav
er, Russell Holliday, ,1. W. Watts, C.
II. Beach, Andrew Mobley, Elbert
Griffin, James Best, 11. R. Smith, I).
I . Hardy, G. I! Savage, I,inwood
Cowan, Silas Ijoggett, B. W. Staton,
J( ; so Matthews, Joseph Modlin,
Clyde Revels, W S. Bailey, Lorie
Williams, J, C. Norwood, J. V. Au
di ews, ,1. A James, M. W. Bissell,
Jack Everett, W. S. Rogerson, Jr., J.
Hebei Pei 1, ('. W. Johnson, James B
Cherry, E. I). Mi/< lie, Mrs. II. J. Hai
slip.
Tires for small trucks were issued
to the following:
Gaines and Kirkman, F. C. Stall
ings, Town of Robersonville,.
Legion-Sponsored
Contest Tonight
The American legion Oratorical
Cent, st foi' the counties of Gates,
Bertie, Northampton, Hertford and
Martin will he held in the court
house lieic tonight at ft o'clock.
The Martin County winner is Per
lie Modlin, Jr., who comes from
Jarnesville High School. lie will com
pete willi the other county winners
in this district to determine who will
represent this district at Rocky
Mount next Monday.
The American Legion sponsors an
oratorical contest among the high
school students of the nation on
some phase of the United States con
stitution in which thousands of stu
dents take part. The national win
ner is give $4,01)1; on a college edu
cation. Other valuable prizes are
given winners in the contest.
The public is cordially invited to
come and hear these young students
speak on our constitution.
Preliminary Plans A re Made
For Seventh War Bond Drive
Preliminary plans for advancing
the Seventh War Bond Drive in this
district were formulated at a meet
ing held in the Branch Banking and
Trust Company offices here last
Wednesday evening. Mr. Billy Wool
ard, well-known banker arid chair
man of the bond campaig in this
region, met with representatives
from this and Washington and Ber
tie Counties and outlined the plans
for the drive which begins May H
and continues thiough June 30.
Mr. Woolard explained that indi
vidual quotas had not been assign
ed, but that the- government was
calling for fourteen billion dollars
during the drive, that the people
would be asked to buy ev< n more
bonds than were purchased last
November-December in the sixth
war loan campaign. “It is possible
that we will be asked to invest from
20 to 30 per cent more in “E” bonds
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during the coming campaign than
did the latter part of last year,”
r. Woolard explained. He directed
a sincere plea to the representatives,
urging them to do all in their power
to make the drive a successful one.
He complimented the three counties
for the splendid record achieved in
past drives, and stated that this re
gion had exceeded its past quotas by
3fi per cent while the average for the
country was 2b per cent in excess of
assigned quotas.
During the last three drives, this
county had a combined “E” bond
quota of $826,000 and actually in
vi sled $1,102,000.
County Chairman H. A. Bowen
will call a county meeting the lat
ter part of April or eai ly May to
complete plans for the drive local
ly. During the meantime, every man.
woman and child in the county is
asked to save every penny and make
ready to support the campaign.
Announce Sunday Services,
In Presbyterian Church
Services will be held in the Wil
liamston Presbyterian Church Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock by Rev.
C. W. Sollomon. Topic: “Tilings
Broken in Calvary”. Services will
also be held by Rev. Mr. Sollomon
at Bear Grass at 9:45 a. m.