Americans Are Said
To Have Met Soviet
Army Near Dresden
(Continued from page one)
ed~irT' recent weeks, that Tokyo is
still undergoing costly raids by the
B-?,9's.
Making his first appearance before
a joint session of the Congress yes
terday, President Harry S Truman
said that America will continue the
fight for freedom until no vestige
of resistance remains, that our de
mowv— unconditional sur
render" Succeeding Franklin D .
Roosevelt in the high office. Prcsi-'*
dent Truman made a favorable im
pression o.i the people at heme and
the speech carried no consolation
for the enemy
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Cpl. and Mrs. Floyd H. Dickens an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Pearl
Virginia, on April 10th, at her home
in Oak City. Cpl. Dickens is some
where in the Pacific. Mother and ba
by are doing fine. Mrs Dickens be
fore her marriage was Miss Gertrude
Sills, of Oak City. _
\ DRIVER’S LICENSES |
_—'
Recently moved to the court
house, the local office of the
North Carolina. Highway Patrol
will issue driver’s licenses there
beginning tomorrow instead of
the old office in the town hall
Licenses will be issued at the
office each Wednesday between
the hours of 9:30 a. m. and 4:30
p. m. by Miss Louise Howard, ex
aminer.
Quite a few applicants crowd
into the office for licenses, many
of then; being colored youths.
Fisherman Knows I\otc Hou j
11 Fi»h •Frrlmfv 'h.?nr Hoaked \
u' hospital for an;
examination, Jack Dame) swallow
ed a stomach pump. After the test
was made, the nurse started to pull
the pump out, but it was hung, and
a hurried call for Dr. Brown was
issued. During the meantime, Mr.
Daniel, a great fisherman, started I
turning white around the gills, more
from fright than from danger. Ap
plying an artistic touch, the pump
was freed and easily removed.
“Now, you know how those fish
you have been catching feel when
they are hooked,” the doctor jok
ingly told his patient._
FURNITURE
For new ami used furniture, see iih for the
lies! bargains. Our stork is large enough
to completely outfit the home
WIER FURNITURE CO.
JUST ARRIVED —CAR OF
Channeldrain Roofing
All our regular customer* who have
signed up certificate* can call and get
theirs. The amount per customer is
limited and will he sold on (’.ASH AND
CARRY BASIS.
Williamston Supply Co.
Phone 109
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Letter Dictated By
Wounded Bov To
Parents in County
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(Continued from page one)
darling daughter of a GI is waiting
in vain. Her daddy was killed in the
Aachen sector. She will never un
derstand whet for . .
On another sheet there was a pic
ture of a mother and small child with
the heading “Hope, sweet hope.” At
the bottom were the words, " Wait
ing is easy when one can hope. Dad
d v w ill come .back, and t he Gc r in a ns^
are treating him weil"’ On. me hack"
of the propaganda Sheets was a mes
sage supposedly taken iroir: an Am
erican newspaper, telling how we'l
American prisoners were being
treated by the Germans.
Pvt. Clark declared that the pro
paganda was dismissed, that its pur
pose was readily recognized, and the
boys fought all the harder.
Wounded Soldier
Hears from Friends
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Seriously wounded in Germany
on last February 23, Pfe. Ernest Clif
ton Hollis, young son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dock Hollis of Poplar Point, had a
great surprise not so long ago when
he, a patient in an Army hospital
somewhere in England, started re
ceiving stacks of letters from friends
and acquaintances back home.
Expressing his appreciation, the
young man said in a letter dated
March 31st:
“I’ll write just a few lines to let
you and the others know just how
glad I was to get a big stack of let
ters today, and I have The Enter
prise to thank for it, because every
one said they got my address from
the paper. I’ll never get around to
answering all of them, so won't you
please pul in a word of thanks for
all of them. I'm not able to write
much because I can’t sit up long en
enough to answer.
"I surely did enjoy the paper while
I was receiving basic training in
Florida, but I have been moving so
fast since I came overseas it hasn’t
had a chance to catch up with me. I
came first to England, then went to
France, Belgium and Germany and
then back to a hospital in England,
and now I hope the paper will catch
up with me soon.”
Pvt. Hollis' letter carries his ap
preciation, and it is certain that he
will appreciate more mail from
home. His address is still: “Det. of
Patients, 4151 U.S.A. Hospital Plant,
Care Postmaster, New York, N. Y.”
Loral Young Mao Earns
Promotion In The Army
Sgt. Charlie H. Whitaker, son of
Mrs. J. B. Whitaker, 730 N. Haugh
ton Street, was recently promoted
to the grade of staff sergeant at the
Army Air Forces Proving Ground at
Eglin Field, Fla.
The young man entered the serv
ice on July 23, 1941.
ROUND-UP
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Following a busy period sev
en days before, loeal and county
officers bad very little to do last
week-end. Only two persons
were arrested and jailed, and
tbere was little activity on the
crime front anywhere. Officers
described the period as the quiet
est they could recall in several
months.
Two colored men, engaging in
a free cutting at the theater on
Saturday night, were placed in
jail.
The liquor store was closed
part of Saturday and additional
rations had not been issued.
WE MOURN THE DEATH OF
Franklin Delano
ROOSEVELT
OUR LATE PRESIDENT
OUR FRIEND
The humanitarian mIio gave his life that we
may have a better world in which to live.
Pender’s Store
K. W. BRYANT, Manager
P.-T. A. THURSDAY
The local Parent-Teacher As
sociation will hold its regular
monthly meeting on Thursday
afternoon of this week at 3:30
o'clock in the grammar school
auditorium. The date for the
meeting was changed to Thurs
day to avoid a conflict with the
second day of the registration for
canning sugar, the president,
Mrs. R L. Coburn, explained.
Miss Turnage’s pupils will ap
pear in a playlet and the high
school glee club is to have a part
on the program, it was announc
ed.
Pilot Of Missing
Plane Reported A
Prisoner of Nazis
(Continued from page one)
could not be formally presented to
the young man at, this time, the dec
oration was just recently delivered to
his parents, MV. and Mrs. Jesse T.
Price, of Williamston.
The citation reads, “For exception
ally meritorious achievement, while
participating in five separate bomber
combat missions over enemy occu
pied Continental Europe. The cour
age, coolness and skill displayed by
this officer upon these occasions re
flect great credit upon himself and
the Armed Forces of the United
States.”
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Paper Hears From
Former Office Boy
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Writing to The Enterprise a few
days ago, Seaman 2/c Henry Spruill,
former office boy for the paper, said
it wasn't much he could say about
the war other than he surely did
wish it was over.
Spruill continued: "Jus to let you
know I’ve received copies of The En
terprise and how glad I was to get
news from home. It really makes me
feel at home when I read the paper.
I don’t stop until I have read it at
least two or three times.
“I often think of the times I wrap
ped the paper for boys overseas; and
now, to think. I'm receiving them.
“Spuds and eggs must be short on
the home front because we get plen
ty of them here. I’m sitting here now
seasick and lonesome as ever.”
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Gardener Chan. Janies
Specializes In Onions
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His gasoline ration about spent
and with nothing particular to do,
Chas. James did not complain when
the boss directed him to the garden
with general instructions for plant
ing onions.
Whipping the hand plow up and
down the row, Gardener James
placed the onions one after another
into the furrow with great care. And
then, lo and behold, he threw two
lists on the onions, covering the on
ions completely. Advised of the lat
est but irregular innovation in onion
culture, the unseasoned gardener
hurried then to knock off the list
and give the onions a fighting
chance. But he was not quite quick
enough in rectifying the blunder,
for neighbors, including Sheriff
Charlie Roebuck, had already notic
ed the weak spot in the garden pro
gram.
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Loral Young Man Earns
Promotion In The ISavy
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Jack Baker Saunders, son of Mrs,
J H. Saunders of Williamston and
the late Dr. Saunders, was recently
promoted to the rank of lieutenant
(junior grade) in the U. S. Naval
Reserve.
The young man, now stationed
somewhere in England, has been ov
erseas for quite a while.
Jamesville Cirl Makes
College Dean's List
Miss Lorraine Griffin, daughter of
Mr .and Mrs. Monford Griffin of
Jamesville, by her scholastic achieve
ment appears on the dean’s list at
Mary Washington College, Freder
icksburg, Va. The achievement gives
the student special privileges and
is recognized as a distinct honor.
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Dr. and Mrs. Ira Knight, of West
Palm Beach, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Coy Roberson here over
the week-end.
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Harry Peele Sees
Sights In France
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Pvi. Harry M. Peek, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fleny Peel of Griffins
Township, .is in the fight along the
Western Front now, but he took in
the sights in P rance before taking a
combat position.
The young man, according to a
recent ietter, was greatly impressed
by George Kieffer, the giant French
man who measures an even eight
and one half feet and weighs around
280 pounds. The giant is believed to
he the largest man in the world. At
■any rater "Km ts' '<5
r:picture sont
back by Pvt. Peclc- shows Kief?’??
standing beside a normal man who
barely comes up to the giant’s waist.
Writing back to have his address
changed, Pvt. Peele said he missed
The Enterprise and hoped to get it
soon.
The young man went overseas the
early part of March, and was with
Luther Peel, Jr., until a short time
ago. ‘‘Anybody entering the service
now' I advise to take his training ser
iously. They are not messing when
they say you will go overseas,” Pvt.
Peele declared.
In conclusion, the young man said,
“I have seen quite a few things and
pretty places, but none that will com
pare with Martin County.”
FOR SALE — WOOD’S YELLOW
soy beans. $2.50 per bushel. J.
W. Gurganus, Williamston RFD 2.
al7-3t
BRAND NEW METAL UTILITY
cabinets. Also white safes with
either single or double glass doors.
Wier Furniture Company a17-?,t
SEE US FOR FEATHER PILLOWS
and clothes hampers. Wier Furni
ture Company. al7-2t
LOST — ONE YELLOW WHITE
spotted, short tail dog. Will an
swer to name Fanny. Please notify
George Hardison, care J. D. An
drews, and receive reward. al7-2t
TAKEN UP AT MY PLACE ABOUT
two weeks ago: One black male
hog. Weighs about 200 pounds. Own
er can get same by paying for this
ad and cost of feed. Richmond Mel
ton, RFD 3, Poplar Point.
FOR SALE: YOUNG FRESH MILCH
cow, or will lend for keep. See
Jack Daniels.
FOR SALE: SIX ROOM HOME ON
Williams Street. Brick on hollow
tile. Call or see Joel Muse. al3-tf
WANTED— LOGS OR STANDING
timber. Gum, poplar, cypress and
pine. Communicate with us at our
office. Williamston Package Manu
facturing Company. a3-tf
ONE JOHN DEERE TILLER FOR
sale. In good condition. D. D. Co
burn. Jamesville. al0-3t
HIGH TEST GASOLINE IS NOW
available at the Central Service
Station, Texaco Service Station and
the Two-Way Service Station in
Williamston. a-6 4t
FOR SALE: HOUSE AND LOT IN
good location on Sniithwick St.,
William? on. See A. J. Manning,
Sinclair Service Station. m30-tf
WANTED— THREE GOOD AUTO
mobile mechanics. Good pay and
working conditions. Manning Motor
Company, Plymouth, N. C. a!3-2t
OIL STOVES
3- and 5-Burner OIL RANGES,
(Cook Stoves) Rationed.
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