NEARLY 4,(100 COPIES OF THE
ENTERPRISE OOINrj ^?TO THE
HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTY
AND TO COUNTY SERVICEMEN
NEARLY 4,0ft0 COPIES OP THE
ENTERPRISE GOING INTO THE
HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTY
AND TO COUNTY SERVICEMEN
▼ VOLUME XLVIII—NUMBER 53
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, jvly 6, 1945.
ESTABLISHED 1899
Countv Bov Submits
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Account of the 83rd
Infantry Engineers
4 Highlights of' Long Trip from
Indiana to Junction with
Russians on the Elbe
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A member of Co. B, 308th Engin
eers, 83rd Division, Sgt. Ernie Lee
Modlin, son of Mr. Joe Gray Modlin,
RFD 1, Jamesville, submits an in
teresting story of his outfit from the
time it was reactivated at Camp
Atterbury, Indiana, until it met the
4 Russians across the Elbe in Ger
many. "
The second installment of the story
follows:
LOIRE VALLEY
Following the successful conclu
sion of the St. Malo-Dinai'd cam
paign, the 83rd moved to the Loire
Valley to protect the entire right
flank of the Third Army in its dash
across France. The mission began on
August 22nd and concluded Septem
4 ber 20th. The zone of responsibility
assigned to the Division extended
along the Loire through Nantes, An
gers, Tours and Orleans to Auxerre
This is a distance of more than 200
miles—the longest line of responsi
bility given any division in this war.
An 83rd Reconnaissance Troop pa
trol went south to Bordeaux without
mishap. Another went south from
Orleans and near Geneva contact
ed elements of General Patch’s Sev
enth Army moving north from the
• Mediterranean. During the month
on the Loire approximately 20,000
Germans, including Brigadier Gen
eral Botho Elster, were captured.
This surrender included all vehicles,
arms and other equipment of the
March Group which Elster com
manded. Formal surrender ceremon
ies were held at Beaugency Bridge
on September 17th. General Elster
turned his pistol over to General
Macon and then his 20,000 men
4 marched to a prisoner of war enclos
ure. This was the largest mass sur
render of the war. The 83rd trans
ferred from the Third to the new
Ninth Army during this operation.
LUXEMBOURG
On September 24th, the Division
moved across France, into Luxem
bourg to take up positions along the
Moselle and Sauer Rivers and re
lieve elements of the 5th Armored
and 28th Infantry Divisions. Enemy
_ pockets on the Luxembourg side of
™ the Moselle and Sauer were elimi
nated and patrols sent across into
Germany. From positions on the
Luxembourg side of the rivers, 83rd
artillery units smashed at enemy rail
movements and knocked out sever
al enemy troop and supply trains.
While in Luxembourg, the Division
was in the Third, Ninth and First
(Continued on page four)
Firemen Get Two
Calls This Week
Local volunteer firemen were call
ed out twice this week when fire
was discovered in the laundry and
when a small fisherman’s shack
♦ burned on Roanoke River.
Called to the laundry last Sunday
morning shortly after five o’clock
the firemen found a rack of clothes
burning. No material damage was
done to the building and no accur
ate estimate on the clothes loss could
be had, but the damage will run
well into several hundred dollars. It
is believed that some one broke in
to the building, stole two overcoats
and other clothing and then start
^ ed the fire to cover the theft.
Believed to have been of Incen
diary origin, fire destroyed the
small shack near the river yesterday
morning at 4:15 o’clock. The proper
ty was owned by W R Cherry and
houses a few fish. nets. The loss was
negligible.
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Soldier Seriously
f Hurt In Accident
Pfc. Carol T. Noble, a member of
the guard personnel at the local
prisoner of war camp, was seriously
hurt and Pvt. William O. Blaine was
painfully but not badly hurt when
an Army truck driven by Pvt.
Blaine went out of control and
4 wrecked on U. S. Highway 64 in
Rocky Mount last Saturday.
Removed to a hospital, Pfc. Noble
whose home is in Texas was said
to have suffered a skull fracture and
other injuries. His condition is im
proving, last reports from the insti
tution stared. Pvt. Blaine, a Penn
sylvania young man, was discharged
this week from the institution and is
getting along very well.
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ff'ni. F. Whitaker Passes
At Parents* Home Sunday
William Pranklin Whitaker? sev
en-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Whitaker, RFD 2, Washing
ton, died at the home of his parents
last Sunday.
Besides his parents he is survived
• $by two sisters, Errra Marie and
Joan.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Monday afternoon at 4
o’clock by Rev. C. F. Heath of Wash
ington. Interment was in the family
cemetery in this county.
•Lee-Goss-Deiiiecl Bond
luJLuut ^!.,JULmsder Case
DIES OF WOUNDS
1
Pfc. David Wilson Hardison,
promising county youth, died of
wounds on Okinawa May 20, his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Har
dison. RFD 1, William-ston, were
advised a few days ago.
Town Authorities
In Regular Meet
Last Monday Night
E.\|HM‘tiii» Delivery of New
Fire Truek Possibly Latter
Part of Next Week
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Meeting in regular session last
Monday night, local town commis
sioners discussed a varied business
calendar, but final action was limit
ed to a few isolated cases.
Representing the Williams Chapel
A. M. E. Zion Church, Sam Faulk
discussed the possibility of provid
ing sewer connections for the church
and parsonage on Rhodes Street. It
was pointed out that plans for sew
er and water line extensions were
pending, and that the request would
be handled as a post war project.
The spokesman also asked for a sew
er line on Washington Street and
pointed out a bad sidewalk situation
existing after each big rain on Elm
Street near the Carolina warehouse.
Treasurer N. C. Green explained
that work on the new fiscal year
budget was being delayed pending
the completion of the annual audit
which is to be handled shortly.
The board was advised that the
new Mack fire truck ordered some
months ago was about ready for
shipment and that delivery could be
expected possibly next week.
Advised that the new acreage re
cently added to the local cemetery
had just about been sold the com
missioners ordered the purchase of
the old colored school site from Mrs.
L. B. Harrison. It was the opinion of
the commissioners that the addition
could be had for about $165.
The board agreed to include a $600
..ppropnation in the new budget for
the local public library.
Appearing before the board, Mr.
Jeff Ray maintained that he had not
been receiving fair treatment a citi
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Pump In Hamilton
Street Torn Down
Afh i' withstanding batterings and
knocks over a long period of years,
Hamilton's street water pump was
i -t about cleared from the inter
dion site there about 2 o’clock last
Saturday morning. The water sys
t. m was so i**dly wrecked that the
town fathers are having it replaced
by a small electric pumping system
which will be located just, off the
street.
According to reports reaching here
Mark Bunting, accompanied by an
other young man and two young
girls, was traveling down the street
in a pick-up truck and tore into the
town pump, wrecking the shelter,
| fence and leaving part of a cement
trough.
No one was hurt and very little
damage was done to the truck.
| QUIET OBSERVANCE
July 4 was observed very
quietly in this county, fairly
complete reports indicating that
the day passed without accident
or untoward incidents. Not a
single fire cracker was heard,
and activities were limited to
work schedules at one or two
mills. The main business district
was as quiet as it usually is on
any Sunday. —
Only one arrest was made,
and the charge was an old one.
Traffic was unusually light on
the highways ia this section, pa
trolmen stated, and bus travel
was possibly below week-day
loads.
Probable Cause Of
Guilt Uncovered at
Hearing Last Night
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j Perlie Coffield. Young Color
ed Woman, Fatally Stab
bed Late Last Sunday
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Probable cause of guilt having
been found at a preliminary hear
ing held in the county courthouse
here last evening, Justice John L
Hassell denied Lee Goss, young col
ored man, bond in the case charg
ing him with the cold-blooded mur
der of Perlie Coffield, young color
cd woman, just off Hill Street here
late last Sunday night. H. S. Ward
one of the two defense attorneys
i maintained that the state's evidence
was not sufficient to support a charge
of murder in first degree. H. G. Hor
ton. private prosecutor, declared tha1
it had every appearance of first de
gree murder. Justice Hassell agreed
and ordered the defendant held
without the privilege of bond for
trial in the superior court during the
term beginning next September 17.
Only two witnesses were called by
the state, and possibly much im
portant evidence was not offered. A
fairly large crowd gathered for the
hearing, and the case is expected to
attract much public attention, espec
ially from the colored population.
Chas. R. Moore, local officer and
the first witness called, stated that
Goss surrendered to him at the po
lice station about 11 30 o’clock last
Sunday night. “Goss told me to put
him in jail, explaining that he had
just cut a colored woman,” the of
ficer said. "I took Goss to Dr. Early’s
office and saw she was dead,” he
added. The officer went on to say
that the victim was cut or stabbed
in about seven places, that possibly
an inch and a half or two-inch cut
m her back resulted in death.
Eleanor EvereM with whom the
Coffield girl lived stated that Goss
and Perlie Coffield came to her
house late Sunday night, that they
were talking about some clothing
missing from the Coffield girl’s room
since the night of the Florida Blos
som show here. Goss told the Cof
field girl, his sweetheart who was
just 21 years old that day, that he
had her clothes, that he would give
them to her if she would accompany
him to get them. The witness then
said that the Coffield girl was afraid
to go with Goss for the clothes and
asked her to go along. They started
out for the clothes and along the way
I Goss reached in his pocket, got a
match and lit a cigarette. “It’s no
iv^uiiuimeu on jjcigt; iuui/
Veterans Committee
Meets Here Friday
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A Veterans Service Committee
meeting was held in the courthouse
in Williamston Friday evening at
eight o’clock. This meeting was
sponsored by the local Selective
Service office and the U. S. Em
ployment Service The purpose of
this meeting was to organize the
Martin County Veterans Service
Committee and to have the provi
sions of the G. I. Bill of Rights ex
plained. Ray H. Goodmon, chairman
of the Martin County Selective Serv
ice Board, presided. The meeting was
open to the public but representa
tives from the various government
agencies, civic organizations, and
leading citizens in the town and
county were asked to be present. Ap
proximately fifty persons attended.
Mr. Goodmon asked each person
present to introduce himself, tell the
kind of business he is engaged in, and
any committee or organization of
which he is a member.
Hugh G. Horton, local attorney
and chairman of the Martin County
Veterans Re-employment Commit
tee, was introduced and made a short
talk on the duties of the re-employ
ment committee and our responsibil
ity to the veterans. Mr. Horton com
pared the provisions of the G, I. Bill
to those provided for the returning
serviceman at the close of World War
I. Mr. Goodmon introduced Mrs. Al
vis Jordan, manager of the local of
fice, who in turn introduced the
area director. The area director pre
sented Mr. R. C. Godwin, the main
speaker. Mr. Godwin very ably ex
plained the provisions of the G. I
Bill of Rights and the agency respon
sible for administering each title. He
concluded his talk by stating thai
the best form of readjustment is te
allow the veterans to approach theii
own problems in their own way
without directly directing them Mr
Godwin stated that the prospect ol
jobs in the state for veterans will be
| a real j§b for all organizations work
ing together. At the conclusion o:
| Mr. Godwin’s talk, the area directoi
commented on the work pt the loca
office which is rated one of the besi
in the State. The meeting was throwr
open for questions. Due to the in
tense heat, the people were more in
i rested in getting out than in ask
ing questions and as a result very
few questions were asked.
1 DIES IN HOSPITAL 1
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John R. Peel, highly respect
ed and well-known local man,
died in a Raleigh hospital last
Monday afternoon following an
illness of a few weeks.
John Roberson Peel
Passes In Hospital at
Raleigh On Monday
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j Funeral Tuesday in Baptist
Church for Prominent
Local Citizen
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John Roberson Peel, widely-known
and highly respected local citizen,
died in Rex Hospital, Raleigh, last
Monday afternoon at 12:35 o’clock
following several months of declin
ing health. Although he had not
been feeling well his condition was
not regarded serious until he enter
ed the hospital four weeks ago to
day. He did not respond to treat
ment, and pneumonia, developing
about the middle of last week, was
given as the immediate cause of his
death.
The son of Mr. Pleny Peel and the
late Ida Corey Peel, he was born in
Griffins Township forty-six years
ago last October 8th. He attended the
local community schools as a youth
and spent his early life on the farm,
coming to Williamston as a young
man to work on the tobacco market
and later to supervise extensive
farming interests for J. G. Staton for
a number of years. More recently he
had devoted his attention to individ
ual farming interests with the ex
ception of that time spent in the
employ of local tobacco warehouse
men and on southern markets. Mr.
j Peel was secretary of the Roanoke
Tobacco Warehouse Company for
'many years, and held other positions
(Continued on page tour)
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Mrs. Frank S. Daw
Dies In Washington
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I Mrs. Eva Holliday Daw, native of
Jamesville Township, died at the
'home of her sister, Mrs. John E.
Sexton, in Washington last Monday
evening at 6 o’clock following a long
period of declining health. She was
getting along very well earlier that
day, but was taken critically ill in
the afternoon and died a short time
later.
The daughter of the late Jeffer
son Holliday and wife, she was born
near Jamesville 64 years ago. She
was first married to Dolly Hardison
and following his death she married
Frank S. Daw who died about ten
or twelve years ago. With the ex
ception of a few years spent in Gold
Point and other areas, she spent all
her life in the Jamesville commun
ity and had been visiting her sister
in Washington about two weeks
when she was taken fatally ill.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home of her sister in Wash
ington last Tuesday afternoon by Dr.
R. H. Crossfield and interment was
in the Holliday family cemetery near
the old home in Jamesville Town
ship.
Besides her sister with whom she
was vi.uting she is survived by a
brother, Mr. Wilmer J. Holliday, of
Jamesville; two sisters, Mrs. L. W.
Mizelle of Jamesville, and Mrs. F.oxie
Smithwick of Washington, arid a
half-sister, Miss Grace Holliday of
Jamesville.
| POSTPONE TRIALS
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In an effort to help relieve
the labor shortage on farms dur
ing the tobacco harvesting sea
son, Judge J. C. Smith this week
directed an appeal to all jus
tices of the peace, mayors and
other lower court officials to
schedule no cases for trial in the
county recorder’s court before
August 13 if the eases would
take many witnesses or others
away from the tobacco harvest.
Harvest plans for several far
mers have been upset recently
when numbers cf witnesses were
called from the task to appear in
court.
Judge Smith pointed out that
only those cases involving farm
labor should be continued until
or after August 13.
County Invests
“E” Bonds To
Quota By Mon
$391,915.75 In
Exceed Original
* Than $20,000.
Board Members Impressed by
New Highway Commissioner
Appearing before the Martin
County Commissioners at their reg
ular monthly meeting last Monday,
Murriel Evans, Ahoskie man who
was recently appointed highway
commissioner for this district, made
a very favorable impression on the
group when he said that he wanted
to work with them, that while he
could not guarantee to meet every
request, he would do all in his pow
er to work with the local authorities.
Mr. Evans, well known to many peo
ple in this county, intimated that a
closer cooperation between local au
thorities and highway officials was
to be expected, that the county’s
needs and requests would receive
every consideration possible.
Commissioner R. A. Haislip was
unable to attend the meeting on ac
count of illness, and the other four
commissioners handled the day’s
work and adjourned before lunch.
Very little business was consider
ed by the officials during the briel
j session. The board denied claims for
I tax exemptions on property listed
! by members of the armed forces oth-!
er than poll taxes. Claims were pre
sented for tax exemptions in the sum
of $128.f>6, the commissioners reason
1 mg that it was hardly fair to allow
the exemption claims where other
members of the family continue to
use and handle the property. It is
apparent that the commissioners
will continue to exempt members of
the armed forces from the payment
of poll taxes, but they are of the
opinion they have no legal right to
exempt property.
The bouid recommended that the i
road running from Manning and
Gurkin's store in Griffins Township
via Maple Grove Church and others
and back to Highway 171 be widen
ed. It was pointed out that the road
•serves 14 families and a church of
300 members.
A contract calling for repairs to
tiie courthouse walls was let to F.
B. Birmingham
Williamston Native
Dies in Norfolk Last
Saturday Afternoon
Funeral Service Held Sunday
For Durward Dur^ami*
In Virgnia Cily
Durward E. Gurganus, native of
Williamston, died in a Norfolk hospi
tal last Saturday afternoon at 12:15
o'clock following a long period of
declining health. His condition was
considered critical only a few days
before the end.
The son of the late Eli and Sarah
Mobley Gurganus, he was born in
this county 54 years ago. He was as
sociated with his father in the pea
nut business here for a number of
years and engaged in the ice manu
facturing business for several years
before locating in Norfolk about fif
teen years or more ago.
He was first married to Miss Sal
ly Brown of Williamston and one
daughter, Miss Shirley Gurganus, of
| Norfolk, survives the union. He was
later married to Mis .Eva Gainor
Tucker who survives. He also leaves
a step-son, Bruce F. Tucker, and a
step-daughter, Mrs. S. J. Alexander,
Jr., both of Norfolk; a brother, Mr.
Leroy H. Gurganus, of Williamston,
and a sister, Mrs. M. G. James, of
Norfolk.
After a stay of several years in
Moyock he moved to Norfolk where
he was in the employ of a construc
tion company for a long time. He suf
fered a stroke of paralysis several
years ago, but was able to return to
his work and continued there until
a few weeks ago when heart trou
ble developed and he entered the
hospital. He suffered a second stroke
on Thursday of last week.
Mr. Gurganus was a veteran of
World War I, serving from August
24, 1918, until 1919 when he was
honorably discharged while holding
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Religious Grou|>s
Welcome Minister
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Dr. !’D. S. Knight, entering upon
his new duties as pastor of the Wil
liamston Memorial Baptist Churc :i,
was extended a welcome by tin; var
ious religious groups assembled in a
union service at the Baptist Church
last Sunday evening.
Following a custom established by
the local Ministerial Association in
welcoming any pastor, the president
i of the association, Rev. John L. Goff,
I presided and conducted the devo
■ tional part of the service and ex
pressed “the hope that Dr. arid Mrs.
Knight might have a most fruitful
and happy ministry in our fine little
city.” Then Dr. Knight was present
ed and delivered the evening mes
sage taking h s scripture from 2
Kings 2:1-15. The minister using the
desire of Elisha for a double por
tion of the spirit of Elijah, and be
ing promised that he would receive
it if he saw him (Elijah) when he
was taken up. Dr. Knight continued,
“Saying that Elisha did not girt Side
tracked nor did he look at the fiery
chariot, but concentrated on seeing
Elijah. He saw him and called to
him, and therefore received the
blessing. Many people miss the main
thing by allowing smaller things to
come in and absorb their attention
It is needful for the Christian to
keep his eye on Jesus Christ and not
let the chariots of fire of whatever
kind to distract.”
A goodly number of people were
in attendance upon this service, de
spite the unusually warm weather.
WOITNDKI)
Pfc. William Vernon Roe- |
liuck was wounded in his leg on
Okinawa last June 12, his fath
er, Mr. W. It. Roebuck, RFD 2,
Williamston, was advised a few
days ago.
Preliminary Trial Is
Held in Bigamy Case
Here Last Monday
j
It. Cornelius kirlvlaiiil Being;
Delimit'd in Jail ill De
fa nil of 8 1.000 Bond
Probable cause of guilt appearing
in the ease charging him with big
amy, Ruby Cornelius Kirkland,
member of the guard personnel at
the local prisoner of war camp, was
bound over to the Martin County
Superior Court for trial during the
term convening the third Monday in
September. Unable to give bond in
the sum of $l,()(Jli, the 34-year-old
sergeant was returned to the coun
ty jail.
The defendant offered no testi
mony at the preliminary hearing
held before Justicn John 1,. Hassell
here last Monday morning, but, ac
cording to reliable reports, lie has
not denied having more than one
wife. Very little evidence was offer
ed at the hearing and details of the
alleged crime could not be learned
officially.
was revealed, however, that
wiiiie the defendant and '.is bride
of only a few days weie away on
their wedding trip, a message was
received hy the local authorities di
recting them to inquire wny allot
ments to a former wife had been
stopped Kirkland was arrested here
last Friday night by Sheriff C. B.
Roebuck who told at the hearing
that he had information purporting
to show that the defendant had a
wife in Ireland. During the
meantime, it, was rumored that the
defendant hud a wife in Alabama.
Relieving Mrs. l.va M. Cr'-ies j
as Red Cross Home Service
worker in this chapter for the \
next few months, Mrs. Mary
Henson Carstarphen opened an I
office on the third floor of the
town hall this week. Red Cross
chapter officials stated that Mrs.
Crimes was expected to resume
her duties as home service work
er on or about the time the
schools are opened for the fall
term
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RED i ROSS W ORKER
V --mmJ1
Only Two Districts
Have Failed So Far
To Meet Their Goal
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B'mhIh Purchased Up Until
Noon Tomorrow To Count
In Current Drive
Investing an additional $60,000 or
more since Tuesday of last week,
Martin County citizens pushed the
sale of “E” bonds well over the top
with more than $20,000 to spare. Up
until yesterday afternoon, the peo
ple of this county, including the
young men in the armed services,
ha dunes' J !,0t5 70 e “E” bonds
or $20,015.75 in excess of the as
signed quota for the Seventh War
Loan Drive. Today, nine of the elev
en districts in the county are over
the top with some to spare. Two dis
tricts, Williamston and Griffins, are
short, of their assigned quotas, Wil
liamston by $1,463.75 and Griffins
by $587.50. The drive has been ex
tended a second time to include bond
purchases made up until noon to
morrow, and it is believed that the
two townships will pull up to and
pass their assigned quotas to make
the drive unanimously successful.
The lagging townships last Friday
really settled down and went to work
this week, according to the latest
figures released by County Drive
Chairman D. V. Clayton. Five town
ships, Jamesville, Bear Grass, Cross
Roads, Poplar Point and Hamilton,
were over the top the early part of
last, week and they rested while sales
continued to climb in the other dis
tricts. Rohersonville and Goose Nest
were over the top, but they added to
their totals, Robersonville jumping
from $110,118.75 to $122,098.25, an
amount $10,798.25 in excess of its
original quota.
Williamston after holding a low
and almost hopeless position for
weeks, pulled almost up to its goal
during the past few days when over
$39,000 was invested in “E” bonds.
Williams added $1,443.25 to its to
tal to go over the top. Griffins ac
counted for $7,000 in sales to pull
within a few hundred dollars of its
goal. Hassell, one of the smallest dis
tricts in the county, turned out after
i liberal fashion, boosting its sales
b.y $7,008.75 and carrying its drive
over the top with nearly $2,000 to
spare.
In addition to the $391,915.75 in
vested in “E" bonds, Martin County
citizens have invested $1,217,686.50
in negotiable securities, making a to
ol of $1,537,247.75, an amount $702,
147.75 in excess of the over-all quo
H.
Chairman I). V. Clayton plans to
make a complete report on the “E”
mil negotiable bond sales next week,
md if Williamston and Griffins come
lcross and meet their “E” bond quo
as the report will be perfect, it is
jelieved.
A review of the "E" bond sales up
jntil yesterduy afternoon:
ramesville $
Villiams
jriffins
3ear Grass
Ahlliamslon
Press Roads
itobersonville
Poplar Point
fumilton
Hassell
joose Nest
Quota Sales
11,250 $ 16,200.00
7,300 7,537.50
18,500 17,915.50
13.000 13 725 01?
157.500 150,036.25
11,'PIO 12,337.50
111,300 122,098.25
7,300 8,212.50
14,750 15,058.25
7,500 9,431.25
11,300 13,368.75
$371,000 $391,915.75
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S hoots Relative In
Foot With Shotgun
Frank Moore, colored, was painful
ly hut not seriously hurt when his
arother-in-law, Willie James Whit
ley, fired a load of gunshot into his
foot last week-end to climax a fam
ily quarrel.
Reports reaching here stated that
Whitley and his wife quarreled, that
the wife returned to her home and
her brother, Frank Moore, took his
pistol and went after Whitley on
the R. T. Chance farm not far from
Hassell. Whitley was prepared for
I he visit and opened fire on Moore
who was said to have been shot in
the head over in Edgecombe County
about a year ago.
Given a hearing before Justice J.
B. Whitfield early this \ 'eek Whit
ley was bound ever tin superior
court in bond of $750.
Purchases Culpepper Store
Hii hlmif ~*h tfari Street
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Mr. Sainul Z‘'mon recently pur
rhased the store building and lot
owned by Luther Culpepper on Main
Street here, next to the Virginia El
ectric and Power Company build
ing. The purchase price was not
announced, but it was reported that
between $7,500 and $10,000 was in
volved. The new owner plans to de
velop the property in the post war
period, it was learned.