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NEARLY 4,000 COPIES OP THE
ENTERPRISE GOING INTO THE
HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTY
AND TO COUNTY SERVICEMEN
NEARLY 4,000 COPIES OF THE
ENTERPRISE GOING INTO THE
HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTY
AND TO COUNTY SERVICEMEN
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VOLUME XIA III—'NlfiWBER 100
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Williamslon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, December 18, 1915
ESTABLISHED 1899
List-Takers Review
Property Values At
Meeting on Monday
Annual.Ta'sLtn
This County Early Part
Of Next Month
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Meeting in the commissioners’
room Monday morning, Martin Coun
ty tax list-takers headed by Super
visor M. L. Peel discussed a schedule
of personal property values and
made plans for starting the annual
task the early part of next month.
For the most part, personal prop
erty will again be listed at about,
two-thirds of its actual value, the |
* supervisor instructing the list-takers j
to use their best judgment in hand- |
ling specific problems. The meeting
was called in an effort to establish
a uniform schedule of values, it was
pointed out.
Improvements to real property
costing $100 or less will not alter the
values asse: sed a year ago, the meet
ing agreed. Dogs will be listed, but
they will not be made subject to
taxation on the books sin .e the tax
^ is collected when the dogs are vaccin
ated each spring.
Stocks and general inventories are
to be listed at two-thirds of their re
ported values. New tobacco barns
are to be valued at $300.
The list-takers agreed on the fol
lowing schedule of values for a few
items: tobacco curers, $75 and $100;
peanuts, $6 a bag; cotton, $65 a bale;
farm machinery, 60 percent of cost
price less depreciation; tobacco
sticks, $5 per thousand; tobacco
4 trucks, $3 to $7.50; transplanters, $20
to $75; combine, 60 percent of cost
price; wagons, $100 and down; carts,
$25 and down; stalk cutters, $40 and
down; harness, $5 per team; meat
and lard, 15 cents a pound; live hogs,
10 cents a pound; washing machines,
$60 and down; horses, first class, $100
to $150, second class, $75 down; first
class mules, $300; second class mules,
$150 and down; milk cows, $100 and
down; other cattle, $50 and down;
^ calves, $10; goats, $2; chickens, $1
^ each; car trailers, $50 and down; bi
cycles, $10 to $35; lumber, $30 per
thousand feet; logs, $17.50 per thous
and feet; brick, $15 per thousand;
pool tables, $100 and down.
No definite instructions were is
sued for listing household and kitch
en furniture, but it was suggested
that these goods be placed on the
books proportionately to the cost of
the home. The meeting discussed the
possibility of placing a value of
♦ from 15 to 20 percent of the listed
value of the home, meaning that a
property owner with a $5,000 home
would be expected to list his house
hold goods at approximately $1,000.
The so-called red book will be us
ed for listing automobiles. The books,
ordered some time ago, have not
been delivered and the trend in
values of motor vehicles could not be
determined. It is quite possible that
* the county will drop slightly under
the listings in the book.
The listers were instructed to
handle the farm census along with
their regular tax work, but Super
visor Peel expressed the hope that
this would be the last time the list
takers would be asked to handle the
farm census.
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Engineer Company
Gets Commendation
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The 439th Engineer Depot Com
pany, APO 713, San Francisco, of
which Sgt. Ben Hopkins and several
other Martin County young men are
members, was recently commended
for its work in the Pacific Theater.
Mentioning the period from last
January 11 to Juoe 30, Brigadier
* General S. D. Sturgis, Jr., said, in
part:
“. , . It is especially commendable
that all through the Luzon Campaign
the 439th pressed close behind the
combat forces to be of the first to
move to newly cleared areas, set up
and be in operation within a few
hours after the first combat troops
entered the area . . . More than once
attention was called to the Depot at
San Jose, Neuva Eeija, Luzon, P. I.,
^ and the outstanding job done there
by the 439th to further the advance
of the fighting troops through Balete
Pass and into the Cagayan Valley.
The 439th has met unprecedented de
mands under most adverse conditions
and the outstanding and most effi
cient way the demands were filled is
worthy of high praise ...”
The 439th was in Japan when it re
• ceived the special commendation.
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Number Of Teachers
Resigning In Count)
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Between twelve and eighteei
teachers in the county schools havi
already resigned or are planning h
quit the profession at the end of th<
current month, according to informa
tion coming from the oit.icj of super
' "•‘Sntendent fit! week. “***•
A few of those resigning plan
ning to marry, but most of them ar
quittirg to enter other professions
One or two are leaving the Williams
ton school because they can’t fini
suitable living quarters, it -was saic
Sam Edwards, a former teacher i:
4 the local schools and who was jus
recently discharged from the servics
has accepted a position in the scbac
anu will enter upon his new dutie
the early part of January.
K. B. Crawford Home Burns
On Smithwick Street Monday
Smarting in the roof and of an
iiihtffc' ' As* ;$
wrecked the spacious nome of Mr
and .'fr?.. Crawford on Smith
wick Street, burned most of the con
tents and damaged the nearby homes
of Mrs. Anna Crawford and R. E
Manning about 11 o’clock yesterday
morning. No official estimate or
the loss could be had immediately
but the total damage to home and
furnishings will approximate $2O,G0(
or more, according to conservative
estimates.
When first discovered by Mr. J. D
Leggett, the fire was burning
through the roof, and by the time ar
alarm could be sounded, most ol
the roof was in flames. Firemen, us
ing several lines of hose, battled the
fire during the greater part of three
hours. The fire got into the walls
and burned rapidly to the first floor
the firemen experiencing much dif
ficulty in ripping off the weather
boarding and storm sheeting. De
partment Chief G. P. Hall said the
fire was one of the most disastrous
F jur families, those of Mr and
M'.'s Crawford, .Mr, sad Mrs. C. C
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Dampey Sim
mons and Mrs R. Edwin Peel were
burned out. The Parkers lost just
about everything they had in their
apartment, including stove and re
frigerator in the kitchen, silverware
and clothing and furniture. The
Simmons saved their stove and re
frigerator, but they were possibly
damaged some by water and smoke.
Mrs. Peel’s apartment, while not bad
ly burned was damaged considerably i
by water, and she was able to re-1
move most of her furnishings to I
safety. The Crawfords also saved
some of their household goods, but
many things were burned or damag
ed in the quick move.
Mrs. Anna Crawford’s home
caught fire on one side and the roof
was blistered. Sparks fell on and
fired the roof of the R. E. Manning
home but caused very little damage.
County Youths Called
For Preliminary Tests
Group Is Largest To
Leave This County
In Several Months
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Fifteen White Young Men,
Including Father, Called
By Services This Week
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Fifteen Martin County young white
men were called this week to report
to Fort Bragg for pre-induction ex
aminations, the call being the largest
received in this county in several
months.
A married man with two children
is included in the group, the call be
ing the first in some time to reach
into the married ranks.
Eleven of the fifteen called come
from the farm, and eleven of the
group just recently became eighteen
years of age. The ages of the other
four range from 21 to 24 years.
The irony of the postwar draft is
advanced in the current month call
for final inductions. Approximately
ten county white men are slated to
leave tomorrow to answer the final
call, meaning that they will hardly
be home for Christmas.
Names of the men answering the
pre-induction call Monday, their
registration addresses and their last
given addresses are, as follows:
Thomas Earl Martin, RFD 1,
Jamesville.
Dennis Thomas Roebuck, RFD 1,
Robersonville.
j Albert Turner Peel, RFD 3, Wil
liamston.
Jack Hardison, RFD 1, Williams
ton.
Frederic Carson Wagstaff, Rober
sonville.
Raymond Matthew Pope, Williams
ton.
John Linwood Cherry, Williams
ton.
David Clifton Roberson, RFD 3,
Williamston.
Daniel Randolph Rogerson, RFD
2, Williamston.
Samuel Morris Beacham, RFD 3,
Williamston.
William Henry Harrell, Jr., RFD
1, Hobgood.
Archie Lee Revels, RFD 1, Wil
I hamston.
Charlie Limon Fulford, RFD 3,
! Williamston.
William Joseph Bullock, RFD 3,
Williamston.
j Lonnie Edwin Gardner, RFD 1,
Jamesville.
II iliiumston Boy Ceta
Discharge From Navy
j After eighteen months in the Navy,
Robert B. Ormond, Steward’s Mate
1-c, was recently discharged from
the Navy at the Charleston Separa
tion Center.
Last stationed on the USS Antie
tam (CV-36), he served in the Pa
cific theater, and holds the Good
Conduct, American Theater, Asiatic
Pacific and Philippine Liberatior
| ribbons.
i f PARTY FRIDAY
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The Junior Chamber of Com
merce has completed all plana
for its Christmas party for un
i derpriviieged children. The par
ty will be held at the Woman’s
> Club Friday night, December
21st, at 7:30. These children will
be given fruits, nuts, and candies
• i along with other refreshments.
A program been plannedny
the Jaycees and ole Santa Claus
; himself will be there in person
to give toys to these children.
The Jaycees will furnish trans
1 portation to and from the party
and about 50 children will at
l tend.
t The Jaycees are being assisted
by Miss Mary Taylor of the wel
1 fare department and the local
s I woman’s club. The public is in
vited.
ROUND-UP
Five persona were rounded up
and jailed here over the week
end, most of them for drunken
ness. One was charged with is
suing a worthless eheck, two
were charged with public drunk
enness and two were detained for
alleged drunken driving.
The ages of the group ranged
from 18 to 25 years, and two of
the five were young white men.
Club Members Hold
Achievement Event
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The 4-H and Home Demonstration
Achievement Day was a success in
spite of the snow Saturday. Fifty
members from various clubs in the
county were present for the meeting
which was held in the courtroom of
the court house. Melba Revels, presi
dent of the 4-H County Council, pre
sided over the following program:
Club pledge.
Song—Jingle Bells.
Devotional—“The Brightest Star"
by Sarah Wobbleton, president of the
Roberson’s Chape] Older Youth Club.
Roll call by clubs—Mary Ola Lil
ley, secretary of the 4-H county
council.
Report on Wildlife Camp—Alice
Edmondson.
Report on Officers Camp—Melba
Revels and Mary Ola Lilley.
Achievements in Agriculture in
Martin County—T. B. Brandon,
County Agent.
Achievements in 4-H club work in
Martin County—C. J. Goodman, as
sistant agent.
Presentation of Awards: Girls—
Margaret R. Pearce, home demon
stration agent; Boys—C. J. Goodman.
Certificates of Achievement were
awarded to the county project win
ners as follows:
Sal lie Martin Hardison, Williams
ton Sr. Club—Room improvement.
Edith Rogerson, Bear Grass club—
Food preservation.
Lynette Haislip, Oak City club—
Food preparation.
Burnelle White, Williamston Sr.
club—Baby beef.
Amanda Faye Rugerson, Bear
Grass Club—Egg care and market
ing
Mary Ola Lilley, Farm Life—
Clothing and best all-round girl.
John Gorkin, Jr, Williamston Sr
Club—Best all-round boy and Baby
beef winner.
Jack Williamson, Bear Grass Club
—Meat production.
The winners in the project story
contest were:
Dorothy Ellis, Jamesville club;
Dorothy Clark, Everetts club; Doro
thy Gurganus, Hamilton club; Emily
Grace Rogerson, Bear Grass club;
Susie Manning, Farm Life club; Alice
Edmondson, Oak City club; and Mel
ba Revels, Williamston Sr. club.
Canning exhibit winners were:
Jamesville club—Lula Dean Nap
ier, Erline Perry and Lorene Napier
I Bear Grass club—Amanda Faye
1 i Rogerson, Edith Rogerson and Joyce
Harris.
Oak City club—Lynette Haislip.
Hamilton club—Omah Ruth Bul
lock.
Hassell club—Joan Leggett.
After the awards were presented
the meeting adjourned for a picni<
lunch in the Home Agent’s Labora
tory.
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Libnirf To Offi* For
Holidays A fler Frida3
The Williamston. Public Library
wlil be closed after Friday evenini
of this week, Mrs. Clyde Anderson
librarian, has announced, to observi
the Christmas holidays.
It will reopen Wednesday afte:
Christmas and resume its regula
schedule. No announcement wa
made regarding observance of Nev
Year’s Day.
County Young Man
Meets Brother Of
'Beast Of Belsen’
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Pfc. Ernest Capps Toils Of
Educational Training
Pfel* German Youth
Describing in a previous letter con
ditions he found in horror camps,
Pfc. Ernest Capps, Martin County
young man, in a second letter just
recently received by The Enterprise,
tells how he met the brother of the
“Beast of Belsen,” ahd went on to
describe the educational training pro
vided by Hitler for German youth.
His letter follows:
I wrote a few lines to the paper a
few weeks ago, but today something
happened to me that I would like to
tell someone about, and I think the
people at home would be more inter
ested than anyone else. I hope they
find it as interesting as I did.
With the horror stories of concen
tration camps and torture chambers
so fresh in the minds of our people
back home, they might have the im
pression that the men in Europe are
living in a land of mad men and tor
ture hungry fiends, but this isn't
quite true, and the experience I had
today proves that. I know that all
our people at home have heard the
name, Jack Kramer, the beast of Bel
sen, and murderer of thousands of
people. Today, 1 met his half broth
er, William Kramer, private citizen,
and the contrast of two men of the
same blood is amazing. He came to
my house trying to buy cigarettes.
He showed me his papers, and told
me the story of his relation with the
more famous <ff the two. During his
talk his voice never broke or falter
ed, as might be expected of a man
whose brother did such things as did
this man's. I couldn’t quite gather
all the tilings he said, for my know
ledge of the German language is
limited to what I have learned here,
but I did understand that this man
felt greatly moved by the acts of his
brother, and from his explanation,
they had the usual up-bringing of the
normal child, but his brother grew
into a man of great determination,
without regard for the feeling of
others that stood in the way of his
success. When the opportunity of a
Hitler controlled Europe provided
the easy journev to “success” he took
it. This man didn’t seem to under
stand how his brother could develop
into such a beast of a man. Knowing
the German trait of falsehood, 1 re
fused to take this rrlan’s seemingly
rightous feelings, so after he left, I
asked one of the Czech, men who
work for the Military Government
detachments here about him, and
was informed that this man, brother
of the beast, was a quiet, family man
who respected his fellow man, and
followed the straight and narrow
ways of God’s wishes. So with the
man’s story fresh in my mind, I
thought it might be of interest to the
people of Martin County. Desiring
to get a better first hand account of
Nazi domination, I went to this man’s
house tonight, and found it to be a
shack characteristic of those who op
posed “Der Fuehrer,” and the pov
erty stricken look of his old wife
and thirteen year old boy were not
unlike those of other places. I read
| some of the “home work” of the
child that he prepared in prepara
tion for his daily trip to the schools
provided by the savior of “Dutche
land” and following is one of his
English lessons, for the following
.day:
"April 20, 1941
) “We owe to our Fuehrer the de
struction of corruptive Parliamen
Itiarism and of the parties that were
always opposing each other as well
I as the introduction of community
spirit. We owe to him the return of
seven million unemployed to work.
We owe to him the building up of out
army, the re-claiming of the Ost
imank District, of Sudetenland, Bo
l hernia, Moravia, Alsace and Ixtrraine
as parts of German Reich. We owe
I to him the legislature on marriage,
the prohibition of maniage between
Germans and those of another race.
We owe to him the improvements in
the position of the farmer, and to him
we owe thanks as the nourisher and
the giver of blood to the people. We
owe to him the refusal to regard
gold as a means of payment and
the replacing of it by labor and the
wealth of the nation's soil. We owe
(Continued on page six)
THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
Following a period of many
wrecks and injuries, motorists on
Martin County highways appar
ently slowed down a bit last
week when only two minor road
accidents were reported. So far
this year there have been eleven
more highway accidents than
there were in the first 49 weeks
■ «*r 19-1 ,t the^nc.nber inf. .red
and killed remain the same.
The following tabulations of
fer a comparison of the accident
trend: first, by corresponding
; weeks in this year and last and
i for each year to the present time.
Forty-Ninth Week
Accidents Inj’d Killed Dam’ge
1945 2 0 0 $ 55
1944 3 2 0 300
; Comparisons To Date
' 1045 80 43 6 15,750
1044 80 43 6 12,537
Four Persons Injured
In Series of Accidents
Jas. Russell Cherry
Suffers Broken Back
In Accident Friday
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Three Voting Men Hurl When
Car Leaves Road At Mob
ley's Mill Saturday
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Four persons were hurt, one of
them critically, in a series of high
way accidents in this county last
week-end. Three of the accidents
were reported in less than two hours,
Cpl. W. S. Hunt of the N. C. Highway
Patrol and wrecking crews barely
clearing one wreck from the high
ways before they were called to an
other.
James Russell Cherry, young coun
ty white man, suffered two fractures
of his back anil head injuries when
his 1941 Mercury went out of con
trol in front of Rossel Rogers’ home
at Bear Grass and turned over about
11:30 o’clock last Friday night. The
victim was removed to the local hos
pital where he is reported to be get
ting along very well. Driving into
Bear Grass from the direction of
Greenville, Cherry lost control of
his car when it struck the hardsur
facc. It swerved into a road ditch
and turned over, causing a property
damage estimated by Cpl. Hunt at
about $250.
Driving toward Williamston, Philip
Ray Tyson, 26-year-old veteran of the
U. S. Marine Corps, lost control of
his 1942 Ford on the Hamilton Road
near Mobley’s Mill and was badly
hurt when it turned over and rolled
down the road side for nearly 200
feet. Suffering a compound fracture
of Iiis left leg and bruises, the driver
was removed in a Biggs ambulance
to the local hospital. He was accom
panied at the time of the wreck by
his brother, A. B. Tyson, and Maur
ice Mobley, both of the Oak City com
munity. A. B. Tyson suffered head
lacerations and a back injury and
continues in the local hospital. Mob
ley, receiving chest injuries, was
treated in the local hospital and re
| moved a short time later to his
home.
The driver stated that he was
meeting a car and ran on the soft
shoulder of the highway, and lost
control. The car body was smashed,
and Cpl. Hunt estimated that the da
mage would approximate $750.
Forty-five minutes later at 7:45
o’clock, William Henry Revels, just
recently out of the serviee, lost con
trol of his car, ran it off the left side
of the Hamilton Highway near the
Community Church and turned it
over. Revels, detained by the patrol
corporal, was, passing a ear when he
wrecked his machine, causing about
$200 damage. He was not hurt, Cpl.
Hunt said.
Discharged from the services in
Miami the day before, Alfred Brooks
Hilton was driving to his home in
Norfolk when his car skidded on one
of the river fill bridges at 8:30 o’clock
Saturday night and came to a stop on
• he guard raii. Cpl. Hunt said that
the car skidded around nearly three
times without hitting the bridge rail,
that it came to a stop just off the
bridge on the iron fence in a balanc
ed position. Hilton was not hurt, and
he continued on his way after the
wrecking crew righted his machine,
Cpl. Hunt stating that there was no
property damage.
| Sunday noon a tourist from Con
necticut was traveling south when
R. Henry Peel started to cross the
Washington - Williamston Highway
at Corey’s Cross Roads. The Peel
car choked down in the middle of
the road, and the tourist swerved
and ran into Roy Ward’s ear park
ed in front of a filling station. No
one was hurt, but damage to the
i Ward ear was estimated at $125
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Urges Employers to
Confer With USES
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Employers were urged yesterday
by Mrs. Alvis R. Jordan, manager of
the local office of the United States
Employment Service, to take advan
tage of the facilities of the USES in
selecting workers to fill jobs.
“The service is as much the peo
ples’ as that provided by the U. S.
Post Office, or by any other of the
government service agencies," she
advised. “It provides an orderly and
systematic plan for supplying work
ers to jobs and for securing jobs for
workers. Interviewers trained in
their work question and classify
workers according to experience and
qualifications. Then they make re
ferrals to jobs to fit the description
of the job furnished in the employ
ers’ orders."
“Now that the war has ended, the
m.ployjhcr.t BOK.cc oU'-'fV 10 cm
ployers in this critical reconversion
period the benefit of its full resources
and employment experience in ex
pertly matching worker skills with
job requirements.”
“Jobs for veterans are a special
responsibility of the USES,” Mrs.
Jordan said.
Inviting employers to consult the
lUSES, Mrs. Jordan emphasized the
(value of the Job Analysis feature of
the employment service as an aid in
preparing order for workers.
TRANSFISIOISS
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Little Miss Peggy Harrison
received her 135th blood trans
fusion in Brown’s Community
Hospital here lasl week, and
the new hlood in her little body
she returned to her home in
Bear Grass looking forward to
a happy Christmas, and quite
thankful to members of the local
volunteer fire department, the
Lions Club and others who have
offered thrir blood during the
course of the past five years.
Given her first transfusions at
Duke in 1940, Little Miss Peggy
is believed to he improving
gradually and hopes to outgrow
plastic aemia within a few more
years. During the meantime,
she’ll have to have many more
transfusions.
Leaving the hospital last Fri
day afternoon, Mr. E. C. Har
rison, Little Peggy’s father, said
he w anted so much to thank all
the hlood donors, the hospital
staff and Mr. D. M. Roberson
who had Little Peggy as his
guest while she was in the hos
pital several days last week.
(»us Rigas, Local
Cafe Owner, Dies
In Hospital Here
Fmimil Srrviers Will Ur Held
In Hiilrit;li Cliurrli
On Thursday
Constantine (Cus) Rigas, loral
■afe owner-operator, died in the hos
pital here yesterday morning at 3:00
Vclock following a long period of de- |
■lining health. Troubled with high
blood pressure, lie had been receiv
ing medical treatment during the
course of a year or more, and it was
thought he was getting along very
well until last Wednesday noon
when he told friends he was not
feeling very wi ll, that he was going
to his room and rest a while. He
was stricken about 5 o’clock that
afternoon and was removed immedi
ately to the hospital. Uremic poison
ing developed and he never regained
consciousness
The son of Panieota Rigas and her
late husband, Mr. Rigas was born in
Sparta, Greece, 53 years ago, and
came to this country in 1020. lie
went back to his native home for a
stay of six months and was married
in 11)31, returning to this country
and locating in Smithfield. He mov
ed to Williamston in 1935 following
the death of his wile, and had made
his home here since that time.
Mr. Rigas was held in high esteem
by all who knew him. lie was most
considerate and thoughtful of others.
The destitute hungry were never re
fused food in his cafe, and lie will
irigly and liberally supported vari
ous charities. Mr. Rigas was a loyal
citizen, and few could have done
more than he did for his adopted
country during the stress of war. He
accommodated many persons and
sought no favors from anyone, lie
liked Williamston and its people, and
seemed to get much out of life de
spite the long hours spent at his
work.
Mr. Rigas just recently remodeled
his cafe, an accomplishment m which
he took much pride.
He is survived by his mother and
(Continued on page six)
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Home Front Helieved More
Dan tier on s Titan War /.ones
Just recently returned from sever
al of the Pacific hot spots, Id. Hubert
A Hardison, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mayo Hardison, RFD 3, Williamston,
says he believes it is more danger
ous on the home front than it was in
the war zones. “I’m almost afraid
to walk across the street, and every
automobile one meets it looks as if
it is going to run right into you,’’ the
young man said.
He briefly recalled the bitter fight
on Iwo Jima after he led his men in
the first attack wave without loss.
The toll a short time later was
heavy.
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HOLIDAY
No definite action has been
taken, but local merchants and
other business operators are con
sidering; taking two days for
Christmas. It has been proposed
' by some to close Tuesday and
' wpdnj? sri2v, but hnvo 'iUff
gested that business be suspend
ed late Saturday until the fol
lowing Wednesday. The Christ
mas eve holiday has few sup
I porters, and it is fairly certain
that Tuesday and Wednesday
will he set apart as the holiday
period.
A few state and federal offices
are closing Saturday through
Christmas day, but other offices
will follow the merchants’ sched
ule.
Sixty-Nine Tires
Are Rationed By
Board Last ^eek
fire Can* l ^ iil IfoM If-. Vpt.*
Meeting on Thursday
Of This Week
Sixty-nine tires—sixty-one for
passenger ears and pick-up trucks
and eight for large trucks—were re
leased by the Martin County War
Price and Rationing Board last Fri
day afternoon. II was learned that
several hundred applications for
tires had expired recently, that the
applicants will find it necessary to
file new requests It was also learn
ed that a fairly large number of
current applications could not be
granted at the meeting last week.
However, the supply and the de
mand are not as far apart as they
were a short time ago.
The board will meet on Thursday
afternoon of this week to make it
possible for the clerks to get out the
new certificates before Christmas.
Activities in the ofTices will be sus
pended late Friday of this week,
and the employees will have through
Tuesday of next week as a holiday.
Passenger car tires were released
to the following:
F. C. Stallings, Williamsion Hard
wart- Company. J. S. Getsinger, John
Stalls, N. ('. Highway Patrol, W. S.
Peel, Dr. J. M. Kilpatrick, W. J.
Ward, J. W. Grimes, H. I.. Wood
ctvk, A. T. Edwards, Vara H. Daven
port, Rosa E. Williams, O. S. Green,
C. E. Jenkins, Irving L. Smith, C.
Fowler, Frankie Coburn, Nolie Keel
Hlghsmith, G. P. Bullock, J. R.
Nelson, C. H Gardner, E. S Revels,
7, 11 Beddard, C. O. Price, Mrs.
Annie Ayers, J. S. Griffin, W. A.
Perry, Margarette R Pearce, Jay
Coltrain, William II. Sessoms, O. L.
Willard, 11 U. Peel, K. D Worrell,
P. A Johnson, J. M Warren, D. B.
Mobley, M. J. Holliday, M. E Jack
son, J V. Andrews, H. B. Bowen,
Elmer Harrison, Howard White
hurst, Charlie G. Forbes, Charlie
Dixon, Ralph Hale, Arthur Johnson,
Roland M. Howell, J. II Congleton,
W J Miller, Jr., F. F Pollard,
Lewis Staton, Hardy Whitford.
Truck tires were issued to’ Taylor
Mill and Gin Co., Elisha Dickens, W.
T Hurst and J. V Moye.
Local Boy, On The
Seas, Writes Home
Explaining that he was fortunate
enough to subscribe in person for
The Enterprise last Christmas, Thad
Harrison, MO MM, 2-e, recently wrote
while on the high seas en route to
the Pacific to renew his subscription.
He said, in part:
“I do not get my papers as often
as I'd like to, but they come in
mighty handy when they do reach
me.
Right now, we are two days out
of Seattle, heading for Manila to get
another load of troops. We were in
Manila when the Japs finally sur
rendered and this will make my sec
ond trip there, and I hope they have
ceilings in effect because last trip
prices were extremely high.
“My first trip on this ship took me
from Norfolk to Italy, then through
the Panama Canal and on to Man
ila The next trip was from San
Francisco to the Philippines and on
down to Hollandia, New Guinea,
where we loaded 200 Wars in addi
tion to our regular load of troops.
While traveling from Leyte to Hol
landia I was lucky enough to meet
Hugh Martin of Jamesville. We left
him m New Guinea where he was to
move on to a smaller island.
“I'm not sure, but all indications
are that we'll be back in the States
by Christmas
“I have hopes that it won’t be very
long before you can add my name to
your list of LOCAL subscribers, but
1 see no good signs of it, yet. After
all, some of us must stay in to help
In mg the boys home . . .
The young man has arrived in the
Stales, but is doubtful if he’ll be able
to get home for Christmas.
Army Recruits Are
To Get Benefits
-«.
The Recruiting Office located in
the Post Office Building in Rocky
Mount announced today the Army’s
policy for enlistments in the Regular
Army Veterans honorably discharg
ed and citizens of the United States
who are physically and otherwise
qualified for general service are eli
gible for enlistment.
Veterans who reenlist are offered
many benefits and inducements un
der War Department Circular 310. If
a veteran reenlists within twenty
days of his discharge he is offered
the privilege of retaining his rank,
Jof receiving a reenlistment furlough
up to ninety days. The reenlistment
bonus will be given to all. veterans
!wl.r.liig within ninety days of
discharge, hut t ■ be eligible for the
reenlistment iu. laugh and to hold
his rank a man must join within
the twenty day limit. In addition,
members of the Regular Army are
offered a retirement plan which
would be hard to beat in a civilian
job. After 20 years of active service,
for example, a Master Segreant may
retire on an income of $89.90 per
month, and a Master Sergeant with
30 years active service may retire
on an income of $155.25 per month.