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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY _JEAMJEIES .TWICE.E.ACa«.V’EEffi> VOU VIK XlAX—NUMBER 60 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday. July 26, I*) 16 THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY -OVER 3.009 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK ESTABLISHED 1809 More County Men itbeii JBischarses By Armed Forces Releases Dwinille In Niini I>er In Remit Weeks, kale Ii< |)nri Shows -V.'.t.v n'v.t'lii:'." a peak during I the early months of this year, the number of discharges given by the armed forces has dwindled fairly rapidly in recent months, according to a report coming from the Martin County Draft Board office. During recent weeks, eighty seven Martin County men — 55 white and 52 colored — were dis charged by the armed services. Official records are not available .just now, but it is fairly certain that a large percentage of Martin County men has returned from the services, leaving possibly a couple of hundred in the various branches of the armed forces. Inducted in November, 1943, Murry White Holloman was re leased last April. The men whose name follow were discharged in May of this year, the1 figures representing the month and year they were induct ed: While — William Lestei* Bunt ing. 1 44. 11FD 1, Itobersonville; Louis Tyler Wynne, 8 44. KFD 3. William.ston; William Edward Earley, Jr., 9 44. Oak City; Harry Jordan Smith, 4 44 KFD 3, Wil liuniston; James Robert Bullock, 1 4(i, RED 3. Williamston; Bonnie Haywood Dail, 9-43, 11 E. Dele-[ ward, Chicago; Rufus Vernon Bunting, I 44. Williamston; Ern est Cornelius Jones, 4-44. Wil liamston; James Elton Smith, 9 44. Robe rsonvillc; John Clayton Johnston, 5 41, Robersonville; Eli David Harrison, 1 46, RED 2. Wil liamston; Charlie Fc Hun Keel. 10 45, RED 2. Robersonville; Wiley Benjamin Bunting, 9-44, Palmyra; Cecil Clemmons Ange, 4 44. RED 1, Janus.villi; Floyd Dewey War nil, 3 44, Robersonville; Walter Edgar Robe: , on. Jr.. 3-44, Rober sunVille; Janus Hardy Council, 9 44. RFI) 1, Hobgood; Sam Latlien hous. Whichard, 9 43. RED 3- Wil liamston; Arthui Gray Hennetl, 10-43, RED 2, Williamston; Romo Roger.-un, Jr. 9 44. RED 2, Wil liamston; William Edward Wil liams, 5 43. RED 1, Robersonville; Fred Janus Calloway, 4-45, RED 1, Junii sville. The following white men were discharged in June: Benjamin Edwin Powell, 9 44, j RED 1. Robersonville; Guv Aus bornc Rawls Jr., 9 44. RED 1, Rebel onville; Roland Cecil Cher ry. 8 4 1. RED 3, Wilbamstop; James Elbert Beach, 7-44. RED 3, Williamston; Lee Burton Jenkins, i it, RED 3, 'vV'iliiaii.sluii, Geuige Washington Wynne, 7 44. RED 3, Williamston; W« -ley Hardison, 7 14. RED 1, Williamston; John lh nry Jones, 7-45, RED 3, Wil liamston: Joliii Calvin White, 5 44, Williamston; John Richard Medford, 6 44. Palmyra; James Cecil l.illcy, 6-44. Jamesvillc; Charles Edward Bullock, 1-41, RED 3, Williamston; Millard Ed ward Ange, 3-46, ItFD 1, Jumes ville; William Bert Scott, 9-44, RED 1, Oak City; William Craven Britton, 8-44, RED 3, Williams ton; Carl Wilson Jenkins, 9-44, RED 2. Robersonville; Willie (Continued on page six) Geo. F. Matthews Died Wednesday George F. Matthews died at his home in Robersonville Wednes day evening (.it 7:30, following an extended illness. A native of this county Mr. Matthews lived at in tervals m the Everetts and Wil liamston sections of the county. Funeral arrangiynents are in complete pending the arrival of a daughter, Mrs. W. L. Chesson, Jr., who is on her way home from California. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Susie E Matthews, seven daugh ters Mi's. George Thomas, Mrs. Richard Everett, Mrs. Jim Smith, Miss Juanita Mattliews and Miss Bernice Matthews, all of Rober sonville, Mrs. Leighton Croom of Gold Point and Mrs. W L. Ciies ion, Jr., of San Francisco; three sons, W. II. Matthews, with the U. S Army in Italy, Corporal E. L. Matthews, Japan, and Fred of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Mol lie Pi rry of Scotland Neck and Mrs.' J E. Marlin of Bethel; two broth ers, J. Frank of Robersonvillo and W. B. Matthews ot Rocky Mount. In Airplane Crash RESIGNS Alter successfully serving the local Pentecostal Holiness Church here and those in Rcper and Windsor for three years, Rev. II. M. Pope is re signing to enter the evangel istic field, it was announced this week. Ilis resignation was accepted reluctantly by the entire congregation and his many friends in other de nominations regret to learn of his resignation. The min ister will move his family to Clinton early next month and return here for his last ap pointment as pastor on Aug ust 18th. Former Resident Dies In Windsor Func ral services wuro conduct ed at the home in Windsor last Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. J. II. Overton, (iti, who died of a heart attack there the Saturday before. The Rev. Mr. Myatl officiated and burial was in Willianiston’s Wood law n Cemetery. A native of Washington Coun ty, Miv Overton lived in James ville Township, this county, for several years before moving to Windsor about twelve or fifteen years ago. Surviving are her husband; two sons, J. it. Overton of Jamesville and Lee Overton, of Detroit, Mich.; three daughters, Mis. C. J. Hinson of Washington, N C., Mrs. Guy R. Waters of Jamesville, and Mrs. Dan Costelloe of Portsmouth, Va ; three brother'’, Roosevelt, Richard and Haywood Spruill of Elizabeth City; one sister, Mrs. Linie Godfrey of Elizabeth City; and several grandchildren. Ships Sunk By Atom Explosion At least nine ships, including the battleship “Arkansas” and the currii r “Saratoga” were sunk and others damaged in a test of a suit surface atomic bomb explsion at Kikini atoll Wednesday. A full report on tin damage is being de layed pending the clearing up of radioactive waters. The ( xplosion of the bomb was the second in u series of tests to determine its power and reac tions. * First reports said that the ex plosion caused a wave about tin feet hifcfc and sent water almost a mile into the air. It was said to have been more destructive than the one used in the first ex periment. I PLAN PI KCHASK I v-i Meeting this week, Messrs. K. L. Coburn, K. 11. Goodmon and <?. U. Clark. Sr., members ot the Williamston School District committee, discussed the possible purchase ol' the remodeled K. B. Crawford home on Smitliwick Street for a teaclierage. The properly has been in spected by the committee. Kcalizing that the housing and rooming shortage here is proving a bottleneck for the operation of the schools, the ‘ committee will discuss the proposal with the county board at a meeting Friday evening. Lt. J. R. Daniel Visited Relatives Few Days Ref ore Army lias Not Disclosed Funeral Nmingemeiils For Yomii' Man Lt. James Robert Daneil, 21 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Daniel of the Flat Swamp section of Robersonvillc Town ship, was instantly killed in an airplane crash near Goodland, Kansas, last Thursday night, ac cording to a telegraphic message received by bis parents Tuesday afternoon. Lt. Daniel was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel. 1U‘ was home on a furlough just a few days ago and when he left he went direct to Fort Bragg for his plane. When the accident occur ed he was on 11 is wav to Utah and from there he was scheduled to go to the Pacific. Details of the ac cident are not available and the parents of the young flyer know nothing about the funeral ar rangements as the telegram only stated that he had been killed. Young Daniel had been in the Army Air Corps for several years and was devoted to his work. A graduate of the local schools he had many friends in this section of the state. 1A Daniel was a cousin of Ver non Casper, Oak City youth who lost his life on a destroyer in the Pacific a little over a year ago. The following account of the ac cident was released last Saturday by a press association under a Goodland (Kansas) date line: Thirteen persons - It) passeng i is and three crew members of a C 47 Army transport died in a flash of flames when their plane crashed into a wheat stubble field 10 mills southwest of here during u thunderstorm last night. Charles Bigler, Goodland news paperman who drove through a mile ol deep mud to reach the sci ne, said the plane was splint end almost beyond recognition as u4plano. The bodies all had been blown clear of the w reckage, which was spread over a large a rea. "The clothing bad been blown 011 the bodies of 11 of the men,” Bigler said. "All were mangled terribly.” The plane was believed to have struck the top of a knoll, bounced twice, and exploded on its tid’d contact with the ground. The wreckage was not found until today when the Topeka Army Air Base announced the plane was missing on the Topeka to-Denver leg of a routine cons' to-coast llight. Farmers living in the vicinity said tiny saw a flash of light about 1) 30 p. m. but believed it came from a bolt of lightning, ft was ruining heavily. Only one man who saw the flash and the subsequent scatter ed fire in the wheat'stubble be in V d it w:..-. : • — isVi Hi' was Victor Follett, a local flier. He was visiting at a farm house two miles distant. He drove several miles to the Goodland Airport and asked if any planes were missing. He was (Continued on page six) Justice Hassell Hears Four Cases I The summer slump report! d in the business field generally is re flected in the size of Justice John L. Hassell’s trial docket foi the past week or ten days. Only four alleged violations were docketed dui ing the period, and two of those were of a technical nature. Drunk and disorderly, Eugene Anderson was fined $5 and taxed with $0.50 costs. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of $6 costs in the case charging Paul Dixon with operating a motor vehicle with improper brakes. James Henry Ashley, charged with operating a motor -vehicle with improper brakes, was fined $10 and taxed with $7 costs. Chargt d with public drunken- ; ness, Willie Hardison was fined $5 ' anu required to pay $0.50 Curts. Compromise Dates r Game Next Season Quail Season In Louiity (uis Been Knlurnl To 7.> Days; Lay Days Set ; Confronted with strong pres sure exerted by sportsmen and hunters at district meetings held here and in other sections weeks ago, the State Board of Conserva tion and Development in session at Morehead City this week com promised its stand for shorter game seasons and fixed dates more in keeping with popular de mand. Its actions taking the form of an aggravation measure, the board lopped off five days from the deer season and fifteen days from the quail season. The hunting season for this county follows: Deer, male only- Octobi r 5 in ,-tead of October 1 through Janu ary 1. The bag limit will be one per day and two per season. Quail- Thanksgiv ing Day, Nov ember 2B, through January 31 with hunting allowed only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur days. New Year's and Christmas Days are excepted. The lug lim it was reduced from ten to eight per day with a season total of not more than 150. Squirrel — October 1 through January 1. The bag limit is ten pi r day. Turkey—November 211 through 'January 31. The bag limit will be one for the entire season. Rabbit Thanksgiving Day through January 31. The daily I bag limit is ten with no limit for j 1 he season other than on the ten per day basis. Bear -October 15 through Jan uary 1 with a bag limit of two t per season. Opossum and Raccoon, with gun and does only October 15 through February 15. Opossum, raccoon, mink and muskrat (lap ping will be allowed only from 1 Docemtx r 1 to February 15. No limits are fixed foi these ani mals. j Otter trapping- month of Jan | uary. For the first lime, the hook and lyu season for warm wat'T spi cies of fish will be open all year, exeept in some sections to be clos i d as «paw ning ai eas. Inland fish ling rules were simplified. The j shad season w ill close May 1 in inland wat< rs in lead of May 10. IN ini' Divorces On Court s Calendar —♦———‘ At least nine divorce eases have his n calendari (I in the Mar tin County Superior Court ranee tlie last session of the tribunal, ii was learned this week from Clerk L. B. Wynne. Bused for the most part on two years’ separation, the divorce pleas were filed by the follow ing: Wilson Staton against Della Staton. Libby C. Staton against Lenwood P. Staton, I! T. Chance against Mary K. Chance, Klin it. Taylor against Thurston Taylor, Jr., Mary K. Summerlin against James K. Summerlin. Luther Modlin against Mary Modlin, Del ia Whitehurst against William Whitehurst, Goler Ormond against Cnnie Ormond, and Bert K41i r Janies vs Arthur James. Congress Passes Muddled OPA liill -<*. After wrangling more Ilian Three weeks while price.-, climbed uncontrolled to record level-: Congress late Wednesday passed a muddled OPA hill. The new fangled hill has nearly every kind of fi uture, and its true meaning is hardly known. Some items are certain to hear the hi uid of price control while others, supported by pressure groups, are certain to escape. Food prices, under the new law, will rest largely With the Secretary of Agriculture. Little or no control is provided by the bill until August 20. Lur ing the meantime, prices continue to soai, late quotations placing the cost of bacon at f>5 cents a pound and steak at 89 cents pet J pound. Butter, alter going to 07 cents a pound, has dropped u bit, bui even with the reduction, buy ers are proceeding cautiously for j the most part. Georgia Markets O i\eptFf‘“t(7TfrnMr" In Leaf Prices Vvorap-s ii.miic From 8 12 To Opening-day prices on the Georgia-Florida tobacco markets lust Wednesday exceeded all pre liminary estimates and approach ed all-time records. Unofficial reports placed the opening-day average between $42 and $41! in Georgia. Quality, for the most part, was good and sales were heavy. A direct report from Douglas placed the average there at $42.50 with a top of 4!) cents a pound. Anderson and Gray, Martin County tobacconists, operating on the Moultrie market, said in a pri vate report: Anderson and Gray sold 328,49(1 pounds for $47.98 av erage on July 24. The sale was highest ever made in Georgia. Quality good and farmers all smiles.” Reports from other markets: Adel -The opening range for the better grades of leaf was be tween 40 and 48 cents. Poorer {trades also were selling well. Blaekshcar- Prices spurted up ward in mid morning anti good grades brought 44 to 40 cents a pound. Fitzgerald The average of 40.3 cents for the first 10.720 pounds sold was approximately two cents a pound above last year's open ing. Hahira The first row of 51 piles ot leaf brought an average of 42 1 2 cents, and one grower reported an average of 47 cents for his leaf. Hazclhurst — The first row brought an average of 15.5 cents, f.ve-vents 'above tile opening price last year. Metter—Opening prices com pared favorably with last year, and opening bids ranged its high as 4!) cents. Nashville A range of 23 to 47 cents wt.s near last year's open ing day l altge. Pelham J. I). Rogers a ware houseman, said the fir.-t row aver aged 43 ei nts a pound. Quitman A high of 55 cents a pound was paid, hut the average of the first row was 48 cents. Statesboro Tin market open ed strong and the first sales aver aged 43 cents. Tifton- Opening sales ranged from 10 to 47 cents a pound with the average at 43 cents. The first row last year averaged 41 cents. Valdosta The first two rows sold at an average of 4-1 cents, several c, nts above’ last year's opening. Vidalia—The first row of 111) baskets uve^ige 41.02 cents. Last year the first row brought 41 cents The high bid was 57 cents compared with last year’s 47 cents. Wuycross — The first row brought an average of 45 cents compared with 42 cents last year. Prices held steady and tips and common grades brought as high us 39 cents. Rake City, Fla. Sales for the fiist hour averaged 43 cents while beet grade s broughk_ag.hiE.il .a- .50 cents. . -j Buys Veterinary Business Here Purchasing Hit- business, in cluding all equipment and good will of Dr M. A Schooley hurt, Dr. W. F. Coppage recently enter ed upon tlit practice of veterinary medicine here. A native of Vanuuboro, Dr. Cop page holds two degiVifrom Ala bama Polytechnic Institute. Jit was graduated there in 1941 with a H. S. degree in agriculture with animal husbandry a., a major, lie received his degree in veterinary medicine in 1SM5 and engaged in general practice with his brother, Dr. IJ. K. Coppage, in New Dei n for six. months before locating here. Dr. Schoolcy, who succeeded Dr. A. J. Osteen in the practice here, made many fi lends in the county before . t iling to Dr. Cop page. Dr. Schooley and Mrs. Schoolcy left tin., week for Kan ,-as where they plan to make their home. Dr. Coppage is maintaining an office oil North Houghton Street and is at home with Mi. and Mrs. i . ii. DruvVir riu Academy Street, 'Phone Svstem Hero j Company Planning To Fake Over All Rural Tele[)hones Imler^roiiii'l Vi ires Prom ised In lliisines* Area; To Kularge Plant — - Plans for modernizing and en larging Williamston’s telephone exehange system are nearing completion and construction work is scheduled to get under way within a short time in the rural areas where all telephones will lie taken over and others added by the Carolina Telephone and Tele graph Company, according to in formation released this week by W. 10. Thornton, local manager. Equipment for changing the present plant into a dial system has been ordered and delivery has been tentatively scheduled for the latter part of next November. During the meantime the present switching plant'and company of fice on South Smithwick Street is to be enlarged and modernized. A contract for enlarging and mod ernizing the building has been let to a Rocky Mount building firm, it was learned. No cost estimates wire released, but the expendi ture for the modernization and enlargement program will run in to comparatively large figures. In addition to the proposed change to the dial system and other features of the new pro gram, the company plans to place all wires in the business section underground, it was learned. The underground system will include that territory from the exchange office to the corner of Ilaugliton Street and to a point near the post office oil Main and on North Smithwick hi a point just back of the Sinclair station. While the automatic system will eliminate all operators for local calls, tb. company plans to install six positions for that many operators to handle long distance messages. Reversing a contrary policy adopted when the exchange was lake aver about twenty years ago, the company, possibly with a little prodding from government agencies, at last is making ready to take over the rural telephones served by the office here. Even before the change to the dial sys tem is effected, the company is making plans to construct new lines and add a goodly nurnbei of telephones in the rural sections. Telephones, declared surplus by the Army but of the latest mag neto type, are to be installed, it was learned. They will be re placed with dial units when the switch to the automatic system is effected. Company engineers came here this wei k to survey line routes to the Farm Life, Refir Grass and Smithwick Creek sections. At the the present time there tire ap proximately twenty telephones in use on the Farm Life lines, and it is estimated that about twenty more o. ilroe- wiil be added when five lines are constructed. Three lints are to serve the approxi mately eighteen subscribers and a few' others to tie added in the (Continued on page six) Sleeping Sickness Is Fatal To Mule Thu first ease of encephalomy elitis (sleeping sickness) in the county liiis your was reported tins week bv Dr. W. F. Coppage who .said that a farm mule was fatally stricken in the Jamcsville section last Monday. The animal, owned by Farmer J. Perrv, was disposed of when it was certain no cure could be effected. Dr. Coppage pointed out that the disease is fatal in 0!) 1-2 per cent of the cases, that no cure ts known for the disease. However, it was explained that vaccination lias proved successful as a pre ventive measure. Dr. M. A. Schoqley, former local veterinarian, vaccinated a num ber of work animals against me disease some months ago, but the clinic lacilitics were limited to a comparatively email number of work animals in the county, it was learned. TO S| | | • AT'I.S I (old itit> olio of their schcd tiled meetings in the court house here Friday evening, members of the Martin Coun ty Hoard of education v. ill determine dates for opening the schools this coming term It is likely that the hoard will also decide holiday schedules for the term. Very little other business is scheduled for considera tion. hut the hoard is likely to definitely cancel all plans tentatively advanced for ex panding the various school plants bv contract. Local Girl Wins 2nd Place Honor According to word recently re ceived by local Lions Club offic ials. Miss Angela McLawliorn was declared the runner-up in the statewide Cotton States Jubilee Beauty Pageant The1 purpose’ of the contest was to select a winner from each of the cotton produc ing states to represent the respec tive states in a contest held at the Int( motional Convention of Lions Clubs, held in Philadelphia this week The old north state was repre sented bv a young lady from the Brevard Lions Club, with Miss McLawhorn running a close sec ond, according to the report. Much of the 14!! Lions Clubs in the state was eligible to enter a candidate for tin honor. The entry was made by local club officials, send ing the name, pictures and incus moments of the intiant io the Cotton States Jubilee headquar ters at Mull phis, Ti nil. Tin'i e the selections were made from the photographs, descriptions, etc. It is not known .just how many contestants were entered in tin state contest, but the local club is proud to know that its i ntry came so near being the winner. In the contest among the state winners, the Cotton State: Queen, as the winiu r was known, was the representative from Mississippi. ... ——».. Will ()|h*iiDross Shop Hero Soon I easing :• part of }h- J l.-iv. renee l Veil' jewelry store build ing on Washington Stud Mi Delores 1. (Weenie) lleaird will opeh a dress shop there about the middle of next month. A partition will be placed in the store and alterations are planned for the w indow and interior. The owner of the new shop has been in several of the markets during recent weeks and is rap icily completing arrangement, for the opening. The new store will he known as the Wear Right Shop. Supervisor Will Return Here Soon —t,— Undergoing treatment in sever al hospitals ior a back injury, Mi. .. lassie Pram , supervisor of Martin County elementary schools is rapidly improving at the home of her sister in Smith in Id and plans to return to her work here in about two weeks, friends learned here yesterday. Miss Pouter was injured in an automobile accident near Green ville last Match fit) and lias been in bed since that time. OILY SMELL 1 v In addition to returning to an exacting grading system, the tobacco buying companies tins year arc certain to regis ter complaints about tiie oily smell ol tobacco. It lias been pointed out that where oil curers go out ol control the smell ot oil i,s found in the to bacco. Farmers possibly can offset the condition to some extent by packing tobacco with such a sc<‘iit separately or airiii;; st J the best they can. Jmlin* j. C. Smith »..) . ... i •>. . ..,«..« »♦***Wl«| -»«*< /> ! \ < .ill Is Liylll l^aset) In Countv s Court Fill!1'. < ollrrlril !ll I lie Slllll l ' !•> Vi Sosion Vi-Miilav Judge J. Calvin Smith culled eight cu:. ; in the Marlin County Recorder's Court lust Monday. Cm' of the eight was continued and in another ease the defend ants failed to upp< ;tr. Tin docket was the smallest prepared for a session of tire court in recent w eeks, and Judge Smith and Sol ieitov Paul D. Roberson completed their work in a little over an hour. Very few people were in the courtroom, and the court at tracted very little attention. B’incs were collected in the sum of $145. Proceedings: William Stokes, charged with assaulting a female, through his attorney, I! G. Horton, pleaded guilty of a technical assault and was sentenced to the roads for sixty days. Judge Smith :-u pond ed the sentence for one year upon the payment of a $21) fine and j costs. The court also stipulated in the judgment that the defend ant is not to be found publicly drunk during the one-year sus pension period. The case climax ed the ups and downs of the blacksmith's thirty-six years of married life It w as declared that there had been much lighting and quarreling during most of the travel down the rocky marital road. Stokes’ wife, Hannah, was charged with a .lulling him with a deadly weapon, namely, an ice pick. It was proved in court that tin' family had an electric refrig erator, that no ice pick was kept in the house. Stokes, commenting | ia open court. • vdan d that an ice pick was used on him, “and it sting:. too ” he maintained. The j wife was adjudged not guilty. Entering no plea in the case 111uj ging him w ith an assault with a diadly weapon, lien Clemmons was adjudged guiltv the court imposing a $25 fine and taxing him with the co. t. Pleading guilty in the case charging him with drunken driv ing, Thurman Williams was fined $50 and taxo-d with Uu cost. His license lo ope rut i > motor vehicle was revoked for one year. J< -se William charged with allowing an intoxicated pci: op to operate a motor vehicle, was fin ed $25 and required to pay the court costs. j ’The case charging William Manson, Jr , with ope ding a mo toi vehicle w thout ; driver’s li eu r. , was continue till'd August 5. Charged with fornication and adultery, Charlie and Louise Freeman failed to auswei when called in opi n court, and papers were issued, calling for their ar rests. Dallas Mizelle was sentenced to the roads for thirty days for oper ating a motor vehicle without a drivei s license. The road term was suspended hv Judge Smith lor one year upon the payment of a $25 fine and the court costs. The court also tipulatcd in its judg es nt that no driver's license is to* in i. ,a d to tin J icialar f tor olio year. Several other eases were tenta tively scheduled for trial Monday of this week, but Judge Smith (Continued on page six) Return Last Of \\ ar Prisoners Thi‘ War department has sent bark to Germany the last of the more than 370,000 prisoners of war brought to tiro United States. The last group, it was stated, sail ed July 22. All were Germans. The lust ot the Japanese and Ital ian 1'. O. W.’s were returned to their homelands early this year. Under an arrangement with Great Britain, 175,000 of the final group hold in the United States wire to be turned over to British custody. However, about half of these already have gone to the United Kingdom and the others have boon sent to the British-oc cupied zone of Germany. During the peak period before the Nazi collapse mole than 315,000 Ger man war prisoners were scattered among special camps in every sec tion of the United States, along with : me 5o 000 Italians and Itni. ei than 3,000 Japanese.