VOL. XII. NO. 19
IMPORTATIONS OF
FOOD SUPPLIES
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North Carolina Falls Fnr
-- Short of Supplying Plen
ty of Hog and Hominy--
An Enormous* Drain on
the Purse of the People
Who Must Eat to Live
It may be startling to some to.
* learp that the State raise's on!\
seventy five per cent of neces«a'y
foid. The temaining twenty fie
per cent is grown in other states
Estimating that at the pr> se.it
prices that it costs thirty cents pe
day for the average person to live,
then $80,300,003 goes tU' ot flit
State yearly for supplier.
N. irth Carolina has 31 091,20 >
acres of land surface, the
part of which is arable. Upon tins
shou d he grown enough to feed the
population as this wou'd give t-,.
each person fifteen acres of lauo
accoiding io the last ie>sus Yvt
we haee to ini|>ort 6,855 000 bushel?
of wht-at yeaily. But as ths se -
tion is no wheat-growing one, ih
meat question w 11 probably intetesi
% more
1111909 there were in the State
1.356,000 hogs; 449 000 beet cattl.-
and 215 000 sliei p It at the nil
of thr year all the hogs h»d been
slaughtered and they had dress d
an agerage of too po.ut.d-> ~ npuce
there woul I lrav- been put 011 tie
m irket 135 600 oon pounds ot po k
If all the beet cattle had b ll
slaughtered, and thev hud dressid
400 pounds each, there woald have
be 11 put on the market 178 600 o o
pounds of beef. If ,all thi s-.hvey
had bhi i, «and ;h.-w
had drts>c>"t~4«j pouixls each, tti re
W ili'd hive beeir put on rmrke
8,60 >,00c3 p >unds of mutton. Tiu-r
--would 1 hus have be 11 put on the
m rket the grand total i f 323,8 o •
000 meat in o>e yr?r~
from the combined slaughitfjiig 1 f
all the beeves, hog- and sheep 11,
the S'ate.
C trelul statistics show that thi
average person 111
includ 114 ui n, wouiiM)andchiUtie
cousuiiiei 182 6 pounds df m. at 1,
one year. Should thi avtrage b
correct for North Carolina, oui
people consume, hn ourcalcul 1
, tiou on a pop.ulat.ou of 2,200 000
aboivt 401 720,000 pounds uf uie > j
. yearly. It will he seen from tties
figiirts that sliould all of out a •
mats' he slaughtered in due year,
we would .still liuve to purch •-.
77,920,000 pounds of meat 10 ii|>
ply the demand At an average j
price of 12 1 2 cents a pound tlrs
will amount t>#9,74.0 000 annu.dh .
Tb's drain 011 our is
enormous, aud lends g'-eut etuuh
toth* need of more live stock i
especially hogs, in North Carolina, j
There is t:o Stale in tile U OH
where hogs can be raised more |
cheaply than in North Car lina.
The soils and climate are esp cially
adapted to the f e:inut, soy bean,
cowpea, red and alsike clovers,
sweet potatoes, chufa and othei
cheap hog all of which flour
ish dining the summer months
This is the latitude also where
crimson clover, burr clover, hairy
vetch, rape, rve, oats, etc., grow
luxuriantly in the fall, winter and
spring, thus providing an amole
supply of feed for hogs and other
farm animals the year round
Many of the farmers are taking ad
vantage of this opportunity to pro
duce cheap meat, and are making
it pay handsomely.
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Notice
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There has been at our farm near
WHliamston for three months, a
red cow about three years old mark
ed-split in the right ear. Owner
- will please come.
Williamston Land and Improve
ment Co.
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THE ENTERPRISE
r E.C.T.T.S. Notes
Pres. R. H. Wright delivered an
address before an educational rally,
at Trenton, February 17th.
Mr. C W. Wilson spoke to the
teichers of Lenior county at Kins
ton, February 17th. •"
Mr. R. D. W. Connor of Raleigh
9 oke to the school, Monday
ni ;ht, February 2oih, under the
.uspices of the Y W. C. A.
j The Y. VV. Cf A.*gave a silver
tea ou a recent Siturdiv evening,
and realize! a neat little ,-um.
The Legislative Committee 011
! Education spent the ik»y lure Feb
jrnaryTsiv inspecting ttie school
The school y T e 111 y enjoyed the
■speeches from the different mem
ijers of the committee.
MissGi'ahaui's Bible St tidy Class,
composed of twenty girls, spent a
I 'ie ightful evening with her socially
'•not long ago Refreshment were
served and much fun was caused
I i>y a unique contest.
Tne Junior CI iss,, under the dir.
ecttoti of Mis Divts, will give an
• it r'a nnitni, c dotual stions
lon the evening of Washington's
| lrn hd iy.
Dr. Geo. D Strayer, Pi of. of
I School Administration and "S iptr
| vision in Tochers College, Colum
!b a University, New Yoik City,
j.-\ill v:ive a month's course here to
I supi rmttn ients and principals dur
! ing the sumnu r teim.
Dr. Straver and Mr Alberf-S.
"Look, Supt. of ltaltimore county,
Md , on a tour through the snitU
I to?* the purpose of inspecting
cu'-oKs, spent two days visiting
j Pres. Wright-and So king over the
Lschool
j O.i Saturday eve-dug, Februiry
iiirti, Pies atla Jilts Wi ight t nt r
tained in lunar of the Se.uors
Ciass and their guests, Dr. Stray
er and Mr. C■u-ke The lad e-, of
t'.e fatuity assisted in receiving and
Is rvi'ig The Srtdors .appreciated
ju >t oiilv the honor of being enter
tallied, lint' al o tbe privilege of
meeting the dhtiuiu sin d visitors'
The Put Gouut\ Ten h*r>' As
sociation had a rneettn.: of gteal
interest i« th** sehooratjditorfum on
St uMav, Fi bruary I,lth. Majiv
people came from ad jot r i g t>Wus
iiul c umti s Tbe t\»r nosed \i i
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tots. Dr. Cooke atld Mr 'Strayer,
spoke M-*. "Cooke "-pit:; on the
proh ems 1 hat co of out the rural
s 'hools, giving an interesting and
'helpful 1 ccount of ho v B 1 ittiflfe
countv l- solving tiif-e problems.
Mr. Cooke 1-. one of the nio->t sue
ces&fu-l county Mtperintendeu|s of
tbpcouutrvl His address was of
Ispec-i d significance
D*. tlieme was Tiie
M-auingot Edticat on in oik I) 1110-
cracy. This was divide ! into three
prts: Ed u calk 11 must give
tunity (1) to grow iu intelligence;
1 42^-lo gxuw ta responsibility; (3.)-
to grow in power to appreciate the
best in life. He closed by saying,
"The future of deuioraav and' the
nope of humanity depend upon the
,1c md of education given to our
children." It was a great speech,
strong and inspiring reaching into
the heart of the democracatic spirit
and showing how this should be
developed in each individual.
Tortured tor 15 Years
by a cure defv ing stomach trouble
that baffled doctors, and resisted all
remedies he tried, John W. Mod
ders, of Moddersville, Mich., seem
ed doomed. He had to sell his
farm and give up work. His neigh
bora said, "he can't live much long
er." "Whatever I ate distressed
me," he wrote, "till I tried Elec
tric Bitters, which woiked such
wonders for me that I can now eat
things that I could not take for
years. Its surely a grand remedy
for stomach trouble." Just as ?oofl
for the liver and kidneys. JJverv
bottle guaranteed. Only 50c at
Saunders & Fowden.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24. ign
Teachers' Meeting
The teichers of Martin County
met February iStb. in the Graded
School Building of this place. The
in eti-ig was ably conducted by Mr.
Eason, of Robersonvillc, he dis
■ cussed with a great deal of interest
a chapter from McMuruv's ' How
to study."
O.ie of the most enjoyable fea
tues of our last meeting was the
presentation of a medal by the
teachers of the county to Mr. Peel,
County Superintendent. Mr.
Corey, with appropriate words,
went over a few of the many things
that Mr. Peel has done for the
schools of. the countyr I'e said
that no words were needed when
neiV school lions s, both up-to-date
and mo le-rn, proclaimed unecringly
the fact that good woik had bteu
clone; that on account of their love
for him, and their appreciation of
the good he had done tht m indivi
dually the teachers presented him
Wi uiedal.
There were tlu n reports from the
! Bctturuient Association and the
meeting adjourned.
1 would like right here to express
! our sincerest thanks to those of the
- town wh have aided us iu ilie
j bail bug up of our library. These
jlnoks will do moiegood than peo
ple may ever dream of.
A. M. JORDAN.
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When her child is uv danger a
woiu ui -will ri>k her life to protect
it. No great act of heroism eir
risk or bfe is nece-sai y to
aihi d front croup. Give Ch .in
bet I tin's Cough Kerne ly and .dl
d. n iter is avoidid. For sale by all
dealers.
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Lillcy-Dickens
Cupid had a hurry calT'on Tues
day night and responded on time
j,before the Court of Hymen, when
| Miss H-tiie Dkki us, of Ha'ifax
C'UUtv, and Mr. C A. Li Hey, 'of
M i run County, appeared to have
'"the smcioif of the Court orndie
formation of the'r patne'ship to
eri vaf.e in th -business of lif« j titid r
tie firm riama of Lilley. Tins
aureeiuent was entered into in the
olfi :e of Attorney A. R. Lunning,
and the yo.vs were given by Rev
Oe > f ge J Do veil, p-istor of , the
Baptist tMiurdi. TTTe young con pi
arrived o i the- evtiihig train, hav
( y
j ing -k pped fr mi u id r the eyes of
Jill'- bride's parents. Th* friends
of tile vouug parr wis'.i lor thcui a
otig and happy- life.
You aeC probably nua re that
1 pneumonia always results from a
cold, but you iie-ve-r heard of a cold
I resulting in pneumonia whetiCbatn
| l ed mi's Cough Remedy was usfid
| v*'hy take the A hen this remedy
maybe had.for a trifle? For sale
Hby all de d rs.
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Darden-Allen
(Reported)
Oil Wednesday evening, Febru
ary 15th,vat 6:30 o'clock, a very
beautiful marriage was solemnized
at the home of Mr and Mrs. J, B.
Allen, when Mi>s Neva Allen be
came the bride of Mr? Stewart F.
Darken, of Plymouth.
The parlor and hall were beauti
fully decorated with evergreens,
etc. The bride was jtUired in a
going-away grown of blue cloth
with hat, gloves aud shoes to
match. Rev. A. L. Harrison, of
Plymouth, pronounced the vows in
a most impressive manner.
Among the out-of-town friends
present were Mi«-S Myrtle Daiden
and Mr. M. G. Dardtn, Mr. and
Mrs. Jatnes Allen aud Mrs. Joseph
Gufganus, of Wi'son.
The bride is an altractive and
accomplished young woman of
JamesVille, and the groom is a
.prosperous young farmer of Plym
outh. • '
Enlarging Stock Farm
Dir.. Biggs and Rhodes have re
cently purchased a number of An
gus cattle, which together with
those- already on baud, will make a
fine herd. They have le ise-d the
Whitley lowlands for a_iuiml>er of
years. This laud adjoins the r own
lauds and will become a splendid
range the cattle. Thi Augus
breed are raised for beef, being
very li-.'avy in weight, tipping tin
scales;from 2,000 to 2,500 lbs at
two y -ars ol 1. The breed original
ly came from Scotland and is ven
hardv. Biggs and Rhodes also ar*
raising horses and hogs Stock
raising could become very profitable
in this section if people woul 1 «mi
ga>»e ri it. There have been more
hog« Slaughtered iu the cou ity this
season than for any year previous
and people are keeping a better
breeil of hogs. Cholera has not
been si prevalent, becatis"* farincs
are becoming better educa e l along
every line and theref >re c ii'i inote
easily combat the ravages of
among stock.
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Planing Mill Needed
Th - sab; and .removal of the Mo
Naughton Mill at Hveietis vvdi c.c
cagion gTeat incoiiv«nienct* to tin-
in this se tio'n. One can
get lumber in the rough but ceiling,
flooring and moulding cannot be
secured except from a distance,
which .villi increased f eight r il\s
I work-> a haidship on the pun h 1 er.
A snudl planing mdl loc. t d in
j Willia i s 01 would be a go d in
Ve^tm-'lit, and theie is 110 leason
I why i-.uie enterpruing u. 111 ann >'
-eHa't-fii sauw' ti+Hl H'i vet in* phbl:c.
The town is a good potut from
vilrcli to distribute ;uid the mi 1-. in
the a jacent country could furnish
the r .Ugh lunilier, if the. mill cli •
! not cut.its own supply. Often a
small industry leads 10 larg. r
I things and when a sectioa nee Is
jsnch a plant there-; shofild be some
j in,in td'euie-r 1 lie business.
How to cure a c> Id is a tpie tion
jiirwiiich m on are ju 1
| IKl ■•".■. Cb iiiibiihill'* Cough K- 111
edv has won its great refutation
j and immense saie bv its rem ok d»,e;
I'cii'i- of colde. It can aKvavs In;
deor-ided npm. For snl by alt
dea.era.
Booze Swiped „
So-iie one, 1 i) doubt, as-i-.t d i \
soui-- oneebe, hug ring and iln is'-
ii:g -ifter old "nd . ye lic'-e " e 1
ter d the A. C. 1- sia ou lioe.se
jSa'ur iay ii'glu and c*«rti«--1
Itt 11 • liloii k gmd seveial pick ge
ml tin irjavorite Tue door in the
loffice.wbicti op*ns on the South
I pla-form wa o; ened by removiii.'
th- L-I.iss theietiom and uills'ct i'• 1
Mune' by reaching inside. Then
tie rest was easy. Thesoue night,
the feed room of the Va Car Peanu'
Co was entered and- some coin
taken, the dray b»ing used, per
haps, to carry away the corn and
the 'iquor.
The officers were put on the job
hut failed to m>kegood, .so the
burglars are securely resting and
imbibing the ,'tolen goods. It is
quite the fad here to steal whiskey
from the deyot. , ,
Notice I Farmers Union
I will be in Martin County for
the next ft-w weeks in the interest
of the Farmers Educational and
Co-operative Union, of America,
and will vi-it all tedious of the
County for the purpose of establish
ing Local Unions. Any section Of
the County my services
can address me at Williamston. N.
C. All communications will have
my prompt attention.
JOHN L. WARREN,
Local" Organizer, Lecturer.
Lack of Patriotism
The public schools of North
Carolina have been for thy p?tst
few Aenrs keeping in touch with
tht se of other Mates in the observ
ance of those even's which make
for a deeper patriotic beling in Vht
breasts of the ho\ s and girls Upon
the foundation which is laid in the
hearts of children the
future of the State be fSiilt, and a
p.-ople W'thnut reverence for the
men who have sufT.-ied and eli>d,
for their coiihtrv, cannot 1 roperly
lay ill s f mndatiou - So it is that
the schools are called upon, to ob
s-i ve the birtltd Ivs of W'; shiegton,
Lee and others who have made
hi-tory and whe.se characters are
mod. Is for ev-rv boy in the lai d
Hut tie sclieol-i in Willi imstou
year after year pav n. h. Ed to the
h lidtifs which the National Gov
eminent as well as the Education d
Board his set a put Sb 11 oer
b>\ s and girls leh s p tr o; cth ni
those ot other When
tlu.y come Ir 111 out the school
room to the battle f life iu
i' eat nesi, will thy\ .l e full ot 1 bat
lo.ve (or their c> untiy and those
Ime 1 whose -deels etubSaZon the
||>ig-s of h-t iiy?« Ilow can
j they be brought taee to lace with
I the beauty of rver n.-ing il-.y
m-morv ol H ifian like Washinutou,
j" wlk-u thi daily routineof the school
must be carried oi? Ishe1 s he banks
aud public « flice- c-ose. and yet the
jsv ho- Is Ihe ver v loundai-ion of our
social and civil li'e— are 111 -es^ioii
l:i a town the y zy of William
i stiju with ; n en o'lmt nt of seviiat
| hundred | uj>il-, H is odd to se*" the
| lack of patii t-m dist'l J'ed*. Jf a
I cm;ilß C- .tiles lO tOWII, SCSlot 1 i
clo-ei; but t \ M . is no nne to h m
j that the by,ys and .ir's re', ervr.ee
; tii- . .'atc i ixieii of ill- AnKi.c n
pet | ie.
PATH tor.
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OAK CITY ITEMS
Miss Mary \Vor>ky was intbwn
I ; ridjy
Miss II me ah Long le'utned from
•8.-ihel l-'ri a\.
I'rof Smythe. K A. M., Went to
Hohtrsoin ide Sat tin I ay.
W > C uncd-went tn Scntland-
N- ck Mood.iy on bu-iiiess .
Mrt K„ I, I lai-lip, of 11arniltori 1
is spending a f w d t\ s nt home.
The many 're nd of II K. II ir
tel lie -1 id to se.' hiin out again
T Hi.-i ie J' htisou, of II is ell
| s-x nt Sunday in town with re la '
i I i ve-,
M fsesOlivia ICirly, Lula and
! HI 'nciie.Cotincil were on out streets
LFr d lv,'
Mis'-es Mire Jolinson, Id i anfl '
j f) >i v Couhcil were on our s!rr-e's
| M- nday,
I. \ ,
h" L fiiislir) was in town Friday
Clifton Williams.left for Atilan
| der Saturday.
Miss s Charlotte Casper and
O'ivia Karlv made a flying trip to
Parmele Friday.
Miss Hattie Johnson spent Satur
day and Sunday with Misses Olivia
and Fannie Flatly.
John House, of Scotland Neck,
was the guest of Mr. J. J, Long
Satuidiy and Sunday.
Misses Lizzie Ilarrell Fannie
Earlytoid Ainue May Durghteridge
are at home for a tew days.
Mrs. Henry and daugh
tcr, Mrs. Alicia Rawls, of Rober
sonville, spefit the week-etid in
town with relative*.
While playing near the fire on
.Thursday, Julia, the little four
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Charlie Price, caught on fire and
was painfully burned before the
flames could be extinguished.
sr.oo a Year in Advance
ROBERSOMVILLE
NEWS ITEMS
Local Happenings and
People who are Coming
and Going, Here, There
and Yonder as Gathered
by our Regular Corres
pondent.
W. 1,. James wen'. to Everett
Tnei-'av.
J. C. Robert?on went to Oak
City Tuesr]av.
J. H irtell of Norfolk, was iu
torvn Monday.
, I?. W. Moialfv, if Gieetiville, was
in tow,* Tuesday.
Will Htlfst, of Oak C'ty, was iu
town We- I nejub y.
M's* Ofa Tm lor, of O ,k Grove,
I spent Sundry I ere.
P. C Rive 'p i t Sntid ty at his
! home Hi leaf Haniift n.
Arthur Iltiriii tr; ~? Hnhgood, is
I in town for a few thi\ s,
' Mis* Fee T.uh.r, of Spring
' Gre-en was in town Sunday,
L ster It,'in nids'Mi, 1 f Gold
Point, w s in t >v\ii W'edee-diy.
'I Mrs. R I, S nil it and children
1 ire vi-Utmg 111 Williainston this
WeeK.
j R v Mr F.ri-li, of-Wilson, filfT
led his jc n-ir ;ij»|»• intment here
•Sunday.
r Mi s ,S liu liver it, of near Gold i-
I'n it. visit i \liß tfit.- Robersou
la-1 witk
I F, iwi.f.ls, of Rdeigb,
; vi.-it■ lier'Mhier, Mrs J. W. Hight
» 1 e t Wi i k
_,.J li>( G®•rfvylville, hi
■ l"i>iu s ]>ni11 r»i lor the J'.n k.r
Bik'kv C nr ii y -e «..
1 M (W >r ir here was
uuur-rf- -J Ju M • * S 1 li I mondsori
ol Si"ii g Grrfc'fi, Sui day.
Q nt_e a miHib'T a»r»-ndt:d tie
!>'„sk i jmrt\ hi Grmdool Friday,
gn-.m liy Mi-s M ir.• !i'rb-*rt«oil.
t Mrs. ]-' oh, r( VeKon and son
SI en V, r | I!h\ s \ Mil Mrs. A. R
1) Mining- t Wi 1 am-.ton this week.
, J C S i n Mi s Suse ae.d
I M 'gin in- Ch ti .1.-i sjvnt Stnid'y
' w t i .1 iss A'aia Filming neat Has
s- 11
Mi s I) 11 \ i.of B-tlu-1,.
who i-a-i been visit: friends and
rd.i'jves i. r ■, returned h .jite Mon
day.
S'ti.d iv nmr- i 111?, \V !l. . "
ll' 't . J , a ■ I M S■M>.t|ii II i.|; |
•Vi ie ' e II t'> 'he dtpofM
j' t' t !•,-•" .i'iiv il ol "IK tr;iiii—tw*
ke'S wereeidhd lor to Jjoth'l
T-vo minutes I .t! i a ,\omii; t entle
m iii coinm inlv 1- yo'.vn as P>. to, r-d
--v.iii.'ed to the :i_k* t i lliee and called
lor one tit ket to 13min I.
Tin use ol G /-van's Pneune?ua
Cure ha- proven t > lie very beniti
ci I to Messrs G. C. T»>lcr and
Jodie Woidard, who were out sport
ing. Su id..y Thiir horse
WIS restless and would not give
Taylor a chance to tjet in the buggy
—you can guess the rest. But
they are getting along as. well
one could expect now
M. E. Church Sunday
%
Rev. Rufus Bradley, pastor of
the Methodist Church announce
his subjects for Sunday, February
26, as follows: Morning—"Divine'
Searching " Night—"Clinging to
the Faittt."
The public is invited to attend
these services. -*
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A piece of flannel dampened wnh
Chamberlain's L,immetit and bound
on 'lie effected parts is superior to
any plaster. When troubled witlu
bme back or pains in the s-ide or
fhe>t give it a trial and you are
certain to be more than pleased
with the prompt relief, which it af-
fords. Sold by all dealers.
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BAD COPli