North Carolina Newspapers

VOL XV. NO. 47 Invents Steel Tires An invention which is expected to revolutionize the automobile tire business has been made at Manteo on Roanoke Island. This invention is the work of W. S. Bailey, who originally canfe from Bear Grass, in Martin county. Away back in his boy hood days Mr. Bailey was enga ged in the menial task of shovel ing nee with his hands intomud 4y!hettem land Disliking this primeval method of planting the little white grains, he set his inventive mind to work and conceived the idea of a rice planter. The idea resulted in the production of a machine which is now in use all over the rice grow ing sections of the United States. Later the fertile brain of this man expanded beyond the con fines of the farmyard fence and saw greater possibilities. Walking along the railroad track one day he saw tage of a switch which could be opened the engineer many miles away with the aid of elec tricity and after spending months in working this idea out, Jt was finally perfected and the inventor purchased an automobile with a part of the proceeds from the gale of the invention. The pur chase of the auto did not end the expense, however. There were frequent punctures to tires and this cost money. Then it was that Mr. Bailey began work on an indestructible tire. A few days ago he gave an ex hibition of a set of tires made of Bessemer steel which are known as the Bailey spiral spring 'tires. These tires are made like an ordi nary spring except in that they are continuous, completely encir cling the inner tube. They are as resilient as rubber and absorb as many shocks- Seeing the ad vantage of the tires a large auto manufacturing concern has bought the patent and will soon put them on the market at about half the price of the rubber tires. Va-Pilot. Oak City Items Miss Emily G. Cherry and L L. Davenport, of Speeds, motor ed over Sunday. Miss Emily Hines returned from Norfolk Tuesday. Gordon House spent Sunday in Williamston. Miss Emma Swain is the gues of her sister here. Miss Jefferson House was the guest ofJMiss Nannie House Sun day. —" ~~ Miss Dorothy Burroughs left Tuesday for Whitakers. - ■« The unvieling of the monu ments of Charles Council and Benjamin Casper by Woodmen of the World toofc place last Sunday. The ceremony was witnessed by f a large crowd of relatives and ~ The Honor Roll of the. High Schoo£for last week is as follows: Ethel Bunting, Hazell Piland, Mildred Davenport, Mary Med * ford, Margaret Hines, Sarah Johnson,|Leola Hines, Rudolph Whitley, Christine Piland, Will iam Brown, Livingston Harrell, Howard Brown, Louis Brown, HermanlPiland, Hugh Hyman, Selma Johnson, Mary Wammack, Alta Hines, Virginia Dare Dan iels, Blanche Bunting, Claude Savage, Bertha Piland, Ernest Bunting, Norman Harrell, Bea „ trice Daniels, Edgar Dimmette, J Mary Hines, Clarice Cartwright, Clyde Jordan, Mle Harrell. THE ENTERPRISE "•V-— ; v > LOCAL Vacation days are over. Movies every night now at the Gaiety New Moon tomorrow at 6:03 in the morning. Sell your tobacco right here and get the highest prices. WANTED:-To buy or lease a nice dwelling at once- —R. G. Harrison, City. - - - v '' . I The first Sunday in October has been appointed by the Presi dent a day of prayer for peace. FOR SALE:--Seven good mules These mules are well broken and good workers. All young. For further information, apply to the Board of Road Trustees, William ston township. B. F- Godwin, See'y. , Rev. J. D Howell who is hold ing revival services in the coun try, did not preach, here Sunday night. FOR SALE:-Surry, runabout and Brewster Trap.:—J. G. Staton, City. Shipments of the luscious Scup pernong grapes are being made from this and other points in the county. They bring $1 00 per bushel. Court next week with Judge Ferguson presiding. The home market is good, bet ter, best for everything. Buy and sell in Williamston. FOR RENT:-Land that will make 10 barrels of corn, l'A bales of cotton, 100 bushels of peanuts, for either cash or halves for one third and one fourth, to suit-the renter. Apply early J. W Watts. Eggs are so scarce that the hens are said to have joined the army of vagrants around this community. FOR SAL E:—Three-horse farm; good land, #ood water, two tenant houses, two tobacco barns, packhouseand other build ings. Term? easy, write or see me at once.—J. S. Meeks. Williamston, R. F. D. No. 3. A large sMpment of beef from here on Wednesday shows that farmers in this section are pay ing more attention to cattle rais ing. The market here is ahvay3 plentifully supplied. LOST:-On Sept. 7th between Oak City and Williamston, a' leather pouch containing 'insur ance papers. Names on inside) P. A. and J. K. Moore. Please return to J. K. Moore. Hobgood, N. C. Attention is called to tfee need of work on the river Toad. Ex cept for a few holes, which could be easily fixed, the road is fine for driving, and should be icept, in this condition all the way to the ferry. The Equinoctial period has lasted for more than ten days here and the weather has called for fires and winter clothing:. Some say that there was frost one morning last week. A fiu.nber of people here have tat Ten the typhoid vaccine this week, as havte many more for the past month. [ The health of the town is excellent for the month- Miss Bertie James, who has been visiting Mrs. J. H- Ward, left today for her home near Bethel. • F. L. Gladstone, John Martin, and C- D. Perkins were herefrom Hamilton Thursday evening. Mrs. J. E. Smithwick was here from Jamesville Thursday. WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, SEPT:, j*. 1914 Engagement Announced On Friday evening, .September 4th, at her residence in Plymouth, Mrs. S. A. Ward announced the ■engagement of Miss Florence Harllee Hornthal to Mr. William Bryant Watts, the marriage to be | solemnized on October 21st. This announcement is interest- I ing to people in Williamston, as MisS Hornthal is a frequent visi | tor here where she has relatives and many friends. She is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs. Louis Philip Hornthal. of Plymouth, and is one of the most attracticg of the younger women in this section of North Carolina. With an unusual talent for the interpretation of the best selec tions of famous musicians, she has won recognition with com positions of her own and enjoys a wide popularity as a musician. | Mr. Watts is a native of Will iamston, but has resided in Ply mouth for several where he is cashier of the Bank of Washington County. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts and a young man of splendid qualties, which have won for him the confidence of business men and brought success to the insti tution, the affairs of which are in his hands. The total sales at the Dixie Warehouse for the week ending September 12th, amounted to 11*1,196 pounds for which was paid $10,974.63, or an average of 9.87 cents per pound. The great er bulk of the weed was common gVades, arid the prices given were extra good. Buyers for the Im perial, Liggett & Myers, Taylor and Boyd, American and Export Companies were as hungry as wolves for the weed and will con tinue to bid strong. Bring your tobacco to the Dixie. Adv. Friday afternoon, Wiley Mizell while driving a log cart, fell olf and the cart, heavily laden with a log. ran his body, break ing l»oth shoulder blade 3 and sev eral rfbs: He was taken to his home in a critical condition which has not materially improved, though he is resting easier. It was thought at one time that had set in. Drs. i Warren and Rhodes are hopeful | that he will soon improve though his injuries are very severe. Mr. Mizell is a sober, industri ous man with a wife and several small children and much sym pathy is felt for him aml them in this affliction. Bertie Wants Some Too In commenting on the fact that the banks in Wijliamston have received some of the emergency currency as stated in our issue of last week, the Windsor cannot understand why the Bertie Banks have not availed them selves of this opportunity, and adds that the alertness of the banks here may account for the good prices Bertie farmers re ceived for their tobacco last week on the Williamston market. Strong 1 basking system gives tone to any town and its. market, and as the Ledger surmises, that is one thing which renders William ston one among the best towns in North Carolina, not only as a to bacco market but in many other things. If Bertie wants some of the "Democratic Money" she should get it, and we trust that she may. -- Last Week's Sales Severely Hurt Graded School Opens j The Williamston Graxled School | opened at 8:30 on Monday morn jingwithan enrollment of 2IK), making an excellent showing for the beginning of the term. The exercises were .opened with a song, and Rev. J. T. Stamlford ; read the twenty-third Psalm and j offered prayer. Praf. J. T. Jer iome welcomed the pupils and [presented two new teachers, j Misses Annie Parker and Lola I Hadley. The presence of R. J. Peel, former Supt. of Public In struction, was noted and he ca*ne forward to speak to the children in wojrds ringing with hope for the present and future success of the school a success which can come only through cooperation of pupil and teacher in a strict ap plication of the powers of mind and heart throughout the term. W. C. Manning, who since the organization of the Board of Trustess has been its secretary, made a short talk in which he urfced the pupils to work for the attainment' of those things which school is to furnish, and which will fit them for life's great work. It was fitting to close the exer cises with "America" as every child to be a good pupil must be nred with patriotic zeal, for he' must become a citizen of this glorious Republic and bear the burdens of government. Among th« pupils there were many new faces and as many older ones. The lower grades are full as usual, the advanced grades not enrolling so many on account of the hereto enter girls and boys in the State Colleges but ore jompleting the full cur riculum^ The faculity is unusually strong this term and expectations are high for the best session in / the history of the town. The mem bers of the faculty and the grades they teach are: Mrs. J. T. Jerome, Ist grade, Miss Nannie Biggs, 2nd grad*», Miss Penelope Biggs, 3rd grade, Mrs, W. H. Harrell, 4th and sth grade, .Miss Annie Mizell, flth and 7th grade, Miss Lela Hadley. Bth and 9th grade, Prof. J. T. Jerome, TOth and 11th ssde, Miss Annie Parker, Music. Firemen's Water-jackets. In Berlin the firemen wear wute? Jackets with a double akin, which thay are able tb fill with water from the hose. If the apace between the layers becomes overfilled the water escapes through a valve at the top of the hel met and flows down over the fireman like a cascade, protecting him doubly. SEE THE Mutual Girl Every Wednesday Night at the GAIETY Ladies will call at the box office and get a copy of the Mutual Girl Week ly and see the latest styles. Mutual Program Every Night— ADMISSION 10 CENTS COMING " The Sins of the Father " By Thos. Dixon. September 26 Seat* on Sale at Saunders flc Fowden Drug Store next Thursday » BBS [T— = PERSONAL Mrs. Wheeler Martin went to Raleigh Tuesday. ✓Mrs. Wheeler Martin, Jr., is in Wake Forest with her parents this week. Misses Maud and Ellie Wynn left for Louisburg Tuesday to enter the college there. Joseph Jones accompanied by Dr. W. E Warren, went to St. Vincent's Hospital Tuesday for treatment for appendicitis. W. B Watts was in town Tues day on business. J. S Thomas and family are at the Atlantic Hotel. Edward James was here from Robersonville Monday. Mrs. Theodore Robertson and little child with her sister, went to Robersonville Monday to visit relatives. Mrs. James Elmore was here visiting Mrs. J. D. Biggs on Tues day. Mrs. Odom and children, of Washington, are the guests of Mrs. J. B. Harilison near town. Mrs- J. M. Jenkins, who has been visiting Mrs. H. M. Burras, left Wednesday for Coi^toe. Mr. Breedlove, head buyer for the Export Leaf Co., and Mr. RiceGynn, head buyer for R. J. Reynolds Tob. Co., paid the Williamston market a visit this week. Messrs. Booth and Parker with Misses Gladye and Martha Horn thai motored herefrom Plymouth Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Biggs, Mrs. Elmor, Mrs. Asa Crawford and Mrs. K. B. Crawford motored to Washington Tuesday Mrs. C. B. Hassell and little daughter are at home after a visit to relatives in Wilson. Maurice D. Watts has returned from Norfolk where he went for treatment. Misses Eva Peel, Fannie Biggs Martin and Mary L. Carstarphen left Tuesday for St. Mary's School at Raleigh. J. Dillon Simpson spent Satur day evenmg here. Mr. and Mrs. Grover llardison left Sunday morning for New York Crty. ~ Rev. W. B- Humble, of Straits, is in the county visiting relatives, and has been assisting Rev. J. T. Standford in a meeting at Vernon. I)r. John L. Letrtrett and family and Mrs. Carter, of Hertford, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Leggett. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rodgerson and little daughter and Mr. and Mrs. G. P. McNaughton left Mon day for Elkland, Pa., to spend a month. G. P. McNaughton, Jr., is here at the home of his sister on Main Street. x Mrs- Walter Taylor and chil dren left Monday for Whitakers where they are making their home now. Misses Emma and Josephine ftobertson, Annie Kate Thrower and Mary Belle Ellison returned to Ahoskie on Sunday with Messrs. J. H. and W. E. Rober son via the river road to Speller's Ferry. » Miss Annie Parker, teacher of music at the Graded School, ar rived Thursday of last week and is making her home at the resid ence of Mrs. Elizabeth Pope on Haughton Street. si.oo a Year in Advance We Should Not Hesitate {EDITORIAL) Though peace between the maddened nations of Europe should come within the next sixty days, there is an uncertain- must be taken into ac count on the part of the Ameri can people. Commercially, we are sadly alfected by the war, and must call all our resources of J- ; brain and money to offset the situation. The Southern farmer • comes in for his share of the hard luck in not being able to place his chief product at a profit. A . surplus of six or more millions of bales of cotton,-forces down the prices to a margin that will rob the South of her share which labor brings each year. It is estimated that the crop for 1914 will be 15,000,000 bales, and the difficulty ireplacing this amounts will be great indeed. The problem has been solved in many instances by the erec tion of storage warehouses. With many farmers this even is not needed but there are thousands who must have funds to meet ex penses of making the crop. Where farmers, as in this section, raise tobacco and peanuts, they can with these products meet the present emergency and keep their cotton in their own storage house at home. But numbers of far mers do not cultivate tobacco or go extensively into raising pea nuts. So they must look to cot ton for relief. To these the sit uation is gloomy, and the ware house proposition appeals strong ly- On the 23rd, which is next Wednesday, Dr. Alexander will speak to the farmers and busi ness men of Martin County at Williamston. It is expedient that every man who can, attend this meeting and heljp to devise means to save the cotton crop of the county. A warehouse can^ be erected right here in which cot ton can be stored and insured at a small cost per bale. The banks have pledged best efforts to recognize warehouse certificates and to stand by the farmers in the present crisis. There is no need to take fright and sell cotton as quickly as it is ginned. The war cannot iast many months and while it is on, there is much need for cool judg ment. among the farmers. The world must have cotton, if not now. *~it Will later. The mer chants to whom the farmers are indebted will join hands in try ing to save the day. Meet in Williamston on Wednesday next and hear what I)r. Alexander has to sav. ancLthen- fn-wide to -store your Cotton. Williamston Banks Respond Clarence Poe, Editor of the Progressive Farmer, asked the banks of the State to sign the following pledge: "You may print the name of our institution in your list of 'BANKS THAT WILL STAND BY THE FARMERS, utilizing to the uttermost our possibilities for securing funds to finance the cot ton crop, and recognizing ware house certificates to the limit of our resources." In the News & Observer of Tuesday, a list of the banks that responded is published and among them are the of Martin County and the Farmers and Merchants, of Williamston. The. third one in the county respond ing is that of the Bank of Oak City. S. E. Brown, of Poctolas, sold tobacco on the market Monday and called at the office-