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IMS BOWLE THE CIRCQUmON OF fill OTtttltfWF** IN THE OTOTY -- « • i VOL XIX. NO 16. The Women In Session Monday. The meeting of the Women's j Council of National Defense tori Martin County was hald her® in the Court House on Monday af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock. There was a large number of out-of town women, who brought with them enthusiastic reports of the| work being done in various parts of the county. The meeting was opened by the chaplain, Mrs. W. R. Burrell, and Mrs. John D. Biggs, Chairman, addressed the meeting- Then followed reports from the several township com mittees. The report of Home and Foreign Relief showed that S9OO. 00 had been raised for Red Cross work in Williamston, and four Auxiliaries formed; reports also showed good work done for Armenian and Syrian Relief. Miss Mayo Lamb, registrar, re ported that 126 women had re gistered in Williamston and throughout the county ' they were signing enthusiastically. Mrs. Staton stated that she had been appointed County' Chair man b; ■ Mrs. Reynolds for the sale of the next issue of Liberty Loan Bonde, and asked the co operation of every woman. It was announced that the Board of County Commissioners pro mised to secure the services of a County Demonstrator to instruct the wompn Mr. Clayton Moore, Chairman of the Martin County War Sav ings Committee, addressed the meetiag and explained the me thod by which «the government was raising billions of dollars through the thrift habit of the people, fand he pleaded earnestly for the help of the womeL in this great cam paign. It was suggested that a Com mittee on Child Welfare be form ed, and it was done; Mrs. W. R Burrell was made chairman of this committee. This feature of the work conies under the head of Social Service. * The formation of Units at Hamilton and Oak City was one interesting fact brought out at the meeting; Miss Hattie Everett ia Chairman of the lat ter. and Mrs. R. W. Salsbury of the former, The women a* both places are doing a splendid work, and many people in tlie country are aiding loyally. It was moved and carried that nextmeeting be held on the * second Tuesday, or the 9th of \pril. Enlists For Service. Every bank in Williamston is on "the firing line" for the Mar tin County Saving* and Trust Company enrolls this week in the campaign for the sale of W. S. S. The page ad contribut ed by it speaks not only for the progressivenesa of this young in-' stitution, but strikes the high mark of thej patriotism of its officers.fcThey are in the midst of the strdggle to make the world free from the bloody hand of the Bjches, and have gladly thrown their strength and ener gy into the thickest of the fightj for helping to save, is helpingao win the war for US. And WE must win it or forever be slaves to Prussianism-the blackest erime of the ages. The Savings & Trust Company will assist any man, woman child in the saving 1 habit, andjteach them how to 1 buy War Savings Stamps and 1 Thrift Cords. : •mm 1 Mr, and Mrs- Alonzo Hassell j with friends spent Sunday with , Dr. and Mrs. J. A. White near , Hobgood. i THE ENTERPRISE To Have Union Services The Evangelistic Campaign Committee met delegates from the Methodist, Christian, Baptist and Presbytertian Churches, Tuesday evening March s(h at the Christian Church to formulate plans for the beginning of Union Services in Williamston soon A permanent organization was effected byelecting the following: Robert G. Harrison, President; Dr. J. D. Biggs, Treasurer;' W. T. Meadows, Secretary. Committees named: Executive: Revs. W. R Bur rell, H. M. Eure, A. J. Mann ing. Finance: Dr. John D. Biggs, George W. Blount, M. D. Wilson Hall: W. C. Manning, Roger Critcher, C. D. Carstarphen. Music: W/T. Meadows. Mrs. Carrie Williams, Mrs. A. R. Dunning, Mrs. Warren Biggs, Mrs. E. E. Bundy. Prayer Meeting: R. J. Peel, E E. Bundy, L. T. Walters, B. S, Courtney. Publicity: W. C. Manning, W. T. Meadows, A. T. Crawford. Personal Workers to be named by Executive Committee and announced next Tuesday night. All these Committees are re quested to meet at the Methodist £hurch next Tuesday night, March 12th, to make reports also hear other reports from the work undertaken. The Christian people from the whole town are invited to be present at this meeting Tuesday night, both layman and women. We need your co-opera tion in this To Form Unit e The Williamston Unit cf the Council of National Defense will meet for the purpose of organiz ing, Saturday afternoon, March 9th, at 2:30 o'clock, at the Court House. All who are interested are earnestly requested to be present. Mrs. J. L. Hassell, Chmn. Heme Guards Assembled Tuesday afternoon, the Home Guards assembled here fur forma tion and drill. There were »few absentees, and these asked per mission of Captain Manning to remain at homi* on account of business. The band was with the Guards and the scene was an in ' teresting .one. Suits and rifles ' have not been procured yet, but are promised at an early date The Guards, many of them hav ing never been in anything mili tary. are beginning to act with precision as the commands are given, and Martin Codnty has received much commendation for the readiness with which she or ganized, and is placed among the first in the State. "What The War-Savings Stamps Will Buy For Oar Soldiers A single Thrift Stamp will buy a tent pole or five tent pins, a waist belt or hat cord, shoe laces or identification tags; two will buy one trench tool or a pair of woolen gloves. Four Thrift Stamps will buy two pairs of can vas leggins; six will buy five pairs of woolen socks or three suits of summer underwear; twelve will buy a steel helmet. One War Savings Stamp will j buy one hundred* cartridges or a \ cartridge belt or a scabbard for , a bayonet; two will purchase two ] ' pairs of woolen breeches or two | flannel shirts, two and a half t will buy a gas mask. Three will \ buy an overcoat or two woolen c service coatih three and a half i will buy three pairs of woolen i blankets jffour will buy a rifle. c WILLIAMSTQN, N. C.. FRIDAY MARCH 8 iqiK join The "Limit Club". . The North Carolina "Limit Club" has enrolled a number o! members in Martin County. The pledges and agreements read as follows: "I do agree and pledge my self (1) to systematic saving; (2) to refrain from unnecessary expenditures and the purchase of non-essentials and encourage others to do the same, so v that supplies and labor may be mor* effectively used in the support of our boys at the front; (8) to do everything in my power to encourage Thrift and Economy in my community, to secure other members for this society and to encourage the sale of War Savings and Thrift Stamps among those with whom I come in contact; (4) to purchase dur ing the year 1918 War-Savings Stamps to the amount of SI,OOO maturity value. The following names have been sent in: Mrs. Fannie S Biggs, " "LucyD. *• Asa T. Crawford, Estelle J. Salsbury, Carrie Biggs Williams, " Ophelia Watts, Miss Frances A. B. Williams, " Mary Gladys Watts, Mrs. J. G. Staton, Asa T. Crawford, P. L. Salsbury, Geo. W. Griffin, W. J. Hodges, J. G. Staton, J. W. Watts, R. VV. Salsbury. Athletics At VVilliamston High .School The girls and boys opened their athletic season by two games of Basket Ball at the Graded School grounds, Friday afternoon. The high school boys had for their rivals, the Hamilton team, and were victorious by the score ot 22 to 10. The entire Will iamston team played a splendid game. The features of the games were the guarding of Hugh B. and Garland Anderson, the goal throwing of William Manning and Julius Purvis, and the ex cellent playing of C. D. Carstar plien at center. Prof Rucker was the feature for Hamilton p The Williamston girls won - from Parmele by'the score of 14 i to 8. This was the second game : that Wjjliamston bad played Parmele, the latter winning the - Srst game bv the score of 5 to 2 • so Friday's gafne makes things i Both teams put up excel - ; Jeat games, but as the score i shews, the locals had a little bit • better of the argument. The following played for WiJliamafejn: Fannie M. Williams, Louise Robertson, Virginia Herrick, Estelle Crawford, Saliie Harris, Mary Cook, I Mary White, Referees; Profs. Moore and Bundy. The Wjlliamstou High School will have a ball team, and they hope to give the local faRS some interesting games. First Lieutentant Peele On February 25th, thirty-eight second lieutenants in the Quar termaster's Department at Camp Jackson were promoted to First | [ Lieutenants. Among this num- , ber was Julius Peel, of Williams- ] ton, who graduated at the first training camp at Ft Oglethorpe during last year. Lieut. Peel was \ living in High Point at the time > he volunteer. He has been home only once since volunteering. ' Waging A Holy War. (Contributed) Have noticed in the press e that the publication of Pastor 3 Russell's foundation attemptedto show by Scripture that the War • America is fighting is wronir. J Of course, a Scripture* is not V made of cast-iron or steel that e you cannot bend it. I have no e ticed that Scriptures are used t for good and evil. I think that 0 the War we are waging against ♦ Germany is not only a righteous o war, but a holy war. We citizens o of the United States should be y proud to have the privilege of ® fighting for such a holy cause. y With this war, we are fulfilling f the command of God. Leviticus s 25, 10. "Ye shall proclaim free e dom throughout all the land un '• to all the inhabitants thereof; 8 and ye shall return every man 0 unto his possession; and ye shall return every man unto his fami e ly." For this holy cause has our great President called out there sources of this country. And fur thermore, we are not only obey ing the command of God, but we are even taking the advice of our great King Solomon Ecclesiastes Chapter 11 "Cast s, thy bread upon the face of the water. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight " We are sending our bread on the ocean*, and we are denying ourselves in order to be able to feed nations which number more than eight Hamilton Item» Mrs, T, B. Slade, Jr.. and lit * tie daughter spent the week-end in Greenville with relatives. l)r r and Mrs. M I- Fleming, of Rocky Mount, were the guests ir of Mrs F. L. Gladstone Saturduv i)f Dr. Fleming is taking a coufs-i 01 in the medical hospital at Rich te mond before going to Rocky ir Mount, where he will be con td nected with Park View Hospital. 12 The Hamilton people regret verv m much to see him and Mrs. Flem e. ing leave. "j Mrs. R. W. Salsbury and Mrs. 1 W. T. Grimes went to Williams ton or\, Monday afternoon to at tend the meeting of the Council x of Defense. r ,r Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Perkins and daughter spent the week-end )M in Greenville. 14 Dr and Mrs, Jim Rhodes and in non weiehere from Williamston il Sunday. f Mr. and Mrg. R. W. Salsbury • and Miss Minnie Joyee spent Sunday in Robersonville. e Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Sherrod j t and B. B. Sherrod, Jr., spent e Sunday in Greenville. Mrs. W, C. Hunter, ©f Apex,' spent the week-enfd here with her daughter, Miss Ethel Hunter. Mis*es Ruth Brown, Fancy Taylor .and Thelma Taylor were in town Monday. Harry Waldo and little Miss j Mary Wjtfdo spent Thursday af ternoon in Robersonville. I Mr and Mrs. Lon Hassell ' with a party of friends passed i through here Sunday en route to Hobgood W Sr Rhodes has returned from Norfolk, where he had : been in the hospital for several i weeks. ] Mrs. Chloe Lanier, who has 1 been visiting relatives here sever- al weeks, left Tuesday for Scot- 1 land Neck. _ r Frank Saunders with the Misses Fannie and Daisy Mann- f ing and Mr. Cunningham attend- t ed a show at Greenville Friday 1 evening. ] t ' Honor Roll Williamston Graded School Feb. 1918 FIRST GRADE No Honor Roll SECOND GRADE Asa Crawford Henry Manning Hazel Edmondson Paul Godwin Susie James THIRD GRADE James Herbert Ward Evelyn Harrison Martha Leggett Norman Ward Bruce Whitlev FOURTH GRADE Laura Orleans William Harrison Maragert Manning Pattie Edmondson Benjamin Courtney FIFTH GRADE. Harry James Robert E. Manning Carrie Lee Peel Mittie Brown Hilliard Eure. SIXTH GRADE Thelma Brown Louise Crawford Charles Godwin Bonner Gurganus (Elizabeth Hassell Emma Bell Harris Martha Harrison Mary Legg?tt Herbert Peel Minnie Robertson. r 1 SEVENTGR4DE ' Beatrice Burrell Bethel Harris Mary Gladys HIGH SCHOOL ' Sarah Hsrrell Nellie Wynne Martha Slade Hassell f Ethel Gxiffi-cu- , State Of North Carolina Governor's Office Raleigh Mar'cb, (sth, 1018. ■ To Members of Local and Dis v trict Boards: lam glad to he able to an nounce after a careful investiga . tion of the subject that, in my opinion no fanners or farm Lb orers in the secoid draft will b > I sent to tra'ning camps before the loth of July. I am giving out this opinion in order that the j farmers and farm laborers may proceed to cultivate their crops upon the assurance that thev wilf ' not be distrubed earlier than 1 the 15th of July, by which time the crops will be laid by. This announcement, however, t does not include* the deferred percentage of thjfr first quota I made up of colored men. Colored . men who were liable to call in the first draft, are now liable to called at any time. Please give to this announce ment the widest publicity possi ble. T. W. BICKETT, Governor. No Dicision Reached The meeting which was called for Monday evening, was poorly attended, the people, perhaps, forgetting the importance of it. It was the purpose of the_ Com missioners to get an expression from the qualified voters as to their desire in the matter of in stalling water and sewerage, paving Main Street and the pur chase of the electric light system, was finally decided to secure an ! expert to come here and estimate the work before going into the ' matter any further. r Misses Jesse and Esther Hod ges spent the week-end with their parents near Washington. They had as their guest- Miss Daisy Manning. si.oo a Year in Advance Another Liberty Loan It has been announced that the next Liberty Loan campaign will begin on April Oth, the anniver sary of America's entrance in the war with Germany. The sale of War Sayings Stamps and Thrift cards is on and millions of dol lars are invested to help win the war for US- There may be some folks who store their cash in the banks or otherwise invest it, and when approached by one of the campaigners, refuse to be con vinced that they should do their bit by investing in Stamps or Bonds. Either they can invest it, or be taxed, for surely the government'' must have the money-to pay the enormous ex penses, for the Germans must be whipped and the country has to foot the bill either by paving the tax or investing; the latter is what the government prefers and is urging the people .to put their money in the safe hands of the government. There are' some folks who ate foolish enough to think that their money must be hid whil" the other fellows spend to keep the Huns over in Europe. It is a case of spend or have it spent for you, so make your cash do the patriotic thing by investing in government se curities.- Named As Delegate Governor Bickett has appointed a number of the leading citizens of the State as delegates to the Good Roads Convention which is to meet at St. Louis, Missouri, in April. Among this number i* Dr. John D. Biggs, of Williamston. - Martin fSunfry ia intensely in- teresting in building of better highways, and the people should be represented vh°iv be-t." me thods for road >ti\.i 'uvare to be 'discussed intelligently. i t Notice To f Ucckown.:.i Dr. -J. S. O'il ire, Quarantine Inspector, has pasted every por tion of the county, calling atten tion to the rulo-? for cattle tick eradication; the systematic dipp ing of the cattle which will begin June Ist, 1!)18, and continue every 11 days fur a period of six months. For the convenience, of all concerned about 35 more vats are necessary, so that every per son owning stock will bi in a reasonable dist erce or a vat. Owners will be required to drive their stock the nearest vat, failing to Jo this they will be dealt with in accordance with the provis ions of the "State Regulations for the control and Eradication o£ Texas Fever Cattle." These rules above have the approval of Chairman John L. Hassell, of the Board of County Commissioners. Meat-Curing Contest > The Agricultural Extension Service inaugurated a meat-cur ing contest last fail, and James C. May, Summit, N. C., won first prize on ham and first on bacon. The prize ham was uur chased by Govenor T. W. Bickett at forty five cents per pound, the ham weighing 19 pounds. Direc tions for curing is found in Cir cular 58 by J. E.'Moses; the brine solution was used and the ham was latter smoked with hickory smoke. The boy rigged' up a box for the smokehouse, conducting the smoke by means | of an old stove-pipe. Why cannot Martin County boys get a prize along the same line? There is no meat in the world like that raised and cured in- the county.