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VOL XIX. NO 20.
mm ROBBERY
, AT EVERETTS
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* The Rcberson Brothers with Clyde
%
flow en Hold Up Cashier Taylor
Carry Away Ca»h and Bonds
The most daring robbery ever
committed in Martin County was
the holding up of Cashier V. G.
Taylor of the Planters & Mer
chant Bank at Everetts, about 3
p. m., Tuesday. While Mr Taylor
was standing at his machine tab
ulating tjie day's business, pre
paratory to closing the work for
the day, three disguised men
entered the front door, walked
around to the vault and one held a
pistol on another opened
the back door, while the third
man entered the vault, taking
th ere from $4,900 worth of Li ber ty
Bonds and $2,000 in cash.
Several men saw them enter
the bank, and supposed they
were boys in the town playing a
joke on Cashier Taylor, so little
attention was paid to it for a
moment But some one observing
the extreme silence, walked to
the bank door, when the robbers
took to their heels, and ran down
the railroad track for about 200
yards, but seeing that they were
pursued and shot at, ran into a
piece of woods.
The news of the robbery flash
ed over the wires to the nearby
towns, and in quick time Willi
anfston, Robersonville, Bethel
and other places together with
all the white anf colored citizens
of Everett and adjacent country,
surrounded the big woods in
which the robbers had gone, and
others proceeded to make drive*
through the woods; they were
trailed, and then the run began
But they had not gone far l-efore
they ran into Mr. Edmondson, or
Williamston, Mr.Cherry. of Ever
etts, Mr. Ross, of Kobersonville,
and Mr. Whitehurst, of Bethel,
who deminded a surrender.
Church Roberson, the supposed
leader of the hand, opened fir.'
on them- Just ai that moment
Mr. Whitehurst fell in a ditcli
and the others thought that he
had been killed, but ho arose
shooting Roberson emptied hi.'
pistol, but failed t# make | hit;
he, however, was hit in the head
in the arm 3, In the legs -and just,
below the lungs. He fel 1 , but re
recovering, got up and still
showed signs of fighting, but
was made to surrender. Then the
hunt warmed up, and Clyde
Bowen was soon run down and
brought in without being shot
and in a few minutes Noah Rob
erson was captured. After exami
nations by Drsr Warren and Will
iam, they were taken to jail by
.Sheriff Page.
Noah Roberson is a deserter
from the army, and has been in
hiding several months, the gov
ernment recently offering a re
ward of SSO for his arrest. It is
thought that he has been runn
ing a still, while Churcfi, his
brother, and Clyde Bowen have
been selling his product and hid
ing him from the law.
It has been known for sometime
that they were a lawless and
dangerous gang, with enough
devii to do anything, but it was
not thought that they *haJ enough
n«rve to do rotbe?V tn such a
scale.
Martin County Home Guards
were drilling on the streets of
Williamston, and when the news
of the robbery came, they se
cured as mariy cars as possible
and wsnfc to aid in the cap
ture of the robbers. They did
valiant service in running down
the men.
THP FN? FPP o-r*p
ill L-* 9^4i JL* IX * I\ '1
Disloya ty Among Us
White the warrases { n Europe (
a'id our liberties tremble JLH: tore
the satanic powers of Germany,
autocracy, news ccmts that so .TO
of the leading citizens of our own
county are offering criticisms of
lof our government, antagonizing!
the work of the Food Adminis- i
tration, a? well as every other j
branch of the government warj
service. They are saying many]
thing that tend to stir up preju- j
dice among those who do not'
have the opportunity to get thej
correct news of the true condi-1
tion of this country, as well as of'
other nations. The German gov-l
ernment has spent and is now!
spending millions of dollars to
produce discord and disloyalty
among our people, and there is
nothing that pleases the Ger
mans more that to hear a man,
who calls himself a ifood Ameri
can citizen,' cursing the actions
of his own government and
upholding the actions of Ger
many, and who can always see
the bravery and righteousness of
the German cause
This German Propaganda has
been winked at too much, and
must be stopped. The way to do
it is for the good men of every
community to not permit any
man to use any seditious remarks
of any character against any of
pur government activities.
We are in war; we are citizens
of the United States; we have
sworn to support the Constitu
tion. Let us not be Tories, Buffa
loes and slackers, but let us be
worthy American citizens, will
ing to preserve the liberties
bought for us, and paid for in
that most precious coin, the blood
of our _•
The New Time
Many people in the town and
community failed to adjust them
selves to the new time, as ordered
by Congress, and in consequence
were an hour behind on Easter
Sunday. Some forgot to move
their clocks as ordered, artd the
surprise on their when
they learned the fact, has not
disappeared yet. It is sai'V that
many people in the rural dis
tricts will not move up their
clocks. Evidently they will find
many inconveniences if they fail
todo as Congress as ordered,Jut
as soon as the strangeness of it
is over, there will be no differ
ence whatever. It is the duty of
every loyal citizen to save in
whatever manntr the govern
ment asks, and a saving in day
light has proved profitable in the
countries of the Allies, and why
not in America? On a pleasant
spring morning, to rise an hour
earlier is no hardship but a
pleasure, as Nature is then in
her most attractive mood.
Williamston Graded Schools.
V
Honor roll for the month of
March.
First Grade.
No honor roll.
Second Grade
Sophia Little, Paul Godwin,
Hazel Edmonson, Thomas Craw- •
ford, Kenneth Smith.
Third Grade
Earl Godard, Evelyn Harrison.
N Fourth Grade
Laura Orleans, Margaret Man
ning, Alonza Hassell, Bill Har
rison, Benjamin. Courtney,
Mamie C. Ross. Pattie Edmonson
Fifth Grade
Carrie Lee Peele, Velma Har
rison, Harry C. James, William
Hodges, Robt. E. Manning.
Sixth & Seventh Grades
No honor Roll/
High School
Francis Maaning, Howard
Herrick, Ethel Griffin.
WILLiAMSTQK. N! CMFRTDAY APRIL 5. IOI«S
Third Übtily Loan tfond •
r The government Nieein# the
necessity of further loan has 1
made tomorrow the opening day
for th e"Third Liberty Loan/! *
it being»the anniversary of the (
entrance of America into the war 1
against Germany. Everywhere '
Jover the country posters, ad ver- 1
, tisement3 and all conceivable
j methods of publicity are being
! used to bring the sale of Bonds 1
jto the people. Tne Enterprise
j through which many patriotic 1
firms have advertised the sale of !
! War Saving Stamps, is carrying 1
this week a page advertisement :
Ito open the campaign for the
"Third Liberty Loan Bonds" .
This page is the contribution of 1
Rutenberg & Adler, retail mer
chants of Williamston, who are
eagerly doing their bit to help
win the war for US. The firm
has established one of the most
attractive houses in the county,
making ready-to-wear clothes
for all their specialty. In all
things for the good of their
country, 'hey are in perfect ac
cord—their loyalty being like
their goods—first class.
Struck By Automobile.
Sunday evening, Messrs. Lon
Hassell, John Cook, C. W. Keith,
Paul Simpson and Mr, Green
baum motored over to Washing
ton. When about four and one
half mites from that town, they
met a Ford machine driven by a
negro man, who had with him a
woman. The Williamston party
took the right side of the
1 and just as the negro got to
them, he attempted to cross the i
' road right in front of their car. I
But for the fact that it was a
Forji that the negro was driving,
the entire party would probably
! have been killed. Mr. Simpson
was driving a large Bui'k owned
' by Mr. Hassell, and the Ford
' could not furnifch enough resist
ance to mate the clash more
: dangerous All of the party of
white men were hurt, Mr. Simp
-1 son having three rib. j . broken.
and tlie others sustaining slight
• injuries; the negro woman wa:.
■ severely injured, but the reck
less negro driver failed to get a
?cratch. T n e Buick car was dam
' age-d to the extent of several
hundreds of dollars. The party
went on to Washington later and
Mr. Simpson went to a hospital
to determine the extent of hit'
1 hurt.
Easter Services At M. E. Church
Owing to the absence of Rev
H. M- Eure, whose appoint
ment was at Hamilton last Sun
day, Easter services wiil be held
here on Sunday next, April 7th,
at the M. E. Church. Easter
music will be rendered by the
choir, assisted by Mr. P. F. Ap
. fel. The old E&3ter song, "Ca'-j
vary,"will be rendered in octavo|
form, Mr. Apfel singing thej
bass obligato. The public is cor-;
dially invited.
Card Of Thanhs To The
Public.
In behalf of the J'laitterx
and Merchants Bank, j
and the Town of Everett*, 1
j\\ C.—as it is impossible j
to see each and every in -1
dividual —/ wish to take
this method of thanrfcing j
all those who so bravely,
promptly and successfully
came to our aid in cap
turing the burglars who
robbed our bank on April,:
2nd. • .
Respectfully,
V. G- Taylor,
Cashier•
Eftiter Dance.
i* According to previous an
iouncement nnd arrangement?,
the Easter Dance was driven at
the Brick Warehouse on Tuesdaj
evening, April 2nd. It was de
signed not only fur the pleasure '
of those who (lance but t'or the
purpose of contributing to a fund
for the Home Guards in secur- j
irig their uniforms. etc. An ad- i
mission fee of SI.OO was charged
for men and boys, and an addi
tional dollar for those men" who j:
§incfcd.At great expense, onej
the best Jazz Bands in Nor- j
folk was secured, and the music, j
therefore, was high-class and en
joyed by every one who went as J
a participant or as an observer, j
The programme contained sev- J
eral square or country dances i
for the benefit of those who al-'j
ways enjoy them, but as very!
few of the country people camej
in, there was but little indul-,
gence in that style; for the square,
dances, music was furnished by i
a band from the country.
The excitement over the rob- i
bery, for men waited until the j
prisoners were brought from j
Everetts, made the hour for the ;
opening of the dapce a bit later'
than the original programme, j
There were a number of out-of-,
town guests who with the local I
dancers made a brilliant scene j
in handsome evening costumes, -j
Selected Men Entrain.
Tuesday morning, forty-five
selected colored men entrained
,JU?re for Camp Grant, Illinois.
> Every member of the Board of
' Exemption was present to see
them off and several hundreds
. of both white and colored people
were at the station to bid them
Kood-bye. The Government had
i provided a Pullman car and
I'every arrangement was made
11 r or the comfort of the men. P
■j W. Wrrgnt was placed in com
inrrnnd ot the men until Richmond
' | was reached, when a white of
'ficer took them in charge. This
'ii? the first squad of colored men
I "
lio leave Martin County, though
•la number volunteered lor ser
' vice.
L I Monday night, services v.' re
'held in the Methodist Church,
! lurid a most interesting pro
gramme was render.- i. '1 o tHs
Mi.be men went to receive words
!' of wisdom and cfieer from the
j pastor and others. 'Early Tues-
Iday morning, between four and
j live o'clock, another service was
j held at the Baptist Church for
i the men.
i These men are strong and vig
• jorous, and, no doubt, wiil do
igood work in the United States
| Army "over there".
Called Home.
I Miss Jobe, a member of the
| High School faculty, received a
1 telegram on Monday morning
I telling of the death of her mo
ther at Woodstock, Va. The mes
sage was received too late for
;the early train, and so she went
to Plymouth by motor to catch* a
train there. Much sympathy is
felt for her in this hour, as she
• has made many friends in town
> since coming here, at the beginn
ing of the school year.
*
Do you know that less than
' two and one half of our people
|in North Carolina purchased
Bonds in the last campaign? Out
of a population of more-
2,300,000 only 56,159. Utah with
! little over 400,000 people had
j 50,000 bond buyers! Shall we al
low this state of affairs to con
tinue? Never. We shall do our
part is this Third Liberty Loan.
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Triangular Dcbalo. J
Williamston. Roberso'-viUe i-nl
S>! land Neck 'nte-r:! the!
Triangular Debate on Friday j
evening and Rnbersonville Highs jj
'won the honor of representing!
1 the County at Chapel Hill. Misses j t
Mary -King Ellison and Liuiso!
Robertson, affirmatives for Wil- j
liamston met the negatives for f
Robersonville, Misses Martha r
Dell Gray and Lurline Ross, at
Scotland Neck, and the judges
awarded the contest to the Rob (
jersonville team. Misses Esther
; Hodges and Ethel Griffin, nega- (
jtives for Williamston, met Philip
I Purrington and Mist Jennie Sum- j
merell, affirmatives for Scotland
I Neck, at Robersonville and Wil j
j liamston won out. At the Court
i House 'here, Misses Inez Man- j
Jning and Hattie Green, rep- ;
resenting the affirmative for j
| Robersonville, met Miss Mary
i White aisd Aubry Shackcll, nega-. j
j tives for Scotland Neck. W. R (
ißurrell, Wheeler Martin and W. ,
jC. Manning acted as judges and
i the contest was given to Rober- ]
'sonville. I
After the debate here, the vis
itors were entertained by the j
'pupils of the High School at the .
! rooms of the Lotus Club. There
was music to add to the pleasure ,
lof the evening, and the occasion
| was a most delightful one. Ice
it-ream and wafers were served.
I The teams that went to Scotland
(Neck were given a reception at
| the High School building, and.
as usual, the Halifax people were
I gracious in their hospitality.
'Miss Jesse Hodgej, a member of
P the High School faculty here,
went with the team, as did Miss
Musa Eure, Hermon Tavlor and
, Arthur White. The party motor
' ed there and returned after thV*
j reception.
\
, L?Il: On Car.
Mis. ilerber". Lilley, who lias
» been visiting h*r mother, Mr...
-|S. L. Wallace at.Juaiesvi lie, pass
s ed through here on }:st-jrday en
i route to Columbia, S- C., on an
1 automobile, accompanied by her
- brother-in-law, Benjamin Lilley |
She sp-nt several weeks there
L: with h*r husband, who is al
, Camp Jackson, and Wednesday
-1 received a message saying* thnt
s he had undergone an operation
s for appL-ndicitjs, and asked her
2 to return.
' Brewer-Parker
s
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Sunday afternoon at the Bap
tist Pastorium, the Rev. VV. 11.
Burrell united in marriage Miss
Ruby Lee Parker and Mr. Char
les Lloyd Brewer, of Roxobel,
Bertie County. Mr. Brewer is
employed as a machinist at Watts
Garage, and motored over to
Roxobel and brought Miss Par
f ker back to Williamston, where
' they A ere married. They will
' make their home here. Both are
youngand have life before them,
and friends hope that it may be
a long and joyous one to each.
i! Preached To Knight Tciiplars.
~
i' Rev. M. E. Bethea, former
| rector of the Church of the Ad
vent, Williamston, but now rec
tor of St. Timothy's at Wilson,
has been in town this week, the
i guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. H.
| Saunders. He was in Washing
; ton Easter Sunday evening,
i where he preached a sermon to
f the Knight Templars in St- Pe
| ter's Church and an immense
congregation heard him. Friends
. here were glad to see him again,
• and he has not. lost his interest
iin the people of the town, j .
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[.do 5 Yc-ir in Acivacqe
Farmers' Cooperativt Demons
tration Work. .
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Office Of District Agent.
Washington, N. C. March 26
1918.
To All Agonts Of Tfu; North
eastern District: •
County Agent, H. H. B. Mask,
Newton, N. C. writes that the
following Catawba County far
mers have seed sweet potatoes
for sale;
Mr. Guy Rockett, Route 2,
Conover, N. C.
Mr. A. V. Rockett, Route 3,
Copover. N. C.
Miss Mary J. Rowe, Route
Newton, N. C.
Mr. C. M. Yoder, Route 1,
Hickory. N. C.
Mr. Lawrence Leonard, Route
1, Hickory, N. C.
- Mr. D. F. McGiH, Route 1,
Newton, N. C.
The prevailing price for Nancy
Hall seed potatoes is $5.00 per
crate of three bushels and $4.50
for other varieties
I am also informed that Mr. J.
H. Mann, Washington, N. C.
has 3.000 bushels of Porto Rico,
Nancy Hall and Triumph seed
potatoes for sale. Ido not know
the price.
As you know sued potatoes
are scarce, and it's getting time
to bed them out, so bring
this to the attention of your far
mers at once
Messrs. F. F. Brooks & Son,
Kinston, N. C are advertising re
cleaned Mam moth Yellow Soy
Beans at $4.00 per bushel.
Mr. J. E Blount, Plymouth, N
C. has 2,000 bushels Mammoth
Yellow Soy Beans, which he
wishes to sell, at once, for $4 00
per bushel. The County Agent
has seen the beans, and tells me
that they are nice stock.
Watch the advertisements in
the Progressive Farmer for
sweet potato slip? (dra.v.-).
Very truly v .uis,
U. j.'. Ale Jrary,
District Agent,
Washington, N. Carolina.
Spoke Al Parmele.
Messrs. B. A. Critcher and
W heeler Mr run addressed 500
■■ people at Parmele Industrial In
t atkute on Monday afternoon
! T,c audience was highly en
- thused and the carnpaig i for the
sale of War Savings Stamps re
ceived an impetus which must
bring great results.
Tuesday morning, when the
colored selected men reached
Parmele, Prof. W. C. Chance
noarded the car and made a
' short address to the men, who
were in high spirits over the
prospect of fighting the Huns
1 "over there."
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Trustee's Sale Of Land.
i!y virtue of power vested ?n me by
thnt Deed of Trust executed to me on
'Ho 7th, clay of June, 1917, by Clara A.
Hiues, and which is >f record in the
Register of Deeds Office for Martin
Ci'tinty, in Book R-(, Page 515 I will,
011 Tuesday, the 30th, d«v of * prjl, 1918
he'.ween the hours of twelve and one
o\lock, ( 3ell at p.ibhc auction, to the
highest bidder, tor ca>ii, at the Court-
Mouse dour iii Williamson, N C., the
following dffCribed H-Hl e;.tat>», King,
bting and situate iu Gooseues; Town
ship, Martin Conner, and described as.
follows:
All of Luts Noa. 5. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. ir, 13,
13,14, and 15, in Block '2", in the
town of Goosenest (now Oak City),
with the following reservation: Reserved
and excepted from the operation of this
Deed of TrustjL,ot a.s X 50 feet, and con
veyed by the late John 1,. Hines to Cas
per Brothers, and being the ~tfame Lot
upon which the store of Casper Brother*
now stands.
Date of Sale: Tuesday, April 30,1918
Time of Sale: Between the hours of t*■
and 1 o'clock.
Terms of Sale: Cash.
Place of Sale. At the Court Honae
uoor, WilUamston. N. C.
This the 19th. day of March, 1918.
S. A. Dunn,
T Trust®#.
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