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Martin County Goes Over the Top in W.S.S. Campaign Day Ahe® of Time Another Honor Flag Added to Our Collection
Devoted to the IntewK of
Marfn County in General &
WilHiarton in Particular
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Vnlume 10. Number 33
liRIFFINS, ROBERSONVILLE AND GOOSE NEST
" .TOWNSHIPSLEAD MARTIN OVER THE TOP
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Chairman Moore Congratulates and I hanks His Co
v
Workers Throughout County
ALLOTMENTS AND PLEDGES GIVEN DY TOWSHIPS BELOW
Township - • Amount Pledge Allotment
Griffins $28,000 SIB,BIO
lioberponville {*4,000 .67,694
Goose Nest 64.785 „ 45,65*4
Cross Roads 32,260 A .0,844
Poplar Point 25,115 21,824
Bear Grass 23,5(50 22,506
Jamesville 48,000 52,140
Williamston 76,890 73,062
Hamilton 39,200 38,126
Williams 5,995 20,834
Martin County $427,805 . *....5391,534
Total amount over subscribed by Martin County $36,271.00
Griffins, Robersonville, (lose
Nest Townships by their large
oversubscriptions carried Martin
CourUy "OVER THE TOP"
Thursday June 27th at 6:30 P. M
twenty-fyur hours before expir
ation of the time first set for
iendingcampaign. Martin County
was one of the few (we under j
standonly nine in number) coun I
ties that had pledged its allot
ment byFriday»lune2Htli,Nati m j
al Vyar Savings Day.
Griffins Township subscriptii» i j
shows largest percent over-sub
acribed 'with Robersonville
„pnd and (loose Nest Third. Rob
ersonville over- sub
scription was largest in amount
o4 dollars Goose Nest Town
ship was third invvboth percent
and amount, 4
'ATI the Town#jrips die!
and Jamesville, w«V advised,
will reach its allotment by. July
4th.
Martin County has in this cam
paign done herself proud, and
the boys who have gone forth
from this county to face the
Huns can rest well assured that
the folks back home are backing
them with evefythingthfey have,
and will continue to do so until
the final victory is won.
We wish to thank every mem
ber of every committee in each
t »wnship and the public general
ly for their hearty co-operation
and work in helping carry Mar
tin County over her allotment,
for without their hard work and
hearty co operation Martin Coun
ty would not have been able to i
live up to its reputation, and all
of us should be proud of the re
cord established by the County
in this, the Greatest Campaign,
which we have had since our en
tran6e in the World Struggle.
CLAYTON MOORE
Chairman, W. S.S.
WHEELER MARTIN,
Secretary, W. S. B.
LOCAL BOARD IS
SUES ANOTHER CALL
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Eight of the men listed below
will entrain tomorrow, for Camp
Green leaf, Ga.
James McGltlbert Rawls, Alon
zo Hardisorf, George W. Corey,
Louis Taylor, Charlie Befch, A sa
Joseph Hardison, Willis Paul
Harrison, Samuel Lawrence
Ellis, Jos. Lanier Godard, Willie
Henry Johnson, Thomas Llewllyn
Roebuck, Hiram Lorenzo Rob
erson, William Lyn:h, Jno. E,
Sezton.
The tobacco warehouse men are
getting busy with their prepara
tions for the opening of the Will
iamston Tobacco Market next
month. The Williamston Market
this year, as ever, will he one !of
the best in Eastern Carolina.
LOST.-— One dark red' ox with
onehorn.the other broken off Any
one giving information , about
tttne. will be rewarded. 8. J.
Plrisher, Cooperage Company.
THE ENTERPRISE
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SHORT LOCAL ITEMS OF
COMMUNITY INTEREST
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foe Gorham, one of our most
progressive colored farmers re
ports that he made $224 this
year on a crop from less than
two barrels of seed potatoes.
The police closed the first
"pop" shop here on Tuesday—
that of John Respass, Jr., who
has been doiny: business in the
colored business section. He was
told to work or fight Is this the
end of the beginning?
F. H. Saunders & Co., leaf to
bacco dealers, have rented the
house on the Dunning lot near
the Watts garage, and will manu
facture hogsheads there. Last
season, it -iW Iwpnii ible-to se- J
cure enough to supply the mar
ket, though the Biggs Iron &
Motor Co, turned out an im
menfe lot of them. Material was
difficult to secure at one time,
too.
The weathetv this week has
clofcely resembled that of the
mountains, cool at night and hot
in the middle of the day.
The First Baptist Church (col
ored-» entertained the Union
Meeting here from Friday
through Sunday. Large in at
tendance, and bountiful lunches
were spread each day for the
the visitors.
The Union of the Primitive
'Baptist met at Kehukee Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Quite a
number of Martin County folks
went up and enjoyed the splen
did hospitally of the Halifax
brethren. The weather was ideal
and the attendance was great,
especially on Sunday.
The friends and acquaintances
of Dr. P, B. Cone will be pleased
to learn that he is getting on all
right after an operation for ap
pendicitis. He went to Richmond
for the operation last week, and
hopes soon to return home As
announced previously, Dr. John
D. Biggs is giving any immedi-j
ate dental aid during his absence.
There is much complaint here
about the imperfect service given
by the ice distributor It fre-
that the wagon
leaves unserved numbers of famil
ies who get ice every day, and
need it, too. This is particularly
true on Saturdays. In small
towns where one man has the
monoply of any one thing, the
public usually gets poor service.
■What Jfce need is An ice
right in town to serve theHiome
folks and nearby places.^*
Announcement
I wish to announce to my
friends and acquantances in Wil
liamston and Martin County that
I have been released from the
United States Public Health ser
viceand located in Williamston for
the general practice of medicine,
with offices at Saunders \»nd
Fowden Drugstore.
GroverC. Godwin. lid.
Williamston, Martin County IS. C. July 5, 1918
FIRE,DESTROYS GARAGE
OF R. G. HARRISON
Tueßday afternoon just after
the stroke of &even, the fire bell
commenced to ring and clouds of
smoke were seen arising from
'some place on or near Haughton
Street. Fortunately a large
crowd collected, and the tlame9
were seen issuing from the gar
age of R G Harrison It was a
long shed-like structure with
space for wood and a storage
room, and was just a few feet
from the rear corner of the resi
dence of David Brown. It took
good work and quantities of wa
ter to keep the two residences
from burning, but men worked
untiringly until the fire was sub
(taed. In the excitement, the fur
rjitake was taken out of both
lloust-fe, and much of it damaged;
this was not necessary, but is
usually the ease m a fire where
there is no organized fire depart
ment.
The wtuse of the fire is not
known unress it was caused by a
crostTekcuiKin the automobile.
The machine had not been out
of the house since Sunday, and
the door had not been unlocked
as Mr Harrison carried the key
in his pocket at the time of the
fire. The loss of the car and
damages to both residences and
furniture is quite an item.
Oak City Item*
R. J. House and Miss Heneri
etta Tingle spent Sunday at
Hobgood
Miss Lillie Mae Burnett is the
guest of Mrs. Vance Savage at
Hobgood. _____ a
-'*Wlwr"Afta Mines'"ancf fclara
Cartwright returned from Cary
Saturday
Rey. R. J. Crisp held services
here Sunday and there will be
services on Sunday also.
Rev W, R. Burrell lectured
Friday r. M at the colored school
church to a large orowd and at
night at the hall. Oak City went
over in the W. S. S. drive.
Mrs. Early and little daughter
returned from Goldsboro Sun
day
Mrs. John Skyles returned
from Plymouth Monday.
Mrs. N. M.v Worsely left for
Norfolk Monday, where shs will
spend a few days with her son
Wilber, who is in the Navy.
Mrs. Clara A. Hines returned
from Cary Saturday night.
Miss Beatrice Daniel is spend
ing some time Williamston
S. G. House is leaving town on
an extended business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. John Daniels
spent Sunday night in Roberson
ville. ' '
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. "Ixing
from Hopewell are spending
some time here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Tyson and family
left for their old home to attend
the funeral of their father, Mr.
Tyson. •»
Little Mjss Mildred Davenport
returned from Bath last week.
Misses Eleanor and Helen
Hines returned from Cary Satur
day after a visit to their father
Request For Exchange of Teachers
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If there are any t achers in
Martin County who w iuld like to
go to the Western '-ounties to
teach during the suii.mer months
they will please report to roe at
once
As the Western Counties of
the State conduct their schools
during the summer months, and
the Eastern counties in the win
ter months, an effort is being
i made to overcome the shortage
in the teaching force by a mutual
exchange of teachers. This ar
rangement gives the teachers two
(terms in the year rather than
one, and supplies all the schools
.with teachers. \
1 A, J. Manning, Supt
BUSINESS MEN HOLD
HIGHWAY MEETING
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At Williamston on Monday the
forces for the Roanoke Bridge
were actively at work J. H.
Rich. Managing Director of the
jßoone-Bankhead Highway Asso
ciation, was in x>wn and a meet
ing was called at 12 owlock and
addressed by Mr. Rich. After
the meeting the Martin County
Division of the
Highway Association "was orga
nized with Senator Haftv Stubbs
as Chairman. W. C.T Manning
was elected Secretary and Pub
licity Agent for the county orga
nization and the wor|r*of propa
ganda for the Bridgeffalp begun.
Photos were taken bt *he pro
posed bridge sites new William
ston.
A tablet, the permanent mark
er of the Boone> Bank head
Highway, was presented to the
town of Windsor and the County
of Martin in token of the co-oper
ation in the work. Washington,
Bertie, Washington and Beaufort
counties have
for the work.
The following are members at
Williamston:
Dr. John D. Biggs, J. L Has
sell &Co., R. G Hanson, Har
rison Bros & Co., Saunders &
Fowjlen, W. J. Tayhir, Dunning
& Moore, Anderson, Crawford &
Co., Theo. Robertson & Co., F.
II Saunders, W. R. Orleans, S.
It. Biggs Drug Co.. Critcher &
pitcher, C. H. Godwin, W C.
Manning, E. M. Ggrdy, W A.
James, Rutenberg & Adler, Bai
ley & Barnhill, Whesler Martin.
J. G. Staton, Stubbs, Louis
H. Peel, Carstarplen & Co.. L
Wytw.SrWlhdwfttg; Watts
Garage, C. O. Moore & Co.,
Williamaton Pergonal
Rev. Francis Osborne, of Char
lotte, was in town Monday night
in the interest of the fund for
St. Mary's School at Raleigh
Haywood Knight, of Fast
Orange, N. J , is visiting his par
ents, Dr. and Mrs J. B. H.
Knight.
Misses Gluyas and Vines went
to Hamilton on Tuesday.
Mrs Leslie Fowden and little
son and Mrs. J. H Purvis went
to Beaufort Tuesday via Wash
ington
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Saunders
and son motored to Beaufort
Tuesday,
Miss Bessie Bullock, ofSuffolk,
is visiting her sister, Mrs Laur
ence Peel, on Church Street.
Rev. T. J. Crisp was in town
Monday from Conetoe.
Mrs. H. B. York and son with
Miss Carrie Dell Blount, E. P.
Cunningham and G. W. Blount
motored to Bethel Sunday and
spent the day?-
Dr. J. A White, of Hobgood,
visited his family here Wednes
day.
E. H. Shelburn and wife, Mrs.
N. O. Warren and Miss Ivor Shel
burn were here Wednesday from
Greenville.
A. D- Mizell, ofTarboro, spent
a part of the Fourth in town
with friends.
Mrs. Fannie Biggs, Mrs. Car
rie Williams, Harry A, Biggs
and Joe David Thrower motored
to Panacea Springs yesterday.
Rev. C. H. Jordan having re
turned, there will be the usual
services at the Episcopal Church
next Sunday.
Misses Aleez Aycock and Mat?
tie Morgan are the guests of Miss
Hilda Crawford.
Prof, and Mrs. E, E. Bundy
are spending some time with rel
atives at Fayetteville.
Mrs. James Elmore and son
have been here this week.
Mrs. Wheeler Martin and little
son are visiting in Wake Forest.
Sergeant Dennis Taylor is at
home on a leave qf absence.
Dr John D. Biggs, W. H.
Crawford and Alonzo Hasseil at
tended a meeting in the Interest
of the Boone-Bankhead Highway
at Norfolk on Xueaday.
BR. G. C. GODWIN WILL
LOCATE IN WILLIAMSTON
Dr. drover C Godwin has an
nounced that he has located in
Williamston, Martin County, for
the general practice of medicine
with offices at Saunders & Fow
den's Drug Store. Dr. Godwin is
a native of the town, being the
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. B
F. Godwin, and was educated
here and at Oak Ridge. Decid
ing to study medicine, he enter
ed the medical college of Rich
mond, where he graduated and
passed the examination before
the State Board. During his
years at college he married Miss
Anna Beth Purvis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs J. H. l'urvisf o;
Martin County.
After practicing medicine for
some time, he took health work
and was elected health officer of
Nash County. Later he ° took
work under the State Board and
was sent to Fayetteville, doing
most commendable work in both
places; having made an enviable
reputation in the work, he was
offered the position of Health
Officer of Florence, S C , a town
of 14,000 inhabitants. Being of
draft age, he decided to enlist in
health work in the Army, was
accepted and given the rank of
Lieutenant and was sent to
Houston, Texas, where he re
mained several, months; having
some physical disability, he came
home and went to Richmond for
an operation. Owing to his health,
he was released from service,
and so decided to re
main here for the general prac
tice of medicine. Dr. G dwin en
ters the profession here splendid
ly equipped and those who de
sire his services, will find in him
a conscientious practitioner,
whose aim will Lie not only to
prescribe cures for his patients,
but he will endeavor to keep
them well.
Potatoe* In The County
'he acreage and the yield in
potatoes in Martin County this
season were great. The slump in
prices just at digging time was
disappointing and disastrous, for
the cost of planting, etc., had
increased largely over that of
any previous year. It was not
profitable to have the potatoes
remain in the ground and so the
farmers had to dig. Last week,
however, the prices jumped up
some, and this enabled the plan
ters to, at least, break even?
Speculators, local and foreign,
bought heavily. The quality of
the crop is excellent, and should
demand a corresponding price.
The offering for them today is
#4.00 per barrel for good stock.
The Sugar Question Again
Beginning with Monday, July
Ist, the new sugar regulations
commenced ; these regulations al
low three (H) pounds per month
per capita, or to each member,of
the family. Whether this will
work any great hardship on peo
ple or not, remains to be seen.
However, there is some discuss
ion about allowing businesses
that are not necessary to the
lives 'of the people or to the
carrying on of the war to exist,
while families are deprived of
sufficient sugar for use. But one
will have to trust to the wisdom
of the government in the mat
ter, and abide by the regulations.
Suffered Compound Fracture
Saturday morning, Oscar Will
iams, a colored man who works
at the mill of R. S. Critcher,
stepped on a running belt and
was severely hurt. One arm was
broken in two places, collar bone
broken and a leg sustained se
vere injuries. The unfortunate
man was hurriedly taken to
Biggs Drug Store, where Drs.
Warren A Rhodes gave him at
tention He suffered v intensely
bat at this time is doing as well
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAKE APPROPRI
ATION FOR DANKHEAD NATIONAL HIGHWAY
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Also Declare u Special Levy of H 1-3 percent on Real
and Personal Property and 25c on Pole
TO MEET DEFICIENCY CAUSED IIY ADVANCE IN MATERIALS
WOMEN OF COUNCIL OF
- DEFENCE HOLD MELTING
The Woman's Committee of
the National Council of Defense,
Martin County Division, met at
the Court House on Monday af
ternoon at liiliO o'clock. The]
meeting was called to order by
the tHwirman,. Mrs. John l>
Biggs, and Miss Daisy Manning,
Secretary, read the minutes of
the previous' meeting ami also
reports from the several Auxil
aries inthe County. The Auxili
ary at Kveretts was the only out
of-town one represented, Mrs.
J. S Ayers and Mrs. Chas T.
Peel coming in by motor.
The Chairman called for re
ports, and HS far a$ possible these
were given", Mrs. J. (J. Staton
reported for the Third Liberty
Loan Bond, but stated that she
had been unable at- the time to
get a complete report, though
would in time for the State
meeting at Gteensnoro. The
matter of naming a delegate to
attend the State meeting was
discussed, and upon motion of
Mrs. Staton it was agreed that
the Chairman name the delegate
and that the expens s of same
be paid by Council. The Chair
man announced that she was go
ing and desired to have another
woman of the Council go akn
Speaking of the splendid work
which was done'by Martin Coun
ty in the Red Cross Drive, Li
berty Loan Campaign and If.e
W. S. S. Campaign, it was sug
gested that there be a Hag rais
ing at the next meeting of the
Council; the lirst Monday in
October and the' Chairman ap
pointed Mrs Staton, Mrs K. IS.
Crawford, Mrs. I. W. Andrews a
committee to arrange t lff* pro
gramme and have provided the
necessary llag pole.
Miss I'lflie Vines, of Rocky
Mount, was then inlrudueed to
the audience, and in a most earn
est and pleasing manner, plead
ed for the const rvation of food,
especially-wheat, siu'ar ami but
ter She stated that butter as
sisted largely*in providing recu
priating powers to-the wounded
soldiers and was apsolutely nee
essary along with flour and sug
ar for the carrying on the war,
I for unless the soldier was fed
and cared for, the war would
end disastrously for us. She stat
ed that every patriotic woman
would do her work, and thus
give the colored laborer to the
farmers, and if the call came,
she must go into the fields, too,
as the women have done in the
Allied countries. Plain emphasis
was placed on the slogan: "Buy
less." In telling something of
her work for the sale of War
Savings Stamps, she made t lie
statement that every colored
man that she solicited bought as
much as SSO in Stamps. One old
colored man told her that he
had lived in town, but as the
government wanted more food
atuir, he had rented some land
in the ountry nnd brought his
family out to work He bought
the iallotment of S2O each for
every member'of his family, or
#l6O. Before concluding her
talk, Miss Vines urged that the
women cooperate with Miss
Gluyas in her work as County
Canning Demonstrator.
MERCHANTS : NOTICE
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Mass, Meeting to be Held in Court
House Monday Afternoon
A meeting of the- merchants of Martin County *
will be held at the Court House Monday, July |
Bth at 3:00 P. M. O
The purpose of the meeting is to better regulate
the sales of Foodstuffs and to handle any mat
ters that may pertain to the Food Control Laws.
All interested citizens are invited, and EVERY
« business firm in the County is urgently request
-4 r ed to attend. Respectfully
W. C. MANNING. County Food Admiiutfaritmt J
AdverttMrt will find our
Columnka Latch Key to 1100
Martin County Homes.
Established 1890
The Hoard of County Com
missioners of Martin County
mot i" regular session Monday
itL >hi* office of S. S. Brown,
Clerk. Chairman J. L. Hassell.
presiding, and the following
member? present. J. H. I). Peel.
B. M. Manning, li S Everett,
Joshua I, Coltrain.
Besides attending to the reg
ular routine business the Com
missioners appropriated Martin
County's quota for the building
of the proposed branch of the
Bunkhead Highway, it being 10
per cent of the amount to be
lurnished by the government (8,
20(f). The-commissioners also ap
propriated MOO to make a sur
vey of (he road.
A special levy of 8 1-3 per cent
was declared on real and person
al property and 25c on the poll.
This special levy was made to
meet the County deficiency caus
ed by the advance of materials
of every description and extra
ordinary damages caused by the
extremely heavy winter.
County Pension Board
Holds Regular Meeting
The Pensid'n Hoard of Martin
County met in regular session
Monday in the office of R. J.
Peel, Clerk of Jthe Superior
Court. routine Miusiness
was brought before the 'meeting
and attended to by the board.
The members in attendance
were Jno. I). Simpson, W, H.
Robertson and R. J. Peel. >
l UIHMiI ll OF LIBERTY
BUNDS PROVIDED FOR
Washington, .June tfO.-Holders
of (irst and second Liberty Bonds
may convert them into bonds of
tin; third loan, bearing 4 12 per
(•fiit interest, tomorrow or any
time time up to next November
by presenting them to '9host
banks and filling out application
blanks which have been furnish
ed the banks. Interest at the
higher rate will be allowed from
June 15 on first and from May 15
-Hi seconds.
i 'onversion bonds to be issued
m exchange will bear the same
terms as those of the third Lib
erty that their ma
turity periods- for pay
ments of interest and terms of
redemption are to remain the
same as those of the bonds for
which they are given.
Card o( Thanks -
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to all our friends and
neighbors-for their splendid ef
forts in helping us save our homes
frum the ravages of fire which
so seriously threatened them on
Tuesday afternoon.
R. G. Harrison and family,
1). J. Brown and family.