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D*vot«d to the Inter**! of Mart'n County in General At V'UHaastoa in Particular Volume 19. «SUM SAVED TO COHON FARMERS >od Administrator Henry A. Page Reaches Important Agreement With Cottonseed Crushers—Earemrs Urg ed to Pool Seed. Raleigh—The cottonseed producers * North Carolina will receive tens of msands of dollars extra this year as result of an agreement reached be >een State Food Administrator ■ iry A i'ag» and the North Carolina >t. unseed Crushers' Association. • "eroby the crushers are to pay the me prices to farmers as they pay to . tloiueed dealers on lots of ten tons i more delivered at th«ir mills wlth a period of Ave days. The Crush i sagreed to not only do this but to courage the smaller farmers to pool t air seed so as to secure the higher I ii e. which otherwise would be lost. ' io difference between the cariot rate i (I wagon rate for seed Is S3 00 per t i which the fanner can sav® by the i w agreement. Mr Page authorised and instructed t t mills, where farmers haul seed t m a point nearer to a railway ship- I ig point than to the mill, to paiy the t flier for hauling the amount they •v .ild have been compelled to pay as f Kht from the ahlpplng point. hese agreements and orders will i «ult not only in a saving of tens of t isands of dollnrß to the farmers, I will effect a tremendous saving In i v;ht tonnugo and bring about the « iilying of all mills to a much t ater extent from their immediate 1 :ilitie» ; >NES ESTABLISHED FOR NORTH CAROUNA ttonseed Prices Stabilized on High Basis, S7O In Eastern Carollina, (72 in Western Section. laleigh.—State Food Administrator nry A. Faga has announced the ee of cotton seed and established > zones for cotton seed in North rolWia. "Ie price of cottonseed has been •1 at a slightly higher average Ag- than the figure received for them farmers last year. Tho price of has been stabilized. 1 at the same re, thanks to the jFtaod Adralnli ion's influence with the refiners . compound lard manufacturers nugh it a control of export sales of 'r product T%* imulaimß prire of la will be |2O per ton. The price of ul will be a little higher at the mill ;t It was last year unless the War sistries Board can be Inflwoticad to rease the price of linters from the sent figure of W G7 per hundred. If price of linters is increased, the ce of meal will be dcreaaod. .'he price of cotuona*ed was fi*ed the figure suggested 'by the prwduc of cottonseed us re presented by CoinmisHjonem of Agriculture aad mers' organizations throughout the •Ih I he price for,seed will range from to $72 per ton, depending upon and protein content. he whole Somth is bedng divided •.ones, according to the oU and pro 1 content In the respeethre zones, 'th Carolina, will be divided into 1 zones The eastern lone allowed year an 'average oil content of 1-2 pounds per ton, and ti>« price seed in this aone will bo S7O per Tho content of oil in the waatern . wns 315 pounds per (ton, and ths c of Re«!d In this, xoner will be 172 ton. The eastern (one embraces all hat territory ea#«t of the eastern ndarios of Robaaon, Hoke. Lae, te, Franklin and Warren counties, the western seme the counties t.ed and all coumUas w*>st of them TTON GINNERB UNDER CONTROL! :es For GlnnAng Fixed—Thousands f Dollars WRll Be Saved Through rder Forbidding Ginning of Wat or resn Cotton. aleigh.—A® a matter of protection North Carolina cotton producers. o Food Administrator Henry A. a has announced that the rules regulations of the Food Adminls ion concerning ginning will b« !ly enforced In this State," In the place, any gin that handle* more 20 tons of seed must be lie* nsed ire it can operate. Disregard of law is punishable by a fine of 00 or two years imprisonment ,or Y Rulo 7 of the regulations gov- ing ginners prohibits wasteful ttices and requires that every nsee controlling or operating a gin II clean seed cotton and separate seed from the lint in an efflalMit iner, and forbids the adding to or ing with cotton seed any foreign 'ter which may or may not hare n separated in the process of. gin- tate Food Administrator Henry A. P r e has fixed the price of ginning at #' 0 per bale for each bale of ISO p vds or less and 80 cents per hun di I pounds of lint above 500 pounds. Ir ddition to this price, the glnnar is vfd to add the cost of bagging and ti plus 10 per cent of such cost. This pi o was fixed over the very sO-enu ot protest of a large number of gin n s in North Carolina who. unSer a tc arrargement, would have aoMra fc this year* finning SIQ to flit WW * *: .. • i" THE ENTERPRISE" Number 48 How Uncle Sam Select* And Cares For His Soldiers Dear Friend: Soldiers are fed and clothed by the goverment Officers buv their own clothing and pay for their own food. During the fiscal >ear ended June 30, 1618. ihe I'ood for the army cost n-1 25,000,000. (Hi. The material > . ■ »h • soldier's ration will !•«> "In- acid test. Nothing second in irraiie is bought. Onlv in • best of meat is procured and u n handled in a central plat e m « ach camp by butchers; tli«* e its are thus used to the best mhantage and waste of bones and surplus fat avoided. Packers are requieed to can the best variety of fruits and vegetables and the Department has gone into tnose states where the finest grade of tomatoes, corn, onions, peas and beans are grown and has taken such por tions of the crop as were needed for army use. Ijjst August 21, 527,500 pounds of potatoes and onions were furnished camps and cantonments in this country; and during the eight months prior to June 6, »9*B, about 75, 000.000 cans of tomatoes were used. Dried and evaperated fruits form an important part of the army ration. Approximately HO, 00>,000 pounds of prunes, dried apples and peaches, mostly from California, will be purchased from this year's crop, and Cali fornia will also supply about 70, uOO.OOO cans of apricois, peaches, cherries and pears. The cherry seeds wilt be saved for use in the manufacture of «as musks. Prunes have an honorable place on the soldier's bill of fare. Lemon drops are the soldiers f avo-ite candy and are made of pure granulated su*ar flavored with an emulsion from lemon rind. About 200,000 pounds have been funished th* army up to last August; this constitutes fif teen per cent of the army eandy supply. At present the army is using 1,250,()00 pounds of letter und 700,000 pound of olsomargarnine. AJI the season advanes and but ter becomes scarce the amount of oleomargarine will be increas ed Übtil the (luantities are about even. From the first of January until, the first of August, 191H more than 50,000,000 pounds of flour has been furnished for army uee. There has never l>een a meal where the soldierß did not have bread. Our men in service here have used a grater amount of substitutes than the Food Ad ministration has asked of the ci vilian trade. Our soldiers in France have bread - plenty of it - made from one hundred per cent wheat Soldiers love coffee and want it strong Sixteen schools are in operation here and in France teaching them how to roast it and it is served fresh each day. Oy this method there is a saving to Uncle Sam of two cents on each pound During the first sev en months of the war 1,612,383 cans of condensed milk were us ed, and to August 10, 19»8, 225, !000.000 pounds of sugar have ' been supplied. It copts the government about forty-five cents a day to feed a soldier. The officers pay about fcl.oo a day for their meals. The difference between the table of the soldier and the officer lies Mostly in linen, china and ser vice Here is a day's ration taken at random from Camp Grant, Illi nois: Breakfast Cornflakes with milk, coffee with sugar and milk, scrambled eggs, fried po tatoes and a sauce. Dinner— Coffee with milk and sugar, beef tongue, baked pota toes, peas, bread and butter, rai«i'n sauce and pineapple cob bler. Supper- Iced tea. bread and butter, cold roast beef, fried po tatoes, radishes, onions and corn. WilLuimstoii, Martin County, N. C. October, l»S, 1918 When a man is selected for military service the immediate anxiety, the immediate concern, is his destination, his housing, feeding. olothinjj ur.d health. The new soldier |s under the direction of the Provost Marshal General's department from the time he is accepted until he lak es train for the camp he is as tinned to. Then the trunsporta lion department takes him in charge If his journey is a long .ne hi* travels by Pullman or tourist sleeper Meals are provid ed u> him along the way, at a maximum cost of sixty cents hy the government. Arriving at his cantonment the soldier is assigned to quar ters. usually in a two story wooden bu Iding, with plenty of air and sun light. He sleeps in a well ventilated room with other soldiers, but not too many, the number being regulated by the cubic feet of air space in the chamber. The armv bed is an extra width cot with good steel springs and bedding suited to the weather and climate; never less than two blankets are as signed him, all wool blankets, khaki color. Sometimes he gets three and two thick comforters more il- weather demands Lavatories are located at the rear of these quarters, with water pressure and fixtures of a design similiar to that used in the best hotels in the country, and for every company unit there are from four to six shower baths Cleanliness of person and surroundings are absolute re quirements of the United States army. Drainage is installed alonK strictly scientific lines, and the most scientific disposition is made of all camp sewage. Dur ing previ us wars more men« have died from prevntable di sease than from bullet wounds. During the civil war soldiers perished by thousands from ty phoid, camp fever, dysentary and kindred diseases resulting from unsanitary conditions about the camp. As soon as the soldier is as signed to quarters he is tfiven the most searching physical ex nmination AH scientific medical tests are applied to detect di sease. For instancri, if there are indication* of tubercular infec tion the uatient is put under ob servation that there may be no mistake in the diagnosis. If his case is advanced he is relieved from military service or exempt ed until physically fit. Besides the examining surxeon there is the dentist. Teeth are put in good condition here, and there are dentists overseas tc keep them in good condition. Al so there is an orthopedic surgeon to examise the soldier's feet. It has been said that during past wars thei« were more desertions from foot trouble than all other causes combined When a soldier Rets his first pair of shoes he gets a pair that fit his feet No account is taken of the size he wore before. His feet are placed in a cunningly devised form where the length and width are exactly deteemin ed. He bears his weight on this Httfe machine and q,n officer takes the size record of feet, his name, company and regiment. Then he puts on a |#air of shoes of the size called for. Our soldiers afe provided with clean socks, and at the end of long marches the feet are care fully inspected by the surgeon in charge. No army in the world has ever attained such a health record as ours, the death rate being eijfht out of every thoiisanH, here and abroad. This would If even low er but for the large number of men who comedown with diseas es to which they wi re exposed before leaving home. The average gain in weight of the American soldiera since en tering the service is twelve pounds per man. \ Yours sincerely, Antoinette Ftilk. Director Propaganda and Speak er's Department. Important Rules for sending Christmas packages to the poys in France have been made by the United States Government leaving the entire programme with the Red Cross. So every Christmas pack Hge expect ed to reach its desti nation mu-t oe sent through the local Red iSiss Chapters. Only one p ickage Itoay be sent to each in.in, enclosed in a stan dard car ion furnished by the Red Cros*. The estimated number of car tons need, d by each Chapter for the teriitor.v under its jurisdic tion must be in the Division Of fice by October 20, 191S on cards sent Chairmen October 7. Cartons will be distributed to Chapters by November Ist NO PARCELS MAY B« MAILED AFTER NOVEMBER 16, 191 S. The label issued to the man overseas by the Army authorities and forwarded by him to some relative or friend in this country will entitle the holder to apply the local Red Cross organization for one carton. The cartons must be packed by the relatives or friends and de livered nnwrapped and nnlabel ed to the Red Cross be weigh ed, inspected, wrapped, labeled and delivered to the Post Office No package may weigh more than three pounds. No written message may be in closed. Certain articles prohibited by the postal authorities must be o mitted. The (tender must furnish the necessary postage from place of mailing to Hoboken, N. .) Kach parcel nust bear the la bel received from abroad with the name and addreßsof the sold ier and the inspection label of the American Jled Croat. Inspected parcels must remain in the custody of tb* RAT Cross until delivered by its represen tatives to the Post Office. IN THE EVENT OF A CHRIST MAS PARCEL LABEL BEING LOST, NO DUPLICATE CAN HE ISSUED. THIS RULE CAN NOT BE ALTERED BY ANYODY The Soldier'* Chancei at War It has been estimated from calculation made from death rates in recent wars that the rate of casualties and deaths in battle rarely rise to over six per thous and Curiously enough. the griev ing mother, the worrying wife, the fearful sister. forgets that the annual death-rate for disease of men of military age in civil life is only 6.7 per thousand The report for the week ending .1 uly 26, from our American Expedi tionary Forces and the troops stationed in the United States, shows an annual death rate form disease of only i .9 per thoupand, or lew than two men per thous and per year. This report is more than reassuring, when we remember that at Chiekamaugua during the Spanish American War about 15,000 men died of ty phoid without ever hearing a gun fired, or fleeing the whites of the enemy's eyes The fact is that today an enlisted soldier will live longer and better and healtier where he js than if he stayed at home. Pitiable Plight of Roumania and Russia • America Must be Prepar ed to Help When the War Ends -Intensive Campaign In a fringe of countries to the east, southeast, and northeast of Germany and- Austria are 18u million ponplu whose land has been ravaged and robbed and spoiled by the Huns, In many sections these people have been left without grains for seed, and starvation stalks abroad in their once-productive land. Our force lias been hit hard by the "Flu," only one lady to do the whole job of getting out this issue. Cunningham-Blount At ten A M. Wednesday Octo ber 16th at the Methodist Par sonage Miss Carrie Dell Blount became the bride of Mr. KiUvard Philo Gun lingham R*n\ K M. Eure, pastor of the bride oflici ating, using the ring ceremony. Th re were no attendants and only ;i few friends present be cause of the epidemic law. The bride was dressed in a trray silvertone traveling suit with gloves and hat to match and carried Paima violets. Her father gave her awav. Miss Blount is the daughter, of Mr. Geo. Blount of this town and has a host of friends in her native County and State. She was educated at the Williamston Graded School, St. Marys School at Raleigh and College for Wo men at Greensboro. She is an at tractive girl of talent and will make a splendid wife. Mr Cunningham is from Pine ville in the Central part of th. State but has been associated with the E. H Saunders Tobacco Co. in this town for several months and in that time has won many friends in the business and social life of the town. Mr and Mrs. Cunningham left immediately after the cere mony for Pineville through the country to visit Mr. Cunninghams mother, and from there thev go to Enfield to live, where Mr. Cuuningham is on the tobacco market. Board of Health Takes Action The Martin County Hoard of Health has followed every pre caution against '.he spread of the Spanish "Flu ' All towns have been policed against people pass ing in and out, who have been exposed, and not allowed to con gregate in or around public places; This seems to have had a very satisfactory result as the ratio of new cases is very much lower than last week. The mat ter of greatest importance is to stav from til I places or persons where suspected cases ar\ We have two solemn duties, one is not to give Influenza to our neighbors, the other is, not to catch it from others Remember we have had many deaths already and may have many more, but we can reduce it by care. SHOULD INCREASE WHEAT ACRBAQI Food Administration and Agricultural Authorltlea Urging Greater Pro duction—No Restrictions on Seed Wheat. Raleigh.—The F#od Administration and the state and national agricul tural authorities aro combining In a Irlve tv> Increase the wheat acreage In North Carolina this fall. There was a very considerable Increase In wheat acreage In this atatn hut fall but It Is expected that the response of patrl ptlc farmers of the state this year will be greater than ever. It la u wol known fact that wheat fro wen In North Carolina received last year and »re this year receiving a higher price than the wheat growers of any other state In the Union, the average price for wheat In the state at this time being probably above Jli.iifi per bushel, notwithstanding the poor grades The Pood Administration and tha Bureau of Markets have Interested theinselvos In locating seed wheat, and the Food Administration in addi tion has suggested to the flour mills of be state that they give the growers In their immediate territory assist ance In locating and flnnnclng pur* chases pf seed wheat. The Food Administration has #n flounced to farmers having sound, plump seed wheat that there are no restrictions regarding the sule of such wheat for planting purposes, eitiier as to purchaser or price. One factor that promises to in fluence ,an Increased acreage of wheat the policy of the Food Ad ministration In giving preferential treatment with regard to flour eon aumption to wheat growers. Wheat producers are allowed to have their •ntlre season's suply of flour ground lit one time and are allowed to figure their requirements on the basis of 12 pounds per person per month, whereas the voluntary rationing sys tem for non producers of wheat in Twn and country Is 6 pounds per par per month. T. e Food Administration must so iminister the food as to keep in isalth the civilian population of the United States and the Allies and to make stroag the arms of our defend *rt. "K" Stands For Kaiser "K" stands for Kaiser, the "Beast" of Rerlin The monach who started the whole world to win, Crushing Belgium, the "Baby" with ease, England and France said he, would he cheese, I'll take a bite here, a little slice there. And soon I will have them all up * in the air, If America butts into this game I am playing I'll Hend little Fritzv to give them a good (laying I'll reach over the pond and pull old Sam's whiskers, I'll slap his old face till its chock full of blisters, I'll drop bombs on his women and children as well, And my U-boats will blow his tin soldiers to H , I am going to be "boss ' of the . earth and the sea, If there is nobody in it but Son ny and n»e Uight here however, Uncle Sam steps in, And beginH to get busy, and my, what a din, Says Bill to his son, what on earth is that noise? Why Dad, says Sonny, that's Uncle Sam's boys, And if we don't light out of here pretty quick. We'll get hit in the neck with an American brick. And say, look yonder Dad, whats that light in the sky? Himmel, can it be the Aurora I spy ? Mine Gott, no, 'tis, another of them big Liberty Loans Tnat light hurt# mine eyes till I'm chock full of groans, It will knock all the gas out of our little tin Lizzie. And to save our skin, we've got to get busy. We'll have to let Hinden and Lu denorf go, and hike out for that big rain bow, Safety fiirst Dad, ere that new LIBERTY LOAN K)lls over us like a mountainous jtone. Jno. A. Darden. Notice A public record will bo made of the Second War Drive of the Red Cross and the name of each sub scriber and the amount paid will be put upon the public records of Martin County. If you have not already done so please go to any bank in the Coun ty and pay your subscription and ask for a receipt. Jno. I) Biggs Chairman. Notice There will be no Community Fairs in this county, this year on account of (he epidemic of influ enza, It is 10 be regretted bu* is the onlv wise thing to do. J. L Holiday '.County Demonstrating Agent. , The most riged precaution should be taken against the spread of influenza, stay at home and you will do two things, Ist, you will not carry it to your neighbor, 2nd. you 7 ill not catch it from your neighbor. Think how important it is to keep well at this time. If the spread is general we will loose a large part of the present crops. And we should remember that in places where it has spread generally many more people have died than have been killed in the present war. The town of Rocky Mount has had four times as many deaths from Influenza in two weeks as she has lost in the whole war up to this date. Mr. Emmett Edwards is at home from Washington, N. C. There are 2,292,000 people of all ages in North Carolina who 1 did not buy a bond of the Sec ond or Third Liberty Loan. wtfUNf ColummaLetek Key to f IdO Martin Comtjr Hmdm. Established 1893 Mrs. Harrison Dead Mrs. Amanda Harrison died t her home Oct. 19th after a she t illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Hi • rison was the daughter of t) j late Robert White and was bo; i Jan. Ist. 1874 She married Jc - eph R. Harrison Nov. 30th, 18. I and leaves her husband and se - en children to mourn her lot . The oldest son Norman i now being in France and ths ol - est daughter Mrs Jno. W. Pea t living in Martin County, all tl s others living with the parent Mrs. Harrison leaves two brot. era. Messrs. J. R. and Slat : White. A faithful wife, moth • and sister gone. She was burit in the family grave yard at J. L. Taylors Thursday. Mr. Stalling* Dead Mr. W. Herbert Stallings t Jamesville succumbe toinfluen? and pneumonia. He had only bee sick a few days and died on Sur day night. Mr. Stallings was at out thirty five years old and on Jamesviileß most progressive cit izens He leaves a wife and bn ther to grieve him. Mrs. Phelps Dead Mrs Estelle Phelps died Sun day morning at nine o'clock. Sh had been sick just a week wit influenza which developed int pneumonia. She was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Bunc and married Mr. M. S. Phelps o Mackeys, N. C, in February Mrs. Phelps was twenty-twi years old and leaves a grieve', husband, mother, father, on. sister Mrs. Robert Gurganus am two brothers, Linwood Bunch of Williamston and Geo. Bunc' who is now on the battlefields i, France. Child Dead Little Sallie Bet Wynne, oldes daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil wynne, died of influenza am pneumonia on Monday Oct. 14th She was only fourteen years ol and was a most dutiful and lova ble child Rev. J. F. Carter con ducted the burial services and in terment was made in thecountr: in the family burying ground many wreaths of beautiful flow ers covering the little mound. Deepest sympathy is extendet to the bereaved parents. Deaths in Williams Township Mr. J Robert Cherry of Will iams Township died with pneu monia resulting from intluenz; on Oct. 12th. He leaves a wifi and several little children fc miss a tender husband and fath ers love. Mr. Reuben lioberson die( Wednesday after a short illness of influenza and pneumonia. H» was forty years old and leaves £. wife and eight children. Notice Anybody willing to contrubut* milk, chickens, soup, breads etc. for sick people, anyone willing to prepare these nourishments anyone willing to help get thest things to the sick, or if anyon« wishes to contribute money tt. htlp buy nourishments, will bt appreciated. Call Red Croat' Headquarters, Telephone No. 175. ALL PEOPLE NEEDINC HELP IN INFLUENZA EPIDE MIC CALL ON RED CROSS., Telephone No. 175. Miss Mildred McDanielof Kin ston, Miss Flossie Tilley of Hills boro, Miss Elizabeth Quinnerlj of Greenville, Miss Vincent o: Ahoskie and Miss Jessie Hodges of Washington, all of the Grad ed School faculty have returnei jto their homes until the danger of influenza is over. Hugh B. Anderson is at homt from Arden because of the influ enza in Christ School.