Devoted to tlu Interest of
Mart'n County th General 4
%'.!Hi3iton in Particular
Vol nine 19.
Williamaton Personal
Mr. A B. Adler. of Plymouth
was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. J. H. Saunders and son
returned from New York Friday.
Bill Peel U. S N. who is sta
tioned at Norfolk is at home
this week
.vlisses Virginia Herrick and
Virginia Jordan have returned to
St Mary's School. Raleigh.
J Lass Wynne, Misses Vada
Wynne. Fannie and Daisy Mann
ing were in Washington Monday
Mrs. Herbert Lilley and Mrs
KateStallings. of Jamesville were
in town Tuesday.
Several of the younger boys
went to Plymouth Tuesday night
to see the show, "Oh. Baby".
B. S Courtney was called to
Norfolk Tuesday to attend the
funeral of his father.
S. Collin Peele and Arthur
were at home Sunday from
Newport News, where thev are
stationed in limited service.
Mrs. J. L. Thrower returned
Sunday night from Hollister,
where she has been visiting her
son.
Garland Anderson returned to
the University of Virginia at
Oharlottsville Thursday. He
brought the body of Joe Mark
Melson home for burial.
Mr and Mrs. A. D- Mizelle of
Tarboro, Mr. and Mrs J. A. Mi
• zelle and Mrs Thomas House of
Robersonville were in town Sun
day.
Mrs. Carrie Biggs Williams
and daughter Frances with Vic
tor Burrell motored to Charlotte
Thursday to visit Harry A Biggs
who is stationed at Camp Greene
in Y. M. C. A. work.
Mrs. Anna Harrison came Sun
lay to resume her position with
Harrison Bros, and Co., in the
ntilinery department. Mrs. Har
rison has been making her home
in Lancaster. S. C. for some
rime and she has many friends
here who will be glad to learn of
ner return.
A Martin County girl. Mrs,
Virginia Bullock, now living in
Sew York City, voted a straight
Jemocratic ticket at the recent
•lection. Mrs Bullock is the
laughter of Col. Wilson G. Lamb
tnd has many friends in North
Carolina who will be pleased to
konw that she is continuing the
♦ifework of her father in xsup
porting the Democratic party,"'
Carton-Lanier
Miss Delia Biggs Lanier and
Mr. Sumner Jay Carson were
•narried in the Chapel of St.
lohn's Episcopal church by Rev.
Herbert H. Fox, Tuesday Octo
jer 29 at 5 o'clock. Miss Clara
Taswell Jones, a cousin of the
uride, acted as maid of honor,
ind Mr. Albert Peter Kennedy
.9 best man Mr. Robert P. Jones
/ave the bride in marriage
\fter the ceremony, a de
ightful dinner was given to
he bridal party at the home of
4r. and Mrs. Robert P. Jones
!905 West Orange boulevard,
-The Detroit Free Press.
Miss Lanier is the daughter of
tjf dri. C. M. Lanier of thia town
;nd is of the two oldest families
f North Carolina, ,>b«in#ilhe
'randdaughter of the late Capt.
lohn R. Lanier and Mr. Joseph
). Biggs both prominent men in
arly history of Martin County.
She is a girl of unusal charm
>eauty and popularity and has a
iost of friends in her native
- bounty and State who wish her
ouch happiness for the future.
,he is a talented musician and
ias taught in Williamston two
ears before going to Detroit
Mr. Carson is from Philadel
' ia and is an Efficiency Engi
aer, inspecting the machinery
f the U. S. Munition Factories
i Detroit
Lt. and Mrs. J. Thomason left
fcinesday for Roanoke Rapids
3 visit relatives.
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THE ENTERPRI S'g
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Number 51
Letter Froa France
I
The following is a letter re
ceived by Mr. John Moblev of
Everett, N. C- from his brother
Jim Mobley in France
Somewhere in France.
October 3rd, 1918.
My Dear Brother:
I reeeivwl your letter yester
day and I sure was glad to
know you were all right. This
leaves me **'ll und getting along
fine. I htuvnt written you all in
about three weeks but it was be
cause I was busy and it wasn't
convenient.
But we arp all back of the
lines now at rest and I hope we
will be out for a while. John
I juat wish tome pretty moon
light night you could look aevaral
thousand miles to the Eaat and
see what is taking place over here
here, it is awful to see the ruin
ed homes, they now look like
just piles of brick and many of
them can never be rebuilt. There
is some beautiful farming land
here but these people dont know
how to farm, they don't raise
anything but wheat and Irish
potatoes, they have plenty of cat
tle though and the funniest
thing I ever saw was two dogs
churning milk, they were fixed
in a big wheel and as the dogg
ran up the wheel, that cauaed it
to turn and churn the milk. They
earned all they ate all right.
Weil I have been in real action
since I have been here and we
have had plenty of fire works
and real onea too but J know I
am the luckiest boy ever lived,
not had a stratch.
How are the girls? I havent
seen ona in over a month but we
will aoon be back where they
are We are doing fine work here
have alept beyond the Hinden
burg line all right but still we
havent done anything until we
sleep in Berlin. They call us 1
Yanks fcere and Yanks we are;
going to be until we show th#
Kaiser what we ea» do.
I hope I will soon hear from
home again, write as often as
often as you can.
Lovingly.
Your Brother Jim
Health Officers Report
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Wilhamston
Chicken Pox: Sophia Little,
Josie Harrison. Eva Harrison,
Julia Ward, Ruth Ward, Paul
Simpson Jr., Henry Manning,
Ruth Manning, Grace Manning,
Charles Manning, Sarah F. Cone,
Myrtle Brown, W. T. Crawford,
K. L, Roberson.
Williamston R. F. D
Scarlet Fever: A. C Bailey
Mengitis: Oscar Mizelle
Tyhoid Fever: Carrie Dell
Brown. Geo. Stokes Jr., Mattie
Smallwood, Rosie Johnson.
Robersonville
Septic Sore Throat: J. H.
Knox.
Whooping cough: Maude A.
Little, 5 children.
Diptheria: V. A. Ward Jr
Dr W. E. Warren,
Health Officer.
Board of Commissioners Meet
The Board of Commissioners
met in regular session Monday
and drew the following jury for
the December Term of Court:
L- W. Mizell, T. J. Hardison,
L A. Sykes, J. W Martin, C- A.
Askew, C. 0. Godard, A. E.
Manning, S- D. Griffin, Jas. A-
Daniel, J. Dawson Lilley, J R.
S. Cowan, A. T. Rob
erson, J. S Griffin, F. L. Teel,
A. C. Barnhill, W. F. Wynn, W.
A. Mobley, W. T. Cullifer, W. J.
Bryan, W. H. Rogers, R. S.
Price, Jesse T. Price, E. W. Gar
rett, F. W Barnes, Mc G. Peel,
R. A. Bailey. J. Rufus Carson,
J. Henry Roberson, J. H. Rob
erson, Jr. J. D. Cherry, W. E.
Davenport, P. L. Salsbury, R. E.
Turner, T. W. Davenport, N. M.
Worsley.
They also appointed the follow
ng road Commissioners for
Jamesville, Township.
John D. Lilley. C- A. Askew,
J. A. Getsinger, S. T. Jackson,
S. S. Davis.
They will have eaticfe charge
of the road of that Township as
they recently voted to work un
der the taxation system.
Williamston, Martin County, N. C. November, 8, 1918
Hamilton Items
Mr*. R. B. Watkins of Phila
delphia is the guest of Mrs. J. P.
Boyle.
The body of Mr. Will Pritchard
was brought home from Raleigh
and interment was made in the
local cemetery.
Dr and Mrs. M I. Fleming
were here from Rocky Mount
Friday
C. D Pe'kins 9|»ent Sunday in
Greenville.
Ruth Hnrrell with a party of
friends was here Sunday from
Tarboro.
Miss Marie Hyman of New
port tjews spent the week-end
with Mrs T B. Slade Jr.
Miss Kathleen Willis of Wash
ington spent several davs here
last week with Miss Elisabeth
Davenport.
Bog Slade Jr. has returned
from Newport News where he
has been visiting his aunt for the
past month.
Miss Annie Mizell arrived Sat
urday to t£ach in the Graded
School here.
"■ " A
A Letter From France
Somewhere in Franco
Oct. 7th, 1618,
My Dear :
Your letter of August 28th
was received, very glad to hear
from you. Think that our mall is
coming through fine now. It is
true that I haven't written as
often as I would have liked but
over here things personal are al
ways of last consideration. When
I do have a few minutes they are
usually spent in censoring my
men's mail, which I hate to hold
up.
I wrote you about coming to
the front line, well I have been
here ever since with the excep
tion of four days, Am beginning
to feel like an old veteran at the
game and have gotten used to
the shells bursting near me but
when a fellow hears a big one
coming his way he immediately
and involuntarily hags old
Mother Earth and prays to the
good Lord that it doesn't decide
to stop. I've been over the top
quite a number of times and
have had a few interesting ex
periences.
The Huns attacked one of our
strong points using liquid fire.
One of our men was burned in
the face and one arm and when
he fell the square head sprayed
him on the back. He was suffer
ing agony but when they put
him in the ambulance he was
smiling and said, "Boys, give'm
hell I will be back to help you in
a few days." Another with a
big piece of sharpnel in his face
on being asked if he wanted to
go to the hospital replied, "No,
Sir! I'm going back to my com
pany where I belong". What
chance has the Kaiser and his
beasts got against such spirit?
Recent news is encouraging
and I' m of the opinion that we
can now see the beginning of the
end. Of course all of us over here
are very anxions to see the finish
but NOT until Germany has been
made to see the folly of trying to
conquer the world, and the war
carried home to the German peo
ple and they be made to see the
Kaiser and his puppets as they
are- Until this is done we have
not accomplished our mission
and it will be only a matter of
time before we will have to do
all this over again.
"When a task is once begun
never leave it till its done "
I was indeed sorry to hear of
John Hassell's death but I know
that John died like x true Ameri
can.
Trusting that we may continue
to meet with success and will
soon be able to return to home
and loved ones after accomplish
ing all duties.
I am sincerely
Roy,
This is an extract from a let
ter from 2nd Lt. Leßoy Ander
son received by a friend in town.
Lt. Anderson has been in the
thick of the fight now for some
time and he certainly has the
, right spirit
Thomas J. Smith Dead
Mr Tnonta* J. Smith died of
apoplexy Wednesday morning at
eight o'clock. After eating break
fast at the Britt Hotel where he
stated that he was feeling fine,
he went to the warehouse and
while standing by two colored
men in l)ts prize room was
stricko i and was caught by the
men ar.d plated in a chair, then
moved lo a truck whore he died
in about fifteen minutes. He was
taken to his home in Danville,
Va for bi}ria!.
Mr Smith was born in Cascade
County, Va . and was fifty six
years old (fnlnarried Miss Cora
Reynolds who with four children
Lt. T J. Smith Jr. of Camp
Wadaworth. Reynolds of William
ston and Gorinne and Vincent of
Danvjlle survive him
He was the buyer of the Im
perial Tobacoo Co. on the mar
ket here and had been ia Wil
liamston about fifteen years, his
family living her." for several
years. He wM one of the most
popular men *vor here, was liked
by everybody' and was generally
called "UncW Tom."
He was a member of the Metho
dist Churoh an honorable and
upright man,
To AH Knitters
An allotment of 187 Sweaters
and 206 pair of Socks to be finish
ed by Deceniber Ist has been
sent us from Headquarters.
How much of this number can
we promise? Please let us know
at once.
Yarn has been ordered and is
expected daily. Just as soon as it
arrives it will be distributed
among those who will promise to
finish sweater* by December Ist.
Sweaters and socks must be
knit by the new directions. A
copy of these directions can be
found in the Home
Journal p»g« JOffc
Be sure the necks of the sweat
era are large enough. The socks
must be washed and dried on
sock drying forms. These forms
have been ordered. All work not
coming up to the requirements
will have to be made over.
It !s desired that the sweaters
be knit first. Who will help knit
and thus keep our Bovs wirtn?
Yours faithfully,
Fannie Chase Staton,
Supervisor of General Supplies,
Martin Chapter Chapter.
Card of Thanks
Mr. and Mrs James II Mizell
wish to express their thanks to
numerous friends whoso kindly
spoke words of encourgoment,
cheer and sympathy in their
hours stricken with grief at the
death of their son John J) Mizell
who fell in action in France.
Red Cross Rooms Open
For the benefit of the people
of the county, the Red Cross
Rooms will be open Tuesday af
ternoons and all day Fridays to
receive labels and give boxes for
the Christmas packages. If any
one wants a box before those
dates see or telephone Mrs C
H Godwin
Notice
The local lied Cross Chapter
needs wood to heat the rooms
for the winter work. If anyone
will contribute a load of wood to
this organization report it to the
Chairman,
Mrs. C. H. Godwin.
Card of Thanks
I am very anxious to person
ally thank the Red Cross for their
many kindnesses to me and
family during our illness with
influenza.
Tom Gurganus and family
There will be Sunday School
and usual Sunday services at the
Episcopal Church Nov. 10th.
THE WAR WORK CAMPAIGN WILL HAVE
SPEAKING IN THE COUNTY AS FOLLOWS
MONDAY NIGHT
Hardens
Sandy Ridge
Hurst
Cross Roud
Hassclls
TUESDAY NIGHT
Jlcur Grass
Griffins
Hamilton
Robersonville
Jamesville
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Oak City
Fairview
Fveretts
Parmele
(iold Point
THURSDAY NIGHT
Lilley Hall
Hrooksville
Hiloum
Mizelle School House
Cooks School House
FRIDAY NIGHT
Jamesville
Griffins School House
Robersonville
Oak City
Hamilton
SATURDAY NIGHT
Sandy Ridge
Hyur Gruss
Macedonia
Vernon
Oak Grove
A full program will also
be had on Sunday the 17th
The Township Committee
will be expected to arrange
for place of apeakiag and
to get a full attendance.
Great importance
A. R. Dunning Climn.
Sugar Allowance Increased From
2 To 3 Pounds Per Month
The rapid manufacture of the
new crop belt sugar in the west
and new crop of Louisiana cane
sugar in the south, together with
the freer railway transportation
conditions, the reductions that
we have made in the consump
tion of sugar In the manufac
ture trades, and the patriotic
conservation in the past four
montiiH. enables us to increase
the household allowance of sug
ar from two pounds per person
per month to three pounds per
person per month, with the same
ratio to public eating places as
from Nove.nber Ist. This makes
good our promise to increase the
household allowance of sugar at
the earliest possible moment that
our supplies would justify and
make it possible for the house
holder to more freely use the ap
ple, cranberry and grape fruit
produce products and to use the
fruits canned during the sum
mer without sugar. The regula
tions are also revised to the ex
tent that any person may pur
chase his whole monthly allow
ance at one time if he so desires
that is, any family may purchase
a month's supply for the entire
family in one purchase from the
retail trade.
November certificates were is
sued on two-pound basis. These
certificates were already mailed
when new regulations were re
ceived, but additional certificates
for the extra pound par person
will be mailed out between No
vember 15-20.
The expiration date of all class
es of sugar certificates bearing
the expiration date of October
115 th has been extended to No
vember 15th.
The Sunday Schools and the
Churches of the town will open
Sunday Nov. 10th.
John Mizelle Killed In France
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Mizelle
received a cablegram Thursday
Oct. 31, announcing the death
of their son John Mizelle in
France. He died Sept. 30th of
wounds received in action.
John Mizelle was born Feb.
28, 1898 and spent his early life
in Williftmston, attending the
(iraded School here. He united
with the Baptist Church when
fourteen years old. Soon after
the United States declared war
he enlisted in the Warrenton
Company of Volunteers which
became Co 11. 120 th Inft. U. S.
A. when transferred to Camp
Sevier, S. C. after seven months
training at Camp Sevier he was
sent to France and had been
near the front three months
when killed.
He was a boy of unusual wit
and humor and with his happy
disposition had made himself
popular with both comrades and
officers in the army.
He was the only son of Mr and
Mrs. Mizelle and a constant ray
of sunshine in their home. The
whole community sympathizes
with the grief stricken parents
and sisters in their loss. Anoth
eroreof Martin County's Sons
to lay down his life un the Field
of Honor defending the cause of
Freedom.
Market Cotton Slowly
LOSSES SUSTAINED BY PLACING
IT ON MARKET Now
Raleigh, N, C., Nov.- North
Carolina has already lost thou.i
amds of dollars because its far
mers are rushing their cotton to
market Not only is the result
being seen jo a shorUyf# of funds
for the cotton farmer, but it is'
gradually being felt by the bank
er and the merchant in those
counties where cotton is largely
dependent upon for the financial
structure of the county.
The crop in North Carolina at
this time is very good, hut as
far as the whole cotton belt is
concerned there is a shortage
and every bale will be neeeed bo
fore a new crop can he grown.
According to Mr. O. J. Mc-
Connell, Specialist in Cotton
Marketing for the Agricultural
Service, all existing conditions
justify higher prices than are
now prevailing, and il is almost
certain that high prices will be
received later in the year No
great advance can be made how
ever, when cotton is being push
ed upon the market in excess of
the current demand.
Cood business judgment will
require that the crop be harvest
ed as fast as possible and then
held in storage until belter prices
are offered.
George Daniel Dead
(ieorge Daniel of Oak City died
of influenza and pneumonia. He
was the son of the late W. M.
Daniel and wife Virginia Daniel.
He has been living in Oak City
for a number of years, where he
married Miss Bessie Casper who
with three small children survvie
him. He also leave also four bro
thers and four sisters, Messrs.
W. Henry, John T, H. O. and
James Daniel. Miss Estelle Dan
iel, Mrs Henry Everett, Mrs.
Elisha Everett and Mrs. Jack
Taylor.
He was buried at the Council
graveyard near Oak City on Mon
day, Rev. Mr. Crisp conducting
the funeral service.
Caid Of Thanks
We are so thankful for what
the good people of Williamston
have done for us in our recent
trouble when we lost our belov
ed son Joe Mark, Jwe wish to
] thank them publicly
I Mr. and Mrs. Robert Melson.
AJvrimaQwa tmd • f "
Column** Latch Kay to 11 }
Martin Cowaty Hotnaa.
Established It *)8
Ernest Hjau Died A H i
Ernest Hyman, son of Mm.
Jane Hyman of near Oak iflty
was killed in action in Fran i on
Sept. 30. He was living in lali
fax County before go in to
Camp and leaves a great > >.ny
friends in the Eastern pt t if
the State who sympathize *ith
his sorrowing mother. The i for
mation below came fron his
Sergeant who wrote here :!iat
Mrs. Hyman might know low
bravely her boy died. Hia, i tter
in part as follows:
Ernest Hyman waa N . 1
gunner in my gun team and «aa
put out. He blways did bis xrk
well. He saved one of our ofi HTI
lives as the Jerry was fixit to
throw a hand grenade at th' of
ficer. He cut him dowa with, lis
forty five.
He also killed four 01 era
the same night with his p *1
all of whom were machine « -B
ners. He was a very good sol ar
and thought well of in his t a«
pany."
Examination! For White Tea* ■re
An examination for Co. )ty
teacher's Certificates will be old
at the Courthouse in William tn
on Tuesday Nov 12th, 1918. Ml
applicants for 2nd, Grade Ce i 3«
cate will please come on nt
day.
A. J. Manning, Sui
Sunday Shool and rea lar
Church services at the Me .o
dist Church and at Vernon J p-?
day.
H. M. Eur .
Martin County gives its u ial
Democratic majority. The De »-
cratic vote was 1303 and the 3-
publican vote 220.
Beware of Too Much Optimi i
It ia the duty of M
can not to let his optimism in
away with him, particularly t t
optimism he feels over an e: /
peace. Optimism is a great p
er when rightly used but w i
overdone, it is egotism and i -
ceit.
Americans must allow noth i f
to cool their ardor to light f( i
permanent peace, nor to rei r I
their giving until a perman t
peace is secured. Our optim 11
should be such as to make us ly
War-Savings Certificates until; le
war is over and we have i?
peace that is satisfactory to i i«
world
If peace comes quickly ia
food demands upoh America > II
be unprecedented. In addition tj
oui Allies we will have the o
portunity to save the lives of
millions of women and child :n
and men in Roumania, Ser ia
and Russia, who are destined o
die by starvation this winter l
less we do save them,
Holders of 4 per cent Conve
ed Bonds of the First Libei_-y
Loan and 4 per cent Bonds of t •
Second Liberty Loan, must c .
vert them into per c»
Bonds by Nov. the 9th, 1918, r
they will only get the origi a
rate of 4 per cent.
TheConstitutionalamendmer 3
were each sustained, the vote tn
6 months school term was par -
ed bv a majority of 668, and o
exempt notes on homesteaJs
from taxation by 839 majority.
Every producer, every diat
butor and every consumer is :
dividually responsible for ma
taining a never-failing flow f
the best quality of food fr a
America to our troops in Frant
The State majority was abc t
60,000.
At the present writing t. e
Senate seems to be Democrat ,
while the House looks to be B -
publican.