VW ; j
' ' vot«d M tK« lnt«r«*t of
N t>-i» County in Ganertl Ai
V •-nttaa in Particular
V'i inV' 20. Number^f
'ed Cross Meeting
The A 'uai Martin Conoty Chap
ter et» on NOT. 20 FB, 1918
A 1 Graded School Auditor
ium i r .'nii;imston, th.* Annual
of thf Martin County
Chrip of the American Red
OtJSS s h**oi • »?» Nov 20th at
| •«. Alu r iand a
in is ,»ro irv.Tn lh-full reoorts
for tli i-ir v'iven as fol
lows:
il. , ; (/i) Influenza Work
()v. . h) spent for supplies.
Four chines were sent each
day i. lifferent part" of the
count ith soup, chicken, milk
rusta' lymoiis, sugar, ic«? and
prefer d stimulants fortho sick.
Manv «nations of milk, and
food a » much money was given
to the fluenza cause by people
in the • >unty. The Red Cross
wishe: i thank publicly each
indivii i for any act of service
at tha .;tie.
Other porta
The ollowed the election of
officer' >r the following year
Chs nan. Mrs. C. H Godwin,
Vice .irman, Mrs. Warren
BiKgs. cretary, Mrs. John Man
ning, *. asurer, Mr. Roy Griffin.
Sup* .sor of Surgical Dress
ing. M BS. Courtney, Super
visor . hospital supplies, Mrs.
L. B. larrison, Supervisor of
Misce teous supplies and knit
ting, I' J (I. Statonand Mrs.
F. W. yt
Chief ' rk. Mrs. Clayton Moore
Purch: ig and Shipping Agent,
Mr. 0 .r Anderson.
Cha an of Home Service De
par tm Mrs. Carrie Biggs
Willia. , Chairman of Nursing
Depar : ent. Mrs. J. W. An
drews, 'nairman of Conservation
Depar .ent, Mr. Mert Stubbs,
Chain .i of Membership Com
mittee Vliss Deborah Fleming,
Chairr .n of Finance Commitee
Mrs. I B. Harrison. Chairman
of Pi ' city Commitee, Mies
Daisy tinning.
Rep. tof Secretary, Mrs. John
Biggs, iov. 20th, 1918.
Members.
Willi Piston, 427 (white). 45
(Col.) i'dens, 2 (Col.) Everetta,
29 (Co Hamilton. 93 (white),
10 (cci Jamesville. 34 (white),
19 (u ) Oak City, 50. Pal
my r • '» Parm eI e, 1
Toti number members of
Chapt> 710.
A 1 ancial report of the
Martin ounty Chapter, A R. C.
for the .ear ending Nov. 18th,
1918.
RECEIPTS
Cas! >n hand Nov. Ist, 1918,
$168.1 Funds received from
memk" hip dues and Magazine
sub. $ ' .75. Miscellaneous Do
nation ,2565.88. Total $3141.78.
•ISBURSEMENTS
For tlief supplies, $1320.44.
r *toiscei ueous expenditures from
j the ge ral fund, $1159.25. For
home ' vice work, $427.37.. To
tal e>. nditures for the year,
$2907
The ceipts less the expendi
tures .ves a balance on hand
now o '234.72. T. R. Getsinger,
Treasi :r.
Mrs J S. Courtney, Supervi
sor oi Surgical Dressing Nov.
18th, ) >8:
Ar; ; "8 made and sent to
Head irters. Nov. sth. 1917.
100. tuze - strips. 1 pkg gauze
stript i pkg gauze squares, 35
pkg > laparotomy pads, 5
pkg ze compress. 5 pkg gauze
spong 12 pkg gauze rolls, 2 pkg
four- ?d bar.dage head, 2 pkg
abdoir ai bandage, 5 pkg Trian
gular ndage.
No. Articles made and sent
to Ht. uarters, 1918.
1,11 aadages (T. bandages,
trianv at, four-tailed & many*
tailet' 1,593 gauze compresses,
4,800 uze wipes, 1,000 conta
gious aease face mask, 2,010
absor pads 12 x 24, 35 pro
perty igs-
Linen liower for France:
210 ath towels, 180 hand
towel: 166 handkerchiefs, 48
napki . 122 sheets.
Mrt L. B- Harrison, Supervi
sor of iospital Garments & Sup-
THE ENTERPRISE
CMTntioa of North CirtliM And
Virfiaia Peanut Grower*
West Raleigh. N. C..
Nov. 26th l9»8.
Dear Sir: —
A meeting of the Peanut Grow
ers of North Carolina and Vir
ginia has 1-een arranged .to be
held at Suffolk. Virgiwii', on Sa'-
urday. November SOU>. ;.r the
Court House, i .orniii>j s ssiom at
10 a. in. nrd afte tiwon session
at 2p. m Sever.i 1 impmtHnt
speakers will api'«% *• npO'i the
program to show ihi-> > ear's cost
of production of peanuts and to
give a report from different sec
tions of crop conditions and prices
received. Growers will consider
what would be a fu:r price for
all the interests concerned as
based upon this year's c st of
production. Every community in
North Carolina and Virginia
should be represented bv one or
more peanut growers in order
that this conference may have
the united wisdom and support
of all.
Yours sincerely,
Wm. R Camp.
Ct»ief Division of Markets
Field Agent in Marketing \
A Week of Prayer
A week of prayer will begin
Sunday at the Episcopal Church
during the week there will be
services twice daily, '0:30 a m.
and 4 p. m The Church will be
open all day during the week for
the benefit of those who cannot
attend either of the services and
may wish to offer private peti
tions in the church at another
hour. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to the public to join in
'the observance of the week.
Raral Carrier Examination
The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced
an examihation for the County
of Martin, N. C. to be held at
Edenton on Dec. »4th 1918, to
fill the position of rural carrier
at Williamston and James
ville and vacancies that
'may later occur on rural routes
from other post offices in the
above-mentioned county. The ex
amination will be opened only to
male citizens who are actually
domiciled in the territory of a
post office in the county and wfto
meet the other requirements set
forth in Form No. 1977. This
form and application blanks may
be obtained from the offices men
tioned above or from the United
States Civil Service Commission
at Wagjiirgton, D. C. Applica
tions should be forwarded to the
Commission at Washington at
the earliest practicable date.
plies, Nov. 18th, 1918.
Sent to Headquarters:
Feb. 21nd "918, 12 bed shirts
May 27th 1918, 16 pr. pajamas
April 4th 1918, 16 pr. pajamas
Mar. 29th 1918, box for Bel
gium relief.
Oct- 3rd i9iß, 8 boxes for Bel
gium relief.
Mrs. Clayton Moore,
Chief Clerk
Report of Supervisors of knit
ting, Nov. 20th i9iß.
Articles given to Martin Coun
ty men:
nObweaters, 12 muffier?, 35
pair sockp, 11 pair wristlets, 8
helmets. 179 knitted articles.
Shipped.
50 sweaters, 50 mufflers, 17 pr.
socks. 20 pr. wristlets, 137 knit
ted articles
Shipped and given to Martin
County men since Chapter was
formed.
160 sweaters, 62 mufflers, 52
pr. socks, 3i pr. wristlets, 8 hel
mets, 3i3 knitted articles.
On hand at Red Cross rooms
to date.
6 sweaters (old directions). >5
sweaters (new directions), 3 pr.
socks, 3 mufflers, i pr, wristlets,
2 helmets.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. James Grist Staton,
Mrs. F. W. Hoyt,
Supervisors.
Williftuiston, Martin County, N. C. November, 29, 1918
SHE KEPT THEM ON THE JOB
Hon. Champ Clark at Graded
School Auditorum Thursday Nighfc
Hon. Champ Clark, of Mis
souri, Speaker oi the House of
Congress, lectured at the Graded
School auditsrium on Thursday
night on Picturesque Public Men
which was very interesting Mr.
Clark having been in congress
for the last generation gaining a
personal knowledge of such treat
men as Tom Reed, J. G. Blaine.
Chas. F, crisp. Sam J. Randall,
Jno. T. Carlisle, Wm, F. Vilas,
and all thecongressional lights of
this age. His tribute to Claude
Kitchin was splendid. Mr. Clark
is decidedly the biggest man who
has ever visited Williamston and
he has left impressions to bear
up»n the minds of our citizens
for some time to come.
In Memoriam
Dead, our dear one dead!
Why should our eyes grow dim?
Choke back the tears, we will
Be proud and glad.
No black upon our service flag
for him
Our country called
We gave all we had.
Now that this brave young spirit
paid the prke,
Now that he has made the last
great sacrifice,
In Gods' celestial legions now
enrolled
Change we the azure star to
gleaming gold.
So may his spirit shining thru
the night
Over our land of freedom far
and wide
Enkindle in all hearts an equal
light
For love and truth, for which he
fought and died,
He left his home in perfect health
He looked so young and bravo
We little thought how soon he'd be
Laid in a soldiers grave.
Out Beneath the LiUiesof France
he is lying
The silent s'ars in love look
down and see
What a glory was his in dying
For Liberty, Country and God.
Clyde M 2311e.
Notice
Restrictions on building are re
moved.
W. C. Manning
Chm. County Council of Nat
ional Defense.
Great Food Conservation meet
ing at every school house in the
United States next Week.
Letter From Prance
Am. E» F. France
October JJBth , 1918.
Mr. Editor:
Trusting that you kwill find a
small corner in the En
terprise" for the following mes
sage to my friends, r
Friends:
How very very mu|b I would
like to write to eaMf at yott and
tell each personally how much I
appreciate your thoughts of one
who is quite a far way from you.
But should I-undertake such a
task, (for task it would be as I
have so many who are my friends
in old Martin County), I arn a
fraid that I would not have time
for any othef duties
You will please take this mess
age, each one of yon, as a per
sonal letter from me and know
that although I have not written
to you, I am constantly thinking
of all and I am only waiting for
that glorious day when I shall be
back with you once again.
Since leaving the States, July
23rd., 1917, I have had many
varied experiences which would
interest all to a certain extent, I
am sure, but especially thoße
who know something about the
aviation game. Some day I hope
to be able to relate them to you.
I am very glad to be able to
say that I am well, happy and
getting aLng very well in every
respect. The only thing I would
have you do to give me more
pleasure is for each one of you to
write me a long letter telling me
all the news, Do not think that
you do not know anything to
tell me for I would be so very
interested in anything at all For
instance, how did the crops turn
out? Were the prices gooU? Im
provements going on, And Oh!
just ANYTHING. Rtmembtr
that I have almost forgot that
there is a place which looks like
a real American Town; These
French Villages are so different.
Sincerely yours.
James W Watts, Jr.
ist. Lt. A. S., U. S. A.
Am. E. F
Notice
On account of favorably war
developements, all restrictions
placed on the buying of lime by
the War Industries Board have
been removed,
Forsake you? - **
Never-
Beloved! ' ,
V\ hile I am I, and you are you.
So long as the world holds us
both,
Me the loving the loth.
Prof iteerinf is Still Under Ban
Raleigh-Would-be food profi
teers who have judge! that the
signing of the armistice will r-'-
3
lease them from the watchful
eye of the Food Administration
have a surprise in store. State
Food_Adinii istrator Henry A.
Page declared todav thai while
a number of the rules and regu
lations of the Food Administra
tion havejbeen removed and o
thers may bo- 'removed later,
those relating to margins of pro
fit and- to the distribution of
food and feedstuff* will not only
remain in force until,the Peace
Treaty is signed but that they
will be more rigidly enforced
hereafter than they have been in
the past,
Profiteering and speculation
will be punished ruthlessly Vol
untary contributions to the lied
Cross will no longer he accepted
in lieu of more drastic actions.
Merchants who are found to he
willfully disregarding food rules
and regulations, especially those
relating to margins of profit,
will be put out of business until
normal times come again.
In line with this policy the
Food Administsation has fixed
specific margins upon an increas
ed number of food products.
Their margins are absolute and
any merchant who exceeds them
will be subject to discipline by
the Food Administrator The pro
ducts upon which margins have
been fixed and the margins there
on are as follows:
Ca»li f Credit ji'
Cnriv Delivery
per. bl >1
Flour (wheat,
barley, rye, corn) MM) 120
Corn meal 3-4 c lc
Hominy & grits 2 1 2c 3c
Sugar lc IJi
Oatmeal - bulk 11-2 c2c
Lard & lard substi
tutes - bulk 5 fic
Lard & lard sub. pkg's » 5c
Break fast bacon (-icper
lb. may be added for
slicing) 6c 7c
Heavy bacon 5c 6c
Ham (4c par lb may
he added for slicing) 6c 7c
Cheese 7c He
Butter 6c 7c
Butter substitutes 5c fic
Kggs 7c 8c
Potatoes 1" 1 11
Onions 3c 3 J
per ct per ct
Kvaporated milk 25 30
Oatmeal pk'gs 25 30
Rice 25 30
Beans 25 30
Edible starch 25 30
Corn syrup 25 30
Canned corn, peas,
tomatoes 33 1 40
Canned salmon, chums
pink and red. 33' * 40
Canned sardines,
Domestic ( 40
Dried fruits. Raisins,
Prunes, pefiches -53 1-3 -i0
Wheat feeds and cotton
seed meal 5.00 6.00
All feeds other than
pure wheat 15 per ct
LOYALTY IN LITTLE
THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM
Americans without murmuring cut
their sugar allowance front four
pounds a month to three aud then as
long as need be to two pounds for loy
alty's sake.
Food Will Win th« World.
America earned the gratitude of al
lied nations during war hy sharing
food. America under peace may win
the world's good will by saving to
■hare.
People Do Not Get Influenza
From The Sick
1c is established on good au
tority that since September Ist
up to date we have had 360,000
casts of influenza in North Car
olina, and that 26>.(H)0 of these
cases were contracted from well
people, Tins is more than twi£e
as many as were contracted from
sick pebple. We all know that
one is much more liable to be
bitten by a snake in the grass
than by one in the open where
it can be seen. The same reason
ing is true with many diseases.
One is not so liable to Ret influ
enza, "scarlet fever, whooping
cough, measles, diptheria, and
many other diseases from sick
people as from well people who
carry the disease germs in their
mouths.
When the news gets circulat
ed around in a community that
sonir! one has a contagious di
sease, most people Ret afraid and
stay from him. The few people
who do go to see him usually
wash their hands and use other
precautions' before leaving the
sick room. Sick people are con
fined to a very limited urea and
come in contact with very few
people, and therfore they can't
spread disease very widely. But
listen! the fellow who gets the
disease is infected from one to
several days before he comes
down. Between the time he gets
the disease germs in his mouth,
and the time he gets sick is the
most dangeeous period. During
this time the infected person,
not suspecting how dangerous
[he is, Roes into crowds at theat
ers, dances, moving picture
shows, on railroad cars, and in
other public places, and there he
scatters the disease germs.
People should know these
facts, and they should also
know that many persona carry
the disease germs in tjieir ptyutha
who never have the disease. Peo
ple must always be on guard if
they hope to prevent getting
and spreading diseases. They
ahould always use separate
drinking cups, dishes, and tow
els, or have them boiled before
using them after another, and
they should hold a handkerchief
over the mouth and nose when
coughing or sneezing. When an
Epidemic Disease is Present in
The Community, Stay Away
From Public Meetings.
In analyzing the requirement
for the prevention of diseases,
the methods narrow themselves
down to individual effort, and
the sooner the people, individu
ally, realize their responsibility
in disease prevention, the better
it will be for the people, collec
tively.
Report all case of whooping
cough, measles, diphtheria, and
9carlet fever promptly, and vou
will be instructed how to prevent
their spread
Win. E. Warren
Asst. Collaborating Epidemiolo
gist.
Conservation Don'ti
DON'T burn up all the leaves
now falling on your lawn or
around your house. Put them in
the compost heap. This is no
time to burn up fertilizers. There
is as much plant food in a ton of
leaves as in a ton of good stable
manure.
DON'T use your best timber
for firewood because it is near or
easy to split Use up laps, down
logs and defective and inferior
trees. In this way you improve
your woodland, reduce the fire
danger, utilize waste material
and save the good trees l'or x other
uses.
DON'T burn tha dead grass
off your field before plowing.
Your soils need the nitrogen
and humus. The air contains
enough nitrogen without that
which is liberated by burning
grass and haves.
DON'T give even your beg
friend permission to exterminate
the partridgts on your farm.
They are worth ten times as
much to you as insects destroy
ers and weed seed consumers as
they art t•> anyone else as an in*
ducement to take needed exer
cise, or tven for food.
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CelumattLaultKfjrto 1100
r Corner Heme*.
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tablished 1808
Pergonal
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Cunning'
ham Bpent Thursday in town.
'J. G. Godard and C. H. God
win were in Norfolk Montfay.
S. J. Everett, of Greenvilltt
was in town Tuesday.
* ,
Mr and Mrs. Oscar Anderson,
Misses Daisy Wynne and Mary
Smith spent Sunday in Enfield.
N. T. Leggett, of near Has
sells was an Enterprise visitor
Tuesday. *
Messrs. Alphonsa and Robert
W. Everett, of Palmyra were in
town Tueaday.
Seaman Ernest Burrell is spend
ing the week with his mother
Mrs. W. R. Burrell.
Mr. W. W Parker and family
of Henderson are visiting Mrs.
W. J Hodges on Haughton St.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Courtney
and children spent Thanksgiving
in Roanoke Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Grimes
and Lester Page of Tarboro were
in town Wednesday.
" Private Jas. E. Harrell, of S.
A. T, C. at A & E. College,
Raleigh, N. C. spent Thanks
giving here with his mother.'
Hon. Champ Clark was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Manning on Haughton Street
while in town.
Mr. and Mrs H E. Ortman,
of Willmington spent Thanks
giving with Mrs Ortmans' sis
ter Mrs J. R Mallard
Mr. H. Craig Chapman spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Chap
man at the home of her parents
Mr and Mrs. T. S. Hsdley.
W. B. Watts and family, of
Plymouth spent Sunday with MX't
Watts parents Mr. and' Mrs. J.
W. Watts.
Walter Orleans, of the S. A.
T. C. of the Atlantic Christian
College at Wilson is in town on
two days leave.
Miss May Little, of Pactolus
is visiting her aunt Mrs. W. E.
Warren on Haughton Street.
Dr. J. S Rhodes, Messrs.
Henry and Kader Crawford and
J. G. Staton are hunting duck on
Currituck Sound this week.
Sam Harrell Jr. is at home
from the University of Virginia
for Thanksgiving. He is of the
S A T. C. there, belonging to
the Motor Transportation Service.
Special Services at Baptist Church
Listen please, every Baptist
at the Baptist Church Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock. Im
perative that ycu come. We are
challenged for that hour. Come
and let us meet it.
Hon Ashby Dunn, of Scotland
Neck will bring us a message
for the hour
J. F. Carter, Pastor.
North Carolina
Martin County
In The Superior Court
Cassandra flyman, Widow of lshtneal
Hyn.iui, Deceased.
Vs.
J. B. Hyuian, W. T. Hyman, Z. H.
Ilytnati, J. G. Hyman, Lucy, Robert,
Major and Dorcas Hyman, Casmmira
Savage, Kred Jones aud Paul Junes,
Heirs-at Law of idimael Hyman, deceas
ed.
The defendants, Cassandra Savage,
Paul Jones and Fred Jones, above nam
ed, will take notice that an action enti
tled as above has been' commenced in
the Superior Court of Martin County,
North Carolina, for the purpose of hav.
lug allotted to Cassandra Hyman, the
widow of ishuiael Hyman, her dower in
the lands of her lale husband; and aaid
defendants will further take notice that
they are reqiiired.to appear at the office
of the Cleik of the Superior Court of
Martin County at Willianiston, N. C.,
on the 30JI1 day of December, 1918, and
answer or demur to the complaint in
said action, or the plaintiff will apply to
th; Court for the relief demanded in
taid complaint.
This 27th day of November, 1918.
R. J. Peel
Clerk of the Surperior Court.
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