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V* """"T — 1 15 j| Jlartin County About reconciled to ■f thv new conations, aad today there V aster than any period since the open | Martin County people are starting 4 HfeoH* Faith in the present, 'Jtif* for the future, and Charity to- The Banks have endeavored to help their customers in every way possible; private individuals having money loaned have also been reasonable in , their expectations and demands; all in all most everybody, berth creditors aad debtors h»v« been trying to do ttaNdght thing, with of course, a few r i'. exceptions. These few exceptions have been (hose who have kept their money out Of the beaks and also avoided lljijip. to meet their obligations ev«p --' 1 falsity their sins will find them out, and they will be the ones to suffei The people Dave begun to get back to normalcy again, and this, itself, is , the greatest hope for America today, i 'ft 4 ):'*»! citizens ofMartinCounty I Jtrt- .ipv. recovering from their rect-nt i iicbau'jh. They are careful in tluit 1 spending, cautious in their deals, and | I spinning to do real, hoest to good- Lness work again. jf Prises are going down as the re ['sult of this change to normalcy. Ferti- F Users wilf, go still lower, aad with e [ normal year, Martin County next fall f VgJ find itself having saved at least ' HDf million dollars from less indul | gence in automobiles, gasoline ex l travagent Irving, traveling, etc. 1 The banks have less deposits than Fat this time last year, but they also I hav« less loans than at the same per- I Mtd, aad the chances are that these f oan» will get even smaller than larg f The people should not be in any ■Jiurry to purchase their fertilisers, as ®*he fertiliser trust is already begin nl ug to weaken ,and no doubt $&M> V* * t "> be the normal fertilise* priej» within th...,. pneided tht farmers do not stampede aw* Mt te making reckless purchases. Martin County will eventually have a great national highway throughout the county of hard surfaced roads, provided the recent State legislation is an assured fact; also Williamston will be connected up with Bertie by the great Roanoke river bridge, and gfrft two things alone will be worth millioas of dollars to this County. The future of old Martin ia incom parable. We have the best farming lands there are, we are blessed with great natuural advantages of climate, food, location, and there is no reason why, with intelligent, honest living, Nvhteh we are now going to do, that we oannot out rank and outgrow our neighbors witiT less fortunate loca ■ - D ont weaken, and dont complain. Of course you have your worries, and I will always have some, but mskc those worries subordinate to your heppiness—happiness means health and wealth, and health aad wealth {mean success aad lots of it CHURCH OF THE ADVENT (Episcopal) Rev. Walter B. Clark, Priest-in ch.rgr Services for the fifth Sunday i|T Sunday. gUMtny School at 9:46 A. M.—Mr. Hdrry M. Stubba, Superintendent. Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11:00 i Evening Prayer and Sermon, 7:» Choir Rehearsal, Saturday, 7:80 P Mi., at the Church. Mrs. J. H. Saun ders, Organist and Choir-Director. |0 T R AN n JihuheU THE ENTERPRISE Body of an Infant Found by Railroad Wednesday afternoon, J. J. Bryant, a colored school teacher, was riding along the railroad between the Ka> place and the Askew place about ! milks from town and saw a pig eat ing something, and got off his bi cycle to make an investigation ant found it to M an infant child. He laid it ovdf a nearby fence re ported same to the Coroner, Dr. J. B. H. Knight, who immediately sum monad a jury and held an inquest It was found thnt the skull of th« child was torn open and the brain taken out, but whether it was burst ' ad by n blow or by- the hog could not be told. The right leg was gone and it is supposed to have been eaten by the pig. Tha baby had been wrapped oi placed in a pillow case and thei. wrapped in a piece of old counter pane amP from nil appearance* had been carried in n paper basket with handles to same. Nothing could b>* gathered by the jury to implicate any one and they rendered their finding? as follows; "All we can any is that the child is a dead infant, colored .immature, mother unknown. We believe it wns thrown from the train." HEALTH-GRAMS ' Give your physician a chance to keep you well before you call him in to cure you. An occasional thor ougr examination by a competent phy sician wil save you money and pro | long your life. The two best tests of the degree ' of civilization which a country luu attained are the state of its aduca tion and the attention it gives to pub lie health. ' Fear of a disease »never caused s 1 disease. * Streets are dangerous playground, for children. Chew your food more and gum less The stomach has no teeth. There are many troubles you can ' not cure by the Bible or Hymn Book, but which you c*n cure by systmatic 1 axercise and fresh air. Every disease has its cause. i deed health ie not a luxury—its / duly. m riote whan sunshine n ab sent. # lew and su*li k i. see health part ners. The safe course ip temperance In all things: Treating our bodies as servants, never allowing them to be come masters. Proper care will pro " long Ufa , ' Why not cooperate, it makes con ditions more pleasant and it goes e long way toward increasing produc tion, which when boiled down is tht success of all efforts. Try it out and see if it does not pay. . Health is the essential factor Ln productiveness, snd hence in the ad vancement if civilization. The enemies of life and health are always ready to attack the weak and unguarded places in your physicnl ar mor. Knowledge of your health laws ia one of your strongest lines of de fense, for having health knowledge, you are forewarned against the foes of health. DR. WILLIAM E. WARREN. Assistant Colloborating Epidemiol- T ' HAMILTON NEWS Misses Annie Anthony, Roth Pip pin, Messrs. G. E. Hines and W. P. Hnislip spent Sunday in Rocky Mount Mr. and Mm. S. M. Ewall have re turned to thei? home in Norfolk af ter visiting Mr EweU'a mother, Mrs. fl. E. EweU. Miss Mildred Purvis of Williamstoo visited friends her* Sunday. Mrs. T. B. Slade, Jr., and sons left Tuesday for Newport News where they will attend the marriage of their cousin, Miea lis tie Hymen. Mr. and Mm C. D. Carstarphen and children were here from Williamaton Sunday. Mr! B. B Sherrod and Miss Pattie Sherrod spent a few days in Norfolk last weak where Mr. Sherrod went for tteatmeni. Mr. and Mm J. P. Boyle, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Purvis, Misses Jennie Boyle and Effle Waldo spent a few hours in Williamston Sunday Mm Charlie Parks of Tarboro was the guest of Mrs. F. L. Gindston Sat uiday. - R. H. Heanan left Monday for his home is Richmond after filing 1 several months hero wiring the town. | Miss Mary Louise Cerstarphwi aad Mr. W. G. Peole of Williamston ward . here Tuesday. Rev. and Mm C. Laridn of WM , liamaton and Mr. Hatch of Sanfordj were In town Tuesday. -J , FOB SALE: ONE TRACT OF TDC ber, will cut ahent 100,000 feat, 2 I miles from Brickline Siding, I miles I trm Jnmetviße, V. C A. E. Lffley, ,| Williamston, N. C-, 84, Bf* IS. It Williamaton, Martin County. North Carolina, Fiday, March IX, 1921 REDUCE COTTON CROP OR GET A LOW PRICE From every point comes the pre/ diction that a 12,000,000 bale cottA crop will sell for from 6 to 9 canre this year and same is the belief about the tobacco crop is a full crop is pro duced this year. A half crop of both cotton and tobacco will bring a rea sonable price and perhaps a good price. One bale of cotton raised at a net profit ia worth mora than twelve bales raised at a loss, and one acre of good tobacco is wbrth more than tern acres of bad tobacco. The fertilizer folks advocate plant ing half of the acreage and fertiliz ing heavily, thereby making half of the land make a good crop while the other half.of the land ia resting. Tha may not prove the most economical plan for this year, however. Suppose a man produces a smal crop on his fixed niveatmant, which is already made. For instance, any he owns his farm which ia worth $10,000.00, his team and tools. These are to carry whether the farm is cultivated or not. Now if ha cultivates only half of the land and buya fertiliser lavishly and makes the same crop, he owes the cost of the guano, which wfculd mean in most cases tha of all the profit. It would seam that tha beat way for farmers to try to get out of debt is to work on our present invest ment. That is, let the land, the team and the labor produce the crop with out additional cost. It has ntovr paid the farmer to buy guano to raise big crops to break down the very price of the article he is producing when two-thirds of a crop raised without the use of * fer tiliser will sell for mere'than a ful crop raised with the use of fertiliser. It would seem that the farmers lose at least the cost of Ota WrrtHTCTr n Hay nothing about the trouble and ex pense of handling same, and of haul ing an dmarketing the additional crop. Profit ia what the farmer should worff for and he can never better hia con dition until he pays all expenses aid gets a decent return upon his invest ment and for his own labor, r OAK CITY NEWS ITRJIIH Mr. Kenneth Ray nor, an old veter an, died Monday. Mr. and Mrs, J A. Powell spent Sunday in Robersonville with rela tives. Mrs. Sophia Tyaon returned Mon day from Greenville where she has been spending some time with her people. ] Miss Melissa Worsley spent the weekend with MlAf. Vjvjin Riyea_of Robersonville. Mr. N. M. Worsley spent the week end in Tarboro with his brother, Mr. John Worsley. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Everett and son Marvin, spent Sunday in Roberson ville with Mr. Everett's mother. Misa Marie Jackson spent the wepk end in Morehead City with her peo ple. Misses Bessie Worsley and Essie Baggette were in Kinston Friday night, and Saturday, as guests of Miss Worsley's brother. Misses Millie Roebuck and Eva Peel spent Monday night with the Everctts near Palmyra. • Mrs. Barbee returned Monday from Durham. She also Visited in Wilson While away. Mies Annie Ellen spent the week end with her peole in Rocky Mount. Messrs. C. A. Harrison and liver man of Williamston were in Oak City Friday. Mr. B. B. Sherrod of Hamilton was in town Monday -JL—■ Mrs. Wllber Worsley has returned from Norfolk. Misses Mary Roberson, Millie Roe* busk and Eva Peel spent TlinrrtsJ night at Mr, Joe Early's, / If you want real fertilizer at rea sonable prices, aee Leslie Fowden. Taylor and Peel sell right fertilisers right. ' * t' SERVICES AT BAPTIST CHUBCB A. V. Jcyner, Paster Sunday School, 9:46 A, M. Dr. P. B Cone, Supt. The Sunday School, is the church teaching the Word. We shell be glad to have you meet with as Sunday morning. Sermon by Subject: "The Abiding Christ." Ramon by tha pastor, 7:80 P. m Subject: "The Two Emergencies." Prayer Meeting, Wednesday even ing, 7:80. You are cordially invited to attend .all these services. You will enjoy the ■nuaie, and the pastor will try to bring Jrou a helpful massage. If you wane good fertilizer, and at the right prices, dont fail to see Les lie Fowdetl,' '* * »■. »■ " For safe 4£tillzers, cheap, call on Taylor an 4 Ptel. #! iTVPMVWWk Local News and Personal Mention Dr. John D. Biggs returned Wed nesday from a business trip to Col umbia, S. C. • • ♦ 1 » Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey left Tuesday afternoon for their home in South Boston, Va., from there they \jpll go to Richmond, where Mr. Ramsey is connected with the Imperial Tobacfo Co. Since being in Williamston they have made their home with Mr. and Mrs. John L. Rodgerson. • * ♦ * « Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Brown have been in Baltimore several days this week. • • • • Mr. Julian Wood wan in town Wed nesday night. •• • e Mrs. D. Everett and grandson, Don nie Everett, of Rocky Mount and Mrs. Hugh Everett and little son, Rich ard, of Greensboro, are visiting theh sister and aunt", Mrs. L. B. Wynne, at her home on Haufhton street. • • e . e Friends of Mrs. W. H. Harrell will regret to hear that she is unable to teach this week on account of illness • • » • Miss Panßy Smith of Plymouth, spent the week-end with Miss Man- Gladys Watts. • -r Mr. C. A. Hanson is out of town on business this week. • e • • s Messrs. Brook Reid and E. M. Blount spent yesterday in town on a business trip. Mrs. L. B. Wynne and guests spent Wednesday in Everett Visiting Tela tives. ♦ • t • Mr. Wheeler Martni spent (lay night in Elizabeth City. WHEN WILL THE WATER BK ' TURNED ONT The question is, when will the wa ter be turned on in town? Hay the •ontractor made good his promise to get it ftniahad sometime 7^* The dear citizens of tn» town are paying $50.00 interest every day, in cluding Sundays on the plant. Well, we hope the next generation will "get a wash." NUMEROUS ROBBERIES Saturday night while Dr. Knight was at supper some one broke in the back window of his office and stole from a money drawer about $20.00 and some goods were missed but- no estimate canJxj jnade ye£. On Tuesday during the day, the office was again broken into and some pennies left in a drawer and some baseball goods taken this time. On Wednesday the office was again en tered by some one but they did not take anything that has been missed as yet. Wednesday evening between si* aad seven o'clock the store of th Hoyt Hardware Co., was entered b> parties breaking into a back window and a pistol and several boxes of cartridges were stolen." There is no clue to the guilty par ties but it is generally thought to be some small boys of the town. PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES Rev. J. T, Wildman wil preach in the Church Sunday, both morning and night. Help fill the seats. See Joe Taylor and Jno. R. Peel at the aimers Warehouse before buy ing your fertilizers. V i MISS IDA A. GREEN The great Chautauqua Lecturer will deliver her famous lecture, "America the Hope of the World" at the Grad ed School Auditorium Wednesday night, March 10 at 7:80 P. M.. You should not mi is hearing this lecture. It will give you a aew vision of our great Country. Admission: Pre*. Baa Taylor aad Peel for the best ftrtfltMfa. ■ .7" 1 VALUATION REVIEW ( BEGINS APRIL STH Machinery for any necessary revis ion of valuation of property for tax ation in the State under the revalua tion act wil Ibe put in operation in the State on Tuesday, April 6th. By virtue of the machinery act, which passed the General Assembly in the last week of Its session, the boards of appraisers and review will meet in each county* of the State on April 6, to determine'if the value.' of property as heretofore assessed is in excess of lair value at the time of the meeting. And if it finds that the assessed value is excessive, it shall report the average percentage of such excess to the State Tax Commission not later than April 20, 1921. These values shall be construed as the prop er assessment unless they are chang ed and revised by the State Tax Com mission and certified to the county commissioners not later than July 1, 1921. The provisions of the Revaluation Act, setting forth the methods for revaluation follow: "The Board of County Commission ers and the CountSpoard of Apprais ers «nd Kaview, Heretofore appointed under chapter 84 of the Public Laws of 1919, (any vacancy which may oc curr to be filled by appointment of the board of, county commissioners) 1 shall meet jointly in each county on the first Tuesday after the first Mon day in April, 1921, as a county board of review, to determine if the value of real property as heretofore apprais- L ed and assessed in the county as a whole is in excess of the fair value of such property at the time of meet I Ing of such board. The chairman of the board of county commissioners shall he the chairman of fche county tpoarif of revtew as thu.s rnnntitutett,' and the clerk of the board of coun ty commissioners shall be secretary, of the said board. The said board shull make proper inquiry and inves tigation into the existing values of real property as compared with the as:iexsed and appraised values thereof in the several cities, towns and town ships of jthe county; and if it shall , find that the assessed valuo of such property is in excess *f the actual value, it shall find the average pel Rentage of such excesH in the county as a whole or in the several cltio.- towne and townships, and shall report its findings bo made to the State Tax Commission not later than the twen tieth day of April««492l. The valuer so reported shall be the values-a!- which the property shall he assessed for taxation, unless and until the same have been changed and revise*! by tlx >fitate„.XMt_jCommißßion and certifiei to the board of county commfiiiißifißi'r of such county, which shall be done not later than the first day of July. 1921. "Sec, 28 b). Specific Complaints. "The board of county commissioner* of ths several counties' s'lall have and exercise authority to hear am' deter mine specific complaints of over-valu ation or under-valuation of any par ticular tracts of real property, after the general equalization order pro vided for in the preceding sub-soctior has lieen made, any person who owns property subject to taxation am) wh finds that said property stand a."'ess ed for taxation, after such equaliza tion order has been made, at an a mount in excess of the actual value "of such property on the first day ol May ,1921, may have the right to have the Mine re-assessed and- re-ap praised by the said board, by filing with the clerk of the hoard of count) commissioners, sometime during the month of May, IMI, an application fn form and substance as follows: "To the Board of County Commis sioners: "I hereby make application for the re-assessment of the real property hereinafter described, for the reason that the said property is now assessed in excess of its actual value on th first day of May, 1921, and do hereby certify that in my best judgment th actual value of the said property or that date was as it is Htated hereir to be: DwcriptloH: - Location ...„ ~ Condition Areage Assessed Value Actual Value May 1, 1921 "Any citizen of -the county may Ale complaint to the undervaluatior of any real property in the county, or the board may of its own motion revise the valuation of any propert.- that it finds to be valued at more oi ' less than the actual value of such property on the first day of May 1921. "The county board of commission ers may appoint the county auditoi i or any resident free holder* of thr > county, who has general knowledge o the value of the real property of thr county, to Investigate any and all complaints filed under the provisions t of this section, and make report and recommendations to the said board as Roberaonville Has a Destructive Fire & Wednesday morning soon after four o'clock the stables of Mr. G. A. Crof ton was found to on fire and the blase rv.»d such a hold when discovered that the building was completely destroy ed. Nine horses and mules were burn el to death, one of the horses was a very high priced one and had work ed on the track a number of times. Several buggies, a farm wagon and some calls with all the harness were burned, also two automobiles. The stables were built of brick only a year oif two ago. The loss is esti mated at not less than $10,001) with SI,OOO insurance. The cause of the firs is unknown but there is some in dication that gasoline had been drawn from the tank of one of the cars by parties in need of gas andthat the> threw down a match or cigarette by accident. The tank of the car which was locked up in the stables exploded while the one standing under the ad-J joining shed had no gas in it. M RECORDER'S COURt*#^ The weekly session of Recorder's Court convened Tuesday, March Bth, with Judge Calvin C. Smith presiding and Attorney B. Duke Critcher prose cuting in behalf of the State. Th> following cases were disposed of: 4. State vs. Roy Coffield. A. D. W. Continued till March 16th, 1921, up on the defendant's entering into bond of SIOO.OO for his appearance on that date. 1. State vs. Nathan Staton. A. D. W Plead guilty. Sentenced to county jail for three months with leave of county commissioners to hire out. 2. State vs. Nathan Staton. C. C. W;. Plead guilty Sentenced to coun ty Jail for 'three months with leave of county commissioners to hire out. State vs. John Thomaa Bailey. A bundonment . Defendant discharged. 1 State vs. Sylvester Woolanl. Slan der. Not guilty. to the true value in money of such properties. The county board of com missioners shall thereupon approve or review such recommendations and shall, not later than the fifteenth day of July, 11)21, make report to the State Tax Commission of the in creases and reduciton in the valuation of specific properties made under au thority of this section. Sec. 28 (c). If the board of county commissioners of any county, at their regular monthly meeting on the first Monday in April, 11)21, shall be of the opinion that the Valuation of real estate in such county is os unequal as betweun thq .ownerH of real prop erty in such county as torequlrp ff more general revision of assessment than is practicable to be made under the provision of sub-sections a and b, of this section, or the value of real property as heretofore appraised in such county as a whole is In exceae of the present actual value of such prop erty it may by resolution so find, and order that such revisions be made In the event such order is made, it shall bo in lieu of the remedies pro vided in iub-sections a and b of this section and the board of county com missioners shal lappoint a hoard of review, composed of three resident free holders who have general know ledge of the value of real estate in such county, and such board of review may appoint such a {lumber of assist ants as in their judgment is necessary to complete such revision, not later than the first day of July, 1921.- The said board shall take and subscribe to an oath to perform their duties according to the provisions of this act according to the best of their and shall give notice by pub lic advertisement that the board, or one of its members or assistants, will attend at leats one day in each town ship, and as long as shall be neces sary to hear evidence as to the true value of the real property therein and of any property over-valued or undervalued; and the said board shall proceed as speedily as possible to hear and determine what the pres ent true value ther of in, and to make i-uch general review and revision of the assessed value of real property in such county as it finds Is necessary to be made, to the end that the same may be fairly and equally assessed at its present actual value inmoney, A complete abstract or such revised! assessment by townships, giving aver age value per acre and value of town lots and the value as a whole, shall; be made to the board oi county com missioner of such county and to the State Tax Commission, not later than the fifteenth day of July, 1021, and shall be subject to the authority of the State Tax Commission as a state board of equalization, so as to pre serve a properly equalised value of real property in the sever*! peunties. The board of county eoqgptaioners shall fix the expense that lV*y be in curred under this section, such ex pense to be borne by the county." aiiiimhw Wm rw Om CilMßin Ufrjhßey to im ... I —— | j ESTABLISHED 1898 STOCKHOLDERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING The fourth annual meeting of the stockholders of the Martin County Savings * Treat Ca, was held at their offices on Monday, February 28. The President's report showed the af fairs of the bask to be in a vary healthy condition. The number of accounts opened during year faowed a marked Increase over the previous year, and the Insurance De partment also showed growth. The increased number of Guardian accounts opened during the year haa been a source of gratification to the management of the Bank. The Safe guarding of the funds of the help less, they feel, should be an inspira tion to all of the stockholders of the bank to double their efforts to further increase and develop this branch of the bank's service. These things were accomplished in the face of the greatest slump in prices ever known in the history o. the country. The Comptroller of Cur rency estimates the shrinkage in val ues at frqm 12 to 18 billions of dol lars, Vhile the loss to holders of hank stock were only one thousanth of one per cent, with very few bank fail ures. This proves that w ehave the greatest financial system in the world and that possibly the safest place for surplus funds is in the banks. Financial condition are more stable than at aay time since the world war, and continued improvement is confi dently looked for in the near future. The President report also stressed the fact tha tthe best way to recoup our losses, .sustained during the past six months, is for each individual to work more and spend less, deposit his money in the banks, pay his debts as far as possible and in thsi way will soon regain his mental as well as his financial equilibrium. After the adoption of the Presidents report, the following representative business men were unanimously re elected to serve as directors for the coming year: C. D. Carstarphen, J. W. Anderson, Jno. D. Biggs, Wheeler Martin, B. A. Critcher, J. N. Rogers, J. Eason Lilley, Paul L. Salsbury, G. W. Blount, F. K. Hodges, T. F. Har rison, J. E. Pope and J. G. Godard. A directors' meeting was held and the following officers were re-elected: J. G. Godard, President, F. K. Hodges Vice President, Jno. E. Pope, Cashier, and W. J. Hunter Assistant Cashier. The following were named as a Fi nance Committee for the coming year: Geo. W. Blount, C. I). Carstarphen, and Wheeler Martin. A six per cent dividend was declar ed and the Cashier directed to dis burse same as soon as convenient. - -After some, enthusiastic speeches were del levered by members of the Board, "for the good of the order," the meeting adjourned to meet in monthly session on May 28th. ESCAPED CONVICT WRITES HIS ERSTWHILE ROAD BOSS Kins ton.—Frank Rhem, superin tendent of the Lenoir County roada, has received a letter from Will Har rington, escaped convict mailed at Norfolk, in which Harrington urged Rhem to use his influence that he not be pressed too hard in his flight. Harrington asked to be permitted to enjoy his liberty abroad unmolested by officers and said he hoped to m Rliem, but not before both of them arrived in heaven. Rhem doubled the reward for Harrington, wired Norf authorities and said a meeting of the twuin in heaven was only remotely possible. Harrington escaped after serving a few weeks of a six-months sentence. WANT TO BUY CORN. State how much for sale and lowest price. HAYWOOD ROGERS, WlUiamaten, N. C. M.l. 4pd L -IJ ft I——■ f 1 -REMEMBER- Cecil B. DeMllle'a Supei-Speeial •WHY CHANGE YOU* WIFB* THURSDAY, MARCS Iffß -FATTY** ARBUCKLE fcfr •THE LIFE OP TIM PARTY" MARCH Mth '* I CLTDS COOK The Fuanleet Maa tm the W«H I In HUNTSMAN" ' W MARCH ICUI I