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Advertisers Will Find Our Columns a Latch Key to 1500 of Martin County's Homes VOLUME XXII—NUMBER 85 "Clean-Up Squad" Will Bo An. Greenville Next Week Green November 2-1 to No-- vember^^H^E Thi* mKEu composed of goveru ment medical exam iners, k'jjiun men and Red Ct'os work ers. It's purpose in coming here is to clean up all government claims per taining to compensation vocational training, insurance ami medical tie;.: meiit. 11' you have an unset tied claim, 01 if jou are disabled ami wish to tile new claim, be sure to \ i ll ilie "Clean Up Squad." Fill in the following form right now»_ Then mail or bring lilt, address bi.ven below. We want to help you get all of your papers ready before the Clean Up Squad arrives, so that you ca nget prompt action. When you visit the squad lie sure to bring your discharge a., ters übout your claim. Watch >oui newspapers for more information on this subject. l'orin to He tilled In 1. Name 2. I'if sent Address U. J tank and Organization 4. Are you sul'cring lroni ai.> dis ability as a resiil tof y our service'.' (State briefly) fi. Do you wish to li!e a claim'.' (a.i For compensation: ' ~ - (li) For vocational training?, (c) For medical treatment? i. Do you wis hlo enter it govern inent hospital ? 7. Have you a claim for coinpen.-,a tion or vocational train.nn . awaiting M-ftlotnent? (Explain briefly) * All disabled ex service men wfio wailt to make a claim against tin government or who lurvc unsettle' claims-will please lill out the aliov. form andpresei.l them at my ollici son.ie time thi. week if possible fo. (he squad will fie in ireetiville uex, week and thoiv are five other form that .have to be tilled out before yoi meet the squail there. I have tin blanks in my office and will be gla> to assist anyone in getting'them lillei out before November 24t1). It is impossible to send a squad ti every county and the one that goe to Greenville has Martin county un der its dispensation, so if .you have a claim be sure to have it ready to file. If you know of anyone who wil "" not see this "paper inform theni of the details, so that they may get then claim filed. M KS. ELBERT S. I'M El., Vice-chairman Red Cross. Telephone 'f7s, si»\s or i.ill: LENGTHENED v , * Dt. ( eore W. Il glan e. et il j ol the American Insurance tnion, de clare* that the span of human lib htis lengthened fully four years with in the last quarter of o century in t-pite of the extra hazards which have come with twentieth century progress and he predicts that within another generation the allotted tbret—>con. years and ten Will be a tiling of the past. He base- his prediction on the mortality statistics of the Union and attributes the decrease in mortality to improvements in sanitation, the na tion-wide a ntpiistntieaoinshrdluaat'c tion-wide anti-spitting fight and otliei vital step-. He says that severe epi demies of typhoid and malaria which formerly took.? uch a large toll of life, no longer re known. Women have contributed but 28 pel cent of the deaths in 27 years and a slight in crease in deaths among men from 4« r > to 60 years of age ha* .been countei ' "balanced by a more favorable show in gin the earlier and later years; f.LTSCRIBE TO THF EN'TERHRISF ~ ~ ~4S TRANI)- THEATRE —THURSDAY— ETHEL CLAYTON in "Th> PRICE of COKSEHHION" 20c and 30c —FRIDAY— A K AI fit. John in-*Tlie Asro N utl Sunfchine Comed>-f^TtfoMTf > 'Dolb'c The Yellow ArnrfJpSrt EpifA 20c! and : £ ■ jj. __L- —SATI ' ' I /,' - A George Mel lord Special— »TW, FAITH HEALER" fVI ni.-Aing Traita"—Episode 6 tOc -- M*d - - 40c - j '>■ ,'i 17 : fill ■ '.i. ■ H'A ') : I!»M>J| II . ■■■ * '-r ——- "-e» *r— THE ENTERPRISE 1 Pay Your Doctor and Dentist Bill The second district Medical Soeiot'. composel of Martin, Beaufort Edgecombe, Pitt and othe> count.e hava recently passed re>> iticns to ; the effect that doctors i• ! lenti t | in the above mentioned ooi.nties are ! to prepare and turn in a credit list so that all the physicians and dentists ' | may know who to credit and who Vol to credit. i Every one is urged to si>tilo theii | medical and dental at: en t before De 'comber Kith, as the list v.'t! be com pleted on that date. It is a go >! ' th'iig to have one's n:u n on the h.s A list because it moans tii.it the .'i.i...- i A i an is entitled to (M.ti.jn 'ivdi' jb. f. very body. It is bu.l to i.e placeo ' | in the class H list because the rla- I! man is considered slow an I I'ci'.t ful pay. It is most unfortunate (• I be placed ill the class C it t I era' -r | those, placed in this list are ciiisidei j ed as being unworthy of credit. l'lease tell your friend'- about thi credit system and make tlni.i uiulei stand that if tlo y are not in t'ie d:i --! A list it is their fault. Tell 'heir. tin list will lie made out Dee. lath I'IIO.M ' | who pay their bills hefoiv this i;.t> Martin Count doctors and denti ts an | particularly anxious to hnv all '.hoii I patients in the class A list but the\ . cannot place the nithere if the\ no not pay their bills. • (Signed) Martin County Medical Society MARRIAGE Ol POl'l LAI! WIL I.LVMSTO GIRL > , b . ( Last Wednesday at 1 o'clock at trn Sacii'd Heart church at Norfolk, \'a Miss Annio t'ljds Gurganus tin youngest daughter of Mr. Eli Gur ganus, was married by the Futher in the church to Mr. George Reidon, Jr. son of Mr "anil Mrs Geo. Reiikm, ol • New York. The ceremony was verj impressive but very simple, only i few of their friends and relatives lie ing in attendance. The only attend ants of tils bride and bride-grown were Miss Reidan sister of the bride groom and Mi Durward Gurganii 1 brother of the bride. They wil lspend some time at tb Monticello Hot« I, "N'in folk, before re ' turning to New York whsre they wil make their home. Miss Gurganus is a member of the local social set and one of the" mos* popular girls that ever grew up ii Williainston. She was friendly l' every one and numbers her frisnds b the scores and among all classes. Sin will he greatly. missed by the wlioli community and it is with much regret that thoy give her up. Mr. Cd;»n js^a"young man of New ' York City, where he is associated ii e the brokerage business with his fall Those attending the wedding Iron 1 out of town were Mr and Mrs El Gurganus, mother and father of tin ' bride, Mr Durward Gurganus and Mis' Sallie Blown, all of Williamstoii; Mr ' Geo. Reiiloii, Sr., and Miss Reidon, of ' N»w York City, mother and sister ol' the bridegroom, '! EX SERVIt E MEN CAN REIN- * STATE LNSI'RANCE J The U. S. Veteran's Hureau wishe, p to announce that all ex-service men !> who desire to reinstate thei rinsui ance can do so upon the payment of 1 twonionthly premiums before Jan. I ' j 1!J22, with a full and complete niedi I cal examination. Hy authority- containe din the Ac j of Congress, appijoved August 0, 1921 jail medical examiners of the 1 S Vet ■Teran's Bureau on duty in the cities | throughout this 1 district, are author -I"izgd to lnake.-physiettl—exuniinatioii,... for ex-service men who wish to rein state insurance without expense to the applicant. Ex-service Wen art urged to take advantage of the oppor tunity to reinstate their insurance, es-, peeially since the expense involved ii making the physical examination has now been eliminated. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE 4l • .1 .A ' qualified as administrator, Hfc7"nrion the etsate of Sanmel deceased, late of Martin " tun ' clAl* j|gai#t aa'd |f tate to Resent 4 -|henv*ito itlUte pay«*nt fpri of bif re f!ie ftMf day o> .will he pleaded in bar of tneir ' All persons indebted 'o said estate will please make immediate set tlement. This 13tin day ef Septeml>er, !»21. J. H. D. PEEL, Administrator, t. T. A., • state of I tVilliamston, Martin County North Carolina, Tuesday, November 15th, 1921 DO NOT USE SMALL CARDS AND ENVELOPES . J Li. To Newspapers: ' The always needs you-i assistance, but inone particular es peeially,, just at this time.. During the holiday season hirgt quantities of very small envelope - ain'| cards are put into the mails with tin resut that all postal work is verj much retarded and mail disfigured am mutiliated. This is not generally known to tin public and we want you to held up i> do a little educating. The minimum size of cards and envelopes sliouh not be below 2 3-4 by 4 inches for tin following reasons: 1. Addresseswill be the cancellation mark. 2. Too small to be run through tin facing table, necessitating three extr: handlings with consequent delay not onl yto this hut other mail. :t. Delay in cancellation because ei awkwardness in putting through can celling machines. 4. Delayed through Jldlieiillv n sorting. 6. Liability to loss or damage a small sizes do not -fit letter package and can not be tied securely. These odd and diminutive -i/.e pieces of stationery have come in t use in the past few years and oplj appear now in any quantities a Christmas time when the whole pos tal institution is keyed up to toj speed and trying to keep on top ol the load. \V'e will greatly appreciate, there fore, your cooperation in helping u to get the public to use stationer) ol the proper size in order that the hand ling of all mail-may be expedited. HUBERT WORK, First Assistant Postmaster Genera f sroNE-GRin i.\ Sumla y morning at I0:.'t0 at the home of Mr. and Mrs J I. Ilassell tin rites of matrimony were solemnize" between Elder Edward Charles Stom of Tarboro, N C., and Mis. Sallie Am J Griffin of near Williamstoii. The ceremony was performed l>> El der Sylvester Ilassell ill. the presence of a few friends amL relative; Tin event is an occasion of great inteie to friends of partie who have a wide circle .f friend throughout the state. MYs. Gritfin is the daughter of th« late John Grey Corey and the wnhu of the late A. G. Giiffin, both o Martin County, an/a woman of rac charm of manner and christian cliai acter. Her comfortable home in (Irillin township has ever been known for iUy true Southern hospitality. Elifer Stone is one, of tl e leadiu) ministers of the Primitive llaptis' church in this section. Having conn to this state from his nalivo I'.ng land fourteen years ago lie ha en deu I'd I himself to the. people wlioi he has served bv his humility, ,I'aj.th: fulness and glad tidings lie ha brought to many through the gospe ministry. The Enterprise joins with the coin munity in wishing them joy and hai piness. MR. T. 11. HOLLIDA^ Mr. T. IL Holliday, who lived ne'a Jamesville, died Novemhe* 17th. H has suffered greatyl for severr. months with chronical blights dr. ease and heart trouble. He was om of those quiet, honest sale citizin.-. that is a blessing to any cominunitj He farme dall his life for a livli hood. He married Melissa Oshorro 4U years ago, who with six chihlrei still survive him. They are II I. an W I, Holliday of Charleston, S I) Holliday of Oilville Va, T II dli day of Raleigh, Mrs. T G Wallace "■ Pinetown and Mrs. C C Wnlton > Philadelphia. Funeral services were held by C I Leek of the Christian Church of njiic he hal been a faithful member lo 42 yeai's. MORTGAGEE SALE Under and by virtue of the powei conferred oh us in a certain chalte mortgage, we will sell at public auc tion for cash on Saturday, Dec. 17 1921, at twelve oclock M. in front i • the Planters and Merchant at at Everett, N C. the following prop efcty to wit: One saw mill, outfit complete, con sisting of one sixty horse boiler om forty horse engine, saw ID if 1.. shi"gl mill, saws, caniage belts pulleys, am everything.complete f'ii^iu*wi> blingfully described fn tl» #1 mart-' gage. - TW« iuul ha: never* b»en set up. -• • # 6 'Fki* pneprt-ty can be bought at pri vate sale. * , - J. S. AYERS 4 CO., Mortgagee. ——♦— Nothing adds more to the unlift of a community than does n country newspaper., " \ ; j HI ""n II«I " Local News and i Personal Mention ' Miss Marv Smith spent the week end with her parents in Plymouth.- • • • • Dr. John D. liiggs will leave in the morning lor Suffolk where he will at tend a meeting of the Cooperative Peanut Growers Association. » * * » Mr. J. W' Harden of Norfolk is vis iting Mr. 1J S Courtney. • • • ""Mr. John liardisoii w.i si business visitor here Monday. Mrs II ii Stubbs and little -on le turned Saturday from Wake I-orest whei-e theV| visited Mr-. Stubb ' par ents. • • m 9 m Mi ss Josephine Davi.s left this morn! ing for her hxmie in Virginiu Beach after visiting her aunt, Mrs. Wheelci Martin for (two months. If you are uiiluqip.v in wnn work, for heaven's sake get a new job. Noth ing will grogw where the soil i. -our. •■» • • Misses Eva Peel and Millie Koe" buck spent the weekend here with Mr. and Mrs K J Peel. • * * • Mr and Mrs Hunter Price lelurn eil from Ruleigh Saturda> alter spend ing several days there. m • • * Mr. R E Powell spent Saturday am. Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Clayton " Mooi'e. MT, PiAvetl WTiJ fmiuerly —r correspondent for the l News and Ob server but he is now I 're'.s Age n't foi "Cyclone Muck'' wlni is at present holding a meeting at Tarboro. • ♦ • ♦ MesHi's, E S ('eel and A Ii Dun ning spent Saturday in Wilson. • • • • Mr. llardiMin o.) I Irillin township was a business vTsili-ir lien yesterday. ♦ ♦ • • Mr. B I) Cl'itchcr .puni «lu> in the Pea Ridge section "below Ply mouth bear hunting. • • • • Messrs. L. A. Cox, Roy Waul aim Robert Hoggard of Rock> Mount wen in town Sunday visiting friends. * • * V Mr. Edgar Boney returned fiom Raleigh today where lie has been vis iting friends. « * * « It takes sixty-five muscles of tin face to make a frown and only tliii teen to make a smile. Why wink overtime"? • • • « > Mr. Van 1! Martin of I'lynunitl passed through town today enidute to Tarboro. • • * * Mr. W A James, Mi Roy Gurguli us, Mrs. Louis Bennett and Mr. Ilarrv Clinfon James spent yetenlay in Washington. * * * * Messrs. Jo* 1,. Roberson and Jo.- A Mizelle of Kobersonville were lien yestenhij attending to busiin -.-.. • * * « /Mi .J 'I Godard, Mrs •), Watts, / Jr., Mrs E S Peek and Master Jot Godurd, 111., spent Monday in Wrrstr ington LEAVES l()U NORTHERN MAR KETS - V " ' ' ' " f Mi. T. E Hairinon of the firm ol Harrison BrOs. & Co., left today foi Baltimore where he will Luy gocwh for the midwinter urtd Christmas sea son. JTlie finii has done such an im- business this fall ami early win ter that it was necesary for Mr. Har rison to leave earlier than usual lo secure new stock. IMPORTANT MEETING AT LO'IT.N CLUB FRIDAY MORNIMi There will be anexceeilingly import ant meeting of the local chapter ol the Red Cross at tl.u rooms on Eiafuy niorning .at CIL VCL o'clock. Besides the elsction of offi i cers, there are matters of importanct to lie brought Is-fore the Chapter, ont ofprimary importance is the disburse ment of soms funds now on hand ii. the Treasury. There are some out ! standing debts besides a note due oi thu "Home Coming Day" celebrated here in Noveinbsr, ■ l'Jl'.l. The I ted Cross has enough money to settle i these debts and still have some lef> for local charity. And it is sincerely hoped lha tenough members will be . VtoMmi. »» tlut -tUWU j ustmjfnt of y these mutters may be n*a4e. i . J. D. BKiGS, Chairman S» ' Si NOTICE TAjCI'A YEItS / A discount of 1 por cent will be given to all who pay their taxes be fore December firet. All ..wishing to t avail themselves of this opportunity / must pay during Novenibeii H. T. ROfUEfISON, Sheriff. , 1 THE GREATEST CRIME [ OF THE 20TH CENTURY The cilme of the century, was the repudiation of tlm; League of Nations by the Cnjted States Ssnate. This crime was inspiml by political hatred. The same principle still lives and is manifesting itself in all the lead ng nations of the world to the extont that repressntatives from all parts of the world aronowussemhled at Wash ington as s a Disarmament Congioss. This gret assembly should have the solid hacking of ev«ry christian in the universe. Out of evsry dollar paid into out national treasury, nine-three cents go to pay for past was and for equipment for future wars. Therefore every iax payer should appeal to this represen tative usssmbly to lay down arms the world over. Every mother who loves her son should pray to God to this great court the vision of "Peace wivEarth and Good Will to Men." Wo must remember that "'the wai hounds tut* I larking before tin until that if ws stack arms, and stop preparations that we will, be . wal lowed up but their interest is to sell shot iind shell. Their cause is iin just I localise it seeks lo kill. Whih tin- causs of" Humanity is lui-.li the war cry and shout for peace. Wire secretary Hughe-- and strengthen his hands a the chairman of our own delegation to stand up foi these principles. JOHNSON-I'ACI | At the home o fths hi i U- on West Main street this morning at seven o'- clock Mrs. Trulali Ward Page and Mr Augustus Johnson were united in mar riage hy Elder Sylvester Ilassell. .They immediately left on tin * .arly Coast Line train for Richmond and Washington where they will spend several days before returning to theii hojpe here. , n Mrs. Page was Miss Trulali \l'aid of Pitt county bsfons her marriagt to the late sheriff J II Page. She has resided in Williamstoii for about twenty years and by her graciou manner and strong personality ha.- endeared herself to many friends. Mr. Johnson is a retiivnr fariiiM and for several years has resided in Wil '■f imston since he was actively en gaged in farming at his old home near Gold Point Mr. Johnson is ; man held in high esteem h.v all who know hiin. Upon their return thsy will maki their home at the residence of Mrs. Page.on Main street. PEAN I T I Kill T AT \ STAND STILL When a good majority of the Pea nut growers had signed a marketing contract they thought the contract was ended and the markets would be opened and free and that the pea nut conditions -would be stabilized However, there seems to be some force, somewhere, that is outrageous and is trying to dissatisfy the I'ifr mers with their contract. They are harping on the salary the Exchange is paying its managei. fwhiell nf course would seem to he u pretty largo amount but it is not near so much as many speculator' have been making every year out of the peanut business. it is likely that the farmers of Mar ,tin county alone have been pay inn in salaries,' commissions and ovei head charges on their peanuts every year to pay twice as much as I la whole exchange system is costing. ' If the fanners would lie free, then all the exchange members should 1 stick tight und all outside would get •in. NOTICE OF SALE' Under and by virtue of the powej I of sale contained in that certai ndeed I of tiu.st executed to the undersigned ) trustee by I. L. Roddick on the IMth i- doy of December. 191 ih und of record in Martin County Public Registry in book A-2, page 356, said deed of tru t securing certain bonds of even date and tenor therewith and the stiprhi . tlons therein not having been complied • with and at the request of the I old er said bonds the undersigned will i expose at public auction on the 29th 1 day of Novemlier, 1921, at 12:Ml o'- e clock M., In front of the court house i door in Williamstoii the following de , scribed real property: Beginning at tiro connrr rtf" MaliT f an ilthe side street, thence up Uain street 00 fe«t to u stoljj line parallel with the side idigfl Bfept if) a hU»cb; thi'nce a Main street 56 feet thence e fel line; thence along 10 r . feet to the side street; thence along i the side street about 210 feet to, the f beginning. ; This 28th day of October, 1921T B. DUKE Trustee. 4 - '• " Martin County Teachers Re-Organize Association October Report of Tobacco Sales Raleigh, Nov. 12.—Prices received for tobacco sold on North Curoli'a markets during October averaged 6.5 cents per pound higher than (Jctobei sales last year, and nine cents hi±rn er than the! average paid the preced ing month of September. The quality of the offerings has been very good, on an average, better than September. Goodgradcs have sold welt with but little demand for the pooe-r grades. The following are remarks which ac rompanied sales reports from the warehousemen: Northern Piedmont Markets: "Sales very light ami ofl'ernigs for the month about average." "Medium breaks." "Quality fairly good, some thin tobac co, no body;" "The sales are liettei for the month as ai,»,ljol-, gooiltobacco high, common low " Central Piedmont Market*: "Ml pel cent of crop, common lugs, and tip and other common scrap;" "Nearly 60 per cent of crop sold to date, grade good;" "(iood ilpe tobacco selling high, large per cent of tobacco KitN>n, gro«'u huts, green shades reduce tin average, farmers should be adwsed to let their tolmcco get good and ri|>e." Northern Pastern Maiket • ' "tiomU tobacco selling high, common very low;" "Wrappers extra high;" ''Sale.s mostly good average some scrupp> trash;" "Quulitv good, prices fair;" "Very good ri|>e tobacco;" "l'nee> bettor than Septemlier, tobacco socrce. "Average quality up to the present, although bettor than last month." X'entral Pastern Markets: "Qualitv fitter than sales for month of Sep tember;" "A large quantity of real tuinvilftli tobacco still coming in;" "Tobacco sold for the month was ui> average quality." The farmers 'tobacco sold during the inont hamounted to r>),507,385 lhs. for which $15,619,412 wore paid niak ing an average price of $3(1.87 pel hundred pounds. The Fuquay Springs market showed $40.73 as the highest average for the month, Keidsville sec olid with $39.44, and- Snow Hill, $36.55. The larger market* reported pro ducors t*ale* as follows: Wilson 7,0N2,- 463 pounds at $32.63, Greenville, 5, 125, 4i>2 pounds at $33.61; W inston Salem, 4,726,589 pounds at $3}LLi3 uiu Kinston 3,775,785 pounds at $24.47. The-season's producers sales to date including all closed market , show 106,394,708 pounds of the statf's cro| a.s sold to date at an average. season.; price of $24,'.18. This amount i - ir bout 4!l per cent .of the total crop forecasted for this state. The revised estimates for the state'.-, crop indicate production of 221,626,(100 pound*. The final reports on the yield indicate a much larger crop than was expected. NOTICK (IP SAIN lender and by "■ itue of the p» *er u' .-ale contained.in a certain deed of no t execution ti me the under ;'j'lie.l trustee by W. A. Millard and win ( 'ielcy llillai I lia'ed the 15th da, ol N ✓ 1)17, sai i let' 1 of tru*' bj i.; >i' ii i (id in |u. Ir registry i>f Mai ti (i inty in In n 1. f >! i at pa/ ' t • arid tie stiprl'. : therein nil h.. bcc'i c.i plied Ki' Ii urid i.t the ce . icst •>' to.- i wner i i' the no es secUiOl ..•id need of t will expo,o to jii.l. ii- uucion .r I >i.t of the no t] lieu :• door in V\ •!'iti• ton, N. the 21st duy of NViv., .921, at 12 •«'- clock, M., for cash U the highest'bid-1 der the following described real estate Adjoining Sinftin E.liurdison on 'he north; N. S. Peel on the east and south, the road leading from Wi'- liamston and Jamesville on the w e-it containing 160 acres, more or less and more commonly knokn as the Green place and being the name land pur chased by us from said W. P. Hadley This the 20th day of October, 1921 WHEELER MARTIN, Trust** NO'IK'E Having qualified us administratr x of the estate i>f It It. Lilley, late of Martin County, N. all pr rsons lh debted to said estate are ho ruby no tified to come forward and settie -.amr at once All person* holding ilairns against said estate will present same for payment on oV before the 2f*th day 5jTfS/R-, 1922, or thi snotice wil*. he Mm\ in bu- of their recovery. L Ibis Ocjjber 28th, 192U X jATTfE L. LILLEY, " Adminitsiatrfx. NOTICE J. G. SUiton's gin wiil gin on Mo.» days and Thursdays, starting Novem-, her 14th, 192 L DANIEL Mgr. \r ' IF YOU WANT QUICK RESULTS USB A WANT AD IN TBS KNTKJGPBIOB ESTABUSHED 1898 Fifty of the Martin County teach ers met in the Graded School Build ing on Saturday, November 12, for the purpose of re-organizing the Mar tin County Teachers Association. After a few preliminary 'remarks bv the County Superintendent, the acting secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting. Then the fol- Jowin gofflcer; were re-elected: Supt. A. J. Manning, President. Mrs. W. H. Harrell, Vice-president. Miss Eva I. Peal, secretary. Mrs. J. L. Williams, treasurer. The Association then chose six del egates to represent it at the £tate Teachers Association that will be held in Raleigh during the Thanksgiving holidays. Supt. M. J. Davis will rep resent the City Superintendents, Mrs. V\. 11. Harrell the High School teach ers; Misses Loui.se HartsfieJd and Mil lie Jane Roebuck the Grammar Grade teachers and Misses KtHe Waldo and Kstelle Crawford the primary teach ers. It is hoped that others Hilt ge. Mr. Manning and the superintendent the Washington County schools wii be able to secure a s)»eial car. It will be a good trip for any who are in terested. The lteadinbg Circle work will be conducted very differently thi* term. The superintendents, the high school teachers the grammar grade teachers and the primary teachers will choose a book to be used by each class re spectively. The various teachers will then make a careful study of the pre scribed book and will at u time fixed by the County Superintendent meet at Williamston for the final examina tion. This method of procedure can be more conveniently carried out as teachers may prepare for the exam ination in their respective localities and will ugt bo obliged to attend the group meetings as heretofore requir ed. Mr. Manning has talked with Miss Fulghum and Mr. High smith con cerning a proper selection of the books to be used. Their advice was sub mitted to the association. Kach teacher having grammar grade work is urged to have a spoil ing match and to select his best »pell er. This child is supposed to meet in William.ston (on some date that will be given later) to compete with the bust spellers of the other schools of the county. Mr. Davis ,the super intendent of the William.-.ton schools will con duct the latter one and will then send the first and second beat spellers of the county to Raleigh where the state-wide contest will be held. Mr. Manning gave aicall for mem bers for the association. Amy member of the local branch may be come a member of the state associa tion if be pays the required member ship fee of fifty cents. Forty-font of tho fifty teachers enrolled and be . caine members, and it is hoped thnt other teachers of the county will feel a responsibility to join. Mr. R. J. Peel, judge of the Men tin county Juvenile Court met with the teachers. He asked that they as aist him Jn, trying to relieve the sit uation which exists in some section# of the county. Martin County is will ing to help the neglected children within its confines but it is absolute ly necessary that the facts be ascer tained and reported before any reel relief can come. The teachers may be of great ns.sistanco if they cooper ate in this matter. Mr. Manning ugain tried to impress upon the members the absolute neces sity for teachers raising their certif icates. He zealously insisted that those who are applicants for original certificates-warefully fill out applica tion mail them at once to the state department; and that those I whose certificates are not of the dees they desire make every effort to rales their standing so that they might be ' eligible to a higher salary, i After the business session was over, Mr. Manning held a short devotional service in the auditorium and the as sembly adjourned to meet agaia at some later date to discuss salient problems that will be proposed by the program committee, consisting of Mr, M. J. Davis as chairman, with his j helpers, Misses Annie E. Miselle and Millie Roebuck and Messrs. W. M. Lovelace and F. Q. Ilarbee. A. J. MANNING, President. EVA IRENE PEEL, Secretary. h i > GINNER'S REPORT » - ' ——— The ginner's report shows MM bales of cotton ginned up to Novem ber Ist, against 2.076 bales ginned la . 1920, which la fcn increase of 1W fir cent. It is not expected, jiMaiMi that the noaoa's crop will yili the 1920 crop so much ss the acreage wa» -J cut and the good weather- enabled the to get their cotton picked an 4 jvnned earlier than usual.