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VOLUME XXIII—NUMBER 29
REGULAR SESSION
RECORDERS COURT
The Recorders u>urt convened May
second ut ten o'clock with his lionor
J. C. Smith presiding and B. Duku
Ciitcher p»t)bcc utrg lor the state.
state vs.. bill ivogers; manufactur
ing liquor. Nol pros.
State vs. Sain Gaynor, Claud Sals
bury anl John iiu.lurd. Transporting
liquor. Sam Ga.\ nor pleaded guilty.
Claud Saisbury und John Ballard
pleaded not gu it;. Upon hearing the
evidence defendants are founu
guilty. I'rayei for judgment'contiri
aed until December, IS>22, Sam Ga. t
nor required to enter into bond in the
sum anti defendant Bailam
re;Uiiuu i»> ei.vor mto a bond lor slo''
ior their ajj^varuuce at Uie s»ud term
01 court.
Swate vs. oJe L. Codaru and Cha.-..
vViutheld. Manufacturing ilquoi.
Eucn deieiidfeov p>ead noi guilty. Up
on the tvideuce each delndant was
guilty and each wad sen
ceuced to u.c £.dg> combe county roaus
..'or a term 01 oix mouths. Jt,«ich le
ie.iuuht ap|«ul«.d lo the bupenor coui
appeal Ootid ib.ed at SOOO.OO.
► .late vs. Will Thompson. Assault
with deauly weapon, Fleadcu
guilty. 1 oui.d gunty and lined $20.0t
ai.d the costs.
WHY NOT REQUIREMENTS FOK
CONGRESS
Before a young man is permitted to
begin the siuuy oi medicine; the law,
tlio church, or in iact, most oi tlic
other pioiessious he must pass an ex
amination to prove himself possesseu
oi certain euucaUonal requirement,
regarded as a necessary basis oi his
prawtiee in the event oi his entering,
actively mU> Uie calling oi his choice,
Tiwi is wise, but it would be wisei
.1 uiose win* .a.eh. to enter the niosi
important, tiie iiiosi difficult oi all pio
-eoouiu, u.e vioieaaion oi government
i.uu to nave a basic knowledge beior
>.he> wer ceUgiule to run lor public
oliice particularly oi' a legislative
rtiaiacter. livery man who wants tt
j an ioi Coiigi lor example, uiiouU
i> tompulca to nave us a liackgrouiiu
io.U i i .us oi expeiieiice on »
lam oi a coui. i in son a
agiici*ltuiai coiiege. The mail Iron.
Uie city wiuioul a knowledge oi farm
ig unlit to lor the American
j/Cwpife. The excuse oflereu is tnr
icpiesenU tii*. terntory an dthe peo
ple that elect him but as a iact he
«.uiiuot repieseiit any section efficient
ly unless uie "Jiov.s the farmer prot»-
.-er.,, lie must vote on tariff matters,
-ir agricultural leg halation, on meas
urer that nave almost a diiect bear
uig on au° dsbes oi our citizenship,
urban, suburban und rural, and he
uOeJ so as matters stand with noth
ing to guide Ills action but a certain
omoun oi norse sense. Horse (*.ns«
i w cil in is waj but we have had too
much of this hoise legislation. A
river cannot rise higher than it',
source and legisihUve enactments nev
er will rise abo.e uie intelligent know
ledge that nes peiund theii enactment
Leu-us have som standard of require
meat beloie a man is eligible to rui.
lor tne stale legislature and for Con
gi-ess.
NORFOLK i A lit, SEP I". 4tli-9th
Ylie N'o l'oiK ys'.r"A3Buciatiun wit.'
old its i a.r this season September •>
* to 0 inclusive and they will have s
much larger display of agricultural
industrial and mechanical exhibit
than at fay former fairs. .
They hope to have a large attend
ance from Eastern Carolina and 'ii
the bridge is completed by that time,
doubtless many wi.l attend from thh
immediate section.
NOTICE
Martin County, North Carolina.
Notice is hereby given that I have
levied on the following real estate for
taxes due for the year 1921 and ui»
less payment is sooner made, I shall
sell at public auction for cash in front
of the Mayor's office in the town oi
Hamilton on Monday, June 4th, 1921!
to satisfy the taxes and cost due sale
town.
This May 1, 1922.
J. E. Edmon lson, Tax Collector
White
R A Edmondson, town lot $29.80 $2.01
Mrs J H Edmondson, 1
town Jot ........i... 12.66 2.00
Wilber Roberson Est. .... 3.34 2.0"
Mrs Leetie Whitley 2.60 2.00
Colored
Tom Bennett town lot 1.34,2^)0
A Cooper; town lot .67 2.00
C P Howell; town lot 8.50 2.00
Frank Howell Jr; town lot 2.00 2.00
Mitchel Peterson town lot 2.08 2.00
W M Peterson town lot 2.82 2.00
Sabry Raynor Estato, 1
town lot 2.00
Laura Staton, town lot _ 2.67 2.0
Lifayette Staton town lot 120 2.00
Hannah Teel town lot ZM ZOO
W H Williams town lot , 10.00 2.00
THE ENTERPRISE
STORIES OF
QREAT INDIANS
By Elmo Joalf UUm
C'upyrlsht, I*ll. wmtn Nmpiiwr L'nlun.
CAPTAIN JACK, THE MARTYR OF
THE MODOCS
THEY were preparing to hang Cap
tain Jack (Klntpuash), the Modoc
chief. There was a harsh clanking of
Iron as he rose to speak for himself
and his people. "Let me die like u
man, not like a dog," he said, "I am
not afraid to die, but 1 am ashamed to
go this way, with my hands tied be
hind me."
As he stood on the scaffold at Fort
KJuniath, Ore., a sealous minister
tried to comfort him. "You must not
be afraid to die," he said. "You are
going to a beautiful land where you
will never want for anything."
"I'reacher," replied Jack, "this country
right here Is good enough for me. You
say the other Is a fine place and I
suppose you want to go there. I'll give
you 2S ponies If you will take my
place. 1 don't want to go right now."
The minister declined.
Captain Jack's death marked th«
end of a war that had cost the United
States more than half a million dollars
and 100 lives, white and red. Who was
most responsible? No man can say,
Captain Jack and his warriors mur
dered General Canby and Doctor
Thomas, peace commissioners, who
had come Into the Indian camp under
a flag of truce. Twenty years before
a Callfornlan named Ben Wright had
massacred nearly CO Modocs under a
white flag and had become a popular
hero for the deed. Among these was
Captain Jack'i father.
Captain Jack was hanged, but other
Modocs with blacker records went free
because they deserted him snd joined
the soldiers In hunting him down. At
first he had protested st the plot to
murder the peace commissioners. Theu
some of bis warriors placed a squaw's
hat on his head, a shawl about hlo
shoulders and threw him to the ground.
"Coward 1 Squaw 1" they Jeered at
him. "You are not a Modnc. You will
not die with u soldier's bullet. We will
save the soldier that trouble. Spring
ing to his feet he shouted: "I will do
your coward's work even though It
cost me my life and the lives of all my
people."
The white man's history records
Cuptuln Jack only as a treacherous
murderer. Had he been a white man,
perhaps it would have pronounced hliii
a martyr. Forced Into an act which,
ho abhorred; waging a war which hu
knew, was hopulees; betrayed by hl»
own idhii ; walking In chains to the
Indian's most disgraceful deutli—email
wonder that he cried bitterly; "What
chance tc>r justice dofce the Indian have
with you white men and your whits
man's law? None I"
WITHOUT STREET ADDRESS
YOUR MAIL IS DELAYED
AT OFFICE OF DELIVERY
The Dead LeWer Office has been la
existence ever since Ben Franklla
started our postal service. Even tliea
people addressed mall to Mr. Bseklel
Siulthers, "Atlantic Coast," and ex
pected lien to know Just where Zeke
lived. ,
Perhaps they had Zeke's address in
letters up in the parrel, maybe s chest
full of 'em, but then It wan easier to
let Ben hunt Zeke. Today people sr«
addressing letters to John Smith, New
York, N Y., or Chicago, 111., thinking
Uncle Sam enn lQcate lilm, which la
Just ns Incomplete as was Zeke's id
dress of yore. The Postofflcs Depart
ment asks you to put the number and
.street in the iddrtw. It helps yew.
How do you expect the Postal Clerk
to know whether you mean Trlnldsd,
California, or Trlnldsd, Colorado?
ALWAYS SI'RLL OUT THE NAME
OF TUB STATE IN FULL IN TIM
ADDRESS.
"MORE BUSINESS
IN GOVERNMENT"
This apt phrase was nsed In Presi
dent Harding's first messags te Oon
gress and applies psrtlculsrly In postal
management where postmasters are
being impressed with the fsct that
they are msiiagers of local branches
of the biggest business In the world.
HERE COMES A STRANGER!
!et's make our post office look neat,
Mr. Postmaster. Straighten u0 the
ruosl letter bo*. Mr. Farmer. Tidy
up some, Mr. Rural Carrier. First
Impressions are lasting. Maybe Mr.
Stranger, taking notice of these Im
provements, will come bark, bringing
yon benefits. Start these with "POS
TAL IMPROVEMENT WEEK" Msy
Id.
CANDIDATE'S NOTICE
—— ' \
At the request of my frtneds I an
nounce my candidacy for the_ Office
of county commissioner for the com
ing term, subject |o the action of the
Democratic primary.
HENRY C. GREEN.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May sth, 1922
COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR SESSION
The Board of County commissioned
met in regular session at the couM
house on May the Ist, 1922, present:
John L. Hassell chairman; Joshua L.
Coltrain; Henry C. Green; Henry D.
Peel and Dr. B. H. Long.
Joshua L. Coltrain was appointed to
investigate the needs for bridges over
Bull Branch and Poplar Branch in
Jamesvillq township.
Jesse Winbury and wife were al
lowed the sum of $6.00 for the month
of May only.
Winnie Mizelle was released from
the payment of taxes on land in Hear
Grass township improperly listed at
$2,000.
J. A. Mizelle (colored) was releas
ed from the payment of taxe.i on $3,-
3.'i4 improperly listed in Cross Koads
township.
W. A. Hardison wus released from
the payment of taxes on $1,833 im
properly listed in Griffins township.
W. A. Nelson was released from
the payment of taxes on SI,OOO land
improperly listed in Hobersonville
township.
Nomran Wynn wiu released from
the payment of taxes on 40 acres im
properly' listed in Poplar Point town
ship.
W. D. Hadley was released from
the payment of taxes on $2,700 land
improperly listed in Bear Grass town
ship.
Bettie Andnews was released from
the payment of taxes on $134 worth
of land listed by error in Willi«un
ston township.
PUT AN ENI) TO THE DRIVES
While all this talk of adjustment i>
in the air it might be well for the
ordinary people those who tome ii.
contact only with the ordinary tilings
of life from day to day, to readjusi
their common sense und put a stop
to the continuous exploitatoin the>
suffer from as a result of the mone>
raising fever. The o,
the "drives' certainly is in order. Peo
ple are asked to contribute almost
weekly for everything from tin; So
ciety for the Protection of Spavinei
horses to the Benighted Weeping Bu
bies of the Chocktongs of Passamu
quaddy. Tha drain on tiie avcrugi
purse for this sort of silly charity .
tremendous. Sacrifice ami helpful
ness are all well enough in their way,
but imposition should be checked
There are all sorts of stories record
ing the number of persons out oi
work to be read in the newspapers,
but try to find anyone who wants to
do any work and you have a job on
your hands. Every city tells the sami
story—park benches tilled - with iu
men and the suburban newspapers
filled with advertisements for men
wanted for work in gardens and a
bout homes, with no men to be found
The farms are pretty ,iifiuch i'A "tlit
same condition. True, ""the city non
Rescript is not of much value on 
furm even so but there are plenty oi
good homes awaiting men ftho an
willing to work and willing to learn.
Woman labor is in ths same condi
tion. Help—we no longer dare to cai
them servant girls—is impossible to
obtain at any price. In the mean
time the rdives go on. Many of them
are operated on a ftfty-flfty imsfK, thr
collectors getting as much as th
cause, and sometimes more and th
public is mulcted to the limit of itt
foolishness. Draw down the curtail
on the drives. We've had enough o.
them.
* __
YETTER-BALL 
Mrs. Warner Ball announces tin
marriage of her daughter, Lelia Gene
vieve to Mr. Warren Randolph Yet
ter, on Saturday the twenty-second ol
April, one thousand nine, hundred an
twenty-two; sixteen hundred and six
ty seven Downing, Denver, Colorado
The above announcement has beet
received by friends in town. Mrs
Yetter is very pleasantly rememberei
here where die was the guest of Mrs.
J. G. Staton for several seasons.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE AT *
METHODIST CHURCH MONDAY
There #lll a Quarterly Conference
at the Methodist church at William
ston Monday afternoon st 4:00 o'-
clock. All officials of all the churches
in the charge are earnestly urged Ic
be present, as there is important bus
iness to attend to.
Regular morning and evening ser
vices at the Methodist church Sun
day, May 7th.
L. C. LARKIN, Pastor.
CANDIDATE'S CARD
To tha voters of Martin County:
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for the office of Register of
Deeda of Martin County, subject to
the action of tha Democratic primary
of said county.
T. H. JOHNSON.
Local News and
Personal Mention
Misses Neva J. Holliday and Effle
Brown, teachers in the Jamesville
Graded School were in town yester
day an dwere pletuant visitors at the
Enterprise office.
» • • •
There will be things to hear at "Ye
Olde Tyme Block I'artie."
• • • •
Mr. Ransom Koberson of Jamesville
was in town, on business yesterdaj
afternoon.
• • • •
Mr. and Mrs. George JC. Roberson
and children werq in town yesterday.
Mr. Weed Waters of Jamesville
waa in towu Thursday.
* • • •
Miss Martha Simmons Mizelle ami
Miss Mury White attended the Auto
mobile show in Rocky Mount this
week.
Keep in mind "The Olde Tymu
Block Partie."
• • • •
Mrs. 11. M. Stubbs and little son,
H. M., Jr. returned home Wednesdaj
from Wake Forest where they had
visited Mrs. Stubbs parents.
• • • •
Dr. W. H. Harr©ll, U. S. N. has
been here this week Jo sue his uncle,
Mr. J. Robert Harrell who continues
ill at his home on Main street.
• * * *
Mr. William Clyde llanvil of the
U. S. Navy is here spending some
time with his father, Mr. Sam H.
Harrell.
• • • •
Dr. W. E. Warren left yesterday for
Richmond to take Mrs. E. H. Rob
inson for medical attention at Tucker
Sanatorium.
• » • «
. "Ye Salem Witch" will bo at "Ye
Olde Tyme Block Partie."
• • • •
Mr. and Mrß. Z. Hardy Rose, Mrs.
Oscar Anderson and Mrs. Lawrence
Peel motored to Rocky Mount today.
• • • •
Quality programs for everybody at
the Chautauqua, May 27-June 1. En
tertainments music lectures; 18 events
—buy a season ticket, now on sale at
W. R. Orleans and Andeison Craw
ford and Co. .
—« ——-
Mr. E. H. Robinson of Augusta, Ga.
joined his wife here this week and
went with' her and Dr. Warren to
Richmond Thursday morning.
• • • a
Keep watching for the date, plact
and time of "Ye Olcje Tyme Block
Partie."
• • • •
M rs. Mark Ruffin and son of Tar I
boro are here visiting Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Britt.
• • • •
Swatlimdnfe Chautauqua is coming.
Hove money for your tickets. Adults
$2.60; children (1.00. Tickets on sale
at W. It. Oreans and Anderson, Craw
ford & Co.
• « • •
There will be things to eat at "Ye
Olde Tyme Block Partie."
• • • •
Mrs. J. A. Everett Mrs. Fannie
Carstarphen and Dr. W. E, Warren
took Warren Everett to Rocky Muui.
to the Park View hospital this week
where he had his tonsils removed.
* * * *
Mr. Clayton oMore went to Rich
mond today on' a business trip.
• • • •
Mr. John Martin of Hamilton was
in town last night to atend the show
"The Four Horsemen of the Apoca
lypse." J
• • • •
All Chautauqua guarantors wili
read advertisemnt on one of the inside
pages for full particulars in regard
securing your tickets.
• V • •
Listen kiddies: There will be "Ye
Fish Pond" at "Ye Old Tyme Block
Partie.
SHOOTING AT BEAR GRASS
Mr. Stancil Jenkins, a young white
man who works for Mr. James F.
Terry near Bear Grass was shot on
Saturday last week by Dawson Keel,
who runs a pressing shop in Bear
Grass on Saturdays. It seems that a
dipute aroe over soma work done on
a pair of pants and when Jenkins
attemptde to uno a brick on the .ne
gro he was shot through tht thigh,
the entire load passing through his
right, thigh. Knox fled after the shoot
big but came the next day and sur
rendered to the officers. Jenkins is
called "rough" by neighbors.
' NOTICE
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the nomination to the office
of county commissioner, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary.
R. a SEXTON.
SEVERAL STILLS
ARE DESTROYED
Sheriff Roberson, deputies Cornel
ius James and C. F. Page drove down
to the Free Union section Wednesday
and after several hours hunt found u
still with seven barrels of beer. Soon
another still was found but no
After tills a stand was found upon
which a still had operated earlier.
The still was from all indications, u
small copper one, and had b*}cn re
moved. Five barrels of beur how
ever, were found standing near by.
Very near to this point was found i>
still with eight empty fermentcrs bu.
no beer. The hunt continued and soon
a stand was found from which ti.
still huu been removed. Five barrels
of beer, however, was found there.
All of the beer found wam made
from meal and the three stills captur
ed were of the gas drum type. All
stills, beer and other material were
destroyed.
No one was seen at any of tho
plants as the news flies very rapidly
by certain well known signals that
they pass from lueighbor to neighbor
_as the officers are approaching.
This section of the county is per
haps the greatest liquor section in our
county. It was at one time consid
eied that the colored people of that
section were among the best in this
part of the sttae, but suite a number
of hem appea rto have gone into the
blockading business.
f OAK CITY NEWS
Mr. D. H. Bo wen spent lust week
end in Belhaven and Wilson.
ltev. Wiidman of Parmele held ser
vices at the Christian chur-h Sunday
morning and at tfco Baptist church
Sunduy evening.
We are very sorry to note that Mrs.
Nat Brown is in Uie hospital at Kocky
Mount on account of a broken leg.
A revival meeting is being held at
the Baptist church by the pastor, Rev.
R, M. Von Miller.
Messrs. Ernest Han-ell and Robert
Long were in Tarboro Tuesday after
noon. Mr. Long went over to see his
wife who id in the hospital there.
Mr. Nat Brown and son spent the
week end in ltocky Mount.
Mr. Louis Brown spent the week
end in Greenville and Farmville vis
iting friends.
Mr. John 1 lines and family went
over to Tarboro Sunday afternoon to
see Mr. Iliiies sister, Mrs. Robert Long
Mr. John Hines made a business
trip to Williamston Tuesday.
Mrs. Russell Williams and Mrs. S.
A. Ross spent Saturday and Sunday
at Mr. J. T. Haislip's.
Mr. L. H. Taylor of Kinscton was
iu town Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Harrell, Mrs. Hopkins
and Mrs. Hines spent Monday in
Rocky Mount shopping.
Mr. V. S. Jones of Norfolk was in
town Tuesday afternoort. i
jfr
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED I&
MONTH OF APRIL
White
Julian Travis Vick 20;'Evalin Lola
Wilson, 20.
Wm. K. Parker 29; Francis E.
Knight 24.
Asa J. Hardison, 27; Ottie I. Rober
son 20.
Charles Friee,-Jr. 10; Allie Cross 18.
Robt. Theo. McClaron 20; Sadie Irene
McKeel 15.
Augustus B. Parrisher 20; Beatrice
Hopewell 18.
Donnie B. Harrison 40; Blanche G.
Everett 27.
Colored
I G. L. Williams, 22; Cora Lynch 18.
f Nathaniel Brown 28; Annie Teel 23.
Frank Rascoe 21; Mary Johnson 16.
Floyd Harrell 26; Susie Clark 19.
Parmele Savage 21; Salome Sher
rod 18.
Andrew Everett 60; Florence Shep
pard 45.
Ransom Griffin 20; Lizzio Peel 18.
SERVICES AT BAPTIST CHURCH
A. V. Joyner, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:64 A. M.—J. C.
Anderson, Supt.
Sermon by the pastor, 11:00 A. M,
Services at Riddick's Grove 8 P. M.
B. Y. P. U. 7:16 P M.—George Har
ris, leader.
Sermon by the pastor, 8:00 P. M.
You are cordially Invited to attend
all these services.
JAMESVILLE SCHOOL CLOSES
MAY 10th
Tha closing exercises of tha aJmas
ville Grdaed and High School will be
gin on the evening of May the tenth.
On the evenings of ths 10th, 11th and
12th, beginning at 8 o'clock, tha school
will entertain the public.
On Friday the 12th an al day pic
nic wil lbe given on tha school ground.
Lawyer Martin will spaak at ll_t'r
clock A. M. ,
The public is cordially invited.
H. L. EDENS, Supt.
The Need for Cooperation
Among Farmers of U. S.
NEWS FROM IN AND
X AROUND JAMESVULE
Rev. Phillips of Hassells was tho
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lilly
Saturday night.
Messrs. N. K. Koberson; N. R. Man
ning ;W B Harrington and J. L. Col
train were here Monday.
Messrs. C. T. Koberson, H. P. Glas
gow and C. B. Holder were in town
this week
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Peel were in
town Monday.
Mr. A. B. Whitley and Mr. Tommie
Brown wore here this week attending
to business.
Mr. H. M. Stallings was in town
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Grifiin spent Sunday
in the country.
Mr. Noah T. Tice was in town on
business yesterday.
Mr. W. H. Norris of Norfolk, Va.,
was in town Tuesday attending to
legal matters.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Rolliday; Mrs.
W. H. Stallings und Misses Carrie
Eifenii; Rhoda Peel and EflVe Brown
went to Willi&mston Saturday.
Mr. P k Parker and Mr. B. F. Lilley
were in town this week on business.
Messrs. Darrell Daniel and Lester
Bryans of Florida were the guests of
Misses Lillie Bell and Mamie Brown
Saturday night and Sunday.
Messrs. John W. Manning; Archie
Brown; Charlie Micelle; Davio
Coy Koberson were here Wednesday
on a business trip.
Miss Myrtle Acbell of Wilson was
the guest of Mrs. Herbert Lilley yes
terday.
Mr. H. W. Bowen of Washington
was here attending to business mat
ters Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lilley, Mrs
C. C. Walton and Rev. PhiUipa mo
tored to lie Ih even Sunday.
Messrs. R. O. Martin and J. R. Man
ning were out of town Wednesday at
tending to legal matters.
Misses Sudie Martin and Carrie Sea
ton were in town Saturday afternoon
shopping.
Rev. A. J. Manning was in town
on business matter*) today.
Messrs. J. W. Griffin and Bon and
Joseph E. Manning and son were in
town Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. Herbert Jenkins and Geo.
Mizelle were in town Wednesday
night.
Mr. Roland Cuburn and Miss Morula
Sykes spent Sunday aftrenoon in the
country with friends.
Mr. Dick Hardison of Plymouth was
here attending to legal matters Wed
nesday.
Mr. W. W. Walters and Mr. Her
bert Lilley motored to Willlamstoiv
yesterday on a business trip. /
FACTS AND FIGURES ON LAST
YEAR'S TOBACCO CROP
• a 1 *
Raleigh, N. C. May 4.—The phe
nomenal reduction of forty-two per
cent was made in the North Carolina
tobacco sold by farmers during the re
cently closed aeason as compared with
the previous year. - The average was
thirteen per cent higher than 1920.
Then were only 177 warehouses ac
tive last fall as compared with 204
operated in 1920.
The total of 261,000,000 pounds of
farmers' tobacco was estimated to
have been produced in North Carolina
last year and 241,682,000 pounds were
sold on markets of this state of which
99.8 per cent was reported to the de
partment of agriculture by the ware
houses.
The resales of dealers and ware
houses amounted to 43,700,000 pounds
or 284,938,000 pounds total sales.
The average prices were $24.67 for
all sales and over $26.00 per hundred
pounds for the first hand or producers
sales. This was a considerable im
provement over the $21.28 average for
tho 1920 sales.
Inquiries of the border markets In
dicate a minimum of 10,000,000 lbs.
of tobacco going out of this state to
be sold by farmers in excess of that
coming in. All of the burley of Mad
ison and adjoining mountain counties
is sol dout of the state. Danville is
so ear that it gets quite a largo a
mount form tha section.
The indications are for an Increase
in the acreage and use of fertilisers
this year.
PORTO RICO AND HAYMAN Po
tato slips for aale. 76c par bushel.
Phelps Hardison. 4t
GOOD JUMBO BEED PEANUTS
, lor sale. W H Rogers, City. 4tpd
WANTED: ROOMERS AND BOARD
em Phone 60. Mrs John D Ward
I» YOw wmaft 40KX
results uaa a want
AO IN THI ENTEBTBISI
ESTABLISHED 1898 s
Is thore need for eooperattoa a
mong farmers? This question has
been thrust upon us not rarely be
cause certain farmers tare sougjt re
cently to organise marketing associa
tions for tie sale of thair farm pro
ducts, but because of certain economic
conditons which are mora cleariy be
ing brought to light every day.
It ih generally known by all people
that the real producers of weiath, tha
farmers, are the poorest doss. It you
will compare the South with ita super
abundance of resources, ita
its opportunities; to ui-y nothing a
bout hundreds of other arlrantaf
it has over the New trig land states
we wonder why tha Sou'-h La poor and
the New England States are rich. Tha
principal reason is Organisation a
mong tha New England people against
division among the Southern pepuia
ton.
Referring to a recea'. government
publication that said thsit lift par oant
of the American people am farmers
and that the get 16 per rent of the
country'a Income we say that it aboukl
arouae every high school boy and girt
to make some mathmetical calculation
for the preservation of our Southland
We will take the sUta of North
Carolina and oompare it ~with HUMS
chuootts. We are farmers and they
are not but our government says that
when we get 68c the Maasnrhuaetts
citizen shall get SI.OO. It must,
admitted also that the Carolina far
mers have more invested than the
Massachusetts mill man. Suppose we
should increase this ratio to a life
time basis and we will take the aver
age life time of the American dtissti
which is 41 1-2 years, and it will show
that when the North Carolina farm©/
gets |680.00 per year for 41 1-2 years
he receives tha amount of $24,070.00
and tha citlsea of Massachusetta who
would gat $1,000.60 at tha same time
would make his life income 141,600.00
or $17,480.00 more than the fanner
received.
Nor can the cost of living be pat
down as being higer in the North than
in the South for the fu--mcr has to
pay as much for goods as any othei
class or profeasion. Living in tha
country he naturally dot's without a
good many; things' and "he gets many
cheap food articles becaum ha pro
duces them himself but he has to pay
more for store goods because he has
to get them on credit.
His annual income is S6BO 1
costs him just that much to live and
at the and of lif the has no more
than whan ha started and his State
and community remains poor. On
the other hand take the other citi
zen. Ilia income is $1,000; if the
cost of living is S6BO there is balanea
of $420 which we will call real wealth.
Interest on this amount at six par
cant and on this excess of each yean
Income would make him worth »«•
than $60,000 at death. This wealth
is not accumulated by the rank and
tile of the people, of course, but by
the organised classes.
Our whole system seems to be out
of balance. The organized interests
have exploited tha property and righta
of th eunorganided. And unleee ag
ricultural sections org alias and put
their income on a basl 1 with other
peoples they will gradually grow peor
er and poorer in proportion with other
sections gaining in wealto.
In our own state eev«>n-eighths of
the income tax is paid by tha Pied
mont section of the State where the
tobacco la manufactured by organised
capital and labor. eYt ours la a tank
ing state and leas than one par cant
of the income taxes paid are paid by
farmers. *
Them Is no other reason for this
unbalanced condition than that tha
farmers are totally dependent an
others to pay them the prices they
choose for their products and they do
not choose to pay them reasons Mo
proflta oftaper than one year fat five.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
Rev. J. T. Wlldman will preach at
Hobgood in tha Methodist church on
Sunday morning. '
Evangelist C. C. Brown la preaching
all this week at tha Roanoke Chunk.
The moating wil dose Sunday after*
noon at tha Roanoke ch jreh and Kr.
Brown will go to Peel School hove
and beginning Sunday night Bar.
Brown will preach every night ufCk
week at that place, eloaiag the me*
ig Sunday afternoon. May 4th.
Sunday achool at Peel School honeo
Sunday at three o'clock.
Bible daas tat Oak City Mwky
night at the heme of Mm Pittmaa.
LOST: Mx 4 U. 8. ROYAL CO*>
tire ft rim on WOliaaistsa «d
Washington road botwoan Williana|»
and RawW MilL Reward far irtJM
to Dr. J. E. Bamdem II
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