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"VOLUME 2a—NUMBER 77
4 BIH DAYS PROMISED BY THE FAIR
Aaron Sapiro lo Address Far-
- mers and Business Men of This
Section at Mass Meeting Friday
Aaron Sapiro, father of the idea of
Cpoperative Marketing as it is now ap
plied in Cliforniu, Kentucky anil othej
-cotton and tobacco glowing states will
be here Friday afternoon, October 6
Mr. aSpiro is no stranger to North
Carolina although there are few in
this, section who have had the oppor
tunity to hear him speak. Last spi.ni
he made a t>ur of Eastern Car lino
tobacco market towns and when vet
lie spoke, even those who were oppos
ed to his ideas concerning the mar
keting of farm products admitted that
he was one of the ablest men mid
most powerful speakers that ever \ is
ited their community.
Mr. Sapiro will not make one of
those flights of orutory but it will be
a forceful and power/ul address that
will tell the business man how he
may lie benefitted and show the far
mer how he maj' get on the road to
prosperity to stay.
Those who oppose the plan will be
just ns interested to hear him speak
as those who favor it for they cannot
afford to miss the opportunity to h«u
this speaker who will lead the'fat*
mors of the South front the bottom
of the ladder to. the top rungs and
from the obstacles which keep ll eni
slaves lo the soil.
JURY LIST FOR SPECIAL
OF SUPERIOR COURT
Fir»t Week
G. W. Mart in. Jr., Julftts S. Andr. w:.
Lawrence S. Gritfln, John Gray Peel.
W K Roebuck, Albeit Uogerson, J. W
Watts, Jr., J. C. Anderson,
Hariihill, Franw Gurganus, A. S. Leg
gett, J. B. Wvnu, C. 1.. Vick, A. T
Perkins, I. F. Andrews, J. L. Spei; h
J T Brown, .Ir, and Willie J Johnson
Second W« *k
Jo eph 11. Ilolliday, C. L. Harrison,
Theodore Koberson, Claudius Hardi
son, Sin.on A. ePrry, Geo. Wi Hotlges,
E. P. Cunningham, W. J. Hodges, J. L.
Williams, Joseph B. Cherry, J. D.
lieggett, E. A Clark, J. F. Wynn, A.
D. Cherry, J. A. White, L. F. ltob
.erson, L. A. Taylor antl R. W. Sals
bury.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to tluink publicly each
and every one for their many services
rendered us "during the long ilines;,-
and death of our husband and father
especially the Charitable Brotherhood
for their aid in every possible w ly.
Also the Telephony Company for tl eir
good service. For all these kind
nesses we shall ever be grateful. May
the JAWI that doetli all things for th
best, shower them with blessings s ich
as we would have the.m receive.
MARGARET STALLS and
TEMPIE TAYLOR.
WHY I DESIRE TO ATTEND A
STATE SCHOOL'
(The following is an essay
by Miss Bertha Hland, of the Oak
City High School.)
I am planning to attend a State
School. Here are some of the reasons,
why I desire to do so.
First, but not least, a State School
is provided with better equipment
than a church school, for the simple
reason that a tsate school is support
ed by more people. It is largely
maintained by the state, and of course
by the people, by means of taxation.
•>n the otlvr hand, a church school,
is pnly aided by its individual denom.-
> ination ,and most of this by means
of gfts. Good equpment s the surest
way of a thorough trading, and this,
-surely is what people are seeking in
college.
State schools employ better pre
pared teachers. Why? Because the
state school pays a better slary, and
since it pays the largest salary, only
,4-IKS beet touchers are admitted into
' iMC faculty, teachers are not
oil - lie highly educated,
but their training must be good
also. Tnis enables them to teahc the
students morally as well as in other
subjects.
A pupil in a state school has the
advailfage of a I letter professional
training. Of course, a person study
ing for mniistry or mission work, no
doul.-t, woul dbe better trained -in a
school. Naturally, a state
school should give more courses of
study, since it is the larger of the
.two. A church school deals ch'eflv
with religious subjects, while a state
state school teaches you along all ,
(Continued ou page four)
THE ENT ER P RIS E
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BETWEEN YOU AND ME
My Fi nncis Speight
MAKING A START
I'o simply wish to do a IhiliK
j Won't j;et you anywhere.
I 'lf jon the victorjs sons would siiit;
You've not to up and dure.
* O >cs, it you would win the race
Yoii iiist must make a start.
Xof will you ever leave a place
I'nliiw you just depart.
The pi'tMliunl sJTwild and young.
Who went a struyiug off,
Would I,till be down a scutllinu
'nionn
The porkers in the trough
If when lor home he 'gnn to yearn
He'd done naught but repent;
.1 vvneu he said "I will return"
lie had not ri/. and went.
:.125 t (>W PAID FOR
HERSELF JN 125 DAY?
"The boll weevil made it necessur.
o change from cotton to dairying ant.
ive stock growing, but th? erad ; ca
tion of the cattle Lick made 111
quango .possible," said A. 1.. James ol
Darlington S. (u ieceut-colivert w
ijure-bread cattle.
' We -had ticks on our farm," lit
stdd, "and at that time our 12 cows
Were worth about 4500 fur the whole
lot. Novy we have ll Guernseys, in -
..lading young stock, and they are
easily worth an average of #;'(«) a
•head."
Soon nfter tli efever ticks, were
leaned nu tin (his section of the slute.
•Ir. James bought it good cow foi
$125, and in 125 days six* had p.*ii'
or herself in addition'to paying foi
Imi keep. The price of milk is pot so
-lOgh now as it was immediate!} foi
lowing the taking off of the last tick,
but still the making of milk is profit
able.' One factor that has had much
[ to do with it is the feed, which i
.largely home grown. Cottyn seed n
t xchanged'for cotton seed meel. llaj
is made of oats and vetch and alfalfa
Hut the best crop of all on the
.'allies farm, not excepting cotton and
•uiiri, ii) the owners opinion, is the
velvet bean. It is easy tof grow 60
bushels of the beans in the pod to the
ore on land that will grow .'{() bushel*
of cor nat the same time. When thr
 orn has been gathered the cows cai
'j pastured on the beans and corn
s-talks during the fall and winter.
CoVer crop rye is also used for pas
ture.
The cows on this farm are now mak
ing up for.'what cotton does not do.
In 1920 Mr. James was getting on
well, but the price of cotton took a
drop antl only a good production of
milk kept him going. The cows en
olila.lAim to |inld hiu rntljm fro IM>«.
etr prices without danger of a visit
from the sheliff.
Formerly it was the custom on this
farm to grow 20 acres of cotton to
the plow. Now cotton is utill grown
in spite of the weevil, but the acre
age has been cut to 5 acres to the
plow. Milk is the important crop
now. Besides producing direct le
tums, the cows, with the help of
vet beans and a reduced cotton acre
age have cut down the fertilizer bill.
In 1920 the farnns used 160 tons of
commercial (or purchased) fertilize'.
This year only 21 tons w*re used.
Mr. James is now a sifccessful dairy
man and cattle breeder, but there if
one regret that will be with him to
the end of his days. He sums it up
when he says: "I should have made
the change 25 years ago."'
BIRTHDAY PARTY
On Monday afternoon from four un
•tli six, Oscar Anderson, Jr., enter
tained fifty of Jiis little rfiends in
hoonr of his fifth hirthady. The lit
tle host is very- popular and all of
•hfs guests fully enjoyed the hour of
games and then the dainty refresh
ments of cream and cake which were
served by his mother, Mrs. Oscar An
derson and his grandmother, Mrs.
"Wheeler Martin. Miss Millie Spruill,
teacher, in the primary school .also
helped to make the event a success
by entertaining the little folks with
games and stories. Many pretty
gifts were received by Oscar, r.,J from
his numerous friends.
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Willia«*>c«j»r.. At-ir'ln Ounty North Carolina. Tuesday, October 3rd, 1922
COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR SESSION
Members present: J. L. Ha.vell,
chairman, Joshua L. Ctdtniin, B. L.
Long, Henry I). Peel and H C. Given.
Ed Cassell was released from i üb
lie road duty, physical disability,
Henry Green was ordered to ui ke
repairs at the Hear Trap Hi.dp; .
H. D. el'el was ordered to h»»ve
bridge repaired between the Wo 'ey
and Ev erett road.,
Ordeied that the resignation ol W»
I . Taylor as road trustee of \ il
tmmston township bo accepted to i..kv
effect today.
N. R. Grifflnr and H. L. Ga
were ' appointed road coinmi.-mo i.
for Williams township.
Nancy Gurganus allowed $3.00 , er
month from this date until Jam r\
I, 1923.
Jack Everett was allowed sl' (1(1
for burial expense;- ot Fannie Sto'r s.
Sandy Knight was allowed $ Ot;
per month until further orders.
TOM LIN SON-CHAPMAN
(irifton, N. C.,—Sept. 27. —A ni.ir
;iage of much interest to their m ny
friends was solemnized today, at h rh
noon, at the handsome home of ill.
i and Mrs. L. J. Chapman, whtn t'i *ii
daughter Lillian became the bridt of
Mr. George W. Tomlinson, of V\ i . r.
The entire home Was decorated v t!
palms, ferns and (lowers, and so I
light -(I with candies. The bittUst.:.le
( )Ostfc and standards were attractive ly
wreathed in ivy and evergreens. The
parlor was especially attractive in it,
decorations. The guests were v. -I
,comeJ by the parents of the In t ie
Mr and Mrs. L. J. Chapman and M i
Jack Chapman.
Mrs. Ada (iray Dixon Proctor o'
•reenvil'e sang a group of Olil Enu
lish SOUKS, previous to thv; read 'NG o!
the ceremony, accompanied by f> i
Jvy May Smith, Director of the Scl n,
of Music at Atlantic Christian Col
'ege. To/lhe-fieuutiful strain.' of .'n
Lohengrin wedding music, the I r .!u
party descended the long wind 'i|
stairs into the parlor, Kev. Perry C
.Jase, pawtflr of the Christian.Chu cli
of Grifton, and Professor of l!e '.«
ious Education at Atlantic fhris an
College pieceding. Then follovsot!
Mis. J. L. Williams, Mation of 11 ■i ■ • '
and sister of the bride, who was try I;.
I'.andsomc in a lovely gown of hlacl
chinchilla satin with velvet cmbro d
ery, and a larg epicture hat, carrj i.ip
yellw chrysanthemums, tied with ran
how tul'e.
Next came little Miss Gialy.
Charles, niece of the bride, dainty ii.
a frock of yellow tulle, bearing tiie
ring in a htrge white lily. The bridt
vstas attended by her younges. sis 11\
Miss Marie Chapman, as maid of lien
or, who was charming in a gown oi
German blue canton satin crepe, w il
a smart black picture hat, and carry
ing chrysanthemums tied with l»'u
tulle. They were met in the hall l>>
the groom and his brother, Mr. J. L.
Tomlinson, as beat man, where the}
"proceeded to ftn Improvised filtUt "rtf
palms and ferns, with cathedral c ti
dies. in the background were flow i>
forming the letter "C. T."
During the ceremony, Miss Smitl '
played softly "To a Wild Rose," b)
MacDowell. For a recessional, -he
placed the Mendelssohn Weddiuj-
March.
The bride was lovely in u gown of
amber Imported chiffon embossed v I
vet, made low, and wearing an ex
iiuisite creation of a pictur ehat, with
.trimmings of amber ,and carrying a
shower bouquet of bride's roses and
lilies of the valley.
After congratulations, Mr. and Mrs
Tomlinson left amidst showers of rice,
and motored to Rocky Mount where
I hey took the train for an extended
trip north. The bride's grirng-away
dress was of midnight blue' French
Poiret twill, with-all accessories to
match.
Mrs. Tomlinson is one of the most
attractive, and accomplished young wo
men of Pitt ceunty. She is a grad
uate of Piano of Atlantic Christian
College, and also holds the Degree of
Bachelor of Mpsic. She was assistant
teacher of Piano in that institution
for several years. " »
Mr. Tomlinson is the yuongest son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. TomHnson,
prominent citizens of Lucama, N. C.
He is a graduate of U. N. C., also
in law, and a young man of many
friends in Wilson county.
Many beautiful presents attest the
wide friendship of this yonug couple.
Upon their return, they will reside
in Wilson ,where Mr. Tomlinson is
practising law.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
COTTON MARKET
(By Savannah Cotton Factorage Co.
All inquiries promptly answered.)
A great ilea lhas been said by the
"bears" this fall concerning small ex
ports. We arc glad to say that an
average ol' one .ship every other, my
will leave Galveston alone during in«
next thirty days, ami there will » so
t>e sailings froln other ports.
American mills have been hu i ig
liberally in the South this motn':, a
(treat ileal of the cotton going by
railroad to destination.
Picking is progressing very i. p
idly throughout the belt. It is ur
opinion that more than one hall of
the entire crop has been ginned, I ut
most statisticians figure that only a
b9l.it 40 per cent of the crop was
pinned to September 26th, and thoy
expect a report by the government
next Tuesday of, around four .million
bales. If ten million bales ffave been
produced (which ;we and'hui 1'
of the crop has been giroied the fiin
ures on Tuesday should bo five mil
lion bales. The market ought to ad
vance, if less than 4,500,000 bales are
reported.
The final condition report will fol
low publication of the dinners' 'in
ures on October 3rd, but this will h.iiil
!y affect the market as no new fruit
can be developed this season,
American contract markets closed
easy today, due to nervousness over
the Turkish situation and selling b
hose who did not care to remain in
the market over Sunday.
IN MISMORIAM
Oh, my dear and precious father
Mow we will miss you from ur
home.
Though you have left earth's cares
and troubles
Left us here to mourn alone.
You are out of all these aches and
pains,
That so many years you had to bar
Jay our loss be your gain,
We believe you cannot suffer there.
'lt was 1,0 hard to stand beside the bed
«•» And see you suffer so,
To Know oar tidy help had failed
And you must shortly go.
Oh, we hated to givfc you up,
There is no human tongue can tell;
We will only' submit to his will,
The one that doeth all things well
No more we will hear your footstep:
Nor your voice our hearts will
cheer.
Though your face we will always re
member,
In the long and after years.
They say life is a highway
And its .milestones are the years,
And now and then there js a tollgate
Where you pay your way with lear.s
't is a rough rorad and a steep road
And it.stretches broad and far.
'iut it leads at last to a golden town
Where golden houses are.
—Written by his daughter.
SANDT RIDGE NKWS'
Miss Rowland (iodard spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. (5. W.
Coltrain.
Mrs. Lavenia Hopkins spent Satur
day with Mrs. O. S. Green.
Miss Stella Andrews entertained a
number of friends Sunday.
Mrs. Tommie Martin, 'nil little son,
Tommie and Miss Susie Martin spent
unday with Mi's. S. E. Ilardison.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gurkin spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. G A.'"
Williams
Mrs. J. K. Jones spent Saturday
night with Mrs. N. S. Cherry.
A unique barbecue was given by
Mr. G. A. Williams last week. He
invited his friends to come and asked
the men grubbing hoe«.
1 Ah'oTGf'fifty had the hoes and while
they were rgubbing and cooking the
pigs the women were cooking chick
ens and baking bread and cakes. At
twelve o'clock the delightful dinner
Was served and everybody had a won
derful time. Rev. L. C I -ark in wa*
s pigsent and the preacher was as good
a stiump-cutter as he was cake-eater.
NOTICE
A brown sow with marked split In
each ear has taken up at my home
and la now in my pen. Owner can 1
same by paying damage and cost
LUCY" FORTUNE WILLIAMS. A4t
FOR SAI4E; MITCHELL TOURING
car, in good running order. GOOII
tires. Price low. John D. Biggs. 2t
Watch the little label on your paper
and keep your subscription paid up.
Martin County's Biggest Fair Opened
With Larger and Better Exhibits. In
All Departments Than Ever Before
Start Fight For World Championship
At Polo Grounds Wednesday
#l Ah-h-h, We Meet Again!!
1 - r ■
1 i Hugglni ol the Yanks giweti McGraw of the Oiani*.
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DAVID W. STALLS |
With a sac I heart and a di'si re to
ilo a heartfelt duty I will try to writ
a sketch of the life and edath of in,
doa'r father, David W. Stalls.
He was horn May 2!) th, 1H54 am
died Sept. Bth, IHUU, making him 0'
years old when he died. He was mar
lied to Margaret (iurganus February
187f», and to this union tbreq children
were horn, William I)., Teinpie L. and
Sallie Ann, all hut Teinpie having
ceded him to the grave.
He wai not a member of any church
though he was it believer in the l'rim
' itive Haptist faith. His hope of eter
na llife wa.s very strong at the time
of, his death and he would have been
baptized but his health would not al
low it for he waa. a great sufferer for
eighteen years before his death, hav
ing been' afflicted with neuralgia uryi
lung trouble. It is a great comfort
to us to know that there was a net
ter place prepared for him.
His health was failing fast when
on the second of July he fell. find
broke his hip and was confined to hir
bed until the end came. He wai
never known to inurmur or complain
and hat! great patience even thov *
he wfts unable to move. He had sev
eral attacks of appendicitis and three
congestive chills which brought death
to him.
He wfi* honored anil loved by al
who* knew him and was «a kind ami
affectionate husband and father.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Elder J. N. oßgerson ami H. S.
Cowing at his residence where he lived
most all his married life. The Char
itable Brotherhood conveyed his body
to its last resting place.- He had been
a member of that Organization for
nearly twenty years, having been u
charter member of the lodge at Ev
erett. The pall bearers were S. J.
Hland, J. T. Bland, W. J. Edmondnoh,
J. E Strawbridge, S. H. Edmondson,
E. L. Ward, ;Joe Matthews, James
I/eggett, W. H. Roebuck anil E. J.
White.
Wrjtten by his daughter,
TEMPIE L. TAYLOR.
TAX NOTICE
To delinquent tax payers of the town
of Williamston:
All taxes must be paid to me by
October 10th, 1922, or your property
will be levied on. This ia a Anal no
tice to you, and I trust you will »•
be put to the extra expense.
C. P. PAGE,
(By order of the Board of Aldermen).
I ROBS AGEDW OMAN
About the middle (if S ptember n
colored man and worn nawent to the
home of Mrs. Folly I'ulley ,an old
lady, eighty-one yearn of age, who
lives almut four miles went of town.
They were quite anxious to buy u
chicken and after much persuasion,
she sold them one. They paid her
for same with pieces of silver that
had to he changed aiid when she took
her pocket book out of a small chest
the watched her secretly.
A fter the deal was made they ask
ed her if they could get some grape. l
from her vines there in the yard, and
she told them they could and went on
to the kitchen. In a few minutes she
liem'd a noise and went out in the
porch in time to see the (man leaving
the house. He Van joined by his wife
and they made their getaway before
she got into the house and found that
lier" pockctbooSf was gone. It con
tained about eight dollars more or
less.
The negroes claimed to be man and
wife and said that they lived in Pop
lar Point. Mrs. I'ulley had no idea
whut their names were but she de
scribed them so that Mr. W. R. Cherry
had warrants issued for Mamie Brooks
and Tom Horner of Williamstorf, and
when arrested they admitted buying
the chicken and eating the grapes but
deny getting the money.
Judge Smith will pass on the ques
tion October 1(1, at the regular session
of the Recorders' Court.
COLORED BOY KILLED HY
( ARKLKSKLY HANDLING GIJN
•Several days ago Sam Latham in
some way became the owne rof a pis
tol. But after a day or two he turn
ed it over to Harry Daughtridge for
examination with the idea of selling
it to him. On Sunday night Daugh
tridge came over to attend a prayer
service thai wa -sto take place at the
home of young Latham's father, Ma
jor Latham. During the meeting, a
s:flUp of boys,' including Sam, Harry
and James I-atham, aged ten, who
was also a son of Major Latham, were
inspecting the pistol, and discussing
its good and bad points when the un
expected happened. The pistol fired
o ffand struck James in the fore
head and kill him instantly.
Dr. Knight, the coroner, was eaHed
and he made some investigation, but
deemed it unnecessary to hold an in
quest.
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ESTABLISHED 1898
1 oday at ten o'clock the Roanoke
Fair opened for the first tune in its
history, with u large crowd in attend
ance, although hundreds of folks have
gone to the Birthday celebration at
Windsor, hut they will return thin af
ternoon take in the Fair tonight.
Mr. J. L. Holliday, who has cahrge
of the Farm Crops Department .say*
the exhibits are by far the beat that
ever have been displayed in thin coun
ty and the exhibits of Kant Sid*
Farm, Mr. Holliday's home place and
that of the Farm Life School of Grif
fins township are deserving of enpec
ial mention. Prof. George E. Smith,
us new director of the Farm Life
School, has charge of the one from
the school and he and the patrons of
the school have a very attractive sec
tion in te farm crops exhibits.
• Among the special attractions may
well be mentioned that of the Harris
Hardware Company of (Washington.
•1. K. Hoyt has on«* of,the prettiest
.displays ever seen it any fair. It
is worthy of any cit>\store and the
goods seen there are/equal to thoett
seen on- Hroadway -tif Ffith Avenue,
New York. If. S. Courtney has his
booth very attractively arrange] this
year, especially appealing to those
who comtemplate "setting up" house
keeping soon. Thompson and Hodgea,
the largest seed store in this section
of the state have a full line of farm,
garden, and flower seeds on display.
Another attractive place to go is the
booth of the Home Lighting and
Kiiuipment Co., of Plymouth. They
are showing all modern convenience*
and lij\v to have thetu on the farm.
They wash, iron, cook, sew, fan aM
saw wood with electricity as well as
light the home. Armour has their
agent, C. B. Keddick of Everett, on
hand to tell how their fertilizers
make crops grow.
There is a fine display of ladies'
fancy work that is larger than at any
previous fair. The cattle and hogs
display is also larger than th«ty have
boen before.
This is the first time there lias been
any running and hurdle race# in this
county anil they promise to bring
larger crowds than have ever visited
the fair before. For who is not thrill
ed at those words as clattering hoof
beats of speeding horses reverbrate
through the dusty atmosphere of the
county fair race truck. Two car loatT*
of homes arrived Saturday and there
are many from nearby. •
Among the free acts this year will
be the high diving of Miss Quincy,
who is the queen of high divers.
Everybody that wants a big thrill just
.see Mis« Quincy for she never fail*
to bring one. She dives twice each
day.
Ther fireworks are equal to these'*
that you see at Unft* rfairfl. The man,
ageinent got the best to be had in
that line and they are well worth see
ing.
MIDWAY AT THE FAIR SURPASS.
ES ANYTHING iYET SEEN
The Hilly Clark 11 roadway Shows
that are playing at the Roanoke Fair
are the largest ever s>ien in this sec
tion of the State. They are almost
covering the whole fir ground and are
a real treat to those wanting fun and
amusement. They are one of the
cleanest carnivals on the fair circuits
and are the seme ones that plyed at
the big Norfolk Fair two weeks ago.
There are merry-go-rounds, ferris
wheels, whips .aeropliui swings and
ether things for the kids to ride on,
a wihl west show with forty ponies,
a fine negro iminstrel and many other
interesting shows and stands that go
to make a real camivl.
The banc' is the real stuff and with
such music it will be lively around
the fair grounds every minute for the
next four days. » j-, *
NOTICE
Netice is hereby given that therf
will be a special term of the Superior
Court of Martin county beginning on
the 3rd Monday .twentieth day in No
vember, 1922, and running fer the
term of two weeks for the trial of
civil cases only.
By order of Cameron Morrison,
Covernolr. -
Signed by the Board of Commis
sioners Martin County. i .
S. S. BROWN. Clerk.
October 2, 1922.