GET THE NEWS OP MARTIN
COUNTY TWICE A WEEK BY
TAKING THE ENTERPRISE, $1.50.
VOLUME 24.—NVMBER 12.
PROGRESS IS SEEN d
ON SIDE IN
OUHITTLE CITY
WILLLAMSTON GROWING MORU
LIKE A CITY DAY BY DAY
"IN EVERY WAY
From early morn till late at night
high priced cars, high powered cars,
and rumbling little Fords may be seen
lining- the sheets with their noses
smelling the side walks.'
Then about as early as town
folks get up may be seen men ami
women leading shaggy dogs with lit
tle walking sticks twirloing and twist
ing in every angle and then may bo
heard an occasional word of gossip,
and a few shrieks of exclamation a>
this good looking hat or that horrid
bonnet worn by some visitor. All
this would imply that we are getting
to be.a real proud little city. But,
10, none of the above mentioned at
tainments make a city, and the real
city builders are on the job, they will
be found at the wheel, the desk, the
bench, behind the counter, or some
other place where something may be
accomplished that adds something to
the town.
Williamston today is doing les loaf
ing than has been done at any time
jn ten years and we do not meeaii by
this statement that there are too ma
ny people at work; we would not bo
misunderstood; but the thing we will
say ia that the old bunch of loafers
are gradually, one by one, passing
away, either by starvation, or from
shame, disgrace or some other weight
of mind they are thinning out. Ol
course when they go, it is cause for
rejoicing, and it usually purifies tlv
moral atmosphere as well as phy
sical.
Williamston is offering better op
portunitieti than ever beforfe as l
trade center. The several stores oi>
Washington street are prepared t>
feed the family; and garages to re
pair your old car or sell you a new
one; then T>n Maine street, we havx
a variety of busines establishment!'
that is pot excelled in much large
towns than Williamston, and they arei
all doing good business and hustling
for mote; addition* being made in al
fno»t all of them a» the necessity ar |
rives to give the people of Martm
and adjoining counties the service j
they justly expect ana deserve.
A new and large capacity ice plan
now being established here will add
much to the life of Williamston and
also all nearby towns, as they will
manufacture enough ice to keep ma
ny towns the size of Williamston sup
plied with ice made ffrom the purest
water in the south, and will make h
special effort to see that all our neigh
bors are supplied with ice as well
as our own home folks.
The new department store that is
now being erected as fast as possible
on Mnine street will add a great deal
to the business of Williamston, both ii.
appearance and in convenience of its
customers who come from out of town
to make their pui chases, and will draw
new ones wh# have not heretofore
given us a vls't; as the more fiuei
nes establishments a town has, the
more patrons it get a from the sur
rounding country.
CLARENCE POE NOT TO
BE IN THE STATE RACE
Declares That He Will Not Offer As
Candidate for Commissioner
ef Agriculture
RALEIGH, Mar. 28.—Dr. Clarence
Poe, editor of the Prrfgreesive Farm
er. will not be a condidate for com
missioner of agriculture of North Car
olina and ia not conisdering running,
"for any other office," he stated to
day.
Dr. Poe gave out this statement ir,
reply to questions following reports
at the eapitol that he would be a can
didate to succeed W. A. Graham, thr
present commissioner of agriculture,
in the democratic primary of
Several years ago the editor was
prominently mentioned as a probable
candidate for governor.
When asked if he would run for
ranomiaation, Mr. Grabaai said, "it
is too early to give out any definite
stotement as to my intentions." He
was elected commissioner of agricul
ture in ISMS and has held the office
continually since then. He is 84
years of age and has been a state
representative, stale senator, a mem
ber of the board of agriculture, a
captain in the Conftderate army and
assistant adjutant general of North.
Carolina.
W. A. Graham, Jr., son of the pres
ent commissioner: F. Parker, North
Carolina and United States agricul
tural statistician, and T. L. Gwynn,
Haywopd county, are among those be
ing dlstusaed aa poesMe candidates'
for the office. I
fife. i-V.-' I ' • J
THE ENTERPRISE
[PEANUT ASSOCIATION
MEETINGS APRIL 25
DISTRICT MEETINGS OF ENTIRE
ASSOCIATION TO BE HELD
ON THAT DATE
The district meetings for the nom
ination of the members of the boarei
of directors of the Peanut Growers'
Cooperative association for the en
suing years will be held on W educe
dnesday, April 25th according to the
schedule semt out from headquarters,
wliich is reproduced in part as fol
lows :
District No. 8, Bertie, Windsor, N.
C, court house, 3 p. m., 1 directotr.
.Districtt 11, Eelgecombe, Tarboro,
N. (J., court house, 3 p. in., 1 direc
tor.
District 12, Halifax, Scottland Neck,
N. C., operahouse, 3 p. in., 1 director.
District 13, Hertford, Winton, N. C.,
court house, 3 p. tn., 1 director.
District 14, Martin, Williamston, N.
C., court house, 3 p. m., 1 director.
District 17, Perquimans, Hertford,
N. C., ceiurt house, 3 p. m., 1 direc
tor.
District 18, Washington, Plymouth,
N. C., court house, 3 p. m., 1 direc
tor.
Nineteen directors are to be nom
inated in these district meetings, one
for each district, with the exception
of districtt 5, which according to the
by laws has two directois. The eli
reilors nominated at these district
meetings will he the nominees of the
respective districts and their nomina
tions will have to be oonflimed by
the members of the association at
their annual meeting, May JHh, in
Suffolk, Vta.
All members of the Hfcanut Grow
ers association are urged to attend
their respective dibtrict meeting* or
|.o send in their votes for directors
by mail. While the by laws do not
require any fixed percentage of the
members to constitute a quorum at
these district meetings fo rthe pur
pose of nominating the directors,, the
members will find It decieledly to the',
interest to be present and take a part
in the proceedings.
Any member of the asseiciation who
lues not live ih any one of the conn
ties listed in the districts will be per
mitted to vote in the adjoining coun
ty or district. Members of the asso
ciation residing in Beaufort countv
will vote at the district meeting in
Washington county. Members of the
association residing in Pitt county
will vote at the district meeting in
Martin county.
By order of the boar dof directors.
J. H. Alexander, Jr.,
President.
MARCH BUSINESS IS '
GOOD SAYS REPORT
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD BE
LIEVES THERE WILL BE NO
IMMEDIATE SLUMP
WASHINGTON, Mar. 28.—Busi
ness in March thus ffar gives reason
to believe that theer will be no slack
ening in activity in the immediate
future, according to a survey of con
ditions made public tonight by the
federal reserve board. The high rate
of industrial production, and increase
in freight traffic and employment, to
gether with the large volume of the
wholesale and retail sates, warrant
the assumption, the statement said,
that the businea octivity will be
maintained.
A number of industries have allot
ted increases in wages in offsetting
shoitages of skilled labor, the sur
rey showed , shortage of women
workers have been reported in tex
tile, rubber and garment industries
with the need of skilled labor great
in many industrial centers. ,
Recant increases in idustrial and
commercial activity have been re
flected |n a larger volume of loans
by banka which are members of the
reserve system. Most of the loans
were for commyrrial purposes, ac
cording to the survey, which showed
tfrafrcommercial loans of the membei
banks are approximately $500,000,000
larger now than at the end of f Decem
ber. Bank investments, koweever,
have decreased so that aggregate of
the loans and investments combined
is only slightly larger.
Contrary to expectations, despite
the larger demand fo* funds for com
mercial purposes, there has been lit
tle if aßy increase !n the total vol
ume of credit extended by the reserve
banks. -The totol of earning assets
and loans by the twelve banks was
approximately the same on March the
24th as four weeks earlier, the aur-
Inj diadoMd. _ _
WILLIAMSTON. MARTIN COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MARCH 3ft 1923.
FOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL
SPECIALISTS TO BE
AT THE CONVENTION
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION TO MEET AT
WINSTON-SALEM
Announcement is made from the
office of the North Carolina Sunday
School'association that four of Am
erica's most noted Sunday school spe
cialists have been secured to take v
part on the prog-ram of the State Sun
day School convention in Winston-Sa
lem, April 10-11-12.
Dr. Leßoy Dak in, Brooklyn, N. \
pastor of tie Baptist Temple, am
chairman of the adult committee e
the International Sunday School cour.
cil of religious education, is an auth
ority on the work of the Organize-•
Adult Bible class, and will do sp>
work along that line.
The services of Mr. E. R. Stanford,
Nashivlle, Tenn., an expert in work
with 'toe-nage boys and girls in the
Sunday school, have been secured
Mis Wilhelmena Stooker, Auburn, N
Y., professor of religious education
in Auburn School of Religious edu
cation, Auburn Theole>gical seminary ,
will be the specialist for the work in
the children's division. Dr. Marion
Lawrence, consulting general secreta
ry, International Sunelay School Coun
cil of Religious education, will be one
of the convention speakers.
Besides the ffour... out of state
speakers, it is announced thai 50 o
of the best Sunday scheiol workers in
North Carolina will take part in dif
ferent sessions of the convention.
These workers will come ffrom man.'
parts of the state, ami will rep reset-1
practically every denomination in the
state.
Delegates to the convention will be
entertained free of lodging and brenk
fast in private homes of Winston-Sa
lem. It has been announced by th*
committee on arrangements thnt
not necessary for the names of the
delegates to be sent in advance »s
homes will not be assigned unt : l th
delegates arrive.
The railroads have grunted a round
trip rate of one and one half fare'.
. Clean-Up Week Slogan*
Make Back Yards Look
Like Front Yards!
-f v
*'■'*»■ I I I 1
When the first breath of spring comes we all feel the urge to go out
Jk
and plant something. But cleaning-up comes before planting and beauti
fying. "
Let all good housekeepers have thorough cleaning of houses and prem
ises, front and back yards.
Health, safety from fire, and beauty of surroundings all demand that
the winte's accumulation of waste, rubbish and filth and dirt be cleaned
up and removed. ' , - ■ j£)»
-
Clean streets, alleys and houses,prevent fires and disease, and are a
source of civic pride, while dirt and filth speak ill of the citizenship and
home pride.
Now is the time to clean up all waste and rubbish, in basements, at
tics, closets, yards, barns, streets, alleys and sheets.
We must caution against burning rubbish on windy days or near any
buildings or leaving rubbish fires unattended. Children must be watched,
as their dreses catch fire easily.
"5 e '• .
Now 1a the time to repair that me»ss-covered shingle roof, the ragged
chimney top, and broken foundations. Apply the paint brush freely. Then
' plant flowers and shrubs. ,
' •*' ... „
Let the Children Help
VERDICT FOR DEFENSE
IN LOVE DIVORCE CASK
ELIZABETH CITY, Mar 28. A
Verdict for the elcfendant in the suit
for divorce instigateel by Mrs. Helen
Love Stone Love against W. T. Love,
Sr., today ended one ot the most sen
sational trials that has ever taken
place in this e»unty. Both the parties
to the suit were of old anil highly
respected families. The trial has tak
en nearly a week, and'was heard by
Juelge G. \f: Connor.
BAPTIST CHURCH
REVIVAL CREATES
MUCH INTEREST
ATTENDANTS HEARING FINEST
SERMONS EVER DELIYEKED
IN WILLIAMSTON
Williamston is witnessing one ol
the most interesting revivals ami is
listening to' one of the finest series
of sermons that it has ever known.
Dr. J. W. Kincheloe e>f the First
Baptist chuich of Rocky Mount is
preaching with great power aiul ear-
nestness and is attracting large and
growing'congregations. A man of
strong personality, a speaker of un
usual power, a preacher of deep spir
ituality, Dr. Kincheloe uplifts ami in
spires all who hear him.
The attendance, prayers, and coeip
eration of all Christtians are desired
in this meeting, to the enel that it
may be the greatest possible bless
ing to our community.
certificate plan, for the convention)
provided as many as 250 people trav
el to the convention over the ri-
roads, and present certificates for va'
idation In Winston-Salem.
• State Superintendent D. W. Sims,
reports that a number of counties arc
endeavoring to work up large delega-
tions to the convention. It is ex
ported that this will lie the largest
and most representative Sunday
School convention held in North Car
olina in recent years.
COTTON CO-OPS TO
PUT ASSOCIATION
ON SMOOTHER BASIS
EX'PECT TO ELIMINATE DELAY
OF 1922 BY CLOSER AFFILIA
TION OF ITS MEMBERS
RALEIGH, Mar. 28. —Community
and county units are being rapidly
perfected in the North Carolina Cot
ton G rowers' Cooperative association,
according to an announcement ffrom
the headquarteers here.
Organisation of local units of the
association started in real earnest the
first of the year, and will be contin
ued untitl all members are affiliated
with some community group. This
wor Wis considered essential for ma
ny reasons, one of the big ones be
ing that it will make for efficiency
in conducting marketing operations.
Greatly hanelicappeei by the lark of
knowledge among its members as to
what was expected of them, the Cot
ton asociation has had hard sledding
but has coine throußh some try ing ex
|>eriences with flying colors, largely
because of the loyal support inspired
through local organizations, officials
state.
Educational woik in cooperative
methods will be one of the big fea
tures of this year's program, and it
is believed that before another selling
season rolls around, the association
will be in a position to handle its
operations with a minimum of delay.
An efficient and smooth working or
ganization from top to bottom is the
aim.
Community spirit and action is de
clared to be the basic principle of
cooperative effort, and the North Car
olina Cotton cooperative is trying lo
build on a firm foundation by keep
ing this in mind, according to its
head officials.
1 Japan will soon be independent fufr
its supply of quick silver. A rich
I vein, said to extend seven miles on
the surface and said to vary in width
from two to six fe»t, has been dis
covered. The ore assays 18 per cent
j and the vein increases in thickness
j the deeper It is followed.
GERALD CHAPNAN GOES
BACK TO FEDERAL PEN
DARING KOBBKK WHO ESC APE»,
TLESDAY. 1 St \PHRED AF
TER (.I N BATTLE
ATLANTA, t; u. Mar. 28 —Geral.l
Chapman, who engineered the 11.0H0,-
t*H> Lecnanl street mail rolibc y in
New York in 1921. will acain don a
prison uniform at the federal peni
tentiary here.
Frank Cray, who'with Chapman.
ma>ie a .-ensationai escape from the
b.g institution in a cell at the pen
itentiary. Cliapnnan was rapidly np
eoven.ig fioin w»uix!s at a hospita'
in Aliens. Gat, niki authorities there
said early tonight lie will lie able to
leave the hospiUnl in two "lays.
Chapman was nerving a 25 > ear
sentence, while Gray was serving
live years. Yesterday morning they
overpowered a guard in a hospital
ward of the prison, sawed through
a steel grated window., made rope
Sailers fr. m bed sheets, aihl slid to
the ground sura# 31l feet below. Two
high walls failed to stop them and
they Mwn were otT the government
reservation. \
Krirlv today a conductor «n a north
hour.«l freight train put the two men
•«ff his train near Colbert, Ga, an'l
on reaching the town he notified W
I*. Butler, town marshal. The poilce
man went out to meet the men.
As he approached the men and com
mam led them to hault they imaaedi
ately ofxnel fire on the officer which
was r«-turaed ami a gun battle was
on. The officer was joined by men
re--.ling in the neighborhood as the
Mile continued from the railroad
tracks to a nearby wood.". The
pi-s»r*s amur.ition became exhausted
anal the prisoners mad etheir way
into a cotton patch.
The battle was renewed and ("hap
man. fighting desparately, fell with
three bullet wounds. Cray surrend
ered after his pistol "hung" and re
fused to fire. None of the member
i>f the P"-sse was wounded.
Chapman was convicted of beinr
llie leader of a gang tliat'HnlU-d a
mail truck leaving the city hall sub
statoin of the New York postolfire
.ml made off with bags of registered
mail. Approximately $400.0(10 of the
ntoney was recovered in a wi-ole
bo* under a tree in 1-ong Island, fol
lowing tl.e arrest of members of th
K*ng
flray is serving a sentence on r
forgery charge 'This made his sec
ond attempt to escape ffrrfn the peti
itentiary. — J
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
HAS FUNCTIONED
SAYS ROBERT CECIL
- ' )
HI T WOULD HOI Lit HK Nl« i
Mm I K HIT IF AMERICA
«m LD JOIN
NEW YORK. Mar 2H.- The cause
of trie league of nations is the ran*
tf w-oild peace, declared l«rd Robert
Cecil, foremost British e*|ionent of
•he league, who arrived hee today #ii
tlie SiajeMic for a month's visit t
the Cnited State- and Canada
l/.nl Roberts, who will deliver a
score of lectur>-». said he came t«
popularise aixl promote the cau-e of
the league and to smooth out misun
•lemtandings of its function* and moil
heM by the' greatest' nation whicl
has not yet joined the internatior a
body.' C
"I should like to see America joir
tlie league.** he said, "but I am ja.-'
as strong an ndvocatte of Germany's
entrance. In my opinion, German
would be admitted if she applied: '
also would be glad to m Russia come
in. It is my imprwwon she woul
also be admitted if she applied prop
eriy ai-d it would be better ffor he
ia.l for the rest of the world if she
were a member."
Lord Robert said he would begir
his lecture tour in New York tomor
row. speaking first at a private lon
chena and later at a dinner at wh :
he «i!l meet owners and editors •:
nation*] weekly and monthly p*U
rations Later he will speak m oth
er fififs inrlniiiiK Louisville. Kjr
Richmond. Va_, and Wa*hir.(tton. I*
taraißK to Enxlud, April' 27.
"Be movemert in finr of tW
learue." Sir Robert asserted, "is BO*
(mwiiK rapidly abroad- The lasgw
has functioned without America aw'
can ffunrtion without her bat it wouL
be a rreat thinf for Awno awl fr
the rest of the world to km Assert-
The British iMuiw, who is nk
iac. Us first virit hers. he came
at the imtaliaii of the f»re%* prii
ry awmitiim. and that IM SMII et
tnsft to tady America's ilftsii to
wards the Inqt
- —— .• . r
THE REST ADVERTISING ME
lilt M FOR THIS SECTION WILL
BE FOUND IN THE BNTEBPHIBB.
i ,1
ESTABLISHED UM
CAMPAIGN TO KILL
WILLIAMSTON RATS
BE STARTED SOON
MISS ANNIE MAE WRIGHT, NOT.
ED SPECIALIST HERE TO
LEAD IHE FIGHT
Most all of no Jiitt, are famil
iar with the legend of the "Pied Pi
per."* and what business man h there
in Willuitfan who has not
that there was a "Pied Piper" here
to i ore the nU {rain their places at
txaiacss? Well, folks, the "Pied Pi
er** » ib Williamatoo for that very
tnirpcec- a
This "*Pi*xl Piper" comes in the
penon of a pretty young girt, who
is not afraid of rats—ooe who earns
tir living by poisoning rats—Miss
Annie Mae W right. Miss Wright hails
from Portsmouth. Ya_, and for the
past four years bas been putting on
rat killing campaigns in different
parts of the country, having so far
visited 22 states in her work of de
stroying rats.
)li-4 Wright has ra-ommendations
from the I'nitnl States Health ser
vice. the State board of health and
\ariou> other organizations, com
mendiiiK ami praising her work and
the results i v.ained. Mies Wright ad
mits that s e rarely ever sees a rat
tn her woit, but the exterminates
them by Iff u»e of barium carbonate,
* hwh can be purchased at almost any
■truir store. This poison i> mixed with
■lrlictfe montb of food, which are
ibpUtni in an inviting manner
where the rab can get them. The
powder is tasteless, but deadly in ef
fect upon rats.
The rat population in William"ton
total* at Ind 4,(M, according to Miss
Wright. She say* that the govern meat
hfum that it requires food valued
at SIX 2 to feed each rat ffr a year.
If these SpOr.- are cored, then it
coots the people of William it on $7,280
each year to feed their rats.
■lindnat far Pihwln Rats
To oaeteaspooafnl of barium car
bonate powder mix with 3 or 4 spoon
ful* of tfr kiad of food a rat will
eat. meat, cheese, cereal, apples,
kaMMkrtc For absolute
re««lt* u*e the kMJ* of bait mixed
separately and continue with which
ever they eat several nights or until
the rats disappear.
Mans Mr.gkt Very Sacceefal
Nu> Wnjffct has been in the leadi,
inr towns of Halifax connty during
the past few dajrs where she put on
very Mtm»fil campaigns in Roanoke
lUpak, Scotland Neck, and Weldon,
at which places she received the hear
ty cooperation of the women's clubs,
men* and has
practically exterminated rats in all
l(w« tsww.
ll>- Wright is in Williamston to
day. ami will remain through Sat
urday." She will supply the barium
irWdr a! the kiwvst market price
and it can al-o be procured at drug
*tore* and hardware stores.
R. M. MILLER IS HEAD
OF STATE SHIP BOARD
LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATING
l IIUMISSION MEETS AND BE
GINS ITS WORK
RALEIGH, Mar. 2K_—R. M. Miller,
 "huhUr. rln ted chairman, tld
It D. D. CirreJl, secretary of Um
Irtblame laidtinatißf committee U
•ti»Jy Gov. Ounrroo Morrison'■ pro
posal for the state owned shipping
line. lr»igned to lower freight rate*
aad to develop N'orfe Carolina ports,
■ iessioa hoc jueU rday. The eom
msswaoe de»W to start iU investigs-
TV wabmmm has $25,000.00 with
which to tfwdy the proposition, aad
it n> staled before the member*
weal oM stafion that expert would
be retained aad an attempt made to
complete a thorough investigation
■luring the next few nuatha Gor
"rwor Mwmsoa again gave hia aigO
atem. is Itnr of the heat liae. »
After nwuuog m stiasioa with the
eovrrnor almost three hooa, tha
wirsoi withdrew and resumed
•to del-bees tie— ia the house of icp
ii al»liius ia or drr that the tth
eriee riuuiaiw might hold He sched
ule* ceafcßuee with'the chief eKC
utnne. \,
W. A. Hart, highway r i ■ ■ illlr■ ir.
ptoaJfJ tfe'rtadbr of the proposal
bed been derided epee. bet that ar-
Jti t ' \^~sal