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r «£=S=====SSS===SE3====^^ GET THE NEWS OF MARTIN COUNTY TWICE A WEEK BY TAKING THE ENTERPRISE. $1.50. VOLUME J4.~ MEMBER 12. PROGRESS IS SEEN ON EVERY SIDE IN OUrtTITLE CITY WILLIAMSTON 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 streets with their noses smelling the side walks.* Then about as early as town folks get: up may be seen men and 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 at 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 sonu other place where sometliing may be accomplished that adds something to the town. Wiliiamston today is doing les loal ing than has been done at any time jn ten years and we do not meean by this statement that there are too ma ny people at work; we would not bo misunderstood; but the thing we will say is that the old bunch of loafers are gradually, one by one, passing away, either by starvation, or fioni shame, disgrace or some other weight of mind they are thinning out. Oi l course when they go, it is cause for rejoicing, and it usually purifies the moral atmospheie as well as phy-i sical. Wiliiamston is offering better op port unities than ever before as l trade center. The several stores oi. Washington street are prepared t feed the family; and garages to it - pair your old car or sell you a nev. one; then ink Maine street, we Tia\ J' a variety of busines establishments that is pot excelled in much large towns than Wiliiamston, and they are all doing good business and hustling for more; additions being made in al most all of them as trie necessity ar rives to give the people of Martin and adjoining counties the service 1 they justly expect ana deserve. A new and large capacity ice p'.an now being established here will all much to tire life of Wiliiamston and also all nearby towns, as they will manufacture enough ice to keep ma ny towns the size of Wiliiamston sup plied with ice made fft;om 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 Maine street will add a great deal to the business of Wiliiamston, both it. appearance and in convenience of its customers who come from out of town to make their purchases, and will draw new ones wMt have not heretofore given us p riiet; as the more busi nes establishments a town has, the more patrons it getß from the sur rounding country. CLARENCE POE NOT TO BE IN THE STATE RACE Declares That He Will Not Offer As Candidate fer Commissioner •f Agriculture RALEIGH, Mar. 28.—Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of the I'nfgreasive Farm er, will not be a condidate for com missioner of agriculture of North Car olina and is not eonisdering running, "for any other office," Jie stated to day. Or. Poe gave out this statement ii j reply to questions following reports at the capitol that he would be a can didate to succeed W. A. Graham, the present commissioner of ogriculture, in the democratic primary of 1!- Several years ago the editor was prominently mentioned as a probable candidate for governor. — ; — When asked if he would ran fbr renomination, Mr. Graham said, "it is too early to give out any definite statement as to my intentions." He' waa elected commissioner of agricul ture in I*o9 and has held the office continually since then. He is 84 yean 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 prts ■eat commissioner: F. Parker, North Carolina and United States agricul tural statistician, and T. L. Gwynn, Haywopd county, aaa among those be- i Ing discw—ed as poestMe candidates' fortiMdßce. 1 ,v-'* ... ii/*" • ' ;r..-- i'S 4-,''- . '!• if . m ii--" /r flit -l' w - «*- - -*-■ - THE ENTERPRISE PEANUT ASSOCIATION MEETINGS APRIL 25 I DISTRICT MEETINGS OF ENTIRE ASSOCIATION TO BE HELD ON THAT DATE The district meetings for the nom ination of the members of the board of directors of the l*eanut Growers' Cooperative association for the en suing years will be held on Wednee dnestlay, April 26th according to the schedule sent out from headquarters, which is reproduced in part as fol lows: District No. 8, Bertie, Windsor, N, C., court house, 3 p. in.",' 1 directotr. Distriett 11, 'Edgecombe, Tarboro, N. C., court house, 3 p. nv, 1 direc tor. District 12, Halifax, Scottland Neck, N. C., operahouse, 3 p. m., 1 director. District 13, Hertford, Wlnton, N. C., court house, 3 p. in., 1 director. District 14, Martin, Wiliiamston, N. C., court house, 3 p. m., 1 director. District 17, Perquimans, Hertford, N. C., court 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 distriett 6, which according to the by laws has two directors. The di rector's nominated at these district meetings will be the nominees of the respective districts and their nomina tions will have to be confirmed by the members of the association at their annual meeting, May SHh, in Suffolk, Vu. All members of the l*r.nut Grow ers association are urged to atten'l their respective district meetings of .o send in their votes for directors by mail. While tl»e by laws do not require any fixed perrentage of the members to constitute a quorum at these district meetings fo rthe pur .po»e of nominating the directors, the members will find It decidedly to the 1 , interest to be present and take a part in the proceedings. Any member of the association who loes* iiot live in any one of the coun ties listed in.the districts will lie 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. 2*.--Bukl ness in March thus ff»r gives reason to believe that theer will be no slack ening in activity in the immediate future, according to a sui-vey 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 sales, warrant the assumption, the statement said, that, the busines octivity will be maintained. A number of induutries have allot ted increases in wages in offsetting shoitages of skilled labor, the sur vey 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. » Recent increases in falustrial and commercial activity have been re flected in a larger volume of loans by banks which are members of the reserve system. Most of the loans were for commercial purposes, . ac cording to the survey, Which showed that commercial loans of the membei banks'are approximately' $600,000,000 larger now than at the end of fDecem ber. Bank investments, howeever, have decreased so that aggregate of the loans and investments combined is only slightly larger. Contrary to expectations, despite the larger demand tor funds for com mercial purposes, there has been lit tle if any increase in 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 week* earlier, the sur vey disclosed. —... , } ,„ d * ■ • . 'r- - - WILLI AM STON. MAKTIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 3ft 1923. FOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL SPECIALISTS TO BE AT THE CONVENTION STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON VK.VriON TO SIKKT AT WINSTON-SALEM Announcement is made from the office of the North Carolina Sunday School association that foor of Am erica's most noted Sunday school spe cialists have been secured to take part on the program of the State Sun day School convention in Winston-Sa Icm, April 10-11-12. Dr. Leßoy Dakin, Brooklyn, N. \ pastor of tl o Baptist Temple, am Chairman of the :i«lult committee the lnternati..n.u .'unday School cour. cil of religious education, is an aulh ority on the work of the Organise. Adult Bible class, and will do sp. work along that line. The services of Mr. E. R. Stanfom, Nashivlle, Tenn., an expert in work with 'teenage 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 Theological seminary, will be the specialist for the work in the children's division. Or. Marion Lawrence, consulting general secreta ry, International Sunday School Coun cil of Religious education, will be one of the convention speakeis. Besides the ffour out of state speakers, it is announced tluit 56 o of the best Sunday school workers in North Carolina Will take part in dif felent sessions of the convention. These workers will come ffrom man.' parts of the state, an ( i will represent practically every denomination in tln state. Delegates to the convention will be entertained free of lodging and break fast in private homes of Winston-Sa lem. It has been announced by th committee on arrangements that not necessary for the names of the delegates to be sent in advance a> homes will not be assigned unt'l tb delegates arrive. The railroads have gnuited a round trip rate of one and one half fare:'. Clean-Up Week Slogan* Make Back Yards Look Like Front Yards! When the first breath of spring comes we all feel the urge to go out and plant something. But cleaning-up comes before planting and beauti fying. IM 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. , i I F't» M* 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. . , «.-r - . . .f - , . . . u. • . , Now is the time to clean up all waste and rubbish, in basements, at tics, closets, yards, bams, streets, alleys and sheds. 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. Now is the time to repair that moss-covered shingle roof, the ragged chimney top, and broken foundations. Apply the paint brush freely. Then plant flowers and shrubs. , ■ ; • .» Let the Children Help VRRDICT FOR DEFENSE IN LOVE DIVORCE CASI ELIZABETH CITY, Mar. 28. A verdict for the defendant in the suit for divorce instigated 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 county. Both the parties to the suit, were of old and highly respected families. The trial has tak en nearly a week, and was heard by Judge G. W. Connor. BAPTIST CHURCH REVIVAL CREATES MUCH INTEREST ATTENDANTS HEARING FINEST SERMONS EVER DELIVERED IN WILLIAMSTON Wiliiamston iy witnessing one of the most interesting revivals and is listening to one of the finest series of sermons ttvat it lias ever known. Dr. J. W. Kincheloe of the First Baptist church of Rocky Mount is preaching with great power and ear nestness and is attracting large and growing congregations. A man of strong personality, a speaker.of un usual power, a preacher of deeji spir ituality, Dr. Kincheloe uplifts and in spires all who hear him. The attendance, prayers, and coop eration of all Christians are desired in this meeting, to the end that it may be the greatest possible bless ing to our community. - t- - - »■'- certificate plan, for the provided as many as 250 people trav el to the convention over theomi roads, and present certificates for val idation in Winston-Salem. f State Superintendent D. W. Sims, reports that u number .of counties are endeavoring to work up large delega tions to the convention. It is ex pected that this will be 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 EXPECT 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 Growers' 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 oonimunity group. This \vor kis considered essential for ma ny reasons, one of the big ones be ing that it will make for efficiency in conducting murkctiug operations. Greatly handicapped by the'lack of knowledge among its members us to what was expected of theiu, the Cot ton asociation has Ik*l hard sledding but has come through some trying ex periences with flying colors, largely because of the loyal support inspired through local organizations, officials state. ' ' " Educational work 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 cooperatiycisfrbrt, and the North Car olina Cotton cooperative is trying to build on a firm foundation by keep ing this in mind, 'according to its head officials. Japan will soon he independent for its supply of quick silver. A rich ['vein, suid 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 asnays 18 per cent I and the vein increases in thickness j the deeper It is followed. GERALD CHAPMAN GOES BACK TO FEDERAL PEN DARING ROBBER WHO ESCAPE!* TUESDAY, I SCADI URED AF TER GUN BATTLE ATI, ANT A, G.i., Mar. 28.—Gerald Chapman, who engineered the $1,000,- 000 Leonuixl street mail robbery in Now York in lU2I, will aguin don a prison uniform at tbe federal peni tentiary here. Frank Cray, who with Chapman, made a sensational escape from the big institution in a cell at the pen itentiary, Chapman was rapidly re covering from wounds at a hospital in Athens, Ga., ami authorities there said early tonight he will be able to leave the hospital in two days. Chapman was serving a 26 year sentence, while Gray was serving live years. Yesterday morning they overpowered a guard in a hospitsil ward of the prison, sawed through a steel grated window, made rope ladders from bed sheets, arid slid to the ground some 30 feet below. Two high walls failed to stop them and they soon were olf the government reservation. Early today a conductor on a north bound freight train put the two men off his train near Colbert, Ga, and on reaching the town he notified W. I'. Butler, town marshal. The poilce man went out to meet the men. M As he approached the men and com manded them to hault they immedi ately opened fire on the officer which was returned and a gun battle was on. The officer was joined by men residing in the neighborhood as the battle continued from the railroad tracks to a nearby woods. The posse's amunition became exhausted ami the prisoners mad etheir way into a cotton patch. The battle Waß renewed and Chap man, fighting lesparately, fell with three bullet wounds. Gray surrend ered after his pistol "hung" and re fused to fire. None of the members of the posse was wounded. Chapman was convicted of being the leader of a gang that halted a mail truck leaving the city hall*Suß statoin of the New York postofflce and made off with hags of registered mail. Approximately $400,000 of the money was recovered in a wooderl box under a tree in Long Island, fol lowing the arrest of meinberH of th( | gang. Gray is serving n sentence on !• forgery charge. This made his sec ond attempt to escajW ffrom the pen itentiary. LEAGUE OF NATIONS HAS FUNCTIONED SAYS ROBERT CECIL BUT WORLD WOULD BE Mll BETTER OFF IF AMERICA WOULD JOIN NEW YORK, Mar. 28. —The cause of the league of nations is the cause of world peace, declared Lord Robert CecTT, foremost British' exponent of the league, who arrived hee today on the Majestic for a month's visit t the United States and Canada. Lord Roberts, who will deliver a score of lectures, said he came ti popularize and promote the cause ol the league and to smooth out misun derstandings of its functions and worl held by the greatest nation which has not yet joined the international body. "I should like to see America join the league," he said, "but I am just as strong an advocatte of Germany's entrance. In my opinion, German would lie admitted if she applied. ! also would be glad to se Russia come in. It is my impression she would also be admitted if she applied prop erly and it would be better ffor hei and for the rest of the world if she were a member.'* Lord Robert said he would begin his lecture tour in New York tomor row, speaking first at a private lun cheon and later at a dinner at whir he will meet owners and editors of national weekly and monthly publi Cations. Later he Will speak in oth er eifies including Louisville, Ky. Richmond, Va., and Washington, re turning to England, April 27. "The movement in favor of the league," Sir Robert asserted, "is now growing rapidly abroad. The league has functioned without America ant' can ffuoction without her but it woul be a great thing for America and for the rest of the world to have Ameri ca a member." The British statesman, who is mak ing his first visit here, said he came at the invitation of the foreign poli cy association, and that he woold at tempt to tudy America's attitude to wards the league. THE BEST ADVERTISING ME DIUM FOR THIS SECTION WILL UK FOUND IN THE ENTEHPHIBS. ESTABLISHED IIN CAMPAIGN TO KILL WILLIAMSTON RATS BE STARTED SOON MISS ANNIE MAE WRIGHT, NOT ED SPECIALIST HERE TO LEAD THE FIGHT Most all of yim no doobt, are famil iar with the legt-nd of the "Pied Pi per," and what business man is there in WilliamsUm who has not wkhqri that there was a "Pied Piper" here to lure the rats from their places at business ? Well, folks, the "Pied Pi er" 9? in Williamston for that very purpdße. This "Pied I'iper" comes in the person of a pretty young girl, who is not afraid of rats —one who earns lier living by poisoning rats—Miss Annie Mae Wright. Miss Wright hails from Portsmouth, Va., and for the past four years has been patting on rat killing campaigns in different parts of the country, having so far visited 22 states in her work of de stroying rats. M ss Wright has recommendations from the United States Health ser vice, the State Board of health and various other organisations, com mending and praising her work and the results obtained. Mies Wright ad mits that s e rarely ever sees a rat in her work, but she exterminates them by tbe use of barium carbonate, which can l>e purchased at almost any drug store. This poison is mixed with delicate morsels of food, which are displayed in an inviting manner where the rats can get them. The powder is tasteless, but deadly, in ef fect upon rats. The rat population in Williamston totals at least 4,000, according to Miss Wright. She says that the government figure* that it requires food valued at $1.82 to feed each rat ffr a year. If these figures are corect, then it costs the people of Williamston $7.250 each year to feed their rata. Directions for I'oiseniag Rats To oneteaspoonful of barium car bonate powder mix with 3 or 4 spoon fuls of any kind of food a rat will eat, meat, fish, cheese, cereal, apples, potatoes, bananas, etc. For absolute results use the kinds of bait mixed separately and continue with which ever they eat several nights or until the rats disappear. Miss Wr.ght Very Sacceefal Miss Wright has been in the lead ing towns of Halifax county during the past few days where she put on very successful campaigns in Roanoke Itupids, Scotland Neck, and Weldon, at which places she received the hear ty cooperation of the women's clubs, business men' associations and haa practically exterminated rats in all those towns. M ss Wright is in Williamston to day, ami will remain through Sat urday. She will supply the barium carbonate at the lowest market price anil it can also lie procured at drug stores and hardware stores. R.M. MILLER IS HEAD OF STATE SHIP BOARD LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATING COMMISSION MEETS AND BE GINS ITS WORK RALEIGH, Mar. 28. R. M. Miller, Charlotte, was elected chairman, and Dr. I). D. Carroll, secretary of the legislative investigating committee to tudy Gov. Cameron Morrison's pro posal for the state owned shipping line, designed to lower freight rate* and to develop Norh Carolina porta, in session here yesterday. The com mission decided to start its investiga tion immediately. >. The commission has $25,000.00 with which to study the proposition, and it was stated befote the member* went intot session that expert would be retained and an attempt made to complete a thorough investigation during the next few months. Gov ernor Morrison again gave hia argu ment in favor of the boat line. • r ~ After remaining in sus«iuu with the governor almost three l»om a, the commission withdrew MM! resumed its deliherationa la the hooae of tep resentativea in or der that the fiiah eries commission might bold its sched uled conference with the chief exec utive. W. A. Hart, highway caaaWtMr, and a member of tha shipping liiae investigating body. aaM no definite plans for the stady of the prapeaal had been decided apon, bat Oak ar rangements will be coaaplaM dating the session and an m mwmM ts be made ai them. Pox farming in Ataakoa utilises ma-
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