FARMERS. WILUAMSTOX IS THE
PLACE TO SLLL VOI R TOBACCO
TRY ONE OF THE HOUSES HEUi
VOLUME 24—L MU£R SI
CHRISTMAS SEALS
MOW ON SALfc. iii
LOCAL COMMITTeJ^
Majority of Proceeds to
Remain for Local
Benerits
The Tuoeicuidsis Seal saJe oh£-
paign ba» been onpaiieJ for 'M
ChßMmfc «!* of Pl*vivßsl>,
all the money mJucd from the sen*
sale has been sent to the North C-a
oljju Tuberculosis ass-idal** to W
used in a Stat* ami national cam
paipi for teaching ihe public to* .«
control and eradicate lubi rfiilo'i* Tii»
year, however. otJy twenty fr.e pn
cent of the William4an sale f«i«!
go to the North Caiolina Tu'.eici.
losis association, while seventy l>
per cent is manned by the town (*■
a local health erusi«le and for help
ing the needy one- in our mid-t w
are victims of tubeieu!^saik
You, yourself, may be in per?*-
health, jour child may be
healthy, but the person who si's i«x
to you at the niovkS or the child w.«
plays with your rhiid at .-diool nK
be suffering front thus disease. You
and your child are constantly ss.-
jprt to tuberculosis so long as yo
come in contact with those who car- ,
its
By lilierally investutg in Chiistm-.-
seal.- an! health bends buy protects
for yourself and dear ones and at tw
time give a Christmas preset
to thos.- in your community w*o «ee- ;
help in fighting- tJ*milosik
Seventy five |e cvU of U* ri>o'e
obtained through the sa!e of s#ab b>
the Williamson school children is t
lie retained b« the school fo«- the |-u
po» of huyinr modem cru~».le
supplie- and a scale for weighing tt
children.
It is to le h»f»d that every ma t.
w. .man :.iui child in Willam>!« v
Imy at !ea.-t one dollar's work
Christmas seals. A list of tho>e i«-
vestin» a dollar or more in seals •
health bonds will I* published in T.«
Enterprise with mention of the an
ount purrhase«i
Dr. W. L Warren, county heahfc
«48cer >i. torses this work and »)>'
"The selling of Chrij-tmss seal? t-
protnir a fund with which U- tgi
tuberculosis is a sphndid wuFiUk
in p. Our community needs health e
ocat.on in the schools witn!:«i._
rias.-e-. health publicity iad exhibit.-
visiting nurse service in the horr.
clinics for examination of suspett/.
cases and special service a.- ei:*rgen
cy arises- The seal sale campaign
provides just such a furaL Everyone
shoald be eager to contribute to :
Muse so helpfui to hunian.ty."
.Those in charge of the can.paigf.
»• are as follows:
Chairman, Mrs. Luke Lamb.
Treasurer, Dr. P. B Cane.
Publicity Chairman, Mrs. Elbert S-
Peel. * ■
Campaign Committee: Mrs. Wheel
er Martin, Sirs. A. V. Joyner. j| r ..
, Clayton M -ore Mrs. P B. Cow, Mis
J. S. Rho . Mrs. J. G GodanL Jr.
Miss V'e'ia .• vl-cws.
The expe r"j#, re of the mare> col
Vtcted wi>l le bi « ; urre of the follow
rag committee
Mrs. S-i'iic Mrs A. R Dae
ning. Mr; \V ». Warren and Mrs.
John D
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All the Year Round
Texaco gasoline and Texaco mtsi
oil stay the same winter an isun
nter. There is no other ail that wiil
do this and keep your car ia a spsod
shape as Texaco Cold and snowy
weather Texaco gatdiat aad Texaco
mate- ofl stay the saw. Everybody
lte Texaco.—adv.
THE ENTERPRISE.-
TOBACCO CO-OI'KRATIVE
HAS MADE BiU INCREASE
IN ITS MEMBERMI.I
2.244 New Members AdM Site- Or
rfUdf: ol Market la Sen .
( anliu Tkh> Vear
The followirg is a comniunin on
in part .received from the RaVipi
headquarters of the Tobacco Grower.
Cooperative association:
Your local will be glad to know that
our association has welcomed
new ntenil>ers since we opened tu
markets in.South Carolina last Auj
us - . South Carolina leads with 8i
ew member-. North Carolina is Ft
oiml wth 719. while Virginia ad e
657 new members since Aumist.
This steady increase in menthershij
»-■ P""l evidence that our association
s going ahea t Mu-y of these r.« vv
members were among those who sai
"wait and see" last vear, and tht v
Hs-.e .-irce become coti\»nce«l that then
is no hope 'or a grower under the
•id dumping system.
Oat in Kentucky they call all con
tract breakers "dumper" 2nd sa
!-at it is the "dumpers" who |.rei;»
down tobacco prices.
Receipts of bright tobacco last week
were 7,7»1,155 pounds, or more thai
* nulfion pounds a «!av. w.ith the crop
mov, nient not yet well uniet wa
i "
,in tlie ..id belt. Receipts this wees
I will l« -welled by much dark tobi.
Co. al! our markets having opem-i:
for oark and sun cured Virginia to
l*«co oa November 3M.
To give Mime idea of the volume
of business done by our association.
s he finance department reports th:-i
|« November 9, ft pai.l out llTn.lv
l f»w ft>t advances on tobacco deliver
eJ fcy members on one day, Thurs
day, \ovetnlier 8. On some .lays t.
amount is even larger than this miii.
Tfc.s large figure for a s.ngie day">
advance pa> lienb shows what a hug
haxnrss we have created with noth i
behind it e> *pt the pledged fairh «-
aur fellow t- tkaeru growers who-e 93,-
000 signed on tracts make it p»*jh .
to exoperate for our own protection
(Mil BLE IHKiSTENING
l.\ THE lOKIt CAB FAMIL
BKINt, TWO NEW NAM*.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 2£—Theit
teen a double christening in the Fo:
car family.
When the newest member, a smart
sedan with two doors, arrived on th«
scene, a——■cat of which is jus'
made, there came with it the que*
lion of a aame
For several days the folks just eoul
not deride what to call the baby of
the family until, from quite an un
expected source, there came the hap
py suggestion:
"Let's call it Tuder."
And Tader it was christened, a
name quite in keeptag with the aris
tocratic apearance of the new car.
"How about re-naming the otuer se
tan?" some oae asked and thea camr
this reply:
' "We might call it the four door
Ford or—Ah. that's it! Ford-or, Far
dor. Simple and Mpmrive, isa't it? *
So we have two Ford cars with
brand new aames, the Tuder and the
Fordor. ,
Inspection of tires aad rims fie
quently will prevent unnecessary trou
ble aad annoyance, aap. Firestone ser
vice experts. Rim cuts and breaking
of wire cables at the base of the tin
)*
may be avoided if pnapet inspection
-s made regularly.
Fashioa aots says the "tight doit
m eoariag back." And ia the** days
WILLIAMSTON. MAK L\ COUNTY, NORTH fIBW 1 I FRIDAY. NO\"EMBER IX i*-~>
SCHOOLS STRIVE
FOR THE MERIT
CERTIFICATES
'Hie Hijahv ly Education
Boai J j . Jew; rd
Institutions
WASH INGTON, Nov-. 22.—One of
the features distinguisJiHif; the thin!
lUiunal safety campaign is the offei
o certificates of ment to schools fo
00. picuous achievement during
uu unto months, according to announce
\
n.cnt by the Highway Education
board.
Aside from the safety essay an
»a-"ety lesson contests, open respect
ivtly to pupils and teachers, the cer
tit fates of merit are proving one >.
>ho most popular phases of the can.
I**n-
The certificates are offered to any
.-c'.io.. or to any class room malting
a satisfactory record in certain saft
tj activities. They will be ayantad
on a point basis. Tlttee hundred point
out of a possible 450 will entitle tlu
: clnjol or *Jass room to an engsavel
certificate, properly iiiscribed, ann
and suitable for fianting, testifying
to the school's interest and concein
in Aafety education.
The iMKtnl announces that descrip
tive literature giving conditions undeu
which the certilcates will be awarded
will be sent upon request. If the en
tire eligible student body contributes
essays on the subject "Highway Safe
ty Habits I Should HNI point.s
may be counted. If twemty five pel
cent of the pupiL- participate, twen
ty five points are counted; if more
than twenty five per cent, one point
for each additional per cent.
For twenty five per rent of teach
ers writing safety lessons on the sub
ject "Tnuning Children in Habits of
Safety on the Highways" twtnty five
points will be given, and one point f.
each additional per rent
'lhe boaid announces that requests
froiit sch o!.» or individuals for infor
n ation on tlw campaign as a who!'
will have prompt attention. Its ad
dress is the Wdlanl building, Wash
ington, D. C.
NOTED PICTI'KE TO BE
SHOWN AT WASHINGTON
The New ThoUic at Washington
will k»ve the distinction of showing
one of the best pictures ever product
WeiM&day and Thursday with a ma -
inee Thure-iay afternoon—Mrs. Wal
lace Re id in "Human Wreckage."
Thi-s picture has been the sen*a
tion of the day in all the bigger ci
ties of tki. section for the past few
weeks, and now has reached this ser
I to*, and will be seen at the New
Theatre at Washington.
The picture gives the life histo>
of Wallace Reid, starring his widow,
Mrs. Walact Reid, and has educatior
al features never before seen in the
movies, combined with thrilling reali
ties which Mr. Keid experienced in
ha remarkable career as a movie ac
tor.
There is a lesson in this picture that
should be seen by every man, woman
aad child in the country.
The Demand Is Here
Ghriaf the customer what he want*
is the surest way of pleasing him.
When your ear needs gas and oil, the
surest way to take care of it is to
We believe Texaco motor oil an'
Texaco gasoline will give you more
mileage par gallon thaa aay other
oil that you can one. It costs r'
more, so why not use the best, for
«iitijhoily likes Texaco.—adv.
I "THE OLD Ni. I. i H STATE-
As soon as you get to Notfc C-'- '.-i
The roads and the towns get ne»=' .
flnah,
Ihe peopie .v.ik v.nr. a jtei-
And even your motor has More pen .
The hookwoiiu's bani-hed, the rot
try has
A lot more energy, pep and jazz.
The livest Northerner t .let
sign a
l.ivlier state than No"th Cb'!>i a
j
The farms look better, the Hamkcs
.f ■ 1 i
ain't
Quite ignorant of the sight of pair.:
They're building roals. a»i they'n
not content
With sand and clay, but they use ce
ment
And the schoids look goad, and ih j
mills are busy
And each inhabitant owns a little
Or a big twin six or soqtttfcing finai
As soon as you get to Noth Calina
This State's not • I reaming of day;
gone by.
There's a modern irlint in each nh>r
fell's eye.
And the village belles and the village
b«>aux
Are as smartly div-sed as the crowd
which flows
On tint ham's streets. You must give
'em credit.
These folks are fully make, you
said it.
You meat the "Boostah"; you 100-.
the "Whirtah," t ,
As soon as you get to Noth Calina.
Brale).
SANDY RHX;E ■
LOCAL NEWS
Miss Katie Cherry sprnl Stluxlai
night with Miss Glady- Kuiirti»n.
Miss Sue Asb> ent*-t*ta'ne-d a nur*
I* r of friends Sntunfoy nii»ht to r
sugar stew.
Miss Maggie Woolen spent the ww-S
eiul with her parents.
M : ss Marjorie Jones >|*-nt Satur
day night with Miss Marie K..ld.rk
M iss Ilessie Grt-en spei.t llie uee
end with Miss Neaiie Jon* ..
Misses Helen anil Dora lu-nnett an.'
Messrs. I>e.«n Willian*. ar,.| Roam
•-egret t were sibhb'eeis ovei the g»o«»
roads Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Jones spei t Smbi
with Mrs. N. S. Cherry.
Mrs. S. C. Hardison sp*-nt Suntia\
afternoon with Mrs. N .S. (Iwny.
OVETTE NOVELTY to.
TO BE AT THE STKA.MI
THEATRE NEXT WEE
Williams ton will be vbiicd by a
company of artiats, who will appeat
at the Strand theatre- next Wedce.-
iay and Thursday, by the Ovette Nov
elty Company, presenting a class o.
slow seldom seen on the n»l, Mring
o the variety of acts. -
Th. company consists of dancer,
comedians, jugglers, a crystal read
er, ioij other features, that vt ae.
iotn «ee;i combined in u«e cumpaii).
The Ovetto Novelty Company viii
be here two nights, Wednesday nm*t
Thursday, Novmber 28th and 29th,
giving a change of program each »•
thse nighta.
TYSON REUNION ASSOtIATiON
Tre foarth annual reunion of tbe
Tyson families and the descendeats,
will be held at Tyson's church, thm
miles east of Farmville, N. C., Thanhs
giving day, November 29, 1923.
V ■ I Si ii MI *
The Chilean government is consid-
L "A •»
ering a proposal to establish c ■mui
cial aviation ia that country.
FEDERAL AGENTS
IN THIS SECTION
ARE NOW ALERT
Combing" Eastern Sec
tion of Country to
Abolish Liquor
WASHINGTON. Nov TW
1
' tir-> eastern section of thf (jumr\ -s.
j brint! combe*! bv Wera! ajrents in an:
eiTort to -amp out liquor smuir *?>®c
|aml nurketint.
; : The (Dbfinry is «ies.-ritw\i x- "one I
lof the m«il cimntio combination
known" «hether legal or ilbtal.
j Working on clues obtained by the
i Savannah Rraml jur> which inaix :o
a hurxircs! ami twenty six persons f* i
': Hf (wl violation of th.- prohi^a-ior
I lam -. tJie airpnts, a>-ronliit)r to iTsie
I'ui s of the bureau of irvestttration
!of ' tie Ueuartinent of jib* ice. hav.-
work before them that is e-:pecte»;
. 4 .
pro* ule sensational rvsu!c&.
HIGHWAYS (RKATK \M>
i:\IKMt I'ATKIuriSX
Nml «l National Koad- Mr* I Ne»
Memorial
• I The George \Vit.-hiKirt>Ki Jlx-««k
; memorial, being r>x-te>i to c
ton the by the Ma_'e XI- •
lof the I mini State*, on Sfconlf- -
i j llill. ju.4 out-klf tre taty of Ak-v
, anilna, Virginia, and baif way be
tw«* lh«- city which beats the hi ,
,pu iilcfit's t'.ame ami the ti inS ie
«hk h hb remains lie at rest, l- r»oJ
' u|-on a national iuhl.
j 'I he home and Umb of tta ly.ni
| ton. at ML Vernon, is rv>t ictcliri « ie .
( | anywhere by a national rued.
| Theie mu-t inevitably iun> a tim
thi.- nation will rise in rni-ll
against a penurious" policy «hici
. I !e*\ees to a |>atritific order of devote*;
women the care and preservation «f
the prceie.-- relic.- of Washington.
] which are in his estate, and make a I
•Ut Vernon what u ought to I—. *
government charge and care. Ihe
fraternity ha.- alr» >t, pr~
tided foi a monumental |.*a.«-
for the Hxsonir relics of George
I Washington |!ut will we al*a> •
!■»'* «o Virginia the makinr. the re
I palling, and the |>re-ervation of the
"«"t movement, although she h»-
home. temple ami city
V "ginia, ha.- not, so far, hen al.se
to list herself amonr th>« state*
prominently nlentified with the rvui
•uada movejin.-nt, aPtr»u|?h she fca>
male vast strides in recent veaii. Tl*
road from Washington to the tempV
aed from Alexandria to Mt. Verno*.
is a good ro»l, but it should he tfw
work of the I'nited States govent
nmit to see that so important a roa !
|*rfeet. la this is seen another
among many arguments, as to why
this great nation should itself bufl-i
and forever maintain the hartbo**-
raads which connect these three
will serve all the people all the «;■»
*EEK AMENDMENT TO
PREVENT EMPLOYMENT
OF LABOK OF CHILDREN
WASHINGTON, Nov.
o he-. » introduced in romtM
'• "in'er an amendment to (he muti
-tuttoo prohibiting child labor n
"»chcl at a aseetinr here of 25 or
ganiaations of men and women, com
pricing the permanent confereare far
•he abolition of child labor.
Samuel Gompers, presides* of the
America Federation of Labor, presjrf
ed at the meeting and declared "there
«* no queethm that should appeal to
the hearts and minds of the people
of our country like that of protect
ing children from exploitation.*
ASKS PIELIC TO AID
IN CHRISTMAS MAIIJ*
tuopr'alMW la Maibag of CknMaa«
' Gifts Is l!e|iiested By the
lvpcrt^.rut
WASHINGTON. Nov 22. —Comier
.■tion in nsaihrg Christmas gifts 1.-
leing -ought by the postoflfioe «iep;irt
i ieuL Here ate a few .-is
mi .inn H Itartiet;. first a.«.i>uiit pc--
generaL
J.i early
2 :vpay Uij-e fully on sil W
tei.
i Addro-- all matter plainly and com
pterly. giving street aldres. whenev
er possible.
llaor coder's iur:ie an.i address in
4>per left corner of iddnrss si«le.
I'ack articies carefully ui strung,
Jurable awulnerf.
A\ rap patcels seeurely but do no
jal them except when bearing a prin
ted label or indorsement reading
"Content.-: Menrhjmli—Fourth (lass
Ma i l'>-tmaster: This parrel may
!•* of* ned for p>-.-ta! inspection if nr
iwsary," a.- *aW parcels not so la-
U-W or i"':*>r-ed are subjeit to post
age at the letter rate.
Van*!- max be maikeol: "IV not
open until Christmas."
In. aie valuable parreU
IV not eticl*«- letters wrh |uicels.
as dang so would subject entire par
ceCs to letter postage.
Written greetings -uch as "Merrv
t hrutmas," "Happy New Vear.
"With ISesst Wishes," ami names, nnni
•*rs or symbols for the purpose of
»Mriptiv* may be enclosed with ail
lo'jrth dan (panel post) mad. Books
'-•ay Usr simple dedicatory inscrip
te. n not of a nature. Othe
w.-itten al.iin>n- subject |>atrels t«
s*-tter pfc-tage. Commuisicat ions pre
f» «d at the first clax* rate may K
sen! with parcels prepaid a: trrt
/« aitS cla se rate by securely attach
i*-i* the en\el«.j»- containing the let
t. rs or other written matter to out
so* of parrel.-.
t \K>: WALK AT BK%k
GRASS H M»\KSI» VV MtiH'l
r»«e«e will lr a rake aalk an-1 »-
b*-i patty at Hear Gras* srhuol o.:
m» rt. November 3Mh
Hate you ever seen a real cake
«a!k ? If not. come tu Bear Gia.-
tt«lM»>lay niitlit an-i lake part i»
•MM ■* -rth while.
L\eo U-l> i» invited to rume "to
Grb>> sfoitl hou-e, \\ «->ln«-lav
airh 1, November 2mh.
I»i. «"Haile- II Ha>u, of
Mi-,.«ta, say*, "It caji almost l«
.•aid with certaiaty that the average
man rin live live years longe th."
he k«4 now. If he would. pre-s«-.t
hm -e!f at every birthday for a tbor
«!»' n,e«i«cal and dental inspectio
-A
after he leac'jes the age of forty, he
maintain a state of healtli thai
sow.! defy the incursions of disease.
Smarter**. iHlattoos of the heart, d:
*oTi«a of diffenst organs, cancers,
tun —r~, and mi on, can be nipped in
U* M. The-* is too great a' ten
«*ear> to think that people past the
age of sixty merely waitiae
for death. SUM way will be found to
keep them vigarsras."
TV* luinu of iUadardi at Wash
mM M|l aluuMn paint applied
to tfcc übder tidr of an automobile
top Will greatly reduce the amount
of beat absorbed from tbe sun ana
radu'ed mm tbe wkr sde. The tern
pernor* inode tbe or will be more
nearly tint found ia alaial shade,
a* ander a tree. j
COME TO WILUAJIBTON . I
.. k
THLS MARKET 18 CAPABLE OP
GIVING SERVICE MIXED WITH
USOLUTE COURTESY—TRY IT
ESTARLISHED U«>.
McBRAVER HOLDS
OFFICE TO RULING
SUPREME COURT
Attorney General Gives
Opinion in Favor of
Sanatorium Head
KALF.I IH, Xov. 21.—I'ntil UH su
preme court xets a rw before it »i"
jpiDU.iik *s tonight arf that Supfr
inteiwleiit. L. B. Mcßrayer will swing
on to whi.t he has at Sanatorium.
Attorne.. General Mann. ng"> opin
ion is the law until the court speaks
ana lie I ales informally todav thai
Dr. Mcßrayer ha.- tus odWe by right
of election. Thii opinion Ri*en lo
Chairman T. W. M. Long and I. L
Sp«itae, t>»lh in town tuuay. settle*
the altair until trere ® a
This complete disagreement witj.
Governor Mon»«jn's position is "«»
Isolitary thing on which the fo«»
hen* to. lay predicted a eonUsst witn
Governor Morrison. It is the vtrv
general opinion of lawyers that the
Mailing vit w is the lega! one.
In exp'.ailing l>r. Mcßrayer" s pw
ont status, Attorney General Man
ning saul that iti is the same as that
of a defendant conviced «n any
other criminal charge who has ap
pealed to the supreme cou.t He
iiiaite a comparison: "If a man is
convicted of muriier arid ientniwl to
t«e electrocuted ami if he appeals U»
the -upreme court >ou can not w
ahead ami have the execution before
the case is heard by the supreme
court," said the atton*e> K«-neral. "It
is the same in l>r. Mcßra>-r\-. cirf
He pleaded guilty to ht* charge aaa
was smUwul to pay a fine and va
cate hi- oflice. He appeal**-! and fur
mshed IM>IKI and uruit-r ine la* he
hold,* his position just as he «1H! be
fore until the supreme court rule.- on
his appeal."
LAND SINKS IN A
IT It lO IS MANNKK
l.antl ami I'wrl) icrl •
Water Apprarnl In Its
A curious event happen- -I a
wrat ago near Piney Nitk South
west of Vaiinliotu, on the fji in »l
kit Wills, when a la r ire |»Swt i f
about 30 yards in dlametei. i«l cir
cular formation, unk about stl «-(
blow the surface. Forty fn tof satrr
is in Die centre of * hat is n>-w a
v?
bowl shaped welt ami when Sir. tt .1-
l« |>ut down an iron io>l to tm the
• lepth, the iron went tlown to b»l rock,
the depth of the water.
About two yean, ago a similar (Mere
of (cmuiiil near by the pi«sei>t one
~unk in the same way, which woukl
indicate that the remit, t be sub
terruieaii river beneath that jKtkn.
The fact that no matter how heavy
the rainfall might be the holes Meier
fill up, the water running away from
some unseen passage.
Mr. Willis is at a 10... to account
for the two sink holes. There is no
•* ream of water near, ahhoogh a
swamp it close by so that Lhere
must be some uader-**** " 1 | ——f
or body of water which is the cause
of the land sinking. Washington
Daily News.
I nion «mm will h*
held by imnl of the WilliaastH
churches at the Manorial Baptift
church on Thonday, November 2MI
POT a number of years it baa been
a custom with the Mathadi*, Baptist,
aad Christian eh arches to bald a HM
Thanbihrhf snrice and t» li hull
the offerings to wri—i oifhaa hMK
TW ThanhacirißK mnmm wHt be
pnmihiil bjr A. J. "