The Columns of
iViite Enterprise
iS - THE PEOPLE
G. A. Rouse Editor and Publisher
VOL* VII
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It may not be generally known
here, and perhaps no one in this
section has thought of inquiring
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the &atus of the south as a draw
ing card for people who are on
the lookout for better conditions,
and also to what proportion peo
ple from other States and other
countries are being at traded to
the south. Those of an inquiring
mind could very readily be
amazed with . the immense im
migration to the southern ter
ritory* as any industrial agent of
the southern railway could testify*
It is a fad that they receive
hundreds of inquiries for prices
of land, its fertility and whether
small farms can be obtained at
all. These inquiries are imme
, diately communicated to the
Board of Tiade, or Chamber of
; 40|>inmerce throughout the south,
and should be immediately jol
k>weduprbufctbe:
that so few smaB
be most beneficial I
pulate. Let Farmville and com
munity, at tea# be more progres
sive, now that we have one of
the live& wide^a-wake Chamber
of Commerce in the State, let the
outside world know that we are
on the lookout for new settlers,
that we have inducement to of
fer them to locate in this section.
Pitt and surrounding counties
rich in soil, that will grow any
thing that any other section can
grow, populated by a thrifty and
prosperous people, should re
ceive its quota of these new en
trants who, are desirious of locat
ing in the southland, and in this
section of North Carolina. As
an advanced thought along this
line; the Farm vile Enterprise will
shortly issue a "Community
Chamber of Commerce Publicity
Edition" for circulation among
these homeseekers* the accom
modation for whom will be
worked out in conjunction with
the Farmville Community Cham
ber of Commerce, and aooe desi
rable locations found in the
shape of small farms at, attrac
tive prices, and upon terms that
Witt meat the exigencies of the
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situation, wui oe arranged iorf
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who wish to/ come within our
community.
That a lull and detailed re
port of our community may be
concisely infused into * the
colums of this edition, a special
representative has been here tor
some days assisting in the proper
preparation of the proposed edi?
tion. The Chamber of Com
merce PubKcity Edition will set
forth the many advantages that
Farmville and community H
over others for inve&ocs mm
homeseekers. The hiatus of
every phase of our community
life will be set forth by local
gentlemen, (through the Farm
ville Community Chamber of
Commerce) whose ability to deal
with the yafious subjects cannqt
be questioned. We propose to
make you better acquainted with
the n$en who have worked for
the prosperity^)! Farmville And
community, and in order that it
may accomplish its best results
with The Enterprise- and the
Farmville Community Chamber
61. Commerce in putting oar ad
vantages squarely before the out
Side world.
Are You Going Backward Or|
Forward? Ask yourself this Im
portant Question.
The Brinuoil Waste of Food.
One day last week the city of
New York dumped into the sea
960,000 pounds of food, which
had been condemned as unfit tt>
eat This just a small' percentage
of the total amount of food which
this great city haa to t|irow away
every year because it is allowed
to spoil in transit Every other
city "has the same thing to hap
pen in amount relative to the
size of the. place. ? .
Consider the vast amount of
wastage this means. Think of
the advance in the price of the
commodities which are market
able in order to make up for this
annual loss. It would be easyto
feed millions of people in this
countiyon tne food which the
nation wastes through careless
ness and extravagance.
It is a fact dial in some vessels
carrying onions#?? Europe;to
this country thaHfee foodstuff (?)
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lias beeop
the shipcic
of cotk ai
the pile &
sh!paM^
onions, wfl
ed when A
them. li p
producer totfcpcai
may heir about ?h<
living.
jfce fiftf
hundred i
zens of Fi
x-ot be i
chopupwhatktoo* nature
twenty-live years <9 fcnwr. L&e
wise the hate ofnaiions can de
dray the work!** fabric which it
will fake centuries to rebuild.
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The othei neutrals of IBe wbrld
don't seem to wfuf (ft hack up
the United Staies very &on?y,
but we niuS remenlberfthat they
are not to a position to fsc$?tbe
dace atthe home
aew
66 of killing his
M X< ' *A ?- A t- 0 . ' " 'yr .
l ilwr #rted in
i |ta?, who had
ml^iogaioad
aiea^knccked
m got up and ran
ind with bit sister
e as fait at the
a, and when he
.there barricaded
, windows. Soon
wmm
tM door and
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w!fp
BaP'ili^wlimV^'pton. Wljljh
consists of deliberately setting all
clocks an hour or tatte ahead at
a cesitaio time in the . sprinft in
order togam more of the tun's
thecon
t
cm! light. Later in ae tali, the;
clock is pushed ^ick an hour,
and the correct time regained.
Take this jocaHty, for example.
earlier ,we
and every body is ti# com
;y gets up at the tame clock
time(but sa|hour earlier by sun
time) we would finish our usual
day when the sun was one hour
higher than otherwise. In other
wdrds, we would have saved an
hour of daylight
The idea has much to com
mend it Germany was the first
to adopt it, and twelve other na
tions, followed her example.
Now, the Borland bfl! before
Congress provides that a| twgA.
m. on the last Sunday inXpril
ail docks be pushed one hour
back? that is, to Aeir nghtful
place. Tfiis gives clerks and
others working in stores a longer
It should help the
eeoson, it should give
more recreative enjoyment to
thousands.'
We have been reading of the
food riots in Europe, but few of
til have ever considered that this
country would soon go through
the same experience. We have
been reading offncreised. wealth
as the exports to the warring na
tions toppled higher each week
Utah ever before and: somehow
we were, or at lea& we thought
we were living in a nation where
the people would not be troubled
them thxonged'the Seps of the
city hall in an effort to $tbteft to
the mayor againii the food spec
elatdis. ; r ?
What happened in New York
may happen ii* other cities and
probably will; Every man in
the country who has t^en living
on a fixed wage has seen his
money melt away as he paid for
his weekly foodfluff. vOrie wage
earner says every time he pays
his bill somethings has gone up,
tod observing men know that
this is the truth. .
: JuA where the rise in prices
will end no ofte can tell but it is
more than apparent that the con
dition of the poorer classes are
getting harder and thafthe pinch
bf pdverfy is being felt over the
country. All investigation into
the high cost of livi&g is planned
but what seems to be needed
mrift of a l l iaisyi ;em dUtiihii
tion which will prevent the loss
of ^a$ amounts of fock}. Sor?e
means must be found so thai
the products of the farms can be
cities! 'timririt
The, weather man keeps us
guessing.
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By hitting the bulls ey^ with
unerring skill from the ^anding^
kneeling, or sitting position,
Rodney E. Barwick of Grifton,
this county, has qualified as a
marksman in the United States
Marine Corps, winning the badge
of marksmanship and an increase
of pay, according to an official
bulletin from Washington.
This keen-eyed man received ...
his preliminary instruction in ,
gunnery at the Port Royal train
ing station, and when buVlilt'e
more than a novice, he made an
excellent score at "slow and
rapid" fire. He was recently
transferred aboard the big dread
naught Arkansas,, now some
where on the Atlantic, alert and
ready to anSwer a call in the
defense of the United States.
Rodney, who is a son of John
H. Barwick, of Grifton, enlisted
in the United States Marine
Corps at its Philadelphia recruit
ing station on 0&. 10,4916.
The Fiowers of Spring.
The person who does not yearn
lor a yard of blooming flowers
when vitality creeps into grow
pfonts is*
? few mad splurges and
then discontinue their efforts.
This town would be more beauti
if every home owner would try
to beautify the premises and keep
something blooming in the yard
every week of tfye year. * It is
said that the gloomy weather of
some countries has had a depres
sing effect upon the natures of
their people and it is also true
that the brightness of a man's
home may pervade the spirit of
his whofe life. A smile within
the home, a growing, blooming
plants without; can go a long
ways to creating happiness .in
this old world.. Why not get
ready to try it?
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There are some brave 60uls
who really imagine that* the
United States would end the war
in twio months by taking either.
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A Pullman porter has;
arrested for stealing $
worth of the jewelry. This
shows how dangerous it is to
ride in a fcullm'an,
PIIm Cured Ai 6 to 14 Days
Your draarlat will refund money U PAZO
OINTMENT f*0? to cure HRfM ot Itehln*.
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