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OLUME XXVI.
ALBEMARLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY IS, 191.5,
NUMBER 5
EWXAM
0 LLltLii
FROM CAPiTOL
(By Maxwell Gorman.)
Raleigh, January 15. Raleigh has
Jed another gorilla negro for burg
ry and rape committed Saturday
timing while the storm was at it?
phth a few miles from the city
ar the little town of Garner.
Another negro, Neville, who was
nvicted several months ago antl
utenced to death is still in prison
cause of the activity of his lawyer,
B. Jones, who appealed the case
the Supreme Court, while the other
tyer who defended him said there
s no ground on which an appeal
ght to be based and he, J. C. Lit-
withdrew from the case when his
ociate, "Buck" Jones insisted on
king the case to the higher court.
the expense of over a thousand
Hlars already. Wake county has
VI that dangerous criminal on its
tods for months and it will be some
he in the spring before he can be
ally executed.
Is the morning paper here says, if
Neville negro had been properly
I speedily electrocuted, this latest
hne probably would not have been
Inmitte.
nd if the lynchers who tried to get
n had succeeded this latest case
raping a white woman in her own
he would ave been made less
kbable.
'.overnor Bickett played a very
spicuous part in speaking to the
eigh "mob" at the jail, but his
mises of a speedy trial and execu-
h (if guilty) have not been carried
and it is putting it mildly to
that the people are very much
busted and exceedingly indignant.
ix or seven cases of assaults on
te women recently here and not
execution yet and only two of the
3 arrested even!
Another disgusting feature of the
pie just committed is the alleged
ardly conduct of the husband, if
reports given out by the officers
) made the arrest are correct. The
ro shot at the husband, who was
led with his wife, but only slightly
nded him. The man then cov-
1 up his head with the bed cloth-
as ordered by the negro, and left
wife to her fate.
he beast, named LcRoy Smith,
been to New York for several
rs and says he was back on a vis-
'O his parents, who live only a
e s throw from the scene of the
e.
er in the history of Raleigh has
fiuch crime gone undetected or so
oly unpunished. It is a black in-
ent against those charged with
enforcement of the law, and the
We of this town and county are
ng mighty sick over the situa-
RED CROSS WORK.
The chairman of the Albemarle Red
t'.oss Chapter has kincly furnished ' Alien
-lie t,ntei prise with the following re
port of work done this month:
We sent from the Red Cross Work
room to headquarters this month:
One box containing sixty dozen
muslin bandages.
GERMAN ALIENS REQUIRED ;j. E. R!.UTTZ WRITES TIMELY 1
TO REGISTER! AND FORCEFUL LETTER
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Enemies Must Register as
Alien Enemies if Not Naturalized
Citizens, Between February
4th and 9th.
The price of cotton today on the
j iocr.l rr.ark.'t is 31 cents per pound, i
Following is a letter written by M
J. E. Kluttz, county fco-1 administra-;
tor. to fhp Fntprnrise fnr nnil!.nt'rtn !
January 11, 1918. ' ;s room from the effe of la
Dear Sir: The Food Administration i gnFI-
ANTI-HOARDINO
-Mr. Eldridge Gibson is confine 1
thus fah has not placed any absolute
or ly definite restrictions upon the quan-
Miss Ruth Gibson is quite ill with
a deep seated cold, which is feared
may re?ult in pneumonia.
All natives. citizen rlenivonc
(Ina hnv ..' L-i ,.,1 ... -
"- subjects of the German Empire or of tity of flour meat ugar and oth-r1
taimng twenty-five sweaters, one .'the Imnprial r. k , . , ' . '. ga and th r
ZTrTVt"'rg f - 14 .l'rcuIZenZghT "Mr. W. H. Morris has three CBi,
1. " uPJ f J upward, who are within the United, Food Control Law describes hoarding dren' M form of the
7i k j 7Uto and "0t actUally naturalized as any quantity of any foodstuffs mea'"ules- are '"Proving
month T n mulct thPGO hanHo noa in,l a J
n . " " . ; "-"6". - as American citizens, are required to above "reasonable requirements for a
sweater P V H" 83 enemies' 'reasonable length of time," and a fine
mate of the" rTne T v ha" made by af- of $5,000 or two years imprisonment,
mate of the money reared to keep fidavit of the alien enemy required !0r both, are punishments prescribe
TO rUM pitr womng, even, to register, to be executed in tripli
when run on as small a scale as our cate and accompanied by four un-
""r' mounted photographs of the regiirt-
There was very little money coi- rant, not larger than 3 by 3 inches
lected during the month of Decern-jn size, on thin paper, with a light
ber and none so far in January. On.- j background. Eacfi photograph must
funds are very low. I be signed by the applicant across the
We will have to call upon our face thereof so as not to obscure the
friends in a few days for help. As 'features, if the applicant is able to
we have a bill of nearly two hundred 'write.
dollars for wool to meet in a few I Each aDDlicant Khali
days.
CHAIRMAN.
i register his finger prints. A registra
tion card will be issued to each regis
trant who shall have properly regis
tered under the regulations.
All necessary forms and informa
tion will be supplies through the De
January 10th, 1917.
Camp Jackson,
Albemarle Enterprise:
To the Stanly County Red Cross: Ipartment of Justice and distributed
I received the nice sweater which! by the Post Office Denartmont
was sent me by the request of Mrs.
J. D. Bivins and it sure was appre
ciated very much. Many thanks to
the Red Cross for this attention to 'may apply.
us boys, as it is highly appreciated
by every one of them.
SERGT. GEO. B. SMART.
Co. E, 322 Reg., Camp Jackson,
Columbia, S. C.
United States marshals will be fur
nished a reserve supply for distribu
tion to all registration officers wlio
for violations, together with confiscat
ed would not be paid for.
I have information that a number
of our people, no doubt through ig
norance of the law and possibly fol
lowing a custom of years, are pur
chasing larger quantities of foodstulfs
than they require and I am writing
this letter to you in their interest and
also for your protection because any
merchant who sells excessive amounts
of foodstuffs with knowledge that
they are inexcess of the requirements
of the purchaser for a reasonable time
s aiding and abetting the violator of
the law and makes himself liable.
I would suggest that thirty to "forty
days supply of staple food commid-
ities might well be regarded as a
reasonable amount and that your co
operation with not only be of vital
service to the country and its Asso
ciates in the war, but is also demand
During the week all the grades
in the city schools have been on re
view work, and next week will be
devoted to examinations.
Misses Sudie and Bertha, daughter
of Mr. William Webb, are both sick
with pneumonia. They live on the
Wiscassett Mill village.
IS
10 APPLY TO HOMES
ENFORCED FOOD CONSERVATION
IN RESTAURANT PLANNED BY
ADMINISTRATION.
TO CREATE LARGER SURPLUS
Camp Jackson, S. C,
January 10, 1918.
The Enterprise:
Please publish the following note:
I wish to thank the Red Cross of
Albemarie iVr the r.ics sweater they
sent me and think it ve.-' nice of
them to remember their boys in the
service. Each and every thing they
for us will be very highly appre
ciated by all.
It seems they are trying to give
us their hearty support in which we
are very thankful.
Wishing them very much success.
I am,
Yours sincerely.
CORP. JOHN U. WHITLOCK,
Co. E, 322 Infantry, Camp Jack
son, Columbia, S. C.
Registration will begin at 6 a. m. led for the protection of yourself and
on the morning of February 4th and j your customers. The attitude of the
end at 8 o'clock on the evening of the 'Food Administration, as has been re
9th, between which hours and dates : prated! y demonstrated, is one of
it becomes necessary for all German J friendliness to producer, distributor
subjects effected to present themselves j and consumer and members of all
for registration or else be subject to 'three of these classes are being ben
the severe penalties proscribed. letitted by the activities of the Food
Postmaster Bivins of the local poit
office has been supplied with a copy
of rules and regulations for the gui
ance of registrars and registrants, and
all who are interested are requested ,to justice,
to call and get the desired informatij'i
to be obtained therein.
It is not known how many citizens
of Stanly will come under the rule,
but The Enterprise feels sure that
, those effected will promptly present
themselves for registration.
pr instance, the board of county
hiissioners and the city commis-
frs have been appealed to for
p to buy blood hounds, but there
Pdog yet to assist in ferreting
uch criminals and we all know
are useful, often in tracking
nals to their hiding places.
Grand Lodge in Session.
f Grand Lodge of North Caro-
Masons began their regular an-
session in the Masonic Temple
today (Tuesday) and will be in
m the usual three days. Grand
pr Pugden having gone to the
the deputy grand master, G. S.
eet, under the usual arder, will
losen grand master for the en-
year.
Jeigh and Fayetteville are pull-
Jiard for the additional army
ng camp. Today it looked like
ape Fear city had the under
One reason for this is because
or Simmons is favorine Fay-
He.
MRS. TUCKER DEAD.
Mrs. Alfred Tucker, who lived in
the western part of the county died
suddenly on last Saturday on the
12th of January. The death was very
sudden occurring after dinner Sat
uday. She was in apparent good
health. Her death was caused from
heart failure.
Mrs. Tucker was a very aged, hav
ing passed her eighty-third milestone.
She was a Christian and lived a con
secrated life. She was a member of
St. Martin Lutheran church and was
a zealous worker in this church for
long time.
Mrs. Tucker had many friends who
will miss her in many ways.
The funeral was held at St. Mar
tin church and the interment was in
the cemetery at that place. The fu
neral services were conducted by her
pastor, the Rev. Mr. Miller.
the boy a Thrift Card and beghi
kh him to be "Thrifty." Twen-
p cents starts the card. Sixteen
pa plus twelve cents buys a War
Ks Stamp in January. Any
or Postoffice.
QUIET MARRIAGE.
On Tuesday evening, January 15,
at 8 o'clock, at the home of Dr. T. P.
Nisbet, a quiet marriage was per
formed by the Rev. L. A. Peeler, pas
tor of the First Reformed Church. The
contracting parties were Miss Emma
Lee Niven, a sister of Mrs. Dr. Nis
bet, and Mr. J. Clyde Gamble.
Miss Niven and Mr. Gamble are
both from Waxhaw, N. C, but of re
cent months Mr. Gamble has held a
responsible position with Belk Bros.,
Gastonia, N. C. Mr. Gamble and his
elect arrived on the evening sou the. n
STAN FIELD NEWS.
Everybody was terribly shocked
by the storm here last Friday night.
Buildings were upset and chimneys
blown down.
Miss Connie Teeter has been vis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P.
Love, for several days.
Miss Ruby Moss, a student of the
Norwood High School, was at home
last week.
Messrs. J. Daniel and C. M. Love
have purchased the livery stables at
Oakboro and are now ready to serve
the public.
The public school at this place is
progressing nicely with Miss Ruth
Beam of Shelby as teacher. We hope
the children and parents will try in
every way to help Miss Brown make
the school a success.
Mattie Lee, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Courtney, has
been real sick with throat trouble,
but we hope to see her out again at
an early date.
Miss Lizzie Mann spent several
days of last week with her sisterMrs.
B. E. Holbrooks.
Mrs. D. L. Thomas is at the bed
side of her mother, Mrs. J. D. Morgan,
who is seriously ill. We wish for her
a speedy recovery.
The W.M. Taft Lumber plant w:!l
Administration. It is to the inter
est of all of these that the law be ob
served and that any dealer who re
fuses to observe the law be brougnt
Very truly yours,
J. E. KLUTTZ,
County Food Administrator.
BIG LICK NEWS
The school here, which has three
Last Monday Miss Fannie Stag
ner, of the city, was taken to the
Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte fo.
treatment for tuberculosis.
Mr. John Rogers, of Norwood,
has moved with his family to Albe
marle and will make his home in the
future here.
The home of Mr. H. M. Shaw, who
lives in the western Dart of the ritv
- - - j j
is under quarantine on account of
scarlet fever. Mr. Shaw's six year
old son is suffering from this disease.
Malcolm R. Patterson will speak
at the Central Methodist church nevt
Monday night. You are cordially in
vited. Gov. Patterson is one of the
strongest speakers in the country.
Mr. Hosey Bays, whose home is
in Elizabeth City, N. C, is seriously
ill at the home of a Mr. Webb in West
Albemarle, where he has been board
ing. When last heard from Mr. Bays'
condition was improved somewhat.
Speaking in the courthouse to
night by Col. Fries and Dr. Howard
Rondthaler, both of Winston-Salem,
N. C. Col. Fries and Dr. Hondthalor
are both interesting speakers, and
everybody men and women are cor
dially invited to hear them.
As a matter of record, it is well
to mention that the past few weeks
Allies Need 75 to 00 Million Buiheli of
Wheat and Want Meat Export
Doubled America to Export Only
8v!ngt.
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leasiiers, is naving a iuii auenoancevr0 weainer Known in this
and all the pupils are applying their section in many years, the thermom-
time closely to their work. er having scored below zero on two
A scare of measles has only keptor three different occasion, and until
a iew away iorm scnooi so iar, ana iaru oi mis weeK tnere has
not many cases are expected.
The Sunday School and Sunday
night prayermeetings are being well
atten led despite the cold.
Nearly all the registrants for war
service in this community have fill
ed in their questionnaires and are
awaiting their classification.
The wind storm did quite a lot of
damage to timber and buildings in
this section last Friday night.
account of damage done by the storm
on Friday night.
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Tucker
On last Saturday at 12 o'clock she
breathed her last, just as she went
to take her seat for dinner. She fell
headlong nad it was all over. She
had gone to rest.
Mrs. Tucker lived at the old home
place about one mile northeast of St.
Martin's Church, with her 6on, Walter
Tucker. She was an aged lady and
was loved and respected by all who
knew her. She leaves several sons
and daughters to mourn her depart
ure, her husband having preceded
her to the spirit land several years
ago. She was an ever-faithful mem
ber of the E. L. Church at St. Mar
tin's and will be missed by all.
MISENHEIMER,
not be in operation for some time ont ' The zero weather seems to contin
ue up to this writing Monday. The
damage caused by the cold has not
all come to light yet, and doubtless
will not until everything thaws up.
The wind storm was very severe,
but to date no serious damage has
been found in this section.
Sunday was a day when most ev
erybody stayed by the fire, but Rev.
MISSION NEWS
We are sorry to note that Mrs. C.
B. Reid is real sick.
The Mission Baptist Sunday School
rybody con do something.
F in a . mighty bad fix if you
scare up" "two bits." Twenty
nts buys a Thrift Stamp. Get
the war will not wait Any
pr postoffice will explain.
has orgonized a Home Department.
train and were married at the obovewhich will be of much benefit to theUvett filled his appointment at Wes-
statea nour.
The happy young cople will spe :d
people who can't attend the School, ley Chapel M. E. Church.
Mr. J. A. Harrincrton and Rev. C. i Some of our nronl.- Inive nnmiv
several days visiting Dr. and Mrs. n. Rj, made Miss Minnie Herrin a 'work at Badin since wanrer weatho,'
Nisbot, when Mr. Gamble will retu-n present of a nice liUK watch. j Mrs. May Bolton, wife of A. C. Bol
to his position at tiastonia- llio
been no let up since the first Decem
ber snow.
Messrs J. D. Spinks and J. D.
Heath have purchaser several acros
of valuable real estate within the
incorporate limits of the city and last
Mon.'ay had a force of men cutting
down ti' lumber and cleaning up the
undergrowth preparatory to con'
mence the erc'ion of a number of
residential cottages.
Hume Harris, a negro who has
completed a 60-day sentence on the
Stanly county public roads for lar
ceny, was brought to the city yesr
terciay morning and placed in i ie
county jail to await a hearing from
the sheriff of Montgomery countv.
He will then be transferred to that
county under a charge of abandon
ment.
We were pleased to meet in onr
office on last Tuesday morninir our
-i .1 rwJ TJ .... ft W i
...u, no, j. raorton, who
lives in the eastern section of the
county. Mo. Morton is one of the
pioneer school teachers of the coun
ty, having taught school more than
forty years. He is now resting on
his oars. He has also served as a
local preacher for about that long.
He looks well and quite young for a
man whose active life has been teach
ing the "young idea how to shoot,"
looks as though many more will be
added to his allotment.
Washington. Enforced food corner
vation in restaurants and extension of
anti-hoarding regulations to make
them apply to tie household sxe In
cluded in the plans of the food admin
istration for creating a larger export
surplus of food for the allies.
This was revealed la a statement
by Food Administrator Hoover, setting
forth that the allies are in need of an
additional 75,000,000 to 0,000,000 bush
els of wheat and that they have asked
America to double meat exports. Only
by further saving, Mr. Hoover declar
ed, can the food be shipped.
There is no need for rationing In
America. In Mr. Hoover's opinion, and
with the supplementary regulations
there will be no shortages.
To Export Only Savings.
"We cannot and will not export
more than our savings, for our own
people must also be fed," said ths
statement. "The allies have reducet
the bread ration to their people sharp
ly the last few days and if this low.
ered ration is to be maintained ws
must Bave more than hitherto.
"Every grain of wheat and every
ounce of flour and bread saved now
Is exactly that amount supplied to
some man, woman and child among
the allies.
"We are asking the American people
to further reduce their consumption
of wheat products and use other food
stuffs. It is one of the vital issues
in winning the war that we must
maintain the health and strength and
morale of their men. women and chil
dren over the winter.
Further Program of Saving.
"Our 48 state food administrators
have been in session in Washington
the last few days devising with us a
further program of saving which we
will announce in a few days, in which
we count with confidence on public
support.
"We are goln gto ask the millions
of devoted women who support tho
food administration to see that our
new proposals are carried out on every
side.
"Legislation Is being considered by
Mr. Lver and Senator Pomerene for
presentation to Congress for soma
further extension or the President's
powers to enforce conservation in
manufacturing trades anf I public
eating places. Although the majlfr?
have co-operated willingly and effec
tively there is a minority which patri
otic appeals do not seem to reach.
With such regulation there will be no
shortages and equal Justice to all.
There Is no need of rationing in
America."
ONE KILLED AND SEVERAL
INJURED AT CAMP WHEELER.
LOCUST NEWS.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Little of this vicinity was
buried Sunday afternoon at Love's
Grove Church.
.1 R lr..i,., i , . . .
Serious Property Damage By Tornado
In South.
Macon. Ga. A tornado, followed by
a torrential rain, swept down upon
Macon and vicinity, killing one man
and Injuring several others and doing
serious property damage in the city
and at Camp Wheeler, near here. All
communication with the camp was cut
off shortly after the storm broke, but
telephone communication reestablish
ed revealed that the greatest damage
done there was from the rain, which
had flooded many of the hospital tents,
16 of Which were blown down. It was
estimated that 150 paftents were in tke
tents but early reports from the camp
said there were no injuries.
The collapse of tne corral of the
122nd infantry caused the only death
reported, that of Private Harris, of
Atlanta.
After the tornado ps";od over th
camp, its course turned In the direc
tion of the city. It hurled 14 freight
k.. r ....
s itcinK (luimg the extreme cold j ears on the Macon, Dublin & Savan
weather. na railroad, on a siding near tha
We are bociniiinir to think- -.Vmnf ! camp, from the tracks and passed over
Misses Minnie and Laura Allmond ton. died of diabetes on the r.lli injf 'and look for-;inl .. the Central Citv nark, wrecklne- tli
Kn wishes nf thoir frionrl nl-p i i . t-. , . .1 . -Ia .. ' ' 1. 1 , . . ,
" " -- - r.-i-iiiis m truer scnooi at lai- at inc age ol .', years, 4 months audi1" groumlhofr weather honinir he'll I " a " Bnu Da!",,"u, granasianas
-" " im-miie foon. days, i ne tuneral was conducted
j We are expecting a spelling matcion Sunday by her, pastor, Rev. C. M.
!at our school one night this week. Fox. She was a Lutheran since htr
Buy a war Savings Stamp and help 'There will be services at Mission childhood, but the interment was at
bring- better times.
The war is still going on. Our
boys are "over ilmw " v..n i
lick the Germans. $4.12 buys a $5.0uVj3aptist Church on next Saturday at Wesley Chapel M. E. Church where some day if vou don't do something
Stamp in January. Any Bank or .2:30 o clock and on Sunday at 11 o'- her husband is a member. She willlto help- Buy a War SavWc Qto
Postoffice. I clock. Everybody incited. be irreatlv missed. $4.12 in Jflnimrv
and demolished a building in which
were quartered wild animals belonging
to a circus. Some of the beats ware
crushed under the debris while oth
ers escaped bnt were captured by
showmen.
Fires broke out In several sections
tha city during tha storm.
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