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VOL XIX. NO 6.
bc«M Tax Officer Coming.
In a communication received by
this paper, Collector of Internal
Revenue J. W. Bailey announces
that a federal income tax offiicer
will be Bent into thia county on
Jan. 7th and will be here until
Jan. 12th. He will have his of
fice at the Court House at Wil
liamston and will be there every
day ready and willing to help
persons subject to the income
tax mate out their returns with
out any cost to them for his ser
vices.
How many income-tax psyers
will there be in this county? If
you can guess how manv married
persons living with wife or hus
band will have net incomes of
$2,000.00 or over and how many
unmarried persons will have net
incomes of $1,000.00 or over this
year, then you know. The Col
lector of Internal Revenue esti
mated that there will be a large
number of taxpayers in this
county.
Returns of net incomes for the
year 1917 must be made on forms
provided for the purpose before
March 1, 1918. Because a good
many people don't understand
the law and won't know how to
make out their returns, the Gov
ernment is sending in this ex
pert to do it for them. But the
duty is on the taxpayer to make
himself known to the Govern
ment. If he doesn't make returns
as required before March Ist, he
may have to pay a penalty rang
ing from 820.00 -to $1,000.00, pay
a fine or go to jail So if you
don't want Jo take chances on
going to jail, you better call 01T
the income tax man If you are
not sure about being subject to
the tax, better ask him and
make sure. Whether you see the
income tax man or not, you
must mike return if subject to
tax.
Of course persons resident in
other counties may, if they want
to, come and see the income tax
man who will beat the place dur
ing the time mentioned above.
The Collector suggests that
everybody start figuring up now
his income and expenses so as to
be ready with the figures when
the expert arrives. Expenses,
however, don't mean family ex
penses, m )ney used to pay off
the principal of a debt, nor ma
chinery. buildings or anything
like that. They mean what you
spend in making your money-in
terest, taxes paid, hired help,
amount paid for goods sold, seed,
stock bought for feeding, rent
(except for dwelling), etc. In
come includes about every dollar
you get.
The income tax man will also
.be at Roberaonville Jaa. 2 5
Received CommiuMns
Wednesday W. C. Manning,
Kaier B. Crawford and Henry
A Gray were commissioned Cap
tain. First Lieutentant and Sec
ond Lieutentant, respectively in
the Martin County Guards, j
Lieut. Gray was here from Rob
ersonville on that day.
Hart By Auto.
Tuesday, John C* Chitty was
struck by his own car and at
first it was thought that his an
kles were broken. He was on the
way to rescue a hunting party
that had gone dowh the river in
a boat, and the they
had difficulty in getting out It
seems that the car started be
fore he realized it and his leg
was caught, beneath the wheel.
Other than bruises, he has suffer
; ed no hurt.
THE ENTERPRISE
Nataee To Readers.
Following the usual cußtom,
.the Enterprise force will take a
holiday next week, and there
will be no issue of the paper un
til January 4th, 1918. The fore
man will spend the holidays with
relatives near New Bern, the
manager in the country, the two
compositors with friends in
neighboring towns and the of
fice clerk at home with a broken
arm. The editor will be in town,
however, to see any friend of
the paper who may desire an to
attend to any business.
We will greet you again in
1918 and will continue to serve
our readers another year. A
Merry Christmas and A Happy
New Year!
Sugar
Never before has so large a
crop of cane sugar been made
Cuba's crop alone exceeds 3,000,
000 tons. American refiners
control not only Cuba's produc
tion of sugar, but practically all
the other cane sugar of the New
World, and the Sandwich and
the Philippine islands. The total
is large enough to supply the
most extravagant demand in the
United States and leave 365,000
tons for the export—more than
exported heretofore. Outside of
England the demand will be lessr-
France has a larger crop of beet
sugar than usual. The new crop
is already arriving at our refin
eries and will be ready for dis
tribution in a few Along
with the more plentiful supply is
promised a decrease of two or
three cents a pound in price. We
shall have cake and candy at
Christmas as usual. —Ex.
Beekeeping Survey of Martin
County
Those who think that the bee
keeping industry in North Caro
lina is a trivial thing may well
give heed to the following sum
mary ofthe beekeeping operations
of Martin County season of 1917,
compiled by Mr. C. L. Sams,
specialist in beekeeping, after
several visits to the county.
Forty-live persons in the coun
ty were found to keep bees,
owning a tutal of 2,4tH> hives, an
average of 53 hives each. Those
who keep their bees in the im
proved hives made an average of
thirty-four and three-fourths
pounds of honey per hive, while
those who kept them in crude
boxes and hallow logs made an
average of only four and one
fourth pounds per hive The
highest average yield was 80 lbs.
per hive from a yard of 35 hives.
This honey sold for over S4OO,
largely an incidental income as
fhVcare of bees interfered little
if at all with theußual # duties of
the family. The total how?y pro
duction of Martin County was
70,140 pounds, or a little more
than thirty-five tons!
Martin is not a large county,
and Mr. Sams says that he feels
sure that ten or a dozen other
eastern counties might produce
just as much honey, but Martin
has some wide awake beekeepers
I who are utilizing this recourse,
which in most counties goes to
waste. The beekeepers of Mar
tin know that there is yet oppor
tunity for gathering of more
honey, and several have bought
more bees, and otherwise in
creased their number.
Martin County ha 317 paid up
members of the State Beekeep
ers' Association, these owning an
average of over 100 hives apiece.
Miss Frances Knight is at home (
for the hollidays.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY DECEMBER 21. 1917.
Christmas Gifts
"She needed pots and a new floor broom,
And window shades for the children's room;
Her sheets were down to a threadbare three,
And her table cloths were a sight to see.
She wanted scarfs and a towel rack,
And a good, plain, dressing sack,
Some kitchen spoons and a box for bread,
A pair of scissors and sewing thread.
She hoped some practical friend would stop
And figure out that she'd like a mop.
Or bathroom rug or « lacquered tray,
Or a few plain plates for every day.
She hoped and hoped and she wished a lot;
But these, of course, were the thirds she got:
A cut glass vase and a bonboniere,
A china thing for receiving hair, >
Some oyster forks, a manicure set,
A chafing dish and a cellaret;
A boudoir cap and drawn-work mat,
And a sterling this and a sterling that;
A gilt-edged book of lofty theme,
And fancy bags till she longed to scream;
Some curling tongs and a powder puff,
And a bunch of other useless stuff.
Only A Volunteer
Written for THE ENTERPRISE by Corporal
James M. Jones, Co. A., 7th, Infantry
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.
Why didn't I wait to be drafted,
And be led to the train by a band,
Or put in a claim for exemption,
Oh why did I hold up myjiand?
Why didn't I wait to be cheered,
For the drafted man gets the credit,
While I merely volunteered.
And nobody gave me a banquet,
Nobody said a kind word,
The puff of an engine, the grind of the wheels
Was all the goodbye I heard;
Then off to a training camp hustled,
To be drilled for the next half year,
And all in the shuffle forgotten,
For F/n onlv a volunteer.
And, perhaps, some dav in the future."
When a littl£child sits upon my knee,
And asks what Mid in the (rreit. WT\
And his little eyes look up at me,
1 will have to look hack in those eyes,
Of the little one whom 1 adore,
And confess that L wasn't drafted,
J was only a volunteer.
j C. B. H. Meets
WiH you allow space in The
Enterprise for a few lines in
regards to District Council of
! The Charitable Brotherhood
which met with Dardens No. 2
local on the I2th, Although the
weather was cold a good repres
entation was present, after the
business was transacted a dinn
er was given bv .Dardens lodge.
All enjoyed the oocasion; now I
wish I eould find language to
express my feelings towards
this organization. * It has done
more in caring for the widows
and orphans, owing to its finan
cial strength, than any other so
ciety in our country. Its princi
ples and foundation are as pure
as the Gospel itself. Yes it has
taken up many duties that the
Church passed by unnoticed.
Its the smaller things as well
as the greater ones that
should have our prayerful con
sideration. There should be no
better theme in life than caring
for those who art* destitute. I long
to know that Martin County shall
have a powerful membership,
who will do its duty in caring
for The Widows' And Orphans.
Humbly submitted,
Warren Waters, Co. Secty.
* — ) u mm ' 1 " * 1
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERY
BODY.
Oak City Items s
Mr. J. T. Daniel and Miss
, Beatrice went to Roberaonville
Monday p. m,
Messrs. Hugh Fields and
Quartermus spent Saturday
night in Greenville.
Miss Gladys Ross left for her
home in Washington Thursday.
Miss Jennie Ried left last
Friday for her home in the
Western part of the state to
spend Christmas,.
Prof, and Mrs. J. B. Bowers
left for their home near Par
mele Saturday.
Miss Carrie Hym&n and Wm.
Johnson were married Sunday
December 9th.
The youngest child of Mrs. 1
Tommy Bell died last Tuesday j
night at 8:0' clock, of Typhoid J
Pneumonia at the home of J. W.j
Hines. The little girl was about 1
two years old, and was buried j
near Scotland Neck beside its]
| father who died a few weeks J
[ago.
Christmas night (the weath.?r :
permitting) there will be a com-1
munity Christmas tree for all
the little folks around here.
' -r- - ' f
The force at Watts Garage'
were overcome by gas on Thurs-'
day. It is presumed that the gas !
came from coal, which had been !
put in the store a few minutes!
before. Medical aid was secured I
at once.
Mrs. Bettie E. Wynne.
Mrs. Bettie E. Wynne, of
Cross Road Township, died at
her home Saturday about 6. p.m.,
after only a few minutes ill
ness She was supposed to have
had a stroke of apoplexy, and
though a physician was immedi
ately summoned, she died before
he arrived. She leaves a hus
band and jive children, and was
46 years old.
Help The Starring.
The heart of the people should
be open at this season, and the
cry of little children in Armenia
and Syria be heard and answer
ed. While the children of this
land are happy, feasting and with
comfortable homes, the helpless
over there are feeding on grass,
their parents dead and they out
in the world.
The Committer here is asking
for contributions to help raise
the thirty millions needed to
save the starving.
Elder Sylvester Hassell will
receive and receipt for any
amount sent to him. Don't delay,
but send something today, and
Christmas will have a deeper
meaning to you.
a 1
Red Cross Campaign.
s
Messrs. Luke Lamb and Duke
Critcher with a corps of women
helpers, are vigiroualy waging a
campaign for members of the
fled Cross .Society. The drive
commenced the 16th all over the
United States, and without doubt,
the 10,000,000 new members v,'ill
he enrolled. That will mean that
innmberof dollars, which will be
used in the work for the
tion of suffering among the hoys
in camp and trench.
The scope of the work o" the
Society is world-wide, and one of
its buttons is a badge of honor
. anywhere.
\V'i!li;tmston and other parts of
the County are doing a worthy
amount of work, hir still it inu.it
go on and on, increasing in voU
; uine while the cali for help
j sounds over the war-ridden
i World.
! Attractive booths are in both
I)i ug Stores and Mesdames J. S.
Rhodes, F. U. Barnes and S. R.
i Biggs, Misses Annie Lamb.
1 Daisy Manning and Virginia
Merrick are in charge of them,
I the last three workers wearing
I the Red Cross Cap and insignia
|on the arms. Several hundred
I members have been secured
-
Services Sunday.
On account of repairs being
made on St. Martin's Episcopal
Church, Hamilton, there will be
no services there on the fourth
Sunday. On the fifth Sunday,
services will be held at Hamilton.
I On Christmas Day, there will be
I a celebration of the holy commu
j nion with sermon and special 1
j music at 11 o'clock here.
Armenian-Syrian Relief Fund.
Williamston, N. C. Dec.' 20
1917.
I have thus far received the |
following contributions for the
Armeniati and Syrian Relief!
Fu ml :
Dr. John I). Bitfgs, Williamston, f 10.00 '
Asa T Crawford, " 2 001
S. K. Hardison, " 2 00
Mrs. J L Hassell, " 1 001
Mrs. S I). Ward, " .S °° |'
K. T. Griffiin, " 2. 50 '
Mrs. Mollie Peel, " i.oo).
J S. Peel, Sr., * Everett I.OOL
Mrs J. S. Peel. " 1 00 1
Mr-. N-incy j. Cherry,V " . | r.ioo '
Total fc.10.50 i
Sylvester Hassell, Treas. '
W
>
$1 .00 a Year in Advance
Recognize The Value Of Dipping
Cattle.
One of the most progressive
movements that Martin County
has made, is that of tick eradi-'
cation. The Board of Com
missioners readily took up the
work in connection with the
government, and the value of
the same is clearly acknowledged
by some of the leading cattle
raisers" in the county. But there
are not enough vats yet; the
citizens in every section need to
enter heartily into the work,
which means saving of thousands
of dollars each year Never have
we needed an increase in meat
production more than at the pre
sent time, beef is one of the sta
ple products' It is interesting to
note what others say about tick
e adication, and we are publish
ing several statements below.
Statement of Mr. Ben f Mc.
Manning:
"This is the first fall in many
years that we have had cattle
tree trom ticks. 1 belifeve that it
is a great thing for live stock."
Statement of Mr. Joshua L.
Coltrain:
\"After two dippings the cat
tle\ are clean, I would not be
without a vat. It is worth three
times what it cost."
Statement of Mr. J. H. D. Peel:
"I have had no personal ex
perience in the dipping of cattle,
but am of the opinion it is the
best method for getting rid of
the ticks."
Statement of Mr John L. Has
sell, Chmn. Countv Com.;
"The vats are a very good
tiling 1 would be glad to see the
county and the whole South free
from ticks." '
! The Government inspector in
forms us that 14 v:«ts have been
c.instructed in the county. About
pOO cattle have been dipped this
year. Considering the- fact that
! 1 I'.TO are ov r2500 cattle in Mar-
1 1iri ' unl. , Mily t i.c-lil'ih are be
ling dipped This means that it
j vViil be necessary to construct
•MO additional dipping vats, and
1 1 it is desired that these be huilt as
j -.i..i1l a-; possible.
Tick emdieatioTf"tyork is >pro
gressing favorably in the South.
On December, 1, 4017, more ter
ritority was released from quaran
tine than has ever occurred be
-1 fore in the history of the work.
The Department of Agriculture
: is making every elFort to lift
1 the quarantine from ail of the.
southern states by, the fall of
1921.
Dr. J. S O'Hare, in charge of
the work in this county, states
he is ready at any time to as
, sist live stock owners in building
vats, and believes that several
should he built this winter,
weather permitting.
—"V
Peel-Lilley
Wednesday morning at 7:30
I o'clock, a' the home of Mr. and
j Mrs. J. Dawson Lilley near
j W'illiamston, their daughter,
, Miss Fannie Belle Lilley, wed-
I ded Mr. Gilbert Peel.Rev. Asa J.
j Manning preforming the im«
j pressive ceremony. . The marri
(age was very quiet, only a few
friends being present.
The bride is an attractive
young woman and is popular
among a host of friends in the
County.
Mr. Peel has been in the bank
ing business here for several
years, and has recently accepted
a position as Asst. Cashier of
the F. & M. Bank. _
Mr. and Mrs. Peel left.on the
8:17 train for Richmond and
other points. , ' ;