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VOL XIX. NO 11.
Local Fanners To Get Nitrate
Washington, D. C.
Notice has been given to J. L ( r
Holiidav. Agricultural Agent for r
Martin County, that the U. S f
Department of Agriculture will t
sell at cost a supply of 1
nirate of soda to farmers in Mar
tin County.
The nirate was purchased 1
through the War Industries 1
Board under the authority of the 1
Food Control Act as a part of
the program for stimulating ag- 1
ricultural production. It,, will be
unloaded at Atlantic ports and
the price will be $75 50 a ton,
free on board cars at port of ar
rival. Farmers are to pay in ad
dition freight from port.of ar
rival and the State fertilizer tag
fee.
HOW TO OBTAIN NITRATE
Applications for a part of the
100,000 tons of nitrate bought
by the government will be re
ceived only from actual farmers
or owners or holders of farms in
Martin County for use on their
land, and may be made through
County J. L. Holliday or
through any member of a local
committee consisting of Arthur
Anderson, Williamston, Thomas
Martin, Jamesville, J. T. Barn
hill, Everett, J. H. Roberson
Robersonville, and H. S. Everett.
Oak city, T. B. Slade Jr.,
Hamilton.
No money will be required
with the application but upon
notice from the County Agent
farmers who have s J gned appli
cations must deposit with a local
bank, association, or individual,
designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture to act as the farm
ers' agent for that purpose,
money to cover the cost of the
fertilizer except the freight
charge. After the money is trans
mitted to Washington the nitrate
will be shipped to the farmers.
If applications for the nitrate
excaeJ the supply of about 100,
000 tons the government will al
lot th-; supply on a pro rata
basis among those who applied.
Applications must be received by
Folfruary 4 th.
For Benefit Of R-d 0r~«.
Tonight at the Parish Hall,
Main Street, the local members
01 uie Red CroBS Chapter will
gi7e a Birthday Party for the
purpose of raising funds with
whioti to purchase neces»arj su im
plies for the work, which the
Chapter is doing. Invitations
have been sent out with a little
bair enclosed and each one re
ceiving same is asked to
therein as many pennies as be or
years old, or one penny
for each year of tke life of the
invited one. Those who do not
care to contribute to this way„
can give more and so refrain
v from disclosing thear age, if
they so desire Any amount
over the age will not be refused
but gladly accepted; it will be an
excellent way to contribute to
the glorious work of the Red
Cross, which is doing so much
for the Soldiers in the trenches
and in the camps. Pleasant en
tertainment will be given al
those attending this party to
night at the Parish Hall-
Don't Hoard Food.
Let no man feel that because
he is wealthy that he is entitled
to more than the poorest man.
Our government and our God
aay that we are all equal. Let
your poor neighbor have aa much
flour and sugar as you have your
self- Don't bay it and store it
away. Such an action is liable to
a fine of $5,000 or imprisonment
iu the Federal penetentiary.
THE ENT|ERPR-X«e
Red Cross Knitting.
The following articles end the
names of the knitters have been e
reported by Mrs. T. S. Hadley f
from Biggs School Hcuse Dis- \
trict, and also Griffins District: f
Mrs W. H. Edwards, 1 sweater 1
and 1 muffler, J
Mrs. Will Taylor, 1 muffler, £
Mrs. Skeeter, 1 muffler, f
Mrs Daney Taylor, 1 pair socks, I
Mrs. Lizzie Jones, 1 pair wrist- I
lets, ' (
Mrs. T. S- Hadley, 5 pairs socks, 
1 muffler, 1 pair wristlets, 1 I
sweater, ✓ {
Mrs. Jane Mobley, 1 pair wrist- 1
lets,
Miss Lela Hadley, 1 sweater, 
Mrs. John J. Marking. 1 pair I
socks, 1
Mrs. John E. Lilley, 1 pair socks, i
Mrs. Alex. Manning, 1 pair socks, 
Mrs Geo. Griffin, 1 pair socks. 1
Thanks Donors.
>
I desire to publicly express my 
sincere thanks for the kindness
of friends in Martin County and
in other places since the destruc
tion of my home with its entire
contents. On the night of the
fire, when with wife and three
little children I went out mto
! the raging storm, neighbors car
ed for us as carefully as for
their own. and my heart was
made glad thereby, and their
kindness will ever be a bright
; spot in my life. Gifts of many
I kinds have been sant.to me and
, mv loved ones, and, too, without
I solicitation; truly, the hearts of
men are filled with compassion.
[ For every kind act, every kind
. word and for even the slightest
gift, I am profoundly thankful
;(and will be always,
tj - J Raleigh Manning.
Negrs Found Dead
Late Monday afternoon, Will
Perry, a white man living near
_ the farm of Jordan Green in
i Williams Township, claims that
he went out t« one of his pea
, > nut stacks, and found a negro
| named Oscar Ballance there steal
jirg peanuts, and that the negro
jfu cJ at him, and he returned the
I fire, and then wept to his home
. I leaving the negro there. On
* Tuesday morning, the negro was
II found dead near the stack, and
? I Perry called Sheriff Page to go
1 out and get him. Perry claims
■'silt delenae and that Ballance
2 went towards him with a gun
5 in his hand.
J Perry was brought to town,
- and a Coroner's jury rendered a
* verdict of justifiable homicide,
r and he was released.
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* Cotton Ginned.
j For the season of 15>17 to
f January 9th, Martin County had
j. ginned 5.835 bales of cotton
j against 9,667 to the same period
, in 1916. The State had ginned
j 543.797 against 642,816 for the
j same date.
Afternoon Services.
For some time, Rev. W. R.
. Burrell will hold afternoon ser
vice».in the Baptist Church at 4
o'clock. This is done on account
of lights, the lack of which has
closed the churches in the town
J at night. The nights are so dark
I that it is not very safe to get
about, and so the afternoon ser
l vices will give those> who desire
t an opportunity to attend two
> services at the Baptist Church
each Sunday.
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i Saturday is the last day for
; the Rutenberg & Adler sale. Buy
your goods now.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY JANUARY 25. tgiK.
Help Win The War.
In the beginning of the year,
every farmer, if he is a success- 
ful one, plans carefully for the 1
year's crop. He looks over his 
fields and decides what particu
lar crop is to be raised on each
particular piece of land. The 
seed has been carefully selected i
and ready for planting, and the '
fertilizers have been arranged
for. This the successful farmer
does every season. In this year
of 1918, greater demands are to
be made upon America- the land
of bountiful crops from fertile
fields. Every tiller of the soil,
whether he be the one-horse
cropper or tills a thousand acres,
has his part to play in the su
preme struggle. The part that
cotton, the South's chief pro
duct, plays in thenar is tremen
dous. Listen: It takes 20,000
bales a year to provide absor
bent cotton for the wounds of
the injured in the hospital camps
of the Allies: a machine gun uses
up a bale every minute; one
change of clothing for all the
troops now engaged in the war
represents more than a million
bales; it takes a half bale to
make the powder for one dis
i charge of a twelve-inch gun.
Again cotton is king, and it
1 must be produced largely by the
i South.
But food is the great factor,
t too. The farmers of the South,
r of North Carolina, of Martin
1 County are expected to raise
t more corn, wheat, beef and
f pork than ever before. It is the
farmer's patriotic duty to hate
3 the winning of the war in mlfcu
t when he plants his crop for 19(8.
il North Carolina must raise
thousands of hogs over that
which is her production each
year Now is the time to be
gin planning for the increase:
don't forget that America must
I win the war for the safety of it
r self and the world, and 191H is
n the year to win.
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School Opened.
After weeks of vacation, the
i graded school opened here on
a Tuesday. It was 'announced to
i open on Monday, the 21st, but
i owing to the fuel order, though
s it did not affect schools, it was
1 decided to wait another day.
"> And such a day, too. But a fe.v
s of the children ventured out as
i the temperature was not so lowj
i as it had been. It is
hoped that the session will con
, tinue until the end now. v
1 .
What Will You Give?
This little stray appeared in
one of our exchanges:"l an a
mother's son. I am the pride of a
2 family and part of a home, I love
j my life as well as you love yours,
, lama gambler, fetter the high
j est staker that man can wager
-j his life. If I win you win, if I
2 lose I have lost all; the loss
is mine not yours: and there is a
grieved mother, a 'saddened
family a broken home, to which
I can never return. I aek only
for the God-speed and support
of my nation in return for lay-
ing my life—my all upon the altar
t of my country. For my bravery
} and blood will you furnish bul-
lets anb bread? Will you pawn
, your shackles where I pawn my
l self? Will you hazzard your
wealth while I risk my life? "I
[ am the flower of a nation's man
hood the glory of a noble race
| and tithe to monster war".
Dr. James S- Rhodes went to
Norfolk on Wednesday with his
brother, Will Rhodes, of Hamil
ton. * 
Williamston Patriotic.
F J
! * That Williamston perfectly
obeyed the order of Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield goes with
out question for Monday was a
'ftight" day here- Friday the;
business men met in the rooms
of the Lotus Club and agreed to!
dose everything in the town.;
The grocers were permitted to ,
keep open until noon, but those;
in town patriotically closed so
that there would be no conten
tion with the other firms which
leep a stock of heavy groceries
in connection with dry goods, etc.
|lll the men who love to hunt.
Spent the day in the woods and.
■fields and it was like a holiday
*t the Christmas season. .
Dr. John D Biggs, Fuel Ad
ministrator for Martin County
'phoned to all the towns in the
£ounty, and everywhere th£re
was a heart of obedience to the
law as given out by Administra
tor Garfield. If anything is ask
ed of Martin County, it is to be
had and while many individuals
were inconvenienced because
fchey failed to pay any attention
to current events, there was
i evident good will prevailing,
and on Tuesday morning every
body went to work as usual.
J And Still It Snows
•
» After a bit of clearer weath
» er, the clouds dropped "the
• beautiful snow" again on Sun
e day. Never has there been a
J scene of greater beauty, and the
e flakes fell all day. Monday, tin
e sun shone in all its midwinter
splendor and still the snow re
'• unained, for the mercury was ly
e ing low, having been down to ft
1 that morning. That night abou
h 11:30 o'clock, it began sleeting
! ~ and later the wind blew a gai*
'I Tuesday morning everything
t had a coating of ice and alee
• still falling. Truly the element!
s are giving the entire list. Bui
there is yet hope, for Juiy an
Au£U -t 'vi 11 be here after awhil*
and then complainings ' be heart
about the hot weather. Pity thai
B one cannot, always say wit I
1 James Whitcomb Riley: "If tlx
} Lord aenua lam, rains xi>
t choice."
Ran Into Open Switch
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3 Wednesday afternoon, tlx
J Plymouth & Rocky Mount tra'r
J ran into an open switch at Tar
boro, striking a freight train
and killing Engineer Campbell
and injuring the fireman aix
Conductor Elmore The switel
was left open by the freigh
crew, and the passenger trair
1 en route from Rocky Moun
1 without warning ran into it.
1 Engineer Campbell has beer
B on the Plymouth & Kockv
' run for years, and was one of
the most careful men in the ser
" vice. There is genuine regret
here at his death. His family re
-3 side at Rocky Mount. Conductor
J Elmore was injured in the leg,
and was forced to remain at
1 home on account of the injury.
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Dissolution Of Firms
r '
Readers of this issue will note
- the dissolution notices of the 3- R.
i Biggs Drug Co., and S. R. Biggs
■ Iron and Motor Co. The purpose
• and intent of the dissolution is
[ not meant to stop the J&usiness,
• but rather to push it for
! ward. The Biggs brothers will
still continue business in the two
houses as firms rather than
,as corporations. A half
( page advertisment appears on
another page, and readers will
kindly note this also.
Nuisances
I
The man who opens the door
every minute to squirt tobacco V 1
juice. . i n
The conversation monopolist. °
The man who perpetrates stale ( 0
jokes; and the man who tells j h
smut. n
The man who hawks, and j n
spits, befpre talking. n
The door slammer. f
The man who leaves the door s
open.
The man who progs vou in the 1
ribs to hold your attention. 1
The man whose lungs exhale €
the fumes of whiskey. 8
The man who spits in the coal N
scuttle. ]
The man who squirts on the '
stove. *
The end seat hog, and the «■
man who is glued td a seat,
while a white-headed woman
stands.
The man who prates about ]
himself, and who brags about ;
his ancestors.
The loud mouthed, and the
foul mouthed man.
One who sees only the faults
of others.
The man who habitually criti
cises others adversely.
The man who delights in tell
ing of his immoral conduct.
The self important man.
The man with the bighead.
The persons who boast of
, their exploits.
The man who prevaricates;
l and lies; and you know it.
, " The person who grossly ex
aggerates, instead of talking the
plain truth.
.The doctor, who tells from
house to house how busy he is.
I The doctor who boasts miracul
, bus cures he never made.
The doctor who entertains the
laitv with his professional bus-
T iness; and details ■ exaggerations
t to news paper reporters
.. In fact, nuisancer are in
t majority.
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Armenian and Syrian Relief Fund
' Receipts siiic last Report
$5.00 e ieii: Mrs. J. W.
i Mannnil/. B A Mou \ J.
' A. Mi/.ell, R W. Salsbury,
Slade, Rhodes tir. Co , W.
F. Haslip, J. P Boyle, $35.00
Hamilton II" k " iii 5.5b
$2.50 each: I'. L Sals
bury, CasTf (Hamilton) 5.00
) $2 00 eaeh: P. If. I)aven
port. Episcopal Sunday
School (Hamilton) 4.00
M. E. Sunday School
1 (Hamilton) 1.50
t SI.OO ea .h: Arthur
t Anderson, M. ({. Taylor,
i Alonzo Roberson,
tJ. A. Ayers, 11 L,
Johnson, H. Pede. R,
i A. Edmundson, Mrs. B. A.
r Long, Mrs. M. Ballard, J.
• Fc Brown, Mrs, F, L Glad
- stone, S. R. Roebuck, J.
t E. Hines, T. B. Slade, Jr.
. F. L, H*£slip. 15.00
$0.50 each: 0, H. Peele,
Mrs. B. F. Myers, J. A.
; Davenport, T F. x
Pippen, J. Haslip,
Cash(Hamilton) Washing
ton Johnson 3 50
, 69.00
, $51.00 of this amount
were collected in Hamil- „
, ton by Mrs. N. VV. Grimes *
, and Mrs. J. P. Boyle.
Previously reported 163.56
$233.06
This entire amount has been
sent to Mr. C. H. Dodge, Ameri
can Treasurer of this Fund, 1
Madison Ave., New York City.
Sylvester H^sell.
Don't fail to attend Ruten
berg & Adler's sale this week.
Si.oo a Year in Advance
The * armers' Institute
True to its usual custom, the
weather "snowed under" the
neeting of the farmers here
in Tuesday. Since the banning
>f these Institutes then; has not
been but one pleasant Hay for the
-neeting in Williamston, "if the
nernory of those who notice, has
not failed them. It was too sleety
for even Ford (jars Tuesday, and
JO only about six people canj in.
If the weather had been fine,
there would have been a goodly
number for Martin County farm
ers are on the progressive line,
and are desirous of learning
what is to learned from those
whom the Department is send
ing out. The meeting was under
the d.rection of County Agent
Joseph L. Holliday.
Haasell Items
Mrs. T. H. Cherry, of Rocky „
Mount, is visiting her sister
Mrs A E. Salsbury here this
\ eek.
G. H. Leggette went to Rob
ersonville Saturday to see his
relatives.
Mrs. R. W. Salsbury. of
Hamilton, spent Monday here.
Miss Gladys Cherry, of Speed
is visiting Miss Louise SalsburyJ
Mr. and Mrs. Sugg Fleming,
of Pactolus spent Sunday at the
home of Mr VV. Fleming near
here.
Mrs. H. L Rives, of Roberson
ville spent with her
parents, Mr. and Mr-;. Joe Rob
erson.
Mr. J. C- Ross, of Roberson
ville was here Wednesday on
business.
Mr. Frank Judson, of Wash
ington wsys here this week.
Messrs vV. R and It. P.
Cherry, of Speed were visitors
here this week.
PERSONALS
(i. L. Brooks ."pent TutoJ.'.y in
Greenville.
Perlie Perry went to Tarboro
Sunday.
o. L'. Suweli, Sunday
witn friends in Bethel.
i VV. B, Daniel went to Norfolk
i last wenk- to consult a specialist.
Rutvnborg & Adler's shoes at
' $2.39 are wonders.
Marriott Uritt went to Nor-
I folk Monday, where he will en
ter the Navy.
> Mi,ford W. i lay ties, of Tarboro
was in town Wednesday, on
business.
Mrs. C. F. Page is in St Vin
cent's Hospital, Norfolk, for
treatment.
Misses Helen and Annie Bell
Bailey, of Jamesville visited
Miss Sue Leggett today.
John A. Getsinger, (f Dar
dens. was in town ye3terday on
business.
Charles Cowing &nd family
have moved here and
ing a in Watts' grove."
T. Price, the live agent
of the Jefferson Standard Life
Insurance Company, has placed
a handsome perpetual calendar
in the office. It is not only a
piece of splendid workmanship"
but a most useful accessory to
the office. 1
NOTICE -
Until further notice,
the banks and business
houses of Williamston
will be closed on every
Monday as, ordered by the
Government, to conserve
fuel. ./ .