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VOL XIX. NO 13.
Cord Wood For Next Winter.
While we are not safely
through this winter yet, the in
dications are now that we are
going to get through without
having experienced serious
hardship or suffering anywhere,
Next winter is going to be the
rub, and we cannot begin too
soon to prepare for it. The next
sixty days is the best period of
the year for cutting cord wood,
and I know of no more effective
way in which you can serve
your community, as a represen
tative of the Fuel Administra
tion, than to exercise all of your
resourcefulness in inducing
your municipality, your county,
your wood dealers and the far
mers of your county to secure
the cutting of all cord wood pos
sible during'the next sixty dav9
with a view to supplying the de
mands for wood which we are
sure to have next winter.
The United States Department
of Agriculture has just issued
the following Statement;
"No one knows how much
coal there will be for general
fuel purpose next year.. With
the enormous demads being
made upon both and transporta
tion. the shortage may be more
widespread and severe than this
year. It is only a matter of good
business foresight for those com
munities that have the wood
around them to see that some
time during the season a suffici
ent supply is cut and hauled
where it could be easily availa
ble as a reserve next winter.
The time to cut it i 9 right now
before the spring season opens.
In many cities and towns muni
cipal wood yards have* been
started, and are working very
successfully. Such a vard should
ho in operation in every town,
where wood can be obtained,
and at work building up a re
serve for next winter. Those lo
cally responsible for the govern
ment of towns ami communities
should take early action and see
that this is done, - or some simi
lar means employed, to ward* off
a fu >! shortage another vear."
The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture further
states that the "State Fuel Ad
ministrator of New York fore
sees an embargo on coal next
winter to those who have access
to supplies of wood. In short,
oal will simply be refused to
those who can get wood. With
this prospect held out, a vigor
ous campaign has been inaugu
rated to build up a wood fuel
supply in every community in
the state of New York and thus
be protected against lack of coal
next winter. This view and this
action should be given heed by
every state and similar measures
taken to provide for the future."
Jumped lato River.
Saturday, a negro man was
driving a mule hitched to a bug
gy up to the Coaoho Farm, when
the animal became frightened
and ran into the river, which
was very high on account of the
melting of ice and snow in the
mountains. The man managed to
save himself but the mule drown
ed being.hampered by the bug
gy. Monday the buggy was tak
en from the water; the mule was
the property of S. S. Hadley.
Messrs. J%cK, Biggs and Duke
Critcher returned Wednesday
from a trip to Baltimore.
Simon Ru ten berg has been in
New York for the past ten days
selecting his spring and summer
■tock.
Messrs. Jackson and Getsinger,
of Dardens, were in town Wed
nesday on business-
THE ENTERPP'SE
,g 1- i
( To Endow A Bed In France.
Mrs R. Philip Holt, Director
'of War Relief Work for North
Carolina, has requested that 1
solicit funds from Williamston
and Martin County for the en
dowment of a bed in The Ameri
can Military Hospital No. 1 locat
ed in France. The bed will pro
bably be known as The North
Carolina Bed, and six hundred
dollars are required for its main
tainance for a year. Many of the
other states in the union have
already endowed a bed, and it is
earnestly desired that North
Carolina not be slacking,. In no
other way can one assist- in the
saving of the life of an Ameri
can soldier more acceptably
than this, and, it may be, some
boy from Williamston, or from
Martin County may be sheltered
in this bed and brought back to
health and strength after having
been wounded during, the pro- J
gress of this horrible tragedy.
Any contribution sent to me
will be acknowledged and im
mediatedly sent to Mrs. Holt.
Harry A. Biggs.
Will Move Here.
Manager Simpson, of the Fore
man-Blades Lumber Co , which
■has been cutting timber in the
Whitley swamps for the past
year, will bring his family here,
and will occupy the home of Ro
bert Brown on Hassell Street
near the Episcopal Church Mr.
Foreman, who was here for some
tjme, left weeks ago to enter
the Engineer Corps of the Army.
Entertained lounger Set.
Dr. and Mrs J. B H. Knight
entertained a number of th' 1
younger set at their ho ne a few
nights ago. Misses Virginia Her
rick, Musa and Eva Eure, Esther
Hodges, Mary King Ellison,
Louise Robertson; Howard Her
rick, C. D. and William Carstar
phen, Bruce Wynn, Charles
Knight were the guests-. Amus
ing trames were played. Hot
chocolate with Whipped cream,
crackers, pickles and cake were
served.
Dr. R. L. Pi/ie.
There are numbers of people
in Martin County who sincerely
deplore the death of Dr. R. L.
Payne, which occurred at Dur
ham last week. He operated on
many in this section, and was
greatly beloved not only for his
successful surgery, but for the
kindness of heart, which showed
so clearly in his interest in the
patient under his care. Several
years ago, he came here and per
formed an operation on William
Ellison for appendicitis, which
was a most unusual case, he de
clared.
Paved Street Needed.
If any person stood on Main
Street for the last several weeks
and noted the condition of the
driveway, he would surely advo
cate. paved streets. Never has
the soil been so boggy, and it
was almost impossible for autos
to pull through it. At one place,
a vehicle or auto would sink al
most to the hubs of the wheels.
Now that the sun is out once
more, it is beginning to get nor
| mal, as it dries very quickly. But
a return of another wet dpell
would make it bad again. Pave
ment would lighten the burden
of teams largely, and make it
more pleasant for everybody in
town and those who cdme in on
business.
WILLI AMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15. tgiS.
Delinquent List.
The following are the names of
those in the selective draft in
Martin County who have failed
to submit their Questionnaires to
the County Board of Exemption:
Simon Fagan, Jr. Williamston,
Robert Brace Reason,
Sylvester Rogers,
Joseph Roberson,
Wm. Samuel Jones,
Henry Frank Corey,
John Ballf.rd,
Jas. Henry Mobley,
Willie Rogers,
Thos. Sidewood Bond,
Willie Barnes.
Kenneth Williams, Oak City.
Wm. Thos. Savage,
Wealon Weaver Casper, "
Charles Sears
t Hilliarv Anthony,
Edward Williams,
Henry I»ng,
Lawrence Mayo,
James Alfred RaWls, "
James Brown, Hamilton-
John Staton,
James Nelson,
Howard Williams
John Henry Savage, PalmVra.
Lester Williams,
Eugene Barrow, Robersonville.
Jno Lorenza Stokes,
Geo. Hampton Thomas "
Levi Jones,
Jonah Andrews,
Andrew Latham, . "
James Howard
John Gray Brown,
Annanais N. Roberson "
Jos. L. Hardison, Jamesville.
Wm. Harvey Hardison, "
Oliver Wendell Hamilton, "
Franklin M. Sexton.
Elias Daniel,
George James, „., V
Jas. Anderson Boyd, •
George Drew. . —r-
Charles Morris, Edenton.
James Jones, Hobgood
Herbert L. Mason,
Kelly Albritton, Ilassells.
Ernest Albritton,
Simon Kimball, Yorkville, 5. C.
Clarence F. Gilliam, Baltimore,
Md 25 E. Oliver St.,
Of the number above, Charles
Sears, Hilliary Anthony, James
A. Boyd and James Brown are
unknown; Franklin M. Sexton
and Oliver W. Hamilton are re
ported to be in France, and
James A. Rawls is reported Jo
be already in service.
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Mrs. Mary Coltrain
#•
After a short illness, Mrs.
Mary Coltrain died at her home
in Williams Township on Feb
ruary 13th, 1918. Shea was native
of Martin County and was the
daughter of the late Edward
Manning, and the sister of
N, R. and John Manning. In
early life she wedded H. Augus
tus Coltrain, who died last year.
There are two sons and two
daughters, Joshua L., and George
W. Coltrain, Mrs. Robert Daniel
and Mrs, Thornton Daniel, all of
Marjjn County.
For years she had been a mem
ber of the Missionary Baptist
Church at Riddick's Grove, and
in her daily walk and conversa
tion, she showed foith love for
the Master and His people The
funeral services were held Thurs
afternoon. Rev. W. R. Burrell,
her pastor, performing the last
sad rites for the dead. A large
crowd of neighbors, relatives
and friends assembled to express
their sympathy for the bereaved
family.
Miss Mary Louise Carstarphen,
who has been in Tarboro for the
past five months, has returned
home. v ' .
Mrs. J. P. Boyle, of Hamilton,
was here yesterday.
An Interesting Meeting.
A meeting of the Woman's
Council of National Defense,
was held at the home of Mrs. R ;
W. Salsbury at 3 o'clock p. m. '
The following officers were elect- j
ed: Chairman Mrs. R. W. Sals
bury. Vice Chairman Miss Del
ia Purvis, Secretary Miss Fan
nie Gladstone. Treasurer Mrs.
F. L. Gladstone. Eighteen mem
bers present. Owing to the en
clemency of the weather for the
past two months there had been
no meeting of this organization;
but the regular meetings will
here-after be held the 2nd Fri
day in each month at the Ma
sonic Hall. A special Committee
was appointed consisting of Mrs.
R. W. Salsbury, Mrs. Edward
Davenport and Miss Martha Pur
vis tj solicit new members by
making a canvass of the town;
so at this writing we fiave thirty
one members. The Chairman of
committee wishes to thank all
who have so generously contri
buted to this work and urges
every member to be present at
the regular monthly meetings.
Mrs. N. W. Grimes
Secretary, Pro Tem.
Hamilton, Feb. 8 1918
To All Red Crosi Knitters.
Only sweaters and socks
be made of grey wool, that for
sweaters being heavier. Socks
may be knitted of white wool,
but knitters should turn in the
white socks clean. The feet of
socks should be 11 inches long,
the leg 14 inches. Only experts
should undertake to knit socks.
All mufflers must be 11 inches
wide and 68 inches long. ,
The neck o sweaters should
be large enough t*» go over a
large man's head without break
ing the thread. Sweaters should
be 38 inches wide across the
chest, each side being 1!) inches
wiJ • 'Vith heavy wool and large
needles 70 stitches will be enough
Smaller needles require 80
stitches.
W have plenty of grey wool
on hand for sweaters and socks.
Your.s faithfully,
Fannie Chase Staton,
Supervisor of General Supplies.
Ernma Hassell iloyt,
Supervisor
Of General Supplies.
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January Sales.
The sales of tobacco in North
Carolina were very light in Jan
uary all Tver the State. Williams
ton made no report but Rober
sonville reported 44,000 pounds.
With the last year's crop off,
the farmers are free to arrange
for the making of another one
The report that the government
would tax each acre $25 is said
to have come from German
sourcesT But there would" be no
reason for a German to start
such a report, for the less to
bacco raised would mean more
food stuffs -the best weapon to
whip the Huns with every time.
Martin County farmers will
plant the usual acreage it is
thought.
Every tobacco raiser should
look carefully to his plant bed,
for strong plants mean good
weed at curing time. The present
weather is conducive to the ar
rangement of the beds, and
wood-cutting for curing.
Returned From Hospital
Manager Li Hey of the Enter
prise office went to Hobgood on
Wednesday to meet his brother
William Lilley, who was return
ing from St. Vincent's Hospital
after an operation for appendici
tis. *'V- . '-V .1
Mrs. Ellen Lilley Dead
The death of Mrs. Ellen Lilley
occurred at the home of Mr.
; Samuel Hopkins on the' evening
'of February 12tK 1918. She was
'anative'of Martin County ami
was eighty-six years of age. Per
haps no woman in this section of
the county was more familiarly
known and more highly respect
ed. Often she spent weeks in
Williamston visiting friends, and
just a few weeks ago she was
here. For some tim° her home
had been with W. B. Dan
iel, but when > here,
his home was not sufficiently
large to accommodate her.
She married Harmon Lilley,
of Martin County • "Miss
Ellen" as she was famili
arly called by all who knew her,
had served faithfully in what
ever station she found h°rself,
and her subline faith in the Ma -
er filled her days with brighnes-t
though clouds hung heavily over
ther. She was for more than half
a century a member of the Me
thodist Church
"Now the laborer's task is o'er;
Now the battle day Hj past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.
Father in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant
sleeping."
. Visited His Father
W. Louis Manning, who vol
unteered last year and was sent
to Goldsboro and from there to
Camp Jaokson, visited his father
here last week for the lirst time
sinue enlisting. He has for some
months been a member of the
military police company at Camp
Sevier? Recently he volunteered
to go to France with the Ist New
Hampshire Regiment and was
to ('amp Greene, Chnrlott"
When he goes "over there" he
wi!i 1)j iw tli*' service at the
headquarters of General' Persu
ing "somewhere in France.
Organied R J Cross Chapter
Recently n Red Cross Chupt r
wan organi.vd at R )berg.onvilie
by Mrs. E. I>. of Xjr^een
ville, and Mr.r* Mildred Alexan
der Freeman, of Atlanta, the
latter having been sent out by
Headquarters of the. Society.
While in this county, Mrs. Free
man visited her sister, Mrs.
James S. Rhodes, here, who- en
tertained at cards in her honor
Mrs. Freeman is a prominent
worker in the cause, having been
chosen because of her splendid
ability for organizing.
Red Cross Knitting
The following articles were
brought in by Mrs T. S. Hadley;
Mrs. Will Taylor, 1 sweater; Mrs
W, H. p]dw£\rds, 1 sweater; Mrs.
Joe Taylor, 1 muffle^.Mrs. T. S.
Hadley, 2 sweaters; Mrs. Mc. D
Mobley, 1 muffler and 2 prs, of
socks; Miss Lela Hadley, 1
sweater; Mrs. Daney Taylor, 1,
pr. sock; Mrs. Lizzie Jones, 1
pr socks; Miss Anna Jones 1 pr.
socks; Mrs. John E. Lilley, f pr.
socks; Mrs John J. Manning, 2
pr. socks; Mrs. John R. Griffin,
1 pr, socks; Mrs. Lev/is H.
Peele, 1 muffler; Mrs. Lonnie
Taylor, 1 pr. socks; Mrs. Mc.
Taylor, 2 pr. socks. • y
In Richmond For Treatment
The many friends of Mr. Kad
er B. Crawford here and else
where will regret to learn that
he has had to go to Richmond
for treatment. He was accom
panied by his phvsician, Dr. J.
S. Rhodes. and left Tuesday
mornings While he is away, Mr.
Perlie Perry will attend to hifi
insurance business. i
si.oo a Year in Adva cr
The Sunday edition of the*
Nmvs & Observer carried a nage
:id of the George D Witt Shoe
Company/ of Lynchburg." Va.„
Inserted on the page was the
picture of Rufus T. Coburn. one
of Martin County's bovs ami a
former resident of William stow.
Mr. Coburn with his indomitable
energy and ability to place hit
goods before the merchant baa
sold more shoes than any Sewtk
ern salesman. His sales giroont
ed to $310,388.48. He live* with>
his family in Wilson, where he
has built a comfortable home.
To ft* himself for his work, Mr-
Coburn takes a course at
bia University every summer.
The many friends of his in the
t( wn and county are pleased! at
hia wonderful success.
Dispatch Beareri For Gnonaof
A troop Of ten Boy Semits has
■ been organized here under Scoa
Master Edgar E. Bnndy
Assistant Scout Master CTyde
Anderson, and cards have bem
issued appointing them Di^patdi-
Hearers for the Government '
during the war These Seoute
offer their services to any one
free of charge, or they will ac
cept pav, if any one desires
to reward J them. as they ar«.? re
quired to make money
by working.
The mehibers of the Troop are
Claude Leggett, Lyman Rritt,
Bruce Wynne, Charles Knight,
Solomon Orleans,' Harr> James*
John G. Sykes, -James (Took,
Jesse Stubbs, Boyd Hinht.
Scout Master Bundy exjvttitsto
organize a Troop of older &JOfs
later rift, a«id it is " hoped that
they can do" valiant ~seryrr-»» at
this - time, when every swie is
expected to do Komethinir tnr the
government in its struggle to
maKe tho worldsafe f >rh imanity,
iiealfh Report
Dr. W E. Warren, Health. Offi
cer, reports the following conta
gious diseases for t.hf: month of
Januarj:
Novella tiuliuck, tvplioid lever
Robursonville, R. F. 1).
Lucy Smith, Cerebri Spmal
Meningitis, Williamston.
Mrs. Aldrick B"rrougn-, Men
ingitis, Everett.
Red Cross Notes
; The Junior iied'Cross Auxiliary
i which was recently organized
1 here, gave a birthday party la.it
Friday evening and netted a
neat little sum The ages of the
members run from fourteen.'
down.
' The rooms of the Chapter here •
' have been changed to tbeMaaa»-
ic Hall again, as those m the
Everett building were inadequ
ate for the work of the Chapter.
Mrs. J. L. Hines, of Oak City,
was in town Mondav and secur
ed a quantity of wool and needle
for the Auxiliary in fter town.
The thirty women in the work
there have been working with
Hamilton.
The number of. articles report
ed by Mrs T. S. Had ley shows
what good work the women in
the country can do. Many more
might enlist and assist in the
work, for host of the rapid knit
ters arejound in the country.
Mrs. J. G Staton, Chmn. of
the Committee on Knitting, re
ceived a quantity of gray wools J
this week, and the information
th&t the stock of khaki was bftfc::
at the present time.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa T„ Cm*-
ford have returned from.* Tint
%o Baltimore and New York City-