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MS l&OQBLE THE, CliCQLfflOff OP jfSLIOTHOg. PAPERS 1H THfc Co^iTl VOL XIX. NO 14. The Campaign Opened Representatives from all over ' the county were present here on j: Tuesday, when a mass meeting was held in the Court House for the purpose of beginning the campaign for the sale of War Savings Stamps. Mr. Clayton Moore, Chairman of the Com mittee for MartiriXountv, called the meeting to order. Prayer was offered by Rev H. M. Eure, pastor of the Methodist Church and the audience sang ' 'America'' Mr. Moore addressed the meet ing, explaining in detail the pur poses and aims of the campaign, ' and how the Stamps could be purchased and where. He said that Martin County's apportion ment is $391,534,00 and vigorous work must be done to sell that amount, which can be sold easily, if every man, woman and child in the county will stand behind the movement. Thateverv stamp meant help for the Nation in war with the Huns "over there." Rev. W R Burrell, pastor of the Baptist Church, delivered a very strong appeal to the work ers present; he is Chairman of the Committee of Churches, and is heartily in the campaign to wage it to a successful end "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" was &ung by the crowd, aftsr which a large number of the pupils of the Graded School rendered' "The Star-Spangled Banner " The meeting was one of the most enthusiastic which has been held in the county, and Chairman Moore has splendidlv organized every township, and his assistants are men dbrt wo men who can and will do things during the war. St. Valentine Musicale. ■*' . On St. Valentine night, the pupils of Miss Helen L. May nard, assisted by Mrs James S- Rhodes and Miss Irma Wood house, soloists, gave a very pleas ing recital at the opera house. The decorations consisted of hearts and flowers," and the sUg> j was,beautifully set fur the performers. An appreciative au dience listened attentively t> the different numbers, which were rendered in a pleasing manner. •T+to programme contained' the, following: ' Ja.it Roses SpnuidiiiK Thelma Brown Waltz of KloWer Fairies Crosby Margaret Everett Song of the Waterlily kenk Ellen Cowen .Martha Flotow Pantne Mert Williams Poor Butterfly Hubbell Mrs. Rfcode* Sister Dear Kern Stella Ward • WfetipCftng Wind -Wolleahauut Mary Belle Harrell Plavful Kittens Lawson Evelyn Harrisofi Star Shanked Bannar Gordon Bonner Gurganus, Stella Ward Heart's Appeal Lindsay Sara Cowles Sykes Slumber Song • yuiugley Velrne Harrison Ballerine Lack Bonner Gurganus Maiden's Uraani Bobin • Pearl Meadows Lullaby of the Night Braskett Miss Wood house Four Leaf Clover * Bngeluiau • Magnolia Stokes ftoMry. 1 . • -*• ■ Nevin Martha Sladt Hassell , Spring Flowers . Behr Mrs. John Manning, Mary Belle Harrell, MUa Maynard. ' Two car loads of wire fencing eheap for cash at Carstarphen's. It looks like people have learn ed to buy mules from a home man (W. T- Ward), one that you can see every day in the year. Adv. THE ENTERPRISE • A Splendid Showing The first annual meeting of the i stockholders of the Martin Coun ty Savings and Trust Company i was at it 3 banking house orf'February 15th, 1918. A maj ority of the stockholders were present and the absent ones sent proxies. The earnings of the i bank were $1,904 09, snd the re- j sources $62,142 47. After stating the conditions of i the institution as represented by i figures the president said: "You will note from this re- 1 port that our net earnings over ' and above all expenses and stat- ' ionery bills have been a bit over 19 per cent, and with no surplus fund to work with, and your officers point with pardonable , pride to this item in our state ment. For this "Baby Bank." not yet out of its swaddling clothes, to have divided honors i with its "Big Brothers" is good i news to,all of you. At a meeting of your directors yesterday, a ' dividend of ten per cent was de i clared,"M6oo was carried to a ■ surplus fund, SIOO to provide for ' the accured interest, which leaves I $20409 still to undivided profits. > With continued economy agement and the co-operation of ; its stockholders and friends, we , see no reason why this institut f ion shall not iff&ke greater strid- I es the coming year." , 1 The success of the bank is marvelous, and much praise is ; dueto President Godard and Cash ser Pope for their untiring 1 energy and strict economy in its v management. It has really made 1 more than any bank in town, - and yet it is, as President Godard s said, the "Baby Bank." There Is a quotation which says that 'of ten the little things confound the mighty.'' The year 1!>1H must mean much more to the bank, and the same officers, it begins another year under the bluest of skies. Selection No Mistake f The manner in which the peo pie oi I'itl Jouiilj at c i e.-.ponding to the appeal of the government for food conservation is certainly praiseworthy, and we take this occasion right here,- to congratu late the County Food Adminis ' trator, and all concerned If any one in the county is ing the food laws of the country the blame cannot be laid at the > door of Mr. S, J Everett, for he k has toiled in season and out of season, to inform the people, * even going so far as to leave his law practice in d'«ng so, besides " defraying his own expenses. This n is a sacrifice of the right sort The selection of Mr. Everett as ' (Mjunty food adiainistrator has proven long ago to be a most happy one. He has not failed to i inform the people aa to their duty to as food conservation, so it y " is now up to the people to obey or violate. He has enough confi y dencejn the people to believe t that they ,are obeying -The Greenville Daily News, - Went Off To Enlist Monday c ,morning, Samuel Gar ner, who has been at home on a furlough, returned to his ship at Norfolk, and with him went William Harrell, Carl Strawr bridge and James Upton, who de sired to enlist in the Navy. All of , them are very young-their ages running from fourteen to seven teen. Mr. Samuel Harreil, the father of William Harrell, tried to stop him at Hobgood, but the 1 boy went on. William returned 1 yesterday, having failed to en list - WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY FEBRUARY; 22 iqiN Opens The Campaign Readers ojf .this issue will note the page advertisment of War 1 Saving Stamps, and that the ad- ( vertisement is the gift of The Peoples Bank, of Williamston. I Following in the line of larger I towns and cities, the banking in stitutions here are to* help in the i great campaign for the sale of t War Stamps, Which is a big way I of "doing their bit " The officers I of these institutions have patriot-' ! ism of the real American in their ! hearts, and they are enlisting in : every service that they can at the present time. All of the banks ] will sell the War Stamps, and every Stamp sold means helping : US WIN THE WAR. A Soldier Dead Hiram A. Ange, a Martin County boy who went to Camp Jackson with the selected men last fall, died there last week, and Sunday night his body was brought to Everetts and taken to the home of his father, Lloyd Ange, in the country. Private Ange suffered with pneumonia, as many of the soldiers have, and died from its effects. An Example To Emulate . Editor Manning, who is in tensely interested in the sale of Thrift Stamps atid also in food conservation, set a splendid ex ample to other business men on Monday when he purchased thrift cards for his employees in The Enterprise office and presented them. .He wanted to start the saving habit, and at the same time teach lessons in patriotism, for so sure as the individuals are thrifty in the Nation, so sure will the war be won for free dom's cause. To Organize Company. ' Messrs. James G. Staton and Leslie Fowden, Promoters,, are securing stock for the formation of a company to sell leaf tobacco. It is presumed that 'he Roanoke and Dixie Warehouses will be utilised by the new company. The success of the Brick Ware house Company during its first year of business will, no doubt, be duplicated by this organiza tion,-which will have strength to meet every condition. *Have Time For Poetry. It is gratifying to learn that the Martin County boys in cayjip have'plenty of time thought ' for things not pertaining to guns, drills, etc. Recently there has come to the office poetry compos ed .by..boys, in the 120 th Regiment at CampSeyier, Greenville, S. H.' At the present time the publica tion of these poems is not con ' venient, but it is indeed pleasing to know also that the boys re member the paper "up in the home county." The boys, whose names are signed to the poems are L. R. Gardner, Church W. Hardison, Hubert Roberson and Andrew Hardison. Gave Recital At Plymouth. Tuesday evening of last week, Miss Helen L Maynard gave an organ recital at Grace Episcopal Church, Plymouth. She was as sisted in the programme by the choir, Misses Martha Harnthal, Blanche Gilbert and Mary Smith, soloists- The congregation had just installed a handsome Moller organ and cancelled the debt on it. The prqprarame contained eleven numbers from celebrated composers. V -- v NOTICE 4 „ The Public is notified that ins the purpose and intention e ,oi the Commissioners of The v fwn of Williamston to issue s nds for the purposes following f to-wit: F The construction and mainte- v nance of water and sewer sys- e tem; for the purchase and opera e tion of an electric,.light plant;, r for the purpose of paving Main | a Street from Watts to Haughton 11 Street and Washington- Street j v from Main to Railroad v This notice is given for the c purpose of giving the people of t the town an opportunity to ex- S press their wishes at a meeting 1 of the Commissioners to be held s the First Monday Night In lfcreh. 1918 Notice is further gWen that unless more than ottrty-three and one-third per- , CCTit of the voters of the town | object to this proposition the ( Commissioners will, * without j further notice, proceed under the new law as therein provide! to install the improvements above mentioned. / By order of Board. Leslie Fowden, Secretary. » i >i ' A Pleating Change v From "heatlesß Monday" t> floods of sunshine was the delightful change for the people of this community. Fuel ' Administrator Garfield had ex -1 empted all states South of Vir ginia from the order for Mon ' day closing, but the sunshine did more, for the day was one of '-[tlHinglike freshness, and those 1 who were indoors wanted to "get out in the field and } presumed that most everybody was gratified that North Carolina ' was in the warmer group of states,, and it is firmlv hoped that no such an order will ever haye h'tve to be tfiven.- Waging The Fight Vigorouily.. While the are in camp . anil in trenches those at home . are vigorously waging the fight. against wastefulness, greed and . selfishness: All over the . United t States men and women are en gaged in the business of selling War Savings Stamps and Thrift , Stamps, each of which means a shot at the butchery of the Huns, wN> are hoping to destroy every thing except themselves in all the world. L The campaign in Martin , County under the leadership of I Chairman Clayton Moorfe and Secretary Wheeler Martin is be j ing carried into every school . house in the county. It*is known I that there are not many in the county who cannot invest, in . Thrift Stamps, which mean the saving of 25 cents every week j for 16 weeks Parents should touy them for their children, and > then teach them the Thrift habit. , Kvery one of these stamps helps j to keep the German hordes from our and makes for the I safety of the boys "ever there." Surely Martin County will take her share of th ese Stamps f Died in New York i The bodyfcf Levi Harrison, a I former employee of the post: office here, was brought from > New Yorktnd arrived here Wed nesday evening, and to the home of his parents at ' Bear Grass. He had been married only a short while, and spent Christmas with relatives in the county, HeJbffered with some brain trouble and the end came quickly. i * Beautiful Sight In The Slo-. Wednesday night bet wee eight and nine o'clock, belts c whfte, feather/ clouds, wer seen running cross the heaven from East to West and in thei path the moon encircled by varied-colpred halo and anothe encircling the first. Early in th evening, a very large circle wa noticed to be around the mooi and presented a dark appearance This was seen by some whi watch for signs in the sky, late when the clouds appeared crowds collected on the street to observe the beautiful spectacle Soon the clouds passed away but some say that later they as sembled again. Oak City hems Misses Louise Baggett, o Windsor, Blanche Savage, o Hobgood, and Lillian M. Bur nett spent the week-end witl Mrs. R. J. House. Spencer Hines and Ernes Harreli spent last week in Nor folk and other cities. Mrs. F. M. Harreli left fo Baltimore Monday to purchas spring millinery. Sam and Marion Burnett- wit Misses (iladys Ross, Louise gett, Henrietta Tingle an Blanche Savage motored to Tai b.iro and Rocky Mount Saturda? Aaron Haskett died Sunda night at the home of his daugt ter, Mrs. 15. 1). Tew in Port No fork His body yvas brought hei I Tuesday. The. funeral serv!c f were Conducted by-Rev. H I t Jones, of Port Norfolk. He wi t buried in the cemetery at H i Hir«*s"farm He leaves a wif j one son, Leonard ,Haskett, \ Philadelphia and one laught ' Mrs. B. I>, Tew, of Port No I t.>l k ;t' d two brothers, 1) I • llasketrt, of (iivenvine, HHJIJ. I j hi4,''it, ui Kingston. Tlie Martin County Unit ( National Defense, •Oak City, meet last Wednesdi nt the hofn'e of Mrs. .). L. Iline Miv. 11 ull i • Everett Chairmn t of the Comniiite.'. read sever I articles n! importance; Miss Li , ate, Ilarrell, uf the Finance. ('ori reju.rl) it .M:7o. Hume, and Fu eign IJeliel'tßed' Cross_-P»in.) r ported their work in Home Ri 1 i"f amounting to ovar $50.01 The next. meeting will be he Wednesday; Feb, Z7th. Thursday night Feb. 21th, tl Red Cross will give a Box Pari at the school bouse to help pa j for supplies. Ttye next meetin j will held Wednesday at tl honaeW Mrs. T. W. Davenpor N C. Hines, of Cary, was hei , this week ' Notice 1 The Woman's Council of Nt : tional Defense, Martin Count ' Division, will meet in the Coui ' House in Williamston, March th • 4h, I9IH at 2 HI) p. m. by ordt s of the Chairman. 1 * Daisy Manning, Sec'j 3 » r ) . " Patriotic Services. i There will be a Patriotic Sei ,vice at the Episcopal Churc Friday flight at 7 30. Specit prayers will be offered for ou country and for our soldiers am sailors. • • • • , The public is cordially invitei to attend. > C. H. Jordan, Rector W. T. Ward make a record ' breaking sale on Wednesday ' sold 19 mules. Adv. , * A car of' cedar shingles and , Galvanized Roofing for sale by Carstarphen & Co. i. of > • ■ V \r ill -Art vai: ce Annual Meeting ,> * - Tiie annual. meeting of the "Martin branch -of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association of North Carolina, which should have been held the 2nd Tuesday in January, but was postponed on account of the se verity of the weather until Tues day, February sth, when the meeting was held in the Court House at Williamston. Owing to„ the condition of the roads, there was a small representation, and for this reason it was deemed wise to publish the proceedings for the benefit of the stockhold ers. The report of the Secretary showed that the Association was in fine working condition, hav ing 422 members, carrying a tot al of $376,975.00; the total ex penses during the year ending December 31st, 1917, including all looses by tire, wind or light ning was $309.40 or less thanone i tenth of one percent, The follow ing officers were elected: W. C, Manning, President; J. t Col train, Sec-Treasurer; Hoard of Directors for the county: Sylves ter Peel, Marion Green, M. P. Taylor. Agents in the several townships: John A. Getsinger, Jamesville: Simon E. Hardison, Williams: J. 1,. C I train. Griffins; Me. 11. * Taylor, Hear Grass; W. C. Mann ing, Williamston; A. L. Roebuck ' Cross Roads; Samuel E. Everett. Rubersonville; M P Taylor, " Julius 11. Purvis, Po;»lar Point, ! and Hamilton; W R. Everett, • Goose Nest -8 vitte Township, Robert G. Sox p U|ii, J F. Jackson, J. H. Railey; • Williams, W W lirilhu; Joshua f L. Coltrain, lr 1, Gardner; « " Griffins, B. Ale Manning, Henry Il.herson. Plenv Pe»l;t ftear I G-ass, Joe S Grillin, ' 1/ Itarri , in, J. 1) Howen. Vv/f7i.iiiiston; •I. H-i, V. . 11. tviger . W lf 11. 'Ellwards; I loss Roads, I A. lf Ausbon,*A, D. Wynne, II D. • v Peel; Rohersonville. H. R. Jen ; '• kins W i'. faylor, A. I' Smith:-*' " Poplar I'oint. R. I*. Pavl-ir. V H II i',iv tor, .1 R. ll irdH .n, llamil ton, Julius 11. I'uryis, Ge". F '• Roberson, T P., Slade; Goose Must, Joseph Early. John Renneit, W." J. Johnson. 'Respectfully suhnntted, '• J L. Coltrain, Sec.y, d . , PIikSONALS St a ton Peel, of Helh". Vl i.n, has been in town this we «.|. - •J g Dr. William E. Warren went ie to Kaleigh Tuesday oh l . business. ' Rev. J M. Perry and J A. *1 Mizell, of Rohersonville, were in town Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs Mark Ruffin, of _ Tarhoro spent Sunday here with relatives. y rt Cashier Taylor of the Planters ie & Merchants Rank, Everetts, , r was here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs./ John Vy Mann* '' ing spent the week end with friends in (loldsboro. Mrs. Irene Smith, accompanied C- by Mr. and Mrs. J. P Royle, h left Tuesday for HrunswfCk, Ga. Mr. and Mrs, J. G. Staton, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Saunders left Tuesday for Baltimore via Nor d folk - Jesse Ambers, a private sta ■, tioned pt Camp Sevier, Green ville, S. C., is visiting his par- I" ents in town- Mrs R. W. Salabury, Mrs Norma Grimes and Misses Del- J la Purvis and Frances Gladstone, / y of Hamilton, attended the mass meeting here Tuesday afternoon.