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VOL XIX.' NO 18.
Threatens Food Administrator
March 13th, 1918 |
Dear Mr Manning
I will drop you a
few lines'to tell you it' you or any 1
of your friends ar going to come {
out hear tosurch for food stuff or,
any thing .you had better not|
c ine for your grave is dug and j
you all will sure get in it for the;
guns is loaded tor the woman
is going to burn you and the men
has their guns reddy you had
better stop the molases question
rite now or they all say this is a
free country and they ar going
to keep it free you tend your
own business and let others alone
or you will dy and no one will
not no what become of you—
The foregoing letter Was re
cently received addressed to Mr.
Asa J. Manqing, which was evi
dently intended for W. C. Mann
ing
In analyzing this letter, I con
clude that it must have been
written by one of my fellow citi
zens as his postofflce is Williams
ton; second, I must be held in the
esteem of a friend as he says:
"Dear Mr. Manning " I thank
him for this. Third, I guess
that he is expecting to be exami
ned by the authorities of his
county, which is usually some
evidence that a man is not with
in the law. And then he says that
my grave is already dug. and
that I will be sure to get in it.
Now as to the method of gett
ing in the grave there is some
question, as he states that the
men have their guns to shoot
and the women will burn. So the
death will be in secret and the
grave will be hidden. This would
closely resemble the death and
burial of Abel of old, when his
brother Cain harbored murder
in his heart and slew him when
no eye save that of God beheld
him Well, secret murder has oc
curred many times in the past
and every man knows that the
mangiest cur that ever scratched
a flea, c n the door
step and bite an innocent child
Then ha seems to stress the
molases question, about which he
fails himself to make clear.
Then the question of froe
dom is touched, which is a bean*
tiful thought'. But what does a
slave of the devil know about
freedom, is he capable of diseas
ing freedom?. That is a free
dom that has truth and honor fur
its foundation, and he has neither
for he seems to have unlawfully
used the mails, harbored mur
der in his heart and violated
many laws.aidltjis safeto say it
all because he is engaged in am
unlawful business. And while he
is too cowardly to sign his name
and everything he is going to do
he proposes to do in secret
which would ,be a high crime
against society, against the State
and against the Nation.
I respectfully submit to him
that I am willing for honest men
to judge me at any place and at
any time. And I hope that my
fellowmen will weigh our differ
ences and see who is right. Now
should you write again, please
be kind enough, man enough and
"honest enough to sign your name
W, C- Manning.
Notice
The Williamston Unit of the
Council of Defense will meet on
March 28th for the tra nsaetion of
business. All those desiring to
help in this work are invited to
join and increase the activities
for good
Sergeant Dennis Taylor, who
is at Camp Jackson, is at home
on sick leave after an attack of
pmmnynit asd meningitis.
THE ENTERPRISE
Ruling Of Food Administrator
Raleigh, March 19th, Henry
Page, U. S. Food Administrator
for North Carolina, today dropp- j
ed a bomb into the camp of
j blockaders and those merchants
and millers who' have been
I supplying: blockaders with food
products. Mr. Page's statement
jcoveringthe matter was eharac
j teristically short and sweet.
Here it is:
"To use food products, sugar,
corn meal, molasses and the like
in the manufacture of blockade
whiskey, rum, etc., is clearly a
wilful waste of food and as such
is punishable under the Lever
Act. It is also unlawful for mer
chants or millers to sell these
products to such persons or in
such quantities as make it ap
pear reasonably certain that they
are to be used in the manufact
ure of illicit intoxicants.
"The Federal Food Adminis
tration for North Carolina gives
notice that it will take prompt
and drastic action whe\i evidence
can be secured that anv mer
chant or miller has offended.
To Camp Jackson
The Martin County Board of
Exemption sent six men to Camp
Jackson on Wedneday morning.
These assembled here on Tues
day afternoon and were guests
at the Atlantic Hotel for the
night. Mr. John L. Hassell, a
member of the Board, gave them
every attention and the Martin
County men at the Camp will be
pleased to have these splendid
sons to join them in the fight for
' humanity. The six men were ne
' cessary to complete the quota (
1 that was due some months ago.
Those that went Wednesday
were, V. Davis, Clyde
' M. Robbins, William Clarence
Wallace, of Jamesville; S. H.
Crimes, Robersonville: Marion
! L. Burnett, Oak City; B. F.
' Whitehurst, Williamston.
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Red Cross Auxiliary
On Friday afternoon last, Mes
darnes W. R. Burrell and C. 11.
k Godwin and IVJiss Daisy Mann
1 ing organized a colored Auxiliary
to the Red Cross Society at the
Graded School building There
were thirty-three of the most
prominent colored people pre
sent, who were deeply interest
ed in the formation of the Auxil
iary. W. T. Alexander was made
Chairman, Mrs. Bettie Andrews,
Vice-Cbaii'iTian, Mrs. Maud Alex
ander, Secretary, Mrs. Alioe Or
mond, Treasurer, Miss Bessie
Scott, Chairman of Knitting
Committee. The Auxiliary will
make comfort bags and k/iit
sweaters, socks, scarfs, etc..
according to the rules of the
Society.
Day 9 To Be Longer.
Congress has /Hissed a
law which requires that
the clocks of the country
be moved up one howi on
April Ist. This will be in
effect, until the last day in
October, when clocks will
be moved back one hour,
or sun time will be in ef
fect again So when you
go to bed on March 31st,
set your clock a
head-
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thrower
and children, after a visit to re
latives, left for their home in
Hollister on Tuesday. Miss Mary
King Ellison accompanied them
as far as Rocky Mount.
WILLI A MSTON. N. C.. FRIDAY MARCH 1918.
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IV*r. James C. Ridjick Dead.
After several days illness with
pneumonia, James C Riddick
[died at his home on the Leggett
Farm near Williamston, *Mon- (
day afternoon about 4:20 o'clock.
He was born in Martin County
in the year 1977, and upon reach
ing his majority, he married
Mis? Annie Askew, sister of Mr
Charles A. Askew, of James
vilTe, who, with four children
survive him. He was the son of
Mr Jamea Riddick, Williams
Township, and has several bro
thers and sisters living.
For xcars he had h*»en a mem
ber of the Methodist Church,
and was also a member of the
Roanoke Camp, W. O W., at
Williamston. Engaging in the
farming industry, he worked
faithfully and industriously, pro
viding comfortably for his fami
ly and giving full value to those
with whom he worked.
On Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Mr. Harrison, of Plymouth, in
the absence of the pastor at Wil
liamston, conducted the services,
and the members of Roanoke
Camp, using their beautiful ritu
al, paid their tribute to the do-1
ceased brother. The body was
taken to the Askew home near
Jamesville and there interred.
Much sympathy is felt for the
wife and children, who are for
ever to be deprived of the love of
a husband and father.
Colored Selected Men,
List of Colored Men called for
Military duty for Entrainment
to Camp Grant, 111. Tuesday,
April 2.
James Arthur Jenkins, Alfred
Wilson, Noah Wallace, Arthur
Boston, P. W. Wright, Peter
Davis, Frank Walker, Fred
Sprifill, W. H Wynne, Sylvester
Woolard, Walter Daniel, Everett
Bryant, Garfield Teel, Robert
Johnson, Anthony Wor.
Isaac Purvis, Jesse Williams,
Joseph Wilson, Tony Everett,
James Columbus Hopkins, F.d
wa.i Brilev, Gus Wilson, Tul
bert Williams, William Jenkins
Gully Mason, Charles Evans,
George Clemmons, Sherm u;
Moure, Will Brown, AlexamJ-r
- Cobum. Sam Highsmith Cr .|.
il nry Ormond, John Hopki., ,
.George Coburn, Henry Lev. i ,
.Joe Harrv Williams, Klisba
1 Dickens, George Shepherd, Au
gustus Roberson, Paul Clem
mons, Herman Cox, Jesse Rp.s
coe, Willie Johnson, Bruce Get ,
Jasper Wiggins, Dennis Simrmns
Wiggins, William Spruill, Oscar
Lewis, James Cherry, Ruffin
Council, John Hassell, Jr., John
Staton, Spencer Octavius Towns,
Sam Mayo, Paul Cherry, -Harry
Whitfield, John William Holliday
Arthur Whitfield, Jarrett Dol
berry, John Lee, Mosea Jones,
Auction Sale Today
Burton Bros. Auction Co., are
selling citylots for r. James S.
Rhodes today. These lots are sit
uated on Haughton Street exten
sion and are excellent lots for
building pnrposes. Dr. Rhodes
opened that section of the town
several years ago and made
an attractive addition. One very
neat home has already been
erected there, and no doubt,
there will be others. While there
are many vacant spots- in the
towrf very few lots are for sale at
any price, asthe citizenswho own
them prefer to remain owßers.
Haughton Street is one of the
new streets in Williamston, but
one of the most attractive, lead
ing from the railroad to the
cemetery.
Went After Car.s.
The sales for automobiles here!
is "so great that it. was necessary I
for d'ealer3 to have some to satis .
( fy the trade. fOwing to the;
freight congestion, it was not;
possible to secure a syis>b Car..
Nothing daunted, the« dealers
planned t) get a number by go- j
ing to Ohio and Michigan for
them. Last Friday morning, S j
Collins Peel, of the firm of York j
& Peel, agents fo; the Overland |
and Willys-Knight cars started j
to Toledo, Ohio, to bring cars j
back with him. To do this he,
had to carry a number of men I
and boys w\th him to drive the'
autos through the country, the
trip being over 1.000 miles ;
Those accompanvi n g;
Mr. Peel were, Heman
Peel, Oscar Peel,, James Man
ning, Preston Minton, J. 1).
Ward, Jr.. Luther Peel, J. Grif
fin, Cliftrtn Stokes, Hugh B. An
derson,
On the afternoon of the same
day, J W. Watts, who desired
to secure Buick cars started to
i Flint, Michigan. He carried
with him a sufficient number of
men and boys, too, to drive the
i cars that he wanted to get, here
■ for sale. No doubt the trip will
be delightful, as the country
i through which they will drive
• is beautiful and interesting, lie
: was accompanied by Paul Simp
son, William Manning, Garland
Anderson, Frank Saunders,
Hermon Taylor, W. J Whita
ker, Oscar Anderson.
f> The Triangular Debate
1 j The Triangular Debate be
tween Robersonville, Scotland
'I Neck and Williamston High
! 'j Schools will be held here on Mar
r 2!* th at H o'clock in the Court.
House. The debaters from Rob
ersonville and Scotland Neck will
meet here, and the locals will go
Jto Robersonville and Scotland
iMeck. T'.e affirmative for Willi
amston; Louis*; Robertson and
Mary King Ellison; Negative;
| Ethel Griffin and Esther Hod
jges. •
| Question :Re«--o|yf d, That Con-
Igress should er.act a law to set-
I tie industrial disputes b\ com-
Ipulsory arbitration.
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j Oak City Items
The musical . entertainment
;given by Mrs. Mowers arrl bet
i pupils last Friday was well ren-
Idered, even by the voungesl
: musical students.
' Rev. W R. Burrell and Mr,
r: Clayton Moore, of Williamston,
i'lectured on the war question and
i Thrift Stamps, Sunday p. m , at
, the Baptist Church.
' - Corporal B. L Hines, ofjCamp
' Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala , is
" spending the week at home,
Joe Ayers returned to Camp
Jackaon last Saturday after a
week week with relatives here.
Miss Harriet Tingle spent the
' week-end with her sister. -
Mrs. R. W. House spent Sat
urday in Winterville.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
and children spent Saturday ifnd
Sunday in Stokes.
! J--. B. Quartermus spent Satur
day and Sunday in Williamston.
' Jim Averett spent Saturday in
Greenville.
P.. Forbes spent the week-end
in Weldon.
A dance given by the Dancing
Club of Oak City was thoroughly
enjoyed by a select crowd, Fri
day night.
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Mrs. P. H. Davenport .and
Miaa Annie Jones, .of Hamilton j
wm Id town Wednesday, "
Millinery Di?play
j Thursday'and Friday of last
I week, Harrison Bros. &Co., and c
' Walters . & White no ;u d their I
[Spring millinerv, which was ?
shown in beautiful designs and '1
, col "'s, A ntuyiber of both sro.Hl I
hats in black, grey and biuts v
[were on the counters, Milan a
traws prevailing. Both firms c
j had some difficulty in getting p
j their shipments of goods from S
| the Northern markets owing to t
| the congestion of freight and ex
press, but finally a larvre assort
ment arrived. More millinery was v
Isold, perhaps, previous t n the
' opening than ever before, as th"
weather had been so spring-like v
; for so many weeks. Purchasers
| were plentiful, however, on the i
Jtwo special display days, and
' prices ranged as usual. Harrison j
I Bros, have the more attractive
■ quarters for millinerv than anv \
;tirm in the county "The Biggest
I Store" is an ideal place to shop {
: with comfort, as rest rooms are
I ; provided for ladies and there is a
>; splendid amount of space. The
I i county folks will find Williams
f; ton just the town in which can s
>1 be found all things for the fash- t
i,ionable woman.
, j • Conditions Favorable
J I
" I
i The neople who were in the au
• tomohile accident last, week are 1
I all out with the exception of '
Mrs. Biggs and Mr. Crawford;
■' and the latter will have to re- '
main in bed for several weeks 1
until the condition of his knees
Ms better, as one patella is crack-
Biggs is suffering fmm
" a sprained and bruised back and
' a shock to her entire system.
n Friends are hoping thpt she will
' Hoon lie ouf of her room, and
! that no permanent ill effects will
'"'follow the accident. -li ,n Elmore,
" .Jr., for "horn grave feard were
" I entertained, is able U; get out, in
' ti.e open air.
rj! Honorable Mention
!-j Among the that we
I nave received which are doing
i-1 extra good work are:Tho
t-'[.Reflector, Greenville (K. W.
i-j Cobb, Publicity Manager). The
{Sandhill Citizen of Southern
5 Pines and Moore County News
lof Carthage (C, P. Hey ward,
J Publicity Manager). The* Mont
gomerian of Troy (C. C. Brough
i | ton, Publicity Manager). The
'Elkin Tribune and Mt. Airy
I News (W, It. Simpson, Publicity
Manager). Bryson City Tribune
"• I (.J, 11. Harwood, Chairman),
'• The Enterprise of Williamston
d W. C. Manning, Publicity Mana
ger). We know that all the pap
ers are helping and doing fine
p but we cannot tell exactly unless
s we get copies. —War Savings
News.
%
P
a Attempted To Burn Store.
e Tuesday morning, smoke was
issuing from the store of
L. R. Moore & C%, at James
ville, and upon investigation it
was reported that two fires had
y been started ir, the building, one
i at the front door and the other
at the back dopr. Moore was at
. breakfast and the store was
closed when the fire was-dis
j covered. Local authorities phon
ed for Sheriff Page, and Moore
was arrested, later giving a bond
' for SI,OOO for appearance at
court.
C
7 Attorney J. C.' Smith, of
' Robersonville, attended court
here this w^ek.
I Mrs. Harry Waldo and little
were here from Hamil- 1
i ton Tuesday. ' 
f
sr.oo*a Year in Advance
March Term Of' Court.
Judg- Frank n-ni r ?! ■, >pan»d
court ) .T.. M>'' !■•" at 2 o'clock,,
having- it -*i in K. cky
Moilr\i hi' :i !;*. _■ 11 .ii uY n Sunday.
Tne  I rani 1 JutVv -.va-a chosen and
P. !I. Dav-Tip irt, "t Hum {n>n,
was made Foreman Judge Daniels
i Idressed the Jurv on the a;.r*n-
.■atiori ot t.i -* i i.v t>Y,A ■A*
prevails as usual over the hnd.
Solicitor Allsh.rook appear • I tor
the State.
Criminal cases heard:
Chat 3. Scott. Murder. No! pros
with leave.
Moses Bell, c. t. a . Continued,
Jim Harsher, c. t. a. Nol pros
with leave.
Jim Parisher. 1. f. t u. Nol
pros with leave.
Jim Parisher, a. s. w. Nol
pros with leave.
Elias Cr iy. Murder, Nol pros
with leave.
W. W. Willj ling. u. p. I. Nol
pros.
Cornelius Lilley. Nol pros. f'
Klhert and Guilford Cotten. 1.
& r. Guilty. Required to pay *>.
W. Jones s7o and capias to be is
sued at any time upon request of
Solicitor.
Sam Bryant, d. r c Guilty.
Fined $5 and cost.
Sarah brown, I. & r- Naff*
guilty.
Robert Wiggins. S. A. Waived
bill and pleads gu'ltv. Seiten -ed
to jail one year to be hiroi .ut
for cost, and to pay l)r. B. I.
Lonq: for doctor's hill and >'L'l to
provider for time lost.
Joe Taper. D. R. C. Plead guil
ty. Judgment suspended.
Joe Taper. Housebreaking..
Pleads guilty. Sentenced to jail
12 months, to h> hired out for
cost, and to pay Torn Bailey
for goods lost.
J. A. Brown. A. 0. 'V. I»i. ids
guilty. Judg tV nt - ssr.J".! up
on payment of
J. A. Brown. \ 'W. Waiv
ed bill and plead'guilty. Find *r>i
and cost.
PERSONALS
J-. A. Getsin.Tor ; i Jesse Dar
dens were here Monday.
Miss Alma Sparks spent the
week-end wkh h"r n:u",i:- in
Roberson ville.
Mr. and Mrs. AI i »ion Dunn
and little s >ti, of  Ire ' ville, were
here last week vision:? n-lati.es.
Mr. and Mr». !! i!. L'rown
and children, of ure
visiting here tiiis week.
Mr. and Mr?. Arthur Roebuck
Misses Liliie and Hattie
Floyd, of Hamilton were here
Thursday.
J. W. Perkins, of Wendell,
who travels for J. W. Olds Co.]
Lynchburg, and who formerly
lived here, has been in town this
week.
Misses Mary Gladys Watts
and Elizabeth Hassell spent the
week-end with Miss Florence
at Plymouth.
Skewarkey Union
The Skewarkey Union of 26
Churches is to meet, D. V.,
with the bhurch at Skewarkey,
Fridav, Saturday, Sunday, March
29tn, 30th, 31st. The most of the
visitors by rail will probably
come on the 6:37 p. m, train.
We would thank the members
and friends, who are willing to
help entertain them a day or
two, to meet fhem at the depot a
that time. *
Sylvester Hassell.
.. • LM _^
Judge Steven Bragaw, of
Washington was here this week
on business.
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