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VOL XIX. NO 21.
Honor Flap.
Raleigh, N. C-, April 6th, 1918.
To Liberty Loan Workers and
Bankers:—
From preliminary reports
there seems to be no doubt that
the Honor Flag competition is
going to be very popular through
out the entire State, and it will
undoubtedly arouse great en
thusiasm. While the conditions
governing this competition have
already been published, there
are several matters that should
be emphasized:
Our impression is that Honor
Flags will be awarded by the
Liberty Loan Committee of the
Federal Reserve Bank, at Rich
mond, Va., and will also be for
warded by them.
The names of the communities
winning the right to flv the flag
will betransmitted to the State
capitals)and there inscribed on a
speciafLiberty Loaa Honor Flag
or on a tablet or Honor Roll locat
ed at the State capitol.
Reports of local committees in
regard to bond subscriptions will
be accepted. But if there is rea
son to believe that such reports
of full subscriptions include the
underwriting of blocks of bonds,
either by banks or individuals,
for the sole purpose of an Honor
Flag award, and with the idea
of subsequently distributing
these bonds to the people gen
erally, committee reports will
then be disregarded in so far as'
an award of an Honor Flag is
concerned.
The spirit of the Honor Flag
v 'plan requires that before a com
munity can win a flag, there
must be a real distribution of
the bonds equal to the amount of
its quota.
It is highly desirabls that the
receipt and raising of Honor
Flags be atterded by fitting cele
bration?. This will not only add
to the spirit in a community al
ready aroused, and possibly spur
them to strive for an increase in
their subscriptions of one hun
dred per-cent, thus entitling
them to a blue star in their flag,
but it will do a great deal of
good byway of stimulating those
sections that may be lagging in
their subscriptions.
Very truly yours,
Joseph G. Brown,
Chairman.
List of Men Called for Physical
Examination Who have
Failed to Appear.
Notice is hereby given that un
less they appear within ten da>s
they w'iil be reported to the Ad
jutant General of the State as
Deserters, and immediately in
ducted into the Military Service,
and be subject to Court Martial
and imprisonment.
Parmele, N. C,
Jas. Edward Harper, Levi
Herbert Stalls,
Robersonville, N, C.
Ollie Stokes, Percy Chance.
Williamston, N. C.
Jas. McGilbert Rawls, Chas.
Thomas Roebuck, W m . Henry
Cromwell, David Charley Jones,
Louis Moore, Benjamin Clark.
Hassells, N. C.
Ernest Bell.
Bethel, N. C.
Robert Bruton Edmondson,
Oak Citv, N. C.
H. H. Rawls.,
Wimtopff. C- . i
Edgar Weston.
Jamesville, N. C.
Melford Gray.
Asa T. Crawford, who WM in
jured in an automobile accident
several weeks ago, has been at
hia office this week greeting his
friends, who are pleased to see
him out again.'
* Mr. Joseph Bennett Dead.
Friends here regretted to learn
of the death of Joseph Bennett
at his home in Welch, W. Va.,
on Saturday morning, April 6th.
The day previous, relatives here
had received a message telling
of his serious condition from a
stroke of paralysis, and his bro
ther, Mr. Louis C. Bennett, left
as quickly as possible for Welch,
but failed to reach there before
the end came.
Mr. Bennett was a former re
sident of Williamston, and was
the son of the late William H.,
and Mary Bennett. For a num
ber of years he had lived in
Welch, where he married and
built up a splendid business, and
had recently been elected mayor
of the town, which is situated in
a mining district and is an im
portant town of West Virginia.
His popularity in his home is at
tested by his elevation to that
office, an office which he is said
to have filled acceptably, He lea
ves a wife and three little girls,
one of whom is only four weeks
old- Usually he visited Williams
ton each year with his family,
and his many friends in the town
always greeted him with pleas
ure. His was a sunny disposition,
and his devotion to his family
and friends was his strong char
acteristic. He was a member of
the B. P. 0. E.
His sisters, Mrs. C. D. Gar
starphen and Mrs. Alonzo Has
sell, with Mr. Carstarphen and
Mr. Hassell left Sunday for
Welch to attend the funeral.
Saturday Hike.
The Boy Scouts under the
leadership pf Scout Master Edgar
E. Bundy had a delightful hike
up the ri.er road on Saturday.
They started at 6 o'clock and at
7 o'clock the Camp Fire Girls
under Miss Pridgen took up the
trail and reached the Scouts just
in time for break fart, which had
been prepared for them in true
Scout style. The menu was an el
aborate one and the serving of it
was carefully attended to by the
Scouts, especially as they were
the hosts of the occasion. The
camping ground was chosen a
bout seven miles up the river in
an attractive spot, and every
minute spent there was refresh
ing The number of miles hiked
was fourteen.
The Scoi ts have entered the
campaign for the sale of Liberty
Loan Bonds, and any effort of
theirs to sell Bonds is perfectly
legitimate and should meet pro
per encouragement from the
people. In whatever way these
Scduts can assist in the war pro
gram, they will cheerfully enlist.
Stores Close.
Acting according to the new
time demanded by Congress for
the saving of daylight, the mer
chants of Williamston have com
menced to close their stores at 7
o'clock p. m. each day during the
warm months. The groceries and
drug stores are exempt from
closing at that hour.
Heard Secretary McAdoo.
Charles H. Godwin, Cashier of
The peoples Bank, R. G. Harri
son, Cashier of The Farmers &
Merchants Bank and Rev. W. R.
Barrel! went to Raleigh to hear
Secretary McAdoo speak on Tues
day. Raleigh gave Mr. McAdoo
a rousing reception and will do
its share in the purchase of
"Third Liberty Loan Bonds"
Harry Meador, who was in
Kentucky for several months,
arrived home last week.
Wll. LIA MSTON. N. C.
To Pay Loving Respect.
TarboroN C March, 221918,
The United Daughters of the
Confederacy and the Daughters
of the American Revolution, the
two distinctly patrioticlwoman's
organizations of the State,
should in some uniform manner
pay loving respect to the boy
who dies in the service of his
country, hence we ask that each
Chapter President appoint a com
mittee to send a Confederate
Battle flag and each Chapter Re
gent a committee to send a U
nited States flag to the funeral
of each boy in her town or county.
Chapter Presidents and Re
gents will please ask their lo
cal undertakers to inform the
Chapter of each funeral.
These Organizations consider
it a privilege to honor these men
who so freely give their lives for
such a glorious cause and each
Chapter in the State will be gltfd
of the opportunity to perform
this sacred duty.
Jacksie Daniel Thrash
Pres N. C. Div U. D. C.
Ella H. Morrison,
State Regent.
Mary M. Powell
Cor Sec N. C. Div U. D. C.
Bound Over
Tuesday, Church Roberson,
Noah Roberson and Clyde Bow
en were given a preliminary
hearing before Justice Manning
and bound over to th 3 Superior
Court in default of bail; they
were taken back to their cells in
the jail. Church Roberson, who
was wounded, and at firft
thought to have been mortally so
has almSfet recovered from the
effects of the wounds he had re
ceived.
Sheriff Page and Henry D
Taylor left yesterday for Raleigh,
taking with them the Roberson
brothers and Bowen to be placed
in the Stale Prison for safe keep
ing.
Captured Deserter.
Saturday night. Sheriff Page
with Capt. W. C. Manning and
Policeman Page went out irt to
the country to capture Willie
Hardison, a deserter from Camp
Jackson, who has been at home
evading the officers for some
*ime. The officers went to the
house of a neighbor, where Har
dison was visiting a girl frien!
Hardison was captured and
brought here and placed in jail
Tuesday morning, C F. Page
left with hiji for Camp Lee Vir
ginia.
Housekeepers Most Notice.
Beginning with Monday, the
15th, W. J. Hodges and Theo
Roberson &Co , will have cer
tain hours for the delivery of
groceries. This arrangement is
made neeessary on account of
the inability to secure sufficient
help in the delivery. Dozens of
housekeepers fail to be syste
matic in their orders, asking for
minor articles all through the
day, that it is almost impossible
to give quick The new
plan is to have two deliveries
each day-morning and after
noon, except on Saturdays, when
there will be two a. m. and p m.
Read the notice of the grocery
men in this issue.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McCraw
and Mrs. Farrar, of Tarboro,
spent Sunday here with Mrs.
Mary E. Peel. /
Col. W. G. Lamb and Dr. John
D. Biggs..attended the (Demo
cratic Convention at Raleigh this
week.
FRIDAY APRIL 12. 1018.
Asks Forgiveness For Crime.
£)ear friends:—
I now ask forgiveness for th-*
crime that me and my compan
ions have committed, as I realize
ISly weakness and presence of
ipind, and come to Thee, our
maker, with an open heart and
humbly ask Him to forgive me,
I truly believe that He will. So I
*sk you all if you will, as 1 may
never lay eyes upon you again on
iarth. But I hope to in the near
future in Heaven, where there
Will be no sin.
Well, lam not in any hope to
Write much, but truly hope these
few words will touch your hearts
tod that you all will pray for me,
tod take my advice and lay down
the worldly enjoyments and try to
prepare yourselves for a better
place in the future. I plead with
you to flee from the wrath to
come, as I know the results, you
may say that it is Rood enough,
tod that is true But if I had not
been caught here on earth and
repented, it would have still
been against me on the Day of
Judgment. I know that I am go
ing to be punished on earth for
this and all other deeds that I
have done. But I feel like there
is One who loves me, and is will
ing to forgive me, and prepare a
place of rest for me; He says so
anyhow and He lies not. And 1
have done as He has requested.
So if God be for us, who can ho
against us?
I now close with my heart
breaking, but sincere and true to
my Maker, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Written by C E. Bowen.
. Witnessed by Noah R. Rober-
also by Church Roberaw,
a wounded prisoner.
Williamston, N. C ,
April 4th, 1918.
C lean-Up Week
The State Board of Health of
North Carolina has announced a
Clean up Week, beginning next,
Monday, April «sth, which ap
plies to Martin County and
everv other county in the State.
It is earnestly hoped that each
Township Chairman will interest
herself in this important m'itier,
and that the people will strictly
observe the week.
Mrs. N. VV. Grimes,
Chmn. Health Com
Council of Defense.
Refused To Let Them Ride
On Wednesday night near Rob
ersonville, J. A. Ward was riding
along the road in his car, when
he was accosted by two drunken
negroes, who asked him to let
them ride. He refused to grant
their request, whereupon the ne
groes attacked him. cutting hirn
in several places Sheriff Page
was notified and went up and
brought the negroes back and
placed them in jail. Their names
are Jasper Staton and W. C.
Langley.
Health Report.
Measles. — Mrs. William
Bowen, Mrs, David Bowen,
Henry J. Peele, Fannie L. Peele,
Luther D. Peele, Eva Pate, Wil
liamston, R. F. D.; Mary Rob
bins, Dardens.
Typhoid Fever.— Fannie Bul
lock, Robersonville, R. F. D.;
Sammie Ellis, Jamesville, R. F.
D.; .
Whooping Cough. Chas. A.
Summerlin, Williamston; Two
children, O. P. Roberson, Rob
ersonville.
Meningitis.— Baby - Lou
Knight, Williamston.
Diptheria Mary Robbins.
Dardens.
Quarantine Enforced.
April 3, 1918
Dear Editor: —
A few weeks ago the writer
made an official investigation of
the enforcement of the state
quarantine law in Martin county.
The enforcement of this law is a
matter of great concern fre
quently a matter of life or death
to the citizens of your county.
Many of your readers will be in
terested to know what I found
on my recent visit.
I was impressed with the in
telligent interest and patriotic
service that Dr. W. E. Warren,
the quarantine officer, is putting
into this wo-k I found his re
cords neat, accurate and com
plete. These records show, a
mong other things, the number
of contagious diseases reported
by the physicians of the county
since August Ist to be as follows:
Dr. W. E. Warren 19 cases;
householders 10 cases; Dr. R. J.
Nelson 6 cases; Di. J. A. Ward
2 cases; Dr. J E. Ward 2 cases;
Dr. J. W. Williams 3 cases; Dr.
B. L. Long 6 cases; Dr. E. M
Long (cases reported by father)
Dr. J. E. Smithwick 1 case; Dr.
J. S. Rhodes 9 cases; Dr. J. H
Saunders 7 cases; Dr. H. B.
York 2 cases; Dr. J. B. H, Knight
9 cases; Dr. R A. Lloyd 1 case;
Your readers will note that
the physicians of the county
have reported many cases. The
doctors of Martin county, as I
know them, are well trained and
ethical physicians and law abid
ing citizens. In their medical
schools they have been given a
high sense of professional re
sponsibility tor reporting conta
gion that occurs in their practices;
they subscribe to the code of
ethics of the North Carolina
j State Medical Society and the
American Medical Association
which is very clear and full in
.defining the relation-* of tt'iv.-i
--cians to t'ie in mat'er: /'
! rjr, identic con I rol; they appreciaV
not. only the need but the j
ity of publi" management of
contagion.
Your readers will also note
that while he physicians report
ed 67 cases of communicable d>-
senses in the Inst seven months,
householders and parents have
reported only 10 cases. Thi is
very significant because the phy
sicians are not called to see mure
than one-fifth of the cases of
whooping cough and measles
which means that a great many
cases occur which are never re
ported and quarantined. The un
reported and unquarantined
cases are the dangerous ones.
These cases spread the disease
because they have not been pro
perly instructed. An epidemic
wes never known to develop
from a case which was in proper
quarantine. Every case must be
reported promptly if we save the
babies.
The law requires parents to
report their case when r.o physi
cian is called and I feel confident
that when the people are proper
ly informed of their duties they
will gladly comply.
Yours truly,
A. Mc R. Crouch,
State Epidemiologist.
Herrings Here.
The "poor man's smokehouse",
the Roanoke River, has been a
live with herrings this week. The
strong wind, however, on Mon
day scattered the fish badly and I
so fishing with nets and ma
chines was not so good, but drift
net and seine fishermen caught
loads of the palatable herrings.
H. Marriott Britt, Hospital
Corps U. S. N. of Norfolk, visit
ed his parents here last week.
Si.oo a Year in Adva ct
Prepare For Winter
Extract from address by L. A.
Sntad, Assistant to the U. S.
Fuel Administrator, at meeting
Greensboro, N. 0-, April 1, 1918,
of the State Fuel Administrator,
A. W, McAlister, and the Chair
men of the County and City
Committees throughout North
Carolina.
It is absolutely necessary that
domestic consumers of coal put
in their supply during the sum
mer months. By doing so consu
mers will help the Government,
assist the railroads, and at the
same time, provide themselves
with coal. They will help the
Government by making it un
necessary to assist with their
supply next winter when ail the
time and effort of the Fuel Ad
ministration will be needed in
providing coal for war purposes;
they will heip the transportation
companies by reducing the num
ber of cars to be handled during
a period when it is most difficult
to handle same. Tnere is no
other way in which the domestic
consumers, in so far as the coal
situation is concerned, can as ef
fectually assist the Government
in the successful prosecution of
the war, and at the same time
provide themselves with fuel,
than by obtaining their normal
season's requirements during,
the summer months.
If it is necessary to enlarge
the bins so as to accommodate a
normal years supply, this should
be done. If the dealer is not will
ing to carry the account, ar
rangements should be made to
handle the matter by making
payments.
If this is' not done theVs will
be a shortage during the exiling
winter, due to the large increas
ed demands for war purposes
and the inability of the trans
portation comp :NI«" t M !. : idle
the cnonnous'qu .it .i.y >f freight
;':::?e'isary for war and other pur
poses.
I also desire to urge the great
necessity for i-a .'h consumer to
limit his requirements to less
than normal neds. There is
great need for every pound saved
as it provides that much addition
al coal for war require!'tents,
not only for our Government out
for the Allies,
I would also r r (jucr-t and urge
the substitution and iiso, t • the
fullest extent, possible, of .vood
for coal by al! coiHurners.
Therefore, thf messa/e I "'ant
you to take luck to the people in
your several communities is to
place orders for the quantity of
coal necessary for their year's
supply as early as possible and to
exercise the strictest ecguomy
in its use.
A Good Woman Dead
The death of Mrs. Lou Respass
( removed one of the moat promi
nent colored women of the town
. and community; "Au.it Lou," as
' she was culled, was highly re
. spected by the white people, as
well as her own race. She owtied
a home in front of the Methodist
parsonage, and always worked
willingly with her hands to
maintain herself. She had been
for years a member of the primi
tive Baptist Church at Skewar
key, and was a living example
of the religion she professed. Her
health had been bad for some
months, and the end came Fri
day, March 29th. Funeral ser
vices were conducted by Elder
|S. Hassell on Monday.
■ Mil ■ ' lt~
Private Hunter Price, of the
Naval Reserves, is in town this
week to see his wife, who was
ill for several days.