OVUM TOP Though much has been done in Martin County for the sale of W. S. S-, the workers and peo ple should not be satisfied until an Honor Flag is unfirled among these people. It is confidently ex pected that every township will go over the top Martin must se cure an honor Flag and a strong pull together will get it. There is much work still to be done, and even one man in township can hinder or speed the sale of Stamps, which a:e to help win the fight for US. Are you the man? Can you refuse to behind the boys of Martin County whoTiave lei i home and loved ones for the bloody battle fields of Europe? They are filfht ing that the women ai A children' of America may be spared the atrocities which have appalled the civilized * world. The people back home must furnish the money to keep them in fighting tr}m—will Martin County fail to do her part? Shall it be said that her gpople are slackers with their cash? ■ Bad For Shippers For the in the mem ory of the oraest inhabitant of Williamaton, there is no freight steamer plying the waters of the Roanoke River. The company owning steamers which run on the river, has hot supplied one in the place of that which was sunk at Edenton some months ago. The river is of too great importance for the present con dition Hamilton and Poplar Point and the various landings up the river are without any fre ight accommodation, as they are removed from the railroad. Will iamaton, which has enjoyed cheaper rates than many nearby places, gets in line with higher rates of carriage. In the fall a large quantity of peanuts and cotton is shipped by water, and much freight received from Nor folk and other points via Eden * ton. If the war should ceas >, the situation might change and an other boat be placed >n the line; what about the time until such a thing happens? Is it not a practical matter to form a company to secure a boat for the route? How about it? It is at least, worthy of consideration. Celebrated Birthday NmpurtfJ Miss Gladys Mizell celebrated her thirteenth birthday- on Mon day evening, June 24th, at the home of her parents on West I Main Street Quite a number of her friends were present They delighted in all kinds of indoor and outdoor games. At 10:30 cream and cake a were served, after which the guests departed declaring that they had a jolly good time Those present were. Misses Mary (iladys Watts. Carrie Lee Peel, Josephine Sykes, Elizabeth Hassell, Elizabeth Tuc ker, Louise Crawford, Annie Lee Howard, Stella Wa d, Trulah Ward Page, Lillian Williams, Ruth Manning, Bonner and Elizabeth (iurganus, Ellen Cow en, Mamie Clyde Ross, Geneva Cook, Mary Charles Godwin, Boyd Hight, Ralph and Bill Edwards, Leslie Teel, John j Garrett Sykes, Jesse Stubbs, Bryant Carstarphen, Hugh Bur . ras, Lon Hassell, W. T. Mead ows, Jr., Francis Barnes, Lyman Britt, William Clyde Harrell, Jim Cook. Canning Demonstration Misti'Gluyas, Demonstrator for Marian County, announces that she will give demonstrations in the basement of the Graded School building each Tuesday j morning beginning at 10 o'clock. There will be an all day session, and every woman who is inter ested in this work is most cordi ally invited ta attend. The nec essity for canning has been greatly emphasized by war con ditions, and thousands of house keepers by this method of pre serving vegetables, reduced the bigb cost of living the past year, and at tbs same time furnished . TL ' r ' excellent meals to their families. Don't forget the date--every Tuesday beginning at 10 A. M. I ~ Early Blooms It is reported that cotton blooms were found on the far.m of Fred Roebuck on June 18th. This is the earliest reported in this sec- I tion, as it is rare for a bloom to appear before June 25th. Mr Roebuck has a splendid crop, and he commenced to cure tobac co on Monday of this week. He is one of the most successful farmers in"*! lie -etui t , ittd bis land is Leafed in a U"ji agri cultural section. » Here For The Season S Mr. and Mrs. John C. 'hitt > and daughter are in to a m this week. Mi (bitty i- J arranging to slock Ins sta pWes with horses and mules : for the fall and winter trade He will* open his sales stables aboirt-Jti+y loth,--For- sr vcrtil*-sea-- sons, Mr. Chittv has sold a large number of the best mules ' seen in the county, and gives ex cellent bargains to the farmers Sending Out Questionaires v Thje L ical Exemption Board is sending out questionatiVs to those young men who registered oiij June sth. same havintf come of age since June slh, I!H7 The War Department has placed, the young men at the bottom of the list No dbuht. numbers of I them will volunteer. Look For Lrrors The names of the contributors to the Red ' 'ross Fund are pub lished this Week with the amounts p|edged".~~Wrt bout doubt there are some errors in—the sani" eithi-r m the name or amount, and some contributor's name may not appear. In the i rush and hurry «Jf securing pled ges at the jneeting these errors were made inadvertently. Dr. John I) Biggs asks that all errors found may be reported to him I for correction. The Board of Commissioners' has instruct'd the policeman to pen every eow caught on the streets, and to collect $2,00 fori each animal 4 before releasing same. This has already made.it hard for some folks, but more attention-should he paid to stock, j so that they will not run on the streets Mr. and Mrs. Bundy, who■ have been residing at the home j of Mrs. Fannie Carstarphen fori some time, are occupying the residence on Haughttui - Street j lately vacated by Mr. and Mrs. drover llardison, I)r E. N Gordon and family, who lived in South Carolina for several months, have returned j here. Dr. Gordon may be fount! at phone 1% J. L. PI:I:LK Wuleh, Clock utul Jewelry | RII'AIRINCi IJIl J l t es Rr..iS-it.il >lr W.i k ( jii.trtnlrt ti 1 |{\>>iii4 oiri \\ | I l.ii.uwrh »>r- W illiams!on. N. C. Money to Lend On Improved Farm Lands HI"; Martin County at 5 per cellt WlirHtT Mm rt in Williamston, N. O, Money 10-boafn On Real Instate From One Thousand Up For Five to Ten Y ears Criteher A. Criteher H P. HUNCH Agent For Carolina Metal Shingle* Williamston. N. C Phone 170 Mrs. IVLittie Spellrr l>o.il.'r In (JENHKAI. MKHXm \NOU Also a full line of w;>'li r.j er. Phone 35 Wlllln in ' • i ,ft i Skewarkcc Lod?e N" „ Skewarkee Lodge No. 90, A F. & A. M,, meets every aecoml and fourth Tuesday night at 8 j o'clock. J. • • -' * What War Savings i Stamps will Cost You 1 And What, They Are Worth Junuary 1, 1923. They Are the Safest Investment in the World C«t of War Saving* Stamp* During Juna, July, and Auguat, 1918. Cost in Cost In Cost In And arp worth June July August on Jan. 1. 1923. 1 SUmp f 4.17 | *4 18 f 419 ' * 500 JO Stamp* '. *8 40 88 60 83 80 100 00 50 Stamp* - 20i.»0 20 B OT 209*50 250.00 100 Stamp* il7 00 418 00 419 00 500.00 20« Stamp* '834 00 83(1 60 838 00 1.000.00 THE SLACKER Throughout North Carolina and, the nation sentiment toward the slacker is crystafizing ami the fine finger of scorn and contempt is searching him out. There are several varieties of slackers. Here are some of them: The service slacker— the man who should bo in the ranks and is not. , The labor slacker- the man who is able to work and-- doesn't. The food slacker—the male or ferryde hog who refuses to readjust their dint so as to meet Ihe demands of our Allies for rtiose foodstuffs which may be exported. The financial slacker the individual who can hut drtes not buy Liberty bonds aiid War Savings Stamps. Slacking at home means more blood spiljed by true blue American, boys in France.. Slacking in America means starvation for innocent women ami children in Lnglund, France ami Italy. Slacking at home is a menace to tin* sucei -sol' the . American, British and French arms in France. THE SLACKER'S REWARD The intelligent, observant, patriotic people of America will not forgive slack ing, The slacker is a njarked man. Not only during the war, but a* the war goes on and the casualty lists come in he will be more ami more scorned and hated by decent citizens. After the war is over he will be an object of fonternpt. He will be without tlia regard of decent people in his community. His children and his children's children after him will pay n bitter juice for Ifis disloyaltv For his failur#under test to do his duty by his country and by humanity. Inexorable fate is setting him apart and li* will not eioape Every Bushel Saved Now Will Supply a Soldier with Bread Until Next Harvest. NOTICE »V • „ We intend lo luive a man visit every home in Williamston next week, if your buck lots mid closets are not in good con dition, you liatl better gel them in a No. I order at once. We understand some I hogs are still in Town," heller get lliem out at once, l air warning A word lo (lie wise is sufficient. W. T. Meadows „ (1. Iv. Moore Sanitary Commissioners. &**s********* ® T HAIL! if INSURANCE! 1 |3\ - ■ == ~ X /|\ against Loss hy Hail in m It IDE Oil) HKUABII I Home Insurance Company of New York to assets amounting to W 1 $40,000,000 I I, I ,'fc (.till, write or phone. I will take pleasure yfy in explaining terms, rates, etc, W wS ~~~~~ w Ik. "b Crawford. J ' •.#. • \ • _ . ,• * I • " ' We Recommend i -- — - , c TAK SAVINGS STAMPS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT _'; ; # 9 % • ■• — : —; ' "■— 1 1 1 - : —— — —t J .■' ; ; As, The Best Investment ON EARTH «) r * „ ' ; 4'*- - - . . --- ■ . Dennis Simmons Lumber Company I __ . _ .. v ■ . •** • ' . I • . .. - —~— - - ' . .. ' ■ • o. » . 1 ' ' ■. o »• ■ I \ Owners of Ford Cars are advised ro be CAUTIOUS of "counterfeit" or parts not made by the Ford Motor Company. 1 I „ If your ear needs adjustments, or repairing, take it to the authorized Ford dealer in your locality, where you will find a reliable service station, with complete mechanical equip ment and necessary tools to give the highest quality Ford ser vice obtainable - - - for the standard Ford prices. ; V "* " All the Ford parts used by F'ord dealers are manufac- I ' ' tured and supplied by the Ford Motor Company, If your car 1 • "" I j requires the replacement of any part or parts, is in need of ' I repairs—don't experiment; don't waste time and money try ing to "do it yourself." It is one thing to understand and op- I erate a car; it is another thing to make reliable repairs to, a car. When anything is wrong with your Ford make a ''"bee line" or telephone ths authorized Ford dealers. We are ready | t > give you prompt attention. So take your Ford car where | satisfaction and economy are sure. • _ "• • •' Watts Garage [ ! Williamston North Carolina [■■ ■■' Wf. 5 " f s- ' ■ - " ' r* • > • ;• - : • -• - 9'. • ' I•' ■ ' ) .. • • ~ ' . •:

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