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Martin County in OaMral k
WUHvntton in Particular
Volume \L9. Number 49
Let This Be Our Greatest Thanks
- ■ > I ,Tin «
For the past several years the
people of North Catolina have
been following a beautiful and
noble custom of signalizing
Thanksgiving Day by special do
nations to the support of the sev
eral orphanages of the State.
Ihe Orphan Association, com
posed of officers and representa
• ives of these benevolent institu
tions, has a standing com nitlee
•if pub icity to bring this matter
before the people of the State
each year ntThanksgiving. Since
the custom was begun and regu
larly observed the responses
have shown a steady increase.
But for this donation many of
our orphanages would have been
sorely handicapped by the con
tinuous rise in prices of all ne
cessities employed in the main
tenance of these essential insti
tutions to the economic life of
the commonwealth.
At this period of their greatest
need our orphanage superinten
dents confidently hope that the
big-hearted people of the State
will come to the rescue. Each
and every who can possi
bly make such a contribution, is
asked to contribute the amount
of one day's income to the or
phanage of his choice. This ap
peal is in the interest of no par
ticular orphanage. It is to all per
sons of all creeds, denominations,
and beliefs. The call of the help
less child makeß us all one, what
ever our other differences may
be. No humane person can turn a
deaf ear to the needs of helpless
childhood. There are eighteen
licened and established orphan
ages in North Carolina for the
care and training of white chil
dren, and two for the care of
colored children. In these are
more than two thousand littie
tuts bereft of parents and the
comforts of home, who must be
prepared for future citizenship.
These institutions are under var
ious denominational or fraternal
.nanagement, but all of them en
gaged in a great and necessary
work for the fatherless ones To
relieve the stress of the times,
•iach person in the State is asked
tb make a special Thanksgiving
offering, equal to one day's in
come. to some one of these insti
tutions.
This year the publicty com
mittee is asked to make the call
a very earnest one. The nted is
£reat. No matter what the other
calls upon us are, or have
been, this one cannot—must not
oe neglected. Regard less of its
own burdens this year, America
is the one country most greatly
blessed. A great and prosperous
and Christian people will not neg
lect. While we are in the war
and giving our blood cheerfully
for peace and righteousness, we
will not and cannot suffer from
the war as our noble and uncom
plaining allies have suffered, for
four years, and as the helpless
and devastated people of Europe
have suffered. In this we should
find great cause for an earnest
Thanksgiving this year. Let us
signal our gratitude to God that
our country has been so protect
ed that we have our children
with us, and that they have not
been crushed beneath the bloody
ravages of war.
In every church, in every Sun
day school, in every place where
men gather on or about Thanks
giving Day, and in private, upon
the streets, in the offices, in the
shops, and in the stores, let this
thank-offering be taken for God's
helpless little ones.
Yooef Girl Dead
Lolla, the fifteen year old dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. East
wlark of Everetts, died at her
home last Monday of influenza.
She was a sweet and unusaily
bright girl and was loved by
every body who knew her.
Messrs. Joseph A. Mizell and
Thomas House of Robersoavitloi
ivere in town Tuesday.
!£ 'T A- r
THE ENTERPRISE
"The Spanish Flu'll Git Yon" 1
A barrel of disinfectant's come
to our house to stay,
To sterilize the dishes and
scare the germs away.
To shoot *he flies off the porch
and kill the 'skeeters too,
To mop the floors and spray the
walls to keep away the 'Flu";
And all of us children when the
supper tiling is done.
We gather 'round to hear the
news anH 'mint a bit of fun
A'listening to the awful tales the
paper ».-lls about,
How the ".Spanish Flu'll git you
Ef you
Don t
watch
Out
Once there was a little boy
wouldn't spray his throat,
So when he went to bed at night
the "Flu" had "got his goat"
His Mammy heerd him cough
and his Daddy heerd him
sneeze,
They had to pile the knives on,
that boy was 'bout to freeze.
They rubbed him with Pneumon
ia cure put hot irons to his
feet,
Ice bags on his head and not a
bite to eat;
They nursed that youngster one
whole week,
They took it turn about
An' the "Spanish Flu'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out.
And now the nurse and Doctor
say 'at when you're feelin'
blue,
And your eyes are red and swoll
en and you sneeze a "ker
choo"
You're sick and nauseated with
a tightness in your chest,
You feel so dizzy in your head,
You've got it like the rest.
You'd better keep away from
crowds and stay out in the air
Spray your throatand takea pill—
or two if you don't care,
Wash your hands before vou eat
if you know what you about,
Or the "Spanish Flu'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch ' _ ~
Out.
Weil Known Citizen Dead
Mr. Mc D. Mobley of Bear
Grass Township died at his home
Sunday after a short iliness with
influenza and pneumonia and was
buried in the family burying
ground at his home Monday.
Mr. Mobley was one of the
leading farmers of his communi
ty and was engaged in the to
bacco warehouse business withW.
J. Taylor and J. W. Hight, also
in the grocery business in Will
iamston. He was in the prime of
life, being only thirty nine years
old. He married Miss Lena Tay
lor, daughter of Mr. Eli Taylor
about eighteen years ago, who
with two sons sixteen and eight
years respectively survive him.
He also leaves two sisters Mrs.
Jno. Daniel Biggs and Mrs. Ed
mond Harris and five brothers
Sam, John, and Solomon all of
Martin Cjunty, Nicholas of
Goldsboro and Charlie of the
front line trenches in France.
SoUier Dead
George W. Corey of Griffins
Townihip who was called to the
colors only a few months ago
and who had just made the trip
across the sea, died and was sent
home Wednesday for burial. At
this writing it is not known what
caused his death.
He was buried in the Hardison
graveyard with those of his folks
who have gone on before. Mr.
Corey was in the service of his
country striving to give the
world peace and liberty and his
will be inscribed with those of
his countrymen who are dying
martyrs to its cause.
He leaves three brothers,
James R., Wm. D. and A- R
Corey and five sisters, Mrs. A
G. Griffin, Mrs. A. D. Griffin,
Mrs- J. A. Griffin and Mrs. Jno.
I Lilley
Williaittstbii, Martin County, N. C. October, 25, 1918
Conserve
Th»* postponement for more
than a month of the distribut
ion of the >9lB Home Card of
the Food Administration con
taining a message from Mr.
Hoover to the housewives of the
Country with directions for the
guidance of patriotic housewives
increases the importance of
keeping the consuming public
unformed through the press.
The inpression Ims gone out
that our crops have* been so
plentiful ihatr there is no need
for the same ijegree of conserva
tion which we have been asked
to practice during the past sev
eral months. Just exactly the
contrary is true Here is the sit
uation which confronts us:
1. If the war continues on
through this winter and next
summer we must supply our Al
lies and the friendly neutrals
with 17,550,000 tons of food pro
ducts against approximately 12,
000,000 tons past year. This is an
increase of approximately 60 per
cent, and the promise to our Al
lies of this quantity of foodstuffs
cannot be fulfilled unless the
American people eliminate all
waste and actually eat less than
they have eaten under normal
conditions.
2. If the war should end dur
ing the next few months we
have not only to supply our Al
lies. but also we will face the
humanitarirn duty of sending
foodstuffs to Servia, Roumania,
Belgium and Russia, practically
all ol which regions with their
teeming millions we are unable
to reach at present. Of the 180,
000,000 people bordering Ger
many and Austria on the south
east, east and northeast, iterallv
millions of then) are doomed to
die from starvation during the
next few months. We cannot
reach these people until peace
does come we should be ready
with a reserve to save as many
of these unfortunate millions as
possible When peace comes we
shall have ample shipping facili
ties to transport the foodstuffs
that will be needed. And we will
fail miserably in our duty to hu
manity if we are not prepared to
give prompt and ample assistance
to these people when the oppor
tunity comes.
Oak City
H.porfd
We desire to express our sin
cere thanks to the many friends,
who were so faithful during our
fathers' (John A Bennett) last
illness
■ The children
Jerry Casper, oldest son of
of Mrs. Celia Casper died in Kin
ly last Thursday Oct. 17th, and
was buried Friday Oct. 18th in
the old Harrell grave yard near
Oak City. He leaves a mother,
three brothers W. S. Will and
Whalen Casper, three sisters
Mrs. Geo Daniels, Mrs. Ed John
son, and Mrs. W. O. Council of
thia place, to mourn his loss, be
sides his 3 wife and children who
reside in Kinly.
Jno, A. Bennett died last Mon
day Oct. 14th at his home in the
country after a long illness. The
burial took place at the Bennett
home. He leaves four sons and
five daughters to mourn his loss.
Card of Thanks
I wish to thank the Red Cross
and the good people of Hamil
ton. for their many kindnesses
extended to me during the illness
and death, of my dear wife.
Harper M. Peale
\
Card of 'I hanks
We wish to thank each and
every one of our friends aud
1 neighbors who so kindly helped
'us in our recent severe sickness.
B. R Barnhill and Family.
■ FOR SALE.-One 1918 model
Ford car for sale. Needed closed
car for winter reason for selling.
, • Dr. J. S Rhodes.
Hotel and Restaurant Man
Raleigh. N. C Oct. 21, 19«8.
Dear Mr. Hotel and Restaurant
Man;
It Is Important That You
Read This Letter Carefully.
The new food conservation
plan goes into effect today. This
plan is not a request, as hereto
fore, but a command, and this is
to warn you that if you wish to
remain in business you had bet
ter sec that this .plan is carried
out to the letter in your establish
ment. It there is anything you
do not understand. write us and
we will gladly explain anything
that we can.
As to sugar, it means one teas
poonful to anyone person at any
one meal. That means if a man
orders coffee, grape fruit, cereal
and half a dozen other things, he
gets one teaspounful of sugar
and no more. If he orders the
second cup of coffee, he takes it
without sugar. i
, Butter—You art to serve one
lump (half ounle) with each
meal and no morel
Wo mention tmse two items
for the reason tlUt it is easier
to illustrate witlri them. Other
items referred to in the food pro
gram must be carried out in the
same manner.
Pamphlets will be sent you in
a few days days containing the
entire progam. '
The real object Of this letter is
to let you understand that the
Government is gotyg to see that
this plan is enforced and you are
liable to be serving a Govern
ment Detective at any meal, and
if you fail to observe these rules,
you will surely pay the penalty.
Very truly yours,
B. H, Griffin
A. H.i Galloway
Hotel North Caro
lina Food Administration
■—* ■«- - .„
There has peen some comment
as to the work of the Red Cross
during the influenza epedemic.
Every case that has been report'
ed by physcian's, relatives or
friends has been attended to by
the women who have so gallant
ly thrown aside fear and consid
eration for self and gone forth to
help the suffering as much as
possible. The doctors advised the
workers not to nurse the sick as
it would tend to spread the di
sease by contact and carrying in
to homes where every member
of the family was helping the
suffering. They have administer
ed every comfort possible and
helped in every way the physi
cians have advissd.
The work of the Red Cross
is to help those whocannnot help
themselves and naturally the
poor who have more needs be
cause of their few opportunities
get the largest consideratiyn,
many families have been found
in which there were no members
able to wait upon themselven to
sav nothing about ministering to
others. In such canes wealth is
without value and the Red Cross
aids to the best of its ability.
Card of Thanks
Editor of the Enterprise
I am very anxious to personal
ly thank the Red Cross but can
not do so and am asking you to
say through your paper for me
that I most heartily and sincere
ly thank them for their acts of
kindness and mercy to my fami
ly and myself while we were
prostrate with influenza and en
tirely unable to help ourselves.
' I feel that our people will ap
preciate that g eat organization,
born of God as they have never
before. I know we will be more
generous und merciful than ever
before. I know that every mem
ber of the Red Cross has read,
"Love thy neighbor as thyself".
Yours truly
W. L. .lones.
Cotton gins may run full time
beginning Oct. 28 The former or
der prohibiting ginning Mondays
and Tuesdays has been with
drawn.
G
Rules for Mailing Christmas
Parcels to Soldiers
One of the largest opportuni
ties for service that has ever
been given the American Red
Cross by the United States Gov
ernment, is contained in the plan
just perfected by the War De
partment and the postal authori
ties whereby every- American
soldier in France, no matter
what his branch of service, no
matter what his location, will re
ceive a Christmas package from
home
As a matter of fact, the whole
plan by which our boys will be
assured a Christmas remembr
ance from home must include the
fullest co-operation; not only be
tween the Red Cross and the
people, but also between the Red
Cross, the War Department and
the Post Office Department.
The shipping space is limited;
that is obvious and postive, and
because it is so limited every
inch must be utilized,-and in or
der to remember every man who
is working in the service of his
country it is necessary to send
only one overseas parcel to a
single soldier. Rut it is hope3
that not one man will be over
looked in the universal Christ
mas giving, and therefore each
one now abroad will be
J'u rnished irit/i a Chris/ -
nias label, and on this la
bel will be /nit his name
\und correct address. The
man will- be instructed to
mail this label home to
nome relative or friend
ivho, he knows, Irishes to
remember him at Christ
mas. This label will serve as a
sort of identification for the sol
dier's friend, and when it is pre
sented at the nearest Red Cross
Chapter, Branch or Auxiliary
Headquarters the person present-,
ing It will receive a carton of ap
proved size 'and shape which
may be filled with any articles
will fit in and which are not on
the list of unmailablo articles.
The carton or Christmas pack
age when filled shall not exceed
three pounds in „weight, and
must be smoothly packed so that
there will be no unevlnness of
the sides. Then the "Christmas
Label" already mentioned will
be affixed, but only after the
| the carton has been inspected
and wrapped by the Red Cross
representative to whom it must
be presented. Of course, suffici
ent postage must be allixed, and
then the Christmas parcel into
which may go uncounted and im
measurable portions of affection
and good wishes, as well as the
more material articles chosen to
meet a soldier's needs, is ready
to be sent. No written, word,
however, is permitted any more
than in any other parcel of mer
chandise, but none will be need
ed r for the donor will be known
to the receiver by the mere fact
of the label's being used
The Red Cross will attend to
all details; it will appoint capa
ble men and women in every lo
cality who&e duty it shall be to
attend solely to the Christmas
packages for th period of ship
ments. November 15th 1918, is
the last day on which parcels
may be mailed.
Every possible help will be
given to individuals by the Red
Cross; all instructions will be
cheerfully furnished, but the
people sending the packages are
asked to remember that the op
portunity to send a Christmas
parcel at all is a rare one and
that the restrictions must be
observed carefully.
ARTICLES NOT MAILABLE IN
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
1. All spirituous, vinous, malt
ed, fermented or other intoxicat
ing liquors.
~2. All kinda of poison and ' all
articles and compositions con
taining poison.
3. Explosives of all kinds.
4. Inflammable materials, in
cluding friction matches.
6. Infernal machines and me
chanical, chemical or other de-
vices of compositions which may
ignite or explode.
Note:-Under this classifica
tion would come cigarette light
ers. etc
6. Liquors or liquefiable arti
cles, fragilea and other admiss
able matter when not packed in
accordance with the require
ments of the Postal Laws and
Regulations. 9
7. All other articles which may
kill, or in any wise hurt, harm or
i r.jure another, or damage or'de
face or otherwise injure the
mails or other property.
Be Caieful
p The scourge of influenza has
caused the deaths of many peo
ple. Martin County is to be con
gratulated for being one of the
first counties, in the State to take
rigid health precautions and has
perhaps had fewer cases than
most sections.
We must continue same if we
fully escape, we get it in no way
other than contact and all persons
having influenza should be iso
lated and should be kept off the
streets and from well people at
least five days after leaving the
sick bed. And when persons
known to be infected come in
your presence you are breaking
no rules of etiquette by asking
them to move away And infect
ed people should remember that
if they convey it to others know
ing they themselves have it they
may commit murder as many
who have it die.
Let every community be vigi
lant and stamp it out.
Coastal Plain Fair Cancelled
The Coastal Plain Fair, com
prising twelve Eastern North
Carolina counties, which was to
have be§n_hel(J at Tarboroon
Oct. 29, 80, 3i and Nov 1, has
been called off, and not postpon
ed. It was decided by the fair
officials that it would be best to
cancel the fair for this year, as
it would not be advisable to hold
it at a later date, as there would
Ibe a probability of a ne.v out
break of influenza There will be
no fair at Tarboro until the full
of 1919.
Appointed Captain
—, —_— - ._JL
I)r John D. Bigtfs has been
appointed Captain in the Engi
neer Corps of the 'United States
Army and will report for duty
at Camp Humphrey near Alexan
dria, Va.
Dr. Higga is one of the fore
most citizens of Martin County,
a splendid leader and prominent
in the whole Eastern part of the
State, lie has been in the lumber
business for several years and is
ably fitted far the work he en
listed in Another one of Mar
tin county's sons gone forth to
make a record for his county and
State to be proud of.
Everybody Can Help
The United War Works Cam
paign begins November 11th,
Chairman L. T- Fowden asks
every lover of humanity in Mar
tin County to help raise the
counties quota #9.000.
The most important question
at the coming Election is upon
the change of the Constitution
School Tiym from four to six
months All political parties in
the State have endorsed the
change and are urging their vo
ters to vote for it. We should not
fail to come to the rescue of our
children
Mr. Roger Burris, the foreman
of our offiice is ill with pneu
monia following influenza. Both
Mrs. Burris and baby have been
sick but are better now. MriK,
Burris's father Senator Jackson
Greer of Whiteville N. C. came
Thursday to be with his daugh*
ter.
All stores and other bnsiness
houses close at 12 o'clolc Saturday
1 in the country and towna.
AdttHlMfiJwiil fad fc a
Column** Latch lt*y to II 0
Martin County Hotnct.
Established 18 ") 8
Cheerful Letters For Soldi 'j
"We want cheerful k l jrs.
Letters which have no h; ' of
unhappiness and diHsatisf ion
at home, or of wearines.' ind
hopelessness, even thougi we
read between the lines."
That is an allied message om
France. It was sent from I >tel
Petrograd, the Y. W C. A. i os
tess house in Paris It i 3 th re
sult of a tea table conver ion
between an American Red r oss
nurse a Wellesley graduate row
with the Wellesley unit fo re
lief work, an English p 4 : ter,
and a French lieutenant.
They were having tea an he
French lieutenant told he
American women how muc he
and his brother officers apt » ci
ated what the Y- W. C. A. v'aa
doing for the women in the oiu
nition plants. His soldiers re
more contented now than ley
had been the war b .an
because the letters from sir
wives and daughters told of >w
well things were going th
them and of the good times ey
had had at the "foyer", o Y.
W. C. A. club rooms, and \ en
the "poilu" was at home on r
mission. he went with the * to
these rooms. He saw them n
joying the games and music id
when he returned to the tren« s,
he had nothing to worry him so
he could fight all the better
The English officer told tw
hard it was for him to 1- j;p
things going when the le rs
brought worries to hie men, .i
--stead of cheer. The Red C' J*S
nurse knew this toom for ae
had seen men forget their tn
in the happiness of a che al
letter, and men who did not tit
well so soon because their let .vs
brought worries.
So the four sent a call 'or
cheerful letters that Sair i/,
Tohimy, and the poilu, whe i!r
in the front line trenches,' he
camp, or the hospital, m at
fight the better or get well .ae
quicker.
Col. Wilson G. Lamb i it
home from Baitimore.
Mr and Mrs. H. Craig CI >-
man are visiting Mrs. Chapn is
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tho s
lladley Mrs Chapman has I n
ill with pneumonia in Florv a
S C.
Mr. Mack G. Taylor is in e
Washington Hospital for an ,i
--eration for appendicitis.
Messrs Rome Biggs and :a
Godard Jr. went to Washinj n
Sunday for a truck load of
kett?. We have had trouble ir
the past week getting coffin: .o
bury the dead in, as the intli a
za has struck most every par of
tl#' country and few shipnv .is
are ln-intf made.
Time changes the 27th, \ ;rn
your clock back one hour
Tuesday .November sth E ;c-'
tion Day."
Friends in town have lear td
that Jennings King, formerly
the tobacco business here \ h
his father, haa arrived ove. t,a
safely, .
Our County Earm Demons! at
or, Mr. J. L. Holiday gave a : . e
exhibition of fall vegetable; n
front of Roberson's store s
week. The turnips, potatoes, i >-
ers, squash, cabbage etc. wer s
fine as any ever raised in e
County. Mr. Holiday inten i
taking them to the Coastal P a
Faitf which was postponed-
Martin County was one of le
100 per cent counties in the 1 > r
Savings Campaign. Our pen a
tage according to allotment as
108.
The United States will be si >.'t
of potash next year. Estim es
for 1918 ahow an available soi ljr
of about 600,t00 torn of por ah
1 salts, or only about half of he
normal imports before the \ tr.
Commercial fertilizer conci us
muat bear the brunt of the I. >rt
age.
War News Digest- ' v