North Carolina Newspapers

•f# .... , r IF YOU WJttrr QUICK y &SULTS tp* A *ANT | AD » ra ,B PAPER Ur—nffU Eli 17 LOCAL STORE VICTIM OF BURGLARS WEDNESDAY night the hardware rW* Mr. FW. Hoyt was broken An and two funs, a large supply oi cartridges and shells, a flash light an 4 several knives and other article* were taken. , "" The theft was not discovered until Thursday morning and nothing was known g» to the guilty parties until about eight o'clock whea people along the Washington road taw colored men going towards Washington with guns. Sheriff Roberson, Chief Pige and Mr. Gurganus went in pursuit of them. The officer* were informed that the parties seen were John Henry Mur phy and John Lanier. They , hod left the road and were out In the woods . trying their new guns. They hunted . until three o'clock wl>en they went out to the home of a colored woman about fWur miles from Washington and soon after their arrival there the sheriff his posse accompanied by Beaufort County officials came and ar- They frankly admit the robl»ery saying that together they broke open the door panel and Murphy went through ahd opened the door. They claim their parpo«e in breaking in was to get something to eat as they thought it was a restaurant and after entering they decided to ge( them selves a supply of guns and ammuni tion. Murphy says that he had run »Wsy from the Beaufort County chain gang, where he was nerving an eight month's sentence for gambling but he is net certain just how m«eh addi i ttonal time he owes over there. Lanier was trained in Williamston but has for a long while lived in Norfolk, recent ly goiag to Washington. He says he visited tip Jail In that town but wa* only entertained about two hours and a hall. We understand be was lit for "finding" * piste) and was not con victed. . He is twenty years old snc' Murphy is only twoenty-two. They claim that they came to Wttttamstor on the evening train Wednesday broke into the store about midnight and lef immediately. They Will be tried in the Superior Court to be held next week. * ■ NEWS FROM IN AND AROUND HAMfI-TON and Mrs. Paul Salsbury nnd children spent Sunday in Scotland Kitchen of Scotland Neck tr «*«***»>* her sister, Mrs. f. K. Hender- Mju Mjary ltoberson of Oak City spent Tuesday night in town. frM. and rile. N W. Woreley spent Im weekend with .their sinter, Mrs. EilL Long, i ttrs. Pattie Johnson of Scotland Njfck Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. iCTL Balsbury. > Mrs. Caroline Martin of William '"ton B flP* Monday with her sister, Miyj&dijra. Jeiw Davis and ehil o iwtre fre., Pinetups Sun «Uy to visit their dauber, Mrs. R. CJ d«SI P r/cX i if vi'llp I liinpißi Katurdav , ___ It— ductiea '% vr* ia THE ENTERPRISE HtW ADMINISTRATION IS A DISAPPOINTMENT (By Julius Peel) President Harding has been busy sinca his inauguration making home town appointments. For Comptroller of the Currency, he appoints a coun try banker from his home-town; this position should by all means have been filled by a man of national ex perience and importanct. The President takes a country phy sician out of his home-town "&nd makes him a Brigadier-General. With in two this Doctor will bo entitled to retire on a big pension and with high official grade-when there are hun dred of more learned doctors in the Service who will never attain a high er rank than Captain or Major after a whole lifetime of devoted Service. Other political and personal friends, regardless of their ability, are being appointed to positions of national im porta nee. Even the Republican Sena tors and Congressmen are beginning bo make strenous objections to such tactics. No strong administrative policy has yet been outlined, and the country as a whole 1s just marking time, wait ing for something to happen. Big busi ness is getting shaky, small business is worse, the agricultural interests are morttally wounded, but yet the administration seems to be chiefly concerned in making political and friendship appointments, indulging In white-house luncheons, auto parties, golf, ete. What few important actions that have up to present been taken by the President have largely been in line with the course pursued by President Wilson; and the Wilsonian ideas juirt ideals will no doubt be greatly fol lowed for the next four years, but under another name. Had the outgoing Democratic ad ministration been supported As it should by the people, then the league of Nations and other Intel-national question* would have been settled, and there would never have been any of the bust in prices which the farm ers experienced last fall and now. We would have been trading with Get many and all of Europe would have been more or lees on friendly relation* We owe the preseent conditions to a Republican Congress, and It looks like we are going to own a whole more of hard times to a Republican adminis tration unless things change vary quickly. The South is being studiously nag lerted by the present administration, except ao far as preparations to em barrasM us are concerned. -Thero-Ja strong talk of cutting down our pres ent Representation in Congress, ac count of the negro question, and othei more studied forms of Insult by pers onal inspection of the Souih presum ably to watch our treatment of the negro, etc. etc. 'Even North Carolina .Republican? are not getting much satisfaction out of the present administration; and Eastern Carolina Republicans are be ing dominated by the Western wing of the party. It would not be sur prising to see some Western Carolina Republicans dominate the federal ap pointments in Martin County, as they have been doing the general Appoint guilts. Republicanism, Ruin and Riot spell Ing their home in the country. The Williamston Methodist Churcl Will give a play Jn.ifc* whool boild img here on Friday night, March 18 at eight o'clock. R- H. Heenan who has been wiring the town for the past year has fin ished hie work and left for his home in Richmond last week. The light plant ha* been running, since October first, and has pnmm Itself a success to the town, both day and night cur Having qualified as executor of 1m estate of Rita Porter, late of the Bounty of Martin, all persons indebted !» said potato arc hereby notified U come forward and settle same at once. All persona holding claims against ■aid estate will present same for pay ment on or hefotn March 16, 1922, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. This March 16th, JMI. JOHN L. HAfiSELL, Executor. If .you want goad fertiliser, aad at the right prices, dont fail to see Les lie Fowdon. TOWN TAXPAYERS Town taxes must be paid. Jt ia em barraatting for the official* to have to retort to extreme methods to col lect taxes, but they must be paid •vidua tiie next few days. Let us have '■. in at oiKe. ' C. F. PAOE, Chief of Police. , Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina, Friday, March 18,1921 GOOD ROADS MEETING. TO BE HELD IN APRIL Wonderful interest has been arous ed in the coming meeting of the' AJ. S. Good Roads Association, the U. S. Good Roads Show, and the Bankhe&d National Highway Association, "in Greensboro, N. C., April 18-28. These three events promise to be the great est gathering of goods rocds enthus iasts that have ever assembled in A merica, according to a statement of Mr. J. A. Rounttee, Director general of the U. S. Good Roads Association, who opened temporary headquarter in Greensboro, N. C, SO dafs ago foi the purpose of promoting and arrang ing details of these organizations. The leading' incentive of the meeting ol U. S. Good Roads Association is to formulate plans, and appoint a com mittee to go to Washington-and urge Congress to pass the bil appropriat ing one hupdved million dollars an nually for the next five years to aid the states in building a system .of highways in their respective states, also to make an appropriation ahd a dopt a plan for a system of national and transcontinental highways. Fail ure of Congress to reenact this ap propriation has aroused good roads advocates and they are coming to thi* meeting. The meeting of the Bank head Highway Association is foi- the puropse of permanently settling the mailt line and bronch lines of this road from Washington to San Diego, Cal., also to arrange for permanent signs, to build and beautify this high way. The U. S. Good Roads Show will be the most complete exhibit of road machinery *nd road mateiral, of operating machinery and demonstrat ing road building that has been as —m Wed in this country. Director General Rountree states that assurances have been received that there will be over 1,000 state, county and city commissioners and en gineers in attendance. More than 5,- 000 from the 40 states, not including the great crowds that will attend from the state of North Carolina. COTTON HAS NO FRIEND Go where you wll and nobody want* cotton. Men are too proud to wear cotton socks, women prefer silk hose and some say it is better to eracV hickory nuts and hunt rabbits than to raise cotton you cannot soil. The history of the cotton farmer shows that he is broke at least one half of the time, but'the farmer" who has e crib full of corn and a meathouse full of meat is never broke. WILLIAMSTON WINS TWO OUTOF THREE At the Williamston wharf Wednes day, at 2:80 P. M., a small jitney gu> boat whistle pierced the air—ropes and anchors were drawn in, ard the local basket-ball rookies were off I They were met at Speller's Ferry, by the Windsor 'gang", including sev eral speed devils, as our boys weh rushed to the city in autos, at not less than sixty per At eight-thirty P. M., one of the liveliest and peppiest games of the season swayed into motion. The end ing of the first half brought a score of 16 and 11 in favor of Williamston. Smile* could be seeen rippling about the eye-brows at three lonesdme little Williamston rooters hidden in the vast Windsor crowlHyVo tenant new goals in the 1/nPhalf by Britt re assured the little rooters that they would bring the bacon home. Thr game ended with the score 21 and 18 in favor of the locals. After the game onr boys Were roy ally entertained by the young people of Windsor. A remarkable amount of kindness was shown the rookies that will always remain In their memory. Thjs ia the third game which the Williamston boys have played Wind sor. The Bertie town took the first one, but the locals jkne back strong and took the next M 0 straight. An other game will be played sometime about the last of this month, which will end the season insofar as tYf local basketeers are concerned. The lineup follows: Williamston Windsor Bowen ~ , Madrs • -r. R. F. Edwards Perry • —trf: i Britt Sawyer C Booker „ W>ite R. O. Taylor ~V Smitk L. O. Williamston scoring: Field goals: Britt 6; Bowen, I; Edwards 1; Bookei 1. Foul goals: Britt, 1. 4 Windsor scoring: Field goals: Perry 2; Madra, 8. Foul goals, Perry, 8- Sawyer, 1. Ssor» by habwt: JS-ll; t-i. RtbrHi KtMdbft. of Wiadtor. ■•''l a• p nignev|i Taylor and f£el sell right fertilisers _ j Local News and personal Mention . > __ / Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Cunningham and Mr. and Mr*. Roy Gurganus motored to Washington yesterday afternoon. • • • • •Mr. Luke Lamb spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Tarboro. • • • • Mr. W. G. Lamb, Jr., arrived last evening from a business trip to Wil son. • • • • Mr. Simon Lilley attended the bas ket-ball game in Windsor between Williamson and Windsor Wednesday night. • • • • Mrs. Hunter Price and little son of Norfolk, arc visiting Mrs. Price'.- father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. E M. Gordy, in New Town. • • • • Mr. Hodges of Mackoys Ferry i visiting his uncle, Mr. Jos. L Hob erson here this week. «- • • • • Mr.Jno. Eubanks of Hassells was t. business visitor here yesterday. • • • • Mrs. B. W. Hardy will lenvo Mon day for Wilson and Enfield to visit relatives. She will not return until after Easter. •* • • Mr. Asa T. Crawford is in NorfolV on business .this week. • • • • Mrs, Joe Lilley, Ira Coltrain and Mrs. John Long of Jamesville were shoppers here yesterday. • • • • Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Staton and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Dunning motored to Washington this afternoon. • • • • Mrs. Frank Sexton and Miss Rhoda Peel of Jamesville spent a few hours here yesterday. • * • * Miss Ida Green, who lectured here Wednesday evening left yesterday by automobile for Ahoskie. , • • ♦ • Misses Leona and Kate Philpot spent Tuesday in Rocky Mount. •♦ • • Mr. Chas.-Hassell has arrived after ■pending some time in Rocky Mount working on income tax returns. Mrs. Hassell is expected to return in a few days. 1 •• - ■-tit M terdfl| passenger sedan. H. B. York, wM has been business, Dr. W. E. jflP folk this week onpH iness. * ' - A large number of herrinprnre be ing caught this week by everybody big enough to hold a paddle. There is more fishing being done this , sea son than usual. Over heard in a small circlo of wo men who know — Miss So and so—"Have yen peon the new dresses and different thlnfr! 1 on display at Margolis' store"? M Yes'„ was the remark mado by friends, "I think they arc the best col lection I have yet soon and are mark ed so reasonable". FARMERS ASSOCIATION WINS The Insurance Commissioner afte. looking into the organization of tlu Virginia Carolina Peanut Growers As sociation withdrew all charges aguLasi Mr. J. Frmnk Fouihee, which wsu io hearing in Plymouth this week. Who the contract and working plans o: the Association were gone into, the Commissioner highly approved of the work and expressed the hope that it would succeed • The organisers are again at work and the farmers are signing up rap idly in Washin|fton and Halifax coun ties where they are now located. MBS AMANDA WILLIAMS Monday morning about five o'clock Mrs. Amanda Williams,died after c severe attedf of pneumonia at th> home of iter sen, Mr. W. H. Williams, on Main street. Mrs. Williams wat the daughter of Levy and Howell of Halifax County, and wa. born February 18th, 1842. In young womanhood sfie married WttHam~Me~ Kinley Williams Williamston am was the mother of four children, onlj one of these surviving her, Mr. Wil liam H. Williams and six grandchil dren. The fuperal services were on ducted by Elder Sylvester Hassell and interment was in the Skewarkee cem-J etery Tuesday afternoon. / LOST: NICE RED DUROCK SOW, unmarked Reward for return. Dr. J. S. RHODES WANT TO BUY CORN. State *o* much for sale and lowest price. HAYWOOD ROGERS, Williamston. N. C. M.l. 4pd l r n WHAT SHALL FARMERS OF THE SOUTH DO? WNat shall the Southern farmer do this year or how shalT he handle his farm in order to make the year most profitable to himself? The first thing is, how can he feed himself and fam ily and keep out of debt? First he should plant and keep a agrden for the entire year, grow all the season able vegetables in plenty for present needs ar.d enough to can, preserve and store for winter. He Bhpuld raise enough hog 3 to mak ehis meat and some to sell to those who-do not farm. The garden and a succession of green crops of rape, soy beans, green corr. and peanuts will take care of the hogs until they have tho run cf the fields next fall. A little care in thi work will scon show that hog rais ing is one of the most profitable op erations of the farm. No fanner is prosperous who doe." not grow his food and feed on his farm, so tho farmer should sec to it South has made her greatost mistake and this blunder was never felt more that those commodities are looked af than now. Grew a cover crop or r tcr first. Right here is, where the catch crop on every acre on the farm and tho feed will doubly pay for the effort to say nothing of the improve meat to tho farm and the money wav ed on commercial fertilizers. Soil im proving crops ih winter on a farm where corn, moat and hay need never bo listed as a liability to its owner because it feeds tho fajfin family more cheaply* than any E'Otirci in the world and is the farmer's great est asset because it gives a daily net income. If the Southern farmer does the things hero mentioned he need not fear the low prices of the South'* money craps. A farmer should not stint his crops but fertilize well. There is no danger of an overproduction of money crops If the South feeds her people and stock at home. Diversify with all the crops adaptable to your section, prepare and cultivate well and you need not doubt. The eggs will not all be in the cotton or tobacco basket. I repeat, the South cannot overproduce money crops nnd at the same time feed herself. • It la the money erase that has ruin ed us. It is suite farm fag that shall I redeem us and the opportunity has uwvsrheekoned to us more surelv than PW RRTIUZER TAKES A 25 PER CENT DROP ■ . ' (By Juliu* Peel>- Since the last issue of The- £nter j>rise, the price of standard fertiliser ■has dropped twenty five; per cent and lony further reduction to happen later on will be.guaranteed to the present purchaser by any reliable concern. The most important matter for the farmer to decide now, is tho mattei of getting the very highost grade fer timers. There are certain brands o guano and accessories which will br sold less than standard prices, but i well to bo sure of the analysis o these mixtures before purchasing samem. '' Sorry guano Is the sorriest com mo dity that a farmer ever hauled to hi: farm, and the farmer of today ha got to be mighty careful not to i. stung by such fertilizer, on account of the cheapnessin price. There are certain brands of ferti lizer advertised thru tho medium of 'his paper*, which.me standard in tht particular of analysis and thes brands and only these brands can we guarantee-however, no doubt there are equally as high ir, nalysis. Careful purchasing by farmers will havo lots to do with successful crops, and without exception everyone i? anxious to see the planter, thu back bone of the nation, get bock to hit former state of prosperity. The farmer sof North Carolina a> lone lost one hundred and sixty ! •' lion of dollars last'year by the dis astrous farm prices, and today the farmer finds It nearly impossible to even mortgage his farm in order to raise money to meet his past due o bligations. OrgAnlltttlon is -the nnly-ultimaU means of safety for the farmeV, for it seem sthat unless they look aftei their own safety, no one else is going to take the job. The politicians have turned them down after getting theii vote, as well as the big money inter estests. Orginaztion means success, but with out it, let us have careful and sane purchases, careful and sane production and careful and sane living. Begin to make .preparations for your guano purchases end be rare you don't crowd yourself in waiting an inopportune time I'of ore arranging your purchases, V ! far' CrUMBL. - „ 2.4. *4 WOMAN CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR IS PROBABLE WOMEN ARE PLANNING BIG SURPRISE FOR MEN (By Julius Peel) / On good authority tho writer has it, tho ladies of the town are plan ning a neat little surprise for' Mr. Mere Man at the coming Municipal elections in May. There will be a lady on the ticket for Mayor.y WWithhold hsr name at piesfflt Wit she is well capable of exulting the position, and she baa fur nished a concrete example of her ex ecutive ability, by the excellent man ner in which hse manages her own married household. Time will also bo a lady on the ticket of the Board of Commissioners, and Board oi Trustees of the Graded School. This is indeed glad raws for the tax-payers of Williamston, for whon ovev a woman has condescended tc till public position, she has always dono so with great honor to herso'f, and prido to the community. The elections in May are already stirring: up quite v. bit of local inter est, and as the time draws nearer, more interest will be shown. The people realize that tho town has got I to bo run on a more busincs.i-likc ba sis, and this will be in mind ct the reorganization ot' the present system of operation. > Williams on will soon be continuous ly in the public eye. With the build ing and completion of the Ro: river bridge, this town will occupy a new position on the map of tho world, and if for no other reason, just ordinary civic pride, both on the part of the men and women of the town, will force us to see our City better operated municipally. In order to do this, both the entire force of men and women in Williamston have got to show an Interest in such, and for that reason, we are heartily in favor of female representation in the next of ficial board of rulers. The Trustees of the Graded School should have a wyman representative by all means, and tills is going to be demanded at the next change. A woman has greater patience endurance anlfom|ja|Mii a man, aaU^^h|MM| RECORDER'S COURT Tuesil:i>, March 16, 1921—Record er's Court of Martin County— tl. C. Smith presiding and B. Duke Critch er prosecuting. 1. State vs Roy Coffield—A. D. W. Guilty. Fined $5.00 und payment of cost. f - ' " 2. State vs James E. Mizelle —Oper ating automobile when intoxicated. Called .and _ failed. Judgment Nisi •Scifa ami Copias and continued lilt Tuesday, April 5, 1921. 3. State vs J. P. Jordan—A. D. W. Guilty, fined SIO.OO and cost of action 5. Slate vs Ed Hunting—Tran-liqu or. Guilty. Sentenced to County jail for six months to be assigned to the authorities of Beaufoit County to be worked pn roads of said county. 4. State vj Williams. Auston--Bas tary. Dismissals No case. CIICRCII OP THE ADVENT (Episcopal) Walter B. Clark, Prio*t-in-charge Services for Palm Sunday,. March 2ft: Sunday School, 9:45 A. M. Harry M. Ftubbs, Superintendent. Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11:00 A. M. Sermon Subject: "messed is lie 'l*iat Cometh in the Name of ttvf Lord." Evening Prayer and Sermon, 7-4!. —Sermon .Subject: "The Glory of the Cross." Hob Week Services Tuesday and Wednesday, 4:30 P. M. " Monday and Thursday, Holy Com munion, 11:00 A. M. Thursday afternoon, 4:30. —— —__. Good Friday, ll:0g A.M., and 2—3 P. M. Easter Even, Holy Baptism, CP. M. SERVICES AT BAPTIST CHURCH A. V. Joyner, Pastor * Sunday School, 9:46 A. M. —Dr. P. li. Conp. Supt. WeTTbrggfftettd classes taught by good teachers. If you are not cri»t rted with any other Sunday School; we give you a cordial invita tion to join one of our classes. Sermon by the pastor 11 A. M.— Subject: "The Watchers at the Cross." Sermon by the pastor, 7 :S0 P. M.— I Subject: "Charms of the Christ,£ Trtytr Meeting Wednesday even-| in g, 7:90. You are cordi«lly invitod x to attend these services. i If you want real fertiliser at rea- j sonable prices, see Leslie Fowden. j Advertieera WIU IW Oar (MMHaUkklvtolM of Mittia Canty*! iwii ESTABLISHED 1898 WILLIAMSTON POLITICS ARE LOOKING LIVELIER (By Julius Peel; The Municipal Elections in May will create an amount of interest to the citizens of Williamston which has never before been exhibited. The people have at last realized that without our great system of water-works and electric lights, and the paying which is to be dene shortly that we ate no longer a little farm community. We have got to organise our Town upon a systematic basis. The sidewhlks and streets have got to be better looked after, tho sani tary conditions need utmost attention; the making of new municipal plants must be properly managed and kept up—in other words we have parsed the age of childhood, and connot long er be treated as such. We must take on mature ways, and mature practi ces. What the people are doing to have is an active and enthusiastic Mayoj, a Board ef Town Commissioners de voted to the best interests of Willi amston; a Director of Public Welfare, who shall also be the Town Treasur er. This important position shall be filled by the appointMnt by the Com missioners. The Pixenor be a man of uriquestiomn ability and • stickler for enforcement of the beat interests of the Jown. He shall have a convenient office for the collection of water, light and miscellaneous tax es, and shall be directly responsible for the proper care of the streets and sidewalks, the enforcement of the sanitary rules and regulations, the maintenance and upkeep of the water and light plants, and the general run ning of the town. He shall be well paid, and have sufficient well-paid help. „ There are a number of Camtidates for the different official poaitiona, and we are glad to see this lively compe tition, a* it shows an awakened Inter* est in Williamston's upkeep. The Superior oCurt of Martin Coun ty will convene next week with Judge Calvert presiding, for atwo week's session . The first week will try both crim inal and civil, and the second week for civil cases only . The criminal docket has on it seven cases for burglary, all of the defend ants being young men. RAIDING FLOWER BEDS ... There has been a raid this week on al lthe hyacinth beds in town. The guilty parties haven't been as success ful an they mujht in -hiding- their tracks, so it is possible that punish ment instituted by the court will soon be meted out to the participants of this game of taking what doesn't be long to you. This is an old custom in Williamston and as has everything else, in the last three years increased to "such an extent that it discouragea the efforts of residents to beautify their gardens and lawns. The thieves should be punished severely ao as to put. a stop for ul time to this buaineM of stealing flowers from private ga*» dens. , ~ CARD OF THANKS . We wish to thank publicly the good friends who aided and assisted ua dur ing the illness and in-the death of out mother, Mrs. Amanda Williams. Theii service and kindness will long be re> mernbercd. W. H. WILLIAMS AND FAMILY -REMEMBER "PATTY" ARBUCKLI t* ♦THE LIFE OF TBI PABTT* MApCHUth f Ii CLYDE COO The Fennleet Mm hi the tm THB HUNTSMAN* MARCH MTU 100&