IF YOU WANT QUICK RESULTS USB A WANT AD IN THIS PAPWt * VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 18 MONDAY . Kkftu teiiu UX jii|«iivr v(Nut „ WCVUM >esieill»y Villi WUMfeC X. 11. velvet* tutu ooucM.br 1- u. Mlißiilooas tMb.-xiCuk.uig UMI ine toilowutg imnieu cilUeus wen I u*ewn as ui«iiJ juior: us. r. An 1 uifcwt, una*, u. iweoucs, v>. 4. tt. Utnenoge, w. u. -feel, 3. V*. :uMaper, 4. U. Manning,, l'. tu jouhsou. i>t&cce a iggs, J as. a. Gray, ties. k. «ynn, Jo*. u. tfarnmil, H. jruw tord, 1. W. Hoiuaay, w. l.Culiiier, U. a. iteiitii, W. d. ttodges. Mi. Vk. ttodges was made foreman. 1 he judge informed the grand jury tbatmen duty waa not tne simple passing on tne bills delievered tu-them by the Solicitor but that they were _ Ote grand body of the county charged with the important duty of investigat ing crime and reporting it to the f court. That tbe care ofthe poor in the coun ty home and those in prison weie to be protected by them as well us to be charged by tbem and for that rea eon they ahouldcarefully inspect the County Home and jail, also the cf tices of the county aad they should make complete reports of then find ings. That report# of foremen juries rtioiild be investigate neeessary recommendations nSWfcfen ignored the officers neglecting to car ry out these recommendations should be indicted. In summing up the sun dry crimes ths pudge stated that he would not attempt to name them all an 1 certainly would not define il.ei.> hut would make mention of a few of ■ Uie common ones,which he divided in three dnases. First, ths crimes a gainst the person or body such as a?- xaults, in such degree extending froin the simplest sssault to premeditateti murder and stated that there were but four capital felonies, murde,', ar son, rape and burglary. "The crimes number in the second class are those committed' property, such as larceny, theft, em bawiement, forgery, etc. lbs crimes of the third class are those against the peace, good «»i »•••! I morals of the state. Such us pis- Ud carrying, reckless sutomobiie driv ing, lornitkation and adultery, -liui dei, manufacturing and selling .iquor. 11 seems that crimes of the ilr»t and second class generally meet punish ment bat those of Uie third class are ton often smuggled and in n.-iny £ses parties committing such ciime* are never brought tto the courts be cause of fear, they are permitted to carry concealed weapons, sell liquor >r engage ia slanderous talk and get nway with itbecause the public is a fraid to report them. Judge Calvert was exceedingly moo est and very genteelin his references tothe lawlessness in Martin county, eaying in a gentlemanly manner that he had heard Martin county was u tittle backward inlaw enforcefneat. Of course that statsmenj cannot be de " niad and the people'are the anlp force remedy the conditions ot such After the charge to the Grand Jury, the judge called over tbe Civil Docket and the unprepared condition of things indicated that the legal fraternity had Mglsrtml the docket. Ofeoursa the Courtwas gentle witbthe bar AS it always is, and ahould be, but still tbei impression prevailed thatthings weiV not movingin a business way. TOWN TAXPAYERS Town tans must be paid.. It la em bnrraassing for the officials to have to resort to extreme methods to col lect taxes, bat they rnd be paid within the nett few days. Let us have IS? C.TpAGE, Chief of Felice. m ■ THE ENTER PRISE A Last Word to the Farmer Now that' planting season is hand, it might be Well to state one more time tnat Quality must be tne goal for the iarmer to seek v >during I this year's crop. \ Under production in all mlrket crops, such as tobacco, cotton and pea nuts is absolutely essential according to present world conditions and tut outlook tor tne remainder of tne yeai aad such outlook is the only sate guide We have to follow. It ia needieae to say tnat less acres, with more personal attention'and bet tar attention, good seed and good guano wii make a higher grade ot pro duce than lee* attention to those mat ters. A little scientific farming along with plain everyday farming is a mighty good system for successful crow. Have you ever had your land analy ed- to see just what kind of ferti liser ia most needed? Do you know when you are using too strong a mixture of fertiliser, 01 too weak a mixture.? D o you know what soil is best suited for certain crops, etc, etc. Do you know the best seed to use ? Tbe farmer like the business man, is going to revolutionise his way of doing business, from now on, nmi financial independence is to ttf-Thc motto. -: v The less market crops are raised, the law of supply and demand, makes higher the priee. Make the farm feed you and your family first-make your incidentals, yuch as cattle, poultry, hogs, and truck pay pour living expenses, and then what you sell of cotton, tobacco, and peanuts, try to put aside on in terest, or goodinvestments. The great Fuil wl " no doubt of farm produce the like of which has seen- tt " lo calise to raise better c^^^^Hor Also, of pride in knowing that or your cotton or your tobacco is getter than your neighbor's, and that you are the best fanner ia the neighborhood. Human nature is the same the world over, and the keynote to suc cess is to have the products of your work better than demanded; the same is true in all walks of life, and it will be only a matter of time be fore the people of Martin County wil realise this to a much greater ex tent than heretofore. Withiq a few years, seventy-five per cent of the farm* lof the County will be on national highways-hard surfaced roads- and it behooves every farmer to get his premises in shape. A little whitewash here, and a lit tle pain there will make the old place look like new, and you will he proud of it. This paper is absolutely for a great er and better Martini County, and there is plenty of room to climb be fore reaching this pinnacle of great ness. Individual endeavor is the mastei secret, together with co-operation and plenty of both. APT. BHEM'S CONVICT CAMP IN 1 GOOD SHAPE One of the most orderly and sani tary sections of Williamston is that part known as the Convict Camp. Under the kindly but efficient super vision of Capt. Rhom, we find a group of prisoners with a mora satisfied leak an their faces then yen find on any business man's face in town. Thej are wall tad well heiued, and wel 1 letted after as regards to their health They work enoug hto keep healthy, awl twice a day UU a pl« Mure tow op and down the old Roanoke, giving nil idflcd Inspiration tor hungry three times a day, and randy 10 the*convicts ia the the regular, happy lives as do th prisoners seemingly at Capt. RhemV I Camp, than, luted, it is no wonder a darkey does not fear a road sentence There have been no instances of the convicts, -causing disturbance in the I town, (ft In anpjvay breaking away and mblesting peaceful citicens, and I conditions* itlTbT con — Having qualified as executor of the I estate of Ellsa PoHarTlate of the Williamston, Martin County* North Cnroliim, March 22, 1921. DON! FAIL TO REDUCE m. TOBACCO ACREAGE r Tne absolute importance of induc ing the acreage 01 bright tobacco becoming more and more ia evidence every day. Tnere is no demand whatevtffTot low grades and will not be to any ap- I teciable extent until conditions in Central Europe become more stabil ised and their commercial and ftnan- I cial situation very much improved and | there is nothing now to give any en couragement that this will take place any where in the near future. As this chaotic condition continues, the neces sities of life will become more and more an essential to Europe and to bacco and cotton must wait. There being two years' supply of common tobacco now on hand will re sult In low grades at tobacco contin uing to be way below the cost of pro auction, and the only salvation 1s to have a half a crop planted, whieh will possibly make from ten to Aftee* per cent more per acre than a full plant ing, with every reason to believe that the result of this reduction in plant ing wiU be good tofine tobacco, which is the only kind that thera is any chance of being in good demand. Therefore, every farmer should take this into serious consideration and feel that the only way to have a reduction is Jor evorybody to rad^ce, —From a circular letterof pMwuct Associa tion of the 0. S., published by re quest. ROANOKE RIVER BRIDGE AND ROAD ENORMOUS PROJECT To build any kind of a road thru Conine Swamp is no small uuuri taking, but to which will meet altremants of an War Department, covering rnimary thoroughfares, is a real engi neer's job. To watch the progress made over ia Conine is to realise that real engi neering is being done. The elevated roadway in fast approaching the Roa noke, leading from the llertie High lands* and right now preparations are being made for trebling Conine Crk. Chief Haxton, with an efficient force of uupervisors and operatives, is very much on the job, and the good results of his labors is easy to see. We do not know the pet name of his Camp at the base of operations, but it does not take a name to make this spot a source of attratcion of hun dreds of visitors making the pilgri mage there every week. Sunday after noons are the popular visiting days, with about an equal number of sight seers from Bertie and Martin Coun-. ties. „ The contract for the Bridge has been awarded a reliable firm of con tractors, and building material ha* been shiped, and due to arrive here this wp«k, at which time actual oper ations wil begin. Over half a million of dollars will be spent on this great undertaking an daiready plans are being formula ted to start work on a national hurd surfaced road leading from the bridge thru Martin County and on to Rocky Mount. This will naturally take its course thru Everetts, Robersonville, Parmele, Bethel, Tarboro, etc., the purpose being to makers connecting link of a highway between Norfolk Va. and Raleigh, N. Q. ' Our people should give evry aid and support to the finishing of this great project, as it will bring much need fortune to the dtiaens of Mar tin, in the way of better roads, quick er trade routes, more visitors, and sounder prosperity. 0 HOW ABOUT THE WATER PLANT Weregret to complainand Hinder or dinary circumstances would not do so but when we review the work dime of the Williamston light, Water and Sewer system and think of the connt age* to come when we are !*»»•■ tag under the heavy hand of ie.l and think of the time killed on t' r ji k we admit we I ave not come in .1 t v ,ou>fnd miles of our duty. Why is r that the town uutl.nritles don't giv* some attention to the "immovab boM of money drawers who vo'k 'C slow that they are almost as quiet and »til{ as tombstones on a hillside gravi yard on a September morn. We have watched the roowtrt 4 the boas men on the job and they etev VMiat then is the trouble, have they missed the support of the town? Haw the t-wn authorities reviewed the I work? Who U»e towr I rtlll I. * ' ♦ Local News and Personal Mention f VL\* Saliv Harris ot Atlantic Chris tian College in Wilson spent ti)e week end at home witn net luouifr, Mrs. S. Harris. •• • • J, Miss Janie Edwards returned Sun day from High Point where she has been visiting her parents for g week. • • • » Misses Clyde Koberson and Mary Spivey of Plymouth spent Saturday in town shoping. • • * Misses Stella Ward who has been attending Peace Institute in Raleigh is spending the Earter holidays with hei parents, Mr. and Mrs. i. t>. Ward. * • * • Mr. WUsoa Lamb jr, went to ilson Sunday. • • • • The Epwortli League of the Metho dist Church took its play, "The Goose Creek Line" to Hamilton Friday night and had a successful entertainment. A good sum was realised. •e » * Mr. George Trumniell of Norfolk and Mr. Edgar H. Robinson of Atlan ta spent the weekend in to* u with friends. • e • • A large party enjoyed an outing on the Roanoke Sunday afternoon in the new gasol:u» Uoat owned by Mr, liil Cherry. The woatlier and pieusure conditions were ideal and thero are prospects for, many such outing* dur ing: tlie spring and summer. Mr. Arthur was business viriMM^^^B^My. Mr. Tom Farow of Tarboro was reg isle red at Uie Atlantic Hotel yester day. • « ♦ • Mr._ Walter Salbury of Hamilton is a Court visitor here this week. ,•♦ ♦ e Editor Henderson Mitelle of tht Robersonville Herald waa in town yes terday. „ •• « • Miss Cromartie, stenographer for attoepnye Dunning -and 4ftoor* spent the weekend at home with hei family in Greenville. »• • • The Epworth League will hold an April.Fool Party on Thursday, March Ulbt, at the Masonic Hall, at S:(M) P. M. The public is cordially invited. • * • • Mr. Frank Page, Highway Commis sioner, Mr. J. B. Clengman, Mr. H. K. Witherspoon, all of Raleigh, and En gineer A. fc. Snowden of kins ton wore in town-Saturday-night and Sunday inspecting the Work of engineer A. K. Haxton on the Roanoke Highway. J WOMAN LESS WEDDING TOW UNIQUE The Woinanless Wedding, to be given by the Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Chuch, under the aus pices df Mrs. A. R. Dunning, will be an hour of genuine, wholesome enter tainment. The leading and best known men of the town are among the prin ciple characters, and no doubt their wives, sweethearts, sisters, fathers, mothers, brothers, friends, and other wise will all be present. This affah will be held next Monday night at the School atytitorium , at populai prices tor seats and standing room. Many in attendance will witness a "Womanless Wedding" for the first time, but it is safe to assume that back of ths scenes, will be found the guiding spirits—the ladies—. More detailed information in next issue. ■S ROBERT D. WOOLARD Mr. Robert D. Woolard died at bis home id Everetts Monday night at one o'clock after a lingering illness of paralysis and other diseases. He was born in Bear Grass township, July 20th, 1862, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken* neth Woolard. |le married Miss Em ma Leggett in 1870 and moved to Cross Roads Township where he was a prosperous farmer and one of tht lenders in civil and mor al uplify For the laat six years he has eben living ia Everett* and wa» alee n prominent citiaen there. He Ir survived by his wife and Ave children, *■ Teel^of-Everetts, Mrs. J. F. Wynne of Everetts, Miss Bs* Woolard of Everetts, Mr. W. H. WOOJ ard of Greenville, Cashier of Greenville Banking and Trust Co., and Mr. Jodie E. Woolard, Cashier of th. Farmer* end Merchants Baak oi WjF 1 ism ston. Mr. Woolwd was s membei of the Christian Church at Christian Chapel and the funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon in Ever etts by his pastor. ! See Joe Taylor and Jno. B. H* at the armfn Warehouse totew bay ing yon* fertnifers. CARE OF CHILD OF PRE-SCHOOL AGE (Continuation of address of Dr. W. F. Warren before the Mother's Club.) What can be dona for the child and ho# may it be accomplished ? In a general way the principles which con trol the care of other children are ap ilicabte at this period with certain modification necessitated by the needs of a particular age. The education of mothers in cariiig for children of this age is of prima importance Such instruction should include not noly the eare ofthe well butalso the general oare of the sick, i believe that a great deal can be accomplished thru this Individual instruction in the home The mother ia taught amid home sur roundings to which she is accustom ed and with such utensils as she may be familiar. Such instruction tidces up home hygiene, ventilation and the like, regularity ef meals, the kind of food best suited to the children's needs and the economic choice and prepara tion of such food, the kind of clothing for indoors and the proper wraps for outdoors. Instruction should also be given in tiio general principles of the preven tion of dikes so and especially how to delect the more apparent sign* ana syniptons of the common ailments. Two classes of children deserve yery careful consideration, those deformed' by --tuberculosis or iufantile paralysh ami the feeble first class are numerous inevery large town 01 cityand in many instances go unno- ha* Tliw increasing group of the fesble minded can be detected at un early age ami such as are capable of instruction may be sent to suitable schools, fur in stance, our School for the feeble- Minded, at Kinston, which, by the way is doing a most noble work. Experience will show that the food of the child shouldbe cautiously und slawly. enlarged as the child grows older, adding to the milk diet of in fancy, cereals, fruits, vegetables, soups and a little meat and by giving what larger quantities of these as Uit: child's age increases. This pittn ahould be followed out through hood but during the first five years the diet should be restricted to those foods which best supply the require ments of health graduully and are at the same time udupted to tbe child'* digestive organs. One of tho most serious- conditions which affect chil dren is malnutrition. This means that the child cunnot get enough suitubl* nutriment from the food eaten to sup ply the bodily needs. This may lie due to actual lack ofTood but children of well-to-do people often suffer from serious malnutrition; then it is due in some casesto badly seelcted and. poor ly prepared food, in othert it is due to overeating or eating Irregularly or it may be due to illness or congenital defects in the digestive organs, lost or decayed teeth, adenoids or diseased tonsils or frequently to some obscure cause. When the latterlsthe case a specialist in childme's diseases should be consulted and his advlcctakcn .in order toput the child In normal con dition. Frequently children who sleep incyowded rooms and fail to get fresh air at night appear undcr-nourished It is absolutely necessary that those In charge observe the proper selection of foods and the best way of prepar ing thera for the children. The child's digestive organs are no Hiore capable of digesting the foods of grown peo ple than are their brains and mus cles opable of doing the work of grown people. Remember that the in tostilus like brains, legs and arms, must bei gradually trained to hardei work until by slow degrees they be come accustomed to taking care of the food eaten by adult members of the family. It Is a serious error to as sume that a child's special food needi can always be supplied by foods ap pearing on the family table and that methods of preparing and cooklnp them will always be suitable to chil dren. Many articles which may be digested by adults such as boiled cab bage, baked beans, fried foods, sau sage, pastry, puddings, etc.. are dangerous as food for the child under six pears of ago. Never allow children to eat food exposed to flies— and see that the dining room as well in the kitchen is screened. (To be* continued) PUBCHOF THE AP|jfe& (Episcopal) Holy Week Services Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 :30 P. M. Monday and Thursday, Holy Com munion, 11:00 A M. Thursday afternoon, 4:10. Good Friday, 11:00 A, M and 2-' P. M. -Easter Even, Holy Baptism, 5 P. M j j%*t received two carloads wlr* fencing. Be prepared for the stock lAw whan it geea Into effect on the I (sth. Cheap for enah. C, D Carstar phan *Co ,; : x , Modern Dances Are Doomed The modern dance is doomed. Ministers, educator*, eugenists, phy sicians, police, and now even the danc ing masters themselves, have been ar rayed against it. For a decade the dance craze has swept the nation, endangering the health and morais and blasting; the spiritual life ol millions of people. Millions of dollars have been wasted in educating the wrong and of the human anatomy, and many of our na tional ills can be directly traced to this untoward hysteria. Not long ago the seriousness of this thing was brought to our attention by a visit to our old alma mater—a state university of the Middle West. A very noticeable weakening in morale led us to ask those in authority concerning the causes. To our intense interest, the dance was cited as one of the most direct. Of the lists of students "dunked" or conditioned" during the ft rut semester of the present school year, an astonishingly large percent age was made up of those who danced to excess. All of the social functions of the cororities and fraternities of the institutions, with 'practically no exceptions, are dances . The. social calendar is jammed with these event# so that the more popular students are la"* continual round of pleasure and until the wee hours of the morning. It was therefore, no wonder ty us when one professor said to us that one of these little society iadieJ .'utd not answered a single question in hit classes during tha semester. Neither were we greatly surprised when we learned from a local physician that he had himself, in this sume period, or dered eighteen of the sweet young things home to mother because of physical irregularities directly due to the dance. The minister in one of the leading churches cited us instance after instance of young women prim inent in church work becoming infat uated with the dance and wholly a bandoning their former zeal. Steps are now being taken to bring about dunce reform in this university. As early as last June, President Hibben, of Princeton, ond Dean Jones, of Yale University, sounded a note of warn ing concerning the evil influence of the dance upon the moral* of univer sity studentH. Possibly men and women will listen to such impartial testimony. There ha* been a marked tendency to ignore the righteously indignant voices that have been continuully raised by the pulpit and the religious press against the dance. There has scarcely been n time when observant and thinking minister* have not condemned the dance as an immoral institution peril ing the respect of woman, the con tinence of man and the whole Chris tian social order. It seems that these fiery prophets are going to be vindi cated. —Lookout. ATTENTION, MB. MEKHCANTI I-ast year busines scame rushing to you, but this year unless all signs fail you will have to go after It. There is no need waiting and hoping that it will be passed around on silver plat ters. Did you ever stop to think how po lite it is to invite people to see you, howthoroughly most people appreciate a courtesy, that people trade with the merchants they lik* best, that folk* actually wait to be helped by a favor ite clerk and where only three people like to hear an old sour grouch whine and complain at everything in, on or above the earth, there are nine hun dred and ninety seven people who love a smile and a little cheer along the way. So, Mr. Merchant, tell the folks that all those high priced goods are gone and that you no have what they wsint at the new price Tell them that you ar* selling cheap end make it so. We suggest th* best way to invite folks to come to your store is through onr paper. We make our ads attract ive so our readers will not fail to see them... ,V.- -■ ■ ■' We are carrying this issue an advei tlsement guaranteed to be of inter est to the farmer* of Martin County. The International Harvester Co. ad vise* a* that they have reduced prices un a large per cent of their line »i {products. This reduction Is baaed on ■published price* for 1921. Their policy lis to reduce price* a* the cost of re producing the articles makes it possi ble, taking the loss oa inventory on hand, also the futrue reduction in labor rate* ha* be*n considered In 1 this revisal of rates oa the Inter national Harvester co, is offering at tractive sales to the public in the form of every kind of farm linple meat. Taylor and Peel **ll right fertiliser* right For safe jfitilisere, cheap, call on Taylor mA PmL ■" ———■ rfMute OnvTlMl i ■ i Mil ESTABLISHED 1898 BUILDING BOOM THIS ySPRk AND SUMMER f Wiliiamston will have a small boom in the iate spring and summer, pro vided the plana of a number of our cituea* ar* carried eut. Chief of Police Page will erect a handsome bungalow oa Main Street, adjoining the residence el Mr. J. O. Simpson. Already the garage ia completed, and the lumber and brick for the main buildings are being da-* livered on the lot. Mr. Warren Biggs ie completing his buying of mnteriai for a California mission bungalow to be meetad to the Baptist Church ea Street. B. S. Courtney, esq. ia readyflj a contract for n haudsoate to be built on his lot near the QmF ed School. Hon Clayton Moore has a bout completed his plan* for the erect ion of a modern home on Church Street. y. The Big DomitoiV'to be an annex of the Graded SofTool and built oa the campus doubt be started in the near/future. This will be a great towmrd step by the Education Hoard fill a long needed want in this community. Peel-Griffin Company are negoti ating for the completion of their magnificent store building Main h,.» f* * whole wislrtheni every success in their big j undertaking. This building will decided addition to the business sect- | ion of Williamtson; it will bring more " trade here and will be of mutual tieiiulfit to the town as a whole, whtjßfc they open for business thia fall. Julius Peel will build a model reafl pstite and investment office oa Moore property sometime during the summer ,and will .start actively in this line of business this fall. Mr. Forrester, now living in New town in the old Latham home, will build an attractive bungalow in Watts Grove on a i-esiddence lot recently purchased of Julius Peel. The Building and Loan have a num ber of applications in for money with which to build homes, and no doubt many mote buildings will be erected this summer not yet lieted. Wiliiamston will start on a sure steady progress front now on, and with a return to normal no doubt the town will take on a healthy continu ous stride. Building will never be any cheaper than It is now, with the present in activity and depression, and those contemplating and prepare to bui'i could not leloct a better time. Lumber l}u.s taken a decided drop in price, along with all other build ing material; common labor ia nearly normal, and skilled labor is coming down—so now is the ideal time to erect that building- -provided, of course, you have the wherewith. The Alphin-Dunn Pumblng Co. i* negotiating with a number of whole sale houses, with the idea of getting an extended credit for their customers enabling every family in Williamtson to have waterworks and paying for same on the installment, easy way plan. This will mean quite much to the citizens, na the water wil soon be turned on and everybody wants to have waterworks, and of eourse, it is needless to remark that money I* not vsry plentiful. If the Alphin-Duaa Co can make such an arrangement it wiH add much to their patronage and 'business popularity, JULIUS PEEL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ENTERPRISE Julius Peel, who for th* part sever al months, has been a regular ooatrib utor of articles for this paper, will continue in such capacity, but for ob vious reasons hi (name to «ach artici* will be omitted, and such article* will com* under general office make-up. STRAND THEAUtE THURSDAY, MUCH 24

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