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IF YOU WANT QUICK RESULTS USE A WANT AD IN THIS PAPER VOLUME XXII—NUMBER 26 MARW! COUNTY BEGIN NING TO RECOVER FROM GREAT FINANCIAL BLOW The frightful financial conditions prevailing thruout the County since the opening of the tobacco markets Jast fall, are gradually 'taking u turn for the better, and no doubt each month until the fall will be a continu ation of this betterment. The change is not due to better farm prices, or greater prospects for the future, but it is due to humun nut rue itself. The people took the great financial shock unexpectedly, and temporarily it knocked every- 1 body semi-conscious, but we are now using that great family remedy of "self-preservation" being the first law, and along with this, we have the great undying American grit anil >falour to play its part. It is not natural for manto stand still in this day and time, and Un people are beginning to get very act ive again; notwithstanding the fact that most every farmer or business man is loaded l down with debt, he is, ne\ 'less, on the job again, and with a wealth of recent experience to help him in regaining normalcy. We are saving a lug amount u money this year by careful and nior economical living, and mote people are working themselves instead ol hiring the work dune as was the case in 1920. These two items together will save Martin county a million duF lar.s this ' TTTe" new udmuusTraTTon will no doubt find some means of helping the armer get better prices for his products next fall, or at least furnish funds with which to help hold the crop from being dumjed on the mar ket, and no doubt there will be a higher,class of produce raised in tin county which wil lalso mean withii' itself a higher and better market.— J. S. I*. ATER SUPPLY !*>Pl I.AK With the turning on of the pulilii waterworks, the city has taken ! great step forward in municipal pro gress, and already a number of citi Sens ure enjoying in their lion if;, the advantage of city water. ■ m It will iPhly be a short time now when practically every home in Willi am stun will take advantage of tlii; nnintclpa loffertng, and the peoph wil lnoon wonder how they ever got along without this great home advan tage. The citizens got ulont? fairly "well fur a great number of years without electric lights, but should the light plant be put out of commission foi even an hour some evening, it throps the whole town into disorde, and w have long decided we could not live without this advantage. It will soon be the same way with the waiter sup ply, ami no home will be complet without bathrooms, kitchen sinks, etc. The local plumbing company report)- a rush of orders for connections t the city mains, and no doubt this rush will continue quite a lonjf period as there are several hundred homes in the city to be connected up. The water plant entailed) a largi outlay of money to complete, but il was built to take the growth of the town for several generation* anil will be no doubt in the long run prove cheaper than a smaller and lesj-. equipped one. -i'To keep from going backwards, a municipality ha sto keep going for ward, and the next important step in the civic progress of Williamston is the paving of Main, Washington, Smith wick and Haughton Streets. The on the bonds issued for such work will no doubt compare favorably with the amount of street lax now being paid b ythe citizens of the town —J S. P. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENTERPRISE Q T RAN [1 UTHEATREU II ) —THURSDAY— (CTHEL CLAYTON > "V«li LADDER OF LIES" —FRIDAY— ar-' BUSTER KEATON in "NEIGHBORS*' Mark Sennett Comedy— "SWEETHEART DAYS" "Thunderbolt Jaak"— Kpiajde 1 —SATURDAY— WM. S. HART in "APOSTLE OF VENGEANCE" SNUB POLLARD in "ALL DRESSED UP" THE ENTERPRISE FATS AND LEANS GAME WAS A RIOT OF FUN Last Thursday afternoon ,the much tallkeldl of baseball gam ebetween the Fats and Leans, for the benefit of the Baptist Church Auxiliary, was pulled off in spectacular style . The grandstand anil bleachers as well as the side lia** showed a large and enthusiastic gathering of specta tors, and the gam estarted with the supporters for each side about evenly divided. Captains Rhodes and Crawford en gaged their players in a short! but lively practice, after which the game was called by referee S. W. Harrell, assisted by A. T. Crawford. Spectacular playing by both sides were the main features of the game, and not until the last of the ninth in ning could any one be sure of thi final outcome. The Fats had a formidable array of erst while players, among whom were little Harry Meador, Cussie liar risen and Johnnie Cook; these boys furnished the major part of the aniu*e nieut of tie day, and Harry's record breaking slide back to fii>t base wili lung bt' remembered by the fans. The Leans, on account of their small er sue and greater activity carried olf t lie honors of the day, outbatting and out lidding the Fats, however by a change of pitchers in the seventh inning, the score was suddenly revers ed and the ats showed more runs away up .in the teens, at the clore ol the game. —*—7 — Friday and Saturday morning on the streets of" Williamston could hi seen many of. these "Stars of Yester day," limping around and talking ol their strained muscles and lame joints Report has it that Harry Meador cou|d not get out of bed all day 01 Friday, but when seen by the write late Saturday afternoon, Mr. Meadoi promptly made denial, and said h "just spent the day at home." —J.S.I' V ( \\li:uv WITH A UKAKT IN STARVING CHINA Tin' direct testimony of cable-i o.* r- pi-l -, written anil verbal, and photo' Mjifii.' *how that the famine co"di yuns in the stricken provinces ei Chin.l ; re growing worse daily. .'rl.efj it |t is to result in livpn'ii I ves, must reach China con linuousyl and in great volume .be tWefff the j 1 it-sent time and July-first- Present funds from all sources an VuWicient'to save only two and a h;t+ million people, so the American Com mittee'at Peking states. Many mor millions are dependent on additional funds from: America. It is almost impossible t» exaggerate the great ness of the tragedy. K. S JI i o the engineering firm of Lam, (dine & Co., New York, writes: "Conditions were so pitiful that ' did not have the heart to take picture.* of sue hutter misery. Two thing: from which I turned away my camen were thirty thousand people in tin last stages of starvation gathered ir a bare field just outside of Tientsin and a roadside with the bodies of '» whole family—father, mother and fiv« children—stretched out along it." Robert W. Clark, Y. M. C. A., I'ao tingfu, writes: "One awful fact pushes everything else into the background. That is the famine. In our one district alone wi will need 60,000 tons of grain befori June, if wholesale starvation is to b prevented. • Our district is only oni a dozen such, anil not the jworsl one in the famine area." The /North Carolina Committee it appealing to: every possible agency ti assist in its mission of mreey. It—t very grateful for the response alread received from the press, the i schools and the civic, professional an* business organizations of the state but it is urging all to deny themselve yet more, to forego some luxury 01 pleasure if necessary that the spark of life may be preserved for one note o fthese helpless sufferers. 1 takes, only three cents a day,—thre dollars to preserve a life from ho'W until July. Whie th'ere is no local organization contributions should be addressed t China Famijje Fund, 310 Tucker Huil«' ing, Raleigh, N. C. Mr. T. W. Bickett state chirman, reports that the con tributions to date have amounted to a little more than fifty thousand dol lars.. v NO CHARGE FOR CONNETING WITH WATER There is an erroneous report oi misunderstanding in circulation that the Town makes a charge for connect ing to the city water mains. The,city does not make any charge, the only charge is for the actual use of the water.. There is, however, a cost of a few dolars for the making of the tap, and the material used, which is the charge evidently referred to. This naturally has to be paid for by the consumer, and the Town does not get one centj of profit out of the transaction. , Williamston, Martin County North Carolina, Tuesday, April 19, 1921. CIVIC PROGRESS LEAGUE SHOULD BE ORGANIZED FOR BENEFIT OF TOWN The writer is heartiy in favor f>f organizing a Civic Progress League in the City of Williamston, for the purpose of putting out a Solui, Sane, and Substantial Ticket for Mayor, anil Board of Commissioners. Then elect this ticket, ang give the Officers the support of the members of this League. " , Ever voter in Williamston is in vited to join. The Municipal Platform of this League to lie as follows: A MAYOR: Who will have authority commensu rate with his Office. Who has the time, temperament and ability, to fill the Office. A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Who inflnediatt'U aftei election will appoint a commit tee to \ i.-it some nearby well-governed city, and lentil from their methods of running a modern city. Who will have audited ami publish the accounts o ftlie city in detail, to date, and publish quarterly thereafter. Who will revise the antiquated present Town Ordinances, and make a net set commensurate with the con ditions and the times, and then en force said ordinance to the letter. Who will have the city put in a sanitary condition. This means the cleanig up of vile and unhealthy bad lots; unsightly t rash piles removed, and a special place designated foi city trash, where it can be burned; the appointment of a city sanitary in spector; the removal of exposed pu trid streams of -water running thru the city'.and many other things which space will not allow to print. Who will run the city's business on strictly a business basis, und see that each dollar of the peoples' money is spent for value received. Who will stall "ff the plans neces sary to having Main, Washington, Smith wick and llaughton 'Street: paved. Who will cull out the dead tree on the streets of Willialiistou, an replant new ones (preferably | ecan trees). There should be no trees 111 profusion on every street. Who will condemn tlit* dangerou and unsightly railroad under crossiiu' at the upper end of Main [Street un ler the A. C. L. Rwy trai ks, and have instead a decent concrete 'structure, and line the street up straight. Why will see that vacancy does not exist in the city, and that there will he e«|ual right 'sto All and Special •Privileges .16 "None. ■ r —- Who will.assist Mr. K. 11. Crawford Fire Chief, in having a first class, up-to-date fire department for tin city. Who will put into proper shape tin brick wall and crossing and street leading into Newtown below l)r Knight's corner. Who will lend a helping hand tu' tfye "deceased" - Chamber of Conimem in advertising to the world the advan taxes of Williamston in particular am l Martin County in general. This is only a part of the thing: which is expected of the new adminis tration; all of which can be doni without great effort. Beleive in your Town —Hecome u member o fthe Civic League- Murk off the Past- and start to living again in the present and future. —J. S. P. PLAIN, HPEAKINC * When it comes to plain talk Saun ders of The, Independent of Elizabeth City is in a class by himself. In his writeup of the Winder scandal last week he summarizes the Elizabeth City condition in a burning indictment as follows: The Town of Trial Is in a rotten mess from start to finish. Where it will end no one knows. It isn't good advertising for » town thut spends $125,000 on on« house of worship and votqs to spend $400,00 on public schools. It has given the public a nasty morsel of scandal t chew on and filled many impression abl minds with disease and dirt, the on ly good that can come out of it is the possibility that it may arouse the can leas, indifferent, loveless, lazy, ignor ant parents of the town to have an eye to their children. Several hundrei parents in this town should be in dieted along with L. L; Winder and put thru the same grilling ordeal o. shame. It may be argued in the case of a widow who sends her childrer out to work, that she can't keep tratfk of her children. Hut that argument doesn't apply to hundreds of parent who let their children run wild about the steetr. Whether I- L. Winder If proved "guilty or innocent will not 'destroy the fact that the child lit( of this town is not prpperly safeguard ed, nor destroy the fact that girl chil dren in Elizabeth City are surrounds) by vicious and degrading influences In this disreputable case the town finds itself on rtial along with L. 1.. Winder. - }' Local News and Personal Mention Mrs. Edgar fcJ. Bundy and daughter, Martha Bundy of Wilmington have been visiting Mrs. L. li. Harrison ami Miss Deborah Felming. Be sure to register for Town anil (iratled School Elections. Books close the 23rd. Miss Eva Peel of the Oak Cit; High School faculty spent the v.eek end at her home w:tl». her parent Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Peel. Mr. and Mrs. Perley Brown, Mr .and Mrs. L B. Wynne nr.il Mis. Minnie Balance motored to Dunn Sunday and -pent the day with friends. Messrs. H. L. Smith and J. 1). Mizel le >i' Kohersonville wore in town yes texlay. Miss Uilla Wynne of the Kohersonville School Faculty spent the weekend at borne with her parents Mr. anil Mrs. 1,. H.*Wynne. • » * * Mr. Clayton M>ore is in Green: boro this week atten ing the meeting ol the Good Koails [Association. ♦ « - --* « lie sure to register for Town anil Graded School Flections. Hooks close the 2lird. • • • • Mr. Martin Carstarphen of Tarhoro was in town yesterday to visit his .nother, Mrs. Fannie C'arstarphen. » « * * —M r. Maurice Walt., went to Fayette vi ll«> on a business trip yesterday. • • • • DonT fail to attend the Women': Meeting at the court house, Friday "moon at four o'clock. • • • • Mr. J. T. Sykes of I'armele was a Williamston visitor yesterday. • • • • The last meeting of the Martin County Teacher's Association will be held at the graded school building in Williamston, on Saturday, April 2.'!. IMJ'OKTANT MFFTI NG' / THURSDAY AFTFHNOO There wdl be a very important meeting in the 'school building Thins day afternoon. The Mother's Club will meet then and there will be ills cussed a subject of vita (interest to Hit' women of the town as wil us. ol i"rent value to the county..- It sccinj, hard to impress upon our women tlii great need of attending these meet ir»K s » assisting and hacking.the school ami public works of the town with their presence if Ttot by acuta I sue Kestions "and. actions. Tils a "gravi" matter an done that the women alone can unravel so please let's have a good attendance Thursday afternoon at 4:tt o'clock." - Not only the mothers of the town hut even the old maids are tilled to he present. This problem doesn't concofn children directly and we neei the advice and help of the scores o prmine'nt women o fthe town who ■ ' not belong to the Mother's ('lull, WOMK.VS UAI.LV There wil Ihe a meeting at the Court house Kriduy afternoon at foil: o'clock for .the purpose of discus ii ■ the coming primary. Some of the I,■ dies of _WiHiamston need enligbtin met upon the subject of the way\un' means of voting. They know wlint they want, they realize what is 've foi htemsrlyes, their chiblre nand thi ti-wn but they don't know how to g about gettin gthese things. T!n-- subjects wil lbe gone into thorou^hlv It is necessary that the ladies attei . and help til lout a program foi' th next two years government of ON town. WKSTEKN UNION OKIl K IM>\\ V TOWN Several days ago a represeiitativi of'the! Western I'nion Telegra|il Company was in Williamston un made |a tentative contract for offici ►■space on Main Street in which ti equip a mode) telegraph office, am •ut out the present office at the A C. L. station. This representative was enthusi astic about making the change'; am itated he thought it would prove i good thing for both the Company anil its patrons. This downtown telegraph office i.' something very much needed by th citizens and visitors of WiHiamston and every effort should be mad*> t have het installation at an earlydate In as much a sthe Official in charg» of such maters ha:i recommended thi: change, there should not be mucl trouble in getting th ematter attend el to, provided pressure in brought to bear upo nthe Company in the proper way. We recommend the Chamber of Comeire take tjiin in hand, an th«- reecomendation could lay inert in thr files of the general office# of thf Western Union for year fsto come, as jit actually means no pressing with [thsniv—-J. S. EI THE PRESENT SCHOOL SITUATION AND BRIEF HISTORY OF ITS PAST Ihe present graded schoo I ground was deed to the Williannston Academy Company in 1817 and for many years was operated as an academy until the Company finally from loss of interest failed to pay certain indebtedness due, and the property was sold by the sheriff under an order of the court. The late John I). liiggs through deep interest in better education bought the property and held it for many years, during which time it was used for school purposes • without co t or rent. In the year ' 1 Still Mr. Bigg stated to a number o fthe leading citizens of WilHainston that he fell that he had carried the burden long enough and that ho had good offers from buyers who wanted the property for residential purposes, But In* felt unwilling to dispose of it to these buyer.sj_f the public Spirited represen tatives of the people would buy it for a school. Whereupon a new corpor ation was formed with U>e late \V. 11. Ilarrcll, President and Walter Ander son, Secretary. There were about twenty-three stockholders and -John l>. liiggs and wife, Mrs. I'"ai\nie S. Iliggs deeded tliis property to the new corporation August 12, lltOl. The Legislature of HtO.'t passed an Act creating the present (iradedSchool District and the Hoard of Tiustoes appointed were William ■ Slade, I'.li (iurganus, W C. Manning, ('. I>. Car HaFplien and tTelnvh? S. Biggs. —M r. . Slade did not |ualify and Mr. Wheeler Martin was appointed in 'his steait. The Academy Company deeded- the property to the Hoard of Trustees in August, lilOM, and the property for the first time became public. The old Academy was then a three room building and was not large c nough to house the pupils. A $. r >,oo is-, sue was passed and a neight room builiJ)Hg was erected.'The school out this building in MM6. Plans made for a larger and better building and u $25,000 bond issue was voted upon and carried by a practical ly unanimous vote. " The building was let at a time that prices of labor andmaterial were giving up faster than skyrockets, therefore, the''cost of the building anil fixtures were mole than the proceeds of the bond sale, leaving a balance due of several thousand dollars. Thin amount has been carried by the IfoariT of Tins tess through their personal endorse ment.' - • Why should we vote bonds nowV The only demand as we see- it is to I.s.stle. siifliciehi IRIIHIH 10-pit Y-'lhe PVE* ent balance due,' which is s.\oqd. Why the mote for the whole sum of $.'10,- (MMI? I localise the Act specifies not to exceed s.'{l,ooo it does not meah that a greuter amount should be is sued than is actually needed. "While there seems to be no demand for a teacher's home at th present for two years the 'teach rs could not get hoard in town and the school suffered much inconvenience, consequently a great demand went up frimt every" quartet o ft he town for a dormitory or teach e»ug«j therefore the opportunity anil authority is given in the bill. Will there be bonds issued for the purpose o fhiuhling? No, there i no demand for such a building as many people are now glad to get tin teachers to board, therefore, the bond. will'noV be issued until the people need and demand the building which will very likely not occur any time soon. How about the running expenses of the school? Reference is made in an swering? this question to the books iffj ST. S. PeeTT Dr. ,Tohn I>. liifg" nTtrfj W. 'l'. Meadows wli ohave bee-, thi only persons serving as treasurer of the Graded School since it was estab lished. Kach o .ftheni IKLS made a ■full ,anb complete statement at the .•nd of every year and every penny of income and every ent ever spent by the Graded School has been properly •ntered and faithfully accountd for. I''u\ ther reference may be made to the Stiife Boant of Krtucatton, »l*o tbe County Hoard of Kilucat.ion. Mr. W. 'I Meadows, the present Treasurer, wil' take pleasure in showing the hooks for the past several years which show in detail the Rource of all meow well as all vouchers paid., Thes( vouchers not only give the name ot the payee, but fully the sundry items The crucifying rabble are earnestly requested to Meadows, In spect his books talk. The why the Graded School is in'operatior can be answered easily. Five yeni - ago we were collecting ground sr>, 000 a year an dpayirig teachers from $50.00 to SOO.OO per month. Thi year we collected a, Graded School tax of about $6,000 and are paying sllO to $135 per month. This means s 20 per cent increase in funds and more than a 100 per cent increase in sal aries, all other items of expense are in proportion. The reason for not liir ling teachers cheaper was because it FIGHTING FOR LOWER RATE OF INTEREST Southern Congressmen and Sena tars in Washington are vitally inter ested in getting a lower Federal Re serve charge on discounts of hanks. As conditions now exist "it is prac tically impossible for a bank in this community to get loans from Northern banks, or the Federal Reserve for less than six to eight per cent, and even then these home banks are forced to carry a large balance, and it means either charge the same rate to the runner down here plus the overhead charges, or lie close up the bank, neithe rof which helps to overcome the general financial apathy now exi-tim' Kigfht and ten per cent is a luinou.- rateo finterest to pay for legitimati loans, and unless one uses sharp bus iness judgment, there is a likelihood of this rate of interest putting the borrower out of business. One of the greatest stains on Amer ican history is the action of the Fed eral Reserve Hanks, and Secretary Houston, during the past year. At one time'the Federal ltcservf \va> calling in loans on Liberty Honds, in older to I'oi'Mt the salt- of bonds, thus allowing the liovernnient to buy tliem in at reduced prices; a course distinctly vile ami distasteful to the real American citizen, who pur chased these bonds in a spirit of lov- ty to the country and oftimes a ■ll'-sacriflce. Then the Federa eserve Hanks made large dividend ir the irovernmnt last year, wchera: , was -solely created for any othe purpose than to be. a It is to be hoped that the present Administration will overcome these narrow and selfish policies of tiovem merit operation, und return to us more of the old time Americanism. J.S.I' I lli:i) TItKASIIKF NKAII Wll LIAMSTON \ (.'real Fortune Lying t ntourhed for KM) Years A very prominent lady in Williams in, who is an authority on the hap enings and events of Martin county hundred years ago, or more, is res onsible fo rthe story told the writer lint "on the immediate outskirts ol the city thorn lies 'hidden far from prying eyes, anil unknown to any.one, a large fortune in coined gold, valu alilr jewelry and priceless bric-a-brac of a century ago. - Wiry back when North Carolina was a colony, a great favorite'of the king of Kngland built an immense colonial home in the outskirts of what is now Williamston. This home was built of wood, but a great cellar oyer which the "house rested "wits tTUtftr Of ■ tfrirlrr and secretly built underneath this cellar was a sub-cellar, where th fumiTy, nuknown to their servants or visitors kept their wealth. Finally the head of the house liv ing alone became miserly, and slowly carefully concealed all the actual gold procurable, and a great bit of the family jewels and house jiranmetvis into this hidden room, then burned the house up, and moved to anottiei plantation. Nohting was everknown what be came o fthis reported greath wealth, and the family has long since been forgotten. Hut recently, among some old papers the secret was revealed by documents written by the head of the household before his death'and placed in a nenvelope with some receipts. 'I bis old cellar has long since been covered up, and ploughed over for many generations, but the lady re exact location from early girl hood, but hesitates to make excava tions, for sentimental reasons. The Enterprise IS ready to com-.' mence digging today, and we hope this pleasure will lie given u*. but the gucstions first ot lie settled is 'who would tb e property belong to, the seventeenth cousins o fthe formei owner, the present owner of the land or the persons who actually discover the treasure. After this matter is settled likely, "digging" will begin.— J. S. P. j foul dnot be done. " . " Nor shall we go backward in oui educational'program. We cannot af ford to. It costs übout $36.00 pel year t osenit "each child to school it Williumston which is only 65 per dont of the average cost in the Unitii 1 States. It costs about three times as much to go to the moving picture shows in Williamston than to go to school. Intelligence is the only thinp that will lead us out of the wilder ness. .Don't strike down the institu tion that' elevates your child and places it in position to face the bat tles of-Hfc -v — Remember C. B. Hassell, Judge Asp Biggs ami the many other patriotic citizens of the pre-C|vil war pert# who gave Williamston- a cshool. Re member Joly> 1). R!KK s > w 'ho not only furnished the building ami ground? free hut furnished teachers practically free for several years. Are we a> good as they ? Time will tell. Advcrtiava Win IW Oar Colnmxs a Lafcfc Key to UN of Hartia Ccnnty'* BMU* ESTABLISHED 1898 BODIES OF THREE MAR TIN COUNTY SOLDIERS BURIED IN NATIVE SOIL XLast Sunday brought to many people of our county fresh memories of war, when three of our young men who had left horn enot quite three years ago were brought from the tombs of the battlefields of France to be placed in the silent graveyards of then fathers. Some think it best to let the dead bodies of our soldier >oys rest in trance but somehow we eel' pust as the people have felt hroughout all the ages, we wish to ie buried with our ancestors, our kin- Ired and our friends. We are glad !iat the American are being icimitted to behold the biers-juf tbese nartyred Sons. James William Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Clark who live one mile from Everetts, was buried Sun day afternoon by five of his ex-soldier omrades, K. 1,. Hardy, K. 1.. Taylor, 1. (i. 11ai ley, K. N. Crimt-s and Mayo 'eel. Rev. J. M. I'erry conducted the uneral service. . James Clark was killed on the 4th Sunday of September, It# 18 in that great drive on the Hindenburg Line. He was a member of Co. H., 12tJth Infantry, 30th Division. He leaves a father, mother and several brothers anil sisters. Simon Seth (Jriffin was tiie first volunteer from Ciriffin's Township going to Waireuton under Captain (milium. He was soon transferred to C'amu Sevier and went to France from there, as a member of Co. H7, 120 th Infantry, K0 Division. He was killed in action by machine gun fire September one young man who acted as pall bearer saw him fall on that fatal Sunday on which he died. lie was buried by the side of his father last Sunday. The funeral service was conducted by Asa J. Manning, aud the. casket was borne by Itirt led by the Flag of his country, lie was twenty four year's old and leaves his mother ,ll||OH( ,»UO |IUII A" » 11 IRII B.UIK-J ml one sister. Lindsay David Harijison was buried at his libme Sunday, the funeral servi ces held by Kev. A. J. Manning. The Tall bearers were those of his friends why had marched with him to the marshall music of war. They were in full unifor. lie was the son of John A. Hodges who died only a, y.eur ago and Ala bert Hodges and is survived by .his mother and five brothers and sisters. Lindsay Hodges was one of the first drafted from Martin County and left Martin County in September 1917. He wn; "trarnM at Camp "JacVsort ami" was placed in Company M, 120 th In fantry. He left cunip for France in May litis and was killed near Belli court.Septemer 21t, 11)18. He was a mem Iter of a machine gun spuad. All these young men were member* of the famous ,'iotli Division and their blood washed away the strongest bat tle lines ever laid out by lfian. We honor thetp. J TEACHER'S The JVlartin County Teachers Associ ution will meet at the graded school auditorium in Williamston, at 10 a. in. Saturday, April 28. Matters of importance to be dis- First—Salary .schedule for the coming year. Second—Closing up of Reading Circle Work. Third— County Summer School. It is important that ull teachers be present. A. J. MANNING, Supt. 11 1.1 l!S I'EEL NOT A CANDI DATE FOB PUBLIC OF KICK Julius I'eel wishes to make an nouncement through the columns of this paper-that he i.4 positively not a candidate for any public office in Williumston at theycoming elections in May. • In a tfecent issue of this paper we stated that he was a possible candi date for Mayor, which announcement at that time was authorized! however, Mr. I'eel informs ua that for obvious reasons he cannot at this time accept any public office. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of the estate of John R. Harrison, late of Martin County, N. C., all persona indebted to saidestate are hereby no tified to come forward and settle same at once. All persons holding calims against said estate will present same for payment on or before April 16th. 'his notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. This April 16th 1921. • G. H. HARRISON, v Administrator. MAMMOTH YELLOWf STOCK PEAS for sale. Phone or write James R. Knowles, Hardens, N. C. If 4 4wka Now is the time to buy yeur far- ' tilizer for 1921. See Leslie Vomdm ***** " '~~f •