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VOLUME XXII— NUMBER 28
~ PROSPECT IS THAT THE
CROP ACREAGE OF 1921
IS STILL FAK.TOO LARGE
Ever* one wou|,rs what the far
mers are going to plant this year with
■ high costs and tow feturns staling
them in the face at this their only
investing time—the spring planting
season.
The Cooperative Crop repotirng
Service tor North Carolina made an
extensive inquiry into this recently
and gained some valuable results. The
prospects will doubtlesfl be altered
, somewhat by the recent drop In fer
tilizer prices and by the somewhat
steadier tendencies of finance an din
dustrial activities.
The tendencies! of cotton and to
bacco were made almost a month ago
and so the reader may make allow
. ances accordingly. We fear that these
acreage reductions are over-estimat
ed. There is a natural tendency or
bias toward that kind of report under
present conditions. Even if North
Carolina's thirty per cent cotton re
duction represents that of other cotton
states, it will not be enough to coiin
terbalance the heavy stocks or carry
over on hand. The 930,000 bale crop
of North Carolina last year «as a
big one.
Tobacco's reduction of a third ol
last year's record acreage in North
('(Molina well illustrates the failure
"•♦- •lo meci the real situation. Four years,
ago this state planted 52 per cent of
last year's acreage and even this yeai
the decreased area indicates, therefore
24 per cent more than then. The ex
ports of leaf tobacco from the t nited
States during 1920 were .'(8 per cent
less than the previous year when 7(if.,
000,000 pounds, or" 52 per cent of the
crop was shippeilabroad. Foreign
cigar sales increased four per
cent last year and cigarettes wen
decreased two,per cent, with the IM'
deni-y to further., deerfea.se this year.
With the bulk of our bright leaf to
bacco being exported, we have tin
prospect of enough acreage to again
more than overload the market Th
prosp.eets for this year at one-thin
reduction in North Carolina's inn
age is still thirteen per cent more
than the 1917 crop.
The prospective cotton acreage as
compared with last year was: North
—, em Coasital 04. per cent; Central, Coast'
al, 07; Southern Coastal, OH; Central
Piedmont, 08 ami Southern i ledmont,
04 per cent.of the 1920 acreage plant
ed. 'Plie state prospect is 05 per cent
of the 192(1 acreage.
Fpr tobacco the 1921 acreage com
pare.t. with last year Us..follows:
Northern Coastal, 57 per cent; ('eh
tral Coast, 02; Southern Coastal, 00
Northern Piedmont, 09 and Central
—i... . l'it*ilinonf Ol per cent of the 1920 acre
age. Hhe precentagle reduction foi
the state is 02 per cent.
WANTED: Three or four "boarders.
.'Can furnish lodging. Phone 13H.
MITICK
Having qualified as administrator
upon the estne of Lewis O. ( lark, de
ceased, late of Martin County; notice
is hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present
them to the undersigned for payment
on or before the 20th day of April,
1922,0r this notice will he pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons in
dehted to saijl estate will please make
immediate payment.
This the 20th day of April, 1921.
f J»V. K. CLARK
of I-ewis (). Clark.
YFORD TRUCK =FOR SALE: PRICE
cheap. Terms easy, practically new
" neumatic tires. G. C. Jenkins. 2t
FOR RENT: SEVERAL WELL FUR
nisKeil rooms in gooil home on
Haughton street. Terms reasonable.
Call or see the Enterprise.
QTRAN n
UmjiirU
—THURSDAY—
OTIS SKINNER in
"KISMET"
35c and . 50c
-FRIDAY
CLYDE COOK COMEDY—
"ALL WRONG
HANK MANN in
•THE BILL POSTER"
"Thunderbolt Jack"—Episode 2
V 20c • and 30c
—J|>VRDAY—
ROY StEWART in
1 , "BOSS OF LAZY Y"
SNUB POLLARD in J
"GRAB THE GHOST"
I 29c • and 30c
THE ENTERPRISE
• LOCAL BANK STRONGER;
IjNOWTHAN EVER BEFORE
1 | * ——
j I The entire community is congratu
lating the Directors and Official's «!'
The Peoples Bank at the progressive
, step they have taken in giving theiri'
f Institution a personal backing of over
a million dollars, and adding nearly
~ two hudred thousand dollars to their
assets. This great spirit of" cooper
r ation on the part of the Directors is
, largely responsible for the magic
growth of this bank within the last
, few years, and foreshadows a solid
I and substantial futrue.
There are very few hanking or
> business houses in this section which ,
. could have stood the glaring search
light of public and private inspection
whj.ch the Peoples Hank has invited, ,
, and not developed a few Weak spots.
The Hanks of Martin County have
sto.i 1 firmly to their customers i nthe (
recent great price deflation, and have
saved many of their pat runs from com ,
plete financial ruin, all of which re
flects to the credit of these monej (
institutions, and it behooves every. |
iit iron of the County to become a
booster for our home hanks and aid |
them in every way possible so they |
( can continue this good \Vork.
The Peoples Hank, with the aid of
the State Hank Examiner, a firm of
Richmond Auditors, and the cooper- |
ation of a number of large National
Hanks, ha- charged off anl deflated
paper the might have on hand, and. j
is new starting out to a new era of
prosperity for itself and the t.own
anil community in general.
The Williamston Hanks have been
extremely liberal in their efforts t (
make oWilliamston anil this section
"ff Tidier and better place to liv;e, anil
Hjeir many customers have received .
help and encouragement which would |
not 'have been possible in other com
munities.
It takes an unlmeding amount of (
determination for an Institution te
deliberately invite the closest inspect- ,
jen of their affairs, hut this is what
the Peoples Hank has done, and with
a Sj-.inn new start consistent with tht f
present uncertain conditios, this ban!
will kee| it record as a forerunei 1
of sound nnd progressive busines- «
tactjcs. 1
y?AIHES COLLECT FOR SCHOOL '
' ON FRIDAY
Mrs.~Pv W. Hoyt notifies the public -
that the Ladies Committee of the
Graded School will start collecting
next Friday for the benefit of a con
tinuation of the schoo I term thru
next month.
This is a matter of direct interest
to every family in WilTiamston and 1
vicinity, and the small sacrafice if 1
any in making donation will be money '
well ail ably spent. A "
Cl\ H LEAGUE MEETS
On eVery hand is exprest approval I
at the platform and the ticket recent I
ly published by the Civic league in
this paper, and it is well for every I
voter to keep iii mind the men who i
will lie our next City Officials.- •
Mayor I
Dr. John I). Higgs. i
Commissioners I
F. U. Barnes, S. Rome Higgs, ;
George Harrison, W. J. Hodges, W. T.
Meadows. " I
There may he some last few minute
changes in this ticket, hut the general
, list will remain the same.—J. S. P. I
DANGER OF OAK LEAVES I
Pol SO NI \ G STOCK IN SPUING 1
Oik leaves, if, eaten ocntinuously 1
; by cattle, produces a sickness which I
> frequently proves fatal, investiga- 1
tions conducted by specialists of the I
Unit odStatS's Department of Agricul
. ture show Most oak-leaf poisoning, 1
i the specialists say occurs in the spring J
v for at that time there is a scarcity of i
green forage on many ranges and the
craving which stock have for green' '
foods leads them to eat. the leaves in 1
I excessive amounts In order to cause i
sickness, however, oak leaves must be
I eaten almost exclusively. If eaten
I with othei; feed, the animals are not I
.injured. It has been found experi- i
mentally that as small a quantity as
three pounds daily of alfalfa hay fed '
in connection with oak leaves pre
vented poisoning. . •/ I
Observations on the range and ex- i
peri mental feeding both show that i
some cattle may eat oak leaves for a '
long time with no definite bad effects, I
and some will even eat them exclu
sively with no harm Generally speak- i
ing, those that are injured show the I
results onyl after eating a consider
able quantity through a rather pro
longed period, usually from 16 to 35
I days. The specialists point out that
the oaks on many ranges furnish a
most important element in summer
feed when additional sources of for
age are available, but they urge that
care be exercised during the spring
that cattle be not admitted to sum
mer range at too early a Hate, for oak
leaves are well advanced before the.
appearance o fthe grasssee.
Williamston. Martin County North Carolina, Tuesday, April 26,1921.
GRADED SCHOOL HAS
VITAL NEED OF THE
PROPOSED BOND ISSUE
/The very future of Williamston i.
a: stake, for education of the children
ol our town is fundamentally the base
of our future citizenship; and our pre
ent and future citizenship determines
aosolutely whether wilt
io.itmue to exist and prosper, or
whether it will become a mere atom
•ii the scheme of things.
The liond Issue for the Schools ot
Williamston has been severely ciiti.-
cized by a number of people, many o.
whom are not familiar with tlie con
ditions, or who do not deem the edu
cation of younger citizens of vital
impoVtance. '
This Bond 'ls.-ue is impreatifP it
we shall continue even to own the pre
ent school grounds and building, be
sides continuing to offer free eduta
tio to those justly entitled to same.
Eastern Carolina has been the ien
ter of great and tine traditions from
time immemorial, we have prided our
selves most upon the culture am
learning o four people, all of vt-hict
leads back to the education of oui
encestors - and now in IIIIM day ol
supposedly greater progre- and fore
sight, a number of citizens in Wil
liamston are hesitating to vote for tin i
school bond issue.
Many of the cotton mills up in tin
Piedmont lection of the stal,r have in
dividually ''field more for building
and school ground--, and the free liigl
education of the cnildren of their em
ployees than the whole of Martii.
County. Education is the most won
derl'ul equipment tiny parent can offei
a Child, outside ot home culture, fo;-
sucli child's success in the game ol
life, and the ladies of Williamston are
first to realize this by the active in
teres! they are taking in supporting
this proposed bond issue. —J.S.P.
WILLIAMSTON HAS HIG APIAHI
JT was talking with a weO
Fitizen in town yesterday who was
surprised to learn that a great many
uwiny people iive in - New York; City
all their lives, and never know theTt
is a Brooklyn Bridge; however, thi.
same genial W illiaiiistoman did not
know that just a few yards off, Mi.iii
Street, a little removed from tin
heart o flown is a "Hee Colony", tin
honey from which is natinally famous,
and has been the subject of several
"writeups" in leading Apiary Maga
zincs throughout the country.
Mi. Ouvall, formerly of Colorado,
associated with Mr. Jesse I .eg gel t ol
this county has- two big colonies, one
of thsee on the Roanoke river, neai.
('onoho farms', and the other locate.
Ru a delightful wooded dale just back
of the old Ilarrell home in Newtown."
■Hie 'f!lilwpi,lne '
Duvall a few days ago, and found .
hus'y -enterprise, ami a most unique
setting. Surrounded by .shrubbery, in
teimingled with a profusion of dele .
ctahle flowers and plants* ami flank
ed by acres of clover and building
greens rich and delicute enough to
tickle the appetite of the moat fas
tiCdious bee, this plant with its great
activities should easily prove an in
.epilation to any visitors, and especial
ly a number of "Main Street's Own."
Mr. l-eggntt, stated the last time lie
counted his flock, there were a millioi
hees, excepting one, and this greut t
swai ni of »i nkers ure now in Iht'if
busy season, and they observe no un
ion hours. the nectar dur
ing the day they tiling it into heoa
|Uarters and a night shift keeps the
good work going on, and also keeps
the proprietors busy crating and ship
ping this food o fthe Gods
I asked Mr. Duvall why the bees
did not sting him( was it because
they knew him, and lie answered that
it was because he knkew the hees.
This industrious center of bee acti
vity is about the only busy place in
town just now, and since Williamston
ians are .fond of places of interests, *
Messrs. Duvall and Ieggett keep an
open hou.-.e; but should you happen to
get "stung" don't hold them respons
ible. -J. S. A'.
WILL MOVE IOGARDKN TERRACE
Jttiiun S. Peel bus *old bi.> liuuga
low on South Main Street where he
ijow resides, and will endeavor to fin
ish his country home out at Garden
Terrace, and move there by Septem
ber. ~ % :
Garden Terrace is Williamston's
newest residential surburb, and is t
be the most popular and 'exclusive,
WANTED: SEVERAL WHITE FAM
ilies with two or more girlc over
fourteen for hosiery mill wcrk Steady
time. Good wages. Can give entire
family work Address Enflold Hosiery
Mills, Enfield, N. C. J
STOVE WOOD
$4.50 for large wagon load. r '.
$4.00 if paid fo? on delivery.
WHITLEY BROTHERS' MILL
r- Phone 171.
Local News and
Personal Mention
/
XMiss Sal lie Harris spent the vvvek
at home with her mother, Mij.
W. S. Harris.
• • » •
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1). Simpson, jr.,
Boston, \ irginia. They will make
their home here until Simpson
goes on the South Carolina tobactrt
Murk*.
• • • •
Mrs. Fay Wright and daughter, lit
tie Miss Alice Gibson Wright, who
have been visiting Mrs. Harry M.
arrived Saturday night from South
returned to their home in
Wake Forest yesterday.
* • • •
* l>r. John 11. liiggs went to Ricli
mond yesterday in the interest of the
loans of the people of Martin County
in the Federal Farm l oan Association.
* * ♦ •
Mr. Simon S. I h werence of Kaleigh
spent the Week end in town.
» » » ♦
Mr. I.uke l.ainb returned Friday
from a business trip to Raleigh.
• • • •
Miss Penelupe Itiggs accompanied
Miss Mary Smallwoodto her home in
Washington Friday afternoon. Miss
Smallwood has liern visiting her sis"
ters, Mrs. Sallie A. liiggs and Mrs.
George Whitley for several weeks.
Miss liiggs returned Sunday.
» • • •
Mis.- Irene Smith arrived Saturday
from Raleigh. Miss Smith has resign
ed her position u> stenographer for
the Seaboard Kail Koad Co., and will
pond some time here with her mother
Mrs. Irene Smith.
♦ » » ♦
James Manning spejil.Sunday iiiglrt
in town with his p;irets, Mr. and Mrs.''
A.J. Manning.
• » • •
Mi. W. I'. McCrnw of Tarboro spent
Sunday night ill fivvn with Mrs. Mc
Craw who is visiting her mother, Mr*.
Henry Peel, on liuugliton street.
• • • *
Miss Annie CJyne Gurganus is vis
iting in Wilson this week.
» ♦* ♦ »
Mr. (hover llardison left yesterda.v
lor Florida where he wil Icontinue hi>
work in a new and nlarger territory
selling hats for a Haltimore firm.
• • • •
Dr. Paisley l''iehl> id' W'eldon spent
Sunday in town with friends.
♦ * * •
Warm enough? Wf sould say it
I*, sw that new stock in the Knox
Straws at Margoil s', also that cool
as a breeze, Manhattan unionsuit and
I ily Sealpax, for the one who care
♦ • • •
Don't fail to attend the school ii/eel
ing Thursday night. Lay aside tin
little things. Come out ami' help in
Uie good work. Remember Trustee.'
Tvilt bonOTiTlrrated Tit thismet'liiig niai'
the work is too important to neglect
FISJI PLFNTII I L
As God sent fi nd" to Israel vln i
they, marched through the Wilderness
so llr is sending food to. us today
Tin' 1 Roanoke rivet is teeming with
fish it we will only dip them up. Oi
.•oiirse tlie Lord expects us to cut am
.alt tIH-111 anil we should not grumbh
if »r have to |>i k tin 1 hones out wliei
we eat them.
Mrs. Kli'/ahcth J. lice died at lie
I oine Saturday, Apl ft SJHrd. She li.i
been an invalid for about seven year
having bad a severe stroke of apo
plexy from which she never recovered
sufficiently to walk. The second 'stroke
came two days before her death and
he never regained consciousness af
te it.
She. was the o ingest daughter oi
lilt- late .Colonel N'o.'ih l'eel and wii'
.n a few days of sixty-two years oi i
She married Willium K'dwin Tice : i
I8S!», who with one son, Noah Thomas
survives her,|irfPo "iT"7llinWffFfmvri''
"MSfeii for her giariou..nc.s I
pnd kindness, virtues that will Hi\
in the hearts of those who knew hei
A member Of the Primitive Kaptisf
Church at Smithwiek's Creek, her frin
eral rites wen* held by Filler W. I!
Harrington ami she was buried in tin
T4ce, 'emeUiry- Sunday afternoon
CON FKDFKATK SOLDIFRS AM
WIDOWS. ALL ON PENSION ROLL
The recent session of the l.egislat
ure amended the Confederate pension
law. The old law granted pensions
only to those old soldiers who had
less than f500.00 worth of property
and only to widows "of soldiers who
married prior to March Ist, 1868. The
hew law pensions
soldiers and all widows of Confeder
ate soldiers.
All such soldiers and widows will
have to apply to' the County Pension
Board through R. J. Peel, Clerk of
the Superior Court. All those entitl
ed to pension unde rthis act should
file claims with the Pension Hoard
by the first Monday in July.
■ >—..' - •
HON. H. S. WARD'S
MAIDEN SPEECH
BEFORE CONGRESS
1 he mailien speech of our new Con
gressman, It. S. VVard given in the
i ongressioanl Record appears m lull
in this paper.
I he question discpssed, prohibiting
liberal immigration is a lively one,
has been for many years, jind will no
doubt continue to be so far a long
lime. 1 here is broad wround from our
viewpoint tor a ditterence ot opinion
with Mr. Ward.
We of course must admit that we
are all the direct product anil stock
of foreign immigrants. Liut those of
our forefathers who came to this
count i ) came to a w ildrcne- to face
hardship-, establish homes and build
a nation. 'I hoy cam eto endure, to
plant liuits, I lowers ami graves.. But
not i with the present immigrant,
lie conies of a different clas.>, with
out religiou.-. purpose, to 'romp upon
and reap that which has been planted
already and developed.
It is quite true that the la lee cm
plyers ot labor want clicapimmigi ant
to overflow the country, certainl)
thev want labor in ahundnico at a
low figure. Perhaps th) want to- devel
op!' ;ill the sWamp lands and turn
tli •in ovei to the toreiguei but what J
about tin' American after this is done.''
Farmers are told that they have a
years supply of surplus cotton, more
than a years supply ot tobacco, both
products selling much below cost of
production and it looks very much like
the farmer is'well up with bis job
Without tin' aiil of foreigners.
Our main trouble now is that we
have developed too fast, we are mov
ing too quickly to build firmly and
safely. We are over running our nati
onal resources and plundering the wo
ilfi lul wealth God has given us. If we
call in the world's refuse people, the
dissatisfied wanderers, then our chil
dren that we have tried to fill wtih
the spirit of American Liberty, will
have no place! to go.
Mr, Ward's Speech
Mr. Chairman,, that this bill is un
sound in economics, unsubstantial and
delusive in its political forecast, and
un American in the whole warp and
woof of its construction is as
certain as that I live today. Recog
nizing the patriotism of its promot
et*4 here as my-ci|uai to nty own, _[
have substantial cause to fear that it
originated iu tlii' worst feutu.ro of the
spirit of modern labor unionism,
which seeks to stifle every breath oi l
legitimate competition necessary to
Hit.' freedom, the health, the vitality
of the American economic life. It
prescribes an nin onditional ami ar
bitrary limitation upon .immigration
I •.tills country, an dtliat withfti most
■tm t'+H w-4t-t+Ht^ r 'feom-a«v' -ami all the
i'ountries of the llritish Kmpire and
' iiiitini'iltal Furopi , notwithstanding
it was from many of them that came
the sterling stock of original settlers
that sought our si ores, to escape the
tyranny of their native land in those'
not far distant days when the_ tires
d political liberty first kindled on the
,11 lit I'M of Christian civilization. Wlli'th
i'i. descenilonts of the cavaliers that
rode with Kupert or the offspring
and kindred of the humbler type of
emigrant that, seeking these shores
to escape tin*- tyranny of his native
.and, huddled themselves in the dark
.iml incommodious cabin of the May
flower, braved and bore tin? dangers
of the wild Atlantic, landed on the
barren, desolate sands at Jamestown,
drove Ihe Indian front his lazy wig
wam ami idle hunting knife, y loki
his tomahawk and bo*' and scalping
knife, hewed down the primeval for
est, built his home in its remotest
depths, erected his altar for religious
devotion, and with Ins llible, sword,
HIT; plow, and pruning hook began the
work that made this continent the
happiest and the holiest spot on all
'this earth. The kindred and descend
ent of John Wesley, of Roger Wil
Tianis, of John liunyan, of John Knox,
and William I'enn is alike excluder).
The heir of tin' inherited conception
of religion and government that lias
Hroki'ii the. shaikles of 'slavery anil
•ii'eated. tire very system of civil laws
which American court proclaim todii)
is a i much * uHilrV the ban »f l bi.■ lilll
as is the wild and weird nomad ol
the. deKTTt • H ought l llot lo be so
It is not necessary that it should I
so. It is not American that it shOuh
be so. Nobody can be less wiling to
turn the unclean and untutored hordes
from the dark places of -the earth,
with their "chapped hands, greasy
nightcaps, and stinking breath" upon
our shores "to mingle and amalgamate
with our population than I am. There
is a clean and honest type of labor
over there that, yearns for the priv
ilege and profit of the plow and hoc
and sickle of the southern and west
ern fields now groaning under the bur
den of coStly anij ineflicient lalwir. He
sides that, there is* the home, the
American kitchen, if you please, num
» (Continued on back page) • ,
FATS-LEANS BASEBALL
GAME AT EVERETTS
I Friday afternoon, Everetts was the
scone of the first baseball game of
the season, between the hats the
l eans, which was primarily to fur
nish., amusement for everybody who
wanted to attend and it .failed not in
it- purjTose, but from the looks of the
1 eans as well as the Fats, it served
to give them plenty of stiff legs due
to strained muscles. It was no un
usual sight Saturday morning to see
those Fats back inn up stairs and also
backing down. Who taught them to
do "About, Face?" Both sides were
about evenly matched an dthe game
progressed very smoothly until John
Cherry, featuring for the Fats, decid
ed it was time to start up something,
and tightening his belt two holes,
. stepped up to the rubber and+-fan
ned out seven times in succession.
George lay 1^0!) who was another
Fat, was just reaching out his hand
to grasp the topmost lung in the pin
nacle (if fame but his hand slipped,
the ball passed through and went on
its way, knocking a horse in the heal'
!'oni(| twenty five or thirty yards be
>ond. State Ayers. also for the fats,
said he just knew he would ..have
knock*l several l-or»>e runs, but m,
'ie Koehuck, who twirled part ot the
e.ame for the leans, popped him one
ii the ribs, whereupon, he had a net
voir breakdown and missed his chance
to become famous. Fatty Joe said
that it was no wonder the leans wmv
beaten because they plaped with .
nibber bull why lie knew it was A
rubber ball because it bounced oiA of
bis hands every time he tried to catch
it.
I be leans played just as good b:,il
as the f;«is, and should have the credit.
Rumor has it tlrit Hen Kiddick made
more runs for the leans than anyone
else, but this was due to bis Wonderful
stride it only took four of such to
yo from base to base, consequently,
sixteen .meant a home run. Hut when
it comes to playing ball, Henry Wynn
is right there with the goods and can
deliver them, too. Van Taylor said
thjit be was quite sure he could
achieve wonderful success as private
door" keeper to hi.? Excellency* Mon
ieur Votvdrrsplinkentoothleheimor,
President of * Canyoupronounceit, he
could never be anything) more than
a star in the baseball world, because
he knocked srt many home runs that
fl coliiuimeil all his time running them
but it was said he was a little puffed
with conceit because he learned to tell
when his side was out just before the
nine innings were over. U.N.(I.
Following was the line up:
I'ats Leans
I A. Clark C. It. Kiddick
.lennis Campbell I). 1.. Ilardy
J. I!. Itarnhill Garland Main hill
i. J. .VY. On: ley. . C. H. Roebpck
I. S. Ayers Monnie Mobley
A. I Itarnhill Mack Mobley
i. VV. Taylor Leamon Itarnhill
I. T. James John 11. W\nn
(Forbes
(i. ti. Itailey and K. N. (irunes, uio
piles,
I. (;. SIMON AITIVF PRESIDENT
Mr. J. (I. Staton, is temporarily
on duty at tlre-| Vopel.s Jtank as active
'l'iesiilent, and with the co-operation
ef a number of strong nothcrn banks,
is directing the policies of this institu
i lon
Mi. Staton during the fall took an
active part in the operation of the
Itoanok" Tobacco Warehouse Co., and
piloted Ibis company thru a success
lulseason, culiminuting in a liberal
dividend to the stockholders.
The many friends and customers of
the Peoples Hank are indeed glad
to know that Mr. Staton is giving
his active services, ami no d\ubt the
community as a. whole will profit
hereby.
Mr. Staton is houlding* an Vopen
house' 'to his many friends during
banking hours, where he may be found
at this periotf of the day. An invita
tion lie extends to the public in gen
eral to conie in and "talk things oveiv?-
• , I OK HALF CHEAP
One ci«r of 4 and 0 inch Sewer Pi|fe,
foi water and sewerage works.
J. It. ROUERTSON
NOTICE
We have on hand several tons 16
per cent acid, that will sell for
per ton. 2t
WATTS and GRIFFIN
There witlbe an ice cream party at
' liurrotigh School House on Friday
night, April 2Hth, for the benefit of
-Vernon Church. This is party is given
to help pay for the organ. Everybody
invited to help a worthy cause.
M. G. PEELF.
f Jtlack male hog about year old with I
nick in left ear, has been at m? house
for some lime, owner will please come
for him and pay cost/
„ J.oe Purvis, Williamaton. N. G.
T' i£ •*. - -V.
Advii tima WU IW Oar
Colaua s Latch K mj to UN
of Marti* Caaaty*a
ESTABLISHED 1898
MARTIN PEOPLE BUY
1 $634.42 IN GOVERN
MENT SECURITIES
According to the official report re
cently completed by the Williamston
postmaster, the sales of government
savings securities amounted to 1634.42
here last month. The report, which
has been sent to Washington, a trans
cript being furnished the Government
Savings Organization of this district,
seems to idicate, as does that for
the state e'. large, increasing interest
in savings and safe investment
The accounting post offices in all
sections of the state ofNorth Carolina
show that last month the total re
ported sales, in round numbers, were
s2ti,i>t)o this volume being due in large
measure, it is said, to the new invest
ment possibilities, the $1 Treasury
bearing Treasury Savings Certificate,
Savings Stampand the s2[> interest
ottered by the United States Treasu
ry I>epartmetit this year for the first
time
One of the most valuable assets of
the "savings movement" is said to be
the cooperation of the postmasters
throughout the country, their work
having proved especially helpful, the
records show, in encoruaging and stim
lating the "thrift idea" in the schools
of this federal reserve - district in
which more than 11,01)0 pupli saving
societies have been organized.
/ EVERETT ITEMS
' Mrs. Ollie Rogerson and Mrs. tail
Van Nortwick of Robersonville were
in town Friday.
Misses Nina Ha its field and Nellie
Fay Harnhill spent Saturday night
ami Sunday in the country with Mr*,
ltrinkley Kobeison.
W. 11. Woolard of tireenville spent
Sunday in town.
Mi. John iirowning of Williamston
was a vihito there Sunday.
Mrs. Hrowning of Janiesville is vis
itin gher daughter, Mrs. John Mob
ley.
I). L. Hardy and G. G. Hailey went
to l'armele Sunday afternoon.
Walter'Hailey of Ayden spent Sun
day in town with his parents.
J. ti. Itarnhill went to Koberson
ville Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. V. 11. Koebuck, Mrs.
A. I». Wynne and Mrs. H. F. Perry
attended church, in Robersonville Sun
day night.
~ M sses* Myrtle Peel and Kthel Grif
tin spent Friday night in Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs.' V. G. Taylor upent
Sunday afternoon in the coutry.
A umber »l' peopl efrom here went
to Oak City Sunday afternoon to at
tend the baptizing there.
The j Cross. Roads School closed last
week. The tfacheps* Misses Cook and
Weeks left Friday afternoon for their
ln-xm-.. in. .Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs. V. 5. Taylor, Miss
Fssio Woolard and Mr. L. A. Clark
uttended thf- Senior play at the Train
ing School in Greenville Friday'night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peel went to
Williaiuston Saturday jnorning.
The ff\erett basket-ball team play
ed thj'nvrfrst match game with Koher
sonvilTs"Friday night. The score was
l!)-7 in favo rof Robersonville. J
AI > MINI ST K AT() K'S N sh CK /
Having qualified as administrator of
the estate (if John R. Harrison, late
of Martin County, N. ell persons
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,
1922, or this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery.
Tlii# April 16th 11)21.
G. H. HARRISON, *
Administrator.
Good Milch Cow for sale. Now
fresh. Price $76.00. 8 4t
JAMES I). HOWEN
STRAND
THEATRE
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