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OLUME XXII—NUMBER 39
lONDAY IS "BUNDLE
DAY IN THIS COUNTY;
BENEFIT OF ARMENIA
» Tne Near East Relief Campion
:thi satate under the leuder.-hip ol Mr,
Daniels 41 actn.Qiy
Waged this week. strong ]
appeal made con-1
tubutc some of ami
..out ol' style
lut't people oi tlie
Caucasus, Aaintab, Ar :
menia, anil along vhe i'oßKli fron
tier are some of tfco places undev
jsoing the most severe trials. Great
Suffering'to these peiple escaping per
secution ib caused b> luck ot food and
\ jjjfotriiiig Probable .ti.icricau relief
iie only hope for tlious nds. Ravaged
By LutUe, nungcr and cold, these men,
"" women and little children are holding
O'.'L sfceii hands to us. It is our moiai
iutj te answer their cull,
% 'ifce clotning cast aside a* worthies,
by ouy people here in America woiiiu
jj?i. ov comfortab •} covering u.
unclad one in th-jVear East, a'»i
« \d be an untold biasing to thou
gmts wuo have been stripped o! all
their possessions. This clothing can
1a transferred to them through the
agency of the Near East reief, incor
porated Uy Act of Congress to reieVe
ttie suffering in that country. Such
a! plea should touch the heart of every
j_ {pe in the country ami bring its an
sv er clear and strong. It is such a
—Httte~thtng to dig those cast ulf gar
ment sout of the clothes box an 1 send
them to th ctfebmlle station, but to ut
least one, iuid perhaps several human
fc'ings in that far-off land, it may
Wean the •dfTierence between life, hope
strength—and almost certain death.
. Monday, Julie titli, will he Bundle
Day in Mlirtin. County.' In overy com >
Hunitytliere will be a bundle station
oil Monday where people willing
*1 and help those people can send
their old clothes. Every man, woman
and child in this county is asked and
urged to give at least one garment to
this cause on that day. Kind out whurc
the Bundle Station is in your commun
ity, who is in charge of it and senc,
your parcels there. Martin county has
never failed yet in her history to help
the needy and afflicted, let us heai
out our reputation at this time.
Here is a list of some of the things ]
i, needed:
Coats, dresses, sweaters, skirts,!
blankets, petticoats,. overcoats,. wool
■L-htrts,' heavy hosv. heavy wrappers, i
Woolen gloves and mittens, l> .o's ano I
kjtclt'slippc V t-itoowom g'u i
."olthej ,e r cj i v sort shocts
■r-Ups-
V#h •.It, tiles in iV be
will help I'/ over the nu.» 1
Bnt on! wii out a stitch >i
trun from the cot*
an ljr>iuke Monday a
duy lV \ the near Fast
MPne
HR|onday is bCfndle day, give some-
to the suffering in the Near East
L ||. CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
Rfv. Wheeler B. Clark, Priest- in-
Chargc
f "vices (or the second Sunday after
ty,
urch School, 9:45 Harry
Lubbß, Subt.
rning
j tuning pr^l
fYie services J Win charge of
Rev. John iJP Saunders, rector of 1
SfctMary's church, Gatesville, N. C.,l
n la exchanging Reverend
Hither Clark for the dpy.
Rev. Mr, Saunders comes with high
fWttc as a pulpit orator and a general
iafijtation Is extended to ull to at
tend these service.
i cjioir practice, Friday, 8 pi m.
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Sj T R A N n
. |]THEATRE 1J
—MONDAY—
Elaine Hammers! cln tn
"THE DAUGHTER PAYS"
i 1 1 and 40c I
|j —TUESDAY—
Ij fcTHEL CLAYTON in
I? ■ "CROOKED STREETS"
ALICE LAKE in
| "SHORE ACRES"
THE -^ENTERPRISE
SUMMER SHOOL'FOR 4
TEACHERS HERE 27TH
The cpCmtirti. Washington ahd
Martin will hofd a joint summer
school in Williamston, beginning at
i p. m., June 27, 1921.
Ths purpose, of the Summer dbhotd
I is to give to all teachers who do not
have sufficient academic and profes
sional credits for a state certificate
the opportunity to prepare to meet
the requirements for a state certifi
cate.
Who Should AUCMI H County Summer
School
Holders of county second grade cer
tificates, provisional certificates B and
A, and temporary certificates and per
mits, graduates of'high schools and
all who wish to apply for second grade
certificates.
Course of study, Academic:
Group b: Reading, language, gram
mar, waiting and drawing.
Groutj c: Arithmetic, geography,
agriculture, hygiene fend sanitation'. *
Group d: History of the United
States, History of North Carolina,
Civic*,' professional groups.
General: School management,
school law, music aid games.
Special: Reading, phonics, language
arithmetic.
The summer school will be under
the general direction of Miss Hattie
Parrott, Supervisor for this district.
I Competent instructors have been se
cured.
The summer school will run for a
term of six weeks. All teachers are
urged to be present at the opening
and continue the whole term.
Through earnest effort and study
you can increase your efficiency and
make your services moie valuable at.s
well as to secure a better certificate
and receive more pay.
I Accomodations for all who will come
JOIIN.W. HARDEN,
Hupt. Washington County«
A. J. MANNNING,
Kupt.'Martin County.
Individual bundlegof old clothing arc
wanted at once.
EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE'S
SCHEDULE
Following is the schedule of games
to l»e played in the Eastern Carolina
| league for the first half of the seaW
son: ■ " „ m.
! June 9-10-11, Greenville at Waslr
ington; Kiriston at New Bern.
June 13-14-15, New Bern at Green
ville; Washington at Kinston.
June 16-17-18: Gfeenville at Kin
stoir; New Bern ut Washington. •"
June 20-21-22: Greenville at New
Bern; fwfnston at Washington,
Juno 'Hi 24-26: Washingtorvat Green
vdle; flew Bern At Kinston, v
June 27-28-29: kinston at Greenville
Washington at New Bern.
June 30-July 1: Greenville at New
Bern, at Wipihingtyn
July 2: New Bern at Greenville;
Washington at Kinston.
July 4th: Washington-Greenville
(2 games); Kinston-New Bern, (2
game.)
July sth: 'Greenville at Washing
ton; Kinston at New Bern.
July 6-7: Greenville at Kington;
New Bern at Washington,
July 8-9: Kinston at Greenville;
Washington at New Bern.
July 11: Washington at Greenville;
New Bern at Kinston.
J«lyl2: New Bern at (Ireevllle;
Washington at Kinston.
General admission, 50; Grand stand
25c. Games called, 4:30 P. M.
PER VICES AT BAPTIST CHURCH
A. V. Joy or r, Pastor ,
Sunday School, 9;45 A, M,—Dr. P.j
B. Cone, Supt.
Com# and bring the children and
enjoy the 3nfflhlJ r *«hool service with
us.
Sermon by the pastor, 11 A. M.—]
Jty 3:30 in the afternoon the pastor
ytill fill hiri regnlar appointment at
ftiddick's Crove.
Sermon by the pastor, 8:00 P. M.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
8:00.
The door of th# churcJi is ap«ael
at every service for the reception of
members.
We extend to you a cordjal invita
tion to worship With «3 st All these
services.
The little children are perhaps the'
severest sufferers. Put your own 4#
their place, their lives are as much
to them as ours is to us, c»n't
I hftlp themselves, they did not put
themselves in this plight and we must
help them. . -
* L CARD OF THANKS
We wis kto thank publicly all those
who were so kind to us When the body
of William E. Baker wag sent home
last week from overseas, «n«il espec
ially those yooas nwa who participat
ed in the ceremony atthe grave.
I MBS. IDA BAKSR HAISLIP.
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Williamston. Martin County North Carolina, Friday, June 3rd, 1921
i PEANUT EXCHANGE IS
I 1 NEARING COMPLETION
I " grb\V*rs~i^veXili w signed mi'
r peanut growers contract and only ■,-
t 500 more to complete wii
oigaflimttoe If the exchange.
I was made in secur
t ing signers to the contract the past
• week than at any time since the har
-1 vesting of the 1920 crop was begun.
: Not o*l j* were more signers secured,
■ but the number of bags to the grower
was above the average.
An outstanding feature of last week
campaign isthat the growers all over
• the territory are showing increased
I interest in the perfection 06 their or
ganization. Groudtts wlift hole hither-
I to turnel a deaf ear to
' are now signing ftiecontract and lie
coming enthusiastic workers for the
organization. Some large growers
who have previously shown but litt)
interest in the organization are now
> giving the inaty'i careful considera
tfon and may Be expected to sign soon
I Businessmen, tqo,arenow looking upon
. Business are now looking
upon the organization of the exchange
1 with much more favor.
A very importan tconsideration in
' this changed attitude on the purt of
bothgrowersand business interests if
the increased acreage in peanuts this
' season. The growers are figuring that
■ unless they can improve their market
ing facilities, prices will necessarilj
be greatly reduced as tfce result of the
expected Over-production. While the\
are hopeful of beiiy greatly benefitted
through an increased duty en peanuts,
which is confidently expected, they
innsiiler that it will be necessftry foi
them to have a central selling agency.
; which will bring about an increased
' consumption of peanuts Jiy means ot
national Advertftihg.'
One grower who has planted consid
erable acreage in both 7>oy beans and
. peanuts, figures it this way: if the
exchange is organized, he will pasture
his soy beans and harvest his peanuts
if the exchange is not organized, hi
will pasture his peanuts nnd harvest
his soy beans.
Martin county still needs 00 more
signers; I)o your duty and sign up,
or if you have signed try to
secure at least one of the needed sixty.
EMBROIDERY CLUB.
Tuesday afternoon at her home in
New Town, Mrs. Juhn D. Bigg«t J>'.,
enteitainedJn a moaL,charming way
the KmbroideVy Club. After the bus
ines.ssession the Club members ami
Meiultunes B. >S. Cpnrtncy, WheeJei
Margin, Jr., 4|. V. J, }). Simp
son, Jr., W. J. Hodgih, I', K. Apfel
am| Misses and Irene Smith
who'were Afe InvltJfi guests of the
Mva.sln{i_w j/b given tea cloth
to hem with intricate lesigns of  hin»'
cups, saucers and plates to bo Itein-
Htitche«l on, After the work was com
pleted, Mrs. Biggs gathered the cloth?
deposited them in a huge dish pan, ami
presented them to Miss Irene Smith,
whose marriage to Mr, David Colllfi
Barnes of Murfreeeboro will tain
place the 29th of this month. Mrs.
Biggs served a delightful salad I'UUfW
at the conclusion s> t f iuu meeting which
aujfurnef for the summer, the nont
meetifig being held In October.
f HAMILTON NEWS ITEMS
W Mrs. Grimes of Ur-thel was the guejt
■of Mrs. K. L.Haislip last night.
Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Long and chil
dren spent Sunday in Oak City.
Mr. and Mrp. P. H, Davenport, Clay
ton and Ethel Davenport and Sar«|i
Edpxmdspn spent the week entLJn
Rocky Mount with relatives,
Mr. and Mr- J. A. Davenport and
Mr .and Mrs. R. A. Edmondson spent
Sunday in Greenville.
Mrs. D G. Matthews, Mrs.
I Waldo, Miss Ruth Pippin and Mlse
i Maggie B. Jones were in Itoberson
cille shopping Tuesday afternoon.
Davlif Davenpprt pf Rticky MuU«
- is visiting his cousin, Clayton Daveif
port.
Mrs. Nina Grey of Rqberßonville/ h>
. spending some time here wiwth h*t
: sister, Miss eDIla Purvis.
H. B. Sfcerrod and'MA I'attie Sher
I rod attended & show' hf Scotland Neck
-• Tuesday nigh*
John Cloman of FToridk is tpoi|
• ipg spme time here with relatives.
> 1 Mr. nnd Mrg, R. W. Ralsbury have
letumed from Greensboro where thej
attended the Bankers Association,
s ' ..1
i -Many thoaseads ef Arortmians who
1 were driven (rpm homes during the
I yra' ar# stillinexile. There- has Ueflp
t no way te replace the clothing thay
i wort when they were driven forth. All
industry is paralyzed. The people al
though willing to work, cannot earn
a livelihood, VaM throngs wander
s from pUce to place clad only in biin
1 of caga and stripi of burlnjp haft' ,I.
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- FUR SALE: XQ&.OOO PORTO RIC^
sweet potato plants, per 1,
000. Prompt shipment. Dorris Plant
'Co., Valdosta, Ga. Itw2w
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Local News and
f Personal Mention
Miss M-illy Roebuck of Roberson
vilie returned to her homo Wednesday
after visiting Miss Eva Peel for sever
al days.
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My.Frank Hitch spent Wednesday
111 Rocky Mount in the interest of the
Automobile races to be held here 111
July. ,
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Over here we have good clothes
over there they have nothing but rags.
Share jour spare clothes.
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Mr. S. S. Lawrence of Raleigh spent |
Wednesday night in town.
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. f*
Mr. J, 1). Ray of Scotland Neck
was a business visitor here yesterday.
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Francis Peel, the young son of Mr.
pud Mrs. R. J." Tefl," is rujkidly im
proving from the medical treatment
received in Norfolk.
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Mr, uud Mrs. A. R. Dunning, Miss
Mary Alice Dunning, Messrs. J. G.
Staton and Fred W. Iloyt niotored to
Washington Tuesday atu-ruiMiii.
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Mothers send the old coat to some
one else's child. Suppose your own
children were colli.
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Friends of Miss Mary White will
he pleased to learn tluit she has en
tirely recovered from an attack oi
-ton.-'ilitiM anil —ik iihl,» t" again
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Miss Eva Wynne returned Wednes>
day from Columbia, South Carolina,
where she has been teaching in the
Music Department of Columbia Col
lege.
• • • •
Airs. Minnie Balance, Mrs. P. 11.
Brown, Mrs, W. J. Hodges, Misses
Tlielma Brownand Esther Harrison
and Mr. Julius Purvis, Jr.,.motored to
Washington yesterday.
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Mesdames Ballard, T. B. Slade, Sr.,
S. D. Matthews, and Miss Mary Rob
inson of Hamilton were in town shop
ping this morning.
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'is'iit their fault, either. Thousands
of families were driven from their
hemes during the war und there is
no way fdr thcrti to get clothes. Can't
yOu help them ?
* * * *
Among the young people recently
ietumed from colleges'are Miss Mat
lie Lou Anderson of Greensboro Col
lege f6r Wftmen,-ami Mo. sis, William
Carstarplien and Bruce Wynne, both
-of Trinity,- -
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Mrs. Roy ('urganus has returned
from a Visit to relatives in Norfolk.
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Mis*?. Ol|Ve MVyvelt H«is retUrneil to
her home in Richland,s, after visiting
her sister, MiivS Ai'Mno Muiiell in tl.'
home of John, A. Manning. "
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Mlsnes Nnoml Ray and Mary Clydi
motored to Washington yes
terday.
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Don't lose your clmnce -Don't for
get--Monduy is Bundle Day. "Cast
m\y bread upon the water.s."
J•* * *
Mr, J. Dillon Sin«pH»n .11., returned
lus( night from a business trip to
LoUisburg.
• * • •
M rs. T. S. llad|ey h{is returned froml
a vUjt ty her soft, Mr. Frank Taylor J
in Richmond- . M
CHAUTAUQUA CLUB ORGANIZED
At the close of the Chautauipia last
week through some misunderstanding
the renewal contract was not signed,
and when our people sized up matters
they soon saw their mistake and some
of popple yf to\vn be
yafl HP the matter through
th# Mother's Club. The President,
Mrs, Wheeler Martin appointed com I
mitteeswhomade a canvass and sold
-ticket* enough for next year to put
it across. The signers held a meet
ing, elected Mr. W. R. Orleans, Presi
dent, Mr.O.. S. Anderson, Secretary
and Mr. p. £ Harp*4n, treasurer.
It t* the puipt*«e of the slgneis to
make a permanent Chautauqua organ
ization and aftor this contract is com
plated will attempt to get on ,the seven
[lay Chautauqua. A number of
and gentlemen of »otvn the
specif yt (lie community fo>
IJUitr Earnest efforts in bringing the
Chautauqua back to U" "t t-WiSH.
WILLIAMSTON BUNDLE STATION
The Masonic Hall will be the Wil
liamston Bundle Station Monday and
at any hoar of the you can send
your package there.We hope eveiy
penion m' our town, wo who arc bless
ed, though w* do not realise it, will
give some little CMftgs to this great
causa. "Do unto othfcra as you would
jlmvo them do onto yon." Yon can
j help—Let's od it
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DEMONSTRATION WORK
PAYS OTHER COUNTIES
the following are extracts from the
general remarks of several county a
gents' reports.
lUaufort County, B. T. l.eppard, a
eent, April 23 and 30:
Many of the permanent pastures
which were put out last fall ftiv in
excellent condition. 1 have found only
one which was plowed up, and the mat
regret sthat now. Said that he be
came discouragedtoo soon, and that
hev.ould have had a good pasture if
had waited a bit. In looking ovei
Mr.E. T. Campbell's pasture, 1 foun',
it in fine shape, and askedhis tenant
what he thought of it. The man re
ulil dplied thatthe pasture of two or
three acres was worth all the range?
At a meeting at Hodges' School
arranged totake a group of farmers
n a tour through the county to see
.he permanent pastures that were put
in last fall. Between now and the
'inn' set forthe tour, 1 will get some
farmers from other sections of the
(ounty to make the trip, and 1 mean
to have about as many men as can
l.ewelleareil for on the trip. Now that
we are to have stock laws,.farmer* are
becoming interested in better pasff re
Lenoir County,, C. M, llrickh i.use,
Me* lit, April 211 an.l 30:
The sign up of the contracts foi
cooperaitve marketing continued by'
local men and the agent. 1 had two
men approach me in the field last week 1
and say they wanted to sign those con
tracts, as the *finvassers missed lliein,
and two men came to the office and
told me the same thing. Several con
tracts were returned to me during the
week signed up.
I also visited Mr. R. I!. Alexander
who tias just finished selling out all
oT his sweet potatoes from his potato
house, where he had 80(1
bushels stored dilrlntt the winter. He
says flie loss was %eife than 4 per cent
of the potatoes stored in the house.
Mr. "Alexander is well pleased with
the results he is getting from his
house.
Perquimans County, Louis W. An
derson, agent. May 7:
It has'been cold and rainy here a*-
most all the week. I have spent 3
days in the office this, week, writing" l
'retters, making plans for cooperative
[fair work this fall, and reading bul
letins on subjects of local importance.
I reported to the county conimissiotr
with thom a with reference
Monday morning, and took up
to a county exhibit ut the State Fair
ithis ■full. All of them seemed very
much Interested in the project, and a
greijd to appropriateto defray
e*!# 1 es of carrying exhibits to Ral
oigHjJ The Homo Demonstration a
,venf and 1 haw already started on
kdans for the exhibit and for the
'ounty fair to bo held here this fall.
| •
anything of- a serviceable
'character will do to relieve in part at
jleasti this great distjrvs*. Think of
,your bum,l,lo v MvUsU.v,
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| I ROBERT LONG, JR.
>Bce more the angel of death has
I asjtd over our little community and
entered thy home of Mr. and Mrs.
l Long and took the little son
Hobiert, Jr., Saturday, May the 21st.
He was buried at the Conoho Primi
tive Baptist church on Sunday, May
the s2nd. Horn October 22, 1917, Rob
lert Jr., spent most of his life at the
Ihonie of his parents, Mr. and
'Mrs, J. J, I/ong, near Oak City, N. C.
1 sympathize with his lovod ones and
ho|e that they will prepare to meet
him on yonder shore, where parting is
ho more.
We loved him, yes, we loved him,
A golden Voice suid
Ami with jfirewell# unspoken,
fit* calmly entered home,
VVf hope to meet Holiert;
3n heaven's gohfen shore
Apil never to be pai-ted;
Irhere to dwell for ever more.
I H
His up^,
JOHN W. lIfNEH",
OJK City, N, C,"
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I Tlfc skeleton hangs in your closet.
Or Bdden away in the attic. Maybe
In ufl unused trunk, about
|the louse. You it perhaps a coat
dresu (hat is no v longer
in ¥ou cnH it that because you
jfo m>t know, Whnn you leprn how
ovej- In Armenia little helpless chiT
(trert und tottering old men and women
are desperately covering their eman
cipated bodies with strips of rags and
burlap bags, you cannot then help tut
feel thai these extra clothes ef yourp
—cl®thp you do not now need and
may: never wear again—are "skele
tonsJn your closet." Your conscience
will help you find thero. Then tan>
die them out.
WANTED: THREE OR FOUR FUR
aished rooms /or light housekeeping
by couple of refinement. References
•xchWgwL Poet Office boa tl M
ELKS CONVENTION
MEETS NEXT WEEK
Goldsboro, June I.—The Goldsboro
Klks Lodge, No. 189, the oldest Elks
lodge in the state, will entertain tty>
North Carolina Elks State Association
m Goldsboro June 8 and 9. \JWie
Goldfboro Elks are making elaborate
plans for this convention, and the city
as. a whole is hacking the lodge, in
an attempt to make this the biggest
Elks Convention held in the state.
The convention starts off the night
of June 8 with a big street Winer anil
jubilee, in which all Goldsboro and vis
itors nit) invited to take part. The
dance will start at 9 p. ni., which will
give the visiting Elks opportunity to
get' into Goldsboro on the night trains
in time to take part. This dance will
be held on Center street, where there
is plenty of room to Lake care of the
crowds, as it is one of the broadost
streets in the State, and paved.
The Goldsboro hand, with the as
sistance of the Fayetteville band, will
furnish the music.
June 9—the real big day of tite con
vention, tsarts off with registration
of all visiting Elks at Jie Goldsboro
Elk House at 9 a. in. Next on the
program will bo the business meet
ing, a tthe Goldsboro Opera House,
which opens at 10:80 a. in., at which
time election of state otllcers and se
lection of a meetjng place for 1922
Will be held.
The groat feast, n barbecue, the
thing that Wayne county is noted for
limine than any other eoUtliy ill the ~
state, will be at 1 p. m., June 9, ut the
Goldaboio Fair Grounds. K. I'. Uzxell
chairman of the barbecue committee,
has all his plans set to give the vis
iting Elks the best barbecue dinner
they have ever attended.
Following the barbecue dinner the
Elks will be entertained at the fair
grounds with good horse racing. There
will be two races, each race having
four horses on the track, ami trotting
race and one pacing race.
Then cornea the ball game between
Elizabeth City Elks team and any
other Elks team in the state that ac
cepts the challenge. Elizabeth City
advises that their team is going to
win.
tVThe Elks will leave the fair grounds
about 6 o'clock and-piepare for the
big Elks parade which will start
promptly at 0 p. m. This parade
promises to be one of the biggest held
in the slate, as a number of lodges
have notified the judges that they are
going to take the silver loving cup
home with #.em. The loving cup to
b«» won is donated to the Elks State
Convention by the High Point lodge,
to be competed for in parade each
yeur, the first lodge winning the cup
three times becomes the owner. The
High I'olnt lodge won the olving cup
donated by the New Hern lodge the
third time in Salisbury last year, at
W-hiyh time they became the owner,
'and have donated a beautiful cup to
take the place of the one won.
The last but one of the best attrac
tions of the convention will be the
Elks daaee Thursday night, June 9,
which will be held in the Wayne to
bacco warehouse, starting promptly
at 9 p, uv
G&ldshoro Elks lodge is expecting a
large delegation from the following
North Carolina lodges: Ashevllle,
Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Elisa
beth City, Fayetteville, Greensboro,
High Point, taxlngton, New Bern,
Raleigh, Kocky Mount, Salisbury, Win
ston Salem, Washington and Wilming
ton.
A special Pullman will leave Wil
liamston Wednesday morning with the
lo"6i representative Elks en route for'
Ooh,(sbor«. There is a special invi
tation to all members of the Brother
hood to accompany them.
A single coat may save a'human
life.
ADMIMUTRATOR'H NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator*
of the estate of J. H. Anthony, deceas-f
eel, late of Martin county, this Is »•'.
notify all persons having c|#tm» a
gainst said estate uf said deceased, to
exhibit them ty the undersigned at
Hamilton, N. C., on or before the Ist
day of June, IWW, or this hotice will
be pleaded In bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to Bald estate
Will please make immdeiate payment.
This the let day of June, 1921.
E. L. GLADSTONE, Administrator
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
upon the estate of Sylvester Stalling*,
deceased, late of Martin connty, no
tice is hereby given to all persons hav
ing claims against said estate to pre
sent them to the undersigned for pay
ment on or before the 28th day ef
May, 1922, or this ontice will be plead
ed In bar of their reroreryi- All per
sons indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 38th day of May, 1921.
ftrH STALLINOS, Administrator.
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Advertisers WM VM Ow I
Gehuus a Lafcft Key to ISM
of Martin Centre Msssis
ESTABLISHED I:
COTTON IS ONLY 65
PER CENT OF NORMAL
IN NORTH CAROLINA
"Cotton is poor in condition and
prospects." This iathe gist of 567 re
ports, used by the Cooperative Report
ing Service for North Carolina, in
developing the report for May 25th cot
ton crop. The condition shows 63 per
cent of a full "normal" crops pros
pect, while the government report is
65 and fertilizers used averages 54
per cent of last year, the cost being
$6.05 per acre. The entire cotton belt
averages 66 per cent of a normal
crop.
Pessismism has reignkl in the realm
of our most essential industry (farm
ing) since the awful tumble came last
year, and increased when it did not
show equal effects in those industries
that used the farmer?' pro^cts.
A class of workers who labored a
whole year in growing cheap foods
and clothing material* foir, the public
at a nH profit of noththg is "notu rally
sore and biased. This was reflected
in the underestimated cotton acreage
lust year and is probuble in the re
duction figura this year. It is doubt
ful that the acreage is reduced twenty
nine per cent from last year in Nerth
Carolina. Last year's crop had an
increase of about four per cent over
the previous one. The abandonement
and ployed up area will cause the larg
est reduction.
The remarks of two reporters re
ceived sizes up the~altuatlon:
"The acreage l is certainly reduced
25 per cent in this section. The stands
are so poor that it is probably more.
The plants are all unhealthy and in
many circumstances nothing but the
stems with asm all bud leaf appear
ing. In my 60 years' of cotton farm
ing, I have never seen such a rendi
tion. Unless we can have warm wea
ther quick, the plants will deteriorate
further. Replanting Is the rule.
W. J. McLendon, Anson County."
"Sorriest prospect for a cotton crop
I have ever seen. Cold and drowned.
A lot of fields dead. Much planting
over,. Others sowing .to hay.
W. L. Arthur, Carta ret County.'.'
The official condition estimated is
65 per cent of a full normal crop pros
pect, and the fertilizers used averages
54 per cent of last year, the cost being
$6.05 per acre. The entire cotton beft
arvaeges 66 per cent of a normal crop.
Themost prevalent comments Were:
"Still planting and replanting; stands
poor and late; sickly small plants with
much dying; too cold and wet; (iiuch
being plowed up and hay crops plant
ed; chopping late; little fertilizes to
be used ablate or top
amount abouthalf of last year ant can
ditions just suit root lice." Still there
are a few fairly good sections and
cotton can stand considerable abuse
and develop wonderfully later.
| .
From the Far East comes an appeal
for clothing. Five years of deputation
havereduced hundreds of thousands of
people there to a most pitiable condi
tion. A
RECORDER'S COURT /
The Martin County Recorder's
Court convened Tuesday with Judge
Smith presiding and Attorney 11. Duke
Critcher prosecuting. The following
were disposed of:
6. State vs. Van Moore. Cruelty
to animals. Judgment suspended ap
on payment of costs. From which
judgment the defen)ant except* and
appeals to Superior Court. Appeal
bond fixed at f&O.OO.
State vs. Levi Lloyd. Assault, Judg
ment suspended upon payment of coat.
State vs. Bud Spruill. Larceny and
Receiving. Continued till" June 7th,
1921, under the same bond.
State vs. George aUverthornt and
Hud Spruill. Larctoy and Rectifelag.
Continued till 7th, 1921. i
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MIFAITH OFFICER'S REPCBT
The following cases of contdnoa*
diseases were reported to me f the
month of May, 1921:
Typhoid fever, Williamston town
ship, 1.
Chicken Pox, Williamston towjphip;
Scarlet fever, Williamston towfcship
3,. . - r
Smallpox, Williamston township,2;
Goose Nest township, 11,
Whooping cough, Goose Nest jlswn
ship, 3} Hamiton township, 7; Bear
Grass township, 1; Poplar Point town
ship, 1; Griffins township, 2; William
son township, 2.
WILLIAM K. WARREN, MJD.
Quarantine Oeir.
NOTICE JT*^
I have took up one steer, ytflow,
white and red spotted, crap iajmfct
ear. Owner aril please come /or +uo*
> CHAS. M. BEACHAM,
Williamskß, N. C, R. F. P. jfr, 1,