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VOLUME XXII- NUMBER HO
Big Political Scrap Now In
Progress Over Tax Refund
To Big Tobacco Companies
To those who have heanl the polit
ical discussions, .seen the smoke, felt
fire and stnelled the political stihl.
for a long while, the press news has
been very interesting.
Briefly, it seems that the IV2I "Gen
eral Assembly thought it wise to cr -
site a new- Department of State, the
function of which would be to manage
si'id control the taxing end .of -our
Government and .since this Department
has grown so large it looks .as if it
was very wise legislation. This scheme
r>ems to some extent to, have come
fioni th e.fruitful mind of Mr. A. J
Maxwell, chairman of the Corporatiorf
Commission which had at that 'time
all the duties now borne by the Tax
Commission. It was generally thought
t' at Mis Maxwell would he appointed
State Tax Commissioner since lie .va
t!e best informed man in Noilh Car
olina on the tax question.
Hut a greater question of taxation
arose, that of taxing the public in
terest to pay political debts and Gov
ernor Morrison seemed to say ifi I.is
heart, "Mr. Watts has done 'jest a
lettle' jriore for me than Mr. Max
well," so A. D. Watts, the old war
horse, is appointed the. first State Ta v
Comniissioier of North Carolina.
From that tlmi- it was c : lent 11 ;• 1
something was wmnc- Cloud. of iiu.-t
could be seen her-* and there 1 'i n
meeting of the /rnt forces \\n look
ed fof, certainly not fartner of! thaji
the nearest ballot box. I I"' 1 real cf:i*-h
came and the scream i t battle 111.it
throughout the eai 4 of the citizen
of the State last week when Watts
i.s-ued his famousorder to the State
of North Carolina and the County, of
thirham to return to The American
Tobacco Company and The Liggett f
M , ers Tobacco Co., more, than sllO.
(MM) taxes padi in 1920.
At this juncture of the fight, Jo
sephus Daniles advised the Govetnoi
to come home arid look after I.is ser
vants. We all know it is pleasant in
.A heville, the summer Capital, ret the
rrTu s fnrhrrr —*Uuuunds the
close attention ar.d the guiding prnm*-
fi the executive-sceptre, Resides, it
is pleasant in Kaleigh under tin- shad' 1
of thi' oaks in Capital Square. Mr
Morrison read the words" »f advice
thought tliPiji kind, k-p( his moult
shut and laid down his pen which i
usually a""fiiio* record for |ioTTTiVT;ut*
liatel
In the meantime A. D, Watts make
lii.s entrance on the stage anil
to Mr. Maxwell, "You tux' lhe poo
fellows too Col. Oshorne ain
(itllfl ii IT"W the- Aljiek of tobiu
co and found the asw.s.rnont> you
commission made in 1920 were an im
position, therefore I am returning ti
the companies the sum of $110,00(1 ii
good money, which is tire'amount ym
overcharged them.' ' There i.- litth
doOubt but that the decision of Mr
Watts was based on sound reason
from the light of the case before him
for who can put up a stronger case
than the rich tobacco companies and
their friends? He exonerates him
self, gives the companies a clean rec
ord and proceeds to take a refreshing
nap.
While he slumber, Mr. Maxw
goes to the. closet and rolls out the
old ghost, the Tobacco Companies'
statements to the Insurance, companies
in which they, themselves, had valued
their property at much higher fig
ure than it was rusessed for tax
So now the Col one' sleeps again and
what his dreams i; •• is a matter frn
speculation. One thing * has again
proven itself. That is Josephus Dan
iels has always given the mighty rich
lots of trouble and stanil.-j for tin
rights of the people and for that rea
CTRANn
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DOROTHY DALTON in
"D EE P W A.T E It a"
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FRIDAY—
Sunshine Comedy—"Janitors"
CLVDE COOK in "The Guide"
"Double Adventure"— Epihod" 3
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• TOM MOORE in
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2tc and Wc
THE ENTERPRISE
Preparing Now for
The Norfolk Fair
The week commencing' Monday.
Sept. 5, will see many visitors from
this section in Norfolk*'., The Norfolk
Fair,- whicji is bigger and better this
year than ever before, will be the
chief attraction. Coupled with it will
be the week of special inducements
offered by the wholesale nud tetail
merchants of Lb at city to all out-of
town visitors. I
The free emertainment offer, d by
the Norfolk Agriculture.! and Indus
trial Fair Association is the most
elaborate which this sect ion of the
United States has witnessed in years
Leading the spectacular stunts will be
Miss Mabel Cody, a niece of lie fa
mous "Buffalo Hill," who will perform
hairrai-ing feats > f courr.ge. She will
stand (in tre wings of hej - aeroplane,
while it is flying at rapid speed, and
will drop in a parachute from a height
of fifteen hundred feet. Lieutenant
"Darelevil" McGowan will also ex
hibit daily, standing on the wings of
his aeroplane while it Is looping the
loop and jumping from one- plane" t
another while in full flight. -These an
ony two of the daily amusement fea
tures which will include also chariot
races, horse races, automobile ivccr
and daily concerts by Gcneri'.l Per
shing's official ha ul, etc.
The exhibits have been gat'ierod
from - far ami wide, and in addition to
the industrial exhibits, will include the
best and largest display of live storl
ever gathered in the Kastiin Vir
ginia, Thousands of dollars will lie
offered as premiums and prize.i. The
Norfolk Fair is the biggest event of
its kiftil ever presented in this sec
tion of the I'nited States..
The merchants of Norfolk are co
operating to make the Wei' kof Sept
5 I'd a gala occasion. The "city will
be decorated and practically all of the
business houses and hotels will essist
in making this week one long to„be
remembered by all visitors. Special
excursion rate* Will be offered on all
railroads.
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THKKK I'KOl'l.i; 111 UN Is 11 hi
OKA'III IN UK; I IKK IS MACON
Macon, Ga., Aug. 22. -Twelve 01
mote, persons are believed to lie dead
from n fire which early thi-. morning
destroyed the Hotel Blown House
Rescuers are seaidling the smouhlci
ing ruins for bodies. Twelve injured
persons are in n local ho.-pilal. Wu
men guests who were trapped leaped
from the windows into the arms ol
men on the sidewalk. Two of the
known dead are John K. Hays, a for
mer justice of the peace. 11. A. Tur
nipseed has been identified anil an
other guest* whose name has not yet
been learned. The file started from
a chemical explosion in an adjacent
drug store and wrecked the side of
the hotel.
NOTICK
Martin County is entitled to two
scholarships, giving free tuijion in the
State College of Agriculture and Kn
gineering. Of these, one can be used
by students in the agricultural cotfrsi
and one in the other courses. This i
a good opportunity to get a good tech
nical education .and should be takei
advantage of.
I shall be very glad to give thest
scholarships to deserving young m.
Any young man who desires to ac-
Any young man who desires to ac
Vept one of these scjmlarships will
please write to me at once.
A. J. MANNING,
Superintendent of SchooM, Martin
County.
DltA ITI'lL) JO CLASS A .
The Old Man was hardboiled and
the regimental sky pilot knew it. Hut
he thought he woldd mall one try.
"Colonel," he said, "I'd like to hold
a baptism service this Sunday." v
- "Nothing doing," roared the Old
Man. "You'll have lot sof time fin
that sort of thing after we lick tin
Jerri#*." ?_
"Hut Colonel, the Eighth's Chaplain
baptized seven men last Sunday and J
hate to have his monthly report beat
mine." ~ »
"Is that so? Is that so? There
isn't a blink-Jjlank thing in that blink
blank Eighth can Ueat my blink
hlank out At in. Sergeant, detail ten
of your blink-blankest best men ano
tell them to report for baptism for
mation at 7:3o."—American Legion
Weekly.
son is\mucli cursed hy the high brow
politician*, their small fry and du|>es
and the monopolistic rich.
tVilliamston, Martin County North Carolina, TUUSDAY, AUGUST 23,1921
TRUST RETURNING
FOR MORE GIFTS'
fnc Tobuno 11 lit-1 wilt- IK* back ill
Uuleigh next I hursda> to ask,tor an
addition HI approximate!) sJti,utKi lu
tlu* gut of Jllo,.'>J,handed ovtn
to it lust Wedncsda) in rebated taxe.-
bj ,ke»onue Col nn, i-Molie r A. D.
VV att.-> and the State board ot Kquai
izution.
.Not all of the American Tobaco
t'onipany'A |lropeily is in Durban
county. 'l'he State tax Comniissioi
found two million dollars wortii i.
Rockingham county on January I
l»2o, uccoiding to tiie liook value ap
plied to it. From this value the m...
puny wants a reduction oi tthout
$700,1100.
Thursday's proceeding is plans I 01
the same basis as of that of last week
and the lieidsville valuation was in
eluded in the initial exception lito
by the, tobacco company. t'nmnus
sinner Watts said several days- ago
•that lie had ailvisvd the county and
city authorities that a hearing would
lie heldj and if any were minded t.
protest, to be here on that date.
County May Fight
Rockingham County had a tax ■ ;i
of fib cents, and the Reidsville school
district a rate of ,'lO cents, making a
total of $1.39 for all purposes. Ap
plied to the $700,000 rebate :.oug!ii
by the American Company th" ug
gregate of the new largess ought
by the corporation is about slo,olio.
| Things may not move so peart fnlly
Tliuisday when the Reidsville case
comes before the board. It i- hei.n!"
h re that Rockingham count\ ifl'ioal
are coming down to protest tin n
dilution, and that the municipal ai.
thnrities, 'having fiscal diffieullic. of
their own, will not see their fund? le
iiuecd without protest. The me", in; 1
bills fair not to be altogether one
oil.
Yesterday passed without statement
from anybody, and without develop
I'i'Mit of the fight between Com mis.'
sioner Watts anil Coinmissionei Mn\
well. Rumors of secret council • of
war wherein plans wer eforinnlaiee
for unhorsing Mr. Maxwell raine. 1
curiency, but no tangible re u' 1 wa - .
in evidence. News & Observer.
X TI:I.I:GRAM AMI AN AVSWFP
Hon. llallet S Waul,
House of Repre. entat.xes,
Washington, I) C
"SsCrge that Winslo i'-Tow a eisl ' liill
U, UiJoan rail mails i ,m
di'id million dollars be given fa or
able action H;on a* possihie Cer
tili'\ during pVenent sessioi. of Con
gress. This relief" to the railroad
vital if early reroveryNif industry i;
to lie hoped for.
North Carolina pine A.^'ll.
Norfolk, Vh., Aug. 17., 11. P. M.
Answer
North Carolina I'ine Ass'n
Norfolk, Va.,
Have shown telegram to Win. low.
I'nderstand bill will be reported to
morrow or fTiext day. I am not sup
porting the bill and shall vote against
11. S. WA RJ>- —
Washington, I). C., Aug. I
POLICE COI ItT NrffWN
State vs. T. I. Midgett. Violating
automobile law. Fined SI.OO and cost
State vs. C. O. Moore and John
Respass, Sr. Affray. Defendant Re
pass charged with the cost.
State vs. Lola Barnes and F.ffie-Pat
terson. Affray. Defendant Patter
son fined $2.00 and one half of the
costs. Defendant Haines fined s4.l*'
and one half the costs.
State vs. Monk Ragley. Affray
Hound over to Recorder's Court in tin
sum) of $50.00.
State vs. Handy Rostie. Violating
automobile law. Fined SI.OO and the
costs. *
JORDAN S. GKKKN
Jordan S. Green died at his home
I Sunday morning after a lingering ill
ness of several months, though he
had been confined to his lied only a
bdut a week. He was the son of the
late Jessie V. Green and leaves three-
In others, John M., Jesses and Jas. K
Green, and three sisters, Mrs. N. T
Woolard, Mrs. R. S. Rogerson and
Mrs. Gland of Pitt County.
fli mirrled Miss Fannie odard, who
'died alxnit thirty years ago, leaving
three small children, all of whom hnve
died since except Mrs. John M. Hop
kins. He then married Miss Eliza
lieth Godai'd, who still survive( him
and liy this marriage he leaves ttvo
children, 0. S. Green' and
Green. He was sixty-eight years old
and hpd been a successful /aimer all
his life.
HEMSTITCHING AND PILOTING
attachment worki Tin nnv tw'h ~
machine, easily adjusted. Price f/'.f.O
with full instructions. Oriental
,elty Co., Box 11, Corpus Chrtsti, Tex.
News
Personal Mention
Rov. and Mrs. ltetllea of Rrinkley
ville, Misses I.ossie and Blanche llui
dee and Ralph Reeves, Kli Bellamy,
and Dr. Hardee of Enfield, Miss Must
of Charlotte, Miss Hammers,, of Kloi
College, Miss Ethel Clements of Scot
land Neck and Mrs. 11. M. N'evelle ol
Weldon, were the guests of Mr. an.
Mrs. It. W. Hardy Monday wine en
route to Lake Phelps, near Creswell,
on .a camping trip.
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Miss "Jewell Burnett has returned ti
her position as stenographer foi
Critcher and Critcher irt'ter yisitin, l
relatives and friends in Falnnd
Spring Hope, Wilson and Greenville
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Mr. Ilariy M Stubbs has reluiin.
fivn a visit to his family in WaL
Forest.
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Mrs. J. S. Rhodes, accompanied In
Mrs. Herman Horthal returned yes
terday by motor after v isiting her sis
tor, Mrs. E. C. Lewis in Norfolk .foi
two weeks.
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Mr. Walter Orleans went to Nor
folk Sunday to visit Mrs. Orleans, who
is in St. Vincent's Hospital.
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Miss Sue Leggett of Washington
spent the weekend in town with liei
parents.
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Messrs. .1. L. Williams, C. I». Car
stai phen, - Jianil Earl Wynne nintor
el to Greenville and Cirifton Sunday
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Mr. Erunk Margolis has returned
from a very extensive trip Ninth
After completing his visit with i*»ln
lives and friends. Mr. Margolis spent
several days in New Y'ork making hi
fall purchases for Margolis Bios. A
Brooks. The few models now on dis
play are evidence that his selection;
were good.
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Mrs. Keene /has returned fioni h
business trip to Wilmington
,
Mis Knight of Scotland Neck i
visiting Mrs. Leslie Fowden this week
• • • •
Messrs. Dick Taylor and .1. W. Watts
motored to Norfolk Sunday.
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Ro-coe Cowper returned to his h'omt
in Raleigh Monday after spending sev
einl weeks here with his grandmother,
Mis. Jenny Moore.
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Mi . Frank Hitch-bus returned lion'
71 Tisirto frtrnft " lii Hubgoud. ;
Mr. 'lluiiman f'owpor, of Raleigh
who has been visiting Mrs. Jcnnv
Mooie, is ill at Inr home with dip
lln-tia. Physicians say that his cast
light alld lie will soon be conval
r-clng. • - -
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Mi Janie Edwards ofllirh Point
is visiting Mr. and Mis. Kager I'err)
Ibis week..
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Mi Mar) Alice I tunning pent the
weekend in Robersonville with Mi
and Mis. J. A. Mizelle.
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Ml. and Mrs. J W. Watts return
ed yesterday from Norfolk where Mrs.
Watts has been visiting Mr. and Mrs
W. B. Watts,
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Mr. James H. Johnosit of Q*k c„.-
was in town Mfimday., Mr. Jnhntßn is
a veteran of the Civil War hut is in
fine health and seems lo have pn. -
isje of many more years.
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Dr. B. L. Hamilton is in
town today .on business.
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Dr. W. H. House, who was prio.
to the war, Jocated in Oak City was
a visitor in our town yesterday. ll'
entered the war at an early stage and
did distinguished hospital service
Since the war he has been taking at
advanced course in surgery and e-
peels to locate in some large city .in,
[the near future.
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i The Alphin-I)unn Plumbing Co., re
reived the hid for plumbing and heat
ing th« twenty.-five thousand dollai
school building now being erected i'
Oak City. This local company give:
"good work and quick service so iti
reputation is spreading. Mr. Dunr.
plans to increase the territory for hi 1
work and have a large central plunihj
ing plant in our town. 3
REVIVAL SERVICES AT RED
DICK'S GROVE
The pastor, Rev. A V. Joyner, be
gan last night a Revival at Reddick'f
Grove baptist church. He will plead
there each night at 8:00 o'cloJ-k. All
the people in the community are most
cordially invited to attend.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS
,
An examination for teacher*—ivilL
held in Williamrton oil Tue.-day
and Wednesday, Aug. •) and 31, 1921.
A. J. MANNING.
A VISIT TO AN OLD
COLONIAL MANSION
While sitting quietly talking to
friends atid watching the dancers on
the ball room floor at Buffalo Springs,
Virginia, my attention in some unus
ual manner was attracted to a face
which was most appealing in its re
finement and beauty, even the rhythm
of her movements was different froie
uiost of the others, ai l "' '"V vu-riositx
got the best of me, and 1 inquired
who the young lady was. 1 learned
that she Was-Miss Skipwith, the sev
enth in line from Sir I'evton and l.ad.x
.lean Skiinvith. who came to Virginia
from Knghtnd about 1098 and settlwl
in Mecklenburg County. Upon inves
tigation 1 learned that the magniti
cent house which Sir Peyton built wa>
near Buffalo and I was seized will
curiosity to visit it. as 1 was told thut
its architecture, furniture, painting
and general surroundings were the
same as in the colonial clays.
I went to this wonderful c 111 nr.
estate, and found it to be evervthinir
that one could expect a nobleman from
Knglnnd to have. Its furnitute fai
surpassed that at Mount Vernon 01
Monticello; seekers for antique- would
find the former home of Sir Peyton
a haven of deligjht. Its dialing, 'inv
tables, chairs, book cases, it mir
rors, its floors, its paintings ar • 1110 t
wonderful and all are kept in . 11 ost
remarkable state of preservation. The
dining room interested me greatly.
the old —>44P—boa I'll —l.ulen
with silver of old attract >•! n\\
fancy, the table itself wn
iini|iio, it ioulil lie used either us i
round table or a square, and of r.>ur-t
it was mostly u-sed as a lont; sqii u
table as I was to'd that Sir l'eylor
was most hospitable, were ever,
evidenro of his lavish entertainment
One of the few pieces of furniture
which 1 hjive seen was a wine chest,
lined with cork, the ches| was ait
ling on legs like e table, and in my
fancy 1 imagined the wonderful
scenes of merriment which wen. m
in this wonderful dining room, as I
am told that Virginians of the eariv
days were much given ti» the-wine
cup. Another thing in this wonder
fill dining room which appealed to eie
as I had never seen the like o' It be
fore, w:r: a mahogany'fly fan nf huge
design which was suspended from tlie
ceiling, anil on each side of it was
attached brass chains which the slave
used to pull the fan as the .fan ilv a nl
guests ate. The paintings of tin mine
w.'re most remarkable. The entile
-i=i-tnn-*iK irroundeil .by a serie ,of
paintings of deer hunting scene-,, tin
colors worei of great brilliancy and
repiesented every pliase of the i base,
the calling of the hounds at the lie
ginning, the stops for refiediiiiont.s,
hi id tiiuilly the deer was ki led, the
»010 l - jWere u.s fresh as if tin / bad
been painted but a year ago.
' lie imitfic looms, ill aw inn I .»•.(.•
.mil |u.e«t chamber* all .-~ln»»\.•« 1 ti.«
lixuiy of. an K.igliJth who
I'fUin In America in tin 1 Colonial days,
lilt' library wuh lull of interim I, t > k«
nf fiery description, some u U .ili
cently hougtl, were 16 lie fouml, anil
one could wi 11. spend-a month look
over the*fr'interesting hits ol lit
erature. The painting* of this room
were all of birds, anil in fact most
uf the paintings of the house were
of hinls. I was told that the collec
tion of hird paintings is perhaps the
most remarkable in America outside
Metropolitan Museum, of New
York. Lady .lean WHS a woman ol
much busfhess ability, us her diary
shows, and her desk is sitting near
a large window, from which, I wa
told, s"he looked into the distance ami
kept alcurate account o (the passen
gers who crossed her ferry, and sin
was most particular in getting Iron
he rnegroes the full amount of tin
money paid. It is reported that tin
reason Sir Peyton cume to Americi.
was that he married beneath his sta
tion; having married a housekeeper
or a nurse, hut there is no record o
this to be found in the house, thougl
ThTs"report is given out in Clacks
ville and the surrounding country. Ai
any rate Lady Jean was a woman ol
most keen insight, and her record
show tfrat she was a woman of th
world Wd up to the standards of lie
days. is much, more recorde/
of her doings than of Sir l'ey*
One of the principal reasons thi.
wonderful mansion interested me wa;
that it face's the Roanoke river, just
after it is formed bf the Dan tin-
Stanton, and of course every one i'
Martin county is interested in the
the scenes and places along the lioan
oke which lias been flowing by out
town for so many years. I often won
dered, while I was in the house, i
these people ever came flown as fai
as Williamston, but I suspect t
Were 3fi"w£ll content rtilh their sur'
roundings that they lived a life ol
ease and pleasure, and never wamle
Ed down the course of the stream up
oil* which they lived.
A visit to the graveyard was- of
Revival Meeting
To Close Friday
l)r. J. J, Tit) lot will close his inert
ing Friday night, Large crowds art
attending and people ure listening
with splendid attention. I lis semuui
ire clear, forceful and filled with nies
iages ol love. No sensations or lui ,
just plain, simple Bible truths. |Vr
iap- it he \va to present the spectac
ular side and till the sermons full ol
jokes, tun and ridiculous saying pee
(ile would utten diietter even tuougU
they know that they will not gei ml
i high ideal or conception of the
Christian religion.
FORCE (tl 100 M VRINES
LEAVK I'OU { V\.\l. /ON I
Philadelphia, I'a., Aug. L'l. A force
of 400 murines embarked from he'r
today on the 1 . S. Pennsylvania for
duty in Panama.
I'he decision to augment An.eiican
forces already in the Canal zone
leached o suddenly that at
the Navy Yard here were not ordered
lo prepare supplies for the Marine
until yesterday, when rush ordei uei.
leceived by telephone front the Navj
Hepartmetn uin Washington.
The Pennsylvania was used for the
transporation of the force in order
to expedite its arrival in Central Amei
iei). That vessel was en route from
New \ ork to Pacific waters and wa. c ,
ordered by wireless yesterday to pro
ceeil to Philadelphia "and' receive thr'
cold indent.
The Pennsylvania was stopped al
the Delaware Breakweter and the Ma
rine companies, which arrived
Philadelphia Navy Yard shortly be
fore noon today, were taken ill recti)
fron\ their trains to the warship
Large uuantities of supplies hai'.
preceded them. Navy Yard forces,
worked until late last night loading
lighters with equipment for a pro
longed stay away from the ba.-e.
Kvery effort was made to keep tin
destination of the force a secret am
Navy Yard officials declared not eve
officers commanding knew the e\
duty they were to perform upon tlieii
arrival in the Canal zone.
Rumors that a second contingent
might arrive later in the week could
net be confirmed.
much interest, the tombs of Sir Pey
ton and Lad)' Jean Skipwith and
man) of their dcucenilents are there,
and when I learned that eight ) ear
ago this handsome estate passed fiom
the ha m 1.4 of their descendenl , in;
mind'could not help bill conjecture a~
lo what Sir Peyton and Lady .Lean
wiiuhl think if they knew their
cendenls had drifted down the scale
us sn many other famous families have
vlone in America. They lived for sev
en generations i nniagnificicnt splen
dor, but each family became poorei
anil poorer until at the time it wa.
old I was told the famiyl could not
buy enough forn to feed their horses.
In the distance, abou tfour miles away
another Peyton Skipwith and his fain
ily live, they do not live in the splen
dor of their ancestors and I was cur
ious to see what they looked like, so
I drove by their house, a house of
comfort, though not built i/mg such
lines us the original Skipwith place.
When I passed all the famiyl were
sitting under the trees in swings, some
reading and others chatting gaily. I
wondered if they thought of their
former splendor, if they were regret
ful that it had slipped from their
hands, but I suspected that in their
minds they were satisfied, they were
Skipwiths, descendents of an English
Knight, and were living upon the past
glories of their ancestors as are s"
many of the ridiculously proud and
haughty persons of Virginia today
They forget that the world is progres
sing, that new names have become fa
mous, that the world is still turning
around, anil that they are forgotten
to a great extent.
The present owners of Sir Peyton
anil I v .!i(ly Jean's famous mansion are
Col. and Mrs. Hughes, now of Dan
vitle, Virginia, who come to this won
ilerful spot every summer fcn\a per
ioil of rest. I was fortunate to have
known Col. and Mrs. Hughes before
so for this reason ,1 was shown over
this elegant mansion of the by giin
days.
While I was talking- to them I won
tiered if Col. and Mrs. Hughes wen
no treully thrt re-incarnation of Sir
Peyton and Lady Jeari Skipwith, sure
ly they we're just as gracious aiw'
charming, just «s hospitable and kind
"So I thought what difference does il
Make if one is hot descended from a
lobleman, after all, each of us is
human beintr, each of us has similar
ambitions, prejudices and similar love;
IIHI dislikes. All of us ant Just~irier
and women and in some way we (ret
i | iIonK in tluv woi'l4 until. w«~ «Uu T tltM
even the greatest of us are forgotten
and others come to take our places
(Robert Fitzgerald).
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ESTABLISHED 189«
THE TEXTILE WORKERS
NOT GETTING A FAIR
DEAL FROM THE STATE
Last week we heard the -call from
'lie tr reat mill interests asking the
Governor to send his warriors over to
the ( harlotte district. " We are %o
intf -start up our mills and as our
)usiness methods are out of harmony
with the thoughts and interests of the
|''ommon herd send over your men with
•tuM reruns and their bayonets so that'
we may make them work on our
Mi. Cannon, of Kannapolix, the
rreutest null man in the state, seeing
In' usefulness of the Governor, at
once said: "Sern I rne some soldiers,
too, who can shoot if need lie. My
machines must beprotected even if
tho.se poor people who have heen lun
nln wthem for years have to lie shot
in make them do my bidding?" Well,
iliu-c people who are hungry really
hink they haVe just as much at stake
as the mill kinjfs, hut they have no
other desire hut to he orderly and law
abiding. \\• • tail to see any reason
whatever, justifying the Governor of
• til 4 threat State to dispatch troops to
any place where no riot exists and
only at the behest of dome threat prop
erty owners: Mr. Governor, you
should feel the pulse of the poor as
well as tlip rich.
CHANGE IN STANDARDS FOR
SHEEI.ED CORN
Announcement of a change in the
I'fticial grain standards of the I'nited
States for shelled corn was mad* re
cently at the I'nited States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Under an order
signed by 'Secretary Wallace, effect
ive October 1921, the size of the
perforations m the screens used for
determining foreign material and
cracked corn is fixed at twelve sixty
fourths of an inch instead of four
teen sixty fourths of an inch i»s at
present.
Action wastaken after a thorough
Investigation of numerous complaints
made to the department by merchan
disers of shelled corn that the larger
holes permitted a considerable per
centage of small whole kernels and
fair-sized pieces of broken kernels of
corn, which are entirely suitable for
milling and feeding purposes, to pass
through the sieve and lie classified as
foreivn material alul cracked corn.
The result was a lowering, of grade.
I'll is was especially true of kiln dried
;him, \\hjiji fracture easily in hand
ling. Otliiials believe that the small
•• r perfoiatio nwill overcome these ob
i ject inlVs and meet the approval of the
llade-
The date set for the change to be
come effective is before the bulk of
the in - \t corn crop starts to move on
it way to the market^,
' HAHI'IfINSHII* GAMES
A large number of peo
ple attended the (ireenville-Newbcm
baseball in Greenville yesterday.
I'he games which will decide the win
ner of the pennant will be played as
follows:
Tuesday, August Ul(rd and Thurs
day, August 2f>th, at Greenville.
Wednesday, August 24th, and FH
day, August 26th, at Newbern.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS '
North Carolina, Martin County: In
Ihe Recorder's Court.
11. F. Peel vs. Charlie Spruill
The defendant übove named
take notice that uummonß in the a
hove untitled action wus issued against
the above defendunt on the 28th day
of June, 1921, l y K. J. l'eel, Clerk of
the Recorder's Court of Martin coun
ty, North Carolina for the sum of
even bundle dand thirty seven dol
lars and fifty two cents ($737.62) due
said plaintilf by account which sum
mons is returnable before the Record
er's court on Tuesdayf the 2nd day
of August, lU2I, and that the defend
ant will also take notice that a war
rant of attachment was issued by
suit I{. J. l'eel, Clerk of the Record
er's Court on the 28th day of June,
1921, aganist the property of said de
fendant which warrant was return
able befoije the Recorder's court at
the time and pluce above named for
the return of summons when and
where the defendant is required to
appear and answer or demur to the
complaint of the plaintiff or the re
ief will be granted.
This the 80th day of June, 1821.
R. J. PEEL.
Clerk of the Recorder's Court.
Ihave taken up a heifer about two
years old, color red, ear mark, crop
over and under bit in right, smooth
crop slit and under bit in left.
Owner can Ret same by paying coat
HEN SCOTT, Williamston, B,Mt pd.
LUMBER OK ALL KINDS
FOR SALE, FOR CASH
See N. P. Daniel at the Plaining Mill.
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