North Carolina Newspapers

Advertisers Will Find Our Column** a Latch Key to 1500 of Martin County's Homes 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 || THEATRE LI *V - • —THCRSIM Y— DOROTHY DALTON in "D EE P W A.T E It a" 9nr ' and 4»>>' FRIDAY— Sunshine Comedy—"Janitors" CLVDE COOK in "The Guide" "Double Adventure"— Epihod" 3 20c • and ".-y j[n --RATtRDAY— • TOM MOORE in Jr4 cheat ArcnmN+ a •Ri>Af Ikie Bwrkieb'— Epiiode 9 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. \ 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. * » ♦ ♦ 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 • » • • Mr. Ilariy M Stubbs has reluiin. fivn a visit to his family in WaL Forest. *\ * » » 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. » » » » Mr. Walter Orleans went to Nor folk Sunday to visit Mrs. Orleans, who is in St. Vincent's Hospital. * • » • Miss Sue Leggett of Washington spent the weekend in town with liei parents. • • • « Messrs. .1. L. Williams, C. I». Car stai phen, - Jianil Earl Wynne nintor el to Greenville and Cirifton Sunday • * • * 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. • • • » 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. "*• • • Ro-coe Cowper returned to his h'omt in Raleigh Monday after spending sev einl weeks here with his grandmother, Mis. Jenny Moore. ° ***** 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. • - - I* * * * Mi Janie Edwards ofllirh Point is visiting Mr. and Mis. Kager I'err) Ibis week.. s - « • • • Mi Mar) Alice I tunning pent the weekend in Robersonville with Mi and Mis. J. A. Mizelle. * * « * Ml. and Mrs. J W. Watts return ed yesterday from Norfolk where Mrs. Watts has been visiting Mr. and Mrs W. B. Watts, * * * * 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. • • ■ • » Dr. B. L. Hamilton is in town today .on business. » * • * 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. • • « • 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). IF YOU WANT QUICK RESULTS USE A WANT A!) IN THE ENTERPRISE 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. '