Advertiarrs Will Find Onr
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of Martin County's Home*
VOLUME XXII—NUMBER 65
LOCAL TOBACCO MARKET : 3
WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY
DESCRIPTION AND PLAN
OF THE BERTIE-MARTIN
HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE
North Carolina Federal Aiil Pro
ject No. 86 between Martin and BeN
tie Counties, more commonly knowjf
as the Williamston Causeway, will,
wheh completed, connect rich agricul
tural territory on the north and south
sides of Roanoke Kiver. It also forms
an important link in the Raleigh—
Norfolk Highway.
The project is 3.9 miles long,
ning at the city limits of Williams
ton going north toward Windsor. It
consists of 3.09 miles of fill with a
top soil surfaceing, and 0.81 i liles of
bridge. The work of clearing and
grubbing and constructing the fill is
being done by the State Highway
Commission, tmd is well under way.
The construction of theb ridge is l»e
--ing done by the Boyle Robertson
( otistruction Onmpany of WatfiingtoiY;
1). C., and the Raymond Concrete Pile
Company of New York and Chicago.
Plans for the viaduct wer« prepar
ed by the Bridge Department of the
•State Highway Commission nt the
Raleigh office. It will consist of two
separate structures, the swinjr span
at Roanoke with its approaches aid
the bridge at Conine Creek with its
approaches. Beginning at the city
limits of Wiljamston there wil be an
approach viaduct of 922 feet rein
forced deck girder spans, the
swing span of 220 feet over the- II *
noke, and then 107 22 foot spans. Be
tween the Roanoke Bridge proper
and the Conine Creek, Bridge there
is a fill of 1 3-4 miles. The South
apporUch to the l>niiu> Crack Bridge
consist of 28 22 foot spans, then "
37 1-2 foot spans over Conine Creek,
and finally 39 If., foot spans ermstitu
ting the north approach- From tin
end o ft he project is u fill of I 1 *
mile*. The length of the Roanokr
-Kivfr Bridge is 2773 feet and 6 inches;
and tlie Conine Greek Bridge is lf>K4
f«?t and six inches, making a total
length of bridge of 4358 feet. The
brldgo is designed to carry a -live
laod of two IB ton trucks pjus an im
pact of 30 per cent of the livi* lotwi
The clear width of roadway will *
18 feet, which gives ample room fo
two cars to pass at the rate* r of"*3C
miles per hour.
Due to the fact that the Rounoke
River is a navigable stream, this
necessitated a swing span type of
bridge in order to to be opened at any
time to adfcmmoilnte river traffic.
The swing span will consist of a 220
foot steel truss, of the center bearing
type, with a creosoted Wood floor and
lock asphalt wearing surface. It will
be opened from the center of t)»
bridge by one man and is so designed
that it can be opened in two minutes
Safety gates will be provided it» ordei
to prevent as far as i possible any ar
cidents that might be caused by cars
less drivers. These gates will be locat
ed on the approaches' approximately
fo feet from the ends of the swing
The sUbstru'' re will consist of cast
in place and pro-cast reinforced con
crete piles, except in the case of the
center pier at Roanoke River. The
center pier at Roanoke River will bo
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VTHI'RSDAY
MAE MURRAY and
DAVID POWEfcL in
iuo L s OF CLAY
—FBI DAY
BRYANT WASHBUBN in
"BURGLAR PROOF" »
"DOUBLE ADVENTURE"
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♦WTH OBTHE ROCKtIiS-
THE ENTERPRISE
Body of Lieut. John Walton
Hassell Returned to Native
Town For Final Intermeiij
The body of Lieutenant John W.
Hassell arrived Saturday from New
York, rested in the home of his sister,
Miss Clyde Hassell until borne to the
Church of the Advent Sunday after
noon where in the presence of hun
dreds of friends the last earthly rites
were administered to honor the young
man who was the fiist boy from his
county to make the supreme sacrifice.
Rev Morrison Bvthea of Wilson and
Rev. Walter B. Clark officiated. J. W.
Watts, jr., Libert Peel, Norman Harri
son, Simon Lilley, Mack Jones and
J*lk Chesson, comrades in arms of
th£ yaung hero placed the flag drap
ed casket laden with flowers beside
the body of his mother, ' H\s. Ella
Hassell who died-4ast hec lift
having been vitally affected by the
loss of her only son.
John Walton Ha.isell was born and
reared in Williamston and had a wide
circle of friends in North Carolina
and surrounding states who loved and
respected him. He was for years con
nected with The Enterprise as associ
ate owner before going to Tennessee
in 1911 where he also engaged in the
printing business. He was born Novem
ber 1, 1886.
Answering the call of his country
ha entered the qecopd Officers Train
ing Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, August
27, 1917, where he received his com
mission on the 27th of November of
the same year. Aftpr receiving his
commission he was given a short
furlough which he spent here with his
family, and reported for duty at Comp
Green, Charlotte on December 16th.
Lt. Hassell sailed for overseas duty
on April 29, 1918 a month iji advance
of his company for the purpose of
training at the Machine Gun School
at Chezy France. Three days after he
rejoined his men, the 58 th'lrtffliitryT
Machine Gun Company of the 4th
Division .he. was at the front at 4:3f
A. M. of July 18th in the second battle
of the Marne during a lull in the fight
Lt. Hassell with his Captafb and other
officers were crawling along the
ground giving orders to their men
when Lt. Hassell Was lighted by the
German airmen who bombed a near
by building, a large peice of stonefall
ing 3irectty» upon him and crushing
him.
He died two days later at a first
aid station. Fellow officers who had
been with him through the smoke and
din of battle and who loved him gently
laid him to rest temporarilly 1n the
poppy covered Fields of Flanders.
Mourned and honored by a host of
friends he is survived by his sister,
Miss Clyde Hassell, an, aunt, Miaa
Hatlie Thrower and an uncle, Mr. A
Latham Thrower besides sever M
cousins. ■' |: |\M
GOOD IMPRESSIONS M \ItE
Good impression* are being maic in
Judge Smith's Court upon those who
believe law enforcement protects tlie
life and. j»operty and promotes the
peace amMlfapinesH of a community.
His tod£y in tlie two case,
against Bowen foe with
a deadly |*apon an dthe shooting of
a mule twice while drunk,, toa two
years term on the roads is the kind
of medicine it takes to bring some
men to their senses. He might havf
said "the poor fellow was drunk, give
him a chance," which chance would
have oh|y meant another drunk am
another mule or perhaps a man, shot.
If all the Judges after honestly and
farly trying a man. and adjudge him
guilty would obey that part of the
werd, " as ye sow so phali ye reap"
in their sentences, thenthemen who
are nuisacnes and menaces to the
peace and safety o fthe people would
have more respect fit r lfcw and order
| and our country would profit there
in
SHOE REPAIRING
For first class Shoe repair work:
Come to Ae Espert fchoe Shop, ri
WashingtoßMkreet opposite Atlantic,
Hotel.
All J>y Parcel Post
will receive prompt attention. 4t
E. C. IPOCK, Proprietor.
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(Villiamston, Martin County North Carolina, Tuesday, September 6,1921.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENTS
There are over 8,000 of these work
ers in the Sunday Schools of North
Carolina. The Baptist State Conven
tion through its Sunday School De
partment is planning to hold two
Conferences for Superintendents at an
early date—Goldsboro, N. C„ Septem
ber 19 to 21 and Marion, N. C., Sept
ember 21 to 23.
Last year such a meeting was held
in Hickory with marked success.
There were Sueprintendents present
from the mountains to the sea. This
year the two will be held in order
to make them accessible to more peo
ple.
Mr. E. L. Middleton, Sunday School
Secretary of the Baptist State Con
vention, will be-in charge. He will
have the .assistance of two distinguish
ed Sunday School workers of the
Baptist School Hoard of Nashvillq,
Tenrv Mr. Arthur Flake, Baldwin.
Miss, is ojie of these ami Dr. It. W.
Spilman, Kinston, N. C. is the other..
Mr. Flake is Secretary of Sunday
School Administration for the Hoard
Thqre is possibly not a man in Arneri
ca better trained for doing this worl
than he. He was a successful busines>
man and has turned his fine judgmenl
enthusiasm and training into tl.i
service of his Lord. He is a human
dynamd in action for better organ-/)'
tion and management in our Suiwla.i
Schools.
Dr. Spllman is writ kno\vn in evef)
section of oNrth Curolina. For twi-ntr
five years he has given lii.s lift- fin
larger ami bettor Sunday Schools.
Twenty Superintendents ftrc oji tin
programs. There wiH K«t inic for re.
ports ami in|uiries in ftflen ('oirft'i
onces. Every one fan take
go homo filled with en}hu«iasm foi
larger ami hotter Sunday School; .
, A Sunday School cannot make a fin
er investment than to send its SupiMii
teudent to one of these meetings
program or further information
Write •
K. 1.. MIDDI.KTON,
Kaleigh, N. C.
MRS. SARAII ATKINSON HEAD
Mrs. Sarah Atkinson, wife of the
late William Atkins.>n died in a Haiti
more Hospital Wednesday evenjnng
about nine o'clock after an illness of
three years with a broken hip. She
was the daughte.* of Juck'e am'
Margaret Brown and was about ei;;htj
four year sold. For the last twenty
five years she had been livine in
Baltimore. She was buried at Brown's
Springs Friday afternoon. She Is sur
vived by one sister , Mrs. Fate I
and several neices ui'.d nephew. t' t-,
mong them are Mra. Ci, 0. Moon and
Mr. Robert Brown ofWilliamston.
RAILROADS MAY SUE WATTS
It seems that the Railroad?! had u
bi max rebate game started when tin
Tobacco Companies were playing theii
royal flush but they were proceeding
slowly and with dignity so when Mr
Watts with startling promptness
Tobacco Companies' taxes, the Hail
roads were not fairly in the game
Behold! when the thunder and light
ning strtick Mr. Watts it so shcckei'
him and shrunk him by its heat thai
he is now afraid toplay in the Railroad
game and for tha treason the Rail
roads have a real grievance against
him. Well the wisest of us make ifiis
takes and the bravest sometimes fun
and Mr. Watts the folks are glad \«-
got scared. It helps ÜB.
NOTICE
All persons are hereby forbidden
from constructing any duelling house,
store out house or other building with
in the corporate limits of the town of
Williamston without first securing e
permit.„f ro mtttt; Mayor and
Building Committee. Anyone violating
this ordinance shall be fined |sfe.oft.
EacM day that su£h building sha'lJ
stand without tbe owner thereof ?.e
curing a permit shall constitute Mepa
rate offense. *J|, . M
Local News and
personal.Mention
Mr. Joe David Thrower returned to
Portsmouth, Monday after spending
stvera Idnys here with relative.;.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Sciceloff of
tfreenville spent the weekend here
with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Britt.
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President Harding killed the league
of Nations and is now trying to kill
the League of states. He is sending
his troops into West Virginia to whip
the folks in line there.
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The local banks and postoffice \vei\
closed yesterday, September 5, Laboi
Day. .
• • • •
Miss Emma Robertson wen to Kins
ton Sunday where she will teach in
the public school t this winter.
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—Mrs.W. A. Ellison returned to nor
home in after at-KK-hnli
home in Helhaven Monday after at
tending the fuiyjial of Lt. John W.
llassell.
• • • •
Miss Bessie Pnge has leturned af
ter having had her tonsils removed at
Park View Hospital in Rocky Mount.
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Miss Mary Smith spent the week
end in Plymouth with her'parents.
• • • •
Mrs. J. W. Andrews and daughters,
Misses Mary Malisa and 101.si have ii>
turned after visiting relutive.s in Nor
folk for severui days,
• • • •
Miss. Louise Harrison letf this mom
ing for Wilson where she will enter
Atlantic Christian College for the lull
term.
♦ • • •
Mr. uudMrs. John D. Simpson have
returned from a very pleasant trip
to Heaufort.
m • • •
Mr. Morrison Hethea was tf& gue-t
of Dr. and Mrs. J, H. Saunders while
in town t oattend the funeral of Lt.
llassell.
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Messrs. Henry Carson West and
Grover Lee of Durham are in town
this week visiting friends.
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Mrs. J. B. 11. Knight Miss Fiances
Knight and Mr. Will Parker have ie
turned from an extended trip North.
♦ • ♦ •
Mr. Clayton Moore is the guest of
Mr. John Dawson on a fishing tri|
at Oeracoke, Manteo and Morelio i
City this week.
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Mr. und Mrs. Willie Roberson and
children und Mis's Kathleen Jackson
of Washington ure int own today
shopping.
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Mr. Jack Hunter has been visiting
relatives in and around New Hem for
several days.
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Messrs. James Manning and W. C.
Manning, jr., returijpd to Wilson this
morning to resume theit* studies at
Atlantic Christian College.
• • • •
Mrs. U. J. Pee) and son, Francis
went to Norfolk Wednesday where
Francis will receive Medical treat
ment again.
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Messrs. J. G. Staton, Joe Taylor
F. W. Graves and Henry Crawford
Visited the tobacco markets in Wilson
anil Rocky Mount today.
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Messrs T.eTjion Coxand Jordan
Ward of Koc-y MoUnt spent Sunday
in towrn.
a•• • •
The "Everyday Knocker" composed
by .Mr. J. Lawrence Peel and set to
music by I.«opold Richard of the
l-egtei J s Music Company of Chicago*
is one sale at thte Harrison Piano CoJ
for thirty cents a copy. Mr. PeelV
friends will enjoy this clever parody.l
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Poor Governor Morrison.
cord propositioa hot for comfort
and the smoke fogging. But
you have started* this fire Cam, go
ahead, und your soldiers, make the
folks work, make the sheriff and
police resign. That is.your democracy,
nothing wron gaboutl that. Just hold
the peoples nones and mak« them
drink your medicine.
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CIRCUS FRIDAY, SCHOOL MON-
Day, Tia La La.
LARGER MARKETS OPENED
TODAY; PRICES BETTER
THAN WERE EXPECTED
COMMISSIONERS HOLD
MONTHLY MEETING
The Hoard of County Commissioners
of Martin County met Monday, Sept.
B, with John 1,. Has.sell, Chairman,
Henry l>. l'eel, Joshua 1,. Coltrain,
Dr. H. 1.. Long and Henry C. Green
present.
Ordered that Nancy J Wynne be
allowed $3.00 per month.
Ordered that Sam Brown (colored)
he allowed $2.00 per month.
Ordered that Stewart Smith wick he
allowed $3.00 per month.
Ordered that Jim Beacham he al
lowed $3.00 for the month of Septem
ber.
Ordered that the sum of $30,00 for
medical service and attention l>e al
lowed Charlie Matthews.
Ordered that Nellie Dixon be al
lowed $3.00 per month.
THE CIRCUS THRILI
What a thrill the simple word "cir
cus" sends through the heart of the
man who is still a boy beneath the
shell that his battles with the world
have given him. That the circus of
the past (feneration has become the
gigantic moving city of canvas cover
ing a myriad of features in exempli
fied in the Walter L. Main Shows
which exhibit here Friday, September
0, and what vision of paradise and joy
supreme are these greater amusement
enterprises.
Sweet memories of childhood how oft
recalled, and among them stands out
prominently in the mind'.a eye the cij'
cus day as the.,.*tar of all gladsome
holidays that passed. Do youfemenibor
how you watched the men putting up
the opsters, those fascinating an
nouncements of the poy to come? Do
you remember how you fell over their
buckets of paste your indesire to be
the first ( o see what the aerial artifct
on the next sheet was going to do?
No fairy story ever appealed to you as
did those brilliant pictures on the
billboard fence or bam. To be spok
en to by one of the actors was glory
enough to offset the securing of any
job that would allow yo uto walkinto
the tent without paying your money
for the privilege. Yoy were proud of
your distinction and you hugged it to
your bosom as you joined the prnces
bio nand trod the tanbark path into
the big show. Peanuts and pink lem
onade was food for theimmortals and
nectar of the gods combined! You >ven
to the circus ekpecting to be a reck
less spendor and no petty economy
could hold you. Out into theldare of
th esunllght you came after the con
cert was over, blinking like an owl in
the Of course, you walked,
yet you felt as though you were flout
in gon wings through the crowds in a
dream. The lot ou which the circus
had spread its tnts was transformed
into something new, and strange, and
fascinating. You forgot that you had
ever played ball on it; you did not
reconize anything about it; even the
streets in the distance seemed ur
familiar or turned about. But joy
complete and permeating every fit»te
of your being, was yours. Though you
must go back to a humrrum exigence
tomorrow to school, or doing the
chores about the house, thUthev could
never take away from you. You had
: Been the circus aid fro days after you
I would live it over again and again,
walking or sleeping. You probably at
tempted some of the less difficult feat
in your own back yard with -fong
Htockins for tights and a trapeze
made of a broomstick and the clothes
line, to keep the dream from fading;
but thi? was only fun and but a shad
ow of the glorious reality that had
gone before. The circus had come i»nd
gone, diszy with happiness that
you would never Itnow again you
went jdowly into the house.
Doubtless when the Walter 1.. Main
Shows come to town you are g in#
"Not thaf 1 care for such things." you
may to ;your neighbor, "but tho
children want to and they must br
amused." That sounds well ;• but sup-
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DIPTHERIA PREVALENT
IN MARTIN COUNTY
As your County quarantine officer
1 wish to call the attention of every
other in wheis county to diptheria.
The number of cases o fthis dieeuse
being reported to the State Board of
Health is on the increase thi*oughout
the State. No epidemic is reported at
any place, but one may occur any
where. We are entering our diptheria
season —.— _—:
To prevent diptheria, mothers shoud
take their children between six
months and six years to their family
doctor for three doses of toxin-anti
toxin. As it takes übout six weeks for
the efectl of this treatment to be
established, no time should be lost.
Mothers should also bear in mind
that croup and sore throat kill too
many babies to let a grannie, your
neighbor, or thenr\selves treat a child.
Assume no risk! Call your doctor, and
if he advises diptheria antitoxin, let
him use it.
If the parent sof this county would
follow these suggestions, money and
lives would be saved and sickness pre
vented.
, Yours truly.
Win. E. WARREN, County Quaran
tine Officer.
OPERATIVES TO RETURN TO
JOBS IN CHARLOTTE
Charlotte, Sept. 5.—A1l striking tex
tile mil operatives in (Thartotte wil re
turn to the mil!) tomorrow motninc:
Robert M. MoVade I'm ted Htf.tes
Commissioner of cancilatioh said h«
had notified the I Apartment of Labor
in Washington
Textile workers voted to return t.
the mills Tueiluy morning provided
the mill owners woulil take them hack
in a hody, and without discrimimitio i
Hfainst union leaders.
In a conference of the Union coin
• i iUee with Mr. McWaile, he advised
en hack unc». i'tiw al'v ;ind depend
,i the magni'trriilv nf'hi' employ
ers to treat them fair, he said, telling
the workers he ha scoinplete confi
dence in the owners to do the Aght
thine by them.
The Chad wick-Hoskins string- of
four mills, employing about 7(H) work
ers, is the system affected, employes
of the Johnston System having re
turned to work last week.
The Mecklenburg Mill, employing
25(1 workers wil Istart tomorrow morn
inir, the workers voted yesterday to
raturn, Superintendent J. A. Jordan
announced tonight.
THREATENED RIOT IN
NEW ORLEANS STARTS
New Orleans, La., Sept. s.—Armed
with shotguns and rifles, more than
fifty white citizens of Cretna, a New
Orleans suburb just across the river,
are reported marching on a hall
wherein was held an indignation meet
ing in protest against the beating of
several negros with baseball bats this
afternoon One negro is understood to
have been shot and killed by the crowd
The troubl estarted at a negro ball
game a twhich a number; of white
were spectators.
Car load wire fencing and naiif.
also carload No. ~ 1 Timothy Hay,
just received. Cheap for the cash.
C. D. CARSTARPHEN utd CO.
MICROBE OF LOVE FIX)ATI NO
The Microbe of Love will be turn
ed loose in the Graded School Audi
torium tonight. •
The entire program is by local tal
ent and promises to be the best en
tertainment ever given WiUiamston
by home talent. » ~
Don't miss it. '■ V ,
pose just for once you bestrictly hon
est with yourself. If you do that you
will say: "I am going because I .wjwJ
to bring back a little joy that was
mine in childhood's h,appy days "
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AD IN THE KNTERPjy^E
ESTABLISHED tB9B
Tobacco prices are irootl. Jhe East
ern Carolina markets opened today
witr goo prices. Rooky Mount had a
fair sized break with gmdfs good.
One farmer sold primings from 20c
to 50c through. All good grades sold
high and the poor grades M%ught low
prices.
Greenville has an leverage break
with prices much better tbafc had been
expected. The Imperial, Liggett and
Myers and K. J. Reynolds are compet
ing strongly for good grades. The
American, Export and J. P. Taylor
are not buying so heavily-. The grade
of tobacco is much better than was
had on the 1920 opening and all
grades are bringing better prices than
they did last year. Gorman's Ware
house had about 100,000 pounds and
others about in proportion.
The Williamston market opens to
morrow with a full corps of good buy
ers representing all the tobacco in
terests o fthe country. Visit us to
morrow, if you havent anything ready
for market, came and rejoice with
your neighbor who hA*."" 1 '
SQUIRREL HITNTWU
llown cun a man enjyy good aport
while diobeyin gthe law T Th® law
forbids the killing of squirrel at this
season of the year, yet hundreds are
being killed in the Raanoke River
Swamps every day. This law should
be rightly enforced, if not the people
are allowed to disregard it, then it
should be abolished. Many people are
coming from distant counties and are
deliberately defying this law in the
faces o fthe county officials.
GOVERNOR BACK IN RALEIGH
Koleigh, Sept,, 6.—Governor Morri
son has returned to Raleigh, after a
second grapplewith the Concord cotton
mil situation ami has been congratu
lated by many on the stand he took,
declining again send troops to Con
cord to "police the town," which is
the duty of the Concord ami Cabarrus
county officers. The dismissal of the
chief of police by the Concord board of
city commissioners and the demaad by
many for the resignation or impeach
ment of the sheriff of Cabarrus coun
ty, shown that the Governor was sus-
tained in the position he took by the
local authorities there. Thealleged Mis
treatment if of two persona, ah
old man and a woman, did not make a
case that deserved the "calling out of
State troops," but was a situation that
any police chief and sheriff could and
should easily have handled, if they
were efficient, and courageous officers'.
The settlement of the mill strike there
by the operatives returnin gto work
Tuesday (today) was additional proof
of the wisdom if th eGovemor's
course.
Car fencing and Bails,
also carload No. 1 Timothy Hay, ,
j'jst received. Cheap for the cash.
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