Advertisers Will Find Our
Columns a Lat&h Key to 1500
if Martin County's Homes
. VOLUME XXII—NUMBER 98
Two New and Important Pro
visions ot 1921 Revenue Act
The following rtati h.eiu
by lulii.itor o: inii rnul (mi
iiuiii LiiUiSOin 1 r.,' Llle disiiisl ol 4.011.
v'aioiuiat
'i..e ivevente .U:t oi l:)2i n nt..in
two lic\V ali i li'.rpoi» pl'ovi.s.on.s
wlucn aie tin . übject 1 1 frequent 111-
HOi... • 'ihe ti.. t .nates to i..v j 11-
KOl.f.r 1 Xcmpti 11.; allow - 1 mailii'ii. pe.
soiib, and ihe to tile | io.i 10.1
roqji.mg Ihu' a return U j .u.U >•
trsss in r oiii" d ja,o(Hr ai mm.,
joe act t i'tt a aiair.ed pi .
son, living wit.l hu.il and or ,v,.« ,
v>Votc n*t fur was j. ~I .h.
or itss shafl Be .allowed a p■ ....in,,
exti.ipiirai oi H -»,ai/U. ll Uie net ill
coin .■ ot surh per.mi Was over r 1
th*. e.>* nipti".. is l.lluei In
Ite.tnue Act in' tliih the pursiiiial • w
enipl ori allov»cd a liia.-rnd por i i
wa j*j s -_,ot)(i, of the amoun.
of net income. Ihe norioal tax rut*
rem ..as unchanged, 4 per cent 011 tin.
t.1.-l i;4,o'j(i 01 net loeo.ne above tr..
* xeillptiohs an.! .n per u lit.«n the 11
niaii.ing net income.
In order income sligtly ii
excess of is (i shall' nut be subject
to an iiionlini.tely di propoitnntoti
lux because ol the reduction of t.a
OXeinptioli to tiiewoii, the liiv>
pro. ides that such reduition > hill no;
til 1111 reuse the tax,, whirl:
would Hi.* pa),.hie ii tin) exempt 101.
weie s2,aim, by nunc than "the aiiioiirn
nf i:.i; net iih'i lie lb exuv- of } i,inni
ror e: ample, on a net inciiiiu' n.
Js,tilt>, tne t; \ without tin- .r.
riau: r, would . lie *§l2ti.lii, wlin h 1 •
per cent on $.>,010, the amount of 1.4
income ' !>ss an exeniptii n > 1 s-j.i uo
The actual ta . is $11(1.1(1, rolnputi
a. folltivvs: liom the'int income o.
*s,(lid is ileiiui .ed $2,5(1(1, leaving $2,
510, the 4 1 er cent tax on which a
mounts, to 11*0.40. To this IS addei.
$lO, "the ttiiioiint of net net income
ill
ihe personal exemptions allow e.
niuuied pel .suns appi> also to th.
neaa of a lain I), a person vvlio sup
porta in one household one or more
relatives by blood, mal nage or adop
tion.
'I l.e pi 1 s.i 11.11 i ,t|.i pi i.ii a .-iv. 1 ■
luaii.v 11 pei. on a| pi) .*1 •*' lot, eh n
of a tanlllx. a per on who support
in ore 11111..-1 in Id one in luiuc teh.livi
by In oil, ii.aniagi or adoption.
lli;fi I'l.'ori'-, a 'person W,:ose lit t in
colli* Wall ... tliail I ex' I. iil 10.
(sl,OOll if hingie in s2,iMi  il in iliu d
•was llot re'imied to |jh a U'liii 11. I I.
ill.-1' the lte\ inn' Act ol 1-V2l, '1 Im
gro.sis incline id an iri.nw lual equal,
ej or exceeded J5,0(1(1, or !' the gm.
lrr'o ie of a Inai i led lotiple and 'li
of ilcpendeut 1 linor illSt'il'i 11
o! I'Al'i ei.i'il ' a N'! 11l 11 111 u t i"
tihii, legardle: ' of tie amount oi U'
"Net iPi'oni. " is g 101 is income, '•
rert..iu lirdn* t ar--. 1 1 l.uT that ai
nil' ■ ie ileiiui'! fri 01 (.in—* o.i oj. ; .
fur luis ne - e .pen e los-e-i, I HS■
■ 'eld , 1 tr., llii.. I inc. tl.i Int I'U'trtf'
to at ain iunt in 10'.'.' ti" pii x nal tX
ex» mption 01 51,000 or en.'
in l . !tel' tl.i 1 'qii : ier. rt '•) liie a ie
turn- of g'.os. .leoiue, il Ml. ll Ihi'nii.
et,ufi.iii.'d in liceedtd 4'■"
NKU CASlHl.it Ol TI'.K I'KOI'I h v
RANK
M'. Joseph A. Mizelle the
cachiorahip />f The l'eople Hank \rs
TITUay. Mr. Mnt^l!»• to OUI
town with the highest
Hons us a banker. He has' been cesh
of the Hank of HoUnsonville foi
severil years and umler his leader
ship that lift 11k has made sph-ndio
projriess 11s be was alwavs conserva
tive and thorough in his work. Mr
Mi/.cJ'.e is well known in Martin coun
t.v and r.«» citizen is* 111010 highly es
teemed for honesty and integrity th;y
he. The town welcomes Mr. and Mrs
Mizelle as citizens.
S T U A ND
— T II E AT R K
-r-T-HURSDA.Y —
ELSIE FEIMJL'SON in
SACKED and PROFANE l«OVE
20c 'and 4*V
, • - r
—piDAV-r-
XLYDE SoOK in The SAII «>|;'
AL ST. JOHN in
"FAST AND FURIOUS*"
"Yellow Arm"—Episode Nil. 8
20c ahd , . * 'soc,
% r '
—SATURDAY
DOUGLAS MtLEAX tn
ONE A MINUTE"
' "Vanishing Trails"— Epi'od • 1.1
gOc and 40c
THE
/L
■HAMILTON HAlfthlNGS
jliUitlNG IHE HOLIDAb
J!:--, i'.ittie Johnson ~ enl iveial
r I na.i .s ;k- e vit.ii her oaug'iiti l'. .il.:
i i. .-alsi.i: . u.-1 a, il>.'
• " I'. N Vi..,.!r) was he're li. ~
I | ''a'• iitv I i aina r.
I .Wi, J A Kitchen aini
jS ot and Ned spent, .don.la., li. e.
•j ami It t> .Shenod, J.., n I
. j 'wt loin .-.pent tne ChrL.linus hnliou; -
■ v. i relatives in 11'.
L i' Yvalno ami children have re
I turned to tin ii home 111 .Norlolk allei
spanning .somi"^tune here with Mr
ai V> liulla id.
»v ulie Sherrod spent the hniirtayt
i.'ue \»it hit is parents,"Mr. ami Mrs.
I I ii it Sherrod.
All. and 4lrs. 1) CJ Matthew's inter
lamed a Tew of then friends rhiisi
n.ui night. Tho-se iheir hos-
were Mi. and .\li.,. )lair,r]
\» Tiltlo, M 1 ~e • Alar) Kobeiaon, lrma
lime.i Alary Waldo, Maggie 4»ell am
' ' A.iiiie Jones and Me.isrs. Biuiin lay ]
"* lor and \V 1 llai.slip.
f Ali-s I'attic Sheriod ik at lioim
' lion. I'itt Count) where .-lit ha bun}
' teaching school.
Alls Annie Aluellt; ha- letuini'"
-j i i »ni I iork \ Mount and Tarl.toro when
she spent the ( hi'istiha- holiday--,
j Mlss AIM itUm oT Scotiahil .\ee.
i aiid Air living Williams of t'liiin'
v..!*- .spent thf vi nk end with All
| i'.ittie Shenod.
.Mi', and Mrs. Harr.v Waldo onto,
tained Watui with a watch
ra.tv. A arils and other game- vn i.
played. .1 u t hefoie tin- New Via
was lieialded delicious tefieshmeiil
J a. re -caved. Those were Mi
l and Mr. I) (i Matthews, Misess lin
Mines, Ma i \ Uolkim m, Aifnie Aiithon
j Martha Council, I'at tie M.tirod lint
| I'ippin, Maggie llell and Annie Join-
I anil Mis' Allji itton and Mr i./ W
I Rhodes, Hill Itii'eh, W F llai -I.p. Wil
'j lie Shcrrod, ti I'. IliJics, Kin arid lii\
j ant Taylor, Irving William- and Hat
j old Kverett. J
S\\ IN(i It) .Slliri'KKS \\ 11 I'
SKNCKKS ON A t . 1..
On Januai\. 1, IH2J, pa • • 11• f i ar
j: i 111. |> i. Wi.il I'eutizc a vny aibstai.
j ti:ii n duetion iii tl.v' iiinouiit' 1 paid I'
freight yml pa--.' mie.et poitatio
on aciount of tin' leiii'Hal ill I lit" ta
' on —tftifir-poi l tit t itt« —>■;. i .
date.
' ii-l-1 Ihe pi nt i-.n n • i in J"
I it-venue' law it I. • .-tiin.it' I ll.at t
i humiliation ot this tax will 1 1 " ull i
| a saving to and sl.ippi i*
} UMiif? tlir Atlantie I o,r 1 l.im liaii .
"j ro.ol of appioxiiiiat' |> >'lJ,i!irti,iMili.t
annu:ill>'. This i stimate ri,M'i's a, a\
j ii.;-- to pas ennria of #l,l iHi.nii.lMi ai,
j t.".iiippiT of Hv ii-ai ..*it,l iih.iii
_! Jj;'.->«•'! on fioiKht and pa i mrm ievi |
rnf**e.v. f"i the cui lOlit >e; I.
I i-4j'lirtTnns have been if sin . I to ti
I and others concerned prov iillir
th at. no tav on fiei«bt (| i pa-, en^i
j t.'utiaportntion finhislm d
J •ru.ary 1, lU£2, will he 111 a i ».«•
'l'.okytft for traiispoi tation ma> hi pu
ciia.- 'd at any tune lti riuK ihe rtjiiai:
iler of the \ai without tin
| payment of any ta>L provided th'
j transportation gen'ice is net perform
ed until *1!»22. . '
Tie and .cnll.-cliou of thi.
tiansportation tax for the fiovernmen ;
j '
l.acret|uired each railropd to art il
a jfovemment tax Tolloetoi and
i.lake a strict accountinir for all 11 «
r money collected and turned over, ti"
Kovsrnmcnt. No benefit whatso
, ever has accrued to t!ie railroad com
! panics from the roilectiim f.f*this lu.n
(iOOD TIMKS NEAU , .
RKITISH FOKKCAS'I
Liverpool, Dec, 30.—Stanley llald
1 will, piesideut of the board of tiade
! has just tolil Umi shi |> brokers l»*u
| that there were more indications oi
• improvement than the in t"ii
i industrial lind financial outlook,
j He was advised that in the -Unite*
j States they considered the corner »a,
j being turned; in India the bottom hue
I been reached; there were signsof re
j vival in Japan where the slump wa:
I first experienced, while in the llritisl
I dominions abd South Airrt 1 Vic/Pllie feel
| ing was mote hopeful.
One thing upon which they put i .
j definite finger was the faH in foot
! prices. The harvests of the worlc'
had been good and as a rule .plent \
! of food meant plenty of orders,
i In regard to wages, the concession!
generally shaking, had been satis
factory. There was" a better spiri'
and terjper in the country uikl a grea*
er wiiiMignets for cooperation ind mu
tual help. If they could get througl ■
the next year without-industrial stop
page they might look 'forward witl
! hope and confidence, Mr. Baldwin satd.
ENTERPRISE
tVilliumston, Martin County Startli Carolina, Tuesday, January 3rd, 1922
REGULATIONS OF NEW
EELfERALhEVENUtAU
The following statemwit is assui-u
hy the cc Hoc tor of lntoiiuil
uilliatii i.ritisoia. District of N'or h
t.'ni oliii.i.
In reipon.sc ti> nuiiiorou> ilh|Uij u ■•»,
t.ixpayeis» are advised that certa n
taxes, anions thcni tin.' • so-call. u
'nuisance' and "lu.\ur>" taxes, u.e
repealed i ll ecti\e ,huiaai \ I, laJL', l->
,he Kevej\ie Act of 1»»21.
i'aiioii. of -oilawater toiaitani.-, i i
.1 ll: pi. I-. s a:.d "..llililai placid ol
liu.-inv i.'. l aie ri'ipaie.i o
~!> J.I o! # l I l ilt tor .'..e1l (i
•i nt.. thciei'f or.'tin .amount expend '.
fill' soda:, sundaes, "or siniilai ar
ticles of looil or'ilrink." The sin; 11
hoy may rejoice in the fact that ; n
ice cream cone due n't cost an extra
penny. The tax imposed l>> the Ue.
enuc Act of llti'l is on "heveiaj{es ai .
the constituent parts thereof" and ii
paid by the manufacturer.
The ta i mi the transportation id
freight ai d passengers j s repealed, i -
fective Ji nuary I. l!»22, al-o the-t. x
paid by the purchaser ou amount
paid for mo'uV. and women's wearing
apparel ( hoe ~ hat-, cap.:, neckwe; r,
shirts ho: e, I ill exee.' qj' a pre--
ifted pri.'e.
Taxe imposed uudei r e.-tion
(which under the Keu'iiue Act ■>t
I'.UK incluileii the taxes on wearing
ipparelli aie now confined.ln a h per
rent tax iii tie following articles: eir
pets, on t a.- ii iioiint iii excess. o( $4.50
i■ ■ |ii 11■' '''i ■ 1 1 "I 1 ' i"Q I h" .in.ii.ii I ,11
.•xcess of ,sii a si|iiare yard; trunks.
hi the amount in excess of eae'i,
valises, traveling Ikiks, suit cases, li.it
boxes us.'jl by travelers and fitt h
toilet cases, on the amount in e\ce •:
if $25 eai h; pin cs^pockethooks, slm]
ping and hand bags on the ainou H
ii excels of $5 each; portable light
aig fixture.-, including lamps of all
illids, on the amount in excess of ,fl(i
irh; fans, on the amount in exee-.
it if 1 -c a h.-.'lja.sr taxes' are
M tiie i laiiufiiituier'r :ixi*i taxes
iih! aie | a\able hv 11 - itit»mil'a»t urer
.oiiu l ii'. oi mipii'lie, an.l not by t'u
fcuicha ei a- iei|iiued Ir the Ke en.n
of l!»18. Tie' Manufacturer n.a,. I
eililhul I' ' nil ell' h) .11• 11 1 • 11H'lit V. ll ;
lie | oicha ■i. In ipiot ine Ihe ■ 11' n; -
• nee and la.x in ■ p.nale i.n.l i".:u i
.mounts, in by st itiii) 1 to •' e pur
ha el in .'o!\ am en I ,;e ah , uh;
.il'tioa ol' llie ij el 111'' I j)i Iri ir'pir .e it
he piice chaigci! ioi I'iie alti.h, i n.,
vhiit portion I'epif-.enl.s III" i i\
The taxe,-. on sp itiiiir goo l-., (t n
lis rackets, ti.'-lling lod , hasi'hall ail
rniiibaH-'unifoiiio i (i Imrg 111.1t—
re lepv'.ib l, also the taxes .hi el,i v.
ue gum, p..n't:il.ili* eh iHrir t'lih' , iliei
Hi. tatic containers, a i tu'le . made o
ur, and tnik'l all irlc- iillil 101 l ica
iistniineiit
The t;'\ mi -ah . of |i-w.elr\, ii'.:
ir imitation, i pi I eeiil, an-1 is | t\
ible hy the vendor, Ihe tax  nil 
ale of .in.k> 'ofart (painting , t,.t
lary, (iff'"jniri rlains ami limn/of, i 7"
educed from In' to 5 pi i cent Tin
'ax, payable by the \t iidoiapple ex
ept in the original side h" the ait t
ir to an educational institution oi ihi*
ir aft intl.-eiim, oi a ah' hv a leinr
lized dealer in -m il nrticle to Mu.thi
lich I'l 'illei for | r ale
VS lien ptiable hv the riinil ;o t*, ■
•i. ' cikJiu. iax ion-. I »i Lii Uu h i_-J __
I r ,tlle col leetoi 111 II 1 1 I 111 ! M" el.u
>ll t.i' hefoie the Ii I .:,-!) oi '.lie rio'lt '
Mowing* the nyiu.h i i. y. I.nh t'; ; a
vv i made.
hoc; w i:h;iis 1,521 poi nds
Heidsville, .Inn. 1.---One of the larg
est hogs ever raised in llii neetior
wits killed h\' W T. Mail,am on lh iti
'! one day last. week. It weighed I,
i 24 pounds standing and l,.'t!ta pound'
net dressed. TJiis piant hog vva- I!
months old. Mr. lUirham bought hin
from Howard Slade when 12 niont.i
old and he .then weighed about
pounds li» gained fcl.out t .'(-I poioi''
per day for the .men montlin lie vti
fed hy Mr. Rnrliam. * Two other hogs
18 months old each, weri' killed a
the same time—the totiil net weigh'
of the three
hogs pre bred by I Inward .Slade,
neai" Lenox Castle, anil are known:.!
Hie Giant Fluster, Hig Hone PoHnd
China. Hundreds of people . vi, lt?" r
Mr. Barham's plan.' to see these gi
gantic porkers duriur the p:ts,t two
week?. •
■ : >r
STX PIGS ABOUT 4 MONTHS OLD
1 sandy, 5 white and black, .market
the right and undcrkeel in the lef
ear have been in my field about 0*
days. Owner please coti|e for then
an Ipajr costs 'and damage. >C F
Cowan. 4t
NOTICE
I have in my lof 6 foui' •(>';♦
Uj.l one. nrid two, light cdloned one:
unmarked. Owner ,>l* a c for fame
J. S. MEEKS, Williamson, N. C
Rout 2, Box 23. d2O n r
Local News and
Personal Mention
R.Mr, fiieouoro tlasscll of Nashville
is u lew da>s ul town with
I relatives r
MiSSJe Vllldad ami Volla Aiidiew
; went to Mbrfolk tin-: inornimr to \ia
i it iclativei
•Miss hstelle t!ruwi'oi\l ieUuii«sl ti
llassell's J«Pterda> alter spending' tho
holidays with ln-r parents, Mr. ami
Aiis. .1 Crawford.
Mi»h 11 race Martin in" larboro 1.
visiting her aunt, Aii's. I'annie car
starplien this week
» • * •
Mrs. Funnfo liigg,, Idi t. t auie U.
Williams, Miss Frances an.
Mr. Harry A liige, spent Friday 11
Rocky Mount.
Mr. and Mis, A Dion l ,'!! are vi.i
iting relatives>in \s a .hington. 1> 0.
for several days
Mrs. S S Lawrence hit tin main
ing for her hum* in Halotg'i
• • • »
""*"*nie out-of-town menihei ~t iia
Williamston Graded School taculij
haw arrived ami the second m sio.
of work begun iji eiirnest thi. utmo
ing.
.«• • ♦
Miss Sophy I 11111 • 1 etin'ni'il ' lust
night from l'aciolus wheie klh> ha.
been visiting lier parents for the lioli
days. : :==a—
' t ■ ' V ..'•••
Mrs. ljarold Clark left ,\estenia_\ 1,.
her home in Relhaven after spemluu
some time here with aer pi ,out . Mi
ami Mrs. J C Crawford
• • • «
Among the young peoph ui iln
town leaviiigithis week for college ai.
Misses Saralf Harrell, Margaret Kcer
ett and Nell Wynne lor St. Mary 1 ,
in Raleigh; Miss 1 ouise Harrison fo.
-Atlantic Christian Colle've"iif.AS ilson
Misses Martha Slade llassell, .Mai tin
Cotton Crawford ami Mary (ilady.
Watt - for Salem  olleii.e in Winston
•Salem; Miss Wisuibeth Hurras for tlu
State College I'm Wnliten in (Jreens
lioro; Miss Mattie l.oii Anderson foil
v the (Ireenshoro. College for Women
Mr. Charles Knight , lor A Ai K ii
Raleigh; Messrs. V\ iljiam and .fann
Manning for Atlantii' 1
logo in Wilson; Meg; r . William i ai
-ttarplien and llrtieeWynne for I'rui
ity in Durham; «'iirstai plu i
for Christ School' 10 Aiden;, an
Messrs; James (irifltn. Ilowaid Her
! rick and Friuici Mtmrmrr tni —t+rt-
I University.
Mrs. t' 1 1 ('arstaipii, at and .laugh
iter, Miss Mat\\ Cal'starphen. and Mr
J S Rhodes and son, Jim .11 , |» 11
Friday in Plymouth with fiiend
• 00 +
Mr. W 'I \\>d of Km l.y Mount .vn
.1 husine.s. visitor ill towli ysteiila.
Mr. I lei lie 11 I'ope of Kohei - one 111 
Was tin- gue t of 111- mot her,. Mr
Ifett IP I I'ope, \ e teriliiy
Mr. and .Me: .lo.eph A Muelle wi'
ho at home temporarily at the lirit
Hotel v J
• • *
111. John IJ. UiKM-s—h'l - J.tli)s-Jii"l i'
ing for Suffolk to nftend a meetinj
of the , Directors of the I'eanu* Fx
.rhange
0 0 0 0
Mi's. Whecloi Martin, J1 . aiel oil
Wheeler, 111, hav" returned I'ron. •
visit to the former's pure'nt.lll Wnkr
Forest.
All local bunk' ami the I'ost O'l'ci
Depailment enjoyed yesterday, the
Ic-giil holiilay it aside for the New
Yfai.
• • • •
Mr. .J*Sse *l. I'l iee left 'sterilli:
for Raleigh whern he. >vill join tie
Jefferson Standard I ,ife 1 iisuiaiici
Agents foi a trip to Miami, Fla. Mi
Price is one of the Company's agent
who, by his hard ••(forts, won the tii|
offered by the Company .'to its agent
who did a business.
• » * *
Mr. and Mrs. C It Siceloff left Frl
day for. CharlotU' and St'ate.«vilhr tf
visit-nelatives.
I'NCLAI.MKI) HAHY Clltl,
STttL IT IIOSIMT.VI
Although evpry,.,i;/Tuit js still ,goin|
on to locate the-mother nf three
weeks' told tiHhy girl found on the Nor
folk' flotfther* passenger train las'
Friday ivight after leaving l'Jlizabetl
City so far there are no new develop
•nenta. The railroad officials beVe
this morning nothing' as yet had turn
ed up whereby a trao/W the chlld'f
parents could be found. In thr mean
i time the little lady i> monarch of al
she Mirjfuys at the Fowls' Mem oris
Hospittf )ind seen »perfectly content
ed in MF adopted home for tho tim>
being.—Washington Daily N«ws.
NEWS LLiifcß FROM
Trit SI ATE CAPITAL
Raleigh, Jan. 3.—The r™ year lie*' 1
certainly is cnteiing upou it.- canvi
withmost auspicious forecast for
business roviral amfc Industrial recup
c.a lion ami bet tot tiino.« gen.'i'iili)
liutli in North Carolfflu and tin limed
states generally. .Mm of an..n- aim
lii.ancinl and industrial journals an ,
we'll ini'oiliied nowsp'prrx the
.vi:nti> ovi'i ar vail jailing in the pi.
• i.t n>ll that the year upon which we
..u just ontei ing will plow in In' one
el t IliOt t plo.-poioil of m> e.uT.lde
1:1 ill time...
Out of all this t%c most important
prediction to a large percentage oi
our peoplo comet, the afino.untunent-
Ju.t mpre construction work thws >eai
,s alrcad \ a sufc.l 'in tiiis section than
in the la. t five years combined with
tn® assurance thut a laipo rcrcentag.
of,tins construction work to If put
into dwelling houses tiom the short
agv of which residonta of every. cit\
in this country liavo been cutfering
lor the la t two or tliteo year.. In the
unite, stage Here in Raleigh con
tracts have already been lot and inun\
iLthi'i , • pending for the election or
home . many of till in to be buill b\
the people who will own them I lie
shortage of available home, l'ur i ui
ha.. taught thousands ai I families u.-
lievci boloie the desirability of own
ing" one's own home.
e ■! .hi lablo number oi the dwelj.
be limit will be for iiivestment
I t ■. inanv of them-for rent, l ei
us ; U ho-'e. that tliis means that thf
mlanou; rent profiteering is hearing
t-t end A great many of these hog'
haw eompeMed people who live "ii>
"enant houses to more than pay loi
them within the short space of time
ihe\ havo occupied, them and siireU
i is time to stop this class of rol>-
ici) by the only means that ought
'.o piove. . ffe'cti\e and at the same
ime alford relief to a class of oil
ieople who have. been. *.o .adlv need
■ mi; relief tin a long time,
lln people of N'oitli Carolina a - a
\\'l'4»l»* have I'OO.I tea-on t-i t»e tlianl.
"ill I'ol the ui' the olil \eat
li lt has just p,r;sed nWil) Although
let .1 "gnol \ea I " in 111; 11 ■ > tali', ai.i'
he • >ii nt I > a i whole, Ninth Cure
ma nevftr *'\pe| iemt'd the trouble, e'
in me s and industry and iinb\nhifi'l
,f'P' i\at imp ■ .it'ii' 111 .i ■ the peo| h
a ul In !' tile . \\ e li.nl an a«I ieriltiii
I loio 111 that I I hat ai'ti I IZeil by t'oli
nissloiier. of Ag i ienlt iiihant a
i • 111 \ 11 mil i habit . a lieu i i in ?■ la' i
ijlghviiv good load building ,w,t oi
'•nil.'ui.ited that will be still uime man
11'« t through the pieunt year, iiir
ill" old year elo.n d' Willi table ae
mpi o\ tn ghuisin's . coiuhtion . genei
ill. I'i o\ iileliee hies inderrtgeen gooi
lo 111 Ninth Carolina ail'
v. e should feel 100-t glalet'lil lut v\ ha
ha been and most hopeful I'ol thi
beautiful rainbow of promise that i
'oda\ "i t before our m-atoriul iiiul in
ivlhu'Uwj. 44inl —tmifiml -vr—H-ni
IUK 111 I I.(Mli\
llt nigs h 'l4k niui'li bl igl.le: tin lr.&
than thej da! I'or IH'JI. I»ui peoph
an e pns.-i d through the .leur I'.iL!,
and met! of theiii ejun4 out h tie.
clian' II I ewial yeai il he Marti!
ulllit. crop liave -old ti'l III'.(4; I Inn
cbdlr—ui fcicL .'.il'jugh to make it fan
profit ami tlu; iiiteiesi o!' th.v invest
nent. Hank.), manufacture! ~ me)
chant- and practically all other bu
iness people have had Si hutd pull niit
We-have all stood the pie- lire urn
ale now standing on lirnier gnnind
K\ eryboily bel.i-M's we aic going t
have a good Jear, this opinion is ex
pressed by I'ti'sident Harding, by thi
.•leati'Ml hanki'i aiul financier,-. Ir
thi st-otinlry and lailope and this feel
ing reaches down to u- all Coiisi-r .
vntisiii is.the one thing to be remeiii
he 1 id
II U »U SATCH WKI.I, I llllif'KN
l ittle I'aviil, the live and hall
months old son of Mr. ami Mrs. .1 I
I higpen, dit'd at thf it home >ir t liuicl
Ntieet- I leceniber ,'ilst, at lice thirtj
I'ctock 111 the morning. The little fel
(iw ha-1 suffered intensely for three
ivn-k.i hut swrrlfwl sonic hiig:bter enrlj
llridny evening. Itut-about twelve o'-
clock his nurse saw that lie was sink
ing and he dropped in Iff eternal slci'i
without i,i struggle. Kverv t hingi tliut
Human hands could *lu. was done t(.
save thin young life hut *ol cal!'»tr
him hark to. Himself. His body wat
carried to the Thigpen's old homi
stand near (!orietoa anil there laid ti
rest. The mother and father have
stntt people in their berenvomeijt.
FOli HAI.fJ: I'HY Gf)ODS AND
Notions business, good .stock, good
location in heart of town. Price rea
tollable. Owner too old, 'wants to re
'ire. Atldivesa "l'"' care Enterprise.
(Jut your next supply of coal from
Eli fiurganus ft Son.
County Comniisssioners Hold ]
i Kegular Monthly Meetul
BUSINESS WILL IMPROVE
SAYS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
i >mahn, Dec 3l>.—{Belief that the na
tional bu/Jjin;-; situation i,s going to
improve in IZJ il\ss expressed by
President Harding m a message made
(iul>li ctoday by the Omaha chamber
at' commerce in cutitiujrtion with an
entertainment in Tumor of travelling
-alostnen who are in Omaha.
President Harding said it was hie
earnest hope that travelling mm "will
continue In the eomlr.jj y eat* the splen
did work for American bur-ines •- and
national cottfkioncc which they have
always conductor! in the past, it h.'if
Icfli gbeen a c.ouyletion with me that
no group ol' ti-Ori do mere to . prcad
the spirit and sentiment of 'iptlmum
than do these ambassadors of t,u
inos'a as I Ilka to call them.
"I hope and flvrr#y Uel!ove that the
etTorts frhich they ami many others
are putting forward aie /.oinn to
bring about a vast improvement in the
national bu;.ines». ;ituatnn m the
coming veal "
NEW .UTATF 1 \('l»M I. |\\ |\u
| The Lcgislnftm* ~of 1921 enacted »
new income,, tax law oxectivo Jafuiarv I
Ist. 1D22, I'ndi'f tlm prev iou.s Act
only incomes from salaries, wa>;es,
fee-. jiinl i oiiiiiiKmuii i, wei»■ —luhject t>
income tax. I'nder the preent act 111
come from all other sources received
by a tax pa\vr during all the cal I
endar your 1!>21 is subject to incomf '
tax to be paid in 1922.
Every tax payer having a Jiet in
come during the year 1920 "f SI,IHM
an (lover if.single; or having a net
income during the year of $2, (Km OI
over It married and living will Inn
band or wife, shall make a letliin.
Hlank forms for report of income oi
tax payers, individuals partnership'
and corporations are now being mail
ed out by the tate Department of Rob
enue, Kak'igh, t nail known probable
tax payers which blanks u) "h receipt
b\ the tax payer should be lilted out
and returned to the State Department
of Revenue, l!aloi>;li, together with
amount of tax due I'enalt) I'm fail
ure to file repoit . attache , on Marcl
Ifitli. A uppl.v of blank lia al .
been received by the 1C•»»b ter of iln'il
of the coilnty fuiib.lribiltinn to tax
payers who have not ivceived directlj
i blank form of report, and if an.v
"T«nr~pajrr 1 "hn>; fniled-tTr-m*!tvi» 'snct*
form he should imnieiliutelv call >i
the Register of Deeds Im a cop) .
Tile State ini'Torre tax law while not
identical with the Federal income lax
law is similar, and ina> be u-.e| at
a basin for return of income /or ;tal
income tax.
For llloie detailed lnfillii.il nm at
to income tax law rel'eience should !>•
m lieiMe 11 of t liu Revenue Ac
l .l public law. »l l!>2l
NOTK I.
\ it 100 of power, v; led in me b>
U certain deel of tru'Jt executed to in)
on the llith day .of January, l'.tln. b
Mack Roger* and wile, Finn a, am
which is duly recorded iri the olfice o
■ tlve registier of rb-eds for Martin coun
ty North Carolina, In book I I I a.
page 481, default having been uwuh
Ui the fiiiJ iHOIII jil the bond secui ei
therein, upon request of I; ,1 Shields
the holdi-i aniT owner of snid bond,
will on the 31st day ol January, j
sell for cash al public auction.to tin i
.highest bidder in the town' of Oak Citj
North Carolina, in front of the- post
office at 12 o'cUck M , the following
described land, to wit:
A certain tract of am
being in Martin County, Worth  "r
ollua, beginning at Clara I.ynch's cm
ner, in the run of Middle Swamp, and
running S. 17 1-2, W >B poles, tlier
S 70 1-2 W 138 poles, then S ,'ll pole
then F. 12 poles, then N 71 K ISI
poles to the edge of the field, tber
N 'IK 2-4 F Hli poles to the iuii "I
Middle Creek,"then up the said creek
to the A rut station, containing 10 1-11
acres, more or less.
This the 23rd day of December, 1921
W. G. ANTHONY, Trustee.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NO'I ICE
Having ((iialllled as udnu'iilsti ator ol
the e.-Uate of Siuuil J. Tetterton, de
ceased, late of ufhington County. 'Ji
C., this is to notify all persons lur
ing claim sagainst the estute of s*ii> N
deceased to exhibit th«;m to the lie
designed on or l>efore th- Ist daj
of January, 1923, or this notice will
be placd lit bar or their recovery.
This 13th day of December, 1921
E. W. TETTERTON *
Administrator of Susan J. Tetter
ton, Plymouth, N. C. H. V Austin.
Attorney.
* ' .
NICE ONE-HORSE FARM KOR (
rent. E P Cunningham, Williamat^U
IF YOU WANT
RESULTS fl&fi A
AD IN THE ENTi
ESTABLISHED
At the monthly- meeta# if - ■
lio.iid ol County Comnusßioaers^B
. I'olliiwmg meijiberr_*ere preheat: J lS
Ha ell. Chairman; Joshua L '."oltraliS
II 1' fViel, Henry i' tureen ami
It was ordered that a twolve foaidu
budife be hu.lt over Mulben/ 1 branjpi
in Williams township.
Urd« i ed that Tabatlia Mat the wa  "oi*
li'l»er >on\ilie lie allowed/ $4.00
month
Ordered that .) H I) reel be refund- ;'j
cd for taxcj lxnproperiy listed
in Crojs Roads township. " Jal
Or do rod that (', T Feel bflnid sis s
for coffin for Mrs. J A LeggfS M
Ordered that W P.
1J15.32 foi repairs on
Swamp * "
OrderiHt that J It paid
;4:- 38 for repairs to Everett Jtyi Dtm>"
Ordered that Jack Everett Se paid
$1(11)0 f,,r attention to Ludie Stubkt.
marriage LICENSES
1 lie following marriage
weie issuel by the Register of Dm£,
l'oi ihe month of December;
*\ tuu-
Ai due Cutaway, 21; Id,-II Claik, lj?
• II Iti'imett, 21, l.avenia lihomas 18
• Montiort X. (ititlin, iji; .Narcissus
Align, 21.
Jas. II A veri'.t 4.'!; lilanche Hunt*
«i \
Nanian Uhitaker, IM; Isahell®
Clark, 17.
Edward H m Karly., 23; Heatotou
Daniel, 21.
Win. Roebuck. 22; Dell KdniondHOa, «.
18.
Win \V Robi ' I'soH, Mettle J.
Caltrain, IS. J
W It Everett. 22; Hellen Fvteett 19. 1
R ' Hafley, fil; Isalim- Davenport,
1!»
Win. Johnson, 23; Mary Gilliam, 19
Herman Fleming, 22; Blanche Har
ris, 18.
tiraharn Alligood, . r >Qfj Fucy R,
I'lioiiipson, 37. ' a,
Alonzo Uoborson, 44; I.uUiA
Viifnii A\er*,
Colored'
bell. L.i I i ill. ; • ■
uii,
f. Il'or 1
.Sidnt y Unit.m, 122; Koxit'
IVic\ Ta> lor, 2H; Kcna HurreH
lem Skinner, S2; Dinah Wllli4(M^
I t' i, ntr Ada l!> man,
NOTICE OF SALE » 'Vj
I Tnler and by virtue of l he powCM|
ol sale contained in that cei
of tin it  xecuti'd by .1 W llriley'alwß?
wile to the undersigned trustee, and \
bearing date of January 2nd. H)l4. %
und of record in book D-l at page 411 '
of. the Martin County public registry, ,
said deed of trust having been KlV* '
to secure the payment of certain note*
of even date therewith, and the teriqa
and condition-, therein contained not —"
lun ing been complied with, and at
the request of the holder of the naid
notes, the undersigned trustee will on ?
Monday the 6th day of February, 1922
at the court housa door, of Martin , -
County at Williamston N C, offe rfar
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for csah the following describ
ed property
A oertain tract or parcel y>t land
situate in Cross Roads township), Mar» f
tin county, N C . beginning In
Dam Swamp at the Wild Cat road;
runnin gthence a »outhwesterly course
up the road to a short strawed pine
in front of tenant house, Simpson and
IVel's corner; thence a southwesterly J
course to a forked tree, Burrougto'tJ
Simpson's and Peel's comarj thMMu|
a southwesterly course up tile br>Bu|
to a post oak, Burroughs and SlflQDP'
son's line; thence a straight Una to j
the Huur • nuss road, Burrougha', Robij
erson'n and Simpoah's comer, thencat-,
a southwesterly course to the Atlantic
Coast line Railroad! thence down the
"railroad to Beaver Dam Swamp thence,
-down said swamp to the
f ontaining two hundred twenty caatH--
220) more or less. »S
litis the 2nd day of January ,192%^*
WANTED: BOARDEBB ANl>XoQp||
era, either or both* NTee
Call phone 4A.
IX)ST: ONE SMALL
' female hound.- • ■
' IX found >j
Hi '