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VOLUME xxm— NUMBER 3
Federal Resent
Making
Hie Federal Reserve Baftks are
claiming sreat praise for thetr action
fa> the recent stringency, they are
sending out the good things they have
done in saving the day. After all,
they may be right taking their view
point as a true criterion. The design
of the I'fcdeixl Reserve Banking sys
tem was to {ive the country'a finan
cial base of exchange for its product?
that would take care of all the com
mon iv-grimace needs o ftbe people of
• the country. The currency was made
elastic i> that it might be stretched
whec the needs were so great and .*>
that might be reduced when the
need we re not so nrgent
But from our viewpoint the stretch
ing ■ .■? clone at the wrong time. To
iliast- te money w* i made so plen
tiful tliai it hal little Nalue during
th; v »:nod and everybody wade'
into debt. Just as roon as the wai
eliM».i the Federal Reserve called
m nej* ar I it went sky high and noth
ing el(»c was wcrth anything.
The ry usm o fea.sy credits drifted
the wealth of the country into thr
hand? of the many, most of the peo
ple v,*'■« 'jon Ihclder.) and had some
thing e. huad. In a word, the wealth
of the country was t oa great extent
distrfMiteJ. *t was more evenly di
vided thau it uid been for fifty years.
Ju c ' a- locn As the announcement
wi s waae b; the president of the
Kd.n»l /Use:ve Board a great tor
nado r-w-pt the financial world and
most mi . of the middle class went
down. Mjat merchants, nearly all
banks, j'n fact most of the financial
wt.lcf 'el. the effect of this financial
artiif. the smaller financial craft
so'ud t n age in the harbor of flnan
cirl aula'./ but the channel had been
clcset., and tha gate shad been lock
ed. Money be -ame the tightest H had
been for yea-s. Borrowing became
an impossibility. The only way to
reelift- money was to pack up your
faondn ta;«t had cost yod one hundivd
eentr on the collar and ship them to
New York and get eighty-five cant
on th*> dollar. The modern Shy look
was exacting his pound of fle*h and
■ there was no modem righteous judge
to thwert him in his demands. The
pound of ileal came and with it"the
blood of patriotism that had canned
men of meagre means to invest their
pittance in Liberty Hands. Tlie Fed
oral Peserve conceived toe the pur
pose of rendering such a condition im
possible was the Instrumentality that
brought about this condition. They
had beep weighed in the balance and
found wanting. The greatast banking
system In the world had boon bo ight
>ver by the into rests and in an hour
of gravest financial crisis failed to
answer to the ?all of duty. In other
virds, Will had been trnns
fcnid from New York to tie twelve
Reserve banks.
From'our viwi/vjit the mo.st arro
gant spirit ever shown by any branch
of our government was shown by the
Federal Reserve Board. It was ite
•iflled as the servant of the pe;>p!r>;
i* ha* rought to .lomlr.ate the people;
it is tlul.ig it. It is the old New Y->rlt
financial policies raised to the nth
power. Where they destroyed one
lamb, the Federal Reserve tloadr de
stroys the whole flock.
Now wh«n you come in contact with
% what has alw yasbeen called a safe
institution, a safe business or a safe
business man it is no longer a ques
• tion of progres and properity. They
are gaspinfc for breath and are try
ing to avo.d - b/.nkruptcy.
No, gentlemen of the Federal Re
serve Board, we believe not your word
that you have aved as f*em financial
collapt-e Vs know you have let us
ruth over the precipices of loss into
the breakers of financial destrcooitn
HAME ONE'S MEDITATIONS
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THE ENTERPRISE
e Banks
; False Claims
PECULIAR ANSWERS
GIVEN BY STUDENTS
Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 6. —Syracusej
University professors who each year
select the most original and oddest
answers given by students in mid
year examination papers have released
a list which would ds credit tOome
of Thomas A Edison's famous ques
tions;'
The list follows: *
Milton's father was a notary public.
DIcTo means just the same, you write
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Stephen A. Douglas was a manu
facturer of shoes. Also he was the
author of the Century Handbook. - I
A periodic sentence Is one in whic!
the meaning is clear until the and is
reached.
Marriage "Fatal Union"
Marriage is a sacrament by which
a priest unites a man and woman in
fatal .Union.
Alfred the Gret was author of botl
the Apostles' Cred and the ten com
mandments.
In the early church every priest hae*
at least ten families. * 1
Haul made three journeys, the last
_nne after his martyrdom—•
The Petrine Theory was based c
Christ's words "Fted My Goats."
Hinterland 1B the sub-soil and the
Marine League is a group of nation*
bound together by treaties for-for
warding commerce.
Bill of attainment gives a man a
right to vote when he has attained hlf
majority.
Joan of Arc was a peasant girl whe
captured New Orleans.
Song of Roland was the song Ro
land sang as he "lay dying in th
Alps.
Olympic games had religious sig
nificance. They consisted of ronntn
jumping and throwing dices.
Hyvoglyphics were mythical mon
sters which inhaditod the Tigris-Eu
phrates.
Two leading artiste of Rennaisance
were Michael Anglo, and Archa Pell
go.
In the French Revolution, the mob
rose and stormed the bastlle.
An example of inductive reasoning:
"This Ja green." In contrast, an ex
ample of deductive reasoning: "I'll
have a pain if I cat it.'
Hordes of Goths, Lombards and Oa
teopaths overran southern Europe.
Sedan was a S%ltau of Turkey.
Heroes and hero worship were the
Puritans which were held hack in
England.
Oswald is a simple rythemlc poem.
Also, Oswald was Ujp son : in-law ol
Lear, that Is, his daughter's husband.
Dante in "Who's Who"
A man to he a great man must have
ability so unusual that he i» subject
ed to marvel^tien.
That not all the briliant answer*
are in college is shown hy these two
answers from high school regent's pa-
In physiology, the question: "Give
two outgrowths of the skin," was an
swered by the "nose end ears." An
ancient history paper, in to the
question: "What caused the destruc
tion of Pompeii?" gave: "The destruc
tion of Pompeii was cauaed by an*
overflow of saliva from the Vaticans."
NEW U. 8. MARSHAL
The new U. S. Marshal, R. W. Ward
of Raleigh, Just confirmed by the Sen
ate as successor to George H.. Bel
lamy, will bring the offices of the mar
alufr back to Raleigh. Marshal Bel
lamy moved them to his home town
when he wae appointed. Marshal
Ward is a wall known business man
of Raleigh, and his appointment gives
general satisfaction. During Roose
velt's administration Mr. Ward was
deputy marshal under Marshal Claud
Doekery, and is, therefore, familiar
with the duties he now assumes.
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Tanlac h«s been an unfailing source
of comfort to millions throughout the
length and breadth of thl» continent.
Have you tried It for your troubles ?
Sold by J.~B. H. Knight.—Adv.
the breakers of financial destruction.
' Yes, the system is elfbtic. It binds
us tighter when we are tight, and it
makes us expand wider wheipwe are
running wild. The system is good if
used for the people and not for finance
The system that makes money the
servant of the people is good, the sys
tem that iMke money the master of.
the people is bad.
LOST: ONE TRUCK CHAIN ON
road from Mr. Charlte
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, February 7th, 1922
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JURY LIST FOR THE
MARCH TERM COURT
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First Week
S. T. Jackson, C W Mizelle; G H
Mizelle; J A Davis; S L Andrews;
John E Moore; N R Manning; Ira F
| Griffin; Jesse Griffin; N R Daniel;
John R Coltrain; J* S Griffin; Jaa B
Wynn; A D Hadley; John A Manning;
' W H Gurkins L B Harrison; J Herbert
Ward; Jesse Claris; S H Clark; W F
Crawford; W A Ross; Arthur Johnson
, W H Miselle; Coy M Bailey; L Dan
Roebuck; Clyde Everett; J G Rawls;
H T Edmondson; S E Taylor; D W
Etheridge; H L Purvis; L J Daven
port; W W Casper; W„S Bunting;
Wiley Johnson.
Second Week
S S Davis; Eli H Ange; J S An
drews; G A Baynor; Calvin Ayers;
Edmond Harris; John R Peel; W L
Jones; H M Burras; W J Taylor; Geo
D Gurganus; John H Jackson; Ira D
Roberson; W J Little; G B Edmondsor
E D Purvis; W B Smith; Ota Harrell.
INTERESTING CASES IN FEDER
AL COURT
Government cases against Dr. J. M.
Manning, mayor of Durham, and Dr.
J. A. Lowery, physician of Raleigh,
under indictment upon charges of vio
lation of the anti-narcotic act, are or
; tile calendar for trial in federal court
which convenes Monday in Raleigh,
for Its regular civil term.
The criminal actions
Manning and Lowery were set for
trial next week when they were call
ed at the fall term of court in De
cember. District attorney Irvin B
Tucker, who has assumed office sicne
the last crimiinal term will be ir
charge of the prosecution against the
two physicians. *
The exact nature of the charges a
gainst the Durham mayor and Ral
eigh doctor has never been given out.
but eourt officials point out that ir
regularity in issuing prescriptions foi 1
qarcotics is the principal violation in
volved.
The cases attracted much interest
when warrantß were first Issued ane)
a large- crowd is expected to attend
the trial*. Dr. Mannnig is highlj
thought of here and in Durham, an
people are loth to believe he has beer
guilty of any moral wrong, In reliev
ing hunwin suffering.
GOOD ROADS~
/Martin County has been a mud
wrenched county for more Chan a ceh
tury but it now seems that wc are te
have some real roads.
The State Highway commission nov
has a alrge number of men and team:
working on the Norfolk-Raleigh roar
in Martin Count The Wilmington
Roanoke road will be contracted from
tttr bridge to the Beaufort county line
during this month and the road wil
probably be completed during the yeai
The Martin-Halifax road will be com
pleted by the Iste Fall or early Win
ter of this fear. This will give Mar
tin county as many miles of good
roads as any county in the district
and we will only owe $685,000, includ
ing all we owe on th ebridga and the
total amount spent on all roads.
We are glad to note the practically
unanimous approval of this buildine
program, and we feel mure that oui
people will more heartily approve ot
it as soon as they Me the good it
will do.
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PROTEST INCREASE IN POSTAGF
Knoxvllle, Tenn., Feb. fl.—George L
Berry, of Rogersville, president of the
International Printing Pressmen, ha
sent a telegram to President Harding
protesting "in behalf of the 600,000
printing trades workers and associat
ed organisations, and acting undei
their direction," against a recommen
dation of Secretary of Treasury Mel
lons for a further increase in second
t class postage.
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Tanlac is manufactured In one ef
i the largest and most modernly equip
ped laboratories in the country. Sold
by J. B. H. Knight
TOWN ORDINANCE
All motor vehicles shall come to r
, full stop on entering Main street frojr
the alley between Harrison Bro*
store and H. W. Stubbs office, from
tiie alley between the Peoples Bank
and J! O. Manning and Brothers store
> end from the alley between Theo
1 Roberson's store end J. A. Leggett't
st re and upon entering Smithwie'
street from the alley between Alphln
Dunn Plumbing Co., and Mrs. J. L
> Ewell's house. Any person violating
> this ordinance shall be, fined five dol
lan (19.00) and toe costs. This pr
' dinance shall he in force on and after
the Ist day ef March. 1922
By onter of the Beard of tJqmmis
missioners.
K. 8. PEEL, Mayor.
G. H. HARRISON, Clerk.
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Local News and
Personal Mention
jSZxu. Mailt Ruffln and little son,!
fl Marvin Bvitt, of Tarboro, we here
i visiting Mrs. Rufßb'i parents, Mr. and
p Mrs J. H. BriU '
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• Mr. James H Cross took hia wife
; to the Washington Hospital yesterday,
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r Mr J T Barnhill of Everetts spent
» some time in town Monday on bus
i iness matters.
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Our good roads are just a litle mud
. dy now and always will be just as
; long aa wo use them when they are
wet.
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S A Newlel ant family of Louis
. burg are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John
D. Simpson and Mr. Newell is looking
' after business matters.
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Dr B L Long of Hamilton was ir>
town Monday attending the meeting
of the Board of County Commissioner?
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Mrs. C. G. Hatch and children, Sam
uel and Margaret, of Sanford, are vls
• iting Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Larkin at
• their home on Church street They
> will return home Wednesday.
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1 Mrs. S. S. Ljhvrence of the Enter
1 prisp ferrce went to Rocky Mount Sat
» urday to spend Sunday with her hus
_ band She wa staken suddenly witl
• appendicitis and was taken to. St
1 Luke's Hospital in Richmond for treat
ment '
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Mr. C. A. Askew of Jamesville is i
town today on business.
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Mr. W. W. Walters of Mr. Luthe
Hardison of Jamexville are buslnes
visitors in town today. . A
f OUR GOOD ROADS(T)
f Speaking of gcod roads, it was re
' ported to the Enterprise by two men
whose veracity cannot bo questioned
that thoy saw a eat, just a regular,
I- everyday, common Ordinary mouaa
' catcher, start to cross the street in
' fi'ont of Pete Fowden's Drug Store
this morning and get stuck in the
mud, rcqurihg the combined assistance
of the aforesaid two gentlemen to ex
tricate the feline from Its predicament.
For fear "of being laughed at, we
herewith givd the names of the two
witnesses: W. Frank Gurganus and
1 Will Stone. -
P. S.: If this l»e treason, make the
most of it.
SILVER TEA'
There will be a silver tea given at
1 the home of Mrs. Oscar Anderson on
Thursday afternoon form four to six
j o'clock for the benefit of the Pliila
? thea Class. Everybody is cordially in
vited to come,
t MRS. OSCAR ANDERSON,
MRS. CLYDE ANDERSON,
MISS BESSIE PAGE,
Social Committee
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I METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES
THUR9DAY AND FRIDAY
: 'S. E. Merrer, the new presiding el
/ der of the Weldon district will hodl
services at the Methdoiit church Thur*
day night at 7:80. Mr. Mercer is a
very forceful speaker and you will
i miss something if you do not lioar
I him Friday night. Rev, L. D. Hay
man of Weldon, will also be hers and
assist in the service.
The first quarterly conference will
be hedl on Friday afternoon at 3:30
c P. M. As this is the timo when the
church work for the year will be out
. lined it is etaoshrdluetaoshrdlenunu
: lined a full attendance is expected.
i GO IN TO SEE THEM
■ t Demonstration weuk at Hoyt's Hard
ware Company is this year proving
- unusually interesting for those who
are Interested in the purchase of e
cooking range. The Great Majei-tic
f Ranges an being featured at very at
. tractive prices. An expert from th«
' factory will be there all this week t«
point out and explain the distinctive
advantages of this well-known range
And everyone who bays a Great Ma
' jestic at the present low price wil'
- get, absolutely tree, a fine complete
sot of cooking wait.
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k MEETING OF N. C. BACKERS
p Alan T. Bowler, secretary of the
North Carolina jankers' Association,
t announces that the association will
hold its twenty-sixth annual conven
i) tion at Pinehurst April 20, 27 and 28.
Pinehurst was selected as the meet
t ing place for the convention at a
meeting of the executive committer
- held in Rsleigh in October, when it
r was decided to opefc permanent head
quarters in Raleigh with Mr. Bowler
- in charge and A. M. Dumay, of Wash
ington, president of the association,
was empowered to arrange dates with
the hotel management at Pinehurst.
COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR SESSION
The Board of Commissioners of Mar
tin County met February 6th, 1922,
at the Court house with J. L Hassell,
chairman; Dr. B. L Long, Henyr D
Peel, Henry C. Green and Joshua L.
Coltrain present.
Mattie Bryant of Goose Nest town
ship was allowed $3.00 per month.
Elijah Harvey was allowed SIO.OO
for burial expenses of Emma Latham.
It was ordered that a ten foot wood
en bridge be built over Dog Branch
near L. T. Waters ersidence.
It was ordered that Eugene Hyde
and wife of Robersonville township be
allowed s£.oo per month for the term
of three months.
James R. Tyre was released from
the payment of taxes on SSOO property
improperly listed in Williams town
ship.
Lucy A. Mizelle was released from
the payment of 60c taxes improperly
listed.
It was ordered that David Close of
Goose Nest township be allowed $3.00
per months.
B .K. Moye was released from pay
ment of taxes on $670.00 property ir
Gold Point an dsume was charged to
W. A. Vanderford.
H. R. Mizelle was released from the
payment of taxes on $140.00 solvent
credits Improperly listed in Poplai
Point town&htp
—W. S. Peel was q-eleasad from pay
menta of taxes on $1,500.00 solvent
credits improperly listed in WHHam
ston township.
It was ordered that A. R. Dunning
executor of M. W. Ballard estate, be
release 1 from the payment of $102.17
taxes paid to th 6 Wllliamston town
rinp roads.
f S. R. Biggs rug Co, was released
from the payment of taxes on SO,IKX
improperly listed in WilliamHton
township.
W. J. Osborn was released from the
payment of SI.OO dog tax improperly
listed.
XJpon motion of Dr. B. L. Long and
seconded by Henry D. Peel the Board
of Commissioners by unanimous vote
approved the proposed issue of SBOO,-
000 road bonds of the county of Mar
tin for the purpose of building a state
road from the Halifax county line te
the Beaufort County line. Said bond*
to bear 6 1-2 per cent interest, to be
in denominations of SI,OOO each ap
Jb mature as follows:.$5,000 on March
Ist, 1027 to 1082; SIO,OOO on March
Ist from 1933 to 1942; $16,000 on
March Ist, 1948 to 1962 and $20,000
on March Ist, 1963.
SMALL-SCALE FARMING
When I asked Luther Burbonk how
much land is really necessary for the
average man to use, ho replied:
"A thousand acres for an Indian, a
hundred acres for a farmer, ten seres
for n orchadlst, one acre for a flower
or seed man, and for an experimenter
like myself, a graveyard lot will do."
In the scientific and intensive use
of the soil, we have not touched the
hem of the garment of this country
as yet We have run to broad acres
of speculation, to machinery and hir
ed men. We are just now at the dawn
of a new and infinitely finer day. Not
broad acres, but little lands; not spec
ulation, but home building; not the
grudging labor of hirelings, but th
loving labor of self-employing prop
rietors—these are the signs and tok
ens of the new day. Of that" day Lu
ther Burbank is . the prophet beyond
anything we have realized heretofore.
—Wm. E. Smythe, in City Homes on
Country Lanes.
A HIGH CRIME
If I were the Czar of North Car
olina instead of the Governor, I would
issue an edict, declaring that from
and after five years from date any
man who imported into North Caro
lina, or meal, wheat or flour, beef,or
bacon, should be forthwith hanged and
without benefit of clergy. Of course,
in the beginning I should be denounce*'
as an infamous tyrant, but after the
law had been ineffect for ten years
the richest stat ein the union would
build a monument to me as the finan
cial redeemer of my people,—Ex-Gov
ernor T, W. Bickett.
DEMONSTRATION AT HOYT'S
An interesting feature of the Great
Majestic Range demonstration at the
Hoyt Hardware Company this week
is the free gift offer ef a complete sab
stantial set of cookin gware with each
Greet Majestic Range sold during this
week. An expert from the factory
will be present all week to clearly ex
plain the advantages oi this ultra
modern range. You will find it de
cidedly. interesting and profitable to
attend this demonstration if you are
in the market for a range,
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Thousands of weak, run-down men
Muscle Shoals; What It
Is; Where It Is; And Why
WILSON FOUNBATION
FUND CONTRIBUTORS
Wllliamston School 16.00
Mrs J G Staton .... „... 6.00
Dunning and Moor* 6.00
Mm John D Biggs 2.50
Cash 2.00
J G Godard, Sr ........ „ 2.00
Mrs James E. Moor* .... .... 2.00
W C Manning 1. 1.00
B D W*bb I.o®
Mrs J S Rhodes 1.00
Mrs Titus Critcher I.QQ
M J Davis ... IM
James Ed Harrell ..... .. 1.00
K B Crawford 1.00
J H Purvii . i.CRJ
H T Roberson 1.00
C B Baaaell 1.00
A Hassell ..... 1.00
Miss Daisy Wynne _ 1,00
B R Bamhill 1.00
Mrs H M Stubba 1.00
J L Hassell ... 1.00
Louis Bennett ~.i„ 1.00
Nathan Orleans X 1.00
Joe Godard, Jr _. 1.00
Mrs Joe Godard, Jr.... 1.00
Joe Godard, 111 1,00
Jack Hunter 1.00
John Pope
ur. Knight 1.00
Cash ; 1.00
Cash 1.00
Cash ..'C. . 60
Mrs W H Harrell 1.00
Total $50.10
REMEMBER THE POOR
Feed an orphan, one that is actually
starving and unl*s> you or osra* otter
noble hearted persons eed ftbem, th*y
die. He that giveth but a dollar will
do enough to f*ed a hungryperson for
rowral days.
We must remember that no act of
their own caused this terrible condi
tion. None of them were beggars.
AH were self-rsspscting. Most of them
who were rich have lost all their bo
longings, and entire communities have
become poverty-stricken.. They hav*
been bereft of all their possessions.
TKey have no means of earning a liv
lihood. They have no implement* with
which to work. They have no material
to convert Into a mechanical product,
and no capital with whlc hto carry on
business. We have kept such of them
as have survived alive until now.
Shall we desert them at this critical
moment ?
The drive to raise fourteen million
dollars in the United States will suc
ceed without question, because the
American people are fully aroused to
the need of the starvink multitudes in
war stricken Europe.
Mr. W. R. Orleans is chairman of
the Martin County Committe* and wil
gladly receive any and all donations.
NOTICE OF SALE
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By virtue of the authority conferred
in me by a deed of trust executed to
the undersigned trustee by Reddick
Micelle and wife, and duly recorded
in the Register of Deed's office in
Martin county, to socut* th* payment
of a certain bond bearing even date
therewith and th* stipulations in said
dsed of trust not having b**n com
plied with, I shall expoha at public
auction, to th* highest bidd*r for cash
on Friday, th* 7th dav of February,
1922, at 12 M., In front of the court
house door of Martin county at Wll
llftnston, N. C„ th* following describ
ed property, to witi
Beginning in B*ar Grass Swamp
and running a Una around th* tract
of land given to Reddick Misell* by
his tether by will of record in the
clerkli office of Martin county. Ad-
Joining th* land* of Hardy Miselle,
and others containing 118 acres, more
or less.
This the 19th day of January, 1922.
H. M. STUBBS, Trustee. -
NOTICE
Having tills day qualified as admin
istrator of th* estate of A. L. Wallace
deceased, late of Martin Count, notice
is hereby given to all persona Indebt
ed to said eitat eto come forward and
settle same. AH persons holding
claims against said estate will 111* th*
sam* before January 27th, 1928, or
tills notice wil be pleaded la bar of
i their iMOfttv,
This 27th day of January, 1922.
HERBERT LILLEY,
~ Administrator.
» FOR SALE: ONE OLIVER TYPE
writer, practical!* new. Will aril
for leas than half price ef new on*.
Can b* seen at Enterprise Office, tf
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; CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALS:
• Early Jersey, Suly Watofleld, 10*
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W YOU WANT QUICK
RESULTS OB A WANT
AD IN THE AWfiHf—
ESTABLISHED 1899
Why so much talk about Muscle
Shoals. What is it ? Wham to it?
Questions of this type are frequently
heard, and it is doubtful if many per
son* have an accurate conception a 4
the importance of this project.
Muscle Shoals is a series of rapids
or shoals in the Tennessee Rir*r near
Florence, Alabama.
The shoals extend a distance of 17
miles and th* fall in that distance Jg
184 teat.
Th* width between the banks njtas
from 1,000 to 9,800 teat The cumat
ia very rapid, th* slope la aa great aa
15 per cent in certain places.
The U. S. Government ceastiuclod
a nitrate plant at Musde Shoals dar
ing th* War. Th* plant was spswb
art with coal on an experimental baate
—it requires 1600 teas ef coal par
day to run the plant.
Wilson Dam was begun with Aa
expectation of utilising water powar
instead of coal. The Tennessee river
ia 862 mike long and drains 40,670
square miles of territory; of this a*
> ea, 80,614 squar* miles are above th*
dam. Th* discharge of water at Flor
ence varies from 8200 to 499,000 cubic
feet per second.
It was anticipated that th* nitrate
plant would us* only a portion of th*
power generated and th* remainder
might be used in rearby dtiea sock
as Birmingham, Memphis, Nash villa,
Chattanooga and numerous smaller
cities.
The earth excavation fo rthe locta
is 844,437 cubic yards. The rock ea
cavation for the locks is 220,000 ceMc
yards. The locks will require 80,000
cubic yards of concrete. The pool a»
hove the dam will cover 14,987 acnaa
of land, and the depth of thewateiafe
the dam will b* 101 fet but the apron
extends 69 feet further down stream
thus gtvin ga base width of 160 feat
The powar house will contain 18 gen
erating units. Each unit is directly
connected with a turbine. The flrat
four of these wheels will g*neral*
30,000 horsepower each, while th* re
maining 14 will hav* a capacity of
86,000 horsepower each, giving a to
tal of 624,000 horsepower.
In the construction work it was nec
essary to construct 27 miles of rail
road track. The rolling stock com
prises 23 locomotives, 79 box cars and
109 flat and dump cars. The sand and
gravel for construction is dredged
from the river nine miles below Flor
ence and brought to the dam In barges
The dredging capacity is 2,000 cubic
yards daily.
Compared with other large dams
of the world, the order would b* aa
follows: 1. Wilson Dam; 2. Assouan
dam, Egypt; 8. Kenisco dam, New'
York; 4. New Croton. dam. New ...
York; 6. Keokuk dam, lowa, Ulin*ia;
8. Oliv* Bridge, New York; 7. Tense
dam, India; 8. Poons dam, In**;
9. Roosevelt dam, Arisona; 10. Barra*
Jack dam, Australia This order ia
based upon sise of masonry.
DENOUNCE RENT PROFITEERS
Raleigh paper* are denouncing the
alleged purpoaa of the "rant hogs" 9*
again profiteer on tehir tenants by ae
ing "Increased taxes" a* aa excuae te
again raise ranta If the pending mil
lion dollar school bond election far
Ralaigh township ia oartiad. Rente
have already been raised mpeatedb l
in Ralaigh until at present peak prioea
some families hav* little left for feed
and raiment after the landlord ia set
tled with. Friends of th* achoot chil
dren who era suffering from inade
quate school facilities are trying 9a
employ an adequate remedy to ehoba
off the rent hag*. A Mead now sng
gests th* purchase of a liberal supply
of well rotten eggs, to b* handed eat
to school boysjjf the bond issue ia da*
feated, - .
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