Advertiser. Will IM Oar Wiiiu i Utel Key to 15#0 *f Martin County's Hone a VOLUME 23—NUMBER 65 GOOD WAY TO GET CHEAP CROP YIELD ' (Dy C, B. Williams, Chief, Division of Agronomy, N. C. Experiment Sta ' tion.) The three factors under the diieci control of the farmer for inert an' production per acre of cropa and most economical cost of production are in telligent fertilization, cultivation ami good seed. One cannot possibly In. pi to got the best returns in the produc tion of any crops without due con sideration to all three of these factors At this time, it is necessary foi those who are planning to crops and a larger number, than liavt ever done so before should give care ful consideration to the question o what is the best variety of differ* i, crops to use on each of their individ ual farms For there ia no question but what increases of 20 to 2i> pei cent or more might be secured by bet ter suited seed over what has bee; secured heretofore with seed of a non descript character. It can be seen therefore, that this is a matter of tre rnendous economic importance to at of our North Carolina farmers, b ion high yielding strains of farm te.i one may secure these greatly increas ed yields with about the same amour of labor and expense that has been given the crops heretofore. Every one should exercise every precautio possible before buying seed of an) crop from any source of being us.sui ed that the seed are of the vaili strain best adapted for growth in hi; particular locality. One cannot b guided always in buying seed by e>. travagant claims or extensive advei tising. The North Carolina Ex peri ment Station will be glad to help tlios who wish information along this oi any other the varieties of different crops foi many years and feeis it ia in positioi to know what is best for so win. i different sections of the state it is known positively that u gooi strain of wheat or oats in one sec tion is not necessarily the one tha will produce best results in an tin . section of the state. In buying ir order to get the best quality of s e it will be necessary to pay price, but on the other hand, bee aus the price is high, it does not necessar ily follow that it is the strain w i,. the farmer hsould buy. In the main, wheat growing section of North Car olina probably a good strain of I>eap* Prolific is as good as could be recom mended. It will be .necessary, how ever, to see to it that those who buj seed of this crop are getting just w". i they are paying for. The same pie cautions will hold with referenc t buying .seed of oats, rye or any oihe crop. The Experiment Station v, be glad to supply definite informa tion with reference to the best strain; and possible sources of supply at re soluble prices. It might be st however, in this connection that wi a neighbor farmer is growing a w. I adapted strain by all means purriuu ~ the seed from him rather than to en off at a distance to someone who i not known and who has seed not bet adapted to your conditions. This i» not only a good precaution to obsej-vt in the buying of small grain but fo % : all other crops, provided the neighbor is practising proper methods of seei selection and care, and is thereby pro ducing a strain which it is knovn •' well adapted to the local community HAMILTON ITEMS Miss Helen Council is spending some time in Tiiiery. y/ F. Haislip spent last week a Vi/ginia Beach. Miss Lillian Thomas has returnee to her home in Tillery after spendin; some time with Miss Helen Daven port. Miriam and Margaret Cahoon speii' last week with their uncle, Mr. H. i Johnson. Miss Delia Purvis has returne* from a visit to her sister in Kobe sonville. H. S. Johnson, Joe Edmpndson, T R. Roebuck and P. L. Salsbury, wen in Robersonville Wednesday. Messrs. D. T. Mattheks, C. D. Per kins and P. H. Davenport spent Tue day in Greenville. Miss Fannie Gladstone of New Yor" Is spending some time with her moth er, Mrs. L. 6. Gladstone. Mrs. R. W. Salsbury is spendinj this week in Greenville. P. S. Salsbury with Carl and Marth Salsbury spent last week at Virgin!.' 'Beach. Mr. R. W. Salsbury ia in Richmpn this week BRIDGE WORK HELD UP The recent rains have held beck the work on the bridge, but R is now. go ing on and in a few days ail will b done and traffic will be moving again SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE While the press was busy telling of Ford's new plan to make automobiles in Mexico, Henry was up in Quebec. Canada, with his wile riding around in one ot those old Open-faced . ijjr hacks known as a "caleches." It was a pleas ' nre What Has Become of the Chamber of Commerce? As we read ype county papers ot the towns of, Eastern Carolina we have seen in big headlines something in regard to the organizing or reor ganizing of the chambers of com merce. It has brought more clearly to our minds the needs of our own town. The building of good roads is going to revolutionize the whole country and those that ate awake to the situation, keeping up with modern advance ments may be expected to progress and those that halt are going to be out of the race. Our own county and town have been hit by the financial depression, but then we must not let that depressed spirit pervade our future, Martin County contains sonte of the finest farming land found Hi'ftyWhere, suit able for all the year crops, and if we will forget our past (even though it be hard) and cooperate in our work MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE IS RIVAL OF THE BOLL WEEVII We have heard a great deal about the cotton boll weevil and the i-nor mous damage being done to the ct ton crop by this insect, but very lit „tje has been written about the Mexi can Baan Beetle, which feeds upo the important soiling and green-nta turing crops used in the farm prac tice of the Southern States. The ii sect feeds on many table beans an other legumes, including snap, linn and pinto beans, soy beans, hyacint! beans, cowpeas, cultivated beggar weed, and occasionally on sweet clovei and alfalfa. The bean beetle, which is alread) establshed in 36 counties in Georpia as well as in 36 counties in Alabama 34 in Tennessee, 2 in Kentucky., 2 in | North Carolina, and 3 in South Caio lina, will according to Entomologm. connected with the U S. Depurtmen of Agriculture and some of the South ern States Agricultural Department probably lie dii-trihult d southvv.u l and westward Uj the Mississ'ppi river, eastward to tho Atlantic 0«", ; ,i,, am northward to the MicWun anil Ne>- York bem a t-as. J The Uhiiid States 1 'epnrtiii«;»it cf Agriculture, Jjureuu of _ Entomology,\ maintains laboratories at Thomasvilh Ga., and Birmingham, Ala., for the study of the pest, but no satisfactory recommendations for control, othei than changes in cropping, huve yet been worked out, although the depart ment has been studying the problem since the discovery of the pest in Ala bama in 1920. i The total money-value of the crop.- I it attacks is not less than SIOO,OOO, 000 annually, of which table beau and edible cowpeas make up about one-half. Fanners in the Carolinas should report to the Entomology Division, Clemson College, S. C., for South Carolina and to the Entomology Div ision, Raeligh, N. C., for North Caro lina, the occurrence of yellowish prickly grubs on beans in the garden The fall gTOWn beetle is one of th true ladybird beetles, having sixteen black spots on the wing covers. A WOMAN'S PROGRAM Let the man see that we desire r better, safer, and cleaner world foi our children and their ehidlren. W realise tha tonly by doing our bit, b facing unclean thing* with cleanliness, by facing wrongs with right, by go ing fearlessly into all things that may be diaagvereable; we will somehow make'it a little better world. Ii we want this new world, we err only get R by striving for It. T* real struggle will be within ourselves to put out of our consciousness, out o our hearts and thoughts all tha' makes for war, bate, envy, greed pride, force, and material ambition. — Lady Astor. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 22nd, 1922 we will be able to pay the bunks and they will have money, and our credit will be of the best and we will be able to secure money for new en terprises. But if we do not work and pull together Williamston will not be a suitable place for anything except a gathering of morons and crooks to live in: It is cooperation and not op position, and unless we do we will not be able to make u progressivt st ride. If we should get our Chamber o Commerce organized :\nd working a gain they might lend their support t the building and loan association am help them in the sale of the 1,00 shares they hope to sell this series We might also establish a credit cal endar, which would be an ideal tliiiu for Williamston. We are too lax i our business methods for the grcates success . Pride is a great thing an it would make some of us more mind ful of our obligations. W. U. HAKDISON OF DIAMOND CITY KILLS BEAB LAST WEEi One of the things that especial I. appeals to the hunting sport, is lively bear hunt. Those that kno\ hear hunting know it is more autici pated excitement than real cxcitemen ad the bear is generally .Th the thick He is rarely seen except as he rum near some hunter who generally kilh him. An exception to all rules of bea hunting was experienced by Mr. W G. Ilardison of Diamond City las week. When he and hi* son wei going to a neighbors to help put ii tobacco they passed a pocosin. Hcrt his pack of hounds began a chasi suddenly and soon a bear was see; to cross the road. Mr. Hardison im mediately sent his boy buck for guns Upon his return they followed an found the bear had he en forced up tree and before they got in shootim distance the bear began to com down. They fired three shots at lont range but did not hurt the bear. WhM the bear reached the ground, Mr. Har dison says, the greatest fight he eve witnessed was staged by the bear an his pack of dogs. Finally the bea attempted to climb again when ' shot it. He found the bear to Ire unusua l poor and so old it scarcely had i teeth whjch accounts for the dogs ex istence after the fight. WHAT'S WHAT AT MARGOLIS* Mr. Frank J. Margolis of the firm of Margoliß Bros, and Brooks return ed Saturday from New York and a very enjoyable trip through the nortl where he spent his vacation campin? with friends. While in New York Mr. Margollr spent his time buying fall goods fo his shop which is attracting at ten tion not only in Martin county but I other surrounding townß and com munitiea, for the high class line o wearing apparel for both men ar women, that he carries. Mr. Margoli is a wide-awake merchant who make; a study of the styles and buys wit his customers, individually, in mine and Ihis interest in his friends r customers is attracting new shoppen to Williamston and keeping those home who have hitherto done the! buying in the ejties. They are making preparations h the store for the fall opening whicl will be in the very near future as M Margolis wants to give the col ley girls ample time to purchase thei' winter waidrobes before leaving fo school and he wants the mothers o' the school girls to know that he ha them in mind while he was away an has a beautiful line of dresses, suits and coats suitable to them. Watch The Enterprise for the announcement of tha opening. UNTRUE REPORT ABOUT THE PEANUT EXCHANGE There are many rumors sent broad cast that the Peanut Exchange has "busted." These rumors were started by mm who have little respect for the trutl and who are moving heaven and earth to try to discredit any system that assures the farmers imlependence. They state that certain officers of the association have stolen large sums of money. This is a lie of the fir* magnitude and an insult to/six thous and as good citizens as can he foun in Eastern North Carolina and Vir ginia. These rumors seem to be pointed at some great diagon. They speak or it as some great monster prowlin# the world over seeking whom it may devour. When you hear these things just remind them that the associa tion is six thousand good farmers I who have agreed to sell their peanuts collectively and every one voted o the board of dirrectors or managers. They are not ashamed of their direc tors and challenge every critic t name the things wrong in them. First we would like to call their attentioi to Mr. Tom Swain of Washington county, then to I)r. Biggs of our own county and next Mr. Muck C. Bras well of Edgecombe, one of the 1 business men in Eastern Carolina Then we And on the list J. H. Alex ander, Jr., of Halifax and 0. K. Toy lor of Nash and our North Carolini dirrector-at-large, Mr. B. 11. Everett of Palmyra. The other members o the board are also of the fine type of business men and farmers which an found in the various peanut counties of the Eastern section of Virginia am our own State. Now these men have worked fairlj and honorably. They have had a hard pull to live under such a fire as ha: been hurled at them by the trusts The fellow who is doing the kick ing is not the farmer. It is the fel low w ho fears the day is nigh at hani when his opportunity to buy, price, weigh and grade all peanuts is about gone. Members of the association should demand of every one of the.st fellows, that they write down these statements and sign them. If the) can establish the truth of their state ments they should have the opportun ity to do so, if not they should be call ed down. 7 PER CENT OF QUOTA FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF RAISED Martin oounty raised fI42.SK for Near East Relief this year ,or 7 pel cent of its quota, according to an noumement from Raleigh by Col. Geo H. Bellamy, Htate chairman. Martin stood ninety-eighth in the list of coun ties in North Carolina in amountr raised. Martin sent in $50.88 in cash up *e the close of the fiscal year on Jun 30. Clothing to the value of s9l. was sent in front, the county. In thanking his chairmen and work ers and the people who contributed this money, Col. Bellamy called at tention to the fact that it will be nec essary to put on a similar c&mpaigi this fiscal year, because the Great Powers of the World are allowing thi Turks to continue their massacres it Armenia and destruction of all crop homes and industries. £ s There have been twenty-two sap urate massacres since the Armistice' declared Col. Bellamy, "which make It impossible for these people to b self-supporting until France, England and Italy relinquish their protector ate over Turkey in their mad scramblr for the Mohammedan calico trade. "The recent British refusal to allow the Greek army to stop massacres ol its own people was one of the m astounding and sordid chapters in hi troy, and until such conditions as thi disappear and England becomes r Christian nation, the American peoph are the only thing that stand betweo Armenia and the entire starvation > its outstanding population." DISTRICT MEETING OF W. O. W. All members of the Woodmen t the World ar* invited to attend district meeting at Scotland Neck or Thursday, August the 24th. The invitation comes from the Wpodmen Camp through A. J. Green Council Commander and W. B. StricV land, Jr., Clark. This invitation comet not only from the Woodmen Camp b from the Town of Scotland Neck aa i whole. The program includes a big barbecue dinner, sight-seeing trip* and degree work. All members of Roanoka Camp are requested to meat at the Wool/nen Hall, Wednesday night, August 28, at 8:15 P. M. W. C. MANNIG, Council Comdr. J. H. GURGANUS, Clerk. Mrs. Ben McManaing of HanPsons Mill had the misfortune to fall and break her left arm laat week. 4 A BOY CHAMPION FOR 1922 | ' rUr ' ' *^^**"" 1 Tobacco Growers Association Will Start Receiving Tobacco Here Thursday, August 24th The Tobacco Growers Association will begin receiving tobacco from its members, Thursday, August 24th. There will doubtless be many far mers present to see just what it is like." It will be nothing more than thr working of a simple organization. The farmer will bring his tobacco as he always did and each grade will hi placed on a basket and the grader wil grade it. The farmer or the plante; receives a slip of paper upon whirl the weight and grado of each pile i written. He then receives an ad vance on each grade. Each fa fine., will get the same price for the snni grade. If all farmers everywhere would join the tobacco association thi price of tobacco would be high am' the manufacturer would still have room for big profies. These are record days of action and accomplishment for the Tobacco Grow, ers' Cooperative Association Withii less than ten days of the opening o its South Carolina warehouses, the At sociation made a big sale of its mem ber's tobacco, and several smallei sales, which establish ut the outset that the Association is a going con earn and prepared to do huiness witl the tobacco companies, its big eus tomers. Last week's receipts for tobacco ii the oCoperative warehouses ran ovei 3,300,000 pounds, and the enthusiasn of the members for the new marke' ing system Is growing daily. Following the success of the Coop, erative markets in South Carolina, tin Eastern Carolina growers are ly awaiting the opening of their As sociation warehouses this week, am tremendous deliveries ure looked foi on Thursday, Aug. 24th, when th Eastern belt's Cooperative markets will receive the members' product Rocky Mount, Kinston, Greenville Goldsboro, Farmville, Washington Tarboro, Smithfield, Vanceboro, New Bern, Ahoskie, Ayden, 'ltailey, Fre mont, LaGrange, Maysville, Pinetops, Kichlands, Robersonville, Spring Hof Snow Hill, Wallace, Warsaw, William ston and Windsor will receive and grade tobacco for the members of th marketing association this week. Vei'y satisfactory advances have been secured from the committee o North Carolina bankers on the tofoue co of Eastern Carolina growers. Each member will receive his casF advance upon delivering tobacco thii week and in addition will he given hi participation receipt. The pa rtcipa tion receipt Is guarantee that he wil receive all future payments for h tobacco, and is proving valuable col lateral for loans by growers, both i Kentucky and in South Carolina. So clean cut is the system of grail ing tobacco in the Associations-ware houses, that the advance payment?" for each grade will be po«ted consplc uously at each Cooperative warehouse Richard R. Patterson, manager of the Association's leaf department, former ly holding that position with the A merican Tobacco Compuny, and C. II Cheatham and A. R. Breedlove, as sistant managers of the Association's Leaf Department and known as lead ers in the trade, will supervise tin grading at tha Eastern Carolina mar kets, as in South Carolina, where the grading pleaaed the members fro.n the very start. Aaron Sapiro, the worker of oCop erative miracles, attorney for the 140,000 organised tobacco farmers In Kentucky, Virginia and the Carolines, and counsel for half a million mars from tha Atlantic to the Pacific waa welcomed by a great mass meet ing of growers, held in Mulllns, S> i Carolina last lfonday Recent meetings of importance were laat weelca' celebration of Charlotte County'a 98 per eent sign-up, by 6,- 000 farmers who attended the annua' barbecue at Charlotte Court Hous Virginia, and heard Dr. Clarence Poc and M. O. Wilton, secretary of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Asso ciation; tha overflow meeting of to- baeeo farmers in the Coyrt House si- Wilson, N. C., when new members jnii ed the Association on tlfe first da. operation of the Auction markets, :u, the great mass meeting of tohaec growers at Durham, N. C., on Au ; 19th-, when a great gathering of fa nters atui business men welcome Oliver J. Sands, Kxecutive manage of the Association. NOT LONG IIEFOKtC S( HO()l. After the long summer vacation, school days are almost on us again. Front the up .hrougli tlt ■ grammar grades and then into lh high school, from there to the greai universities. Whe can attend these great insti tut ions? Everyone from 6to 21 can attend if they live in a special tu.\ district. You can attend a credit?) high school under thu same condi tions. This is as far as froe'school ing goes, except to the special pupils preparing for special work. After passing through the high school an.\ graduate of a standard high school can entir any of our colleges for firs year work. The hardship conies a 1 this point. The college has raige> itself so high that only the standar high school pupils, can enter. It i not a matter of how much you know bub a question of where you have been. Martin county not having u standard high school, 110 young nian can go front the schools of this coiiiV ty to the colleges ami enter for grail uation in the regular four year grail uating course. This means that they will have to attend school an exits, year before entering -college, jnitkiii* it a five year requirement rather than a four year requirement. With tli situation at hand it means four m live hundred dollars added expense It simply means that unless a boy 01 girl lives in a large town with i population of 6,000 or more they can not prepare themselves for eoll«-g> entrance without an extra yei.i n preparatory school. The system seem* a little out of tune and sometliin should be done to bring it back i balance. THE HEN CALLS FOU lIKLI* Finally the foo)l profiteers hav> locked horns with a real oppositiui They face the inexorable persist , ency of the great American hen aiu panic reigns. Nome years ago the American ho. gave warning that she might pr \ a dangerous enemy and bring aboil fair prices, but the shrewil profited: countered, and when ths, hen laid sufficient volume to feeiPthe |H»O|II the cold storage warehouse was con calved. Instead of being distributed , sprices governed by the law of su plv and demand, eggs were stored the people, and doled out at unifomily high prices. It appeKre, however, that the greai American has been thinking. The result ni that she has agnii sonte to the front with a productioi so bewildering cold storagi plants could not takeof it. in spite of this, egfcujn Nev York are selling from 60 to a doaen ———— • """ ™~ .'^N Hut thebump is at hand. If thehen gets a little support froij the public and a little tihy egg sfriki be started, the backbone of the priei extortion will be broken. It is all very well to store eggs, bti when it comes to erecting more an more great stell structures equippe* with the expensive freezing plants t take care of them, then it may. ' thought better to ta sell the preset stock at a fair price. There are now 303,000,000 doze eggs in storage—more than three dose en for every person in the Unito' States. And the great American hen is on the job. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENTERPRISE IF YOv QUICK RESULTS USE A WANT AD IN TJIE ENTERPRISE ESTABUSHED 180* AUTO CCLLiDiS WITH MULtAfD BUGGY Saturday a., ). ,• w. jf. i^ )p . kins' car., driven In t ~,M ) was | flav . ing Janiesville, a nog .i named Gra ham fluerinirtin, win Hv s near Ply mouth, dr.;ve a mule and buitsry out from an open lot aero. , tin -uteuaiic . and into the car. Mrs. Hopkins with > n> of Jn.-r chil dren and Miss Orpha ,Jl!c\, the thir teen-year-uid adopted iau>;!.ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. U . (li'il in w.n; iiiij> t>- i"K Hie car. Tho shaft struck Miss l.illey on tii.> si lo of Uio nci.k tearing a most danger HIS wound, cut ting her tongue half in two ami wound itig her-iuck and thu at ball' . .. lost much hlg'od, 4>ut s.-oii treat ed by Dr. Sniithwirk, llec n,ii ht-on is considered as lie lang»ro i •. She is haryl able to take nourishr-ent or water. Ihe ncgi o was ai i'f .-tTdynu-l given a hearing heiorn Ma,o( J.n • y and taken to jail, whoa: Ik a. V await inn development of th - w.,uim! HI! was ICekle.- !v ill . ihuing the evening and had j ! i breken his buggy, but li.i i i |-;;ii.,| it and was again driving at.-un.l Hi .1 and careless way The le-uTt v., . caused by one man b ing drunk. A tJKE VI JO I UN \L!S I l)i: \!> IN LOUD NO K I ll(! I; I ; One of the woild" ;i.m: . me a passed away when Alfn'ii « iiar'es Wif" ham Harm.swoi Hi (lot \.n't l-cliifo 1 recently died. l ord Noil! 1 lilTo was born in IVeland .">7 year* ngu a.id w; 1., .not only an Irishman but \\u an Eng lishman also In brain, honesty ami ciaira;'e I • was unexcelled in li s iv'tiei ii i-> 1 ,J "~ downed rremlers from their s.>..:s an I replaced them I.y othei . u■■tab y. M? Asquitll anil Lloyd li. oryr'. i:. was . f 'Tie who forced Enli'T i~ I To ,sei.d an ' Army to France. It wis nu(, t! \. office's policy to do it and other of Ills ideas forced on tb.e Kagladi War Oflice were said to lure been anion the greatest factors in b ■ Wn'M War lie exercised his |i v . _i.ii- t liy.the means of a sinall \\>* . '■ *v.--|vuptM-, which sim. I for tb-- th n.- Ili.it w.-r • right liapidly giowiriL I 1 11 !. . mark in eireulation uolil at liis- ilea)h he was issuing more th,.it eighty great dailies and other, publn atuni:;. - . There will peih.q!»-. a )m 1 ' yeai'K uf X'u^li.sk "loin.! . wITTi i~> f,w.-. men as great as I n I \o 1 !i. hi . and . ' 1.10.vd George, both of h _ j.. ~|-'i» and for the people, We have in our i>\v 1 country Mr. William Randolph Ilea-..L r .-tlw t.-r» at est puldislier in all th win Id of any age, but who would tri.-t him Does the public know whet In r Jie i.- fe ' the peole or foi Hearst? No man should haw a Iqsh ideal of service than I,old v liait, even though his ties and inlluence may bAimiad. The name gulden rule will tnalte all men great. HAIMtISON MHOS. (>N THK JOli Mr. T. I''. Harrison of Harriet! I'.ros. and •«>., returu>j| from Htdti * more, Philadelphia and New York, where ho spei t-several weeks buying a complete line of t 1".»11 and winter gou'.k, Mr. H:ii ' -i-i*i to i n thusiastie at the busin ss out)po\ and is one of the fellow's who believes any man who trios can awlm. His always tries to have just the (hints the _cu.-tomer needs and wants and whether if be for man or'woman t r child of the farm aiilTT at tfiey pener ally have it. It make; no .difference whether it be for the kitchen, parlor or basement. Fancy and plain. > Mrs. Anna Hartisoi], Mrs.' Anni/ Hell liro\yn, Miss Ann.' Crawford and Mis. Mollie White will, be iu charge of the millinery department which wiH open early in Septensber, The line will be the largest evet shown in Wi 1 - liamston. Look for announcement of the opening date in The Enterprise. , MRS. MARY V. REVELI.S Mrs.. Mary V. Rcveila died at tho Waahington Hospital this morning at 5:80 after a long ill ess. About 3 ago she wits lyprortcrt on at Washington Hospital, hi three weeks after the o|>erntion she recovered e nough strength to be taken to her home, but in a shoit time she had a . relapse and was in bad continuously after that time. For several days she grew worse and v/as taken back to the hospital, where she stayed un til the end came. She leaves two small children beside:' her husband, Mr. W. Slade Itevells, her father and mother and six brothers and three sis ters. She will be buried Wednesday afternoon at the Itevells burying ground. - ~ 1 Mr. David Coltridn of Griffins had to be taken to Washington Hospital last week to be treated for blood poison. poison. L-i- ■> :i