Trade and Pay-Up Cam
paign Continues Until
Tuesday, February 15th
VOLUME IJ—NU.WEBR 90.
PROSPECTS FOR 1923 APPEAR
GOOD FOR MARTIN COUNTY
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Business Outlook Is Brifcliter Than In Several
With Everything Looking Toward a Rival
for War Time Business
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(By JAVELYN) %% • j
Martin county, like the thousands of
# other counties 'in the United States,
enjoyed durin gthe latter part of the
recent war, and immediately there af
tcr, an orgy qf wild, wreekiees pros
perity, the like of which has
before been experienced in America.
Vslues doubled, overnight; people were
swamped with a sudden influx of war
money; business wa soperated on
swollen credit*. Like a bomb from a
clear sky, the sudden great slump
«Mck swept the country in the fall
c 1920 practically wiped our real
e tate values; reduced merchants to
b. nkruptcy; left the farmer* with ex
pensively produced commodities -at
ltw prices; and the banks with cab
' mats of worthless- commercial paper.
The moral slump was even wop* than
the material one; people lost heart,
and to a great extent gave up, and
hrtd no faith in the future.
A review of history shows us thst
this country has suffered periodic fi
nancial slumps even long years before
Cixey's army marched on W ashing -
I INVENT A FOAM
TO CUT AttJbi OfL
EVAPORATION
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Tests Carried On for a
Year Show Keduc
tion of Waste
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The problem of evaporation losses
in oil storage tanks has assumcu
•i ch i serious proportions tliaFlead
e. J in the industry have recently re
d -abled their effort* to elumnate it,
a. wording to information in local on
quarters. Large sums have been
a, ant in research and experiments,
L e official explained, but tnus lar,
tl a only scheme which appeals ef
fo tive is that designed by the Stand
a i Oil company of New Jersey.
' ihe company claims, through its
n / product, known as "sealite," the
p. ctical elimination of evaporation
It. .*» in storage tank*» a develop
n it which it is belfeved will re
». t in the saving of millions of dol
I: ij annually to the oil companies
. o America. The product which has
b> n worked out and tested recently
i> the laboratories of the company,
Ik ihe result of severtf yttr* of re
fc od to the indushidluetal£ BFs-x
sc Vch work and will offer
ee to the industry. -~
t'he new metliod is basod on the
principle of holdin gthe lighter va
po.s thrown off by pdtroleum' and
ii:> products while in storage, with
a:i airtight on the surface of the
au,ed product it is explained by of
fti uls who liave watched the exper
k.nnts. #
in compounding a foam that would
.Jo.it on tno surface of even the light
, s..nie time be airtight, says the Cur
rent Oil Weekly, which describes the
■c w products in detailed manner for
(toe first time, the development do
pa. tmerit of the Standard Oil com
pany hps worked o«t a chemical
lution of which glycerine, glucose and
g.ua form the basic chemicals. The
pi don of glue used makes the pro
duct of such "stickability" that it
a most impossible to tear it apart
toaltito in iU first state Km the
ap; earance of brown molasses, with
• weight of about eleven pounds to
the gallon. BefoHt'dM solution is
applied to the tank it i* put through
a mixer with eomgifssed air, which
li.r~.ess— its volume JBtmt three times
«.>l lowers the weight per gallon to
ni .vand four and ajhalf pounds. Af
ter going through the mixer seal
tit* beoomos a rich cream color and
:= very* much the appearance of a
*6ir~"
application is made by pouring the
sealite through the vent holes in the
fact of ttifc tank, after.which witn
bi a few hours it spreads until the
envm surface has bees'covered. Suf
fkisnt sealite is used to make 4 cov
eting of about one inch in thickness
on crude oil and abput two inches
cn gasoline and other lighter pro
ducts. v '
live chemical composition of the
product is of such nature as to l*«l|
fcfanet greaae* which keeps sealito
•' from sticking *o the walls of the
tank and making It possible to low
er or refill tanks without any dam
age to the foam.
. Cy eliminatingjhe aecimwiatien of
gases and vapor in the sfuj* betw«*i
the surfeae ef*the oil and the roof
of the tank, It ia pointed oat .sealite
THE ENTERPRISE
ton; and just as sorely as there came
a panic, then just an surely there
came a recovery which brought about
conditions better than previous.
'ihe Lnited States statistics show
a gr«at advance in conditions during
ttoe year Just passed, and indications
strongly point to the financial out
look of 1*23 being a year of great
prosperity.
With indications of prosperity
throughout* the country in general,
Urere is no reason why Martin coun
ty should not show a year of un
usual prosperity. Our oounty is bless
ed with being one of the greatest
furming sections in the tailed States;
nature has been over-indulgent in pro
viding a mi Mi, deimhtiul ciiinate, a
very adaptable soil, an ovei-abuuUaucc
ol game, lisn, and tutcuial product
to pleasure of nuiUamU, anu u
houiugenous, Angid-ijaxon community
of citizens.
Our variety of crops can insure u» i
prosperity wnen other sections of tne |
' country suiter faiiuie on account oi j
naving practically oiuy one niaiaeU ;
bie laim prouueu v»e are utaviug
buiit at the expense oi ouiy » ie»
Uiuusanu dollars, two nudioii uviiui
oi. goou ro*ub, pudges a»u «4u«r->u>.u>,
wiucn w.l lauu to bur i«al esLuie
l/Aospenty Liic gie-t amount ol lour
or hve million dollars, but the great
> esi tiling of all, Martin county people
ate learning to do business in a bus
iness way. ~•• I
i our business methods in general
una lesponsibie ior a great deal of
our recent ill lortuno, but during the
p«u>t there lias boon a deciuea up
wail tendency for improvement—the
merchants nu\e beeu more careful in
moil ereiius; Uie have--been
luoie cateiul in the cultivation oi
tneii crops and Uie Itarvesting of tlie
'same; the people in general have pro
tected their financial reputations bet
ter; and the banks haVe been more
conservative in their methods of bus
ines*.
However, one of tlie surest signs
of a prosperous and happy New Year
of ll)23 in Martin county la the peo
pie have again turned their eyes to
tne east* and are looking with confi
dence and courage in the future. Tne
toll* ua in vary specific terms
that as a man thinketh hi his lieart
so is he, and the good people of Mar
tin county, backed up by a God-Bless
ed environment, are beginning to
think again that overything happens
tor the best and that the days of
the future will bring back to m thai
peaces tnat prosperity, and that hap
piness whi«th every person craves and
which ia one of our inalienable
rights. _ T
With n return to cleaner living,
greater energy, confidence and cour
age in our hearta, nil mixed up with
a reasonable amount of good business
judgement, the great future of the
good peeople of Martin county is in
comparable.
i
reduce* to a minimum the Are haa
ards, Officials «f the Standard Oil
company state that the extent to
which' the evaporation has been re
duced ia shown by teats on 66,000
barrel tanks of crude od, whore after
sealite has been applied, it Was al
most im possible to smell the gas
vaeo opening thn vents on the fool
of the tank. Other tests made over
a period of timo have shown, ac
eoxifcv to the officials, that evap
oration can be reduced approximate
ly 76 per cent
According to roeeat estimates, a
120 foot tank, or the largfct storage j
tank made, can be covered with seal
it at an approximate cost of between
12,000 and $2,700, and teats so far
■hew that after n year's service the
foam nmitftains substantially ita in
-1 i(ial quality.
The solution is the result of the
work of P. A. Howard, Dr. Robinson,
' J. M. Jennings and G. H, L Kent,
all memben of the development de
partment of the Standard Oil cora
i pany of Uew Jersey. The patents
i on the process have been granted in
the named of these men,
> Edison worries about the time when
i elMtric driven machinery will do ev
• I erything and thereH be no work to
> do. Bnt it ia not alarming this geo
| A now. foot disease, caused by the
pressure of the automobile driver's
foot on tile gas accelerator, has been
discovered. It ie some times fatal t
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WILLIAMSTON, MARTIN COUNTY,. NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1923.
ROOK AND BRIDGE
ENTERTAINMENT
Mesdames Dunning and.
Peel Entertain Large
Number Friends
Last Thursday, Mrs. A .It. Dunning
and Mrs. Elbert S. Feel entertained
at the heme of Mrs. Dunning on Main
street. Hook was played in af
*
tcr noon and bridge in the evening.
The entire lower lloor of Mrs. Dun
ning's luxuriant home was thrown op
en to the guests and it was attrac
tively decorated in holly aud hustle-,
tot., suggestive of the Christmas sea
son. Lovely bowls of narcissus anu
hyacinths perfumed the air and in the
center of the dining table was a pret
ty basket of fruit and ilowers.
in the afternoon there were nine
tables of rook and in the evening
nuMs tables of bridge.
These present in* the afternoon
wcie; Mrs. John Henry Thrower,
Mrs. K. I'. Cunningham, Mrs. Arthui
V lute, ilrs. Jas. A. Leggett, Mrs.
Uarsnal Wilson, Mrs. Asa T. Craw
ford, Mis. J. W. Andrews, Miss Em
tua ltoUjrson, Miss Clyde iiassell,
Alii. Ethel Gritiln, Mrs. Joe i'ender,
Mrs. Louise lieunett, Mrs. iScroggs,
Mrs. L H. ftose, Mrs. Sam Cetsdig-
I er, Mrs. l*reu Shute, Mrs. churleo
j allies, Mrs. Lawrence feel, Mis.
| Myrtle brown, Mrs. Waiter Crieaus,
; Mrs. W. J. nudges, Mrs. A. Ander-,
j tuu, Mrs. if. V». iiardy, Mrs. flarold
' Ciaik ol' benlaven, Miss Amia i'ope,
Mis.«i. i . lUigpen, Mrs. W. C. Lib
orinan, Mrs. A. V. Joyuer, Mrs. Mou
nce Moore, Mrs. Jno. A. Waid, Mrs.
M>rue Harris, Mils Eva I'eel, and
Mrs. Harry Meatlor, Mrs. Clyde An
derson of Tarboro.
Tiiose playing bridge in the even
iug were: Dr. and Mrs. P. b. Cone,
Mr. and Mrs. V. U. barnes, Mis and
Mrs. Wliteler MarUn, Mrs. Collm
bmuet- oi Murfreesboro, Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice t). Watta, Mr. and Mrs. Clay
ton Moore, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. God
aixl, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Saunders,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson, Mis.
K. b. Crawford, Mis» Anna
Crawford, Mi*. Haifton, Mr. and
Mrs. Warren' H. lliggs, Mr. and
Mrs. Titus Critcher, . Miss Vella
Andrew*, Miss Carrie Dell White, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Hardison, Mr. ami
Ml*. F. W. Hoyt, Mr. Julius Feel,
Mr. J. D. Woolard, Mr. R. D. Critch
er, Mr. A. K. Hax ton, Mr. Jack W.
Bigg* and Mr. Ambrose Maree.
Some families just will spend their
money for food when there isn't a
singlo pair of ailk stockings on the
premises.
An ftiahman .not familiar with
horses, Joined the cavalry and im
mediately found himself prostrate on
the ground. His officer seem# him
on the ground, ahouted: "From what
quartern did you receive orders to
dismount T"
The Irishman replied: "From the
hind quarters, sir."—Watchman Ex
aminer.
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MAY 1923 BE A
YEAR OF |HAP- ■ '
PINESS AND
•• - PROSPERITY
FOR YOU.
THE ENTERPRISE -
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MARTIN COUNTY'S REPRE
SENTATIVE WAS THE
FIRST MAN ON THE JOb"
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Clayton Moore, representative from
Martin county had thej distinction
of being the firat member? of the 1923
legislature to tread Raleigh soil. Well,
Clayton, the people canndt complain.
They elected you to get ,on the job
»nd stay there and are glad
that yo\i have set hai-d U> the task.
Two things you should df, do right,
and please the folka; but'if you can
oo only one, do right. '
Charges Secretary
Mellon With Tax
. Dodging, Is Said
Claims for more than half a mil
lion dollars said to be duo the gov
ernment as income taxes on a stock
,div ; jjend which the Gulf Oil corpo
ratiou declared \n 1913 ha •e been
filed uguinst Secretary of the Treas
ury Andrew W. Mellon anil his bro
ther, K. b. Mellon, in ttte United
States lUstrict court in Pittsburgh.
The amount which the government
stex.i to "'collect from Secretary Mel
lon is V*3l.W«- • i
1 ,T e Guli company is one of the
' couceius which would receive subsid
j ics from the government for carrying
it« own j'x.-'.ucts in its own vessels
if Presidei.t Harding's ship bonus bill
)>assed m'tiie form in which he
i'i leported to desire its enactment.
Secituuy J fc'ion; in the course ol'
correspondence v.ilh Itepresentative
Freav, (vep., V.t.) has eontendeei,
that stock dividends' are nit taxable
sn l hau unuouneeu that M will not
a Kept the view that *he present in •
cuU'o t.ix luwi subject them to tax
anon.
The suits tjjiJnst Secretary Mot
ion, In.- brother, and sixteen ot'i »r
wealthy men of Pittsburgh were in
stituted during r.iO Wilson adminis
tration.
Mrs. Ewell Entertains
i«'ew Young Friends
On last Wednesday af tendon Mrs.
Sue Ewell entertained a few of he>
young friends from three until five
o'clock. The guests were received by
Miss Bonner Gurganus, who usher
ed them into the living loom where
the color scheme of green ami red
prevailed.
Mrs. Ewell proved a very charm
ing hostess by relating some very
thrilling stories. Miss Minnie Rob
ertson entertained with a piano so
lo. After much fun and laughter the
hostess .assisted by M' HB Josephine
Sykes, served delicious cream and am
brosia. *. ■
Those enjoying Mrs. Ewell's hos
pitality, were - , Misses Bonner Gur
ganus,Josephine Sykes, Mary and
Martha Leggett, Myrtle Wynne, Min
nie Robertson, Louise Crawford, Eve
lyn Harrißon and Mr. Uryant Car
starphen, who was the guest of hon
or.
DEMOCRATS ARE 1
MUCH IN POWER J
AT CAPITAL CITY
Republicans Have Lost
the Little Strength
They Have Had
UALEIGH, Jan. 2. Members of
the new legislature have been ar
riving in Raleigh for several days and
at this writing there is a "quorum!'"
ready to begin work in the two
branches, with Lieutenant Governor
Cooper presiding in the senate and
with Speaker. Dawson handling the
. reins in the houae. * .
With only ihive rti-übliiaii sena
tors and a dozen republican mem
bers of the house, not much Interest
attaches to the formality of a show
at "organixatioh" of the minority In
the general assembly. Hoy mo re
Cow lea are the two outstanding fig
ures among the republicans, but the
republican repre&b'ii'Uitlon (snvttltesl
on record) is BO insignificant that it.s
opposition or advOcucy of ony partic
ular line ,of legislation will cut
scarcely any figure in the "enaetrtie'nt
of legislation this year.
Senator Varser of Robeson and
Kepresentutive Doughton, who fig
ured so successfully in the last leg
islature us chairmen of the finance
committees of tlie two branches, are
at the head of the same committees
again, the most impvrtanV&f all, al
though announcement of all wje\com
-1 mittee chairmanships are yot made
: formally, as yet.
The session promises to be the
most important and interesting one
of many years, and the work which
will be unfolded at the session ad
vances will verify the prediction.
There is not much of a rush foi
"j&s" as in former yeurs, and one
reason is that few people
can come to lialeigh and live respect
ably (not to say comfortably) on
the small pay allowed by-law - the
old pay, but with the cost of living
[ in this city increased anywhere from
, fifty to seventy five per cent over that
of a few yeurs ago. Still, there are
not a few who (perhaps from force
• "of-habit) -cling to old places they
have held for years, and some new
applicants who want to try it out on
"starvation wages." Those who land
I the "jobs" will have a fat chance to
"reduce" ' their avoirdupois while
here.
Another race horse has been found,
doped. Give the race track promoters
halters enough and they'll hang them
selves. f' • v -. _
But just think how long Methuselah
might have lived had there been some
body to remove his tonsils and his
appendix.
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To a little girl a handkerchief is
a necessity; to a little boy it is just
a nuisance wished upon him by a fus
sy mother.
BEAUTIFUL WIIHAMSTON SHOULD
BE THE AMBITION OF EVERYONE
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Chamber of Commerce Will Use Every Effort to
Help Make the Town More Beautiful;
Help of Citizens Weeded ■
At the eiul of each year of three
hundred" and sixty live tlay*, every
good business man or.Ami takes stock
ol liabilities unci assets .so that tlic
work of the New, Year may be plan
ted morc'varelully than tlie .'revious
>nes. To fail to do tins, .j to Lie
(i'n the work with a Handicap wl(.cu
in Lite eiui may wieck tne 'business
and throw away ail tne eitorts or a
lUutime.
"What is true of the individual or
fiiins :is also true oi each municipal
ity in this gloiious land oi ours. Theie
are gieat moving forces in each towi.
that properly engineered, will make
lor growth along every line, and ren
der tno place habitable tlr those who
like the best in everything.
Coming to that neatest to us, we
wilt stale that one ol these forces
in Williamsloii is Hie lecently i'oini
ed Chamber ol Commerce, lhat nus
organized different departments ous.
ol whicli must and will conie result..,
perhaps, unthought of belore. 'llns
tremendous force is not moving sing
ly for the "almighty dollar, lo come
and take up Us everlasting about
in Williamston, but it is looking be
yond that and is seeingmore beautuu,
and expressive ihings, indicative 01
the spirit of the splendid manhood
and womunhood of tiie town, situate*!
on a lull on the right bank of tie
Koanoke, and having for its egres.,
the most wonderful sltile in the Un
ion. The a»sets are ours, now what
are we to d? with them?
| First of all, we should invest our
interests and etforts in making an al
i ready beautiful town into a "dream
spot," for visitors as 'well as the cit
izens thereof. With long and wide
stieets already shaded by stately emit
i ami beautiful maples, there itl not
much lo say, about trees except in
certjjuu placet, where they have bee
cut down, and a feW hpot» in which
none have been placed. The main
issue is the beautifying of hontes and
lots on every street ol the town and
evup the vacant places, and there are
several very unsightly ones. 'l'lii..
can be done often by just cleaning
up—getting rid of all the trash, prun
ing the shrubbery, keeping the grass
free from any accumulation, taking
away the dclapidated fences, if'any,
or having them thoroughly repaired.
It' one will walk up lluughton stueet
lie will be struck by improvement.-*
made by the removal of several ol
the fences, and the care of lawns
around which these fences stood. This
is only one thing to be done. I'iit.i
a tree or shrubs sow grass and keep
it in perfect condition. All southern
farm journals urge the planting of
the Crape Myrtle tree; it is truly a
southern trso, ami visitors from north
Williamston Boy
Accidentally Shot
At Itobersonville
D *
iiiaco Kogerson was shot in the
left breast Christmas day at Itober
sonville by LinWood liland. The boys
were fooling with the pistol, itogei
sorit shaving fired it, and while they
were Handing near together, lllaiul,
in some way fired it otf. The ball,
u l2 calibre, striking Itogersoa just
over the heart, but the ball only
went in the flesh and was cut out
by Dr. Ward, and Hog'erson was not
much hurt.
It in likely that tlie lapel ol his
coat took up much of the force of the
bullet. Pistols are dangerous whe
ther uned for earnestness or in a
prank.
Martin County Boy
Wins Distinction
We are always glad to hea rof the
success of a®y person, but are es
pecially delighted when we hear of
the success of Martin county folks.
We are printing an article from the
New York Times which credits Ceo.
Ho wait! Kent with a very valuable
invention, which prevents evaporation
from oil and gasoline.
George Howard had some assis
tance, but it was his own work large
ly, that gave us the invention, Tbis
will save many millions of dollars
worth of gasoline and oils annually,
which has heretofore been a complete
waste, evaporating to the forewinds.
George Howard in young and with
much marked success he has the
promise of a prominent place with
the great oil companies.
Trade In Williamston
Be One of the Lutky
Ones. SSOO Given Free!
ESTABLISHED ISM •
of the Mason and Dixon line are en
raptured by Lis beauty—a magnificent
bouquet in the summer and a riot of
colors in the autumn. There are num- J
bers of trees in Williamston, and the w
planting of more would surely be an
investment in beauty. If one would
see the force of our argument for
| this special variety, he should visit
the yard of the Episcopal church this _
summer and autumn and behold, not
a vision, but a reality.
The Chamber of Commerce through
the regular department, will inaug
urate a "clean .up day," and will ask
for the .hearty cooperation of the
housekeepers throughout the length
and breadth of the town. William- f;'
ston can and must be made into a
more attractive town ,and we feel
that the help of the people is alreauy
assured. Let's take this as a New
Year resolution: "Resolved, 4 That
the year of l#iJ3 will mean for Wil
liamston, more than any year in its
life."
, W. H. Curkin, Chairman,.
City Ueautification,
Chamber of Commerce.
chookßoys and Girls
Leaving This Week ,
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iiright Faces and Happy Smiles That
Helped to Hrighten the Holi
days Keturn to Scchoels
Among the boys and girls who will
leave tins week for school, are:
iVluss Martha Louise Anderson, to
Croensboro college.
Miss Mult ha Gladys Walts will go
to ISalen college for the spring term.
Messrs. Francis Manning, Jay Grif
fin and Howard Merrick will return to
tho University of North Carolina.
Mr. Francis flames will leave Fri
day xov Augusta Military academy,
Muunton, Va.
Messrs. liruce Wynne and William
11. Carstarpheii left this morning lor
Trinity college, Durham.
Messrs. Frank and Hugh Hurras
will return to Arden tire last of tins
week.
Miss Louise Harrison and Messrs.
W C, Manning; Jr., /ind James Man
ning mil yesterday for Atlantic
Chrnliuii college, Wilson.
' fllis's ii'thel Harris left today for -
O.v'oh ciniege, Oxford.
Miss Lliitabeth Hurras left Monday
ioi North Carolina college, at Greeiup
bo ro.
Misses Sarah liarrell, Nell Wyune
and Thelma Urown returned to St.
Mary's school, Raleigh, on Tuesday.
Unfortunates lUOPer
Cent Colored In the
Mayor's C'rt Monday
Mayor Continue* to Give Guilty Ones
the Limit Who Come He
fore Him
The following cases were disposed
of in mayor's court Monday, with
their respective fines:
William Crew, colored, charged
with being drunk and disorderly con
duct, fined $7.20. Arrested by Police
man i'aul Mallard.
lien. Urown, colored, charged with
disorderly conduct, found guilty and _
lined $4.11). Arrested by W. F. Gur
ganus, policeman.
James Koscoe, colored, charged with
being disordeHy, found guilty and'
fined $4.15. Arrested by Policeman
W. F. Gurganus.
We • Wollard, colored, charged
with neing disorderly, found guilty
and fined $7.10. Arrested by Police
man-Mr. F. Gurganus.
Uus Higgs, colored, charged with
lieing disorderly, found guilty and ftn
ed $7.10, W. F. Gurganus, police
man.
Edmon Slade, colored, chcargod with
being disorderly, found guilty and fin
ed $7.10. Arrested by Policeman W, j?J
F - Gurganus. Ji
The man who thinks his business SI
can't get along wthout him soon be- _
gins to share the profits with a nerve
specialist.
Old Masher: "la the pleasure of
the next dance to be mine?"
Flapper: "Yes, all of it."—CaH- 1
fomia Pelican.
In writing of "Permanence of a
alluding te any change we evar had. - s |
Change," Dr. Frank Crane la
-Toledo Blade. ; «