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i J i -Br -zc Trade and Pay-Up Cam paign 1. Continues Until Tuesday, February 15th VOLUME »—NUMBER 102. HOUSE MEMBERS HONOR MEMORY OF S. M. BRINSON SEVEN MEMBERS OF N. C. DELE. CATION AND FOUR FROM OTH ER STATES SPEAK j WASHINGTON. Feb. *L—Maiked ( by tributes of the highest kind as to his life and service, the services, held , this afternoon in the hal iof the house of representatives as a memorial for the late Congressman Samuel M. Bi in son of New Bern, were unusually ten der in tone, the note of personal fel- .• lowship prevailing. His life was fie- 1 dared by speaker after speaker as having been marked by its high "mow elity, by its desire to be of service toj others, Samuel M. Brinson being de clared to have been a most unselfish man, devoted to his friends an dto North Carolina. V Designated by Speaker Gillett for that duty, Congressman Charles M Sk'man presided over the session of congress during the time the memo rial tributes were being {Sail, until tin time arrived for him to speak himself, when he called to the chair Congress man B. L. Doughton. And when the hour of Adjournment came Congress man StedmanaKnouncetl that adjoum inent would be until noon on Monday. Waste Land Pastures In Eastern Carolina NUMEROUS ACREAGE SHOI'LD BE PUT TO PROFITABLE " USE AT ONCE WILMINGTON, Feb. 12.—The ma ny acres of waste or rough land in eastern Carolina that are now not giv ing the owners any cash returns may be put' into pastures that will yield revenue in the form of grazing dur ing eight months in the year accord ing to K. W. Gaither, district agent . for the agricultural extension service and with headquarters here. Mr. Gai ther states that it is these acres which should be made the basis for the com ing live stock industry of this sec tion. To prepare this pasture, he says, "The grass and weeds should be burn ed oIT in February and from three to six pounds of carpet grass, two to five . pounds of Dallas grass and ten to twenty pounds of lespedesn seed per per acre scattered on this burned ov er land, bet'.veen February 16th April Ist. No further preparation! of the soil or covering of the seed is needed. Then as soon as the native grass liegins to show green turn en ough cattle on the seeded land to keep the young native grass eaten close and a good pasture will result. Dur ,in;j the first year the lespedeza will make good grazing from the first or middle of June until frost. The carpet grass anal Dallas grass will not make great showing the first year but wil Icover the ground dur ing the sec ond to third year and wilt last in definitely. These two grasses will crowd out practically all other grasses and weeds within three years.'" Mr. Gaither states that all thiee oi these pasture crops will re*eed. thsm selver fro my ear to year and the two grasses will remain green for the • ptester part of the winter in ni.'*t of ihe eastern part of the state. la ea:« the pasture land is need'-d for cultivation, there will be very '* little trouble in getting rid of the - grasses. 1 i' The mixture advocated by Mr. Gai - ther will do better on good 4aud than on poor, but, it has the advantage of doing wel lon all kinds of land, fram poor, light sandly soil to heavy, wet, , bottom land ami yields better returns than any other mixture used in this section up to this time. ROUND DOZEN CLUB MEETING, Hie Round Dozen club was enter tained by Mrs. W. H. Biggs at the home or her mother, Mrs. R. S.«Crit eher, on Friday evening from eight to eleven. • A short business session was held and then the members and the' invited guests were entertained at bridge for an hour. Then the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Roger Critcher served a sal ad course followed by colfee. The invited guests Mrs. M. D. Watta, Mrs. J. O. Godard, Jr., Mrs. V. J. Hunter, Mrs. C. H. Godwin, Mrs. P. 11. Brow*. Mrs. Oscar Anderson, Mia* Barefoot, Miss Anna Crawford, Miss Vella , Andrews and Mr*. P. B. 'Cm J , » • - y _ On Wednesday evening at Strand theatre, there will be i* addition Jew- ' el Carmen in "Nobody," an added at traction whic hwfll appeal to all mu sic lovers. Junta's Hawaiian. ix Ra- THE ENTERPRISE SCHOOLS TO OPEN HERE NEXT WEEK LOCAL SCHOOLS POSTPONED AN OTHER WEEK ON ACCOUNT OF MEASLES EPIDEMIC Owing to the increased number of | vases of measles. County Heaelth Offi i eer Dr. VV. E. Warren advised the : school officials yesterday not to open . the local schools until next weeki-Yes tej-day there were between two hun dred and fifty and seventy five cases of | measles in town and most of the chil i dren. who have recuperated enough to lie able to be out should not he allow- I ed out while the weather is so cold and damp. And Dr. Warren thinks that it would lie dangerous for the . schools to open until •fhe weather clears up some. FIND THAT WORK IS REAL BRAIN FOOD! * - I BUSY BRAIN PROVES TO BE USE- j FUL IN DEVELOPMENT AND ENLARGEMENT language is sometimes culled the instrument of tiought. But a very wise man says that really it is the j nutriment of thought; the atmosphere' is which thought lives; a medium a» necessary to the activity of our men tal powers as air is to the lungs. Coleridge said that every new term expressing a fact not previously de fined was a new organ »f thought for the mind that lias learned it. To j think new thoughts, the new' words are necessary, lake food fo rthe body 1 they become the food for the mind,' and by the subtlest of all mental chemistry they become transmuted in to ideas. How important, then, to learn new | words, that one may have new ideas: Word study would certainly beget' word wisdom, thought power, deed en-! ergy. A few pages read in the die-' tionary each day will have a great tendency to-w'ulen your vocabulary and develop your brain to an extent you have not anticipated. FIND THAT RATS DON I *' NIBBLE THE MATCHES J «> ' I linden's Are Falsely Blamed for tin' Fires, Recent Underwriters' Tests Now Show CHICAGO, Feb. 12.—The voor rat and mouse have been suffering under! an undeserved stigma for centuries, gettin gthe blame for fires which have cost untold millions, according to con clusions reached by the Fire Labora tories, Ltd., of this city, after ex haustive tests. As a result of ex peri mnets conduct- , ed by the laboratories' experts on snore than 100 rats and mice, the con clusion was reached that the rodents will *\ot nibble matches. For tire tests more than fifty rats and as many mire were trapped and confined in cages for three days with- ' out food or water. Then a quantity of straw and 160 matches were placed in each cage. Obesravtion over per iods of from one to five days show ed that neither the mice nor the rats so much as nibbled at the match heads. , BAILEY-PEEL x Mr. Gordon Bailey and Miss Myrtle Peel were married Sunday, Febru ary 11th, at the home of ifr. Luther Peel ,the bride's brother. The cero- JMOIiy WAS performed by Rev. ,A. V. Joyuer. Mr, Bailey is the son of Mr. John L. Bailey and a member.of the flnr of Taylor and Bailey Brothers of Ev eretts. Miss Peel is the only.daugh- . t«(r of Mr. anil Mrs. Sylvester Peel of Smith wick Creek. She has been teach ing in Everetts for the past two years. „; ; ' ' ' ROBERSON-HARDISON v Mr. Arthur C. Roberson and Miss Minnie T.VHardisoh were married Sun day evening by Elder W. B. Harring ton, at the rsidence of Mr. W. G. Har dison, the bride's father. Mr. Rober son is one of the befct farmers of Grif fins township; he was a piember of the famous 30th diviidon which made the notable and successful drive ag ainst the Hindenhurg Tine. He was slightly pounded by a piece of shrap nel. Miss Hardison ft one of the most popular young ladies of Griffins town* ship. ~i t.? Two negroes were repairing a build ing. The one on top of the house "drovped a brick whieh hit the other pegre squarely on the head. Look ing up, he yelled: "Hey thah, nigger; be a little mo' careful Dat brick hit me on de haid mah WILLIAMSTON. MARTIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1923. Be Among the Crowd When j Prizes are Awarded Thursday SYNOD BACKS THE APPEAL FOR | COLLEGE FUNDS MORGAN' DECLARES LENIOR COL LEGE "STANDING ON THE GRINK OF GREATNESS HlCKpltY, Feb 12.—1n a striking appeal to the Lutheran peovle of the state to "give themselves unstintedly" to the work of backing Lenior college to the utmost, Dr. John L. Morgan president of the North Carolina Syn od of the United Lutheran church,'to day fired the second big gun of the ( campaign for enlarging the college's activities. The first was fired by the board of the college one week ago, when it announced that "because the need of buildings is desparate and the Work of the college is suffering now for want of proper bumlings and equipment, it was decided to make an ! appeal this av ring for $860,000 for .the heeded expansion of the institution," of which $;OO,000 had hciii pledged j as the gift of Daniel K. Khyne, weal-1 thy cotton mill owner i(V Lineolnton. Dr. Morgan's letter, which has been received by thousands of the leading Lutherans of the state, says in part: "Lenoir college is facing its great, historic opportunity. Three years ago f it stood on trial for life or death. The loyulty of its alumni and the Lutheran people of Notth Carolina decided that iit must live; that Lenoir's failure | would he the lasting failure and shame j of our church. "Today Lenoir is standing on the j brink of greatness, of leadership in the ] educational work of the church. It ; is in our power to helv make it great —now —or allow it to lie a second rate, meagiv, struggling, limited institution. Because an opportunity such as has come to Lenoir comes but once. "To measure up to this.opportunity harm ilievitahly"prove the calibre of our Church and the faith of our peo ple. If we fail to respond, inevitably it means that we are satisfied with an insignificant existence (or our church and her institutions, and our failure now wil laffect the position and work of the church in Nortn Carolina for generations to come. We arc making history for «lecades ami we must real ize the weight of thut responsibility. "The North Carolina synod has nu thoritive decided to stand back of l,e noir in meetin Kthe conditions of Mr. Rhyne's gift. The entire Lutheran ( church is watching with deep interest whether we will succeed." CONTEST IN Ml SIC AT THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE HELD AGAIN THIS YEAR All litbh School*,lhe State Are Invited to Semi Contestants for April 19th and 20th GREENSBORO, Feb. 12—The 4th annual contest in music for high school student* wil ll»e held at the North Carolina college for women, Thursday and Friday, April l!Hh and 20th. This contest has for its aim the encourage ment of musical activity in the high schools Of the state affording oppor- j tunity for the comparison of work and the establishment of higher musical standards. Prof Wude R. Brown, *f the college school of music, arrange for the high or of the contest and the while they are in Greensboro. * All high schools in" the state ma/' send contestants. on tests ar ranged in piano, violin, vdfatttnQr club work. Schools may etptir both solo and group contests, and awards will be made to the winners in the* respective fields. The qualities which will enter the judging are tone,! technique and interpretation. The schools are arranged in two groups: those with less than lf>o students and those with more than 150 students. While the students are in Greens bordj special musical programs and en tertainments will be arranged for them.- Trophies will be awarded the winner in nil events. Professor Brown states that the in terest already shown in this yer's con test guarantees that it will far sur-" pass all previous events. Judge: "Why do you want your Dame changed, madam?" Applicant (pathetically): Please, your honor, it's Lizzie Tinford." _____________ The Episcopal bishops say the be havior ef the young come* from theif desire to be naturaL Ain't nature - • PAY UP AND TRADE IN WIUJAMSHH DURING THE LAST TWO DAYS OF BOOSTING CAMPAIGN Thursday Will Be a Big Day In Williamston for Everybody SSOO IN CASH PRIZES TO BE HANDED OUT Drawing orTiekets Will In Main Street View ed By All Who Are Interested Uain or shine Thurs j clay, February 15th, the SSOO in cash to be given away by the Williamston Merchants association isi to be handed out to the owners of the lucky tick ets as they are drawn from the box by a com mittee who will have no personal interests in the drawing except to know that each ticket owner been the aim merchants of wnSßp* ston when dealing* with any one on a small or a large transaction. Business ljas been ve ry good with the mer chants of Williamston during this campaign, and to show you they ap preciated your patron age, not only during this campaign, but all during the past years, you will find them smiling as joy fully when you come for your share of the profits derived from their busi ness during the past two months. - This Fay Up and Campaign has brought! many new customers to Williamston, who have learned that they do not have to go to Norfolk or other larger places to get what they need at reasonable prices, and will return few- more of these the remainder of the /ear. k It has convinced the peo ple of Martin and ad-» joining counties that the ( itown of Williamston is keeping up with the pro gressive times, and is ' not remaining the little country village it was 50 years ago. The campaign has also brought to life the fact that Williamston is a part of and belongs to the people o % f Martin county as much as any other section of the en " tiro county; and that it is as much the duty of the people in other sec tions of the county to work for the welfare of their county seat as it is for-the residents of the county seat themselves. At twelve o'clock on • ■- - TIIIEF IS CAUGHT AT OAK CITY AND ENDS LONG CHASE • . i KOIiERT I'm:KSON, V NOTOIf- j IOCS THIEF IS CAUGHT ' i - AND LOpGKI) IN JAII. Robert Peterson, a young man, not yet 21 yearn old,' was lodged in jail Saturday under a multitude of charges lie is a small, slender youth with one eye, he having lost one eye a few years ago by having lime thrown J in it l> ya playmate. He wan horn I in Pender county, ami has been ~in , South Carolina during a portion of his life, until he had to flee for .steal ing automobiles. From there he went j Wilmington, and committed numerous crimes, then he came here wliee his fathe and family lived. lie stayed in hiding and seemed to be an expert in evading officers and managed to make a got away every time the officer* made a raid; jumping ' out of an upper story window on one occasion and running off in the dark ness in his night clothes. After hanging around this section, where he was alleged "to manufacture liquor, steal automobiles and a few other such things, his father and bro ther being charged with numerous crimes, also, the whole family slid otr to Richmond. Robert returned la»t week and skirto". the town for several days and nights, a portion of the time at least with some ill re putes. On Thursday night he rang •4 4TOUH-1 Cooperage Mill and stolb The officers lain a trap for and trailed him to the home of tN, lrif»ul item* Oak City, where he was arrested l.j J. L. Dpvenport, chief of W ouk City. Mr. Davenport brought jiffci down Saturday without hand Those who knew Peter son best Expected to see him make a break, and were not surprised to see him when he attempted to run down Watts street ju»t as lie got in sight of tlu> jail, and everybody look | ed for a lonjjfJively chase, but Police man Davenport was too swift for the young mail and he laid bands on him in a few jumps. It is doubtful if Martin county jail has ever been inhabited by a bigger thief than I'etfrson is v It is thought that he has been connected with the stealing of njsn yautomohiles extemV ing from SowtVCaroHiut'to Richmond, Va. He liMS' gone .under many as sumed names! SI.KKT PI,AYS IIAVOC WITH CUiCk KJNSTON, |Sb. 12—All local offi cials were concerned today with the | condition in which the sleet storm ; of the fearly part of last week left' the town dock, dependable old ,time piece, which has told ofT th« ; hours for generations of Kinstoiiiam* and never far wrong as to the tipie. Two or three hundperf "pounds of ice clogged the hands of the big clock, and it stopped. It was supposed tlial when the sleet had melted the inech-' anism would start to going of itx>4{Wii' volition. " It did, but the old clock! ran slow and then fast, and regis- j tered every hour of the 'circuit, but rtphtr- otter —KxpiaAs were Vdleili in to delve into the machinery. Stout woman (to speaker who has referred to the hoys who fought ov fer—theeef: "Will you please tell me ( why*you 'didn't fight with the boy.4?"| S|»e«ker: "For the same reason you | are not in the follies, madam—physi cal defect'-' —Toledo -Made. r L Thursday, all boxes in the stoics in William ston holding tickets for the prize drawing will be closed, and the drawing will take place as soon as possible thereafter; so if you owe any debts to the merchants here, or need anything sold by these merchants don't put off making them until after the campaign closes, but do so before the closing hour and get your share of thfe profits the Wil liamston merchants will share their custom-' ' era Thu^ day -. J- I THE SHRINK CLUB IS APPRECIATIVE AKOUND *I,IMMI WAS REUSED' FROM EXPOSITION CDOSED ! IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. The Shrine exposition that lias just closed was a success in every wa/and the, Washington Shrine club wishes to ( tluink all the merchants ami citizens ,of Washington, an (It he citizens of the ! adjoining counties in general for the J aid which they gave during this en j teitainment. Around JI,(XK) was real- I ized which will greatly help the local j club in entertaining the Shrine cere monial of Sudan Temple on May 17th. At the last MEETING the the Shrine club all the committees were appoint ed and are now at work making their plans for the ceremonial. JURORS ARK DRAWN FOR MARCH TERM Jl'Hh LIST FOR MAKt II TKRM OF SUPERIOR COURT IN MAR TIN COUNTY ) "*>, I The following have been drawn for •service as juror* in the suj»erior term | of court in March, for a two weeks' term : FIRST WKEK W. It. Rarlter, J. S. Ilarilison, W. It. (iaylord, Julius K. Moore, IIUIMMI Koli erson, George A. Williams, Harmon E Williams. WM. J. Cherry. Asa T. Hai dison, A. K. Manning, Noah K. Peel, W. S. Hodges, John A. I.illey, K. 11. Manning, James R. t'orey, W. N. Rob erson, R. 11. I {awls, K. C. Huiley, Jus. I). Howen, J. W. Biggs, 11. II llarri ■ son, J. M. Oakley, W." O. Griffin, A. I>. Moll ley, Chester ltAuch, M. I). AY ers, 11. C. Roger", S. H. (•urgamis, W. 11. Kverett, E. V. Smith, A. 11. tiriines, I!. F. Coburn, J. 11. Robe rson, JR., 1,. It. Hrown, W. ('. Stokes, LISTER Ilar lOH. v SECOND WKKK 11. M. Ilolliday, C. T. Mizell, Jno. 11. Heath, I'erlie E. Manning, N. K. Man ning, James W. Harris, Lewis Taylor, 11. I). Taylor, J. Ilerliert Ward, P. H. Manning, ~J: I. Britton, A. L. Hardy, "S. E. Glisspn, Ira Manning, R. M. Tay lor, 11. 1.. Rouse, Oswell llynian, II A. FARLEY.- c - MR. T. F. HARRISON IS IN NI.W YORK PURCHASING STOCK OF SI'RIN'(i GIMIItS Mr. T. F. Harrison went to New~ York Monday where he will spend some -JJNIE buying spring goods for Harrison brothers and cum (.any. Mr. Harrison .->avs lie will buy the most complete line ever shown in )Villi:im ston and- the prices will lie right. T . V A LENT! N F P A RTY _____ Vjt, " V Mrs. A T. Crawford ami Mrs, Car rie lliggs Williams most charmingly i entertained a large circle of friend,-, at a Valentine party last Friday af ; ternoon at their beautiful old home in New .Town. The house WA* decorated in Valen tine colors carried out with red and white carnations and ferns intersper sed W 4 lh narcissus. THE hours s[ient I inlleedle work and conversation pars ed away quickly and then Misses El sie Andrews ami Frances Williams ,-sei veil a most attractive salad course j which also carried out the Valentine J iilcn with green salad and red trim rtniiuf. heart shaped sandwiches, A Val- I online favor attached to a rel carna | lion i Those invited were: Mis. P. B. I Cone, Mrs: Oscar Anderson, Mrs. F.I W. Hoyt. Mrs. W. J. Ilivnter, Mrs. J, I ». (iodard, Jr., Mrs. W. Henry Craw | ford, Mrs. J. W. Watts, Sr., MR*. F.> W Graces, Mrs. C. 11. Cimlwlh, MRVC JF. U> Karnes, Mr*. F. W. McMaster of Maryland, Mrs, J. W. Andrews, Mrs-. F i C. Bennett, Miss Anna Pope, Mr.-. I. like l.amh, Miss Nell Wynne, Miss Vella Andrews, Mrs. H. M. Stubbs, Miss llattie Thrower, Mrs. J. I>. lliggs, Jr., Mrs. Wheeler Martin,' Mrs. K. It. Crawfonl, Mrs. Robert Churchill, Mrs. A. Dunning and Mrs. Elbert Peel. AMERICAN INVENTS A v - WALKING AUTOMOBILE WASHINGTON," Feb. 12.—Invention of an automobile equipped with four legs instead of wheels is claimed by James William Bryan, a Washington man, who says he has forty pateata, some of them basiA for such a nut china. He has designed a tyre pessaa ger clutchlesa, gearless and gpriagtees car .of half the weight of whmlail mod els, which he any*, expert engineers . has declared feasible. Tests are now Trade In WiHiflmgfrm' Be One of the Lucky Ones. SSOO Given Free! ESTABLISHED ISM FRANCE IS NOT TO LEAVE RUHR UNTIL SHE HAS BEEN PAID GENERAL DeGOUTTE SAYS THK WORLD DOESN'T REALIZE TBS ' SCOPE OINOCCUPATION , DUSSELDORP, Feb. 11.— "Just one | month ago today 1 gave orders to my - troops to enter the Ruhr, and never until Germany makes adequate set tlement for the frightful wrongs and dumages indicted upon my country, will 1 order them to withdraw.** said General DeGoutte, the' com mander, today. "Right and might are ours,** Gen eral DeGoutte continued, "and we shall win. We occupied the Ruhr without \ shedding a drop of blood. We have allowed the population full liberty; ws are not crushing the country under requisitions, but we went to get paid, anil we shall be paid. * "We are getting ahead in organis ing the region. The Germane may sneer, but we can stand an idle Ruhr longer than they can. The world uMt realize what a stupendous undertak ing is the oiganizatioa of the intri cate net wm kof railroads, industries and mines. Kv'cn you in America with your tremendous capacity for organi zation and your great resources of men and money might have found it difficult to complete such a work in a month. We shal Icarry on. "Chancellor Cuno," said General De- Goutte, "declares our aim is the ec onomic destruction of Germany. Our aim is much simpler. We want re dress; we want Germany to honor her signature. The Aonomic ruin of Ger many would prevent her from paying us. Germany, by fomenting strikes, is responsible for the present situation of aeffleving her own ruin." » Jail Sentences Now Cut Keckless Driving: Sentences To Prison Result In the Curbing of Wild and Reck less MotoriHs NORFOLK, Feb. 12.—With" the im position of jail sentences upon six violators of traffic laws who have been convicted of reckless driving, speed ing and operating automobiles under i the inpuence of whiskey since the fiist of the year, a general decrease in the traffic infractions has been noted. Po lice Justice R. it. Spindle, Jr., when he first took up his duties announced that severe penalties would be inflict ed upon violators of laws regarding speeding and operation of motor ve hicles. The sentences have included "vaca tion's" in jail from 24 hours to ten days duration, accompanied with a fine of not less than 25.00. While many of the convicted speeders have accept-. : •si the decision of the court, served their time and paid their fine, other* have appealed. These later cases will lie heard in corporation court. Police officers, especially motorcy i i le men, have noted a gehecal curbing of the speed mania with which aw torists are afflicted. The addition to the former force of motorcycle man has also tended to give the motorist 1 a smaller chance to "stef on the gam." 1 MORRISON-MAXWELL CONTROVERSY STILL IN THE PUBLIC EYE j The Morrison-Mac well stow i nwi : to have aroused much afidialMa and ] condemnation throughout the stata.*| I The friends of Morruda can aaa the j faults of Maxwell multiplied and the ' Maxwell met* can see the Mauiaaal faults without spectacles. Of course, both Moi i iaan and f-pMj wel lare men of honor and ability, hut J that is no reason for North Carolina to run off the hinges end go to thai because two amiadaai pal- " iticians are locking boras. The pie need not fear any grant calaad* 4 ty; the state ia still all right ami «| 1 ing as much for the jlk recatoqfl as individual bniiaim CHWMI It Warns to he the policy mt paifl ciana to magaify the faults of aMM saris* and minimise their own. a fact that Mr. Ma >aw II was ajflH didate for the paaitiaa of tax anfl sioner two years ace and OMM natural |ilfwfthTto'ththeheaM| a grouch store and now ho has | bom forth a gnat pd tf n» 1 ble staff for the hanedt of the tas- j payers of the atote. SAMS OU> STUFF i Pastor: "I aveak pa Kanidjfl '« y {H|» TTVffflfHf JUKI til l # AMI H-l
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