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GET THE NEWS OP MARTIN COUNTY TWICE A WEEK BY TAKING THE ENTERPRISE, $1.50. ■ ■ ■ "'J* j|g ■r ■ ' —" VOLUME 24—NUMBER 39 BjRM AGENT FOX ■ MARIIN IS AGAIN IK THE LIMtUGHT MARTIN CITIZEN APPEALS TO COMMISSIONERS TO EM PLOY DEMONSTRATOR | June 30,1923. | To The Boaru of County Commission- i ..V -f—. - ji'• tfentTemen - As a woman citizen who has adopt- I ed Martin county as her home anil . one who feels a vital interest in the i prosperity and progress of her coun- J ty, I desire to appeal to you gentle men who have the finar.ciai affaiis of the county in charge, to employ an expert county farm demonstra ci for Martin, who is familiar with bol) weevil conditions and the besi meth ods of control. la maware of tiic fact that this question has come be fore this board before; thut there it" a Arong opposition to the employ ment of a farm demonstrator; and that probably the "majority ot The farmers do not think the coun.\ needs one. But I cannot read such prog res ive papers as "the Weekly Her&ld," "The Wil'iamston Enter prise," "the- Progressive Farmer" and "the Country Gentleman," without feeling that the judgment of the ma jority (if the majority do oppose it) is in error in opposing the employ ment of some competent leader to direct the fight again.st the boll wee vil. In the opinion of this writer, it is just as unwise to attempt to fight the weevil without expert advice E it would be for a man unjustly ac cused of crime to refuse to employ a lawyer; or for a sick man to re fuse to have a doctor; or for a num ber of passengers to attempt to cross the ocean in a ship without a captain.i We people of Martin county are fac ing a crisis. The boll weevil has al ready commenced to take his toll out of this year's crop. A farm demon strator cannot prevent all tue dam age the weevil will do, of course; but beyond a doubt the right nun cculd save this county manytimes his sal ary each year by demonstrating to our farmers the best methods of con trolling the weevil. 1 have no candidate to suggest However I dc not think there is a man in Martin county at present who could direct the tight as weli as some one who has lived in weevil territory and had special training for the work Therefore 1 make this suggestion, that should this board decide to re consider this question and employ an expert, that you ask the State Board of Agriculture to assist you in se lecting a good man to fill the place. Why should I, a woman, be in terested in this matter? First of a I, 1 was reared on the farm. My father is a farmer. My husband is a taim er and also a physician. Not only the success of his business, but the sue coas ef every business of every k nd in Martin county is directly depen dent on successfully combatting the weevil in the county. Gentlemen, remember this: If one! mau kills weevils, and his neighbor I raises them, it is almost as bad as if no one did any fighting at all. This county has seen how the failure cf business firms has affected whole communities;, but the failure of the farmers to make a profit on cotton 'twill wreak Amtold damage to the whole county. For the above named reasons, I do most earnestly appeal to you gentle men to re-consider this question, and to risk the criticism of those (their criticism would be short-lived) who are counting the cost in taxes without considering the great saving which would be made in the long run. I do most emestly beseech and implore yon to employ an expert to assist the county in this crisis. (Signed) MrsVernon A. Ward. * iSILATHKAS OF BAPTIST CHURCH TO MEET FKIDA The Philathoas of the Baptist Chyuc] will meet Friday evening at 8:15 a' the home of Miss Sailie Harris. A" Members are urged to attend. R. J. WORKS TO SPEAK ASSOCIATIONS' MEETING Mr. R. J. Works, field representa tive of the Tobacco Growers Associ ation will speak at the court house, Saturday, July 7th, at 2:30 p. m. The public is invited to attend. Misse Pat Harris and Margaret Manning left this morning for Rich mond where they will visit Mrs. S. S. Lawrence for some time. •• ' - • * .. " ' THr ENTERPRISE Boss Is Bdiig Tried After ninny weeks spent in tlie •election of u jury, f'rwl l.uiutnv noted polltlcnl hoss »»f Chicago under the Thompson regime, lias been put s,>p irlul on charges of conspiracy ln_ connection with ullcßtxl corrupt pructlces or former members of the city school hoard. He la here shown, nt left, with Ids attorney, Charles Erhsteln. ' BIG ATTENDANCE AT REVIVAL SUNDAY KU KH'X KLAN C ALL ON EVAN CELISTIC MEETING AT JAMESVILLE night just ns the la.:t song was sung by Evangelist Stine and as Rev. A. Corey was beginning the an nouncing of his text six honied men walked in the front door and marched i down the aisle to the pulpit ad handed Elder Corey a letter contain ing a letter and a small donation, the amount, hoVtrever was not anriotinced, but the note was read which was ai expression of regard for the Cluis tian Religion, the protection of the weak ami the upbuilding of good government. The coming of the klan had leaked out and there were many present who were looking forward to its member's coming. No excitement wa caused by the appeal ante of the strange visitors who passed out just mysteriously as they had entered. After all the folks just got the im pression that they were only folk, after all, and were assured of. the fact that the khm is a means of pro tection and that it Ir-especially for the good rather than a danger and a menace THE ICE BOX HAS PROVEN TO BA A WISE INVESTMENT When the United States bought Alaska from Russie in 1867 for the sum of 7,200,000 many wise Ameri cans were very mad and wanted t know what we wanted with that ice box. Wegot 691,000 square miles territory, about 375,000,000 acres of (land. We,have already gotten .f2€' *1)00,000 in gold and $125,000,000 in copper. Beside gold and copper there •are many other very valuable min erals there also flsh in unestimatable number and enough nf far to de cresst the priee—of them irreatly. These last two are great items Ir commerce and together amount to ai annual income of about $40,000,000. The supply of both minerals and other supplies found in Alaska Wil> last for ages to come. The investment was good after all, even tho, then then existed the "wise objector." CONDUCTING REVIVAL SERVICES AT JAMESVILLI Swkßi I Rev. A. Corey WILLIAM SI ON. MAIM IN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1923. RESOLUTIONS PASSED in , MEETING OF PUT UNIT; THREE HUNDRED I'KKSKVI I J Greenville, N. C. June —He j solved l>y the Pitt county organic | tiori of the Tobacco Growers Cooper ( at iv^^TtssociaUoiS^—•— First.—That we express our confi dence in the Directors ami otier olli cers of our association and our heart) approval of the administration of the business of the association. Second—That we heartily approve I of the sales policies of oiuer.y seiliiij; ' wt the associatior "s prices, instead o. | dumping and selling at buyeis piite. and prefer to sufft-r some inconven ience from delayed payments tether than to force sales at suciah.v prices. ! j Third —That we cail upon »:li loyal members to rally to the support or the association to fight for our rights, I j to defend the association against tht ] propaganda of the opposition, to re ; sent all misrepresentations and slan- j ders o L our association and itti olii cers, flections upon and iiisu t.- to , every Jpyal member, j Fourth—That we as members of th t association wisli to express our ap ! preciation to all business interest., j who have supported a' u i help:'d_ our 'association by patronizing and sup porting them. Fifth—That we deplore and con demn the action which is; b iag taker by some disloyal members of our as {Sociation, and wo wish to sta'e that .we propose to resist to the u: moKt'th" efforts of the class and cha I actor of men to disrupt our association, and, ' as loyal members, we pledge our ' selves to aid and our directors to enjoin and prosecute to the utmost ' such flagrant contract breaker . J Approved and passed at the regular County Meeting of the Pitt county organization of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, without a dissenting vote.. * (Signed) S. M. Jones, Chin. (Signed) S. L. Seet. LOCAL NEVV§ ITEMS ' FROM BEAR GRASS v t Sunday July 15th will be known afe ; "family day" in the liear Grass union Sunday school. A valuable prize will be given t the largest family attending that d.' ■ providing the following rules are «b served, 1. Some member of the family mils' be a memltej- of the Sunday schoo 2. The whole be presen , that* day. 3. Others may join before that date and enter the contest. 4. Those joining that day wi I rr be inchlded in the contest. A special musical progiam will Ik arranged along with the Sunda school lessen. An important announcement will br made Remember the date, July J!>th, to 10:30 a. m. •The pahlic is attend. I .eon Malone, Supt. LADIES Alb TO HAVE SILVER TEA THURSDAY ——•— -r ' """ The ladles of the Aid Society of th Methodist Church will have a silver tea , Thursday evening from eight thirty until eleven at Mrs. He-r Crawford's. Every lady is invited tr. come and bring their husband. -- :; r - • • •• .' ♦ - . GLORIOUS FOURTH IS NOT PROPEIIY (IbSERVtI) BY itiaNY ' (By Juliur. S. Pecli iJr.Vgu.itig the viortiia-u o. iabeivv ■ . i..-Co 1. .0 .lading tp.i lit! ; to !. .v ....... i.' i ...jjito >M> :eat!i i« r.H'. .1. .Si.*: .itviis no e.-Cv.iii. . .. S ..; - crowned she o.aads, the gie.iy ii ~n»i trie adaiira.t-'u oi i. ■: >.orUi j Ith oi Juiy, our i ten Ucsociuted by baltyhd i.iu.o ami peuaUl political.* v.'iio ». ;.u vantage oi such li.ili.laj /it. N.i » No bore their audit H.J vih iluil .and fake outburst- o: patrio tism. I he writer h.'si been i ivi,. ; de liver an addre.-s oh tills d.i t. but le fused thru consideration of '.! p. «»;»•«» In July weather* the trie lan and thQ small voi'i , soda fount is more giatel the soul tlian the Blandest ever burned on a Calhoun' hps e gold. The Enterprise has a.-ke.i ... i write u levy buyg for then ,c edition but I shall make it lm- • It is customary on this Hi IJ» lieve, to "make the eagle scream", to fighe over again all the battle of th Republic, but 1 had at any tim«- rnth or write of the beauties of nature than the alarum's of war. I address you as "fellow Ameri cans", for in this land no man be cause of blood can be an alien Wheth er he was born on the bank-- of th«- blue Danube or by Killarney's l»jvel> lakes, mid Scotia's rugged or ot [tiie sunny vales of France, he is hound to us with ties of blood; he hith ; claim upon our country count, r igned by those brave souls who in lite west er wilds gave to Liberty a habitation and ahame—who dei lared that A :aen ca should ever he the refuse of tin world's oppieased—that all m n is whatever country born, should be ei|aal before the law wherever falls the shadow of our flag. There has of late Amen n pitupo gauila that we should forget Ihe rest the world forsake struggling £urop> and-ignore the Orient with its teem ing millions; that America should live for itself alone. This ts impatrioti damnable,-and bin:;ed. It was born in. the minds of Republican politicians and nurtured through the ignorain of the multitudes. And 1 say to jn that such a policy is to betray a sa r ed trust confided to us by our i:-\ —that every honest man beneath high heaven, ever wo7shiT>peTt~at I.'ila ity .- shrine hath an inheiitaricc be.e, and when with uplifted hand he pledge his life, his. fortune and his sacn c. honor to the defense i.; freedom' flag he becomes as much an Amen can us though to the manner l>or. On these big July 4th occasions w Americans are apt to glorify our stive too much—to overlook the origin o." those elements that made us grea: When exalting over our victories . war and our still more'glorious t! umphs in peace, our progress and otu prosperity, we should not forget th had there been no Europe there v.0,0: be no great American 'nation! I all the courage that heals in I blood of Uncle Sam's .-nns, atu) all the Wondrous beauty of his daugh lifers; all the nations's Liteless energy of whiqji it boasts, and all the genius that gilds its name with glory were nurtured for a thousand —yeats at white bos moms beyond the ocean' brine. The American nation is the fair flower of Europen civilization, tin petted child of the world's old age The great heart of tire people of every land and clime is hers; to her t!ie turn their faces as the heliattthus t© t)ie rising sun—she is th-rr h-actio light, their star of hope, guidini; then, to the glories of a giai d*r day. It is natural, it is right, thv.t on this our natal day, we -houhl felici tate ourselves on the sac ed privilege wfe enjoy—should pay t'le tnl.-'.'e of respect to those who-e courage cruw*i ed ua with sovereignty, and m- de us masters of our fnt°; but wo riio'ib" not, as too often happen , nr l:e i' the occasion for senseless bravado and foolish bluster.'AVe should rather em ploy it to promoto good will amorg the ua'ionst of the earth, to link to gether In kindlier. In othel-hpo I the various families of the great Cau casian race, to beat the barbarous pwortl into peaceful plowshare and forever Banish strife. , In trttc'ng the rise and fall of na tions down thru the corridors of time, We find in the farthest east appeared the first faint light of civilirationV dawn, and we-* 1 since the .star of empile hath taken ita way. jis hi!« each succeeding nation that rose in Ha luminous paths like flowers President Accepts Zero Milestone President Harding making tiis address at I In* dedication of the flrro mile stone, shown ID III»> foreground, when he acw|i|nl thin marker of the hub of America's- highway system. The great crowd iisseml.led included cabinet offl oers, Shrine oIIU-IAIs and thousands of Shrine tlalton to the national capital. in the footsteps of (iod, has reahed a higher plane and wrought out a grander destiny. The cycle is com- I'li.i! ,!>t star now blaz.es in the w -lid's extreme west, and In the law o: process which has preserved for forty centuries, here, if anywhere, must we look foil that millennial ila v. i \ I.l' which poets have fondly tin a aed and for which philanthropist: hi".e prayed. he responsibility of leader.-hip ii 'otiay upon America. We have .-ha'tcied the scepter of the tyrant r.tsd i>-often the .4iacklts of the slaw, \\e la\e lorn the diadem from the f riii i V brow and placed authority-in Uio t.uiids of Ilia people; we have u.i --dcitake-i to lead the human race from tiiu sloiigh of despond to the lMlecl at> e Mountains, where Justice reigns supreme and every son of Adam max tit d life worth livirg. Can we maki good our glorious promises? Arc we i' iu.ii to tile task to which we haw gi\ ii our hand? Ten thousand tun the world has asked this question, out there is neither (Jodmia Oak m i)e'jihic Oracle to make reply—th future alony can an.-wer. All ens an today upon us, in hope or fear, h player or protest. The fierce li}rht th it heats upon a throne was. as the firefly's dull flame to the lighting flash compared with that which il lollies the every act of Anieiica, tin champion of human progress, the Jlnscj of nations. I' is an important rale which tiuii hath assigned to us in the grea". drama of life, yet into a part so prei» nant with fate we too often inje.t the levity of the farce! White pleach ing i qual rights to all and special privileges to none we pass laws that divide the ..people of this land inti millionaire capitalists ami "ill-reward farmers, into masters and slave*. On July 4th we shout for the old llai' and all the rest of the year we shout to mammon. While Ixiasting that » are sovereigns by divine riijht a r nl equal unto kings, we hasten to listen to the cajoling .voices of brainless politicians and corrupt newspnf.e. t who lead us hither and thi'her. • it would lie well foe us lt» Hiakt July 4th less an occasion for ..el: glorification than for prayerful co • of the dangers of the.dan gers tfjion which we are drifting i. the.se piping times of peace—danger that arise not across tiie sea, but '• ho.- dangers that are conceived in sin b> American capitalists aid brouft. fortii in iniquity by our own politic, .bosses. Uncle Sam, can if need b marshal forth to battle ten million an more as intrepid sons as those wh« crowneil old, Hunker 11111 with flane or bathed \hs crests of Gcttysaurp with I loo.!. Upon sucb a wall of oat .in! iron .the powers of the majestic woild would boat in vain. Our al.ar aid out fanes are far bevSnVTthi ieach cf a foreign foe; hut the rnc : that "A'tccks not the inumlerbolt n bows to the fierce simoon, is swep from its Lose by the unconsidered brook. »-. • . As far hack as history's dawn, th rise of th n plutocrat and the impover ishment of the farmer has heraldi • thCffownfall of the Country. Thus fe'l impei ial Rome, that once did rule tie world, and Need and Greet! are the ballistae and battering-rams thai aie pounding today with tremendous pow er upon America itself, ami rocking the civilisation of the world from tur ret to foundation stone. We have achieved liberty, but we STREET PAVING TO BEGIN HERE SOON I MOM PAVING COMPANY TO BEGIN HOIIK ON MAIN ST. IMMEDIATELY i The |>aviiig of the sln>ets is now aliout to lie a reality. The Union Pav- I nig company which is to Io the work . tvill - finish the Williainston-Washing ifon r6ad in a few days and will pro cw-d at once on the street paving. ! The engineers ale now driving I .-fakes ou the jol> and the rattle and ■ hum of machinery will soon break , the one-Jiorse town silence,'which has had full sway here for the last few days. Well we are all triad, and what •i change, old Williamston a hand red and fifty years old changing from sand l>e>l to hanl surface, actual pavement. See what a long time hath wrought. LT~~ 7 KEAYKK DAM MM AL ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kaynor and !sou went to Norfolk Saturday. Mi-s -Je sic Peel reenmed hoinr [ Saturilay from Washington. Mr. au-l Mrs. J. K. S'.iuwbridge an S family of Durham are, »|eriding a few I-lay- with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Wynn o I Hear (Ins? ;pent Sunday with M' , an.l Mrs. Alonzo Wynn. Mr. and Mrs. Uamon Hopkins ' llear Grass spent Sunday with Mr »>.d M rs. W. A. lturrouirhs. Mr. Minfa Rogers s|H-nt Sunday with his parents. .. Mr W. F. Allen went to William ston Saturday on business. have yet to leain the true significant'* of life. We have made the dollar tin Kul of our idolartrv, the Alpha ami Omega of our existence, and bow tie knee to it with a servility as abject as that of courtiers kissing the hanns of kings. As the old pagans some time- incorporated their lesser in theii gi eater dieties that they might wot ship all at once, so have we put the Goddess of Liberty and Saving Grace on the silver dollar that we may not I forget them. Hut I believe ' the day will com'- when well no longer place the badge party servitude above the crown of Ameiican sovereignty, the ridiculous oriflame of foolish division above Old Glory's star-gemmed promise of ever ktsting unity; when Americans vil > in spirit and in truth a band of broth ers, the wrongs of one the concert; of all; when brains ami patriotism w-ill take precedence of money am' parti>a>u>hip in our national politics T*Katsge is the order of the I'niverse and nothing stands.. We must go for ward or we must go backward, we must press press an to grainier hights, to greater glories, or see the laurels already won turn to ashes on our- brow. We may sometimes slip, shadows may obscure our path; the boulders may bruise our feet; there may be months of mourning and days of agony; but however dark the night. Hope, a poising eagle will ever burr, above the unrisen tomorrow. Trials we may have, but I believe that while GoJ reign* and the human race endures, this nation, born of our father's blood and sanctified by our mother's tears shall never pan away. THE BEST ADVERTISING MK DIUM FOR THIS SECTION WILL BK FOL'ND IN THE EVTKKPRJSK. ESTABLISHED MM . COMMISSIONERS OF MARIiN COUNTY POSTPONE ACTON ■ «r' I'KIX lt liINGS OF THE BO.UID OF COMMISSIONERS OF MARIIN COL NT Y. JILY 2. The Bouiii of County Coauais-ioßers met in session yesterday ia its respective n-om in the court house. The following nuiiiMr wre jnw««t: 11. C. lirp«'iL. Cltunnun. C A. A Jlf*. V. K. Taylor, J. O. Banfcill arai W. it. Harrington. The main pruWem (or the com missioners was that of a county farm itemoiit-rator. After a long debate with n> inwwilute results this pro blem was postponed uitil July 11th at 10 a. m. There were maa; other minor questions cert iipw«>t of. Ilenry L Williams tj- r> ! from payment of •n» property listed in Williams* - • i -vn-hlp ('• i.eiol that J. t\ ;• •» f.iil J'tOi' for coffin for Maijr Fh*ts *ei -kirs. j Onlereft that thej Z. ertate Im- released from the payment of $lB m» tax listed by m»'*ke. Ordered that K S Cnteher and Sons be reiea*e»l from the payment of on $2jO(IO worth of property im properly listed. By unanimous vote of the Board a special school tax e'ect on *as onicrtsi to be held in Hamilton school d strict. The i|uestion of roa.is in 0 tiffins township was p.>~:[«>:-1 for »«0 day. The people of 41 Martin an- earer ly awaiting the outcome of the oxia ty demonstrator, and if ncht he the case ami the r.ee-l of the county t» console red a demonstrator will, no doubt be elected at the Board's next meeting on Jufy Ilth. CUUSSS ROADS LOCAL ITEMS .M ls> tiUs&ie Mobley spent Satur day nignt with Viola KoebuCk. Mrs. L S. KnUr.va ,-pt-a; Sunday witii Mis. T. 11. ttjiiie. Miu Maraguet Wynne >peia Satur day night with )li» Helen lJnttotu Mtss, IkuUh Wynne Sunk) with Mi s IxU Kobeack. Misi Viola Koebark spent Sunday with M ss Gumw Mobley - Mrs. Will Britton spei.t some time Sunday afternoon with Mrs. J. A. Wynne. Miss Mamie Mwbley spent Satur day night with ills-- Mar;.- K»!*r>«c. Mis.- Helen Britton .-petit with Miss Maragaset \\ > i.lie Sirs. A. 1- Korbuck speti*. Swxb) with Mrs. 11. I- Kteburk. Messr.s. Archie lt«tnirk ar.d Fre»; McDamel spent a while Sunuay with" Mi Judiou- Kuiersoa. Services at Christian Chapel Satur day morning and evening arxl Sunday night. The pubiic is cordially invit ed to attend these seiMcts. Mrs. J. C. Wynne and daur* •- iKTia Wynne spent a while Thurs.ta» afternoon with Mr-. Harnett M \ Mrs. k. 1- Whiteflurst sper.t Satur day night with her sister, Mr-. Joh: Mobley. , Mr. and Mrs. Lii Kverett spent Sunday afternoon w:th Mi.v> leome Wynne. Mr. and Jlrs. John LrcjW .'pent Sunlay with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. (.'lark. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pwl -sp«B Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Beach. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Mobley . Mr. ard Mrs. Frank Bailey and Mrs. J. A. Wynne spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Augustas Clark MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSI ED FOR MONTH OF JUNE WHITE William A. Everett. 21-Lf"i* Taylor, IS: Edgar J: Wallace; of Mar folk, £! -A*nes G. Williams, of Nor folk, Si; Floyd Lynch. 21—Gtrtraie Koberson. 21; W W. W. Casper. 32 Virginia D. Daniel. 21; Kaantas Rog erson, 44 Lnaalla Cora, SI; An drew J. HoOiday, 28—Sana GSr Brown 25; John David Hines. of Kit county, 25—Ruth A. Mills mt Pitt county. 111. COLORED Edward Spruill. 21—Ebon Jones, 18; Levi Pun-is, 21 —Mary Bollock. M; Henry C. Sprwill. 39—Minait Lath am 31; Heavy XWfcili—, 31— Ami Jone*, M; Lester Rnlliaa. I*—Hester Dickens, 18; Robert Wißiaas. 19— Lassie Purvis, 18: Edward TWomp of Bertie, 23—Sabeiia White, mt Ber tie. 21; waiiam Angnstn R« t na. 28 —lda Sheppard. K Mr. and Mm V. H_ Ruin, of Tubal* the wank ead in toaa
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