ADVERTISERS WILL R\D OUR
OOLIUNS A LATCHXL* To IjM
HOVCS OF MARTIN COUNTY
VOLLME xxv— NUMBER I
A. W. McLean Delivers
Address In Windsor
Synopsis of an Address Delivered by Mr. Angus
W. Mclean Be ore the Classes in Citizen
ship W.ndsor Hijerh School
TV follrwr.if is a smpt s of an ■
by Mr. A iguj. W.J
JicLe n. Lumber!oft, M l', I f.i» tae:
ciisses in dt zenship. Wind )i H
School o:. the evenine of Feb u-.ry !I.
15*24, on suhje>t "Tn,.iiir.t ir.
fit w hip."
Mr. Mcl -fan began his a-ir -*s bj
«ii-cu.-. inR the profits; uf e aa'.ior..
referring particularly to the «»oder-1
faJ fo wjrd movement in n: *iuci-;
t-ona! pro ram in North Or V>ra ia
the last 'wo deca«i« s He ,-t tel tha*
n*tw,.hstan«i»"g the ««riei il pro
gress nuJf n the las' few y u I her*
is still ed of further de\ icpnseat
iwi t rtt ! !üb|[ of tfce s«op. .f ujr
edufrlioMi •y4eT ir- North > !ina.
p; rti.ufcirty ir. m r second® .■ p«.b>ic
sci-on l -. because of the ere: - -cll of
'!* Twentieth Century for nen and
won:rr. trained for suceessfs trvkr
in even fie*. I of har.sn ende v.«r.
H s-ke«l thdw * r o had attrrsxd the
K- 'l c schoe Is ?n the eighties »l i.iue
t es :o mark the ro. !rv! in the con
iiW; * \i--tt"g then and i. wth
to 'he character of !• e f(*«!
bu>l»iir.g- She m'.jn an>l sctie i.' the
work lion.'. ;m| the remit-
Ir. this it he tha - the fii-1
puU c school lie itt«* : «d, en "he earl)
eigh !«», in a remote - mi dis
'nct of K ueson county, ir a tie run
rtrgcl ii* >lmu> fixUvn feet l-y twenty
feet, bu ; !t .-f roarhti hoard i"ii iV
' «.f practiraiiy every cot fort a m
c»;ve.iience. The ter.cher. be aid. was
a young wami-n. inlmeii arith t*»e
jf-r t of public service, who
rack an.! a salary f ! .wc; ty
iWlnrs per month. At a I* lie Later
pen ik i. he said. he was e*s -ijfH at
the a#re of sixteen \ear>. it teichir.g
a one-tear»-» i paWV -oho>- ! tj, forty
K+«»r>, for *h(i.e rece» d a Hil
ary of twenty-five dollar- |» - "/>i' t
ar»i out of this n.«as"e safe ? b»- p>. d
for his boar.! aid lodrc; n a c««a'.ry
honie at tl>e rate of ten d»!lars |er
month IWlirnj this to ' e a fair
t pe of the rural publ- schv*d at that '
pit ii.|. fee a-ke»! TV ;.t to com- ■
pr» the c»:inlitk>n.s n«-w ev -tmr i«» |
the fanr. life -cho. t* .and the err- 1
jolii'stol fwiblsc -c'«)I- n nearly
re', rural li-triC in the S-at", wtf
a (vrju of teacher t■*>rour( > ' > tr jr e»i '
in branches both c?a.--ical and
\ -cat una). ami every- and
facility which cou'd ci'"tr hate to a j
Hi der ; + ooL
A f'er r* ijammt briefly tfce of
fut'iM uerrkbuieiit lA Jrn 1 m* and
danrttss as hi- chief theme:
TRAINING IX CITIZENSHIP
KcfMTinf ;o the rsecess.ty of tans
it>e w caLiaefw-hip. be said: ""but ti»»re
no 4 he oiher *«»' m oar system of
oiwiiii* than that of tra.nmg the
tve.,tal farul*ies or raminr a l« l>
S«d There must be «fc-fini"e towws .»
the autifu'ttr# of eiery p«l'K
'lor trainirie the pupiH in tt>» specific
•i jpies of c.M'- , i»h.p
The cit xec* of tonftrrow must U
healthr, law abi.'.njr. sn«i
po»se-sed of. not only Ue de-ir* hut
the ability to fulfill -ucces-fully f very
c\ ic duty. Our schools most pr'-hsce
a cit ien-h'p ifnutnl to the romir*-'.
weal, to usef-jl enrie. to patronistts.
sjal to l> i*r a nit Arianism. —rr, short,
they -hooU! pr.vfure a c ttwiirfiip cap
al4c of the standard- of In«r
and devoted to the h*hest iW in
Kv.ierr.mer'.
When suffrage was r»—t/ cted an*
the eiver ,me!it was Csdorte-* for the
iwM par* J»v a few men to wf>«« lead
er*h«p the gunei sabmitteHf
prtdest. a r~nerally e-h.rate-1 citizen
ship was r»ot so important At the
pteserit time, hewever. wber. the nrk'
. of suf'rajre is almost ur. ver-a!. eAi
catton must he of a type that will pr»-
nte useful, law aht.Hnj; am! -ucres ful
citiirrS, devoted to the rtnsrw wel
fare. Both 'ur Nation and -wr State
re-t prirrarily upon the *enet*l ideals
of IVmrcraty—written c • -titutim
■ etitativi' r>« "rnment and W?
(".isLtutfJ executive authority, and
therefore the elertorate rru-t be **»-
eraTly trained ia the tradition', the
-rience and the ope rati njr nvethod- of
(uf vovernmental system. The chool
a r i ~4&f. if it i 5 to he iWt ifnt ra«
IrtfhbH only the fundaatenta' ram
ce;.'.« W our American sjsrem of
t-c en."nent. as the fathers plamed it,
it most also train the child to hrf
ap. ii rwidftiit as a sacred iMm-
BT.'i nested for the pwrpose of p>
vidi!*» thr ritiren with ejbM. whole
tma* and rirhte«ms rontrnl of pnUfc
sifiirf. - '• ■
Bnptrt far Law
"One of the most importaat duties
THE ENTERPRISE
| bit ilso in the public -c'tool- is
| n >for the t'on>:itut or and Lau
'■ Vs veil as tVi -tnuted authority. VV>
«*'a> turn back t:«e pii> o:' histor*
tj It- earliest hetrtnnin.- «,f a
-- ■ ' "*e will see *hat no ci>
all;"\vJ «re ha.- succeeiied witilout. or
*-«' Koti tnmeot, enactinK .aws foi
the pix4ection ari the ireiierai we!a.e
t of the peopk': arvi no teoxt-rn -lent has
■ e*er fallen into decay where the citi
xen.- generally fulfille.l thee oblira
tions to the government an.;
ed il* laws.
"T«»iaj one of the jrteatest
to our Em. n mei.t Is ai jpp rent t.v
wilhnifne-.- or. th-- pait of a larve
number o! ,Mr jeeplt •«» obex the Iskwsi
of the San.!. It is iiir p'ime duty to
endeavor '•> implant in tise hearts of
the mer. and women of Anerra. the
fixed tetei nidation to olt" *Se law >
that U>e rraf. or womar mho e\
"u-es or (th ourases tne vi. '.at I.»n of
any law i- an urdesiraMe ctiier. I
the-xwtpft!'. ir. the (W'jratiie
that the b> -1 way :o ce: rid of a bad
few is to enforce it. It is ;. -ervoos
thi-jr to f-act a law and th- i t« m-it
"t u> he disrecartfed.
Ii is the rijrht o r ar f citire-. t-» arivo
the repeal of a 'aw. but 1 e ha«- ne
eval or m. ral ri»rht t>* disr»~jrard :t.
15 lone a- it « in force It must b>
tnwnilepl that "Urs is a rw emraent
'•I law and that the sovereign p>itr re
nle- m the people, who can -peni
•nly Ihrourh the lau. It foil. «>. then.
« an irresist.ble conrSu-HK> !ta' wber
»ur laws are iLxit(anieii the *rrer
e-njnty of the people is rot mill weak |
-neil but ir suited. »
It is -i rrr.it ni' take to e~a« t a law
1 wi. ch is uniensoriabie n its «rn-..- ol
''fapali.t of hoi,'; enforce-1 He rate
an instance of this ir. the law rerent'y
«-r«ac*e.| in this State r»«,uir nr auto
rnoLiie* to -top at ra.itu.ii f
The puopc of the law i- .vinutable
and thefr is ixrv-sity '-tr a p>. pet la*
I upor the subieet, hot the trond- wrti:
t the pre-ent iaw is. that it
j t 'p- to b>- naiir at a !arjfe u-jmber ot
j cra«sißp nihen- it is obve.a-ly un
•etpsui; ami where r» tt"* m pwrpa.a ;
A,i> / *no! by mskinr -orh a top. Ihe
ilaw -mrnt to he materially im>-«Je.t
So as to provide that rrr*s-inys H>*«
j ed to i* da iirerou- by the St_te Ilixfc
i way Coam tsiaa s'toubl be ■>. matoi
as .tartffer us ar..| stop if. er»->te»*
at tho-e crossing.- otilv. —thx- elimi
i Patinjf the nert-ssit> for -t« ppinp at
perhaps half the existinr rnMisfs,
and where no rule of safety . .juiree
■t. After ti is modification is made the
Saw oujrht to ftnctly enf«-rrcd. No
law booM rema.n a >;» a.l letter apon
. the statute books, brrau-e the effect
is to create an attitu.*.- ef indifference
or disrespect for the law renerally.
■MI the pa it of the ritizen
Our government is no' oerf#t, be
, .-aid. and there are still w ievts to he
- liOiir at. d and irie»,vialit.e- to he re
moved. arwl it is the dutj of every
roo! otirer. to continually tnve to
brinr his r'-verame tt nearer to the
K**a! which «-ur forefather.- had in
rrirtd wftere oiuili'i, justice and
righteou-ness ir. the a.im.nistration cf
pui*' -c a'Ta. i - -hail he the cardinal
rule.
Another duty *>"" cituensh p, which
. shodl.l be taught m our -ftwols, is
thtt there -hould he fa.r and cwa
stmctive rr'tic -m of th.- drfects of
i (povenomer.t, !*.' tin appeal 'o the
, passions aad pr« jud*e- of tfe people
or any attempt to a fay cla- against
"lass shftuM lot osiy be deprecated M
-eterely conderritiei. If I sV«W he
. asketi to name the greatest • - rtnv of
.•owi pivert.ireß? today, I w>»J*! have
. to say. that in m> Of..i-.«6. i* is the.
wllbcai (t»rne a-Mit over
the land wilfully attef.ptirc to deces.e
others by appeal} uir to their pass tor.-
and preju-lie-. and tryiior to array one
dass ajrain-t another, with the sole
of his own sdfish
*erest and political fortunes, cariar
i nothiar for the public rood. His pre>-
mce. unfortaaalely. is not confined to
. any party, bat he is found in both the
r meat political parties of today. He de-
I serves severe punish men t. but ia thi*
. land of fiMtlum of speech there is
. only oae penalty that can be implied
r open him. irjthat is to drdiay bis
inflarnce and n appotnt his ambition
,' by forre of ennehtened public opiom
. j Mr. McLean then dtsrasscd as an
. other requisite of gpoH c tizen-hip the
. daty of pre-ervir* and jiiWettiajt the
. heahh of the indhriAaal and the com
amity. He said: "latdlectaal a mi in
dustrial competency and civic liiil ill jr
. would be of little avail if there is
serious impairment uf the health uf
, tha i Mill 11. aad that thai uf me (ood
W illiamston, Martin County', North Carolina, Friday. I Vbi uar 15. 1921
BANKERS TO
MEET HERE _
FEBRUARY 22
All Banks In First Dis
trict Will Be
Represented
! The ...irjal mrrtinc of t.e Group
Xo. I Rankers i.»n wi.l he iielii
r " lr Ifbnurv Th> prouj iikluilt
al! th> coun'ue- of the fir.-' congees
-lorxal JisliiC- ael lifitie county ami
each ba-.k iti iK- ifc-tricl w il be re-1
pnx-r by >x- or moir o r its offi-'
cial
There will be two bu-i- c.-s
•rfie in the n»!»m and one in the a!
ternooa. and the annual tam ue-t will
alu- place n the evening. '»' he busi
fa» se.—ions will le held in tie Strand
theatre and the banquet at the Masonic
lla!l.
Mr. W. H Woolard. vice pre.-ident
of the- tireenville Banking and Trust
company ts president of the Assotia
tk>- an) wdl preside at the two ses
sions Mr. WooUrd is broth, t of our
Mr. J. O. Woolard. Cashier of the
Far.net- and Merchants llank of this
place and ' he is also a former Mar
I*in county man and the keys to Wil-
Haaaston will le turned over to him as
Pretalfi* of the A-so. iatK.li.
' Mr W K Will's of the Titiane:- 1
[ Hank of Farmville is Secretary ami
Treasurer of the Association and he
with Mr. Woolard will arrive in Wil- j
I Imrv-ton »i M nday. the 21 There will
|he a representative of the National
State and City lUnh n:~ New York and
several others from various banks of
| Norfolk beside- maav prominent men
frma our w* tate in attendance.
This is the first tin* Williamstor
[has ha-l the opportunity to I*- host to
the Rankers Association as it usual
ly entertaiaed by larfrerVw 'is but
we want to accord them the genuine
h»*-p tally of air town which is of the
hest.
ea!th r» -.ls: k iis are must es-»n"ial to
he piufirssiie d»-veU.pmeot of the
Mate The rood health of the citizen
i- both an n^l.v dial and a state asset
tire of the most sirnifirant a.spects
•f snv*e. rt -'ier ai >.*n is a lujrh re
tratd 'or the health of the c-mmunity
-ta.e n the l"n;or. has ma.le pieat
er pto*"e. in its public liealth sem-ice
n»r ha»e better results from health
■x-.rs been obtained anywhere than in
North I aroluia One of the duties of
ritixeo-hip. therefore; hcli should
V ct-;. -taftt'y riiiplia-ized in nor pu!»-
'tr -rhoab. is tie matter of the health
~f the r.ii» mlu J a"id community sani
tat»K. be. au-e we ran no loiijrer accord
the refardataoh of eflicM-iicy which
.one. frutn ill health, brought mi b>
reriert of ftivirwneTit or by failure to
nmlu" preventable disease "
t Varacter Traiuiae
He mmtaoed as another requisite
|of trairn( -n c tixensfcip, which should
Ihe empfeataied in our puMic school*.
' the matter of character traininr. say
ißp nj this co*nectson: "Eduration in
a democ.acy cannot fird it* true oh
iertive alone in trained and healthy
e«tiae«Ls. These retjui^it*a- we have
seen, are essential to surres«, hut
valuable as theVare in themselvi-s,
if they lark the vital motivation of
character in the individual citizen,
they are unequal to the demand.
"Oiaracter trainiar. therefore,
throarh the application of modern
mode rr and well defined method.'
-koaU be made a part of every compre
nensive *y -ten of educatii n. Self
-irsepliise. lo\e of truth, honesty ami
justice. a> well as efficiency,
are chararter traits which are capable
of heme dr\elped by the C.mpetei.t
and roe-c-etit>ous teacher. The hiithest
values in hfe are moral, not material
What a man ia—in other word-, h 1
personality aad his character, cou' ?
for infinitely mote than the materia!
things be may. possess. ' ~j_
-The rbild is manifestly our mos*
preckras asset, hut even sgth a valu
a!4e as-et as this may be converted
to a liability, not only of the family
bet of the State itself, if that element
commr.o|y called maral character is
latkiw
"I believe that we have been in
clined in the pa* to overlook the fact
that the development of desirable
traits of character in a child can he
accomplished to a large extent at
lea-t by the inspiratooa and instruction
which may be made available in the
dastrown "
Here Mr. Mcl>an refened to many
ri iph ia the lives of prominen* '
naen ia the past history of the world,
aha failed at the croriaJ moment he- !
rsae of lack of character, though they |
pwiejied intellectual ability of a high
°rdrr. Anaoag these he mentione-l
Soimaaa. Jadas Iscanot aad Benedict
Arnold as raaipinuss examples. And
thea. byway af contrast, he mention
ed George Washington. Abraham Lin
**d Wood row Wilaoa. whose
character stood every test and finally
Csmml— dilab the steep
SUPERIOR COURT]
proceeding: OF
Special Term KIM'S To
day After Running
Two Weeks
i
Tnfsiay ».--I the off
two m.-rv f i ti »a\ i! .locket I
of the Suprihir rourt n- u i s{«.-cial
session (*>* TV twn-^rtr —np»y of;
prcuiiar character. one for pei-.nal
injur}', thf oiher a ciaini to a "
l-alauce or. a ouile.
The c»-es iGmvhvl of i Tuesday |
ire:
J. A. Da vet part .II S. I. a,l-0:1. I
This case »';i- a uit to r»v .n pet !
sonal injury. The jurv gave t if plain
tiff a judpiifrl in the sum « f ?t3SW
The second Case of the .lay »a- ti a! (
of E. S. Waters iv Jr*o. ti. I njr Tlse
claim was to teco»er KJano*
•iue on a mule tni'hil to Ixt* jik l up
on which Waters '■-••I a morteaif. The
jur> found that }?•' •*' w. v . n « lue.
One of the mo-t imports! ! rxv
in the last l)ir- >lay." of tin ntart ,
that of IVel .ura'nst Ruber
In this case. IVel »v. i> an
action to >et a-uir a .ieed ma ie to the
defendant by the plaint iff with the
stipulation th;C tin* itrfendant support
ami maintain plaintiffs for I '.-
Thi.- ra-e hiint*- uj> the .»i.i case
that lias caused so much mt-under J
Standinir when- certaift inter*-;t is ■
meant in a convey ano a»n| so poor! v |
expressed that it takes a court and a
jury to settle the cent rover-y.
The evidence is only fairly started I
at the time of »ur yninjr to press and I
just how it will turn is har> to say. {
The defendant admits fiolurc to main- ,
tain hut claim; that he nut ufllrient
improvements on the lard to «.tT set j
his liability H e plaint:' I 1 cla:rrs that,
any impii-tt mct9* plao-: oft the land j
were to enhance his own est au- tint ir'
no way to contribute to ihetr -upport
and that all impr.ivem.-i.t- .ere at
the plaintiff*- ««ii choice an! in no
vay demanded bv them
*
OCCUPANTS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
AS CARS CIaASII
Injuries Found To l>e
Not Serious
What appeand to he a narrow '
!\sr:!|* occurred this mumiu ab»ut j
.?:o> o'clock when two car. «»• a.
Font -coupe rupii ! liy a Me- its
IU I 1 ami Tankaid arcoinpaned by a
Vpu'ijr la-!;.' was «pi> tine or .
Washir crt»» -t ie»-t ci a-! tii a
Ford -sLin dn\er> by Willie |:.il'.«-k
.»f Kveietts. The c« which »a>
from Washington was turned over
im! Itaiilv .Uimaiml whik the -*-nar
•>ade it.- way *>r. to l.\ ervt'>. No onel
was senou-ly hurt hut V IUII -uf j
fered a flesh cut «»n the h«-a.l ami
'» st some ( TW Vi.urip . I:.»l" '
was ha«!l> brji.-n-t and terribly frirfc
tenol but n»-t -ermusly hurt
The car ocr.fpied liy left .
rrftwb broke i rla->. mo-'ly * . fvl
shielti and between the t to. it is not .
know uhicn. a «i.iskei bottle ma.W
it# escape aid marked the |»«t wleit
•he collision accural.
I'r. Rhode? no.- called t» examine
he ruts ami bruise* am; found them
to be of iittie importai ce. The Ford'
coupe and tie «Ki k*;. bottle apfuirrt
ly hsiinr the worst end ,»f tbe acif!
• lent.
EPWORTH LEAC.I'i:
MET MONl>A\
The F.pworth leat-ue «f the Vet ho
•list Kpiscopal ("huTh re! M'-ndav ,
evensßf. February 11. IX'I. at the
home of Mo-. John 1_ Ro'-er-on at
'"fi o'clock.
A memftrt.i| pr«'jrr.im wus ri-r
in'memor. of Womlrow Wi : so*
Tiw program was as foil..* :
Son ir. No. .It Scitpture f«i!'iir —
Myrle W irnne.
Sentence prayer
The Milestones «»f Wilson*.- I.'fe— 5
Mary' K- I^einrett.
The princi|>ai event- of h»- a-l:nmi--
tration—Joe Sykes. •
"The Momififr —Marth;.
.—Rep* r*e>l.
Prof. Visits
Schools of Co.
Profe sor Jan.— I. I>ri;itd: n r the •
East fatoliu Traiiunr School |» •
visiting the count- hijrh mM : thi# j
week on a tour" of inspection under
the direetioß of the S'ate Board of {
Kducation.
He with Mr. Tope will vi«t aU the ■
h»*h schools of the county ip the next j
few (bays.
Mr. W. J.' Starr of Hamili«a at
tended the dance her* last nifrht.
" Mr. S. E Haniioon and so*. Geor*e
left last SttnHkt a'briMa for
Florida.
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'mail- boifs •• t entire »r ,
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-*ii t!.e •• • • : i l.isi ;er
| -hall ilw uc * i~t i. i'U • ..'i ii
' t!ie -aim. i in . - i- . ■ ,iin-'l o
X ' •'-!•> • ! ..."
T'. .>par»n» • v.,
-•'xesti e iii .|.ct - .. .! in ' l».\.
4-6mus!aßfcaiiJ n»,»in iL' 1 ! • ■'•••.-
of lui:.! •..!•»• i. ~i - ~i :«-|i
l»>\e- h:.il . Iciii; • la
i ea>tl* ar.| • .iV t tin
j raim-r at ad t•- ai .'i « •. a! 1 -a
I in* the., oni :■! It t;-»--t.«
fl.t tiv J. 1..--. ..-I . n-i -*(. \ f.l
j 'he Il\e-1
* onv ai • *- i ; -.l* ii;" .iu' i>c is
■ not •!' tor 5 •\i ■ - • : i. the
■ luiie. ti i l» 1-l.iCO.j I I Im .'pit
'hand •• •;• ;■ tne n. 1 on
t >-f «ra\e! if ft- ranre*.
1> i .Jt -t- j. (. . • •".ii
a? |s.f,.ii.'. « t' - -| . I ii'liiii
tie- in ofe-ei■ i > .•■ - i i i atfic
■■r>l i,a»v-- ' nii ir-i . 'l,l- ji.i
trun to th- - ; ji. e  t. .t n
o doinr I" c: » -u h« r» .-p»- a I i if'-r
--• s n>aV- for T'i— irpnr inn ' the
I appeal.. ,r oi" "i.» er'.n i ;•! t «f way
,|'r wler» 'or aW* • j n>-c« -
2n -r -w i'.'i- :• • t ,ic
• ants Ir- tz \■ a i.. ;.i the j. «■» l«« :i
--tKHI >.f Is A i . r-Sa.i • fi-i n.a". fiiop
• H>" n.rj;- 'to |> tn- t •• *|»|iropri
.*tc p'art- f«.r tov*: tstler • ■ jln-ip
I with p« -tnui Cer - ru';.| . i r>ei -:i - '
t«i isit atill't t. • j'r •- -ie
Jermjned upon. ,
It I- though* »Si ' 'ji-ie i.., war- '
art for Or- ariii:.-ar • •,! ~f '
! •mars from t e i« .|. t • l they
-* tttlo.l' Ul ,t l.e t I ..til '
1 -*:*» as. have la ." ;m o f >p a: if;. t«
v»n'ortn wi« h "he r.- u r,ne ni n. '
tate tir. - : - far •■« IIIIi'
-o -'•• 1 i-ii* !e ! -I: ib>wn
"em|M.rar:l\ by rflr.il *7ir : :sl- «»r  thers
n collection * *'■. in umiir.mt«
■ r rei»a r.- care nu>t ie txern —d tiiat
lei*her thi- r f ,>xe- .-.i,. (!,,«. contents
aiesfawMceii. —11. H. I'll IAN. Fourth
A - -■i-'tart |'.»-tma«te- ', wr n sn T*,e J
l*>" 'al Hlillet - f Fel- n. i 19:>J 1
__^L
SANDY PIIK;K
NEWSY DOTS
Miss Faj -we Hi tn .-y n v i«-i ! Mmi-lay
mri t w;Ui Mi-s K'tie M Oietfiy.
tMe- - r-. X. S. Uid'iicl: an I U -eph
Hanii» were tlw vw i- of Miss-
K! 73 t'o!trai- Sun'Liy -xe» inp
Mr. and Mi. I N. HopVins :.ml
| Mrs. J. ||. RjiJd'ek to d.urrli in j
! Williams*on. Swvtiy. '
Miss IjOaa'l e Ri.t.'-.-S; r.' -l ' Itnjjc ,
I Jenkins nn+wl ti. Kveret* Sunday
:iftcrn.ou I
Misses Glaih'i' Rnhe'l «t, L
Roherson ard Mr sr- William*
and Frank H«pkir.s were out riding
swdiy.
M ARTIN CITIZENS
HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE AT R. IL
Train Demolishes Rear
 >l* Car, (h-cupants Noi
Iladlv Injuied
|
i u ;•!' rn)ix>n about o •* fh>rlyl
Jn«». Hopkins. * M Wjl I
- » l( .1- we e I
•s. t 1 ■ of' the V'rT>' Soatk |
r i.l near llymouth the rir I
i.. . r JKltt i.f t>ie tioaiy of
i. i v i h they were r*! ng »-re
i ; r! ; r.d tin* occuna tts rar
«; - • . ned death.
Mi Mn|>kiiis who wa- >lllxlll the
. «u>l fi • -e«» the approach >r tra-n
it:! aMf. t. late to -U>p. >0 l w ru»V
■ elTort t» !'*'t across anil 01 I) nti>s
' clearillt* about ei|»ht Me--.-.r-_
Hopkins anil William- nnit> ! minor
bruises an.l Mr. Hardl.son va, hart
lut not w»riouly. The tram -t-»ppe>:
and carried them to
they received medical attetioei b. I
I>• trior.- Bray and M.o>w in
DR. JNO. D. BI(;«S
TO RUN FOR
CONGRESS IN JI.'NE
Subject to the action of th IVr-j.»
T.-.tir primaries to he held June 7th.
1924 I hereby annnurm 1 iv-elf a
raivliilatc for for r»»e E r--t
Congressional lh>.trft
JOHN r>
The announcement of Dr. I.sggs •*!
a siat in Cnnpress frtn «*ie IVt
District, puts a new anrf» or liv
politic&l field in the hstnct. nakxr
he'fifth asp:rant anil it ir.ay ae that
there w ill tw> othet _« yet tr enter tese
race.
1 lien' are now two e.r>tt>Utri
from the north side of the u-uiial
tlitec from tin' MMith sale. g'ttng
about an even distribution of p-»|>a!a
iion, the seven counties on the north
continuing ahout tao fifths aiwt t!»
seven on the outli wlr .ilw it three
fi'tiiv of the population of liw di
tlict.
Of course every candida'e •rill hate
a distinct follow mtr and >1 xe pole
tics is somewhat uncertain a»s»l in the
'ansruajte of M •» Sailfialei- of Use
K'i7,ihi'th City Independent »e A-mM
a\ t 's a little early to h»*» 2 to I
••e 1 any particular candidate
M n'in count , feel- that t has a
■r od rami foi (ipjwrt of its can-ls
late, Fteeause it ha-- alwa t«ea
110111-1 and ne'er .1 k»-d f-»r anything
J ' 11 .• 1- oil; ;«>*ii>|r p"»t f«r
t: candidate on the irrnund of tsw
iii-r • 
'I lie I teipll e 1 pL ?B»uL»e!y
'•«l\'i t t■: l 11 lite r.i l-»|* i ['Hr a* he
condi 1 i .t' lhe 1- -> e aay l"W»»
l.e melt, I. Imj.*?*. ae
'••el v illtM|» to leave t«» liar fitter
liidjrriieut of oui people wth that
confidence that they will *«ve hm»
hearty support.
Valentine Danee Here
Largely Attended
The dance, which had bo 1 so r 1
| ietistvely ailvertise«l. !>iou((ht 'ra fi«B.
! (iii and m ar, almost o\erffe»rinr l*'
"Hixie." The music was. «f a pn*»»
•|'uaht. , could have he»>n »..r«e l»jf 1
room for improvement n- »r*eae»-r
Many it.mml dance- were en |o, «l ky fhe
'.articipitants as-the* theur
aa v into the early hour- of t>«r bb-b
nil? Never before ha-, there '"-em -ort I
a larjre attendance to a 'la'w* lit" j
description in Williamstoo.
Til fHjli«e force provr>| t.» Ur eo j
tirelv inaihi|uate to k«ep 'he ma-*n»
c'owd s«»ln-r ami or.lerly. It » f*p>rt {
ed »l(?it li«|uor f!owe>l free! im(
a tfieat many and that *»»
ta{ti*l tie drink a most too muci".
IheTepi rter at so -tafed thai' -Msrj
}of intermissions were d(-®r>Vfl>'
l!i tha' li»t- of the yountr-peo-rf*- le** , :l^- 1
dan e hall without chapervne-v It »t |
underst«>o«l that some of tho «- f»tesre"
seiin'i| to think it would b«- n» mor» |
than li»rht for some of the 'lanmr..
not all. of course. Ixit .nw of
them, to hiinp their parent aloer
j that they mieht oh-erve 'he pfiewwri
»i;.l priifress their off-prnr are RTak-
I in*r i't the danemjr world „
Mr Uoliert IV« I. Jr. of Washington
attende«l the dance here last rmiir
Mr Henry- Carson West n- a visi
tor here la«t evenirf
Miss Martha HarH snn t> syemte*
' the week in town with her Miter. Mrs.
GriflTm ; •
Miss Sudie Martin spent hs* Fr»-
■ day night with Mr*. S. E. Hanhwn
Mr. C. B. Riddiek of Emvtto was
in our community Wednesday t ,
Misses Oneva and Bertha Ha duos
enteitained a large crowd ad a jagar
tew WoliHajr night.
Mr. C. B. Rfcfcttck upeat - ■ j
* \lH 1 ML. LABEL ON VOIR
PACER. IT CARUES THE DATE
YOLK SIBALKIRNON EXPIRES
ESTABLISHED 1898
VASSARTS BODY
BI'RIED AS THAT
OF ED VINCENT
Funeral Services Held
For Wronp Man at
Rosemary. N. C.
I
|Faa»fai Smi(»- heiis fur Wrong iraa
lat \. C
iwo-ensar>. V. I . lib. Ji —Due to
I en»! in rf-et»;;ficEt!->n the bo«iy
l«.f a i.u . \ it-ju of I>anville.
*a. wa- l-jiv-i here Friday as that
of \ inrrr.t. a high school
!■»!
V a' ar wa« k iie-i by an explosion
oe **.e not ii-t Xovember. On I>e
 •-jibe> > \ "W.sr \ ireeiit and a
or, * ere thn>«n into the
m»r when then i*«at overturned.
lißreit »»!> «'?«-»• ,'e 1 whil*- trying
tw -»»im »-fs>ie ||i» cixjianKiß, who
rwaiwi • R ar. «>"ae.i for a day ami
a sid-t. *i- re-n»J
l-a-t ljuusLty a bwiy was found
lub an ' Ixu a nur ijetuw tie point
l»W*. >»ang \ -.rxer.t drc*i>ed. His
|p>i«if . o-lie\ inj jt  0 to In" that of
I"e,r a«a. hsd ?un.-r 1 en j(« held
I rxiay a t irw- . T e ,-ervjees Were
cvie>4uc"e.l by Rev K II Brown, as
sisted 1 l.ev E N Harrison. In
[erme! »a in Oak Owe chureh-
Itarl
Oc SjSiinby a bro' S. 1 of Yasfar
irriK'i fn>rr Itanvaic Tre body
was 1 vhonw-' a*»-i a'ter l«.ng identi
f»«i as that of the liunitV man it
was tai-- ».» tbe city for
l^i»TaJ.
{MRS. LI KE LAMB
AT HOME
I I
Ye-tfrcir afternoon at the home "1
I "of Mrs J L Wynne, from
foor thirty t»- ««x. Mrs. I .:kr I-imh
1 1 «- at Use.' . a ):Uliilmi gue^ti
I aitk a te^.
' I The lv«e wa- pi. "illy bvorated with
leifrrtli' ; JEV -lit th- v alentine
I eiie»
tl» I'rtser fl.».r 'all vase*
of hi* heme* were |.la»»ii against
la rwr« Uxtri«Liiil ;B I red candle-
I txur-.er r;a-e the" laackgn-und a
I pee€t \w The dining- n«m table
•».- attra«t«"e «»th fancy paper
vaterntire- with a d«-il dressed as a
I "d-eal Um- gracinr the tenter. - ,
I >lti- M - . file \\ >nre. ir a lack lace
»i » W«>n .lie--, n-et th* '--jests at
tSe ilwr and in- ife-.l • :;»-•« into the ,
1 lilitan where Mrs. C. S:. Ha -ell in a
S*"-ack tace f»m Fermi prwh.
Mis. « 'Or. in a bSack -aim and fur
•Ires-- li.n. -hi.»ed th f> -t into the
rat T**«it «t. •M - Lamb r**eive«l
IM'- I -J>'ii »"ie a mule salitr a'-l
I oratK' .-iv- a-i -ted in 1
JeMertiur.ißt b- "i|t• W IS. Watts, who
j w«wre boan r. ntui] «iepe a ith ost nch
tip-. b\ Hr>. Harm Birr-, in a blue
ro rrretti ai d by Mrs. J. S.
|  »»a tan cai'ton crepe.
Mr*_A l; iHjrr.trg. in u hlarlt vel-
M«« Nelle Wynne, in |
[kl»i -atio foi I«-.'AOI m the dining
I oeei where Miss»-s loci lie Has
|»«ll. Melj.. M'yTne an«l Su-ie James
I -ei*iefl a -Jai' o«ru- ,tnl red heart
maf - ta
J Mi- 1 is* «-al Mis. I S. Rhodes ac-
I- -e»s|c»- M I br. V. H. Biggs 5Uf
e- eral -drfio-i-. M  Myrtle Wynne
by Mr*. W. B. Watts also
•erriered -eeeral Sold- -'urine the af- '
MJ * i: Watts delighted the i
I r-e-( aith hrr insured music.
I —:
OF OAK CITY
[LOCAL NEWS
| Mrf Ire W«-r-?ey ma«ie a ba-mess
I tr-p t- U iliuib-U>ii Vi .-due-day.
| Mr. and Mrs. II L SittrlMO, of
,WM«a tiut*s! Mr. ami Mrs. H. M.
■ Air.-* c .. J-arsiav.
|. M Kora Spttdll of Creswell eisited
.Mi In Amsley Sunday.
IMI- A ii- »e Stocks of A > lien was the
«w>i »f Mis. I; «-j llarrell for the
. week end. f
| Mi>» Ruth Kaukner and Marjorie
• | 'jigSatd spent the aeek end in Kia
> at the home of Miss Faukner.
- Mr. Howard Ains'ey was the guest
•f Jlbi Harreil Suaday aftornoon.
The Ra vent-Teachers -V - sociatioß
a will inert' next Wednesday evening.
i ' Fehraary 3U 1a the school aoditonam. 1
] at *1" o'cloL After the hminrti sea
saae. a prafran will he givea by thn
' th ende. Parents are e-pedaOy ia- 1
vied to he present.
Some of the Kahu went to Tar- I
f .ha*» Taejday aftercooa shopping.
-1 We regret ta learn that Dr. MI 1
; Mr*, nttran «i| leave Oak City MM I
-J ta aake the r hnae in Vew Tocfc. ,1
> where he wfli stady to be a iprrinfcl. ■
' j Mr Lrnrnnaa e sited his mm 1
■it Plywnvath last meek end .
1 ' M - r T Lo "* ***** tiM> j
'"tte' C:t>