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Friday, February Id, 1928 Society & Personals WwUiao Mr». ELBERT 8. PEEL, Editor Eta. • ■ „ ,Here From Greenville Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Skinner, of Greenville, were here this week vis iting friends. Mrs. B. A. Critcher left yesterday for Baltimore, where she will visit her parents and buy spring millinery for the Willie Winkle Hat Shop. Visit Relative Here Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Robertson, of Rocky Mount, visited relatives here this week. Return from Washington Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Crawford will return Sunday from Washington, where Mr. Crawford has been for the past two weeks, recuperating from an operation for appendicitis. Visiting in Greensboro Mrs. C. H. Godwin is visiting Mrs. McCallum, of Greensboro, this week. In Greensboro Thursday Wheeler Martin spent Thursday in attending to business. Here From Washington Chief A. K. Haxstun, of Washing ton, D. C., visited friends here this week. In Town Thursday Frank Gladstone, of Hamilton, was in town yesterday. Visits Friends Here Hugh Wyatt, of Rocky Mount, vis ited friends here this week. Here From BaUey Attorney M. C. Glover, of Bailey, was a professional visitor in town Thursday. Mr. Ijtng Here John G. Long, of Jamesville, was in town this week. Leaves for Norfolk Mrs. C. D. Carstarphen left yes terday for Norfolk, where she will be in St. Vincent's Hospital for a short time. She was accompanied by Mr. Carstarphen and their son, Sutton, and Mr. John L. Hassell, who will return tonight. "Bob" Biggs Home on Visit Robert S. Big#*, who has been with the bridge department of the State Highway Commission for some time, is at home this week recuperat ing from an accident which occurred to him last week. He had something v«y heavy to drop on his foot and cause him considerable trouble. Visitors Here Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Roberson were visitors here yesterday. Here From Hassells J. W. Eubanks, of the firm of Sals bury Supply Co., of Hassells, was here for a while yesterday. Crop-Producing Power is Packed in Every Pound of lennasalpeter _ 1 (Ammonium — Sulphate— Nitrate) Ml Nitrogen *= 31.5% Ammonia The Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizers have been giving wonderful results in the field because they contain mora plant-food per bag in a purer and more readily available form. LRU NASALPETE}t is a balanced nitrogen fertilizer consisting of nitrate and sul phate-of-a mmonia. It may be oaad at planting time or as a side-dressing. For sale by dealers everywhere. i Synthetic Nitrogen Products V \ Corporation New Series to Open Saturday, March 3, 1928 DON'T WAIT TO BE SOLICITED. NOTIFY THE OFFICERS THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU WISH. YOU CAN'T MAKE A BETTER INVESTMENT THAN THROUGH THE BUILD ING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. ' • f~\ MARTIN COUNTY BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION In Town Thursday Mrs. Hattie Daniel, of the Farm Life section, was in town Thursday. Dr. Smitkwick Here Dr. James E. Smithwick, of Jamesville, was in the city yester day. Visiting Mrs. Harrison Mrs. Mattie Peel, of Smithwicks Creek, is visiting her niece, Mrs. T. F. Harrison. In Greenville Yesterday Mrs. R. J. Peel visited her daugh ter, Miss Carrie Lee Pefl, in Green ville, yesterday. Here From \or folk Mrs. James Reese, of near Norfolk, is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. C. Liverman. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lindsley Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lindsley and little daughter, Anne, of Virginia Beach, arrived Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lindsley. Mr. Gurganus About Same The condition of Mr. Eli Gurganus who is in the Edgecombe Hospital, at TarborD, remains about the same, except that the disease is gradually weakening his resistance power, and attending physcians have grave doubts for his recovery. John A. Manning Better Mr. and Mrs. John A. Manning will arrive tomorrow from Philadel phia, where Mr. Manning underwent a serious operation on his eye, per formed by Dr. Swinnex, the noted specialist. many friends here are delighted that his eyesight will probably be saved. 20TH CENTURY CLUB MEETING Entertained By Mrs. W. B. Watts Wednesday Afternoon The Twentieth Century Club was charmingly entertained by Mrs. W. B. Watts Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at her home. The program was on the two places of interest, "Cuba and New Mexico." Mrs. Harper Holliday read a [>aper she had prepared on Cuba, and Mrs. J. W. Watts, jr., had the subject, "New Mexico." Both papers were very interesting. Mrs. J. W. Man ning played a solo, "The Rustle of Spring," before Mrs. C. A. Harrison read a resume of current events. When the guests arrived, the hos tess served Coca-Colas, and after the % program was concluded, she, assisted by Misses Gwen Watts, Myrtle Wool? ard Brown, and Perry, s£tveJ an attracti course, which car- PHONE Anything tor This Department Tf 46 ■I**—ZZZZZZZZZIZZ**^! i ried out the Valentine idea. The ice j cream was decorated with whipped cream and cherries, and the cakes j and mints were in heart and diamond ! shapes in and white colors. Each {guest was also given a favor of a basket of salted almonds. The occasion falling upon the birthday of Mrs. J. W. Watts, jr., a lovely decorated cake with twenty six candles was presented her by the hostess. Mrs. Watts cut the cake and passed it around to the guests. Those present, besides club mem bers, were Mesdames McMasters, of Maryland. Robert Everett, Maurice Watts, A. R. Dunning, C. G. Crock ett, F. W. Hoyt, and Robert Hey j denreich. Entertain Cast of . Woodmen Play Everetts, Feb. 9.—The members who took part in the play," Saved by the Woodmen," were entertained at a Valentine Party Tuedsay evening j from*B until 11 o'clock by Ruth and I Paul Bailey at their home here. The l»rty was given by the Everetts Mod ern Woodmen as a token for the serv ice rendered by the members who took part in the play. During the evening I-otto and cards were played. A romance contest was held, and Miss Rebecca Bonner won the prize. Refreshments were served by lit tle Misses Helen Keel and Anna Louise Taylor. Eaffli guest was pre sented with 2 small Valentine bear ing a g»od wish from the M. W. A. Those present were Misses Mae Dell and Beatrice Wynne, Faye and Harnhill, Rebecca Bonner, Messrs. H. O. Daniel, Alphonza Roebuck, Wiley Crawford, Heber Peel, George Taylor, jr., John Robert Bland, and D. N. Hix. HIGDON-BARNHILL Robersonville, Feb. 8. -A surprise wedding of unusual interest to many friends was solemnized in Rocky* Mount on Thursday evening, at the home of Mrs. John Council, when Mrs. Bettie Barnhill, of this place, became the bride of Mr. Robert Wil son Higdon, of Lakeland, Fla. Rev. C. B. Mashburn, pastor of the First Christian Church, of Robersonville, officiated. Mrs. Higdon is very talented and |:; GO 3 "GOOD WILL," said Justice Wright, of the United States Supreme Court, "is nothing more nor less than the realization on the part of the public that they can get a service that is worth i 4 • * while from a business organization." This bank counts the good will which it has built up by faithful service as one of the most valuable of all its assets. I It invites business on its record of performance, a record 1 I f which explains the public's realization that its service is genu inely worth while. | f I Farmers | > . & Merchants Bank | * WAIXXXAXIrxIXIAAXL v-rl 'XAAArVAMAXJ-XJXIyxAXAAjJvIy JJvVv> '/vX>CXZCA>XA>xX>v7yVT^XAxVTy THE ENTERPRISE was active in the social, civic, and church life of her community. Mr. Higdon is engaged in the manufacture and sale of clay prod ucts in his home town, Brookville, Fla. X - Mr..and Mrs. Higdon left Friday morning by motor, for places of in terest in Florida, after which they expect to make their home in Lake land, Fla. MEEKER - KEEL Jhe following invitation received here will be of interest to the many friends of Mr. Keel in this section: C/vofl \|olC More V PROFIT per acre * ' I ''HERE is one sure way to increase cotton yield per acre. You can say it in four words ~. Chilean Nitrate of Soda. Put it under your cotton. Side dress with it after first Chopping." The extra cotton you get per acre pays big profit. ! ' i It's Soda — not Luck i C. P. Ellis, Clayton, N. C., ( Johnston County), haa i used Nitrate of Soda for 25 years. In 1927 a , 1 demonstration on his farm produced 2413 lbs. seed ' l cotton from one acre fertilized with 500 lbs. acid 1 phosphate, 100 lbs. Nitrate of Soda, 75 lbs. muriate 'i of potash, end side dressed with 100 lbs. of Soda at i chopping and 100 lbs. when first squares appeared. 1 o A second acre, on which the two aide dressings v i were omitted, produced 1609 lbs. seed cotton. . fl, uceordinir to SQ6.!P a - per acre, due entirely to aide ( 4 atiuiuuiK vuivtt... ■ loberts, vice president -■ of the lina Motor cl A ub. e total amount appropriated by ress for the federal-aid projects ighout the country since 1921 has led the sum of $744,60(1,000 which dy slightly more than the total int of taxes paid by motorists ig the past year, f the total appropriations, there been $580,671,548.76 spent thru the country and the present fiscal began with $16:?,828,461.24 on ! to cunMnue the work," he said. INDY' BACK IN ST. LOUIS es From Havana, Cuba, i to Home City in 15 Hours I Lo ii.s, Feb. 111. —Flying through and rain, Colonel Charles A. , "ibergh completed a 1,200 mile I f stop flight from Havana, Cuba,! 'landing safaly jfd. Lambert-St. I ,is Field at 6:01 p. in., today. 11." , i in the a!r fifteen hours and "fix | L utes. Knee his departure from Washing-1 December 13, for Mexico City,! iriel Lindbergh has covered about *) miles on a circuitous route, and "Mr.Cnd Mrs" Ralph Waldo Meeker request the honor of ybur presence at the marriage of their daughter. Mildred Carolyn, to Mr. X. Theophilus Keel, jr., on Tues day evening, February the fourteenth, at five o'clock, the Church of the Angels, Los Angeles, California." Mr. Krel has made many friends here during his frequent visits to his aunt, Mrs. A. Anderson. ' -I - ' PIANO TUNING: MR LENOX, of Goldslwro, tuner for I'liarlcs M. Stietl piano dealers and others, now in Wil liamston. Phone f>6. It I ' D Where the Norfolk, Ualtimore and ' I Carolina line is running small boats t up the river, it would be using larger 1 ones if it were not for the shallow I water at the river's mouth. Captain I Wise of that company states that every, now and then government engi- ' neers spend a short vacation cruising around at the river's mouth "to find « out how deep the water is. "I'can tell them exactly how deep the water, is, > and as long as they spend time and 1 all the appropriation measuring, the i water will get so after, a while you can't float a canoe in»and out of the river" the captain stated. Mr. C. (i. Crockett stated, that the ' shallow water at the mouth of the river is crusing his company myc'i • expense and that something should be done to relieve the situation there. I SUPERIOR COURT CLOSED FRIDAY About 50 Cases Disposed of In Special Two Weeks' Term of Court The two-weeks? special term of j Martin County Superior court, held for the trial of civil cases only, | closed last Friday. During the term, I £ FOR PLANT BED GUANO, TO BACCO CLOTH, AND SEED OATS i AT RIGHT PRICES, SEE V/ - • E. H. ANGE JAMESVILLE, N. C. 1 Greater 1 ROAD-GRIP! ! ' . • ) . the Buy Firestone Tires Now and Save Money Vftl litt Unheard of Low Prices on These Great Tires eit; . . * . « ™ Williamston Motor Co. a ' Phone 201 • Williamston, N. C. lull witJr ' charge seemed anxious to make them ■>t hi me. After lunch was ovfer, Colonel Olds proceeded to take them to all the ed ucational buildings, the museum being the first. Here tie boys ,and girls sinv many wonderful things. The next place was the "Church of the Good Shepherd" and the Catholic Cathedral "Church of 'he Sacred Heart." Tin y then boarded., the' s'.reot cr.r and went out to the blind school. Here they saw the inmates at their [ work, some sewing, some making j baskets and blooms. The children' were amused to fiiuj that all the! students after passing the fourth ' grade took typewriting and it was | wonderful to i.ee them -at their work j as they typed fi'om dictation. 'After hearing* the blind children sing and play the piano, they went to the .State's Prison. Here was seen jJLJ ny interesting things, especially Jyj electric chair, which was demon fryv ated by having the teacher sit and 3? .'e the straps bound to her feet pfc> 1 arms, then they were shown how HR |J electric current was turned on: HK |"ter buying a few trinkets which SS pre sold by some .of the prisoners, iSliy went to the llall of History. Ja? For some time the seventh grade jxj id studied the history and geography in 1 'he Stale, thus becoming familiar jft th many of the things they saw in SS |e Hall of History, They were es [Yvcially interested in the relics *>( to? i vil War days, as that was the period [X? ' they were studying at the HH lie. As the class was particularity HRlterested in history and had done 2S jute a bit of research work, they YSjunrl this, as a whole, the most in- S resting place they visited, especial- A? the collection of flagr., uniforms T5 led in different wars in which North jft arolin'ans took part, also in war S aplements used in days gone by. YS As the day drew to a close all too vC >on, they had to tell their friend X? olonel Olds goodbye, after declaring fc> lis the greatest day in their lives. B livery year, hundreds of scnool chil- P ren go to Kaleigh to visit Colonel K Hds, and only last year chil.iren X rom 192 schools from all over the itate went there. O The seventh grade boya and girls. Rom .1 ii niii i nillii U*ili I'imh iI i «k« nlil PAGE THREE Uff n tn«iert»/ry *—i ■■'■■ ■■ ■ 1 will In- heW l when the re arranged plans be placed before the com missioners for their consideration .Should the matter have to Wait until the first Monday in March, it is stated that the dejay Will greatly hamper the progressin .the county's school.-' this coming term. School officials stated yesterday thu they were not in a position to. say what would be the outcome should the hew program fail to mei the ap i ).io\al of the county commissioners. Others, who are not connected *with | the schools in the county, but who are I dirtctly interested in their progre-.-(, j seem to think that in the casfc "thi . | program fails, hundreds of children I will he turned from the school.doors in this county nex tyear inst»a l of, thu few who could not be: crowded in this term. Entertain Members Of Christian Church The I'hllathea class and Missionary society of the Christian Curhch gave a supper to members of the church last night at the Woman's club. At the meeting, officers for the church were elected and the budget for the year was raised, Parents-Teachers To Meet Here Thursday I At the request of Principal L. H. Davis who was jn charge of the pro gram, the meeting of the local parent teacher association was postponed un til next Thursday, February IC. At that time a splendid program will be presented and the parents and patrons of the school are urged to attend. Car Load of Stars J Received This Week f A carload of the late model Star' cars was unloaded here this week by I the liarnhill Motor Company. A ship ) ment was made also to the Champion Auto Company at Everetts. Several more shipments have been ordered by the two firms, apd right at the prestmt time, it is a hard mat-
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