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VOL XVIII.NO. 36. WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY JULY 27. [917

THE ENTERPRISEgßi.oo a Year in Advance

THE NAMES OF MARTIN. COUNTY'S DRAFTED MEN

One Hundred and Seventeen Men Will Complete the

Quota Required by the War Department.

Names Drawn Number Two Hundred and

Seventy-Five. One Hundred and Nineteen

are Colored Men. Lefender Yarrell was

Number Two Fifty Eight.

THE LIST AS FIIRNISFriday afternoon, when the

numbers of those drawn in the

selective draft commenced to be

received over the wire?, the peo-

ple of Williamston became in-tenseiy interested in the matter.All that morning there had been

vtiiens of feverish anxiety among

yipui races, and the announce-of the numbers added

greatly to the effect,y Martin County's quota was 145

and as 28 had already enlistedonly 117 were needed to complete

the quote. Every newspaperhas been scanned eagerly bythose registering and others al-so, to find the numbers of those

liable to the draft. Many voung

men worried not over the publi-cation of their numbers, whileothers found their spirits sink-ing, tho none wanted to shirkthe training to be given by thewar department.

HED IS NOT OFFICIAL

- The first name on the-tist-w-iUbe called first and so on until 117are called. It is reasonable to

suppose that some will be ex-empted for various reasons, andit may be necessary to double thethe number, irraktng a total of234 to be examined before thefull quota is furnished. The first117 on the list will be called firstand then the next 117, if neces-sary to secure the proper number

Scott, Simon Daniel n, W S Bar-ber, Sam H Grimes, Julian TVick, Wm J Johnson, N. Red-ding Roberson, Thos L House,Thos S Bond n, Wm E Rogerson,Joe D Woolard, Simon F Silver-thorne, Wm H Wynn n, Chas CWhitaker, Willie M Holliday,L Cleve Bennett, M AgustusPrice, Samuel Perry, W N Jonesn, Walter Daniel n, Leo Leo-nard, Micajah F Perry. Clyde MRobbins, Paul Anthony n, Mat-thew Moore ", C F Gilliam PeteDixon n, H L Bennett », GarfieldTeel n, Thos C Griffin, Rufus RCarson, Noah Jordan n, AnthonyNorsby n, Russell A Savage,

Chas P Howell ", Tom Williams 1n, Jas W Wiggins, Kelley Jack-Json, Chas Lloyd n, W Robt Har-ris, Jesse Williams », NoahSlade n, C Lafayette Dail, ChasEmmitt Hines, Lee C Warren,Linwood Crisp, Jodie Coffield n,Leroy L Roberson, Simon Keey-es n, Henry Lawrence n, Ber-nard G Hyman, Chas A Bailey,Jas L Pritchard, Wm Belcher n,Richard Bryant, Murdock Ayers,Wiley L Bailey, Mathew Goss n,Wiley Hilliard n, John Tindell,Ollie Stokes n, Harvey Brown,Jas Herbert Moore, Samuel Brownn, Jesse Keel, Jr., W. DavidRoberson n, Jas H Chesson, ThosV Davis, Henry Hill n, HaywoodLawrence Jas R Yeattes,William S Bunting, RobshawBryant, Augustus Purvis Jr,n, Edward Briley Jr, n, JasCherry ", Ernest Stroud, WalterYoung n, Wm H Lilley, LonBunting, Jas E Bishop n, MillardH Ange, Alex. Woolard n. Jno DLilley. Tabert Williams, WheelerRoberson «i, Oliver A vent n, Grif-fie Mason n, Jas J Johnson, Thur-manT Green, ThosT Adams, Jes-se Crisp, WalterEßennett, ElmerRuff n, Jake Moore n, John R.Browning, Geo Clemmons n,Lloyd C Coltrain, Petter Clem-mons n, Will Brown n, Wm Hen-ry Gray, Jesse S Ambers, JoeDaniels n, Sam Highsmith n,Claud B Reddick, J Alex RobuckJr, Claude A Weathersbee,M Staton Everett, Tom Hardi-son n, Clarance Tyson », J H BPrice, Jas 0 Rogerson, BenjF Bowen, Jno Hopkins n,Henry Lewis n, Oliver S Col-train, Jno Respass n, Jas W

Brown, Jos A Mobley, TheoBrown, Wm R Price, MarkGrimes, Dennis Bailey, ArthurBell n, Henry D Harrison, Robt.Gray, Moses Andrews n, Hay-

wood Fields n. Henry W Allen,Robt. L Kirkland, % S Gur-

ganu3 Ferdinand Briley, AndrewBrown n, Sylvester H Ange,

Noah S Roberson, Well Rawls,

Wm C Wallace, Wm Langley n,Elijah Dickens n, Leroy Straw-bridge, Jno H Lee n, Pitt A.Roberson,'\u25a0Willie Boston n, Au-gustus Roberson Jno D Roger-son, Walter Taylor n, Jas P Mc-

Fadden n, Sam Bunting, O W

Hamilton, Wm Robt Everett, JasH Grardner, Merrick Williams n,Jas A Leggett, Wade Davis n,

W Guyton Hardison, LewisMoore, Oscar T Gardner n, Hil-liary Anthony n, Leeman L Tay-

The first Martin County manto be drawn was Lefender Yar-

rel!. colored, who Jives in Wil-liams Township. Two iiundredand seventy-five names of coun-ty men were drawn up to the lia-bility number of 1310. The listpublished below, while not offi-cial, has been carefully made out

from the list furnished by thenewspapers and the books of theExemption Board of the county.

If there are any corrections,they willbe made when the offi-cial books are furnished the

Board by the War Department,

which willprobably be done this

week.Those selected are as follows:

Lefender Yarrell n, W C Brown-in, J A Jenkins », Arthur Tav-lor n, 0 H Peel, Ernice Moore n,

G L W Bridges n, Dennis C Tay-

]or, Grant Mitchell n, Eber EGodard n, M H Warren, Romu-lus C Griffin, Jas F Wynn, DavidKeel n, Noah Wallace n, BakerCouncill n, A G Perry, Guy Wil-der n, Ben Highsmith n, Sylves-

ter Rogers n, Wilmer Gray n,

Thos H Scott n, Jno D Bennett n,

Kenneth Rayner, Robert Bostonn, E Thos Smith, Isaac Battle n,Hyman G Harrison, P W Wrightn, Joe Bunch n, Rufus L Moore,

Herbert Mooring n, Eli A Rober-gon, Dan Harper n, Jas Henry

Wynn, Ben R Manning, Harri-son Land n, Robt EGrady E Smith, F Wm Holliday,Frank Walker n, Jno W Hassell.Seth Weathersbee. P H Wabble-ton, Frank Williams n, Jim Hy-man n, Ben F Whitehurst, Hen-ry Goriam n, Joseph Spruill n,Robt H Stallings, Jesse C Ange,

David J Brown. Jas Ed Jenkins,

Whit Moore Jr, Wm H Baker,Jas Ed Harper, Hampton Cof-field n, Jno Thos James, Ben

lor, Jas J Rogerson, Austin Barn-hill n, Ola Gray Carson, Wm LPallard, A S Edmonson, Geo Hy-man Martin, Chas Freeman n,

M A Leggett, Dexter Whiteheadn, Geo K Bell, JnoA Page, JnoE Edmonds, Paul Cherry n, GeoDrew n, Sylvester Williams n,

Jerry Bennett n, Jas E Pate, *W

T Pritchett, Jno D Matthews,

J H Ayers, Clyde Tyner n, Clear-ance Mauson n, L D Hodges, Si-mom D Roberson, J P Haggard,M L Bennett, Jas Grimes, n..Bethel Scott n, Hermon Cox n,Jno HRogers, Haywood Hudson,Willie Johnson n, E. Slade RevelsJona Powell n, C J Whitley,Jasper Wiggins n, M F Stall,Herbert S Johnson, Joe L Math-ews, Ananias Hyman n, LeviHarris. Noah Oscar Jones, CharHarrington, Deaton Godard n,Jos P Pleede, Noah Mabory n,Jno Sherrod n, Raleigh Roebuck-,Wm Spruill n, W J Taylor, Nath-aniel Davis n, Wm li Manning,Arch Teel n, Jas Cherry n,Claudiufc Hardison, W N Jamesn, Geo W Taylor, Eddie Hardi-son. I

Prof. Jerome And Family Leave

Five years apo, Prof. J. T Jer-ome accepted the principalship ofthe Williamston Graded School,and this year resigned to acceptthe position of superintendent ofpublic instruction of Hoke County

and of the school at Raeford.During the work of Prof. Jeromeat Williamston, many advanceshave been made in the education-al system of the school, and noman has ever labored more dili-gently to maintain a high stan-dard of instruction among thepupils, who came under his su-pervision. This year, he haiseen signs of the fruition of hishopes?that of the plans for amodern school building, same be-ing in course of erection now.While in the town, his citizen-ship was of that order whichmakes for the uplift of everyman. woman and child ii) thecommunity, and he gave of hisbest to advance the religiousthought of the people among

whom he labored. He and Mrs.Jerome formed many strongfriendships here, and there isdeep regret that they planned togo elsewhere. Mrs Jerome wasone of the most popular matrons

in the town, and was interestedin the social, religious and clublifeof the community. They andtheir little daughter, AnnieBrown, left Wednesday for Jack-son to visit Mrs. Eugene Bowers,their sister

Take Care of Your Tobacco

A farmer cannot help his to-

bacco being washed thin by rains.But he can keep it suckered,which damages tobacco worse onan average than rain.

But the greatest of all, heshould and must take of his to-bacco after it is cured. The manwho goes to the trouble to grow

and cure tobacco and then let itget too damp and ruin, is guiltyof gross negligence. When it i«raining every day as it is nowand has been doing recently, to-

bacco should be taken out of thecuring barn as dry as possible,packed down as close as can beand covered over with some oldbagging, canvas or even old gua-no sacks, if washed clean, willserve.

Don't lose half of the value ofyour crops by letting it get toohigh in order and mould and rot.Every farmer knows that dam-aged tobaccoVill not bring a higha high price. Look after it care-fully each day and don't pack iton an old floor, which is .near thedamp earth.

SAILED FORFRANCE FRIDAY

The Columbus (Ohio) EveningDispatch, of July 10th, containsthe pictures of the honor men ofthe first Aviation Squadron to

leave the Ohio University for,France. The face of J. Wiggins

Jr., appears therein, hehaving been in training for

| months and recently graduatedfrom the school of training atthe University at ColumbusOhio. There are eight youngmen with Watts, and these withhim showed the greatest profici-

ency in the preliminary trainingat 0. S U. at Ft. Wood, N- Y.They sailed for service on Friday

morning of last week, and it ispredicted that thev willwin dis-tinction "somewhere in France."

Aviator Watts has many friendsand relatives, here anil in theState, who will watch his careerand wish for him a safe return

to his native shores after thewar is over. He is the first manfrom williamston to go to Franceand whatever honors he may winwill reflect honor upon the town

of his birth.

Another Honor Poll

Wednesday morning, twenty-

one voung men, who had pre-viously enlisted in the army, leftMartin County to join the ranksof Carolinians who are going

forth in defence of Americanright?.

A greater number of these men|re from Jamesville, and thattbwn and community has thehonor of sending more men to

Ihe army than any other part ofthe county. The time'may comewhen these young men willwritetheir names unun the pages ofAmerican history, as the bravestof the bravo. Martin County'*history in the past may be re-peated in the deeds of her sonsin the present great struggle.The names of these men fromJamesville are, Joseph L GodardJames W. Barnes, George E.Moore, H. Hardison, JesseC. Stubbs, 'William L. Hopkins,Church W, Hardison. SylvesterL. Moore, Joseph L. Hardison.Himon S. Griffin, Vester L. Simp-

son, Leo R. Gardner; from Will-jiamston, Lloyd B. Koberson, Hu-

! Bert C- Roberson, Henry F. Mi| zelle, James H. Mobley, John D.

' Mizelle, Noah S. Godard; fromi Ilobersonville. Charlie A. James,|H. L. James, Asa C. Singleton.

Struck By Lightning

Tuesday afternoon, during aj heavy shower, the kitchen of

' Samuel C. Ray on the corner ofjBiggs and Beach Streets, was

jstruck and badly damaged, iheelectricity escaping on the elec-tric light wires which run thruthe house. Two of the childrenin the family were lying .on abed in the vicinity of where thelightning struck, but felt no in-convenience afterwards, how-ever, it was a narrow escape forthem. There was much damagedone to the electric wires nearthe building..

Lightning also entered the din-ing room of J. G. Godard, shat-tering the light fixtures- andbreaking the plastering. It isthought to have entered on thewater pipe which connects withthe bathroom. No one in thehouse was shocked at the time.

Mrs. Fred Gardner went toEveretts yesterday to visit rela-tives.

Look on inside of paper

for your draft number. >

The Red Cross Auxiliary

Now that the call to the Nationhas become greater, the effort toprovide whatever the individualcitizen can should grow in de-termination. Some time ago aRed Cross Auxiliary was formedhere and many of the first womenand men in the town joined-themen being simply members bvvirtue (if the fact that they con-jtributed to the fund. The actualwork was done by the hand ofwomen, as usual, wheft it is a caseof helping the'sick and woundedeither in peace or war. For someweeks, the attendance at theweekly meetings was good, butthen the number tofall off. Why this is true, no oneknows. It is Purely not a case ofindifference to the needs of sol*"diers who must do or die on thebattlefields of France' It is justWilliamston's way of attending

to things; when anything is in-augurated, everybody wants to

join, and the enthusiasm is boil-ing over; in a few weeks, it be-comes an old thing and newfields are sought for diversion,if you please, Thi» is not thetime for slackness, but self-sac-rifice and work.

Added Another to The Pile

Deputy Ed James and SheritTPage nabbed another still Mon-day near Hassell on the farm ofHugh Pitts,4 colored man. Therewere several barrels of the ciderconcoction, which was to havebeen made into something strong-

er, and the stuff was about ready

for the kettle. The cider wasdestroyed and the kettle wasbroffjrht-ftway to add to the col-lection already in ".lie hands ofthe sheriff. There was no one"at home" wh un the ollicerscalled, and so no protests weremade.

\u25a0 One by one the nilicers aregethering the kettles in, butfolks will still persist in wrong-

and brave the danger of being

hauled up before a Federal Judge.

Knocked Down And Kicked

Late Saturday afternoon, Chris\V. Sides, auto machinist whohas worked for W. L. Stalls fora number of months, went intothe garage where Stalls was andcommenced to cursa and abuseStalls about the payment of abill which had been presented to

Sides. The latter was drunk, acondition he often gets in, andhis abuse angered Stalls so thathe knocked Sides down and thenproceeded to kick him. Stalls isvery muscular and weighs over200 pounds,/while Sides weighsbut little more than 100 pounds.The knocks that Sides receivedrendered him unconscious, andhe lay so still that Stalls| feared'that he had killed him, so getting

in an automobile, he went out onMain Street extension to awaitdevelopments. Physicians ren-dered aid to Sides, and he wasable in a short while to walkdown town, though badly bruisedabout the face and head. In themeantime Stalls was informed ofthe result of his attack and cameback to town.

Monday the case was heard by

Justice Godwin, and a fine of$2 50 was placechvon Stalls andeach of the men paTthone-half ofthe. cost.

Jesse T. Price, local represent-

ative of the Jefferson StandardLife Insurance Co., left for Ash-ville last Saturday on a pleasuretrip at the expense of the com-pany. This courtesy he receivedbecause he had sold SIOO,OOOworth of insurance.

TO MANAGE THEBRICK WAREHOUSE

As announced previously, Mr.W. A. James will manage theBrick Warehouse, which is beingerected by a co-operative 'Com-pany of which Mr. J, DawsonLilley is President, Mr. W. C.Manning, Vice-President, andRoy T. Griffin, Secretary-Treas-urer. In the issue of last week,an error occurred in an articlereferring to the opening of theBrick Warehouse. It was inad-verdently stated that Joe Tay-lor, Mc Moblev and J. W. Hightwould be associated with Mr.James in the management of theBrick Warehouse. This errorcrept in as errors often do inevery paper, and the correctionis made so that the public may

better understand who will beatthe several warehouses on theWilliamston ma r k e t.' Messrs.Taylor. Moblev and Hitfht areowners and proprietors of theFarmers Warehouse, and haveno connection with the BrickWarehouse nor has W. A. Jamesany connection with the FarmersWarehouse.

It is earnestly hoped that thisexplanation will be sufficient tosatisfy all concerned in the mat-ter. The hnnouncement of theopening of the tobacco marketon the first page of the issue,and the advertisement of theBrick Warehouse Co., were am-ply sufficient to have preventedany controversy over the smaller-ftrtielo, but, perhaps, the pub-lic failed to read them.

Family Of Agent Andrews Here

The family of Mr. j. C. An-drews, agent of the A. C L.Railroad here, arrived from P.ob-ersonville Saturday and are occu-pying the residence lately ownedand occupied hv T C. Cook pnd

family, near the station. Mrs.Andrews is a native of William--Bton and many friends and rela-tives here are pleased to welcomeher and her family to the town,and hope that, they will findWilliamston as pleasant as thehome they have .just left. Mrs.Andrews is the niece of Mrs. W.II Crawford and Mrs. J. W.Watts

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Another Strong EndorsementWheeler Martin, Sec. &Treas.,Martin County Bldg. & Loan,

Williamston, N. 0.Dear Sir: ?

I am glad to see your announce-ment of the opening of the 6thseries of stock in your company,for nothing so improves a com-munity as a live Building andLoan Association.

It has already built manyhomes in this county, and fur-nishes the best security for smallsavings of anything in existancetoday.

Many saye and have money,who would never save a penny.Many build who* would neverhave had a house otherwise.

The unchangeable rule is thatno live town of much size can befound without a Building andLoan Association.

Respectfully,W. C. Manning.

Harry A. Biggs and Hugh B.Anderson with Mrs. Fannie BiggsMrs. Carrie Williams,' Mrs. A.T. Crawford and little FrancesWilliams left for Panacea Springsyesterday.

Miss Josephine Davis, of Nor-folk, is the guest of her aunt, 1

i Mrs. Wheeler Martin,