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THE ENTERPRISE Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY Williamston, North Carolina W. C. Manning Editor ; v / Subscription Price (Strictly cash in advance) 1 year sl-^ 6 months 3 months r - ~ —... 45 Entered at the post office at Williamston, N. C. as second-class matter under the act of March 3. 1879. ; . Address all communications to The Enterprise Williamston, N. C., and not to individuals The P BMir>g of "Uncle Jule" Purvis . is with keen regret that we . . ,i.k of -he dea.h ofMr. Julius H. t ui-vig. We will miss him greatly in all our steps o life, for when a busi ness transac ion was to be considered • be was right there to lend his sup J A Challenge A challenge has been made, and no o her but you has been challenged. Are you going to ignore it; and if you do, the work of others will mot iunction o its fullest possibilities- Through tireless and' faithful efforts on the part of. local school authorities our schools have experienced decided ■ i Law Ought to be Enforced The young folks may raise a fight against the newly elected town au thorities because they will not permit any person to drive a motor vehicle under 16 years old. But the older pen pie. should not only heartily approve of the acaion of the board but should lend all aid possible in enforcing the Kb law. The State law against children un drer sixteen years of age dnirThg \ ear may be found in section 4506 a of the Consolidated Statutes, as amend ed ip chapter 202, Laws of 1923, I which says: "Any person who being; the owner or in charge of any moter A publication of industrial facts in' Norlh Carolina for 1923, recently is- 1 * I sued from the University Press, » ten's some interesting figures on the! labor cost uf manufacturing in North Carolina in 1923. In comparison with 1981, where la bor watt paid by manufacturers $94,- 006,000, or 14 cent* m each dollar's worth of manufactured, (foods, which amounted to $66fc,000.000, in 1923 the value of goods manufactured had nmetmd >961,000,000, while the labor coat had reached $127,000,000, receiv ing only 13 cents from each dollar's worth of manufactured goods. , Of the leading manufactures, lum ber paid a higher percentage of the value for labor than any other busi ness which was r_bout 35 cents ia »ach dollar for labor. The value of cotton goods manu factured was higher, than any other, reaching the large sum of $362,000,- 000, from which s«m labor reiceived The Killing of Stephen S. Holt The killing of Stephen S. Holt, a prominent lawyer of Smi' hfield, Mon day about 1 mile from the city of Ra leigh, by J ease Wyatt, of the Raleigh Polio* Force, u> one of the most inex cusable deeds done by a North Caro lina officer in some time. It shews that we should be very particular who carries pistols around. ThM* are too many men who seem to M ilHo a change when you pin a f—«f office on them and put a pis tol to their pockets. They see mto feel that they are the Iftw, rather than •fctyie defenders of the law. They fat to %• toe handy with pistols. When •oly miner violation* af the law aw they often MTO to bMMM .... port, and out of business *is kind greet I ing was always welcomed by everyone, from the lowest to the highest. With "Uncle Jule" every act was weighted in favor of his fellowman, there be 'ing no selfish motive in any of his dealings. improvements, the last being in the elerrtentary department of the school.. To make the work succcssl®. it must b" supplemented by both pupil an* parent. It is high, time that the slep parent. . It is high time that the -*Ocp ul parent, teacher, and child be made one of cooperation and not one of a haphazard manner. * vehicle authorizes or knowingly per- j mils a person under ahe age of 16 ■ year* to operate such motor vehicle) ■ along any public street of highway in the State of North Carolina shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not over $60." Of course, somebody will complain, and it may be that in rare instances . some hardship will be worked, but all inconvenience* will be paid for many aimes in giving the traveling public safety. * , It is said that no officer in Wililarn-; ston has ever enforced the law. Eve* i are now on Mayor Cobarn to see wfiat ! he will do.. CoMt of Manufacturing . • t * . . t/i «i o * A n ll«» ' 1G 2-3 cents on each dollar. The furniture factories paicf for la | bor 20 cents out of each dollar reoeiv » I \ . i *d from their sales, which brought to them *40,000,000. The value of manufactured tobac co reached $295,000,000, and paid less ■ to labor than any other class of manu- L fac urer*. ouly 3 1-2 cents out of each i dollar being paid to labor. It can eas . I i ily be understood why tobacco com- I panies can make such enormous prof : its when they get 96-1-2 cents out uf ■ each dollar received from Che sale of > manufactured goods, while the labor er who does, th? work gets only 3 1-2 . cents. 5 t "The average paid each laborer eni-| -I ployed in manufacturing was S7BO per ( i year. The lowest-paid labor beitigj paid by cottonseed oil mills, and was ( J $650. The highest"wagts paid were by thej railroad r.'pwir shops, reaching: $1,350 d per year. , excited and act in the same manner as if some great felony had been com mitted. ~ 4 Mr. R. G. Harrison and *on motor ed to Washington Sunday afternoon where Mr. Harrison boarded the train for Raleigh. WYour light bill for May will be due on or be ore June 15th. I'ay it and ■ avoid being cut off. The commis sioners will strictly enforce this rule. 'I Send check to W. T. Meadow:-., treas i j urer, or call at his office at Dixie .1 Warehouse and pay him. 6 9 2t CUMBURH •. ' O ; visits SUCH IS THE FAITH OF MEN ; By a B CHAPirj | HUGH G. HOIiTON ATTORNEY AT LAW First Floor Peoples Bunk Building * Williamston, N. C. WANTS 50 HEAD CATTLE FOR SALE dressed or un foot. Price reason able. Phone No. 140. J. K. Morris liobersonville, N."C. m 29 4 SEE ME FOK HIGH-CLASS MAIi ble and granite monuments, iroi fencing, 1 have a large supply of up 3 tJ-Tiaie designs. Call or writ It. Sherrod Corey, agent, Williamston N. C. m 29 4 CLEANING, PRESSING, REPAIR ing, and dyeing. Ladies' work a specialty. All work called for and de livered* > Willie .Thompson, 406 Rail toad St. m 8 into FOR SALE: GREEN MEAT MAR- Jcet and restaurant combined. For terms write or see E. L. Smith, Wind sor, N. C. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtu# of the power of tale contained in that certain deed of trust made and executed by J. (# lioss and wife, Charity Ross, to th« undersigned trustee, and bearing dat of March" 4th, 1924, and of record ii the public registry of Martin County in book y-2, at page 74, said deed of trust having been given to secure th« payment of a certain note of even date therewith, and the terms and con ditions therein contained not having been complied With, and at the request of the holder of said .note, the under signed trustee will on Thursdays June 18th, 1925, at 12 o'clock m.,- in front of the courthouse door of Martin County, at ' WilHamstoti, N. C., offer for sale, at public auction, to the high est bidder, for ca*h, t he- follow in g- de scribed property, to wit: All of our three-eighths undivided interest in the following described IfctODDS Mttinsft theOIL They're long, long er than moct of us ever realise. Heat, dust, dilution, pres sure, speed, and tiny clearances are - just a few of them. ' Bat we'll bet on Motor Oil, for it's a thor oughbred. f- r ' « * 9 "STANDARD" MOTOR OILS w * 9mmd mm mm 50 ye*ri' exfxriem* HRR ENTERPRISE, WILL) AMSTOK. KORtH CAHOUNA property, beginning at tiie corner Henry Parker and Kinston & Weldon Kail road right of way, in line with Hitches old ruilirottd, thence along the line of Kinston & Weldon right of way a southeasterly course 346 feet to a stake, a corner in the land formerly owned by Everett and D&niel, now owned by Oak City Gin Co., thence a southwesterly course along said Oak City Gin Co.,' line 112 feet to a stake in the St. Mark Church line, thence a direct northerly course 363 feet to a stake in Henry Parker's line, thence a northeasterly course along Henry Parker's line 17 feet a corner the be ginning, and containing one half an acre, be the same more or less. 2nd: All those pieces or parcels of land known as lot Nos. 1 and 2 inj the Everett and Daniel land' division, plot made by Sylvester Peel Novem ber 21, 1917, and March 6, 1918, and recorded in land division book One at page 426. Also all machinery locat ed on the above property, such as one Newman planing mill, one rip saw one re-saw, one Murray gin system, consisting of three gins, all belts and pullies anil equipment now located and Hurry For Your Share : I AT THE All those who came bought Every customer was pleased something, for they made MONEY ~ I and promised to come again expenses by the savings. , , - before , the sale ended. For Do not delay your visit. It RAISING I your own sake get your is worth your time. SjAILE needs now. # m ' • HAIS ITDRESSES MEN , . They are more attractive ~ .lust arrived new numbers than thrones you paid $25 Wh y wear y ? ur old sult m the latent summer hats. tor. Only —you can buy one here at Triced to suit your pocket- (£Q QC (£O QQ book q)O.OD % " * ' -- •' , ;v •• •- ' . "*W, " * - AH of These Items Thou sands More at Slaughtered Prices ' l . - CASES DRESSES J? SHOES PANTS SCRIM QUILTS _CONGOLEUM RUGB OVERALLS • CRETONNE „ LACK ' SIJPS MATTING RUGS UNDERWEAR fILEACHING BUTTONS HOSE MENS CLOTHING STRAW HATS HOMESPUN RIBBONS SUIT CASES BOYS' CLOTHING SOX ~ GINGHAMS ROMPERS SCARPS SHIRTS ETC. Nassef Dept. Store WILTJAMSTON NORTH CAROLINA used by us on the above described property. One boiler and two engines. This the 14th day of May, 1926. -CLAYTON MOORE, m! 9 4tw , ■ Trustee. Hugh G. Horton, attorney. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust made and executed by C. S. Harrell and wife, Fannie Harrell, to the undersigned trustee, and bearing the date of April 16th, 1916, and of record in the public registry of Mar in County in book UUU, at page said deed of trust having been given to secure the payment of a certain note of even date therewith, and the. terms and conditions therein contain ed not having been complied with, and at the request of the holder of said not, the undersigned trustee will on Thursday, June 18th, 1926, at 12 o'- clock m., in front of the courthouse door of Martin County, at WiUiamston N. C., offer for sale, at public auc tion, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following described property, to wit: All of my (1-6) one-fifth undivided interest in the following described land: Lying on the road leading from the Sherrod mill pond to the Oak City and Hamilton road, and known as the J. J. Harrell home place, and bounded on the north by B. T. Cox, on the "It Is The Best" w ■ • *"1 > ' Z"' % ' . ItiUfll §%s pa I fivnfafre H The surest method for im proving and increasing your pea nut yield is to use "The Best Land Plaster^., Eastern 9 s Nova Scotia > ' W Latldplaster, manufactured by us at Norfolk, from genuine Nova Scotia Gypsum, costs no more than other plaster and is cheaper in the end because it mak es better peanuts and more of them. Eastern Cotton Oil Co. Norfolk, Va. Hertford, N. C. Edenton, N. C." Elizabeth City, N. C. sooth by. Higgi Bros., on the west by Conoho Creek, and on the east by T. H. ombs, and contain lag in all 60 acres, be the sane more or leas. This the 14th day of May, 1926. HUGH G. HOBTON, ml 9 4tw Trustee.
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