THE ENTERPRISE
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Williamston, North Carolina
W. C. Manning ... Editor
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Entered at th/fpjst -office at Williamston, N. C.
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1879.
Address ail communications to The Enterprise
Dividing - the Gasoline Tax
For some years there has .been a
prevailing opinion that' the gasoline
taxes should be divided between the
State Highway system and the vari
ous counties. While the State takes
ail of the revenue at present and puts
it on the main highways, there are
a few counties in the State and many
townships that have ;io Slate roads,
and many, automobiles seldom go .on
State roads. Therefore, it seems a
hardship to charge a man four cents
on the gallon of gasoline who is forced
to do all of his driving oh bad back
woods roads, the tax money
on the big highways.
Senator Ray, of Orange County, has
announced his intention
ing a bill in the legislature to divide
Economize Hut Wher?
"Economy" is the .slogan that
comes down from Rateigh every day.
It pleases everybody to even hear the
word "economy," for after all about
all the pleasure -they- grt fa the; hear
ing, because economy is seldom
j racticed these days.
'The- folks are anxious to ftnnw just_
where that much'talked-of economy
is coming from.
Everybody knows that the salary of
five supreme* and 20 superior court
judges' - w iIT lie 'lncK'Tr^rt—+»f>ftrrr —t+h-
-1 legislature adjourns. Nobody expects
the salary of a single State officer to
be lowered. Most people think we
will have at least 100 highway con
stables at a cost of about a quarter
of a> million dollar per annum. No
-1 ody has heard of abolishing any of-
the lowering of any salary.
Then where "is Mr. Economy coming
in? Has the State been spending
money lavishly or foolishly? If so,
cn what and at what place?
Has the State been doing anything
it - v houlil not? If »o, certainly it
should stop it.
~ l!ut what is it to be? Not the peni
tentiary, of course, because there are
lots of folks who ought to "go to the
penitentiary, and that can not be
abolislwd; and, by the way, it is said
to be a source of greUt cost to the
- |
p»ople. It was once a place where bad
LOST ON HIGHWAY MET WEEN
Williamston, and Windsor: Mack
, leather hand bag containing child's
clothing and Masonic pin. Liberal re
ward if finder will notify P. 0. Box
24, Norfolk, Va. _ t' It
„ - NOTICE
Under and by virtue of an order of
resale by the clerk -of the superior
court, in the special proceedings en
■ titled "Maybelle Mae Johnson vs. Lil
lian A. et. als,' . 'the
undersigned commissioners will on tin
16th day of January, 1927, at 12 o'-
clock noon, in front of the courthouse,
door of Martin County, offer at public!
'sale to the highest bidder, for cash,,,
the following described tract of land:
That certain tract or parcel of land
that was conveyed to said Henry T.
Siallings by deed qf SeVh Hardison
and wife, dated October G, 1905, and
of record in Martin County regisUy,
in book 000, page 5H7, the property
being more fully described as follows:
Lying and being in Jamesville town
nhip Martin County. Beginning in
Poplar Branch at the road to a
gum; thense south up said branch to
Tlios. Bembride corner, or avenue,
thence along said avenue by Charlie
Bembridge place to the east corner;
thence north along his line to the cor
ner in J. H. Griffin'* line, being the
John HardUon patent HriS* tbence
north to a dead pfne, Griffin and
Washington Coltrain's corner; thence
aorth to the old patent line to (he,
• the gasoline tax, giving about • oiie
tliird or mi' -fourth. proportionally' to
tin comities of the State to spend on
tie la cral ioad-.-_, so that the citizens
i 1 he State may get to tin* main
roads. %
Thi - should be a popular measure,
f>>cau*e HfoM of the folks do not live ■
on main highways, and lots of them*
din t reach them. It is also a dem-:
iiutie measure The highways link
twn, and, .by chance,, pass a few
. ii. but nib -. .most of them. So if
would Unlit" 1 the highway useful,
I
I i 11> tin- folk get to it. • |
'Hi. H air-Ihal pays the tax is en-j
titled. t» .-nine of the benefits, accord- i
o the doctrine laid down by the i
i party", mefwbers.
lolk." worked to take care of theni
. eiVes. Now it is a .place where, the
folks have tu work ami pay tuxes to j
"trrcjr trpr V«*i"11 eaw not • W abo L.. J
11 wi'Cili!, if course, lie cruel to close |
our a yTunis to the insane. We need
l.i. iiiiitinui' Ih'. 1 schools for the deaf, :
i
dumb, and'blind. Perhaps we should ■ (
Jit a little nuiie Col' them. ■
an the crfpjiles. "ah'l the tubercular; '
. }
the.y are getting none too tmiP+»~.at• ,
Then we have the wayward boys and
•• irl. , more than ever, before; and ,«
iii t- tint huhic can't take care of them f
o, course the State mu-t. We will
•-a
i\i u i,aVe-io face new-problems-. The
j:.i! . eem. to he an unlit place for '
I wayward women, and something will']
have t ■■ lie dime with them; so a farm •
colony, wliere they may be assigned (
a home, wlii re they may have ail op- I
|M,rtunity to mend their ways, must be '
e-tabli hed.
Tin ie is one place where the econo-j
uvist. mav undertake to invade—the
i'■ ■ |
place w hefe it can least be afforded— 1 i
jlie, school. Vet - we can nut believe
that anybody with any intelligence'
jv.ouhl presume to invade the school,j
j tne bulwark of our civilization.
After all, it may be that all this
feasting "about economy is nothing
i •
but "apple nuce." »
rad; thence easterly against said -
read to the beginning. Containing
j;f.r liu idreil and fifty acres, more or
less.
This oOtli day of December, 192f>.
It. A. CItITGHEU,
Gl'Y T. HOKNER,
j: 2tw Commissioners. •-
NOTICE OF SALE * -
-4 Htier AufiiT by. virtue of the power
| o( sale contained in that certain deed
oi" vru t ixrcu i 1 to the undersigned
t tni* tee on the 17th day'of June, 1922,
j and of record in Martin County reg-
I istry in bock 112, page 144, securing
j a certain bond of even date therewith
j and the tipulationa not having been
' compile I with, anif at the request of
the holder of" raid bond, the under
j r-i'-ned trustee w ; ll, on the 21st day
of January, 1926, at 12 o'clock noon,
in front of the .courthouse door of
Martin County, offer at public auctuih
for cash, the 'following described
property: •* ' i.
On 4 the main highway from James.-]
: ville to Gardner's Creek antLsame be- 1
: ing hi one-half undivided interest.;
1 Adjoining the lands of the Dennis
Simmons Lumber Co. and others, and
■ being the same place where Charlie
Midgette and liral Midgetty now live
and bought from the Dennis Simmons
! Lumber Co. Said to contain 45 acres, |
f more oi; less.
I This 21 t day of December, 1926.
i' WHEELER MARTIN,
!, d 24 4tw . Trustee.
A NEW STORY ABOUT V'
REUBEN BLAND
Reuben Bland has gained much
| fame; he has had his picture taken at
! the head of a battalion of children and
grandchildren; he has been smiled on
b> the Congress of the United States;
he has had his picture taken by the
ide of the beautiful actress, Nora
Dayes, in the very shadow of the
White House; and has chatted with
the President in the very inner courts
of the White House; he has been
clothed by a Congressman, knfi has
received endearing letters f/om across
thi continent; all of these things are
familiar .sayings and are well known
to everybody." . -i—
--hut there is one privilege which wa.-
ai corded the famous Reuben which has
probably i never been in print before.
This happened at the Martin County
Fair several year- ago, when Reuben
ui.d a score of hi. family approached
a side show where n famous stallion
was being shown. When told the
price, of admis.-ion was 15 cents, Reu
ben made the point that half his chil
'dren were with him and all wanted
t" go in, too, and that the other 17
were coming the next day, and he felt
that he should have the advantage of
a. special club rate. Upon this, the
gatekeeper politely remarked, "Why,
there will be no charge at all. Walk
right in, Mr. liland. 1 want the horse
to see you."
J.V HIT OF HOMELY PHILOSOPHY
O.N THE TIMES WK LIVE IN
j We were favored with a visit by our
old friend Julius Hardison Saturday
morning. After the usual greeting
I about health and inquiry about the
neighbors and listening a while to
; Julius bragging about his courting,
1 v e li-d off about the weather and be-
I gun guessing about prospects for
J snow.' There were several in the of
fice and about half guessed it would I
.snow; the others that it would not. i
I Of course, the, snow guessers werej
I the wisest this time.
I !
We then talked about the faults of]
oilier folks for a while, of which* we
found plenty. After pretty well ex-'
"hausting the subject, we became more
s rrous "and asked Julius to tell us
ju.-it whaf is the matter with every*
thing.
Julius , then said that the youth of
t>day has -nothing but pleasure to
measure his life by; no hardships to
compare his blessing with; no thorn
to measure the sweetness of the rose
by.
He went on to say that as he wasj
speeding along the fine highway this |
morning at 20 miles an hour on a |
tiiuk bringing four pens of wood andj
with a warm overcoat on, he looked j
Luck Only a few years ago, when he]
dioye along the site of the same road; I
i'. jwas then nothing but a muddy
streak called a road;./with a pot-bellied
.wood", and when the wheels would;
strike a hole in the roail it would
snatch the steer reeling from side to
■side of the road; making a mile and
a half- an hour, and he with no over-1
coat nor undershirt and a stomach j
that craved that which it hail not had.
"Pshaw," he said, "this generation
knows nothing except a good time,
in d yot it is not satisfied." •"
Julius's point of philosophy is that
we are having u good time and don't
know it, hence we are disgruntled and j
always complaining.
NOTM E OF SALE UNDER EXE
CUTION
North Carolina, Martin County; in
the superior court.
A. E. Smith vs. J. (I. (Jodard, W. C.
Manning, Julius S. Peel, and J. L
Wynn. ■.
By virtue of an execution directed 1
to the undersigned from the superior
court of Martin County in the above-;
entitled action, 1 will on Monday, the
7th day of February, 1927, at 12 o'-
clock m., in front of the courthouse j
' deor in the town of Williamston, North
Carolina, sell to the highest bidder
for cash to satisfy the said execution
J:11 the right, title, and interest of
J. G. Godard in the following describ
ed real estate, to wit;
"BUILDING MATERIALS"
C. "L WILSON
ROBERSON VILLE, N. C.
Has What You Want
When You Want It
_» , \ &
Ceiling, Flooring, Moldings, Boards, Cas
ings, also a good stock of Shingles, Win
dows, Doors, Cement, Lime, Plaster, and
Finishing. •
I SELL IT - •
Wholesale and Retail s
C. L WILSON
fUK ENTBRPUISE—WILUAMSTON, FT. &
Lots 5, 7, 8, 9, 10; U;-12; 13; 14;
15; 16; 17, 18 and 19 of the' land
known as the Crawford property in i
.the town of Williamston, N. C., and I
more paritcularly described by map
of record in land division book No. 1,
at page 496.
Lot No. 3- of the Tar Kiln Neck
lend division, a* shown by a map of i
j same of record in land division book j
■ No. 1, at pajje 473, containing 37 and |
! 61)100 acres, more or legs.
! ' ■
Also a one-acre tract, being a.part
of the Tar Kiln' Neck land division,-)
a' shown by map of rrtCPrd ixi land:
division book No. 1, at page 473^
I/ots 10 and 11 of the division of;
land in the town of Jamesville, as
shown by a map of same-of record in
land division book No. 1, at page 474.
A tract of land lying &nd being in
Williams Township, Martin County,
and .State of North Carolina, bounded
on the north by the lands of Levin
Lilley, on the east by the lands of
J : m Reddick, and on the we t by the
Dennis Simmon - Lumber Co., and be- j
ing the same land deeded to J. G. 1
Godard by 1!. L. Susman and wife, j
by deed of recor in book Y-l, at page
191.
I Also a tract of lin described as fol
lows: Beginning in the run of Mul-I
berry Branch at a corner betyveen'
Levin Hard ion and Whitmel Hardi-j
j son, and running up said branch to!
Griffins Road, to a corner between Si- j
mon and Whitmel Hardison, thence
! running along a line of marked trees
I between Simo,f) Hardison and Humph
rey Griffirt to a corner, a water oak; !
thence running down Mulberry 1
liranch to Uh l beirimiing, containing i
10 acres, fnore or less, and being the
same land deeded to J. G. Godard by
Daniel Moore and wife by deed record
.-d in book T-l, at page 671'.
All that certain tract of land sit
uated in Poplar Point Township, ad
joining the lands of S. Coffield and
others, and being the ,-ame prentises
deeded to W. Herbert Stalling* by the
Williamston Ivand & Improvement Co.
wliich said deed is of record in Mar
tin County, ami beihg the same land
deeded to J G (iodard hy Hank of Mar
-tin County by deed recorded in Hook j
H-2, at page 10,
Also a tract of, land beginning on
Haughton Street in the town of Wil
liamston, and on the north side there- j
of, at the corner of J. S. Rhodes, at i
a stake; running thence -a westerly ;
course with said Haughton Street 117,
feet to a stake; thence running ba-k '
between parallel lines to the line of
C. H; Godwin, -containing i n of an
nt re, more or less, for full deserip- j
tion see deed from J. S, Khodes and'
wife to C. H. Godwin, of record in I
Hook L-l, at page 273.
Also a tract of land . ituated on the
north side of Haughton Street in the
town of Williamston, N. C., beKin-l
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I ning at J. G. Godard's S.E. corner on
I said street, thence with Haughton
Street an easterly direction about 90
feet to Alfred Sherrod's line; thence
a northerly direction with Alfred
j Sherrod's line about 180 feet to the
line of R. A. Lloyd's residence lot,
; thence with the line of said residence
j lot a westerly direction to J. G. God
| ard's line, thence with J. G. Godard's
| line a southerly direction to the b-
j ginning, containing 2-5 of an acre,
j more or lesp. Being the same land
i deeded to J. G.'Godard by A. R. Dun
; ning, trustee, by deed of record in
, book 0-2, at page 121. «
Also a one-half undivided interest
in lot" No. 5 in the J. S. Rhodes land
division, as shown by a map of record
in book No. 1, at page 424.
Beginning at the northwest corner
of W. M. Wilsons lot on Elm Street,
thence running about a northwest
course along Elm Street south bg 1-2
feet, thence about a northeast course
210 feet, thence parallel with Elip
; Street 52 1-2-feet to W. M. Wilson's
! line, thence "along said Wilson's line
to the beginning, containing 1-4 acre,
ar.d being the same land described* in
a deed for same of record in book K-l
■ at page 12. *
This the 7th day of January, 1927.
A. L. ROBUCK,
jll 4tw Sheriff of Martin County.
NOTICE
I wish to announce that I haveopened a branch office on the lower
floor of the old Farmers and Merchants Hank Building, for the sale of
fertilizers, fertilizer materials, nitrate soda; will represent the old re
liable firms F. S. Royster Guano Co., Norfolk, Va., W. R. Grace and Co,
New York; buy cotton, peanuts, and cotton seed; make loans on satis
factory collateral; buy tfilt-edffe securities, and will loan one hundred
cents on the dollar on government bonds.
the present I will be in my office in Williamston every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from ten
untrp four o'clock. Mr. W. F. Haislip will have charge of my office and will receive any applications that
may be made during my absence. The public will find him polite and agreealde. We will be tflad to have
all person.s interested to come in and talk over with us any proposition they may have.
R. W. Salsbury
HAMILTON OFFICE PHONE NO. 14 WILLIAMSTON OFFICE: PHONE NO, 87
Groceries That Are Cheaper
and Superior in Quality
WE DELIVER PROMPTLY ANI) SELL 'ON TIME' OR FOR CASH
Don't Forget We Give 5 Per Cent Off on Time Accounts Paid Promptly
Pure Extracts, bottle 12c 4 oz. imitation flavoring 19c
Karo, Golden Crown, and Penick Syrup, 1 1-2 lb. can 12c
Karo and Golden Crown Syrup, 5 lb. can ....... 32c
Karo and Golden Crown Syrup, 101b can 63c
COFFEE CANNED GOODS
Maxwell House Coffee, can .... 53c
Luzianne Coffee, can 42c Pmk salmon,-can 17c
Morning' Joy Coffee, can 50c Chum salmon, can 15c
Host Coffee and bean, we grind ~ , , , , .
1 pound 35c Corned and roast beel, can .... 28c
3 pounds SI.OO 1 1-2 lb. sausage meat, can .... 32c
Ballard's Pancake and Buckwheat IJour, pkg. 15c
5 ponuds Buckwheat Flour 50c
Lea and Perrins sauce, bot 33c Export Borax soap, 6 for 25c
Gelfand's mayonnaise salad Wool soap, toilet & bath, 6 for 25c
dressing 23c Grandmas powdered soap, 6 for 25
Gelfand's relish 28c Star Naptha washing: powder,
Gelfand's peppy nut sandwich 3 for 10c
spread 33c Gold Dust scouring powder, can 8c
Baker's cocoanut, with or with- Red Devil and Star Lyes, can 13c
out milk 16c Gold Dust, pkg ....: 5c
Farm House sweet potatoes.... 21c Octagon soap powder, small 5c
Monarch fresh prunes 31c Octagon soap powder, large 35c
WE STOCK TUXEDO COW AND HOG FEEDS, BALLARD'S MID-
DUNG AND CHICKEN fljgpe
C. 0. Moore £ Co.
Notice of Sale
OF VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
On Saturday, January 15th, at 10 o'-
clock, I will sell at my farm at Cross Roads
Church, near Everetts, for cash, to highest
bidder, the following personal property:
, ' •*». •' '
2 Mules, 1 Wagon, and all other
farming implements and corn, etc.
DON'T FORGET DATE AND PLACE
Mrs. W. F. Wynn