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PAGE TWO 0% Eittfrpria? MIMml Em? Tundiy and Friday by The ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA ~ > ~ W. C. Manning Kditor SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year .$1.50 Si* months , I .75 OUTSDE MARTIN COUNTY One fttmr 1 $2.00 Six month* ; 1.00 No Subscription deceived for Less Than 6 Months 'i = = Adrerti* g Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office at Wilhamston, N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Corgress of March 3. 1879. Address all communication to The Enterprise and not to the individual members of the firm. Tuesday, April 9, 1929 Should GoiThrough High School Martin County has 535 jjupils in high schools for the white rare, which total school attendance. 'Phis' is gratifying when we compare it with some counties and some States. While it looks like the system may be weak ened in a way by the recent law, yet there is one idea that should stand out in the mind of every par ent and pupil. That is to go through high school. It is a sad thing to see a young man or woman launch out on the sea of Itfe these days with less than a high school education. There was a time when it could be done with reasonable safety. But that day is pst. According to our school population, Martin Coun ty should have no less than 1,100 boys and girls in high school. The fact that about half the children fall by the wayside between the first and the eleventh grades is because about one-half are unwilling to do the work necessary to pass the grades. The number of young people who drop out, of school because it is hard generally find things of life harder later on. Dropping out of school just because we think we can make the grade without it is almost equivalent to writing the word "failure" across the record of the fellow who does it. With the approaching season for school closings, one of the essential things to impress on the mind of every child entitled to high school is to take all he or she can get. ■ , - L .' ' . ' A* J„i New Road Lai* Unfair to Many f The rural communities asked for bread and received * , a stone. Perhaps the most popular bill passed by the last legislature was the 1-cent gasoline tax added to the old 4-cent tax law. The reason foPthe popularity of the measure was the hope that the rural popula tion of North Carolina would have a little money to improve the bad roads in the rural sections, but now the situation changes, and the money is to go on the roads already built, and the outlying districts pot get a smell. It is really a raw deal, unfair and unjiist. LAST CALL Pay Your Taxes Now The list of all delinquent taxpayer* will be advertised May Ist, 1929. Advertising involves additional cost, and no excep •T7 X ' tiona will be made when the list is made. I ~ r . ' V, Please attend to this at once and save all unnecessary trou ble and embarassment. vf ■ ■ ' ' ', ■ '•*. v ' W. B. DANIEL TOWN TAX COLLECTOR •*- •"••• i m.*' ■ . 4 # ./ •> '■ r i \ When the present road system was established, it was based on automobile and gasoline tax for sup | port, and so far it has been fully sustained from that •ource. __ '+JI, Tht road system did not reach all the people, now ever, and those living a long way from the present State road asked for 1 cent extra on gasoline in or der that the lateral road might be improved so the whole system would be better; but, behold, the other cent goes exactly where the first four went —out on the main highways, and the fellow who pays 5 cents out in the back woods remains in the mud just the same. Our present roads cost Martin County over a halt million dollars, all of which was spent iit William ston, Bear Grass, Poplar Point, Hamilton, and Goose ; Nest Townships. Now, it is proposed to apply this 1 cent gas tax on the present road.debt of the coun ty. The State, of course, supplemented the county's expenditure on Highway No. 30 and built No. 90 through Robersonville, Cross Roads, Williamston, Williams, and Jamesville Townships, and pretends to Maintain No. 125, which the county built. The net result of the new law means that a Wil liamston taxpayer will have lower taxes and the use of the rtwds, with 1 more cent to pay for gasoline, with good roads going four ways, while a Griffins Township taxpayer wilt have a lower debt tax with no roads. He will have to pay the same extra 1 cent gasoline tax, together with the 4 that he is already paying. All this goes to keep up and pay for the main highways, and there is no road for himself. If the rural citizen gets any road, he will have to build ii out of his own pockets, and his extra 1 cent gasoline tax will go for the payment of hi*, favored neighbors' road. In this county we have one township that has nev er received a penny from State road funds, nor from county funds yet has to pay to build and keep our State roads M • ' - ' • * > . i Should Be Allowed to Serve Terms Here A number of Martin County people who have re cently been sentenced to short jail terms are com plaining because they can not serve their terms in the prison of their own county, where they will be near their friends and kins|>eople. It does seem rather peculiar that when the govern ment goes to the trouble and expense of detecting and punishing crime that the county authorities cooperate enough with the government to recede her prisoners. And, too,.when the Martin County jail Itelongs to in the county and the man who is so unfortunate as to have to go to prison de serves some consideration, regardless of what crime he has committed. It is understood that a few of those who are to serve terms,given them at the last session of the Fed- I eral court at Washington are going to pay the differ ence in cost from their own pockets. It seem s that would be a hardship on the prisoner, and the people of Martin County should not demand it. When Martin County gets to the |v>int where it can not afford to give a prisoner a little water to 1 drink and a little light to cheer him up when confined ■ behind prison bars, it seems to us that it is getting j pretty tight. When a man is down, the county shouljl help him. We do not condone crime, but we do admire a heart., of sympathy, and the fellow in jail needs sympathy. An opportunity for a prisoner to see his father, mother, wife, and children and friends occasionally will help some. - , But to make the prisoner |>ay for the water he drinks is the unkindest cut of all. THE ENTERPRISE WANTS FOR SALE: 1 MEDIUM SIZE iron safe and one Burroughs Add ing Machine. Reasonable price. Har rison Oil Co. , aj 2t FOR SALE: THURSDAY, MARCH 28: 600 Rhode island Baby chickt. W ill be able to deliver every Thurs day. Write or call for your wants. We do custom hatching, $4 per 100. Eggs taken Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Grimes Hatchery. K>bersonville, N. C. mr26 4t ONE NEW ,Vi WATF.k KENT radio lor sale. See vV. G. Peel, a 2 2t TWO ROOMS FOR RENT: MOD ern conveniences. MTS. F. K. Hodges. mr29 tf THOROUGHBRED S. C RHODE Island Ked eggs for'sale, 75 cents pel setting of 15. J. R Lcggett. Wil hamston, N. C. a 2 tf WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO do altering and sewing of all kinds. Superior hemstitching on special Sing er power machine promptly done at Singer Service Shop. All work guar anteed. Mrs. W. R. White, operator. John A War I. manager. Pocket Billiards Carl A. Vaughn One of America's leading players, will 1 be matched against one of Eastern North Carolina's best players Wednesday, April 10th, 4 and 8 p. m. Everybody ~ Free. Welcome. ECK'S" PLACE WILLIAMSTON, N. C. Mr. Vaughn is one of the best player will ever have the opportunity of seeing in Eastern North Carolina. STATEMENT OF THE CONIDTION OF THE r Farmers & Merchants Bank WILLIAMSTON, N. C. V ' * - * • - "" *■ AT THE CALL OF THE CORPORATION COMMISSION MARCH 27, 1929 V ■ ; Vy RESOURCES LIABILITIES Loans and discounts » $421,128.01 Capital $100,000.00 Trade acceptances 8,171.47 Surplus 5,000.00 Liberty Bonds 82,850.00 Undivided profits 2,862.58 Other stocks and bonds 79,298.70 DEPOSITS 642,414.37 Banking house, furniture & fixtures 16,240.51 Other real estate 24,074.54 ~ Cash and due from banks 118,513.72 ' , Total $750,276.95 Total $750,276.95 5 . • || • » WE APPRECIATE ALL BUSINESS INTRUSTED TO US. WE RENDER EVERY SER\(ICE WITH AN EYE TO THE ABSOLUTE SAFETY OF OUR DEPOSITORS. ___ L___ V* • • > : ' ■/>. I " I II I •I, * ' ' .. . .• ' ' r-- Jno. D. Biggs C. D. Carstarphen, Jr. H. A. Bowen PRESIDENT CASHIER ASST. CASHIER NOTICE OF SALB ——« Under and by virtue of a judgment of the superior court of Martin Coun ty in an action entitled "D. G. Mat thews vs. Mrs. Bettie C. Gurganus, et al," the undersigned commissioners will, on the 29th day of April, 1929. in front of the courthouse door, of Martin County, at 12 o'clock noon, of fer for public sale, to the highest bid der, for cash, the following described land: . Being a building occupied as a ga rage in the town of Williamston, N. C., on highway No, 30, and adjoining said highway, Melson lot, and the ; lands of Mrs. Bettie C. Gurganus, and' being the same house which was built and occupied by the defendant Hol-j hngsworth, and which wa* listed for the taxes for vears 1924 and 1925. This 2f ith day of March. 1929. B A. CK ITCH EH. * H c;. HORTOK, inr29 4lw Commissioners. NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE * I'nder and b> virtue of the authority conferred upon mc in a de d of tru-t executed by II A. Culllpher, W. Sj Moore, Clifton Hunter, trustees for Everetts Methodist Episcopal Church, South, on the Bth . day of February, 1927, and recorded in book S-2, at page 141, of Martin Countjr public reg;s trv, I will on Saturday, the 27th day of April, 1929. at 12 o'clock in., in front of the Planters & Merchant* Bank, Everetts, N. Martin County, sell at publje auction, for cash, to the highest bidder, the following lands, to wit: ■ . Beginning at an iron stob on Church being on-, I'. A. Clark corner. thence running a westerly courte a long Said street to Mrs. Sudie E. La nier Hne, about 70 yards to a proposed stob at a corner of Everetts Baptist Church line and Mrs. Sudie E. Lanier line, thence an easterly course along j Everetts Baptist Church line to a stob on E. A. Clark's line, or Paul ! Bailey liue, thence a southern course | along E. A. Clark line, the old school ■ property, to the beginning, and being ' one-half of the Everetts Baptist Church property and not over and be ing the same land where the -old 1 church is now si'ttated. This the 26th day of March, 1929. V. G. TAYLOR. • mr 29 4tw Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE OF PER SONAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power i conferred upon me by law the under | signed will, on Friday, the 12th day . ol April, 1929, at 11 o'clock m., in; | front of the premises of the late J. J.j Long, near Oak City, in Goose Nest Township. Martin County, and State i t Nortli Carolina, offer for- sale to the highest bidder for cash, the fol lowing described personal property be longing to the estate of the late J. J.' l ong, dereased, to wit: h Six mules, all wagons, carts, bug-. 1 gits, cultivators, stalk cutters, mow-1 jng machines, I'akes, transplanters, and all other farming implements of every kind, nature and description belonging Ito the said estate of the late J. J. FOR SALEI Large Two Story Residence Located on Smithwick Street, cor ner Simmons Avenue, Williamston, N. C., known as the J. L. Hassell residence. , TERMS TO SUIT PURCHASER : - ' .'■* Communicate With Central Investment Corp. BOX 290 RALEIGH, N. C. Tuesday, April 9,1929 45 hogs. SO barrells of corn, 400 hales of hay, and all other personal property belonging to said estate. Also all household and kitchen fur-* niture belonging to the said estate. This the Zl»t day of March. 1929. B. A. LONG, Administrator of Mrs. J. J. l-ong, administratrix of the estate of J. J. Long, deceased. mV26 3tw TRUSTEE'S SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale in a certain deed of trust made to me on the 3rd day of May, 1927, by J, R. Ruffin and wife, Jennie Ruffin, which is duly recorded in the office of the register of deeds for Martin County in book Y-2, page 249, the notes secured thereby not having ! been paid, and at the request of the.' I holder thereof, I shall offer the land described therein, for sale to the high ' est bidder, for cash, on Wednesday. ! May Ist, 1929, at 12 o'clock noon, at the courthouse door of Martin Ccrtln ' ty. Said land described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of \y M. Wilson's lot on Elm Street, thence running about a northwest : course 210 feet, thence parallel with I Elm Street 52 1-2 feet to W. M. Wil ' son's line, thence along said Wilson's I line to the beginning, containing 1-4 acre, and being the same described in a deed for same in book K-l, page 12. This Ist day of April, 1929. F- S PEEL. a 2 4tw
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