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Published Every Tuesday and Friday by The
ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO
IVILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA
W. C. Manning -i Kditor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
(Strictly Cash in Advance)
IN MARTIN COUNTY
One year «s&. ' l 'fe
Si* month* u—- —— •' 5
OUTSDE MARTIN COUNTY
One year : —-
_Si* month# -n • • —;• , - uu
No Subscript ion 'eceived for Lt*ss ThaTi f> M"iitht
Adverti'  Rate Card Furnished Upon Request
Entered at the post olhcc at VVilliamston, N C.,
a« second-class matter tinder the iirt torfirrcs* j
oi March 3, 1879,
Address all communication to The Enterprise
and not-to the individual members of the firm.
Tuesday, December 24, 1929
"Both Ends Against the Middle"
the Associated Press re|*>rts a further drop in the price
of wheat and declines occur in cotton prices. These
reports are given out by Chicago grain dealers and
New York cotton gamblers.
' Both the western wheat grower and the-southern
cotton farmer thought, prices were already too low, so
low, in fact, that they were covered in rags and bur
dened with" debt, and now comes the announcement
of greater "poveFTy anc! ml?re'Wnger7brougfit'"on Tiy*
' jwer prices.
' The greatest problem is what the.'farmer can do to
help himself. First of all, he should take time to
find who he is dealing with, that is, who handles his
cotton, wheat, tobacco, peanuts, etc., and note cart!'
fully how he has been treated in 'the past. If the
producer is faring as welt aj> the dealer, there is troth*
ing he can say; but if the producer finds that he is
gtowing poorer each day on account of low prices, and
the consumer is being charged excessive prices for the
same products after they arenianufactured, then it is
time indeed to "play both ends against the middle,"
When the producers and consumers in this countfy
get their heads together and demand honest treat J
ment. a lot of speculators and gamblers are going to
think they are lietween the upper and nether mill
stone. Nothing else will give this country a perma
nent and healthy prosperity,
The farmer must have more of the consumer's
dollar for his crops, and the consumer must have more
of the farmer s goods for his dollar. The middle man
is now getting to much from each side.
NOTICE OF RESALE -
A resale of the following described
laud* having been ordered, the under
signed will, by virtue thereof, and un
der aiul liy virtue* oT TRe" pdMrr-mtr--
tamed in a certain deed of trust exe
cuted by Me. G. Roberswj.it and .wife.
Willie Robersoti. to, the undersigned
trustee for the Platrters and Merchants
Hank, which, deed (jt> trust is dated
April hi. 1925, and is of record „in the
public registry of Martin County in
book S;2, at page 09, default having
been made in the payments' therein,
secured, the undersigned will, on the
Bth day of January, 1929. at 12 o'clock
noon, expose for sale at the courthouse
door in Williamston, N. C., the follow
ing described real estate, to wit;
Lying and being in Cross Roads
Township, Martin County, North Car
olina. adjoining the lands of Mrs. L.
iC. James. W. H, others.
- bounded as follows\
Beginning at a pine stump in the run
of Cypress Branch, the corner of Mrs.
L. C. James, and running along the"
line of Mrs: L. C. James, S. 7,tH) E.
30.00 chains to a pine stuuip in the
edge of a ditch, the corner of John
Mobley, thence S. 8300 K. 13.25 chains
to' a water oak in the Long pond, Gus
Clark's corner, thence along the line of
Gus Clark N. 9 30 W. 4.55> chains,
thence along the lines of Gws ( lark
and J. O. Peel, N. 4 45 W. 16.75 chains
to the bend of the road, W H. Brit
ton's corner, thence along the center
line of the road, N, »17 30 W. 3.75
chains to the bend of the road in front
of the residence of W." H. Brittoit,
thence still along "the center hue of the
road, Britton's line S. 83 45 W. 1:65
chains to Britton's corner opposite to
a ditch, thence along the ditch, Brit
ton's line N. 5 15 W. 3.40 chains,
theuce N. 71 30 E. L4O chains, thence
still along the line of Britton, N 9 30
v VV. 9.35 chains to a dead maple in the
center of the run of Cypress branch,
Britton's corner, thence down the cen
ter line of said branch, the line of Mrs.
L. C. James 13.25 chains, more or
less, to the beginning. Containing 43
1-2 acres, niore or less.
Terms of sale: CASH.
This the 23rd day of December. 1929.
B. DUKE CRITCHER.
d 24 2tw Trustee.
Jot. W. Bailey, attorney. '/
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by a judgment
, in (he superior court of Martin Coun
ty, ill an action entitled "IX G. Mat
thews vs. J. L. Wynn, et al," the un
dersigned commissioner will, on the
20th day of January, 1910. in front of
the courthouse door of Marti# Coun
ty. lit 12 o'clock noon, offer for sale
CHAMPION | PLOWS | CkffcjfX
INCREASED PRODUCTION PERMITS IMMEDIATE DEUVERY
If Ymr Dolar P>—l Supply, Writ* U» l>
C. Billups, Son &'Company, inc.
NORFOLK. VIRGINIA 1
ESTABLISHED 1688 , I
Sole Manufaciurtn •/ the '■ \
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WHI vivntu i ivit'i unci /nvv
General Parsons civilization must go un-
I le=s new sources of power come from some—for the
j present unknown —source.
Of course, he ought to know. Yet when we think
•"( r a moment that almost all the power in the world
h::s been developed within the past 100 years, there
seems to be grounds to doubt his statement.
The statement that "man shall eat bread "by. the
4 - T.t of his brow" is being chalenged by scientists
: :d- Inventors, who are saying "Let the machine do
1 '-t. ' \ -
• 7t T, quite possible that we may try to build a
civilization on machines, when God really designed
man and his power as the proper basis of human
progress and material development. •
Christmas
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Christmas, the world's greatest holiday, comes a
pun. bringing "the cheer of Santa Gaus to the chil
dre.n, K (he'young the spirit of hope, and to the aged
a n that time is swiftly passing and that an
(otliv. milestone'has passed and that the niad is grow
ing shorter.
With all the different scenes and the mingling of
joys and sorrows, we ourselves could devise nothing
f so gogd as Christmas/ every element of society
can come near together in spirit and be cheered by
the same faith and li"l>e for better things in the fu
ture.
j After all, the Creator of the Universe hits given us
a season for celebration"Thrrt mnkfv tt*- bitter IRou u
| it increases our* sympathies-and makes us better
friends.
May we never lose the Christmas spirit.
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Thus Endeth Another Lesson
' Twelve Ykncev County jurors have said that it .is
no crime for eight deputy sheiffs to shoot down six
1 men and wound 1H others as thev were running away
I -
i from them.
There are about three million other |>eople in North
Carolina who' think .that if it was not murder, it was
■ one of the most horrible deeds ever committed in our
j State. , * * . ...
The fact that the deputies were being paid by the
mills rather than by McDowell County -in which the
killings occurred makes the case worse. It shows
the warring attitude between mill workers and mill
owners, with the odds greatly in - favor of the mill
owner. >
Thus endeth another chapter in the history of in
dustrial strife in North Carolina, which tends to teach
indeed that pro|>erty Lrt more highly regarded by our
' present system of justice than is the lives of men.
Capital has been victorious in every court battle so
far, while the workers have been the victims of prac
tically every lawless act that has occurred. 1 here
must be something wrong with any system under which
such conditions can exist.
to the highest bidder, for cash, the fol
lowing described property:
Same being a tract of land in l'op-,
lar Point Township, Martin County,
•North t nrrihnu, ~adjo llinlg' 'Batfard
Road, Coitoho t reek, laud now owned--
tjic Mark Ballard laud* and being lots
bv J G. Statmi, and being a part of
Nos, 13, 14. and IS, as shown by'-map
of tUp Ballard larin in laud division
book K'o. 1, page 487, to which refer-*
ence, tnaj' be had for a lull and com
plete description, and the description 1
as showrr ti_V said map is made a part ]
bt this description. Containing 152
acres, more or less.
This 20th day of December, 192 V.
B. A. CRITCHER,
d 24 4Tw Commissioner
NOTICE
I'inter and by virtue of the authori
ty contained in that certain deed of
■trust, executed to the undersigned trus
tee. In A. R. White anrf wife,'""on the
2itli /lay ot November. 1923, and «of
rrconl,jßtr the public registry of Martin
County, in book page 372; said
deed of tjfcAi given to -secure certain
note of eveir date and twior therewith,
and the stipulatiohs therein contained
not having been 'Complied with, at the
request of the parties therejnJn.tereat
ed, the -uudtxsigiied-trustee, on Mon
day, Janftary the 18th, 1930, at 12 o'-
clock tu„ in front of the courthouse
door, in the town of Williamston,
North Carolina, will offer to the high
est bidder, for cash, the following de
scribedproperty:
» All our right, title, and interest in,
and to, the house and lot in the town
.of Williamston, North Carolina, on the
north side of Main Street in said town,
adjoining the lauds of f. 1". Apfel on
the north, the lands ofc T. C. Cook on
the east. Main Street on the south, and
the lands of J. B. Waters on the west,'
and being the house and lot -in the
town of Williamston, formerly owned
by'W. R. White, which he died seized
and possessed of.
Dated this the stlt day of, December,
1929.
.WHEELER' MARTIN,
dl 7 4tw ' Trustee,
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of a power of
sale contained in that certain deed ol
trust executed by L. H. Gurganus, et
als, to the undersigned trustee, dated
the 28th day of September, 1921, and
recorded in book 1-2. at page 313 of the
public registry of Martin County, the
terms and conditions of said deed of
trust not having been complied with,
and, at the request of the owner there 1
of, the undersigned trustee will, on
Saturday, the 25th day of January, 1930
at 12 o clock noon, at the courthouse
fUBLItHID «VCHT
ror»n«Y *md rwiQAT
Men Or Machines?
door of Martin. County, at William
stun, North Carolina, offer at public
sale, to the highest bidder, Tor cash,
tlie following described real estate* to
wit!' ' • —~
A tract of land oil the south side of
Church Street upon which two tenant
houses are located, adjoining. Church
Street (in the northt Eli GurganuS on
the east, H. M. Hurras on the sottth,
and 1 .aycina Williams on .the west. »
This 19th day of December, 1929.
, WHEELER MARTIN,
d2O 4tw , Trustee.
NOTICE OF SALE
- Under and by virtue of the power of
qalc contained in that certain deed of
trust of record in book C, page 33, exe
cuted to the undersigned trustee, and
the stipulations therein nor having
been complied with, and at the request
of the holder of said bond, the, under
signed trustee will, 011 titli day of Jan
uary, 1930, at 12 o'clock, noon'in front
oi tiie courthouse door' of Martin
County sell, to the higlust bidder, for
cash, the following described land:
Same being two houses and lots in
the town*'of Hamilton,""N. C., located
011 highway No. 125. and adjoining the
lands of Henry Gaskin, Odd Fellows
Hall, William Sykes, Emma Jones,
Tom Bennett and liarry Waldo,'
This sth day of December, 1929.
, E. S. FEEL,;
dI(J 4tw Trustee.
BILIOMZZY ~
Lady Says She Suffered Mnch
Discomfort Until She Tried
Black-Draught; Found
It Bronght Relief.
Town villa, 8 O—■"! had * bilious
■pslL I would get very dizzy and
have such a bad taste In my mouth,"
says Mis. Bertha Whitfield, of this
"When I would stoop over, I felt
Mkel was going over on my head.
"When I would get up mornings,
Z fait as tired as when IwenttobS
"A Mend told me how she imi
been helped by taking Black-
Draught, and how she kept It In
bar horns. 801 thought I would try
% suay way, which I did, and from
thou on X haws used Black-Draught
whan I feel bad. get up tired, or feel
that I need anything. Now I rec
ommend it to my friends.
Md sluggish, feel
ing MM I must stt around whan X
haws lots to do. I take Black-
Draught. A few doses ssetn to be
what tt takes to rtsanss my sjslsni
of lmpuriUss that may causae this
troubisT
Black-Draught Is made from fine
ly powdsrsd herbs and roots care
fully combined, weighed and pack
aged by automatic machinery.
l*sy to take—oo disagreeable «f
--tsr-sttsote
Sold in x-«eeit and *I.OO packages
I-HE ENTERPRISE .Stt;'aSSsK
EXPENSIVE MERCY
Ordinarily I do not think of merey
as being expensive, but whin I con
sider the loss of lives and the money
it costs the United States yearly
when it is, used unwisely in dealing
with murderers and other desperate
criminals, 1 find the phrase quite ob
vious. ' '— !
In my opinion there is no question,
, no problem or public cause that faces
the chief executor of any state which
requires more superb reasoning,
sound judgment and careful consider
ation than is required in dealing with
criminals.
| When any man* living among •us
becomes so possessed with the devil
that he is forever getting himself
•into trouble, having no respect for
the laws of the state and society, and
(is finally ccirfvicted of a capital crime,
! he should pay the extreme penalty.
I kn >w nothing about prison life
or the character of prisoners as a
I whole, other than what 1 have read.
| But 1 am convinced that the majority
' of crima's in our state prisons today
I are there because of either ignorance,
lack of will power to tempta
tion to do wrong or have a natural
inclination to do so. There is not fit
place on earth to keep the sort I
mentioned in the above paragraph.
To commute the death sentence of a
character of this kind to life im
prisonment, and to place him in our
prisons with others, is first like
throwing a handful of saw dust into
a nest jf wasps. Surely if he was not
contented unless all time causing
trouble which at liberty we can ex
stigated by him among other prison
ers. Why not ? He does not stand in
I fear of the law any more, and a life
time in prison seems' so hopeless. To
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FtHIS iSgggg^
I EMPIRE URN SFT FOR ■
every Christmas is the
name one who likes $
probably morning, noon
;2 1 Give her ... or him . . this ffl 9R 
beautiful Westinghouse Electric B
make Merry Christmas last the
whole year through. Wl\ 
The nine-cup electric urn has * -
automatic safety switch. The J
set includes the Urn, Cream WSr a//'
pitcher, Sugar Bowl and graceful
The regular price of this set is OT> -^
$48.00i-i#you can now buy it for
$19.85 —an actual savings |V I
quantity lasts. Come in N
*VIR6miA EILJEC T RIC j 1
AND POW ER Co MP A N Y I |
*«./« «u » AA AU A VA AU /\ fv * / V C\A .' 7MA S/ft AMA CVI \ ~A Ji
in*tigat« a riot wdfcld prpbably mean
his freedom. There were three prison
revolts in the State of New York this
year, resulting in the death of at
least a dczen men, including prison
ers, guards and keepers, there was a
large loss by fire as a result of these
riots. On each occasion, the leaders
and instigators were "lifers", and
"long-termers," probably having been
convicted of capital crimes and later
shown consideration. Hence the price
of mercy,
L. A. PETE BAGGETT.
NOTICE OF LAND SALE
Under and by virtue of a certain
deed of trust executed by J. W. Crisp
and wife. Ida Crisp, dated November
2(,)th, 1920, and duly recorded in book
j-1, page 617, of the Martin County
Registry, default having been made" in
the payment of the indebtedness there
in secured, and demand for foreclos
ure having been made upon the un
dersigned, I will; on Tuesday, the 7th
day of January, 1930, offer for sale -in
front of the Courthouse door in Wil
liamston, N, C , to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described tracts
or- parcels of land, to wit:
"First tract: Being certain parcels of
lots of land in the town of HasseJlS,
Martin County, described as follow*:
Being a part of lots 7 and 8 In
block A as laid out in the official map
of the Tow* of Hassells. and being the
northern halves of said lots, being the
property where J. W. Crisp now re
sides and which he purchased from J.
W. Eubanks, evidenced by deed in
l*fok Y-l, page 371, of the Martin
County Registry..
Second tract: Being also in the town
of Hassells and being all of Lot No.
9, west half of Lot No. 8 and the west'
half of Lot No. 7 in block A as shown
on plan of town of Hassells, recorded
in book 1, page 421, of the Martin
County, public regwtry. ~—
Third tract: Also in the town of
Hassells, being all of lot No. 2, block-
G, as shown on plan of Town of Has
sells, fecorded in book 1, page 421, of
the Martin County Registry.
Fourth tract: This tract also being
in the town of Hassells, and being all
of lot No. 1, block G, as shown on
the aforesaid plan of the town of Has
sells. ,
Fifth -tract:' Being in Hamilton
Township, Martin County, adjoining
the lands of Laura Etheridge and oth
ers and described as follows, viz: Be
ginning at a cypress in Conoho
Creek, Mosella Lilly line; thence along
a line of marked trees to a ditch, thence
along said ditfh to the Laura Ether
idge line; thence along said line,to the
run of said creek; thence along the run
of said creek to the beginning .contain
ing 150 acres, more or less. (One acre
being reserved for a grave yard.) Said
tract being well known as the Maniza
Johnson land having been conveyed to
her by Dennis Rawls by deed dated
June 2nd. 1863. For a further descrip
tion reference is hereby made to deed
H. J. Haislip to J.. W. Crisp, record
ded in book D-2, page 97, of the Mar
tin County Registry. __ \
This December 4th, 1929. ,
H. B. WHITLARK,
d 6 4tw * Trustee.
NOTICE "
North- Carolina, Martin- County; in
Superior Court.
D. G. Matthews vs. Charlie Jones Es
tate and Henrietta Staton
The defendants above named and all
parties interested in the subject matter'
will take notice that an action entitled
ia? above has been commenced in the
superior court of Martin County, for
: the purpose of foreclosing tax certifi
icate of sale covering the following tract
pf land: A house and lot in the town
|of Parmele, North Carolina, adjoining
. L. Lloyd, I. S. Riddick, Elijah Jones,
; Carrie Mayo, and being the same house
and lot now occupied by Minnie Hum
phrey, and that said defendants are to
take notice that they are required to
appear before the clerk of superior
court at his office in Williamston, N.
C„ within thirty days after service of
summons and answer or demur to the
or the~rehef" asked"for~wHt'
be demanded.
It is further ordered that all persons
claiming an interest in the subject mat
ter arc ce|uired ■ to appear and defend
their respective claims within six
Tuesday, December 24,1929
months after this they
will be forever barred or foreclosed of
any and all claims in and to said prop
erty or the proceeds received from the
sale thereof.
This 19th day of December, 1929.
R. J. PEEL,
d2O 4tw Clerk of Superior Court
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of a judgment
of the superior court in an action en
titled "D. G. Matthews vs. D. W.
Downs and wife," the undersigned
commissioner will, on the 6th day of
January, 1930, in front of the court
house door of Martin County, at 12
o'clock noon, offer at public sale, to
the highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ing described land: '
Being 600 acres of land located in
Goose Nest Township, Martin County,
North Carolina, and known as the
Hatch land, adjoining the lands of
Salsbury, John Bell lands, and the
Lynch lands.
This Sth day of December, 1929.
B. A. CRITHCER,
dlO 4tw Commissioner.
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