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THE ENTERPRISE
ril liiTi J Kvsry TBMdar and Friday by Tba
ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO.
WILLIAMSTON, WORTH CAROLINA.
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W. C Manning Edlto '
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(Strictly Cash In Advance)
IN MARTIN COUNTY
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Six months
OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY
Ons
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Entered at the post office in Williamston, N. C.,
as second-class matter under the act of Congress
of March 3, 1879.
Address an communications to The Enterprise
and not to the individual members of the farm.
Friday, February 24, 1933
Publicity a Safeguard
Publicity is one of the most effective safeguards of
our American liberty. Vet we find lawmakers in our
own State who argue that public sales for debts, taxes,
and so forth, should not be published in the press, be
cause of the expense.
This line of argument should hardly carry any
weight. There are two, good reasons why every sale
should be given public notice because it helps every
body concerned: First, it brings buyers to insure the
holder of the indebtedness the best market possible
to protect his investment; and, second, it saves the
debtor from the danger of the greatest opportunities
for fraud that can be. conceived.
A casual investigation of happenings in towns,
counties, states, and our nation, as well as of the
large hanks, utilities, and other large interests, will
show conclusive proof that the things that have been
done openly in the light have generally been d. ne
right; and thai it is those things that have been done
under cover, behind closed doors, in the dark, that
have the earmarks of dirty work.
It is about time that the business of the govern
ment is given full publicity so that all the people, who
are doing the paying, may really know what is going
on. The investigation of the National City, Bank of
New York is proof conclusive of the danger of hid
den transactions. ;
The minute our lawmakers stop publication of all
manner of public sales, that moment will the field of
the grafter be enlarged.
Require every officer and every man holding a pub
lic trust to make atid publish frequent reports and
you will save ten times the cost.
A Very Marked Contrast
The United States and Great Britain furnish us true
•» pictures of the destructiveness of gold worship in com
parison with a liberal and fair monetary system.
The United States has clung to the gold god and
has stuck to the policy of contraction. Under this
policy, the use of the public utilities has greatly de
creased The use of electricity fell off 9 1-2 per cent
in 1932 from 1931. The use of the telephone has
far more than electricity. The use of the
postal service lias dropped no less than 25 per cent,
and the charges have been greatly increased to take
care of the decrease in the use of the mails. Street car,
railroad, and bus incomes all had a big drop in in
come during 1932 as compared with 1931. And the
amount of gas consumed was materially less in 1932
than it was in 1931.
All of which goes to prove that America is not pros
pering under the gold standard.
Now, let us take Great Britain under consideration
and we will find an entirely different state of affairs.
Remember, England is a nation with three times as
much war debts, twice as high taxes as we have here
in this country—England is a nation of statesmen,
who work for the liberty and prosperity, not owned
and dominated by a few financial grafters; she has
men with enough sense and honesty to promote the
general interest of the English people. They refused
to worship gold and let the devil get the people. They,
in effect, made silver a basic money and broke the sin
ful power of gold. See what it has done for the Eng
lish people and all business concerns; The use of elec
tricity was increased 7 per cent in 1932 over 1931;
the number of telephone calls was greatly increased;
and there was a healthy increase in the number of
pieces of mail handled by their postal service in 1932
as compared with 1931. ■
Great Britain has prospered under her new system
of both gold and silver coinage. Business in the United
States declined in every instance during the same
period of time.
And all kinds of business in this country will pros
per to a satisfactory degree when the grip of gold is
loosed from the throats of the people.
The Tragedys of Abolishing
While the legislature is looking up offices to abol
ish in th* interest of economy, or for the purpose of
putting nwm friends in the places now occupied by
somebody else's friends, suppose they should happen
to stumble on their own offices and abolish themselves.
Then the tragedy of abolition would really come hone
to them.
PUBLISH ID avaav
▼
Class Favoritism
Why should a judge who has violated the law be
dealt with more gently than any other lawbreaker
should'be?
Judge Harwood seems to be in line for a class of
treatment not accorded to the common run of folks.
He is to be given the honor or the privilege to prac
tice at the bar of ( justice again.
Personally, every true heart sorrows at the down
fall of any man. On the other hand, Judge Har
wood knew the seriousness of crime far better than
the ordinary man who commits, piurder, forgery, or
theft. Then, since he knew better, why was not his
obligations greater? And if an ignorant man whose
wife and children were suffering from hunger steals,
why not sentence Judge Harwood twice as long as the
ignorant poor man is sentenced?
Special favors to any class of men is the shortest
way to Communism and revolution. It is bad on
Judge Harwood, yet he can bear it just as well as a
poor and ignorant man can.
Remove the Grouch
Remove the grouch and the fun is near. There was ;
a time when every floor in all the small towns was
covered with tobacco juice. It was perfectly all right
in those days for any man who wished to do so to
slobber and spit on his own shirt.
Now, things are different. While you see the
crowds hover around the drug store "and the stoves
in the business houses, things are no longer as they
once were. £hey no longer spit on themselves and
the floors. They just grouch and grumble and "cuss"
somebody for the hard times. And they don't seem
to be having half as good times as the old-timers did
When they whittled white pine and spit where they
pleased, they seemed to have more smiles and laughs.
Yt they had less debts, no electric lights, no telephones
no automobils, no refrigerators, no electric cookers.
■Some of the older men of the town say that too
much is bad for a man, because h destroys his pleas
ure.
Destroy Navies and War Is Ended
The best way to settle the war debts of other na
tions is to take over their naval craft. Destroy Japan's
navy to the last ship, and then take most of the world's
fighting boats to mid-ocean and sink them. In case
this should be done, we will not have another war in
a hundred years, and all the nations will save enough
money in that time to buy off anybody they may
have insulted; in which case we would save our boys.
But if we all keep on building warships, some day
we will have a big war. „
Glad Bowie Not in U. S. Senate
We are glad Tam C. Bowie was defeated for the
United States Senate. Any man who wants to crip
ple schools and turn a stream of liquor on the people
is not even fit for the North Carolina legislature and
he certainly would not be qualified to sit in the Unit
ed States Senate.
Two Great Humanitarians
Scotland Seek Commonwealth.
February has given to the world two of the greatest
men in history and the youth of our land would do
well to study their careers closely.
Abraham Lincoln was a struggling scholar at the
age of twenty-one, gaining such lore as he could from
books purchased from his pitifuly small earnings as
a rail-splitter. In spite of his poverty he rose thru
a bitter struggle to (be heights.
George Washington was of different circumstances.
He was reared in much more favorable surroundings,
financially. Vet it is probable that he, too, knew of
the many handicaps he had to overcome to achieve
greatness.
Lincoln's estimate of Washington is one of the most
complimentary tributes ever paid the first president
and "Father of His Country."
"Washington's is the mighties name on earth —long
since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still might
iest in moral reformation. On that name no eulogy
is expected. It can not be. To add brightness to
the sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike
impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe we
pronounce the name, and In its naked deathless splen
dor leave it shining on."
Boys and girls of today should get inspiration from
the accomplishments of these great men. With the
many advantages they have today which Lincoln and
Washington did not enjoy, we have every right to
expect great things from our youth of the present
time.
Randolph Sets Good Example
Smitkfuld Herald.
Several counties in the State—Cumberland and
Randolph being two that we think of at this time —are
requiring those families which are receiving aid from
, the public welfare department to plant a garden, or
such aid will be withheld. In Randolph, arrange
ments for gardens must be made by March 1, and any
one who has a garden spot or can get a garden spot
from a neighbor and refuses to cultivate same will be
entirely cut off from receiving help from the welfare
department. Such measures will help to eliminate
unworthy applicants for aid. Some one has said that
the logical order of things is that we should support
the government 'instead of having the government
support us, but with so much government aid being
dispensed in these depressed times, it will take good
planning to keep from developing a dole system that
might become permanent.
THE ENTERPRISE
BABY CHICKS PROM BLOOD
tested standard breed strain of
fowls. For sale each Wednesday. Jas
per C. Griffin, highway No. 30. 10
milei south of Williamstoa. fl7 4tarf
SALE OP VALUABLE PARM
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the author
ity conferred upon us in a deed of
tiust executed by W. W. Roberson
and wife, Mattie Roberson, on the
9th day of December, 1924, and re
corded in book T-2, page 333, we will
on Saturday, the 11th day of March,
1933, 12 o'clock noon, at the court
house door in Martin County, Wil.
liamston, N. C., sell at public at»:tion
for cash to the highest bidder the fol
lowing land, to wit:
All that certain tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Jamesville
Township, Martin County, and State
of N. C., containing 162 acres, more
or less, and bounded on the N. by
the lands of Mrs. Joe Mayo, on the
E. by the lands of Dennis Simmons
Lumber Co., on the S. by the lands
of W. H. Martin, W. C. and Hardy!
Gardner, R. R. Lilley, Eva Hall Wells'
J. W. Warrington, and the public'
road, and on the W. by the lands of |
Joseph Everett, and more particular-j
ly described as follows, to wit: Be
ginning at the corner of Siloam
| church lot on the publ»: road, thence
I N. 5 E. 15 1-2 poles, thence N. 43 1-4,
! W. 31 1-2 poles, thence N. 70 W. 20,
poles, thence Nj» 81.30 W. 6 poles,'
thence N. 70 3-4 W. 13 1-2 poles, I
thence N. 82.30 W. 13 poles, thence 1
N. 75 W. 4 1-2 poles to a black gum,,
thence N. 45.30 E. 70 1-2 poles, thence
N. 64 E. 79 1-2 poles, thence S. 25 E.
22 poles, thence S. 44 E. 30 poles, I
thei»:e S. 3.15 W. 47 poles, thence S. 1
32 E. 56 poles, thence S. 3 W. 7
poles, thence S. 33.45 W. 6 poles,
thence S. 46.30 W. 17 1-4 poles, thence
S. 29.45 E. 26 poles, thence S. 58 W.
66 poles, thence S. 69 W. 13 poles,
thence S. 81.30 W. 25 poles, thence
N.. 88 W. 11 poles, thence N. 81 W.
42 poles to the beginning, containing
and excepting a one-acre lot belong
ing to Siloam chur:h.
A right fo way of the Virginia Elec
tric and Power Company is excepted
from the above described lands.
This sale is made by reason of the
failure of W. W. Robertson and wife,
Mattie Roberson, to pay off and dis
charge the indebtedness secured by
said deed of trust,
A deposit of 10 per cent will be re.
quired from the purchaser at the sale.
This the 4th day of February, 1933. i
INTERSTATE TRUSTEE 1
CORPORATION,
flO 4tw Substituted Trustee
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain mort
gage deed, dated the 15th day of No
vember, 1926, executed by Kenneth
Council, mortgagor, to H. V. Staton,
mortgagee, said mortgage deed being
of record in the public registry of
Martin County in book X-2, at page
371, said mortgage deed having been
given for the purpose of securing a
certain bond of even date and tenor
therewith, default having been made
in the payment of said bond, and the
stipulations contained in said mort
gage deed not having been complied
with, and at the request of the present
owner of said bond, the undersigned
mortgagee, will on Monday, the 20h
day of March, at 12 o'clock m., in
front of the courthouse door in the
town of Williamston, North Carolina,
offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash the following described real
estate, to wit:
by the land of Delia Ward, on the
First Tract: Bounded on the north
east by the lands of Delia Ward, on
the south by the lands of John Mayo,
and on the west by the lands of Delia
Ward and John Mayo, containing 50
acres, more less, and known as the
Mike Moore tract.
Second Tract: Bounded on the
north by Luke Council, on the east by
Bill Purvis, on the south by Delia
Ward, on the west by Jesse Gainor
and Bill Purvis, containing 125 acres,
more less, and being the home place
of Henry Council.
Third tract: Adjoining the 125-acre
tract above described, the heirs of
Luke Council, W. L. Purvis, et als,
and containing 28 acres, .more or less,
and being the same land heired by
Henry Council from his father, Luke
Councils
The interest of Kenneth Council in
said lands will only be sold.
This the 16th day of February, 1933.
H. V. STATON,
fl7 4tw Mortgagee.
R. H. Keel, owner of bond.
Elbert S. Peel, attorney at law.
NOTICE • '
North Carolina,
Martin^County.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain collat
eral note eecuted to the undersigned
by J. B. Gillam and T. C. Bond on
the 15th day of April, 1932, and due
the Ist day of December, 1932, default
having been made in payment of the
'said collateral note and stipulations
contained in same not having been
complied with, the undersigned wilt,
on Wednesday, the Bth day of March,
1933, offer for sale to the high
est bidder, for cash,. in front of the
courthouse door in the Town of Wil
liamston, the following notes and evi
dences of debt, to wit:
Note of Maggie and G. R. Barney
Casseil for $462.00, dated February
23, 1931, to J. B. Gillam, upon which
there is a balance due of $62.30.
Note of J. M. Perry and others for
$500.00, dated January 23, 1931, due
January 1, 1932, to J. B. Gillam, upon
wh»:h there is due $475.00, secured by
a deed of trust of record in book 270,
at page 84 of the public registry of
Bertie County.
Note of Mrs. Lula Thomas for
$500.00, dated January 27, 1931, due
October 1, 1931, to J. B. Gillam.
Note of W. G. White for 325.00, dat
ed March 14, 1930, due November 1,
DIZZINESS
by BlMk-Dnufc*
"I 4saMs4 to Uka TbadtoriH
Black-Draught, aa I had haw ha*>
tag bilious writes Mr. Cba*
B. Steven* « Cotitmbua, lad. "Wkeft
Attar I round how nod Black-Dra«cfct
That, to Mi h s vary had
——  , -
WILUAMOTON
NORTH CAAOLINA
1930, to J. B. Gillam. ,
Note of 0. C. and Lenora Jones,'
for $600.00, dated February 11, 1930,
due December 1, 1930, to J. B. Gillam,
secured by deed of trust of record in
book 257 at pace 463 of the public
registry of Bertie County.
Note of A. B. White for $200.0t,
dated December 11, 1930, due 12
months after date to J. B. Gillam, se
cured by deed of trust of record in
book 243, at page 189, of the public
registry of Bertie County.
Note of W. T. Wbtie to J. B. Gil
lam, dated March 27, 1931, upon wh»:h
there is due $144.69.
This the 7th day of February, 1933.
BRANCH BANKING
• 2tw & TRUST COMPANY.
By C. D. Carstarphen, Cashier.
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
North Carolina, Martin County; in
the Superior Court.
Ella Jenaa vs. Paul Jonea and Frad
Jonas
By virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned from the Superior
Court of Martin County in the above
entitled action, I will, on Monday, the
6th day of March, 1933, at 12 o'clock
noon, at the courthouse door of said
county, sell tp the highest bidder,
for cash, to satisfy said execution, all
the right, title, and interest which the
said Paul Junes and Fred Jones, de
fendants, have in the following de
scribed real estate, to wit:
Being lot No.. 4 in the Ishmael Hy
man Land Division, beginning in Cain
Branch, corner of Sandy Locke land,
thence with said branch 597 feet to
the corner of lot No. 5, thence south
37 east 1299 feet to Tarboro and Oak
City road; thence with said road to
corner of lot No. 3 in the Sandy Locke
Ipnd; thence north 36d 10m west 1067
feet, north 36d 30ni west 188 feet,
north 33d 15m west 135 feet to the
beginning, containing 17 75-100 acres.
Second tract: Beginning at the Tar
lot No. 5 south 53 west 625 feet to
boro-Oak City road in a path known
as Jones path, thence down said path
V, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
VIRGINIA
INCORPORATED 1171 :: HOME OFFICE—RICHMOND, VA.
►Sixty-Second Jlnnual Statement*
To Our and the Vublic:
• The strong financial condition of the Company ii rmalid ia this
Sixty-Second Annual Statement.
The pe*t year lui been one in which the management ku more than
ever before laid emphasis on security of principal rather than interest yield.
Our assets have increased $1,43,400.99. Addition* have beoa Made to our
Special Contingency Reserve* in the sum of $900,000.00 and our surplus
ha* been increased by $290,806.36.
--- During the year we made payment* and advances to policyholders
and beneficiaries amounting to $11,2*3,399.18, thus rendering an invalu
able service to those requiring aid in the times of great stress through
which the entire country has been passing.
While our Company, like all other companies, had heavy lapses in in
surance, the new business written and paid for wa* nearly equal to that
•f the preceding year, and considering the unprecedented condition* which
have been existing throughout the world, we feel that the rmults of our
field operation* reflect great credit on our loyal staff of representatives.
With capital, surplus, and special contingency reserves amounting to
$13,891,521.20 ind representing nearly twenty per cent of our total assets,
we feel that our Company occupies a very enviable position, and we thanh
our friends who have contributed to-the success thus achieved.
Bradford H. Walkbm, Prttidtmt.
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Financial Condition D
ASSKTS * LIABILITIES
Cs*h oa Head and ia Bank* ■■■% 2,919,CM5.83 Policy Re*erve* $98,668,618.11
Unittd State* Cover aaaeat Hand. 3,542,689.64 » ht ml which
Suit, Municipal .nd Ceuaty Bond* 1*16,493.85 ft.
Publit Utility Bond* .. —— 5,132,596.45 u timm "kfi
Rtilroad Boad* 2,102,789.91 Raaervad h, Paliev Claims 483.45*A3
All Other Boad* „ 1,e26.423.34 *T!~. TrmTrf r-rrfrmrirf .UTr
Stuck* 1,223,161.25 nrw f rMw NvarrW tml wtt r«-
Mortjafe Loan* oa Real Batata ... 41,699,548.14 - *• Ctmfmy mt th, cUu
ii&.'sft.iiT* " ***** PremiiMß*' end Interaet Paid ia Ad-
Raal Batata 1,891,839.58 Reserved far Taua Comniuiau 481,059.28
litti *md/t r tuu ft Hmu Ofiet neservee tec laaaa, ceais*i*iisas. ..
PurfM. Expenses and AH Othe* LtakJities 780,298.94
Raal Batata 1.232.885J6 S»eeiel Reserve lor
Aeq»ir*4 h F»4cUnt, d tirsaisnt, Imnraass and Disability
l«ew. , Plan TIB,BBB 88
LOOM te Policybeldar* I - 7398,891 M Spseial CaatiaSaary Reeervee 3.588J88J8
Stcurtd h) IA» Ctuh V*«» M Thtit Ft «a«alia tf UMtl ead
PvlieUt. \ fjtAb tmti wurialiif,
latcreit Due sad Aeertaed—j 1,153,854.96 .
Om Imtvttmumlt aa4 Ptluy Lfmt. TOTAL LlUSfflH ANB SrBCUL
lotullmcota, Not Yet Due, ef Gar. Imawi $84,818,41198
reat Year** Premiwa*, Premiuais Capital Stesk 59.866A66J6
in Conrae ef Cello etioe and Pre- Basplns . 9,391,821J8
miums Hrlsaded—Secured by Pal- ______
icy Reeerve* r — 1,888.986.41 heylas af Assets Over Liskilitiee
Other Aaaats 18.496A4 and Spesial Reeervee 16J91J81J8
TOTAL Aauimn Asm $74,487,254.14 i > Torsi, $74,497,294.16
w — •*
Csah oa hand wa* counted sad (crtiictua e cad) in beak* vers ektaiaed fcea ksmlnilaa ea4
recenciM; tke laiialMaaia vara aasnlaed or etkanriae aeca—lad faei and ike lariaHaaai of all
sujj ssvsizsmsi sta:
ia aur ofWea the ekeee iimaial eeaieuly 1161K1 Ike kaenafcl andWn el tk* **—| —r
at Dacanker SI, Ittt
SJaksaaae. )eawy tt, IMS. iTa»ma«ea«i aad AviUtt. W
Summary fo
m ■ 7
Gross Income, $16,096,126.96 . . . Premium Income, $ 12,328,2! 2.33
Assets, $74,407,234.16 . . . Insurance in Force, $374,278,796.00
Capital, Surplus and Special Contingency Reserves . . $13,891,821.20
' Payments Under Policy Contracts Since Organization . $80,483,898 04
4 ■ " ' ■, -6
W. G. PEELE
Special AgentWilliamsten,
south 29d 10m east 1057 feet to a cor
ner of lot No. 5, thence with line of
line of lot No. 3, north 37d west 1050
feet to the Oak City and Tarboro
road, thence with said road 480 feet
to the beginning, containing 13 and
J52-100 acres, more or toes, being sit
uate in Gooee Nest Township, Mar
tin County, and of record in the office
of clerk of superior court, Martin
County Land division, book B, page
88.
This 2nd day of February, 1933.
C. B. ROEBUCK;
f3 4tw Sheriff.
NOTICE OF BALK
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain deed
of trust executed by George Wynn
and wife, J una Wynn, dated 9th day
:of April, 1928, to the undersigned
trustee, to secure note of era date
•X»iuouy 'j»hdju3 v a
therewith .and the stipulations not hav
ing been complied with, and at the
request of the holder of said bond,
the undersigned trustee will, on Mon
i day, March 13th, 1933, at 12 o'clock
noon, in front of the courthouse door
of Martin County offer for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, the follow-'
ing described land:
Bounded on the east by Johnnie
Purvis, on the west by Nora Downs,
the same being lot No. 2 in the di
vision of the land of Tom Purvis,
i heir of J. C. Purvis, and drawn by
! Lizzie Purvis Harrell, for metes and
| bounds reference is hereby made to
division records above.
This 9th day of February, 1933.
F. L. GLADSTONE,
flO 4tw Trustee.
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
North Carolina, Martin County; In
the Superior Court.
Ella Jones vs. W. T. Hyman
By virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned from the Superior
Court of Martin County in the above
entitled action, I will, on Monday, the
6th day of March, 1933, at 12 o'clock
Friday, February 24,1933
noon, at the courthouse door of aaid
county, sell to the highest bidder, for
tash, to satisfy said execution, all tte
right, title, and interest which the said
W. T. Hyman, defendant, has in the
following described real estate, to wit]
Being lots No. 7 and No. 8 in the •
Ishmael Hyman land division, begin
ning in Cain Branch at a black gum,
D. L. Brown's corner, theqfe with
line of D. L Brown south 3d east
2288 feet, thence south 3d east 308
feet, south 2d 30m east 700 feet, and
ISO feet to a stake centered by two
pines and black gum at comer of lot
No. 9, thence north 71d 10m east 9W
feet and 752 feet to a stake, corner
of Close land, thence north 34d west
1449 feet, north 33d 50m, north ltd
20m west 239 feet, north 4d 30m west
269 feet to a lightwood stump in Cain
Branch, corner of Close land, thence
with said branch 202.5 feet and 66 feet
to the beginning, containing 60 and
7-100 acres, more or less, being sit
uate in Goose Nest Township, Mar
tin County and of record in the office
of Cleric Superior Court, Martin Coun
ty, land division book B, page 89.
This 2nd day of February, 1933.
C. B. ROEBUCK,
f3 4tw Sheriff.
How Doctors Treat
Colds sod Coughs
To keek op a cold overnight and re
lieve the congestion that makes yoa
cough, thonsands of physicians are now
recommending Oelotahe, the nauaoaleeo
calomel compound tablets that give you
the effects of calomel and salts without
the unpleasant effects of either.
One or two Calotabs at bedtime with a
glass of sweet milk or water. Next morn
ing yonr cold has vanished, your ay at sat
la thoroughly purified and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite Cor brenkteat
Eat wtst you wish, —no danger.
Calotabs are sold in 10e and 88e pnefc
ages at drug rtoeen, Udv)