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The Enterprise enterprise PUBLISHING CO. WH.I.IAWTOM. NORTH CAROLINA Kdnar I SUBSCRIPTION KATES (Strictly Caofc in Advance) IN MABTIN COUNTY < M OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY On* rw ,i - ?*-<*> Sia i No Subacripuoo Rcc?i*od lor Lena Than ? Month Advertising K*t* Card Furnished U* Entered at the poat office in Williamaton. W. G, as second-claa* matter under the act of Congress of March 3. 1879. Address all communications to The Enterpnae and not individual membera of the firm Tuesday, March 9, 1937 The Age-Old Battle Senator Kobert K. Reynolds last week offered a clear picture of the dispute now centering around the I nited States Supreme Court He does not becloud the issue, as some have done, by yelling dictator, hu man rights threatened, and all those arguments that fail to have a clear ring in the ears of th epeople; he merely strips the issue to the bone when he says: ''President Roosevelt s propusal for reorganisation of the judiciary, including an increase from 9 to IS in the tnemlrership of the Supreme Court, unless jus tices 70 years or over retire, is just another major skirmish in the age-old battle over human rights and property rights. The battle has been waged, and waged strong, since our founding fathers began their labors at the constitutional convention in I'hiladei phia. just 150 years ago. "It seems evident that the constitution, as finally drafted, was designed to place major emphasis oo hu man rights?the rights of man. No belter evidence can be found than that the Congress was created, de spite all compromise, to represent the legislative will of the people. Provision was made for the President to exercise a veto over the acts of Congress?a veto that can be overridden by great majorities. And the courts were created to see that no rights guaranteed under the Constitution were infringed upon It is doubtful whether it was intended for the courts to nullify legislative acts of Congress, the legislative will of the people. "Nevertheless, the great Chief Justice quietly laid down such a principle in the famous of Mar bury vs. Madison. In delivering that historic opinion, the Chief Justice held in effect that a law re pugnant to the Constitution is void. From that day to this there has been a question as to what extent the Congress can carry out the legislative will of citi zens. The |x>wer of Congress to override a Presiden tial veto is definite, but the judicial - eto of a majority of nine judges appointed for life seemingly ends the |xiwer of Congress to solve national ills, economic or social. "The Supreme Court's verdict of 'unconstitutional,' tmdrr that theory, is truly supreme, whether such au thority over the destinies of 130,000,000 people was intended or not In any event, since t hief Justice' John Marshall's day, the Supreme Court hcs stead ily taken unto itself broader powers of legislative re ' view. I'here is ample reason for the statement that in case after case the courts have been building a mass of decisions based on the strictest construction of the rights of property. "As a result, important questions are raised. Does C ungres- represent the will of the people? If so, shall the Supreme Court nullify that will through legisla tive review? Is it the national desire that a I "resident be voted out of office because he was not in tune with the times- as was the case with Hoover? and his sue wCT cessor, twice elected by iinprer??as? was the case with Roosevelt?be powerless to correct the conditions our citizens condemned? "Let me hasten to say that these questions do not involve personalities. They involve issues. The most ardent supporters of the President's proposal, and its critics, do not question the personal integrity or char acter oi any distinguished member of the Supreme Court. It is the viewpoints of some members that is questions: Whether they regard the Constitution elas tic enough to meet the legislative will tnm) on hu man rights. Proponents of the l>resident's proposal for judiciary reorganization say they cannot. Critics of the proposal say they can and do interpret the Con stitution. And the battle over human rights ?nt prop erty rights continues. "Unfortunately, the issues are not ben* decided by individuals. Too much propaganda and hysteria is evident To accuse the I "resident of trying to "pack the Supreme Court" is to question his sincerity in car rying forward a program that some 27,000,000 of our citizens approved hut November. And vhltrti etae may be said of the President's program, few can ques tion bis honest desire to make our ?m-ntf. .~r more wholesome than hs found tt when he totA over the reins of government." A Valuable Proposal Wives of Stale of North Carolina "*?".?? recent ly requested that a State Ian be drawn up and pawed by the Legislature requiring domestic servants to be epamiaad and given a Wamermaa blood test pel ham ed before certificates are issued them. A valuable proposal M is, and oae that is claiming extrusive at tmtioa in other States and countries. It was painted out that if such a law eras to br passed we would accomplish two main purposes; (int. we would have a safe employee in the home or fac tory who is able to retain his job, is not dangerous to bis fellow employees or employers and at the same time one who is receiving treatment lor himself which will profane his own life and prevent a great deal of misery and unbappmess; and, second, it will be anoth er example oi teaching a class of people, even with a heavy (wrrentage of iadecxtau, what constitutes an adequate course of treatment far syphilis. It is just another approach in the relentless rear being waged against venereal d*seaws. and it is only by working irom many .lilercri angles that these diseases will br controlled. Vast im;>rovemtn;s have been effected in health "wwliiifmc in recent years, but in nearly every case the improvements -ere handed to the people without tbeir a shine tor thrin The general public is not a gainsl h-?1lh "WS""- ho' many ..I in have in terestrd ourselves to a great extent in this or that fad, try ing to lose weight or gain weight, partially, if not altogether, for getting or overlooking the princi liles underlying giud health. Social diseases, after these many years, arc being publicly discussed for the enlightenment of the public, and although startling facts have been bared, the people are reacting very slowly, and ear are remedying the bad situation by merely turning a deaf ear to the dangers. We have not awakened to the fact that syphilis is recognised as the leading cause far deaths in State and Nation. The fact that little or nothing has been done in the past to cope with a condition that is grad ually becoming worse is no reason why we should do nothing in the future. The United States Public Health Service is formu lating an extensive campaign against syphilis, and those States and minor political divisions with or ganized health set-ups are in line to reap results of great value It is reasonable to expect that a limited aid will br given those counties without highly or ganized health units, yet the public of this county is doing little or nothing about procuring an all-timr health service. John E. Pope, chairman of the Martin County Board of Health, is interested in an investiga lion of the health work, hot no special meeting of his board will likely br called for a discussion of the inaltcr unless the public show- interesl and asks that such a meeting be held. K there is a possibility ol bettering health condi tions. and those who are in a position to know say there is such a possibility, then let the public get be hind the movement An investigation will cust little and there is much to be gained. Tax on Land When a land lax is slapped on the people of this state after politicians assured them there would be none, a protest of far-reaching consequences is cer tain to follow. The present legislature will hardly reorganize its forces in another session. The admin istration is throwing snags in its own path, for the people can be expected to turn by the thousands from the Democratic party ranks to some other system fur relief. The count stands: Increased taxation for the com mon profile and none mentioned for the corporations. Legislation has been enacted so smoothly during the current session of the North Carolina General Assem bly that lobbyists were not considered necessary on any big scale. Insurance Against Lean Years SorjaUt Ltdgtr-Diipettk la its simplest analysis, the President's crop insur ance p&u^ -to apply first to wheat add later to other crops?provides that in a year when his crop yield was above the average the farmer would use a portion of his crop as payment of |iremiums on insurance against a lean crop year. He would be insured against losses up to 75 per cent of normal yield. His "aver age" yield would be determined as it was determined under the AAA. Thus the surplus production of fat years would be used to balance the leases in lean years through bad weather conditions or other natural causes which have made farming since time immemorial an economically hazardous undertaking. Under this plan for the "ever normal granary, the farmer would he guaranteed Titi-p*y 75 per rent of the average yield of his crop. It would, as the President points out in trnsmitting the plan to Congress, help to protect the income of individual fanners against the hazards of crop failure, it would help to protect con sumers a^invl shortages of food supplies, and against extremes of prices; and, finally, it would assist in pro viding a more nearly even flow of farm supplies, thus stabilizing farm-buying power and contributing to the security of business and employment." If this the ory can be carried into successful practice, the result would be to provide the volution for the country's main agricultural ptuhlem. The plan povridrs that the government shall buy up surpluses in order to ?p?prices. Purchase of crop surpluses has not been particularly succemful in the past But hitherto these experiments have ant been implemented with the government crop control This may make a vital difference. The plaa as outlined is mtununu with the previously an nounced piugiam tor better land me and for sail and water ram i ration in the Grant Plains ana, partic ularly, and in other sections generally It mntaim vinced, he says, that the plaa h both "practical and socially desirable."* There wifl ha gmcral agreement with Mm, no doaht, that the objective sought by this is for relieving the ilk of the the < an the practicability of it hm hnd a chance by sc Lespedexa Crows Best On Heavy Bottom Lands to heavy bottom land but satisfac tory yields may be obtained on most uplands. TV Common. Tennessee It. and Kobe varieties grow well in all toils of lower altitude in the mountain section, and on the slate, sand loams, black jack lands, and red day soils of the piedmont, sec tion. Low-tying, moderately heavy loams are best in the coastal plains The Korean variety is especially adapted for the mountains because of its earliness and it anil produce well on practically all the better soils Neither variety is of much value when seded on very acid or sandy soils WOOD FOC HAU: 1M COBD8 OF I dry spbt pine wood for sale. Write ie~aM J. W. Eubank* HasseU Tmrl ft NOTICE or EES ALE Pursuant to an order of the Clerk | of the Superior Court of Martin ' County and under the terms of a Deed of Trust executed by W. L An , drews and others to the undersigned ; trustee, bearing date July 1st. 1927. recorded in the public registry of . Martin County, in book Y-2. at page asade t~ 1444. default having been the payment of the indebtedness lor which the said deed of trust was given as security, the undersigned trustee will on the 29th day of March. 1997, at twelve (12) o'clock noon, at the courthouse door of Mart tin County. Williamston. Nor h Car olina. offer for resale, at public auc tion. to the highest bidder, for cash. I the following described real estate to wit: UK V H SKWBOKN Or-TOM-E-TUST rhnc SMt Dale Chances Williamston oflke Peele Jly Co.. every fn; hours, 9:30 a. m to 12 m. Robersonville oflire Robersonville Drue Co.. Tuesday. March 23rd Plymouth office Liverman Drug Co.. every Err. hours. 2 to 5 p. m. Eyes Examined - Classes Kitted At Tarboro Every Saturday 666 efcfck* COLDS and FEVER ?rat day Sain, Km Diim I Try TaS Hi Tta--WarW'a Bud to Audit* with or comer; thence with aid Fagan's corner and line to the be ginning at Mill Road, containing Eighty Acres (Ml. more or leas, and being Ida T. Nichols- one-dourth (1-41 interest in the land which was willed to her by her father. Moses Andrews, reference to aid will here by_made for description. This the *Ui day of February, 1B37 HUGH C. HORTON. mr9 Itw Trustee In the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Washington division I'stnnl Under the authority of an order of Wheeler Martin. U. S Referee m Bankruptcy, the undersigned Trus tee will afler for sale at public auc tion to the highest Udder, for cas at the store building located on Main Street, in the Town of Wil liamston. North Carolina, formerly occupied by Norfolk Underselling Company, on the 10th day of March. 1937. at 11 00 o'clock A. M. all the assets of every kind and character belonging to the Norfolk Undersell ing Company. consisting of stock of goods, store fixtures and all other assets whatsoever of said company. This sale is made subject to coo , formation by the Referee at any time without notice, and a deposit 'of 10 percent will be required or ? I've nurchaser on the day of the sale. I This 26th day of February. 1937. R A CRITCHER, ;mr-t 2t-w Trustee NOTICE or SALE North,Carolina. Martin County Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain mort-1 g age executed on the 11th day of August. 1927, by John Jor.es and * lie. Fannie Jones, to the under signed mcrtgagees.' said n ortgage being of record in the publfc regis ~ kX-7 try of Martin County in Book at page 48.1. said mortgage having been given for the purpose of se curing a no! ? of even date and ten WOMEN 7k WEAK Mr* Xrtjr Puitrxn rf An X. Ni di rtier. Ttah . w.j " I ??> Ml atdr airrp ami wot.: fori M? ?r?k I M to forcr mynrM to cat ?nd M Lcadac*** and Lack aU ?b.i ??ti. (?. latol dtrf itlanm h > tt uuw Dr Pki r s Fat or it hn:ir ?? to ? I ciu'd to wrtid ? ami I way ftoy ?oat ca% IHI jwrt tee to ctwj Ne? w t. ulfcu ?> era. Itgtod |l > $1 3S TO FARMERS The fire loss ratio in the country is from 6 to 10 times greater than it is in large cities. Insure your property against FIRE, HAIL, or WINDSTORM, your life and health. We insure Peace-of-mind. Come in. < J. E. Pope I ?keaji IIiPI'IJH Lrt US Write YOl'K hWI TdtfkMt 79 iad 1S-J WII.I.1AMSTON. N. C. H'rTMti in with. paying off Mid note, the t-d moftimn will on 1 the 17th day at March. 1937. at 12 o'clock, noon, in front of the court house door in the town of Williams ton. offer for sale to the highest bid der for cash the following described real estate, to-wit: The parcel of land situated in the town of Parmelr. North Carolina. TV an the North side of i as follows: beginning aft a stake an the county road that lends front Psrmele, N. C. to Bethel. N. C, and running north 49 thence west XI 1-2 yards. yards to the beginning, containing by esumauoo. 1-4 acre, mora or lass. This 13th day of February. 1937. WYNNE C B WYNNE. Trading aa fit 4t Wynne Bros.. Mortgagees a Peel. Atty, WiUiamston. Quick CASH! WE ARE NOW PAYING 25c CASH PER 100 POUNDS FOR SCRAP IRON Top Prices for Old Automobiles, Tires. Batteries, and Old Metals Williamston iron Co. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. TVduct OtOf Sat., Mar. 13 Williamston High MONTI HUJ? School Auditorium " 10:30 A. M. Every farmer will want to cnfoy this day of entertainment and education with us ... a day of ideas ... of new devel opments . . . ? fating commemoration of the building of the fast steel plow by John Deere, one hundred years ago. Admission is by ticket only. If you haven't received tickets, or need mote of them tor yourself and boys, be sure to ask for them before the day of the show. Tickets Lindsley Ice Co. ZW t without hearing this NEWEST MIRACLE OF RADIO 1937 vtik mnCIE UOIEE! ?w magic voicr panty of kac plus ; plan MAGIC EYE in tuning; pins METAL TUBES that insult mi And on top of mil Ifcaf?RCA'S an SELECTOR DIAL, thn dmmpUdi, i tha marks!?only onm fcji "' in might mt any fine. beautiful a cabinet as you're ever *"| Oi QT ?sen at anywhere near the noce. WOt-W UW WW MTMR ? UST . J J. c. LEGGETT 0 7?Cif Vu&l ...THE GREATEST SAME RADIO!
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