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The Enterprise Published Every Tueaday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMS TON, NORTH CAROLINA W. C. MANNING Editor ? 1908-1938 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year $1.75 Six months 1.00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year $2.25 Six months 1.25 No Subscription Received Under 6 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Williamston, N. C? as second-class matter under'r.lhe act cj Con gress of March 3. 1879. *? Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Friday, May 13. 1938. They Say There's No Overproduction Henry Ford apparently is a ibetter mechanic than he is an economist, especially when it comes to telling the people what's wrong with the country. "There is no such thing as over production," he says, intimating that the way out of the recession or any old depression is to produce more Probably the cabbage growers who have found it more profitable- to feed cabbage to their hogs than it is to offer them to the trade, are not growing enough cabbage to feed all the hungry And neither is Henry Ford build ing enough cars for everybody that wants to ride. Mr. Ford along with General Motors, the industrial magnates and others are all the time harping about the fallacy of limiting produc tion of farm commodities. And yet they are the first ones to turn off workers by the-thousands, close down their plants and sit back and criti cise when they get a dozen or so cars in ex cess of demand. Why don't they continue pro duction? They think it~fine when the farmer pile's up perishable goods just to let them-rot for want of a market at any price. But, Mr. Far mer, you just continue to pile ujTsurplus so we can get our food cheap, they say on the one hand. On the other hand they say we'll make automobiles, farm machinery and other goods and make you mortgage your farms, your homes, work your wife and children in the fields to pay for our goods and give us a juicy profit. And we'll be careful not to manufac ture a single article in excess of demand, a de mand backed by cash. When Mr Ford, Mr General Motors, Mr. Big Manufacturer start selling goods at 50 per cent below the cost of production, when they see then factories and homes sold from under them then children placed at the forge, then they tan turn to the farmer and tell him to raise ail he can for nothing Much of this talk against limiting production is ugar coated by those who control industrial activities of the country. They hide behind the consumer's coat tail, and talk about the high co: t of food. TCcari ful study of costs Will show that the consumer is paying less for his food as far as the farmer enters into the transaction even with strict production control in effect than he pays -for- -a- few hundred?pounds of junk iron manufactured into a vehicle and placed on rub ber tires. \ Professor Melvin T. Copeland, in a recent Harvard Business School study, pointed out that limited production of farm commodities will not solve the depression problem: The pro fessor, and he iyON^if the very few to do so, did add that with wheat prices low and imple ment prices high, farmers had no purchasing power for such factory products. General pros perity depends upon equitable exchanges. It may be true that no permanent prosperity can be built upon limited production. But it is equally true that a permanent prosperity can not be built on mortgages, child labor, and the destruction of natural resources. Those three items, plus the little lee-way offered by install ment buying have maintained the basis of ex change between the farmer on the one hand and the industrialist on the other. It is against a return to that basis of ex change that millions voted for Franklin Roose velt in 1932 and duplicated the act four years later. It is the dictatorial command of the high handed business manipulator directing a return to the old system that is creating class strife. America was at the cross-roads back in late 1932 and 1933, but the millions waited patiently for a leader. They realize that they have not gained an all-time economic security, but they will not complain just as long as they are not returned to the old times when the more they produced, the less they got, when their chil dren were dressed in common bags and rags, when officers were afraid to hold land sales at the courthouse doors, when this country was nearer serfdom titan at any time since the year Columbus i A Good Sign The universal cry by the big manipulators to have .the government abandon its reforms is recognized as one of the most encouraging signs of the day. If conditions today were like those in^the early thirties, big business would be knocking at the door of government for help. Today, it is anxious to throw aside the govern ment and run its own course to greater prof its. The big financiers of the country claim they want lower wages and lower prices, but appar ently they are trying to re-create the system whereby they might manipulate wages down and prices up without interference by the gov ernment. Farmers Face Ruin, Government Steps In ' "Carteret County cabbage growers face ruin because markets are so low they cannot realize their fertilizer bills. The government steps in and raises prices from three and five dollars a ton to nine and fourteen dollars." In substance, that is the report coming out of the coast area last week-end. In blaring headlines, the "Manufacturers Record" says, "Let Business Alone." The Record would let those Carteret Coun ty farmers sell their cabbage at a great loss. The Record apparently rejoices when the farm er and laborer suffer, but it howls when busi ness faces a period of adversity. Political Depression Oates County Index It appears that the" powerful forces of finance and business who have been opposed to the philosophy of the New Deal from the begin ning but who in desperation followed it and its great leader. Franklin Roosevelt, to save their own necks and fortunes, are determined that this philosophy which they naturally abhor and the man whom they both hate and fear shall be wrecked, even if the country must be forced into an unnatural and artificial depres sion. Such appears to be the case at the pres ent time, and these forces are doing their best to sell this country into the belief that the New Deal has failed and the country is threatened with a major depression such as the Roosevelt administration brought us up from. Their ef forts and their propaganda have been a success to the degree that they have created doubt in the minds of some business men of the Roan oke-Chowan section whose economic position has been improved a hundred times over un der the New Deal and whose business now con tinues to be better than at any time during the nineteen twenties. These doubts and fears are deliberately created by those whose private in terests and the special governmental privileges they had heretofore enjoyed, are fundamental ly at variance with and opposed to the philoso phy of the good of the average man, the under lying principle of the New Deal. There ,is no doubt that this business recession which has been talked about in the industrial centers, and which has slowed down the pace of business, has been deliberately created and is now being artificially magnified.'Its purpose is political, and it is inspired by the hope of the opponents of President Roosevelt to defeat the ; present administration and put on end to the policies brought into being by the New Deal, wfiich have so greatly improved the status and well-being of the average man in thi#tountry today. It is being magnified and prolonged for the effect that it may have on the November elections. In his message to Congress recently, followed by his radio talk to the nation, it was shown, however, that Roosevelt is determined to car ry on his fight Both were without rancor?<n recrimination, but showed him to be the same spirited and courageous leader, firm in the Tightness of the principles for which his admin istration has stood, that he has been through out the six years during which he has brought the country up from the ruin into which the forces that are now opposing him had plunged it. Tax Exemptions Galea County Index While it is tax listing time in the Roanoke Chowan section, in Washington President Roosevelt has proposed a revision of the feder al tax laws which would remove income tax exemptions for government employees and government securities. And as the taxpayer in' the Roanoke-Chowan section knows, it is not so much the taxes one has to pay as it is the in equalities of valuation, which bring about in equitable distribution of the tax burden, that bring about injustice and dissatisfaction. The taxpayer is not unwilling to bear his just share of the cost of the government, but he does heartily oppose being taxed while others es cape their just share. For this reason, it should be that the proposal to eliminate the exemp tions that government employees as a class have enjoyed, and the escape from taxation that has come to investors in government se curities, should be given immediate popular support. These are special _ privileges that should be removed. These is no reason why those who draw their incomes from govern ment payrolls and investments in government securities should not contribute equally in the support of the cost of government with private citizens and investors in private enterprise. County Home Agent Reviews Activities For the Past Month Agent Travels 783 Miles And Writes 84 Letters During Period ? (By Lora E. Sleeper, Home Agent) Mr John Harris, landscaping spec ialist, spent one day in the county and visited three homo*. Plans were made for improving fh< grounds about the agricultural building and the market. The plans will be car ried out in the fall Pictures were taken of two homes which plan to make improvements in planting. This work was begun as a part of, the Better Homes program in thej county. A" County Better Homes Tour was held during Better Homes Week and sixlhomej. were visited, two different types of underpinning were aeen, three different kitchens, one better home garden, one home with correct electrical wiring and one home wi&k" attractive .vail ffn ishes and furnishings. Boy scouts in Williamston upon a request made by the Home Agent canvassed a portion of the town for books for a better library. The boys contributed 19 books as a result of their efforts. This was their part in the Better Homes program. Miss Willie Hunter, clothing spec ialist, was in the county the first of April and conducted a leader's school with the women. The sub ject of the demonstration was "The help the pattern gives." Miss Hunt er made the meeting more interest ing to the women by showing a few inexpensive hats, which the women could make. The leaders' part in the demonstration for the month was the taking of measure ments. The women at Cedar Branch made a request for a club during the month, and the home agent met with them. Women at Hassell also had one meeting during the month. This is a total of 12 groups in the county in adult work. The fifteenth annual district meet ing was held April 19th in Washing ton. The same day as the Tulip Fes tival. Home demonstration club wo men were present from six counties, and enjoyed the Tulip festival pro gram previous to their district meet ing held in the Parish House at 12 o'clock. Mr. F. H. Jeter and Mr. Van Dorp were the speakers on the pro gram. There were 000 in at ten d a n ce and 67 from Martin County. ? * Marketing?Women selling on the curb market took in $109.33 The sellers secured milk bottles and bot tle caps as requested by the County Health office. All sellers have health certificates. The Home Agent travelled 783 miles during the month, held 25 meetings, arranged for two other meetings and attended one district meeting. There were 5 days spent in the office, 18 days spent in the field, and 3 days sick leave during month. There were 84 individual letters written, ft circulars prepared and 1524 copies circulated, 249 bul letins distributed and 15 different homes visited;?: ? NOTICE OF RESALE NORTH CAROLINA. MARTIN COUNTY. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. Mrs. Ella Ellison and others vs. Mary E. Sills and others Under and by virtue of an order of resale made in the above entitl ed proceedings, the undersigned commissioners will, on Saturday, the 28th day of May, 1938, at twelve o'clock noon, in front of the court house door of Martin Countny in| the town of Williamston. offer for >ale to -the highest bidder for- cash the following described real estate to wit: DR. V. H. MEWBORN OP-TOM-E-TRIST Williamston office Peele Jly Co, every Fri, 9:30 a. m. to 12 m. Plymouth office Livcrman Drug Co, every Fri, 2 to 5 p. m. Robersonville office Robersonville Drug Co, Tuesday, May 17. Eyes Examined - Classes Fitted At Tarboro Every Saturday 1E? ins <d each Kit lr tlx myttary of that Ufa. Botooe thing bobrioo.: only LIFE INSUE ANCE era provide lar ? W. G. PEELE INSURANCE How To Maintain Quality Of Eggs During Summer It is very necessary that dimmer eggs be infertile and for that reason the males and females : hould be separated as soon as tho breeding season is' over. The layers should have a balanced diet; the nests must be kept clean, and the eggs collect ed several times a day. It is also ad-, visable to candle all eggs produced in summer and the quality egg must have a yolk that stands up and a large per cent of firm, v. hite albu men. Market eggs should a!s<* be carefully graded for size, shape, shell texture and .-color. ? ANDY SALESMAN WANTED TO work retail stprcs in vicinity of Williamslon. Apply by letter to Rawls-Dickson Candy Company, Winston-Salem, N. C. ml0-3t Lying and being in Jamesville Township, Martin County and state of North Carolina, bounded on the North by the lands of T. A. Davis, on the East by the lands of A. F. Stallings, on the South #by the lands of Jerry Winston, and on the West by the lands of J. E. Johnson, con taining 11 acres, more or less. This land is being sold subject to the right of Ella Ellison to have pos session of same for a period of five (5) years from the signing of judg ment above set out provided she pays the taXes on said land during said five years. This the 10th day of May, 1938. ELBERT S. PEEL. B. A. CRITCHER, C. W JONES. m!3-2t Commissioners. NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina. Martin County. Under and by virtue of the pow er of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed to Edward E. Rhodes, trustee by Helen B. Rhodes on the 2nd day of March, 1925, and of record in the public registry of1 Martin County in Book X-2 at page 13, Elbert S. Peel having been sub stituted as the trustee therein, de fault having been made in the pay ment of the note secured thereby, and the stipulations contained in the said deed of trust not having been complied with and at the request of the holder of the said note the un dersigned substituted trustee will on Saturday, the 21st day of May, 1938, at 12 o'clock, Noon, in front of the courthouse door in the town of Williamston, N. C., offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the fol low ins described real estate, to wit: Same being lot No. 7 in Plot No. 3 of the James S. Rhodes Land Di vision as surveyed and Platted by D. Modlin. This the 19th day of April, 1938. ELBERT S. PEEL, a29-4t Substituted Trustee. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP The public will take notice that the partnership of Robert Swindell and G. P. Hughes trading as Swin dell and Hughes Machine Shop i) hereby dissolved by mutual agree ment. Hie said G. P. Hughes is to receive all money due said partner ship and is liable for all debts made for the benefit of said partnership but is not liable for any debts con tracted by Robert Swindell as an individual. The machine shop will continife under expert workmen and in the name of G. P. Hughes. H This the 5th day of May. 1938. Swindell and Hughes Machine Shop m6-?t By G. P. Hughes NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the United States District Court For the Eastern Disrict of North Carolina, Washington Division. In Bankruptcy No. 815. In tne Matter of Grandin Stern berg Vought, Bankrupt. "Hie petition of Grandin Sternberg VouKht^jradinj^as^jVoujght^jUn^ ber Co.. of Farmville, North Caro lina, for a full 4f*?h&rfe in Bank ruptcy, having been filed in ?aid Court, it is ordered by the court that a hearing be had on June 6, 1838. before Honorable L H. Mee kins, Judge of said Court at Wash ington, North Carolina, at IS o'clock M., and that all known creditors and other interested persons may appear at said time and place and show just cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted. williamston, North Carolina. This May 4th, 1938, A. D. WHEELER MARTIN U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy. m6-2t ADMINISTRATOR'S- NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of the estate of G. R. Terry, deceas ed. late of Martin County, North Carolina, this is to notify all per sons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit same to' the undersigned for payment on or before the fifth day of May, 1939, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please come for ward and make immediate settle ment. This the fifth day of May, 1938. S R. BIGGS. Administrator of the estate of m6-6t G. R. Terry. WHY GAMBLE With a Season's Work? HAIL Can destroy your tobacco in a few mo ments, and wipe out the results of months of effort. Why Not Be SAFE? Let us insure your tobacco crop, so you can sleep easy these nice spring nights. H. P. MOBLEY Telephone 21S-W Williamston, N. C. PROGRAM FOR WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, MAY 16. Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C. Monday Tuesday "* May 16-17 "Of Human Hearts" JAMES STEWART and WALTER HUSTON Wednesday M*y 16 "Flight into Nowhere" with JACK HOLT and J. WELLS On Sta<e in Person Jesse Crawford with His Hammond Organ Prices This Show?Matinee, Nlrht 10c and 40c Thursday-Friday ~? May lt-M "The Goldwyn Follies" CHARLIE MCCARTHY and EBOAR BERGEN Saturday May II "Colorado Kid" with BOB STEELE Saturday Night Owl Show "Over the Wall" DICK FORAN and JUNE TRAVIS ALSO SELECTED SHORT SUBJBCTS For SALE-Tbmorrow 500 New Crisp Wash FROCKS Just unpacked. Lovely sheer Batistes, Dimities, Swisses and Novelty Sheers. Plenty of smart new styles. All sizes from 14 to 50. 98c Cool ? Smart i Wash DRESSES Fine Batistes, Muslins, Dotted Swisses, Linens and Cotton Novelties. Hundreds of styles. Sizes to 50. Over 300 dresses to choose from. $1.98 to $2.98 Belk' Tyler Co Williamston, N. C
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