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The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLI AMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA W c. MANNING Editor ? 1908 1938 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance I IN MARTIN COUNTY One year *1.75 Six months 1.00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year (2.2s Six months 1.2S No Subscription Received Under 6 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post oflice in Wimammon. N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Con dress of March 3, 1(179. Address all communications to The t.nlei prise ?nd not individual members of the firm. f rida\. iiifinsl I. /V.W. Friend Fa Mankind /'?**#'? An entire section ? including those in all walks of lift', today mourns the passing of Dr Joseph Hubbard Sauiidt r. While m his un timely death can be found no immediate conso lation for his loved ones and his many friends, it was good to have known him. to have enjoy ed a friendship that flowed from a gentle heart and an understanding soul, to have shared in the ministrations that rami in answer to an ap pealing call in the late of night. In his passing is iccngtiized a great loss to this community and section where he labored so willingly and so hard to bring relief to the suf fering. where his noble charade! and his Christ like principles moved so unselfishly to make this a better world in which t > live for, surely it can be said that the heritage of tin everyone of us has been enriched because he passed this way. It is so strangely difficult to understand why the mortal ties that hold one to this life should be severed and mark the end of a race that was so fairly run, a race ran in the name of human ity. love and friendship. But 111 the very fact that that race was well run is to be found much consolation, and while the mortal self follows the due course of all men, the kindly spirit of Dr Joseph Hubbard Saunders will live and flourish in the memories of those whose rare privilege it was to have known him He was a friend to mankind, and because he was. news of Ins death yesterday morning brought tears to the eves of those far removed from the higher stations m life Exemplifying the typical country physician, Dr. Saunders when lie was able, never refused to answer a call from the distressed In tlie- sat isfaction of that service record supported by the ideal ties surrounding his home life and in his humble walk in the sight of his Maker, he en joyed the fullness of life And 111 just that, he, no doubt, found solace and peace as he made ready to answer his last call the call of his Maker. An Injustice Revolted ? "i.-.i 11-Ihti tin, ii mini ism uners of Martin and those of the several other counties go into a huddle to fix tax rates and plan for another fiscal year, the rank injustice done the counties by the Ureal State "f Worth Larolina presents itself again Some years ago, around twenty in this coun-.. ty. the State's political subdivisions spent thousands of dollars for- roads under the direc tion of a State commission or agency. It was generally understood that the counties would share in the gas fund, that the money advanc ed by the counties was to be recognized as a loan. Years passed and the Great State of North Carolina wiggled from under its obligation. A few more years and they had confiscated the last quarter of a cent gas tax It is true the ?'siate Qwik <,v..r secondary roads, but it left a lop-heavy debt to be shifted to general prop erty. The anli-rliVjTsnjflist points to the UnfaiT ness of taking gas taxes for use in the general fund. If there ever was a cause for howling, the general property owner has that cause for the simple reason he is paying a property tax and a heavy one in this county to offset a debt in curred in the construction of MAIN highways. State officials, even at the least pretext, swell out their chests and gloat about low taxes in North Carolina, never mentioning the sales tax, gas tax and the road debt tax that hundreds of people pay and never realize any direct ben efit therefrom. North Carolina's legislature has refused to recognize the seriousness of the situation back in the counties, possibly because of a powerful highway commission. But it is safe to say, that some day before the road debt of millions of dollars is cleared from the county books some body is going to recognize the seriousness of it all. The Martin County commissioners earnest ly trying to hold down the county tax rate, just recently recognized that highway debt, and no doubt other commissioners are doing the same thing. And they are faced with that prob lem while a State agency flings bridges across wide streams and from mountain peak to mountain peak. Let the great State of North Carolina boast about itsNlong bridges and its mountain trails, but the beauty of those routes is bogged down and overshadowed in the injustice heaped upon poverty-stricken taxpayers back in the coun ties. Price Determining ho According to the old economic law, the sup ply and demand policy may be all right. But it seems to one who views the hardships and suf fering:, experienced in the production of tobac co, that other factors should enter into the pic ture-. - Far removed from the drudgery and suffer ing, tie swiveled chair executive in a New York office can t see and does not consider the hard ships experienced by the farmers and his fam ilv during the tobacco harvesting season Faced with all the taxes tlie human mind can devise, required to pay alj kinds of interest and prices for what lie bargains for enslaved bv the modern trend to go places and do things, the to bacco farmer almost kils himself and members of his family to prepare a crop The practice is common and no individual is to be censored A few days ago a little child almost impaired his physical taculties while his father and moth er and older brothers and sisters walked around a tobacco barn. Their economic status pulled the mother and older sisters from the home and dumped them down to a task that should be if it isn't, foreign to their hands Then there is the few months-old child who is subjected to the bite of the mosquito and the sting of the fly as he frets helplessly on an old lied quilt while the mother holds watch' over a tobacco looping horse from early morning un til late evening. Sometimes, one wonders il it would not be a good thing if these disheartening facts could be given some recognition at priced-fixing time i.erUunty of Acreage Kaduction Another ) far U ill llali, V\ ilsti 11 Oaily Times. Parmers ol Georgia and all over the. tobacco belt are wondering if the present low prices will continue to obtain, and to accomplish raising prices they arc seriously talking of being will ing to submit to control for another year Well, there is one thing certain that if they raise more than can be consumed they will re vive a low price for the weed, and the only law thai will influence the matter is the law of -apply and demand. ? No business man buys more of anything than 10 needs, and can sell. It is true that the entire -Top must be bought, and when the manufac turers find that so much is being made they di vide the amount of tobacco into the amount of money they have beep paying for it, and have found they can pay for it. and the result is the price they pay for the weed. Realizing they must buy all of the crop, they take chances of carrying a large part of it in storage which means insurance, taxes and in terest. for if another big crop is added to the surplus already on hand, tliey woukl fmd themselves paying more money for a contin ually increasing crop, and unless something is done to curb the making of tobacco, which they could not manufacture and sell soon the in creasing surplus would break them. The United States government, which is cum posed of tax payers is now carrying 11,000,000 I bales of cotton, which costs $40,000,000 per year in'slorage. interest and insurance to carry. In ten years the carrying charges will eat up the value of the cotton at eight cents per pound. Hut the United States government has plen ty of money, at least the tax payers have, and they can stand anything. The Times reverts to its original position which will hold good all the time, and also con trol the quantity of tobacco produced. Every tenant farmer should raise his living for himself and the landlord on the farm, and this would make more money for himself and the landlord, and automatically fix -the amount of tobacco to be made. A farmer who raises his living will not have the time to put in a lot of tobacco for attending to his hogs and milking and feeding the cow will take up so much of his time that he will not have the time to make low priced tobacco. With the care of these things he will save having to buy food for man and beast and this will reduce the amount of tobacco made and save the money he pays out for food. He will then have in his pocket the money he pays out for food. and the increased price for not having raised so much more weed than the trade can consume will make him a profit on his tobac co. Again he will, with a small acreage make a better quality weed which will advance the price. But why go over all this? The farmer knows what will happen when he raises more than the trade can absorb and sell. He has seen what the ; Times has been telling him for the past fifty years worked out under control and in actual experience. We trust the farmers will be able to get more money for their tobacco. If this crop brings only fifteen cents, it will mean a larger crop next year without some control, and the price of the weed will go below the cost of making it, and then poverty will visit our section and affect us all. CHURCH NEWS IJWON SERVICE Regular Sunday night Union services will be held at the Church of the Advent, at which time the choir will render a pro gram of sacred music. Included In the selections will be: ? Now the Day Is Over." Speaks, by the choir. Send Out Thy Light," Gou nod. by the choir. ' Asa Maria," Schubert, Gor don Bennett. "I Heard the Voice of Jesus," Kathbun. Mrs. Earl Wynne and Gordon Bennett. "Festival Te Ileum." Buck, by the choir. PRESBYTERIAN Williamston church school. 9:45 a. m. Worship service and sermon, 11 a.. 71. Bear Grass church school, 9:45 a 77. v Worship service and sermon at 8:15 ?. m Robcrson's Chapel church school. * a. m. - ? Poplar Point church school. 2 p. ti. *~7 Sermon subject by the pastor. Stop Trying to Be a Christian." The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will meet Fri lay night at 8 o'clock in the church. METHODIST Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a m. Theme: Unshakeables". Holly Springs. 3:30 p. m -Theme: Lovaltv" Union service. 8 p. m. Let our pen ile worship at the Episcopal church onight. The stewards will meet in an lrn K>rtant business session Wednesday light A full attendance is request ?d. EPISCOPAL 9th Sunday after Trinity. Church school, 9:45 a. m Celebration of the Holy Commun jn and sermon. 11 a. m It is our pleasure to.have the un >n service at eight o'clock. In place f the sermon the choir will sing acred music. Everyone is cordially ivited POPLAR* CHAPEL Rev. D W. Arnold will conduct ?r vices at Poplar Chapel Church on unday afternoon at 3:30. CKDAH BRANCH BAITIST Regular services will be held Sun ay morning at 11 o'clock and at 7:30 m. These 4-H Members Had Swell Time At Raleigh This Year Martin County Boy* Tell* of What They Did at Raleigh ? By HERBERT LESLIE MANNING I am sure everyone who attended the 4-H club short course at State College. Raleigh. July 24-29, had a good time, and 1 urge every 4-H boy or girl who has a chance to attend, and without any hesitation whatev er. The North Carolina State College students and faculty nobly entertain ed 1,035 outstanding 4-H club boys and girls that week. Delegates from almost every county in the State reg istered at the Y. M C. A Monday. By 7 o'clock that night we were all set tled for a joyous week of recreation speeches, projects and refreshments. Beginning our schedule Tuesday morning, we got up at 0:30, ancj there was flag-raising at 7 o'clock and breakfast at 7:15. We then assembled at Pullen Hall, where we had an hour and twenty minutes of music with Dr. Stanley Smith in charge. Then wl' were greeted by Governor Clyde R Hoey Afterward, we had an instruction period, and then lunch. Our after noon programs consisted of special radio programs, with Mrs Gene Knight in charge. There were also demonstrations, tours, swimming and other things. After supper we had vesper serv ices, songs, games and marches di rected by Mr. L. R. Harrill, State 4-H club leader. On Friday, we made a tour of the Capital City on several special buses We first visited the Governor's Mansion and were greeted with a kind and hearty welcome by Mrs. Hoey, who served us all with a glass of limeade. Leaving the mansion, we went to the State Museum and then to the Capitol where we were greet BAPTIST Bible school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m A special meeting of young people from 9 to 10 years of age at 7 p. m Union evening service at the Epis copal church. 8 p. m. ed with a handshake by Governor Hoey. On Saturday, the A-H boys and girls came out of the dormitories without our regular uniforms, which were green and white. We were all packed and ready to leave for home. Those who attended from Martin County were Susie Revels, Joe King Powell, Wilbur J. James and Her bert Leslie Manning. It appears from a preliminary sur vey, says Farm Agent C. R. Ammons. that Harnett County growers have overplanted their tobacco allotments by 35 per cent, while a majority have stayed within their cotton allotment! NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Martin County. In The Superior Court. F. 8. Harrell and wife, Bionzie Har rell vs. P. L. Salsbury and W. C. Ilaislip, Trustee Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of the power and au thority contained in the judgment of the Superioi* Court of Martin Coun ty at the April Term, 1939, in the above entitled action and as in said judgment ordered, the undersigned Commissioners will on Monday, the 7th day of August, at twelve (12) o'clock Noon, at the courthouse door" of Martin County, at Williamston. N. C.. offer for sale, at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, the following described real estate, to wit: First Tract: 3 A of the House farm: Beginning at a large white oak tree on a branch, which is the most west erly corner of Tract 2-C in the divi sion of the House Tract; thence South 33 degrees 40' West 70 feet to a point: thence South 34 degrees 00' West 700 feet to a point on A. C. 1. Railroad; thence along said Railroad S. 40 de grees 00' East 383 feet to a point; thence N 27 degrees 00' East 574 feet to a point on the road; thence N 72 degrees 30' W 200 feet to the point of the beginning. Containing 6.2 acres according to a plat and survey by L. E Wooten, C. E. on date December, 1934 Second Tract: 3-B of the House Farm: Beginning at a point on the A C. L. Railroad, which is the most Westerly corner of Tract 3-A in the division of the House tract; thence along said railroad North 42 de grees 00' West 467 feet to a pointr thence S 65 degrees 00' West 584 feet to a point; thence S 5 degrees 30' W 1723 feet to a corner of Dr. Bar ren's line; thence along Dr. Bar ren's line S 86 degrees 00' East 2750 feet to a point op the A. C L. Rail road; thence along said Railroad N 45 degrees W 00' West 2552 feet to the point of beginning Containing 75.7 acres according to plat and sur vey made by L. E. Wooten, C. E., of date December , 1934. And the same premises allotted to F. S. Har rell in the N. K. Harrell land divi sion entitled "Mrs. S. A Harrell. ea als., Ex-Partee" of record in the of fice of the Clerk Superior Court of Martin County, to which reference is hereby made for a more perfect description. Third Tract: Lying and being in the Town of Oak City, County of Martin, and State of North Carolina, in the intersection of Railroad Street in said Town and Highway No. 44, beginning at the corner of said Rail road Street and Highway No. 44; thence along Railroad Street to the line of E. Norman Harrell; thence along his line to the line of the lands of H K. Harrell Estate; thence along the line of the lands of H. K. Harrell Estate to Highway No. 44; thence along Highway No. 44 to the begin ning. same being a house and lot in the town of Oak City in the intersec tion of said Highway No. 44 and Railroad Street. The last and highest bidder at said sale will be required to make a de posit of ten per cent (10%) of such bid to show good faith, and the sale will not be closed without such de posit. This the 1st day of July, 1939 HUGH G HORTON, ELBERT S PEEL, jly 14-4t Commissioners. locncoNi SCOURING Save me [coupons! Palmolive 3 for 20c Super Suds (Red box) sm 3 for 25c Super Suds (Red box) lg 2 for 35c Super Suds < Blue box) sm 3 f*r 25c Super Suds (Blue box) Ik 2 for 43c Octagon Soap (giant) 6 for 25c OrtaKon Soap (small) 10 for 23c Octagon Powder (large) 6 for 25c Octagon Powder (small) 10 for 23c Octagon Toilet G for 25c Octagon Cleanser 2 for 9c Octagon Hakes 2 for 18c Octagon Oranulated 2 for 18c Crystal White Soap 3 for 14c Hollywood Beauty Soap 3 for 14c Creme Oil Soap 3 for 14c Klex (Pumice) Soap 3 for 14c Triple Cake Soap 3 for 18c Farmers Supply Co Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C. 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