Home Agent Tells of i ? ? ? ? r Activities in County For The Past Month The Home Demonstration clubs held meetings during the month. ' The outlook for 1M0" was the sub ject under discussion with emphasis on the farm families part in creating a better balanced agriculture through increased production of food and feed for the family and all farm animals. A county council meeting was held. Club reports were turned in hut little business could be attended to owing to the small attendance.' Mr. David Hi* was on the program and spoke on the "Accomplishments of the School Lunch Rooms " There was one leader's school held early in January by Mr. John Har ri-i, landscape architect, on Gener ] al Arrangement uf Home Grounds" and what we can do to improve them at little expense Slides were used during the meeting We were pleas ed to have one demonstration home in the county which had the before and after pictures. Three demonstra tion homes were visited and plans made to improve the grounds One country church was also landscaped The second leader's school will be held February 28 There were fif teen in attendance at the first lead er's school For the first time we had two husbands and their wives. The home agent was out of the county four and one-half days at tending annual agents conference held in Raleigh There were 10 meet ings attended The home agent traveled 716 miles, visited 16 homes, wrote 74 individ ual letters, prepared 7 circulars and circulated 703 copies. The cold weather affected the sales on the curb market during the month. Four regular sellers took in $65.44. The sellers have had poul try, eggs, meal. pork, cakes, canned soup mixture, country butter, cream and cooking milk at the market -* - Beer License Taken ] Away From Dealer Raleigh. Feb 12 ? The Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distribu tors committee today filed a petition with the Martin county board of commissioners requesting the revo cation of the retail beer license of one dealer in that county Edgar H. Bain, of Goldsboro, state director in charge of the beer in dustry's "clean up or close up" cam paign in Nuith Curolina. filed the petition which alleged tin- dealer conducted a public nuisance An af fidavit signed by Sheriff C B. Roe ? to-the petit ion= Colonel Bain also announced that revocation petitions were filed today against dealers in Craven. Pasquo tank. Haywood and Edgecombe counties. Since last Septomber 1. the com mittee has secured the revocation of 46 retail beer licenses in its campaign to rid North Carolina communities of objectionable beer outlets. Hotrl Dininfc Hoom Huh Hip It Hatinp In January In announcing tlu cafe ratings for January in this county, the grade for the George Reynolds Hotel dining room was omitted by error. Rating close to the top of the list, the dining room graded 92.5. Sanitarian Chas. Leonard explained. WHY suffer from Colds? For quirk relief I from rold symp-' lomt take 666. Liquid - Tablets - Salve - Nose Drops 666 THIS WHISKEY IS 4 YEARS OLD p I QUART 85* FULL PINT YtARSOtC to UAXm (OMfANT Dean Schaub Paints 1940 Farm Picture General Outlook Is For Improvement In Business Conditions Lotion Ik Slightly Stronger ThiK Year Than IjikI. Lrailrr Sav? In a letterx addressed to North Carolina farmers a few days ago, IVan 1 Q Schaub paints the farm picture m 1940, as follows: As ytm ponder your plans for this next se ason, I know you are interest ed in the outlook for farming. No one in these unusual days would at tempt to foretell what may happen but we do have some collected facts on which we may presume to build opinions. We are passing tliese opin ions on to you with the hope that they may be of value in guiding your thinking. In the first place, everyone ex pects better business conditions gen erally in this country in 1940. This, of course, should give you hope that the demand for your products may increase; yet. let's keep in mind that we have huge supplies of almost all products on hand and in reserve. This may hold down any price in crease but the improved business conditions should indicate that no further great reductions will occur in the price of things which we have to sell Improved business conditions alio u ill tend to increase your cost of doing business. In the second place, the"TripIe-A | program on which the farmers voted , favorably last fall, absolutely fixes | the acreage to cotton and tobacco This leaves land and labor that must | iw ill siimp oilier way labor to grow a home supply of food and feed. This will assure us of a living, no matter what happens. It also gives the opportunity to improve the fertility of our soils, conserve the land and get the highest possible returns from each animal unit on the farm. This question of the family living is no little thing. Records which we secured last year on 759 Western Carolina farms show the average value of farm products used in the home to amount to $401. For the Piedmont section, the figure was $450 If every?farm family could produce only $300 worth of products for the family, living in 1940, we could offset much of the probable lack of incomt .to be received frntn the cash crops of cotton and tobac co. In general, therefore, we should provide combinations of crops and livestock to meet our farm needs and our available market outlets so as TT> safeguard ourselves against un-~ certainties in any special lines. To live at home next year is the best in surance against disaster. The United States has the largest supply of flue-cured tobacco on rec ord. Better business conditions may improve the local demand but the export situation is unsettled and with a control program in effect, the price may be held to where it is now. _ . Cotton is slightly stronger than in the past and the control program should hold American production in line However, we must give more care to our cotton crop, using good seed, fertilizing properly and mak ing definite plans to fight the boll weevil if we expect to make a prof it Poultry is in a rather favorable situation because North Carolina does not yet meet its needs for eggs and chickens. There are more lay ing flocks now and naturally there will be a greater production of eggs Also there are larger poultry stocks in storage; however, if feed for the birds is produced at home, there should be some profit in this busi ness. One nardiy knows now to estimate the truck crop situation. The out look now is for increased production generally, and there may be an in creased consumer demand in 1940. but the demand for many vegetables is very elastic and any rise in price will cut the consumption of the veg etable affected However, the AAA goal on commercial vegetables will help to hold down the acreage. There is an upward trend in peach produc tion; the total number of apple trees is decreasing; there will be an in crease in the acreage of Irish pota "nd strawberries. The acreage The peanut acreage in 19*0 is ex pected to be larger but price should be somewhat stronger due to better business conditions and to the fact that increased consumption of edi ble nuts is expected. Presffit sup plies are large, however. Dairying is a good bet -for North Carolina. There still are about 100, 000 farm families without a milk cow and we have good local markets for dairy products. Large supplies of home-grown feeds are available and should be grown again next year. We are restocking our farms with beef cattle and the consumer de mand for beef mutton and wool should be better. There are large supplies of feed available for beef cattle and sheep; the supply of wool is short and cattle marketed in the fall of 1940 should command fair We have a large pig crop in the Southern States this year; more ani mals will be available for slaughter In 1940; consumer demand, howev er, is expected to be stronger than in 1919 and corn may be cheap en ough to allow us to feed it to hogs at a profit. Prices for hogs are low right now, but if exports expend and enough corn is grown economically, Ei*ht County Men At Viake Forest ?Waku For an?Eight Martin Court ty men are among the 1082 students enrolled this session at Wake Forest College. The distribution by towns is as follows - Williamston?W--E- Ballard, R. H. Co wen, B A. Critcher E J. Gurgan us and C M James Robersonville?C L. Cox and C. WT. Everett. Oak City?C V Roebuck Th* Martm County group is well represented in campus activities. Gurganus plays clarinet in the col lege band. Everett, a member of ODK national honorary leadership fraternity and the Gulley Law So ciety. is president of the law school student government Roebuck. a member of the ministerial confer ence and of D.K-A. honorary minis terial fraternity, sings in the 76 man glee club, plays baritone horn in the band, and is a member of the Golden Bough, campus honor socie ty Everett is a third-year law student. The others are enrolled in the acad emic school. Cox is a freshman. Gur ganus and Critcher are sophomores. Cowen and James are juniors. Bal lard and Roebuck are seniors. 4-H Club Activities During Past Month 1 There were 12 meetings held with 4-H clubs during the month. One meeting was not held owing to froz en water pipes and lack of heat in the building This meeting will be made?up?during?February. There are ten clubs organized for boy a and girls in the county and three for girls. This is a gain of two joint clubs since 1939. There is a possibility for a new boys and girls club in the county and we hope eventually that all these clubs will be organized jointly. Enrollments for the girls are larger than usual. The subject at all meetings this month has been "What the 4-H boy and girl can do in 1940 to assist with the family food supply." The home agent and assistant farm agent car ried out this program, stressing the value of the home garden, the :imount nf vegetables required in one year by the individual member, the value of home produced fruit W>th the individual requirement and the importance of milk and the quircmeht for a club boy and girl for one year. A county council meeting was call ed the third Saturday in the month but owing to bad weather a small group representing only four clubs came together. A meeting was sehed? uled two weeks later to elect offi cers. plan programs for the year and plan the 4-H year book or quarter ly Free Motion Picture To He Shown llere Wednestlay "The Soil," a new motion picture produced and sponsored by the Am erican Agricultural Chemical Com pany, will be shown in\ the Martin County Agricultural building in Williamston, Wednesday night, Feb ruary 14th. "The Soil," a motion picture, nar rated by Lowell Thomas, shows how fertilizers are formulated and man ufactured. It also deals with the soil and the problems of maintaining its productivity. Farmers lrom all over the county are urged to see this picture. It is educational andJhelpful to progres sive farmers. No admission charge will be made. 1 Child Painfully Burned In Fall On Hot Stove Little Robert Allsbrooks, about 4 years old. was painfully burned about the face last Friday when he fell against a heater in the home of his parents. Mr and Mrs. Robert Allsbrooks un West Main Street s PLAY IN ERWIN Williamston's Martins will meet the strong Erwin Red Birds Wednes day night in Erwin. A return game will be played here later. ? GAME PENDING A game between the Norfolk Tex aco Firechiefs, or some other team fn?that city, and the Martins, is pending. The game, if played will be on the local court Definite an nouncement will appear in Friday's issue of the Enterprise Miss Christine High. county health nurse who was injured in an automobile accident in Wilson sever al weeks ago, continues unable to re turn to her work here. f George Harrison, Jr., who has been receiving treatment for an old knee injury in a Washington hospital, is expected home today or tomorrow. the animals should furnish a good outlet for this feed. This, then, is a brief review of the situation. We can look for better business this year; a better demand for duV products; with surpluses of most crops tending to hold down prices and with the cost of our op erations certain to increase. Let's be wise and grow our family living. In this way ilea security for our fami lies. C. J. SAWYER, M. D. WINDSOR, N. C. Practice Limited Te Rye, Ear Nese and Threat Office Bean: t te It; I te S Offer Suggestions For the Profitable Growing Of Cotton (Continued from page one) per hill a hoe width apart 8 Practice frequent and shallow cultivation. How To Use .Molasses, C alcium Arsenate Poison <1-1-1 Mixtum * Mi'lic anangi incuts for yt)ut fertilizer so as to be sure to have it on hand when needed 10. For each acre of cotton secure 3 pounds of calcium arsenate and 3 gallons of thick black-stzap molasses This will usually be sufficient to make 3 applications per acre. 11 Make a mop from an old sack or similar material. This should be folded and Ucked to a slat about 3 inches wide and extending about 3 inches beyond end of slat The ex tension of the bag should be cut in strips about 1 inch wide. The slat should be of suitable length for per; son applying poison. 12. In preparing mixture for mak ing application, mix at the rate of 1 pound of poison in 1 gallon of water Stir thoroughly. Then slowly add 1 gallon of molasses and stir thorough ly The mixture should be kept well stirred at all times. Apply with mop held in front of worker so as to strike cotton plant 1 to 2 inches bo low the bud, pushing the plant over SO that the majority of the poison is applied to the underside of leaves and on stems. Poison should be ap plied the same day as it is mixed. 13. This method is simple, cheap and effective. But like any other! farm operation, it should not be done 1 in a haphazard way and should be closely supervised. 14 Watch fields carefully and ap ply first application of sweetened ? poison just as the stalk bunches' in [the lop and just WoTO rife first square appears Repeat with two to three other applications at intervals of 5 to 7 days Fully 90 per cent of those who use sweetened poison wait -loo long 111 making first a|.plwi.t.nn "rfi'nulinn is wjiihi rf off ~TjTl rain inside of 24 hours, repeat appli-1 cation, as soon as possible Where possible, apply poison in afternoon. Other Recommendations 15. Pick up and burn all fallen j squares, especially during the first o weeks pf blooming. 16 The use of calcium dust is not I recommended except under abnor mally heavy weevil infestation and then in amounts not exceeding two pounds per acre (mixed with two pounds of hydrated lime.) Equipment for proper dusting is expensive and atmospheric conditions under which 11 must be applied nr.. very exacting I Many farmers have suffered heavy losses to cotton, other crops and per manent soil damage as a result of the MSC. of?calcium?nricnatu dust. If sweetened poison is properly used] there will be practically no need to consider the use of dust. 17 Keep up with the picking' of cotton as closely as possible, picking only when perfectly dry. Seed cot ton stirred for 2 to 3 weeks and strr red when necessary will make a bet ter grade of cotton. 1 18. (jin cotton only when perfect- | ly dry. then only on a gin in good mechanical condition. Dry seed cot ton left on an unprotected wagon at night and exposed to dew, frost or other moisture will not g?, smooth M*- ? j 19. All stalks should be destroyed |immediately after picking If possi ble. this should be done at least two] weeks before the first frost. 20. Build up your soil by plowing under winter cover crops and sum mer legumes. 21. Experiments at the Pee Dee Ex periment Station were reported bv Supt E E. Hall showing that two tons per acre (approximately 2 two horse wagon loads) of good stable manure in the drill is equivalent to 400 pounds per acre of a high grade fertilizer in producing cotton. Trade Agreements Are Made Political Issue By Congress (Continued from page one) method of fixing tariffs gave the farmers a better "break" than the present system. The high tariff walls set up by the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act in 1922 and increased fur ther by the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in 1930 succeeded only in pro voking retaliatory measures against the sale of U. S. farm products in for eign markets. Regardless of political folderol to the contrary, the record shows, that last year's imports were only one half as large as the average annual value of farm imports during the en tire decade of the Twenties. War, and not the reciprocal trade agreements, is now the important factor affecting world trade. Thus, exports of aircraft, machine tools, metals and petroleum products show an increase of nearly 100 million dollars for 1939 over 1938, whereas foodstuffs and tobacco have been el bowed out of the export picture. In the face of the present war, with shipping as precarious as it is now, the alleged danger of heavy farm im ports coming Into the United States seems particularly remote. Even in 1938, before the war had broken out, however, the American farmers were supplying 93 per cent of the total do mestic market as compared with 90 per cent in 1929. ' ? Jamotville To Play Twin Bill With Elizabeth City Jamesville's all-star basketball teams, boys and girls, will meet the Elizabeth City Aces and Aoelets in a doubleheader at Jamesville on Thursday evening of this week, i r*? i "Shorty" Corey announced today. Earn* Promotion In The Rirertide Military School Hollywood, FU.. Fob 12.?Cadet James Wiggins Watts. Jr., ion of Mr and Mrs J W Watts, of XM Ray Street, Willisunston, has been pub licly commended today before the Regiment of Cadets of Riverside Mil itary Academy at Its winter home in this city. For his superior work in the acad emy and for military proficiency he has been promoted to the grade of private first class. John Pope, Jr., accompanied by Ixiuis Kerr, of Durham, spent the week-end here with his father. Wants The ENTERPRISE WANT AD KATES One cent a word (this type) each insertion. 25c Minimum Charge 2c a word tlii* i?ize Cash must accompany all or ders unless you have an open ac count with us. We reserve the right to revise or reject any copy. The ENTERPRISE PHONE 16 FOR SALE?GOOD MILK COW. N. ft. Rogerson, Bear Grass. FOR SALE?FIRST CLASS MULE. B F. Peel. Williamston f!3-2t I SPECIAL ? EYEBROWS AND lashes dyed. Also arch for only 50c. | This week only. Nu-Bu-T Shoppe. WE SPECIALIZE IN ALL STYLES] of hair cutting Nu-Bu-T Shoppe. FOR SALE?1938 PICKUP FORD | truck. In good condition. Charles | Beacham, Koute 1, Williamston, N. C. fl3-4t I ROOM FOR RENT ? PRIVATE I bath, hot water and heat. Apply | to John Rawls, Marshall Avenue, Williamston, N. C. f!3-2t| ROOM FOR RENT: HAS PRIVATE bath, hot water. Good location. | Call 118. city. W'F REPAIR ALL MAKES ANO I models of cars. Chas. H. Jenkins Co. fl3-2t HAT AND NIGHT WRECKER 8ER vice. Telephone Day 314; night 14WX. Chas. 11. Jenkins Co fl3-2t COME OCT TO THE OYSTER BAR at Mickey's Inn. Suppers from 5 to 12. Mrs Lennic Manning. fl3-2t WE CAN NOW REPAIR YOUR crepe rubber sole shoes like new | and give you a guaranteed job Wil lard Shoe Shop. fl3-4t| BOO V ANO FENOER REPAIRING | to look like new. Very reasonable. Chas H. Jenkins Co f!3-2t I FOR SALE: SIX-ROOM HOUSE on 100x150 foot lot, corner Park | and Warren Streets. Bruce Chesson. f9-2t FOR SALE: CNOERWOOD ANO Royal typewritar ribbons. Guaran-1 teed non-smudge carbon paper. Sten cil ink. Enterprise Publishing Com-1 pany. n 14-tf | ATTENTION CAR OWNERS: WE are offering Ford car owners with cars having 30,000 miles or over on speedometer a complete ring job for only $18.00 We are using the Ford Steel section ring. Williamston Mo tor Company. f2-4t I WE CHARGE AND REPAIR BAT teries. Expert service. Purol prod -1 ucts. Red's Service Station. Location, Next to Bus Station. j5-tf | SERVICE ? RADIOS, VACUUM cleaners and refrigerators. All | work guaranteed. Call us for serv ice. Phone 245-J. Koger Radio and I Refrigeration Co. Washington Street. | 4?9-tf J FREE: SIX MONTHS' FREE PRESS ing on any suit bought between | January 15th and February 15th. Yes, we'll press it as often as you wish, free for six months from date of purchase. Pittman's Cleaners. Telephone 159. < j30-5t FREE ? FREE ? EASTER SATUR day we are giving , away your | chonce of any suit In our stuck?orj $20 00 worth of dry cleaning to the person holding the lucky number. Each garment cleaned entitles you to a Free Chance. See Pittman's Clean ers for details. Phone 159. jS0-5t CLEAN WHITE RAGS WANTED ? | Will pay 6c pound for good rags. No strings and dirty rags will be ac cepted. Enterprise Publishing Com-1 pany. ? - ffi-4t NOTICE North Carolina. Martin County. In The Superior Court. County of Martin Afainst Henrietta Staton and husband, R. H. Staton, Mooes Jones and Mrs. Moses Jones, Ellen Thome and husband. Jim Thorne, John Henry Jones and Mrs. John Henry Jones, Jack Jones and Mrs. Jack Jones. Annie Elisa Turner and husband, Charlie Jones The dofondonts, John Henry Jonas and Mrs. John Henry Jones, Jack Junes and Mrs. Jack Jones, Annie Elite Turner and husband, Charlie Jones and Mrs Charlie Jones, above named, will take notice that an ac tion entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Martin County, Ninth Carolina, to forecloae the taxes on land in Martin County in which aaid defendants have an interest; and the aaid defen danu will further take notice that they are required to appear before L B Wynne. Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County at his office in Williamston, North Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the completion of this service of publi cation by notice and to answer or demur tp the complaint of the plain tiff in this action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the re lief demanded in said complaint. This the 9th day of February. 1940. L. B WYNNE. . fl3-4t Clerk Superior Court of Martin County. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having this day qualified as ad ministrator of the estate of Maggie Dickens, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under [signed within one year from the [date of this notice, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment This the 26th day of January. 1940. ELISHIA DICKENS. RFD, Robersonville, Administrator of the estate j30-6t of Maggie Dickens, deceased NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in Deed of Trust executed to the undersigned trustee by Abe Spruill, dated December 24, 1936. and recorded in the Register of Deeds office of Martin County in Book P 3 at page 197 default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and due demands having been made upon me by the holder of said indebted ness, I will on Monday, February 19, 1940, at 12 o'clock noon offer for sale for cash at auction, the follow ing described property: One (1) house and lot, being lot No Seven in Block E of the Brown Field, map of said field is recorded in the Public Registry of Martin County in Land Division Book No. 1. page 274. and is referred to for a more definite description. This the 12th day of January, 1940. B. A. CRITCHER. )23-4t Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Martin County. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed to the undersigned trustee bv P. W. Willin"1" a"H wi,e -Hi Wttiwms. Dii the 16th day of No vember, 1925, and of record in the public*registry of Martin County in Book Q-2 at page 444, said deed of trust having been given for the pur pose of securing certain notes of even date and tenor therewith, de fault having been made in the pay ment of the said notes, and the stipu lations contained in said deed of trust not having been complied with, and at the request of the owner of the said notes, the undersigned trustee will, on Thursday, the 7th day of March, 1940, at twelve o'clock noon, in front of the. courthouse door in the town of Williamston, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash (lie following desciibed leal estate, to wit: Bounded on the North by the lands of Plenny Peel, on the West by the landsof J, G Btatrm,"on the South by the lands of Simon Lilley, and the Williamston and Washington Road, and on the East by the Wil liamston and Washington Road, con taining 60 acres, more or less, and being known as the P W. Williams piactMUidiun^h^amejan^whfire^ on P. W. Williams and wile now live. This the 5th day of February, 1940 ELBERT S PEEL. Trustee. Peel & Manning. Attys. IH1 NOTICE North Carolina. Martin County. In The Superior Court. Court of Martin against Elba Sail and husband, Levi Buff. The defendant, Levi Ruff, above named, will take notice that an ac tion entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Martin County, North Carolina, to foreclose the taxes on land in Martin County in which said defendant has an interest; and the said defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear before L. B. Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County at his office In Wdhamston, North Carolina, with in thirty (30) days after the com pletion of this service of publication by notice and to answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 2nd day of February, 1940 L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court of f6-4t Martin County. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the District Court of the United States For the Eastern District of North Carolina Washington Divi sion. In Bankruptcy No. 705 In the Matter of Carlyle Lorain Lup ton, T-A Greenville Furniture Ex change, Greenville, N. C. Volun tary Bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that Fri day, March 8, 1940, has been fixed by an order of the court entered at the first meeting of creditors, as the last day on which objections to the discharge of this bankrupt may be filed. Such objections are required to be specified, to be verified, to be in du plicate, and to be filed with the un dersigned. WHEELER MARTIN, U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy. Williamston, N. C. February 3, 1940. f6-2t NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given that Dr. Vic tor E. Brown and Dr. E. T. Walker, operating in partnership as Brown and Walker, have this dav dissolved tin' said paitneisliip. AcLuunts due this firm may be paid to either Dr. Brown or Dr Walker, or at their of fices. This 5th day of February, 1940. f6-3t DRS. BROWN & WALKER NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the District Court of the United States For the Eastern District of Nofth Carolina. Washington Divi sion. In Bankruptcy No. 7*7 In the Matter of Arthur Jerome Elks, T-A Elks Clothing Store, Green ville, N. C. Voluntary Bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that Fri day, March 8, 1940, has been fixed by an order of the court entered at the fust meeting of creditors, as the last day on which objections to the discharge of this bankrupt may be filed specified, to be verified, to be in du plicate, and to be filed with the un dersigned. WHEELER MARTIN, U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy. Williamston, N. C. February 3, 1940- . - 4g-2t-^ ?SURVEYING? II e Are Enjoyed In GENERAL SURVEYING ? SUB DIVIDING ? 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