The Enterprise
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WILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA.
W. C. MANNING
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7ne?/?v. May 7. I'* IO.
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Unfortunately, quite a large number of high
school graduates will not be able to finance
their way through college But, as Frank Gra
ham said in an address in this county recently,
there is no reason why those youths should not
get ahead in this world He suggested that they
k?*p eutrspar.. w.'h thit-books in the local li
braries, assuring them that many hundreds of
young men a' .. >men would have been betler
off had tie .. in ' attended college.
Now tl at the doors are closing 011 thousands
of gr,. . ties in this State, it is quite appropri
ate to point out a few suggestions that time and
experience will, no doubt, prove of value. The
young man will do well to think that he'll not
find a job sitting around the cool drink parlor
hour after hour. The young man and the voung
.... .a v. 1 1 we!! t step and think,that
the> are fast reaching a turning point in life,
that there are other tilings to think about be
side the dance, the good time and the idea that
the world owes everyone a living. It is' safe to
say that-the bo.v who works 111 the family gar
den all day long will find a job quicker than the
smart little fellow who crouches with propped
h 1 ' a, the soda booth. It is safe to say that the
young girl who goes to the aid of a tired mother
in the kitchen will find her place in the world
quicker, certainly with a degree of assurance
tor the future, than the little flapper or jitter
bug who romps the dance floors all over the end
of a big state.
The graduate should realize that the taxpay
er has completed tire job the best he could, that
now he or she .-hould set about to clear that debt
by becoming self-supporting anil by contribut
ing to the sum total of the blessings qnjoved by
the, common"society. ' ?
There is no cause to be disheartened over an
humble beg uning. The most disheartening thing
about it all . is the indifference expressed by
some youth 111 even making a beginning of any
kind.
Uore Off The Riff-Ruff
Much ha bee I about the new registra
tion in Mart or a 1 the requirements ex?
? of '' ? *'11 port. a. tn tuter 111.1 name
on the books
There are those citizens who possibly are en
titled to register even though they might exper
ience difficulty in meeting the registration re
quirements. In those cases the registrar can use
"discretion".
Now that a new registration is called, the reg
istrars will do well to leave off the riff-raff that
can't meet the registration requirements. It is
to ho admitted 1 hut sumo of It... riff-raff eai.
qualify and register, but in those cases where the
person looks to election day for a drink of li
quor or a silver offering even of a dime or two
bits from the candidate, the registrar will do
w?li to leave him off. That type of voter will
he would enter into the voting booth to con
scientiously east his ballot for what he thought
was right and good.
The fellow who grew up when educational ad
vantages were few and who was forced by cir
cumstances to earn his way in life by might
alone without an opportunity to learn even the
the rudiments of a primary education, that fel
low, in the estimation of many, is entitled to
register and vote, provided he is a self-respect
ing citizen. It is reasonable to believe that the
registrars would do the best thing in encourag
ing and aiding those people to register. But not
so for the fellow who in these latter days of gen
eral education thwarted his opportunities, and
boasted of his ignorance.
I.ihhI For One, Good For All
If lilt- wage and hour law is good for one
group, then it should be good for all with a pos
sible slight variation in its application to meet
unusual conditions comrqon to one part of the
country and uncommon to another.
There is little basic support to be given to
proposed amendments to the law for the ex
emption of certain classes of workers Those of
us in the strictly agricultural areas approve the
law as it is applied for the cotton mill, but turn
up our nose at it when it looks toward agricul
ture, and the processing of agricultural prod
ucts. Many leaders of the South see good in the
provisions of the law. and instead of creating
exemptions they are urging its universal appli
cation. And why not? It should occur to every
one that the human, no matter where he works,
is entitled to a living wage There is no justness
in a system that will guarantee one group of
workers a living wage and deny similar advan
tages to another.
It is possible that prices will not permit the
payment of wages prescribed by law in some
cases, but in those cases it would be more log
ical to work for higher prices and not for amend
ments. Agriculture will never coine into its own
until fair commodity prices are paid and agri
cultural workers share proportionately for their
labors.
The I'eople't Opportunity
While their voices may never be heard in the
far-away convention hall, Martin County Dem
ocrats will have, on Saturday of this week an
opportunity at least of stating their preference
in the selection of a national Democratic stan
dard-bearer. The county Democrats are sched
uled to go into convention in the-eounty court
house that day, and it will be indeed fitting for
every honest-to-goodness Democrat to attend
and express himself.
Possibly his position is misunderstood here,
but it is quite possible that Governor Hoey is .
offering to block in this State a third-term
movement for President Roosevelt. A third
term movement for Roosevelt has already been
started by leading Democrats, and if the lines
are tightly drawn as present happenings indi
cate they will be then a hot contest is to be
t spooled within the party iHnlrc wVr the State
convention is held in Raleigh.
It is believed that the people of Martin Coun
ty are ready with a strong support for Mr. Roose
velt However, it is possible that they are not
but either for or against him, they should give
voice to their stand at the convention on Satur
day of this week.
No delegates have been named by the sever
al precincts to the convention, but the meeting
is open to every Democrat in good standing
and they are invited and urged to attend.
The Democratic party, experiencing the work
of Benedict Arnolds and subjected to half-baked
attacks from the Republican Old Guard, is in
a precarious situation, it must be admitted. The
action of the Martin County Democratic con
vention and similar conventions throughout the
State and nation may, after all, have a far great
er effect on the party's future than many would
believe at first thought.
A new word on the mechanical cottonpicker
says improvements are made right along, al
though it still can't breathe on the dice and roll
its point. ?Charlotte News.
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Cotton Week Plans
New Orleans. La. ? Cooperating I
with the National Cotton Council,
special city wide committees in com
munities throughout the Cotton Belt
are making plans for extensive Na
tional Cotton Week observance. 1
Dat<-s for Cotton Week have been
set for May 17-25. ||
In Jackson. Atlanta, New Or- ?
leans. Little Hock. Memphis, Birm
ingham, Montgomery and other lead- 1
ing cities of the South. Cotton Week
committees and National Cotton 1
Council leaders already have laid the
giound work fo rthe annual cotton
sales event.
In addition to merchandising plans
the committees are planning special
progarms for civic clubs and other
organizations. Cotton Week parades
and other promotions which will
serve to create greater public inter
est in cotton and the problems of
the industry.
Cotton Week
National Cotton Week, an annual
event to .stimulate increased con
sumption of cotton goods, will be
observed May 17-25.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain Deed
of Trust executed to the undersign
ed Trustee, dated 25th day of Feb
ruary, 1937, to secure note of even
date herewith, of record in the Regis
ter of Deeds Office, Martin County in
Book P-3. page 263, and the stipula
tions in said dee dof trust not hav
ing been complied with, and at the
request of the holder of said bond,
the undersigned trustee will, on the
15th day of May, 1940, at 12 o'clock,
Noon, in front of the Courthouse
door. Martin County, offer for sale
to the highest bidder, for cash, the
following described lands:
1st Tract: Located in Hamilton
Township, Martin County, adjoining
the lands of K B Ethridge, E. C.
Winslow, Harry Waldo, F. F. Pol
lard and others, and known as the
Myers place, containing 150 acres,
more or lass.
2nd Tract: 187 acres of Hoard land
located in Hamilton Township, Mar
tmCounty^indadjoiningthelands
of Harry Waldo, B M Worriey^Dr
oho Creek. F. F. Pollard and o tl _ ..
Jill BVR. A loi In the Town (C?
Oak CSty, N. C-. adjoining the BiAl
song Storage Company, C C. Joneg?
W. L. Hyman and Railroad Street.
4th Tract: A lot in the Town of
Oak City, N. C adjoining the lands
of George Daniel estate, J W Hinaa,
Commerce Street and another street,
being a lot 120 feet by 120 feet.
5th Tract: A house and lot in the
town of Oak City, N. C-. containing
1 acre, adjoining the lands of Dr. E.
E. Pittman, Annie E. Savage, Com
merce Street, and N. W. Worsley.
6th Tract: Being 1 1-2 acres of land
in Goose Nest Township, Martin
County, adjoining the Sherrod Mill
Pond, E N Harrell. T T. Harrell
estate. S. V. Sills, B. M Worsley,
Guardian, and known as the Martin
Johnson homeplace.
This 12th day of April, 1940.
B A. CRITCHER,
al6-4t Trustee.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Having thia day qualified aa ad
ministratrix of the estate of N. T.
Liggett, deceased, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
said estate to exhibit same to the un
dersigned or her attorneys within
twelve months of the date of this no
tice, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of any recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please make
immediate payment.
This the 28th day of March, 1940.
MRS. FANNIE LEGGETT,
Administratrix of the Estate of
N. T. Leggett.
Peel & Manning, Attys. al2-6t
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as administratrix
of the estate of B. M Worsley, de
ceased, late of Martin County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the un
dersigned at Oak City, N. C? on or
before the 10th day of April, 1941, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
This 10th day of April, 1940.
MRS NANNIE H WORLEY,
Administratrix of B M Worsley.
B A. Critcher, Atty. al2-6t
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina. Martin County. In
'I'hti Superior Court.
County of Martin vs. C. A. Forrester
and wife, Mary Forrester, W. C.
Manning. Jr., Admin 1straior, Entle
?ri TWwb at |
Under and by w ulu? of an order of
sale and judgment in the above en
titled proceeding made by L. B.
Vynnt, Clerk of the Superior Court
of Martin County, on Monday, the
22nd day of April, 1#40, the under
signed coramiaaioner will, on Thurs
day, the 23rd day of May, 1M0. at
twelve o'clock noon, in front of the
courthouse door in the town of Wil
liams ton. N. C., offer for tale to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate, to wit:
Being a part of lots No. 12 and No.
13, adjoining lot No 14 of the Watts
Grove property, having 65 feet front
age on Williams Street and adjoin
ing the lands of A. J Manning and
cupled by Raymond Cherry, as
shown by may of same in the Reg
ister's office of Martin County in
Land Division Book No. 1.
This the 22nd day of April, 1M0.
CHAS H. MANNING.
a23-4t Commissioner.
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