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The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILUAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA <;?riBSS? U c. MANNING Editor ? 1908-1938 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY Om yaar _ .., - At 81 Six months 1 00 \ OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNT)' One year $2 25 Six months 1.25 No Subscription Received Under 0 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Williamston, N C., as second-class mutter under the act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm Tuetday, October H. /V W. The Bar* Are Down Over a period of-years, Fn-nee glutted ill a ;av night lift' punctuated by loose morals, song and drmk. Today, despite the Maginot line and :ine of the highest rating armies in the world, the French people are in bondage, facing stai cation and an uncertain futun Sometimes it would appear that we. as a pi <? pie, are copyijg the ways of the French in some respects Will that mean that we will go the way of France'' It is now admitted by the students of history that the South would have never reclam < I itself after the Civil War had the people then possessed the brittle 'deter mination. the moral code and the diseased bod ies and warped minds that too many of us pos sess today It is not tin purpose here to signal out any individual or group of individuals, but if we would realize the dangerous course that is be ing followed b> America we would only have to turn our attention to a carnival on the fair grounds here last week. A picture of the down ward trail that is being followed possibly all over America was taken close home. Questiun able shows, described by many as the most do? grading ever seen on a midway here, operated on a full schedule without interference or even a slight protest And the sad part about it is that the "leading" citizens crowded into the hovels. Possibly the "leading" citizens had a tendency to elevate some poor, unfortunate wo man who in her path from the cradle to the present stumbled at the bidding of a loose mor al system that has already passed serious pro portions, ft is an established fact that the ques tionable shows would not have operated had the patronage been limited. There were the fights on the midway, to be sure, but the saddest happening reported dur ing the entire week centered around a mother and two small children Staggering drunk, the woman was said to have paraded the midway with the tender hands of two little children serving as ballast. Sheriff C. B. Roebuck and other officers stated that young people were rtrpping into the limelight with the liquor bot tle. that they actually advertised their brazen acts to others. Sunday as the srtiall bundle of hell moved out, the reports were freely advanced that the bai of common decency had been lowered, th;.t this community was the poorer for having toll lated a class of entertainment that would tear down rather than build up a moral stam ina-thai is so bttthy needed in the world today; Williamston is carrying the stench of the degrading sideshows at its fair of last week. There are others just as bad, and by them pos sibly we will be awakened from our slumber to see the dangers that lurk in the paths of the immediate future It can't be that a whole so ciety will be measured by the happenings of last wn k. arid the temporary lapse in a moral standard does not mean that conditions are as bad as the neighbors say they are. But if we would profit from the staggering facts as they appeared in bold relief before the eyes of our people last week, we must start patching our -moral framework in other channels. That there is work to be done is found in the reading of vital statistics which are crowded with the recording of illegitimate births. The county courts almost without interruption book cases charging non-support, seduction under promise to marry and bastardy Warrants by the scores are now 111 the hands of the sheriff charging victims with failure to comply with certain laws requiring treatment for social diseases. The sponsors of the fair, while subjected to -criticism hy sumc. arc not responsible for the morals of a community. They started out with the sole purpose of offering agriculture in retro spect and of making available clean, whole some entertainment. Reliable reports state that the agricultural premiums were paid, and de spite reported weaknesses on the part of the management, the sponsors made a good start in reclaiming part of the prestige lost for the fair in recent years. That thousands enjoyed the event is certain and that some good was accom plished is not to be doubted, that more good can be accomplished is certain if we will start patching oiir defenses against Ihe rppprcusninn of bombs similar to the one exploding in our faces a week ago.. "I think there ought to be a new popular song dedicated to Mr. Willkie?'I Did Not Raise My Dollar To Be a Soldier.' "?Senator Lee, of Oklahoma, in the United States Senate Nothing is more simple than greatness; deed, to be simple is to be great.?Emerson. in October 6th to 12th FIRE Prevention WEEK PROTECT* .ifCWL nomii PROTECT ifsuKJ^ahw. Observe These Simple Suggestions Fire# should It*' pill out while lliey urr small. Never lei rnltltinli accumulate in llie ultie or eellar ? in faet, NOT ANYWHERE. Never pul hot ashes in wooden liiirr?'ls or boxes; use metal ones. Keep oily rugs in metal runs. Brush should It*' burned in small piles under enreful super vision. Lighted matches, cigars and cigarettes should be put out be fore you throw them away. Keep matches where small children cannot reach them. Bury leaves??don't burn them. Beplace blown fuses with new ones?not iteunies. Don't look for gas leaks with a match. Do dry cleaning with safe liipiids. Never start a fire with hsuillM. Have the chimney cleaned regularly and ull repairs made promptly. Save life and property from unnecessary loss through fire by keeping the principles of fire prevention always in mind. K. B. Crawford, J. E. Pope Hildreth Mobley and Harrison and Carstarphen THWf UGHtb FROM A MATCH" ? * _ ?^ ^ N NEW AlUANC n ^5/ Jamesville P.T.A. In First Meeting A miscellaneous progTam present ed by the various grades, featured the first meeting of the Jamesville Parent-Teacher association recently. After the program the organization held a short business session. Offi cers were elected, as follows: Mrs. Charles Davenport, president; Mr. John C Kirkman. vice president; Miss Ipok, secretary; Mr Woolard, treasurer; Mr. Pearlie Modlin, chap lain. and Mrs. Gladys Ange Brewer, publicity. The following committees have been appointed; Program: Mrs. Gladys Ange Brew er, Mrs. Effie Brown Holliday, Mrs. O. W. Hamilton; Ways and Means: Mrs. John Saw yer. Mrs. P. H. Holliday, Mr. J. T. Uzzell; Decorating: Miss Rachel Godwin, Mr. Sim Andrews, Mrs. Walter Brown; Hospitality, Entertainment and Re freshments: Miss Lucian McGinnis, Mrs. Camillc Turner, Mrs. J. C. Kirkman; . Boosting: Mrs. Oscar Davenport, Mrs Lawrence Spencer, Mrs. Clar ence Stallings. Mrs. Varnie Woolard, Mrs. Leo Gardner, Mrs. Elmer Mod-1 lin. Mr. Johnnie Gardner; Advertising: Mrs. Etheridge War-] rington. Miss Waters, Mrs. J. R. Man ning, Mrs Tom Gaines, Mrs. Gar land Anderson. Mrs. Wendell Grif fin, Mrs. Guy Waters, Mrs. O. G. I Carson, Mrs. Bennie Lilley, Mrs. Clarence Wallace, Mr. W. Sugg; Child Welfare: Miss Opal Brown, Miss Rogers, Mrs. Joe Davis, Mrs. Bettie Hassell, Mrs. Raymond Bail ey; Membership: Miss Grace Martin, Mrs. James Williams, Mrs. George Ange, Mrs. Uwyd -Ange, Mrs, Ran com Roberson. Mrs. Maud Mizelle, Mrs. George Mizelle. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the author ity contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed to the undersign ed trustee on the 30th day of April, 1929, by Lizzie Rogerson, and of record in the Public Registry of Martin County in Book C-3, at page 125, said Deed of Trust having been given to secure a certain note of even date and tenor therewith and the stipulations therein contained not having been complied with, and at the request of party interested, the undersigned trustee will, on Tues day, November 12, 1940, at 12:00 o'clock noon, in front of the court house door in the town of Williams ton, North Carolina, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bid der, for cash, the following describ i d i<al estate: All my right, title and interest in and to that certain tract or parcel of land in Bear Grass Township, Mar tin County, North Carolina, begin ning at a stob, in Beetree Branch Canal, running down said canal to J. M. Rogerson's corner, a cypress, thence nearly northeast course up a small branch along J. M. Rogerson's line to his comer, a post oak, thence nearly east course along a line of marked trees to a red oak, a comer, thence nearly a south course to the beginning, containing 2H acres, more or less, and being that tract of land commonly known as Cynthia Guf ganus land. Tins the 7th day of October, 1940. WHKE1.ER MARTIN o8-4t Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the author ity contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed to the undersign ed trustee on the 30th day of De cember, 1929, by Cecil Gurganus, and (of record in the Public Registry of Martin County in Book C-3, at page 126. said deed of trust having been given to secure a certain note of even date and tenor therewith and the stipulations therein contained not having been complied with, and at the request of party interested, ! the undersigned trustee will, on [Tuesday, Nuvember 12, 1940, at 12:00 ' o'clock noor^ in front of the court I house in the town of Williamston, Carolina, oflcr for sale at Kb lie auction to the highest bidder, r cash, the following described real estate: All my right, title and interest in and to that certain tract or parcel of land m Bear Grass Township. Mar tin County, North Carolina, begin ning at a a tub, in Bee tree Branch Canal, running down said canal to J M. Rogerson's corner, a cypress, thence nearly northeast course up a small blanch along J. M. Rogerson's line to his comer, a post oak, thence pearly east course along a line of marked trees to a red oak, a comer, thence nearly a south course to the beginning, containing 28 acres, more or less, and being that tract of land commonly known as Cynthia Gur ganus land. Thi* the 7th day of October, 1940.' WHEELER MARTIN, o8-4t Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the author ity contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed to the undersign ed trustee on the 30th day of De cember, 1929. by David Gurganus and wife, Gertrude Gurganus, and of record in the Public Registry of Martin County in Book C-3. at page 127, a*id deed of trust having dm ?ven to secure a certain note of even ite and tenor therewith and the stipulations therein contained not laving been complied with and at Lhe request of parties interested, the jndersisned trustee will, on Tues day, the 12th day of November, 1240, it 12:00 o'eloA noon, in front of the court house door in the town of Williams ton. North Carolina, offer for sale at public auction, to the high est bidder for cash, the following de scribed real estate: All ray right, title and interest in and to that certain tract or parcel of land in Bear Crass Township, Mar tin County, North Carolina, begin ning at a slob, in Beetree Branch Canal, running down said canal to J. M. Rogerson's comer, a cypress, thence nearly northeast course up a small branch along J. M Rogerson's line to his comer, a post oak, thence nearly east course along a line of marked trees to a red oak, a comer, thence nearly a south course to the beginning, containing 28 acres, more or less, and being that tract of land commonly known as Cynthia Gur ganus land. This the 7th day of October, 1940. WHEELER MARTIN, o8-4t Trustee. Rugs and Druggets Housewives, Want To Save Money? Then nee our beautiful line of Hugo and Drugget*. We have anything from a Scatter Rug ???> a large Drugget. Qual ity Guaranteed. Don't buy until you have aeen what we have to offer. WE'LL GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU MONEY! Martin Supply Co. Now you get More for your Gas Dollar! AS JUL Naw fltti Gulf Betters h'lteit Best I We feel you're entitled to see ju?t how much more you get for your gasoline dollar. 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