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The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WTI.I.IAM.STON. NORTH CAROLINA. W. C. MANNING Editor ? lOM-lOM SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Caih in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY Ona year #1.78 Six months 1.00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year #MS Six months 1.18 No Subscription Received Under 8 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in w.lllamston, N. C, as second-class matter under the act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Tuetday. July 28. 1942. l\o Excuse Possibly because the Army, the Navy, the Government, the Red Cross, the USO, Civilian Defense and yes, even the Church, are not op erated without mistakes, or at least not in ac cordance with our superior way of thinking, we refuse to have any part in their operation or ac cept our fair share of the burden in maintain ing those things that have become recognized as being indispensable to our way of life. We beg to differ with those in command and in hiding behind that difference we think we have a perfect excuse for doing nothing. On the other hand we hog the privileges made pos sible by those agencies. We feel perfectly free to criticise and to condemn when we have no right to do either. As far as our individual part in government, in any agency or in the church is concerned we have no right to refuse to do our part just because an organization or some official erred in times gone by. We need to do our part in ac cordahce with lnstructkmsrand then if the plnns fail, we can say that we did our-parts, that n<5 fault can be charged against us. Many of us stand idle while the trend of un wholesome events sweep us off our feet and then we fuss and fume because someone or some agency, be it government, church or relief, does not stand us up again. Because a few drunken service men do things the general public is asked not to do, because some smart public charge runs off at the mouth and because some of our leaders wallow around as the people of old Babylon did, we have no right to imitate their acts. We should adhere to just principles, do the job assigned us and do it well, and once our acts are without blem ish then we may have attained that rank where we can tell others what to do. Once we approach a state of perfection, our acts will set worthy examples for others to follow. Little can be gained by condemning Congress for using lib eral gas ratoin cards when we lie and cheat to get more than our fair share back home We need to stop making excuses, and settle down to doing something constructive. To do that we will not have to question instructions. The American soldier in Ireland, Africa or Ausr tralia may not, as an individual, think it is best for him to be where he is. It should be remem bered that he is there, that if he fails, failure cannot be traced to him if he does his part. Fair Treatment Callt For No Subiiiliet If this nation is to return to a basic economy without subsidies and pittances, it must recog nize the basic economic laws now. When the consumers of the nation for the most part are able to pay more for their food and other essentials of life, there is a deter mined effort made in some quarters to hold agricultural prices to a point below parity. Such action can only pave the way to subsi dies. If the powers-that-be demand below-par ity prices, then it is only reasonable for the sellers to demand subsidies. It is quite possi ble that by selling farm products below the cost of production and offsetting the differ ence with a subsidy, inflation may be fore stalled. But those who demand prices below parity should recognize the inevitable subsi dy and take a stand acceptable to the group affected. When an economy is able to support itself, it seems foolish to mention a subsidy. Trying to head off a revolt, national authorities are talking about a subsidy for the gasoline com panies. They point out that a subsidy will make it possible for the companies to eliminate the recently imposed two and one-half cent per gallon price increase. Money is being made in the transportation business today, why not let the operators accept the price increase? It is hardly fair for the fellow who has curtailed or even eliminated his travel to be burdened with taxes to support a subsidy. If the companies were operating at a loss and the users were not able to continue operations, there would pos sibly be some foundation for a subsidy claim. With a demand for services and form prod , ft would seem that a dose of fair treatment, i of how bitter the taste as long as the : is the same for all, would now place on a sound footing as far as com petition and service are concerned, giving ev eryone the right to move forward according to his ambitions and his abilities. It is an established fact that the farmer did not receive a living price for his products back in the early thirties, and a subsidy in the form of parity payments followed. The worker had no job for many months and he came in for his share of wealth that should not have been denied him but which he did not get in those depression years. When times and conditions permitted, the two groups were pacified. And it would appear that we are laying the founda tion for subsidies of one kind or another now when we should be trying to iron out the kinks and allowing each tub to stand on its own bot tom. Should there be those who have been caught between the inevitable, give them some consideration, but do not deny anyone his rightful place in our American economy. ('.ailing For A Deeiiion Groenaboro Daily Niwi. The time is rapidly approaching, if it has not already arrived, where it must be decided whether certain traffic laws, rules and regu lations, with the potential toll which a slack ening of safety provisions entails, are to give way before the exigencies and demands'of war times and their altered economy. There has already been agitation, with some results, for lifting of the size and load limits of trucks and oil carriers. Yet, it is not to be for gotten that these limits were fixed in the name of public safety, in order that life, limb a?d property might be protected not only on but along the highways. Several tragedies in our own North Carolina have previously testified to the need for these restrictions. The same questions are carried over into the realm of human cargo as common carriers find heavier and heavier demands made upon them. What is the limit to which a bus may be loaded with humanity? More specific, in view of Tarheelia's highway casualty list as just announced for June, is the prevalence of increasingly thin tires in gener al usage. A substantial increase in fatalities caused by blow-outs is revealed during the first" full month of rationing; and this is the very be ginning. Of the 60 persons killed on the high ways in June, eight died in accidents caused by blow-outs against only two who met death similarly in June of last year. Thin tires, hot weather and speeding positively will jiot mix; in fact, the first two of them may not, and real hot weather did not descend upon us in June as fiercely as it has more recently. In winter slick tires become an equally dangerous factor on wet, icy or otherwise slippery highways. What is to be done in this realm of public safety? Are standards to be maintained and of ficers instructed to keep dangerous cars, as to equipment and load, off the highways or is there to be a gradual relaxataion of safety measures and traffic law enforcement? Offi cialdom will have to choose. The Daily News, watching the procedure from the relative safe ty of a parked car, would content itself with reminding that persons killed in highway crashes are hardly left to contribute to the war effort, in which manpower is an acute need, as members of the armed forces, as essential work ers or as taxpayers down the years which stretch ahead. I.earninft To Earn Freedom Christian Science Monitor. The "unprecedented sacrifice of time, sub stance, and life itself," declared by Secretary of State Hull in his radio address Thursday night, to be a requisite for victory over the Ax is, was somewhat reminiscent of Mr. Church ill's "offer" to the British of "blood, toil, tears, and sweat." While the Hull speech did not have the fighting roar of the British lion, there was no mistaking the ring of steel beneath the tone of moral suasion. That ring apparently was intended to echo round the world ? in the ears of neutrality clingers, non-resisters, and Axis collaborators. For Mr. Hull's references to suicidal neutral ity, supine submission, and unrealistic expec tation of benefits from cooperation with the Axis, were forceful and pointed. Equally to the point was his emphasis on the fact that Am ericans are being forced to fight because they have not yet learned the lesson that peace and freedom can be maintained only by the accept ance of international responsibilities. The summation of the extreme seriousness of the assault on human liberty, involved in the war issues, lost nothing but rather was strength ened by the equal weight placed on peace aims. In his exposition of these aims, Mr. Hull en visioned a broader political, social, economic, and spiritual freedom than the world ever has enjoyed, but stressed the necessity of the peo ples of each nation demonstrating their fitness both for the rights and responsibilities of that freedom. This .together with the practical setting forth of some of the mechanisms for attaining and retaining such blessings, should have the prayerful study of every individual. They con tain elementary rules for that world citizen ship which has become both a privilege and a requirement of all mankind. It is to be gathered from the Hull address that those closest to the United Nations' ef fort see the situation as more serious than the people have realized. The foremost considera tion must be a more consecrated fighting ef fort If, at the same time, men learn to build on a more lasting spiritual basis, the sacrifices will have been worth while, and will not need to be repeated. UNCLE SAM'S "RIGHT HAND MAN" <0. 'VP. Ct %^7 flIXTY SIGE -he wants ter know, Ef it took World War I to show us ther need of a League to force peace; and World War II to show us what fools we be fer murderin ther in sight; air we a-goin to let it take World War III to induce us to 'lect a Congress that wont law more mil lions into ther hands of ther mil lionirairs, the more hunger into ther mouths of ther multitude? Yas-sir, this here Congress we have now got, has jest shoved Mr. Roosevelt's proposed curb on big incums, into thay pigeon-hole, thar to roost whilst thay build a war-tax on ther workers $10 a week hes try 1 n In raise a of spldier-boys on. That $10 every Saddy, sho looks good to ther pore devels whats work ed ever sense Monday mornin to make it sprout; and he feels his dan der, jest lak ther old hen thats cack lin cause shes laid one more egg in the empty nest; but berfore Saddy night is gone, and his bread basket not morn half full, ther whole ten is gone to ther money changers, jest lak ther one egg is gone a-fore ther old hen gits back to make it two on her hoped-fer settin number. Then, when Moundy comes round, he plows a-gin into his weekly plod, sos to have a-nuther ten to turn to ther ta kers. with nairy a cent laid up fer sickness, and nairy a back with a whole shirt, and nairy a-stomick thats fed-up to bone growth. And ther Big Boys bustin thay bellows round ther side doors on Capitol Hill bout how ornery it is to suppose thay kin git along on jest twenty-five thousand a year. ? Proper Gin Care Improves Cotton War is making heavier and heav ier demands on the cotton crop, so anything farmers and others con nected with the industry can do to improve the product will place the Nation a step nearer victory, says J. A Shanklin, cotton specialist of the N. C. State College Extension Service. For instance, he pointed out, gin operators can save time, labor, fuel, wear on machinery, and the quality of cotton by check-ups, proper ad justments, and repairs on gin equip ment this summer. Gins that run efficiently and with out breakdowns serve their com munities better, and the time, labor, and fuel conserved as a result of good maintenance practices are con tributions to the country's fighting strength. Experimental work conducted by Federal cotton experts shows the \ /ICTORY ON THE FARM FRONT f MeWS from tfm Afrkoltvral Extmsnt Strmt BUMPER CROP REQUIRES EARLIER HOG MARKETING North Carolina farmers may face serious hog marketing trouble un less they start their animals to mar ket earlier than usual this year, ac cording to H. W Taylor, Extension marketing specialist of N. C. State College. Growers me expected to send a fourth more hogs this fall and win ter than they have ever marketed before from October 1 to April 1. If they should attempt to market in December and January the normal percentage of this increased number, packing plants and transportation facilities would probably be taxed beyond capacity. Taylor pointed out that growers should not depend upon increased plant capacity and more trucks and railroad livestock cars to handle the greater peak marketings. Such in creases would require more rubber and tires and large amounts of steel that the Nation needs for its war machines. For this reason, the marketing specialist explained, farmers should plan now to avoid some of the rush of marketing that normally comes in December and January. They can do this by starting earlier. However, Taylor continued, in making plans for marketing more hogs early this year, farmers should also plan to market their hogs at good weights. They should sell as early as practicable, but should not ship light, unfinished hogs unless unavoidable. Government purchases are taking up a large part of the hog crop, so prices should cause little worry to growers. It is probable that for a year beginning next October, the Government will be buying about 30 per cent of the pork and half of the lard from the greatly increased number of hogs that will be market ed. importance of keeping gins in good conditions. During the period that such research work has been carried on, it was found that gin brushes in poor condition, on the average, have cut the value of short-staple cotton 80 cents a bale, and of damp, long staple, $1.50 a bale. Tlten, too, replacements of worn brushes have decreased ginning time from 7 to 10 per cent. Air-blast noz zles improperly adjusted have caus ed losses of as much as $1 a bale on long staple cotton, as well as slow ing down the ginning process as much as 25 per cent. With mills using cotton at the fast est rate in history, it becomes in creasingly important that the almost 1,000,000 bales consumed monthly in this country be of the best qual ity possible, Shanklin said. ? Grease American housewives are expect ed to turn in around five hundred million pounds of waste household greases annually, being paid in re turn five cents a pound. Do You Need? A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX For Your Valuables And Valuable Papers? We have them . . low cost. t Make Our Bank Your Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. Mass Transportation Lists Large Increase The way the war and its by-prod ucts of gas and rubber rationing have collided with Americans' tra ditional tastes for fast, frequent and far traveling is emphasized by sig nificant news bits from all three of the main categories of mass trans portation?railroads, buses and air lines. Railroads have moved more soldiers in the first five months of this year than in the first 13 months of World War I?at the same time setting new all-time highs in freight. General passenger business for Jan uary through April was 44 per cent ahead of the 1941 pace . . . ? Some 3,500 persons are burned to death in fires on American farms and in rural communities each year, and the total loss runs to approxi mately $200,000,000. NOTICE North Carolina. Martin County. In The Superior Court. Thomas C. May vs. l-eni Mae Mit ' ndar The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Martin County, North Carolina, to secure an abso lute divorce based upon two years separation; and the defendant will further take notice that she is re quired to appear before the Clerk of the Superior Court qf Martin County in Williamston, N. C? with in thirty days after the completion of this notice, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the com plaint. This the 14th day of June, 1942 L B WYKMS, Clerk Superior Court, jyl4-4t Martin County. NOTICE OF SERVICE BY ' North Carolina. Martin County. In The Superior Court. Before the Clerk. W. H. Everett and wife, Serena Ev erett; Margaret Everett Swain and husband, Brace Swain; and Warren E. Everett and wife, Esth er Everett, vs. Joseph H. Everett and wife, Katherlne Everett. The defendants, Joseph H. Everett and wife, Katherine Everett, will take notice that a special proceed ings entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Martin County for the purpose of partitioning the lands belonging to the late James A. Everett in Martin County, in which the defendants own an interest; and the said defend ants will further take notice that the yare required to appear before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County, in williamston, N. C., within ten days after the com pletion of this notice, and answer or demur to the complaint or the pe tition in this special proceedings, or the plaintiffs will apply to the Court fm the relief demanded in the oom? plaint or petition. This the 14th day of June, 1942. L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court, jy!4-4t Martin County. TO CHECK BARBECUE FTsSMALL With (jrcase cooked out... by an expert at our own pit . . . It's dry ... By the pound order or in sand wich . . . GET THE BEST! Sandwiches?Brunswick Stew?Hot Dogs, Etc. THE MARTIN ? NEAR FAIRGROUNDS "X" WARD, Prop. Noiv Is The Time To Begin Your FALL GARDEN Due to the extreme dry weather in this section this spring and summer, gardens have suffered great ly and a shortage of fresh produce is in the offing. Prepare for the future with a Fall Garden, which should get underway right away. We have a full supply of fine seed for your selection. Start your FALL VICTORY GARDEN TODAY! Clark's Pharmacy Phones 52 and 53 ff illiamiton, N. C. CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF Branch Banking & Trust Co. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. At The Close Of Business June 30, 1942. RESOURCES Cash and Due from Banks --$12,078,852.50 Obligations of U.S. 16,406,742.81 Fed. Inter. Credit Bank Debentures 184,951.03 Fed. Land Bank Bonds 279,416.25 North and South Carolina Bonds 1,222,467.91 Municipal and Other Marketable Bonds 1,759,798.33 31,932,228.83 Loans and Discounts 3,022,165.74 Accrued Interest and Other Assets 88^285.21 Banking Houses, Furniture & Fixtures, Real Estate (Tax val. $298,975) 265,396.19 $35,308,075.97 LIABILITIES Capital Stock?Common $ 400,000.00 Capital Stock?Preferred 100,000.00 Surplus 750,000.00 Undivided Profits 481,052.48 Reserves 307,250.00 Dividend Payable June J, 1942 8,000.00 Unearned discount and other liabilities 41,250.73 Deposits 33,220,522.76 $35,308,075.97 ?THE SAFE EXECUTOR"