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The Enterprise Published Every Tueaday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. W",T .1AMSTON NORTH CAROLINA. W. C. MANNING ? Editor ? 1908 19M I SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year $2.0 Six months 1.2 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year $2.5 Six months 1.5 No Subscription Received Under 6 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the poet office in Williamston, N. C.. ax second-class matter under the act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Tuesday, September 1. 1912. Unity On The Home Front Despite the imperative need for unity on the home front there is a definite trend tow ard trouble among the races. For the most part, if not all ,the trouble is the result of idle talk, indifferent and thoughtless acts. There are good reasons to believe that racial relations in this county were never better, that while the tension may be greater in times of stress just as everything else is more or less jittery in times of war and in periods of great uncertainty, the friendship and understanding between the races and among the races are shaping up not for the advancement of eith er but for the promotion of the war effort and for final victory. There are the haughty ones, but they are found in both races. Their number is limited. Then there are the rabble-raisers among both groups. Their number is limited, too. There are those who get about half drunk and help cre ate trouble, but their attacks are not limited to racial relationships. They- attack everything that is decent and right in the sight of a right eous-thinking people, including the white and the colored. In a land of freedom, and we have pledged ourselves to the cause of freedom, it will be well to recognize the rights of all people. We can't make sense out of our acts when we ex press the desire to resort to rash acts to block the rights of others, and rights are referred to here advisably. If we can't through our own initiative and by standards that will stand the test of fairness and decency maintain our own rights, then we have not right to resort to force and drastic action to maintain those rights. There are those acts that possibly could be postponed for a better day when they could be evaluated calmly and not under the stress of a world gone mad. Those acts now may serve as a boomerang for the doers and endanger the lot of everyone. But even then those acts are not unlawful, and in a land of freedom the right to commit those acts must be recognized. But however lawful those acts may be, it may be better to steer a steady and saner course if by so doing more can be accomplished than by "hogging" our freedom and commiting acts that will tend to destroy unity rather than ad vance the common cause of all concerned. The two races in this community can accom plish much by condemning troublesome prac tcies, by censuring those who would join in idle talk, and condemning those who would vi olate the laws of our land and disrupt unity and the progressive march to victory and an improved understanding in the end. Much can be accomplished by overlooking isolated hap penings as long as those happening are not in strict violation of the law. And, too, much can be accomplished by throttling the irresponsi ble trouble-makers be they white or colored or what-not. This nation has a fight on its hands, and it is no time to promote ill feelings and strife within our ranks to the pleasure of a foreign foe who would engulf the everyone of us re gardless of race, color or creed, rich or poor. We can, and we should, improve conditions by improving ourselves. Tearing Doicn Morale Designed to build morale and bolster the war effort at home, fighting men have returned from the scene of desperate action to appear before club meetings and other gatherings in this country. Apparently little has been accomplish ed on the home front in that connection; in fact, the practice apparently is having an adverse ef fect and is actually lowering morale among those who are making the return trip. Following his escape from the Philippines, Francis B. Say re, High Commissioner of the possession, said he was shocked to learn the frame of the American mind back home. Appearing before the Cleveland Kiwanis club this summer, Lieutenant William M. Bower, oos of the airmen who bombed Tokyo, listen ed patiently to the club members discuss where and when they would hold their picnic. Unable to stand the talk any longer, Bower rose to his feet, and according to reports, bluntly said, "It's no picnic out there for your sons. They are hav ing no good times. It is no time for good times. I am disappointed by what I have found since I got back to my country. I'm disappointed at -the failure "f the pecply t" realirf* that we are in a war?a war we can lose . . . I'm ashamed of myself to be here. I'm ashamed to be here instead of overseas with my gang where I want to be." After rising and cheering the young hero, the club members resumed their discussion of where and when they were going to hold their picnic. The action of the Cleveland club is signaled out only to show what is actually happening elsewhere, including the indifference right here in Martin County. We are doing little or nothing when it comes directly to the war effort. We can establish record liquor sales while war bondg?bonds for financing the dangerous work of the young men who go into battle?go pleading and beg ging for buyers. The "C" gasoline sticker ap pears in the Sunday parade in numbers despite the warning that a nation may shiver this win ter because of a fuel oil shortage. We hesitate to go to war, but we argue, fight and shoot among ourselves. And greed, profits, prices, pleasures and joys come before the war effort in too many cases. While we bury our noses in the funny papers, western and detective stories and cheap litera ture, in general, the world is crumbling under our feet. We ought to be ashamed of ourselves. ff'p Mint Fight! By Ruth Taylor. "That mankind may come out of tribulation and live together in fairness and peace, no man exploiting the weak, no man hating the strong. "Hear us and help us, we beseech Thee, O Lord." So must we pray today. So must we fight to day. We must actively stand together?united, j free men fighting for the great and limitless dream of freedom for all. This is the creed of democracy. This is the spirit of our republic. It must be put into practical application not in some starry future, but today and now. As one of our poets has so beautifully said: "We cannot escape this any longer. We cannot continue to choose between good and evil, The good for ourselves, the evil for our neighbor. We must all bear the equal burden." We must fight with a common will and a common purpose, each of us giving our all, not merely as much as we see our neighbor give. That is the reason why the democracies will win. That is the secret weapon unknown to the dictator-ridden countries. We must fight. Every American has a part to play, and it is up to us as Americans to find out where we can fight best and serve most. In the armed forces, in^the plants, on the farm ?there is a job for everyone. We are fighting for us?and we must utilize all the power we have. We must fight?and our main battlefield is within ourselves. Our enemy has sought and is still seeking to destroy our unity by sowing dis sension and doubts as to the efficiency of our government, the validity of our equal rights, the feasibility of our religious and racial toler ance. They are contemptuous of our faiths, our beliefs, our ideals. We must fight to prove con clusively that this is a government of the peo ple, by the people and for the people, and that it is we who fight. We must fight. If we lose this war, we will lose all for which our fathers fought, not on the battlefields alone, but in the classrooms, in the laboratories, in all the arenas in which the age-old battle of progress against superstition has been fought. We must fight. Only in this way shall we keep our freedom. This way of life is ours only so long as we fight for it. Our enemies are fight ing for it too. Fiih's Nomination. Greensboro News. Hamilton Fish in the Republican Dutchess Orange-Putnam district of New York.. secured the nomination in the Republican primary for representative in Congress by beating his near est rival by more than three to one. Fish is the man whose secretary is now serving a term in prison because of certain illegal acts which as sisted Nazi Agent Viereck; Fish himself was far from clear of suspicion in the matter. Fish voted against allowing Britain to buy war sup plies here, against the transfer of the destroy ers to England, against the lend-lease act, and against the selective service act. The course of his statesmanship was clear; it was to give no help to those fighting Ger many, to keep this country militarily weak. "Anybody can make mistakes," he reiterated in his race for the nomination. The more intelli gent element of his party took the position that he was not a traitor, merely a fool. His thor oughly consistent record of blindness and bad judgment was there for all to see. That he as incumbent representative controlled patronage and political machinery may serve as some ex planation of his nomination but is no excuse for it. His nomination is his party's affair in his dis trict, but it will not help the ailing elephant in national affairs. People who insist upon hav ing as their representative a man who has a reputation for consistently bad judgment doubt less deserve what they get, but Ham Fish's nomination was no service to the cause in which we are ao desperately engaged. ITS STlll THBlf, APOIW Qfffrr sscoho r>:.' OomBV^ I \ # ICTORY ON THE FARM FRONT ? UeWS from tho * r metro Tram mm AfkWvrol bfmstotStnkt SEPTEMBER SUGGESTIONS FOR BEAUTIFYING HOME John H. Harris, extension land scape specialist of N. C. State Col lege, offers the following home beautification suggestions for the month of September: Transplant iris. Remove part of the top to keep the plant in a well balanced condition. Remove and burn iris foliage that is infected with leaf spot. September and October offer good time for planting peonies and remarking lily-of-the-valley beds. The ground should be prepared for bulb planting. Manure should not be used in the ground with the bulbs. Use three to four pounds of a complete fertilizer .such as 6-8-6, per 100 square feet. As soon as gladiolus foliage turns yellow, dig the bulbs. Allow them to dry in the sun, and then remove the tops, clean the bulbs, and store them in a cool dry place. Pick gourds before frost if they are to be used for winter decoration. Store in a dry place. Sow the seed of the following per ennials now and give them protec tion durvn gthe winter: candytuft, careapsis, baby's breath and trito nia. Spray cape jasmines, crepe mystles and other shrubs that are infested with white flies. Use oil emulsion or nicotine sulphate sprays. Harris also pointed out that the last of September and the month of October are ideal for sowing lawns. Italian rye grass should be seeded at the same time. For best results, the rye grass should be rak ed or harrowed into the soil and lib eral applications of manure or com mercial fertilizer made. Aid To Service Men's Dependents Now that there is much talk about married men being called into the armed services, some few are ask ing what will become of the depend ents. According to a report in the Congressional Record of current is sue, the class A dependents will re ceive the following amounts month ly: wife, $50; wife and one child, $62; wife and two children, $72. Class B dependents will receive the follow ing amounts monthly, one parent, $37; two parents, $47; one parent and two brothers or sisters, $47. In case there is a Class A dependent and class B dependents, the class B will receive the following amounts; one parent, $20; two parents, $30; one parent and one sister or brother, $25; one parent and two brothers or sisters, $30. In the first two categories, the service man pays $22 and the gov ernment the remainder. In the last group, the service man pays only $5. The benefit schedule is for de pendents of non-commissioned men in the service. NOTICE North Carolina. Martin County. In The Superior Court. Joseph H. Lilley vs. Ethel Mae Lilley The defendant above will take no tice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Super ior Court of Martin County, North Carolina, to secure an absolute di vorce based upon two years separa tion, and the defendant will further take notice that she is required to appear before the clerk of the Su perior Court of Martin County, North Carolina within thirty days (30) and answer or demur to the complaint in the said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the said complaint. TTiis the 31st day of August, 1942 L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court, sl-4t Martin County. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of an order of the clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County entered in that certain spec ial proceedings pending in the Su perior Court of Martin County en titled: "W. H. Everett and wife, Se rena Everett, et als, vs. Joseph H. Everett #nd wife, Katherine Ever ett," same being a partition proceed ings, the undersigned Commission er will on the 1st day of October, 1942, at twelve (12) o'clock Noon, at the Courthouse Door of Martin County, Williamston, N. C., offer for sale, at public auction, to the high-i est bidder, for cash, the following! described real estate,-to-wit: First Tract: Commencing at the Joseph H. Hollis corner on the Ham ilton and Everetts Public Road,1 thence up, with and along said Ev eretts and Hamilton Road to W. A Edmondson's corner; thence down and along said Edmondson's line to' said Edmondson's corner; thence a straight line with Edmondson's line as heretofore mentioned to a corner in Millie Rswls' line in a branch, said line being marked by a atriaght ditch leading from the Public Road as far as said ditch reached; thence up run of branch to what is known as Glisson's corner of J, B. Coffield's line; thence up and along said Cof field's line to the beginning. Con taining 20 acres, more or less. Second Tract: Beginning at a post, Ben Glisson and J. B. Coffield's cor ner on the Wild Cat Road; thence along said road SO yards to a post; thence a West straight course 150 yards to a post on J. B. Coffield's line; thence along said Coffield's line to the beginning. Containing 1-2 acre, more or less, and being that certain tract of land deeded to Jos eph H. Hollis by Samuel Glisson and others, recorded in Book C-l, page 161. ? Third Tract: Situated on the West erly aide of public road leading | of said Holhday, beginning at the line in said Joe Hollis and H. 21 Mi zelle corner and running thence a West fn'trw with Hnlllt lire to a stake, a corner, Will Killebrew, H. R Mizelle and Jos. Hollis; thence Southwest a straight line to a short leaf pine, a corner established by this Deed, and said pine being recently chopped; thence Easterly a straight line about 120 yards to Glisson's line, a corner of H. R. Mizelle; thence North with Glisson's line to said public road; thence North with cen ter of said road to the beginning. Containing 7 1-2 acres. The last and highest hinder or bid ders will be required tc^ deposit the amount of ten (10) per cent of said bid or bids at the time of sale and before the closing thereof. This the 31st day of August, 1942. HUGH G. HORTON, sl-4t Commissioner. WE NEED 50 USED SUITS Bring your old suit in today and trade it on one of our NEW FALL SUITS. Sizes from 14 to 50. Stouts, slims, shorts or regulars. We guarantee to fit you. PITTMAN'S SINCLAIR V STOCK SPRAY KEEPS FLIES AWAY Sinclair Stock Spray both repels and kills stable flies, horn flies, house flies and mosquitoes. It's harmless to stock when used as directed. Try Sin clair Stock Spray to keep flies from pestering your animals. You'll be surprised at its low cost in handy 5-gal. Por-Pails. SIMCIAI* p Let me deliver to your farm N. C. GREEN, Agent HIGHER PRICES ?FOR? Your Tobacco IF YOU'LL SELL WITH THE \ Farmers Warehouse WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. PRICES being paid for tobacco on onr warehouse floor are as high as those paid on any market or warehouse in the State. Our wile* force, led by Joe Moye, is second to none and no pile of to bacco is neglected or over looked on our sales. We have FIRST SALE Wednesday, September 2nd If you haven't sold with us this year, bring us a load Wednesday. We'll guarantee to please you and you can absolutely rest assured you will get the very top price for every pound of tobacco sold on our floor. I LEMAN BARNHILL, J. EDWARD COREY And JOE MOYE, Proprietors. v Farmers Warehouse WILUAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
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