THE ENTERPRISE
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Williamston, North Carolina
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Beginning Last Lap of 1925
Today we begin on the last Tap of;
the year 1925. Already
the work of 1925 is passed. We are
far enough along the year's highway
'c talce a back "aiuTseelf our
compass of life has carried us as
straight as we should go. -Whether
.we have been swept too far aside from
the laws which govern us and the
conscience which guides us. ' The man
who has pulled the steadiest and best
under the yoke of life is /loubtlefss in
sight of hi- goal. * Kven the man who
has planted and tilled diligently has
good crps in sight us a reward for
his labor.
The man who has sown good deeds
and backed them with a life of serv-
Another Case of Profiteering
.The L'nited Stale Department of
Agriculture says that more than 70
per cent of the price paid" by ccinsum
er. in lioston for Connecticut \ alley
onions in the sea son 11(211.-21 was ab
sorbed in handling costs; botwoerr the
producer and consumer, and IftJS than
fio piv cent -wmt to the grower: i'c
failfcrs' farcin.- absorbed f>4 per cent
of tlie price to the consumer and the
wholesale and jobbing margins If-per
cent. Country dealers' margins ac
counted for 8 per cent.
'l'hese figures are cited by the De
paTtnierrt of Agriculture in a discus-
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; ion of distributing costs in the onion
business. It i.- also noted that dis
tributing agencies do not ahvfiys make
-i profit. In 1t»22 the margins of the
country dealers handling 'lVxas Ber
muda onions average zeroi These dis
tributors not only failed to nuike any
money out'of (lie crop but lost their
expenses.. In other recent years,
' hotoever, tht> margins of country deal
ers handling Texas Bermudas have
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NOTICE )1 ADMINISTRATRIX
Having qualified as administratri.
of the estate of C. F. Page, late of
Martin County, this is to notify air
persons having claims against the es
tate of said deceased to exjiiliit them
to the undersigned at her home in
Wllliamston, 'N. C., on or before tha
19th day of August, 11)26, or this no
tice will be pleaded in H.TroFThelr'
recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immeidate
.iiayqrent. • :.
This the l>th day of August, 1926.
Mrs. LUCY E. PAGE,
Administratrix of C. P. Page.
Hugh G. Horton, Atty. a2l 6tw
BARGAIN DAY At C. D. Carstarphen & Co's. 2,1^25 —LASTS OmA^DAYS^^
A Great Line of Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes and Caps. Notice the List of a Few Bargains:
3-4 yd. wide white homespun, 12 1 lot men's silk half hose, 35c value 25c Matting rugs, 9x12, $5 value, for $4.32 Men's $4 Scout Shoes for $2.75
yards for $1 1 lot ladies 4 silk hose, 75c valuesoc Krex Rugs, 6x9, for $2.99 Table damask, 75c value for 49c
1 lot apron ginghams. 10c yd. 1 lot Turkish towels, 22x45, 4 for... 99c Krex rugs> 9x12) f or __ _ $4.99 va j ue f or 75c
36-inch white homespun; 10 yds $1 1 lot men's shirts, 78c values 49c Me „. s work shoeß| $4 value for _. 52 .99 pi Uow cases 25c each
1 lot men s broadcloth shirts =sl 1 lot men s shirts, $1 value, for 79c »o oft ni __ ; , '"'"V ;
10 pairs ladies' hose, black or tan .. $I l lot window scrim, 15c value, 10 Men 8 work shoes ' ® value for - * 3 " 98 81x90 sheets, $1.78 value for $1.32
1 lot Turkish towels, 8 for ....; $1 yards for $1 Boys' and Girls' Shoes in Same Pro- , $2.80 value for $1.75
1 lot window shades, 75c value for 50c- 9-4 unbleached sheeting 42c yd. portion m Also $1.50 sheets for 99c
We also carry a full line of furniture, cook stoves, ranges, matting, rugs, and congoleum at exceptionally low prices.
Be sure to sell your tobacco in William-ston and buy your goods from the White Front Store on the corner of Main and Smithwick Streets.
C D. CARSTARPHEN and COMPANY
WIRE FENCING, HAY WIRE, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND SEED RYE " WttJLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
ice also has some gratification that
his service will some day be reward
ed. ,
]tut how about the , fellow who has
not sown any seed, neither has he
worked. What do you find in is field?
You do not see the ripening fruit with
the hope of a golden harvest; we do
see a field (life) filled with worthless
weeds. '
What i.s the remedy? If we are
young, strong, and vigorous and fall
in witli all of our might, the harvest
is never passed, and we may yet' make
the year profitable with only one-third
left to improve. Yet there is no
time to lose.
ranged from 10 per cent to more than
'2O per'cent. . .
Many factors' tfcnd to widen the
spread between tlie producer price and
the retail price of onions. Country
dealers who assemble and ship jflfnons,
wholesalers who receive and sell on
ions in cnrlots, jobbers who supply,
the retail trade and other distributing
agencies have to be reimbursed for
expenses incurred. They also expect
to make a profit. Necessary charges
include grading, packing, transporta
tion, storage, labor, display space, and
commercial risk. When dealers take
e loss on one consignment they en
deavor ty recover it by extra profits
on others. - *
These cost factors, together with
others, vary in importance, according
to season and crop, business condi
tions, and numerous other influences,
all of which must be considered before
the amount charged by any distribu
tion agency can be judged fair and
l adequate.
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SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the authori
ty confeirde upon Us in a deed of
trust executed by J. L. Wynn and wife,
Maggie Wynn, on the Ist day of Feb
ruary, 1923, and recorded in book 0-2,
.page 27, we will 011 Saturday the 26tli
day of September, 1926, af'l2 o'clock
noon at the lourthouse door in Wash
ington, sell at public auction for cash
To* (lie "highest bidder {lie Tollowjng
land, to wit:
All tliSt certain tract, parcel or
piece of land containing 299 acres,
more ur less, lying and being 011 the
road leading from Spring Green
Church to Williamston and Everetts
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Famiers & Merchants Bank
- Williamston, N. C.
road, about two miles east of the
town of Everetts, Poplar Point Town
ship, Martin County, North Carolina,
t.djoining the lands of Sam Taylor,
Tom McClaren and Jesse Leggett on
THE ENTERPRISE WILLIAMSTON, N. C,
the north, the landi of Sam Taylor,
Mamie Uaynor and the A. Thompson
land on the west, J. E. BarnhiU on
the south, and the lands of Julius
James and Jack Mill* on the east, and
being the land conveyed to the said
J. L. Wynn by J. A. Whitley by deed
dated January Ist, 1906, and of rec
ord in Martin County Public Regis
try in book 000, page 280.
This sale is made by reaeon of the
failure of J. L. Wynn and fife, Mag
gie Wynn, to pay off and discharge
the indebtedness secured by deed of
trust to the North Carolina Joint
Stock Land Bank of Durham. ••
This the 17th day of August, 1926.
THE FIRST NATIONAL
TRUST CO., Trustee.
Durham, N. C. a2l 4tw