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THE ENTERPRISE Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY v Williamston, North Carolina i W. C. Manning - Editor Subscription Price (Strictly cash in advance) 1 year ; a 51.50 6 months --.... .. T; , ————. .80 3 months .... ......... 45 Entered at the post office at Wiili&mstGn", N. (*.. as second-class matter under the act of March o, 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise Price of Tobacco Discouraging The low price of tobacco is a source of great disappointment to eastern North Carolina farmers. Why the low prices ? Are the farm-, ers to blame. Are they to suffer be-" I cause they liave diligently worked j and produced a good cvapJl It would be unfair to charge the famrer with the responsibility for the low prices. If we would take the other side of the deal and look for a moment and see who is awdrng the price on tobac co, we wight find much of the cause for the low price. Viewing' the two sides in parallel we see a five-year season of great poverty for the producer and a like' season of great prosperity for tin* buyer. The tobacco buyers has had great- j er prosperity than any other class fit people since the close of the war. It! would not be fair—or rather it would j «y» not be charitable—to the farmer to lash him; yet it is his fault entirely. When he had the opportunity to de fend himself against the greed of avaricious "sarks" by .cooperating, with his brother farmer, he chose rather to believe the false propa ganda of a greedy buyer and to trust him farther than his' own people. Hence he refused to cooperate for the purpose of helping himselif and fam ily, and either refused to come in with his neighbor or deliberately broke his solemn contract, and many A kinds of tricks were turned to try to avoid his obligation. All of which was done against every phase of reason. Now he lives to see his product snatched away from him at an unrea sonably low price; so low'that he is unable to provide such necessary' things as he and his family had dili gently worked for and had gfood rea sons to hope for. Some of the reasons given for the j low prices would be of interest; and, il true, might be of some satisfaction to the farmer. The first. excuse, of course, is the big crop. It is admitted that in this particular section the crop "is large and good; but not in the en tire tobaceo-producing belt. - Even if we have a large crop, and a good crop, is there any reason why the producer should suffer? The same false rule is being work ed in the good crop of tobacco as was done a few years ago. The govern- The American Thursday will be the 138 th birthday. of our American Constitution. No, document written in all of time's his-! Tory seems to have struck a higher. ' I note in free government than the f Federal Constitution. The preamble—"To form a more j perfect union; to establish justice; to insure domestic tranquility; to pro vide for the common defense; to pro mote the general welfare; to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" —has drawn men of every nation, kindred, and tongue from the remotest corners of the earth to come to America that they may enjoy its blessings of liberty and Justice. It is our constitution that has made m the leading nation of all the world. William Pitt, the great English ■tt«m>r. said of oar constitution, "It win be the wonder and admiration of all future fenerations, and the : . -k . • _ —Writ issued a cotton report indicat ing an increase of fiv.e per cent in the production.- The fcotton speculat-' j ors pressed the price down JO per ctnt.j " A*ot oj\ry-"tTi ih"S — extra Ave "per "cent" j increase prove worthless to the grow er, but it actual!\ lowered the value} I * of the balance of his crop $300^00,000. The overproduction, theory may j have some depressing effect on the prige of tobacco, but it is not in any way reasonably responsible for the| taking-for-nearly-nothing method now 11 followed by tlit- big companies. Again, the Chinese boycott of Great Britain is plit up as an excu»e for the ' low prices'. If true, then the Amerf : can farmer and Chinese coolie are in a deplorable fix. t)ur forefathers would not stand foi 1 upjM-ess+on -by the 1 British. Mow Amer •- I : ican farmers -are being pillaged by I British tyrants, because tiie pitiable Chinaman refuses to be browbeaten by ihe English tobacco lords. The China- Hian is - not mad with'the American farmer, yet he ayd his family are made to suffer. ——> ' ™' Another reason for low piief's giv-, en is that James B. Duke, the tobacco lord of all the world, is hungering and - thirsting for fame. And lii.- ipethod of buying fame is to beat down ■ \.+ " the prices of the product of American citizens, pauperising them, eovering them in rags and debt, that he may lake a part of the profits liq, has Ex torted from them—yes, literally rob bed them of—and make rich gifts to institutions named "Duke." Funic built on pauper's .graves—and their are thousands now sleeping who died" paupers because they did not get fair [ returns for their labor —and mortgag ed homes- seem to daze Mr. f)ukc, ' whose every gift comes from ex tor- { lions from the producer on one side,|J and the user on the other side, for j his methods have always shown him j I ' to be no respecter of persons. He will ' extort from one as quick as another. (See Government records to substan tiate this statement.) "i.. - After KtiKtj'iug' every phase"of lb?"" qupsJion of lobacco prices, there is only one fair conclusion to arrive at. The 'seller has nothing ta do with ! naming the price. The buyer has all to do Willi it, and choose.- to twins j such price, as he likes. i Constitution model of all future constitutions." William E. Gladstorte, another of, the great men- of- modern time*v~wtitr was piime minister of England fori mar.v yea)s, said of it, "So far as I cn«. see, that constitution was the greatest pitce of work ever struck off' at a given time by the brain and pur pose of man." The freedom America had won just prior to the adoption of the constitu tion seemed to have no value'in fact until its adoption. George Washing ton wrote to friends in July, 1786? in the matter of our new government, •nii said, "Be the causes what they may, it is shameful and disgusting. Our character as a nation is dwindl ing, and what it must come to, If a change should not soon take place, ' cur enemies have foretold; for in truth we seem either not capable or not willing to take care of ourselves." Five years later he wrote again, saying, "Tranquility reigns among 'he peuple, with that disposition to | ward the general government which is likely to'preserve it." ''Our public creilit stands on that "high ground which three years ago it ' x „ V, would.have been considered as a spe cie? of-madness to have foretold." 'I his ie u great compliment to our Fwleral constitution, coming, as it did, (com tjie pen of America's) great est 1. t'lnvad wwi wha had 1 led her -cant armies against the proud invad-, or. frcm Great Britain. Wlien we contrast the dhaos follow ing the Revolution, then we may hope foi stead it i condition of things in the near future, brought out of the tur moils of 'lie World War- Do we read ami study our consti tution? Are our schools teaching it? It is important if it contained only the sentence, "To secure the blessings if liberty to ourselves and our pos terity." Of cqurse, liberty has some perils, iii- well as blessings. For that reason the wise men who wrote the consti tution never wrote the word "libeity" without a qualification. Ladies Fir£ Ladies first has been the watchword of-every crew that has sailed a vessel since the days of Clumbus up to now, when palatial steamers cross the mighty Atlantic in five days. J - ■ V-; . '■ ■ • ' 1 V ■ '. - V.. A member of a crew who would attempt to save himself FIRST in times of storms would be shot on the spot. This is the law governing- all ships, and is a just law. The passengers MUST be cared for first. ■ The crew lias certain rights as well as certain responsibilities. They are suppose to have comfortable quar ''■ - ' ■ ters, nourishing food, just wages, RUT in times of danger the passengers, and women and chil dren come FIRST. K . . - ' Fvery passenger' who hoards a sliip knows this law. They place themselves in the hands of the officers and crew with confidence, believing their lives will be protected at all costs by the officers and crew. This Sante Principle Should Prevail In The Banking World DEPOSITORS FIRST SHOULiriSE THE WATCHWORD of EVERY BANK OFFICER ■J \ \ j - » - - * . 1 '".-J "sSX* v •The officers of banks have certain rights, as well as certain responsibilities. The officer of a bank who would desert his bank in times of storm and get ahead of his depositors is unworthy of the confidence and re spect of his depositors. ' The borrowers-have certain rights and certain responsibilities. They have the rig-ht to borrow upon good security and Provided they carry a balance to justify the loan. And they should treat the bank with fair play and either Pay, Renew, or Curtail their notes on the day they come due. Past due notes are a curse to safe, sou nd, sensible banking. BUT The stockholders of a bank have certain rights and responsibilities. They invest their money in the bank's stock and if the bank makes any profit are entitled to their pro rata share. * : : ; Bat The DEPOSITORS Should Come Krst THE DEPOSITORS OP THIS BANK HAVE ALWAYS COME FIRST. MONEY DEPOSITED IN THIS BANK IS SAFE BECAUSE OF THIS FACT \ WE INVITE THE CLOSEST INSPECTION OF OUR WAY OF TAKING CARE OF OUR DEPOSITORS ♦ * " % " * „ V r *• „ • , V Farmers & Merchants Bank . f _ •. • • - Williamson, N. C. r•- - i THE ENTERPRISE WILLIAMSTON, N. C ? The kindest fathers and mothers al - W!?ys grant liberties to their children n thnt will bles,s them and will just as earnestly withhold all liberties that t wii euise them. So the ckuse, "T ». I t establish justice," may abridge certain - liberties, which might hurt others. •* . i I.ibeVty is great, but ,t tan not su;>- r plaxjt rustic, ajid when i* dues, our; t fol efkhers evidently meant it should■ • stop. We should stop for a moment on ' the 17th —the 138 th anniversary of i Constitution, and think-trf j the honesty and wisdom of other days, j One hundred and seven farmers o j Pitt County visited the Upper Coasts ; Plain Station near Rocky Mount re cently, says County Agent R. B. Reeves. NOTICE OF RESALE Under and b> virtue of an order of, resale made by the clerk of the super ior cot;r" of Marin' "Crranty in 'special proceedings, entitled Mrs. Su-j san Hollis vs. Joe Hoi I is, et ids, the undersigned will, on the sth day of October, 1925, at 12,00 at noon, in fYont of the courthouse door of Mar tin County, offer at pußlic auction to the highest bidder for cash, the fol- I iowim described land: ■ Bounded on the north by the Roe buck land; on the south by Taylor land; on the east by the Williamston and Hamilton road, containing 30 wex, more or less, and being known £>s the John Hollis land. '— * This the 4th day of September, 1926. A R. DUNNING, B. A. CRITCHF,R» ~ r 8 4tw , Commissioners. * TRUSTEE'S SALE By viitue of the authority conferred in me by a "deed of trust" executed -MONUMENTS- It pays to advertise and push material and work of the high est class, rather than get a larger or longer profit by selling* a cheap production. -It means much to us to put out a piece of work which will give you satisfaction; it is a monument to our credit as veil as yours. Foi- over 20 years we have met the needs of those who desired the best material and workmanship. Call and see our stock and designs. Monuments bought of us will be delivered and erected free. DEES MONUMENT WORKS GREENVILLE, N. C. ■ ■ to me by B. R. Barnhill and Susan E. Barnhill, on the 23d day of August, | 1918, and duly recorded in the regis ter of deed's office in Martin County, . in book 0-1, page 334, to secure the payment of a certain bond bearing even date therewith, and the stipula tions in Baid deed of trust not having been complied with, I phall expose at public auction for cash on Thursday, the Bth day of October, 1925, at 12 o'clock at the courthouse, Williamston, N. C., in Martin County, the follow- I inrr property: All the interest of B. R. Bar) ill and Susan £. Barnhill in that f m in Willianurton Township, Mi in County, known as Eli Taylor f. m and home place, adjoining the lam of Joe Lilley, Will Taylor, C. H. ( d win, J. G. Staton, H. D. Taylor, ■ >d others, containing 600 acres, mo; or less, and being the same land der ed in the wijl of Nancy Rogerson J will being of record in public ref i-y of Martin County, in will book N. 4, at page 416. This the Bth day of September, 1 s8 4tw J. E. POPE, Trustee
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