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THE ENTERPRISE TOBACCO MARKET EDITION Sell Your Tobacco in Williamston THE ENTERPRISE Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY Williamston, North Carolina W. C. Manning Editor J. Subscription Price (Strictly cash in advance) ) year $1.50 f months - .80 8 months 46 Entered at the post office at Williamston, N. C. as second-class matter under the act of March 3. 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise Willi amnion Welcomes Yon Wednesday The invitation extended the people ot the entire section by Williamston/ its tobacco men and all others, is the outstanding event of the year. Every cne is welcoming everyone, and, we believe, without our saying so here, that there are sufficient invitations scattered throughout ( this issue to have visitors to our town feel at home. We might add that they are all sincere and that we are going to look for you here next Wednesday. The cordial welcome received by the boosters at the hands of the people of our neighboring towns has already made u deep impression in the hearth of citizens. During the day's trip last Wednes day, thousands of new acquaintances were made, and with each one there lieveloped a most friendly feeling. Stopping at Hamilton a few min utes, a good speech was made and a Tajcutian Problem Ahrayn With Cs Taxation is the old aggravating sub ject of every age unti every year. I'eople wondef why folks are always kicking taxe.s, even though they have ti> admit 'they are wonderfully bless ed as a result of taxes. The real trouble is uneven, unfair, and unjust taxes. ' Nothing shows this more clearly than, the State tax report issiiQd by It. A. Houghton, State tax commissioner, ("vinjf farm land values by couutie*. This report "states that all the lands of Gaston County average I $•81.64 per acre, which is more than J CONNECTING TIES— ~ v ' ■ * * i - '• •" # -. b « The tie connecting the mother to the wee child is . Parlor—Fiber suits, Axmis Minister rugs, Dupont the greatest known,, So strong is this tie that it can al- . Os . shades, Boye Cutrain Rods and curtains, Larrip, Ed most be ignored and mother and child looked upon as - ' o * son Phonograph, Mersman s Tables. one. Such a tie is no less than the work of a superior cv Living Room—Cane-Back Living Room Suits, Rugs, being! r ~— Wilson Heatei-s, Fire Tongs, Kiddie Koop, Windsor Rockers and chairs. BUT, there are other ties, and while they may not Bed Room— -Mahogany, Walnut or Ivory Suits, War be as important they are of tremndous-value. These ties —t— r ° ' 1 orobe, bedroom chaiis and rockers. are built by furniture dealers and when of the best order Dining Room—Latest Suits, Rugs, and Window Fix ■ fuiiAa possible serve to connect home to family. You owe it to yourself and to your family and to your home to estab- Kitchen— Majestic Range, Hoosier Cabinet, New Per- * lish such a connecting tie. , ■' IjtaS&h o ? StOVe ' Mirror Aluminum Cooking Uten i sils with a guarantee of 20 years. n i ii nii . , - We mention the few above items, space prohibitting Once you have the following, you are assured of the mentioning of and to say w P e hay P e am J[ such a connecting tic. awaiting you at the most reasonable prices. Cash if You Have It - - - - Credit if You Want It B. S. COURTNEY - __ ' ' . Williamston - - - North Carolina good trip was seen to be at hand. 1 On reaching Oak City, the boosters found that the already exisiting good friendship was under estimated, for that progressive little city offered a most warm welcome. And on through the other towns this hearty welcome was received. , Every member of the party re turned with a most pleas&nt report of the day's trip. Taking these re ports as a base, we feel justified in ■saying that from this trip alone much good can result to all parties involved. Yesterday one of the heartiest welcomes ever recorded any one was accorded by Brown of Rich Square and its citizens. We are most appreciative of these welcomes and only hope that we can return the favors; we are willing and ready to do so at any time we can. 1 twice as high as Durham, the second coQnty, which stands at $98.82. Gra ham County lands have the lowest assessment, $6.02; and Dare, at $7.21 pet acre, comes next to the lowest. Martin is the forty-ninth county from the highest with a value of $30.34 per ere. This is $2.66 below the State's average of $33 for its 29,202,290 acres of land. Gaston County with its 207,859 acres of land produces of the leading crops a value of only $1,881,994, which is only $9.01 per acre, and her lands are valued at $1X1.54 an qcre. In Martin County we find 298,510. acres producing: $6,123,984 worth of leading crops, which is about s2l for each acre, including timber, swamp, and wasted lands, as was also the case in Gaston County. Martin Coun ty lands produced more than twice ti£ much as Gaston County lands, which are assessed six times higher than our Martirf County lands. A glimpse at the tax report shows the counties with large cities have high tax assessments on farm lands and low production value from their land. Examples of this may be found in Durham, with values $89.92 per acres; Mecklenburg, Forsyth, and Guilford, all counties with the larger towns, have high values with low farm productive incomes. Perhaps here is where the inequali ty comes. We find more than 100 cot ton factories in Gaston County. All the politics, all the business, >nd half the voters are controlled by men of the factories. The men of the field can not produce much. Their land is unproductive but it is aasessed very high by the fellow of the factory in order to heap the tax burden on the farm and lift it from the factory. If we go to Hyde, we find the fine lands of that county assessed at only $10.96 per acre, nearly 17 times less than the Gaston County lands. In Hyde there are no factories and not so much large industries. The politics are in the hands of the farmer, and hi lifts the load from his shoulders. We do not have to go out of our own State to see people who are sel fish and unfair. Taking the two coun ties of Gaston and Hyde, everybody it is unfair for the strong corporate manufacturers line up to place a value of $181.50 on the farmers' lands bcth cultivated and brush, bramble, ar.d rocky worthless hillsides. Nor is it fair for the Hyde County farme* to shirk his fair burden by assessing his land at the small sum of sll, while he charges a high value against his weaker neighbors, the fisherman and small merchant. But he does it because he is the strongest voter. He appoints the county officers, the coun ty and township assessors; and like the mill man, he takes care of his own. We see the same results in Guil l'ord, with her great city of Groens- Ixjro full of strong banks, big insur ance companies, and large commer cial and manufacturing establish ments. And then there is her sister town, High Point, in the same county, with more furniture factories than any city in the world, save one. You will find here that the political pow er is centered a long way from the countryman; it is even away from his! close friends. So in his absence, and | in the absence of any friend to apeak for him, hit 490,000 acres of land ia assessed at $69.83 per acre, produc ing crops valued at less than $lO per acre. When we come to our own county, wc find about four-fifths of the peo ple living on or interested in the farm land, and while they are generally un organized they are of such a force that they keep the professional poK •tician uneasy and afraid, so he pan ders to their demands. He tries to please he plays up to them; he curries favor with them. For that reason we And the Martin County land that produces 100 per cent more than the Guilford land only valued at The Real Cause Court dockets and general rumor hold that there is a decrease in gam bling in and around our town, the general reason being that the time of many is occupied in the pool room shooting pool. The reason is per haps feasible, but one would judge gambling to be very sorry when it gets so a pool table can attract the professionals from a round table. However sorry it may be, the pool room must hav f e something about it unseen by many, for it draws where the Harvard Classics and other valu able books fail. Too much credit, however, can't be given the pool room —for it might be that those who roll the Tennessee blocks and shuffle the cards are without money, and with out money gambling is a back num ber. Professional Skill— • * • ** Technical knowledge, gained through careful study and ample experience, is necessary to qualify the funeral director. To each home where we are called, we bring a measure of skill abundantly equal to any situation. F. L. EDWARDS Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer WILLIAMSTON, N. C. . „ Phone No. 872 , Phone No. 873 "Service, Quality, and Reasonable Price* to All" 40 per cent as much per acre for tax ation. It makes little difference what the next legislature does, how much it discusses and plans, or how many wise things the governor advises, one thing will come out of it all; that is, the strongest man will get the long est end of the rope, and folks will "cuss" about taxes again. Before the troubles are ended, something will have to be done that will spread taxation out over the en tire people on a fairer and more equitable basis. And for this purpose, the work of statesmen and not politicians will be required. This leads to another issue, and to treat all fair it should be mentioned. We have no library, many of us are unable, individually, to purchase worth-while books. Then what is there to be done? It is just running the horse from one stalk of corn to another. Every town should consid er such problems from more than one angle, and when this one is consid ered as it should be, well hear more talk about a library than we now hear f.bout closing pool rooms and raiding gambling dens. No doubt every town has its pro fessional gamblers, but we are only adding to the number when we fail to found something that will counter act the professional's invitation to the young man or boy to join. Buy From Merchants in WiHiamston Things To J hink About By JAMES D. TAYLOR Real Men My boss called me in to see him the other,-day. We talked of many thutgET pertaining to our business. As , I was leaving he said to me, "In your dealings with all people, be a real man. Deal with them just as yob would have them deal with you." He told me about a man whom we both dcuow' and suggested that I "paddle after him." I shall try' to do this, for this man is a real man. He be •heves in good homes, churches, and schools, and when you talk with him you know that he believes in and practices the "golden rule." To him, honor is a very sacred thing and an untruth is something that AND NOW- As Man to Man YOU CAN NOT DO BETTER - f " THAN TO BANK 0 WITH THE /Farmers and Merchants Bank Williamston, N. C. TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF SERVICE - will break the beat of men. Men and women ia all walks of life come to him for advice. They know he haa wisdom and Is sincere in the giving of advice. They know also that he is daily learning "mors about Jesus,'" and the more he learns about the gen tle Naxarene, the greater his wis dom. You will never be able to do any thing worth while until you reach the point in life where you are anxious to learn each day "more about Je sus," for "in Him we live, and move, and have our being." It is not hard to be a real man or a real Woman if we "paddle" after Him and daily try to learn more about Him. 11M Pawnbrokers' Symbol The pawnbroker*'* symbol of three golden balls comes from the noted dr Medici family, money lenders and bankers of the Middle Ages. 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