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Should Celebrate Armistice Day
Armtice Day will- be celebrated Armistice Day should be celebrated
Thursday, the 11th. No one day in L> all the civilized nations, solely be
-all history has pleased so many peo- cause it was a day that stopped war.
pie as did November 11, 1918, when We should rejoice at any day that
twenty million soldiers and five brings peace. If we celebrate peace
hundred million peopK engaged in days and teach the value of peace to
war stood a,t dead silence as the our children by proper celebration, it
clock struck 11, and ended the great- will be worth much more than all the
est war in Ull history. cost.
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Community Saddened by Brutal Murder
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It is beyond memory of our olefbst was learned here late Saturday night,
citizens to recall an act bringing forth Every detail, right or wrong, with
a more general expression of sym- authority of it unquestioned, has been
pithy than did the brutal murder of listened to with all eagerness by the
Gordon Yelverton. A shadow of sad- people of the town. The capture of
ness reaching every nook and corner, the murderer is being clamored for
affecting nonacquaintances as much by hundreds of citizens here, and offl
ainiost as intubate friends, was cast cers in several counties are working
when the news-of the dastardly deed night and day on the case.
Can Preachers Collect Salary in Courts?
Gambling debts and debts for the giftgMjril to meet expectations that
illegal sale of Ihjuor have no standing there is no legal obligation incumbent
in the court.- and can not be enforced, upon the church,
according to decisions of long stand- Upon the broader lines of Chris
>n£- tian stewardship it would seem that
comes before the State supreme court, At an J' ru te, when the pastor hu* to
the enforcement of Hit* payment of a Ko in court to procure his salary, he
preachers salary. rapidly coming on a par with a
„„ . , , t membership that refuses to keep its
J lap case comes from the pastor
.■, , . , ■ „ Christian obligations. Doubtless that
c-i a t-humi in ene.of our -North. Car- .
, , church is not progiessing. . -
olma Counties, ihe pastor claims . -
, , ■ As to the legal status of Hpeta
that he was to receive from the or
, ~ As to the legal status, it may be
gamzed church board of his congre
„ , , that our courts will place the pastors
j-ation a specified sum, which has
. , . salary on a par with a gambler's debt
been paid only in part. Ihe balance
—not a legal obligation.
oue is the basis of the suit. •
The preacher claims it was a valid Bumed by
binding legal contract, while the flock C«ndy
leaders declare'that the basis of the , '' l , h » v * ÜBed W Undent, Han
ford B Balsam of Myrrh, for a num
contract u;u nothing more nor less ber of years and find It one of the
best on the market. My little niece
than the faith in the membership to Mary L.. McClean burned her hand
very badly with molasses candy,
contribute the agreed amount, which vVe put her hand right in the llni
, ii. ment and kept using It from day
was to be on a free and voluntary jj a y uo tji jj er hand was perfectly
lasis- that' the faith in ihe c-omrre- c * r *' d - " did not *ny »car
Uut u,t ralth J " the to " Kre 84» now it is Impossible to tell which
nation to tribute the full sum had hand was burned."
failed, and for that reason the pay- liaa ford's Balsam of Myrrh la •
, , , liniment and antiseptic wash for
merits had not been met as expected. open wounds as well. It is par
.... „ 1 * • .. . ticularly recommended for hard
he Church Hoard claims that all caaea Q f strains, bruises, burns, and
church obligations to raise funds for open wounds. Old sorea that would
not heal up, have given way before
i'ny purpose is by free and voluntary the healing effect* of this remark
able remedy. Sold by drug stores.
gifts, and that when such voluntary
CHILDREN'S ILLS
Aitawat Lady Sajt She Hu
Neror Foud a Betttv Laxa
tiw Tk*a TMfodfi
Black-Draught
Spring*, Art—"We «(
Black-Draught in oar family of aax
childran," aaya Mi*. C BLNutt, oi
JW» place, "and we find it a good
!SK" I five it to my
children for cold* «M constipation,
or any other stomach dikorder*.
and it certainly ia very helpful I
JJJ» never known it to fail them.
Where there are ao manv children,
tt ia a good idea to keep a laxative
on hand, and Black-Draught ia whiu
1 have taken it myeelf for indi
geatioa. I would feel Wh. n «
and aoor atoauch. .1 would alao feel
a tightnaaa in my cheet I took a
good doee of Thediord'a Black-
Uhmght when I felt that way and
-• > *-a «-•
. "¥y. huJ,band takaa Black-Draught
fcr Hhoiianeae. Ha aaya he haa
Sftsr&a.'&jsES
—aaw*a«aaa. Hc. in
Wl ISlfiiiicJis* 'f
Ask for—
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Sally Ann Bread
"First Aid to Hunger"
Ship To
WINBORNE&CO.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Norfolk, Va., Cotton Suffolk, Va., Peanuts
They loan until you are ready to sell, 75
per cent value on and peanuts ship
ped to them. Holding charges lower than
others.
Business and Correspondence Solicited
Suffolk Office—Star Bld'g. Factory Street
Coolidge and His Tax Reductions
Coolidge seems to get considerable
undeserved praise, for every time he
Bays, "Lower the taxes," everybody
shouts "his praise.' But Mr. Coolidge
means income taxes, corporation
taxes, and such things as the rich pay,
rot the taxes we pay on our houses
and lands, horses, cows, and hogs.
Nor does he say to reduce the tariff
The New Nc
Boston has at last seen the South;
chat is, that part of the South called
che Old North State.
One of the leading Boston papers
in lacw one of the country's great re
ligious journals, the Christian Science
iVlonitor, drawß such a tine picture of
our State that we forget all of the
thing! that held us back a few years ,
past; and as we look upon the picture
of the day, we a»e forced to say the i
"New North State." Although there (
NOTICE OF SALE OF KEAL
ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the authori
ty contained in that certain deed of
trust executed on the 15th day of
October, 1924, and of record in the
public registry of Martin County in
book H-2, at page 62, said deed of
trust having been given to secure a
certain note of even date and tenor
therewith, and the stipulations con
tained in said deed of trust not hav
ing been complied with, and at the
request of the parties interested, the
undersigned trustee will on the 6th
day of December, 1926, at 12 o'clock
m., at the courthouse door in the town
of Williamston, N. C., offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash the
following described property:
Ist tract: Bounded on the north by'
Geo. S. Moore and others, on the
east and south by J. S. Rhodes, and
on the west by Floyd Wynn, being the
tame land deeded to W. C. Manning
by J. S. Rhodes and wife, which deed
ij duly recorded. Containing b 1-2
acres, more or less.
2nd Tract: Containing 75 acres,
more or less, bounded on the north by
J. R. Perry, east by McDonald and
others, south by McDonald, and west
by the Manning Road, being same land
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ed.
This the 2nd day of November, 1926.
E. S. PEEL,
n9 4tw Trustee.
Wheeler Martin, attorney.
For Sale
The old Tucker
home and lot, locat
ed on Watts and
Ray Streets. This
property can be had
at a good bargain.
Set or Write
JOHN S. GURGANUS
026 Administrator
WILLIAMBTON, N. C. ROUTE 8
666
la a Preacriptio* (or
COLDS, GRIPPE, FLU, DENGUE,
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THE ENTERPRISE—WILMAMgTON, N. C
tax on nails and plows, hats and
shoes.
Mr. Coottdge's tax policies would
r.ot help more than one out of every
ten persons. Why, then, should the
ether nine shout their approval?
The kind of tax reduction we need
is the kind that lowers everybody's
a little bit. / v
orth State
are many of the old things to which
we still cling, with glad and thankful
hearts we can see sufficient material
growth to warrant the "New North
State" as being more appropriate than
the "Old North State." We are old
in but one way; just old enough to
be one of the first and original of the
thirteen States that not only dreamed
of but which proclaimed and helped
to secure our liberties.
N-O-T-I-C-E
OF TAXES
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The tax books of the Town of William
ston are now open. A discount of one per
cent will be given on all taxes paid in the
months of October and November. On all
taxes paid during- the month of January,
after the first day of that month, a penalty
of one per cent per month shall be charged.
On all taxes paid during the month of Feb
ruary, after the first day of that month, a
penalty of two per cent shall be added. On
taxes paid after the month of February,
each additional month of delay in settle
ment shall be charged.
This the Bth day of October, 1926.
W. B. DANIEL, Tax Collector,
For Town of Williamston.
NOTICE
TO TAX PAYERS
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THE 1926 TAX BOOKS ARE NOW OPEN, ■ *
AND WILL THANK THE GOOD. PEOPLE TO
PAY SAME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AS YOU
KNOW THE MONEY SITUATION IS BETTER
NOW THAN IN THE SPRING. YOU WILL
FIND MY OFFICE OPEN TO SERVE YOU.
: - THANKING YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT
ATTENTION, I AM,
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RESPECTFULLY YOURS, , j
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H. T. Roberson, Sheriff
We know we are new in hope, spirit
p.nd push, as full of good plana for
the future as the schoolboy, and push
ing towards the full achievements of
real modem progress aa can be found
pr.y where.
Boston recognizes our church, our
schools, and our factories as stand
ing the equal of any to be found.
They admit our highways stand at
the top among other States, that the
educational program has brought us
from that old-time isolation to the
forefront of knowledge to transform
the great social and economic condi
tion of our people toward industry
and thrift.
NOTICE OF RESALE
Under and by virtue of an order of
resale made by the clerk of the su
perior court of Martin County in the
special proceedings entitled "May
belle Mae Johnson vs. Lillian A.
Laughinghouse et als" the undersign
ed commissioner will, on the Bth day
of November, 1926, at 12 o'clock noon
in front of the courthouse door of
Martin County, sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following de
scribed property:
A certain store building in the town
of Jamesvilie, Martin County, North
Carolina, of which the said Henry T.
Stailings was seized at the time of
his death, facing Main Street in the
said town of Jamesvflle, aaid store
building and lot on which it stands
with a narrow strip afcput eighteen
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•THE HOUSE THAT SERVICE BUILT"
SCOTLAND NECK, N.C.
feet wide on the easterly aide of Mid
building; said store boUdiaff «4KWK
the building of £*• JaaaavUl* B*ak
and being ail of th* raattno rf
property which wai conveyed to tho
said Henry T. Stalling* by dood of
W. C. Hassell et all, and that the es
timated vale of the (tore above naflwd
i - about f1,500.
This the 23rd day of October, 19M.
B. A. CRITCHER,