THE ENTERPRISE
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ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Williamston, North Carolina
W. C. Manning 1 - - - Editor
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Too Little Attention Paid Sidewalks
Williamston pays too little atten-j
tion to its sidewalks. Even after a
small rain lakes of considerable mag- j
nitude may be seen at many place.;,
on our Main Street sidewalks. Ouri
sidewalks give the town a very ra£-1
fred appearance.
Another bad practice in our town;
is to let owners of property place
tln-ir fences and hedges away out in I
tin sidewalk, making it look almost
It is practically certain that every
mail lias some kiwi of\ religion or at
ltfii.U'tomV'ideal tJnre he call* religion,
w.iiiiijr has mven the world nibtc
toncern than religion. It sometimes
becomes -so tenacious that it destroys
its. own principles and inllueiicefa. It
cai* Ik' truthfully .-.ml that religion
i.; the worst thing a 'man can argue
livery aire teeni; to think it lias the
best type of religion Some arc go
iuft far eivMtgb to
enlightenment as a substitute for all
former religion.
Extracting some of the ideas from
nn address made here by W. O. Saun-»
ders, one would gather that the en
lightenment anil the love that have
followed in the great wake of the
Christian religion is religion itself;
apparently being unable to understand
that it is not in itself religion bub
simply the fruit of it; forgetting that
it is only the fruit that comes from
the heart of the Christian religion.
Religion, according to such a theory, is
Eastern North Carolina Advantages
We have just received a letter from
dry, cold, windy Kuii.su.-- inquiring l a-|
bout Eastern Carolina opportunities
and as a place to live.
The inquiry centered around three
fi
Is your medicine chest incomplete?
Replenish" it and be prepared for any
emergency.
We have a full line of drugs and sundries.
Call on us for anything you may need; we
will gladly give you the benefit of ouroex
perience. .
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Our prices are moderated
Clark's Drug Store
Free Delivery
like a cow path instead of having a
nice straight line giving it a decent
| appearance.
And still another thing that should!
jnot be allowed is bulletin boards j
stretched across the sidewalks, as so!
j often can be seen on our busiest thor-i
I oughfiires. A proper clean up and j
| keep clean drive on our sidewalks'
would improve the town's looks con-!
siderably. i .
Religion
/ in/ more than to praise the light of
t day without recognizing the sun as
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. toe lather of the light.
All experiences of the past show
, liiat ttMjti and nations soon worship
i their works,' and their
t. power if left alone. We have more
i feuds in America than i'aul en- j,
■ cuu|Uered in the ancient city. We ure
out own god, bragging and boasting
■ 01 our superior knowledge and our
• good works.
The ideal of Jesus has not yet been
I, attained by man, and there are yet
j thousands of years in which man may
i be able to attain that high estate
which will give us all the good things
■ we now have and have them more
abundantly, more universally. Our
■ ignorance, our selfishness, our greed
; will gradually pass away. A broader
I knowledge, a deeper love, a peace on
" earth and good will to man will come
into our lives—all coming from a
i higher power, a power we have noth
ing to do with except live within its
i laws and under its ordinances.
i
things, the climate, the price of land,
and the price of eggs.
Evidently that Kansas farmer has
been digging in a field that will not
produce half so well as our farm lands
do, being capable of growing only a
few Crops. Again, it is certain that
' lie has suffered many climatic hard
ships, ranging all the way from be
low the zero mark, with the blizzard
I whipping his face into blisters with
the cold, to the parching, cooking,
> hot winds of summer that scorches
und blisters the farmer and the crops
in the summer. Of course, we have
a climate twice as pleasant as he.
Then comes the price of eggs. We
have a better clijnate for the hens to
scratch and work in; not much too
hot in summer and not much too cold
in winter; making them lay better.
Then, if an egg in KansSWfwd one
in North Carolina are wortnthe slime
money as food, ours will bring more,
because we have twice as big a mar
-1 ket as Kansas, because we are more
thanifcree times as near the bulk of
the folks. The difference in freight
t from Kansas gives the North Carolina
. poultryman a fair profit.
When it comes to looking for com-
I parisons for agricultural advantages,
, [ Eastern North Carolina has 'fib com
j petition. Climate, both sunshine and
! rain; soil that produces every one of
II the great American crops; transpor
| and proximity to -the centers
lof population. We'can feed 40,000,000
! people in 24 hours.
When we answered the Kansas far
mer, we had a lot to say, and it was
all the truth.
CARD OF THANKS
1 wish to thank those who have so
kindly ministered to us during the ex
tended illness of my husband, Joshua
, Daniel Griffln, and those who so gen
erously offered their services and sym
path.v at the time of his death.
Bettie Staton Ward Griffln.
STATEMENT of the CONDITION of the
FARMERS AND
MERCHANTS BANK
Williamston - North Carolina
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JANUARY 28th, 1927
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LIABILITIES
Capital 1 ; $100,000.00
Surplus 5,000.00
Undivided profits ....... 3,742.49
Deposits 667.297.28
$776,039.77
RESOURCES
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Loans and discounts $439,136.30
Liberty Bonds .• 87,350.00
Other bonds and stocks 69,053.72
Banking house and fixtures 16,240.51
Other real estate 24,332.88
Cash and due from banks 139,926.36
- $776,039.77
We have stood every storm for twenty-one years. We know we
can stand any that may come. ..B anks my come and go and "bust,"
but the FARMERS and ME&CHA NTS WILL STAND ANY TEST.
We invite the closest inspection o f our affairs. If we can be of serv
ice to you, call on u&. We have pi enty of money to loan on good se
curity.
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
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OFFICERS
J JOHN D. BIGGS, PrwMwt C. ft CARSTARPHEN, Jr, Cashier H. A. BO WEN, Aart. Cashier ,
DIRECTORS
P. U. BARNES J. EASON LILLEY C. D. CARSTARPHEN JAVAN ROGERS
R. W. SALSBURY JOHN D. BIOGS C. D. CARSTARPHEN, Jr.
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THE ENTERPRISE—WILILAMSTON, N. C
hnWngs 2 c.*
, 1 hink About
h By JAMBS D. TAYLOR
" MAN
s
» Man, made in the image of God, is
always, as should bo, seeking for
e happniess, Since the first man, men
have sailed the ships of their dream; ,
>
} seeking the harbor of happiness. In
I this search, which goes forever on,
great discoveries are made for the ad
i vancement of mankind. Some pass on
before happiness is found and others
take their places at the wheel and on'
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j end on the quest continues. It will al- j
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,! ways continue just so long as its ideals j
f are high.
t ! Man, in his quest for better things,
uses his helpmates. Art, which is of
' his spirit; science, which is of Ais
t jf 1
mind; ahd industry which is of his
i flesh; play the mportant parts in
t '
bringing, to the doors of millions every
I where a message of a standard of
j | higher living.
What a great privilege it is to have
B ! u body, mind and soul bearing the
j| image of God; and given the power
to enlist* those things necessary to
make a life complete. And he who
, I appreciates these things, 'is -looking
i forward into the future to learn and
to welcome whatever life may brinp
in each new day.
But with all tfie great things man
> I
. | has done, although directed, by thr
i hand of the Father, they aie nothin;;
) [ compared to the things that God doe., j
J Himself -rfirtect without the hand of |
j man. In the production of peaches, 1
I grapes, apples, corn, cotton and every
thing else, man through the things
God has given him power to enlist,
contributes only 5 per cent. The 95
per cent comes direct from heaven.
; There has never been any thing yet
' discovered, or ever will be, that can
j supply the 95 per cent.
LEGAL NOTICES
SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
1 PROPERTY
i-j Under and by virtue of the authori-j
ty conferred upon us in a deed of trust
executed by Jesse A. Leggett and
wife, Katie Alen Leggett, on the
~ 28th day of May, 1923/ and recorded
in book 0-2, page 357, we will on Sat
urday the 26th day of February, 1927,
i at 12 o'clock noon, at the courthouse
door in Williamston, N. C., sefl at
' public auction for cash to the highest
' bidder the following land, to wit: '
All that certain tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Poplar Point
| Township, Martin County, North Car-1
olina, containing 96 and 1-3 acres,]
; more or less, bouded on the north by j
the lands of Taylor and Leggett, on j
the cast by the lands of J. L. Wynn,
1 on the south by the lands of»Griffin
r and Harris, and on the west by the j
lands of Joseph Harris, and being the
same land deeded to Jesße A. Leggett
by J. W. Allen and wife, by deed dat
, ed December 10, 1906, and of record in
the public registry of Martin County,
: ir. book SSS, at page 15, and more;
particularly described as follows, to
wit:
Beginning at a pine stump, the
ner between Joseph Harris and the
land herein described; thence S. 32
S-4 E. 119 poles to Moon Spring
Branch, thence N. 8 1-2 E. 40 poles,
thence N. 61 E. 43 poles, thence S.
j 8L 1-2 E. 36 poles, thence S. 23 E. 16
poles, thence N. 60 W. 10 poles, thence
N. 16 W. 40 pules, thence N. 68 W. 38
. polesj' thenye S. 45 1-2 W. 56 poles,
thence N. 8S W. 40 poles, thence N.
C 4 W. 64 poles, thence N. 81 3-4 W.
24 pales, thence N. 76 1-2 W. 34 poles,
thmce S. 45 1-2 W. 23 poles to the
' beginning.
This sale is made by reason of the
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failure of Jesse A. heggett and wife,
, Katie Allen Leggett, to pay off and
discharge the indebtedness second by
- said deed of trust to the North Cam
i lina Joint Stock Lan Bank of Durham.
This the 12th day of January, 1927.
| FIRST NATIONAL CO.,
INC., OP DURHAM,
' j2B 4tw Trustee.
Formerly First National Trust Co.,
Durham, N. C.
Elbert S. Peel, attorney.
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NOTICE OF SALE
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Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain deed
of trust executed on the 4th day of
i May, 1921, by John T. Chance and
wife, Annie Chance, and of record in
i the public registry of Martin County
in book R-2, at page 82®; said deed
of trust being given to secure the pay
ment of certain notes of even date
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WHAT! DO YOU THINK I'LL SELL
8-3-3
At $20.00 a Ton
Come in to see me before buying. I han
dle A. S. Lee & Sons Co. Fertilizer, Land
Plaster, and Lime. 44 years in the business
behind my people.
C. B. Hassell
Flat Iron Building
$68.88
Uniform High Grade Magnesium Lime
stone at the Tobacco Station at Oxford in
Granville County, gave for 5 years a yearly
increase of $68.88 per acre.
Mr. Moss, the specialist in charge of the
Station states "That the work reveals that
while a small amount of available magnes
ium will control sand-drown, the quality of
tobacco is vastly improved from its use."
Not many men would hesitate to make an
investment of SIO.OO or more per acre that
. would give annual returns of $68.88 per
acre.
The gi ower of Quality Leaf will get the
profit this year.
M'AS COT
(MASCOT)
TRADE MARK REGISTERED
vßest for All Crops
Sold always under a minimum analysis...
guarantee. See your local Mascot dealer.
Harrison Bros, and Co., Williamston, N. C
C. L. Wilson Robersonville, N. C
Bailey and BarnhiU Everetts, N. C.
V. G. Taylor Everetts, N. C
T. W. Davenport Oak City, N. C.
- M. O. Blount and Sons ..J, Bethel, N. C
Or Write Us
American
Limestone Co.
Knoxville - Tennessee
, und tenor therewith, and the stipula-
I tions in said deed of trust not having
' been complied with, and the itipulan
. been complied with, and at the re
. quest of the parties interested, the
. undersigned trustee will on the 28th
day of February, 1927, at 12 o'clock
nt., at the courthouse door in the town
oi Williamston, N. C, offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash at pub
' lie auction the following tracts of
land, to wit:
Being lots numbers 108, 109,19, and
20 in the town of Parnate, N. C., as
described in a certain may. made by
F. W. Sec rest, C. E., which map is
registered in the register of deeds of
fice of Martin County in book 7, at
page 412, reference to which is here
by made for further description.
This the 27th day of January, 1927.
D. A. JAMES,
jZB 4tw Trustee.
Robert L. Coburn, attorney.