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The Legislature's Biggest Job
The legislature comes to it* biggest
task this week when it take* up the
State-wide education bill. While we
have had great improvements iti our
school system within the past 16
j oars, it has been appar* lit tiiat there
has been a weaknes. somewhere, i
Many people thought it was because
the entire 'policy of management was
centralized u.t Raleigh while the p#y- j
ing for the system was localized with '
the individual counties, the rich and
thi poor alike. .'This plan has worked i
wonderfully w ell in the rich counties, i
but has been a great hardship in the j
poorer counties. Which 'have had to '
pay a tax rate four times higher, in,
some cases, than the richer counties
kme had to pay. V' ' "* - 1
An Example That Should Be Followed
Fareet-fire starters fared pretty
bad in the Craven County Mjfuperior
(ouit last"week; when 1U people, who
were either careless with fire or who
deliberately burned their neighbor's
woods, were prosecuted. Fines were
not heavy in most eases, on account
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of the fact that many of the fires
were" eaui.ed from thoughtless ignor
Enforcing Sunday Observance Laws
Governor Richards, of South Caro
lina, did a Kootl thiiiK Sunday when
lie had a strict enforcement of the
law forbidding any business transac
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Planters & Merchants Bank
EVERETTS, N. C. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS FEB. 11, 1927.
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RESOURCES ' LIABILITIES
Loans and Discounts $154,969.73 Capital $ 15,000.00
Stocks and bonds 16,250.00 Surplus 10,000.00
. Banking- Houses 3,500.00 Undivided Profits 2,358.38
Furniture and Fix- Dividends Unpaid 194.50
tures 2,910.00 Cashier's Checks,
Cash on hand and in Outstanding - 1,727.30
Banks -76,266.40 Deposits 224,515.95
Total $253,796.13 Total $253,796.13
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ent with sound banking, and ask that you consult us about your
problems. S
OFFICERS:
V. G. Taylor, President, Henry D. Peel, Vice President,
: J. H. D. Peel, Vice President Paul Bailey, Cashier.
DIRECTORS
J. S; Ayers, V. G. Taylor, A L Roebuck, W S Gurganus, B S Cowin,
S. E. Roberson, R. A. Bailey, Henry D Peel, J. H. D. Peel.
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EVERETTS, NORTH CAROLINA.
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The proposition now before the
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legislature seems to recognize the
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school children of the whole State of
North Carolina, and that the entire
State is responsible for every child in
the State. The building and equip
ment for school purposes in any dis
trict is to be paid for by the local
people according to their taste. But
the big item, that of running all the
for all the people for the con
stitutional period of six
tliat should be made eight months—;
is to be borne by the entire State as |
one unit. \ . " * i
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The TPgislature '.should stay in Ra- 1
luigh until sotne suck law. is passed.
ant 1 ? rather than from a spirit of
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mischief.
! The habit of the burning of woods
! has caused great damage to the, lands
and timbers of the State; and if the
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laws now governing the burning of j
woods are enforced, it will cause a :
greater increase i« the timber produc- j
tion of the State.
tions for profit. The South Carolina
U w prohibits all business on Sunday
except by restaurants a*wd druj? stores.
The modern affe refuses to bow to
any law that restrains a man in any
of his desire*. For that reason, we
have no laws on our books that are
enforced strictly, and we do not have
a single lew that everybody respects.
Perhaps glutting our personal de
sires is one of the worst habits wej
have. Everybody seems to be break-!
ing some law, and we are prone to
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think the laws we want to break are j
bad laws. We do not see a
pass without seeing the murder, the
robber, the liar, the thief, the boot
leifffer, the Shylock, the pistol "toter,";
the drunken driver, the care-'
less driver, and many others doing
tilings prohibited by law.
Some people say no law should be
passed until the people want it. Yet
such an idea is contrary to reason;
laws are made for people who do,
■wrong, things which are wrong by
their very nature, things when prac-i
ticed will either injure the practition
er or those practiced upon, whether
prohibited by law or not.
The South Carolina governor thinks
when the people of his State restrain
themselves to the point of obedience
to the Sunday law tihey will have a
higher regard for themselves and
have a greater respect for other laws.
North Carolinians are demanding
too many . privileges for their own
good. 1 They will sooner or later a
buse ihe privileges.
FOR SALE: 200 BAGS VIRGINIA
bunch seed peanuts. J. W. Green,
{toadview Farm, Williamston. f8 3t
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NOTICE OF SAL 2
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain deed
of trust, executed to the undersigned
on the 26th day of April, 1920, re
corded in Martin County registry in
book A-2, page 542, securing certain
bonds of even date therewith, and the
stipulations not having been complied
wi*h, and at *he request of the holder
o* said bond, the undersigned will, on
the 7th day of March, 1927, at 12 o'-
clock noon offer at public sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following
described tract of land:
Adjoining the lands of Lewis Roger
lion, Edmond Harris, and others, be
ginning at a ditch back of the stable*,
thence about a west course along said
ditch through the field along Lewis
Kogerson's line to a forked sweet
gum, thence S. 27 E. 196 poles to a
lightwood stump in Bear Grass church
yard, thence S. 61 1-4 87 1-2 poles
to a gum in the fork of the ditch
thence down the Williamston and
Greenville road to a ditch back of the
stables to the beginning. Containing
i 100 acres, more or less, and being the
THE ENTERPRISE WILUAMBTON, N. C.
same land conveyed to Buck E. Roger
son toy R. H. Rogerson and wife,
which said deed is of record In Mar
tin County registry in book D-2, page
60.
This the 7th day of February, 1927.
B. DUKE CRITCHER,
ifli 4tw Trustee.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
o> sale contained in that certain deed
of trust executed on the 28th day of
January, 1913, by George W. Nichols
and wife, Ida Nichols, to the under-:
signed trustee, same being of record
hi the public registry of Martin Coun
ty, in book Q-l, at page 167, and here
by referred to, said deed of trust hav
ing been given to secure the pay-
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Grown by J. T. BEACH with ~
GOLDEN BROWN FERTILIZER
Sold by
BARNHILL BROTHERS
Successors to Bailey and Barnhill r EVERETTS, N. C.
Manufactured by FARMVILLE OIL and FERTILIZER CO., Farmville, N. C.
BISHOP'S CRUSADE
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Episcopal Church
Rev. E. W. HALLECK, Crusader
Services Dailey -10:00 A. M. - 7:30 P. M.
The Public Is Cordially Invited
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ment of a certain note of even date
mid tenor therewith, and default hav
ing been made in the payment of said
note and interest, and at the request
of the holder of said note and deed
of trust, the undersigned trustee will
on Wednesday, the 16th day of March,
1927, at 12 o'clock m., in front of the
courthouse door of Martin County at
Williamston, N. C., offer for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, the following real estate, to
wit: *
That certain tract or parcel of land
in Martin County, beginning near the
fork of the Mill Road and running a
long said Mill Road to Andrew Cher
ry,'a comer; thence running with the
said Cherry's line to Simon Fagan's
corner; thence with said Simon Fa-
gas's line to the beginning at Mill
Road. Containing eighty acres (80)
more or less, it being Ida F. Nichols'
one-fourth interest in the land which
was willed to her by her father, Moses
Andrews.
This the 12th day of February, 1927.
S. A. NEWELL,
fl6 4tw Trustue.
Hugh G. Horton, attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of aa order of
the superior court of Martin County
in the cause entitled, "Farmers A
Merchants Bank, Inc., vs. W. C. Msn
| ning, J- G. Godards, et als, signed by
: R. J. Peel, clerk superior court Mar
j tin County, the undersigned commit
sioner will on Monday, March 28th,
1927, at 12 o'clock m. at the court
houae door of Martin County offer for
sale to the higheat bidder for caah,
at public auction, the following de
scribed property:
Being lots Noe. 88, 84, 86, 84, 87,
88; 89; 40; 44; 46; 4»; 48, 49, 60, 51,
64, 55, 56; 67 of that tawct of land
in Robersonviile Township more com
monly known as Roberaonville Hos
iery Co., plat of which ia of record in
the public registry of Martin Coun
ty, in land division bonk No. 1, at
page , and being part of the same
land that was mnreyed to J. G. God
ard, W. C. Maiming, J. S. Peal, and
J. L. Wynn by A. E. Smith.
This the 18th day of February, 1927.
WHEELER MARTIN,
f'22 4tw Commiaatoner.