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THE ENTERPRISE Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY WILLI AMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA W. C. Mjjininr Editor Subscription Rates IN MARTIN COUNTY 1 year . H-60 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY 1 year : 82.00 , 6 months , i— 1.00 (Strictly Cash in Advance) No Subscription Will He Received for Less Than Six Months Advertising Rate Curd Will Be Furnished Upon Application Entered at the post office at Williamston, N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Congress of March 3,1879. Address all communications Jo The Enterprise and not to indi- ' vidual members of the company. „ Tuesday, August 16, 1927 A Costly Joke on the "Army" Another war has come and gone, call of friends. This time in our own good old North The soldiers found the citizens of Carolina. Henderson, where the "war" was The opposing armies were made taking |>lace, peaceable and quiet up of North Carolinians. On the and in P" 1 "* harmony. They one side was one family of folks— found a lot of poor people, men, very rich folks—and two companies women an( ' children, out of employ of North Carolina National Guards- ment > but perfectly orderly and men. The rich family had called lu'et up Raleigh and said, 'Look here; These poor people said that they a lot of |K)or folks have quit work- lived there all their lives; in ing for us—at our own price —so fact, they had built the mills with please send some soldiers. We think their own hands, and had done all it will scare them to look into the the work in creating those big in muzzles of frowning, snarling ma- stitutions; and had grown so poor chine guns. These poor folks have that they felt their achievements not done a thing-yet, ii is true, ex- should be rewarded by a few more cept to quit work and sit around |>ennies each day, as they found town on goods boxes, and go mit themselves |x>orer than when they about the baseball grounds and sit started and find living harder and around and rest; but we want sol- harder as the years roll by. Ihen, cliers; we just want to scare them; too, they said, the textile reports and we don't -want to pay them any all show such boundless prosperity more money, because $9.50 is enough that they felt the workers had as for a man who works for us, and much right to a reward for the earn s(>.oo a week is a big price for wo- ings of their hands as the investors men to .work for us. And we even had for dividends on their dollars, do more for them than that; we are ! While one sheriff can guard the doing their thinking for them. And, safety of the thousands of mill peo too, we do not want to cut our divi- pie, the mill owners seemed to think dend on account of paying a portion they needed soldiers, and lots of of it to labor." them, to protect them. Then the soldiers rolled in," be- It now looks like a cheap—but cause it would not do to heed the" costly—joke on the "Army. ' 4 ~ Getting at the Root ot the Evil When Secretary Lowman dis- others for. Solicitors who shoot dice charged seven Federal prohibition for drinks are unfit to prosecute agents in eastern North Carolina, |*>ker players, "and a judge who including their chief, for dividing u|>* drinks moonshine liquor is not the spoils of raids they had made, worthy to sit in judgment on a boot he did a thing that challenges the legger. . admiration of all law-abiding citi- Ananias trifled with the law and Zens. lied a little, which resulted in his These seven men, most of them, death. Any the same may be said were good honorable gentlemen at about those policemen, sheriffs, so heart, but when they had captured licitors, and judges who lie a little, a large quantity of liquor, they were They swear to abide by the law and too weak to carry out the.command enforce it, yet they break it a little, to destroy it all, and kept a quart They are dead, too, when it comes apiece, with the exception of the to having the power to enforce the chief, and he permitted them to do law. They do not have the power it. because they have no respect from One of the greatest troubles with the |>eople. law enforcement is that many police When all the officers dare to do officers who are chargeable with law right, it will have a wonderful effect enforcement are guilty of many of upon the lawless element, the crimes he is charged to punish When we learn to appreciate the THERE ARE A GREAT MANY THINGS WE 1)0 NOT KNOW THERE ARE A GREAT MANY THINGS WE NEVER WILL KNOW THERE IS ONE THING WE DO KNOW That one thing is- This Bank is a safe place to deposit money. Investigate us, and you will be willing to trust us with your money. We appreciate all business intrusted to us and will extend any accommodati on consistent with sound banking. , , | 0 ' ! x . i Sell your tobacco inWilliamstonand deposit your Money in aSafe Bank * * ; * » .... _ - * ' " a : —, . # * • *■*-*' ' , Farmers and Merchants Bank 1 "* j... V , I Passing the Collection Plate Too Often The Free Gospel Mission Society, of Spindale, N. C., had representa tives on our streets last week, pass ing the collection plate. It was somewhat interesting to ask them a lot of questions about what they are doing with the money they are collecting. They admitted that they had been on the road for about two years and received alms from the public. They say they have found she or seven or phan children and placed them in homes. When pushed for a definite answer as. to which it was—six or seven—they claimed seven, and said they had found four more in Gas tonia that they hoped to place. The representatives said they kept 90 per cent of the collections and gave the society 10 per cent. It seems to be a great habit with people to take a collection plate, wear a cap with "Salvation," print ed on it. and sweep the towns every where two or three times everv week. So far as we know, they never give any account of the amount they co!- ljxt nor the name of the giver. No body seems to be able to tell just what becomes of the money. So far as we are able to understand, mem bership in these various "societies," etc., does not place of the property of the institution in the members, but all property is owned by a select ed, few, and much of the receipts go to the building up of valuable prop- fact that a very lawless man in a community does not do half as much harm as the officer who just winks a little, then we will begin to have officers who will not compromise their positions by breaking the laws they are supposed to enforce. Any man charged with catching makers and purveyors of liquor must be above using the products of the men he seeks to catch. Those in charge of law enforce ment are often about as much to blame for bad conditions in a com munity as the real old lawbreakers are. FELT DUU.. DIZZY Georgia Man Tell* How He Found Relief for Many Complaints by Using An Old Hone Remedy. Athena, Ga. —"I have been married 61 year*, and am the father of ten children," says Mr. J. C. E. Weather ford, R. F. D. "A," this city. "About the beat home remedy I have ever found is Black-Draught I can't re member whan we haven't used it in the family, giving it to the children for cold* and minor ills where a laxative is needed. "We must have used Black- Draught for 40 years, anyway, and in that time we have tried it for many complaints. I would have dull, stupid feeling, and my head would ache and when I would lean • over, I would get dizzy. I found that a couple of doses of Black- Draught would relieve this. I used to hsve gas on my stomach, and would spit up grease. Black-Draught relieved this. * It is just an all-round good medi cine. Now that lam 72 years old, I have to take a laxative, and Black- Draught act* easy and gives me iatiiuctioiL w In use for over 86 years. Costa only one cent a dose. NC-181 THE ENTERPRISE WILLIAMSTON, N. C. erties, which are owned by we know not who. . We know of no orphanages nor schools that they are supporting. Nor do we know that every penny con tributed' is deposited in the Lord's Treasury. But one thing we do know, many of the folks who are peddling col lection pans are weaklings and know very little about the organizations they represent further than that they are officers in that organization with the right to collect money. *• Of course, collections are generally good, because even the old reprobate parked on the street corners is afraid not to give A man who curses his home church and never pays a {jen ny towards its upkeep will pay to these collec tors because he has a hope deep down in his heart that it will keep the devil from getting him when he dies. In fact, people of all kinds will give when a plate is push ed under their nose. They will give as a matter of self-respect, without thinking whether it is worthy or not. Every orphanage in our State and every church in our town makes a complete record of all receipts and disbursements, from every source and for every purpose, and yet if their best-known members were to adopt the same method that we see carried nut on our streets every week, they would be run off of our streets within 30 days. drove's Tasteless Chill T Makes the Body Strong. Makes the Blood Jtich. It restores Energy and Vitality by creat ing new, healthy blood and fortifies the system against Malaria and Chills. Pleasant to take. 60c. THAT FALL WARDROBE If you are acquainted with our high-class cleaning and press ing work, then you wil not discard any of last season's frocks un til you have seen us. If unacquainted, then we ask you to give us a trial. For much less than the cost of one new frock we will clean, repair, and make like new your entire last season's ward robe. 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That petty jealousies about trivial things is all foolishness. It only brings about discord and strife i where harmony should prevail. That the importance of the in dustries of a city should never be forgotten. No opportunity should IN MEMORIAM In loving remembrance of my dar ling child Ruth Murel Modlin, who was killed one year ago Wednesday, August 'Bth, 1926, in the ninth year of her ag_* The white lily of my family, So sweet, so young and pure. Has passed on the Great Beyond To eternal rest in Him, we're sure. Though she has answered His call, Her memory will live on forever; We know she is safe from harm, But our thoughts "we can not-sever. Some may think I am not lonely When at times they see me smile; Little do they kn6w my heartache That I suffer all the while. ' DEVOTED MOTHER. WANTED: CLEAN, WHITE RAGS, Will credit on subscription to this paper at the rate of 8 cents per pound for clean, white and soft rags.—The Enterprise Pub. 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