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PAGE TWO ®ljr Enfrrpria? FnfclMiwt Iwr Tneaday and Friday by The ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA • W. C Manning ~~ MHof SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN NARTIN COUNTY One year - *I-M Six months OUTSDJt MARTIN COUNTY One year SfW i Si* month* - ' No Subscription 'eceived for Lets Than 6 Months = = Adrtrti' g Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post officr at Williamston. N. C., a* second-class nutter under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Address all communication to The Enterprise and not to the individual members of thi^firro. Tuesday, October 9, 1928 Fire Prevention Week Fire Prevention Week is by no means to be passed by as a frivolous whim. It is a thousandfold more important to teach people tu save themselves from the horrors of fire and how to save their property from destruction by fire than it is to teach them the science of war. It is better to train the school boys and girls how to handle fire safely than it is how to manage navies and armies. But like everything else, there are lots of people who know enough about everything and therefore think themselves too wise to fool away their time with fire prevention week. > - The law requires the public schools in the State to have at least one fire drill each month. Vet many of them have none. Personal carelessness with matches, kerosene, and gasoline cause more people to be burned than from any other cause. Rotten shingles, faulty Hues, worn out heaters, elect rk irons, oil stoves, lani|>s turned 100 high are a few of the causes of fires that burn houses and people. It is more important for a girl to be taught how to safely build a fire than how to cook. If th* folks will make the best of fire prevention week, it will save hundreds of lives and millions of dollars worth of |>roperty in our own State each year. Prohibition in Williamston Willianiston's first dry store was made so 70 years ago There is a page in the diary of the late Elder Cushing B. Hassell, saying " This day 1 have discon tinued the sale of liquor in my store; and while I may suffer a loss in trade because my competitors still continue its sale, I shall not |*rmit it to be handled in my store.'* A study of the liquor question in Williamston shows a vast change Elder Hassell, who was one of the foremost citizens this county ever produced, saw the evil in his day and outlawed it. He was, therefore, a practical prohibitionist. Since the laws |>ermitted the sale of li quor in the bur rooms for about SO years. But the people caught the same vision that enlightened the mind Elder Hassell SO years before and they voted the bar rooms out ,-y.Now, it would be hard to find a Williamston man or woman who would welcome the return of" the liar toom. The liquor business is now confined to bootleggers. We therefore see the liquor traffic in the hands of the highest type citizens laid down because of the harm it does, and then see it drift into the hands of the lower, and in most instances the lowest, type of cit izens. If the handling of liquor dropped from the highest class citizens to the lowest class in 70 years, there must be something wrong with the business. Lite sad thing about hte liquor business in William ston is that the same sense of self-respect and de cency has not actuated thi drinker that has actuated the seller. It is strange why good men will stoop to drink and yet feel that they are better than the sell er. Why leading society |>eople will drink the prod uct of a mangy bootlgger is just a little hard to under stand The day will come that not only the drunkard but the drinker will be called a fool. It is a fine thing in a man to have the knowledge and conscience not to drink liquor; and in case he does drink, he can make a great stride upward by quitting. There are many cases in WrlHamsion where liquor has hurt and, so far as we know, none that it has helped, either physically, mentally, or morally. Let the drinking be like the selling—drop from the higher class to the lower class—then will we come pretty near having prohibition. A County Library What is a county library? It it a free lending li brary, maintained by the county, with books and mag azines for everybody in the county. How is the library supported? The County library it usually supported by a small tax, sometimes by an spproprlslion from the general funds. How is it managrd? It is managed by experienced librarians, whose knowledge of books h at the service of all who care to use it. Also by a county library boerd, serving without pay, or dkactiy by the county j How is it established? In most States, by the I county commissioners, or other governing bodies, in some State by popular vote, as provided by the State I law. How does it work? Headquarters and central li brary are usually maintained at the county seat, or ! in some other large town. Branch libraries, which are •quipped to meet the needs of readers and students ar maintained in all important towns and villages. How does it distribute books? By mail service on all rural routes, book collections in all rural schools, possibly a book truck, branch libraries on wheels for : * the smallest communities. What kind of books? All kinds of books, stories, i J biographies, plays and magazines, books that help ! with school or farm work. The Beauties of Nature The cold nights this week swing another picture j into our minds. Taking the place of the roses of the summer comes the red leaves and brown nuts of au- j tumn. The picture is just as it always has been, j Everything that man makes is constantly changing. I We are never satisfied with what we do, always tear- | ing down and building up again. Our clothes, 'our j houses, and all that we have has to be changed so often that we find it hard to keep pace wsh the world. The architecture and handiwork of God does not | j have to I* changed. Everything in the realm of na- j ture holds its own. The sunset skies are the same | now as when we were born. The beauties of the trees | | in their annual scarlet dresses are just the same as j a thousand years ago. It sometimes seems that we fail to appreciate the ! I beauty and perfection of the things that God has giv en us, and we are inclined to murmur and complain. | If we would spend a little more of our time looking ! at the rainbow and the beauties which fill the universe about us, doubtless we would have a deeper faith in the Creator and lower our estimate of ourselves. . A Missourian's Tribute to North Carolina Jewell Mayer, Secretary of Agriculture of the State i 'of Missouri, recently said so many g«x>d things about North Carolina that we are passing on a few of his I touchings on our history and a suggested creed for I our State: • FIRST POR FREEDOM As a grandson of North Carolina, I am proud of l this land, first for freedom from 1585 until today, j Your history is the story of American independence. Your 100 counties, your 31,000,000 acres in 24>9,- 000 farms, and your population figures are similar to Missouri. Your State, about 50.1 miles long and 187 miles wide, is an empire of progress, advancing faster ami better than other States in our Union. WHY "KIRST FOB CUEUOM" When I say that North Carolina is first for free dom, the.chronicles of history prove the facts. North ' Carolina really started the actual movement of the American Revolution in 1771, wrote the first Declara tion of Independence at Mecklenburg in 1775, and was the first State to instruct its delegates to vote for governmental indejtendence. ( North Carolina troops were the primary cause of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, the crown ing step in bringing into being the United States of America. • -- Indeed, I am proud of being a North Carolinian, although four generations removed, a blood relative of the State that requires the holder of any public office to acknowledge the existence of Almighty God. NORTH CAROLINA HAVE "CORN, TOBACCO, AND POTA TOES TO THE WORM) As a farm owner and as an agricultural servant, it is a pleasure to remind the public that North Carolina gave to the world three of its mightiest crops—corn, tobacco, and potatoes, which were taken back to Eng land by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 from this area. These products were unknown to civilization, al though evidenlty they had grown in the Carolinas from the beginning of time, the land perfectly adapted to producing these three money crops of agriculture. A CREED EOR NORTH CAROLINA l)n both sides of my family tree of descendent of North Carolinians, it would delight me heartily to say something that would live beyond this occasion, in behalf of the land of my fathers. In these days of many churches, may I dare to publicly propose a State "Creed" that all North Carolinians could consistently endorse? As a Missourian, allow me to propose the following as "North Carolina's Creed": I believe in North Carolina—in the greet) and gold en glory of our forests, our hills, and our valleys—in the versatile variety of otfr toils—in the beauty of our country life—in our highland areas as the nation's playground—in our 100 counties constituting a kingly combination of admirable agriculture, delightful dairy ing, happy horticulture and profitable poultry pro duction, while our cities are known around the world for their industires and commerce. ' I believe in North Carolina—in our language, in our institutions, in our people-—in our meausres of manly merit and womanly worth—in our pioneer his tory and present citizenship—in our godly love for law and justice—in our dutiful devotion to education and religion—in our unflinching patriotism during both peace time and war time, alwaya furnishing more than our share of the State, national, and world lead ers in the crises of civilization. I believe in North Carolina—in our sterling stan dards of Christian character—in our proud principles of honor in public and private life—in our diversity of resources—in our Stale-made products—in our progressive present and our forging future—"The Old North State," "The Tar Heel Skate," "The Third Aaong the Forty-eight"—North Carolina! . ;l THE 'ENTERPRISE NOTICE Under and by virtue of a judgment of the/ superior court of Martin Coun ty in the proceedings entitled "D, G. Matthew* vs. W. H, Hatch," the un dersigned will, on thl sth day of No vember. 1928, at 12 o'clock noon, in front of the courthouse door of Mar tin County, offer at public talc to the highest bidder, for cash, the follow ing described Jand: A tract of land located in Rober sonville Township, Martin County, ad joining the lands of W. A. and J. G. Everett and containing 10 acres of woodsland, and same land set out in tax certificate dated June 6, 1927, and ! known as the W. H. Hatch tract of ! land. This 26th day of September. 1928. B. A. CRITCHER, o2 4tw Commissioner. NOTICE Under and by virtue of a judgment 1 of the superior court in an action en titled, "D. G. Matthews vs. H. W. Mizelle, et al," the undersigned com missioner, will, on the sth day of November, 1928, at 12 o'clock noon, I in- front of the courthouse door of Martin County, offer at public sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the fol I lowing described land: Located in Jamcsville Township, , Martin Comity, containing seven acres, more or less, and being a part , of the late W. C. Mizelle land, and the part allotted to H. W. Mizelle in the division of the W. C. Mizelle land, a description of which is in the clerk's ; oftice in land division book, to which reference may be had for a full de ; srription, said land adjoining W. D. Mizelle arid others. This the 24th day of September, 1928 B. A. CRITCHER. »24 4tw Commissioner. NOTICE Under and by virtue of a judgment in the superior court in ail action en | titled "D. G. Matthews vs. Ed Rogers' I I will, on the sth day of November, | 1928, at 12 o'clock noon, in front of I the courthouse door of Martin County otter at public sale to the highest bid- Izzr,NO_APPEIITE She* Takkf BUck-Driaffct TVs Mu It Etftr Far His Meals mi Feds Mack Better. Harrisburg, N. O—Mr. It J. Fink, of this place, isgn: •It must hm been fully twenty-fire years ago that I began taking Black- Draught regularly. It wasnt ao long after I married. 1 wai In town ooa day. and while talking to a friend I stooped over to pick up something, when I straightened up. I felt dtaay.l spoke to him about this and how I had not felt ilka eating. "My friend told me to take some Black-Draught. I knew my mother had used it, and ao I bought a package. When I got home, I took a good, btg dose, and the next night, another. In a few days I felt better. I was hungry end the dial neas wfus cone. / "A good many times I have had this dizziness and a bad taste In my mouth, or headaches, and then I take Black-Draught end get bat tar. I do not have to take tt vary often. Wa buy from five to mn Thedford's Black-Draught hat been found to relieve sick In thousands of oases that were due to constipation. Containing no min eral drugs. It acta gently, yet promptly. Try ft. MC-lU Don't Wait Until It Snows To Buy Your COAL and WOOD WE HAVE A LARGE SUPPLY OF WOOD AND COAL—'MOST ANY KWD YOU WANT. . .'•'• . i "■ 150 Cords Dry Heater Wood GOOD WOOD AT A GOOD PRICE MUST BEJOfcD AT ONCE J' , LET US FILL YOUR COAL BOX AND ' WOOD BIN NOW. WE CAN GIVE YOU SERV ICE AND OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS RIGHT. Lindsley Ice Company ■ • ■ ■ " , . • •• •'PfIMI .... ... , ' ■ der, for cash, the following described t real estate: Same being a house and lot in die . town of Wuliamston, N. C., adjoin - ing Main Street, the railroad, Carrie - G. Godard, et al., and being the same ■ land set out and described in tax cer tificate of sale dated June 7, 1928. ! This the Ist day of October, 1928. | B. A. CRITCHER, o2 4tw Commissioner. NOTICE [ Under and by virtue of a judgment i of the superior court of Martin Coun | ty in a proceeding entitled "D. G. Mat [ thews vs. Bcttie Reeves." the under signed commissioner, will, on the sth day of November, 1928, at 12 o'clock.ll noon, in front of the courthouse door of Martin County, sell to the highest bidder, for cash, the following de scribed land: Same being a house and lot in the . town of Parmele, N. C., adjoining the lands of Bob Ridley, William Nelson, . et al., and being the same land owned • by defendant. Bettie Reeves, and be ing same laud set out in tax certificate ot sale, dated July 5, 1926. This the 26th day of September, 1928 B. A. CRITCHER, I o 2 4tw Commissioner. Grove's Tastoloss Chill T The Old Standard Remedy for Chills end Malaria. It destroys the malarial germs in the blood, Stope the Chills and fortifies the system against Malaria and Chills. 00c. 2 Per Cent Discount Allowed on All Taxes Paid in October At the regular meeting of the Town Commissioners October Ist, it was * decided to allow a discount of 2 per cent on all town taxeß paid during the month of October. Local taxpayers are urged to take advantage of this discount, as it ' V % means quite a substantial saving on a debt that can not be avoided. No ex tension of this special discount will be made. Only those who pay during this month will get the benefit of this 2 per cent saving. W. B. DANIEL TOWN TAX COLLECTOR LONG TERM FARM LOANS AT 6 PER CENT INTEREST Semi-Annual Partial Repayment of Principal With Interest Put your farm on a business basis with funds from a FARM LOAN running from 20 to 33 years Clean Up—Paint Up—Make the Farm a Home for a Healthlet Happier Family Loans made promptly on improved farm lands for: Paying off existing indebtedneaa; payment of balance of purchase money on farm lands; improving soil, pur chase of livestock; purchase of fertilizer and farm imple- - ments; remodeling farm buildings, painting, etc.; new barns, dwellings, tenant dwellings, etc. DIVERSIFY FOR LARGER PROFITS Below is listed the attorneys who are our legal representatives— see any of them if you need funds E. S. Peele, Williamston, N. C. J. C. Smith, Robersonville, N. C. Joseph W. Bailey, Williamston, N. C. ATLANTIC JOINT STOCK LAND BANK OF RALEIGH al4 RALEIGH, N. C. Tuesday, October 9,1929
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