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PAGE TWO Ulljr Entrrprtfip Published Every Tuesday and Friday by The ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLI AMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. W. C. Manning Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY. , One year Six months .75 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year - $2.00 Six months JKi. 1-00 No Subscription Received for Less Than 6 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post dflice in Williamston, N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Congress of March 3, 187y. V Address ail -communications to The Enterprise and not to "the individual,members of the firm. Tuesday, March 17, 1931. What the Schools Should Teach Schools should adopt those courses that will give youths an opportunity to learn more about their fu ture work. Agricultural and home-making depart •merits should be in all tht 1 schools. rr ~~. The boys and girls of tmlay and in the years to come are going to marry and make homes just as others before theni have done. They will not find work in the stores, the offices, the banks and factories as they have planned. There'll be a few openings in these industries, but the number will be limited. They will have to go to the land or starve. The tragedy- of our educational system develo|>ed when the present generaliolfwaK educated into the _ desert of destruction rather than into the rich valleys of prosperity. It is an unpardonable crime that we have failed to properly I 'educate our children and make citizens out of them rather than serfs during the past decade. It is a sad and disappointing tale to tell the youngsters of this day that they must go to work for their own bread- -Yet, it must l>e done. w The children of Israel had to go down into Egypt and serve as slaves (or 400 years "before they could fully appreciate their duties and opportunities. It is now up to us to prepare to work for ourselves rathci than w iik for the other man. Fire Is No Respecter of Persons Civilization has advanced, but there still lurks about our very doors conditions little better than those existing in barbarism. Two children burned to death and a third badly burned is a tragedy, and the conditions surrounding the occurrence are deplorable. > Occupied by three families, the little one-room hut was apparently a 'throne of poverty. That is bid enough, but it is even worse when mothers of young children have to go out and leave helpless children without protection. And yet it is often necessary for (hem to go that they might procure something to sus tain life for their little ones. Although the tragedy occurred in the home of poor families .crowded hi an humble hut, we must remem ber- that fire has no respect, that it "will destroy the mansion as well as the hovel. Our Legislators Should Be Men > --.-7——; -7^— If we wait until somebody comes up and volun teers to pay the cost of our schools, our roads and j our government including the poor and needy, we J will have few schools, few roads, a weak government j and the poor will starve and die in rags. Our legislators should lie men. They know the I people want schools, that they need them. They j know the public wants roads and that they need j them. They know men and women and childien want governmental protection, both of person and j property. They know that no decent man is satisfied , to standby and hear the cries of hungry children or to see the old and feeble tremble and totter for the want of shelter. It is time for the legislators to inventory the ability of the people and assign to those who are able the task of maintaining and sustaining all these institu tions. There is no need to let any class of people or busness kick out of their honest and fair duty any longer. And if there isn't a more equitable sys tem adopted, our poverty will increa e and our misery will be greatly multiplied. ». • Political Revolution Next The next revolution America is to have will be a political one. If our troubles cannot be.fairly well adjusted, then something worse might happen. Four percent of our population own 80 per cent of - all property. Of course, it makes but little difference who owns the property, and it might be that those v who are poor are as happy as the rich, but the trouble is that the four per cent who own the property also own the laws. They influence the government, and force the 96 per cent to bear the burden of govern ment. They are in a position to surround and guard themselves and their property with our army and navy. They call men who cry for a showing in life for themselves and their .families Reds and Commu nists. If a political revolution cannot shake things up and redeem our democracy, then the end might b* a tragic one. How are we going about righting things? Are rUILIfNID CVS»▼ we going to standby like dummies and permit the old gang to select our presidents and governmental dictators, or are we going to assert r urselves and de mand rulers who respect men as much as they respect -j money? The first step will be the kicking aside of dishonest j leaders in politics, and select men wo can overcome J the temptation of both money and honors, the two evils that have led so many politicians astray. With all of our long line of political experience, both of our major political parties are nearer in the complete control of the money forces of this country ' than they have lieen since th? Civil War. Rtekob's platform is exactly the same as that founded on-jhe rankest Republican principles. ' / It is high time for the people to wake up. They must demand something deeper than false promises and flimsy explanations. - ■ The Merchants' Mistake The merchants of North Carolina have made no greater mistake than the one committed in fighting a sales and commodity tax. | The general sales tax, as proposed, will bring about $140,000 into Martin county from the State treas ury, and only $40,000 would be paid from the county into the treasury. We would be SIOO,OOO to the gf>od with such a tax in effect. The general consumer would, of course, have to pay the bill which would Im* evenly distributed. The merchants think it bet- I ter to force the farmer and land-owner to continue to pay the tax on his land, but they will find, in the long run, that the farmer will soon be unable to buy and then they will find a greater loss for the want i of customers than they will from the payment of one- I hall or three-quarters of one per cent on their sales. Guaranteeing Profits We deeply sympathize with the tobacco warehouse men as far as human sympathy can go, because they evidently have a hard time. Yet, we think their po sition was entirely wrong in asking legislation that I would have levied an additonal tax of $2.50 on every I acre of tobacco grown in North Carolina and put it I into the |Micket of the warehousemen. | it now costs about $5.00 per acre to sell an acre I of tobacco in a warehouse. When the price of the j crop is low, the cost goes down because the commis sion is less. If the price is higlit, the cost is increas j ed. If the acre sells for SIOO, the commission is i $2.50 v if the acre sells for S4OO, the commission is SIO.OO. The proposed rate would result in a cost of about J $7.50 per acre, regardless of price paid for the crop.' It would have meant that an additional cost of $2.50 J |K'r acre would have lx*eh placed on the grower when I he sold his crop. If the legislature will guarantee the farmer a fair | profit for his crop, then it should guarantee the ware ' housman a profit. If it cannot guarantee the farmer j a fair profit, then why guarantee the warehouseman ] higher prices. I - . .. 1 That Buncombe Gambling Bill Apparently it is much eas : er to pass legislation that will hurt jieople, than it is to enact those laws that will help people. The enactment of a law legalizing gambling would lw a repreoach and disgrace. It has been some time since our State lowered its ideals to the point of legal izing gambling. When Asheville gambled away the credit of the 1 city and x Buncombe county through high banking i i circles, its representatives went to Raleigh and said ] please let us keep up the habit. We'll change from j stock gambling to horse race gambling, they said. I The thing that puzzles us most is how they went so far in the legislature with it. Worse Things Than General Sales Tax I '/ | The Seu>s ami Observer continues its opposition t) | the general sales tax. Th Greensboro Xcu's is throw ing fits at the thought of it. The Asheville Citizen | says that "the strength of the movement for a general sales tax seemed to us so prep sterous that we never , i never dreamed it would be seriously consdiered" and j that the measure "would probably drive a great many j mercantile establishments into bankruptcy." The lobbyists of the organized retail merchants are filling the air with forecasts of calamity if the bill is passed. But the legislature his got to raise money, and a lot of it, if it holds to its approval of the McLean plan to relieve the counties of ad valorem taxes for the schools, and there appears to be no other way to the required amount except through a sales tax. We fail to see why this form of levy should cause such great alarm. An examination of the proposed tales tax does not justifiy the fear that it will drive merchants into bankruptcy or impose upon them any unreasonable hardship. Suppose, for example, that a merchant had a year's gross receipts of $75,000, that j $25,000 were exempted, and that a levy of, say i-2 of I- per cent were applied to the remaining $50,000? That would mean a tax of $250. The merchant would ! dislikes to pay taxes —but it would be a long way , from bankrupting him. And suppose that a tobacco « manufacturing company with two hundred mill'on in sales, and net earnings of from 75 to 100 per cent on the capital invested, had to pay a million as a sales i tax. Would that be such a terrible calamity? It seems to us that a general sales tax should not « be imposed upon retailers alone, but upon manufac- J| twers and wholesalers as well—upon any person or' } establishment engaged in selling. If the percentages to „ * be levied upon the various classes of sales are work- 1 ed out carefully, a sales tax measure will be a simple J and a fair way of raising the money the state need*— f Louis Craves m the Chapel Hill Wee My, J ■ d ■ ■: ' ■ r* ' * THE ENTERPRISE In the ?Vouse Community of Lin coln County 12 farmers have agreed to I plant nly cut varirty of cotton this season. At least 20 others will likely i join in with the plan, says County 'Graham Morrison. I North Carolina, Martin County—ln the Superior Court. J. B. Cherry vs. Courtney Co burn, Joe Coburn, Delia Anderson, Anna Nicholson, Darkis Coburn, Noah Bennett, Joe Bennett, Lyda Pearce, Will Pearce, Florence Edwarda, Frank Bennett, Jease Bennett, and Harry Bennett I . The Defendants Noah Bennett, Ly da Pearce and Will Pearce will take 'notice that an action entitled as above ;has been commenced in the Superior I Court of Martin County, North Caro lina, said action being a Special Pro- Iceeding to sell for partition the lands (described in the Petition filed herein; | and the said Defendants will further take notice that they and each of them arc required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County, at the Courthouse in Williamston, North Carolina, on the 30th day of March, 1931, and answer or demur to the Complaint in said ac tion, or the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint. This the 23rd day of February, 1931. R. J. PEEL, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County. f-27-4t ADHINISTRATIX NOTICE j Having this day qualified as ad minstratix of the estate of J. L. Swain, late of Martin County, all persons holding claims against the estate of ;the said J. L. Swain is hereby noti fied to present them to the under signed for payment on or before the 21st day of February, 1932 or this • notice will be pleaded in bar of re | covery of the same. All persons in - j ' debted to said estate will please come j forward and make immediate payment iof same. , I This 21st day of February, 1931. BESSIE SWAIN, Administrate. J I, 24-4t J. L. Swain. J ~ NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of a decree of 'the Superior Court of Martin County entered in an an action pending there in entitled "Eliza Kuff ft al vs F. L. I Gladstone, et al" the undersigned | Commissioners will, on Monday, April 6th., 1931, at Noon, in front of the Courthouse door of Martin County, of fer for sale to the higliest bidder for cash, the following described lands: Commonly known as the "Glasgow Land" consisting of two tracts of 47 and 3-4 acres, and being the same land ■ mentioned in a deed from W. S. Cher ry to Eliza Cherry, of record in Book V.-2, page 48 of the Martin County Public Registry, and being the same two tracts described in a map of re cord in Book MMM, at page 51 of the Martin County Public Registry, which said map is hereby referred to, and made a part thereof for the pur »- pose of giving an accdrate description of said land containing 122 acres, more or less. DA TED this 23rd. day of February,! 1931. B. A CRITCHKK, ! WHEELER MARTIN, m-3-4t. Commissioners | NOTICE OP SALE I i By virtue of a deed of trust ex [ecuted to me by W. K. Knox and wife! |Eva Knox of Martin' County, N. C.,] dated May 4th 1929, anil of public He-j ( Cord in the office of the Register of; i Deeds for said Martin County in Book !C-3, at page I, and at the request ofi the holder of the note or indebtedness J thereby secured, default having been j made in the payment thereof, I will, on! Saturday, March 21st., 1931, at 12 o'-j clock Noon, at the courthouse door in Martin County offer for sale at public | auction the property described in said I Deed of Trust as follows, to-wit: Beginning at t a black gum in the I Ciled Mizelle line and James A. Ro-I ger's corner; thence Westerly along I James A. Roger's line to a ditch anal along said ditch to a long leaf pine;! | thence along Sophia Roger's line to a' pine wood stob; thence East along a! | line of hiarked trees to a black gum and pine in Caled Mizel!e's line apd a- 1 'long said Caled Mizelle's line to the. beginning, containing flity (50) acres,| more or less, and being the same lands' conveyed to Eva Knox in Deed re corded in Book A-3 at page 155 of the; Martin County Public Registry to which reference is hereby given for a I further and more complete descrip-. ' tion. This the 20th day of February, 1931 i U R. L. COBURN, f-24-4t Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed to the undersigned trustee by W. R. Roebuck and .wife, Dora Roebuck on the Ist day of February, 1929 and of record in the public regis try of Martin County in Book Y-2 at pace 544, a sale of the following des cribed land was made on the 9th day of February, 1931 after being duly ad-, vertised and posted as by law required, and whereas there was an upset bid made during the time by law pres cribed, therefore upon order of R. J. Peel, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County, I will on Saturday, the 21st day of March at 12 o'clock M. in front of the courthouse door in the town of'Williamston, N. C. offer for. sale the following described real es tate, to-wit: Beginning at a stake on the Hamil ton and Washington Road if) W. R. Roebuck's line, thence along said road about 130 feet in a Northern direction,: its intersection with the Bear Grass 1 Road, thence along the Bear Grass Road 90 feet to a stake, thence an Eastward direction 90 feet to a corner in W. R. Roebuck's land, thence a Southern direction to the stake in the Hamilton and Washington Road, and; beginning and containirfg one acre more or less and known as the School 1 Site. I A cash deposit of 10 per cent will be required of the successful holder at the time of sale. This the 2nd day of March, 1931. A. B. AYERS, * Trustee. Klbert S. Peel, Attorney. m-3-4t DEED OF TRUST SALB Notice it hereby given that under and by the power and authority con ferred in me by that certain deed of trust given by H. C. Modlin and wife. Mary J. Modlin, on the 3rd day of December, 1926, and which it duly recorded in Book Y-2 «t page 99 of , Martin county records, the note se cured thereby not having been paid, I shall offer for tale at public auction, for cash, at the courthouse door of Martin County, WilHamtton, N. C., on Monday the 23r4 day of March WIUJAIMTO., MOUTH CAWCM.IN* -11931 at 12 o'clock, M., the following i described land, to-wit: ( | _ FIRST TRACT. Beginning at a lightwood Stump in the Road which i leads to J. E. Mizelle residence, thence ' running South about 78, East 206 i Poles to a small Pine, thence South , 33 Poles to a Stake, corner of lot No. 1 2, thence North 79, West 141 and ' Three Fifths Poles to center of Black I Gum in the Run of Glady's Branch : Six and one half poles to its Cumpli , pent thence down the various courses i of said Branch 35 poles, thence North 26 West 48 and 3-4 Poles to the be ginning containing 40 Acres the same more or less. SECOND TRACT, Bounded on North by Wrighter Davis Land, and on the South by Luke Mizelle land : heirs, the same land that J. E. Mizelle bought of Robert Mobley, said deed being of record in Martin County Re gistry to which reference may had for ' full description, and containing 50 , acres more or less. ' THIRD TRACT, Beginning at Luke Mizelle's West Corner a Pine Tree Stump in the edge of the Road near | the West Corner of H. W. Micelle's Fence, thence running with the En terprise Line to a Gum North of Pop lar Run Swamp, thence Southernly 2 ( Poles to the Run of said Luke Mizelle line to the beginning containing 10 j acres the same more or less. FOURTH TRACT, Bounded on the East by Clyde Modlin, and the South and West by Clyde Modlin, and on the West by H. E. Ellison, and on the North by the Late Willis Harrel 1 estate, said to contain 1 3-7 acres, more , or leas. FIFTH TRACT, Beginning at a stob in the Chapel Road, thence down said Road to where it intersects with Road to where it intersects with the woods Road to a stob, thence a stob, thence a straight line to the be ginning containing Seven Eights acre. More or less. This the 20th day of February, 1931.' N.J. MODLIN, I f-24-4t Trustee. j NOTICE OF SALE i Lender and by virtue of a decree of 1 the Superior Court of Martin County enterea in an action pending therein entitled "Isaiah Grepn et al vs F. L. ! Gladstone, Trustee, et al" the under signed Commissioners , will, on Mon- 1 . day, April 6th., 1931, ati Noon, in front ' of the Courthouse do(>r pf Martin ' County, offer for sale 1 , to the highest ' bidder, for cash, the [following de»- ; : cribed. lands: Known as the Stephen Brown place, ' adjoining the lands of J. B. Cloman, Collin Green and Thus. Combs, con ; taining 139 acres, having been allotted to Estelle B. Brown, now Estelle B. Avent, in the division of the lands of lier father, George E. Brown, and Heeded by Estelle B. Avent and H. M. l 1 Avent to Isaiah Green the 16th. day of January, 1901, and registered in 1 Book MMM, at page 538, in the officel of the Register of Deeds of Martin' County, deeded by Isiah Green to Col-; liti Green, April 10, 1906. DATED this 23rd, day of February, 1931. WHEELER MARTIN, B A CRITCHER. m -3-4t Commissioners NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of a decree of the Superior, j Court of Martin County, entered in ( I an action pendiug therein entitled At- ( lantic Joint Stock Land Bank vs J. D. I Leggett, et al, the undersigned Com-! | missioner will, at noon, on Friday,! ' March 27, 1931, sell at public auction I for cash at the Court House door in j , said County the lands described in a mortgage executed by J. D. Leggett and Willie Leggett on February 16,' 1923, rcorded in tl»e Register's Office of Martin County in Book 02, page 1 105, and there described as follows,, i to-wit: All those certain pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and being in I Cross Roads Township, Martin Coun . ty, Bounded and described at follows: First Tract: Beginning at a gum in I the Mill Race; thence up the T>ranch | North 57 West 21 poles; thence North 45 3-4 West 30 poles; thence North J 21 1-4 West 12.68 poles; thence North 3 East 11.4 poles; tbence North 27 I West 7 poles; thence North 61 1-4 ; West 9.6 poles; thence North 75 3-4 . West 22 poles; ttienee North 85 de : grees 10 minutes West 28.24 poles; , thence North 3-4 East 46.8 poles to a stump; thence South 75 East 25 poles; i thence North 84 1-4 East 14 ooles: 1 POULTRY CAR] WILL BE IN I MARTIN COUNTY March 24, 25, 26, and 27 I JAMESVILLE TUESDAY, MARCH 24»" I " WILLIAMSTON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25'* I _• ROBERSONVILLE -THURSDAY, MARCH 26"> 1 OAK CITY FRIDAY, MARCH 27'* | County agents, in cooperation with the Division of Markets, have ar- I ranged for a poultry car to be placed on siding for one day at each of the ! I above places. These cars will be run at one-mon ficient quantity of poultry offered, th intervals, provided there is a suf- T. B. Brandon, County Agent I f thence North 81 1-2 East 12.4 poles to a sweet gum; thence North 18 East |: 35 1-2 poles to a stake; thence North (88 1-2 West 27 1-2 poles to a stake on rithe Hamilton and Washington Road; thence a Southerly direction along the I Hamilton and Washington Road to j the bend of the same; thence South 43 1-2 East 17.88 poles; thence South 45 i I—4 West 6.4 poles; thence South 12 I 1-4 East 9 poles; thence South 67 1-2 " East 6 poles to the Mill Race; thence along the Mill Race to the beginning; containing 55 acres, more or less, ~ bounded on the North by the lands of \ E. D. Roberson and J, Whitaker; en ( the East by lands of H W Leggett and I the Hamilton & Washington Road on I the South by the land of H. W. Leg : gett and the Eureka Lumber Company I on ihe West by the lands of Eureka ■ Lumber Company. '{ Second Tract: Beginning at a post I on the Horse Pen Swamp; thence I North 82 3-4 East 63.72 poles to a i stake; thence North 7 1-4 )Vest 48 : poles to a stake; thence South 82 3-4 ■ West 79.72 poles to a post; thence I South 9 East 8 poles; thence South 24 3-4 West 8.4 poles; thence South 33 East 13.64 poles; thence South 12 1-4 : Fast 7.2 poles; thence South 37 East, 15 poles to the beginning; containing 22 1-2 acres, more or less, bounded on I the North by the landsof C . L. Leg gett and Bettie Fulford; on the East by the lands of H. W. Leggett, on the South by the lands of B. W. Leg gett; on the West by the lands of W. T. Roberson. The above two tracts of land being | the land that was allotted to J. D. ] 1 Leggett in the division of the lands of his father, Jeremiah Leggett, and fully setout 1 in precredings entitled " W. W. Leggett, et al. vs J. D. Leg-! gett," and recorded in Book of Orders and Decrees No 6, pages 525, et seq., Office of the Clerk of the Superior | Court, Martin County. • - I The sale will be made subject to | . IMIIIII I I II A Woman's Bank, Tool- Women feel at home here ... in this friendly bank. That is why we number so many women among our depositors. We I I are proud of their patronage ... we try to do everything in our power to be of service to them. To maintain and increase this fem- I inine favor is ever our aim. ■ f Branch Banking! I & Trust Company I*.. PLYMOUTH, N. C. BllilllllllllßllllillllllllllltllllllllllililllllllWltlllMllWMlllltlllllllWlllllllllllllllMlW Tuesday, Much 17, 1931. • 'confirmation by the Clerk of the Sa t perior Court of Martin County. . This, the 20tk day of February, i9ji: W. B RODMAN, JR. I 1 f-34-4t ; NOTICE OP SALS OP REAL PROPERTY \ Under and by virtue of the power of » ; sale contained in a certain dead of trust | executed to the undersigned trustee by ; J. L. Reasons and wife, Maggie Ren ' son on the 16th day of December, 1,1929 and of record in the public regis try for Martin County in Bonk C-3 at page 129, said deed of trust bnv t.ine been giv*n for tf»e purpose of i securing certain notes of even date and . tenor therewith, and default hiving been made in the said deed of trust not having been complied with and at the request of the holder of the said notes he undersigned trustee will on Wed tesday, the lltfa day of March, 1931 offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described pwpesty, to-wit: ! All that certain tract or parcel of land, containing 126 1-4 acres more or ' less, lying, being and situated on the 1 Hamilton and Palmyra Road in , Hamilton Township, Martin County and state of North Carolina, bounded on the North by the Whit Davis Land, on the East by the Rononke River, on the South and West by the lands of Arrington Kitchen, and being the same and identical land deeded to J. L Reason by W. H. Holliday by deed Idated Dec. 17th, 1919 and of record in Martin County Registry in Book D-2 iat page 369, and being the same lands described m a mortgage from J. L. Reason and wife to the Federal Land Bank of Columbia which is of record !in the public registry of Martin Coun ty in Book Z-l, page 61. This the 16th day of February, 1931. ** PAULINE JONSON. Trustee. M Elber^ a Peel fa^ttornej^^^^J^4^
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