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Tuesday, May 19, 1931
Wealth Shows Its Hand
The poison arrow that we have feared so long has
at last been shut by the tax-dodging wealth—for the
sole purpose of cripplinland wounding the schools.*,
Rigid economy is the desire of all people; and our
Legislature should see to it that extravagance in
schools, like extravagance in everything else, should
be curbed.
Teachers are generally reasonable folks and would
doubtless accept small cuts here and there, but when
it comes to a cut of twenty-five per cent, they could
not exist and meet the necessary requirements to do
proper work.
money power in our State evidently never in
tends that the [>eople who they make their millions
out of shall be educated out of their big dividends.
One thing is needful and must not be neglected by
this Legislature, and that is ample provision to edu
cate the masses. If we fail we will never be able to
put up a fight for equal rights.
Education and intelligence are the things that are
holding the fight up for the people at the preset
time.
The friends of the people should never give up the
fight. -And the schools must run.
Valuation Decreases
l'p to this date Bear Grass is the only township
which has completed the revaluation of her land. It
is reported that the values in that township have
been reduced slightly over 25 |x*r cent.
The poor crops in that township in 1929 and IWO
were such a shock to the farmers of that section that
it h:is thrown them somewhat into a spirit of de|>res
sion, which has doubtless had the effect of making
them think their property is worth less than it really
is.
As a matter of fact, the township as a whole is made
up of independent home-owning farmers, wlio are
suffering more from shotk than from actual financial
depression.
Crime—Not Law —Makes Criminals
Mrs. Cozart deplores the fact that the prohibition
law makes criminals.
The lady should remember that it is not the law
that makes the criminal, it is the violator. There
has nQjer been a, law passed that did not make the
violator aVcriminal. Laws are passed to protect, ami
not to makV criminals. Yet if the individual refuses
to obgtMMty law, he places himself in »the criminal,
or law-breaking, class.
The Capital City Needs Cleaning Up
'lTiere was'little ho|»e that the charges of attempted
bribery brought against certain people in and around
Raleigh could be proven.
But there is almost a universal Ix'lief that less than
the half has been told. It is significant to see a bunch
of old broken-down, discarded politicians hanging a
round Raleigh, when everylxidy knows they are there
to sell their evil influence to the moneyed gang for
the purpose of trying to becloud the minds of honest
but perhaps ignorant or unsuspecting legislators.
Everybody knows they separate the legislators and
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| grade them into various classes—those whom they
can not buy, those whom they can buy, those they
need and tboae they do not need —and then they go
■ after them accordingly.
Of course, they find a few who want jobs, some
j want office, some want money or other favors. ,
The sooner the class of politicians who hover around
! the Capitol whenever the legislature is in session is
| booted out of Raleigh, the better it will be for the
people.
Grounds for Suspicion
*■ The Senate investigation has evidently caused some
uneasiness in the State. It would be amusing to see
the maneuvering to try to "wet blanket" the fires
that are liable to break out here and there. What the
guilty want is to smother the testimony.
One noticeable thing which makes the suspicion
1 much greater is the old gang wallowing around who
were once the identical feUows who passed the foreign
| stock exemption law. When people see such men 3s
l W. L. Long, John B. Dawson, and others who once
! had high aspirations for the governorship and sena
i torship, but failed, standing around a legislature, it is
to some extent grounds for suspicion.
Such men are generally hired by somebody who
wants more than their share of the blessings of gov
ernment and less of the responsibilities of the govern
ment.
If we could only have one legislative session free
from unfair influences; that is, money, women (bad),
and liquor, things would soon get better.
A " Want Ad"
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North Carolina has for exchange many dilapidated
liquor-drink, boot-licking politicians, who have lost
their usefulness and are now a menace to free govern- «
ment. Will take in exchange.anything that is harm-
I less. Quick trade is desired.
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"In Jesus\ Name—"
"In Jesus' Name " were the last words of Col
onel E. C. Hillyer, while praying in a Raleigh church
Sunday morning, when his heart ceased to beat and '
his soul went to the spirit land.
Doubtless most of us would like to have the sum
mons come under the same circumstances. Yet how
little is the world doing along that line.
We have yielded our hours of prayer to pleasure
programs, until ft is a strange thing to hear the name 1
of Jesus, unless somebody dies. The name of some
famous prize fighter, golf player, baseball hero, or
movie actor is heard oftener than the name of the
Deity
We seem to forget that in the history of man, he
! has pros|>ered who has kept close to the house of the
l ord, but the nations that forget God are always
doomed to fall.
Friendships—Not Opinions—Differ
There is no difference of opinion in this legislature.
Everybody sees exactly alike.
If a man is a friend of the people, he stands for
a fair distribution of taxes; he supports the various
plans to carry"in effect the Mac Lean Law. If he is
bound by the bonds of love for some special friend
or interests which are seeking big dividends, he can
be counted against the McLean Law.
The question is not on a difference of opinion, it is
1 purely a difference of friends.
We may fail this time. But now we know the
importance of picking our friends, and next time only
such legislators should lie selected as are worthy of
trust. First of all, we must select men who are right
in heart and who are too honest to be swayed by the
hope of office, social promotion, business opportunities,
or even a wad of cash.
Legislating As High As Ever
The strangest thing about the present General As
sembly is so little effort has been made to reduce
taxes by cutting down exj»enses. Living expenses
have been reduced twenty-five to fifty per cent.
Wages of unskilled laborers have been reduced more
than fifty |ier cent and thousands can get no work
at any wage; but public service comes as high or
higher than ever liefore known in Xorth Carolina for
State employees, and the State has a greater number
in its employ, without counting those in the highway
department, than ever before in its history. We are
seemingly approaching the time when everybody will
have a publif job and be on the Stale payroll.—Roan
-1 1 ofc-CkirwaH Times, .
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NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County.
In superior court.
W. W. Griffin v«. Roy Lanier
By virtue of an execution directed to
the undersigned from the Superior
Court of Martin County in the above
entitled action, I will, on Monday, the
Ist day of June, 1931, at 12 o'clock m.,
at the courthouse door in the town
of Williamston, N. C., sell to the high
est bidder, for cash, all the right, title
and interest which the said Roy La
nier, the defendant, has in the follow
ing described land:
A tract of land in 'Williams Town
ship, Martin County, adjoining the
lands of Frank Barber, Gus Lanier,
Geo. Williams, and others, containing
acres, more or less, and myre
commonly known as Bettie Lanier
land.
This the Ist day of May, 1931.
C. B. ROEBUCK,
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NOTICE OP SALE
Under and by virtue of the power*
contained in two several Deeds of
Trust executed to Mary M. Jones and
► Sarah M. Mitchum by Simon P.
Moore on the 14th- day of January,
: 1922, and on the 31st day of December
: 1921, respectively, to the undersigned
, Trustee, which Trust Deeds are of
i record in the public registry of Mar
• tin county in Book U 1 at page 257
! and Book U 1 at page 248 respective
' !ly, default having been made in the
' payments under each Deed of Trust,
and at the direction of the holder
thereof, the undersigned Trustee, will
, |on the 25th day of May 1931 at 12
o'clock noon in front of the court
, j house door, Williamston, North Car
! jolina, expose to sale the following
■ j described property:
| First tract: Bounded on the North
by old J. B. Coffield land, on West
|by Reuben Jony. on South by Simon
P. Moore, ana on__West__bjr_Jo4in
Purvis, being same land conveyed to
Simon P. Moore by Virginia Moore,
1 recorded in Martin County Registry
in Book T-l, 478.
Second tract: Being that same
tract of land conveyed by W. H. Wil
i son and wife, Sarah A., to York
Moore, of record in Martin County
Registry in Book EE, page 634. to
which reference is made for full de
; scription, containing 22 acres, more
or less.
I PROPERTYI
Revaluation
1 Notice is hereby given that the Board of
Assessors for Griffins Township will sit at
the following places and timte for the pur
pose of revaluing all real estate in said
township:
FARM LIFE SCHOOL
Wednesday, May 20th, From 8 A. M. On
J. EASON LILLEY STORE
Thursday, May 21st, From 8:00 A. M. On
SMITHWICK'S CREEK CHURCH
Tuesday, May 26th, From 8:00 A. M. On
All persons who own real estate
have to attend to be heard by said
Board.
This May 14, 1931.
Noah R. Peel
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF ASSESSORS
FOR GRIFFINS TOWNSHIP
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Tuesday, May 19,1931
Third tract: Being that tract of
land conveyed by W. H. Wilson and
wife to York Moore, of record in said
Registry in Book EE, page 635, to
which reference is made tor hall de
scription, containing 54 acres, more or
less.
Terms of sale. cash. »
This the 24th day of April 1931.
B. DUKE CRITCHER,
i a-24-4t Tnwtee.
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