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PAGE TWO THE ENTERPRISE Published Enry Tuesday and Friday by The ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WTI-I.IAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. w. c Manning _—__ Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year Six months *— OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY „ One year W-00 gia months „ l ®° No Subscription Received lor Les» Than 6 Month* Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office it* Williamston, N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Congress of March 3, 187 V. Address an communications to The Enterprise and not to the individual members of the firm. Friday May 29, 1931 Short on Moral Stamina A great mativ of our legislators must be short on moraJ stamina. It seems about as easy to pass a bad bill as it is to pass a good bill. No legislature has ever been so evenly divided. About half are willing to pass gambling laws and anything else that certain gangs suggest, but .tan not hear the cry of the million children who need educa tion and a chance in life. They will tax the shoes the child wears, the bread it eats, and the house where it sleeps, but does not want to tax the cigarette it smokes, the Coca-Cola it drinks, nor the other many needless things it uses. The worst thing it has attempted to do is to pass a real gambling law for the benefit of high-powered gamblers. On the other hand, about one-half the legislative membership can well be numbered among the faithful They have stood like men and acted like staesmen in their attempt to give good government, and while they have partially failed, they have won much ground and passed laws which will save a reasonable amount of taxes. Educational Costs School Fads, published monthly by the State Board of Education, reveals a tragedy in our educational systme in North Carolina and the county units'in the State. It shows plainly that we have had wild ex penditures without corresponding returns. Since so much has been said in attempting to justify the big expenditures that have thrust-the back-break ing belly-robbing tax rate on the people, we are tak ing a few figures from the May issue of the publica- • tion referred to. The first item in the table of figures shows the total cost of education in the public school* in the State increased, for the 10-year period from 1918-I> to 1928-29, the enormous sum of 483 1-2 per cent, which includes both interest and building fund. The actual current expense increase was 378 |>er cent, or from $5,850,129.78 to $27/) M,531.85. 'lTie same figures reveal the fact that our school enrollment gained 23 1-2 per cent, while our average attendance gained 67 1-4 [>er cent. The number of teachers increased 65 per cent. The pupil cost per days schooling increased from 13 1-2 cents to 27 4-10 cents per day. Of course, there is no way to estimate ihe efficiency of the work at the various periods. That is for the people who sent children to school and [Mid the taxes to judge. , It is claimed that the standard of efficiency has kept pace with the rising cost, which can l>e safely disputed. In Martin County, more high school pu pils have failed to meet college entrance requirements during the past 5 years than did during the previous 15 years. The Enterprise has always stood for education, and more education, and expects to champion the cause of education everywhere and at all times, yet it fet'ls that the people should know the trirfli about what is going on. There is no doubt about the fact that we have been governed by a dominating trust of educators who seem to be filled with theories that have not proven prac tical. ' Take a Lesson From the Lowly Ant s The number of, charity cases next winter depends largely on what we do this summer. Captain John Smith said those who did not work must not eat. If that rule is rigidly enforced the coming wihter, some people will experience hard times. Too many people are standing around wailing to tee good jobs return, which is out of the question. Folks should do like the industrious ants and the busy bees, work hard this summer and lay up a store for next winter. It is easy to take a small piece of ground and grow plenty of potatoes, both sweet and kith, and grow enough vegetables and can them to help carry through the winter. It b now apparent that the bread lines will be NOTICE OF SALE OP REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power of mU CMUiMd in a certain dead of tnwt eancutfd by G. A. Crohon and wife, 11. I. Crofton, on the 11th of March, 1915, and of record is the pub lic registry of Martin County in book H-l, St page I 7», the undersigned El ■*&&»•- L l ' ...CM '• cities will not be able to avoid it, there is no excuse for a food shortage in Eastern North Carolina, under normal seasons, provided, however, that our pwple try. And those folks who idle the summer away will not be entitled to the blessings of public charity next winter. - l " longer next winter than they were last. While the ~ * Holding Out On the Rest of Us Carl (ioerch is the mystery man of the newspaper business. One day he is flying for fun; the next day he is writing some big lie; and the next day he is swimming for his life. But this is not the mystery, 'flhe real puzzle is how does a poor newspaper man get so much time and money to do so much high- IMI we red sporting? „ Carl shoyld tell the craft his secret, so some of the other editors might at least eat regularly. Then, too, Carl might be more regular about his baths, and not" ihave to take forced baths in the I'amlico by a two and-a-half-mile swim. Consolidation Reigns Seventeen Carolina cotton mills have recently com-, pletefl a consolidation into a $17,500,000 combination. This will enable the stockholders to get more divi dends. But it will put hundreds of workmen on the streets and in the bread line. Fewers executives, fewer superintendents and foremen, as well as fewer, book kee|>ers, clerks, spinners, weavers, and dyers will be required. When everything gets under one management, the country will decay. Missing the Mark The.San Jose, Calif., Mircury-HcrdUl deplores the possibility of the government going into the news [>a|X'r business. Vet such is the case, since almost every department of both our State and National gov ernments is sending out various papers covering prac tically every known subject which is of great im |>prtance to the people as a whole. However the California newspaper falls down on another phase of the problem by trying to put the newspaper,into the same category, which is entirely ~ untrue. Consolidation of the press would stifle free dom-of thought, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press, while consolidation of our public utilities will subject our people to extortion. How Quickly We Forget A Marion dispatch says "the good citizens of Mc- Dowell County have not been so aroused for a long time as. they now are," over the racing and gambling bill recently slip|>ed through the Houe by their rep resentative. As we recall, it was only about two years ago when officers of that county were shooting down citizens be cause of certain industrial differences. And the churches there were turning their members out be cause rich members could not fellowship the poor ones. . We fully agree with them in fighting the gambling bill, yet we do feel sympahty that they so soon forget the Marion mill murders. Sterilization of Criminals Oklahoma's new law authorizing the sterilization of criminals after the third conviction would doubt less be a good law for all the other states. Lawbrea.king parents are the cause of much crime in children. The mentally incompetent, the seriously and ho|H'lessly diseased, tne criminal, and those with definite strains of insanity should not be allowed to propagate their kind. We are all convinced that hered ity carries its type through many generations, in fea tures, and just as surely in character and habits. Bad blood goes a long way and carries its strains and tendencies of insanity, criminality, and mental weaknesses through generations. This type of birth control jhould be carried to the limits of reason. Those who are physically, mentally, and morally strong have no right to shirk the responsibility of children. Returning to the Pioneer Age Dr.. Knight, of the faculty of the University of Chicago, has assigned as the reason for the large num ber of young people going astray during the past dec ade, the tendency to go back to the pioneer ideals of life, which permitted much unrestrained freedom. Doubtless jtfiere is some truth in the theory. Cer tainly there exists a revolutionary spirit among a large number of |>eople. Children disobey, and the same desire a|>parently continues throughout life. We love to wander about and drift along, and do so rather than follow the well-marked path and smooth road, which have been made by centuries of experi ence and marked out for society; but still we wander around just as the animals did in the forests in the l>ast ages, and we al seem to crave the opportunity to do things just as we please, too often disregard ing the effect it will have on others. Dr. knight does not say whether or not we have reached the highest point of civilization of which we are capable, and have turned !>»* to the tree» and blushes. We still have faith in the wisdom of Solomon when he said, "Train up the child, and he wilt not depart from it when he is old." It may be that many are mifeing the necessary training to keep them walking in the right way. Bert S. Peel, tmatee substituted under the procedure Ml oat in the act* of the General Assembly of 1931 for the trustee named in said deed of truit, will on the 30th day of May, 1931, at 12 o'clock m., in front of the court houae door in tht town of William iiton, North Carolina, offer for tale to the highest bidder for cash the fol- lowing described real estate, to wit: | First tract: Bounded on the north .by B. H. Roberto®, on lbs weft by the colored church land*, on the south Iby J. L. Croom and the Gold Point mill on the out by J. L. | Croom, w. D. Powell, and Main i ( Street of Gold Point, the above tract of land situated in tne town of Gold - THE ENTERPRISE THE LETTER-BOX AN EXPLANATION Dear Editor: In your last issue of the Enterprise you quoted hie as saying, with refer-; ence to Mr. R. A. Pope's position as superintendent of schools, "There is not another person in the United States that can take his place." You did not quote the words with which I qualified this statement. The words which you printed would implicate that I was referring to ability to take Mr. Pope's place, which was not the | issue at all. What I did say was, with deference to the fact that the county would have practically the same teach ing force as last year, that no man in the United States would have the con fidence and cooperation oi these teach-' ers as would Mr. Pope. I said-this without apologies. Very respectfully yours, .TWOS. MAYO GRIMES. Williamston, N. C\, May 25, 1931. Heats Brooder Houses With Brick Furnaces • ' ■ Brooder houses in Catawba County have been heated yvith small brick fur naces this spring. G. G. Jones, of ( laremunt. Route 1, reports good suc cess with the new plan. Buy Limestone and Lime Spreaders Cooperatively Limestone and lime spreaders are being purchased cooperatively Al leghany .County farmers for soil im provement work. Point, and said to contain S acres, more or less. Second tract: Bounded on the north by B. H. Roberson, on the west by John Briley, on the south by Andr. on "the east by B. H. Roberson, and Wynn and the colored church lands, situated near the town of Gold Point! and said jto contain 7 /acres, more or; less. Third Tract: Bounded on the north : by R. L. Taylor children, on the west' by Emmett Everttt, on the south by j J. B. Coburn, on the cast by B. H. Roberson, and known as a part of the Coburn land and situated in the town of Gold Point, said to contain 8 acres, more or less. This the 30th day of April. 1931. KLBI'RT S. PEEL, • ~ myl 4tw Substituted Trustee. SERVICE BY PUBLICATION North Carolina, Marthi County. In the Sujierior Court, Before the Clerk. The Dennis Simmons Lumber Com pany, a Corporation, vs. James A. Roberson, A. L. Mannign, C. C. Col train, J. and W. Land Company, M. O. Fouth, Administrator of the Es tate of A. T. McDonald. Miss Sarah A. McDonald, A. M. Baxter, E. A. Morris, Mollie Lee, Margie Clark, Dr. Sampson Hadley, H. D. Rober son, W. T. Ward, Etheline Carson, The Federal Land Bank, and others. The defendants, J. and W. I.an-I Company,* M" O.' Fouth, Administra tor of the Fstale of A. T. McDonald, Miss Sarah A. McDonald, A. M. Bax ter, E. A. Morris, Mollie l.ee, Margie Clark, Dr. Sampson iiadley, 11. D. Roberson, W. T. Ward, Ftheline Car son, and the Federal Land Batik, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the su perior court of Martin County, North Carolina, for the purpose of having the title to certain lands described in the petition filed herein registered and con firmed pursuant to chapter '>o of the Public Laws .of 1913 and amendments thereto; and said defendants will fur ther take notice that they are required to appear at the courthouse door of Martin County, in Williamston, North Carolina, within thirty (30) days) and answer or demur to the petition in said action, or the plaintiff will «.pply to the court for the relief demanded in said petition. • This the, 26th day uf May, 1931. R. J. PEEL. Clerk Superior Court, my 29 4tw Martin County. Security for your Savings ffl When you know that the resources of this bank are invested in such a manner as to be easily mobile at all times, diversified safe, then you know that your savings here are also safe beyond comparison. Our officers and directors are men of seasoned and varied bus iness experiences Their judgment and integ rity is your assurance of safety for savings. Open an account today with confidence! Branch Banking & Trust Company Williamaton, N. C. NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. 'ln Superior Court. S. R-. W. H., and J. W. Biggs, Trad ing ai t. R. Bigg* Iron and Motor Company, vs. Bethlehem Steel Com pany, a Corporation. Defendant above named will take notice that an action above entitled has been begun in the Superior Court of Martin County to recover of the defendant the sum of $476.80, together with interest from the 12th day of July, 1928, by virtue of a breach of contract of defendant with the plain tiff company to deliver certain sheet iron to plaintiffs; and the,said defend ant will further take notice that it is required to appear before the clerk of the superior court for the county of Martin at his office in Williamston, N. C., within thirty (30) days after the date of service hereof, and answer to complaint filed herein in the office of the clerk, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the'complaint.' * ' ■-1: . , This 20th day of April, 1931. R. J. PEEL, myl 4t Clerk Superior Court. EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE Having this day qualified as execu trix of the last will and testament ot William E. Warren, deceased, late of Martin County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons holding claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned for payment on °r before the 29th day of April, 1932, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery there on. Persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 29th dav of Antifc' 1931: Deborah Fleming Warren, Executrix. Coburn & Coburn, Attys. myl 6t NOTICE OF SALE OP REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power ofc sale contained, in a certain deed of trust executed to the undersigned trustee by King David Smithwick and wife, Grarey/ Smithwick, on the 26th day of February, 1920 and of record in the public registry for Martin County in Book A-2 at page 207, said dede .of trust having been given for the purpose of securing a certain note of even date therewith and default having been made in the payment of the *aid note, and thei. stipulations | contained in the said deed of trust not having-bene complied with and at the request of the holder of the said note the undersigned trustee will offer for I At The I Change A Critical Time In fl Every Woman's "During a critical H time In my life I took Cardul fcr several p months. I had hot flashes. I would sud- 1 denly get dizzy and ■''! seem blind. I would §j get faint and have no jl strength. My nerves were on ij{ edge. I would not i sleep at night. 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