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PAGE TWO THE ENTERPRISE PabUahad Every Tuesday and Friday by Tha ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA. W. C. Mannin# ® ditot SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Ca»h in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year r-~ ,-JIJO Six month* -r- OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year Six months *TT No Subscription Received for Less Than 6 Month* Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Williamston, N. C., as second-class the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Address all communications Enterprise and not to the individual members olythe firm. ==• Tuesday, April 19, 1932 The Fun Begins The fun has commenced. That is, the street cor ners, back alleys, and broadways are now ringing and reverberating with baseball chat. Lots of folks who do not know much of anything else are giving the scientific explanation of baseball. They are telling about all kinds of curves and how to swing bats and the name of every player. Som e of them can actually tell the name of every player and his batting aver age for the past 17 years. It is certainly a fine thing for those who have " nothing else to think about or talk about to just lounge around a whole summer and talk about baseball, and especially if they happen to win a nickel bet on some batter or some particular league. Yes; the fun is on; they are already talking and gambling about the winner. ; 9- V Disgraceful and Humilating Dances It is a little humiliating to hear so much about drunks and fights at Williamston dances. It is said these dances are drawing many bootleg gers from miles away—a type of people that good girls should be kept away from. And then, too, they say that some questionable women are coming to these events. The mothers of the community will do well to keep their boys from the company of such cattle. It is hard enough in this modern age to take care of the youngsters, without opening up the gates and inviting in the scum of the earth to sow their seed of death, hell and destruction broadcast into our midst, leaving us to grope in shame, sin, and misery. Beware of the fellow who says there is no harm, and never say that youth has to sow its wild oats. Both statements are false. A Sad Scene ' —— " One of the sad scenes of the week is the trial of a young lady of good position and her father, a judge of the state courts, going on trial in the criminal courts —the daughter charged with embezzling a consider able sum of money from the State, the father charged with hiding the crime by altering and destroying rec ords. » We seem to be passing, through a cycle of life when people disregard honesty and truth. The urge for wealth, ease, and society was so strong with this young lady that she rushed across all lines of restraint and reason, and, according to her plea, took money that was not her own. The judge was under the pressure of grief when he committed his crime, by his own admission. But he made a mistake in trying to hide a crime. Doubt less he made his greatest mistake years ago when he failed to teach his daughter "thou sha.lt not steal." Too many homes are stressing the pleasant side of life and leaving off the important tnatters of teaching honesty, truth, industry, humbleness to their children." The daughter is accused of stealing, the falher—a judge—of lying and making records lie: Smith's Ingratitude The Democratic party cut its own throat when it nominated A 1 Smith for the presidency in 1928, and it now looks like A 1 wants to cut th e party's throat in the coming campaign. A spirit of deep ingratitude. Can it be that Raskob, the Radical, is still trying to boa* the Democratic party? Foolish Expenditures Are folks Itill throwing their money away foolish ly ? It seems that some are. It would appear that the force of the lesson that we have had thrust before us would teach us to know better. However, we refuse to deny ourselves the pleasures and are still maintaining and sustaining the people who furnish the luxuries just as we have done for the put IS years. We have heavy taxes, and they need to be lowered, but we need not charge too much of our troubles to taxes. If we had spent all of our money as wisely as we have oar tax money, we would have more to show tor it than we now have. We win not find prosperity until we shift from a policy of wastefulness to a policy of rigid economy. While we em not avoid taxes, *i can stop many of oar wasteful expenditures here and (hare. ~ The Bonus Bill I ♦ •~~ The bonus bill is about to cause a bust in the ranks of its advocates. The leaders are against it gener ally, while the rank and file are for it. Tfjh" f>"»rnitipnt ran pay nff with a, Spprial sue of new money, it will T>e a fine thing to pay off. On the other hand, if the government has to go out and borrow money from sharks that already are sap ping us to deith with interest, then it will be very unwise and should not be done. A Valuable Factory Whoever owns a cow owns one of the most eco nomical manufacturing plants known to either science or industry. And the beauty about this manufactur ing plant is that any farmer can own one, as well as grow the raw materials it uses. The farmer who does not have a good cow is as badly off as the farmer who has to go to the store to buy hi? aJtehandles and sin gletrees.—Upton G. Wilson, Winston-Salem Journal * / '. / * > Salary Reduction Not Popular Beaufort News. So far it appears that only one representative in Congress from North Carolina has indicated a will ingness to have his salary reduced. We refer to the Honorable feward W. I 'ou, who represents the fourth district and has been a member of Congress for a long time. When Mr. ik>u first became a member he drew a salary of $5,000 a year, later this was advanced to $7,500 and then to SIO,OOO. Of course, there are also liberal allowances for traveling expenses and clerical help. The increase to SIO,OOO was predicated on the high cost pf living in Washington and elsewhere. If the salaries of members of Congress and all Fed eral officeholders and employees remain unchanged, this amounts to an increase, because living expenses have certainly decreased very materially. It appears however that Congressmen do not regard this fact as a sufficient reason for a reduction. Some of them talk about what tfrey could make at home; the mem ber from the third district stated that he was a $20,- 000 a year man before he went to Congress. With but two exceptions, the members of Congress from Carolina, Senators and Representatives, are lawyers. They are no doubt quite willing to ac cept fees right now if they are big enough. They do some practice in vacation time and sometimes they do not mind leaving Washington when Congress is in session if the inducements are sufficiently interest ing. It is hard to believe that many Congressmen are holding their jobs at a sacrifice to themselves. If so, ther e are plenty others ready to take their places. Food For Thought The Watauga Democrat„ The downcast eye, the solemn stare, the gutteral the perplexed glances, the whispered curses ... all tell us that times are hard. To walk along Main Street on Monday morning one would think that the end of time is not far distant. You meet one man who is the father of two charming chil dren, each of which bears great promise for the future. His tabljp fairly groans beneath the weight of three elegant meals daily. ' His home is paid for. He has a large circle of friends who stand by him "through thick and thin," his health is good, his taxes are paid, he has no enemies. But the gentleman curses his luck, and vows that the world has gone to the dogs. He has worried because his earnings have not been as large this month as they were a year ago. He ovrelooks all of the blessings which have been bestowed upon him, and lies awake night; because the dollar is more elusive than it used to be. And there is a young fellow who has a steady job. His wages are practically the same as they were in the "good old days." He wears good clothes, can af ford many luxuries, lives in a neat cottage, and is un encumbered by debt. But he is badly worried. He doesn't have but three good suits, and he hasn't had a new automobile since last spring. He's carrying his "bag of troubles" ungracefully, and he howls like an Indian every time he meets a friend. And a tradesman passes with his dinner bucket— a bucket filled to the brim with wholesome food. He has cared for his family like a good fellow, and the people honor him. His job is steady, his hours are pleasant, his pay is fair. But that same scowl has left its mark on his otherwise pleasant face. He's troubled about economic conditions—the nation faces disaster. Down the street trips a pretty woman. Her gown is of sheerest silk, her stockings are as finely woven as a cobweb. Her shoes are of imported leather. Around her neck is a fox fur which probably had its origin up in the Hudson Bay Country. She's pretty, she's popular, she has every reason to be happy. But hard times are on the fair lady's face; she's worry ing about the depression. Her children wear the best that money can buy, her home is a model of comfort; but she's fuming and fretting herself sick over imag inary troubles. % ~ It's the same story everywhere: Folks forget that bodily comfort and pleasant surroundings and true friendships are the things that really matter . . . that gold and jewels and fine raiment are just the glam orous decorations of living. They fail to realise that : | the sun shines just as brightly on their humble prem ises as on the king's mansion; that the stars which twinkle with friendly abandon in the heavens belong equally as much to them as to the crowned monarchs of the eastern world. They/ forsake the infinite for the finite, they become worshipers of false gods. There is a depression, just as surely as there is an earth or a heaven, but folks here have ilttle reason for complaint. Their blessings have been numerous, their sorrows insignificant. And lots of the talk we hear about hard &KB (to use • slangy expression) is just "plain, unadul tared 'baloney.'" THE ENTERPRISE Sic 'Em —:- —IT^ - ' THE LETTER-BOX MUNICIPAL GARDENS There has been much done to help | the unemploed in thjs community, but the need still is great, especially where homes contain man little children whose bodies are neither nourished . nor clothed. Many of the towns in , the state have planted municipal gar- ; dens from which vegetables may be obtained for those who can not become gardeners themselves. Williamston has plenty of vacant spots that could be used, and there is some ..acreage around the water plant which would furnish much food this spring, summer, and fall. Men in the employ of the town could be ilsed during spare moments, and a number of the unemployed would be only too glad to help in the { cultivation of these crops. Both sweet and irish potatoes could be grown in i a quantity helpful to many. j, Salads, onions, turnips, and other | quick-growing vegetables would fur- nish noruishment for the poorly fed children. Those people having garden l spots of their own could be given seed and fertilizer and thus helped to live. ' It is not too late for the board of aldermen to consider the Riatter and start something worth while. The money expended would bring a splen- - did return during the year. Why not' act now , CITIZEN. COOP METHODS HERE TO STAY Cooperative System Enters Its Eleventh Year of Operation • • Raleigh,—Cotton cooperative inar-J keting in North Carolina, now enter- j ing its eleventh year, is here to stay.l | So, indirectly, says the withdraws! report of the North Carolina Cotton; | Growers Cooperative Association,' ! which (hows that, although the gates ; I were thrown wide open during the I months of January and February,! withdrawals were less than four per. cent of the membership—3.B6 per cent,. to be exact. Most of those withdrawing explained ! they were doing so only because they NOTICE!! All notices of candidacy for County Offices must be filed with me on or before— Friday, May 20th None Will Be Accepted After That Date Sylvester Peel CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF _ MARTIN COUNTY _ had found it no longer profitable to i grow cotton and that they did not I want the association to incur mailing j expense on their account. A withdrawal clause permitting any_ member to draw out any time during the first two months of the year was . inserted in the second contract, writ-1! ten five years ago and under which the association now operates. To date rel-| atively few have withdrawn under the, privilege, however. The State cotton cooperative during the past 10 years has handled 1,200,000 bales of cotton for which it paid back! to members in excess of $100,000,000.; Its members now number more than ■ 13,000. Wilkes Farmers Do n Considerable Terracing To prevent soil erosion in Wilkes 1 County, the farmers have done con-' siderable terracing this spring and will plant a larger acreage of grass and clover. NOTICE OP SALE Under and by virtue of the authority contained 1n that certain deed of trust executed to the undersigned trustee by R. C. Jones on the ls.t day of January, J 1924, and of record in the public reg istry of Martin County in book Q-2, at page 301, said deed of trust having been given to secure certain notes of even date and tenor therewith, and the stipulations therein contained not having been complied with, and at the request of the parties interested, the undersigned trustee will, on Friday, the 29th day of April, 1932, at 12 o'-| clock m., in front of the courthouse j door, in the town of Williamston, N.' Cf, offer for sale to the highest bidder,! for cash, the following described prop (alotaLs ! THADS MARK. Rfca. For lazy liver, stomach and I kidneys, biliousness, indi gestion, constipation, head. j ache, colds and fever. j 10# and 35# at dealers. I erty: A tract of land in Goose Nfcst Town ship, Martin County, North Carolina, beginning in the Sam Cross line, at or near a red oak; thence down.,a big path west 88 yards to a stake, thence north 112 yards to small sweet gum near by; thence at right angles east 88 yards to a red oak in Sam Croat's line; thence along Sam Cross's line to the beginning, and being the same land conveyed to said R. C. Jones by deed from F. L. Gladstone. Dated this the 28th day of March, 1932. WHEELER MARTIN. mr29 4tw Trustee. Elbert S. Peel, Attorney. NOTICE OP SALE OP REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed on the 12th day of Sep tember, 1930, by Mary Bridges to the undersigned trustee, and of record in the public registry of Martin County, LOOK & LISTEN Bunch's State Blood-Toted Chick* Are Raady. The Best Ever. Cus tomers Report Livability Almost 100 Per Cent White and Barred Rocks Reds and Whit* Wyandotte* Buff Orpington* White Lacnorn* 30,000 Already Sold to S*ti*fi*d Co*- ' tomars. Don't You Want To B* On* Too? Write— BUNCH POULTRY FAI*M and HATCHERY tmylS STATESVILK. N. C. One Miracle for Which "You Needn't Look TKI only pot of gold you'll find at the foot of the rciinhou■ li the one you bury there younelf ALL that will be there when you get there —and "there" is anytime after you cash the last salary check— la what you have sent on ahead. , & It isn't going to be easier to save money on some happy tomorrow than it is today. To save money, you have to make money. After the money-making days have stopped, you can't save. Start that Life Insurance savings program today. Remember there'll be no financial miwrU. W. G. PEEEL INSURANCE „ * WILLIAMSTON, N. C. Tuesday, April 19, 1932 lin book C-3, at page 349, said deed of trust having been given for the par pose of securing"! note of even date and tenor therewith, default having been made in the payment of same, i and at the request of the holder of same, the undersigned trustee will, on Wedensdav. tht. 27th xbur of Afril. t932, at 12 o'clock m. t in n-ont of the courthouse door in Williamston, North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the following describe ed real estate, to wit: . A house and lot in the town of Hamilton, North Carolina, adjoining °\ the lands of Harry Waldo, William Reeves, Jerry Bennett, and others, and being the identical land described in a deed from T. B. Slade and wife to Mary Bridges, dated January 4th, 1927, and of record in the public registry of Martin County in book V-2, at page 333. Reference being made to said _ deed for a more perfect description. This the 26th day of March, 1932. ELBERT S. 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