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Address ail communications to The Enterprise
and not to the individual members of the farm.
Tuesday, May 17, 1932
Two Kinds of Stocks
There are two kinds of stock. One represents legit
imate business and industries. Ihe other represents
smoke, fog, and vacuum. The latter type of stock
causes the first, or legitimate, type to fluctuate un
duly.
During the war period, when the railroads were
doing a great business, their stocks ran along in even
channels, without fluctuations, which continued for
some time thereafter, because the NeW*\ork Stock
Exchange was not allowed to go into the gambling
business.
Just as soon as the ban was lifted, designing spec
ulators began their deadly work. They organized
fakes here and fakes there, advertised extensively, and
scooped in about all the floating money scattered
throughout the country. Then the fake stocks went
to the dogs and the little gamblers were broke. When
the fake stocks went down, they dragged other stocks
down—that, is railroad and other stocks that repre
sent just as much as they ever did —in about the same
proportion that the stocks in the concocted com
panies did.
Such practices by schemers should be punishable,
and gamblers had better stay away from them.
Sponging On Charity
Too many folks like to ride charity when anything
free is offered for the poor and disabled. There are
lots of people who will rush to ride a free horse even
those who are well able to care for themselves rushing
in to get free flour or anything else that is free.
There never was a day when it was more necessary
to cultivate self-reliance than now.
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Politics Need Elevating
We need not be so much surprise that we have bad
government, when our government activities aPe so
unjust and so unfair.
Yet it seems to make little difference whose party
is in. It jumps into the jtrough and begins to gobble
up everything in reach. Certain special friends and
favored institutions are always standing in line to
plunder the taxpayers, and it seems impossible to
v break the hold; that is, choking the life and liberty
out of the people.
It is costing the government a thousand dollars to
carry one ounce, of % mail across the atlantic ocean in
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some instances —all for the purpose of helping some
big ship lines. Many other things may be found in
the way of governmental favors to various industries
and combinations, which accounts for the few im
mensely rich and the multitude of starving poor.
Most people curse at the wrong place when coruid
erinf government. They put 100 much stress on the
salaries of small officials, where not so mudi would
be saved, even if they received no salary at all. Our
real losses in government comes from special benefits
and opportunities to the upper class—of bankers, in
a few big cities; to the great manufacturer; to the
steamship lines in the way of subsidies, tariffs, and
manipulation of our financial system.
Our greatest trouble comes in'our legislative bodies.
When it comes to taxation, these super-powers are able
to handle legislators—through attorneyships, paid
lobbyists, and other mean's, which many men can not
resist when they get away from their home folks,
whom they have promised to serve when asking for
votes. If men's acts could be shown the voters, they
would get few votes. On the other hand, if the prom
ises of politicians could be coined into acts, we would
have good government.
When parties s|»r and dodge each other for a
whole winter, spring, and summer, for the purpose of
gaining votes at an approaching election, the people
need not ex()ect much relief. And that is just about
what is going on in Congress today. There is much
talk but little work, for the parties and individual
members fear the loss of votes.
Honesty and truth are two of our prime needs.
Price-Cutting
Saturday Evening Post.
One of the surest ways to prevent a return of con
fidence in this country is constantly to harp upon, ex
aggerate, and overemphasize the element of price
cutting in the retail field. Confidence is by no means
wholly bound up with questions of banking, govern
ment finance, taxation, and gold holdings. If the pub
lic loses faith in established merchandise values and
in the retail-price structure, injury is inflicted just as
though banks were closng and government failing to
balance their budgets. Every one knows the effects
of predatory and destructive operations in retail-price
cutting; the evils of underselling, of selling below
manufacturer's cost, must be patent to every shopper.
Mr. J. R. Sprague n an article in The Saturday Eve
ning J'ost pointed out conclusively that price-cutting
sprees carry losses all the way back to laborers as
well as farmers, so that in the end people who have
bought merchandise below manufacturers' cost give
out in charity what they save on purchased goods.
A woman may be pleased at an extraordinary bar
gain until she stops to think that if her own husband
were cut as much as the labor which went into the
making of the article, neither she nor her husband
would have enough to eat.
This is not to condemn all price cutting. Much of
it is necessary, and all we are saying is that the pen
dulum has swung too far away from the idea of fixed
or stable values, and that emphasis upon cutting and
underselling has helped to destroy public confidence
in business. For one thing, it plays into the hands
of the predatory element in business—those who ex
aggerate, fake and lie. To them concentration upon
price cutting to the exclusion of other consumer con
siderations is meat and drink. Thus the way is ren
dered easy for this unscrupulous type of retailer to
make claims which unfairly reflect upon his honest
competitors.
Then, too, the overemphasis upon price is sure to
lead to the sale of poor qualities. Honest merchants
are obliged to sell goods of cheap quality and those
less inclined to fairness are delighted to substitute
poor for good quality when the cry is all for bargains.
All of wheh means the loss of good will in trade. Thus,
from every angle the current insistence upon price
cutting is to be regretted. One of the first real signs
of the business recovery which all of us so anxiously
desire' will come when there is an abatement in the
mad scramble to cut retail prices below, production
costs. '
THE ENTERPRISE
BONEY SEEKING
RENOMINATION
♦
Has Served Faithfully and
Well In Important
State Office
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One who demonstrate* his unsel
fish patriotism in time of war is en
titled ever therefore to the gratitude
of his fellows—and if he continues his
service of the commonweialth in times
of peace it* affection for him is re
inforced by respect.
Dan Boney, of Kinston, left the Uni
versity of North Carolina for the mili
tary service of his country with no
thought but to do his duty. When he
returned from France, where he had
left one arm and acquired other
wounds sufficient to have service
striped a zebra, he without complaint
reentered college to train himself for
the practice of law. It had never oc
curred to him that the state of North
Carolina owed him anything more j
than any other law-abiding, self-re
specting citizen. When he was ap
pointed insurance commissioner to fill
out the unexpired term of Stacey W.
Wade,he accepted the assignment as
a trust instead of a reward.
And the office has never been more
capably filled. His cheerful attention
to his official duties, his sincere friend
liness and charm of manner have won
for him the confidence and esteem of
the hard-headed business men who
have dealing* with the department,
|iut there is none who doubts that his
office is conducted in the interests of
the people of the entire state.
We wish to disparage none who has
thought to hold the office of commis
sioner of insurance of North Carolina,
but the position, so long as Dan Boney
wants it and discharges its duties so
industriously, intelligently, and honest
ly as he has done, should be his.
It is-as incumbent upon the elector
ate to reward faithful service as for
those elected to give it.—Oxford Pub
lic Ledger.
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
UNDER DEED OF TRUST
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority conferred by a certain
trust deed, crop lien, and chattel mort
gage, executed by Jesse Gainor and
Carrie Gainor, his wife, to W. Stamps
Howard, trustee, dated the Ist day of
January, 1929, and recorded in Book
B-3, at page 63, in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Martin County,
North Carolina, and in Book 296, at
page 514 in the office of the Register
of Deeds for Edgecombe County,
North Carolina, default having been
made in.the payment of the indebted
ness secured by said instrument and
at the request of the holders of the
notes, the undersigned trustee will of
fer for sale and sell to tHe highest bid
der for cash at the courthouse door in
Tarboro, North Carolina, on Saturday,
July 2nd, 1932, at 12 o'clock noon, that
certain tract or parcel of laud lying in
both Edgecombe and Martin Coun
ties, adjoining the lauds of the late
Wiley Council, Edward Cherry and
others and bounded as follows:
On the northwest by the lands of
the late Henry Cherry; on the south
east by the lands of the late Wiley P.
Council; on the southwest by the same
lands; and on the northwest by thel
Johnson place, containing by estima-1
tion ninety-nine (99) acres, more or 1
less, and being the identical tract of
land upon which the said Jesse Gainor !
and Carrie Gainor, his wife, resided
and cultivated during the year 192 V.
Ths the 25th day 6f May, 1932.
W. STAMPS HOWARD.
fiiy27 4tw Trustee.
.NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having this day qualified as admin
istrator of the estate of E. A. Clark,
late of Everetts, N. C., notice is here
by given to all persons who hold
claims against said estate to present;
the same for payment to the under- |
signed on or before the 4th day of.
May, A. D., 1933, or this notice will be |
pleaded in bar of the recovery of same, j
All persons indebted to the said estate
are requested to come forward and
make immediate payment.
This May 4, 1932.
A. L. CLARK.
Administrator of E. A. Clark Es
tate. ma 6 6tw 1
ii ii m ini iiiiinyj
At The |
Change
A' Critical Time In |
Every Woman's
Daring a critical I
time In my life I took I
Cardul lor several H
months. I had hot I
flashes. I would sud- I
denly get dizzy and ■
seem blind. I would I
get faint and have no I
strength.
My nerves were on I
edge. X would not I
sleep at night
"Cardul did won- I
den for me. I ree- I
ommend it to all I
women who are pass- I
Ing through the crltl- I
cal period of change. H
X have found It a fine I
medicine." —Mr*. B«tu I
Murphy, Poptar Bhtff, Ma. ■
Cardul U a purely vec*- I
taMe mwlMui and coo
tains no daucaroui druga. I
MH H
WILLIAMSTON
NOTICE OP ADMINISTRATION
Having this day qualified as admin
istrator of the estate of Ronald W.
Wynn, ileccai>cd, notice »• h«l*by giv
en to all persons holding claim* a
gainst said estate to present them to
the undersigned for payment on or
before the 3rd day of March, 1933, or
thfe notice will be pleaded in bar of
the recovery of the samfe.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please appear and make prompt
payment of the same.
This 3rd day of March, 1932.
E. G. WYNN.
a 22 6tw Administrator.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of the power of sale con
tained in that certain deed of trust ex
ecuted by R. H. Ingalls and wife, Mar
garet, to the undersigned trustee, bear
ing date January Ist, 1930, and of rec
ord in the public registry of Martin
County in book C-3, at page 170, said
trust deed having be»en given to secure
the payment of a certain note of even
date and tenor therewith, and default
having been made in the payment of
said note, and the terms and stipula
tions in said deed of trust not having
been complied with, the undersigned
trustee will, on Monday, the 13th day
of June, 1932, at twelve o'clock noon,
at the courthouse door \of Martin
County at Williamston, North Caro
lina, offer at public sale to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following de
scribed land, to wit:
Adjoining the land of H. C. Rog
erson, Luke Rogcrson land, beginning
at L. L. Rogerson and H. C. Rogerson
corner at a pine tree, thence west
course with H. C. Rogerson's line to a
lightwood stob, the corner 6tob, thence
south course to the avenue, a corner
stob in same avenue, thence with the
avenue to the branch, a corner pine in
same branch; thence up same branch
to the beginning, it being a fourth of
the land that was deeded to L. L.
Rogerson and deeded to James A. Rog
erson by L. L. Rogerson on Septem
ber 16th, 19Q7, containing by estima
tion two acres, more or less, and on
same lot or parcel of land one dwell
ing house and outbuildings.
This the 12th day of May, 1932.
B. O. COW EN,
myl3 4tw Trustee.
NOTICE OF RE-SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the power
of resale of the Superior Court of
Martin County niade»in the special
proceeding entitled Sallie Coltrain,
administratrix of J. G. Coltrain, de
ceased, vs. David Coltrain and others,
the bid of former sale having been
raised, the undersigned commissioner
will, on the 23rd day of May 1932 at
12 o'clock M. at the courthouse door
in Williamston, North Carolina offer
for sale to'the highest bidder for cash,
the following described land, to-wit:
Lying and being in Griffins Town
ship, Martin County bounded on the
North by the lands of W. H. Coltrain
and J. R. Coltrain, East by James A.
Roberson, on the South by Rome
Corey and on the West by the lands
of W. H. Coltrain, containing 20 acres
more or less and known as the Jesse
Coltrain homeplace.
Saving and excepting the dower of
Sallie Coltrain in! the following de
scribed land, to-wit:
Beginning at Sniithwick Creek at
James A. Roberson corner to W. H.
Coltrain corner at the late J. G. Col
train front gate, thence a West course,
along W. H. Coltrain line to a sweet
fum, a chopped tree, thence South
ward a straight line to the beginning,
containing 10 acres, more or less.
This land is also sold subject to
deed of trust from J. G. Coltrain and
wife to North Carolina Joint Stock
Land Bank in Durham, N. C„ in the
sum of eight hundred dollars (800.00).
This the 7th day of May 1932.
ELBERT S. PEEL,
my-13-2t Commissioner.
Interest Growing
IN THE
Washington Bicentennial Trip
CANDIDATES ARE BEGINNING TO
WORK IN EARNEST
When the picture of the group is taken on the spot where
- Washington cut the cherry tree —will you be there? When the
Nation's Capitol is seen from the top of the Washington monu
ment —will you be there ? When Babe Ruth steps up to the plate
with his mighty bat on July 4th—will you be there? When the
t fireworks are exhibited that night and President and Mrs. Her
bert Hoover look on from the south porch of the White House—
will you be there? When the group lays a wreath upon the
tomb of the Father of this Country—will you be there.
Remember—this trip, all expenses paid, will be given you
in exchange for a few hours work, selling subscriptions to this
newspaper. Only 550 points are needed—
Will You Be There?
The Enterprise
TAKING^THE
Hats g L "
Snappy sporty styles, asßE)Jsr/
conservative models,
and the in-betweens
in so great a variety
that quick satisfact- VjjyjSßy^B
ory selections are as- f
sured. Hard brims
and Panamas.
7111 Sizes
Barnhill Bros.
(QideiyreAA—
Don't give the
weevils a chance
ALL any weevil ask* is a chance —one chance.
XX Once he gets bu«y wfth a square, the boll is
gone. Reports indicate enough weevils this year t
to ruin the crop, if they get a chance.
Whether they get it or not, depends pretty
much on you.
Weevils can't hurt a crop much, once the bolls
are set. Because of the heavy infestation this
year, set your crop as early as you can.
Nothing takes the place of a Chilean Nitrate
side-dressing for making an early crop. There is
no way a little money could be better invested
now than for 100 pounds (200 pounds would be
better) of Chilean Nitrate to side-dress each acre
of your cotton.
Don't fail to specify Chilean Nitrate when
you see your dealer. That is just as important as t -
side-dressing itself.
Get busy I The weevils will be plenty busy soon.
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Both arc natural u uu
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EDUCATIONAL lUMAU, INC.
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Friday, May 27,1932'