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THE ENTERPRISE
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WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
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Entered at the post office in Willismston, N. C.,
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of March 3, 1879.
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and not to the individual members of the firm.
Tuesday, August 9, 1932
The Value of a Tobacco Market
The value of a tobacco market to a town, com
munity and county is pointed out in facts and figures
gathered on the Williamston market for last year.
These facts and figures are well worth considering,
and should lead to a closer cooperation on the part
of business firms, professional men, warehouse oper
ators, tobacco buyers, farmers and tobacco companies.
Surely when the business man considers that the
tobacco industry bears a part of property tax burden
in his home town, he can well afford to take an in
terest in the success of the industry. The same holds
true with the farmer, for he is in the same harness
and pulling with the business man and the tobacco
man in paying around $200,000 every year to operate
the county government and meet its obligations.
Should the tobacco interests cease their operations
on. the two markets in this county, the general coun
ty tax rate would advance considerably.
There has never been a greater need for the far
mer, business man, warehouseman and every woman,
man and child to pull together in advancing the
progress of the' county and the welfare of its people,
especially the children, than there is right now. Much
can be accomplished by a mutual cooperation in the
advancement of tobacco and other markets and other
lines of industry as well.
The more tobacco thesis sold on county markets
this year, the more the buying power of all will be
increased and the demands upon the county's charity
fund will be lessened. Hungry people in towns have
wanted to buy food from the farmer, but they are
helpless to do it without funds. The best way to rem
edy that situation is to provide a means for the hun
gry to earn money that they, in turn, can buy the
things they need.
It is a mutual proposition for everyone. Study the
facts and figures presented in a report and see for
yourself just how much a tobacco market means to
everyone, regardless whether you are a farmer, a
lawyer, doctor, blacksmith, musician, taxpayers or just
an ordinary old tramp. Think it over and lend your
support to your local tobacco market.
Strict Supervision Is Needed
The federal relief fund of $3000,000,000 created
for the poor of the country will suffice if it can be
distributed to those in actual need. The trouble
however, is going to result when the many hoggish
lazy continue to wallow around and gobble up that
which is intended for those who are in need for no
reason of their own other than for their unwilling
ness, to work.
The people of every community should take
enough interest in the welfare of their neighbors to
report those cases where aid is needed. Those who
are not able to work should be helped without ques
tion, and those suffering as a result of unemployment
and who are able bodied should be given work of
some kind.
Strict supervision in the distribution of the fund
will be necessary if the rights of the deserving are to
be guarded against the demands of those who would
prefer begging rather than to earn their own liveli
hood.
Don't Be Fooled
Don't let politicians who want only votes fool you
into believing good times are about to rush Into the
front door, for to do so is neither good logic, sound
sense nor the truth. It is true, surely, that we are
rapidly learning to adjust ourselves to the conditions
surrounding us, but there js no earthly means where
by we can pay our interest charges, debts and taxes
and have a good time. Simply because a few stocks
and bonds are up a little is no evidence that times
are my much better. Those bonds that are up al
randy belong to a bunch of fejlows that can mark
theai up or down, but the folks who need prosperity
can't buy then.
The only sure way to prosperity is over a road
beset by many hardships. And it will require a long
ttee and much courage to travel the path to better
If we would work hard, save diligently, value
honesty and truthfulness, the Almighty will again
MMS US wfch good tines. Deceitful politicians and
dicritW stock gamblers cannot be depended upon
to ntOT prosperity or provide Kg other blessings.
Big Companies Have a . Real Foe
The big fobacco companies of this country seem to
be in the grip of a real foe. For years, cigarette
prices, for some unknown cause, have moved up or
down, generally up, by the sliding scale used by
all companies. Many complaints have been directed
against the practice, and some charges were made in
dicating trust action. Now something has happened
that has upset the big industry more than federal
regulation. That thing is in the type of a compara
tively new brand of cigarette. These new cigarettes
have been placed on the shelves of every retailer
in the country and they have flown from there into
the mouths of smokers so rapidly that one can hardly
find an opening large enough to run a Camel in or
drive a Chesterfield in with an Old Gold hammer by
fast Lucky Strikes. A price reduction from IS to 10
cents is doing the job. The smoker is getting the
difference, and he appreciates the saving.
While the new brand of cigarette might be a fad,
it is good enough now. There'll be no more $36,-
000,000 dividends as long as the "war" is on, be
cause the ten-cent manufacturer is going to get the
business.
There are three fejlows who have something to do
with the cigarette. First, the farmer produces the
raw product. He has suffered from low prices. The
second Inan is the manufacturer. He has bought at
a low price and sold at a high figure, and he is rich.
The third man is the user. He cared little how much
his smokes cost when he had money with which to
make his purchases. Now he has little money and
the cheaper brands appeal to him. They give him
five cents profit on each pack, increasing the user's
dividend and decreasing that of the manufacturers.
Now, what about the farmer? How much does
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he get out of the tobacco? The customer's "dollar
going for the cheaper brands is said to be divided
as follows: 60 cents go to the government; IS cents
go to the railroads, brokers or jobbers and merchants
handling and selling; about one cent offsets ware
housing, drying, interest and insurance costs; the
farmer, using the average price paid him during the
past three years as a basis, gets four cents; factory
labor gets about three and one-half cents; labels, car
tons cost about two and one-half cents, leaving about
14 cents for the manufacturer.
There is evidently going to be a tobacco war in
this country. The Export company's factories are
running and day in an effort to supply the
trade with 10-cent cigarettes. The domestic com
panies are only running about half time and can't
sell what 15-cent cigarettes they make during that
short time. Now the question is, where will the fight
begin and end? With only half a crop of bright to
bacco, will the big domestic companies let the Ex
port folks buy a sufficient supply with which to manu
facture and continue the sale of 10-cent cigarettes,
or will they run the farmer's tobacco so high that
the Export will be forced to join the pool and then
all agree to take the small crop at a low price?
With conditions in the tobacco world as they are
today, something startling is liable to take place. If
farmers have good tobacco, they might find it profit
able to watch the pin-hookers and not sell too sooil.
All the companies can pay much higher prices and
not be hurt.
"What Fools We Mortals Be"
A subscriber writing in a recent issue of the Roa
noke-Chowan Times, has the following to say:
"What are we getting out of our telephone service
for the price we are paying?
"How many homes can you call without an ad
ditional charge for toll?
"Wouldn't it be better if the rate was cut one
third and give the public the chance to use more
phones?
"Can you blame the company for continuing such
rates as we have, or we, as a people, to tolerate such?
"These are questions I think we people throughout
this section should thoroughly consider at this -time
and don't wait. If we wait for the company to hand
us out a cut we will be as old as Methuselah, times are
much worse now than several months Igo, yet the
same high telephone rates.
"We people who have telephones did you ever
stop to think for a minute the money we actually
help the company to make just because we are good
folks and want to be accomodative.
"It would be hard to say the number of long dis
tance calls we help the company to complete during
one year. Sometime ago I answered my phone, it
was long distance from New Jersey and wanted me
to deliver a message to a party two miles distant and
really insisted that Ido it. Every time we assist the
company in completing calls it helps them that much,
on the other hand when we put in a call and the time
limit is up its a cold-blooded proposition with them.
As long as we tolerate this we are to blame, when
we demand fair rates conditions will change, never
before. I say 'what fools we mortals are' to ait and
keep our mouths shut. I don't feel that lam finan
cially able to continue paying the same phone rate
I have been paying under exisiting conditions, how
about you, neighbor? Let's all agree on something
now and don't wait, how about it?
( "If you are satisfied with existing conditions just
'lit tight and do nothing."
Must the Countryman Pay?
Loans by the Federal government to cities, especi
ally great cities, may be defended aa benevolent. They
may be necessary as charities. They are not "good
business." They probably will not be paid.... U
the cities cannot maintain themselves as going con
cerns without help from the national government, we
cannot see where the government is to get the help
for them except from the country districts and vil
lages.—Ckarkston Newt and Courier.
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NOTICE OP SALE
Under and by virtue of the authority,
conferred upon me in a deed of trust
executed by J. E. Edmondson and
wife, Wilier Edmondson, on the Ist
day of September, 1930, and recorded
in Book E-3 page 56, I will on Mon
day, August 29th, 1932, at 12 o'clock
noon, at the courthouse door in Mar-.
tin County, Williamston, N. C., sell'
at public auction for cash to the high-1
est bidder, the following land, to-wit:
One certain house and lot situated
| in the town of Hamilton bounded on|
the south by Harry Waldo, on the
I west by Harry Waldo, on the east by,
I Front Strett, and on the north by a 1
i side street, being the same lot pur-'
chased from Harry Waldo.
This the 25th day of July, 1932.
J. B. EVERETT, 1
ag 2-4t-w Trustee.
NOTICE OF RESALE OF REAL
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain deed
of trust executed by W. A. Leggett
and Ella Leggett, his wife, to A. P.
Basnhill, trustee, bearing date of
March the Ist, 1926, and recorded in
the public registry of Martin County
in book Q-3, at page 543, defaolt hav
ing been made in the payment of the
indebtedness thereby secured, and the
land having been advertised and sold
on the 16th day of July, 1932, and the
bid having been raised and a resale
ordered, the undersigned trustee will,
on Wednesday, the 17th day of Aug
ust, 1932, at 12 o'ilock m., in front of
the courthouse door in Williamston,
again offer for sale to the highest bid
der, for cash, the following described
real estate, to wit:
Beginning at' a ditch in a branch,
Leggett's corner, thence north 44 1-2
west 54 poles to where Leggett leaves
the said ditch, thence with Leggett line !
north 18 west, 159 poles to a pine 1
stump, Leggett's corner, thence north 1
71 east 84 poles to a gum, Ayers' cor-|
ner, thence south 1 1-2 east 216 poles,
to the beginning, and containing by
esimation 65 acres, more or less. The
above tract of land is known by the
name of the Gaul Berry tract and is
a part of lot No. 4 in the division of,
John Woolard, deceased, and drawn
by Holland Keel, and being the same,
tract that the said W. A. Leggett now
lives on.
This the Ist day of August, 1932.
A. P. BARNHILL,
a 2 2tw Trustee
Elbert S. Peel, Attorney.
SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the author
ity conferred upon ut in a deed of trust
executed by M. L. Bunting and wife.
Susie Bunting, on the 19th day of
July, 1924, and recorded in Book T-2,
page 59, we wiH on Saturday, the 27th
day of August, 1932, 12 o'clock noon,
at the courthouse door in Martin
County, Williamston, N. C., sell at pub
lic auction, for caah, to the highest
bidder, the following land, to wit:
All that certain trmdt, piece, or par
eel of land, containing 184 7-10 acres,
more or less, situate, lying and being
on the road leading from Oak City to
Hobgood about 2 miles northwest of ,
the town of Oak City, Gooae Neat
Township, Martin County, N. C., ad
joining the lands of Matthews, et als,
on the N. and E., lands of Richard
Warren, Lester Harrell, Forbes,- and
Barr on the S., lands of N. J. Mayo
on the W., and the lands of P. L. Sals
bury on the northwest and mora par
ticularly described as follows: Begin
ning on the road leading from Oak
City to Hobgood, a corner of Mat
thews et «la; thence with said road S.
56* E. 31.60 chs., thence N. 45* 45* E.
13.80 chs., thence S. 48* E. 19.63 chs.
to 2 pine stumper thence with the line
of Richard Warren S. 43* 30* W. 1 ch.
to the aforesaid mentioned road; thence
with a ditch S. 46* W. 8.90 ehs„ S.
33* 50* W. S chs., S. 52* 30- W. 1 ch.,
S. 63* 30' W. 2.8S chs., S. 79* W. 1.30
chs., N. 60* W. 3.40 ch»., N. 79* W.
3.70 chs., S. 72* W. 13.80 chs., S. 59*
W. 9.90 chs., to Cypress Swamp Canal;
thence with said Swamp N. 37* W. 38
ch*. to a canal; tehnce with laid canal
N. 12* E. 16 chs., thence N. 82* 18
chs. to the beginning, and being the
same land conveyed to the (aid M. L.
Bunting by the following deeds: B. A.
Critcher, commissioner, dated Jan. 22,
1919, and of record in Martin Co.,
Public Registry in Bk. X-l, Pg. 570,
J. C. Ross and wife, dated Oct. 14,
1919, and of record in the said Public
Registry in Bk. V-l, Pg. 554.
The following described property is
excepted from the sale of the above de
scribed lands:
That lot or parcel of land adjoining
the lands of Arch Harrell and the
State Highway No. 125 and beginning
at M. L. Bunting and Arch Harrell'a
corner, on said highway, thence run
ning E. with the line of M. L. Bunting
and Arch Harrell 70 yds., thence N.
from the said Bunting and Harrell
line, a straight line 35 yds., thence W.
a straight line 70 yds. to State High
way No. 125, thence S. with said
highway a straight line to the begin
ning, being a parcel of land 70 yds.
Invest and Save the
Building& Loan Way
31st SERIES
Will Open Sept. 3rd
The Martin County Building and Loan Association invites
you to become a member for several reasons:
Our association is purely mutual, all the earn
ings and benefits belonging to and being received
by the members.
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Our installment shares earn 6 per cent. Pull
paid shares earn 5 per cent, payable semi-annually.
Our proposition is comparable with any sound
investment. Your savings invested with us is a di
rect benefit to your community.
To succeed, you must save. Decide yourself how much you
can save monthly or weekly and begin in the new series which
opens in September.
WE HAVE HELPED OTHERS WHY NOT YOU?
Martin County Building and
Loan Association
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long by 35 yd*, wide, and being the
same land which was conveyed to the
I laid parties of the aecond part by deed
M. L. Bunting and wife, by deed dat
ed May 18, 1927, and recorded in the
| public regiatry of Martin Co. in Bk.
V-2, page 412, to which reference ia
made.
This sale ia made by reason of the
failure of M. L. Bunting and wife,
Susie Bunting, to pay off and dis
charge the indebtedness secured by
said deed of trust.
A deposit of 10 per cent will be re
quired from the purchaser at the aale.
This the 22nd day of July, 1932.
W. G. BRAMHAM AND T. L.
BLAND, RECEIVERS FOR
FIRST NATIONAL COM
PANY OF DURHAM, INC.,
FORMERLY FIRST NA
TIONAL TRUST COM
PANY. DURHAM, N. C.
a 2 4tw
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NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain deed
of trust executed to the undersigned
trustee by A. O. Brown and wife, on
the and of record in the
Public Registry of Martin County in.
Book H-2, at pagt 48, said deed of
Tuesday, August 9, 1932
trust having been given for the pur
pose of securing a certain note of even
date and tenor therewith, and default
having been made in the payment of
said indebtedneas, and the stipulations
contained in said deed of trust not hav
ing been complied with, the undersign
ed trustee will, on Wednesday the 30th
day of August, 1932, at 12 o'clock M.,
in front of the courthouse door in the
Town of Williamston, N. C., offer for
tale for cash the following described
real estate, to-wit:
It being a part of » lot that W. H.
Wilson bought of J. R. Mobley, begin
ing at a stob in the right-of-way of
the A. C. L. Railroad on Pearl Street;
thence along that Street towards Main
Street 100 ft. to stob; thence a line
parallel with Main Street to the line
of B. F. Godwin; thence along B. F.
Godwin's line and parallel to Pearl
Street to the line of the A. C. L. Rail
road right-of-way; thence along said
Railroad right-of-way to the begin
ning, and being the same property con
veyed to Maggie Wilson by deed from
Sarah A. Wilson dated the 12th day
of October, 1906, and recorded in the
Public Registry of Martin County in
Book RRR, at page 108.
This the 29th day of July, 1932.
WHEELER MARTIN,
ag 2 4t-w Trustee.
~ NOTICE OP SALE
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in that certain deed of trust
executed by L. K. Brown and others
to the undersigned trustee bearing
date August 27th, 1931, and of record
in the public registry of Martin Coun
ty, in book C-3, at page 547, said trust
deed having been given to secure the
payment of certain nptes of even date
therewith, |and default having been
made in the payment of said*notes and
the terms and stipulations therein con
tained not having been complied with,
and at the request of the holder of
said notes, the undersigned trustee
will, on Saturday the 10th day of Sep
tember, 1932, at twelve o'clock noon
at the courthouse door of Martin
County at Williamston, North Caro
lina, offer at public Sale to the high
est Ibidder, for (cash, Afce following
described lands, to wit:
Bounded on the north by the Nor
man land and the lands of Higgs and
Everett; on the east by the Rocky
Swamp Canal; on the south by the
State Highway No. 125, and on the
west by the N. F. Brown home place,
containing 250 acres, more or lessr
This the 6th day of August, 1932.
B. M. WORSLEY,
a 9 4tw Trustee.
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