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The Enterprise ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING^O. WnXIAIMTOH. WORTH CAROLINA. m. c i SUBSCRIPTION RATES deitf* Cm* Ib A+mmc) XM MAJtTIM CO0MTT -ILM .71 srsL-=== OUTSIDE MAKTIN COUKTT fa. ? lor Lm Tkaa ? Card Upon Entered at the poet office in Williamatoa, N. C, a* eecond-cieaa matter under the act of Congree* rf March J. U7t. Addreae all commnaicationa te The Enterpriae aad net to the individual membera of the Arm. Tuesday, June 5, 1934 Public Schools and Sales Tax The two major issues now in sight for the next North Carolina General Assembly will be public schools and the sales tax. Unfortunately, too many people are going too strong in their opposition to the sales tax. The schools must exist. No greater mis take can be made than to weaken our educational system which is already down to the very lowest notch where it can exist unless we choose to lower our general living standards. Our public schools can exist without a sales tax, but without a sales tax we will have to have a land tax. So the question is which will you take? The sales tax hits everybody in proportion to their purchases. The land tax hits the few. Martin Coun ty saves about 35 percent through the sales tax sys tem; that is, we are paying only two thirds as much sales tax as we would have to pay if the tax was on land. This saving, of course, comes because we are agricultural in our pursuits and not a manufacturing center. It is possible to increase our income from taxing foreign stocks and a number of items heretofore and probably now escaping taxation. So a portion o^ the sales tax needs to come off, and let the loss ^e mac^p up from source? not nowpaying a proper proportion of the burdens of the State. But if it continues neces sary to have a sales tax to save the schools, then have a sales tax. Emergency Loans Proven Valuable The season for filing applications for emergency relief loans closed May 31, the records showing that the amount lent in this county was about 45 percent as large as the amount borrowed in 1933. Out of 400 applications only a dozen were turned down. Id art in County's record for retiring its obligations to the Federal government during the past three years has been a very good one, clearly indicating that when a people is helped, it will more readily respond to its obligations. The government has done no better _work along any line and at any time than advancing'these loans to help the man without wealth or friends to help him aelf. There are many farmers living in their own homes today who would have been rooted out lung ago but for these small loans which have enabled them to farm and make their own living. If the government had put the money it spent in the South for C. C. C., the C. W. A. and a few other projects into a fund for placing families on land and helping them to become self-feeders, we would be in very much better condition than we now are. Thrift Desirable Sampson Independent. One of the most important, and yet one of the moat difficult things to teach a child is thrift?the habit of saving. Conditions have changed in that par ticular, like in others, and the tendency of most children is to spend any money that may fall into their hands as quickly as possible. We don't mean that children should not be allowed to have and to qxnd money, but at the same time they should be impressed with the value of money and the need for saving something for the proverbial "rainy day." It might be said that opportunities come to every one, but often the greatest opportunities cannot be grasped because it requires a littel ready money to enable one to take advantage of them. This point is emphaaiied by a weil-huuwu financier, who In an ar ticle on thrift, says: "Those who become leaders in the business world found the turning point in their careers when they were able to take advantage of a great opportunity because they had the money at hand. In most cases the sum of money involved was small, but coupled with vision, ambition, clean living and self mastery, these men were able to turn their nest eggs into co lossal fortunes." It is undeniable that the habit of saving comes hard for most people, but having once made a start it is comparatively easy to continue. Nothing in spire the confidence of business men in a young person more readily than the knowledge that he or ?he is able to save money, even though the amount ?awed from month to month is not large. Many a young man has been enabled to make a moat desir able business connection through a reputation for thrift and having a little ready cash. The art of sav ing, if it may be call that, is well worth cultivating. "Everybody Works Here" Everybody Works Here' is the title of an article written by our townsman, Charles H. Dickey for the June issue of the Cbnstien HereU, in describing the Martha Berry Schools in Georgia. After reading the article, one is impressed with the title so appropriately chosen for the article, since the school with its farms, workshops, dairies and other indutsries embracing 30,000 acres of land, had its conception in work, and it has grown from work and now exists on work well done. It was in 1900 that Martha Berry, a well-reared and highly cultured woman, noticed three ragged, neglected and ignorant children on a Sunday after noon in the semi-wild mountain country of Georgia, and had compassion on them. Miss Berry struck the right cord in the very first contact?she made friends. Taking the children to an old abandoned building, and sitting on a soap box she told them the story of the creation of the world. They were pleased with the understanding interest and they responded. Upon her invitation the three brought other children who were virtually lost to the world and its glorious op portunities, to the little deserted cabing the follow ing Sunday. There MiS6 Berry found the most fer tile soil in all the world?the hearts and minds of those in need. In this soil the noble woman sowed the seed of human kindness born in a soul of love. ?And from this beginning has grown une uf llm greatest human institutions in the entire world?a school for all, offering instruction from the beginner's grade to and including that offered by the A-grade college of the country. Already it has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of people of all classes, and although it has gone on for a third of a century, yet it has just begun to live. The Martha Berry School supplies just the things that wise people would have their children know and follow, for labor there is not only necessary but it is honorable. Truth is reverenced; characer and moral ity are the ideals of all, aqd obedience and punctual ity are a part of the Berry Schools. When we study the wonderful accomplishments of this lone woman, the question, are we ignoring op portunities as we go through life? comes to our minds. We may not be able to move mountains nor convert a wild wilderness into a rose garden; yet, we pass men women and children every day who have burdened hearts in which we might plant a spark of love and set their whole being to growing towards lives of hap piness and usefulness. After all our service to,our neighbor is our best service, and the lower the strata of life, the greater is the opportunity for one to ac complish good. When everybody works we will have a happier world. Father and Son GMsboro Transcript and Messt'flfir. ' Lute Lea probably didn't think during his high ffying years that he' was betraying the duties a father has toward his son. But the trip Luke Lea, jr., finally took with him into North Carolina state prison is proof that he did. Because it is natural for a son to obey his father's lead and example, the Transcript and Messenger can have sympathy for the plea of Lea that his son was not primarily at fault and therefore might well be let off from punishment. , The son's sentence is less than that of the father, in itself an indication that the court's view of the evidence found the father the more guilty. But there was guilt, of son as well as of father. It seems right?and all the more right because of the long delays in bringing the pair to punishment?that the son should receive at least some of the punishment ordered for him, Let him be punished and penitent. Then, if the governor and his advisors decide to let the younger man out on parole, our word would, we believe, be approving, rather than disapproving. Two Kinds of Confidence Somebody is still working that old worn-out term "Confidence." There are two kinds of confidence. One kind is be ing enjoyed by the common folks?that is confidence that our government will Ky th~n ?n/l nnt Ut organized monopoly swindle them out of the fruits of their labor. The other kind of confidence is that which organ ized monopoly has in its money and power to manipu late government so that they can have the oppor tunity to place their foot across the neck of labor and get the cream of their profits. Personally, we like the first kind of confidence, and whaf we need is to stand firm behind that kind of government in order that men may feel secure in the knowledge that tbey will have a fair deal in life. It has been a long time since the people have felt that their elected officials were giving them safe and sound government. Now that they know the gov ernment means to protect the weak as well as the strong, they should not listen to the cry "want of confidence," and we will put out our money and make confidence." I - Heads I Win, Tails You Ebse AhosHe Herald. Says the Rallas News: "All we need now to be sit ting jake is 1928 dividends, 1929 wages and 1932 prices." This paragrapher's jest has a large element of truth. It applies to countless people. They want high prices on th^hings they have to sell and low prices on the thinp they have to buy. They want extravagant expenditures for public improvements, together with low taxes. They want a broad foreign market for American products and restriction of im ports to our country. These contrary things don't go together. You can't eat your cake and have it too. The good things of this world have to be shared. When people grab for themselves alone, there is a rough scramble for favors in which a lot of folks get hurt. COUNTY GIRL IS STATE DELEGATE TO 4-H CLUB CAMP Mary Elizabeth Wildman Named To Attend Meet At Washington City ?h Mary Elizabeth Wildman, of Par mele, Martin County; Joe Pou, of El ra wood, Iredell County; Beatrice Sheriff, route 3, Statesville, Iredell County; and Fred Bass, of Lucama, Wilson County, have been selected by the agricultural extension service of State College to represent the 4-H club members of North Carolina at the National Club Camp to be held at Washington, D. C.t June 14 to 20, L. R. Harrill, state club leader, and Miss Ruth Current, girls' club spec ialist, announced last week. Mary Wildman has been a member of the 4-H clubs in this county for -seven?years,?completing, projects in. clothing for health, food conserva tion, room improvement, general home making and foods. She was voted the most outstanding club girl at a five Neuse Forrest a year or so ago, and has won recognition at the annual state short course. In addition, she is a community leader in club work. Joe Pou has specialized in dairy calf club work but also has conduct ed projects with cotton and poultry. His records show a profit of $256.50 in money, plus a nice herd of pure bred Jerseys in the making. His calves have won blue ribbons at the various county and state fairs, and he introduced an improved strain of cotton into his community. He i9 recognized as a leader in 4-H club work. Beatrice Sherrill has completed proj ec$ in room improvement, foods, clothing, health, sewing and canning. She has-won a number of prizes for her work and has been a community j leader in both club and religious af ! fairs in her community. Her leader ship abilities have won for her state- j J wide recognition. Fred Bass has specialized in the pig j club project, making a net profit of 1 $163.05 from his work. He has taken an active part in leadership affairs in his local club; represented his coun ty in judging contests and attended two state short courses. Miss Wildman and Mr. Bass will have their expenses paid to Washing ton by the Agricultural and Develop ment Department of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Cantaloupes, Cucumbers, Etc. Do Not Mix in Field Cantaloupes, cucumbers, squash and and other crops of like nature may j be planted side by side in the same . [ field without danger of mixing. The only crop that will mix is the pump kin and that will mix only with the summer squash, which is really a true pumpkin. Different varieites of these crops, however, will cross and, if teed is to be saved for future plantings, it is best to*grow only one variety in any one field. NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of the estate of William J. Griffin, de ceased, late of Martin County, all per sons are hereby notified to present any claims they may have against said i estate, for payment, to the under signed on or before the 5th day of Ma^J935^^r^his^jiotiz^^ivil^ be >leaded in bar of lecovery on Mine, ill persons indebted to the estate will ?lease come forward and make prompt nrnsent of same. TCs Sth daT~m May, MK LESTER J. GRIFFIN. nyt 6tw Administrator. NOTICE OF &AL1 Under and by virtue of the power of ale contained in that certain deed of rust dated 17th (far oi Iwwirr, 1928, >y W. T. Thomas and wife. Sown V. Thomas, of record in the Martin Conn y Public Registry in book Y-2, page 117, to secure bonds of even date therewith, and the stipulations not laving been complied with, and at the request of the holder of said bonds, the undersigned trustee will, on the !5th day of June, 1934, at 12 o'clock ,ioon, in front of the courthouse door of Martin County, offer for sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the fol lowing described land: A tract of land inherited from Laura S. Martin, deceased, and being the same land deeded to said Laura S. Martin by Marion Burroughs and wife, Emma Burroughs, deed dated November 13th, 1895, which is of rec ord in the register of deeds office of Martin County in book No. WW, at ^^ie purchaser at The sale will be re quired to make a deposit of 15 per cent of the bid. This 25th day of May, 1934. B. A. CRITCHER, mr29 4tw Tr?tuc. NOTICE OF SALE ?Ry virfuf r?f and pursuant to decree of the superior court ot Martin Coun ty entered in the case of Atlantic Joint Land Bank of Raleigh vs. Vannic B. Cowand and others, the undersigned commissioner will, on Tuesday, July 3, 1934, at noon, offer for sale at pub lic auction, for cash, to the highest bidder, at the courthouse door of Mar tin County the following described property, to wit: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Goose Nest Township, Martin County, State of North Carolina, containing 77 1-2 acres, more or less, on the road lead ing from Hobgood to Qak City, abwjt three miles south of Oak City, having such shapes, metes, courses, and dis tances as will more fully appear by reference to a plot thereof made by J. R.Mob ley, surveyor, on the 11th day of- November, 1922, and adjoining the lands of Wade Mizell on the north the lands of Thomas Griffin on th< east, the lands of Thomas Griffin anc Orange Fields on the south, and tin lands of D. Davis on the west, an< being more particularly bounded gn< described as follows: Beginning at a pine in the Hobgocx and Oak City road, corner of D. Davi thence with said road south 33 1 degrees east, 10 poles; south 29 1 degrees east 32 1-2 poles, and soutl 33 3-4 degrees east 44 poles to a light wood stump; thence south 71 1-2 de grees east 53 poles to corner of Tho< Griffin; thence with Griffin's lin north 118 poles; thence north 50 de grees east 51 poles; thence north degrees east 12 poles; thence north 2 degrees west 20 poles; thence nort 67 degrees west 39 poles; thence sout 47 degrees west y^^olp to the be 1 ginning, containing 77 1-2 acres, mor [-er-4e*?,--and being the same land con ! veyed to Yannie B. Lynch by Wesle; Lynch et als, by deed dated Augus 26, 1903, and of record in book KKK page 170. The purchaser at said sale will b -required to deposit-40-per cent oi tk amount of his bid as a guarantee an< forfeit pending confirmation of sal by the court. This June 2, 1934 JNO. C. RODMAN, Jr.. je5 4tw Commissioner. DR. VIRGIL H. MEWBORN Optometrist Next Visits: Bethel, at Rives Drug Store, Mon day. June 18. Koberionville, Kobersonville Drill Store, Tuesday, June 19. Williamston, N. C., at Peele's Jew elry Store, Wednesday, June 20. Plymouth, at Liverman's Drug Stor Thursday, June 21. Eyes Examined - Glsssss Fitted - A Tarboro Every Friday and Saturda Their Future! Men in the prime of life seldom think of death. And for that reason, there are thousands of widows and orphans drudg ing away at a bare living. Twenty Payment Life policy is one answer to the question, leav ing your beneficiaries completely protect ed after annual payments, or before if you should die in the meantime. 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