The Enterprise
Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the
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WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
W. C Manning Editor
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Friday, March IS, 1935
Education vs. Relief Rolls
The State has one of two alternatives: It can eith
er educate or feed its people.
The State that educates will find no need for a bread
line, except in extraordinary cases.
It is estimated that less than 5 per cent of those
people who apply for public relief have ever passed
the fifth (trade, and not more than 1 per cent have
graduated from high school. A very large percentage
of all those in this part of the country are unable to
read or write their own name.
_Lf all the people now on relief rolls could suddenly
be transformed and educated up to standard high
school grades, within 00 days more than half of them
would doubtless find some way tu slide off public char
ity and become self-supporting.
Alt educated person may lie too lazy to work, yet
he can easily make himself a job. An uneducated
man cannot make himself a job; he has to take such
as he can gel.
Tax Listing Time Again
The time Jor listing taxes is almost here, with the
own valuing: which only means that the man who is
fair and square will think of each item of property
and put the taxable value and the insurable value
at the same figures.
The man who had rather not pay very much tax
naturally forgets many little items, such as gold
watches, diamond rings or studs, cash in.pocket, and
the like He also regards pianos, plows, wagons, cows,
horses, and such items as furniture as not worth very
much.
There will'never be a fair distribution of the tax
burden so lonir as every man dews his own valuing.
The liberal honest man will pay too much, while the
close stingy fellow will pay too little.
If the property of every man could be valued by a
board of assessors after a careful ins|iection and all
the values put on the same basis, it would be far more
satisfactory and it should be done
Forest-Fire Prevention
Much is being said and some tittle It being dene
about the prevention of forest fires All of which has
some value. Yet we do not seem to be able to hit the
main spots that would do the most good. First, there
is the fellow who has no land, no care, and very ljgtle
character, who too often deliberately fires bis neigh
bor's woods. The second most destructive woods
burner is the fellow who will set fire to a straw field
to catch one rabbit, often burning thousands of dol
lars worth of good timber.
The careless handling of fire makes woodland in
vestments a very risky thing. Timberland worth con
siderable money today may be of little value tomor
row because a careless handler of matches has caused
the destruction of the timber.
More execution of the laws against the careless use
of fire and a more extensive teaching of the people,
especially the young people, will reduce the loss caused
by forest fires.
Fire Insurance Costs Too Much
The legislature should have passed the bill propos
ing the revaluation of property insured by fire insur
ance associations, especially country property.
It is almost an assured fact that something like half
of the losses by stock fire insurance companies are
caused by being overinsured.
The experienced may be cited of the Farmers Mu
tual Fire Insurance Association of North Carolina,
which has operated for 40 years in this state, carrying
at present the sum of about $40,000,000 in risks on
country property entirely, a class of property, which
in many cases, the old-line companies would not in
sure Vet this insurance has cost its policyholders
less than $3.50 |>er $1,000, on an average, for the en
tire period. In 1934 the cost was less than 25 cents
per $100.
Ten billion dollars worth of Frmears Mutual F'ire
insurance in forced in the I'nited States costs the in
sured annually less than 25 cents per $100. Many
of these' companies or associations have existed for a
hundred years.
While we have no way of knowing what amount
lire insurance protection is costing the |>eople of this
State, we believe that frequent examinations and prem
iums based on three-fourths values would reduce the
insurance cost 40 per cent or more.
Certainly the fire insurance companies are either
charging too much for insurance, or they are paying
too mudh to people who are burning their projierty ,
for the insurance carried on it.
Costs Low Jn State
Government in North Carolina costs much less than
trary, In fact, only six States in the Union can show
a lower |>er capita cost.
The total cost of all items requiring town, county,
and State taxation is $40.07 per capita in this State,
and this amount includes the maintenance and build
ing of all the streets, all the roads, all the interest
costs, maintaining courts, asylums, schools; in fact,
every item for which we collect and pay taxes.
The highest per capita cost of any of the States is
in Nevada, where the total runs up to $1$0.99. The
lowest is in Georgia, where the cost is only $33.62, just
5 cents per person more than Alabama.
The average for th.- United States is $76.80, putting
the cost in North Carolina only a little over half as
much as in the average state.
HOME FOR SALE IN WILLIAM
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LEGAL NOTICES
PUBLICATION OP SUMMONS
North Carolina, Martin County.
In the Superior Court, Special Pro
ceeding No. 747.
S. B. Close and wife, Maggie Fields
Close, vs. Elijah L. Fields. Joshua
M. Fields. Dr. R. M. Fields, Leeta
or Louella Worsley James and Her
bert James, and other deferdants,
heirs at law of Orange Fields, de
ceased
The defendants, Joshua H. Fields,
, Dr. R. M. Fields, Arthur Fields, Hen
rietta Fields, Margarie Fields, Wil
liam Fields, and Ruby Fields, Elisha
C. Fields, Henry Orange Fields, and
Lemon Fields, Leeta or Louella
Worsley James, and Herbert
James will take notice that a
special proceeding for the partition
and division of the lands and the es
tate of Orange Fields, deceased, has
been hied in this court in title as a
bove, for the purpose of dividing and
allotting the lands and property of said
Orange Fields, deceased, among the
heirs at law as set forth in the said
peition, and that said defendants are
required to answer the said petition,
or file such other plea as they are ad
vised, on or before the 8th day of
April, 1V35, or the relief demanded
by the petitioners will be granted.
Further notice is given that Guardian
Ad Litem will be appointed for Mar
garie Fields, William Fields, and Ruby
Fields, heirs at law of George Fields,
deceased.
This February 21st, 1935.
. L. B. WYNNE.
Clerk Superior Court Martin County.
S. J. Kverett, Atty. f26 4tw
NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County.
Having this day qualified as ad
ministrator of the estate of Joe I
Matthews, deceased, this is to notify
all persons having claims against said
estate to exhibit same to the under
signed, or his attorney, within twelve
months after the date of this notice,
or this rtotice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
This the 4th day of February, 1935.
R. T. McCLARON,
Administrator of the Estate of Joe
L. Matthews, deceased. f8 Otw
Elbert S. Feel, attorney at law, VVil
liamston, N. C.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Martin County. In
Superior Court.
Slade, Rhodes A Company vs. W. M.
Highsmith, Jesse Harrell, C. C.
Williams and J. C. Williams.
By virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned in the superior
court of Martin County in the above
entitled action, 1 will, on the 1st day
of April, 1935, at 12 o'clock noon, at
the courthouse door of said county,
self ut the highest bidder, for cash, to
satisfy said execution; all the title,
right, and interest which the said J.
C,?Williams,?one ' of?the defendants)
has in the following described per
sonal property and real estate, to wit:
First tract: Being located near Oak
City, N. C\, bounded on the west by
Highway No. 11, on the south by Lum
Jenkins, on the east by Mac Harrell
and on the north by Lum Jenkins.
Containing 18 acres, ur less, ex
cepting from said tract uPland 100 by
around 225 feet on the north side of
said land, which was allotted to J. C.
Williams as a part of his homestead.
Second tract: Bounded on the north
by the lands of John Brown, on the
east by the lands of Henry Burnette,
on the south by the lands of Floyd
Harrell, on the west by Railroad
Street in the town of Oak City, N.~Grr
|and known as the Jesse Williams
home.
I Third tract: Situated in Martin
County, adjoining the lands of Joshua
Bell in Goose Nest Township, con
taining 10 acres*more or less, and be
ing the identical lands described in a
deed from H. K. Harrell and wife to
Jesse Williams, the deed of record in
book SSS, at page 396, Martin Coun
ty registry and described in a deed
which is hereby referred to and made
a part of this description.
Fourth tract: Situated in Martin
County and fully described in a deed
from Thaddeus G. Grimes and wife
to Jesse Williams and said deed being
of record in book NNN, page 590,
Martin County registry. The descrip
tion therein being referred to and
made a part hereof for the purpose of
giving a more accurate description of
the lands herein intended to be con
veyed.
Fifth tract: Situated in Martin Coun
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FOR SALE
Porto Rico house-cured
sweet potato slips grown
from vines of selected stock.
Sixty cents per bushel, f. o.
b., Robersonville, N. C.
J. H. ROBERSON & SON
Robarsoavill*, N. C.
LEGAL NOTICES
1y, Goete Men Township, adjoining
Ant. and
the lands of Mrs. S. B Williams,
others, and fnlly described in a deed I
from B W. Foreman to J. W. Wil->
hams, of record in the public registry
of Martin County in hook OOO, page'
257, which said deed is referred to I
and made s part hereof for a more1
accurate description of the lands in
tended to be conveyed, said tract to |
contain one acre, more or less.
Sixth tract: Situated in Martin
County, adjoining the lands of the late
H. K. Han-ell, J. E. Rawts, at a I, and
fully described in a deed from N. M
Worsley and wife, S. N. Worsley, to
Jessie Williams, of record in public
registry, Martin County, in book 000,
page 258, which record is hereby re
ferred to and made a part hereof for
the purpose of giving a more accurate
description of the lands to be con
veyed. Containing 10 acres, more or1
less.
Seventh tract: Situated in Martin
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LEGAL NOTICES
iL K. Barrel! and others and dfsi
?lied u lots Not. 7, 9, and 11, coi
fining 3 23-100 acres, more or less,
and fully described in a deed from N.
S. Worsley and wife to Jette Wil
liams by reference to and made a part
hereof for the purpose of giving a
more accurate description of the lands
intended to be conveyed.
Eighth tract: Situated in Martin
County, adjoining the lands of the late
John T. Hyman, T. B. Burnette, W.
B. Rawls and others. Containing 2-5
acre, more or less, said premises be
ing fully set out in a deed from W.
B. Ross and wife, et al. to Jesse Wil
liams. of record in book OCX), page
259, of Martin County Registry, which
deed is hereby referred to for a more
accurate description of the lands to be
conveyed.
Nihth tract: Situated in Martin
Count, adjoining lai.ds of Beulah Wil
liams, et al. Containing 2 9-80 acres,
more or less, and said premises being
fully described in a deed of record in
LEGAL NOTICES
B . .k uuu, page 361, Martin County
Registry, and is hnretgr referred to for
a more accurate description of the
landa to be conveyed.
Also the following personal prop
erty: One black and spotted ball, one
jersey milk cow and one white-spotted
calf.
This 28th day of February, 1133.
C. B. ROEBUCK.
mr8 4tw Sheriff Martin Comity.
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W. G. Keel, Oak City, N. C., Agent
Slade, Rhodes A Co., Hamilton, N, C., Agent
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W. R. Everett, Palmyra, N. C., Agent
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