Newspapers / The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.) / April 10, 1936, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
The Enterprise twy Toaadftj aad Friday by th* ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMITON. NORTH CAROLINA W. C Mann _ . Cditor SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY Ona year - $1.50 Six months .75 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year fUO Six months ? 1.00 No Subscription Received for Lees Than 6 Month Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered st the post office in Williamston, N. C? as second-class matter under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Friday, April 10, 1936 ! Justice vs. the Law Law and justice seem to have had a serious clash in the courts of Eastern Carolina within the past few weeks. The basis of the case leads back to the days of the Hoover Panic, and the record indicates that an col ored man and his wife had bought and paid for a tract of 480 acres of good land several years ago; then, durig the depression, they were forced to mortgage the farm for $600 worth of fertilizer and a few minor item? of farming equipment; all told, the debt with interest and other charges pased slightly above a thousand dollars. At the point when land values just about reached bottom, the holder of the note and mortgage put it up for public sale; and, of course, bought it in for the small amount of the debt. What recourse did the 80-year-old Negro have to protect himself? Soon after title had been acquired by the mortgage holder, he borrowed $8,000 from the gov ernment on it, supposed to represent half value on the land which he had bought for $1,000, plus some accumulated taxes. Suit was brought by the old Negro to recover the property, but the judgment of Judge Walter L. Small was that the old Negro had lost his right to recover on account of the statute of limitations. We have no criticism of the court. Vet it is certain that there is a great conflict between law and justice in this case, and it would seem that only a man of stony heart would take advantage of any human be ing when the margin of profit is so enormous. If it had been only a small amount coming from the Roose velt rise in land values, it would not have been so ri diculous, because even the Hoover fall and the Roose velt rise could not be charged and credited with such a change in values. The case presents more the ap pearance of a lion devouring his prey than anything else. Something Sure To Turn Up Now that the Hauptmann case is off the calendar, what will become of the headline type? There has been entirely too much said and printed about the Hauptmann case. And, since the case is finally closed, the readers and talkers may find some relief. However, we have such a changing world that something else will be sure to turn up in the near fu ture, whether good or bad no one can tell.. But it is to Ije hoped that men will stop going around stealing children and selling them bark to their parents for money. A Sound Philosophy ? Charlotte Observer "Wherever in South Carolina," remarks the staid and ultra-conservative and old-fashioned Charleston News and Courier, "is a school that teaches a boy to work with his hands as well as with his head and not be ashamed of it is a good school." A very homely bit of philosophy, to be sure, but how pressingly pertinent to the present and prevailing state of mind throughout America. Manual labor is not to be despised. And there is always going to be a lot of it in this country. "In the sweat of the brow" comes down from gen eration to generation with the mark of a divine dig nity upon it. The new theory in public education coming to be more and more widely held, is that pupils should not be allowed to study their lessons while at home. It is understood that the majority of pupils would look with increasing delight upon a scholastic prac tice that would forbid any studying anywhere. Where Not To Get Your Advice The recently organized falsely named "Liberty" League has come out in an opinion severely condemn ing the minority opinion of the court in the AAA de cision and highly praising the majority findings. It is not strange. The law may have bee nuncon stitutional, in a strictly narrow legal sense; yet it had one sound purpose, that which put the little and liu big man in the same class. Of course, such a pur pose displeases the Liberty Leaguers, because it is composed of a class of people who are determined to loot and appress the common people?in a legal man ner, if possible. They are of the aristocratic and blue-blooded type of humanity, the creators of wars and authors of depressions and panics. They are the fellows whos advice we should spurn and avoid in everything pertaining to finance and government. Not a Safe Leader That Senate investigating committee is making some rather hot accusations against William Ran dolph Hearst, even going so far as to charge him with part of the responsibility for the killing of Pres ident McKinley. That is a rather harsh charge, but |>erhaps true. Any man who holds as much power as Heart as an organizer, or who has thi opportunity he has to shajie public opinion, should lie of more sta bility and less selfishness than Mr. Hearst exhibits. He has shown himself to be too much fur self to be a safe leader. Are They "Fatheads"? Elkin Tribune. Henry Ford calls crop curtailment a violation of natural laws and the "security of plenty." He says farmers are "fatheads" to allow production to L?e cut. "Raise something, look to the land. The minute you make produce cheap, someone will find new uses for it." Mr. Ford is a successful industrialist, and, because of his success, when he talks it behooves the rest of us to weigh his words. But that doesn't mean that we should accept his own appraisal without measur ing it by the yardstick of our own experience'. It is admitted that the big automobile manufactur er has practiced his theory of "plenty." There is abundant evidence on the highways today that this is au. V'et with all of his success, he, too, has been cautious and has practiced the doctrine of "scarcity" when that best served his purpose. He stopped the manufacture of tractors when he no longer saw profit in them. Tike the farmer is asked to do, Mr. Ford turned to other "crops" when this source of profits dried up. Through mass production, it is true, he has been able to produce a vehicle at a popular price, but it is not of record that he went on adding to a surplus that had already been created. Assembling plants all over the country closed their doors in the face of a decreased demand. He did not continue to "pro duce something cheap" on the theory that because it was cheap some one would find new use for it. Vet he calls the farmer a "fathead" for failure to do what he failed to do. There is no more reason why the agriculturist should practice the "economy of plenty" at less than a living wage than for the manufacturer to keep the wheels turning whether he profits or not. And, finally, Mr. Ford is enjoying a lucrative busi ness today simply because the farmer has done what he claims the farmer shouldn't do. Farmers are buy ing cars and |>aying for them with money that has come to them through curtailed production; with prof its from their toil which they never would have real ized had they continued to pyramid the surplus of their major crops. Mr. Ford is not what you would call exactly consistent. Keep the Rules Sampson Independent. If you wouhi live long and prosper, obey the rules of good health and be mindful of the instructions of those who know how to reach the century mark. Here is the story of a man who did all these things. This story has been going the rounds of the |>apers, but its lesson makes it worth repeating: He brushed his teeth twice a day?with a nation ally advertised tooth paste. The doctor examined him twice a year. He wore his rubbers when it rained. He sle|?t with the windows open. He stuck to a diet with plenty of fresh vegetables. He leinquished his tonsils and traded in several worn-out glands. He golfed - but never more than 18 holes at a time He got at least eight hours' sleep every night. He never smoked, drank, nor lost his temper. He did his daily dozen daily. He was all set to live to be 100. The funeral will be next Wednesday. He is sur vived by 18 specialists, 4 health institutes, 6 gymnas iums, and numerous manufacturers of health foods and antiseptics. He had forgotten about trains at level crossings. Egg-Eating Hens Are Hard To Cure E? eating is usually acquired by >irds in the flock and starts by an being broken in the nest. If rou can pick out the bird or birds hat have formed this habit, they ihoukl be taken from the flock and old as there is no way of breaking hem of the vice. If the whole lock is eating eggs there is ap Ntrently an insufficient amount of nineral matter in the ration and he trouble can be corrected by bal incing the diet and adding the tecessary minerals. Candidates" Cards FOB STATE SENATOR To the Democratic Voters of the >econd Senatorial District: t I hereby announce my candidacy or the State Senate, subject to the democratic primary to be held in rune, 1936. Respectfully, . WILLIAM B. RODMAN, Jr. FOR STATE SENATE I wish to announce as a candidate or the State Senate from the Sec >nd Senatorial District and solicit he votes of members of the Derao ratic party. T. B. ATTMORE. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power >f sale contained in that certain deed > ftrust executed to the undersigned .rustee, by J. A. Davenport and vife, Creasy Davenport, on the 5th lay of June. 1934, and of record in he public registry of Martin Coun y, in book H-3, at page 271, said leed of trust having been given for he purpose of securing a certain lote of even date and tenor there vith, and default having been made n the payment of said indebtedness, ind the stipulations contained in aid deed of trust not having been omplied with, the undersigned rustee will, on Friday, the 1st day if May, 1936, at T2 o'clock m., in ront of the courthouse door in the own of Williamston. North Carolina iffer for sale for cash the follow ing described property, to wit: Beginning at a white oak in Her ring Branch. James A. Manning*! corner, along his line to ? sweet gum. thence south to a black gum in the run of the swamp, to a boll gum. to the east corner of Beach Island to the Flax Holl; thence u[ the swamp to the beginning, con tairnng 160 acres, more or less. Dated this the 30th day of March 1836. WHEELER MARTIN, a3 4tw TruJtee. NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. In the Superior Court. James A. Wynne vs. Elisabeth Wynne The defendant above named wil take notice that an action entitle* as above has been commenced it the superior court of Martin Coum ty. North Carolina, to secure an ab solute divorce based upon th< grounds of two years' separation and teh defendant will take taki notice that she is required to appeal before the clerk of the Superioi Court of Martin County withii thirty days after the completion o: service by publication, and answei or demur to the complaint in saic action, or the plaintiff will apply U the court for the relief demanded it said complaint. This the 31st day of March, 1936 L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court a3 4tw Martin County. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the au thority contained in that certaii deed of trust executed by Isaai Hopkins and wife. Susan Hopkins on the 18th day of January, 1935, ti John Hill Paylor. trustee, and re corded in the office of the Registei of Deeds for Martin County in boo) M-3, at page 340, default havini been made in the payment of sait deed of trust, the undersigned trus tee will, on Monday, April 20, 1936 at 12 o'clock noon, at the court house door of Martin County in Wil liamston, North Carolina, offer to public sale to the highest bidder for cash, the following describe! real estate: Lying and being in the town o Robersonville. county of Martin State of North Carolina, being sit uated on Academy Street (former ly Outterbridge Street), adjoinini the lands of Spencer Williams, Lek White James, Outterbridge Street now Academy Street, and ditch, an< being the same house and lot it the said town of Robersonville, for merly owned by Lucy Thompsoi ^Inle^^nc^h^^am^jjremije^occu pied by the laid Lucy Thompson Briley at the time of her death. Be in* the identical property conveyed December 23rd, 1929, by Lucy Thompson Briley to Suaan Hopkins, >ue 288, Martin County Registry, laid tract of land containing one >alf acre, more or leas. This the 18th day of March. 1936. JOHN HILL PAYLOR, ? nr|04tw Trustee r7i Condensed Statement of Condition of . 1 | Branch Banking & g I Trust Company | At the Close of Business March 4,1936 RESOURCES Cash and due from banks S5.460.457.23 Obligations of the United States 5,205.703.74 Federal Land Bank Bonds 1.551,154 23 North Carolina Bonds 307,900.31 Municipal and other marketable bonds 2,343,750.20 Loans secured by marketable collater al with cash values In excess of the loans 677,234.34 16,046,201.05 Other loans and discounts 1,04*,07443 Other stocks and bonds 14,000.00 Banking houses, furniture 6i fixtures ti real estate 250,000.00 TOTAL *17,363,681.58 LIABILITIES I J? o? LIABILITIES 0 Capital Stock?Common ? * 400,000.00 *A Capital Stock?Preferred ? 400,000.00 M 5 Surplus 400,000.00 H Undivided Proflta *70,070.4* ?' Reserves / 231,502.31 ?! DEPOSITS 1*,66M?8.82 B TOTAL *17463461.58 Trust Department Assets Not Included Upon the strength of the above TA statement and the backing of our 0 directors, we solicit your business, 13drTSTgrnj) promising every accommodation \%>X. J H consistent with sound banking. SOUND BANKING AND TRUST SERVICE a FOR EASTERN CAROLINA First in pulling power ? ? ? First in all-round economy ? ? ? WORLD'S THRIFTIEST HIGH-POWERED TRUCKS IN TRUCKS, it't pulling power that count* .. t and the new Chevrolet* for 1936 have the poateet pull ing power of any truck* in the entire low-price range! Moreover, they give you this greater pulling power with the lowest gas and oil cotls, lowest maintenance costs and maximum all-round economy! They are the world's thriftiest high-powered trucks; and the whole aecret of their extra pulling power, extra thrift, extra aafety and dependability ia the fact that they have a combination of featurea not found in any other low-priced truck. Theae new Chevrolet* alone have a High-Com preaeinn Valve-in-Head Six-Cylinder Engine, the moet efficient engine built for all-round duty ... a Full-Floating Rear Axle of maximum ruggedneaa and reliability . . . ?IJcw Perfected Hydraulic Brake*, giving the quickaat, safest, "*traight line" dope ... end New Full-Trimmed De Luxe Cab for driver comfort, with clear-viaioa inatrument panel for sale control. See or phone your Chevrolet dealer for a thorough demonstration?today! =uZC.' ^ -ye MGMTHLY PAYMENTS TO BUIT TOUK FUME , - 'CHEVROLET TRUCKS Roanoke Chevrolet Company PROGRAM POR WEKK BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL U Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C. ?7 u4 Taaaday April 1?-1? Thursday ud PrMay April 1*17 "WIFE vs. SECRETARY" "CEILING ZERO" Clark GABLE, Myraa JOT. Jaaa HARLOW with JAMES CAGNEY. PAT O'BRIEN WadaaMtey April IS Saturday April IS "HI8 FIRST WIFE" "MELODY TRAIL" wMB Oaarga BRENT aad Gaaartave TOWN wits ORNE AUTRY ALSO SRLRCTBD SHORT SUBJBCtS
The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 10, 1936, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75