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Tuesday, June 9, 1936
Intimidation of Voters
I'erhaps the meanest jKilitits played in the recent
hitter campaign was in the intimidation of ignorant
|>enple who were receiving small allowance^ at county
homes or from government agencies, who were told
that unless, they voled for some particular candi
(iate they would lose their jobs or their allowances.
Those "who practiced such intimidation knew at the
time that they were lying and that no decent govern
ment would discharge a capable servant merely l?e
cause he or she voted his or her convictions, and they
also know that our government forbid* its officials to
participate actively in political contests.
Those who set out to intimidate others are far
more likely to lose their jobs than are those who are
being intimidated.
fiaman built a very high gallows U|ron which to
hang Mordecai, but it was first used on him.
Did Raleigh Make a Mistake?
Did the Raleigh school board make a mistake when
it relinquished its authority to govern the city schools
by turning lull authority over to one man? We, ol
course, do not know. Yet if the citizens of Raleigh
turned the school government over to its trustees,
then those trustees certainly should have turned such
trust bark to the people if they themselves were not
going to |>erform the duties delegated to them, rather
than to create an autocracy by turning all the authori
ty over to the hands of a supreme dictator.
It seems to have been a case where a democracy
was surrendered into the hands of an autocracy.
War Has Lost Its Honor
War has lust its honor. Hut the natiuns, many of
them, have not Just their greet! for expansion.
What we need to do is to live withour neighbors
as friends. Nobody wants war, but some nations are
so filled with greed that they will rush their men into
the front lines today so that they themselves may
gain honor and ]>ru|>erty.
It is good, however, that war no longer brings any
honor to those who wage it.
Legions of Legions
?
It would now seem that we have entirely too many
legions And the worst of it is that they all seem
to .have some im|>ro|ier or sellish motive at heart.
We have the Black 1-egion, now'being accused of
murdering and slaying such |*ople as they do not
like.
? l herr(we trrvr the White fcegion, with just a bettet ~
name, ai^l whigb is charged with the same crimes.
Then, again we have the American legion, sup
posed to be a non-partisan organization. Yet they go
in to their necks in lining up their comrades at the
polls. The very first plank in their platform is "Amer
ica first," which undoubtedly would have been bat
ter it they had gone just a step further and said.
"America first when right."
Intemperance in Argument
There has never been a campaign like it. The pub
lie schools have faiied to fully enlighten the people.
We have accused and abused good men everywhere,
simply because they held to different views from our
own; in fact, we have stooped to advocating state
" ments that we have known to be false. We have cursed
the old guard and the old guard members have cursed
each other and all else that opposed them. They
defy the world to do as well as they have done.
We doubtless have many faults in our government,
and it is decidedly proper to hear the ideas of others
in an orderly way, but not becoming abusive. That
"was the condition that enisled wluii, as tlir iuyal laf
riage s|ied through the streets of London, the peas-'
ants cried for bread and the queen commanded that
they be given a stone. Then it was that Oliver Crom
well rose up and gave the Britons a new government,
the lirst democracy they ever had. and it is the basis
of practically all of the British rule since, and it has
grown and developed into the best government on
this globe. Of course, the kings, princes, and |>eers
did not like Cromwell at first. One king actually had
his body removed from its tomb, rut into pieces and
burned as a gesture of contempt. Still England ad
justed Itself largely to the ly|?e of democracy .he arlvo
cated.
Big salaries and much power for long periods are
dangerous to good government. Only super-men are
able to stand too much |K>wer and wealth without be
ing filled with bigotry.
June Will Bring the Bonus
Morgan! on News-Herald
Veterans of the World War are looking forward to
next month with keen anticipation. On or about
Jtme 15th l:nrfe Sam wit) begin the distribution of
two billion dollars to the ex-Vervice men of America,
Voung men when they served their country on the
foreign field and in duty at home, the average age
now of these vetrans is 41 1-2 years.
The money will be issued in the form of $50 bonds,
and these bonds will be cashed immediately at post
offices, special disbursing offices to be named by the
Veterans' Administration and the Treaursy, and |x>s
sibly at national banks?a matter undecided at this
time. The largest amount a veteran can receive is
$1,598; the smallest around $100.
If a man receives $570, the average payment to
each of the 3,500,000 veterans, he will reveice eleven
$50 bonds and a check for the balance, $20, issued
by the Treasury. If he prefers to keep the bonds
they will draw 3 per cent interest from June 15, 1936,
the date of issue, until June 15, 1945, the date of
maturity.
. . . A recent survey shows that $92,000,000 will
be sjienl to build new houses; $133,000,000 for re
pairs on old houses; $34,000,000 to paint old houses;
more than $129,000,000 will be s|ient for the purchase
for homesites. It is said that 153,000 veterans ex
|x-ct to spend $66,000,000 in buying small farms.
Soy Beans and Peanuts
(lairs County Index
A mill for crushing soy beans, established at Ports
mouth a year or two ago, has closed down Itecause,
according to the Portsmouth Star, farmers in Eastern
North Carolina and Virginia have not produced suf
ficient soy beans to supply the mill's needs.
Instead of putting the blame for the mill's closing
on the farmers for not producing enough soy beans,
it would be in better case, the Suffolk News-Herald
counters, for the blame to be placed with the mill for
not offering farmers a price sufficiently attractive for
soy lieans to cause them to raise larger crops of the
bean.
"Peanut millers and producers mightjraw a whole
some lesson from the experience of the soy bean
plants," say the Suffolk [>a|ier further?and we hear
tily agree with their example. "Farmers will not con
tinue to grow peanuts if the crop is unprofitable. That
is why there stiouta Lie cooperation and unaerstana
ing among growers and millers so that profitable pro
duction should be assured from year to year."
It is a pity, however, that the soy bean mills have
closed. ()r thata greater number of farmers had not
turned to soy bean production as a money crop, re
ducing the acreage in peanuts, to such an extent that
the |>eanut millers would be deprived of their stock
excuse of "over production" for the low prices they
pay. We would like to see a bit of competition be
tween soy bean mills and peanut mills for the farm
ers' acreage. A better price to farmers for both crops
should result.
WOOD FOR SALE: GOOD BARD
wood block*. 50c pet cartload.?
Saunders and Cox, Williamston, N.
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NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of a judg
ment of the superior court of Mar
tin County in an action entitled
"Federal Land Bank of Columbia vs.
N. L. Cherry et mL" the undersigned
commissioner will, on Monday, June
22nd, 1936, at 12 o'clock noon, in
front of the courthouse door in Wil
liamston, N. C.. offer tot sale to the
highest bidder, lor cash, the follow
ing described tract of land:
? All that certain tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Jamesviilc
Township. Martin County and Stale
of North Carolina,
of North Carolina. bourded on the
north by Poplar Chapel road and
the lands of Nona Hoiliday, on tiie
east by the lands of G. H. Mizelle,
on the south by the land3 of J. L.
Hardison and jn tne west by the
lands of G. F. Cordon and J. L. Har
dison, containing 55 acres, more or
less, and having such shapes, metes,
courses and distances as will more
fully appear by reference to a map
of same made by A. Corey, survey
or, on the 21s tday of May, 1927,
which said may is attached to ab
stract now on hie with the Federal
Land Bank of Columbia.
Being the same land described in
deed from the Farmers and Mer.
to N. L. Cherry, dated
January 3, 1927, recorded in book!
Z-2, at page 120, in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Martin Coun
ty, North Carolina.
This 21st day of May, 1936.
B. A. CR1TCHER,
m26 4tw Commissioner.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
Default having been made in the
payment of the notes secured by
that certain deed of trust executed
by G. T Hill and wife to the un
dersigned trustee on January 9, 1920
and recorded in book A-2, at page
409, Registry of Martin County, and
the holder of said notes having
called upon tlic undersigned trus
tee to foreclose The same, the said
undersigned trustee will, on Thurs
day, July 2, 1936, at 12 o'clock m?
at the courthouse door of Martin
County, in the town of Williamston,
expose the following property for
sale to the highest bidder, for cash:
Being lot number eight (8) in the
Brown Field in town of William
ston, said lot being the same land
conveyed to G. T. Hill by the Wil
liamston Land and Improvement
Co., by deed dated March 9th, 1912,
and recorded in book A-l, at page
361. Reference being made of map
of said field recorded in book 1, at
page 275, for a more perfect descrip
tion.
Also lot number 19 in block D,
and lot number 9 and 10 in block
E of the same field, reference being
made to deed recorded in book
XXX, at pace 330, for a more per
fect description.
The bidder at the sale will be re
quired to deposit 10 per cent of his
bid to guarantee good faith.
This the 1st day of June, 1936.
ELBERT S. PEEL,
je2 4tw Trustee.
H. L. Sprain, attorney for holder
of notes.
NOTICE OP EES ALE
Under and by virtue of an order
signed by L. Bruce Wynne, clerk of
superior court of Martin County, and
by virtue of the authority contained
in that certain deed of trust execut
ed to the undersigned trustee on the
me. 193*. :
Kegu _
County, in book E-3, at page 271,
5th day of June. 193*. and of record
in the Public 'Registry of Mamrr
executed by J. A. Davenport and
wife Creasy, the undersigned trus
tee will, on Monday, the 15th day of
June, 1936, at 12 o'clock m? in front
of the courthouse door in the town
of Williamston, N. C. offer for sale,
for cash, the following described
property:
Beginning at a white oak in Her
ring Branch, James A. Manning's
corner, along his line to a sweet
gum; thence south to a black gum
in the run of the swamp, to a boll
gum to the east comer of Beach Is
land to Flax Holl; thence up the
wamp to the beginning, containing
150 acres, more or legs I
Dated this the 28th day of May,
1936.
WHEELER MARTIN,
je2 4tw *- Trustee.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain deed
of trust executed by Frances Har
rell on the 13th day of July, 1932,
and of record in the Public Registry
of Martin County in Book C-3, at
page 630, said deed of trust having
been given for the purpose of se
curing certain notes of even date
and tenor therewith, and default
having been made in the payment
of said indebtedness and the stipu
lations contained m the said deed of
trust not having been complied with,
will, on Monday, the 29th day of
June, 1936, at 12 o'clock m., in front
of the courthouse door in the town
of Williamston, North Carolina, of
fer for sale, at public auction, for
cash, the following described real
estate:
First tract: Adjoining the lands of
Z. M. Whitehun^-and others, begin
ning at a stake on the north side
of the road leading from the Town
of Conoho to Tarboro, N. C.; thence
a northerly course at right angles
with said road 70 yards to a stake;
thence a westerly course at right
angles 35 yards to a stake; thence
southerly course at right angles 70
yards to a stake; thence an easterly
course 35 yards to the beginning,
containingJ-Tacrf-more or less,
and being .the same premises con
veyed to Sallie A. Harrell by Z. M
Whitehurst and wife, Rebecca F.
Whitehurst, by deed dated the 10th
day ?f May, 1893, and of record in
the public registry of Martin Coun
ty in book LJU, at pages 173 and 173,
which said deed is hereby referred
to for the purpose of giving a bet
ter description of said lot of land.
Second tract: That tract of land
commonly known as and described
as the Taylor Farm, and adjoining
the . M. Whitehurst, Tom Savage,
the Mary W. House tract now owned
by the estate of H. K. Harrell, Zeb
Hyman. Everett and Daniel and oth-,
en, and containing 200 acres, more
or less, and being the same land
and premises purchased by H. K,
Harrell from John D. Taylor, and
being the same premises allotted to
Sallie A Harrell as her dower in
the land of her deceased husband,
and of record in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Mar
tin County in the Book of Decrees
No. 6, at page 372, which Said rec
ord is hereby referred to for a bet
ter description of said tract of land.
Dated this the 28th day of May,
1936.
WHEELER MARTIN.
je?_4tw^___Substhute^Trustee.
An Appreciation?
It is with much sincerity that I express my great apprecia
tion for the vote accorded my candidacy for the Democratic nom
ination as County Representative in the primary last Saturday.
The expression of confidence advanced by the good people of
our county will long be remembered by me, and it is my trustful
pledge that I will do everything in my power to serve the peo
ple in an efficient manner and to the very best interests of every
one.
HUGH G. HORTON
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