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The Enterprise Inry Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILUAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA W. C Manning Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES ^Strictly Caah in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One yaw ? U-K Six months ?" OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year t - - 12.00 Six months LOO No Subscription Received (or Less Than C Month Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered st the post office in Willianiston, N. C., ss second-class matter under the set of Congress of March 3. 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm Tuesday, September 22~. 1936 Get Ready lor the Fair i . v The season lor holding the annual Williamston Fair is approaching. and if we tan get the right idea of the purpose of a fair we tan make it of much value to our section. , \\V live in and constitute an agricultural sectiorn_ with many livestock possibilities as well, and it re quire^ considerable knowledge and science to proper ly conduct both There is. of course, methods of larming i!.,m we ail know sometiiing about, yet there are a grea- t ;.!?>> other things that we do not know anything ab <<\ tliat would make farming much more profitable and ;ierhaps easier. For instance we have not mastered the science oi producing and 11 dig the proper seed, and we often plant an inferior variety when good seed would Ire iusi a- i tic ip an.' >ield inui b more In other words, we can Iran .1 lot from our neighbors if we will just observe 'a- in 'h ids. We hac 1 pit my of time to selec t the best of our Field crops for c hihifion at the tail and get paid for carrying thet.i there. At the same time we may help a neighbor i" "I "'g him and showing him things he does not ktvo . Then, too, ive meet folks at the fair that we have not seen in a long time. It is a very enjoyable thing alwacs, to sic our friends and to make more friends. Trying To Do Too Much We may have made a mistake in our school system by trying to do too much. We have undertaken the job of doing everything for the child, even picking him up at his home and sitting him down in the school room, which must be ideal from the standpoint of comfort. * , We are probably teaching,' and cet uinly leading the children be believe that itere is nothing but a life t f ease bjiss ahead of them, and they will probably never learn that what has been done for them was through effort and sacrifice and that they ihemselvr will have to undergo some hardships in order to earn the succeeding generation as far as they themselves have gone. ?_ J ; The idea that a mile or two is too far to walk to L. ||.?,0i ?Srrir T? i.r? i??, h.np . hiliTri-n' may come back to u- all over North Carolina when the negro liegins to demand transportation: and then we will find the truck cost nearly doubled Work has become so easy that we are having to invent play to balance the body in order that it ma> have the proper strength. Our school system may lie fierfest. We do not know, liut look out lor rising costs. Cure for "Bridgits" Gaits County Indtx It is reported that the State Highway Commission has a sad case of "bridgits" on its hands as a result of its decision to spend around a million and a half dollars bridging Albemarle Sound into Highway Com missioner Julian Wood s home town of Kdentun. If tin Highway Commission wants some advice from us on a remedy for this malady, brought on by numer ? ill - prolesTs oVer i lit- I Cation selected for the bridge, we wi mid say that the best; way to get rid of the bridgits," a troulije something like the jitters or the advertised "coffee nerves," would be to cut out the bridge and switch the million and a half dollars to building roads on land. Kastern North Carolina ha ?i lot of water around the edges, sounds, oceans and the like, but it aSoTias a lot of mud right in its mid die. However, if the Highway Commission and Com missioner Wood are plumb set on building a bridge that will link the South Albemarle and the North marie an outlet to the markets of the north for its farm produce by highway to restore the communica tion lost with the outside world when highway trans mutation killed off the ancient method of water trans (nutation, we are for the bridge that costs the (east and gives the most people the most service That is a bridce across the Roanoke River front I'iyinuulh -into Bertie County. It will serve the same purpose as the milliigi-and-a half Edenlon site and leave about two-thirds of thai amount for building roads that are it-ally needed toads to take communities out of the mud. National Champion To Be in Jamesville Peter McLaren, who claims thei wood-chopping championship of America, will stage a log-cutting contest and demonstration in James-1 ville Monday, September" 28, at 10 a m. at the store of Davenport & Hamilton. This contest has been arranged by Davenport & Hamilton, who are to be congratulated for arranging for the visit of this colorful champion., McLaren, whose wizardry with an axe has carried him from a poor farm lad in Australia to the peak of his profession. In chopping tours covering a score uf years lie lias chopped before hun dred* of thousands, both here and abroad Mcl^aren, who is nearly 50 years old, claims that outdoor chop ping is a great physical developer His own condition bears out this claim. The contest is open to any man who has not previously competed against McLaren. A prize of $50 will be paid to any contestant if Mc Laren fails to chop through a log in two-thirds of the time the con testant takes. The handicap gives all good choppers a sporting chance to win the prize money, as it is just like giving 33 yards in a 100-yard dash. The only restriction made is that no contestant be permitted to use a Plumb axe. This is the only axe which McLaren himself ever uses, and he refuses to chop against a Plumb axe and also allow the han dicap. Everyone is cordially invited to attend the demonstration. Choppers wishing to compete should bring their axes with them It coats noth ing to enter the contest. WANTED: IN HEATED HOME IN Williamston two rooms with pri vate bath, either furnished or un furnished; ready for occupancy Oct. 1st to Dec. 1st. Give location. Reply Post Office Box 374, Williams ton, N. C. s22 3t NOTICE North Carolina. Martin County. Ha vine thia day qualified as ex ecutrix of the estate at James E. Smithwick, sr.. this is to notify all [Know having claims *fln?t said estate to exhibit same to tbe un dersigned, or her attorney, within one year from the date at this no Ijoe. or this notice will be phsM in bar of any recovery. All pesaosia indebted to said estate are request ed to make immediate payment. This the 31st day of August, 1M EMILY S. SMITH WICK. Executrix of the Estate at E. Smith wick, deceased. si ^Elb^^^^ee^attorngr^^^ There Is No Mistake About It WE Just NATURALLY SELL TOBACCO HIGHER AT THE Roanoke - Dixie Warehouse WILLIAMSTON. N .C. Despite the fact that a majority of our sale was com mon ti]>s Monday, we had a good sale, and the medium and good types sold extra well. Our customers were well pleased. Look at one of the sales made Monday: J. W. HUGHES ? Bertie County J 82 43 $ 35.26 136 47 63.92 62 49 30.38 84 51 42.84 50 53 26.50 54 64 . 34.56 468 $233.46 WE HAVE FIRST SALE FRIDAY Roanoke - Dixie Warehouse A Solid Week of Pleasure & Profit Beginning Next Monday ? WILLIAMSTON FAIR ? Children Admitted Free To Fair Grounds & Grandstand Tuesday Until 4:30 P. M, A special program planned for Youngsters. September 28 th ? October 3rd Harness RacesW ednesday Thursday and Friday Professional Auto Races Saturday Afternoon Farmer's Day Wednesday WITH HON. Lindsay Warren AS SPEAKER Farmers admitted to grounds for half price until 1 p. m. MAIDS, MIRTH, MELODY ?=? "The Winter Garden Revue" Performing Each Night Before the Grandstand 10 Thrilling Novelty Acts Dazzling Fireworks Display Outstanding Exhibits Competing for $1,400 in Prizes Under Same Management as State Fair, Raleigh, October 12-17
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