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The Enterprise Bvary Tn?day and Friday by tba ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO WU.LIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA W. C Manning SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advuci) IN MARTIN COUNTY Om r?' Sl-M Sis months .78 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY Oasyaar SUM Six months IJOO No Subscription Received for Less Than t Month Advertising Rste Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the pott ofiice in Willumston, N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Congress of March 3. 1879. Address alt communications to Ttie Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Friday, October 23, 1936 Constitutional Amendments While interest in the November 3 election is certain to center around the vote for President Franklin 1) Roosevelt, the five proposed amendments to the State constitution are expected to attract some attention. Although the trend in the past has been to vote against any and all proposed amendments to the constitution oi this State,'it is believed that most, if not all, the five will receive more support than those placed be fore the voters in past elections. The proposed amendment calling for two additional judge on the State Supresme Court bench is probably receiving more su|>|xirt than any one of the five fa j be voted on. If the judges are needed, and there is 1 evidence that they are needed, then it seems the amend ment should be su|>ported! rrobably the most unpipular proposal in the group is the one providing for the classification of property for taxation. In short, the projiosed amendment is apparently being advanced in the hojre that properly now hidden can be forced out of hiding and placed on the books for taxation. By making concessions either in decreased values or lower rate-, the taxing authori ties may be able to reach what many call intangible wealth. Probably there is some excuse for such a change in the basic law, but it sems unfair to tax prop erty than can lie seen at one rate and tax other i>rop erty that can t be seen at another rate In supjxirt of the proposed amendment, the old saying that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bUsh may be men tioned. To explain the proposal in another way. it is understood that money hidden in bank vaults would be taxed at a lower rate than (arm land, a house, or other real property. The third proposed amendment would make it law ful for the legislature-to exact 10 per tent instead of ful for the legislature to exact a maximum of 10 per cent instead of t> per cent from certain incomes. The extent of the "exacting'' rests with the legislature, but the 10 per cent figure cannot lie exceeded. The pro posal offers a clash between the "rich" and the "poor," those who are included in the group having net tax able incomes naturally opposing the measure, and those who are not affected naturally supporting it? However, the opposition may get some consideration from those who are not affected by the tax but who beileve the state is collecting enough taxes, regardless of what kind and what fur. The four proposed amendment placing certain limi tations upon the increase of public debt sounds good, but its adoption hardly means that the public debt will be wified uut overnight. Applying to the State, county and municipalities, the proposed law would require a vote of the people liefore any of the govrn mentaf units could borrow more than two-thirds of the amount by which the* public debt was decreased during the next preceding biennium, except: (1) To refund a valid existing debt: (2) to borrow in antici pation of the collection of taxes due and |>ayable with ing the fiscal year, to an amount not exceeding SO per cent of such taxes: fit1ii supply a rasnal A-Udi and (4) to suppress riots or insurrections or to repel invasions. The last exception reminds one of the Hoover administration and the Monroe Doctrine There is much merit in the propoaal, and it is difficult to understand any opposition to it. The fifth proposed amendment to the antiquated constitution, while it might play havoc with tax rates in the counties, has considerable merit no doubt, and cartainly is far leacliing in ilsscope In sHdrf~the legislature would be empowered to exempt from tax ation not exceeding $1,000 in value of property held and used as the place of residence of the owner. This amendment merely provides the legislature with power to make the exemption up to $1,000 in value, and does not mean that tha value of eveiyuue's ptopeTTy worth $1,000 or more would be reduced that much the first year, or even the second. Just what effect the adoption of the amendment would have on the tax rates cannot be determined, hut there are two things the amendment would do. First, It would encourage home ownership. Second, it would make possible for the poor devil who barely earns enough to buy meat and bread for his family to get out of the way of the sheriff when tax-selling time comes around. In other words, the man awn ing a shack worth only a few hundred dollars would have to pay no tax on the shack provided he lived in it. This proposed amendment offers about the great est assurance ever offered the poor man that his hum ble home will not be taken from over his head by the tax collector. The owner of a dozen shacks, more or less, and who rents them, would be allowed no ex emption, the proposed amendment clearly stating that the exemption will apply only to the residence of the owner. All in all, the five amendments are about as good as anyone could advance, and while each and every one of them is deserving of support, the fate of them all cesta in the hands of the people. Supplementing Government Aid The Federal government has rendered valuable as sistance to agriculture during the past two or three years, but to get the most for his work the farmer will ,nd it necessary to do something himself. In this con nection the Farm Bureau Federation offers some sound advice as follows: ' In view of the greatly increased acreage of the runner type of peanuts in the southeast and osuth western part of the United States, we wish to strong ly recommend to all Farm Bureau members engaged in producing peanuts and other peanut farmers the "1. That only land suitable for the best and most economical production of peanuts be. planted to the crop. "2. That farmers use every precaution possible in shocking and picking their peanuts to insure a good quality production. "2. That insofar as possible, fanners plant only the jumbo or larger type Virginia or bunch. "4. That farmers be urged to market their crop slowly, so that the market wilt not be broken by sell ing most of their crop in November and December. We feel that by orderly marketing we can hope for a more stable market The [x'anut picking season is near at hand, and farmers will do well to consider recommendation numlier two and not [>ermit a machine to enter their fields until the crop is thoroughly cured and ready for picking. Regardless of how strong the market is, wet |x-anuts will beat it down. Months of waiting is not necessary, but it is better to wait and wait than it is to pick and sack a wet peanut. To Vote Directly for the President Smithjicld Herald There is always a great deal of interest in presiden tial elections and voters throughout the country ex piess their intention of voting for one presidential candidate or the other. As a matter of fact, North Carolina voters have never voted directly for their i presidential choice but for electors, who in turn cast the slate's vote for the president. This year, for the first time, voters in this state will find the names of the candidate for president and vice president on the ballots; and when they mark the square at the top of the space over the names of f ranklin 1). Roosevelt and Garner or Landon and Knox they will have done all that is necessary to vote ill cpresidrntial ticket.?A good many utlrei states have already been using the """*?* of the candidates, and while it does not affect the results to change the method in North Carolina, it gives the voter a direct touch with his presidential favorite. On Complaining Receiving notice of their 1936 tax accounts, a num l?er of the nearly 8,(XX) property owners in this coun ty were heard complaining because they owned so much. It is just another reminder thai we are nat urally a complaining people. We complain about everything under the sun, including the weather, the markets, prices received for what we have tbo sell and prices for what we have to buy, and the worst part about it all is that we find little fault with our own actions. We enjoy the fruits created by the labors of others and complain, not wilfully altogether, about In complaining the person who would be so un fortunate as to have the itch should remember there is some consolation to be had in scratching. Another Reason The |>ranut market has opened the highest since 1927. This is another reason why every tanner ought to vote tor Kooaevelt. We hardly expect to hear of any fanner between the Atlantic and the Pacific with so little- gratitude that he will not vote whole-heartedly for him; and, since we know the fanner's prosperity is shared so generally by all classes of people, we all need to come t< igelher and make the Roosevelt vote unanimous. PROGRAM FOR WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, OCT. Mk Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C. M.1Wl-WaL Oct. M-27-2S "THE GREAT ZIEGFELD" W?fc WILLIAM POWELL Ml MTKNA LOT I at 1:11, I J* sad a u Fri. Oat ZS-M STAGE STRUCK" Dick Powell and Joan Blondell Oat. U "The LAST OUTLAW" HOOT GIBSON ALSO 8ELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS LOST: WHITS FEMALE HOUND. one ear brown. Last seen in Cross Roads Monday morning. Name of J. W. Taylor on collar. (S reward for return of dog to C. B. Roebuck or Toodly Holding, Williaroston. It Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred upon ma in a deed of trust executed by E P. Leathers and wife. Annie Leathers, on the 15th day of September. 1818. and re corded in bok P-2, page 435, I will on Friday, the 6th day of November, in front of Bank of Robersonville, Martin County, Robersonville, N. C? at 12 o'clock noon, sell at public auc tion for cash to the highest bidder, the following land, to wit: Situate in Robersonville Township Martin County, North Carolina, and on the east side of the public road leading from Flat Swamp chureh by way of the old VanNortwick place to Parmele. N. C.. adjoining the lands of E. P. Leathers, the George Williams lands and others and bound on the west by the center of said public road, on the north by the George Williams lands and E. P Leathers', old line, and on the east by the E." P. Leathers old line, being his line before the purchase of this tract, and on the south by the same E. P. Leathers' old line and line of this tract and described in a deed of trust from Herbert Forrest tnd wife to J. H. Roebuck, trustee, which is of record in the Martin County pub lis registry in book H2 page 25. This tract being known as the Forrest tract. Containing 12 acres more or less. This sale is made by reason of the failure of E. P. Leathers and wife, Annie Leathers to pay off and dis charge the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust. A deposit of 10 per cent will be required from the purchaser at the sale. This 7th day of October, 1936 Z. G. BOWERS. Trustee o9 4tw Bethel. N. C NOTICE OF PUBLIC RE SALE OF LAND Whereas^ik* was default in the payment ^HMain notes secured by deed of iflffst executed to me by W. C. Hale and wife, Mary Hale, of record in the Public Registry of Martin County in Book M-3 at page 166; and whereas, at the request of the holder of said notes I duly ad vertised and offered for public sale to the highest bidder the land here inafter described on Monday, the 13thdayofJuly^93i^inthetown of Williamston. North Carolina, in front of the courthouse door where and when J. A. Everett became the last and highest bidder for same at the price of $3,750 00; and whereas, before the expiration of ten days the bid price was increased 5 per cent and L. Bruce Wynne. Clerk -of the Superior Court of Martin Coun ty has ordered me to make re-sale of said land; and whereas, at or a bout the time said bid was raised and I was ordered to make re-sale of same Judge M. V. Barnhill. Resi dent Judge of the Second Judicial District, in an action entitled "W. C. Hale and wife. Mary Hale. vs. Kath leen T. Hoffman, Trustee, and Sam Hoffman." ordered and adjudged that the lands hereinafter describ ed be re-advertised for sale not sooner than the 15th day of October 1936, and when so re-(advertised that said sale should be advertised for re-sale by publication for 15 days in three or more public places and by publication in a newspaper published in Marin County once a week for two weeks; Now. therefore, under and by vir tue of power vested in me by said deed of trust an! acting in obed ience to the order of said Clerk and to the order of Judge M V. Barnhill. I will sell for cash at public auetion to the highest bidder in the town of Williamston, North Carolina, in front of the courthouse door, on Monday, the 2nd day of November, 1936, at 12:00 o'clock, noon, the fol lowing described tract of land lying, being and situate in the county of Martin and State of North Carolina, to-wit: Being that tract of land which was conveyed to Margaret Davis Wins low by ?. C. Winslow which former ly belonged to Daisy Quincey (see deed recorded in Book L-l at page 85?, being also the same land de cribed in deed bearing date Janu ary 18, 1889. from Pollard Hodges to Needham Hyman in Book S at page 180 of the Public Registry of Martin County, and being the same lanS H/liirh warn mnwynH In F.raily llyman by Joseph W Johnson on February 8. 1881, by deed duly ex ecuted and recorded in the Public Registry of Martin County in Book DR. V. H. NEWBORN OPTOMETRIST Williamston, Peele's Jewelry store Monday, November 16. Robersonville. Robersonville Drug Store. Tuesday, November 17. Plymouth. Liverman's Drug Store Thursdays, November 5 and 19. Eyes Examined ? Classes Fitted At Tarboro Every Wed.-Sat. Channel Drain Roofing Positively Leak-Proof on the Flattest Roof , We have been selling it for six years and never yet have we seen or heard of a roof of it that leaked. In fact, you cannot forc^ water through the laps or joints with 150 lbs. water pressure. LARGE STOCK ON HAND Williamston Supply Co.? >D at pace 606, there being except j d from the last named conveyance 2 acres which had theretofore been unveyed to H. S. Everett by deed luly executed and recorded in Book ?-1 at pace 592, the land herein onveyed adjoins the the lands of I. H. Shields, H. S. Everett. J. D. ilephenson, the lands formerly be longing to Orange Fields, deceased, nd others, and being well known a the Needham Hyman Tract, con aining one hundred eight (108) ?ere*, more or lea, end being the identical tract of land which was conveyed by Ennis Bryan, Receiver for G. Hoffman. Individually, and G. Hoffman and M. Hoffman, trading as II Hoffman and Brother, on the 14th day of December, 1933. by deed duly executed and recorded in the Public Registry of Martin County. This 15th day of October. 1936. KATHLEEN T HOFFMAN, oc-20 2t-w Trustee. By Ashby Dunn. Attorney. Coastal Plain FAIR TARBORO, N. C. Uctober 27,28,29, 30, 31, 1936 THE BIGGEST AND BEST FAIR EVER IN TARBORO! Premiums Have Been Raised ?In Every Department FIELD AND GARDEN CROPS. LIVESTOCK FARM EXHIBITS NEW DEPARTMENT for 4-H CLUB WORK Home Demonstration Work, Needle and Fancy Work, Canning, Pantry Supplies, House Furnishings, Excellent School Exhibits, Beau tiful Floral Displays. A large and worth-while Poultry Show. Colored Department better than ever before. Strates Shows on the Midway 20 SHOWS ? 12 RIDES ELEVEN FIRST-CLASS FREE ACTS WAGNER S BAND PLAYING DAILY Good Racing Every Day Don't Miss This Big Fair $1,000.00 GIVEN AWAY BY PLYMOUTH MERCHANTS New Fords and Used Cars CLEARANCE SALE! Beginning Saturday, OA. 24 FOR 15 DAYS co H 2 < X o cc u s X H D O Cu QQ > < * <_ 2 I O 8 Every new car in our house will be cut $100.00 and every used car will be cut $50.00. But there will be no trading in an old car at the above price. Notice the following prices: Six Absolutely New Ford V-8 Autos Deluxe 4-Door Sedan, delivered Cut Price $700 2-Door Touring Sedan, was Cut Price $610 Two 2-Door Sedans Sale Price (each) $678 ~$57fr 1 Coupe $667 Sale Price $567 Cut Price $520 Reconditioned Used Cars 1 1934 Deluxe V-8 4-Door Sedan, was $375 Reconditioned and Runs Like New Now $325 LJ.934 V-8 Cnarh- Reconditioned, was $375 New Piston Rings <t Brakes, Block Rebored Now $325 1 1935 V-8 Deluxe Coach, looks new, was $475 Reconditioned, in Perfect Shape Now $425 1935 V-8 Coupe, was $425 Looks T.ike New Now $375 1930 Chevrolet Coach, was $175 Looks and Runs Good Now $125 2 1931 A Model Ford Coupes, were $150 Folks, Here Is Your Bargain (Each) Now $100 8 o < pi z > > OB ?< ?TJ r ?< 2 o G H X X PI 50 o X > z H V) In buying any of the above cars you get a ticket for every dollar in cash you give us?which gives you a chance to win over $1,000.00 in prizes. Don't forget to get your tickets when you buy anything in Plymouth. Inc. Plymouth Motor Co j. R. uj?*President PLYMOUTH. N. C. J. B. Willoughby. Vire Pre. $1,000.00 GIVEN AWAY BY PLYMOUTH MERCHANTS
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