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The Enterprise KimtRPfUSE PUBL1 SH1NG CO win umroii. north cabouha SUBSCRIPTION RATES (SotcM? Caafc m Ad?aace> IN MARTIN COUNTY OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY Kccmd tor Leas Tbaa t Rata Card Furnished Upaa Entered at the post oflice is M lilianiatfMi. N. C, u accual-rla^ matter ander like trl at ' Mf" ot Mar c fc J. 187V. AJdre-i all coenmunuai.uiii lu Tie Eaterprtae and not tad'virtual meoibert of the rum Friday February 12,1937 President Roosevelt and the Courts President Rousrveti m the face oi . er'.ain attack tr-en ihr Republican OId biuril. Jo-iah Bailey, Cir irr Glass. and a lew other- recently champ.uned the rights of the people at large when be ret ummrnded a bill to Coolness for tbr enlargenent of the Federal courts. Probably no other act of the peoples learfer ha.- brought a greater html from the voices of prop erty lords and representatives than the rrvmmmda tions made by the Resident <?i Friday. February 5 Crowding behind the self-claimed ami srll-owisiiltH ed dignity of the supreme court. the ?'Hd Guard and its allies in demucralic tires- began to fire at the pro posal of the President They chanted [talking of the courts, apparently forgetting that political packing has been a game played by the two mayor parties for years and years, with the Republican- well in the lead While the conservatives would hold their old men on the bench year after year to await the return of a Republican I "resident so he could make favorable ap pMntments. thry are loud in their londemaatma when the tide takes a turn in favor of the Democratic far ly?Glass. Bailey and others excluded Those who are in hitter Opposition to the President and his return mendalKXi- are shouting to have the court held above suspicion and at the same time are doing all in their jiower to hokl that great bulwark of ju-tke tn politi cal mire The people are not so much interested in the puii tio of judge- lust so king as the fudges judge, Inn they are ioniermsi ?hen dv?"y respect jimwe are pitched out the window in favor of property timr and again ami at the r\|Mbr of human rights The iiuunsistrtK.es in the decisions of the court are Ifav I fed with politics and not 011 reasoning in too man. cases Fur instance, coal mining figures in interstate commerce on one occasion and dues not figure in if on another occasion, the court has ruled, with proper ty rights being given the benefit of the ruling both tunes. The recommendations made recently by the Pres cient are almost perfect patterns of rrtofnmradaliun niadr by Re[Miblican leaders in the [si-l Taft ex iccummended should have lieen long ago. ITysses > Gran: 111 ISfeh "stacked' the court bv ifpwuif iwo Xdd.i:cual justices who immedutely called for a rehearing of the legal tender act and then court then reversed its previous decision. t he loud protr-ts would lead some to believe that tar President aims to disband the court, hut his mrv sage does not uggest anything other than the cor rection oi certain evils, as the following summary will "The message has dealt with four present needs "First, to eliminate congestion oi calendars ami to make the judiciary as a whole less static by the ? M slant and systematic addition of new blood to its pre s rrwl second, to make the judiciary more elastic by providing fur temporary transfers of cirruit and tks trict judges to those places where Federal courts are most in arrears, third, to furnish the sujirrme court practical assistance in supervising the conduct of bust I*4< in the lower courts: fourth, to eliminate inequali ly. uncertainty, and delay now existing in the drier initiation of constitutional questions involving Federal statutes." " 4 Sales Taw Is Killing Business Some of the legislator* arr a(jpareotly bragging be cause thr>' killed opposition to the sales tax so quick h They seem to forget the fact that North Caro lina id from the first place among the Northeastern states m volume of retail sales to fourth (ilace in tvi sears under the operation of the sales tag. Montgomery Ward, Srars, Roebuck & t o . and oth er out-of-the state mail-order houses are evidently pitting the business that rightfully belongs to North ? The Anti-Gambling Bills It begins to look General As* 1-, mbty is law. The slot o acfamr with am t ?uyers. ?it*, th these me too T * They i Nothing To Crumble About EUtm Tn Wr have been grumbling and the weather. fidgety linr?r we hadn't seem the M in hoar-manv days; interfered with our bog butch ering: made the roads impassable for school busses and mrsied things up in general. Bet aren't we pikers to be fretting about them Bt W,?k '-IT?^ in other eftiniK of the country? Think of the million or more made home less m the wake of swirling waters in tbr central states, shoved out of their abodes by ruthless waters with no chance to salvage personal belongings, and a the trvimieriy that tilt and mud would remain to all but complete the destruction of the things they had left. 'I he actual dead does not mount nigh when mens ami by our usual yardstick, but it is conceivable that the trim reaper will not be satisfied with the im mediate toll Sickness and suffering will abide to take multiplied others, and crushed hopes will bend low many a hack that was already aching. The ma urui 1? will tun into millions nummling to a na tional de-aster. After taking a look at that picture we cannot am si tently grumble about our kit. C< nversely we should be thankful that we have escaped Eut in this period of dieter *e have abundant tr^son to be proud of the dollars we invested in the American Red Cross, which has been doing its noble ;urr in rescue and rehabilitation work, and we should tw thankful that we have a sympathetic government doing thing- in our name. Truly this section of the nation has enough to be thankful for rather than dragging our feathers in gloom. Primary vs. Convention Omrktm 5m.. Kvidentlv headed for the State 1-egislaiure b a fvo l*isal that ftemocratic candidates for judgeships be selected by <(invention rather than by primary To most North Carolinians that will appear to be an opraing wedge against the primary For a long time srene of the State's people have been openly active in an effort to return government in North Car olina to party conventions dominated by the lew The arguments against the primary are drvmti I he ability of the fieopie to govern themselves is chal h-nred I'he lethargy, which, in these days, is more iancied than real, among the "good people of the state on election day is cited. k\e rather susjecl the whole thing is being stirred up becau-e population elections and the Australian ballot made it somewhat more difficult for the polite cal bo?es to hold everything in the palms of their hands Without further discussion of the merits of the pri mary a- against the merits of the convention system, it ought to be enough to say two things: t \ return to the convention will set pupulat gov i rnme-it in North Carolina back to the days of politi cal dictatorship-, when the public was shut off entire ly The jHirpose of the convention system, frankly and solely, is to shut the public out. 2- Kaclu-jvc of the public from the counsels of gov (tnmrnt is not democracy. If the people are unfit to govern themselrs. then democracy (indeed, anything but autocracy in some form> is a failure and a falacv. Revolution Over Roads Hertford Coemty Herald. Almost a revolution is arising over North Carolina about lmjwovrmrnt of secondary roads, and those ah) lue thru! have a right to~e*p*ct that these thould be unproved,' the brad of the State Highway Com mission is quoted as saying in a speech thr other day but hr went on to say that tbrrr is no solution in sight f<* removing thr causrs of thr incipient rebel ha If thr Highway Commission werr to ash nts oar 1 ptnsn wr would say that thr way to have morr muory to qirnd on rural roads would br to waste less of it on extravagant projects which are opposed by the grrit mas. of the otiarns, with thr 51,595,000 Uhruiaiie bridcr and thr 5250,000 Elizabeth Chy \ags llrad -hriiut as rumples of what we mran Wr wo lid >a> also to dr|>eiHl more on fact- and bg uirs than on thr fancies of politic .ans and politically a;pmntrd highway commissioner. Wr would ahnr no morr shott-cuts on existing routes until thr rmal toads are improved We would determine which mads hrar the greatest amount of local traffic in car rvmc North Carolina's children to schools and thr products of North C '-- a! n trkets We would cliech also thr Item gasoline taxes. Then we would build roc is where ".nry are needed most to cany North Carolina's chit drrn to -< hool and to haul North Carolina' slarw produce to local markets, as shown by these facts. Thr i rm k would br built where they are needed, not where stwne politician, local, on thr highway cowns ?won cw in the governor s chair, wantrd it. The roads would br for the people of North Carolina: not few (iqminul truck fines to haul freight to out-ot state |*wnts and not for the pleasure-seeher to art to a ?ea-sidr or mountain resort . . This threatened irvolutiuB arising m North Car oliaa oner improvrmrnt of rural roads can he ptd. aad without a 525.000.000 bond lawmrftw^mmw* ? t _ wgnway revenues lor needed trill step it. Repealing the Ten If thr present legislature had been in ei a poutumg body in the days of Moses, it would hare moved to abolish or repeal the T< of them an way day MxaOed blue laws." all makes or Main SL_ WMiwS"1 *- u JtS^iSST'OIDA D^TEe of ISumL County. North Carol!?? no 1 ffT S. _t ?to the unnn ????" befane December JIM. 1**?; r!!rl_ ?,,i h. nlesrtcd in bnr I on ? ????' - . lor this not** wil be -?- - of any recovery un . ? me ^L. Indebted to son. plrgtt- forward and maae *?" mediate payment of same. Ttjs Jfnb day ol Do1??1 TOS BU U? VAVB. _ Administrator ol Deb D?m ( NOTHt Or SALE Under and t? virtue ..: :hr . ' nxuainrd in that CCTtam *? ol trust executed Id' WiH?e m- and wile, lsoletie Bnston. Mlol ? &( April. 1??. Jf record in the Martin County Pub mbook Y J. pace 591 it. aeca-a _ _/. /.? pv-pti diil'' I* n book Y-Z. pa?r wvw ? I certain note ol even as. ? *?ith. U the iw. eoruary. ?w?. - - ? | noon, in front of the ? ->rthouse door Martin County, offer lor ode ? tothe highest b-dderjo^ following described jacts or if? p?t tract ?????* ?? V Sanfort Cordoni ? the 'of Sanlord Cordon ? | Dermis Simmons Lumber Company liT^e south, east by and on the north by Affidere^Cor^ Coalatning 27 tcr?. Uliire ?^| "Second tract Bounded bv Sanlord Cordon, on the north by Eh Gurganus land ^ ' b?- Dennis Simmons UnlW W. ^d ^.br west by i.r^t Containing 54 acres, more o "rhmd tract Bounded by the lands of Mancie James. Sarah James. ?M the Cordon tract of land, and known ? a part of the George BrooksUnd Containing 9 acres, more or leas. I Fourth tract Being all of my om divided interest in a tract idtond C ?n!llllhPOfa' on the east by the ESUSTtSct * land Containing 14 acres, more or less. lo?T Thw ltUi day B. A. CWTCHER. __ Trustee )22 star notice North Carolina. Martin County Under and by virtue ofthe P"?^ of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed and delivered i the undersigned trustee by B L Lunch and Raymond Brown on the 1st day of January. 1931 and of re? cad in the public registry of Mx^in County in book G 3 ~"J deed of trust having been the purpose ol securing a certain note ol even date and tenor there_ | with default having been m^Je '" Use payment of said note, and the, stipulations contained in the said deed of trust not having been I plied with. and at the request of the owner of the said note, the under signed trustee will, on Saturday, the ?Si day of February. M"; twelve o'clock noon, in front of the courthouse door m the town of WiC Lamston North Carolina, dEsr ?W sale to the highest bidder, for cash. Se following described real estate. "'^"?Jerlain tract of land tn Goose Nest Township Martin County. North Carolina adioming the land, of J. B Bell D W Downs. Mar Rower*. Ann Burnett and others, containing M acres, more or less, and being the identical tract of land purchased from Alfred Edmondson about 1? years ago. the deed for, which is duly registered in the pub . Ik registry of Martin County This the 12tn day ^ January. WE-1 K D. MORGAN. ! ,C 4tw Trustee. , Flhcrt S Peel. Attorney notice or uu or uk> Whnrtt uo the 1Mb day of H vonba. IBM. Herbert ~ ma Bunting T. A deed ol trust which the office of the for Martin County. North in book V3. at pace 447; and in the payment of the thereby secured a ed. and the trustee has ed by the owner a me pows at Now. therefore. e of the authority the said deed of trust the _ ed trustee rill on the 22nd day of February. 1 in at the. ecBtihowa door of Martin County, North Car ohna. at twelve o'clock noon oUa far ak to the highest I rhr. ha cash, the following real estate. All thai tract of sixty-eighi and two-tenths acres, more or leas, in Kober ( Township Martin County. North! Carolina bounded on the north by the lands of T. A. Bunting, on the. east by the William Cray land; sw> the south by a branch and the " of Mrs. S H. fliirgaiais. and ? ?rest by the lands of T. A and tie Robersonville road, tract of land is particularly descnb ed according to a plat of the same made by D Modlin. surveyor, the 4th day of September. 1934. follows, to wit: Beginning cn the north tide the public road, at the point where the la sw? 11 crosses satdrond awd the corner of Mrs 5. H. Gurganus si runs with the various courses of the branch as follows; North M ikgitu east 306 feet, nortn 68 degrees 39 minutes east 186 feet, north 43 de grees IS minutes east 224 feet; north 89 degrees east 123 feet; north 88 degrees east 156 feet; north >1 de grees 16 minutes east 117 feet soutn 77 degrees 45 minutes east 133 feet, north 83 degrees 30 minutes east 134 feet; north 60 degrees east 1M leet north 85 degrees 15 minutes east 181 feet, north 70 degrees 3u minutes east 230 feet; south 00 de grees east 146 leet. south 89 de grees 45 minutes east 191 feet; south 63 degrees 45 minutes east 270 leet. thence along the line, of William Cray north 21 degrees east 2170 feet, thence along the line of T. A Bunt mg south 00 degrees west 4003 feet to the public road; thence slug the public road south 37 degrees 45 utes 307 feet to the point of begin Cops of said plat now being on file with the agent of the Land Bank C> mmissiuner. Columbia. South Car ohna. and the Federal Land Bank of Columbia Said property being advertised for sale and sold subject to an outstand ing first deed of trust executed by Herbert Bunting Emma Ucnlug T A Bunting and Jennie Bunting to W O McGibony. trustee for the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, re loaded in Martin "County. North Car olina i This the 3uth day of January. 19X7" W O MCGIBONY. ')22 4tw Trustee B A. Critcher. Agent and Attor-1 ney for Trustee. Eastern Carolina's Finest Auto Repair Shop Specialized MOTOR REBUILDING f MOTOR ANALYZING ELECTRICAL REPAIRING BODY REBUILDING METAL BUMPING GLASS REPLACING *< GENERATOR REBUILDING WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIRS CABURETOR REPAIRS SPEEDOMETER REPAIRS AUTO PAINTING WELDING AND BRAZING STEERING AND AXLE BRAKE RE-LINING KEYS MADE FOR ALL MAKE CARS VisitOurPlant,SeeOurEquipment We Guarantee To Satisfy DICK BYRD. SERVICE MANAGER DAVENPORT Motor Company "Any Repair To Amy Car" Sales ? PONTI AC ? Service Rocky Momm. M. C. Phone 286 Corn Wanted! We Pay 80c Bushel ROBERSON'S Slaughter House WILLIAMSTON, N. C. The Human Side of Banking We're a friendly group, our em ployees. ready to serve you when you step in our door. Our job is to run a sound bank for the people of this sec tion. -And that includes making good loans, taking care of other people's money, being efficient bookkeepers and a host of other duties that keep us mighty busy from morning until night. We are always glad and willing to serve you. (t Branch Banking & Trust Company "THE SAFE EXEC] SOUND BANKING AND TRUST SERVICE FOR EASTERN CAROLINA '1$sW NOTICE! TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF JAMESVILLE OR ANY OTHERS LIVING ELSEWHERE WHO MAY OWN PROPERTY HERE: I take this method of notifying yc*i that Town Taxes for the year of 193i. July 1st. to July 1st. 1936. have been past due since July 1st. 1936. and will he advertised and sold not later than Msnii 15 or April 1st. 1937. Right many have paid, but there are a number who have not. and. in jus tice to those who have paid, we will be forced to collect from the other*. All singic men. 21 years or more, also owe poll tax. We have, and have had for some time, a bonded tax collector, who has been to see most of you. and you can sec Mr. H. H. Sexton, who is authorized to give you a receipt for any money paid. The condition of the streets is such that something must be done, and the bferd cannot go any further than we have funds to pay for; therefore. I urge you to see the tax collector and pay your taxes so we can go forward as soon as the weather permits and fix up the streets and clean up the town and save us the expense and embarrassment of advertising your property for taxes. Hoping to have your cooperation. I very truly. Luther Hardison MAYOR, TOWN OF JAMESVILLE
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