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Entered at the poet jfict it WUliamsto?. N. C,
as sccoad-ciass sanr; a&dcr the act ot Congress
at MaiLfc J. MW:
Address all couaaxttioai to The Enterprise
cben of the hrzn
Fnday. July 9,1937
Unpack First
It is a bit strange that the opponents of the admin
btnuoo always than* packing the courts and nr\
n mention thr important fact that thr highest triub
nal in thr world win have to br "unpacked" first. In
all the-e years wr haw werkolrd the fact that Dem
ocrat a- wed as Republican kfesidrnts nave plaOtt
on the highest bench men of their own choosing. ex
cept in some few casr- whrre political perjure by the
? bin boys" was too trot The war of the court has
varied tn years rone by. but variations in days pre
mean iiltlr. caismj wr to wondrr if there isn t too
under debate in thr Cooarss
When President Roosevelt proposed to "pack" the
court, giving thr masses a break." the big boys start -
ed yelling SiBtdwit about " packing "
And now reports out of Washington indicate that
the court has been "packed for years, or at least
since 1894. for the big buys, the masses shouldering
an accianulatcd loss of nearly sixteen billion dollars
in that time.
It is a different st.ey ircen what many claim is found
when a review is madr of the unsound and unreason
able decisjmts handed down by the I'nited States Su
preme Court in years ruor by.
Representative Lewis, of Mary land, just a few day -
ago cited a list oi decisions that have tost thr govern
nirnt ;1.: rsCJOC.OlC in revenue. He mentioned the
one against kk me taies 'in 1894, the resulting lues
an.'xmtmg. acceding to his figures, a billion and a
half dollar.- in 18 years. Thr evemption of employers
of counties, ciurs and states cost a cool billion. Til
exemptions of community property cost around $200,
000.000 The exemption of companies' income from
-late-leased oil lands net three billion. The exemp
tion of income from steak dividends costs some over
a billion
With these facts bricer them, the people believe it
is about tune to unpack" the judicial valise or at
least make room for somr clothes of another color.
Josiah Ought To Do Something About It
Out of a possible 151 days it could have workrd.
the T inted Mates >rnnr it the ? 5tb Congress has ac
tually met on M of them. And we think there fol
lows such a was-e of wunrjr. as well as time, that Jo
siah William Ha ir, c-ugfc- to do something about it.
And when he ac> anplisbrs success there he ought to
go over to thr Howe where thr boys have met on only
118. The "heavy schedule followed by the House
E probably beczase t* representstrvrs are nearer the
people?Ahoct :?or years nearer in Mr. Bailey's par
ticular casr
Probably Mr Bailey, if he finds it impossible to get
thr boys to earn their pay. could court the treasury
and have their pay twk A pay drcrease in Congress
men's salaries would not wipe out the deficit that Mr
Bailey and some others, too, have been talking about.
but if Mr BaTry and somr few others would accept
a cut of, say, about 50 per cent in their salaries thr
peapie wuuid certainly bciirue they are are n?t in
terested in econumy than thr recent capers in Wash
agtan would mdicate And there is a possibility that
some of thoar m Washington would still be getting too
much money if thrj present salaries are decreased 50
per ant or even ei.wiiniud in their en tiny
Extremes
Lasn it auihunard m prison discipline, reads a
a state paper. Cnu&cial reports
s, certain authorities are
running down othrr
> have it that officers j
giving them
haadtiiti. bat a nan Maty i? l
a car stair entered anotbrr with a pr t?<
to direct tbtto to thr hiding ptocr of a
iaal Unable to find thr am. thr fcrtf
r his release, and br baa not been
Heir wr haw two extremes in thr handling of pris
oners. One extreme is U> brat thrm into submission,
and thr other is to foolishly tin than loaar. Prob
aU) no prua system, rcgardlrsa of bow perfect it may
br, can ccpr with thr crime situataun, but it dors seem,
that a more happy medium could br reached in thr
! of
The me of the lash carries paw dangers, but at
thr samr time thr "'coddling of prisoners is just about
as dangerous to the penal system.
Apparently wr argnr too much oner ptiiimi and pay
too little alum Hon to crianr prevention methods.
Better Civil Servants
Bertie Ledger-Advmmce
There should br universal approval of President
Rousrvrlt s request to Confess that thr legislative
J 'nr.. h the federal government pot an end to the
practice of passing laws excepting large groups of
Gosrrnmrat employers from thr rules and require
ments of the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Rouse
\eit told Oapess plainly that no one ought to be ap
(nmted to a federal job without first passing an a
amination to determine his or her fitness for the jab.
The only except wets should be anting the higher posts
in wbkh the ucctgmnls are concerned with the shap
ing of governmental policies.
Congress, bring always politically minded and eager ,
to pve ail thr jubs possible to political supporters, has
never been over friendly to civil service reform. In
exempting administrative wot Lei m the usual qvjl
service requirements, it is handicapping thr executive
brancb of thr government by forcing upon it em
players whose chief qualification is tfertr party useful
It is that s?t of thing which has brought govern
merit employment into contempt, and has given rise
tc the terra "tax-eaters," meaning anybody who holds
a government job. Doubtless many persons appoint
ed fur purely political reasons at the behest of Mem
bers ( t 'ongrrss, do thrir work well enough. But tb
srrvicr of the pecple of the United States ought to
br prri-irmed only by thr must able and highly-trained
men and aurora c' the nation The Prrsidrai seems
to br making an effort to bring that about
A Question ol Bigness
.Y'a and Observer
\ ? r an. says Senator James J. Davis, of I Van
syicie . "is big enough to brcomr dictator in Amer
ica ~
T-js d<d thr Senator mi>read history's plain recital
?>f thr process by which dictators are madr Musso
lull. Hitlrr and thr rest back through the ages be
came dictators not by their own might and majrsty
but by thr disappointment and weariness of thrir peo
plr
Admittedly , both of these are men of tremendous
prr-nal -tlength and appeal. They beramr dictators
brrauie their people had last resprr t fur the current
regime and faith in its power to bring thrm out of
>h?K They were hopeless people turning in distress
to the comfort of a power they themselves might cre
ate and maintain.
IVrhap- under diBatul machinery of government.
machinery in which prapir were denied thr oppor
tunity inherent in oar direct representation and fre
qurai elertions to reshape the potties and recast the
several ones in our history
! recourse to dictatorship. Tte
year 1932 and thr batter months before it acre lull
of mvxtatwn. But in thr machinery of on govern
ment whole? me provision is madr for its own security
Therein is vested the right, thr authority, and the
mean- whereby there may br a continuity of papular
guvrrnmrai cat her than the alternative of a sruure of
government -g*?" adverte ruutraf as a laM resort
of drsprrataun.
Thr idea that dictatorships are created by small
minorities enforcing thrir will igmn resisting majori
ties is pretty far fetched. People may rxperirncr a
change of mind under a dictatorship jnst as they may
reach thr rvhanstfon of bewilderment in a democracy,
but in thr brguaning it is thrir desperation and willmg
nrs- and not h - bigness and irresistibility that elevate
thr chelator and give farm power
Another First?Almost
l~milts sit j A rm Letter
North Carolina appears to br ontiaaked only by
Kentucky and Florida in homiridrs. During the year
1934. 325 prLwmers wen leceived from conns for hum
kidrs. and in 1935 299 prisoner* were received. Thus
our yearly avrragr was 312 cutnmitmeats for huumutr
and am rale 9.13 per 100.000 population Actually
are prisoners received for the ofnsr of hmniidr. It
is pnihle that the courts are not vmliifm ihniughiwl
thr United States in coavjjgtkms and sentences for
However, since this is thr nmt serions of
, it is prufmbfi that there is ?
i far,
CHURCH
NEWS
EPISCOPAL
Chnk mt Ike JUnal
Rn. E. F Moaeiey. rector.
Seventh Sunday after Trinity:
Church school. 9 45 a. m
Morning prayer and sermon. 11.
Evening prayer and sermon, i.
The evening service will be a un
ion service. If the weather is hoi
the service will be held out of doon
I on the lawn.
PRESBYTERIAN
10 a. m. Church scfaooL
11 a. m. Morning service.
10 a. m , Church school.
7:15 p m, Young People of tb?
0:15 Pl m Evening worship serv
2 Pl m, regular preaching service.
Harrison's Sunday school. 2 p. m.
METHODIST
Chui til M-lHJUl. 9.45 a. m
Preaching by the pastor. 11 a. m.
No evening service, but congre
gatmn is urged to attend the vesper
service at 0 o'clock.
BAPTIST
Bible school. 9:45 a. m.
Mbtlllllg worship. II a n
a T U-, 7 p m.
Lightning Upsets Plans
Of Two State Farmers
Fanning plans of A O Bowers,
of Chatham County, and L B. Har
rtson of Martin County, were seri
ously upset for this season when
bolts of lightning killed mules on
their farms recently. Due to the
scarcity of warkstock. the fanners
are finding it diffcult to get others.
Take Steps To Increase
Price of Irish Potatoes
Cooperating with federal 1
the Extension Service of State Col
lege has organized the buying o*
surplus Irish potatoes in eastern
North Carolina to improve market
prices.
NOTICE or ri'BUCATTON
North Carolina. Martin County.
In Superior Court. _
General Milks, vs. Mac Williams.
et al. heirs at law
The defendants. Sammie Williams.
Annie Bowles. Isaiah Williams Car
ne Williams Harrison, will take no
tice that an action entitled as above
has been commenced in the superior
court Martin County to sell 28 acres
of land belonging to the deceased.
General Williams, to make assets to
oay debts, and said defendants will
further take notice that they are re
quired to appear at the office of the
clerk Superior Court Martin County
DK- V. a NEWBORN
OP-TOM E-TUST
Williamston office Peele Jly Co.
every Fri. 9 JO a m to 12 m
Plymouth office Ljverman Drug
Cb, every Fri. 2 In.5 p. m.
Boberaonville office Robersonville
Drug Co , Tuesday. Ju
Eyes
A^^krbor^Everj^Swtur^^
jcS 4tw
North Carolina. Martin County.
Ha vine this day qualified as ad
ministrator of the (date of Helen
Rhodes, this is to notify all
estate to 1
signed. o ?
months of the
notice will be L
recovery. All
said estate will i
ate payment.
This the Mb day of July. 1937.
JAMES S. RHODES.
jy4 Ctw Administrator.
Elbert S Peel. Attorney
North Carolina. Martin County
In the Superior Court
Marjarie S. Tarhe* is 1.
The defendant above named will
take notice that summons in the
above entitled action was issued a
t,.r.u cud defendant on the 14th
day of June. 1937. by L R Wynne,
clerk of the superior court of Mar
tain County fnr the sum of one hun
died dollars (SIOOjOO) due said plain
tiff because and on account of an
automobile collision between the au
tomobile of the pia.nl.IT and the au
tomobile of the defendant, which
summons is returnable before clerk
of the superior court of Martin
County at his office in mid county
within thirty (30i days after the
The defendant will also take no
tice that a warrant of attachment
was issued by said clerk of the su
perior court of Martin County on
the 14th day of June. 1937. against
the property of said defendant.
which said warrant is returnable be
fore said clerk of the superior court
at the time and p^ace above men
boned fui tlie leiUTE Of the sum
mons, when and where the defend
ant is required to appear and answer
or demur to the complaint, or the
, relief demanded will be granted.
This the 23rd day of June. 1937.
L B WYNNE,
jy2 4tw Clerk Superior Court.
MffK'E OP riBUCATION
North Carolina. Martin County: In
?Superior Court. Before the Clerk
Ida Everett. Ocniy Idfirt. Alfred
The defendants. Mrs. Rut dick
Slade. Willie Slade. James Slade and
Beatrice Slade. or ber heirs, will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in
the superior court of Martin Coun
ty. North Carolina, to sell for divis
ion one acre of land located in the
Town of Williamsion N. C, former
ly belonging to Sabra Slade. and said
defendants will further lake notice
that they are required to appear at
the office of the Clerk Superior
Court. Martin County, in the court-1
house in Williamston. N. C-. thirty
days after service hereof, and an
swer or demur to the complaint of a
plaintiffs or the plaintiffs will apply
to the court for the relief demanded
in said complaint.
This 3Uth day of June. 1937.
U B WYNN.
jy9 4tw Clerk Superior Court.
Notice >z
and by virtue
der at the
County
France* Simpson. 1
HoUis an
Wheeler Simpson and wife. Virginia
Simpson. Lyda
son Raw is and husband. Jesse
Raw Is. and David Simpson an
Marie Simpson, infants, by
next friend. John L
parte." the undersigned
er will on the list day at July. 18X7.
at twelve (12) o'clock noon, at the
courthouse door of
in Williamstor. North Carolina, oiler
for sale, at public anrtmsi. to the
highest baler, ford cash, the lllltw |
ing described real estate, to wit:
A certain trac*. of land sn James
ville Township. Martin County.
North Carolina, bounded and dt
scribed as feUowa In wit:
Beginning at a black gum in W
A Griffin's, in Wetfoot Branch,
iliaic^niniiiii^^^igusjr^
pcnto to the Maniner old road. J
.?? line: & 9 1-2
E. 39.12 perches up aid old
road and alone said J. W. Robenan's
line to his comer; thence & 19 l-?
decrees E. up said road M puihaa
to a chopped pine, H R Barber's
comer; thence N. 79 3-1 degrees E.
32 perches to a maple in Wettoot
Branch; thence doap
courses of the run of
to the beginning. c""i?""-g 1
and one-half acres, more or lea
The last and highest bidder at said
sale will be required to deposit tea
per cent (10) of said bid to dnr
good faith and said sale will not be
closed until said deposit la
This the 8th day of July. MOT
HUGH G. HOBTON,
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