The ErsTERPRisE
Published Every Tuesdsy and Friday by the
ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO.
W1LL1AMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
W. C. MANNING
Editor ? 1908-193?
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
(Strictly Cash in Advance)
IN MARTIN COUNTY
One year $1.75
Six months 1.00
OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY
One year 1118
Six months 1.25
No Subscription Received Under 6 Months
Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request
Entered at the post office in Williamston, N.
C? as second-class matter under the act of Con
gress of March 5. 187B,
Address all communications to The Enterprise
and not individual members of the firm.
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Tuesday, November 8, 1938.
A Great Market Right At Home
?
With their backs bent with surplus commodi
ties and goods, farmers "and manufacturers are
looking the world over for bigger and better
markets. We wonder some times if the search
isn't too far removed, that we are possibly over
looking a market right here at home with great
er potentialities than those offered by half doz
en foreign countries.
The University of North Carolina depart
ment of rural social economics recently re
leased a report showing that nearly half the
homes in Martin County are valued at less than
$1,000, that one out of every ten homes is val
ued at less than $300. The report does not re
duce the facts any lower, but it is a fact to be
admitted that there are hovels valued at less
than $50, $25 and even $10 right here in this
county. The average value of the 1,676 homes
occupied by owners in this county is $1,889.
Overlooking those thousands who live in
rented homes and hovels, it is apparent that the
building industry has a wonderful opportunity
for expansion among home owners in this coun
ty, and Martin is about the average for the
State. Right here at home is a market awaiting
development, and it can be developed.
To accomplish that end, the modern economic
society is obliged to recognize those classes who
are living in hovels and help fit them into the
picture. The old weapon of hiring and firing
will not solve the problem, for when a manufac
turer "lavs off" an employee to reduce operat
ing costs, he is merely adding on to the other
end in the form of increased relief costs. The
bill must be paid sooner or later or revolution,
bloodless or otherwise, is certain to follow. It
would be far better to recognize those home
owners living under inadequate housing condi
tions and fit them into the basic patterns of our
economic life than it would be to strip them of
all their earthly possessions and mortgage their
future unto death.'
America is manufacturing relief subjects so
rapidly that agriculture and industry combin
ed will do well to feed and clothe the increasing
numbers by the time another new generation
reaches maturity. Where there are thousands
Thai can't be helped there are millions headed
for the relief roll who could be fitted into the
profits system picture. We hire and fire with a
view of saving a dollar in labor costs today, and
forget that maybe we'll be paying two dollars
lor relief later on.?
The relief rolls hold many potential custom
ers. If they can be removed and enabled to par
ticipate in the exchange of goods, some one will
save relief costs and someone will enjoy an ev
er-increasing flow of trade.
The National Administration has made noble
efforts to rehabilitate millions and bolster home
markets, but we, as a people, have not awaken
ed to the meaning of that work. We continue
our relentless drive for greater profits today,
forgetting all about tomorrow
An Instrument For Delay
tracts for the construction of several new bat
tleships, and in another four years we will be
ready for war. England, rushing an extensive
rearmament program, will possibly be ready for
war in another one or two years. France, never
slowing down its arms program, will possibly
be ready for war in even less time than a year
or two. Germany, apparently ready and anxious
to go, has agreed to wait. Other countries are
continuing their preparations for war.
They continue to talk about the Munich
agreement, but it appears that that agreement
is an instrument for delay rather than an in
strument for the maintenance of lasting peace.
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Sounds More Like Dictatorship
For weeks the politicians were firing their
guns for the November election, the Democrats
talking about democracy and upbraiding the
Republicans. The Republicans did not have so
much to bray about in the way of accomplish
ments, but it talked long and hard about what
the Democrats had done.
After hearing much about true Democracy,
one naturally turns to see the practical side of
the strange thing. A look into the Eighth North
Carolina Congressional District reflects some
thing that looks more like dictatorship than
democracy. Jumping across the Seventh, one
finds a few men naming the man for Congress
from the Sixth District. Legal, probably so, but
the activities are hardly characteristic of that
democracy so loudly proclaimed on the stump
throughout the land just a few days ago.
The Most Sensational Selling
Event in Our History !!
HARRISON BROS.
WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Liquidation SALE!
Starts Thurs., Nov. 10,9 A.M.
A Thrilling, Sweeping Sale of Every Item in
Our Stock Without Exception or Reservation!
Never Before! Never Again! Such a Gigantic
Landslide of Prices! Miracle Values! Stupen
dous Savings! Entire Stock of Dry Goods?Farm
Supplies ? Furniture ? Hardware.
MUST BE SOLD
$60,000 Stock Sacrifice ? Starts Thursday, November 10
HARRISON BROS.
Dry Storage Place Is
Needed for Seedcorn
Keep your powder dry! This is the
old Army slogan.
Keep your seedcorn dry! That is
the advice given farmers by A. D.
Stuart, seed specialist of the N. C.
Crop Improvement Association at
State College.
Each year much valuable corn is
lost in the State through improper
methods of selecting, storage and
testing, says Stuart. As a result
many growers obtain Inferior crops
the next season, when proper care
and treatment the year before might
have brought higher yields and
sounder seed.
With field selection of corn over,
the first step in obtaining desirable
seed is to place the selected ears in
a dry, well-ventilated room. The ears
should be stored in such a way as
to allow a free circulation of air
around each ear. This may be ac
complished by any one of the sever
al types of seed corn hangers or
"trees."
A satisfactory hanger may be
made with woven wire and any
two-by-four uprights. The woven
wire, which should have mashes
large enough to permit ears to be
passed through easily from side to
side, is fastened by two two-by-fours
of suitable length and a convenient
distance apart. One length of the
woven wire is placed on each side
of the uprights In a manner such
that the complete rack resembles a
double woven fire fence with the
meshes opposite and four inches
apart.
The seed should be checked in
January or February for germina
tion.
New Chemical Controls
Peach Tree Borers
A treatment with the new chem
ican, Ethylene, Di-chloride Emul
sion, lor the control ot peach tree
borers was demonstrated on the
farm of M. O. Fletcher of Beaufort
County by J. O. Rowell of the State
College Extension Service. Fifteen
trees were used to test the new ma
terial and records will be kept on
the results.
NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County. In
Superior Court.
W. J. Hoiliday, Jr., vs. Mrs. Martha
Sexton, Administratrix of the late
T. J. Hoiliday et al
The defendants, Mrs Vera War
rington, Mrs Hubert Blissett. Ber
nice Davis and Theresa Davis will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in
the Superior Court Martin County,
North Carolina, to invoke the equity
of the Court to sell land to make as
sets to pay debts, and said defen
dants will further take notice that
they are required to appear at the
Office of the Clerk Superior Court
said County in the Courthouse in
Williamston, N. C., within thirty
days from service hereof and answer
or demur to the complaint in said
action or the plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in
said Complaint.
This 26th day of Otcober, 1938.
L. B. WYNNE,
nl-4t Clerk Superior Court.
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
Pursuant to the power and au
thority contained in a certain deed
of trust dated the 24th day of De
cember. 1934, pxpcnted by William
Ruffin and 'wife, Bemie Ruffin, to
T. C. Abernethy, Trustee, which
deed of trust is duly registered in
the office of the Register of Deeds
of Martin County, North Carolina,
in Book N-3, page 487, securing
certain note payable to Home Own
ers' Loan Corporation, default hav
ing been made for a period of more
than ninety (90) days in the pay
ment of said note as provided there
in and in the performance of certain
covenants set out in said deed of
trust, and demand of foreclosure
having been made by the holder of
said indebtedness, the undersigned
Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder for
cash at the Court House door in
Martin County, Williamston. North
Carolina at 12 o'clock noon on the
19th day of November, 1938, the fol
lowing described real estate, to wit:
All that certain lot, tract or parcel
of land situate, lying and being in
the Town of Williamston. Williams
ton Township, County . of Martin,
State of North Carolina, and more
particularly described as follows:
Adjoining the lands of Hettie
Tompheon, Ida Everette and Red
dick St. in the T6wn of Williamston.
N. C., and Beginning at a stake on
Reddlck St. on the line between
William Ruffin and Hettie Tomph
son: thence along the line of Het
tie Tompheon S. 81 dec. IB' W. 108
ft to a stake; thence along the line
of Hettie Tomphson N. SO deg. IB' W.
SO ft to the line of Ida Everette;
thence along the line of Ida Ever
ette N. 61 deg. IS* E. 108 ft to a
stake on Reddlck St.; thence alone
Reddick St. S. 30 deg IS' E 50 ft. to
the Beginning, and being the same
premises conveyed to R. J. Peel by
Elbert S. Peel, Trustee by Trustee's
deed bearing date Aug. 25, 1932, and
recorded in the Public Registry of
Martin County in Book L-3, page 94,
and being the same premises de
scribed on a map or plat thereof
made by D. G. Modlin, surveyor,
Dec. 1, 1934, and which is now on
file with the Home Owners' Loan
Corporation. Being the same prem
ises described in a deed from Elbert
S. Peel, Trustee, to William Ruffin
and wife, Bessie Ruffin. bearing
date Jan. 24, 1928, filed for record
and recorded Jan. 24. 1928, in the
Martin County Public Registry in
Book Z-2, page 309.
This property will be sold subject
to 1938 taxes.
The purchaser at this sale will be
required to make a cash deposit of
10 per cent oftthe purchase price to
show good faith.
This, the 18th day of October, 1938.
T. C. ABERNETHY,
Trustee.
Gillam 6c Spruill, Attys. o25-4t
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from common colds
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couth, chart cold, or bronchial Irri
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Craocnulalon. Serious trouble mar
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to take a chance with any remedy
leae potent than Oreomat4oa,wHeh
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and alda nature to aoothe and heal
Dm inflamed membnuMS
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Been if other remedies hare failed,
don't be discounted, try Creomul
alon. Your dnmlit la authorlaad to
rrfund jrour jnoncy jrou^fcrppot
STobUlned. Or*omulaiott la on?
and you 11 ret the tec ulna product
and the relief rou want. (Adv.)
NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County. In
The Superior Court.
Earnest Bow ell vs. Recer Sherrod
Howell.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Martin County,
North Carolina, to secure an abso
lute divorce based upon two years
separation; and the defendant will
further take notice that she is re
quired to appear before the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Martin Coun
ty within thirty taui days ancT an
swer or demur to the complaint in
said action, or the plaintiff will ap
ply to the Court for the relief de
manded in the complaint.
This the 28th day of October, 1938.
L. B. WYNNE,
Clerk Superior Court Martin
nl-4t County.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Having qualified as the adminis
trator of the estate of C. O. Moore,
deceased, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate to
present same to the undersigned, or
his attorney, within twelve (12)
months from the date of this notice,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 17th day of October, 1938.
MARVIN BRITTON,
Administrator of the Estate of
C. O. Moore, Deceased.
Elbert S. Peel, Atty. ol8-6t
SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
Under and pursuant to the power
^^ale^ontainedjj^hs^certaii^eed
of trust dated April 7, 1936, execut
ed by Leslie Fowden and wife. Su
sie P. Fowden to H. D.. Bateman,
trustee, and duly recorded in Book
M-3, page 538. Martin County Regis
try; because of default in the pay
ment of the note therein secured
and at the request of the holder
thereof, the said trustee will on
Saturday, November 19, 1938, be
tween the hours of 12 Noon and 1
o'clock P. M. in front of the Court
House door in the town of Williams
ton. N. C? offer for sale to the high
est bidder for cash, all that certain
lot or parcel of land situated in the
town of Williamston, County of Mar
tin, State of North Carolina and
more particularly designated and
described as follows:
Beginning at Albert T Perry's
' on Chi -???1
corner on Church Street in the Town
of Williamston, N. C.; thence North
27 degrees 45 minutes West 120 feet
to the line of Miss Anna Crawford;
thence along the line of Miss Anna
Crawford South 62 degrees 00 min
utes West 110 feet to Smithwick
Street; thence along Smithwick
Street South 27 degrees 45 minutes
East 120 feet to the corner of Smith
wick Street and Church Street;
thence along Church Street North
63 degrees 00 minutes East 110 feet
to Albert T. Perry's corner, the point
of beginning, containing one-third
(1-3) acre more or less.
And being the same property con
veyed to Susie P. Fowden by Deed
from Anna M. Crawford hearing
dateFebrua^M4^928^-ecorde<Mn
the Public Regie try o f Martin Coun
ty in Book Y-A page 576. and the
same property as shown by plat
made by D. G. Modlin, C. E., October
22, 1935?together with all heating,
plumbing and lighting fixtures and
auipment now or hereafter attach
to or used in connection with the
said real estate.
This October 17, 1938.
H D. BATEMAN,
Trustee.
Connor & Connor, Attys.
Wilson, N. C. ol8-4t
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of a judg
ment of the Superior Court, Martin
County, in an action entitled "Tina
Staton v. H S. Johnson et al" the
undersigned Commissioners, will, on
Monday, December 5th. 1938, at 12
o'clock. Noon, in front of the Court
house door, Martin County, in Wil
liamston, N. C , offer for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ing described tract of land:
One tract or parcel of land situat
ed in Goose Nest Township. Martin
County, State of North Carolina,
adjoining the lands formerly be
longing to T. M. Mills and known
as the "Old Buck Sherrod" place, the
lands of the Ole Joe Harrell place
and others and known as the "Ten
ner Staton Home Place." Containing
25 acres, more or less.
This 22nd day of October, 1938.
B A CRITCHER.
H. G. HORTON.
o25-4t Commissioners.
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