■I THE ENTERPRISE Published Even' Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBUSHINC CO. WILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One Year _ Six Months $2.50 . 1.50 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One Year ...— #3.00 Six" Months ___—---- 1-7S No Subscription Received Under 6 Mentha Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Williamston. r. C., as second-clast, matter under the act of 1 .a. gress of March 3, 187fl. Address all communications to The Enter prise and not individual members of the fu Friday. March 23. 1913. f oliinicers Oppotition Other than reminded regularly of its high cost, we know little about insurance, and recent happenings only add to our confusion. Some time ago there was a move to recognize insurance as an interstate business. Flagrant vi olations and high-handed policies were in evi dence. At that time North Carolina's insurance commissioner and Martin County’s contribution to the State’s official family, W. P. Hodges, tramped around the State with insurance com pany representatives in opposition to the move. And now the commissioner voluntarily abandons a neutral position to “oppose strong ly" a bill to permit the State to become a self insurant against losses by fire. We are not against the insurance companies, and we readily admit they are entitled to a profit. In the interstate fight they have a new lease on life until 1948, at least, and there is fairly even betting the companies will have it : extended. Now it comes home to North Caro lina and the insurance companies are bigger than the State, leading one to believe that while paid by the people some of the public “servants” are in the service of the companies. If it is wrong to include insurance in inter state business and if it is wrong for the State to carry its own insurance, then how are the high rates justified. The Martin County Board of Education is spending for insurance premiums j every few years enough money to construct a building the size of the one in Williamston or premiums seem to be just to, doggone high. Ask the insurance department about 'it. and you are advisea that the underwriters fix t! • rates, that the department, contrary to Senator Josiah William Bailey’s all-wise pronouncements on the United States Seriate floor, has nothing whatever to do with the rates other than to ac cept them—and O. Keh them. i 1S‘- Disappointment y Assembly ' ■ ed another session in a state of big disappoint ment At the best it will go down in history as turn, one in ■? ' cy, pure and simple, was kicked around worse than a mangy hound dog. Possibly at no oth | er time in years and years had there been a greater opportunity for the law makers to set tip down and really accomplish something for the peoph of this State. A few legislators chaffed at the bit, plead ed and tried to do something for the masses, but the powers that be steered the boat into i.M placid waters of the privileged few and an \ chored there, It made- little difference if there was a sur plus in the treasury. Heretofore, the small in come groups were advised that the revenue was not sufficient for them to receive living wages Those in the high places got theirs in the past when revenues were low; and they got increases this year, too. Could it be that lawyers voted for larger salar es for udges with an eye on favoritism in tl ■ cour oum? Possibly if they ciid not vote for that reason, they were afraid to stand up and be counted against adding to the salaries. 1 he people voted for the present administra tion, but the people came out second in the leg islative race, the record would seem to indicate. Commendablr Martin County has raised an amount consid erably in excess of its assigned Red Cross quo tas. That’s commendable, but before we pat our selves on the back and call ourselves philan thropists, let us remember that we have got to take in account over $125,000 spent for liquor in the four county-operated liquor stores in the last quarter of 1944. It may serve as a comfort to us in all our ca lamities and afflictions, that he who loses any thing and gets wisdom by it, is a gainer by the loss.—L’Estrange. Love is never lost. If not reciprocated it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. Washington Irving. If you are inter ested in industrial plant sites or dis tribution facilities in the Southeast, „ v; we shall be glad to recommend suitable locations. Ov r^eorth staff is also available for comprehen , sive studies with respert to Indus ^CSlld^ ATLANTIC RAILROAD FRONTICR . -v y, --••• • UP AID DOWN THE COAST UNE . . . Tfew c$cdc