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] L_. atyggsaSggJBi urn •* THE ENTERPRISE Published Every Tuesday and Thursday by ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILI T AMS TON, NORTH CAROLINA SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) One Year- $2.50 Si* Months . 1.50 IN MARTIN COUNTY OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One Year -- $3.00 Six Months .....— 1.75 Advertising Rate Card Upon Request Entered at the post office in Williamston, N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Address all communications to The Enter prise and not individual members of the firm. No Subscription Received Under 6 Months Thursday, February 26, 1948 They Say llipli Labor Costs Are Responsible Few manufacturers pass up the oppor tunity to claim that high wages are causing high prices. Wage increases have had their effect on the economy, no doubt, but the facts do not bear out the claims of many manufacturers. According to the North Carolina Depart ment of Labor, the average weekly wage in North Carolina manufacturing plants last November was $40.19. Those persons work ing in plants manufacturing what is known .'as durable goods were making an average of .$3.35 per week, while the average wage in the non-durable classification was $40.69. Much has been said about workers getting such high wages that machinery costs had to be high. The Labor Department says .that the average wage in the machinery manufacturing business last November was $44.54 per week. Wages ranged from $60.31 per week in the pulp and paper industry down to $19.57 in .some non-manufacturing trades. The aver age weekly wage received by retail store clerks was $2H.bi per week. These wages may seem high to the farm er and to some employers, but when they are matched against high rents, 90-cent butter, 85-cent steak. 75-eent eggs, doctor’s bills and the necessary incidentals, there simply isn't enough to go around Somen lial Silly Smithfield Herald In 1939 taxes paid by individuals and cor porations were almost even, with individuals paying $1,392,000,000 and corporations $1. 278.000. 000. In 1947, under the impact of a gigantic war. individuals were paying $20, 808.000. 000 in direct taxes, while corpora tions were paying only $9,678,000,000. Cor porate taxes were slashed considerably by e»,mination of Vhe excess profits tax in 1945. In view of the figures, which show the great tax relief already given to Big Busi ness, isn’t it somewhat silly for Republi can leaders to call President Trum Ts pro posal for an increase in the taxes of cor porations an effort to transfer the “load of excessive taxation to business.” Actually there is nothing unfair in the President’s statement that corporations are able ana ought to cari'v a’ heavier”burden. When the excess profits tax was lopped off in 1945. the stage was set for danger ous inflation. Labor increased its demands for wages, on the assumption that it was entitled to more pay if the corporations were entitled to enormously increased profits resulting from tax relief legislation. If corporation taxes are increased, one of the major arguments for higher wages will be considerably weakened and that should tend to check the inflationary spiral. Oil Profits Eseape Taxation Labor * The “little fellow” who pays taxes on his -jnodest income may be surprised to learn it possible to make $117 million profits— ,pnd pay not a cent of taxes. '* It’s perfectly legal, the Treasury Depart ment said in a letter to Senator Owen Brewster (Rep., Maine), chairman of the ^enate War Investigating Committee. More over, the Treasury added that it could think df no law to remedy this strange situation. As previously reported in Labor, the com mittee investigated the Arabian-American 4pil Company, which has fabulous petroleum “coacessions” in Saudi Arabia, in the “Mid dle East” The company is owned by four , big American oil companies, three of them | Standard concerns. Among other things, the committee found . -.. .. “ TTTSu.“\'i1 ubiai’WTtni■ i ican sidiaries. one Canadian and one British. During the war these two made $117 million profits, largely on oil sold to the U. S. Navy. No tax on these profits has ever been paid to Uncle Sail, Britain, Canada or any ether country. But the companies expect Ameri can boys to die in defense of their “conces sions.” H /iy Some of I s Criticizr I hr Prrss Labor. The “Wall Street Journal” objects to a col lege professor’s blistering criticism of the American press. It says that “despite the faults of vugarity, sensationalism and trivi ality that certainly can be found in many American publications,” America has the best and freest newspapers in the world and that government control, or ownership, of the press would not remedy existing evils. We agree with the “Journal.” So far as we know, no one is advocating government ownership of newspapers, What some of us object to is the way that a handful of rich men dominate American newspapers and practically tell the Ameri can people what they shall or shall not read. It's no answer to say that l^he British press is little better and that the Russian press is worse. What we need in America is a really free press—papers which will give the peo ple all sides of all questions. We haven’t anything like that today. How we are to get such a press remains a prob lem. It must be met and solved if we are to preserve the right kind of democracy in this country. W liei i Inch- Sam Needed I In- Money Labor. Hollywood is facing hard times. Expenses are being slashed right and left. The reas ons given are interesting. First, the British have placed a heavy tax on American films and insist that only a .'•mail part of the remaining profits may be taken out of the country. Negotiations are now in progress in London to ease that situa tion. Apparently the absence < f American movies is reducing the revenues of British theaters. Patrons are not satisfied with the more austere British pictures. They like Yankee thrillers. But the second explanation of Hollywood’s woes is the most revealing of all. During the war, when Uncle Sam needed the money, the movie moguls indulged in all kinds of ex travagances in order to avoid the excess profits tax. .Now they are finding it ex tremely difficult to get rid of these unnoc sary expend 11 ures. on that score. Anyone who would throw away his money in order to hamstring Uncle 1 Sam in war times is a mighty poor Ameri can. There were a lot of them among big business men during the late conflict. Equal Before The Lair _ Half the wars of Europe, half of the in ternal troubles that have vexed European states, from the Monophysitic (pertaining to the human and divine in Christ) contro versies in the Roman Empire of the fifth century down to the Kulturkamp in the Ger man Empire of the nineteenth, have risen from theological differences or from the riv al claims of Church and State. This whole vast chapter of debate and strife has remained virtually unopened in the United States. There is no destablished daft Sir. - All religious 'BocikH? ’af?'absolutely , equal before the law and unrecognized by the law, except as voluntary associations of private citizens.—James Bryce. Service If'e Alone (.an Render According to thine opportunity, thou must be the strength of the weak, the refuge of the sorrowful. Thou must have compassion on those within thv reach who are worn with toil. Thou must defend and cherish the young; bless and support the aged; wel come strangers who come th- way; comfort those who are distressed in mind, body or estate. Be assured if thou failest, none other—not nature, nor man, nor angel, nor Creator—will render the service or bestow the love due from thee.—From the words of Stanton Coit. Call The Sesnion Governor R. G. Cherry is merely pussv fotting when it comes to doing his duty. He should go ahead and call a special session of the General Assembly where the plight of ill paid State employes can be consider ed. If the North Carolina State government I was in the predicament the teachers and | other State employes now find themselves j in, it isn’t likely that Mr. Cherry would fid- i die around and delay calling a special ses- j sion. —NOTICE OF SAEtf*"-* Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a cer tain Deed of Trust executed to the undersigned Trustee by T. F. Dawson and wife, Roxie Dawson, to 1., R, Everett. Trustee, dated June 2. 1947. of record in the Reg ister of Deeds office in Martin County in Book E-4, page 502, to secure certain notes of even date j therewith, and the stipulations in said Deed of Trust not having been complied with and at the! request of the holder of said notes the undersigned Trustee will, on! the 18th day of February, 1948, at: 12 o’clock, noon, in front of the i courthouse door of Martin Coun- i ty, offer for sale to the highest j bidder, for cash, the following described tract of land: Beginning on Roanoke River, Willoughby Roberson's corner, and running his line 47 W 16G 2-3 poles to a stake, thence along W. C. Harrington’s line S 55 E 27 poles to Mary Williams’ line! the/ice her line N <7 E 166 2-3 poles to Roanoke River, thence up the liver to the beginning, con taining 28 acres, more or less. This 17th day of January. 1948. L. R. EVERETT, j-20 4t Trustee. Critcher and Gurganus, Att's. NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. In the Superior Court. COUNTY OF MARTIN Against London IJo.vd and others. The defendants London Lloyd; all heirs at law or devisees of Lon don Lloyd, if deceased, together with all their creditors and lien holders, regardless of how, or! through whom, they claim, and 1 any and all persons claiming any j interest in the estate of London ' Lloyd, if deceased, above named, | will take notice that an action en- j titled as above has been comment- j ed in the Superior Court of Mar- ! tin County, North Carolina, to j foreclose the taxes on land in Mar tin County in which said defend- ' ants have an interest; and the said j defendants will further take no-I tice that they are required to ap-! pear before L. B. Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County at his office in Williams ton, North Carolina, on 28th day of Feb., 1948, or within 20 days tneic'iifnV (At--1 njui to the complaint of the plain tiff in this action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the re lief demanded in said complaint. This the 28th day of January, 1948. L. n. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court of Martin County, f 3-10-17 24 NOTICE Having qualitied as Executor of the estate of Mary Etta Cowan, deceased, late of Martin County, North Carolina, this is to notify ail persons having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the un dersign, d at Williamston, N. C.. R. F. D.. on or before January 9. 1949 or *his notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 9th day of January, 1948. T. L. ROBERSON, Executor of Mary Etta Cowen, Critchcr & Gurganus, Attys. j 13-20-27 f 3-10-17 NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. In Superior Court. Christine Quick vs. Nelson Quick. The above named defendant Nelson Quick, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Sup erior Court of Martin County, North Carolina, by the plaintiff to secure an absolute divorce from the defendant upon the ground that plaintiff and defendant have lived separate and apart for more than two years next preceding the bringing of this action; and the defendant will further take no tice that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of Su perior Court of Martin County, in the courthouse in Williamston. North Carolina, within twenty days after the 21st day of Febru ary, 1948. and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for tho relief demanded in -aid complaint. This 22nd day of January, 1948. L. BRUCE WYYNE. Clerk j -27 4t Superior Court. NOTICE OF SAI.E Morth Carolina, Martin County County of Martin vs. Annie Out terbridge VVVVWVWVVtAMWWWWWWWWWWWMAMVWWIWVMMVWUVWWVWV Auto & Radio Repairs V\ «* make repairs am! guarantee our work on •ill makes of ears, trueks am! radios. ^ e also repair"*an«l install amplifier sysleius. One ni^lil serviee given for donees, parlies, pnhlie addresses and auelion sales. Wrecker Service 21-Hour Serviee — 7 Days in Week Dial 29823 BAILEY’S GARAGE Near Prison Camp RFD No. 3 SOFA BEOS With * WOOD OR UPHOLSTERED ARM — Covered In — —Tapestry —Velour —or Plastic See our sloek and make yonr selections A l Onre! B, S. COURTNEY’S “If illinmston's OI first Furniture Dealer” Williaimton, N. C„ Undf i and by virU'?^Wnr8rder ol sale arid judgment made by X. B. Wynne, Clerk of Superior Court, on Monday. January 12th, 1948. the undersigned commis sioner will, on Friday, the 13th day of February, 1948, at 12.00 o’ clock, noon, in front of the court house door in the Town of Wil liamston, N. C.. offer for sale for cash to the highest bidder the following described tract or par cel of land, to-wit: All those certain lots or par cels of and, lying and being in the Town of Parmole, Roberson vilie Township, same being va cant lots 57, 58. 72 and 73 as shown by a map of record in the Register of Deeds office in Book No. 1. page 412. This 12th day of January. 1948. E. S. PEEL. j-20 4t Commissioner. NOTICE North Carolina, Martin Countv. COltNTY OF MARTIN Against Sandy Locke and others. The defendants, Sandy Locke, and wife, Rebecca Locke, Jethro Locke and wife, - Locke, Thomas J. Locke and wife, Locke; all the heirs at law or de visees of Sandy Locke and wife, Rebecca Locke, if deceased, all their creditors and lien holders, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of Sandy Locke and wife, Rebecca Locke, above named, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Martin County, North Carolina, to foreclose the taxes on land in Martin County in vt'hieh said defendants have an in terest; and the said defendants will further take notice that they arc required to appear before L. B. Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County at his of ... for the man whose property is insured through thi* office. You’ll have peace of mind knowing you are properly protected. SEC VS TODAY Wheeler M. Manning Asjein*v Sepreigrtf/«§ Northwestern MUTUAL H41 ASSOCIATION j lice in WdiufmsfonTNorth Caro : iiHu; OF* r'1). 2oil i, 1348, Xji vv tilill i 20 days thereafterward to ansv/er or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court i for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 28th day of Jan. 1948. L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court of Martin Countv. f 3 10-17-24 NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. COUNTY OF MARTIN Against C. | R. Leary and others The defendants, Addie Keyes, Carolina Keyes, the children of Rachel Mullens & Steve Mullens, ail the heirs at law and/or de I visees of Effue Barnes and/or [John Barnes, their creditors and lien holders, and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of Effue Barnes and/or John Barnes, above named, will take f'-tiee lhat an acaui^^ntrot'a as above has been commenced in thejr Superior Court of Martin County, Norm Carolina, to foreclose the taxes on land in Martin County in which said defendants have an in ti'est; and the said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear before L. B. Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County at his of fice in Williamston, North Caro lina, on Feb 28th, 1948, or within 20 days thereafterward to answbr or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, or the" plaintiff will appiy to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 28th day of January, 1948. L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Supei ior Court of Martin County, f 3-10-17-24 FOR SALE! One Hundred New Two Horse Walking Cultivators (Avery Palm! Turner IliiiM Southern Queen) * 9 Will Begin Delivery on or About FEBRUARY 15th Planters Tobacco Warehouse ()f Itohersouville Roh<vrumivill<‘, N. (!. NOT Penalty Will Be Added To All Taxes lid and Increase Eaeli Month Thereafter. ALL LANDS ON WHICH 1947 TAXES HAVE NOT BEEN PAH) WILL BE ADVERTISED FIRST MONDAY IN M AY. FOR SALE FIRST MONDAY IN .JUNE. NOW!
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