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Sonu’t hi rig's H rung
Another session of the North Carolina
General Assembly is gradually drawing to a
close, and from this faraway point it ap
pears that the muddle affairs of the State
have so long found themselves in will be
aggravated It just seems that the State, as
l'ar as the common masses are concerned,
has been in a rut. is still in a rut and if cer
tain cliques and politicians can have their
way it will continue in a rut.
We are so often reminded about the great
State of North Carolina, and possibly in com
parison with South Carolina, Mississippi and
u few others we are great, it is not the pur
pose here to detract from the glory of our
State, but to point out a few of the shame
ful conditions allowed to exist legislature
after legislature.
If one were to visit the common jails in
most of the counties l^uday he would find the
mental!,\ sick locked behind bars. Should
the investigation be continued on up the line,
he would find conditions more in keeping
with those allowed by barbarians. Little or
nothing has been done to relieve the pa
thetic, shameful conditions.
North Carolina is near the botfuro iti.udui
cation. Its per capita income is pitifully low.
Its citizens are denied admittance into hos
pitals and institutions It has a law again,:t
confining juvenile lawbreakers but provides |
no place for wayward youth. It boasts about I
the cheapness of school transportation costs j
and ignorse almost inhuman conditions sur
rounding the system. Some few near the top
Oi the ladder receive living wages while
most of the State workers do not receive
living wages.
These conditions are admitted; yet. one
legislature after another muddles along, ap
parently choosing to do the bidding of those
who aren't interested in such "minor” prob
lems.
Something’s wrong somewhere.- And
while there is no charge against all the legis
lators and all the members of the executive
division. M must be admitted that someone
is fiddlin’ around unconscious of deplorable
conditions as they exist in so many places.
Hound And Gagged
Democracy was attacked and bound in Ra
leigh a short time ago when General As
sembly committees voted to deny the people
an opportunity to take a stand on the liquor
question in a state-wide referendum. More
recently, Democracy as it has been held up
to the youth of our State by political talk,
was gagged literally to death when a major
ity of the House voted to force into the open
a bill allowing the people to govern them
selves but because two-thirds of tin* repre
sentatives did not vote to call the bill to the
floor the minority emerged in victory. In
the eyes of all that’s fair and just, the victory
was an empt; one and just plain mockery.
Thus, Democracy has been bound and gag
ged at its fountainhead, supposedly, and
thereby is created a danger far greater than
the outcome of the issue immediately at
hand.
Following the trend established down
through the years, Martin County, in all pro
bability, would give its support to the wet
side possibly by a closer margin than that
reported in past votes. However, it isn't
right for one man. though duly elected, to
deny his constituency the right to vote in a
referendum. There’s no record where the |
representative from this county was in
structed to take his stand against a referen
dum. It is recalled, however, that County
Commissioner H. S. Johnson of Hamilton ex
pressed the opinion that the people should
be given the right to express their views m
a referendum.
What keeps the United States together is
the t&cit agreement of all its people that
whether your or my candidate wins, he be
comes our official.—-Christian Science Moni
tor.
NOTICE!
THE HOARD OK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WILE MEET IN THE COURTHOUSE, WIL
LI AMS I ON, N. C.
Monday, March 21
VI 9:30 O’CLOCK A. M., AS
Equalization
And Review
For llio purpose of hearing complaints against
values lived S>\ the lisMaker lor llu* t ear 1919.
Martin County
Commissiorers
STARTS WEDNESDAY. MARCH 16th
DOORS OPEN AT
50 SHARP
MARCH
Opportunity Days
READ EVERT
WORD
NEWS
ve o! I erect bargains liKc lnose . . . rea
opportunity to sa\e in March . . . Mos
. . plenty extra salespeople to serve you
every
every
ll s been a tong . . . long
word and see what we nidun
hotlv is coming . . • why
HERE THEY ARE!
Prettier Than hirer!
L o v e 1 y
sheer elear
51 guage 15
denies nyl
ons . . . ir
regular . . .
really a
pretty
slocking .. .
and a real
k n o e kout
bargain.
BEAUTIFUL
IMS I NTS
Another :-hipm<‘ul of that
finr print ju-| in
lime for lln* l»iii Marsli
Opportunity Days . . .
iniy wliat yon non! at i!ii^
unusually low pricr.
NEW SPUING
WOOLENS
\hsolnlely new spring; woolens . . .
just in for the sensational March Op
portunity Days . , . bright colors,
smart patterns . , . 100* ^ all wool
. . . In all means see and Iniy these
pretty woolens at this money sa\inji
price . . .
NIW COTTON
ih; kssks
\nollirr Mii-alional Inn . . .
!i\ els rollon priiil drr>sr> . . .
all aiul sljlrs. Ua> M'M'ia!.
HOSTKSSTKA Ml III II
Large size tea kettle . . . made to give .ser
vice.
$1.00
norm.i: jioii.kk
com:ki:i) sauck pot
bargain like this ^
Never have you seen
and we haven't either
$1.00
EGG l’OA( IIKH and
, MIKNCII FltYEIt I
fr -— “ '• --
This is somethin); handy and so cheap . . .
useful items . . . Hale.
$1.00
p a \ m:s
Nice <|U;ii
ity panties
\ pcci;il for
o ii p ortun
^ilv ita \ s . . ■
■ regular !>8c
value . . .
numjae -argruxamra ■ * wtww-awrtw
nm iiohvi.s
lleautil'n 1 llut.il trays . . .
i regular Slt.TiO value . . .
in; m cki i
Heavy ire bucket tou^s
. . Opportunity special.
m win i i? \Nki;rs
IVoven handle baskets . . .
see them . . .
.{ for
$1.00
S VMT \K\ HOWL
\M> HHliSII
COM \iNLK.
\ handy little iraduet . . .
prett\ and loo it is sani
tary . . .
cam: covlr
Nerd ono, hero tlioy aro
. . . and boy vvliat a bar
gain . . . hurry . . .
I 1NENS
Repeat salt . . . hotter
than over . . . you know
what those aro, see them.
$1.00
ALUMINUM
1 Ht II HOWL
I >oa ti t i IHI hatninorod a
Iiiiniiiiiin fruit how Is . . .
Sale . , .
$1.00
IMLLOW CASKS
I'll 11 size, smooth finish
oases . . . limited . . .
49c
i’i.vstk; siioi: i;v<;s
a real Ini'. . . .
, jj i» (.( > v/ \*
UNOLFJ M UKIS
\ li.irs'aiii Thai ^ oil (!;m'l Mis*!
(iemiinc Manitex . . . pretty designs in
florals ami tiles . . . tlx 1:2 . . .
sw i:\ i smins
til < olors
Nice white swc.it shirts
. . . a real hu.v . . .
1*01.0 SIIIKTK
I .ar}i»* Sizes
Now is the time to set them
. . . tons sleeves . . . pretty
stripes . . . Sale . . .
99c -$1.43
$1.57
PLASTIC
TARLL CLOTHS
This is a must . . . 54x54
and 54x72 . . . clear . , .
so usuuhlc . . .
39c
48c
T VRLL LAMPS
A lovely boudoir lamp . . .
ideal . . . Sale . . .
$1.00
SHAG RIJGS
He Sure To See These!
I.ovel.v colors . . . large
si/e . . ,
$1.00
COLLA MILKS
A very special . . . hurry.
2 for
$1.00
OVAL ROASTERS
Sanitary Itlue Speckled
.-'■Vhs. . . . • -
l-arge size . . . Sale . . .
$1.00
TAItLK LAMPS
These are pretty . . . love
ly china base with line
iiuality parchment shades.