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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
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VOLUME LII—NUMBER 28
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 7, 1949
ESTABLISHED 1899
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“'Spring is clean-up time—time
to clean out farmstead hazards
which might cause injury and loss
of man-hours on the farm,” Coun
ty Agent Tom Brandon of the
State College Extension Service
declared this week.
“‘A place for everything and j
everything in its place” is a good!
safety slogan, the county agent,
said. He ad/ed that a study by the
National .Safety Council shows
that disorder is responsible for
hospitalizing one out r,f every
five accident victims. The largest
single cause of injuries, other than
the personal factor of poor judg
ment, is disorder.
Debris and trash, such as paper,
scattered boxes and boards, rags
and rubbish, are tire hazards and
ideal hiding places for rats. Re
moving trash collections reduces
the chances for fire and destroys
“rat hotels.”
Farm families alone suffer
about 3500 deaths and lose 100
million dollars worth of farm pro
perty annually through fires,
about 90 percent of which are
caused by carelessness.
“Check through the farm shop,”
advised the county agent. “Are
tools in their right places, hammer
and axe handles secure and in
good condition? Is there an ac
cumulation of barbed wire, glass,
scrap metals, loose boards, weeds,
grass, etc., about the farmstead?”
“If every farm family would
conduct a spring clean-up cam
paign both indoors and outdoors,”
ho declared, "it would go a long
way toward eliminating fire and
accident hazards, provide a more
healthful environment, and con
serve food which is badly needed
in many parts of the world.”
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CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND TOWN COMMISSIONERS
Robert H. Cowen
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W. I. Skinner
Ben l). Courtney
K. D. Worrell
John H. Gurganus
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Koy Ward
Leaman Barnhill
C. II. Godwin, Sr.
Julian Harrell
David Moore
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W. O. Griffin
N. C. Green
David Davis
L. Gloss Roberson
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M. M. Levin
From those whose pictures appear above, Williamslon voters next Mon
day will choose five commissioners and a mayor to run their town govern
ment for the two years beginning the early part of June. Thirteen of the
candidates are seeking places on the Town Board of Commissioners, and
two, Robt. H. Cowen and W. Iverson Skinner, are running for Mayor. The
primary has attracted the largest number of candidates on record, the count
exceeding by one the figure reported in the town's first municipal primary
two years ago. While it may be a strain for the candidates themselves, it
is good for the town when the people have so many well-known leaders to
choose from in naming their officials. (The pictures are placed in the order
the candidacies were filed).
The modern girl’s ambition is
just what her mother’s was—to
make some man a good husband.
—Answers.
State College Tips
To The Housewife
By Ruth Current
State Home Demonstration Agent
That there is a right and wrong
end up for keeping an egg iri best
condition is a fact which few peo
ple who pack eggs for sale real
ize. The large end of the egg
should be up, poultry specialists
say^ICveimnkeeping eggs lor any !
lenfffToOmHMTrthe home retrig-:
erator, the best position for hold-1
ing quality is a point worth con- j
sidering.
The large end of the egg' nor
mally contains the air cell, which |
should be on top as the egg stands, j
If the large end is down, the j
weight of the egg presses on the |
cell, causing the air to rise and i
gradually loosen the membrane.
At the same time the yolk, be- ^
cause it is lighter in weight than
the white, rises from its normal
position in the center of the egg to j
the top or small end. There it
may adhere to the membrane so
that it is difficult to remove the
egg from its shell without break
ing the yolk. Eggs with yolks out
of position are of lower grade than i
eggs with yolks in the center.
Interesting Bits Of
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Slumping sales, lay-offs here
and there, and all the other i vi
dinces of “recession” are catching
the headlines today. But Ameri- j
cans are still enjoying a high level
of activity. It only seems lower :
in contrast to the peaks of 1944
and 1946. Fact is, says The Cleve
land Trust Co. in its noted busi
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April 26
Adults, $2.10 — Student*, $1.20
Adult Tickets available at Muse Jewelry Go.
Student tickets may be obtaiued from Profes
sor Jack Butler at the High School.
ness-activity summation, except
for the months of World War II,
there hasn’t been a sustained high
of industrial activity comparable
t tlie current once since 1790.
When 1949 closed, it marked 34
months of abnormally high pros
perity. We used to have such sus
tained periods in the 1920’s, but
they never reached the heights at
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Big Corn Contest
Willis Williams, Negro farmer
of Route 3, Williamston. is doing
his part to help North Carolina
win the corn contest with Virginia
this year, reports, R. M. Edwards,
Martin County Negro farm agent
for the State College Extension
Service.
Williams tried the recommend
/d five-step como program last
i'year for the fUNt time, planting
i N. C. 27 h\ brid seed and following
approved practices of cultivation
seeding, and fertilization. Despite
difficulty in obtaining enough ni
trogen, he made more coi n than
tained in 1946, 1947 and 1948. The
business activity index is still up
in the stratosphere.
any of his neighbors.
Several other farmers in the
neighborhood visited his field and
were amazed to find at least one
full ear on every staik. In fact,
says Williams, the only complaint
came from his boys, who said it
took too long for them to gather
the corn. Although the yield was
not officially cheeked, he estimat
ed it to be 70 bushels per acre,
about 22 bushels greater than the
j yield of his old corn.
This year Williams orde/ed his
fertilizer early, and he hopes to
produce at least 100 bushels per
acre. Three of his neighbors have
set a similar goal for themselves.
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; Clerk: “I was sick all day yes
I terday.”
Boss: “You must have had some
thing disagreeable for dinner.”
Clerk: “We did. My wife’s
| brother.”
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plete record of all payments, it makes your
financial records easy.
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We are now making feeds for any of your re.
ijiiireinents. By buying direel from this mill
you ean
Save from $20 to $50 per Ton
By bringing us bags for a half Ion or one toil
of feed you
Save from 86.00 to $7.50 per I on
You |tay only llie at Inal eosl of llie ingredients
plus bags and mixing ebarge.
Visit tbe mill, see for yourself how your feed
is made and bon fresh it is. We use only the
best formulas to obtain properly balanced
feeds.
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