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’SHEP THE ENTERPRISE Published Every Tuesday and Tnursday by ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILUAM3TON, NORTH CAROLINA SUBSCRIPTION R \TES Ujr.J'vh in jM.V.«S»6>. One Year Six Months IN MARTIN COUNTY 12.50 1.50 I OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One Year_IS.00 Six Months-1-7* Advertising Rate Card Upon Requext 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 member* of ths No Subscription Received Under f Month# Tuesday, luutist 30. 10 10 Place the People s Rights /■ irst North Carolina's road contractors seem to be greatly upset about the four or five mil lion dollar purchase of machinery and equip ment by the State for road building. We are in sympathy with the contractors when it comes to the protection of their just rights. But if the road contractors have any idea that the people voted to tax themselves 200 million dollars to pave the way to luxurious retirement for the few road contractors, it would seem they'll have another idea to ponder. If the road contractors are willing to get into the program with tire t xpcclalion of re ceiving a fail return fu*’ their work, then let the contractors build the roads. It would be a sorry mess if the State stood idly by and turned 200 million dollars over to the con tractors. lock, stock and barrel with the ad monition to go ahead and be good boys. If the road contractors would gain the public trust and support for their cause, the token bid will be eliminated. The con tractors must bet in there and fight for con tracts, not without res ...n but with the seam that they are entitled to a fair profit on their work. No one really knows, possibly, but rumors have it that projects have been divided, so to speak, with quite a few contractors entering token bids. And if it is socialism as some claim it is for the State to buy machinery and act to protect the people and that S200 million, then let’s have more of it. It'll he a sad day I in North Carolina if at the end of the S200 I iggfcSb. rtijie there'll brtPH>.S s byt I crop of millionaire road contractors. I Change Musi ( tune *_ Despite organized opposition, the Brannan plan or some similar system must come into the agriculture picture in this land. White .he present parity plan suits and most of the farmers, it can't go or. indefinitely. V: .'■■■>• the present plan, the government ■ a ke.-. I he 1 ■ • pi1 > -.. i'. i> to.- !... i! a i Vu nd t Me:; dumps the surplus at a tremendous loss in foreign countries. Not so long ago millions of pounds of peanuts, bought by the govern ment. were moved out of this county and literally “dumped" in foreign countries. Rr.iember all the howl raised about dumping irish potatoes about a year ago? As far us the cost to the taxpayer is con cerned it cost just as much and more to buy the peanuts, shell and clean and deliver them to Europe as it did to burn the surplus j irish potatoes. There must be some way to work 'he American taxpayer into the program. At the present time, the man in the foreign 1 country whatever his need, is in the favor j ed position. Under the present plan the farmer supposedly gets a fair price for his ; produce, the taxpayer pays for that support ' and the man in foreign lands reaps the benefit. I ( l.illlt• hu onsislrnl Labor. A Geneva, Switzerland, representatives of the United States. Britain, Russia and other countries, both democratic and com munist. adopt new “rules of war." prepared by an International Red Cross conference. These* rules forbid "taking of hostages, re prisals, torture, mass deportations” and other practices used against civilians bv some invading countries during the Second World War. Thus mankind laudably tries to limit some war cruelties to civilians, while atomic bombs, deadly germs and other new weap ons assure that helpless civilian men ^ women and children will be slaughtered on' an un precedented scale in any future war. Seems a little inconsistent, doesn’t it? To Itnild l ft and \ol To Tx/doil The International Bank recently lent $15, 000.000 to the Netherlands to build up its economy. As long as the Dutch use Uie j money to build up, there can be no serious j objection to the loan. But d the Dutch pro pose to use the money to exploit Indonesia, they should be called to task. Too many American dollars have been sent abroad to finance dictators who worked to make their posit ions secure at the expense of the people. The \fneriepi]^rax Bill Exceeded 54 Billion Last Year IY«l«*ral Cov<rmn«*nl Col in Wm I \IhmiI Thrw Fonrilis of fotul The American tax bill for the, a. - : «nding June JO '248, reached new mim<i uf $.-| an average of $372 per person — according to figures just issued by the Census Bureau. The com pilation included all taxes, feder al. state, and local. The previous high, according to the bureau, was $53.0( 0.000.000 for the year ended in mid 1945. Two years later, tax collections dropped to $49,600. 000. $344 per capita. Nearly three-fourths ($40,100, 000,000) of the 1948 tax total, or $274 a person, was collected by the federal government. State governments took $53 per capita, local governments the remaining $45. ( The principal tax items were as follows: (1) Taxes on individual in comes. which took in $19,800,000, 0(0 oi more than one third of all governmental revenue in fiscal 1948. (2) Sales and gross-receipts taxes and customs. They provid-. ed $12,100,000,000 in 1948, a gain of seven percent over 1947 and 113 percent over 1942. (3) Corporation income taxes, which yielded $10,300,000 000— bettering their 1947 mark but fall ing one-third below their record in 1945, when the excess-profits: tax still was in force. The biggest single source of lo cal government revenue was, as usual, property taxes. These took in $6,100,000,000, with local gov ernments getting nearly $5,900, 000.000 of it and states the rest. Property-tax revenue was up 11 percent from 1947 and 35 percent from 1942. j Recently the department of Commerce reported that personal incomes increased in June to bring the first six months of 1949 to a level 2.6 percent higher than in the first half of 1948. For the I C A L L 212 :* for WAYNE FEED Martin Supply Co. WillianiHton ftnute the Cucctu yut PEANUT HARVEST 1 with the DEPENDABLE PERFORMANCE of the BENTHALL MODEL 'S' PEANUT PICKER Former’s Supply Co (Author!red Deoler/ BENTHALL Ask for the full details about ooth of these Peanut Harvesting Machines. Write or call BENTHALL MACHINE C0.# Inc. SUFFOLK, VA. BLAKELY, GA. or tee them on display at It is carefully engineered for each of its operations, and its performance in your field will not be celled. Picks up to l’.i tons per hour. Puts peanuts in condition to facing highest market price. Standard equipment includes NEW CYLINDER FEEDER built lower for easier feeding,- BenihalYs Exclusive' TWIN, iPJCKjAiG FINGERS; Choice of Fh**m- 'or Drop Center Rim Wheels on Steel Axles with Roller Bearing Spindhs. Weighs only 3300 lbs. Built in the South in peanut growing country. ALSO IN STOCK MODEL F-6 CHAIN TYPE PICKERS I It,- Ohl KrliM*" And BENTHALL HAY BALERS period. January through June, aa'sorsal incomjr'.vas at the an nual rate of $213,400,000,000. An increase in farm income was cited by the department as the main cause of the June increase in per s.inal income as compared to May, for which the annual rate was $212.tH)0,( 4)0.000. Farm income went up. the department said, be cause of an increased volume of crops sold or placed under gov ernment loan. Perhaps more sigw nificantly. however, factory pay .***;>; we; e - credited -with- a. '••i.mbv increase in June ..fter having de-j dined steadily since last S0ptem ! her. Wages rose in the non-dur- j able-goods industries and steadied | in the durable-goods lines, the de- j partment said. -o The man who says he runs! things around the house is referr- j ing to tire lawn mower, washing' machine, vacuum cleaner and er- ’ lands. The world is full of willing peo ple; some willing to work, the rest) willing to let them. —=s Joe: ‘‘That’s a pretty dress you have on” ,, ,,_ Jane: "Yes. I onlyvvca. it to teas.” Joe: “Whom?” Laid end to end, the 28 billion containers produced in the United States year would circle the earth 70 times, and they used as much steel as the framework for 51 Empire State buildings. --■ •*-- - What this country needs at ihis time of year is a road map that Wifi iO/fruJTua e* y av. NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. Having this day qualified as ex ecutor of the estate of Willie Bailey, late of Martin County, this is to notify all persons having any claims against this estate to pre sent them to the undersigned, or his attorney on or before twelve months from the expiration of the publication of this notice or same will be pleaded as a bar to any recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im FUEL OIL CONSUMERS ij:t us fill your tank NOW WITH Essoheat For Heating Your Home SUMMER DISCOUNT ENDS AUGUST 31 Prompt Delivery Metered Service All oily orders filled the ilay received. Tanks and barrels available at reasonable prices. BAKER OIL COMPANY Phone 2120 Williaiiislon. N. C. ] mediate payment. ! ^ This the 2~th day of^ugust. Spencer Wynne. Executor, au 30 se 6-13 20-27 oc 4 ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE Having this day qualified as ad ministrator of the estate of the late C. B. Roebuck, deceased, of Martin County, this is to notify all persons holding claims against said estate to present them for payment on or before the 2nd day ■ n*-Al»5UX or this be pleaded in bar of their recov ery. Any person indebted to this estate will please make immedi .te settlement. This the 2nd day of August, 1949. Russell T. Roebuck, Administrator, au 9-16-23-30 se 6-13 ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE Having this day qualified as ad- | ***' ='.•* ■r 1-)on’ aid Biggs Harrison, deceased, late of Martin County, this is to notify nil persons holding claims against said estate to present them for payment on or before the 18th day of August i950. or this notice v,-*11 he pleaded in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im mediate settlement. This the 18th dnv of August 1949. Don B. Har rison. Jr., Administrator. ■ r%vV) 2r SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE And WEAR WITH PRIDE At LEDER BROS. DEPT. STORE SAVE and Build for SECURITY ... by opening a savings account here today. Deposit regularly . . . your money earns a worthwhile re turn as you save. Start with any amount! Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. W COME IN TODAY AND SEE ... LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT PROOF-OF-VALUE DEMONSTRATION WHUli uokM m-mm morn Orty Frigidake hat W Gets dolhtt dtcntr, rm*« them brighter. 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