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THE ENTERPRISE Published Every TJjesday and Thursday by ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) One Year_fl.M Sis Months 1.50 IN MARTIN COUNTY OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One Year_$8.00 Six Months_ 1.7$ Advertising Rate Card Upon Requeal Entered at the post office in Williamaton, 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 th* firm. No Subscription Received Under 6 Month* Tuesday. January 3. 1950 mwiwwmiiiiTivr.TiiB 1.vmnmm i mmmJ Sloti Diurn or Tal<r ilia (.onspi/uaiiras Martin County recently received wide publicity when an irate motorist went yap ping to the American Automobile Associa tion about the treatment received when he was carried into the recorder's court tor speeding. By his own admission, the com plaining motorist was guilty of cruising along at 65 milts an hour. He complained that the fine and costs— $37.05—were too high. Il It would seem that the costs- -$20.05—in l this case were too high, and possibly the law Ikhould be changed, looking toward lower ^costs and leaving more authority with the recorder in fitting the punishment to the case at hand. But the costs are fixed by rtatute. The $15 fine is fixed for 65-mile-an-hour 1—Speeders, and nothing can be done there. But the problem can be solved by those Ivho would travel our highways when they jhoose to interpret “55" on a sign to mean just that and no more. Quite a few cases have been carried into the court in this coun ty, but no one has been persecuted. It is true they have been prosecuted, but until the motorists deem it wise to slow down they’ll have to take the consequences. It should be pointed out that no fees are actually paid inviduals. The costs go into the county treasury and the fines collected go into the school fund. The out-of-state motorist received the same treatment as l meted out to the homefolks carried into court for law violations. If the complaining motorist had been in a ,hospital in this county and seen a fellow citizen being treated for a broken neck re , reived when a speeding car crashed into his own on U. S. Highway 17. he might (Miter tain a little more respect for the efforts of patrolmen to bring in speeders and for the fines and costs imposed in the courts. J'ni {rotting (rnpotiontr'" By Ruth Taylor I'm getting impatient with people who color the truth, who twist the facts to suit their own interpretations, who dress up half baked theories and personal prejudices, like the shoddy restaurants who spend their money on sleazy decorations rather than on good food. Consider carefully the sources and reas ons back of all the propaganda you hear. I'm getting impatient with persons who think it smart to be rude, who tear down everything of a constructive nature, who never have a good word for anything or anybody, who impute evil to all in high places. Remember that no man is omniscient enough to know another man's motives, and that when he imputes evil, he is but reflecting his own thoughts. I’m getting impatient with soloists, with those who have to be in the limelight or they won’t play, who can’t cooperate, tv ho won’t take a subordinate role, whose only conversation is of how great they are and who only speak of others to belittle them. Listen well to the speeches you hear— and you can evaluate the worth of the speaker for yourself. I’m getting impatient with half-liars, with wolshers, with those who cannot face facts, who don’t want to know the truth, but prefer their own version of it. And this applies to both people and nations. Keep this country of ours—prepared and toady to at all times fight the attacks of this breed of cat. I’m getting impatient with false friends, with those who crawl and flatter when they can get something, and run like-scar ed rabbits when they think there is noth ing in it for them. In fact, I’m so impatient I’m going to keep a close watch on myself! With five* Tifilit Shut The Clip Sheet Alcoholic myopia is the same everywhere. Here in the United States, we are spend ing annually 40 billion dollars on govern ment, 15 billion dollars in toleration of crime, at least six billion dollars in gambling, nearly 10 billion dollars for intoxicants. If we come face to face with war or any other emergency, this will in all probability, mean the sacrifice of the precious liberties which were established by the Divine American Revolution. Consider Great Britain. The only thing which stands between the British and a shocking decline in the standard of living, mass unemployment and hunger, is Marshall Plan aid and heavy borrowings. Despite this and the serious shortage of foreign currency, the importations of spirits into Great Britain in 1948 were four times higher than in 1988. On the Continent of Europe, drinking and drunkenness are prevalent although the en tire continent teeters on the brink of final disaster. Realism is not only needed in considera tion of the liquor emergency; it is definitely required. SPECIAL VALUE! Impressive Modern Waterfall BEDROOM SUITE If you have |)l(iniu><l lo purchase n new brdronin urcmp, we urge you lo this one first. This suite, reasonably priced^ yet Hell constructed with rieli looking waterfall design witli contrasting inlays and high finished, must he seen tu be appreciated. Best of all, you may choose between the vanity dresser (shown in upper right hand corner) or the dresser (second from top in right I Ml ml corner.) USE OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN Heilig - Meyers Company For Wise Buyers Williamston, If. C. HIXTY SIGE -he wants ier know, Ef a feller is gittin old, ain’t he a little bit scuable fer countin baek-ards as ther buff-days roll round? But thar aint no x-cuse fer ther smart newspaper folks to git mixed up on they a-bility to count out ther Centuries, as old Father Time pushes cm by. Now, fer ther last 2-3 monts I hav bin readin bout what has hapened en-durin ther fust-half of this here Century we air a-!ivin in, when thar aint bin but 49 years of it past by yit. Even as crazy a ga-loot as old Jim Jinks said tuther day, that hit sho did take 50 of em to make half-a-hundred; and that ther fust Century didn't start twell ther year ONE, and ran thru ther full 100. And that made ther second Century start with ther year 101, and wind up clean thru ther year 200, and so on clean up to our century which started with 1901, and that ther fust half of it sho want over twell 50 of em had passed, not jest 49, So that looks lak we got ther didos of one more year to add to what ther fust half has sprung upon us; and mabv by that time all ther old hoe-hands will be lowed’ a pension, same as factry-hands, and miners, and Jedges, and in surance-presidents, and Congress men, and even sum Convicts. Insurance Groups I Financing Homes n More than $3,250,000,000 of life insurance funds went into the fi nancing of real estate mortgages during 1949, the Institute of Life Insurance reports. This repre sented the financing for hundreds of thousands of homes and many commercial plant facilities and farm units. The year’s mortgage financing' extended by the life companies was in record volume, over $2, 000,000,000 more than only four years before. In the past four years since the resumption of building at the war’s end, the life companies have extended mort gage financing in the aggregate amount of more than $11,000,000, 000. At year end, the Institute esti mates, total mortgage holdings of the naiton's life insurance com panies were valued at $12,875, 000,000. This is a rise of over $2, 008,000,000 in the year and is near ly double the total financing aid of this type extended at the close of the war. FUA mortgages accounted for , a large part of the mortgage fi nancing. They represented over $1,250,000,000 of the 1949 new mortgages and $3,500,000,000 of the total holdings at year end. Veterans Administration molt gages under the G.I. Bill of Rights represented $1,250,000,000 of the year-end holdings. The greater part of the mortg age financing of the life compan ies is for housing. Some 80 percent of all the mortgages held by them are on individual homes, in an average amount of less than $5, 000. Adding multiple unit dwell ings and farm homes, the total number of housing mortgages'' fi nanced by the life insurance funds accounted for 90 percent of all | mortgages held. I The remaining four percent of the mortgages were on commer cial properties, largely plant fa cilities for small, hurioessn-- One third of these were in amounts under $15,000 and over 80 percent were in amounts under $100,000. Siesta No Longer Required by Law —•— In Mexico City, where daily siesta was for years an institution enforced by municipal ordinance, the restful tradition has given way to a full business day. The city has officially abolished the I compulsory 2 to 4 p. m. closing l hours for all stores, for the great ■ er convenience of customers. An ] other reason cited for the move I was that shopkeepers complain ed that the institution was open to abuses, that a few unscrupu lous storeowners had been brib ing policemen to let them stay open during the official rest peri od. A child may dare So drive with care. >\ omefPfjf Uiurdr* Establish Record Protestant women made a re cord response this year to the an nual appeal by the United Council of Church Women for relief pack age; to aid the needy overseas. This report was made by Dr. Stan ley I. Stuber, promotion director of Church World Service during dedication ceremonies held at the CWS warehouse in New York City. “Pieces of Peace,” was the slogan of this year’s campaign which stressed the collection of >v< »v< iv< iv< *•*-< ^ W It* -niukinr 1 for needy women abroad. Dr. Stuber said that since the bundles were col lected at local churches on World Community Day, November 4, line 65.000 pounds of materials ad been received and were still coming in at the rate of five thou sand pounds a day. NOTIC E OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administra trix of the estate of Charles Dav eiipoi L, ut'C.t ascd, late of Martin County, N. C.. this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned Adminis tratrix at her home in Jamesville, Martin County, North Carolina, or her AWffliey Hugh G. iiiteiz/ivs Williamston, N. C., on or before the 13th day of December 1950. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 8th day of December, 1.949. Mrs. Varo H. Davenport, Administratrix of the estate of Charles Davenport, deceased. Hugh G. Horton. Attorney, de 13-20-29 ja 3-10-17 ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. The undersigned having quali lied as Administratrix of the es-j -tine decpasedsift. y • of Martin County, this is to notify all parties having claims against said estate to present them to thp undersigned at Oak City. N. C„ orji or before the 5th day of Decemi ber, 1950. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to .said estate will please make immediate pay- ' ment to the undersigned. 'This 5»h day of December, 1949, Mrs. Mae White, Administrator of Fred White. Attorneys. Crifchct and Gurganus. d 6-13-20-27 ja 3-10 Sale Continues Oil Our Entire Line Of DRESSES SKIRTS 100% Wool Gaberdine Suits Hats DRASTIC RKDirCTIONSr Harrison Shoppe CLEAN FUN ^UlTS CLEANED AND PRESSED ar\.r's*t /‘^V^ASSOCIATtD • . ..- J DIAL SUITS, DRESSES, Etc., Pick-up & Delivery 75c All IT nr I,- (>uarantm i. They're greater in power-higher in compression-a standout in styling—dreams to drive—and now there's a Buick beauty for 1950 to fit practically any budget No. we just couldn’t hold back the whole big Buick line for 1950. They’re too good-looking-too much iun to drive—too jam-packed with stepped-up. higher-compression, ready-to-ramble power—to be kept under cover. So maybe you've already seen some 1950 Buicks on thejiiduvay. Maybe you’ve floticed the extra “git up and travel” they have—glimpsed the wide, curving windshields (one piece in most models)—noted, approvingly, that the typical Buick taper is now found in all Buick fenders. M ay be you’ve even heard some things... That there are more than a dozen-and-a halt models to choose from. That there are three power plants in the Buick line -all of higher compression, all stepped up in power. 1 hat all models are big and roomy inside —some rear seats are better than a foot wider than before!—yet in every instance, Tffra ier over-all, so easier to iiaftsjitfp»:k and garage. Above all, maybe you’ve heard of exciting news on price... That Dynaflow Drive, for instance standard on Roadmastfr models, op tional on all others—now costs 20' c less than on 1949 models. POWER NEWS WITH A REAL PUNCH! Here s just one part cf Buick's three-way power story for 1950 — the brand new F-263 valve-in-head straight eight. Pack ing a wallop that makes the SUPTRa stand out performer of the season, here is still higher compression and still greater power in no greater over all size. You'll get this new engine on all SUPER models, in 124 hp with Syn chro-Mesh trans mission, 128 hp with Dynaflow Drive.* V ^Standard on KOADM ASTER, optional at extra cost on SUPER and SPECIAL model* That in the full line—Spfciat . Si pi r and Roadmasi i k serves^—t/iere is a Him A to fit practically every budget above the verv lowest! Pictured above is the 1950 Super 4-door Sedan, one of the new Buick body types for 1950. At your Buick dealer’s are more actual models, the whole story on others. Hadn’t you better see him—right now— and see if you, too, don’t find Buick “top choice for 1950”? LOTS OF LUOOAOI SFACI, plus a high fashion rear-end treatment, graces the Sukk towrback Sedan models for 1950. This Is the ROADMASTER, and above is the SUPER version of this much-wanted 4-door, 6-passenger Sedan. yuiMVlCK a Wtno•nitration—Right Nmwl wren* youKf*ice*AMi # /// "SOtrbttf 8ukk Wbmm bn >«••*<loa ore Mir Bi ll K trill bulla them Tun, in HENRY I. TAYLOR, ABC N.hwrt, ,«r, AWcy Chas. H. Jenkins & Co. Of Williamston, Inc. Highway 17 PHONE 2147 Williamston, N. C.
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