NATION TO BE ASKED
TO OBSERVE BIG WEEK
Tentative Program M Announoed frtn the TrHMry Department at Waahlng
?an thewe Unuowolly Wide laan and a rent Petent.al Valua af Pra
paaad CeleOratien, Whiah la to Open January 17 All Ovar the Unltad
; Although National Thrift Waak, wkM opeaa January IT. U aome UKa
?war. tha Baring. Dtrlalon of tha Uaitad Stataa Treaaury haa already con
jpleted tentative plane tar Ma ehenrrance. Tha purpoae of tha waak will
I ba to etart tha country off la tha Naw Taar with a aound financial program
far arary Individual aad every hoaaahold.
Two aada ara sought, according to official anaouooacnaat: Ftnt, that
..tha condtttoa at tha tadirMael ha improved, aad aaoond, that tha Inane lal
and tndaetrial otraagth of tha nation ha laaraaaad by tha front iuma of aapi
lal whiah will ha aeovmalated throagh tha praotlaa of eyatematlc aarlng and
aound iarreetmeat oa tha part af tha people.
Tha program tor Nattoaal Thrift Waak,. aa at praaaat tentatively plaaaad,
though at thla time aahjaat to alight ahaaga, haa haaa annouaoad froat
Waahlagioa aa folk) we:
Saturday. January IT. 1IN?National Thrift Day?To onliat the nation la
a eampetgn to "Bars Jlret aad tpaad Aftarward."
Sunday, Jaauary lh?Thrift Sunday?Sermons la all Amerleaa pulpKa oa
tha ralattoa af aeitaomte Ufa to rollgioua well-toeing, aad the naad af aharlng
wtth othera.
. . Monday. Jaanary 1? WaMoaal Life Iniuranoa Day?To emphaaige tha
laiirtwii af lndtTtdunl and family protoctloa
Tfeeeday, January M?Own-Yoar-Own-Home Day?To ahow the pleaaure
?mdagott wfcieh ec'e from own tog your own home. ??!
mdnaafny, Jaauary U?Mah*tA-Wlll Day?To urge upon man and woman
who poaaeae |*ogal| tha ai imltr at making prortalona tor iti proper dltori
hutkm.
Thareday. Jaanary M?Thrift-ln-Induetry Day?Ta amphaalaa the need af
thrift la all plaato aad mills and faatorlae and the acoaamle value of oo-opara
tion batwaaa eapltal aad lahor.
maar. jaanary to?Family Budget Dnjk?To ahow tha Importanse of natng
haalaaaa mathoda in tha ooadtrat of tha houaahold.
Saturday, Jaauary 14?Pay-Tour-Bllla Day?Ta atraaa the moral obltga
ttoa to aattla all dahta aa promptly aa poaalMa.
R la haltered that the ofcoerranee of thla waak oannot fall to Improve thg
Industry aad moral toaa af tha aattou alnae it la daalgnad to Inoalaata aouad
buainaaa prlnatplea which Inevitably load to lncraaaed prosperity aad heppi
naaa.
? MILLIONS ARE SAVED
I BY SMALL DEPOSITS
Bank* If Country Have Twuit)f4tvM
Hundred Thousand Aooount? Flf
urti AnntunMd at Convention
Mmk
Thar* are 17.000.000 sarlnga bank
depositors In the United Btatee. ??
cording to llguree published at tha
? convention of the A.mertoen Banker*'
Association hare. In cosnpillng these
figures due allowance was made for
duplications Investigation b y tha
hanker* has proved that thee* sav
ing hank depositors are, with taw ex
ceptions. p*opl* of small mean*, hot
they are tha people who ateorbed la
large ??a*ar? the war laaaas of gov.
aromeat **ouritias Thrift aad War
Sa^ngs Stamps, Savings Certlfleatea
and\>tberty Bond* AND ARE KDBP
INO THBM
Not only did they bay and hold gov
ernment securities, hut those invest
ments led te additional savlnga. con
solidated tha habit of thrift and In
creased bank deposits throughout tha
entire nation. These I7.000.Md depoa
iters how own $10.671,171,OOd ef sav
ings.
Thla I* th* roon*y which ha* built
up th* railroad*, municipalities,
hoaiea aad Industrie* of th* nation.
Thee* aavar* flnanoed tha war suc
reeefully. and on their continuation
of the production of new capital,
through aavinga. reet* the *a hit Ion
for financing reconstruction aad far
the increase of produotloa necessary
to check the high coat of living,
baakers agree.
The government savings securities
and Liberty Bond* offer Ideal means
for th* production of this new capital.
They are adapted for investment of all
?una* no aaatter how great or email.
They are the safest security posstbl*.
They are profitable aad readily con
vertible late cash ahanld neoeeetty
arlae.
CHARB! OP THI STAMP BRIBADL
Ju*t a stamp. Inst a stamp,
Jast a a tamp oaward;
Into tha vail*; of life
Oo many hundred.
Stormed at by ooet* and bill*.
Boldly th*y faced their Ilia,
Bravely eat out all frllla.
And bought a hundred.
High ooet to right ef thesa, high Mat
te left ef them.
High ooet behind them vol Wed aad
thundered. ^
But they kept laving en. hast a* they
' had begaa
nil they'd a hundred
When will the high eeet tadet
O. the wjll charge they aaadel
Ml the world wondered.
So let aa flght the eeaaps
With mere War Savings Stampa.
Stampa by tha hundred
? % r
The aralatioe cleared the eea ef 17
boets but year flnaaelal ore ft oaa be
fust aa affpetiraly *unk without traoa
">y foolish Inveetment la wild-eat
docks. Government eecarltlee. War
laving* SUmp* aad Liberty Boad* are
?afe
The armistle* eaded the war bat
like typhoid, the after edTeota Mart
be given clone care aad stteatlma.
Wise Saanelal physicians pnearlba
the strong tonic of thrift aad tha
regular ebsorptleaa ef War Bavtaa*
I MANY LOST FORTUNE
TRYING TO (XT RICH
Htmdrada OaugM Under ItMh Mar
ket Lan*ellda But The* Who
Inveeted is Qevernment Be
? urltlM Are Mf.
Whether or mot uv Wucm from
this aeotloa war* "caught" la the re
cent slump of tha New Tort martet
probably will aeror be kaatem, Mi
there la ao war ?* eatlsaattnt tha
amount oC moaey loot. Bat K la M
?Italy known that many mea aad per
kapa a aamber at womi ware badly
'ataar* and that their koeeea raa Car
Into tha millions of doUara.
It geee without saying. at soars*,
that their loaaaa true fro at tha Mar
ket eollapss ef eertata aeearUlee ar
bssaaas they ware raable to weather
tha atom whao Stocks. wklah they had
bought oh margin. suddenly depra
elated In other word*, much at tha
loae waa beeauae men and women
lured by the prom lee ef great prolta
matohad their Wtu wHt the old war
koraaa ef tha speeeiUrttea game, aad
aa a raauM ray U??la fartqpes were
atterly wiped oat.
Maay baetaeea mea realised aaaaa
time a?* that eertata market quota
tion* la Wall treat war* abnormal? j
of courae all ef them realleed tha j
rlak of speculating oa ragus promlaea 1
of proht?aad warning after wartlng j
waa laaaed %e the mea aad womea ef i
moderate meana net to aadngar their |
money la aay get-rtch-qaWk eehame i
which might ha affaiad.
Thaaa persaaa who targeted tha'r :
seringa la aaah standard aacarttlae aa j
Liberty Bond* aad Tlatery Nate*, or '?
Treaaary Barings OertMcatee er War
Barlye htampa lateaalng to !tald ta j
matttfity, ware ut caught ta the land
?lid*, far government aacurltlea are
always redeemed at (all faee ralna
apaa matarttp Thar provide tha beat
pretecttoa ta the world aad tha aaaa
or woman idheee Investments ar*
represented by aach ssuarlttos eat
who hold* tha** *e*urltl*e la alwar*
rlately eafe ragardleae of aarthtag
may happaa la tha epaaatettra
?took marhaU of tha oeuatry
Ot aaaraa the Immediate market
ralae of Uberty Bead* aad Victory
Note* Baotaatae. bat holders gf theee
leoarltlaa may reet absolutely *a*y
(kiraaaa the *hangaa- la the market
I prleeg at thaaa goTaramaat eeaurltlae
are lar lae* thaa ta attar baad* aad
thalr IMrlaaia worth with th* Ocrr.ra
meat hack at them damaad* that aa
maturity they will be paid (or at )uet
sxaotty aae htudrad oaats on tha d*V
la* "Bsttsr cat* thaa sorry ?
kmm arra thrift btamt.
I loiakm la th* peraaaal alette
. it Slag Albert at Belgian r*pa**a a
thrift aard with a United Btatae 8or
?rnmeat Thrift Btamp attached. Tha
ktag Is that maok ahead There la a
kid la Baa rraaateen wha I* that aaah
oat.
Aa Rhig Albert otopped lato hie aa
toaaobfle after tha official reception la
?aa rranclaoo, Rlehard Btprelle eler
ea years old, leaped apaa the raaning
board ta sell th**k1ng a Thrift Btama.
He thruet th* card aad stamp lato th*
Mag* head. Th* klag looked at him
?nd thaa aald. smilingly; "Thank
yoa." Than th* hlng's ear larched for
ward aad the klag waa gaaa.
Tha armletlee wae signed a year
ago. hat there la still a line at
American sentries aloag tha Rhine
Keep a guard of War' Barings Btosape
sa watch over your dollan.
Mamas
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND
By virtue of an order made in (he 8
Superior Court of Hertford Cowty, 1
North Carolina, in a special oroceed- |
ing now pending in aail ji"i?Co- E
urt, entitled Mray O. Parker et all B
Ex parte:
The underaigned commiieioner wi)l 9
on Saturday, November 29, 1819 cf-, S
fer for aale, at 18 o'clock M., in front S
of Matthews' Store, in the village of I M
Union, Hertford Count, North Car-. $
olina, to the highest bidder for c??b i
.Lying and being in St. Johna Tt.wn g
?hip, Hertford County, N .C., adjoin 1
ing the landa of Bessie Hall, Dewey S
Parker and other* bounded as foil-19
ours: On the North by the landa of H
Besaie Hall and Jeaa Vann, on the 9
South by the landa of Dewey Parker 9j
on the East b ythe landa of Mar O. j1
Parker and Beesie Hall and touching fl
the public road leading to Union from jE
St Johna, containing 64 8-5 acree, gj
more or less.
Place of Sale?Union, in front of js
Matthews' Store, Hertford County, fih
Nort Carolina.
Time of aale?Saturday, November 1Q
29, 1919, at 12 o'clock.
Terms of sale?Cash.
This October 27, 1919.
W. R. JOHNSON, Commissioner 3
| Prepared for Christmas I
i This Store is Already Chocked Full of Xmas Toys |
Other Article* are Pouring in Daily?You Can Find
anything you want here, no matter what it ia
Doll*, Carriages, Co-Carts to Please the little Girl
Pop Gu?s, Whistles, Horns, Wagons to Please he Bor
?SANTA CLAUS?
Can Come Here and Find something for everyone
' in the Faraiy and he will do it, you bet. |
APPROPRIATE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS |
You are Invited to come in and take a look at this |
wonderful assortment of Christmas Gifts.
Ahoskie Department Store j
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SALE of aLarge Tract of Original
Growth Timber & Other Property
On Tuesday, 16th Day of December 1919
At 12 O'clock M.
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WILL OFFER FOR SALE ?
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, AT THE "JOSEPH G. MAJETTE HO
ME PLACE" NEAR COMO, MANEYS NECK TOWNSHIP, HERTFORD COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA, ALL OF THE TIMBER TREES, OUTSIDE OF THE ENCLOSURE, TWELVE IN
CHES IN DIAMETER ACROSS THE STUMP, TWELVE INCHES FROM THE GROUND
AND LARGER AT THE TIME OF CUTTING UPON THAT TRACT OF LAND IN MANEYS
NECK TOWNSHIP, Hertford County, North Carolina, known u the "JOSEPH G. MAJETTE
HOME PLACE" now occupied by the undersign-ed and WHICH CONTAINS 400 ACRES, MORE
OR LESS. TERMS:?CASH!?
The timber will be sold according to the above mentioned description and the purchaser H
will be given three years in which to cut and remove the timber from the land and granted the
usual rights and privelegs set out in a timber c ontract. *
This is a large and valuable body of original growth timber located near the Meherrin
River and parties intrested can call Jethro B. Majette, Como, North Carolina, who will go with
and show them over the timber at any time between this and the 13th of December, 1010.
ONE HOUSE and LOT in the village of COMO. This is a Six-Room, well built dwellinc
i House, with yard and garden.
The lot in the villase of COMO, known as the OLD SPIERS CORNER LOT, containing
about SEVEN ACRES, o? which is located a large Sales and Exchange Stables.
Also at the same time and place we will offer for sale NINE MULES, FIVE HORSES, FAR
MING IMPLEMENTS, consisting of plows and other modern and up-to-date equipment for al
TWELVE-HORSE FARM, One Peanut Picker, and Engine; 3 Hundred Barrells of Corn, Five
Thousand Bundles of Fodder and a lot of breeding Hogs. " -
ALL OF'irilS IS VALUABLE PROPERTY AND IN GOOD CONDITION.
THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIVISION.
This the 20th day df November, 1010.
I BLANCHE P. MAJETTE, I
I. MARGARET V. MAJETTE I
I HELEN B. MAJETTE, I
I JETHRO B. MAJETTE, I
I PAUL W. MAJETTE' 1
I Heirs at law, and Devisees of JOSEPH G. MAJETTE, Deceased. 1
I D. C. BARNES, Attorney. j
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