onm of court
on absentee law
CIVIL ACTION ENTERED LAST
YEAR FOR THE PURPOSE OP
PINAL DECISION.
UPHOLDS CONSTITUTKM
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Opinion Firm on Tho Pdbk That tho
Socrocy of Tho Ballot it Matter
#of Privilege of Tho Voter.
RaMah.
Thtf Supremo Court of North Caro
lina has declared it^ faith In the cons
titutionality of the Absentee Voters
Act and affirmed Judge John H. Kerr's
denial of the Republican motion to en
join the State Board of Elections, the
State Auditor, and the State Treas
^-?er from complying with the provi
sions of the law.
The civil action entitled J. J. Jen
king vb State Board of Elections, et
al, was heard before Judge Kerr in
Wake Superior Court September 16.
Judge George H. Brown wrote the
opinion of'the court and Chief Justice
Walter Clark concurred.
Both opinions are firm on the point
that the secrecy of the ballot is a mat
ter of privilege for the protection of
the voter and may be waived as a per
sonal right and neither flpde anything
in the way of constitutional violation
in the fact that election officials view
the ballot of the absentee voter be
fore it Is cast.
In addition, Judge Brown points out
that t?e language of the constitution
"is susceptible to a fair interpretation
which will sustain the statute" and in
this case It is the duty of the court
"to uphold it and to give it the benefit
of the doubt." Moreover, passing to
the consideration of the text of the
Constitution, Judge Brown holds that
the context of Article 6 ?f the Consti
tution "ir^dicatej that the personal
presence of the voter Is not required
to cast his ballot.
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Solicitor Sets New Precedent.
At the Instance of Mr. W. C. Doug
lass, Judge John H. Kerr, {residing
over Wake county superior court, |
formerly ruled that it is "within the I
prerogative of the solictor to refuse I
the services of other attorneys retain
ed to assist him in the prosecution
of cases on the criminal docket.
The matter came to the attention of
the court when Solictor Herbert E.
N*arris refused an apology tendered i
him in open court by Mr. Douglass
for criticism of the solictor made at
the September term of court and the 1
solictor later forced Clyde A. Doug-1
lass to retire from a case in hich the
?on of the older attorney had been re
tained. The action is'said to be with
out precedent and caused quite a stir.
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Overman Pleased with Work
Washington. (Special). ? Senator
Overman on being questioned con
cerning the work of the agricultural
conference In session for the Ust two
days said the meeting had served to
'emphasize the real situation in t%e
marketing of farm products, such aft
cotton, tobacco, wool and Wheat, and
that he waa confident the Federal Re
serve Board and the hankers of the
country would potr solve the problem
to the satisfaction of the farmers.
Con'emporaneous with the confer
ences of the farmers' organisations
here are the conferences ot the Fed
eral Reserve "Board and the bankers
from every part of the,country.
Too Much Cotton Being Sold.
Cotton farmers In the state are
marketing this year's crop much fast
c. than officials of the North Carolina
Cotton Association like and which, to
their minds, precludes the possibility
of forcing the price back towards the
forty-cent mark of last year.
The rapidity with which the farmers
are selling their cotton tft baaed upon
reports made by the ginners.
all Clerk Appointments.
Washington. (Special).?The follow
ing railway mail clerks have bees
appointed In North Carolina: C. F
Fleher, Charlotte; R W Mennett,
Burlington; C. C. Poteat. Bakersvllle,
and O. O. Morgan. Candler.
Doing Well In China
According to advices from Peking,
.Tames A Thomas, brother of Henry
E Thomas of Charlotte and native of
Reldsritle. this stat?. Is meeting with
mnch success as a banker In China.
He is American vice president of the
Commercial and Industrial Bank of
China which has Its principal busi
ness In the cspltal. with branches
throughout the country The opening
of the Teintsln branch occurred in
August From IB to 4 on teh opening
date the hank received deposits to
tallng ft.600.900.
Pardoned by The Governor
qpvernor Blckett has granted a eon
-"Hlonal pardon to Ray Owen, of
Moore county, convicted of larceny
and receiving at the August term of
eonrt last year and sentenced to
nerve It months on the roads of An
son county.
Giving his reasons the governor
says that the solictor, the man whose
nrnperty ,ni taken, the private at
t-wr*-- for th" prosecution and nnm
ctah.- ? v<d clttsens think the prisoner
h-eti enMciently. punished, and
thai he 1s needed by Ms taortJy.
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Valuable Faota About Farming.
Por the put ?fty r?n. the 8tai*
Experiment Stations ud th? United
State* Department at Agriculture
hav* b?M oollect in( variable facta
about tannine that war* nnr know*
' batata. ThU Information pat into
practice will doable the profit In
farrtslag la many different lines. Yet
the greater portion of it la not being
?fed by the farmer* of tbe country.
There nay be severe? reasons why
thia information la not belag uaed;
but one important one I* that the
farmer haa not been educated to read
farming literature, and many claaa
thia information under tfce head of
"Book Panning.'* nfct suitable (or the
man who la alter bigger crop* more
! cheaply produced
The Farm Demonstration system
has been developed to correct thl*
misunderstanding among farmers and
to scatter the information; but at
1 best the farm demonstrator can only
help to correct a mistake In the far
mers' education and must be classed
aa a "repair man." The High school
1 teacher of agriculture strikes at the
root of the trouble, and trains the far
mer while yet a boy and a learner to
select the information he wants and
use It wisely.
We used to train printers, shoema
kers, blacksmiths, tailors, etc.. In the
home shop; but now tbe most capa
ble young workmen In these lines are
i first partly trained in the school. . Un
der modecp conditions It la easentlal
: that our future successful farmers
; learn something about farming in
schools while gaining other form* of
learning necessary In our great stage
I of civilisation. j '
Amendments to Be Voted On.
Fire smendmentts to the constitu
; tion of North Carolina will be voted
1 on in the November election. They
| were drawn up at tbe special *e**ion
I of the general assembly in Raleigh
last August.
| ' Copies of the amendments have
| been received by the Mecklenburg
j delegation in the legislature.
The amendments to be voted on
are as follows: '
1. Give authority to the state to
tax net Income from all sources above
exemption of not less than $2,000 for
married man or widow or widower
ihavlng dependent minor child or chil
dren, and to all other persona not
less than $1,000.
t. To limit poll tax to not exceed
ing $2 for itate. and for municipali
ties. $1.
I. To reduce rate of tax on proper
ty for general expenses ot state and
counties from 66 2-3 cents to a limit
of IS cent* on each $100 worth of
property.
4. To subatltute a role of one in
stead of two year* residence in state
and four months la precinct, as quali
fication for voting.
i. To abolish payment of poll tax
aa qualification for voting.
Laundry Demonstration at fair.
la tha dosen or so booths wbtah
will ba pat oa by tha State Homa dem
onstration Dl rial on In the Building of
Household Demonstrations and Inhi
bits at tha Stats Fair, ona of tha moat
.Interesting, Is to be Ibe booth devoted
to Laundry convenience*.
The agents havd found that Many
women with whom tbay coma la eon
tact In their work are aaxtoua to have
demonstration of how with vary little
trouble a housewife may do bar house
hold laundry herself, and la tha lann
drjr booth at the Pair such demonstra
tion will ha (I Ten.
A carload pf poultry raised by tha
boys' and girls' clubs of Catawba
county Is to b? featured at the Cen
tral North Carolina Fair at Greens
boro aad at the State Pair at Raleigh.
Thle Is said to be the first cfub car
of poultry ever gathered .together la
the United States aad will serve to
show the progress la raising pure
bred chickens made by Nortlr Caro
lina bora aad girls under the direc
tion of the State Agricultural Exten
sion Service. (
Parent-Teachers Council to Meet.
The North Carolina State council
of Parent-Teacher associations will
liold It* second annual meeting In
Greensboro on November 3-4, It was
announced by offlcials of the state
organization.
Dr. Crampton, dean of the Normal
School of Physicist Culture, Battle
Creek, Mich., will be one of the speak
on. his subject being "Putting Physi
cist Training In All of the Schools of
North Carolina."
Cloee Bank for Examination.
The State Corporation Commission
I has Instructed Clarence Latham, state
bank examiner, to go to Union MIUs,
Rutherdfordton county, snd cloee the
People's Bank of that place.
This action resulted from infoima.
Hon received hare that the Institution
had been deserted by one of Its of
ficials who Is said to have left for on
known parte. It la not known here
Just what condition the bank was left
I in but tha examiner has been auth
orised to take possession, closs the
i doors until, after examination.
Governor to Open (Jalr.
Governor Blckett will open the Fif
ty-ninth Great State Fair of North
Carolina Tuesday. October M and
four dars of varied attraction* In the
State capital will follow.
General Julian S. Carr. president of
I the Pair. Col. Joseph C. Pogne, aecra
1 tary, and Mr. C. B. Denson, treasurer.
! Join In the triune declaration that k
will be the best aver.
Ce-talnl/ tha State Fair authorities
j hav? s;*red no money or pal*s to
make It so. Tha raoe track has beea
pot la ooadtthM.
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North Carolina,
Hartford County.
In the Superior Court
C. D. Nickens, Plaintiff.
VS.
The American Railway Express Co
mpany, and H. M. Brambarry, Defen
dant*.
The above n?ned Defendants, H.
M. Bramberry, will take notice that
enaction, entitled aa above, haa been
ccftnmenced in the Superior CoudtT of
Hertford County, against him, to i?
cover the possession of one motor out
of Plaintiff's Oldamobile, shipped
from Norfolk, Va., in four boxee, via.
The American Railway Expreaa Com
pany, Defendant, in which, Defendant
H. M. Bramberry claims a lien or in
terest, and the purpoee of this action
is to wholly exclude said Defendant's
lien or interest, and the aaid Defend
ant, will futher take notice that ha la
required to appear at the office of the
Cerk of the Superior Court of said
County, at ten o'clock A. 11., at the
Court-houae in aaid County, in Winton
N. C. and answer or demur to the co
mplaint in said action or the Plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in aaid complaint.
This the 4th. day of October, 1920.
D. R. McGlohon, Clerk of the Sup
erior Court
Roswell C. Bridger. Atty for Plain
tiff.
NOTICE
By virtue ?nd authority to us given
by W. P. Taylor in his last will and ,
teaeament, we, the undersighned Ex
ecutory, will on the 18th. day of Oc
tober, 1920, offer for sale to the high
est bidder for caah, at the court house
door of Hertford County. Two lots
in the. City of Norfolk, Virginia, and
known as lots f)os. 86 and 88 Block 11
at corner 4th. Street and Marion Av
enue Lafayette Annex.
This the 8th. day of Sept 1920.
A. W. Taylor, P. H.' Taylor and .
Jno. E. Vaan. Exec tors.
GRIP.
Grip usually starts just the same as
a cold with a watery discharge from
the nose. Yo uare much more likely
to contract the grip when you have a
cod. For that reason when grip ia j
prevalent you should go to bed aa soon (
aa you feel that you are taking cold
and stay in bed until fully recovered ;
which sould not be long if you take
Chamberlains Cough Remedy. Three
day* in bed now is better than three
weeks later on. ?adv.
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"NOTICE"
-Sal* of Land Under Daad of Truat
Punuant to and by virtue of the
powar and authority confcrer upon
me by a certain Deed of Trust execu
ted by Rufus Bizzell and wife Ella J.
Bizzell'on the 21at. day of August
19X8, and being duly of record in the
Register of Deeds Offlee of Hertford,
County, in Book 59 at page 98. De
fanlt hving been made in the payment
of certain indebtedness therein men
tioned and secured, and having been
requested by the legal holder of said
indebtedness to advertise and sell the
land aa therein provided, I shall 'on
Monday, the 1st. day of November 19
20, at the Curthouse door in Win ton,
N. C., mD at pvbUe auction to the hi
ghest bidder, for cash, the following
described real estate To-Wit:
A certain lot near the town of Cof
ield, N. C., Commencing on the public
road leading from Winton to Cofield
N. C. fifty one yards from Albert
Boone's corner at stake on the West
side of the A. C. L. Rail Road and
ranning thirty five yards along said
Public Road in a North-Westerly dir
ection, and thence seventy yards a So
uth-Westerly rirection to corner,
thence thirty five yards a South-East
ward direction to corner, thence sev- I
enty yards in a North-Eeastward dir
ection to starting point on said Public
Road. This plot of land being thltry
flve yards wide by seventy yards long, j
and containing one half acre. For
futher description of this lot, referen
ce is hereby made to Deed Book 39,
at Page 598, Register of Deeds Office
of Hertford County.
This house and lot is better known
ss the Rufus Bizzell home place. Time
ft Sale: Between 12 o'clock M. and
k o'clock P. M.
'This the 26th. day of September,
1920.
C. W. Jones, ?Trustee. 08?4t.
NOTICE
There has been taken up by WilMa
Reynolds on C. S. Godwin land in Ah
ockie township one cow and calf; cow
color black, with wh^te spot near end
of tail; marked crop off left ear and
swallow fork and half mooh in right.
Owner can reclaim this stock by ap
plying to Willie Reynolds proving own
ership and paying all expenses. If
not claimed in thirty days sanfe will
be advertised by sheriff and sold.
J. A. Northcott, Register of Deeds.
Wiaton, N. C? Sept., 20th, 1910. |
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FERRY SCHEDULE
On and After April 1, 1*20
I*?? CkowM Side Op?aaKa
8:00 O'clock A. M.'
12:80 P. M. r
5:00 P. 11
Cmw CoUrmin?
8:45 A. M.
14* P. M. and 5:45 P. M.
CHOWAN COLERAIN FERRY '
CO. ?
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Routc No. 1, Bos No. 19.
HERTFORD AUTO * MA
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on corner from Barnea-Sawrer
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ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Cars painted, engine cylin
ders bored and reflteed
?Good as New?
We sell gasoline, cylinder oil,
pipe fittings and anything in
machinery. ,
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Any kind of thread cutting, ei
ther large or small
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We are not experts but good as
the Best.
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