COUNTY COMMENCEMENT
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Oak Grow School
John Marsh Ruby Futrell
Alton Leesiter Frank Barber
Jearie Salmon Helen Barber
Menola School
Joseph Anderson Marvin Britton
Ret ha Cowan Virgie Blowe
Horton School
Vivian Powell
Taylor School
Sallie Askew
Winton Town? hip
Winton School
J. J. Askew Ruth Mathews
Walter Clarke
Holly Spring School
Joe Godwin Edgar Perry
John Edgar Brett George Scott
Willie Waters
Winner* in Contaiti
Declamation; Henry M. Harris,
Ahoskie; Ra? Lassiter, Union; 'Liv
ingston White, Murfreesboro, (hon
orable mention.)
Story Telling: Viola Warren, Hope
Grove; Bertha Coleaon, Ahoskie; Net
tie B. Sewell, Union, (honorable
mention.)
Reading: Annie B- Herring, Win
ton; Leonora Applebaum, Ahoskie;
Elsie Taylor, Harrellsville, (honor
able mention.)
Silent Reading: fourth grade;
Eunice H. Otwell, Menola; Cora B.
Newsome, Ahoskie . Fifth grade:
Edward Callis, Harrellsville; Harvey
Leggett, Union.
MURFREESBORO NEWS
Weekly Quotation
"I'm glad the sky is painted' blue;
And the earth is painted green;
And such a lot of nice, fresh air
All sandwiched in between."
Miss Nellie de Kaiser of Wilson,
after visiting her father and brother
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. H.
Babb, returned home Saturday.
Mr.^ and Mrs. Tommie Forbes' of
Ahoskie spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. Forbes* mother,
Mrs. Homer Parker, near the town.
Miss Kate Jenkins has returned
from the Louisville Training School
to spend her vacation with her par
ents. , .
Messrs. Roger Holloman, Frank
Vann and Obed Futrell of Woodland
were visitors of friends here Sunday
afternoon.
- Mr. Joe Futrell, traveling salesman,
was here for the week-end.
- Mrs. Carolyn Horn of Pendleton
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. A.
Boyette.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Benthall of near
Ahoskie were guests Saturday night
and Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
White, parents of Mrs. Benthall.
Miss Doris Chetty had as guests
Sunday Miss Hilda Matthews, a col
lege student.
Miss Emma Riddick Parker spent
the week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. David Parker in Wipton.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Benthall and Mr.
j|5and Mrs. Bertram Pruderv and two
? sons of Ahoskie were guests on Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jenkins.
Mrs. F. G. Hines has returned from
Goldsboro where she spent two weeks
with her brother.
Miss Helen Brett of the Mapleton
section spent Sunday at the College
as guest of Miss Sue Brett.
Misses Gladys Rountree and Reva
Harrell of St Johns were visitors Fri
day of Misses Clpyce and Neva Fu
trell. ?',, '
Mr. Roper Watson/returned to Nor
folk on Tuesday after a few days
stay here in the home of his mother.
Miss Adalia Futrell spent the week
end with Mrs. Joe King Parker.
Mrs. Robert Cornet of Mapleton
visited friends here Friday and at
tended the evangelistic services in
the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White and
daughters, Misses Una and Evelyn
White and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brett
of Severn were among those from
Severn who attended services here
Sunday.
Miss Mary Benthall had as her
guest Sunday, her cousin, Miss Myra
Benthall, a college student.
Miss Sybil Parker of near Ahoekie,
after having been the guests of Mrs.
Elmo Parker for several days, re
turned home a few days ago.
Mr. Willie Hill of Cofleld was in
Murfreesboro Monday. He visited
his brother, Mr. Burleigh Hill.
Mrs. Pattie Watson had Ss guests
Sunday Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Benthall
of Aulander; Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Barnes and children of Ahoslde; Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Mad re and Mrs.
Kitrell of Severn.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cornet motor
ed to Norfolk Sunday and spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. John Roland
who live near Virginia Beach.
Miss Carolyn Lane and Miss Grace
Pearce spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mn. Norman Wise and
two children of Portsmouth who came
to attend the funeral of Mr. Wioe's
days with relatives and friends, re
turning home Friday.
At the revival service* Sunday
morning, Mr. Searboro Barrett and
Mr. Harvey Copeland joined the
church, the former by letter) from
Como, th latter by letter from Mape
ton.
At the morning service of the re- ~
vival meetings,/a pleasing feature of
the song service was a duet sung by
Miss Kate Jenkins and Mr. T. B.
Wynn. At the evening service a
distinctive feature was a solo by
Miss Claude Stephenson.
Among the local school pupils
whose work wa# ribboned at the
County Commencement were Mary
Ellis, Brandal Boyette and Bejnlce
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COMO NEWS
Mr. M. W. Picot, with the Appo
maton Trunk end Beg Co., of Peters
burg, has concluded ? visit with bis
sinter, Mrs. E- T. Darden.
W. J. Hill was in Bosymary Sun
day.
Mrs. Stella Brown and son, Ralph,
Mrs. S. D. Howell, Misses Jane How
ell and Susie Barnes, were dn Frank
lin, shopping Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lawrence and
| Mrs. T. B. Wynn of Murfreesboro
I were guests of Mr. T. E. Vann Thurs
day afternoon.
Friends here were shocked and
grieved to hear of the sudden death
of Mr. Robert Hollomap which oc
curred at'his home in Andskie Satur
day. *
Mr. and Mrs. H. McD. Spiers left
Sunday for Norfolk where Mr. Spiers
will undergo an operation for appen
dicitis.
Donald Kitchen with the y. S.
Navy is Spending a ten day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Kitchin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Darden of New
soms, Va., were the guests of their
sister, Mrs. S. Bb Howell Sunday af
ternoon.
Mrs. J. L. Camp, William Camp,
Mrs. S. W. Rawles of Franklin and
T. D. Savage of Norfolk, came over
to see Mr. T. E. Vann Saturday af
ternoon.
Miss Miriam Burbage who has
been sick at her home here, has suf
ficiently recovered to return to her
school work in Plymouth.
H. E. Picot is spending several days
at his home here.
H. J. Vann, Miss Josephine Vann,
G. C. Picot, and Mrs. E. T. Darden
were in Ahoskie Sunday afternoon
where they visited in the Hollomgn
home.
Quite a number of people from
Northampton County, Murfreeeboro
and Mapleton attended the funeral of
Mr. Silas Edwards which took place
at his home in this community Friday
afternoon.
J. H. White spent the week-end in
Norfolk.
Richard Taylor, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Taylor, who has been
critically ill at his home here is very
much better.
Dr. R. T. Vann of Raleigh, spent
Monday night here with his brother,
T. E. Vann. Dr. Vann was returning
from Ahoskie where he attended the
funeral of hia brother-in-law, Mr.
Robert Holloman.
The Como School faculty were de
lightfully entertained in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Riddick Monday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brett
of the Statesville community were
hosts and hostess to them last Tues
day evening.
D. B. Taylor and Mrs. P. C. Taylor
were in Murfreesboro shopping Tues
day.
J. L. Howell fcnd family visited
friends in Ahoskie Sunday.
Quite a large crowd from Como at
tended the County Commencement
in Winton last Thursday.
J. B. Stames and Miss Marion
Picot were shoppers in Franklin Sat
urday.
Mrs. S. P. Winborne and Miss Mary
Winborne attended the W. M. U.
meeting at Holly Springs last Tuea
Miss Hannah Picot spent the week
end with Miss Homoiselle Darden of
Newsoms. y
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Taylor and
Mrs. E. T. Darden were in Franklin
Monday.
Mrs. J. H. Charming of Newsoms
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. C.
Picot Sunday.
Claude Ferguson of Statesville
spent Sunday here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Ferguson.
Several of our young people at
tended a play at Statesville Thursday
night. The play which was given by
local talent was very creditably ren
dered.
Tennyson Powell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Powell, was painfully,
though not seriously burned Monday.
The commencement exercises of
Como school will take place Thursday
and Friday. Mr. E. C. Brooks, of
Raleigh, State Superintendent of
Schools, will deliver the address Fri
day morning.
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NOTICE OF BANKRUPT SALE
In the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern District of
North Carolina.
In the matter of Lassiter & New
some, Bankrupt.
Under the power vested in me as
Trustee in Bankruptcy of Lassiter A
Newsome, and in pursuance of an
order made by Marshall C. Staton,
Referee in the above entitled matter,
I will offer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, in
front of the U. S. Post Office in the
Town of Ahoekie, N. C., on
Friday, May 18th, 1923
At 11:00 o'clock A. M.
the following personal property:
1. Various and sundry book ac
counts as listed below:
2. Various and sundry notes and
chattel mortgages as listed below:
W. P. Brewer .30
Chas. Brown .25
T. W. Basemore _ 2.71
Cullena, J. L ?
Cooke, R. C 3.30
Cook, T. B 24.09
Copeland, A. L. 1.00
Copeland, W. L .61
Cox, J. R. H.?i - 5.75
Craig, A t 16.15
Dabner, Tom ! 11.69
Dabner, Sarah 5.25
Darden, J. L. .70
Earley, J. P 4.35
Everette, Rich 2.?3
Earley, Ulyses 8.73
Earley, Henry...t 2.02
Everett, Andrew . .78
Ealey, J. A. 1.40
Everett, Jim 26.44
Freeman, Nancy .60
Fricks, R. H. i.50
Catling, Wm. 125.69
Garrett A Jemigan 1.75
Grimes, Jack 3.50
Greene, Dr. A. V..." ..... 9.70
Greene, A. V. 6.86
Hobbs, E. C 40.20
Howard, Jack W. 3.95
Holloman, Rich 6.46
Hobba, C. H. 8.48
Holloman, A. A. t ? 5.00
Hughes, G. D. ? 3.96
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Janwi, M. A. .2- - --.11 - - 6.95 dj
Jenkins, L. J. - j 2.00 f
Jenkins, Ross 38.68 I
Jernifan, K. R. 2.60 I
Jernigan, W. M. 8.B8
Jenkins, W. G - 4.78
Keene, Jessie 4.46
Lewis, Larnie i 1.46
Lassiter, M. L. ?. ?. .80
Lane, E. T .7.86
Liggett, Tom'. 30
Liverftian, Tennyson 17.94
Mitchell, Richard, 2.60
Mitchell, Jno. (tfolo).'. 1.26
Modlin, H. G. -I--- 19.96
Morris, Robert 1 9.86
Minton, D. E 1.76
Nowell, W.-J. 2.00
Newsome, N. O .86
Newsome, L. .84
Newsome, Rom .26
Newsome, Lloyd 2.76
Newsome, $rode ? 11.72
NixoA, Chas. 6.66
Newsome, J. fe. _ 148.60
Overton, T. S. 17.14
Overton, A. C. ..... .76
Overtbn, P. D . .30
Overton, L. H. 2.90
Overton, W. A... ... 2.80
Perry, Jos. 1.63
Phelps, Prank 8,38
Phelps, R. L. .16
Phelps, L. E 4.70
Parker, Ernest .46
Parker, Mr. J. T. .36
Saunders, Jno. S. . 2.68
Stephenson, W. P. 29.81
Sessoms, Eddie 4.64
Sumner, H. M. 6.06
Saundprs, & A. .SO II
Stephenson,' Nellie 1.80 IL
Sumner, C. L. .06 ^
Saunders, Jno. -r 5.19
Thomas, Julian 1.76
Thomas, D. L. z 5.66
Umphlett, J. A. 2.16
Vinson, Bud ?16.01
Vaughan, Chas. 1.34
Vaughan, Paul 24.11
Yaughan, Deal.?T .10
Vaughan, Ed. 7.03
Vaughan, S. E. .60
Vaughan, L. M. 4.91
Watford, Jno. 2.16
Wiggins, C. L. 8.77
Williams, J. C. 7.86
Willoughby, G. C. 17.12
Open Notes
Hunter Jenkins 20.00
H. L. Bazemore 32.63
H. L. Bazemore 32.63
H. L. Bazemore 32.63
Newsome, Hoard 1- 14.39
Mortgage Notes
Scarborp, Early 19.63
Bud Vaughan 86.63
Sale subject to confirmation of
Referee.
This the 3rd day of May, 1923.
6-ll-23-2t. W. L. CURTIS, Trustee.
VISITING RELATIVES HERE
Mrs. Lloyd Parker and children and
Miss Helen Leary.of Kansas City, '
Missouri are guests of relatives and
friends here. After spending a
month they will return to their new
home in La Feria, Texas.
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"COURTESY"
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One of the little things in life
that makes any business tran
saction a pleasure is courtesy.
We recognize this simple fun
damental and believe that it is
in a large measure responsible
for the growth of this bank*
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AHOSKIE, N. C.
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TZJ1 VEN our shrewdest million- I
" aires may have worthless E
stocks or boods tucked away
somewhere ? for all stocks K
have a measure of chance in L
their selection. ? |
Types of construction are past the
guess stage. Your home or other
buildings can he dependable as.
. sets, sale from fire or deteriora
tion, if properly built.
Get your building material deal
er's advice. He knows building
and knows materials.
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and all ways
A glutton for capital
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T^IVE-EIGHTHS of the world's current production of
JT crude petroleum todfey lies in the United States. In
this one industry is invested about eight billion dollars.
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This figure is steadily growing. Ever increasing de
mands for gasoline and other products call for more
v&lls, more lines, more refining plants, more market
ing equipment. It is the tremendous volume of the
business that makes it possible to sell the products ^
cheaper here than anywhere else in the world, and
yet out of the narrow margin of profit to provide for
tomorrow's requirements.
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Potarine is an investment rather than an expense in
motoring.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) *
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