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THE GLEANER GRAHAM, V. 0.. AAR. 26, 1928 *+**?+?**-< ????????? l++++++ t L OCA \t HIWI. t * * v+???>???<????*???**?*???? ?Dogwood blossoms are plentiful and corn planting time ia here> too. ?Tax-listing time ia near at hand again. May ia the month for liatiog now. A majority ol the people hare not paid their last year's taxes yet and here cornea Hat ing time again! ?"Halo Tooraelf," the three-act coaaedy shown at the Graded school auditorium last Thursday night, waa well patronised and the ninth grad ers gave a good show. It waa cred itable to alT concerned. ?Mr. W. B. Green and Mr. Nor man E. Sykea are at work on the foundations for their new homes on S. Main St. The home of Mr. Green was burned a few weeks ago, and he is building near the old location. Ou the north he has disposed of a lot to Mr. Sykes where be is build ing. Both will be brick-veneer bungalows of modern style and con struction. ?Sunday next is Sunday school day at the M. E. church. In the morning Sunday school will be con ducted as usual. There will be no preaching service, but at that hour each class will take a part In the service with songs and recitations, in a way corresponding to a "chil-1 dren's day" exercises. The pastor, superintendent and teachers will make short talks during the exer cises. ?O. F. Crowson, Jr., editor of the Burlington News and Daily Times, has been appointed a Trus tee of the negro A. and T. College, Greensboro, by Gov. McLean, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late 0. F. Crowson. It is sus pected that Mr. Crowson is the youngest member of the Board of Trustees of that institution. It is an honorable position and will afford opportunity for much constructive work. ?Graham Chapter United Daughter* of the Confederacy was represented at the District meeting in Greensboro Wednesday by the following ladies: Mesdames Geo. S. Attmore, W. R. Goley, McBride Holt, M. R. Rives, J, D. Kernodle, J. J. Henderson, J.B Stratford A.B. Thompson, WmXWard, and H. W. Scott, who was accompanied by her sister and gueet, Mrs. Rosa Banks of Raleigh. A very enjoyable and pleas ant day was spent at the meeting. ?Green A McClnre are highly pleased with the.2nd annnal spring showing of the Tomlinson line of furniture which was on all last week. Good crowds came in the day and evening time. On Saturday their a to re was crowded to take a final look and see who drew the gifts. The lucky ones to get prises were the following: Miss Winston Wicker, French doll; Grover C. Davia, cox well chair; Miss Vannie Jones, ottoman; Hal Mann, book rack. ?Showing their appreciation, the people whom the road from old Ala mance Mill to the Guilford line serves, on last Thursday served a bountiful dinner to tbe convict force at the Q. D. Wbitesell place. It was a pleasant occasion for all. If there ie one thing more than au other that one enjoys, for the time being, it eeema it would be a "lift" out of the mud, especially ia this true of the farmer and others who nee the roads constantly trying to get somewhere and making little progress on account of the mud handieep. Wa. L Walker. CeTd, Dead. Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock, William E. Walker, colored, died at hie home here. He waa in hie 40th year, and is aurvired by hie wife and several children. He had been in declining health for fire years and bed-ridden for the. peat eerea months. About the time he took his bed be eoid his cleaning and preening bnsinees of which be had made a success. He serred in the World War, bnt was not seat over eeae. The funeral will be con ducted from the colored Christian chnreh this afternoon at 3 o'clock. William waa industrious and relia ble and one of the moat highly ?teemed colored men in this coat' munity. _________ Gene to Freeport, II Leet Saturday night Mtests. Jss. H. Risk aad W. Ernest Thornpeoa, of Rich A Thompson, left for Free port, HI., oa a business trip to pur chase a aedan invalid car of latest daeign to be need in their bueiaem. They were aoeomnaaied by Mr. Ed gar Long aad Dr. Herbert Long who want to eae what was to be seta. Aft will return in the car aad ars^expeeted about Saturday or ? *? - J... t Will !???+??+??+ I 11 I I 11 + PERSONAL t ? ? | Capt. S. H, Webb, near Oaks, was I in town Friday. Mias Margaret Hunter spent Wed nesday in Greensboro. _ Rev. and Mrs. D. R. Williams visited in Winston-Salem last week. Mrs. A. M. Barrow attended the Diocesan Convention a Tarboro last week. George Hamilton, Charlotte bus iness man, was here Tuesday (or a while. Wm. Moore of South Boston, Va, spent the week-end at his old | home here. Miss Edith Moore, living in Greensboro, spent the week-end at her home here. I Mrs. Jas. E. Watson spent the week-end at Efland with her sister, Mrs. D. W. Clark. Mrs. Mary Purse spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Eugeue Knight, in Durham. Miss Jessie Wicker, at N. C. C. W., Greensboro, spent the week end at her home here. John R. Phillips, with road con struction company at Hertford, was bere for the week-end. Miss Dallie Henderson of- Greens boro spent the week-end here with her sister, Mrs. S. E. Freeze. Mr. H. Curry Walker has return ed from Moore's Springs where be spent some time recuperating. Miss Lavona Black spelt the week - end with her sister, Mrs Gales Bradshaw, iu Greensboro. Meedames E. P. McClure, N. E. Sykes and Chad. C. Thompson spent Wednesday in Greensboro. Miss Rebecca Harden, attending King's business college, Greens boro, spent the week-end at home. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Rikeof Rich mond, Vs., spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs- J- Heenan Hawk. Otis Burke, teaching at Liberty, spent the week-end bere at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Burke. ?f u r> T>: ilir. ill, lit* xvi vcd ioiuiuou me first of the week from a stay of some ten days at Williamatoo, Tarboro and other points. Mr. and Mrs. McBride Holt, Miss Martha Holt and Misa Mary Cooper were visitors' in Gretosboro the Ut ter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cook and lit tle daughter and Worth attended the military review at Oak Ridgi last Sunday aribrnooa. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Anglin and little son of Durham spent Sunday here at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Anglin.' Mr. and Mrs Boy Renn of Greensboro spent the week-end here at the home of the letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harden. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Holmes of Reidsvilleand daughter. Mrs. L H. Kernodle of Danville, spent a short while here Monday morning. Richmond Walker, living at Franklinton, was a week-end visit or here at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Carry Walker. Mrs. L. ?. Klntts and little daughter, Martha Ana, of Greens boro spent the week-end' hem with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.-B. Farrell. Miss Nina Qaakenbnsh, in school at N. C. C. W., accompanied ? by Miss Lacy May Whitr of Gailford College, spent the week-end here at the former's home. Mis. John B. Stratford snd little dsnghter. Core Harden, who spent laet week in Dsnville with Mr. sod Mis. L. H. Keraodle, retained home lest Sunday afternoon. Mr. Blend Moore of Salisbury, passing here Monday on hie way to Pitta bo ro, spent s while with bis aant, Mrs. Jss. 8. Cook, who, with her little danghter, Betlie Bland, went with him to Pitteboro. Mr. HaUie Moore, Mrs. Basoom Moors snd children, Omrland sad Margaret, drove to Richmond Sunday snd returned Monday. Mrs. Hal lie Moore and children, who had been on a visit to Mrs. Margaret Clark Burroughs, returned with them. Mr. John McNair of IsMriaboig spent the week snd at the home of Or. and Mrs. Willard O. Goley. Mis. McNair, who had bsea visiting her sister, Mis. Goley, returned home with him Sunday. Mai. J. Steven Bimmoaa arrived bate from Washington, D. 0., last Saturday moraiag. Mrs. Simmons snd young daughter, Fmneee Soott, came ahead of ?un ebont tan days. Thev will visit Mrs. Simmons' mother, Mrs. J. L Seott, Jr., and othar relativss an til they depart fa the Philippine Ie|snde, which will be ebont the middle of May. Standard Training School at M. K. Chdfch May 20-25. Beginning Sunday, M?y 20, aod ? closing on Friday, 25th, a Standard , Training School will ho conducted , ?t the Graham M. E. church lor Snnday achoAl and chntch leaders. The motto ol the school isi 'Take time for training, for training takes time." > The classes will begin work at 3 1 o'clock p. m. on the opening day and there will be two periods of 50 minutes each. 1 The schedule from Monday even ing till Friday evening will be aa follows: 7:30 to 8:20?First class period, i 8:20 to 8:40?Intermission?wor ship. 8:40 to 9:20?Second class period. Certificates and awards will be given those who attend regularly and apply themselves to the subjects embraced in the courses of study. ''The Sunday School" topic has been assigned to Prof. B G. Childs of Duke University. He will tell of the relation of the Snnday school to the church. The "Bible" is the subject to be handled by Prof. H. U. Myers of Duke University, who was at one time pastor of the Graham church and is pleasantly remembered. Miss Georgia Keene is the ele mentary superintendent and will stress this work in the small Sunday school. Her work will be directed to the. primary department the ' cradle roll and beginners. ( Miss Edna Williams of Greens boro will devote her efforts to the unit composed of pupils from 12 to 17 years of age aod denominated "intermediate senior administra tion." Thete is a place in tbe course of study for everyone in any way in terested in tbe Sunday school work. The school will be supervised by a board of managers, the officers of which are: Rev. A. C. Holler, chairman; L. C. Allen, 'secretary; L- L. Gobbel, director; Rev. J. C. Wooten, Presiding Elder. There are several committees, covering the needs of the school as : to enrollment and literatnre, finanoes, entertainment, publicity and arrangement Graham's New Bakery The bakery, Graham'* newest en terprise, started off last Saturday morning. As soon as the first product was oat of the ovetfsr deliveries com menced and were kept up to well in the night. Bread, loaves of the various kinds, whole wheat and Graham bread, rolls, biscuit, oakes, pies, tea cakes and whatever else is ordinarily pro duced in a bakery, are being turned out. It started off with generous pat ronage from the folks of the com munity, and, what's better, those who have used the Graham Bakery product* are well pleased. There is no reason why this bait-1 ery should not succeed. It is pro vided with up-to-date equipment and the choicest msterials are avail able, and is will dp its part to give this community a product as good as the best. This town has loug needed a bakery?it has'been wished for; now that it is an eatablished fact, ti e community owes it to itself and the bakery to sustain it by a generous patronage. - The place of business is the room in which A. Lacy Holt formerly con ducted a grocery for a number of y*nm-?>right on Main St. In the front a nice, tidy show room is cut off and here you can see what the bakery has to offer you. Associated with Mr. Tbos.O. Coble is Mr. Gene Holt. Tbey have se cured the services of Kmmsnuel Miles, an expert baker. Drop in and see thorn. They will be glad to see you and serve you. Revival Service* Start at the Friend* Chared Sonday. Apr. 29th On Sunday next, at 11 o'clock, i revival meeting will eteit at Graham Friend* chorea, and will be led by Rev. Marray C. Jobaaoa, a a ell known mvivaliet, of Greenaboro. The eerviee will atari each eveoing at 7:44. The eong eerviee will lie conducted by tbe cborua choir. No definite time baa been fixed for the cloeing of tbe meeting. Kvery body ia cordially invited t<> ?tf#nd theae eervioea. Alamance at the Made Federation. In addition to the delegate* from Graham attending tbe llneic Feder ation meet at Sao ford laet week, tbe hdlOwiag wwe among tboae who ; were preeeot Thqreday night to help i mekn np the Alamance ennraa: Dr. Will 8. Long, L L Handeraon, A. M. Banvw, Meedamea H. W. Scott, and Wm. L Ward end lDaaaa Mary I Phillip*, Low Oorbett, Lewi* Kiel I, ' Lonie* Moore, Leonora JoSeriee, 1 Enema Robertaon, Elisabeth Long and TrHtf and Nioboiaoo. DEATHS . Mr?. Sarah Elisabeth Ilailey, aged ? 0 years, wife of R. Q. Hailey, died ist Friday at her home in the J jong'e Chapel section, in Haw liver towixhip. The fnneral aer- J ices were conducted by Dr. P. H. ' ?'lemiBg from the Christian church ' it Haw River, of which she was a ' ueraber, and the interment was in 'rovidence cemetery Saturday Doming., Resides her hnsband, she ' s survived by the fallowiug chil Irsu: E. L. Hailey of Durham, D. i. Ilsiley of Mebane, Mrs. E. E. Ran chard, Burlington No. 5, Hiss ; iobens and Arthur Hailey who live J it the home; also by one brother , ind two sisters: John UcClure and Krs. Mary Bullard and lira. Neal Leonard of Haw Rivefc"" in W. A. Harper Reelected. At the State Federation of Music ' 3lube last week Mrs. W. A. Harper >f Eton College received the ' fine lompliment of reelection as State >reeident. for two years. Sbe st em pted1 to resign bnt the convention efused to entertain the effort. All ?ay she has made an excellent prea dent. Mrs.'Don F. Noyee returned this norning from a visit of some three reeks, during which sbe spent some iine st Brevard, Charlotte, Ashe rille and Morgsntcn. , Commissioner's Sale of Real Properly. By virtue of an order of the Superior Court of Alamance :ounty made In a certain pro ceeding therein pending enti tled: "Mrs. M. F. Oattis vs. J. M. Gattis," the undersigned commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at the court house door in Graham, N. C., upon the terms hereinafter set out, to the last and highest bid der, the following described real property, on MONDAY, MAY 28th, 1928, at 12:00 o'clock, noon. A certain tract oi parcel of land in Burlington township, Alamance county, State of North Carolina, adjoining the lands of J. W. Holt, James Baldwyn, Southern Railroad, Mollie Stockard and others, bounded as follows: Beginning at an iron stake, North side of railroad, Bald win's corner; thence N 68 deg W-1 ch 58 Iks to an iron stake; Holt's corner; the nee N 2 deg! W 3 cbs 80 Iks to an iron stake; thence N 7J deg W 9 cbs 28 Iks to an iron stake: thence S 74-J deg E 1 ch 75 Iks to an iron stake in Baldwyn's line; thence S 51 deg E 6 cbs 85 Iks to the beginning, containing ' one acre, more oi lees. a Terms of Sale: Cash, or at least one-half cash, and the bal ance upon such terms as the Court may direct. This sale subject to the con firmation of the Court. This the 20th day of April, 1928. CLARENCE ROSS, Commissioner. Rot. and Mrs. R. P. Ellington and i Mrs. J. B. Lee and liiaa Emily and g lohn Lea attended the funeral and * 3urial of Mrs. Ellington's sister-in- . M, Mrs. Chaa. K. Cheek, Sunday. ? rhe funeral was coodacted nt Fa- : jaST Springe and the burial was nt ? Durham, the former home of de- * teased. li ? t NOTICE. ? Trustee's Sale of Real s Estate. 1 Under and by virtue of the " power of sale contained in a certain mortgage deed of trust executed by J. D. Oldham and wife, Mamie P. Oldham, bear ing date of April 15, 1984, and ^ recorded'in the office of the 1 Register of Deeds for Alamanee , County in Book of Mortgage Deeds of Trust Na 100 at page j 101 to 105, and default having been mode in the payment of the bonds secured tnereby, the undersigned Trustee will sell 1 at public auction, at the court- 1 house door in Graham, Ala- j mance county, North Carolina, { on | 8ATURDAY, MAY 5th, 1998, 1 at 19 o'clock, noon, to the high- ' est bidder for cash, the follow ing describe^ real property, to- 1 wit: A certain tract or parcel of land in Alamance county, North Carolina, beginning at a stone ' at Levi Tickle's corner on Dry ] Creek, running thence with his ' line N 87 deg 80' W 7.50 cha ( to a stone on said Tickle's cor ner; thence with his line 8 8 deg ] W 9.44 clis to a stone; thence with Tickle's line N 87 deg 15' , W 21.60 cks to said Tickle's corner, on Emmanuel Ingle's ( line;'-thence his line 8 9 deg j 30 W 10.90 chs to a stone on f Ingle's corner; thence with his line 87 deg 80' W 75 Iks to a stone Ingle's corner: thence with his line S 4 deg 96 chs to - a stake in the center of concrete road; thence with center of said J oad N 64 deg 15' E 9 eta to a take; thence N 4 deg E 12 che o a stake; thence N 64 deg 15' G 8 cha to a stake; thence 8 4 leg W 8 cha to a stake; thence t 64 deg 16' E 8 chs to a ?ranch, the Sherman Pinniz ine; thence N 86 deg E 4.64 chs 0 the water maple; thehce N >6 deg E 8.16 chs to an iron ?olt in Hughes line; thence N 1 deg E 10.53 che to a atone lughee corner; thence with Hughes line S 38 deg 80' B &J|M chs to & gum trap" op Dftfl Creek; thence down saidBMn Creek as it meanders 18.70j*H to the ,heginning contaiN||H 66.5 acres more or lees. This tlte 10th day of Map6Kjfl Terms of sale: Cash. | GEQBGE A. GBIMSLEY7 Trustee for Security Life aaaf Trust Company. 1 J. J. Henderson, Att'y. LUTHER C. WILLIAMS 1 LAWYER - General practioneer with t? years' ex perteoce Especially Interested In mallets (uvol*lag real estate law; settlement ot I estates; corporationjaw sod damages. Will make (arm loans on easy terms. Office: Sellers Bldg, on Spring SC. PbenelMS StnUngta, M. C. ad leys JKe tJeWelers ' CASTOR IA c ) Wet bfuti amd 'CkOftn M Um ForOvwSOYMn STATEMENT Columbia Casualty Company, New York City Uaadltlaa Dmatar 31. IWT. >? Mhouu by Mtatement Filed. I mount of Capital paid up in caah $ 1,000,000.00'^ 1 mount Ledger Aaaeta Dec. 81at of prerioua year, 37, 398,916 93; Increaae of capital duriog year ; Total t 7,398,915.93 ' noome?From Policyholdere_ 85,604,620 74; Mia cellaneoua, 3994.42344 ToUl 3 5,899,060.18 )iaburaemeuta?To Policyholdera 33,450,080.19 Miecellaneona, 32,939,067.49 Total 3 0,189,147.68 ASSETS 1 A /'aloe of Real Eatate 8 07,137.90 7alue of Bonda and Stocka 5,399.748.19 2aah in Company'a Office 31,831.09 lepoeita in Troat Companiea and Bank on intereat 303,112.98 tomiuina in oonrae of collection 1,209,379.82 intereat and Rente due and accrued 76,098.97 lilla RccriTable _ 624.44, 411 other Aeeeta, aa detailed in etatemeni 453,606.49 Total ? 7,571,539.88 Leaa Aaaeta not admitted ! 119,012.88 Total admitted Aaaeta 3 7,452,527.00 LIABILITIES Unpaid Claims ? 2,442,208 43 Expense, Investigation, and adjustment of C'laima 10,(100.00 Unearned Premiuina 2,205,219.04 Uommisaion, brokerage, and other charges due 254,031.64 Salaries, renta, ej?|>enee?, bills, accounts, feee, etc , due or accrued 20,000 00 Estimated amount for Federal, State, county, nnd mu nicipal taxes.-. ..... 112,000.00 All other liabilities, aa detailed in statement '.l".44S 33 Total amount of all liabilities except, capital It 5,1111.3(53,34 Uapital paid up ... 1,000,000.00 Inrplus over all liabilities, 1.258.163 (i(i Surplus hs regards I'olicynolders 2,258.163 66 Total Liabilities _? ? 7,452.527.00 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1927 Premiums ReCdj Losses Paid Occident .... t 543.25 ? 37.49 Health 322 50 . 00.71 Auto liability ... 17,438.23 20,095.81 Liability other than auto 24,189 13 8,053.91 Workiueo'a compensation 16 71 Fidelity 4,114.85 3,376.85 Surety : 5,792.90 13,811.89 Plate glaae 1,830.15 382.76 Burglary and theft , 802.79 Steam boiler 296.84 Auto property damage 10,991 25 5,006.23 Auto collision 2,530 68 1,046.34 Property damage and collison oilier than auto 20.56 642.58 Totals I 9 68,949 84 $ 59.113.87 President, Cbas. H. Neeley Secretary, J. Fred Ranges Home Office, 1 Park Are., New York City Attorney for aervice, Dan C. lloney, Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolina, Home Office STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Ioaurance Department Raleigh, N. C , March 12th, 1928. I, Dan C. B mey, Ioaurance Commiaeiooer, do hereby certify that the above is a troe end correct abetrect of the statement of the Colombia Casually Cnnpeoy, of New York City, filed with this Department, show ing the condition of aaid Company on tha 31st dry of December, 1927. Witness my hand and official aeal, the day and date above written. DAN C. BONEY, (*?? Insurance Commissioner. STATEMENT Alamance Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Graham, N. C. C.MlitUa Deceafeer SI, IMT, u Mm kjr KatoMil VIM, Balance from Previous Year . .$ 5,486.44 Income?From Members 16,533.25; Miscellaneous, 119315; Totsl, 6,726.40 Disbarsements?To Members, $7,029.77; Miscellaneous, ~ $770.06 Totsl, 7,808*8 Business written during jeer?No. o( Policies, 74;. .Ain't. 119,435.00 Business in force st sod of jeer?Number of Policies, 1104 Amount, 1,693,292.00 ASSETS Mortgage Loses on Reel Estate $ 900.00 V'slueof Bonds and Stacks 1,000.00 Deposited in Trnst Compenies end Bunks not on interest.. 2,503 01 Toul 53uEoT Total admitted assets 4,408.01 LIABILITIES ! Claims reported, bot not jet adjusted. $ 100.09 Total Liabilities . 1 loEOT Premiums and Assessments collected during the Tear in North Carolina $ 6,533.25 President, W. S. Vss'al; Secretary, Edgar Long; Treasurer, J. 8. Ouok. Home Office, Orabam, N. C. Attorney for service: Dsn C. Hooey, Insurance Commissioner, Bal eigb, N. C. Manager for North Carolina, Home Office. . , State of North Carolina, ' (Seal) Insurance Department, Raleigh, Marsh 27.1928. I, Dan C Hooey, Iaeurenae Commissioner, do hereby certify that the shore is s true end correct abstract of the statement of the llamaara Farmers Mutoal Firs Ioe. Co., of Graham, N. C., Sled with thie Depart ment, showing the oonditioo of said company on the 31st day of Dsesm bar, 1927. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and data above written. ^ DAN C.BONEY, / ? r* TT'~ Qljldren ' Cry for MOTHER! Fletcher's Castoria is a harmless Substitute for y CasSor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups,jg txtpsred to icfiere jg arms and Children all ages of CntriHpshod Wind Colic Flatulency (To Sweeten Stomach Diarrhea {Regulate Bowels Aids h the sssmiflmioa of Bgod, promoting Cheierfulnes*. Rest, and Natural Sleep jrithmt Opiates ToareMtaaltalioaa.ahwnbofcjse a*
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