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Tuesday, October 18. 1938.
Williamston Loses Two Valuable
Citizens
Williamston lost two valuable citizens during
last week-end, the passing of Miss Harriet Kate
Thrower and Mr. Charles O. Moore creating
two vacancies in community life that will pos
sibly remain unfilled.
Few people have and in such an unpreten
tious way effected a greater service for the
betterment of this community and its people
than did these two fine and noble citizens. It
was a great privilege to have known them both,
to have enjoyed their friendship and had the
friendly advice so understandily offered by
them.
While the day is ended for them, their deeds
nnd acts of kindness will linger long in the
memories of hundreds of citizens who knew
them as friends, and who recognized in their
lives the driving forces that build for peace,
happiness and understanding among all men.
As time records the passing of these two
worthy souls, the world looks askance for oth
ers to take their places in life and carry on the
task so able advanced by the both of them, for
others when the race through life is done to be
able to say as this good woman and this good
man could have said, "1 have done by best."
Amusing, To Say the Least
. ?
Rudolph Watson, severe critic of the New
Deal, is deserving of a medal when he broke
down and offered the tragic story to readers of
"Capitol Daily," as follows:
Here's an amusing tid-bit going around
Washington; the tragic story of a gentleman
who had just reached the mature age of fifty.
Awakening on the morning of his birthday,
he was greeted by a telegram asking him to vis
it a firm of lawyers whose offices were on the
fiftieth floor of 50 Broadway. On his arrival at
their office lie was told that an uncle of his had
just died and he was presented with a check
for $50,000 as his share of the estate. Being a
man accustomed to mature deliberation he im
number. Recalling that his brokers were locat
mediately decided that fifty was his lucky
ed at 50 Wall Street, he promptly went to the
board room and noticed that Amalgamated
Soup was selling at exactly fifty. As quickly as
it could be done, he invested his whole inheri
tance in that stock on a 50 per cent margin. Fif
ty minutes later, when he telephoned the brok
er, he discovered that the stock had had a sud
den and very sharp advance and immediately
sold out at a 50 per cent profit. Still playing his
hunch he proceeded to the lair of. his bookie.
Learning that a horse called Fifty-Fifty was
running in the fifth race, he hurried bet the
entire roll on the nag's nose; overlooking a mild
protest by the bookie who said that Fifty-Fifty
was a plug that had never won a race in his
life. Fifty minutes later he called up to ask
who had won. He was stunned to hear that
Ace High was the winner and that Fifty-Fifty
had run fifth. He replaced the receiver sadly,
considered the situation a minute, i and then
commented: ?
Defeat Predicted for Control
The fate of agriculture becomes more uncer
tain day by day, late advises indicating that
control is doomed and that it will be followed
by one of several plans that may prove as radi
cals communism in Russia or Nazism in Ger
many.
Farmers are leading the way into a period
of doubt for agriculture. They are attacking the
control program, and it is now being predicted
that control will be voted down next Decern,
ber. The politicians, advised of the trend, are
devising schemes that are very likely to cause
trouble which will make the control program
trouble appear mighty nigh perfect.
Senator Smith, of South Carolina, one-time
claimant to the title of father of the control pro
gram, has been angered and he is now bitterly
opposed to the program. Other senators are
joining him in the opposition, and if the farm
ers don't vote the program down next Decem
ber, it is quite evident now that the AAA wiji
be turned upside down in Congress a short
time later.
Some, and included in the number are those
who have attacked the present agricultural pro
gram on the grounds that it had too much pow
er and authority, are advocating a price-fixing
policy. Others are proposing a domestic allot
ment plan whereby the farmer, may sell a por
tion of his crop at home at one price and sell
the remainder on the world markets at the
world price. Then there are those who favor
a return to the old program of the survival of
the fittest.
'there have resulted inequalities in the ad
ministration of the control program, but far
mers should remember that the motive Ijehind
the program was to help the farmer. Too many
look upon the control program as a thing de
signed to destroy the farmer. When one stops
and considers the carefully planned programs
advanced by the great industrialists in holding
production in line with consumption he can
readily see the need for the farmer to do the
same thing. And instead of referring to the pro
gram as one for control, we should recognize
and cali rra system for balancing production"
and consumption or a planned economy.\
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITIONS
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co,
Bethel, Belhaven, Elizabeth City, Robersonville, Snow Hill,
Washington, Williamston, Greenville, North Carolina.
September 28, 1938.
RESOURCES
Cash and In Banks $3,455,042.30
U. S. Bonds 530,417.58
N. C. Bonds 214,374.95
Municipal Bonds 675,755.31
Total Cash and Marketable Bonds $4,875,590.14
Other Bonds and Stocks 60,669.38
Accrued Interested on Securities, Earned 11,283.88
Banking House Furniture and Fixtures $ 171,599.73
Other Real Estate 3,624.62
175,224.35
Less Depreciation 37,443.60 137,780.75
Loans and Discounts 3,222,189.62
Total Resources < $8,307,513.77
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock?Common $ 237,500.00
Capital Stock?Preferred 200,000.00
Surplus 1931125.00
Undivided Profits 111,309.72
Unearned Interest 25,609.82
Reserve?Dividends Payable in Common or Preferred 20,000.00
Reserve?Interest, Taxes and F. D. I. C. Ins. 21,714.48
DEPOSITS 7,498,254.75
Toul Liabilities $8,307,513.77
Member Federal Insurance Corporation
Small Grain Yields
Could Be Increased
In North Carolina
Land Preparation and the
Selection of Seed Are
Important Factors
?
The average small grain yield on
Tar Heel farms is only a fraction
of what it could be if growers would
use more .care in preparing the land,
selecting good seed, and fertilizing
with the proper mixture, said W. H.
Rankin, agronomist at the Agricul
tural Experiment Station at State
College.
For example, he said, the average
oat yield is only 20 bushels per
acre, but yields of more than 50
bushels are possible with good seed
on good land.
Growing small grains in rotation
with legume crops, particularly les
pedezarwitl boost yields many bush
els per acre. Preparation of the land
for seeding this fall should have
started with a thorough disking pf
the fields in July or August.
The use of good seed is of utmost
importance, he continued. The va
riety should be adapted to the local
ity, and resistant to cold and disease,
also capable of producing high yields
of full-bodied grain.
For average soils in Piedmont
North Carolina, where most of the
State's small grain is grown, 200 to
400 pounds of 4-10-4 fertilizer per
acre should be applied, and if need
ed an additional application of sol
uble nitrogen should be given the
following spring.
The time of seeding must be con
sidered too, since many growers sow
their small grain too late to produce
a good stand that will go through
the winter in good condition and be
ready to make a rapid, vigorous
spring growth.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Under and by virtue-ol the power
of sale contained in a certain deed
of trust executed to the undersign
ed trustee by George Butler on the
3rd day of December, 1930, and of
record in the public registry of Mar
tin County in Book C-3 at page 374,
said deed of trust having been giv
en for the purpose of securing a cer
tain note of even date and tenor
therewith, default having been made
in the payment of the said note, and
the stipulations contained in the said
deed of trust "not having been com
plied with, and at the request of the
owner of the said note, the under
signed trustee will, on Wednesday,
the 19th day of October, 1938, at
twelve o'clock noon, in front of the
courthouse door in the town of Wil
liamston, Offer Tor sale to the high
est bidder for cash the following de
scribed land, to wit:
Commonly known and designated
as the Woolard Mill tract containing
35 acres, more or less, bounded on
the North and East by Mrs. Neeley
Lilley, on the South by Dave Griffin
and one the West by the Simon Per
ry land, and being the same land
deeded to George Butler by T. L.
Green and W H. Wilson by deed
dated March 13th, 1901, and of rec
ord in Book FFF at page 168.
This the 17th day of September,
1938.
W H. HARRISON, Trustee,
ELBERT S, PEEL, Attorney.
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NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Martin County.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain deed
of trust executed to the undersign
ed trustee by G?org? Butler and
Charlie Butler on the 20th day of
December, 1935, and of record in
the public registry of Martin County
in Book E-3 at page 406, said deed
of trust having been given for the
purpose of securing certain notes
of even date and tenor therewith,
default having been made in the
payment of the said notes, and the
stipulations contained in the said
deed of trust not having been com
plied with, and at the request of the
owner of the said notes, the under
signed trustee will, on Wednesday,
the 19th day of October, 1938, at
twelve o'clock noon, in front of the
courthouse door in the town of Wil
liamston, offer for sale to the high
est bidder for cash the following
described land to wit:
A certain piece of land lying and
being in Griffins Township, and
bounded on several sides by the
lands of Eason Lilley, and being that
same tract of land that George
Butler bought of M. D. Wilson, and
said tract of land containing 44 acres
more or less.
This the 17lh day of September,
1938.
W. H. HARRISON, Trustee,
ELBERT S. PEEL, Attorney.
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NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the judg
ment of the Superior Court, Martin
County, in an action entitled "W.
T. Grimes et al vs. Sammy Ann
Close and W. G Clark, Sr. et al"
the undersigned Commissioners will
on Monday, November 7th, 1938, at
12 o'clock Noon, in front of the
Courthouse door Martin County in
Williamston, N. C , offer for sale to
the highest bidder for cash the fol
lowing described tract of land'
Located in Goose Nest Township,
Martin County, North Carolina, be
ginning on the Canal in Cain's
Branch, - Ishmael Hyman's corner;
thence along Hyman's line a South
course to said Hyman's back line;
thence an Easterly course along
Samuel Cross's line a sufficient dis
tance a parallel line with the first
line and running to the said Canal
and to the First Station. Containing
2S acres, more or less.
This 28th day of September, 1938.
E. S. PEEL
B. A CRITCHER
oll-nl Commissioners.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States District Court
For the Eastern District of North
Carolina. Washington Division.
In Bankruptcy No. 657
In the Matter of Samuel Edward
Gates, Bankrupt.
The petition of Samuel Edward
Gates, of Greenville, North Caro
lina, for a full discharge in Bank
ruptcy, having been filed in said
Court, it is ordered by the Court
that a hearing be had on Novem
ber 7, 1938, before Honorable I. M.
Meekins, Judge of said Court at
Washington, North Carolina, at 12
o'clock M., and that all known cred
itors and other interested persons
may appear at said time and place
and show just cause, if any they
have, why the prayer of said peti
tioner should not be granted.
Williamston, North Carolina.
This September 28, 1938, A. D.
WHEELER MARTIN,
U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
(c. t. a.) of the estate of Samuel
Stewart Bailey, deceased, late of
Martin County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned
at Everetts, N. C., on or before the
21st day of September, 1939, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make immed
iate settlement.
This 20th day of September, 1938.
JOS. W. BAILEY,
Administrator, Estate of
s20-6t Samuel Stewart Bailey
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Martin County.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain deed
of trust executed to the undersign
ed trustee by George Butler on the
3rd day of December, 1930, and of
record in the public registry of Mar
tin County in Book C-3 at page 375,
said deed of trust having been giv
en for the purpose of securing cer
tain notes of even date and tenor
therewith, default having been made
in the payment of the said notes,
and the stipulations contained in
the said deed of trust not having
been complied with, and at the re
Suest of the owner of the said notes,
le undersigned trustee will, on
Wednesday, the 19th day of Octo
ber 1938, at twelve o'clock noon, in
front of the courthouse door in the
town of Williamston offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described real estate, to
wit:
Lying and being in Martin Coun
ty, North Carolina, bounded on the
North by the Peel Mill Run, on the
East by Little Creek, on the South
and West by the lands of John Rog
ers, and being the same lands deed
ed to L. B. and Eva Harrison, trus
tee, by deed dated November 8th,
1930, and commonly known and
designated as the Luinda Hardison
land, containing 44 acres, more or
less.
This the 17th day of September,
1938.
W. H. HARRISON, Trustee.
ELBERT S. PEEL, Attorney.
s27-4t
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Martin County.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain deed
of trust executed to the undersign
ed trustee by George Butler on the
2nd day of May, 1934, and of record
in the public registry of Martin
County in Book K-3 at page 25, said
deed of trust having been given for
the purpose of securing a certain
note of even data and tenor there
with, default having been made in
the payment of the said note, and
the stipulations contained in the
said deed of trust not having been
complied with, and at the request of
the owner of the said note, the un
dersigned trustee will ,on Wednes
day, the 19th day of .October, 1938,
at twelve o'clock noon, in front of
the courthouse door in the town of
Williamston, offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate, to wit:
A certain tract of land lying and
being in Martin County, Griffins
Township, and bounded as follows:
by the lands of J. Dawson Lilley
on the West, South and East and
North, and being that tract of land
deeded to George Butler by John
and Sara Jane Clemmons about
1882, and known as the George
Butler old place and the said tract
of land contains 20 acres, more or
less and there is twelve acres of the
above land under cultivation, with
all buildings and improvements
thereon.
This the 17th day of September,
1938.
W. H. HARRISON, Trustee.
ELBERT S. PEEL, Attorney.
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Notice of Sheriff's Sale of
Land for Taxes
I, Sheriff CB. Roebuck, tax collector for the County of
Martin. State of North Carolina, have thi dsay levied on the
following tracts j>f land, and will sell same at public auction,
for cash, at the courthouse door in Williamston, North Carolina,
n Monday, November 7, 1938, at 12:00 o'clock m., for taxes due
and unpaid for the year 1937, unless taxes, penalty and costs are
paid on or before that date The amounts listed below are taxes
and penalty included for the year 1937. In addition to the
amounts shown, $1.50 is to be added to each item to care for
costs in handling the sale.
This the 1st day of October, 1938.
ol4-4tw C. B. ROEBUCK, Sheriff .Martin County.
JAMESVILLE TOWNSHIP ? WHITE
C. E Ange, 1 residence site $ 2.66
H. L. Ange, 19 acres Davis land 23.44
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