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SAFE FARMING. I Nearly every where one can i.$v the remark that seeds are T?ry high priced this spring. This is more especially true when seed mentioned are those that produce food or feed crops. And another remark heard fre quently by many is the high prices on food supplies. Why do the?'1 condition exist in our count ry today ? One of the main md greatest reasons for tnese 'onditions is that the Southern labors for years pa?t have de w:v?d. too mucft attention io the pro..' uct ion of the money crop?, and too little attention to the production of food and feed sup--.nies. The attention that has Jan ivven t) the diversification crops, and the production of '"he food and feed crops has been -mall compared to the money crops. Money crops: Tobacco, CorD:i. and Peanuts, have been pndvco at the expense of the more needed crops and supplies of today. The entire crop ays- zvm that exi.sis tertrelv in the South has been wrong, the sys er most ireneralli found has been the one crop system. ! the year 11)15, when the ."National, State and Extension Ieoartments waged a campaign n the one croo svstem. and of fered the' beiter methods of diversificition. many of the far- rrs were free to say that they v.ct not able and could not af lord to chanjra tbeir methods ai O-.at time. The tnain reason they gavo was the lofaices obtained ''or farm products that fall. The crops produced this past year realized a fair price and the farmers today are in better con dition. Will they let another such ti:ne face them in a few ; .r3" The outlook for prices .'or edible product?; whether for rr.an or beast are better today zhuv. for many years Any pro- cuct that is produced this year tha'is edibl.j will bring its price rais year. Farm safe this year. Produce all crops that is neces sary to feed the animals on the fara this year. Let the money crops "be a side crop, so to speak, and then they will be the profit cf this years farming. For several reasons the one crop system is not wise, and too, it is unsafe. Let's see why this state ment is true. ; r irst- The one crop system is vnsafe because it depends on the rrarketar.d crop conditions' of the one crop. Failure of crops or failure of market alike brings sepious disaster. Second Because it does not provide for the soil fertility. Commercial fertilizers are high, and they do not build up the soil fertility. Third It fails to provide for a sulncient live-stock industry to ton's am 2 the waste products of the farm, and build up the waste ptaces of the farm. Four tli It doesn't provide for rryV-tem of farm management rnder which labor, team and t.ois may be used to the fullest advantage. Fifth It brings return in cash i .'ie farm but once a year in-yce-xd of turning the money over moi2 than on? time a year. Sir.th It does not produce the r-eesfjary foods for the pcopleon the farms and keep them in jj.3j.hh and strength. - Seventh It limits knowledge, narrows cit.zsnship. and does r.ot foster home building, but c'oes encourage commercial farm ing. There will be a meeting cf the Washington County Board of Agricultur, at Mackeys, N. C. on the first Saturday in April, at ten o'clock. It is earnestly hopfd that every member of this Board will be there, and all farmers that are interested in the. ad vancement of agricul : ure in', the etfuntv "r ! ; - Very truly yours, N. B. Stevens, County Agent. Report of the condition of The Merchants & Fanners Bank at Columbia, in the Stato North Carolina, at the close of business March 5 1917. RESOURCFS Leans and discounts Overdrafts unsecured All other stocks, bonds and Mortgages Banking Houses Furniture and Fixtures All other real estate owned Demand loans rue from National Banks Cash Items Irold Coin . Silver coin, including all lie nor coin currency National bank notes and other U. S. Notes W. M. Brickhouse, (J. S. C. $ 105,058.73 1,813.13 5,000.00 3,500.00 750.00 1,100.00 2,000.00 4,213.02 12(3. 4S 9G5.O0 454.73 2,514.00 C00.00 the office of Register of Deeds of Washington County, North Car olina. This 22 day Feb. 1915. W. T. Phelps, Mortgagee. Zeb. Vance Norman, Atty. 4t2-3 Total $128,700.09 LIABILITIES Caoital stock paid in burpius i una Undivided profits, less cur rent expenses and VAXes paid Deposits subject to check Cashier's Checks outstanding 310,000.00 7,000.00 L,G4G.01 Sl.7til.21 840.41 Totat ties,700.09 Stato ol North Carolina County of Ty rrell 1917. I, L. H. Harrisdn, Cashier of the above-named Bank, do solemnly wear that the above statement is true to the best of knowledge and belief. L. H. Harrison, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day March 1917. l. n. wooaiey, Correct Attest: Notary Public A. L. Walker, Jeff Davis, T. M. Beasley REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF Ta Banfc oi Plymouth, at Plymouth, in the State of Njrth Carolina, at the close of business Mar. 5th, 1917. resoukcfs Loans and discounts $ 120.1S0.16 Overdrafts secured, 114.90 jvei drafts unsecured 336.10 North Carolina State Bonds, 5,000.00 Premium on Bonds, 113.61 Ranking Houses, 4,500.00 Furniture and Fixtures 2,000.00 Ait ether real estate owned, 2,222.50 Due from National Banks 49,973.50 C.ish Items 2 402.09 Gold Coin 2S0.00 fii.vet coin, including all mi nor coin currency 4,356.86 Nation bank notes and other U. S. Notes 2,000.00 Total $193,529.72 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in Undivided profits, less cur rent expenses and taxes paid Deposits subject to check Savings Deposits Cashier's checks outstanding 120,000.00 3,510.71 97.S01.26 71,016.80 1,200.95 Total $193,529,72 State of North Carolina, Coifnty. of Washington, 1917; 1, Clarence Latham. Cashier of the above-named Bank, do solemnly swear mat tne aDove statement is true to the best ot my knowledge and belief. Clarence Latham,-Cashier.' Subscribed and sworn to before me, mis lam aay oi Marcn, iyi7. Clarence Latham, Notary Public. 2S5.66 207.18 2036.58 2000.00 45,817.06 1,430.53 3,879.26 ,1,506.00 2,244.27 2,417.00 The Washington County Bank at Plymouth, in the State of North Carolina, at the close of business Mch. 5 1917. RESOURCES. Lc-ajis and discounts, $ 105,612.14 uveraravts secured Overdrafts unsecured, Furniture and Fixtures, Demand loans, Due from National Banks, Due from Stpte Banks and Bankers, Cash Items, Gold coin Silver coin, indluding all mi nor coin currency, llational bank notes and other U. S. Notes, Total, $167,441.68 LIABILITIES, Cpital stock paid in, Surplus fund Undivided profits, less cur t rent expenses & taxes oaid. .Deposits subject to check, iinie certiticates of Deposit, Savings deposits Cashier's checks outstanding Certified checks Total $ 167,441 68 I, W. B. Watts, Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. B. WATTS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 14 day of Mch., 1917. Geo. V. Hardison, Notary Public. Correct Attest : H. C. Spruill, V, M. Ward D. O. Brinkley, Directors. $10,000.00 1,000.00 G23.07 110,217.21 36,025.77 8,515.60 1,032.03 28.00 Correct Attest: W. R. Hampton, A. L. Owens, L.S. Landing, Directdrs. Ascribe to the BEACON. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE By virtue of a power, vested in me in a certain mortflrae execut ed by S, P. Woodley Feb, 19 1914 io me, the undersigned, I will ex pose. to public sale at the Court House door in Plymouth, Wash ington County, North Carolina, at 12 o'clock noon on Monday. March, 26, 1917, to the highest Didder lor cash the iollowmgde scribed personal and real prop erty:- ' "Two pieces or parcel of land lying and being In the County of Washington and state of North Carolina and known and desig nated First Tract, the Dover Tract of land containing 200 acres more or less and bounded as follows: Beginning at a pine, Martha A. Phelps' northwest corner and the northeast corner of the Long Ridge tract, thence running south 50 degrees east 220 poles along Martha A. and W. T. Phe'ps west Jme to a gum on scuppernong Kiver. w. T. Phelps' southwest comer, thence south 71 degrees west 160 poles to a gum, thence north '50 de grees west 180 poles to the E. T. Phelps northwest corner, thence north 04 degrees 164 poles to the first station; "'Second tract the 1-6 undivid ed interest in the Four Thousand Acre Tract described in a deed from W. Hardison and W. J. Starr, Administrators of the late J. J- Woodley to S. P. ..Woodley. aU53 six muies aescnoea in a .:hattfrl mortgage from saidS. P. Woodley to W. T. Phelpa dated th20t.h day of May, 1913." The mortgage empowering me to sell the above property is re corded iu Book. 5? page- 492 in NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE By virtue of a power vested in me by a certain mortgage executed to me, the undersigned, by S. P. Woodley June 5th, 1914, and recorded in Book 59, page 532, Register of Deeds office, I vriii expo.e to public sale at the Court House door in Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, at 12 o'clock, noon, on Monday. March 26th, 97 to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described real and personal proper- "Lying end being in Washington County. North Carolina and known as the Idvllwilde Tract of nd which was owned by the late J. J. Woodley com posed of two tracts beginning in Joseph Allen's southwest corner, thence run ning south to James Furlough's patent line, thence along said Furlough's line south 80 degrees west to Joseph Phelps new land patent line, thence along said Phelps' line south 70 degrees west to the southwest corner of tract willed to J. J. Woodley by his Fathers. P. Wood ley, said corner being to the west of Roda Clifton's in S. P. Woodley's ditch or dam near newland road, thence north juuug :sa.iu. .uuciutf oam so iar as a nne drawn from ScuDDernoncr Rirer at n point to the north of Fire Island and running south 70 degrees west shall in tersect, thence along said line running from river so far as a due south course shall strike the northwest corner of tract deeded to J. J. Woodey by his fa mer o. r. n ooaiey, tnence east alon j.j. woocuey's north line to Joseph A lea s northwest corner, thence snuth wardly along said Allen's line west line to the first station, containing 450 acres more or less. y'Also six mules described in a chat tl mort7Acre from S. P WnnHlov IV T.'Phelps dated the 2Qth. 'day of May imQ. reuorueuin oooKoocage iyi." This the 22 dny of Feby. V17. W. T. Phelps, 4t. 3-2 Mortgagee zeo. vance ixorman, Ajty. NOTICE OF SALE. By virtue of an otder of sale vested in me by the terms and conditions of tne nndings or the Clerk of the Supe rior Court of Washington County in a special proceeding entitled H. C. Ches son, Admr., of the estate of Mariah cnesson. vs. Kicey Chesson, Job SimD son, Robert Bell, Noah Bell, Martha uen, to sen land to make assets, I will, on tne 23rd daf of April 1917, at the Court House door in Plymouth, N. C, offer for sale to the highest bidder for taau me luuuwmg uescriDea land : Lying and being on tjie East side of ceecn xsecK bwamp, beginning at a corner in naw israncn at lue road, running thence Northwardly along the West side of the late W. R. Chesson's road to an elm, o corner; thence West wardly along a line of marked trees to a corner in Beech Neck Swamp; thence iJouthwardly along the margin of the high land and the said swamp to the mouih os Haw Branch, a corner; thence Eastwardly uo the various courses nf tne swamp to the sweet gum, the first named station, containing ten acres more or less, lime oi sale. 12 M. This 19th day of March, 1917. P. H. BELL, Commissioner. . ' ) as IJlliii - Ml ja,......... -.jjjiriil AT AUCTION At request of owners and subject to confirmation by the Court, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder One Single Story House With lot SO X COO feet Same being situated on Main Street, between Jefferson and Monroe Streets, and adjoining the Parmele house lot on the West and Mr. Levi Blount's property on the East, and until rececently occupied by Lee Newberry. Time of Sale: 12 m. Monday March 26th., 1917 Place of Sale: on the premises. Terms of Sale: $50.00 cash when bid is accept ed and balance when sale is properly confirm ed. If it is raining on date of sale; sale will be held the first fair day thereafter. NEW BERRY Guardian for B. B. Martin's heirs. Pugh Midgett Attorneysat-Law Plymouth, N. C. ZEB YAJSCE NORMAN Attorney & Counsellor at law. Plymouth, N. C. Money to lend on farm land. DR. J. C. COGCINS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Plymouth. N. C. SLIPPERS For The Entire FAMILY. GET READY FOR EASTER WE ARE READY ' hi1 inn ii 11 m ma1 mih hi mi in. w.iiu Wfi've had our MILLINERY OPENING. . 800 Hat3 to Select From. Owing to our long experience in business and forethought, we gathered together the lar gest assortment of piece goods we ever showed. You will find any material you might want in our immense stock. Our prices have advanced very little, due to the fact that we contracted for bur goods months ahead. M 1 J2kii 21 Our Millinery Department is chock-a-block. You will find any shade' and shape you might desire, as we are the largest Millinery People anywhere around here. You will find our prices very moderate. surr 1C-K, We have hundreds and hundreds of pairs of Slippers. We can save you from, 50 to 7$ cents per pair, as we bought them early. v i if 'SI ( l JJ6 7 &Kry
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