MANY OF WASHirUJON
COUNTY'S SCHOOtsV
MAY NOT OPEN
NEXT FALL,
Hundreds of School Children
of the County may not
' have the Doors of the"
schools open to them
Next Fall.
INCREASED EFFICIENCY. IN
CREASED LENGTH OF TERM,
AND INCREASED TEACH
ERS' SALARIES.
A we nre approaching: the
pio.se of the schools in the county,
it k m-rc and more apparent
that many of our schools will net
open their doors t6 the children
next fall. There are children in
. the county that haye been denied
the privilege of attending school
this year ibecause of the lack of
funds to. pay a teacher a deoent
salary. If conditions are not im
proved, it least fifty per cant, of
the five thousand school children
of Washington County will1 not
hare the advantage of school
next year.
I have talked to many of the
teachers in regard to the work
next year, and they all of one ac
cord say that they will not return
next yea
unless they can get
more money. Thev all say that
i-hpv likfi thfi work and the svs-;m
.tem in the county, but can't re
turn at the salary they have been
getting this year. They are get
ting from $40.00 to $50 00 per
month and paying from $20 00
,to $24 00 for board and room.
Many of them live many miles
-from here, some of them even in
other states. By the time they
-buy .trAnsportation and pay all
the other necessary expenses,
they.hav$ npthing left for vaca
tion months. . . .
, ;lThere are very few schools in
the county. that are in a position
-to pay the; teacher a respectable
. salary un4r the present condit
ions.' '.I would suggest that the
.school committeemen and trus
tees think seriously about this
matter.ahd talk it over with their
teachers and see if they can se
cure their services for next year.
TJp to the present time not a sin,
le teacher has promised or de
. sires to come back and teach
next year under the same con
ditions. Now is the time to be
getting pur work lined up for
pext year. Under ordinary cir
cumstances we would have many
places filled already.
It is necessary for the people
to stand behind the thousands of
school children and see that they
have school next year, and that
conditions are even better than
they have ben in the past. Let's
shjw" to the people of tne state
fiat wg believe in better schools
' sud more of it.
April 20th is & moat excellent
time to ghow that you are really
.interested in the schools of the
county.
John W. Dabden,
County Supt.
NOTICE.
' To the Democratic Voters of
Washington County ;
You are hereby requested to
meet at your yarioua polling pla.
Vees in Washington County Satur
day, March 30th, at 3 p. rn., for
the purpose of appointing dele
gate3
to the County Convention
which jvvin meet at Koper, N. C.
Saturday, April 6th, at 10 o'clock
a. m., for the purpose of appoint
hfC 4eleifates to the State Con
Vention which meets in the city
of Rafeigh, N. C, April 10th.
A full attendance is requested
March12th, 1918.
V., S. Davenport.
Chm. Dem. Ex. Com.
Washington County,
m m m 1 v.
PRO CEr DINGS ROAD
I COMMISSIONFRS.
The Brd 'of ;R6ad Commis
sioners met on. -Monday, March
4th, 1918.
Present, H. C. Spruill, Chm.;
W A. Swain and B. F. Spruill
RJinutes read and approved
Ordered that the following
amounts be paid;
Plymouth Township
H C Spruill, vegetables $11 40
T L Satterthwaite, cab
bage plants
Dave Underwood
A F Arnold, services
H C Spruill
J)r. Disosway "
W H Hampton, supplies
Plymouth L & I Co.
175
40 00
75 00
2 00
10 00
m 05
3 45
Lee's Mills Township
Bank of Koper pay-roll $237 82
Swain & Davenport, sup. 4 66
City Hay & Grain Co., hay 14 52
VV A Swain, services I 10
Skinnersville Township
Bank of Roper, pay-roll $120 SO
- Scuppernong Township
Bank ot Koper, pay-roll $154 84
Wash. Co. Bank 165 24
B F Spruill, services C 60
City Hay & Grain Co., hay 88 00
F. It. Johnston, Clerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION,
Upon petition it is ordered by
the .board of Commissioners of
Washington County that an elec
tion be hed on Saturday, April
20th. 1918. lor the purpose of
levvinir a sDecial school tax of 30
cants on the $100.00 valuation of
property and 90 cents on the poll
all school districts where the
levy for this purpose does not al
ready amount to this sum, and
for this purpose the following
Registrars and Poll-holders are
hereby appointed :
Plymouth Precinct Jas. H.
Smith, Registrar ; B. D. Latham
and H. C. Soruill, poll-holders
Lee's Mills Precinct H. L.
Freeman, Registrar ; Geo, Dixon
and E. D. Chesson, poll-holder?.
Skinnersville Precinct 0. V.
White, Registrar; C. L. Everett
and A. E- Davenport, poll-holders
Scuppernong Precinct Jas. F.
Belanga, Registrar : H. W. Bate-
man and W. D. Peal, poll-holders
Wenona Precinct H. Booker.
Registrar ; C. S. Poison and L.
W. Ferbee, polUholders.
March 4th, 1918.
J. W. Starr.
Chairman.
NOTICE
North Carolina. ! No. 2343.
Tyrrell County.)
To B. B. Jones, Register of Der ds
and Ex-officio Entry Taker for
the County of Tyrrell and
Stace of North Carolina :
I, A. L. Walker, a citizen and
resident of the County of Tyrrell
in the btate of North Carelina,
enter in ycur office for 158 acres
of land in Tyrrell County, Col
umbia Township, bounded and
described as follows;
Beginning at an iron pin a cor
ner on tne Josiah Collins Patent
tine, then along the Josiah Col
lins Patent line the following;
courses; S G5 deg. W. 6,74 chs.
co an iron pin; JN. t . deg, W. bu
ths. to an iron pin; N. 13 deg.
E. 21.25 chs to an iron pin; then
along the line of A. G. Walker
and Miles T. Ansley S. 86 de;r,
E. 56.05 chs. to an iron pin Miles
T. Ansiey's corner; in the line of
Edmund Sexton's line S- 6 deg,
E, 25.58 chs. to a dead pine, then
S 27 deg. E. 2 52 ehs. to an ircn
pin the point of beginning.
This February 25th, 1918.
A, h. Walker,
Witness :
B. B. Jones, Register
of Deeds and Ex
officio Entry Taker.
NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
trator upon the estate of J, K.
Campbell, deceased, late of
' l 'JL Y:,iZ
claims against ,the said estate to
present the same to the under
signed on or before the 25th day
of February, 1919, or this notice
will be plead in bar of their re
coyery.- All persons indebted to
sail estate will please make im
mediate payment.
This Feby , 25th.. 1918.
J. R Campbell, Adm'r.
Sond us ycur Job Printing.
Report of the condition of ; V
Tho Bank of Creswell
at Cre'swell in the State of N. C.
attheclojeof business March
4th, 19IS.
y. , RESOURCES. "
Loans jinu discounts $55 121 25
Overdrafts unsecured m m
j U. S. bonds and Liberty Bonds m 00
rurnuure ana nxiures 2 4oo op
Due from National banks 12 U5 4ti
Cash items held ever 24 hr's. 5,St,6 03
:?3 46
Gold coin x
Silver coin, Including alj nii-
por c- in currency
National bank notes and other
r.0oo
1,030 50
U. S. notes
3,15o oo
ToUl
$S0ii4 16
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $
Undivided protits, legs cpr,
rent expenses and taxes
piid
Bills payable
Deposits subject to check
Demaud certificates of den. sif
5,000 oo
,.75.
7,5oo oo
30.JM1 GO
2,1?. oo
28,0.0 94
3,460 87
120 20
Savings deposits
Cashier s checks outstanding
Pertified checks
Total
SiO,S84.16
..t.:... .
of
I, 1). K. Woodiev. cnshiVr nf iUn o
bovc-namcd K,ink, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is truo in iho
best ot my knowledge and belief.
D. E. Wood ley,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn in hn
this 20 day of March 1918.
S. V oodloy N. P.
Correct Attest:
W.H. Hordlson.
Wm. Wuey,
Alfreo Alexander,
Directors.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
North Carolina. Wxah 1 rcrTn-r
County In the Superior Court.
Before the Clerk.
Mrs. Josephine Pow'o'l nnri
Sarah E. Hugh, g, Pl'ffs.
. vis,
G. W. SpruiJUqd
Wm. bpruill, Deffs,
The defenuants above mentjoncd will
take notice tha a petition i.ns been de
court asking for a sale fo?
the following described land in Skin
nersvUIe Township, Washington ciSS
ty. N. V., adjoining the landl of Abram
Swain, and further described m?oN
ows : Beginning in Jordan Spruilf's
line m the line of Wm, D, Newberrv
thence westerly sin uL u.ZI?
west boundnr of said land . thSncJ
r!iery a,0D? the line, of Nathnn
oumn, aeceased, to the Main Swnmn
mence along the sWamp easterly to thP
east end of New Island ih "y .
erly a straight conrsn i'CZ
tion contaiaine 60 acres more or less"!
Book 53, page 2GS. And this suioni
April TZtAlG a U,e 91h"Tyof
Sotice that if ?hlet SinCaTako !
notice that if they fail to answer said -
app v0ntonthiid lhe Plaintiffs" 11 !
apply to the court fnr tua i;0f -
manded. This March 7th 101S
- v. w. AUSBON, C. S
c.
sua .
Operates passenger trains
from North Carolina into term
inal station Norfolk, without
transfer.
N. B., Thefollowincrschedulefimirps
nublished as information ONLY and are
not guarjnteed.
Trains leave Plvmouth Nnrfh
L
, . ties above named and all others intr-
bound. ested, will take notice that on the 2Sth
No. 43:54 A. M. daily Pullman day of November, 1917, theabove nam
Sleeping car for Norfolk. . ed petitioner filed a petition in the
No. 22:45 P. M. daily for Edenton, 1 office of the Clerk of the Superior
Hertford Elizabeth City and Norfolk. , Court of Washington County to have
Southbound.
No. 32:24 A. M. daily Night ex
press for Fayetteville, Charlotte, Pull
man S'eeping cars to Kaleigh, New
ern and intermediate stations.
No. . :23 P. M. daily for Washing-
ton, Kaieign, uoiasDoro, ueaurort ana
intermediate stations. PullmaD Parlor
ar for New Bern.
For further information or I ullman
reservations apply to M, T. Bradshaw,
Ticket Agent, Plymouth, N. .
J, F, Dalton, Gen'l, Passenger Agent
Norfolk, Va.
ZEU VANCE NOltBIAN
-AD
SMALL, McLEAN, BRAGAW A RQD-
v MAN
Attorneys & Counsellors at iJaw
Plymouth, N. C
LET US DO YOUR
PRINTING:
CARDS
ENVELOPES, -STATEMENTS.
BILL HEADS.
LETTER HEADS
PACKET HEADS.
DODGERS. ETC.
AT THIS OFFICE.
EARLIER THAN EVER.
GOODS ARE
We bought
consequently
it
asts. DuDlicates will h
some geeds
11 p
E ARE SHOWING A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF
COATS, SUITS AND DRESSES, IN ALL THE NEW
ANTED SHADES. '
MILLINERY!. '.MILLINERY!! MILLINERY!!!
"We have about 1000 shapes, in .all colors. and styles. '
I matters not
New Spring Silks in every shade.
to match
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Nortn C rolina, Washington Co
unty inn the Superior Court,
before ihe Clerk.
John L. Roper Lumber Company
vs.
Eastern Carolina Heme & Farm
Association, Inc., Magnolia
Land & Lumber Company, The
Interstate Cooperage Company
and G. T. Burrell.
V NOTICE AND SUMMONS.
I To Whom it May Coceern r The par-
i tne title to cenain iana uescnoea
therein registered ard confirmed, pur
suant to Chapter 90, public Laws of
1913. as amended, and thru summons i
hag been issued, returnable into the
office of the CJerk or the Superior I
Court of Washington County on the
30th day of March, 1918, at one o
clock in the afternoon. Said tract of
land is situated in Washington County,
and is bounded on the North by Lake
Phelps and the land of Magnolia Land
& Lumber Company, on the East by
the county line whicn divides tne couu-
ties of Washington and Tyrrell, on
. South by the county line which div:
the
ids
thp counties of Washington and Hvd?.
and on tho West by the lands of the
Eastern Carolina Iiorne& Farm Asso
ciation, Inc., and Magnolia Land &
"Lumber Company, containing 15,812
acres, oarticularly described by metes
and bounds in said petition and nap
thereto attached.
Notice is given that upon tho return
of said summons, petitioner vl11ask
that the same be referred to an Exami
ner and that i's title be registered and
asSured
Given undr my hand and official
seal, this 2nd day of February, 1918
I Seal C. V. W. AUSBON,
8-t Clerk Superior Court. .
EXECUTRIX' NOTICE
Having qualified as executrix upon
the estate of C. T. Spruill, deceased,
late of Washington County, N. C, this
is to notify all persons holding claims
against said estate to present them to
the undersigned on or before the 7th
day of March, 1919, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate ettlement.
Ths Marc!i 7th, 1018.
L. C. SPRUILL,
Ct Executrix.
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doors of a bank because they
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their small business is too trifling for the banker
to bother with. We invite cllch people to come in
and use this bank.
We are in business to be bothered
Every man, woman or child should
have a bank account of soms size.
Ja-Wi in nuimt
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Dentist
WUliamstoR, N. C.
Office over Farmers and
ihants Bank.
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Phone No, 9.
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