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BREAK IN DEADLOCK IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK MACLEAN SIDES WITH FOLGER For Increased Equalizing Fund But Followers Run Rampant (or Sales Tax SEE LUXURY TAX (Special To The Herald) Raleigh, April 30.—The North Carolina General Assembly was dead locked, aparently hopelessly, the first of this week. However, since it is darkest before d*p-n. the light may break through and the deadlock may be broken, but it will be the unexpected. That is just what has been happening in the present session, and it may again in the one big problem before the law making body. Rays of light have come through the maze several times during the week past, butbefore hopes go too high, they were cut off and the dark ness was blacker than ever. Other rays may break through, and may end as abruptly, and some day, or night, the clouds may clear and order come out o. he chaos that envelops the General Assembly. The House appears fixed in its de termination to make effective the State support of the six months school term, and by means in large part by the general sales tax of one per cent on gross sales. The Senate seems just as determined, even with a smaller majority, to have the Fol ger-Grier plan of a $10,000,00 equal izing fund for school aid without lux ury or general sales tax, except for the one for one-tenth of one per cent, which is included in the Reve nue bill. The committees from the two Houses have struggled in vain for a solution. The Senate committee came back to the Senate to ask for in structions. That body immediately received a resolution to instruct them t osupport a commodity—a luxury— tax. The supporters of that resolu tion thought they had won over a | vote, enough to tie the Senate and I require President R. T. Fountain to J break the tie for that tax. But in winning one, they lost another, and the Senate, for the third or fourth time, voted down the luxury tax 26 to 24. Senator Frank Dunlap, of Anson, one of the conferees, tried to offer an amendment, a compromise, on which he thought all could agree, but Senator Rivers Johnson, confident the commodity or luxury tax instruc tion would be carried, refused to let it be introduced and cut off debates by the parliamentary weapon of “call-, ing for the previous question.” The next day the general sales tax proposal, for the third or fourth time was placed before the Senate, in the form of a resolution to instruct the Senate Conference committee to support it. Again it was lost, by the decisive vote of 32 to 9, several lot voting. Senator Dunlap's amendment, which was not offered, was a compro mise. By it, the Senate committee would have been instructed to Vote for the luxury tax, as an emergency, for two years only, and whether or not it should be continued would be left to a vote of the people in the next election. It would require eco nomies included in the Folger school bill to be included, thus reducing the cost of the schools. That was what the Senate MacLean measure advo eites turned down, not even learn ing of its provisions until later. In the House, a resolution was in troduced, seeking to have that body stop and investigate, getting addi tional facts and figures and all in formation possible, as to what the vsrious proposals would mean, in stead of continuing hard-headedly and determinedly In its course of the State complete support of the si* months terms. The House refused to *ot on it immediately, ending it to the finance committee, thus resisst i»g all efforts to modify the provis ions of the MacLean measure. “I’m broke, and I want to go home,” said Representative Halstead, of Camden, * MacLean measure supporter, in tailing upon his fellow-members to rtew the matter sanely and sensibly. Representative MacLean, sponsor Jr * .act* *8 Quoted as hiving said ha this object was to organize his ‘wees in support of the State opera won, in order that an increase in the equalising funud to fl0,000,000. But, . '* otated, his forces are. so organ ed, due to economic conditions, I ne,t* depression, and pressure from "ekin« relief. that they have 5®** ‘bead of their leader and he is Powerless to stop them at the goal he r|o« to reaeh. But for that, it is b* would call upon hla sup porters of his measure to accept the $10,000,000 equalizing fund. The House and Senate have other differences which conference com mittees have been unable to compose. A deadlock developed in the bill to regulate public service busses and trucks, operated on regular schedules and another arose in the school at tendance-child labor bill, raising the minimum of education from the 4th to the 6th grade before a child is permitted to work. An unusual num ber of conference committees has been employed by this session ,the two houses balking at actions of the other. The bill providing for a re-organi zation of the Department of Labor and including women in industry, child welfare, statistics on industry and the industrial commission in its scope, has been enacted. The act en larges the work, making up for the printing and supply features taken over by the Division of Purchase and Contract. The justice of the peace bill, nearly 9 month late, has been enacted, thus naming several hundred justices whose trms expired April 1. Many of them have performed official acts and it is probable that a bill will be enacted to validate the acts of all ap pointed. The omnibus of education bill was also late in getting through and old boards in some instances performed such acts as electing coun ty superintendents just before retir ing. An act will probably be passed invalidating such actions, since they are not legal. The omnibus Confed erate pension bill was enacted last week. Reciprocity arrangements may now be made with other states, rela tive to license on cars operating in more than one state, through enact ment of the reciprocity law. Other laws enacted the past week include: Provisions for cities and towns to finance air ports and landing fields. Permit working of short-term pris oners in city and town streets. Allowing a refund of tax on gaso line used for mining purposes. Providing for additional jurors from another county, by judge's mo tion, rather than removing cases to other counties for trial. Amend the game laws to permit farmers to propogate game and re ceive some of the benefits from hunt ing on their property. Prevent the lapsing of insurance policies, paid by employers from wages, without due notice of failure to pay premiums, to the insured. Allow World War veterans, their families and beneficiaries under ad justed compensation certificates to obtain death and birth certificates from the Bureau of Vital Statistics without cost. New bills introduced during the past week passed 20 on the Senate and 25 in the House, or a total for the session of about 1880, more than 1290 in tlie House and about 590 in the Senate. Among the new bills are the following: Repeal the act creating the Board cf Chiropody Examiners. Provide for appointment of offi cers of State Highway Patrol by State Highway Commission, without rpporval of Governor. Directing tne state ouaru ux Health to make and enforce rules governing the sanitary conditions of all places handling foods, swimming and bathing pools or other places publicly used where an admission fee is charged. To fix the interest and discount rates which a State Agricultural credit or asociation may charge on agricultural loans. To provide for refund of tax on gasoline used for operating cotton gins grist mills and saw mills. Empower and direct municipalities to apply sinking funds to purchase of their own bonds when available. Regulate the salaries of appoint ive State officers. Enlarging the powers of the pre siding judge at criminal superior court terms. Requiring branch banks to include in their financial statements, state ment of amount on deposit and am ount loaned each branch. Joint resolutions requesting North Carolina farmers to reduce their to bacco acreage. Joint resolution to have 1,000 co pies of Local Government Law print ed and distributed to officials of counties, cities, towns and other units. Governor O. Max Gardner has been invited and has accepted the invita tion to adddress the Institute of Pub lic Affairs at the University of Georgia May 13 on “Re-organiza tion of State and County Govern ment.” The members of the Georgia General Assembly will attend the meeting addressed b y Governor Gardner in a body. He addressed a similar meeting at the University of Virginia last summer, sharing honors with Admiral Richard E. Byrd, North and South Pole explorer. Notice of Sale By virtue of the authority contain ed in a certain deed of trust execut ed on the 11th day of April, 1930, by G T. Simmons and S. J. Simmons, to Julian R. Allsbrook, Trustee, record ed in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina in Book 408 at page 51, de fault having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness thereby se cured ,the undersigned trustee, will on the 12th day of May, 1931, at 12:00 o’clock M. in front of the postoffice door in the town of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina, of fer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the follow ing described real property, to-wit: That certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in Roanoke Rapids Township, Halifax County, North Carolina, containing ninety three (93) acres, more or less, and bounded and described as follows: Pounded on the North by the Sea board Air Line Railway Company’s right-of-way; on the West by the lands of the J. D. Shaw estate; on the South by Chockoyotte Creek and on the East by the lands of Walter Clary and Mrs. Marcher, and being the identical real estate conveyed to the parties of the first part by deed of -- dated - and recorded in the office of the Registei of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina in Book-at page-; reference to said deed being hereby made for greater certainty of description. This notice dated and posted the 10th day of April, 1931. JULIAN R. ALLSBROOK, 4t-may 7 Trustee Notice of Sale of Real Estate Whereas on 1st day of August, 1925, J. H. Harrell and wife Lula Harrell, executed to Rocky Mount Savings and Trust Company, Trustee, a deed of Trust which is recorded in Book 365, page 74, Halifax County Registry; and whereas default has been made in the payment of the in debtedness secured by said trust deed, and the holder thereof has re quested exercise of the power of sale therein contained. Public notice is hereby given that on Friday, the 15th day of May, 1931 st 11:00 o’clock A. M. at the front door of the Court House of Halifax County, in the town of Halifax, N. C. the undersigned will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land in the County of Hali fax, State of North Carolina, and in Weldon Township, adjoining the lands of Jim Pearson, J. B. Howell, W. R. Pierce et al, and beginning at a corner on the public road from South Rosemary, to Halifax in Jim Pearson’s line, being the northeastern corner for the lands herein described, and running thence with Pearson’s line S. 21 deg. E. 8.10 feet; thence N. 68 deg. 45’ E 790 feet; thence S 25 deg E. 30’ W. 1070 feet to a corner in the lands of Mary Powell; thence her line N. 17 deg. 15’ W. 1775 feet; N. 70 deg. 30’ E 110 feet; N. 29 deg. 20’ W 115 feet; N. 5 deg. W. 204 feet to the aforesaid public road; thence along said road N. 63 deg E. 1020 feet to the point of beginning, con taining 94.3 acres, and being the identical tract of land conveyed to the said J. H .Harrell by deed of J. B. Powell, unmarried, dated 28th day of July, 1924, in Book 350, page 426, reference to which is hereby made for further and more accurate de scription. This 13th day of April, 1931. NORTH CAROLINA BANK AND TRUST CO., Successors to Rocky Mount Savings & Trust Company, Trustee. 4t-may 7-pd. Notice of Sale By virtue of the authority contain ed in a certain deed of trust execut ed on the 1st day of July, 1930, by Harry C. Shell, unmarried, to Julian R. Allsbrook, Trustee, recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina in Book 408 at page 265, default hav ing been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured, the un drsigned trustee, will on the 16th day of May, 1931, at 12:00 o’clock M. in front of the court house door in the town of Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the following des cribed real property, to-*>l: Those three (3) certain lots or par cels of land with all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Roanoke Rapids Township, front each twenty-five (25) feet on the East side of Roanoke Avenue in 01 near the town of Roanoke Rapids, said county and State, and running back each the same width between parallel lines at right angles to said Avenue one hundred forty (140) feet each to an alley, shown and designated as Lot Nos. SIX HUN DRED SIX (606), SIX HUNDRED EIGHT (608) and SIX HUNDRED TEN (610) as shown on the maps or plots of the property of the Roa noke Rapids Power Company, made by C. F. Gore & Co., Weldon, N. C., December 18, 1915, of record in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina, in plot book No. 1, at pages 11, 12, 13 and 14; reference to which said map •s hereby made for greater certainty of description. This notice dated and posted the 15th day of April, 1931. JULIAN R. ALLSBROOK, 4t-may 7 Trustee. i____ Judgment and Order of Foreclosure STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF HALIFAX. The Federal Land Bank of Columbia, Plaintiff, vs. Mary L. Vincent, Mildred Vin cent, Helen Vincent, Vernon Vincent, Lucy Vincent, A. C. Zcllicoffer, trustee, the Rose mary Banking and Trust Company, and the Roanoke Bank and Trust Company, Defendants. Pursuant to a judgment entered in the above entitled civil action on the 13th day of April, 1931, in the Superior Court of said County by the Clerk, I will on the 18th day of May, 1931, at 12:00 o’clock M., at the County Courthouse door in said County sell at public auction to the highest bidder therefor the follow ing described lands, situate in said County and State in Roanoke Rapids Township, comprising 139.27 acres, more or less, and bounded and de scribed as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, containing 139.27 acres, more or less, situate, lying and being on the public road leading from Weldon to Littleton about three miles from the Town of Roanoke Ra pids, in Roanoke Rapids Township, County of Halifax, North Carolina, having such shape, metes, courses and distances as will more fully ap pear by reference to a plat thereof, made by G. A. Harris, surveyor, on the 9th day of January, 1922, being bounded on the North by the afore said public road, leading from Wel don to Littelton, on the East by the lands of A. L. Robertson and L. F. Rook, on the South by Chockoyotte Creek and the lands of Elizabeth Brown and John Ivey, on the West by lands of Ed Keeter. The terms of sale are as follows: One-Fifth (1-5) of the accepted bid shall be paid into court in cash imme diately after the confirmation of sale, the balance on credit payable in six (6) equal annual installments, with interest there on at six (6) per centum per annum from the date of sale until paid. The cash portion of of the accepted bid shall be applied toward the payment of the costs of this action, including the compensa tion t othe commissioner, unpaid tax es assessed upon the property and as‘ sessments which may be past due and unpaid, and judgment for the plain tiff in the order stated. The credit portion of the accepted bid due plain tiff shall be evidenced by a bond or note of the purchaser, payable to the Commissioner, secured by a first mortgage over the premises, and the remaining balance of the credit por tion of the accepted bid, if any, shall be evidenced by a bond or note of the purchaser, payable to the com missioner, and secured by a second mortgage over the premises; the said first mortgage over the premises and the bond or note secured thereby shall be assigned by the commis sioner to the plaintiff, and the said second mortgage over the premises and the bond or note secured there by shall be held by the commission er subject to further order of this Court; providede, however, that the purchaser shall have the right to pay in cash the whole or any part of the credit portion of the accepted bid. The purchaser shall pay for the prepa ration and recording of all papers including the requisite revenue stamps; provided, however, that re venue stamps need not be placed on the deed of conveyance to the plain tiff, should it become the purchaser, 01 on the bond securing any balance due the plaintiff. All bids will be received subject to rejection or confirmation by the Clerk of said Superior Court and no bid will be accepted or reported un less it’s maker shall deposit with said Clerk at the close of said bidding the sum of FIVE HUNDRED ($500.00) DOLLARS, as a forfeit and guaran ty of compliance with bis bid, the same to be credited on his bid when accepted. Notice is now given that said lands will be re-aold at the same place and upon the same terins at 2:00 o’clock P. M., of the same day unless said deposit is sooner made. Every depjsit not forfeit *A or ac cepted will ba promptly leturned t» the maker. This 14th day of April, 1931. EDW.\hD L. TRaVIS, 41-may 14 Commissioner. Notice of Sale of Real Estate Under and by virtaa of tho power and authority conferred on tho un dersigned in a certain mortgage exe cuted and delivered by Grady S. Bar tholomew and Katie Connell Bartho lomew, his wife, to Joyner Motor Company, Inc., dated Oet. 23, 1330, ard recorded in office of Register of Deeds for Halifax County, on Oet. 25, 1930 in Book 408 at page 337, default haring been made in the payment of the indebtedness therein secured, the undersigned will on the second day of May, 1931, at Eleven o’clock, A. M., at the Courthouse door in Halifax, N. C., offer for sale at public auction to the highest bid der for cosh, the following describ ed real property: A one-third undivided interest in that certain tract of land situated in Brinkleyville Township, Halifax County, N. C., beginning on Little Fishing Creek where the Kimbal Spring Branch empties, running straight to a white oak and South west side of School House ground, North of Kimbal and Avent bridge load, oak near road; then from oak straight North to the Kimball line; then East to corner; then South to Little Fishing Creek, down creek to beginning point, the land where the Kimball Store now sits, containing 75 acres more or less; and being the identical land deeded from Betite Sykes to Genever Bartholomew and heirs, recorded in Book 200 at page 252 in aforesaid effice of Register of Deeds. This the 1st day to April, 1931. JOYNER MOTOR COMPANY, Mortgagee. Kelly Jenkins, Atty. Roanoke Rapids, N. C. 4t-apr 23 NOTICE Under the power of a certain deed cf trust executed 5th of Dec., 1921, .y Junie Evans and Lucy Evans, his wife, to L. E. Williams, trustee, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Halifax County, N. C., in book 324, p 689, to secure the pay ment of two notes therein described, default having been made in the pay ment thereof, and at the request of the holder, the undersigned Trustee, will on the 7th day of May, 1931, at 11:30 o'clock in the forenoon, at Es sex, Halifax County, N. C., at the front door of the store of R. P. Har ris, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described land: Lying in Halifax County, North Carolina, beginning at a stake on Ben Fishel line, corner of Lot No. 3; thence N. 2 3-4 E. 1050 ft. to iron stake, Ezra Lynch estate corner in No. 3 line; thence N. 87 3-4 E 580 feet to stake No. 5 corner; thence down said line 62 1-2 W 1470 ft. to stake corner No. 5; thence N. 87 3-4 E 584 ft. to corner Ben Fishel line N. 83 3-4 W 580 ft. to the beginning. This being Lot No. 4 in the division of the Sam Lynch estate. This 3rd day of April, 1931. L. E. WILLIAMS, Trustee. 4t-4-30 JMP Notice of Sale By virtue of the authority contain ed in a certain deed of trust executed op the 9th day of April, 1929, by J. C. Moore and Lilly White Moore, his wife, to Julian R. Allsbroolc, Trustee, recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina, in Book 390 at page 67», default having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness thereby se cured, the undersigned trustee, will on the 16th day of May, 1931, at 12:16 o’clock P. M. in front of the court house door in the town of Ha lifax, Halifax County, North Caro lina, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real property, to-wit: That certain lot or parcel of land with all improvements thereon lying and being situate in the village of Belmont, near the town of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Caro lina, fronting 60 feet on the East side of ”B” Street and running back the same width and between paral lel lines and at right angles to said “B” Street 227 feet to a point and being shown and designated as Lot No. Two (2) in Block “C” according to a map or plot of the Massengale land of record in the office of the Re gister of Deeds for Halifax County, in Plot Book 2, at page 162, refer ence to said map being hereby made for greater certainty of description, and being one of the identical lota of land conveyed to the said J. C. Moore by deed of L. S. Cannon and wife, dated January 10, 1924, and re corded in the office of the Register Deeds for Halifax County in Book No. 880 at page 80; reference to eaid deed being hereby made for greater certainty of description. This notice dated and posted the 15th day of April, 1931. JULIAN R. ALLSBROOK, 4t-may 7 Trustee. Notice of Sale Under and by virtue of the power and authority conferred upon the un dersigned by two certain deeds of trust executed by J. R. Myrick et ux, recorded in book 402, page 129, and book 402, page 130, Office of the Re gister of Deeds for Halifax County, default having been made in the pay ment of certain indebtedness hereby secured, and being thereto duly re quested by the legal holder there of, the undersigned Trustee will on Fri day, May 22, 1931, at 11 o'clock A. M., in front of the Court House door in Halifax, North Carolina, expose to public sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, to-wit: 1. Those certain lots or parcels of land with improvements thereon fronting 44.25 feet on the West side of Jefferson Street in the Town of Raonoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina, and running back be tween parallel lines the same width and at right angles to said Street 140 feet to an alley, and being shown and designated as Lot “M” and the North ern ten (10) feet of Lot “N”, ac cording to map or plot of the pro perty of A. Norinsky, recorded in Plat Book No. 3, page 32 Office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County; and being the identical real estate conveyed to J. R. Myrick by deed of A. Norinsky recorded in book 394, page 319, Office of the Register of Deeds aforesaid; reference to which said deed and plat is here made for a more accurate description. 2. Those certain lots or parcels of land with improvements thereon, fronting and aggregating 90.75 feet on the West side of Jefferson Street in the Town of Roanoke Rapids, Ha lifax County, North Carolina, and running back between parallel lines the same width and at right angles to said Street 140 feet to an alley, and being designated as Lots Nos. “B", “C” and the Northern 22.25 feet of Lot “D," according to map or plat of the property of A. Norinsky, re corded in Plat Book No. 3, page 32, Office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, and being the iden tical real estate conveyed to J. R. Myrick by deed recorded in book 394, page 319 and book 390, page 478, Of fice of the Register of Deeds afore said, reference to which said deed and plat is here made for more ac curate description and identification. This the 21st day of April, 1931. L. C. DRAPER, Trustee. Daniel & Knight, Attys. 4t-may 14 Notice of Sale By virtue of the authority contain ed in a certain deed of trust execut ed on the 4th day of June, 1921, by H. B. Furgerson and Susie V. Fur gerson, his wife, to Allen C. Zollicof fer, Trustee, recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina, in Book 324, at Page 353, default having been made in the payment of the indebt edness thereby secured, the under signed Trustee, will on the 27th day of May, 1931, at 2:30 o’clock P. M., in front of the court house door in the town of Halifax, Halifax, County, North Carolina,, offer for sale at pub lic auction to the highest bidder for cash, the following real estate lying, being and situate in the town of Hali fax, in said County and State, bound ed as follows: Beginning at the corner of the lot whereon the last James W. Faucett resided at the time of his death on King or Main Street, of said Town of Halifax, thence along said street N 22 1-2 degrees No. 18 poles 3 links, thence N 54 degrees W 13 poles 8 links to J. T. Gregory’s line, thence along J. T. Gregory’s line and Mrs. Mary J. Whitehead’s line S 40 1-2 de grees W 21 poles 13 links to corner in Mrs. Mary T. Whitehead’s field, thence along her line S 63 degrees E 6 poles 8 links, thence along the line of the lot whereon said J. W. Fau cette resided at the time of his death, S 67 1-2 degrees E 13 poles to the beginning, containing Two and Sev en-One Hundreth (2.07) acres, and being the same lot, piece or parcel of lend conveyed to the said Annie How erton Taylor, (formerly Annie How erton Gowan) by deed of T. N. Hill and wife and others, dated the 11th day of August, 1904, and recorded in book 166 at page 161, office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax' Coun ty, and being the same piece, parcel ur tract of land conveyed to the said T. N. Hill by deed of W. M. Perkins and wife, dated 3rd day of April 1882, recorded in book 9 at page 68, Halifax County Regiatry, and being the same lot this day conveyed to the said H. B. Furgerson by the said Annie Howerton Taylor. This notice dated and posted thi» the 23rd day of April, 1931. ALLEN C. ZOLLICOFFER, 4t-may 14 Trustee. Notice of Sale By virtue of the uathority contain ed in a certain deed of trust execut ed on the 15 day of October, 1930, by S C. Cook and Mary H. Cook, his vife, to Julian R. Allsbrook, Trustee, recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Hailfax County, North Carolina in Book 408 at page 353, de fault having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness thereby se cured, the undersigned Trustee, will on the 23 day of May, 1931, at 12:30 o’clock P. M. in front of the court house door in the town of Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the follow ing described real property, to-with: All that certain lot or parcel of land with improvements thereon, ly ing and being situate in the town of Roaonke Rapids, Halifxa County, North Carolina, fronting 25 feet on the West side of Roanoke Avenue in said town and running back the same vtidth between parallel lines and at right angles to said Roanoke Ave nue, 140 feet to an alley; and being shown and designated as Lot No. Two Hundred Thirteen (213) acording to a map or plot of the property of the Roanoke Rapids Power Company, made by C. F. Gore and Company, Engineers of Weldon, North Carolina, December 18, 1915, of record in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina, in map book 1 at pages 11, 12, 13 and 14; and being the identical lot of land conveyed to the said S. C. Cook by deed of Taylor-Matthews Company, Incorporated, dated Febru ary 16, 1925, of record in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, in book 370 at page 547, re ference to which said map and deed being made for greater certainty of description. This notice dated and posted the 22 day of April, 1931. JULIAN R. ALLSBROOK, 4t may 14 Trustee Notice of Sale By virtue of the authority contain ed in a certain deed of trust executed on the 20th day of July, 1928, by J. W Ross and Mary G. Ross, his wife to Julian R. Allsbrook, Trustee, record ed in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina, in Book 389, at page 572, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured, the undersigned Trustee, will on the 27 day of May, 1931, at 12 o’clock M. in front of the post office door in the town of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina, of fer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the follow ing described real property, to-wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land with improvements thereon, ly ing and being in the Town of Roa noke Rapids, Halifax County, State of North Carolina, beginning at the intersection of the southern line of 4th Street with the west line of Ham ilton Street; thence southerly along the west line of Hamilton Street, 126 feet; thence at right angles westerly 125 feet to a point; thence at right angles northerly 125 feet to the south line of 4th Street; thence at right angles and along the south line of 4th Street in an easter ly direction, 125 feet to the point of beginning; being shown and desig nated as Lots Nos. 401, 403, 405, 407 and the northern five (5) feet of Lot. No. 409, according to a map or plot of the property of Roanoke Rapids Power Company, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, of record in the of fice of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County in plat book No. — at page —; and being the identical lot or parcel of land conveyed to the said J. W. Ross by deed of W. T. Councill and wife, dated March 19, 1927 ,and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County as aforesaid in book No. 877 at page 294, reference to which said map and deeds is hereby made for greater certainty of description. The sale of the above described property will be made subject to a certain prior deed of trust of J. W. Ross and Mary G. Ross, his wife, to the Southern Trust Company, Trustee, dated July 1, 1928 and re corded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Halifax County, North Carolina in Book 398, at page 1, se curing originally the payment of the sum of $5,000.00 and interest there on. This notice dated and posted the 25 day of April, 1981. JULIAN R. ALLSBROOK, 4t-may 21 Trustee