TRUSTEES’ AUCTION SALE
In execution of a certain deed
of trust dated November 21, 1927,
and recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Halifax
County, North Carolina, in Book
381, page 420, default having been
made in the payment of part of
the debt secured thereby, to-wit,
balance of unpaid principal in the
amount $8,942.28, and accrued in
terest from November 21, 1927,
having been declared due and pay
able by the holder of the note
evidencing said debt, and being
required in writing to do so by the
beneficiary under said deed, the
undersigned Trustees will sell at
public auction to the highest bid
der for cash, at the County Court
house door of the County of Hali
fax, North Carolina, on Septem
ber 5, 1933, beginning at eleven
o’clock A. M., the following de
scribed real estate, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to sat
isfy all the unpaid indebtedness
secured by the deed of trust:
All those certain tracts or par
cels of land lying, being and sit
uate in the vicinity of Roanoke
Rapids, Halifax County, State of
North Carolina, said tracts or par
cels being the land shaded red on
that certain map made by W. W.
LaPrade & Bros., dated April 30,
1927, entitled “Virginia Electric
and Power Company map showing
location of property owned by Vir
ginia Carolina Power Company
and Virginia Electric and Power
Company, situated in the vicincy
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax Co.,
N. C.”, blue print copy of said
map having been attached for re
cordation cotemporaneously there
with as part thereof to the deed
of trust above mentioned; the
property conveyed by said deed
of trust containing approximately
873.41 acres and being more par
ticularly described as follows:
1.—Beginning at an iron rod
at a point on the Eastern line of
Jackson Street distant 282.9 feet
from the Northern line of Preston
Street, thence N. 42 deg. 30. min.
W. 1436.9 feet to an iron rod,
thence N. 83 deg. 30 min. W. 945
feet to an iron rod, thence S. 76
deg. 30 min. W. 1730 feet to an
iron rod, thence N. 84 deg. 15 min.
W. 1275.4 feet to an iron rod,
thence along the dividing line be
tween this tract and the tract
formerly owned by W. E. Ivey S.
9 deg. 20 min. W. 1618.4 feet to
Roanoke Rapids Cemetery, thence
along line of same S. 80 deg. 40
min. E. 154 feet, thence S. 9 deg.
20 min. W. 332.1 feet to Ivey Cem
etery, thence along line of same
S. 80 deg 40 min. E. 201.86 feet,
thence S. 9 deg. 20 min. W. 244.67
feet to Roanoke Rapids Cemetery,
thence along same S. 63 deg. 43
min. E. 90 feet, thence S. 25 deg.
35 min. W. 217.1 feet, thence N.
64 deg. 23 min. W. 397 feet to the
line of said tract formerly owned
by W. E. Ivey, thence along same,
S. 9 deg. 20 min. W. (crossing
Bolling Road) 1080.2 feet to a
rod, thence S. 56 deg. 13 min. E.
232.3 feet to a rod, thence S. 8
deg. 51 min. W. 1244.2 feet to a
rod, thence S. 56 deg. 11 min. E.
654.7 feet to rod on West line of
Kapidg street, inerrje along tne
West line of Rapids Street N. 26
deg. 30 min. E. 341.9 feet to the
North line of 8th Street, thence
along the North line of 8th Street
S. 63 deg. 30 min. E. 1140 feet to
a rod on the East line of Franklin
Street if extended, thence N. 26
deg. 30 min. E. 1980 feet to the
North line of 6th Street, thence
along the North line of 5th Street
S. 63 deg. 30 min. E. 203.2 feet
to the West line of Henry Street,
thence along the West line of Hen
ry Street N. 26 deg. 30 min. E.
1980 feet to North line of 2nd
Street, thence along the North
line of 2nd Street S. 63 deg. 30
min. E. (crossing Seaboard Air
Line Railway right of way) 296.8
feet, to the West line of an alley
20 feet wide, thence along same
N. 26 deg. 30 min. E. 570 feet,
thence S. 63 deg. 30 min. E. 160
feet to the West line of Monroe
Street, thence along West line of
Monroe St., N. 26 deg. 30 min. E.
90 ft. to North line of 1st Street if
extended, thence along same S.
63 deg. 30 min. E. 60 feet, thence
N. 26 deg. 30 min. E. 34.3 feet,
thence S. 63 deg. 30 min. E. 140
feet, to West line of an alley 20
feet wide, thence along same N.
26 deg. 30 min. E. 848.6 feet,
thence S. 63 deg. 30 min. E. 300
feet to West side of an alley 20
feet wide, thence along same N.
26 deg. 30 min. E. 30 feet, thence
S. 63 deg. 30 min. E. 160 feet to
West line cf Jackson Street,
thence along the same N. 26 deg.
30 min. E. 30 feet, thence S. 63
deg. 30 min. E. 60 feet to the point
of beginning; containing, exclusive
of United Industrial Company’s
reservoir tract on Lax Branch and
also Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company’s right of way 359.41
acres.
There is expressly excepted, re
served and excluded from the a
bove described tract or parcel of
land those parts of said tract or
parcel, together with the appur
tenances thereunto appertaining,
which have heretofore been releas
ed and quitclaimed, by deed duly
recorded from J. T. Chase and
Weldon Bank & Trust Company,
Trustees, unto said Roanoke Rap
ids Properties, Inc., as follows:
A—Lots Nos. 1 and 2 in Block
G, as shown and designated on
plat of property formerly owned
by the Virginia Carolina Power
Company, said map being prepar
ed by E. L. Hunley, dated Feby.
1929, and recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds of Halifax
County, N. C., in Plat Book 3,
on page No. 80, said lots being sit
uate in Halifax County, State of
North Carolina, Roankoe Rapids
Township and fronting on the
North side of the public road lead
ing from Roanoke Rapids to Boll
ing, and,
B—All that certain tract or par
cel of land in Roanoke Rapids
Township, Halifax County, State
of North Carolina, in and near the
Town of Roanoke Rapids, contain
ing 67 acres, more or less, bound
ed and described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwestern
intersection of Franklin Street
and Bolling Road, thence along the
Southern boundary line of Bollmg
Road in a Southwesterly direc
tion to the Southeastern intersec
tion of Bolling Road and Cleve
land Street, thence in a Southerly
direction along the Eastern boun
dary line of Cleveland Street to
the Eastern line of the W. E. Ivey
land, thence along said Ivey line
in a Southwesterly direction to its
intersection with the Northern
boundary line of Eighth Street,
thence along the Northern bound
ary of Eighth Street in an easterly
direction to its intersection with
the Western boundary line of
Franklin Street, thence along the
Western boundary line of Franklin
Street to the point of beginning on
Bolling Road, and,
C—Beginning at an iron stake
at the Northwestern intersection
of Henry Street and Second Street
in the town of Roanoke Rapids,
North Carolina, thence along the
Western boundary line of Henry
Street, extended, North 26 deg.
30 min. East 2077.7 feet to an iron
stake at a corner in the line of
the Roanoke Mills Company and
the Virginia Electric and Power
Company; thence along the line
of the Power Company North 42
deg 30 min. West 112.1 feet to
an iron stake at a corner in said
line; thence along said line North
83 deg. 30 min. West 945 feet to
an iron stake in said line; thence
along said line South 76 deg 30
min. West 254 feet to an iron
stake at a corner in said line;
thence South 5 deg. 56 min. West
534 feet to an iron stake; thence
South 4 deg. 30 min. East 400
feet to an iron stake; thence
South 25 deg. 30 min. East 440
feet to an iron stake: thence South
9 deg. East 463 feet to an iron
stake; thence South 33 deg. East
186 feet to the iron stake at the
point of the beginning, (containing
34.9 acres more or less) all as
shown and designated on a map
of a part of the property of the
Roanoke Rapids Properties, Incor
porated, made by K. H. Barrow on
August 15, 1929, copy of which for
greater certainty of description
is attached as part thereof to
deed dated August 20, 1929, from
J. T. Chase and Weldon Bank and
Trust Company, Trustees, to Roa
noke Rapids Properties, Incorpo
rated, duly recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Hali
fax County, North Carolina, in
Deed Book 396, Page 598, and,
D—That certain tract or parcel
of land, lying, situate and being
near the Town of Roanoke Rap
ids, Halifax County, North Caro
lina, Roanoke Rapids Township,
Bounded and described as follows:
“Beginning at an iron pipe in
the Northern boundary line of
Fifth Street extended, the point
of beginning is marked “C” on
the map thereto attached; thence
North 63 deg. 30 min. West 250
feet to the corner of the old Roa
noke Rapids cemetery in the
Northern boundary line of said
fifth Street; thence along the line
of the Cemetery property N. 25
deg. 35 min. East 217.24 feet to a
corner ;n said line; thence along
said line N. 63 deg. 43 min. W. 90
feet, to a corner in said line;
thence along said line N. 9 deg. 20
min. E. 244.67 feet to a corner in
the said line; thence along said
line N. 80 deg. 40 min. W. 201.86
feet to a corner in said line;
thence along said line N. 9 deg. 20
min. E. 150 feet to an iron pipe
in said line, thence south 80 deg.
41 min. E. 465.9 feet to an iron
pipe; thence S. 9 deg. 20 min. W.
701.5 feet to an iron pipe at the
point of beginning, said tract or
parcel of land being a part of the
land belonging to the said party
of the first part and being parti
cularly shown and described on
map made by K. H. Barrow, dated
September 1928, copy of which
for greater certainty of description
is attached as part thereof to deed
dated September 25, 1928, from
J. T. Chase and Weldon Bank and
Trust Company, Trustees, to Roa
noke Rapids Properties, Incorpo
rated, duly recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Hali
fax County, North Carolina, in
Deed Book 396, page 406, said
tract or parcel of land containing
4.45 acres more or less, and,
E.—That certain tract or parcel
of land, lying, being and situate
in the Town of Roanoke Rapids.
Halifax County, State of North
Carolina, Roanoke Rapids Town
ship, containing Twenty-Four and
Forty-Five one hundreds (24.45)
acres, more or less, and bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwestern
corner of the intersection of Sec
ond Street and Henry Street, as
shown on a map of the property
of the Virginia-Carolina Power
Company and the Virginia Electric
and Power Company of record in
the ollice ot the Kegister oi ueeas
for Halifax County, North Caro
lina, in Plat Book No. 3, at pages
Nos. 59 and 60, thence a straight
line North 26 deg. 30 min. East
following the continuation of the
Western boundary of Henry Street
2077.66 feet to a point in the line
between the lands of Roanoke
Rapids Properties, Incorporated,
and those of the Virginia Carolina
Power Company; thence along
said line South 42 deg. 30 min.
East 1324.79 feet to a point in said
line; thence North 63 deg. 30 min.
West 60 feet; thence South 26 deg.
30 min. West 30 feet; thence
North 63 deg. 30 min. West 160
feet; thence South 26 deg. 30 min.
West 39 feet; thence North 63
deg. 30 min. West 360 feet; thence
South 26 deg. 30 min. West, along
the western boundary of the alley
lying 140 feet West of Madison
Street, to the Western boundary
line of the right of way of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway Com
pany, thence along said Western
boundary line of the right of way
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company to its intersection with
the Northern boundary line of
Second Street; thence along the
Northern Boundary line of Sec
ond Street to the point of begin
ning; all as shown enclosed wit’»in
red lines upon blueprint plat dated
Aug. 6, 1928, made by W. W. La
Prade & Bros., copy of which for
greater certainty of description
is attached as part thereof to deed
dated September 18, 1928, from J.
T. Chase and Weldon Bank and
Trust Company, Trustees, duly re
corded in the office of the Register
of Dreds for Halifax County,
North Carolina, in Deed Book 394.
page 143, and,
F—All that cetrain parcel of
land in Roanoke Rapids Township
Halifax County, North Carolina,
being Parcel No. 3-A as shown on
plat made by Stone and Webster
Engineering Corporation, dated
March, 1930, and being the land
inclosed within red lines on said
plat; the said parcel No. 3-A be
ginning at a point on the boun
dary line between the land of said
Roanoke Rapids Properties, Inc.
and the land of S. P. Harris et al,
S. 9 deg. 38 min. W. 202.0 feet
from Station 57 plus 98.6 shown
on said plat, thence S. 85 deg. 04
min. E. 1280.9 feet to Station 45
plus42.6, thence N. 75 deg. 57 min.
E. 1468.0 feet to a point opposite
Station 31 plus 60.0, thence S. 67
deg. 51 min. W. 1155.3 feet, thence
N. 87 deg. 12 min. W. 1650.6 feet
to the said boundary line, thence
N. 9 deg. 38 min. E. 110.2 feet to
the point of beginning, containing
5.53 acres; being a part of the
land conveyed to said Roanoke
Rapids Properties, Incorporated,
by deed from Virginia Carolina
Power Co., dated Nov. 21, 1927,
and recorded in said Office in D.
B. 377, page 585, as shown on plat
dated March 1930, made by Stone
& Webster Eng. Corp., copy of
which for greater certainty of des
criptiin is attached as part there
of to deed dated March 24, 1930,
from Roanoke Rapids Properties,
Incorporated, to Virginia Carolina
Power Company, duly recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds
for Halifax County, North Caroli
na, in Deed Book 406, page 80.
2. Beginning at an iron rod at
the intersection of the Western
line of said W. E. Ivey tract and
the Northern line of the Roanoke
Rapids Power Company Bolling
Road Sub-division, thence N. 79
deg. W. 2244 feet to a rod, thence
N. 9 deg. 21 min. E. 488.95 feet to
a rod, thence N. 35 deg. 22 min. E.
reel to tne line Detween tms
tract and the tract known as “C.
Jones Tract” belonging to Virgi
nia Electric and Power Company,
thence along said last mentioned
line S. 54 deg. 30 min. E. 180 feet,
N. 81 deg. 45 min. E. 200 feet, N.
70 deg. 30 min. E. 170 feet, N. 41
deg. 15 min. E. 528 feet, N. 36 deg.
30 min. E. 738.6 feet, thence N. 85
deg. 20 min. E. 215.7 feet to a rod,
thence S. 61 deg. 30 min. E. 910
feet to said W. E. Ivey line, thence
S. 9 deg. 20 min. W. along said
last mentioned line 1608.15 feet to
the beginning, containing 67.92
acres, and,
Beginning on the dividing line
between the C. Jones tract and
the Simmons tract at a rod which
is S. 6 deg. 08 min. E. 315.5 feet
from the Southern line of the right
of way of the Roanoke Naviga
tion & Water Power Company,
thence N. 69 deg. E. 1074.9 feet
to a rod, thence N. 85 deg. 20
min. E. 284.3 feet, thence S. 36
deg. 30 min. W. 738.6 feet, S.
41 deg. 15 min. W. 528 feet, S.
70 deg. 30 mm. W. 170 teet, Js.
81 deg. 45 min. W. 200 feet, N.
54 deg. 30 min. W. 180 feet, to
said Simmons line, thence with
same, N. 35 deg. 22 min. E. 98.78
feet to a rod, thence N. 6 deg.
08 min. W. 485.5 feet to beginning,
containing 15.85 acres, being a
part of the C. Jones tract.
There is expressly excepted, re
served and excluded from the a
bove described tract or parcel of
land those parts of said tract or
parcel, together with the appur
tenances thereunto appertaining,
which have heretofore been re
leased and quitclaimed, by deed
duly recorded from J. T. Chase
and Weldon Bank & Trust Com
pany, Trustees, unto said Roanoke
Rapids Properties, Inc., as follows:
A—All that certain parcel of
land in Roanoke Rapids Township,
Halifax County, North Carolina,
being Parcel No. 3-B as shown
on plat made by Stone and Web
ster Engineering Corp., dated
March 1930, and being the land
inclosed within red lines on said
plat; the said parcel No. 3-B be
ginning on the boundary line be
tween the land of said Roanoke
Rapids Properties, Incorporated,
and the land of said S. P. Harris
et al. and at a point thereon S. 9
deg. 38 min. W. 46.8 feet from
Station 63 plus 10.0 on said plat,
thence S. 9 deg. 38 min. W. 265.4
feet, thence N. 87 deg. 12 min. W.
2249.9 feet, thence N. 6 deg. 40
min. W. 140 feet, thence N. 68 deg.
32 min. E. 1077.4 feet, thence N.
84 deg. 49 min. E. 500.8 feet,
thence S. 62 deg. 06 min. E. 802.6
feet to the point of beginning, con
taining 23.65 acres; being a part
of the land conveyed to said Roa
noke Rapids Properties, Inc., by
deed from Virginia Carolina Power
Co., dated Nov. 21, 1927, and re
corded in said Office in D. B. 377,
page 585, as shown on plat dated
March, 1930, made by Stone &
Webster Eng. Corp., copy of which
for greater certainty of descrip
tion is attached as part thereof
to deed dated March 24, 1930,
from Roanoke Rapids Properties
Incorporated, to Virginia Carolina
Power Company, duly recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds
for Halifax County, North Caro
lina, in Deed Book 406, page 80.
3. Beginning in the center of
Bolling Road on the line of said
W. E. Ivey tract, thence S. 9 deg.
15 min. W. 1068 feet to a rod,
thence N. 56 deg. 27 min. W. 1394.4
feet to a rod, thence N. 4 deg.
22 min, E. 435 feet to a rod,
thence N. 33 deg. 37 min. W. 138.4
feet to center of Bolling Road,
thence along same S. 79 deg. E.
1398.9 feet to the beginning con
taining 24.42 acres.
4. Beginning in center of
Bolling Road, on the dividing
line between the Simmons tract
and the T. M. Moore tract, thence
S. 17 deg. 35 min. W. 3834.9 feet
to center of Chocayotte Creek.
thence down center of said creek
470 feet, more or less, to corner
with James H. Burton, thence with
the dividing line between said
Burton and this land N. 19 deg.
08 min. E. 2794.5 feet, thence N.
17 deg. 35 min. E. 817 feet to a
rod, thence N. 33 deg. 37 min. W.
138.4 feet to center of Bolling
Road, thence along the center of
said road N. 79 deg. W. 380 feet
to the beginning, containing ex
clusive of the right of way of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.,
38.56 acres.
5. Beginning at the intersection
of the Southern line of the right
of way of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway Company ar.d the west
ern line of the Highway leading
from Roanoke Junction South
wardly across Chocayotte Creek,
thence along Southern line of said
right of way N. 40 deg. 15 min.
W. 4040 feet to spring branch at
culvert, thence down branch 740
feet, more or less, to Chocayotte
Creek, thence down the same 3990
feet, more or less, to the Western