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(Crowded out last week)
Miss Pauline Merchant returned
home this week from a visit to
Chester, Pa.
Mrs. William Wallace of Char
lotte is spending sometime with
her mother, Mrs. W. W. Wiggins.
Mrs. Carney Hargrove of Phil
adelphia, Pa., is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Walter Daniel.
Miss Christine Alston spent Wed
nesday in Norfolk, Va.
Miss Frances Gullage of Green
wood, S. .C., is visiting Miss Cath
rine Hardison.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Manning
and children, Catherine, Agnes, and
Tom, Jr., are spending sometime at
Carolina Beach.
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
The need for office machine op
erators under the defense pro
gram has increased steadily. A new
examination for under mimeograph
operator has just been announced
by the Civil Service Commission,
for appointment in Washington,
D. C., only. The position pays $1,
260 a year. Applicants will be rated
on their experience, and no writ
ten test will be given, They are re
quired to automatic paper-feed
mimeograph machines. While ap
plications will be accepted until
further notice at the Commission’s
Washington office, persons who can
qualify are urged to file their ap
plications at once.
The Commission also announced
an examination for Junior En
gineer at $2,000 a year, the optional
branches being aeronautical en
gineering, naval architecture and
Marine engineering. Applicants may
qualify if they have completed a
professional engineering course at
a college or university of recog
nized standing with major study
in the optional branch chosen. The
general requirements for the naval
architecture and marine engineer
ing option have been modified to
allow graduates from a college
curriculum in aremieciure 10 appiy
if they have had special study or
experience in naval architecture
or marine engineering. This
same provision applies to graduates
from general engineering courses.
Applicants for the aeronautical op
tion may qualify if they have had
a general 4-year engineering course
suplementad by either study or ex
perience in aeronautical engineer
ing. Provision has also been made
for the utilization of defense train
ing courses in marine or aeronau
tical engineering or naval archi
tecture. For this examination ap
plications will be rated as soon as
practicable after receipt at the
Commission’s office until June 30,
1942.
Full information as to the re
quirements for these examinations
and application forms, may be ob
tained from Carl Churchill, Secre
tary of the Board of U. S. Civil
Service Examiners, at the post of
fice in this city, or from the Se
cretary of the Board of U. S.
Civil Service Examiners, at any
first or second class post office.
SURPRISE PARTY
John O. Matthews complimented
Mrs. Matthews recently
with a surprise dinner and informal
party in honor of her birthday.
Dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. Iddings, Mr. Frank Muth,
and Mr. C. A. Elliot. Those at
tending the evening party were
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee Oliver, Mr.
and Mrs. Carlton Stacia, Mrs. D. P.
Wike, Nancy and Catherine Wike,
Mrs. Dora Hawkins, Mrs. Lewis
Johnson, Josie and Charles Anna
Johnson, Mrs. W. E. Porch, Mrs.
G. T. Jierce and Mrs. Dora Grant
Bingo was played throughout the
evening with prizes for the win
ners. At ten o’clock delicious home
made ice cream and birthday cake
was served. Mrs. .'Matthews recei
ved many lovely gifts.
SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES
I will on Monday, September 1st, 1941, in front of the
courthouse door in Halifax, sell to the highest bidder for
cash, the following real estate to satisfy taxes on said land for
the year 1940.
— E. H. SMITH, Tax Collector,
Countv of Halifax.
BL’TTERWOOD TOWNSHIP
Alston, Mrs. Eugene, 50 ac Home land near Zion Hill —-$ 8.15
Alston, Gid, 73% ac Allen land- 4-27
Ashby, Mrs. Ruth, 56 ac Pine Branch land - 5.26
Bragg, Mrs. J. M., 54 3-10 ac Pt. Airlie farm- 11.65
Bragg, Mrs. J. M. et al, 260 ac Pt. Prospect Hill- 24.33
Browning, Mrs. W. L., 101 ac Pt. Capt. Jenkins old home 1- 14.65
Carter, Est. of A. E., 59 ac Home land- 24.04
Collier, Mrs. Nena O. W., 2% ac Prospect Hill- 1-33
Cook, O. B., 5% ac Home land D. T. Cook- 3.43
Glasgow, A. S., 25 ac Pt. Old home place- 6.29
Liles, J. R., 27 5-10 ac Wade Carter land- 168.81 Bal.
60 ac House, mill, gm, & store, 156 ac Morriss Land, 150
ac Keeter Land, 31% ac Tucker land, 12% ac Butts land,
21% ac Dickens land, 13 ac Wade Carter land, 132 ac
Webb Lucas land, 195 ac Glasgow land, 11% ac Baucom
land, 50 ac Jennie Brown land, 71 ac Hartwell Johnston
land, 38 ac Mrs. M. E. & C R. Isles land
Liles, Mrs. J. R., 183 ac Home place, Capt. Jenkins- 28.30
Riggan, L. D., 60 ac Pt. Old home place- 11.85
Riggan, L. D. & E. Gupton, Pt. 124 ac Heptinstall land (% paid
by E. Gupton) _ 12.92 Bal.
Riggan, T. T., 60 ac Pt. Old home place - 10.69
Shearin, Est. of Bob, 25 ac Home land - 4.30
Thorne, S. T., 25 ac S. C. Alston land - 168.38
1,3 ac Mill property, 101 ac Rue Bloom land, 50 ac home
tract, 60 ac Williams tract, 4 ac Cottage tract, 3% ac Gin
& store lot
Thorne, S. T. & W. H., 855 ac Richneck land- 92.73
BUTTERWOOD TOWNSHIP
COLORED
Alston, Bennie, 98 ac Home, K. Alston place- 3.28 Bal.
Bowser, Est. of W. W., 50 ac Pt. Dickens land- 8.89
4% ac Old W. W. Bowser home
Harriss, Est of Oscar, 5 ac Charles Watson land- 2.04
Purnell, Ashley, 10 ac Home, Hamill-Collier land-3.88
After-listed Taxes
No. 306
Carter, Mrs. Marvel (white), 50 ac Carter land - 18.91
SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES
I will on Monday, September let, 1941, in front of the
courthouse door in Halifax, sell to the highest bidder for
cash, the following real estate to satisfy taxes on said land for
th'e year 1940.
— E. H. SMITH, Tax Collector,
County of Halifax.
ROANOKE RAPIDS TOWNSHIP—LANDSALES—1940
Allen, Charles A., 1 ac Love land-$ 3.51
Armstrong, Mrs. B. F., 3 vacant lots Matthesw Hill- 1.41
Babcock, Mrs. Virginia V., 3 lots and house Roanoke Avenue- 34.09
No. 710-712-714
Bain, Mrs. A. L., 1 lot vacant Roanoke Avenue- 5.28
No. 239
Baird, R. S., 2 lots and house Belmont h’way- 8.62
No. 20-21
Ballard, Herbert W., % ac and small house Litleton Rd.- 4.78
Barber, J. A., 2 lots and house Weldon Rd.--— 6.82
Barkley, W. C., 2 lots and house Bolling Rd.- 8.19
Batton, J. B. Sr., 3 vacant lots Monroe St.- 8.36
No. 813-815-817
Bennett, M. E., 2!4 lots and house E-S Mershall- 7.03
Birdsong, E. R., 2 1-3 ac Becky Henderson land- 1.52
Brickie, Mrs. C. B., 2 lots and small house No. 1305-1307—
—H. A. Witton - 5.24
Brickie, M. E., 2 lots and garage Roanoke Ave. - 99.46
No. 1302-1304, 2 vacant lots Roanoke Ave. No. 1306-1308,
2 lots and house Hamilton St. No. 1301-1303, 1 lot and
house Roanoke Ave. No. 1246, 2 vacant lots Roanoke
Ave. N. 1240-1242
Britton, Mrs. Margaret K., 2 vacant lots Hamilton St.- 4.98
No. 1010-1012
Brodie, Miss Fannie, 2 vacant lots No. 831-833 Roanoke Ave. — 6.96
Brooks, Mrs. Erma, 2 lots Hamilton St.- 3.99
Brown, J. T., 2 tots & house W. Rosemary- 4.79
Craig St. No. 33-34
Brown, Mrs. N. B., 2 lots and house Jefferson St.- 13.84
No. 124-126
Brown, Robert C., 2 vacant lots Franklin St.- 6.78
No. 634-636
Brown, S. T., 2 2-10 ac Brown land- 19.03
Brown, T. S., 3 lots and house West Rosemary- 11.09
Craig St. No. 23-24-25, 1 lot & house W. Rosemary, 3
lots No. 47-48-49 W. Rosemary, Craig St.
Bullington, W. R., 20 ac Branch land - 19.57
Carawan, C. G., 1 lot and house Horner Town- 10.13
6th & Vance Sts.
Carlyle, J. P., 50% ac Carpenter land - 8.79
Cherry, Mrs. Lucille, 70 ac Powell land_20.31 Bal.
2 lots and house Littleton Rd.
Clark, Mrs. Carolyn R., 1 ac Matthews Hill- 1.68
Clark, Mrs. Elsie B., 37% ac Caroline Collins land- 4.06
Clark & Nash, 1 vacant lot Roanoke Ave.- 4.63
1122 No., 1 lot Hodges Town
Clary, Thurman, E., 2 lots and house W. Rosemary - 5.26
Ward St. No. 2-4
Cobb, Mrs. J. F„ 9 3-10 ac Allen land- 3.15
Coburn, F. M, 3 vacant lots Washington St._ 208.70
No. 56-57-58, 1 lot and store Roanoke Ave., No. 145, 1 lot
& house Hamilton St., 8 lots* Cuncil House Roa. Ave.,
No. 519-521-523-525-527-529-531-533
Coburn, rMs. F. M., 88 ac Powell land--- 120.93
1 store Roa. Ave. No. 213 lot, 1 lot & store Roa. Ave.
No. 917, 1% lots Washington St., 1% lots & house Wash
ington St., 2 vacant lots Roa. Ave. No. 911-913, 1 vacant
lot Roa. Ave. No. 915, Incomplete building
Cohen, Mrs. Flora, 2 lots & house Jackson St.- 10.74
No. 913-917, 2 lots Madison St. No. 214-216
Collier, Mrs. Annie P., 2 lots & house S. Rosemary- 8.06
Hudson St. No. 15-16, 1 lot & house S. Rosemary, Daniel
St. No. 36
Collins, Dallas, 1 lot S. Rosemary_ 2.09
Crew, J. W., Jr., 25 ac Swamp land _ 641.83
46 ac Wod land, 200 ac Far mland, 15 ac Swamp land,
2 vacant lots Roanoke Ave. No. 105-107, 3 vacant lots
Roanoke Ave. No. 810-812-814, 4 lots & store Roanoke
Ave. No. 1032-1034-1036-1038, 2 lots and store Roanoke
Ave., No. 1033-1035, 2 vacant lots Roanoke Ave. No. 1037
1039, 2 lots & house Hamilton St. No. 1033-1035, 2 vacant
lots Jefferson St. No. 218-220, 2 lots & Citizens Bank
Bldg., Roanoke Ave. No. 1100-1102, 3 new houses Sunset
Ave. No. 1304-1308-1316
Cullom, Mrs. Mollie, 1 lot & house Burton St. No. 30- 6.45
Davis, Mrs. C. B.. 1 lot & house W. Rosemary_ 5.36
Burton St. No. 35
Dickens, L. D., 1 lot & house Belmont No. 5 _ 6.99
Draper, L. H., 1 lot & house Monroe St. No. 304 - 10.50 Bal.
Edwards, Est. of Joe T., 3 lots & house Weldon Rd.- 8.22
No. 7-8-9
Elky, W. M., 1 vacant lot S. Rosemary-,- 1.65
Elmore, E. W., 2 lots & house Charlotte St. - 14.23
No. 309-311
Emry, C. R., 10 ac Ivey land- 7.33
2 vacant lots Washington St.
Emry, Mrs. lone T., 1 2-3 lots Jackson St. No. 734 _ 20.99
2-3 No. 732
Emry, Mrs. lone T., 2 1-3 iots Jackson St. No. 728-- 6.35
750-1-3 No. 732
Emry, Mrs. lone T., 2 lots Jackson St. Nc ’’8_ 5.28
Emry, Mrs. lone T., 1 lot Roa. Ave. No. - 5.28
Emry, Mrs. lone T., 4 lots Roa. Ave. Nc 30, 32 - 28.69
Emry, Mrs. lone T., 3 lots Hamilton St. —-- 7.42
No. 335, 337, 339
Emry, Mrs. lone T., 4 lots Hamilton St.- 63.45
No. 327, 329, 331, 333
Evans, I. L., 5 ac Glasgow land_ 5.25
Everett, Mrs. E. G., 33 ac Everett Mills land- ■ 4.79
Fitts, Mrs. Charlie T., 1 lot & house Belmont B. St. No. 1- 9.15
Fligle, Mrs. Ida, 2 lots Roa. Ave. No. 1204 & 1206 ... 11.70
Frank, Max, 1 lot & house Roa. Ave. No. 1126- 6.91 Bal.
1 vac. lot Horner Town
George, Edward, 2 lots Horner Town No. 1 & 2 and
unfinished house _ 22.38
Gibson, J. T., 2 lots and house West Rose No. 47 & 49- 5.90
Glover, E. B., 1 vacant lot Horner Town Block_ 1.35
No. 15, lot No. 2
Grant, J. T., 2 lots &house Wash. No. 112 and 114- 12.98
Gray, G. F., 1 lot Belmont _ 21.02
Griffies, Lewis, 5 ac Cochran land- 10.30
15 ac Cochran land
Griffin, Mrs. Susan, 3 lots & house Sou. Rose- 6.45
Grissom, J. H., 3 lots vacant Henry St. No. 600,_ 7.76
602, & 604
Guppey, Mrs. E. J., 2 lots vacant Hamilton St.--- 5.96
No. 937 & 939
Hale, T. L., 16% ac Hale land-- 4.27
Harrell, Est. of C. H., 2 lots & house Clinton St._ 9.21
6 lots & small house Sou. Rose.
Harris, W. E., 2 lots & house Jefferson St.- 11.10
No. 150 & 151
Harrison, M. F., 46 ac Moseley land - 40.13
87 ac Pierce land & new bldgs.
Hawkins, J. H., 1 lot & small house First St.- 3.14
Hinchey, H. H., 2 lots & house Franklin St._ 12.43
No. 632 & 634
Hockaday, J. O., 50 ac Hockaday land- 12.34
2 lots & house South Rose., Roa. Ave., 1 lot Off Ivey
tract
Hockaday, Miss Kate & Sisters, 125 ac King land- 7.09 Bal.
80 ac Ivey land
Hockaday, S. W., 56 ac Hockaday land- 7.40
Holland, J. R., 1 lot vacant Jefferson St. No. 209 - 4.25
Holt, Mrs. W. B., 4 lots & 2 houses & store bldg.- 60.45
No. 901, 903, 905, 907
Horner, W. F., 3 lots & house Hamilton St._ 18.12
No. 925, 927, 929
Hucks, I. O., 4 lots & house West Rose._ 7.82
No. 24, 26, 28, & 30
Hudson, B. F., 24 ac Shearin land- 13.76
Jenkins, E. S., 14 ac Hale land- 3.65
Jenkins, Kelley, 2 lots vacant Roa. Ave.- 8.75
No. of First St. No. 1, & 2
Johnson, C. L., 1 lot &houseSou. Rose. Lit. Rd._ 13.74
Johnson, W. D., 1 lot & house Lit. Rd. N. 137_ 2.61
Jones, Leonard J., 2 lots & huse W. Rse No. 6 & 7- 12.37
Keeter, Miss Fannie, 1 lot & house Belmont No. 10_ 3.70
Kidd, C. T„ 2 lots vacant Hamilton St. No. 114_ 16.11
& No. 116
Kidd, Mrs. C. T., 2 lots & house Hamilton St._ 11.70
No. 1308, 1310, (171-172)
Kidd, Mrs. S. W., 1 lot & house Wash. No. 100_ 8.83
King, J. E., 2 lots Wash No. 61 & 32_ 3.14
Langston, Leonard, 1% lots & house Washington St. _ 13.37
No. 225-% No. 227
J. T. Lockaman, 3 lots & house Littleton Rd._ 5.73
pt. Branch land
Love, J. H., % ac Littleton h’way _ 1.68
Love, Kennie, 20 ac Love land _ 8.16
McFarland, W. B., 4 lots & house Walnut St._ 10.37
McMurray, Est. of J. M., 2 lots & house Washington St._ 99.15
No. 228, 230, 2 lots & house Jefferson St., No. 224, 226,
4 lots & house Hamilton St. No. 301, 303, 305, 307, 2 lots
& house Hamilton St. No. 300, 302, 1 lot & house Hamil
ton St. No. 206, 2 lots & house Hamilton St. No. 234, 236
McNabfc, G. M., 2 lots & house Monroe St. No. 12, 13_ 17.34
Mabry, Eugene C., 2 vacant lots Horner Town Block_ 3.75
No. 4, No. 11
Marks, Mrs. M. F., 1 lot & house Hamilton St., No. 611 __-_ 13.41
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