m
Raymond Britton
Is Discharged
First Sergeant Raymond L. Brit
ten, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Britton, 1314 Washington Street,
formerly of Hertford County, was
honorably discharged from the
Army on February 3 at Fort
B^i.gg, Sgt. Britton has served
two years in the armed forces as
en MP, ten months of which was
spent overseas with the Seventh
and Fifteenth armies, in Eng
land, France, Belgium and Germ
any. He is the wearer of the Good
Conduct Medal, ETO with two
bronze stars, American Theatre,
Victory ribbon and the Certificate
of Merit.
Prior to his entrance in service,
Button was employed by the Roa
noke Mills Co. He and his wife,
the former Miss Virginia Bryant,
will make their home in this city.
Paul L. Borrell
On Visit Here
Pvt. Paul Li. Borrell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Borrell spent
the week end with his parents.
r«il’s address is: Pvt. Paul L.
Borrell, 44165.'66, Company “A”
6th Bn., ASFTC, First Platoon,
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in case any
of his friends wish to write. His
brother, Pfc. Frank C. Borrell re
turned to Ashford General Hos
pital recently after spending six
ty days with his parents. His
address is: Pfc. Frank C. Borrell,
20411254, Ward 209, Ashford Gen
er^j.1 Hospital, White Sulphur
fffings, West Virginia.
Mrs. L. T. Donnavant of Nor
folk spent the week end with her
mother, Mrs. Claude Keene.
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GARYSBURG
HEWS
Mrs. W. W. Grant and son Tom
my visited her mother recently.
Mrs. Blanche Walker went to
Roanoke Raipids Thursday.
Mrs. L. A. Harris and children
recently visited Mrs. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Coker and
family visited Mrs. Bradley on
Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Moody viisted her
mother, Mrs. Jennie Floyd recent
ly
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Camp were
Sunday guests of his mother in
Gaston.
Mrs. Lena Grant and Miss Mil
dred Grant visited Mrs. W. L. Als
ton in Weldon recently.
Mrs. H. L. Kendall Is
Bridge Hostess Recently
Enfield—Mrs. H. L. Kendall of
Scotland Neck, formerly of En
field, entertained the Wednesday
Evening Bridge Club and their
guests, recently in the home of
Mrs. John Newton.
After five progressions of Con
tract at three tables, high score
prize was awarded Mrs. S. A.
Dunn, bingo orizes were won by
Mrs. Myra Mann, Miss Constance
Price and Mrs. L. C. Marshall.
A dessert course with salted
nuts was served the following:
Mrs. R. A. Whitaker, Mrs. A. C.
Nichols. Mrs. Walter Garnett, Jr.,
Mrs. John Newton, Mrs. Sidney
Randolph, Mrs. L. C. Marshall,
Mrs. R. E. Shervette, Jr., Mrs. J.
M Sherrod, Mrs Myra Mann,
Misses Nellie Bryan Newton and
Constance Price.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McDonald
and family of Henderson spent
Sunday with Mrs. D. W. McDon
ald.
Mrs. Mary W. Bryant 1017 Ham
tilton Street i3 a patient at the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
NOTICE OF RESALE OF
REAL ESTATE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT,
BEFORE THE CLERK.
MORTH CAROLINA,
HALIFAX COUNTY.
Halifax County
-vs
\nnie Carter Johnson, et al.
Under and by virtue of an Ord
jr of Resale entered by George
A Hux, Acting Clerk Superior
Court for Halifax County on the
1st day of February, 1946, in a
iroceeding pending in the Super
or Court of Halifax County en
:itled: “Halifax County -vs- Annie
Carter Johnson, et al.”, the un
lersigned, the duly appointed
Commissioner, being thereto duly
icensed in said order and form
;r order, will on Tuesday, Feb
■uary 19th., 1946, between the
lours of twelve o’clock, noon, and
ine o’clock, p. m., in front of the
Courthouse Door in the Town of
Halifax, North Carolina, offer for
ale to the highest bidder for cash
he following described land to
vit:
Tract No. One; That certain
ract or parcel of land lying and
■eing in Roanoke Rapids Town
hip, Halifax County, North Caro
ina, containing fourteen acres,
more or less, known as the Sally
Goins Tract, bounded on the North
by the land of John W. Carter, de
ceased, on the South by the lands
of Narcissus Evans (formerly
Roady Evans), on the East by the
lands of Matthew Martin Heirs
(formerly J. T. Gooch) and on
the West by the lands of Rebecca
Jenkins (formerly Sally Ann Lyn
ch) ajid being the identical land
conveyed to the said John W.
Carter, deceased, by an unrecord
ed deed of T. J. E. Hockaday,
dated November 27, 1885:
Tract No. Two: That certain
tract or parcel of land situate in
Roanoke Rapids Township, Hali
fax County, North Carolina, con
taining twenty-eight acres, more
or less, known as the Sally Goins
Tract, bounded on the North by
the land of Sally Carter, on the
South by the lands of John W.
Carter (Tract No. 1 above de
scribed) and bounded on the West
by the lands of Jesse Carter
(formerly Sarah Moseley) and
bounded on the East by the lands
of Jane Ponton, and being the
identical tract of land conveyed
to the said John W. Carter by
deed of Simon B. Everitt, dated
February 4, 1873, recorded in Book
74 A, page 117, Halifax County
Public Registry, reference to said
deed is hereby made for greater
certainty of description.
Tract No. Three: Lot No. 56
in the town of Thelma, North Ca
rolina, as shown on plat of the
said town 'dated January 2, 1909,
a copy of which plot is attached
to the deed from Lobdell Car
Wheel Company et als, to J. W.
Carter, dated March 25,‘ 1913, rec
orded in Book 277, at page 75,
Halifax County Public Registry;
reference to which is hereby made
for greater certainty of descrip
tion.
The initial bid at this resale
will be $395.00. The sale will be
made subject to confirmation by
the court, and a deposit of ten
(10%) percent of the amount of
sale will be required of the sue
cessful bidder as evidence of good
faith.
This the 1st day of February,
1946.
WADE H. DICKENS,
Commissioner.
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