Margaret Byrum Is
Chosen As Model In
Cotton Style Show
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Chowan Girl One of 143
Representing Nine
Colleges
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Margaret White Byrum of Eden
-ton, a student in Louisburg College,
will be. among the 143 girls repre
senting nine worth Carolina colleges
who will model clothing made by
themselves in the 13th annual Cotton
Style Show at State College April
25, Dean Thomas Nelson of the Tex
tile School has announced.
All of the participating girls are
making their garments with fabrics
designed, and woven by students in
the State College Textile School. The
annual Style Show was originated
by Dean Nelson in 1928 to boost the
use of cotton in feminine wearing
apparel, and over 1,200 college girls
have participated in the first 12 ex
positions. •
Each girl participating in the Style
Show is permitted to select her fab
rics from samples submitted by the
textile students. They make the
garments as part of their classwork
in home economics.
- Girls participating in the Style
Show this year represent 78 North
Carolina communities and eight other
states.
Funeral Services Held
For G. L. Davidson
George L. Davidson died at his
home near Cannons Ferry about 8
o'clock Tuesday morning, April 9.
He was 71 years of age and had been
iU for a period of about six months.
Funeral services were held at the
home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock, the Rev. Frank Cale offi
ciating. Interment was made in the
cemetery at the home place.
/Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fan
nie Davidson; two sons, G. W. David
son and D. C. Davidson, of Chowan
County, and two daughters, Mrs. B.
B. Basnight of New Bern, and Miss
Pasco Davidson at home. Two
brothers, Charlie Davidson of Cole
rain and Joe Davidson, as well as
five nephews and two nieces, also
survive.
Active pallbearers were: D. C.
Davidson, G. W. Davidson, Charlie
Davidson, Luther Davidson, C. C.
'Basnight and W. B. Basnight. Hon
orary pallbearers were: Johnny
Bunch, J. C. Leary, Preston Pritch
ard, Joe Modi in, Joe Byrum and 0.
C. Ward.
Legal Notices
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as Administratrix
of the estate of T. W. Asbell, de
ceased, late of Chowan County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Tyner,
N. C., on or before the 18th day of
April, 1941, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please made immediate pay
ment >
This 18th day of April, 1940. , . 1
LILLIAN B. ASBELL,
Administratrix of T. W. Asbell.
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NOTICE OF RE-SALE OF REAL
ESTATE!
Under and by virtue of a deed of
trust executed to the Undersigned
W. D. Pruden, Trustee, by Ollie Mae
jßunrh and Husband, O. B. Bunch,
dated February 11, 1936, recorded in
9oek 45, page 110 in the Public
‘ Registry of Chowan County, N. C.,
of an order of resale entered
by the Clerk Superior Court cff
Glwwraft County, N. C., on AptS 15*
lAQ, the undersigned Trustee wil
dn Tuesday, April 30, 1940, twelve
o’clock Noon at the Court House
, door in Eden ton, North Carolina, of
fer for sale for cash at public bid
dings the following real estate in
Eden ton Township, ChoWan County,
North Carolina, to-wit:
That part of the Strawberry Hill
Farm bounded North by the Yeopim
Rqpd; «East by the Norfolk Southern
Railroad Switch line leading into the
Edenton Cotton Mills; South by the
ditch between this land and the
> Edenton Cotton Mills land; West by
. the road leading from Yeopim Road
to the Edenton Cotton Mills property
- and being the same land occupied ,for
•several years by John A. Moore and
used by him as a coal yard. Except
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For Commissioner
. ’ ' I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of County Commis
sioner from the Third Township.
If-elected, I promise to discharge
the duties of the office to the best
of my ability and best interest of
the county «* a whole. Your vote
j
ing and reserving, however, the land
within the aoove described boundaries
beginning at tne point on the West
ern side of the switch line 40 yards
Southwardly along the switch line
irom the pavement on the Yeopim
Road; thence parallel
with the pavement on the Yeopim
Road 16 yards; thence Southwardly
parallel with the switch line to the
ditch between this property and the
Cotton Mills property; thence along
the ditch to the switch line; thence
along the switch line to the place of
beginning. Reserving also a right of
way 12 feet wide for the use and
benefit of the excepted land above
described leading from said excepted
land along the western side of the
switch line to the Yeopim Road.
This 15th day of April, 1940.
W. D. PRUDEN, Trustee.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE!
Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior Court of Chowan
County, North Carolina, entered
April 11th, 1940, in a special proceed
ing entitled the Bank of Edenton vs.
Rosa V. Ward, individually and as
executrix of W. N. Ward, and oth
ers on file in the office of said Clerk,
the undersigned W. D. Pruden, Com
missioner, named in said order will
on Saturday, May 11th, 1940, at
twelve o’clock Noon at the Court
House door in Edenton, N. C., offer
for sale for cash at public biddings
the following real estate in Second
Township, Chowan County, North
Carolina, to-wit:
Known as the W. N. Ward Bear
Swamp land containing 25 acres
more or less and bounded by the W.
T. Forehand land, the Dillard Road
and a road running between this land
and the O. E. Ward-W. F. Perry
Swamp land and being a part of the
Tom Bill Forehand land and being
the same conveyed to W. N. Ward
by B. M. Hollowell and Wife, Annie
E. Hollowell, by deed dated Decem
ber 22, 1924, recorded in Book P.
page 351 in the Public Registry of
Chowan County, N. C., to which deed
and those mentioned therein refer
ence is made for more particular de
scription and chain of title.
Said sale is subject to the right
of the tenant now in' possession to
remain in possession under the
terms of his lease and the law relat
ing to landlord and tenant until
December 31, 1940, but with the
right of the purchaser to receive the
rents for 1940.
Said sale is subject to confirma
tion by the Court in accordance with
law and in accordance with said or
der to which reference is made.
This 11th day of April, 1940.
W. D. PRUDEN,
Commissioner.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administration
of the estate of A. E. Mason, deceas
ed, late of Chowan County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Edenton, N. C., on or
before the 4th day of April, 1941,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This 4th day of April, 1940.
C. R. MASON,
Administrator of A. E. Mason.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
Underhand by,virtue of a^ deed of
trust executed H. Brown and
Wife to the Undersigned W. D.
Pruden, Trustee, dated July 30, 1931,
recorded in Book 42, page 214 in the
Public Registry of Chowan County,
N. C., the undersigned Trustee will
at twelve o’clock Noon on Saturday,
May 4, 1940, offer for sale for cash
at public biddings at the Court House
door in Edenton, N. C., the following
real estate in the Town of Edenton,
Chowan County, North Carolina to
wit:
1. The lot or parcel of land lying
and being on the West aide of Gran
ville Street beginning at the North
totttor at Walter
erty on said Street tMMttf Nbfth
wahtfiy along said Granule Street
fifty-seven (57) feet; thence West
wardly parallel with Albemarle
Street about two hundred (200) feet
to the Paxton-Lee line; thence South
wardly along the Paxton-Lee line
fifty-seven (57) feet to the Walter
White line; thence Eaatwardly along
the Walter White line about two
huadefed (200) > feet to the piece -of
beginning on Granville Street. Be
ing the same land described in a
deed from West W. Byrum and Wife
to O. H. Brown and Wife, dated June
1, 1926, registered in Book Q 2, page
76, in Chowan County.
2. Adjoining the lands of W. S.
Privott and others and situated on
the West side of Granville Street
and beginning at the Northeast cor
ner of the lot now owned and occu
pied by the said O. H. Brown and
running Westerly along said lot of
O. H. Brown about 200 feet to the
Paxton-Lee line; thence northerly
along the Paxton-Lee line and paral
lel with Granville Street about 20
feet; thence eaatwardly and parallel
with O. H. Brown’s said lot about 50
feet; thence northwardly and parallel
with Granville Street along W. 8,
Privott’e line 6l|jeet; thence east
ward! y and pagttel with O. H.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. &, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940
erly along Granville Street 81 feet
to the point of beginning, and being
the same land conveyed by H. T.
Hollowell and Wife et als to O. H.
Brown by deed dated May 18, 1927.
registered in Book Q 2, page 334 in
Chowan County.
This 4th day of April, 1940.
W. D. PRUDEN, Trustee.
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NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE!
Sale Os Valuable Real Estate
Under and by virtue of power of
sale contained in deed of trust exe
cuted to the undersigned trustee on
June 27, 1939, by W. P. Felton et als,
which deed, of trust is duly recorded
in Chowan County in Book 47, page
566, default having been made in
payment on indebtedness thereby se
cured and power of sale having be
come absolute, I will on Friday, May
10, 1940, at 12 o’clock Noon before
the Court House door in Edenton,
Chowan County, N. C., sell to the
highest bidder for cash the following
described real estate lying and being
in Second Township, Chowan County,
N. C., and further described as
follows:
Bounded on the North by the Dil
lard Mill Pond, bounded on the East
by the lands of W. R. Chappell,
bounded on the South by Ferry
Road, bounded on the West by lands
of A. M. Forehand, containing 24 Vz
acres, more or less. This said prop
erty was formerly owned by Jegry
Felton.
Five percent of his bid will be re
quired of the successful bidder on
day of Sale as evidence of good faith.
Dated and posted this April 6, 1940.
L. M. TWIFGRD, Trustee.
By W. S. PRIVOTT, Jr.,
Attorney.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL TERM OF
' SUPERIOR COURT
Notice is hereby given that a
special term of Superior Court of
Chowan County, North Carolina, will
be held by order of the Governor at
the Court House in Edenton during
the week beginning April 29, 1940,
for the trial of civil cases only.
This Bth day of April, 1940.
D. M. WARREN, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
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North Carolina In The
Chowan County Superior Court
Before The Clerk
J. W. Heritage and Wife, Alberta D.
Heritage, Effie P. Heritage Muse,
Widow, William Lewis Heritage,
Unmarried, and Roscoe Green Her
itage, Unmarried, Petitioners.
■ Vs.
Addie Heritage, Widow
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
The defendant Addie Heritage,
will take notice that a special pro-|
ceeding entitled as above has been
commenced before the undersigned,
Clerk of Superior Court of Chowan
County for the purpose of obtaining
an order for the sale of certain
lands described in the petition which
has been filed in this cause, for par
tition and that defendant is required
to appear and answer or demur to
the petition before the undersigned
Clerk of Superior Court at his office
in Edenton, N. C., within ten days
from the expiration of the time pre
scribed by the order of publication in
the cause, to-wit within ten days
from May 9, 1940, or the petitioners
will apply for and be entitled to the
relief demanded in said petition.
This 11th day of April, 1940.
R. D. DIXON,
Clerk Superior Court .
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NOTICE
Sale of Valuable Property
By virtue of Deeds of Trust exe
cuted to the undersigned Trustee by
Blanche H. Leary for certain pur
poses therein mentioned which said
Deeds of Trust bears dates of May
1 and May 12, 1939, and are regis
tered in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Chowan County, in
Deed Book No. 47, Page Nos. 509-10
and 521, I shall on May 1, 1940, at
12 .-00 o’clock Noon offer for sale, at
the Court House door, in said Coun
ty, at Public Auction, for cash, the
property conveyed to me in said
Deeds of Trust, to-wit:
-Beginning at a point on the South
side of CRnrch Street in said city,
Graham White’s corner; running
thence East sixty feet more or lees
to Judson Long’s corner; thence
South along Judson Long’s line one
hundred and seventy-five feet more
or less to a point in Ruth Chappell’s
line; thence West along Ruth Chap
pell’s line sixty feet more or less
to a point-in Graham * White’s line;
thence along said line one hundred
and seventy-live feet more or less
to the point of beginning; and being
that property inherited by the said
party of the first part from Martha
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Bright as evidenced by a Will on re
cord in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court for Chowan County
in Will Book J at Page 29.
A deposit of 5% of the high bid
will be required at the time of sale.
Dated and posted this 12th day of
March, 1940.
J. HENRY LEROY,
Trustee.
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NOTICE!
TO CHOWAN COUNTY
TAXPAYERS
By order of the Chowan County Commis
sioners, I wll on May S, IS4B, advertise property
for sale for 10) delinquent taxes, the solo to be
hold on Monday, lone 3, M
PAY YOUR TAXES NOW AND SAVE THS EXTRA
EXPENSE AND EMBARRASSMENT
J. A. BUNCH
Sheriff of Chowan County
NOTICE!
To The Voters Os
Chowan County
In compliance wjth a ruling of the 1939 Gen
eral Assembly, the Chowan County Board of
Elections has called for a new registration of all
voters of Chowan County before the 1940 Prim
| ary on May 25. 1
Accordingly, every qualified voter of Chowan
County who expects to vole in the 1940 May Pri
mary must register.
The new registration books will be open in
every precinct of Chowan County at the regular
polling place beginning Saturday, April 27, and
closing Saturday, May 11.
L. C- Burton, Chairman
Chowan Board ot Elerttom
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NOTICE
The undersigned were appointed
and have qualified: as Administratrix
and Administrator of the Estate of
Lula G. Byrum, Deceased, before the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Cho
wan CoVinty, North Carolina, and all
persons having claims against said
Estate are notified to exhibit the
same before the undersigned within
twelve months from, the date of this
Notice, properly verified as required
by law, or this Notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery and all per
sons indebted to said Estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 27th day of March, 1940.
GERTRUDE HARRELL,
Administratrix
T. EL. BYRUM, Administrator.
Estate of Lula G. Byrum
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