CARD OF THANKS
A. T. Watson and family wish to
thank all of their friends for the
beautiful flowers, cards of sympathy,
telegrams and the use of cars during
the recent death of their best friend,
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, who departed
this life May 4, 1949. The sympathy
made it easier to go through the sad
hours of bereavement.
A. T. WATSON, Husband,
, ETHEL HUDSON, Daughter.
LEGAL NOTICES
North Carolina.
Chowan County.
Notice of Sale of
Confiscated Automobile
Under and by virtue of an order of
Hon. Marvin P. Wilson, Judge Chowan
County Recorder’s Court, dated April
12, 1949, in the case entitled “State
vs. Sherman E. Copeland,” and un
der the authority of Section 18-6,
General Statutes of North Carolina,
and amendments thereto, the under
signed, J. A. Bunch, Sheriff of Chowan
County, N. C., will on Wednesday,
June 1, 1949, at 12 o’clock noon, offer
for sale at public auction to the high- 1
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Taylor Theatre
EDENTON, N. C.
Thursday and Friday, May 19-20
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I FAMED HYGIENE COMMENTATOR
| ? SEGREGATED AUDIENCES
1 ' HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OVER
| NURSES IN ATTENDANCE All J.HOWJ
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ADMISSION—SOc (Tax Included)
Saturday, May 21—
ROY ROGERS and RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE in
“SUSANNA PASS”
Sunday, May 22
CORNEL WILDE and PATRICIA KNIGHT in
“SHOCKPROOF”
Monday and Tuesday, May 23-24
JOHN PAYNE, GAIL RUSSELL and GABBY HAYES in
“EL PASO”
Wednesday, May 25—Double Feature —
RAY MILLAND in
“SEALED VERDICT”
JIMMY WAKELY in
“COURTIN’ TROUBLE”
Ed en Theatre
Thursday, May 19—
BING CROSBY in
“PENNIES FROM HEAVEN”
Friday and Saturday, May 20-21
THE MARX BROTHERS in '
“A NIGHT AT THE OPERA”
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est bidder for cash, the following de- <
, scribed automobile, to wit: One 1947 I
, Model Ford 4-door Sedan. Motor No. <
' 799A1800845-1948, Virginia License t
[ No. 93676, registered in name of Sher- «
’ man E. Copeland. j
| Sale at Chowan County Court House 1
1 door, Edenton, N. C. 1
, Dated and posted this 28th day of
1 April, 1949. '
J. A. BUNCH,
Sheriff of Chowan County, N. C.
J. N. Pruden, Attorney. ,
Edenton, N. C. may 5,12,19,26 ,
North Carolina, In The
Chowan County. Superior Court. ,
Gracie C. Graham, Plaintiff, \
vs.
Norwood S. Graham, Defendant. .
NOTICE SERVING SUMMONS BY
: PUBLICATION
i The defendant above named will
1 hereby take notice that an action en
! titled as above has been commenced ]
■ in the Superior Court of Chowan <
, County, North Carolina, for the pur- ]
, pose of obtaining an absolute divorce
■ from the said defendant upon the ]
i grounds of abandonment and separa
, tion for the statutory period of two
■ years; and that said defendant will ■
■ further take notice that he is re- j
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1948.
quired to appear at the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of said
County, in the Court House in Eden
ton, N. C., within twenty days after
June 10, 1949, and file a written
Answer or Demur to the relief de
manded in the Complaint in said ac
tion, or the plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in said
Complaint.
This 4th day of May, 1949.
(a) E. W. SPIRES,
Clerk Superior Court,
may 12,19,26, J une2hl
NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned intends to apply to
the State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board for a State license to sell beer
on premises and off premises at 214
South Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
Posted this 19th day of May, 1949.
ltc RAYMOND S. WALRAVEN.
North Carolina, In The
Chowan County Superior Court.
Margaret Standley Gilliam, Plaintiff
vs.
Hersey Lee Gilliam. Defendant.
NOTrCE
The defendant, Hersey Lee Gilliam,
will take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Chowan County,
North Carolina, by the plaintiff to se
cure an absolute divorce from the de
fendant upon the ground that plain
tiff and defendant have lived separate
and apart for more than two yea’-s
next preceding the bringing of this
action, and the defendant will further
take notice that he is required to ap
pear at the office of the Clerk Su
perior Court, Chowan County, North
Carolina, in the Court House in Eden
ton, North Carolina, on or before the
12th day of July, 1949, and answer or
demur to the complaint in said action,
or the plaintiff will apply to the- Court
for relief demanded in said complaint.
Witness my hand this 11th day of
May, 1949.
E. W. SPIRES,
Clerk Superior Court, Chowan County,
North Carolina.
J. N. Pruden, Attorney for the
Plaintiff. mayl9,26June2,9c
NOTICE
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Work To Be Performed In Bear
Swamp Drainage District
The Board of Drainage Commis
sioners of the Bear Swamp Drainage
District hereby gives notice that they
will receive bids until 2 P. M. On June
• Ist, 1949, for the furnishing of all
labor, equipment and materials for
performing all work for clearing and
snagging the existing channels and
berms of two drainage canals total
ing 36,660 linear feet, for clearing
rights of way and excavating two
drainage canals totaling 10,378 linear
feet and for dragline cleanout of five
drainage canals totaling 39,245 linear
feet. Said work to commence within
a reasonable period after the letting
of bids and to be completed within a
leesonable period of time thereafter.
Bid forms, invitation for bids and
general specifications may be obtained
at the office ofi Soil Conservation Ser
vice, Room 204 Kramer Building,
Elizabeth City. North Carolina.
I BEAR,SWAMP DRAINAGE
COMMISSIONERS.
Bv Wilson and Wilson, Attorneys.
May 19,26
NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
Tuesday, May 24, 1949
The undersigned, representing the
heirs-at-law of A. K. Asbell, deceased,
all being over the age of 21 years,
(bid of $6,850.00 May 10, 1949, hav
f~ SEE THE NEW 1
FOLD -A- WAY BED
NOW ON DISPLAY
Edenton Furniture Co.
Phone 516 Edenton, N. C.
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ing been raised 5%) will offer for sale
to the highest bidder, at public out
cry, at the Court House door in Eden
ton, N. C., at 12 o’clock noon Tuesday,
May 24, 1949, the following described
real estate located in Second Town
ship, Chowan County, N. C., to wit:
That part of the James Asbell
homeplace tract of land: Beginning
on lane and running N. 11 deg. W.
about 13 chains to the run of the
swamp; thence Eastwardly along said
swamp to the Skinner road; thence
Eastwardly along said road 47.70
chains; thence S. 38 deg. W. 18.50
chains; thence N. 76 deg. W. 42.40
chains along a line of glazed trees to
a persimmon tree on the lane or road;
thence S. 62 deg. N. 3 chains to the
place of beginning, containing 8114
acres and being Tract No. 1 allotted
to A. K. Asbell in the division of lands
between the said A. K. Asbell and J.
T. Asbell, as shown by plat recorded
in Book M, page 485, Chowan County
Registry, to which reference is made.
The graveyard is excepted. Owners
reserve right to reject all bids. Terms
of sale, cash, 10% purchase price pay
able on day sold and balance payable
on delivery of deed. Sale subject to
5% increase on bid within seven days
from date of sale. First bid will be
$7,192.50.
This 18th day of May, 1949.
HERBERT LEARY,
ltc Attorney.
North Carolina,
Chowan County.
EXECUTRIX NOTICE
The undersigned, having qualified
as Execturix of the estate of John C.
Badham, deceased late of Chowan
County, N. C., this is to notify all
persons having claims against said
estate to present them to the under
signed on or before the 14th day of
May, 1950, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
This 14th dav of May, 1949.
ELIZABETH E. BADHAM,
Executrix of John C. Badham Estate.
May19,26June2,9,16,23
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Town Council will hold a
meeting on the 14th day of June,
1949, at 8:00 P. M. at the Municipal
Building to consider adoption of an
ordinance to extend the city limits of
: the Town of Edenton and to . annex
the area described as follows:
Lying and being situated in Eden
ton Township, Chowan County, North
Carolina, and more particularly de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at a point which is a
, corner of the existing city limit line
. and which is also the northwest cor
, ner of the Morris Circle sub-division
, and running thence North 50 deg. 10
min. East 1,057.5 feet; thence South
35 deg. 21 min. East 276.8 feet; thence
South 25 deg. 03 min. West 861 feet:
thence South 35 deg. 36 min. East 118
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Sold In Edenton By
Mitchener’s Pharmacy
PHONE 100
feet to a point in the existing city
limit line; thence with the existing
city limit line South 45 deg. 30 min.
West 509 feet to the Southern line of
the old Norfolk Southern Railway
spur track right-of-way to a comer in
the existing city limit line; thence
Westwardly with the city limit line
which line is also the Southern line
of the old spur track right-of-way
about 741 feet to the point of begin
ning.
Done at Edenton this 10th day of
May, 1949.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL,
TOWN OF EDENTON.
By R. E. Leary, Clerk.
mayl9,26June2,9
Greenville Martrie k Oaiite Works
710 DICKERSON AVENUE GREENVILLE, N. C.
We Guarantee Our Materials to Be the Finest In Quality
and Your Foundation to Be Substantial.
FRANK V. WHITE, JR.
CHOWAN COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE
Phone 296-W-3 Edenton, N. C.
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NOTICE!
MR. CAREY H. SPRUELL
OF EDENTON
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IS NO LONGER ASSOCIATED WITH
HARRELL GAS AND COAL COMPANY
CALL 3881 HERTFORD
FOR GAS DELIVERIES OR SERVICE
Collect Calls Will Be Accepted
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