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■, '' , . ' ■' - ^ . 11 >.. ■ > 'V4>'tt W4m«^‘£M»£‘i;M»Noew3 Fn iMt^i^itnih.^ t^^T]gmiiiinnjailiuKltiaig*r5^Tg*^iPSW*m ■/BmlMBOCT^BT 1. '• '1 V*^'«s*.-•(•yj*^»'..».»^g^\iv»r^^r.^/y.^yig»tf^Jg»*rbiTOsrSHglffwaWfcMMMBB 1 ^ - .Y^if-r'Ir*■^*K-.^ -*' . I r .1 x> ' •. 1. -_i . •> «H‘. V IT H' ■ ' '■■' M ' ■; ■ i-': '‘^\ > • i: ■ - -', • . . ■ . -. THURSDAY, DECEMBER il8, 1947 HARNETT COUNTY NEWS—at Lilllngton; N. C. Capital News Letter (By Thompson Greenwood) EVENLY DIVIDED. — There are SOO North Carolina Democrats in Washington, and the direct word irom there to this column is that 50 per cent of these Washington Tar Heels are for Senator W. B. Um- stead, the remaining 50 per cent (•.putting their political shirts for Senator Umstead to be sticceeded by .M. Broughton. * • * WITH THE CONGRESSMEN.—The Washington report lines up the .S'orth Carolina Congre.ssnien as fol lows: P'or Broughton—Congressmen Bonner, Kerr, Redden, Cooley, and possibly Deane (because of the fact that Deane is secretary of the State Baptist Convention and Broughton is one of the Baptists’ loading lay men). For Umstead — Congressmen Barden, Clark, Polger, Doughton, Durham: for neither, or for both: Congiessmen Bui winkle and .Tones, « « McDonald.—As most former Bob Reynolds followers know, one of the Aslievllio glad-hander's main assets when he was U. S. Senator was a handsome young fellow by the name of Wcploy McI)onald^ .-Vs the Rey nolds secretary, Wesley helped Our Bob with first names and pertinent or Demagosue”, and a dozen other comments on the constituent’s health, j books and hundreds of magazine family, and fortune. McDonald, if articles, book reviews, etc., revealed memory servos correctly, maintains that he wants to do a book coverl'ag a voting residence in Morehead City.; the twentieth century's battles. Al- For a number of years he made a j though one of the most famous boo^s career of being secretary to several' ever written "was entitled "The Pour K5., Cir]l)sPiR.[T OF "Christmas/ TO OLD FRIENDS AND NEW We are quite old-fashioned over here — old-L'shioned enough to know that to merit the confidence of the entire community every transaction we make must rest upon the solid foundation of full value given. May good old-fashioned Christ mas cheer brighten for you the hours of this glorious Yuletide JO’S BEAUTY SHOPPE Jo Bethune Peanut Howell Tel. 2076 LILLINGTON, N. C. season. p Old ^vkioTied Yuletide , M We love this town and its environs. We have grown up here and have come to regard our selves as ”a fixture.” We have a great many friends, "but not a friend to spare,” and at this time we want to thank them, one and all. YES, CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR, SO IT BE HOOVES US ALL TO MAKE THE VERY MOST OF IT. ON THE EVE OF THIS JOYOUS SEASON WE TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN WISHING ALL OUR FRIENDS THE FULLEST MEASURE OF CHRISTMAS JOY AND HAPPINESS. A. C. PARKER MOTORS, INC. DODGE AND PLYMOUTH SALES AND SERVICE Clinton and Cumberland Streets Phone 347 DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA senators, at one time helping out the late Carter Glass. Since Reynolds left Washington, Wesley McDonald has been practic ing law—and la now, meantime beat- j Ing the drums for Robert R. Rey- j nolda for 1960, He Is a member of the North Carolina Democratic Club | in Washington, but is more Interest-! ed in the return of Oob Reynolds' than anything else, I Horsemen of the Apocalypse", John son would like to use this same name for his book. Born in 1890, ]he has watched the world' roll from the quiet years of 1900-13 Into wars and ;uniors of wars, with the four horse men, Pestilonoe. Famine, War, and Death, stampeding across the earith., Incidentally, Johnson thinks the four giants of this century are Lenin, Stalin, Wilson, and P. D. Koosovelt. ON FEBRUARY 13,-Tlie Con gressional Banquet of the North Carolina Democratic Club of Wash ington will be held on February 13. At (hat time, the memibors will do H. T. LATHAM, SR. Washington. N. C.—Hannis TaYlor Latham, Sr., of Washington died j honor to the North Caiollnn Con-j early Saturday morning in a local gressional Delegation, singing high hospital following an illness of sev- I the pralscHi of Tar Heel Soloiis sorv- , ing In the National Capitol. The dliiiior will al.so be something In the way of u kickoff for the political l)attlea of 1'948. * * FENCE-STRADDLER, — Bob Er win, who writes for the State Maga zine and also serves a string of po- Dors and radio stations in North Caiollna, can't stay out of politics to save his life. His jiolltlcal meddling has made it so that he has to throw his hat into the offices of three or four Congressmen before going in to see them on his Capitol beat. If his hat doesn't c6me bouncing out, be makes liis entrance. If he had played hands-off on the political angle, he might have been chosen bead of the North Carolina Democratic Club of Washington on Decpinber 5. However, Erwin is strong for Mr. Bioughton for U. S. Senator, 'rhere was also a move un der foot for Kid Brewer, Umstead assistant ($10,000 per year now) and president of the club, to snccoed him.self. This displeased the Brough- tonltes. St), as a compromise, the members j chose a foiice-straddler, John l..ang, I secretary to Congressman C, B. oral. days. Mr. Latham was born August 1, 1876, In New Bern, son! of Thomas Jordan and Kathleen Ste- tonson Latham,‘‘He had resided!! In Washington for'the past 55 years. His father was cashier of the Bank of Washington from the time it! or ganized until his retirement a num ber of years ago. Mr. Latham was a member of a prominent Eastern No;th Carolina family and was well known throughout the community. He was a member of the First Me- Qoodman and others and described as follows. Viz: Beginning at Maggie J. Gardner’s beginning corner, a sweet gum pointer, running thence north 82 east 7 chains to Stewart's corner; thence as Stewart’s line south >87% east 9 chains to a stake, Stewart’s corner in Gilbert Garner’s line; thence south 2 east 6 chains to a stake in a road; thence south 66 west 1840 chains to a stake; thence north 12.8'7 chains to the first sta tion containing 16 acres, more or less and being the Identical lands'convey ed to Bessie Lee Garner under date of Mni'ch 14, 1942, by J. M. Garner, widower and registered in the office of Register of Deeds for Harnett County in book 296 at page 477 to which reference is, hereby jnivde for further description. 2nd tract: Beginning at W. M. Garner second corner, a stake, sweet gum pointer running thence north 2 west 11.60 chains to a stake in Mon roe’s line, black Jack pointers; “t thence north 56 east 7.70 chains to a stake, Stewart’s corner; thence south 2 east 15 chains to a stake, hickory pointers, Stewart’s other corner; thence south 82 west 7 chains to the first station containing 9.3 acres, more or less and 'being the identical lands conveyed to Maggie Garner un der date of March 14, 1942 by J. M., Garner, widower. In the office of Register of Deeds for Harnett Coun ty In book 298 at imge 178 to-which reference is hereby made for fur ther description. This the 24th day of November, 1947, H. W. B. WHITLEY, 27-4c Trustee. thodiat Church of Washington. He Deaiu* of the Eighth District, for president.' Lang's boss, as noted was an accountant and bookkeeper, working for several business con cerns in Washington. Surviving! are his wife, the former Sudle Hartllng of Greenville: three sons, Hanniii T. Latham, .Ir., of Bath, Henry Hard ing Latham of Greensboro, and 'i’ho- mus Jordan Latham ot Raleigh; jand several grandchildren and nieces.!Fu neral services were conducted 'lun- day afternoon at 3 o’clock from!,the home at 418 West Second street by the Rev. C. Freeman Heath, pajltor of the First Methodist Church.! In- torment was in Oakdale Cemetery. One of Mr. Latham’s sons, Hannis Latham, Jr., taught school at Boone Trail a number of years ago. anti is married to the former .Miss nillle O’Quinn of Mainers. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT above, might eventually swing to ki'oughton. Right now, however, he j is mostly neutral, and would like to i Mr, and Mrs. T. W. Mansfield of stay out of the battle altogether. ' Sanford announce the birth of a NOTICE OF SA1,E OF REAL ESTATE BY TRUSTEE Under and by virtue of the author ity given in that certain deed of trust, executed by Enoch Darroch ahd wife Ethel Darroch, to H. Paul Strickland, Trustee, dated November. 25, 1946, and recorded In the office of the Register of Deeds for Harnett County, in Book 442 at Page 284, default having been made in the pay ment of the note secured by said deed of trust, and the holder of said note having requested the trustee named therein to foreclose said deed of trust, the undersigned trustee will on Monday, December 22, li9'47, at, 12:00 Noon, at the courthouse door, tn Harnett County, Lilllngton, N. C., offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following, de scribed real estate being located In Anderson Creek Township, Harnett County North Carolina, and being more particularly described as fol lows; Beginning at a llghtwood stake in Ernest Darroch’s North line, a corner for Mattie Womack Darroch and runs as her dividing line North 4 de- glees and 42 minutes East 2416 feet to a stake on tlie Southern bank of Upper Little River: thence as the river meanders South X degree and no minutes East 295 feet; South 34 degrees ‘East 90 feet; thence South 60 degrees 136 foot; South 22 de grees East 134 feet: South 70 de grees East J,39 feet; South 27 de grees East 90 feet to a stake and pointers on the Southern bunk of Upper Little River, a ooinor for Enoch Darroch and James Darroch: thence as their dividing line South 4. degrees and 42 minutes West 1715 feet to a liglitwood stake in Ernest Darroch’s North line due West 465 feet to the point of the beginning, containing 20.21 acres by actual sur- 'vey, made in February 1934, by Rnssoll D. lUosemnn, Engineer. The above- described tract being the same lands allotted ;c Enoch Darroch by Commissioner's deed recorded in Book '250' at Page 640, Harnett Coun ty Registry. The successful bidder will be re quired to deposit 10 per cent of his bid as evidence of his good faith. This the 21 day oi November. 1947, H, PAUL STRICKLAND. 27-4c ' Trustee, ADMI.MSTR.A’l’OR’S XOTK’K Having qualified as .Administrator of the Estate of J. R. P. West, de ceased, late of Harnett County, North Carolina, this la to notify all t>ersons having claims against said estate tt) file same, duly verified, with the uudersigaod on or before the 26th day of November. 1948, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of tlielr recovery, .All persons Indebted (o said estate are requested to make immediate settlement witli tlie un dersigned. This 25tb day of November. 1947. W, P. WEST. .\dministrator of the Estate of J. R. P. West. Deceased Mancliester, N. C.. Star Route. 4-6-! WHY GO ELSEWHERE When You Can Buy Automobile Insurance In Lilllngton from MR. OR MRS. JAMES F. DAVIS of the J. C. THOMSON INSURANCE AGENCY All Kinds of Insurance Lilllngton Phone 2231 K K BOBBY r^iljiKlcUc C MV ©RMTA VIKO IS S9 VEA«S GIVES KIETHE NICEOT PRESEMTS Lang, ronuer head or NY.\ in North Carolina, is a native of Carthage, a j Phi Beta Kappa of the University of Noi'tli Carolina and a recent liride- groom. Lang has reportedly told friends that he is as strong for Sen- j ator Umstead as for J. M. Broughton. NOTES,—Helen Twolvetrees, who increased the heartbeat of many a male wlio saw lior on the stage and In pictures during the late 20’8 and .SO's, has married u Caldwell county farmer, Conrad R. Payne, wltoin she met during the war, and will be a farm wife from here on out, says she . . , Lt. Gov. L. Y. (Stag) Bal- lentlne, who was supposed to make 'I definite statement lust Friday In icgard to his candidacy for Gover- nor, still delays taking the plunge . . . Stag says he must got his dairy and farm In shape first ... He should not overlook his political fences, either . . . Claiborne Royall, brother of Kenneth Royal, Secretary of the Army, has come out for May- iie Albright for Governor . . . Swain county, on the other hand, says it is for Johnson for Governor and for Um.stead In that senatorial fight . . . Sixty-si.\ bootleggers were nabbed In Charlotte (jy ABC officers last week . , . 59 at on clip, a record In N. C. . Senator Clyde Hoey, 70' last v.oek, was given a nice little party by his office staff and that of Sen. W. B, Umstead . . . "One of the good things about 'being 70,” ooininented Mr, Ilooy, "is that peoiilo generally seem to expect less of you.” , , , 175 Nortli Carolina farmers, farm agents, and otlier farm officials will return Thursday, Decemher 18, from Chica go and tlio American Farm Bureau convention ... 51 counties repre sented . , , There are 65.000 Farm Bureauites in N. U,, which ranks fifth ill the nation in Farm Bureau meinhershlp. ♦ • ♦ UNCERTAIN.—Your reporter was 111 New Yo;k, Philadelphia, and Washiugtoii five days last week con tacting Congi'ossinen and business leaders. Consensus Is that only ' Eisenhower can beat President Tru- I man, There Is a feeling of uncertaln- 11.^ about business conditions for 1 948, most merchants professing a reluctance to make large Investments ! on anytlilng. They admit they have no definite information on what Congress plans to do regarding the Marshall Plan, Also, there is the matter of inflation throughout the United States, What can be done to curb it? Meantime, stocks continue to decline. daughter, December County Hospital. 7, at the Lee Deeds for sale at The News office. MIMETV-MIME? GO^.T«E poor; MlAVi HASWT KIOCH FORETIME TO UVE^HAG ^ ' NO-BUT I OO HOPE HE LIVES A COUPLE OF HORE. CHRISTMASES/ THE FOUR HORSEMEN.-—Ger- ald Johnson, who is probably one of the most scholarly writers over pro duced in North Carolina, sat last Friday afternoon in the Baltimore and Ohio railway station in New York waiting for the 4:10 train which would whisk him to his home In Baltimore, Ho sat there by him self, a portable typewriter at his side, calmly pulling on a cigar, whol ly oblivious of the fact that he was being closely observed by another North Carolinian. Although only 67, Gerald Johnson looks nearer 70. On the ride down to Baltimore, the author of the “Age of Jackson”, "Roosevelt, Democrat NOTICE OF SALK OP PUBLK^ PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that pur suant to authority contained in Chap ter 136, Public Laws of 1923 ; as amended in 1941 by an act entitled "Act prescribing the manner of lad- vertisement and!' sale of school pro perty” (See Section 2), and pursuant to a resolution .duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of .Ed ucation held November 3rd, at which meeting all members were present, the Board of Education of Harnett County will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder at the time and place Indicated the real estate listed below: Killingsford School •Beginning on the North side of the said Duke and lEunnlevel road and in the line dividing the lands of Purdie & Smith and I. W. Smith and runs as said Purdie and Smith’s line dividing line North 20 E 10 chs. to a stake in the open field, a corner of the Purdie •&. Smith tract and In the line of the I, W. Smith tract; thence South 70 E 1.77 chs. to a stake in the old line; thence South 20 West 10 chs. to n stake on the North edge of the Duke & Bunnlevel road; thence as said road N. 70' W. 1.77 chs. to the beginning, containing 1.77 acres. Beginning at a.iStake on the North side of the Bunnlevel and Duke road, and in the dividing line between Smith and Purdie and the J, L. Smith lands, and runs as said line N. 24) E. 5 chains to a stake and corner; thence N. 70 W, 1.40 chains to a stake: thence S. 20 W. 5 chains to a stake and corner at the North edge of .said road; thence as the road 1.40 chains to the beginning, containing 7-10 of an acre. The Board reserves the right to re ject any and all bids. Time of Sale: Thursday. January 8th, 1948 at 11 o’clock A. M. Place of Sale: On the premises. Terms of Sale;,'Cash. Murchison School,' Boginning at the Southwest corner of the Murchison Chapel Church lot. and runs thence as a line of the Mur chison 40 acre tract South 5 degrees W 290 feet to a stake in said line; thence S 85 degrees E 300 feet to a stake in the field; thence N 5 de grees E 290 feet .to a stake in the head of a branch; thence N 8'5 de grees West passing the corner of the Church Lot, 300 teet to the begin ning, containing two acres, more or loss. This being a part of a tract of forty acres conveyed to the parties of the first part by L. C, Seawell and wife, ahd eonveyel to L. C. Seawell and H. C. Cameron. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Time of Sale: Thursday, January ,8th, ^1948 at 3 o’clock P. M. Place of Sale: On the premises. Terms of Sale: Cash. j. By order of the IBoard of Educa tion this 8th day of December, 1947'. BOARD OP EDUCATION OP ' HARNETT COUNTY By C. Reid Ross, Secretary. ll-4c Kg. .r Try The Drug Store First TUSSY GIFTS $2.00 to $17.50 SACHET DOLLS $1.00 and $2.50 GIFT STATIONERY $1.50 to $2.50 AMITY BILLFOLDS $1.50 to $10.00 YARDLEY GIFTS $3.50 to $12.00 WHITMAN AND NORRIS CANDIES $1.25 to $5.00 WILLIAMS SHAVE SETS $1.00 and $2.00 TOBACCO POUCHES $2.00 to 5.00 PIPES $1.00 to $5.00 POUND SMOK ING TOBACCO P. A., Raleigh and George Washington FORECLOSURE OP LAND UNDER I MORTGAGE | Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that cer tain deed of trust executed by Bositle Allen and husband' L. C. Allen under date of 8th day of January, 1947, and registered in the office of Register of Deeds for Harnett' County, N. C., in 'Book 303', page 11-2, 'Harnett County Registry, the undersigned trustee, after demand having been made 'On the undersigned to foreclose said deed' of trust securing said notes, will offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door, Lilllngton, N. C., on the 29th of December, 1947, at 12 o’clock M„ the following' described lands. Viz: Adjoining the lands of Stewairt, SHEAFFER AND EVERSHARP PEN SETS $5.00 to $21.50 COMB & HAIR BRUSH SETS $1.50 to $5.00 MEN’S MILITARY SETS $6.00 to $12.00 MAX FACTOR GIFTS $3.50 to $10.00 i I I SEAFORTH MEN’S SETS $3.00 to $7.00 Good Assortment of XMas Cards MUSIC POWDER BOXES $8.00 to $10.00 Xmas Cigars and Cigarettes K K K K K » XMAS TREE HOLDERS $1.00 BOXES OF KIDDIE SOAP 69c box COTY GIFTS $2.00 to $5.00 PERFUMED LOVE LAMPS $3.00 YARDLEY MEN’S SETS $3.50 to $10.00 Many Gifts for the Baby—Come in and see ' cJ^ct^dinette Co. uK S. B; bo yd’ & DEWEY JOHNSON, PROPS. "THE FRIENDLY DRUG STORE” l;|LLINGTON. N..C. registered pharmacist PHOME 24 REGISTERED PHARMACIST PHOME 2451 I IQ K K •I K K
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