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THE GLEANER GRAHAM, N. C , APRIL 1, 1937 Local News ? All Fools' Day ? this, April 1st. ? Not much fishing Monday ? too cool. ? The weatherman is promising warmer weather. ? Graham Garden Club will give a bridge benefit on Wednes day, next week. ? The County Commissioners wiil meet in regular monthly ses sion next Monday. ? Petitions for au election ou the liquor question, provided by the late Legislature, are beiug circulated. ? Since the wettther cleared up gardening fever has "broke out." Planting has been held back ou account of weather conditions. ? The store room just vacated by the Peuders store is being re modeled on the inside for occu pancy by Moon's Fashion Shop, ? Oue day last week County Ageut N. C. Shiver received 52 government checks aggregating 12936.22, to be turned over to farmers ou account of the con servation program. ? Monday was only partially observed as a holiday. Easter Monday is not a legal holiday, but a large percent of the popu lation by custom . look upon it as a holiday aud suspend work. ? County Mauager Wade H. Huffman spent last Friday aud Saturday in Raleigh attending a meeting of the Slate Association of Tax Supervisors. The pur pose of the meeting was to study the new legislation in regard to taxes. ? Town politics is simmering. The Republicans have been iu the saddle for several terms. Present Mayor, John M. Craw ford, may not be a candidate again. The Democrats are perk ing up and feel they have at least au even chance. ? The divorce mill in the Sa perior Court this week didn't run smoothly. Two plaintiffs ? Bar ney A. Smith vs. Joy Bell Smith and Maibell P. Hopper vs. J. W. Hopper ? were grauted decrees on two years separation; and non suits were entered in five others. Perhaps the uusuocessful ones will try to mend their diflerenoes aud start life anew. ? Mrs. W. O. Cooke, at the borne on N. Main street, fell from the porch Monday afternoon and was paiufully hurt. At first it was thought a hip was broken, which appears not to be the case. Mrs. Cooke is blind and well ad vanced in years. She bad been Kitting on the porch, and, getting up to go inside, she missed her way and stepped off. ? Sunday was a day of disap pointment for those who wanted to "show off" their new "Easter bounets" and other accessories of I be Easter season? those who wanted to see what the other fel low had, maybe, were Just as keenly disappointed. The cold snap called for heavy wear and eliminated the ?ay attire associat ed with the faster time. ? White Front Market is "fix ing up" and invites the public to drop in this evening between the hours of 7 and 9 and have a oup of coffee and a eandwich, and. in cident!), if a lady, and fall in line un time you will pull down a gift. Some valuable and substantial prizes, other than the gifta men tioned above, will be waiting for those who are possessed of the charm of "good luck." ? Walter Fred Perrin, 53, color ed barber here, is dead. He died at Rainey hospital Tuesday morn iiU at 11 o'clock from pneumonia. Had been sick since February Gth. He was a member of the City Bar ber Shop staff. Originally he was from South Carolina, aud an ac tive member of the colored Bap tist church. Funeral Friday after uoon, burial in town cemetery. He is survived by bis wife, a daughter and two brothers. ?"Crack and Joe," under the management of Joseph S. Holt, are preparing to open a branch ?tore in Haw Kiver. This store will be in a new building now in course of building, and located close to the centre of the busiuess district. Kohl Holt will have charge of the new store. This firm has had a long and success ful experience in merchandising, and those who shall patronize the Haw River store will find the same sort of accomadations and polite attention obtaining in the parent store in Graham. PERSONAL Miss Catherine Jones of Gibson ville spent Easter with Mrs. E. P. McClure. Miss Dorothy Moore is visiting her sister, Mrs. Merle Stuart, in Greensboro. < Miss Lila Bell of Raleigh spent Easter here with her annt, Mrs. Edgar Long. Mrs. Chas. A. Thompson and Mrs. Sam Vest spent Monday in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Cobb spent the week-end with relatives in Rockingham. Miss Ivy Larsen of Greensboro is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Larsen. Chas. A. Thorn psoa and Ed Roach spent Tuesday in Char lotte on basines8 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jarosz spent the week-end with relatives in Philadelphia. Miss Fannie Jones spent the week-end with Mrs. Lloyd Allen in Roanoke Kapids. Mr. and Mrs. Harper Barnes vUiiud the former's parents at Lillingtou Tuesday. Miss Catherine Thompson, at Duke University, is at houio for the Spring holidays. Lewis Williams of Greensboro is here on a visit to his brother, Joseph P. Williams. Mr. aud Mrs. S. L. Willard at tended the Moravian Easter serv ice in Winston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Amick have returned from a stay of sev eral months in Florida. Mr and Mrs. L. G. Wilson of Danville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. MoBride Holt Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Wernecke of Mt. Vernon, N. Y-, spent Sun day with Mrs. John Woods. Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Johnson and daughter, Martha Ellen spent Monday wit h his mother at Apex. Mr. aud Mrs- Carlisle Wooten of Lynchburg, Va., spent Earter with Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Mc Clure. Mrs. C.C. Burke, with her mother, Mrs. Liner, visited the brother and son in Greenwood, S. C., Easter. Carroll Ellington, at Campbell College. Buie's Creek, spent the week-end with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. R. P. Ellington. Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Good? and children of Richmond and Miss Verna Goode of Chapel Hill spent Tuesday here with Mr. and Mrs. Chae. K. Saunders. Miss Jean Gray Scott, at Sweet Briar College, Va., spent the Eas ter holiday at home. She has just returned from Bermada where she ? ent with a party. Mrs. Albert J. Thompson and daughter, Miss Alberta, of Baden spent last Saturday here with Mrs. C. C. Thompson, also vis ited relatives in the Mount Her mon community. The Albert Thompsons made their home here for a nnmber of years. Mr. Thompson is a druggist at Baden. At one time he was druggist in Graham And served several terms as Treasurer of Alamance county. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Uolleman of High Point and daughter, Mrs. C. C. Rabbins of Spruce Pine, and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Coulter and their two daughters and sou of Burliugtou were Sunday dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. Will S. Long. Mrs. Holleman and Mrs. Coulter are sister and daughter, respectively of the Dr. Longs. Other local membera of the family ?nd in laws were present as din ner guests. ? Superior Court opened Tues day with Judge R. Hunt Parker of Roanoke Rapids preesiding. No court Monday on aooount of the Easter holiday. ? The Jr. Order oyster supper at the lodge room Saturday night was a very pleasant get-together bocial affair. The membership aggregates about 175, not half of whom were present. The Coun cil was organized nearly forty years ago and has been the means of doing great good in the com munity and among its member ship, taking care of orphans, and paying sick and death benefit*, besides carrying insurance for a stated sum on each member of the Counoil. The lodge has been in a healthy oondition ever since it was instituted. The broiler demonstrations us ing 1100 baby chick* have been started by F. W. Pollock, B. C. Grey and A. N. Mills of Jonea county. Two of the men are us ing home-made brick brooders and the other has an.pil burner. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey White Return from Trip to Mexico. After an absence of about three weeks, Mr. and Mra. J . Harvey While are home from a trip to the southwest, which extended aa far aa Mexico City. Of course they crossed the Lone Star empire, where they ooald have spent the whole time and more and not seen the half. In Arkansas they looked op relatives whose forebears went there to make their homes many years ago. These wqre Holts and Carrigans and were early settlers in the trans-Mississippi country. Perhaps the moat interesting part of the trip was the visit to Mexico City. There at the hotel where they stopped they found an Alamance man, C. L. Somen, aa manager who showed them special oourteay in looking out for their comfort. This Mr. Som ers is a descendant of the Somen who pioneered to this section of North Carolina in Colonial days and figured conspicuously in the Revolution. His father's nams was R. L. Somen. (Some of the same family spell it Summers). In Mexico City Mr. and Mn. White had another pleasant ex perience. Hon. Josepbus Dan iels, Ambassador from the United Sua 68, a son of North Carolina, resides there. Mr. and Mrs. White oalled to pay tlieir respect and received the glad band. While there a state function was held at which they were guests. Mr. White's observation is that Mr. Daniels is well liked iu Mexi co and is doing muoh to oement the friendship between the two Republics. Gas Station, Vicinity Long's Chapel, Robbed Monday night thieves entered and robbed Best Service Station on highway 62, near Long's Chapel. The owner usually slept in a room at the station, but Mon day he failed to do so, so the rob bera took advantage of his ab sence. It was a clean-up robbery, or nearly so, flour, canned goods, cigarettes, tobacco, candy, etc., constituted the loot. Sheriff Stockard made an investigation of the robbery. In the get away a bottle of ale, some cigarettes and other things marked the trail for a short distance, but no definite clue was obtainable at the time. In times past there have been a number of filling station robber ies in that section. Town Election May 4th, Rcgii trart and Judges. On Tuesday after the first Mon day in May an election will be held in the Town of Graham for Mayor and five Commissioners. The Board of Elections has named the following registrars and judges: For West Graham ? Chas. N. Jones, registrar, and J. 0. Walker and W. M. Euliss, judges; for East Graham ? B. M. Rogers, registrar, and J. M. Buck ner and Will Dixon judges. The registration books will be opened and kept open for the time provided by law, of which the registrars will give notice. For the election the polling place for West Graham will be at the Town Hail, and for East Gra ham the W. J. Nicks building. Former Alamance Citizen Dies In Raleigh. Kenneth Gaul died in a R-tleigh hospital last Thursday morning following an operaliitn. He was a native of Alamance and a son of the late John Q. Gaut. For more than 25 years he had oper ated a textile plant at Neuse, Wake county. The funeral was held in Raleigh last Friday morn ing. Mr. Gant is survived by liis wife and three children; also by six brothel* and two Bisters. The two sister* are now on a Europe an and Far East tour. Social. Mrs. W. H. Stratford waa boa teas at a bridge luncheon Tues day. M i a a Mary Worsley Rivea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Rives, now in Raleigh, waa on* of the four leaders in the Eaater Pika ball at State College. Her partner waa Harry McDowell of Scotland Neck. PROXF PRINCESS New chapters of Clinton Lowndes' gripping tale of ro mance, intrigue and adventure. One of many Intereating stories in the April 4th iasue of the Ameri can Weekly, published with the Baltimore Sunday Aaeriaao. On sals at all newsstand#. Timely Farm Questions Answered ?t State College Question? How can I protect my baby chick* from intestinal worms? Answer? When brooding chicks, the area under the brooder canopy should be thoroughly cleaned every day and replaced with clean litter. Beginning the aecond week, the entire house ahould be cleaned every four days. The chicka ahould also be kept off ground that has been Inhabited by fowls within at least two year* If the house can not be moved to clean ground, a wire-bottomed platform should be built on the south aide of the house aad enclosed on the sides with half inch square mesh wire. This will keep the chicks off the ground and, at the same time, give them access to sunshine and freah air. Question? What spacing ahould be allowed in planting aweet pota toes is a garden? Answer? Plants should be a paced 12 inches apart in rows from 3 to three a nd one-half feet apart. Close planting reduces the number of Ui]umboean and also checks the losses from stem rot. Where ex tra early potatoes are desired, the plants should be spaced at least eighteen inches apart in three foot row* Better stands will be secur ed If the plants are aet on high ridge* A S-8-8 fertilizer miiture, applied at the rate of 600 to 80s pounds an acre la also recommend ed: Question? How can I get rid of the grubs and snails that are damaging my tobacco plantar Answer? A mixture made with 25 pounds of wheat bran, one pound of Paris Green and enougU water to moisten will control these insect* The bait ahould be broadcast at the rate of It to 12 pounds to each 100 square yarda of bed. Spread the bait evenly. Do not allow the bait to fall on planta any mora than possible. This same mixture will alao control the slugs some times found in the bed* Several applications of the mixture may be neceaaary for complete control. Uoat of the small grain in - Lin coln county baa been top-dresseS with nitrate of soda and seeded to ieapedeza. WHO WORE YOUR HAT BEFORE YOU BOUGHT IT An interesting true life story disclosing that one hat in every ten ? both men's and woman's ? was rescued from an ash can, cleaned up, rebioeked and aold at a bargain price. Read thia interesting story in the 4th issue of the American Weekly, the big magazine which cornea regularly with the BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN. On aale at newa stands. Hog Outlook It Good For Carolina Farmer Better price* for hog* this turn - mer are forecast by H. W, Taylor, extension swine specialist at State CoJfcge. Although large stock* of pork and lard are now lo cold atorage, the number of hoga being alaugh tered la diminishing, while the de mand la holding up wel^, Most of the Nstlon'a market) hogs are produced in the western corn belt and In the north central Stat ea. The supply of corn in the wes tern corn belt Is approximately 40 percent iess than it waa two yeara ago, and the number of hogs there on January 1 was estimated at 14,525 $0? head ; the lowest in year*. The tt,4T3 flOO head ol hogs in the north central Btatea is about the same number produced in 1(15, ac cording to a report from the f ?de ars! bureau of agricultural ecooo - mica. Any Increase in hog production in these reglona will depend upon a return of corn production to something like a normal leve^and that cannot affect hog prices this spring and early summer, Taylor pointed out; The outlook is that there will be a good market for North Carolina hog* Prices are expected to hold up wen through the spring, and rise in the eummerj However, the queation of wheth er an Individual fanner should : hold his hoga for summer market ing 'wQl depend upon the condl ? Uon of lua hoga and the amount land type of feed he haa ou hand. t C. U. MNHELD SURVIVALS Warm friends often become hot quickly. It is notbiug for a giraffe to look down on bis kiu. Knights of ibe Middle Ages are nighiers cf Modern times. If ibe full meitl at a cafe is lik the samples one gets for 35 cents he could survive. An interesest ing and eye-open er article is: "The Devil to Pay," by Jobn T. Flyun, in tbe April issue of Tbe Commentator. President of a teachers' college puts bis faculty on tbe spot. "If you give students A's and B'j you want to be popular with them. If you give thein C's and D's you are poor teachers." "How is Governor Murphy dif frent from a basebvll umpire?" "Well, tbe baseball umpire call* it a strike when it is over; the Governor calls it a strike be fore it is over." Girls Wanted To Fill Well Paying Positions As Beanty Experts Complete Course $75.00 For Information Write King's Beauty School 229 S. Elm Street. Greensboro, N. C. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICR. Having qualified aa administrator*, c. t. a. of the estate of J. Maaon Koney. deceased late of Alamance County. North Carolina, this la to notify all persona having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of February. 1968. or this notice will oe pleaded In bar of their recovery. All persona Indebted to said eetate will please make Immediate payment. This the 16th day of Februanr. 1867. L. W. and H. a KONBY, Route (, Burlington, t*. C., Administrators. ! J. S.Cook, Atty. adWinibtra torts noticb. Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Richard McRae Cleudenlu.deceeaed late of A lama no county. North Carolina tblM latonotlf) all persons having claims agalnt the estate of the aald deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at the office of Lone, Long and Barrett. Attorneys. Graham, N. U.ooor before the .uu. day of March, MW, or thin notice will be pleaded 1n bar of their recovery. All persona indebted to said estate will please make Immediate payment. This the ttth day of March, 1887. W. C. K IKK PATRICK. Administrator of Richard McRae Clendeoln. ADMIN 19TRATOR 8 NOTIC* The undersigned having qualified as Ad ministrator of the estate of Mary A. Honey, deceased, lste of Al?mance County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them on or before the 19th day of March, 1988, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to raid estate will pleat* make Immediate settlement. This 17th dsy of March, 1987. HSNRV B. BON BY. . , .. Administrator. Route 5, Burlington, N. C, EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having quallDed aiBiecutor or th?e?tate 01 C. E. "Turner. deceased. late (,f Alamance county, North Carolina, this Is to notify all persons having claims aicalnat the estate of the said deceased to exhibit them to the un a era lamed on or before the 18th day ot Mar en. 1988. or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. All persons Indebted to said eatate will please make immediate payment. Thla the flth day of March, 1987. CHA?.N. TURNER Executor, Box 172, Haw River, N. C. NOTICE! Summons by Publication! NORTH CAROLINA. ALAMANCE COUNTY. IN THB SUPERIOR COURT Before the Clerk Eunice Ojlliam Somors and hua baad, J. F. Somers, J. W. Gil liam, Jr., and wife; Mary Idol| Gilliam, and J. S, Gilliam and wife, Lillie Kernodle Gilliam, Plaintiffs, | vs. Grace Gilliam Bernard and hus band, C. Edward Bernard, Defendant Theldefendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced be fore the Clerk of the Superior Court of Alamance County tos?ll| the lands and personal property described in the petition filed in| the cause for partition between the petitioners and the defen - | danta ; and the said defendants wlH further take notice that they| are required to appear at the Office of the Clerk of the Sup erior Court of Alamance County, at the Courthouse in Graham. | Alamance County, North Carolina, not later than thirty days from the date hereof, and answer, or| demur, to the petition filed 1 n said cause or the petitioners willj apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said petition. This the 11th day of March. 1937. | E. H. MURRAY, deit Superior Court. | Cfoper A. Hall, Atty, Champion Bicycle Sprinter says: > ! "ME FOR CAMELS!" * WILLIE HON EMAN adds: "111 lay Cam els arc mildl They doa't upset my nerres. And smok ing Camel* kelp* keep my digestion ticking along smoothly." , "AFTER RUSH DAYS, j Camels help me poll my n self together," says Helea ft Nolan, newspaper report er. "I enjoy Camels often for their mildness add their rieh, delicate flavor!" CAMELS COSTLIER TOBACCOS This Paper For One Year and ,1V. ?, PATHFINDER ,?LY More than a million readers throughout the C ^ ^ ^ country read PATHFINDER regularly for a ? j rffj complete, timely and unvarnished digest of the 1 ? W news. Are you overlooking something? Today, economic and political affairs are at their topsy-turviest. Every new turn of events is apt to affect your pocket-book. Everyone's asking, ".What's It all about, and how much is it going to cost me?" Before you can answer that question you must be able to Interpret the news; and before you can interpret you must have all the facts clearly explained. 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Riddle and others, Ex Parte", I will sell at public auction to the highest Udder for cash before the Court House door in Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, ctn Saturday, April 17th, 1937, at 13;00 o'clock, noon, the following described two tracts of land in the Town of Burling ton, Alamance County, North Car olina, to- wit : Tract 1 A certain tract of land in Burlington Township, Alamance County. North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Henry Bass and others, beginning at an iron bolt at Henry Nicholson's corner running thence N. 5 degrees B, 3 cha. and 20 Iks. to an iron bolt in J. M. Shoffner's line, thence with his line 8. 85 degrees 30 minutes 99 Iks. to an iron bolt, thence N. 85 degrees 30 minutes W. 1 chain and 3 Iks. to the beginning, containing 32 100 acres, more or less, known as Will Nance Homestead and con veyed to W. J, Riddle, by W , A. Ward, December 31, 1919, and recorded in the of fice of the Register of Deeds of Alamance County, North Carolina in Book 68 at page 68. Tract 1 A certain tract or pa cel of land the City of Bur lington, Burlington Township, A'a mance County, State of North Carolina, adjoining the lands o f Jule Squires, T. R, Glenn, Dixie Street 40 feet wide and others and bounded as follows : Beginning at an iron bar corner with said Squires on S. W. side of said Street, running thence S. 65 deg. W. l'O feet to an iron bolt, corner with said Squires; thence S. 35 deg E. 60 ft. to an iron bolt, corner with said Glenn ; thence N. 55 deg. E 150 feet to an iron pipe corner with said Qienn on S. W. side of said street ; thence N. 35 deg. W, 60 ft. to the beginning, containing 2-10 of an acre, more or less. Being that whole tract of land that was con veyed by George W. Anthony and wife to W. J, Riddle on the 24th day of May, 1920. This sale will be made subject to advance bids as provided by law, and will remain open for 2 0 days from date of sale to receive ad v ance bids. This the 5 day ot March, 1937. E. N. Riddle, Commissioner. Mortgage's Sale of Real Property Pursuant to the power and au thority vested in the undersigned Mortgagee by virtue of that cer tain instrument executed by Minnie Roney single, bearing date of April 10, 1934, and duly recorded i n the office of the Register of Deeds for Alamanca County, N. C. in Mortgage Deed Book 122 page 489, default having been made in the payment of the note secured thereby and in the provisions of said mortgage deed, f will offer for sale for cash to the last and ?ighest bidder at public auction the following described real prop erty at the north door of the Courthouse in Graham, X. C? on Tuesday, April 13,"19JT; at 1J;00 o'clock, noon. A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Burlington Township, Alamance County, North Carolina, adjoining the lands o f Williamson Street, W. B. William son and others, and described as follows : Beginning at a stake in WiUiam son Street, running thence East ICO ft. with Williamson line to an iron stake; running thence South with W. B. Williamson line 50 ft. to an Iron stake; running thence West with W. B. Williamson line 160 ft. to an iron stake i n margin of Williamson Street ; run ning thence North 50 ft. with line of Williamson Street to the point of beginning, and containin g 8000 square feet, more or less, on which is aituated a partially unfinished six room house. Terms of Sale : Cash. This sale to remain open for ten days for receipt of increased bids as provided J>y law. This the 10th day Qf March. 1937.
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