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THE DAILY - OOUX10XTC7EAL3 H, iff 0TLAI7P flCCS, II. O, THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1C22. v :.!: - 5 I 1 1 4 THE COMMONWEALTH Afternoon Daily . Established 18&2 One .Month . Three Months 1 . $1.00 Six "Months $2.00 By Carrier 15c per week Clee Vaughan, Publisher. Norfleet S. Smith,' Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Scotland N eck, N. C., as second class matter under Act of Com gress, Mareh 3, 1879. . SUBSCRIPTION BATES (In Advance) Through The Mail Daily Issue One Tear $4.00 All articles submitted for pub lication must bear the author's name, not necessarily for publi cation, but as a guarantee of good faith. Members of Associated Press The Associated Press is , ex clusively entitled to the use for republication of - all news dis patches credited to it of not otherwise credited in this paper, also in local news published herein. THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1922. BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY debtors to realize only partially- through the forced sale of securi ties. , The policy which almost every one adopted here of waiting and carrying the load until the deb tor had an : Opportunity to worSc himself out" has amply justified the judgment of those who advis ed such a course. Time has proven that had there been forc ed sales generally it would have been like a puff of wind against: a house of cards the whole economic structure of the com munity would have been wreck ed and it would have taken years upon years to rebuild. However, as it is, there is a healthy state of business throughout the com munity as well a spirit of optim ism regarding the future which argues well for the continued progress of the community. H A M EC MAN'S APPEAL: O Lord, revive thy work in the jmidst of the years. Habakkuk 3 :2. ALL EYES AHEAD Now that the Christmas holi days are over all eyes and thoughts are turned toward the New Year. Following the , two previeus years 1922 has proven one of great satisfaction to all local business interests and mny a business man sees himself with clear waters ahead whSn at the beginning of the year he could only reckon on dangerous shoals, thanks to a benificent Providence who blessed this section with bounteous crops and good prices. In making our resolutions for the New Year let us not forget to render thanks to the Given of all good things for his generous provision during the past year .and for one of the happiest and most satisfying Christmas which this community has ever enjoyed. NOTICE By virtue of power vested in me by a certain deed of trust, executed to me by R. L. Joyner on December 15th, 1920, and duly recorded in the office o.? the register of deeds for Hali fax County, North Carolina, in Book 320 at page 164, I will on the 13th day of January, 1923, at the request of the holder and owner-4 of certain notes, in said deed of trust described, default having been made in the pay ment of said notes and the inter est thereon, sell for cash at pun lie auction to the highest bidder in the Town of Scotland Necft, North Carolina, at 12 o'clock M., in front of the Planters and Com. mercial Bank, all of the right, title and interest of the said ft. L. Joyner, in and to the follow ing described real esf ate, ' lying and being: in Halifax ; County, North Carolina, to wit. That tract of. land, in Rose neath Township, .; lying on both sides of the County Road, leading from Scotland Neck to Tarboro by way of Lawrence, and adjoin ing the lands of J. A. Kitchiu, Charles Dancy and Fed Ed monds, and bounded on the east by Deep Creek, and containing 625 acres, more or less. , This the 11th day of Decem ber, 1922. 1 O. J. MOORE, trustee. 12-12' law-4t CLASSIFIED ADS WATCHFUL WAITING PAID ; A local banker remarked a ; few days ago that his bank had paid off all of , its' obligations in borrowed money and incidentally mentioned that something like two and three quarter millions had -been handled by his bank during the jast three months. This shows a healthy state of affairs locally and it has all come about through the policy of "watchful waiting" and hot driving debtors to the ' wall through selling them out, whitfa method only served, in '.the. ex perience of those communities which tried it, in causing bank- VCONEY TO LEND ON GOOD farm lands in large amounts, five, seven. and ten years time. Prompt inspections made. Geo. C. Green. Weldon, N. C. 5-6 2aw FOR SALE TOLEDO SCALE, in A-l condition. Bargain Walter Clark, Box 351, Scot land Neck, N. C. 12-20-Rt FOR SALE BUICK 6 ROAD- ster. Bargain. Dr. O. F. Smith. 12-23-U. WANTED TO BUY HIDES, Green or P-y, chickens and . egg& Will pay the highest prisrv My market is also stocked at all times with the very best beef, pork, chickens, eggs etc. J. D. Hill. 9-20 t? ruptcy to "individuals and inabled I B. W. MARTIN Optician and Jeweler I With B. T. WHITEHEAD CO. 10-5-tr r.iwutimnniiiiiinHiMniMiMiit:wi;imm:::t:ffl EMPIRE TIRES - A HA P.FY NEW YEARo Wh. Wira The Mmey MONDAY'S WINNERS Mrs. Effice Staton. Rebecca Knight. V'' j'- .V , ' 1 . TUESDAY'S WINNERS Stuart Smith (col.) Tillery, N. C Mrs. E. E. Dickens. WEDNESDAY'S WINNERS Mrs. B. I. Allsbrook, Jr., Thos. Anthony. THURSDAY'S WINNERS Mr. C. W. Andrews, Robert Mason. . FRIDAY'S WINNERS Mr. G. A. Pittman, t MaggieDavis. $ 1st Prize of $50.00 won by JAMES MOORE, Col. 2nd Prize of $25.00 by WILLIE PAULL, Col. 3rd Prize of $25.00 won by WILLIE TAYLOR, Col. ' Boette -Shields Co. E. To Whitehead .Co. Norfleet O. McDowell President and Manager. AT THE DIXIE TONIGHT We will present a five-reel W estern production, entitled "WesJ, tern Speed," starring Buck Jones. It's a Fox feature and a real western full of pep and action. Prices 20 and 25c. Toforrow and Saturday copies a Paramount feature, entitled 'The World 's Champion, " featuring Wallace Reid. As an added feature we have secured a two-reel Harold Lloyd com edy, entitled "An Eastern Westerner" to run witn this special. Prices 25 and 35c. WE WISH YOU A HAPPY Coming Monday, January 1st. "My Friend The Devil," also a 2-reel Larry Semon comedy, "The Fly Cop." 25 and 50c. Must Make Good. or We ' Will. FIRE WORK n Saturday is thb labt day I can sell. Gelt Yciwr New! Year's Fire Wdrks Nowv J. ED y ASKEW NEW; YEAR v.. ERGIALBANK THE HOME-FOR SAVINGS" ADVERTISE IN THE COMMON HEALTH And Get Resulta ?ti:;:iutnmigiim;t!ti!!:uuarmuxuii r;z!:;itt TRY ONE NEXT. HIGHWAY FILLING STATION GIVE Auto Accessor ies for Christmas Presents. We Have Nice Gifts Ranging in a Q CI a a a a a a a D n u a a a a a a a a v 8 Prices Froth 50c to $25.00. g miiea more men than wars. Laclt of money cjt critical iimes has caused Avornj to millions. The feeling of secup Ht thai a savings account qivestdrfces away worn. I7h ivorrM-iyhenthe rernsdi) is so simple. THZ CLOZST DANK IN HALIFAX COUNTY TTTTT1 luffltmti , iiimniiu. nit!ltt!!tt!ltmi!?!ttl!ll!lttll!t8!tt!tlllll!HI;;inn!tlinnfT?n?IIIHt!I
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