926. w. a w Bide. 'tate er Ml D. no8«t iford, 4. . and nent. »»»»»♦♦ c: t: t: t: nt tz S Friday, September 17, 1926. kiwanis report ON LAW SYSTEM (Continued from page 1) '‘We think that each Justice of the Peace in the county should be apprais ed definitely, of the proper time to file his reports, and to whom, and also that he should be advised to whom the moneys coming into his of fice should be paid. It seems to us to be impossible, under the present system, to at all properly check up on these officers, and we would sub- gest respectfully, to the proper County officials that steps be taken to put the office of the Justice of the Peace on a more nearly business basis. We are informed that letters are now go ing out to the different Justices of the County, calling their attention to their duty with regard to their reports ard remittances, and we are very glad that this is being done. “We have found, what appear to be discrepancies, in some instances, and we will be glad to furnish the in formation we have to any officer of Moore County, who requests it. We believe that when a motorist is guilty of a violation of the Law of the road, he should be punished, but we also think that the rural policemen or other officer stopping him, should, as tact fully as possible, carry him to the nearest Justice of the Peace, for such action by such Justice, as the facts and circumstances would indicate. We do not think that a rural police man, or Deputy Sheriff is a trial of ficer, neither do we think that any duty devolves on him to administer lectures to those who may fall into his hands; these matters, we think, should have the attention of the Jus tice of the Peace, and when a Paece Officer sees a violation of the road law, or the violation of any other law, his duty is to carry the offender to the Justice and when he has done this, and this only, he has, in our opinion, done his duty. We do not understand that the spirit of the law is carried out by collecting fines and costs for the enrichment of the coffers of the County, and its officers, but that it is for the purpose of determining those who would break the law, and we think that speeding and reckless driving can be more readily diminish ed by having our rural policemen in uniform, patrollng the roads, and in no instance would we conceive it to be his duty to hide by the side of the road, to spring upon the unwary traveler, who might go above the speed limit. “We wish to go on record as favor ing the abolition of the fee system for officers. We think that every officer should be placed .on a fair sal ary, commensurate with the duties performed, and that all costs and fees collected by him should go into the County Treasury. There are so many reasons why this should be done, that will occur to any unbiased mind, that it is not necessary to enumerate them here. “The Sheriff is the chief peace of ficer of the county, made so by our constitution, and we believe that every rural policeman, as well as every De puty Sheriff, should be appointed by the Sheriff, and be under his super vision and control. In other words, we think it would make for efficiency in enforcement of our laws, to have one Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the County; in that way, we could have more co-ordination, less conflict of authority, and more economical law enforcement, as well, we think, as more thorough enforcement. “Your Committee wishes it to be thoroughly understood that it, or any member of it, has never considered that it was the purpose of the club in appointing the committee to perse cute any one. Neither have we un derstood that the Kiwanis Club, or any member thereof is opposed to the enforcement of any law on our Statute Books. As citizens and tax payers of the- County, we understood that the records of all our Officers were public property and subject to inspection by any citizen of the county, and for the good name of the county, as well as to protect any officer, who was honestly doing his duty, we could see no objec tion to the investigation. We do not understand that the club desires to embarrass anyone, but we do think that we are within our rights in want ing to know the true state of affairs, and we do not think that any conscien tious officer of the county, will, if he understands correctly our purpose, question the motives of the club. We would not have any officer not do ing his duty, to gain one crumb of •omfort from this declaration. Such information as we may have, or that may hereafter be collected by us, is at the disposal of any proper officer, desiring to take action thereon. “We think great care should be had in the selection of the appointive of ficers of the county, and while, we have been generally fortunate in the personnel, it is alleged by some per sons that our choice of Magistrates, m the recent past, has included some, whose administration has not been satisfactory, and who have retired from office under conditions that jus tify this inquiry. This could have been avoided had a thorough investi gation of the men been had, before they were commissioned.” VASS-LAKEVIEW SCHOOL OPENING (Uontmued from Page 1) For years it has been the custom in the schools of our state to devote at least 45 minutes once a week to a literary society. This year, instead of having the boys in one society and the girls in another. Professor Mat thews thought best to discard the an cient method of separating the sheep from the goats. Accordingly the new societies were organized, the Acameron and the Hes perian, each one containing an equal number of girls. Great enthusiasm was shown by every boy and by every girl concerning the society work out lined for the year. At every meet ing every pupil will be expected to take part on the program. Regu lar marks will be given on the work done by the pupils. A medal will be awarded to the member of each so ciety that makes the highest average during the whole school year. The society making the lowest record dur ing the month will be required to en tertain the other one on the last Fri day night of the month at the school building. Refreshments will not be permitted but plenty of fun from games will be expected. Great in terest was exhibited by the pupils in the selection of a name for their respective society. One so ciety chose the classic name Acameron, the other chose the ambi tious name Hesperian. The motto selected by the Acamerons is Ser vice, that of the Hesperians is Alethia (Truth). The Acamerons are ex tremely proud of their name for it has a great local significance as well as a classic ring to it. It also has a history. There may be seen in the town of Vass upon the top of an of fice building the sign, A. Cameron office. A stranger viewing for the first time the places of interest in Vass, exclaimed “Acameron office! What kind of an organization is that?” Hav ing heard of that incident, the boys and girls in one group unanimously adopted the name “Acameron” for their literary society. It sounds like a Greek name and it stands for a man who has done much in a civic way for this whole community. In keep ing with the large amount of good done by this public spirited citizen, the Acamerons chose as their motto, the one word “Service.” Now a wholesome rivalry is felt on every hand. The members of each society are determined to be the guests and not the hosts every fourth Friday night. It has been remarked by several members of the faculty that never be fore has there been shown in our school better spirit of cooperation. Real seriousness in their studies, spontaneous enthusiasm in their ath letics and other activities, and cheer fulness seem to possess the whole student body. With the support of the parents to encourage these boys and girls and teachers as they work together this year, the Vass-Lakeview school bids fair to be entering upon one of the most successful years in its history. PAGE TRUST COMPANY ASSISTING LAND OWNERS (Continued From Page 1) land, nothing but a plain plan to get more capable farmers to raising a profitable crop on land not now used, and to bring those farmers from some place where they are not doing as well as they might do here in the Sandhills. The Page Trust com pany asks for co-operation and invites discussion of the matter at the bank at Aberdeen. NOTICE Under and by virtue of the powers of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed by L. L. Johnson and Sue 0. Johnson, his wife, to the un dersigned Geo. A. Grimsley, trustee, of date November 25, 1924, and re corded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Moore County, N* C., in Book of Mortgages No. 42, at page 425, default having been made in the pay ment of the interest due on the sum of money secured by the terms of said deed of trust, and in other stipulations of said deed of trust, by reason of which the whole indebtedness thereby secured becomes at once due and pay able and the deed of trust for^los- able; and the owners of said indebted ness having requested the said trus tee to foreclose said deed of trust in accordance with its terms, the un dersigned Geo. A. Grimsley, trustee, will, on Monday, the 27th day of Sep tember, 1926, at 12:00 o’clock noon at the Court Hoiilpe door of Moore County, in the Town of Carthage, N. C., offer for sale to the highest bid der at public auction for cash, the following described lands, situate in Moore County, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning at an iron stake in the West line of Poplar Street, in the Town of Aberdeen, N. C., A. L. Thompson’s N. E. corner, running thence N. 59” 50’ W with the said A. L. Thompson’s line 265 feet to an iron stake, the NW comer of A. L. Thompson’s lot in the C. C. Bethune line; thence N. 31” 30’ E. 116.5 feet to an iron stake in the line of Wolf Pit Avenue, C. C. Bethune’s comer; thence S 59” 21 ’ E 265 feet to an iron stake in the West line of Poplar street; and thence S 31” 28’ W with the West line of Poplar Street 119.4 feet to the place of beginning, the same being all of that lot or parcel of land deeded by Emma C. Page, Maiy E. Page and Francis J. Page to J. K. Thompson, on June 26, 1901, except- the two lots heretofore deeded by J. E. Thompson and wife to A. Thompson and C. C. Bethune, re spectively. GEO. A. GRIMSLEY, Trustee. August 27, 1926. 3-10-17-24S. Procrastination is the Thief of T ime- Perhaps you have no surplus money at the present time that you want to place on a bank accout. But you expect to have a surplus at some future time, at “harvest time” perhaps, whatever it may be that you expect to harvest. This is the time to make your provision for old age. Decide now that a definite portion of your income shall be laid aside every year, and then when old age comes you will be provided for. Our savings department pays 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly. Make your plans now, and open a savings account with this bank. Make provision for the rainy day that comes to every one. THE BANK OF VASS VASS, N. 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