Stop! Look!! Listen!!
READ!!
Mules and Horses
I have on hand about 100 head of Mules and Horses. I have the nicest lot of farm
u esthat has been shipped to Dunn in the past two years. Also the nicest lot of driving
Horses that has ever been in Dunn. 8
Anyone desiring a nice Farm Mule or Horse
will do well to call and look this stock
over before buying or making
an exchange.
You Can Get What You Want Either
On Time or For the Cash!
Also a Complete Line of Buggies, Wagons, Surreys and Harness
Of Every Description!
7. 1. GERALD, - Dunn, A/. C.
WEBB-KEN YON LAW UPHELD.
Shipments From "Wet" to "Dry"
States Now Barred. West Virginia
Amendment Prohibiting Importa
tion for Personal Use Also Upheld.
In the most sweeping of all decis
ions upholding prohibition laws, the
Supreme Court has upheld as consti
tutional and valid the Webb-Kenyon
law prohibiting shipments of liquor
from "wet" to "dry" States. It also
sustained West Virginia's recent
amendment to her law prohibiting im
portation in interstate commerce of
liquor for personal use.
After having been vetoed by Pres
ident Taft, who held it unconstitu
tional, and having been re-passed by
Congress over his veto, the law was
sustained by the Supreme Court by
a vote of 7 to 2. Leaders of the pro
hibition movement declare it is to
their fight second only in importance
to the proposed constitutional amend
ment.
Lawyers for liquor interests who
heard the decision Monday admitted it
upheld and applied the law "in its
fullest sense."
Chief Justice White announced the
majority opinion, to which Justice
Holmes and Vanderventer dissented.
Justice McReynolds, while agreeing
with the majority decision, did not
concur in the opinion.
"Calling In the Loans."
One thing has happened at the close
of 1916 that we very much regret.
When cotton began to go up steadily,
and the predictions everywhere were
for still higher prices, many of our
Southern farmers could not resist the
temptation to go into the future
market and buy some cotton on the
board. The New York speculators
know just how to bait the trap, so as
to catch our Southern people "g??d
and proper." When they had a goodly
flock under the trap, out goes the
trigger, and the South is fleeced for
many millions. It is strange our
farmers will be caught in any such
scheme. That this was all a well-pre
pared scheme to fleece these men is
easily seen. If cotton was worth 20.50
three weeks ago, it is worth equally
as much to-day. They depressed the
price three cents simply to catr'n
suckers to the tune of $15.00 per ba'e.
We have already heard of many Geor
gians who have lost from ten to
twenty thousand dollars. We knov
that this future business is not only a
gambling game, but an unfair one at
that. They can see your "cards" and '
you can not see theirs. They know
when to "call," so as to rake in the
stakes. This is what they did for the
Southern men in December. When we
were talking to one gentleman on
this subject, he put it in this way:
"These Wall Street speculators are
simply calling in their loans. They
just loaned it to Southern farmers for
a while ? just long enough to make
them think it is theirs, and then they
called it in." ? Southern Cultivator.
ROY ALL SCHOOL NOTES.
Misses Emma Williams and Mary
Johnson spent Sunday with Miss
Leola Thornton.
Mr. N. A. Randall spent Sunday
at the home of Mr. R. H. Allen with
his sister, who is teaching at Parker
school.
A number of the people of this sec
tion attended church at Oliver's
Grove Sunday
Mr and Mrs. Jeptha Benson spent
Sunday with the family of Mr. C. H.
Johnson.
Mr. R. L. Penny and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Penny's mother,
Mrs. Zilla Hardee.
Miss Corinna Hardee delightfully
entertained a number of her friends
Saturday night, January Gth, by giv
ing them an apron party. After the
guests had arrived each apron was
numbered and the boys drew the cor
responding numbers. As soon as the
boys had finished hemming their
aprons the work was judged by Mr.
and Mrs. Delma Hardee and Hayden
Moore. Mr. Calbert Johnson proved to
be the best sewer. The prize, a pair
of silk hose, was presented to the
lucky one who presented it to Miss
Corinna Hardee, whose apron he
hemmed. She then presented it to
Miss Eva Johnson, the girl whose
apron was second best. This apron
was hemmed by Mr. Thaddeus Bar
bour. All the boys proved to be skill
ful sewers (sowers). RefA'shments
were then served by the hostess.
Those enjoying the hospitality of
Miss Hardee were Misses Dessie
Moore, Maggie Creech, Myrtle John
son, Alice Allen, Eva Johnson, Annie
Lee, Zula Austin and Tida Tyner;
and Messrs. Edgar, Sidney and Thad
deus Barbourti Rufus, Victor and
Calbert Johnson, Ira and Albert Al
len, Jimmie and Robert Parrish, Rom
mie Moore, Mathew Dorman, Milton
Austin, N. A. Randall, William
Strickland.
TABBY.
Elevation township, Jan. 10th.
NEWS NOTES FROM SHILOH.
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Activities of Shiloh Public School.
Marriage Sunday Afternoon.
The school at Shiloh has a good at
tendance since Christmas. We are try
ing to have all present every day. We
miss Messrs. Pou Coats and Clyde
Stevens since they went to Duke.
Agnes Hardee is out on account of
sickness. Hope she will soon be back
again.
The boys and girls met and organiz
ed in groups to improve the grounds.
The boys selected for their captains
Messrs. Charlie Coats, Harlow Weeks,
and Rufus Olive. The girls selected
Misses Olza Wood, Gladys Coats and
Mary Bundy. Each group is proud of
its leaders.
The spelling match created much
interest among the pupils today, when
Charlie Coats stood longer than any
of the boys. Lizzie Wells and Gladys
Coats stood longer than any in school.
They are now challenging the com
munity, old and young, for a spelling
match Friday afternoon, January 19.
There will be a box party and vot
ing contcst at the school in the near
future. The exact date will be given
later.
The Wilsonian Literary Society
meets every Friday night. The whole
community seems to be carried away
with the debates. The out of school
boys and even the parents are helping.
The tcachers appreciate the hearty
co-operation of the parents already
given. They invite them to come to
the school as often as possible. The
parents are always welcomed.
Mr. Thad Stevens who has been
so low with pneumonia, is improving
rapidly. We hope he will soon be up
again.
Last Sunday, Mr. L. D. Wood, Miss
Flossie Verona Lassitr, and little
Mary Ellington united with the Pres
byterian church at Oakland. Miss
Lassiter is the daughter of Mr. W. A.
Lassiter near Smithfield. She is as
sistant teacher at Shiloh school.
There will be services at Shiloh
Saturday and Sunday at the regular
hours, by the pastor, Rev. J. E. La
nier.
Mr. Lee Hatcher and Miss Mildred
Stevens were united in marriage Sun
day afternoon at the bride's home.
Mr. J. E. Jones performed the cere
mony. The writer wishes them a long
and prosperous life.
Gamer, Route No. 1, Jan. 8, 1917.
FOR FIXE SILKS CALL ON?
Cotter-Underwood Co.
FOUR OAKS ROUTE VO. 3.
Messrs. Hubert and Julius Stanley,
of Cheraw, S. C., spent last week vis
iting relatives in our midst.
Mrs. Gertrude Fields, of Wilson's
Mills, is spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. W. L. Wallace.
Mr. Lonnie Parker spent the week
end with relatives near Dunn.
Mr. C. A. Ryals spent Sunday with
friends in our midst.
Mr. Randall, of Royall school, was
a visitor at the home of Mr. John
Wallace Sunday.
Miss Smithie Guin, of Lower John
ston, spent the week-end visiting at
the home of Mr. Jno. Wallace.
The stork passed by the home of
Mr. W. L. Wallace Tuesday and left
with him efnd his good wife a bounc
ing ten-and-one-half-pound girl.
We note with regret that little Miss
May Wallace is quite sick.
The roads down in our part of the
country are in a very bad condition.
The road force have clayed the roads
and the continued wet weather does
not have a very pleasing affect on
them.
Judging from our own observations
it seems that our farmers see a very
bright future for tobacco in 1917.
Our prediction is a bumper crop of
the golden weed throughout our part
of the county. W. & D.
January 9, 1917.
Hox Supper at Elevation.
It is announced by the teachers of
Elevationn school that a box supper
and contest for the most popular
girl present will be held at the school
building on the evening of Friday,
January 21, 1917, at 7:30 o'clock. The
purpose of the supper is to raise
money for the improvement of the in
terior of the school building and to
procure some amusements for the
school children. A cordial invitation
is extended to all, especially to the
girls who would like to bring boxes
and to the boys who would like to
take supper with a pretty girl. As
the roads leading in from all direc
tions are in good order, it is hoped
and expected that there will be a
i house full of the people and a good
time. X.
Electric gasoline pumps may row
he installed at the curbs in place of
the ordinr.ry hand-operated pumps,
pressing a button starts the gasoline
flowing and a pointer shows the cus
tomer just how much gasoline has
been measured out to him.
NOTICE.
By vrtue of the authority contained
in a Chattel Mortgage Executed to
J. T. Peedin by Hinton Monk and dat
ed the 15th day of October, 1911, and
duly registered in the Register's Of
fice of Johnston County in Book "V"
No. 12, page 603, the undersigned will
sell at public auction, for cash, at the
home of the late J. T. Peedin in Ben
tonsville township, on the 3rd day of
February, 1917, at 11 o'clock M., the
following property to-wit: Four head
of hogs and farming utensils.
This 9th day of January, 1917.
JOSEPH H. STRICKLAND,
Administrator of
J. T. PEEDIN (deceased),
Mortgagee,
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE BANK OF FOUR OAKS,
At Four Oaks, N. C., at the Close of
Business December 27, 1916.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts .... $120,844.19
Overdrafts secured and un
secured 324.80
Banking Houses $1,690.00
Furniture & Fixt. 885.00
? 2,575.00
Due from National Banks 4,133.44
Due from State Banks and
Bankers 10,000.00
(lold coin 283.50
Silver coin, including all mi
nor coin currency 782.66
National bank notes and
other U. S. Notes 3,450.00
Total $142,393.59
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $10,000.00
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
paid 3,741.21
Dividends unpaid 232.00
Notes and bills rediscounted 50,000.00
Deposits subject to check 71,278.81 ,
Time Certificates of Deposit 6,713.40
Cashier's checks outstanding 128.17
Accrued Interest duf de
positors 300.00
Total $142,393.59
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Johnston, Jan. 9, 1917.
I, B. I. Tart, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
B. I. TART, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 9th day of January, 1917
JESSE B. ADAMS,
Notary Public.
CORRECT? ATTEST:
B. B. ADAMS,
J. W. SANDERS,
D. H. SANDERS,
Directors.
By plucking her petals you do not
gather the beauty of the flower. ? Ta
gore.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified
as Administrator, D. B. N., on the
estate of Mary Holt, deceased, here
by notifies all persons having claims
against said estate to present the
same to me duly verified on or before
the 29th day of December, 1917, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery; and all persons in
debted to said estate will make imme
diate payment.
This 22nd day of December, 1916.
WILL H. LASSITER,
Admr., D. B. N.
RAY & COCKERHAM,
Attorneys.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE CLAYTON BANKING
COMPANY,
At Clayton, N. C., at the Close of
Business December 27, 1916.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts .... $209,093.66
Overdrafts secured and un
secured 3,836.91
Banking Houses and Furni
ture and Fixtures 4,100.00
Demand loans 15,000.00
Due from National Banks 57,445.58
Cash Items 639.69
Gold coin 580.00
Silver coin, including all mi
nor coin currency 1,802.10
National bank notes and
other U. S. Notes 15,862.00
Total $308,361.94
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $25,000.00
Surplus fund 12,500.00
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
paid 6,861.31
Deposits subject to check. . 156,257.06
Time certificates of deposit 107,331.90
Cashier's checks outstanding 411.67
Total $308,361.94
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Johnston, Jan. 6, 1917.
I, C. M. Thomas, Cashier of the
above-named Bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of mv knowledge and belief.
C. M. THOMAS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 6th day of January, 1917.
JNO. I. BARNES,
Notary Public.
CORRECT? ATTEST :
J. DWIGHT BARBOUR,
C. W. HORNE.
ERNEST L. HIN'TON,
Directors,
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