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VOLUME XXIII—NUMBER 19
Testimony Offered By The i
Di it'use; Godwin's Explan
ation of Thirty-Two Charges
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Ni n.lic. ui.til 1 lilt. I ex pectin
hit to ttnc iiis note for it- Luther
li l toll! .ne lie nail chargetl t!( l 'n.
w 'iuii.. to my account. 1 ilnl no.
aii- vi ha. eliail o.eiihal't until onli ien
I-., i... Mi. Maton. All automoliile ac ? .
I'oUiits wi;ie authorized by J. G. Sta.
'.on '1 .1 li. oik owvd f.UiiO ani
fj» .a* .'tilil )GOOO. Also
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i ?-,"■■■' u. »ho Wemtio', W. H.
.i. ,ii .: til iKobei.•■oil's; J. T
■; 1., 's; AI 1 laylois; W. 11. lianeH'r
J liai ii'iiil s; \N. A Perrys; Higgs
rsoiia; W li.' Hrittoni G. D Car
btai i hen and A ii. Ayers."
Ho. swoer that the Council loan wa.-
autnorized anil that the Graxes loan
was authorized. That he first borrow
ed $1«,(MI0 and ten $ 12,«XM> at Green
ville; $50,(100 from the imperial To
bacco Co., at Richmond.
(Reporter did not get several items
here.)
As to the contingency account: $4.
—■ . a vh...ge.i to Expense item. In
.. est si;:(>>; bond iost $50.00; NorfolV
• jlvjii.o' i. i n i-r.- "Un l Merchant
,L t'l oli 1 iost vuOO,
ffafeig l !, f'.;'"!) call out of balanr
i,il ol'.svhifii makes UP the 54.000 miss
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Ho s«id he did liot know that the
l'Miger sheets had been taken; he !u
i ot tell an.voen. to take tljem out. He
i '.so said that aI- It'ie notes we.e read
out i.nd approved by com
iiiittee. ,
A to kitin^~l' e »i!- "I drew on a
l.ank and placed it to my credit but
not for my beneft. The $2,4' JO item
n a bank at C'oleraine was good; !
l.aT a- ha'h a- $135,000 in my name
of kiting items. I carried the Ni
trate A lit y item.- in cnsli to create
receive, I chitvg'eci expenses" of s3t7
•vli li 'l Knd spent in 1017 out of mj
own pocket tlii ; item."
He al =o .tat. il about a loss of sl,-
~QQ on bonds und made some type of
explanation aboui lhc lost SIOOO J. P.
Tyre bond and stated that he put
THE ENTERPRISE
, Loads ami items in box for months.
C/ii cross examination he stateu tliat
tne La \\ alstou check due The Par-,
liters and Merchants bank was held
uy him and in ins own name to gel
ic u,t c. i Hit mono) uui later claim
ed .oi the use ul the Ltiuk, evvn tlio
it was in his own name. The items
I ii. i}ie $1000; ijiimuel Kogersoii
jluoc, li L Little sstlo; xini lied li»b
--j f.'co.. ;IUU(|; Mis. Mary E l'eel
riaiik lintlon slJou; J. C. Guikm sl,-
OJ'J; .S. C. Cllll'm were all
j.o..jiht out and demal made as t«
■ u. e ol' same by him.
ho fluted that he went to Lialti
ti ote when he luft here, then went
I ,n a port on the Cull' ol Mexit* foi
tin days, then to Now Orleans and
Ananta. lie said emphatically tiiut
| In. was not worrying over his own
ai.airs but mvr the bank's business,
lie admitted that he owed $136,000
aid stated that he had certain pel
>onal pioperty listed that were worth
I +0,117 and stocks value'd at s4l,bill
*io pay saint:. He admitted thai
j Cntiher. and Critcher forced him in
bankiuptoy. lie admitted being re
sponsible to Plonny Peel lor sl,2f>o,
collected from llit' Peoples Bank and
uiKing Plum Williams' mortgage foi
a me. He admitted owing Abe A din
i,l>oo on a gambling uebt. He ad
..i:tii'd taking $3,(.00 guardian money
» to his son l'aul a 111 t
i i i i.J-' belonging toltiy son C.iarle-i
I Ailhiut any seciirity. lie •,' ileil thill
iO aid I. .Stalls w ii partiieis in
i i lutoinobile businos« ami that lie
had taken sli,lo(i ol .Stalls -money.
ill said "1 made no attempt to ex
I j ii,.n to Pardee, the repiesentulive ol
tt.v Bonding company except ioui
ilems. I made no i-doil to explain
io the bank examiners. .Stat in wa:
-i11 ljk.111 k a light against !ie."
In answer to the tpie.,tion of who
tire- P.*_•! & Co., Godwin i t'eei and
otl oi licticious iiaines lie muld name
no such (inns. He claimed that Stall
owed the s6f>oo note, lie also stated
thai lie kited in his own name so hi
could ilraw on it and that he hail no
other personal account, ihat he paid
for his speculations ami Ins house
■ i..1.1 expenses' out of this lUineiuc
count, lie could not recall when .l>f
began kiting.
'l'hat the agreeiiient was to handle
the Nitrate Agency Account for ii
$30,000 balaiuv hut lie found it till
ju utiliible and kept as h.gh as $76,
i'oo al times iin«l thiit when Latham
tie late examine! came he took the
ild di al Is out of the ciu.li box and
charged them to the Liberty Bond
ai count and that he got $11(1 to hi;
own credit out ol the transaction, lie
iUd not know what Glover Godwin
was worth. He admitted taking a
cashiei's check in his own name foi
shoo which should have been crediteii
lo the account of It. 1.. Little on ii
mortgage >eld' by Wynne and Wil
hams. H«> then went over a long list
of stocks which [le had hypothicat
in dilTeivnt parts of North Carolina
»lju also claimed to have delivered
hiii%. to those who had bought them
Redirect Eiaminalion
He made explanation of the $660(1
rc id coupons; SSOO Holliday bond;
SSOO J. IJ. Ho wen bond and the sso
John T. Price bond, all with school
hoy drill ami pomp. Also the Tyre
and Kogerson losses which he had
charged to the expense account.
No explanation was made about the
Rev J. H. Garner's SSOO bonds that
had never been found.
V. G Taylor was the next witness
He testified that he and Godwin had
had some conversation about the base
ball account in New York. That, God
win had done some kiting through his
bank, th 6 Planters and Merchants
Bank in Everetts, that it was worse
n 1920 and that he would always
cJ a ge items just as they came in ana
l! n*. Godwin closed his account ir.
Jul. P.'2'i.
John I>. Biggs stated that he was
President of the Farmers and Mer
chants Hank, had attended many
banker's meetings with Godwin, had
never seen him drurik at one nor had
ever seen him drunk anywhere.* That
Godwin was a hord worker fo rhl.
bank. In the matter of the Ed'Wal-j
to pay SBOO and 'interest but did not
ston item he understood T7alston was I
know he had paid it. Godwin told
him he would pay tlw interest and
the S2OO note due and he drew on
him for $299:' That if he haTT known
that Walston had paid the entire note
he would demanded it all.
The next witness was t.uth«r Peel,
the young man Godwin had victim
ized and led into ilark places to help
him in his "crafts." He was a wit
' ness for the state but the defense
thought it best to call him themselves,
[ it did aot take long however for them
VVilliamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, March 31st, 1922
to see their mistake. Peel told them
plainly that the Nitrate Agency ac
count was put to the liberty Bond
account to cover shortage of bonds,
etc. Ho said that he was amazed at
the transaction but did as he was
toiii to do by Godwin. I'pon being;
asked about the $5,000 cashier's check
made to John 1.. ltodgorson he stated
. that it was drawn for no purpose ex
. cept to balance an error which had
been, made in the adjustment of the
i Seaboard National Hank of Norfolk.
He testified that Godwin wrote him
ai'ter he left and asked him to get
the SSOOO check from Rodgvrson anil
put it to the account of the Nitrate
Agency account to help him out that
much. He said "1 told Godwin about
it and 1 knew it d.d not belong to
Godw in. Rodgerson would not lot me
have it. Godwin also wrote me to
got Federal Reserve checks of $9,-
400.00 for payment, lie also wrote
Mr. Rodgersoti to get the S6OOO cash
ier's check. Mr. Rodgorson and 1
frequently talked about items in cash.
We did not tell Staton about things
because we thought Godwin would do
so and wo depended upon him to do
so. 1 helped the auditors find the
shortages. 1 took Mr. Godwin's ac
count of the records because he told
hie to, he also told me to take out
and hide the account of Grover C
Godwin. 1 put them wheer he told
me but could not find them after
wards. My personal account was lost
m transferring from the active led
ger to the permanent files. In ordei
to find the condition of Godwin's ac
count it was necessary to find lm
ledger sheets. 1 saw signs of kiting
in 1919 when the bank had plenty ol
money. 1 could see no need for it foi
the hank and positively could see no
benefit it was being to the bank, as
Mr. Godwi nwas putting it all to hi
own credit." Luther Peel said "The
records did not &|*sak~.the truth. They
did not show the standing of God
win's account.:. All those entries were
made under Godwins direction. Tilt
corresponding banks charged us foi
collection and 1 guess the cost of kit
nig was of course incl.ided, which Tin
Peoples Bank paid. We hail to pay
other hanks among them are the Met
chants National Bank in Raleigh $«!t).
at one time, The Wacnovia Bank ane
The expense of the bank was s2tf,oo
Trust Company about $76 per month
for the year 1920 up to and including
January 7th, 1921. The contingency
account of $4,000 was taken oil' tin
b00k.4, and I knew no reason for If
I could find no tickets for same. Tin
notes Tetterton and Daniel and tin
Tttlley note wene the propety rof tin
bank when taken out and delivered ti
Grovrr Godwin. I was not fajniliai
with the Kirkland note. When tin
auditors citnie tlm Tot'erton note am
(iodwin check had both been taken
out. 1 do not know who did it. God
win asked me if I wanted to makt
some money on Coca Cola stock. I
told him I had no money to buy stock
with. He offered to finance it. I tlii
not know wjio he bought from or n
whose name it was bought. When he
left lie asked me to sign a nolo in
the name of Godwin arid l'eel. I hai
it to pay anil lost $1700.00 and found
the stock was bought in his own name
unl 1 got nothing, (iodwin did the
whole transaction. The bank paid foi
the Hassell and Godwin transactions
by Godwin's orile rand he also paid
for the Coca Cola transaction with tin
'TOinTc's money. Godwin toM-me; in
drawing papers fur his kiting deals,
to sign Luther Peel end M 1.. Peel
and tluen lie wouid Lequently sign
Peel and Co., himself. He used all
kinds of ficticious names in hi kiting
all tha proceeds of which went to
Godwin's personal accjun . Godwin
frequently haid me sign papers ir
blank and he later filled them in. All
the ficticious names were in Godwin'*
handwriting. Godwin wa- bo..s in the
bank, whatever he said, went. God
win took more *ht'> 'I-'it) coupon?,
out of cash.
T. J. Bagby testifies:
"My home is in Ruhmond, Va. I
am an accountant b/ profession, with
the firm l'ullen, Hendeiron and Co. ot
Richmond, Lynchburg and Raleigh. 1
was suggested to aidi*. the Peoples
Bank by Mr, Julian Hill, President of
the National, State anil City Bank of
Richmond and approved by Mr. Clar
ence Latham, Chief State Bank Ex-
I aminer of North Carolina. Mr.. Rennie
and Mr. Lawrence assitsed me in -the
. work. It took more than two months
an dit should not hava taken ten days
had the books been right. No record
1 was kept of the bonds bought for cus-
I tomers; we found some memorandums
I on bonds on some slips in drawer ol
i Godwin's desk. The account of the
i bonds owned by the Bank was only
i kept in a lump sum and there was no
way*to trace and identify same. We
, found several bank accounts* badly
■ .wpong. Many Hbte shad been dis
> counted and notes sent out and no
- record made of same. We found no
! Ed Walston account and I looked dil
, igently for same. We found the Hol
i liday, Price and Bowen bonds for S6OO
Local News and
Personal Mention
/Mr. Fred Shute of Durham iw;ot
yesterday in town.
• • ♦ •
Miss Estelle Crawford has return
ed from Hassella where she has been
teaching in the public school*. Owing
to a mild epidemic of influenza the
Hassell schools are closed temporar
ily.
» • • •
Mr. W. G. Peele who is stationed
in Rocky Mount now for The Stan
dard Insurance C'. iipa'ny spent Wed
nesday night anS Thursday ui town.
• % • •
f Mrs. Roger Critcher, Jr., went to
Rocky Mount Tuesday for medical
treatment. At the suggestion of her
physician at Park View Hospital she
returned homo Wednesday night to
grow stronger physically before hav
ing an operation.
• ♦ • •
Mrs. ojhn A. Manning and Mies
Carrie Dell White went to Richland*
yesterday to visit Miss Arllne Murrill
until the time of her marribgw to Mr.
George H. Harrison on April Oth.
• • • •
Mrs. W. J. Bullock on Suffolk at
tended the funeral of Mr. J. D Ward
Wednesday. While hew she is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. J, Law
rence ('eel.
• • « «
Miss Rosa Mclson was operated on
for appendicitis Monday at I'ark View
Hospital in Rocky Mount.
• • • •
The Hoy Scouts enjoyed a flue out
inn Wednesday evening when they had
a camp fire supper in the woods about
two miles frOm town. They were ac
companied by Scoutmaster Simon
"Li I Icy.
• • » •
Mr. Simon S. Lawrence left this
morning for Fairmont whore he will
resumo his work in auditing the Hank
of Fairmont which suffered a roblwry
recentyl.
• » • •
Mr. T. .lack Bagby returned to Kich
inond this morning after attending
court Jieie for nine days.
• • • •
Miss Mattie Lou Anderson arrived
today from Greensboro College for
Women to spend the week end with
her patents Mr. and MTH. Arthur An
derson.
• • ♦ •
Mr. Malvern Rodgerson of Wilson
of Wllsonwas a business visitor In
town yesterday
• • • •
Miss Estehr Harrison will entertain
tonight with u birthday party.
JOHN DONIEL '
John Daniel Ward !ied at hie homo
on West Main street Tuesday night.
Me had been sick for mora than a
year although in that period he 4 re
covered enough at one time to attend
to soma of the details of his business. .
About four months ago he suffered a
relapse and steadily endured intense
pain from the complication of diseases
until his death. Ha lacked Just one
month of being forty-five years old
and was the son of the late J. R
Ward and wife, aMiy. He married
MisstSabrina Gurganus, who with
vight chtldt on survive him* He also
leaves three sisters, Mrs. W. J. Bul
lock of Suffolk; Mrs. Jamiw Dennett
and Mrs. Emma Thompson.
In early manhood Mr. Ward joined
the army and served in the Spanish
Wur us sergeant. After tho war hr
was employed by N. S. Peel and Co
as salesman and soon thereafter was
chief of police of Williamston. After
serving one term as such he took up
the mechani's trade and has eriguK
in the contracting and building bus
mess since.
He was a member of tjh« Masonic
order, a Woodman and an Elk. A
member of the Christian church, his
funeral wus conducted by Asa J. Man
ning ami A V. Joyner, followed by
the Masonic burial ceremony.
each charged to the expense account
which' had no connection wh&tevei
with bonds. I* have no hostility a
gainst Godwin. I had never heard of
or seen hjm before I came here.
There was no entry in bank books of
the Samuel Rodgerson and James R
Tyre matter. We went to Godwin's
house and asked him about a great
many things. He could not explain
them, except that h«i attempted to
make sOme explanations of a sio(r*fx
pense item, which he claimed he had
paid years before; he also stated he
1 had had a personal loss at some pre
! vious time and charged sme to bank
We could find no evidence of same.
He admitted the Jim Red Roberson
> item should be charged to him. He
i could not remember anything about
the Ed Walston matter. We found
notes put in bank on January 4th,
>11921 amounting to 988,476.70.
NEWS FROM IN AND
AROUND JAMESVILLE
Mr. J. J. Koberso nwas a visitor
here Monday.
.. Mr. and Mrs C T Roberson wore the
gueuts of r and Mrs H. G. Friddin
Saturday.
Mr Henry Jackson and Mrs. Annie
Reddick wero the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Plenny Peel Friday.
Mr. W. W Walters made a business
visit to Edento nthis week.
Mr. and Mrs. W H. Lilley were the
guests of Mrs. J H L-illey Monday
Mr. and Mrs G W Hodges and Mat
Sadie Perry spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr and Mrs. Jas. W. Grithn.
Mr. ami Mis John Fag&n of Golds
boro spent some time here thu week
with fnende and relatives.
Misses Carrie Dell mantling, Fssie
Drown and Martha Luley were in town
Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. Den Darnhill, C. 3. Holde"
and l'erlie Drown of Williams ton were
business visitors here Saturday.
Mrs. Charlie Jainea of Robersonville
wa nthe guest of Mr. %nd Mrs. J. L.
Davenport a few days this week
Mr. Peyton Sykes spent Saturday
in Goldsboro on a business trip.
Mr. A. E. Manning was in town
Monday afternoon ou a business trip.
Misses Sadie and M>rtle Crirfln
spent the weekend in the country with
their purents.
Messrs. J. W. Peas ley and E. H
Drum of Richmond were here this
week attending to business mat'ers.
Mrs. C. C. Walton was the gueet
of M rs. Herbert l-illey Saturday.
Messrs F S Daw, U S Hasoell ami
Edward I£vans motored to '.Villiamston
yesterday.
Mr. and Mis. Frank Hanbsou spent
this week in town with the former's
father, Mr J. F. Hardison. ,
Mr. W. W Roberso* was in town
J Wednesday for a few hour#
| ,Mr. and Mrs. John aFgan, Mrs. J
K Smith wick, Mrs. Blanche Blount
and Miss Stella Davenport spent Wed
nesday afternoon in Washington.
Among tho business visitors in town
this week wero Messrs. Clyde Owens,
H B. Holloman of Wllliamton, George
Coitrain W. K. Parker und P E. Man
ning.
Mr. and Mrs J W Murtin and fum
ily wish to express their'thanks !to
thoir friends and neghbors who were
so kind to them during- tlioir illness
with Influenza.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY IN THE
GOD , IN CASE
In tho face of the evidence given
and loid down by the Stale tlie Jury
teturned a verdict of Not Guilty this
tfcrning in tlie C. H .Godwin trial.
FARMERS MEETING ON SATUR
DAY. APRIL 8
Mr. J B. Lawley, organizer for the
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Mar
keting Association was i ntown Wed
nesday making preparations to reor
ganise a sign up campaign for the
spring. A meeting will ba held at
tino court house on Saturday April
Hth at 2 P. M. \ll members of the
Association will be asked to attend
in order that proper township organi
zations may be perfected. Tie Ware
house Committee will meet at Raleigh
April 7th for the purpose of making
reudy the warehouses and handle the
1922 crop; All markets where a rea
sonable number of members are lo
cated will have a cooperative ware
house if they so desire.
SERVICES AT BAPTIST CHURCH
A. V. Joyner, Pa»tor
Sunday School, 9:46 A. M.— J. C.
Anderson, Supt.
Classes well organised and taught
by good teachers, You come and bring
the children.
Sermon by the pastor 11:00 A, M.—
Subject: "The Mind of Christ"
At 3:00 In the afternoon tin pas
tor will preorh at Riddick's G ove.
B. Y. P. U. 7:16 P M.
Sermon by the pastor 8:00 P M.~
Subject; "A Faithful Saying"
On the Fourth Sunday in April, Dr.
E D. Poe, pastor .of Temple Baptist
church of Durham, will be with the
pastor ,in a series of meetings. All
christian people of the town and com
mpnity are earnestly asked to cooper
ate with us in these meetings, that
all may receive a blessing.
NOTICE
The market stalls in the town hall
will he let to the highest bidder at
the Mayor's office Monday night, April
Brd. Sealed bids will be received up to
8 o'clock P. M. on that date.
E 8 PEEL, Mayor.
NOTICE: I HAVE TAKEN UP
three male yearlings; one two-year
old, black with white spots; ono two
year-old red with white face and a
one-year-old red. All unmarked. The
owner will please call tor them and
pay for this advertisement. W. B.
Knox, Route 6, WiUiameton N C.
LAW ENFORCEMENT ADDRESS
REV. G. M. HAMMOND
distinguished orator of Kentucky, will
IflTw his famoun lecture "The Chal
lenge of the Times." at the Clwlstian
Church, her* on Thursday April 6 at
8:00 P. M. "All red-blooded Ameri
can citizens—both men and womei> —
ar# Invited."
As a citizen cannot choose what
laws ho will obey, so likewise those
charged with law enforcement eanirot
choose what laws they will enforee.
Those charged with law enforcement
must enforce all the laws and all good
citizens must obey all the laws.
Neither can exercise any right of
choice in this mutter without placing
themselves above the law.—Atty.-Gen
eral Duugherty.
OAK CITY NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Misses Eva Peel ami Millie Rje'juck
ixna Mr. Herman itawls of Roberson
*t'a wem in Oak C.tv Friday.
Messrs. Baxter and Russell Cersea
and Mr. Brown >( Bethel we»« in town
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Sallle Hai it'll w»s hostess to
the members of the l.a'Hai Aid So
ciety lust Tuesday evening. The
meeting was unusually 'vge and af
ter the buslnesii soj tio.i was over re
freshment of fruit and can
dy were served.
On account of thi ill iss of live of
the Oak City tea:hers school has beeo
suspends! and w'U be until the f.ii
lowlng Monday as (ha inluenva ecJ
• demic has t-pread throughout tne com
munity.
Two basket I'ill games were playeJ
Thursday afternoon on the court of
the Oak City sch •>«•!. Tne first (Hint
was played by the •Ouk City boys a
gainst those of Knssell, tlve scoie was
11-4 in favor of Mas->oll The rext
game was played by the girie of the
two towns and the flnal (Tore was
i! 2 4 in favor of Oak City."
Mr. Wilbur Harrett of ouifolk spent
tha weekend with his lister, lira Wil
bur Worsley while enroute to Farm
vllle.
The stones of Oak City will all close
at sevan o'clock P. M „ beginning now
and continuing through the summer
months.
METHODIST CHURCH SERVICE*
L. C. I-ark la, Pastor
Rur*day school, 0:46 A. M.
Morning service, 11:00 A. M.
Afternoon service at Vanion church
8:00 o'clock.
Evening service, 7:45 P. M.
You are cordially Invited to attend
ell of these services.
SUNDAY SCHOOL AT BIGGS'
SCHOOL HOUSE SUNDAY
The regular Sunday school exercises
wil Iba conducted at Biggs' School
House Sunday afternoon at thrfee o'-
clock. The public Is cordlelly invited
to attend.
JAMES E. HARKELL, Supt.
NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County
To L. J. Davenport and others)
You will take notice that we pur
chased one hundred and seventy four
acres Coburn land listed to L J Daven
port, Hamilton township, at a sheriffs
sale for taxes at the court house door
• in aMrtin county on Monday June Bth
1 1921 You will further take notice
that unless redemption is made 1 will
demand a deed for said land at the
expiration of one year from June 6
1021.
This Brd day of March, 1922,
F. L. HAISLIP and
D. G. MATTHEWB.
NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County.
' To Liaile Slight and Heirsi
Notice Is hereby given that I pur
chased the town lot in Willlamston
listed to Lizzie Slight, it being- the
' Willie Sllyht place at a sheriff's sale
■ for taxes at the court house door in
■ Martin county on Monday, June 6th,
i 1921.. I shall demand a deed for same
s one year from date unless sooner re
i deemed.
This March oth, 1922.
J. B. H. KNIGHT*
IF TO w QUICK
RESULT* (JBB A WANT
I AD IN THE ENTERPRISE
ESTABLISHED 1898
! FARM LOAN BANKS
FALL DOWN ON JOB
The W illiaxn.ston .National Farm
Loan Association out of a large
ber of application* recently seat to
the Farm Loan Bank n Columbia, S.
C., Hun been notified :hat mora thai*
tiusM fourths of the aj plications were
turned down. The axe am offered wss
that the banks found it hard to get
money.
It is not surprising to those wbd
know or to thoae wl.o think The
true solution is this; a lew great back
ing and money interests in New York
who huve full power _ader the pree->
ent administration to do their own
Wuy ure unwilling th*t any shuui.4
huve a show except tii :iuseiv«s. They
[ say Lf we are to handlt the people we
must help them mac amp, we must
hold them in a jam anc. so loag ee we
are übki to do that wo oaa use *hiiT"i
as we pleaoe. We can make the ia*h
and wc can wield it. They also eajr
that if farmers can borrow their rea-
Bonabla needs from the Farm Loai)
Banks that it will relieve the country
no that they will loae their power an 4
the lolks will lie free ugaia.
where uoes the fau.t lie! 11
lies in the halls of Congress. New
York says to the eludcro duat help
ih« fanners, if you do we will net be
able to dictate to them, hence tho
pow«™ that be in Cengtess take the
cue and nothing is odne. lf the mem
bets of Congress would stand, light
an dpush these matters to tke front
we would get much relief but the pity
is they do uot, they leave tha job,
I thsy run around to malge money and
get votes. We see such too oiteu,
: evea u> our own stato. Congress can
' force the Land Banks to issue bonds
in any amount and they readil) sell,
i better than any other class of buada.
lf Congress would pass such a Law,
the south and west could
i veil their burdensome debts to lot kg
term, easy payment debts and baw
uess would ease up uniiiediately. lf
tke pre.sout gang stays in, there will
Ist but oue place to get money— Wall
Street.
[ PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
i Rev. J. T. Wildnuui will preach at
- Hobgood on next Sunday morning and
- at Roanoke Church in the afternoon.
Bible class at Mrs. Pittnian'a m
Oak City every Monday night, and
I at Mis. Julia Waid's ui Paraiele on
f I ucsday nights.
|
- HAVE A FE WSETTINGS OF PARK
* (tram Plymouth Rock 4. |I.6Q pea
t .setting of 16. J. W. Ward, City 2t
J
» STRAY CATrLJi ADVERTISED
The following cattle have been la
t my held sfx weeks—owner can get
' them by paying fo rdan.ages.
No. 1. t> ne pale re. I and whita
heifer, looks to be abot t two years
'■ old. Half moon under r ght ear, left
' ear half moon over.
> No. 2. Or* pale rwl and white
hsifer. One year old wi h half mooit
in iigkt ear.
' No. 8. One brown spotted cod, looka
to ke abont four or fl>« yean old.
Crop and slit in right ear, left eac
crop off.
, B. B. 91IERROD, Haniiltoo.
NOTICE
1 North Carolina, Martin CountJ
To W J Griffin and otheisi
You will take notiae that we pW
chafed ftfty Ave acres of Briiey laad,
r listed to W Griffin, Hamilton town
i ship, at a sheriffs sale for tana at
1 the court house door in Martin eoun
. ty on Monday Juoe 6th, 1921. Yoti
i will further take notice that unleea
redumption Is made 1 will demand a
deed for said land at the*explratiou
of one year from June 6th, 1981.
This 3rd day of March, 19« L
r. L. HAISLIP, and y
D. G. MATTHEWS.
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