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iME QUIETEST AND BES'I
CHRISTMAS IN YEARS
The quietest Christmas n years, and
the best, will come very near describ
ing the annual holiday here. No fights,
no drunks to be recorded, but insteau
t spirit of good will and cheer pre
\ ailed.
UNABLE TO HIRE HEALTH t
OFFICER
It is with regret that we learn that
the county board of commissioners
were unable to hire a full-time health
officer. And though there are many
features we desire, we must not for
fet the reasons back of the board's
decision. It is a case of uphill with
our board of commissioners, and tho
we don't like its decision, we have
faith and hope that the matter will
not be lost from sight.
THE RECORDER'S PROBLEM
The loud yell made by many people
about the sentences that are dished out
V various judges on various ones con
nected with liquor has no cause to be,
lccording to Judge.Smitfc, of the re
orier's court Judge Smith stated
that as a whole it was almost impo'
«lbje to bring a clear case against a
liquor dealer. We agree with hirr,
nid should you have been present at
the last Tuesday's session of the court'
we pre sure you would agree also.
During the session a case came up
where an automobile was wrecked and
a gallon of whisky was found, form
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Martin County, North Carolina
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Consolidated Balance Sheet June 30, 1925
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ASSETS UABILITIES AND SURPLUS
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Treasurer's balance ..... $ 119,440.02 Notes payable isS $ 51C,000.00
Due from H. T. Koberson, sheriff Warrants payable ; 886.73
1921 taxes $ 661 73 DM State af North CaroUna
1923 taxes —; > 100.02 Loans for erecting school buildings $119,200.00
" i 1924 taxes V_"U'r_: 43.U18.13 For roada constructed by highway commission _ r 76,768.33
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Taxea receivable , - Current account f~
1919 to 1923, inclusive—land sales 2,200.19 Due township road district! 2,314.16
Accounts receivable Bonded indebladMM
R. A. Pope, rent .... __s 100.03 County iaauea $626,000.00
H. M. Hurra*, tax collections 137.46 School iaauea 178,000.00
* 237.48 , 698.000.00
V faces receivable Sarplas
Mrs. Fannie C. Staton $ 26,867 22 Current $ 28,048 77
J. L. Holliday and wife 8,367.00 , Capital 90,889.44
W. W. Griffin and wife 3,367.00 118.983.21
_ 32,671.22
Fixed properties - »
Courthouse and jail ,__s 10,000.00
, County home m 8,600.00 ' ,
County bridges " 64,679.66
Tenant house—Main Street 6,000.00
School buildings, land, and equipment 399,434.62
Equity in State Highway projects 660,344 46 ' ..
Total Aaaeta $1,231,687.42 • Total liabilitias and surplus $1,281,087.42
• ; : CERTIFICATE
We hereby certify that we have made an audit of the financial records of Martin County, North Carolina, for the period from July 1, 1923, to June 30, 1925, »
and that, in our opinion, the foregoing balance sheet reflects the true financial condition of Martin County as at the close of business June 30,192 ft \ detailed re
port of audit, together with comments pertinent thereto, has been filed with the Register of Deeds of Martin County, North Carolina.
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Rocky Mount, North Carolina. FREDERICK B> HIH, AND COMPANY
December 19,1925. Certified Public Accountants (Va.)
[ mg a basis for a warrant of reck. -
I driving and transporting liquor. The
1 wrecking part was readily cleared, but
- how, where, and when the liquor golf
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~ into the car was most vague. Three
i of the five occupants knew nothing a
- bout the liquor being there, and the
other two kjpew bo little aboui it thut
they were unable to tell of whom it
, was purchased. The judge picked and
asked, and finally one stated that he
' bought it from a fellow but did not
' know his name.
1 This is not a rare case, you'll finii
' some men who will even serve sen
tences on the roads of Edgecombe
' County in preference of telling secrets
1 that will lead to the cause of the whole
> trouble. It might not be from broth
a •
: erly love hat they do not tell, but the
' "ole liquor love" combined with the
other sure does form a strong defense
Speaking about judge Smith's court
one can say that every trifle imagi
nable is threshed out there, and it is
interesting to hear the cases and note
the proceedings. Some are comical,
' some boring and tiresome, and some
are really pitiful. Taking the cases
' collectively, they form a very import
ant court, and one that would seem
1 impossible to get along without now
t "THIS PROHIBITION FARCE"
1 "This prohibition farce," is the sub
• Jieet of the Washington Daily News'
 leading editorial of December 28, The
I i rticle says "If everybody with com
mon sense would get to -.ether and a
gree to forget Dttmon Rum and bis
satellites and make those without com
mon sense do likewise, we would say
the eighteenth amendment is a food
thing and we are with it."
It seems that the eight-Tenth amend
ment is seeking to do just what the
Daily News editor desires. It says
"Away with demon rum" to both
those with and without common sense.
The idea of some people seems t
be that when a statute is passed that
all people will obey it promptly; yet
if has never been so. The traffic laws
aie disobeyed everywhere every day,
and people are being killed on account
of it. Still they will not obey.
The theory that a law should be
. 'passed only when everybody is willing
r u obey it is nothing moie than a
L farce. There has never beon a law
I* made by God nor man that has not
s undergone violation of every kind.
The law of Moses, written amia the
i lightning flashes and thunder peals
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I oii Sinai, directed by the voice of God
t Himself, have nil been violated in
I every aj;e for thousands of years
5 The commands, "Thou shalt not kill
. tiiou shalt not steal, thou shalt' • *t
lie, thou shalt not covot thy neigh
i t'or's v.i"e" are being violated just as
■ flagrantly today as tliey were wn> i
s God sent Moses to the mountain top
i Co write them in order and to the end
: -that mon ami nations might be better
God has not seen fit to repeal these
■ laws, though unpopular and so fre
t quently violated, but Is sending pe>
I L' to hell every day, hour, and min
tite f&Pviolating them.
ft if just a little peculiar to r
i I ijuor folks do all they can to violate
r a law and make it unpopular and the
, cry "Failure."
We do not need to repeal any liquor
i laws, but we do need to make them
rtronger and execute them.
Th Volstead act was not born soon
t nough nor has it grown strong
no ugh yi't to be called perfect.
THE AUDITOR'S REPORT.
A look at the balance sheet of the
( recent audit made for Martin County
• allows a lot of big figures. Yet we
have to confess we don't know very I
TEE ENTKRP&I&E
much about auditor's language.
This HUM to five the exact
condition of our county affairs up to
June 30th, 1926, showing the amount
in the hands of the treasurer, the
p mount of uncollected taxes—most of
which have since been collected —a
few accounts and mortgages due, and
the county assets in various forms,
the two principal items being school
houses, $389,434.62, and roads, $560,-
344.46. These items of fixed proper
ties aggregate Th.
total assets amount to $1,281,687.42.
The county liabilities show notes of
$216,600.00; warrants, $886.73; due
State on school buildings and roads,
$194,953.38; due township roads, $2,-
314.15; bonded debts for schools $173,
000; for roads and bridges, $523,000.
The best thing in the whole state
ment is the surplus account, divided
into current, $28,043.77, and capital,
$90,889.44. We can't explain just what
that means, except it is something
you haven't got but hope to have, and
you lack just that much of owing more
than you are worth, which amount de
ducted from the item of total liabili
ties would indicate that the whole in
debtedness of the county, including
schools, is $1,112,754.21.
This indicates that we do not own
our courthouse, our famous jail, our
bridges, roads, any of our school
houses, and even our disgraceful
county home is not our own, but be
longs to bondholders. Yet, if our sur
plus is really good, then we have an
equity in these properties of 10 per
cent of their inventoried values.
NOTICB OP ADMINISTRATRIX
Having qualified as administratrix
of the estate of Eliza Moon, deceased
late of Martin County, North Caro
lina, this is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against the said estate to
exhibit thefn to the undersigned at
her home in Williamston, N. C., on
or before the 27th day of November,
1926, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will pleaae make immediate payment
This 27th day of November, 1925
JANIE ORE,
n27 6tw Administratrix.
Hugh G. Horton, attorney.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having this day qualified as the
administrator of the estate et Joel
Bennett, deceased, all persons holding
claims against said estate are hereby
notified to present same for payment
on or before the 19th day of Decem
ber, 1926, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. * .
All persons indebted to said estate
will please come forward and make,
immediate settlement of same.
This December 19, 1926.
R. P. BENNETT,
dlB 4tw Administrator.
Robert L. Co burn, attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given, that under
and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in that certain deed of trust
executed by W. Jackson Holliday and
wife, Lucy Holliday, on the fourth day
of September, 1928, and of record in
book H-2, at page 296, in the Martin
County Registry, said deed of trust
having been given to secure the pay
ment of certain notes of even dat_
therewith, default having been mad'!
in the payment of said notes and the
stipulations contained in said deed o
trust not having been complied with,
and at the request of the holder o
said notes, and by court order, fchj
undersigned commissioner, appointed
by the court, will on Friday, the 16th
day of January, 1926, at twelve o'clocl
m , in front of the courthouse door OJ
Martin County, at Williamston, N C.,
offer for sale, at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, the fol
lowing described lands, to wit:
First tract: Bounded on the north
by the lands of S. D. Jones, on th
east by the lands of Lawrence Pierce,
on the south by the lands of Gilbert
Boston and on the west by the lands
of Charles Davis, containing 66 acres,
more or less.
Second tract: Beginning at a cedai
ir Melvins James corner, thence north
with Melvina James line to S. D.
Jonas line, thence west with said
Jones line to John A. Pierce corner,
thence south with John A. Pierce land
to Gilbert Boston corner, thence east
the Gilbert Boston land to the
beginning, a cedar, containing 20
acres, mors or less.
Third tract: Situate in the old Nor
man Mill Pond, adjoining the lands of
Melvina James, Gilbert Boston, and
others, and being a portion of the
Lawrence Pierce, sr., tract of land,
containing 10 acres, more or less.
Fourth tract: Beginning at a pine
stump, C T. Missile's corner, on the
southwest side of Jordan Thick Road,
Hall's Catan fedicint
Those who are In a iun-down" rond
.lon will notice that Catarrh bothere then
much more than when they are In goor
health Ttita fact pro*e» that wlfle
Catarrh li a leal dleeaaa, It ta (recti)
Influenced by conatltutlonal conditions.
HAM'S CATARRH MKDICIMB la S
Combined Treatment, both local and IIM
ternal. and haa been aucceaiful In the
treatment of Catarrh for over forty years
Sold by all drusrtata.
F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo. Ohio.
and oppaalto Stewart Alice's boas*
lot fend well, thence moiling up Mid
road S. 84 EL 64 polec to a stake,
thence S. 53 W. lU 1-2 poles to a
point on the ran of Horse Pen Branch
a center of several trees, chopped as
pointers, thence down ' the various
courses of said branch to C. T. Mi
, zelle's comer, thence along his line
PENDENS
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3 OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES OF THE
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Without same no meal can be enjoyed
D. P. COFFEE OUR PRIDE BREAD
LAND O'LAKES BUTTER
LAND O'LAKLS BUTTER
Ma.'.e only from strictly fresh cream. The
only butter in the United States carrying a
(.overnment certificate as to quality.
Tub, pound, 58c > 1-4 lb. prints, pound, 62c
LARD, best pure, pound 19c
CARD, rood cooking, pound 15c
TOMATOES, medium can 8 l-3c
large can 14c
D. P. Oats, pkg. 9c Post Toasties, pk tr. 10c
Quakers or Mothers Oats, pkg 10c
Kelloggs Corn Flakes, pkr 10c
. Blackeye peas, pound r -~. 10c
Navy Beans, pound -~ 8c
Kidnrv Boatis. nound 17c
Van Camps Beans, 3 large cans for 25c
Comet Ric* 1 . 3 for 25c
OUR PRIDE BREAD, 20 oz. machine
wrapped loaf 10c
Truly the best bread it is nossihle to make
D. P. COFFEE, Steel Cut, The World's
Best Drink, 1 lb. sealed package.... 47c
The wonderful increase in sales of this
coffee for the year jurt closing has been
most Quality Will Tell! y
Yellow Front Coffee Gulden Blend Goffe#
Lb. sealed pkg. 40c Lb. sealed pkg. 35c
Delightfully Good! The Old Reliable!
N. 68 E. to the beginning,
60 acres, more or lass.
For a further and more accurate de
scription see mortgage recorded in
book Q-l, page 474, in the public reg
istry of Martin County.
This the 14 day of December, 1926.
HUGH G. BOSTON,
(118 4tw Commissioner.
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