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BUSINESS ETHICS GOING
INTO WASTE PAPER BASKET—I
That business ethics ane going into
tlie wastepaper basket i- eviuenced
the first of each month and especially
is such a trend noticeable at the first
o! the year. This year is the worse
yet noticed for the lowering of an
honest bu-iness - standard..
Go back a few years to the times
when the afthers of many right here
in our towjj-used to mail lull - -
They djd their book work on rainy
days, and when a bill went dtit, it
brought a ready 'response. The ac
count was investigated and a certain
settlement was made.
Today a large percentage of tin- l»i 11
• sent.out are never o|»ened, and wlica
the time comes for a show clown, tli■
account is usually disputed. "We ignore
our accounts in a great niiinyv cases
with the hope that the party owed
will die, lose hi- books or .some other
niisfortune befall him.' •
The collection tetter is playing a
big part in the increase *if postal re
c ipts, But their life is altrfbut play
ed. Even those letters with" picture
ot c-onvicts crushing roclts up in one
corner of the letter are locked upon
ail a huge joke, and probably that
type constitutes a huge joke.
With such conditions prevailing in
the business world, becomes
hard, de'alngs are lessened aid the
exchange of money is decreased vjiis
is a matter of about as much impor
tance as the pri& of cotton, peanuts
and tobacco. oYu would not think so,
however. Yet, a man in our own midst
leaned back in bis desk chair und ut
tered one of those contemptible laughs
when he pitched the bills of his groc
er, market fiian and dry gods mer
chant in the paper basket.
THE PERSONNKI. OF
THE LEGISLATI VE
General Assembly and only 25 of
*" them dirt farmers not cause
■ so great uneasiness. If there isn't an
cqtlul distribution of representatives
among ihe, various profe-sii.ins, we
arc inclined to believe that the minor
ity da. s represented will suffer. Such
an attitude can mean no other than
that the Assembly is run'by might
rather than having reason as a base.
l As a general rule members of law
making bodies do not legislate en
tirely 4 in favor of the profe sion to
which they belong. Vet, many of us
think once'the legislature is composed
t , •'l n '(•
entirely of lawyers, the farming class
along with many others- will suffer.
To tell the truth in no ill" way
certain professions represented by a
small . nuiwlier suffer, hut tin y do so
alonsg with all others. Suffering i a
general thing when law after law is
passed and when wc practically ig
nore each as it is turned from the
mill.
It's VI right, no doubt, to check
, up on the who's who in the legislature
but it's too often the case that wc
reach unfounded conclusions.
Now should you be considering, s
try for the legislative bodies, whj
investigate and what ever professior
ha* the greatest number of represen
tatives then put yourself in that lin
of work. i
I li.ll l\ ON VEHH LES—
Amung the first bds introduced in
the pue.-nt legislature was one'to re
' ijUire all vehicle traveling Ton. the
i.hiatir of thfc Slate Inmi onc-httf hour
'' after sunset to-one-half hour before
' *-un rr-e to carry a lit' 'it
both
? .i! front and behind the vehicle.
1 A similar bill wa.- delected in the
i'.'2s Legislature, hot the way looks
• clear fur it- j»a .-'age this time.
There i- evidently sornjrtJppo.-itioll
. to ,-uch a law because the person who
i li.il- to cairy a light on his buggy,
t v oj-on, -ti i cart, or wheelbarrow
- v ill oi .ir !j>-ct to a line and impri oti
i i.i nt i people In' t acquainted
with tl i hardship# of life .anil who
" • frequently have te> USE- several
i' N.ur- of the night in t» rfurmiag.4ii»
i utie 'pressed, upon them' will find
. much inconvenience in providing
, I,glits.
t-
I The automobile battery furnishes
• lights, but the mule battery is tat a
loss when such ft duty is called for.
( . 'Oie.prel.lem i not ,oea yas one
i v. hn tjHp ha!| peri ence of
hamllmr itor-e~drawn veiiieles would
think. '-I
■ i. ■t.♦ '•
It will of course !«■ some safer for
t those trawling, but to ri ijuire lights
i - a ea e .of desertion of friends and
tie hor e and his driver being left be
hind to give room for the' mad rush
l
ii progres that .has us in its grip.
' J:EI QCM'i inv >!' ABILITY— L _■
People isf the Second District are
d« that Clayton Moore
gained such an honor when he wa
1 ; (iiipinted -chairman of Judiciary Com
inittee No. I by Lieutenant Governor
I.one. .This is one of the most proifti
—■"rtrl-mH-t'-e* nf—llie
GOKM W'S .MARKET REPORT
The' Greenville Tobacco Market will
reopen January 11 tli., "and while a
definite date to close has not been fix
cd, it is generally under tood that wc
will close on January 2Xth. The wea
tlrtT between now and the liMth will
. date.
We look for better prices than pre--'
' vailed around and after Thanksgiving
i as .recently been a lot of
trading in «1 logs head lots held by the
- Dealers. ,
(iii i'iiville old up to closing Christ
i:ias pounds averaging
s•>. 15 for all sod. COWMAN'S NEW
not Si: sold of this 8,720,612 pounds
averaring S2B.C(i. GORMAN'S aver
-1 aged 21c per houndreil more than the
t n'iirket for-all we : old and this in
1 the -face of sidling a larger percent
of common tobacrtr than any wure
v iiouse in !rt;envilli"- There is a rea -
, .on! GORMAN'S SEI.LS All GRADES
HIGHER:
" Don't let u'Trucker who is pain by
s a warehouse mislead you. (iO It MA N't
j. Iras no paid Truckers, no neighbor
hood drummers and pays no rebate.-,
s We do our work on the sale floor.
aS'istied customers have made u
the leaders of Greenville Market.
y Send us your tobacco and you will
be satisfied with your -sales.
Your to serve,
~--?.'N! OORMAN and SONS-.-
H > NOTICE OP SALK
By virtue of the power of sale
contained, in a certain deed of tcuht
e tii- the undersigned dated October 27;
I'J2O. and recorded in book G-2, page
1 .""f), of Martin County the unersigned
k vr ill, on .Friday the 14th day of Janu
nry, 1927 at 12 o'clock noon, before
' the courthouse door of Martin doun
e tv, N. C., offer for ale at jlublic auc
tion for cash and to the highest bid
: dcr the following land.:
a Beginning at a gum and a boll>
!y tree in Thin Branch, running a wesi
• course to a stoh in W. M. Mizell line
® thence a north course with W. M. Mi
»- j zell and A. W. Bailey line to a cor
, e ner in J. G. Bailey's line; thence ai
east course with J. G. Bailey to thi
i Charlie Whitfield corner; thence witl
said Whitfield line to a corner in Thin
Jhen with said branch to the
beginning, containing 67 acres, more
, o: less.
Terms of sale: Cash.
This lath day of December, 1926.
JOHN E. MIZELL,
, 1124 4tw - Trustee. .
. —1
NOTICE OF SALE
k Lnuer and by virtue of the power j
t of i.alfe contained in that certain deed i
of trust executed on the 18th day of
"j Ap/il 1921, and of record in the pub
j he regi.-try of Martin County In Book j
'»j G-2 at page said deed of trust ]
) bi ing given to seture the payment of j
■ lur.ain notes of even date and tenor
) • I
therewith, and the stipulations in |
..aid deed of trust not having been 1
j complied with, and at the request of
|l [ the parties interested, the under.-ign- i
j i'tl trustee will on the 15th day of,
J Ja.iuary, 1927 at 12 o'clock M., at the
! Courthouse Door in the Town of Wil-
I h.-immion, N. C., offer for sale to the!
j highest bidder Jor cash at public auc-_
j i.on the following" described tracts of
' I land, to-Wit:
Ist Traoi. Beginning at a .-tob in
n I 1 lie Cherry and ■ Slade line running
,'■l 1-2 eat uU poles 9 lengths
to Hodges and Cherry line a corner;
e tiience South 37 Weot aloiig the
iludg'c.. line 77 poles to the l'oor
Ifou.-i Line a corner; thence 89 1-2
e V, est f,2 poles to Slude and Cherry
I, corner; thence along Slade and Cher
ry line North 45 1-2 East lof poles to
! the beginning, containing 26 acres,
e 2nd. Tract. The'same as described
in a deed from Marshall Cherry and
vvile to B. F, Gadwin, known as part
of the Burroughs i-anii and recorded j
n on the 17th day of January 1919 in!
Book T-l at page 601 of the Martin!
County T'uhlic Registry.
', This 14th day of December 1926.
G. C. GODWIN,
12-17-4 Trustee.
- l.'ol ert L. Cobum,. Attorney.
i V : : -J
NOTICE
I i Liuki'-and by virtue of an,order of
. jc ale' by the clerk of the superior!
court in the special proceedings en-1
' titled "Maybelle Mae Johnson vs. Lil 1
r hair A. Laughinghouse, et als,' 'the
undersigned commi. sioners wil.l on the
-Tiith day ol January, 1927, at 12 o'- I
- clock noon, in Iront'of the courthoM.se j
dci.r of Martin County, offer at public]
sale to the hi j.' best bidder, for cash,,
• the following ih cnbed tract of land. j
; That certain tract or parcel of land 1
j. that was conveyed to said Henry T.
SfaUings by deed of Seth Hardison I
' iifid wife, dated October 6, 1900, and |
of' record in Martin County regist»y,:
in book 000, page 5K7, the property i
r in ulg more fully described as follows:!
s Lying and being in Jamesville town-]
I ship Martin. County. Beginning ill |
l'oplar Branch" at the road to a black
;■ um; lhouse south up said branch to
li Tl os, Bemhride corner, or avenue;
tlx nee aloiiK said avenue by Charlie
Ileitihridge place to the east corner;
thence north along his line to the.cor
' ihj in J. 11. Griffin's line, being the
, John Hardison patenT lint*;" thence
north to a dead pine, Griffin and.
\\ a'shington Coltrain's corner; thence
north to the old patent line to the
■ read; theifee 'easterly against sail
read to the beginning. Containing j
i' one hundred and fifty acres, more or
: less. j
This. 30th day_ of December, 1926.
_ A critcHERT
GCY T. HORNER,
j; 2tw Commissioner?.
NOTICE OF SALE
I'.nder and by virtue of the power!
_; o 1 sale contained, in that certain deed j
I if (rust executed to the undersigned
, trustee m t,he 17th day of June, 1922,
and of record in Martin County reg
-v istry in book H-2, page 144, securing
:v ci rlaiit bond of even date therewith
with,* and. at the request of
d I thei holder "of said thf under
signed trustee will, on the 21st day
i .liinuarv, 1926, at 12 o'clock noon,
] in front of the courthouse door of
j Murtjn County, offer at public auction
for cash, the following described
~ | property: _ - .
I 'On the main highway from James
( \ille to Gardner's Creek and same be
! ing hi one-half undivided interest.
Public Sale
I will sell at auction Saturday, January
15, at 11.o'clock:
'J" -
.| * V
1 Mule, 1 Cart, 2 Harrows, 2 Plows, Hoes,
Pitch Forks, Household and Kitchen Furni
ture. . _ __
William Sheppard
ADMINISTRATOR
TIIK KNTjtRPfcISE—WILUAMdtON, ff. C
Adjoining the lands of the Dennis
Simmons Lumber Co. and others, and
being the same place where Charlie
Midgette and Izral Midgette now live 1
and bought from the Dennis Simmons 1
Lumber Co. Said to contain 45 acres,
more or less.
This Ol t day of December,
WHEELER MARTIN,
d 24 4tw Trustee.
lIE-SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY
Under and by of the author
ity conferred upon us in a deed of
trust executed by L. D. Roebuck and
wife, Hannah Roebuck on the 30th
day pf March, 1923, and recorded in
book of mortgages o*-2 page 535, we
will on the 13 day of January 1927,
at 12 (fclock noon at the Courthou e
tloor in Williamston, Martin County,)
soil at public auction for cash'to the
highest bidder, the following land,
to-wit:
All Ihat certain tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Roberson
ville township, Martin County, North
Carolina, bounded on the North by
the lands of Mrs. Jane Carson, "the
school lot and the National Highway;
on the Eat by the lands of W. A.
Nelson and Joe Bryan, on the South
by the A. C. L. Railroad and E. E.
Powell, 11. Ward, E. C. Speight and
p. C. James, on the West by the.
It fids of Church Cri, p, N. 0. VanNort
wick the public street and the school
lot, containing 58.75 acres, more or
less and being the same land deeded
t Hannah Roebuck by J. A. Mizelle,
tiu tee, ami more particularly describ- j
eci as follows, to-wit: _
Beginning at W. A. Nelson's cor- j
ner in the ditch, thence S. 77 E 11.10 j
chains, thence X. 5 W. 2.00 chains, |
thence S. 85 W. 16.40 chains, thence
N. 2 1-2 W. 4.37 chains, thence S. !
69 1-4 E. 1.60 chains, thence, N 23 E. |
7 chains, thence N. 42 W. 5.25 chains,'
thence N 21 3-4 E. 11.67 chain ,1
thence S. 68 E. 2.60 chains, thence N j
21 3-4 j3. 71 links, thence S. 68 E. j
2 chains, thence N. 21 3-4 E. 4.701
chains, thence S. 75 3-4 E. 13.40
chains, thence S; 14. 1-4 . W. '24.10
chains to the li ginning.
The above land was sold On the
20th day of November 1926, at which
sale R. L. Coburn became the last
and highest bidder at the price of
SL,OOO. within—ten days from said
date the above bid was raised by a
deposit of 5 percent of the price with
the Clerk of the Court by The Roy
ster (iuano Company whereupon the
said land was ordered resold.
This the 22 day of December, 1926.
PIRNT NATIONAL CO.,
INC., OF DURHAM,
d3l 4tw , Trustee.
Formerly First National Trust Co., |
Durham, N. C."
NOTICE OF HALE
I'rider and by virtue of the power
ol sale contained in that certain mort- j
gage executed on the 31st day of [
March, 1921, by Alexander Hill and
wjfe, Cora Hill, and of record in the
public .registry of Martin County in
In ok 11-2, at page 66, said mortgage
being given to' secure the payment of
certain notes of even date and tenor
tiierewith, and the stipulations in said
mortgage not having been complied
with, and at the request of the par
tic-. interested, the undersigned mort- j
gagee will .on the 17th day of-Janu-j
nTy." I92*r, at 12 o'clock m., at' the
courthouse dpor in the town of Wil-j
liarnston, N. C., offer for sale to the|
highest bidder for cash at public auc-j
lion the following described tract of
land, to wit:
Being in Jamcsville Township, and
bounded ii follows:,On the north by,
\Y. G Gaylord, on the south l>y W.
R._ James, on the- west by the Daily:
TvoalTT"containing TO ac res, and krtown
as the Pollie Ange tract of land-
This the 17th day of December, 1926
C. C. JAMES,
il2l 4tw Mortgagee. j
Robe rt L. Coburn attorney.
NOTICE Ol SAI.K
.Under and by virtue of the poww
of sali' contained in that certain deed
of trust executed on the 15th day of
June, 1926, by Julius S. Peel, and of
H'cord in the public registry of Mar
tin County in book Q-2, at page 583,
said deed of trust being given to se-
cure the payment of certain notes of
even date and tenor therewith, and
the stipulations in said deed of trust
no having been complied with, and at
the request of the parties interested,
he undersigned trustee will on the
17th day of January, 1927, at 12 o'-
clock m., at the courthouse door in
ihc town of Williamston, N. C., offer
for ale to the highest bidder for cash
at public auction the following de
scribed tract of land to wit:
Beginning on the western extension
if Main Street in Williamston, N. C.,
at J. B. McGoWan's corner, and run
i;ing thence along the State Highway
a straight course westwardly for a- {
bout 200 yards, to a corner, Luke
lamb's line; thence at angles and a
long iaid Lamb's line to a corner, the
A.-C. L. right of way, about one hun
dred and seventy yards; thence at
angles anil along said A. C. right of
way towards McGov/an's line and run
ning to McGowan's line, a corner;
tl.eiice at angles and along said Mc-
Gowan's line to the beginning, con
taining five and one-half acres, more
or le s, and : being P art of origi
nal Garden Terrace properly pur
chased of M*s. C. A. Martin.
This 18th day of December, 1926.
ELBERT S. PEEL,
d2l Trustee.
Robert L. Coburn, attorney.
■NOTICE
I wish to announce that I haveopened a branch office on the lower
floor of the old Farmers and Merchants Bank Building, for the sale of
fertilizers, fertilizer materials, nitrrite soda; will represent the old re
liable firms F. S. Royster Guano Co., Norfolk, Va., W. 11. (irace and Co.
New York; buy cotton, peanuts, and cotton seed; make loans on satis
factory collateral; buy gilt-edge securities, and will loan one hundred
cents on the dollar on government bonds.
For the present'] will Ik; in my office in Williamston every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from ten
until four o'clock. Mr. W. F. Haislip will have charge of my office and will receivfe any applications that
may be made during my absence. The public will find him polite and agreeable. We will be glad to have
all persons interested to come in and talk over with us any proposition they may have.
R. W. Salsbury
HAMILTON OFFICE PHONE NO. 14 WILLIAMSTON OFFIC E: PHONE NO. 87
Gold ® Store
223 Washington Street E. L. Ward, Store Manager
; ■' ' PHONE 157 t -i-
WE DELIVER AT CASH
AND CARRY PRICES
i Bread, 14 oz Loaf 8c
! Rolls, Fresh Daily ... 9c
! Kerosene, Texaco, gal., . - . 18c
i LARI), Old Glory pound, 11 l-2c
I SNOWDRIFT, 4 pounds 84c
! TUB BUTTER pound, 59c
CHEESE, full cream ..4.. , pound, 31c
| MEAT, Best rib side '... pound. 20c
BACON, Swifts Premium ...,. ...r.. pound, 53c
i BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, Rowena,2 pounds 15c
SYRUP, LOG CABIN, 2 1-4 pounds 1 58c
I TOMATOES, Large size ! 14c
| ENGLISH PEAS, DELMONTE I 29c
} STRING BEANS, R R and B „ 12 l-2c
CORN, Sweet and Tender ..: ...: 11c
j COFFEE, Maxwell House 53c
I FEEDS and SEEDS
MIDDLING, 17 percent $2.25 LAYING MASH, Produces
RED POG 2.70 more Esgrs, 100 lb bait ..$3.25
RYE MEAL ;... 3.25 LAYING MASH, trial pkg 40c
TANIfAGE ~ 3.50
DAIRY FEED, A A 2.90 SEED OATS
" BEET PULP, Produces FULGHI'M OATS, bu. 86c
more Milk $2.35 APPLER OATS, bu. 81c
ASK US ABOUT OUR PROFIT SNARING PLAN
The Gold Star Leadstlhe Way
Notice of Sale
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OF VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
M*'
On Wednesday, January 15th, at 10 o'-
clock, I will sell at my farm at Cross Roads
Church, near Everetts, for cash, to highest
bidder, the following personal property:
2 Mules, 1 Wagon, and all other
farming implements and corn, etc.
DON'T FORGET DATE AND PLACE
Mrs. W. F. Wynn