North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE SIX Chain Stores and Power Companies Mr. Editor: . • I have read with much interest the editorial in your issue of December ( >th, tinder the caption "Does the Chain Store Spell the Doont of Local' Initia tive?" and I concur in it and am won dering if you will give space for a.few comments. The chain stores have spread over the country like an epidemic , spreads over a community and is threatening the very existence, of the home town merchant, who has been, and.*, a part of us. and who has done his part in making of our towns what they afe. and the writer believes as" yon do that some measure should be taken looking towards his preservation. But, Mister Editor, in reading the above-mentioned article. I tan. not but think of- some ot the thing* thai have recently appeared in your good paper pertaining to the' selling ol the town owned light plant, which also was. and Is, a part of tis, arfd—vhicli has-con ' tributed more than any other single institution to our development. 1 am absolutely unable to reconcile the two IKisitioits. Ol the. chain stores, you apparently squifui when you think of prices being fixed by an executive board sitting in Norfolk or New \i>rk, and to them as being, one "who loves our money more than, he does us." Now, doesn't this apply with „ equal force to the power company? Is any one so blind a> to think they are wating to gel in here for any love, the> may have lor us: Mark you—if they did not know that they Could get a god dividend out ot us, they would not be endeavoring to se cure our utilities It can he said of the. chain stores that they have never been with at tempting to corrupt either State or tia tional legislation hut have experienced their rapid expansion by reason of their large purchasing powers« an this be said to the credit of the power companies? ' Senator Keeds investiga tion committee charges that the power companies are in & trust anil that five big~uien control v nn-re than 75 per cent of all the. cicatrical cuagy distributed in the- United . States and that when one of these big men want to put a man friendly to his iilterest in the l'nite(f States Senate that lie is will ing tf> buy Hie office at the stupen dmis sum of a half million dollars. Much has Tieeli said jibout the earn ings of the light plant, and twist the figures around as von will the fact remains that the present administra tion has, in the last two years, paid . off ovct twenty thousand dollars; they have not raised either the assessment or the tax levy, and this money came from the earnings of the-light plant— there was ho other soifrcc for it to ' come from. Notwithstanding the fact that this plant is the only revenue producing asset the town owns, and that it is a money-maker fur the toyn, if a majority want to ,sell -it. then we can get service, the electric ciiriVnt sent down to us from another State. It is equally true that the merchants of the town, and they, too. are making - money, should [decide t" retire from flie mercaiitilrTiOsincss they cTiuTd "no tify some big mail-order House to send a catalog to the fituens; each house hold would he -supplied such a catalog and every citizen could get service from another State: Any article that can he found in all . the stores ß of Wil-' liamstou could be delivered right to any citizen's home, and in good shape, too —but who would want to do (his? VV are reluctant to think of letting prices be fixed for chain-store articles „ by a non-resident executive l«>ard, but we are about to place ourselves in tin hands df the power companies, after which we will be forced to accept such ratse as some commission ma*, from time to time, grant And these rates mind you—will be based upon records gotten up and handed d,own ffom Wall Street. We will have one of. two ' • •" ' • -V •• Christmas Shoppers We Suggest a Visit to Our Store To Look Over Our Gifts for Young and Old BOOKS«* ALL AGES, 2,500 Volumes TO SELECT FROM -: • ... . Boxed Stationery, Fountain Pens, Brass Book Ends, Candle Sticks, Gift Novelties, Practical Gifts for the Business Man. Athletic Goods, Framed Pictures, and Mottoes. * * ' " " * , I'.. - ' The New Corona Typewriter, in Colors, Always An Acceptable Gift. Small's Book Store * WASHINGTON, N. C. - - MANY CHANGES IN SALES ZONES OF CHEVROLET ~ * Personnel of Various Field Zones Also Changed by General Motors '— • Widespread changes in its fieTd tker ttonnel, creation of new sales zones and regions, and establishment of better fa cilities for handling fleet and commer cial car business announced to day by the Chevrolet Motor Cu.^ Outstanding in the new arrangement are two hew swes zones, one at De troit, Mich , and the. other at Knox ville, Tenii., and the creation of two [new regions,, one with headquarters.' at Atlanta, Ga. r and the other at Dallas, Texas.. These changes, will bring the] factory organization into closer touch with tlij- dealers and will enable- the latter to provide better service, quick er delivery, and generally improved fa cilities for the public. "The new Detroit tone was establish ed on December I under the direction of'A. 11. Goodman, formerly Detroit city sales manager, while' the Knox ville zone will lie established on Janu ary I, with -J E. Johnson, of the ceil-" Ital office as vales manager These will bring , number .'of zone sale offices in the I lilted States to 45, 10 of which were established this year lii tin new regional divisions terri tory forjnerlv making lip three regions has lii-cii reapportioned into fiye 'fcl gums . Tliis change resulted, factory! officials explained, because the growth j of business ill the original regions ex j ceeded the normal volume. ~ Urider the new plan, for the former southeastern region, with headquarters at Norwood. Ohio, is renamed the Mideast region. It remains under the sales managership of A I- Young and comprise* the Norwood/Indianapolis, Louisville, Kiioxville, and (TiaVleston \V Va„ sales zones. The new region at Atlanta takes the! name Southeastern region, and will be under L. S. Costley,' lortm-rlv assist ant to Mr Young, and enibraces tin- Atlanta, Birmingham. Jacksonville, to lunihia, and Cliarlofie zone, which for merly were a p»rt of the region at Norwood, In the Middle West region, with of fices at St. Louis under A. W. L. (iil | pin, the .Denver zone is being trans ferred front the Pacific 'Coast region to the Middle West region; while the Dallas. Houston, and New Orleans,, and Oklahoma City zones are trans ferred from the Middle West region to form the new Southwestern region, with he.aih|iii|rfers at Dallas under Fe lix Doran, jr., formerly ,assistant to Mr (iilpin The Southwest region al so takes over the FT Paso zone from the Pacific ( oast region. With these changes effective, the to tal number *>t nTJiniis rs frc»tn six to-eight. I hose unaffected are the (ileal I .akes*"region, with headquarters at Chicago, tlie Flint Region, at Flint, Mich, a fid* the Atlantic Coast region, at Tarrytovyn, N. V, Jt* , The following changes in zone sales managerships were made also on cember 1 . F, H. Knight went from the home office to tlu- RichmpniJ, Va , zone to succeed F. M" Jones; C. P. FTsken. formerly sales manager, of the Janesville zone, goes to Indianapolis to succeed C. R transferred to another (ieneral Motors division; P. A. —-—7 ~ choices; Pay thfm or do without the service. . , Let's not strain at a gnat and swal low a camel MOM F. TOWN ADVOCATE. Jerrue, formerly L>«nver sales mana ger, succeeds Mr. Fisken, at Janes ville; C. E. O'Meara, formerly Hou ston sales manager, goes to Denver; and G. H. Kavanaugh, formerly as sistant sales manager of. the Little Ruck .zone. Iwcomes the Houston sales manager. ' •Simultaneous with these changes was the announcement that commer cial car and fleet salt.i managers arc being added to the personnel of . ap proximately half the zone sales offices. These additions were made necessary through" the rapid greWTh"in business of this type, and. with an ex(»ert com mercial car fleet man in, charge, the company wi|l be in a position to ex-" tend its service to* business concerns. NOTICE 1 will nffer for sale at public auction for casti on the premises of the late Joel Bennett, all of the personal prop erty belonging to sai4 estafe, consist ing of 75 barrels of corn, 7(H) bales of hay, 5 gotid mules, all wagons,* carts, and buggies: all farm tools, consist ing of plows, cultivators, transplanters-, shovels, hoes, etc; tobacco sticks, one canoe, all harness? house hold and kitchen furniture Time of sale: Friday, December 23, 1927, at 10 a m, This December 1, 1927.' R. K. BENNETT. d 2 3tw Administrator. NOTICE Having this day qualified as admin istrator of Miss Annie Mizelle„ late of Hamilton, N. C„ afl persons holding claims against said estate will present them to the undersigned for payment »ii or before the 21st day .of Novem ber, 192 K. or this notice will he plead iii "by "of the recovery of the same. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment of the same. Tliis 21 st dav of November. 1927.' "IT-C, D CA KSTAK I'-ll EN. n29 frtw ' ' Administrator. Notice of Application of Pardon of William H. Waters Application will be made to the Commissioner of I'ardons and the (iovernor of North Carolina for the pardon of-William H Wattr.,"Tonvict ed at the JuinMcfm of s-upt i i -r court of Martin County for the crime of manslaughter and sent* need fr r a ,term of seven years. AJI ' persons, who oppose .t-|te grant ing of said pardon are invited to for ward their protests to the ('ommissioti er of I'ardons without ib-lay. This 7th day of December, 1927 WILLIAM H WATERS. By B A. Critcher, attorney. d 9 2tw NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXE CUTION North Carolina, Martin. County. Ashcraft-Wilkinaon Co. vs. J. G. Modlin and C. W. Mizelle By virtue of an execution to me di rected from the superior court of Wayne County.> North Carolina, in the above-entitled action. I -will, on Mon- BADLY RUN-DOWN Kntecky Woman Had "Terrible Jiae" Doiac Her Home Work Strength Returned After Skt Took Cu-dni. Shelbyville, Ky.—"Several years ■go," aaya Mrs. Alven Jesse, of thia place, "my health was very bad. I was very much run-down. I was in ■uch a weak, nervous condition that I was not able to do my housework. 1 struggled to keep up, because I had to, but many a time I spent hours in bed, trying to force enough strength to go through the. daily routine. "Thia condition went on for some time, until I heard about Gardui, I which aome one told mf was rood for such ailments. I gave it an im i medial* trial, and, lam thankful to aay, my improvement waa rapid. I soon was able to do my housework with ease and comfort I felt tine and I looked so much better. This spring I wss not aa well as I had been. I was ill in the winter with colds, which left me weak. So I sent at once to the store for Cardui and began taking it In juat a little while Twai feeling much better, rr y strength returned and I waa able to my work done easier and with ms effort" At all drug stores. -■ NC-ns fgggßßJj THE ENTERPRISE day, the 2nd day of January, 1928, at 12 o'clock m., at the courthouse door of Martui County offer for sale to the highest uidder for cash to satisfy the said execution all the right, title, and interest which the said C. W. Mizelle has in the following described real es- Ute, to wit: • First tract: That certain tract or parcel of land situated in Jamesville Township, adjoining the lands of S. S. Davis, Hardy Holliday, J. W. Watts, G. L. Cooper, and T. A*. Davis, and being the land known ai Holsy Davis land, except 1 that part thereof all' tted to the said C. W. Mizelle for his home stead exemption as ap pears of record in the office of the clerk of superior court of Martin County. Second tract: That certain tract or Tercel of land situated in f Jamesville Township, Martin County, and adjoin ing the lands of S. S. Davis, Geo. Mariner, F E. Ange, and others, and being the same land deeded to C. W. Mizelle by \V. H. Lilley and wife, Kathleen, as appears of record in the Martin Countv public registry, in book D l. page,.s 52. This 23rd day of November, 1927. A. L ROEBUCK, ii2s 4tw Sheriff, Martin County. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY I'rider and by virtue of the power of salt* contained in a certain d«'ed of trust executed t the undersigned trustee by P. H Wright and wife, " Kuth H. Wright, on the 19th day of April, 1923, *aid dec! of trust being of rec ord- in "the -ptrbHe registry of Martin Counfy in book N' 2, at gage .185. and having been given for ilie purpose of securing certain notes of even date and tenor therewith." and the stipulations contained in the said deed of trust not having been complied with, ami at thf request,of the holder of the said notes, default having been made in the pay ment of the same, the- undersigned trustee will on Monday, the 9th day of January. 1928. at 12 o'clock in':, in front of the courthouse door in*the town of Williamston, North Carolina, '.flu* l>r -ale to the highest bidder for I * Several Farms for Sale NEAR WASHINGTON, N. C. TERMS REASONABLE See Or Write Bank of Trust Department Washington, N. C. .* ' ■ - ; •" - \ ( ■ A Pre-Christmap Sale of LADIES' COATSSfAND DRESSES PRICES C BU Y That Jm WWI Now & WiH UL AJ I Save Please 50 Pe lent I 4^-- Harrison Bros. & Co.'s fashions are so smart, so exclusive, so finely made, that the announcement j of reduced prices for the holiday season will interest the most fastidious woman. For—being fashion- I wise—she recognizes the Harrison Bros. & Co. label, with its assurance ti good style, good taste, and j fine quality, as a comforting guarantee of style correctness. NOVELTY GLOVES , ' FINE HANDKERCHIEFS - - ' • ) . Handkerchiefs—the uni \ WA versally appropriate gift. • \ Hundreds of crisp, new >\v % ones! Fine in texture and .s\ V .A \ superior in design. Some If ' 1 ii ■■■■■■■iiilTi are white—some rfre hand A gift of gloves is always joyfully received— blocjted—Others are hand and these unusually smart ones— with novelty cuffs drawn, embroidered, and and novelty stitching, will be doubly acceptable to hand initialed or lace any woman. - . trimmed. Some are beau- „ Also slip-on, gauntlet, and single clasp models, tifully boxed in sets of / in kid. calf, suede, and mocha. three, six, and twelve. Jn ACCEPTABLE SMALL GIFTS OFTHOUGHTFUtNESS Silk stockings—fine, clear weave. Sheer, Dainty, charming lingerie. voile, batiste, medium and heavy weight, reinforced at points and crepe. Elaborately lace trimmed or plainly of hard wear. Full-fashioned, of course. Dur- tailored. Night gowns, pajamas, chemises, step ible, long-wearing quality. A gift of practicali- ins, panties, bloomers, costume slips, vests, and £1 H ty, and loveliness. brassieres. 4| An exquisitely sheer chiffon hose—silk from In gift sets, consisting of vest, brassiere, and top to toe. In lovely colors to match any costume. step int.-' In gay gift boxes. «sjrjj : )*■.- wtL-. * Harrison Brothers & Co. # •' •$: ' cash the following described real estate to wit: Situated in the town of Williamston, N. C., and beginning at S. R. Red dick's corner on Reddick Street, and running wefetwardly along said S. R. Reddick's line 110 ..feet to Bill Thomp son's line, thence southwardly said Bill Thompson's line 48 feet to a post, thence along Bill Thompson's line eastwardly to an iron stob on Red dick Street, _ thence along Reddick Street to the* beginning. and being the that was deeded to P. W. kYright by Willlarrf and Hettie Thomp son on the 9th day of April, 1921, w liic l h.said deed is of record in the pub lic registry of Martin County in book F-2. at page 112. This the 7th -day o? December. 1927. ELBERT S PEEL. Id 9 4tw - Trustee.' NOTICE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed to the undersigned trustee on the !9th day of March, 1925, of record in Martin County registry in book X-2, page 29, securing a cer tain bond of even date therewith, and the stipulations not having been com plied with, and at the request of the holder of ?aid bonds, the undersigned will, on the 2nd day of January, 1928, at the courthouse door of Martin Coun ty, offer at public sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following de-, scribed lan(T: / Beginning at the intersection of the Wild Cat Road and the North Caro lina State Highway No. 90, near the Fair Grounds; thence along the North Carolina Highway No. 90 to a ditch; thence along said ditch to the old Wil liamston-Everetts Road; thence along said road to the Wild Catjßoad, thence along said Wild Cat Road to the be ginning. Containing four (4) acres, more or l^ss. This the 30th day of November, 1927 WHEELER MARTIN, d 2 4tw . Trustee., NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that cer- tain deed of trust executed to the on dersiftned* trustee on the 24th day of January, 1918, by Sarah M. Whitaker. said deed of trust being of record in the public registry of Ma.tin County in book U-l, at page 43, said deed of trust haying been given to secure a cer tain note of even date therewith, and the stipulations therein contained not having been complied with, and at the request of the parties interested, the undersigned trustee will on the 2nd day of January, 1928, in front of the court house door in the town of Williamston. N. C. t at *l2 o'clock m., offer at pub lic sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following described propertv: Beginning at the road at the foot of 1 a path; thence along said path to Mar tin Whitaker line, thence-wrth -Martin Whitaker's tint to William Mizell's line." thence with William Mizell's line Annual Christmas Showing At which hundreds of articles in Glassware, China, Pottery, Etc., are offered to you at Re duced Prices. An opportunity to solve most of your Christmas Gift Problems, at prices ranging from 25 cents to $2.00. ' AND DON'T FORGET That our display of Jewelry, Silverware, Eetc., this season is complete in every Department. No gift is more appreciated than jewelry. Stewart's Jewelry Store Market Street Washington, N. C. Friday, December 17, 1927 to the said road, thence with the road to the beginning, containing 10 acre*, more or less. This the 30th day of November, 1927. R. G. HARRISON. d 2 4tw Trustee. Wheeler Martin. Attorney. ruts-Barns