North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE FOUR FEBRUARY, 1931 j PERFECT MONTH ■- • ■■■ Second Month This Year Begins Sunday and Ends Saturday The year 1931 brings an p rtu litv to the advocates of the adi .on of a fixed and uniform calendar to show the world a rare phenomenon, namely, a perfect month in the present calen der. enomenon is February, which in 1931 begins on Sunday and ends on Sr*'""'" . Such « month is the ideal ; ought lor e\ rv month in the c? 2H day month .containing \actly 4 we k>. hegiminu: with the f.rst day ot. the first week and ending with the ';isf day of the last week. Nut, however, tin il 94.'. n the pres ent calendar pr. - vice such a month again. The propose' 13 nth fixed ca ■ endar would make ever month that way by shortening the oflier nr :i;hs ~ti exactly 4 weeks each Inn! cuntb tl,'" surplus days except on I >iito a lew month ot-4 we K- FaiTi of life 13 months would be'made always to begin on Sunday by sa* I g the year ott 1 Stinda > and ending, it wI : ' N ear Pay," the one day' in eich year in ex ess of 52 weeks and whi h i tint absorbed by the extra month. '1 lie added day in leap years is likewise gi\ en the new name of "l.eap I >.lv I lots tin calendar would become NXed a we'll as uniform. I In" > ears wh ch have a "perfect Fel ruary" in the present shitting cal ei.i'ar run" in a curious cycle. I hey come in years which begin on 1 burs day, although n it in every year whitli .on Thursday Tiecause some years hegmning on' Thursday are leap years when February has 29 days, or i tie" day in excess of 4 weeks The cycle ol "perfect l ebr-uary" years began in this century with l l 'y. and runs from that year as follows: 1111-/). 11-11-6. 11. until 1998, the n 12 year# across the lion leap year 2IKHI til-til 201(i. after which tin- cycle of H ll-ii is resumed. The beauty ot the proposed 13 equal months fixed is that it would end contusion caused In the incessant .- change in the make-up of all the pre sent months The days ol the wink » would no longer tall em «litlt-rent elates of different months because the months would all be the same and tlie cycling of the wee k dais tn dii4ereiil dales of -corresponding ui ">iitlt'roti'i year t" yj'ar would cease • N I. Stedmaii ol Halifax has pur chased t>oo feeder pigs in ' ieorgia t> > fatten tlii Ills Mirpln* mm under the Shay plan nl tei ding 666 LIQUID OR TABLETS Cure Colds, Headaches. Fever 666 SALVE CURES BABY'S COLD WATTS Williamston. N. C. __ BEGINNING - Saturday, Feb. 14 Show Will Start at 1 p.m. AND RUN UNTIL 5 O'CLOCK P M. Two Whole Shows . .. .... NIGHT HOURS AS USUAL Change In Prices We wish to thank the general public for th- patronage you ' have given us in the past, and we hope to serve you with best of service in the future. Owing to the depression in business, we are forced to charge 35 cents for hair cuts and 20 cents for shaves in order to meet our bills. Th?se prices wi'l- lie in effect Wednesday, February 11. r ! —'"• ♦ • -- - . _ ■ ___ . I Thanking you for your business: | CITIZENS BARBERSHOP I SERVICE BARBERSHOP I SANITARY BARBERSHOP ' 1 . . . Jt \ Young Child Dies Early Monday In Washington ~ i ! Raleigh 8.. the five-year-old son of, , John E. and Claudia Manning, of Williams township, died early yeßtcr- ( day morning in a Washington hospital following a weeks illness. I he father and mother and ttoo sis te'rs anil two brothers survive. * lunerjil services were held at the, I. me today', interment following in the Joseph A Hardison graveyard in : Williams township. ♦ Silver Tea Well Attended at Woman's Club Monday The silver tea given by the Weimati s Auxiliary, ot the f piscopal ( liurCh on ( yesterday afternoon .was well attended di tut« the March-like weather The ( 'lib room \vas attarctive with soft iitg. potted plants, evergreens and t titer flowers Mrs. \\ B. Watts ren dered a pleasing programme on the piano and was accompanist for Kev. Steven It Gardner; of. Washington. J who sang a- number uL sfh Cjions by. j ! request. Mrs William Chase and \| ism-s Eugenia Unit and Facile Has ell served a salad c.nirse, and Mrs. J. j G Stilll mp in eel tea for the guests. The members of the . Auxiliary are j highly "appreciative of the splendid co-operation given them by the women if the town. Reported. Farmers Exchange Does Big Business In Craven The raven Farmers* Mutual Ex- Chiinge did a busiue-ss amounting to $131,133.53 last year and made net i earnings fm- the member* amounting til $1,1)88 7'i. I his profit is being pro- | rated back tu .'.tiieinbcrs on the. basis - of the business, transacted through the Fxrhaiige by iliat member. Here from Robersonville, Mr Durward I ven it. cashier of the Hank "f Kobersoiiville, was a busi- J ness visitor here this inorning. NOTICE OF SALE I'ndcr and hv virtue of a judgment, nl the Superior ourt of Martin ( oun- j tv in an action entitled "D. Ma tin'ws vs I'eters llitkens". the under- i signed t i'inlnissti n r will, mi the sth day. ..t March. 1931. at 12 o'clock.!, ,Noon, in front nl the I .nuthouse door : of' Mactiii « .unity, offer lor sale to the highist biilder, for cash, the following described land: . , " j Dye lot nl land in the Town-of Ja nicsville, K. C-. adjoiiimg a laue, or ■ Heel, and I S llassell land on the ntliei three sides, and being Jtlinw II as the I'eter DV e:is '• •d and the -.tine land s,-( mil and' described in certificate '*' l sale cu Julie 1927, lli v 4th day of February, 1931. H-; \ e Rft ( H I*. H, i.(,-4i . 1 'oniinissioiicr INFLUENZA" SPREADING Check Colds at Once With 666. Take It AH a Preventive Use 666 Salve for Babies ruikiiHio i«m TUMDAV Fm.tMY Square Dance at Everetts Next Friday Night, 7:30 ♦ The popularity of the old-fashioned square dance in this section continues, announcement beiiiK made yesterday for one at Everetts Friday evening in the school building. Regular Communication Of Skewarkey Lodge * , Regular communication of bkewar kee Lodge No. 90, will be held tonight I promptly at 7:30 o'clock. Two candidates will be received for first degree work and a large crowd is expected. ♦— Attend Funeral Here • Mrs. L. 1. Simpson and son, Mr. Guy Simpson, of Marion, S. C. attend ed the funeral of Mr. John M. Bowen here Sunday. They plan to return to their home in South Carolina tomor row. WAN TS WANTED: ONE CAR LOAD peanut or soja bean hay. State low est cash price. J. J. Perkins, Green ville, N. C, j3(M>t WANTED TO BUY AN UNLlMlT amount of com. Will pay cash O. Bailey and Bro„ Bear Grass. f-3-2t OUR MILL HAS BEEN THOR i.uglily repaired, and we are turn ing out first-class water-ground meal Yi.ur patronage will be appreciated Godard Milling Co., formerly the Mob-, ley or Everett Mill. f6 4t WANTED: TWO GOOD COLOR-1 ed women to sell our products in your town, and we will pay good com-J mission. Address, for particulars, Box 83. Enfield. N.'Car. FlO 2t BAGS WANTED: WILL GIVE ; 2 12 ct'iits lb. for clean white rags.' Can't use strings. The Enterprise. f-10-4t i : I TRUSTEE'S SALE Notice is hereby given that under, and by the terms specified in that cer tain Deed of -Trust executed to tne as Trustee l>y Mary L. Berry on the 2> day of November, 1929, which is of record iir Martin County public rec ords in Hook C-3, page 108, the terms of the said trust not, "having been complied with and at the request I of the holder of the note secured, thereby, I shall offer for sale at the courthouse door of Maitin County at | public auction to the highest bidder: for cash, on Thursday the sth day of} March, 1931, the following described land, to-wit: A certain tract or parcel of land in Jame.svillc Township, Martin County,i State of North Carolina, adjoining I the Marv If Hard won- land and J A 1 Getsinger Land on the West: Geo. W. ! Blount land oil the North, Guyther land on the East and the Burden land on the South, and being about one mile from Hardens, N. C. and de scribed as follows: 1 Beginning at the corner of the Harden land, J. A. Getsinger, thence along J. A. Gestinger and Mary H. jHardison land N. 20 E. 27S poles to the corner of Geo. Blount land and Mary H. Hardison land: thence a long (ieo. Blount land S 88 30 E 100 poles to the corner of the Guyther land and (ieo. Blount land: Thence along the tiiiyther land S ITS W 137 poles W 23 poles, S 16 poles W 145 poles to the corner of Guyther land and Barden land; thence along Har den land S 6 W 9 poles N 7(> W 67 poles to the beginning. Containing 150 acres more or less. The description I of. said land will also he shown by imay made by W. W. Ange, said map [being made a part of this description. This 2nd day of February, 1931. B A CKITCHER, |2-6-4t Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of a Deed of Trust ex ecuted to me l»y M. W. Wliiteliurst and wife, Emma L. Whitehurst of Martin County, N. C., dated December 29th„ 1925, and of public record in the I office of the Register of Deeds for i said Martin County in Book F-2„ at I page 147, and at the request of the | holder of the note or indebtedness | thereby secured, default having been I made in the payment thereof, 1 will. t>n Saturday, March 7th., 1931, at 1 i o'clock Noon, at the courthouse door tin Martin County offer for sale at pu blic auction the property described in i said Deed of Trust as follows, to-wit: First Tract: Beginning at a bridge across the Wolf Pitt Branch in the pu blic road, thence S. 20 W. 50 poles to la post, thence N. 18 E. 40 poles to the j Wolf Pitt Branch: thence up die vari ous courses of said branch to first station, containing Twenty (20) acres, mare or less. Second Tract: Beginning at the We»t end of the Twenty (20) acres tract be tween said Twenty (20) acre tract and the Main Koad so said tract will come out to the Main Koad, containing one and one-fourth (J 1-4) acres, more or less. , 1 , This the 6th day of February, 1931. WHEELER MARTIN, t-l()-4t Trustee. NOTICE OF RE-SALE ! Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed to the undersigned Trustee, and of record in the Martin County Public Registry in Book Y-2, 1 page 390, and an order of Cwirt. and the stipulations not having been com plied with, and at the request of the bolder of said bond, the undersigned Trustee will, on the 23rd. day of Feb ruary, 1931, at 12 o'clock, Noon, in front of the Courthouse door of Mar tin County, offer for tale, to the highest bidder, 4or cash, the following described laud: Beginning at an oak on the South side of Wildcat swamp; thence run ning down sifid swamp 143 poles to the poplar. Jesse cherry's corner;' thence S 94 poles to Jesse Cherry's, corner; a nine; thence N 87 E 96 poles to a small branch. Cherry and Whit-| ley's corner; thAtce down said branch to the beginning. Containing 73 1-J acres, more or lew. | Excepting 50 acres deeded to R. A., I Loyd. Adjoining the lands of Frances Ewell, Stephen Moore and wife, Sarah' Moore et als, bounded as followa; Be*; « inning at the corner sweet gum in /fid Cat Swamp, running S 9 W 7 THE ENTERPRISE chains to a pine stump near a poplar; | ' thence S 9 E 12 1-4 chains to the ' Albemarle and Raleigh Railroad to a i light wood stake; thence up said rail road 83 1-4 W 4 chains and 60 links to |a light wood stake: a corner by the said , Outteruridge and Stephen Moore and wife, Sarah Moore; thense N 9 W 22 1-2 chains along a line oft marked j trees to the said Wild Cat Swamp to a sweet gum corner in Wild Cat Swamp; ! thence up said swamp S 70 E to the ' first station. Containing 12 1-4 acres, , more or less. I AlO per cent deposit of bid will be required at the sale/ This 7th day of February, 1931. WHEELER MARTIN, | f-10-4t Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power of ! sale contained in that certain deed of | trust executed to the undersigned j Trustee, dated 25th day of June, 1V27, I and recorded in Book Y-2, page 268, | and the stipulations not having been complied with, and an order of re-sale, and at the request of the holder Of said bond, the undersigned Trustee will, on the 9th day of March, 1931, at 12 o'clock, Noon, in front of the Court house door of Martin County, offer for I sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the following described land: I One tract of land lying and being in I the town of Hamilton, N. C., begin ning at the southeast corner of Light Front Street of the Town of Hamilton, N. C., running down said street 127 feet to H. S. Clark's line; thence along Clark's line to the old Methodist E. Church, by Jas. T. Waldo, on the 15th of June, 1864; thence including said j , church lot, along said Light Street tO| the beginning. Containing 3-8 acres, more or less, and being the same pre -1 mises as described in the deed from W. , A Haislip to Augustus l'loyd, which is of record in the Public Registry of Martin County in Book AAA, page ,\ 421, to which reference is made fori further information. 1 A deposit of 10 per cent of bid will | be required at sale, i This the 6th day of February, 1931.1 H. A. CRITCHER, , f-10-4t Trustee. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the authority contained in that certain deed of trust 1 executed to the undersigned trustee, on the 7th day of March, 1923, by J. i M. Oakley and wife Lizzie P. Oakley, said deed of trust being of Vecord in \ the Public Registry of Martin Coun j ty in Book H-2, at page 496, same b'e j ing given to secure certain notes of I even date and tenor therewith, and the | stipulations therein contained not hav | ing been complied with, at the re- I quest of the holder of said note, the undersigned will, on Monday the 9th day of March, 1931, at the courthouse door i&tlie Town of .Williamston, N. | C. a't R o'clock M., offer to the high est bidder for cash, at public auction, the following real estate: A one-half undivided interest in and 1 to that tract of land in Martin Coun-| j 4y, Williamston, Township, North | Carolina, adjoining the Williamston j |and Hamilton road on the north; J. ; S. Rhodes and L. R. Nicholson on the | east, McGaskey road on the west and' containing 204 4-10 acres more or less, 1 | and being the same land conveyed to | J. M. Oakley and being the same! | interest in said land that was coi)-| veyed to Joseph M. Oakley by deeds j | from W. York and wife, Mary G. York Said deed being of record in the Public Registry of Martin County in : Book JJJ, at page 265 and dated the) 30th day of December, 1901 and A. K. 1 Dunning, commissioner. Said deed be- I ing dated October 25, 1915 and of re cord in the Public Registry of Mar tin County in Book K-l, at page 342. ! Dated this the 2nd dav of February, 1931. WHEELER MARTIN, f-10-4t Trustee, j NOTICE OF SALE | Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed to the undersigned Trustee by Ed. Ortnond and wife, Julia Orniond, of record in the Re gister of Deeds Office in Book Y-2, page 462, dated 24th day of May, 1928, and the stipulations not having been complied with, and at the request of the holder of said bond, the under signed Trustee will, on the 23rd day of February, 1931, in front' of the Court -1 house door of Martiii County, at 12 o'clock, Noon, Offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, the following described land: | Beginning at a white oak in Ske warkee Branch, Joseph B. Aycrs cor ner, running thence a NW course a long said Ayers line to Ed Ormand and Jordan Hyman line, a corner; thence a South course along Jordan Hytnan's line to the Marsh Perkins line; thence a SW course along Marsh 1 | Perkins line to the run of Skewarkey | Branch: thence a North direction 'down the various courses of said > , Branch to the beginning. Containing Eight (8) acres, more or less. The BEST Gray Hair Remedy is Home Made To half pint of water add tmm one ounce bay rum, asmall W_ JB box of Barbo Compound WU and ono-fourth ounce of glycerine." Any druggist VJJV can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little coat. Apply to the hair twice a week until Vf'* the desired shade la ob tained. It will gradually darken' N EIRF faitrl IT ■ —R —-* —*-I " —ft and ttaar. Bait# wf> oot ootor th« ml* beetstokr s*a»dfewastraboft 11 OR SALE! Cheap for Cash Ceiling, Flooring, Windows, A Doors—Shingles, Brick, Lime And Cement "j" ALL KINDS OF FEED Dairy, Horse t Hog Feed- Laying Mash snd Scrstch Peed AU Kinds Sesd Oats and Paaturs Mixtures —Special Prices on— SUOAR, FLOUR LARD AND MKAT Come to see me—l SeU Whole sale and Retail C. L. Wilson Phone Noe. 14t and 20 Robersonville, N. C. wiLUAMnom NOT* yftroi'ia, I Also a house and lot in the Town of Williamston, N. C., bounded by the Old Williamston and Hamilton Road, Haberstadt property, a cemetery and others. Being the same house and lot occupied by 6aid Orniond. This 23rd day of January, 1931. B A. CRITCHER, J-27-4t Trustee. 1 NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina. Matin County —ln the Superior Court. 1 Having this day qualified as ad-i ministrator of the estate of Eli Gard-, !ner, deceased, this is to notify all per-! sons having claims against the said iestate to present them to the under-J .signed on or before Jan. 26th, 1932 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to M Attention Mr. Merchan •' f * Bananas Are Delicate "and Delicious" tirf t J&r\ KE£P /* MQ#ri and I'M s+ay a good I/I vJ looking ye.Hou/ if J/f chitUd rmj skin turns —dork colored. SPICED BANANAS A BRAND NEW AND TASTY DISH—FOR RECEIPT JUST DROP US A CARD &WE WILL MAIL YOU ONE C. G. MORRIS AND CO. WHOLESALE FRUITS AND PRODUCE Washington, "ORANGE TAG" BANANAS THE SIGN OF QUALITY. ■ ii il FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE Bank of Robersonville ROBERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS FEBRUARY 9, 1931 RESOURCES: Cash and due from banks $104,459.75 Liberty, State bonds and stocks 97,600.00 Total cash and securities $202,059.75 Loans and discounts » 209,579.49 Banking house and fixtures 27,000.00 Checks for clearing 1,031.24 m ________ Other Resources 237,610.73 TOTAL $439,670.48 LIABILITIES: Capital stock, paid in $ 42,000.00 Surplus fund ... 26,000.00 Undivided profits, net 7,240.98 Total Capital invested $ 75,240.98 Dividend checks 48.00 DEPOSITS 311,981.50 Bdnds deposited 52*400.00 Other liabilities 364,429.50 TOTAL $439,670.48 Bank of Robersonville Safe - Sound - Conservative OFFICERS: ! j J. H. ROBERSON, JR. President D. R. EVERETT, Cashier R. A. BAILEY, Vice President LINA O. TAYLOR, Bookkeeper R. L. SMITH, Vice President H. S. ROBERSON, Unnkksspsr i —I the said estate will please make im -1 mediate payment. | This the 26th day of Jan. 1931. C. D. CARSTARPHEN, Administrator of the estate of Eli Gadner J-27-4t NOTICE OF SALE ( | North Carolina, Martin County —ln' the Superior Court. Joe Gray Modlin, Executor of A. P. j Modlin vs Lena Waters and hus ' band, Fernando Waters, Mamie I Long and husband, Andrew Long, C. F. Modlin, Robert C. Modlin and Sylvester Modlin, devisees under the 'i will of said A. P. Modlin. ]l Under and by virtue of an order ol . 1 resale made in the above entitled pro ceedings pn the 12th day of January, 1 1931 by R. J. Peel, Clerk of the Su- TueadMy,^F4knuujJi9^9^ perior Court of Martin County, the undersigned commissioner will on Saturday, the 31st day of January, 931 at 12 o'clock M. in front of the ourthouse door in the town of Wil liamston. N. C. offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following : described real estate, to-wit: Bounded on the North by the lands, of Claude Mobley, on the East by the lands of Kathleen Wallace Lilley, ' on the South by the lands of J F Mar tin and on the West by the lands of Joe Gray Modlin, containing 40 acres more or less and known and designated as the Alfred Modlin Homeplace. A 10 per cent cash deposit of the ' bid will be required of the success ful bidder. This the 12th day of January, 1931. ELBERT S. PEEL, J-13-4t > Commissioner.