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Friday, August 30, 1935
Editorial Correspondence
London, S. W. 1., August 12, 1935.
Let: Leicester at 10:40 on special train and reached
London at 1:40. London has a population of eight
million, about 600,000 more than New York City.
\iler lunch at Eccleston Hotel went immediately to
Buckingham Palace, where I got a close-up view of
?th the king and queen, as they pased out of the
laies on their way to Scotland and Wales, where the
ting will spend two months hunting. Walked a short
ray in Green Park along the Piccadilly Road, then
o the palaces where the royal families have lived
tnd reigned for many centuries and where the Prince
if Wales now lives. Also saw the birthplace of Queen
Victoria and the place of her marriage.?Saw the
iormer window where Charles I was allowed to meet
lis wife and children and say good-bye as he was tak
;n from prison to the place of execution on the morn
ing he was put to death. After looking through the
uld buildings, which have so long been used by roy
alty, and viewing the queen's gardens, went to the
British Museum, where there is too much to see. Many
if the exhibits consisted of things which man has used
in the past to kill somebody with. Evetjg kind of
knife, sword;- club, spear and? gun.'ever-devised i by -
man must be there. The savagery o? former ages is
clearly depicted in the many scenes shown. But our
own state museum outclasses its minerals and tim
bers. It is certainly rich in ancient manuscripts.
Went to bed early, which is the habit in England,
and a very good one.
London, S. W. 1., August 13, 1935.
1 left London at 9:30 this morning for a country
drive with 28 other people for a visit to Windsor Cas
tle, 20 miles away, and several other places of inter
est. Our route was over the great western Kings'
Highway, which is very fine, equally as smooth as our
own fine roads. Our first stop was at Eton school,
which was founded in 1441, and is famous for the large
rumber of prominent men it has turned out. among
them William E. Gladstone, William Pitt, Foxx, and
many others. It now has 1,157 enrolled with a wait
ing list of entries up to 1945. The roof now on the
building is 500 years old The seats and desks are
as rough as any Martin County boy ever used The
desks and seats are now cut anil hacked worse than
any I have ever seen at any place. In the old days,
when, a boys' name was found nicely carved julJus
desk he was singled out for special favors and hon
ors, which rule has been changed so that now he has
to pay in 12 shillings for defacing the furniture. The
old seat is now exhibited where boys were made to
stoop over for the lash for the various misdemeanors
of the time. They could only be struck as many as
7 times at any one sitting, but could be put on the
block twice on Saturdays. They were required to be
un hand at 6 o'clock each morning and stay until 6
p. m. The seats and appearance of the old rooms are
indeed quaint. Most of the rooms are modern and
convenient at present. The name of every pupil that
has attended the school in 75 years is now carved on
the walls, and the names of 1,157 former students
who lost their lives in the World War are also post
ed on the outside walls of the school.
Passing from the Eton School, we were taken to
Stoke Page's church, whichvtontains the pews occu
pied by John Penn's family. William Penn never
worshipped there, but attended services at the Quaker
meeting house 6 miles away and later founded Penn
sylvania in our own country. He was reared about
100 yards from the old church.
Thomas Gray, who wrote an elegy "In a Country
Churchyard," was buried here, as many other peo
ple of the community have been, among them the
daughter of Jay Gould, who married an English baron
and left a beautiful esUte in the community. One
of the windows of the chapel is called the "Bicycle
Window." A boy riding a bicycle is shown blowing
? horn The glass bears the date of 1643.
Finally reaching Windsor Castle, we find many
things of great interest, among them the tombs or
burial places of eight kings. The castle itself is one
of the homes of the king and queen and is frequently
used on state occasions. The paintings and furnish
ings of the place constitute a marvel of grandeur.
We were permitted to view all the rooms, including
the queen's wardrobe, the dining room, etc. There
is one hall 1(5 feet long by 30 feet wide, lined with
paintings and draperies. Many of our party climbed
to the top of the castle tower for an opportunity to
view the beautiful grounds and to aee 12 towns and
cities. While we all have to admire such scenes, yet
the fact remains that the royal rich have eaten the
fat of the land, while the hacks of the peasants have
bent with the heavy load accessary to sustain such
extravagance.
On our return trip along the banks of the Thames
we saw thousands of picknickers and had an oppor
tunity to see Magna Carta island, upon which King
John was forced to sign that memorable document
which had much to do with the freedom of England's
poor today. .
Our next stop was at Hampton Court, a very ex
pensive place, with pools covered with ducks, geese,
and swans. Thr |?uls were filled with large goldfish
and every walk was lined writh flowers. It only coats
1 penny to see the king's grapevine, now covered
with luscious looking grapes, which are said to be of
a iery fine quality.
We then boarded the bus for the return trip to
London, where"*r could rest. I confess I was tired
of walking over the dead bodies of kings, queens and
princesses.
London, S. W. 1., August 14, 1935.
Took the sight seeing bus at 9:30, drove around a
number of important streets and at 10:10 crossed old
London Bridge over the Thames and the first bridge
to span it. There are now many others, and also tun
nels under the river. Traffic is heavy and dashing in
every direction apd on all sides. Saw the home of
The man who founded Harvard College in our own
country and the old home of George I'eabody. Went
to the Tower of London, built in part in 1078 by Wil
liam the Conqueror, and later enlarged. Queen Eliza
beth was imprisoned in this tower, as well as many
other British nobleman and royalty. We saw all types
of instruments ancietly used to torture and kill kings,
queens and prince-. The most desired and the most
honorable was the guillotine, and I saw the very block
and the print of the axe where many beads had been
severed, and the axe was displayed. It meant an
easier and quicker death to have the head cut off than
to be hung up on hooks or to be thrown on sharp
spikes and suffer a lingering torturous death. I also
stood on the spot where the gallows were erected for
the execution of Queen .Anne Boleyn, Queen Cath
arine Howard, Quern Jane Grey, all because of mean
husbands. The story of Lady Jane Grey is one of
sadness. She was arrested at the Grey Castle and
carried to London and executed after serving as queen
for 9 days. She was only 17 years old, and, from all
historical accounts, a worthy and lovely young woman
of tine character, who was betrayed by a merciless
king through cowardice and thwarted love.
We went to the jewel house and saw the queen's
crown, decked with sparkling diamonds, and other
valuables. Next was St. Paul's Cathedral, where many
inTere-ting thing- ate to be seen.
Then to Westminster Abbey, a place of beauty and
grandeur. The tombs of many of the famous men
of past ages.are found here, Sir Isaac Newton, Or.
Livingston, and many kings and queens, including
Mary Queen of Siots, Edward VIII and his divorced
wife, Elizabeth the daughter of Edward, and many
others. In the building is the empty tomb of Oliver
Cromwell, whose body was taken out during the reign
of a later king, who had his head cut off and his body
chop|M'd up because he hated Cromwell, the man who
stands among the very best friends of English peas
antry but a menace to the misrule of kings. He per
haps-helped-the-common.people to get justice in gov
ernment and in the courts as much as did the decree
of the Magna ( h.trta. The Westminster building does
not compare with our Washington buildings on the
outside. It is weatherworn and black, but on the in
side it is an exhibition of beauty, especially so in some
of it- paintings and sculpture. The unknown soldier
is buried there and fresh flowers lay on his crypt.
The carriage that liore the body of Wellington to its
last resting place is one of the most gorgeous vehicles
that I have ever seen.
The English people are friendly and kind and they
love royalty even letter than our Americans love a
pedigree of blue blood and want to be descendants
of the Me llower voyagers. The average Briton feels
himself just a bit U tter than other folks. They wor
ship their warriors and every fellow who has dis
tinguished himselt in saving the bacon of the British
Empire has a monument or a statue. The old kings,
thought they nta\ have had many faults and may
have slain thousands, are held in high esteem here.
It is evident that England |troposes to buy goods
front her own colonies as far as possible, which makes
American trade dull. And while our American peo
ple have so much freedom that it is abused, the Amer
ican is generally proud of his U .S. A.
W. C. Manning.
Different in England
Ralrigh I mon lit raid.
I'nclr Sam i> try nig to dear up a slum in Washing
ton. One woman who owne<l jwoperty in that slum
stuck our common uncle for $14,600, and he paid.
Immediately right other holder^ of property in the
-ame slum gave notice of their intention to contest the
matter in the courts -unless they get their price. If
they do not get their price there will be much delay;
and if they do, the Government will be gypped for
to much money that really low-coat housing on the
site will be out of the question.
England handles things differently.
In England the authorities, after hearings, declare
a given area to be a slum. The moment that declara
tion is made, all "improvements" on the land lose
value, except for salvage. The government wrecks
the buildings there If the salvage tells for more than
the cost of wrecking, the owner gets a check; if it sells
for less than that cost, he gets a bill for the differ
ence. The lands is then valued for its worth as a site
for low-cost housing?no speculating as to future
That is why England is making such progress in
building, which most students say has been the main
stay in lifting that country out of the depression.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF 8ALE
By virtue of the power of talc con
tained in that certain dfed of trout ex
ecuted by W .11. Jones to the under
signed trustee on January 8th, 1930.
c-j is
of record in book C-3 ,at page 166, of
the Martin County Public Registry,
default having been made in the stipu
lations contained in said deed of trust
not having been complied with, the
undersigned trustee will. <|n Saturday,
September 7th, 1935, at l/'o'dock noon
in front of the courthouse door in Wil
liamston, N. C., offer for sale for cash
the following described property, to
wit:
Bounded on the north by the lands,
of Joe Nicholson, on the east by Eli!
Kay, on the south by F. C. Bennett,
and on the west by the lands of Syl-J
vester Coffield's heirs, containing 30
acres, more or less, and being part of;
the Frank burroughs lands.
This the 5th day of August, 1935.
R L. COBURN.
a9 4tw Trustee.
NOTICE
Nerth Carolina, Martin County.
In the Superior Court.
A4die Jones vs. Hufhie Jones
The defendant, Hughie Jones, will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in
the superior court of the county of
Martin, North Carolina, to obtain
an absolute divorce; and the said
defendant will further take notice
that he is required to appear at the
office of the clerk of the superior
court in said county at the court
house in Williamston, N. C., on the
18th day of October, 1835, and an
swer or demur to the complaint in
said action or the plaintiff will ap
ply to the court for the relief de
manded in said complaint.
This 16th day of August, 1935.
al6 4tw L. B. WYNNE,
Clerk Superior Court of
Martin County, North Carolina.
SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the au
thority conferred upon us in a deed
of trust executed by L. A. Clark and
wife, Essie Clark, on the 19th day
of November 1924, and recorded in
Book T-2, page 269, we will, on Sat
urday, the 14th day of September,
1935, 12 o'clock noon, at the"-court
house door in Martin County, Wil
liamston, N. C., sell at public auc
tion for cash to the highest bidder,
the following land, to wit:
All that certain tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Poplar Point
Township, Martin County and State
of N. C., containing 119 acres, more
or less, and bounded on the N. by
Everett Branch, on the E. by lands
of Jim Barnhill, on the S. by the
Wild Cat Road and the lands of Jim
Barnhill, and on the W. by the land
of J. L. Wynn, and more particular
ly described as follows, to wit: Be
ginningjjt^^takejr^jveretOJranch,
LEGAL NOTICES
the corner of J. L. Wjni and the
lend herein conveyed, thence S. 4
1-1 W 113 poles. S. 10 3-4 W e poles.
S. 43 1-1 Wr 109 poles, S. 35 1-3 E. 35
poles. N 4? E 208 poles. N. 11 E.
135 poles, thence N. 44 W 6 poles,
S. 71 W. 70 poles, S . 58 W . 50 poles
to the beginning.
This land is sold subject to all un
Thia sale is made by reason of the
failure of L. A. Clark and wife. Es
sie Clark, to pay off and discharge
the indebtedness secured by said
deed of trust
A deposit of 10 per cent will re
quired from the purchaser at the
This the 8th day of August, 1935.
INTERSTATE TRUSTEE
CORPORATION,
Substituted Trustee. --
Durham, N. C. a23 4tw
SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the au
thority conferred upon us in a deed
of trust executed by Jesse A. Leg
gett and wife, Katie Leggett, on the
19th day of March, 1925, and record
ed in Book X-2. page 15, we will, on
Saturday, the 14th day of Septem
ber, 1935, 12 o'clock noon, at the
courthouse door in Martin County,
Williamston, N. C., sell at public
auction for cash to the highest bid
der, the following land, to wit:
? Adjoining the lands of L. T. Mills
and Jas. A. Everett on the N.; the
lands of L. T. Mills on the E.; the
lands of J. A. Leggett on the S.; R.
L, Taylor and G.
the W. and NW., and more parlic;
ularly described as follow*:, Begin
ning in a branch, formerly a pine,
corner of the lands of L. T. Mills
and J. A. Leggett; thence with said
branch and the line of J. A. Leg
gett S. 80* 45' W. 17.80 chs.; W. 10
chs. and N. 71* W. 15 chs. to the line
of R. L. Taylor in said branch;
thence with the line of said Taylor
N. 21* 45' E. 22.10 chs. to an iron
axle; thence with the line of said
Taylor N. 46* 30' W 14.80 chs. to the
G. R. L. Roebuck line; thence with
said Roebuck and the line of Jas. A.
LEGAL NOTICES
Everett N. SO* 16 40 chs. to a deadj
, pine in the line of L. T. Mill*; thence
with the line of said Mills & 46* 30'
E. 16.50 chs.; S. 43* 45 W 5 15 chs.,
i to a pine stump; thence still with the
i line of U T. Mills S. 41* 30' E. 16.501
chs. to an agreed corner; thence with
a branch 18.50 chs. to the beginning,
. containing 103 acres, more or lea,
apt! tfrmg Uie smite lurid conveyed
to said Jesse A. Leggett by V. B
Taylor and wile, Hattie Taylor, by
deed dated 16th day of Feb., 1921,
and recorded in Martin County Pub
| Uc Registry in book E-2. page 77.
LEGAL NOTICES
This land is aold subject to all un
paid taxes.
This tale is made by reason at the
failure of Jeeee A Legxett and wife.
Katie Leuett, to pay off and dis
harpe the indebtedness secured by
?aid Deed of Trust
A deposit of 10 per cent will be
required from the purchaser at the
This the Sth day of August, IMS.
INTERSTATE TRUSTEE
CORPORATION,
Substituted Trustee.
Durham. N. C. sM 4tw
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