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I HI E TWO- If TUB SOUTH ERNE Rf ,' THE SOUTHERNER H J! Oiily 1889 ESTABLISHED Weekly 1824 Published Every Afternoon, Except Sunday, by The Southerner ;". ' - - Tarboro, North Carolina. ' ' ' '.; '. ; . ., Member of The Associated Press. ' The-Asaqtiated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for Ifjmblfcaticth of all news dispatches credited to it or not other wile credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. - All fights of republication of special dispatches herein trft silbo reserved. ' Foreign Advertising Representatives. Frost, Landis & Kohn: Brunswick Building, New York City, Pedples Gas Bldg, Chicago; 1004 Candler Bldg., Atlanta. PAUL JQNES - F. H. CREECH V. HERMAN CREECH Entered at the Post .Office at Tarboro, North Carolina, as 2nd class matter under the Act of Congress of March 3d, 1879. Daily and Weekly Subscription Rates One Vear, $5.00; Six Months, $2.50; Month, 60c; Week 15c; Weekly, $1.50 per Year. MANAGING EDITOR COR EDITOR MANAGER : t OIL FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1921 PHONE 75 P. O. BOX 907 tWt tlon't believe much in very se vere punishment for the antics of college boys, but if these antics con tinue as drastic as they seem to have beeh at Wake Forest, somebody will feel the heavy hand of the law. The report of the board of agri culture through its chairman places North Carolina as third in the stand ing of states on a basis of $303, 837,400 for the combined crops of the state. Texas and California are placed ahead of the state. yers of the senate there is quite a diversity of opinion. The supreme court has this Municipal Finance Act before it and will give its opinion today or tomorrow. The trouble with the bill is that the towns of Madison county have tried to get ex emption from the sections relative to bonds. Hot cakes tht? are Hot cakes! tnry'taell'rt 6eM--MM Ftour urrln lliit IndUn Hid Two bills for the increase of offi cers' salaries have been defeated so far. One was a bill to increase the salary of the adjutant general from '"This shows," said Major Graham, ! $3,000 to $4,500, was defeated in T"ONE to golden brown, light as a feather j IS every one tender and delicious, that s the - kind of hot cakes Occo-nee-chee Flour makes. And it's only a matter of minutes to prepare. the batter. Any one who can handle a cake turner can make such hot cakes with Occo-nee-chee Flour. There's no saltbaking powder, or soda"' to measure out. They're mixed with the flour, In exactly the right proportions and cost less ' this way. ' : .;(. You simply add milk or water and shorten ing to Occo-nee-chee Flour to get a batter that : makes the most wonderful hot cakes, waffles ; 'i and biscuits that ever did honor to a cook's .reputation. Your grocer carries Occo-nee-chee Flour. , You'll know it by the Indian Head on the sack. Order it today. v For good plain ftour Peerleu im untxcelUJ AUSTIN-HE ATON COMPANY, . Durham, North Carolina - OCCO-NEE-CHEE lour Takes the Guess out of Baking and Saves you Money if ii.il i niiii " "that North Carolina is third and I the senate, and the other was a bill j , that the-states of Illinois and Iowa, I in the house to increase the salary , near-future. u!u . . ov. i,q. hoon rp-'of the treasurer of Meck'enburgi Logan ported second and third and seemed j county from $3,000 to $3,600. This to have secured these positions per- j was defeated. Square D. and running west down '& Bryan: The underlying l and alorig Wilson street 150 feet cor- factoi's in the cotton situation are 1 nerin(i, thence north parallel with such as to warrant the expectation ; Third street 50 feet cornering thence i that the next important move in the j east parellel' with Wilson street 150 j price of this commodity will be an I feet to Third street cornering, thence to ' upward direc tion. ! south down and along said Third Lam jurn & Co.: The time e'ansed ! street 50 feet to Wilson street, the near the head in all their undertak- j condition. The general legislate, (eve,opmonts jn the dry goods in ,Square No. D. of the piot ,nd sur. ingg and were only awaiting a suit- j may not adjourn until Monday .or gnd spot cotton markets and steadi- vey of the said town, of Mcelesfield, able year to show what they could do ; Tuesday of next week. j ness of both has disturbed confidence nd being the identicl lot or parcel . ' of shorts. : nf lHmi rnnvpvpd hv the Maee-psfipm rynchone & Co.: We continue to Company to the said Amos Home by feel friendly toward the long side of deed duly recorded in book 206 at t.ic market on all decisive setbacks, page 212, Edgecombe County Reg- A. A. HruMiimi & Co.: Until spots istry, to which reference is hereby and goi.ds show more activity it is made. manently, are surpassed by the Tar Heels, who are beginning to exhibit Roll call bills that yet havi fa h world their ranacitv to standi pass both houses are in a dangerous "The year just closing has been i one of the most remarkable in ourj The legislature will pass a bill to, agricultural history," said Major. j name a commission to study the sys Grahaavin his report. "Although we tern of taxation. It will be the bus have had the most extensive brought; iness of this commission to fix a plan in the history of the state since rec- for financing the school system. If nwt. hatm knar. Iron and rho fnrti- this Commission Can Clear tile tax liker used was only 57 per cent of j system and get things out of the that used last year, the yield of cot-j Present dilemma, their efforts will ton and fr,W-,n nor arrp was full v' not be in vain. This commission will .... r.. - , - rf up to the 'average.'' fnpsist of three members from the house and two from the senate. The entire school tax system will be thor- REDUCTION OF MILLIONS oughly studied. There was some op Tax values in the 49 counties re- position to this bill in the house, but v. . .. . . Borted bv the commissioner have: it soon vanished dropped approximately $292,000,001 the value in round' figures, being the same ratio for the other 51 coun . tips yet unheard from, the value of all property in the state will drop ttipre than half a billion dollars for the year. , ""the report of the revenue com missioner shows the tax values of jdgecombe county for 1920 were $51,634,721. While for the year ! 'the lands of Barlow and W. A. Hart, on west by Mrs. Martha Phillips be ing same land conveyed to Methuse lah Exum Ty W.' S. Flournoy and. wile, 'Annie F. Flournoy, by deed in Book 114,. at page 132, Edgecombe Registry.1 , ' ; ' v, SECOND TRACT. ConUining 122 1-2 acres, more or less, and being, bounded on north by Theodore Foun tain, mi ast by J.-L. Fountain and. public road, ' on south by county school property and lands -of Laura unr' by George 'Howard and H.'-L, Leggett and Leggett heirs, on west by lands of Theodore Fountain; be-l ing a portion of land conveyed to Methuselah Exum, . Richard Exum, Alex Exum, and Louis Exum, by J. L. Fountain and wife by deed in book 135, at page 466, Edgecombe Registry. THIRD TRACT Containing 85 1-2 acres, more or less, and being bound ed on north by Henry Bryant, on east by the lands of J. L. F.ountain, on south and west by lands of Theo. dore Fountain, being identical tract of land conveyed to Methuselah Ex Staton, Commissioners, by deed in book 107, at page 302, Edgecombe Registry. Said tracts of land containing in the aggregate 432.50 acres, more or less, and having such shape, metes, courses and distances, as will more fully appear from plats ma.de by R. A. Stamper, Surveyor, July 15, 1919 December 10th, 1921. DONNELL GILLIAM, d!3-ltw-4wks' Trustee, What Andrews SaicI Si. .MR..'fi:':J. ANlWllwai. :; ; hardware. -He,. began forty yearaf ago without ' arly Bit 5 .ninriPV An Vina huilf una fino hiValnasa . : ' ' ';A young man who. was 1 determined' to win 'success'' 'went to Mr. Andrews some tirrie" ago ior advice. Her vvi wanted to learn the secret of his success. ' ' , ' , 1 1 .', If i "The . beat advice I can irive vou. mv bov." said Mr. " ' Andrews,. "is to make friends as1 soon as you can with a good, banker and then tell him all about your plans fand problems. Your banker can be worth a j?reat dealt j to you- but he -must be treated fdirly he must not tryf-ejsl to work m the dark. . s . . , , .. j j "Ahd when the time conies that you need a lawyer ytfu should, follow the same plan with him The man; iwhb counsels often with a tcoo'd banker, and a good lawyer will not make many serious mistakes." Does that strike you as, safe ridvice? .-;l MWi THE BANK FOR "YOU . ' ' " ((.,.,..'...,.,., ....... . ... . -'Il- . COTTOW LETTER unlikely hat permanent advances can bo established. Local spot cot-; ton J! rim ' who ' have, been long Janu- ary and short March were undoing; straddle. . yesterday. The reduction of li.'j.OOO bale? in the !oca'. stock October 1 has been the result of i shipment by nine different firms: since.. More than half of amount: I has been exported to the Far East. Other shipments have gone to Liver- . pool, the Continent and to various) domestic mill points. The Journal I of Commerce publishes another long i nrtu lc this morning criticising tho government report and Washington I despatches quotes Senator Dial of South Carolina of declaring that tho "time lias come when the department of agriculture should be overhaul'ed and reorganized or certainly looked into very thoroughly." This 1321. the 15th day of December, HENRY C. BOURNE, Trustee, KEW YORK, Dee. 16. The situ- aticn is considered less threatening ; a;id little attention is being paid to ; ir.bles from Paris stating that Cer- I'Bnnnt mnlco bpr TiHVmpnfr rlllp 1021 this report shows the tax va-, ;n January. lues to be $33,446,145, and by sub- ' Oh this side of the water, spot trading the tax values of 1921 from! markets were generay quiet, but those of 1920, there is a shrinkage 1 Orleans reported that 3,000 , bales had been sold for export and Of 118,188,576. This shrinkage re-, that the demand at that point was ults from a horizontal cut of 40 good. New England mills are also per cent for the county and 25 per said to be in the market at New Or cent for the towns, , leans for spots. Cotton mills at Lawrence, Mass., where '12,000 operatives are employ i ed, are stated to be on practically 100 per cent basis. Of course, the 'most significant i , , feature to the situation at present ool tax. which is needed to oper- , 1 I l Tn. pn-nrinnort iMirtinc dnwn nf . ,t . 1. 1 e c .U . 1 . s;e we puouc khch.,, ior o mu.m.. certifled stock at New York. It is now down to 65,192 bales. This stock consists mostly : of last year's crop and is considered a better grade than this year's. Incidentally, Japanese, interests, which secured the major portion of this stock when they stopped between DOINGS OF LEGISLATURE. the jury trial bill specifies that in all controversies over the rate of ci SCHOOLS. FOR CHILDREN, OF M IGRATORY LABORERS S.N trial shaK be by jury, the decree oi tlie 'courts being final. Heretofore actions which have been started over thia question were first heard before the anterior court judge in cham ber!, the caae going direct from the fudge's ruling to the supreme eourt, n'ty- and sixty thousand October no nces, snowea Keen ioresigni ior musi for an opinion. i If :he bill passes the senate it will call for a jury trial in cases over the question As to tha rate of tax needed for the public acbools in the various counties: of the state -where complaint is registered as to whether the coun ty commissioners have executed the authority In fixing the school tax rate.-. . . . . ' ' '. The,.Municipal "Finance Act struck najr in. the senate Thursday morn- r hrn 'the nueStion waa raised t tl,cr p :,',t be stm'c doubt as c, , ; itutiona'ity of this act t $:..". Among tbe law- of the cotton, was bought around fifteen tents during "August. Would advise traders to be weary of the short side and to confine pur chases only to" fair recessions until there is a more decided improvement in the good market. Ultimate raw cotton should work 'to considerably higher price lereL" -;, ., : Cotton opinions today: . R. rJN Hooper A.Co.: Purchases on all setbacks we think the best course to "pursue at1 present. Wagner A Co.: We see nothing In the market at ttie moment to indi cate any important trend either way. J . ' i "T. c. 1 1. C. FRANCISCO, Dec, 16. Schools for. children of migratory laborers:, the first institutions of their kind ever established in the United States, have been opened in the San Joaquin valley of Califor nia. The schools follow the labor ers from place to p'ace as they move from one harvest to another seeking employment. Establishment of the schools was provided for by the last California legislature. They are conducted by the state department of education. NOVICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. ' Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed by Amos Home and wife Crecy Home on the 17th day of June, 1919, same being registered in Book 213 at page 91, Edgecombe Registry, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured . therein and the holder .of said note having made demand lor foreclosure, the undersigned will, on the 20th day of January, 1922, at 12 o'clock M. before the Court House dooi in-Tarboro, N. C,, offer for sale to the highest biddeV for -cash; the following -described lot dr-pareel of land,' to-wit: That Certain tract er parcel of land lying and being sit uate in the town " of Macclesfield, Munds, itogers & fctacicpoic: spin, i tugecomoe county, ortn Carolina, ner are beginning to ertter'tbe mar-' more particularly described 'as'fol ket and we expect prices to reflect lows: Beg.nnng at a stake on Third this tendency very strongly in the Street at the southern corner of In the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina. In Bankruptcy No, 783.. In the Matter of A. J. Brown, Bank rupt. Notice of First Meeting of Creditors. To the Creditors of A. J. Brown, of Merry Hill, N. C, in the County of Bertie, and District aforesaid, a bankrupt: , Notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of December, A D. 1921, the said A. J. Brown was duly adju dicated bankrupt; and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held at Ahoskie, in Bank Building, on the 23rd day of December, A.D. 1921, at 3 o'clock In the afternoon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting. MARSHALL C. STATON, U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy. Tarboro, N. C, 12-13-1921. ' NOTICE OF LAND SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed by Methuselah Exum and .wife; Maria Exum, Alexx Exum and wife, Maggie Exum, Richard Ex um and wife, Mary Exum, and Louis Exum, to Donnell Gilliam, Trustee, same being dated August 20th, 1919, and registered in Book 213, at page 209, Edgecombe County Registry, default having been made and de mand for foreclosure having, been made by the owner of said indebted ness, the said trustee will on Monday, the 16th day. of January, 1922, at the hour of 12 M., before the Court House door in Tarboro,, N. C., offer at public sale vto the highest bidder for cash, the following described tracts or parrels nf land, lying and being in the. county of Edgecombe, State of .North Carolina, to-wit:- . , FIRST TRACT Containing 224 t-2 acres,- more' or less, and being bound ed 6n The " north "by 'J. B.. Lawrence, D. M. Daniel, on the east by the Law rence "Guy" Farm, on the south by Notice of First Meeting of Creditors In the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina'. In Bankrupcy No. 780. In tho Matter of W. N. Herring, of Hobgood, Bankrupt. To the Creditors of W. N. Herring, of Hobgood, in the County of Hal ifax, and District aforesaid, u bankrupt:" v Notice is hereby given that oil the 9th day of December, A.D. 1921, the said !W. N. Herring was duly adju dicated bankrupt; and that the first melting of his creditors will be held at Tarboro, N. C, in Court House, on the 22nd day of December, A.D. IP21, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact such other business-as -may properly ' come -before said meeting, MARSHALL C. STATON. U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy. Tarboro, N. C, 12-10-1921. decl0-12 14-15 4t Notice of First Meeting of Creditors In the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina. In'Bankrupcy No. " 779. ".: ;';'.:'..': In the Matter of W. L. Bailey, Hob good, N. C, Bankrupt., To the. Creditors of W. L. Bailey, of ( Hobgood, in the County of Hali fax, and District aforesaid, a bank- rupt: Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of December, A.D. 1921, the said W. L. Bailoy waa duly adju dicated bankrupt; and that, tho first meeting of his creditors will be held at Tarboro, N. C., in Court House, on the 22nd . day of December . A.D. 1321, at 10 oclock in the forenoon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove, their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt,, and transact such other1 business as may properly come before 8aid meeting. MARSHALL C. STATON, U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy Tarboro,, N. C, 12-10-1921. declfl-12 14-15 4t,; - , . . .... ' NOTICE. Under'the power contained in a deed of trust given by Kennedy- Moye Realty Co., Inc.t and Commer cial Land Co., Inc.; to-J. P. Bunn, Trustje, on May' 8, 1919, recorded in book 213, page 7, Edgocomba county registry, and book 249, page 52, Nash county registry, the undersigned will offer for sale, at "public "auction, "to the highest bidder for 'cash, before The National Bank'tif Rocky Mount, in the city , of "RoCky Mount, North Carolina,, on Saturday, January 14, 1922, a twelve o'clock M., certain real estate1 situate in Nash and Edge combe counties, state' of North Caro lina ,and described in said deed of trust as follows;- , Said vtr acts of land being farms Noa. 4,S,fl, 7,8, 9,10, llit,'l. 14. 15, , i6,'17 and S4of said lots or farms being situated in Nash county; a!so the following other farms, to wit: Farias Nos. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. 28, 29, SO, 31, 32, 33, 35, which farms or lots are sita ated in Edgecombe county, all of the said above farnis by their numbers are hown on map made by Lambs and Davis, C. E., of Raleigh, N. C, of the farm of L.P. Christman and wife and known as his Oakdale Farm about 2 miles north of Rocky Mount, which map is recorded' in Plat Book No. 1, page 103, in the office of the register of deeds of Nash county, and said map is also recorded in the office of the register of deeds of Edgecombe county in book 1, page 100, to which reference is hereto made for description of all of the above named and numbered lots, con taining in all 464.30 acres, the acre ago of each lot being shown on the above map; all of this land having this day been purchased from L. P. Christman and wife by deed of even date, to which deed reference is here by made. Excepting tracts Nos. 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 which have been Bold and released from lien of said trust deed. December 10, 1921. . ' J. P. BUNN, dl2-ltw-4wks Trustee. to an iron stake corner of Lot No. 2; thence south 80 1-2 d. east 206 feet to an Iron stake on the road; thence with the road a southwester ly direction 207 feet to the begin ning; containing 1 1-5 acres of lat)d according to plat of division of the Mary Armstrong, property made by Iredell Williams,, surveyor. This the 3rd 'day of bee, 1921.-, THE ROCKY MOUNT SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY, .Commissioner, Battle & Winslow, Attys. NOTICE OF SALE. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed by C, E. Hoard or the ;9th day of May) 1020, same being legistered in book 223, at page 360, Edgecombe Registry, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured therein and the holder of said notes having made demand 'for foreclosure, the under signed will on the 2nd day of Jan uary, 1922, at 12 o'clock M., before the court house door in Tarboro, N. C, offer for sale to the highest bid der for cash the following described land j All that certain lot of land ly ing and situated and being in the county of Edgecombe; Statu of North Carolina, town of Tarboro, and being lot No. 14-A on plat of land formerly owned by C. B..and J. P. Keech, and known as Arlington or Keechtown, as surveyed and platted by J, C. Brady, C. E., plat of which is of rec ord in Map Book 1, at page 141. Edgecombe . County Registry, to which said plat reference is made for more 'perfect and complete descrip tion by wieteg and bounds. ' ; t ; November 29th, 1321. ... Farmers Banking 4 Trust Coi Donnsll Gilliam, Attorney. North Carolina, Ed(corab County. - Notice Is given that the undersign- ed-Rocxy Mount Savings & Triisf Company, s commissioner, ' by "vir1 tue of a decree of the Superior court of the above eounty and state,' in' a special proceeding ' therein . pending entitled J.. B. Tayior et al,' Heirs at Law of. Mrs. .Mary Armstrong, ex parte, will on Friday, the 6th day of January, 'l922,'at 11 o'clock a.m on' the premises hereinafter destrib-' ed, located '6n Uie 'Wnson road, in "No. . 12 Township,. offer foe sale, t' th ' highest bidder , for cash,- sub ject to confirmation by the Clerk of Superior Court of the above, county. nd tta'te,' the following described land of which Mrt Mary Armstrong died seized, to-wit! ' ' Beginning at an iron stake on tin road,, corner of Lot, No. 4 tbenea north 80 d.'SO m. west 230 feet tc an iron stake in the line of Lot No 2; thence north 12 d. eabt 200 feet NOTICE OF SALE. By virtue of the power of su' con tained in the deed of trust executed to me on the 5th day of April, 1921, by John R. Chapman, such doed of trust being recorded in book 175, at page 444 in the office of the reg ister fit deeds of Edgecombe" county, North Carolina, I will on Monday, January the 9th, 1922, at 11 o'clock A. M, at the court house door in Tar joro, Edgecombe county,, North Car olina, sell at public auction for cash, the land described as follows: All that certain tract or parcel of ln.id situate in No. 14 Township, Edgecombe county, .North Carolina, bounded on the north by the lands of Trur.i.in. D.-.uitridge, on the east by the lotiih of the heirs of Jno. Dorsfy. Barnes, on the south by the lands. of the iato Chas. H. Harper, and on the west 'by Kelly Cay, containing 92.6 ; cress,- mere or less, known as the n:;U v.o.id tract; and is a part re maining unsold of the origina' of the 132 acf('s that was conveyed by Jas. VV. Hint's to' T. M Hines, his wife, and R. H. Ruffin, trustee to Jas. H. Chapman, by deed recorded in book 76, at page 121 in the office of the register of deeds of Edgecombe, county and tho same landsconveyed in the last will and testament of Jas. II. Chapman, deceased,, to J. R. Chapman. This December 9th, . 1921. T. T.. THORNE, Trustee. Thome & Thome, Attys. " docl2-ltw-4wks -. , . . . NOTICE. ... , t , . Having qualified as administratrix of Jennie B. Walker, this is to noti fy all persons having claims against her estate, to present them on or be fore Ndvember 28th, J921r or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. v LOU BUNTING, Admr'x., , n28-ltw-6wks t .. ' Conetoe, N.C. W. D. Howafd, Attorney. ' NOTICE LAND SALE... ; - Under and. by ,yirtue of a certain mortgage dated September JJ9, A921, executed by' I. G. Garrett to the. un dersigned, default having been made In - payment of the notes therein se cured, I will on THURSDAY, DB- " CEMSER -29, 1921; between , tBe ' hours of 12 M, and J, P.M, offer ior . sale to the highest biddcrfoi; cash, in front of the Court House.door' in the town of Tarboro, the foilowinf described Teal estate Being loto Noi. 11 and 14 as ( shown on map made' Sejitember 1 9 19, by LambeanVlJa vis wiieh, map is recorded In the "ofk fice f the register of deeds fot Edgeeombe 'eoanty,' and said s; Iota y containing !4 1:49 acres.' 'This the 22nd day of Nov., 1321. A. J. Corbett, Mortgagee. Bryce Little, Atty., Wilson, N. C.
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