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THE SOUTHERNER
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LOCAL
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WEDNESDAY; MAY 3, 1922-
DRAIN CONGRESS
ll ANNUAL MEET
ABLE TO GO HOME.
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Benefit of
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The 12the .Annual North Carolina
Drainage Convention, which opens at
Goldsboro on Friday of this week
Af;.-'M Kuth Shillings, who lias been under the auspices of the N. C. Drain-
in the hospital for several days, was ae Association and the N. C. Geo
able to return home this morning. , logical nnl Economic Survey, bids
She will soon be able to resume heri fair tCWing tlK ' rnst ' interesting
i nfid "tastttk-r1Vehieitfnt 'of its kind
ever 'tothfllrWie Sou'trl." A program
has been arranged which will brintr
a larre attendance not only from the
Vi.rii.us parts of Nai-tli Carolina, but
fniiii Virginia, South Carolina and
Georgia.
work.
HAVE INVITED VETERANS.
The Daughter of the Confederacy
have invited all the Confederate Vet
erans to their dinner which will be
as usual on May 10.
RETURNS FROM CHARLOTTE
Mis. John L. Bridfrers, who has
been in attendance at the ladies' aux
iliaiy of the Episcopal church, Char
lotte, has returned home. While away
lie al.-io attended a meeting of the
ixecutive committee of the U. D. C,
it (la.-lonia.
eciais
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LEAVE FOR RALEIGH.
Nina Powell, Miss Kale Aus
tin and Aliss Emily Austin went to
Kaltih today to visit friends ar.d relative.
tf
Roenbloom-Levy Company
Home of Hart iJcliaifuer & M arx Clothes.
NEARlNG COMPLETION.
I ne beautiful little chapel, called
St. Ami's, now in course of construc
tion rt the Cray place, a few miles
from Ti.riioro, will soon be complet
ed. Till.; chapel is a beautiful struc
ture, of pressed brick. The interior
decorations are most attractive and
when completed it will present a
.-plendid appearance.
LAND SALE.
Pursuant to a deed of trust execut
ed to rue by Joe Taylor and wife,
recorded in Book 225 page 574,
Edgecombe Registry, default having
been made in the payment of the
notes therein secured, I will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash at the Court House Door in
Tarboro, N. C, on Monday, May 22, I
iP22, at 12 o'clock, noon, the follow
'i:" described real estate situated in
:...! io 11 Township:
FIRST TRACT: Adjoining the
lands of L. D. Britt, Columbus Dunn
and others, containing 42.2 acres,
more or less, and well known as the
Blount Tedder land, conveyed to the
said Joe Taylor by R. G. Allsbrook by
a deed recorded in Book 145 page
318.
SECOND TRACT: Adjoining the
lands of Cooper Wells, or his wife,
Daniel Price and others, containing
62 acres, more or less, except one
acre conveyed to the Board of
Education by a deed recorded in
Book 189 page 61, and well known
as the Battle Bryant land, conveyed
to the said Joe Taylor by W. S.
Clark et al by a deed recorded in
Book 156, page 181.
April 18, 1922.
W. 0. Howard, Trustee
NOTICE Oh' SALE UNDER EXECU
TION. By virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned from the Supe
rior Court of Edgecombe County in
an action entitled, "Capitol Buggy
Company vs. J. Ray Marks," J will
on Monday, the 5th day of June,
1022, at 12 o'clock M at the Court
House door in said county, sell' to
the highest bidder for cash, to satis
fy said execution, all the right, title !
dud interest which the said J. Ray j
-Marks has in the following described
real estate, to-wit:
(1) One lot in the Town of Whi ta
kers, N. C, Edgecombe County, be
ginning at a stake on the south side
of Marks St., thence southwardly
200 feet to a stake J. L. Dickens line,
thence eastwardly 50 feet to a stake,
R. F. Weaver's and Mrs. M. A. Por
ter's corner, thence northwardly
along Mrs. M. A. Porter's line 200
feet to Marks St.; thence westwardly
along Marks -St. 50 feet to the point
of beginning, being the identical lot
of land conveyed by J. R. Marks and
wife, to J. L. Dickens, by deed re
corded in Book 167, Page 301, Edge
combe County Registry.
(2) One lot in the Town of Whit
akers, N. C, Edgecombe County, be
ginning at correr Marks and Porter
Sts., then ir an easterly direction
along Marks St. 160 feet to a stake;
WENT TO RALEIGH.
Mr. J. C, Ruffin went to Raleigh
yesterday on business.
SICK IN BALTIMORE.
The many friends and relatives of1
Mh-s Penny Cray, who was recently
operated upon in Baltimore, will be
glad 'o learn that she is on the road
to recovery. It is likely that a sec
ond operation will be made.
FROM WILMINGTON.
Miss May Houston of Wilmington
is the 'guest of .Mrs. Janie Robertson
this wi ek.
At theFridny morning session the
general subject will be "North Car
olina's Black Soil Lands; Their Re
clamation and Utilization." Mrs.
1 Edith Vanderbilt, President of the
North Carolina Agricultural Socity,
will make an address on Their Agri
cultural Value; Hon. S. H. MeCrory
of the U. S. Dept. of Agricultural
will discuss Their Timber Value; and
Hon. Hugh MacRae of Wilmington
N. C. wil discuss Their Development
and Settlement.
"The Slate's Interest in Reclama
tion" will be taken up' at the Friday
aliernoon session, and the following
points will be discussed: What the
University can do to ,aid in Recla
iiuuion Work, by Prof. CM. Braune
Head of the Dept. of Engineering;
The Slate College of Agriculture and
Engineering, Prof. M. E. Sherwin of
the State College; The State Dept. of
Agriculture, Comm'r. M. A. Graham;
The Slate Board of Health, Dr. II. A.
Taylor, lion. Mark W. Potter, mem
ber of the Interstate Commerce Com-!
mission, will discuss the cfticstion
from the National Standpoint.
A special meeting of County Agri
cultural Agents will be held during
the Friday afternoon session to dis
cuss 'he general subject of the drain
age of North Carolina Lands. Dr. B.
W. Kilgore, Director of the State 'Kx
ptr.'mcnt Station, will ' make an ad
dress and -discussions will be led ly
Missus, lieo. It. 15uyd and F. ().
Bart el, drainage engineers of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture.
.On Friday night there will be an
illustrated lecture on reclamation by
, Serviee.-A Splendid moving picture I
film has been secured fprthis lecture
On . Saturday morning the big'
feature -of the program? comes, when
"A National Reclamation Policy and:
the Settlemcna of Idle, Lands" will
be discussed, with addresses by Sen-;
ator W. E. Borah of Idaho and Con-'
gressman W. B. Bankftend of Ala.
Discussions will follow; ltd by Hon.1
Clement S. Uckcr, Director of I)e-!
velopment of the S. A. L. Railway!
and member of the Federal Board of
Indian Affairs; representatives from!
various industrial and' development .'
organizations from Virginia, South
Carolina and Georgia; and Hon. W..
A. McGirt of the. North Carolina!
Landowners Association, .
Saturday afternoon t."The Duties
of Sheriffs, Clerks of Court, Drain
age Engineers and . Commissioners
under the North Carolina Drainage
Law' will be the general subject.
Hon. Frank Nash, assistant attorney
general of the state, will discuss va
rious points of the Drainage Law in
connection; and this wijl bo followed
by n round table discussion by sher
iffs, clerks of court and' drainage on
gineers and commissioners present.
SPECIALS FOR
Thursday, Friday arid
TO LOCATE TOBACCO
STATIONS IN NASH COUNTY
Dr. JoVncr and Mr. jPatton of
Richmond, Va., will bein Nashville
next Friday to locate theVobaceo sta
tions for'lhe farmers ofyNash coun
ty. While' there are no warehouses or
drying plants in NasHvitte at the
present tjinie, this wide-a.ake town
has told the Tobacco)' operative
Marketing Association that if Nash
ville is made a receiihg station al!
the necessary equipments will be
placed in the town as soon as possi
bio. A big crowd of farmers is ex
pected at Nashville Friday to hear
Dr. Joyner and Mr. Patterson.
Saturday Only
Collapsable Canvas Cots $3.95
Ideal For Camping
Army McClellin Saddles $9.95
Just a Couple Left
TARBORO ARMY GOODS STORE
2 Doors From Court House
The Edgecombe county health de
partment will conduct clinics to give
treatment against typhoid fever at
places and on dates as follows:
Pinctops: May 1, 8 and 15; Crisp:
May '!, 10, and 17;' .Macclesfield: May
5, 12 and 19.
On Saturdays, beginning May fi,
Tarbnro health department in coui-L
house. You may have your blood
tested on Saturdays.
N.,t;cj of Sale
V.ii-je of
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'(.' ill,'.' Cou.i
Under Execution.
in t:;ei.ution to me
Superior Court of
:y in an aci.on en-
'.:.n-d ,'..i.iei...:i, tU o.ik.i & Hargrove,
(Inc.), vs. Joshua Anderson, I will on
Monday, June 5th, 1922, at 12 M. at
the court house door in Tarboro, N.
C., sell at public auction (or cash,
to satisfy' safd execution, all the right
title and interest of the said Joshua
Anderson in, h) following tract of
land, U-wit:
A certain tract of land situate, in.
No. .r Township, Edgecombe Coonty,'
I and State of North Carolina, which
r as devised by Thomas Anderson to
J. :'. Anderson for life and thert to
his children, by will recorded in Will
Book H, page 425, the land being de
scribed in said will as "tie tract' I
purchased from Micajah Andersan.V
said land adjoining J. P. McDowell,.
Cht.rlio Barnes, Mrs. Leah Harper."
and others, ' . ' '
May 1, 1922.
J. W. THOMAS, Sheriff.
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Notice To Subscribers
Candidate For Legislature
Our esteemed friend,' Dr. j'. C.
Biaswel! oT Whitakers i a candidate
for thp legislature f mm JMah county.
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SPECIAL THIS WEEK
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SWANS DOWN,
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Prepared
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We want all our customers to try INSTANT SWANS
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quality, therefore we are making these soecial prices.
Use SWANS DOWN and BAKE BETTER CAKES.
STRAWBERRIES EVERY DAY.
Meetings at Jones Chapel.
A series of evangelistic meetings
will begin at Jones chapel Sunday
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."ay i. i ne Kevereml L,.
L. Smith of Pinetops "will do the
pruacmng. Air. bmith is a very fine!
pastor-evangelist and a preacher of
great force and power. He has done
a most wonderful work on the Mc
Kendree charge.
Franklin Hs Bif Sales April.
If the sales of automobiles is an
index to the return to normalcy then
the good old times have come backv
Mr. Zeb Cummings had a telegram
this morning from the Franklin com
pany stating that the sales of Frank
lin ca.-s for the month of April was
the biggest they have fever had dur
ing this month; 1,134 cars were sold
and delivered. During a period of 22
years April showed the second big
gest saies. The telegram also stated
that 400 cars were sold and delivered
yesterday.
I
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SETTING OUT TOBACCO.
All over the county the work of
setting: ".'out tobacco plants u '.pro
gressing rapidly. In some sections the
plants are scarce but as a general
thing there are plenty of plants every
where.
thence southerly 50 feet to a stake;
thence westwardly parallel with first
Kne 160 feet to Porter St; thence
northwardly along Porter St. to the
beginning, containing 8000 square1
feet, and being the identical lot of!
land conveyed by J. R. Marks and
wife to J. B. Cutchin, by deed record-
e in Book 167, Page 365, Edgecombe
County Registry.
This April 29, 1922.
iril-4tw J. W. THOMAS,
Sheriff Edgecombe Ceunty.
N.-S. N.-S.
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32x4 i $28.75 $20.85
34x4 Vi $30.75 $22.15
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