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'(ECONOMIC TRANSPORTATION
RIVALRY
What the jitney has clone to the
eet railway, tho motor truck and
i interurban passenger and freight
as threaten to do to the railroad,
th tho improvement of highways
i the development .of the truck
:ustry, the short haul profits of
railroads are disappearing. It
s with appreciation of this situa
n that President Harding, in hi;
ssage to Congress, sad: "Mani
tly we havo need to begin to co
linate all transportation facilities
We ought to turn the mo
tjruck into a railway feeder oi
tributor instead of a destrsyiru.
ipetitor."
either Congress nor the state
much longer ignore the pioblen
eh the President has pointed cut
! railroads are subject to inter
;e and intrastate regulations
le their motor truck compotitor.
, except in a few states, under
ctieaily no restrictions as to ser-
or rates. Some of the state,
lizing that the motor truck is to
-eckoned with as a transportation
ncy of the future, have subject
them to the authority of their
lie service commissions, and re
e of proposed truck tran -porta-;
lines evidence that the service
r propose to give i nt already
inately performed by an exist-e-armr.
The co-ordination sug
d by the President runs into the
plication of diverse jurisdictioti.
t track lines m intrastate in
cte. A the government lias
jurisdiction over transportation
'ities of this nature, 'thi phase
tie connected transportation prob ;
car- be dealt with only through J
co-ordination of State and na- j
ll regulatory agencies. i
f ell the ramifications of Llie !
lex transport problem,, none is
) acute than the need of greater.'
:dination of effort both between
railroads, the inland waterways
the other competing methods of
sportation, and between the dif- !
lit Tailroads themselves, many of
h are uneeonomically located,
ja hindrance Instead of a help
efficient transportation. This
rj has not progressed as far
irope in the co-ordination of
jransportation facilities. The
Jem Is one to which Congress
the states will soon be forced to
'their serious attention. Vir-
n Pilot.
SALE OF STOCK i
Friday, Jan. 6th 1923, at 12 :
the Court House door in Tar-;
I will sell at public auction j
lash, 5 shares of the common j
U stoCk. of th CoaaUl Plain
Association, issued to W. H, ;
Sir Drug Co. ... Sale- subjeet to
ration of court.
Dec. 11th, 1922.
EES BANKING A TRUST CO j
Jaivers,. W. H. McXaii Drug Co. j
KEEP YOUR
NERVES STEADY!
Owing to negldcr, many women be
come nervous wrecks; This is especially
so willi tho -woman who has uuusuallv
seti.itie nerves or t!n athletic woman
who injures herself by too Btreuuous
tiiureise. There is danger of a break
down.. Are you nervous! Do you havo
baakncho headache J If so-, Dr. Fierce 's.
Favorite Prescription is what yon need.
Don't fail to try it for it will drlvo
away the blues and tone up the system.
Send lUe for trial pkg.to Dr. Pierce's
Invalids' Hotel, lliift'ulo, N. Y.,and
write for free medical advice.
COLUMBIA GRAFONOLAS
and records for Xmas. Prices
reduced, $10.00 to $75.00 each
Gift for whole family.
Edgecombe Drug Co. (PEP).
HOLIDAY SMOKES Cigars
Also humidors for same,
for Xmas. Edgecombe Drug
Co. (PEP).
SiCO Reward, 5100
Catarrh Is a local .hseaao t'i'eatly Influ
enced by constitutional conditions. 11
Liietefora requires cunaUtuti.iT.ctl treat
ment. HALLS CATAKP.H MKDlCl.Nfi
is taUou internally ami acts through ii
Biood on the Mucous Surface of ilic Pys
tern. HALL'S CATAfiitH MKiHCTNi
destroys the fouiitlatiim of tile i'.;s'.'iijO
ffives the patient &tre:igt!i 1?:.' iir.Mio'.ln,,
ne Ketieral health :unl agists naruro
1 1
(Join; its work, sxtovu for any ene Oi
Catarrh that HAUVS CATAlUUi
MEDIC'INM (till to cur.
Pruggiat Tic. Teeilinuiilals fret,
F. 1. CHener Co., 'j.TUd. Ohio.
Apples! Apples!
CarVa. Apples at
Ruffin Warehouse
Sidinf
ALL THIS WEEK
(R. W. ANDERSON
Distributors Dorin, Paris.
TOILET SETS PARISIAN
ivory brushes, combs, mir
ors. Edgecombe Drug Co.
EP.
OPERA
TON I
Grayce Mack Stock Co.
Offers the 4-Act Comedy-Drama From the
Novel by the Same Name
"LENA RIVERS"
Vaudeville Between Acts
Prices 25 and 50 Gents
(INCLUDING WAR TAX)
Doors Open 7!30CurtaIn Rises
FOR
V i:ct
"CREATE HAPPY HOURS
Among the new December , Victor Record
- are many that will Appeal particularly to some
of your friend Stop in rwhile shopping and
hear them. It will rest you and gnay suggeei
iust the gift you have been; looking for.
FINEMAN MUSIC HOUSE
W tch out for the Christ-
mat edition of th Daily Sou
therner.! This ieaue .will con
tain much valuable reading
matter and many :good atoriet.
It will alio be a aplendid ad
vertising medium. An adver
tisement in thia ywill py.
NOTICE
Sal of E. L. Daufhtrldf Busineaa
Lot
By virtue of a decree of the Su
perior Court of Edgecombe county,
made in a suit therein pending en
titled "W. M. Daughtridge, J. C
Daughtridge, and Millard P. Jones,
administrators of F. L. Daughtridge,
and ili's. Mary W. Daughtridge, and
others, ex parte," the undersigned
will, on Wednesday, January 10th,
1023, at 11 o'clock a. m., offer for
sale, on the premises, at public auc
tion, to the highest bidder, that cer
tain lot of land situate in the city
of iiocky Mount, county of Edge
combe, state of North Carolina, and
ii'oro partieiil.-niy describe!! and do-
I'.nod as follows:
Beginning' at the southeast cor"er
of the c.lHce building brick wall, Dr.
Galloway's comer, which is 270.8
feet east of Rose street and 10.25
i feet north of the north curb line of
Tarboro street, the eastern edge of
; brick w::!I of the office building hav
i ing bec i placed on the dividing line
by survey made August 12, 1913, by
Jno. J. Wells; thence along the nor
thern property line of Tarboro street
and at an interior angle of 87 de
grees 20' with the Galloway line and
in a northwesterly direction 94.27
feet to the center of 17" brick party'
wall, Speight's corner, which ie 11.4
AIjCOHOL AS A BEVERAGE IS
prohibited, but as a preventive
from freezing in an automobile rad
iator is encouraged- You can get
it put in ag.n this winter at Pen
der's Hardware. dl2 3tc
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CHRISTMAS,
or Reeor ds
Make gifts that truly enpree-s the spirit of
the Day. Give music, the World's greatest mu
sic; and' make your selections now, . i h
WE ARE OPEN EVENINGS
teet north of curb linej thence along
the center' of said brick wall and
satna lin extended a true course N.
53 degrees; 0' E. 202 feet to the
northern line of the livery stable and
wajron shed building, thence along
the northern edge of livery stable'
and wagon shed building in a south
easterly direction 94.5 feet to- the
Galloway line; thence along the Gal
loway lino a true course S. 53 de
grees 10" W. '208.9 feet to the be
ginning. Thia property will be subdivided
into smaller lota and persons wish
ing to see plot of eaid landa may do
so by calling at the office of J. P.
Bunn. attorney. The land will be
sold first in smaller lots and after
selling said smaller lots the privi
lege is reserved to offer two or more
or all of said lots together to the
end that that sale may be roported
to the court which brings the most
money.
Terms of 8;Je are one-four cash
on report and- onfirmalion of sale,
and the h&U'jM in five equal annual
Installment, payable 1, 2, 3, 4, and
5 years, reiMrtively from date of
ale, tht; dtferred payments to be'
evidenced by notes bearing1; six peri
cent interest from date of aale, (n-j
tivrest payable aanunlly, arj the title'
to the i-ropertj to 1 retained until
purchase price la plid in full. The
purchaser is to have option to pay
the whole of t purchase price cash
on ropott and. confirmation of sale,
in whicii eveat there shall be a cash
discount of 4ve per cent from said
purchase prije. The purchaser shall
be required to pay ten per cent on
the day of aale as evidence, of go,od
faith.
MovembtT 27, 1922.
J. P. BUNN, Comuiitioner.
n f9-D5 12 19 26-J2 9.
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF LAND
Under and by virtue o fthe power
of sale contained in u deed of liust
executed by J. W. Vincent and R. R.
Meador on the 14Ui Hay of May,
1920, same being registered in book
225, at page 341, Edgecombe Coun
ty registry, default having occurred
: in the payment of the indebtedness
therein secured and demand for fore
closure having been made by the1
owner 'vf the indebtedness, the un
dersigned will on Monday, the 8th J
day of January, 1923, at the hour
of noon, before the court house door j
in the town of Tarboro, Edgecombe '
County, North Carolina, offer for
sale to the highest bidder for cash:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being situate in the coun
ty of Edgecombe, State of North
Carolina, in the town of Tarboro, be
ing lot No. 9 on plat of land former
ly ow-.ed by Dan W. and B. F. Tay
lor, jjat of which is recorded in map
book 1, at page 145, Edgecombe
coun ty registry; conveyed to J. W.
Vincent and R. R. Meador by .
Thia 7th day of December, 1922.
II. P. FOXIIALL, Trustee.
Dormell Gilliam, Attorney. dlO 4w
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of Warren White, deceased, late of
Edgecombe county, thia is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or before
the 9th day of December, 1923, or
99
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SALE OF TRUCK
On Friday, Jan. 5, 1923, at 12:30
p. m at Constantine Garage in Tar
boro.'.V. C, we will sell at public
auction for cash one Parker motor
truck. Sale subject to confirmation
of court.
Dec. 11, 1922.
J. C. RUFFIN, and
C. A. JONSON,
Eeceivers, Tarboro Leaf Tobacco
Company.
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persona Indebted
to aaid estate will please make im
mediate payment to the undersigned
A. A. ATKINSON, Administrator
Macclesfield, N. C. d9 6w
BUSINESS MEN KNOW
' that even the valuables that are
locked in the great steel vaults
of a bank are covered by insur
ance. Your property, exposed
to fire, theft, windstorm and
other dangers is surely worthy
of equal consideration and pro
tection. It will pay you to call
and talk the matter over,
fho aerrico that you will receive
from this f ency plua a policy in tht
.rtfor1 Fr. ,. Company
re certain guarantee of protection,
Jacocks & Royster
Company
i TARBORO. N. C
WARNING LAND POSTED
This is to notify the publis at
large that all hunting with dog or
gun on any of my farms: The Law
rence Farm, The Bradley Farm, The
Mabr'cy Farm and the Shellbank
Farm, is prohibited and any violation
of the law will be prosecuted to the
fuil limit.
All hunters are hereby warned to
keep off these farms.
njo,
W. A. HART.
Not. 18th, 1922.
Administrator' a Notice.
Having qualified as administrator
of Dr. Edwin E. Jones, deceased, late
of Edgecombe County, this is to no
tify all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or before
the 1st day of October, 1923, or this
nnti;.; will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons Indebted to
said estate will please make immedi
ate payment to the undersigned.
John R. Mercer, Administrator,
Elm City, N. C, R. F. D. ;
Jos. B. Ramsey, Attorney. 6w.
NOTICE OF LAND SALE !
Under and by virtue of that ccr- ;
tain mortgage duly executed by J.
Turner Owens and his Wife, Nettie I
Owens, dated November 10th, 1919j
and duly recorded in book 183, at j
page 514 of the Edgecombe- County
Registry, default having been made
in the payment of the indebtedness
Micured by said mortgage, the un
dersigneed mortgagee, will, on Sat
urday, the 6th day of January, 1923,
at' 12 M., in front of the court house
door, in Tarboro, N. C. offer for
sale, at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash, the following
described tract or parcel of land:
That certain tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Edgecombe of the-office of the clerk of the
county, adjoining the lands of W; S.lsuprior court of Edgecombe county,
Crisp, John W. Owens and others
in the year 1302, but now adjoins
the lands of widow Ben Phillips, J.
Turner Owens, J. Tom Webb, Alex
Hamilton and others, and boing the
same land deeded to J.' L. Fountain
and R. A. Fountain by Henry H,
Hayg and wife, dated October 30th,
1919, and containing 100 acres, more
or less, and. being? the same' land
deeded to the said J. Turner Owens
by the said S. L. Fountain and R. A.
Fountain by deed dated November
10th, 1919, and duly recorded., in
book , at Bags of the
Edgecombe Registry,, to both of
which deeds reference is hereby
made for a more full and perfect
description thereof.
This, the Gth day of December,
1922;. .'
THE BANK OF FOUNTAIN,
Mortgagee.
Henry C. Bourne, Atty.' . ' d 6 4w
A B A Pf l B O O K
Costs You Nothing To
Buy But Becomes
Very Valuable With Us
First National Bank
Tarboro's Million Dollar Bank
TARBORO. N. C.
FRANK
ZEB C. CUMMINGS
DEALER
FRANKLIN CARS
Spe
cial Announcement
Heilbroner, The Jeweler
On The 15th --
Will Have a traveling nun with a fine line of GOLD
JEWELRY AND DIAMOND GOODS.
SPECIAL ORDERS TAKEN
Heilbron er, The Jeweler
COME AND SEE THIS LINE
Keep an eye on your label and
be sure to keep your subscription
paid up. '
NOTICE
Sale of m Valuable Farm in No. 3
Towaabip
Under and by virtue of the pow
er and authority contained in item
4 of the last will and testament of
William Ann Hyman, late of Edge
combe county, N. C, which is of
record in will book J., at page 444
I, the undersigned executrix of said
last will and testament will on Wed
nesday, January 10th, 1 J23, at 12
o'clock M., in front of the court
house dcor in Tarboro, Ni C, offer
for sale to the highest bidder for
cash, the following, described lands
and real estate: Same lying on the
south side of Savage's Mill Swamp
and known as the Britton Savage
Home Place, and adjoining the lands
of the late J. W. Davenport, Vick
and Dawning and others-and con
taining, by actual survey made on
October 23, 1922, 422 1-4 acres.
Title guaranteed; terms of sale,
cash: for further information or par
ticulara apply to the undersigned or
her attorneys, Allsbrook & Phillips.
This the 7th day of December, 1922.
MINNIE HYMAN,
Executrix of last will ind testa
ment of William Ana Hyman. d7 4w
LIN
FRANKLIN SERVICE
3:
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF LAND .
Under and by virtue of the au
thority contained in a certain deed
of trust executed by John W. Urn
stead, Jr., on the 3rd day of Jan
uary, 1922, and duly recorded In
book 237, at page 181, of the Reg
istry of Edgecombe County, the Un
dersigned will on jvToidnr, the 8th
day of January, 192, at the hour of
noon, before the Court House door
in the town of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, North Carolina, offer for
sale to the highest bidder .'or cash
the following described tract or
parcel of land, lying and being in
the county of Edgecombe, State' of -North
Carolina, toi-wit:
Beginning at a stake on Swift
Creek, thence south 24-15' west' 4
900 feet to a stake, thease south
42-15 east S24 feet to an oak, thence' '
north 75-80, east 615 fet to a stake,
thence north 24-16 east 4,450 feet
to a stake on the run of Swift Creek
thence along the run of Swift Creek
northwest as it meanders to the be-
ginning; containing 113.60 acres,
being Nos. 8 and 9 on plat recorded'
in Map Book 1, at page 125, Edge
combe County Registry; being same
land conveyed by Elizabeth French
to said John W. Umstead by deed
dated January 3rd, 1922, duly re
corded. ', . "
. This December 7thj 1922: ,
DONNELL GILLIAM, Trustee;
d 8 ltw 4w : 't