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THE WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS
Published Every Friday iu Plymouth, North Carolina
LEE ROY HARRIS.Publisher and Pd it hr
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Address all communications to the Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth, N. C.
Entered as second-class mail matter at the Postoffica, Plymouth, North
Carolina, under the act of March 3rd, 1887.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1930
The Water System
On this page of this issue will be found a full page advertisemen
carrying with it a blank to be filled in by the people of Plymouth
making a direct appeal to the City Fathers, asking that they do some
thing to better the condition of the water system in Plymouth.
The Beacon and News feels that this is one of the most impottant
things that will come before the councilman during the next twelve
months, liven the sale of the ice plant is not near so important as is
the installation of some kind of a filtering system whereby the present
water supply can be bettered. It is costing the tax payers far more
money every year to keep up their plumbing fixtures than it would
cost them w'ere two cents added to their taxes. Many have said that
to install some kind of a filtering system would have meant far more
to the town than the purchase of a new fire truck.
Taxes
AH taxes should normally and regularly come out of income. Pro
perty taxes are only an indirect way of getting at income, and a very
antiquated way. at that. We are far behind the times in cur system
of taxation in Washington county and North Carolina. The experi
ence of the world in the last 50 years has shown the practicability of
getting a large proportion of all taxes from incomes. These may be
supplemented by reasonable property taxes, but in the case of farm
land, the property tax should be cut down to one per cent of selling
value.
At the present there is much agitation to call a special session of the
legislature to get immediate relief from the burden. There would
have to be some legislation before the first of May to get any relief
from the 1930 taxes and with the legislators we had in the last legis
lature, a special session would be nothing more nor less than a flop.
Even men with executive ability would have to spend more than
twelve months to prepare a fair system. Farm land needs and should
have some relief from taxes but to call a special session of the legisla
ture as it is now composed would give no relief and would be an ad
ded expense to the tax payer.
NOTICE!
DR. C. C. HODGENS. OPTOMETRIST WITH THE BELL
JEWELRY CO.. WASHINGTON. N. C.
WILL BE AT THE
The O’HENRY DRUG STORE Plymouth, N. C.
The 3rd., Wednesday of Each Month
EYES EXAMINED GLASSES PROPERLY FITTED
Condensed Statement of Condition
Branch Banking & Trust
Company
PLYMOUTH. NORTH CAROLINA
Wilson Whitakers Bailey Warsaw Selma Goldsboro
At the close of Business December 31st. 1929
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts.$2,611,941.87
U. S. and N. C. Bonds. 1.218.486.05
All other Stocks and Bonds .... 7.100.00
Banking Houses Fur. and Fix. 105.251.62
Cash and Due from Banks .... 781,898.32
$4,724,677.86
LIABILITIES:
Capita! Stock
Surplus
Undivided Profits
Deposits
$ 2 JO,000.00
250,000.00
185,920.60
4,038,757.26
$4,724,677.86
Upon the strength of the above statement and the
backing of our Directors we solicit your business,
promising every accommodation consistent with
sound banking.
NOTICE OF SALE
Underand by virtue of a powet of
sale embraced in a mortgage executed
by George H. Downing to Maggie E.
Phelps, Mortgagee, on the 1st. dayof
February, 1021 and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds of
Washington County in Book 77 page
415, and default having been mane in
the payment of the note thereby se
cured, the undersigned mortgagee will
expose at public sale to 'he highest
bidder for cash on the 6th day of
March, 1030, at the courthouse door of
Washington County at 12 o’clock noon
the following described land:
Lying and being in Lees Mill Town
ship and adjoining the lands of Chris
tine Allen, W. L. Roberson Heirs, T
W- Blount Heirs and being the eastern
half of the tract of land formerly own
ed by George Masse!, deceased,
whereon the said George Downing
now resides containing 12J acres,
more or less.
This the 3rd day of February, 1930.
Maggie E, Phelps
Mortgagee
Zeb Vance Norman,
Attorney
NOTICE
North Carolina, Washington County.
Pursuant to the terms of a certain
mortgage deed executed by Richmond
Ruffin and wife, Robertcr Ruffin, to J.
C. Spruill, recorded in book 77, page
407, Washington County registry, de
fault having been made in payment of
the indebtedness therein secured, the
undersigned will, at 12 o'clock noon,
on the 3rd day of March. 1930, at the
courthouse door in Plymouth, sell to
the highest bidder, for cash, that cer
tain tract of land in Plymouth Town
ship, Washington County, more par
ticuLrlv described as follows, to wit:
“Beginning at a pine, running an
easterly course 17S yards to a scrub
oak; thence northeastwardly 280 yards
to an ash, thence west ward ly 175 yards
to a gum. thence southerly 280 yards
'to a pine, the beginning, containing ten
acres, more or less. 11 being the same
land conveyed by deed from John Cole
man and wife to Richmond Ruffin and
wife, said deed dated January 30th,
1(!22. and recorded in book 82, page
87, to which deed reference is hereby
made for further description."
Dated and posted this 25th day of
January, 1930.
J. C. SPRUILL,
t'20 Mortgagee.
NOTICE! SALE OF t<E \L PROPERTY
NORTH CAROLINA.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Under and by virtue of the authority
ot saie contained in that certain Deed
of Trust from P. I>. Allen and Wife,
Minnie Allen, to Zeb Vance Norman,
Trustee, dated February 12th, 1920,
and recorded in Book 29, at Page 306,
Washington County Registry, default
having been made in the payment of
the note secured thereby, and demand
having been made upon the undersig
ned Trustee to foreclose said deed of
Trust according to its terms, the un
dersigned Trustee will on Wednesdry
the 19th day of February, 1930, at or
about the hour of Twelve O’clock,
Noon, in front of the Courthouse door
in the Town of Plymouth, Washington
County, North Carolina, offer for sale
and sell to the highest bidder for cash
the following described real property
situate in the Town of Plymouth, and
known and designated as follows:
The Harrison place on Jefferson
street, extended and beginning at J.
T. Bullock's heirs lino Jefferson Street
thence with their line Westward 200 ft.
cornering; thence Kastwardly parallel
with Bullock’s heirs line 200 feet to
said Jefferson Street .cornering; thence
Northwardly with said Street to the
firs! station.
This the 17th day of January, 1030,
MILKY C. OI.OVER, Attorney
ZKB VANCE NORMAN.
Trustee.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator of
the Estate of Mrs. Martha E.Tarkenton
this is to notify all persons having
claims against saidestate present themj
to the undersigned at Plymouth, N. C J
Washington County, N C. on or before'
the 20th day of January, 1931 or fWs
notice will be pled in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to saidi
estate Will please make immediate'
settlement with the undersigned Ad-j
ministrator.
This 20th day of January, 1930.
H. W. TAKKENTON, JR.
Administrator Estate of Mrs. Martha
E. Tarkenton
MAH WANTED IMMEDIATELY
— by giant internationpl industry; over
700() already started; some doing an
nual business $13,000; no experience
orcapital required; everythingsupplied
realize success, independence Haw.
leigh’s way; retail food products, ,oap
toilet preparations, stock, pout
try supplies; your own business sup.
ported by big American, Caaadiab
Australian irdustries; resources over
$17,000,000; established 40 yeais; gel
our proposition; all say it’s great! Raw
eigh Compay, D «pt NC-45-J, Rich
mond, Va.
Schedule for week beginning Feb
ruary 10th:
Monday, Scuppernong; Tuesday.
Mackeys; Wednesday, Albemar/e
Thursday, Plymouth; Friday, We
nona; Saturday, Office.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE WATER SUPPLY OF PLYMOUTH?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IT BETTERED?
ARE YOU WILLING TO HAVE BONDS ISSUED IF NECCESSARY TO MAKE THE WATER SUPPLY BETTER?
These are the questions that everyone should ash themselves before
signing their name to the following statement. If after reading the state
ment over you decide that you are in favor with it, fill in your name and
bring it to the BEACON & NEWS office where a petition will be compiled and
carried before the city fathers at their next regular meeting.
I am interested in the bettering of the presort water supply for the
Town of Plymouth and feel that although bonds would have to be issued and
my taxes would prababljr be increased a small amount In order to defray the
expense of installing a filtering system, I wonld Kke to see it installed and
do of my own free will and acerd sign this, a petition to the honorable city
council of said town, asking that they take immediate steps towards install
inor came
THIS THE DAY OF FEBRURAY, 1930
SIGNED