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THE ROANOKE BEACON And Washington County News Published Every Friday in Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina The Roanoke Bear :i ' established in 1889 and consolidated with . V- as, mqton County News in 1929. Subscription Rates In Washington, Martin, and Tyrre 1 Counties One year Six months Cuiside of Above Counties Otic year Six month' (Strictly C. h in Advance) Advertise,; ate. - ,.rnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter a the post office in Plyln uti X. ■•■uler the a . t Congress of March ii. 1879. Friday. January 2, 1931. $1.50 .75 $2.00 1.00 Hail 1931 |t is always saddening t • iy g ' d-bye to all th -s? things that we love and cheerish, but in bidding adieu to old 19.10 there is an excepti m ith many of i: i. Some people seem to crave a new year which is tf ’ av a red nature of man to crave something new. Taking 19.50 as a whole, we must admit it has bee of untold value to many. It has brought us to (jit >enses and has given us the v.si m that we might see our foolish ways of life. The old year will pos- ] sibly leave many of us weaker financially than it found us, but on the whole we are now stronger morally and spiritually than we were at the begin ning of the year. When we stop putting money first of all things in our minds, we will not be so badly dissatisfied. Hail, 19.51 for joy, peace and happiness! 39 Years of Service Editor Andrew J. Connor last week completed 39 years as editor, owner and manager of the Roanoke Chowan Times, a newspaper published in Rich Square. Mr. Connor is noted for his truth, honesty and fair dealings in all his activities in life. He is found 1 on the right side of things in his own community, his State and the nation. His newspaper policy is to build, not tear down, to praise and not to curse. He wants to carry good news to his large family of read ers and has always carried valuable thoughts and ideas to them and helped them to improve their con dition and their comn.unity life. If the question is asked, who is the greatest bene factor in Northampton county, we would not look for a politician, a banker or a preacher, but turn to An drew J. Connor who has lived with, by and for his people. No Miraculous Prosperity Wave Will there be a miraculous wave of prosperity in the world and especially in tftis country soon as some people seem to hope for and apparently think will strike us? We would say not; it is contrary to all nature and all pa<t experience for such a thing to happen. Prosperity, like great trees, grows on us gradually through the storms, sunshine and rain for decades and centuries and then topples over in one moment's time. No wave of general prosperity has ever come like a mighty storm and covered the earth, or even any sizable portion of the earth. We need to take courage and remember that no intelligent people have been so low down that they cou'd not climb the ladder again. We will be forced to climb up ourselves, and we should not wait for our government or the kings of great wealth to send elevators down to take the masses of people up to a station of wealth and prosperity. The few combina tions owning .treat wealth are mainly responsible for our great financial distress at the present time. And it would be just as reasonbale for Christians to ex pect devils with seven heads and ten horns to carry them up to the pearly gates for presentation to St. Peter as it is for the people to think that the money lords are going to thrust and force an era of pros perity on them. The thing for the rank and tile to do is to work for themselves and look out sharply in an effort to k ep out of the clutches of big interest again soon. Governor Plans $400,000 Saving It will be a a splendid turn if Governor Gardner does save the State $400,000 in one place. How ever the plan proposed seems to retlect somewhat on the present methods followed. Tile proposal to let 14 boards do what 92 have been d< ing indicates that the folks whom we have been p: .ing have not been working so very hard. It also ir licates that the fellows who draw the pay in the future will have to work, which, of course, is not objectionable to the taxpayer. It has only been two years since McLean, the great business governor retired, and it now seems that we have only an inheritance of extravagance left from that wonderful administration that adver tise! itself for super business ability. Certainly we do not mean to deny that it was able to figure the old Morrison administration badly in debt, and to so change it; bookkeeping that tilings looked pretty good. N'ovv, after Mr. Gardner holds the reins of office for two years, he says our system is very in efficient and something needs to be done to curb ex travagance, not his extravagance, of course, but the accumulations that came from various administra tions. One of the mistakes all of the administrations have made was the creating of easy chairs and soft beds for friends. It has cost lots of money to pay all the good friends who helped in elections. We have had our educational governor, our good roads governor and our business governor, and now if Mr. Gardner makes himself the job slashing gover nor he is going to become very papular with the masses. But, perhaps not so with the specials who lose their jobs. Reformer "Slips Up” Mr- Chas. J. Shields, of Scotland Neck, has sug- j gestcd that 100,000 people go to Raleigh next week, j surround the capitol and demand of the legislature that no taxes be raised for schools and some other important items for a period of two years. We regard Mr. Shields as a fine fellow and an able busir.c s man. Unfortunately, however, he made a terrible slip-up in his statement when he said the people ought to line up cars for 25 miles on every road leading into Raleigh that day. Mr. Shields should remember the words of Samuel, "What means the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cat t.i . Suppose 100.000 people did go before the legis lature and make such a demand for tax reduction and school destruction and the legislature should look out of the capitol windows and behold in the east ar.d the west and the north and the south lines of carj reaching 25 miles in every direction. Would not the legislature say, hat means this marvelous prosperity?” O; course taxes are high and we are not able to pay them, but a close survey will show that about all we ha\e left over from our gorgeous prosperity came ftom the little mite we spent on the education of our ■ children, and we admit much has been wasted there. Our advice to Mr. Shields is to have the 100,000 crusaders leave their cars at home and walk to Ral eigh. Ihey will get more sympathy if they do. VISITING CARDS FOR MISSES, Mesdames, Gentlemen and Business. Printed in beautiful shaded type, de signed especially for social and per sonal stationeries. Ordinarily would cost you $1.75. My Special offer: 100 for $1.00. L. A Baggett Printshop, Windsor, N. C. tf NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of authority •.ontained in a certain mortgage deed executed by William Lee and wife Annie Lee. to J. E. White, and re co: led in the office of the Register of Deeds of Washington County. North Carolina, in Book 77, page 409, de fault having been made in the pay ment oi the indebtedness thereby se cured. the aforesaid mortgagee will, on the 12th day of January, 1931, at 12 o’clock Noon, oiler *r sale to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door in -aid county, the fol lowing described real property: lving and being in said county, Scuppernong Township: Beginning in a Maple in the I-emit Cabarias field near his dwelling house, thence eastwardly twenty-three yards to road; thence northwardly along said road thirty-five yards: thence weslwardlv thirty-five cards; thence southwardly thirty-five yards to a maple, the fir-t station, containing 1-4 of an acre, more or less. For further description see deed from Lemit Cabarias to William Lee. dated Oct. 14. 1911, Registered in Book 61, page 28. This December 10, 1930. J. E. WHITE, J-2 Mortgagee. NOTICE North Carolina, Washington County; Superior Court. Washington County vs. Pattie Spruill and husband Jake Spruill,defendants The defendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of Washington County for the foreclosure of a certificate of tax sale held by the County of Wash ington for the 1928 taxes due against that land in said county described as follows: Being 2 Lots on Market Street, ad joining Union Hall, Dane Freeman, Farmer Clark, and Market Street, list ed for taxes for the year 1928 in the name of I’attie Spruill, and said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of said county in the courthouse in Plymouth, N. C, within thirty days from this notice and an swer or demur to the complaint in said action or the plaintiff will apply for the relief therein demanded. All other persons claiming any in terest in the subject matter of said action arc required to set up. present and defend their claims within six months from the date of this notice, or be forever barred and foreclosed of any and all interests or cla ms in or to the said property or proceeds of sale thereof. This 15th dav of December, 1930. C. V. W. A US BOX. J-9 Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain deed of trust executed by Mrs. Laura A. Spruill and E. J. Spruill to W. L. Whitley, Trustee, dated the 12th day of October, 1927, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Washington County in book 102, page 40. to which reference is hereby made, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness there in secured, the undersigned Trustee upon demand of the holder of the in debtedness, will offer for sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at the court house door in Washington County, at 12 o’clock Noon, on Monday, the 19th day of January, 1931, that certain pro perty described in said instrument as follows: 1. In Scuppernong Township, Wash ington County, State of North Caro lina, adjoining the lands of W. L. Langley, Edward Pailin and others bounded as follows: On the East side of Scuppernong River beginning at the southwest corner of a deed by James Long to Benjamin Long on the dis mal thence along the dismal estwardly along a line of marked trees one hun dred poles to the southeast corner of the same deed; thence, north up the line of -.aid deed enough poles to make and contain fifty acres; thence, across west to the line on the west side: thence, soutli to the first station. -■ In Scuppernong Township, Wash ington County, State of North Caro lina, adjoining the lands of Eli J, Spruill, P. N. Gray and others, bound ed as follows; Beginning at a gum and laurel Benjamin Long's line for merly James Long’s line thence south to the back dismal to James Long's back corner; thence binding the dis mal until a west course will strike the gum and laurel the first station, con taining twenty-five acres, more or less. The first tract of land above des cribed was conveyed to Eli J. Spruill, deceased, by deed from Alex Arm strong and wile, dated January 1st, 1895, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Washington County, North Carolina, in book 34, page 71, and the second tract above described was conveyed to the said Eli J. Spruill, deceased by deed from the heirs of Andrew J. Phelps by deed dated February 11th, 1901, and re corded in said Register’s Office in book 47, page 157, to both of which deeds reference is hereby made and same made a part hereof for purposes of further and more complete descrip tion. It is the purpose and intention of this conveyance to convey to the par ty of the second part all of the real property devised to the said E. J. Spruill by the last Will and Testa ment of his father, Eli J. Spruill, which is recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Washington County, North Carolina, in Will Book A, page 536, to which reference is al so made and the same made a part hereof. The land hereby conveyed is also described in a Deed of Trust from E. J. Spruill to W. I-. Whitley, Trus tee. dated October 31st, 1924, and re corded in said Register’s Office in book 74, page 319, which is also re ferred to. The bidder at such sale will be re ciuired to deposit ten percent of the amount bid in cash as a guaranty of good faith pending confirmation and the right is reserved to reject any and all bids. This the 18th day of December, 1930. W. J. WHITLEY, J-16 Trustee. FOR SALE: ONE FAIRBANKS Morse Model “A* 110-volt home ight plant. l.cs** than year old. En gine and 56 batteri. - guaranteed per fect condition. M ill sacrifice at one halt price. Reason for sale: New high-power line connection. Riant cap able of lighting 5 or 4 houses perfect ly. Cash or terms. 1: interested, write Dr. \\ . H. Harrell, C'reswell, X. C d-19-ft NOTICE Xc rth Carolina. Washington ('* unty; Superior C'-urt. Washington County vs. Ed James and wife. R. W. Johnston and wife Laura, defendants. The defenda: above named will take notice that an a t on entitled as above has been oniincneed in the Su perior Court <• i \\ ashington County for the foreclosin'* oi a certificate of tax sale held by llic Count; of Wash ington for the 1u-8 taxes due against that land in said County described as follows : Beginning on the Marsh road 16 1--? feet East of J <. Crurgamis' line and to the center o the canal, thence Southwardly down d canal to Joe McXair's line, thence, with said line southwardly to -e, ret gum on the ca nal, thence along -aid cat il to James Arnold’s ditch, thence Northwardly along said ditch to the Marsh road, thence to the ' ■ - : ".mg, listed for taxes for the \ear PCS in the name of Ed. James. and said defendants will further take notice that the\ arc required to appear at the office of the t lerk of the Su perior Court <•* - a ’ d c unty in the courthouse in Plymouth, X. C ., within thirty days from this notice and an swer or demur to the complaint in said action or the p’.amtift will apply for the relief therein demanded. All other pu - m- claiming any in terest in the -ubiect matter of said action are required to set up. present and defend thcii claims within six months from t! hate - t this notice, or he forever barred and foreclosed of any and all ms in or to the said pro;ert\ or proceeds of sale thereof. This 15th cl \ ' Ihcemher, LCD. MILDRED A US HON, j-9 Deputy Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE North Carolina, Washington County; Superior Court. Washington County vs. P. W. Brink ley and wife. Addie L. and Frank L. Brinkley, defendants. The defendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been c imwnced in the Su perior Court ■ Washington County for the foreclosure o! a certificate <>i tax sale held by the t "unty of Wash ington for the 1'‘28 taxes due against that land- in said county described as follows: Beiilg the land known as the l >>nk lin land adjoining the Chesson Land, A. C. Garrett, John 1... Roper Lumber Company and others, listed for taxes for the year l'L’S in the name of P. W. Brinkley, arid said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of said county in the courthouse in Plymouth, X. C., within thirty days from this notice and an swer or demur to the complaint in said action or the plainliu will apply for the relief therein demanded. All other persons claiming any in terest in the subject matter of said action are required to set up, present and defend their claims within six months from tin date of thi- notice, or be forever barred and foreclosed of any and all interests or claims in or to the said property or proceeds of sale thereof. This 15th dav of December, 1930. MILDRED ALSTON j-9 Deputy Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE North Carolina, Washington County; Superior Court. Washington County vs. H. T. Dillon and wife, defendants. The defendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Su perior C ourt of Washington County j for the foreclosure of a certiticate of tax sale held by the County of Wash-! ington for the 1928 taxes clue against that land in said county described as follows: Being Lots Nos. 64. of, (>6 and 67 oi Washington County Drainage Dis trict No. 5. as shown on Map Re corded in the Register oi Deeds in Book , Page . Also Lots Nos. 28 South, and 31 North oi Washing ton County Drainage District No. 4 as shown on Map recorded in the of-j fice of the Register of Deeds in Book , Page , listed for taxes for the year 1928 in the name of If. T. Dillon, am! said defendants will further take i: tice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of said county in the courthouse in Plymouth, X. C\, within thirty days from this notice and an swer or demur to the complaint in said action or the plaintiff will apply f'-r the relief therein demanded. All other persons claiming any in terest in the subject matter of said at lion .ire required to set up, present and defend their claims within six n « ntlis from the date of this notice. be forever barred and foreclosed of .••ny and all interests or claims in or t«» the said property or proceeds of sale thereof. This 15th dav of December, 1930. M 1LDRKD AUSBON. j 0 Deputy Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE North Carolina, Washington County; Superior Court. Washington County vs. Ellis L. Phelps and wife, defendants. The defendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of 1 ashington County for the foreclosure of a certificate of t i\ sale held by the County of Wash ington for the 1028 taxes due against that land in said county described as t"< Hows: I hat tract of land situate in Scup pernong Township on the Mountain Canal adjoining the lands of James Smith, [.. H. Lucas and others con 1,lining 10 acres more or le-s. listed f< taxes for the year 1028 in the name of Ellis 1.. Phelps, and said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Sti pe: or Court of said county in the lurthouse in Plymouth, N. C., within thirty days from this notice and an swer or demur to the complaint in said action or the plaintiff will apply for the relief therein demanded. All other persons claiming any in terest in the subject matter of said action are required to set up, present and defend their claims within six months from the date of this notice. he forever barred and foreclosed of any and all interests or claims in or to the said property or proceeds of sale thereof. Phis 15th day of December, 1930. MILDRED AUSBON, j-'> Deputy Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE X rth Carolina, Washington County; Superior Court. Washington County vs. North Caro lina Land and Investment Company a Corporation, defendants. i he defendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of Washington County for the foreclosure of a certificate of tax sale held by the County of \\ ash ington for the 1 ‘>28 taxes clue against that land in said county described as follows: Lots Nos. 72. 58. 29. the Fast half of Lot Xo. 56, the South hall of Lot Xo. 46, the West half of Lot Xo. 56, the T. F. Allen Land, containing 104 acres, the Potter Land. containing 195.4 acres being all of the land own eel by the defendant in Plymouth and Lees Mill Townships, Washington County, and being fully described in a map of the Norfolk Southern harms Inc., and a Map of the Potter Farms, of record in the office of the Regis ter of Deeds of Washington County, listed for taxes for the year 1928 in the name of North Carolina Land and 11’\ estment Company, and said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of said county in the courthouse in Plymouth, X. C., within thirty days from this notice and an swer or demur to the complaint in said action or the plaintiff will apply for the relief therein demanded. All other persons claiming any in terest in the subject matter of said action are required to set up. present and defend their claims within six months from the date of this notice, or he forever barred and foreclosed of any anil all interests or claims in or to the said property or proceeds of sale thereof. This 15th day of December, 1930. M ILDRKI) AUSBON, j-9 Deputy Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE North Carolina, Washington County; Superior Court. Washington County vs. L. E. Wolge muth and wife Mary H., defendants The defendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above lias been commenced in the Su perior Court of Washington County for the foreclosure of a certificate of tax sale held by the County of Wash ington for the 1 '>28 taxes due against that land in said county described as follows: Lot No. 72, shown on Map of Nor folk Southern Farms Inc., recorded in Land Titles Book 2, Page 22. con taining 28 acres. Lot No. 50 N. E. Quarter of Norfolk Southern Farms Inc., Registered Title No. 278, con taining 160 acres. South West Quar ter Lot No. 56, Norfolk Southern Farms Inc., Registered Title No. 381, containing 160 acres. S. W. Quarter Lot No. 50. Norfolk Southern Farms Farms Inc., Registered Title No. 382, containing Pill acres. N. W. Quarter Lot No. 50, Norfolk Southern Farms Inc.. Registered Title No. 384, con taining 160 acres. X. E. Quarter Lot No. 59, Norfolk Southern Farms Inc., Registered Title No. 385, containing 160 acres. (All above land shown on Map recorded in Land Titles Book 2, I’age 23), listed for taxes for the year 1028 in the name of L. E. Wolgemuth and said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of said county in the courthouse in Plymouth, N. C., within thirty days from this notice and an swer or demur to the complaint in -aid action or the plaintiff will apply for the relief therein demanded. All other persons claiming any in terest in the subject matter of said action are required to set up, present | and defend their claims within six I months from the date of this notice, or be forever barred and foreclosed of ! any and all interests or claims in or to the said property or proceeds of | sale thereof. This 15th dav of December, 1930. MILDRED AUSBON. j-9 Deputy Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE North Carolina, Washington County; Superior Court. Washington County vs. Mabel Bailey and husband, defendants. The defendants above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of Washington County tor the foreclosure of a certificate of ta>: sale held by the County of Wash ington for the 1 ‘>28 taxes due against that land in said county described as follows: t hat certain tract ot land owned by Mabel Bailey adjoining the lands of Merritt Halsey, E. F. Swain and others containing 2 acres more or less, listed for taxes for the year 192H in the name of Mabel Bailey, and said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Su periur Court of said county in the courthouse in Plymouth, N. C., within thirty days from this notice and an swer or demur to the complaint in said action or the plaintiff will apply for the relief therein demanded. All other persons claiming any in terest in the subject matter of said action are required to set up, present and defend their claims within six months from the date of this notice, or be forever barred and foreclosed of any and all interests or claims in or to the said property or proceeds of stile thereof. This 15th day of December, 1930. MILDRED AUSBON, j-9^^l)eputvClerkSuperiorCourt CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION —OF THE— Branch Banking & Trust Co. PLYMOUTH, NORTH CAROLINA AS OF DECEMBER 5,1930 Loans and Discounts Other Stocks and Bonds Banking Houses Furniture & Fixtures United States and North Carolina Bonds Cash and Due from Banks $2,661,204.40 20,600.00 106,070.82 1,062,169.47 1,518,257.98 $5,368,302.76 Capital Stock Surplus Undivided Profits DEPOSITS $ 250,000.00 250,000.00 197,001.66 4,671,301.10 $5,368,302.76 SOUND BANKING AND TRUST SERVICE FOR EASTERN CAROLINA H. D. BATEMAN. President S. S. LAWRENCE, V. Pres. UNFAILING good taste year in and year out— © 1930, Liccktt & Myers Tobacco Co
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