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.
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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.
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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