I THE ROANOKE BEACON
And Washington County News
Published Every Friday in Plymouth, Washington
County, North Carolina
WALTER H. PARAMORE Managing Editor
The Roanoke Beacon was established in 1889
and consolidated with the Washington County
News 'T 1929.
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Friday, January 1, 1932
Dethrone the Dollar
What America needs more than any other one thing
is to cripple the gold dollar, which is now the reign
ing king of the country.
The fleecy cotton fields of the South are bowing
at its shrine; the wheat fields of the Golden West,
and the factories of the North and East are tottering
under its heel. Our people have worshipped it, and
our government has nurtured it until it has put every
thing else under its feet. It has conquered the home,
the field, the factory, and nothing else has a value.
What we need to do is to dethrone the dollar and
place it where it rightfully belongs. Then our cot
ton, corn, wheat, and all other products will pay some
debts and buy some goods, and our people will find
work to do.
Rules Hinder Democracy
The rules of Congress hinder democracy in that
they do not permit reprsentatives to "speak out" un- 1
til they have been members for several terms.
The man who is elected fresh from the people, and
whose heart beats with and for the people, is virtually 1
choked and gagged by the rules until he has wallowed i
around Washington a few years, attended a number
of parties, and learned the rules of political dodging,
and how to gracefully fool the folks back home, and
gratifies his social desires to eat with a few of the
big folks, who turn his head by a little patting on j
the back, and he absorbs enough of the political mange
to make them feel that he is fully capable of advising
the home folks and tell them how to act and what
to do. Then he becomes an active representative,
and is prepared to dodge his way year after year and
session after session.
This process removes our congressional represen
tatives a long way from the people. In fact, 50 far
that it is hard for the people to get real representa
tion, bu' rather have to submit to measures designed '
to promote certain political interests.
Much-Needed But Hard Lessons
Nineteen hundred and thirty-one now fades into the
dimness of memory. All of its experiences, both good
and bad, are now history—unchangeable. Most of
the incidnts are evidently unpleasant, and doubtless
we would like to erase them from our memories and
wipe them from the pages of history.
Vet the things we have done are doubtless more in
line with reason and good sense and more in accord
and acceptable with the will of God than any year
during the past fifteen.
W have only come face to face with the everlast
ing truth that the things we sow are the things we
si■: 11 also reap. Therefore, we have been swept by
the whirlwind of our wild, thoughtless, wanton, waste
ful extravagance that we have sown in our political,
business, and social activities during and since the
. ,'r perod.
We a ■ now mpiy at the lowest swing of the pen
i .iirn. We, as a people, have no one to blame more
than ourselves. We took an overdose of prosperity
and we discarded all other values except cash.
Now, we may hate the year 1931, but we should
not. It is only the station at which v;e awoke and
came to ourselves. It was the best year for cur souls
in many; and, not only that, it will prove to be the
year that people began to acquire some business sense,
and perhaps some political honesty and decency.
We should never complain with or hate the teach
er who gives us the hard lesson, because it is only the
hard battles that give us great victories. So 1931 is
going to help millions of homes to become safer and
better places to live.
Even though we have had men who have cowardly
run away from life and plunged their souls into the
great beyond because the fight was hard, we will find
the great mass of human souls will be warmed and
strengthened by the conflicts and lessons taught them
in and by the unfailing law that man can not pros
per when too far away from God.
The Tobacco Farmer's “Independence”
Farmers are proud of their “independence,” but the
current issue of The Progressive Farmer-Ruralist
points out that "equality" is also desirable:
"By increasing the price of cigarettes the equivalent
of more than IS cents on each pound of cigarette to
bacco, and at the same time cutting the average price
of the farmer's tobacco from about a 15-cent average
last year to less than 10 cents this year, the manu
facturers have given the farmer double cause for com
plaint. Not only is the manufacturer eettine more
and the farmer less, but the increas in price of cigar
ettes has reduced the demand for tobacco and so cur
tailed the farmer's market.
“All of which admirably illustrates th power of or
ganization on one hand, and, on the othar hand, the
impotence of the unorganized farmer's boast.d “inde
pendence.”
"We again rise to suggest that the genthmen who
are so much disturbed about preserving the farmer’s
glc ious ‘liberty’ and independence,’ might do well to
think a little about giving the farmer ‘equality’—
equality in economic and bargaining power when he
comes to dspose of the products by which life is sup
ported for himself and his family.”
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SCUPPERNCNG
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Robert Tvviddy, of Benefit, Va., is
spending some time with relative, here.
Mr. Gray, of Manteo, spent Christ
mas with his sister, Mrs. Leon Dav
enport.
J. T. Liverman, of Arapahoe, was
the guest of his son, L. W. Liverman,
Christmas Day.
Mrs. Jennie Hopkins, of Creswell,
is the house guest of Mrs. N. J.
Rhodes.
Rev. and Mrs. Roy Respass and lit
tle daughter, Mildred Earl, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Norman Sun
day and Monday.
Edison Twiddy has returned home
after spending some time in Norfolk.
NOTICE OF SALE
State of North Carolina, Washing
ton County.
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority conferred by a certain
mortgage deed executed by B. F.
Twiddy and wife, Naomi Twiddy, to
J. C. Tarkenton, mortgagee, dated the
6th day of September, 1926. recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds
of Washington County, in book 85, at
page 519, default having been made
in the indebtedness thereby secured,
the undersigned will, on Thursday.
January the 28th, 1952, at 12 o’clock
noon, at the courthouse door of Wash
ington County, offer for sale, to the
highest bidder, for cash, that certain
property described in said instrument
as follows:
1st Tract: Containing 2 acres, more
or less, on north side of county road
leading by Mrs. X. J. Rhodes; for
further reference- see deed to B. F.
Twiddy and wife from J. A. Twiddy
and wife, dated January 10th, 1920,
recorded in book 76, page 258. This
land is situated in Skinnersvtlle
Township.
2nd Iract: Being an undivided
seven-ninths, plus one-fifth of one
ninth of the tract of land where the
said B. F. T\vidd> now lives, this be
ing the land conveyed to J. A. Twid
dy by L. M. Phelps and wife, dated
November 25th. 1884, and recorded in
the register of deeds' office of Wash
ington County in book Y. page 364,
containing 61 3-4 acres, more or less.
[ This land is situated in Skinnersville
T ownship.
Terms of sale: 10 per cent cash, bal
ance in 10 days upon confirmation of
sale by court.
This 28th dav of December, 1931.
J. C. TAR KENTON,
jl 4tw Mortgagee.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in that cer
tain deed of trust executed by J. E.
Phelps and wife to Z. Y. Norman,
trustee, dated January 14th, 1928, and
recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Washington County in
book 102, page 80, to which reference
is hereby made, default having been
made in the payment of the indebted
ness thereby secured, the undersigned
trust e, upon demand of the holder
of the indebtedness, will offer for sale,
to the highest bidder, for cash, at the
courthouse door in Washington Coun
ty, at 12 o’clock noon, on Saturday,
the 16th day of January, 1932, that
certain real property described in the
said instrument, as follows:
1. Beginning at a point on the north
side of Main Street in the town of
Roper, N. C., L. L. Lewis’ corner, and
running thence a straight course
northwardly with the said L. L. Lewis
western line and on to Kemjricks’;
Creek; up the said creek, its various
courses to Main Stret. near the con
crete bridge across said creek; thence
teastwardly with Main Street to L. L.
Lewis’ corner, the point of beginning,
being a part of the Woodard tract,
and on which the new mill, gin, and
repair shop of the said Phelps is lo-1
cated. For further description of the
“My work is confining,
and often I cat hurriedly,
causing m to have indi
and I will another and
have pair.: 1 :.:y chest.
"I had to be careful
what I : *'o, but after
someone had recom
mended Black-Draught
and I found a small
pinch after meals was so
helpful, I soon was eat
ing anything I wanted.
“Now when I feel the
least smothering or un
comfort., ble bloating, I
take a pinch of Black
Draught and get relief.”
—Clyde Vaughn, 10 Shlppy St.,
Greenville, S. C.
Sold In 254 pc.ckases. B.IM
WOMEN who are run-down, ner
vous, or suffer every month, should
take Card’ll Used for over 50 years.
gestion. Cj;is will form
; said property see deed from VV. M.
Bateman and others to J. E. Phelps,
dated January 1st, 1919, and recorded
| in the office of the register of deeds
, cf Washington County, in book 76,
j page 189; also deed of trust from J.
E. Phelps and wife to T. R. Hassell,
: trustee, dated December 1st, 1920, and
j recorded in said register’s office in
book 74, page 177, both of which are
I hereby referred to and made a part
■ hereof for purposes of description. Al
so including the fifty foot lot immedi
’ ately adjoining the lot of L. L. Lewis
: on the west, as described and set forth
- in the deed of trust above referred to,
which said lot is not included in the
description of the deed from Bateman
and others to Phelps, hereinbefore re
i ferred to.
2. That certain tract of land in Lees
Mill Township, which is more partic
ularly bounded and described as fol
lows: Beginning at an iron stob, for
merly the location of a wffiite oak, a
corner of A. C. Wentz, on the Cypress
Neck road, running thence with the
| said road'south 37 1-2 east 65 poles and
13 links to a ditch; thence up the said
I ditch one pole; thence south 49 east 69
I poles to an elm, a corner of R. C. Pea
| cock: thence east 50 poles and 13 links,
j thence north 71 east 15 poles to a
white oak, a corner; north 44 west to
a corner on the Cypress Neck road;
thence westwardly along the said road
to the first station, containing 80 acres,
it being the same tract or parcel of
land conveyed to J. J. Dumbrosky, by
deed from B. F. Bailey and wife, dat
ed the 1st day of January, 1917, and
recorded in the office of the register
of deeds of Washington County, North
| Carolina, in book 08, page 247; being
| .also the same land conveyed by said
J. J. Dumbrosky and wife to Maggie
: Phelps, by deed dated .January 9th,
; 1922, and recorded in the said regis
! ter’s office in hook 84, page 127, to
both of which reference is hereby
made and the same made a part here
of for purposes of description, except
1 1-2 acres sold to board of education.
3. That certain land in Lees Mill
Township, adjoining the lands of Pet
er Downing and others and well known
as the George Basnight farm, part of
! McRae Quarter, and being the land
'conveyed to C. L. Maxwell by deed
dated January 16th, 1922, and regis
tered in the register’s office aforesaid
in book 84, page 146, and being also
the same land conveyed to Maggie
Phelps by deed from L. E. Hassell
and J. E. Phelps, mortgagees, dated
the-day of March, 1923, and to
be recorded in said register’s office, to
all of which reference is hereby made
and the same made a part hereof for
purposes of description.
The bidder at such sale wi11 Ire re
quired to deposit as much as 10 percent
of the amount bid as a guaranty of
good faith pending confirmation by
the court, and the right is reserved to
reject any and all bids.
This the 14th day of December, 1931.
Z. V NORMAN,
d 18 4tw Trustee.
By W. L. Whitley, attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contined in that cer
tain mortgage deed executed by J. E.
Phelps and wife to E. J. Broughton,
dated the 22nd day of July, 1925, and
recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Washington County,
North Carolina, Book 77, Page 523,
to which reference is hereby made, de
fault having been made in the pay
ment of the indebtedness thereby se
cured, the undersigned mortgagee,
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
I
12 o'clock, Noon, on Saturday, the
16th day of January, 1932, that cer
tain property described in the said
instrument as follows:
First lot being where the parties
of the first part now reside on Bun
combe Avenue purchased of J. O,
Highsmith. The second being lots
Nos. 35. 36, 37, 44, 45, and 46, situat
ed on Bank and Walker Streets in
said town where Asa F. Johnson now
resides purchased of E. M. Chesson
and wife.
The two pieces of property above
described will first be offered sep
arately and then as a whole. The bid
der will be required to deposit as
much as ten per-cent of the amount
bid as a guaranty of good faith pend
ing confirmation by the Court and
the right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
This the 14th day of December,
1931.
E. J. BROUGHTON,
jy-8-4t Trustee.
By W. L. Whitley, attorney.
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