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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 in 1929. Subscription Rates In Washington, Martin, and Tyrrell Counties .. $1.50 .75 One year .— -.— Six months .. —.-.— Outside of Above Counties One year . Six months . (Strictly Cash in Advance) Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request $2.00 .... 1.00 Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. _______ Friday, August 5, 1932 The Best Fixed Man in the Country The best fixed man in the United States today is the farmer who has farmed for a living and not for money. When all farmers follow that system, times will im prove, certainly so far as those who practice that sys tem are concerned. They should not make the mis take of trying to farm for money any longer. Only Rich Men Should Serve in War The clash between the bonus army and the Ameri can army in Washington last week is perfect proof that no man should be allowed to serve in the armies except very rich men. If such was the case, war would cease. And even if we did have war, we would not have to pension and bonus starving, cripple sol diers. Poor folks will quarrel and fight a little occasionally but they don’t raise big wars and destroy countries. Wars in most cases are not created to protect hu man liberties; they are conceived, nurtured and born to protect greedy traders, individual or national. When the people get wise enough to let the fellows who raise the fuss do the fighting, we will not have very many wars. We have been too thoughtless about war. We have rushed too headlong into the name of patriotism when it was little more than organized murder. The world needs to kill the war spirit. We need to get away from the spirit of “for country, right or wrong." The bonus army was drawn into service years ago. They have been led by designing, dirty politicians. They went to war because they were told to go. They went to Washington because of the promises of grafting politicians. They deserve sympathy and some con sideration because they knew not what they were doing. They followed selfish leaders with selfish pur poses. Let the men who start war, do the fighting. Hoover’s Plans Won’t Work Mr. Hoover's nine new points will not do the job. Of course they are good as far as they go, and will doubtless stimulate business activities to some extent, yet they will fall a long ways short of a cure for this depression. Mr. Hoover has time yet to gain fame if he will do the right thing by snatching the reins of government from organized wealth of the country and by balancing the ratio of values of all products and commodities with the value of the dollar, which can be done by cut ting the debts or reducing the value of the dollar. When that is done, things will start to improve and the nation will soon enjoy normal conditions again. All this should be done before a new president is inaugurated on March 4, 1933. If Mr. Hoover performs this act, he is worthy to be retained in the White House during another term. But if he is going to fiddle around and let the rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer until all the country is swallowed up by mortgage and bond hold ers, then he deserves to be beaten. Mr. Hoover's nine new points will not do much good, but will be about like the prosperity "just around the corner.’’ We need to turn from a government of by and for money and adopt a new one, a government for the peo ple. Sad Commentary Sampson Independent. Press dispatches bring the tragic story of a lad in Missouri of fourteen years, who held up and killed a filling station operator in that state recently, in or der to get funds to assist his father, who was out of work, despondent, and on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The lad, deeply grieved by the condition of affairs at home and growing more and more concerned each day that his dad was not able to secure work and earn a livelihood for his family, conceived of a plan where by he might help the situation. He sought to rob a gas station and when the operator resisted, he shot him, the wound proving fatal. He was tried, found guilty, and is now in the prison at Jefferson City, to remain through all the years of his young life. No one condones highway robbery, for it is a crime of the desperado. However, it is a sad commentary that a lad of fourteen years should be forced to such a rash act, through love of his family, and hunger, in a country where there is an overproduction of food stuffs. Probably Too Much Boyish Optimism Mr. Farley, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s campaign manager, claims every state in the l nion for his man. And, no doubt the Democrats are entitled to all the states, but Mr. Farley should remember that there are many dirty tricks in politics, and things are not al ways as they should be. While here is hoping that Mr. Roosevelt gets a sweeping majority next Nevember, we fear that Mr. Farley is possessed of too much boyish optimism. Must Turn To New Methods ““ " Drought stricken sections of the country will have to turn to new methods for feed crops this year. The ! corn crops are almost a total failure on many farms, i there being scarcely enough corn to feed the folks, not even mentioning the livestock. With little prospect of making enough from cash crops to buy corn, some extra effort must be made to provide other feed or many farmers will not be able to keep their horses, hogs and cows during the coming year. There are crops that can be grown from now that [ will help to take care of the stock. A few acres of j turnips will feed a large number of cattle. Clover, oats and rye will make fine grazing for hogs and horses. It is evident now that food is going to be the prime need with the thousands of farmers this coming year, and now is the time to prepare. If every foot of land is planted to some crop during the summer, fall and early winter, it will go along way towards saving the day. Self-reliance and good methods of farming will be the farmer's shortest road to prosperity. Must Change To Know More About God When people prize their organized charities, their religious club work, their fraternal activities, their civic interests more highly than they do their sports and spend as much time talking about the interests and opportunities offered by these organizations as they do about baseball and other allied sports, the children will know more about God and less about Satan. Which Are You? Nation’s Business. Here's a Wall Street version of the present state of men's wealth. Any man whose assets inventory 25 per cent of what they were three years ago has shown extraordinary financial acumen. Any man whose assets inventory 35 per cent of two years ago is a worker of financial miracles. Any man whose assets inventory 50 per cent is a darned liar. Encouraging Goldsboro Transcript and Messenger. Back in the days when farmers were buying new automobiles and factory workers were busy making them in quantity there was a certain ratio between the average of prices of farm crops and average of prices on manufactured goods. Time came that the farm price average started go ing down. More and more the two averages were sep arated. For nearly three years, until last month, the difference between the averages kept getting bigger and bigger. Prices of raw commodities, averaged, dropped 46 per cent, while prices of finished goods went down only 26 per cent. Now, the relation of the prices of raw and finished things for sale is chaging. Prices on some crops are increasing, on others they are staying about the same. Prices on many finished goods remain about the same, but on others the prices are still going down. The gap between the two averages is beginning to close up. And that closing is a sign of hope for the factory worker as well as for the farmer. As the gap continues to close, the farmer will be able to buy more with the crops he raises. And as the farmer buys more, production from the factories will be needed. We may hope that the tide is turning. There will be backward eddies, plenty of them, some pretty big. But the tide, once turned, comes back surely and full of power. Candidate for Prophet News and Observer. Improved business conditions will be noted within the next sixty days, declares United States Senator Josiah William Bailey. Mr. Bailey’s guess is as good as the next man's. A lot of other men have prophesied and prophesied far wrong. But one day a prophet will speak and the thing will happen. 1 hus are prophets made. Nevertheless there are signs and marvels in the business world upon which a more timid man than Senator Bailey might hazard a guess at good times: Hog prices went up. The passage of Federal relief legislation has made available great sums for employment and vastly ex tended the credit structure of the country. In various parts of the country factories have re opened or expanded their activities. The current advance in stocks, which began on Sat urday, July 9, exceeded any recovery since October S, 1929. Seats on the stock exchange have gone up in value. Most important of all, in the appreciable rise of the Labor Bureau’s weekly commodity price average since the middle of June, farm products have had a larger advance than any other separate group. Mr. Bailey may be right. At least, it is certain that if prophets keep on prophesying one day some one of them will be. Mr. Bailey is our candidate for prophet. SCHOOL DAYS By DWIG ■ « ,'AA- 1 Tw£ CCKO^'nOS w'vv“ we ***".;. **0 *■* — 00 POO**- I^'**6 uc», at *> Trt€- e*aH* .£*«/**** w^ W 7jck m #« u,'*tC ,U5 PooA. WANTED TO ADOPT BOY BE tween 12 and 16 years of age who really needs a home. Good living con I ditions guaranteed. Apply to D. O. i Patrick, route 2, Plymouth. jy29 5t i NOTICE: LOCAL AND LONG distance hauling of farm produce or any other commodity. Lowest prices. Careful driver furnished. O. H. Lyon, Plymouth. myl3 tf NOTICE North Carolina, Washington County. Under and by virtue of a power of | sale embraced in a certain mortgage executed by J. C. Spruill to Annie W. Spruill, May Spruill, and Jerry L. Spruill on the 7th day of February, 1929, and recorded in \\ ashington County in book 98, page 302, and the said J. C. Spruill having defaulted in the payment of the indebtedness there by secured, the said undersigned mort gagees will expose at public sale at the } store of J. C. Spruill in Plymouth, North Carolina, on Water Street on ! the 30TH DAY Ob' JULY, 1932, AT 11 O’CLOCK A. M. to the highest bidder, tor cash, the fol lowing described personal property: The entire stock of goods, wares, and merchandise together with all fix tures of every kind and description in the stores now located on Water Street and occupied by the said party of the first part and all other goods, wares and merchandise which may be added to said stock before this indebt edness is paid. This the 8th day of July, 1932. ANNIE W. SPRUILL, MAY SPRUILL, JERRY L. SPRUILL, jy 15 4t Motrgagees. By Z. V. Norman, Attorney. NOTICE OF SALE Linder and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that cer tain mortgage deed executed by S. B. Davenport and wife to Eastern Cot ton Oil Company, dated the 26th day of May, 1925, and recorded in the Register's office of Washington Coun ty, in book 77, page 515, reference to the same being made, default having been made in the payment of the in debtedness thereby secured, the un dersigned will offer for sale, to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door in Washington County, at 12 o'clock noon, on Wednesday, the 31st day of August, 1932. that prop erty described in said instrument as follows: Beginning at a pine stump, John Patrick's corner, running thence south 10 west 26 poles to an oak; thence south 27 west to the dismal; thence along the dismal westwardly to Har riet Skittletharp’s line on the west side of the swamp; thence along said line along the west side of the swamp to the line of said Patrick; thence east wardly along a line of marked trees to a pine on tire park; thence north 45 east 90 poles; thence 65 east 44 poles to the first station. This being the tract of land conveyed to S. B. Dav enport by deed from W. S. Phelps, mortgagee, dated September 18th, 1922, and registered in book 84, page 280. The bidder at such sale will be re quired to deposit as much as 10 per cent of the amount bid as a guaranty of good faith, pending confirmation, and the right is reserved to reject any and all bids. This the 29th day of July, 1932. EASTERN COTTON OIL COMPANY, a5 4t Mortgagee. By W. L. Whitley, attorney. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain deed of trust executed by S. B. Dav enport and wife to Z. V. Norman, trustee, dated the 31st day of March, 1927, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Washington i County in book 74, page 428, refer ence to the same being made, default having been made in the payment of | the indebtedness thereby secured, the undersigned Trustee, will offer for sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door in Washing ton County, at 12 o'clock Noon, on Wednesday, the 31st day of August, H)32^hafpropen^descnbecMiw>ai£ nstrumeni as iomows. That tract or parcel of land lying md being in Skinnersvitle Township, Washington County, North Carolina, it Beasley’s Station, and being the ;ame land occupied by S. B Daven >ort at his home on which is located ilso his store, cotton gin and saw mill, an'd beginning on the Holly Meek road at the north edge of the ■ight of way of the Norfolk Southern Railroad; thence, along said railroad •ight of way eastwardly to the line af the Snell heirs; thence, along said snell heirs line to the Monroe Wood lev line; thence westwardly along [he Monroe Woodley line to the M. F.. Woodley lot and thence around ;aid lot so as to exclude the same to the Holly Neck road: thence southwardly along said Holly Neck road to the beginning, containing twenty acres, more or less, together with all buildings. improvements, mill equipment and ec*Hon igin on said land. Also twenty mules, eight horses, fifteen cows and seventy-five hogs. The bidder at such sale will be re quired to deposit as much as ten per cent of the amount bid as a guaranty of good faith pending confirmatipn and the right is reserved to reject anv and all bids. this the 29th dav of July, 1932. Z. V. NORMAN, aS 4t Trustee. By W. L. Whitley, Attorney._ NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain mortgage deed, dated the 6th day of May, 1931, executed by W. M. Staley to W. P. Patrick, recorded in the of fice of the Register of Deeds of Washington County in book 93, page 181, reference to the same being made, default having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness thereby se cured: also pursuant to that certain mortgage deed executed by E. D. Staley and others to W. P. Patrick, dated May 28th, 1931, recorded in said Register’s Office in book 93, page 187, default having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness thereby se cured, the undersigned mortgagee will offer for sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at the courthouse door in Wash ington County, at 12 o'clock noon, on Wednesday, the 24th day of August, 1932, that certain property described in said instrument as follows: Bounded on the north by the public road; on the east by J. S. Tarkenton heirs; on the south by Frank Tark enton and on the west by Solomon Dunbar heirs, containing 20 3-4 acres, more or less, and being the same tract of land conveyed to W. M. Staley by W. P. Patrick and wife, Jennie, re corded in book 100, page 65, public records of Washington County. The bidder at such sale will be re quired to deposit as much as 10 per cent of the amount bid as a guaranty of good faith pending confirmation and the right is reserved to' reject any and all bids. This the 23rd dav of July, 1932. W. P. PATRICK, jy 29-4t Mortgagee. By W. I- Whitley, attorney. DR. V. H. MEWBORN OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined — Glasses Fitted Robersonville at Fulmer’s Drug Store, Tuesday Alter Third Sunday Each Month. Williamston at Davis Pharmacy, on Wednesday After Third Sunday of Each Month. Plymouth at O’Henry Drug Store, Thursday After Third Sunday Each Month. At Tarboro, N. C., Every Friday and Saturday WINSLOW’S Remodeled And Enlarged NOW ALL IN ONE 5c-10c to $1 Department Great ly Increased. Many New Items Grocery Department Complete as Ever Re-Opening Saturday Many Specials For The Occasion
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