fcOLCZ OF EXECUTION
The undersigned having qualifi
ed at the Executor of the Last
Will arid Testament of the late J.
K. Thlgpen, of Duplin County,
State of North Carolina, and hav
ing qualified before the Clerk of
Superior Court of Duplin County,
this la to notify all persons who
have elaims against said estate to
present their claims to the under
signed Executor, on or before the
9th day of April 1947, or this no
' tice will -be plead In bar to their
recovery, and all persons who are
indebted to the said estate will
please make immediate payment.
. Advertised this the 8th day of
April, 1946. '
Lauther M. Bostic, Ex
ecutor of J. K. Thlg-'.'-'
. pen, Estate. - : ':
; . Pink Hill, N. C.
R. F. D. No. 2. ,
H. E. Phillips, Atty. 7
Kenansvllle, N. C. ' ' ,t
5-17-6L HEP ' ' " .
" NOTICE OF SALE '
Under power of sale contained
In that certain deed of trust exe
cuted by Robert Lamb and wife,
Mary F. Lamb to Lula C Kaynor,
Trustee, default having been made
In payment of note thereby secur-
ed and request having been made
on the undersigned Trustee ,. by
holder of same, the undersigned
will sen to the. highest bidder for
cash on Monday, May 27, 1946 at
the courthouse door In .Kenans
vllle, North Carolina, at the hour
of 12 O'clock Noon, all of the fol
towing fecrfced tract of land to
.Island Creek Township, Dunlin
County, North Carolina:
ADJOINING the lands otjohn
Powers et als and being the same
land described In a deed from J.
J. Powers et ux to Robert Lamb
and wife recorded in Duplin Coun
ty Registry Book 423 page 264 to
which deed and registry thereof
, reference is had for a description
of said land. v .
This sale Is made subject to all
prior encumbrances. 1
M. F. ALLEN JR.
General Insurance
KENANSVILLE.N. C.
KHNANSVnXPS ONLY INSURANCE AGENCY
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
- OF DUPLIN COUNTY:
Following requests from friends in all sections of the Coun
ty I have now decided to become a candidate to succeed mvself
as a member of the House of Representatives from Duplin Coun
ty subject to the will of the people to be expressed in the com
ing Democratic primary.
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By reason of my past experience and service as a member
of the General Assembly I feel that I am now better qualified
than ever before to be cf service to the people of our great Coun
ty and State and, if aain honored with this position, it shall be ,
my purpose to continue my best efforts to promote the interest
of agriculture; a sound and adeauate schocl system; a program
for the improvement of the State's road system, including farm ,
to market roads; aid for our veterans as far as possible; holding
down State taxes as far as possible not to neglect the needs of
tha S:ta's Institutions, and the post-war reconstruction program.
Fur'.!;: mere, I shall continue to favor and fight for an even
t.'.lzr end greater State, spiritually, morally and economically,
end to ssrve my constituents at all times to the very best of my
GsWIaalY
Your upporr
north Carolina
This April 23, 1946. f
! ' LULA C. RAYNOR, Trustee
Vance B. Gavin, Atty.
5-23-4t. VBG
AMMINISTKATOE8 NOTICE
" Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Emma M. Wil
liams, deceased, late of Duplin
County, North Carolina, this Is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of the said de
ceased to exhibit them to the un
dersigned at Pink Hill, North Caro
Una, on or before one year from
the last publication of this notice,
or this notlpe will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. ,
All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate
payment. , '''
This the 11th day of April, 1946.
H. E. Maxwell, Adrnini
' strator of Emma M. Wil
1 liams estate.
5-17-6t.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having this day qualified as ad
ministrator of the estate of Ed
Middleton, deceased, late of Du
plin County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the said estate to
present them to the undersigned
Administrator on or before the
4th day of April, 1947, or this
notice will be pleaded In bar of
their recovery.
All persons Indebted to said es
tate will please make Immediate
payment,
This April 2, 1946.
. .HENRY LEE MIDDLETON,
Administrator.
Vance B. Gavin, Attorney ,
M0-6t VBQ . :
Dr. H. W. ColweD
OPTOMETRIST
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in the primary will be greatly appreciated.
ORDER AUTHORIZING
' $60,000 SCHOOL
BUILDING BONDS
WHEREAS, the Board of Edur
cation of Duplin County has cer
tified to this Board a . resolution
passed by said Board of Education
on April 1, 1946, showing that It
is necessary in order, to maintain
the ' constitutional six ' months'
school term, in Duplin County to
erect and equip a new school buil
ding to replace the Beulaville
High School building-which was.
destroyed by fire; and . ;
WHEREAS, said resolution rep
resents that $46,000 insurance
money is available to be applied
to the erection and equipment of
said new school building, but that
no other funds are available and
no provision has been made . by
local tax or otherwise for the re
maining funds necessary for such
purpose, and requests this Board
to take all necessary steps to pro
vide for the issuance of a suffi
cient amount of bonds of Duplin
County to provide the remaining
funds; and
WHEREAS, this Board has
carefully examined the facts and
has determined and hereby finds
as a fact, that said statements of
said resolution are true and that
it has become the duty of the
Board of Commissioners, acting
as an administrative agent of the
State )n providing a State system
of public schools, to order the is
suance of a sufficient amount of
County bonds to provide the nec
essary funds so that said, school
building may be erected and equip
ped in order to maintain the con
stitutional six months' school
term; now, therefore,'
BE IT ORDERED AND RE
SOLVED by the Board of Com
missioners for the County of Du
plin: ,
1. That, pursuant to the County
Finance Act, as amended, bonds
of Duplin County be issued in an
amount not exceeding $50,000 for
the purpose of paying the cost,
with other moneys available
therefor, of erecting and equipping
a new school building to replace
the Beulaville High School build
ing which was destroyed by fire,
in order to maintain the constitu
tional six months' school term in
Duplin County.
2. That a tax sufficient to pay
the principal and interest of said
bonds when due shall be annually
levied and collected. : "
3. That a statement of the
County debt has been filed with
the Clerk and is open to public in
spection, "v ."v 11 ';"'
4. Thft thiT order shall take ef
fect thirty days after the first
it ,.
..
'TIE DUPLIN TIMES
publication thereof after ' final
passage! unless bi the meantime a
petition for its submission to the
Voters is filed under said Act, and
that in such' event it shall take
effect when approved by the' vo
ters of the County at an election
as provided in said Act. i
; The foregoing order has been in
troduced and a sworn statement
has. been filed under the County
Finance Act showing the assessed
valuation of the County to be
$17,691,044.00, and the. net debt
(including the proposed . bonds)
for school purposes to be $370,
918.19, and for other than school
purposes to be $1,216,000.00. A tax
will be levied for 'the payment of
the proposed bonds and Interest it
the same 'shall be Issued. , Any
citizen or taxpayer may protest
against the issuance of such bonds
at a meeting otjthe Board of
County Commissioners to be held
at 10:00 o'clock A. M., May 20,
1946, or an adjournment thereof,
v. A. T. OUTLAW, Clerk,
1 Board of Commissioners.
ORDER AUTHORIZING :
$10,000 REFUNDING
, , SCHOOL BONDS '
BE IT, ORDERED AND RE
SOLVED by the Board of Com
missioners for the County of Du
plin: t 1. That, pursuant to the County
Finance Act, as amended, bonds of
Duplin County be issued in an
amount not exceeding $10,000 for
the purpose of refunding a like
amount of the principal of valid
subsisting bonded indebtedness of
said County which ' was incurred
by the Board of Commissioners (as
an administrative agent of the
State in providing a State system
of public schools) for maintaining
the constitutional six months'
term, and is evidenced by the fol
lowing: $5,000 4 1-2 School Bonds,
dated Apifil 1, 1928, maturing April
1, 1947, and .
$5,000 5 3-4 School Funding
Bonds, dated September 1,- 1931,
maturing September 1, 1946. .
2. That the holders of the Re
funding School Bonds herein au
thorized shall be subrogated to all
the rights and powers of the hold
ers of the indebtedness so refund
ed. 3. That a tax sufficient to pay
the principal and interest of said
Refunding School Bonds when due
shall be annually levied and col
lected.
4. That a statement of the
County debt has been filed with
the Clerk and is open to public
lnspectiont -
5. That Jthls order shall take ef
fect upon its passage and shall
not be submitted to the voters.
The foregoing order has been in
troduced and a sworn statement
has been filed under the County
Finance Act showing the assessed
valuation of the County to be
$17,691,044.00, and the net debt
(including the proposed bonds)
' ; ' TO THE
. DEMOCRATIC
" VOTERS OF DISTRICT No. S
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
' I hereby announce my candidacy
for County Commissioner for Dis
trict Number S, comprising Lime
stone and Cypress Creek Town
ships, j
U nominated and elected, I pro
mise to serve my district and the
County as a whole to the best of
my ability.
. ARCHIE LANIER
BEULAVILLE, N. C.
-if f 'M S1
J ,
t m ni Tf I ii
for school purposes to be $370,918.
19, and for other than school pur
poses to be $1,216,000.00. ; A tax
will be levied for the payment of
tTief proposed bonds' and Interest
If 'the same shall be Issued. ' Any
citizen or taxpayer may protest
against the issuance of such bonds
at a meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners to be held
at 10:00 o'clock A, M., May 20,
1946, or an adjournment thereof.
A. T. OUTLAW, Clerk.
' . , -.' Board of Commissioners.
ORDER AUTHORIZING .
- $55,000 REFUNDING t
ROAD AND BRIDGE BONDS
BE IT ORDERED AND RE
SOLVED by the Board of Com
missioners for the County of Du
plin: That, pursuant totha County
Finance Act, as amended, bonds
of Duplin County be issued in an
amount not exceeding $55,000 for
the purpose of refunding a like
amount of the principal of valid
subsisting bonded indebtedness of
said County which was incurred
before January 1, 1929 for the
construction of roads and bridges
in said County, and was legally
created for necessary expenses of
the County, and is evidenced by
the following:
$5,000 6 Road and Bridge
Bonds, dated November 1, 1920,
maturing November 1, 1946,
$10,000 6 Road and Bridge
Bonds, dated March 1, 1921, ma
turing March 1, 1947,
$15,000 6 Road and Bridge
Bonds, dated May 1, 1921, matur
ing May 1. 1947,
$10,000 6 Road and Bridge
Bonds, dated March 1, 1922, ma
turing March 1, 1947,
$10,000 4 3-4 Road and Bridge
Bonds, dated April 1, 1927, matur
ing April 1, 1947, and
$5,000 4 3-4 Road and -Bridge
Bonds, dated October 1, 1927, ma
turing October 1, 1946.
2. That the holders of the Re
funding Road and Bridge Bonds
herein authorized shall be subro
gated to all the rights and powers
of the holders of the Indebtedness
so refunded.
3. That a tax sufficient to pay
the principal and interest of said
Refunding Road and Bridge Bonds
when due shall be annually levied
and collected.
4. That a statement of the
County debt has been filed with
the Clerk and is open to public in
spection. 5. That this order shall take ef
fect upon its passage and shall not
A hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Sheriff of
Duplin County, subject to the Democratic primary to be held in
;May, 1946.'''':,';..;'V:-';,,.,',: ..:;:- -
If nominated and elected I promise to faithfully discharge
the duties imposed by the office, and to stand for law enforce
ment, without fear or favor, with a firm hand, but without
abuse or illegal methods, and to co-operate In any manner that
will assure for Duplin County, one of the best Governments In
the State.
During World War 1, it was my privilege to serve my Coun
try in the capacity of an enlisted man as a battle soldier, In con
sequence of which I was wounded and awarded the Purple
Heart, as well as cited by the President. I love my County, and
want to serve its people, to the best of my ability.
I will sincerely appreciate your influence and effort in my
behalf. .
- Sincerely yours,
Ralph J. Jones
be submitted to the voters. ,
The foregoing order has been
introduced and a sworn statement
has been-filed under the County
Finance Act showing the assessed
valuation of the County to be
$17,691,044.00, and the net debt
(including the proposed bonds)
for school purposes to be $370;918.
19, and for other than school pur
poses to be $1,216,000.00. A tax
will be levied for the payment of
the proposed bonds and interest
if the same shall be issued. Any
citizen or taxpayer may protest
against the issuance of such bonds
at a meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners to be held
at 10:00 o'clock A. M., May 20,
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Of The Better Type
Priced Within The Means Of All
ELIGIBLE FOR F. H. A. FINANCING .
MODERN DESIGNS
THREE TO FIVE ROOMS
STRONGLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT
SPECIALLY DESIGNED EXTERIOR WALL JOINTS
TO RESIST WIND AND BAIN
DETAILED TO PERMIT SPEEDY ERECTION
ADDITIONAL ROOMS EASILY PROVIDED AS NEED DEVELOPS
BUILT BY EXPERT CRAFTSMEN
Call Wire or Phone
Charles A. Decker
FAISON, NORTH CAROLINA
The Citizens Of
Duplin County
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RU.Hl J. JONES
FRIDAY, MAY 10th.r 1 945
1946, or an adjournment thereof.
V A. T,' OUTLAW, Clerk,
Board of Commissioners.
The Veterans Administration
expects to be! serving 20 million
veterans by 1948. .
' ''. " '
The more gardens we have, the
more food we can send abroad.
The combined factors of worn
machinery and short labor will
probably lower the 1946 food goal.
Signs of Improvement in the
butter scarcity are not yet in sight
It is estimated that this country
will ' be able to meet only about
65 percent of foreign demands for
American products this year.
l!
For txs pries and Mntplote Job
7
o Moaumenta, sea es writa
Rev. H. J, Whaley
' EaolavCa, N. O.