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TS. 1 HE LAW
by The;
(For jr. C.
K Adaam Jr.
Bar Association)
TITLE EXAMINATION
How often you have heard an
expression such as, ; "I bought my
property (real estate) at a sale-or
dered by the court, so I know my
title is good." Thousands of dollars
are spent annually for the purchase
of property held at sales to collect
taxes, settle estates, and the like,
without examination of titles be
cause of the joistaken belief that the
courts assume a responsibility for
the condition of the title .
Any title attorney will tell you
that, as a class, titles which have
been through court proceedings con
tain more defects than any others.
Generally,, the-court has no duty
other than to pass on the issues sub
mitted to it The condition of the
title to property to be sold is not
usually one of the issues. It is up
to the buyer to satisfy himself as
to the condition of the title.
To take a man's land from him
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and sell it is a very serious matter.
YeV this can be done to collect the
taxes due on it' In doint so; how
ever, the county r or municipality
must follow closely the procedure
required by the law. If any detail
is over looked, a sale pursuant to the
foreclosure' may later be set aside,
thereby causing the buyer to give
up the land. - .'.. , , '
MUST NOTIFY PWNEB "
For example, the law; requires that
the owners of the property be notl-
ned 01 such foreclosure by a sum
mons which must be personally ser
ved if the owners can be found by'
diligent search within the .; state,
Often this cannot be done, because
the owner has abandoned the pro
perty and moved to another com
munity, and his residence is un
known to county officials. When
the property becomes more valu
able at a later date, the purchaser
finds it is almost impossible to
avoid having the property taken
from him by the former owner who
can show that if county officials
had made a diligent search, they
could have personally served a sum
mons on such former owner.
Often the executor of an estate
finds it necessary to sell the real
esUtj for the purpose of obtaining
func:s to pay the debts of the de-
ce&.jJ. la doing so, the executor
must remember that the real estate
belongs to the heirs of the deceased
and not to the estate itself, or to the
executor. It is merely subject to
the call of the executor, who may
sell it -to pay debts if the personal
property of the deceased is insuffi
cient for this purpose. In making
such sale, however, the executor
must give tq each heir proper notice
that the sale will be made, must
prove the insufficiency of the per
sonal property of the deceased to
pay the deceased's debts, and must
otherwise comply with the re
quirements of the law authorizing
such sale. A failure to do any of
these things may create a defective
title to the property sold. Correct
ing such defects is difficult and
often very expensive if they are not
discovered until after the estate is
closed.
NO WARRANTY DEED
In addition, the purchaser of pro
perty which is sold under order of
court usually gets a deed without
warranty, so if the title is found
to be defective, the owner has no
one to whom he can turn and de
mand payment of his damages.
Every attorney has seen dozens of
clients invest life savings in pro
perty having defective titles such
as outlined above. Your attorney
would much rather charge you a
small fee for examining your title
and protecting your investment than
large fee for trying to clear a
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In Recent Weeks
The following men were enlisted
in service recently by Sgt,. Edwin
H. Allen, the local Army and Air
Force recruiting sergeant. All the
men were from Duplin County,,
: Donald A. Bell, i Jennings W.
Strickland, Joseph G, Xewis, Delma
D. Jarroan, Willard C. Thompson,
Russell C. Baker, Jr, Joe Kinsey,
Douglas R. Murphy, Jimmy G. Ush
er, Jessie B. Batts. The above men
were enlisted in the Air Force for
four years and were, sent to Lack
land Air 'Force Base, Texas, for
their basic training and further as
signment in the Air Force,
William ,K. Dail, Robert E. Dud
ley ' (colored), Ervin V. Bryan,
Charles E. Buckner, James E. Blan-
ton, Aubrey A. Fussell and William
H. Lloyd. The above men' were en
listed in the Army for three years
and were sent to Fort Jackson, S.
C, for basic training.
. Haze E. Bryan was enlisted in the
Air Force for four years after serv
ing eight months prior service in
the Navy. He was sent to Lackland
Air Force Base, Texas, for basic re
fresher course and training for an
Air Force assignment
David W. Williams, Jr., re-enlist
ed in the Air Force after serving
six and one-halt years in the same
branch. He was sent to Donaldson
Air Force Base, S. C, for further
assignment in the Air Force.
Duplin Issues
The office of the Duplin County
Board of Education, with the as
sistance of the first grade teachers
of the county and a committee of
parents, have recently issued an
attractive and -useful handbook for
parents of children who will enter
the first grades of Duplin County
Schools next fall.
Entering school for the first time
is one of the most important steps
that a child will take in his life
of growth. This booklet came about
as a result of a desire to make this
adventure a pleasant one for both
parent and child. Since it is known
that cooperation comes through un
derstanding, this booklet is design
ed to give a brief introduction to"
some of the basic features of the
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el expected this summer is addl
tlonal reason for spring checkup at
this time.
- Commercial' motor trucks, the
spokesman continued,1 travel five
to six times as many miles as'the
average passenger car. They oper
ate under unique' driving condi
tions, hauling an enormous amount
of freight, and maintaining a de
livery schedule , that Americans
have come to rely on. Motor trucks
are able to maintain this high stan-
dard of service along with longer
life per vehicle service and repair.
The trucking official pointed out
that before a motortruck is allow
ed on the highway it is- checked
thoroughly liy skillful, competent
mechanics who have gone through
months of factory and shop train
ing. The commercial trucking com
panies, know that motor vehicle
checkup has, no-season, but is Only
a good reason for proper: mainten
ance the year around. .. .- . : .
1 Mr. Outlaw suggests a voluntary
10-point checkup by all motorists
on the following parts before every
trip: Brakes, tires, front and rear'
lights, steering, exhaust system,
gauges on dashboard, floor . mats,
windshield wipers, rear view ntfr
ror, and condition of glass.
cloudy title. More about title search
next week.
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'-of manual shifting
-of clutch expense
-of fuel waste
-of shock loading
-of skimpy power
-of stodgy looks
-of driver discomfort
HYDRA-MATIC
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Why be behind times and pay the penalty of working with
an outmoded truck? The new GMC light-duty models with
Truck Hydra-Matic Drive, 12Shorsepower high-compression
engines, smart styling and luxury cabs cost very little
more to buy and much less to run than old style trucks. For
your pride, your convenience and your pocketbook, come see
and drive a GMG first I 'smwm mm muiu; ni iun
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101 Pollock St. ; :
Ml. Olive
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first grade program In the white
schools of the county.
The booklet is very fittingly call
ed THEIR FIRST YEAR IN
SCHOOL. It contains poems and
articles dealing with childhood,
home, and school such as "What
Does Her Tecaher Expect of Your
Child"; "A Good Home for Boys
and Girls"; "What Is A Girl?";
Parents' Questions Concerning
First Grade Reading"; "Entrance
Requirements"; "First Grade Writ
ing"; "Moral and Spiritual Guid
ance"; '"lftis is A Boy"; "Our Grad
ing Code for First Grade"; and
Prayer of Mother and Father."
In an introductory letter Super
intendent O. P. Johnson invites
and urges parents to visit their
schools. He says that visits will not
only keep- parents informed con
cerning their children's progress,
but will be a source of encourage
ment to the boys and girls. He chal
lenges both parents and teachers
to bring to these fine first grade
youngsters understanding hearts
and a faith in what they will some
day be, and asks that they be giv
en those things that make for hap
piness and the training that will
make them blessings to the world.
Annual 4-H Church
Services. Negroes
Set For April 25th.
Plans are now being completed
for the Annual 4-H Church Service
to be held at the Negro First Bap
tist Church in Kenansville April
25 at 4 p. m. The widely acclaimed
program is part of the state and
national observance with the main
objectives as:
1. To enable 4-H members to
think together about home, com
munity and world events in spirit
ual terms by means of the especial
ly chosen National 4-H theme,
"Working Together for World Un
derstanding." 2. To recognize arft emphasize
the spiritual values and character
building qualities of 4-H Club
work.
3. To encourage 4-H members to
identify themselves with those in
stitutions that stand for the high
ideals of a community, such as the
church, the school, and other social
organizations that lead to the full,
all-round development of those
who participate.
4. To develop in 4-H members a
better understanding of the rela
tionship that people of the soil have
with God.
3. To develop a deeper apprecia
tion of the manifold values of rural
life.
ft To provide 4-H members an
opportunity to participate In a ser
vice that develops the Heart H.
7. To aoquaint 4-H members with
other character-building agencies.
8. To give 4-H members an op
portunity to co-operate wth other
community groups.
9. To help 4-H members to dem
onstrate their loyalty and to real
ize their own responsibilities to the
church or their choice.
10. To enable 4-H members to as
sociate church activities with their
everyday living.
All persons are Invited to this
meaningful event, it has been an
nounced by the County Council
president, Gloria Costpn of Wallace.
Time For A
Check-Up
Raleigh, N. C,- April 10-There
will be more Americans, in more
cars, traveling more miles this sum
mer than at any time In our his
tory, said J. T. Outlaw, executive
vice-president of the North Caro
lina Motor Carriers Association,
Inc., as his organization urged mo
torists to have a spring checkup
on their cars.
The value of a check-up can be
the prologue for miles of carefree
summer driving. Congested high
ways and the increased motor trav-
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Standard Fertilizer Division
Mount Olive, N. C.
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Vnder a recent policy change," dli
rect assignments to any Army
.branch of service desired are being
maae on a limited basis to young
men who enlist now, it, was an
nounced 'today by Sgt. E. H Allen,
local Army and Air Force recruiter.
The .change in regulations mark
ed the first time since , 1948 that
men without prior service could en
list in a specific branch of service.
. Assignments available on a lim
ited .basis include: Military Police
Corps; v Adjutant Generals ' Corps;
Signal Corps; 'Army Medical Ser
vice; Transportation Corps;- Ord
nance Corps; and the Chemical
Corps. No limit hat been placed'on
assignments to artillery, armor, in
fantiy or the Corps of Engineers.
further . infprroayon,; about tthi.
opportunity can be obtained by
contacting Sgt Allen, at the local
Army and Air Fore Recruiting
Station In Kenansvilla on Wednes
day and
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savings account. Best way is to deposit a pre-determihed amount
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