AND LEGAL ADS
Want Ad Rates
Want Ads are sold by fixed
rharges. For any Want Ad con
Sning 15 words (this size type),
the charge is 25 cents. For each
additional word over 15 a charge
2 cents per word is made.
Minimum charge is 25 cents.
THIS size TYPE (all caps),
and this type (boldface, all caps
caps and lower case) the
charge is 4 cents per word for
each word above the 15-word
Ihnit. The minimum charge is
50 cents.
Want Ads Are Cash
In Advance
Memoriams and Cards of
Thanks are the same rate and
are cash in advance.
For Sale
yOR SALE: One automatic toast
er, baby crib and water-proof
mattress. Mrs. Eldon Matteson,
Hillsboro.
1-30-»P __
’"FOR SALE: Pigs on highway 57,
Between Hillsboro and Schley, i
Claiborne' Wilkersoh, Route 1,
Hillsboro.
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FOR SALE: See us for radio tubes.
Western Auto Store, Hillsboro.
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FOR SALE: Used piano, good con
dition; price, reasonable. Write, or
see Eric Roberson, Route 2, Chapel
Hill, N. C. 1-30-ltp
FOR SALE: One two-row corn
planter and cultivators,, for H and
M tractors. R. E. Cummings, Rt. 2,
Mebane. 1-30-ltp
Wanted
WANTEDTO BUY: Will pay top
price for white oak stave and
heading bolts. Will buy tracts of
timber, large or small. See Jack
Philips, R. C. McBride Cooperage
Company, West Hillsboro, N. C.
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Legal Adv.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as the admin
istratrix of the estate of Paul Dav
is, deceased, late of Orange county.
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of the said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned on
or before the 16th day of Decem
ber, 1947, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 16th day of December,
1940.
Beulah Davis, Route 1, Dur
ham, Box 309.
ADMINISTRATOR’S' NOTICE
Having qualified as the admin
istrator of the estate of Della Year
gan Couch, deceased, late of Or-.
ange county, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the ’ estate of the
said deceased to exxhibit them to
the undersigned on or before the
13th day of December, 1947, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 13th day of December,
1946.
O. L. Yeargan, 805 Chapel
Hill St., Durham, N. C.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF
AUTOMOBILE
The undersigned administrator
•f the estate of S. F. Nicks will, on
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1947
at the Court house Door in
Hillsboro, N. C.,
offer for sale to the last and high
est bidder" for cash the following
described property:
One Chevrolet Automobile,
Fleetline, Aero Sedan, 1942
Model, Motor No. BA-360350,
Serial No. 14BH01-20S36.
The above described automobile
is in good condition and may be
seen and examined any time be
tween January 25-29, 1947, by con
tacting the undersigned.
This the 6th day of January,
1947.
J. Dumont Eskridge,
Administrator of the
Estate of S. F. Nicks.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Thomas N. Bla
l°ck, deceased, late of Orange
county, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claims
■gainst the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned
■t R.F.D. 1, Durham, North Caro
lina, on or before the 9th day of
January, 1948, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recov
ery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
Payment, 1 —i
This the 3rd day of January,
1947.
BRODIE T. BLALOCK
Administrator of the Estate
of Thomas N. Blalock.
Graham & Eskridge, Attorneys
Hillsboro, N. C. l-9-6tc
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CREDITORS
Having qualified as executor of
toe estate of-Gfeorge W. Crabtree,
deceased, late of Orange County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
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persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at 2626
Chapel Hill Road, Durham, North
Carolina, on or before the 18th day
of December, 1947, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery, All persons indebted to
said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
This the 17th day of December,
1946.
GEORGE W. CRABTREE, JR.
Executor of the estate of
George W. Crabtree.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Mrs. Nannie G.
Martin, deceased, late of Orange
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 2825 Hillsboro Road,
Durham, North Carolina, on or be
fore the 20th day of January, 1948,
dr this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 20th day of January,
1947. *
Connie W. Martin, Adminis
trator of the estate of Mrs.
Nannie G. Martin. _
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
ORANGE COUNTY
Notice of Summons by Publication
Henry Lester Foley -
vs.
Polly Allen Foley
The defendant, Polly Allen Fo
ley, above named, will take notice
that an action entitled as above has
been commenced in the Superior
Court of Orange County, North
Carolina, for the purpose of obtain
ing a divorce a vinculo; and the
said defendant will further take
notice that she is required to ap
pear at the office of the Clerk of
said Court at his office in Hillsboro,
N. C., and answer or demur to
the
after the 14th day of February,
1947, the day on which the service
of summons will be completed,
otherwise, the plaintiff will apply
to the court for the relief demanded
in said complaint.
This 13th day of January, 1947.
E. M. LYNCH
Clerk Superior Court
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
ORANGE COUNTY
Notice Serving Summons by
Publication
Grace Greene Moore
vs.
Edward Moore
The defendant, Edward Moore
will take notice that an .action en
titled as above has been commenced
in the Superior Court of Orange
County, North Carolina, for an ab
solute divorce on the ground's of
two years separation; and- that the
said defendant will further take
notice that he is required to appear
at the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of said County in
the Courthouse in Hillsboro, North.
Carolina, within twenty days after
the 13th day of February, 1947,
and answer or demur to the com
plaint in said action, or the plain
tiff will apply to the Court* for the
relief demanded in said'complaint.
This the 13th day of January,
1947.
E. M. LYNCH ' ~
Clerk Superior Court,
Orange County
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Robina Cates,
deceased, late of Orange County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Hills
boro, North Carolina, on or before
the 23rd day of January, 1948, or
this notice wil be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
t This the 17th day of January,
1947.
J. DUMONT ESKRIDGE,
Administrator of the Estate
of Robina Cates.
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NOTICE OF RESALE
Under and by virtue of an Or
der of the Superior Court of Or
ange County, made in the special
proceeding entitled “Mrs. Anna
Miller, Administratrix of the Es
tate of John M. Miller, and Mrs.
Anna Miller, individually, vs. W.
H. Miller, et als.”, the undersigned
Commissioners will, on
SATURDAY, the 8th day of Feb
ruary, 1947, at 12:00 o’clock Noon,
at, the Courthouse Door in Hills
boro, N. C., _
offer for resale to the highest bid
der, for cash, subject to the con
firmation of the Court, the fol
lowing described real estate, to
wit: ,
BEGINNING at a rock the
Northwest corner of David C. Paul
10 chs. and 47 Iks, to a rock, Wal
er Crawford’s corner, thence his
ine North 88Vfe deg. East 27 chs.
md 76 Iks. to Emma Holman s
comer, thence South 38 chs. and 90
|ks. to the Northeast comer of
David C. Paul lot, thence with the
same West 20 chs. and 68 Iks. to
the first station, containing 94
acres, more er less. This being the
same land conveyed to John M.
Miller by deed of Mrs. Harriett I.
Miles, dated- November 18, 1909,
and recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Orange Coun
ty in Deed Book 62, at page 571.
This being a resale, the bidding
at said sale will begin at $1,223.77.
A deposit of ten per cent will
be required from the last and high
est bidder at the sale, and the said
sale will remain open ten (10)
days for increased or upset bid.
This the 22nd day of January,
1947.
J. DUMOSX ESKRIDGE and
THOMAS C. CARTER,
Commissioners.
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NOTICE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
North Carolina, Orange County
novella McPherson, widow
VS.
mary McPherson reeves,
widow, and l-OA McPHERSON
MAJOR, widow. *'
The Respondents, Mary Mc
Pherson Reeves, (Widow), and
Ida McPherson Major, (Widow),
will take notice that a Special Pro
ceeding entitled as above has been
commenced in the Superior Court
of Orange County, North Carolina,
by the Petitioner above named to
sell the real estate of the parties
to this proceeding, for partition.
And said Respondents, Mary Mc
Pherson Reeves, (Widow), and
Ida McPherson Major, (Widow),
will further take notice that they
are required to appear at the of
fice of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Orange County, in his of
fice in the Courthouse in Hillsboro,
North Carolina, and answer or de
mur to the Petition filed in said
Proceeding, within ten (10) days
after the 20th day of February,
1947, or Plaintiff will apply to the
Court fnr relief demanded' in said
Petition. *
This the 27th day of January,
1947.
E. M. LYNCH,
Clerk Superior Court, Or
ange County.
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COMMISSIONERS'
SALE OF LAND
UNDER and by authority of an
order of the Superior Court of Al
amance County, North Carolina, in
a Special Proceedings therein
pending, numbered 2402, institut
ed for the purpose of selling the
land herein described for divis
ion among the heirs of S. N. Ward,
and for partitioning lands in Ala
mance County of which said S. N.
Ward died seized and possessed,
he undersigned Commissioners of
•.aid court will offer for sale to the
highest bidders at 12:00 o’clock,
M., on Monday the 24th day of
February, 1947* on terms one third
:ash, one third at six months and
one third at twelve months credit,
deferred payments to carry ; in
erest froin date of confirmation
at six per centum per annum until
paid; the following valuable land,
tr> wit.:
FIRST TRACT: In-Cedar Grove
Township, Orange County, North
Carolina, and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the
center of the Highway which runs
through the property and in the
Southern line of the John W. Hill
Farm,- thence along the South
property line of a new road 25 feet
wide, S., 87% deg. W., 798 feet to
a stake, the S-E, corner of tract
no. 3; thence with the line of tract
no. N., 5 deg. E., 2080 feet to a
stake; thence N., 87% deg. E.,
1206.2 feet to a stake; thence S.,
5 deg. W., 851 feet to a large White
oak; thence S., 84 deg. E., 7Q feet
to the center of said Highway;
thence along the center of said
Highway S., 32 deg. W., 885 feet
to a stake; S., 14 deg. W., 135 feet
to a stake, corner of tract No. 6;
thence with the line of tract No.
6, S., 87% deg. E., 300 feet to a
stake; thence in a Northeast di
rection with the line of tract No.
6,—400 feet to a stake in the line
of tract No. 7; thence with tract
No. 7, S., 87% deg. E., 1780 feet
to a stake; thence S., 6 deg. W.,
750 feet to, a stake; thence N., 87%
deg W., 1867.8 feet to a stake,
thence S., 87% deg. W., 358 feet
to the beginning and containing
83.85 acres and is lots 4 and 5 of
the John W. Hill Farm and the
above description contains a strip
of land 25 feet wide along the
cmifRprn line .. of. sfiifi_property
which was reserved for a road but
the road was abandoned before the
land was sold in the division of
said Farm. Upon this tract is sit
uated the dwelling and outhouses
on the farm.
SECOND TRACT:. In Cheeks
Township, Orange County,, adjoin
ing the lands of P. C. Tuck.—Coble
a Road and Albert Hall and oth
ers and described as follows, to
wit:
BEGINNING at an iron pin.
corner in the Northern margin of
High Rock Road and said Coble,
thence with the line of said Coble,
N.,.1 deg. 31’ E., 139.3 feet to an
'iron'pin, corner on. the line, of said
mEe;
Ccblel'N.', ,4 deg. 10’ E., 2,400 feet
to an iron pin, corner with the line
.of said Coble; thence with the
line of said Coble N., 3 deg. 12 E-,
400 feet to an iron pin, comer with
said Coble and Tuck; thence with
the line of said Tuck S., 83 V« deg.
E., 623.3 feet to an iron pin in the
western margin of a road; thence
with the western margin of said
road as it meanders S., 6 deg. E.,
247.8 feet; 21% deg. E., 1085 feet;
S., 31 deg. 40’ E., 151.6 feet to an
iron pin; thence continuing with
the western margin of said road as
it meanders S., 31 deg. 40’ E., 127.4
feet;—24 deg. 29’ E., 407 feet; S.
14 deg. 40’ E.( 590 feet; S., 3 deg.
29’ E., 235 feet to an iron pin corn
er; thence continuing with the
western margin of said road S.t 3
deg. 29’ E., 712 feet; S., 6 deg. 29’
W., 600 feet to an iron pin, homer
with Albert Hall in the western
margin of said road; thence with
the line of said Hall N., 85 deg. 35’
W., 260 feet to ah iron pin, com
er in the northern margin of High
Rock road and said Hall; thence
with the line of said High Rock
road as it meanders N., 50% deg.
W., 54 feet; N., 34 deg. E„ 330 feet;
N., 49 deg. 40’ E., 172 feet to an
iron pipe, corner in the northern
margin of High Rock road; thence
continuing with said road as it
meanders N., 61 deg. 10’ W., 245.8
feet to an iron pin. comer in the
northern margin of said road;
thence east with the northern mar
gin of said road as it meanders N.,
65 deg. 10’ W., 460 feet; N., 4a deg.
W., 231 feet to the beginning and
containing 106.3 acres, more or
less and embraces lots 2-3 and 4
of the W. H. May, junior and J. S.
May property or the Nissen Wag
on Farm as surveyed by W. T.
Hall, C. E., in October, 1944.
This the 21st day of January,
1947.
J. S. Cook. Graham,_.
T. C. Carter, Burlington,
Commissioners.
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News of The
Ne^roCommunity
NEGRO SCHOOLS
IN SEAL SALES
The Negro schools of Orange
county have made a partial re
port on Christmas Seal sales. The
county schools, Gravelly Hill $5,
Ridge Road $14, High Rock $2,
Fairfield $2, Efland $7.30, Jordan
Grove $5.29, White Oak $2, Sar
tin $10, Grover $4, Damascus $2,
Cool Springs $4, Cedar Grove $5.
Total for the county $62.59. Hills
boro high school Teport by grades:
grade 1, $5; grade 2, $5; grade 3,
$5; grade 4, $6; grade 5, $7.94; grade
6, $8.83; grade 7, $25.30; grade 8a,
$13.31; grade 8b, $30; grade 9a,
$11.12; grade 9b, $18.14, grade 10,
$12.15; grade 11, $21.28; grade 12,
$9.58. Total for the Hillsboro
school $178.65.
This report contains all money
received up to January 27. Submit
ted by A. L. Stanback, chairman.
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PERSONALS
Mrs. A. Bates and Mrs. Wash
ington are visiting relatives and
friends in Hillsboro. Mrs. Bates and
Mrs. Washington are from East
Orange, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parham
were visitors in Hillsboro during
the past weekend.
Attending the basketball game
in Durham during the past week
end were Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt
Warner and son, Mr. Stanback,
Mr. and Mrs. Coward and Miss
B. Pretty.
Mrs. Annie Nicholas and mother,
Mrs. Maggie Clark, spent the past
weekend' in Winston-Salem visit
ing Mrs. Clark’s brothers and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Warren,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Warren and
Rev. and Mrs. Mclver.
P. D. Mitchell and son visited
the Stanbacks of Hillsboro during
the past weekend. Mr. Mitchell was
at one time a resident and instruc
tor of Graham. He is now residing
in Williamsburg, Pa.
Mrs. V. Speller of Hillsboro high*
school attended the musical clinic
in Durham on Friday, January 24.
Irving Davis sponsored a movie
in interest of the Dickerson AME
church choir at the Hillsboro high
school. The picture was of a re
ligious type.
The local PTA entertained at a
square dance at the Community
Center during the past weekend.
The square dances draw many of
the elder Hillsborians.
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ALEXANDER TRIO HERE
The Alexander novelty trio pre
sented a program at the Hillsboro
high school Thursday afternoon.
The program was a featureof
school assemblies. This group pre
sents programs all over the entire
nation. This grbup offers music,
mirth, dramatic, originality and
novelties to its audience.
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4TH GRADE ENTERTAINS
The fourth grade pupils pre
sented a program for entertaining
of the elementary department on
Friday, January 24. The fourth
grade teacher is Mrs. McRae.
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MARCH OF DIMES
The March oi Dimes program is
now underway . at the ' Hillsboro
high school. Pupils are doing very
Wter&aHT
week. ‘
ILLNESS
Charlie Mayo is confined to his
home due to severe illness. We all
offer our sincere prayers for his
recovery.
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LOCAL PTA
The local Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation met at the Hillsboro high
school during the past week. Roses
Burt, Jr., spoke on North Caro
lina’s No. I need and ^ movie was
presented portraying the fine points
of a symphony orchestra. A busi
ness meeting followed after which
the 7th and 8th grades served re
freshments. Mrs. L. Williams and
Mrs. Coward and Miss Pretty serv
ed the group.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
Alvis Whitted, Jr., celebrated his
second birthday last week at a
party attended by 22 of his friends.
Ice cream and cake was served.
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TEACHERS MEETING
Negro teachers of Orange county
will hold their monthly meeting
Friday, January 31, at the Hills
boro high school.
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MERRITT’S SCHOOL NEW8
By Alease Carver
Despite the rainy week we had
a good attendance. Mrs. Clark kept
the school interest high. Students
hated to miss a single day.
The PTA of Mefritt’s school is
purchasing a radio-phonograph
combination" to enable .the .school
to rank as outstanding in pro
gressive education trends by pro
viding means for our students’ de
velopment. At present we have a
phonograph.
Our principal, Mrs. Ethel Stan
ton Clark is very pleased with the
accomplishments made by the PTA
and other clubs. We wish to.thank
all.
The sixth grade has an inter
esting unit on India. India is a
land of extreme poverty, although
her natural stand com
parison with those of many more
highly advanced countries.
0. C. T. S.
The Chapel Hill Chapter of the
New Farmers of America have
started a project of repairing and
refinishing old furniture that is
brought in by the members from
their homes and other that is do
nated to the organization by citi
zens of the community. The pur
pose of the project is to prepare for
an auction sale this spring in an
effort to secure funds by which to
attend the 1947 National New
Farmers of America Convertion
which will be held in Greensboro,
next summer, and to help carry out
-their program of work on home
and health improvement. With the
necessary finance the boys will
select one home in the community
and will show how cheaply home
improvement can be accomplished.
The members of the New Farm
ers of America are making an ap
peal'to’all citizens for old furni
ture of any description and in any
shape such as chairs, tables, stools
beds, lamps, rugs and any other
pieces that people are not using
and would donate to the project.
Their motto for the project is “Let
Us Clean Your Attic and Base
ment^ oT^An^CJhwantedT,urhitureTT
.For further information concern
ing the project contact Sam Boyd,
Presidorrt or R. D. Smith, Advis
or of the NFA at 8651 between
8:30-3:30 Monday through Fri
day. We will gladly collect your
donation.
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CATES OIL COMPANY
- Marshall Cates, Jr,
Chandler Cates
Hillsboro
Watch Out
For Colds to This Weather
Don’t take chances with your health
- in the kind of weather we are having
now. If you will consult your doctor at
the first sign of illness he will help in
keeping you fit. By checking illness at
* the start, in most cases it can be pre
sented from developing into some
thing more serious.
When your doctor gives you a pre
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be sure that it will be accurately com- •
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