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Fannvifle Enterprise
PAEMYILLE, N. ?.
G. ALEX ROUSi
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WHAT DOES YOUR BUTCHER
SAYT
(By Bruce Barton)
One day last winter I was riding
with the gentleman who runs a livery
stable and provides food and lodging
for my horse. It was some weeks af
ter the stock market unpleasantness.
"How is business?" I asked him.
He answered that he had never
known it to be worse. "Only a few of
our horses are saddle horses," he said.
"The others are owned by the butch
ers and bakers and candlestick mak
ers who supply the fashionable peo
ple on Park and Fifth Avenues. And
do you know that those little merch
ants can't collect enough to pay my
oats bills? It is terrible."
A little later I was repeating the
conversation to a friend who makes
his home in a fashionable suburb. He
has ample means but, compared with
some of the mulit-illionaires whose
estates are in the same community, he
is comparatively poor.
He told me that he had been pro
testing mildly to the butcher about
the steady increase in his meat bills.
"I do not understand," he had said
"We always pay promptly on the first
of the month. We do not eat extrav
agantly, and yet our meat seems to
cost more all the time."
The butcher confessed that the bills
were high. He shrugged his shoulders
helplessly. "What am I to do? You
and the other people of moderate
means are the only ones who pay
your bills. The rich men on my list
keep me waiting for six months or
even a year. Everybody's meat costs
more in consequence."
I suppose the percentage of four
flushers in the Park Avenue district
and in the New York suburbs is very
high. There must be thousands of
families struggling to "keep up with
the Jonses." But all over the country
the same thing occurs to a greater
or less degree. It is due not merely to
the fact that people are living beyond
their means. Much of it is nothing
more or less than downright thought
lessness.
I used to be a great believer in re
forms. I enrolled in Causes and sup
ported high grade Candidates, and
was generally loud and vigorous.
In my old age I have come to feel
that most of our troubles would be
washed away if we would only be just
reasonably courteous and decent to
one another.
OVERPRODUCTION ON THE
FARM
In some parts of the country farm
ers have taken seriously the warning
of the Federal Farm Board against
overproduction. In other parts they
have paid no attention to it, and have
sowed more winter wheat than last
year.
It will take a long time, before
farmers are so well organized and in
formation about crop conditions and
production so well understood by all
of them, that they will not plant too
much. But it is as true as anything
ever said from a pulpit that the prin
pical trouble with agriculture, insofar
as agriculture can do anything about
it, is that too many farmers are grow
ing too much of the same commodity
not only in America but all over the
oworkL
Chairman Legge of the Farm Board
pointed out the other day that Ne
' brisks has cut down the winter wheat
acreage twelve percent. If all of the
other wheat-growing regions did the
same thing, and kept their spring
sowing down in the same proportion,
the result would certainly be vastly
larger returns for every wheat grow
er. But every farmer who plants as
much to wheat this year as be did
last year is reducing his own income
and causing all of the other wheat
growere to lose also. Nobody makes
any money on wheat when it is as low
as it has been for the past year;
everybody would make money on it
if there were only half as much of it
grown and in the market.
Missouri and Arkansas have some
excuse for sowing more whiter wheat
than a year ago. The drought Mt
those states harder than it did moat
of the rest of the wheat country, and
much of the winter wheat sown there
is for pasturage for live-stock. Wheat
feeding to cattle and hogs has proved
a very successful and profitable way
of uaing up the surplus. But all of the
efforts of the Government to stabilize
N the production of the staple eropB and
to organise their marfeetfeig.on an or
derly basis will be "futile until all
farmers, everywhere, get into the
hatttaf working together toward the
same end. And that end Is smaller
crops of every-thing with higher
pries* per unit of prodactfam.
dollars an sere profit
from a hundred aires than a dollar
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NOTES FROM FARMVILLE I ]
PUBLIC LIBRARY
The interest in the City Library is
growing- daily, often ninety books be- ,
ing taken out during the two hours it I;
is open. Ji
Since October sixty-six books have I
been given. These books are needed
and appreciated. If you have any (
children's books or adult fiction, the J,
Librarian will be so glad if you will i
give them. ' I.
What do you do with your maga
zines ? Why not give them each month
to the Library as soon as you have
read them, and let them circulate as
the books do ? Notify Librarian if you
will donate magazines and names of
them.
On the shelves are twelve new
adult fiction books for rent?ten cents
paid in advance will be charged for
these, time loaned being between days
Library is open. All money over cost
of these will be used to buy new
books.
From the Tom Thumb Wedding
proceeds thirty-five new books for
children were added, a new book case
made, and library supplies ordered.
Please do not let another week go
by without visiting the Library. We
need your interest and co-operation
and your presence as well.
Rules of Library
Books may be kept two weeks, and
may be renewed once for same period,
with the exception of books for rent
and magazines.
A fine of two cents a day will be
charged on each book which is not
returned according to the above rule.
No book will be issued to any person
incurring such a fine until it has been
paid.
All injuries to books, beyond rea
sonable wear, and all losses shall be
made good to the satisfaction of the
Librarian.
Each borrower is held responsible
for all books drawn in his card and
for all fines securing on same.
A plan to sub-divide each of China's
28 provinces into 2 or 3 parts as a
means of strengthening the govern
ment and combating banditry, has
been approved by the national govern
ing body of China. Almost all of
China's provinces are larger than the
average European country.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
! of sale contained in that certain deed
I of Trust executed by Mrs. Nannie B.
Flanagan, (widow), S. M. Flanagan,
j and E. M. Tyson, Admrs., of estate of
I J. H. Flanagan, Ruberta Tyson and
j husband, Elbert M. Tyson, Leon S.
Flanagan and wife, Eloise M. Flana
gan, Maybelle Turnage and husband,
A. C. Turnage, Samuel M. Flanagan
and wife, Ora Flanagan, Myrthe D.
Flanagan, Thelma Flanagan, Alfred
J. Flanagan and wife, Alice B. Flan
agan, Seba E. Flanagan, and Mrs. An
nie Flanagan, to John Hill Paylor,
Trustee, under date of July 1, 1930,
of record in Book N-18, page 271, Pitt
County Registry, default having been i
made in the payment of the indebted
ness therein described, the undersign
ed will sell for cash to the highest
bidder, before the courthouse door in
the Town of Greenville, North Caro
I lina, on
Saturday, February 14, 1931
at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following
j described tract of land, lying and be
ing in Farmville Township, Pitt
County, State of North Carolina, and
more fully described as follows: Be
ing a tract of land formerly owned by
the late John H. Flanagan, situated
near the Town of Farmville, said
tract of land being bounded on the
north by the Plank Road, on the East
by Mill Branch, on the South by Mid
dle Swamp, and on the West by a
ditch which forms a junction with
said Middle Swamp, said tract con
taining 247 acres more or less as
shown by plat and survey made March
31, 1920 by R? E. Beaman, Surveyor.
Said sale being made to satisfy in
debtedness secured by said Deed of
Trust
This th 10th day of January, 1931
John Hill Paylor, Trustee
John B. Lewis, Attorney.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE
CLAIM
North Carolina,
County of Pitt.
In the Matter of
Citizens Bank
Farmrille, N. C,
Under authority of Subsection 10
of Section 218 (c), Consolidated Sta
tutes,' all persons who have claims
agafaiat the above named bank, are
hereby notified to present proof of
claim at Farmville on or before the
fed day of April, 1981.
Failure to present claim m or be
fore the above Arte bars the claim
not presented eise|iit as to the assets
of the bank in the hands of the Cor
poration Commission for the account
of said bank at the time the claim is
presented.
Objection to the allowing of any
daim may bs made by any interested
person by fittsg such objection in the
pending action in the office of the
Clerk of the Court of this county and
by serving a copy thereof an the
Chief State Bank Examiner or tha
liquidating Agent at this bank.
Thia the 2nd day of January, 1981.
J. Lb SUITER,
Liquidating Agent at Cfttoens Bank, :
Farmville, N. C.
Note: In filing claims for Cashier's
Checks or Bank Drafts or Certifi
cates of Deposit-the particular in- {
strument must be surrendered when
Proof of daia is BTCMBttl
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MAKE PRIZE AWARDS
IN CORN CONTESTS.
Simon P. Honeycutt, of Benson,
Johnston County, was awarded first
place and a cash award of $100 in the
second 5-acre corn-growing contest
held by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road, announces Enos C. Blair, exten
sion agronomist at State College and
chairman of the committee of judges
having the contest in charge. Mr.
Honeycutt produced 105.2 bushels of
corn an acre at a cost of 21 cents a
bushel
"This contest," says Mr. Blair, "has
been sponsored by the railroad organi
zation for the purpose of not only in
creasing the production and acre yield
of corn but also of growing this corn
economically. The contest was open
to all farmers in the Atlantic Coast
Line territory comprising some 33
eastern counties. The success of the
contest is evident from the fact that
the lowest yield recorded was about
twice the average for the State. The
yields ranged from 42 bushels up to
105 bushels an acre. Only nine out of
66 contestants making reports failed
to make at least 50 bushels an acre."
Mr. Blair says the average cost of
a bushel of corn, considering the fer
tilizer, seed and labor amounted to
31 cents. The lowest was 11 cents. An
ordinary crop of corn costs about 75 j
cents a bushel to produce. The con
testants were scored for high yields
and low costs primarily, but the fer
tilizer and cultural practices as well
as steps taken to improve soils were
also graded.
R. V. Knight, of Tarboro, won the
second prize of $75 for an acre yield
of 80.9 bushels produced at a cost of
30 cents a bushel. B. T. Bonner, of
Aurora, Beaufort County, won third
prize of $50 with a yield of 100.7
bushels at a cost of 29.8 cents. I. W.
Holadia, of Aurora won fourth prize
of $25 for a yield of 77.1 bushels an
acre produced at a cost of 26.1 cents.
Ruth Angeline Hein, born 3 weeks
ago at Cook, Ind., i3 so tiny she uses
a cigar box for a bed. She weighed
VA pounds at birth.
The BEST Gray Baif
R^fbBoMtWe
j.o nan pint 01 water sua
one ounce bayrum, a small
box of Barbo Compound
and one-fourth ounce of
glycerine.* Any druggist
can put this up or yot can
mix it at home at very,
little cost, v Apply to the
hair twice a week until
the desired shade is ob-'
tabled. It will gradually darken
?treated, fcded oe gay hair sad make It eofl
?ad cfeaar. Birbo will sot coin the scab,
to act Kicky or crew/ sad doaa not rul> atL
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain Deed
of Trust, executed by W. L. Smith
and wife, Jennie Smith, to John Hill
Paylor, Trustee, under date of Feb
ruary 6th, 1930, of record in Book
M-18 at page 366, Pitt County Reps
try, default having been made in the
payment of the indebtedness therein
described, the undersigned will sell
for CASH, to the highest bidder, be
fore the Courthouse door in the Town
of Greenville, N. C., on
Monday, February 23rd, 1931
at 12 o'clock ;Noon, the following de
scribed tract of land, lying and being
in the Town of Farmville, and further
described as follows:
Located in the Town of Farmville,
lying on the North side of Belcher j
Street, beginning at the Southwest
corner of J. T. Bynum's lot and run
ning in Westerly direction with Bel
cher Street to the curb line of Bar
rett Street; thence with the curb line
of Barrett Street 195 feet: thence at
right angles to the Northwest corner
of J. T. Bynum's lot, thence with the
line of J. T. Bynum 19$ feet to the
beginning.
Said sale being maae to satisfy the
indebtedness secured by said deed of
trust.
This the 22nd day of January, 1931
John Hill Paylory Trustee.
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"A Mw years ago, I found
that I was very weak and
nothing I ate seemed to give
me any strength," writes Mrs.
R. B. Douglas, 704 South Con
gress St, Jackson, Miss.
1 suffered intense pain in
my head and back. At times
I would have to hold to some
thing to steady myself; so as
-to^$S my little work. I was
worried shoot my condition.
"My mooter told me that t
should take Ckrdui. After
taking two bottles. 1 felt
stronger, but I kept oat taking
ft-mta w) bead and bach,
gait hurting. I took shout,
six bottles in bB, and have
never quit praising Cardui."
CARDUI
USED BT WOMEN
FOB OVEB 50 YEARS ^
LEVI BULLOCK DIES FROM
INJURIES SUSTAINED IN
RECENT AUTO ACCIDENT
Levi Bullock, negro tenant of A.v^.
Turnage, of near Farmville, was*,
buried Saturday afternoon'at Marl
boro, his death resulting from in
juries sustained in an accident of ten
days ago, when a Hudson sedan be
ing driven by Bert Everett and R. T.
Purvis of Robersonville, in attempt
ing to pass a wagon driven by Bul
lock and a companion, Arthur Joyner,
struck the rear end of the wagon,
throwing the negroes out and injur
ing the mule.
Little hope was entertained by at
tending physicians since the accident
which occurred on the Farmville
Greenville highway, about three miles
from Farmville. Bullock leaves a wife
and three children.
THE UPTURN IS BEGINNING
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Reports from all over the country
are to the effect that the Christmas
trade everywhere was far better than
merchants had anticipated, and that
stocks of merchandise have been so
far sold out that the shelves are prac
tically bare in many sections in every
line of goods.
This month in the larger cities the
big stores are cashing in with post
holiday bargain sales to clear off the
jest of their stocks, and people arc
buying much more freely than six
months ago.
That is the most encouraging sign
of the times. It means, of course, that
the retailers have gpt to begin buying
right away from the wholesalers, who
in turn have got to send their orders
to the mill and factories. The wheels
will begin to turn more rapidly as
soon as this flood of new buying ord
ers is under full headway. Men will
go back to work, and in turn will have
money to spend.
administrator's notice
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Joseph Tyson, de
ceased, late of Pitt County, this is to
notify all persons having claims a
gainst the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned, at
his office in Farmville, North Caro
lina, on or before the 20th day of
January, 1932, or this notice will be
p'eaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate settlement.
This the 20th day of January, 1931.
R. T. MARTIN, Admr.
"notice of sale
By virtue of the power of sale
contained in Section No. 2435 of the
Consolidated Statetes of North Caro
lina, the undersigned, Motor Service
Company, will on the 7th day of Feb
ruary, 1931, at 12 o'clock Noon, sell
at public auction, to the highest bid
der, for cash, in the garage now oc
cupied by the said Motor Service Co.,
located on Wilson Street, in the Town
of Farmville, North Carolina, the fol
lowing described personal property,
namely:
ONE HUDSON SEDAN automo
BILE, MOTOR NO. 52237A; SERIAL
NO. 20292, being the property left
with the Motor Service Company for
repairs by the C. I. T. Corporation
and being the car formerly purchased
by W. R. Willis.
Said sale is made for the purpose
of paying for repairs made on said
automobile.
This the 20th day of January, 1931
MOl'OR SERVICE COMPANY,
By B. O. Taylor, Manager
It. T. Martin, Atty.
NOTICE OE SALE UE KEAL
ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain mort
gage deed executed by Pearl E. Tyson
and husband, Seth Tyson, to J. A.
Mathews, the undersigned, dated the
24th day of October, 1928, and record
ed in Book N-17 at page 270 of the
Pitt County Registry, default having
been made in the payment of the debt
therein secured, the undersigned will
on
Monday, 19th day of January, 1931
at 12 o'clock, before the Courthouse
door in Pitt County, sell to the high
est bidder for cash, the following de
scribed real property, to-wit:
Adjoining the lands of Blaney Ty
son, on the North, Joel Mozingo on
the South, Charlie Cobb on the East,
and J. T. Bundy on the West side, and
containing 24.9 acres ,more or less,
and being the share of land inherited
by Seth Tyson from his father, Joel
B. Tyson, and i3 further described" as
the tract of land deeded Pearl E. Ty
son by Seth Tyson, October 23rd,
1928,. reference being made to said
deed.
This the 15th day of December,
1930.
J. A. -MATHEWS, Mortgagee,
Walter G. Sheppard,
Attorney.
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NOTICE OF SALE
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Under and by virtue of the author
ity contained in that mortgage made
by J. W. Smith and Ida Foarl Smith,
Recorded in Pitt County Registry in
Book F-16 page 82, default having
hew made in the payments thereby
secured, the undersigned will offer for
side and sell to the highest bidder for 1
cash, at the Court house door in i
Greenville, North Carolina^ at 12:00 <
o'clock NOON, bn Monday: February
2, 1981, the following lands in Swift
Creek Township: <
Bounded on the North by W. ?
Claude Smith lands, on the East by i
L. F. Smith lands, on the Sohth by W. '<
G. Smith heirs, and on the West by
Smith heirs, containing 68 acres. <
This 1st day of Jairaary, 1931 i
L. F. Smith, Mortgagee 'f'
Ida F. Smith, Owner of Debt
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Consider these outstanding
Chevrolet values
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2^...... *475
Sport Roadster S/flAS
tal'h rumble Met . . 'xtftl
2^, *545
\ 2?r1 *535
.. .'545
S-KT^-.. .'575
I^..._??35
*050
Special equipment extra. All priceef. e. b. Flint, Miehigmn
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Before infecting your money in a new au to
mobile, you will find it worth while first to
learn what Chevrolet has to offer.
Fcfl? of the nine new models is a fine car?a
quality product throughout. Each is designed,
built, finished and equipped to standards that
are entirely new in the low-price field. Yet
Chevrolet's reduced prices are not only the
lowest in Chevrolet history, but are among
the very lowest in today's motor car market.
Come in. See the new Chevrolet Six. Drive it.
Check the prices?and you will realize why
It is caned the Great American Value.
Front Viow of Chovrolot Sport ModoI
r - See yonr dealer below -1
Barrett-Dail Motor Company
Farmville, North Carolina
iHlft DEALERS IN CHEVROLET SIX-CYLINDER TRUCKS, 9355 to $M5, f. o. b. flint, MicUcaa
' NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue of the power of-sale con
tained in Section No. 2435 of the Con
solidated Statute of North Carolina,
the undersigned, Motor Service Cora- <
pany, will on the 24th day of Jan
uary, 1931, at 12 o'clock noon, in r
front of the Motor Service Company's '
place of business, on Wilson street, ^
in the Town of Farmville, North Caro
'
lina, sell at public auction, for cash,
to the highest bidder, the following
described personal property, to-wit: .
ONE BUICK COUPE AUTOMOBILE
CAR No. 2012163, .^lotor No. 21137
767, it being the property of one Jack
Mozingo and sold for repairs on sab* ,
automobile, as provided by law.
This the 7th day of Jan. 1931.
MOTOR SERVICE CO.
By B. 0. Taylor, Mgr.
R. T. Martin, Atty.
NOTICE OF SALE
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Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain Deed
of Trust executed by Marion Cannon ^
and wife, Rosena Cannon, to John
Hill Paylor, Trustee, under date of <
June 14th, 1930, of record in Book j
N-18 page 214, Pitt County Registry,
default having been made in the pay- -
ment of the indebtedness therein de- .
scribed, the undersigned will sell for j
CASH to the highest bidder, before
the Courthouse door in the Town of -
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Greenville, N. C., on
Saturday, January 24th, 1931 <J
at 12 o'clock Noon, the following de- < i
scribed tract of land, lying and being < |
in the Town of Farmville, County of * \
Pitt, State of North Carolina, on the <
East side of Main Street, between < i
Church and Wilson Streets: _
Beginning at a point on the East <i
side of Main Street about 171 feet < i
Southerly -from the Southeast corner J j
of Main and Wilson Streets, at the <>
Northwest corner of the brick build- < i
ing known as the "Office building" < [
now occupied by A. H. Nichola, and < j
runs thence in a Southerly direction < >
with Main Street, 29 feet to the <
Southwest corner of said "Office
Building," thence at right angles to < >
Main Street in an Easterly direction \ I
and parallel with Wilson street about < J
100 feet to the Alley; thence in a < ?
Northerly direction with said Alley, < >
parallel with Main Street 29 feet; J *
thence in a Westerly direction, paral- < ?
Iel with Wilson Street about 100 feet < >
to Main Street, the beginning point, J'
the same being the store building and <'
lot on Main Street formerly known a < ?
the "Lang Office Building." J |
Also another parcel of land directly < ?
behind above lot, just across the alley ??
said parcel being exactly in width as < |
above lot, 29 feet, and approximately ; ?
10 feet deep.
Being the identical tracts of land J
:onveyed October 18th, 1928, by W. ;;
H. Lang, to Karim Cannon, deed be- ??
ing duly recorded in Register of Pitt ! |
County, N. C., Book 0-17, page 449. J |
Said Bale being made to satisfy in- < i.
iebtedness secured by said deed of < \
amst. . . If
/This the 22 day of December, 1980 < ?
John Hfll Paylor, Trustee t*
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
Fountain Building & Loan Association
of Fountain, N. C, as of December 31st, 1930
[Copy of sworn statement submitted to Insurance Commissioner as required
by law.)
ASSETS
Hie Association Owns:
Dash on Hand and in Banks $ 206.41
Mortgage Loans 17,653.91
Money loaned to shareholders for the purpose of enabling
them to own their homes. Each loan secured by first
mortgage on local improved real estate.
Dther assets 19.50
TOTAL ?$17,878.82
LIABILITIES v ^
rhe Association Owes: J
To Shareholders - ?
Funds entrusted to our car* in the form of payments on
stock as follows:
Installment Stock $15,738.95
Undivided Profits 2,144.87
TOTAL $17,878.82
State of North Carolina, County of Pitt, ss:
B. L. Stokes, Secretary-Treasurer of the aboved named Association per
onally appeared before me this day, and being duly sworn, says that the
oregoing report is true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
B. L. STOKES
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of January, 1931.
dy Commission expires Jan. 15, 1933 J. F. PEELE, Notary Public
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