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This is the month in which the United States entered World War I and the month in which the British burned both the Capitol and the White House, back in Sl814. .... l The towering figure among those who have birthday anniversaries in April is that of Thomas Jefferson who was elected President of the United States in 1800 and remained in 'office for eight years! His ideas, Ms Inventions . and his words of philosophy, are all eagerly studied today and there U a good argumentin favor of the view that Jefferson was thd-great est philosdpher of’ his era, pnd perhajpg one of the-greatest of all times:,. ^ The birthday anniversary of James Mon roe, the man who gave this hemisphere the Monroe Doctrine, also fells in April. Monroe took part in the Revolutionary War, was later elected to the Virginia Legislature^ and then to Congress. He was elected to the'U. S. {Sfeq-j; ate in 1790 and opposed thd admihistratied of President George Washington., Nevertheless: Washington appointed hiijpi Ministry ;tb France in 1794. Thomas Jefferson, who had become Presi dent by 1801, sent him to France and with Rob ert Livingston negotiated the Louisiana Pur chase: Returning to the United Stated lip was elected Governor of Virginia^ resigned that position to become Secretary of State in the cabinet of President Madison, and succeeded Madison as President in 1817. He idas re elected to a second term without serious op position, receiving every electoral vote but one. There are many other famous birthday anniversaries in April, such as that of John J. Aububon, the famous naturalist, who was born at Mandevijle. La., in 1780. The month is also the birthday anniversary of .James Buchanan, the fifteenth President of the Unit ed States, who was born at Mercersburg, Pa. A much misunderstood man, Buchanan is finally getting recognition he deserves. Though his position on secession was uppopu lar, many constitutional lawyers today main tain it was completely sound. Buchanan up held the right of opponents of slavery to pe tition for its abolition. However, he also be lieved Congress had no control over slavery in the states. • He also believed the states had no right to secede, but also that the Federal Government had no power to send armies into the states to prevent it. Nevertheless, Buchanan refused' to turn over Federal property in South Carp-, lina, when that state passed the Secession • Ordinance, and his refusal later enabled Lin coln to follow a course which saw the* South fire the first shot of the war. ‘ : • I THIS IS THE LAW It •cording Duds • k In order to. protect the pur chasers of real property, the State of North Carolina has provided hi each of its counties an official .known as the Register of Deeds, whose duties include the recorda iion of deeds conveying real prop erty. Safety in the purchase of jpeal estate depends largely on the prompt and prpper recordation of deeds. 't'.It is entirely possible that a deed ' which is valid in all respects at the 'Hme it is signed and delivered f'le the grantee may later become .Void because it is not recorded in !*■ ■ -apt time in the office of the Reg ister of Deeds in the county where ,Xbe land is located. Such a deed ^ a deed of gift (that is; one for *Which nothing is paid). The law requires tljat a deed of ‘‘gift be recorded within “two years :£rom the date of its execution.” 'The term “execution” includes de livery of the deed to the grantee, . who is the person to whom title to the property passes. A deed of •'gift may be perfectly good when tiexecuted and may pass title to the 5 grantee; but If such deed is not re ’icorded within two years from the -.jjwte of . execution, it becomes void Sjapd title to the porperty convey ed by the deed goes back to the grantors in the deed, or to their heirs. , . A Protective Low The law whieh provides for, this reversion of title mhy seem a harsh one, but it was enacted to prevent greater evils. Fol* example, look at the case of a man who had four children and decided to convey to each of them a tracfof land. Prior to the time at the delivery of the deeds, a daughter became serious ly ill and it was not known whether she would ever recover. So the father decided to retain the deeds until the condition of her health was known, having in mind that he might need to retain the prop erty fo care for the sick daughter if her illness continued. The fath er died without ever having de livered any of the deeds. An un scrupulous son knew where the deeds were kept and destroyed all of them except the one conveying a tract of land to himself. He thereby gained for himself the title to the land described in the deed and an equal share in his father’s remaining property, unless the re mainder was, apportioned by will. Then this son claimed that the fath er delivered the deed to him and fabricated some excuse for hav ing kept the matter a secret from the other children. If such excuse seemed reasonable, few juries would be likely to set the deed aside unless the other children could prove that the deed was not delivered. But if this unscrupulous son claimed that the deed was de livered at a date prior to two years, he would talk himself out of court and out of the tract of land de scribed in the deed. Recording Important Whether a deed is delivered as a gift or for value received, it is important; that it be recorded by cf them to peopfe with our Tribune Adr~4HiC th®yrra really for birdsl" v . * Viei'-t'.v;* t Death claimed Wiley B.i Royal, H, of route 3, Clinton, lait week about three miles north of Faison when he apparently, lost control of the truck he- was driving fnd ran into a tree. Two airmen were killed and two others injured late Thursday after noon when their C-119 Flying Box car exploded in the air between Sarecta and Cabin in Duplin coun ty. Movie queen Rjta Hayworth has been charged with neglect of her children. Miss Hayworth left the .children with a governess dur ing a two-weeks Florida vacation with her fourth husband, singer Dick Haymes, and the neglect charges were filed by the Hew York Westchester Society of Pre vention of Cruelty to Children. the Register of Deeds in the coun ty where the land lies if the grantee is to protect his title. If the purchaser fails to record his deed, the seller may convey the same land to a second purchaser, and if the second records his deed first, the property becomes his. i On the other hand, if the pur chaser fails to record his deed and a creditor of the seller places a judgment on the record against the seller, the judgment attaches to the land of the purchaser, and this land may . be sold to satisfy the judgment. ; . 1 Often a buyer neglects to record his deed because he feels that the seller is so wealthy that no actual risk exists. The depression of the thirties taught us that few men are beyond becoming* insolvent since most businesses are operat ed bn a credit basis. In addition, recent tax cases have shown that some men of apparent wealth have accumulated money through failure, to declare and pay their income taxes'. In such event the federal government files a tax lien and this lien attaches to. the property conveyed*. by unrecorded deeds. . . vr Chech* TVs Record ' ^ In examining tide to real prop erty, the attorney checks the rec ord of the Seller until the date the deed from him i* recorded, re gardless of the date that it was written and signed He determines whether every deed ,or other instru ment affecting the title to the prop erty drawn and recorded within the time required by law. Upon determining that the title is clear, your deed should be recorded so that no act by any other parson may thereafter encumber the title to the* property purchased. The rec ordation of youi' deed also protects your title in the event of loss of the original dead. ; ’ Drawing the Une > py HNOO->N P CHINA, Mr*. Powell Report* ^ First Irish Potatoes . - Mrs. Hettie ■ Powell of Mount Olive, who traditionally beats oth er folks of this section in coming up with]the first home-grown, po tatoes each year, has done it again. Mrs. Powell said yesterday that her 1954 Irish potato crop has produced and that she has gotten some potatoes irom her garden. 1953 State Deafhs On Roads Given During 1953, someone was killed in a North Carolina traffic accident on the average, once every eight hours, a, study by the Moto$|fen£ cles department reveals. The 1953 traffic death toll in Our state reached 1,118, or^lfcrhe: more than the previous year. Dur ing the same period, the natHth's death toll from auto accidents rose from 38,000 in ’52 to 38300-last pictures to enter a Catholic Con vent, and then changed her prind, is ttdnkin# kejfiously about Jump ing her movie career;*Shftirjyk ing for a good plcturf, pnMMhw it t& be sr musical! W’ When Jon Hall films his picture, “Storm Over Tahiti,it will be done in th&-Ph9ifiHUtes>r*the§ Tahiti, because^ £ the . Phil5g$i6e weather will be just stormy enough during April to provide 0>e right background. * Dana Turner is so anxious Ho get* Ava Gardner back into “My Most Intimate Friepd,” that she's willing to waijt a year, Ava Gardner is.*ow working in “The Barefoot (Gout)*, tosS?**' Universal-International recently bad thirty-two scenarists working on thirty-one future productions. Eighteen of. the. stories are ori ginals, written directly for filming •-eleven are adaptations of novels, and two are based on published magazine stories. - METHODIST - Report > By Mr*. Shelton Boyd Mrs. Fitzhugh Smith and Mrs. James Francis were in charge of the nursery Sunday. The nursery is open during the morning wor ship service each {Sunday* The a capella choir, which sang last Sunday, made a big hit with the congregation, causing many of the church members t6 ask when they will be 09 the program again. Those from the church attending the district Women’s Society of Christian Service at Eureka last Thursday were Mesdames Shelton Boyd, Fred Sutton, Norbert Wilson, Clayton Summerlin, R. L. Cox, Hettie Powell, J. C. McCullen, C. H. Britt, Ralph English,, Willie Hood, Ennis Kornegay, Elias Sut ton, R. S. Harrison, and the Rev. Russell Harrison. Mr. Harrison, who was introduced by Mrs. Cox, brought the principal message at the meeting. At this district meeting, Mrs. Boyd read the local club’s report and the organization of a music study class for children, which the chib' is sponsoring and Mrs. Cecil Winstead is directing, was given special Recognition. Those planning to help with the daily vacation Bible school are asked to meet at the educational building of the churchi for special training Tuesday night at 7: Mr*' Circle leaders are asked to call then* presidents by Wednesday, letting them know where their ciftMk are to meet next week. (fSTORK-TISTICS To Mr. and Mrs. Carson Welling ton, city, a son, April 21. To Mr. and Mrs. McCoy Sutton, Goldsboro, a daughter, April 21. To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harrell, Faison, a son, April 22. To Mr. and Mrs. William Cher ry, Goldsboro, a daughter, April 22. To Mr. and Mrs. Rethal Grimes, city, a daughter, April 25. Negroes: To Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Korne gay, route 1, a son, April 24. ' To Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson, city, a daughter, April 25. To Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor, Seven Springs, a son, April 24. A residential section in the Bethesda | Chevy Chose school district ocross the j herder from Washington, D. C "i AHist'* conception «f sem# area sSkh»M j. ft jmwl« &e death*... 7 '* • * | DEMONSTRATES PLAY—Harrv Cooke, a1 second baseman last year, is giving instruc tions to infielders on the Mount Olive high school baseball team'as the Panthers pre pare. for today’s encounter with undefeated Calypso there. Those watching are, left ti: right: Rex Whitfield, Ben O’Neal, Billy Byrd,. Tinker Bell, Ray Taylor and Boyce Honey? : cutt.—Staff photo by Gordon Williams, ; , .'-"s ,-..1 , . y- .1 HOME—Will Cottle of Fai son. who with his wife, the former Peggy Grimes, spent 20 months on Guam, where he was stationed with the Navy, arrived home this month. When hidleave is up, he will report to California for duty. • Errors Cost , Panther^ frt" Recent Game The Mount Olive high school baseball team committed 11 errors Thursday afternoon and handed Warsaw a 10-6 victory in a game played-'at McGee Field. Only two of. Warsaw’s runs were earned, the rest being brought about by eryors. Carl Ginn with a double and a single and Jimmy Deavers with two singles led the Panthers’ hit ting attack.-Mount Olive collected six hits off Tew, Warsaw’s hurler. Warsaw rapped three Mount Olive pitchers for nine. Charles Johnson started on the mound for Mount Olive, but gave way to Donald Lindsay in the first frame, after the first four Warsaw batters reached base safely. Dave GiUis came''in to pitch the last inning for Mount Olive. Johnson was charged with the loss. Mount Olive rallied for four runs in the final frame. Tinker Bell and Harry Cooke walked. Deavers singled to load the bases, and Ginn scored them' with a double. Ginn later scored on Jimmy Overton’s sacrifice fly. Mount Olive had picked up two .runs on no hits in the second. Overton, Rex Whit-, field and Beil walked and when the Warsaw eenterfield erred in handling Qeoke’s drive, Overton and Whitfield scored. Three hits and a couple of Mount Olive errors gave Warsaw four runs in the first inning, and in the second the visitors came back to score on one hit and a series of errors. Lindsay managed to keep them from scoring -in the third, but in the fourth and fifth frames more errors coupled with, a hit or two gave Warsaw four more runs, two In each inning. Thjee hits and an error gave Warsaw their final run of the afternoon in the sixth frame. Mount Olive threatened in the first when • with two out Deavers and Ginn hit Singles, but Tew retir ed the side when the. next batter rolled out to infield. Boyce Honey cutt, getting his first hit of the year, opened the fourth with a double, but the next three batters struck out, and in'the fifth, Mount Olive left two men stranded. Ginn was safe on an error, and Billy Byrd singled, but once more (Tew settled down to retire the side be fore Mount Olive could score. Any successful man has to be a good mixer—he' mixes brain power with tireless energy. ' ASTHMA COUGHS' tma'% isi. suascuit bmSMn*, ooughin* nod »h«*ssag, so iwntmftag ej>s*£S,is ai BmteMsU AsSSub* et afahpfa Brontiklti* Ws your fstes® watt aaMBT Sfithout Swiss MBSWACO, Worst* Sbjotqht year Moon- to baip taMusa. ami iremof* ttsiak, ctnuuataa mucus ro.ua ueUttUy Jiiisys «oug!iU&a wStieU StatSis itvat SmiitfaiJi* unt wur.dsj' , It MMQAOG 8MWSf MUB»1 MCfc ante* »t (uruMlM*. ■ By CALVIN POltTa* , ; Dave McClenny is the type of coach who keeps one eye on the present and the other looking to the future. Now days when coaches are moving faster than race horses, McClenny’s outlook might keep on the track at Mount Olive for years to come. V'./.V'i- .-;V , Mount Olive now has the best record it has had in several years, hut the fact of the matter is next year, the year after and the year after that, should be big years on the diamond for the Panthers. The starting line-up is comprised al most entirely of freshmen and sophomores, and What few seniors and juniors there are on the team, McClenny has capable replace ments. If it is true, those freshmen and sophomores are not fitting so well right now, but then give them an other year. The results could be amlazing. The, 1B54 edition of the Mount Olive nine has freshmen Jimmy Overton'in right, Harry Cooke, a sophomore, in center, linker Bell and Rex Whitfield, both freshmen, at short and third, respectively, and Boyce Honeycutt and Ray Tay lor, sophomores, alternating at sec ond. The pitchers, Donald Lind say, Dave Gillis, Charles Johnson, and Jimmy Norris, have two more years pf eligibility left. McClenny’s eye for the present is paying off, and the eye cast to ward the future may bring in big ger rewards than fans even anti cipate. Billy Byrd will be back for an other year at first, while seniors Carl Ginn and Jimmy Deavers will i>%i« .5" be tundngia their uniforms .Cor good at the termination of this sea son’s schedule. But their under studies this spring should be ready to step into, their shoes next year, giving Mount Oilve .an even bet ter club. - * r .: -■ j-> t—it—:- > m 'Ti' HAIL INSURANCE I :V ■ • - * 0 SEE INSURANCE AGENCY ; v DIAL 2088 ■ i N. Center St. Upstairs Over English and OHvnr's Off ice I k - '• W \ "z ■ ft ' ' >\»>• • ••/ £ ; ■;'■ See Us For Your , Vita-Var Paints and Varnishes SUTTON ELECTRIC CO. W.Jmmm **. - ^ ■**:•J:% ■ «■*v^.-v ^"mrnm Cite*:. '• • r ^ S < ■ .; ..