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tie do iwstly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly
with thy God?"—Mica 8:6.
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Famous Men And April
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April, like February, is the month in which
‘‘birthdays and anniversaries of great men
’and historic events fall in great numbers.
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 . *
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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
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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.
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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, ; ,
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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. '
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■ 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
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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
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