Tuesday, February 18." 1913.
MATTERS LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Brief Item of Iitrst o Towa
nd County Rsadars.
Capt Edmund Jones has been
in Raleigh several days on busi
ness. Mr. S. A. Richardson went to
Statesville Sunday to visit
friends.
Miss Nora Mast left Monday
for Cranberry where she goes
to teach school.
Mr. Glenn Grist and wife ar
rived here last Saturday on a
visit to his mother.
Mr. W. J. Grandin came in
Sunday from Washington and
other places north.
Mr. F. M. Harris of Virginia
visited his sister Mrs. C. T.
Squires last Sunday.
Mr. F. A. Linney of Boone
was in Lenoir Saturday night
on his way to Newton to attend
court.
The Daughters of the Con
federacy will meet this after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. W.
Dula, at three o'clock.
Miss Bessie Dula who visited
relatives here several days last
week has returned to her home
in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The U. D. C. meeting will be
held with Mrs. A. W. Dula this
afternoon at o'clock. Every
member is requested to be pres
ent. Mr. E. (J. Underdown of
Blowing Rock was in this vicini
ty yesterday buying cattle for
the ('one estate at Blowing
Kock.
Last Friday there was a con
siderable snow fall over the
central part of the state. It
was five inches deep in the
vicinity of Durham.
Mr. E. E. Cruse and bride of
Spencer, were here last week
on a visit to Mr. D. R. Shields
and family. Mrs. Cruse is a
sister of Mrs. Shields.
Mrs. W. L. Minish returned
home Saturday from a visit to
her step daughter, Miss Pearl
Minish at Statesville and her
sister Mrs. Hahn of Gastonia.
We can use a few loads of
good wood on subscriptions.
Would like it cut from one to
two feet long and of ordinary
size not split for cooking stove.
Miss Laura Faucette returned
home last Saturday from an
extended visit to her sister Mrs.
lieall at Bluff City, Tennessee
and her sister Mrs. Garvin of
Newton.
Miss Eleanor Clarke who has
been in the Foot Hills Sana
torium for an operation, has
recovered sufficiently to return
to the home of her grand par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Clarke.
Every man in the County who
says he wants better roads
should make it a point to be
here next Saturday at 2 o'clock
and show his interest by becom
ing a member of the Good Roads
Association.
Mrs. J. R. Widby and her
daughter Mrs Lee Dale of Ashe
ville arrived in Lenoir Friday
afternoon and went to High
Point i Saturday. They came
to inspect the monument recent
ly erected to Mr. Widby in the
town cemetery.
Lenoir's negative debating
team composed of Lee Spencer
and Cloyd Hartley as debaters
and Harold Corpening as secre
tary will leave Friday afternoon
for Hickory where the Hickory
Lenoir debate will be held. A
large number of interested
pupils are planning to go. Mr.
G. O. Rogers will accompany
the team and represent the Le
noir graded school. Ex. Lieut
Gov. W. C. Newland will also
accompany the team as a mem
ber of the committee of judges
to decide the debate.
Mr. W. C. Newland went to
Marion Sunday to attend courj;.
Miss Cora Joy of Mount Holly
has taken a position as sales
lady in Courtney's Department
Store.
Mrs. O, L. Story of Mortimer
was brought to the Foot Hills
Sanatorium last Saturday for an
operation for appendicitis.
Mrs Florence Funderburg and
her little son, of McAdeqsville,
are visiting relatives here, the
families of Messrs. J. E. and L.
13. Martin.
Rev. 0. T. Squires left Mon
day for Memphis to attend the
Home Missionary Convention of
the Laymen of the Southern
Presbterian church.
We see from the Mprganton
papers that a Hosiery Mill is tq
be established in that place,
with a capacity of 250 dozen
hose per day employing about
30 or 40 hands.
The Caldwell County Farmers
Union is requested to meet in
special session in Lenoir on
Saturday the 22nd at 10 o'clock.
A full attendance is desired,
By order of the excutive, com
mittee, R. G. Thompson, Secty.
Rev. W. O. Goode, Financial
agent of the Children's Home at
Winston was here Saturday and
Sunday and delivered an ad
dress at 11 o'clock Sunday in
the Methodist church and
preached at the evening service.
The Caldwell County Good
Roads Association is requested
to meet in Lenoir on Saturday
22nd at 2 oclock, to perfect the
organization" and arrange com
mittees for Constitution, By
Laws etc. All persons inter
ested in the improvement of the
county roads are urged to be pres
ent and participate in the meet
ing. By order of the President,
H.C. Martin, Secty.
We are pleased that many of
our friends have enbraced the
opportunity to try the value of
advertising space in The News
and we will be grateful for any
persons who have tried our free
offer to let us know the results
of the efforts. The proposition
is still open for a short time and
we will take a four line reader
for any readers of the News and
give it two insertions free of
charge.
' Uncle" Wesley Myers, the
old time darkey who passed
away last Sunday had many of
the old original negro sayings
and among tbem a friend of The
News hands us the following,
which was one of his speeches:
'"Chicken 'rist and duck elbo,
buiskit good and brown, coffee
juice redy fur use. Dem dats
got money cum up an buy, Dem
dat haint stan off an cry, dem
dat can, spell Constantople. "
He always spoke of his old mas
ter and family as being "Rusti
cratts."
Two of the old time colored
men of our community passed
away recently. One was Law
son Corpening, who had been an
invalid for a long time and died
at his home a few miles west of
town last Wednesday. The
other was Wesley Myers,
famiarly known as "uncle Wes
ley". He suffered a stroke of
paralysis last Saturday evening
as he was going to his home in
the northern part of town and
fell by the wayside. John Nor
wood and Bud Baker happened
to be near and went to his as
sistance carrying him home.
He became unconcious in a few
minutes and never rallied, pas
sing away about ten o'clock
Sunday.
Annual Report
of the Condition of Citiien's Building
A Loan Association of Lenoir, N. C,
made to the Inusurance Commissioner
at Raleigh, N. C, as required by law,
for the year ending December 31, 1912.
This report must be filed before Feb
ruary 1st.
Incorporated 1888, Commenced busi
ness 1888.
Pesident, A. A. Kent, Lenoir, N.
C; Secretary, W". L. MinUh, Lenoir,
N, C. Treasurer, W. L. Minish, Le
noir, N. C. 5 Attorneys Thos. M. New
land, Lenoir, N. .
.RECEIPTS.
Cash on handDecember 31,
" per last report, $958 43
Instalments received dur
ing the year, ' 20,152 84
Interest received during
the year, 3,465 27
Fines received during
the year 159 03
Entrance fees received dur
ing the year 299 43
Transfer fes received dur
ing the year 90
Loans on mortgages paid 48,150 00
Advanced insurance and
' taxes repaid 25 18
Paid up stock issued 5,075 00
Total
78,286 18
DISBURSEMENTS.
Withdrawals, $20,766 60
Matured shares
Loans on mortgages
Loan on shares
Interest
Borrowed money repaid
EXPENSES.
Salaries $104 00
Entrance fees, expen
ses officers and di
1,783 19
53,700 00
9 85
202 75
4 63
rectors
Finace committee
Treas. Bond
Adv. and printing
Taxes on Association
property
193 16
30 00
10 00
73 91
171 17
58:
27
Total disbursement
Balance, cash on hand
Total
77,049 29
1,230 89
78,286 18
ASSETS.
Loans on mortgages
Instalments due and unpaid
Interest due and unpaid
Cash in office and bank
Insurance advance unpaid
Total
LIABILITIES.
Due shareholders
Due shareholders on ma
tured shares
Undivided profits
Net profits apportioned
Total
53,700 00
1,374 4
408 73
1.23d 89
17 80
5),737 88
40,20t 33
14, 01( (9
3 47
2.511 39
56,737 88
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUT.
I)K.
Salaries 2'7 19
Advertising and printing 73 91
Taxes 171 19
Other expenses 40 00
Net profits apportioned 2,511 39
Undivided profits 3 49
787 90
Total
Interest
Fines
Admission fees
Transfer fees
3,885 03
3,425 67
159 03
299 43
90
CK.
Total 3,885 03
To what per cent, of valuation are
loaus limited? Two thirds.
What is the largest mortgage loan
outstanding? $3,000.
Have you any loans on second mort
gage: if so, whajl amount? No.
How often are series issued? Twice
each year.
Do you mature your series within a
given time, if so, how long? No.
Are all the profits of the Association
apportioned at the beginning of each
series? No, on Jan. 1st.
Are the dues per share payable
weekly or monthly? Weekly; Amount?
25 cents.
Under what plan do you apportion
the profits to various series? By ascer
taining the participating value of each
series.
Amount of authoriied shares? $200,
000.00. Par value of each share? $100.00.
Make Us Prove It
We dare not exaggerate to you. We are dependent upoo
your patronage. To get it we must have your trust and confi
dence. We make the following statements with a full under
standing of what tbey mean to us. You are safe when you
believe in these statements.
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If tou only knew as much a we
nd too who have uwd thekn know
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Even children like Rexsll Order
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New reading matter appears
in this space each week.
Lifters Not
Leaders
Are wanted in this great
work-a-day world, and so,
very early in life, you
should learn to become a
"Lifter."
One of the most effective
ways of lifting is to acquire
leverage through the habit
of saving; and this habit of
saving comes to those who
detosit their spare money
with this bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
LIXOIB, 5. 0
T. J. Lwtz, President
J. B. Ateihsom, Y-Presi4en
O. P. Lijtz, Cashier
E. F. Allen, Ass't Cashier
(Notary Public at Bank
Number of shares in force at begin
ning of year? 1250.
Number of shares subscribed during
the yer? 780
Number shares canceled and with
drawn during the year? 474i.
Number shares in force at end of
year? 155.
Number shareholders, white? 283.
Number shareholders, colored? 2.
State of North Carolina (
County of Caldwell. "
J. H. Beall, Vice-Pres.; W. L. Min
ish, Sec., of the Citizen's Building A
Loan Association of Lenoir, State of
North Carolina, being duly sworn,
each for himself deposes and says that
they are the above described officers of
the said Association, and that on the
31st day of December last all the
above described assets were the abso
lute property of the said Association,
free and clear from any liens or
claims thereon except as above stated;
and that the foregoing statement, with
the schedule and explanations therein
contained, assumed or referred to, are
a full and correct exhibit of all the as
sets, liabilities, income, and disburse
ments, and of the condition and affairs
of the said Association on the said
31st day of December last, and for the
year ending on that date, acording to
the best of their information, knowl
edge and belief, respectively.
J. H. Bfai.l.
W. L. Minish.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 30th day of January, 1913.
A. G. Foard, N. P.
State of North Carolina, (
Insurance Department. (
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 11, 1913.
I, James K. Young, Insurance Com
missioner, do hereby certify that the
above is a true and correct abstract
of the statement of the witizen's Build
ing & Loan Association, of Lenoir,
N. C, riled with this department,
showing the condition of said Associa
tion on the 31st day of Dec.. 1912.
Witness my hand and official seal,
the day and date above written.
Jamks R. Young,
Insurance Commissioner
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This remedy "is for sale bv all dealers.
of bnwnl ills and in a short time
usually make unnnorssary the con
tinued use of physics and purgatives,
thus tending to stop such unhealthy
habits as may have been formed.
Make Us Prove This .
We do not ask you to take our
word for this. We want you to make
us prove it, and at no cost to you.
Buy a box of Rexsll Orderlies at
our store. Use them once, or use up
the whole bos. Then, if you are
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Doesn't that indicate that Reiall
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Doesn't it merit your confidence?
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We particularly recommend Retail
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aged persons. Retail Orderlies com
in convenient vest-pocket site tin
boxes. 12 tablets, 10o; 36 tablets,
25c; 80 tablets, 60c.
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The Standard for Three Generations I
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FATHER SON and GRANDSON
Each has learned to Know and appreciate th
superior valuo of the
Oliver Chilled Plows
These plows were first placed upon the marKet
over forty years s$o and from that day to this
their genuine worth has been so convincing that at
the present tme there are moro than 2,500,000
OLIVER PLOWS IN ACTUAL USE.
THE OLIVER CHIU.ED PLOW WORKS of SOUTH
BEND, 1ND originated the chilled plow Industry
andREVOLUTIONIZED the PLOW TRADE of the
Oliver Chilled Plows and Repairs
stand first and foremost ioi txceilencc, durability,
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COME IN AND TALK THE MATTER OVER
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WAKEFIELD'S
Every step in the production of our plants (Cabbage, Sweet Po
tato, Tomato, etc.) is carefully planned in advance. We use Long
Island Cabbage Seed urown by the originators of the Karlv Jersey.
The BKST of seed, placed the PROPER depth at the RIGHT time
in suitable soil scientifically prepared and manured, aided by the
sheltering Blue Ridpe foothills that so delightfully temper our wint
ers, enable us to grow the BEST of plants that winter in the open
and ship thousands of miles. Our prices are neither low nor high,
but our plants are cheap, quality considered. Send 7c for 5(10,
$1.25 for 1000, io.(X for 3000. fa. 00 for HOU), $.00 for 10,()00. Culture
suggestions and full price list free.
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One to one-and-a-half and even two bales of cotton, or 60 to 90
bushels of corn per acre, require little more labor than smaller yields.
Simply use lilerally the right fertilizer or plant foot! to the acreage
you plant, and cultivate the crop more thoroughly and oftener.
You cannot be too careful in selecting fertilisers and seeds.
Your soil deserves the best plant foods which are
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They are made to give Available Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia or
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These fertilizers produce big crops of COTTON, CORN, RICE,
TOBACCO, FRUITS, PEANUTS and TRUCK.
I WHY
is the News Printery do
ing more than half the
printing done in Lenoir?
Look at our samples and
you will see. We are sell
ing our goods on their
Quality.
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