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OF DUPLIN COUNTY
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Entered as Second Class Matter January 19, 1923, at
the Postoffice at Wallace, North Carolina, under the Act
of March 3, 1879.
Thursday, August 1, 1935
The new half-cent and the one mill coins
hardlv affect the price of autos.
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Most citizens like the truth and talk like they
want it but not when it will hurt their candi
date or party.
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Mussolini has been worried at time by the
yellow peril; what Ethiopia is concerned about
is the white peril.
WOULD MORE THAN PAY THE BILL
In spite of their best efforts the Magnolia
Rose Hill delegation was thwarted last week in
their campaign for a paved highway through
their respective towns which would also con
nect with Wallace and Warsaw. It is under
stood that pig-path promotors got there first,
and put a clincher on the later visitors to the
sanctum of the Highway Commission.
Nevertheless, the delegation heard the prom
ise of an investigation, which might finally ma
terialize in the construction of the paved thor
oughfare. Parties interested in conserving the
money invested in the keeping of the highway
commission should not pick on one point ad
vanced by the delegation and relegate others to
the background. No one denies that speed is
sometimes dangerous, but who denies that a
saving of several minutes is nothing to be
sneered at when business calls.
The persons in this section have plausible
reasons in asking that this highway be con
structed. It would reach and serve a highly
productive area which has never been blessed
■with advanced civilization as characterized by
paved roads. It would be of great benefit to
patiently persevering farmers and small town
merchants who have labored for years in pro
viding our country with delectable produce
—produce which has made this section famous.
Even though the expenditure would be great the
redemption of an agricultural enterprice and the
furtherance of economic security would more
than pay the bill in the long run.
SCHOOLS AND PARALYSIS
If school authorities rely upon the opinion of
health officials there will be no schools opened
before October 1. Dr. Knox, state epidemoli
gist, has suggested that openings be delayed
at least until that date as a precautionary mea
sure relating to the spread of infantile paraly
sis. Since crowds and other close contacts are
given as reasons for the spread of the dis
ease a short delay in opening the public
schools would certainly not be detrimental to
our youth.
THE HALF-CENT AND THE MILL
It begins to look like the old-fashioned half
cent piece is coming back and, more to the
point, that it will be accompanied by a new de
vice. known, as the mill, or one-tenth of a cent.
Washington reports a demand for these coins
from states which have adopted the sales tax,
requiring the payment of small amounts on
certain transactions. At least two states have
attempted to meet the demands of the tax by
use of tokens, which are illegal.
The half-penny, it is said, will be smaller
than the copper. The mill will be a light-color
ed coin easily distinguished from other loose
change.
SICKNESS AND THE FAMILY PURSE
When the average family of our town and
other American centers is stricken with ser
ious sickness, or inevitable accident visits a
home, there is a buckling and a bending of the
family purse that weakens it for months and
sometimes for years.
The loss of the wage earner makes the crisis
more difficult to meet as this means loss of
income as well as extraordinary expense. Many
families of moderate means can feel the ef
fects of a serious illness to the wage earner
for years. In fact, the lives of many children
are hindered in development because of the
family fight upon hard times consequent upon
disease or misfortune.
The economic organization of society is amiss
in this respect but we are not here discussing
that. Instead, we prefer to point out that good
health is to be obtained, as a general rule, by
following carefully the rules laid down by em
inent Authorities, which have been familiar to
most of us for many years.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
The prominent Chicago lawyer, Silas H.
Strawn, is worried about what he calls the “ex
periments” of the government. He thinks these
adventures in the effort to improve the hap
piness of mankind are slowing down business
and preventing a return to “true normalcy.”
“I am convinced/' he says, “that if we had
carried on in a way which has always been
consistent with our history and had applied our
selves persistently and courageously to work
ing out of the depression, we would now be
well on the way to a normal condition. That
is the viewpoint of conservative business and
Mr. Strawn, a former president of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, is well qualified to
speak for it.
Mr. Strawn says “the condition of all our
people is better than that of any other coun
try,” which of course, is a great help to a man
out of a job and a family in need of his hands,
but Mr. Strawn admits that the condition of
our people “is not what we would wish it to
be.” That’s what “experiments” are trying to
do, make the condition better. •
Then, Mr. Strawn proceeds. He sees evi
dence of prosperity and believes “if our busi
ness men and industrialists were let alone they
would not only work out their own destiny, but
they would establish more friendly and coopera
tive relations with labor.” The industrialists
have always looked out for their own destiny
—that’s what caused the 1929 crash, they were
too selfish and greedy ir. pursuing that parti
cular aim.
There are others who agree with Mr. Strawn.
They think government should let the big fin
anciers and industrialists run the country their
way. regardless of social injustice, want, and
distress. These people oppose government aid
in many ways, whenever government interfer
ference is directed towards the benefit of the
great mass of people.
If the people of this nation have any sense
at all, they are opposed to returning the man
agement of its economic affairs over to the
same class of magnates who piloted it to the
1929 crash. They want the government to profit
by the experience of the past five or six years,
to regulate, supervise and control, as far as ne
cessary, to eliminate the abuses of the past and
prevent another similar catastrophe in the fu
ture.
(Washington News
For U. S. Farmers
\AA AND THE COURTS—A FAR-REACHING
BILL—IT LOOKS DANGEROUS.
The fact that a Federal circuit court of ap
peals has declared, the processing taxes un
constitutional and that Congress has apparent
ly attempted to remedy the situation in a series
of amendments still leaves the farmers of the
nation somewhat up in the air.
Of course, everyone realizes that present con
tracts and those made will be carried out and
many believe that if the AAA falls to the way
side with the end of the processing taxes some
other form of farm relief will become avail
able. However, a bird in the hand is, even to
day, worth two or more in the bush and mil
lions of farmers know that they have received
payments from the government under the AAA.
Both of the political parties are anxiouus to
restore to the farmer the so-called parity, even
if there is difference of opinion as to the me
thods to be used. It is up to the farmers to
stay organized, get behind a program and insist
upon it.
The proposed Frazier-Lempke bill is attract
ing much attention and while agriculturists may
demand it and statesmen vote for it there is
danger that the people of the nation will not
stand for it.
The strength of the movement today to give
a farmer a break is the general recognition
of the justice of his claim. The public at large
is satisfied that the agriculturist hasn’t had
his share of the wealth of the country and that
his benefit payments, etc., represent to some ex
tent an equivalent to the tariff for industry.
That public support is worth having and is
more effective than any organized farm bloc
could be if. left to fight its own battle unaided.
The terms of the Frazier-Lempke bill are far
reaching. The writer is neither for nor against
it but he believes that farmers shouuld study
it carefully before going to the mat for it. Ac
cording to newspaper summaries, the measure
would compel a $3,000,000,000 currency issue to
liquidate and refinance agricultural debts, give
farmers a large control over the Federal Re
serve Board, set up a “board of agriculture’
which would name an executive comnrttee to
displace the President as head of various farm
credit agencies and give it the power to com
pel the removal of members of the Farm Re
serve Board.
Strong sentiment is said to be back of the
measure but we would caution farmers that the
people of this country, as a whole, are not go
ing to permit any one class to run the country.
For too many years big business has occupied
the driver’s seat, to the injury of the farmer,
but that i8 being adjusted a bit now. We urge
farmers, as a class to prevent, as far as pos
sible, the rise of any sentiment against farm
ers in general and to take into consideration
that there are many agencies, even now, trying
to make out a case against any government aid
to agriculture.
The symapthy of the writer is entirely with
the agriculturists of the nation but we doubt
seriously whether the forty-eight farmers, men
tioned in the bill as the “board of agricul
ture,” would be able to select any three men
to serve on an “executive committee” that would
be able to satisfy the demands of the farmers
from various sections, much less take proper
cognizance of the demands of labor, capital, in
dustry, commerce and the other economic inter
ests of the nation.
It may be that the summaries of the bill ths
we have seen are wrong in some details and
that, when introduced, the measure may be
more acceptable. At the same time no politi
cal observer with any degree of judgement, is
going to advocate any plan that will practically
turn the Treasury and the banka into a foot
ball for fanners and, if he is a real friend of
agriculture fail to point out the dangerous re
percussions that are likely to result.
PURELY
ERSONAL
IFFLE
Nothing is so enervating, dis
gusting, putrid, lacking of ac
tivity, doggone damfoolish, as
waiting for a late train in the
middle of the night. The
benches in a railway station
are the hardest ever construct
ed, the lights are bad on one’s
eyes, and after a long wait the
ceaseless chatter pf other wait
ers for trains adds to the nau
seat and is enough to give one
delerium tremens. Moments of
furtive reading bring no re
compense, and black coffee
dark as pools of oil, fails to
quieten distraught nerves. In
the middle of such a meddle
the other night a revolution
burst into the station waiting
room in the form of a dark
haired, darker-eyed hoy oi
eight years. He lunged into
the waiting room with no hes
itancy, propelling a small bag
before him; making it bounce
with the motion of his knees.
The other occupants became
quiet in curiosity. Then one
kind lady went over to the boy,
who sat easily on the bench
with his legs sprawled before
him, and softly asked, where
he was going. She spoke in a
motherly tone, and was heard |
by everyone, even the sleepers
who had been roused by the
quietness. With no further
ado the little tyke revealed in
a strong voice that he was
from Brooklyn, New York, and
was on his way to visit his
grandmother in Clinton. Sure,
he was traveling alone. He was
eight years old and he didn’t
mind the trip except for wait
ing for these ding-blasted slow
trains. He wanted to ride.
Wnile changing trains in Wash
ington he lost a dollar bill and
had only 43 cents left. Yes,
that loss would reduce his con
sumption of ice cream cones,
but hi$ dad would send some
later. Naw, shucks, he didn’t
mind coming down, and he was
going to spend a whole month.
His sister wouldn’t make the
trip. All the girls are sissies,
he surmised. . . Hours later he
woke me up when he was bust
ling a b o li t preparatory to
changing trains at Warsaw.
"See yuh”, he nonchalantly re
marked.
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Things we could do without :
Unsightly buildings in tjie
down-town district . . . party
telephone lines. . . trains that
skreech in this middle of the
night and trains that bust
through town without hesi
tancy. . . Police Chiefs who try
to run down pedestrians. . .
weekly instalment insurance
salesmen . . . “Best Pictures of
the Year” and other “Collossal
Extravanganzas” ... linotyne
machines that have broken
cams (whatever they are)
. . . . typewriters that jump
three spaces . . . newly-waved
hair . . . back-slappers after a
beach-back-burning . . . wise
cracking soda jerkers . . . pain
less dentists . . . and of course,
the sales tax.
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Haven’t yet heard of a new
born babe being named for
Shirley Temple. . . Even though
many authors write with notes
of fondness concerning “the
smell of printer’s ink,” I can
not detect any noticeable odor
—but perhaps ours is ink with
out smell . . . Doc L. Roi Bell
and John Von Tripletts signi
fy a return to prosperity. . .
since Onslow has shown de
velopment it is now imperative
to many that the road to Chin
quapin be hurriedly completed
. . . Joe David Turner is this
section’s most convincing mi
mic. You should hear him take
off on Judge McClung, Van Sa
vage, Jake Hurwitz, and Geo.
Ward, among many others . . .
Any presentation of Carey Cau
dell’s is always the “very best”
. . . Why have no magazine
salesmen swooped upon this
town this summer . .. Otho. the
sidewalk vender, is figuring on
taking into his household a
wife. . . no, 'it isn’t a radio sta
tion, it’s merely an imposing
aerial atop the old hotel. . . in
our office block are three other
connecting offices. On the win
dow of each i| a name begins
■with a "J” . . .Dearald Spell
is prospecting for a bracelet
while Marvin Johnson is said
to be similarly interested.
.Get Him More
A 7-year-old Brooklyn boy is
reported to have an intelli
gence quotient of 230, but a
batting average around .375
will get him more money when
he grows up.—Rockford Regis
ter-Republic.
NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue of power of sale
in a Deed of Trust of J. B.
Cooper and wife to W. P.
Bridges, Trustee, dated July 2,
1928, book 294, page 339, Reg
istry of Duplin County, default
having been tnade in the pay
ment oi the debt secured there
by, the undersigned will sell
to the h'ghest bidder for cash,
at the Courthouse door in Ken
ansVille, X. C., on MONDAY,
AUG. 5, 1935, at one o’clock, P.
M., lands situated in Island
Creek Township, Duplin Coun
ty, North Carolina, described
as follows:
First Tract: A one-half un
divided interest in lots nos. 11,
12, 13, 14 and 15, according to
map of plat of the Ellen B. Mil
lay and N. B. Boney lands made
by E. S. McGowan, E. C., on
Vlay 15, 1923, and which map
or plat is duly recorded in the
office of the‘Register of Deeds
oi Duplin County, in plat book
216, page 121 to which map or
plat reference is hereby made
for a more accurate description
of the lots herein conveyed by
mates and bounds.
Second Tract: Beginning at
a stake in the southern line of
Boney Street 210 feet from the
eastern line of College Street
J. A. Cavenaugh cornet and
runs thence southwardly par
allel w>ith College street 210
feet to a stake J. A. Caven
augh’s corner in G. H. Robin
son line, thence westwardly
parallel with Boney street 55
feet to a stake S. S. Minton’s
corner in G. H. Robinson’s line
thence northwardly parallel
with College street 210 feet to
a stake in the southern line of
Boney street H. W. Morris’
corner, thence eastwardlyi as
the eastern line of Boney street
55 feet to the beginning—cor
ner and being a portion of the
Dorothy Robinson 1 acre lot.
This July 3, 1935.
W. P. BRIDGES,
Trustee.
Geo. R. Ward, Atty.
July 11-18-25 Aug. 1 —733
NOTICE OP SALE
By virtue of power of sale(
contained in Mortgage Deed
from V. B. Teachey and others;
to Bank of Magnolia, dated;
May 23, 1925, Book 258, page
523, and Deed of Trust from V. I
B. Teachey and others to W.1
T. Wallace, Trustee, dated
March 1, 1927, Book 293, page
11, Registry of Duplin Coun
ty, default having been made
in the payment of the debt se
cured, thereby, the undersign
ed will sell to the highest bid
der for cash, at the courthouse
door in Kenansville, N. C., on.
MONDAY, AUG. 5, 1935 at one
o’clock, P. M., lands situated in
Island Creek Township, Dup
lin County, said State, describ
ed as follows:
| 1st Tract: Beginning at a
stake where a sweetgum was
! called for in Chestnutt’s line
and runs thence with V. B.
Teaehey’s line, south 86 1-2
east 65 poles to a stake, Brad-,
shaw’s corner; thence his line
S. 3 W. 12 3-4 poles to a stake;.
,thence his other line S. 86 1-2
,E. 70 poles-to a stake, his cor-1
;ner in the field; thence his oth
jer line, 3 E. 3 poles to the
main canal; thence down said|
| canal, S. 44 E. 4 poles t-o a:
jturn; thence S. 3 W. 13 poles
to a stake, J. McN. Harrell i
corner* thence his line, N.
, 861-2 W. 73 poles to a stake;
j thence N. 3 E. 6 1-2 poles to a
stake, his other corner; thence
his other line, 86 1-2 N. 65 poles
[to a stake in Chestnutt’s line,
thence his line N. 36 19 1-2
poles to the beginning, con-j
taining 14 acres, more or less. J
Second Tract: Beginning at
I a stake ten feet from Enoch
[ Heldt’s line, the old corner and
the corner of the old tract and
[runs thence S. 87 E. 46 poles
to a stake corner of I. B. Tea
| chey’s tract, thence S. 3. W.
25 1-2 poles to a stake on the
old line, thence N. 87 W. 46
[poles to a stake; the old cor
ner, thence N. 3 E. 25 1-2 poles
j to the beginning containing
6 7-8 acres morb or less.
Third Tract: Beginning at a
stake at the run of Long
.Branch I. J. Teachey’s corner,
I thence his line S. 4 1-4 W. 18
poles 15 L. to a stake, F. Riv
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BANK OF MAGNOLIA
Mortgag
BANK OF DUPLIN, J
Assign
W. T. WALLACE, |
Trust
Geo. R. Ward, Atty.
July 11-18-25 Aug. 1 —1!
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