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PAGE FOUR THE ROCKY MOUNT HKRALD, ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1937 Reynolds Tob. Co. Ehringhaus Is Club Boy Makes ing line of lots Nos. 5 and 14, lic Registry of Edgecombe County. Block "L", 70 feet to an iron pipe Th.b sale will be made subject Governors Of Harold D. Coslcy, dividing to Increased Earnings 1 Given Automobile On Acre in tin' line of lots Nos. 6 all outa.audiag and unpaid taxes $473.29 and 15, Block "L"; thence North and other assessments, it any. 89 deg. 52 min. East iwrallel with Th.s sale is to be made on account North Carolina Is Again Honored the dividing lines of lots Nos. 14 of default in the payment the Bi|{ Winston-Salem Tobacco Plant i Ex-Governor's Friends Contribute Smithfield, Jan. 25.?Carl Creech, of und 15 as shown on the plat here- ind btedness 'Securtd by the afore- Made $29,253,135 In 1936 Despite j Cost Of Automobile a 4-H club member of the Smith- inafter lias been received of a profit $473.29 year referred to, 230.7 feet to an said deed ot trust, ana is made pur- The Higher Cost of the Raw Prod- Word here made net of this iron pipe Clyde R. Hoey when he took the the reappointment of Congressman field community in Johnston county, in the western property suant to demand made u,,'>n the un- * Ehring- line of Cokey Road, with ?oath of office became the S7th hicl uct Harold D. Cooley as Assistant Ma- Former Governor J. C. B. from one acre of tobacco grown as thenco d rsigned by the holder of said in- ot feeling good since the western property line of Cokey debtedness. Executive of the sovereign State jority Whip for Zone 4, comprising huus is pretty a club project, reports Assistant Koad South east North Carolina. i North Carolina, Virginia, and Mary-I Wednesdi y night. County Agent Cooper. 7 deg. 15 min. 70."> i This 21st day of Jan. 1937. Hoey's The financial report of the R. J. erstwhile Chief J. T. feet to the point of beginning, Twenty-four of Governor Reynolds Tobacco Company, of Win- land. The reason for the Carl harvested 1,418 pounds of be-1 KESWICK CORPORATION,, Lord's j Executive's exurberance of spirits is ing the identical lot No. 14 and the successors served under the At the first meeting of Whip! quality weed from the acre plot ?Substituted Trustee. ston-Salem, the largest industry of I the a new au- one southern one-sixth lot 15, Proprietors, six under the British world, showed that organization, which was held in the! that he is the owner of and the entire crop brought an of No (Jf,9-F25) \u2666 its kind in the j of a large num- "L" as shown on the plat of Crown, and 55 under the constitu- 31, of Hon. Patrick J. Boland,! tomobile, the gift average of 38 a or a Block for the year ending December 'office friends whose donations ran cents pound the lands of the North Carolina Im- tion, 27 of the 53 being elected by 1936, company's earnings the Majority Whip, Hon. William B. ber of total of $543.37. The cost of growing FIRST CHURCH OF by the net 1 from as as as high provement Company, of in the legislature and the remainder was tax- Bankhead, Speaker of the House of \ low 15 cents to the crop, including fertilizer cost, record CHRIST SCIENTIST popular $2i>,253,135 after deducting $lOO Deed book 70, page 582 of the Public Sunday Svbooi 1U: A M. vote. es, depreciation and all charges, 5 Representatives, Hon. Sam Rayburu,| as each. warehouse charger, and labor, was on- The new Chief Executive is the Majority Leader, j There was little ceremony con- Registry of Edgecombe County. Said \u25a0''inda* morning service 11 A. M. compared with $23,896,31(7 for 1935. and Hon. John J. | ly $70.18, says Cooper. were Subject. ? 55th man to hold the State's high- O'Connor, Chairman of Rules, nected with the presentation of the j lands conveyed to J. K. Bul- "Love." Earnings for 1936 are equal to $2.92 the -1 luck W -dnesday evening est honor but is serving the 61st Committee, were generous in their I new oar to Governor Ehringhaus, by M. V. Barnhill and wife, by service 7:45 per share on combined 10,000,000 j an deed dated Dec. 2nd, 1912, of P. M term under the new constitution. praise of the splendid work done 'which was made by Charles G. Pow-! "Daddy, was Robinson Crusoe and shares of common and class "B" j ell, formerly private secretary acrobat?" record in Book 165, page 27, and by lue reading room * The list of chief executives since outstanding, as against by the Whip organization during the | his in the enurck constitution showing election common stock and now Chairman of the North "I never heard that he was. "Why?" L. F. Tillery and wife, by deed da- edifice is open daily ezerept San- the $2.38 for the preceding year, 74th Congress. years and home follow: Whip | Carolina Unemployment Commission "Well, it says that at the end ted Sept. 7, 1911, and of record in day and legal holidays, from three counties j Cash dividends of $3 per share To be selected Assistant I page Governor* Elected by the Legislature first and C. T. Culpepper, former legis- of the day's work he sat down on his I Book 160, 19, all of the Pub- to five P. M. ! were paid in 1936, as in each of the during his term was a rare 1 city, Ehring- chest." 1776?Richard Caswell, Lenior. six preceding honor to our Congressman; to be re- j lator from Elizabeth years. , i town. 1780?Abner Nash, Craven. The company's financial statement elected on account of his loyalty to haus' home Burke, Orange. Between $BO and $lOO was collect- 1781?Thomas as of December 31, 1936, shows cur- Party principles and efficient service j She. "Why do editors return your ?Alexander Martin, Guilford. | ed f Gin employes of the State Reve- 1782 assets of $129,144,368 and cur- in Congress is, likewise, a signal manuscripts 1" Lenoir. rent nue liepartment alone. 1784 ?Richard Caswell, of $11,543,760, with honor. \u25a0 He: "I have no idea." 1787?Samuel Johnston, Chowan. rent liabilities The list of contributors follows: She: "Ah! That explains it." | "It's pretty hard to beat Guilford. no bank loans, outstanding bonds or Mount 1789?Alexander Martin, preferred j Thorp e and Thorpe, Rocky stock. Net current assets attorneys; Maxwell, Conimis- 1795?Samuel Ashe, New Hanover. year-end were | A. J. Spaight, Craven. at the $117,600,608, Father Of Local sioner of Revenue; Miss Mamie 1792?Richard D. compared with $117,851,888 at the I 1798?William R. Davie, Halifax. close of 1935. Inventories, princi- 'Turner, executive clerk; C. H. Eng- LEGAL 1799?Benjamin Williams, Moore. Man Is Dead Revenue Department; Norman ADVERTISING i pally leaf tobacco, show a substan- land, o -o 1803?James Turner, Warren. tial IV. Chambliss, co-lessor of the State ?Nathaniel Alexander, Mecklen- -1 increase, and in this connection Frank M. Armstrong Super- ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE 1805 James A. Gray in an ac- jFair; burg. j President High Point, Jan. 27.?Owen D. Mc- ior Court Judgo; Foil Eesseck; W. Having qualified as administratrix companying letter states: Pherson, Holt Mc- of the of Mrs. Delia Pitt, de- 1807?Benjamin Williams, Moore. ; | 64, father of ! C. Woodard, State Highway coinmis- estate "The item in the financial state- Plurson, editor of the Point E. Koonce, ceased, late of Edgecombe County, 1808?David Stone, Bertie. ' which includes the leaf tobac- High | sioner; S. D. Moore, W. 1810 ?Benjamin Smith, Brunswick. ment Enterprise, died suddenly here | Henry E. Fisher and Highway Chair- North Carolina, this is to notify , co inventory is $16,198,767 larger this' . Hawkins. Warren. morning from a heart attack suffer-1 Capus M. Waynick, all of the persons having claims against the 1811?William than in 1935 and reflects substan- j man 1814?William Miller, Warren. ed while out for his morning walk. Highway Department. James S. Mas- estate of said deceased to exhibit tially higher prices paid farmers for declining compensation to undersigned or 1817?John Branch, Halifax. to- He had been in health senburg, WPA attor- them the on before Surry. i leaf tobacco. The cost of leaf . for years since a the 28th day of December, 1937, or 1820?Jesse Franklin, bacco in of four suffering ney; T. A. Avera. used the manufacture stroke of paralysis and while un- J. Wal- this will pleaded in bar of 1821?Gabriel Holmes, Sampson. the company's products has been 1 State Democratic Chairman notice be 1824? H. G. Burton, Halifax. able to be active in his work he lace Winborne; J. Will Pless, Jr., their recovery. All persons indebted Iredell, Chowan. i at an increasingly higher figure each was able to walk and visit friends. Superior Court Judge; Robert W. to the said estate will please make .1827?James year for past three years, and, ?John Owens, Bladen. the A native of Alamance county, Proctor; Dr. Guy S. Kirby; W. W. immediate payment. 1828 ' during that same period the com- as Wilkes. young nia he operated a saw and for- This 28 day of December, 1936. 1830?Montford Stokes, pany's requirements of leaf tobac- a n Neal, Marion manufacturer 1832?D.
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