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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31
r. B. Britt
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE


Under and by virtue of execu-
ton directed to the undersigned
Sheriff from the Superior Court
of Columbus County, in the above
entitled action, I will on Monday
the 18th day of April, 1854, at
twelve O'Clock, noon, at the door
of the Columbus County Court
House in Whiteville, N. c., offer
for sale to the highest bidder for
cash to satisfy said execution, all
right, title, and interest which the
defendant r. B. Britt had on De-
GENDER II, 1858, or at any time at
or after the docketing of said
judgement in said action in and
to the following described real
estate:
Lying and being in the Town
of Tabor City, South Williams.
Township, Columbus County,
North Carolina, and being lots
No. Sc, ST, So, SO, so, 81, 81, 60, .
81, 65, &c, ST. 68, 50, 20 95, 100.
10l, l02, lO3, l04, los, LOG, LOT,
1O8, 100, IA, 145, 146, lat, 148,
149, $50, ISL, l52, 1853, 1874, 1855,
156, 157, 1873, 159, $50, 161, 1862,
1853, 1854, and l65 of the j. w.
Ray Subdivision in Tabor City
as fully described in Plat Book
3, at page 81, in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Columbus
County and also being part Of
the lots described in a deed to
r. B. Britt and w. A. Williams
as recorded in Book 178, page
292, Records of Columbus Co
unity.
This the IL day of March, 1854.
II. HUGH NANCE
Sheriff of Columbus County
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31

Federal Reserve Board surveys,
say the average is closer to AZ
after-tax income. Only about z
policyholders out of every 100 ear
mark as much as 1O3S of their
budget for life insurance perm
iums, most of these people being
in the bottom and top brackets.
Among the $500 or over families,
about IL out of every 100 manage
1t, while another 81 allocate be-
tween So and l0% of their in
comes.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31
Legal Ads
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

The undersigned, having quail
fled as administrator, eta, Of
the estate of w. H. Prince, deceas-
ed, late of Columbus County, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to pre-
sent them to the undersigned on
or before the oath day of Febru-
rary, 1855, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This the "a day Of February,
1854.
J. o. Prince
Administrator, C. t. a.
Tabor City, N. c.
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31
HOW MUCH Do YOU KNOW
ABOUT YOUR MORTGAGE

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knowing how much of your pay
ment applies toward the princi-
pal and how much really is tax
deductible interest in a year. You
can get an amortization schedule
Tor the precise amount of your
mortgage that will give you this
information.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31

Understanding the problems of
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70 nelp hem live happilq through
their old age.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31

NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMBUS COUNTY
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
l.. S. Parhsm, Administrator
of the estate of George T.
Bennett, deceased
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31

Coffee If grown in the United
States would cost $500 a pound.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

erstown; five stepdaughters, Mrs.
Bessie Hedges and Mrs. Pauline Mer-
Ger, Martinsburg; Mrs. Beatrice Reid,
Marlowe; Mrs. Dorothy Nichols, Half
way; and Mrs. Dollie Clipp, Fair
play; and four stepsons, Roy Miller,
Williamsport; Berkeley Miller, Dual
Highway; Holly Miller, Hagerstown,
and Willard Miller, Tilghmanton.
Benjamin II. Graves, formerly Of
Hagerstown, died on February 3 at
the home of his son Clarence M
Graves, Riegelsville, N. j., aged 85
years.
Born in Washington County, he
was the son of the late Benjamin
f. and Elizabeth (Sands) Graves, ST..
He was a member of the Mount Zion
Lutheran Church, Locust Grove.
Surviving are: a son, Clarence M.
Graves, Riegelsville; a daughter,
Mr.. Lewis Martin, Hagerstown; a
brother, Robert II. Graves, Steel
ton, Pa; and four grandchildren.
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ROOFING - THINNING
INSURANCE, BONDING
REAL ESTATE

Real Estate, Loans and Insurance.
Our years of experience qualities us
to handle intelligently your Real
Estate and Insurance problems.
CARROLL l.. BAECHTEL, Sec.
Natl. Bank Bldg, Phone 1901.
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interviewer Stocking Company for
over 30 years until his retirement in
September, 1862. He had been in the
hosiery manufacturing business for
more than half century, 1914 years
of which were with interviewer.
Born and reared at Edenville,
Franklin County, Pa, he was the
son of the late James and Maggie
(Taylor) Roof. He had lived in Ha-
eerstown for the past Sc years.
He was a member of Christ Evan
gelical and Reformed Church and
of the Clever Smith Bible Class and
an honorary member of the South
End Fire Company.
Surviving are: five daughters, Mrs.
Violet Martin, near Waynesboro;
Mrs. Garnetta r.. Funkhouser and
Miss Vivian j. Roof Hagerstown;
Miss Jayne o, Roof, Baltimore; and
Miss Mary Louise Roof, at home;
two sons, Elgin A., Frederick; and
Harold l., IIagerstown; and five
grandchildren.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
ANNIE JEAN PIERRE
JAMES A. PIERRE

NtAA't1IC a. A1AAhltI
No. 20,052 Equity In The Circuit
Court for Washington County.
TO: James A. Pierre, Respondent
and nonresident of the State of
Maryland.
The object of this suit is that the
Complainant may be divorced A
VINCULA MATRIMONII from the
said Respondent and for other re-
lief. The bill states that the parties
were married on February %, 1899,
by Justice of the Peace in Lebanon,
Pennsylvania. That Immediately
thereafter they resided together in
Lebanon, Pennsylvania. That from
and after the year 1941 the Com
plainant and Respondent have lived
separate and apart, without any CO.
habitation, for more than thirteen
years prior to the filing of this Bill
of Complaint and such separation is
beyond any reasonable expectation of
reconciliation; that by the said mar
riage union one child was born; and
that the Complainant is an adult resi-
dent of Washington County where
she has resided for more than one
year last past and that the Respond
CIV WllCIGdOOubS diC UIlhIlOWU anu
the Bill prays for an Order of Pub
LEGATION.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of
January AID, 1854, by the Circuit
Court for Washington County, sitting
as a Court of Equity, Ordered that
the Complainant, by causing copy
of this Order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in Washington
County, Maryland, once in each of
four successive weeks prior to the
18th day of February 1854, give no.
tice to the said nonresident Respond
ent of the object and substance of this
suit and warning him to be and APP
pear in this Court in person or by
Solicitor, on or before the 9th day of
March, 1854, to answer the premises
and show cause, if any there be, why
a Decree ought not be passed as
prayed.
J. GUY WEAGLEY, Clerk.
TRUE COPY: TEST
J. Guy Weagley, Clerk
1-21-4t
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11
ORDER or PUBLICATION
THELMA SHEARER
ROBERT SHEARER


No. 20,011 Equity In The Circuit
Court For Washington County.
TO. Robert Shearer, Respondent and
nonresident of the State of Mary
land.
The object of this suit is that the
Complainant may be divorced A
VINCULO MATRIMONfI from the
said Respondent and for other relief.
The bill states that the parties were
married on September 10, 1945, by a
Minister of the Gospel in Cumber-
land, Maryland. That from and after
May 1850 the Complainant and Re-
spondent have lived separate and
apart, without any Capitalization, for
more than three years prior to the
filing of this Bill of Complaint and
such separation is beyond any rea-
sonable expectation of reconciliation;
that by the said marriage union no
children were born; and that the
Complainant is an adult resident Of
Washington County where she has
resided for more than one year last
past and that the present where
abouts Of the Respondent are UNI
known.
II is thereupon this 18th day of
January, 1854, by the Circuit Court
for Washington County, sitting as Il
Court Of Equity, Ordered that the
Complainant, by causing copy of
this Order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in Washington
County, Maryland, once in each of
four successive weeks prior TO the
18th day Of February, 1854, give no
tice to the said nonresident Respond
ent Of the object and substance of
this suit and warning him to be and
appear in this Court in person or by
Solicitor, on or before 9Th day OF
March, 1854, to answer the premises
and show cause, if any there be, why
a Decree ought not be passed MS
prayed.
j. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk.
TRUE COPY: TEST
j. Guy Weagley, Clerk
l-2l-4t
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
PEARL ALBERTA SWOPE
ROBERT WILLIAM SWOPE

The object of this suit is to procure
a divorce a Vinculo Matrlmonil from
the Defendant, Robert William
Swope The Bill states that the par
ties were married ON September u,
1927 at Boonsboro, Maryland, by a
minister of the Gospel; that four
children were born to the parties
hereto. all Of whom now are over
eighteen years of age and self sup
porting; that the Complainant and
her husband resided together as hus-
band and wife at Washington Coun-
ty, Maryland, until on or about Au-
gust l4th, 1914, at which time and
place the Defendant deserted and
abandoned the Complainant and
such abandonment has continued UNI
interruptedly since said time and is
deliberate and final and the separa-
ton of the parties is beyond any
reasonable expectation of reconcllia-
ton; that the Complainant was a
kind. chaste and aifectionate wife
toward the Defendant and her con-
duct has always been above re-
proach; that by a decree of the Cir
cult Court for Washington County
passed in Equity Cause No 1897 on
the 10th day of April, l945, the Com
plainant was granted a divorce a
Mensa ct Thoro from the Defendant
on the grounds of the aforesaid
abandonment and desertion and said
decree has not TO the date hereof been
rescinded or altered; that sometime
after the passage of said decree, on
or about January 9th, l947, the said
Defendant left this community for
parts unknown and the Complainant
has never learned of his exact where
abouts since his departure, but has
been informed that he first went to
California and for a time resided at
305 West Eighth Street, Los Angeles,
in said State and later went to a mid
western state and although she has
made diligent effort she has been
unable to learn his present place of
abode; that the Complainant is a
resident of Washington County,
Maryland, and has resided in said
County and State all her life and that
the Defendant is not a member of
any of the Armed Forces of the Unit
ed States of America. The Bill then
prays for a divorce A VINCULO
MATRIMONII for the Complainant
from the Defendant, and for other
and further relief.
It is thereupon this 10Th day of
January, AID. 1854, by the Circuit
Court for Washington County, Mary
land, sitting in Equity, ordered that
the Complainant, by causing copy
of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in Washington
County, Maryland, once in each of
four successive weeks prior to the
18th day of February, 1854, giving
notice to the absent Defendant, Rob-
ert William Swope, nonresident of
the State of Maryland and not resid-
ing therein, of the object and sub
stance of this suit, and warning him
to be and appear in this Court, either
in person or by solicitor, on or before
the 9th day of March, AID, 1854, and
answer the premises, and show cause,
if any he has why a decree ought
not be granted as prayed.
G.. MERLIN SNYDER,
Acting Clerk
TRUE COPY TEST:
G. Merlin Snyder, Acting Clerk
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

Thomas William Thompson, 321
Radcliffe Avenue, husband of Mrs.
Bessie M. Thompson, was accidental
ly killed on February 7, when he fell
from a television tower at the home
of his fatherin-law, on which he
was working, collapsed and hurled
him to the ground He was 80 years
of age.
Mr.. Thompson, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl E. Thompson of Nashville,
came here from the Tennessee city
seven years ago after being employ
ed by the Southern Bell Telephone
Company there, to take a position
with the c & p Telephone Company
here. He was a World War II vet
eran, serving with the Marines in
the Pacific from 194l to 1945.
Surviving, besides his wife and
parents, are: two children, Thomas
N. and Sally A., at home; three bro
theirs, Carl E., Jr,, and Fred, Nash
vile, and Donald E., Louisville, KY;
three sisters, Betty j. and Polly,
Nashville, and Sarah, Tuscaloosa,
Ala; and his maternal grandmother,
Mrs. E. J. Thompson of Chattanooga,
Tenn.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

Mrs. Bertha Marie (OsbOrne)
Grouse, who with her husband had
operated Grouse Produce at Prospect
and Church Streets for ten years
died suddenly at her home, 445 Nc
Dowell Avenue, on February o.
She had worked at the store dur
ing the day and was i'll but few
hours. She was 80 years old.
The wife of Harold Woodrow
Grouse, she was born and lived her
entire life in Hagerstown. She was
the daughter of the late Roy l.. Os-
borne and Mrs. Mammie Osborne
Byrd.
Besides her husband and mother,
she is survived by: son, James Il.
Grouse, at home; and a brother,
James l.. Osborne, Hagerstown.
Mrs. Pearl Marjorie Holmes, wife
of Earl S. Holmes, Chestnut Grove,
died suddenly Of heart attack at
her home on February Z, aged 53,
She was the daughter of Mrs. Viola
Johnson and the late Daniel Johnson,
and was born at Dargan
She was a member of the Church
of God at Chestnut Grove. Mrs.
Holmes had been employed at the
Hagerstown Rubber Company for
the past eight years.
Besides her husband and mother,
she is survived by: five daughters,
Mrs. Russell Kuhn and Mrs. Marvin
Webster, Keedysville; Mrs Elsie
Robson, Baltimore; and Valeria and
Hazel, at home; five sons, Garfield,
Baltimore; Cleveland, Frederick; and
Franklin, Arthur and Russell, at
home; l6 grandchildren; two sisters,
Mrs. James Ingram and Mrs. Carl
Ponenberger, Lappans; and three
brothers, Richard Arthur and Justin,
of Dargan.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ate of Katherine l.. Kuhn, ID

EStdte vi AdtneFine ~. Auhn, Oe-
ceased
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Letters Of Administration
c. /, a. on the estate of
KATHERINE l.. KUHN
late Of said county, deceased All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
Of, legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on or before the 10th day of
August, next; they may otherwise,
by law, be excluded from all benefit
Of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10Th
day Of January, AID, 1854
LUCILLE K. ZIMMERMAN,
2-4-3t Administrators C. t. a.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

Ellis Taylor Roof, $50 Guilford
Avenue, retired hosiery mill super
intendent and widely known citizen
of Hagerstown, died at the Washing
ton County Hospital on February 3,
after an illness of two days, aged II
years.
Mr. Roof was superintendent of the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

Born at Rockdale, Md, he was the
son of Richard and Sarah (Ditlow)
Johnson.
Surviving are: a son, Howard Will
liam johnson, Hagerstown; a daugh-
ter, Hilda Katherine Johnson, Hag
erstown; a brother, Benjamin, Viii
sons; and sister, Mrs. Amanda La
kin, Cumberland.
Mrs. Margaret Swartz Porter, wife
of Thomas II. Porter, died at her
home, 20 Broadway, on February 4,
following an illness of several years.
Born and reared in this city, she
was daughter of the late John and
Mary E. (Spangler) Swartz. She had
resided in this city her entire life,
and was a member of Trinity Luth-
eran Church.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are two sisters, Mrs. Richard Os-
wald, and Mrs, Eva Herman, both of
Hagerstown.
Frank +. Stephey, aged 85 years,
died on February at the home of
his nieces, Mrs. Fannie M. Smith and
Mrs. Annie Winebrenner, at Letters
burg, with whom he had been resid-
ing for the past five years, since sell
ing his farm near Leitersburg
In failing health for the past two
years, he had been critically i'll for
the past two weeks,
Born near Petersburg, he was a
son of the late Solomon and Gather
inc (Oller) Stephey. He had resided
in the Leitersburg vicinity his entire
life, except for ten years spent in
Troy, Ohio. He had been a farmer
all his life, retiring eight years ago.
He was member of the Lutheran
Church at Leitersburg, where he had
been Sunday School superintendent
for 30 years, and a member of the
church council.
Surviving, besides the nieces with
whom he had been living, are two
other nieces and a nephew, all in
Ohio.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11
CT A S SIFIE
HELP WANTED

Unusual Opportunity offers $40 to
$50 weekly spare time-$100 or more
full time. Man appointed now can
work into district supervisor position
paying $1,000 per year and up.
Product well advertised and accepted
liquid fertilizer backed by written
guarantee. Little travelling - home
nights-but car is essential. Write
to. "Na-Churs" 2lOW Monroe Street,
Marion, Ohio.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

Irwin Bud Mckinley Kershner,
951 Summit Avenue, died at the
Washington County Hospital on Feb
ruary Z, after a three days illness,
aged 56 years.
Born and reared in Hagerstown,
he was the son of the late Charles
E. and Catharine (James) Kershner.
He was employed for 20 years by the
Cromer Ribbon Mill until it closed.
Since then he had been at the Hol-
land Woven Label Mill, Williams
port. He was member of Emman-
uel Evangelical United Brethren
Church.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Glendine
(Reed Kershner, he is survived by:
a son, Marvin R. Kershner; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Mary G.. Dalhamer, Hag-
erstown, and Mrs. Ruth E. Wilson.
Butler, Penna.; and two brothers,
Raymond, Hagerstown, and Claude
Robert, Charles Town.
George Washington johnson died
suddenly on February 5 at the home
of Mrs. Bessie A. Worthington, 427
Mcdowell Avenue, aged 70 years.
He was a retired farmer, and also
ran for time a grocery on East
Washington Street, in addition to
working at the Greenawalt Meat
Store.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11
Mrs. Sadie MagdaIine Meats Miller,

Mrs. Sadie Magdaline Meats Miller,
widow of Harry r. Miller of Thigh
manton, died at the Washington
County Hospital on February 3. She
was n and had been i'll several
months
Daughter of the late Samuel and
Elizabeth (Faschnacht Richards,
she was born near BeneVola and
was a member of the Church of the
Brethren.
She is survived by: a sister. Mrs.
Lydia V. Baker, TiIghmanton; a
brother, George +. Richards, Hag-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

ATTENTION SPoRTSMEN ~ For
your conveniences, we also issue
fishing and hunting licenses. We
are now open from 800 a. m. until
600 p. m. DELPHEY'S, 2s7 =
Franklin st.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11
william J. II. Johnson, Fiddlers-

William J. II. johnson, Fiddlers-
burg, died on February 3, aged 83.
Born in Rock Bridge, Va, he was
the son of the late Elijah and Sarah
(Reed) johnson and had lived in
Washington County for the past 30
years. He was a farmer in the Lett
ersburg district and had retired Is
years ago. He was a member of the
M. f, Church of Virginia.
Surviving are; his wife, Margaret
(WhitselD Johnson; two sons, Her
bert, Smithsburg; and Delmar, Hag-
erstown; two daughters, Mrs. Harry
Albright, Fiddlersburg; and Mrs.
Scott Wiles, Clear Spring; a sister,
Mrs. Guy Bentley, Arlington, Yer
mont; 10 grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

Mrs. Mildred A. Wilson, widow of
DR. A. b. Wilson, died at the Wash
ington County Hospital on February
z, after a brief illness.
She was born at Keswick, Va, AL
bernardo County, daughter of the
late John and Henrietta Anderson.
She had resided here for the past 40
years. Her late husband practiced
here for many years. She was a
member of the Ebenezer A. M +.
Church; secretary of Sharon Temple
No. 100, Daughters of Elks and a
member of Deborah Chapter, East
ern Star.
She is survived by; a daughter,
Mrs. Zelma Smith, Sandy Spring,
Md; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Tancil
and Mrs. Bessie Johnson, Washing
ton; and Mrs. Mollie Branch, Kes-
wick, Va, and a brother, John And
erson, Ashland, Ky.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11
RUBBER STAMPS

We make 'em IN a Jiffyl
Stouifer Printing Co.. Phone 1900
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-04-22
County Farm Ladies
Hold Family Night

Farm Bureau Family Night, the
annual spring activity of the Asso-
ciated Women Of the Washington
County Farm Bureau will be held
this evening in the Funkstown Fire
Hall. All Farm Bureau families
and friends are invited to attend.
Each family is asked to bring a
favorite dish and each Individual
their own place setting for the COW
cred dish dinner, which is scheduled
for $50 p. m.
Roger Fleming, Secretary Treasur-
er of the National organization, will
be the featured speaker for the eve
ming. He will discuss current Iegis-
lation in congress concerning the
farm program.
Humorous readings will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Thomas Powell, and
group singing will be led by Braden
King.
This event has been one of the
hlghlights of the activities of the AS
ISOLATED Women of the County, of
which Mrs. Fred Downey is presi-
dent.
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ports coming out of Winter Garden
before the team started for home, it
looks as if this will be not only a
first division ball club, but also q
colorful one.
Business manager Rufus Edwards
and the local Board of Directors of
the club have all been doing fine
job in preparing for the big night
and lot of credit must also 20 to
the members of the Washington
County Boy Scout Organization who
have worked so hard in the sale of
the opening game tickets.
You can still buy tickets to the
opening. game at the various stores
around town that have them and YOU
can also buy tickets for the games of
the rest of the season, which are
selling at Csc each instead of the
regular admission of 75c. Please re-
member, however, that the sale of
the Csc seats will end definitely on
Saturday.
Here is the tentative lineup for
the opening game, together with the
other members of the team: