Stanly News and Press from Albemarle, North Carolina • 3

GOOD THE IGHT IS YOURS ALAMEDA ALAMEDA THEATRE THEATRE RALEIGH April 19 1919 Mr Roberts Tuesday Raleigh Tuesday My dear sir: May nation to grope in darkness for information on this subject May rankly but without offense THE SPREADING EVIL reveals the 20th dangers of this course HUSH is truly the propaganda 20th (SIGNED) CHILDREN under 14 NOT ADMITTED I House door in Albemarle on I day flier 24th day of May 1919 at 12 stake I numbered consecutively ORDINANCE the mouth South 26 of ed Com of NOTICE to a stake her A 14 th computed eci thereon was Woodie sj 6t Ml I BURLESON NOTICE i amy 1917 PRICE Executor here property is in 4 17 4t May 17 4t authority Deed of of April 12th 13th 14th said and er to Borrow money to the extent re quired to pay the cost of said im June 1 to 1929 shall be shall be Clerk of husband husband husband Whitley: on Mon nually levied and collected Section 6 That a statement nf th of May 1910 A CARTER Comm Atty 5 provements pursuant to which au debt of said towin Ch a i thnritv the ftebt said ton In has been filed with ttle Lerk of sai( town about and a herein This Sat nine knot by sweet and two maplee thence 62 121 to center of Mountain Creek thenoe center of Mid creek 62 30 ISO thence with the creek 42 SO 2000 thence with the ereek 74 26 to the beginning containing 1025 crei Company the let day of April 1910 8 HOWARD THOMAS QUICK RETURN OR AMERICAN TROOPS corner thence Hearne old line white oak the Section 5 That a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest of the on North Carolina Stanly County In the Superior Court Emma Woodie day of April 1919 PRICE Executor will be made on the day the Al the sell to of said STATE NORTH CAROLINA Office Dursuant tn the municipal finance act 1917 and is open to public inspection Section 7 That the average as sessed valuation of property subject to taxation by said town for the three fiscal years in which taxes were last levied as shown by the statement re ferred to in Section Number 6 above is $121763162 Section 8 That the amount of the net debt of said town outstanding as shown by the statement referred to in Section No 6 above is $12893132 Section 9 The Clerk of said town notice in the form prescribed by Sec undersigned at his office in make prompt settlement sum of $18400000 same being evi denced by notes of the municipality of which notes $8300000 is still out standing and WHEREAS pursuant to the re quest in the petitions for said street improvements two thirds of the total cost thereof exclusive of so much of the cost as was incurred at street in tersections has been specially assess ed upon the lots and parcels of land abutting directly on the improve ment according to the extent of their respective frontages thereon the amount so specially assessed remain ing unpaid aggregating approximate mentioned the 3rd day of May 1919 Acres more or less Said sale being had for the purpose rf creating assets to pay the debts owing by the said estate of William Brooks dcceas ndedr and by virtue of an order of the Surior Court of Stanly County made in a sproial proceeding entitled: A Wright Adinr ai Exparte the undersigned rynmiissioner will on Monday the Sth day June 191(1 at 12 o'clock at the Court Houe In Albemarle offer for Bale to the highest bidder for cash a certain lot Of land lying and being In Harris Town ship Stanly County North Carolina In the If of New London and ddesenbed as RIDENHOUB TOWNSHIP Wagoner Schoolhouse Monday May New Bettfbl Schoolhouse Tuesday May Sides School house Wednesday May until 12 Hatley Schoolhouse Wednesday May from 1 to 7 Brooks' residence Thursday May 15th 1919 BROOKS List Taker to from irst North South Third North NOTICE ADMINISTRATION Having been duly appointed and qualified as administrator ot the estate of Mrs Cotton deceased late of Stanly County North Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to pre sent the same for payment to me on or be fore the 1st day of May 1920 or this no tice will be pleaded in bar of their right iu recover au persons inoeoiea to estate are hereby requested to call make immediate payment This April 29th 919 COTTON Administrator of "Mrs Cotton Deceased SIKES Atty NTIC LAND SALE North Cnroiiim Manly County By virtu of the pnwer and authority con ferred upon me by a certain mortgage Trust deed executed and delivered by Ed wards on the 28th day of August the same being duly recorded in the Office for Stanly County ip Book of Trust Deeds No 64 page 511 The same giv en to secure a bond of even date for 121887 I will on Monday the 26th day of May 1913 at 12 sell for cash to the highest bidder at the Court House door in Albemarle the following described land Lying and being in the western por tion of the town uf Albetiiai le NC Begin ning at a stake on the street a corner of Ot rso i vv 4b reet to a stake: thenep '1 5 4 200 feet to a stake line thence with his line 75 1 4 45 feet to a stake a Verner of Lot No 52 thence with a line of said lot 14 3 4 200 feet to the beginning this containing about 1 4 of an acre also a 100 feet alley across the end of the remainder of Lot No 52 next to the lot of Honeycutt: The foregoing lands is sold subject to the dower right: Sai dsale is made to satisfy the bond of even date default having been made In prictpal and interest Any other notice as to the sale will be made on the date of sale 5 1 4t I BURLESON Trustee NOTICE DISSOLUTION The firm of Howard and Thomas compos ed of Howard and Thomas heretofore engaged in the general mercan tile business in the town of Oakboro has this day by mutual consent cf the parties been dissolved and the Oakboro Mercantile Company a firm composed of Thomas Barbee and Curies having this day purchased from How ard hU entire interest in the aforesaid mer cantile business and having also taken over all notes and accounts due said firm of Howard and Tomas and having itlso as sumed all llbillty and payment of ell in debtedness due and owing by said firm of Howard 8 Thomas and having hereby Released the Said 8 Howard from any and all liability by reason of the aforesaid partnership business of Howard and Thom as: Now therefore all persons firms and cor porations are hereby notified that the said Howard Is no longer bound by any obligations formerly made by said firm of Howard Thomas and that said Oak boro Mercantile Company hereby accepts for payment thereof all debts and obliga tions contracted by said firm of Howard A Thomas while engaged in the mercantile business In the said town of Oakboro and all persons in any way indebted to said firm of Howard and Thomas will make payment of the same to the Oakboro Mer cantile This Too long a tolerant prudery has permitted the young of our NOTICE PAiiTNEHHHIP DISSOLUTION This is to notify all persons that the part nership of A Caudh Snuggs and Snuggs who did business in the name of Snuggs Caudle in North Albemarle in the old stand once occupied by Clay ton has been dissolved by mutual consent of all the partnership A Caudle and Snuggs having sold out their inter est in the said partnership and assets to Williams and Snuggs That all out standing indebtedness of said partner ship is to be assumed and paid by MWil Ifeiis and Snuggs and all debts ow ing to said partnership is to be the property of and belong to Williams and Snuggs and shall be collected by them And an persons traaing witn said con after are notified accordingly This the 12th day of May 1919 snuggs WILLIAMS SNUGGS CAUDLE NOTICE Having qualified as Administratrix of the estate of Bowers deceased late of Starfly County Norih Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present the same for payment on or before the second day of May 1920 verled or this notice will be pleaded in bar of th? right of recovery thereon All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement This 2nd day of May 1919 MRS CORA BOWERS Administratrix REYNOLDS Atty 5 13 4t NOTICE SALE VALUABLE LAND North Carolina: Stanly bounty: By virtue of the power conferred upon me by a judgment of the Superior Court for the County an dState aforesaid in the enuuea action mzzte Lowder and Lowder Lillie Lowder and Lowder Lectie Bowers and Charles Bowers et al Vs Emma heirs of Mrs Roxev Whitlev: will day the 2nd day of June 1919 at 12 at the Court House door in Albemarle sell to the highest bidder the fol lowing described land: lying in the Northern section of the town of Albemarle near the store of Whitlock Bounded as follows: lying on the Salisbury road or street: Beginning at the oLwder cor ner and runs with said road 45 290 feet to a stake thenoe with said road 17 27 1 2 154 feet to a stake thence 62 1 2 200 feet to a stake thence 27 1 2 100 feet to a stake thence 33 112 1 2 feet to a stake thence 45 200 feet to a stake corner of the Lowder lot thence 45 200 feet with said Lowder's'Nne io the beginning this lot con taining one acre more or less thn foregoing lot to be sold in three divisions a plat of which is uuly recorded in the office for Stanly County Book No 1 page the said lots sold for partition terras of sale 1 3 cash 1 3 in three months the remainder in six months interest on the deferred paymnts Bid left open for ten days for a raise ana lurtner nonce sale This the 1st day Having decided to change bus iness I will offer for sale at Public Auction on Saturday May the 17th at 1 the following prop to wit: One two seated surry with double harness pole and shaves A good one horse wagon And har ness One excellent work horse about 9 or 10 years old in fine shape One good single buggy and har ness All above named property is in shape Property will be sold at one half mile from Oourt houee East Albemarle and on PERSONAL PROPERTY SALE Notice is hereby given that the unde? signed executor of the last will and testa ment of Thomas A Lowder deceased will sell the persona! property belonging to his estate a( bis honie setad near Holt Sidiig In North Albemarle Township on Saturday ike 24th day of May 1919 at 1 Property consisting of 1 grey mare 13 years old 1 milk cow and calf of other personal property not and runs with said street 75 eet tn thanAo '4 9 4 QinaAM CJaaa4 a widi ucuuu outxu irom Street to North Street and Street from Main Street to Street and WHEREAS the improvement of said streets was a necessary expense nf swirl I WHEREAS the probable unexpir ed period of usefulness of said im i provements is twenty years and WHEREAS at least one fourth of the cost of said improvements has been assessed upon abutting proper ties benefited and WHEREAS before the cost of said local improvements I and ascertained the governing body! of said town did from time to time Notice The defendant above named will take notice that an action as entitled above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of Stanly County for the purpose of obtaining an absolute di vorce from the defendant by the plaintiff and the said defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the term of Superior Court of said county to be held on the 2nd Monday in May 1919 at the court house of said county in Albemarle and answer or demur to the complaint in said action cr the plaint iff will apply to the court for the re lief demanded in said complaint This 14th day of April 1919 A LITTLE 4 15 4t Clerk of Superior Couit 5 1 4t CRAIG RICHARDSON SALE LAND By virtue of the power an dauthorlty conferred upon me by a certain Deed of Trust executed on the 6th day of June 917 by Thomas A Lowder and wife Nancy Lowder and duly recorded In Register's of fice for Stanly Couity In Book of Mort gages No 69 page 201 and default having been made in the paymyit of Bond secured by said Mortgage I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the Court on Satnr the following described real etate to wn Beginning at a stake on the bank of Rocky River south West corner of the Bennett tract and runs 32 about 15 chs to a stake in the Mill Road a cor ner of the dower by 'two pines: thence with the various courses of aid road 47 80 7 no chs to a stake in the ford of Big Creek thence up the various courses of said Creek it' Hiaxe bu ons hp nw of Broadway Branch: thence with a lin of said Dower 58 14 25 10 chs to a stake in the Salisbury road by 2 large sweet gums thence with said road 3 7 10'100 chs tn a stake In said road thence 15 6 15(100 chs to a mulberry stump on the 'lge of a hullow thence down said hollow 450(100 chs to a stake by 2 cedars a corner of Mill Tract thence with the line of said Mill Tact to the river hence up the var ious courses of the river to the beginning containing 80 acres more or less See Deed Book No 28 page 340 in Reg Office for Stanly County This saile will be kept open ten (10) days for a 5 per cent increase This the 18th day of April 1919 BENNETT Trustee SMITH ATTY 4 26 4t NOTICE Having this day qualified before A Little Clerk of the Superior Court of Stanly County North aCrolina as executor of the last will and testament or Thomas A Low der deceased This is to notify all persons holding claims against the estate of the said Thomas A Lowder deceased to pre sent the same to the undersigned executor duly authenticated on or befor ethe 29th day of April 1920 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery All persons indebted to the estate of Thomas A Lewder deceased are requested i vi 1 1 pun i ie Albemarle and of same This the 29th LIST YOUR PROPERTY! Give in your Poll Will be at the following places nt the times mentioned below for the purpose of listing the property of the citizens of ALMOND TOWNSHIP BLC VM1NGT0N SATURDAY MAT 10TH HEriHIN SCHOOL HOUSE SAT May 17TH ALMOND SCHOOL HOUSE WED MAY 21 SAT MAY 24TH 1919 Every tax payer is urged to list his prop erty and poll turing the month of May Please attend to this important matter at once £xhg avoid Double Tax URR Litat Taker the old line 19 37 poles to a stake thence a new line 62 87 poles to stake in Mountain Creek by 2 maples thence up the meanders df said creek 39 poles to the beginning containing 20 aeges more or less or further reference see Deed Book No 41 page '214 bood 44 page 42 and book 44 page 89 in the Office for Btanly County SECOND TRACT: Beginning at the cen ter of Mountain Creek by two maples anJ runs thence 63 14825 feet to a stake in the old line thence with th 4 old line 8 19 3103 feet to gum feet with feet feet feet by survey This sale will be kept open ten (10) days for a 5 per cent Increase Thia the 29th day of April 1919 mgram Trustee INGRAM Atty 5 1 successive weeks in a news paper published in the municipality section 10 i tie erk of said Hwn jis hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice of the sale of said bonds to be published in the manner prescribed by Section 30 of the mu i hicipal finance act 1917 Section 11 This ordinanc take effect upon its passage and shall not be submitted to the voters Passed May 5th 1919 A GROVES Mavrw RUSSELL Clerk A The foregoing ordinance was pao ed on the 5th day of May 1919 and was first published on the 6th day of May 1919 Any action or proceed ing questioning the NOTICE SALE LAND By virtue of authority vested in me in the power of sab contained in a certain Trust I'ppd executed bv A Moody and wife Idelia Moody on the 7th lay of July 1906 and duly recorded in the office of the Regiscter of Deeds of Stanly County in Book of Mortgages No 37 on 1 page 421 which Mortgage Trust Deed was given to secure a certain note or bond of even date therewith which is described in said Mortgage Trust Deed and default the highest bidder for cash at th? Court rtouse uoor in iinemarie on Monday 4nu my or June 1919 at 12 bond or note the undersigned will having been made in the payment following described lands to wit I1 HIST TRACT Adjoining the lands of Tempa Russell and others and bounded as follows Beginning at a stake Tqmpa Rus second corner and runs South 13 poles witn lempa itusseii line third corner thnce Suui to the Hearne old due North with the IS poles to a stake by a Hearne old corner thence North 63 West 8 poles to the beginning containing one and one half acres more or less and being what Is known as the John A Moody old home place near where Tempa Russell now lives and southwest from residence and being the same land sold by Moody and A Moody as commis sioners petition for sale for division among the heirs of John A Moody de ceased SECOND TRACT: Lying on the north side of extension of Main Street in the town of Albemarle: Beginning at a stake on the north side of Main Street the southeast corner of the Lillian Knitting Mill lot and runs North 170 feet with the line of said mills lot to a stake: thence with a line of the Lillian Knitting Mills again North about 25 East to a stake in a line of lot thence with his line South to a stake in the North Edge of Main Street thence West about 140 feet to Jhe beginning corner containing about 3 4 of an acre and being lot No 1 and Lot No 2 as conveyed by two deeds by Hearne and wife annie 8 Hearne to A Moody the first bearing date of January 27th 1891 conveying Lot No 1 and recorded In Book No 19 of Deeds for Stanly County on page 274 the second deed being from the same parties and conveys Lot No 2 and is recorded in the office of Register of Deeds for Stanly County in Book No 19 of Deeds on page 275 and being lots on which A Moody and wife now live or furtheri chain of title to said lands see deed from Wright Trustee in Bank ruptcy to Brown bearing date of May the 7th 1902 recorded In Book No 32 on page 251 See deed from Brown to Idllla Moody bearing date of May the 9th 1902 recorded In Book No 30 in Office of Register of Deeds for Stanly County on page 532 This the 29th day of April 1919 PARKER Trustee REYNOLDS Atty 5 4t AN ORDINANCE providing for the issuance of bonds of the Town of Albemarle North Carolina in theum of $8300000 to fund an out standing indebtedness of said Town in that amount WHEREAS under authoritv Chapter 56 of the Public Laws of Worth Carolina 1915 the Town Albemarle caused the hereinafter named streets to be improved by con structing the surface of said streets including contemporaneous con structing of curbs gutters and drains such surface being constructed of blocks sheet asphalt and bitulithis laid on a solid foundation viz: Main Street from Concord Road east to the city limits North Street from Yad din Railway east to ourth Street ixing Avepue trom irst Street Second Street South Street irst Street to Third Street' Street from Hearne Street to and payable $400000 on each of the years 1920 ami which bonds a 1 have just seen your moving picture The Spreading It made a profound im pression on me I earnestly advise everv man ami woman boy and girl in the land to see this pic ture It cqntains the essence of many lectures on science and many sermons on morality Very truly yours BICKETT NOTICE At a regular meeting of the Board of Aidermen held on April 7 1919 Mr Ed Kluttz was appointed Listtaker for the town of Albemarle Mr Kluttz will be located at the Court House during the month of May for the purpose of listing taxes You are hereby requested to give in your poll and list your property By order of the Board RUSSELL Clerk This May 7 1919 it The sex problem has been the great problem of decent woman hood for ages causing much of the sorrow the suffering the domes tic unhappiness that has afflicted faithful wives and mothers Man kind has always been driven forward by two great forces hunger and sex instinct Hunger forcing men to preserve individual life sex instinct driving them to continue race life But that which is strongest for good is also if wrongly strongest for evil The sex instinct which at best gives us all the precious things in life at worst gives us untold miseries ciusi signaled Assessment unding Bonds Section 2 That for the purpose of I funding the outstanding indebtedness of said town in the sum of $4300000 referred to in the preamble to this ordinance there be issued the bonds of this town in the sum of $4300000 said issue to consist of 43 bonds of the denomination of $100000 each numbered consecutively from 46 to 88 inclusive dated June 1 1919 due and payable $200000 on June 1 in each of the years 1920 to 1936 inclu sive and $300000 on June 1 in each of the years 1937 to 1939 inclusive said bonds to be designated General unding Bonds Section 3 Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of six per centum per annum payable semi annually on the first day of June and December in each year the several installments of interest to be evidenced by coupons attached to said bonds and both prin cipal and interest shall be payable in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fineness at the Hanover' National Bank in the Citv nf Now lorjc Stato nt Now VnL i Section 4 Said bonds I signed by the Mayor and said town and sealed with the cor porate seal of the town and the in terest coupons attached to said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer of said town or a fac simile of his sig nature shall be lithographed or nrtnt NOTIC': SALE VALUABLE LAND Under pursuant to and by virtue of an order the Superior Court of Stanly County made in the special preceedirgr Hathcock administrator with will an nexed of "state of Win Brooks deceas ed at al Ex Parte the same being No upon the special Proceeding docket of said court tho undersigned commissioner will on Saturday the 24th day of May 1916 at 12 clock at the Court house door 'n Albemarin Stanly County North Carolina offer for sale to the highest bidder fnr Badin road Would sell privately or further information see Neal Albemarle Ch If the Germans sign the! HAMP BLACKWELDER peace terms all the American troops 2t Thurg except the third corps and three di visions and a few headquarters units will be out of the occupied district of Germany by June 1 or soon after that date acordin gto reports in cir culation in Coblenz It is understood that the first sec ond and third regular divisions will be tho to remain for duties in connec tion with turning ovei the area to rench control If the Germans ac cept the peace conditions it is under stood preprations will begin immedi ately for the remaining three divis ions to withdraw to rance prepara tory to embarking for home length of time required to turn affairs over to the rench has not been determined but it is estimated that it may take perhaps a month longer If the Germans do not ac cept the plans for the withdrawal of the Americans of course will be changed materially Brookns lying and being in Big lick i ownsnip lna and Beginnin: in a field thence North 11 West 363 chains to the Wfnnninir Containing Thirty A Joining the lands of the New London High School on the North A I lands on the east and Ivey of the South and bounded as follows: Beginning on an iron stake a corner of the tv London High School property on the ast side of Vine Street and runs south2 200 feet to a stake in a line of New London High Schorl property thence 18 66 1 2 feet to a stake thence 72 200 feet to a stake in the line of Vine Street thence with Vine Street 18 66 1 2 fet to the beginning deed from 8 Carter and wife toL Wright dated Oct 22 1915 and rec orded in the Office of Register of Deeds for Stanly County in Book of Deed No 61 on Page 171 This the 10th day of May 1919 A WRIGHT Comm REYNOLDS Atty 5 11 19 East 1065 chains to a stake by oaks and a pin thence South 6 chains to stake henco South I 1870 chains with th cipality is now liable arid which is now payable: Now Therefore BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Al bemarle North Carolina Section 1 That for the purpose of funding the outstanding indebtedness of said town in the sum of $4000000 referred to in the preamble to this ordinance there be issued the bonds of said town in the sum of $4000000 said issue to consist of 40 bonds of the denomination of $100000 each viu 'j i tU 96 inclusive dated June 1 1919 due in in de SALE LAND By virtue of the power and conferred upon me by a certain Trust executed on the 29th day 1918 by Sprott and wife Harriet Sprott and duly recorded in the office for Stanly County in Book of Mort gages No 73 page 72 and default having been made of the bond secured by said mortgage I will offer for sale to the high est bidder for cash at the Court House door in Albemarle on riday the 80th day of May 1919 at 12 the following described real estate to wit: Beginning at a stake in Mountain Creek by 2 maples and ashes thence 62 84 i nnipi tn a stake in tho oid line by a I wud cherry tree elm and pine thence with linn Ort i ly $9600000 the remainder of such'of iSJ7 to b7n cost in the sum Mnnnnnn to be Publs' ed once each uv lour a a I 7 1 1 I it iv 1 1 1 11 it' 1 nu 1 1 ri ri wjx iiui iv lUlKL rtlltl WHEREAS said town has hereto fore issued bonds in the sum of $56 1 00600 for the purpose of funding that amount of said indebtedness specially assessed upon the lots and parcels of land abutting directly upon the improvements and $4500000 for the purpose of funding that amount of the part of said improvement to be borne by the municipality at large leaving $4000000 of said amount so specially assessed and $4300000 of that part of the cost to be borne by the municipality at large by notes of the municipality and WHEREAS the town of Albemarle how has an indebtedness in the sum by 8aid murtl which indebtedness was outstanding thirty davs after I' on the 7th day of March 1917 and for the payment of which said muni May 6 4t SSELL Clerk 1 1 I 3 1 till IIIIIJ I II 1 1 IJ 1 1 fl 1 1 1 1 1 fl 1 1 1 If 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 lllUI 1 1 1 ft fl.