In every case where, prior to the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, a judgment by default final has been entered by the clerk of the superior court of any county in this State on a day other than Monday, contrary to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-215 and 1-216, such judgment shall be deemed to have been entered as of the first Monday immediately following the default and is hereby to all intents and purposes validated; provided, however, nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights of any interested party, as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-220 other than for irregularity as to date of entry of the judgment by the clerk of the court. (1927, c. 187.)