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i Mrs. twiford of Elizabeth City Waited her sister, Mrs. W. H. Rough ton, Ivt week. Sheriff Scull spent Wednesday in Warrenton. ? Mr. H. Mofflt of Greenville vis ited Miss Alee Sharp Wednesday ev ening. Mrs. Bunting of Bethel came Thurs day to visit Miss Pansy Smith. ' Mr. and Mrs, Baas of Poyellsville and Miss Gipdys Harrell of Norfolk spent -Thursday afternoon visiting In the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L| Smith. Mr. C. M. Callis, Misses Ehel Cal ifs and Elizabeth Smith spent Tues day afternoon in Ahoslde. Miss Pansy Smith entertained sev eral of her friends at a picnif at Colerain Beach Thursday afternoon, in honor of her guest, Miss Bunting. Mr.- and Mrs. J. O. Askew, Sr., left last Friday to spend some time in the City of Asheville. Mrs. A. C. Williams spent Satur day afternoon in town. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parry attend ed services at Bethlehem Saturday and Sunday. Mri.' Jim Oblesoti spent last week with relatives near Ahoslde. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gilliam and Lettie Aumack were visitors in Ahos kie Suhday afternoon. Mr. L. T. Holloman and mother Mrs. LuOy Holloman spent Sunday afternoon in Mapleton. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Morris spent Sunday and Monday in Aulander. Mrs. Henry C. Copeland and chil dren aIre Waiting relatives in Maple ton this Week. , Mr. Marcus Smith and sister, Mise Pansy Smith 'went to Ahoakie -Mon day afternoon. Messrs. B. Scull and J. W. Taylor were business visitors in Winton on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Holloman and son, Henry Webb, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Lucy Holloman. Mr. Jones of Smithfteld visited Miss Kate Newaome last week. Johnnie Lou Perry of Colerain is visiting Misses Thelma and Annia Newaome. Mrs. A: W. Greene, Mrs. Hallie Baker and children of Ahoskie were in town Monday afternoon. What They-Say Coal tbok a sudden drop the other day. A truck load with six tons of it broke through a near by bridges k. vfl Correct this sentence: "Now have a good time*dear," said/the mother, "no matter how badly you soil your clothes." ..... ? The farmer with.straw in his old ; whiskers is lesfe to be pitied than the city man with hay fever in his sys tem. of fjj A pessimist, my son; is'the optimist yrho ran for offlce. If there's any person who don't like what is printed in this column, you are Invited to a duel with the CAT. When he^ not in ^hoskie, his headquarters are at Marion, Indiana. For further information apply to oar contemporary sheet, The Observer. A young country girl was taking her first ride On ?the train. The con ductor came through and said "Tick ets, please," and* after much embar rassment she give it to him. Soon af ter the train boy entered her car and said, "Chewjpg gum," and she said, "Oh, goodness, do I have to give that *p too?" ."f: 'V,? ' Slow motion pictures never will at tain the ultimate until they show us a lame duck-resigninig. Not Envy, Y' Understand \ I do not covet Johndee's roll There lurks no envy in my soul, But I would like a powerful lot To have as macb as Johndee's get If truth were told, "The ten books 1 have enjoyed most," would in most cases include the check book." EVOLUTION: The, Worid> most popular monkfy business. ? , This is the worst jam I ever got into, said the fly as he slowly climbed out of the preserves. .' ?. V. D. Striekland says if-you don't . believe courtesy will pay just try it once and see. :* ' Ouch! , The ?un was hit upon the beach, > Per suit was little sister's. They thought she was having a . r wonderful time, but All is not bliss that blisters. One nice thing about surburbktt property is that a yard is more than three feet. 1>"V-sjjjj "1 Knees (see latest -fashion) are 1 gone but not forgotten. ? The black laborer from the South may be a Uttle slow to learn, but be - also la alow to learn bomb-making. , ?An undeveloped people is one : whose scenery doesn't consist sntirely of billboards. In! ins . .....4> *? -A si h ,i 1 MURFREESBORO NEWS 3 ' R?se of M mio; , "Once, In a garden of supreme de I aw It, rimmed with dew; Sweet-singing to the scented summer night: It is a dream of you," PERSONALS Miaa Essie Wynn of Norfolk, whose past record of . loyalty and ear nest work for ChowaS Colloge is well known, is here again assisting in can vassing for the school.' Dr. Clark of Pittsboro, a new member of Chowan College's faculty, preached morning and evening from the Baptist pulpit here Sunday, in the absence of the pastor. Mrs. J. L. Liverman and daughter, Miaa Vivian, of Portsmouth, Va., who have been visiting relatives in this county, spent the past week end ip Murfreesboro with Mrs. B. 8. Liver man. Miss Margaret Loder of Norfolk has arrived here to be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Futrell. t Mm Robert Darden and daugh ter, Miss Mpry, of Franklin, Va,, are guests of' Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sewell. Among those from Mapleton who were here Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. Curl, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hare and their family, Mrs. E. Brett, Miss Ella May Parker and Miss Helen Brett. Mrs. Lorena Howell, who since the early summer has been spending her time in Norfolk, Suffolk, and other points, has returned to this county and is visiting friends and relatives in this section. Mhs Ruth Jones of Franklin, Va., who spent last week its the guest of Miss Doris Chitty, returned home on Sunday, accompanied by Miss Alta Chetty who will be her house guest for some tims. i Mrs. Z. L. Davis, her daughter, Florence, and son, Thomas, are spending this * week in Norfolk. Miss Frances White of Wakefield is visiting her sist?r, Mrs. E. N. Ni cholson. . Miss Gwendolyn Martin of Conway is visiting Miss Mary Babb. Mr. Henry Brown of Menola up* a caller in Murfreesboro Thursday night of last week. Mrs. Paftie Watson /nd daughter, Elisabeth and Mildred spent Tuesday in Ahoskie with Mrs. J. Bailey Bar nes. Mr. S. T. Campbell of Hickory is here an4 at present has employment at the ice factory. Many from Murfreesboro attended the revival meeting conducted by the Rev. Mr. Gardner at Aahleys Grove laat week. ? Mrs. G. Rooney and two daughters of Hampton, Va., spent several days of last week visiting Miss Farrar Pope and Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh Hill also had as guests of Mrs. Rosa Hill Of Cofield, and .Mrs. Harrell of Mapleton. ? Mrs. J. W. Short and daughter, Jti lie, left to spend the remainder of the summer with relatives in Philadel phia and at points in New Jersey. Mrs. R. B- Winberne and son, B. B., Jr., have returned to their home from a week spent in Norfolk and Ocean View. Miss Grace Pearce has returned to her home from k two months' trip to* the Pacific Coast, where at the University of California she attend ed sumpter school and Stopped at ma ny points of interest enroiite. She reports a grand experience, filled with thrills and delights. Mr. and Mrs. Rehben Bolds of Ports mouth, who are visiting relatives in this county, spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. James Brett. ' Mr. V. P. Boyd and his daughter, Miss Thelma Boyd, arrived Saturday from Portsmouth to visit his daugh ter, Mrs. B. "S. Liverman. Mr. Boyd will remain only ^ fey days. Miss Thelma will spend several months in this town. Miss Vivian Liverman, who has been on an extended visit with rel atives in this section, returned Mon day to her home in Portsmouth. Mrs. G. N. Harrell, her daugh ter, Prances Brown Harrell and Miss Sarah Vaughan have left to spend some time at Virginia Beach. Mrs. Rufus Brett and three chil dren of Menola am spending this weak with her parents, Mr. and Mrs W. P. Futrell. . Mrs. Cola Davis and children left Mondfiy to visit friends in Boykips and Newsoms, Vs. Mrs. Robert Harden and her daugh ter of Franklin, Vs., after a week spent with Mrs. Paul Sewell, return ed to their home on Tuesday. Mrs J. H- Harriaa and three chil dren of -Farmville Wave, arrived to spend a week with her father and sis ters. She was accompanied to Mur freesboro by her eister, Miss Fannie Gary, who has bean her guest. Misg Virgin Wynn left Tuesday to ?pend a WMle with her aiater-in-law, Mrs. Nellie Vinson, in Atlantic Ci ty. N. J. > ??-- H era ia visiting hia cousin, Brando! Boyette. Mr. John Gary after spending two weeks with his father, Dr. Gary, has returned to Mo>ohead City. Mr. J. A. JBoyette ia having con structed a new residence on the Wall -lot, Main street, which he and family will occupy. Mist Naomi Wiggins has returned from Richmond, BalHtuore, and New York, where she purchased her fall millinery. R-"'. and Mr*. 1. W. Whitley have returned from a vacation spent in the mountains of this Stare and with relatives of Mrs. Whitley at Oak bo ra. Bread Street Again , Broad street, one of the most at tractive in the town, is again about to be opened up to the public. A new bridge -is under construction to span the Herculean ravine which intersects a picturesque portion of down Sown. Beautiful Program At the meeting of the church Sun day evening of the Baptist Aid So ciety, a beautiful program which was impreasibly given was enjoyad b> all present Twenty one members were present. A new member, Mrs. Theo Barrett, was added to the Union. TOBACCO INDUSTRY RANKS HIGH IN NORTH CAROLINA In the tobacco industry North Ca rolina stands at the head of the ta ble. She leads the world in the manu facture of tobacco. We manufacture one-third of all the tobacco manufac tured in the Unite States, and we pay one-third of all the tobacco tax es of the Union, two most remarkable facts. . * North Carolina is one of the I largest tobacco growing states in the Union, ranking first in acreage and first in the value of the crop. She was among the first states, as is well known, to engage in tobacco manu facture on a factory basis, and show ed s marked advancement in opera tions. Twenty years ago there were 96 tobacco manufactories in the state and ten years later the number had been reduced to 48, with an annual output valued approximately at $86, 000,000. Fifteen, plants in 1922 re ported the value of manufactured products at $214,880,000 an increase of 497 per cent oveY 1919- The val ue of tobacco manufacturing plants reported for the year 1922 is $20, 115,000 with a yearly payroll of ov er $114,000,000. This includes, of course, those establishments which are engaged in the manufacture of cigars, cigarettes, chewing and smo king tobacco aiyi snuff. North Carolina . paid in taxai on tobacco to the federal jot ernment for the year ending on Juno 30. 1922, (be enornooi sum of $93,189,086.92 while New York paid $48,000,000, New Jersey $23,000,00*), Pennsylva ' nia $21,000,000. Virginia $19, 000,000, Ohio $12,000,00$ and Mississippi $10,000,000: The to tal receipts in the entire nation for tobacco tan for the year end ing June 30, 1922, was $270,759 ' 000, in round nunfbers, of which amount North Carolina paid $$3, 000,000. It is estimated by the collector that the ataiount of tobacco taxes which will be fcaid in North Carolina for the year ending June 80, 1923, will run over $110,000,008. ? More cigarettes are made in Win ston-Salem than anywhere else on % globe. j, N Jt*T ION SHOE THRIFT WEEK AUG. 27?SEPT. 1 -4IAVE \F.M RFPAIAFD? Look in your closet today for wour shoe cast-offs. If the uppers are good we can make the shoes as fine as new at a nominal cost. Mothers should sfe that their chil dren's shoes are sent to the repair shOp this month so they will he ready for school wear # You'd be surprised at the good service that still remains in many a pair of shoes that have been thrown away aa being of no more good. Folks who wouldn't think of toss ing even a penny into the trash cap, sometimes thoughtlessly cast aside a* pair of shoes that still have several dollars worth of wear and comfort in them if properly re paired. Doat throw away your old shoes until they have been condemned by year repairman. Bo Thrifty? have 'era repaired. Yon dau*t 'thfOw sway your watch bacausa tha main spring breaks. Why trow away your shoos be cause the soles wear through 7 S. P. SURGES ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP AHOSKIE, N. C, J COLORED CIVIC ORGANIZATION TO BlE FORMED IN AHOSKIE The Patres Club of America ii a colored organisation having for its objects the promoting of fraterna Hsia, and co-operation between mem bers in the development of the va rious lines they represent. The mem bership is limited to but two persons in each class of business or occupa tion in the city or town. It bears a great similarity to the working of the Rotary Clubhand Kiwanis clubs, these organisations being international. "The Patres Club" is only one of its kind existing among the colored persons of America and has the en dorsement of all civic, social and com mercial organisations. It is a nOn sectarian club and yearly conven tions are held in the large cities of the north. In many instances it has been found that unless the person becom es a charter member of his local, R was impossible for him to affiliate with this organisation, because of the constitutional provision limiting the membership.?Reported. A representative of the Patres or ganisation has been in Ahoslde this week organising a local club. Subscribe to the HERALD?$1.50 ' 1,1 ? BONDS - RAIN - FIRE I ' ? ? * * *?'? y^ia We Write AO Kinds of I Seurty Bonds ' '? Citizens Insurance & Realty Co. Ahoskie, N. C. . * ? ? ! - 'h i'&ffijSIt AUTOMOBILE - HAIL - TORNADO i cfc1 the mammoth exhibit of the , i ol-l_. united states department ) jmt ^ >11 for tlfl 1 | h of agriculture. a fair within M\ app|a|ie J ? itself, of interest to all mumahitv xfj&tk .%? af I SCHEDULE OF DAYS Tl/Oi ? MONDAY- labor ox*. h ? tuesday? 5satt55s& stxwb. | I WEDNESDAY-virblnia-carolina ^?p<mr^^promft. I ? tmurswy^^j w"jtmday. ' performanceeb ? triday- rt8rmrtortw^" ^tp^lly- pay and nioht. ? i saturday-auto race im/yvv^^ j^mw wffftm jco- premier xlilr(7y\ar ridl/ib act of the universlb l^V >^b\ a CE- DORA 1/ /yv , d>^the 0rl im the colpeai oloftg. i m w ?e crom wells- paring aerialist. i w? TROUPE- a real european novelty-? ? V !* ^ stellas-acrobatic whirlwind beauties. b jti^r dugatt - "safety last womper. i f fun^v ^^rwkl copy eltib6 cwelo-in death pefvino featsb [?for thef^ PROP. VICTOR'S coaiccrt pamp and soloist. i LPRlVOLOUSy imter/satio/saiis marvelous fireworks ? pets in the Crank Case ? ' -? ? ? ? TN more than a half century's constant study of lubrication we have met , JL and solved many hard problems. To take one for example, why water gets In the crank case and what to do about it. "? ' . '? 1 ' . ' * ?? : Vf "', About a pound of water is formed by the process . / of burning a pound of gasoline. Most goes out the ' . exhaust?the remainder, always heavier than oil, drops to the crank case. Clean oil and water will not stay mixed. Dirty oil will emulsify and quickly lose its value. Experience therefore teaches us to manufacture Polarine absolutely clean?to urge you to drain your crank case often and always fill with fresh Polarine of the proper consistency. ?m-wmm^WBk w I ? . 1'1'49QB -1 ? ' -?? ;j. , if ffiffMV The Polarine Chart advises the consistency of Polarine that for your car beat combines easy flow, heavy work, lasting wear and low mileage coat. Consult it at yottr dealer's. - 't ? ? vj* ?' it ?? r&y* Economical lubrication demands a single reason ably priced, widely distributed oil of outstanding quality that solves every problem. Polarine b that oil, the built-up result of hundreds of trying experiences. You can safely trust our long, live experience to protect your motor by quality prod ucts and sound advice. ?1' igM, I $ STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey)
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