LOUISBURG'S Leading Department Store WANTS YOUR TRADE ?. ? Everything for Everybody At Lowest Prices F. A. Roth Company The Store That Always Sells The Cheapest LOUISBURG, Nortfl Carolina That Goes Into the Bank Today Each pay day set aside a certain proportion of yonr wages to go into your Savings Account. It is only by following some definite plan of this kind that you can get ahead Take out the Savings first ? and economize on ^>ther items if necessary. *' " The advantages of this plan will he evident to you after vou have tried it for a short time. T. H. DICKENS, President H. M. STOVALL, Cashier * E. M. PARHAM, Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS: T. H. Dickens, Chas. N. Sherrod, H. M. Stovall, J. S. Howell, O. M. Beam COTTON GROWERS CONTINUE TO HKJN rp Raleigh June 10. ? Reports received from the cooperative cotton growing states of the South show that the to tal membership of twelve associations on May 31 wa? 250,908, Georgia has third place with) 39,648 and North Carolina reports 35,002. During the month of May 5041 mem bers were added to the twelve state associations. Texas in which a state wide campaign is in progress reports 2466 new members. North Carolina added 377 N new members during the month. The reports from the various states are as follows: State Members Membership secured in May May 31 Alabama 9 Arkansas 246 Arizona l Georgia 850 Louslana 0 Mississippi 430 Missouri 6 North Carolina 377 South Carolina 91 Oklahoma 264 Tennessee 301 264 301 2.466 21.870 12,525 1,286 39,648 5.501 19,950 580 1 35,002 13,953 j 53.538 6,941 39,908 Texas Totals 5-041 250,702 Thedford's BLACK-DRAU8HT * SOUTH tAKOLlM ? WKK RLY IMHJSTRIAL EKYIEW ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The fire prevention work durln^the last few years i ? teglnmug to y.eld fruit Is In fact that steps aru being taken to prevent fires through education ami kindly pelH'i .Hlon rather than through threatM authoritatively given. Weeksville ? High school to have (20.000 annex. Salisiii ry ? Wilson Hosiery Company of Pennsylvania to operate hosiery plant In this city. Hender-ionvtlle ? Contract let for construct Ion of Lutheran church. Ellza^U, rify? JTT;000 tcc plan* now In operation. Swatnianoa Beacon Manufacturing Company of New Bedford Mass.. awards contract for construction of cotton mills here, to have 200,?00 sq. ft floor space and to cost over II. 000.000 Dunn? Work under way on 1275, OOOwater and sewer extension pro gram. & *.* .Greenville ? New plant of Southern Bleachery, inc., on Enoree river be gins operation Salisbury ? Contract let for West Innis street underpass. Greensboro ? Flans ;;oing forward for erection of largest hotel in North Carolina; building to have teii stories and contain 340 rooms. Elizabeth City ? Eastern part of North Carolina visited by million dol lar rain during pant week. Hickory ? Hickory Auto Corporation to let contract for erection of new home. Mocksville ? Liberty Shirt mills plan nlng construction of new factory to handle increased business. High i'olnt ? Two recent orders plac ed with Thomas Car Works Involving over IS00.000 insure factory contlnu oub production for twelve to fifteen months. . Aurora ? Eleven cars of May peas ahlppcil out of city In one day with twelve additional cars beln loaded for shipment. Pecan crop becoming Important In dustry in eastern part of state. Trenton ? On? marie bed In Jones County contains 100,000.000 tons as saying s<0 to 95 per cent calcium car bonate with phosphate trace. Andrews ? Plans being completed for construction of new school building. Duke ? Contract let by Erwin Cot ton Mills for construction of 130 cot tages. estimate cost 1160,000. m Tryon ? Contract awarded for install atlon of modern wateii works system. Charlotte ? Over 2,500 carloads of peaches to start moving frdm district to northern and western markets be ginning July 1. Aberdeen ? Plans underway for con struction of 155.000 peach cannery. High Point ? Outside capital investi gating district for establishment of mammoth lithographing plant. The American tobacco crop last year was estimated at 1,462,000 pounds. I In complying with order of lnter | state commerce commission to In stall automatic train devices, 49 rall I roads before January 1, 1925, will use from 150.000.000 to 200,000.000 pounds of copper and brass In form of wire and equipment. Road building is now one of the six big businesses in the United States; at beginning of 1923 there were 400, 000 miles of surfaced roads- in this country, with approximately 40,000 more miles added before end of year. Estimated amount of tax-exempt se curities outstanding March 31, 1924. was $16,186,000,000. L Oil Cooks Stoves, Wicks and Alumi num Ware at L. P. HICKS. 6-13-2t Liquid Disinfectant, Sprayers and Fly Chaser at L. P. HICKS 6-13-2t Women Tennis Champion* Photograph showa, loft ? -Mr*. Haael Ilotchklsa Wlghtman. present holder of the women's Indoor championship and captain of the United States woman's International team, conversing with Mrs. Marlon Zlnderstnln Jeaau^ Botfc are prominent members of the United States team and will play tn the wom an's International team match at Wtm bled on, England. One-?hth of the rime ships tan In using the Panama Canal pays their tolls. Tbls ls simply a nviot In boat operation Mrlnt in apoedlnft merchant 1? to markets is in additional gain. The Panama Canal U a spectacular demonstration of countless similar savings to commerce through viaducts, highways, tunnels and bridges shortening routes Vnd making them safer through Portland Cement, f . Atlas Is also making homes safer and more perma f. oent. If you plan building, ask your dealer how and where you can be benefited In using "the Standard by which all other makes are mrnsared.li ROI w<^~. |S| MEN? Gra;ed anm KP:k ?*?*4 WLf