LOUISBURG'S
Leading Department Store
WANTS YOUR TRADE
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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
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BLACK-DRAU8HT
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IMHJSTRIAL EKYIEW
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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
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Ciraii: at L. i'. HICKS. 6-13-Jt
TOR FIRST CLASS JOB PRINTING
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Rod Dr g Ship Stuff, worth $2.75 $2.50 bag
"Dunlop Ship Stuff $2.40 bag
Regular Ship Stuff $2.25 bag
Cownedacow feed, full pail eowfeed, 24 per cent
Protein $2.40 to $2.75 bag
Best grade Chicken Feed
Try a barrel of Southern Pride Flour, none
better . . $6.49V2C bbL
Oranges, apples, bananas, lemons, grape fruit and
candy National Biscuit Co. 's cakes and crackers, and
sliced cake at
J. W. K I N G ' S
Delco Light
Plants
Frigidaire and Water Systems
Sold in Franklin County by
Raleigh Electric Sevice
Company
Raleigh, N. C.
Deleo Light Users ? One FRBE
inspection of yonr plant if we.
receive your address and dis
tance from nearest town with-;
in ten days.
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