Seemed like Jim Staples
couldn't save a cent
WORKED like a mult, too, Jim
did. Touch luck always seemed
to land on Jim. If tha weevil didn't
fet his cotton, the drouth did. When
he got a pretty good crop, prices
went down? and Jim didn't clear
enough to buy the Missus a new hat.
One day John Thrifty's wife stop
ped by to see Mrs. Staples. She was
going to town to sea some silk things
that the big store was having a sale
on. She wanted Mrs. Staples tocome
along. "All right," said Jim's wife,
"but I can't buy a thing. Poor Jim's
had terrible luek. Don't know how
we're going to end up."
And so the women got to talking.
That night Jim was reading his
favorite paper. The page he was
looking at had the "Soda" ad on it.
"See that ooupon, Jim. Mary
Thrifty told me John's good luck
started the day he Ailed it out."
"You Bound like the banker and
that young county agent fellow,"
said Jim. "All they talk about la
Soda."
Mrs. Jim said no more about it...
bat ahe sent in the coupon. Right
away some booklets came by mail.
They didn't cost a cant, but thay
wars full of Interesting thing*. Jim
raad every ona of tbemr and half
heartedly agreed to try a little Soda
as a aide-dressing for hi* crop. It
vat too late to put Soda undar his
cotton, but he used ISO lbs. of Soda
per acre around it after chopping out.
Say) Jim couldn't bsHfiyu his
ayes. His 80 acres gave him nearly
80 bales I
"Better luck this year, eh, Jim,"
said the buyer who took Jim's crop.
"Luck, nothing," said Jimj "It's
Soda I"
a e e e e
Note: Jim Staples is ona of the
moat prosperous farmers in his.
county today. Ha always uses Soda
now,at planting, and as slds-drosaing.
You can do exactly what Jim
Staples did. Ask your banker. Ask
your County Agent. Look at the rec
ords of the 1927 Cotton Champions.
Every one used Chilean Nitrate of
Soda.
Just below la the famous coupon...
the one Jim Staples used. Ju*t tear
it out, fill In your name and address,
and mail it today.
. Chilean
Kitrate of Soda
BDHCATIONAi: BUREAU
Professional BldjC
, RaUlgh, N. C
(|T/mi ?r<M aiMMrlMMa^l
dfoA^ftko mmfrn*,}loots ,
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(Tillwn Nitrate of Soda, Educational Bureau i
1BU*. Bak%k, It. C.
Please tend me a free copy of your new, 24-page Illus
trated book? Lew Cost Cotton," showing bow to make
money In iMfc *
Han
Addn
Oihmr crops in which I am /ntereeted.
IT'S "SODA"? NOT LUCK
d%yrsct'
THE UNIVERSAL CAR -
"We liavg a complete line of tires and tubes for Ford
Cars and Trucks.
Prices range from $4.50 io $13.25 for cars, and $26
for trrcks. Tabes from $1.35 to $3.75
Let us re-tire your car and check it over for an esti
mate of what other repairs it might need.
Parsons Motor Co., Inc.
Ford Motor Co. Products -
Authorized Ford Dealers Louiaburg, N. 0.
Leather and Shoes
Have Advanced
25 Per Cent
Owing to the fact that a tannery
hag gone Into the hands of a receiver
we have purchased a large quantity
of best quality sole leather at a re.
dlculously low price and therefore
we are enabled^to do work at the old
price.
Uens Soles $1.00
Ladles 86c
Goodyear Rubber Heels 60c
Auto Tops made to order. Uphol-j
storing anl seat covers. All wort
guaranteed. ?
liOUISBU&O REPAIR SHOP
J. LEHMAIT, Proprietor.
Next to Tar River Bridge
For the Markets
BEST
Cold Drinks,
* *
Heavy and Fancy
Groceries,
Candies, Novelties,
at
Attractive Prices
See Gus
loan for serrlce,
A. J. Jarman
Ray Harris, Clerk.
1M W. Sash St
Opposite P. 0. Phone 118
OIB BALEIOB LETTEB
By M. I.. Shtpmnii
Raleigh,. May 21.?A busy week in
Raleigh waa culminated with the
meeting of the Democratic executive
committee to consider the preferen
tial primary. - Another busy week
started today when the U: 8. Senate
committee assembled to investigate
campaign expenditures for "the pres.
identtal candidates.^ It was a week
of excitement in political circles and
the decisive victory of those opposed
to the preferential primary set the
capital by its cars over the week end.
It was an orderly assemblage Sat
urday when* the executive committee
took up the preferential primary pro
position. The proposal of Zeb Turl
ington that the primary be held, tho
there is no law to eover the matter,
was made, then there were a half
dozen speeches. The preferential prl
mary crowd, except for JosephusDan
ttls, got scarcely any applause. The
former naval secretary, speaking
against any candidate that might go
back on prohibition and in favor At
the primary, was well applauded. Ih9
<"PP<TiKiits of the primary each and
every one got deafening applause. The
vote was taken and the primary .was
beaten by a vote gjunore than two to
riW a
one. That Is a brief account of vbat
happened. . Various interpretations
were put on the results. Soma saw
in it the first decisive licking (he
Simmons organization?which favor
ed the proposition?has- gotten in
-years? Others sr.w in Tt ~a trere.lt of
those who sought to defeat Smith by
any meaui of political strategy known.
Others'merely believed thai it indi
cated Smith is very popular in the
S,tate. Others said it was denying the
people tne right to vote for their can
didate for president. .Every man w
looking at the matter according to
his own persona) ideas. Whatever
may be the real reason, however, It
was appareut to all at the meeting
that if Smith's popularity in the State
matches his popularity in the execu
tive committee he is overwhelmingly
the favorite.
The investigation of campaign fynds
started tcday with two members ot
the United State Senate here to con
duct the Inquiry. The idea to inves
tigate North Caroling started wlfE
the Simmons -organization in Washing
ton, acccrdlng to these senators, the
proposal that the state be investigate^
having come from the Senator's of-,
fice It is clearly directed at Smith's
candidacy for it is generally known
that the others have made no par
ticular efforts. It Is not expected
that any great slush funds will be
uncovered and the general belief. In
capital circles Is that the Simmons
organization has made fatal mistake
number two in the present campaign.
This is the season ot college com
mencements. Meredith, St. Mary's and
Peace, the ttyree girls colleges here
will start their exercihes on' May
29.' State College wUL close the fol
lowing week. The Corporation Com
mission ivied during* the week that
the glrports for the air mail and the
lights along the air mall route must
pay at tbe regular rates for .current
furnished. An application had been
made by the govenment for a special
rote but the Southern Public Utlttles
Company of Charlotte filed an answer
ia. which it was declared the power
could not be furnished any lower ex.
cept at a loss. ~
The value of animals which are
raised on the farms of the State each
year is shown to be $80,000,000 in a
bulletin of the department of agricul
ture. This includes horses, mules,
milk cows, other types of cattle, hogs,
sheep and goats. Also bees and
thickens. ? \ _
Interest was aroused at the capl.
tal by reports of the flogging of three
convicts in Lenoir county because
they wrote letters to the governor
protesting against the way they were
treated. The matter was taken up
by the Lenoir county grand jury and
the department of public welfare was
also active in prosecuting and inves
tigating the case. W. A. Graham
Commissioner of Agriculture, has is.
sued a warning by radio to farmers
not to be influenced too much by tem
porary fluctuations in market prices
for their products. He urged them to
guard against overplanting as a re.
suit of good prices and under-plant.
ing or changing crops if prices a<*e
poor as abrupt changes should not be
made.
Closing oL the county lists found
L rt P AnAn am in th A Inn r
a number of contests on in the June
primary and the prospect is that poli
tics wJH be warm for the next fee
dnvs until the'primary of June 2.To
tal automobile sales last month in
the i'-tste were 4,985 as compared wit":
4,438 the previous month. The Che.
rrolet led the list with 1,852 saie
and Ford came second" with 663. The
Ford car has been down the list un
til last month when full scale produc
tion was resumed with the new model
The North Carolina Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association began Its an
nual spring distribution of funds tc
members during the week. Approxi
mately $150,000 will be sent to th?
growers. All of this year's cotton hai
beeh taken by North Carolina mills
It was stated. This ts the first time
that the home product has been ab.
sorbed by the jiome mills in full.
New Insurance Is being written it
North Carolina at the rate of sixtj
million dollars a day in the Unltec
States which Indicates the extent tc
which the American people believe ir
insurance. During the- past weel
Raleigh and Wake county Joined It
a banquet for leading farmers anc
business men of the county. Ther<
were more than 860 present when th<
banquet evening was opened by E
E. Crew, of Raleigh. It was a grea
get-together occasion.
. Fire losses In North Carolina wer<
reduced during the month of Apll b]
fifty thousand dollars when compare!
with April of last year, the insuranri
department announced. The total losi
for April was $488,644 and makes (
total for the first four month of th<
year which is $428,202 less than las
MID-MAY SPECIALS.
Camp Stoves ^
Journey Jugs ?
Paper Cups
Paper Plates
Paper Napkins
Paper Spoons
Flash Lights
Ingersoll Watches
Westclox Clocks
Radios and Supplies
Baseball Supplies
Fishing Tackle
Lawn Supplies Z
Ice Cream Freezers
Insecticides & Sprayers
Disinfectants & Sprayers
Household Paints
Electrical Supplies
-OPep Don't forget tlie I Dr. Hess
Screen Wire, Screen Doors, Extension Windows, Door Guards, Door Springs,
Door Hinges, Glass Cut to Measure..
Buying Our Fresh Ground Coffee is
Good Buying All Time.
P. HICKS
ON THE BUSY CORNER ?XOUISBU^G, N. C.
'y(^r's first foi>r months.
Eijhly-two state prisoners were
! taken to Coal Glen during the week
to work in the coal mines Thev\
I were sent from State prison, despite
'the fact that there has been a good
.deal of protest orer the state because
prisoners will be required to work
?|ln coal mines. They will work in the
same mines that in 1925 took the lives
| of 53 men. State Forester W. C.
?McCormick made a final tour of the
state .this week before his resignation
becomes effective, he having entered
the forestry service of the federal
government. There Is $350,000 In
funds of bankrupt concerns on de.
posit in the Eastern Carolina district
of the federal court, reports* show,
-l'ians are being made for the State
:
Fair next fall and among the attrac
tions wHl be first class auto races,
these, having attracted a great deal of
attention, at other State fairs of the
pastr
At St. Paul's Church
The services at St. Paul's Episcopal
church as announced for next Sunday
by Rev. J. D. Miller,' rectdj;, includes
bo$h morning and evening?11 a. m..
and. 8 R. M.? and also Sunday school
at the ufual hour. Ail are invited to
attend. ' -
A thief admit ted the other day that
he averaged twelve roMjeries a njght
?which might be termed that he was
doing his daily dozen.
Late Information ajrout how to con
trol the Mexican Bean Beetle is con
tained in extension-^circular number
2- which may?be secured?free?of
charge from the St^te College of
Agriculture. * I
Plowing under soybeans that ha*
been limed inerea the corn yield .
the next year by tgji,hOfsheU as com
pared with turning under soybeans
that had not been lAed.
Gaston county dah&men are plan
ning to eradicate eVWy scrub bull In
the- county, Fifty stSRi animals have
already -been located tod it Is hoped
to have these and .ail others elimi
nated by June
! CHEVROLET /
USED CARS
with an ~0K that counts
f ' ^
This Car
ku been carefully
checked as ahown
by v marks below
V Motor
v Radiator
v Rear Axle
v Starting
y Lighting
vhtnition
v'Battery
vThtt
vUphobtery
v-Top
?-Fendm
m.
T? - - t
What the i
RED XMC TAG,
means to you |
Because of the great number of the Bigger
and Better Chevrolets purchased in this
community, we hare taken in a large
number of good used cars. Many of these
car* have been thoroughly inspected and
reconditioned where necessary. To protect
the purchaser, the red "O.K. that counts"
tag tias been attached to the radiator caps
of these OK'd cars. Look for this tag
and KNOW that you are getting honest
Lvaluei
A few of our exceptional Used Car Values
"with an OK that counts"
FORD ROADSTER, 1926
Late; first class condition. '28 license;
i n.anjr other extras; only $75 down;
halantoe to suit.
WITH AN 0. K. THAT COUNTS
CHEVROLET COUPE, LATE 1927
A alee clean car. fully equipped, good
tires and in first class meotKaical
condition.
WITH AN* O. K. THAT COUNTS
CHEVROLET IMPERIAL LANDAU
We recom:v.- ,i this cap as the best'
value yoU cau buy. It is thoroughly
reconditioned and is good lor thous
ands of miles of fine service. Good
tires and completely equipped.
WITH AN O. K. THAT COUNTS
LOUISBURG MOTOR CO.
West Nash Street Louisbarg, N. C.
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Dependability, Satisfaction and Honest Value