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IrtTPStjDAY, AUGUST lea's House t institution Or I ??? During World I gil ' ^ ith Late Harry I Lea Owner; Business p ro Townes Lea Li/HTFi IEA MANAGES I jjtij si I OR KINSMAN ... i t ly-ng Superfort j,a lApan; Only One I jjcU face On Wars ' tioU.se Staff . irtain rises on the B season Wednesday | mark another B Lea's warehouse B tobacco farmers of inty. This long-time U a lias become a B:_ t.tution in Whiteville f; the I during World War r . operated until 1937 Ujtja During that year. 1 Lea died and the . to his young son, * 70V. Lea. now in the serj: ... . untry piloting a B-29 over Japan. : ,-ss is managed by i.:e: I.ea. a kinsman of ........ ... is known throughCarolina and Viru : ,ieo belts as one of the i;: informed men on the ques oi . cco in the entire touh industry. Bi,kt. > 22 years experience , jir -.. 'aeco industry. Mr. Lea sij.y see that the grower die same high price for his . op that has drawn thousands; of the golden leaf into t- Lea Warehouse for years. ' II fcerat.r. war ehouses in Dan 2t Virginia, Whiteville, and, sie City. South Carolina has 1 iie the name of Lea famous . rcughout Virginia and the j lroLr.j7. L-.i warehouse boasts one > [ the best warehouse staffs in 1 business. Fred Holderby,' i MARKE THE Si a r>t it* r I I LEA'S | PEI Louie Love Dewey Flor< Charlie Bass Fred Holder Joe Pruitt, .. Stephen Mcl Leonard Nui Lverett Love "W I * 1, 1B46 las Become 1 County Matt > bookkeeper for Lea's for the past 24 years, is one of the most familiar faces on the Whiteville tobacco market. He holds the record- of coming to Whiteville longer than any other warehouse employee Mr Holder by has been assisted in the office by airs. Holderby for the past la years Miss Margaret Rcbbins is also 'office assistant. | Louie Love, auctioneer de luxe, has been taking the bids for Lea's since 1931. He tates among the best auctioneers ever to chants the sales for the golden weed. With one exception, all members of the warehouse force are the same this year as last. The newcomer' is Charles Bass of Alton, Va., who will act as night floor manager. Mr. Bass is himself a big tobacco farmer in Halifax county. Virginia. Here is your line-up at Lea's in addition to the one's already named: Everett Love, ticket marker; Dewey Florence, floor manager, who is one of the largest farmers in Caswell county: Joe Pruitt, trade man; Steve McDaniel and Leonard Nunn, clerks. With this competent and efficent staff of helpers, Lea's is able to keep pace with the best in service rendered to their farmer friends. The richest silver-lead deposits in the world are located at the Broken Hill mines in Australia. In World War I, Australia's :asualties were 226.000 of 333,000 troops sent overseas. The Owen sub-machine gun vas invented by a 27-year-old Australian private. One of the world's highest vaterfalls. 2,000 feet, is at Kutenaam, British Guiana. Niagara s 167 feet high. T OPENS, \ME ESTAB ERVICE and WAREHOUSE {SONNEL Auctioneer ence, Floor Mgr. , ..Night Floor Mgr. by, Bookkeeper. Floor Man. Daniel Clerk. in, Clerk. _ Ticket Marker. e Do MiotmmntKKmnfMi ? Farmers To Meet Old Friends In Sales Warehouse! Farmers Who Come T< Whiteville Year Aftei Year Will See Few Chan ges In Warehouses Staff: The Whiteville warehouse staf wiii be the same as iast year The farmers who come to White ville year after year will see few if any. stiange faces. The sami all star cast will be present t< sell tobacco for top prices an< the same sales system that satis fied thousands of farmers las year will again be used. The warehouses and their staff listed alphabetically, are as fol lows: Biooks warehouse will b< operated by the Motley Brothers Blair and Latane with Leo Lofti: as auctioneer., Crutchfield ware house will be run by Raymbnc Crutchfield with Buck Wall crying the sale. Caither Crutchfiek will be absent as a member ol the Armed forces of the Unitec States. Farmers warehouse wit have the veteran warehousemen Beit Moore and L. R. Jacksor with Sid Cutts again as auction eer. Lea's warehouse will be operated by Hunter Lea, with Louie Love as auctioneer. Nelson's will No neart so sad, no home s sunshine and happiness to it. S end troubles and starts you on riess. Readings?White and Colored, t LOCATED in House Trailei Earl Bass' Service Sta. Look f ^ED., Aug. Is LISHMENT TOP PRICE HUNTER Y. LEA * I?AN[ *W. TOW PROPRIE ? Now Serving With the ? Wor tXXJXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; THE STATE PORT FILOT 1 have on hand a veteran trio with) E M. O. Nelson, Sr. the dean of the YVhiteville market, M. O. Nelson. Jr., and John Nelson, as the j warehousemen and Reid Motley to i call for bids. Tuggle's ware- . 8 house. last only because it is j spelled with a "T," will have [Dial Gray and Jack Neal to run J the sale with Martin Motley to r auctioneer the tobacco to the suc cessful bidder. 31 There will not be ^ single new iace among the warehousemen f ana auctioneers. Two of the . i wa.ehousemen w.ll be absent - however, Towns Lea wio is raidr, mg Japan as the piiot of a E 29 e and Gaitner Crutchfield who is 0 also in the Armed Forces. 1 ? - Fred 11 older by Has Longest Recoivl Fred Holderby, veteran bookkeeper for Lea's warehouse, has 3 served longer on the YVhiteville market than any other employed 5 warehouseman. For 24 years, " Mr. Holderby, a native of Dan' ville, Va? has been to the White" ville market as bookkeeper for Lea's. Mr. Holderby is bookkeeper for both the Lea's warehouse here ' and the Hughes' warehouse in 1 Danville, both owned by Townes 1 Lea. He is regarded as among the very best in his field. Also . coming here for 15 years has . been Mrs. Holderby who assists I in the warehouse office. dam Dean I Palmist?Life Reader?Advisor I 'SIES) Licensed by State of N. I doubtful, discontented and un- I isult ti'li medium. She advises I affairs of life. If worried over tiome unhappy, love or some inire holding you down and pre>u from obtaining your object in It this gifted lady, o dreary that she cannot orlng he lifts you out of your sorrows the road to success and happilailv and Sun., 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. * on Clarkton Highway nt? or Hand Sign. Whitevllle, N. C. t. FIRST SAL THAT HAS iS for OVER 3 * Your 1 1ITE 1 -WIT | HUNTER ; SOUTHPORT. N. C. Rhodes Fui Warehouse Located Just S Warehouses S-. Madi IS NOW With A Big Selection Of Dining Ro< Living Room Suits, Beds, Dressers, Chair, Closets, Cabinets, Desks Ice Refri -PI A1 We cordially invite vou to ion and inspect our goods hef Rhodes Fui O. D. Rhodt Next To Farmers Warehous E at LEA'S WAREHOUS GIVEN THE TOBACCO 0 YEARS Which INVITI robacco at <7 / l i7ii ? w r W ML AJ Mmd *?LIEUT. TOWNES LEA U. S. Armed Forces k on The > " ?l J 1 PAQg :? . - 1 ' 3 sssEaunaMBMHiHMMIilMHMiHMBn I rniture Co. outh of Farmers Tobacco | son St.?Whiteville | r OPEN ^ ,,T I Good Used Furniture | om Suites I , Bed Room Suits. I Chests, Tables, China l_, ? i & a Variety of Items. t | igerators NOS - visit us in our New locat"" ore you Buy. u :! '>> f niture Co. ?,r js, Owner , mi 1 je Whiteville - i 'TT ii" It".i r IE.. COME SELL with ji FARMERS RELI- || j iS YOU AGAIN TO f I 11=, ; "I j 1 l| i J WISE I The Sales System Adopted I By The Whiteville Market x * ! I 3 n> !l 3 Ciives . . x % i< 1 LEA'S || A SALE i| i EVERY DAY! || j I i ) I : II It . Come Sell With Lea! \! ii 1 )! ? ( j 1 I j, . i( E ; ( 11 : Floor" i OtKKKKmtKiOtXKKlOtKmtKMlimmitMHir
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