Money at Hom^j ! Have you ever shopped to think what it would 1ft have meant to the South if the billions of insurance fc| money which has been sent to the North and East -1 could have been kept in the South? i ;fi I ‘ 1 The Southern Life and Trust Company of • 1 A ^ A < '* Greensboro, North Carolina, was one of the first I h. t companies to begin preaching the doctrine of keep A j\* ing the South's money in the South. ^ i Let us tell you something of what this policy a ^ on the part of this Home Life Insurance Company I «has meant to our own community. i • I \ 4 J. L. WADE, Manager. ’ !# K n Dunn Insurance & Realty Co., Inc. A l_:__a Bros., > I ..— We wish to thank our many customers for their liberal pa tronage during 1917, and hope the same cordial rela tions will exist through the New Year. Johnson Bros., Dunn, N. C. ank Y OU We take this means of thank- I ing you for the business you I year. I 19,7 1 year in the I lliday Co. 1 *' j r roieMtoxuu Ctnu t~ ». iOLKG AUmkjhI-U* • uuii 2nd Detr GolCauiw bldg. <*v-ift t.Uuuvn u.*.n iiuiiKH CAROLINA I'HUTO COUP ANT Pkilt|i>Ain W. A. 0—mi. Manager [ ' All style# enlarged portraits East Main St, Dunn. X C | * T. E. DARDEN Veterinary PLyaecien. Burgeon ’ and Destine PHONES: Day. SO. Night. 810 * DUNN, N. C. ’ JAR. R. BUTLER * Dentist ' Successor to Dr. 8. P. J. Laa * Office over Wilson A Lea’s Store. * Phans 1*4. ( ■— - - - . * • • • • • • • • itwt r. wiuun I* ATTORNEY AT LAW • ! • Dun. N. C. • * Office over Fleishman Bros' * ♦ Store formerly occupied by R. • • L. Godwin. Practice In all • • Courts. Prompt Attention • * to all Business • ooooeooooooo * J. C. Clifford, N. A. Townsend. • • CLIFFORD A TOWNSEND • • Attorneys-at Law • • Office on 2nJ floor of first Nat- • * tonal Bank. Prompt attest!on * ■ given to all bustnaas. * • • JOHN A JERNIGAN • • DENTIST • • SB-36-87 Pirat National Bank • * Building • Phono No. 81 o ooeooooe aeeeoeeee * pr wfst • • .attorney at law • * Oflles; 3rd floor 1st National * * Bank Bonding * * Duo, N. C. • * Practice in all Courts * * Prompt and 1’eiaonal Atten- * * lion given all Business • * Collections Mode a Specialty • oooooeooe ■ MISS LULA CRENSHAW • • Traiaad Nurse • * Duma, N. C. • • Any one needing service will • • * find me aflBS. • • • e e • t • e e o STOCKHOLDERS IN THE A. T. A. REPORTED BUYING RAILROAD Tobacco Mao Sold to Hava Acs aired Stock of Durham A Coroltaa. Iuumsre, U*c. z i.— i JM purr base of the Durham A South Carolina rait I road by certain of the big stockbolA I era of tbe American Tobacco comps* 1 ny of Durham, tbe removal of the | freight emcee of that road from Beat Durham to Durham, and the subse quent development of thte road, which in the pert haa b**n oaed mainly as an adjunct of tho re*ath-m Lumber company intersata between Durhm A Boneel are rumore that, while not confined by any of tbe people of (». tereste involved, are the talk la rail* roadcirclea here, and bears' all the ear marka of authenticity. lodlrcctly such a change in owner ship nf the Durham A South Carolina will change the complexion of railroad work in Durham. It will mmn that a groat deal of freight, which here tofore hae been handled by the Dur ham A Southern, the Duke road from Durham to Dunn, will be diverted to the Durham A South Carolina. Arrangements have bean made with the Seaboard Air I.ina in Dur-J ham to aae tho freight depot of that railroad for handling tho uptown bo ilneaa which win ha diverted to Dur ham A South Carolina in the general change. This freight depot and cler ical force already Is handling the busi ness of tho 8caboard and Durham A Southern. It is generally understood that the change la ownership of a' portion of the (took of the D. A S. C. win atro pull a considerable amount of other boeineea to that road. Oth er manufacturing interests la Dur ham either connected with or aHHat ed with tbe American Tobacco com pany, will alan go to tha Durham A South Caroline, according to tha opi» 'on oi our n um nuroM Ml M Durham. Th# dtvanlon of tUn theo of boai mm fro* Um Durham A Soatbero will tot haevily lata Um rn'ioiM of that road. It it aadorotood that Um DathM A Southern road, tka Iargar Portion of whoso Mock to mod hy Maaaa. I. & Dakt, aad A. H. Dafco «ad 0sorgo W. Watts, will tun haoo trot pan at Uvt buatntaa of Llgott A Myora several of tko tattoo atOb aad rtkor gottaral bqtiaiM la PaihoM. Bom holiovs that tko roarraago aoat of Um stock of Um DbiAm A loatk Carolina la hat tbo bagtaatng ' >f mart iaportoat thoagoa In Um ralL < ■aod tireIts la this met ion of Um ( my of Um roods art talking, frmi 1 if thorn prof tot Ignorant* of say haagos they know nothing at al a •at them Brian it, they any that WE - Thank - YOU Assuring you of our appreciation and hop ing the new year will bring you happiness And prosperity. We wish to thank our friends for the lib eral support they have given us during 1917. Your co-operation has enabled us to more than treble our resources, which places us in a position to serve you better during the new year. I Yours very truly, STATE BANK & TRUST CO H. L. GODWIN, Pro. T. V. SMITH, Vic^Pro. and Cashier. AN LANATION. 7®*> did not receive on invitation rtedlat m follow “You oro cocdiolly invited to visit ear made store on Railroad stmt, Friday, Doc. Slat, from • A. It. to 10 P.M. Wo shall ho glad to have yon «m la oay time duria* the day and evening, aoa mmr displays, aad sa ioy the variety of music that will bo r mills sd 3 -Parrish A Driver, Factory Diatribe tor* Or bo la a Pianos aad Patbopbooaa.__Lady la charge, Miaa Lon* | nie Gainey," it wa# dmr. to the fact that tho little hoys who carried them rroaod did ant ssD an yen. Five boys wore employed Thursday afternoon to ye ia the four quarters of tho Iowa aad anR an awry WHITE Family a* wall as EVERY STORE aad OFFICE with an invitation. If there wa* anyone si iirinahsd wo bap* you will understand this oaplastatsea assd ~yil*iy fn we assure it waa not our purpose to aHght parses / Come ia to see as oay tiass yea ns aad sbjs? tho masic, which will be played fer yea gladly at any Kao !9ni"|9S9fiBMES9K«aeK arjrumMiL' in fcvo: °f th« Thrift Campaign in U»«* inter °f War-Saving* Certificates. First Rsmm "Ths by-product* of this War nrr already numerous and . important Among them three a>v especially worthy of consideration in this con nee lion. “First, the immediate effect of the War has been to reveal more clcnr'" than before the evil of alcoholic 1 quor*. In such a crisis nr that through which we are psa.-ing thr N lion needs 100 per cent mr-n ond in toxicating liquor impairs tho • r.omte value of the cil.rcn a:< a pro docer, and the military vnlu- of tho •oldier at the battle front. The les son* leaned from the Wnr arc in creasing the Prohibition sentiment this country and elsev.here; and t now loolu aa if tl,. Kxtional Pri.hiK tioa Amendment v«.uld Niton be euh. mitted and it lx quite ccrtalu t*> O' adopted when It ia submitted ■ "Sccoud. the voluntary giving thrt haa beer necessary has in It a eer t'.in spiritual value. Tho heart ia en ‘■sted, the syrapalhioa arc expand'd and altruiem makes hrsdway agamat selfishness. All religious.and ethical movements arc likely to be stimulat ed because tho giving impetus!]** been aroused. “Third, our people have never used tfea Government Bond as a Savings Bank to the extent that pcanplv in other countries heve. The Liberty L«an has led milliona to Invest in Go., eminent Bond* as a matter of patti otixm and the investment will eon tusae aa a matter of bid r evs The Government Bond is the best security in the world and the safest Savings Bank. There is, therefore, a real si—swat value m ih»-farm.xmi jr-t* ■ ■ the habit of ontrua’.lng the Govern ment with surplus money. It is e good way to provide with certainty against thte uncertainties of life and to make sure proviaion for old age. Ss*«ed Reason. 'Thfl Thrift and War-Savin*;-: Stamps are the moat profil.hl.- iorm or patriotism that the cililcn will have a chance to maniieet It !* the duty of the citixen to support the Govern ■ont along every line and in every possiblo way. It in hi* duty lo sup port the Government by word and by deed in whatever it may see fit to un dertake, because ours ia a people’s government, and it spea'se for th-> eiti xcn. "There ore several way* in which he eitlnen may nerve thj Government principal among which are throogh military service, thrki h taxation, and through loans mad to the Gov ernment-three kind* f burdens whleh the citixen may b ealled upon to bear in time of war, "Of these three, military service is the heavirrt because it inny involvo the sacrifice of life. No pecuniary burden can, therefore, equal the bur den borne by the soldier. "Next In weight Is taxation. It is lighter than military eervico, hecau*e it Is paid out of the income or, at most, oat of the property while mili tary service may demand life, which la more than income or property. "Loans made to the Government »ra easier than taxation. When the Jovernment take* money throierh tsx itlon, it doo* not promise t0 return it. Cut when It borrows money, it pays t back with interest, and interest it I per cent. Is, I think, more than the iverege rale paid by the Saving* Lle.nka of the Country. "‘But the War Savings Certificate* Hive Whree advantages over Iho Llb rrty Loan oven. Kind, tho interust • COTfiDOlinrleH PVRnr t bro* loeond, K can bo rabaertbed In xmall unonnta to xuit tha ability of fh« .uh. cribeT and at each timaa a* may suit lie coavaatcnca. Third, tho money oanxd can be collected at any tima '« ton days' notice, an that it can iroer {all below par nr emharraM the older. And In addition to these ad antagaa It ha* a value which can ardly be ovar-astimated in that H oaehaa (thrift, economy and saving t ia na exaggeration to say that tho •sson which theboyx and girl* will are In tha purrhase of Thrift H«ami<* nd War-Savings Stamp* will be mith far more to them than the loaey Inverted, and they will gat ielr money bark, beside*, end Inler it on It. It 1* more than rating oar cak* and keeping It. without •tinting tho aid that it i* giving the evemaent. "Military andea. taxes and loan* ima three -and tha aaalert of the<# IlHI1