HALIFAX COUNTY
WILL GET FOREST
LOOKOUT TOWER
Raleigh, Oct. 26.—Erection of
eight forest fire lookout towers
furnished by the federal govern
ment as part of its Emergency
Conservation Work program will
be started in North Carolina this
week, State Forester J. S. Holmes
said today. One will be located in
Halifax County.
AH of the structures are of steel
construction, and they will be in
stalled in eight scattered loca
tions throughout the State, ac
cording to Mr. Holmes. They will
be placed so as to tie-in with the
existing look-out stations as a
part of the Department of Conser
▼ation and Development primary
fire detection system.
Locations selected for the tow
ers, as announced by the State
Forester, are as follows: High
Peak, South Mountains, Burke
County; Pinnacle Mountain, on the
Rutherford-McDowell County line;
northeastern Richmond County;
near Cedar Creek, Cumberland
County; five miles north of Snow
Hill, Greene County; between
Jackson and Conway, Northamp
ton County; four miles west of
Scotland Neck, Halifax County.
, Height of the towers range from
45 feet to 100 feet, with the tall
er structures being placed at the
lower elevations in the eastern
part of the State. They will be
erected by crews from the Civilian
Conservation Corps camps near
est to selected location.
The average range of visibility
of lookout stations atop the tow
' ers will be approximately 10 miles.
More than 1,000,000 acres of for
est land will be brought under ob
servation from the eight towers,
which according to Mr. Holmes,
• should increase materially the ef
fectiveness of the State’s forest
fire protection program. The new
Y structures, furnished by the fed
eral government, he continued,
will fill a need that could not
likely have bene provided in some
time by the State.
The eight new towers, Mr. Hol
mes said, will bring the total in
the State to 35 or almost one
third of the number, 125, contem
plated as the primary State detec
tion system. Twenty-seven towers,
three of which are of wood con
struction and 24 of steel, have al
ready been erected.
' Negro Pupils Strike
Students of St. Augustine Col
t. lege, co-educational institution for
negroes in Raleigh, and operated
by the Episcopal Church, were on
“strike” intermittently last week
against the dietician at the college
and in part against the food serv
ed. The principal kick was that
the dietician has herself become
so thin that they fear eating food
prepared under her direction may
be dangerous. A truce was signed
for a day, but the strike continued
later, students refusing to go to
t chapel or to attend classes. Hope
was expressed that the trouble
could be adjusted by the first of
this wefek.
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The first bird conservation law
known was enacted by Moses near
ly 1500 years before Christ.
BUY NOW!
Dun and Bradstreet’s re
port for the week ending
September 23 showed 259
business failures, compared
with 529 for the corres
ponding period in 1932.
New Mexico Senator i
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Above is Senator Carl A. Hatch,
of New Mexico, newly appointed b.
Governor Hockenhull to serve tin
term of Sam G. Bratton, who re
signed to accept a federal judgeship.
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A new trench mortar for the U.
S. Army is so light that the parts
can be craried by three men, and
yet the firing is accurate in a
two-mile range.
JOINT HOSTESEES
A lovely party was given on
Saturday afternoon at the Wo
mans Club Building when Mrs.
Cranford Hoyle, Mrs. William Bat
ton and Miss Virginia Blount were
joint hostesses.
Autumn leaves were used thru
out the club and a beautiful ef
fect was obtained. There were ten
tables of progressive contract play
ers and places for playing were
found by attractive tally cards.
At the close of an interesting
game the scores were collected and
Mrs. Gecrge Hayes was found to
hold high. Mrs. Frank Wilson held
second high and in the cut for
visitor’s prize Mrs. Hugh Bradley
was given a prize, each of the
high score winners were given
lovely gifts.
An attractive salad course was
served with Miss Susan Womble
and Mrs. Eugene Kimble assisting
the hostesses.
The following guets came n
for refreshments: Mesdaines Geo.
Taylor, Hugh Bradley, B. J. Dun
ning, Wade Marks, Frank Joyner,
J. N. Bynum, Edward Brenner and
Leslie Towe.
Those making up the tables:
Mesdames W. A. China, Pendleton
Grizzard, W. S. Dean, Cooper Griz
zard, W. J. Hoggard, Lawrence
Clements, Frank Nash, Alfred
BUY NOW!
The Motion Picture In
dustry is working full ca
pacity for the first time in
3 years, with 25% more
pictures in preparation than
in 1932 and a 10% increase
in pay rolls.
rge Hayes, Paul Reid, Frank Wil
son, Heath Lee, H. S. Loy, Lyle
Wilson, J. T. Chase, J. W. HarreP.,
Carroll Wilson. Dave Clark, Steve
Lipscomb, William Medlin Hugh
Camp, W. C. Williams, T. J. Al
ford, Ted Speight, Robert Cleaton,
Francis Patterson, R. G. Knight,
Robert Loy, Miss Ruth Transou.
Miss Susan Holliday and Miss
Winifred Beckwith.
Martin C. W. Davis, J. H. Vries,
O. Griffin, Carl Hale, Jack Young,
R. P. Beckwith, Tom White, Paul
Heydenrich, Frank Hawley, Geo
Practical demonstrations in Un
ion County have proven the value
of growing vetch seed at home
”nd the plan is meeting a favor
able reception over the county.
The Brizillian government is
calling for bids on the opening of
a new weekly air service between
Belem, and Manaos, Amazonas, a
distance of 900 miles.
BEARSWAMP |
Miss Carrie Bowers, who is a
student at Meredith College, spent
the week-end at home.
Rev. E. R. Nelson, who is pas
tor at Bear Swamp church, and
has been ill for several months,
preached at hiis regular time,
which is on the 4th Sunday of
every month.
Mr. Paul Simpson, of California,
wrecked a new Oldsmobile near
Mr. John Robinson’s house. The'-e
was no one seriously hurt.
Miss Dorothea Matthews visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
Wilson the past week-end.
( HEATHSVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ward, of
Whitakers, N. C., visited their
relatives, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Parker Sunday.
Miss Ethel Mooney, who' is
teaching at Darlington, spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe E. Mooney.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Away back last summer when manufacturers and jobbers began predicting higher
prices, we began studying the needs of our customers for the coming Christmas Holi
days and made some very fortunate purchases, now we have in stock such cherished
and life-long gifts as the new Elgin baguette watches, Empire baguette watches set
with blue white evenly matched diamonds, at prices no higher than they were last
summer when everything was at such a low ebb.
BILL FOLDS
For Men. Genuine Leath
er. Closes with zipper.
Something b^and new in
bill folds.
Make your selection
early while our stock is
complete and prices low.
A small deposit will hold
any artice until Christ
mas.
WEDDING RINGS
Beautifully hand carved in 18K gold at $5.
Engagement Rings, in 14K and 18K gold,
set with beautiful diamonds (Gems of En
chantment) at a price range from $10 and
up, hence, you can get a beautiful engage
ment ring and wedding ring to match, both
for as little as—
$15.00
Camera Packs, assorted
colors. Crystal Necklaces,
strung on soldered link
chain. LaTausca Pearl
Necklace, put up in gift
box with bottle of per
fume.
KIDDIE KRAFT
Jewelry, Chain & Lock
et, Bracelet, Dress Pins,
etc.
CIGARETTE CASE
And LIGHTER SETS (nicely boxed). If pur
chased today would cost $7.50—
$4.50
We invite you to inspect our line,
make your selection and have
your engraving done, and you may
make small weekly payments un
til Christmas.
ENGRAVING
We have employed an expert en
graver to engrave your gifts for
Christmas. We want the gifts you
purchase at Roanoke Jewelry Co.,
to look better than if purchased
elsewhere. Prices for artistic en
graving will be reasonable, and in
some cases it will be free.
BELT SETS
For men, consisting of
Giant Grip Buckle, Tie
Holder (to match) Genu
ine Leather Belt, (in
gift box). Our price for
the set complete—
$2.00
Pocket Watches
For Men, new size, thin
model, fully guaranteed,
our price only—
97c
BIRTH STONE RINGS
For Ladies and Men. Stones represent
ing each month in the year. Prices no
higher than they were last summer.
NECKLACE SETS
For Ladies, solid gold, beautiful fili
gree designs and set with nice brilliant
diamond, soldered link solid gold chain
prices the lowest always.
Gent’s Collar and
Tie Sets
Assorted new styles, put
up in gift boxes, worth
$1.0,0 per set, our price
only—
75c
Alarm Clocks
Nice arge size, fully
guaranteed. Our price
only—
97c
Roanoke Jewelry Co.1
I 1024 Roanoke Ave. Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
j W. G. LYNCH, Mgr.
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