Begin The -r Right This can be best done by making yoar decision and arrangements to do your trading with me daring the New Tear. I am in position to give you the best services and best prices, and can and will take care of your wants. My stock is complete with most all things you can call for, for the home and farm. Give me an opportunity to show you my appreciations for your patro nage. J. P. TIMBERLAKE ? 2 Miles South of Louisburg> N. C. Eight hens out of every forty were poor layers, found J. W. Williams of Pasquotank county who farm agent G. V. Falls to help him cull his flock. One'farmer in Chowan county states the fruit which rotted on his trees this season would have paid for a spraying outfit. / Tom Tarheel says j>e likes cross wonl puzzles because they are send in? his boys to the dictionary instead of up to the cross-roads store. w. d. Fuller , - o. b. kearney r We Have What You Need and At Reasonable Prices It has always been our purpose to give to the people of Wood commnnity one of the most up-to-date Mercantile and Snpply Stores to be found in North Carolina, and we are glad that so many people have shown their appreciation of our efforts by their liberal pdtronage. We propose to continue our efforts the New Tear and, if possible, serve you better. And we will appreciate your continued patronage and good will. W. D. Fuller & Co. PHON1 1505 WOOD, N. 0. Matched Sports Sets Trim and Becoming Whether the feel ipertawogaan torn* to the genial 8oath pr the rlgoroaa North when vtaUr come*, the ostflt* herself with Joyous and becomlag clothe*. 8tyU?s mnat aee to it that those who roret In arctic weather shall look as smart aa those who do their ?utdoorinj under tropic skies, and tha trim costume shewn here reveal* how they have succeeded. Fashion shows a preference far white, and here we have a heavy, pall-en sweater In white yarn, bordered With yellow, a cap to match, gloves ef brushed wool, ankle hose and a pair of trim tweed knickers ?a beautiful eanembla and immensely becoming. NORTH CAROLINA GAINS tLOOMM IS SMALL GRAIN VALUES Xorth Carolina farmers realized $4, 000.000 more on their small grains ,this year than in 1923, according to the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foun dation, which reports that the national [increase in grain values amount to 1550.000,000. | The half million bttauel increase in the Xorth .Carolina wheat'crop this. ; yetjrvbror ht the value up to $10,250, 000 as < nipared v.-hit *7.590.000 of ' 1923. Tile oat crop of this state this year is up to C million "bushels as ! compared ?'*ith the 5 million acreage j'Wfth tffo- r suit that f. rtndrs will *h5vc' taken in 5 million dollars on this crop as compared Willi 3 1-2 mil lions tile year before. 1 Tha yield per acre on corn in North Carolina the report states: dropped to 14.9 b -Ik's per tore and the r.or ?unl pf i'!;-.of C0.000.000 In..-h -Is dropped off SS-OdtnOdT-hushcU this year. .The v?t iajs. on the other 'li aid were a great tycin to the wheatand oats production, the-former risin;, to 2.1 bushels per acre as compared with ;hl the year before, and the lattier to 2.5.1 from 22 in 1923. The profit per bushel ot wheat fh year was-22. cents where a loss of ?4 cents was taken iast year and : ll|ce)r.t profit in ants tor the IS^c ;r.t lov. of the preceding year. The increased yield per acre of small grain and the increased price i>cr bushel on- pti grains has aided materially in restoring the farmer to a better financial basi^j. the Fottnda. jtion report/Concludes. The "higher i grain prices have resulted in higher live stock prices and this has brought a new vitality to agriculture. IT I 1 I I Your Conversation ++++? GERRYMANDER "Gerrymander"' la a political term which was created In 1812 when Elbrldge Gerry was gov ernor of Massachusetts. It was believed at that time that Gerry was In favor of the redlstrlctlng of a portion of the state to ob tain a Democratic majority. The new district resembled a sala mander la stiape. The com bination of Gerry's name and mander furnished the word, which means the redlstrlctlng of territory to win an advantage for one political party. The pro nunciation la "ger ry mander," with accent the first syllable. Farmers of western North Carolina will want a copy of the November Bul letin of the State Department of Agri culture, "The Mexican Bean Beetle in North Carolina." This "will be sent free of charge on application to the Editor, Extension Service, Raleigh. Yon can very readily recognise a wise man by the thlhgs he doesnt say. WOODI WOOD! WOOD! Dry Wood at $3.50 per cord delivered. Oall PEARCE A TUCKER 4 Phone 220-W CoMs Con* Orlp ud LAXATIVE BRfkMO fl'nwT.hlrti ?MM. Tbei* m . - ? "Bmh K. W. GROVE'S A Talk With a Louis hnrg Man Mr. Cranford Telia Something ad Interest to Loniabnrg Folks. There'i nothing more then the statement of uowjind have confidence in. why this talk with Mr. CranfoL ? Church Street, should be mighty help ful here in Louisburg. H. P. Cranford, garage fo Church Street, says: "For i kidneys almost failed to act ? ?early killed me with pain 1 couldn't turn in bed without Pains stabbing me. It was almo possible to bend, and mornings my back was sore and stiff. I used Doan's Pffle aadi haven't had a spell with my kidneys since." Pifte 60c, at all dealers. Don't Ormrford had. Fosterjdilburn Co. Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. MONET TO LJ&ND ON IMPROVED farm lands. 6 per cent interest. No commission, no bonus. May run for IS years or bo paid off at option of borrower. Only a short time re quired to get the money. 7-14-tf S. A. NEWELL. GREETINGS OF THE SEASON A MESSAGE OF GOOD' CHEER TO ALL OrR FRIENDS AND MAT l?o BE A HAPPT AND PROSPEROUS TEAR . \ ? Yours to please, ** A. J. Jarman Opposite P. 0? Phone 118 Balloon Tires Be sure you get the Genuine I Balloon if you expect balloon ease of riding and comfort. Genuine Goodyear and Hood sold by Cranford iVlotor Company < ? X" May Health, Happiness and Prosperity be in store for you during 1925. / ? * ? > . * \ We thank our friends for mak ing 1924 a year of PROSPERITY and HAPPINESS. YOURS FOR A GOOD NEW YEAR. Lou i * '" I <1V7vl |)UUJ

Page Text

This is the computer-generated OCR text representation of this newspaper page. It may be empty, if no text could be automatically recognized. This data is also available in Plain Text and XML formats.

Return to page view