CHECK THESE G RE A T E R FOOD savings ? Merry' Christmas. t tt ?One more week Sunday and we have a New Year. HI ? Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Pearce an-| nounce the birth of a son Wed nesday. i" x I I - ? The A. B. C. Store will be! closed on Monday to observe Christmas. ? it ? Most all the boys and girls I who have been off to school have returned home for the holidays. I ttt J ? Many shoppers are linding big bargains and satisfactory se lections in Louisburg this season. J | 1 ' ? The offices in the Court' House will be closed on Monday .to give the officers and assistants opportunity to observe the Christ mas holidays. t t t ?Cotton was worth ? cents a pound in Louisburg yesterday. The cotton market will be closed through Monday to observe the Christmas holidays. t t I ? Many Louisburg homes have j been transformed into scense of beauty by the many Christmas decorations, especially when light ed at night. The beauty of the scenes completely overshadows the unnaturalness of many settings. Big Hogs The killing of the following;, hogs have been reported since our last issue: E. S. Gupton. Gold Mine, two | weighing 328, 358. H. W. Burnette, Gold Mine, three weighing 246. 235. 165. J. M. Gupton. Cedar Hock, one weighing 286. J. A. Gupton, Cedar Rock. two. weighing 301, 247. D. F. Williams, of Cedar Rock, six weighing 116, 117, 133, 122. 118, 240, H. W. Bartholomew.' Cedar Rock, two weighing 3i5, 305. R. S. Jones, of Cedar Rock township, two weighing 501. 291. Ira Weldou. Hayesville town, ship, six weighing 527. 442. 341, 326, 220, 217. i George W. Champion. Cedar Rock township, three weighing 410, 440. 415. - ' G. M. Champion, of Cedar Rock' townchip, four weighing 352. 308, 312, 284. S. J. House, Cedar Rock town , ship, two weighing 314 292. A. C. Joyner, Gold Mine town-: ft ship, four weighing 453, 357. 290, 240. D. P. Gilliam, Gold Mine town, ship, two weighing 362, 290. E. W. House. Gold Mine town ship, two weighing 165, 155. Phi Tomlinson. Louisburg town ship, four weighing 268, 210. 152. 148 DKSKKTKI) Holdenville, Okl?.. Dec. 21. ? If the man who parked a truckful of hungry lions here 24 hours ago will only please return and lake them away, all will be forgiven,! nerve-wracked residents of Hold- 1 enville 'said tonight. The lions, six of them, roared! ?md snarled for food and shook their flimsy cage violently. When sympathetic residents tried to give them food, the lions charged angrily against t'he bars and the Samaritans withdrew.^? The driver parked /tiiejjrtfuck here yesterday and disappeared. It bore a sign describing it asi traveling headquarters of a "troop! of fight4ng lions." irate Father ? I can see right j1 through that chorus girl's intrigue. I joung man. Lovesick Son-^-l know, dad, but j they all dress that way nowadays. ' You Will Enjoy Christmas All The More If You Buy Your Meats, Oysters, Candies, Nuts and Fruits from tis. We have a fall line of most any thing in Fresh Meats, Food*, feed", Finite, etc., fop both yonr family and Santa Clans. Come in, tor prices will astonish yon. ' Cash and Carry Market > i. JOHN W. HARRIS, Proprietor | (P&McnaU Kev. J. G. Phillips visited Ral-i eifsh yesterday. ttt Mr. and Mis. Douglas Perry vis ited Greensboro Wednesday. ttt Mr. K. H. Malune visited Wash ington City the past tteek. -14' \ - . ; Mr. 11. A. Sta.nvi). or Ital^iKh, was a visitor to Louisbttrg Mon- 1 day. t t J. , Miss Elizabeth Johnsotf came home from VVadesboro to spend Christmas. Mr. K. 0. WuwBon, of KichmoiiiJT" Va., was a visitor to Loui?burg| Wednesday. ? J 111 Mrs. M. Keavis, of Warren, ton, is guest of friends in l.ouiK-1 burg lliis week. t t I ? | Mr. H. M. Sledge, Jr., ol' Nor. folk, was guest of his people neari Lonisburg the past' week-end. til Capt. and Mrs. F. U. Baker and son, were guests of friends and relatives in Henderson Sunday. lit Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Sledge, of Wise, were guests of relatives iu and near Louigburg the past' week. Ill Miss Sue Egerton is spending! Christmas holidays with her par- 1 ent^, Mr. ^nd Mrs. G. B. Egerton. I t't Mi'- and Mrs. W. 1,. Lumpkin \ and Miss iMabel Parks, of Raleigh, | were visitors to'^lTo'xtogjtftn t'his 1 week. ' . t t t Mrs. Winfield Jordan, of Win-j ston-Salem. is guest of her parents, , Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lea, lor the holidays. Ill Mrs. B. C. Barnes and Mrs. J.' W. BowdeiA of Norfolk, were I guests of relatives in Louisbms Saturday. tr; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Jennings, of Petersburg, Va.. were guests of friends in Louisburg the .past week-end. Ill Mrs. W. G.'.McFarland and .chil dren, of Asheville, are visiting! her parents. Dr. and Mrs. D. T. Smithwick. t t : Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Smithwick. I of Fredericksburg, Va.. are visit ing bis parents, Or. and Mrs. 1). T. Smithwick.1 t r t Mr. Darrel Perry, of the Citadel, Charleston. S. C., arrived Wed nesday to spend the holidays wit h ' his people. Itt. Mrs. W. H. NTt'li olson. of Hen. dersoifi was a visitor l?>.l,ouisbui g the past week, guest,.' of Mrs. \V. H. P'.easants. * t t ? Miss Maisie Patterson and Miss Kuth Huntier. of .Chapel Hill, were ' guests of friends in Louisburg the. past week-end. ttt I Miss Betty Neal. of E. C. T. C., I Greenville, is spending the Christ, mas holidays with her parents 1 near Louisburg. * i Itt Miss Bettie Cooper Davis, of Wadesboro, visited Misses Ade. and Elizabeth Johnson dur ing ftie holidays. I T T Miss Helen Wilson of the Golds boro school faculty, is guest ol her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wilson for the holidays. * 111, Mr. Karl Allen, student at Fishburne Military School, is spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. K. K. Allen, ? t I Misses Athlea Boone and Edith Harris, of E. C. T. C., Greenville, | are guests of their respective par ents for t-he , Christmas holidays, tit Misses Mart-ha Grey King and Talmadge Thomas spent the past week-end in Greensboro with Ta 1 . inadge's aunt. Miss Louise Thomas, ttt Misses Gertrude Foster and Frances Wiggins, of Meredith College, lialeigh, arrived Satur day to spend the holidays at their respective homes], tit Mr. William Barrow, Jr.. arriv-J ed home from Marion Institute, | at Marion. Ala., this week to, spend Mie holidays with his par-] ents. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Harrow. COTTON The U. S. Department of Agri- ( culture reports that this year's cotton crop is estimated at 12.- I 008,000 bales of 500 pounds, ' gross weight, compared with 12, 037.000 bUles forecast a month 1 ago. 18,946,000 bales produced J last year, and 13,201.000 bales, ] the average production for the Vh years, 1927-36. ( i I FRESH FISH and OYSTERS Country Sausage, lb 25c ORANGES, 10c doz. up APPLES, 10c doz. up BANANAS, lb 5c BRAZIL NUTS, lb. . . 20 and 25c English Walnuts, lb. . 20 and 25c MIXED NUTS, lb. 25c GRAPE FRUIT ^ for 10c 6 for 25c RAISINS, lb ]I0 and 12jc CHASE *"d SANBORN SALE Bonita Coffee, lb 20c Chase and Sanborn, lb 25c Break O'Morn, 2 lbs. 35c Royal Gelatine, box 5c Puffed Wheat, 2 boxes 15c 2 lbs. Coca, box 20c Fruit Cakes, 50c lb. and up THOMAS GROCERY CO. PHONE 420-1 LOUISBURG, N. Q. TKKRACINU Tests show that an inch of rain fall. when saved for cotton pro- , duction by terracing' t*he field, has a cash value of $3.69 an acre, ; says W. I). Lee. State College ex tension soil conservationist. Patient Has it conn* to the worst ) Doctor, i Doctor ? Not yet, I'll mail the hill < tomorrow. t IT OK .NOT The average annual consumption i'i milk in the United States is i.V> quarts per person, the largest of i'i.> nation except Switzerland. Every time we s^^ffpictnrt' of a laautiiul home sjg in beautifully tand-Hcaped grounds and feel that i\ve want to spend the r??st ? h' m .ays there it turns out to he a uneral hum*' ? K. O. P.* The initials,-" R O. P." which are familiar to the readers of adver tisements of poultry breeder?, stand for "Record of Perform ance." ' Hei'ore Hubs Million to??k I" i renin ws dieting"* says a Parte Courtier, "she had a round hut at tractive figure," Thirl y million. ;is s\ e r^ca 1 1 . Sue?Molly, have you been doing nn/thiiiK to tile ink? Molly ? I've < rily put slime water iw it . mummy, to make It write vciik. I've been writing to daddy, i.nd I wanted to whisper something htm. FOR SAI.K ? Kurlj Jccwy Wake field caliliage plitntR, $1.00 per J Q00. ,1. A. MT'NFORn'S Plant Firm. 12-9-2t Try These (HRISTFWI WE HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK OF CHRISTMAS GOODS IN OUR HISTORY AND PRICED THE LOWEST IN YEARS. FANCY CLUSTER Raisins, lb. 10c FANCY KlfKKI) Coconut, lb. 20c "MACAROON STYLK" Coconut, lb. 13c < 'RAN BERRY 2 Caus Sauce, .... 25c 4 X 2 PkgK. Sugar 17c BROWN Kb. Sugar 6c IiARGR KKKSIl 2 For Coconuts . . 15c "WAIjTKK lMKKK'S" Cocoa, lb. . 15c OH ASK & SANBORN TOKKKK, lb 25c FRUIT COOKTAlli, Xo. 2H Can 2+c KIIKMH PHUNES, No. tlH Can ji. 15c SEEDLESS GRAPES, No. 2?i Can 22r GRAPH FRUIT JUICE, :{ No. 2 Can* 25c PEACHES, GOLD BAR, No. 2>4 Can l?c PINEAPPLE, No. 2U Can, Sliced 15c A P R I C <) T S, No. 2 fan 20c KRVIT S A L A O, No. 2& Can 28c MIDGET BITTER BEANS, No. 2 Can 20c TINY PEAS, HIGHEST GRADE, No. 2 Can 20c BEETS, No. 2 Can 10c C O |{ X, 2 Cans 15c ROYAL QUALITY FRUIT Cake, lb. . . 50c FANCY HTUFFKH 1 lb. pkR. Dates, 29c l-arvc Six- HK1NX PLUM Pudding . . . 33c A 10c ? ORANGES ? Box, Any Size . $2.25 Bag, 2 Box Combination 95c PECK. 35c and 45c DOZEN. .10c and np ? APPLES ? Bushel, good quality, . . $1.25 & Up FECK . . 35c and up DOZEN . . 10c and up WE WISH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! ? ? ? ? ^ ' G. W. MURPHY & SONl?n c"*' . _ eoj': < b f 1