Louisburg College1 At Style Show Raleigh, April 16. ? Sixteen students from Louisburg College i' will be among the 143 girls rep-' resenting nine North Carolina col-,' leges who will model clothing ' made by ohemselves in the 13th ' annual Cotton Style Show at ' State College, April 25, Dean ' Nelson of the Textile School an nounced today. The Louisburg entrants are Misses Hattie Avery, Cove City; Lois Lee Britton, Seaboard; Mar garet W. Byrum, Bdenton; Ruby 1 Gore, Clinton; Myrtle Gresham, 1 Oxford; Claire Hill, Youngsville; ' Dorothy Long. Englebard; Nell | Peterson, Parkersbnrg; Alleen 1 Rogers, Wake Forest; Louise ' Shearon, Bunn; Lizzie Smith, Ral eigh; Ruth Stallings, Hobbsville; 1 Mary Watking, Stem; Rose Ella ' White, Norlina; Matilda Whitley, Smitbfield; and Katihleen Britt. They will be accompanied by Mrs. I. D. Moon, home economical ; teacher. ; Other colleges participating in ' the Style Show will be Meredith, ' Greensboro, Elon, Peace, Appa- , lachian State, St. Mary's. Flora ' Macdonald and Queens. I All of the participating girls are making their garments withi fabrics designed and woven byt Ktiudents in the State College Tex-j tile School. The Style Show; was originated by Dean Nelson in, 1928 to boost the use of cotton in feminine wearing apparel, and over 1.200 college girls have mo deled in the first 12 fashion ex positions. Many of these girls now are| teaching home economics and spreading Dean Nelson's doctrine that cotton goods can be convert ed at home into fashionable and economic clothes. Each girl participating in the Style Show was permitted to se lect her fabrics from samples sub mitted by the textile students. They are making the garments as part of their work in home eco nomics. After the Style Show, the 143 visiting girls and their teachers i will inspect State College's new textile building and see students demonstrate the processes in transforming raw cotton into beautiful fabrics. Girls in this year's Style Show represent 78 North Carolina com munities and eight other stales. NEGRO FARM MEETING HELD The Negro Farm Club of the Bunn district met Thursday night April 4th in the Gethsemane High School. After the opening,^ the Negro County Agent'. J. E. i Tuck, presented the assistant j' County Agent. Mr. Barnes, (white). Mr. Barnes explained] the tobacco and cotton parity.; J. E. Tuck discussed the control | of the boll weevil. The domestic wheat supply in , 1940-41 is expected to total ap proximately 900.000.000 bushels, estimated the U. S. Bureau of Ag- ! rlcultural Economics. That Na^in<3 Backache Ma j Warn of Disordered kidney Action Modern lift with Its kary and worry, irregular habits. Improper anting and drinking ? ita riak of azpoaora andfaftf na tion ? throws hoary strata am the werk of the kidnoya. They are apt to htttmt OTor-taxad and fall to Altar excess add and other Impuritlee from the life-gtrlac You may enffer nagging backache, headache, diuineee, getting np nighu, leg palna, swelling ? feel constantly tired, nervosa, nil worn out. Other eigne of kidney or bladder dieorder are some times burning, scanty or too frequent Try IWi P?ll a. Dean's bslp the kidneys te paee off harmful excess body waste. They hare had more thaa half a eentnry of pablle approval. Are re mended by grateful uears ererywl As* year naif ht or/ Doans Pills i OLD CLOTHES I CAN BE MADE< TO LOOK ' LIKE NEW ! Get ont four old clothe* and, though thoy may look hopclem, ?end them to ua. We'll clean them and renew them and return them to yon looking like new clothrm. \ NOTE ? We have added aj SHOE SHOP to our business DENNIB MANN, Export Shoe Repairer, Call Vn Phone 440-1 i SERVICE DRY CLEANERS AND SHOE SHOP P. O. Bight a. XMk 8t, IxmJaburg, jr. C. J ?'RAHKLINTON PARTIKS CEN TKR AROUND BRIIXiE Franklinton. ? Monday evening, Mrs. V. D. Kates and Miss Annie Tucker Moore were joint hostess is to tbeir contract bridge club. V salad course was served. Re- 1 reiving prizes were Miss Bertha 1 ?utrelle and Miss Edna Daven port. Guests included Miss Ber tha Futrelle, Miss Edna Daven port, Mrs. Fred Blount-, Mrs. Dave Mclntyre, Mrs. W. L. Stone. Mrs. W. H. Green and Mrs. J. O. 3reen. The American Legion Auxiliary was hostess Thursday evening at' l bridge tournament in the com munity room of Franklinton Gra-| led School building. Thirteen ta bles were in play, ten of bridge, md three of set-back. Two games j of bingo were played and prizes . were awarded Miss Minnie Harris' md Mrs. M. W. Hardy. Those re-j ceiving high score table prizes were Mrs. J. E. Brady, Miss Flora! Phillips, Mrs. C. L. McGhee, Mrs. Woodrow Haskins. Mrs. Fred Blount1, Miss Sarnh Alice Morris, Mrs. H. C. Kearney. Miss Caro lyn McGbee, Mrs. A. E. Hender son and Miss Mildred Carter. Receiving low score prizes were Miss Grace Brown, Miss Bertha Putrelle, Mrs. W. H. Green, Miss Ruth Wilder. Mrs. Ted R Davis, Mrs. A. B. Wester, Jr., Mrs. J. A. Cox. Miss Helen Stoneham, Miss Marguerite Moss and Mrs. i M. W. Hardy. High scorers for set-back were , Mr. E. (J. Rogers, Miss Ora Win- j ston and J. W. Huiuro, while low ; scorers were Mrs. Lois Long. P. P. Purnell and A. B. Allen. \ Punch, sandwiches and wafers i were served. i Miss Flora Phillips entertained members of her bridge club and a number of extra guests Satur- i day eveuing at the home of Mrs. P. P. Purnell. Seven tables were : arranged for play. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Purnell and Mrs. H. C. Taylor, of Louisburg, served cream, cake and nuts. Prizes were awarded Mrs. J. E. Brady, high scorer for club, and Miss Claire Kearney, guest hig^. Barring serious blue mold at tacks and inclement weather, to bacco plants should be available for transplanting in Wilson Coun ty between May 1 and 10. says Assistant Farm Agent J. A. Marsh. In the old horse and buggy days we didn't travel so fast, but it was harder t'hinking up a good excuse for being late. ANNOUNCEMENT --- Takes Over ? STANDARD FILLING STATION I wish to announce to my friends and the public that I have taken over the Standard Killing Station opposite the I'ostolfice 011 Main Street and will appreciate your patron age, I will carry, in addition to K?o products and the pop ular grades of gasoline and oils, a full line of accessories including the popular Atla.s Tires and Batteries, which carry written guarantees. I will have new and modern equipment and thoroughly experienced help and will render the best service to be had at reasonable prices. . I will relinquish inv position at the l.oulsburg Theatre, in order to give my time to FULLER'S ESSO SERVICE KIKiAR J. FULLER, Proprietor PHONK 337-1 MAIN STRI4KT ^ .. LOlISBlRtS, N. C. NEW LOW PRICES / ( { 1 1 vtwear's end Jaujihi' in Sm kings ?/ Makbltss Bean/y . . . proportioned hose in individual lengths. The beauty of sheer hosiery is wasted with improper fitting, but your correct size in foot and length too ... will sheath your legs in loveliness. Ask for your foot size in long, medium or short. $1.15 HOSE $f.00 Now * $1.00 HOSE - QCc Now 79c HOSE iCOc Now .? FOX'S LOUISBURG'S BEST DEPT. STORE II t Uo you ever lose your lemperje U the wheel of your car? The^ ,'ensus takers are uot asking I'hts d question; Safety Engineers of ^ Insurance Companies are, bin a rou don't .have to answer. j? All sorts of accidents, the Safe- t ty Engineers say, are caused by <1 the driver who, steady as a rock 1 it all other times, is choleric, lm- ? patient), touchy as T.N.T., and i mad as a hornet, when back of i the wheel. < Bumpers are bent, fenders are t folded and frames are twisted, < they say, as a result of the col lisions occurring everyday when|< the irascible gentleman described! I above lets himself go a little too|' much. I' Here's how it happens. Our^t friend gets a late start driving to 1 work in the morning. He gets out in the stream of traffic and first thing be knows some blankety blank driving a 1920 car is roll- i ing along ahead* of him at 10 niles per hour. He la holding back wo or three cars, but their drlv- 1 rs seem satisfied with bis delib- ' rale middle of the road proce- j lure. * Our friend puts up with it for ' while but his temper is begln ilng to rise. He steps on it, in ending to pass them all. The ' leliberate man up ahead has ap- ] irouched a side road on the left j ind begins to turn without) sig- , tailing. What to do? The stage s set for an accident. Perhaps it ! loesn't happen, but the stage is let and neither of the drivers Is intlrely to blame. But you and 1 will meet driv jrs like the slow one who disre gards the wishes of others who vant to proceed more briskly. If we control our impatience and eniper we will live longer any vay, besides saving fenders. A total of 114 persons were killed in traffic accidents in North Carolina the first two months of 1940. * Help your teeth shine like the * * stars... use Galox Tooth Powder * * ? Many of Hollywood's brightest (tare use Calox to I help bring out the natural lustre of their tcetli? ! and you can rely on Calox too. Pure, wholesome, j pleasant-tasting, approved by Good Housekeeping I Bureau. Fire tested ingredients, blended accord- I ing to the formula of a foremost dental authority, j make Calox* an economical tooth powder that can't harm tooth enamel. Cet Calox today at your drug store. Five sizes, from lOe to 91-25. RECONDITIONED USED CARS We carry in stock at all times from 50 to 60 high Grade Used Cars of all kinds, Buicks, Dodges, Olds mobiles, Pontiacs, Plymouths, Fords, Chevrolets. These cars are reconditioned and guaranteed on our 50-50 Guarantee. TWO SPECIAL BARGAINS 1 -1937 Chrysler 4-door Sedan with Radio and Heater. Low mileage. ? $495.00 ? c ? * 1 - 1937 Pontiac Coupe, Delux Six, Only $395.00 MOTOR SALES CO. . HENDERSON, N. C. PHONE 832 Local Representative ? M. M. Reynolds r ? Do you buy the best Fertilizer For Your Soil? Since 1892 the RICHMOND GUANO COM PANY Kit specialized in manufacturing fertilizer to fit the needs of Virginia and North Carolina agricul ture. Long experience, combined with the result* of the technical school experiments, assure you of the best results when you use RICHMOND GUANO. "Gilt Edgt and Richmond Brandt" Richmond Guano Company Richmond/ Virginia s ? For Sale By ? L. H. DICKENS R. B. MAY P. H. ALLEN S. T. DENTON H. E. STALLINOS TOM McOHEE J. W. PERRY 0. S. HARRIS 0. D. PULLER A. L. HICKS Demonstration farmers of Mad son County are taking the lead a an active campaign to place letter cattle in the county, says Fobn S. Hollumon. assistant farm agent. Ordinarily the United States ! :an be expected to consume do mestically and sell abroad about* 2,460,000,000 bushels of corn, or about 19 bushels for every man, woman, and child in this country. : THEM PRICE YOU NT Read Theie ImptrUnt Facts) Quivering bmvh can make you oML laiptd. ? cranky? e? o make your life ? nightmare of Jealousy, self pity and "the blue#." Often tuoh nervoueneaa k duo to fjsssle functional disorders. So take famous Lydia I S. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound to help j calm a net rung nervee and leeeen functional I ^Irregularities." For over 60 yeare relief- j giving Plnkharo ? Compound bae helped tens . qf thousands of grandmothers, mother* and jaupfctert "In lima of need." Try ill HAVE PASTURE FOR RENT? 50c per month per head of cat tle. At Old Perry Farm. Z. T. Joyner, R 1,- Louisburg, N. C. 4-12-3t Jftruitratia! FARM LOANS 4 Law IntorMt / Long Tim 4 Fair Appraisal 4 Prompt StrviM W. L. LUMPKIN Correspondent LOUISBURG, N. C. A VISIT TO I BOBBITT'S I furniture house I - ' ??^roC H ?TthatPon,i,nre' / ?nisht wish. Visit us 6 """!h'?es ** y?" ! ? ? -rrc:? T1'? '?toh strings hang outside. | B 0 B B I T T I R aF??oNITPRE CO I R- A. BOBBITT, Proprietor | PAINT - DP FOR SPRING | APRIL PAINT SALE ! REDUCED PRICES VITA - VAR OUTSIDE $7-89 READY - MIXED PAINT ? Gal. 100% PURE - SNOW WHITE NO BETTER PAINT MADE UTILITY READY MIXED $1.49 PAINT * Gal. SEMI PASTE ? VARNISH ? OILS Auto Tires 600-16 Tire $7.95 550-17 Tire $7.75 Bicycle $1 .35 Tires ... * Bicyclesf^$24.95 Lawn SJ.95 Mowers ? 25 Foot Garden S| .39 Hose * Broom EAc , Rakes | COLE COTTON HOPPERS | I SPRAY YOUR Fruit Trees Flowers & Gardens A Complete Line of Insecticides Base Ball Goods Fishing Tackle Tennis Supplies Tennis Raqnets $1.25 Tennis Balls 25c Plows - Casting - All Kinds ? ? FURNITURE ?? H. C. TAYLOR Hardware & Furniture Phone 123-1 ' Louiaburg, N. 0.

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