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...,nWr-PAY, AUGUSTS, fair Blufi Old In V . t r^;F nLUFF, July 30.?Al-f : .ers from all sections!1 j :g their way to this' rience, yet modern in1 ^acco market. Wed-! :.ing when sales begin a'.ii Carolina and Bor-,1 : iLO-=e people on nandr the beginning of;: .u-is warehousemen andj ,.e believe will be the best season in the j! Ins, the oldest market!1 r j.C. v j ., t. ! : ier belt and the se-; :n the South Carolina': I1 ,r modern warehouses1 for operation, farm. i all the facilities at y : necessary for the ,rv ..r.Jling of their> tobacco tli 1 : best possible prices, warehouses are prehandling 10,000,000 tobacco making it un-i IUI lauucis iv IWI in the speedy market-1 : the tobacco they place a tlit market here. vn of Fair Bluff likeattraction for the i;..od banking facilities' j : . ass stores handling all i .,-jiljb.i- ?applies for the farm ] .ter it possible for the : v...,; to come to Fair Bluff, , : Kiuce. bank his maney, buy all the goods and pro- , :Cc tl.' is required for com- , .ts': > farm living. In addition, B if is boasting this year, other years, ample eating i a ties so that the farmers i :-.i.j.v.i their tobacco to the Fair 1 3..:t m.rket may not have to ' :. one hungry or wait long i ?r.e for restaurant service. Other attractions will also be r.-cxi." to add to the carnival atmosphere of the market. Bluff is particularly fortbuying personnel. All :: _ omestic and independent _ panics are capably re;.:.v ; on the Fair Bluff marL.yott and Myers, Export V. L. P.obinson Tobacco comjti.y Reidsville Tobacco com.. . imperial, American, and R. J. Williams. i For five years out of seven, F.: Bluff has led other markets rites paid for the golden i The Fair Bluff market began i isntion ::t 1S96 when the Po- j 't. warehouse was built by a ?.,: :ompany composed of lo-j ill business men and farmers. " warehouse was later taken by the late I. M. Powell.' father of A. Hix Powell who, - ? with Arthur L. Carver, is the present proprietor of the alehouse Mr. Carver is from Durham and was on the Dur-i.i market for 20 years where > connected with the StarEm..-; j Big Four warehouses. H Jackson is with the firm . this year as bookkeeper. Wrllie Currin, one of the best '- ' hi.eers in the business, will thar.t the sales. For many years, & Currin was on the Durham market. Other members of the waretwse personnel are Hubert Rogers. bookman, Waddell Umstead, ! Durham, ticker marker, Oliver Sogers, clip man. Doth the Powell and the Dixie "'rehouses are under the same mjgement and will have the j "' personnel. In these two I "irehouses. farmers will find one ' loading combinations in flie Planter's warehouse, Fair B- vest and one of the. I 't modern in the entire belt, i I in 1940. It will be * ' ! attain this year by NorI X. Love and Carl Meares, a I-'*' Bluff business man. Assist-: I 1! be a staff of sea*r.ed ar 1 versatile tobacconists. | ' Love himself will be the' I while E. F. Bryant I' be sales manager. Alton Rog-1 II be bookkeeper and Hu-1 ' Roe bookman. Others of - per.vv nel are Oliver Rogers, 1 L? mar: French Nobles, floor | " this experienced fore?, > warehouse will be ready ( 'r gest volume of tobacco] I" j P>v : -es top market prices.1 B house now known as the) ';a-"8e!'.s occupies the lot on H was built the second warehouse on ?he Fair Bluff marI tt, it -...-as originally erected in ] I ? fc-v the late B. A. Anderson i had t hanged ownership sevtin " until severa' years ago ?"er' was bought by Rufe; I f|?8er. During his ownership i I tr '10USe has 1)6611 destroyed by I and -'-built and enlarged un-; 1:Jay it is modern in every) *Pect Wright, of Reldsvllle, a I i, fn ct Aberdeen market, 'burring for his third year to Mart Is xperience Low Cost Clothes Supply Assured RaLEIGH?OPA has made-1 several price adjustments In or-! der to assure plenty of iow-priced woolen and knit goods cloth- j ing for the nation during the] coming winter it has been disclosed by District Director Theo- j dore S. Johnson. Knit cotton and woolen hosiery, I underwear and outer garments! are all affected, he said. The] actions include restrictions on] jobbers. A temporary increase in the amount of herringbone twill us expected as a result of the joint efforts of OPA and the War Pro- i duction Board. VCnolesalers and retailers of heavyweight cotton knitted underwear will be required to share the absorption of increases in manufacturers' prices for these goods rather than wholesalers carrying the whole load under the adjusted program. La Paz, Bolivia, is the highest national capital in the world. The eyelids blink from three to six time a minute. The smallest Eur'opean deer isj called a roebuck. Only 528,274 American troops fought in the war of 1812. IK AT THE NEW I Service Is Not Our ?I In Spite of The Con Trying To Live U| HEADQUARTERS I Garage and M; Complete Plumbin Ft Auto Parts an Wholesale HOUSE" SCO" Phone 10 m c Tobacco raluable E, n the Fair Bluff market and will operate Grainger's warehouse. [ Mr. Wright has been in the Border Belt for four years, one at Lake City, S. C? "and three at"! Fair Bluff. He has purchased j the Grainger Warehouse and as-j sembled around himself a strong: force of experienced men. Auctioneer will be Wayne Powers, of Durham; bookkeeper, Louis Rogers; floor manager,! Clyde Hinson. The Grainger warehouse has a floor space of 35,000 square feet. Fair Bluff's market is well equipped with modern prize houses used by the buying companies, j Its buying staff is made up of I experienced buyers representing all the big manufacturers and buying companies as well as the independent buyers. Clyde Townserid of Fair Bluff | is in his eighth year as sales supervisor and market publicity director. He was loud in his praise of local business and professional men in their support of the market, whose help has made possible an enlarged publicity campaign for the town and tobacco market. He also urged farmers to grade their tobacco clean, removing all strings, tie it in medium size bundles and to grade it in large piles not to exceed 250 lbs. in weight. North Carolina now has 27 frozen food locker plants and 15 j additional plants have either been i authorized or are in the process I af being built. ' BE SURE TO LOO PATTERSON' STORE For Beautiful WRIST WATCHES For Ladies' and Men Pocket Watcl ALSO A SELEC Pins, Lockets, Bracel VISIT OUR S' FX PERT WAT PATTERSON' NEXT TO SCOTT MOTOI THE WAR / When S JEWELRY I I Fair Bluff I ies For Mean I HON OF NICE ets & Jewelry Items I TORE OFTEN CH REPAIRS I S JEWELRY I t CO. FAIR BLUFF I MN'T OVER i The Flighting Stops ! Motto? t's Our Business. ditions, We're Still p To That Slogan. -OR? achine Shop Work g Supplies? jrnished and Installed d Accessories and Retail "PAINT | ITS' Fair Bluff, N. C. MR. TOBACCO FARMER! You Bring Your Family to the Opening o Sell |Youi CRC FAIR! SELL YOURTobacco In Fe FOR BEST PRICESAND PATRONIZE THIS BANK FOR BE Large Enough to Serve You . . . Strong Enough to Protect You . FARMERS & MERCHANTS E m i You'll Like the Good Workmanship Of FAIR BLUFF SHOE SHOP D. D. WILLIAMS, Prop. EXPERT SHOE REPAIRING WHILE YOU WAIT Harness Made and Repaired Quality Materials and Expert Workmanship FAIR BLUFF IS A GOOD TRADING CE! SEE AND HEAR GOOD SHOWS COMFORTABLY WHERE GOOD SHOWS ARE BEST cmTTV TUPATPF lJVjV/ XXX xx iui x jl i\i_/ FAIR BLUFF, N. G. FAIR BLUFF'S TOBACCO MARKET HA YOU'LL LIKE THE High Prices Paid on The FAIR BLUFF TOBACCO MARKET And The GOOD PRICES on the Complete Line Of Quality Merchandise . . . At? MEARES DEPT. STORE Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions and Furnishings FAIR BLUFF, N. C. FAIR BLUFF'S BANKING AND BUSINES WELCOME TO FAIR BLUFFMr. and Mrs. Farmer AND TO ELLIS MEARES Farm Supply Headquarters Furniture and General Merchandise * ?AgES -? ??^??11? Are Cordially Invited to Come and t f Our Tobacco Market?and Plan to? 11 f Tobacco ?P IN BLUFF -t if 1 LJT I lir Bluff I I /MM MAXIMUM < 1 s f'Tsraa?11 ST SERVICE! W/^U . . Small Enough to Kno\/ Yju? -ANK- fair biuff ! !j ?? I Call on Us For Prompt, Quality - DRY CLEANING SERVICE Clean Clothes Wear Longer And Better and Look Neater FAIR BLUF Dry Cleaners > YOU'LL LIKE OUR SERVICE .... TRY IT ! NTER.... LOTS OF GOOD STORES MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT FLOYD-ANDERSON r\ ? t n p T A n T UKUb 9IUKL GUY L. BAILEY, Owner j Fountain Service - Sandwiches - Magazines "WeFill Any Doctor's Prescription" I .S FOUR (? BIG WAREHOUSES? TAYLOR MOTORS J. J. TAYLOR, Prop. AUTO and TRUCK . 1 REPAIR SERVICE ! . . 1 Six Good Auto Mechanics To Give Good Service On Repairs "S HOUSES OFFER GOOD SERVICE - ?? r?i * m> l V T We Invite You io Irade With Us And Sell Tobacco In Fair Bluff For Quality and Satisfaction Buy Your Meats and Groceries .... From? FLOYD'S GROCERY Grade "A" Meat Market FAIR BLUFF, N. G. ~ ' 4 J 21
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