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"3 1 " !1 1 THE ROXBOgO COURIER, SEPTEMBER 26, 1917, PAGE TWO :. t ) I? 4 5 18- ... 1 Hi a s It if ' 1 s ' if 111 'is: Hi 1 1 " .MR 4 i S J 1 It, f i 'r A tji, ' - (I .-' , J"' ff fv if i f T lis i 1 1 - 1 1 t I Mr I , . Days COUNTRY HEEBS MANY MARINERS Census of Navigators Begun by Recruiting Service of the Shipping' Board. HEED DATA FOR EMERGENCY More Than 43,000 Said to Hold Gov ernment Licenses to Officer Ships of All Kinds Many Have Left the Sea. soils and v.iUi ics fertilizer and !n colder climates thin wheat, and for these reasons should be planted In preference to wheat Where it has been proved a safer crop. Detailed recom mendations for an increase in acreage to be planted to rye this fall over that of 1917 are found in the accompany ing table:. Rye Acreac Acreage Acreage Pet. o? su Boston, Mass. The United States shippiup: board recruiting service, of which Henry Howard is director, has started taking a country-wide census of licensed mariners, In order to deal intelligently with the present emer gency. The board is urging all li censed mariners who are engaged in shore occupations to come back to the sea, for the new merchant marine will need great numbers of competent men. Data covering the numbers of li censed officers, together with the -grades of ocean and coastwise licenses which they hold, have been prepared here for the recruiting service by the United States steamboat inspection service. There are about 40.000 licensed of ficers. Many are nor now engaged in the seafaring profession. These are all men of considerable sea experi ence, and it is to this class that the call to the son that the board is now preparing will appeal. Draft for License Holder. Some leading authorities believe that all men who hold licenses should be drafted and forced to assist the government in the present emer gency. Others believe that unless the men come forward and serve v.illinglv their licenses should be taken away. A letter hns been sent by Henry Howard to every person in the coun try holding a license as officer of an ; ocean or coastwise steam or sail ves sel and says in part : "The recruiting service of Ihe United States shippinrr board is at present '.engaged in compiling detailed statis tics as to the number of persons hold ing United States licenses as officers of ocean or coastwise steam or sail vessels, their present address and oc cupation. "This information is desired in or der that this service may have a ready reference list of all officers available for service In the large number of ves sels that will be placed in coastwise and overseas service. "Opportunities for the advancement oi ncensea omcers were never so promising as at the present time ; and salaries are on a higher plane than ever before. "It has been said that to win this war the United States must provide ships in large numbers to offset the activities of the enemy submarines. These ships are required for the main tenance of our military forces on the battlefield and also to supply food and supplies to our allies. Ships Being Built. "Ships are now being built as rap idly as the facilities of our shipyards .will allow. There are now under con struction about 1,500.000 tons for pri vate order for service in the coast wise or overseas trade; and in addi : tion there are 1.900.000 tons building for government order for overseas - service. Stupendous as these figures may appear, as compared to previous records of shipbuilding in this coun try, even this, output will be materi t ally increased as additional shipyards . are completed. As soon as these "ships are completed wrork will be com menced on others, contracts for which have already been let. "With the ships assured, the prob lem is presented of securing a suffi . . cient number of licensed officers to man the vessels as they are made ready for service. 1 "These are days of self-sacrifice for every liberty-loving American. The world must and shall be made free ; ' - that future generations may enjoy the ', , blessing of liberty, and you of course realize the important part the officers c " and seamen of our merchant marine . ? .must take to bring success to the cause ! ;of democracy. ";-''- "The American seaman has never been a slacker, and history records that in every case of danger to our na , 'tion he has come valiantly to his coun L try's aid without thought, of personal :," comfort or advantage; and there is -;-k7 J. every reason to believe that the sea- r? men of the present day will be just j i v T-V, as patriotic as their pTedecesiors. Are ; you wmmg to uo your pan io preserve ' the glorious- traditions of our mer- : 'hant sailor? . "The United States shipping board, j through its recruiting service, is now l - engaged' in educating both deck and t engineer officers free of charge; hav - V-J 'ing established-schools In cities along - , ::h seaboard and Great Lakes. iS taking " a census of the officers at S-'Went holding license that : -if mar telilgently Jeal with the situ : ; Sitofcou are? therefore re- .insure accural v;r:',ra na nPnn- State. Maina New Hampshire. . Vermon1- .V-.issaeiiust tts Ithodc Island .... Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania .... Delaware Maryland Virginia 110,000 West Virginia.... 28,000 North Carolina .. 67,000 South Carolina... 60,000 Georgia 100,000 Florida Ohio Indiana 275.000 Illinois 75,000 Michigan 454.000 Wisconsin 535,000 Minnesota 460.500 Iowa U6,000 Missouri 40.000 North Dakota.... 1036,000 South Dakota.... 350.000 Nebraska 230.000 Kansas 100.000 Kentucky 33.000 Tennessee 50,000 Alabama 16,000 Mississippi Louisiana 8,000 Texas 2.000 Oklahoma 15.000 Arkansas 1.000 Montana 30.000 Wyoming 30.000 Colorado 30.000 New Mexico Arizona Utah 12.000 Nevada Idaho 3.0)0 Washington 10,000 Oregon 45.000 California 12.000 for fall in fall over of 1917 of 1316 1916 ,Sv 1,000 1,000 2,000 I.C'V 1,000 1G,0C0 170,000 VO.000 78.000 W 350,000 2,(00 35,000 - S.000 162,000 78.000 280,000 1.00i) 29,000 KOOO 23.000 86,000 7,000 17,000 "m.ooo 203.000 52.000 378,000 44S..0OO 385,000 58,000 29.000 93S.00O 344,000 217.000 84.000 33.000 31,000 8.000 2.000 10.000 1,000 11.000 16.000 30.000 50 3.C00 6.000 3000 12.000 4,21t.0OO "21. S United States.. 5,131.000 Fall-sown rye should supplement spring wheat to a considerable extent In the spring-wheat belt. An enlarged acreage of rye in addition to the us ual spring wheat sowings will help to guarantee a plentiful supply of bread grain next year. NEXT WEEK will be Per son Counlv's biggest week. iiver.vboav come to irtti . . . FAIR Bring the children. Make our store your store Load up w;th plows and plow points, cObk stoves and ranges Our advice is to buy early. Buy your Fall and Spring require ments now. Come to the FAIR. mew M Cmpaey LomgL Brad. 12,000 ... 5iuin:tTffr7Wffrfri GIVES FOUR SONS TO WAR His Name Is Nclan, and No Further Explanation Seems to Be Necessary. Prosperity dates from the first dollar sav ed. If you are earning money you ought to save something. What you do now in the way of saving may determine what the fu ture will bring you. We pay ihterest on sav ing accounts. Let us open one for you. We are prepared to serve the public in an acceptable way. Have you tried us? . Bank of Roxbor o r Roxboro, N. C. Chicago. There's a "wearln' of the olive drab" in the family of John P. Xolan, former police captain. -Here's the honor role in his family of four sons and a daughter : Thomas Nolan, thirty-nine years old, captain In Company G, Seventh regiment, I. N. G. ; Joseph Nolan, thirty-five, sergeant in the machine gun squad, Seventh reg iment ; John Nolan, thirty-three, first lieutenant in the machine gun squad, Seventh regiment; Edwin Nolan, twenty-seven, "winner" of one of the draft numbers first to be called; Mary C. Nolan, graduate Northwestern univer sity, Red Cross nurse, leaves In a few months for France. "Yes, mother and I will have to manage our drug store alone, with all the family gone," says the old father patiently, "but I wish I had five more. I'd give them all to the government." FEMININITY ASSERTS ITSELF The Times Demand That every individual should lend as sistance to his country. FIRST: By conserving the material re sources of the Nation, the unit upon which its wealth is based. If it is property that will burn, protect it with one of our Fire Insur ance policies. SECOND: By relieving the State of the expense of caring for those who are depen dent. A good life insurance policy will meet the demand. See ours none better. DO YOUR BIT. DO IT NOW. SEE Cunningham & Long Fire and Life Insurance. GREAT NORTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR Raleigh, N. C. OCTOBER 15-20, 1917. Hanusome New, Up-to-Date Woman's Building and Better Tlabies Annex erected this year. First of its kind ever built in th? state. Let the women of North Carolina come and enjoy it. It is theirs. AGRICULTURAL BUILDING REBUILT. Increased Railroad Side-tracks inside the grounds, facilitating unloading and loading of exhibits. Competitive1 County Exhibits of Blue Ribbon Winners at Coun ty Fairs. Agricultural: Exhibits Canning Clubs Boys Corn Clubs Boys' and Girls' Poultry Clubs Live Stock Exhibits Boys" Pig Clubs Poultry Displays Forestry Exhibits Cotton Contests Farm Machinery Displays This French woman is doing a man's work as an airplane-mechanician at the French front, but her femininity asserted itself long enough to make her stop work to touch up her Hps. M. D. Gets Warrant; Send BUI. MempMsiennWTttBond, depu ty United States marshal, went to the office of a local physician and served ,in5uc , " . . ui0va nfe Drop- a smpoena on u "tJkl .V: - tn Kee that all Dians arc y f rilvftd-a hill readinsr U -'-7A riv filled in and;contaln we w . TBond, in account with Dr. - ; iniormauviv; v c - r-r servicer ior vauwc vu. COME TO PERRY HORTON'S Durham, N. C. FOR YOUR FALL SHOES At Perry Horton's you will find Durham's largest and best iisplay of correct styles in Fall Shoes. Prices are very reasonable. Come to see us the first time ou are in Durham. We will be glad to show you. PERRY HORTON COMPANY Durham, North Carolina. EDUCATION AL . EXHIBITS Come study Food Production and Conservation as shown by experts. It is your patriotic duty to learn, and the State Fair is the best place. Splendid Line of Free Attractions. Plenty Fact, Fun and Frolic for Everybody. star ft o Wai N. C 0 I - ill J ill- . ; . . . ; ' 41'ifflp The House of high averages, with the best lights best accommodations, and two of the best warehousemen in the state behind the sale, which is guarantee enough to as sure you the highest market price for every pound of your tobacco. On opening day our average for a house packed full was $25.664 while the average for the entire sale on the Durham market was only $25.34, and on Monday the I Oth, our average for everything on the floor was $27.61. - . , Wheybu get a load eady come on to the; btar Brick where noidrummers hired to ride through the country to dictate to you where you should sell iyour tobacco, but where we do our drumming on our ware ouse s. floor in high ay rages which makes satisfied xustoiriersV ; Com?, a hearty wel come awaits you. j - ; 1 : Your Fifends, : D. HAMLIN, NOWi! MOORE, MAYNARD MANGUM. f 5 -
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