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"""j^oxboPoT"N. C. April sth 1922
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J BACK HOME.
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' ' .far nearly nine years we havebeoi
searing Uhclo Sam," and at the sapu
\ tithe try inn to look after Tfhe Coii
rier. Naturally, as our governmen
duties required" us to .give at leas
eight limits a day to that service vri
bare had to slight the duties at thii
<Ace. But on."the first of thia montl
- .. w were. relieved of our governmen
f job and we are happy to state wi
ate "back on the job" under our owi
root and?vine and will give our un
divided time and attention to makinj
The Courier nearer an ideal news
paper. Of course, it" will not be Tu
ideal, but Ve' hope to improve it~n
many ways?no radical change bu
just make-'it better" and bfctter weel
Jjy week by siviiite ?ur^persanaJ_at
?? tention to the?little-thinga wbioh g<
, ' " to make a newspaper.
We expect to continue voting thi
Democratic ticket?or "at least tfia
part'of it which we think ia.compos
:: ed of i^Dodpihd true men, but we an
not g'oinjr. to .issue a partisan news
- paper. It shall be our priviloRe, anc
our pleasure', to criticise tl* arte" 6:
Democrats just the. same as .we ex
poet to condemn, the wrongful.acts o:
Republicans. The mere fact that at
. office holder ia a Democrat-?and per
haps we may Have voted "for him. i:
no; excuse for us to withhold criti
cSaita, and' wc are not- Koi?er to do it
In short, while we expect t6 vote tW
Democratic ticket we are srping t<
publish an iiv/evnV.i?iit newspaper
wearing iio. man's collar.
i.-i We expect to devote the remain
t - dar of our life-ih IfVI'HU lu main
- Roxbdro and Perabn 'County a 'bette
place to live in; to try to aee if wi
can not he^of some service to thi
cominff generation5--by seeing tha1
they an&?qual chance with tht
hoy* and rgirls of other towns ant
J- counties; ?o ;a?? if we^carf not lend"
Walpiny liuml irrdeaiing (his sectioi
. of the .iniquitous blocka^er, and ii
every w*y .possible do something foi
the moral, educational and freligioua
uplift of the people ftf a whole.'
Fey six days, a week, when We an
' ' not fishing or attending a ball game
we wui ho found in our office and cor
digtlly' invite every one to come in an<
see us, give, us -the nTew8~"froni youi
V . section, and if you have no* news jus
drop in and mtikt! yourself at home
" prop your ffe$t'pn top of the "deal
- . and .fill up your old" pipfc-?and if #01
| . forgot the pipe we usually Pave ai
extra one Haridy, or a cigarette, o
perthance a cigar wMch-is?yours fo
^ . the asking. In short inakc yourself a
' home, for we want to r^n.joy Irfe ah'
- witnt you Vq enjoys it with us.
; ^ FARMfcRS LOST SlONEY I>j-19f2l
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" On the seventh in this issui
f will *be found an article headed. "Ar<
J; ' the Crop Yields b'f , Person .Count;
K-- Prpfitahle." We hofe every farme:
[ . in the County will read this nriicU
I "j: fo it shows what many of our fram
; era do not kiifiw. and that is. the
I art- losinr tnomey,'*Of- course, ?{1 r.
a- you know at Mbe end r'f the year tha
F- - you tip not liiTt- mu,;h to show, fen
U- 1 the year's work, hul f, n i f reu 1 imn
Br just where you failed to make good
i * Read this article and see'Just '.Vila
at > it costs ybu to produce the?werioui
crops, and gee what shU remedy' is
|L_:. ctir.p: proppsumn. and hope it'is-got
* - invr tobe of 1 jrreat help to every one
. "but the real tHntr is to reduce ,th<
eosf -of your crop by poducing inSfi
. jier aero. On your tobacco last yeas
1 yott Met about two <TSTTlt? Tr>af hfln
" drnd; nn your com you 3oat ttbeiil
rr 26 cent# a'bushel, whife on Vour-o3
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crop'you lost cloacr Tb 60 dents a hush
TarriiSr or merchant " "dan" "contmui
f]: ~ losing money on'his-salsa without (tor
. inv to t.h? Wall. "
pettainTy,., eyery farm& d^ -noI
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Inw monpy. either on his tobaccp,
corn or opt*, but tf?a average Jar me 1
| did, and most of.our farmers are on'
ly average fanners. Read"lj>e. article
, digest' it, and then > make up youi
. mind that yon . are going to be one
who will' prepare the seed,bed bet*
ter, nse fetilizer more intelligent1
ly, rnd more thorougrlj cultivate
after using, the seed and , fertilizer
San? and sensible farming will pay
. and *we believe we have sane and sen
"! sible men -who are awakening to tlw
fact that it taltes brains to rum t
farm just as .-jt does to run a store
cotton jnil) ar "lawyers office.
) Now, that the Co-operative Maket
i ing has been put over w^j*wish w<
* "had'the power to convince*'the plant
tj er that if he expects to. deceive anj
1 benefits from this movement he masi
' not produce an unprecedented largi
' crop. tbr~ just as sure as he does H.
1 will get a very small average foi
his crop. One of "the things we hope
5 the Co-Operative. Marketing Assocm
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tion- will do.js to keep this idea be
fore th'e farther, for it will be im
! possible for the Association .'to-main
_ .lain prices if a bumper crop-is raiset
y_ t b. s. year.1^ T
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' In tija.death of Ci>l. Jno. S. Cun
i ingham Persda County-loses one ol
zens. for, notwithstanding- that hi
, moved *>\ our neighbor County 01
t Durham about, twenty years ago h<
. always claimed ..this (Jounty as-bit
, home,, and was deeply, interested it
'('he welfare of its peoplet^ttte wa;
j bom and raised in this County anc
| was honored many times by""The citi
. liens, fewraeh have wielded a'Target
l" influence in the County?than did
j Colt Chinningham, and his death wil
bring sorrow to many hearts.-*?
ANNOtjXCEMteNT.
1. 1' hgrgfty aiinosnce" my self a. candi
' date "for the nomination of Sheriff
: subject" to' the DemoChatic primaries
> I Was born on the farm and have liv
, ed. on the farm ever since, Sive foi
y.'r time I'"Was in Camp and oversea!
jn thB'late world war. I will appreci
ate any kindness'shown me. and.es*
pecia'liy yaur 'vote In Hid 1'nin.u,-.'
Yours truly.
? ' SAMUEL P. JONES.
, March 28, 1922: 4ts.
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s ''ANNOUNCEMENT" '
j I desire to announce to the voten
of this County that I am a CandidaU
for nomination of Register of Deeds
1 subject tfi^the-Democratic Primaries
> Truaflt^gj tHut the good pfr?|?te of tbh
r county may see fit to favor roe wit)
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THE BffXBORO^CQIIBlEB?Ai
{heir hearty ?iyi> loyal support. And '
. eil to the said Office to render, to the
people of, this Coupty the best ser[
Vice there is in my ability. Thanh- <
" ing you, .1 am . ,
' , Yours very. truly; '
Willie T. Kirby. . *
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t' . ANNOUNCEMENT - ~
- l hereby announce myAelf as can'
did ate for the nomination for Register
of Deeds subject to the demo'
cratic primary. My " record;* as
1 worker for the party for t)ie past
"thirty years is well known and
' will appreciate -the support of -my
friends- . ^ 0.
D. BAILEY.
. Woods dale, N. C., B. F- D. - |
^-ANNOUNCEMENT.
To The Voters of Persop Countj:
I take (Mis method to. announce
' that I am a .candidate for the nomm[
ation of Sheriff for Pel-son CohntyT
, subject ttf the Democratic primaries. '
T Viovp hnon pnnnru?fagl Oka.
iff's officer for some time and how*
Well I have., performed .nrx duties, yop
all know. I think I know wWat is required
to fill this position and be- ,
lieve I can fill it to the satisfaction
of the good people of this County. If '
ybu think so, I will appreciate your .
' vates and if nominated shall try not
"to" d-rsappeint?yiws, ...
-Very', truly, ',
'U'. -\1ELVIN LLQNG.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
' I desire to annouce to the voters
- uf this" County ItTnr 1 am a candidate 5
far .the nomination . of. Register of
f Deeds, subject to . the-Democratio Y
primaries. I will, greatly appreciate
. anything you_may_di> for .me. I am
no sSrajiger to the moat of you, hav- "
' ing beeii. raised on. a. farm in this
' County, and spent all'of my life with
I you. r ' .
Thorkine those "who have so gen.
erously tendered their support and
trusting you'will give me a- liberal
vote, I anii~ J-'
Yours very truly.
>' - JAMES H. WHJTT ,
ANNOUNCEMENT. * .
, - I beg- to announce to the people of
. Person County that-I am a candidate
- for the nomination of Sheriff, sub
c joct to the Democratic primaries.
i -This is my native County, and while
. I have, been living in the adjoining
. County of Durham, I am back home,
.any,' M.mtr of ybU |
know me personally and to those I
who do not know me, as almost any
qf your friends.
- In asking: for thiif nomination I
feel that my <<fperie"nce of 12 years
in this kind of Work qualifies _me to
' fill the office with satisfaction'"to
you, and therefore - I -"csk fSr your.
| support. . * .'
j - Very, "respectfully",
1 ! pX L.MOORE.
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ROXBORO, N.C,
Hie convenient Bank on
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2o-Operation our Wcftchwoi
Ve invite both Active and
savings Accounts.
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V. R. Wilkerson, President',
I A. Burch, Vice President
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i. G. Clayton, Cashier,.,
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Fhoa, B. iWoody, Asst.. Casi
H. Wilson Asst. "Cashier.
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Hanaro lis and Frequent Sprayings n?.? ;7
* Naoaeaary to Insure Returns to _ '
?' immmiuui m,iugrnpj. . ~
OM c{ the principal of tbe numerous
slogans of tbe successful cottag*
tardener is "Get the ,Bug^?and (Jet
Em Eerly!". V ' - |
Unless (he bugs aie killed .'before they:
have time to breed, the gardener
has about a ninny trountM <U pi;
s-haa he has Deglected the weeds! . . The
majority of young plants are In- \
tested with different kinds of bugsFlowprs
usually are as badly affected
. Spraying -Yj*ng Plants.
us vegetables* The United States Department
of Agriculture says:
One of the principal methods of combating
both Sieau$ an cfTh sects which
attack plants-Is treatment with fungieldes
and Insecticides.
Bordeaux mixture is used for a control
of fungous diseases of mapy vegetables
ld&d 1H1HS and AH a deterrcnt"
of'flea-beetle * attack. ItV^ean be purchased
la convenient package form '
from seed dealers* or prepared at homefrom
bluestone (copper sulpfwite),
which cosUC.10 to, 25 cents per pound,
and frefeh stojie or lump lime (quick
lime).
Bluestope. fjpur ounces; quicklime,
four ounces; water, 12 quarts.' Or
bluestone. fouj- - i>ounds; quicklime,
four pounds; water, ^0 gallons. =
Dissolve the Mue-stQne in. a. woodon
or earthenware vessel, using hot
water. Dilute with half the water.
Do not use in tin jor other metal containers,
fis they~'v>YOuld be spoiled.
Slake the lima by adding. Water, a liU- ;
tie at a. time: When reduced t*> a
milky ffuid,'dilute with the. rest of the
water and strain, through' doubled
cheesecloth or a br^ss w|re strainerof
IS' meshes' per inch and "pour Into
It the bluestone solutlOD. Stir well T
and npply nt once. This is best when
pcepa red j fresh. for .each uslQg.
. OANPFY AMD CbAV G01L
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The chief virtue of sandy-soli,
says the United'States Depart- I
meat of Agriculture, is that .the
roots of piaats c an pass through
It readily ;Tts"Tfilef. fault Is that
it drlc8<<rtit .too quickly. Glay
soil holds water well, but It j
"Tends rn novfli sro' bardou. Both.
types of soilTAed stable manure j
?At loosens 'up clay and helps M I
|| sane to liald moisture. ' ^
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Piec'eGoods ahd~??ovel
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r is just around the cori
one wants tb. be well di
a ler. ine best, (tressed folks tha
a ir\ Roxboro. and most of them
1 get the best and save money. 1
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however, are carele.ss.and alld\
to prevent the.rri frft'm giving.-^!
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Start aolAccount irv eur Ba
fast-resolution to ACCUMULA*
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