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FRANK PARKER I
STOCK BRID<jE|
"MARGINAL
questioned
We have been hearing a lot in late
years about "marginal lands" and the
folly of farming them. I wonder some
times if that is not a false point of
view.
Around my country home in the
Berkshires there are plenty of farms
which any economist would class as
"marginal." They do not and cannot
produce cash crops big 'enough to
bring in much more than the taxes.
Yet they are occupied, for the great
er part, by contented even happy farm
families. They get a living, and a
good one, from the land. Farming, to
these folk, Is not an industrial or com
mercial enterprise, but a mode of liv
ing, in independence and security.
I know of no farmer who looks at
his problems that way, even on these
decidedly "marginal" New England
farms, who is in real distress.
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MINES swimming hole
Last Sunday I drove over to York
State, past the remnants of a dis
tinctly "marginal" enterprise. That
was the old Williams iron mine. Back
before the Revolution the (bolonists
were digging iron ore out of the moun
tains of western Massachusetts. The
mines were operated and the ore smel
ted at nearby Richmond Furnace, for
more than 150 years. Then the cheap
est iron ore in the world was discov
ered in Minnesota.
The old Williams iron mine is full
of water now. Local tradition has it
that there is no bottom. That isn't true
of course, but there is 200 feet or more
of water under the boys who go swim
ming there.
Unlike a marginal farm, nobody can
get a living out of a marginal iron
mine.
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CHANGE Will Come
Any plan of social-economic plan
ning which would fix everything as
it is would be silly. I got to thinking
over the changes in one New England
County.
A mile from my farm is the old
Freedlyville marble quarry, which
produced most of the fine building
stone for the Eastern cities when I
was a boy. It shut down forty years
ago, when bigger veins of better mar
ble were found in Vermont. Two or
three miles away the first wood-pulp
paper was made the year I was born,
and for a century almost all the writ
ing paper used in America was made
in our valley, we no longer make wood
pulp, and half the writing-paper mills
are shut down.
Up to five years ago we were ship
ping a quarter of a million dollars
worth of lime every year. Now we don't
ship a carload a month. Better lime
stone, easier to quarry, in other places,
is the answer.
One of the reasons why I have lit
tle faith in the permanency of any
plan of building model towns around
particular industries is that I have
seen too may communities fall into
decay when the march of progress
moves in another direction.
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MEN
Some Marginal
I ?wonder if a good deal of world's
troubles is not due so much to "mar
ginal" agriculture and "marginal" in
dustry, as to what might be called
"marginal men,"
I meet a lot of them. In a crowd
they pass for average, intelligent hu
man beings. Individually, there is
something lacking. They are too con
tent merely to "get by." They are too
eager to accept money or help that
they have not earned. They are not
quite skilful enough to be worth top
pay in any line, but believe themselves
to be superior to most.
A large part of the agitation for a
more equal distribution of wealth comes
I believe, from these, "marginal men"
who do not quite fit into the general
scheme of things.
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PACIFISM Old Warrior
In my youth it was every Ameri
can boy's ambition to be a soldier. We
felt ? we did not have to be taught ?
that the noblest purpose to which a
citizen could devote his life was to
fight for his native land and its ideals
Every boy who could, at least among
those I knew, joined some sort of a
quasi-military organization, learned
to drill and to handle 9. rifle. That,
we felt, was the duty of a patriot.
Today I am often aghast at the ex
pressions of contempt for national
honor and the duty of citizens to flght
for it, which I hear from young men.
I read of preachers and teasers coun
seling non-resistance and refusal to
bear arms. Such expressions give me a
pain in the neck.
I have no particular respect for the
national philosophies of Germany,
Italy and Japan, but I believe their
respective dicators have the right idea
for the preservation of their countries,
when they bring up every boy to be a
soldier.
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MALADY ATTACKS HORSES
Boise, Idaho. ? Something like 500
horses in five counties have died from
&n epidemic brain disease within the
past few weeks.
(on^tituiior
Caleb Johnson
VII ? THE SUPREME COURT AND ITS POWER
The need for a Federal Judiciary
was apparent to all the delegates to
the Convention of 1787. The earlier at
tempts at an effective Federation had
been handicapped by the lack of any
court having Jurisdiction outside its
own State. Hie scheme of "checks and
balances" which the framers of tlie
Constitution set up called for a Ju
dicial branch independent of and co
equal with the Legislative and Execu
tive.
The number of Justices of the Su
preme Court is not fixed by the Con
stitution. Originally there were seven.
The number was increased to nine in
the administration of President Grant.
The Constitution does, however, pro
vide that all Federal judges shall be
appointed by the President, and shall
hold office "during good behavior,"
The number of inferior Federal Courts
is left to Congress to decide.
The power of the Federal Judiciary,
in the language of the Constitution,
extends "to all cases, in law and e
quity, arising under this Constitution,
the laws of the United States, and
treaties," as well as to cases arising
from disputes between States, or citiz
ens of different States, and those af
fecting foreign interests.
The great power of the Supreme
Court derives from its duty of inter
preting the Constitution. That it might
exercise that power to declare an act
of Congress unconstitutional was fore
seen, and accepted as a matter of
course, by the framers of the Consti
tution. Tlie Federal Judiciary system
was intended as a check upon the Leg
islative and Executive branches of the
Government, to see that neither of
them exceeded the powers specifically
ci anted to them by the people in the
Constitution.
It has been largely through this
power of interpretation by the Su
preme Court that the power of the
Next Week ? The I
Federal Government has grown from
its early beginnings. Instead of con
stant amendment, to meet the inevit
able social and economic changes
brought about by the passage of time,
the Constitution has been kept in mld
channel of the current of events thru
successive interpretations of Its intent
by the Supreme Court.
In the exercise of its duty to test
all laws by the standard of the Con
stitution, the Supreme Court, in Its
146 years of existence, has passed upon
24,016 public laws enacted by the Con
gress. In only 59 cases have laws been
declared unconstitutional, and 27 of
those decisions \yere unanimous. The
tendency of the Supreme Court thru
out its existence has been to keep the
Constitution, through its Interpreta
tions, abreast of the times.
The Supreme Court never acts on
its own initiative. It passes only up
on cases brought before it by litigants,
generally on appeal from the lower
courts. And when it decides that a
law is unconstitutional its decision is,
in effect, a declaration that Congress
has tried to do something that runs
contrary to the will of the people, as
expressed In the document under
which Congress, the President and the
Court itself derive their powers.
The Supreme Court itself has no
power to enforce its decision. They
are, in effect, self-enforcing, for they
are recognized by every court in the
land, Federal or State, as by Congress
and the Executive, as the final word
on the question at issue. When the
Supreme Court declares a law uncon
stitutional, that law ceases to exist.
How accurately the Supreme Court
reflects the changing public sentiment
of changing times is indicated by the
fact that only once has an amendment
to the Constitution resulted directly
from an adverse opinion by the Court.
That is the income tax amendment.
lights of the States.
SEMORA NEWS
Miss Lonla Thacker who is visiting
Mrs. T. M. Allen spent the week-end
with Mrs. J. J. Chandler of Blanche,
N. C.
Miss Nan Owen spent the week-end
with Miss Annie Mae Burton, Milton,
Route 1.
Mrs. C. J. Owen had as her guest
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Mc
Donald and Mrs. Minzees of Reids
ville and Miss Sarah Stonestreet of
St. Leo's Hospital, in Greensboro. N. C.
Miss Claud Thomas and Mrs. Stone
street and daughters. Misses Mary.
Nellie, Martha and Myrtle Stonestreet,
of Winston Salem. They had picnic
dinner which was enjoyed by all.
Miss Onnie May Burton and Fran
cies Chandler, were guests of Nan Owen
Sunday.
Mrs. T. M. Allen, Blanche Owen.
Gladys Barker and Hugh McAden- mo
tored to Danville Monday.
C. G. Chandler, Jr., of Roxboro. vis
ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Chandler Sunday.
Misses Mary, Agnes and Maude
Jones were joint hostess to a party
of young people Thursday evening at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Marvin Jones. A brunswick stew, ap
ple roasting and water melon feast
was enjoyed. Contests and games were
played, the merry crowd had a fine
time and declared Misses Jones most
delightful hostesses and hoped soon to
have another such treat.
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NEW RACKET
Oakland. Md. ? Racketeers are al
ready using the old age pension law to
mulct the gullible. Officials are look
ing for two young men who collected
$2.00 from several persons on the
promise to obtain old age pensions for
them.
"WOMAN" SHOOTS MARSHAL
Rosalia, Washington. ? When Town
Marshal Bert Lemley attempted to ap
prehend robbers in the Bank of Rosa
lia, he was fatally shot from behind
by a yegg disguised in woman's clo
thing.
NOTES AND
COMMENTS
Going for mail that hasn't arrived
is a tiresome process.
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Many a man has been lucky to get
a wife who doesn't like spinach.
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The tragedy of the world, to small
boys, is that the home team lost.
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The man who does his work on time,
all the time, has plenty of time.
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A partisan is a man who thinks
those who disagree with him are ro
gues.
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Unless the world tells Mussolini
where to head In he will go into Eth
iopia.
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Trade in BJoxboro and you will be
doing yourself an indirect favor.
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A wise newspaper man knows that
half of the "news" he gets is propa
ganda.
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Looking ahead may be interesting
but looking behind often more profi
table.
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Our idea of futility: Trying to dope
out elections a year ahead of the vot
ing.
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The best way to get your share of
the wealth of the country is to work
hard for it.
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So far as we know there are few vet
erans who do not favor liberal pen
sions for veterans.
According to Rear Admiral William
S. Sims, Retired, the Navy is all wrong.
Wonder if the Admiral couldn't tell
the world what's the matter with it?
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People who ? are now wondering
whether to buy stocks or not might
'Your Daily Bread'
It won't be long now until tobacco will be coming to
market, and then will come the task and responsibility of?
purchasing supplies for winter.
No more important on the list than the selection of the
family Flour. Many were disappointed in their purchases
last winter. Cheap flour is always expensive. Money is
never wasted in buying good flour.
ASK FOR
DeSoto Silver Leaf White Rose
Try A Sack Before Buying Your Supply. All Guaranteed
We Exchange! Flour for wheat, but only to the farmer
Dan Valley Mills
Danville, Virginia
take our advice and hang on to the
coin.
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Will Rogers deserves a wreath on
account of the uniform cleanness of
the things he said and the shows he
was in.
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Personally, we are sorry to see the
nation divide along group or sectional
lines but politics are that way, too
often.
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Correct this sentence: "When I was
a young man the girls were crazy a
bout me and I had a great time with
them."
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People usually pay for what they
want and the assumption is that you
don't want The Courier unless you pay
for it.
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Delinquent Tax
Sale By The Town Of
Roxboro 1933-34 Tax
On September 2nd, 1935, at 12 o'clock,
noon, at the town office in Roxboro,
N. C., the Town of Roxboro will sell
at public auction to the highest bidders
for cash, the following described real
property situated in said town for de
linquent ad valorem taxes duly assess
ed and levied thereon for the fiscal year
1933-34; "the amounts shown on the
following list indicates the original
amount of tax, to which will be added
the penalties provided by law and the
C06t.
OLD CORPORATION (White)
Andrews, Est.J.R. 1 lot Depot St. $ 9.79
Andrews, Est.D.M. 1 It. Depot St. 6.08
Andrews, Est. Mrs. D. M. 1 lot
Depot St 97.20
J. W. Brooks 1 lot Virgilina Rd. 60.41
P. O. Carver 7 lots Chub Lake St.
F. O. Carver 2 lots Broad St.
P. O. Carver 1 lot Near Broad St 263.48
W. A. Carver 1 lot Depot St. . . 49.28
Central Ser. Corp. 1 lot Main St. 44.33
Central Invest. 2 lots Lamar St. 37.58
Central Invest. 1 lot Depot St. 75.16
Clayton, B. G. & Bro. 1 lot Mor
gan St 12.83
Clayton, Mrs. Sallie 1 lot R"ms av 48.83
Davis, A. R. 1 lot Woodland Hgts. 11.25
Day, Est. J. A. 1 lot Railroad . . . 26.89
Dunlap, E. P. 1 lot Virginia Av. 63.56
Frederick, J. W. 5 lots Broad St. 24.75
Gregory, W. T. 1 lot Ivey 7.65
Hall, R. C. 1 lot Court St 111.38
Hester, F. J. 1 lot Main St 112.28
E. A. Hill 1 lot Main St 64.13
Hines, Mrs. C.A. 1 lot Factory St. 6.08
Horton, E. G. 1 lot Gordon St?. . 9.56
Horton, Mrs. E. G. 1 lot Chub
Lake St 22.50
Johnson, Jas. M. 1 lot Ivey St. . 19.69
Johnson. J. E. 1 lot Foushee St. 11.25
Jones, W. R. 1 lpt Court St 54.11
Jones, Mrs. W. R. 1 lot Court St. 22.50
Jones, Mrs.S.A. 1 lot Academy St 39.38
Kaplan, Victor 1 lot Depot St.
Kaplan, Victor 1 lot Main St. . 218.36
Kirby, J. E. 1 lot Main St 65.81
King, J. W. 1 lot Railroad St. . . 11.70
Lea, M. P. 1 lot Hickory St 8.33
Long, B. R. 1 lot Depot St. . . 90.00
Long, B. R. & Co. 1 lot Depot St. 15.08
Long, Mrs. H. D. 1 lot Main St.
Long, Mrs. H. D. 1 lot Factory St.
Long, Mrs. H. D. 1 lot Lamar St. 33.08
Morton, H. S. 1 lot on Webb St.
and Va. Ave 26.50
Moore, E. N. 1 lot Woodlan Hgts. 15.08
Newell, H. W. & B. B. 1 lot De
pot St 73.13
O'Briant, Bettie A. 1 lot Depot St 33.66
Palace Theatre 1 lot Main St... 195.08
Pass, W. T. 2 lots Main St 174.26
Pass, T. W. & Son 1 lot Main St.
Store 240.08
Pass, W. Y. I lot on Morgan St.
1 lot on Depot St.
1 lot on Reams Ave.
2 lots on Morehead 65.59
Pass, W. T. & J. C. 1 lot Railroad
1 lot Hyco Whse
1 lot Wade place,
Lamar St.
2 lots Crowell Grg 819.90
Pass <fc Clayton 1 lot Depot St. . 117-00
Pass, J. C. 11 lots 632.48
Paylor, Mrs. J.A. 1 lot Reams av. 45.00
Person Union Tob Co. 1 lot at
Railroad 150.08
Planters Whse. 1 lot Court St. . 210.15
Satterfleld, Est. O. L. 7 acres on
Ieasburg Rd 47.25
Smith, R. B. 1 lot Lamar St. ... 100.13
Stephen, Mrs. R.W. 1 lot on Va av
1 lot on Main St. 157.50
Stewart, Mrs. M.A. 1 lot Acad. St. 93.38
Watkins, G. T. Est. 1 lot Lamar
and Oak 97.65
Whitt, Est. J. H. 1 lot Acad. St. bal 36.00
Winstead, Hester & Newell 1 lot
on Lamar Street 40.50
Winstead, C.C. 1 lot Main St. . 89.55
Winstead, S. G. 2 lots on Lamar
1 lot on S. Main
1 lot on Factory .... 94.72
Winstead, Mrs. Ida Est. 1 lot Dpt st
1 lot Burch place 60.75
Woods, Mrs. C. T. 1 lot Lamar . 52.65
Woods, Hugh 2 lots on Main . . 278.89
OLD CORPORATION (Colored)
Bailey, James, 1 lot Factory St. 9.56
Bailey, Jessie 1 lot near Cot. mill 4.50
Barnett, Chester 1 lot Harris Hill 2.25
Beasley, Jackson 1 lot Railroad 11.48
Bullock, Corinna 1 lot on Lamar 1.58
Cameron & Lunsford 1 lot on
Factory St .56
Chism, Otis 1 lot on Church St. 6.75
Coleman, Silas 1 lot Harris Hill 13.50
Hester, D. Y. 1 lot Harris Hill . 18.45
Hill, James 1 lot on Jones 10.58
Jay, Martha 1 lot near Cot. Hill . 6.08
Moore, Iler 1 lot on Lamar St. . . 11.25
Peace & Goods 1 lot Leasbg. Rd. 24.08
Watkins, Dallas 1 lot Harris Hill .90
Williams, Walter W. & B. 1 lot
on Main St 16.88
NEW CORPORATION (White)
Barnett, Mrs.B.K. 1 lot Hghwy 44 1.92
Brooks, Mennie & Ruby 1 lot on
Durham Road 2.69
Cates & Harris 4 lots Fairgrds. 3.84
Carver Real Est. Co. 29 lots on
Teague St 9.60
Chandler, Mrs. E. T. 1 lot on
Durham Road 24.96
Clayton, O. Y. 5 lots on Reams
Avenue 41.28
Clayton, J. Lester 1 lot Chub
Lake St 17.57
Clay, Mrs. Myrtle 1 lot Rms. av. 5.18
Dollahite, Miss Kate 1 It Main st 12.86
Evans, W. M. 3 acres So. Boston rd.
1 lot So. Boston rd. 42.91
Featherson, Mrs. Lucy 4 lots Tay
lor Stanfleld, 1 lot Gallows
Hill, Bal " 17.93
Garrett, Est. M.A. 1 lot Jones St. .67
Gardner, B. W. 4 lots Fairgrds. 1.73
Hall, Mrs. J. J. 1 lot Hurdle Mills
Rd Bal 47.23
Hines, Mrs. C. A. 1 Meadow 2.69
Holt, D. H. 3 lots Woodland Hgt. 1.34
James, Ivey L. 1 lot Lamar
1 lot S Main 22.46
Johnson, J. W. 1 lot Virgilina Rd 25.73
Jones, J. G. & Mary Gentry 1
lot on Railroad 3.84
Kaplan, Victor 1 woody lot 9.02
Long, Mrs. H. D. 1 lot old 144.. 46.85
Moore, E. N. 6 Teague lots 3.65
Pass. W. Y. 1 lot Reams ave. . . 32.06
Perkins, Mrs. J. D. & J. D. Jr. 5
Teague lots 2.88
Reams, J. F. 1 lot 2.69
Satterfleld, Est. O. L. 2 lots Fairgrds
1 lot Leasburg Rd.
3 lots Home place . 18.62
Stanfleld, Mrs. L. G. 1 lot S Main 32.64
Stone, G. W. Sr. 1 lot N. Main . . 64.80
Whit, J. A. Bldg on leased land . 3.46
Winstead, C. C. 1 lot Meadow . 2.69
Wlnstead, S. G. 59 acres Satter
fleld place 71.62
W instead & Merritt 1 Meadow lot 2.69
Wlnstead, Mrs. Ida Est. 39 acres
Cameron land 59.52
NEW CORPORATION (Colored)
Barnett, Chester 1 lot on Bushy
Fork Rd 1.34
Barnett, S. J. 1 lot Blackwell Hgt 9.22
Barnett, Steve 1 lot on Railroad 5.38
Blackwell, Lottie 1 lot Bushy Fk 19.20
Brandon, Est. J.W. 4 lots Main
St 64.13
Bum pass, William 1 lot Bushy Fk 8.06
Buckner, Fred 1 lot S Main St. 9.60
Cash, Sam 4 lots Blackwell Hgt 1.63
Cates Beanie 2 lots Durham rd. 26.88
Chism, Est. E. D. 2 '-a acres on
Bushy Fork Rd 9.02
Chism, Capitola 1 lot on Church
St ,14.70
Cole, Novie 1 lot Blackwell Hgts 1.34
Coley, Maggie 1 lot Bushy Fork 7.10
Cook, M. C Home place
1 lot Bushy Fork
1 S. Main 38.50
Dickens, Mary L. 1 lot Durham rd 10.94
Edwards, Alex 1 lot Bushy Fork 23.04
Farley, Ed 1 lot Blackwell Hgts 2 69
Farley, Alice 1 lot Bushy Fk. rd 9.02
Gentry, Est. Earlie 2 lots Black -
well Heights 5.18
Gentry, Williams 1 lot Blackwell
Heights .. 12.19
Hall, J. A. J. 1 lot S. Main St
1 lot Hillsboro Rd. . 44.06
Haysel, W. T. 1 lot Jones St. .. 10 08
Hayes, Andrews 1 lot Ivey St . . 16.70
Johnson, Ben 1 lot Leasburg rd. 5.95
Johnson, D. C. 1 lot Hillsboro rd. 18.24
Johnson, Est. Geo 1 lot Lamar . 8.36
Johnson, L. H. 1 lot Hillsboro rd. 1.34
Jones, Marshall 1 lot High St. . 11.04
Jones. Ophelia 1 lot Hurdles Mill
Road 7.68
Jones, Dollie, 1 lot 2.69
King, Robert 1 lot Bushy Fork . 7.10
Lawrence, William 1 lot Harris st 13.34
Lunsford, Elbert 1 lot Blackwell
Heights 5.76
Mangum, Lennie 1 lot Leasburg rd 1.77
Mangum, Hubert 1 lot Hillsboro
Road 2.69
Mangum, Wash, 1 lot railroad . .67
Mason, Est. John 1 lot Blackwell
Heights 10.94
Mitchell, John 1 lot Main St. ... 12.86
Moore, Esther 1 lot Bushy Fork rd 9.22
Moore, Luther 1 lot Bushy Fork 4.61
Paylor, Buster 1 lot Nowlin St. . 5.28
Pearce, Cook 1 lot Hillsboro rd . 9.02
Plenty, Joe 1 lot Johnson St. .. 12.86
Pulliam, A1 1 lot Hurdle Mills rd 11.62
Ray, Robert 1 lot Bushy Fork . . 7.10
Ray, Vastine 1 lot Nowlin St. . . 7.68
Reade, Minnie 1 lot Hillsboro rd 10.94
Royster, James 1 lot Durham rd 9.02
Satterfield, Claiborn 1 lot Bushy
Fork Rd 15.84
Smith, Ivey 1 lot Blackwell Hgts 16.80
Springfield, Obey 1 lot Jones St. 7.68
Springfield, John 1 lot Ivey St. . 12.58
Stanfield, Est. John 1 lot Black
well Heights 12.86
Stewart, William 1 lot Main
1 lot near Reservoir 15.74
Taylor, Dora 1 lot Main 9.60
Thorpe, Est. Robert 1 lot Black
well Heights 6.53
Tucker, Willie 3 lots Blackwell
Heights 4.99
Williams, James 1 lot Hillsboro st 9.50
Williams, E. D. 1 lot Jones St. . 24.96
By order of the Board of Commissioners
Mrs. Hattie C. Carver, Tax-Collector.
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. . . the best way to make a
perfect union of two pieces
of metal is by welding
them together.
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. , . and the best way to get a more
pleasing flavor and a better taste in
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a cigarette is by welding together the
different types of tobacco . . .
That is just what we do in making
CHESTERFIELD Ggarettes ? the three
types of mild ripe home-grown to
baccos, that is tobaccos grown in this
country, are welded together. Then
they are welded with aromatic Turkish.
When these tobaccos are welded
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together you get a combined flavor
which is entirely different from any
one type of tobacco.
It is this welding of the right
amounts of the right kind of tobac
cos that makes CHESTERFIELD a milder
and better-tasting cigarette.
L^hesterfield ... the cigarette that's MILDER
O 193), Liggett & Mnu Tobacco Co. C>llCStCf{icld ... the cigarette that TASTES BETTER