Over Nine Million Sold A Day
(OCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS HAS
MODERN AND UP-TO-DATE HOME
Plant Of Today Is Far Different
From First Of Its Kind
Established Here
Sanitary Handling Of Coca
Cola Developed To High
Point Of Efficiency
The new home of the Coca-Cola
Bottling Works whose formal open
ing will be held on Thursday night
of this week, is one of the most com
plete and up-to-date establishments
of its kind anywhere in this section.
Mr. McBroom, owner and manager,
has spared neither effort nor expense
to give his customers the very latest
in sanitary methods of putting up
Coca-Cola, and an efficient service
that is a far cry from the original
bottling plant established in Roxboro.
In the early months of 1909 Mr.
Osteen of Florence, S. C. opened a
bottling plant in Roxboro, running it
for about three months, when he was
bought out by Messrs. O. B. Mc
Broom, George W. Thomas and N.
Lunsford. At that time the plant was
located in the basement of the build
ing now occupied by L. L. Lunsford on
Court Street. After two years the
plant was moved to a frame build
ing on Main Street that stood on the
present site of Central Service Cor
poration. In :1912 Mr. McBroom
bought out the other two partners
and after two more years of opera
tion on Main Street Mr. McBroom
built his Coca-Cola plant on Long St.,
near the Norfolk and Western Rail
way station, from which site he
moved a few weeks ago into his mod
ern plant on Broad Street.
When the business was first opened
in 1909 capacity production was six
teen cases per hour and it took a real
expert to get as many as eighteen
cases in that period. Today capacity
production in the new plant is sixty
cases per hour.
Bottles into which Coca-Cola is to
be placed for sale are never touched
by hand from the time they enter
the washing machine until they
emerge, full and capped, ready to be
sent out to retail merchants. They
are placed at the rear of the wash
ing machine and from there they are
carried on an automatic conveyor in
to the machine where they are first
subjected to a spray of water that
removes all trash and foreign mat
ter. Then they start through the solu
tion tanks. In the first tank it enters
a solution heated to 120 deg. with a
5 per cent caustic solution. It remains
in this tank for seven minutes. As it
comes out it passes into Tank No. 2
where it is subjected to a solution
heated to 150 deg. with a 4 per cent
caustic solution. Then it passes into
Tank No. 3 where it is subjected to a
60-pound hydro-pressure.
After the bottle has undergone the
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above treatment it passes to brushes
that thoroughly brushed the outside of
the bottle, water passing over the ex
terior In the meanwhile. Then it goes
to brushes that brush on the inside,
with water going Into the bottle along
with the brush.
When they have passed from the
washing machine they are automatic
ally put on a conveyor thot carries
them to the filling machine, where
they are filled with the proper amount
of syrup, the proper amount of car
bonated water and crowned. Then,
and only then, are they ready to be
taken from the filling machine and
placed in crates, ready to be sent out
on trucks.
Prom the time the bottle Is placed
at the rear of the washing machine
and has been thoroughly cleansed,
filled and crowned, no hands touch
it. Thirty minutes is consumed while
a bottle is passing through the wash
ing machine, which uses five gallons
of water per minute in cleansing.
This water goes into a waste pipe and
is never used more than once.
The carbonated water used in bot
tling Coca-Cola is not taken Just as
it comes from the city mains. Rather
it is filtered through a hydrodarco
filter to remove all chlorine and dis
coloratlons. It Is cooled to 36 deg. be
fore being used in bottled Coca-Cola.
Mr. McBroom maintains a compe
tent force that consists of Miss Mar
garet Jackson in the office, Messrs.
Clayton Owen and W. B. Humphries
and Herbert Hayes, colored.
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AN UNIQUE
AUTOMOBILE
Mebane, N. C. Nov. 1 ? Stopping at
the Sinclair Service Station here this
evening about seven o'clock was an
automobile that attracted the atten
tion of everyone who happened to see
it. It was driven in for some little repair.
The mechanic looked it over and said
he did not know anything about such
an automobile. The motor was built
somewhat like the Chevrolet, but all
other parts were something new and
different from our American made
autos. It was a Wolsley, built on a
size between the American Austin and
the Standard Chevrolet, having the
steering on the right hand side in
stead of the left like our automobiles.
It had all the necessary equipment
an auto needs. It was built on a low
line and had a wheel width of little
narrower than the Chevrolet and not
as narrow as the Austin. The uphol
stering being genuine leather. The
drivers name was not learned, but it
was learned that he was from Eng
land, headed for some place in the
country of Mexico and went direct
to a hotel; no one had an opportun
ity to Interview him but the station
operators.
Electrical
Wiring . .
The electrical wiring in the modern plant
erected by Mr. O. B. McBroom was
installed by our firm. We are happy
have had this small part in the erection
of this structure, which is one of the
most modernly equipped buildings in
town.
Our congratulations to Mr. McBrdom
and his Coca-Cola firm in this forward
step of theirs in giving the latest and
most efficient service to their ^patrons in
this section.
FRED LONG
Roxboro - North Carolina
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Plumbing And
Heating Put In
Byi.T.Bradsher
Complete Knowledge Of Work
And Thorough Understanding
Of Owner's Wishes Go To
Make A Successful Plumbing
Job
The plumbing and heating units in
this new structure were put in by J.
T. Bradsher, plumbing contractor of
this city.
The owner and the contractor must
work out together the location of the
plumbing units and the heating plant.
The plumber must be thoroughly fa
miliar with the inside of the building
and must know just where he can
contact the town's water line.
Much water will be used in this
new plant, for the 'sterilization unit
calls for a great amount of it, as well
as being used in other places In the
operation of keeping the place look
ing clean and sanitary.
When J. T. Bradsher does the work
the owner may be assured that it has
been done right. He is a man who has
been in the plumbing and heating
business for many years, and is
thoroughly familiar with his work.
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HELENA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Interesting Debate Is Held By
The Eleventh Grade So
ciology G r o u
A very interesting debate in the
11th grade Socology class was given
on Friday morning at the class per
iod. The query was: Resolved that
school attendance should be made
compulsory for all children of normal
ability under sixteen years of age.
Those upholding the affirmative side
of the question were: Virginia, Moore
and Toliver Blackard; those uphold
ing the negative side were John
Whitfield and Margaret Mooney. Ar
thur Tillet presided over the debate.
Many good points were brought out
on both sides, but in the end the
judges, Gertrude Tilley, Jennie Lou
Day and Flint Hamlin, decided in fa
vor of the affiirmative. It was un
able for both sides to win so the jud
ges had to give it to one side, but
the losers lost well.
Editors: Edith Pearce and Virginia
Moore. '
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Ginko ? Spendit used to have a car
that cost $3,000.
Gumbo ? What kind of a' car does
he use now?
Gumbo ? A street car.
(a-Vel School News
This letter given below has been
mailed to friends and patrons in the
Ca-Vel community.
Ca-Vel Graded School
October, 31, 1935
Dear Parents; friends and patrons:
You are cordially Invited to attend
a meeting of the Parents and Teach
ers of Ca-Vel Graded School Wed
nesday, November 6th at 3:30 P. M. in
the School Auditorium. The purpose
of this meeting Is to organize a Par
ent-Teacher Association.
The object of a local Parent-Teach
er Association is: First ? to promote
child welfare in home, school, church,
and community; to raise the stand
ards of home life; to secure adequate
laws for care and protection of chil
dren. f |-|i
Second ? To bring into closer rela
tion the home and school that Par
ents and Teachers may cooperate in
tellingently in the training of the
child, and to develop between educa
tors and the general public such unit
ed efforts as will secure for every
child the highest advantages in phy
sical, mental, moral and spiritual edu
cation.
Mrs. N. L. Walker, North Central
District President of the North Caro
lina Parent-Teacher Association will
be present at this meeting to help
organize the Association.
The parents, friends and patrons
are urged to be present and partici
BETHEL HILL
SCHOOL NEWS
Did you ever see a Health Ship?
Would you like to travel on one? If
so, -'-you can find the requirements for
riding on such a ship by visiting
Mrs. Hayes' second grade room. These
little folks are studying the different
things that produce goods health, and
food; health habits, exercise, sleep
and other things. They also show
you the effect that the wrong things
children eat and the wrong habits
they take up have upon a child's
development. This wrok is Interest
ing and instructive to the children.
Mrs. Glenn's fourth grade preseent
ed a play, "Sambo's Party," cleverly in
chapel Friday.
The Halloween Carnival held in the
High School Gym was well attended.
The proceeds will be used for the
benefit of the athletic association.
The Agriculture Department won
first prize or. their displliy at the
Roxboro Pair. The Pair Association
gave passes to the school children on
Wednesday. The Pair was enjoyed by
all.
Mrs. O'Briant, the County Health
Nurse, has been giving the schict
test and diptheria toxin-anti-toxin to
pate in this meeting.
Sincerely,
The Faculty of Ca-Vel Graded
School, Mrs. R. W. Trowbridge,
Principal.
the school children.
The different grades have been en
gaged In a contest In raising sub
scriptions for the McC all's magazine.
The proceeds of this contest will go
toward buying equipment for the
grades. The Sixth grade won the con
test by raising the most money in
subscriptions. The Seventh grade won
second place.
BETHEL HILL ENGLISH
' CLUB MET WEDNESDAY
The third meeting of the Bethel
Hill English Club was held on Wed
nesday, Oct. 31. The roll was called
and the minutes of the last meeting
were read. During the business meet
ing a refreshment committee consist
ing of Daisey Smith, Musutt O'Briant
and Nellie Gravely, was appointed by
the president.
The following program on poetry
was given:
The Definition of Poecry? H. S.
Barnette.
The Origin and Development of
Poetry ? James Duff.
Classification of Poetry ? Bessie
Laura Todd.
Some Famous Poets ? George Mur
ray.
Reading ? Alice Humphries, Ellen
Coxe Merritt and Miss Starling.
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SUIT OVER 4 INCHES OF LAND
Ottumwa. Iowa. ? Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Laney have brought a dam
age suit over the ownership of a strip
of land four Inches wide. They
charge that a twosfcory brick drug
store encroaches on their land by four
inches.
DISTINCTIVE
ROOFING . . .
IT AFFORDED US MUCH SATISFACTION WHEN
MR. MCBROOM SELECTED OUR ROOFING FOR
USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIS COCA-COLA
BUILDING.
WE CONGRATULATE HIM UPON THE COMPLE
TION OF HIS PLANT THAT HAS BEEN SO WELL
CONSTRUCTED AND WHICH WILL BE A LAST
ING TRIBUTE TO THE PROGRESSIVENESS OF
THIS FIRM.
Budd - Piper Roofing Co.
DURHAM --- - NORTH CAROLINA
PRIDE
A Great Deal Of Pride Went Into
The Building Of The Coca-Cola
Bottling Works Plant.
It Was Constructed With The
Sole Idea Of Better Service For
The Area It Serves.
GEO.
r
BUILDER
Durham
W. KANE
-CONTRACTOR
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ROXBORO - - - - Greensboro