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Continued from first page ?38 ? ' by it to build more and better homes in Farmvilie, and although this association is comparitjyely a new one, it having been organ ized and began operations about [three years ago, it has already been the means of qutie a num ber of homes bein* erected. This institution not owy enables the man to buiM a home, that per haps would never have one other wise, but also assists those to develop their property, ^j?nse wealth, ^as wdTas*the civic side | of the situation- There are towns and cities that owe the greater part of their prosperity to Build ing and Loan Association Not only the individuals who belong to the associations, but the en tire community is benefitted. Everyone who can possibly af ford it (and ttere are very few in this community who cannot) should be a member of the Farm ville Building and Loan Associa tion. Its list of members includes some of the wealthiest men in town and community ? and some of th<rpoorest The poor man has just as much say with regard to its operations as the rich man. -Since the organization of the F arraviHe Building anfi uoan As sociation, it has loaned out to prospective builders about $30, 000.00 and, in nine cases out of ten, had these borrowers not be longed to this Association, the odds are that they today would, not be owning their homes and property; Fixed and attracts features about this Association are small expenses in making, loans, small monthly payments to suit the borrowers, mere than 90 members, each carrying more than $1,000.00 in stock. , Its- officers and directors are composed of the. leading busi ness and professional men of the community, men who are' known] for their solidity and strictest) integrity, Mr. Jno. T. Thorne is j President, and is also PresideBt; of the Citizens Bank: of Ffcrm-i viDe; Mr. T. C. Turnage ? Secvl retary and Treasurer, and is i part owner of the large mercan tile firm of T. L. & W. I. T-ur- 1 nage Co., in addition to being to own a bo ing a desirable county hearts of tablishnK pnetress rnatic combination skilled burglars. ?st or mechanical spared In mgldny its financial affairs, es of this f nancial ? of great benefit in all conditions of Department of Sav foar per cent. inter ing touse-^w&ich is - proving very popular, evidenced the number of people wfio have avail ed themselvea^oi an easy ana. systematic way tb save money, and have it for thagmost of all occasions. " A general banking business is conducted, the accounts of firms, individuals and corporations be ing solicited and handled on the most advantageous basis, and ev ary courtesy and consideration is extended consistent with good banking policy. The character of the manage ment and the seasons for its extraordinary succoss may be nerhaDS smrifested best by a tients* p ? ? 35 " 4 ? Thls_sectwn of the countryhas tire public of this section or the county and surrounding coun SjlDr. Jones is the only practic ing dentist in FarmviUe, and dur ing his seven years of practice in this community, he has acquir ed an exceptionally large pfac .tice from this section. He aa e had thorough training in his pro fession, having .taken the full course of dental surgery at the now^MedicaJ College o? Virgin rooms are located in the Lang Building on Main Street and are equipped with the very latest inventions in modern equipment, and he is fully prepared and competent to treat and operate on the teeth with the highest de gree of satisfaction.: "?$%.?? , -i A native -of Pitt county, his f imminence in social life, his af ations with Fraternal organ izations, and his active interest in moral and material advance ment of the town and county, makeof Dr. Jones on$|f the most progressive and-represen tative-jjypes * of ,our -^itizenry. He is thoroughly public-spirited, and will be' found on the right side oti any movement for the enhancement of the town and It is only when God-looks big ger than man,l;hat man can come nearest the ideal Christian^ Lit i ???? We have m rarmville- tnree mammoth warehouses-, Mctnk's Warehouse, The Center Brick and Townsend's Warehouse, op erated by Monk and Hobgood, Knott and Newton, and C. R. Townsend, respectively, and it is a well known fact that the nex% season will bring a fourtluware pacity, clever and able men be-, hind them, with three large re--, drying plants, prize houses and ample storage facilities, our mar ket is now prepared to handle millions of. pounds of leaf tobac Market nds of t growth of the market. : There is perhaps no industry in the United States more Amer ican than the tobacco industry, ? Its discovery to the English speaking race was simultaneous with the discovery of America by Columbus. At that time op.ly the Indians of North America knew of,: cultivated and smoked' - the weed. Sir Walter Raleigh, oji his return to England from :l the colonies, was one day sitting in his apartments pmoking some m tobacco that he had taken back with him. His servant entering the rc om and seeing smoke com ing from his nostrils, thought with water. From that : time one of the prinicpal industries of JJqrth; America was that of : the cultivation of tobacco* and now it is estimated that 43 per . ? cent of "the people of t^e earth use tobacco in one or the other olits yarious forms. grow wi only one the largest i and all its J tinue to be that hold.it
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