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CONVICTS COST 71 CENTS DAILY It costs the state of North Car olina from 71 to 65 cents a day to feed, clothe and guard a pris oner. This does not inclcude post of buildings or other equipment. Hie cost of food, per capita per day ranges from SI to 35 cents. It is lowest at the central pris on, where more modern equip ment is enjoyed. The cost of guarding per man per day ranges from 12.4 to 24 cents. Again, the cost is less at the central prison. There are usually 9,000 men In the prison system. At present, 7,- 156 are in 86 prison units in the state; 903 at the central prison; 470 at Caledonia farm and 240 at Cary prison farm. Every month between 1,400 and 1,500 men complete their senten ces and leave the prison system. Every month about 60 or 70 are parolled. Under the new system the pris on department receives $1 a day for every honor-grade man em ployed by the highway commis sion. All labor in the new construc tional program comes from the prison, except the plumbing and the installation of steel. BLANKETEERS TO MEET HANES KNITTERS HERE The Chatham Blanketeer cage team will play Hanes Knitters, of Winston-Salem, here Friday night, beginning at 8:00 p. m. The game will be played in the school gym nasium. Many Desirable Gift Offerings Await Shoppers (Continued from page one) likely wouldn't be thought of, and for that reason, all the more de sirable. It's impossible to list all the many gift items here. Needless to say, one must come and see for him or herself. Every store—de partment store, hardware store, furniture store, five and ten cent store, electrical store, drug store —is jammed and packed with the very things anyone could possibly want, and at prices to please ev ery purse. For the children, the new toys will prove a revelation. Special care has been taken by each store handling toys and wheel goods, to make their toy departments big ger and better. Even the grownups CANT PASS up! NICE APPLES Bushel 50 c PEACHES 2 No - 21/2 Cans 29 c ORlfgWn 20° PEANUT BUTTER, 2 Lbs - 23 c - 70° > FRESH GROUND SPINACH Fresh 2 Lbs. .. 15c COFFEE, 2 Lbs - - 25 c EVAPORATED ROSE BRAND jglffstajk _ 10 c MILK, 3 Small Cans —lo° FLORIDA We Have Everything For GRAPEFRUIT Each 5c | YOUR FRUIT CAKE | CEREAL lc SALE , 2 RICE CRISPIES FOR 25 c 1 PACKAGE PEP l c ALL FOR- 26 c t*' 44 ' *' f Fresh Fish and Oysters DRESSED CHICKENS—NATIVE AND WESTERN BEEF . \ Modern Food Store Phone 89-309—We Deliver Elkin, N. C.? y' ' ' ■ • * * * ' ■■ +«% * * > will get a big thrill out of the new and clever toy creations. With all the many new Christ mas goods here, it has been point ed out that anyone in this trade territory has absolutely no cause to make long, expensive Journeys to distant larger towns to do their Christmas shopping. Elkin mer chants are featuring variety and they're featuring prices not af fected by the high rents which must be tacked on to the price of ; ilw-lIK-- Jm base range with many special features never before offered at a pop- .>%V ular designed for Christ* mas gift giving! All General Electric Ranges have the famous Hi-Speed CALROD Cooking Units Fasterl Use Less Current I Last Longer/ ELKIN PLUMBING & HEATING CO. Phone 254 Elkin, N. C. THE BLMN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA merchandise by merchants In large towns. In most instances, prices will be found lower here than elsewhere, thus proving it false economy to buy gasoline for a long trip in the false hope of saving a few pennies. You wont want to let anything keep you away from Elkin's big Christmas Opening Friday. All Elkin merchants are cooperating to give you a real pre-view of Christmas! Now! Right at Christmas Comes the Year's BIGGEST NEWS! A & Z STORE'S Right at Christmas .. . when every penny must do double duty, comes our big Overstocked Sale of desirable winter merchandise! Our mistake in buying too heavily is your good fortune, for prices have been marked down to move this big stock as quickly as possible! Don't take our word for it, come in today and see for yourself. You'll find that we will save you many dollars! Check over this advertisement carefully—it contains but a few of the many items that await you at our store! 150 LADIES' SPECIAL LOT MEN'S Jmmm Must be sold. Every „ , . , , , coat in our stock dras- li3rd liniShGu IttaxGridls. tically reduced for this New Styles. sale.^ BEf DOWN TAPfHATQ 1 For quick clearance. 1 UlvUil 1J mm MMPriced for the sale Yard Wide Special Lot Full Fashioned Special Lot Outing Hand Silk Hose Children's Coats K: - Towels Lt Wh $2.98 12 c 5 C 49 c Regular $5.00 Values ' PRFP! ZIPPER JACKETS fjij± ** enu * ne Leather Jackets. Many Desirable SHOES FOR ALL THE FAMILY AT REAI $2.00 Satin Slips _ $1.39 39-inch' Silk $1.50 Silk slips „ 97c (If SI.OO Value $3.50 Pajamas $1.94 , > 39 cYd - TIT Men's Dress Oxfords Children's Shoes and Men's Tie Sets 49c-97c Men's Gloves 49c «pI.OO tJJ.jO 97 C |J Infants S Pc. Suits $1.94 . „ ~~ ~ 7 - , _ c „ A Complete Line of Ladies . Oxfords and ■ e !_ 97c-$t.94 Men's and Boy's Dress Shoes, Suede Children's Cotton Blankets _ 4 9 c . Boots at and Leather. Sweaters ' Men's Sox 10c—15c—25c SALE PRICES 1 $1.49 to $2.98 | 49* A & ZSTORE NEXT TO BASKETERIA ELKIN, N. C. Thursday, December 2, 1937
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