LARGEST FIRE IN YEARS
SWEEPS ROXBORO TODAY
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Later Reports On Roxboiro Fire
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Afternoon reports after the fire
had been completely extinguished
prove that the loss is actually as
heavy as first reports indicated.
On of the strangest things about
the fire that as soon as it was dis
covered it was impossible to get near
it. Mr. G. W. Thomas saw a large
ball of smoke and made an attempt
to get to the back end of his store,
but was unable to get even that far.
People in offices over Raiff’s
Store came down in smoke so heavy
they could hardly see. There was
absolutely no indication of fire un
til fire was discovered beyond con
trol.
It is understood that all of the
buildings will be repaired at once.
Insurance adjusters are expected
to be in Roxboro tomorrow.
HUNTERS TO START
SHOOTINGTOMORROW
Reported That Large Number
of Birds Are in tne Fields
and Rabbits Are Al
ways Present.
The hunting season for this sec
tion officially opens tomorrow and
the; hunters are ready, and have
been ready for weeks.
It is reported that there are
plenty of birds this yiear and one
never has any trouble getting all
the rabbits that they want.
Hundreds of people will iqnter the
fields early Friday morning and
even more will probably go on Sat
urday. There are more people here
now who hunt than were here a
few years ago.
Very little hunting took place
last winter as snow practically cov
ered the ground from Christmas
until after the hunting season end
ed.
Everyone is requested to get a
license if they expect to do any
bunting.
LEASBURG GAINS
NEW TEACHER
P.T.A. Held November Meeting
in School Auditorium
Last Wednesday.
The Leasburg school is very for
tunate and happy to have gained
a new teacher. Miss Lucille Chenalt
is with us and her coming has help
ed to relieve the overcrowded situ
ation in the rooms.
The P.T.A. held its November
meeting in the school auditorium
last Wednesday p. m. An unusual
xumber of parents were present.
Mrs. J. W. Stephens, president,
presided. An interesting, as well a"
educational play was given under
of Mrs. E. B. Isley.
’sfi§r"wtephans introduced the
new teacher, Miss Chenalt.
,We. believe we have started one
la? the *best years work of the
school and P.T.A. Every partent and
friend ofr the school is urged to at
tend every meeting.
Grade mothers and fathers named,
the rooms were named as follows:
Mr. Isley’s room, Mr. J. W. Steph
'ens, Mrs. Frank Winstead. Miss
Dixon’s room, Mrs. I. E. Pleasant,
Mr. W. D. Fulcher. Miss Chenolt’s
room, Mrs. Hester’s room, Mrs. J.
W. Stephens, Mr. Frank Winsteao.
Miss Chenalt’s room, Mrs. Mon
roe WebsSqr, Mrs. Lunsford. M!rs.
Connally’s room, Mrs. Harver Win
stead, Mrs. Jack Dixon.
Friday a. m. the sanitation of the
school was inspected by a repre
sentative of the State Board of
Health.
Tuesday a. m. the boys and girls
enjoyed the puppet show. A number
es parents were, present also.
The second meeting of the 4-H
Club was held Wednesday morning.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The Better Prayer
I thank Thee, Lord, for strength of
arm,
To win my bread,
And that beyond my need is meat
For friend unfed,
I thank Thee much for bread to
live,
I thank Thee more for bread to
give.
I thank Thee, Lord, for lavish love
On me bestowed,
Enough to share with loveless folk
To ease their load.
Thy love to me I ill could spare,
Tet, dearer is Thy love to share.
—Robert David.
• 9:45 a. m. Bible SchooL
II a. m. A special program of in
terest to every member of the
church.
6:30 p. m. Baptist Training Union.
7:30 p. m. Preaching by the pas
tor.
The Ordinance of Baptism will
be observed at the eveninc w
A cordial invitation is RiianiM
to all.
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AGED MULTI-MILLIONAIRE REACHES WINTER HOME
Within three years of the century mark. John D. Rockefeller, long
heralded as “the richest man in the world,” is shielded from the son
at Daytona Beach, Florida, as he leaves a dentist’s office in the resort
where he spends the Winter months.
Club members of Cherokee Coun
ty will enter eight fine baby beeves
in the Asheville Fat Cattle Show
on November 18. The calves are
past one year old and wfeigh an
average of 900 pounds each.
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Dave Barnes of Pendleton, North
hampton County, a tenant farmer,
recently purchased 700 acres of land
reports E. P. Gulledge, farm agent,
who assisted Mr. Barnes in his pur
chase.
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Happy U the cock-sure driver
who fails that Lady Luck rides
with Mm and that he will always
get the breaks. Happy, that is,
until tha inevitable emergency
arises and the fickle Lady ducks
out on Mm.
At Mgh speeds, it doesn’t take
much to make a car leave the
roadway. A moment’s inattention,
a badly banked curve, a hole in
the pavement, a sudden swerve
Fire Strikes Without Warning
Insurance Companies Pay Claims
Why not secure absolute protection on all of your
property? One can never tell when fire will break
out and completely wipe out your life’s savings.
Put the financial burden upon insurance. Let us
talk with you about the protection that your
property needs and that you deserve.
The cost is low, the protection is complete.
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Writing All Kinds of Insurance
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PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
One hundred Clay County farm
ers last week reported soil improv
ing practices donq since the compli
ance supervisor visited their farms.
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Gaston County is harvesting one
of its largest hay crops although
recent rain has damaged the quali
ty somewhat.
Eastern Carolina farmers who
purchased feeder pigs from the
drouth area of the mid-west report
that the animals are gaining flesh
rapidly.
• any of these may prove fatal to
i the driver who depends on Ms luck,
i Almost 8,400 persons were killed
, in that way last year, according to
’ Travelers Insurance Company rec
i ords. Nearly 65,000 others were
injured. In nearly every case the
i driver had only himself to blame,
i for no other car* were involved.
Good drivers don’t depend on
> luck. They depend on skill, and
■ everlasting alertness.
MANY FARMERS ARE
USING RUBBER
TIRES ON TRACTORS
Farmers Approve Tires and Are
Getting Excellent Results;
Five Yews Ago Pneu
matic Tine Were
Not Known.
Akron, Ohio. Nov. 17—A new
champion emerged from the Na
tional Plowing Contest at Wheat
land, 111., recently, but not without
a struggle.
As intensely interesting to the
thousands of persons present that
sunny autumn afternoon as a
world’s series game is to a base
ball fan, the National Plowing Con
tent presents a picture of skilled
farmers pitted against each other
in their endeavor to turn in the
best job they know how.
Orvis Schroyer, Lily Lake, 111.,
with a score of 92 points out of a
possible 100, led the field, but won
by only a slight margin from Paul
Steifboldt, Naperville, 111., whose
score was 90 points.
Interesting to observers, the con
test was the fact, that this yfear,
as was the casq in ,1935, tractors on
ly were used, no horses being en
tered. Another interesting fact was
that a greater percentage of trac
ors than before were mounted on
rubber tires.
“Approval by the farmer of new
types of equipment is always ie
flected in events such as the Wheat
land contest,” declared F. N. Thom
as, manager of the truck tire de
partment of The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co. “Gradual displacement
of the horse by the tractor was seen
in the annual plowing contests, and
now he definite swing to pneu
matic tires is shown in the same
way. Os the 26 tractors ejitered, 22
were on pneumatics.
“Schroyer and Steifboldt were
keenly aware of the fact that sure
footed traction is of utmost import
ance in a plowing contest just as
it is in many everyday farming jobs
right through the year.
“Both men use Goodyear tractor
tires on their own farms and both
used Goodyears to top the field in
the plowing contest. The fact that
first and second places went to men
using Goodyears is further indica
tion of a fact already borne out
by thq experience of farmers in
every section of the country that
Goodyear tractor tires do provide
the utmost in positive traction, both
forward, backward and sideways.
“Five years ago the pneumatic
tire for tractors was unknown. In
August, 1931, Goodyear put | set
of its ljuge airplane Airwheajg on a
Florida .orange grove tractqf and
during their first day of use; demon
strated they were far superior to
steel wheels. Development wg* rapid
from that point and during 1336 ap
proximately 25 per cent of (be new
tractors sold were mounted on rub*
ber. Next year the figure is ex
pected to reach 40 per cfent and
keep increasing in succeeding years.
“The tire preference of Schroyer
and Steifboldt is being duplicated
by thousands of farmers every
week. Steel wheeled tractors are be
ing changed over to rubber in ever
increasing numbers, and farm work
is being done; with greater speed,
at less expense and with greater
comfort.
“However, positive, non-slipping
traction is of prime importance—
and traction is assured by the Good
year tread design,” Mr. Thomas
concluded.
DRY WEATHER BEST
FOR HOG KILLING
The best time for killing hogs on
the farm is a cool, dry afternoon,
not the coldest day in mid-winter.
On a bitter cold day the job is
too disagreeable and these is dang
er of the meat freezing on the out
side before the animal escapes
from around the bone.
Ideal butchering weather is in a
temperature of 28 to 40, degrees
fahrenheit, said R. E. Nance, pro
fessor of animal husbandry at State
College.
Keep hogs off fdqd for 24 hours
before slaughtering, but give them
plenty of fresh water, Nance said.
After they have been killed, scald
them in water heated to a temper
ature of 150 degrees.
“If you don’t have a thermomer
ter,” Nance added, “dip your fing
er quickly into the water. If it
burns badly the first time, it is 100
hot. If you can dip your finger in
and out more than three, times in
rapid succession, the water is too
cold.”
A barrel may be used to scald
Pay Your 1935
Taxes Now
If you have not paid your real estate taxes for 1935, it
will be advertised December Ist. Please pay now and
save advertising costs.
You are also requested to pay your 1935 personal prop
erty taxes for 1939.
PAY AND SAVE COSTS.
M. T. CLAYTON
Sheriff and Tax Collector
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one or two hogs, but where more
than two are to bq dressed, a vat
is much more satisfactory. A small
table should be provided, in either
case, for picking and scraping the
hogs. It should be 12 to 18 inches
and three or four feet wide.
After hogs are scalded and scrap
ed, the carcasses should be split
down the center of the backbone
and the leaf fat loosened from the
lower end of the ribs. Hang them
in the smoke house to chill over
night, but be sure the meat does
not freeze.
The next morning, after all ani
mal heat has dissipated, make the
various cuts as neat and smooth a3
possible. Trim each piece closely,
as ragged edges and too much fat
lower the value of the cured pro
duct and also provide a hiding place
for meat insects.
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