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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936
The new secretary of the Rox
boro Chamber of Commerce is
expected today. For about two
months this organization has
been without the services of a
regular secretary. This was bad
for the organization, but was
something that could not be
helped. The directors knew that
a secretary was needed, but
they were determined to get
one who could do the work.
There was a large amount of
criticism directed toward the
organization because a secre
tary was not hired at once. In
spite of all that the directors
waited until they thought they
had the right man.
His name is Jack Bane and he
comes to Roxboro from the
Greensboro Chamber of Com
merce. He is anxious to meet the
people of this county and will
appreciate any help that you
might offer.
What could have been an
even more serious fire in Rox
boro swept one building and
two stores two weeks ago this
Thursday. A third store was al
so damaged. For a short time
“ it looked as though one entire
block of main street would be
swept away.
Today workmen are busy
getting the building in shape
for rebuilding where the fire
did damage.
The merchants who were in
business in this building have
stated that they would re-open
just as soon as they could get
straight. They took an awful
licking, but they are far from
being down and out. They are
going forward and Roxboro is
proud of men who can take it.
Roxboro will probably have
two or three stopsignals in the
business district in a short time.
Many will disagree, but we be
lieve that they are really need
ed and will prevent any num
ber of accidents.
Some are known to laugh at
stop signals in small towns or
cities, but we must remind you
that Roxboro has passed the
baby age. No one knows exactly
what the population is, but you
' could safely fey that it w:/>
over 5,000 and growing rapidly.
In five more years, if condi
tions continue to improve, this
little city will be recognized as
one of the busiest places in
North Carolina.
Merchants in Roxboro have very
tittle room to kick about busi
ness this fall. Some report the
best business that they have
ever had, others report the best
since 1929.
In a short time Roxboro will
need more offioers, better park
' mg laws, lower tax rates and
more buildings for those who
i would care to open here.
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CAPITOL NEWS-SHORTS
Washington, D. C. The State
Department announced that thir
teen foreign governments had been
duly advised that on December 15th
payments on war-debts and interest
totalling $1,315,052,424 would fall
due. Foreign advices were to the ef
fect that both France and Italy were
considering negotiations for a re
sumption of annual payments on a
modified basis ... The Treasury
Department revealed that invest
ments of foreign capital in this
counntry amounted to $2,281,659,000
Airing a 21-month period ending
September 30th . . . Public Works
Administrator Ickes announced the
allocation of grants and loans
•mounting to $13,555,644 covering
JZ72 projects in 37 states.
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OLD-AGE PENSIONS C FFtCIALLY LAUNCHED
Millions of pens are busy on tbr di.a required from 3,500.000 employers
of labor lo enroll their 26,009,000 workers under the terms of the
Social Security Act. After January Ist, linele Sam collects 1% of each
em: lov 'cV wa e« end 1% from hi, emtilovrr to fi vin-e oM-agr pensions.
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ONE OF FIRST PICTURES OF STOCK EXCHANGE
Until this month, members of the New York Stock Exchange stead*
lastly refused permission to photograph their activities. Above is one
of the first pictures ever taken of the trading floor, at the height of
present stock boom following large dividend disbursements.
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
OBSERVED NOV. 20.
Special Feature of Event Was
Singing Contest Between
Several Choirs.
Achievement day was observed
on Friday, November 20th. Several
farmers and farm women brought
their exhibits to the Person County
Training School and put them on
display. They included: “Live ae
Home” exhibits, tobacco, canned
fruits and vegetables, com, sweet
potatoes, articles of clothing and a
special school exhibit from each
unit in the county.
A special feature of the event
was, a singing contest between the
following choirs: Jones Chapel,
Cedar Grove, Youngs Chapel and
Olive Hill. The choirs sang well,
but one had to be the best. The
Judges had a very difficult time
determining the winners, but they
finally concluded that Jones Chapel
came first and Cedar Grove second.
The leaders of the choirs had pre
viously decided upon one dozen song
books for the first place and one
half dozen for the second place.
Mrs. R. B. Cameron took first
place in the “Live at Home” exhibit
MEN OF MILLIONS BEHIND NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR
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and Mrs. Joner Luster second. Oth
er standings were as follows: Z. V.
Wood, first, sweet potatoes, Bruce,
first, white com, Nat Villines, first,
yellow corn, Mr. Boobbet, first, tur
n-'ps, Mrs. R. B. Cameron, flowers,
several vocational, and 4-H mem
bers won first places in certain va
rieties of corn for specific points. '
The farm products and canning
exhibits were judged by Mr. R. E.
Jones, 4-H club specialist, Greens
boro, Miss W. Laws, subject matter
specialist and Mrs. Kerbh Wiley
lenair, public school teacher from
Yanceyville.
Special visitors were Supt. R. B.
Griffin, Mrs. Wagstaff, County Wel
fare Supervisor and Mr. F. D. Long,
chairman, County Commissioners.
All expressed being very much
pleased with the exhibits on dis
play.
The program was sponsored by
Mrs. P. H. Pittman, Negro school
supervisor, A. W. Jones, vocational
teacher and C. J. Ford, Negro farm
Agent.
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Charles Neal and George Rose,
4-H club boys, are in close compe
tition for the com club champion
ship of Wayne County with yields,
respectively, of 96.6 and 94 bushels
of com on their demonstration
acres.
This space contributed by
SPENCER'S
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Phone 747-1 Roxboro, N. C.
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To be used for church not
ices, church organization
notices, or any notices re
lating to public organiza-
Itions, etc.
Call 250 and ask for this
space.
The Charm Revue will
be presented by the ladies
of the Baptist church to
night and tomorrow
tre. There will be two com
plete changes of shows.
The ladies of the Episco
pal church will hold a rum
mage sale Saturday at 10
a. m. The sale will be at
the rear of the Courthouse
unless weather prevents.
If so it will be held in the
Winstead warehouse.
(Organizations are wel
come to use this space. Call
250 and ask for it.
TRAINING SCHOOL
BOYS REMEMBERED
OTHERS THURSDAY
Made up Large Number es Baskets
For Thanksgiving and Carried
Them to Needy Colored
People in This
County.
The boys in the Agricultural De
partment of the Person County
Training School did not forget to
make others happy on Turkey Day.
After being reminded of the worth
while project by their agricultural
teacher, Professor A. W. Jones,
they showed much willingness and
eagemeds by bringing food from
their homes and contributing liberal
sums of money which were pre
sented to many of the unfortunate
people of Roxboro and other com
munities of Person County.
The people to whom the baskets
were presented gave their ages 96,
97, and 100. Many others were blind,
cripple and some even confined to
their beds. Regardless of the con
ditions in which they were found
they did not fail to express their
appreciation and thanks to the boys
fj>r remembering them in such a
needful way on Thanksgiving Day.
The names of the boys contribut
ing to the Thanksgiving baskets are
as follows: Samuel Bradsher, Alex
ander Brooks, Nathaniel Villines,
Nat Goods, Gladys Tuck, Preston
Clayton, George Elma Baird, Bruce
DsShazo, E. V. Jones, Vance To
rain, Lewis Trotter, Dossie Sanford,
William Lawrence, Theodore Law
son, Richard Harris, Doris Ramsey,
John Bullock, James Woods, Clau
dius Chavius, James Wilson, Joseph
Bradsher, Beamie Torain, Samuel
Jones, John Harris, Joseph Lawson,
and Wallace Bullock.
The boys expressed their desires
to keep this project going and to
engage in several others that will
be helpful to the communities in
which they live.
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Luggage. It’s always coming S 'MI ./ / I
in handy and the kind we sell
Week-End Cases $1 to $5
Fitted Week-End Cases $7.50 to sls
Gladstone Bags $6.95 to $12.50
Suitcases SI.OO to $lO
Auto Cases - $3.50 and $4.50
Trunks $5 to $lO
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You are judged by the luggage you carry and this is no
joke, but a fact. Buy good luggage, give good luggage.
You’ll find the best stock in Roxboro at
Harris & Burns
ROXBORO’S BEST STORE
HOGS NEED RANGE
WHEN FATTENING
Contrary to popular belief, a
small, filthy, crowded pen is no
place to fatten hogs, said H. W.
Taylor, extension swine specialist
at State College.
Crowded and filthy, the hogs can
not be as healthy and sanitary as
they should to produce good, firm,
wholesome meat, Taylor pointed out.
Overfat hogs do not produce the
best pork, he added.
Hogs will gain well and keep clean
if allowed a reasonable amount of
range and given all the balanced
ration they can eat, he continued,
and some exercise is needed to keep
them healthy.
PLANTERS WAREHOUSE
DANVILLE, VIRGINIA
Three first sales next week. All grades of tobacco selling
higher since Thanksgiving. Have you been watching
those good sales at PLANTERS?
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J. B. Crews 516 SBO $412.80
L. G. Tilley 170 85 144.50
L. G. Tilley 156 81 126.36
J. A. Shelton 210 82 172.20
Hobert McCulloch 260 81 210.60
T. A. Crews. 214 80 171.20
T. M. Blalock 146 81 118.26
A. H. Shelton 116 80 92.80
Oliver Shelton ... 342 for 213.06
Muse & Younger . 90 80 72.00
H. L. Crews 354 78 276.12
I. T. Glenn 176 79 139.04
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First sale Monday, December 7
First sale Wednesday, December 9
First sale Friday, December 11
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HARRY W. WINSTEAD & GEO. A MYERS,
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, 1»M
Since it is important that pork be
produced as economically as is
reasonably possible, Taylor
it is a good practice to turn the
hogs into a field where they can
glean food that has been left from,
various crops.
Fattening hogs should have, in
addition to the field gleanings, all
the corn they can eat and a pro
tein supplement should be kept be
fore them at all times.
Taylor recommends fish meal or
tankage, or a mixture containing
one-half cottonseed meal and one
half fish meal or tankage as a good
protein supplement.
Along in the late fall or early
winter, he added, growers should
begin to think about their spring
farrows, and see that the necessary
equipment is available.