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LICENSE MUST BE ON CARS JAN. IST. Sale on Opening Days Running About Fifty Per Cent Ahead of Last Tear. The sale of license plates on the opening days of sales have run about fifty per cent ahead of a year ago. Those who buy plates ahead of the last few days before January first save themselves the great incon venience of standing in line for hours waiting to be served. Forty thousand more vehicles have now to be licensed than in any former year, meaning a greater jam if motorists wait for the last rush. It is now a well understood policy that no extention of time is given for use of old license plates on streets and highways on or after January first. The co-operation of motorists will be greatly appreciated. FARM 0 ■ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Question: At what age should heifers be bred? Answer: No arbitrary age can be set for breeding heifers as this de pends on the maturity of the indi vidual animal and also upon the breed. If properly grown out, Jersey and Guernsey heifers should be bred to freshen from 24 to 30 months of age. The Ayrshire and Holstein heifers should freshen when from 27 to 32 months of age. Animals fed a liberal grain ration in addi tion to the roughage will mature more rapidly than those on a limit ed grain ration and, therefore, can be bred from four to six months earlier. Question: Is it advisable to mate purebred cockrels with mOngrel females? Answer: This practice is carrtod out in a great many instances, but it is not recommended. The mon grel birds are already of question able value and, while there may be an increase in egg production, better and more rapid results would take place if the mongrel fe males were replaced with pure bred chicks. Where chicks are bought be sure that they come from an accredited hatchery and if eggs are bought for hatching, be sure that they are from a blood tested WISHING You A Merry Christmas , . The Roxboro Laundry is proud of JK its friends and customers and at ifcr V (this happy season of the year we 5 b extend to you our best wish for j genuine old fashion and Happy CHRISTMAS. Roxboro Laundry Co. Kirby Bros., Proprietors. “We Klean Klothes Klean” Pay Your City Taxes For 1935 NOW AH property with unpaid taxes will be advertised Jan. Ist. PAY NOW AND SAVE COSTS. City of Roxboro OLIVE HILL P T A. The Olive Hill school held its December P. T. A. meeting last Thursday night, December 17, in the school auditorium. Mrs. William C. Winstead and Miss Elizabeth Lancaster had charge of the program. The prim ary department presented a musi cal play in tw 0 parts, “Christmas with the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.” The cast of characters were as follows: Santa Claus, Elmo Mitchell, The Fairy Godmother, Nell Pulliam, Mother Goose, Katherine Clayton, Whistling Willie, Maxie Clayton, Goody Green, the old woman who lived in a shoe, Geraline Clayton, Goody Green’s seventeen children, Norma Mae Clayton, Evelyn Clay ton, Ann Dixon, Charlie Daniel Kenneth Clayton, Hubert Rudder, Kassal Davis, Ann Monday, Corne lia Oakley, Kelly Brewer, Jr., How ard Clayton, Arlene Foushee, Mary Elizabeth Evans, Roberta Winstead, Margie Lunsford and Sue Libby Neathery. Piccaninny Pete, Lawrence Evans, Fairies, Dot Clayton, Christine Oak ley, Margaret Clayton, Virginia Duncan, Alice Clayton, Aleve Davis, Ida Sue Oakley, Elsye Joyner Clay ton, Rosetta Terrell. Santa Claus helpers, Charles Howard, Maynard Foushee, Ramon Oakley, William Graham Bradsher, Franklin Watson, James White Jr., Ourtis Clayton, Cedric Evans. After the program Mrs. W. C. Pulliam, president of the P. T. A. conducted a short business meeting. Mrs. William Winstead’s room was awarded the prize for having the largest number of parents attend ing the meeting. o The average cost of building broad base terraces by the Anson Oounty soil conservation unit during the year ending November 30, 1936 was $2.08 an acre. flock. Question: Can the same tobacco plant bed be used or should a new site be selected Answer: It is always best to se lect another site unless the old beds have been planted in a four-year rotation. Locate the new beds in a warm, sunny place with southern exposure, if possible. See that the site is well-drained, has a loamy type of soil and is close to a water supply. If the old bed if used it should be burned over or sterilized with steam. Vflß-'W COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. CAROLINA FARMERS NEED GOOD BOOKS Every farm family in the State should have local access to a good library, in the opinion of Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the Uni versity of North Carolina. Speaking last week at the annual conference of the State College ex tension service, Dr. Graham urged extension workers to do all they can to help establish county-wide libraries. Already 14 counties have made provision for bringing good books within reach of farm people, he stated, but the work has just begun. It is estimated that at the pres ent time 1,900,000 North Carolinians do not have ready adeess to libraries Most of these are rural pepole. Good books can do a great deal to raise the standard of living in rural North Carolina, Dr. Graham pointed out; one book may influ ence the entire life of an individual, or the destiny of a nation. A manuscript that fell into the hands of Christopher Columbus set him to thinking and finally led to the discovery of America. Another speaker at the confer ence, Col. J. W. Harreldon, dean of administration at State College, pointed to the need for more agri cultural research. Even today, with all the advance ment that has been made, he said, there is still an apalling waste, in efficiency, and loss of labor in ag riculture for the lack of better knowledge regarding the control of plant diseases and the production of farm commodities. J. B. Hutson, assistant national administrator of the AAA, said that by interpreting the acts of Con gress in the light of the thinking of the farmers, the 1937 coil-conser vation program has been designed to meet their wishes as far as possible. The object of the program is to increase farm income by building up the soil and conserving it for its fullest economic use and by eliminating wide fluctuations in the production and the prices of agri cultural commodities, he stated. Whitevelle Victim Os $200,000 Blaze Half Block of Business Section Gutted Battle Lasts Two Hours. Whiteville, Dec. 22—(Tuesday)— After a two-hour battle firemen ear ly today brought under control a blaze which gutted half a block and threatened Whiteville’s entire busi ness district. The damage was estimated at $200,000. Six Buildings Swept Six buildings fronting the town’s main thoroughfare were swept by tlie fire, which started at 10:30 p. m. in Rose Brothers’ 10-cent store. A barber shop, a furniture store, a meat market and two other build ings were destroyed. The fire was checked only after men and equipment were rushed here from Lumberton and Chad born. Wilmington also sent pump er and a crew, but the blaze was under control when they arrived. The origin of the fire was not known. The blaze had gained considerable headway when it was noticed, and the Whiteville fire department had only a single truck with which to fgiht it. LIME COLA BOTTLING CO. Roxboro, N. C. Teachers Rebuked For Denying Santa Storm of Parental Protest Follows Enlightment of Michigan City Pupils. Michigan City, Ind., Dec. 21 A storm of parental protest gather ed today over heads of Michigan City school teachers who told pri mary pupils, “There is no Santo Claus.” Parents called the teaching ‘cruel,’ ‘unkind,’ ‘shameful,’ and some said Christmas had been ‘spoiled’ for many children. Superintendent of Schools M. C. Murray, taking cognizance of the complaints, said the teachers shouldn’t have mentioned Santa Claus at aIL “Santa Claus isnt in the school books,” he said. “I don’t see why any teacher would have occasion to mention him It is a subject to keep away from.” One toother, Mrs. William Green, sided with the teachers. One Mother Agrees “Those teachers are absolutely right,” she said. “Teaching a child to believe in Santa Claus is like teaching him to believe in the bogey man.” The president of the school board, Henry Miller, smiled off the protes, with: “So far as I am concerned, the Fireman Burned Leonard Heath, 23, a fireman, suffered burns, believed not to be serious, in fighting the fire. The fire started in the lower end of the business district-and began spreading backward into the cent er of the commercial section. The business district here con sists of about three city blocks. Most of the buildings burned were brick structures. PAINTING SERVICE! Whether it’s a room, a house, or Just a piece of furniture that you want painted, you may feel confident that the job will be well done if yon let ns do it. We use only the finest materials and employ only the most skilled of workers. Call i ns for an estimate. G. B. MAS TEN Painting & Papering I FAITH AN D GRATITUDE I ■■33 WILL . ,-r gratitude for our blessings .-.—. o renewed faith in SEjj® Pa the biture. These are the true expressions of the spirit of this hoppy pEEs 9 Christmos season. ~ It I* >n this spirit that we express our gratitude for your friendship, gratitude EEE2 for our mutual P ro 9 rM *« ond a renewed faith in the continued development and 15* ■59 welfare of the communities we serve. BS3 it >* in this spirit, that wa wish for you a good old-fashioned Merry glgg ■gS Christmos ond a full measure of happiness, health and prosperity in the New Year. ■j"sj school board still believes in Santa Claus. And I'm expecting Santa Glaus to visit our house.” Some parental expressions: “It is the worst thing I ever heard of to tell children there isn’t any Santa” Mrs. Mary Scoville. “To take away the sweetest and loveliest thoughts a little child can have at Christmas is certainly an unkind thing”. Mrs. Ray E. t una erburk. “It’s a cruel shame” Mrs. L. W. Klasen. “Any teacher who says there is no Santa Claus is growing too old” Police Captain Edwin Fedder. Teachers had no comment. o Miss Woody Hostess Miss Lucille Woody was hostess Tuesday evening, December 15th, to her Contract Club at her home at Bethel Hill. Upon arriving each A TON IN YOUR BIN IS WORTH TWO IN OUR YARD The best protection against cold snaps and sudden weather changes is a bin full of de pendable coal. No other fuel will give you greater warmth, comfort or genuine value for your money. Central Service Corporation COAL AND WOOD YARD I PAY YOUR I I PERSONAL PROPERTY AND POLL I TAXES I AT ONCE! I | If you don’t pay them at once we will || 1 have to levy. Please attend to it today. 1 I M. T. CLAYTON, Sheriff. I THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24TH, 1936 member placed beneath the Christ mas tree in one corner of the liv ■ ing room, a present for the person whose name thfey had drawn at the last meeting. After the refresh ments had been served these pack ages were distributed and much ex citement expressed in opening them. Additional gifts were given to Miss Ruth Starling for high score and to Miss Margaret Brooks for second high. The hostess served a tempting salad course with plum pudding. ft) B. A. WHITFIELD, Distributor
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