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rMtOM time immemorial, from
generation to generation, there
jhare always been honest people
who claimed to hare seen ghosts.
And during the three generations
since photography came Into exist
ence people believing in ghosts have
{maintained that, since ghosts have
been seen, they can be photo
graphed.
Even though no ghost believer,
when confronted by one, seems ever
to have had a camera handy to prove
,thls claim, speculation on the ques
tion has gone so far as to suggest
that, surely, photographic chemistry
will some day evolve an emulsion
sensitive to the emanations of the
spirit world, if such there be. The
discovery and photographic use of
the invisible rays of the spectrum,
infra-red and ultra-violet, and of
x-rays, Grenz rays and other kinds
of radiation for which photographic
emulsions have been developed, Is
pointed to as giving grounds fOT the
speculation. Certainly a fascinat
ing, not to say alarming possibil
ity to contemplate, but meantime,
whether or not spooks exist, present
day photography has no trouble at
all in making synthetic spooks.
- Behold the spook Illustrated. It is
the work of an amateur photog
rapher. How was It made? First,
with the camera on a tripod, the door
was photographed and the camera
shutter closed. Then without the
I camera’s being moved or the film
wound, the ghost walked Into the
N. &W. Veterans ,
I n Convention
Met In Roanoke, Va., On June
12th.; 1500 In Meet
Roanoke, Approximately 1,500
strong, Norfolk and Western vete
rans from over the entire railway,
met Saturday for their , sixth an
nual convention, saw five of their
number who have served the rail
way for over 50 years or more, pre
sented with the association’s dia
mond insignia by W. J. Jenks, N. &
W. president; elected officers, heard
an address by a prominent speaker
and rounded off a full day by wit
nessing the fast moving stage show,
QjJEEN OF HIGH DIVERS—
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We are Proud of the Fact that this
Firm is a Vital Part of this County
Altho this firm has not been located in Person County for a long period of
years it has been here long enough to definitely establish itself as being
a vital part of this city and county. You have proved it with a nice busi
ness and for this you have earned our thanks. All of your business is ap
preciated.
You have made it clear that you like to trade at this store and that all of
the merchandise has pleased you. Again we thank you.
We have tried to contribute to the progress of Roxboro and Person County
on every occasion that was possible. We have faith in the city and in the
county. We are anxious to help.
HERE’S OUR WILLING HAND
Get A Set Os p A C 11 We have every
safety Economy Auto buppiy *“ ot A Z t
SUvertown Tires J \f i J Accessory that
Main Btreet Roxboro, N. C. you need.
picture, the ghost being a person
dressed as such. Then a second ex
posure was made for half the time
given the first exposure. In other
words, it was simply the old trick
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of double exposure, by which all
sorts of weird miracles may be per
formed in photography, depending
, upon the ingenuity of the photogra
i pher. Ghost pictures are among the
. simplest.
i John van Guilder.
“The Talk of the Town.”
Highlights of the morning includ
ed the presentation of the diamond
insignia by Mr. Jenks, an address by
Dusty Miller, /nationally-knowm
newspaperman and wit, of Ohio; a
talk by R. J. Snapp, retiring presi
dent, reports, a 15-min.ute imitation
of her radio broadcast by Ruth
Rodeheaver Thomas, and the elec
tion of officers.
In presenting the “old- timers”
with the diamond insignia, Presi
dent Jenks said:
“The lpyalty, cooperation and ef
ficient work of Norfolk and Western
employees have played a vital part
in its success, and have contributed
to the reputation which the railroad
I enjoys not only at home among the
people it serves, but throughout the
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. "■
TOBACCO FARMERS
SEEK NEW FLAMS
West-Central Section Fighting
Losing Battle Against Beet
les And Worms
Raleigh, June 14.—West-dentral
North Carolina -Tobacco farmers,
fighting a losing battle against the
flea beetle and wire worm, appealed
to eastern growers today for new
plants to set out in their fields.
Almost immediately, word came
from the state department of agri
culture tobacco test farm at Oxford
that eastern growers could not sup
ply the requested plants. During
the spring, blue mold took a heavy
toll of young plants throughout the
east, it was pointed out.
North Carolina is the world’s lar
gest producer of flue-cured tobacco,
the crop normally bringing farmers
$100,000,000 annually.
E. G. Moss, in charge of Oxford
test farm, returned today from a
tour of Stokes, Yadkin and Surry
counties where, he said, the flea
beetle infestation is the worst in 26
years.
Dr. R. F. Poole, plant pathologist
of the N. C. State College agricul
tural experiment station, said fully
half of the plants in the old belt had
been attacked by the beetles.
“Hardly a field in Surry, Yadkin,
Forsyth and Stokes county has es
caped the insects,” he added.
Moss stated that from 25 to 30
beetles were found on some plants.
o
North Carolina employers who
normally employ five, six or sever,
workers are finding that they come
under the State Unemployment
Compensation Act because they add
one, two or three Saturday workers
; to bring the number to the required
eight employees.
’ country, for the efficiency and cour
tesy of its employees and the out
standing service it renders. Our ve
terans in every branch of the ser
vice contribute to this and have a
right to be proud of it. We are
proud of the employees who have
made it possible to render such ser
vice and make such a record.”
The following vets were awarded
the insignia: John W. Snyder, of
Bluefield, W. Va.. Machineshoo
foreman, 52 years; Charles J. Smith,
of Norfolk, Va., retired coal eleva
tor operator, 51 years, five months;
William A Rudy, of Roanoke, Ma
chine hand, Roanoke shops, 50, six
months; Edward L. Richardson, of
Roanoke, foreman, erecting shop, 50
years, four months; and William
Strapp, of Columbus, Ohio, locomo
tive engineer, 50 years, three
months.
Officers elected at the close of
the business session are L. C. Ayers,
general superintendent of the Eas
tern General Division, president, R.
F. Phenix, conductor, Norfolk Di
vision, first vice-president; and J. S.
Mastin, road foreman of engines,
Pocahontas Division, second vice
ptesidentJFToyd E. Chabot, assist
ant editor of the Norfolk and Wes
tern Magazine, is permanent sec
retary-treasurer. Charles L. Littel,
locomotive engineer, Scioto Divi
sion, and J. W. Kerlin, machinist,
Shaffers Crossing, were named as
sociation councilors.
R. J. Snapp, retiring president was
presented with the past president’s
medal by W. B. Carter, himself a re
tired president.
North Carolina has 8,164 establish
ments covered-by the State Unem
ployment Compensation Act. Os
these 5,952 are single unit firms,
while 445 employers, probably more
than half of them outside the State,
operate 1,767 plants.
One North Carolina employer
with several thousand employees
reports to the State Unemployment
Compensation Commission that its
labor turnover a period of years has
not exceeded two per cent.
From 8,000 to 9,000 cards an hour
arc being printed from metal plates
for records for workers in North
Carolina by a “Speedomat” machine
in the offices of the State Unem
ployment Compensation Commis
sion.
A shatterproof glass that can be
tooled like wood or metal has been
developed in Germany. It dissolves
in benzol, choloform or alcohol.
Carney*s~
Millinery
ROXBORO, N. C.
Lots Os Merchandise On Sale.
Just Come In And
See-You Will Be
Delighted With
Prices. Spring
Coats, Dresses,
Hats, And Many
Other Articles.
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C. H. Joyner Chevrolet Company, Inc.
Main Street Roxboro, N. C.
We Like Roxboro
and
We are more than glad that we decided to go in business
here. We have faith in the future of the city and of the
county and we know that both will go forward rapidly.
OUR ROOFING WORK
Has pleased many and we trust that we may continue to
please our customers and help Roxboro grow.
We thank all who have favored us with any business and
ask you to see us again when in need of work of this kind.
Roxboro Roofing
Company
Lamar Street Roxboro, N. C.
James Newman Georgt Rowland
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 193