Million Dollars
In Commodity
Food Distributed .
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More than a million dollars
worth of foodstuffs and farm
products taken from national
areas of glutted markets and
overproduction was distributed
during 1938 by the Commodity
Distribution Division of the State
Board of Charities and Public
Welfare to needy poor in North
Carolina, according to figures
compiled this month by A. E.
Langston, State director of com
modity distribution.
During the year a total of 23,-
989,849 pounds of food having an
estimated retail value of $1,076.-
32 was spread among the needy
individuals, school lunch rooms
and public institutions of the
6tate.
Yearly averages showed 20,-
955,375 pounds of commodities
going to 28,343 families compos
ed of 130,068 persons, 1,439,743
pounds to 265 school lunch rooms
to give free lunches to an aver
age of 21,529 undernourished
children, and 1,594,731 pounds
going to an average of 7,707 in
mates of 26 public institutions.
Quantities of the various foods
distributed during the year in
pounds were as follows: fresh ap
ples, 6,033,494; dried lima beans,
599,550; dried pea beans, 359,600;
fresh beets, 203,614; tub butter,
236,130; fresh cabbage, 1,983,621;
fresh celery, 183,265; whole
wheat cereal, 202,784; American
cheese, 87,400; cold storage eggs,
562 dozen; graham flour, 482,450;
white flour, 5,394,593; grapefruit
juice, 341,036; dry skim milk,
597,781; fresh oranges, 1,852,711;
dried peaches, 120,107; canned
peas, 387,104; dried peas, 118,570;
Irish potatoes, 2,724,843; dried
prunes, 798, 611; dried raisins,
398,768; rice grits, 2,401; milled
rice, 720,255; cotton seed oil
shortening, 160,662.
The Federal Surplus Commo
dity Corporation purchased all
the products directly from A
merican growers at times when
bumper or excessive crops were
being marketed at depreciated
prices, thus assisting producers
in procuring better prices for
their crops.
Purchases from other sources
of supply were made when oc
casion demanded in order to re
lieve already glutted markets,
making bettqr prices available
to growers with a new crop a
bout to be marketed.
In order to dispose of its pur
chases without adversely affect
ing the price of products remain
ing in normal trade channels, the
Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation made allocations of
the foodstuffs to welfare or re
lief agencies in the various states
for distribution to needy poor,
lunch rooms, and, under certain
conditions, to state institutions.
All the commodities were
spread among those eligible to
receive them in such a manner as
to assure that the food would be
consumed in addition and sup
plemental to the normal purch
ases of food by the recipients.
No food was distributed to an
individual or a lunch room un
til local welfare authorities had
made proper certification of need
to the commodities distribution
division, while only highly
perishable products, received in
sucfh quantities that loss would
otherwise result, were given to
state institutions which agreed
not to let the gifts interfere with
SUPER SUDS^
Rod Bo* lor Working Diihtt XjPw
CONCENTRATED o f or
SUPER SUDS toe
Win Bo* for Wathlnt Clothn
Octagon Soap 4 for 19c
Octagon Powder 3 for 14c
Octagon Toilet Soap 3 for 14c
Octagon Chips 2 for 19c
Octagon Cleanser 2 for 9c
Palmolive Soap ' 3 for 20c
Crystal White Toilet Soap
3 for 14c
Universal Toilet Soap
J for 14c
Hollywood Toilet Soap
3 for 14c
gi«T Ptunic Soap 2 for 9o
Crane Oil Toilet Soap
3 for 14e
FOX & CO.
Roxboro, N. C.
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Negroes Observe
History Week
The week beginning with Feb
ruary 12, is known throughout the
United States as Negro History
Week.
For this reason schools, church
es and other organizations are
observing it by giving programs,
plays and other activities of dif
ferent kinds to show the progress
of the Negro since the Civil War.
The Negroes of Person County
too, are observing this week in
different ways.
At the Person County Training
School all Chapel Programs and
Devotional Exercises consist of
Plays and other data concerning
the progress which has been
made by the Negro.
The Playmakers of the High
School Department of Person
County Training School will pre
sent on the stage of the auditor
ium a pageant entitled “Ethopia
at the Bar of Justice” February
9th. There will be no admission
for this program. This program
will begin promptly at 8 o’clock.
normal purchase of supplies.
In carrying on these opera
tions, the commodity distribution
service has maintained a State
office in Raleigh, district officies
in Kinston, Winston-Salem,
Charlotte, and Ashevlle, and
warehouses or carload receiving
points in Windsor, New Bern,
Wilmington, Raleigh, Winston-
Salem, Charlotte, Fayetteville,
Asheville, North Wilksboro, and
Bryson City, as well as storage
rooms and distribution points in
each of the State’s 100 counties.
Cost of maintaining these oper
ations has been borne jointly by
the Federal Surplus Commodi
ties Corporation, the WPA, the
State of North Carolina, and the
various counties and cities, with
the FSCC buying all foods and
paying transportation from pur
chase point to receiving ware
house, and the WPA furnishing
such relief labor at security wa
ges as could be used to advant
age.
'Die State of North Carolina
has paid all administrative sal
aries and has bought prctically all
the necessary equipment, ma
terials and supplies, including
trucks for transporting these
foods from the ten warehouses
to distributing points in the 100
counties, while the various coun
ties and cities have furnished all
necessary warehouses and store
rooms, together with lights,
water and fuel for them, as well
as a limited amount of materials
and supplies.
BOY SCOUT WEEK, FEBRUARY Bth. TO 14th.
TODArSBOYSCOU^-^
THE MAN OF TOMORROW.
Courageous yet cautious, eag- a
er yet restrained, helpful yet
independent, the Boy Scout of .TT’/fJ m
America sets a worthy exam
pie to boys and men every
where. We join in saluting /gJatiw/,
you, Scouts, on your 29th. itesPoO'l
Birthday celebration.
Im=Ml Peop,es Bank
Roxboro, N. C.
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
Our patrons and white friends
are invited to see this pageant.
There will be a consultation
conducted by Mrs. Irma Neal
Henry, Consultant of Negroes Af
fairs, Raleigh, N. C. at the Person
County Training School Thurs
day, February 9 at 7:00 p. m.
Interested parents are asked to
be present. Mrs. Henry is invited
by interested patrons of the P.
C. Training School.
Dolly Madison
THEATRE
New Simplex Projection
ADVANCE PROGRAM
Motion Pictures Are Tool
Best Entertainment
From Thursday, Feb. 9th. thru
Saturday, Feb. 11th.
Thursday-Friday. Feb. 9-10tb.
Jane Withers with Leo Carril
lo and Pauline Moore - Wil
liam Henry - Henry Wilcoxon -
Douglas Fowley - Etienne Gir
ardot in
“The Arizona Wildcat”
(First Run)
So much fun and excitment
you’ll miss something if you
blink your eyes!
Musical Comedy: “The Magi
cian’s Daughter”
No Morning Shows;
Afternoons daily 3:15-3:45;
Evenings daily 7:15-9:00;
Admission 10-26 c
SPECIAL SHOWS
Saturday Morning 10:30
Saturday Night 11:30
Pat O’Brien - Joan Blondell
with Bobby Jordan (of the
“Dead End” Kids) and Alan
Baxter in
“Off The Record”
(First Run)
Mack Sennett Comedy: “Hi Ho
Hollywood”
Box office opens Saturday
morning 10:15. Adm. 10-26 c.
Box office opens Saturday
night 11:15: All seats 26c.
Saturday, Feb. 11th.
Bill (“Wild Bill Hickok”) El
liott with Hal Taliaferro in
“Frontiers of 49”
(First Run)
Episode No. 3 of (tßxe serial
“Hawk of the Wilderness”
(“Tiger Trap”) with Herman
Brix - Mala - Monte Blue -
Jill Martin
Grantland Rice Sportlight:
“Hunting Thrills”
Afternoon 2:30 - 4:00; even
ing 6:30-8:00-9:30. Box office
opens 6:15), adm. 10-26 c.
P E fliHs?
Suggestions in Everyday Needs for the Home
Special values in piece goods One special counter 80 square
color prints cloths, broad- dress P rints aU new advance
cloths, in short lengths, spring patterns to choose
values to 25c yard—on sale at from,' at
Tobacco JigrTobacco
Canvas Canvas
Save money on your tobacco can- .vfy|Mj. I Best grade yard goods tobacco
vas, ready made cloths, best grade Jltf & canvas 28x32 count cloth,
4c yard J|||| 3c yard
Bleached Cloths •jSffJ&B t DreSS Prints
One counter white bleached cloths, short fjßy J
, .. , , i3fHf M lid*™ Special lot short length dress prints new
lengths, on sale at- ||jgg«y|g| Qn at _
scyard iIHHEft lOc yard
Quilt Rolls W™ ANKLETS
51b. print bed quilt roUs all new colors, I Another shipment childrens Anklets all
97c roll KBllSilß 5c pair
SPORT SOCKS HOSE
flg ?* en ’? and boys stripe sport socks , f „ fhi chiffon
m values to 29c pair in first quail- l
■ ty, thdse are irregulars / \ "X
on sale at # 2 pr. for SI.OO/ J
' Ladies winter suede shoes ini \S'
Men’s extra heavy work jsocks, broken sizes and values to $5.00\ /aN
rcjpK|3||p| colors: grey, red, blue, at pair on sale at
OVERALLS WASH DRESSES
Men’s 8 ounce sanforized zipper overalls, regular $1.50 New shipment ladies wash dresses all new styles and
quality on sale at colors. Good sizes, at
97c pair 97c
Work Shoes jjfefc Winter Hats |S|
yflu dresses
Ladies new spring Nelly Don dresses, on sale at . ! /
Ob $1.95 to $9.95 msf*
m PEEBLES' ft
BE DEPARTMENT STORE 'T\T^
Main St. Roxboro, N. C. ■ ;
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1939