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John Harris Speaks In County (Continued From Society Page) destination. The horse shoe drive going through the lawn by the front steps is commonly seen but is undesirable, particularly in cases where homes are small and informal with a narrow yard.” On the subject of general ar rangements Mr. Harris said, “When we visit a stranger the appearance of the home grounds gives us our first impression of the people living inside. If the grounds are pleasing and well arranged, they indicate good taste and pride of ownership by the owner. If they appear neg lected or poorly arranged they reflect the same on the inside and we are reluctant to enter. The home should be more than just a place to eat and sleep, it should be a place for rest, for meditation and for enjoyment by all mem bers of the family. In locating the house and other buildings a careful study must be made in DOLLY MADISON THEATRE Monday-Tuesdav, August 21-22 zm shir EDWARD ELLIS and \! SAMUEL S. HINDS \ JANET BEECHES , LEON ERROL r: ~ c * ( ALICE EDEN . JOHN ARCHER 1 Selected throegh Jesse L. lasky’j i( (■ “ecteway taHVlvyooJ" pror»m. )) C reeled by LEIGH JASON. Produced by j FO3: .1 S';*', T:-?en Play bv Dallon Trurrbo t ■l, -.n b 2e-t Grr-. t Afternoons Daily 3:15-3:15; j Admission 10-25 c; Evenings Daily 1:30-9:15; Admission 10-25 c; —aasß«Kgßr« at Palace Theatre Monday-Tuesday, August 21-22 i ersva HIM \ to mi mu "■ The Alexander Dumas Classic HEW IN THE IBONWK A Jom« VVholt production LOUIS JOAN WAKftEN WIUIAM : JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT Sg'JLJgpJl MSi] : ALAN HALE DJredtd by JAMES WHALE /ts /XT KJ Sp»yly brCy»f» Bljr 3:15-3:45; 1 10-25 c; r igs-s-Ui * order to secure the best arrange ments on the smallest amount of space, especially is this true of a small lot. After making several trial plans and locating the dif ferent elements then and only then, should attention be given to planting. We should never plant shrubs (aimlessly through the lawn.” The subject of plant j arrangement is such an important one that it warrants special treat ment for each individual, and the lack of space will prevent more detailed discussion here. Helps on this subject mayi be obtained at the Farm and Home Agents office. It was a treat to have Mr. Har ris in Person County for even this brief visit, and it is hoped that representatives from the various communities will take back with them his suggestions and put them into use. ■ o Stores Plan Dollar Days .(Continued From Front Page) The program outlined for this event call for definite bargains and special items for the three days, he said, and merchants have co-operated wholeheartedly in preparing this prerequisite. Special window displays have been made, these windows stress ing values to be offered. While some merchants went to wholesalers and manufacturers to get special prices on large lots for the event in order to make lower prices, other merchants took an inventory of stock and picked out items that sell regul arly at substantial prices and cut the prices for the special days. Extra clerks will be employed by several of the stores in order to facilitate the expected rush of shopping. With school buying rnd fall season purchasing consti tuting a large part of the shop per’s list, it is expected that dol lar days will make shopping his tory in local stores. o Leaders To Be Supper Guests Continued From Front page the greatest in tlje history of the event and this meeting will be devoted to discussing means for making it so. Said President R. L. Perkins in his letter of invitation, “We are making preparations as fast as we can on our new fair :f -unds, hum—m m iiiMnniiiiiiir iinmii Palace Theatre ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, August 21 thru Wednesday, August 23 Motion Pictures Are Yout Best Entertainment Monday - Tuesday, Aug. 21-22 Monday - Tuesday, Aug. 21-22 Joan Bennett - Louis Hayward with Warren William . Joseph Schildkraut - Alan Hale in the Alexander Dumas Classic “The Man in the Iron Mask” Behind this mask a man is im prisoned forever so that a ty rant may live in false glory! Pcpeye the Sailor in “Wotta Nitemare” Hearst Metrotone News - “News while it is still news.” No Morning Shows; Afternoons daily 3;15-3;45; Admission 10-25 c; Evenings daily 7:30-9;15; Admission 10-30 c. Wednesday, August 23 Frieda Inescort - Otto Kruger - Adrienne Ames - Don Doug las in "The Zero Hour” Time of bitter reckoning! When Fate turns the book of Life to a new page of happi ness or doom! Melody Masters: Rita Rio and her Orchestra Sports Series: “Hunting Dogs” Morning Show 10:30; after noon 3:15-3:45; Admission 10- 25c; Evening 7:30-9:15. Ad m Moo 10-30 c. Soil District Plans Complete (Continued From Front Page) Reidsville, is in charge_of the dis trict and each county will have me assigned for work. Joe Ellis, Jr., with offices in the Old Post office building, is Work Unit I Leader for this county while Guy W. Phelps of Hurdle Mills is dis trict supervisor. The chief work of the district is to help each farmer to make a farm plan for his farm. This plan will include crop rotation, ter racing, building pastures and for estry and wildlife management. Men will be furnished by the dis trict to work out this plan and stake terraces. Any labor or ma terials furnished by the govern ment will also be available for use on farms with district a greement with the district. It is hoped that it will be pos s!b!e to write two district agree ments a week. So far as possible, agreements will be written in the building fences and other equip ment. Your presence is needed at this meeting.” Six Foreign Countries Have A Word For It — -7 But In Any Language It gMgg Means "Dollar Days ff ! ' bh—ajj lhe Greeks Say The Rabans H. MAPA J GIORNI DEL dollapiou I Wnciiiif fnaal .dollaro PESO DOLLARI (Dollar Day) jj ( D °Har JOURNEES ,he TAGEDES DU DOLLAR THALER (Dollar Day) ./ . v (Dollar Day) Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Aug. 24-25-26th Are DOLLAR DAYS In Roxboro HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE! Dollar Days have always been known as buying opportunities to Nothing has been overlooked to make Dollar Days an event that stretch the dollar. This one is no exception. Dollar Days present the ... . . . . «•« « «».•«> w -.u o • * thrifty buyers will not want to miss. leading Roxboro Merchants opportunity to Shop m Roxboro with Savings on things you want to buy now while looking over the new fall style merchandise which have combined their experience and buying resources to bring un is being displayed by all the leading stores. _ ' usual values and bargains to you. COME TO ROXBORO ON DOLLAR DAYS! This Advertisement Sponsored By The Co-operating Firms Hambrick, Austin & Thomas Thomas & Oakley Aubrey Long & Co. “The ßexall store ” Walgreen Agency store Moore’s Cash Nf^Jcet Peoples Bank ' Raiff’s Department Store Roxboro Shoe Store Peebles Department Store Carl Winstead Rose’s 5c- 10c-24c Store Leggett’s Department Store PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. same order as requests are re ceived. Any farmer interested in working up a district agreement should make application. o Anne Shirley’s 3rd. Small Town Role For the third consecutive time, Miss Shirley depicts a small town girl on the screen. Her current role is in “Career,” in which Ed ward Ellis and Alice Eden and John Archer, first “Gateway to Hollywood” finalists, are also seen. Recently Miss Shirley was Ellis’ foster daughter in th me morable “A Man to Remember.” She folowed this role with that cf a small town grocer’s daugh ter in “Sorority House.” Currently, in “Career”, Miss Shirley portrays the daughter of the village banker, whose roman, ce with the store-keeper’s son, and the financial crisis whih fac es the town’s folk after the local bank closes, ’are the basic drama tic threads. o “Civilization is the making of civil persons.” —Ruskin Joan Bennett Loves To Ski Before starting several weeks of strenuous work in her import ant role of Maria Theresa in “The Man In The Iron Mask,” an Ed ward Small production for Unit ed Artists, which. begins a run at the Palace theatre tomorrow, Joan Bennett went to the moun tain villa of friends at Lake Ar rowhead, California, for a week of rest and recreation in the snow covered hills. An avid ski enthusiast, Miss Bennett spent several hours each clay in the outdoors. Upon her re turn to Hollywood, she imme diately reported to the Edward Small Studios to start work in “The Man In The Iron Mask,” which was directed by James Whale, and which includes in its cast Louis Hayward, Warren Wil liam, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale and several other notable performers. It was filmed as a romantic drama based on the fa mous novel by Alexander Dumas. o “What a new face courage puts on everything!” —Emerson. Drownings Factor In July Vital Statistics Raleigh—North Carolina’s epi demic of deaths by drowning con tinues unabated, figures released by the State Board of Health show. The total for last month was 33, as compared with 21 a year ago, while the June, 1939, total was 35, against 21 the cor responding month in 1938. The state’s total death-toll from drowning in 1939 stands at 104. During the first seven months last year, it was only 66. The Board of Health’s Vital Statistics report for July, this year, shows a total of 115 deaths attributed to preventable acci dents, as compared with only 107 a year ago. There was a notice able decrease, however, in deaths fiom all causes, the total for July, 1939, being 2,453, against 2,635, last July, the death rate for the month dropping from 9.0 to 8.3, while the infant mortality rate for the month dropped from 82.5 in July, 1938, to 57.8 for the cor iesponding month this year—the total number, from 505 to 373. There was also an upturn in SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1989 the number of births last month, 6,454 were reported, as compared with 6,120 a year ago. This is in contrast with the general trend so far this year, up to July, which has been consistently downward. There were only nine deaths from typhoid and paratyphoid fever throughout the State last month, against twelve a year ago, and oqly 2 from measles, com pared with 23 a year ago, when an epidemic occurred. There were no deaths from infantile paralysis, compared with one a year ago, while deaths from pneu monia dropped from 113 to 73 and from diarrhea and enteritis among children under two years old from 174 to 113. Tuberculosis deaths dropped from 137 toll 9, while pellagra claimed 25 vic tims, five more than in July last year. o WANT-ADS LOST Black German Police Dog, named Tommy. Report in formation to Mrs. Charlie Stew art—Reward. 8-20-lt ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES DIAL 4501.
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