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County Contains Thirty Retailers Raleigh, Jan. 11—There are 30 places of business in Peiscn county licensed by the state to sell beer at retail, it was an nounced today. Figures, compiled by the Brew ers and North Carolina Beer Dis tributors Committtee as of Janu ary Ist, disclosed that the state has issued retail beer licenses to 4,689 dealers in North Carolina. Mecklenburg County’s 321 easily tops Guilford’s 231. For syth is third with 210, and Bun combe fourth with 181. Others in order are Wake 162, New Hanover 161, Durham 144, Rowan 121, Robescn 119, and Rocking ham and Gaston tied with 101 each. For the three-month period ended December 31st, the State Department of Revenue issued 303 beer licenses, but to date— -4,689 —is under the 1938-1939 peak of 5,029, it was announced. However, it is anticipated that the number of rural licenses will exceed 5,000 before the 1939-1940 tax year (for beer) ends April 30. This number includes 37 places of business which have lost their licenses as a result of the beer industry’s “clean up or close up” campaign in North Carolina, it was explained. Edgar H. Bain of Goldsboro, three-times state sena tor and state director of the Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors committee, directs the drive against objectionable beer outlets in the state. o Actor Holds Speed Record Robert Stack, the personable ycung man who kisses Deanna Durbin in Universal’s “First Love,” now at the Palace theatre, has as a hobby the building of “hopped up” flivvers and speed boats. He holds the Lake Muroc speed record of 115.68 miles per hour, established with one of his self built cars, and in 1936 won the International Outboard Motor boat Championship at Venice, It aly. At present he is building anoth er outboard motor boat, which, with the “hepped up” engine he will install, he hopes will win him more championships. o CHAMPION Remus Edwards, a member of the Mt. Vernon club, has been named cotton champion of Ruth erford county, producing 960 pounds of lint cotton on a mea sured acre which netted him S6O above expenses. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS OF SOUTH ARE'FRONT LINE OF ATTACK ON FARM PROBLEMS J In the front line of attack on the ‘farm problems of the South are 'the agricultural experiment sta tions, maintained by each of the Southern states. A part of the work •of these research organizations is portrayed In the film “The New South,” now being shown by the distributors of Arcadian Nitrate. On the station grounds results achieved by various ratios of plant food—nitrogen, available phospho- Tc acid, and potash—are compared In accurate controlled plots. Plant vigor and plant diseases are care fully studied, and breeding experi ments In cotton, tobacco and corn varieties are carried on. In their work to keep the land young and to save it from wearing away, the agricultural agencies con duct endless tests. Indoors and out, on soil and moisture needs. Chemi cal and biological laboratory re tki ,• Their Education a Matter of Statewide Concern jl jgi . jsftoHP _ | w . j *■■ J|||||g 1L . Mm R ~ Ik jgAfclf HP *a§pr jB |k A • * ||f v |||if ImSßhliif $w <y: As South Dakota’s famed Schense quadruplets reach their ninth birthday their education becomes a matter of concern to the entire state. A campaign is now in progress to raise sufficient funds to enable them to take advantage of educational facilities at a boarding school. The quadruplets, who live on a farm near Hcc’a, are, left to right, Jean, Joan, Jimmy and Jay. Hundreds of interested South Dakota residents are contributing to the fund, which will guarantee the quadruplets a thorough education. However, the four children couldn't lie bothered thinking about educational problems during their birthday. Five Enlistments In Army Reported Five Roxboro and Person coun ty men have recently enlisted in the United States army, accord ing to announcement from Hubert H. Stephens, army recruiting a gent, of Durham. The men, with their local addresses and terms of service, are as follows: William Bernard O’Briant, son ;f Mrs. Virgie O'Briant, Route 2, Roxboro, who enlisted for Field Artillery and will be stationed Fort Bragg, N. C. Clarence Albert Chambers, son of Mrs. Lily Belle Chambers Reams ave., Roxboro, who joined the Coast Artillery Corps in the Panama Canal Zone. Arthur Flecther Perkins, Jr., son of Mrs. Ercie G. Perkins, Route 1, Roxboro, who enlisted for Coast Artillery Corps in the Canal Zone. Sidney Thomas Slaughter, son of Mrs. Ethel Slaughter, Route 2, Roxboro, who followed his bro ther, Alfred Slaughter, in the Army Air Corps and will be stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. Alfred Slaughter enlisted through :his office on Nov. 18, 1939. The enlistment of Sidney Slaughter nrkes the fifth son of Mrs. Ethel Slaughter to see service with the J. S. Army. Edwin Herbert Allen, son of Mr. Johr.nie W. Allen, Route 1, Roxboro, who signed up for the Quarteimasters Corps at Fort Bragg, N. C. LAND POSTED SIGNS AT THE TIMES OFFICE search aims at Insect and disease control Every facility Is provided for maintenance and betterment of fer tility, and all of this information Is distributed among those who till the land so that It may yield them better returns. It is the hope of those In charge of the Stations that this Information service may be greatly expanded until every*South ern farmer Is reached. All are wel come to call on these Institutions for advice and accurate Informa tion. The company making "The New South” traveled to many of the experimental stations. The shots of these In the finished picture dem onstrate vividly the improvement made possible In all types of crops by the application of modern scien tific knowledge- to farming. PERSON COUNTS TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. 1 . . -n|v j » Awjsagaß&.A. ...F.y ssjHBBBr . JOSEPHINE DUNN Josephine Dunn, beautiful stage and screen actress, who will have a leading role in “What A Life”, riotous comedy cf high schocl youth, which is to be pre sented in Memorial Hall at the University Friday evening, Jan uary 12, at 8:30 o’clock, under the auspices of the Carolina Playmak ers. : : ;' ' . • - I Growers Know Time of Sales South Boston, Va. With the sales system now used at South Boston, growers can determine a definite time when their tobacco can be s:ld. You can also reserve spa:e and it will be held for you. This eliminates much congestion and has proven satisfactory tc these selling here. You can de pend on the highest market price or better cn all grades in South Ecston, o GOOD SWAP By changing from the old var iety; of corn he had been growing in the past to a profitable var iety. G. W. Davenport cf Mitchell county increased his yield from 49 bushels to 101 bushels to the Plant Bed FERTILIZER See us about your PLANT BED FERTILIZER. We have the analysis that you want. Start This Year With International S. B. WINSTEAD Winstead Warehouse FARM FAMILIES MEET HERE WITH LOCAL FSASTAFF Past Year’s Progress Re viewed and Plans For Com ing Year Discussed. Nine farm families who receiv ed loans from the Farm Security administration to buy farms in Person county, under the terms of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Ten ant Act, met in Roxboro during the past week, to take inventory of their first year’s work and to make plans for the new year, ac cording to announcement from County Farm Security Adminis tration supervisor, Joe Y. Blanks, who said that satisfactory pro gress has been made considering the abnormal season caused by wet weather, etc. Mr. Blanks pointed out that the experience this year proves the value of the variable payment plan. Under that plan a farmer can make small payments on a farm in lean years and heavier ones in good years. Thus, the bor rower does not have to face the possibility of losing his farm be cause of the adverse conditions which in many cases are beyond his control. “In other words, the FSA is counting not alone on what is produced in any one year but on what the farmer can earn :n the average over a period of years, “Mr. Blanks said. The farmers attending the meeting reported that they gained valuable information from one another, in going over their re cord books and in talking over their farm problems. The wives also swapped ideas about impro vements in the home—running water in the kitchen, screened-in porches, year-round gardens.and things to be dene to make their new homes more attractive. “It is the purpose of the FSA, in cooperation with the Extension service and other agricultural ag cies, to render as much practical assistance to these families as pos sible to help them build up their farms and carry out the farming practices best tuited to their in dividual farms,” the supervisor said. “Farm improvement is not a one-year job but should con tinue year after year on the basis of carefully laid plans. Therefore, in addition to our regular visits to the farms during the farming season, these meetings will be held at the close of each year to measure progress and to help the farmers with their plans. Results ; of this first meeting indicates thatj our tenant-purchase borrowers j have been sold on this idea and already have taken initial steps toward a better balanced farm program.” In addition to those borrowing to buy farms, there are 270 other. farmers in this county, beth ten-j ants and small farm owners, who; are borrowing under FSA’s reha- 1 bilitation program to buy ferti | Monday, January 15th I Friday, January 19th We appreciate every pound of tobacco that you I have sold with us during the present season and trust that you will favor us with the remainder of your crop. We shall continue to try to get the highest possible average for you. Hyco Warehouse, Roxboro, N. C NM’HlwWtoMi P Chevrolet—world’* Urgeet boHder of tracks—now offer* it* j fmm mw lino for 1949—54 models on nine wheelbase lantfe all I "•» tW-Vhh* o*ke I selling in the lowest price range 1 I I Valve-tn-Head Engines .. . extra-strong I 'Mwhmmtmms I Hjrpoid Rear Axles . . . extra-sturdy track units throughout... I • I Brake sD them new Chevrolet* gluttons for work, whether you I -«W*rL— - I . choose s Sedan DeUveiy or a Heavy Duty Geb-Over-Engln* model. I MnSwwSflJSS} exceptional dependsoTawuLst’tracfa I <«h2wßw!*& I WUh yow mon * 7 vbca * I winttm, t% j ‘ Si^to2iS?ttriAfwsr t,,,m,,r * ,ta * t, “ V, "“ ,4 ‘ W I J ! FOR THE NATION” Lh TAR HEEL CHEVROLET COMPANY, Inc. Main Street Roxboro, N. C. lizer, seed, farm equipment, live stock, and other things needed on the farm. Only those buying farms (and who have made at least one crop) attended the meeting. The tenant-purchase program is a gradually increasing program and has been in operation in this county only onfe year. Mr. Blanks stated that J. M. Brewer, T. B. Davis and J- H. Shotwell, the three local farmers composing the County Tenant- Purchase committee, have ren dered valuable assistance in car rying out the program, as have also James L. Rabon, Assistant County Supervisor, Mrs. Rose F. Thomas, Home Supervisor, and Lucy Mae Wright, Assistant Home supervisor, his asociates in Farm Security work. o The U. S. Department of Ag riculture has estimated the 1939 crmmcrcial apple crop at 100,- 284.000 bushels, almost 18,000,000 bushels above the 1938 crop. THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1940 LITTLE CHANGE Farm real estate taxes have changed little in the past five years, notwithstanding increases in public spending for relief and rehabilitation from the depres sion of the early 1930’5. REDUCTION By following good soil manage ment practices, 50 unit demonstra tion farmers of Henderson coun ty reduced their soil losses 3,000 tons this past year as compared with 1936. INCREASE Farmers cash income from marketing plus Government pay ments during November totaled about $740,000,000, as compared with $707,000,000 in the same month a year ago. o SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN ROXBORO.
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