North Carolina Newspapers

. .. J. W. .NOELL. EIHTOR A* "" r'11 1 ' ' 1 ' ' '<-' ' VOL. XL FAIB flSSaCWTIPN ~ iNNffllNCFMFNT IIIIIIVVIlVblllk.il | Everybody Cooperating to Show Per. " eon County's Superior Farm Products. At a recent meeting , of the stockliuKleis ahd dliestiln iirf the 1'rI'ann County Fair Association it was unanimously decided to Hold a fair here this fall. Mr.-C. H. Hunter was elected president of this organisation, a map whom every one knows as a live - "Wire and w a man who can put big things "over*?His mind J? now .at work on fair problems, and you can depend on the" fair neat fait" being * the biggest and bes. one ever held j- " ?in tbia county. We are stressing npw the importance of the agricultural exhibit#. We want the finest, display of the products of the farms of Per. son County ever shown. We are planning to extend- our exhibit building a'o as to H:use a great display of ' farm products. We' are therefore ask. -_i_^ lngjhat the farmers of Person Coun; ty begin now tcr prepare-exhihita for this' glorification of the products of the soil of this ricb little county. "-Everybody must exhibit something, ' aiid ilie muie you exhibit the better it will he. ft will he imnossihle to Ke't cur premium books out for some time, but you" can depend on every n kind. of farm- product Joeing included In the. lists.-So get ready and Hilp 1 ^Us tu make' thia motto of the Fair Association, "Everybody cooperating to shitty Person County's superior farm, prduits", an actuality instead We especially want to Jiave many .[.* firtc single farm exhibits this-fall and exhibits f?cm alt our county High ' sthools. Ample space wit! be prepared for all such exHibits. In view Of >U. *..t th.f tV,? actinnU will SOOn-1>C ... closing and tils fact that they will prchably want to make plans for their exhibits this spring we announ?? the following -prises for school exhibits. \ V--.- First Premium ' . .$25.00 Si?ftrifl Premium SI5.00! Third Premium S 10.00 - Schools, get busy new. .- Farthers gel "busy now and lets - "Hive lutrrty ^imrle -farm? evhihits' Generous premiums \yill be given'for this t-typgexhibit. \Xv. . ^ We: aye not vet'ready to announce . date of the fair,'tha it will he held : semetime around the first of October. The amusements will he- t.ih - wtry best 'we can find t? the whole ceun: try, and no effort will ijc sparcd'to secure amuserhent-s that are both , atmisiwg and clean. ' -1 r~". v'.Hoping that this fair will be a case jjt,- oflr"aU..llands :togethor" for'the good tt all, we are ? &f~ - Yours' very truTy, i PERSON . COUNTY FjUR ^ ASSOCIATION. *??.-HL' 'P. JB^rna, Secretary. ~0AfnTST IIANQFET. \ ubanqn^^tiiWn liSh Friday -V , fiszlJt by the ladies of the^Roxhoro Rati tit church men ^ the churtJr was a riewPSSf aueeosa-^Not* ' '" -witmtijndiggL the nstsx sfeerm \?tf.ch cnrriVutt about 7 oblot^hiy^i^spn ' iinuauallw la'rge. crowd. cbnebstinsf^f mhny from". the *4(untry. W^Sj- THendorson Wha the^pfcaker."e|& i address Whs easily onvfyvt the treat wr have ever liatenO to, if the laymen woiSld only take Half of what he had to >av to hea^t the problenr of the churth would be .solved.' Dr. Henderson spoke *;to.the laymen at BetlJ.il Hill Saturday evening. Oh Sunday mofh^ng he occupied the "ptalptt .at the Baptist church and at 2:15 o'clock addressed the congregation again. Atl together', we' deubt if there Has been a man in oua coipmuni\y. who has made such an im pre BR xor *cou or wnose visit TOtr 1 Iw of mute lasting effect than ife .. ' TWPHRTAHJ. ! "have sold out ray Interest in tW firm cf J. L. Garrett & Co. ouiiLrfUi. Co out jof-butiiMM ion. Aaril 3!^ Tt ~ ' ' i T? ?>yy tont>ortant*'tiiat you rm me and settle your account St ' you aire owinar the oM'ffrra? all.accounts, botW , old and new,, must be settled. Don't r_ tky'lliis noido and say yon Trill at tend tft*it sometime, 'out oofne in' at bote end attend to tt"!*OW. '"l ' J. I,. ^tilXET-. * - : ?1 v--? V ? ;D PUBUSjigR . ~ . ROXBORC ' _i_; _ .' fusrwr?i THE ANSWER BE 1. Street of CLEANEST HOME PREMISES? 5. CLEAN RST GROCERY from which to' buy"your food? 3. CLEANEST MARKET from Cooperative or Auction? 6. Cleanest VACANT LOT .for public buildings? 6. CLEANEST HARDWARE by use of their own rakes and spades? 7. CLEANEST . DRY GOODS STORl"J%from which! to' buy thfc 'Easter'ftpck ? . ' 8. CLEANEST DRUG STORE from which to secure ice cream ? 9. CLEANEST QABAGE fdr repair work? ' ift PT.F.DJT8T mir fn. savings? ~ <11. CLEAjNEST BUSINESS SECTION OF THE Tt)WN?; MR. THOMAS WALKER ~ ' ' OF "AUSTRALIA SPEAKS. The community mass meeting and prohibition rally which-, was held at the Baptist rllrrrh layt nigh? w'?s . largely, attended, the large auditorium of the church being almost completely filled. Inihe isbseape of the pastor, Rev. R. & White, J/*W. Noell" presided, over meeting. 'Rev. M. E. Cottpn, of Raleigh, field secretary of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon.league, was the-first speaker of the evening. '&* The prirtcip^l speaker -of the evening, SfiL Thomas Walker, of Australia, was introduced by Rev- J. B. Hurley. Mr. Walker is a speaker of rare power, why with his logic, oratory and personal charms completely captivated, hia audience. ' X IS AGIN' IT. Editor Courier: Phcar right much talk about a new depot for our growing city, but those doing the talking are tax. payers of the first grade, and are "hgin" it. ~r~lll '"I1 1 . 11 1 V l I""" tHYO" 'and. more taxes, but the ardent?advocates fcr this enterprise do not pay one <iollar"in a tnousUnd of the lowu l.txe\ . % Tlie .present depot is in a place moresuitable fo the interest of the town tivan .any othe/ he. The.'town authorities, I hope, are'not pven considering burdening the citizens wftlt useless , taxation for the sake of ..a few who think that the building, of -'a new depot will enhance the value of tlteir property: but they should know that the ta* payers are hard hit when they get actual., necessities-, and do not care to be burdened-witb taxes to satisfy a few selfish interests. -Afitf bear in mind, tWat the town's building the street biifc does net build the Side walk?this is extra for the property owner. One thing now that has got our taxes?^County, State and town, so' highj^js. by the governing authorities listening too much to those who live by the hartf earnings of~the masses and pay no taxes worth wHile. Now. the thing for the .town Daddies to do is to leaVe the depot business to a vote of the citizens -of the town and not to the wHinihgs of a few who advocate iai selfiah reasons, or pay ho taxes.?X. " ' ? ' Oz? ROOD LAND SELLS HIGH. -Oh lttst Thursday .the old Barton place, about four miles south of town, -was sold at public -. auction ahd brought nearly ninety dollars an acre. This land is ideally situated for smelt farms and win appeal to any ene wanting t<J*get close to nature, and still do business in a" thriving, hustling town like Roxboro. Mr. C. A. 'Hall was ttts .purchaser, the purPrice Biftg >10,100.m v * * .* - 0 . - " 'fc Lj*fc,.ANP OUYBR CATCH TW(I ^Recently Sheriff Long and. ChleP st; felice. Sam. Oliver caught Harry with 8 gallonsof liquor.'' AtscrjjA&Rht Jim Long, near .CJhib Lake, with" "If"quarts in his house*. Both were, bound over to court under bond, which g*?w? . ;" ; , - V- vuv... ?/: . . " ithe "Home .5Town:"Cleqp |i*ft R^gjfia-for. Easter. _ _ J At- ' " ' V W-. ' : " v.:" ??r~ ' 7. *? . ! Z orb a " *? - ; HOME FIRST\ ), NORTH CAROLINA ? WATER WORKS CONTRACT LET Boyd, Higgins &, Goforth of Charlotte Successful' Biddres. Last Wednesday the town Commissioners, sitting witH the engineer, Col. Ludlow, awarded the_ contract ftjl buililiuii Hit town watei' lynifin to-Mess. Boyd, Higgms & Qoforth of Charlotte. The price for that which has let was $92,500. TWis' does not inchlde several iteqia, the- largest of which is the pipe, as the town had previously contracted for this. It is estimated the. system complete Will cost somewHere- between one hun: dTed and one hundred and fifty thousand.dollars. The johjUk to be. completed within eight months. ~ With a water supplyi'sufficient for the town and nil manufacturing en. terpr^jea We <:oy>5?tigo see ."tUngs begin Td .hW,--m fast tfiere is.already evidence of much biuldmg now. PERSON. COUNTY MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. T A ifmst' delightful session of the Person County Missionary Assoeiadist church, Friday 23rd inst. Mrs. ij. u. mompson, cnairman or Tn^Aascciation, presiding. The welcome address "was given byMrs. "Irving Brooks, response by MrsT Mamie Merritt. -Our District Sec., Miss Mattie PolHam. was present with a map of Person County showing nineteen cHuiehes with eight of that number organized.-Five of this number were represented at -Mis'fntfeting., Miss Lillie Duke talked on Young Peoples Work, urging the importance of organizing tho young people in order to hold them -to the Church^ deMArlng lhn> a /-VI1H In" Vho is wort two on' t^e-street. Mrs. "James "jJurr^ttghs" represented the Junior department from HexJjoror / ... ;Mrs, S. G. Wnrstead, lady manager of the. Brigth Jewels, talked from the vjew pointmf. thte superintendqtit. telling v/l)at h ad" been - accomplished m the to.urteen y'eai'k that Blf5 Jiatt ha'd charge of the work? . A shrift'talk hv our Presiding Elder, Mr. Plvler, empHisjzing the fact that a Missionary Society should be mqi-e.-than a club, should be.genuinely tnissrotiarpr ccmposSd of -christian workers, a ?? - _L. _ A-'bountiful-dinner was .Served by the Brooksdale" ladies and enjoyed by all present. M ... The afternoon "was taken up with a - round table discussion, on various pltases of the work. Fifteefl girls from Roxboro gave a1 pageqnt, "How Aunt TiilieJearped to tithe". ^ ' * A solo by Mrs. B. T. Hurley, short talks by the. ministers present ended the afternoon session. The association gladly accepted an invitatioti to meet with Lea's Chapel Auxiliary next year. Mrs,. Mamie Merritt, " R. Sec. HOLY WEEK. . A ?o? Episcopal Services In Masonic Hal# Hoxboro. Wednesday: Lenten services With a short- tqlk on one of the seven cardinal sins. t . , Maundy TlJursday-. Holy Communion .at 7:30, a. m. Good Friday: services at noon f 12K>0> and at 3:00 p.-m. On that first Good Friday, thick, darkness hovered over the earth from the sixth hour (12:00 o'clock) until tHa ninth hour, (8:00 p. m.) 'Easter, April First: Holy communion at 7:30 m., and evening prayer and sermon at 7:30 p. m. .Monday, April 2nd: Archdeacon Bethea will begln'a derlCT of services, lasting through thfe following Sunday. He Is a gifted speaker, as those who heard him" last year know, and T am sure that he Has a* message will do us good. YOu gre cordially invited to all of these, services. 1-Faithfally, . f J. L. Martin. . R/iVKnpf's Religion nfYTUinJineaa Jlei^ns? . A Different' Roxboro?Clean! F-? to ? ABROAD NEXT ' , Wednesday Evening M . ' SCHOOl. NOTES. \ We are indeed glad to l^arn that the Fair Association liarvfc decided to give ns'-amther Fair next fall. It lias bgen my pleasure tp talk over the nutter with the President, Mr. Q. H. Hunter, and the Secretary, M*v R. P. Burns. I. find both- these gentle-" men deeply interested m planning, for a first-class Fair in every respect. They will give us High class attraetjpna. pod comity exhibits, and are desirotA of fine exhibits " frqpi this schdols, for which they oiffer splendid premiums. Let eacli school in .the county- prepare right now to win some if not alt of these prizes. . ... The New School Law will be ready for the Board 'of Education aoout the first of."April. Dr.^Brooks, the State Superintendent, "1r very' anxious that all tlJo school ofbcials shall become familiar wjth these, laws, and so is urging every school committeemen, all the County ' Cffmisaioners. and all the Board of Education to meet him in - Raleigh on the 20fli of April and get informed as to the requirements of the new law. The new members of the Board of Education will qualify on tht? first Monday in April, and on.or after, the lot}! of April the County Board of Education shall as soon as convenient elect a county superintendent of ' education to serve lor a term of. two tuis: .Ilia-^erm of office shall begin on the first Monday in July 1923. All who wish to try for an Elementary Certificate during the April Examination will be in my office at 9 . o'clock on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 10th and 11th of April 1923. To obtain a HiglJ School, Grammar Grade, or Primary Carttficate* a oY" "tf nuiqber of terms/ or be a graduate of a Standard College. Please do not forget' the date pf the examination, and remember that. it:-is given only for Elementary, certificates. AH .cchols running for more than six months >will Hold their Final Reports till the close of school-and report for 'fhe -whole time taught, {"lease b?? very careful to fill out all blanks, as vouchers iSust not he paid till all information called for is giv~en.. f. ~ All V,-,,-!.,., -p?r,;i.- ,7-k'r, tin. ; ish the.7th grade must giVe^tH? ex. bmt thi? plrt.to ftf rpHagI. " Koch t?sicher make's out f)cr questions, grades ^hl! papers and send# the papers, after , grading them,*-to the Sunenntendent.^jye are expiating a large number to. finish this Ecrgde tht? year, The teachers are urged to loot after this matter closely. - 'jj /? 15 -k.. ' * As the schools are closing, do not forget-to fill out two sets Df census -ards,?one for the committee, and the other to hand in to the Superintendent. Also make out two Summary cards, cheTer eachl set. . J.,A. Beam. ' j. o ^ ' DEBATE. The Bushy Fbrk High School is entering the triangular debate this year. Friday nighk, at 7:30 Aliene Wilkerson- and Irving O'Briant will u(lf)oid the affirmative side of . the question at home against Stovall, while - Kenneth Bradsher \ and Cleo J Rogers will uphold tile negative side of the question at Stem. Question to be.debated, Resolved: "That Congress should provide for the epforce. menf ot toe decisions of the RAiiroad Labor Board." The public is cordially invited and especially are tfcfe cdm iiiunuy peopic ui rcu w * vwjuc. u. STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE? for HOMES. 1. Not a scrap of paper visible. ?2. Ash pile removed. 3. No tin cans. ' 4.. Grass and weeds ctft. 6. Strew lime where-' needed. 6. Drain ditches clerined. 7. Privies in sanitary state. - 8. .dean hng pens arid chichan yards. . . j: . 8. Straightened oathnnsafc^, ^ 10. No leaking water spigots. ,? WHAT IS. YOIJR MARKET YOUli NEIGHBORHOOD 'AVERAGE? YOtfR STREET'S STANDING ? , IN THE MAYOR'S Oii'RT. the past week, only bnedaae, tHat ol p. -L^ Hudson, drunk on the streets. Fine , and -"?> = tR Rr' - ? ? . * . ' ? ^ _ ' . * - - ' 7 ; _ ouih 1 - 1 * arch 28th, IV23 \ > MifOTit : . MILLS TO ENLARGE V. . I The Old Mill to Be Nearly Doubled. . ?? '* i Mr. J. A. Long, president of tb> chain of mills' going under the name of the Roxboro Cotton Mills, tells to.be enlarged, in fact it will toe just about twice its present sise when completed. Work has begun on tlfc enlargement and will be rushed right through..as the machinery has been bougli. and will be ready' to install w?en the building is completed. This will add considerable to the popnlation of the town, as'they'Will build twenty five new dwelling houses also. (Few riujls in the country Hive been more ably or wiisely managed than tho. jjVaboro Cotton Mills?and Mr. I-ong, with hia able corps Of assistants, may .well feel justly proud of their success. Only recently they completed an PTtl nroomortf uL fhn mill T olnnrr and now ttts addition to*the old mill will add greaty to their output. CLOSING EXERCISES OF SEMORA SCHOOL. The closing exercises of the Semora School begins on Saturday night, March 31st. The scbool has been most fortunate in securing a speaker of no -mean- ability in Mr. J.. M. Richards, of Princeton University, -who "is to deliver the commencement address en, this night. Mr. Richards is a gpljlttate of Davidson College, wttere Jujgwas P?e of the .foremost honor_merr-<5f Hur-plass. Jast yej^he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for North Carolina, and is at prest-nf et^aged-aS" pt?wt graduate ^work at. Princetfip, preparing fcr a tlJ.-ee year coursc^fl Oxford University, England. It is honed that the people of Casweli and PeTson will avail themselves of this opportunity to hear ciie of the coming intellects of th-^ <M6 NortW 'State. 7- O- 5 SAL E'S M E N ^ "Wanted immediately- Soaro cr julli. " t:me|" Liberal- commission, .big money, quick sales, fine . profits. Reliable salesmen find it' easy to get osders] for Etowah' memorials bemuse com-plate satisfaction is always guaranteed, Gebrgia * Marble,-Regal Blue Mai^Me^ Elberton Blue Granite and. Winnsborc Blue Granite are the raa terials vie use. A man with some' influence and satisfactory references will find our proposifion a big money maker. Some of. oiffi. men-Jiave - clear*. ~A -- u;~n conn no ivynntb .Write at once for full details. JStowah Monument Company, 214 Confederate Avenue, Atlanta, Ga^' 3-28 Stpd. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. The directors cf, the First National Bank pf RoxborO have issued a call to the Stockholders of the First, j National Bank, to meet in tUeir i Banking house on the 25th "day of I April at 11 o'clock a..m. This March 22nd 1923. R. A,- Burch, Vice, Pres. ' A BIG IMPROVEMENT. Mr. M. 8. Long, president of RoxI knaa T A Dctirnr' Prtril On nir Vina : U"IU' uvuifun; ?"? W?j"'l' dnno " oiT th'ig b? the town in removing all light poles from one side of the street. We learn he , will stbrtly remove all poles from the immediate business section, having all wires enter from the -rear to the business houses. NEW POST OFFICE QTXARTERS. An inspector was here last week looking after new quarters for the post office and we learn' a tentative agreement was reached between parties interested and a new building I will be elected betheeii listel oeeeej used by the poat office department " ?o ~1 | CYCLONE HITS COUNTY. ' Last Friday a'' cyclone struck itFe Fogleman section, dolhg .considerable. . buildings in the path of tlfc cyclone were unroofe<T. iiloch dkmaga WE" dope in . the. way of lpss to .property J ,. ' . T . _ - ... _ i PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Tiome^talent play NEXT ,FRIDAY NIGHT._ _ Rehearsals Now in PNfrw For Presentation of "Mr. and Mra. " PolIV Tickk. 0 ' _ j RelJearsals are now l)eing held far ' the presentation at- .he auditorium next Friday night of "Mr. and Mra. Polly. Tickk," a home talent play.Jto be given under the auspices of the Legion boyeu Miss McGoe of At- . ' lanta, is directing the_" play, the ' ' story of which is contained in the following synopsis: . When the curtain rises on the opening scene, the audience beholds FatlJjr Time and Dame Fashion discussing the approaching fashions for men and women. Father Time reads in his record l^ook ofTgirta 1n hdOP T skirts and polk bonnets as in the days of long ago. Dame Fashion sees in Her crystal ball*.men in raffled tronserif and frilla?all. of which will be portrayed in an ensemble of music composed of the entire cast. The time is 1975. The women, sinee getting the ballot have taken the reins of government and gradually . excllanged places with the men. The Women now dreirin mannUTT clones and attend to practically all the business, leaving the men at home to do the housework, sewing, darning, nursing etc. The married men dress . in frills and furbelows, and seem at tlijr. beginning of the play to have lost all their masculine habits and to have surrendered all of their male attire except their pants to which they Hold with bull-dog tenacity. to the lodge, leaving the men behind. The neglectdd. husbands get togetllrr for a?knitting party, Biily . ? Lawscn, yrho still renins j!is-massuline dress, drops in to chide hi? friends about the shackles they are f. -Wearing aniHsTflimhat after th is married he will surrender his free I door-just aWTttey have done. This , ,:i- en an argument during Whlph ~ " ' Suihvrn O'Brien rustics in with the startling, news that the womne are ? [.planning to send Daisy Ann'Gray-to [Congress so. as' to pass the AntiTronser Bill: After the meeting the "Emancipated' Women" march In _!!? ^aiyned. ?ith brooms and' in military 'style, present .them to th); men. The act close's*wlfh ii rousing chor- ' i us. . . - . . - 4 j, .The 'second'net opens willi an en-?? [semble -fcf music -showing a house- r !clearing scene in whiih'TI'ckk is as[ sistgd by.-dtis married friends! While 'they arc^J1 the' midst of the scrubbing itr, "p^wpc Stilly, snnonncing tlbt . ' he- -is about to start a movement | which will overthrow this petticoat government! "in which-plan tBi" men h. join heartily. Just as fhj house; cleaning begins again, Sullivan O'Brien breaks in, announcing that Senator Zella Highbrow,. the authbr t?f riie Ar.ti-TrouBer?Bill--will speak to the women thafOvening,. whereupon the men devise* -a scheme to keep [Senator Higiforow from tile meeting and at the salfte time stage their.' >. revolution. ' I The development of this scheme [/ ] , copies in act tnree. Tne voting precinct where tile women have?planned to hrlng about the climax of their triumph is stormed by the men. Then follows an exciting con- V? I troversy. The result of this we cannot disclose, suffice~to say it all ends ; Happily. ; The grand finale is a beautiful johcrus featuring the" entire cast.? V !AN ENTICEMENT EXTft MQKTnN ARY. For tUe opening of Cecil B. DeMille's production, "ADAM'S RIB," at the Princess Theatre Thursday and Friday, April 5th and 6th, we will have with ub Mt. J. C. Hicks of New York, Paramount's ExpIotatioidP Manager, who will introduce tHe picture before screening. This being the one and only picture that Mr. DeMijla has requested hia rvpteaentative to follow, and acclaimed by critics as being UeMule'S g rosiest picMf. Hicks was a preaonal friend of Jthe late Wallace Reid, and will mijke a few" brief remarks as to ihoir friendahfip while in "thai Paramount Units. , Admission, adults 56 cents. Children ?? 53 TOTB7 ; rx?r . r\I>on't tall yoqr frfenSa, you missed". _Upi Ptetare. . ... ..