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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, July 28, 1 926.
No. 30.
FINISHED YEAR WITH
FAIR TREASURY FUND
.Actual Figures Show Balance
On Hand at End of Fiscal
Year $1,269*834.04
ECONOMY TURNED TRICK
Raleigh, July 25.? A balance in
general fund of the state of $1,269,
?38.04 at r^T^scl?s,e of the fiscal year
on June 30, vw* reported last night
5n a statement issued frcm the G'ov
<anors office. The final figure was
sveater by $143,420 th*n the prelim*'
'?nary estimate of the surplus mnde
shortly after the first of July, This
?\/as explained by- certain receipts
tvhich had net been repol-tcd cn that
fate and the ostiraate of departmen
ts and institution^ expenditures
which were less than anticipated.
The statement showed t-Hat " the
fffosS receipts amounted to $16,220,
748. From this amcunt was sub
tracted $3,169,967.31 collected and ex
tended by the departments other
tkan on appropriation but reported
the treasurer and auditor. There
^aj also substracte^_$78, 5^9.41 ija_
avenue refund* ji&king -tbe. r\kt
H general fund revenue $^,OT?,1?&97.
/ The gross expenditures were liat
< A as $14,872*127.24 and the amount
t cpendaxi by the departments other
than from appropriation $3,169,967.
'31 leaving total expenditures of $11,
732*339.93. Subtracting this amount
. U. om the total receipts there was
Jcft a surplus in the general ftfnd of
11,269,824.04.
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MARRIAGE INSTEAD
OF FUNERAL
The friends c-f Louis Saenxs, of
JfyiAUfrM ?' * Aiabitif "av<
WSS^Wk^jjftected with the Ca
Pawer & night Company here, will
be pleased to knsw thjvt the message
: ; \nt from his ! ome last week was
fin error cue to having been relayed]
fo often. Having been sent in Span
?5<b by radio to New* Orleans, the
pes sage was rflfther cctffUling in its
wording. Instead' of apprising, him
? . m" an illness 'to his father, it was
calling him home to the wedding
c.t his sister. Mips Aida Saehzs, who I
?ViU be married t.6 a .surgeon of that
' /lace, Mr. Saenzs sailed on last
. Saturday from New Organs for
tlautemala City. Central America,
i ? turninsr here after a. visit, of some
3t rlgth. ? ' ?
He has made many friends since
-?^mirig. tp Rob .ro, -who were very.
;j-uch interested . it) l is going; ond
Will be very glad indeed to know it
was not of a serious summons. '
NORTH ROXBORO B. Y. P. V.
North Roxboro H: Y. P. U. pro
f/am for Ausrust 1. 1026:
'.Scripture !?>~"son by entire groups.
Intorc'.u^t ry by James Beavor.
1st to.pic by .l**finneite Cole.
? i<\ topic V.y Fletcher Walker.
Special music;'.
.'Tut tropic by Mrs. I. S. Heaver.
Chain of. prayers Poem. ?J
4th topi.* by Mrs.. W, W. M v rreH
5 th ttfpic by Ruby Walker.' 1
7"':i f'? ,I\ ; . I" I ^
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.11 ICY I 1ST
The follwinv njfme?j have been !
<--awn for the jury to serve at the!
August tx-rm of Court, which con- ;
v- nes M : inlay, August 9tll J
R. P Moore, H. M. Pleasant:. J.
1). W instead, W. R. Crunipton, F. E
Wells, W. jR. Woody, \V. A. Barton, ;
J. H. Rinrmer. J. W. Burton. O. C.
Hawkin?, Jack Whitfield, W. H. Me- j
Cullock. W. F.. Br .aoh, G. W. Peod, |
G. Bamette. A. S. Giilis, E. M. j
Wells, J. H. Jones, A. L. Bass. Karl!
Stewart, I.. T. Bowels, F. J. Hester, ?,
O D. Blackwell, J. B. Jones, C. S. >
C oxarty J. H. Lockhart, M. R. l-^ng, !
J, Alvi* Clayton, T. J. Hatchet. S.
J.. Dickens, Oscar Oakley, It. E. P}\N
;rm, I, L. James and W. B. Crisp.
? -Special Notice To
Automobile Owners
* Owner* ct 'automobiles" operated
after Augirct 1st- without new "state
Icense tags will be indicted as ^he
^;iw dir< ;#^' The same to". residents' .
:W ftogbora rWning. automobiles n.ot_
having town tags.
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\ >" V. BROf)KS. T
BRUM . MANAGER
OF POWER CONCERN
Appointed to Head Locar Power
Concern Announced By
Officials Yesterday
NATIVE OF LENOIR
Announcement of the appointment
of O. L. Bradshaw as manager of
the Dui'hAm office of the Carolina
i Power and Light company was made
here yesterday. Mr Bradshaw suc
ceeds J.* F. Knowlen, deceased.
Mr. Bradshaw enters on his new
t duties in Durham as. manager, com
ing here from RcxbOrO. He has been
in the employ of the Caro'ma Pow
er and tight company for four
] years, starting in as salesman in |
J 1922, and afterwards working him
self up to the -position of lccal mana
l ger* When the company extended I
service t;> the town of Roxboro in"
j January of last year, Mr. Bradshaw |
was sent there as manager. While
I in Roxboro he took an active inter- j
est i "nRotary work and other civic
r affairs.
^Mr, Bradshaw \a a Carolmia*, *be
Tfrfp a nati\-e of Lenior. He is a I
graduate of State ccllege. On fin- 1
V-hing college he secured employ- j
ment with the Cai?qlir>a company and j
-hia appointment pianager of the:
local office is in recognition" of the
service rendered * the customers \>f
thi? utility While acting in such capa- j
city.
j "Jn my work in Durham I hope ij
1 it may* be possible for us to give gas I
service second to none and I will!
devote my full time and energy tn
j this direction. Moreover,. I would :
! like to add that I want every one of!
over customers to feel free to call up- |
at any ' tiine." .he said yester
xia\v? ritjrham' Herald. j
GIRLS FINGER AMPUTATED
AS RESULT OF SNAKE B)TE
Lucilc Pulliam'. 6 year old dkug'h- j
tor of Mr. ami Mrs. \V. C. Pulliam |
of Roxboro . R,ute ' 3r is recovering'
irenv a bite of a highland moccasin,
snake, and barring . unlocked for
complications will soon, be. well again.
8 he lost her little finger as the re
sult cf the bite, and tfbr . a time it
was feared tha,? it would be neces
sary to amputate her right arm..
The poison was prevented from ?
spreading through her system, how- j
over, and . she is nnw thought to be j
?cut of' danger ... ajnft hopes to be
home soon'. !
On the 7th al July she went into :
the corn crib on her father's farm'
and began playing with the corn 1
shelter which was fastened on a j
large box and as she was reach
ing for liter e corn the snake's head
was protruding from under the box,
?<nd she didn't see it until it ".ad!
caught her finger. She was given
treatment at home by Dr. Gentry j
who reached her in HO minutes. She
was then rushed to Watts Hospital
where medical treatment .was given
with the result that it wa.g found
necessary to remove only a finger.
The snake, which was as large as
any ever seen in the community,
measured 3 feet.
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HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH
OUT THE (OI NTY
This section was visited by a
heavy rainfall last Saturday, in fact
it is said the streams were hipher
than they had been for a number
of years. The rainfall as reported
by Mr. Abbitt, who keeps the record,
was one and seven tenths of an
inch.
Tuesday the train from Durham
due here . at 10:20 was about two
hours late, due to a washout along
the line. Other than this we have
| heard of no damage.
.SUNDAY SCHOOl. PICNIC
The Sunday School of Aritioeh
Baptist' church will have a picnic at
| ?I<ak?wood Park, Durham, Tuesday,
J - All members o< th?
. church -and Suniisy Kihooi ureitt
I rrtert. ? WMie mm lit Antiii. !i rhlirth
I at 7 JO A. M. - ' J
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BRl'l.Att BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
? ? r ? .
| "The BeulaTl Baptist ^t-tsoeiattorr la
j ?uit? 4 numbor uf l'.ajiti?U fiyiu
FhM3_i,SW Tn att?ri"n?c. - .
To Grow Bananas In South
Three Warehouses, Hyco, Plant-,
ers and Winstead All
Heady To Go
TOBACCO CROP PROMISING
Roxboro is makiog ready to hand
le all t:baceo raised in this section
the ccnring season, and with the
hou?es-.sa far sce.ured Jjiere witt bo.
no" v?nsor for a pound nt
tobacco from this section <roing- else
where'. Three houses have been
rented and forces secured, to run
them, and the gentlemen in charge
assures the tobacco farmer that he
will find everything ready foir them.
The following houses have then*
forces complete: The Hyco, under, the
same nlanagement as last year/
namely Mr. \V\ T; Pass and Mr.
George VV . Wa 1 ker.
The Planters will be run a<ain
by Mr. W. L. Umstead, who so suc
cessfully ran it last year. Mr. Um
stoafr is an old warehouseman, and
has probably sold more tcbaeco than
almost any man in this section, and
his: friends know what to expect
when they t;arry their tobacco, to
.Vim. .
The Win stead will be run by Mess.
T. P. Featherston, J. J*. W instead,
W. F. Long and Robert Hester. All
of these men, save Mr. Hester, are
old and tried in the warehouse busi
ness and are well known to the farm
ers of Person and acljoinine coun
ties. Mr. Hester is one of the best
known and mOst popular young men
cf the Bushy Fork section, and ft is
J conceded igeherally that they .will
sell their share of the tobacc ? of
? this- section.
; Efforts have been made to secure
i the Pioneer, but it being leased to
| the Co-op Association, it is- not
i known at this time what will be the
; outcome of this lease. However, if
j it is available it will be run by some
I wide awake man; and there will be
i. four houses hfcre next season.
I The tobaeco crop in this County is
! very promising " jast at this time,
| with a good acreage, there should
be more tobacco sold on this market
I than for several years. The wc.re
! housemen say they are gcing after
it, and we believe we can assure
j them that they will have the hearty
! cooperation of every business man
| in the town, certainly The Courier
is right behind them, and we be
Llieve the market is going to come
I into Its own.
We woirld not advisfc the farmer
to sell his tobacco on any market,
be it Roxboro or elsewhere. ? if he
j can- better himself by selling on
I some other market, but when yon
i can do at well at home, then eer
^UktAly, helipa -it is 10 .the ?n
,l-' f-rmrr in train""*" tlU
j local market. Let- us adopt the motto
t 6f . The Cr. urier ? ,4ffwnie First,
j Abroad Next-*'
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? Bating ?cofftinjjffoo.dfl ts-<>ne cf the
: brwt way i of kee-pmv good nal.umfL
\ in tht 4
j tinn vrerkersf
Elk'? Chi ?(
Charles H. Brakelow of Phila
i delphia has Just been chosen with
out opposition, to be the new Grand
Exalted Ruler of the Elks. This
ia his seventh term as head of his
local order and ht has served 3
terms as Grand Exalted Es<|ujra.
SMALL BRIDGE FALLS
KILLING SIX PERSONS
Several Others Are Seriously In
jured in Crash*
The collapse of a small foot bridge
over Coal river at WthTteviUe, 40
miles from Pittsburgh/ caused death
cf six persons tnni?<ht. Five were ?
Vrlled instantly ami ne died Inter,
fi'cm injuries suffered when the ..pan j
trnve way last nijrht undt^r the weight j
of 12? spectators who had crowded
upon it to' view a free, carnival act.
Most of the 00 spectators injured
when they were dropped 20 feet to
the shallow water of the ? river bed
were women and children. Thiity
five were hr'iight t:> Charleston hos
pitals. The remainder were treated t
on the scene for broken bones and;
.bruises and later taken home.
CHURCH NOTICE
Revival on this week at Oak Grove.
Preaching at 8:3$ ami 6:00 P. M. |
Meeting next week at Warren's ^
Grove. Fir.*t service Monday night i
at 8 P. M. and through the week at
6 and .8 P. M.
Communion service nt C.ncofd fol
lowed by reception of member* uext
Sunday at eleven.
Preaching at Three-thirty and at
five' at Oak Gr.-.ve. Revival closes.
I U\ BRADLEY.
PROF. WHITTAKER
VISITS ROXBORO
?
' Prof. T. E. Whit?kcr of Oak Ri(1fr? ;
Institute favored us witft a pitas-"
to know there will probably' be.-ovu?
al ycung men in . that well known-*
institution from here next sec.rton.
Fers^.n .County has lori# been -partial
to this splendid school and theri* are
ciuite'H numbef of prominent *wep
AvT *< fc f* icctkn \v,ho \\v 'at-ef^
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OXFORD IS GIVEN NEW
EXCITEMENT TUESDAY
Nude Man Walks Down The
Main Stree Of The Town
Is Now In Jail
CLAIMS GEORGIA TOO HOT
' Oxford, July 27. ? A naked per
son came walking dofcrn the main
street- of this city Tuesday after
noon, accompanied by no me until
he was met by Minor and Newton
who immediately toe k charge of him
and carried him to the office of Mr.
Gordon, who put him in^Jail U* re
main until Wednesday afternoon"
when he will have a r-reYminary
hearing.
He gave his name as Fred Crabe,
of Macon, Ga , and having left th?re
about a week ago. He claims that
he had been down in Georgia. Sod
that if got too hot for him ani he
decided to cdme up this way. Ah. he
appeared within the city he pulled
his clothes off and laid them down
on the campus* of the" * old Oxford
college, and came walking dawn the
streets of Oxford. A crowd immed
iately gathered and? viewed the uni
que spectacle.
When he said that he had come
from Germany about 15 years ago.
one is reminded that he probably is j
a member of the Adamite religious
sect which lives i na forest within
the country of Germany, and i.ves
similar to Adam and Eve, This
person claim? that he can cook, do
carpenter vfork, and paint.
It is th-ufrht that he was an es
caped inmate of the. insane asylum
at Raleigh, but a me.' sage came
here telling that there was no per
son there who had escaped with such
a description as had been gixon.
I^ow, the authorities are striving to
locate seme of his people.
WORtU RGGfUU)
AND 1000- LB. row
fcaleigh's Toronb's M^me, a ycung
Jei scy fo'\v. owned by the . Sherman-.;
Nursery Comr any of Charles . City,
Iowa, established a world's record .
f r Jerseys when, on her fir <t of
ficial test, she produced 902' -pounds ?
t:f butterfat and 10,08.") pound- of
milk as a junior two-year-old.
Meme has just completed her sec
ond tost with a 3G5-: day record of
1003 po'und* of butterfat and J9.07rt
pounds of milk. With this record*
she is tHe world's champion. Jersey
milk producer under five year* f
a pre. She Is the nineteenth Jersey
to yield over. 1000 poUnd* pf butter
fat; ...
This great producer is a very at- (
tractive individual. Sh? has a good
top line, n plt-asing head, and the ;
wedge-lshape conformation which,
marks the great dairy cow. Beau
tiful udder development is another
nttable feature.
Meme's sire and grandsire are
both Gold and Silver Medal bull-,
while her dam traces back to Lor
etta D., the best .cow shown at tVe
St. Louis Exposition.
CHURCH ISSTRICK BY
MCHTMNG, ONE KILLED
Granite Fallsv ?T uly 25,? During ai
heavy electric storm here this af- j
ternoon Saint Matthews Lutheran
church was struck by lightning kill
ing David Hallman,. prominent farm
er and slightly injuring Rev. Paul
Sigman and several others. The j
lightning struck the top ,c.f the
church running in on the bell cord to 1
which a wire was attached.
SlftPRfSE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Relatives and friends of Mrs. Joe-'
P. Williams gave her a surprise ?
birthday party cn last Monday eve- 1
ning. Mrs. Williams had been at- !
tending church services at Oak Grove
and wKen ah* drove up to her home
and saw such a crowd a* had gathefr
ed she could not * understand. The
event celebrated her 73rd birthday/
and wa* enjoyed by all present.
The* following teachers have been
selected to have -charge of Olive .Hill
School for the year L82& i'>"-7>
rMi?? Helen W . Gntven, -Prmcl?*!;
1 Mr** Earie Henderson. Mi*? ^ era
? CThkok. .Ufa. W. br- Cu!lillU> Wllfc
A cnilcjjrr'r'. * ' ? ' ' ?
EDSEl FORD VISITS
WHITE PINE GAMP
Some Western Governors Do
Object, However, to Fed
earl Farm Meddling
TOO MANY RESTRICTIONS
;
Paul Smith's N\ Y., July 27. ? The
new development of commercial avia
tion in the TJTnited States was dis
cussed today at; White Pine camp
by President Coolidge and Gd^el
Fcrd, xon of the Detroit manufactu
rer. who is heading the aviation ac
tivities of the Ford interests.
Mr. Fortf.' ace. , rupanied by Mm.
Ford, arrived at the summer White
House this morning to remain until
tomorrow, . and at the some time
Richard Washburn Child r former am
ba-?sadcr to Italy, came for a visit
of several days.
Beyond a brief annuncement that
aviation and bnsines conditions jren
ermlly would be discsssed, no informa
tion was given about the. conversa
tions between Mr. Coolidge'and Mr.
Fcrd. No indication was given as
to whether the leasing of the nitrate
and power properties at Moscle
Shoals Alabama, was mentioned.
The inieits remained at the camp
the entire day, white the president
left, only long- enough in the after
noon to attend the necessary busi
ness at the exacutive offices.
Toe visit ~ f Mr. Child wa^ de
scribed as social and it was said Mr.
Cr>olidge did not expect to d'scoas
the foreign situation with him.
COUPLE DROWNED WHEN
WVVKS SWAMP BOAT
Punta Gorda, Fla., j\ily 25.? ^Every ?
available boat tonight was patrolling
in an < ffort to locate Mi* a Thelma
Johnson. 24. and Lkyd Edwatda, a
y ung lawyer, vyho are believed* to
have drowned v. hen ; heir . . matOP , .
Tioat capsized about one mile off
j the Tamiaixii Trail bridge just before
I nightfall today. Two ether occu
pants of the boat? Mr. and IVCra.
j Monroe WhVtteroore, of f Lakeland,
who remained afloat over 20 minutes
until picked up bv rescutrers, were
:-n the . verge of exhaustion . and had. J
| made about half the distance t5> |
shore: ' '
The boat was swamped by waves .
which whipped up suddenly when a i
shower of: short duration passed I
ver the bay. I
ROXBORO ROTARY
DEFEATS DURHAM
La,n Thursday the Durham Rotary
Base Ball club came over to Roxboro
for a 'game and suffered their first
defeat. This was the second same
between these clubs and Roxboro
was determined to break the winning
spell, which they did with the sc<>re
of 15 to. 13. The weather was v>
very hot that the . game was Turtles#
thrifsrhout. %
After the game the Roxboro Re
parians entertained the visitors at
lloltel Jones at their regular weekly
luncheon.
RFTIHN IltoSl MARYLAND
Col.W. L. I.ewis, Mr. and Mr3. K.
L. Street and little Miss Billy, have
returned from their vacation in
Maryland. Lewis says even
George Washington would- have Iwen
doubted had he returned from a fish
ing trip and told about his catch,
so he in not jciing to .tempt any one
by saying how many or how large,
were his catches.
SERVICES at
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School at 9:45, Mr. H. L,
Crowell, Supt.
Preaching at 11 A. M. The pal*
lie is cordially invited.
NOTICE
On August 1st, 1926, a penalty of
r. p^r cent is added to all City Priri
"TijTe Tax. Be sure to get your license
before Aug. 1st and save the peS
Irfty.- - - ' ? . ;
B BMANCTTSr, City MAftMCT ,...
" . . ? ft- ?
Plyde GvifHn of Anson fite'ity
states that lie has matte more -
i nioney from two g?od cows ttut .???;_
i has been milking for about three
: years than., he hai from his cotton