The Family News paper, with some thing for every member of the family. ?rt r ESTABLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR SO TEARS. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. V0L L| ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1934. NO. 20. Weed Signers May Increase Allotment Service* At The Presbyterian Church Rev. Walter L. Llngle will preach at Presbyterian church Sunday night at 8 o'clock. May 20. and at close of preaching services there will be a congregational meeting for the pur pose of electing a pastor for the church, and for any other business that may come up. All members are requested to be present. Our for mer pastor. Rev. A. J. McKelway. will also be present. The public la invited to be with us and hear Dr. Llngle. r-? GARDEN CLUB The Garden club will meet at the Woman's Club Monday after noon. May 21. at 3 o'clock!' The meeting will be in charge of Mes dames Hughes and Pass. This is the beginning of a new year for tne fluB ana all uia memwt-s are urged to be present and new mem bers aod visitors are invited to At tend. Mrs. 3. J. Winstead, Sec WILL BE ALLOWED A 10 PERCENT INCREASE Letters Will Be Mailed Soon From Co. Agent's Office Ex plaining The Details REFUND IN THE FALL ^^^The flue-cured tobacco signers have an opportunity in about iwo weeks, or sooper, to sign papers for a 10% increase in acres or pounds, or both, if the landowner is willing to refund $17.50 per acre of his rental check at the time he gets his benefit payment upon a number of acres equal to 100% of the base tobacco acreage after he has sold his 1934 crop. Administrative ruling No. 23 will be mailed from the County Agent's office in the near future to all con tract signers, together with a letter explaining the procedure "tor follow, if they wish to choose the 20% re duction instead of the 30% reduc tion. as provided in the contract. The whole thing is self-explana tory, and not much difficulty is an ticipated in preparing the papers for those who desire to have their pounds, or acres, or both, increased 10%. Those who increase their allot ment by ten per cent will get only 8% benefit payment when the to bacco is sold. Instead of 12*4% men tioned in the contract. The produ cer will have to refund 10% of the money received for the acres, but not until all of his 1934 tobacco crop is sold. The refund will be deduct ed from the benefit payment of the landowner. The tenants are to get their proportionate share of the benefit payments regardless of the increase in acreage. PLEASANT DAY IN THE COUNTRY It was our pleasure Sunday to spend the day with the good peo ple of the Moriah section, at t- Bethany Baptist church. Here they were holding an all-day meeting and our good friend, Mr. D, M. Cash was kind enough to invite us to be with them, and to make them a short talk. Rev. Aubrey Cheek of Durham delivered the sermon, which was followed by J. W. Noell. There H-ere several appropriate songs, with most enjoyable exercises by the Sun day School boys and girls. After a most sumptuous dinner the after noon exercises were by the pastor ?Rev. Charles F. Hudson, in which pe delivered the charge to Mr. Man Rum Tiliey. who was ordained a deacon in the Bethany church. Moriah is one of the best sec tions of the county, and its citizen ship is the equal of any. Here you find the fanners have practised the live-at-home idea for many years, and they know little about the de pression. It was an enjoyable day and we hope these good people will not wait another twelve years before inviting us back?it was just twelve years ago that we accepted an invi tation and made them a talk. Prob ably it took them that long to for get our miserable failure. FOR CONGRESS Mrs. Lily Morehead Mebane. who is seeking the nomination for Con gress from the Fifth District. MANAGER PREDICTS NOMINATION OE MRS. LILY MEBANE Manager Says Interest In Her Campaign Is Increasing Daily ? HAS GOOD RECORD IN LEGISLATIVE HALLS | "Interest in this county, in parti cular, as well as all over the dis-! tdict, in Mrs. Lily Morehead Me-' bane's campaign is increasing and we anticipate that North Carolina will soon have its first Democratic nominee for United State Congress," one of Mrs. Mebane's campaign managers stated yesterday while in the city. "At the present time there are six women in Congress, representating every section of the country except thft. South, and it has been fifty years since Rocklnghaqi cwmtjj had a Democrat to occupy such a seat." he explained. "We new have a can didate of whom it may be Justly said the county is proud." * Continuing the interview he said "Mrs. Mebane. who is a member of a distinguished family of congress men. governors, and foreign min I isters. enjoys the distinction of be ing the only woman member of the J lower house of State legislature dur , ing the past two terms. ' "Her services in the Legislative | Halls at Raleigh were outstanding | and widely recognised. She was | chairman of the Public Welfare Committee, and served on the Edu cational. agricultural, library, and (Continued on page two) Attend Family Reunion , Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Man gum and family attended a family reunion in Boydton. Va. last Sunday. This occasion was in honor of Mrs. Lola Crute Petty, Mrs. Mangum's mother, who was seventy years old on Moth ers Day. Mrs. Petty was at the home of her oldest daughter, Mrs. J. W. Young, in Boydton. where many relatives and friends gathered to wish her many happy returns of j the day. An abundance of food was spread in honor of the occasion and all present were Invited to partake of all the good things to eat. IN ASHEVILLE Mr. B. B. Mangum will leave to night for Ashevllle where he Will; spend a few days on business mat-' ters. Palace Theatre Friday- Saturday, May 1>-I?th Mary Layne & Co. Fraturinf MARY LAYNE In Uw world'* most SENSATIONAL ACROBATIC DANCE. Appearing at ail p-rformanrrs. SENIOR CLASS PRESENTS PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT At 8 o'clock Friday night in the high school auditorium the Senior Class of the Roxboro high school will present "The Brat." This play promises to be the best presented in several years. It is being coached by Miss Texys Morris and Mrs. A. F. Nichols and contains a strong cast of characters. Margaret Perkins in her mother ly way takes care of the Forrester family, Jean Morton as Mrs. For rester is the usual social matron who flatters her guest and spoils her sons. Billy Miller and Bick Long. Margaret H. Critcher and Isadore Long are both of the mod ern type. However, the former is bordering on spinisterhood while the latter is just entering young wcmanhood. You will especially like Reade Gentry as Bishop Ware and we want you to meet his wife and daughter, Cleo Fox and Helen Thompson. Billy Harris, as Timson, the old family servant, is excelled only by Anne Long Bradsher, "The Brat." who gets our interest and sympathy at the beginning and never lets it go. Don't miss the best pro duction of the season. Admission. 35 and 20 cents. COTTON ACREAGE I REDUCTION MOST By H. K. SANDERS The cotton farmers are being hard hit, and perhaps, the following facts will help the tobacco farmers to be more contented with their acreage and pound cuts. The cotton farm ers reduced 25% last year, and they signed another contract last fall to reduce another fifteen per cent.. After the Bankhead bill passed, set ting an allotment of 10,000.000 bales, it became necessary for the farm ers of the octton belt to reduce their acres another ten percent. This makes a total of fifty per cent reduction in acres over the year 1932. AN OMISSION In our last issue we published a list of the teachers for tlfis dis trict in which we ommitted the name of Miss Frankie Wrenn. one cf the teachers in the Ca-Vel school. This was an error on our part, as the list as handed us by Prof. Dav idson had Miss Wrenn on it. Miss Wrenn is one of the popular teach esr at this splendid school, and she was duly re-elected . The Indianapolis Life Makes Good Record Even during the years of 1929 1933, the company was able to add 27% to its assets. In the last 16 years the company has paid seven extra dividends in stead of reducing same. We pay 4% on deposits. The state backs the company. KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY o S Orphanage Concert at Long Memor. Church The singing class of the Metho d'st Orphanage located in Raleigh will give their annual sacred con cert at Long Memorial church on Sunday night. May 20th. at eight o'clock. This event is always pleas antly anticipated by the Long Me morial people. The public Is cor dially invited to this concert. RALLY DAY On Sunday afternoon. May 20, frcm 4 until 8:30 in the evening there will be held a Rally Day meet ing for all the Young peoples Di visions of the Methodist churches in this section of the Durham District. This meeting will be held at Con cord Methodist Church. A big at tendance is urged,, f j LONG MEMORIAL METHO. CHURCH Services for Sunday, May 20th: Sunday School at 9:45. ?Uulun senlit at the high fhnnl at 11 o'clock. _ Concert by the Methodist Orphan age singing class at I P. M. i CONTRACT CHECKS BEING DISTRIBUTED Explanation Of Many Ques tions About Distribution And Uses of Checks Given 'RENTAL PAYMENTS' ARE FOR LANDOWNERS ONLY; -There have been a number of questions about the checks, etc.. In connection with the Tobacco Reduc tion Contracts. The checks which are being..distributed, now from the County Agent's office are called "rental payments" and are paid by the government to the farmers for leaving certain acres out of cultiva ' ticn. THESE CHECKS . ARE FOR THE LANDOWNERS. Tenants do not share In these checks. Land owners have to pay all taxes and keep up their farms. These checks will help to do these things and meet other necessary expenses which landwoners have to meet. The "benefit payments" do not seem to be understood by a number of people. By "benefit payment" is meant the sum that Is to be paid by the government to each land-! owner AFTER THE 1934 CROP HAS BEEN SOLD. When any contract signer has sold his crop, then he will present all warehouse bills and the 1 government will send a "benefit pay ment" on the total sum received from the sale of the crop. All con tract signers who have a base to bacco acreage of four shares or more,; will be paid at the rate of UH%j of the warehouse receipts, UP TO' AN AVERAGE OF 21c per pound. Any farmers who average more than 21c per pound for his crop WILL BE PAID ON THE BASIS OF 21c. For instance, if a man averages 30c per pound for a crop of 4000 lbs., his warehouse receipts will be $1200. His "benefit payment" will be 4000 lbs. at 21c, - $840 - 12t4% - $105. For a crop which weighs 4000 lbs. (Continued on page eight) IS YOUR-NAME ON THE HONOR ROLL Almost Unanimous Response To Courier's Golden Jubilee Development Edition, PARTIAL LIST OF NAMES The Golden Jubilee Development Edition of The Courier to appear about June 1st is well in the process now of the making. The response cf those called upon to date who have declared that they BELIEVE IN PERSON COUNTY, ROXBORO AND OUR FOLKS shows the fol lowing have taken advertising space to make possible this national appeal to major investment bank ers, promoters and manufacturers for more factories and payrolls for Rcxboro: Peoples Bank Roxboro Cotton Mills __ Collins & Alkman Corp. Carl Winstead Grocery Central Service Station Foreman's Dept. Store Roxboro Building & Loan Ass'n Green's Jewelry Store Roxboro Motor Co. ! Roxboro Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Care Una Light & Power Co. Big Four Grocery Co. G. W. Kane Organization J. C. Whitt Roxboro Lumber Co. Royal Cafe "Miss Molly" Whitfield's Service Station Sterling Wade A. S. Hassan Shell Oil Co. S. B. Davis Roxboro Laundry Richland Dairy Wm. Minor T. W. Pass & Son Tom Brooks Battery Co. Leggett's Thompson Insurance Agency . City of Roxboro " Davis Drug Co. Jackson Motor Co. (Continued on page fouT) ?o ? BACK HOME Mr. and Mrs. Merrimon Winstead. of Akron, Ohio, are visiting Mr. Win- ' stead's father, Mr. C. E. Winstead ' in the Olive HU1 community. Mr. Winstead states that conditions are very good in the section where he live*. GRADUATION PRESENTS At THE NEWELLS Jewelgrs REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OETHE WOMAN'S CLUB c . Club Has Accomplished Much Worthwhile Work During The Past Year REPORTS FROM ALL IMPORTANT COMMITTEES The Roxboro Woman's club Is glad to have a fine report from the most I important committees for the past year: # Garden Club The major project of this club for 1933 was encouraging the beautifl cation of the grounds of County high schools and grammar schools by offering a prize of $5 each to the school making the most improve ment; the committee visiting each school, before and after. This pro ject interested not only the school! but the community in which the school was located. At the April meeting we had as our guest Col. John Blair, who showed his beautiful slides and giv ing, at the same time, his helpful lecture on N. C. gardens. With the help of chairman of Co. Commissioners we furnished shrubs for planting County Home grounds. Our ministers of the town had charge of one meeting, speaking on Nature in the Bible," one using "Flowers and plants," another j "Trees," and still another singing for the club. In the fall we had a lecture by Mr. Dremmam on Fertilization. j Instead of a flower show in the j fall, we had a window display, us-! ing various store windows. Several of our meetings consisted! of programs on the following sub jects such as "The art of laying stepping Stones." "The mgrtts of gladioli vs dahlias." "My rock gar- ' den." These have all been helpful and enjoyable.?Mrs. Mamie Merritt. j Civics Department Mrs. A. J. McKelway, Chm. This committee accepted 21 needy families to help. Christmas boxes were sent to them consisting of a toy for each child, candy, nuts, rai sins, cakes, a towel and wash rags. In the twenty-one families there were ninety-five, children and aged people. The Business Girls club. Boy Scouts, Rotary and Kiwanis clubs worked together in helping the Wo man's club make this a success. We wish to asknowledge especially the gift of twenty dollars in Christmas candy, nuts, etc.. from Pender's Store. We also wish to thank Rose's Store for a gift of candy and the Rotary for nine dozen oranges and apples, and each woman who so gladly and promptly accepted a case in the spreading of Christmas cheer. This department made and quilted five quilts for the County Home. Furnished magazines for the rack at Court House. Also sponsored a clean up campaign, helping to clean up the vacant lots of the (Continued on last page) MASONIC NOTICE There will be a1 Regular Commu-. nication of per- ? son Lodge No. 113 A. F. & a. M? Tuesday. May 22. at 7:30 o'clock. P.' M. All M. M. are invited to attend. Wm. W. Morrell, Master. ! J. Brodie Riggsbee, Sec'y a? ii GOES TO DURHAM Mr. Monroe Pleasants has accept ed a position with the Duke Taxi' there In the future. He will be the service man for the taxis of the company. RETURNS HOME Mr. 8. P. Nlcfa, Jr.< who has been , in Raleigh for the past six months with Burgess, Leach. Baker & Allen, has returned to Roxboro. and will be with Mr. R. P. Burns. Mr. Nicks is a very popular and capable i young-man and we are Indeed glad to welcome him back to our city. ' BACK TO WORK > ? Postmaster A. P. Clayton, who has been 111 for several days. Is able to be at his post of duty, &n