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TOBACCO
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TOBACCO
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And We All WU1 Be Benefitted
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VOL. LI.
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, august is, mt
NO. S3.
LOCAL KIWANIANS
HEAR CARL GOERCH
Appetizing Supper Ser
ved Bv Ladies Of
Allensville |
The Roxboro Kiwanis Clut.held
<ts regular weekly meeting with the
Ladies of the Allensville Methodist
Church serving a tasty and
clous meal on the grounds of the
church The Kiwanians were pres
strength with =^fy
guests There were about seven y
present m all. After the^untl
ful supper was over, the P
turned the program over to Chr
Wagoner. who spoke a few words*
encouragement and advice to Oea
Currier, father of twin boys who.
^.are recent arrivals .and he also
? "resented him with two very use
^ful gifts for the boys. Messrs. Jake
t Tavior 4?d Brodie Riggsl** had
ofthe program for the eveny
mg Mr. Taylor, in introducing the
man who would present the speak
er of the evening to the audience
said that like every other
Carolinian he knew Carl Goercn.
"nt ^ ^rTre""
STV Noell
r.oerch legislature, reported, editor
StS ???. ?*?? jriSt
choice Mr. Goerch told many In
teresting things that he hadI learn
ed about the Old North State drae
he had been editing "The State
thongs that he had gathered^ ^
his travels up and down the ^t
and through all secUons of North
spread of good things to eat,
?S. Sis visit, looked forward to;
was to make the Kiwanians want to
have him again, and his remarks
Were enjoyed by everyone^
Out-of-town SS
Carl Goerch. of Dr
Keves of Washington, N. C? d?
Reeves Taylor. Will Hick. WU
liam Mcdford of Oxford. M^Med
ford is the lieutenant governor of
this Kiwanis District.
Dr. E. J- Tucker was welcomed
a new member.
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Last Call For Cotton
And Tobacco Tax- Ex
emption Certifitates
Within the next few days It will
be too late to make application for
certificates to sell either tobacco
or cotton without paytog the taw
This applies to farmers whoHAVE
1 NOT EllGNED CONTRACTS. All
^ applications MUST BE Tn the hands
^Bof the county Agent at once.
marketing and
allotment cards
All farmers are interested now In
the cards which will permit them
to sell their tobacco. These cards
will be ready for delivery before the
markets open. Each contract sign
er will be notified to call and sign
for his cards Just as soon as they
ate ready for delivery Do not be
. uneasy about your cards. They
^ will be ready on time. YOU WILL
, BE NOTIFIED WHEN TO CALL
FOR THEM. 1
I wish to call your attention to
one thing of very special import
ance in regard to these cards: IF
A CARD IS LOST OR DESTROY
ED. NO DUPLICATE CAN BE IS
SUED Please keep this in mind.
H. K. Sanders.
James Abbitt
Appointed Examiner
After a ten day training course
in The National Aquatic School, at
Brevard. N. C., The. American Nat
. ional tied Cross has caused the fol
lowing certificate to be Issued. J
This certifies that James Main
Abbitt Is iWn Examiner of the A
merican Red Cross 'Life Saving
Service and Is authorised to oon
duct the Junior and Senior Life
Saving Tests in Person County.
(Signed) Richard W. Thrush,
Assistant Director.
Plrst Aid and Uf? Saving.
Notice, Eastern Stars
There will be no Eastern Star
meeting oiv^hursday Aug 1?. This
meeting has been" called, in. ? J
Mrs. E. E. THOMAS.
ForLeafGrower
Priors Continue to Rise on Border
Tcbacco Markets t
' Tobacco farmers of South Caro
lina and border belt markets con
tinued to flock to sales floors in
jubilation today as prices for their
offerings continued to rise, making
,lt once more ^n reality the "golden
weed" after a long stretch of lean
j years. ?
' Prom Darllrlgton, Lumberton,
Timmonsville, Dillion. and back and
forth across the North Carolina
| south Carolina border county came
the same reports.
"Best in five years. Best In. 10
I years. Best since 1919." - [
j Reported averages ranged from
I $20 to $26 per hundred at the vari
i ous markets. Some better grades
sold for as high as $60. Pew of the
very poorest offering sold for less
than $6 or $10. Some markets yester
I day reported prices for the worst
1 grades which equalled averages for
| total sales at the same period last
I vear. Daily sales were running very
| light.
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CLUB WOMEN TO:
STAGE A NOME
GARDEN CONTEST
Liberal Prizes Will Be
Awarded Winners;
Starts October 1
A fall and winter garden contest,
with cash prizes to the winners, will
be conducted this season by the
State College Extension Service to
stimulate more interest in farm
home gardens.
Any farm home garden in North j
Carolina will be eligible to com
pete for a prize. The enrollment of
contestants, to be made by ' the
garden leaders of local home de- j
monstration clubs, should be com-1
pleted by October I, as no entries
will be accepted after that time.
Women wishing to enter the con
test must begin their planting in
August, said Miss Ruth Current, dis- I
1 trict home demonstration agent at I
' State College. -The contest will start
October 1 and continue until next
March 31.
I In each county the contest will be
under the sponsorship of the coun
ty council of home demonstration
clubs and the garden leader of each
local club.
The gardens will be graded on
I their efficiency, as 'indicated by
| monthly records, and on a short ar
ticle written by the contestants re-;
Jgarding the gardens. Pictures may
be Included with the stories. The
efficiency will count 75 percent and j
t the article 25 percent In scoring
| points.
The highest score In the State will;
merit a $20 prize, with $12.50 and
$7.50 for second and third prizes,
respectively. In each county, the
first prize will be $5 and the sec
ond prize $2.50.
Prizes of $20. $12.50. $7.50. and
$5 will go to the county councils
with the largest number of mem
bers completing the contest.
ENTERTAINS
BIBLE CLASS
The Womens' Bible Class of the
Brcoksdale Methodist Church had
their class meeting on the lawn of
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin
: Brooks, with Mrs. Brooks and Mrs.
j George Pox as Joint hostesses.
At 6:45 P. M. a picnic supper was
] served to the guests and was thor
, oughly enjoyed by all. The busi
ness session was presided over by the
Vice-president MYs. Jamie Moore
After the business had been dis
posed- of the members were Invited
to help themselves to a delicious
watermelon spread.
Funeral Designs
Beautiful funeral designs as low
as $1.50. .... ;
ROXHORO FLOWER SHOP
phone - 30.
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Fraternity Holds Annual Election on High Seas
BERMUDA.. The Alpha Delta Phi, one ol the oldest American college
fraternities, cetebrgted its 102nd year by holding the annual convention
and election of officers on the high seas enroute here aboard the Queen
of Bermuda of the Furness Lines. Photos show, (insert), Dr. Fredrick Sill
of the Kent School, Kent, Conn., elected Alpha Delta,Phi President for
1934. (Above), W. L. Momsen, secretary of Executive Council, feugene C.
Worden, chairman Executive Council, and Irwin H. Cornell, committee
chairman of the Columbia U. chapter, sponsors of. the voyage.
New Superintendent j
Arrives At Somerset
Mr. H. L. Ballard and family ar-;
rived yesterday from Kannapolis,
N. C.' ?
Mr. Ballard will succeed Mr. W.
H. Kinkaid as superintendent of
Somereset Mills, Inc. He has been
connected with the Cannon Mills
at Kannapolis, N. C. and is a man
who has had many years of expert'
ence in the towel business. He and
his family will occupy the superin
tendent's home there at Somerset
Mills. I
We extend greeting to Mr. Ballard
and family and hope that they will
find town and county to be what
we know it is, the best in the state.
Fire Protection
Bright red, hungry flames eating
up all the profits that you had hop
ed to 'make out of that tobacco crop
and all because someone careless
ly got the flu-pipe too hot, and
caught the barn on fire. And it is
too risky to pack tobacco up in a
pack barn where anyone is likely
to throw a cigarette or a match.
Dont't risk it. Insure with us today.
We carry insurance to cover all
kinds of risks.
THOMPSON INS. AGENCY.
Successor to
Satterfield Insurance Agency. ;
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Dr. Philip L. Thomas, of the Tho-1
mas Drug Store, is spending the day
A BEAUTIFUL ,
DISPLAY WINDOW
All of the depertment stores here
make much of their display windows
but the display at Harris & Burns
this morning is a- thing of beauty.
We do not know who has the honor
of this display but we do know that
it is out of the ordintry and an
artist was behind the scheme. Next
to the space used in these columns'
calling attention to the many at
tractive things being offered from
day to day comes that of the display
windiw, and our merchants are wise
to the fact.
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Palace Installs
New Seats
The management of the Palace
Theatre, always on the lookout for
the comfort of their many patrons,
have installed new cushioned seats
in their modern picture house.
These seats will make it much more
comfortable for the customers of
this popular theatre.
Important Notice
To Unemployed
Mr. H. C. Evans will be at the
court house on the last Monday
of this month. August 27, 1934. to
register, reregister, or renew unem
ployed applicants from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. It is necessary that all ap
plicants desiring employment see
Mr. Evans on this date.
How To Apply for Loan
. To Improve Your Home
Washington. Aug. 9. Here are
the answer to some of your ques
tions as to how to obtain a loan to
improve a home or commercial
building under the plan of the Fed
eral housing administration:
Who may apply?
Any property owner, individual,
partnership or corporation with a
regular Income from salary, com
missions, business or other assured
source. It is not necessary to be a
depositor In the financial institu
tion consulted.
To whom do I apply?
Any national bank, state bank or
trust company, savings bank, indus
trial bank, building and loan asso
ciation. or finance company ap
proved by the Federal housing ad
ministration.
How much may I apply for?
From $100 to $2,000, depending on
your Income, for improvements on
any -one property, and in connection
with not more than five properties
unless approved by the housing ad
ministration. The Income of the
signers of the note must be at least
five times the annual payments.
How long may notes run?
From one to 36 months. Notes ex
tending from 3 months to five years
may be submitted to the housing
administration by financial Institu
tions for special consideration.
What security Is required?
An adequate regular Income and
a good credit record. t
The property owners^md. except
in special cases. If the owner Is an
individual and is married, also sig
nature of wife or husband. No oth
er co-signers or endorsers are re
1 quired
The financial institution may not
collect as fees of any kind a total
charge in exoess of an amount
equivalent to $5' discount per year
per $100 original face amount of
; note. "v ?
How do I pay the note?
By making regular, equal month
ly payments (season payments for
farmers when they sell crops) un
til the note Is paid in full
The regular installments payments
will be made in person at the place
of business of the financial institu
tions. or by mall, or as otherwise
arranged., u ~
May the owner of any kind of
property apply
Applications will be considered
for credit to improve one and two
family residences, apartment build
ings, stores, office buildings, facto
rjes^warehouses and farm buildings
| May I pay the note in full before
maturity date?
| Yes. at any time, a reasonable re
bate- will be allowed for prepayment
j if charges have been collected in
i advance.
What if T am late in making my
| payment?
Should a payment be more than
,15 days late, the financial inatltu
1 ( Ion's expenses caused thereby j
I should be reimbursed in part at the
rate of not more than 5 cents per
I dollar for each payment in arrears.
Persistent delinquency will make it
necessary for the financial lnstitu
' tion to take proper steps to affect
' collection in full.
NR. WALKER WRITES
ABOUT THE EASTERN
TOBACCO MARKET
Crop Is Short, Good In
Color, But Poor
In Quality
AVERAGING $23.00
Lumberton, N. C., Aug. 13, 1934
To The Rexbiro Courier:
Quite a few of my friends in and
around town asked that X give
them a report on the tobacco mar
ket at Lumberton as soon as J saw
the opening prices. It is not possible
for me to write them all so I am
taking this method. I am speaking
only of this particular section and
market. The crop is a short one
from the standpoint of pounds, pro
bably 60 per cent of a normal crop
will get it. I consider it very poor in
quality, very thin, with no grain,
but high in color, this of course
gives it a very showy appearance
on the Warehouse floors. As to
prices, "Not War time" but there
seems to be a good demand for all
grades, with the medium grades
selling extremely high. Prices range
ing all the way from 8c for -the
very common grades up to 50c for
the better ones. The general aver
age for the market has been slightly
above 23c per pound. The breaks
have been lighter for the opening
sales than usual and it will be the
first of another week before the
floors commence to fill up.
GEO. W. WALKER.
BEAUTIES BEING
SELECTED FOR
LEGION PAGE'NT
The local beauty pageant spon
sored by the Lester Blackwell Post
No.138, of the American Legion
will be held at the (Palace Theatre
Thursday, August 23. The business
houses of "the town are co-operating
with the Legion in the project, and
many of the most beautiful girls in
the town and county have been
chosen as their representatives. It
is hoped that many others will en
ter before August 23. The winner in
the local contest will compete in
Greensboro for the title, "Mis8
North Carolina 1934", and the one
chosen there will be given a trip to
the National Convention of the
American Legion at Miami, Florida
in October. ??
Tobacco Averages
High On S. C. Marts
We see from the Georgia. North
and South Carolina markets that
the farmers are getting almost twice
as much as- they did last year foi
their tobacco. Nobody is entitled
to it more than the farmers. We
rejoice with them. Since it is sell
ing so high you better let us insure
your pack and curing barns.
We also sell life insurance for
natural death, double for accidental
cash loan value and pays $1.00 pei
day per $1,000 if the insured is sick
or hurt.
Agents. H. L. Cooley,
E. N. Jones,
G. C. Davidson,
B. B. Knight.
Irvin O'Briant.
KNIGHT'S INSURANCE AGENCY
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New Pastor At The
Wesley an Tabernacle
We feel that we are very for
tunate to have Rev. Walter Phaup
wly has graduated from the Junior
College, at Cincinnati Ohio, as out
pastor for this conference year. Mr
Phaup is a fine Christian young
man if intelligence, and of high
Ideals in life. The public is cordi
ally invited to come out Sunday
and hear him preach. "
Sunday School each Sunday at
9:45. Preaching at 11:00 A.M. and
7:30 P.M.?Cor.
Returns Home
Miss Virginia Brandon, who has
been operated on for appendicitis
at Watts Hospital, Durham, has re
turned home, and is Improving nice
ly. Her many friends will be glad
tp know that Miss Brandon is get
ting on so nicely.
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Tonsil Clinic
Dr. B. W. Faseett will conduct a
tonsil clinic here at Hotel Jones
on Friday. August 24. This clinic
will be for the benefit of both adults
and children
Automobile Takes
Dive Off Bridge,
Injuring Two Men
On the road from Woodsdale
that leads out to the Roxboro
South Boston highway there Is lo
cated a bridge on a sharp curve.
Now this road Is a so-called short
cut from Roxboro to Bethel HID.
One night last week. Thursday,
t Messrs. Joe Wilkerson and Oarl
Winstead were traveling from Rox
boro to the South Boston road via
this short cut. Mr. Wilkerson *as
driving his car, and, not being fa
miliar with the road, he was driv
ing along at a slow rate of speed.
He approached the -bridge, unaware
that it was there. Understand that
the bushes are grown around It
so that, unless one knows that he
is approaching a bridge, he cannot
know it until he is almost on it. As
Mr. Wilkerson did not know the
road very well, he, naturally, could
not know that- the bridge was im
minent. and consequently, his car
took -a dive Into the creek, about
i a twenty foot drop, it. is said. His
. car was considerably damaged, but,
, luckily the two young men escaped
i without serious Injury, their wounds
consisting of very painful but not
i serious cuts and bruises. Now here
? is what we are driving at.|On that
bridge there was not a sign of any
i kind of railing, thus forming a dan
gerous hazard to anyone travelling
that particular road. And especial
? ly is this true of strangers who have
no way of knowing that there is
? such a dangerous hazard when they
; might be going over that road. The
State Highway Commission, or some
6ne, should look to these defects
that are here and make the high
ways safe for us. as citizens, and
safe for those who are transients
in our state.
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MISS. MATTIE MORTON
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Funeral Was Conduct
ed From Home Mon
day Afternoon
Miss Mattie E. Morton, aged 64.
died at her home on North Main
Street sopietime between the hours
of twelve o'clock midnight Saturday
and .breakfast time Sunday morn
ing.' "ICtiss Mattie", as she was fa
miliarly known to all her friends,
had been in failing health for sev
eral years and had been confined
-(to her bed for all of the two mon
ths prior to her passing. She was
suffering with a heart and kidney
complications with high blood pres
sure. and these were given as caus
ing her death. She is survived by
her nephew. Zeb Mot ton. who made
. his home with, and one .brother.
Hubert S. Morton of this 'city. The
exact hour of her passing could not
I be determined, but it was apparent
? that the end had come quietly, prob
ably while she was asleep.
The funeral was conducted from
the home Monday afternoon at 4:00
p. m. with her pastor. Rev. J. F.
; Herbert, of the Edgar Long Me
morial church in charge assisted by
Rev. W. F. West of the First Bap
i tist church.
Miss Mattie was a faithful and
consistent member of the Long Me
morial Church and had been prac
tioally all her life. The active pall
. bearers were: Messrs! M. C. Clayton
Wyatt Monk. J. B. Riggsbee. T. B.
| Woody; S. B. Davis, and Dr. B. A,
TRaxton. The honorary pall-bear
esr were:'Messrs. L. M. Carlton, A
: W. Clayton. O. T. Kirby, K. L
Street, W. H. Harris, C. H. Hunter.
J. Y. Blanks. W. T. Pass, and F. O.
i Carver. The floral-bearers were:
' Mesdames: T. B. Woody, F. O. Car
' ver, R. H Gates. Mrs. Mary Woody,
Margaret Critcher, L. M.'Carlton
Howard Frank. J. M. Featherston,
W. T. Pass. L. T. 6ow14s. Wyatt
Monk. H. K. Sanders. T. E Aus
jon. A. W. Clayton. Hugtf Woods,
J. Y". Blanks. Wlnfrev Clayton. E.
B. Foushee. George Thaxton, T. D.
Wtnstead, R H. Oakley, and Alek
Wrenn. and Misses Julia Bray, Mar
garet Williams, and Katie Pointer.
Miss Morton was buried at Bureh
wood Cemetery immediately follow
ing the funeral services.
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Mr Gordon Hunter has returned
from Ocracoke and Klnston. While
there he reported that he enjoyed
several days of nice fishing.
Twelve communities in Orange
j County have prepared data for hav
ing rural electrical lines placed for
serving the farm homes of each
community.
The American flag of. 18 stars
and IS stripes was in ofllcial use
for 33 years, from 17WL to ltlt.
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
lOCAt COMMITTEE TO
ADJUST FARM DEBTS
Committee Will Assist
Debtor Or Creditor
With Adjustments
Messrs. P. D. Long. D. L. Whit
field, S. B. Davis, D. S. Brooks, J.
S. Walker, received notice last week
of their appointment by Governor
Ehringhaus as the local committee
for the adjustment of farm debts
in 'Person County. Mr. Henry P.
Watkins. field agent, met with the
committee in their initial meeting
last Thursday to explain the func
tion of the gToup and to elect offi
cers. They are: J. S. Walker, chair
man. S. B. Davis, Vice- chairman,
and. D. S. Brooks, Secretary. The
purpose of the organization is to
bring together the debtor and the
creditor in a friendly meeting to
see if some mutual basis of agree
ment can be worked out. Blanks
for the purpose of requesting the
aid of the committee have been fur
nished the committee and will be
given to either the debtor or the
creditor upon request. North Caro
lina owes $105,900,000 on farms and
Person County owes $1,200,000 on its
farms. The services of the com
mittee will be at the call of any
one desiring to adjust their farm
debts, but either the debtor or the
creditor will have to take the first
step and that is to-file an appli
cation asking for their services. The
State committee is composed of the
following: Leon Weil, R. A. Dough
ton, Dr. G. W. Forster. Executive
Secretary. Raleigh. J. L. Skinner,
Millard F. Jones. H. A. Mills. Ju
lian Price, M. O. Blount, and J.
Allen Taylor. Both .the local and
the State committees are appoint
ees of the governor. The next meet
ing of the local committee will be
held Thursday, August 16, at 3:00
p. m. in the office of Miss Eglan
tine Mferritt. county Administra
tor.
Death of Mrs. Buchan
Mrs. H. C. Buchan died at her
home in Raieigh yesterday morning;
funeral services will be conducted
a{. the residence tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock.
Mrs. Buchan was a niece of Mrs.
W. H. B. Newell of this city.
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Off On Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Long and.
two daughters, and Miss Leola Long
left Saturday morning for Lexing
ton, S. C., Mr. Long's former home,
where they will spend their vlfea
tion visiting Mr. Long's parents.
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Will Visit Manteo
Mr. R. L. Harris will leave Friday
morning for Manteo where he will
attend the 350th anniversary of the
birth of English fcivilizaition in
America. He will drive to Moore
head Qity land will probably fly
from there to Manteo. with his
friend, Mr. Carl Goerch.
Visitors From
Loch Haven
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Bickford and
son and daughter of Loch Haven.
Pa., were guests in the home of
Mrs. J. A. Long Monday and Tues
day.
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Asheville Visitor#
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Burns left
Saturday for Asheville to visit their
son. Mr. Merrimon Burns. Mr.
Bums returned alter spending the
week-end, while Mrs. Burns will
spend several weeks. . ?
Tuberculosis Clinic
Dr. H. F. Easom, of North Caro
lina State Sanatorium, will conduct
an adult tuberculosis clinic at the
Health offlce in Roxboro, September
third through the seventh. Appoint
ments made at Health offlce.
Attended Tobacco
Graders Association,
Mr. Vasco Woody of" Bethel-ML
attended the Tbbacco Graders As
sociation in Raleigh last week. Mr
Woody Is an old tobacco raiser and
we expect he was able to tell those
experts quite a bit about handling
and draging tobacco.