THE COURIER
ROXBORO, N. C.
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Wednesday, September 15, 1934.
SERIOUS SITUATION
The labor situation today is a
serious problem, and one that will
require the best brains of this
country to settle properly; that it
will eventually be settled, no one
doubts?and we trust It will be
speedily settled. No one who Is
honest In his convictions will dis
pute the fact that any man who
is dissatisfied with his labor, or con
ditions of his labor, or the rate of
pay, has a right to quit his Job and
walk out; but it is equally true
that the man who wants to work
has the same right, to do so. Lllke
all questions, there two sides to it,
and probably both sides are some
what to blame for the strike. Hie
strikers say they have been discrim
inated against in the stretch-out
system as is being practised, so la
bor clamls, and doubtless this is
true, but if the manufacturer is do
ing this he is clearly violating the
code as adopted, and NRA should be
the place for labor to have the cor
rection made, but because the man
ufacturer has violated his code is
no reason for labor to take the law
in their hands and commit lawless
acts by forcibly driving those from
their jobs who want to work.
The Chapel Hill Weekly has a
very forceful edl/orial on the ques
tion which strikes us about the best
we have seen. He says:
"It seems to us that the impor
tant question, from the point ofj
view of the workers. Is whether or
not, under present circumstances,
their situatloh will be improved by
a strike. There has been much
talk about "principles' 'involved, but
whatever excitement has been stir
red up by such talk is largely arti
ficial., Hie main consideration is,
as it ought to be. one of bread and
butter. . With eight or nine or ten
million people In the country un
employed, with industry and com
merce far below the pre-depression
normal, with the textile industry it
self In a low state, do the textile
workers stand to gain anything, in
a material way, from giving up
their Jobs? It is a cruel fact, but
it Is a fact, that as things are now
the people who. are earning almos' j
any sort of a livelihood are fortu
nate. Often they are not fortunate
by the measure of a decent civi
lized standard, but they are fortu
nate by the measure of what mil
lions of their fellow citizens are en
during and what they themselves
will have to endure when they are
no longer on the payroll.
The labor union leaders claim
that the textile employers have not
lived up to the provisions of the
code. That there have been in
fractions of it is likely enough. Tex
tile manufacturers are far from be
Ing saints; we have little doubt (hat
some of them have taken advan
tage of technicalities and ambigui
ties to the detriment of the em
ployees. But thee4 are matters that
could be adjusted through the ma
chinery set up by the N.R A So
could the question of collective bar
'galning. The law provides th?t em
' plnyecs shall be entitled to deal with
employers "through
of their own choosing." It does not
provide that the employers shall
deal with the leaders of the na
tional labor union that has called
the strike. It has not been shown
that this union embraces a major
ity of the whole body of workers;
and it la oertain that in many mill
communities a majority of the work
ers are not members of this union.
The leaders of the union are ei
ther unable to comprehend present
economic conditions which ^re un
favorable to the success of_a strike
or else they are making the mass of
workers the victims of their Own
ambition."
We believe one of the most vital
questions to be settled at the com
ing election in November Is the
adoption, or rejection of the new con
stitution. This proposed constitu
tion was gone into most thoroughly
by some of the ablest men of the
State, and we believe it means much
to the people generally. There are
objections, of course, but it would
have been impassible to draw up
any kind of an instrument without
some objections. We believe If our
readers wil study this proposition
and make up their minds without
prejudice, or politics, they will see
its good points and will help in its
adoption. For the farmer It means
muqjj, and It is to this class we are
appealing to give it close study.
We are glad to say there has been
no trouble with the workers in any
of the mills here, and really there
is no reason why there should be,
for we do not believe there are
mills anywhere that look more close
ly after the interests of their em
ployees than do the mills here.
Of course, we all wis hit was pos
sible for the laboring man to re
ceive such wages and salaries as
they did just after the world war,
but every one knows this is Impos
sible, and to attempt to put into
practice such scales would put us
right back where we were when we
so wisely elected Mr. Roosevelt
president.
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IN LOVING
REMEMBRANCE
In sad but loving memory of my
dear husband, Scargin Roberson.
who departed this life Sept. 3, 1934.
He was 73 years old. Had been
married twice. He leaves to mourn
his loss a heart-broken wife, two
children and three grandchildren.
Oh. how lonely it is here without
him No one knows, but those
who have had the sad experience,
but I hope we will all meet him in
heaven where there will be no more
parting. He had not been able to
do any work for a long time and
was confined to his bed for about
three weeks, but he bore his suf
everything was done for him that
fering so patiently and I feel like
loving hands could do, but none
could Stay the cold hand of death.
God had gotten ready for him in
heaven so He took him from us and
we must submit to his will and try
to live so we may meet him ogain
when our life is over. Funeral ser
vice was conducted at home by his
pastor. Rev. J. c. McGregor and
Mr Long. He was laid to rest at
Hrovtdence. underneatth a mound
of beautiful flowers. A precious one
from me is gone, a voice I loved is
still, a place is vacant in our home
whirh never can be filled. Tis hard,
so hard to speak the words we must
forever' part, yet again we hope to
meet thee when this day of life is
fled and in heaven wish to greet
thee where no farewell tears are
shed.
Written by his heart-broken wife,
Mrs Nannie P. Roberson.
P. H. SCHOOL HAS
GOOD OPENING
On Wednesday morning. Sept. 6,
the Bethel Hill school started its
1934-35 school year. The first day
enrollment of 395 was the largest
in the school's history. At the end
of the week the high school enroll
ment was 109 and the elementary
was 295. Farm work and very rainy
weather kept the enrollment down
considerably in the grades especially
The high school should have an in
crease of about 15 and the elemen
tary of about 75 in the near future.
Exercises were held in the audi
torium and suitable speeches were
m?de by Rev. J. C. McGregor and
Supt. a. O. WInstead. A goodly
number of Interested; parents' and
former graduates were present: ?
The new teacheri. Miss Emma
France.-, Lyon of Durham and Miss
Mary death of Woodsdale were in
troduced.
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Beef, especially steaks, should be
chosen by tests of elastic red meat
I and firm, white fat.
PASSES AWAY
Mr. Pat H. Clay, a former mem- I
ber of Hie Courier force, who died'
last Thursday morning.
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RITES FRIDAY FOR j
E. J. RICHMOND!
Native Of Person Count) Succumbs j
In Durham Home Following
Long Illness
Funeral services for Eugene J.
Richmond, 55, of. 406 Canal street,
will be held this afternoon at four
o'clock at the Hall-Wynne funeral
parlors. Rev. "ft. F. Munns and B.
E. Stanfleld will offlctae. Burial
will be made in the old section of
Maple wood cemetery.
| Mr. Richmond died Friday morn
ing at 4:55 o'clock at his home. He
'had been ill for the past -eight
| months. Heart disease and other
complications were the cause of his
| death.
Mr. Richmond was born at Hur
! die Mills. He had operated a store
' at Hurdle Mills, at Hillsboro and in
! Durham. He was employed a t the
Durham Notion company for a
number of years. He was the son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. D. W. K.
Richmond of Person county. He was
married twice. His first wife was
Miss Martha Maude Harris, sister of
Mrs. J. J. Lawson of this city. His
; second wife was Miss Bannie Ma
[ lone, a daughter, Miss Julian
Richmond, died last February in'
Asheville, and was buried here at
Maplewood cemetery.
Surviving are two children, How
ard Eugene Richmond and Cather- j
ine Richmond of Durham; one sis- |
j etr, Mrs. R. L. Long of Hurdle
Mills; one brother, J. D. K. Rich
mond of South Boston, Va? and
| seven nieces and nephews.
! Pallbearers-will "be: P. C. Cromp-I
ton, E. Walter Reade, N. E. Faueett, |
Harry Knowles, P. M. Taylor andj
Paul OBrlant.?Durham Sun.
HURDLE MILLS
SCHOOL NEWS
The school at Hurdle Mills had a
very successful opening Wednesday,
j September 5th.
We were glad to have with us in i
our opening exercise Prof. G. C.
Davidson, of the Roxboro Schools, j
who made a short but good address, ?
Dr. R. R. McCulloch, of the First
Baptist Church of Oxford, preach
jed the opening sermon. - We were
glad to have such an Inspiring
message" with which to begin the
work of a new year. The singing
was by students and others led by
Mr. H. D. Young with Miss Mc
Gregor at the piano. We were
glad to have a number of former
students, patrons and friends pres
ent.,
Three hundred and fifteen students
were present the first day, ninety
two of whom were in high school.
Several others have enrolled since.
It seems that it should not require
many days to surpass the enroll
ment of last year which was 352.
As has been published before Miss
McGregor has charge of the De
partment of Home Economics. A
little equipment was purchased be
fore her arrival but Jt was thought
best to await her coming to order
the most of It. However more has
been ordered since the opening and
it is hoped that the work will be
well under way shortly. As we have
not had this course before there will
be three sections of first year work
and even then all who would like to
do so can not take it.
It is hoped that the piano students
and their teacher will soon have
their work lined up.
. The Welfare has had more work
done on the walk and elsewhere but
are not yet through with that pro
ject. "After completing that they
1 will find work enough on the gym
nasium to last for quite a while.
On Monday evening the P. T. A.
entortaiend the KIWahls Club. The
attendance was fine as there were
: only two or three members absent
and as {here were some visitors
present. We hope they all enjoyed
the occasion and will come again.
?The Principal.
CARD OF THANKS
Knowing that it will be impossible
for us to see each and every one
in person we wish to take this me
thod of thanking all of you for the
kind deed! and <yords and qxprqs-'
sions of sympathy during the ill
ness and death of our husband and
father.
Mrs. Pat H. Clay and family.
PERSON COUNTY RAIN
BRINGS MUCH DAMAGE
Division Highway Engineer Proceeds
To Area In Which 12 Bridges
Swept Away
NOW PUSHING REPAIR WORK
With a view to expediting the fur
ther repair of damage caused by
heavy rains in Person county last
Friday night, RomllOus Markbam.
division highway engineer in divi
sion C, state highway section, went
to Roxboro yesterday afternoon.
In Roxboro Mr. Markham was to
discuss the situation with District
Engineer J. H. Proctor, of the Dur
ham district, which is a part of. di
vision C, and Bridge Superintendent
K. R. Scott.
During the last few days Mr. '
Markham has been keeping in close1
touch with the situation in the
northern and northwestern parts of
Person county in which the rains
were so heavy and damaging, but
he did not have an opportunity to
go to that area until yesterday af
ternoon.
Highway forces from Person and
Granville counties have been busily
engaged in repairing the damage
during the last three days and this
work will continue without inter
ruption until completed.
No definite estimate'as to the ex
tent of. the damage Js yet obtain
able. Reports received here, how
over, reveal that 12 bridges were
washed away and that there was
^extensive damage to highways.
"Most of the roads are now. open1
to traffic," Mr. Markham said Just
before he left for Roxboro. j
The rains were entirely local in
character. No damage from rains
elsewhere in this division, consist-!
ing of 17 counties, has been report
ed.?Greensboro News.
rotaryI^luiT
HEARS DISTRICT
GOVERNOR MON.
The Roxboro Rotary club held its
regular meeting last Thursday night
at Antioch Baptist church, the la
dies of the church furnishing a most
delicious dinner. After refreshments!
Mr. Freeman Nicks delivered a most
interesting and instructive talk on
the proposed new constitution. He
was followed- by Mr. Ben Davis
who is always ready for any emer
gency.
On Monday night Rev. Tom A.
Sikes, Rotary Governor of this dls
trist. met with the club and deliv
ered one of the most timely inter
esting and instructive addresses we
have ever heard before the club.
He is a deep thinker, an English
man , by birth, but a thorough Tar 1
Heel today, and is an asset to any
community or club. He will always
receive a hearty welcome when he
visits Roxboro.
Lunch was served by the Presby
terian ladies in the Woman's club
rooms, and it was a lunch long to
be remembered. When the club vis
its the country it always knows that
the lunch will be worth while, but
the ladies Monday night excelled
themselves and placed Rotary un
der obligations.
trustee^sale
Under and by virtue of the powers '
contained in? that deed of trust exe
cuted to the undersigned Trustee by I
Mrs. J. E. Day on March 7th, 1932
and recorded in Book 6, page 522
Office of Register of Deeds of Per
son County, default having been
made in the payment of the note!
secured thereby and upon request j
of the holder thereof, I will on
Saturday, October 6th, 1934. at ,
twelve o'clock Noon at the Court
house door -in Roxboro, North Caro
lina.
Sell to the highest bidder at pub
lic auction for cash the following
described real estate, to-wit:
One certain tract of land situated
in Cunningham Township. Person
County, North Carolina, and de
scribed as follows, viz: Being the one
tract of land conveyed by J. m
Bray (deceased) to the said Mrs. I.
E. Bray and of record in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Person
Countv. North Carolina, in Book 24,
page 137, which description Is fully
set out and is asked to be taken as
a part of this deed as if fully set out
herein said tract containing 24 acres
more or less.
Present boundary of said tract of
lands as follows: on the East by W
A. Turner and T. H. Owen; on the
North by Faulkner lands, on the
West by Acv Brandon Home Place
on the South by land called Spencer
Place and Mrs. I. E. Bray home lot
that she now lives.on. ...
This 6th day of September. 1934 !
L. M. Carlton. Trustee
Attention Farmers!
Reinforced Concrete Well pipe
For Sale
| Joints 2 feet long and 2 feet In
diameter, inside measurement, only!
?1 95 per Joint, at the plant. Will de
liver. to your home, a minimum load
of 18 Joints 15 to 40 miles, for only
25c per Joint. Satisfaction guaran-1
teed. Reference: Bp* of Yanoey
ville. For particulars write John B."
Page, Yanccyvllle, N. or see Mr.
8r P. Gentry & Co., Merchants, 5
miles north of Rokboro. i
WEED ESTIMATE
IS RAISED SOME
However, It. Remains 22 Per
Cent Less Than Last
Year's Crop
Washington, Sept. 10.?-Improved
crops throughout the tobacco belt
lilted the Agriculture Department's
estimate of the total crop today to
1,078,117,000 pounds-for the nation.
This estimate, higher than esti
mates during July and August, was
still 22 per cent below the 1033 crop
of 1,385,107,000 pounds and consid
erable below the 1927-31 average of
1,470,556,000 pounds.
The flue-cured forecast was for
535,483,000 pounds. Favorable weath
er conditions In m06t flue-cured dis
tricts caused the Increase despite
the fact production in Georgia fell
below the August estimate.
All sections of the Burley Belt
except Missouri showed improve
ment during August with the result
the estimated burley yield rose from
277,198,000 pounds, forecast la$t.
month, to 294,360,000 pounds. Ex
cept for Southern Maryland and
Virginia sun-cured, production was
estimated at less than last year.
Production of flue-cured types
showed an Increase over last month
with an estimated total of 119.252,
000 pounds.
Cigar filler types improved dur
ing the month, the September fore
cast being 37,075,000 pounds. The
estimated cigar binder type produc
tion of 28,330,000 pounds showed lit
tle change from last month's esti
mate. Production of cigar wrapper
was placed at 3,983,000 pounds,
slightly less than the August fore
cast but greater than the 1933 crop
of 6,156,000 pounds.
The report Indicated the follow
ing yields in tobacco producing
states, compared with last year's
production:
1934 Forecast 1933 Crop
N. Carolina 400,900,000 537,979,000
Kentucky . .278,590.000 330,715,000
Virginia 83,700,000 97,046,000
Tennessee ...103,485,000 133,438.000
Massachusetts 4,402.000 6,620,000
Connecticut . 14,162,000 18578,1)00
Pennsylvania 24,701,000 25,330.000
Ohio . 23.188,000 25,015,000
Indiana . .. 8.578.000 10,585,000
Wisconsin! ... 13.754,000 16,023,000
Missouri ..... 3,465.000 . 7.412,000
Maryland .... 24,480,000 20.400.000
West Virginia 3,400,000 4,322.000
S. Carolina .. 54,020,000 88,580,000
Georgia . ... 31,983,000 58,124,000
Florida . .... 4,414,000 4,822,000
Helena Team Will
Meet Semcra Satur.
The Helena baseball team will
meet Semora at Helena Saturday at
3:30 o'clock. This Is the last game
that Helena will play this season,
unless there Is some other team that
would be interested in playing
them. N. Hicks and Clayton will
do the'throwing for Helena. Willie
Long will do the receiving. N. Hicks
and Clayton have showed up very
well this season in the box this sea
son for Helena. While Grey, E.
Lunsford, and Q. Hicks have done
the heaviest hitting for Helena, j
There is a large crowd expected at(
the game Saturday.
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ANTI-CLIMAX
If Herbert Hoover were a man.
from Mars, recently arrived on this
earth, instead of an ex-President
of the United States under whose
administration humanity sank into
new depths of misery, a reader
might find his first public utter-1
ance since he left the White House
a clear and thoughtful statement
of the ultra-conservation position In j
the United States today. It Is Im
possible. however to read the for
mer President's fears that Ameri
cans are being deprived of their
liberties without remembering that
he was the last of the Bourbons,
the last of those who devoted them
selves to upholding and regiment
ing the privileges which across
half a century the Republican par-I
ty had granted out of the public
power and the public treasury to Its
and richer favorites. *
As It Is, knowing who this Mr. j
Hoover Is. knowing his record ,
which the people of the United Sta
tes weighed in the balance and
found wanting, his article on "The
Challenge to Liberty" In the cur
rent Issue of The Saturday Eveplng
Post comes as anti-climax. He who
: igned the Hawley-Smoot tariff act
he who loosed troops on the bonus
pleaders, he who said that It might
have been worse, now fears that
the people who starved under his ad
ministration may lose. their llfer.
ties under Roosevelt \
This feaV thaV*the people may
lose liberties, which he Insinuates
the Republicans always jealously
guarded, la pallid stuff compared
to what the Hoover in the White
House said might happen to these
same Americans. Hoover today
says the American people may lose
some liberties. A* desperate Hoover
in 1932 spoke against the wrath of
the people, which his lneptness had
aroused, with the promise that If
Roosevelt were elected?
. Grass will grow In the streets of
a hundred cities, a thousand towns;
ithe .weeds will overrun the fields
WE ARE FILLING UP
WITH FALL THINGS
New Fall merchandise is
coming in by every freight
and express. Already our
-shelves, tables, cases and
racks begin to show a full
appearance. Splendid show
ings of Suits, Coats, Dresses,
Piece Goods and Accessories
for the ladies are already
here..
Suits at $9.95, $16.95, $24.75
. i -. i _
Coats at $9.95, $16.95 to $49.50
Dresses at $3.45, $3.95, $5.95
to $13.59.
And if you wish to select
your own materials and make
your own garments you willV*
find here one of the best
stocks of piece goods in the
auiLe. ino matter lor what purpose, the material
is here. Anything from cotton plaids to fine silks
or woolen in the very newest effects and creations.
' i ? ' ; _
We are; making a strong bid for your. business
simply on the merits of our merchandise and
prices. ~fftre you will find the last word in style,
the highest point in quality and the lowest CASH
prices." And we are always pleased to serve you.
HARRIS & BURNS
Roxboro's Best Store
of millions of farms. and women may possess both dig
, . . Their churches and school- nlty and security in a rich, free
houses will decay. ; land?Raleigh News and Observer.
Before a promise so dire the ^ ~
American people were not afraid.
They indicated their opinion of
Hoover's promise of choas a week
after he made it when they voted
by millions for Roosevelt. Now two
Prof. Sees Snp-ke
With Pug Nose
| H ..Coolidge, Ariz., Page a pug-nosed
years later when what this country snake! There are five in America?
needs is more and not less grass, j Prov't?ed they're all still living. Dr.
there is no reason to suspect that,A Wright of Cornell University
the same people will be disturbed l5r0ll8ht the matter back to mind,
by the old and discredited prophet
of doom. The grass did not grow in
America after Hoover's defeat, but
employment and farm income did.
incidentally upsetting an old the
ory at the White Sands National
monument in New Mexico.
In 1927 a pug-nosed snake was
And so today the people will not,36611 at Walters Well near the
listen to a discredited prophet, who monument. Tradition was that
now offers an idealistic liberty j "lere were n? snakes on the sands,
though he could not even give I ^ other four were seen at
bread. The people have heardvarious "u168 in Texas and Art
threats before and promises. They.ZOIla are harmless, but are
remember, the liberty of the stock
salesman, the liberty of the mar
ket rigger, of the sweat shop opera
tor. They remember, toi, promises
that the Republicans would abolish
poverty. They have been warned
and threatened and promised to
of scientific interest. No speci
mens were found^w Dr. Wright's
visit to the monument however.
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DEER VISITS CITY
Traffic was tied up and pedes
weariness by the Old Order which trians parked themselves in stores
Hoover still leads. Now they have \ and doorways until the deer which
seen performance under Roosevelt, j meandered leisurely down Water
It will take more than a new pale vUie.s (Me ) maln street decided to
threat by an old melodramatic j^tum to its home in the nearby
threatener to halt them in their j woodland
progress to a new America in
which "liberty" is not merely a Use denatured alcohol to remove
word behind which plutocrats may tobacco stains from copper or brass
mobilize but a reality in which men ash trays.
YOU CAN'T LOSE
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prowl; as long as petty
thieving and robbery con
tinues, there will be need of
safety box protection. You
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your home, your business,
your personal affairs
through a good banking
service. We feel that we
can serve you to your satis
faction. We solicit your
patronage.
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