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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening June 1 1th 1919.
No. 24
DATE OF WILSON’S
RETURN DEPENDS ON
THE GERMAN REPLY
If They Refuse He Will Sail at
Once, If They Sign He
Will See It.
WILL KNOW NEXT WEEK
Germany Must Sign or Refuse
by Wednesday or Thursday
Next Week.
Paris, June 9.—It is practically cer
tain that if Germany is admitted to
the league of nations at the Wash
ington meeting next October, all
armies of occupation will be with
drawn from her soil immediately
upon her admission to membership
instead of in fifteen years.
Premier Lloyd George and Presi
dent Wilson are strongly supporting
this course, while Premier Clemen-
ceau is against it.
The date of President Wilson’s re
turn to America now depends upon
the German answer to the note which
the allied and associated powers will
hand the Teuton .envoys Fridiay,
which incidentally falls again on the
thirteenth day of the month. In that
note Germany will be told with final
ity which of her counter-proposals
have been found practicable'. and to
what extent. The note will close. \Vith
a paragraph giving her five days in
which to give her final word as to
whether she will or will not sign the
treaty.
Thus unless there is an eleventh
hour hitch, the world should know by
a week from Wednesday or Thursday,
at the latest, whether there shall be
peace or whether the sword must
once more replace the pen.
If the Germans say they will sign,
President Wilson will remain here to
see that important formality through;
if they refuse he will immediately
leave for the United States.
Unless all signf> are deceiving, the
treaty to Germany will meet her half-
■way on at least some of the essential
points on which she has balked.
Important modifications under
stood to have been virtually agreed
on by the “Big Four” should not.
make it difficult, it is said, for her
plenipotentiaries to sign. This news,
which is semi-official,, though it must
be borne in mind that the final draft
' of the. note is not yet agreed on and
all snags are not out of the way, has
led to fresh optimism here as re
gards to Germany.
In Honor of Mullins Boy
Great Battleship is Named.
Geo. H. Yarboro received a tele
gram from Josephus Daniels, last
week announcing that the torpedo
boat destroyer, No. 314, now build
ing at Bethlehem Ship Yards. San
Francisco, Cal., had been named in
honor of his son, Lieut. Geo. H. Yar
boro, J., who was wounded on June
23 and died on June 27, 1918, at the
Mstorical battle Belleau Woods,
France. The secretary of war asked
Mr. Yarboro to name a sponsor for
the launching of the vessel, which is
soon to take place at San Francisco.
Miss Kate Burch, of Florence, was
named by Mr. Yarboro. The follow
ing is a copy of the telegram receiv
ed by Mr. Yarboro from Secretary
Daniels.
“I have today assigned the name
of Yarboro to torpedo boat destroyer
number three hundred fourteen,
building at Bethlehem Ship Building
Co., California, in honor of your son.
Lieut. Geo. -Yarboro, Junior U. S.
M. C. Will you kind enough to
designate a sponsor for this vessel
which is to be launched soon at San
Francisco.”
Josephus Daniels.
Mullins Enterprise.
R. C. M. Wins Two
Games Saturday and Monday.
In the game Saturday, R. C. M. just
w’alked away with Harmony. Jones
the pitcher for Haromny got very
little support. The mill boys started
the game making scores and ended
the same way, finally setting down
to a score of R. C. M 14. Harmony
4.
Batteries for R. C. M.—Pugh and
Day.
Batteries for Harmony, Jones and
Oakley—Umpire Carver. ,
R. C. M. Defeats Hard Roxboro Team.
Monday R. C. M. met Roxboro for
the second game this season which
gave the fans a very delightful game.
It seemed as if Mill boys -was in for a
good wallop up to the 6th inning, as
the score was 5 and 0. However, they
started playing good ball and wound
up the game with a defeat of, R. C.
M. 7.—Roxboro 6.
Batteries for R. C. M.—Pugh- and
Day.
Batteries for Roxboro—Brooks and
Burns.
Col. Lewis Writes Agair*.
Editor of The Courier: Since iny
last communication you invited me to
write again. I am improving slowly
from my illness. I do not think that
chicken and harn at Concord was a
direct cause, my running gear, or my
cogwheel got out of order.
I saw a communication in your
valuable journal relating to the school
teachers salary. Let’s include some
of our Circuit Preachers in with the
teachers, for I admit they are the
poorest paid educators on earth. At
present prices for everything they!
would freeze to death on one side and j
starve on the other. In the South pri
vate boarding houses are charging
$50 per month board, hotels $80 to
$100. Now where does the teachers
come in at $50 or $60 per month. It
is either starve or go away, without
clothes. The Circuit Blinister, with a
family, some of them would either
starve or live on faith and green cab
bage. You know faith goes a long
ways with an empty stomach.
Now, Mr. Editor, could you give
me a cause for these high prices af
ter the war has closed, and still
Teaching higher every day. Is it pos
sible that the United States money
will get on a low standard like Con
federate money, when flour was a
hundred dollars a barrel and meat
five dollars a pound. Money must be
cheap when some of our Representa
tives in the House filibustred and vot
ed Britt $22,000 for being a candi
date. I guess in 1920 there will be
several million candidates when mon
ey comes that easy. If filerbusting
continues it won’t be long before they
bust the United States, for when they
need a little oil to run the machinery
they tax everything in sight and out
of sight, even down to your socles,
and if you do not have your toe nails
pulled out , they will tax them. .
This is my last epistle until I came
back from the South. With best
wishes for all of old Person County’s
people, and you included.
Sincerely yours,
jWm. L. Lewis.
City Market Moved.
I beg to advise my friends that I
have moved my meat market from
Court Stfeet to South Main Street,
next to Winstead Warehouse. In the
future the business will be known as
the City Market, Clay & Oliver,
proprietors. I am thankful to the
good people of Roxboro for the trade
they have so generously given me
and can promise if they will continue
with the new firm .that we will serve
them even better in the future. We
will also carry a line of staple gro
ceries, which we can sell at right
prices. ’Remember the place, next
door to Winstead Warehouse.
T. S. Clay.
Report of Diseases During
The Month of May.
The names and Addresses of Chick
en Pox reported during the month of
May in the County of Person.
Mary Wrenn Roxboro, N. C. No. 3.
Erma Bradsher, Roxboro, N. C.
Margaret Long, Roxboro, N. C.
.Sanford Long, Roxboro, N. C.
Helen Bradsher, Roxboro, N. C.
John Bradsher, Roxboro, N. C.
Alma Bradsher, Roxboro, N. C.
Carlye Stalvey, Roxboro, N. C.
Sophia Lipshitz, Roxboro, N. C.
L. M. Carlton, Jr., Roxboro, N. C.
W. D. Merritt, Jr., Roxboro, N. C.
Dan Richmond, Roxboro, N. C.
Mildred Richmond, Roxboro, N. C.
Annie Long Bradsher, Roxboro, N.
C.
Mary Jane Long, Roxboro, N. C.
Diptheria.
Viola Day,, Flurdle Blills, N. C.
Route 3.
Typhoid fever.
Oth^r Chambers, Rougemont, N.
C.
Nannie Chambers, Rougemont, N.
C.
Magnola Owens, Roxboro, N. C.
%Sam Duncan, Timberlake, N. C.
Mrs. Ambus Duncan, Tiihberlake,
N. C. i
Ltila May Williams, Roxboro, N.
C. Route 5 .
Julia Chambers, Timberlake, N. C.
Mrs. J. G. Lowry, Virgilina, Va.
Route 4.
Measles.
Arch B. Wood, Roxboro, N. C.
Route 3.
Mrs. Annie Grinstead, Roxboro, N.
C. Route 1.
Chas. Grinstead, Roxboro, N. C.
Mollie Oliver, Roxboro, N. C. Route
3.
Graves Bass, Rougemont, N. C.
Waltre Bass, Rougemont, N. C.
Elsie Bass, Rougemont, N. C.
Linwood Oliver, Roxboro, N. C.
Route 3.
W. A. Bradsher.
County Qv^arantine
Time Changed,
The time of meeting for the Beu
lah Association has been changed and
will meet with the church at Blanche,
N. C., on Tuesday after the fourth
Sunday in July. This is just one week
late and we trust the churches in this
Association will let the public know
of this change. Owing to conflict with
some State meetings the Executive
Committee felt it wise to make the
change.
iNew steel and rubber tire wheels
ior sale by R. A. SPENCER & SON.
Loafers Defeats First Team.
On last Friday the Loafers walked
away with the first team. The score
being 14 to 6 in favor of the loafers.
Both teams were well represented,
but the Loafers were too much for the
home team. The batteries were:
Loafers—Clayton and Cozart.
Roxboro—Cheek, Brooks and Clay
ton.
Notice Teachers.
la order to teach in the public
schools of North Carolina, teachers
must show a certificate of health
from the County Health Officer, who
will examine all teachers free of
cost. By order of
State Superintendent of Education.
J. A. Beam, County Supt.
NOTICE!
The Crosby Literary Society will
give an interesting and laughable
program at Hurdle Mills School
House, Saturday night, June 14th, at
8:30 o’clock. Public cordially • invited.
Children 10c—Adults 15c. Itpd
Shaver-Tesh.
Romance figured largely yesterday
in the Trinity college commencement
exercises, when I Leroy Shaver, a
member of the graduating class, and
Miss Pearl E. Tesh, both of Durham,
were quietly married. Only a few in
timate friends of the popular couple
attended the ceremony.
Shortly after getting his diploma
at the college during graduating ex
ercises, Mr. Shaver sought out his
bride-to-be and accompanied her to
the home of a friend, where the mai^
riage occurred. Mr. Shaver, had not
removed his cap and gown, the cos
tume of Trinity graduates. Miss Tesh
was dressed in white.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Shaver left for a bridal trip. They
will return to their home in this city.
Mr. Shaver has throughout his col
lege career, been one of the- most
popular students. He has many
friends in the city as well as among
the student body.
* j\.trs. Shaver is a pretty and ac
complished trained nurse. She also
has a host -of friends in the city.
i A Few Principles For Farmers
' By Our Farmer John.
Farmer John, in a half reflective
and humorous way, remarked the
‘ other evening that with all the talk
about successful farming, it was not
such a great secret in reality. It can
all be stated in a few general princi,-
! pies. Then he gave these as samples:
1. Every year put into your
\ ground as much as you took out of
it the previous year, and as much
more as your pocketbook can stand.
2. Plow deep and well and culti
vate your soil with all kinds of har-
^ rows, one disc and a roller, in all di
rections, seven times before planting,
! and seventeen times afterward. When
' in doubt what to do on a certain day
hitch up a harrow, or two of them,
and cultivate, especially if the weath
er is dry.
3. As soon as you see a weed peep
up shoot it on the spot. That' will dis
courage it from another attack, and
be a warning to other weeds not to
appear on the scene.
4. Engage the best hired man you
know, feed him well, pac him regu
larly, and if he is a slacker or does
not earn his wages, kill him. If you
'simply discharge him he will fool
some other ^farmer. But if you kill
him, he will no longer cumber the
earth like a weed.
5. Work like Old Sam Hill every
day in the fields and at odd intervals
do the whitewashing, and when it
rains grease the farm harness.
6. Build good fences, and especial
ly line fences. Things grow better in
■ a neatly enclosed field, and a bull
I strong, horse high, pig and chicken
! tight fence between you and your
' neighbor will stop law suits and cause
i no loss of time in attending court.
! 7. Keep no more cows than you
I can pasture well in summer and feed
* as many cattle as possible in winter
for the manure, which no farm can
do without.
r \P'^'. Rreat attenb^' to both
)^;.en and pig pen to keep
, oif whi^e or black thieves ’^have xwd
j bloodhounds, one bull dog, and ten
I varieties of fire arms. Shoot to kill
; and not to .scare.
; Such are Farmer John’s main rules
' about farming, and I believe they are
' as good ones as you can summarize
^ from farm journals, farm orators!
! speeches, or Baer’s Almanic and all
, the signs in the universe.
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FARM NOTES-
BY
MURRY G. JAMES
Farm Demonstrator
MACHINERY ORDERED
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Long-Trotter.
On yesterday at high noon Mr. W.
H. Long and Miss Mary Trotter were
united in marriage, the ceremony
taking place at the home of the
bride’s brother in Winston, N. C.
Those accompanying the groom from
here were Rev. O. W. Dowd, and Dr.
and Mrs. B. R. Long, W. F., E. G. and
H. D. Long, sons of the groom, James
A. Long and R. L. Harris. After the
honeymoon, which will be spent in
Asheville, the happy couple will re
turn to Roxboro where ' they will
make their home.
Our County Demonstrator.
I notice that Mr. James, our County
^Demonstrator seems very much inter-
i ested in getting our farmers to ter-
1 race their land and I think it one of
■ the most important lessons that he
could give and if our farmers will
j take it and terrace their land they
will be surprised to know what a
great benefit they may derive from
it and Mr. James may prove a great
blesising to the commonwealth of
Person County. I do think it such a
shame that we go on clearing, clear
ing .land and allow it to be carried to
the branches .and rivers by evasion
and I think the man guilty of such
negligence and at -sometime cutting
down original forest and thinking
nothing about the generations of the
future has no right to call himself
a good citizen.
Jt is now took late to terrace, but
be ready this fall and let Mr. James
prove his worth. .
G. E. Woody.
Long-Pearce.
The following announcement which
appeared in the Durham Herald this
morning will come as quite a sur
prise to the many friends of the
groom.
Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Pearce
announce the marriage of their
daughter
Miss Dovie Frances
to
Mr. E. G. Long
The marriage occurred last night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pearce
on Morris street-
Mrs. Long is one of the city’s most
attractive young ladies. Mr. Long is
a successful young banker of Rox
boro.
Rain, Wind and Hail Do Damage.
Many'telephone lines were put out
of commission Sunday afternoon in
OS of th.e worst wind, rain and hail
storms that has visited the city in
months. Electric wires were also put
out of working order in some in
stances. Hundreds of trees in the
city and suburbs were either blown
down or had limbs torn away.
So far as can be learned there
■were no accidents as a result of the
storm. More than half an hour before
the storm started, pedestrains were
warned of its approach by black
clouds hanging low in the west.
Although young corn was laid flat
on the ground by the wind and rain,
crop observers were of the opinion
yesterday that the damage would not
be great. The hail did. considerable
damage.—Durham Herald.
A successful merchant always tries
to have for sale those things which
his customers desire to buy. He is a
success for that very reason. The
same thing applies to the business
methods of a farmer. He should, of
those suited to his conditions, pro-:
duce the things for which there is the
greatest demand and best market,
and which bring him the greatest net
profit. In other words he should sup
ply the demand of his customers.
As I have previously stated, the
demand for those grades of tobacco
produced by cutting is decreasing,
w’hile those produced by priming are
•becoming more in demand. This state
ment is borne out by the fact that
the John B. Harvie Tobacco Co. is
offering $22.00 in prizes for primed
tobacco at the* County Fair in Octo
ber. These prizes are offered simply
to create an interest in the produc
tion of the grades of tobocco, for
which there will be the greatest de
mand. Priming is therefore advanta
geous from two points of reasoning:
That of meeting the market demands,
and that of getting the greatest pro
duction per unit of land cultivated
and fertilized. Now without doubt
these two factors control the profit
realized from the production of to
bacco.
It will be only a matter of a short
time before tobacco will necessarily
have to be topped. If priming is con
templated the plant must be topped
about three or four leaves higher
than for cutting.
At a recent meeting of the County
Board of Commissioners an appropria-
i tion of $50.00 was given to the com
munity fairs to be held in the county
this year. It is hoped that the Board
of Education will meet this with an
, eqral^ amohnt, making a 'total of $100
.^iven.by the county, or .^>25.00 to each
of the four community fairs allowed.
Now, this money, and that offered by
the State must necessarily go to the
first four communities that make ap
plication. Two communities have or
ganized and formerly put in their
applicaition. That leaves only two
more for which State and county
i aid may be had. There are numbers
j of communities who contemplate a
Fair, and yet, have taken no definite
! action. If you want one for your
community, get something started be
fore some one • else does. Fifty dol
lars wont go begging very long.
Farmers To Get Cheaper
^ Fertilizers In Fall.
Washington, June 8.—“Farmers of
the country should obtain their mixed
fertilizers for fall season of 1919 at
an average price of about 30 per cent
lower than the prices which obtained
for the spring season just passed,”
the Department of Agriculture said
tonight in an announcement giving a
list of prices ranging from $21.75 to
$56.25 per ton for ammonia, phos
phoric acid, and potash compounds,
to which manufacturers have agreed.
These will apply as a maximum on
30 ton shipments from Baltimore,
Philadelphia and Carteret, N. J., it
was explained, on sales either to deal
ers or farmers, but will not govern
shipments to Southern States, for
which agreements have not yet been
reached. The announcement, it was
said, could not be construed as a fix
ing of prices, but “reflected the ac
tion of the department in dealing
with the fertilizer trade under terms
cf the food control act.”
Demonstration of the Detroit Va
por Oil Stove tomorrow at T. W.
Pass & Son—^be sure to come and
bring the good woman.
Person Circuit Announcements.
“Children’s Day” exercises at. Con
cord next Sunday all day. The service
will begin at 11:30, new timCi There
will be two addresses in the afternoon.
The public-is cordially invited to at
tend all the exercises;
The pastor will preach at Lea’s
Chapel in he -^ternoon at 4:30, new
time.—J. A. Dailey.
Machinery Ordered for New
Mill at Longhurst and Build
ing to Be Erected at Once.
Only a few years since the
late Hon. J. A. Long organized a
small cotton mill in Roxboro. It was
the first manufacturing plant of any
consequence in the County, and it
■was' small as cotton mills goes, but
he was wise in the organization and
saw into the future. No doubt he had
pictured in his mind the great things
which have been accomplished since
his death under the wise management
of his son, J. A. Long, Jr.> and had
he lived would have reaped the glory
which he so much deserved. But his
mantle fell on wprthy shoulders and
plans have just been completed and
the order placed for a large addition
to the Longhurst Cotton Mill. When
completed this will be one of the
largest spinning mills in the State-
and will turn out a very superior
grade of goods. The necessity for
this increase was on account of the
great popularity of the goods manu
factured by these mills.
Longhurst is almost what one would
call an ideal mill settlement, with
comfortable homes for the operatives,
with granolithic side walks leading
from the homes to the mill, with a
good school with teachers ranking
with the best, with churches well
supported by the operatives liberally
supplemented by the aid of the Mill
and with a contentment among the
•operatives which is delightful and
refreshing in these days of strikes and
walkouts we say makes it well nigh
the ideal mill' settlement. t
We rejoice with the Longhurst
Cotton Mill Company and sincerely
trust their new venture may be as
successful and happy as the first was,
and there is no reason why it should
not be, for the same. management
will continue.
Revival at Baptist Church.
Beginning tomorrow evening at 8
o’clock Dr. Clyde Turner will hold
services at the Baptist Church. There
will be two services daily, 10 A. M.
and 8 P. M. This is Dr. Turner’s first
visit to Roxboro but we are sure he
will - receive a cordial welcome, and
•we can safe'iy predict , that you have
not heard a finer series of sermons
than he will give you, for he is easily
one of the very strongest Ministers ,
of the Baptist denomination. He is
not a sensationalist but will give you
.the cream of the Gospel, and give it
to you in such a way that you will be
glad that you heard him. .
The music will be under the direc
tion of Prof. Fontaine, and this is-
evidence that it ■‘vill be of a very high
order. So, altogether the church-go
ing people have a decided treat in
store for them during the next ten
days or more. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to attend these meet-
Home Water System.
In another column will be found
the advertisement of Mess. Bradsher
& Joachim' calling your attention to
the Home Water System. This is ad
mittedly one of the best inventions
yet offered for a water system for the
country home and it is worth your
while to look into the matter. Time
was when a satisfactory system of
water, providing hot and cold water
to the country home, was considered
almost an imposibility, but today
with the Home Water System the
matter has been so simplified that
any home can have the benefit of
this luxury, and at a price almost
too low for consideration. Call on or
write Mess. Bradsher & Joachim and
let, them tell you more about it.
Messrs. David S. Brooks, John H.
Hester and W. T. Carver have placed
orders for one of these systems and
will have them installed at once.
Special prices for returned soldiers
attractive prices for all. Buy your
buggy from R. A. SPENCER & SON.
A Lawn Party.
On Wednesday night, June 21st,
1919 at Allensville High School there
will be a lawn party given for the
purpose of buying a piano for the
school.
There will be ice cream and cake,
home-made candy, oranges, lemonade,
brunswick stew and almost every
thing the heart and taste could wish
for. Beginning at 7:00 o’clock in the
afternoon.
The public is cordially invited.
Come one and all and bring som,8 one
with you.
License Taxes Due.
All special license taxes are now
due and unless same are paid this
month—before the first day of July,
1919, you will be taxed with 20
cent additional charges. This is not
discretionary with me but the penalty
■is placed on same by the State and I
will be forced to collect same.
Kindly give this matter your im
mediate attention and thus save the
penalty.
N. S. Thompson,
June 9, 4ts. Sheriff.
The Third Fire Within a Week.
It is said fires always go in threes,
and it proved to be true the past
week. First, the barn of Mr. S. G.
Winstead was destroyed, then a small
fire occurred at the home of Mr. W.
A. Sergeant, and then on Sunday
morning the third, a small residence
beloftg^ng to Mrs. W. L. Thomas, oc-
supied by a colored family in what
is known as North Reamstowh.'
If it is printing The Courier offibe^
will handle the job right for you.''