" CLuiii'i?1 iM '*1B4?B Results J. W. NOELL, Editor and Publi ' ... v . ? ' *'' "?! VOL. XXXVIV CO-OPERATIVE ASSO. . HAS BIBGESTDAV. More than 110,000 Pounds Delivered on Monday?tiiiggest Day of the Season. J Last Monday tvas a busy day in Roxboro, the streets leading to "the ^jE Co-Op - warehouse were literally j blocked. More than 110,000 ppppds j were delivered and the advance was satisfactory. Again on yesterday they had a big delivery, but not so heavy as cn tile previous day. J The second payment will be made soon in the New Year and it will be a nice melon which will be sliced, for more than Three Hundred and Fifty . Thousand Dollars will be turned! loose here. This Wilt bring many a smile to tlij members, for they have * mkila fbft inrionnn/lani Utc tl {/aucuii mint 1||C iiiuejrvfawvH* folks have been receiving their moncy^in one lump sunu The market closed fur the holidays-pa-Wodnoo day evening. -s . . SOCIETY NEWS. Friday aftemooi) the Pleasure, Club met with Mrs. T. W. Hender-j son at her home on Nortft Main Street. Boston Rook wasthe tame of the afternoon. After playing for an hour the cards were put aside and the hostess" served" delightful salad course, coffee and home made can-' dies. Mrs. Henderson'also Had little favors consisting of' a basket with salted almonds. Those present were: Mesdames G. W. Kane, E. P. Dun-, lap, E. V Boatwright, E Eberman, . H. W. Newell, .W. D. Merritt, R, B, ,, Smith, A, W, Clayton,W, T, Pass J. J. Winstead, J. W. Noell, W. 0, , Bullock, W. S. Clary, Jr, R. W. Step. hens, J. A:- Long, J. D". K. Richmond Conner Merritt, A. M. Burns, G. W.1 Thomas, B. E. Love, Frank Wiltsop, _ Margaret ocrayjiorn anu nujfi* Woods. .. ;l$ day afternoon wit}' Miss May WiRsen at the heme of her father.Mr. C. T. Willscn. Beautiful pot flowers were used as pretty" decoration. ' . Two-taMes were place! for the jjame and after the conclusion the hostess served a delightful salad course with tcr. myl can ly. llnsc viV.ln.tiii'. Willsdn's hospitality were M^dames A. M. Burr J.iW; X ?ell, R'ath Stophens, E. V. Ita'a tw fight, W. S^Clary. . ' , Jr., S. A! .Toner, Mb.sef Chv^tiue Walker and Elizah^th ^voeli. Mi\ Elmer Clayton had a few of his friends to a dinner party a.' the lion'ie of M.: s Ruby, Paul on hist Friday nigP . These enjoying Mr. . ClaytonV dinner wove Mi >es Claudia Carney, Mao Hardy, Christine Walker, Annie and Bertha Clayton Mr. Wallace Wohds. Bonnie Claytot!. and ' ./. >fr. and Me. B. p. Clayton. Ir Then about < itrht other . - uests J ..were invited in. to j&ny Boston Kepk. Four table* wer?~ placed f~?r the game. After several progressions Miss Paul served ambrosia cake, coffee with whipped, cream t> the following; Misses Mathews, Clara Edwards, Delia Bryan, Mollie fhrum Kfite and IlutH Newtcn, Mrs. K. L. Farker, Mess. West.br.09k, Creach, R. J. Stein. Frank Howard", .Clyde B'oy^ ch and ^Jack Sfrbmi - " " MISSED IT JUST $519.75. In our last issue we stated that, the ladies of the Edgar Long Memorial Church netted from tB- bazaar held the Saturday before $5.25. Now, we know these are the very best, most considerate women in thu world, for they cleared just $525.00, and such a glaring error was emugW to have made them visit this >ffice with their tomahawks, but "nary", word have they uttered in condemna-1 .$ion of sucH an error. Suppose we had made such a mistake about an ent?*prinp conducted by the male1 sect, my?we are glad- it was the; * good women. . .. THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. j v-:-Y'r *' * .; 1 That Christmas ia near is.. evi. . denced "by the' display in all of the windows of the various stores hare. Unusually Rood taste has lieen shown a. - In these' deeoratfons", bu{ we believe this windows bf M: " ' ' ^ lOi sher ROXBOR( REVIVAL SERVICES. j lit the Roxboro Baptist Chuch, Be| ginning December 31st. O" ' ' A series of. revival services will1 begin in the ^Baptist Ghurch on Sun-1 day December 3ist, at 11 o'dlock, A. M. and continue everyday until Jan-j uary l6th. ? Sei*vices wilL _be held daily at 3 and 7 o'clock, P. M., conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. E. White, assisted hy r Rev. R. B? Garland of Richmond, Va, secretary of tHo Baptist.. State Mission Board of Virginia. The church has been very anxious to secure the. services of Mr. Gar- j land for several years but it has been impossible for him ~to come heretofore and they feel tllerefore that they are ve*y fortunate in getting him. ' ( He has had a remarkable career as an evangelist. -For many years he was a travelling salesman .but was an active layman in his church and. denomination and the . calls for his services in conducting lay evan-' gelistic meetingo ^ere bo numerous that he finally gfave up his business and fqr some years devoted-his en? tire thime to evangelistic work in whicH he has had, remarkable success. - ' ' " V,' t Jfle has a wonderful 'grasp of the scriptures * and has been especially j successful itr arousing Christian peo- [ pie to a deeper spirit of consecration and devotion to Christ and the church as well arin winning tHc unsaved. The singing will be an attractive feature of the meeting and will be led by a large chorus choir composed of members of all. the church and Sunday School choirs of town under tW> direction of the Pastor assisted by Mrs. Carl Bradsher.. ' ^ . A cordial inviation is extended to? all our people ip attend tl\ese scia-ices.?R.- E. WHITE. Paster. ,. O | DEBATE AT HELENA There-was a very interesting debate at the "Helena High SchfloT Friday evening 15th, .between the Bushy Fork HigH School and Helena High School. The query for discussion was: ,Resplved, That Congress should provide* for enforcement of the decisions of the Railroad. 'Labor Board. The Bush'/ Fork High School upheld the * affirmative vile while.' Helena debated on the negauve^sum. lib 1.1 lu>v kui'v' M1.111!'. A. 11. Stil vey, F.-O. Carver and Garland Winrtead, who returned a unanimous de dbn' in favor c? the negative side. .3>jf?>docjsUn was rendered by Mr. Carver, wK) made a verv encou'raer' JL -iiddre.-s to both sides* The deV.at or? weVe as follows: For the affirniotive, Mr. KUirenc Smith, Mr. Irving O'Briant and Miss Cleo Roarers; for.the nepatiy?^-i*rr*Claude Poire?. MTss Zefina Burton an.I Miss Viola Bowles. * - \ . i ?7?O .. : ano.ther raid. Yr'sieriay mprnine Sheriff Eohtf and Mr. S. A. Oliver made a raid down in the . Mt. TifzalJ section, near the home of Howard Cash, an? captured -in rutfit Vind Bqck Cash. Thov were not-'aure just where the still# was located so stopped on their way : nd searched t\h home of Howard Cash. While making the search Howard sent hre boy to the still to notify -Hiose there that officers were on tWo V'MVl I'u'tty "Oon -B'uek Cash walked in. and the .officers following his tracks,.which was easy as the ground was covered with a ligH: snow, soon "found the still. It was a new plant' with about 500 gallons of beer ready | for business. Along with Buck Cash' the still was brought to town- At a! preliminary hearing Buck Cash was placed in jail, failing to give the 5300 bond imposed. ' ?? big" average. Mr. L. P. Duncan, one of the many enthusiastic members of the Co-operative Association in County, made a delivery* one da^^Rst *week and received afb. average of about $19.00 for His "delivery. It is generally estimated that this advance is one-third and countfhg on that basis 'Mr. Duncati made a good sale. MR."' RERUNS HEADS THE LIST. We Have published the record of several hog killings but this week Ciiir friend Mr. S: D. Pnirktns t Park*-1 ' cr) of near town takes the lead. He killed two- weighing _aa__ follows: One 558 and 616. His son, J. TS Perkins, -w?ljrhing 376" at>d 544. ? f -7 -r . . - * - Home First, Abi 3, NORTH CAROLIN/ GOOD SALES AT THEH HTGO Sales Have Been Very Good on th Independent Floor. Sales have not 'been.as tbavy a at tome other times, -buf still th farmers who were selling on the in dependent market have "kept thitjg pretty busy at the New, Hyco tfe week. Tltj average will "hardly be a high as it was during the month o November when the market averag ed more than $36.00 for everything offered . during -the montU, but yoi must not forget that the tobacco of fered this month has not been il keeping with that sold during No vemoer. * Prices have been very satisfactdr] and t\h indications are that pricei will continue during the month o January, but the average wilL_noL hi so great for t"Re b4st of the cro] which will be sold on the ihd^enden floors has been sold It is' estimate* tliat about two thirds of the Crop ha; been marketed. ? *:r. lhfr New Hyco closed on Wednea day anc^ will open again, oh- Jan. 2nd v ANNOUNCEMENT The following, announcement wil be of interest to-our .readers. Mr John A. Noell, Jr., was for a numbei of years manager of The Couriei nrd has a host of friends in this sec tion. Mr." and Mrs. Merritt Rumrill Newtoi announce the marriage of their - . daughter / v BertWU , t? . * yl ' Mr. John Alexander. Noell,. Jr., en Tuesday, November, twenty fir$i * New Orleans ' . " ~ ' ' r'- : r After December first St. Charles Apaatments 4620' St.* Charles Avenue New Orleanp " , UNION MEETING Antioch, North Roxboro, Providence Mill,Creek and Bethel Hill On December 31st we- are ho'pinp u to vp the best meeting: .that wc i,;.vf v.nfi *.'< t. It will be Christmas time, everybody will want t'o g< somewhere. so go to Bethel Hill. " TVo will have a goo4?progrfem, th( \V. M. U- of Mill Creek will give r manstration program. In addrtiov to this ^\ve will have spme specia musfc and splendid speeclUs on top it s of interest' to the churches. A1 who come will be expected to brino dinner. Services at 10 o'clock. N. J. Todd, Pa'stcr. o .. ^ EXPERT JOB PRINTER. / ?o?. * W e feel ourselves fortunate in securing The services cf Mr. Romulu4 J. Stein, an expert job printer. It always been our aim to give.our tamers onlv t+J.? best in the printing line and we know we are now hcttei prepared than ever to guarantee"yoi satisfaction in this department.'-Trv us with your next order. STOCKHQLpERS MEETING. The annual meeting of the stock holders of The Firsit National Banl of Roxboro will b'e held in the bflnlc ing rooms on Tuesday, Jan. 9th 1923, nt 1 o'clock; PI. M. . B. G. CLAYTON, Cashier. TRINITY BOYS AT HOME. The' following students from Trin iiy College have returned home foi the -holidays: Robert Long, Sam Mer rittt Robert FeatBerston and Robetf Burch. LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS. Semora. N. C. Dec. 19, 1922. Dear Santa Clause: X am writing you a little letter, am a little boy "10 years old, and m; naem is Thomas .Bass.Jdy home wai at Greensboro for Ta little while, want you to know where I am' now My borne is now a1 Mr. R. D. Longs Semora, N. C. I am having a gooi time irfe're, and like my new homi fine. I want you to bring me a lo of nice tilings, mill especially a niei sweater and cap. I am going ^to be i smart arid good little?boy. Goodby: 1- Thomas Xtasa, ' . Semora. N: C. Rbute l. ' ,A . , " . ; " . V' " f 0 ? ? * ; ' ' ' road Next. V., Wednesday Evening Dj n: c. baptist have "" I* SUCCESSFUL YEAR ? 0? . Summary of Reports Shows Million B Dollars Collected In Cash in Year. e A summary of reports to be made 1 at the State Baptist Conventicm at Winston-Salem on December 12 j 91 which was issued yesterday by Df\ | e Charles E. M.addry, corresponding^ " secretary of the body, shews t\iat j t s .656,96 for benevolent purposes, during the past year. This falls only n 1 trifle ..short under the.goal of $1,000, v 000 whiclJ was set for the year and j v * makes a total of $3,280,671,68 paid j i J in cash by North Carolina Baptist | f during the three years of the Seven-: ? 1 ty-fivg Million Campaign. The quto i t for the State for the full five year3! c period is $6,140,000: I r j versy Qver evolution that has been e distrubing the denominction for the 1 pait' year Is expected at the forth-1 b J coming contention By Dr. Maddry, ? ' vative judgement of tHa Convention' t! 8 will pervaii." V. It The statement which declares. the1 achievements .of the pest year the n greatest sirfire the convention was organized in 1830 follows: C "Ninety-two years ago, the Bhp- t I tist State Convention of NortH Caro- d lina was "organized at 'Greenville.' At o " this very first session a State Mis- b r sibn Board was organized and , an J o r .earnest effort was put -forth to evan- j 1 galize the North Carolina of that I c day. At this" time there were about'a 1 15,000 white Baptist in North Caro-! 2 lina. Fifteen yefijrs later, in 1813, c tllere were 21 district Association.! 409 thurches, 218 ministers find a'g total membership of 31,066 ar.d aj v gain in baptism for that year of 742 11 the growth of the Baptist work since ] T64ohas been, rapids We are report-; "ing to this Convention 2,250 cllorch es, 325,000 church raemheui, .'2,171 Sunday Schools, 1,025 Baptist Young [ People's Unions wjth a membership j of 40,183 and 2.113 Moman's Missionary Societies. '>" j 1 i The State Mission Bonnd has employ- La ' t d 202 Missionaries this. Year. These ' v ' | missionaries have served 356 .c I lurch-. h j. cs. delivered 15,393 sermons, and 3,-' j ;.023-. other addresses. "They have or-j j galiized-12 new churches and bail* b j 12 new l.h-j^es of worship. They have o U?witre*.Vr I Wm-f.rehni "f 1,Q1 ^ ? i souls, and baptized 3*845 convert?, r I They have repaired. ?8 chuivhe? *.nd! i paid on building enterprise of church i v k; houses $96,420,32 while tJJ.-y have1. , i collected ,cn pastors' salaries $80.- ( " 1051.65. They have collected a total "of $43,085.36 On t-hc 75 -Million Cam- > j j paiglr. These 202. State Missionaries have, collected a. tc?al of. $369,?15.8l1 for the objects of the Kingdom. Tile J Si Ate" Mission" Board has paid these , f missionaries the'total sum of $50.-1 342,53. ' "The Corresponding Secretary will j; report * the total amount collected ; nj *i for the 75 Million' Campaign* of, r j $956,656.96. It was hoped very mucK t ! that the tctdl received for the year b J will reach the $1,000,000 mark .For,f l the three years of the Campaign 1 ,, just closeing,'North! Carolina Baptist j will report $3,280,671.08. collected on F the 75 Million Campaign. North j< Trarclina's "original quota was $6,- j o 110,000. It 13 believd that at the en'd, 3 t'cf 5 year period we will easily have to _-j raised ^hi:; totaL of more than $6,000- j C [ 000.?News and Observer. * 'f ' ? ' '? OI.D PAPERS. . F 1 Our friend. Mr. F. O. Clayton. | handed us two copies of The Courier,', .'dated Nov. 17. 1902 and March 27, y . 1907. Alone with tWsse old papers . he was .showing a farmers bill givt ing the sales of tobacco sold by his father "Mr. S. I>. Clayton. This sale jwas made at Henderson by the old D. Y. Cooper warehouse, dated July J 26, 1886. He/SoM 703 lbs. for $173.75*' _ averaging $25.00. We were surprij/d 0 for we did not1 tHink tobacco averag- p ed so well In those days 0 I '?? o , WILL BE PREPARED NEXT TIME. _ ' 1 s ' 0 i" I Last Sunday while N Sheriff Long. ' .left his autontobile to gd look for a I, moonsttne outfit some one cut off 1 one of his tires. He sayst he hopes b the party., committing, the act reads p t The Courier for this is notice that 2 if time; as He will leave a pBrtY~wtth;s the machine, who wilt have a -double jd barrel shof gun and who can shootj J 'straight. A- ' s'fi ' i- " ' * r , ' . . \_7. ' ~*$ *~ ' ^ '* ' - . ; " .. ;V V ' V' * ' :?- ' ^ "4"' - ? * onti . $1. icember 20th, 1922 , [HE GB.0PS ENO "' A RECORD YEAR "i'rst Year of Orderly** Marketing! liaises Prices to Cotton and Tcb'ncco Growers?o? . Cooperative marketing rides to he close of 1922 on the flood tide oY Natipn-wide recognition of the enefits of cooperative associations rhich include a lJalf million-farmers i*as voiced last week in the Wash ngton Conference of cooperatives r.om all sections of the United Itates. Carl Williams, President of he American Cotton Growers Exhange, declared this conference the nost important move., in American I'story for the benefit of the farmr. . President Harding, Secretary .Herert Hcovri-, Senator Capper ar.i lugene Meyer, director of the War | finance CorporEtionr-paid tribute- to> he Work of the'cooperative associaiolts. Following last week's second paylent by- the {scrth Carolina Cotton LBsociation", members of the" Tobacco rowers - .Cooperative AhspciatiOA , hroughcTOT Eastern North Caroling c'uble their casl> receipts this week n all tobaoco delivered- by December first to the Association. A secnd payment to all members of the 'ob&?CO Growers Cooperative Asso-j iation in the old 'belt will fallow on 11 deliveries made up to December Oth as soon^ thereafter as .checks an be made out and distributed. A third, cash'payment to the or: anized growers of SdfttH Carolina rill be .distributed? ptter Associaion members in Virginia and Wescrn North Carolina have doubled heir money on all deliveries for 922. With- larger vfcrons this year than apt, tobaeeo farmers in three states H*e rtcetveri mwe for their tobacco ban in 1921. In< North Carolina nhcij "irginia November sales have shown; gain of three dollar? per hundred, -T-ilo thr> CarnKnn c :iT" A loul;"-Hoosier and Xappanee Kitch-| n Cabinets; Genuine "Gold Seul" ongoleum, M. Schultz Pianos. Could you' find' a more Royal Line a select from?and best of all? the 'RICES are RIGHT. Come to see us Your friends, T. W. PASS & SON. ? o " VILI. BE DELAYED NEAT WEEK. The Courier makes it a rule to is a?- ; l . ue liity- iwo issues every?year, uut "hristmaa coming on the first of the /FeTTthis time it will ho impossible or us ta get out on time?Wednesday -as we- think you will all agree that ur printer*' are entitled "to a little ihristmaa. Hence instead of coming ut on Wednesday we will not get ut until Friday, the rural routes eceiving the paper on Saturday oorning. Mr. Clifton Bowes of Route 1 reiorts killing one Hog- which weighed 68 pounds. Mr. Thomas Gentry killd?one, 347 days- old which weighed 90 pounds, more than a pound a' ay gain. Mr. R. W.-Clayton, also , of toute 5;' RJtled -three weighing 380, 87 and 444- "V- i #? - F Apr Courier P T\ -.r ^Pr . cur purpose to . make this a High School sure enough; one that we all viH he proud of. also.one that the state will rejoice to see. Great arc the things that our : High Scr.coly afe bringing to pass these days. Person county has nevanything to compare with the work going on in our schools this year. There fs the very finest and most constructive co-operation among our High Schools, I have known. . " Tl.ey are possessed with a new and determined progressive school spirit. Just read tlb little 'paper,- "The Better Schools Record," gotten up absolutely hv the High School Principals. Rbnd the names of the Editors and Managers and you will not be surprised at.this good-sheA. Then too, just think of tWe four schools, that have agreed to give each four Entertainments going from school to school with these entertainments. BetHel Hill has given hers and Olive Hill is giving hers this weex. Ana too, we are delighted that these schools are training their students in debating and in oratory. What may we expect as the result of all this fine work? THese great tnings rejoice my scul and give- me the finest Christmas present I ever received. They make me determine to try to be a better superintendent. Our Father's richest blessings abide with all of them. . ~~~ J. A. Beam. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend to each and carry one of our friends and neighbors our heartfelt thanks for their many J deeds of kindness and sweet expressions of sympathy which were bestowed upon us during the" sickness and death. of our dear mother, Mrs. Eglantine Hamlin. We- want each one to "feet assured it was til! SpMiss Delia Bryan .left this raominy for her Home in Greenville* N. -C.