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PAID 10 co-ore
... DECEMBER 2lST AND JAN. 10TH 4
Third Payment in Eastern Carolina J
and Old Belt of N. C. and Virginia. ]
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 28.?Co-op- j
erative tobacco growers will share ]
in a third payment amounting to ,
three million dollars in eastern North ]
Carolina, and the old belt of North (
. ..... Carolina and Virginia, according to 1
an announcement following today's J
1 meeting of the board of directors ,of
v . the big co-operative association.
Members in eastern North Caholi^
na are to receive their third payment
. W last year's crop on December 21, ]
W while the Old Belt growers are to 1
get their checks on January 10. This
payment is made possible because of |
recent sales of re-dried tobacco by ,
the association, which is now in pro- 1
cess of delivery, although it is stated ,
that this is not a final settlement on
the crop of 1922. ,
In making these two payments to ]
members the finance department of j
the association states that it will be ,
necessary to calculate more than three ,
hundred thousand accounts, since ,
many members made more than one delivery
to the association last year.
By action of the board of direc- j
tors at today's meeting, the Tobac- j
co Growers Co-operative Association >
became a member of the National ,
Council of Farmers Cooperative As- ,
sociations. .
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I-ETTER TO DEAR OLD SANTA. ,
Dear Santa: j
I will write you a few lines to- j
night to let you know that 1 am still living
in Jalong. I am a little girl j
11 years old, not quite so fat nor yet (
not so lean., and I crness vnu will
know who I am. "I like to romp and j
play and have a good time, but San- ,
ta, dent blame me for that, for yon ,
like that yourself, don't you. I guess ,
you will think my letter rather "soon,
but I thought it best to write now
before the Christmas rush. So, won't
you please bring me a manicure set, ,
a pencil box and a story book. Bring .
my little sister a sleeping doll, a ,
story book and a mechanical monkey.
And bring my little brother a wagqp, ,
a drum and a horn, and bring all
three cf us some sparkles?and don't
forget to bring baby something nice
too. Well, my letter js growing rather
long so I will bring it to a close.
Your loving little friend,
Qgrtrude Rhew.
Jalcng, N. C., Nov. 27, 1923.
FURNITURE FOR I-ESS MONEY.
My'-stock of furniture is-very complete,
and while I am handicapped for '
^ space to show it, still, I have it and
^^^^^jny prices arc just the same as old?
i little' bit cheaper than the other
^pellow. Come in and take a look. - -
E. D. Cheek.
fourteen bales ~ ^ '
sells for $1900.
Mr. Andrew S. Turner of Alton,
Va., favored us with a call yesterday
evening. Mr. Turner had Just delivered
14 bales of cotton to the Roxb>ro
Cotton Mills for which he received
<1900. lib says there will be morp
than a thousand acres in his section
planted to cotton next year.
notice.
The Mrs. Bettie Geoghegan Street
Auxiliary will celebrate its thirtythird
birthday on next Saturday,
f December' 1st, 1923, at n o'clock, A. '
|> M-. in the auxiliary room at Mill
i Creek Baptist church instead of De-1
I , oember 8th as the invitations stated.!
F Everybody come and bring as many
[ pennies as you are old. Dinner served
free on the grounds. Playlet by sen_
ior B V.' P. U. in the afternoon.
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3 C. F. ADCOCK gets
? Good advance.
Mr. C. IF. Adoock, a loyal member
: Of the Association, mijde a delivery
last Monday and received $86.49 for
L 614 pounds. He was mUch elated over
| his receipt.
I ' , Don't fail to visit the bazaar at the
KS:.; Methodist -.church Saturday. I mbcr
8th. Bring all the family and gtt
| : a gc-.d dinner. . .
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MEETING OF MARY
H'AMBRICK MIS. SOCIETY.
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. The literary department of the
Mary Harrd^rick Missionary Society
held its regular meeting last Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Mission
Study class finished thc_ book "The
Debt Eternal" at this time.-The lesions
from this book have been very,
aelpful and much enjoyed.
The ladies of the Edgar Long
Methodist church will hold their an- ,
aual bazaar in the basement of the '
:hurch Saturday, Decenhber 8th. All
kinds of fancy articles will be sold
ind refreshments served. There will
>e brunswdck stew, chicken salad
:ourse, ice cream and cake. ,
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SCHOOL NOTES. j
Standardizing the seventh grade ,
i?8 met with the- appr<tval of the ,
:eachers, and fills a long-felt want. ,
rhe Examination for this grade will j
M held abont the 20th of March, be- (
fore any of the schools close. Some j
lave failed to teach all the subjects (
required for the completion of the \
fth grade. Please consider the inter- j
ist of the child, study the grades as ,
aid down in the school register, also ,
n the Elementary Course. of Study,
*nd see that the full work is com- .
Dieted before promoting to" the next j
trade. This is meant for all grades ]
from the 1st to the 7th.
The State has done a great work \
for the teachers and is making teach
ng a profession ^.-orthy of the name. \
rhis costs money and the teachers I
vho enter the profession should pay <
:helr part of the expense. So I am <
isking the 40 teachers who as yet <
Dave not paid the dollar due from
?ach one, to send me this dollar im_ i
mediately, together with your name i
and the grades you teach. Every one t
is urged to attend the meeting in i
H'inston-Salem next March, but even
if you do not attend, you are due the i
Jollar just the same. i
We arp. expecting every teacher in (
;he county to be present at the next 1
meeting, Dec. 10th. You are not ex:used
unless sickness prevents. In j
wnicn case i must be notified before i
10 o'clock on the day of the meeting.
Colored Teachers, Notice.
The Association pf Colored Teachers
will meet in Raleigh Thanksgiving.
Let every teacher who possibly
can attend. -If you cannot be there
send your dolar by Miss Hoover, or
sefid it to me either before or after
the meeting.
Open your school on time, close on
time.
Mrs. J. A. Beam.
BITTEN BY A MAD DOG. *
Dr. W. M. Faneher, who was bitten
by a mad dog, is taking th.e JPaa.t?ur
treatment. He says there are
quite a number of sections of the
County where dogs have been mad
and he cautions every one to be on
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THANKSGIVING SERVICES.
' There will be Thanksgiving services
at the Baptist church on Thurs_
lay morning at II o'clock. The public
is cordially invited to attend these
services. After preaching a collection
mil be taken for the orphanage.
LADIES BAZAAR.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold their annual bazaar on Sat- ;
urday, Dec. 15th, in the Jackson ,
garage. All kinds of fancy work will
be on sale, and dinner will be served.
Doors will be open at II o'clock, A.
M. Every one is cordially invited to
call and see the display and make
their Christmas purchases. Don't forget
they are expecting you to take
dinner with them.
IURAL CARRIERS EXAMINATION.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an examination
to Jpe held at Roxboro, N. C.,
on Jan. 12, 1924. to fill the position
of rural carrier at Hurdle Mills, N.
C., and vacancies that' may lqter oocur
on. rural routes from that office
Application blanks may' be obtained
from the vacancy office mentioned
above.
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CO-OPS WILL CLOSE TODAY,
The Co-op. Association warehouse
will clcso today for Thanksgiving.1
and Will open on Monday, December]
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HOME FIRST,
), NORTH CAROLINA
Everythii
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DO YOUR CHRISTMJ
Roxboro Merchants Havi
Interest and Will j
Nowhere will yon find more interisting
displays for the Holiday
:rade. Roxboro has been noted fod
ts live, up to date merchants, not ill
>ne line but in all lines. Take our de*
>artment stores and you will not find
t more complete assortment of meri
:handise for the family?everything
lor dad and mother, yes, and for the
children, too. These stores are the
pride not only of the town, but the
:ountry as wel], for here they know
:hey will find Just what they are
poking for, and just as cheap as the
tame grade of goods can be found
ilsewtiere.
In furniture, there is no town anywhere
that can beat us in this line,
*nd none of them trill show you a
larger or more varied . line.
In groceries, tvhy you can hardly
:um aroupd that you do not butt into
one of the neatest and cleanest
:o be found?you can have them sent
to your home or you can "cash and
rarry them. You could spend a whoR
lay shopping just in the grocery
stores. *
The hardware will fix you up with
nany usefu] things for Christmas?
Jcn't think they only carry stoves
and such, but you will find many
tseful things for the home.
In jewelry, we boast of the best?
nost dependable goods at the most
reasonable price, anything from j
rigarette bolder to the biggeat ay
jest diamond ring.
And don't forget Roxboro's latest
itore, the bookstore, for here you can
latisfy yourself in many things, and
COUNTRY CLUB MEETS.
On last Thursday afternoon from
2 to 4 o'clock Mrs. Raymond Win.
stead entertained The Country Clul
at her lovely country home. The
reception halls and living room Wert
artistic with decorations of manj
beautiful chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Emeijr Winstead, a recenl
bride, Was presented with a beautiful
lavender andt silver vase filled
with lavender chrysanthemums by
the hostess. A delightful salad courst
with coffee was served to the following
members: Mesdames T. T. Hester,
J. B. Sattorfield, K. C. Wagstaff
Errol Morton, B. W. Gardner, T. C
Wagstaff, Chas DUnkley, Emery Win,
stead and Misses Mary Winstead
Nellie Winstead, Mary Wagstaff and
Ruth Hester.
KINDLY NOTIFY ME.
Owing to the fact that there arc
now so many societies by the ladies
it is impossible for me to keep in
touch with all of them. I will greatly
appreciate it if you will either call 01
write me particulars of your party
when you entertain. The Courier is
anxious to publish all meetings ol
the various societies, but unless the
secretary or some one gives me the
information I am liable to leave some
out.
Miss Elizabeth Noell,
Society Editor.
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MARK'S CHURCH
THANKSGIVING DAY
Our friends will be glad to know
that we are planning to have'servics
in our new Church on Thanksivint
Day. The Church is not yet complete
but we are going to have Thanksgiving
Service in It, even though w<
have to wear our overcoats and knee
on the rough, unfinished sub-floor
We took the first offering for oui
Building Fund last Thanksgiving?
hence the desire, so strong as tt
amount to accomplishment, to returr
thanks in the new building thi:
Thanksgiving. To 'be sure, we havi
something tangible for which to bi
thankful. The service will be at 10:3!
Thanksgiving Morning and it wil
not last long. Cornel worship and re
turn thanks with us.
Faithfully,
J. L. "Martin, Rector.
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t Looked Well Ater Jfour c
Appreciate a Look. n
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especially the children, for they are n
: showing the most complete, high p
I* class 1 jhe cf toys ever shown in this
! town.
1 Then there are the 5 and 10 cent
stores, no better anywhere. Every '
, one loves to mosey aronnd in these '
'stores and see what is to be had for ^
''*L- j -k
I me uctie ones, as wen as ior tne "
t-rown up*,
j Ye*, you would hardly know it by '
I reading the notices in our columns. ^
. but it is a fast, nevertheless, we c
[have a group of the most attractive I
and elegantly furnished drug stores '
in any town" many times the sire of '
Roxboro, and they carry the goods s
i and treat you right. No robber prices *
in these drug stores. a
Oh, we could take up all of this
;page and then not tell you half about 3
j what these splendid stores have 1
'brought out this season for your con- 8
|j sideration. Dont take our word for ?
| it, just take a day off and come, shop
around in the stores of Roxboro. You ?
will find almost anything you can
think if, and you will be surprised
when you go home to see the many I
things you have bought for so little
money.
You are not asked to trade here
simply because it-is HOME, but because
you can not do better elsewhere,
and at the same time be helping
yourself as well as the merchants
tarhd are your friends and stand by
Tyou In time of trouble or adversity.
You are going to do some Christ,
mas shopping, don't put it off, but
] arrange to come right away.
_ HALL-BROOKS.
' A +quiet wedding of interest was
solemnized at home Saturday, A. M.,
? November 24th, at 8:45 o'clock. The ?
contracting p%?ty being Miss Alma 1
Virginia Hall and Mr. Broadus G. j
' Brooks of Raleigh. i
The decorations were very beauti^ 1
t ful, using green and white. Rev. R. j
E. White officiated, using the ring i
I ceremony. The bridal party entered j
' to the strains of Mendelsohns Wed- j
f ding March, rendered by Miss Ruby ,
Hall. Only members of the family ,
and a few invited iriends were pres-. :
ent.
Immediately' after the ceremony |
. the couple left for a wedding tour to ,
? Jacksonville and Miami, Florida. AfI
ter their return they will make their ^
home in Raleigh. Mts. Brook's is one .
of Roxboro^ most popular young la- ,
dies. Mr. Brook's has been an em- j
ployee of the Southern Railway Co. ,
! for several year; and is a young man
1 of sterling qualities. They have the
1 wishes of many friends for a long
' and happy life.
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j, DEATH OF MRS. FROEHLICHr j
? Funeral services for the late Mrs.
? Joseph Froehlich, of Butte, Montana, 1
formerly Miss Gladys Tuck, of this 1
city will be held-at Maplewood cemetery
Wednesday morning at 11:30
-4'Cclock.
Mrs. Froehlich was killed In an
automobile accident on Monday, No
ivember 19. near Vancouver. Washincr
' ton, while she and Mr. Froehlieh were
on an automobile tour. She was mar!
rieti to Joseph Froehlieh, of Butts,
; Mont,, on August 11, of this - year.
, Mrs. Froehlieh was born, in Person
I county, and was the daughter the late ,
> Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel N. Tuck. ;
I From early childhood she had lived :
. in Durham. She was a graduate of
: the State Normal college, Farmvillc, ,
Vs., and for the past two years had;
> taught school in Hurley, New Mexico. [
1 She waa a membeT of the First Bap_
i tist church of Durham.
J Mrs. Froehlieh is survived by tha
s folfcwing brothers and sisters: A. W. .
) Tuck, Washington, D. C., W. L. Tuck, |
1 Rocky - Mounts Mrs. C. A. Jordan,
- Raleigh; Mrs. J. M. Millikan, Greensboro;
Mrs. 0. L. Goforth, New York;
Mrs. A. T. Robertson, Atlanta.? .
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IARKET CLOSES
FOR THANKSGIVING.1
larket Close* Today and Will Open
Afain Dee. 3rd.
The market has been unusually
teady the past week, nil of the
ouses reporting good sales, with
rices gradually advancing every day.
alee have been somewhat heavier
his week than for the past, owing
ossibly to the fact that the weather
onditions were favorable, and also
o the taqt that every one is begining
to scent Christmas and are geting
in shape to meet the heavy delands
which will be made upon dad's
ocket at that" time.
When the houses open on Monday,
leeember 3rd, we expect . to see
eavy sales steady every day until
he Christmas holidays, for this is
he one cneat. ni?h otforu vn?? Tt
een the best season for selling we
ave seen, because of the fact that
here has been no big sale, no glut,
iut just enough to keep the buyers
usy, yet being able at all times to
are for their purchases. Hence, the
irice has held up all of the time, in
act it has been growing better and
etter each week until now it is very
atasfactory. and the farmers are
eeling that they will make a good
verage for this year's crop.
You will make no mistake when
ou bring your tobacco here, for the
irice is always at the top, and you
ret every accommodation you can
ret elsewhere.
SALE OF TUBERCULOSIS
CHRISTMAS SEALS
ted Cross Roll Call Haa No Connection
With Sal* of Christmas
Seals.
The sale of Tuberculosis Christnas
Seals for 1923 will begin November
29th, Thanksgiving Day, and
Wll last till Christmas. The RoH Call
>f the American Red Cross will bejin
Armistice Day, November -11th,
ind will close Thanksgiving Day.
This was the agreement reached at
i recent conference of representartves
of the American Red Cross and
the National Tuberculosis Association.
Since there is no official connection
between the Christmas Seal Sale
rampaign of the National Tuberculosis
Association and the Roll Call, ol
the American Red Cross, both organzations
would avoid confusion by
strictly observing separate dates foi
their campaigns. On account of the
former association of the Red Cross
with the sale of Christmas Seals,
there still exists in the minds of
some people the idea that they are
:>ne and the same, or at least related
while in fact they are in no way connected.
Indications are that the 1923, Tuberculosis
Seal Sale will be the largest
in the history of the movement
Aflready one million dollars worth of
seals in access of the total require
ments for 1922 have been ordered
from National Headquarters for distribution
throughout the United
States. North Carolina is one of sev.
?ral states that are planning to put
nn a record breaking sale.
There will be an important Mem_
aership Meeting at the Roxboro Presbyterian"
church next Sunday, Dec
2nd.' 11 A. M. The business to be
transacted is of interest to every
member.
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TATTY MAKES THINGS HUM."
The play entitled "Patty Make*
rhings Hum" will be given by the
B. Y. P. U. It will be wtirth while
Watch for the date.
BOX PARTY.
There will hi a box party at Hurlie
Mills school house Wednesday
Dec. 5th, at 7 o'clock. Also contesl
for quilt given to the prettiest girl
Come, vote for your girl. Good strinp
music. Everybody cordially invited.
NOTICE.
The Morris Telephone Company
will observe Sunday hours on Thanks
giving. Day.
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DotA fail to visit the bazaar at th<
Methodist. church Saturday, December
8tH. Bring all the family and gel
a good dinner.
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THANKSGIVING I
NOVEMGER 29TH
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MUCH TO "BE THANKFUL FOB
Let Us Take Stock of What We
Have?of What We are Permitted
to Enjoy. :
Thanksgiving is defined as an act
of gratitude for favors and mercies,
and it is well that we have a day set
apart annually for a public acknowledgement
or celebration of divine
goodness, either in deliverance from
calamities or in the dispensation of
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uies3jjiK~s ana me Dounues or nature.
Bat, notwithstanding "the ilia that
flesh is heir to," we might make every
day a day of thanksgiving, for
every day we share these blessings
and partake of these bounties, and
we shauld rejoice every moment in
the knowledge that they are found
all around and about us, in the fields
and streams, in the flowers and trees,
! in the sunshine and the showers, in
the products of farms and gardens
and orchards and vineyards, in the
coal and stone and minerals that
were stored away for the use of man
ages before his appearance on earth.
We should be thankful that all of
these things and many more,' were
placed here for our comfort and pleasure,
and, above all, we should
thankful for Life and Love?-for a
paradise that is lost by man jnamly
through His wanderings in labyrinths
formed by his own acts.
Disasters resulting from mitral*
causes, and disorders incident to mortality,
are evils to man, however they
may appear to the All-Seeing Eye but
these ills are no greater than, those
which man brings upon himself. In
the journey of life we find more good
reasons to rejoice than to complain,
but as a rule we are fhoughtless and
dissatisfied?the ungrateful recipients
of countless blessings flowing from
the infinite source of the beautiful
' and good.
Man-r-"the Temple of God"?p!ac?
ed in a beautiful world that may be '*
' enjoyed to the full through rightliving
and right-thinking?man, en1
dowed with a soul that is immortal,
! and having but a little way to go to
reach a h'ighef state of existence,
with eternity before him for spiritual
growth and ever increasing happiness .
?why should he he a chaser of phan'
tasms, prone to regard himself as a
' creature that "never is, but always
i to be blessed?"
Let us take stock of what we have
?or what we are permitted to enjoy,
t Let us bear in mind that "The shore
, we came from is the shore we arc
bound for in our journey, and that
shore is God," and for our many
. blessings let us give thanks from
. the bottom of our hearts, from the ,
, depths of our souls, and in all that
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I THOS. FRAZIER AT THE j/
planter's Thursday^
Mr. Thomas Frazier sold a load of
tobacco at the Planters warehouse
last Thursday and was more than
pleased with his sale. His best grade
brought him $60.00 per hundred, and
he says the better grades of tobacco
are higher on the ItoxboTo market.
Mr. Isaac Blalock also sold at the
Planters on the same day a one horse
, load for $319.90 clear check.
doll bazaar.
The Philathea class of the Baptist
' church well hold a doll bazaar on
Saturday, December 15th, in the JackI
snn o-orafro Vam wr!11 *...
a n ..... ? (uviiujr uy
i buying your doll for the little one
. from them, as they have a large assortment
of dolls, ready dressed and
in fine shape for Old Santa. Buy your
doll from them and thus help yourself *
and the ladies Of the class.
, CONTRACT BREAKER JAILED. ^
Oxford, Nov. 23.?Sandy Bradsher,
: 1'erson county farmer, today was
under sentence of 30 days in jail for
contempt of court for violating an
injunction issued by Judge W. A.
Devin, of superior court forbidding
I him selling his tobacco outside the
' Tobacco Growers Cooperative asso
elation. Bradsher was sentenced yesterday
when it was testified in- court
fhat he had continued selling tobacco
to independents after the order was
issued. Hubert Eppes, also of I'ersbn
i county was fined $50 on a similar _
!charge. t
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