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J, W. NOELL. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER VOL.l^ XL11 HOME BIRST. ABROAD NEXT ROX BORO, NORTH CAROLINA^ Wednesday Evening- Sept. 2, 1925. SI.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE - mm COUNTY DAIRYING VvlLL MAtKK WRST SHIPMENT OF CREAM SEPT. 11 E?wj Farmer Wltk TW? Or Mora Cow* Should Bo In tores led In This Mtrtmiii From time to time someone has suggested thut a creamery be f.i aablishcd in Roxboro. This would require capital, equipment and ex perienced people. There seem* a much easier solution of onr question of surplus cream. - On Wednesday of last week Mr. Keiti. of the Division of Markets, lialeigh, and Mr. Mendonhall, cf the North State Creamery of Burling ton, ?me to Rtttbbre, to look over the -situation witjta,vi?w to estab lishing a cresm-shlpptng station -+>ere. ?As invitation to meet these men was extended to several merchants, bank er* and business men. and a (mall group met in the- First National Bank. It has been decided that we will make a trial shipment of cream on Friday, September llth, 1925. Cream will be shipped from three points: I Woodsdale, Roxboro and. Helena. Mr. Menderthall will visit all three sta tions. test the eresm, and pay you cash for what you bring. If you are interested in this, you ean begin saving cream about Mon day or Tuesday. Place your sw??t milk in some place where it will b* very cool. As soon as the creaaa rises .skim it off with a cup or sau cer. or in any way that seems best to you. Try to gut just pure crosm. Put thi? in a iar and keep -in a nm place, sdding each day's cream un til -you are ready to bring it in for shipment on Friday. Keep in a cool place, and ysu need not Ike afraid it ^ie that ci earn. Cream has to no through a process of ripening, anyway; so even though you may think it is sour, please bring it on to Mr. Mendenhall and let him explain any questions you wish to ask. He will furnish cans and take care of the transpor tation to Burlington. He will pay the best market price. The price of butterfat varies from season to -sea sen. The cream stations and those in i charge are as follows: Woodsdale. Prof.' G. W. Smith. ' Helena, Prof. B. D. Sattertield. Roxboro. Miss Bessie H. Daniel. Those who bring cream to Roxboro will please deliver it to J. Y. Blanks or Sergeant and Clayton. If yeu wish any further informa tion . on this subject, please ask any one named in the foregoing para graph, or Mr. J. W. Noell, or Mr. "R. A. Burch. They were present at the meeting last Wednesday ao<V can tell you what Mr. Mendenhall I I " eaid. This is only a trial shipment. If I it falls through for lack of patron- 1 age. then the shipments wilt be t: i - - 1 continued: but if there is enough I cream to justify the Undertaking, shipments will be *made once or twice a wee1: hereafter. ? H. I SAME FIRM Birr V/ IN NEW QUARTERS The Rcxboro Steara Laundry has Moved into their new buildinc, where they jay they are better prepnred tbanever to serve their old custo mers, havine more roomy quarters and everything more convenient. Tbey have'addej) a dry cleaning -lo partment and will no longer Hove to send this work o(T hut will handle it right in their own quarter*. Their ne?r place is adjoining Hotel Jonr *. and they invite , all of their o!5i_ ras tomers and any one who is lookin? fer the best in laohdry to favor them with a visit. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ? Preaching Snndav, Sept. 8th, at L. Crewell. Supt. Sunday School at Mitchell Chapel sife ' *t 2 p. n. Preaching at Bunhv Fork school F;. l>iooM ?t 3:30 :p; m. Preaching at Warren's Grove school house at 7:30 p. m. Rev. J. H. Gruver. Home Missjon Supt. of Granville Presbytery, will do the preaching at all services. ??tr 7 : " : " " ? ? ROTARIANS MET ? Z AT ClMMillAM More than 500 Wit-x ? nesaed the Ball Came otary Club held its last meeting with the (cod people of Cuningham, -where a crowd well over 500 were present to witness the ball game, which resulted disastrously for the Rotarians, the score being 16 to 6 in ffvor of Cuningham. After the ball game a goodly num ber went over to- Franklin Spring where some contests were palled off. Alter these supper was servred on tbe grounds m real picnic fashion. This will probably be the last' meeting held in the country for thk year, the club having visited several sections of the' County and held most enjoyable meMtings. It has been a real pleasure \o the member.! of the Club, and we believe the sec tions visited have enjoyed these get t-d-gether meetings. EASTERN TOBACCO WAREHOUSES FULL ON OPENING DAY ' Raleigh, Sept 1". ? Approximately 8,000.000 pounds of tobacco was sold on the tobacco markets of eastern North. Carolina today at an average estimated at 16 cents per pound. These_.figures .?n. based on reports from warehouse men. Who state that the record fpr openl.-.g day sales was broken in many of the larger mar kets. The average price is from three to five cents under the opening fig ures of last year. Wilson, the largest tobacco mar ket in the state, led in the sales with 1,700,000 pounds which sold for an estimated average of 15 cents per pound. Kinston, Wilson, Rocky Mount and .Greenville reported ? ht Otmous sales, and in many instances there was more tobacco than could be sold during the day, despite tbe fact that triple sales were in pro ALLEN ? BLAKLET Miss Freddie Allen and Mr. Frank Blakely were married on Monday morning, August 24 th, 1925, in South Carolina, near Greenville, where Miss Allen was attending a house party. Miss Allen is one of the most popular and attractive ladies of the town, having been clerk in the post office here for seve ral years up until a few months since, and numbers hey friends by her acquaintance. Mr Blakely is associated with the Carolina Power and ight Co. in Greenville, S. C. MEMORIAL SERVICE AT OLD BBL'LAHl There will be-merorial service* at old Beulah Baptist Church, in Cas well county, ? near -Long's Mill, lefr of road leading from Leasburar to Semora, on the third Sunday in Sep tember, 20th, at 3 p. m. Dr. C. E l Maddyy, of Raleigh, has been invited, and /rther speakers wit!" be present. Old Beulah is the mother church of the Buelah Association, and this memorial service is to be in the nature of a home-coming, and every old /member, or fo-mer member, is uved to be present. f WHITE STAR LAUNDRY ^ The White Star Laundry' i? a new enterprise for Roxbqro, but our people know about it. for ycu saw their half page advertisement in our Inst issue. The propreitors are ex perienced in the business, and with an equipment equal to any, promise service unexcelled. They are located rn I-amarr Street, in the building formerly occupied by the Roxboro Steam Laundry. SURVEYING ROAD NORTH V Mr. Gibson who is' in charge of a force of surveyors, is here making survey for the road leading to the Virginia line. This road will follow the road by tonghurst and Bakers - ville. and will then cot across in a north eastern direction and tap the ~oI3 read. No. IS, which lt> rtftMU With ; the Virginia road juat beyond the | home placo of Mr. S? P. Gentry. NOTICE 1 A scrip dance will be riven at f H?tei ? Thursday night, Sept. 3rd, from 8:4fi. to J2 ^jclock. _ Ad I. mission, 60 cents for gentlemen. A 1 good band wilt famish 'the music ROXBORO TO BE KATE1> *' : A3 SECOND CLASS TOT Lj Mr. Sitterlldd'i OJorts Hne Been Rewarded aad the .Town Will Get 111 Roxtoro, N. C. September 1, Mr. Paul B. Hulfish, Mgr.*. Rating Bureau, > V. Raleigh, N. C. Re-Roxboro tot - be Second t, . -?T'r , ' Dear Sir: J ' , We received ther.ew Swbom of Roxboro. N? C? this Septe ?1925. We hare the necessary ' fighting trucks a regular organ!] [jiaid fir? brigade,. tojvn ordinan ? iJoverm'rA the -flro district and ready to fully comoly with ytj hoards requirements, to the end ff we may get rate reductions. The property owners of Hie join we in" feqnesting you to your- rating.'force here to rerate.t entire town, .both business and dential section. Thanking you fir your i prompt attention, I am Yours very truly, ? SATTEEFIIUi) INS AQEN"< By- S. P. Satterfteld. OPENING OF ROXBORO SCHC The schools of Roxboro far I white and colored children will at nine o'clock Monday momhi Sep. 14, 1925. It is highly imp tint that all children be on hi promptly the first day. if it '.Is at' possible. We expect th? new high <ch building to be comjAeted and equipment to be installed ' tn ' til for the opening. As a result of t new building, for the first time - several years we expect to he al to accomodate all high school^ who wi3h to attend high scfic. , Roxboro. AU grades below the high si will continue in the old building I Es^t^wS lie Pugh and Julia Yancey. Elemen tary School in old building: Mies India Collins. Principal. Mrs. W. H. Long. Miss Sue Merritt. Miss Edna Bradsher, Miss Ethel Newton, Mrs. R. C. Hall, Miss Carrie Sue Verron, Miss Claire Harris, Mts. V. O. Bla lockv Miss Irene Goode. Miss Belle Poole, Music Teacher. High School: Mr. R. B. Da.ves, Principal. Miss Orphia Allgood, Miss Ethel Ervin. Miss Delia Dodson, Miss Mildred Satterfield, Mr. E. M. Fan ning. Miss. Emily Southal, Music Teacher. Colored School: Kill i s W. Brooks, Principal. Pearl E. Burto-i, Benie Cates, Mabel H. Bridget. A. B. STALVEY, Supt. ST. MARK'S CHURCH NOTICES SEPT. 6TH The Rector and congregation of St .Mark's Church wish to thank the organists and singers of the other churches in Roxborc for rendering the music for the revival last week. We wish to thank all of the people cf Roxboro for their prayers, their attendance and contributions towards mningr- the week's meetings a real MQCCS9. I There wil! be xn Sent. Gth at St. Mark's Chit ch Sur.fj'iy School nt 10 a m, N'^ht crvice and sermon) by the Re?t^r at 8. p. m. At Milton service at 11 a. m. At Cuningrham : service at 3:30 .p. m. . W. A. LILLYCROP. Rector, ONE OF THE SHOW PI.ACEs I Mess, Wilburn and Satterfield have mated into their new store building ?A Main Street. ju?t in front of the Jcourt house, and really it is one of the show places of the town. A more convenient or more attrac tive store can not be found, and when they get everything straightened out vcu will agree that it is a "show place." CHURCH NOTICE IN THE COUNTRY Bimival nl??ting thin uanlf at War. ren's Grove. Preaching at six and seven-thirty. Will continue through Sunday. Preaching at Goncord " at cloven and at Oak Grove at four. lifci, Charlie' Long will help me with these service! Sunday. , ? bev iff biuop; Subscribe for THE . COURIER -** . ' v * - ? ? ? rr r. ? ?' v F Miss Marion deVlamina was the charming hostess on Thursday morn ing* to the Thursday Bridge Club. Summer flowers were used in pro ,;ftasion as a decoration. The high scene pri*? was won by Mis* Polly Walker, a lovely hfnd made handker chief. A delicious salad ccerse and ? ice tea was serred the quests. | ' ' The Wednesday Bridge Club held it* meeting with Miss Elizabeth 'N'oell Several . interesting pr-gres Isions were enjoyed. The hostess ' assisted by her mother served a most appetising salad course with punch. U>C. KOI.1.1NG OF WOOD- I MEN OF THE WOULD | In the city of Rajiboro, N. C? on Sept. l&th, will be a day of enjoy ment. On that day the Woodmen | Catnp of Person County, and ad joining counties, will hold, a Log Rolling here. A nice shady crave has been aelectPd for this purpose sad the principal exeitises will be hold h.n>. The Log Rollipg will be- 1 gin with a parade consisting of Woodmen from various calnps through the streets of the town, which will Ik led by the Jalong band. 'The parade will begin at the stat ion at ten o'clock and will march to the grove This will be followed Vy addresses by distinguished speak ers, such as Sov. E. B. Lewis of Kin Iton, N. C., Gen. Roytter of Oxford, Sov. La them of Norfolk, Va., and our diatingmahed friend and speaker Mr. Will Merritt of Roxboro. morning program will close 'picnic dinner served on 1^ Arrangements have made to serve this dinner from a common table in cafeteria style | cups and saucers will be I Jjie Woodmen .commit-. | The afternoon will be giv's" sports in which the ladies, b^y? and j girls will take part. The~e will be I tug-o-war contest among the men and foot races for the ladies, hoys and girls, and a spcon an.l egg race for the ladies, and othir c.ntests for the amusement of the crowd. The athletics will close with a base ball game. The gathering itromises to be I large, as there are quite A number of Woodi"^ ;a Person and adjoining counties. The committee invites the public to come and bring their bas kets and help them to have a good time. Just bring your basket filled with something good to eat with your name on it and be one of us is the invitation that the Woodmen are extending to the public. Roxboro will welcome the great crowd that this Log Rolling will attract- We are preparing to give the Woodmen and the non-Woodmen a good time. Come, you will be welcome, and join in with us in passing a day to (root fellowship. W. B. COZART, Clerk. BETHEL HILL ITEMS Mrs. Samuel Hudson is visiting her! mother, Mrs. Sam Woody of Bethel Hill. Mr. Arthor Wiley has recovered from bis illness. * Mufs Adell Wiley, a nurse of Ox foJfl, N. C., is visiting friends and ^Natives of Bethel Hill. r Rev< J. A. Beam has been ill but we are clad to state he is better. Miss Maude Montague has re turned home after visiting relatives in Durham. Miss Mabel Montague has retu/ned from a pleasure ttfp to Western North Carolina, Asheville beinsr | headquarters. ? R. f OPENING OF OLIVE HILL HIGH SCHOOL 'The Olive Hill High School will open fer the 1925-26 session Thurs day, September 17. In spHe of the lute crop* we are hopinsr to Have a full attendance. ? OLIVE HILL COMMITTCM BRUNSWICK STEW I At Helerta Friday evening # o'clock | Sept.- Mtf 1925. Come and Brine your friends. This for Benefit Helena M E. Church. rrtMS AID SOCIETY ? - c?wriha tor THE OOUROa' ?' o Ui'a'.' fA V HICK J.. ADVANCE IX EAST Cooperatives Art Read; Kor Good 2 j Market. Twenty-flr. cooperative receiving Pointt of the Tobacco Growers Co operative Association opened in as many Eastern North Carolina town, Tuesday morning with . first cash advance to growers of sixty five Per cent Thia ?, the highe.t ad ?nce ever made by aBy tobacca cooperative association in the ?un dav V?^Uti0n OBlcimU here Wednes deliverv I" rePOrt' ?? ?? dell very bat they did not expect a of"!*.""' The gtow'n i" ?"<i outi of the association were more i?. clmed aicordi^ to what information^ has been received, to watch the breaks on the auction- floor* and ?ke a studied comparison of the P?'d ?<* ??ction house, with the returns wWch the a.so ciation advances will indicate Meantime, directors of the asso ciation in the three States were jn &>ut"h ?r" r th? repcrt frora the ttat H T bek Which that during the brief time. axactly four day,. in which, undej. ?Me pressure from loyal member; of the association, books were opened t?^r^l "?Jm"mber' t0 si*" con tnirts. more than nine hundred rraw eralad joined the pool number, it wa, considered *iynri5ciwit that one hundred and WhStffcii i been cnrolle<i ?t WMW?lle. in Columbus co?nty. I. ? ???p?ratively young mar t JrWch- aUo' the closest I point in North Carolina to the East, err, Carolina Kelt. Since l?t De. cember, 193 new members of the !hSTh ? b,"n 'i?ned ^2?!j^^^|ej?ceiving of* 8001111 Ca~lina. coqpUd w*h the good news that filtera In from the old belt, is a great *"* coop*ratip bright belt, through channels un! friendly to the association or to or der y marketing, have been more [or less gloomy. South Carolina re salts have had a marked effect in dispelling this fflooni and stimulating the loyalists who are thia year, more than ever before, convinced that but for cooperative marketing the bounti e "z ,vhieh ha' would be dumped on the market for a son g. The gradual increase in the price of the week is admitted by -very fair minded economist to be due ex clusively to the aetirity of the a?o C'*^- Thi" "? the fifth year in which there Has been a stabilized mar ket for tobacco. In no other period cf agricultural history, where the cooperative movement was unknown, has the market remained firm and increasingly healthy. No little credit for the success [which has been so conspicuous in the [South Carolina belt is due to the member growers. They have worked [night and day to strengthen asso ciation lines and to get the best de , livery possible this year. Fijrhtui^ against greater odds in Eastern Car olina. they have carried to the strug gle a determination no less positive [anil their efforts are expected to be _?H>ar?nt_ when a week has pa?sed. WATERMELON FEAST Miss Bessie Daniel entertained the Philathin class, of 'which she is a member, and a number of invited quests at a watermelon feast at her home last night. This is an annual event with Miss Daniel and one that is much appreciated by the class and friends. REVIVAL AT l/JNG Hl'RST 51. K. CHURCH Beginning Sept. Qth and continu ing Sept. 13th Rev., M. C. Ellerb* is to conduct a revtral at Longlmrst Methodist Church'. Service every ?vrning beginning at 7:30. Children services, to which the ppblic Is in vited,, iij tie aftemoc*. Remember Jh. tKe public is invited * i ? o . BRTNSWICK STEW At Helena Friday evening, 6 o'clock Sept.. 4thj 192S. Come and bring your friorlds, ' This is for the benefit of the Helena Methodist .Church, and Is given by the Ladies Aid Society. Help a worthy cause and spend a pleasant evenin?. ? r FiVf KILLED IS GRADE CR0SSiN6 NONE ESCAPED Every Occupant Of Automobile Hit By Train At Reidsville Dead Reidsviile, Aug. 30. ? five persona were killed at a grade crossing hers about 7 o'clock tonight when the automobile in which they were rid ing was struck by a Southern passen ger train No. 35. The dead are: JVack H. Carter, of Reidsville and New York; Mrs. Eugene Irvin, Reids ville, lira. Manton Oliver, wife of the publisher of the Reidsville Review:. Mrs. John Oliver, widow of John Oliver, of Reidsville and Mrs. Mina Johnson Cone, of New York. The Ave persons were the only occupant* of the car. All hot Mrs. pbhn Oliver were .Instantly killed and ?he died 30 minates after the accident while being taken to a hos pital. The accident occurred on a curve and at the same spct where 2 years ago foOr members of a fam ily name4 Pillar were .killed. Witnesses state that Mrs. Irwin was driving the car and that the party was enroute to Green shore to se* Mrs. Cone off on the train for New York. The car came to a foil stop at the crossing, according to the spectators and the signal bells at the crossing were ringing. The car was struck center and thrown a distance estimated at fifty yards. None of the occupants of the car were run over by the trmia and when those witnessing the ac cident reached the scene all were dead except Mrs. Lillian Oliver and Slack Carter, both of whom died a. few minutes later. ? _ ? MILL CREEK B. Y. P. U. SOCIAL Augost 23th, 1926, the Mill Cnek B. Y. P. U. enjoyed a splendid social at the tame of Rev. N. J. Todd. At 2:30 o'clock Mr. A. J. Strom aad Mr. N. Jl Todd began barbecoinjr chicken and kept busy until 74 were barbecued. At 6:30 a long table was prepared by the ladies out in the grove. Chick en and ice tea were served. Mr. Todd then made a brief talk, welcoming the visitors, after which our B. Y. P. U. president, Mr. Clyde Gentry, returned thanks and supper was *er ved. . ~ , ? ' ? - ~ The crowd was then called to tha house where lots of amasemest haul ben prepared. A radio program bad ben put on to entartain the children, also a room had been prepared far the smaller girls who wished to play dolls. The other entertained themselves oat on the porch and on the lawn, talking and enjoying them selves together until 8:30 then Strinsr \ music was made by Mr. Charlie V Slaughter and Mr. Jeff O'Brien t. af ter which Crfrrie Todd, Clara Gentry, DeWey Young and Eral Gentry sang a quartett, "In the Garden," accom panied by Mary E. Gentry, after which we were again entertained un til 10:30 with music. We, as B. Y. P, U. member} were glad to welcome visitors from Rock (Vcrvf. Al!er.|ville and Rrovidence. Rev. J. B. Currin. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sergeant and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gentry from Roxboro. There were lots of visitors from oar community that we were glnd to welcome. It is hoped that some of these visitors will join oar B. Y. P. U. and aid us in our work for oar Master. * Miss Virginia WTilker'on and Mr. Cyrus Kirby were married on Sunday afternoon at Halifax. Va. The bride, a striking brunette, is one of Rox boro's most popular young ladies, i while the groom Is a. splendid young j man, connected with Palace Theatre. SMALL BLAZE THURSDAY The fire be IV rang about 8 o'clock Til u l-Jil'.i v ? mi'u'iiiiig. .wh(W ? ? ???>! blaze was discovered in a dwelling ill Cast Roxboro; Th'e Are -boys mad* a record run, o* rahter get-off, for in just three "minutes, by the watch, after the alarm waa given the boys had the trork in the street on* their way to the fire. s-'ji Subscribe ivr TgE COVJOER 1 KIRBY ? WILKERSON CLARA GENTRY. Ccy See. / i.