asmsnuwmn , BRINK OF PANIC LOW PRICE OF TOBACCO A. NO SLUMP IN COTTON THE OA|?B CcnrlioucT of Meath Ago Am Givea Way to ? Gloon Hardly Lew Deep Thaa the Tragedy Of 1924 Raleigh, Sept. 7. ? Promised pioa P?rity in eastern North Carolina this year hai all bat vanished with the opening sales on the big lobacco markets during the past week and the much feared slqpip in cotton has pot the threat agricultural empire j in the brink of - a financial ptnic. j The peports of low prices for t>- j 'oaCco have been understated and I the bumper crop of cotton has been ! ; overstated. The agricultural complacency of b month ago has given away to a gloom that, while less shocking is hardly less deep than the tragedy of 1920. The tobacco slumped 50 per cent. At that it sold above the prices which are being paid this year. The crop put on the market last Tuesday morning is jelling about 20 per cent below the nrice paid in 1924. Officials in the state department ' of agriculture estimated that the prices the week is bringing now amount, in a total, to an average -?f one to three cents below the actual cost of production. With a condition obtaining, the department ' is pointing out: The crop, instead of being a poor ; crop, is one of the best in quality and quantity which eastern North Carolina ever produced-. * . Other ubsciven here, lean prates j sional, are finding: That the cost of farm operation h?? steadily increased. Taxes havcj advanced by percentages that are Cached j. jgr*- ? The bin: tob??c officials are paying the <?reatost in-1 come tax to the federal government. It is a safe assumption that they | are paying, equally high taxes cn income to the state government. It is reported by business men who! have surveyed the situation on a ' number of the large tobacco mar kets that very few growers will be able to pay their old bills. Some of, them will not be able to pay for this year's fertilizer. Those who make, a profit on the year's work will be ! as scarce as hen teeth. It is generally conceded, by s-| papers which have been hostile to j co-operative marketing, that the ' price this year would have been even lower than it is but for the as - j trvity of the association. C-?-opera- ? tive farmers are not satisfied but , they are in much beter . ihape than these who have sold cn the auction floors. The dumping system has demonstrated its most vicious farm this year and even newspapers like the Wilson Times} have quoted ihe buyers as saying! "We're tired; please go away and let us rest." Bankers and business men in the east who had looked for a bonanza year are grief stricken. The east has never recovered from 1921. Two years ago it staged as spirited-come back but last year was another fail ure. This year the low tobacco prices have all but paralyzed the farmers and the merchants. It is. Hie to warn against the invasion of , stock salesmen now. NEWS FROM ROUTE FIVE Mr. Joe Satterfield of Pleasant Shade, Va., spent the week end visi ting friends and relatives on route 5. Miss Alma Moore spent last week -with Miss Irene Rogers of Virgilina, V?., route 4. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rogers of Tim berlake. route 2, spent last Sunday with Mrs. Jbe N. Lunsford. Mr. Vernon Hall of Wilson, N. C? visited his mother last week. Mis* Vera Idinsford and Mr. FT W. Wicker motored to Durham Sat \Trriav afternoon. ~ Mr. David Garrett entertained a bast of his friend* Saturday night. Iff. inrt Mrt. Rogei Tapp uf Durham spent the week end with Mrs. Jen ny Tapp. Mr. P. W. Wicker left Sunday af lAasaa ? for tt* - American Legion convention at FayettevfHe, K.- <L CEMETERY iAYT OWNERS CONCERNED 1 For more than four years we hare worked to get our Cemetery in a more respectable state. Of the 196 lots that are in use or have been bought only 68 are in The | development has necessarily beej slow but now if lot owners will do I their part we can bring about fur ther change more quickly. If yours is one of tlte lots not in grass, please do one of the following: 1 ? See W. W. Woods, Town Man ager, by September l&tm 1925. and pay him >3.00 to cover tthe expense of the material needed to do this work 2 ? Send out to the Cemetery by September 15th one good two-hone or two one-horse loads of manure for your lot. We will prepaTe the soil and put in the grass seed. Our prOgrAs in this particular im provement depends on you. WiU you keep putting the matter off or will you attend to it at once while there is opportunity to get it done ? HATTIE E. BURCH 1 ' o . PALACE THEATRE Monday and Tuesday Sept. 14 ? lath The mightiest dramatic Spectacle of all the Ages. "THE PASSION PLAY" Creating through the med ium of Motion Pictures an authentic rocord of the World's oldest Passion Play constitutes the most important step in entertainment annals ? Noth ing is added and naught expurgated from the inspired record set forth in the Bible, this mighty drama on which the foundation of modern civilization rest is given in its grip ping awe ii\spir|ng entirety ? Sie the Multitudes acclaim the Baylor ? See Judas when bribed to betray Christ? -See The last Supper ? See ?Ghriot before Pilate ? The anly pic ture giving the life of Jesus Christ from his birth to the Crucifixion. Special Matinee Daily at .3:45 p. m. Admissions 15 cents up to 15 years of age. Evening Performances ~ i ? i ? BETHEL HILL H. S. WILL OPEN SEPT. 14 Things are being made ready for school opening at 9 a. m., Monday, Sept. 14th. Books for the grade department already have heen placed in the principal's office. High School registration will be' as follows: Eighth and ninth grade pupils Fri day, Sept. 11th from 9 a. nt. to 3 p. nt.; Tenth and eleventh grade pupils Saturday a. nt. Sept. 12th. Every high school pupil is expected to register on days specified. The following faculty has been secured: Grades Department, Mrs. W. R. Hayes, Woodsdale, N. C., Miss Rosa BHiley, Tarboro, N, C? Miss Nellie Bird Woods, Roxboro, N. C.. Miaa Rosa Robertson, Woodsdale, N. C., Miss Carrie Wilkerson, Rox boro, N. C. High School: Miss Gladys Beam, Woodsdale, N. C? Mrs. J. A. Beam, Woodsdale, .N. C., Mr. Maury Fontaine, Woodsdale, N. C., Mr. (George W. Smith, Woodsdale, King D. Brown, Principal, Woods dale, N. C.?G. CHANGE SCHEDULE OF RURAL CARRIERS Postmasters at Bahama, Rouge mone, Moriah, Timberlake, Hurfles Mills, and Roxboro. yesterday re ceived inrtruc^ms from the post office departmwit to delay the start ing of rural carriers from their of fices until after the arrival 'of the Durham and Lynchburg train No. 34. The schedule on this train was Changed last Sunday, calling for it to leave Durham at 9 o'clock instead of 7 o'clock, as had been the case in the past. Under the now ar rangement which goes into offect to day, rural carriers served by the train, will operate under a later -schedule. THE JOHNSON WAREHOUSE large and attractive advertisement of The .taHWMn ? WOTMluse, Mr 8.. M. Watkini, proprietor, Oxford. N.'C. Mr. Watkina is no stranger t? many of ?w pssple hi? in^ vitation will be accepted by many of the tobacco fanners of this Couiu ty. The opening da*, is Tuesday. September .15th. Read the artnoance laent. . , BOY SCOUTS START ORGAN IZ AT ION ? ? ? ? * 1 The boys of Roxboro have gotten) together and have started* to work! for an organization. They have apJ plied to headquarters for a charter, which they hope to receive this weekj If your boy is interested cocourjige him in his work. Scouts, when they lire up to what the organization] stands for, become the best boy* town. The work of a scout teacfc him to be able to handle himself all situations, in danger, in play, i church, and in the home. It teaches him to be Helpful to other in the home, school, char and state. Boys of the scouts are loyal, fellows. Let every one in town 1, us make our troop the best in No Carolina. ? Bernard Crowell and Cary Adaini are at present acting scout musters! m ? " ? .i Q HELENA HIGH SCHOOL The Helena High School will op Monday morning September 14, 1923 at 8:45. Prof. R. C. Garrison, the new prin^ cipal, comes to Helena witth experience as a fcehool man. H4'! was science instructor in West yirj ginia colleges before coming to thil State two years ago. For the pad two years Mr. Garrison has beeJ .connected with Henderson Higfl School as science "ftfd? iiathemitici instructor, and prirfcipal last soring,! Man y of the old teachers will rei turn to the grades, while Miss SCer ritt will return to the high fehoJ department again this year. Thi' complete list of teachers is as fo? Iowa: 1st grade ? |Mrs. Bailey Harris Dickerson; 2nd grade ? Miss Pollard; 3rd grade ? Miss Louia (Stpehens; 4th grade ? Miss RutJ -Benjamin; 5th. f r-iHe ? Vim* Jn? |Fogteman; 9th grade? Miss Ma Montague; 7th grade ? Mi9s Nor Dickerson. The high school teachers arc Mfc Annie Burch, Mists Egientine ritt, -Mrs. Roy C.-G*tri??n, aA4"l principal. . .ftllss Mary Riley Will! have charge of the music depart- 1 roent. The Helena school authorities tre looking fcrw^isi ? to one of the best years in the history of the institu tion. All indications are that the. enroilment^will be larger iha.i last y^ar. The school tracks are re parted to be in go6d condition for the opening Mcnday, September 14, 1925.? G. AGED MAN DIES WHILE EATING Jim Robinson Found Dead Friday Morning By Fellow Workmen ? Jim Robinson, a 71-year-old white man living alone in a small house near the sawmill belonging to Banks and Wllklns, near here, was found dead Friday morning about 7 o'clock by fellow workmen, who after find ing Robinson not at work, went to his home. The man apparently died while eating supper Thursday eve ning, his body being found at a table on which food hod been placed. The sheriff and coroner were noti fied of the finding of the man's body, and an inquest was held during the morning. The coroner reported that the man came to his death of natural causes, at no evidence of any foul play was found. Mr Robinson had been living alone near the sawmill for some time, and was apparent ly in good health Thursday after noon. The deceased is survived by one son, C. O. Robinson; four brothers, John, William, Bud and Dox Robin son and one sister, Miss Alice Rob inson. MR. CARVER VISITS v SCENE OF STORM Mr. John H. Carver visited the scene of the storm in Granville coun ty last Sunday evening He brought Kick with him some of the stocks of corn, cotton and tobacco, and we have never seen anything like it. There was not a vestage of growth T5TI tMthei uf tire stalks- enhihlioil, the tobacco stalks looked a* if some one had taken ? knife -and strapei the bark off of it, while the corn stalks were literally torn into shpei strings, Ha say *ww one field df seventy five thousand hills beton^1 in? to a Mr. tucks wktn BSt u simple leaf on It. The storm was in the Babney neighborhood, between Ox ford and Henderson. ?' V ' ' 4 A business meeting of the Friday Afternoon Book Club was bold at tie borne of Mrs. & P. Dunlap oa lest Wednesday to elect new officers and select books for another year. &?. M. R. Look was elected presi dent, Mrs. T. E. Austin vice president aad Mrs. 8. S. Lave librarian. The tint meeting will be held October 2> Mrs'. Dunlap served her guests ' punch and sandwitches. I . ? I Miss Ohio Whitfield and JTasper Whitfield delightfully entertained a number of their friends on last Thursday evening at an old fashioned brunswick stew honoring their house guest, Miss Bettie Whitfield. The spacious country home and lawn was beautifully decorated with baskets of late summer flowers, making a fit setting for the crowd of young peo ple who crowded around the long tables. Aftc^ the supper games were played uuffl a late- hour. About two hundred guests enjoyed the evening. On last Thursday evening Mrs. C. Si Cozart delightfully entertained several girls from Jalong at her at tractive home on North Main Street. The guests enjoyed music rendered by Mis Jeanette Cole. The guests were invited into the dining room where a delicious lunch was served, followed by ice cream and cake Miss Esther Burch entertained about fifty friends last Wednesday night from 8 to 11 o'clock -i? honor of her cousin, Miss Fannie Burch of Mt. Olive, N. C. The hostess was assisted by Miss Lottie Burch, and Mrs. W. G. Clayton in serving cream and cake t<} the guests. 8 o ORCHESTRA DIRECT FROM DETROIT We have another instance of the Progress?* of the management llle TnftStfK vn ITilIM* day, Sept. 10th, they have secured Graham Prince and his orchestra dlrdct from Detroit, Mich., maker of Victor records, to appear before a Roxboro audience. They will be at the Palace Theater for one night only and you do not want to forget and make any other date for that night. You can not afford to miss it, that is if you love music. This orchestra is rated as cne of the best in the United States. Besides being a musi cal organization they feature many Voedivil Specialties. The management feels proud in being able to offer the amusement seeking public an attraction of this class and we hope they will be favor ed with a full house. CLEAN UP DAY AT OLIVE HILL H. S. The patrons of Olive Hill school are requested to meet at the school Tuesday, September the fifteenth, at 2 p. m. The object of the meeting Is to clean up the school building preparatory to the opening, ^Thurs day, September the 17th. Come prepared to work afid bring the nec essary brooms, dust cloths, etc. ? W. ROXBORO WELCOMS THEM J Mr. J. W. Montague and family, moved into their attractive home on South Main Street Monday. Mr. Montague, properietor of the Big Four Grocery Co., has been doing business here for some time but he and his most estimable family have made thei home at Bethel HiH. Rox boro extends the glad hand to them and rejoices to have them become full fledged Roxboroites. ? CALL- COMMUNICATION Call Communication Person Lodge No. 113 F. & A. M. Tuesday Sept. 15th, at 7:30 o'clock. Work in 2nd decree. WM. W. MORRELL, Master. iO. B. CKOWELL, Sec. LOST OR STOLEN? Two bird doga. Setters, one with lemon spot and "SlttCT wlttrnostt ipot of brown, male and female. Regard for retturn. W. V. KMBB. TlllllieiLake, H. C. FOR RBNT.THKBE IDEAL Offices. ' running water in each, electrically lighUd, Wtfl ? ventilated, spacinu* halls. Over our new store in 'front of court house. Rates reaaonable. . Apply to? Wilburn and Satterfield i . ? ... . PERSONALS Mr*. Stafford of Lynchburg is visiting Mra. K. L. Street. ? ? * ? * Miss Villi* Reed of Danville, Ky? is visiting Mrs. J. H. Hughes ? * ? ? ? Mrs. F. A. W. Mill* and daughter ] of South Boston are visiting Mrs. W. A. Mills. ? ? ? ? ? .Mrs. Clyde Alfen 1 and daughter have returned home after spending some time at Barium Springs. X Miss Sallie Parhanr of Raleigh spent thetWeek end with Mrs. W. C. Bullock. ii ? ? ? ? ? Mrs. M. R. Long and children have returned heme after spending the summer at Asheville. ? ? ? ? ? Mrs. Ray Carter of Scottsburg spent several days here last week with Mrs. G. W. PulUam. ? * ? ? ? Miss Catherine Moore left last week for the Eastern part of the state where she will teach this year. ? ? ? ? ? Miss Mary McCaiisland has re turned after spending some time in Philadelphia with relatives. ? ? ? ? ? Mis* Margaret Hardy of Norfolk is visiting in the home of her cou sin Miss Mona Frederick. . ? ? ? * Mrs. K. S. Hall and children of Ga., are visiting Mrs. Hairs parents, Mr. and Mrs. T, P. Feathers tone ? ????' Misses Mildred and Francis Ling left Tuesday for Greensboro Co!!ege far Women, Greensboro. N. C. Miss Isabel deVlaming left Friday for Mccksville where she will tesch thi* session. ? ? ?.??. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mast*), Mr a Mil Mis. G.--B.- Masten and- -on. Itcb ert, spent the week end in Winston. We enjoyed a pleasant call Mon day from our good friend, Mr. W. S. Mr. Kemp Walker, a sturdy Old Vet of Woodsdale, favored us with [ a pleasant call Monday. ? ? ? ? * Miss Elizabeth Harris has returned from a pleasant visit to Miss Ruth Bennett of South Boston, Va. ? ? ? ? ' ? : Miss Elizabeth Green of Alton, Va., was in town Wednesday as the guest of Mrs. J. Y. Blanks. * * ?. ? * ? ? Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Blanks and (Master Joe, Jr.,, were guests of rela tives in Brookneal, Va., Sunday. ? * *" ? * m Mrs. F. L. Page, Jr., who has been visiting relative* here h*s returned to her home in Zebulon, N. C. ? ? ? ? . ? Miss Bettie Whitfield has returned to her home in Hillsoboro, N. C., af ter spending some time with Miss Onie Whitfield. ? ? ? ? * * Mr. Claude Harris of Sanford, who is connected with :the State High way, is spending his vacation here with relatives. y * * * ? * M^6s. Henry Sergeant, William and JsyAes Thomas left Monday morn mg for Bellbuekle, Tenn., where they nvi\\ ateend the Webb School. ? * ? * * Mrs. J. C. Stafford and children of Petersburg, Va., have returned : home after spending a week with , relatives and friends. * ? ? ? ? Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ivey James, j a daughter, Marion Sue, on Monday I Sept. 7. Both Mother and baby are j doing nicely. ? * ? * ? Mr. and Mrs. T. Owen Pass, who | have been in Blackshear, G*., for :he j p*st several weeks, have returned home. Mrs. A. M .Burns and daughter, Miss J%nie, left yesterday . evei.ing far Raleigh, where Miss Janie will enter Meredith College. ? ? ? ? ? Miss Christine Bryant, who haa been visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cheek, returned to her home in Belmont last Saturday. ? ? ? ? ? - Mr. 1 r V-~'"(r ?nrl sons left Friday for their home in Richland after spending some time here. ? ? ? ? ? Mwr Pr T. Thaxton and daughter of Greensboro are visiting ? Mas. Thaxton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'J. L. Garrett. - Mr. and lira. 3. L. Atkins and son Mrs. Atkins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Younger. ? * * * ' * Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Ream* af Apex, N. C., spent last weak end with Mrs. Reams' parents, Mr. ao4 Mrs. R. L SaCterfleld. ? ? * ? ? ' Mrs. J. A. Snipes and tittle daugh ter, Elizabeth, who have been spend ing some time here as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Blanks have returned to their home in Durham. ***** *r Mr. I. T. Stanfteld, who is connec ted with the Tobacco Growers Co operative Association, left yester day morning for Washington, N. C, where he is stationed this season. ***** Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Woodlief of Norfolk, Va., spent last week end with Mr*. Woodliefs parents^ Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Satterfteld. Mis. VVoodlief will remain here for MM time. '?? * * * * Miss Corinna Harris left Tuesday for Louisburg College where she will graduate in the spring. Miss Harris is president of the senior class and also president of the Per son Ccunty Club. ***** Miss Katye Harris left this week for Stoneville, N. C? where she will teach this year. Miss Harris goes to Stoneville to teach with a former superintendent, Owea Odutn. with whom she taught in Zebulon. where she was a member of the- Wakeion school faculty for three years. NOTICE This notice is to inform the gene ral public and the school committees of the* following resolutions passed by the County Board of Education at its last meeting: ? J. "Unless thcie is soma agreement between committees of local tax dis tricts, pupils shall attend school in the district which they reside." 2. The date for opening the Coun ty Schools ?ha\) be left to th? dis cretion of the local committers if that date is not later than October 6/ B. I. SATTEKFIELt) ANOTHER REVIVAL A revival at Woodsdale Methodist church is being conducted this week by Rev. JL W. Bradley. Preaching at 7 :30 each evening. The public is cordially invited to attend. The meeting will continue through Sun day. Preaching at Lea's Chapel at 11 a. rrv Sunday and also at Warres'4 Grove at 4 p. m. Rev. Chas. Long will help out with these services. ROXBORO BAKERY MOVED UP .TOWN The Roxboro Bakery has moved into more convenient and larger quarters, now occupying the room one door west of Hotel Jones. This concern started here in a small way but we are glad to know that their superior service and close attention to business has been rewarded and they are now in position to serve the public in the very best manner. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE All ladies who have not paid their dues to the Woman's Club for ?he coming year, please do so this week and get your name in the year book. If the committee fails to see you just send dues to one of the follow ing: Mrs. J. Y. Blanks, MfS. Moffit ppencer, Mrs. ,T. B. Woody, Mrs. Watklns. Mrs. deVlaming, Miss Eliz abeth Noell or Mrs. Henry Long. MRS. E. P. DUNLAP, X Chairman Membership Com. Notice The Allensville High School will open for the 1923-28 term Wednes day, September 16. Parents are urged to get they ctjildren in school the opening day. ."'A ; i Allensville High School Com, NOTICE To the niem(bcrs of Oak Growr Cfcmp, No. 755, W. O. W.: Yon are requested to be present at the regular niteti rig Thursday night,1. Sept. 10th, at 7:80." ? : B FOR RKNT,THR#.E II In the the heart of town. . lighted, well ventilated, fpaciou* halls Over "" ??*" f*wrt of oourt house. Rates reasonable. Apply to? Wllburn and Satterfleld

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