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
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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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Miss Christine Bryant, who haa
been visiting her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Cheek, returned to
her home in Belmont last Saturday.
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- 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.
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Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Ream* af
Apex, N. C., spent last weak end
with Mrs. Reams' parents, Mr. ao4
Mrs. R. L SaCterfleld.
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' 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.
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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."
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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