FARMER ENDORSES
FARM AGENT
DONT FAIL to read this
LETTER
Note Tills Sentwce: I Do Not Wwpt
An Agent To Com* Here VnOl
The Farmers Themselves
Are Interested. Read
Letter
Editor of The Courier:
About six months ago I read an
editorial in The Courier saying that
Person County need# * Farm Agent
Recently you have written :\ number '
of articles along thi* line. I \v"*?
especially ple*?ed with thf leading I
e.iltori'U "A necessity" wh.ch :ip- I
?peared last week, and as one)
of the farmers of the county I wish
to thank you for the interest yqu arc
taking in our farm problems.
For several years it has seemed !
to me that some step should be tak- '
en to arouse enough interest among
the farme-s in this matter to bring
it to the attention of oOr Comity
Commissioner*. At this time, farmers
are facing: a rather stiff financial
problem. Of course we'll buckle down
and pall through somehow; but it'
sitrely would come in handy to have
on agent to help'us sell our surplus
produce next spring and summer,
and thus tide us ever until another
c.op can be liiHdf 3 happen to know
that an order wa? received here
tvh'jut ten days ngo for a carload of
Irish potatoes and a carload of sweet
pjtatoes, Of course <Sur potato crop
i? short this year, but in ? normal
year this order could hiv?^he?n filled
i nsily. Mow suppose an Agent should
erne here early next yeaT and ad
ylyi us to plant early potatoes, and
strange to allip a carloail?
\v hj] it that mcmey com* In EtWj
a ftne thintf to get started in Per-on |
<"nu?ty. OtheF folks are making
something out of selling cream , in
sections that are* far less suited -So
dairying than odrfc. Our county is
particularly we'd watered. In driv
ing about you see rivers, creeks and
branches everywhere. And where
there's water there's likely to be
good grazing, and good land for pas
tures, and good land for making com
and hay. If we can get enough cows
in the county we car. raise manure
. in suflV.-iertt Quantities to cut down
our bills for fertiliser. When the
commercial fertilixer man wants us
to sign on the dotted line, we'll jusf.
grin and point to Old Sis Cow!
But we need an agent to look af
ter this cre^m shipping and to talk
to farmers everywhere and get them
interested. I was in Jce Blank*
s'.ore' last Friday and saw th"ii
weighing nnd sampling cream. The
- industry seems -to be growing right
along. There was a lot of cream
coming in, and it certainly did look
good. All Person County needs now
is a farm agent to push this under
taking along and help the people in
general to take advantage of this
?ource of a steady income.
Almost every week I read of some
couhty that is shipping a carlcad of
poultry, hogs or potatoes, or some
thing like that, and all because that
. county has an agent to look after
; tllert things for the farmers.
And then thereN the influence an
agent can have in the social. life of
; the communities ? through club work
BE. for ihe boys and girls. Corn Club
Boys and. Canning Clu^p^h-ls are
rrtighty apt to become enthusiastic
" about farm life and take an interest
In building up their communities.
Yes, Mr. Editor, I fully agree with
you that Person county needs a
Farm Demonstration Agent. But 1
d> not want an agent to come here
until the FARMERS THEMSELVES
are interested enough to get together
and ask the commissioners for this
sUtanci. There'* no use In having
at the farmers are pniHng ag*in?t
,?m or refusing to take any interest
in nnything he suggests:
It wouldn't be fair to ask any capa
ble man to waste his time trying to
help us unless we are going to try
work with him intelligently.
May 1 suggest that a few neigh- 1
bora talk this over in each town- 1
.-hip, and then let^ these men from .
?II nine townships meet in RoxSor.i |
1 i;n,l nTI <1 1 r "M ""
laub, a brother of our own "Drr,
agent' come here and then find
KOXBO*
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^KOXBORO TOBACCO
MARKCT OJJJSNED
Sales A mounted to 2(JiiC,VDund!,
Averaging S12.X>.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
farmers are very busy trying to set
l in thv remainder of the crop, whi^h
ii very late, there was a. vcrv good
j sale on the openttigr day last Thor?
I d*y It was very gratifying. to hear
' tbe farmers say "they reeeived more
' than they expected," and it was nO
| ticeahle that th?*e were no togs
i I utked
While $12 75 is a very low average,
i it must be remembered that the qualj
ity- was very poor, but'if this average*
will held good when the Better grades
begin coining in ahe farmer will be
well pleated.
We are leaking for a good season
thfs year, for we believe the buverp
and all who compose -ho Tobacco
Board of Trade are more 'determined
than ever that Roxboro shall be just
as good market as there is anywhere,
and there is no reason why it should
not be . .
A BAD NEGRO ARRESTED /
Mr. Tom Rimmer had a- negro,
Herbert Pettif ird, working for iiim,
and pay (lay was two weeks off. but
Herbert decided he wanted his pay,
and did not want to wait until pay
day. So, he called upon Mr. Rimmer,
for his money, but Mr. Rimmer ile
oiinod to pay as it was yet .tw.2_we?k^
until pay day. Herbert left ;:nrf
when hi returned he poked his Kan
at Mr. Rimmer and 'again, demanded
his money ? and Mr. Rlpimer cam-?
?across with the rRpney.
Yesterday morning Sheriff Brooks
and his deputy went oat early in the
morning and arrested the negro,
bringing him to trial, and upon fail
ure to furnish bond he was locked
qp to await the doming of court
Herbert lias the reputation < f beta*
ncp-rn * " ' ..
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Elder Hall Not Reconciled
Elder J. 3. Hall, one of the best
Citizens oJ> the County, says he did
not move into RoxbcTo and though
they have voted him in, he Is not a
citizen. He says he lives in Brag
town. Why he selected the name,
Bragtown, we do not knoW, we sug
gested to him that he call it "Hall
fown." bnt he said, no He says
there are just two' things he can
not affiliate with, they are, Roxboro
and the Democratic party. Well,
brother Hnll is a good man and we
predict inside of two years he will
be one of the boosting citizens of
Roxboro, and will be a candidate
for Alderman from his section.
Those who heard the lectures at
last years Chautauqua will need no
urging to attend this time. To you
who missed them, arrange youc dates
now, Nov. 4 to Oth.
A BEAUTIFUL SHOW WINDOW
Rarely have we seen a rn:re ar
tistic display than that shown by
Mess. E. D, Cheek and Co. in their
show window on Depct Street. They
tiro displaying a line of Bird's Nep
enset rugs, and displaying them in
such a manner that ytu can hsrdly
see the display without buying.
1 ~ " ? TrrVn* rn ii i - - ? UJ
Schaub, is in chatfce cf the work it
the county ngenii in the State. I
feel sure that if our farmers would
like to have him, he Would try to
arrange to come over here from
Raleigh some day and explain to us
in detail just what an agent could
do for us.
I understand that fur commission
er* would not have to pay the full
salary of n farm agent. The State
Department and the Department of
Agriculture in Washington help the
counties that undertake to go for
ward in farming. They give quite
a substantial sum for this purpose.
Please permit me to thank yoti
once again for- the Interest you -have
taken in our farm problems. We
farmers appreciate very much the
helpful attitude and generous spirit
of The Courier.
Very truly yours,
ikit: - ? ?
The Three Harmony Bug* (A Trio
of Merit) with Hubert Lyons "BOB
ijlFil) HAIR REV I F." _nt I'alace
I'ht. i) i*n Thursday. Friday ; r. Snh.
| day thi ^ week.
?J. in UK i H CAROLINA
NORTH GftROLIItt
ITEFi
HORSE SHOW ON WEDNESDAY!
AND THURSDAY
Sergeant George Bryaon. Trick Killer.
Will Be There 'i
Ten crack riders from Troop Fi
of thr North Carolina Cavalry will
con?? ''to "the North Carolina Slat#
Fair to give exhibitions of skllflt)
horsemanship during' the Hcrse SluMit
on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct-',
obcr 14 and 15, according to a
ment from.E. V. Walborn, ManagA
of the- North Carolina State Fair,
These men have heen secured throi.tfti
R. R. Reynolds of Ashevllle and th*if
arp associated .with the Ashevill#
trcop. According . f* advice t fro?
Mr. Reynolds, the troopers will a^j
riVc at the' State Fair on. Monday,
Octdbet 12, and will be quartered on
the grounds. They will be in chars
/f Majojr E. F. J.nes and CantaS
?Tennrnt of the Cavalry battnliofc.
"One of tli- inon wh? will n.vsra
pany this troop, Se');ennt I'-ienrtfe
Bryson, will compare with the best
trick riders of the crack region ntB
of the regular cavalry," sa^S Mr.
Reynolds. "In addition tit- men v/fll
bring seme fine specimen^ of ffjod
horse fitesh, among them (hunters
and jumpers that will bring thfiflj^
of pleasure In (jenulm1 ? Irrvern. vwj
thoroughbreds."
This night horse show, accordjH
to Mr. Walborn, will bo the society
?vent of the State Fair. There
i>e riding and exhibitions ~Ct h:
manship by ladies, gentlemen
couples. Mr. Walborn has set" a
Wednesday and Thursday nights
the Cavalry at Fort Bragf.
states that this one feat?r$
should bring nmre people ?
WWoBeSaSy nn<T Tnursnrty
tended the whole week last year;
Indications are' that this will b? ln:-,|
|he says.
A program arranged that will
please the entire family, old and
young, den't fail to come, to the
Chautauqua. /
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BOY SCOUTS OF ROXBORO
The boys of Roxboro have received
the necess&ry papers from the Natio
nal Boy Sc:uts and have applied for
a charter. We tyave 18 charter mem
ber sand hst>e that at our next meet
ing that we can have 24, whieh will
give us 3 full patrols. These boys
meet regularly on Friday night at
7:15 in the basement of the Methodist
church.
The Court of Honar will consist of
Rev. F. M. Shamburger, Mr. James
A. Long, Mr. H. L. Crtfwell, Mr. N.
Lunsford and Mr. J. W. Noell. It
will be the duty of the Board to
direct the work of the Scotus.
Ve a'k the cooperation of all the
pr-er.t? ? > make this troop the best
in N:rth Carolina . ?
The highest claes entertainment,
ent rtain ng all classes. The Chan
tauTu?.'y J
HON F. FOR FIRE TRUCK
Tho City Dads have given the con
tract vcr ? a fire house to Geo. W.
Kane. It will he built on the let
owned by the city on South Main
Street, adjoining the Jackson Motor
Co.
A Dazzling Chorus of Pretty Girls
with Hubert Lyons BOBBED HAIR
REVUE at Palace Theatre Thursday
Friday Saturday this week.
Wednesda} Evening- C
] co-op warehouse; ;
Of F.N 10 Tl KSDAY
TMivery aitd Farmers Well
Plcutd With Advance-*.
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' Yesterday the Co-op Warehouse
op?n?f for- the season, and while the j
delivery was not heavy, it was 'iiorj
Ihan was expected, fcr the -farmers '
flire net through curing and have
lUtlv tobacco ready for the market.
The delivery for the first day amount
ed to nearly ten thousand pounds,
?nd realty the farmers wjre well
pleased, receiving more than irost
of the*) expected.
With the Association psyiix; sixty
five per cenf advance the mannger is
expecting un increased nmoan! on=
this market, and the general "pin
ion seems ti> be that the Association
is stronger, with more loyal members
'this season thao last.
JPOOTB
ALL AT ROX
BORO HIGH
The .uniforms that have u
en hy the Rotary Club of
have arrived, and the towm
ticing daily. It in hard g
the boys as tbey have t j Ic-ar*
thing concerning football, never hfcv-|
ing,had a team here before. At
25 men have been wo-k'-tif; 01.
ABC's of the game ancf are new
ginning to get the ilrlft of what .
all about. We h*ve a light band .c,
men bat some are shmving sp?"<i
We h4pe some day soi-. to hjtjt a
T>~iT:ime liltwu'vi the'tai bh.| '??ml
elevens. ? - . . - r
We hspe by the ">d of the ????nth'!:
to get some regular yaihe. witli
other high schools? :P. .
Fl REWORKS AT Y> A N V I I.LE FAIR
A magnificent display .0/ fireworks
will be. seen every night daring the
IDfcnrilte iFair, beginning TuaySay,
October 13th. The fair iff sparih'? tv
1 expense to make th?> display
-"tHe ?fitiest"
WBjj 4?tn'*4tf
many novel features will be shown
which are entlre'y new. Thousands
of electric bulbs are ased to light
the groaods at. night sa the m'erry
crowds can enjoy the midway and
other amusement features.
v
Arrange to come to the Chautauqua
An institution cjf mformatiorf, in
piration and optimism, at The Old
School Building Auidtorium Nov. 4th
5th and 6th. i
YOU HAVE THE FODDER
We enjoyed a pleasant call from
| our good friend, Mr. J. J, Harnett
of Hurdle Mills last Monday. He says
| he has a few barns of tobacco which
| he would like to trade, pound for
pound, for some good fodder. Now.
you c?rn raisers ? if you are silly
enough tfi pull fodt | ?, here is your
chance If you want so. it? cheap to
baeco, cheap at least in quality.
CALX COMMUNICATION
| Call Communication of Person
i Lodge No. 113 A. F. & A. M. Tues
day evening, October 13th at 7:30
Entered apprentices degree.
Wm. W. MORRELIj, W. M.
O. B. CROWBLL, Sect.
j NO NAME, NO ITBLICITY
We are in receipt of a letter sirred
"A Friend," containing an article for
publication. Now, if this friend wants
her letter published then we must
have her name. Again if you do not
want us to know who yort nro. w'hep
you send us an article for publication
you will save time and postage by
failing to mall it. No name, no pub
licity.
? ? i nm?a? ? a gaj?MW*'
IT CERTAINLY DOES:
Mr. D. W. Ledbetter says it "Certainly Does Pay to
? ?
Advertise." Lart week he spent a few cents for a little
"want ad" for- a lost dog. In less than six hours after
the paper cameioff the press he was notified by telephone
thrit hia dog was found. .
Lost Something? Want Something? -
?Try A Courier Want A^,
n 1925.
Mrs. J. H. Hu?ht>< ha mindly en
tertained at Bridge W?dne*d?j mom
iiKf at her heme on Li mar Striet.
Fall flowers were usctf^jn deooruU
ing. Four tallies were it-ranged -fw
tte g?ff?. Fsllfwing ?_???& ' *
jrarae-i the hostess assisted t?y ?r
flowers
by ' Mr,. ?
f UVys,
u
B: G. JEttjytoh
Mrs. R !.. \VHburn vi!l havfl
char*#, of the n.-.v A r? ?:
wiwHfrw to bejn .a? ted fsaturf
ssasoiT. A firtPrA v i' inhibit U pr?a:
jsed fur Ihe.tirHt weerfc in TVcenfihor.
Mfs* Burrf* gave an interesting
talk e n 'cemetery w?rk * and frays
an cntMacEjfiaii^*, needorf a.i >:oa i
seed every where en the lots to beiu
tifjr them. It was suggested that
crocus in the grass under the pmes
would cnhance that section.
Report by Mr*. K. L. Street, Chair
man cf Literature and Library dept.,
informs us that Monday, first week
in Nov: bejins Bcok Week. Other
reports were given by the different
chairmen of each department.
A set of reference books given by
the Retiew Glub, was voted to b?
loaned r> the grammar school A
beautiful Chrysanthemum and F-tower
show is to be held this fall and prem
iums given.
A reception for the teaohers was
discussed, to be given by the Parents
and Teachers Association and The
Woman's Club.
Regular date of meeting will be
first Monday in each month.
A caurse of pcpular' Icetures and I
entertainment, covering Art, Scien- 1
cc anr social activity, at The Chau- |
tauqua Nov. 4, 5, and 6th. J
DEATH OF MR. S. P. WILLIAMS |
Mr. S. P. Williams died at his
home a few miles north of town on
last We<lne<day, and was buried .ftt
the old Williams crave yard on
Thursday. Mr. Williams had heen
ill for several weeks and his family i
and friends had despaired of all hope
?of his recovery. He was 78 years
of age, nnd had lived a remarkably
active life, having taken much in
terest in the affair? of the County.
He was sheriff of the County for two
years. ? ?? ? '
Surviving him are his wife, three
daughters ?jk1 one son. The child
ren fcre as follows: Misses Kathleen
and Lillian Williams and. Mrs F.le?
cher Newman nnd Sam Williams.
NOTICE
To all the people who have bean
buying from J. G. Lowery the Ral
eigh man, I will call upon all inside
of ninety days with a supply of
Rnleigh gocds, I guess it will be my
last trip and all of those who have
an acoofcnt with me will please be
predated to settle up in full. I will
also give any one fifteen per cent dis
count on all bills, that'* sent to me
? hy wnili Will npprocintn it ? iinri
~Vi!l rrikil feggtttt to VOU tbT fllff
n mouit sent. ? J. G. Lowery.
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The opening Tabaloid of 'the Season
Hubcft Lyons ?nd his BOBBED HAIR
REVUE at Palace Theatre, Thurs
I 'Iny I rir 1 Saturday tl Vvr k
Sunday School at 9:45, H. L. Crow
ell, Supt. Mofninjt service at 11
a. m. Preschinjc by the Pastor.
Sunday. School at Mitchell's Chap
el at 2 p. m. Preaching at 3 p. ra.
Prcachinfr at Bushy FoTk school*
hause at 7:30 p. m.
- ? We welcome y?u at each of .hese
sc rvh*<_)We hope that yau w'U come
and brinp a friend.
. P. CARY ADAMS, i'astor.
NOTED PREACHER
HERE LAST SUNDAY
The congregation at the BaptUi
church had the pleasure of hearing
two very fine sermons by Dr. R. T.
Vann, of Raleigh. .pr. Vann is well
known here and is always greeted by
a large audience, and last Sunday
w tn no exception. Dr. A'ann is rec
/Sgnied as one of the leading minis
ters of his denomination, and lived
up to his reputation last Sunday.
MR. WADE RETURNS
FROM CANADA
Mr. J. T. Wade, who has been in
. the tobacco business in Canada for
some time, returned home last Fri
day night. John says th? section of
Canada where he has- been is a won
derful farming section, the lands
producing from one thousand to fif
teen hundred pounds of tobacco to
the acre without fertilizer.
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NEW ATHI.ETXC FIELD
? Contract has j>e?n awarded to Mr.
Nello Terr for construction of the
new athletic field at the high school
grounds, the contract price beinlf
$4,800.00 Mr. Terr has his equip
i ment on the grounds and the work
will be rushed to completion.
GOOD NEWS FOR
RASE RAM. FANS
( Mess. Michle and Harris, at head
quarters for Chrysler cars, have ar
ranged to give the fens the new*
from the world's series just as - it
happens. The first game will be .
j played today, and thea._a_game every
the winner is announced:
FOR SALE
J" , New Ford Truck, only used. 3 day*.
Reason of sale, have changed busi
ness Big redaction. Address -boat
2H7, Koxboro, X C. . V