yoil No. xLiii
7. '
WATCH THE I.jVBEL
i yl k PaPEBT
and ; dovt. tier
SUBSCRIPTION.? EX
PfREK!
?reamery Business Has
T aken Hold Our People
? 7
Mess, (ir ahum. Mendeohall and
Scott of Alamance Tell of .
Ponkiihilities
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD
Vesterday. eve pin?; there wa& one
'rot the most enthusiastic ipeetings
uC \titrtl&te arid f ar ni-wottfen we have
sefcri in Ro*bcro iri n 1or? tiroe
They had . gathelred to hear Mess. *
jtraTram, Mendenhall and Scott of
A-himanee te.ll- _c,ream , ebicly
|en 'and rfcg- ? business ? in Alanr.uiee'
L^um^rT1 >v^rtt-"-1f#,^had dpno- far that
yi'-vfr Pot>nt'v and what it would do
? ~f ?" P< -or: if ? yen a fair rtnl. '
. . iti\ Xtendenhall ntAte^ that he was
w s-ufKiinjEr to thU County icrearn
Chcck-s every month running frn'm
one hundred. andftfty t > t u-;V htind.red
. dollars every mo^K?antf -ail' 'of -'thl'vi-'
* clone. without the aid of i a cennU* i
' .?ent', t he . on*ty w>s'ta iiet> in t he
5*tate where * such a thine has been,
?done.' Wimt mrjcht we not do J?_
? only ye had th^ as?istaorce of j\, ?
?V ?mrtfv . ?gw>tr ~ ??
com mtttee consisting of a rryp
Yes>uUtive from every township in j
the CotKjty w?s appointed to see rf j
^ream, "chicly* and em*a in *ufRcientj
. i i r t in- .ne'ired fo-1
i nahU' Mr.- AtendenliaH to put on a;|
truck, which would cajl at co'nVefi- j
? : Iwt points and receive .'stfeb- things j
*r~ tram the. > farmers. We 'believe -
cbb ,be done/ nn,d we beliey# sucft a ]
t, f -p- Wv-iild injure the delivery ;<tf.
nuich morp cream, etc:- ?Thhr busi- j
ne*^had\?a srrial) hennaing but!
s<re- thKAk it is destined to be -one of
the reaV tbing^a ajid willy dtj much t-s* .
enable ^>ur. farmers to #et or, a |
? ^ ,
K'j^ret.; wa< expreasfcd. -t;i?at . ? "Mliisy
. ' ; Bessie vDfcfV I el . ? who hi? been- oriW of -
the tending pint* in.Tthe movement, ?
could 'not ho present. Sbe:<:vva\J vU---,
', tamed at home on . acf-ount of the I
r - r~ her father - ? - / /[
? ? v ? - \/ \
. 1 wa.y. \MifV\r or ? \
? v -Ti>BAcdo STOI*BNT '
\Th;< v*^ l>rU**'~ Into and ; '?
V*:. i>'Q TJijwrel t A* : M ye iy
"nnd' >;xport Leaf TobaCca Company
?ne ni^ht last week of ajur^e M'Uat>
tity of irbacco, ' over on6' thousand
V. .prnnds heinji "faken from each place.
" The thieveir wer^^ood enoufch judges
? Of tobacco to , take only the b<^t
triiades. none >t" which has fa
I'KTOSRYTRRI AX"" CHURCH
y Sunday School 'at 9:46 a. *m/, H. j
L'j -i . well, Sujft'nntcndent, Morn*
?
? p; m. ? Srnunr
l Sumin y Sshnot
.V?t5 12 p, in-, rtrrrdu -led by" Mr Kin^
ilaafU&fr. BledW> .
T- r+ twih ~rv ttT" ? f"'.r ^ .n??rr-"-:
;tt/3 j>. m; ? ?
-i? r: at all . ?' j
an ^T^irr ' r<Y ; \-/j
... ^ -/Br
? ; J-' " ? * '
?nifcbj -out" nuul; in
v attempt tr> buurv' the ..piilAct-' Bnrbe?
hop.. Oil <r^so)M*e^iv : ?>oui ?<1
/fiff^rerft? pWtejtf*. -and an attenrpt
' bonding op
; v VU 'the . tf ft >
.-, jwhnp is. located ifi the,
% ? basement .? f'4 tiif' f*fcta6e Th^at^e.
?\ feuildinfe-*- * 'Tttcfce i s no ? clue-# A t <v thp
guilty* portal byt "it it oaHu^tiv'
r- . i)6pcd tbatr so^V^ clue wHl be f->uruK ?
i&t KfcHfS
m
. V
Selection Of .
Land For Corn
North Carolina SfeH Adapted
fti The Growing Of
Corn
?C. rn egn-he grown on n \v3de Yari- |
j ety cf. -oils and grown over the
greater portion f t^e .United St a to?
but Vhere arer" certain area\whrch' I
duce .*je't'tfcr c6i than ethers. _ -
The Xbrth . centra! secfflSfc of the 1
Afyrited States,. known as the Corft j
Belt, growk a bisrher average ? nuni- 5
ber. of bushels per acre t-han North ;
("a r olipir y \ U I th Carolina'* average
*'per acre- is 20.4 byshels. Person ]
County b:ys. can beat <hifc average)
and also the average for the c >rn j
belt state* which runs . between
thirty five and fortv "bushels "per
acre,- Several Person county boys
will make a much better -rield"than
^the -above averages if the articles In
?this paper ;ire read from time to .
nuitfgootod put*
The greatest yield of earn N made
on fertle, well "drained soil' which fs'j
mellow and contams a good supply!
^ r~vcgctabli!. iiiatter or- hunw?. -
"The VdvarUagfs nf a well drained
soil a re: (t) ?oil. warms up better in
the spring; (2). allcws roots', to pene
trate deeper; {&) makes'"" plant! food
more available; (4) keeps' soil from ,
bakirtg.
. If possible com should be grown
oil land- which has grown clover
yetcht. sny beans of seme legume or
epyev crop., These put Nitrogen and
ngefcabli matter, in the soli. .Vege~J
TTtattfTP" of - htrnraV.Hv"t;hr? ? striH
r yp n. be. over emphasized .sincclifj
increase ' fchti water holding capacity j
ondrccrn newis ?i l;ir;.re amount f
u^ter* to. mate?' the niax|iy?urti yield.
Everything >ve can do to conserve"
\mpfetuce, eTpecj'aHy if we d>. not have
. plenty . f iaittv wilt add to the yield
ox torn. A -oil jwl(h plenty Vof humus
will warm tip earlier, hold mere
Water, hold more air, will, be ijiois?
;mff h av t > mare life than a soil
.deficient .in- hunius. " ? ?
This J and should be selected . and
broken as soofi a* possible. Break
tWo~'?JlLt h*i?e inches deeper than the
land was broken -ast year without
? bringing very much * of the subroil-:
the "%'f' ^e. Thjs ? will make . a'.
uji'-I re'set voir Uphold the
' ir_ -v ' -rn up many 6t the
j iiupaiv-ti, inafeefctf; ttf - be4 frozen aTw|i
killed. Harrowing shoUkl. immedi
j **tely follow the . breaking of the
'land :-o as. id f>ttlverize' any.x-lods And '
to ' ntafce a. good ? seed bed. ^Two dr j
[xhvee har rowing ?< ?sK.uh! In- given
! Uffj^io ""planting time , 'harrovVirig ,
! each "* time tffter a rain when the 1
g.-'innd i sufficiently dry, ^ Thi*
/ arms" a irfUleh mi the surface cri the
t oU ^/ihd h'glps to tcr^eTve .the win- i
teynws.. - - ? m
\ /forty moKci boyjj, be yQrf .io hnve
yfrf acre. r-f more ? andr:if-vche,re*itf' more
[than an acre; an acre^Can be s? leered
i'frorii \he U-sr. 4>'5y^O. ,|ure Jfeet
| mamke an acre ancf i?ny two dimeir
r'.- ions *t\-hhYh muitipli(?d' togethei ?pive
'43..'<>0 .q. ft, will to .'an, a"cr?? pro
vided; the. two ends and side*, aye,
p:ir:ilel. ' ; . ^ '
dEo. w SMiin. ^
LMA*V-H.tM(RRlCfc
. MISSIONARY HOCIETY
Iv.-The M?jy "Hitmbrick, ,
[Sdeiety. b?l<L its ^retfular- -Misim?
I mpetirtjj, Ur tht? KrmJtiy Sctrrol -audr
! torlum of t& M E, Church on Feb.
i.lftth irtih'MiTi. H- ?? Te%jrUe pre -t?t
Scripturs los.ien was tail- by
Mr*?.S; G. 'Wiltw.^di ''.liitC M*mie
Mertjtt maitf a talk nhayi the
WswanV iM?ii?r?; Qaunnft~ U' 6a
I fi. ld in Rilolirh Min-fW lO -n. - '
Mu|lt. PlllMirif J. y
-vn?S. MO0RK ? w .
KlWM A >AU;
at Bi M?OH.
will ta tajtfti that
Tr-AW -ty rising -r'} 1''*71 >
' Tt y. ? ? . ' ;1 ? / , nri
frai lui :riL> -har bilif . Tfo " -accident
TteppSjjiir'iir Psteriibarsr, V*. where
jig- " wiBpr
Vf- impom'ip; ?
' is'
ROXSORO HIGH SCHOOL
_ The .-North. ?cte i3 the goal at-.
Major Thomas C.L^nphier, . who
leads airplane expedition into the
land of the midnighf^san. The
Detroit Aviation .Society is spon
soring: the flight which, will hop otf
into the Arctic Regions from Point
Barrow, Alaska.
HI. C. NEWS I
i.
fehA- Weman Found Dead -
Ha le i^fe^Peb. 14 ?Horribly burned, ;
the body- of Mrs. C. D. Thornton, j
WaS discovered in the bathroom .of|
her home ? ou -Vorth ? Preston ? atr^et.^i
here - 1 hit* e ve n ing ; An tnve?rigHl,iiiiiiz
by L. M. Waring, coroner, revealed J
that Mr*. Thornfbn had probably^
fainted Or dr&pped dead* and fallen!
against a heated radiator, f-r *t.
station in thf Recent- y*ar*, whs done
JStittflay ''mfiihtfng* * An .exp! "Vio.rt . on \
?the second flour pf {the building
startecj the blaze ai?J- within a fow*^
Veeonds aft envhrds the u|?>H;-#Ilwir 1
of. tire buikfihg wa-i a a'eetblng. fat- J
Five Injured In Auto Ac^idert
Durham, N:'- C., Feb.* 15! ? Missei 2.
: Claire- and' Jasje Cozart, Rath : :
KStherine Bright, and H^len PrJ.cU- "
ard, nil of. this city. were'kH^btly wfc*
-'.lui-f.-.V .Sunday", t.ftornoon ? b.7"lv.-c..T' 1 !
and "5* o'cl when the automobile
in which they were riding on v the !
D u.i'ha m^Ch a.p * 1 Tlfll highway; ov*er
tiirncd. - The Misses Cozart, daugh- !
,ters of M/. and Mrs. C.' H. Cozart. J
of the Roxboro . road, Were tjie rribfrc ;
sei'i-aully^ injured <f the quintet
Ml* > Claire Cozart receiving a broken,
collar bone 1ft ffflHitisKi to cut- -ar\d4>
hrai?cs about the head ^ind face, at)<i
/Miss- jJasie Cozart, receiving cut-'
and tonuses a boat ino iace head.
E even' Deaths lav SV C. J.ast WeeK
Raleigh, N. C. Feb. *15.? F-:ur
Jromicides were recorded anion#' the i
eleven violent deaths in North Caro- ;
lin a during the past Week, which was f
the lightest period of falalities in ;
thr >:ati- ,since the Christmas holi- |
? lav ! according to figures" compiled i
by The ftaietgh Times from the pres^
th.?.
Dr. Ch;i*p Still t ntlctided
; (Miapel UilU 11? That Dr.'
?Hfivry W/. president * of the
University. of Mor'th Ctornlina will
n't makv-up his mtgd rejrardinj ? the:!
Tir^idmc-l1 of . the University of j
Oreumi. yrhich taut ".bn-n . f irniuH.v |
offsfed, Him, till he. retorns hire from j
t}je wi-.st coast, -was clrarly tirtdic*ted '
today whi'h Dr. James V. ftoy*f?r^ j
dtfin of . the KrWlliitf srh-n), rn < ,v? ?' ?
r^Cle*ra m ' from Dr. Chn*?.
MABfcfrr WIU. CtOSK MARCH 12
- y5-7 ?V ' " '? '
Thy Rpjihoht tobacco jparket wTTT
eijpb jjaadu ,1 ,<ih ' ft? at.p
imr tha pocr. quality the price ha#Sj
r-^mamed' pretty firm aH thrtrojrbthirj
: feasoij. :tnd, quality- eon *idc red, i&j
! probably httfbor than for !<ome 1
pMHrtona. . .
A' WATTFlU<>n ' .V
i - ?? l-rliur niitttrtto-i&t^ fhU
i TliwTT .-cnga-lfr -i:
Durham 'fntt rt ?
I coijM hn<#ly he rallied ? jaiufl^ the'
1 ni~tw*-t4? u> I *v ?} r ATI
hSwrfiim" TTTrK.' . r""-. ?. '
=
HAS G0OQ ATTENDANCE
Thanks To.The Parents of Hie
Cikromunitx. Attendance H*s
Qeen Very ^tiood
ENROLLMENT 7153
Hftre: are- facts osacerriing i
the first five month^ot^he RoKbct?>
High School, which should- be of in- a
to the cCMiimunity. Thy (jn- -
fttJhmiftt? for the - entire i.chbol 'year ?
flius far totals 1:73 This repre* >nt -
y? many as have attended cne day
and. hare become. enrolli*d. Many
have dropped out *<iue to various
reasons', but . considered "as a whole*
I he- attendance has been very -.tls
factory. .'The*' enrollment Tor the
month ^otals 15H; :f this number
lr47 Ro attepded e<iqry day in the i
month; the pereefttaSqb of attendance
be ingJ9&64>Qf those enrolled. This
is an 'Excellent record for which the !
faculty y^ishe* . to thank.' the parents
JTor tliei-r co-operation.. The w rk
of the school depends to a 'Targe *de
frrefr on the attendance of"the pupils.
No "Student . can accomplish a year's J
rtbtk 1 n ~yrehoc 1 one day and out -the-r
NV farmer^jherchant of buni-~
hess man can hope to prosper .by in
dustry one day . and . idleness the'
Mtt .Ha,w much more important ir _
morrow. should receive his mental v
and physical foundation with regular- j
and withoilfc mn^wxption ? s A
week . missed from school- means the
child mus* test his strength, to. re-]
fcaiii what he or she has lost. A Trw '
are capable of doing, thin, but many j.
there be who fall 'by the way. Stud
ents sh.uhl be excused from ncheoi
by parents, only in cases of absolute .
rrcce^fty. We pre proud of tHe fact
I'lnt .r ur' v.'- ' ivia.ivrift ? i ? p fu?+ nt';
In this community realise* the wis-;
(torn of perfect attendance,.
A TTmparative groupipg of the
students has been arranged accord- .
in.e. th t hi' average madei during the
fir-jt five months of ?choolf ^eluding
?ttid-tevm examinations Thfise fig
ure* are approximately correct: tfcfe j
records of a few students are hot,
in the list. An "average below 7ft* is i
a failure. The groups ore arranged :
Lhnar - - ' ?" ? ?' - -j
(Cantinued~Ia X)ur Next Iisue>
EIFTY-FtVE DOI,LA|S
IN PRIZES TO BfAWAHDRD
MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 22:
The Satterfield Insurance Agency
and the Roxboro Parent Teachers '
Association hare arranged a joint
program for Monday Evening, Feb
ruary 22, :ft 7:3d o'clock j n the Grad
ed ^School Auditorium. Thi- . heinr.':
the 6y0jfttff mef:re the regular meet
ing of the Parent-Teacher AssOcki- ;
Lion antUibe evening -et-for uvur'U;.
ing th^prizes offered hy the Agency ,
iYs^wO Jefferson Standard E? **y <
te.^L^There will be *ix priv.es <>f"
"five* flplhM* each p Warded T3
winners in thtc ift ver ul hich schools
and fine crand p^i^e *cf twerttY-fVve \
dollars ' to the winnols^ the county ;
prize, The essay winmn?stheT c.'iuv
r : Ill H" !?? !(! ;.II .1.1 j
MIa Mildred Sutler field and
tr^PT Carlton vtjt hnvr xntW
mark? appropriate to rne occh<icn.?'
Jftvsrc will he furrrt?died by- Miss
Southail <( the * .Roxboro ^huols ;
and 'others of th^-. t;xwn. Slipt. R 1
I; . Will awatyJ the prices
'The public generally and those in- j
terested in thu best things for. the!
b5y* irnd girls' 6f the county a're
c o -dialK* in v itf d ; tb '
IHNNKR PARTV ?
l r. J. A. T,?ng .cntortHinfM ?i ?
[ afct-thitry turkey (lienor yesterday
hancrinjj 'hl?. Kiie?t, Mr. B. . P- Stwr- _
-mail' at TVovidarU'c, H. I. Ttv* Wlov-;
i^lL gqg!'!-- . \y?r?- pri- '-erit: M*. K. 1?
Shermans TFr*. 9. K,- Mater* iimTTT .T
TinVnr M?w.' E. O. LM|?ii,0{*>/V'j
Kane, B. V. iWStwfinht^ I- Rfc J
ton. Eddie Hill. J.' W, N?*1VK- K. ,
[Bnirtfhei- and W. R. Woody. After j
| iUd&ut "pliftie ym '.iilayi-dLdflbl _a j
napibcr vr? cnWt-l
1 ' ^ ' I I'l,-*- ".. "?? - r^ -r-jA
H.frUiEY. ~f JACgWX- ?" ?
p. Hfttfiiewin Jiiii'iwii * and
|*Ti)fiune Kkuu- ? U?ui?-.v w? yc i aarr iod-j
Uin Siiuttay, it ? ? v>f i ?nf'Kiy,,i
' i 92^' in . cBathpm, *Va.
? FAttMfte? ISSUE CAlX ,
' - "* v _ "
To. Tbf Fprmers of Penton
v Coontj: :
We he/eby. respectfully und
cordially invite every farmer
\?ho is iiite.Ee*tSfl i'n; arranging
his finances for the coming
crop to meet wit - hu? .in the
cmirt house on next Saturday
jU- Z o'clock. VVe coitsider Ihjs
meeting of great Importance
and we hope to see ,a represee
tative jjatherins of the be*t ,
farmers in the County.-? Sat
urday. Feb. ZUth.^ 192G, at 2
- * .o'clpcjk in the- conrt house.
Tv D. NEWTON.
J. t. MONTAGUE,
HENRY ROGERS,
? M. T. CAjWlfo,..' ? '-V . " ? 1
Major Stedrnan,
Grand Old Man
Major Siedmsin Delivers Stir:
ing: Address on Gen. Stuaxt
Before House
?j ? ? -1- '
l^oNboio Courier.
Roxboro, N. C.
Gentlemen: ; ? .
? :lt wirwy i>teasu re thi* -aftfcrr.oon
to +rt^ in attendance at the Hfou ? of
Representatives ' whfch oiir distin
guished Congressman. Maj r Strd
m?VK < I < * 1 ?ve i-ed an a ra tkm JSIaioi
General. J. E- Bi - Stuart. VV?- N arth
Carolinians should hi . familiar with
the outstanding feature of "the life
and untimely death c.n the field of
honor cf <*uch a strong and pictures
que character as General Btuart and
yet none could help being more
strongly impressed with- hi* deeds
and: example a ft?r listening' to the
vuLu^y so gframUy amt 1 cloopt: fitly,
delivered by his .comrade in ^rrttsV
As the- peafee*. related tho incidents
in" the of thia preat her.<. it
.seenu d .ihat ? ho ntea "present in spirit,
and that his txajnple was still" a
potent factcr in leading men?*on to
higher and greater accompli ihfatfnts..
.86 impressive., was this grand old
MSrjBfco represents our dUtrirt in
\w southern . a~ emW.y- hall ' of our
Nafek^rtnl? Capitol^ s 6 "glorious W9JS his.
?fhr.mp and were. 'h? uUt>r
anrfcs that all whq heard him wtre
enthralled, Congressmen and visi
?orr- atikr. The applause llutl MIju
id .the. o?atum -wa^, ancere, - spon
taneous and universal. . Representa
tive ? fremv North. South, East' and
\V?e at joined equally-in fbo ovpt'?m
|to this grand -old veteran who is the
? . 1 1 1 v survivor of the Confederate
jjrmy In Cbngfe.ss. It was indeed
thrilling: to ot^rve this disregard
.if- .ancient hostility to ray tribute
t ?> men as. men, as ^patriots and as
heroes. ?
I have not attempted in this letter
to jriye you a synopsis of .the; speech
Itself because you will' undoubtedly
icceive a full copy of 'it ?Kr>ugh your
news .service. ' *.
.-Very .truly" 'your*,
J- V- K- Aim
(Secretary., jN-drth. Carolina Society.
THE SECRET OF- BI.ESSlN'fi
"T ' '? -n-'
that' '(Sod
most irraoicusly be
_6. ifc> nil tti. do jus-'
love mpny, irvd demean
will be
Baptist Church
The
reveal/)
next Sunday. '?
Sunday School.' ?' MT. ? L"
Preaebing, 11:00. Subject: 'The
llivinc Dyj*an\ir." Subject ? folr' 7130:
"At Kadesh-B|iVnta." ' f
-J B. Y. v. .1: . r.-.ao c _ '
/ - ef ttic Lor.l Is with
therm -that Hhr; . :in|i H<* will
t?lu u tho.irr -His ' . "Santi-"
#
can
vine Ayttoor
"without 11" h limbic
exnnaplf in
SMALL MAGES IS
DONE BY BIG {MIL
Several Windows 'Were lirofcen
- During Storm Whiftji Visi
ted -City Sunday , ^ "
'? _? tm- ct . :
HEAVY RAIN FOLI^OWH ;
? Several, windc w?-}ver*j broken* and
other minor, damage done by hail
! -which fell ift and around . Durham,
about 4*. 20 o'clock Sunday^ afternoon
Tire hail-- stones? for the ' 01 rart
were almost large as .hen eggs;
pind according to some of the old
er r residents' were the largest ever
to fall within th? city limits.
I ."The* clouds -that accompanied the
hail came rapidly artd whilvtixe
! stones fell for only about*. /me min
utes, the cloiidi. hovered overA th&
city for .more than an hour, heavy^
rain following tlfifj hail. As far /as
-ould be Jearnetl -,no personal in>- "
jurie.i were sustained as the t-Qfulfc
;f t?Vc hail. Ho\Vever. one. resident
of the northern section . of, the city
Win sirOck on the head by a larg?
; stone and dazed for a few seconds...
Raleigh. Feb. IS.? Wrnrirw? . were
^shattered* amQmofoftftap? xkfeUq&V .
?:e*t4y truck ci^ps . damaged, pedeat
j rian* bruised and wire communication
drippied by a hail storm^df unusual .
violence which visited central N:rth.
Carolina this afEerrtootf. The hail
! the music at rolling thunder as a
vividi electrical display accompanied
the vstorm. ^
For about fh*e' minutes the' hail
fell steadily covering the ground in
.places with a blanket of . wfcite \i
.-tones of larsre srxe which'.drtf not re -
' m:iiri? as the hail-fall wa.v followed
immediately by a heavy iowitp^.
. 'T wanxrrain. * -
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CONCQRD AM> LEA'S CHAPEL
Sunday School at Cincord next
' Sunoay at ten r?'clbefc, J. B. Satter*
field Sii;;. Bverybo-V n time
pleas .Sermon. at elvv^u -specially
for th children. I.et all the parents
come anil bring thejr- Children ant f
? you will not regret it. JThe -little ,
; folk* will h^Ve charge zi the music. ---
Don't forget your enveldprs, child
'iren. Four children will take the
r^ering. "" ' \ v y,
SumbfjjrSb* ol isi _Lea\ C'napp' it
two o'clock, W. ](. .Wjlfeeradft, Supi. '
Most fvery one will have time to
get there by g two o'clock. . .
. Preaching at three. Come . to ?dx>
gftori and getsg-ood. We are always
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