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VOL. No. XLIII
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening. September 8, 1 926.
No. 36.
PERSON COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO OPEN SOON
All Of The County Schools Will
Be Opened This Month; H?
S? to Open ir>Ui
EVERYTHING IN SHAPE
At a iT.eptinsr of tHe board of e3u
;cat*-n. which wa? held in the office
of B I. Friday aftcr^
no-r, the ?" ate fo;- the oponiric? f the
county school* of Person county vrai
se.t. it Was . decided by the. board
that alt tb? rchoole ?hall; beTn^e?'
sT*:n not lat^r itho.r.: September 27,
^ V iha' rhyst of ron?6?;da!ted
&rh4ol* Wfll rrpen c-. r a b >u t
ter-.b?r 15. .
. Jl $* th? urgent p-!ea of; th?
ci aV .of the county s :hj>T . -v^tem
that th? parents s?e to it that their
children are re*istere?4 for admit
tance to the school spor. the apen
*fhz day. ?. '"Road*, truck*, and fch<v>!
fcaildinsv and other thinjfv in c n
jonctrm w:th the school* a-"e b^i^.
put in '-tip top.** shape. in o^r that
iY.9 county school pupils will receive
*11 the advantages* possible.
The f l'owins is the list of nrinlc
pa> 6f" Uie flfiirh Schools.
- Altensville. Rev N.J. Todd; Be'h-j
Hill. Mr. E. L. Wehrenburjr; Bushy
Fork, Mr. J S. Merritt; Cunirtcham,
Miss Lucy L. Green;; Helena, Mr.
Carlo* Lcwrance; Storfah. ftTsia
Maude Meadows; Olive HiU. Mis
Helen Grave*.
Olive Hill School
Olive Hill . Schc 1 wilt open S?pt.
15. We Urge' the patrons, to see that
every child ? present the first daV.
tha- . book* may b' .ordered' and. pu
pils classified.
Matrons f the High School are
naked td Jrna ke the i r own arran/re
Went* fo- transport::- a: tfv-ir :oTit'
fhren to and f rem Rcxboro. * They
^0) be allowed so much pet pipU
by the County fcr this. _ #
Friend? and patron* of Olive Hill
?are invited tq \#i pftesenc at the : -?n
inc '.f tH'e School We ihesday m >;r.
?inj:. Sept. .1". /
."??r-HM-.-n W. G v. ^ ? Prrr.rip.v!
Freak in Tobacco
"Mr. J. T Itorner f Route 1 via-'
showing: a freak in the >*ay of a
tobac.- leaf here last week. T*ie
I erf was .>o formed 95 to. make a
r>evfezt pocket, afvl. Mr. Horry.; -aid
^ showed w'?,-vt nature v.oiiVj do
when* P^cahoni a* jftian-j wa* 'usfc'rL"
Hf "said M r. .AV. T. Pas* -so!'?.s -the
fri-tn.iV.er an.l ther the .tObAceo j. w
that all you Iftid to. ?!-) v. a* ? .
jtel!" it \yith the old reliable Hy; ??. ..r.
the po:kethoo.k was already f u-^e.
IV! ore Good Corn
. so out . in any ?!lro t*c-h
\',y; VwiftH! ?jrtd '.viH .-c-e i
6f;'cr ' field . ?>? tr. o'i o;sri,-. bat vv.bcn j
yn : ?? ? ?*.?.? ? ?. *?-f Master* 1
Yi* Y '.am AV'r-m' .1 Rtiitr y?v\
\vi - ?!??'?? ??. ' or.'.V ' ' ??:? rough. ? s.ar i .1
r: We "tic Vndw \>:ho 14 vfc iii'jr r y u-r I
tb " Fifty* * f> \\*r? v>'k arc ? ??*:v;r i
away, b jt we ?iii; know whoever i
. mere- cprii". from an acre j
than hv* tioefc i& go ng l<> iro int :r.iny i
fcu*b"eU tz the. acre, I
Church Notice
Mr. \Vv .R Wilk-frjrson. Sr.pt., !
he to -*? all the nr. ?n;ijer> ;? r. .{
vj?it<>Ts present at t ?? ?>'<?' o.-k
for Sunday school at- Lea'* -Chapel j
Sunday Prcacrhinsf at eleven,
| Mr. ? W-. \\\ Wrenn. Supt . wou! 1
behapnv t ??? have a full school - at
three o'ekek in the afternoon. Preac~.j
ins* at four. Ben-?fH- vourwlf sn-i j
- cnoUTatfe the Pastor by beintr a*
th? preaching ^erviee* Sunday.
j| J.rW. BRADr.EY. P**:or. \
'fc
Repairing Streets
Si'.- T1?e town is dome we ma-h
' j - ?arork ?;* Reum* Avr"ne.
J] m?iJ l? by jmi In- i!i!";r "for TTr
i ? " ? L.?>rimr i' wj(h *"???? l -hvi'I <v >? '. ? j ?. ?
bes iaulert hi fr;m th?' Tin gjejl
I irtlHi mm ? AU?a?vifle- Th i - lira*#',
it naid .to he just the thin? for ..this i
work, and not being atte to put
dwn ? K?r4 M?ri?C?, which is modi i
needed, it i* hoped it will, he ; >U?
1 U ? 1
Valentino Cortege
UlM.
New York** lut tribute to the
faaaoue mo vie ahtek. Rndotph Vat
rnano. u the casket was taken
I from tha Actor's Chapel following
the funeral. Following a brother"!
arrival from Europe, a funeral
train will carry Rudy's mmuM
back to Hollywood for interment.
Primary, Beginners and
Cradle Roll Entertained
TV children of th? Primary. Be
< ? liners and Cradle Roll departments
" t-bd' ''?Kdfrar Lonsf Memorial M^th
-i t Church v*?re enters in? i by*
? their Sof t . Mr-. K: L Street an i
her corps ofabjs teaphers. Monday
ifte nocn from 4 to o'c'cck in the ?.
basement of- the church. Mtwc,.;
.-ioiiirs and panus made the o?casioh
celiShtfuV an! an afternoon ton? to
!e". remembered for the srord time t
Ice craatn ar.d candy ware * :rypd to
j the T>0 chlld^n and 7 teacher? n e
~?r it. . ' ? ' l ^ v
5*RS. T. vf. shamburger.
Revival Services
Mr.-... .-C: L. Steicpey. who conduct -
.1 r? rv -sz'.hz Roriboro last year,
mi: whrvsp : -acH:r.;* urn? life
\i . h u ^.rea t Si e 9 *jn ? vf> -man y
i ivy.?e. will ' ho'd another meeiinsr in '
r '.?? ti*wn besinnin? on the nr^ht of
. September .ICth. ?
f All Chfefcttftn* ate earnestly' re
; ^ucsved to join in the services, and 4
work and pray for a mightVv move
of Divine trace in o\ir midst,
hit will lift all pr; iefcsed . Christ
'??".< t?,.n ' ivrh plane of CUri'?tKo Hv- ?
and thai: will frrSp a.nl br'sn? ?
? ?'mer* into a ? saving .kn:w}?ijgre of.
'h> truth. V \
F. M, SUA MBl'RGER. P.iffto
Mr. Holman Leads
Tlv.-vo have b??n man'r larjre <*rop?
: wheat r?po*ted to us . this, season.
' .* rt-mains for Mr. R.' B. HoJrnan
: :alre. the lead. He and hi? tenants >
. .h! 1"/15 ba^hels. Mr. H . tmar. ;
? on his home place a . 1-ttle :
.r.">i;e than cne. thousand bushel?
A:' c; wheat is not the only thinar Mr
K V man ? raises. for ; o is one of the ;
f v; farmers who Ha< ;< 1 w a y n<a>ij ?
: a rile to -live At home, ani hU i
I*rd?r always 1 :ud><l with fir.odi
*rh:R*s for his table from hii -.rtirn i
Return from Western
North Carolina j
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Brooks, and
'"amily, Mr. and Mrs. G. M- Fox and :
family and Mr. C. B. Brook* have
eturn?d from a teti days stay at
>h*tiey Sprinsrs In Western X^rth
Carolina. ?
MrTTWiiuiteid 111
? Vr; I.bu .1 -Wlim.gwl. V?. lu JII.|K?>
m? ? l,.>rrtn with he/ ? ?nn. Mr ? M '? W
'.Vprtlead. i< - critically ill. Mr*~j
'.v;.ixt?-?4 lui ~p3SMxi. -Ker 80th mile
and ha* hitti o.rwMen: it the
County sTrwc ?-irtb.' having. made her
, h^m^ in Uoxboro for many ^-car?.
rirvi bfr numerous friendj \v31 rejstrttl
.t". ?? [
HELENA HIGH SCHOOL
WILL OPEN SEPT. 15
Most Of (Md Teachers Will Be
Again With Us; AH Stu
dents most be Present
THREE NEW TEACHFttS
He'ena High School wi!! oper
W en^sy, SpptefnbVr 15.
The school ii opened tfii* year ft
\Vcdne3diy In ovder that the farm
ers may nlj their barn- with tobac
co on Mon iay ani Tjesiat. Ali ;
patron? are cr*? ; t: ?end >V?ry child ;
ff*r tiue ftr.it day. if' possible I:
i-v necessary for your children to en
*0? SfcrhJoi 0.3 e.ariy as possifcfe . an#
to attend .. regularly in order to get
.what .is riya th .'.m, ? Vo trashing
too god for yokr children. *o let
-s r.ave y cur whole Hearted Inter est
'in your ?cho i for the sake of y-ur
children.
All indications are that this -sclvoo!
year wl.l : be one of the .best-ift t'e
hisfry of the school.- Its .success
and ?Tow*h depend ' iipj" you a- a
patrcn for the. rearu'ar attendance
of you rchtldren.
. Mast of the oli teachers of Ust
year will be back this year. We
have three new ones.: Miss Annie
Lee Mitchell in the grammar grades.
Miss Jonsis McLean in the .primary
trades and music, and. Miss Polly
W-ilker as Music Instructor. These
three teachers ccjne to u? ? hig'riy
recommended and we fee! that they
will, be an Inspiration to our. school,
as well as the."o*.d ani tried .teachers
who are returning-.
iPatrons nnd students, remember
to meet your truck a* you tHd last
v'tar. We are expecting all of the
old students an<l all of the newem
ers to be on hand September- .Iff ja
"c?ai?ify "and rder all book* ths?*
day.- .
R. C.: GARRISON, Principal.
srdan
Faculty cf
Roxboro Schools
The faculty of t e Roxbord 'schools .
are as follow*:
M\ A. B. Stahey. Sioerirrtsnicnt
Mr. R. fi. D t\vt ?. Piincipal of. the
Hi eh School.
Miss. IhdJa C.o'lu. Principal of
Grammar S?ho {.
'Teachers ? Uramnar 'Scficofi'* Mrs
W. IT. torir. Misv L:ulsi? S.ta v-y. ,
Miss Sue Merritt. Mis. Victor C B'
ock M fr ? -Ooo-.tf. M:?< Gnrr:^
.Sue Vernon. 71 ts ^ Maude Montngue. ?
Mis? Mary
High ScliooL- Mr. I . T. Hefler.
M:ss F.ffie try: n, Miss Vera Coe.
Miss Id Red ?arte;rlVeId. Jftss Ornhi.t
A 11 go d. M:** Em:Iy<5outkaH. mr.s?c.
All nr har py at t?:e of the
teachers .ho were, with u? last y^r.
ariii r.re g?& t evtf-rd a h'a-J> of
i*e!co rat tj t e V. ?yr -cOmers.
Hyco Busy Advertising
If sTl -pf the va rehouse* f Fiox
V.cro w.vr- 'as :acijye in aiver.ttsint?
the .market a3 the Kyeo ha$ been f,vr
the . pa*> '? month yaii would ?ee m ?
wonrferfol difference in the amount
f'f tobac? >oM here.' G'; out oft any .
highway an 1 you will see neat and
attractive cards tacked ->n tree- "in-,
v itin^r t're fanners to. sell their to
bttcco in Rcxbnuo. Am? these *:srn.?
w-M-e printed in Roxboro at The
r ' <urier office.
? Anverrismz pay*, -and the Hjfii is
zoin? to sell nrany load--* of tobarcj*.
?.a a result of this- advertising.
. Announcement
I wish to say to my many friends
of Person and ' adjoin in;; countur*
that I k.\ ! be wfch the Liberty Ware- j
h u*e. ~DiirHawt,^J. C.. Frank Sat-,
terfield it Stone, propriety r*. I shall
greatly appreciate your patronage. :
Durham market open* Sept. '31st.
I am. Yours* to serve.
B. F. McKinney. ?j
Jewish Holidays
*>TI alTIIUHt llf HP ni l I)*
ric^f-il f.p. n?;rt Thur?-l?v. an.{ Friday.
Sffpf . ??th and .10th, ? o&wvinir .
hqlidny. Our patr:n? *;l) .please
rt-n??mber the date*. ? .
itaiff'S Dept: .
: C-*Bter'? pept. Store,
' ~ TKrte G Ch* Jt Stores. ??? I
.i-r.ip'.t Dj.pt.. lore.. ? ?
Roxboro Scools Opened
Last Monday With More
J Than 600 In Attendance
, . ? . V
Interesting News
From Yirgilinaj
Dr. I.aw Was at His Best When I
He Delivered a Must Power
ful Sermon
REVIVAL AT HIGH POINT
Molina.' Vs.. Sept Sunday
ara s a full day here in the religious
gitcUf* - Alt dVnominaticns met ? in ?
: Brick .Warehouse ^cn^.'y ?vorn- .
tn? and were ad dressed by l>*. Lav.-.
t'\2 : a molis e.nne refist. vvl'o :> c;r.
tbiviiiij a revival here. Th*>" v. a- a
T'-at service and. about :-vontv J:vc
>>r. * irty children ca^ ? farmnrd and
*?~e?ehted tham^elve* for chaqrch
htcmbis'frahfpr.
Sunday afternoon a Sunday school
ra'jjr ^mpnsine Florence Avenue.
Amis Chapel. Grassy Creek and
Olrve Branch church was held,
Each church was well represented
and At:y. B. W. Parham and Rev.
Paste of Oxford, N. C.? iddfMMl) the
congregation very effectively on the
great w:rk of the Sunday School?.
Rev. T. B. Hill made a splendid
talk cn' the relation of the Sunday
school to v' e churchl
At the ccnclu*ion of this service.
Mr*. Garner, Supt...of the Sunbeam
Organization held a' very interest
ing meeting .with the Sunbeam*.
Mr?:. Garner is a very enthusiastic
worker and hai? accomplished much
An. this department during the asso
ciatiqr.a> year.
JSunday night the revival services
"hat" have beert in prepress for the
past weak,. reached a high point.
The ciuwd was estimated to be
around fifteen bandied. Dr. Law ?
v ts at his 'best and preached, a moat;
powerful sermon, usine a a his sub- 1
ject, "The trail of the Serpent." He'
made a fitter attack on the modern
Jar.ce and c*rd playing, and expri ?>-"
ed his denunciations in plain lan
suage.
?'He proved by statistics that one J
?irl was lost by the dance every J
eight minutes!
(Continued on. paga Eight) j
Rotary Entertains
Kiwannis
Last Thur.diy rhe K'.wanr.ans
lvom ;Mf>ar.e came oyer and de
feated the R . rar'ans in a bali :
A ft eh the game f e Kiwann irs
ware g^Mti of the Rotary CluT> at
tyr'K. Mr. Donald Van X-ppen.
president of the. v**itlny organi*at
i !> macea bnef talk tas?urir.e the
?luT> of their g,cat pleasure in be
T?f present.
F?:;!awi^^ the me at ing which was j
v rid a* , the /ones Hotel, the club j
rejourned th rfie auditorium.}
ar.d heat J .str. Don Powell. "t Vir- '
gir.iay deliver a splendid address or. ?
? I- Jbu'v-t r.l _ ? f
Racial Jntfr^rVl' "
In Dempgey's Cabinet
' IWM^'TWI
. .. . . I M? ,
?f the interior," Pauline
Jack Utmpsey'i new "secretary ]
LaBujirfe, ;
kitchen at the champion's training .
camp.-" She was formerly cook for
President Wflaoft.
Superintendent Stavley Verv
Much 1*1 eased With His
Teaching Force
SOME GRADES TOO FULL
The IV xboro IschooU j?ot off to
ii ?o:d =? Art "'Monday morning, when
m rj? than i six' hundred school chil
dren enroled for tht> <essioft. In
th.-? Grammar School ^cmg of the de
partments ape crowded, thoaarh ai-.
clitional ro:m wa* -made fast year
by completing *hp hijjh school build
ing and all high school
srades. To wat;n the crowi of
yourg.Htir- at the Cirummar. Gra-ie
- 6?i? can but wonder where all the
children come fr:m.
Appropriate ppeninar exerc:ees
we*f held at bash .schools.- Rev, W.
F. West, the able and popular Pn?
tor <f the Fin*t Baptist Ch-arch, con
ducted the devotional exerch?e*,
while . J. W. N'oeii delivered a short:
address, Folk wing Prof. R, B j
Dawes addressed the - teachers and i
pupils, giving a warm welcome to i
the rew teachers and gaw the pu7>
ik some wise words concerning life, :
school life in particular.
At the Grammar Schcol Rev. P,
Cary Adams led the devotional ex- 1
ercVjes, and Rev. F. M. S>amburger j
led in prayer. Mr. F. O. Carver,
chairman of . the Board of Trustees,
delivered the c.pening address. Mss
Collins, the Principal, was very hap
py in her remark* in closing the ex
ercises.- i
Altogether. -it was' the mo? promis
ing opening the schools have had
and all are i'>.ktns forward to a;
continuance of the -splendid, -success .
which the schd.h tave achieved . in
the past. . ; _
Goodman's Signs
Defaced
Last Wednesday night ?ome" jpef
son. or persons, destroyed sixteen
of Mot' G;odinan's sierns-jbn the Dur
ham Roxbo.ro road. ' Mr. God man's
r ame .wo ? painted pat and the letters
K. K. .K. painted oyer the board ' ip
very large liters. >lr..Goodma>. feats'
no idea whp did him this injury and
paused Vim. the I ss.of the sign-*,
b it he. \vouhs like very much "ku kr*. w
He tock pictures of the signs oh i
measured the foo; . prints a'rtvihd.
them. However, he is thoroughly
convinced that the. Ko* Klux Kl-.vn
had ro thing to do with it. -
-P t ?
Dr. Rogers Visits
His Mother
Dr. a no Mrs W. W. Rogers and
daughter, little Miss Bertha May,
are spending a few days with L>r.
Rogers' mother. Mrs. Eaton \V. Rog
ers, -a' tew south . of Ro'xboro.
Dr Rollers leaves Sept. 10:h f r
New Y:rk City where joins -the'!
faculty r> f New York 1 University.
M rs. Ro>f t rs^vi itt sp?cc!""s few week
?rith relatives. .before .leaving for
?New York.
Pay Your Plumbing Bill
Pay yd'Jr rv arnHn^ bftl if tou want f
sejrviCe. It is just as ' important. ?"> [
pay your Plumber as i-t is your ;
.nrctor. Grocvryman. c> your y as. I
bfU. Service i.? what counts. Well.
you shouldn't ask for any more than '
yo*i are willing to Cfive. So, if ;*oti j
pay promptly it places me in n po- j
Mtion t give you Service. I ami
?a'.wfty* Willing to -serve y?:u.
Yoiirs f>V WHP 1
J. T. BRADSHER
To Boost. School
Athletics
Piwf, H. B. Dawes. Principal of J
the lWxbo"o Hi^h ' School, has *iv
-launceil l^> will ? r.-- athletics
?t-?sion. Hi* first ne?d is mcnev,
?,h^.n ilftil sin.-ereiv : nn t
the citiiem ' or tha tovrn. ami any
orpamzati n tncllrc-d. will mlW
i.o his rescue and nee -that th? -?a?aU
AmMnt M&M i?. f'trl henm S ;i if ..
\VJien you siv solicited i3on't turn
the bay.-" d wn. cjpen your ?*rt and
you' rpockctbo- k and let* start the
j ? wit ft A I'tum naiL
TOBACCO SELLS HIGH
IN EASTERN CAROLINA
Prices Reported Best Since 1919
and >ales Largest of Any
Recent .Opening Day
LOWER GRADES OFFERED
RslejgK Sept. 7,? 'V -.h. priors rfe
psrted the best <;nce 1919/* the td
Vi~o market opened in. eastern
North Carolina today. of
pounds yrere sold at 2$ widely scat
? m irket ? . the average crtce
* unging ','trpm, 22 to 2S cents' a pound.
The .lower grades constituted the
:?hief :ffering3. Growers were re
ported weU > at. vied with prices which
were fr.m 50 to 99 p^r cent greater
than paid on' ^the". -'opening day laat
jl? ir Sale* also were reported great -
-e r than at the ; Initial auction laat
"f^Mbn.. - ' '? y' ' ^ -i. . :
At Home After Vacation
Rev. an-d Mrs. W. F. West. snd
Xtaaster RlHy, who spent the month
of August the, folks back
heme in Georgia. have returned,
matrc to the deligh: of the congrega
t:'-?n * *h? First Baptist Charrh.
Hey.'- Mr. West ? conduct edr his usual
wrvirt* at the First Baptist Chsrch
Sunday morning and evening and
gave his cngrqgation two of the
finest -ernrrn? he ha * delivered. At
the morning service his subject was,
'"Solving the World's Prcbtems,'' and
at the evening -ervire, "Modern
Idolatry/* He severely arraigned
our courts for failure U* properly
function, showing by statistics how
the w:r'.d had c :me to disregard tffee
taw* cf the land. Really. *%^o moire
powerful sermons have not been
heard lu the- Baptist Church in .oaite
a Vh i!e^ v" ???. .
Action
.'Christian |;f? :is action: not a
[>-?cu'atipg. 'not '-a <V -*'?:r 4. a
roing On e thing, and' only on*, irt
.this world, has eternity stamped up
c-n -it- *Fe-el'hgi pfr-s.:. V^olves and'
thoug: ts> pass; opini .ns change.
What you have, done lists? lasts in
v u. Through ages, through et'er- '
t.tey. u ha:* you hived ;ne for Christ,
that, and' only that, you are."
fr". W Robertson.
S -. lay School ^:4"? A 31,.' R- L.
Wl'tum. Supt. '
Prva -h nz 11 jJl.M., -ubj^ct: ''Us
ing t Losing.'' 7:30 P. M.. subject:
" A Man of Courage.* .
B. Y. P l\. Junior. H P. M In
t - mediate and Senior '6:30 P. M.
"This- one -th}n? d:, forgetting
those things which are behind, and
,? earhjng fosth un:o those things
which are before. 1 press. : r> ward the
.mark for the prise of t:i> high call
lrv? f. Opd in Christ .Testis. Phil.
8: 13-1 4.
First fcapti-t Church. "
Plenty of Money
Mr. Hugh F. Houston, represent
ing 'the Carolina .Mortgage Company*
f K ?.! . i N. y.'XL. L- K:>xb >? o
visit r last week, and contrary to
nr. -t - of our visitor?. ?atd they had
plenty of mot^y .and was anxious for
the good people of Pef3oti Coimty
/o have s nte of it. No red ta?e or
crstly '-string.*' tied to th*? proposi
tion. but =inip5y straight mortgage
loans. Read their advertisement in
another column, and caM on Mr.
J. S. Walker ftr further information.
? ? -o ?
Notice
Effective' from this date, visiting
"Hay.-* at t'i4 t:ur.:y Hnme Mr tt.ig
.tged and infirm l ave been designat
ed a* Tuesdays and Friday.*, between
the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.
VV. T. KIRBY
?lerk to Board Co. Com.
Bethel Hill P. - T. A*so.
Bethel Hill Parent-Teacher Aaao
c iati. n next T ue-.rtav afternoon. S?.pt.
1-JlK. ?t 2 o'c!:ck. Plea.** ?n patron*.
? pmw;.- uml ii>ni4i.n> >h? ?
<uitable implements and utensil* to
clean up the baiMtmr* grounds
ready for the opening ol school oU
September 16th.
? Sw. .