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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening, September 14, 1927.
SI. 50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
N. 37.
Roxboro Schools Opened
For Business Monday
? .? m
Largest Enrollment In The His
tory of The School For
First Day
836 WERE PRESENT
Roxboro City Schools rtpencd for
business Monday morning, having i
had the fitst session .for classification ;
on Friday preceding. Superintendent ;
Mr. Davidion. with the principals
and' teachers as published 'in our la : .
issue, were all on; hand* and every- j
thine was in readiness Monday morn
ing. books having been secured and -
lesions ^assigned.
-Appropriate, . exercises, wire helO ;
at the Grammar Schbol and the-1
High School. At the former Rev. J.
^V. Bradley made a most interesting
and instructive talk to the school. ;
after which the Superintendent told
the teachers and the children some of
the things which he Hoped to accom
plish this school year. From here he
went over to the High School, where
the exercises were in progress. Here
the principal, Mr. 3. B. KnlCht. Rev. i
W. ?. West. Mr. F. O. Carver. Mr. J.
A. Long, and Mr. J W. Noell made
short talks. Mrs. Wheeler Newell sang
a peautiful sn!" n^^Tr^nrxio.* lv ATi^
Janie^ the music yff^er' .,
The attcndanc^ on the ? lii . t ciav
breaks all recordl. there being 83G
on the openmc Y*Y. Notwithstand- .
ing this large, attendance, there will ?
be others who will apply, for thre
are always quite a numoer who do
not report on the first day. However
. how those who apply uiow will be
taken care of is the "problem, SOr al
ready the rooms* are full to overflow
ing. in fact there is not enough
desks to accomodate those enrolled *
at present.
The new Superintendent seems to
have everything well in hand and the '
< _ .chool board should have the thanks
of the town for their wise selection .,
Like the fair advertisements, we ar?
looking (or .a- "Bigger and Better'.',
school ? t-his year than ' ever, before J
"The Spirit of St. Louis '
Of course, almost every one will re
cognize the name; " The Spirit of
St. Louis. the name of Lihdbers's
plane which sailed across tjjie- Atlaja-.
tic so . successfully. Weil, Mess. Cheek
& Woody are showing in their dis
play w?ndow one of these miniature
nlanes for. the" "kiddies Certainly, it
?will not fly, but it will run mightily
when , the kiddy get^ in and starts <j
down hilV. Your boy or . girl will be j
interested in the display which this j
firm, is making, the showing consist
ing of this plane, tricycles and other !
models of going cars. ? }|
Church Notice
r ?" - Revival services being held this
week at Warren's GrOye." Preaching
-?.t six and even-.ii'.rf each evening.
Jlegulao services at Ccncord next
v Sunday mornlYTg^at elevonr Sunday
School at. ten. Lfts .bc on time please.
Preaching at Leas . Chapel at three ;
..o'clock. Sunday school Just before !
preacaing. Revival C|6sos at WarrehY !
Drove with the night service Sunday, i
Shall be :lad to have you worship j
with us.
. J W Bradtev. j
Fielding H. Little
Fteldtn* H. Little. a?e 81 years, re-'j
spected citizen of the Virgillna* sec- ;
tion, died September 9th, at his i
home and was buried in the Olive j
Branch Cemetery the following day. ?
Funeral services were Conducted by 1
Rev J. B. Curran. He leaves a wife i
and several children.
. A Twin Apple f
Our good friend Mr. a. C. Foushee ,
placed on our desk Inst Saturday thr '
fipit t*ln apple we evei^aw. The |
apple has two cores and two sets of i
seed, with the stem in the center of
the two. Mr. Foushee says the tree
bearing this apple produced about
. ten bushels of appjes. many, of them
twins, like sample shown us.
Frank Farmer *??".? ''When I plow
at leisure In the IMI X do not have
repent of hast; spnnq preparation."
Fred Ntblo's Production ' " CA
KHtLE" with Norma Talniadge and
CSilbbert Rowland at. 'Palace Theatre
Monday and Tuesday.
Dr. Wilkerson
Passed Away
Dr. T. E. Wilkerson, of Ralicgh
who has been critically ill at
Rex Hispital. died this morning
at 10 o'clock. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow evening at
4 o'clock in the Presbyterian
church. Raleigh.
Dr. Wilkerson was a , native of
this county, and was a most prom
ising young raan.
Program
Beulah Associational B. Y. P. I'.
. Convention
Providence (Person) Baptist Church
Sunday, September 18th. 1927
Morning :
/10:30. Song Service. J. H. Shotwell.
leader. Miss Mary Riley, pianist
10:45. Devotional. George Perkins.
10:55. Special Music, Providence B.
Y. P. U.
1100 "Tho NWrl r>f TVnintny- hy
.01# MOOr?. .
11:25. Better Methods:
1."How to Become a Better Presi
dent," Huell Gentry.
2. "How to H?ve a .Good Program.
Miss Myrtle Riley.
3. "Good Records. Good Work.
Mrs. James G&tewood.
11:45. "Looking Forward.'^ Miss
Willie Rrckett. State Junior -iln
terniediate B. Y. P. U: leader.
12:10. Miscellaneous Business:
Appointment of Committees
Announcements "*?
Adjourn for dinner.
Picnic Dinner will, be served ? by
Providence.
Afternoon:
i :30;. Song Servie.
1:45. Devotional; Aljle Holt?
1 :55. Roll Call and Verbal Reports
churches.
2:10. Music, Semora B. Y. P. ,U.
yJ :15, Now you Ask One. Miss Win -
nje Rickett.
2:40, Playlet. "Farmer Brown's Con
version to the Doctrine of Steward
ship", Roxboro. First., B. Y. P. U.
3 :00. Business Session :
Reports of Committees.
Election and installation of
officers.
Adjournment.
' O"-- ? % y ; r-;~
Mr. Hawkins 111
In Watts Hospital
Friends of Mr. W, C. Hawkins, pop_
?liar Manager Rock Inn Service Sta
tion. will regret to hear that he is
ill i'.i Watts Hospital, hut we are triad
to suite that he successfully ' stood his
operation for Appendicitis Tuesday
evening.
Beloved Minister 111
Rev. j. A Beam, a l>elovel minis
ter of the gospel, is confined to his
home on account of illness, which
has reached ,a serious stage. Members
of the family were called to the bed
ride of the man of God, when it was
feared that he would live but a few
hours. Prayer is in the hearts' cf
every one that knows the beloved
minister, that* he will be able to piill
through the illness, and recover "his
usual health and strength.
School Notice
The County Board of Education
has ruled that all schools are to open
not later than September 26. Schools
C;mmmf|tteemen think crop condi
tions will permit.
B. I. Satterfleld.
First Baptist Church
Sunday School 10.00 a. m.. R. ^ !,.
Wtlbufn. Supt.
Preaching 11 a. m. Subject: "Jesus
In The State." Preaching 7:30 p in.
Subject: "From Law to Qrace."*
? ETY. P: tr*'#:30-prm:
A cordial welcome Is extended to
?U.
: W. P_WEST. Pastor.
Repair the poultry house, stop the
cracks and leaks, and cull the (lock
preparatory to winter, advises one
successful poultryman.
A Rare Bird
Robert A. I.ambcrt of the Na
tional /.ooIoricaI I'ark. Wnihinp"
ton. D. C. ? with the famous blue
Koosc ? first to ever be success
fully raised ,.fri the U. S Below,
the medal awarded Lambert by
France for raisint; this one ? and
two others since? now at Wash
ington.
Dr. Laughinghouse
Delivers Wbnderful
Address To Rotarians
The Rotary Club has had Che
pleasure pi listening to some- splen
did addresses by noted speakers, but
never, has it heard a more timely and
appropriate address than that de
livered bv t)r, Cha's. O. Laughing -
liduse last Thursday evening. He 'ook
vis his. siVoject "The Value Of A
Man." and for about forty-fiVe minut
es held" his audience with his wonder
ful .story of man and his worth. \Ve
are glad we " heard this splendid ad
afess. and only 1 egret w; can not
give it in detail, for it would be worth
much to our readers*
o-?
Windows Broken
By Heavy Blast
The contractor is excavating for
the building on: Depot Street to be
used by the Stewart- Bradsher Motor
Co.. and cn last Thursday afternoon
when he set 6'fT a blast it proved to
be rather disastrous, breaking several
window lights in the Hyco Warehouse
and two of the plate glass windows in
Long. Bradsher &. Co'fc hardware
store. Rock tell like hatl stones in
front of the Courier office. . but no
damage was done in this .section
Mr. Burch 111
Mr. Jasper T 3urch. who It . will be
remembered ieit -early ip the season j
to be on the Kingstree, S. C,.. tobacco ?
market, has l>een ^oroiusly 111 in the i
hospital in that City. Mrs. Burch. {
who has been at his bedside has re- [
turned homr and says- his condition I
is very much improved. rind sn? |
hopes he will be. able to return ho nie
very soon. . . 1
Service at St. Marks
There will be services at St. Mark's
Chapel on next Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. The. public is cordially
invited to tfoese services.
Round-Trip Tickets
J
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN*
RAILWAY is selling round -trip tick- j
eta between all stations Lynchburg.
Va.. and Durham. N. C.. at one and j
one-third fares ? limited three days,
including date of sale.
Birtfi
Born to Mr. and Mrs Joe .Green
stone. a son, At Qreenstone. In Bal
110101+. Md.. August twenty-eighth.
Mother and son doirw fine.
The world's niQst wonderful love
j story ';CAMILLE" with Norma Tal
madge playing at Palace Theatre
Monday and Tuesday. ? ' ?
Limestone
! Will Increase
Cr op Yields
If Our Soils Need Lime, Let's
I ' Get Lime On It, Says
Count > Agent
rift-BKWKR
Our useful plants, the ones that
make the best food, the .ones that
I make the soil fertile, must have lime
to help build their leaves and -stems
and seed. None of these plants <lofJ j
its best and some of them will not
grow at all in soils that need lime i
without good licestock and rich soil j
we would be a poor pieople. ,
We want the soil to produce useful j
plants. Lime not only suppphes tood
that plants must have, but it takes ^
away harmful acids that keep plants j
from growing. makes the soil "asier
to cultivate, makes other plant food |
in the soil available so plants can |
use It. makes the soil a good Place
t for bacteria. Without which the soil 1
is no good. |
Lime contributes to the farmers ;
rosperity by permitting the growing
of. legumes, minimizing losses from
high priced clover, alfalfa and other -
.iccrK hnn.fTini* fill! roninr irnm ma-,
rnrre. fertilizer, and by obtaining bis
yields and greater profits from the
soil. ,
Lime iyT*lhe soil will not take the
place of drainage or -manure or fer- 1
tilizer' lime .will not take -the place
of gpod tillage. But drainage, ma- j
nurc. fertilizer or good tillage will not
bring full returns without limestone |
In the soil. . . : |
Lime will not cure all of our soil
troubles. It Is only a big help. Lime
will not put other plant food in the |
soil, but will help the plants , to get |
what Is there:
If our soils need lime, lets SeL.:
limo on It. There is a way to d
it. We make a mistake putting -' j
lunirife till we are "able" The sooner
we put on the lime tlie sooner We
will be ? Able." the sooner we will be
crowing better crops The man who j
puts off liming when his -.oil needs |
it, is wasting a share of his life. ? >
After we put lime cn our soils, we d
!>e foolish if we didn't grow legumes
arid have the bacteria working for
, us. We are foolish when we buy and |
S3W high priced clover or alfalfa seed ?
on a soil that needs lime. That's j
'.yhat a lot of us folks are doing.
Markets axf surely important -we
must have the best possible market.
Then, as always, the individual faring
er cannot prosfcr without big acre !
yields, tt may be good business to
cut down the acreage but not the
yield per acre. We can't name a man j
.who went broke producing big yields ,
to the acre We can name several!
hundred men who went froke pro
ducing small yields pe? acre. Lime !
In the soil is necessary for big vlolds
per acre.
The Oxford Tobacco Experiment ,
Station under the direction and I
management of Mr. E. G. Moss touiid
after several years ot experimenting |
that Magnesihm Llihestone applied
cn the tobacco land in the fall or j
at least 60 days before setting', out :
time at the rates of one toh broad
cast or 100 lbs. applied per acre >n
drill with a fertilizer distributor gave
the Experiment Station a profit of
$66 00 per acre per year over and
above that, which had the usual treat- ,
m'ent without limestcne.
And sixty men went over to see j
some of the present results this sum- i
mer and shook their heads and fists !
In the fields on the grounds with
convincing gestures as much as to |
say "we must go back home and lime ,
| our lands."
And there are several good farm- |
| ens in Person County who have '.rted
Limestone on their tobacco and clov
er* -andthey are ordering It by the j
carload this fall and winter.
0
A Large Pumpkin
Mr. D. L. Whitfield has On display
tn his store at Hurdle Mills an usu
bually large pumpkin, raised on the
farm ol Mr. O. C. Hawkins. Its
?vfUsht Is exactly Jlfty pounds and
Is of the golden ~y?)llow, oblong type,
o
Baracca Class
Gave Barbecue
Thp Hnrara. rlasx nt I hp UnrHi Dmi.
boro Baptist church gave a barbecue ,
; out at Picks Filling Station last Sat
urday evening. About fifty members
j Tvcre present
Baptist To
Celebrate
Anniversary
Mr. A. C. Gentry, C hairman of
The Centennial Campaign
Committee Heulah Asso.
WAS ORGANIZED IN 1880
The. Baptists of the State are plan*
mivj f> irlrbpat^ the tnindfjrtth tin ?
niversary of the founding of the
Baptist State Convention by raising
ft fund of $1,500,000 to strengthen
[ their, seven college.?.
Mr. A. C. Gentry of Roxboro. has
been appointed Chairman 8f U it
Centennial Campaign Committee of
The Beaulah Association. He has
appointed a committee consisting of
Miss Ruth Harris. Rep. W. .M U..
Roxboro.
Mr. R. "P. Burns. Roxt>oro.
! Mr. J. H. Groggs. Danville. Va. R5. ?
Mr. W. W. MorrelL Jalpng.
Mrs. W. .L. Taylor. Semora.
Mr. F.: -?F: -pchurch. Yaneevv.-le
Mr. Thep, WatsOn;. Corbbett. R F D.
Rev. W, F. West. Roxboro.
Mrs. R. ?,. Wilburh. Roxboro.
Mr N. H. Street. Roxboro. R. P. D.
A meeting of. this committee was
held at the First .Bapist Church. Rox
boro. SunrffLV afternoon. September
11th, at 3:30 o'clock to make plans :
for the organization of the Centen
nial. Campaign in this Association;
Jlo.n O. Max Gardner is the Gen
eral State- Chairman of the campaign
and Dr. Charles E Maddry is the
-General Director. The seven col
leges owned by the Baptists are Wake
Forest. Meredith. Mars Hill. Camp
bell Chowan. Wingate arid Boiling
. springs., ? : ? ? ? ? Ui-J
Tlie first thing the Baptists of
North Carolina Undertook to . do
when they organized the State Con
vention hi 1830 was to found a col
lege. Wake Forest resulted iii 1834.
The other -colleges have been created
as the Baptists have increased in
number. ?
Inasmuch as the first hundred 1
>ears of the history, of organized Bap
tist work in North Carolina was
launched on an educational plaTfonn
and it . seems eminently, fitting to1
start the second century on the !
I same educational platfortn. .'/--'J
Wheat To Tables
In 20 Minutes
Agar. S D., Sept. 11. ? Only
30 minutes elapsed between
the cutting and threshing of
wheat on the farm of C. L.
Falkenhagen. and the serving
of wheat gems made from the
Hour of. the grain.
The farmer claims to ha.vc
world rerord of 45 minutes for
the process. He rushed a quan
tity Of wheat from his combin
ed harvester "and thresher* to'. r^
farm feed mill. ground the
vheafc Imfice. sifted the flour
and p^sse-d it on. to hli wife
vho mad]p the gems.
Death of Miss
Vergie Hudgins
Miss Vergle Hudgins. age 51. and
well known and beloved u-omn n ,?i
Kasi Roxboro. died Wednesday ska>?^
noon about 2 o'clock. The deceased
lind been an invalid for a period of
about 12 years. Death came as the
result of inflammatory rheumatism.
For many years the deceased was
In an invalid stage, not being able
to walk. Although being thus handi
capped she was a persistent believer
In the things that portained to a
high and noble life. In the section
in which she lived she; was highly
esteemed by all that knew her.
A treat host of friends attended
the funeral services which were held
at the Orace Methodist church in
East Roxbboro Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, interment followed In
the family cemetery. Rev. D. C.
BarclifT had charge., of the services,
assisted by Rev.-W P, West.
Surviving Miss Hudgins are two
brpthers. Hardrick Hudgins and
Jospph Hudgini. both of Roxboro.
The t*mKw?rr"werB - as -follows:
A. E. Hassen. 5. Burton. Eula
8trange. R. W Long E, D. Porter
Nnrma Tadmadge and Ollbert Row
land, in her ? latest triumph " CA
MTLLE" playing et?Palape Theatre
Monday \pfl Tuesdey.
Adenoid And
Tonsil Clinic
Big Success
More Than 250 Applicants,
\bout 17.7 Were
Treated
HKL 1) . IX GRADm^OttKML
The clinic held here last week- under
the auspices of the State Hoard of
. Jffcalth was :i 'jreat. success in every
way. There were more than 250: ap
>Jics.nts for treatment, while the
Board was able '.o care for about
1 175.
The State Board of Health, under
the guiding . hand of Dr. Laughing
house. is dqiris a great work with the
school children, for many of those
treated last week would never have
been able to have . the operations
without the aid of the State, in fact,
the majority of them would never
have known What, their trouble was,
but for /this clinic
it was simply a matter of imposs
ibility* to treat all who applied, and
we trustrthere wiTT *oe no one who win
criticise those in charge of the clinic
for not treating all who applied. They
took the worst cases leaving those
? '/inch ynr --.o <;. *ar
clinic, -which* we trust \vili- be held
faerey before agfreat while.- . ' :
Wedding Of Interest
T^e Rev J. A. Baylor, pastor, of
Bland Street Methodist church, offi
ciating, Miss. Bertha . Nfc.wton was
S at noon Sa*urd'av ' > Mr.
G rover C. Cox. in a simple ceremony
'performed at the home of the brides'
sister. Mrs. D. . D. Lott. 612 Shene
doah avenue. T"nr the marriage, the
bride wore a becoming cosutme, with
small hat. her corsage being of
sweetheart roses Mr apd Mrs! Cox
left for. a trip to New York, after
^hich they will be . at home on East
Rive avenue, this city.
The bride is a. daughter - of Mr. and
Mrs. W, I. Newton, of Roxboro. N". C?
who were here for the wedding. In;
addition tc her busincsss ability she
i*. grfied with a sweet disposition,
which' has won h?r many friends.
Mr. Cox is . connected with the f rei/:b t
department of the N and W.. and is
popufar with his associates.? Blufi
field Daily Telegraph,
fMiss Newtort. is a former resident
of Roxboro. and was greatly admired
here for her- sterling qualities. ? Ed J
Announcement
I wish to say to my many friends
of Person and adjoining counties,
that I will be with the Liberty Ware
house in Durham. N C.. again and
will say that I greatly appreciate
your- past, patronage .during the last
season :mti I am srire that we will
be in, position to serve you as welT
thi? season if not better than ' last.
Our market will Open Seotpatbe? 20th
We will creatly appreciate your fu
ture business.
I am, yours to serve.
B. F. McKlNNEY.
Floor Manager
Truck Wrecks On
^ South Boston Road
Ernest Clayton, operating a gravel
truck and the driver of the Danville
i bread truck figured in a smash up on
the South Boston road Monday about
? noon. Both cars were headed in the
same direction and the gravel truck
was badly damaged while the oread
truck was not so badly damaged. So
j one was hurt in the wreck.
Small Still ? Captured
Deputy L. P. Sherman came to
town Sunday and brought with htm
a complete blockade still outfit, found
snugly hidden away down tn ftft.
Tireah township. The Outfit was
not in operation at the time of tot
capture but showed some signs of
. having performed the work tor
' which It was designed.
WU1?- Joseph Zataun... celebrated...
his 1th birthday with a party of
young friends this afternoon.
-o '
The tint showing in North Caro
lina of - Norma Talmadge's latest
OAMILLE wtth Gilbert. Rowland
playing at Palace Theatre Monday
and Tuesday.