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VOL. No. XL1V ROXBORO. NOR I>? CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening, October 26, 1927. No. 43
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OVER HALE A MILLION
POUNDS OF TOBACCO
SOLD HERE LAST WEEK
.Average For The Entire \\eek|
Was $23.19. Monday's Was
Around $30
sales Getting better
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Last week was the best, yet in the i
tobacco line, the total sales amount- 1
-.rig to 543.SM pojjtids. at an average
of $23 18. Tor <*n:ry thing on the i
.floor, including primings, trash, etc. i
Tljts wis actual: bona fide sales, and
t. nothing fa.. left lit And l i r -
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Monday <>! this wrrk Averaged right
close to S30.00 itt till ol the houses,
la. fact. cm" house averaged more
than $30.03. lor every pile sold on the
jloor.
The market ha* sold ?'> Tar this J
.-eason more than a million and a
. half poui\ds at an average of better
than $22.00.
The prices -the last day or two be
yins to look something like, and are
only a little below the average for
the past year -I? this keeps up our
? ; tarmrrs-wni-OoL-be-jQ. badly hurt, tor
? Uje crop is -a good one. with plenty
c f body and weighs ? well.
The farmer 3re_in better spirit*
em the sales o^the past few days.
did Ate beglnttlfli; 10 dn sftmi~(.r
their fall trading .with a better will.'
Helena Hi??K School
Entertainment
Helena High School pupils will
resent their first program of the
??ear , Friday evening. Oct. 28. at 7:30.
"?>i" program will be somewhat varied, .
.not to carry out the spirit of Hallo
?we'en.
... Iptch grade from the first through
.in- eleventh will jartlcipate. in the :
evening!;- entertainment. Some spe- ?
' <ri) features- wtH be- a Black Face
Comedy. Hallowe'en, drills and . stunts
ijiat cause you to feet " yiooky" The
. O'd Fishing Hole <akt walk and
nany Boot! eat-s to interest alt,: Thr
. proceeds or this program will go for
magazine vibscriptjon1 for the school
Ijbrary and la complete work on .1
.-ymnaM'irn lor basket ball.
The public Is cordially invited to
tme olid have an enjoyable even
ing together: . ~ . _-.
Death Of .Mrs. Yarborc
Mrs. EstTvnr .Yarboro, \vifo Of Mr
, , 1W. D. Yarbofo. died last Sunday
mnnplng ai her liortie on Popot ; SHreefcj
??wit. .1 ' lew n\inute.s-4^-t th& nvlcaussh;
>>our Mv* . Yarbnro had been ia'de-.
ejltilni? fiealih for nearly twelve,
riOiiths and *dyrih$ here entire, sick
ness bore it -with patience and passed :
:.w?y seemingly . without pain. She
leaves a husband and six children
The furicrai wav noridueted by Elder
J. J. Hall: her pastor, assisted bv ?
. 32dtfr C. A Wood. of Durham, at the
? fmaily ' home .Sunday evening, in
? ' iho midst OT a l .tr /" croyvd of fri -ni .
i nd loved ? <ines Mnnv- beautiful
powers : -were- placed- 011 her sray&
Boy Scout Movement >
The general <:ommJ.tt*e appointed
toy ail of the rhurehes of the town
and the Rotary Club met Monday
'?renins and decided that the Boy
^cout movement should be put across .
Plans are beln'; -perfected for a spe
?rial drive, when every one \yill be
riuivassed and a determined effort be
ruide to secure the sum ot one
thousand dollars that Ss necessary to.
make it a ^ucqess. You will hear more
ctf this matter later on. and will be
e*pected to 'how your liberality v. hen ,
?ailed upon.
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Announcement
1 wish to announce to my friends
had the seneral public Lhat I am now
operating the Standard Service Sta
tion, opposite Somerset Mills, former
ly operated by W. M. Fox. and will be
rtad to. ftcrye you . with anything In
vey line.
Special Notice
j want, to ir&ist-nn my friends pav
ing me their old; accounts. I need
file money and you will feel better
tor having done ^
VVPOPf1
Signed Cp
He tat art exhibit' Ah. Joand'Arc.
She . (a!?i> t>ert> Join it yourself.
In a Kappi.
An Opportunity To ' ~
Win $20.00 In Gold
The attention of. Courier readers is
t Called to the ' Who's Who ' contest
page in this issue in which a prize
i of $20^00 in gold is offered to the
]>erson who will come nearest to tell
ing us "Who's Who and What in
Roxboro?" as indicated by the
twenty-six notices appearing thereon.
Pull instructions will be found at
the top of the page under the caption
"Read The Ruies Carefully". The of
fer is open to any reader of The
Courier who is not identified with its
publication.
The entire page reflects in % large
measure, the business*, life of the
community, and any one who en
deavors to win the gold will be amply
repaid for the time and trouble in
volved. in the. information they will
?!eari relative to local business affairs.
No one will have to depend upon
truess work. A contestant can ask
the. business ftrrns represented for
the desired information.
Mr. Crumpton Captures
No. of Valuable Prizes
Pcrr/on Countv has always had the
distinction of being a. flilc tobacco
r rowing section, and if you will, follow
the judges at the various fairs in
which our county has a display you
will be thoroughly convinced that
?his statement is true, Mr R. W.
Crumpton. easily one of Person
county's best farmers, received at the
Danville Pair the following prizes,
v. iiich speak foi- themselves: First
prize on Orange Wrapper;., $20.00;
first on Bright Mahogany Wrappers.
S20.00: lirst on Bright Cutting Leaf.
$15.00: first on Bright Mahogany Cut
ting Leaf. $15.00; second on Granu
iated lies. $10.00; third on- bright
cutters; $5.00; third on Mahognay
cutting leaf. $5 00. totaling $90 Od in
nil. making it very profitable for Mr.
Crumpton.
Church Notice
I.eas Chapel. Warren's Grove
And Woodsdale
Sunday School at. ten O'clock at
J Chapel. Mr. W. L. WUkerson
I superintendent Preaching at eleven.
Sunday School at two o'clock at
Warren's Grove. Preaching' at three.
Piyar-hinp T-3Q nt WflftdsdftlP . .? ? .
'These are i he last services at each
of these three places before going to
Conference at Raleigh. I Would ap
preciate it very much if all our mem
bers who have not already done so
would bring along all his church dues
r.rid settle up next Sunday. We want
clean sheets when I go to Conference.
J .W. Bradley.
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Attention. Please
I am insisting that all who are
dwtttg me store accounts will please
come forward and make settlements,
if - it is so that you can not pay up in
full, come in .and pay me what you
can. and let's* sec if we can not ar
range as to the balance.
I have carlred you through the
? "fison. helped you when you needed
help, and now I think it only' just
and fair, that you make rirery effort
possible to square your obligation
HUGH WOODS
Fiddlers Convention
The fiddlers will hold forth in con
vention at Bethel Hill on Saturday
evening, October 29. 1927. at 7:30
The fiddlers from North Carolina and
Virginia are expected to be present
in goodly numbres and con\pete for
the many prizes which* are offered
Refreshments _ will be served free to
the musicians. Mr. M. M Fontaine
Will have charge of the program.
Planters Average $32.68
made the banner average today, the.
overage for everything on the flobr
being M2 68. Have you seen a better
? tiverage anywhere? Sen where thoy
I sell It highest
Planters Warehouse
I Roxboro. N. C.
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Very Much About
, "I want you to meet a mart about
town," said Lard Chumley, as he In
troduced hiti- friend to a paasin?
cabby. *
Soldiers To Get
Fancy Hat-Cord*?
Washington. Oct. 23. ? Uncle
Sara as personfleld by the war
department, may indulge the
desire of his military nephews
to add to their smartness by
wearing neai-silk hat cords in
place of the regulation issue
cords, of cotton and mohair.
Some soldiers with a beau
brummel complex the de part
learns., have provided them
selves with the more brilliant
"hat ornaments at their own ex
pense and now the department
Mill see if it can't foot the bill
itself. Artificial silk cords have
been ordered for troops at* Fort
Benning. Ga., Fort Kltey, Kans.,
and Fort Bragg. N. C.. to test
their durability.
-Scholarship Honor Roll
High Schcoi, 1st Month
The following named students in
the high school have made a mark
of not less than 2 on any subject
during the first month of school and
not less than 2 on deportment:
7th Grade: Ann Bradsher. Shirley
Goodman. Oveidd Long. Alicp Smith.
Suzanne Winstead. Frances Wood.
Rose Woods. Evelyn Zaytoun,
. 8th Grade : Hazel Brooks. Helen
Morton.
9th Grade: Janie M. Allgood.
Catherine Daniel, Nellie T. Smith.
Rnehcl W. ? Sgepllttntf. U0T"6t HV.- b,
Thompson.
10th Grade: Sue Hester. . Avy Jones.
Katherine B. .Winstead.
1 1th Grade: Rachel Bradsher, .
Eugene Connally. Gladys Lawson.
Edna Reams. Elva Wade. Elirabeth
\y bitten". Sani Byrd Winstead..
Of two hundred and four students
enrolled in the high school, one hun
dred and thirty-eight were neither
absent nor tardy dunnV the first
school month.
The attendance honor roll can not
be pubhsft^cL no?^ ior lack of space.
Carl Bullock Hurt
Carl Bullock! son o I Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Bullock. came near being in
a very - serious accident yesterday
morning. He ifras returning. from
school and when he started to cross
Main ' Street in front of the Bapist
Church- tie was struck by an auto'
and knocked down, but fortunately
the car knocked hini clear and he
was not seriously hurt. Mr. W T.
Jones, of Bakersville was driving a
truck, going at a moderate rate of
speed, as stated by those who saw the
accident when Carl ran out from
behind an automobile parked . on the
street. It seems to be another one
of those unavoidable accidents lti
congested' streets, with cars parked so
"as to prevent either the pedectrians
or the driver of a par from seeing
very far ahead.
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Purchases Stock of
Newton Drug Co.
'Mr. A. W. Clayton. Jr.. who lias
been located in North Wilkesboro f(?r
some time, has -' purchased the stock
<and fixtures of the Newton Drutz
Company and will open up at the .
same stand within the next, few
weeks. Mr. Clayton is a Rosctforo boy.
weli prepared as a .pharmacist and
Onvcrsally liked by all. and .will
doubtless make a success of his new
venture.
Rougemont News
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Davis and
little daughter. Wilma. spent last
week, visiting Warsaw,, Kenansvilln '
and other Eastern points. They at
tended the Baptist Association at
Muddy Creek.
Mrs. J. O. Tingen and children of
Libertv spent, last week with home
folks on Rougemont. route 1.
Mrs. Fred Manvum and boy spent
last week with Mrs Mangum's home
folks on: route l.
Mrs, Buren Ellis .was buried- at_
?Ellis' Chapel on the 23rd.--X.
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Roxboro vs. Allensville
Roxbofo and Atensvllle High school
last Friday afternoon, the result be
ing a victory for the Roxboro boys,
the score being 12 to 8.
Notice
There will be a pte supper at Mo
riah school on Friday evening. Oct
obar 28. 1 MT at eight o'Ciacle.- nip
program will furnish fun for every
one: Special music. 3o please don't ,
miss all of the fun. . _
Former Secy of Inferior Again At Court
I
Broken in health, former Secretary of the Interior. Albert T: Fall of
New Mexico, accompanied by Mrs. Fall, appeared at the District of Colum
bia Supreme Court to stated trial with Harry. F. Sinclair on dharse* of con
spiracy against the Government.
ITALIAN LINER CARRYING 1,600
WITH 720 KNOWN TO BE SAVED
FourSt earners Respond to C iilf
For Aid: Relieved Large
Number Lost
MANY JUMP OVERBOARD
Rio tie Janeiro. Oci 25. ? The Prin
cess Malalda, luxurious Italia liner
en route from. Genoa to Beunos Aires,
foundered and sank tonight about
40 miles off from the port of Hahia
Brazil, presumably with a large loss
of life.
The- liner <-r.rrted- I ^00 ^paasensers
many of them emigrants to Argen
tina. and while hundreds were res
cued by the heroic efforts of the
creys of fbur .ships which ' answered
the Mafalda's frantic wireless eall$
for aid, it is . believed many , of tfce
steerage passengers went down with
the ship. It is known that 720 pas
sengers were siived by the! French,
steamship Formosa. ,
Reports received here by wireless
from the Formosa stated, she had
picked up 720 of the Mafalda's pas
sengers and that she was co-operat
ing with other vessels that rushed t?>
the scene of disaster. Many of the
Mkfalda's passengers took to life
boats and rafts and spme went over
board in life preservers.
Details of the disaster came slow
ly inasmuch as the rescue ships were
intent upon the work o fresdue.
French Steamer Hrscues 720
, Rio Janeiro. Oct. 25. ? The French
steamship Formosco reported tonight
that she h&d saved 720 passengers of
the Italian liner Principessa Malfado
which sank off Bahal tonight.
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All Here Last Saturday
W al te r L . . M ain s -c i reus was in '
town last Saturday, arid so was just,
about everybody in the County It ,
has been many a day since we saw;
such a crowd here. The streets w etc
literally Uned with men women and
children. They say the big tent at ,
the circus was filled to capacity . but -
judging from the crowd on the streets
at. all hours durinc the day. you
would not have thought the circus
was doing much business.
First Baptist Church
Bible School 10:00 A.M. R. L. Wll-j
burft.# Supt
Preaching 11:00#A.M. Subject: "The.'
Social JLlfe of Jesus
Preaching 7:30 P.M. Subject: "D-j
Vte Need Homes?"
B. Y. P. U.s 6:30 P.M. Miss Julia;
Yancey, director.
Notice
Bv order of the Board of Towjj:
Commissioners all Town tax for the
year 1926 must be paid by Dec. 1st.
1927. All property will be adver- ,
Used and sold at public auction if I
the taxes are- not paid by. Dcc, 1st, I
1927.
B. B. Manuum. Tax Collector ;
Bought months aw direct from the .
mills when prices were at their low- 1
est, three cases of blankets which
iiuw till on sale ?t sale pri<es.
will 'not see such bargains In blankets
again soon. Sale begins Friday morn
Inp Harris & Burns.
Aviator Guilty of
Reckless Flying
Atlanta, Oct. 2S.^t|fuientant
tieorge G. Finch, arm y reserve
i aviator, was found gruiltv by a
court-martial here today of
"reckless**, Hying and usinc pro
lane language toward enlisted
men. but \ras acquitted of
charges of perjury and making
a false .laicufiit.
wits MniCrnoBd lo . forfeit
$50 per inonth of his pay lor
six month.
Epworth League
Banquet Held Friday
i On Friday evening. October 21 ai.
6:30/ m. the basement q( the church,
the Epworth League: of Brooksdale
: M. E! Church were delightfully enter -
t aint>d at . a banquet.
Some time a\jo the members of the
League divided themselves into the
"'Reds" and "Blues7', and put on . a
membership campaign with the under
standing that the losing Hide wouLd
f entertain, the winners: In- the cob*
test the "Blues" were., winners, Tand'
the Reds" showed the rfeal league
spirt in the entertainment given.
Mrs. W. L. Loy. in behalf 01 the
Blue" gave a toait to the -Reds", .to
which Rev. W. L. Lay. ip a few well
chosen words- responded.
Almost the entire membership q!
the Epworth League, were present and
a good time enjoyed by all
Several new members ? Were se
cured by both sides
Lynn Loy, Cor. Sec .-.
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Accident on South Main
Last Wednesday evening as the
colored .school children were return
ing home from school Archie Barnett
age thirteen, was running from a dog .
and not seeing the approaching Crys
ler that was beinc driven by Mrs. <J.
M. MoOre. ran In front of the car and
was knocked down and received a
broken le?. *Nn blame is charged to
Mrs. Moore and . the boy is , getting
along nicely..
See These Figures
Mr. Henry Rimmer of Hurdle Mills
was another highly pleased farmer
-who sold a nice load of tobacco in t
Roxbnro Monday Mr. Rimmer had
730 pounds aftd received a Check for
$336.02 inatrtn* an average of .r.cre
than 45 cents for his load. When
you get youc, tobacco graded and
ready - for the market bring it on to
Roxboro and go back home hafipy
Labor Scarce
Mr. J. Shield Harvey, of Boatwrlght
Harve.v Co.. Informs us that tabor Is
very scarce hero, in fact so scarcc
that many hands art being brought In
from South Carolina
Fair nongh
Sir,;' tald tha nTttlrt-tjwn h?ni;litr
lly. "either take your arm from,
?round my waist or Veep It still J
am no banjo." ' i_
Rev. Jordan
Begins His
1 Prison Term
Minister Sajs He Will Make
Application For Chap
lain's Place
SENTENCE?) TOR BIGAMY
Raleigh. Oct 28.? Accompanied by
liis "true wife". Minister W F. Jor
dan arrived lit Stater's Prison last
night ' r.: 7:33 o'clock f ram charlotte
to begin his 18 to 24-month sentence
imposed in Mecfcclnburg Superior
Courc (or bigamy.
Jordan appeared tired from his ride
through the country with the "true
rate." Mrs. Vewy Snvder-Jordan. of 1
Roanoke. Va? snd Deputy Sheriff C.
s Meinhls. (lf Mecklenburg County,
and had little l i Tly upon his arrival
at the prison
Before loavin, Charlotte yesterday,
Jordan suited that he had high hopes
of bems made a prison chaplain, but
lie did not see Doctor J H. Norman
warden, .last hifht to, make a for
mal request
Doctor Norman intimated last night
'hat Jordan's request for the cap
tainship. vacant since the epochal
?Ml HI1 Ml" ? injln-.mil, .'.uulU ? nnt be
taken seriously yet awhile
Mrs Snyder-Jordan and the Meck
lenburg deputy left the prison after
? Uirjun lv.ul hi urn asiBgiiifd ,t l ell fur
tfir night. Prison authorities said
they thought it was their intention
to return to the Queen City at once.
Jordan came in too fate to be as
- ... ned a number and prison uniform
la>.t nijfht, bill- was taken in charge
by Oaurd McKernan. Riven a regu
lar prison supper, and assigned to a,
cell in one of the regular tiers.
Jordan had nothing to say ?ap
parently stunned.
His aif wa? that o( n man who
wanted to gel formalities over. He
r.b'urved ?- the jjri?on -Tir
roundings as he came lri.
This morning he will be taken be
fore Assistant Warden H. H. Hunni
cutt and assigned- n number, a cell,
and will be < finger prtntod and photo
graphed in his prison r;afb .
Helena Defeated
Hurdle Mills
Helena High School boys defeated
Hurdle Mill boys in ^ basket bail
?amp Friday, by score of 36 to 12.
Both teams showed ^re&t i>osaibili
tie s of developing into sood teams.
The same was featured bv the su*
perior passing of the Helena bovs,
and the splendid spirit r.i Let Thn
Other Fellow Shoot The . Basket.
The Helena i am hasdnly one~negu- .
lar player from last season, but the
neW material showed good form. The
team- will play at Hurdle Mills Thurs%
day. ?
Announcemerrt
Dear Frinds:
I wish to announce to my friends .
of Roxboro and Person County tha.b ?
I am now connected in the auto
mobile business, having the agency
for the STAR CARS. At the present'
time we wiU bo located in the old
laundry building on Lamarr Street.
A warm welcome awaits you at ?
anv and all times Will be glad Id
serve you in any way.
Yours very truly.
HALL MOTOR CO..
By R. Cliff HatL
October 21. 1027.
Woman's Club
The Woman's Club will meet at the
club rooms on Monday. Oct. 31st. in
stead of Nov. 7th. The change la
made *on account of conflicting with
the U-eek of prayer of the ladies of
the Methodist Church. A full at
tendance is earnestly desired at 3
o'clock, p.m. Business if importance
is to be discussed.
Fire Alarm Saturday
Saturday afternoon at about 4
o'clock the fire boys were called to
the cotton mills In East oxboro, bat
they found little to do, as there was
a small fire in one of the cotton
rooms, which was quickly extinguished.
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Important Notice
Dr. Elbert - Russell or the School of
Religion In Duke University, will
r>reaeh in the Methodist Church In
Roxboro next Sunday evening at t:30.
A cordial Invitation is extended to alL
P. M. Shamborger.