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VOL. XT.V. : ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening. February 22/1^28.
6 Months Jail
Term Given.
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Oil Operator
? Burns Given ttdhys And Hcnrv
? Dav. Sinclair Assrfipia.t^ Gets
Four Months-^
NOTICES OF APPEAL GIVEN
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"^Washington, "Feb. 21,?Jail senten
" ces were meted out today to Harry J".
Sinclair. ^wealthy oil' operator afid j
sportsman, VU.J. Bums, widely "known
detective, agra Henry Mason Day. of!
" 1*eit'yfor\. for-their In. the. shad
owing tast fall of the^Kall-SlncJair idif"
trial jury. W. .Sherman; Burnj^ "th:
"" qtliex defyidant. was' let clT W}th a
'. After a jfcriminal contempt' hearing*:
t hi?k continued tor week. Justice Skd- .
'doni sentenced ? Sinclair to serve six *
months in the District of Columbia f
He T?4ready wis under sentence
Ik to spend three months there beoakus^':
I- of Jiis refusAK- justify in the Sen
. ate Teffpot Dome inquiry.
Justice-Slddons, levied a-four mcuiths ;
sentence -fcn Day, who is a confiden
tial business associate of Sinclair. j\s
'? hado>- ttiet^jury which was -IVdeJei1
. mine the - fati? of Sinclair arid Albert
B. FtjfH <m chfrraes of defrauding the
coverrurfont in?cuimwUoii wlrti * the
leaslhc of the Teapot Dome Nav&l
_Dll. reserve. .
Detectives ConvJcJUyJ
W. jL Burns who steady contended
that he ^had no direct connection
with ther jury surveillance;- was
given a 15-day jail sentence. H*s s6n.
vvl:r? is .active head of the Burns De
'. 'tective Agenfcy. was Gned $**)00. *
To HoI3~ Pruning And
Spraying .Demonstration,
Tfiere. wljl be a pruning and, spray-:
inn d^njonstrat^pn - at the home 4)f J.
- F Whitfield-. Hurdle Mills. Feh^27th :
y clock. i?fh "I will give a- lull
iMon on 'blasting left fruit
nd pecan .trees T ^ have ppcanc
bearing pecans In* live years
planting. There Is a reason of
~? romnirri -.fn-.i-rfnr ll<e rtf^rrvnninrm:
' of "free- planted in modern' method
?'of bte'.in; ? ThTs cracKic the earth In
a ramus of about, eight fe.ed ? which
gives plenty of space for fibrous roots
to develop tree fast " * ? ; "
There Should be a good orchafd on
every farm In the county We need
it for the development of our child
ren and to maintain health fOr the
older ones, Open your ? eves andex
? erclse a little. common sense and in i
n little while - vou- havf an orchard
thai you will be p'roijd of. There Is
nothing-complicated in growing an!
- orchard with ?lieti fine soils as we
fat Ibbm, -WUt-;havrr oh hand -
' j that. <tay (jarad#chlQr?benRlne/ tn gas
the peach b-vrer it. don't
havej^^^xor^
vVfar?
Co.
? I ? M i' fjntfrpt i l,.i. ri-. nrd
T.rogtrerfnlr Motor Oompnnv nnd Is
i repnjod to do Awt cl^.., mechanic
?vork' tinil .?Sivi t.nndlr? gas tires',
tnbt*. ;u?rt fttn-rvmrfra onct chnrffe bat
?f" -SNMa Vi nerfi o' fljr ?" thlne*
V - aw- t <? .w* me prico* 'rfanonabir.
- ? r .
Services At \St. Mark'?
i Hl?b"P K0Wln A PpiiIcV will crv>
(jtict- "Irvlcs -jit fil. Mark's; f I
Monday night.: Feb.; ffUV. t'30 p:
?" ? ite eoidHHv Invuxl tn tVn.
:<>- , - '-.v *
JMitt Wnrrker$ A?k
? ? For
t
.1VV9MI * ff?r??rr
in thr mtiU. )m?flWd *ral(
In the I>fson County Slpnlor
, Courtnfctiin'1 th?' Roxborn Cotton
vftU?. ff*r ni' al ?
T?*.**** ti??, IUr,vu?h il*gli??l!?* o#
. IIM mill he va* Injure?) u-trtUy in
the rmploy of sjvtrt mill.
Choir-Singer Wins Fame
Photo strews Grace Moore as ""she
appeared at the Metropolitan Opera.
'House. -wliert she mfcde her debut in
Grand . Opera a? Mmt in . Puccini's
"La Boheme". Miss Moore rose to
Tier present fame from a cholr_singer
in Jeflicoe, Tenn, " . ??-?-??
Gift L BASKETBALL
GAME POSTPONED
The yfrfe hiffl game ^ was'
is
^
is expected"- to be . one dt |be big
^'gest games of the year. : The girls
will make a jtrong. bid for
the. State chaijjxiionsiiip. OThe"
present State chartipipns ^defeated
. Roxboro by only one- point- some
tinie in January* The team negds
vouc sup^Qj^.. Camp oat on "lo-v
ihorrojv night, Febg2L .add help
them j(in.1.
?
Many Farmers
Off To Select
Jersey ' Heifers
Much Interest Manifested fn
Dairying In Person fcount'y''
. ? At This Thne
"Kfessersi W7 R Wintersqn7 Jno. JJ
Winstead. John D. vyiiisitad, Jr.; . J.
C Wagstaft. John Walker. W. Y.
Pass. H. K. Sanders' and Dr. B. A.
Thaxton lef t. Monday niofnlng. for
Orange. Virginia, to look Over sevaral
of the accredited herds of Registered
Jersey cattle In. Orange county with
the view of b?ingtei?.a carload of
liflfers back to this County f?r" several
i armors who have subscribed for
tliem: Through Jhcsa . gentlemen
The Peoples Bank will buy a. few e<~
rfTenf-i-to bring back for ithbse \vhf>
have'not subscribed' (?r a heifer." but;
who- are anxious to mi one. The paj
lv _ expect.- to "rtiturtj to Roxt>oro by
"fjiursday/ night and/ if they iifcceed tn'
itlngVthn cla- of hpifers they, arc
to find, the hetfers will
mediately.'
Courtty. Va.. is noted for1
'herds of big bone rattje. manj
|ch are on the "aferedlted-list
irmers. beitmVto' n milk testing
ttion* wher!|bv they are enabled
ito boarder cows m their herd?
after being, located. ? they. get" rid
iem. T)iis being the caar. those
trtiv from any of these tested
is are .sure to get a heifer thtit.
ildjirov'- to b? a good fbundation
* goqd fcrojiurlng hn-d.
?- ?
Celebrate 76th Birthday
Cfa January 12th. and
Mr P i. Wade' ,;av? a.Jftint JtrthV
.< ? dinner in Ironnr of Mrs'C^mtlla
Waflr's 76tfi, birthday at their home
ft'.isijjv Fnik _ Jus: aboJU.^. 10:30
th'' ero'wd .began I > gather. Tin 111 a
i r e frwd h*d ,?atherod. About 1.
o'clock the vuftsts were lnvj*?d out in
the t*T4 lifter*" n ? lame table ? ;wa?
? :-'??? WltlflFn& 'In the
i-nt-r" uf rhe table <tood' * pretty
-?y- -ettfc'-W- -twwu or" J: Afef
? ?ft *6n" T??* .wWi fo.fftftr.rui air
eu-i'x were jiihetM into the <.|tMn?
diixOtiaJEam
r.ua and useful ^escSfc^unc
1: liv." n t m i flfl mu. .V.nimi KUan
bi- her sfti Ervli< aft of wWoh- ihc
?W. verv of TTi? vOTTTTC' jJ^WT
pt'sv.iwt tnanv Interesting jamr-- nut m
tJir . ir<3 and ejiJoyed instiiselves un
til ir-w?T tmnr-nr ifir haw?.
Mle waw.iiuaa.iuMw jiILu a li o' C>L
frift. Wn trnu- !*? Wifrtr '<rt? live
? Maiy r.rav Allen "Bongs you'll like>
AVIATION GIRLS"
iea.tr (? rimi-af)" y
Satort?? this week...
Last Big Extra (club Offer
~ > * - - - '?*> *- " *
To Be Long Remembered
By Determined Worfeers
Saturday Night Marks Close Of S2-i Glut) Offers With Terrific
? Drop In Votes Next Week?Candidates Showing Pep And
Demonstrating ^Their A^ftitv_J\'ith Great Reward At
Stake. "Second Pay PUisr lnvpoctant -Part ?' ~
The one" big chance to drive, honje.
a victory in the . big Salesmanship
Club?Ls the. lajt club 'offer of the1
race and' after next Saturday it mil
| be a thing of . Hje p?at. '? "_p"j
The fact that this is the Vast' oppcu1
tunity, club members wljl'.'.ave.to se
j cure..extra virteijtqr W4-<lubs. unless
they are "Second "t'aymcnti':,. has
stirred up a whirlwind of ^otipiv here.- i
to unrecorded. Club members . are ]
giving vigorous account of - UMKjiselves
with "the; result IRat "the vote stores i
are going upward more rapidly ^ihan
at any time tlnce .the prize Tape btgan.
/. ^ Final dab-Offer.
OA?, and all Appreciate the vast'
importance^of wetting in xuhscriptioiis j
w^ile they,. carry their greatest extra
vote r>valug7 All pievjfius extra vote
"offers have .'been based upon $24 sub
scription clubs. However, in order
. to g He' mhiiM.s I'lei'i up^iimi
"ity .possible; to-., get in strtuscripUofls ?
under- the -gr.eatesC. values,. the: last
club offer ? will be given of 109,000 extra
votes. T^e decrease in the number
of votes between the different pe'ribds
"lias sH^ht. For iBstanis". the
very- greatest extra vote offer was
based upon 175.000 extra votes fir:
$24 In subscriptions and the offer fol
lowing was 15S.000 extra votes for*u
S?4 r'ilh ysr .a?rtiflfrrpnra nf?20WO
ivptes. 'ESch week'has-seen* otljer'cuts.
If? Heee At Last - 1
A $24 subscription club this week
will yield just exactly 68,000; faore
votes on one year subscriptions than
It "will at any time hereafter. For in
stance. take slxtcen-subscriptions to I
the Courier as a basis far calculating
a $24'i nib One will have a- tdtal of ,
. votes as follows:_ 2,000 votes for each
Jear-'s subscrTptions gives each mem
ber a total of 32,000 -Votes. " fP "Club"
this week entitles a memtlfcr '(?"190.0010
additional votes, malting it grand lo
taL .ol l83.8Q0 votes^ - '-t- ?-j
votes difference between the above'
. mentioned subicr'ipnefts being luriied
t in to the office this week' instead ot
next. ^
A treriiendous cut inde^tl. and , it is
the big cut that - has been .predicted j
; by the Salesmanship Club depart-1
nient from the beginning of the race.!
' (!'? Hun \t*> i
It ls needless ..to dwell upon the
importance of getting Hi ever^v stib
?cription now # before the great'.'cut'!
.takes place Fortunate Indeed w-111 be
"those members" who can secure, their
premised * subscriptions now. and-turn
in' while 'the bl^ final vol?! club "otter
H in force. ijQet them in, members,
-this week?positively nop later 'hap
Saturday night and protect the, Rood
work that has been done earlier by
?further Increasing vour reserve, vot?;
' totals. .
. i. . .
^Second Payments"
"Second payniefiti:', are proving' a
very aHuriti?' key to high standings.!
and ail literab^rs who , have secured
?9tior! terni subscriptions should rtiake
it a .paint to iftduce thw subscribe rs_
to niBKe anotner payment anqf-thpsr
extend ' subscriptions' for a longej-.
period.- H ?
Here's The Way tflft AV.orks A. ? '
? A pcrpen-* who ? has j,weive.'
month's subscription- and then gives
* a member another payment, thereby
extending "their subscriptions <to r
"looker time, gives this, member a.big
lift /as the member will receive the
Additional votes, and thereby sedfiring
as-.many. votes upon the ? additional
payment as they would have" 'secure^.
Qrictnalty. -
Take a $1.50 twelv^l month's sub
scription for instance - unpn?^lilch
the member has already" rec^Rf'l
2,000 j'ptes. -Olvini? the member- sn'-f
other $1.50 subscription extends the
subscription's tinte to 24 months: and
-jgives the cHib.member 3,000 difference
In .y-otes and carries the extra votes
?under \^Jiich the first subscription
cetees in, .This same principle 'applies'
to two. three,'four, "five or six/or nltje,
year subscriptions and a proportion
ate number of,-votes is given accord
ms to the scHWItrte. It is leadllv aciri
that^i ipember j*ho -Is alert" to''the.
? sH-ftnTion and really "means ,tnu4negi
will i^tnvass every one of'th^'se-' who
have given sn^cz-rtpilnnc previously
-and get another ps^ym'ent thereby se
curing n far ?Tenter amount-Qf votes
for the "second payment" than they
received for the first each j$l 50
'^Second payment" over and above the
number of votes that ^were received
for the first one It is really'the way
to success in the Salesmanship Club
and many- members" have 'expressed ft
astertnination' to_ win via ttis Se?ond>
Payment Route."
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Mrs. Gatlin's Attorneys
Bitterly Arraign Pardue
Evangelist Back Into l,irnelii;ht In Sensational. Murder Trial ;
I, .Likened To Iscdriot By One Of Counsel; Two Speeches " " r
And .ludReV Charge-Yet To Be Delivered.'' .
?WuitVmlli, t I'D. JI.-zborne toi tho
crest of a Hood of forensic eliSquence
t.he Rriv Thomas'" F\ PardUe returned
'to the center of tfic stage in the trial
of. Alma Petty QatUn today, displac
ing -thePoeferidant who by turns ,wef>t
when she* listened to herself being
dened as 3 cold, calculating kijlor,
and ? smlle4 faintly. hrfpefully. path
etically when/she heard her, cause
pleaded before the twelve men who
"ffttHfrmrmlup ln;r fate. ?
But it f as . tltt. Treacher wtmce
revelation -of- -her confession to htm
has brought her here to the prisoners
dock who came back to the} center of
the stage and remained there through
out the long, hours of argument, that
have not yet come within sight of
the end. StHl to br hcSrd are.Powell
W. OlidetveU <an;i Solic'ttrrr ? pnpfr
Grave'. who speskv tomorrow and
*t)ll . th? -chaf^e ofl* Judge C'tmewn
McCrae.. wtolcih inlist \vait the tonclur
TuTV of jlv iJbmfcent.. ' ? .7
JunibrnPli^y at Bethel
Hill High* School
Tl:f J'unlCT clnt* hf Beth? Htfl
high School .will give ;i umy, "fill?
Minute to- Twelve; Friday nl?ht.
March, 'ini. at 7.30. Khere" -sn-'tU- &P
fmwtc and other "inteTeeem- -frtatn?
fceiweon. ?ete, iVjt;ilMl'*U. '^yWbU.i'i''
? Rekl.A rtfll < \ Boy. A Otrt. ,Their
Baby*. tir^ird' with M?e Allen's AVI-.
\TIciT-f OIJt&B piayin*- -at Palace
Jheatre TljurSdat. Friday. Saturday
| 'his week. - , - ? .
It (s Pardue who is being tried,to
day. and bv hl$ fate will be deter
mined trte fftte'qf tbe' yomij}. womdn
who awaits wtth mounting nervouif
neas the crucial hour when the 12
-rtent will close thp door"behind then)
i as they (to out to consider what-most
lie done to tills wyin-m whose religious
fever carries her Into the confessional
i chamber of an ,evangells{_>h?n,'m stfr
iiur. elements of the tutni'toMts pto
frmndest emotional drillh',
By firms the preaetier has" heard
tjlmself exalted as a -raan willlne U>
la.v his professional and prrional re
pittatton upon-'lhp nltaf of truth *ipd
rupienc* and by. turns h'< as
heard ' himself denounced . as '"trait
orous fanatical, sensatlSn-seeiclnft JiS-.
tins Istarldt.' The fl*Ht*fs centered
? upon him. the preaehtu-'aqd /lot th^
t woman he Recused, has been on VDf
ipclc, ^taday, and tomorrow will nat
hfcr'V ham the t']":no rt tin*
pamwi'l" ? ' - "
Thomas and Carver
Remodeling Building
W Thomas and V
w tw "iiiUHiin; ;
, Cli ver tmilrftntr rn Main' Street, ate
^erriKlrMrijVryli ijuildittf. They have
????$?- -tui ?iiii
ytfi in ijn up-Vn-oSie ' frihUT'IjSiiftfir;?
? U ,'Dii? Vrt the yu ;tlt?st 1MU.I.H-, - ijiilld
A Talented (?ast of Prin^triis ft'1th(
Mae Allen? "AVUT16N omtfl'
? "?ilnvlnb ,?t, Palace Theatre Thursday.
! Friday. Saturday this Week
?fnnoimces Candidacy!
- Secretary of Commerce, Herbert
Hopver who has" stirred iu>*the Re
[ publican. Presidential situation by 'art
?Inouncing his candidacy iOr-?-Uuv'{>re*i
rdency,-.JHodyer s declaration ~ makes
five " in thc field for Republican nom
' matiori.
: st??w-' * / ? ? i. ????
-TWO WA* RADIO
CONVERSATION
\ Schenectady. V. Y.', F^h. Zl.?
radicr hfoarirastinp thp listeners in
were given- an.' opportunity today
5 to hear a. two way radjo - phone
conversation between 'the' United
' States 'and England- The conver
sation was .carroed on by_aiinm^~"""
\ ei^. of the _Geiiei^L Electric Com
; : pany station *VGT-of Schenectady
. and 5SW. a station of the British
."Marconi company at Chelmsford,
Etutland. " * * ? _
Well Known
Citizen Kilted
In Accident
Mf> V; (iwynn -Dead.'Result
Of .^uto "Accident Near
*? Proinwfl 'rtlll
HAD MANY FRIENDS HERE
To say the pteople of Roxboro were
Fhoclf?<J last'Wednesday eventfig when
the ntws ot The death of Mr. Z. V.
Gwyrin oame over the wires, but mild
ly expresses it, A phone message was
recerve'd here at * about 6:30 from
Prospect Hilt stating that he hail
been killed In .auu^noblle accident
1 just about two miles from thaV point
hit- ah3* Jtfrs. J. A. Long. with quits.
a number gf other citizens. \ unme
(Jlajely went to the point "Ktiitlf. :_the
accident occurred. ' . ?
While particulars are meagre, it
eems that NTf." Gwjrnn. ^accompanicd
by three. 'Japenese gentlemen, were
? -cr. -their way to Durham in Mr
"Gwyhn'S eaf. when the accident hap
~T>ened ? Mr. ^wynn's car was headed
1 : *utrt when S-car.-driven t>y_ a colored
man. backed out of a side, road onto
-Um?malni'uBii.??hlnkjn? ?hp~ -irtv1 r
stated." that We had time enough to
make tftjs t'drn before . the car, whfch
he saw-coming.- would .reach him. Mr
Qwynn. who was tirivJne his car^
doubtless tried \ to ?werve to one side
n nd miss the. car byt he wns^nable
to -clew the-car. and struck It ? a
cne-si^ed blow. tearing oflUhe fender
and damairthg J ho .front Wheel, the
li!t>w causing Mr Gwvnn's car to
turri over several times The accident'
i-r.'iH-rert nmr n ilmlUnn
* physician was stUnmohed. ahfl' Mr
Owynn. r if not feUled Instantly, irvpd
,cply a fpw minutes.. t)ie three otbe?
' cecttftaiits being only sMehtly 'hurt.
Mr. Owynn was a* brother-in-law of
Mr and Mrs J. A. Long, ahd was welt
.'known. here having lived here for
Feme .time, representipg t hi? Uagett At
? 1-sT* 'Tf-h i fj Company/ He waa
j>ety- popular- with every ohe, a? ,v,ns
evidenced Br "lift nmnHter is ? which
?h?. was- greeted whenever he c*me
yVway. He ?m one of the t.moers
ot thP-4ajia? ii&atteixIMit conr
tW located In Danville, and was
one of"the beat tobacco
men in the tnrtnrv?
?? n c;jr, -
tscnsl V.itict v. hen yon ko httriUnsJ"
?J?? a rhnw ?'.isr.f'W,
Mae wU&jtor ' AVTXTIOSr
IRtg" with ;< Beauty Chonij |>lav
Ins at
-yw-ft-i . _ iru
Local Tobacco
Market Will
"Every Fartrftr Is Aiiurf
_ Bring In Whit Th?y:H??
On Hand
TWO MORK WEEKS TO SELL
The floxboro tobacco 'market will
close on Wednesday. March 7th. tor
thn seaion. This" is only two week*,
ofl,. and every, farmer Is. advised to.
.bring in what" they have on hand.
The markets all .around us are closing
some on March 2nd, and the others
an the 7th, and n you fail to sell
?before the""closing jiate. yogjwIS. prth
nhlv h?,ve lyniihi^^n disposing' (ft it.
certainty yon will selliK at
a loss trorfl present pricis. - ?
; " .Whjj? the market- did .notsell tjnite
4s mac h a? it hoped, to, still. the
k-.erease was 'bod. ;ihd the firirps up_
ttt the ' holidays very, satisfactory.'
While you dlS not get such prices,
-tince Christmas. It m? not' simply mr
fjd i# here., but all-market! \vent_ off,
the cause being irtbst of the large.
companies, had boiight their
? ? Now, Ivt's "go In" for" -ij " good crop :
"thts WBSdrt not sl-iupl^' htyw- iinjlin
-you- Can' rain-, -but -ho? . iiwtam
make'lt. and then refciirijless of bver
' productfpWl you' will'get a fair pAee
' for your ' crop,- lor go<56 ''tobacco -al
ways brings a fair pflce?it Is the
r.ondascript grades yrii ich :pnll down
I1 the average below cosft Of production.
Edgar Long Memorial
M. F.. Church, South .
v/ .. .
Sunday. February 28th. Sunday
school. 9:?. W. R. Hairtbrlck. Supt.
Preaching at. 11 by'the Pastor. At
7:3b by Be v. J, C. Woo ten. Presiding
' K'der . '4 H
Epworth tysagui" 6:45 ?? ,j
V welcome' awaits all who atw.d
thl? church.
I' Ybu will feel tjsfter if" you throw
yo'.^'juuid in another gear. Try go- M
. ing to'Church for a charyn- of mind, I
thountit add atmosphere. Your whole
family ?111 feel better if you go to
arty ' '?
A. T. "telKES, Pastor.
First" Baptist Church
Bible School 10 :mn? R. L. Wfl
burn. Supt. H
.. f?re*chirig ll a.nl Spbject: ?'The
Victory of faith?. -
?The evening .'?rvlce-at7:38 will, be
lin Church." Sermon "i>y- Rev. R- K.
under- the auspices or the Treubfter
Mc Alpine. a returned Missionary
from Japan. ; . ' ? I
B. *\ tv DTs 6:30 pjm . Prof. B. B,
Knjfrtit, jrChPlPfl director. V.M
"Ffcllh ik, {He backbone of the' *o-:.
'rial aria the, foundation of, the com?
. inerfcial fabric: remove, faith fjetween
man ahd man. and^sieiety anil com
merce" fall to pieces! Theje is- not a
happy home on eirth but stands on
faith; qur'heads are -pillowed on- (t.
?l*ep m night" In its .arms with
greater security tor \hy safety of
cur ltvrs," peace anfl 'prosperitv "than
bolts and ?Mre can giyt. ?IDJBll?r-H
? Outhrif. , ?
A cordial welcome is irxfVided to all.
? W. F. WEST-. Piytor. '
B. Y. P. U. Sapper
.. .. .
The , Senior B. Y. P. U. of the Pirat
Baptist Church will serve stipper
; Friday night. March 2*d, In Walker'?
building on Main Street Pon't mlwi
" fill*?'appetizing Tpread ?.ervr3 by
charming vJjnK ingles "for a good
Watch /oVann
Presbyterian Church
v Srlfw.l ?m., B. L/
CrowflH.. Su^rrttjtrndent. Morn i rt?
'orvif f at lr . toy
: IHMwl1 X ^ " ' ? " '
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