North Carolina Newspapers

o UO?BOR?r_ '? ' 1 ' NI,v COMERS. -r fOK INKOBflA llUN \\ KirFTTHE"| ^ BOOSTERS CLUB -^T- ' -~f " ' ? 1-'- ' S- ' " ' I rr J. W-NOELLjg^^m AND PUBLISHER. , ^ HOME FIRST,r*B&QAD NEXT ? ? , r $1.50 BER YEAR IN ADVANCE VOL. XT.V. : ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening. February 22/1^28. 6 Months Jail Term Given. . .? ? - Oil Operator ? Burns Given ttdhys And Hcnrv ? Dav. Sinclair Assrfipia.t^ Gets Four Months-^ NOTICES OF APPEAL GIVEN - . J ? - t "^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." ' * 1 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 ^ " ' ? " ' F CAm" Ab^AMS Pastor.;*