ROXBORO COURIER
J. Iv. MUiuLL. EiMlui mn4 Pyb
Published Ettry Wednesday
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Representative
Wednesday.. Ma^ch 7.^1928.
SOME TOWN PROBLEMS
Towns, like-individuals, Tiftve prob
lems. and some or-them prett>- knotty.
Among, the thiut '?vNtl^nn d atten
tion in Jtd*b?Q we would like to call_
? ?attentionjust :^o. a.nd *e thlp*
. they sfitfu^ have ptompt aiid vigor-.
cus ntt'entioii." >tow.. let ufc.-say in. 'tie
tinnon -/ ' - we'.inve- npver. .and
" xttyvx expect io /bq on? of th^_City
> pads:. Mr the simple reason tliat -it
-takes all- of our tin? and more if
. "W bad it,1 to A?ofe aft^r our own
V 'fairs. but havlric nefer served in this
? rapacity gives. us more, latitude in
oomnjentiiie .on what : hpuld , be, arid.
? - What should not be allowed- That is
". "always" the case.i the "less we know,
7 iibout'it. -'lie ? we. i.sn ten, aouul
'? Hr-.'- -?>?>
??'^jiywaj'. we belie've something
? h.nirt rinnp about-. t.hft numerou.-.
.(iocs Which are allowed to ,r<$m about
the streets There have been nuiiw
erous mad ,dog scales here .recently,
.'?'una wlHiir~no rrne has develupejl rabir
? ies go jt&r. tlie anxiety of the parents,
and _U?e;pain - to the little-' fellow, who
took ?the-treatment j.for rabies i? far
mnfcVio. be considered than every dog
? l.f'imiuour 1.1 i't-i.u'jll' i utllitv. Wf~3u~
out know what, are the requirements here
as to dogs, ^whether they are required j
' tio"i>e Jleensed iwid wear a .tag; or |
whether they are-required 16 be -treat- |
cd v.itll yact'inr. ? but 'Af Ju Miim that i
?mi UkS many worthless curs are- tb '
be- seen. oil cur. streets at??1L-times. j
We" sympathise with the otpier of a j
valuable dog, yes, anrt we sympathize
with the do? which is, require*) to i
wear a muzzle, or to be penned up in j
:< little coop qJ tt pen for twenty-four j
- Uqars of th<*"day: ,6Ut we mu?t nt>i
"?lei our sympathy. sK the best of our
' judgment,? for the life of onp^ child
-t?rn?? to.bfr plawd-.lh- the balance |
with anjy or all, degs
Then comes the parking problem. .
by. a prohlem whichwall vowns alii} J
? it ies are \yreRtlini:. ^ith. with little |
>? rolutkm thus far. It is especially a J
hard problem to solve here, for thp 1
fimnle : ? hn.1. v. hm Roxboro I
vri*' Uid <)tjt did not .
tJrenm of the day rver coming yrnm
Mreels uoutd bt?*uph a. neeec
lily. True?/ land wa ? plentiful, but
ve imaqine' the founders- 'thought
Mia t the. wider "the streets the more '
? )rr . uUJ " ''ni' 111. * ? v in J
*f,t:lT&ng from 6He? sj<Jis to." the
that was a problem ev^n lirtce |
re moved in Our streets unfortunate
' ly are very narrow, and Main Street
from the corner of Hotel .Jcmns
Reams Avenue Is simply a "death
fiwp,' and seme day i erne which
??HI Kjinek the ;"nubilities of (jverv |
rne :* gome 'o i?e enacted in this
:./rtion. Hence,, th?.' neeessit-, t f |
.i.'safet.y,nr*r~ ;
We h-lie* ' j'.'j town authorities Are-;
t lit t a* ipneh interested in this as we
and ,;iev ftav *r??tleil hard and
king over 'the problem ? Hut there Is'
-i Mxlty srtniewli>T< Yril r an t .ir*:!ly
walk ,*?en* Matft -gt(?et , ?iiv?ntm^
?Nirtn? Uie du\i 11.ut -vi ?4H ,!n'(
?tin (IUIHI'11?mrrr :my re
r?rd to parking' law*. You will find
headed both -vays; drivers pull aeross
.I'** tftfl t'P't befoea anil tUif.
"mw violating <1! %erflt1ble parking
? htwr?M<nr, xcg Blow It WCOM'lteTfc
i hardship on UK BMIiHWt* ?0
T-toln ?Vre?t ?? '?!! e- hiw !
to paH: for a few minute*?fifteen '
being the limit, to forbid parking, 'and '
we do noV think it should be forbid
den. but do believe it should be a J
TT 7T3I?- 1 ' ill? I' I'li'i' Vn I ;
park on the wrang side of the street.
I Make every car pvk only on thi ri^ht
hand side of the streef. going and
rfmnc. ' Eaped^lv is this TroiigfjU
parkin; indulged In by- those- who
wish to stop at the post aftler for
1 their mall.' and we trust ' City !
[ Dads will instruct tlie Chief of Police. I
I '[* ? H
and his olds to see that the. jcustom ;
is brpkeq.up. '? "" ?
i Stncc writing the above ? the Town
Commissioners met last night and
passed-an ordinance, which Is pub
lished elsewhere concerning the dog
situation. This,_we believe is wise,
"and we congratulate the board on-j
their action.) . ? '
A WORTHWHILE .
INSTITUTION
In. every topi there' is always some
Institution which ts the pet of the
.town, and this is true-here, that pet
'letat* ? the Roxboro' Building' &e. Loan
iV-opiatlon, . This association was
'?started' herd five y'eara ago'-and has
?' ' ? ?. ? -?* .?
?baeii o derided success since, its or
&anizat(eii| ' !RlM it lias, succeeded srt
well. Is because-the business men "of
-the town were Interested in it.' arid
InaVy' ST them tlave given mticli .Minn
to it. S?ve the secretary, isnd hi*.
vcrpunetation is negligible,- there is
- ii<v ra -men., connected with it who
has over received a penny of revenue
from it. ?
As will be seen" from report else?
?vIuti' the Iiiiiocintion hai turair?oi
i-nni-o than one. hundred and fifty-;
live thousand dollars: has 3505 shares
of stock outstanding. and, hits built
* r , ? -"i ?
more than; ?ixty iconics for peopje. in
and ground Roxboro. and alT of tjiis
.has been done "in li>'e- short years,
; Ami, lifot of ail, the association has.
haver been the cause- of a single fpre-4
closure on any homo it has. buil*. j
Yes. we are all proud of the HoxbproJ
Building & Loan Association, and we i
hnrm lyttnrn \inothrr ? f.ve yfrars i
have biassed that it will have* ten
thousand -shares of stock and ttiat)
hundreds of homes may be" to its H
credit;
-L
On Monday March 19th there will,
be a cliniC rfcold here for .crippteu'
oft 114Wti' i t. j^ _h'opecT~lh$t ?very
child, in thi County whose parents are
unable to" give it treatment will'take
advantage.^ of this oV>portunft?. If
you know of'such'a Child let either
Dr. !J. E. Love or. Mr. N. J-Ainsford
kijow about it. and it will be arranged'
to get the Child here, treatment given
anS "the child returned lfome" without
cost-i)on't overlook this opportunity,
it look's ton good to be true. bUtTft is
trtie. lor the Roxboro Rotary Club ?lias
matfe .it possroie for you. All they ask
Is that you gtye_y$ur child a chance",
to become an Independent man. ani
not a 'rare .Qn y.oii or sofcietv.
I
Mr. William O. McAdoo :?> put
I strong for Senator Thomas J. .Walsh
1 of Montana as the nfan to beat Mr.
j A1 Srhifh.^'Undoubtedly $lr. Walsh is
able marv would -probMfly' \nake u
i i-ftod^ president, but *we. fail, to see'
i vhcrein^ the anti-Catholic foment
: v. ;>ukl bp brnMi'tted ,as Mr.- W^ish iS
* Aim. oI..ib<rCi*hotfr persuasion' He,
i> dry bone-dry. Jihd. thai woiiltf in i
\ -measure pacify some bf the. drys^ I
bus what about ?h*?-v.et fellbws. and I
ipks
there .Are many atich tn the Denwv
I* there r.o available inan in tH<* {
Democratic party save a Cat hoi, J
wer^ asked this jnorning If
had ani;wer(jd candidly we woufd 1
havv had {o admit tlffct there w&r.
not, and trtat man *??* Al. smith.
Announcement?:?
'fcp.tfte Voters of 4^*011 County;
.Vttuw al mi) hev* been kind
nrn+uwh m n*Mnn*e me f>1 ?he<r .nipftmt
md to lixttst that t maki;, the racf
and In rlefercnce 'tn t^elr kind ^ex-?
-indidnte for the- rio;rynation of
nherWT of Person County., subjeet to
- TTY^^ Oemorratitr^vntpH
at ibe Pr&narv In June I will ap
orsciate the support at every one, and
prpmlRP if you tO
-tile of rny ability,.
ven- r?pKtfiniy.
Melvin T.' Clayftin J
? >?.>, . _.?X ? a|| ? "
FOR SALE? S. C. RHODE ISLAND
Red eggs "from heavy .u-tntar layers,
headed by cockerel Irom . indlnl
, farm Ifi.N: .C, at $2.00 per setting?
Satisfaction guarantee?!. Apply jo
Lorena MOore, care F. L. Mttoff,
Hurdle Mills.'N. C. ? " 3-7,"3tp
.PJGS AND SHOATS FOR SALE?
Biggest and best lot I have had this
season, going" at farmers prices. Well
known stock to the .country. More
than 1000 satisfied customers. A If
vo'u are going to T>uy sec us at once.
Will Porbysh or' Sam Munday At
N. & W Depot" RoxbQro - Hp
OUR MOTTO:'QUALITY AND SER
" vice. .Ven can get supplies and rey
.pairs at the singer .Shop. Call_ tb
see me. H. W. Boweri,. '
NO OTHER STORE IN ROXBORO
1 ,vsell'iv''''EyERFA3T'' fabrics. ,We are
sole distributors in. RoNtfrro foi*
Eferfast Suitings. GintcBamj, Lin
en? and prints. An" Mic else in
this couiily cialnjjng 10 have .Ei ix-.
1-i <Jji,-r-. ? V :i
f ht'ir- niF-ichandl;'.-. Harris- &: Pin
' NfeiWI -TruckSt made oiti at tAd v. aeons
oldFwaKDfis repaired and, n?V' v*ag
I ons" sold, by '
j R. A. ^PENCER A: SON.'
; HAVE .YOU "SEEN THOSE SNAPPY
r ; Knox Hat; cn thc street1 Get them
| from Wilburn & ?tiuerfleiiJ. : ?
r WILL BE GLAD .TO .HAVE YOU
bring In? your hemstitqhing. as I
am no? able to contjnu: the work.
TWretl . . . ?
3ACK AGAIN?I AM.tfACtC IN "MY
| ?Sewing Room at Wllbijrn <Ss Satter
ield's. ready a i?t~ prepared fbrNirtT
" Mnfl nf/nress Makinft. Give .me a.
trial, Satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs.
Effic 'Masses^
WJLB&-RN .& sSAXTE^FIELD SELLS
Good Shoes.
rMFJ YOU EVER ."SEE PRETTIER
dress goods than the silk andcottcn
prints they. a,re showing at Harris
St Burns? ...
SEEDS? -
?RQSE. AND BLISS POTATOES.
SEED OATS. CLOVER VSEED
LAWN GRASS AND "ALL OTHER,
SEED FOR PI ELL) OR GARDEN.
HUGH .WOODS.
i The Seed Man)
Just received a nice lot of the cele
? bratcd J. <3. Sjjftpft Wagons, Th?
? toughest and the -easiest running
wagoii maTTe. ... _ ,,
R. A . SPHNCER & SON. .
SPECIAL PRICES ON ?ONYX?.POIN
tex hose at Harris & Burns' for
thi? week only. Read their ad.
SPENCETf . SERVICE ? WHEN IN
heed of a surgical support or k
mado-to-measure. corset, i gird |e br
Spencerall. d hone 241-J. or write
Mrs. M. P. Lflcs.'Oxford; N. C.
2-22. 4tp .
THIS IS ONYX POINTEX HOSIERY
week'at Harrts <fc Burns.
TITERS IS A' SUPPLY OF OAKF.S
Magnesium -tithla Water at Davis
Dint Stove , 20 conls a nallon for
?vatOr^rtvl 10.cents' deposit oh first
-Jug. E: C. bakes. Semfira. N, C.
TOBACCO SEED FO& SALE-GOLD
Lea/. Improved' Writhe and Ad -
cick. Buyitc. auallty c-d created j
and rec-leaned mcing value receiver! i
r>n thtv start-at Ih" plant bed. J.
F. Whitfield!- Hurdfc Mills. N, C.
NEW DRESSES*. ENSEM3LK ?' SUffB !
Coals Rnd Snort Suits <-oihing 111!
? dolly at Wilburn .V. ..'?.jittj'i'u-ld v ]
BlttNO ITS your soiled clotblnr
First Class dry., cleaners. . J.. E
Ijitta Cv . .
PEE" THE TWEED StftTflfl
lit .'Wilburii? Ac satterftald with thf? |
Wrap-A-jynmd Skirt $14.75 to $27.50.
IfEADQt'ALTERS For Scw1?g
chlne. parti, Qil. needles, belt.?, j
. shuttle?:. A full line'carried at all
times for all .nakes of wwine ma- |
rhlnes. The -Nev^ells, Jrjtelors. Rox
NEW DRESSES a'NTJ ?OSTS HAVE I
been mining in every day at Harris |
At BlHti&r-r . ' *
OO To ?06h WOOPSf FOR GOOD I
.Flour at right pMw. Everything to|
f .t tot Inarr and beast.'
?' i .
l'<rn miT?K'liMflt i iwiim trn will
be?t $35 00 ^pwing machine
*rna^e. TTfie S^eweiv?. JRwciers, i^ox* '
-htaro. H. C.
HEEDS? ? . *
MAINE ORGWN OOBBLERsH
' I.AWN GRASS AND ALL OTHER j
JjEED POR Pi KLn Oft flARIjg
tmrrn-woods.
'TTje Seed -Man*
LET US .FIGURE WITH YOTT ~6W
Yonft WAGON NEEDS BEFOfcE
-j-'ou nity jw rtnp.im. rr.i'n:i, jj
OR SELI, NEW "">NES
. R. A. SPENCER it SON. 1
Schedule H. K. Sander?
V
March 8tlt to 27<h
tSubject uj, sljght- chan?! -<jtie to
I . ectcrgenclieJi_
Thurstfiv- Mir. T- Terraelnr. ?bik. c
H. Wln'tead. at Olive- tt-.U school-'
home.".' . . , ?
Friday. Mar i? J. O. Prarcf, Jenrac- j
ii}i all flay. Ksxboro. R. Si
3aturf!ay."Mar. 10?Ofllee vorfc. con
? sultat Ions tn mornins.
bik Poultry ijjeetinj: ?t 2 P. M.
Allen O. Oliver speaker.
Monday. Mar. 12?OfTl?^ work. corres
pondence.- report sJ* (uommt
Poultry cuHhtc demonstration at
D. L. Oliver's In aftirnoon.
Tuesday. Mar. 13?R. E. 0'Bri#nt. AN
lensville. Terracing "all day long.
Wednesday; Mar. 14?Pruning demon
stration M 9 A. M. Fletcher "Win
stead, I>a?burg. R. 1.
O. C. FousHFe. Paynes Tavern
community li>. afternoon.
?Tliursday, Mar. 15?Chas Tapp. Bar
- ton's Mill section. Terracing work
Friday. Mar. 16?G. C. itlrby at 9
A. M. Pruning demonstration L.
' T. Wai'siafT at P. M.
cjpnvmrtration. C. E. Brooks at.
5 P. M. Pruning \york.
Saturday, Mar, 17?Office day Boy?'
and.airl?' Club pay 2 P. M . at I
..the 'court house. PAronts. invlifd.
; Monday. Mar. 19- Nw. O. " ,f.' Van
| Hook," Hurdle Milts. Poultry c lil I -
L ' ' Ing- (J^npastratlon ai 2? P. M.|
;;Tijosday,'. Mar. 20?Howard- Hester.|
?^?"Hester's -Store -romrriiirUt^^H
ins work. -
v.- w. n. .h
? . -ttnii. Terracing w&rk- I
Xhurrday. Mor. i? -H, Ho?. P.osre
B : ? Basljj* Forjt'Action,. aH diy ter-j
K s raoipg. X? ?. '*? V -. I
?'Friday. Mar. 23?T. p\ Peatherstpnel
( Hyco Rjver sectisn,'Tprracin,; "ai:
H da .'. ? '
I satu'jr- : Mar 24?Ofllrc work lp.l
i 'iior.-.liic l;'-: -,o'' I o
[' . provemert meeting at court hpej"
I t Pi ? ;
! Mondavi Mat*. 26?S. T JDlckrns, ;Ter
? raeiria work. . ?'<?
|.Tlli" I'fp.1.1. M Tal' 'J T -''?F' .. k! ! .t i .::
i Terracing work "all day.
"TKere are. 300ff'l*arm! in .pdrs?j
' ?nuntv .It'is Impossible to b" at. ?1!
j of .them as much e s ' "jit- ?
.would' like to ' but the. penpte win
i have to -cooperate with the work in
attending these dein^nstrotiorr: ih or
der to ? help rut- he extensive ?-?.
H am ,of work -ocrc * that hn.s |->~-n.
P outlined for u* all to tjo .in the liw
few years.. Attend- .fhVsd tienxonstra
; tions and attend all .of the farm
meetings -eheduled. This is the cnlv
way we can meet iher largest number,
pf people artd da Iho-.^rnatest' gnnri
Demise Of Mr?. .Snow
Ui.
j -Mrs. Maegic" Show. aRe ^f). wife of
W* R. Snow. of. Rqxboro. succurtbca
to . an 'a ttack of pneumonia : 1.5
o'x-lock PjMda^ aiKhi Piinpr<C>.spr
vlces were' 'conducted"frooi the Mill
.o'clock. Interment was. mad^.-ir^
the-Mill-Graek cemeteFy. Rev. ^N. ?'j
Todd conducted the services.
have you SEEN ^Jfc^lTBET^Vr
uUTei* Harns":
1 FOR SALE OR RENT?ONE OOOD
j . farm. 100 acres, good dwelling and
I Rood outhouses, ? Larrti adapted to
tobacco and all kinds of .grain ? rfhd
urass. Located on East side of. Deep
t?reek. p^rt of 6. .S. Moore place. 1
mile from .good road Tf)is is a de*
sirabl^, farm and will make crood
home for Industrious man. v *
Als**- another- uraefflf 113 acres on
West ?ic.le of peep Creek. /This is.
afeo a. splendid TOrffi'. 'without dwell -
in?, as dwelliiic was destroyed by.
ftre. Has iiround 200.000 feet ah tjirii
ber. which will furnish lumber ne
cessary to build goodhcrme' This
. land.adjpins tlrst Iracr mentioned.
i epaTfcted' bv the creek.
- ? If not ?-olcU.\^h11* rent to ^bod iVian.
Applf" J x; T-Reade. Tin^berlakC
N.'C.V Sout^ 1 3-7. 2tp
IF YOU ARE PARTICULAR AROtJJ j
the style you weat and not- indif
ferrrjt lo quality, it wiH pay -ron Vo |
? . tr?^ Wltfh Wilbtirn Sitterfleld[. ? I
IF YOU-HAV&rllipES BFFp'OAT
tJf or liens -torin^ th?m to J. A
Whitt South .Main Stre?t.. Ro^boro
CLAYTON DRUO COMPANY. PRE
itcriatlon?; a specialty. Depot Street.
We deliver. % ^
A wftgon and' ti^aiTU >s-still the cheap
est transportation for* Short . hwils-.
If you heed a waaon- see the 8pach
at R. A. ^PEJICER Si SON
READV -MADE PLANT BED cUrni
at Wllburn ,fi SatterfieM's -
GLADIOLI Ijia BVT.B8 ' riMEKT
- ?W>ard IJiener strain. 50
cents, it.*?. o,v ale at Ham.
brick, Austin <fc Thomiiji. oruigista
?^.^?nHd04s fSOKW,l'm'f""
OJfF nnon Mtl.K mw FOR RAI.K
-^nilll lM?hew about ihe Mth uf tlif.i
ith See W. R,- Blalock. Rrx
I. &.1
If s Spring by
Fashion's Calendar? .
? ?, .7 '
New Things Arriving Daily
There is something new
and daring in this season's
cottOns>"and linens!" -
They are so- moderinisfic
in designs and colors.'
?Tlfey -fairty- sparkle with
gayness and origih&lity.
_ In.tric.ates weaves > and
distinctive effects dominate. -
> Irish dimitfes, printed
organdies and dotted swiSs
have tak?n to colored".
grounds'- Jlnd there .are
?scores jnd scores, of new
> li't-cU ^..:'thcs? risp, ? ooi
iabTTcs. ,
Linens have.prim little,
ilowv.-,'!eavi;s, uriiits and
large-.floral designs.1
? The season's' newest de
. signs and ^colors ? are ; so
.smarl??woh't you corttii. in
and -j;e them'.
For One,Week Only
- ' March 5th to 10th
These Special Prices On
Onyx Poiritex Silk Stockings
Regular For
Style ' Price Onyx Point?
" 155 Servfte-Sheer. Silk with cotton ^ Week t nly
tops and feet r$1.50
541 Chiffon. Silk to the hem ? , -
cotton fee? . . . > ?_ , . 51.65
1$
9
707 Seryjce-Sheer. Silk to the hem
?cotton feet ?'. . . . $1.85
?65 Service Weight. Silk tothe hem ?
?cotton feet . ... $1.95
750 Chiflon Silk troip t"P to toe $1.95
1,19
1.35
1.49
HARRIS & BURNS
. "HCXBORO'SBEiT STORE "
1900. . . 1928
? Satter-field Ins Agency ?
j "Old and Tried" " |
? ? * '
* , ? Jf-T "
This "Old and Tried"" Agency so|d.over !191 (Throe.
Hundred ninety-one Thousand Dollar?) of Jefferson Stan
dard I,if?-Insurance-irt.. 1927. Thin was theSjest Vea*
of 27. . r
? The people' ItoNbor? .vicinity and I'erson Count>
have stood loyally tfy and for this old agency for 27
years. Vo Avords of ours "are adequate ty> express our
appreciation -of this loyalty; The Agency has increased
its business-with uniform gain annually far 27 years. .
AH kinds of insurance an<J bonds sold. A forte of
- rhwewHer and fffleiewoy .hIwiivm >tn hand to' ho?v?~voh.
Vou fret the best of any kind of insurance h<v*s Nothing
but insurance.
\gai? thanking you.
~pG f 1?r*k ? ?? .. - .
iSAXTERFIELD INSURANCE AGENCY
By n. f*7-*HtterffeM. Mgr.