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ROXBORO, THE LITTLE CITY WITH BIG POSSIBILITIES-?GOOD CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS THE CITY OF HEALTH A A Good To^11 To Live In. itljc Boxboro Courier We Welcome New Comers. J. W. NOELL. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. XLV. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. AI GIST 29. 192S, NO. 35. Fifteen Nations Accept ? Kellogg-Briand Treaty Designed To Avert War Signing Of Treaty Regarded As World's Most Advanced Ef fort To Make 4'eace AMERICAN SEC'T.Y GIVEN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION Paris. Aug. 27.?The . world's most advanced effort to "make war more, '?dtfftrult" was made .today when , the representatives of 15 powers inscribed their names ?on two pieces of parch ment?one bearing a declaration writ __l?n in, English, the other written in . Trench-. ~~~ .?? With the signing today of the Brian-Kellogg treaty to outlaw war. the plenipotentiaries next turned to what Aristide Brian characterized as; th? work' of tomorrow' ?the- neces ' ary organization ot today's, procla mation. .?? ; Peace i- ^rociiUhfd.*' the French Pcretgn Minister' told; the .14 delegates gathered in t he Salon des Ahibas adeurs .4* the Quai. d Orsaj^ 'but i:; ' Ktili remains necessary to organize it. ?That is our work; {of tomorrow' Send Congratulation* M. ? Br;and and Premier. Rayjnohi P.oincare were flooded with telegrams ?fctte todav?_jcongratulatitig. them ou the signing of- the treaty. The mes sages. came, from represehtatives of many nations including Denmark! The Interna t loii'ai Parliamentary Con f^renco" delegates meeting in Berlin ?l?io- sent congratulations. Most 'of the men who' affixed their names to the treaty. were immediately to their hotels in Paris, passing . rhfough the gardens 'whe'rfi a recep tion was in progress, andjattemptmg ? ?> find their way past .t crowd of - -mor?' than 5,000 persons gathered outside the palace in hopes of "seeing the signers. American enthusiasm?which had Jagged somewhat Sunday?was 'htgh ?j^ched today and cheers, of * Vive. FAmerique Greeted ?>be. ?Syne5___rej|)respntative.s Hats wert? thrown in tfie" .Ttr rmd-a brie-f; 'but sincere demonstration was given Kel logg and Herrick. One hundred and seventy guests of the government including the lienors 'of the treaty, members of various di plomatic .corps and visiting dignua Ties; attended a banquet in the sa lons at the Quai d'Osrav tonight. It was an official affair and the most brilliant *a?ed Mnc* the World War. Edgar Long Memorial It i.i . gist two month? until our an nual < v.nf.'i-n-i i im er.r-.' V'O vs. tt i'- earnestly h6pd>that all oiir ppople ".ill cn't-r iudp a ?a?on nf /??rni'.st Endeavor for th?. dosing daw rt t lie Conference, vear to be crowtled with <uctps= in etJfrf department of "church. work Service' nr:' Hup.daV ?' usual, etc. ,cept the hoof for '.hp ^veiling 'rvicpi Ifi i-hanji'd from 8 back to 7:30 You vll'l find \ welcome for you at thin Church.' Wotthlp with us nest Sunday. T A SIKES Pastor. N. Roxborc B. Y. P. U. September -and-. i#2ij droup No 4 in chart!" Subject for the evening, Ortatness Through Service. ? Devotional bv Mr? P. CV Btitler. DlnciiMton on poster, bv Miss zora Beaver Introduction by Oroup Captain Mrs ('?ha'. OBrlant 1st toplr Obse'.sed with secular ideals by .fanfen Beavef w* topic:, chief place< reserved for servant* bv Mr /Mit. Ho!? 4th topic Art- you willing to pav the ilrirc by j. r Dicker,-m Mh topic Mastering life's myster 01? .-^ret bv Mrs. Eva Robinson Prc<id?nt iu i hartje. J fj Reaver Cor. Sec Services al 3t. Mark's There will be serv|ce? at 8t. Mark's Church next .Sundav inornuag at. 11 ? londnr ind bu?m. u-un church School at "So ononr " 1 - ? I ? ? ? Postage .stamps 'were first used |n p>ig^en 'I ,m at the suggestion of Str Rowland Hill. . .The great Star of Ben Hur Ra - mon tfovarro In "FOfaSTDnftNf HOURS". with R-ne. Adore*, at Pal _ace Theatre. Monday .& Tu*iday ? September 1.4th Matlriee Monday at S-M 9 M. ? BIBLE CLASS WILL STAGE BABY SHOW In view of the lact that there are so. many pretty, attractive and ador able babies in Roxboro. the " leaders Bible Classvf of Edgar Long Metho dist church has decided to put on a babv show $6 determine which is the most attractive, and popular. ...The shpW' will start next Monday, Sept 3rd. and the voting will last un til Saturday. Sept. 15th. Pay 10 cents and enter your favorite baby by next. Mond&V 6Y lUPSaay imni'j can -go in the Courier .next . week, Any baby under three years of age may be entered, and the votes are , only one cent. each. A. very-: attractive .prize will- be given'to the baby re ceiving the most votes- and also to the once, coming' second' . There will be-'a grand - parade of the babies, entered on Thursday; Sept. 13Jth.' Don't delays. Enter your fav orites ?-> wQ-can vote for them ? For further 'information see' Mes*. dames T. W. Pass! B E. Love and E. R Dunlap. Roxboro City School >29 White Schools : . CENTRAL GRADED: First grade: Mrs. W. H: Lonfr. Roxboro: Miss M.vr liise Brooks. Hendersonvllle. Secorit! grade:: Miss. Sue Meritt. Roxboro,: Miss Maude R. Barnes. Raleigh. Third grade: Miss Maude. L. Montague, Roxboro. Third and fourth grade: Mis? Irene Ooode. Henry. Va. Fourth grade; Miss Carrie Sue Vernon. Bur lington , Fifth gride: Miss tnda Col line i principali. Holly Springs; Miss Claire Harris, Roxboro. Sixth grade: Mrs. V. O. Blsjlook. Roxboro: Mrs. H. O. Simpson. Roxboro, EAST ROXBORO: First grade: _jNllss Mollie L. Whlttcd. DurhamI'.Spr-. ond and, ih'ird grades: Miss jiilia Yjm sey .principali. Roxboro. HIGH SCHOOL: B. . B. Knight principal and teacher of history. Rox bo.rd: Mi?s Orphia Allgoot). French and civics.: Roxboro; Miss Lucile An ders. junior high school, subjects. ?Roxboro: Miss Marthena Bivens. Lat in and history. Macon. Oa.; Mrs. B. G. Clayton. English and civics, Rox boro; Miss Vera M. Cof1 mathematics, Sanford: Leonard T: HefTner. science and athletics. Maiden: Miss Cornelia Moere. high school subjects and jun ior high school English, Rowland: Miss Mildred D. Satterflel'd, English, Roxboro. . , Colored School* Ellis T. Brooks; principal: arid: teach r of ?:x:and' seventh, .yd? Jbjects. VVoodsdale: Mrs. Pearl E. Burton. first grade. Roxboro: Mrs ?>1?bel Dickens, -econd grade, Rbx hoYo: Mrs. Benie dales, third and fourth grade, Roxboro. Janitor at Central and at High ? SjtHoW: Buster Pdylor. . Olive Hill School Opens O'.ive Hill -chool will open Friday. S*pt. 7. nils day will be given over ; ciiaisiflcaiitin.. gsHlBf nec 15*ary book#, etc.. all of which will enable us to begin work In earnest the following Monday. Even If pu pils cannot be In school regularly, be cause of the lateness of crons. we > urge that that a* many as possible come the first day. This will avoid delay in work when they do enter later. ? ' ? arrangement for track dr.'/ers has not be?n made at this ?l:m? hut pupils mav come' to the pme points Mong the road they did Ids! year and trucks will pick them ? up A schedule for the trucks will . be mmuneed the first day Frl?nds and patrons of the school are rordlally invited to be ?ith ui J at the opening. Helen W Graver New Radio Store "the Morris Telephone Co.. under ' the management tirgess. O. W. Lcd . hf-Har ?nil I Ti MnrrU. hava finennd a radio store on Deport street Thev h?v m'proved fron' as well as ! 'he inside and ha?e a very at?ra?u?? place if i^tetetted In a radio "you t vlil do well tjj see them. I The h?<?t' onrtion of a irood mnn'? -life. JHls little ?nameleA?. tmrememhered acts of kin<lnV?n. ind i>f liwra,, iWotdHwnrth?, Lt_ '?: ?l John j. Raskob II PREDICTS VICTORY FOR GOV. AL SMITH Claims 309 Electroal Vf>tes for A1 Smith. Including The "Solid South" MANY STATES WILL SPLIT St. Louis. Aujt. 27-r^Johri J. Raskob. chairman of the Democratic National Committee, predicted upon his arrival here late today tvitrt a group of East ern Democratic leaders, that Gover nor Smith would receive 309 Of the 531 electoral votes for President. Naming the. states which he though*. Smith Would carry, Raskoi/s state ment. prepared en route to the noti fication exercises for Senator Joe T. Robinson at Hot Springs. Arkansas, claimed also for Smith an even chance to carry other states having a total of 37 electors. Raskob who will confer here with " Pemocratic leaders of eight Middle "'Western states b-fore?proceeding , Hot Springs Wednesday" night, claim ed' Tor "CoVSrnot?Smith- 'the Solid South." including Kentucky. Tennes see and Oklahoma, and New Lork. . New Jersey, Rhode Island. Wiscon sin, Arizona. Colorda. Maryland. Mas sachusetts Minnesota. Montana. Ne braska. Misstouri. New Mexico, and Nevada. There seemed little'doubt. Raskob said, that Connecticut. Deleware In diana. North Dakota. South Dakota, and Wyoming should be classified for Smith'. These states, however, were ?set ap^rt in the statement from the list of states'which'he said "any pru-. dent business man would at this time classify for Smith." Honoring Mr. 1 John T. Whitt Sunday. Sept 2nd. at 11 o'clock Provident Baptist Church will pay a ?-ibute of respect to Mr. Johii T. Whitt for his - twenty-six and a half years .services as rural Wall carrier, who retires trditi <erVice on Saturday. Kept. 1st. All of his friends, patrons, tellow carriers postmaster and clerks at? invited to attend It will be a ?real inspiration lor Ali people whom he ha* served to be present on. this occasion. We shall be glad to have every one present that has received a letter carried by him Come nnd bring, your good wishes In retain far what he has brought you. Mr, J W Noel! will be the principal speaker ? Sponsored by Senior s S. Class. New Department Store A new department store will be opened here op or abant. Srnmmbur lst and will be known as Leggetta. occupying the R A. Walker store on North- Main Street. This we hear, will be a link in the chain of stores operated by Belk*, one of the lagged of chain stores in the South. Mr. grrorn Morton pointed Oame Warden for this Coun f. or f Mf ?Morton Is a real lawt of 2&DU insL ?vtll see that the game Uws ar? ob served. both from a desire to. fill the -m? ?nr< from his 1jV> far wild creature? L The treat 3tar erf Ben Hur". R? rtvftn i o v a r r o ia. FORBIDDEN . HOURS "SHfh Rati-? Adores , at Pal ice Theatre, Monday it Tuesday. ienfj?mber j-4th "Mftfafiae Monday at SIX PERSONS KNOWN TO BE DEAD AS RESULT QE_COLLAPSING OF THREE BUILDINGS IN SHELBY SENATOR PATRICK li VOTERS OF SOUTH Says W. O. P. Flooding South With Propaganda Prejudi cial To A1 -Smith SAYft NOT FlGHtlNG 1A1K Washington. Aug. 28.?In a state ment given out today bv the Demo cratic National' Committee through its Washington'- office. Senator Pat Har rison, of Mississippi. charges the Re publicans. \iith iiqt fighting. " in ?? the open in the South., and "conducting their campaign through some organ izations .whose purposes heretofore have been very high and uplifting, .but they are being, used'at this, time to prejudice the minds >f. the people, .against Governor Smllti either be cause of Ills prohibition views or be cause ol his. religion; . Flooding South ?"Pnmp^ipts oi the W. C. T. tr. and the Aftti-Saloon League and oiner organizations have ben sent ih to us.' continued Senator HatfioOO'. iome pertaining to the Knights of Columbus, wttuli. by an Investigation of Congiesc. are shown to be abso lutely false. I don't, know who is paying for It. but I know that people are petting them who don't pay for them. As soon' as the people of the SouthWho bellpve ,ln fair play find it out. and we put the blame where It belongs they will fall away from this Republican ticket like leaves in autunih. - "We are going to combat it." said Senator Harrison., "and that is why we ?re jrg.anlziig in everj' state in the Sputti as we h-u'i; ii?t'~sr ?gen Tun pelled to do before." Asked why i he RepubnFatt~:?aU?rr were making such a drive In the South. Senator Harrtson said it appeared as if the Republican management ip preClates the fact that unless they can break the Solid "South. Hoover cannot be elected: Asked what effect the? W, C. T. U. had. Senator Har rison said it had a strong effect in behalf of the Republican fcarty be cause of the high standing of many of the women in the organization and an effort had been made to create tile impression that the elec tion of Qavemor Sm(th would mean the open ialoon. Fatal Accident 'La'^r Sunday nUjht at about "3 D'clock L-?sc*r Grey. ?bout 19 years bid. nfet with-a fatal accident which occurred u?t in fr-orit of Mr. J. L. Tiuiberlake's home, a few rnilovwest . pC Helena.. Thie^voting men. Kd Hall,- Lester arey andyoung man by the nam?1 f McBroom. were in a Ford road ster, driven by Ed Hall, when one of ? he Mres blew out. turning the car .6vfes\ kUUn* younij Grey almost in stantly,' The other occupants of t.ne car a seabed with minor bruises. Let ter was the son of the late Mr Tom Orev, and is survived by his mother, Interesting Rotary Meet One of the most Interesting and instructive Rotary sessions was held !?sC Thursday evening at Hotel Jones, when Mr Henry Dxj/rr of Winston Salem 'did the speaking We do not .believe we liave ever heard a more Interesting aftir-dinner ?peech by any one. . . ~~FSKrirtw arfeffioon the club will lunch with the ladle, of Salem church, and a large attendance Is desired Boger-St e wart On Monday. August 27. 1918 Mr. Edgar Boger and Miss Hattte Stewart were joined in < he holy bonds of "rai trlmony by Esquire W J Wlns.cad at the home of Mr, \To?~ SSlomaiH ' Mr Boger Is from Mocksvllle. U C.. ?ha xru-. u u'viin I'.i'ua. a. c. TIln xnt^rmsties them a long happy married life Th*y will make their; home at Vtoekvuit' {t. C?8 Dr. Long Improving . ^3r W Tjlmadge Long, who has been in th* hospital In. HyrKngum-for rhe par- two weeks Is improving and hoiws p he a?la ui return . home in : i. fiai dftfi, _L ' * ? r? - ? i Labor Leaders Cheer Mention Of Al's Name Rochester. S\ Y~ Aug, 28-r-Dele gates of the sixtv-fifth annual convention of the New York State Federation of Labor toda v wildly cheered the mention of the name of Governor Alfred E." Smith, although the federation professes to be nonpartisan in the coming campaign. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. . referred to" the Democratic presi ?denliaL nominee as "a great ? out standing' figure" :and the 500 dele gates. representing more than 830. 000 organized" workers. <\ame to theit-' feet and shouted, .stamped . and clapped tor two minutes. HON. CLYDE R. HOEY WILL SPEAK IN DURHAM At The Citj AudltOribm On "Tuesday Niirht. Septem ber Knurl h ' ? PERSON CITIZENS INVITED Chairman' Person County E)?m. F.xc Committee. ' . r Roxboro. M. C. Dear Si?;: . . ? >,: '. We expect Mr Clyde R. Hoey to fpeak in the Cftv Auditorium' in Dur ham on Tuesday fright. September 4 1928, at eight o'clock P. M. A? you ,know. Mr. Hoey is an jutstorndins pemocrat snd campaigner I am writing this letter to extend an Invitation to vou and the people of Person County to come over to Dur ham that msrilt- and hear Mr. Hoey. ? ?YouXi very ,Truly,- ?? JONES FULLER >? ? ? ?'??, --Ohaiiinuh.' Eight Special Dairy Meetings Next Week All interested iq the development of Person County's datiylng and better rattle program during the years to com? are asked in meet at one Of the following places named below, prompt ly nn the hour and we promise not to detain you very long as we know you are harvesting . your. crop. We are having severftl meetings to get ?s near you as we ran- and com? to ? the meeting in yoyr .wotlc. clothes di rect from t hp field Forging ahead must .be pushed on We ettfcft" jjj'iit go forward or back ward M' tar finding a time when It Mil suit all to go to a meeting, such a time has no special right of way on a tobacco farm.. Arrange your cut tfhg and caring so you can? meet mee' wtt>i us for. a frw minute;. We want to discuss with you for a rltort time a snb'JeM that should be of vital Interes: to nil as a sideline on a tobacco (arm. and dtscuss ways and mepiw fo bringing this about Mr. A- C Kimrev. Extension Dairy Husbandman. State College will be present at these meetings to assist us In whatever way he can to enable us to help ourselves Meeting? are being nailed at the following places: Tuesd., Sept. 4th.. Olive Hill School house at 10 a. m. sharp. Cunningham Station at 3 p. h? sharp. Bethel Hill Schoolhouse au 8 p. m. sharp. Wednesday. Sej?t? 5th.. Allensvlllr SchooJl)ous?jll 10 a m hart) Bushv Fork Store at 3 p. m sharp. Hurdle Mills Store at 8 p. m sharp. Thursday, Sept 8th . Morlah ?Store or Schoolhouse at 10 a. m. <liarp. Helena Store or Schoolhouse at 3 p. m Sharp Meet us promptly In your work clothes and we shall try to make the meeting short and snippy so as not to detain you loo long We. need vour cooperation and this work needs to go forward while we are In a po rtion to help ourselves Junior Baraca Boys Back The following Jonlpr Baraca hoy* of the Baptist church haw returned from a ten davs trip to Netf York City and- Canada- Edvtn For/she* Oolian Lon<? fipz tfckvt?. Edgar Mas r*n. Jerfy Dixon. Clyde. HaTh Robert Lsxnfl^ Jatne^s Carver..-(JarI. Kin? and So?*?cei* VGToodv. Oene WordT" GoTor^" ffi ar.^fRu!tfiwri- lilo v.Jiultf men Ul ot Look.' EXCAVATIONS UNDER ONE BUILDING CAUSE THREE TO FALE DOWN Swiftly And As 1'iiheralded Ah An Earthquake Desolation Descends t'pon Town THIS YEAR Front W*ll Of Bit Building Falls Outward On Street, Killing THree ?People Outright; Automobiles On Curb Smashed Like Tomato Cans; Army Of Workmen Digs Slowly Through Shattered Mass Of Brick And Mortal-; Son Of Mm Gardner One Of Rescue Workers: Buried In VVrecka^e Ajta Ffosfa Ami- IUm>d Qf Tou r. Itsi'U. Fourteen Of Widely Known People ^n Batik: Local In farprr Regimeiti Called Out; DLs _ aster . Occurred Across The Street From Where >helb'v HoVror. Of Last . Year Occurred Sii-.Jr AuJ l+\ ? Si.,!',rv,.u V,- ? ? - - ?juti ,ynxi% ill til the ??rth.to Uy.' the .foundations of a. house of Eiirfih workmen converted ?this capini o( Cleveland county into a house'of mourning today and the cellar in which It. was prop jsed to set, up a bowling alley and a billiard par lor Is become a shambles, choked with debns of shattered . buildings under which were buried the broken bodies of six people crushed when the walls at the house of mirth gave' ?'ay. Tragedy moved fifty feet across the street from the ruins of the hotel that -was burned half a year'ago. and to night for the s?cond time' within a bnef lew months Shelby sit', again in desolation- beside the .broken Dojiies of ? ijts- -1?iid' "hilt in '' "??-i"ii? digs slowly through a shattered mass ber searching for the dead ? The known dead are: Miss Ora Eskridge. Guy Green and Alex Hovle. clerks in the First Na tional Bank, one of the collapsed Structures: Zeb Blaoton and his son, Carl, farmers, who were customers at the bank, and Clyde Carpenter', of Shelby . Names of the more oriou-ty injur ed were: George Blanton: anting vice president of the bank, lacerations on the head and bruises about the body; . Forest Eskridge of Shelby chts and bruise) about the head: Clarence Mull, broken hose and broker. laK arm and leg: Margaret Callahal.' lug* trushed and extent o I (tt.'uriw un determined; Claude Maui),';.' lacera tions and bruise?: Colder Lower?, cuts and bruujes; Louts Jennings, Ne gro injuries tmderterrmned: John Thompsoh. deli\V boy. lis and bruises and possible interna! tfilurles, and three Negroes not seriously hurt, ltosulallon Knvelopc-i Town Swiftly and ns unheralded and de vastating as an eartquake desolation swept upon'the town at 9 !J o'clock this morning CruiAbllnn into the cellar where workmen were digging, the little brick, building that housed a tailor shop was the first to fall. dragging after it the big Gardner . building which temporarily housed the First National Bank and the M peo ple of Its staff and next to it one or two smaller business places and- then the big Gilmer department store;' Into the cellar collapsed the little iirlck store and upon its ruins crashed the heavy side walls of the. Gardner Building, carrying with it the bank and its staff: The front-trails of the Gard ner building tell outward oh to the street, killing .hree people outright ngd Injuring a half dozen more A half dozen automobiles parked at the curb were smashed tike so many to mato cans. Above It rose a pall of yellow brick dust and through the pall came the screams "of the wounded. Stunned for an instant by tlie ca tastrophe U? townspeople waving about the street stobd still with hor ror Then they began running to the scene. Crossing the street la Ir,ml, at hi. a3kf?m-hpn?Uu .iQitL came was Max Oard5er7 with hie sot. James Webb Gardner They were al most the first to arriv? at the "ine^ Aero** the' street was R N Rouse, superintendent for Jos W stout and Company, who ts rebuilding the liotel where Shelby'?. (Jther terrible tragedy occurred sue months ago He arrived with The Gardners md took charge: (itrdntfii Son la RWM Wo'rfc i Continue^ on page eight)'
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