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SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN ROXBORO?FOUR BIG WAREHOUSES AND TWO REDRYING PLANTS?WE WELCOME YOU _ IHBHj HHHH _ (HHHi We Welcome New Comers. Good Town To Live In. ox bo 10 Courier J. w. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HO>l? FIRST, ABROAD NEXT S 1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE VOL. XLV. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 5, 1928 NO. "16. Bright Belt Markets Open With Very Low Prices Average Price Estimated At From 12 to 16 Dollars Per Hundred FARMERS DISAPPOINTED Raleigh, Sept. 4.?Fairly large sales, tout at prices four to six cents lower thim last year were reported-from the larger markets of the new bright to bacco belt which opened the 1928 season today. The average .ptice wa9 variously -estimated at from 12 to 16 cents a pound. Most of the tobaccco offered today was of inferior grade, ?warehousemen!, said, at the same time expressing the belief that the marts would see better tobacco and better prices as the .-easpn progressed. Sales of over a million and a half pouncy. were reported from Green %Ulle and a million and a quarter from Wilson Which led the new bright belt in sales last year with a total of over 76.000.000 pounds. Prices ran from a few cents pound for Inferior grades to into the- thirties for fhr best. Farmville. other leading Pitt county market. reported i aUni ni 4r>0. 000 pounds. .... Reports of sales in pounds from other markets were: Wendell 300.000; WilHamston. -300.000: Washington. "35P.000T Windsor 200.000: Tarboro 300 000; and New Bern 250.000. i'6p \)T\w at New Hgra wa* given xit 35 cents a. pound while some to bacco was sold for as low. as two cents a pound. General average, there' was estimated at 14 cents. Bringing ai> average price of about 13 cents per pound, approximately 300.006 pound* of tobacco.was.sold on the Washington market. The prices ranged frbm 35 cents down to one c?ni a pound Many thousands of pounds, of the allotment sold from 10 to 20 cents with a large quantity bringing 22 to 25 rents. ! Af New Bern about 230 000 poundr of the weed was sold at an average r.stimated by warehousemen- to bf be tween 13 and .15 ce.ntfc a pound "IThf* . nfTor-.np v.tip i,f rm ti the break wa's" easily handled during the <br ' TIT-*" f>a1e< on the Roc k v Motuit mnrketj , totalled 508 030 pounds whicM brmr'ht $62.754.73 ->r an average of $12 50 peT.huiul'fff.^ :,-??? rdhrit "v ? ,\ <???,_ liref. ?*Thc' day's, offerings wig?9 cen crally of low srade tobacco, much of it bring pricings. Radio Station WPTF viHi'' ? ' : i? ?pSmv y|U0i Tiperntesythc rstlM .9!n-l liqn \PTF Ralrich. :prr.rnrr! to the I atr\Mopdav. Sep? -,rd. This i? one of I the most ponnler tat torn for. thin I section ns rile ' .11 ?ct !? nt alirios' I any ?ime., rtnpi|d!?<? i! Dip weather The reaulnr schedule i j an follows: Dallv oxcpi Btfndnv?9:3fi ?. rni Khooplnc Service 11:58 a. m. ttv 2:03, p: m -Noonday 1 Fcaturo. 6:30 n. m. t<> IftjOi p. m?Musical ?Proeram? Wedne?d#y-Th* WPTF Niirht Owli Club 10 TO. .to 12.00 p. m. RtlndaV?olftirch services. starting.] {September 9t.li at ;1:Q0 a m. Sun day concert 1:00 to 2:00 p. m Bast? H^t Boxes. Trunks. Suit Cases In July we purchased -ve$ ? three hundred 'foliar? worth of trunk?! and bans to be shipped us not later than Auirust. 15th. Owlnct tif-tin tush ol the season (he faetorv could not mak' shipment until this "eck'. A", these trunks and b*e< are late for "the school girls end bovs we are coin? to ?#11 et reduced prices rather than re turn them to th" factory ? T W'PASS ft RON. The 'Floyd Mixture-' 0! fertiliser helms used utider tobacco in Durham County Is '-hovnntr excellent results Oountv /Vsent W I. Kmtth reports thjt ?he plant," are iMMUdt better gr'owth ind .n > y. 1 in' r mi earlier Ihan abeie the* ordinary mixtures were used . ? .1 . o ;? The Tlroadaav Musical Corned', brought to the 'een St last THF. ntl'l'l K K AKT) EOO MAN' with Jack Mulhall and flreta Nl?en plavlnj at Palace Theatre Monday .V- Tuesday. 8ept. 10-llth. Matinee Monday 3 00 P. If. A rood deed K never lost: he ?ho ?hows courtesy Veaps friendship," and lie who plants kindness father, love; pleasure ' bee towed ? ypmi a ?ratefnl olnd wM nerer ?tertte. but trenrraUy ?ts reward-?BASIL Dog Tries Tib Save Lives Children Richmond, Ky? Sept. 3??A pet day's efforts to attract the atten tion of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dean, of Clover Bottom, Jackson County, who were attending church proved futile last night, and their four children. Rosa Lee, Ssther, Mina and Tolbert, were bilrned to death . in the family home. 300 yards away. When the parents, went to church;', they left a coal oil lamp burning on-the table and it . is believed that it was turned over and exploded; The do* ran into ^ - the church twice in an effort -to attract the aiteneion of Mr. and Mrs. Dean, but whe nit ran from the parents to the door, it was sent from the building:. MAX GARDNER PRAISED Declared To Have Justified Fail h Of Friends In His Leadership GIVES OCT one; MESSAGE Shelby, Sept. 4:?O. Max Gardner today-was being flooded with .tele grams arid letters complimenting him up**? the stand taken in his opening speech ut Boone Monday. Of the sooies of . telegrams received. Mr. Gardner gave out. the following from a prominent North Carolina Demo crat. as cne of the best interpretations of hts speech. "You have cleared the way bv your broad-minded, liberal., yet firm I -.ition.'' Y$u have not. #fcpri<*d the. fair ;tnd just' element of the- anti SmJth .faction and yet have'. Justified. TT^r?ifiirop-you'r .ryu-ntu, i:Y i'ji'mj.h - i.i'y and your leadership. Every eounfy. district and State. officer -Can find in ytjur speech" high ground and bro^d ba?e for common acceptance. The Democracy of North Carolina from this date will go forward, with' determination, to "a great ? victory." _?? -o ^ Compliments Our Special Edition We appreciate the kind words of our hctod friend. Dr, N. Ro^enstein., Jli.s Letter iollows: Durham; N. c.. ' Sept. 1. lTt23 Mr. J. W Nnrll. &?xboro. N. C. My dear Mr; Noell: I *.van? to congratulate you upon your "Roxboro -Arid Person Agricu^ tur&l nncf Industrial Edition." It is indeed a credit to you as to .Person (' ? tp have such a splendid edi tion i?sited. and gotten up in such a manner. . . ? ? An edition of this kind would be a credit to any city in North Carolina. I want to congratulate you and yoiir staff upon your good .am r-ac^dy looking ^forward to your fu ttfre tco'od work in journalistic circles. Very respectfully .yours. Rosenstein. Edgar Long Memorial We are hoping that every member of !::i?or Lona Memorial Chiifth ?ill plan to attend each service from now till Conference ml v nine nmrc sun (lev-. Ill ? North t fr-Wttv.i Con ference' meet* at Wilson. Wc bri for a deeper consecration t?, Ood and on rornct ill ".'ni Imi to the r'niirrTi All regular crvlces -?ill be held next Sunday. "There 1? but one thing needful? to possess Ood. Religion Ls not a method. It is a life, a communion vith Ooj). a calm and deep enthu slasm. a love which radiates, a fores ?mi min w Hafflwsss whlf h ? flows."?Amlel. T. A. R7KES Pa-ftor Longhurst School Opening Announced The Lomrh'urst School will open i Monday morning. September 10. at . n1ni- o'clock Parents are ' imreit?4? have their children present the first 1 day. i Nell Armlstead. Principal. The, *}? ft. frt??t* ConsUtuUdo .is I still in commission* EX-GOV. MORRISON STRESSING DANGER OF PLEDGING Former Governor, ' Back From Morehead. Optimistic Over Outcome On Coast SAYS VOTE TO SUIT SELF Raleigh, Sept. 4.?Cameron Morrison, oack from Morehead City. where yes terday; he made a speech for Smith and Gardner, was last night optimis tic of the outcome of. the campaign : about the coast but very certain of the importance of Democrats signing nO pledges whatsoever. ? j ?"What do they want those pledges for," demanded the former Governor. "I'll tell you. They "want to pledge' the people to vote against Smith be- ) fore they have a- chance to learfi the tacts. The S^lc has been filled with lies, infamous lies about the Catholic church; Now they are trying to get, the people pledged to vote against smith before they have a chance to learn the truth. If they didn't think they would change their minds, they W'tfUiail.l !>,' s.u iriUucateti ill fjlcd'jinit : them. We didn't ga around pledging ; I>?opie' to vote for Wilson or Cox or Davis or. pledging them to vote., And these people would not be going after jjledges if they dldnt' know that once the people learn the. truth, they'll change their rinnas. ~~" ' "The campaign Is just starting. Don't sign pledges until' you have: heard both -ides of this question* Then make up your fnind and vote without .any strings tied to you." Governor Morrison will go to Char- < night. Thursday he speaks before a gathering of farmers in Edgecombe 1 county. : TWO FLIERS SAFE AFTER LONG TREK. OVER ICY WASTES Bert Hassell And Parker Cra mer Rescued By Michigan University Expedition PLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED Julianehaab, Greenland. Sept. 3.? Rescued after twq^ weeks of difficult travel over the ice. Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, who were forced down on the Sukkertoppen ice arm while at tempting a three-stop flight from Rockford. 111.. to Stockholm, were ready tonight to start for Holstenborg. The fliers stood the hardships of their trek over the ice in wonaenui fashion and are in excellent physical ?condition. Hassell and Cramer reached Mount Evans at . midnight .Sunday. They .were hungry, but otherwise in good spirits. After resting today they were ready for the trip to Holstenborg. which will be made by motorboat, although the time for their departure has not boon rot.? Plane Not Damaged Their airplane, the Greater Rock ford. In which they set out from "Rockford. August 16. was not- dam-, aged when they made their forced^ landing on the ice.' lifter flving" far off their route to Mount EvaJis. The landing was made August 19 and since that date the tw<L fliers hfcdv been. trying to reach safetV be fore their food ^supply was exhausted. Their smoke signals v^ere seen - Sun day and their rescue was effected br members of the University of Mich i^j^H^Ore^nland Expedition at Camp 'Continued on page foup Straton Slandered Smith, Says Baptist Minister Raleigh. Sept. 4,?Declaring that Dr.' John Hooch Siraton "turn??)-?liir truth Into a lie" in his anti-Smith ?speech here last night. the Rev. R. E. PecJe, retired Baptist minister of Clarkcsvllle. Va.. widely known in North Carolina where hp held a num ber of pastorates, as "Bob" Peele, is Sjed the following statement in' re )Jy to the. New York minister. "Oanted that . Dr.' Straton spoke the truth, the whole truth and hoth iw but. the truth, us a Democrat if stand tor thi'. Democratic p^rty and it?, nomine?. Alfred : . Smith, Natise if for no o flier reason of two Wil.s X choose th? least. "I would rather have 'a wet head and a dry tail; than Hoover on the inncj and the Republican party as Commissioners In Session On Monday The Board of County Commissioners met In regular session Monday. They took up the iail question again, and after much discussion .pro -and con they decided to let the matter stand as it is at present. that is. the bond issue for a jail and the contract for bUBdliw sam? was held up- indefi nitely. The day was largely taken up i with the usual matters which come before the Board at each regular I meeting. Blankets! Blankets! Yes, We Have Them We have Just received several hurt i i d paii of blank' *. In th? lot we purchased one hundred pair especially suitable for the girls and boys that l ure golile In chjy)! this falL Let us show you the best and pre' tlest blanket'; you. have'ever seen for the price. r. W PASS fc SON. Music Class " 1 Hill be ?1- home tht* year nnd u1H open a music cta?s at my hotne; on Sept 6th. Am prepared to teach i HI?torv and Harmoney. and will ac- j cept pupils' In these lines also. For other Information call or see me. I .OREN A WAD*. Meeting Of U. D." C. ~ ? ~ ? i ? i ?? - . . i TJie Pefflhn county chapter of _.the tT D. C. will meet with Mrs. >. O. Carvr on "ftesdav Sent ttth .at 3. o'clock. An^ injersting. program lias . h*<m arranged-and a fall at'.endanc? ; Is desired ? - wet as a drowned rat. Oil '.Hi1 MllHT i.'attd 1 frfr you that Dr. Straton has slandered Governor Smith. The Governor has not shunned to declare the whole iruih' about himself. Dr. Straton so lar.as he told the truth has turned the truth into a lie. Doubtless HE believes it; I happen to know it is hot SO. "In conclusion T il match th<* his tory of the Anti-Saloon League I a i; M ml Tammany -for corruption. 7?ead its, history published ..bout three months ago* K you can- find it. Has this history bron suppressed? And if so. who'did it? "I stand with Daniels and George rind their Democratic ancestors back to. Thomas Jeflerson." Mr. Whitt Retires Mr. John T. Whin, who has been carrying 'he rural free delivery on rouie 2 for more than 20 years, was placet! on the pension, list by Unele Hani .last Siturdav Few men h?ve beiri raore faithful, or more popular tvjfti fits patrons than Mr. Whitt. an-1 he ret ires-with the Bftt wishes of all. On Irs-' Stindav Ills Su'nday. School class at Providence Baptist Church' trav? him n complimentary service, speeches beine made by Rev O. C. Oravltt. J. W. Noe 11 and C. C. Gar ret t After the- exercises- at the ?church a woodly number of friends were Invited to the home of Mr. Whitt where a birthday dinner was served. Service at Baptist Church Regular servlees at the First Bap-' tlst Church next Rundav Preaching mamin? and night. Now that nil have had a vacation let u* burkle down and give our best, and thus ?hotr tkat we appreciated the vaca tion Tt:r public i -cwdiaUy invited, to all services. 1 Morning service 11 and evening ser vlaa 7;M., j W. F WEST. Pmtor. | ? * Omission Ml? Mabel, James, music. t?arher In the Roxb0T0 schools last year, and whose name was inadvertently omit ted from the. list <5t teachers as pub lished la't weelc, will return to Rox boro. this weeW-and ?ill -teach In our schools during' ? the. coming year. -1^? Very resneetfullv.. O, C. Davidson. ipt. Ro supt ffoxboro School' Seven Passengers Killed As Mail Plane Crashes Bethel Hill School Opens Sept. 12th The Bethel Hill, high and elemen tary schobl will jopen on Sept. 12th instead o f 10th. in order to give a little more tune to house the tobacco crop. The building is now being put into first class condition by the jan itor and carpenters. The school Is to have pne new truck and the others have been thor oughly overhauled during the sum mer. This coupled vrtth the prospect of having our roads put in better" shape indicate that we may expect better truck service this year. School will open at nine o'clock on the first day nnd the patrons are in vited .to come with their, children on the first day. It is expected, that some speaker of note -will be on hand. SAYS HIGHER WAGES M NEEDED ! STATE President Of State Federation Of Labor Voices Opinion In Speech ASKS I OR ORGANIZATION Wrights v ille, Beach. Sept 4 -An appeal lor better organization as a means of obtaining . higher wages and I improved working conditions'in North Carolina.was made in an address de livered here on Labor Day bv Thurs ton A. Wilson, president of the State Federation of Labor. The speaker enumerated the averag? ' wages being paid men and woixjen in various fields of endeavor throughout, the. State and attacked the tobacco industry, which he charged is paying n* wage entirely too low He said the high average .for men in the toba^o industry : 1 vc-r S i .. da v anri tr.ut : "r"r* for women in' the samrt vrrk t. rhr** ptr cay. Ho aid that 20 060 work in th# tobacco industry in this State and that of that number more than 9 000 are women He pictured Nbrth Carolina with a 100 per; cent American labor and . drawing a European wa?o Roxboro High Have Bright Grid Outlook Football began to lookup hero .1 few days ago when Dolian Lone'. tap tain o! the 1928 edition of the Rox boro high school football aggregation. ' returned from a. Northern (rip <n which he visited 1J L HefTnfr, \t Ocean City, N. J . who will coach the team The opinion is c^prcsed here by careful observers that the ' Roxboro' team this > .-"ar will be.stronuer t rin ever before in both 1 !'.c lin-j ;n>d brick field Heretofore the ime ha? been weak, but this year there 1? believed , to be the combination of both weight and strength present. seven, members of last year's grid ? ?am-will 1 sport for Action this year ?Spence Woody. Hubert O'Briant Hnmbrick Harris. Bill Afoorp Henry Walker. Reginald Warren and Tal mndge Long. Around these v.til be the recruit's and also several from rtVier schools who are expected in i strengthen the team materially. A 150-pound averts? tor the line Is ex pected. ?.?.?o-? Georgia Tobacco Slumps Atlanta. Rept. 4? Oeorgla tobacco markets sold 10 275.MII pound? of to-* bacco during the past- week at an average price of BflS cent* per pound. The total value of the weekly sales was $982.873 19, The figures Include t lie* from all Mtcpt two warehouses one in Ca milla and another In Hazlehurrtt. Allensville High School AtUntVllle High School find Orades will ofen Monday. September 17th at 9:00 A. M. AH who are interested In our school are Invited to attend the I opening Trycki will run io-tlm^ to set ajl children who wish to attenl ? for my statement next week" N\ J. Todd. Principal, i n ' ?? Over 1.600 farmers of Ashe County attended the celebration featuring the foonal opening of the Kraft cheese 'UrUR1 ,iu JVe?t lefferson -on "Ailtfttft g ? "* Big Ship Plunges To Earth While Maneuvering For landing In Idaho ALL KILLED INSTANTLY Pocatcllo. Idaho. Sept. 4 ?The worst disaster In the history of air mail ac tivities of the West, occurred today when seven persons, including a wo man and two children were killed in a plane crash here. The plane, operated by the National Airways. Inc.. fell to the ground as it maneuvered for a landing at the airport here. To witnesses i*? -ap peared as if a wing crumpled, but the exact, cause of the accident was un Hnown? _?? ?? ?' ? The plane was returning to Salt "Lake City from Great Falls'. Mon. In addition to its six passengers, it carried a large .quantity of mail. ? The airmail schedule Calls for a scop here and Pilot Wheat ly maneuv ered 'oyer the. field for -a landing. He circled''-and turned, into the wind. The pline was about 50.feet from the f round. Thosfc at the field, 'regular attendants and a few who had Stop ped f .T v. ? i:u.- ti.. -M*Pfd as *orie wing of the machine tilted upward Then the plane nosed down uddenlv striking 'he <;arth with, a resoudint: crash and rolling, to one ' side. ' ; . i'nn>" nraroy rusnec n trie wrecK- ?. age and Parted removing, the bodies. One of the children was still living "and was hurried to a hospital. The child lived onlv a shorr time, how ever The othpr apparently had been killed instantly. An investigation of the disaster was started tonisht by Felix Steinle, superintendent of operations for the National Airways. Inc. H? arrived by plane from Salt Lake Citv Steinle said that a preliminary Questioning in dicated thar :he. plane had fallen ISO. fee?. although some of the bystanders '-aid th^ riistanCfr -a .n * *0 erreat. Wheatlev the pilot, n-^'s-'an instruc tor in ? :'jrinc.tl\e^World War. *?'1 n'd V'CPn flvfiiit' .51 nee t9T8 "and 1 'oiifed the National Park? Airways olVV 1. ! :l J4 * ?;? ? The plan^ WTheatJey was piloting was q super-universal monoplane. Th" company had; been iisintr thes? planer since; starting operation be ?fwe*n Salt Lake City and Great Palls, Mont on Auvus J r?.is - ear ThCv had been carry m ? both mail and pawiAoger^ and *oday"s load was re ported heavier than -.usual in both fi.i^'if.cationF. . ' ? . ' Yes, IFPay To Advertise Read what jit. Dr>tv says about ad i>?rtisirit< in The Courier: The Kriltor Courier Koicboro. N. C Dear Sir On Thursday August 23 we an r.riunced hr-w line 61 Frisldalre elec tric refrigerator*.,. Wo ant : .u 'o 'know that adver tising in your newspaper announcing the new line hoi produced e*CMd incly satisfactory results. V. has been tile policy of Frlgidaire Corporation to use newspaper .adver tl.sinc a*- the backbone of its pub licity campaign, and the rapid ?stride* from year to <;tAr In volume of busi ness. the general public acceptance of electric refrigeration and the out standing leadership of Frlgidaire tn this field can be credited in no small measure to the use of adequate news pa pr advertising space Frigldaire Is a 'luallty product and the splendid results we have received from the announcement pf our new line are-a testimonial to the' quality of the circulation of your paper. Yours verv trulv. FRIOIDAIRE CORPORATION, E. D. Doty. Ad. Mgr. o With The Winstead Warehouie I take pleasure In announcing to the tobacco farmers will be ttTOl "We WtTl'trnfl Warehouse tho coming season, and cordially invito all of my friends and customer* to bring their tobacco to the well known, and good-lighted house Yours for good service. Percv Wilkin*. The Broadway- Musical Comedy broueht to the screen at last ' THB BUTTER AWD'TtOO MAN" with Jack Mulhall and Orctn Nlsseh playing at Palace Theati'c Monday <V Tuesday. Sept. IQ-llth. Mjtinee MftnUay 3:0?. P M . ? ' ' i
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