THE COURIER
J. W. NOELL, Editor and Publisher.
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Wednesday. ?I3ecemb?r 19, 1928*
It ain't the guns nor armament,
nor funds that they can pay ,.-i
Rut the close cooperation that makes
them win the day
It ain't the individual nor the army
as a Whole. ...
But the everiastin* team-work of
every bloomin' soul.
-r-Rudy-ard Kipling.
PS^CE. GOOD WILL
And there \yere in :he same coun?
try ah?phjetts aWdfna in the flQ'.d
krfpmg \v&\ch over their Hcck by
nieht; .. . ?
And. lo. the anerl cf'the Lord came
; upon then*, and- th- ulorv of th?'
* ;v;Vlio(pd shone, round Kbout-. them: and.
they were sore. -afraid'. *. . ? \
And the angel said, unto them. Fear,
.not'; fot. . brho^L. I brin-j you pood . t'id-'
? .nm.s. i'l ? -rcrrt ? ,-y. '?? fti-h . !>??
all people. .
For imto, you !? ? born this day- :n
. the-, city, fcf David a Saviou/^ which" is
Christ the iord.
And. this shall lv a ?iyn unto yoti:
Ye shall find the . babe wrapped in
t waddling ^rlothcs, lying, in.. a uiauyer
And suddenly there -'teas wlttr the
angel a multitude of ? the* heavenly
host praisirtg.Ood. atid Savin?,
. Glory to God in the highest, " and
v' ?? on earth peace.' good will s toward
men?*'
Luke 2:8-14.
SOME THINGS WJ?
MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT CHRISTMAS
Christmas is a universal holiday
throughout Christendom.. ant! the man
ner o t it s observance" his been great -
" }y influenced -bv . the traditlojis-.- 'and
customs of many lands. Tho dav has
not always beoh thought, of as rhe "of
3 oy and gladness; in fact, fov the
first four 'hundred, years ?_ of the
Christian era It was observed aa a
dav c( fostt'ite ?nd">loom
The American Christmas' is very
cosmopolitan as it .has absorbed ma^y
things from Slav. Tutbn and Latin
countries. Deaf old Santa Claus is
the patron ralnt of Russia, ahct is.
* properly ):nvvn as St. Nicholas: but
in Ofrmany he is known, as" Kris
Krin*Ie; 'in France tif P?re Noel: in
Italy as Mr f iier arid ih .Spain
and Portfisnl .n ;?c TJiree Kinea?
but whaleVei inSv be called ho
does not fall *o visit the children
and bring them gifts and toysT
The custom of usln~ hMly end c5th*r
greens in' decorating for Christmas is
of considerable antiquity, and In all
probability is a survival of the usage
rf the -Roman Satoranal*. which fes
tival* began December itth.
The rare privilege <?> grahtlnsr
powers of a *prig .of mistletoe has
come to us from the pagan religious
ceremonies of ancient Kurope
The custom of bflnsrin* in the Yule
lpg come* from th?? ancient Nftrsmen.
and was always an occasion cf great,,
ceremonv and much re:'oiein?. b'tt
Originally had no conriectlon with
Christmas
The practice o f givinr gifts at fh?
Chrl/tm&s season (ft not found outside
? ' the Tutonic countries. And is of a dis
tinctly Christian oriytti
Aft for the use of fireworks at
Christmas ?haf 1? distinctly Ameri
can. and- \ *rv < h i fn ?fe rt*tlc -Tfre ver -
rnt and nolsr.
We often find Christmas wrltteTf in
the abbreviated form of Xmas which
fact has caused a great deai of con
*r oversy a* to the jTropriety of such
an abbreviation. The WW0 "Chrift
mas? literally mearts Christ-mass. As
. fi the meanirig of the word "mass**
-rhen it; was first compounded with
the nrord "Christ" Is uncertain. but It
l^u ? Um ? nartictola - form of .the latih
verb "mltto" meaning to send Thetf
*
fore the wort' Christinas really means
The Sent Christ." The abbreviated
' rm of Xmas probably dates back
ancient causes. The letter X used In
the abbreviation is not the letter X
of our alphabet, but the Greek letter
or" "Chi" which has the phonetic
value of "ch" and is the first letter
of the Greek name of Christ ? Christ
CIS. meaning The Annotated One. The
first cause perhaps is to be found in
:hs ancient Jewish idea of avoiding
the utterance of the word Jehovah
) lest the name of God might be taken
in Vain. Then too. there was the per
iod of Christian persecution by the
Romans, which was so severe that
"simply to be known as a Christian
meant death, so that it became ne
cessary for !h? Christians to hide
- ih-lr identity, and they had to resort
tb secret signs and symbols. Thus the
fish was commonly used as e sign and
-vinbo! because- the letter which com
p.bwd' the Greek word; lohthgs,. stood ,
.'for Isasous Christos Theou Hutu.
^otyVrmeariiag ? Jesus ehrist -(Sod's
i soii our Saviour. Sometimes they
;u>t drsV the picture of ?> ftsh and its.
syinboiiejn was. . understood by theft
:eI!'5'5':Chtristians.
" Thus we have simie justification 'for
:.ie.. origin ? of. the abbreviation ??'of
?Christmas .*:>? Xma? whether :U can-.,
'tinued iise. Is- justified of npt; ?
NORTH CAROLINA? A
GOOD PLACE TO LIVE
Doubt !iss Noj-th Carolina ha$ ? pent
:rtpney '.vhich has hot ' brought back
.value received, but-. \ie believe;, ene of
; che^ neatest and best pleeeS of work'
we have *e?n .front any- of :hc depart
. "ifihts is thapt of-o.yr good, friend'. Wade
. Din>f"v . lie Depart -
men:. c 1 Conservation and. DeysJop
raent. Under his guidlikg hand there
has been^fiuod a baclt 6ciHjri. "rioiili'
Carolina? A Gobd Place. To Live." We
have all known that. North Carolina
was- a good place to live, bu -few of
us have ever fully realized the many
reasons why North Carolina is a good
place ta live., arid this publication will
open t'He eyes of many, not bnly
North Carolinians.' but to. those who
have .never been. this way. yes. -It is
, a . worthwhile piece of advertisement
and 'vl 11 result in ' hiahy dollars com
ing this 'way. _
- -AVe have always had ,-reat : -:v :
for' -.the ?pinions <rf pur next to-be
Governor. Mr. O. Max Gardner. but
we miiit admit that we . have lost
fatt-h somewhat in his good judgment.
The idea' of his Inauguration taking
place cn Friday. ?
We arc indebted to our good fiiend.
Rev W. F. West, for the /splendid
-.Heading; editorial. "Things We May
Not Know Abrmt Christmas!" We are
all ' interested in Christmas and this
.arllc!? win teil you things- you proba
bly never knew beforp. especially con
cerning the ortyttt of Xinas.
A Merry Christmas and "Qod Bless
.on ail--' ?
FARM NOTES
M H. K. Sanders
?? The fifty-fourth rarlgad of lime
stone for tlje county since Jan. 1027.
was . plac-etf this weex.for Mr. Mac
Ooodman.
Mess'ers. J W Noel!. B. O. Comp
lin and J E. Horner pruned and r?
stralneM their cuppertisng vines two
weeks ago. I', ii'l getting too late
now !-i prone them unless it (s done
before Christmas.
Messrs C. E. Hester, C. T. Blalock
and K?nn??h Lon?. all of Roxboro
T( 1. ha vp set out new orchards Mess.
He*ter and Blalock have pruned their
young tre?s to give the light shane
and to make them live better. Mr.
Long will prune his in a few days
If evervbodv everywhere wouid set
out a few fruit trees on their farms,
even-body on the farm could have
some fruit to eat unless the frost
kill! It. In selecting your new or
chard site, locat*' it on a high hill or
knoll as close to the house as pos
sible
Mr. O. D. Jones. Roxboro. R. 5.
T?i"TiB"s?ir stmra itspfanA hin-es
ter No. 2 lor the. county last week
and started gathering lespedeza seed
from the seeding he made last spring
The harvester coat about fifteen dol
lars. and it, will save enough seed in
a few hours time to more than pav
for Itself, and in the futlijr you will
not have to buy seed every year. Quite
an lt?n when you have <o buy soil
building s?ed every year. If you
raise your, own seed, you will M'-?tv
sow morn on your grain to mate IK"
land rlrher for wheat or com . th*
following Tear
Mr. L P. Sherman. Mori ah, R. 1.
stated thai he secured, enough secrf
/
from three fourths of Tin acre of lane
to sow all of his grain land next
spring. . It will be remembered that
he bought the first lespedeza seed
harvester in the county last fall and
has more than paid for same the
first year in the amount of seed saved
for his soil Improvement work.
Mr. Tom Newton recently had 12
terrace lines run /6n his farm near
Moriah. These are the first terraces
for this community and we hope that
we can hold a field meeting there
next spring to see a system of well
built Mangum terraces finished *.en
feet wide with three rows of crops
growing on the terrace. Terrace?
properly built, with rows properly rur.
will control 'moisture conditions better
by making each part of the land carf
for its own drainage. The top of
the hill will get its share of the rain
and the low places at the foot of the
hill will not be drowned out because I
of the drainage from the high place" !
to the low piaces:
Three farm hocks were culled re- 1
centlv. 144 birds were handled and '
42 bad culls located. It is better to
get rid of the culls and feed the coot:
ones better. Provide your farm flack
with a good house that can. be cleaned
good, give them a balanced ration
for laying, along with srr.'n at ".ttgh:
and morning, anil it' they d<X not lav
handling poultry for a profitable sid?
lir.'.rn the farrii,
Self Feeder No 53 " as built
?\ epk bv Mr. E. J. RobertSoxvof Wctt'
dale who will try leedmg.a I?r?e h'ti
of hoa* for the iha'tes find for- home
rs*. These- .' self .feeders hive math
or'.- : > hit unions :h->-- .\.i have,
them.. -The . fanners fjn<! that dt?v.
enr make a cheaper rain'-h;- rushitu.
| the: hogs. :>om' "'hey Ste'rt on'.'
?ii? ' aedf rs till killing. tjme: ?'?,
? JJiss Mary Winstcad report. V . th'ftt. !
; . ; . , ? .. - ; ? ' ? \ ?
ttvs from' her rtoclt' . ^he last. ten";
?:-.ch:h?. Tl:? mast of the '/ir?
marketed in' New York. Mr. R.' T.
\V?hstea?f has a record about ? s .pc>c;i
r ivd it is.-'hjpec! :o;ha* e a lull report -
from those two. fleck- in the nesr fu
ture. California ships eggs to New'
York 6y the train load and v.iiy few
::e <end tiler* will nrt liSetv ciut th?
market'. Let more get started to do
ing the same. ' ?
O? ?' ?
ThC 'more important -oil? of North
Carolina are described and their
plant food heeds given in agronomy
informatlon circular f8. reeeritlv pub
lished bv the school of agriculture at
State College.
The Newland 4-H club in Pasquo
tank County reports that 91 ef .ts
92 members completed their prcjects
and turned in reports to the county;
It Is said at timer a. frog will regen
erate a lost' eye. -?
WANT ADS
J. H. - MITCHELL BLUE RIBBON
Cafe' will open Saturday morning,
. Dec. 52. 1&28. as): :he pa"r6n
co ? e f ;.)ip farmer* and r'1 c' Lh?_
beopie. Cnlv a.frr 'ci. h:!i(
? Hot punches .'all the time. J. H.
Mitchell. prop. ltp
PLfiASt PAY UP? WE HAVE C^R
rieid vow for, seme time, and we must;
insist , on our customer* -pay In?'. up. i
We need the money, to settle our
tills, and will have to press coll?'?- ?
tions. Please settle up and save ariv
, unpleasantness.
We thank you your patronage
and will (To our best to merit a
continuance '-of same* We rrish you
a ''Merry Christmas and a Hapov
New Yean" Chas. Holeman & Co.
ltp
HEADQUARTERS FOR . SEWING
h-r.n r?ar!s. oil. need'.ps. belts,
shuttles. A full line, carried at all
.rimes for all makes of sewfn? ma
chines. The Newells. Jeweled. R^?x
XOTTCI&t
VW bblr eood flour on hand, and
car Red Doc and bran.
? " ~ ? - fk H. GATES.
DAIRY FDED8. HOO FEEDS. HORSE
Feeds. Kill Mash and Call Meal
We handle the famous "International
Line.' See us for "Feeds That
Pay." We also have on hand a va
riety of Flours, fresh from the mills
at low prices. Get our prices before
buying. Hugh Woods, Roxboro. N.
C. 12-19. 2ta
LOST ? SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
Durham and the Virginia line by
way of Roxboro. a little tricycle,
painted brown, practically new.
Will reward finder If he will de
liver to J. D. K. Richmond, Rox
boro. N. C.
LOST ? ONE FEMALE WALKER
hound, black spotted with on?
brown spot on rump, right ear cut.
J, E. Hamlin.
FARM LOANS. PLENTY OF MON
ey to lend to land owners on 33
year amortization plan. SO per cent
loan vaiue. See Robert P. Burns.
Atty. fci- N. C. Joint Stock Land
?Banlc.
OUR STORE WILL NOT BE OPEN
Christmas day. Harris & Burns.
WTLBURN .% SATTERFIELD . SELLS
OOOD SHOES.
ROOMS FOR RENT- ? WATER.
Ufthf and private bath. Convrnv
tuetlj: located. Apply to J. E. Xirby.
; Rcxboro; N. C.
FOR KENT? ONE 5 ROOM COTTAGE
on Oxford road. Good condition
. with water and .lights. Abplv :o O
M. fox.' Jr. li-I>. 2:
PRfCES E EDtT CED? PEC SiX . TRET" F
.-atf-.a-.a dranies and o/.btr -.can
dafd .Xralts and jWftdmleiitSUs. Qua*- ?
b?s* P-operlv a'ro-jCrt. ? Prompt.-'
?hiptrteXlt. . J, B. Wight. Cairo,. Ga.
WTLBURN <v S-U'lERFlELp SELLS
GOOD -HOES ; ?
f?-?" :k c.\nn?\rE -ula^x?
Eirlv Jprs^v and Charlratcn . 25
cents p"r hundred. S3.00*p?f thmrr*
' a nd. f. Whitfield. Kurrf'? '.till'
C:,. 12-S.L3tS
"?II-tTT3V ' A' SATTEP.FIELD SELLS
GOOD SHOES. ?
FOP PALEr-PURE BRED RHODE
Island e-ick'errls. extra fine. ? Pri-" ,
reaichable. ? Co me and fee tjiem. F.
I M"ore. Hurdle ' '.Mills. N. C.
11-21 5tp
YOU WItL BE TICKLED ' AT THE
dollar values in Ties at Wilburh &
Satterfieid.
A op-r^tT? \fT? a
Pt- ?c'jst u^? xhternaiiom;
Xeat Hbij Feed? -at Hugh
Woods.
K>*oy HATS ANT) BOSTONIAN
Shoes- for those who care, .at Wil
bnrn .& . Satterfleld.
BRING T7? YOf'R <QTT F.D r? OTT?
I\G. First Class- Dry Cleaners
J. E. Latra. & Co.
yrrK TTFS. SOCKS AND SHIRTS
In .patterns for the holidays
? i.' 'Vi.hnvn .v Sanrrli. ;d.
WE HAVE THE AQEXCY rOR -THE
celebrated Blalock pills. Almost
every one in this County knov/
ab*ut these -pills, as Dr. Blalock
sold them fcr inanv years. Get
them at Chas. Holemari & Co.
12-19. 2tp
DAIRY FEEDS HOO FEEDS HORSE
Fee&sC E<isr Mash and Calf -Meal.
We the farows 'Tnternitiona'
Lin*." See jtt* fo*- "F?*eds That
Pa-- 'V? also have on hand a va
ne'v "i . Plows. ::e>h :'romMhe mills
nt. low prices. Oft. our prices before
buvinz. Hugh Woods. Roxboro. N.
C. 12-19. 2ts
FOR S \T^F ? T WILL SELL AT AUC
tion on Saturdav. Dec. 22nd. at mv
f i nr. at Providence a lot of farm
? ;ng -rCT?. mil'ftia. .lasulili" 'lit m*?
wood sniv. and' other articles. Sale
will begin at 1 o'clock. Mrs. W T.
Jones. 12-5. 3tp
EXCELLENT VALUES IN WOOLEN.
.at Wiiburii & Sattcrneld.
Everything ' f^or
Christmas
No matter who you want it for you will find
something" here suitable for that Christmas present.
This store presents a. pleasing Christmas appearance
with merchandise for men, women and children. Mer
chandise that is useful as well as beautiful all at
' reasonable prices. Your Christmas shopping (will fa a
pleasure- here. Experienced and capable sa*%' \ie<?.*
pie to advise and assist you in making selection?
make it easy for you and -assure you of making t
purchases.
READY-TO-WEAR REDUCED
Keep in ryind fhe big - reductions advertised last
? -. ? n ! idies C-inits . snd flickers. u^never saw
lower pricgsal I his season of the year. We1 are over
blocked :>nd tKey must* go. You can't afford to pass
the bargain,-. The same will apply to aH ladies hats?
HARRIS & BURNS
"ROXBORO'S BEST STORE "
xyriCi^? i, nmBi< ,-dkbid any
one. hiding or harboring . my
wile, Martha Crowder. She. left my
home without a cause ? was ipov^d
when X returned from" SouchJ Bos
ton.. Anx. one ;Vioiatmg thi^Jnotlct
\yill . be prosecuted according to ..
law. Wilson Crowder. ? ltp
IP IN NEED OP WATER HAVE A
well drilled through rock and be
sure of pure, water. E. A. Infold.
RoxborO. N. G. 12-3.
FOR SALE? WITHOUT A DOUBT
we sell the bes" S35.00 sewing ma
chine mjde. The Newells. Jewelers.
Roxboro. N. C.
MaRRTS rt- miPTi^' ?
< sell Christina's day.
GET YOUr CO.NOOLEUM.' CONOO
Icum Rugs and Druggets 'from Wil-i
burn & Satterfleld.
FARM LOANS. 33 YEAR I.AND
Hank loans, payable at option of
borrower. 50 per cent value of land
can be l;ad by farmers, in need of
funds from v. C, Joint Stock Land
Bank. See Robert P. Bmm. Atty.
PULLET3 FOR PALE ? RHODE 13
:arid Reds and White Leghorns.
? S2.0O and $1.75 . each. Apply to. J.
r. Crowder, Virg-.lma. Va . R. 4.
box 103. 12-12, 2tp
PIGS AND SHOATS FOR SALE?
Pi$s frQir. 6 weeks old up to 4
, moiijhs. Prices right. See Dolph
Holt. Providence church. 2 miles .
from Town. 12-12. it
FOR SALE ? ONE JERSEY COW.
Jitsh. Priced- right See Claude
Mocre. Rqxboro. N. C . Route 5. ltp
Make your x>ia$ shopping
easy by *. raair.ir at Wilburn A: . Sat
lerfleltf. * '!??'.
LOST? 100 POUNDS OF SUGAR. BE
Hveen Roxboro and Olive Hill high
<ciscoi; Monday flight. Dec. 1". Find
er hotlfv OttU Tillman. Roxbora.
N. C... R. 3. ltp
FARM LOANS. LAND BANK LOANS,
50 per cent Value of land, secured
readily lor owners of farm lands.
N. C. Joint stock Land Bank.
Robert P. Burns', At tv.
WHILE YOU ARE MAKING MERRY
WE WANT TO WISH YOU A
Merry Christmas
AND A
Happy New Year
During (he season it has been our pleasure to, see
many of you at our Warehouse, and if hard work will
satisfy we feel that we have satisfied you^ We cer
tainly appreciated your patronage, and cordially invite
you to come to see us when the market opens on Jan.
!Mh. 1 029.
... . And-mrain wishing you a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year, we are,
Your friends.
WINSTEAD
WAREHOUSE
Frank J. and Robert L. Hester, Props.
Santa Clans MUST
Hays Money!
START
SAVING .
REGULARLY
. . ' MOW1
START SAVING REGULARLY NOW.
We Invite YOUR Banking Business.
Die People's Banl
"Home of the Thrifty"
- . Roxboro, N. C.