16 PLANES HAVE CROSSED OCEAN " V ? ? ? ; ? ? - TTlBi? ITIi i I ntnl ? 1 Na. iKlu Ship Ftru, In 1919 Hew York. June 14.? Landing, of the French monoplane Yellow Bird In Spain tonight brought to a total of 16 the number of times the Atlantic ?Ocean, north and south, has been crossed by heavter-than-air ma chines. Dirigibles have made the crossing Ave tlfhes. A summary of successful flights follows: May 27, 1919? NC-4 U. S. navy Bead in command, made first success ful airplane crossing of Atlantic, cov ering 2.150 miles from Tresspassy. Newfoundland, to Lisbon. Portugal, stopping af the Azores, in the flying - time of 26 hours and 45 minutes. June 14. 1919 ? Capt. John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur W. Brown, flying Vickers vimy bomber made first non jstop I flight across Atlantic from St. John' to Clifden. Ireland, 1.900 miles in 16 hours. 12 minutes. - July. 1919? British dirigible R-34 xpade first non-stop dirigible flight .across the Atlantic, covering 3.130 miles, from East Fortune. Scotland, to New York in 108 hours. 13' minutes. ? licit on return trip on- July JO and arrived Pulham. July 13, in air *75 hours. -October 1924 ? Dirigible ZR-3, later the Los Angeles, crossed Atlantic from Frietlrichshafen. Germany, to Lake hurst. N. J.. 5.066 miles in 81 hours and 17 minutes. 1924 ? United States army around ? thf.mnrlH flvere tp.rn.H Aliannr in flight from England to Labrador. January 31, 1926 ? Commander Ra mon Franco completed flight from Las Palos. Spain, to Pernambuco, Brajdl. Febraarv 24. 1927 ? Command^ Fran cesco de Pinedo completed flight from Italy to Pernambuco. Brazil. March 18. 1927? Major Sarmento Betres. Portugese aviator, completed 1,715 mile flight from Bolooma. Por ? tneese- Onim-e, o -South Africa May 21. 1927 ? Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh flew 3.160 miles iij non stop flight from New York to' Paris, In 33 hours. 2D minutes. June 6. 1928 ? Clarence O Chamber lain in 3 790 mile non-stop flight from New York to Eislebren. Germany, in. about 43 hours, setting distance fly- ' in* record. June 30. 1927? Commander Richard E. By id ? rrrrrf ? rrr-sr ? rr.atjf ? 3 7 milr ' non-stop flight from New York to Ver-Snr-Mer. France. August 28. 1927? William F. Schlee non-stop flight from Harbor Graced Newfoundland, to Croydon airdrome j In London. In- 23 hours. 21 minutes October 14. 1H27 ? Cost Pi and Le Brlx hop from Senegal. Africa, to Port Natal. Braril, !9 hours and 50 min utes. " - Apill 13, 192E ? Airship Bremen forced down on Greenly^ Island after flight from Dublin in 36 1-2 hoflrs. ?omp^1ir.c first non-stop westward crossing of the North Atlantic by air plane. Barbers' Licei3e Law Is Effective July 1 Application Blanks inp Mailed To Around 3.500 Barbers I n State Xotv AJ1 barbery in the State practicing their trade in a town of more than 2,000 inhabitants must be licensed, and preparatory to putting the meas ure into effect July 1, the State Board of Barb' r Examiners is mailing around 3,500 application blanks to barber .shops over the State. The law. passed^by the 1919 Legis lature at the request of the barbers, requires a registration fee of $5 an3 an annua) license fee of $3. The reg istration fee for apprentices is $3 and the annual license fee SI. 50. ln?ad ilition to the application blanks, af fidavits and a physician's certificate must b? fl?d out and returned by the individual barbers to obtain their license. Soil improvement club1 are bring' organized by farmers cf Wilkes County Recently at.B'.nham. 20 men formed such a club. Lespedefe bids fair to become the leading legume crop of Caldwell County if plantings continue as they did this past, winter. Eat! AMERICAN CAFE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 9 FEATURING A BUSINESS MANS FIFTY CENT BLUE PLATE LUNCH. TRY ONE OF THEM AND YOU WILL BE COME A REGULAR CUS TOMER. / AMERICAN CAFE Roxboro, N. C. Attends White Hoise Tea i And Dvmfoanded By Incident t ~ 7 ? ?' ------ - ^ ---j LEAFS INTO SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT Speculation As To Whether Hoover Sought To Placate Negro Criticism* Washington. Julie 13. ? Washington j society w^s surprised and amazed to learn today that the wife of Oscar | De Priest, the Chicago Negro Congress- j man. had broken into Its most ex- 1 elusive circles via an afternoon tea ' given at the White House by Mr?- 1 . Hoover. Politicans on Capitol Hill were dumfounded to learn that the White House was breaking a social , precedent at a critical period In the | President's rpoliticaJ career. It was recalled that President Roosevelt j stirred up a political hornet's nest ' by having Booker Washington as his dinner guest at the White House. The two instances are not compar- | able though, as Booker Washington was recognized as the outsandin? member of his race. He was a man of ciflture, a man of broad education, a leader of his people. Still, it start ed a political storm, ? eSects ? ot . which are still felt. The wife Of many a Congressman | spends- years in Washington without ever being invited to one of the in formal affaire at the White House. Their invitations are confined, to the formal occasions such as receptions tor membefi pt Ocngrew, gtc. i Al'Oiii Lcupi , The wife of the Negro Congressman made her cnmo into soctii eminence at a single leap. Not before had she been seen in Washington social circles outside of her own race. The new* of her leap into social prominence was not printed by the morning papers in Washington. For them K was Just another one of those afternoon pink tea affairs. It leaked out. though in time for afternoon papers to print it. Senator Caraway epilivened the Congressional Record by having an acocunt printed in it. Senator Caraway, whose biting tongue annihilated the writ of Senator Allen, of Kansas. In a Senate debate this week, did not Comment on it. Nor did other Southern members of Con gress. with the exception of Senator Blease. Other guests of Mrs. Hoover at the White House included the wife of the Secretary of War. Mrs. Jas. W. Good, who poured tea; the wife of the At torney General. Mrs. William C. Mitchell; the wife of the Congress man from Pennsylvania. Mrs. ; Clyde Kelly; the wife of the Congressman from New York. Mrs. Robert Low Ba con; the wife of the Congressman from California. Mrs. Arthur M. Free and several other women. North Carolina will have four cllib members to represent the Stale at the National Club camp in Washing ton. -June 19 to 25. Ladv Heath. British flier; received the first aviation mechanic's licence tn a woman ill the United States. Buyers Guide YOU CAN BUY IT IN ROXBORO? GIVE THE HOME MERCHANTS FIRST CHANCE "the RoxBorcT Courier. believing that most of the needs of the? community can be satisfied here, has inaugurated this Business Directory Department, wherein will be found practically every thing of interest to the average fainily. , No fraudulent adver tising appears here. Whatever you need, look it up first mrThe ; Roxboro Courier Business Directory. If it is not here, we will tell you where yoa can get- it. LINSFORD BATTERV & EI-ECTRIC SERVICE ? ? Roxbato ? K ? C H. x. Lunsford, Prop- "Phone 58 "Ask Hoot? He Knows" EX1DE The Long Ltfe Battny J. Y. BLANKS GROCER Successor to' BLANKS & MORRIS Don't worry about what yon j shall eat ? Phone 25 . _ t j Watkins & Bullock Everything To Build With j If ycru need Lumber ? 94 is your number Roxboro Lumber Co. BUY IT FROM US AND I BANK THE DIFFERENCE "Home of Quality Lumber' Davis Drug Company Prescription1-'' a Specialty THE REXALL STORE Agency Whitman's Candies and Eastman Kodaks MOORE'S MARKET Offering Choices! Cuts in Meats. Mechanical Refriger ation For Your Protection Sergeant & Clayton "The Sta-Klean Store" Phohe us your orders We Deliver Promptly Walker Ins. Agency Office Hotel Jones, corner , Home of Roxboro B. & L. "Walker's P??icfe* Pa j" HARRIS & BURNS BARGAINS I Everything from Head to Foot for MEN. WOMEN, AND CHILDREN Roxboro's Best Store CITY ELECTRIC CO. Roxboro, N. C. - Electrical ! Contractors. Where Quality Counts We Win. I^et Us Estimate Your Next Job Roxboro Cotton Mills LAURA COTTON MILLS IXJNGHURST COTTON MILLS COTTON YARNS Satterfield Ins. Agency You Cannot Fortell The Fu ture But You Can Provide For It "Old and Tried" George W. Kane BUILDER *- CONTRACTOR "No Job ioo jBijct ? None Too Small" Carolina Power & ~ Light Co. Home-Life Made Easier Ask the Lady who has an Electric Range J. T. BRADSHER Plumbing & Heating OFFICE ON REAMS' AVENUE PHONE 14 Roxboro Laundry Let Us Do Your Dirty Work We Are Well Equipped Dry Cleaning Pressing Phone 157 THE ROXBORO COURIER We Print Anything Except Postage Stamps And Greenbacks. REASONABLE PRICES. Send Us Your Next Order Crowell Auto Co. HOME OF Lincolns FORD Fordsons G. B. MASTEN PAINTING * PAPERHANGING John W. Measnry Paints Richard E. Thihaut Wall Paper Jackson Motor Co. For A Fral Automobile Get A CRYSLER When In Trjtible ? Phone Jack Wilburn & Satterfield It Will Pav You To Trade With Us? Try It Roxhoro's Dependable Store T. W. Pass & Son FURNITURE We can furnish your home from Parlor to the Kitchen ; The Peoples Bank "The Rank of the People" Safe And Conservative Aubrey Long & Co. , "Everything For The Table" s Pay Cash ? Cash Pays Commerce Street, Phone 19!i First National Bank THE FRIENDLY BANK Under Government Supervision 1 Cantor'* Dept. Store OUR MOTTOr-BCTTF.R GOODS i FOR I.fiSS MONET" - ~ ' Cull On On For Bargains Morri# Telephone Co. Local and Long Distance Don't wait tt write, Telephone Important F acta Con cerning Typhoid Fever . ;."T V What Is Typhoid fever? Typhoid lever la . an acute febrile Infective disfase recognized by alow rising temperature, ^backache. 4i?ad ache. toss of appetite, lasaltude. eithw diaorr-hea or constipation, often pain in ileac region- The tongue finally be comas coated or black center with a creamy colored* fur. We get typhoid fever germs from filth taken in the are our worst enemies and friends to mouth from hands, food, fluids. Flies the undertaker. Flies parade across our dinner table every day and bathe In fluids we drink, leaving filth where ever they go. From the above you can easily se? that prevention of typhod consists of eating clean pure food, drinking clean fluids handled under clean conditions. Every one should make his privy come up to the standard required by the State Sanitary Privy Law. . People in North Carolina may be protected from this dreadful and de structive disease by taking three treatments of typhoid vaccine given free by the State -Board of Health. Person County Board of Health. TOe first gold was discovered in California by John W. Marshall in 1848. The pen name of Mark Twain was nrst used Dy Captain Isaih Sellers and adopted by Samuel Clemens on Sel ler's death. KILLS ? Flics? Mosquitoe* ? Bedbugs? Roaches? Moth* ? Ants? Flea# V ilerbup ? Crickets and many other initect* * 0 C*. Btltmun*. MJ. "K5S 30c. He ?odTTT^T 10c. 29c, 50c and #1-00 1 your dealer raanol hnllk. J'wt k? I'arar 1 FmI ?? f*f ?Ur |>riclda or upset stomachs. Our whole family takes Black-Draught."? Mrs. G. C. Le&iy, 103 North Alston Ave, Durham, N. C. ? ^Sav64ratioLM. I have lost my collector. It is more de cent and economic to send statements by bill toters around every month, taking up the time of your patrons and your self. If 1 owe you a bill, send me statement by mail and I will send you check by return nrjail. Do me the like, and more than postage will be saved to us both. Try it. If it is ne-. cessarv to see hie. t-all phnnr 13 5. Satterfield -Insurance Agency "Old and Tried" S. P. SATTERFIEI-D, Manager Roxboro ? -- North Carolina You Too May Go Don't envy the family taking a wonderful vacation this summer. If you knew the truth you'd find they saved for it. Next year's vacation money will come easily if you begin saving now with us. The First National Bank -THE FRIENDLY BANK" ' ? Under Supervision U. S. Government "Your Banking Solicited, Appreciated, and Protected