J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT T ?1-S0 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
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VOL. XLVI. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY 24. 1929. NO. SO.
GRATIFYING INCREASE IN
GEORGIA TOBACCO PRICES
Prices On The Opening
Day 20 To 25 Per Cent
Higher Than I 928.
FINE QUALITY!
Quitman. Oa? July 33-?Signs of
prospeslty were seen today when
South Georgia's tobacco markets
? from 20 to 25 per cent higher than
^ on the Initial sales day last year. Re
1 celpts at the various markets were
reasonably heavy and the farmers
were well pleased.
Although complete figures for to.
tj&y's sales were not available. It Is
estimated that the average for the
State was between. $16.50 and $17.50
per hundred pounds, which Is $5-50
to $?.50 per hundred higher than on
the opening day In 1928.
Ninety-five per ceni oi itn1 offer -:
togs were primings from the bottom
of the stalks, but they showed a con
siderable improvement in quality
over last year. In 1928 there was too
much rainfSll during the growing sea
son in South onofgla, and the qual
ity of the tobacco was serlousjs. af
* fee ted. HoWBvel.~tHe~iSfmer!i thtf year
have enjoyed fairly good weather con_ I
dltions, and this was reflected in the
ouality of the tobacco sold today.;
"The curing season Is nearlng the end,
and it is not likelv that the recent
cool and ralnv weather will have any ,
appreciable effect upon the quality of
the tobacco that will be marketed
later.
Much Higher
At any rate, taken grade for erade.
prices today were from 20 to 25 per J
cent higher than in 1928. The only'
factor a^&lnst this is & reduction-of
?bout 15 000.000 pounds in the prob
able yield of the Oeorgia tobacco
crop this year. However, on a per-1!
centage basis, It is anticipated that
Georgia farmers will more than off- j
Set the loss In weight by the appar
ent Increase in prices, leading to the
belief that this year will mark prob
ably the most successful one .in th?
htator of the State from a financial
standpoint.
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Knight's Ins. Agency
1 am In a position to Insure your
life, house, tobacco barns, tobaceo?a
palnst 4?ail or give you a health and
accident policy.
I can Insure your little boy or girl
at all ages.- They can get a 20 pay
life that Insures beneficiary as well
as child for a few cents more.
It might pay you to insure your
automobile against fire and theft or
take out complete coverage. 1,000.000
accidents happen every year from
automobiles.
I will appreciate your business and
look after your needs. A policy to
day may turn clouds Into blue skies.
I represent the following compan
ies: PILOT LIFE. Mutual Life, South
ern Security, Equitable Fire and Ma
rine, Employer's Liability Ins. of Lon
don, Eng., Central Casualty Co.
Thanks.
B. B. KNIGHT.
Person Circuit
We have Just closed a very successful
revival meeting at Lea's Chapel.
Much Interest was manifested and
Ood graciously blessed His people
We begin our revival meeting at Oak
Grove next Sunday. We are to have
all day services with dinner on the
?rounds. Services at eleven and one
thirty o'clock. We are expecting a
(Treat meeting, with services during
the week at three thirty and five
o'clock p. m
Our regular preaching service will
he held at Woodsdale. Sunday after
noon at tour o'clock. Rev. J. H. Shore
preached a very fine sermon for us
at Concord Sunday morning.
New Store
The building on Depot Street, next
door to the Courier office. U being
ivut -In shape for a new department
store, which will open about Sep
tember 15th Mr. N. T. Brooks will be
manager of this new store.
Services Next
Friday Night
i
Elder Isaac Jones will preach In the
Wmrtlve Baptist chilrch here next
Friday night at 7:45. The public Is
cordially Invited to this?service.
Tom Mix with Tony In his greatest
Western Thriller the BIO oiamond
JOBBERY playing Palace Theatre,
Saturday July 27th Matinee and
Wight.
MASONIC SERMON
AT EDGAR LONG
MEMORIAL SUN.
Lodge No. 113 of the
M?3oB^ordcr will attend services it
the Edgar Long Memorial Methodist
church Sunday morning In a body.
At the eleven o'clock hour the pastor
will preach a special -Masonic Ser
mon. The public Is Invited to attend
this service as ?ell as all members
o) the church. The church Is a mighty j
good place to spend a part of the,
Lords day in.
T. A. Sikes, Pastor.
Rest For The
Presidential Hand
The public receptions at the White
-HniKp formerly taking nlace thrice a
w?ek. were first reduced to two a week.;
then to one a week, and now have
been abandoned for the rest of the
Summer.
While we thtnk that every citizen
in the lai\d should have an oppor
tunity to meet our president, we can
not help but commend this decision.
So many persohs line up before the
White House merely out of curiosity,
later seeking prestige by speaking of
the "pCDllc reception" they have at
tended!
Since former times many additional
burdens have been put upon the pres-!
ident, and at the same time the popu
lation has Increased and the capital
been made more accessible by 1m- j
proved transportation. All of which
wreaks a dreadful hardship on the
hand of the president., which certain
ly deserves a vacation after being vig-(
orously shaken for so long a period
bv everyone, nearly, trrat?visited -
Washington.
Citizens with a special 'mission must
have access to the president. That Is
democracy. Others who seek pres
tige, by conftict with the hand of the
President should be limited in their
intrusion into his time and their de- I
mands upon his strength. That is'
good taste.
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New Filling Station
Mr. A. E. Jackson, proprietor of
Jactyion Motor Company, has been
conducting' what you might term a
side-walk filling station, that is ser
ving his" customers from the street,
but in the near future he will have
a filling station which will compare
with apy of them. He is tearing out
the two front rooms, which were
formerly used for show room and of
fice. and will make a circular drive
so that you will be under shelter when
you are being served. He says there
will be no more complete filling sta
tion in this section when his job is
finished.
Large Number Of Cars
Stolen During June
Raleigh.?There were 167 cars stolen
in North Carolina in June and 1*2?
were recovered according to the
monthly report of- Leland Harris, di
rector of the motor theft bureau of
the state revenue department. Of the
cars recovered 67 were stolen during
previous months and 75 were stolen
during June . Ninety-two of the cars
stolen in June were still unrecovered
July 1.
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Allensville Defeats
Hurdle Mills Nine
\ very good game was played be
tween Hurdle Mills and Allensville on
the latters diamond last Saturday..
The score was ten and one In Allens
villes favor.
Off On Few Days Trip
Rev. T. A. Sikes and Mess Joe IClr
by. Claud St kes and R. M. Spencer
left last Friday for ?few'days visit to
Washington and points of Interest in
Virginia. Titer expect to return today.)
Off For Vacation
Rev. and Mrs. W. !?. West and son.
Master Billy, left Monday afternoon
for HendersonvUle whore they will
spettfT their month's vacation. - J
Revival at Berry# Grov4
Rev. W. W. Rim mer of Spindale Is
conducting a revival at Berry's O rov?
Baptist church this week. Services at
eleven and two. The public is cordial
ly invited to come and worship with
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DEATH OF ROM'S
OLDEST HA1E CITIZEN
Mr. William H. Long
IDied Yesterday Morn
ing at 6 O'clock.
ILL FOR SOME T1ME|
Mr. William ... Long, age 81. died
at his home on South Main Street
yesterday morning at 8 o'clock. Mr.
Long was probably the oldest native
citizen living In Roxboro. and was well
known by almost every one in the
Onunty WhH? h. fpopular.
he was of a retiring disposition and
never sought public office. For several
years he was postmaster of Roxboro.
and truly no man ever held the posi
tion who gave more satisfaction than
did he.
Mr. Long had been critically ill for
several weeks, and his death came as
no Surprise. He was twice married,
the first time to Miss Rachel Reade.
and the second time to Miss Mary
Trotter, who survives him. He leaves
four sons,?W F f.onrj of?Bahama,
Dr. B. R. Long, of Greensboro, E. G
and H. D. Long of Roxboro; and
three daughters, Mesdame? E. E.
Bradsher and tt. L. Harris of Rox
boro, and P. B. Henley of Fayette
ville.
Mr. ton? was a consistent member
of the Edgar ? Longkemohat Method
1st church. -2~
Funeral Services
Funeral services were conducted by \
Rev. T. A. Slkes assisted by Rev. W. |
L. Maness. from the home at 3:00
o'clock today, interment following in j
Burchwood .cemetery. Active pa'U
bearers. E. E. Bradsher, p. B. Henley I
R. L. Harris. E. O. Long. J. A. Lon?1
and M R. Long. Honorary pall bear-!
ers. Dr. O. W. Oentry, C. H. Hunter. I
J. C. Pass, A. M. Burns. W. H. Har- J
ris. W. R. Hambrick. S. O. Winstead.
s. P. Satterfleld Pmf. r, c. David.
son, .H. G. Clayton, Dr. E. J. Tucker.
Thomas. Thomas D. Wins.tead. F. O.
Carver. "W. L. Lewis, and Bob Hamlin
Floral bearers, Mrs. Frances Long
Oakley. Mildred Long, Henry David
Long. Cliff Long, Earle Bradsher,
Rachel Bradsher. Annie Long Brad
sher. D'arcv Bradsher. Franklin Long,
Talmage Hunter Long. Marv Jane
Long, Billy Haras. Henry Trotter and
James Trotter, all grand children.
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MRS L. J. HOLEMAN
DIED THIS MORNING
A message received just as we go to
press, that Mrs. L. J. Hoieman died
this morning in a Stateville hospital
and will be burled Thursday morn
ing at ten o'clock. Mrs. Hoieman was
the mother of Mrs. J. W. NoeU of
Roxboro and she and aU the family
had been called to her bedside and
were with her when the end came.
Tonsil-Adenoid Clinic
Dr. B. W. PaSSett of Durham will
hold another Tonsil-Adenoid clinic .at
Jones Hqtel. Friday. August 2nd. No
ltfy Dr. H. M. Beam as early as yoh
can. for appointment. ?
E. L. Bryan 6f Durham County has
contracted to sell his 3.000-bushel'
apple crop for $1.50 per bushel.
LAST SUNDAY WAS
COLDEST JULY DAY
IN SEVERAL YEARS
Sunday. July. 21st stands on re
cord almost without a precedent
In low temperature for a mid
summer day. The entire day was
cloudy with a alow thick mist aix<??Z
a very cold north east wind that
kept air outsider? shivering. Quite
a number who had not expected
to fill another hod with coal un
til. probably some time next Octo
ber set aside that determination
and built up a real winter time
fire and remained close by Its
friendly warmth all day. This con
dition covered Person county and
other territory besides, but we do
not know how much, any way-it?
was an unusally cold, day here.
KNOW M VALUE
Of YOUR UMBER
Attend Timber ELstimat-1
mg School July 30th
And3 1st.
TWO DAYS ONLY
By K. H. Sanders
a< it u thnosslhle for one man to es
tlmate timber for all who have tjnb
' ber for sale, and as if* caft easily be
teamed, a timber estimating school
\ will be held in Person County for two
days which will give those desiring
such training to leam to make their
own timber estimates.
All are asked to meet at the county
agents office at nine a. m. July 30th
from which point all will go direct to
the woods for a-two days school.. How
ever it will not be necessary to spend
two days at the school If you are
r.iishprl fnr work nn the farm as the
first day will be sufficient to give the
ordinary*" man plenty of training to
do accurate work.
Tobacco la on hand to be looked af
ter. .but your timber has been growing
for years, and it will be well worth
the time to spend- one day at school
In order to learn more about the tim
ber business and how to tell how
-much timber you have standing on
your land. If you have timber for
sale, you cannot afford not to take
advantage of this opportunity. Mr.
R. W. Oraeber. State College. Pores
try expert will be present to assist In
the training necessary for the farmer
to estimate his own timber.
There will not be any more, timber
estimated for Individual farmers In
the county as the forester has the
whole state to work, hence this Is an
opportunity that must not ? be passed
up. Remember the dates and be on
hand for special training In this work.
H. L. Seagrove has been secured as
county agent of Caswell County, A
supporting Board of Agriculture has
been organized
When two hearts beat as one, that's
romance; when three hearts start
beating as one; that's drama. You
must see Richard Arlen and Mary
Brian In THE MAN I LOVE playing
Palace Theatre Monday and Tuesday
July 29?30th Matinee Monday 3:00
p.m.
Alexander Legge, Farm Board
Head ?Stafted*Life On A Farm
Gives Up $100,000 A Year Job
To Serve On Hoover's
Organization
SALARY WILL BE $12,000
The country ha? been humming
with stories about Alexander Legge.
the man who is giving up his *100.000
position as President of th? Inter
national Harvester Company of Chlca
o In order to serve as chairman of
the Federal Farm Board of President
Hoover at a salary of *12.000 a year.
Who U Mr. Legge? How did he
come to be the President of the Inter
national Harvester Oootpany? How
did he come to be chosen as the head
of the vitally important new agricul
tural body?
The story goes back to 1M1?to the
time when Alexanger Legge started
hi* business cateer In the Council
Bluffs. la., brarich of the old McCor
mtck Harvester Companv.
He was born on a farm In Dfcne
County. Wis., in 1869. moved to Neb;
raska In 1*81. and worked on a farm
until the time he entered the employ
of the harvester company.
During the war he was Bernard
Baruch's Vice Chairmio of the War
Industries Board and was .manager 6t
tho Allied Purchasing Commission,
When Harold F. MoCormlck be
came manager of the Council Bluffs
branch In 1892. he asked Dr. Donald
MacRae. Council Bluffs physician:
"Do you know any young man
a found here worth push Ing to the
top of our company?"
"The man you need Is Alex Legge."
was the answer.
Dr. MacRae first befriended Legge
when the youth had first come to
Council Bluffs.
Legge rapidly became manager of
'the Council Bluffs branch.~then man
ager for the Nebraska and Council
Bluffs territory.
In 1913 the McOormlck Harvester
Company was merged with the Inter
1 national Harvester Company.
Legge was appointed general man
ager. later becoming vtce-0resl<fcnt.
: Harold McCormlck resigned the presi
dency In 19?, and told the board of
directors:
"The man you need Is Ale* Lefge."
Since then Legge has been Presl
j dent of the 'International Harvster
j Company, and when President Hoover
i east about for recommendations for
, the Farm Board, he heard from all
sides the oft-repeated phrase:
; "The man you need Is Ale* Legge."'
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WIRE RECEIVED FROM
GEORGIA MARKETS
Everybody Happy And
L Carried Broad Smile;
Double 1928 Average.
COLOR VERY GOOD
A telegram received this morn
ing from Mr. W. H. Wtnstead.
who Is engaged In the tobacco busl- I
iness on the Clifton. .Oa.. market,
j states, that the market opened with'
I a very -satisfactory offering and prices ?
? were good, making and average of
' double that of last year, or a general
average of twenty cents for 264,000
pounds. Another wire was received
from Mr. J. S. Harvey Jr., who ob
served the opening on the Vlldatla and
Claxton markets. He states that the
color is good and Vie body talr. Every
body seemed to b ehappy and carried
a broad smile. The estimated aver
1 age on these two markets was around
eighteen cepts.
Hamrick Will-Be? j
College Bursar,
Thomasvllle. July 18.?P. B. Ham
rlck. for 13 years with the Mills
heme, Baptist Institution for. orphans j
here, has offered his resignation to
trustees In order that he may ac
? oept the call recently tendered him ?'
to become bursar of Meredith college.
Raleigh. The resignation Is to become
effective August 15. when Mr. Ham
rlck 'takes up his new work.
Rev John Arch McMlUian. who for!
vears has been alumni secretary of
Wake Forest college, has this week
accepted the call of the Mills home
church to become pastor and In con
nection accepts the call of the trus
tees to become editor of Charity and I
Children. Mr. McMilltan will take up
I his new work here on August 1. |
Car Demolished At
Summerset Crossing
A Butck touring car owned by Lu
clndia Allen, colored, was almost
comflletely demolished when It was
struck by a South bound freight on |
the Norfolk and Western railway near
Sommers??t Mills Sunday night. The
car was driven by Clinton Brooks, and
was occupied by several other colored
people whose names have not been
learned. The car stalled almost In the
center of the track and after a fruit- [
less effort to start the motor or either
push -It off It was abandoned. The
approaching freight train hit the car
and hurled it down the track, con
verted Into a mass of twisted and
broken steel. This seems to be some
what of an unfortunate crossing for j
automobiles, as only a few weeks ago
Walter O'Brlant lost his life In at- j
tempting to cross at the same place.
No one was hurt In the smashup Sun- !
day night.
A Freak Plant
Mr. Oeorge Walters, young farmer
of the Hurdle Mills section has some
thing of a freak Squash vine grow
ing In his garden. Ilie vine In ques
tion Is well developed and of Vigorous
growth and has been bearing some
fine squash. Some of the squash have
young tender vines growing directly
out of the squash and these parasite
vines are also bearing young tender
iquash. The fruit Is of the; long' yel- -
low type. If yon have anything of a
more unique nature than- this grow
ing around your let us hear
from you.
Death of Aged Lady
Miss Chestina Long aged 77. resi
dent of Chub Lake section, dtej at
har home Thursday. July 18th, fol-'
lowing an Illness that .covered a per
iod of several years. Funeral services
conducted from -the home by Rtv, W. j
L. Manes*. Saturday, July 30th. In-!
terment following In the Paul famil>!
cemetery.
Death of Young Child
Little Audrey Holt Whltt, eighteen
months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.'
Edward O. Whltt, died In Watts hos- '
Pital yesterday following several weeks
illlnesa. The body was removed to the '
home of her parents at Bakers Mill
and Interment made In Providence
cemetery today.
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i New Service Station
Mr. Herbert Barnett. better known
to his friends as Nub. has given the .
contract for a new building on Reams 1
Avenue which he will use as a ser-1
vice station. Nub says. Just wait and,
he will show the motorists "of this!
section what service really Is
THOUSANDS ATTEND
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
MEERNGJN DURHAM
Primitive Baptist Assb
ciation Closed Success
ful Session Monday.
next session here
The Lower County Line "Wimitlv*
Baptist Association closed a three
days session In the city of Durham
Monday The??"?Munrr ... ??
K^U? l.Ur*e h6'"8 e3tln>*ted at ?
bout fifteen thousand people. There
were present fifty ministers and the
whole city of Durham was practically
over to the Baptists dum*
the three days session. Pine sermom
and singing was enjoyed by all who
cared to hear It. At the close of the
session a business conference was
held and Roxboro was chosen for the
noi S i18 P'ace one vear from
tor of tf, P' L?n? elected Modern
?association. The beh?dor
or this throng p..,,,
. 71,ese annual meetings are
anv o?h att!nd'd "V more people than
thlt k ,0rm 01 religious services
rn^he1h?nand,Stand by thetr chureh
^fS." SUndS f?r Wlth -
Standard Practices Used
In Tobacco Growing
are ?t^T students and
fi? L ?rmers of evening classes In
tern, i 1 HUI dUitrtct wt>o has pre
lects in vocational' agriculture and are
Mrml frecords and making applies
"?MIIIUU .the lmprored or
*11? anlmala but mainly wtth
tobacco. The following are some at
JT,0re ""Proved riraetlceswiiich
are being used: Treated seed, flea
Pk bcds' '?agnesluni lime
stone where -sanddrown occurs, dm
ping plants in arsenate of lead solu
tion to control flea beetles before
plants are set. 8-3-5 and 8-4-6 ferti
lizer. close spacing 18 to 2? in<.h.^
cash or white stem orinoco Varieties
priming instead of cutting, bazginc
head and saving good seed. These
practices are all made use of but not
air the practices are applied by each
student or farmer. All these pmctles
are good and worthy of application
y every farmer of the county with
probably a very few exceptions. The
agricultural teacher will be glad to
show you around on some of the farms
where application of some of these
practices have been made.
Mr. R. D. Bailey has a good de
monstartlon of the difference between
the cash and Improved warren varie
ties of tobacco.
. Mr- Newton Day has a corti fertilizer
demonstration opposite where the
Woodsdale road enters the hard sur- >
face road. Stop and see It.
Make your plans to go with us to
the picnic at Oxford Experiment Sta
tion Thursday. Aug. 1st. That Is a.
mighty good placer to get Interested In
trying some of the things which have
proven to be good. You can see with
your own eyes, let's go see. You meet
with some of the best .farmers and
hear some good farm talks by the
experts.
Oeo w". Smith.
Voe. Agr Te^jier.
A Ccrrection
In our last Issue we stated that Mr.
Adam B. Woody was found dead In
his home near Bethel Hill. This was
an error, as Mr - Adam Woody is very
much alive, and one of the most ac
tive men of his neighborhood. The
initials were correct, but It wa?
Aron B Woody, and not our
friend, Adam.
Privilege Tax Notice
On account of our being unaMe to
get a copy of the State Revenue and
Machinery Act until the last few days,
the time limit for paying Town
Privilege Tax without penalty Da
been extended to Augu*t 31st, lfln.
All Privilege License must be bot^tat
by August 31st, or the usual 30 par
cent penalty will be added.
B B. Mangum. Tax Collector.
July 23, 102? 3t
The annual short course for 4-H
club members, will be held at Static
College. July, to August 3! About -
?00 young farm gtrts and boys are
expected to attend. ^
Richard Arlen (hero?Aviator AT
the famous Wings) with Mary Brian
In "THE MAH I LOVE" playing Pal
ace Theatre Monday St Tuesday July
J#-30th Matinee Monday 3:00 p. m.