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VOL. XLVI. / ROXBQRO. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1929. NO. 35.
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Big "Circulation Drive" Is Launched
ROXBORO SCHOOLS WILL OPEN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th
CLASS WORK BEGINS
FOLLOW1TPIONOAY
"Every Student .Expecting T?
Attend School Is Urged To
Be Present
VACCINATION COMPULSORY
The public schools of Roxboro will
open pn Thursday morning. Septem
ber 5th. tor the registration and
classification of pupils. Book lists will
be given to the pupils by the teach
ers, and on Friday. September 6th. all j
pupils will return to their teachers
tor the assignment of lessons and
other Instructions preparatory to tile
regular class work for the following
Monday.
High school students should not buy
second-hand books, except American
history, until the new book lists are
"distributed. The new adoption of
?hipi, -lenvi^ off several
of the former text books, and In their
plaoes calls for new books.
Primary and grammar grade chil
dren will be nsafe in buying the same
books that were used last year. Quite
a saving may be effected inT>Uyirig sec
ond-hand books, provided they are
not so badly worn and soiled as to be I
partially useless or totally objectionable ?
for sanitary reasons.
Attention is called again to the re
quirement for compulsory vaccination i
i
good, clear sopr from previous vaccl
? , .nation. that will satisfy the school
authorities.
Children coming from other schools
Into- IhE . Roxboro schools must pre
sent the records of their school work
before such pupils can be properly ]
classified or admitted to classes here
This Is an- important* 'matter and .
should have the attgntion of parents j
before the opening Say of school In
order to avoid confusion and delay.
Very' respectfully
O. C. Davidson.
Supt. Roxboro Schools, j
August 26. 1929.
Car* Collide On South
Boston Road Sunday 1
At a point on highway number 13.1
near Bakers Mill, two automobiles had
a head-on collision last Saturday
afternoon doing considerable damage
to both oars. Mr. Kenneth Long and |
, his small son occupied one of the!
cars while Mr. and Mrs, Clarence'
Wrenner occupied the other one. The
little Long boy suffered an ugly gash
I across his forehead and Mrs Wrenner
| received a painful cut on her head.
' The other occupants of the two cars"
escaped Injury. The lnlured parties
were brought to Roxboro and given
treatment.
Wreck On Main Street
Mr. Samuel M. Murray and children
were driving down Main 8treet Tues
dav evening and met another auto
mobile almost In front of Jackson's
Barrage The glaring head lights on
the approaching car blinded Mr Mur- !
ray to the extent that he did not see
the truck that was parked to his right
and smashed Into the truck bracking
his windshield and Inflicting mwral,
minor euts about his hand "either
of the children were hurt. The Sord I
was considerably bent up a??~other- ]
wise damaged.
Notice!
On Friday of this **ek. August 30. i
we will, Jiave our county son* meeting
at Hefeha Methodist church, at He
lena We are expecting several of
our. Conference officers to be here to
speak to us about the Missionary work.
The program will begin at 11:00 a. m.
We are asking for a* many women
from each of our Methodist ehurctees
M can come Come and.bring a little
lunch Let's be ' especially interested
In putting forwap# the work of our
,, church Visitors of other denomina
tions ar? .invited.
County Zone Leader. ' '
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Thrilling as pi magaslne serial?a
sensation as a Motion Picture. THE
BELLAMY TRIAL with Lea trice Joy
and Betty Bronson at Palace Theatre
Monday Ac Tuesday. Sept. i-3rd Mat
inee Monday 3:00 B, m.
First Series Of Roxboro
Building And Loan Matures
Many Homes Freed From Debt;
Thousands Of Dollars Paid
./ Out In Cash
$106,200 WILL BE PAID OUT
Six years ago last April, after many
efforts, the Roxboro Building & Loan
Association was organfsed and after
adopting rules- and regulations Mr. J. j
S. Walker was elected secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Walkei* has held this
office continuously since Its organtza
-Uon. and -wo nro eare that wo more
(althtul. energetic and enthusiastic
officer has ever directed the affairs of
any association. On September lit
the first series will mature and $106,
200 00 will be paid to its stockholders.
We do not believe anything has
ever happened in Roxboro which
meant more for its citizens than the '?
organization ot thfc biiliaiUlJ mill lunn
association, for it has taught many
the value of systematic savings. Scores
of citizens' here will own their own
homes, free from any,and all Incum
brances who otherwise would not have
been able to buy a home, and many
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flfclOWN TAIL RATE
WILL BE INCREASED
School Deficit Of Nine Thousand i
Dollars Will Require Thirty
Cents Raise
Tentative Tax Rate. Town Of Rox
boro IKS.
School Bonds . . . . . .04:
Street & Water Bonds . . . .05 j
Street Bonds No. 1 . .' . . .03
Street Bonds No. 2 . . . . . .151
Water Bonds No. 2 34
Sewer Bonds . . . . . . . .07:
Refunding Bonds ..... .10
Water and Sewer . Bonds . . , .201
High School Bonds ..... .18 |
General Fund .... . g . . .51 j
General Special Fund 05
School Operating Fund ... 30
?2 00
School Deficit Fund .... 30
Total Rate for 1829 .... *230
Above will be ngted what will In all
probability be the levy of ad valorem
tax for the town of Roxboro for the
year 1929. The Board of Commission
ers of the town has for a number of
years set their faces like, flint against
levying a' tax in excess of $2.00. but
it now looks as If necessity will com
pel them to violate their rtile. This
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Bethel Hill Wedding
Creates Much Interest
On Saturday night. August 3ist,
8:00 p. m. there will be a Womanless
Wedding at Bethel HU1 high school
avidltorlum. Jt bids fair to being one 1
of the most colorful events of the fall J
season. Why shouldn't It be? Just j
listen Mr. C. M. Ranes. the beloved j
preacher, will Join In marriage Mr.
B E. Mitchell, the "bride" to Mr. R
B OrlfBn the "groom."
The following are some of the at
tendants: Dame of honor, O. W.
Joyner, Jr.; Maid of- honor. Bernloe
Wilborn; Bridesmaids. Clyde Woody:
Bruce Woody. j6hn Woody. Claude
Woody,. Ring bearer. Marvin Clayton
Flower girls, Bryan Boswell. Newton
Day. Oeorge Wilborn. Cecil Humphries, j
Pianist. John Fontaine Soloist. E L
Wehrenburg f.
J There will bf a host of friends and
relatives Including the a?ed grand
parneta and Negro Mammy..
If you don't enjoy the wedding
you'll get some timely hints on the
new Fall styles. Admission 10 and 16c.
Mrs. Sanders In Hospital
Frlenda of Mrs. H K. Sanders will)
regret to learn that she has been 111
for "Tfle past few days and was car
ried to Rock Hill. S. O., last Sunday,
where she enter?? a hospital for
treatment.
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TEMPORARY CITY
_ manager NAMED
A temporary vacancy in the office
of city manager brought about by the
resignation o f B. B. Mangum. who has
faithfully discharged the duties of
this office for the pa?t three years.
hs? been Ailed by the appointment of
Ty B. Dawes, Mayor and former Prin
cipal of the city high school. The
appointment is temporary and will be
?rtn on the first day of September and
last ^30 day?. Mr. Mangum has ac
cepted a responsible position with the
Colllns-Aikman corporation At the j
expiration of the short term the town !
commissioners will make a selection j
from the growing list of applications.
Final Settlement
Mr. -N. V. Brooks made his final
settlement as sheriff and tax collector j
with the County, Co.mmisison^rs at'
their meeting in August *nd received
receipt In full for all taxes collected.'
nr ir nm ?1^ rha-?:ihlp tn him. Mr
Brooks not only received his final dis- j
charge from any and all obligations
but the Commissioner* took occasion i
to compliment htm upon the faithful?
discharge of hi? duties while aftlng as
sheriff and to commend him for the j
splendid manner in which hc kept
his accounts.
The Courier Will Buy New ?
Presses and Enlarge Home
Automobile Crashes
Into Big Window
James Deshazo. colored farmer Uv- i
in? on Roxboro Route 2. parked his j
Vord touring car in front of T. W ,
Pass' Furniture Store this morning I
and -yhen he cranked up. to leave for j
home, his Ford headed directly into |
one of the heavy glass windows of |
the Pass furniture Store, crashing It'
Into triousands of pieces. The accident |
seems to be purely unavoidable.
Edgar Long Memorial
After a ninth's vacation services
will be resumed in this church next
Sunday. The rest, we are sure, has
been beneficial to all of us, and we
are now In fine shape for the last
two months of the conference year. We
are hoping to be greeted by a large
congregation at both services Sunday.
All regular services will be held:
Sunday School at ? 45; Sermon and
communion at 11 and 7:30. The reg
ular meeting of the Epworth League
will be held at 6:43.
Please make note of the fact that'
the evening services will begin at 7:30'
.Instead of 8:00.
The public Is cordially . Invited to
all services here. Gome and worship'
wlthr Us.
T. A S IKES, Pastor. !
Mrs. Long In Hospital j
Mrs W. D. Long of Hurdle Mills j
has been on the sick list for several
, weeks and upon- her failure to sue-,
cesafully respond to medical treatment J
?It was decided best to tarry her to.
Watts hospital Tuesday morning,
where she will receive treatment and
undergo an operation if deemed ne
cessary.
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Person Electric Co.
Messrs J. T Bradsber and Charley
: Clayton have formed a partnership
land opened the Person Electric Com
pany. and are In position to estimate
[on any.Job you may have In the elec
i trie lloe. Mr Clayton la at) electrician
with an enviable reputation and In
cites an opportunity to bid on your
,work.
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Off For Canada
The following young rrien left' here
Tuesday morning at 8:00 o'clock for
Canada, where they will be engaged
in curing tobacco for the next tew
weeks: Messrs. W C. Humphries.
W. W. Frederick. ' Luolus Mangum
James McCann. and Earle Humphries.
The trip was made by pftvat? auto.
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This Slove Is Necessary To
Take Care Of Our Growing
Business
PAPER WILL BE LARGER
Our faith was never stronger In the
future of Roxboro than today, and as
an evidence of this faith we will let
contract next week for an addition to
our building which will enable us to
properly house the two new presses
which we will buy and install within
the next few weeks, which we are
already negotiating for.
For some time we have realized that
It was necessary to enlarge The Cour
ier go that we might give our readers
the amount of reading matter they
were entitled to and at the same time
care for the growing list of adver
tisers. The merchants of Roxboro
have patronized us liberally, for they
realized the cheapest way to reach the
people of this good County was
through the columns of The Courier
By far The Corrier goes into more
homes than anv other publication in
this section, and for more than forty
vears It has been a welcome visitor, in
these homes, chronicling the birth
of the child and publishing the 'mem
orial of those who passed away, giv
ing all of the news of the County and
the prominent doings of the world at
large.
Yes. It has been your paper and It
has been our earnest desire to make
It worthy of your patronage, and our
aim Is to give you the very best paper
that can be nublished in Roxboro
With this end In view we are buying
this new equipment and enlarging the
paper and will give you the very best
we have, and all at the old price
Received Her Diploma
Miss LucUe Oliver has relumed
home from Oreensboro wljere she has
been attending a business school for
the past several months. Mis* Oliver
received her diploma and Is now ready
to consider work In soiro well regtf
ulated office or business firm.
Birth Announcement
Born.* to Mr an<5 Mr*. Merle Allen
Stewart, at Watts hospital last Sat
urday afternoon. Augurft 24th, a son.
Merle Allen. Jr. Mother and son are
both doing well, and friends are con
gratulating Mr. Stewart.
B. Y. P. U'l In Camp
The B. Y. P. Us. chaperoned by
Mrs Anna Bradaher and Miss Sue
Bradsher were in camp at Loch Lily
last week The young (oiks report a
most delightful ilme^vftoile'afr the lake
Fifty
Rounded
Up In Greenville
Dry Agent Raid?
Gretnville, S. C? Aug. 27.?
More than 50 persons had been
arrested early today as alleged
prohibition law ifcuUUwn in?3"
serles of raids late yesterday and
last night by federal prohibition
officers under the direction of
J. A. Clifton, deputy adminis
trator.
The offers had lrf! warrants
to serve when they began the
raids* The warrants were sworn
out on evidence collected by
under-cover agents who spent
the past several weeks "buying
evidence." . ? .
RALEIGH Ji MED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
NEAR HERE SUNDAY
Uncontrolled Car Plunges Across
Highwa.vi Striking Ditch And
* Big Boulder
OTHER OCCUPANTS ESCAPE
John R.- Coley, age 34. barber, of
Raleigh, sustained injuries in an
automo"bile wreck near Barton's Mitl.
Sunday morning at 8:00 which proved
fatal to hjra- a few hours later. Mr.
Coley in company with his wife and
, M r ?NlVb .?H+tf !" 1' * !..)[,): 11 TTTTu
; Miss Emily Purcell. all of Raleigh
were on their way to South Boston.
Va. and making a curve in the road.
Miss Purcell. who was driving the car
lost control, of It and owing to the
wet condition of the cement. "TTnrcar
crossed the hard surface and crashed
into a large boulder turned over on
its side, completely pinning Coley
under the car. with most of the
weight resting on his body. Mr. Lip
ford was thrown clear of the car but
came out of the wreck without in
jury other than a severe jolt.. The
car being too heavy for the unin
jured parties to lift from the dying
body of Mr. Cole*, the women were
compelled to leave the tragical scene,
to seek assistance from near neigh
bors. Coley was brought to Roxboro
and given first aid and later ' was re
moved In an ambulance to Watt's
hospital, where the fight between life
and death was ended, death being
the victor. Coley remained conscious
throughout his intense suffering un
til after the hospital was reached, and
warned his attendants on the way
that ha was injured Internally and
wis bleeding rapidly. After his death
at 11:30 his body was given ov*r to
Hall, Wynne and White, funeral di
rectors, who prepared it for burial and
forwarded It to the home of E. B.
Oarrti, Mrs. Coley'? brother, who lives
111' Ooldsboro.
It will be recalled that Mr. Llpford
at one time was a resident of Rox
boro. being connected with the Comer
Barber Shop and his friend? will be
>glad to know that he escaped lnjuiy
m this deplorable wreck that brought
death to one and sorrow to many. The
funeral was held Monday afternoon
and Interment made In a LaOrange
cemetery. ? :'y? >' ?. , !
Three Other Farmers
Lc?e Tobacco Barns
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Mr Willie H. Yarboro, whose farm U j
located on the South Boston road, and?!
who suffered heavy lose In the recent
hall storm. lo?t one of his barns by
fire a few days ago. This barn con
tained most of the crop that was not
damaged by hall. Joe Allen also lost
one of his barns by fire,Monday even
ing. Maxle Fox lost one by Are sev
eral days ago. making the total num
ber reported for the county, so far.
four
Still Other Losers
In reporting damages from the hall
storm last week we were informed
that th? storm did not go farther than
.lulling, but our good Irlend. Mr Ben
Evans Informs us that we were mis
taken. as ti damaged hind to the ?x-1
tent of at least ?1.000: Mr. A. IE. Jack
son also reports the low ef ?3,000 to
his crop.
The damag* was really greater than j
at flr?{ thought, and will probably run)
cjose to a hundred thousand dollars
ALLURING LIST OF
i PRIZES IN BIG
L flMinUMF
[Greatest Prize Event In Local?
History Is Offered To Those
Who Will Do A Little Local
Work In Their Different Com
munities' For The Courier
With a more stupendous prl?e Ust ?
j than has ever been offered In this
vicinity in a similar undertaking the
i Roxboro Courier makes a formal an
nouncement of a circulation drive In
| which thousands of dollars .of big re
wards and cash commissions will be
gften away. A two-page announce
ment in this issue gives the details of
t hi?? - gigantic enterprise. The automo
I biles are the most popular models,
and the list consists of some of the
most alluring and attractive prizes
j Imaginable.
I The object .of this circulation drive
1 is two-fold. It will increase the al
ready wide and highly creditable cir
culation -of this newspaper to even
greater proportions* It will also In
'mduff i i?many n? w Ihjuh'a?Peisuu .
?County's leading" publication. This
paper is going to pay its friends haijfl
somely for helping to introduce the
i publication * to other friends and
j neighbors. ?. * _ .
A prize- list Is headed with two of
'the latest model automobiles, and
cash commissions will be paid to those
who do not win one of the prizes.
The plan adopted by The Roxbor^
Irmirip- is i?nw ?1 mta,?Tin. paper
"could reach thousands of new readers
i by employing scores of solicitors to
cover this section, but if would take
I quite a long time to do the work
thoroughly. In inaugurating the cir
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Four Million Pounds
Sold In Sixteen Days
Mr. H. W. Winstead, who ran a.
warehouse for the sale of leaf to
? bacco in Georgia, probably hung up
a record. In 16 sales days he sold
4.117.000 pounds, and not only made
this wonderful record, but his house
was sec< nd. with a possibility of be
ing first, in high prices paid in the
State this season. As a warehouseman
Mr. Winstead has few equals afid no
peers.
Mr. Satterfjeld Passes
Exam Successfully
Mr. B. I. Satterfleld, one of Rox
boro's best known and moat brilliant
citizens, successfully passed his exam
ination for law license last week, and
Is now a full fledged lawyer. The ex
amination 1? said to have been very
hard and quite a number fell by the
wayside. We congratulate Mr. Satter
lleld. our only regret being that he la
to leave us and take up the practice
of his profeaalon In another city.
Announcement
Oood bye. Hoot, we are sorry to nee
you leave, but we pledge ourselves to
give your friends and patrons, the
same satisfactory battery and elec
trical service you have rendered in the
years you have tftwl in our town.
We wish to announ ? to the motor
ing public that we have purchased the
equipment of the Lunsford Battery ft
Electric Co. Mr. JoffS. Pentecost, who
is thoroughly competent In battery and
auto electrical repairing, will have
charge of this department.
CENTRAL SERVICE CORP.
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Motorcycles Wreck
Mess. Oarland Denny and Paul
Solomon, two young motorcycle motor-,
1st?, were speeding along highway Wo.
57 near Surl church Sunday after
noon and for some cause did not op
erate their vehicles far enough apart
to be safe, resulting In a ml imp that
proved hurtful to yoiirig Denny, he
sustaining painful bruises on one kg
and arm. Both motorcycles were
slightly damaged
WOMA NLKS8 WEDDIMO AT ROTHS*
Hill Saturday night.. Cornel
Monta Bell's Production "The
I.AMY TRIAL" with LeaHl'oe Joy and
Betty Bronson. playlrv? Palace Thea
tre Monday Ac Tuead*./, 8ept.
Matinee Monday 3:00 p. m.
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