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VOL. XLVI. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 18. 1929. NO. 39.
Roxboro Market Opens October 1 st
TaWp"Advantage Of Extra Vote Offer This Week
CANDIDATES BEGIN
TO GRAPPLE FOR
> BIG PRIZES OFFERED
Club Members Advised To Get
Ij? Every Subscription On Of
fer Ending Saturday
Candidates Begin To Grapple
For Big Prizes Offered Bv
The Roxboro Courier. Pres
ent Subscribers And New
Ones, As Well, May Cast
Votes For Their Favorites In
The Race By Sending Or
Bringing Tlieii?ilultaciiptiom:.
Direct To Campaign Head
quarters
Crash. Bang! This ends the First
Round in the big subscription cam
paign Just launched by The Roxboro
Courier. Now watch the candidates
phinge toward the Chrysler goal.
And for the other prizes f There's
time for i&any other candidates to
.^ump in and outstrip thosfc already
running. New ones are coming in
??very day. Polks, it's going to -be a
unparalleled race, with interest Wax
ing hotter and hotter, and thrills ga
lore for everybody.
Watch the line-up next wpek.
To say that the announcement of
The Roxboro ""CrnirterV CireulrtUoTv
T>rive in which thousands of dollars
worth of elegant prizes are to b?
priven away absolutely free to ambi
tious workers, struck a popular cord
Is putting it mildly. To give such
wonderful prizes in exchange for Spar?
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Rev. P. Cary Adams
Announce? Marriage
Rev. P. Carv Adams, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, gave his congre
r at ion a surprise last Sunday morn
ing. when at the close of his sermon
lie announced that he would be mar
ried on Tuesday evening. The fol
lowing telegram from Montgomery,
Aim., gives particulars:
Wedding of Miss Emery Smith,
daughter of Mrs. Charles Sidney
Smith, to P. Cary A dams was
emnlzed Tuesday evsnine, eight o'clock,
1n the garden of Mrs. Herbert Carson,
under an improvised altar of palms
and smilax. The bride, attired In
white, attended by Orace Aust and
little Marv Allen Carson, was given
away by her brother. Charles Smith,
of Washington. D. C. Mr Adams' best
roan was Mr. William B -Patterson of
Montgomery. Ala. Rev. Herbert Car
son performed the ceremony, while a
solo was sang by Mrs. Herbert Carson.
Mr. Adams Is one of the best known
and most loved Ministers In this sec
tion. and every one will wish him un
limited happiness. Mrs. Adams will
receive a warm welcome when they
arrive here.
Jackson Motor Co's
New Place Opened
You might travel many miles and
yon would not find a more handsome
rrr convenient filling station than that
of the Jackson Motor Company, which
was r^ened to the public last week
' Mr. Jackson has long occupied tnls
stand as a filling station and garage,
largely Riving his attention to the
paragr. but he has )ust torn out the
? front and ararnged it for an up-to
date filling station You drive In. and
U matters not what the weather Is.
yoc are protected, and everything
1* right at hand enabling htm to gt?*
you the best possible ?ervlo?
He will continue to give the very
best and most prompt service to all
makes of cars and his expert me
chanics will give you the benefit of
their expert knowledge.
You can't mtas the place, on Main
Street, one door 8ooth of post office.
Drive in and see. how ntce and con
venient everything It.
SIMMONS ASK AID FOR N. C. TOBACCO GROWERS
DEATH OF MR.
R. N. FEATKTON
One Of Roxboro's Oldest And
- Best Known- Citizens Dies
From Paralytic Stroke ~~
Mr. R. N. Peatherston, age 68, died
this, Thursday, morning at H50 o'clock
at his home on Academy Street. He
had been In declining health for a
long time, and Just fuor weeks ago he
was stricken with a paralytic stroke,
trom which he never recovered.
Mr. Peatherston was a native of
this County, and had maae ms flume
here for many years. He was a con
sistent member of Edgar Long Mem
orial Chdrch. a faithful member, a
Ood fearing man. and a respected
citizen. He leaves a widow, who was
before marriage. Miss Lucy Pass, one
son, Robert, and one brother, Mr. J.
W. Peatherston.
Funeral services will be held from
the home this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
interment at Burcliwitttt iiiii^U'W.
Planes Soon
To Get Mail
Without Stop
Anoaratus Is Now Being Per
fected For Picking Up Mail
Sacks From Ground
HEATS CATAPULT PLAN
Kansas City. Sept. 18,?A n<>w dp
vice being perfected lor picking up I
"iatl from the ground while an air- j
"lane is in flight soon is expected to
be put Into general use to speed up
the alT mail Service, It was announced
here today at the concluding session
of the National Air Tronic conference.
The device was der-rlbed as much
less complicated than tlie rrlsrinil ma
chines working on the catapault prin
ciple.
Experiments have proved, a com
mute of the air transport executives
reported, that a mall sack can be
racked up from a dead standstill and j
that a plane can stand the resulting
shock of several thousand pounds!
without damage
A- study of the problem has b?en
made by an air mail contractor se- j
lccted to co-operate with the post- <
rflice department and the committee
rr ported tne device probsbl,' will be
Mimclently dr \ eloped within the next
few months to enable it to be placed',
In general use.
It was pointed out that existing air
mall schedules can be speeded up
materially when It becomes possible
for planes to take on and discharge
mail without landing.
An Old Skin Game
*Two negroes pulled that old skin
came of finding a pocketbook on a
colored preacher here last week. One j
of the negroes pretended to find a
pocketbook. and the second one. who
was In on the game, called the at
tention of the colored parson to the
fact. When asked If he had not found
the book he said be had. and offered
to dlvy with them, if they would keep
the secret. He opened the pocketbook
which contained a large root of bills,
and when he went to divide he found
one #100 bill He asked the parson
If he could change It. and the parson
! gave up about >28.00. all he had. and
, they told him to wait there for them,
and they , would get It changed and
come right back. The parson waited,
but he has never seen either of them
since.
Trolley fares were raited half a cent
In Rome June IS, the Increase going
to the Red Cross. 1
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MR. C. L ALLEN
District Agent of the Mutual Bene
fit Life Insurance Company has
only been in the insurance business for
about two years, but during that time
has impressed everyone with his
Mr. Allen was formerly [n the
General Insurance Business, but was
appointed District Manager last year,
succeeding Mr. J. H. Whilt. who had
| represented the Mutual Bene ft* for
.over twenty years.
i Although still young in the busl
Iness of'Life Insurance, Mri Allen has
m^r~only placed himself among the
leaders with the Mutual Benefit in
j the State, but has made a name for
? himself in the ranks of his profession
as a whole.
Person County residents are firm
I believers in life Insurance, and ac-1
cording to the Raleigh office of that
? company, the Mutual Benefit has
more Insurance in force In Person,
I County per capita, than In any other j
1 Eastern Carolina County. See ad In
I this issue. i
Service At St. Mark?
There will be services at 8t. Marks
Episcopal Church next Sunday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock, by the Rev. El
wood Haines of Charlotte. Every one
Is Invited to attend.
CLARK St CARROLL (A Keith
Presentation) in Accordion. Saxa
tfhone. Whistling. Talking. Dancing
A Deluxe Musical Attraction, playing
Palace Theatre Friday and Saturday.
Sept. 20-21st.
TAKES HIS APPEAL
TO PRES. HOOVER
Senator See Spectre Of Bank
ruptcy Over Bright Leaf
Belt Of Caiulina ?:
Washington, Sept. 18 ?Senator Sim
mons. Democrat. North Carolina, to
day appealed to President Hoover for
federal governmental action to ter
minate what he described as an
emergency situation in the marketing
ofNorth Carolina bright tobacco
crop.
?Djqjlainln*?(4w?iltmtinn Slmmnn-.
! told the President the market was
late in opening this year and that
the "five big buyers," are not paying,
j the farmers a price sufficient to cover
| the cost of production. He predicted
| widespread bankruptcies in eastern
J North Carolina if the tobacco price
| is not Increased.
, Simmons also told the chief exe
icuttve he had conferred with James
H ttlinv ?lin rnnmi-nnt? Inhafm nn
the farm board! wUh a view to work
ing out some solution. Stone told him.
he said, that if would be difficult to
secure the organization "of co-opera
, tive tobacco growing groups in time
| to affect this year's crop.
The Senator asked Mr. Hoover to
confer with Stone himself for the.pur
pose" Of Utfltrinilniius whether
seme other means of relieving the
situation may not be worked uot. -
Simmons also explained ?-the Pres
ident that many farmers in the east
ern section of his state have given up
growing cotton, because of the depre
dations of the boll weevil, and have
turne<} to tobacco as their principal
crop and major financial Interest.
Highway Board
Files Protest
At a meeting of the County High
way Board last Friday night a motion
was adopted filing a protest against
building route 57 as advertised to be
let on the 11th of Oct. This protest
has been forwarded to State Highway
Chairman. Hon. R. A. Doughton.
A KEITH ACT, CLARK & CAR
ROLL in Occordlon. Saxaphone. whist
ling. talking, dancing. Appearing at
all performances at Palace Theatre
Friday and Saturday. Sept. 20-21st.
LIST OF CANDIDATES AND VOTES
ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
The Close Of First Period In Courier $3,500
Circulation Campaign Finds All Work
ers Getting Good Start
Th" field 1* belntt led this week by Ml** Eula Rlmmer of Hurdle
Mills. R 1. She la almost tied with several of the other "Oo-Oetters."
while All** Corlnne Bowes holds second Dlace. closely followed by Mr.
W. Irvine O'Brlant Miss Onntp Whitfield.. Mis* Jewel Pogleman
Mrs. Arch Jone*. Mrs B. B. Knight. Mrs.; TTnrln Moore. Mrs. V. A.
Thomas. Mrs. J L. Cothran. all did well and are but a few sub
scriptions behind the leader at thl* count Anyone of these workers
could Jump to first place with a handful of subscriptions, especially
during thl* great 200.000 extra vote offer and build votes to win that
tl.22A.00 Chrysler Sedan
Who will lead the voting list next week? Help your favorite
candidate this week A bigger drop In votes next week
NAME TOWN VOTES
Mrs B B. Knight Roxboro. N. C. .111.800
Mrs. Ervln Moore Roxboro. N. p. 110.800
Mrs. V. A. Thomas ... Roxboro, N. C. 110.400
Mrs. Arch Jones Roxboro. N. O .....112.000
Miss Fannie Clayton Roxljoro. N. C? R. 4 104.000
Mr*. Charles Allen Roxboro, N. C.. R. 4 87,500
Miss Jewell Fogleman Mor lah, N. C 114.000
Mrs. Elij;' Clayton Jalong. tj, C 100.000
Mr. ?7. p Dixon .... l'..\. i. Jalong. tf.'C A .90.000
M\d Eula Mae Rlmmer Hurdle MUls. N. C.. R. 1 ..11?.000
MUs Jennie Lee Whitfield Hurdle Mill*. N. C.. R. 1 ..?..00.000
Ml** Onnlr K. Whitfield r... ,Hurdle Mills. N. C., 8 2 ...114,000
Miss Oorinne Bowes Hurdle Mills. N. C.. R. 3 .. .117.500
Mr. W Irrlm 'O'Brlant ... ..Tlmbertoke. N C 116.000
Mrs. J. D. Coates .Semora, .N. C.. R. 1 .?? 104,600
Mrs. J. L. Cothran Rougemont. N. C.. R. 1 108.000
Mtss Ceclt WilKlns ...... Woodsdale. N. C.. R. 1 20.000
4 $30 Clubs This Week Will Earn 1,120,000
Extra Votes
Hamburg Welcomes
Graf's Commander
Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 18.
?Dr. Hugo Eckener, command
er of the dirigible Graf Zeppe
lin. was wildly cheered by crowds
tonight when he proceeded to
the town hall for a reception by
the senate. The square facing
the hall was_ black with people
who broke in<4? deafenlntr cheers
with the arrival of the man
who guided the airship on its
flight around the world.
Dr. Ecknfer had
the United States for business
conferences where the Graf
Zeppelin was brought back to
Friedrich&hafen by Capt. Ernst
Lehmann. Dr. Eckener arrived
on the liner Nek Yokr yester
day.
In his welcoming address in
the kaLveraa), Burgomaster Boas
MnphXkl'/fU yim liair mad< it*
world smaller and, let u* hope,
thereby made mankind bigger."
i Reginald Barker's Production GIRL
IN THE GLASS CAGE, with Loretta
Young and Carroll Nye, playing Pal
ace Theatre Monday & Tuesday, Sept,
23-24th. Matinee Monday 3:00 p. m.
P : =??
FARMERS PICNIC AT
HURDLE MILLS WAS
ENJOYED BY MANY
j High School Opened With Klat
| tering Attendance; Eine Lec
tures, Big Crowd
COW, HEN, HOG, STRESSED
Early Thursday morning. September
\2th, visitors and home people began
to gather on the high school grounds
to participate In an Agricultural pic
nic (or the village and surrounding
community. Also to witness the open
ing exercises of the 1929-30 session of
the Hurdle Mills high school. The
early part of the forenoon gave prom
ise of foul weather for the day. but
by ten o'clock the clouds began to
move on and the sun came out with
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Ashamed Of Himself
Mr. R. Gus Slaughter, one of the
very best farmers In this good Coun
ty, took a vacation la?t week, spend
ing the" 0me with friend* in South
i Carolina. In talking y^ilh 11 i m last
Saturday he said he "Was' acutally
ashamed of himself for the way he
[had been complaining about hard
i times, for. said he. we know nothing
| about hard times. The farmer?, the
merchants and the bankers In South
Carolina, he said, are simply bank
rupt, and aracln a deplorable con
dition They have not -hat}-? good j
crop for about sixteen years, and many
of them can not meet their bHIs. or I
pay their taxes, and are losing their j
farms Hard times, said he. Just go {
where he has been and you will not
complain, but thank the good Lord
that you live In good old Person
county.
Edgar Long Memorial
Visitors and strangers will find a
hearty welcome to all the service* in
this church. The regular services will
be held next Sunday Sunday school
at 9:49. sermon at II and 7:30. Ep
wortti League 6 4S You will always
be treated to a splendid^ musical pro
gram rind you ?111 enjoy the services.
"Come thou with us and we will do
thee good." Tf. A. SIRES. Pastor.
Cake Sale
The ladles of the Methodist Church
will sell cakes at the Carolina Power
and Light ConAny next Saturday, |
at In
Sept. 21st. at fFn o'clock. Pies and
chess cakes alio on sale Come and
buy your dessert for Sunday.
EVERY FARMER IS
URGED TO ASSIST
IN THIS EFFORT
Everybody Is Pulling T*o Make
This The Bannec Market Of
This Section
POUR" BIG WAREHOUSES
Last. year the farmers of this '
good County were strong behind the
market and It had a good season. Of
course, the crop was short In pound*
and the average was low?because our
crop was very poor" This season the
crop promises to be good and. while
the prices in the East ar? dslcoura*
ing. it is no indication as to what
j "rices ?ill he in this County. for their
crop is poor, and ours is one of the
b?st we have hM In many years, and
should command a fair price.
Whaterer the price may be you mre
assured that never before have the
business men, and the warehouse
men. and the bankers and every one
in Roxboro been more thoroughly un
ited arid determined that your every
interest shall be looked after when
you come to Roxboro. There is two
T?trcn* organuilkiiii' lie:e?u#w. Tlia
[ Merchants Association and The Cham
ber of Commerce, bath putting forth.
I rverv effort to see that your visits to
Roxbvto are made both pleasant and
?rentable Financially our two strong
banks will look after your-banking in
terests and the merchants were never
thev are this season. They have an
ticipated your every need and want,
and will sci that prices will be de
cidedly encouraging.
For yerrs It has been said that mer
chandlse could be bought cheaper
elsewhere, but there Is absolutely no
chance for any one to make this,
charge now. for you can vatch the
advertisements in other paper* from
other towns and cities, and ti*en read
the advertisements in this paper and
you will see that more often than
otherwise the same things are beintr
offered for less In Roxboro. This tor
not 'an Idle boast, just watch for
yourself.
This good County products annually
more than twelve million pounds of
tobacco, the finest In the world, and
if the farmers who have the Interaat
of the County at heart will co-oper
ate with the citizens of Roxboro thia
market will sell over the ten-million
pound mark. And this would mean
Just as much for the farmer as It will
to Roxboro. for when one prosper?
then both prospers.
We know there are no men in the
tobacco business who arc more Inter
ested in your welfare than the ware
house men of Roxboro; they are home
raised farmers every one of them, and
they want to *ee you prosper and will
take more Interest In you when you
come to market than any stranger will
do when you carrv your tobacco to
another market. The stranger Is in
terested In selling , your tobacco for
what ^e will get rfut of it, while your
own fellow-farmer who is running a
warehouse In Roxboro. Is interested In
your well being the entffe twelve
months of the year. This is true, and
you know it. If bid luck comes your
way and you want a favor, where dp
you gt to get it? To your friends, of
course, and we doubt if any of you
ever made a worthy call on any at
your friend* in Roxboro and was
turned down.
Let's pull together this season and
see bow much over ten million pounds
this market can nar.dle We are look
ing for you with your very first load,
and the next, and so on until Jtob
have sold yoyr entire crop.
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New Office Opens Here
Mess. Zehmer. Brings and Wright
from Petersburg and Richmond am
opening up offices here in the '
and Carver building, on Main
and will operate a general real es
tate and timber business.
Love make* the world go round the
bend and park In a lane.