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Welcome
New Comers
J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PE^t YEAR IN ADVANCE.
VOL. XLVI. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 25, 1929. NO. 4?.
Get Your Winning Votes
Now-Last $30 Club Offer
EVERYTHING IS READY FOR BTfEirW
Let's All Pull Together For
.i- A Bigger and Better Market
Your Friends In Roxboro Have
Made Every Preparation
For You
TEN MILLION IS THE GOAL
We do not believe we have ever
seen such a friendly and goodly spir
it as there exists today between the
people of Person county and Roxboro.
Of course, the two organizations here,
the Merchants Association and the
Rotary Club have had much to do
with this _ good feeling, for the mem
ber? of "both organizations have been
on their toes trying to show that
each and every one was Interested In
anything and everything which would
add to the welfare of the County and
the town. And this Is as It should
be. for we are all dependent upon the
nthcr fellow?the farmer can not
prosper without the help of the busi
ness man. and the business man can
not succeed without the help and co- j
operation of the farmer.
Roxboro and Person county is large
ly dependent upon tobacco?we would
all be better off if it was not so. and
when the farmer gets a good price
for his tobacco, everyone is happy.
This season the tobacco crop in this
County is good, and we all hope the
?price will be tn fceeptny -with the
quality of the crop, but regardless of
what the manufacturer pays for the
crop, you may rest assured that your
friends here, those who are interested !
in the warehouse business, as well as j
every man who is InNiuslness of anv J
end all kinds; are making every ef-1
Tort to see that there will be no ex-' j
cuse for hauling your trhacpo else- [
where. Whatever may b? the limit
placed upon the prices by the various
companies, that pricc will be jnaln- j
tained here, and you will get just as j
much for your tobacco on the home |
market as you will get arywhere.
Bring vour tobacco to Roxboro. and [
i our friends will see that you go i
home satisfied if it is possibly in their
-power. t ?
An Appeal Tfc*Parents
This Is a further appeal and warn- j
ing to the parents of school children ;
attending the Roxboro schools to use
their (Influence and their authority j
to prevent their children from riding i
on the running boards and fenders of I
automobiles travelling to and from i
the school buildings. Sooner or later j
child will be crippled or killed j
while taking the risk mentioned, and ;
then the entire community will say j
that the practice should have been;
stopped and that the price paid has j
been too dear. The school authorities j
can not prevent a practice that be-:
gins at the pupil's front door with 1
his parent's spoken or tacit consent. ?
nor can we keep a watch over the ac- ;
tlons of pupils during every minuto j
of the time they are going to or re- .
turning from school. We are teach-!
ing safety and health In the schools,
but unless our teaching can be trans-1
lated Into action that accords with j
the teaching, then our work 1? uKr
Ifss. We need the positive co-opera
tion of the homes In putting principles
of health and rules of physical wel
fare Into dally practice on the .part
of school children.
The children are yours: we are
your servants charged with the men
tal and physical well-being Of the
young; and we want to do our full
duty. Will you help us?
Respectfully.
O. O. Davidson.
8upt. Roxboro Schools.
Roxboro Football Team
Plays Oxford Friday
The Roxboro High School boys *111
play their flrrt foot ball game In Ox
foTd Prldsv Coach HefTner has been
working his boys pretty hard and
they are expected to make a good
showing In their tint game. It is
hoped many of the Roxboro cltlxenp
will go over and root for the boys.
i
Oeirge Bancroft with Pay Wrgy in
THUNDERBOLT playing t>alace'
Theatre. Monday and Tuesday. Sept
30th-Oct 1st. Matinee Monday 3:00
p. m.
First Baptist Church
"Ne'er was the sky so deep a hue
But that . the sun came breaking
through:
There never was a" night so dark
But wakened to the singing lark;
Nor was there ever a lane so long.
It had ho turn for the weary throng:
No heart so sad that sometime after
There cam? no sound of lilting laugh- !
ter:
And Death's not the end?'neath the
cold black sod?
"Tls the Inn by the rq?d on our way
to God."
Bible School 10:00 a. m. ft. L.1
Wilburn, Supt.
Preaching 11:00 a. m. Subject "Hu
man Shipwrecks."
Preaching 7:30 p. m. Subject "Con
quering The World."
B V. P, IT'r fi-n p m Mr H A '
Buckner, General Director.
"For whosoever is born of God
overcometh the worm ~ ana this is the
victory that overcometh the world,
even our faith. Who is lie that'over
cometh the world, but he^ 'hat be
lieveth.that Jesus is the Son of God?"
?I Jno. 5:4-5.
. A cordial welcome is extended to all.
W. F. WEST. Pastor.
" George Bauuuft's.' Oreulest Charac
terization "THUNDERBOLT"., with
Fay Wray and Richard Arlen (Sttying
Palace Theatre Monday and Tuesday.'
Sept. 30th-0ct. 1st. Matinee Monday j
3:00 p. m.
TOBACCO CONFERENCE
SET FOR OCTOBER 1ST1
TO STIMULATE PRICES
North Carolina Delegation
Plans Session In Senate
Committee Room
BUYERS WILL ATTEND
Washington. Sept. .24.?Members of
the North Carolina delegation of Con
gress. now in the city, conferred for
some time today in the office of Sen
ator Simmons relative to the trag
ically low prices being paid to the
growers for current tobacco crop.
Statesmen and growers alike are con
vinced that the situation is one that
calls for emergency action, and. after
an exchange of messages with persons
actively interested in the state, It was
determined to hold a general confer
ence In thU ctty on Tuesday, October
1. 10 o'clock, the meeting to be par
ticipated In, It Is confidently expected,
by representatives of the growers, the
great manufacturing and buying In
terests! such as the American, the
British American, the Imperltl. the
Lorlllard. and perhaps a dozen of the
Independents, as well as by member?
of Congress representing the south
eastern. States.
Attention Ex-Soldier*
It Is Important thSt the name of
everv ex-service man and his ad<re.-w
be sent to Dr. O. O Davis, or Prank
Wilson, Roxboro. N. C., by January
1st. 1930.
Lester Blackwell American Legion.
Notice!
The Baptist ladles of Circle No. 1
will have a cake sale at the Caro
lina Power St Light Co'? office on
.Saturday morning, Sept. 28th. at 10
o'clock. The public t? oordlally In
vited to come and buy their Sunday
cakes.?Pres.
Notice!
I wish to say to my many friends in
Person and adjoining Counties that I
will be with th? planters Warehouse.
Roxboro. N. C.. this season, and will
appreciate your continued patronage.
Respectful)-,
B. T. McKlaney.
Sheriff Clayton Gets
Sixty Gallon Still
Sheriff M. T. Clayton, accompanied
and assisted by Bob Whitt. went over
In CUhingham township last Friday,
located and captured a complete sixty
gallon copper still outfit, and twenty
seven gallons of the finished pro
duct. The last run had been made
and the liquor cltverly hidden among
the bushes and the kettle given an
exceptionally clean bath, probibly In
preparation for another run. The
whole outfit and liquor was brought
to town and destroyed on- Court Square.
The operators were absent from the
plant and no arrets could be made.
Ford* Top List Of Sales
In State In Last Month
Fords topped the list "of new auto
mobiles sold In North Carolina dur
ing August, Sprague Silver, head of
the Motor Vehicle Division of the
State Department of Revenue an
nounced Wednesday.
The following makes of new cars
were sold in the State last month:
Fords, 2313; Chevrolet?,' 1,091; Buicks,
222; Dodge. 101; Chrysler, 99; Essex.
113; Whippet. 100; and Pontatc. 144.
In Wake County during August
there were sold 113 new Ford? and
52 new Chevrolets.
OFFERINGS ON OPENING ft MIDDLE
BELT BRINGS WIDE RANGE OF PRICES
Unofficial Averages Paid For Upwards Of 2,000,000 Pounds Of
Tobacco Run From $13.50 To $17.50?Poor Quality Of
Leaf On Warehouse Floors?Rain Interrupts??- ?
Ofltftlng Al Sum? Points
Yesterday's opening of tobacco mar
kets In the middle belt of North Caro
lina brought offerings of upwards of
2,000.000 pounds of leaf, which sold at
a wide range of prices. According to
reports obtained by the Daily' News
tast night, the offerings were mostly
of Sorry grades. Price averages rang
ed from $13.50 to $17.50. but these flg
"r" limmrlai aUh-mgh th.v may
be approximately correct.
Warehousemen and buyers at Car
thage said that the 120,000 pounds sold
there brought $17.50. Sanford reported
an average of $16:55. Henderson $16:
Fuquay Springs. $15.50; Oxford. $15;
and Aberdeen. $13.50. These figures
likely will be changed some ishen the
official tabluations arc reported.
100,000 I.Ik. At Sanford, $16.85 Average
Sanford. Sept. 24.?Despite the dis
agreeable rainy weather today, the
local tobacco market opened well to
day. There was nearly 100,000 pounds
sold at an average of $16.85. Much of
the offerings was of low grades?tips
and first primings. The prices paid
today were considered good In com
parison with what tobacco has been
bringing recently.
Several farmers said that while It
was not selling for its worth they
had received a much better price than
they expected and there was very lit
tle dissatisfaction shown over prices.
It Is expected tl*at with better grades
being offered the* prices will be higher.
The crop in this section is thought
to be much better than it has been
for the past year or two
Oxford Sale? Total Over 700,000
Oxford, Sept. 24,?Oxford market
opened today with more than 700.000
pounds on the floors, which was sold
at an average of 14 to 15 cents. More
tips were on sale today than at any
opening sale lri Ave years, it was said
The prices were considered very pat
I? facto A large crowd was preserft.
Sales at two warehouses were blocked
on account of the large amount offered.
j Two sets of buyers did excellent work.
Henderson Opens At t6 Cent*
1 Henderson, Sept. 24.?With a break ;
, placed at between 300.000 and 400,000
i pounds on hand the ifrice average ;
j for the Henderson tobacco market on:
the opening sale today was officially ;
estimated at 16 cents a pound. Of- I
flcial tabulations were not expected to ;
be ftvailable~Bffun; lumuiruw rooming.;
but It was believed this price Would
hold.
One buyer said It was the most
satisfactory opening Henderson has i
had In. many y^rs. and another ex- i
pressed the belief in advance of de
finite figures on the sales that the
average was considerably higher than
at the openinfc last year. It Iff cer
tain the figures was well above what i
most grower- had expectcd, and they
were genere ly pleased, at the prices ;
paid. i
Common rrades appeared to be in
better demmd. though the better
quantity brought fancy prices. The
orice level ranged all the way from
four cents t-> 30 cents a pound.. The {
day's offerings were said to be an
average opening break of first prim- i
tngs.
The market starts with double sales, |
which Henderson has not liad for a 1
number of years. *
Helena' vs. Leasburg
There will be a ball game at He
lena Off Saturday, Sept. 28th. be
tween Helena and Leasburg. Every
body invited to see one of the last
games of the season.
St. Marks Episcopal
? There will be services next Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock at St. Mark's
Episcopal church, by the Rev. Sidney
Best, of Durham. Come and worship
with us.
LIST OF CANDIDATES AND VOTES AC
CEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
Candidate* Waging Furious Rattle For The All Important Subscriptions In
Courier Drive This Wert, As The Final Offer Of Rig Votes On $30
. Clubs Comes To A CHra^Aaturday Nl*ht; All Workers Busy
This WeeH; Saturday Night Promises To Show Best
Results Of Any Week In Campaign fto Far
With the excitement running higher and higher as the determined work
ers grapple for big votes during last $30.00 Club Offer, and from all indica
tions, results obtained this week will show drastic changes in vote 'line-up
next week. Mrs. J. D. Coates of Bemora. N. C . R 1. Is Ipadlng In votes this
week, followed closely by Mrs. V. A. Thomas, while Mrs Arch Jones 1? run
ning a close third. Any one of the. other candidates can gain first place
bv going after some of those long term subscriptions during this la?-extra
$30.00 Club Offer. r
NAME
Mrs. B B Kntuht ...
Mrs. Ervln Moore
Mr?. V. A. Thomas ....
Mrs. Arcfv Jpnes
Miss Pantile Clayton ..
Mrs. Charles Allen ....
Miss Jewell Pftgleman .
Mrs Ell* Clayton ,Tt ?
Mr. J. B. Dixon
Miss Eula Mae Rtmmer
Miss Onnle E. Whitfield
Miss Corinne Bowes .
I
Mr W. Irving O'Brlant .
Mrs. J. D. Coates
Mrs. J, L. Cothran .jjt,
Only Three More Days Of *tM Muh
D F.
TOWN VOTES
Roxboro. N. C . : .146.000
Roxboro. N. O 153.500
Roxboro. N. C 156.000
Roxboro. N. C. ?55.000
Roxboro. N. O.. R. 4 .......137.000
Roxboro. N. C.. R. 4 ?7.800
Mortah. N.C. 14#,500
Jalong, N. 0 118.000
jaionc. n o * noon
Hurdle M?U*. N. O., R. 1 ,.150.000
Hurdle MI1U, N C., R. I ...147X100
Hurdle MUls. N. O 3 . .138.000
TltnbtrbUc?, N. C. 145.000
Senior*, N. C., R. 1 157.000
Rougemont. N C.. R. 1 140.000
Vote*. Remember tl.225.lt? At Rtake.
AL S ill uril? f Warn I ?1? Wnifcn
Can Win Or Lose During
The Last $30 Club Offer
Consider Carefully The Value Of One Of The Two Cars And
Comoare With A Handful Of Subscriptions?Saturday
Night Is End Of BirSVote On $30 "Clubs"
The result of The Roxboro Courier "Circulation Drive" for circulation
last week was most gratifying. Eaoh and every candidate went "over the
top" In great style and with colors yfling turned in more than they had
predicted they would at the beginning of the week.
Screen Grid Radio
Principle Explained
The screen-grid principle has been I
known to radio engineers for more
than 13 years, according to a state
ment Just given out by the Dixie j
Radio Company of Greensboro. At
water Kent Radio distributors for
this section of North Carolina. Only
recently has it been put i|\to general j
use-.
Any explanation of screen-grid op
eration is necessarily very technical; |
but ordinarily it is enough to say that j
screen-grid tubes, of themselves, min- '
imize the tendency toward Self-oscil
lation and with their use it is pos-1
sibie to get 10 times greater radlo
irequency amplication [w'r stags lli?l\
from old-style tubes.
Self-csclUation in radio, tubes or
sets results In whistles or howls from
the radio loud speaker and the great
er the amplification the greater the
resulting noise. Perhaps the greatest
obstacle that has confronted engineers
in the development of radio has been
the problem of overcoming self-os
cillation in radio sets.
Atwater Kent was the first manu
facturer to adapt?the?sercen-gri*
principle to practical use. -and the
tremendous increase in Atwater Kent
sales Is the best proof that they have
done the Job well.
HISS FLORENCE
TRUMBULL BRIDE
OF JOHN COOLIDGE
Wotable Assemblage Gathers
At Plninville For Wedding
Ceremonies
WEDDING SEEN BY MANY
Plainvllle, Conn.. Sept. 23.?The
daughter of the Governor of Con
necticut became the bride today of
the son of a former President from
Vermont's hills. In a ceremony colored
by Indian summer tints and marked
by Puritan dignity.
The bride was Florence Trumbuil.
daughter of Governor John H. Trum
bull. The groom was John Coolidge,
son of Calvin Coolidge. former Oov
ernor of Massachusetts and thirtieth
President of,the United States.
Some of the nnt^n's 171 nst promi
nent personages, among ' them ex
President Coolidge ?and two United
States Senators, gathered with simple
folk of New England In the white
frame Congregational church to yrlt
ness the wedding
The residents of this little town and
surrounding villages turned out by j
scores along Main street and Farm
Ington avenue U> catch a cllmpse of
the wedding party as It was whisked
to and from the church.
Former President and Mrs. Coolidge
arrived at the church shortly before
the ceremony began. They had reachr
rd the Trumbull home a few minutes
before, coming by motor from North
ampton. their late arrival being ex
plained by Jrtr. Coolldge's desire "not
to be around too long before the
ceremony."
j o
Notice
To my friends of Perton 1 and ad
Joining Counties:
I want to ?ay that I ?111 be with j
the Wlnstead Warehouse again this!
seaeon?the House of HTOH price*1
and big averages. I appreciate the
patronage you have given me in the
past and hope you will continue to
stand by me. and I tieteby promise
to do my best for you. ' it
Respectfully.
~ T. P. Feathers ton
Three large monolithic concrete
silos are being built and filled In
Beginning Monday, Sept. 23rd. end
ing Saturday night, Sept. 28th. 255.000
extra votes will be given on each
and every $30 club ot both new and
old subscriptions turned in. This i?
the last extra vote otter that will be
made for clubs -of subscriptions and
the candidate who is ahead at the
end of this last-extra vote offer will
more than likely have the better side
of the vote argument at the end of
the campaign. October 26th.
Many Changes Taking Place.
Candidates who have been Slightly
down on the. list of standing are
| climbing steadily to the top. This ts
! apparently making the one' who had
a few more votes to their credit real
ize that the mare Ins of leadership
are very narrow and It's anybody's
fui Uih Uu aulumubllea. ; ?
| Saturday The Last Day of Big Votes.
To come out victorious in this race
Is the aim of every "live-wire can
didate" and from the activity the
friends of the contestants are showing
it appears that there is Intense riv
alry on every hand. Each candidate
has his or her circle ol friends boost
ing for their favorite?and their "fac
tions are up in arms" in earnest,
pitching in with enthusiasm and en
mv. .Irving la put th.lr fnunritp ??!.
jdldate "across the wire first."
Saturday night ends the last extra
vote offer to be made for club* of
I subscriptions and the biggest and best
offer of the entire drive really Is nar
"owing down to a matter of only a
hours. Soon and almost before you
know it. the last big extra' vote-offer
will be over. They go way down br
all means. There Is no ti-ne to be
lost?every single moment is of vital
importance and should be the means
cf rwhini vrh fh** r"'.ch' further to
success.
Big Subscrtntinns Count Most
The b'T count thi
fastest. Two 10 year subscriptions
turned in before Saturday night earn
505.000 votes. Nine of these ten year
subscriptions wculd .pil:: up 2.52SJXM
votes for any cldb member, Votes
pile up rapidly during Jthls extra vote
off?r rn $30 clubs and your chance to
turn in subscriptions on this- offer,
ends Saturday night. Keep in mind
that the voting power of subscription?
Is now higher than it will be after
Saturday night. It is to your interest
to get in every possible subscription
before Saturday night?because that
Is the end of the big votes.
It Is anybody's race for the two
automobiles. Next Saturday night 1?
the final period of big votes on 130
club?. WILL YOU ACT?
0 ?
Mt. .Tirzah Circuit
There will b? preaching next Sunday
<5th> as follows-.
Helena. 11 o'clock a. m.: Mt. Zlon. ?
3 o'clock p. m.. and Sunday School at
and at Mt. Tirzah at 7:30 at night.
K very member la urged to be pres
ent at each of these appointments
and mak? an offering for the Old
Preacher? 'the Superannuates?a most
worthy cause).
The series of meeting begins at Mt.
Tirzah Sunday night, and every mem
ber Is asked to bring a Bible. The
public Is .cordially lnvfted.
We clnsed a fine series of meetings
at .Hurdle M'l's last Sunday evening.
Bro. W. L Maness did the preaching
and throtfgh all our Christian ex
perience we have never listened to
finer 'messages than those presented
by this man of Ood. We feel that the
whole community has been lifted up
by the messages and association of
Bt'other Maness through the week.
H. K LANCE. P. ?.
Danville Fair Firework*
A magnlfllcent display of firework*
will be seen each night during the
Danville Pair, beginning Tuesday.
October 8th. The fair IX sparine no
expense to makf the display this year
as fine as ever seen In Danville?many
novel features will be shown. Thous
ands of electric bulbs are used to
light the grounds at night So- the
merry crowds can enjoy the midway
? amusement features. ?