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Friday Aftem um Sell Your Tobacco In Roxboro IC Pages J" Today J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. ' HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT fcl.50 PER YEAS IN ADVANCE. VOL. XLVI. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 30, 1929. NO. 45. Sales Average More Than 5*"T\ ' t ; f - j< ( v*. . "' ' - . Twenty-Five Dollars Mori. Good Sales Every Day UuHUR The Past Week And Still Better Monday AVERAGE LAST WEEK $21.33 ?-?r. gnnri i??t wgek. showing a decided improyejnerjt b001 quan tity and price. Of- course, better grades are now eomlng en the market and the farmers are getting very much better averages and are feeling more ' optimistic over the outlook. Sales -Were practically double the sales of 'the week before, and the price showed a gain of $3.0? over the previous week. ?While prices were more satisfactory laat week there has beetx considerable advance this week, and the market Is htimmlni? On Monday one warehouse reported sales at more than $25.00 for everything on the floor, and the av erage for the entire market was not ranch below this figure. Last week the sales amounted to' 423, 878 pounds, and averaged $21.33 for everything on the floors for the en tire week: If our farmer friends continue "to patronize the Roxboro market as they have (luring the past week the mar Vet will reach its goal easily, that be ing ten million pounds. Come on. friends., the buyers and tyarehouse men here will take best of care of you and get you the very' top of 'the market Off For Conference The Methodist Conference for East ern North Carolina met in" Kins ton this morning. Rev. T. A. Sikes and Mr. R. L. Harris left yesterday morn ing and will represent the Edgar Long ^TBTemorlal Church. Revs. W L. Man ess. 8. f*1."Nicks and H. E. Lance will represent 'their respective charges. An invitation will be extended the Conference inviting it to.meet her? for its next annual meeting. This in vttaticn is strongly backed by . the neople of the town and it is earnestly hoped the Conference Will come here for the 1930 session We Qo not recall Just how^long the Ministers on the various charges have been on their fields, but we sincerely trust there will be no changes, for ?hey are worthy. God-fearing men and have done most excellent work. We Thank You We wish to extend our most grateful and sincere thanks to our many Irtends who so generously contributed to our success, to the extent of It." 022.000 votes. In the Courier subscrip tion contest JujJ closed, which enabled us to win the' sfteond prize, a Chevro let Automobile. We also want to thank the other contestants for the just, fair and "honorable competition shown us throughout the contest. We feel that mention should be made of the uniformly fair and help ful attitude "of the contest manager. Mr. D C. Wise, exhibited to the con testants at all times. While we are winners of a prize awarded through the contest, the peo ple who are responsible for this'fact are those %ho in helping us have also helped themselves to one of the best weekly papers In the state. The Courier. Mr. and Mrs. b. E. Moore. Winstead-Baird 4 The following clipping from an Ak ron. Ohio paper, was sent us by a friend: "Marriage license was Issued to Merrlman T. Wlnstead. 34. labor train er. 40 N. Arlington Street, and Eliza beth O. Balrd. 33, stenographer, 134 Berkley Street," <n??7/?Were married on Sunday. Oc tober 37. 1939. Mr Wlnstead Is a native of thM County and 1? well known by a large number, who will read the announcement and wish for him and his a long, happy and use ful life. * Work On Fertilizer Factory Started Mr. Oeo. W. Kane, who has the contract to Wild the new fertlllaer ' factory, has a force of hands on the Job The (jontract calls for the bulld ta; to be completed by Dec. lst^?' / ?: Barthcinfp?* - fottmr-utf suWft|i to "Weary River*' "TITE DRAO" with ' LUa Lee, pla*tn* Palace Theatre Mon day *.Ti#aday, Nov. 4-8th. Matinee Mohd?y 3:00 p. m. Watch Your Label Just u soon as we can'rt all credits"on for. those who re newed"1 4uring oar campaign we will begin taking off all who are in arrrajg. ' Wc hope all will look at their labels and. if they ;are behind come and pay up. for we do not want to lose a single subscriber, but we must cut off all who are behind. Watch your tfcbel. CHARLES W. GOLD IS AMERICAN LIFE HEAD Is Unanimously Elected Next President Of American Life Convention RECORD IS REMARKABLE Charles W. Gold, Vioe-President and Treasurer of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, was elected President of the American Life Con vention at the 24th annual session of that organization at Hotel Sinton, Cincinnati, Ohio, yesterday. Definite information to this effect was received In the eHy yesterday. He was unani;. mously elected to this ofljpe, .which is" regarded as one of the highest*"honors which can come to a man irf the in surance world. The American Life Convention is I composed of -more than 140 legal re serve life Insurance companies. Com panies represented In the organization j have approximately $23,,000.000,000 legal reserve life Insurance in force, and their admitted assets total about S3.000.000.000. The American Life Con vention, which was organized in 1906 in St. Louis, ftlo.. maintains commo dious headquarters in that. city. During the year"Just closed Mr. Gold has been a menrfber of the executive committee of the American Life Con vntlpn; he also served for two pre vious years on that, committee. He succeeds Clarence L. Ayers, of De troit. Mich., as president of the Amercian Life Convention. In addition to his position as Vice fresident and,' 'Vf?asurtf or the jef ferson Standard 'Life Insuurance Company. Mr. Oold is Vice-Preslden* and director of the Greensboro Joint Stock Land Bank, a director of the North Carolina Bank and Trust Com pany and a director of the Christian Association, served four years as a trustee of Kiwants International, has been actively identified with the Boy Scout movement, and Is president of the Greiutooro Loyalty Fund. Mr. Oold was born at Wilson. ? He graduated at' State^College. Raleigh. He Is now a member of the board of -trustees, also of the finance commit tee of State College. He entered the life insurance business in 1903. In 1907 he became one of the organizers of the Jefferson standard Life Insurance Company, having been selected as -secretary and agency manager. In 11912 Mr. .Oold was elected treasure?' and later he was advanced to the vice-prealdency of the company: Mr. Oold, and our townsman. S. P. Satterfleld, local representative of the Jefferson Standard are the only two connected with the rmjgni now that were with it when organized In 1907. ' r i" ' To be absolutely md right, take a Jefferson Standa d Policy and have none other. Satterfleld Insurance Agency. "Old am} Tried' Automobile Accident Monday morning there m an auto mobile accident, which occurred at the intersection of the road near Mr Oeo. Daniel'i which came near being *ery nerloua. Mr. Wm. Dean waa driv ing a truck and wm barking Into the road at the Intersection and ?true* a car In which Mr. UJ.-M?tHow* and hi? ?on w?reti*ffijr The car wa( ^flt^taWySamaged and Mr Mead W v*ry painfully hurt He wm* brought to town and carried to the home of Mr. J. T. Newton and a physician aummoned. Hla injurlea were painful, but the Doctor nays M hope? not vrloua Mr. Meadows to atiU at the home of Mr. Newton -Mn able to go home at thU ^rltlng. GREAT WAR PICTURE COMINUO PALACE Funeral Of German War?Axe Is Shown In Moving Pic ture "The Big Drive" HERE THURSDAY, NOV. 7TH "The Big Drive." one of the most1 unusual moving?pictures?ever?pre?j sented will he the attraction at the, Palace Theatre. Thursday. Nov. 7th. The. story begins with the powerful German army entering Belgium, and the scenes that follow show the his tory of the world war as it was fought including the part that American sol diers played in that great conflict All cf the Important armies are shown and in actual battle as the films are! official moving pictures, made by the I various countries and assembled Into! a story which covers all of the im- i portant events from the declaration of, war in 1914 to the Sighing of the ar- i mlstlce'lrt. 1918. | This remarkable moving picturc of j the world's greatest human conflict j comes to Roxboro with the highest I praise from soldieA, educators and \ societies of other cities. Many news- i | Daper critics have openly stated it to j I be the greatesf war picture ever shown - I and in some cities soldiers have re I cognized themslves or their comrades. Thousands of American Soldiers ap | pear In the pictures and some of them are still in France. Roxboro Boys Try The Air Get Bird's Eye View Of Roxboro; * Returned Immediately, Trip ? Taking 20 Minuses S10 EACH FOR ROUND TRIP Sundav. afternoon a crowd cf Rox boro gentlemen went over to Durham and took a sail In the m-motor plane which has b?en ooeratlnjr in that cltv. There, were 13 in the crowd, and while it required only 20 minutes to make the trip, the yoting men paid 810.00 'each for their pleasure. This was probably the most expensive trip ever made from Durham to Rox boro. the fares netting the operator of the plane $120.00. Comfortably seated in tKe cabin, with wicker chairs and plush cover were Messrs. Bruce. Wheeler and Russett?Newell and Master Henry Newell. Jr.. Clyde Bowen, Clyde Cro well. Clyde Cole. Doc Hardman. Henry Sergeant. Bob Smith and Joe Crowell. First Baptist Church We often do more good by our sym paty than by our labor*. A man may lose position. Influence, wealth, and even health, and yet live on in com fort, if with resignation; but there' Is one thing without which life becomes a burden?that is Human sympathy. ' ?CanonFarrar. bible School 10:00 A. M. R. L. WUbUrn, Supt. ? Preaching 11:00 A. M. Subject THE OREATER POWERS OF LIFE Preaching 7:30 P. M. Subject CHRIS TIAN DEMOCRACY. B Y. P. O1? 8:30 P. M. Mr H. A. Buckner, Oeneral Director. "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord: and that which he hath given will He pay again."?Prov. 19:17. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all. W F. WEST, Pastor Benefit Card Party On Monday night. Wn. 4th, there will be a benefit card party at the home of Mrs. M. R. Long on Lamarr Street for the benefit of the O hi Scout* Refreshments wll be served and prizes will be awarded. Seats ?t each table will be SO eenUj^Aafftfra. Long If you wlsii_.?*eif reserved for you and jumit party. Birth Announc4*m en ts Born. t? Mr, and Mrs J. J. Rogers, twins boy and girl, on 8unday. Oct. 21thr* The boy weighed 8 1-4 pounds, and' the girl 4 1-3 Mr. Rogers re cently locate^ here and la engaged In the lmuraiiee business. Born, to Mr. and Mr*. Talmage Clayton on Oct. 39th. a boy, Talmage James Mother and baby doing nicely. Wed On Btt Isabel Bennet Forsman of New York iharried Carl E. A. Forsman on a bet made during a gay party. Now she asks annulment. Letter Of Appreciation ?* T desire to take this method to thank all of my friends who so kindly help ed In The Courier contest. All were most kind and responded freely to my effdrts at securing subscriptions. I appreciate most highly" your kind nesses and believe each and every one will get fuU value received for all subscriptions given "me, for you all know The Courier is worth more than^ the price asked. With best wishes and deep appre ciation. I am, "Your friend, ' Jewell .Poglenmji. THE U.D.C. MEETING i Meeting Held At Home Of Mrs. Mamie Merritt, Joint Host ess "Wit'S? Mrs. Thompson NEW OFFICERS ELECTED The October meeting of the U. D. C. held at the home of Mrs. Mamie Merritt. "joint hostess with Mrs. N. S. Thompson, marks "the close of the year. The officers for the coming year are: Mrs. Ben Davis, President. Mrs. E. E Bradshrr. First Vice-1 President. Mrs. E. B. Yancey. Second Vice- j President. * t Miss Mary Harris. Recording Sec. . ?Mis. T E. Austin. Corresponding Sec. | Mrs. Ralph Cole, Treasurer. , Mrs. P. O. Carver, Registrar. Miss Hattie Burch. Historian.' ? Mrs. Mamie Merritt, Chaplain. Mrs/ M. R. Long, Custodian of Crosses. Mrs. Reade Jone*. Leader of Chil dren's Chapter. ? Committee Chairman: Moslc: Mrs. E. E. Bradsher. Program: Mrs. E. V. Boatwrlght." ? Historian: Miss Hattie Burch. Educational: Miss Claire Harris. Membership: Mrs. R. M. Spencer, Wavrf and Means: Mrs. E. E. Thomas. Publicity: Meml^iV As your president X desire to ex press my deepest appreciation of your hearty co-otleration and loyal sup (Contlnued on page four) Satisfied, Say? Erring Mr. Wood Ifoodinl Of State Prison Premise? Hell Net Try Fourth Flight From Walla Raleigh. Oct. 27.?Otto Wood, state'! prison's escape artist, Is now assisting in running the stand In the prison that dispenses soft drinks, tobaccos candle*, and he tells all who come within his ranee that he Is satisfied these days. Otto, who flgufed In three ?tonal escapes, tn fact, has N. A. Townsend, executtrf counsel, that he Is stlsfclMftfr'tlM i prWon this time been out of solitary con finement four months after spending over twq years there as punishment for his last escape. Wood, prison ofBclals say. has made no attempt to escape since being Al lowed the freedom of the prUon yard and. on the other hand, says he Is well pleased with his Job and want? to keep it. * Win $2.50 r'wli] give ?2.80 for the best name for a "filling station. Send 10 your suggestion to L. M. Carver, Jalong. H. .C. J Contest Closed Saturday Night - last Wednesday night some sneak thief entered the room ot Mr. H. [Cantor and stole from his pockets $2^7.00. The thief went about it so quietly that Mr. Cantor <lid not awaken and was surprised the next morning to find his money gone. DR. STRATON DIES OF HEART ATTACK New York Pastor Was One Of Outstanding Champions Of Fundamentalism STUMPED AGAINST SMITH New York. Oct. 29.?Death today (robbed the nation's fundamentalists of 1 their most active leader, the Protes ? tant sects of their most uncompro ' mising spokesman and New York City I of its most vivid preacher when a heart attack carried away the Rev. 1 John Roach Straton in a- sanitarium | at Clifton Springs, N. Y. Dr. Straton died unexpectedly at 5:55 a. m.. with his wife at his bed side. Only 54 years old. he never re covered fully from a paralytic stroke last April, which sent him to a sani tarium at Atlanta. Ga. A nervous breakdown followed his return to New York a month ago and caused him to enter the Clifton Springs sani tarium. The thin, handsome preacher came Into view of New York and eventually of the nation flgfytine. and In such a manner as to produce columns of newspaper copy. His " last notable tour de force was against former Gov ernor Alfred E. Smith. Convinced in his Own mind of the mart's entangling sinfulness. Dr. Straton left his pul nit and stumped the South, attacking the Democratic candidate as "the nominee of the worst forces of hell." Popular Couple Wed Mr. t>sbv 'Bachary Gentry and Mt"S Orphia -Allgood were married last Fri day afternoon at the Baptist Parson age, R?v. W. P. West performing the ceremony. Otily a few Immediate IriendK were present. 'Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple left for a honeymoon trip to New York and other northern pionts. Mrs. Gentry Is the daughter of Mr., and Mrs. J. W. Altgood, and was edu- i cated at Meredith College and for the, past* several sessions has been teach ing to the Roxboro high school, and Is one of the most prominent and pop ular leaders of the young set; the groom Is connected with the Arm of Harris & Burns, and Is recognized as one of the leading business men of the town. I Thank You Of course. I am happy over the wln nllng the first prize and every time t get. In my. new Chrysler I shall re member those good friends who made tt possible for me to win. It It w possible I would be glad to shake your lhand and tell each one personally how very much I appreciate your many kindnesses, but that Is Impossible and I can only say here that I will never, no nev?r. forget what you did for me. " Again I say, Thank YOU ?? Mrs. Arch Jones. Woipan'* Club i The regular msetlng of the Woman's Club will be held In the new rooms of the club, Monday afternoon. Nov. 4th. at 1:00 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. Pies. ' i o Move To Portsmouth, O. Mr. Md Mrs. Howard Young and little daughter. Mary Virginia, have moved to Portsmough, Ohio, where Mr. Young has accepted the position of Musical Director for thp First Bap tist <ihu?ch of Portsmouth.,,/ 'See You Later' Decidedly A Success. Hundreds Of New Subscribers Added To Our List MRS. JONES WON 1ST PRIZE The Courier subscription contest closed- last Saturday night, and there has been nothing happening in Rox boro which created'the excitement and Interest as t}ld this contest. Erery contestant was right on the job until the last moment, and no one had any Information as to who was go ing to win until the judges made tbefcr announcement. ?It was by lot* odds the best con test we haver pulled off. and in no contest have we had suclj faithful l and earnest workers. We added new ' names by the hundreds to our list, and today have the largest list we have ever had. (Advertisers take note of this statement.) To each and every candidate we hereby extend our most grateful thanks for their splendid efforts, and only wish it had Tjeen possible to award each one an automobile, for they worked so faithfully. You have placed us under lasting obligations, and we promise to give our reader? the very best paper possible for us to publish, and you may rest assured no one will be disappointed In our efforts, and all will get value received for every dollar they spent with yon for The Courier. The manager. Mr D. C. Wise, was drcldedly on the job, and was honest and square with every one. giving oot no Information as to who was leading, or as to how much would be neces sary to win.. He was honest with you. and we are satisfied no one has. any but the highest regards for him. and the manner in which he handled the campaign. Below we give the judges report: We. the. undersigned, dulv appointed to canvass the-returns of The Roxboro | Courier Circulation Campaign, do here | bv certify that the Campaign was } closed accnvtjin'j to rules iglovernlngr i same, and that we compiled the sub i scrintions and remittances deposited In the Ballot Box. and the Campaign Department's records of subscription* turned in durlni? the campaign, by varlmi!' contestants or members, and we find the following named persons entitled to the prizes according to the Tiiles governing their distribution! First Prize. Chrysler Sedan: MrR. Arch Jones. 26.970.236. Second Prize. Chevrolet Sedan: Mrs. Erwin Moore. 19.921.971. Third Prize, Living Boom Suite: Mrs. V. A. Thomas. 7.983.74ft. . ? Fourth Prize. B. C. A. Radio: Miss Jewell Fogleman, 8,487,488. Fifth Prize. Rogers Silverware: Mis? Eula Rlmmer. 4.416.322. Winner of extra *50.00 Cash Prize: Mrs. Erwln Moore. ? Winner of extra $100.00 Cash Prhse: Mrs. Arch Jones. Winner of 2.000,000 Vote Ballot: Mrs. Arch Jones. ' Winner of 1.000.000 Vote Ballot: Mrs. Erwln Moore. Commission Winners: W. Irving CBriant. 3 589,947 Miss Fannie Clayton 2138,744 Miss Onnle Whitfield 2.0)11 ,??4 Mrs. B B. Knight 1.B90.400 Mrs. J. L. Cothrsn . 1,090.786 Miss Corlnna Bowes 838.748 (Signed) ~ TH08. B WOODY, W. O. MILLER, O. J. CUBHWA. Football Result* ? . ? * Quite a number of game* of foot' ball were played laat Saturday. lM low will be found the result* of thodr moat of our people were Interested in Duke 13; Villa Nov*,- -M Carolina. 3?; V.-P. fc. 13. Wake Forest. 8; Davidson. I) N O. State. 8; Michigan State. 40. Lenoir-Rhyne. 8: High Point. 0. We?wr, Campbell. 8: Oak Ridge. ?; Boiling Springs 7. Pitt, 40. Alleghany. 0. Florida, 18; Georgia. 6. Tulane. 30; Oeorgla Tech, 14.i Tennessee 80. Washington and Utmt. The oldest flag now flying atowf' any large nation I*, the United* flag adopted In lTfr., t O nirlmrd TlnrlhelmeM with U Irl THIS DRAO, plavUiar. Palace tre Monday A TuAdav. Not. Matlnfr Monday 3:00 p. m.