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VOL. XL VIII.
ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8. 1931.
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NO. 12.
FIRST GATHERING IN
NEW COURT HOUSE
A FARMERS MEETING
Large Crowd Gathers To Dis
cuss Proposed Tobacco
Acreage Reduction
(FARMERS MUCH INTER
ESTED IN THE MATTER
Last Thursday night saw the first
public gathering in the new court
Im we and it was very fitting that
it should be in the interest of the
farmer A meeting was called for
the. purpose of discussing the to
bacco situation and Inform the
flu'iuMa lust what the true condi
tion was. If any one thinks the
a farmer* are not awake and are not
9 anxiow to know what they can do
tetter their condition this meet
tnf^ertalnly set that matter at
i**t. for there were present about
two hundred and more than three
fourths of them were farmers.
J. W. Noell was asked to preside
at the meeting, and after stating
the object of the meeting, specifi
cally calling, attention to the fact
that no one would be asked to sign
anything or make any kind of a
pledge, he introduced Mr. Andrew
Jamieson, at Oxford. Mr. Jamie
son gave facts and figures, showing
, the great surplus now on hand, and
gave figures showing how much
more a small crop brought than a
large crop. His figures were con
vincing and we think every farmer
present, realized fully the folly of
another big drop. He was followed
by Mr. Mtoss, also of Oxford. Mr.
Moss IS well known to many of the
people of the County, as he has
spoken here before, Is manager of
the experiment station at Oxford,
and besides is a large tobacco
farmer. He spoke urging the
farmer to cut his acreage and- pro
duce more food and feed stuff, de
claring this was the only way where
by any farmer might reasonably ex
pect to get on his feet again. Mr.
W. D. Merritt was then Introduced
and made one of the most convinc
ing speeches we have listened to In
a long time, clinching the argument
made by the other two speakersthat
?* It Is useless to - expect profitable
prices If another bumper crop of
tobacco Is made. He called atten
tion to the fact that as a rule
farmers distrust their neighbors
when it comes to "crop reduction.
He said almost every time the idea
?f a crop reduction was attempted
if firm?r reduced his acreage
his n^dibor would Increase his, but,
said MrVMerritt, suppose he does,
who is thV loser? He showed con
clusively that the farmer who 'cut
h fs tobacef crop and Increased his
aerM.ee tr/ things for his family
and tyrm aAlmals was the man who
wouk< profit and made it so plain
that no one cpulA doubt the truth'
fulness of the assertion Turning to
Mr. John Poushee. who sat near
him, he said, suppose you cut your
tobacco crop and raise everything
you need for your family and your
stock, next winter you will not have
to worn about something to eat,
but on the other hand when you
go to town after enjoying a good
dinner you will meet your neigh
bor, who insisted on increasing Ms
tobacco crop, coming from town
where he had sold a load of to
. bacco and when you ask him what
is the news in town he will say,
nothing. You ask him how to
bacco is selling and he will reply,
"low. bringing nothing, the buyen
are Just stealing It," adding {hat
unless voices get better he does not
know how the farmers are going lo
live. Well, says Mr Poushee, I told
you this would happen before you
planted everything in tobacco, but
you would not listen, and now
you will have to make the best of
it tfir. Merrltt's speech was good,
and we wl^h every farmer in the
County could have .heard It.
He. was followed by Messrs. San
ders and R A. Burch, both stress
ing the necessity for living at home
and curtailing the tobacco crop.
Lost!
Last, three twenty dollar bills,
ay, April 4th, some where
County road shop tand
Vint National Bank. Reward to
any one returning same to me.
J. O. Oakley, "tounty Road foreman
Notice? Meeting
American Legion will meet
night April 11th, at ?
is Legion Hall. A full at
is urgently desired.
JOINT MEETING OF
THE COMMISSIONERS
AND SCHOOL BOARDS
Discuss Consolidation Of
County And Town School
Superintendents ?
{ NOTHING CAN BE '
DONE AT PRESENT j
At the request of the County 1
Comm manners a Joint meeting was
held with the County and To^n
school boards last Monday, the ob
Ject being to see if it was possible
to consolidate the offices of County
School Superintendent and the Town
Superintendent. If this could have
been accomplished a saying of sev- j
eral thousand dollars would have
resulted, but it developed at the ;
meeting that the town board had
already elected a superintendent j
for another year. The matter was
discussed very freely, with a view
to seeing if it was practicable. The
County Commissioners were favor- [
ab& US the matter, but the County
Board of Education did not take to
it, while the Town Board seemed to !
cling to a position on the fence, '
the result being that nothing came
of the meeting. However, the"Com
missioners Suggested that -a com- j
mittee of one from each board be !
named and authorized, to go fully j
. into the question and see if it was
possible to act later; the Commis
sioners appointed as a member of
this committee Mr. R. D. Bailey.
After the joint meeting the Com-'
missioners remained in - session un
til late in the afternoon, discuss"
ing several matters, and passing the
[ usual monthly bills. They adjourned
I to meet again next Thursday when
several matters of interest will be
taken up and disposed of.
FARMERS MET TO '
DISCUSS CO-OP.
.MARKETING ASSO.
Good Attendance But Appar
ently Not Interested In
The Movement
MR. ADAMS- OF
VIRGINIA SPEAKS
.A4 per the announcement of Mr.
H. K. Sanders In our last Issue a
goodly number of fanners attended
the meeting last Saturday. The
meeting was called to be held in the
farmers room in the court house
but it was soon apparent that this
room would ndt accommodate the
crowd, and it was held in the
court room. More than one hundred
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PERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
IS MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE
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Mr. W instead
Is Re-Elected
The County Board of Education
met Monday and re-elected Mr. S.
6. W Instead as County Superintend
ent of Education. There was no
other name presented to the Board
and his election was by acclama
tion. As the legislature is still in
session and some possibility (7) of
a -new school act the Board did Dot
fix the salary of the Superintend
ent.
This was the first meeting of the
boa^d 'as appointed by the legisla
ture. .As a matter of fact there
was only one change in the board.
Mr. N. H. Montgomery was appoint
ed in place of Dr. O. O. Davis, the
full board being Messrs. W. R.
Wilfcerson. Geo. W. Walker, fc.E.
Bradsher. Ralph O. Cole and N. H.
Montgomery.
Olive Hill P. T. A.
The Parent -Teacher Association
of Olive Hill school will - hold its
last regular monthly meeting for
thS school year on April 16th. at 3
o'clock in the auditorium. This is
an important meeting as officers for
the next term will be elected, and
Important matters wll lbe discussed.
The entertainment committee will
provide some special- feature also.
8p each and every parents Is es
pecially urged to come. ? Sec.
PERSON COURT HAS
INTERESTING HISTORY
Present Site, Deeded To
County In 1792, Selected
On Account Of Spring
Of Water
*w?y back In 1790, In the almost
lunottm days of slaves, stage
coaches, homespun and tallow dips.
Caswell county was divided and to
the new county thus formed was
given the name "Person." In honor
of General Person of Granville
county, a hero of the Revolution.
For a year or two. following the
birth of the new county, all legal
and court matters were handled
at Payne's Tavern, about four miles
south of Roxboro. During this time,
a Committee was appointed by the
Court, or Board of Magistrates, to
select a more central point for the
permanent location of the court
house. Owing to the existence of a
fine spring of water (near what Is
now the Primitive Baptist Church)
the Committee decided, to make
Roxborough the county seat and
there the courthouse was located.
The land for the oourthouse square
was given to the county by Demp
sey Moore In 1703. This transaction
was recorded In Book A of the Reg
ister of Deeds office, and may be
seen today. ? ?
At this Ume the population of
the village was hardly more than
110, possibly 200 It was the era <tf
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George Long Injured
In Auto Accident
Oeofge Lone, 36, was brought to
the office of a local physician Mon
day afternoon about 3:30 o'clock
suffering with a long deep gash
across his foretiead as a result of
an accident on highway No. 144
about one mile from here.
Six stitches were required to close
the cut which came near penetrat
ing the Skull, his physician said.
Aside from the cut, Mr. Long sus
tained no other injuries.
He was meeting another car when
his machine left the highway and
in an attempt to turn back on the
cement bis car turned over.
Mr. Long, who Is a well known
citizen of the Bushy Pork section of
Person county, was the only occu
pant of the car. His condition Is
not regarded as serious
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Important Notice
Some one .has borrowed . one book
of Roster of N. C. Troops, Mbore's,
volume No. 2. Please look In your
book caaes and othtt places and sqe
if you can And same, and return to
Clerk Superior Court office
C' L Brooks.
The yolks of Egyptian eggs are
larger In proportion than tho? of
eggs pro<ino<>d ia America
Completely Equipped in Every
Detail To Fill All Require
ments For Years To Come
MODERN JAIL WAS
REQUIRED BY LAW
"You are Invited to come and see
your new Courthouse on' March
30th." So read the simple state
ment which announced to citizens
of Person County the gratifying
news that their building was finished
and ready for tufe. These few. sim
ple words marked the culmination
of long drawn-out issues, of several
years: realization of the inadequacy
of existing facilities, and incidental
ly of a possible indictment of the
commissioners on a charge of con
tempt of court. That "the need
was apparent was agreed by all:
that it was wise to go ahead with
the remedy was not so unanimously
conceded. Gradually, though, ob
jections and difficulties were smooth
ed away and the beautiful new
building, in which we are today
talcing such pride is the result. Re
gardless of all the "lfs and buts"
of the past, one fact is certain; we
have at last go it, because there
it is.
Oouitty officers all moved into the
new building shortly after the mid
dle of March, and on March 20th,
it was thrown open to the public.
The housewarming was largely at
tended; visitors began coming in
early Friday morning and took on
the proportions of a rush by mid
afternoon when hundreds of ladles
took occasion to drop in. First im
pressions, gained from external ap
pearances, were intensified as the
tour of inspection proceeded within
the building.
The ftrtt door on the right as
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TWO MEN INJURED
BY HIT-RUN DRIVER
SATURDAY NIGHT
Jimmy Gregory Arrested For
Failure To Stop After lift
ting Pedes tirans
STREET LIGHTS PUT OUT
of Helen*, vu arretted Sunday af
ternoon on a charge of reckless
driving following an automobile
wreck late Saturday night In which
two men were Injured, one .vrious
iyV He was released under
bond for his appearance April 18th
at a preliminary hearing. ,
OUkert Carver of Brooksdale and
Joe Allen of Roxboro were struck
by Gregory's car as they were walk
ing on South Main Street. Gregory .
did not stop but continued on for
some distance before craahlhg Into
an electric light pole. Carver suf
fered a broken' leg. a deep scalp
wound and body laujiaMuus and'
was canted to Me homo tohere he I
wm treated by a physician Allen
(Oootlimur on last page)
Store Near Jalong *
Looted Second Time
For the second time in recent
weeks, the combination store and
filling station owned and operated
by R. H. Rhew between Jalong and
Bakersville was robbed by unknown
thieves. The robbers gained an en
trance to the building by breaking
out a Tear window, and made a
successful get-away with cigars, cig
arettes, candies and some other
articles.
Officers were c%lled ajid are at
work in an effort to apprehend
the guilty parties. Sherman Byrd
is-at- present confined ifi the comi
ty Jail as a suspect in the first rob
bery. The total amount of the
loss suffered by Mr. Rhew was not
stated.
Change At Wade
Grocery Company
Mr. M. J. Carver, who has been
interested in the Wade Grocery
Company, being secretary and treas
urer of said Company, has Sold his
interest to Messrs. J. E- Dean and
W. T. Ad cock. This firm has en
joyed a large business and is one
of the best known concerns of the
town.
So far as we can learn Mr. Car
eer has not decided as to his fu
ture but all are hoping he will still
remain a citizen of the town.
Senate Spurns General -
Sales Tax 36 to 8 And
Takes Up Luxury Fight
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Rain Mars Observance
Of Easier Season Here
Drab skies and a steady rain
which continued through Sunday
?nd Monday probably caused acute
disappointment to many citisens of
the town and county when their
carefully laid plan* for observance
of the Easter season were knocked,
sky-high. Many Easter egg hunts
were doubtless called off, bringing
distress to the youngsters, and the
weather would h* t e assuredly
played havoc with new Easter bon
nets and finery.
The churches, however, drew
large congregations in spite of the
steady downpour and the splendid
sermons with appropriate Easter
music were highly enjoyed. Many
of the stores and other places of
business were closed on Monday in
accordance with annual custom, in
cluding the .banks. Some few resi
dents took advantage of the holi
days to visit friends or relatives in
other towns; but the desire was gen
eral on the part of most of the
people to remain in doors, out of
weather which was by far more
suitable for ducks.
Notice
This is to notify ? the Town and
County Commissioners that I have
withdrawn my application for pool
room license.
O. Y. Clayton.
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Hazards to eyesight In Industry
have come to be one of the most
serious causes of blindness.
threTphers
ESCAPE FROM NEW
JAIL BUT RETURN
Slide Down Rope Three Stories
To Freedom; All Return
Voluntarily
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ROPE USED IN PAINTING
The first Jail-break from Person
County's new bag tile occurred last
Thursday at midday, when three
i white prisoners. Jack Barnette, jr.,
Charlie McLaughlin and Sherman
Bryd, took french leave, by slid
ing down a rope fastened to a stone
projection on the roof.
Technically, it was a Jail delivery;
actually, however. It was through
no weakness or fault of the eells,
as one of the men had been taken
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Revival Services At First
Baptist Church This Week
V..-"
Mass Meeting
The Town Board met In
imlin last nifht and
t call (or a mam meet
taw to be held hi the court
house on Tuesday, April 21,
at 8 o'clock, pL m. CantH
datoi wil be named for Mayor
and At* commUamm. If
yon are hitereoted in the gov
ernment of the town ywn are
cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
Mr. H. D. Lone wm? ap
pointed registrar for the ejec
tion to be held ?n Tuesday,
May 5th; Mem. W. C. Bar
net* and W. D. Yarboro were
appointed Judges.
Gardner In New ?
York On Business
Raleigh, April Governor O.
Max Oardner left Raleigh late last
night to spend several days in New
York on business.
The goveipor will he joined In
New York Monday by Captain
Nathan 0"Berry, state treasurer, and
the two must sign 8,667 bond* of the
state of North Carolina
The bonds, 81.000 each, total
$8,667,000 and each separate bond
must he signed.
Rev. J. C. Canipe Doing The
[ Preaching; Mr. E. P. Lee
tj Leading The Singing
LARGE CROWDS ARE
ATTENDING DAILY
A series of revival meetings be
gah at the First Baptist Church
last Sunday, Rev. W. P. West, the
pastor, preaching at the morning
and evening services. On Monday
night Rev. J. C Canipe, of 8Uer
City, took charge of the preaching
and will preach two sermons daily.
In the morning at 9 o'clock and in
the evening at 7:30. Mr. E. Powell
Lee. pf Raleigh, is in charge of the
music and Is asking every one in the
town and County who sing to Join
the choirs. ?*
Notwithstanding the rata, a large
crowd greeted Mr. Canipe at "his
first service Monday night, and
again at the morning Service yes
terday. He Is a strong preacher,
depending on the old time story of
Jekus and the Cross for results, and
all are hoping and praying for a
gracious revival of the old time re
ligion in the town and country.
This meeting will be followed by
similar services at the Methodist
and Prebyterian churches and every
one Interested in religion V cor
dially Invited tq. attend these meet
ings and take an active part. ...
Hinsdale's Luxury Tax Pro
posal Immediately Taken
Up By Senate
VOTE EXPECTED TODAY
Raleigh, April 7.? The senate this
afternoon (truck the Day general
sale* tax from the proposed bien
nial revenue bill and began consid
eration of the Hinsdale selected
commodities proposal as a substitute.
Unexpectedly. Senator Hinsdale of
Wake, moved to eliminate the Day
plan, which would have levied a one
per cent tax on gross sales of re
tall merchants, and the motion was
adopted, 38 to eight, with five sena
tors voting present.
Senator Harmon, of Avery, was
the lone senator not recorded on the
roll- call.
Offers Luxury Tax.
Immediately after the article waa
removed, Senator Hinsdale offered
his "luxury tax" measure as a sub
stitute and the senate agreed for
Hinsdale and Senator Drier, of Ire
dell, to "steer" the amendment.
It was agreed that a vote would
be taken after five hours of debate.
Senator Hinsdale using one hour
this afternoon before the commit
tee of the whole adjourned until 1#
o'clock tomorrow.
Speculation was rife tonight as to
what success the Hinsdale plan
will meet. It being conceded some
similar measure to produce about
(9,000,000 must be adopted if the
MacLean school law is to be carried
out.
Opponents of the tax claimed a
margin of from one to three votes
to defeat It. Proponents cautiously
expressed hope that "some votes
will change." the most optimistie
claiming half the senate member
ship for the plan with others only
figuring 33 to 34 on their side.
All concede that the switch of one
or tfro votes overnight can change
the result when the vote is reached,
probably between 3:30 and 3:30 to
morrow afternoon.
A movement wasvunder way kkte
tonight to have the Day plan reoon- "
s'dered If the Hinsdale measure
should also lose.
Senator Hinsdale explained the
provisions of the proposed "luxury"
tax amendment, citing figures to
show that it would raise approxi
mately $9,000,000 a year If adopted
as written.
Lamar Service Station
A new service station called the
Lamar Service Station, has just
opened for business on the comer
of Reams Ave., and Lamar Street, "
Mr. Arch Wood, manager. They
will sell Shell ga? and oils, and will
make washing, greasing and servic
ing cars a specialty, sending for
your car and returning same when
the Job Is completed. They will gtw
you a rain check when they wash
your car and If it rains within
twenty- four hours you are entitled
to another wash.
Arch Wood, the ' manager, has
had much experience in this line
of business and probably has as
many friends among the auto own
ers a* any young .man in town. He
solicits a share of your business.
See ad in another column.
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Attention, Farmers!
Our ageiicy has a company whp '
can give you liability and property
damage for (13.00 Instead of $10.00
They have at last realised the farm
ers should be shown some consider- _
ation The 112 is far farmer* only.
We wish also to say we are agents
for the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York. If you wish us
to write letter or gtve you any kind
of assistance, we are ' at your ser
vice. The Mutual Life will pay you
18.15 dividends on the second
premium if your first premium to
as much art *32.37.
KNIOHT8 AGENCY.
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Eleven boys arid eleven gfrSTKave
been selected from the various 4-H
clubs of Edgecombe County* to oom
pete for" the county title of King
and Queen of Health.
Over 15,000 pounds of leepedeaa
seed have been purchased by Moore
County fanners this spring to be
used for soil Improvement- and paa
tnT*e ? .
Watch the Want Ads and you will
find you will not have to wait long
for what you are alter.
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