YouW!9saHHiey JtBy Rending Ad vertisements , All Best Merchants Use Them. ' ESTABLISHED USL PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR ? YEARS. Best People On Earth; ' -> Good Churches Schools; Where Optimism Rules i J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIBST, ABROAD NEXT V $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. XL VIII. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8. 1931. ? - 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 (Continued on page four) PERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE ?% -- ' " ? ? ? 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 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 (Continued on page two) O i 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 ? O 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. . O 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 VV' 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 . (Continued on last page) 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. ? . o 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. ? ? ? ^-o 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. J