IP TOO HAVE A MESSAGE FOE AJUL or THE PEOPLE TOT IT IN COURIER H'lllCH REACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE. ESTABLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 46 TEARS. ? === J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT VOL. XLVIH. ? \ Best People On Earth; - Good Churches And Schools; Where Optimism Rules 11.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1931. ' NO. 22. Dr. John Smith Preached The Baccalaureate Sermon Curtain Will Ring Down On The Commencement Exer cies Friday Evening HON. JUSTIN MILLER WILL MAKE ADDRESS William Smith, pastor Centenary M. E. Church, Lynchburg, preached the baccalaureate, sermon to the high school auditorium. TO say that the sermon was one of the best but ?xpxcsses it mildly, far, indeed it was a masterpiece, full of great chunks of wisdom. There was only one regret, and that was that mote of the good people of Roxboro did not hear it. Considering that there ^rera i? services at any of the to town the hall should ^^nave been crowded to its capacity ? and this if there had not been a school boy or girl to the audience. True, the auditorium is large and there were probably 600 people but we are sure If those absent had known what they were missing the room would have been crowded. Yesterday evening the seventh grade readings and declamations were held, closing with the promo tion exercises. Tomorrow, Thursday, the senior class play, "The Whole Town's Talking," will be given, with the closing exercises on Friday evening, when Hon. Justin Miller, of Duke ttoiverslty. will deliver the annual address. Following the address diplomas will be presented, and winners of the various honors Superintendent O. C. Davidson and his excellent teachers have just cause to feel happy over their suc cess the past school year, for the schools have moved along most smoothly and have probably enjoyed one of tbm best years since Its es tablishment. The trustees have shown their approval by re-electing Prof. Davidson, and he to turn has shown - HIS appreciation of the Ser vices of his teachers by electing all who made application to 'him. All ot the teachers will1* return save three, if we are not mistaken. Last Sunday morning Dr. John receive same. Revival Service# At Wesley an Tabernacle The revival meeting is still in progress at the Wesleyan Methodist Tabernacle in North Roxboro, Rev. R. B. Hiatt of Durham doing the preaching. There will be a special service Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Hiatt's subject for this service will be "Pour God Given Qualities." usflng for a text I Corinthian 1:30: Iptnbf Him are ye in Christ Jesus. Mr. Morton Resigns As Game Warden Mr. E. D. Morton, who has been ! game warden for this County for some time has tenaered his resig nation, to take effect June 15th. 1931. Mr. ""Morton has been very I active and^the laws under l^ls ef | forts htfve been very effective. He I asks us to say that he greatly ap preciates the co-operation given him by the people of the County, and trust they will give the same I consideration to his successor. Mr. Sikes Injures Foot Rev. T. A. Sikes is temporarily , laid up nursing a badly sprained ; ankle sustained yesterday morning i when he slipped and fell while j mowing his front lawn. It was at ; first thought the bone was fractured, but examination proved this fear groundless. Although the injury is painful. Mr. SIkeS said he was feel ing good this morning. Small Fire- Here Monday 'Morning Monday morning at 1:30 fire was discovered in Angelo's wetner stand on Court Street. The firemen were on the ground in a few minutes, and wi(h the aid of chemicals soon I had the fire under control. It seems the blase started by the explosion of a stove which was used In pre paring the welners, but fortunately, was dlsco^red in time to prevent any serious damage. The loss was fully covered by insurance. . STATE'S SCHOOL AUTHORITIES 10 MEETTHIS WEEK Board Of Equalization Faces Task of Putting New Laws In Operation IN SESSION TWO DAYS 1 Raleigh, ' Jupe 2. -The ??***?? toward putting the new school 1?*? and Thursday o! this week. ctate board of equalliaUon will hav^ its meeting here Wednesday, when It will study and dlscuSB the new M lawsf *hile all th* lOOcoun ty superintendenU of schools wUl meet here Thursday with Dr. A. T. Allen, state superintendent of pub Uc instruction, to study the new school laws. The members of the, taart Of equalization will probacy guy over for fje meeting of the county superintendents to order to, meet them and become I*1801*?* acquainted with them, since the board will haw more dealingswtth the superintendents than ever dc fore. - I The board of equalization becomes the administrative agency for the six months school term as it wUl. now be operated by the state. It, must now approve all *>udgets the operation of the six months school term to all the county, both those which the state wil pay and those paid from countf ??*?? The board is also charged with the, duty of peeing that the cm?0**! operate their schools according to the new laws and that varioua economies prescribed are camedout The board is also given extensive power to make certain rules and regulations. For the board may withhold the payment of state funds from any county or any spe cial district school that d0^?n?; conform to the new * the regulations which the Hoard ( may mak<; . 1 As a result, this first meeting of | the board of education ^.of est and importance to every Section of the state. ' The meeting of the county super intendents to be held here Thurs day is similar to the annual meet" ing that has been held ertnr spring and which has been required under the Hancock school law. However, this meeting will be more Important than any of the previous meetings since the Hancock law went into, effect, since this will be the first , step to trying to make the changes j In the state's school system as re- , quired by the general ^aembl^ which put the operation of the six | months school term definitely under , state control. 1 One of the most difficult taAs| faced by the county wperintenflente Is that of reducing their budget* f the six months term sufficiently to (Continued on last page) HARD TIMES MAY COT INCOME BUT NEVER WILL TAXES Bank Urges Greater Economy As Only Sensible And Logical Course PUBLIC EXPENDITURES "TOO INFLEXIBLE" (From a statement issued by The First National Bank of Boston) There is a tendency for taxation to remain constant or. to increase during hard times while the source . of Income from which these expen ditures must be paid suffers a heavy shrinkage with the result that there j is an increasing strain upon the standards of living. Instead of put ting on the emergency brake on public expenditures when conditions warrant, there is a tendency to step on the gas. Public expenditures are too In- j flexible. During a prosperous per iod public money is spent with a lavish hand to provide the public services, buildings and other facili ties to accompany the rising Stan dards, and during times of depres sion increased expenditures are urged in order to relieve distress and to provide work for the unem ployed This attitude on taxation reminds one of the man who had a roof in need of repair. He said that he did not need to mend his roof when it rained b e cause he could not; and when the sun shone there was no need for it. Total Income Has Shrunk Nearly 75 per cent of all tax rev enue is derived from property .and incomes taxes. During the past eighteen months or so, property values in practically all parts of( the country have reached substan tially lower levels and rents are on the decline. Total income has suf fered Shrinkage while the down- ' ward adjustment in wages and sal* aries continues. National Income is not an inex -haustlble reservoir to which we can run ever larger lines, but It' is fed by millions of streams, some large, some stnajl, and these in turn are regulated by the ebb and flow of business. For any government ? municipal, state or national ? which persists in living beyond its means, the day of reckoning is sure to come; for some municipalities and states in this country it is already .here. With accumulated deficits, an increasing number of tax delinquencies, de faults in bond payments, the cred it standing of these governments | has been seriously impaired. "Drift Toward State Socialism" Now Is the time when serious thought should be given to Uie in , creasing trend of governmental ac tivities in Sbclal and economic lines. (Continued on last page) 7th Grade Promotion Exercise, Readings And Declamations ? ! I Miss Helen Cushwa And Rich ard Puckett Win First And Second Honors 14 MAKE HONOR ROLL In the seventh grade reading contest held at the Roxboro high school last night. Helen Cushwa won the medal for her excellent . rendering of "Johnny Graham, Di plomat." ? Among the declalmers, Richard Puckett was winner x>f the medal for his declamation entitled "Op portunity." Hie Judges of the readings were Mrs. Marvin Carver, Mrs. H. Q. Simpson, and Miss Claire Harris. The Judges of the declamations were L. T - Heffner, B. B.v Knight and Eugene Thompson. Scholarship Honor Roll The following named pupils made an average of at learft 93% on their seventh grade studies during the past year: Richard Pufckett, Mil dred Carver Ruby Clayton, Jeanne Collins. Helen Cushwa, Ruth David- , ran. Helen Day, Louise Hassan. Marine King, Anna Catherine Lovr, Evelyn Newman, OUve Pickering, Evelyn Ritchie, K'reu Scarborough The highest average! for the year ; was made by Helen Day with on average of #7%. \ Anna Catherine -1 /on ant f Evelyn'' Ritchie tied for second plaoe with j Continued on last page) ^ j Six In One Family To Receive Diplomas Harrisonburg, Va.. June 1. ? When six members ? Ave slaters and one brother ? of the Hlgglns family of North Carolina, receive their diplo mas Thursday, Shenandoah College at Dayton wfll iay claim to graduat ing the largest family of any Amer lean college, this year, President V. j L. Phillips said today. The six graduates are the chil dren of Mr. -fcnd Mrs. C. B. Hlg glns. of OreensboW; N. C., and have worked their way through school. 1 Pour of the girl*, Sallte, Mary, Kath erlne and Allie. compose the Hlg glns Sisters Quartet, known through out the South Atlantic States for their harmony without musical ac companiment. jLf . \ ? ? ?9 James Harris, black, vagrant and truthful, stood before Solicitor Har- 1 lis.' in Anderson, S. O. "Just when when," asked the soli citor "did you do your last honest day's work?" The negro looked out the win dows, at the oelllnc. down at his feet; scratched his head and let 'er go: "Ah .think It wus on April lft? | en* I got off'n de chalngang early next mawnln"' o ? Among the principal exports of Chile I. lodln^ 4j . v. ? . , Hon. Justin Miller, who will de liver the commencement address at the high school auditorium Fri day night. An Estate For Sale You can own an estate by mak ing a small deposit to Suit yourself with us. There are over One ttun d r e d Billion dollars capitalized worth of insurance being bought this way now. I hope you realized during this experience with all forms of investments just how good life insurance is. We can give you the Mutual Life of New York, the oldest company In America. It is the ohly billion dollar capital standard risk com pany in America. The dividends are larger than the average com pany. If the Mutual does not suit you we have the Pilot Life Insurance of Greensboro, N. C., backed by the Jefferson Standard of Greensboro, *5 C. ? Agents: B. B. Knight, Mgr.; "J: "J. Rogers and Irvin CBriant. KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY ' o ; First Baptist Church j I believe that the Bible is to be believed and understood in the plain and obvious meaning of its passages; for I cannot persuade- my self that a book Intended for the instruction and conversion of the whole world should cover its true meaning in any such mystery and doubt that none but critics and philosophers can discover it. It -we ? abide by the principles taught in the Bible our country will go on prospering and to prosper, but if we and our posterity neglect its in- j structlons and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm uS and bury all our glory In profound obscurity. ? Dan iel Webster. Bible School 9:45 A. M. Prof. I. j C. Pait, General Superintendent. Preaching 11:00 A. M. Subject: , Worthy Motives for Worthy Living. 6. Y. P. U.'s 8:46 P. M. Miss Mar- , thena Bivins, General Director. Preaching 8:00 P. M. Subject: Believing in God. "Trust in the Lord, and do good: so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed." Psalm 37:3. A cordial welcome is extended to all. W. P. WEST, Pastor. Co. Commissioners In Session Monday The board of Coun^T Commission ers were in regular session Monday, with all- members present. The mat ter of advertising delinquent taxes was postponed for another month. Other than regular routine business this was the only matter to come before the board. o No Services at Presby terin Church Sunday Rev. A. J. ?McKelway announces that there will be no services at the Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing, owing to repairs which are being made on the inside of the church. Notice To Seventh - Grade Pupils ; Pupils of Roxboro High School ! and seventh grade are requested to go to the high school building Fri day morning at 8:49 for the purpose of receiving ninth month reports and prontotlon cards. ; o ? Hie Cleveland County Poultry /? Association plans to store their surplus eggs In cold storage for Uttfcr marketing. ? _ o ? Mrs Effle Massey. representative for Charts Corselettes. and Real Silk Hosiery Telephone 4?-M ! ? South's Veterans Open Reunion at Montgomery Granville Woman Is On Missingr List Creedmoor, June 2. ? Mrs. Rufe Motley, a young white woman of near Creedmoor, mysteriously dis appeared from her home last Tues day.' She was seen down the Ox ford-Durham highway In the di rection of Oxford. Noticing or her whereabouts has been learned. She is about S fret tall, weighs Ttronfkt 112 pounds, dark hair and dork complected and when she disap peared she was wearing 4 cotton print dress, short blue coat, felt hat and tennis shoes. Any information should be for warded to her husband, Rufe Mot ley, Creedmoor, Route 2, or to Chief of Police Harvey Jackson, Oxford. GREATAIRFORCE LANDS AT BRAGG Greatest Collection of Air planes Ever Seen in State Drops Down at Pope Field Fayetteville, June 2. ? The great est air force ever seen in this state dropped upon Pope Feld today to refuel and remain over till tomor row morning, when the flight will be resumed for the Texas flying fields from which the 108 army planes set out for the national air "maneuvers. They compose the 101st provisional purstjit group. Three other pursuit planes which left Boiling Field, Washington, today ar- j rived at Port Bragg at eight to night bringing the total to 111 ships serviced at Pope Field today, and 164 during the past four days. The. 39 attack planes of the pur suit-group left at 1:15 this after noon for Jacksonville, Florida, where a community banquet was to be i given their pilots tonight. The re-1 mainlng 72 Ships will .take off be tween 7 and 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, for Maxwell Field, Mont gomery, Ala. They will fly over the city before heading south, as the "attack unit did this afternoon. The pursuit group is made up of 57 pursuit planes, the little hum ming birds of the air, capable of great speed, 39 aerial battle ships, each outfitted to carry four ma chine guns and ten 25- pound bombs, and a dozen Ford transport planes, seven trl-motored and five with single motors. Co. Agent Sanders Has His Car Stolen Last Sunday night, between the hour of 8:20 and 8:40, some one bororwed Mr. H. K Sanders' car without his knowledge or consent, and up to the present writing has (ailed to return It. The thief left no marks whereby he might be traced and no one has the light est idea as to his identity. The car was a Chevrolet coach, 1S38 model, body painted avenue green, disc wheels, Pisk tires; no bumpers on fron^. or rear, no spare tire or rim. old valve steni through radiator cap, N. O. license No. 276-426, .en gine Mb. 4,312,735, Roxboro license No. 764. o Mr. Sanders Recovers Car at Roanoke Rapids The car stolen from Mr. H. K. Sanders Sunday night was found In Roanoke Rapids last night by officers of that city. A man by the name of Roy Parrlsh was taken In connection with the car. Officers here were notified and early this morning Msssrs. S. A. Oliver, 8. R. Wade and R. K. Banders went after the car and Parrlsh. Kipfer Thinks He Can I Ascend 100,000 Feet ' i ? ? Berlin, June 2.? Charles Kipfer. j who was Professor August Piccard's ! companion on a balloon flight to John H. Harwood, of Bryson City, , again and believes that wKh a spe cially constructed balloon he could i go as high as 100,000 feet. .He and Prof. Plccard reached 52,500 feet, j "I am convinced," rtaid Kipfer to- 1 day, "that a balloon bag with many gas chambers each regulated from ? the gondola by a separate valve, would rW as high as 100,00 feet without danger or even hardship to the occupant*." . . Commander-in-Chief Steph ens Acclaimed On Arrival At Alabama City VETERANS WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR MILLER Montgomery. Ala., June 2. ? Sur vivors of the legions that followed Lee and Jackson In the Sixties to day took possession of Montgomery and tonight their wish was law tn "the Cradle of the Confederacy." To the roar of cannon firing a salute, General L. W. Stephens, of Cough at ta, La.. Commander - tn - -*"? Chief, entered the city shortly be fore noon, and half an hour later Governor B. M. Miller surrendered the golden key to Alabama. General Stephens, weak from a recent illness, was accorded an ova tion on his journey from the station to the capitol. Standing on the Jefferson Davis star that marks the spot where the President of the Confederacy took the oath of office 70 years ago, General Stephens re ceived the key from the governor as a token of the city'* good will to the veterans during their 41st An nual reunion. Opening Ceremony. The welcoming ceremony at the Capitol was the only function of the day, and the remainder of the time the veterans had to them selves, to relight the battles with old comrades beneath shade trees at Camp Stephens park, or attend the many amusements staged for their ..., benefit. Sight-seeing parties were arrang ed for those who cared to visit shrines of the Confederacy and throughout the day there was open house at the Capitol. Roving minstrels. Negro quartets singing spirituals and old-time Southern melodies, string bands, buck and wing dancers wound through the camp grounds and downtown streets . entertaining vet erans and visitors. The Richmond, Va? delegates were busy campaigning for selection of the 1932 reunion and so far seem to have the field alone. Hundreds of the veterans have pledged theiqselverf and donned "Richmond in 1932" ribbons. More than 1,300 Boy Scouts from ; throughout the South were en camped at Camp Miller, adjoining Camp Stephens, and acted as es corts for veterans who were un attended. Registration of veterans late to day neared 1,600, with few more expected. United States Senator Hugo L. Black, of Alabama, tonight told the Confederate veterans "that the prophecy that history of the Con federacy would be written by un friendly hands has come to pa*. "T^e Whole Town's Talking"? June 4th 'The Whole Town's Talking, as you know. So on June the fourth yop must go To the Roxboro High School Senior play. At 8:30 o'clock, for 35c is all you . pay- \ . rmt Of Characters Henry Simmons, a manufacturer, Bedford Stanfleld. Harriet Simmons, his wife, Hasel Brooks. Ethrl Simmons, their daughter, Helen Morton. Chester Blnney, Simmon's partner. Earl Bradsher. Donald Swift, a motion picture di rector, Norwood Newman. , Roger Shields, a young Chicago blood, Lynwood Carver. Lila Wilson and Sally Oils, friends of Ethel, Katherine Nicks. Sad'e Bloom. Drucilla Wlnstead. Annie, a maid. Flora Newton. Taxi Driver, Algy Jackson, Jr. Mrs. Judson, Magnolia Owen. * o Buv Sunday Dinner . At Church Sale Here The ladles of Lambeth Memorial Baptist church w)ll sell cake, dress ed chicken*, butter, eggs and fresh vegetables next Saturday, June 8th, at Cantor's old stand. Main Street, Roxboro. The ladles are anxious - to furnish your Sunday dinner and will have a list that will maM ft most complete.' CKTOK & ANDY (the Radio re- ? .Sorting Black -Pace Twins) at Pal ace Theatre ThunvJay-FHday, June 4- 5th/ appearing at all performances.