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IF TOC HAVE A MESSAGE FOB ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN BE COURIER WHICH REACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE. ESTABLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 46 TEARS. 1. W. NOELL, editor and publisher. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT Best People On Eartlaj Good Churches And Schools; Where Optimism Rules il ' 1 1 $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. XL VIII. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1931. NO. 32. SIX KILLED WHEN HUGE TRI-MOTOR PLANE CRASHES Motor Tears Loose From Ship; Pilot's Desperate Ef forts Are Futile Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 10.? A pil ot's desperate struggle to halt the head-long plunge of a tri-motor airplane (ailed to prevent its crash ; here yesterday, in which six per- j sons were carried to Instant death. Hie plane, bound from Cincinnati j to Atlanta, had just taken oS from Lunken "airport when the propeller of its Tight side engine came off and a moment later the engine it Mjdf tore loose and hurtled to the ground Thrown out of control, the big passenger- plane at once started its death dive while Pilot M. T. Odell 23, of Cincinnati frantically mrove to right it. Witnesses said Odell apparently attempted to land the plane in a corn field at the edge of the Little Miami river, and failing in that, tried to head for a sand bar. on the opposlde side of the stream. In- I stead, however, it smashed into a clay bank, turned over nose first, tore out the entire front end, and killed all aboard. The victims were Miss Wrenna B. Hughes, 22, Port Thomas, Ky, sten- j ographer; William E. Keith, Atlan ta, Ga., radio distributor; W. H. \ Brim berry, Atlanta, "Ga., electrical dealer; V. O. Baum, 39, Memphis, Term., contractor; William J. de Maid. 32," Fort Thomas, Ky., co-pilot, and Odell. Airport officials said the accident was caused by a brok en hub on the propellor. When the blade came off, the motor re volved at such a terrific speed its fastening bolts were unable to hold , it. Department of commerce In spectors, on the scene a short time later, said they would report that the broken propellor hub was the cause. The plane had- left the air port hardly one minute and was about 500 feet high when the accl- 1 dent occurred. o Contract Let For Sewer Extension The town commissiontrs let the contract for an extension to the sewer line last Friday. When this line was first built there were only a few houses at what is known a? Bakersville. and it was thought the line was So located that no trouble would come fronr it; but since Bakersville has been enlarged and is now quite a village. It has become necessary to extend the k The contract was let to the f Elliott Building Company, of Hick- | ory, the price being $7,600. The bids ranged all the way from $7,600 to $9,200. Raiff's Department Store Is Moved Mr. H. Raiff, proprietor of RailT's Department Store, who has been located In the Foushee building on Main Street, has moved, and will be found In the Thomas & Carver building, Just a few doors north of his old Stand, in the room form erly occupied by the Clayton Drug Company. This store has been thoroughly overhauled and is one of the prettiest and most attractive stores in the town. Raiff's Depart ment Store has enjoyed a large pa tronage and is recognized as one of the leading department stores in Roxboro o_ Death of Mr. Williams Mr. Robert A. Williams died at his home In - Keysvllle, Va.. last Monday night at 7 o'clock. His body was brought to Roxboro on Tuesday afternoon, and burial ser vices held at the home of his Sis ter a.nd the body interred In the old home burying ground near Oak Grove church. He leaves a wife, two sons and -three daughters. Mr. Williams was a native of this County and is remembered by many friends and acquaintances. Junior Order Will Have Basket Supper Lffnghurst Junior Order Council, No. 570 of Jalong will give a basket supper and brunswlck stew at Loch Lily on Saturday. August 15th, at 6 o'clock. All Junior* are request ed to (Some, with their families, and bring a basket. , Wagon load Of Bananas Bring 25c In Baltimore Baltimore, Aug. 10.? Ba nanas were sellii^ for 25 cents a wagonisad at the piers in Baltimore today and one ves sel that had arrived from Central America pat oat to sea with 3,000 tranches to lie dumped in the ocean. About 100.000 bunches have .been entering the port a week for some time and the market is slutted. Bather than have the fruit rot in the holds of the steamers, the im porting companies have been disposing of the cargoes to street peddlers and middle men for little or nothing. So far this week 73, *00 bunches hare arrived and 17, 000 are on a boat scheduled to dock Thursday. WILL REPRESENT THE COURIER AT JALONG Mr. Castle Will Receive Sub scriptions; Miss Daniels To Write News We are glad to announce that The Courier has arranged to have , a representative at the live village of Jalong, and hopes to give you a live, newsy letter each week con cerning the doings at this place. Mr. Navie Castle will receive sub scriptions and will receipt you (or same, while Miss {Catherine Dan iels will furnish the news items. If you want to Subscribe for The Courier see Mr. Castle, and if you have any news items be sure to get in touch with Miss Daniels. We have been wanting to form such a connection for some time, and we are delighted at the con nection we have made. These re presentatives will represent us per sonally and we' know they will Serve you to your satisfaction. Call on them for any Information de sired. o Mr. Bullock Improving Mr. R. A. Bullock, who under went a very serious operation at Watts hospital last Thursday, is improving. For several days his condition was very critical, but at this~~ writing he seems to have pass ed the danger point and is im proving. COTTON LOWEST j IN THIRTY YEARS Immediate brop Result Of Government Report Issued After" Saturday Closing New Pork, Aug. 10. ? One of the mo6t drastic breaks In the history ?f the cotton market carried cotton down about $7 a bale today in an excited rush to sell. as a result of the discouraging crop estimate of the department of agriculture. The opening flurry of selling was absorbed by covering and trade buying, however, and the market thereafter evolved Into a compara tively quiet aOair, with narrow price fluctuations aorund a tenth of a cent or a little better above the day's low. The market was rela tively quiet at the close. October Falls to 6.70. At one time during the morning the October contract sold at 6.70 cents a pound, a decline of $7.10 a bale from the close on Saturday. Persistent buying by shorts, how ever, brought prices substantially above the day's lowest and the cloec ranged $5.45 to 65.70 a bale below Saturday. New York, Aug. 10. ? Cotton broke more than 66 a bale at the open ing of trading on the New York cotton exchange today, as the re sult of the government crop report which Saturday placed the Indicated yield more than 1,500.000 bales in excess of expectations. The October contract opened at 6.80 cents a pound, a drop of 66.60 a bale from Saturday's close, which -was before the ciqp report was published. o L, Skin from the patient's arm was used to makeliim a nex*. eyelid, in an operation recently made In Lon don. GEORGIA PRICE : AVERAGES $7.56 I -FOR LAST WEEK Almost Five CTnts Pound Under Same Week One Year Ago LESS THAN MILLION I DOLLARS PAID OUT Atlanta, Aug. 10. ? Marcus Mc Whorter, chief statistician of the department of agriculture, an nounced today that 11,622,807 pounds of tobacco were sold in Georgia by growers last week at an average price of 7.56 cents a pound. This compares with 29,386,978 pounds at an average of 12.42 cents for the same week a year ago and j 6.756,182 pounds at an average of ! 733 cents for the previous . week this year. - The total money paid for to bacco last week was $878,113.48 as j against $3,649,880.54 for the second ! week of the season last year and $495,431.44 for the first week this . season. The highest average price paid on the Georgia markets last week was 8.49 cents a pqund at Waycross as compared with a high of 14.08 cents at Hahira for the same per iod last year and 9.18 at BlacksheaT a week previous. The lowest average price was 4.29 at Fitzgerald. This compared with a low for the second week last .year of 8.71 at Bainbridge and a low for the first week of this year of 2.96 at Bainbridge. Tifton reported the heaviest sales, 1,596,538 pounds, and Bain bridge the lowest, 11,466 pounds. For the same period last year Tif ton lad with 3,255,770 pounds and Thomasville was last with 128,498. The Thomasville market is not open this year. Handsome Homes To Be Erected There is considerable activity in the building line here just now, I several handsome new homes are under construction, and others will be built in the near future. One of the most attractive homes is that of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Stewart, which is being built on Academy j Street, adjoining the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. -W. Noell. It is of brick construction and is modern in every particular and will be one of the most handsome residences on that pretty street. Contractors are figuring on residences for Mr. D. W. Ledbetter, same to . be built on Main Street, adjoining the home of the late Mr. W. H. Long; another that of Mr. E. E. Thortias, which will be built on Reams Ave., and another belonging to Mrs. Mollie Strum Barrett, which likewise will ' be located on Reams Ave. All of these homes will be modern and will lend much to the looks of the town. ^ Roxbcro Garden Club ? The regular meeting of the Rox boro Garden Club will be held Mon day afternoon, Aug. 17th, at four o'clock at the home of Mrs. T. T. Hester. Mr. Paul Llndley of the Lindley Nurseries of Greensboro, will make an address. There will also be a Zinnia ex hibit. All who have Zinnias will please arrange them fof the ex hibit and send to Mrs. J. H. Hughes by eleven o'clock Monday morning. A large attendance is urged. ~ ? ... o ? Bailey Expresses Optimism Over Democrat's Chances Bpruce Pine, Aug. 11. ? "Our state and our nation will recover sooner from this worldwide depression than any of the other nations," United States Senator Joslah Bail ey said today when he stopped here while en route to Aiheville from Roaring Oap where he and his' two Sons. Pou and J. W., Jr, have been spending a few days' vacation The North Carolina senator spoke optimistically regarding next year's election. "We are going to elect a Democratic President," he said, "for the Republicans do not want I Mr. Hoover and ar? afraid to try T anybody else. 1 am expecting North Carolina to go Democratic on the national ticket by a majority of fully 100/100 and of course the state ticket will be elected by th? usual majority." _i "Happy Warrior" Greet* ^ , Hiw Successor Former Governor A1 Smith, without the brown derby, was snapped with Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt at a lawn party. The picture does not justify any talk about friction between the two. Tuberculosis Clinic Here For Two Weeks Physician From State Sanatorium To Give Examinations Free A tuberculosis clinic will be held In the court house for two weeks, beginninc Aug. 31st Dr. C. D. Thomas, of State Sana torium will conduct this clinic. Free examination will be given by appointment. The first seven days will be for the white peo ple and the remainder to the colored. Co. Health Dept. Important Notice The public b requested not to place any tin cans, grass, garbage, or trash of any kind on the side walks or gutters in the town. Each individual will of necessity have to take care of his own disposals. Reference Is hereby made to ordinance No. 157 making same unlawful. Violations of the or dinance carries a penalty of $5.00. By order of the Board of Commissioners. R. B. Dawes, Mayor. Government Price Fixing On Staple Products Urged Washington, Aug. 10? Pessimistic : over the economic outlook in the , agricultural area, Senator Nye, Re publican, North Dakota, came to the capital today with a proposal for government price fixing on staple products during the emergency. The North Dakotan, who is seek- 1 ing early conferences with Presi- j dent Hoover and other government officers, said that "all have re- j s ponded (airly well In meeting our needs" but he emphasized that the government "must take Some posi tive step in aiding our situation." "I believe," he said, "the govern ment must engage in a program of price fixing for two or three years while we are getting our bearings and building up again. I feel also that this should be accompanied by a debt holiday for our farmers. The federal government might give a holiday to its Intermediate credit bank loans." He suggested that the govern ment fix prices on such commodi ties as wheat, cotton, potatoes, dairjuproducts, beef, pork and wool. He mentioned no specific prices. Of course, such action would require concessional approval. Senator Nye said that the drdught ^condition in his state had not been exaggerated. Instead of a normal crop of 90,000,000 to 110, 000,000 bushels of wheat for the state, he predicted the total this year would be little more than 20, 000,000 bushels although official es timates place It at 40,000,000 bushels. "It Is a most deplorable situa tion," he added. "Something must be done to restore the buying power to the 50,000,000 people on our farms. I believe the Red Cross will have to take care of 60,000 families in our section this winter." The senator said he had heard little discussion of politics and he attributed this to the economic dis tress which he said was command ing all attention of the people. WILSON AUTRY GOES TO CHAIR Pays Extreme Penalty For Attack Upon Mother Of 7-Weeks-Old Infant Raleigh, Aug. 10. ? Wilson Autry, Jo-year- old Negro youth of Union county convicted of criminal as sault on the mother of a seven weeks-old baby, was electrocuted at state's prison today. Autry, apparently very nervous, entered the death chamber at 10:29 and was pronounced death at 10:35. He was given only one shock Of electricity, for a duration of 2 min utes and 60 seconds. The Negro protested to the end that he, was innocent of attacking . Mrs. Hoyle Keziah. who lived In the Marshville section of Union coun ty. His story to newspapermen and prison officials was that he had im- 1 proper relations" with the young woman but did not force himself upon her. | Mrs. Keziah testified at Autry** trial that he attacked her May 13, and SherifT Clifford of Union coun- | ty testified that Autry had con- , f eased to him that he was gulltfr ! The smallest whales are about 20 feet long when f^lly grown. Cancer ranks second among causes of death In the United States. SEEK SOUTHERN PINES INTRUDER Collie Dog Saves Mistress From "Attack At Hands Of "Negro Burglar Southern Pines, N. C., Aug. 10. ? Officers In this section today were conducting a wide search for a Negro who entered the home of Mrs. Etta Ray here Saturday night, failed in an attempt to assault her when a collie dog attacked him and escaped after knocking down Mrs. Annie Slegman, Mrs. Day's' aged mother. Mrs Day said the Negro removed a screen from the window and stepped into the room. She said she ran to her telephone and told the operator to call police headquar- ' ters and tell them a burglar had entered the house. The man grabbed Tier, she said, and attempted to throw her down. She beat at hijn with a stick apd Mrs. Slegman attempted to drK* him away. The Negro then knock ed Mrs. Siegrr.an down. At this point, she said, her collie dog, in answer to her calls jumped through the window and charged tB? lliau. ? } Frightened, he leaped up, beat off the dog and escaped. Battleship Oregon was launched at San Francisco October 36, 1893. PERSON COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION THIS WEEK Only Matters Of Minor Im portance Disposed Of So Far Person County Superior Court met Monday with Judge F. A. Dan iels presiding, and Hon. W. B. Dm stead prosecuting. So far only mat ters of minor Importance has come befo- the court, with the follow ing cases disposed of: Otha Wilson, illegal posession, six months on roads. Jack Welch, illegal possession, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. Clarence Hocutt, illegal posesSion, $25 and costs. Norman Wade, larceny, 65 days on roads. Bill Bowes, robbery, nol pros with leave. Charlie Pulliam, illegal possession, $25 and costs. Joe Mooney, illegal possession, six months on roads. Lee Allen, illegal possession, $25 ana tne costs. Bill Bowes, illegal possession of home brew, nol pros with leave. Merritt Anderson, illegal posses sion, four months suspended sen tence. Lave Newman, assault, 65 days on roads. Prank Brown, illegal possession, $25 and costs. Sandy Snipes, two charges of ille gal possession, fined >25 and the costs in each case. Rufus Eakes, illegal possession, $25 and costs. Clarence Monk, transporting whisky, $35 and costs. Clarence Monk, driving' automo bile while drunk, $50 and costs and ordered not to operate an automo bile for the next 90 days. Jessie D. Walker, driving automo bile while drunk, $50 and costs and ordered not to operate a car for the next 60 days. Zack Franklin, driving automobile while drunk, $50 and costs and not i to operate a car for the next 90 days. James Jordan,, driving automo bile while drunk, $50 and the costs and not tq drive car for the next 90 days. J. P. Smith, illegal possesison, nol pros with leave. Charlie E. Pulliam, carnal knowl edge of female, nol pros with leave. w.hjoBis ; OUT FOR SENATE Greensboro Man Seeks Nomi nation By The Republi can Party Greensboro, Aug. 9. ? William H. Jordan, of Efland, Saturday an nounced his candidacy for the Re publican nomination for U. S. Sen ator next year "subject to the state primary" and declared his plat form to be the Golden Rule, "As [.ye would that men should do unto you do ye even so unto them." At tl)e same time the Efland man voiced determination to wage an ? active and aggressive campaign. "Starting at an early date," he said, "I will canvasg the state from town to town and hope to thor oughly organize the state." I One rnult of the announcement la to make certain n Republican prlmray in order to determine the party's chance for the seat now occupied by Senator aCmeron Mor rison. of Charlotte. Jake P. Newell. Charlotte attorney, some months ago announced himself a candidate for the Republican senatorial nom ination. Mr. Jordan has long been engag ed In the newspaper business, hav ing been actively and financially interested in weekly publications In several counties, notably Orange. Alamance and Guilford. He Is pres ident of the North Carolina News papers, Inc. Cake Sale The Ladles' Aid Society of Con cord Methodist church will sell caTces iincr plerorr Saturday, August I5tn, beginning at IT o'clock, in the building formerly occupied by H. Cantor on Main Street. Tou are cordially Invited to buy your Sun day dessert. LEGGETT'S DEPT. STORE WILL MOVE INTO NEW QUARTERS Will Spend Several Thousand Dollars In Remodelling The Building GROWING BUSINESS REQURES MORE SPACE On September is, Liggett 's Department Store opened Its doors In Roxboro to the public. If you recall, times were considered pretty hard and many doubted the wis dom oT this big store coming to Roxboro, especially at the time of such depression. But the man agers of Leggett's did not go Into the venture blind, for they had given it much thought, and felt will ing to make the venture after the survey. Talking to one of the man agers, Mr. Will Leggett, he told us i that they did not come with the expectation of simply dividing the business which Roxboro already en joyed, but they expected by adopt ing time-tried methods to increase the scope of territory which was considered Roxboro's limit, to bring in new trade, and this they have done, for there are many trading I here today who, at that time, did oot cotsider Roxboro as a trading market for them. How well they have succeeded Is shown by their move, which they will make about September 1st. . They have let the contract, and work is now under way, for the re modeling of the store belonging to Mr. M. R. Long, formerly occu pied by Greenstone's Department Store, situated on Main Street, in the very heart of town, and will spend several thousand dollars on the job. It will be worked over from top to bottom, adding a base ment for their "basement bargains," a department which has been very popular and one of the drawing cards. This move was necessitated owing to a lack of room at their present location. The new location is one of the best, and being a double store, will give them Jnany advantages over their old stand, - and they feel, with these advan tages they will be better able to care for their customers than be fore. Leggett's are highly pleased with their business since they have been located in Roxboro, and undoubted ly much of their success is due to the popalarity of their manager, Mr. J. D. Manghm. He is a most likeable young man, thoroughly ca- , pable, and is on the job every day in the week. Roxboro is glad to j claim him and Mrs. Mangum as citizens, and trust their success here will not be responsible for a . promotion, which he richly deserves. ^ u Your Last Chance! Last week I stated that insurance companies were going to mate .some radical changes in Celling dis ability insurance. One of my com panies, Indianapolis Life, has de cided not to sell disability in with their life insurance. The Mutual Life of New York and the Pilot Life of Greensboro, which I represent have not changed their prices or -plans yet, but they will soon. When companies over the United States phy thirty million dollars out in one year it is time to make a change. Now, if you are in the market now or will be see me and let me arrange to get you a policy which will pay your premium and pay you an income if you lose your , health. KNIGHTS INS. AGENCY. On Their Vacation The First Baptist Church here granted the Pastor, Rev. W. P. West, a month's vacation. Mr. and Mrs. West and son, Billy, ' left the first of the week for At lanta, Gft.? where they wil mJsit Mrs. West's mother, who is ill; after visiting in Atlanta they will ' spend some time in Western North Carolina. Cherokee Scout Boys Pass Through Nine boys of the older boys tion, of the Cherokee Boys camp, passed through Roxboro *n+urrt*r '??? 1 located in the Dan River low ClarksvUle. Va. Hie of the trip being to oxca# Indian relics which are be buried on the island.
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