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? 1 r roc HAVE A MESSAGE FOB ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN THE COUBIER WHICH REACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE. ESTABLISHED IttL PEBSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER- UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 46 YEABS. Best People On Earth; Good Churches And Schools; Where Optimism Rules J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. VOL. XL VIII. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 ?ER YEAR IN ADVANCE. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9. 1931. NO. 36. County Superintendent And Friends Bombard Board of Commissioners! Make Strong Plea For The Children And Six-MOnths . m Term PLEAD FOR AN IN CREASE IN TAX RATE Monday the Board of Commis sioners met in their regular session, and almost the entire time of the k*Ktrd was taken up by the Super intendent of public schools, and those who were pleading for an in crease in the tax rate' so that the schools might run six months, of the commissioners, stated HpA he doubted if there was such ?& array of speakers bfeore any board of commissioners in the State. Mr. S. O. Winstead, county sup erintendent. Messrs. W. D. Merritt, F. O. Carver, W. R. Wilkerson, Jack Crutchfleld. R. C. ? Garrison and Rev. O. "H. Elmore, and possibly others, appeared before the com missioners an3 made most eloquent appeals for the children of the County, stating it would be a ca lamity Jor the schools not to run six months. Mr. Winstead gave it as his opinioh that it would be impossible for the schools to run six months on the amount allotted by the State and all of the speak-" ers plead most earnestly for an ap propriation from the County. To meet the request of these gentlemen it will necessitate an increase in the tax rate, and the rate necessary to meet the requirement will be $1.07 "4. 1 The Commissioners did not take any action in the matter, but adjourn ed to meet next Friday when the . rate will be fixed. Low Price Paid For . Tobacco In Georgia Atlanta, G|., Sept. 8.? Tobacco sales for the Sixth week of the UBI Georgia season were reported today by Marcus McWhorter. chief statistician of the State Department j , of Agriculture, as 2,437,457 pounds at an average price of 3.02 cents a pound, making a total for the week Of *73.565.96. The total crog to date, McWhor ter said, amounts to 60,725,000 lbs., representing sale value of $3,883, 32354.. Last year the total through five weeks of the season amounted to 106,402.351 pounds which sold at an ' average price of 9.87 cents, bring ing a total of $10,500,117.44. VOTE FOR HIM Mtke Pilot Life Insurance Cqm ?B'of Greensboro, N. C? notifies that B. B. Knight, agent, of Kox- ; boro, has not only qualified for a trip to Havana. Cuba, but has qual ified for one of the Vice Presidents of the Pilot Otub. This position is honored by being one of the high est producers In all of the Southern States. The Club year ends October 31, and If he continues to hold this position, he will receive a loving Cup. It will be quite an honor for , him, for Roxboro, and for the com- 1 irunity. If you anticipate buying any more Insurance, take out a policy with him, thus giving him the vote and help towards bringing this honor to Roxboro. Pilot Life Insurance Company. Gardner Takes Cleric Off Roads A minister who was sentenced to the county road* of Forsyth Coun ty for six moiyha this summer for selling liquor was Tuesday paroled by Gov. O. Max partner on re commendation of Trial Judge Wil * son Warlick and Interested citizens In Forsjfth. The minister Is Rer. Thomas F. ("Thunderbolt"^ Pardue. who fig ured In the sensational newspaper : headlines' a few yean ago, when Alma Oatlln. of Rockingham County, was tried for the murder of her father. Miss Oatlln was al leged to hare "confessed" to the Rev. M.~ Pardue, who told officers anfl Htti Oatlln was arrested. Pardue was sentenced In ' May, to serve ptx months on the roads. o r Forty-three bushels of wheat an acre from SO acre* planted Is the : record of master farmer S. L. Car penter of Oaston County this spring ?? I Mr. W instead'* House Led The Whole State Mr. H. W. Winstead* who con ducted a warehouse in Tifton, OA., during the season which has Just closed, says his bouse led the state both in quantity and price. The average made on his floor was practically 7 cents. Mr. W instead is recognised as one on the very best warehousemen .in the country, and will again have charge of the Piedmont Warehouse in Danville. NASHFARMERS WOULD CLOSE SALES HOUSES Red Oak Auxiliary Believes Time- Has Come To Test Tobacco Situatioft WOULD SELL NONE OF THIS YEAR'S CROP ' k. .-f Henderson, Sept. -7. ? Demand that the warehouses be closed and that the farmers "go on strike" and "re fuse to sell any 1931 tobacco or plant any in 1932, until we are as sured of receiving a living price for the 1931 crop" was made in re solutions adopted last Saturday in a meeting of the Red Oak auxil iary of the Nash county Farmers Club, a copy qt which has been sent to the Daily Dispatch for pub lication. The resolutions were sent by C. F. Mclntyre, the secretary, and are" as follows: "The Red Oak Auxiliary of -Nash county Farmers Club, in regular meeting assembled, September 5, passed the following resolutions: lj? That we endorse the resolu tions adopted by the Nash county Farmers Club on September 4. "2. ? That we believe the time has come when it has become necessary to go farther than merely passing resolutions and protesting against the starvation prices that are be ing paid for our tobacco. "3. ? That we believe the time has come to demand that the ware houses be closed, and that the farmers go on strike, and refuse to sell any 1931 tobacco or plant any in 1932, until we are assured of re ceiving a living price for the 1931, crop. "4. ? That we pledge ourselves to take any steps with the oooperation of North Carolina tobacco farmers to bring about better conditions. "5. ? We urge all tobacco farmers of North Carolina who have the best interest of their homes, fam ilies and of their state at heart" to hold community meetings and join us in this movement. . ' "Red Oak. N. C? Sept. 5, 1931 " ? ? O- - Assails Farm Board Sedalla. Mo., Sept. 8.? Assailing the Federal Farm Board as "that huge and costly lemon," Gov. Olf ford Pinchot of Pennsylvania said In an address here today that the "welfare of America depends upon Justice to the American farmer ? justice as the farmer himself under stands Justice ? and not some alleged panacea devised by men who nei ther kngw his problems' nor com prehend his point of view." ? o i Looking Over Pro posed Golf Course The citizens of RoxborO are very much interested in a coun try club, wMh go If the principal attraction. Mr. Marshall Crich ton, Hope Valley Pro., and Mr. Clark, (reen keeper at Hojw Valley, are here today looking ovt the proposed (rounds and will make a report aa to the ad visability of the course and the estimated cost of same. The report will be submitted by the committee appointed by the Ro tary club, and then a meeting of the citisens will be called and Um matter definitely decided: Returns Home Dr. and tin. B. R Long and son, Billy, who have been here for the past three month* at their sum mer cottage on Route 4g, have re turned to 'their home In Oreenfboro. THOMAS C. BOWIE Candidate for nomination of U. S. Senator. , ' ? I Claude Bowers on the Hawley-Smoot Tariff ? W ? I Prom a speech before the Indi- , ana Democratic Editorial Associa tion while the Tariff Bill was pending In Congress. "The systfm itself is antiquated, j for the infant Industries no longer need a bottle. It is superannuated, i because we have become an export nation depending on foreign mar kets, and we cannot sell if we re- 1 fuse to buy. It is dangerous to j business, because if we close our ; markets to other nations they will close their markets to us. It is a menace to the peace of the world. ; for as surely as we persist In our present policy we shall force all Europe into a customs union which would mean an economic war be tween two continents'. It is stupid, because we have loaned billions Of dollars across the sea, and our, bankers cannot collect if the debt- ! ors have no money to pay, and they cannot get the money if we re- 1 fuse to take their pro4ucts." y 1 o Bard of Person Cc anty ; <* Mr. A. B.OBriant, of the Allens ville Section, might well be called the bard of this County. He has the knack of writing in rhyme, and I can roll it off almost as fast as he can write. He has another one of his rhymes in this issue. 61,000 DISABLED VETERANS OF WORLD | WAR OUT OF JOBS Out Of Nearly 300,000 On Compensation Roll 46,424 Are Employed 1 1,2 7 8 UNEMPLOYABLE Washington, Sept." 8 ? More than 61,000 disabled - veterans of the World War were reported today by E. C. Babcock. National Commander of the disabled American veterarfs, as out of jobs. Babcock's announcement was based on a questionnaire sent by the Veterans' Administration to nearly 300,000 men on its compen sation rolls. Returns from nearly half of them showed 46,424 employ ed, 61,666 out of work, and y ,278 unemployable. The veterans' organization made arrangements in July for co-opera tion between' the Veterans' Admin istration and the Federal Employ ment Service to find jobs' for the partially disabled qualified former servite men. The questionnaires were sent out by the Veterans' Administration re turnable to the labor department, which is attempting to find jobs for the men through the employment service. ' Meanwhile, President Hoover's un employment relief organization em phasized its plans to meet the dis tress problem through "focal agen cies. Walter S. GifTord, national relief director, issued a statement saying the organization "is not instituting a' campaign for a national fund, but plans nation-wide support of local appeals for local funds." The relief organization has re commended all relief fund cam paigns be conducted between Oc tober 19 and November 25. "Insofar as all local campaigns are scheduled within this period," Gilford said, "the President's or ganizationjiopes to render the max imum assistance and co-operation by mobilizing all national agencies for stimulation of Interest in local efforts." Gilford was expected to appoint an assistant today to be responsible for this "stimulation of interest in local .efforts." No Cotton For State Farms To Be Planted m * Have Only 1,300 Acres This Year Compared To 3,600 Acres In 1929 OVER 171,000 BUSHELS OF GRAIN MADE THIS YEAR . i Raleigh, Sept. 7 ? North Carolina is giving notice to the world that no cotton will be planted on. stattf owned (arms next year, citing out completely the staple in which the ptjsom (arms planted 3.600 acres in 1929. 2,900 in 1930 and 1,300 acres in 1931, in a statement issued by Governor Gardner. The decision does not mean that Governor " Gardner thinks North Carolina farmers' should cut oi|t cotton growing completely in 1932, but he expresses the belief that the ( state ought to set an advanced ex ample to cotton growers in drastic acreage reduction so the south's greatest "crop may bring a profit to 1 growers? and it will not at present below-cost prlcAfe Success o( Governor Gardner'* live-at-home program this year generally and especially at state owned, tarms Is given as one im portant reason (or eliminating cot ton. Prison (arms, he points out, this year have threshed 38,793 bu shels o ( wheat, 24.24$ bushel* of oats. 4,493 bushels of rye, and 3,669 bushels of barley, with indications that more than 100,000 bushels of corn will be gathered. Plans are being worked out, Gov ernor Gardner states, to exchange every bushel of the small grain*, all 'produced from purebred, cer tified seed, with North Carolina f allium, so it ean be available for sowing this fall, "nils wheat is too good for prisoners to eat. In fact, it is too good for anybody to eat while It Is so scarce in North Cars- 1 Una," Oovernor Gardner said. -? ? -o ? The most rare amethysts com* from Siberia. J Extending Cable Line The Morris Telephone Company is extending their cable line to Baiters, where this progressive town will have full befTeflts of the line. U. dTcVTo Meet The Person County Chapter of the U. D. C. will meet at the home of Mrs. Ralph Cole on Tues day afternoon, September 15th, at 3:30 o'clock. NO MOVEMENT IN WEED PRICES Markets Report Increased Sales -at Prices Received Little Better MOSTLY LUGS OFFERED Parmville, Sept. 8. ? Offerings of tobacco were light here today with 70 per cent of the sales graded as lugs, most of which were on the priming side. Leaf grades sold were mostly medium to common. Cut ters were scarce but were in good demand. Prices per grade: Orange leaf, fifth quality, 11.40 cents per pqynd; sixth quality, 3 40. Orange lugs, second quality. 14.00 cenjs per pound: third quality, 7 JO. Lemon grades were, higher in price than orange. Quotations are on tobacco official ly graded by the tobacco section of the United States Department of Agriculture. OFFICIAL AVERAGE 18 fl'MS AT FAIRMONT Fairmon, Sept. I. ? Official Mies of tobacco yesterday at Fairmont, (Continued on bull page) _ . . x . SCHOOL BUS AND f . TRAIN COLLIDE; TWO BOYS KILLED Driver Of Bus Seriously In jured; Only 2 Passengers Die Instantly BUS NOT ON REGULAR RUN WHEN CRASH CAME Wake Forest, Sept. 8.? Two stu dents of Wake Forest High School were instantly killed and another seriously injured here ' early this morning when a school bug and a fast Florida-to-New York Seaboard Air Line Railway locomotive col lided at a grade crossing in the heart of the town. The three boys were the only occupants of the bus, ; which was hurled high in the air and almost completely demolished. I" John Cad dell, Jr., 18, and Robert Garner, 17, are the dead youth, and Cameron Shearon, 17, rlriver of the bus at the time of the acoident is in Rex Hospital at Raleigh in a serious condition. Caddell and Gar ner died before witnesses to the ac cident could reach them. J. A. Fleming of Raleigh, was engineer on the train. Coroner Lawrence M. Waring reached the scene soon after the wreck occurred and began an in vestigation. He summoned a jury, and, after hearing several witnesses, continued his inquest until tomor row afternoon at 6 o'clock. | Shearon regained, consciousness late this afternoon, and, question ed about the accident, declared that he could remember nothing. He said he could not even remember from which side he approached the tracks. * Shearon suffered five broken ribs, a fractured pelvis, and possibly in ternal injuries. Attending physi cians consider his condition ex tremely serious. Several Witnesses. There were several witnesses to ] the wreck who declared that the bells and lights of the automatic safety signal, which guard the crossing, were operating when the bus approached the tracks and that Shearon. the driver, evidently could not stopr the truck or did not see nor hear the signal. There was no indication, however, that the brakes of the truck had been applied.** The three youths were thrown clear of the wreckage by the. im pact. The school bus was demolish ed and parts of it scattered along the tracks for some distance. At the time of the crash, the truck was approaching the* crossing from the west Side. > 'Caddell was the only son of Coach John C.\ Caddell. baseball meritor at Wake Forest College. Gamer was the son of R. H. Gar ner of Wake Forest, and Shearon resides a few miles east of the town. Transferred Mr. Hester Wagstaff, who has been in the insurance business here for Several months, has been trans ferred to Henderson and will leave Thursday. This is a promotion for | Mr. Wagataff and his friends re joice with him in his success in j the insurance field. 8 Number of Patrolmen Busy Here Now Mr. O. C. Robinson, the patrol man stationed here, was joined the first of the week by Several other patrolmen. Mr. Itoblnson says the j principal trouble with the driver* around here are they are driving ; with only one license tag " and de fective lights. Many Given Work Detroit, Sept. 8.? Between 15.000 and 30,000 former employes of the Ford Motor company went back to work today. Letters were sent qut last week asking the workers to re turn. Ford officials said they plan ned to have 50,000 men at work .by the middle of September. o - ? Popular Music To Be Taught Miss Louise Pulllam will conduct ? class of popular music this ses sion. If interested please call phone I 10-159 or tef her for further In formation. t ij? -o Lespedeza I* now being grown to sufficient extent in Edgecombe County for the growers to nrganixf a farm tour for studying the crop. Deserts* Old Bosses Ramsay MacDonald. Englislf prime minister who has formed a new cabinet from all the big par ties, has been read out of the Labor Party which made him great. NORTHAMPTON FOR SPECIAL session: Commissioners Call On Gov ernor Gardner To Call Leg- j islative Meeting HALIFAX JOINS REQUEST | Jackson, Sept. 7. ? At the regular meeting of the county commission- I ers of Northampton county Mon day resolutions were passed calling | upon Governor Gardner to call a special session of the Legislature to consider restricted cotton legis lation in cooperation with the other cotton growing sttae. Secretary N. G. Bartlett of the Eastern Carolina chamber of commerce appeared be fores the board and ask^d that this ; move be taken, If the Texas legis- ; lature meets Tuesday as stated in paprs Sunday. ( Representatives Archie Gay of Northampton appeared before the ! board with the secretary of the I Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com- { merce and urged the passage of this resolution. The resolution passed are as follows: "Whereas, there Is a prospect, ac cording to the government estimate of nearly sixteen million bales of i cotton being produced this year: I "And whereas, there is a move ment on foot among the cotton growing states to call their respec tive legislatures in special sessions, to consider restricted production by legislation for nineteen thirty-two. "Now therefore, be it resolved that the board of commissioners of Northampton county in session this I September seventh, 1931, do hereby : endorse this movement and peti tion the Hon. O. Max Gardner, governor of North Carolina, to call ' a special ? session of the North Carolina Legislature to consider this proposition, and to as far as it is expedient .cooperate with i Texas and^the other cotton grow ing states in any restrictive legisla tion they may pass. "Adopted this September 7, 1931. J. G. Stancell, J. T. Bolton, W. T. Liles, the board of commissioners of Northampton^ounty, North Car olina." HALIFAX COUNTY BOARD ASKS EXTRA SESSION Halifax, Sept. 7. ? In a petition ; forwarded to Governor O. Max Gardner today, the Halifax county board of commissioners ask that a special session of the general as sembly be called to restrict cotton production in 1932 and to fall in line with plans made by Texas and other cotton growing states In their efforts to remedy the present low prices of cotton. Mr. B. B. Knight Continues To Lead Mr. B. B. Knight, who Is uie district* representative here for the Pilot Life Insurance Company, con tinues to lead in producing business for his excellent company. He has won a trip to Cuba, which will be given some time during the coping winter, and also has the honor of being one of the vice-presidents of . the Pilot club. Nepro Breaks In v Mr. Cozart's Home Sunday night while Mr. Linney Coiart and his family were at -church a strange negro broke Into the house. Some one passing dis covered the negro and he was (lightened away, taking nothing In winter, cotton boll weevils do I it Mtf from the house. CITY SCHOOLS WILL OPEN; TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 A. M. Everything In Readiness And A Large Number Will En roll First Day TEACHERS- MEETING THIS AFTERNOON The Roxboro City Schools will open for the winter term tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, and every parent Is urged by the Supt. to see that their children attend the flrtft day, and make a perfect attendance record if possible. The corps of teachers is complete, two having been added since our last issue, as follows: Miss Lillae Adams Hayne, of South Carolina, will have charge of the business course at the high school, and Miss Emily Barnett, primary department at East Roxboro. The first teachers meeting will be held this afternoon and every teacher is expected to be pfresent. Notwithstanding the muddle * of finances Supt. Davidson Is looking forward to a most successful term, and with the co-operation of the parents there is no reason why this should not be the best in the his tory of the school. Post Office Force Served Stew Monday Monday being a holiday and the post office closed Postmaster Clay ton, his office assistants and the ru ral carriers honored their friends with a brunswiclc stew in the grov* near Mr. Clayton's home. There was quite a gathering of friends and the stew was thoroughly en- 1 joyed. We do not happen to know who made this stew but we do know It was Just about the best we ever tasted. After the Stew short addresses were made. Postmaster Clayton called upon the writer to lead off and he very graciously, and willing ly, introduced Rev. T. A. Slkes, who was very happy in his remarks; he was followed by Rev. W. P. West and Mr. W. D. Merritt. After the speech making the entertainment ended with some most excellent vocal music by the post office choir, assisted by 4bme of the guests. o Rctary President and Secretary Report The Rotary meeting last Thurs day night was given over to reports* from the president and secretary on their recent trip to the State meet ing at Bayview. These reports were very Interesting and much enjoyed by the club. The president expressed the pleas ure of having had Miss Margaret Hannah Critcher to preside at the piano during the summer months while the regular pianist, Miss Ma bel James, was on her vacation. As an appreciation she was presented with a gift. Popular Young Couple Married Last Sunday morning two of th most popular young people of Rox boro, Miss Flora Newton and . Mi Eddie Perkins, stole a march 01. their friends, and quietly slipped away for the day, as their friends thought, and were married in Hall fa*, Va. They immediately left for their honeymoon trip through the Valley of Virginia and northern cities. Gave Bad Checks Recently one Mr. Ed F. Ward was in Roxboro and while here he gave several bad checks. He was lo cated In Smith field, his home, and yesterday Chief of Police. Mr. 8. A. Oliver went to Smithfleld and brought- him back here. He will probably be given a hearing this morning. < ? n Patronize The Ladies ___ The Ladles' Aid Society of Con cord Church will sell cakes, chess pies!, dressed chickens, and vege tables In the building formerly oc cupied by Moore's Market Satur day, September 12th, from 8:10 a. m. until noon. Come and buy your Sunday dessert. Your patronage will be appreciated. Gypsies were first found in the Owk island? in the Uth century.