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IF TOD HAVE A MESSAGE FOB ALL OF THE PEOFLE PUT IT IN THE COURIER WHICH REACHES 'MOST OF THE PEOPLE. ESTABLISHED 1881 PERSON COl'NTVS OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. j^S'DER 8AME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOB 46 TEABS.^ Best People On Earth; Good Churches And Schools; Where Optimism Rules J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. XL VIII. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1931. NO. 42. Woman's Club Will Present "College Flapper" Thursday - and Friday Night, Oct. 22-23 Story Of College Life To Be Presented By Local Char acters In Mirthfnl Play OTHER FEATURES VERY INTERESTING . > i The production "The College ^Tapper" is a story of college life. Tie scene Is laid In the drawing - jam at a sorority house. The lead Jiaracter, Jerry Watson, a college masquerading as the house r, played by Clyde Hall, U :en for the real house moth old maid from Florida, and Is around this situation that all j fun revolves. George, a college , played by Billy Montague; the i football coach (Coy Day) Monk, the trainer (Henry David Long) support Jerry. The Butter and Egg man (Maynard Clayton) and pro- , lessor oaaais twauace wooas; pro pose to Jerry In the house mother's rig and these proposals are a riot ot fun. Jerry makes love to all the sorority girls and almost loses his own girl. After Jerry's deceit Is discovered the professor who had proposed is very mad but the Dean (Texys Morris) persuades him to forgive Jerrv and marry her. The Show has a number of spe cial features such as the eighteen business men who are to sing in the old time college glee club, 100 babies who are to take part in the baby pageant, and 25 girls in pretty costames will present the special ties of the show. The Flapper 1 Chorus of 28 business men are al- j ready to dress in their costumes to ; strut their stouff. Those taking part in this chorus other than] those listed in the ad In this paper, are: A. O. Warren as the clinging vine; Sam Merritt, Jigg's Maggie; George Cushwa, Perfect 36; Latter Brooks, Bride of 1938; H. K. Sand ers, Hard Hearted Hannah; Walker dancing girl; W. C. Barnett. college 'flirt; T. A. Clayton, conceited Junior, and N. H. and K. L Street as the Duncan sisters. The play is to be given Thursday and Friday nights of this week. Mrs. Mangum. of the Woman's Club, re ports that the demand for tickets tt exceptionally large and they are expecting a big seat sale. They also report that everything is in readi ness for the show and the cast is coached to a fine point and is cer tainly going to give a world of entertainment Your Will Has Changed in Value H, net worth near^ i was when you the will to the Kit was as small pt reduction fci I it for all par 4+ nrnc tnciironpp 1 Ce estate, it is still * to bring your es yo uca ndo it by Ppuie mare me uiauraucc. lr we are agents for the of Oreenjfooro. N. 0? > of New York, and In Life of Indlanapollc. v. HOSTS INS. AGENCY. Nutrition Schedule Oct. 19th to 24th Monday: Person County Train-, ing School, morning. Parent Teach er* meeting, Roxboro afternoon. Tuesday: But Roxboro school, | morning. Adult class In afternoon. Demonstration and lecture of food value and preparation of certain vegetables. Wednesday: Jalong school, morn ing. Adult class afternoon. l?ec ture and demonstration on food | value and preparation of certain vegetables Thursday Central school. Rox boro. | Friday: Hurdle M11U high school. ! Saturday: Regular office hours. j Health. Dept. County court houae. Help may be obtained on meal plan ning. food selection and budget making, information o nv special ( (bets In cases of malnutrition. I Edna S. Draper, I Red Crow Nutritionist. Fifteen per cent of the coal re serves of the world are in Alberta, Canada. Hoover Urges Ajd Portress Monroe, Va? Oct. 19. ? President Hoover asked the nation last night to contribute to local funds for the jobless,- urging that every American adopt a policy of becoming his brother's beeper. Landing here en route to York town, he broadcast his doctrine of com munity rather than federal aid from the home of the commandant of .this aged fortress. Thus the President opened % national drive from October 19 to November 25 in which his relief committee will aid the fathering of local funds. "No governmental action, no economic doctrine, no economic plan or pro-' ject," he said, "can replace that God-impoeed responsibility of in dividual main and woman to their neighbors." Tobacco ha* been coming in more freely during the past week and the prices on better grades seem \ to be improving somewhat. There la no demand for the poorer grades and they are still very low. The Pioneer Warehouse reports extra good sales for Monday and | Tuesday, and while there are no boom prices the better grades are bringing decidedly more satisfac tory prices apd the buyers are bid ding more spirited. Services at St. Mark's There will be" services and Holy Communion at St. Mark's Church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, by Rev. E. W. Hurst, You are cor dially invited to attend these ser vices. Timberlake Merchant Dies By His Own Hand o John W. Davis* Tribute To Jefferson Applied to Existing Conditions Washington, Oct. 6. ? A bust' of Thomas Jefferson, founder of the Democratic party, was unveiled re cently in the State Capitol of VI*-' ginia at Richmond. The orator of the occasion was John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for the Presi dency in 1834, with an international reputation as an orator. Mr. Davis in his tribute to Jeffer son gave the following application of Jefferson's political philosophy to existing conditions: "When democracy as a form of government is broadly challenged, as it is today; when those who thirst for power or place or privi lege seek to entrench themselves behind unequal laws; when central ization in government threatens to strangle the rights of its citizens in its bureaucratic coils; when mis guided virtue strives to make oth ers virtuous by hedging them about with interdictions and restraints; when economy In the disbursement Of public revenues is forgotten in a made scramble for governmental bounty ? those who have the heart and mind to do battle on the other side can turn again to Jefferson and jais teachings and gather new J^ength and courage for the un Fr.ding combat." o? ? T/K) Much Diphtheria Si; Castas Of Dreaded Disease Are Reported In- County At The Present Time 234 CASES REPORTED IN THE STATE NOW Rale inn, N. C., Oct. 20.? Tabula tions of reports of diphtheria for the last two weeks for whlqh" re port* have been received Indicate that diphtheria is widely prevalent at this time. Reports have been re ceived from more than forty coun ties in all sections of the State, and 234 cases of illness from this dis ease were reported. This figure compares with 199 cases for the j same period one year ago. The officials of the State Board [ of Health had earnestly hoped that : this year there might be fewer cases of diphtheria because espe cial emphasis has been made in so many sections of the State on the lmportatnce of the administration of diphtheria preventative vaccine to children under (fix years of age. It is a careless attitude on the part < of parents and everybody else con- ! cerned In a responsible way for the failure to take advantage of this protective treatment for helpless children. These cases, with the expenses and the number of*de?tti which al ways occur In any given number of caserf, may simply be charged up to ignorance and carelessness There art six cUes of diphtheria now lr Person County. iMr. Rufus J. Tingen Fires Load Of Buckshot Into His Breast NO MOTIVE FOR ACT HAS BEEN FOUND ? Mr. Rufus J. Tingen, merchant , at Timberlake, age 55, took his life ! Saturday afternoon at the home of his sister. Mrs. Charlie Ashley. Evidently, from every indication, he . placed a shot gun against his left | breast, using a short stick to push J the trigger. Death must have been instantaneous. A servant, hearing , the shot, went to the door and call ed him, but received no response, when the door was tried, and found to be locked. Neighbors were call ed and the door forced open, and the body found in death's grasp, llie family state they know of no motive for the suicide. Sheriff M. T. Clayton, and Dr. A F. Nichols, county coroner, were called, but they decided an inquest was unnecessary. I Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Ashley, Mrs. R. I. Satterfleld, of Roxboro; Mrs. F. T. Satterfleld, of 1 Ayden; Mrs. C. H. Allen, of Apex; and Mrs. Tom Clayton, of Timber lake; "and two brothers, A. A. Tin gen and Obe Tingen of Apex. Funeral set vices were conducted at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the grave in the family burying ground. Rev. J. C. McGregor, pastor of North Roxboro Baptist church, and Rev. J. W. Autrey, pas- I tor of the Mt. Tirzah Methodist circuit, conducted the servloes. | ? Dr. Love In Hospital i Dr. B. E. Love left Monday after noon for the hospital in Durham. The Dr. had not been feeling very well for several days and he en tered the hospital for examination: His friends hope his general condi tion will be found Satlsfatcory and that he will soon return home. | Celebrate Their 34th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Burns cele brated their thirty-fourth wedding anniversary last night by entertain ing some of their friends at dinner. After dinner the pafty engaged in the popular game of bridge. Accepts Position With State Banking Dept. ] Mr. A. M. Burns, Jr., has acecpted a position with the State banking department in Raleigh. Mr. Bums i left Monday morning for Greens boro, for a temporary assignment He will probably be assigned work ; in either the extreme western or . extreme eastern part of the State. ? o . | Church Bazaar On Saturday afternoon. October I 34, the ladles of Rock Onn* Bap tist church will hare a basaar at the church. We will alto have good things to eat, sandwiches, cake, hot ?brunswick stew, etc. We will begin serving the stew at four o'clock for fifteen cents each dMh, so will you not come out and help a worthy cause? ? R. a A. 1 THOMAS ALVA EDISON PASSES QOIETtY AT HIS HEW JERSEY HOME Greatest Inventive Genius Of All Time Goes Into Eter nal Sleep Sunday MEMBERS OF FAMILY COURAGEOUS TO END West Orange, N. J., Oct. 18. ? In the dark hours of early morning, Thomas Alva Edison today passed peacefully from a deep deep into death, and a world whose civiliza tion he revolutionized paid reverent homage to the most brilliant in ventive mind it had ever known. There was peace in the chamber where his figure, serene in death, now rested. There was peace throughout the sunshine-flooded park where he made his home. The physical manifestation of the world's reverence was borne in to his sorrowing family through those myriad channels of communication he himself had worked to perfect: ? by telephone and telegraph and radio. But within the grounds of Llewllyn Park there was only the occasional purr of an automobile to disturb the silence in which they permitted him to rest. Outside the five great gates of the park were uniformed guards preventing an anxious and curious i world from intruding upon the Edi son family. Inside, at the garage which had been their headquarters during the long hours of Edison's illness, were the representatives of the nation's newspapers? Bind the great journals of many foreign lands ? to give the world their por trayals of the final scenes in a life crowded with activity and color. Ust Hour*. Edison's death, at 3:24 a. m., was from the deep coma In which he had lain for 54 hours. Through the night.-while his nurses and his friend and physician. Dr. Hubert S. Howe, hovered watchfully over him, Edison's relatives had gather ed at the bedside and in adjoining rooms with foreknowledge that the end was near. Quietly, a few moments before his fluttering heart beat gave Dr. , Howe t toe final sign that death was at hand, his family had been sum moned to the bedside. Then the great Inventor's heart stopped beat ing. That was all. "Calmly submissive to the will of the Almighty," Mrs. Mina Miller Edison, his wife, bowed to the inev itable and bravely accepted the passing of her husband. In a dig nified and courageous message to the world, through the press, her family later expressed their admir ation for her strength under this ordeal. Announcement of Edison's death was contained in a bulletin passed to newspaper men in the garage only a few minutes after life had deserted the great frame. Arthur L. Walsh, vice-president of the Thomas A. Edison Indus tries, Inc., who venerated Edison, stood In the doorway with a yellow Slip of paper in his hands. His eyes were wet. His hands trembled. He needed hardly to speak, and when he did, It was with a voice muffled with sobs. "Here It U, boyS." A second later the news had flashed through the world that Ed ison was dead. . ? ? o Person Circuit Servibes at Oak Grove Sunday morning and at Woodsdale Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. I trust all our members will make this a spe cial -day to go to church. Confer ence la less than a month off. Now is the time to rally to the work of the Lord. I am expecting unusual ly fine services Sunday. "Come thou with us." Let all our women and all Wtx> can attend the Zone Meeting of the Missionary Society to be held at Concord Sunday afternoon, 3:30. W. L. MANESS, Pastor. Mr. Wrenn Bags A Deer On Hyco ____________ -s Person county can not lay claim to being especially favored as a! resort for deer hunters, but Mr. J. i W Wrenn bad the pleasure of bag- ; ting a 170-pound buck last 8atur- i day afternoon on Hyco. Mr. Wrenn ' states that It is not uncommon to i ?ee deer tracks around his place, i sad reasons that there are still i others In his neighborhood. i \ - 4? For Lieut. Governor DAVID P. BELLINGER Cherryvflle, N. C. With 20 years experience in legis lation says: The State must operate within its income. By strict economy taxes can be reduoed without im pairing the efficiency of schools and State Institutions. AMERICA WINS VICTORY AS JAPAN : REMOVES OBJECTION No Longer Resentful Of American Participation in League Peace Efforts Washington, Oct. 19. ? America to day won a diplomatic victory of first importance when Japan with- { drew her objection to a United States delegate participating in the the special Manchurian meeting of the League of Nations Council. Katsujl Debuchi. Japanese am bassador, called, an Secretary of State Stimson late today, and in formed him of the withdrawal. Both he and Stimson were jubilant for it came only after a week of delicate work by both. In a series of conferences, Stim son persuaded Debuchi that the United States desired only to pre vent a war between Japan and China; that it was not taking sides in it* pacific efforts; and that far from "Interfering" in the dispute of the Par Eastern nations in Man- _ churia, it aimed only at helping to' start direct negotiations between the disputing nations. But Japanese people did not be lieve this. They expressed 'open anger at America's "Interference." Debuchi staked his diplomatic re putation, Specifically his Job here, by hammering away at his govern ment for days, telling it that the American statements were sincere and true. ueDDcni wins. He held out against a storm of criticism at home. Late today he was able to' tell Secretary Stlmson that his government would no long er oppose the presence of Prentiss Gilbert, special American delegate observer, at the League Council's Geneva meeting. He said that Japan would argue as a League member that the Coun- 1 cil had no legal ground for admit ting a non-member to its meetings on the Manchurian problem. But this, he explained, did not imply resentment of what has become an accomplished fact ? Gilbert's pres ent*. Debuchi. happy, was able to tell Stlmson also that the Manchurian situation was much improved, and to assfure Stlmson that Japan's at titude, like America's, was a pacific one. Fighting airplanes, which caused the greatest concern abroad, had been reihoved across the Ko rean frontier from Manchuria, De buchi said, and observation planes were being substituted. A small por tion of the Japanese troops guard ing the railway zone in Manchuria also had been removed, he (aid; there had been no fighting in 10 dayt; banks were being reopened and the radio station at Mukden was to be reopened within a few days. He was positive that there 1 would be no more bombing of Man- < churian town*. ; First Baptist Church i v i Regular sendees at the Bible 1 School . Sunday morning at #:?#. ? ] Preaching Sunday morning at 11 I o'clock by the Pastor. There will ] be no services in the evening, and I the congregation Is Invited to at- , tend ths series at meetings which ? ?re beng held la the Presbyterian ( church. 1 Series Of Sermons At The Presbyterian Church o Commends Mr. Hunter Mr. J. W. Noell, Editor Courier: We all know Mr. C. H. Hunter has been a great help to the Rox boro tobacco market for the past four years. Mr. Hunter is now op erating the Pioneer Warehouse and I think it Is our duty as farmers to sell our tobacco with Mr. Hunt er, where we will get the highest dollar and the very best Service and attention. Sam Evans. Oct. 20, 1831. 0 ; Edison Tribute New York, Oct. 20. ? Radio listen- j ers who are tuned in on National Broadcasting Company programs tomorrow night at 10 o'clock will be asked to turn out all electric lights in their homes for one minute as a tribute to Thomas A. Edison. Lights wil be extinguished in the company's broadcasting studios and a minute of silence will be observed. At the end of that time, the an- j nouncers will call for the turning on of lights. Ca-Vel Village To Have New Cottages One of the most encouraging signs we have had in some time is ' the fact that Collins & Aikman, situated just beyond the town lim its. have given the contact for flf- j teen more cottages. While business has been rather quiet at the village. | working on Short time, evidently they see better times ahead. The j new houses will be' double cottages, caring for two families, thus indi cating that thirty families will be : given employment, Mr. Geo. W. Kane is the contractor and work will begin in the near future. Person Superior Court In Session 1 The Person County Superior court has been in session this week, with Judge Daniels and Solicitor Umstead at the helm. The cases ' are mostly frivolous and little inter- ' est is manifested, the crowd being : unusually small. The State, docket was completed yesterday afternoon, ; and the civil docket will be taken up, a few motions heard and court ' will probably adjourn this after- ' noon. We will give full report of cases heard and disposed of in our ' next issue. isIiiracK SUCCUMBS MONDAY j Beloved Lady Dies Of Heart Trouble Following Illness of Several Weeks INTERMENT TOMORROW Mrs J. W. Frederick died at the home of her husband in East Rox- ] boro on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20th, at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Frederick had been 111 for some time, having returned from the hospital about two weeks ago. Her condition had been critical for some time and her ! death was no surprise to the fam- , ily. Mrs. Frederick was a beautiful Christian character and was greatly loved by every one who knew her. ! Besides husband she leaves two , daughters, Misses Sue and Mae Frederick, and one son, Mr. Webb Frederick, who is living In Mis- . Jippl. The funeral services will be con ducted at the home on tomorrow, rhursday. afternoon, at 3 o'clock, by Flrv. W. F. West. Elder J. A. Hem Jon and Rev. W. L. Maness. Pall 1 Karen: Dameron Long, Lacy Fou- t ihee, Forest Hamlin, Raymond 1 tioag, Ralph Long and Roy Foushee. a Plnral bearers: Ml? ? Ode)] Ham- 1 lin, _pessle Long, Mr*. Ada Carver, f Mr*. T. T. Mitchell. Mrs. Ruby t Clayton, Mrs. Collie Morton, Mrs J Mile Moore and Mrs. Clara Owen, c Interment will be in Burchwood n lemetery immediately following the ft uneral services. t Rev. Hugh Bradley, Of Roa noke Rapids, Doing The Preaching ATTRACTIVE MUSIC A FEATURE NIGHTLY Rev. Hugh Bradley, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Roanoke Rapids, N. C., is preaching every night this week in a Series of ser vices at the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Bradley, being engaged in his own city in the regular work of the pastorate, brings to the people the kind of mesage which he has found to strike closest to the hearts of the people as he sees them in their every day religious problems, f and Struggles, and aspirations. Re has already made a very real im presison on those ~who have been privileged to hear him by his ser mon Tuesday night on "Searching for God and Being Found by Him." His -message tongiht (Wednesday) will be on the theme, "Bringing the Bible Back," and on Thursday night, "Weighed and Pound Want ing." During the course of the meeting the minister wil suggest certain especially helpful Bible reading:!, particularly in the Book of James. Texts from that most practical of New Testament writ ings will furnish the basis of at least two or three sermons during the meetings. The value of music being appre ciated as a very real and helpful part of the worship, special stress wil be laid on the congregational singing, and the following prognun of special music has been outlined: Monday night: Solo, by Mrs. Wheeler Newell. Tuesday night: Duet by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McKelway. ? Wednesday night: Men's Chorus, by Roxboro Choral Club, and duet * by Mi*. Thomas Dixon and Mrs. A. J. McKelway. Thursday night: Male quartette. Friday night: Solo, by Mr. Tl?om as Dixon. Saturday night: Quartette or duet. Sunday night: Men's chorus, and solo by Mrs. Wheeler Newel. Monday night: Mixed quartette. Tuesday night and Wednesday night, to be anounced. Besides the special numbers indi cated in the above schedule, the Presbyterian choir will each night render a special chorus selection. live services are at 7:30 each night during this week and until Wednesday of next week. On Sun day morning Rev, Hugh Bradley will preach here while Mr. McKel way will preach in the Presbyterian church at Roanoke Rapids. Wouldn't do it if Ad vertising Didn't Pay The highest advertising Tate of any periodical in the country is charged by the ladies' Home Jour nal, which is $9,900 for a full page. Woman's Home Companion rate is (9,400; Delineator. *9.200; Pictorial Fie view and McOall's Magazine, >8.800 each; Saturday Evening Post, which has largest circulation, 18,000; Collier's, *5,500; True 8tory, *4,500, and Liberty, *4,250. AND IT PAYS. ? Charlotte News. Bridge Lessons, Auc tion And Contract We are beginning this week a series of lessons In auction and jontract bridge. We ara doing this lecause nearly every one, from rrandma-do*n to the little misses, ire playing bridge, and we want to ' five each member of the family the eading matter which he or she Is nost interested in. If you play ?ridge, or if you want to learn the rams, follow these lessons and you urill easily learn the game. ? o Auto Collision Latft Saturday as Mr. and Mrs. B. Newell and family were retimi ng from a trip to Davidson they tad the misfortune to be in a slight mashup. Out on route 144. near fr. 7. O. Carver's residence, 111. Jewell's oar and one driven by Ut. Williams ran together. One of Mr. . Jewell's boys received a slight cut >ver the ?s ?, and ail were right nuch shaken up, but no one ger msly injured. Both cars were con Idtrably damaged.