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ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 19S1.
NO. 46.
Large Crowd Gathers
For The Last Service
Held Here By Mr. Sikes
Churches Of Town Unite In
Farewell Service At Edgar
Long Methodist Church
MR. SIKES EXPECTS TO
BE TRANSFERRED
evening all of the church*
town gathered In the
Long Memorial Methodist
to pay tribute to Rev. T. A.
Bikes, the retiring pastor, for the
great work be has accomplished
during his four year's pastorate
^^TTi?_l?rge auditorium was filled
^"Sverfiaw -and the Sunday School
annex had to be opened, showing
in a marked degree the love our
town and community has for Mr.
Sites and his good wife. In the
absence of Rev. W. F. West, senior ;
pastor of the town, he Being en
gaged in a revival in Salisbury,
Rev. A. J. McKelway was in charge
of the services. Rev. W. L. Man
ess offered prayer, which was fol- '
lowed by music. Short addresses
were made by the following : Rev.
A. J. McKelway, representing the
Presbyterian church; J. W. Noell,
for the First Baptist church; R. B.
Dawes, in behalf of the town; Rev.
J. C. McGregor, representing the
Ministerian Association, and S. O. j
Wtostead. for the Methodist
church. All of these speakers dwelt
on some phaie -ov the great work j
Rev. Mr. Sikes has accomplished
while laboring here, and spoke very
feelingly of the necessity for his
leaving. At the conclusion of these
speakers Mr. Sikes arose and most J
beautifully expressed his apprecia- j
tion of the many kind words, and
while be attempted to indulge in
a little levity ft was very apparent
that be was laboring under a heavy
load of emotion. Be expressed his j
great love for the '*?Vnd com- j
m unity, saying he ) fcer sj. \nt
* happier pastoral the oue |
he was just closing S.* tboro, and
he had never four . ft more loyal
church or apprecii -? community
than he found in > ;boro. His tri
bute to his chur 1 and to the
town, was most be Jtiful, and best
of all, he showed mcluslvely that
he was speaking from the heart
and not simply with his lips.
A most thoughtful and appre
ciated act was that of Rev. W. F. j
West. During the pastorate ofl
Rev. Mr. Sikes. lasting four years, j
he and Mr. West have often been
referred to as David and Jonathan,
so great is their love one for the
other, and it was a great dlsap- !
It to Mr. West that he
____J__present .?V fhc ser- j
i; however, just beflS^the ser
vice* began he called Mr. McKel
way over the phone and asked that
he carry a message from him. clos
ing the talk with a verse of scrip
ture |
The Methodist choir, which is
recognized as just about the best
in this section, gave two beautiful
anthems, and the chorus choir,
Mmpoeed of twelve or fifteen male
also sang a most beautiful i
. mtoes al
Button
was
K
was a beautiful service, en
approprlate. and was much
by the large congregation
T. A. Bikes will conduct mr
Edgar Long Memorial
:h on "nii?.nk?glTln?
Nov. 36th, at 10
The public Is cor
these services
to gee Person
the quota asked (or
Call and will
the hearty co
the committees named
Todd and
R. C. Oarrl
Rcv J. B. Currin.
Mr. Thompson and
to seeking better su*
Oxford Orphanage
Singing Class
The Oxford Orphanage ,
Singing Claw win give a con
cert in. the high school audi
torium on TntAday, Novem
ber 24th, 't o'clock.
Help a worthy object and
enjoy an exeeUefit concert.
Hear them.
Mr. Morton Makes
Big Average at Hyco
It takes good tobacco today to
average $42.20, and the load Mr.
E. D. Morton sold with \xt the I
other day was Just as near perfect
as you will see this season. He sold
500 pounds for $214.92. averaging
$42.20 for the entire load. During
the past week we have sold several
loads for almost thte average, but
some of the loads were not quite so
large. '
We had a big sale Monday and
the prices were somewhat stronger,
and almost every one called it a
good sale. Now is a good time to
sell and we do not believe you will
get any more for It anywhere than
in Roxboro at The Hyco. May we
expect you with your next load?
W. T. Pass <St G. W. Walker.
missIuiaIakley
DIES OF PENEUMONIA
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Well Kn^c;n Lady Dies From
Attack Of Pneumonia At
Home Of Her Father
- Miss Lula Oakley, age 48, died at
the home of her father, Mr. Zack
Oakley, about eight miles west of
Roxboro, near Oeffo, on Nov. 13th,
1931. She hqd been ill only about
10 days and i?d from pneumonia.
Mi?s Oakley had been a member of
Stories Creek Primitive Baptist
church for about 18 years, and was
a lovely Christian character. Fun
eral services were held at the home
on Saturday at 2 o'clock, conducted
by Elder B. P. McKlnney and Elder
Lex Chandler. Interment was made
In the Zach Oakley family burying
ground. ? r
Pall bearers werej Messrs. Rainey
Oakley, Everett Oakley, Jaqiey
Hargis. Leland Clayton, Harvey
Clayton and Riley Oakley.
Floral bearers were: MUsis Dru
cie "Oakley, Carina Bowes, Pearl
Clayton, Clarice Oakley, Thelma i
Oakley, Myrtis Oakley. Mary Oak
ley, Mary McKlnney, Zbima Bowes,
Victoria Clayton, Lena Clayton,
Nora Clayton, Ethel Evans, Ruthie
Bradsher, Mrs. Blanch Nichols.
Mrs. Sue Oakley. Mrs. Helen Wtl
kins. Mis. Ruth Whitfield and Mrs.
Mattie Bradsher.
The Pilot Loving Cup
Mr. B. B. Knight, the local man- j
ager of the Pilot Life Insurance
Company, is again offering a loving
cup to the school that wins out in
the contest between the schools of
the county. The cup Is now In the
window at the Industrial Bank.
Oo and see It. Then resolve that
so far as lies In you your school
shall win It.
A committee will at some early
j date select a list of songs from
which the selections for the contest
! will be taken.
Other regulations much like the
ones of last year will be published
, in due time.
Joe B. Currin.
First Baptist Church
"There Is a destiny that makes us
brothers.
None goes his way alone,
All that we send into the lives of
others
Comes back into our own."
Bible School ?:45 a. m. Port. I.
C. Pait, General Superintendent.
Preaching 11:00 a. m. Subject:
THE MEANING OP SERVICE
B. T. P. U's 8:30 p. m.
Preaching 7:30 p. m. Subject:
THE GREATER SINS.
A cordial welcome is extended to
?B.
W. r. west, Pastor
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Her Father Fought in *76
Mis. Mark Priscilla Tillman, 96, ,
is one of the five daughters of sol- ,
diers of the Revolutionary War said j
to be still alive. She- is the only !
tual D. A. R. in California. ,
MOVING DAY
Yesterday seemed to be moving
day here, when many moves were I
made. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Stewart 1
moved into their handsome new
home on Academy Street This is
a most beautiful home, in fact,
when they complete work on their <
lawn it will be one of the show '
places of the town. ' I
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Duncan, who i
recently bought the home place of :
Mr. T. B. Woody, on Lamarr Street, !
moved into same, while Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Allen andi family moved
into the home vacated by Mr.
Allen, o? Academy Street, belong
ing to Judge J. C. Pass. Mr. and
Mrs. T.-B. Woody and family moved
into the home of Mr. Oablness,
formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
M. A Moore. About Dec. 1st Mr.
Moore's family will move into the
house now occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. N. A. Edwards on Lamarr
Street, when Mr. Edwards will oc
cupy the house vacated by Mr.
Stewart.
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Good Sales at Pioneer
We are calling your attention to
some sales made with us during the
past week. Space forbids our giv
ing all of the good sales we are
making, but we call your attention
to the following:
B^W. Gardner, 742 lbs. for $274.02,
average *36.91. j|
E. Zimmerman & L., 560 lbs.,
average 27 cents.
Bradsher & Perkins, 674 lbs.,
average 26 cents.
R. D. Bailey, 276 lbs., average 28
cents. ? ~"
Wrappers are Selling for as high
as 65 cents, and cutters as high as
50 cents.
Bring us your next load.
Hunter, Perkins <b Long.
c?
The Biography Medal
Mr. "B. I. Satterfleld is again c. -
fering a medal to the student In
county or city schools who writes
the best biographical sketch of one 1
of the following biblical characters:
David, Daniel, or Esther.
Further regulations much like
those used last year will be pub- .
lLshed later. This U being publish- ?
ed now In order that the students
may begin work.
Joe B. Currin.
Wesleyan Tabernacle
Sunday School 10 o'clock.
Preaching at 11 and 7:10 o'clock.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7: JO
The public U cordially Invited to
attend all services.
Rev. D. C. Stone, Pastor.
Notice Jr. O.U.A.M.
Monday, Nov. 33rd, Is the night
for initiation at the Roxboro Coun- ;
ell No. 131. Come.
Trainer? Say, I wanta congratu- !
late yuh on this article you writ for I
the newspaper? it's the berrie?!
Pugilkt? Yeah, dat's what deytell
me. By golly, I wlsht I could read! |
Dwelling For Rent
lanee* tnclndhig garage. Bert
PRESTON SATTXRF1ELO.
HUNTING SEASON IN
N. C. OPENS FRIDAY
Buy License From Central
Service Corporation Here
Before Going Out
OPEN FOR TURKEYS,
QUAIL, DOVES, RABBITS
Raleigh, Nov. 17. ? Hunting season
in North Carolina will open as
scheduled Friday, November 30,
Colonel J. W. Harrelson. director of
he state department of conservation
and development, said today.
Harelson declared he would make
no recommendation at this time
Chat the conservation board take
steps, in view of forest fire condi
tions, to postpone or close the hunt
ing seasons.
An announcement from the con
servation department Sunday said
Its officials were considering the
expediency of postponing the open
ing of the major seasons and the
suspension of those seasons already
under 'way as a measure for cop
ing with the existing fire hazards.
The decision of the department
officials today to abandon, at least
for the present, any plans to post
pone the hunting season will en
able thousands of gunners to con
tinue preparations to go into the
field Friday morning for quail, wild
turkeys, doves and rabbits.
"Our faith in the integrity of
[forth Carolina sportsmen and their
willingness to co-operate with the
department of conservation and
development in the prevention and
Suppression of forest fires led us to
abandon, at least for the present,
plans to close or postpone the
hunting seasons," said a joint state
ment by Colonel Harrelson and C.
H. England, state game warden.
BETHEL HILL BEATS
ROXBORO IN HARD
FOUGHT CONTEST
IVo Best Teams Of This
Section Battle On Bethel
Hill Ground
FINAL SCORE IS 12 TO 6
Bethel Hill won from Roxboro j
Friday afternoon by a score of 12 .
to 6 in one of the hardest fought
games of The year. The game was j
unusually well played, both team*
being very evenly matched.
In the first half Earl Humphries
made a touchdown for Bethel Hill |
with a 55-yard run.
The touchdown for the visitors
came during the first half as a re
sult of a beautiful 25-yard pass
from Frederick to Hatchett, thus
i (Continued on last page
RAIN IS PROMISED FOR
FOREST FIRE REGION
Smoke Pall Continues to Hang
Over Wide Section of
Eastern Carolina
BED OF LAKE ON FIRE
Kinston, Nov. 17? Prospects of j
rain heartened residents of south
eastern Carolina today. The half
dozen counties between Kins ton
and Onflow bay and several between
thig city and the Atlantic have
been harassed by forest fires, the
worst to history, for weeks.
The weather man promised pre
cipitation. For the first time in
weeks the skies were cloudy.
The larger fires, including that in
the White Oak river section which
swept timber, brudh and grass
lands in an area of 100 square miles,
have died down, some of them
stopped by water courses, others
halted by fire fighters, but scores
of biases continue to rage, sparing
to county in the district. Smoke
around this city last night was
the heaviest yet.
Smoke and fog combined this
morning to make traffic hazardous
on the highways.
Rainfall here in September to
taled 2.67 inches. The precipitation
last month was oi\Jy .10 of an inch.
There has not been a drop of rain
in November. Some parts of south- j
eastern Carolina had fairly heavy
showers recently, but they were not
sufficient to quench the woods fires
which have given off a smoke pall
blanketing more than a third of the
state.
The soil, of a peaty nature, is
blinking in parts of Pamlico, Beau
fort, Hyde, Craven and Carteret
counties.
Lake Ellis, one of the group of
large lakes in Craven county near
the Onslow line, has been afire,
literally. i
The lake, three miles long and a .
mile and a half wide, dried up
weeks ago from dought and the I
heat of forest ftres which tfweftt ;
hundreds of square miles of woods '
and grass land around it. Now, ac
cording to Fred I. Sutton, the ma
rine vegetation on the bottom has
been destroyed by flames. It burael
like chaff, so dry had it become.
Forty-Four Years
In Business Here
Tou can always count on The
Newells giving you the best In
Jewelry at the lowest prices. Being
in the jewelry business in Roxboro
for 44 years we are in a position I
to take advantage of times like
this. And we have.
We have made some extraordi
nary purchases In Elgin watches
and diamond rings. We are go
ing to give you the advantage of It
Come in, we welcome you. Look,*)
price, and see for yourself.? The
Ne wells.
Roxboro rias Largest
Break of The Season
n ? . ? '
For Firs4^.Time This Year
Sales Were Blocked, But
Prices Are Better
BETTER TOBACCO AND I
BETTER AVERAGES
The Roxboro tobacco market
Menus to be coming In to Its own,
ind while prices are low, especially
mi common grades, the general
trend of prices tor the bettor grades
seems to be upward. The houses
were full ot tobacco on Monday,
and a feeling of general satisfac
tion generally was noted. Quite a
number of loads, real loads, sold
for an average better than forty
dollars, cutter* and wrappers sell
ing for 60 and 65 cents.
Sales so far have been below the
usual amount, but now that the
Farthers have tried out the other
markets and find they can do just
as wen at home we believe sales
will be nearer normal. When
prices are low It Is perfectly nat
ural for the farmer to try out the
other markets, when he usually
Sods that the home market U do
ing Just as well as any of them.
The general opinion is that you <
will And no better time than right
now to sell your tobacco, and the
vantooueemen here cordially in
rtte every one to bring their to- I
Moco to Roxboro.
At The Palace
Monday and Tuesday, Not.
23rd and 2*th
BOBBY JONES IN
"THE PUTTER"
To fee continued for 12
weeks on Monday and Tues
day of each week.
Person Circuit
Our servioea Sunday both at Oak
Grove and Woodsdale will be in
charge of our young people and
leaders of Oak Orove eongregatlon.
They will render a play that will
be Impressive and inspiring. You
have the opportunity of enjoying
this play both at Oak Orove Sun
day morning and at Woodsdale
in the afternoon.
We have arranged far Thanks
giving services for Oak Grove at
8:30 o'clock on Thanksgiving day; .
Concord, 9:S0, and at Leas Chapel,
11 a. m. This U the time to give i
thanks unto the Lord. I wish all
our people wuold arrange to at- i
tend dne of tbeae services. Yau 1
will hare the remainder of the day i
for yoiir own use. i
W. L MAKERS Pastor. ]
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Twice u many victims are killed
by electricity than by lighting an- *
nually. (
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Victory Almost In Sight For
Re-opening National Bank
c
Succeeds Late- Speaker
*
John B. Holltster, Cincinnati Re
publican, easily won the election
when a successor to Nicholas Long
worth was chosen.
JALONG RESIDENT DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. Sarah Dixon Succumbs
After Being Confined To
Her Bed Two Years
Mis. Sarah Dixon, 62, well-known
resident of Jalong, died at her home
in that vicinity Monday morning
at 7:30 o'clock. Death resulted from
tuberculosis.
For the past two years Mrs. Dix
on's health had been failing. She
had been confined to her bed for
more than a year before death
claimed her. She was a native of
Person county, born near Roxboro.
For over 23 years she made her
home near Jalong in which com
munity she .had many friends.
Besides her husband, O. W.Dixon,
the deceased leaves four daughters,
Misses Beatrice and Lera Dixon,
and Mrs. Teftnie Owen and Mrs.
Robert Bowles; five sons, L. D?
J. D., J. C? J. P., and C. F. Dixon;
one sister, Mrs. Maggie Welch, of
Timberlake, and two brothers, J. S.
Long, of Timberlake, and R. F.
Long, of Durham.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Methodist church at Ja
long Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Interment made in the Providence
cemetery. Rev. B. Shankle, pastor,
officiated while Rev. J. C. McGregor
assisted in the services.
Active pallbearers: J. Dameron
Long, Lennie Carver, Nat Clayton,
Tommy Jordan, Bud Dickerson and
E. H. Sawyer. Floral bearers were
Mesdames Norman Carver, J. W.
Chills, I. T. Dickerson, B- R. Yar
boro, Norman Walker, N. A. Hall,
J. B. Dunn, J. R. Puryear and
Lemon Oliver.
Safe Investment?
Excellent Return
There Is no one thing more in
demand nowadays than the above
combination, "A safe investment ?
an excellent return," and when you
have this to offer in approaching a
prospect you are always going to
awaken his Interest.
There are any number of people
with a small amount of capital on
hand who are casting about for a
place to invest it safely and yet
leave it in a semi-liquid form.
The values shown below in the
Pilot's Single Premium Twenty
Year Endowment represents only one
illustration among many rfuch ex
cellent Investments which the
Company has to offer.
Age 23 Insurance $1,000. For a
single premium of *538 82 you will
have protection for 20 years and at
the end of 90 years you can draw
?1 ,000.00 in cash.
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENOY.
New South Wales expects its 1*31
wool crop to be worth nearly 113,
>00,000 more than that of last year.
J
Committee In Charge Hope
To Finish The Canvass
This Week
REPORT MORE THAN
$40,000 PLEDGED
To t personally canvass several
hundred people, Scattered from
Washington to Florida, Is quite a
Job, but that is practically what
the committee in charge of the
plans to re-open the First National
Bank have done. Of course, there
is a scattered few which they have
not been able to see, but the large
majority have been seen and, we ~,\
are glad to say most of them have j
signed a pledge card to contribute
one-third of the value of their
stock to the re-opening.
At this writing more than forty
thousand of the fifty thousand
needed has been pledged, and the
committee feel confident the mat
ter will be closed this week and
the bank will re-open. Of. course,
it still depends upon the individual,
for all must bear their part of the
burden. When the proposition is
fully explained we do not see how
any one, it they can possibly raise
the amount asked, can refuse.
There has been no proposition
made to our people with more far
reaching possibilities than the ques
tion of opening the bank again,
and again we say we believe every
one interested in any manner will
do their utmost to see the plans
perfected.
If you have not signed the pledge
card, do so at once and mail it to
the chairman, Mr. J. S. Walker.
Do not delay, for every day means
additional cost to those interested.
Roxboro P. T. A.
Met On Monday
The Parent-Teachers' Association
of the Roxboro City Schools held
its regular monthly meeting Mon
day afternoon at 3:30 in the audi
torium of the Central Graded
. School.
i Mrs. W. O. Miller, president of
the association, presided over .the
, business session. After some dis
cussion it was decided to have visi
tor's day at the Oaxtnl Graded
School, Wednesday, Nov. 25th, and
to let that take the place of the
next Parent-Teachers' meeting.
After the business session, a very
enjoyable program was given. Miss
Texys Morris in charge. Piano se
lections were, rendered by Lizette
Allgood and Mary Sue Whitt. A
| one act play on Armistice Day was
I given by a few of the ninth grade
boys and girl*.
As there was no further business
the meeting was adjourned. ? Bee.
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Pastors Attending
Church Conference
The Eastern North Carolina
l Methodist Conference will meet in
Greenville, N. C? this morning.
I Rev. T. A. Slkes, Rev. W. L. Man
ess, Rev. S. F. Nicks and Rev. B.
Sh ankle left yesterday morning.
Two of the pastorg here, Rev.
T. A. Sikes and Rev. 8. P. Nicks,
have served four years, and prob
ably will not be returned. Pew men
have labored more faithfully than
these gentlemen and it is a source
of real regret to see them' move.
Both have been good friends of The _
Courier and have always found a
welcome at this office. We would
that the Bishop might see fit to
return them.
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