I ? - 1 IF YOU I IF TOtJ HAVE A MESSAGE FOE ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN OOITBIEB WHICH BEACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED PEBSON COCNTTS OLDEST AND I NEWSPAPI MANAGEMENT AND OWNEB8HIF FOB ? YEARS. 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 A CE. VOL. XLVIH. 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 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. ? o 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. SoMB FOLKS Ttf/Nfc A FREE caaNTUX MEAUS fREEDOM To pur up SIGNS 1 [ELLIN POLKS nor to po Thing?