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ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1931.
NO. 48.
Rev. James F. Herbert
Preached His First
'
Sermon Here Sunday
New Pastor At Edgar Long
Methodist Church Delights
A Large Audience
WILL MOVE THURSDAY
1 Vrooably no pastor has been as
signed to the Methodist Church
here who was less known by the
congregation than Rev. James Pur
man Herbert, who preached his
first sermon as pastor last Sunday
morning, and to say the congrega
tion was delighted would be ex
pressing it mildly
In a private letter from Mr John
editor of the Raleigh Times.
T have had a
Tun during the part year or two
being mistaken on various occa
sions for a lat red headed preacher
here in the community by the
name of J. P. Herbert. This fel
low Hert>ert has made a lot of
friends in Raleigh as Pastor of
Central Methodist Church Now,
by action of the Greenville Confer
ence, he is going to Roxboro. I
want to say in advance that Her
bert is a pretty good fellow in
spite of his resemblance to an or
dinary newspaper man, and I think
your folks will learn to become as
fond of him aa Raleigh people
have done."
Mr. Herbert was born in Flor
ence, 8. C., on July 2, 1895, son of
Dr. Walter I. Herbert, who is now
Pastor of the Methodist Church at
BifihopviUe. Bi C. His sister, Miss
Anne Herbert, is a missionary sta
tioned in Shanghai, China. Mr.
Herbert is from a family of Meth
odist preachers. There are now
seven of his immediate family, in
cluding two uncles and two first
cousins, in Methodist pulpits in
North and South Carolina.
Rev. James P. Herbert is a grad
uate of Woflord College, Spartan
burg, 8. C.. 1917 (A. B.) Graduate
Emory University School of Theo
logy. Atlanta. Ga Graduate Gar
rett Biblical Institute, Northwest
em University, fci Chicago, 111- B.
D. degree, 1923. Graduate stiident,
dept. of English Literature. Univer
sity of Chicago, 1923-24. Served as
officer in U. 8. Navy during World
War. 'Has held only two pastorates
since leaving the University of
Chicago in 1923. Served for five
years as pasfor of the Austin Meth
cdist Church, Chicago, 111. For the
past three years has been pastor
of the Central Methodist Church,
Raleigh. The Chicago church was
organized while he was serving as
pastor in 1925; a very complete and
beautiful church was built while he
still pastor in' 1927 at a cost
?^?tegPMiK>?ille Pas?or at Ra]
^^R^^rfnost 300 people have been
added to the church roll, and the
church completely brought out of
property debt.
His family consists of wife and
two children. Mrs. Herbert before
marriage being Miss Ruth Attiger,
of Beloit. Wisconsin. Their children
are Constance, age 5. and David,
age 1
The people of Roxboro, regard
less of demomination. welcome Mr.
* and Mrs. Herbert, and their chil
dren; and h&pe for them a con
tinuance of the splendid success
which has attended them In their
former homes.
BASKETBALL
TEAMS COMING
Ob Monday night. Dec. 7th, a
* team composed at former college
stars, who are now working on the
Pilot Life Home Office force, will
play Coach Knight's fast stepping
team. We want to have a big
crowd out.
AUsnSville high school boy* and
girls will play Aycock high schocfl
boys and girls at the Pioneer ware
house Tuesday. December 8th.
Apcock was the first to beat EI
land in several years, and Efland
won championship for two yearn
Allensvtlle has a fast gltl team. IT
you want to see a good game, come
out Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7 p, m.
v '"*r "
Mr. Kane Gets
Large Contract
Mr Oca W. Kane, who main
tains an office in Oreensboro as
well as Roxboro. received a contract
to build a plant for the Coca-Ctela
Company in Oreensboro la?t week
the sum being given as $77,000.
The work la to ba completed in five
months.
REV. J. FURMAN HERBERT
REV. I. A. SIKES
VISITS SCHOOL
Beloved Methodist Pastor
Makes Farewell Visit Be
Leaving For New Charge
Rev. T. A. Sikes paid bis last visit
to the Central Grammar School
Tuesday morning, before leaving
Roxboro this week to make his
home in LouMmrg.
Mr. 8H"* bas been a real friend
to the cli~rrfr#n and the teachers of
the Roxboro schools. He has la ways
brought good cheer and good ad
vice to the pupils and the teach
ers and book of his humor and wit
there has always been a spirit of
genuine appreciation and esteem
for the young people in the schools.
His attitude has been reflected in
the respect and esteem manifested
by the majority of the pupils to
ward him. Those who have known
him longest love him most.
The school children and the
teachers wish for Mr. Sikes and
his family a pleasant situation in
his new pastorate and assure him
of a continuous welcome in the
Roxboro schools in the years ahead.
: l.ie Roxboro high school library
? wttl receive a considerable number
of des'rable books as a donation
from Rev. T. A. Sikes. The books
include Action, classics, history, and
biography. The gift is thoroughly
appreciated? D.
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Soon Out Of Date
The matority of insurance com
panies will by the first of the year
stop Issuing disability insurance
along with the same policy of life
insurance One of my companies
has already discontinued selling
this form of insurance. The Mu
tual Life of New York will discon
tinue MSulng It after the first of
the year. The Pilot will continue
for a short while except for women
who will only be able to get the
waiver of premium.
After the 10th of this month,
women will discontinue to get dis
ability in connection with their life
Insurance.
This Is a radical change and for
your own good. I want to appeal t6
you; if you do not have a suffi
cient guaranteed Income in case of
dtaMHty for life, to buy at once
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY
Rev. Mr. Sikes
And Family Leave
Her. T. A Bikes and family will
leave tomorrow for Louisburg.
where he will begin his services as
Pastor of the Methodist Church
He will preach his first sermon
there on next Sunday. The best
wishes of every one here go with
these good people, and trust he may
have the best wort of his life with ;
his new charge.
o ? '
^ammond? Why does Mrs. Meek
y continue to live with her hus
band when he beats her so often?
Oabfaageo? She want* a divorce
and her lawyer advised her to get
u many beatings la her credit a*
possible before going to court
WOMAN'S CLUB
WAS CHOSEN A
WORTHY OBJECTIVE
Will Establish Reading Room
For Citizens Of Town
And County
HOPE IT IS BEGINNING
OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Woman's Club of Roxboro
has chosen for Its objective this
year the establishment of a reading
room In the club quarters for the
people of Person County. Thia
reading room will belong to every
individual in the county, but par
ticularly to the club trying to reach
those who have access to the use i
of few or perhaps no other books.
The riadlng room will be under
state supervision and open after
Jan. "1st. Miss Frieda Hiller, of the
State Library Commission, will
catalogue, index and start the room
functioning.
Some time during the month the
citizens of the town will be called
on for discarded books. Only thoee
of a high standard will be accepted.
J The name of,the donor will be past
1 ed In the book -and this will stand
j as your contribution to this work.
The club expects to make only a
very small beginning this year, but
should it sueceed in making the
town library-conscious it will feel
that it has had a highly success
ful year.
No worthwhile achievement is
accomplished in a day or perhaps a
year. Realizing this the elub looks
j to the future for the culmination
, of its efforts this year, the next
and the next should It tak? ' that
long? a library in Roxboro. No or
ganization alone, no individual
alone can accomplish this, but it
call be done with the combined
effort of every citizen hi this town.
Conditions have been investigated
and there is a vital need for books
to use and read throughout the
, county. May this project have your
support.
Gov. Gardner has said:
"I regard the Citizens' Library
Movement, tojjjovide good county
wide library service fbf rs.r;: coun
ty in North Carolina, as one of "the"
most profoundly Important and .
far-reaching developments in pub
lic education in this State since
{ the Introduction of the compulsory 1
school law."
Mrs. M. J. Carver, Pres.
Teaching Mission
At St. Mark's
j % -
Teaching Mission will be held at
j St. Mark's Episcopal Church, De
cember 3rd and 4th by the Rev. E.
W. Hurst and Rev. 8. 8. Bost of
I>urham. The order of services will
be as follows:
Holy Communion Thursday 10:00
A. M
Services and sermon by Rev. Bost
! Thursday 7:30 P. M.
Conference Friday 4:00 P. M.
Services and sermon by Rev. Bost
Friday 7:30 P. M
Regular Meeting
Of Woman'* Club
The Woman's Club will hold !??
regular meeting for the month
Monday. Dec. 7th, at 3 o'clock In
the club room.
Miss Draper and Miss McCollum
will appear on the program. Miss
Starling will give several musical
, numbers during the afternoon.
| Christmas plans are to be dis
cussed and ever; member of the
; club is Invited and urged to be
j present.? Pres.' ^
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Big Furniture Sale
Just at this time many aw think -
: ing of Christinas, and of the
things are going to give as
presents for the occasion. Nothing i
is . mote appropriate than fumi
tore, and now Is your opportunity^ i
for T. W. Pass & Sen are giving i
you the chance to cave from 28 ?
to 80% on your purchases. Read ?
their advertisement. i
? I
At Pioneer Warehouse i
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We have had heavy sales every
day this week and are gUd to say 1
the market opened Just a* wel> i
after the holidays as before. Of i
course, you know we cannot offer 1
you big prices, but we do say wfe I
will get you Just as much as you I
can get anywhere. Bring us your ]
next load I
Hunter. Perkins Sc Long. I
Chance to Fly
Free Offered
Skyway Flying Service Will
Drop Couriers From Plane;
Some Contain Tickets
The local people oi this sect
ion win have a chance to get a
free ride in an airplane Satur
day, Dec. 5th, when the 'plane
of the Skyway Flying Service
will fly over Main Street and
drop free tickets from the sky.
Copies ot The Courier will be
dropped from the speeding ship
at about two o'clock Saturday
afternoon as it will pass over
Main Street, and in some of
these copies of The Courier will
be tickets which wfll entitle the
lucky captors of the sheets tq
ride free in the fine TraveUr
machine of the Skyway Flying
Service.
The ship Is at the A. M. Mer
ritt flytng fiefd on South Ros
ton-Roxboro road. Route 55,
and win be there on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4,
5 and 6th, ready for business.
There will be free stunting
exhibition* and parachute
jumps; free parking space has
been arranged for alT motorists
who wish to attend
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Tobacco Sales Open
With Break Monday
The market opened Monday
with all of the houses practically
full. Hie prices were Just about as
they have been for the past Several
weeks. The farmer who is fortu
nate enough to have some extra
good tobacco gets a fairly satisfac
tory price, while ^the lower and
common grades are practically
worthless'.
All hopes of this crop bringing
the farmer a living price have van
ished and the majority have decid- j
ed there is nothing to do but let
it go. Sales will likely be heavy
from now until the market close*
for Christmas.
BIG FIVE CHARITY
v WALL GAME
r y I
Stars Of Five Leading Teams
Will Play At Durham On
Saturday, Dec. 5
FOR BENEFIT OF NEEDY
Raleigh. N. C., Nov. 30.? (Special)
?Interest to the Big "Five charity
football game, to be staged at the
Duke University Stadium. Durham,
at 2:00 o'clock on December 5th, la
increasing rapidly. Tickets, placed
on sale the last of this week, are
selling nicely, and there ia every
indication that the game will be
a sell-out.
The Carolina and Duke squads
will be combined to make up one
team; and the State, Davidson and
Wake Forest elevens will supply the
players for the opposition. Various
cobinations may be used during the
game, such as the Carolina line
backed up by the Duke backfteld;
the reverse of this arrangement; or
a mixture of players of the two in
stitutions so as to get the beet pos
sible alignment. It U juat possible
that the Carolina team may play
as a unit for a few minutes; and
that the Duke team may Hollow
suit. The possibilities as far as
the , other team is concerned are
equally as divergent.
Johnny Branch. Kid Brewer, |
Carolina and Duke stars, will be
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Miss Rosa Thomas
v Weds Mr. Foushee
The marl rage of Miss Rosa Thorn -
u and Mr. Emery Foushee will be
read by their many friehds here
?nd to the County with Much in
terest. They were married on
Thanksgiving day at South Boston/
Va. Immediately after the cere
mony the happy couple left for a
bridal trip to New York and other
points. Upon their return they
irill make their home to Roxboro
Mrs. Foushee Is the daughter of
ktrs. Luna Thomas She was edu
;a ted to the City schools and has
nade her home here ftoce child
Mod. She was very popular with
die younger set and Is well known
lor her activities in church work,
kir. Foushee is the son of Mr. O.
3. Foushee, and is a well known
ind popular young man.
ANGRY TOBACCO j
PLANTERS HALT
SALE IN KENTUCKY ;
Hurl Apples At Auctioneers,
And Threaten To Wreck
Warehouses
STAGE MASS MEETING
Owensboro, Ky., Dec. 1. ? Incensed
because of low prices offered them,
approximately 3,000 farmers at
tending the opening tobacco sale of
the season here today broke up the
bidding after hurling apples at
auctioneers. Then the farmers
unanimously adopted a resolution
not to raise any tobacco next year.
Approximately 78,000 pounds of
dark leaf tobacco had been sold at
two warehouses for an average of
$4.8 a hundred, compared with an
average of )8.47 on the opening day
last year, when close to SdO.OOO
! pounds were sold.
As the auction continued and
| rejections became more numerous,
the farmers .began voicing dissaSt
j lsfactlon. Shouts of "You can't
take our tobacco that way!" Inter -
! rupted the auctioneers. Threats to
i wreck the warehouses unless the !
, sale was stopped were heard.
THE PILOT LIFE
LOVING CUP
Mr. B. B. Knight, the local man- I
ager of the Pilot Life Insurance '
| Company Is again offering a loving
j cup to the school of the County
I system that wins out in a vocal
music contest.
Any school of the county System
may enter the contest.
A teacher or any one whom the .
students may desire may play for
them, but no one shal be eligible
to participate in the staging except
the students who have been regu
larly enrolled In the school *tpre
sented, for at least two months.
Mr. Knight or some one appoint- '
ed by him will preside over the
program.
The number of selections allowed
each .school will depend on the
number schools entering. More will
be said regarding that later.
The time of the- contest has not
been determined, but it Is desired
that It be sufficiently early not to
conflict with preparation for com
mencements.
The committee appointed to make
a list of songs from which selec
tions will be taken will be heard
from later. I
Bank Committee
Still At Work !
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The mass meeting held last Frl- ,
day night In' the Interest of open- {
tag tbe First National Bank was
ptetty well attended. The crowd
was polled and every one of the
stockholders present had signed
the pledge to contribute one-third
of the value of stock held by them.
and all save one of the depositors
present had signed the pledge asked. ,
The committee was urged to con- ,
ttaue their efforts ? and ' get the ]
bank opened Just as soon as pos- ,
sible.
Hurdle Mills School
Has First Aid Class
. _
The teachers of Hurdle Mills
school recently gave the school a
Red CroSs First Aid Kit. A class
in first aid haa been organised with j.
Miss R. McOollum as nistructor. i .
The purpose of instruction in first I
aid is to train the boys and girls to
administer treatment promptly and
Intelligently when emergency de
mands It. First aid treatment Is (
not Intended to take the place or a ?
physician's services. The students f
are doing splendid work in their B
new class.
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Annual Methodist ?
Dinner Saturday ?
Fricea Reduced? 30 and 40 Cento t
A Plato ll
Dinner wffl be Mrved by the r<
Edgar Loaf Memorial Metho
dist Church In Qm baaemedt of
the church on Saturday, Dee.
5th. mi. tram 11:10 A M. to
t:JC F. M.
P
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<3f
eajay a good dinner. - a- It
30MPLETE RANS MADE FOR
LOOKING AFTER THE NEEDY
Mr. W. H. Harris, who has been
In business here for fifty years, un
der the same roof, Still as active
els the day he began clerking for
Mr. J. A. Long. One of Roxboro's
most valuable citizens.
50 YEARSUNDER
THE SAME ROOF
Mr. W. H. Harris, Senior
Member of Harris & Burns
In Business 50 Years
It is not often a man has the
pleasure of Serving his community
tor fifty years, and In the same
building, Including the enlarging,
?ut that is what Mr. W. H. Han-is,
jf the firm of Harris <Js Burns, has
ione.
In this issue the firm is telling
you about their business, and are
using a full page for it We know
rf no business in Roxboro which is
more deserving of your patronage,
ar which has more loyally support
Mi every worthy enterprise than
this old firm. It has been the pol
icy of the firm never to advertise
inything under- false colors, and
when they say they are offering any
worthwhile bargains you know it
? true. Today they are offering
the buyer an exceptionally good op
portunity and if you are in need
)f anything In their line it will
jay you to visit them. Read their
idvertlsement, It is worth your
time. : . i
Helena Basketball
Team* Against Al
iens ville Friday
Helena high School basket ball
earns will meet the boys and girls
xami from Aliens vllle high school
Mday evening at 7:30 In the Wln
itead warehouse.
These teams played a double -
leader last week. The Helena boys
von by the score of 19 to 4, while
he Allensvtlle girls proved the
letter, at least for the night, by
i Score of 28-7. These teams will
?e out to repeat Friday. Can they? 1
rhe public Is invited to come and
ee some real fast ball. 1
Pender's Adds
New Department
Pender's, the chain grocery
tore, has added a new department
nd will carry a complete line of
resB meats. You will find a large
nd attractive advertisement in this
>sue telling of the addition, and
uotlng prices. Under the manage -
ifnt of Mr. V. A. Thomas this
tore has built up a business to be
iroud of and they hope to serve you
i?t ps faithfully and satisfactorily
i their new line. They have added
lost complete and modern fixtures,
pfrigerators. etc.. and cordially ln
Ite you to come In and see what
My have done.
"A Kentucky Belle"
The young people of the Leasburg f
rissionary Society will give the ti
lay "A Kentucky Belle" it the ,
olotnon Lea school at Leasburg, n
aturday night, Dec. 8th, at 7:M ti
clock Admission 10 and 18c. n
he public is cordially invited. ii
Mr. H. L. Crowell Is Again
Chosen As Chairman
Of Committees
MUCH WILL BE NEEDED
An eager response Is being mani
fested in every part of the County
to the urgent appeal for supplies of
clothing, food, and funds to meet
the unprecedented need which Js
and will be experienced among the
victims of unemployment and de
pressed market conditions. The
gravity of the conditions to be
faced this winter are fulljr realized
both by those who will be compell
ed to call to the community for
help and by those who are In a po
sition to render that help. The
conditions which will prevail this
winter are neither minimized nor
exagerrated but frankly faced. It
is realized that this winter there
will in all probability be more des
perate demands for food and cloth
ing than ever before. This frank
facing of facts with the determina
tion on the part of every one to
have his share in meeting the de
mands of this situation and ans
wering the appeals which are made
is the basis for a real confidence
that the people of Person County ^
be able to care for their less for
tunate neighbors
Last week a committee met in
the office of Mr. S. O. Winsttad
crn?tdpr the stepS to be taken in
the relief work in the county this
winter. This committee chose Mr.
H. L. Crowell to be the Chairman
and to have general oversight and
direction of the relief work. Plans
were outlined for the mobilization
of all the resources available in the
county. The school districts were
decided upon as the moat reasonable
division of the county into smaller
working units and committees were
named for each one of these dis
tricts which will function as com
mittees for the collection of food
and clothing and money and also
as committees to discover the cases*
of greatest need and to investigate
the actual conditions where appli
cation has been made for help. For
Roxboro a soliciting committee was
appointed to make and to execute
the plans for soliciting the citizens
of Roxboro and to add to their
committee as many people as were
necessary to make the campaign
complete. A committee of three
was appointed to visit the schools
of the county with Mr. S. O.
Winstead presenting the appeal to
the faculties and student (bodies.
Every school In the county has been
visited by this comrilittee and an
eager and enthusiastic response has ,
been shown by the faculties and
students in each case and a gener
ous return of supplies assured. The
schools will b? used as collection
oolnts. Supplies so' collected will
be Inventoried and calssifled and
sent In to the central distributing
ooint'ln Roxboro. Prom Roxboro .
these supplies will be distributed to
those in need upon the advlo- and
recommendation of the committees
of the several school districts The
community of Brooksdale has been
Included with Roxboro in making
plans for the work of soliciting.
Mrs Mamie Merritt is the chair
man of this committee. Circular*
ire to be distributed before the ac
tual solicitation is made. A com
mittee has been appointed to can
fms them business diatrlct and a
lumber of sub committees to cover
he entire territory of Roxboro and
Sr^oksdale. The people will be
?shed to contribute all the food.
:lothin? ?r money possible and the
rllectlon iH planned for next Wed
lesday.
Those who have been Interested
n putting these plans Into effect
iav(K faund that the taSk Is not so
nuch In making the appeal for this
rork. The finest poeslWe spirit ta
hown by every one to whom the
natter Is mentioned. Every one
eems to be fully conscious of the
iced ready to make some ron
ributlcn. The main task which
he relief oommlttee has to per
orm Is present the opportunity
or these contributions to be given.
,nd then the greater and Jnore
Hfflcult problem? to see that f the
ontrlbutlons are wisely and ef
eotivrlv dltsrlbuted. For U|is dlf
ribution the central committee
rishes It understood that thev
,u*t of neeeeslty oonflne the dta
rlbutlon to tho* who have been
?commended by the committee*
i the dtotrtcti to which they live.