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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1933.
no. t:
DRASTIC SHAKEUP IN
GOVERNMENT URGED
i
Changes Urged Will Save
State Two Million Dollars
Each Year
BUREAUS ABQLISHED
O R CONSOLIDATED
Raleigh, Jan. 21. ? Consolidation j
and reorganization of the State gov- ,
ernment to the extent of effecting '
an estimated annual saving of $2,
600,000, including consolidation of
the highway and prison systems and
abolition of the Corporation Com
mission was recommended in the
report of the Joint legislative com
mittee read before both houses of
.the General Assembly Friday.
Hk^mong the major recammenda
of the group authorized under
a joint resolution, introduced by
Senator Larry I. Moore, of Craven,
chairman of the committee, were:
Abolish the Personnel Bureau,
transferring work to the Budget
Bureau. *
Abolish the office of Executive
Counsel. *
Abolish the office of Superintend
ent of State Farms.
Suspension of State Fair. >
Abolish office of Local Govern
1 ment Commission, transferring du
ties to office of the State Treasurer.
Transfer World War Veterans'
Loan Fund to office of State Treas
urer and abolish present office of
Commissioner of War Vets' Loans.
Abolish Tax Commission and
Transfer duties to Revenue Depart
ment without appropriation there
for.
Other Recommendations.
Provide for all legal work of State
to be handled by present set-up of
Attorney General's office and dis
continue employment of special
counsel by other departments.
Reorganize State libraries and
abolish office of Director of Library
Commission. :
Transfer Highway Patrol to Motor
Vehicle Division of Revenue De
partment and provide for gasoline
inspection by member of Patrol:
Enlarge powers and duties of
Board of Equalization; eliminate
"repeaters" in public schools: elim
inate or reduce number of school
supervisors^ put schools under con
trol of the Advisory Budget Com
mission. . |
Coordinate duties of Department (
of Health and Department of Wel
fare.
Eliminate 17 school dentists and '
six public health nurses in State
Board of Health.
Abolish Corporation Commission;
create Public Utilities Commission
under one directing head.
Materially reduce appropriations
of Department of Conservation and
Development and abolish unneces
sary jobs.
Reorganization and abolition of
some functions of Department of
riculture; J
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LOCAL RELIEF WORK
HELD UP FOR PRESENT
Funds For January Relief
Projects Used Up; Resume
Work Again In February
?
Due to the depletion of this
" month's relief funds, work has tem
porarily been suspended on the var
ious public improvement projects
which have been in operation for
some time. Mr. H. L. Crowell, who
is in charge of the county relief
work, stated that the January allot
ment of funds has been consumed,
but it is planned to resume these pro
jects immediately on receipt of the
funds; allotted this county for Feb
ruary.
Improvements "being made in the
grounds .of some of the county
schools are being continued for the
present. It was stated that the
amount paid out last week was the
largest of any week to date, about
$3,500 being expended. The Central
Relief Committee held thetr regu
lar meeting last night In the Health
Office at the courthouse. Mrg. Camp
bell was present at tfiis meeting and
cofnmended the work being done by
the local committee.
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The term flapper was originally
applied to young ducks not yet able
to fly.
' II . has been^ estimated that re
hearsals of great orchestras ootft $10
a minute. ?
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DO YOU WANT 1
YOUR HOME
ADVERTISED?
There will be a mass
meeting at the court
house in Roxboro Satur
day afternoon, Jan. 28,
at 3 p. m., to try to get a
reduction in taxes.
If you are not there
don't kick on high taxes.
'Washington Duke' to
Be Sold At Auction
Durham, Jan. 21?? The Washing-'
ton Duke hotel, Durham's largest
hostelry, will be sold at public auc
tion at noon on March 11, accord
ing to a notice signed by South
gate Jones, commissioner in the
equity suit in which J. B. Wheat is
the plaintiff. The order for sale of
tUg property was signed on Jan
uary \ by Federal Judge I. M. Mee.
kins of the eastern district of North
Carolina. The hotel was owned by
the Durham Citizens; Hotel corpor
ation and represents an investment
of $1,800,000, 'pcluding the building
and furnishings. J. L. Morehead, of
Durham, is receiver for the Durham
Citizens Hotel company.
OYSTER SUPPER IS
MB BY MASONS
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Over Sixty Present For Re
past At Hotel; Interesting
Meeting Held Later
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GUEST SPEAKERS HEARD
Members of Person Masfcmic
Lodge, together with invited guests,
assembled for a get-together Tues
day night at Hotel Shirley. Around
sixty-five were present and enjoyed
an oyster supper, with all the trim
mings. This gathering was entire- (
ly informal, those present devoting
themselves strictly to the menu.
After cigars were jaassed. the diners
dispersed, and re-assembled in the j
Lodge rooms, where an important
meeting of the. Lodge was convened.
After the disposition of several busi
ness matters, short talks were heard
by those present from Mr. B. E.
Stanfield, of Timberlake, Miessrs. j
Dunn and Mangum, of BaTiamaTaJT"
of whom were guests for the occa
sion. and Rev. J. C. McGregor, a
member of the local Lodge. Several I
guests were present from a distance.
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Stockholders Meeting
Had To Be Postponed
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The annual stockholders meeting
of the Peoples Bank, set for last
Saturday morning, had to be post
poned on account of the illness of
both Mr. J. A. Long, the president,
and Mr. X>. S. Brooks, cashier. Due
to the same cause, the meeting of
the directors, which was to imme- ;
diately follow the Stockholders meet. ,
ing,-was also postponed. These meet- !
ings will be held this coming Sat- i
urday, January 28th, at eleven
o'clock A. M.
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Cumberland Co. To
Use Script For Money
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Fayetteville, Jan. ^--Cumber
land county is going to use script
for money and bids fair to be the
first in North Carolina to adopt this ,
method of financing, already in use
in several other, sections of the
country. The county commission
ers plan-to put the "money" in cir-,
culation next week.
Farrells Leaving
* Mr and Mrs. J. H. Farrell and
daughters, of Ca-VJel Circle, left
Wednesday for Cynwyd, Pennsyl
vania, where they will now be lo
cated. They have been residing
herfe for the past year, and during i
that time made many strong
friends who will hear with regret,
of their departure.
lira RESIGNS
SOLXMS POST
Person Or Alamance County
Man May Get Job; Durham
Men Possibilities
LOCAL MAN CANDIDATE
Durham, Jan. 22. ? William B. Um
stead, congresSman-elect for the
new sixth district, yesterday for
warded to Governor J. C. B. Eh
ringhaus his resignation as solici
| tor of the tenth judicial district, ef
fective as of February 15. He asked
to be relieved of his duties' on that
date in order that he might devote
his attention to his new duties.
Mr. Umstead's successor will be
appointed by Governor Ehringhaus.
The appointment is expected to cen
ter on an Alamance county or Per
son county man, although there is
Some possibility that several Dur
ham aspirants wttl be givsn con
sideration. Otange end Granville
counties will offer no men for the
post.
Tommy Cooper, Leo Carr, and
John Thomas, all of Burlington,
are being mentioned frequently for
the office, while Robert Burns, Per
son county prosecutor, also is being
put forward.
Among Durham attorneys men- 1
tioned for the office are Judge Jas. J
R. Patton, Jr., of the recorder's !
court, Basil M. Watkins, John Hes- j
ter, Victor V. Young and Claude
V. Jones.
The Durham men's chances were ;
riot considered good several months
ago in view of the fact that this
county already is the home of the
present Solicitor aod congressman
elect and it is customary to distri
bute the offices throughout the dis
trict. In the event the Alamance
county Jeaders cannot agree upon
one of their number, however, it is
possible that Governor Ehripghaus
will be asked to look to Person or
Durham counties-Jfe^i likely ^uc
sessor to Mr. UtthMBT
In all events, it tFraid. Mr. Um
stead will attempt to play no role
in the appointment of his successor.
He announced yesterday that he
had merely forwarded his resigna
tion to Governor Ehringhaus and
would busy himself about the mat
ter no longer.
Mr. Umstead has served the tenth
judicial district as solicitor for the
past six years. Last fall he was
elected congressman of the new
sixth district. His term as solicitor
does not expire until 1934.
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Insurance Like Other
Commodities Must
Charge For Quality
Insurance is intended to protect i
the Insured against loss. Quality in J
insurance is that coverage which
fully protects the Assured, both in
breadth of form and in security. If
the Insured- piirTha.<gs coverage
which does not fully protect his
interest, or which carries with it
any chance of liability on his part
for hte own loss or for losses of
others, then he is not purchasing j
coverage of the highest quality.
It is to be regretted that any
thing less than the highest in qual- i
ity has entertd into the field of i
insqrance. It is still more to be
regretted that the interest of other
than the best has placed insurance,
in the minds of the. public, in the
price competition class.
Stock Fire Insurance- and Sto#k
Liability Insurance is a quality pro
duct. It should be sold on the
same basis as other quality products.
We who are filing Stock Fire Insur- 1
ance and Casualty Insurance may !
well be proud of our product.
We should not permit ourselves
to be drawn into price competition
to a point at which the quality may !
be impaired. We should not per
mit price competition to force our
product to become cheap insurance.
Allen & Jones Insurance Agency,
G. L. Allen and S. A. Jones,
Agents, Roxboro, N. C.
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Basketball Games
Here Friday Night
Two Karnes of basketball will jgHT
played Friday night at the"Pione?r
Warehouse, when the Tbcals, both
boys and girl^, will meet the Yan
ceyville teams. The gamas will start
at the usual time and your presence
and support is earnestly requested.
Dust falling in Great Britain has j
been traced to the Sahara Desert,
a distance of 2,0d0 mites.
In washing out fruit stains first
try jgater j>nly, as soap sets most
fresh fruit stains.
Wants 1934 American Flight Into Stratosphere
Professor Auguste Piccard, noted Belgium scientist who went ten miles
high in the stratosphere, is now in America for a lecture tour. He thinks
a ballopn ascension in his metal ball should be made at a northern lati
tude of America during 1934 because of our nearness to the magnetic
pole, thus being better able to study the cosmic ray. He say? it will not
be necessary for him to again make the trip, but only direct the work.
Prof. Piccard, (left) was greeted at Ngw York by his twin brother, Jean
Piccard, of Marshallton, Delaware.
Assembly Passes Bill
To Regulate Lobbying
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JUDGE WALTER
MOORE IS DEAD
Superior Court Jurist And
Former Speaker Of House j
Succumbs At 76
Asheville, N. C., Jan. 23. ? Judge
Walter E. Moore, of the North Car
olina superior court bench^ died in
his apartment nereToday. He hid
been seriously 111 for a week.
Judge Moore, who made his home
at Sylva, conducted court here un
til about a week ago when illness
forced him from the bench. His
health had been poor for several
months.
Judge Moore was well known
throughout the state. About 30 years
ago he served a term as speaker of
the house of the North Carolina
general assembly.
Judge Moore was 76 years old and
was resident judge of the 20th ju
dicial district. He moved here about
January 1 to conduct courts' of the
19th distict.
Death was due to a heart attack.
SETTLEMENT OF
SMITH REYNOLDS
ESTftTE RUMORED
Two Million Dollars Each For
Two Children May Be
Accepted
Winston-Salem, N. C., Jan. 23. ?
Belief grew in Winston-Salem to
day that a settlement is near in the
estate of the late Smith Reynolds,
tobacco heir, found shot to, death
here last July.
Attorneys for the rich Reyriolds
family refused to discuss the matter,
but other quarters professed to see
indications that agents of Mrs. Libby
Holman Reynolds and Mrs. Anne
Cannon Reynolds Smith, first wife
of the young millionaire aviator,
soon will reach an agreement with
the Reynolds interests as to the
disposition of the fortune, estimat
ed at $19,000,000.
The Greensboro Daily News said
it learned "from a reliable source"
that ene agreement under discus
sion would give $2,000,000 each to
the infant son of Mrs. Libby Hol
man Reynolds and the young
daughter of Smith Reynold^ first
wife and that the remainder of the
estate would be used to form a
memorial philanthropic fund in
memory of young Reynolds and hfc
father.
B. S. Womble, speaking tof the
Reynolds estate attorneys, refused
flatly to comment on the published
stories of this agreement and Benet
Polikoff and William Graved, who
represent the former Libby Holman.
likewise declined to discuss it.
The bee -louse is a tiny creature
which clings to the hairs of the
honey-bee. It *ls about one slx
hundredths of an inch long.
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iSenate Adopts Restrictive
Measure While House Okays
Marriage Banns Repeal
Raleigh, Jan. 23. ? While the house
tonight was passing its second bill
of the session to make marriage
easier in North Carolina, the sen
ate enacted into law a bill to regu
late lobbying in the North Carolina
general assembly.
These two Sets combined with a
lengthy meeting of the joint finance
committee this afternoon to hear
tobacco companies protest a three
cent tax on a package of 20 cigar
j ettes, rounded out a busy day as
the assembly plunged into its fourth
week of work.
Viva Voce Vote
Repeal of the state law requiring
marriage applicants to pass a phy
sical examination was passed 4n the
house by a viva voce vote. It now
goes to the senate to join the
house's proposal for repeal of the
banns law.
The senate took a roll call vote on
the lobbying proposal and passed It
31 t6 16 after defeating a number
of amendments. The new lpw re
quires lobbyists to register, file the
name of their employers and ex-|.
pense accounts ? all of which will bei
open for puWic inspection.
The lobbying regulation bill,
which already has passed the house,
was introduced by Representative
-of- -Cumberland. i
I a voce on ine nouse marriage duj
came after defeat of a substitute of
fered by its authors? ^Representa
tives Wilson of Caswell and Thomp
son of Columbus.
Proponents of the moves to loosen
North Carolina's marriage laws con
tend changes will put a stop to Tar
Heel couples traveling to Virginia
and South Carolina for the cere
mony.
Clay Williams of Winston-Salem,
president of the R. J. Reynolds To
bacco company, was the chief speak
er for toblacco companies before the
finance committee. He said the
manufacturers did not oppose pro
posed increase in franchise and in
come tax rates, but resented any
move to levy the "luxury" tax on
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Special Notice To
Tobacco Grower*
Since several people have been j
asking me about the arrangement
being made^to pool tobacco in Rox
boro, I find they are getting two
organizations mixed. -
The Bright Belt Association,
which published the notice, is not
conected in any way with the Farm
ers Cooperative Manufacturing As- ;
sociation. I have no criticism to
make of Mr. Swain or his organi
zation. I just wish to caution the
people not to deliver tobacco to one
organization thinking they are de- j
livering to the other.
There will be a meeting for to
bacco farmers next Saturday. Jan. |
28. at 2 o'clock at the court house
This question will be discussed
more fully then. All farmers ate In
vited.
" N. E. Davis, Co. Chairman,
Tob. Growers Mfg. Association, j
SUPERIOR COURT ENDS
ABRUPTLY TUESDAY
Death Of Judge Moore's Fa
ther-in-Law Necessitates ?
Adjournment
REGULAR CIVIL TERM
BEGINS NEXT WEEK
The Janfiary term of Person Su
perior Court wal convened prompt
ly Monday morning by Judge Clay
ton Moore, but was adjourned sud
denly Tuesday morning when Judge
Moore received news of the death
of his wife's father, near Washing
ton, N. C., in Beaufort county.
Judge Moore left for his home to
be with his wife, immediately after
court was adjourned.
With Solicitor Wm. B. Umstead
prosecuting, all'criminal cases dock
eted for this term were disposed of
before adjournment, with the ex
ception of half a dozen bond cases,
these being continued to the next
term. Civil cases, which were to
have come up the latter part of this
week before Judge Moore, will be
heard at the regular civil term next
week by Judge Walter Small. Be
fore leaving Judge Moore received
many expressions of sympathy from
members nf the local Bar Asso
ciation, court officials and others.
Resolutions were adopted this
morning by the Person County Bar
Association expressing to Solicitor
Umstead their regret on the termi
nation of his duties in connection
wth the local court.
Mr. Umstead takes his seat on
Slarch 4th in the House of Repre
sentatives at Washington, and has
tendered his resignation as Solid- !
tor to Governor Ehringhaus, effec
tive February 15th.
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J. T. HUGHES DIES
AT HOME Of SISTER
Funeral Services Held At
Home Of Mrs. Pass Yester
day Afternoon
J. T. Hughes,' 59, died at the
home of his1 sister, Mrs. P. Y. Pass,
on South Main street Monday morn
ing at 6:10 o'clock. Death was at
tributed to kidney trouble and other
complications.
Mr. Hughes had been confined for
nearly a year, his condition becom
ing acute last October.
Mr. Hughes had made his home
in Greensboro the past 10 years
before his1 return to Roxboro late
last summer. He had been engaged
in the painting business.
In addition to his widow, Mrs.
Ada Hughes, he leaves three sistersf,
Mrs. P. Y. Pass. Mrs. H. H. Masten
and Mrs. E. B. Poushee, all of
Roxboro.
Funeral services were conducted
Vimrtp nf Mrs PaSS at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Inter
ment followed in* the Burchwood
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: A. W.
Clayton, N. H. Street. M. W. Satter
field, K. L. Street, E. E. Bradsher
and H. S. Morton.
? Honorary pallbearers: Dr. G. W.
Gentry, W. R. Hambrick, J. S. Har
vey, W, R. Gentry, G. W. Thomas,
R. G. Cole, W. A. Sergeant and
G. I. Prilliman.
Floral bearers: Elizabeth Fofehee,
Elizabeth Masten, F. L. Masten,
Edgar Masten, G. B. Masten. Mrs.
R. M. Spencer, Marshall Spencer,
Marie Spencer. Janie Hughes, John
slaughter, Allen Slaughter and
Mary Slaughter.
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Harry W. Chase
Takes New Post
New York, Jan-. 23. ? Dr. Harry
Woodburn Chase, president of the
University of Illinois, today ,-was
elected chancellor of New York
University to Succeed Dr. Efmer
Ellsworth Brown, who retired July
f to become chancellor emeritus.
Dr. Chase, nationally known be
cause of his work at Illinois and. j
formerly, as president of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, has ac
cepted the chancellorship, N. Y. U?
announced.
Notice
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Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the stock -
hfclders of The Peoples Bank. Rox
boro, N. C? was "adjourned from \
Saturday, Jan. 21, 1933, to Saturday,
Jan. 28, 1933, at eleven o'clock, A. M.
All stockholders are hereby np ti
tled to be present at said time. . ^
D. S. Br'ooks. Cashier.
BAR ASSOCIATION
PASSES RESOLUTION
Takes Action On Retirement
Of Hon. Wm. B. Umstead
As Solicitor
The Person County Bar Associa
tion in special meeting this morn
ing took official recognition of the
retirement of Hon. William B. Um
stead from hs duties as Solicitor of
the Tenth Judicial District, and in
expression of their high regard for
hm personally and officially, passed
the following resolutions: \
Be it resolved by the Person County
Bar Association:
That whereas. Hon. William B.
Umstead, Solicitor of the Tenth Ju.
dicial District, is retiring frog) office,
and this the January Term, 193?,
of Person Superior Court- Vill be his
last term in this County, and where
as, during his several terms of of
fice in Person he has endeared,
himself to the members of the Bar,- !
the County Officials and the public
generally, ' i^pw be it resolved:
That he has shown unusual abil- >
ity as a prosecuting officer, always -
impartial, courteous and fair, never
disposed to take unfair advantage of
a defendant or an attorney, and
withal a splendid gentleman. We
wish and predict for him a success
ful career in Congress.
That a copy of these resolutions be
enrolled on the records of Person
County and a copy furnished the
State press.
Wm. DTMerritt,
Luther M. Carlton,
P. O. Carver.
Robt. P. Burns,
R. B. Dawes,
S. P. NickS, Jr.
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Knocked Down by
Own Automobile
A nephew of Mrs. Vienna Sanford
was rather seriously injured Tues
day morning at Mrs. Sanford's
home on the Virgiliria road, when -
he was run over by his own auto
mobile. He was attempting to crank
it when the accident occurred. He
received a bad head wound which
necessitated medical attention, twit
did not appear otherwise to be ser
iously injured. It^jwas stated he i?
from Fuquay Sprintrs, and was vis
iting in the hopie of Mrs. Sanford.
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Lower Prices On
Cleaning, Pressing
Owing to present existing condi
tions. and in an effort to give their
customers every possible consider
ation, the Roxboro Laundry Com
pany is announcing a new Schedule
Of reduced prices on all forms of
dry-cleaning and pressing. Both
men's and ladies' apparel will be
included in these reductions and
will receive the same expert atten
tion as always.
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POPULARITY (HI
CLOSES NEXT TUESDAY
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Mrs. Fred Long Still Leading;
Mrs. Foushee and Mrs.
Schulhofer Close Behind
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The candidates in the Merchants'
Popularity Contest have been un
usually busy during the past week,
judging from the number of ballots
cast. The leaders all showed big
gains; although the relative stand
ing at the top remains unchanged.
The Contest will be brought to a
close next Tuesday afternoon, Jan
uary 31st. at five* o'clock, when the
final ballots will be counted. Bear
this in mind and be sure to get all
ballots in the boxes before that
hour., faie final results, with, the
names of those who w}n the three
complete dinner sets, will be an
nounced in the Courier Wednesday,
February 1st.
The standing today is as ffallows:
Mrs. Fred Lone 204.525
Mrs. E. B. Foushee ......... 126.220
Mrs. A. Schulhofer 122.220
Mrs. J. H Farrejl .....r.... 76,600
Mrs. Wallaee Hams ... 37.010
Miss Mabel Montague 36.850
Mrs. Joe Solomon "... 31.175
Miss Nancy. Bullock 27.400
Mrs. Jamie Moore 22,450
Mrs. Willard Abbitt 20.000
Miss Hilda Shoemaker 10.050
Mrs. Theo. Clayton 9175
M'ss* Rachel Lee Clayton ... 6.200
Miss Minnie Allgood 5.750
Mrs. W. R. Minor ?... 3.150
Mis!s Hekn WagstafT 1,600
Mrs. TaJmadge Long 1.200
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