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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1933.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
NO. 5.
MRS. J. M. MOOD
TO VISIT WOMAN'S
CLUB FEBRUARY 6
President of N. C. Federation
of Women's Clubs Will Be
Guest of Local Group
ADDRESS AT 3 O'CLOCK j
Mrs. J. M. Hobgood of Farmville,
president of the Federation of Wo
men's Clubs in North Carolina, will
?%e guest speaker of the Roxboro
Woman's Club on Monday, Febru
ary 6th, at the regular club meet- :
ing. Mrs. Hobgood holds the high
est office in the State Federation
and is' also on several important
^pmmittees in the national Feder
ation. She is a splendid speaker,
^?nd local club members are delight- j
ed to have the opportunity of hear
ing her. '
The club has had several letters
this week from Mrs. Hobgood in
regard to matters before the gen
eral assembly in which club women i
are particularly interested. Mrs. I
Hobgood reminds club women that
the state federation has for years
endorsed the principle of the Work
men's Compensation act and urges
club women to use their influence
against the repeal of this act. An
other measure in which Mrs. Hob
good and Mrs. Palmer Jordan,
chairman of the Legislative coun
cil of North Carolina Women, ask
club women to show interest and to
register a protest against, is the
proposed merging of the state board
of health and the department of
public welfare. North Carolina wo
men have always felt an especial
pride in the state's public welfare
work for it was largely through
their efforts that the work was ex
tended and enlarged. The two wo
men who have headed this work,
Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson and Mrs.
W. T. Bost. have been widely ap
preciated ~by the organized- women
of the state. It is the opinion of,
those who know the work of the
two departments: that they cannot
be consolidated without a sacrifice
of the best interests of each.
Club women all over the state
have expressed the hope that the
proposed plan for combination of
the state library and the state li
brary commission will not be adopt
ed. A large percentage of the li
braries in North Carolina have been
established through the efforts of
the federated clubs and it is the
belief of the women of the state
that the work of these two depart
ments cannot be combined and ren
der the splendid service that each is
now giving the state. 1
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HERE IS WHAT
YOU CAN DO
If you want to save some money
on your auto policy, we can save
^it for you. Coverage, for $10,000 to
^K20,000 liability, also property dam
age, will cost $9.90 a year on light
cars: after the first six , months.
Medium and heavy cars are~slight
ly higher. This is a company
with over a million dollars surplus
over liabilities. It is the biggest
Auto Insurance Company in the
world. Their agents get one fourth
in commission of that with other
companies. We can give you A
stock company, but It will co^ a
great deal more. Do not lets' any
body fool you. If you are not sat
isfied with what we tell you about
it, write Mr. Dan Bo'ney, Insur
ance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C.;
write the State in which the com
pany, is located, Indiana; and take
the two policies and compare them.
I want to offer thi? high quality of
Insurance for less money to those
who are interested in saving a lit
tle money during this period of de
presison.
This company is a legal reserve
company; therefore, it has^^ever
caused a policy-holder to lhse a
dime lb the history of this great
Nation of ours. The biggest com
panies in the world are Mutual
Companies. They pay big dividends.
There are a great number of people
who are convinced that this insur
ance is O. K? for instance, the in
telligent doctors of N. C. accepted
this company; thousands of mail
carriers are insured in it; * and a
great number of the greatest law
yers are carrying this form of cov
erage. Men who are the brainiest
carry this form and if they were
not .thoroughly convinced that this
company was; doing business on a
safe, sound and wise basis, they
would not accept it. -
See us about this policy.
KNIOJfrS INSURANCE AGENCY
B. B. Knight and Clyde T. {Jail, Agts.
Local Tobacco Market
To Close February 17
The Roxboro Tobacco Board of
Trade has decided to close the local
market for the season on Friday,
February 17th. This is in line with
the closing date of practically all
other strictly old belt markets, as
so far announced. Due to the rela
tively small amount of the weed
still remaining in the hands of
farmers, it. is felt that this date
will permit the ?marketing of the
remainder of the crop, without hard
ship to any.
Prices on the smoking types have
been good lately on the local mar
ket, and this type seems to be in
some demand. The volume has been
, somewhat larger than was to be
expected, this late in the season.
All warehouses here are still open. |
Cm LICENSE TAGS
MUST BE DISPLAYED
Mayor Dawes Also Calls At
tention To Past-Due Privi
lege Taxes
All motor vehicles owned and op
erated in Roxboro are required by
ordinance to display City license
plates. These tags may be purchas
ed at the City Manager's office. Af
ter the 10th of February, the offi
cers will begin to arrest those not
displaying said tags.
' Privilege taxes are past due. The
City Manager will doubtless, in a
short time, take action against
[ those who are conducting business
and have not purchased the
necessary license. CWt your city
motor license and privilege tax
paid, and thereby save time and
money.
I R. B. Dawes, Mayor.
Warning!
'
I wish to call attention to milk
I dealers in Roxboro that they are
j getting slack in complying with the
milk ordinance. You must do these
i things below: Bottle whole sweet,
' cream, and milk drinks, then cap
each stating by printing name of
contents, name and grade, on the
caps. Also the dealers are not dis- .
playing their permit numbers. Have
j your number painted on the truck
or on a poster placed on windshield.
Those who have not bought per
mits are urged to do so at once. If
i you are not a dealer please do hot
j pretend to be.
I know you would not like to be
fined for violating an ordinance, !
I but | shall have to prefer charges
; if the violation keeps up.
Yours, for better cooperation,
C. M. Abbitt, Inspector.
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Budget Maze
WHI Demand
Drastic Acts
k ?
Toughest Problem State Has
Faced and Commission's
Program Isn't Enough
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INDUSTRY OVERLOADED
Raleigh, Jan. 28. ? Members of the j
general assembly have spent the
past week on one of the hardest jobs
ever assigned any representatives of
the people. They are trying to bal
ance the budget.
Senators and representatives on
the joint finance committee have
Spent much of the week listening to
ih? saga of depression. More is com
ing. Every single soul that has ap
peared before thfehi has made their
job just that iriuch -harder.
Seem To Be Telling Truth
Every legislature has heard al
mcsft every interest tell why its taxes
should not be raised. Every pre
vious legislature has taken such ar
guments with a grain of salt. But
this legislature 1s in a different po
sition. Almost every interest that
has appeared this time presented
irrefutable figures to prove its con
tention.
If the week's argument is to be
believed, the tobacco companies are
Ncrth Carolina's single big indus
try that is making "important"
mcney. And half a doeen states are
trying to get the cigarette factories !
on the -ground that North Carolina :
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REDUCTION III M
' BURDEN DISCUSSED
Large Crowds Attend Mass
Meeting; Ask Commission
ers to Refund Bonds
The courthouse was practically
filled last Saturday afternoon by a
large crowd of Person , county folks
who were evidenlty intent on find
ing some means of obtaining a
lower tax rate for the county. Hie
subject for discussion was one that
vitally affects every mature citizen
of the county, and their interest
was manifested by their presence
and attitude.
Mr. W. R. Wilkerson called the
meeting to order and presided over
the deliberations. After explaining
in a few words the object of the
gathering, Mr. Wilkerson called on
J. W. Noell, senator from this dis
trict, who explained some of the
state-wide billls before the Legisla
ture and presented a graphic pic
ture of the problems confronting
the state. Talks wer? also heard
from B, I. Satterfleld, J. A. Long
and R. A. Burch, ajl of which dealt
with possible measures which might
be taken to provide some relie'f
from the taxation burden.
The concrete result of .the meet
ing was the adoption of a resolu
tion requesting the board of coun
ty commissioners to start steps
whereby some of the county bonds
could be refunded at a lower inter
est rate, thus saving the county a
considerable sum of money and en
abling the tax rate for the county
to be cut. Mr. Long made the mo
tion to adopt this resolution and it
was unaninfously carried.
Pneumonia is Fatal to
3-Weeks-Old Baby
Joyce Marie Jones, three weeks
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Jones of Ca-Vel Village died
at the home of her. parents Friday
night at 10:15 o'clock. Death was
attributed to pneumonia.
Funeral services' were held at the
grave in the Providence cemetery
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Rev. Daniel Whitsett officiated.
SENATEVOTES TO
SCRAP TAX BOARD
Upper House Also Scuttles
Office Of Executive
Counsel
Raleigh, Jan. 30. ? Taking up
proposals of its reorganization com
mittee one by one, the senate to
night quickly voted to abolish the
office of executive counsel and the
tax commisison, and to transfer the
department of personnel to the bud
get bureau.
However, tnree otner recommen
dations were not so popular, and on
cne the committee met its first de
feat when by a vote of 26 to 33 the
senate"" referred to the ruads com
ipittee a proposal to declare a two
year moratorium on highway con
struction.
At almost every session since the
first reorganization bills were intro
duced by the special committee on
that subject, some senator had
sought to send variotfc measures to
other committees. Every previous
effort had lost including an earlier
effort tonight to send the local
government commission to the fi
nance committee.
Little Comment.
There was little comment -on ei
ther of the three measures approv
ed, but it became assured a fight
would be made on the proposal, to
consolidate the highway and prison
departments. The committee's bill
to accomplish thjjf was carried over
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YOUNG NOT OPEN
FOR CABINET JOB
New York, .. Jan. 30. ? Owen D.
Young has informed President
elect Roosevelt that he cannot be
considered for a place in the new
cabinet, associates of the General
Electric chairman said today.
At Mr. Young's office it was
learned that he had conveyed this
information to Mr. Roosevelt in a
letter which would not be made
public here.
Ih this communication, It was
said. -Mr. Young gave the reason
he offered last ye$r when he with
drew his name from consideration
as a possible Democratic presiden
tial candidate, namely, business af
fairs and personal considerations.
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STOCKHOLDERS OF
PEOPLES BANK HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
L.
Everything Considered Re
Port of Cashier Was Very
Satisfactory
RE-ELECT OLD OFFICERS
The annual meeting of the stock
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Peoples Bank was held
Saturday morning. While a major
ity of stock was representel the at
tendance was not as large as usual,
but this was accounted for by the
fact that the meeting was deferred
from the regular date and held a
week later, caused by sickness of
some of the officers of the bank.
Mr. J. A. Long, president, presided
over the meeting. The first busi
ness was hearing the report of Mr.
David S. Brooks, cashier; he read
his report, which, showed the bank
to be in a healthy, safe and sane
condition. While the bank had made
a profit, it was. much smaller than
usual, but every one considered the
report very encouraging.
Mr. W. D. Merritt, attorney fbr
the bank and chairman of -the fi
nance committee, read his report
and went into all the details of the
workings of the bank for the past
year; he showed that drastic cuts
had been made in the operating ex
pense, both in reduction of the num
ber employed and heavy cuts in
thofce still in the employ of the
'bank. A vote of thanks was ten
dered Mr. Merritt for his clear and
cancyd report.
- The stockholders upon motion of
Mr. O. B. McBroom elected all of
the present members of the board
of directors, and added the name
of Mr. D. L. Whitfield.
Immediately after the stockhold- j
ers meeting adjourned the direc
tors met and re-elected all of the
old officers.
A Correction
.
The Courier very much regrets
the unintentional omission of Mr.
N. Lunsford's: name from the list!
of signatories of the resolution
adopted last week by the Person
Coifnty Bar Association relative to
the retirement as solibitor of Hon.
Wm. B. Umstead. Mr. Lunsford
has; been a member of the associa
tion since its organization several
years ago, and is of course in hearty
accord with the sentiment express
ed in the resolution.
E. Roxboro Pastor
V- Receives Pounding
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Rev. and Mrs. Daniel C. Whitsett
received a welcome surprise at the
service last Sunday night at East
Roxboro Methodist Church, of
which Mr. Whitsett is pastor, when
over 200 members of the congrega
tion were present and gave them a
complete and gracious pounding.
Donations of groceries, meats, and
other articles, including a large
filled their car. Mr. and Mrs. Whit>- j
sett are grateful to the congrega
tion for their kindness in remem
bering them with these acceptable
gifts and are also appreciative of
the large number present for the
service.
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W. R. Crumpton Dies
After Long Illness
W. R. Crumpton, one of the
county's best-known farmers, died
at his home in the Push section,
near Hurdle Mills, Friday afternoon
about one o'clock. Death was attri
buted to a complication of diseases.
Mr. Crumpton had been in declin
ing health for the past five years,
his condition becoming acute about
a year ago.
Besides his widow, lie is survived
by three daughters,- Marian, Rose
Alice and feaihe Crumpton. and
two sons, William Jr., and G?orge
Crumpton. Funeral servfces were
conducted from the home Satur
day afternoon at two o'clock. In
terment was in the Harris cemetery.
THE FACT FINDER !
Our Dollar Mark
The dollar mark ? $ ? originated in
hurried printing of the letters U.S.
? United States ? on federal cur- j
rency. By error the letters were
printed one upon the other from,'
which came the dollar sign. !(
The dollar was originally desig
nated as 8 8 because the dollar was
in the beginning divided Into eight
parts ? each part known as a reel |
'Sidewalks of New York"
James W. Blake, above, author
and composer of the song, "Side
walks of New York," was found
homeless and penniless in New
York the other day . . .'When form
er Oovernor Alfred E. Smith was
told of Blake's plight he immediate
ly started action. Blake was given
relief and hag been proposed for
pension.
THE POPULAR"
CLEAN-UP POLICY
A Jefferson Standard Clean-up
Policy, payable in cash at the
death of the insured, is exactly
what its name would lead you to
infer. Why a Clean-up Policy?
Here are a few "of the "reasons
why"? J r*
Pergonal bills and notes at the
bank.
Expenses of final illness and
burial.
Household bills incurred while in
sured was sick.
To pay a mortgage on the home or
other property.
To give a son a good start in
business.
To support an incapacitated child.
No doubt about it ? everyone needs
a Clean-up Policy if h? is to die
square with the world. Have you
SATTERFIELD INS. AGENCY.
"Old and Tried"
S. P. Satterfleld, E. G. Thompson
HIRER APPOINTED
GERMAN CHANCELLOR
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German Fascist Leader Fin
ally Achieves Aim Of His
Career
U. S. ARE NOT ALARMEU
Berlin, Jan. 30.? Adolf Hitler,
picturesque leader of the German
Fascists, was made chancellor of
Germany today succeding General
Kurt Von Schleicher who resigned
last week.
But in granting him the ambition
of his political lifetime. President
Von Hindenburg surrounded him
with a cabinet of conservatives.
Franz Von Papen, the former chan
and confidant of the presi
dent, is vice-chahcellor; Konstantin
Von Neurath remains foreign min
ister; Alfred Hugenberg, the Nation
alist leader, has an important cab
inet post. y
Hitler placed his best men, Wil
liam Frick and Herman Goering, in
the cabinet, Frick as minister of the
Interior and Goering as minister
without portfolio.
Washington, Jan. 30.? Adolf Hit
ler's elevation to the chancellor
ship in Germany, while something
of a Surprise to official Washington,
apparently created little apprehen
sion as *to its effect on internation
al relations.
He is regarded by Washington ob
servers as being surrounded by a
lortservative cabinet which insures
that his threats of past years to
scrap treaties will not be carried out.
Furthermore, it has now been ar
ranged in Germany so that the chief
lustice of the supreme court and
not the chancellor is in line to
succeed < the President.
Responsibility which is now im
posed on Hitler is looked upon by
nany American officials to be so
jreat that it will make him far
more conservative than- in the days
when he was a free agent.
? Britain Ajuioas
London, Jan. 30. ? Great Britain
:urned anxious eyes toward the
:ontinent today as Adolf Hitler
iwung into power in Germany.
Whether France would counter
;hp German nationalist victory with
,he setting up of a similar nation
klist regime became a question of
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OVER 350,000 VOTES CAST
IN FINAL WEEK OF CONTEST
Seven Person Girls
Are At N. C. College
Greensboro, Jan. 30. ? Misses Janie
Allgood, Hazel Virginia Brooks, Bil
lie Crumpton, Carmen Elizabeth
Day, Mary Gentry, Rachel Steph
ens and Rose Ellen Woods were
Person county's representatives at
the Woman's college of the Univer
f'afty of Nprth Carolina during the
first semester, which is closing this
week. All those enrolled were from
Roxboro except Miss Day, whose re
sidence was given as Woodsdale.
JANUARY TERM CIVIL :
COURT IS OMITTED !
All Civil Cases Postponed To !
Next Term; Criminal Cases j
Heard Last Week
I 1
The regular January term of <
Person county superior court for '
the trial of civil actions, scheduled 1
j fcr this week, was omitted by com
mon consent, due in part to the '
unavoidable absence of several of 1
the out-of-town attorneys. Quite a 1
saving to the county was also ef
fected by this action. All civil cases 1
| docketed for this week were auto- :
matically continued to the next,
the April, term of Superior court. ? ?
Before being called away last
Tuesday, Judge Clayton Moore dis
posed of the following criminal ?
cases, in the criminal division of
Superior court:
Lonnie Blalock, illegal possession,
i six months on roads. Sentence sus- I
pended.
C. W. Eakes, forgery. Ordered to
pay $100 for check and costs.
Charlie Cates, assault with pis
tol. Twelve months on roads.
R. C. Wilborn, possession for sale.
Not guilty.
Fred Perkins, breaking and enter
ing. 6 months on roads.
Ernest Curry, burglary. Received
three years on roads.
| ' J. C. Shellhorse, larceny, 18 months
on roads.
E. E. Bridges, assault. Judgment
I suspended on payment of costs.
Wm. Long, breaking and enter
ing. Twelve months on roads.
R. Dewey Lashley, aiding in re- 1
moving stolen goods. Not guilty.
S. D. Broadwell, forcible trespass,
$40 line, to be paid to prosecuting 1
witness, and costs.
Giaither Hpbgood, forcible tres- 1
: pass. Not guilty.
debkonSnce
PLANS TAKE FORM i
AT WARM SPRINGS
Roosevelt Discusses Program
at Informal Meeting With
British Ambassador {
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ENVOY GOES TO LONDON ]
Warm Springs, Ga., Jan. 29. ? A
clear-cut picture of the new ad
ministration's position on war debts
was presented Sir Ronald Lindsay,
British Ambassador, in a four-hour
conference today with President
elect Roosevelt.
Lindsay, in tumr gave Mr. Roose
velt the viewpoint of his govern
ment in the matter which will be
reopened within the next two
ninths.
At the conclusion of the conver
sations in the quiet of the "Little (
White House" on Pine Mountain,
the following Joint statement was
issued :
"The British ' Ambassador and
Mf. Roosevelt have had a wholly in
formal and unofficial, but very sat
isfactory conversation concerning
tentatively the arrangements for
the coming meetings in Washing
ton. It is 'hoped that it will be pos
sible to start these meetings early
in March."
Although neither Mr. Roosevelt
nor Lindsay went beyond the one
paragraph statement, friends were
of the opinion the fonner outlined
the situation as to admit of no j
misapprehension on the part of
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Three Dinner Sets Are
Awarded Winners
Mrs. Fred Long, First; Mrs.
E. B. Foushee, Second ; Mrs.
A. Schulhofer, Third
MUCH INTEREST AT END
In a great flurry of ballots cast
luring vthe past week, the Mer
chants' Popularity Contest was
brought to a successful close yes
terday afternoon at five o'clock.
Following a careful tabulation of
the flnal ballots, the following la
dies were declared winners in the
contest: First, Mrs. Fred Long; sec
ond, Mrs. E. B. Foushee; third,
Mrs. A. Schulhofer. To each of
these ladies will be presented a
complete dinner set of china, in an
attractive pattern.
More than 350,000 votes were cast
in the three ballot boxes during the
final week. Places in the top stand
ings have been warmly contested
since the middle of December. From
the standpoint of the merchants, the
?fforts of the candidates added in
terest to local sales find quickened
the payments of accounts.
The Courier extends its congrat
ulations to ^ach of the three win
tiers. realizing as it does the amount
Df real work which has been put in
their campaigns. Honest, well-di
rected efforts counted for Success
in each case. <"
The flnal standing follows:
Mrs. Fred Long 307,675
Mrs. E. B. Foushee 258.800
Mrs. A. Schulhofer 143,975
Mrs. J. H. Farrell 97,225
Mrs. Wallace Harris 68,175
Miss Mabel Montague 52.400
Miss Nancy Bullock 39.750
Mrs. Willard Abbitt 32.200
Mrs. Joe Solomon . " 31,173
Mrs. Jamie Moore 24,675
Miss Hilda Shoemaker 10,050
Mrs. Theo. Clayton 9.175
Miss _Jtachel Lee Clayton .... 6.200
Miss Minnie Allgood 5,750
Mrs. W. R. Minor ...,4 3.150
MisS Helen Wagstaff 1.600
Mrs. Talmadge Long 1,200
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First Lady- Elect
Inspects Mansion
Washington. Jan. 28.? A tall wo
man in black today walked swiftly
with a long, swinging stride, up the
curved driveway to the white house.
It was Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt, arriving on foot and alone, Ho
call on Mrs. Herbert Hoover and to
look over, by invitation, the execu-?
tive mansion which after March 4
Is to be her home for nearly four
years. ?
It is customary for the wife of
the outgoing President to invite the
future mistress of the white house
to visit her, in order that she may
decide what furnishings she will
ri3ed to brin? fQr the rooms on the
second floor that are assigned to the
President ana nis iamHy: -
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Meredith Alumnae
To Meet Friday
All former students of Meredith
3oHege, regardless of whether grad
jates pr not, are requested to meet
Friday afternoon at four o'clock,
February 3rd, at the home of Miss
Ellen Bradsher, to hear a broad
:ast of the Meredith Pounders'
Day program. The exercises, which
ire to take place at the college,
vill include talks by Dr. Brewer and
Mrs. Maude Davis Bunn, Alumnae
Dresident, and selections by the coll
ege glee club. Station WPTF will
jroadcast the program. There are
ibout 20 or more former students
)f Meredith living in. and near
ftoxboro and it is hoped they will
ill attend this informal meeting.
Over 38 Percent Of
Person Receives Aid
A little over 38 percent of the
copulation of Person County re
vived relief from federal or other
tmds in ony form or another dur
ng the month of December, accord -
ng to a statement released y ester
lay by Dr. Fred W. Morrison, state
lirector of relief. This i? some
what above the avert&e for the en
ire state, but is partly accounted .
or, no doubt, by the unusually poor
obacco crop grown last year in
nost sections of the county. An
ncouraging fact, however, is the
stimated decrease "to 36 percentfor
he month of January.