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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1933.
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To the citizens of Person and ad
joining counties. We want to call
your attention to the greatest money
saving sale ever offered the farmers
of this section, on another page of
this paper.
We also want to congratulate this
Baper on having such loyal readers,
we have noticed so many times
H when our customers come in they
BkIII remark "yes, we saw your ad
Hn the Courier." We are also thank
Bui that they are just as loyal to
Air sales each year.
I HNow is the time to make your
?liars buy $1.50 worth and wp will
larantee you that it will do this
V you will patronize this sale. Take
^pr Instance, Goober points for only
Vile. Does this prove our Statement?
W Every item in our stock is just as
f cheap.
WILBORN'S HARDWARE
South Boston, Va.
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77 Carolina Cities,
. 34 Counties Default
Past Due Notes And Bonded Debts
In SUte Total $7,509,300
Raleigh, Feb. 7. ? Thirty-four
counties and 77 municipalities in
North Carolina were in default in
an aggregate of $7,509300.41 on notes
and bonded indebtedness on Decem
ber 31, according to data furnished
a special senate committee by the
local government commisison.
The figures are complete as of
that date, said R. F. Easterling, di
rector of the commission. They re
present principal and interest.
Since December 31, some of the
defaulting units have succeeded in
paying portions of- their obliga
tions he declared.
Of the total amount in default,
municipalities accounted for $3,
867.959.86, and counties were respon
sible for $3,600,352.55.
Explanation of the defaults rang
ed trom .embezzlements and bank
failures to non-p4yment of interest.
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I Baltimore has an all-Chinese bas
| _ ketball team named the Peiping A.C.
iW PROGRAM TO
RESCUE FARMERS
?RoUson, of Arkansas, Offers
? M&sure Providing Relief
?On Gigantic Scale
I Alngton, Jan. 25. ? Help for
BtlSmer on a gigantic scale never
IbdR attempted was proposed in
WfljRss today in legislative form,
with the backing of the powerful
Democratic leadership and organ
ized agriculture.
Calling for1 federal outlays run
ning far above a billion and a half,
thfe huge program was designed to
provide the farmers with ready cash,
postpone their mortgage payments
ancfc lower their interest rates. Sen
ator Robinson of Arkansas, Demo
cratic leader, introduced the bill,
j At about the same time, spokes
men for the big farm organizations,
who helped to frame this and the
other major farm relief proposals,
were telling a Senate committee
that revolution in the rural regions
impends unless adequate steps are
taken.
"they gave thpir views at the
opening of hearings on the domestic
allotment bill which embodies their
hopes for higher prices on what the
farmer sells.
Mammoth Program.
The legislation introduced by
Robinson rounded out a farm relief
program of mammoth proportions
to the support of which President
elect Roosevelt is understood to be
commited in a general way.
Many months ago he told the
fkrm leaders that if they could
agree upon a program he would be
disposed to regard it favorably. Ac
cordingly, the farm groups pushing
these measures have pinned their
hopes on the special Session expect
ed to be called by Mr. Roosevelt
early this spring. Although trying
to make as much headway as pos
sible in the present Congress, spon
sors of the legislation feel it would
be sure to receive a Hoover veto.
Outstanding in the 25-page Rob
vision for a $1,000,000,000 govern
ment agency? the "Emergency Ag
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CITY LICENSE TAGS
MUSI 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 concocting business
and have not purchased the neces
sary license. Get your city motor
license and privilege tax paid, and
thereby save time and money.
ifc-Br pawes," Mayor. ~
Girls' Basketball
Of District Five
Mr. B. B. Knight, chairman of i
District Five of Girls' Basketball,
wants all the coaches of girls' bas
ketball teams to get in touch with
him at once so that it can be de
termined how many will be in the
race for championship of District
Five. |
The fee to enter will be $6.00. j
You can send the fee to Miss Olive '
Smith, Secretary, Winston-Salem,
Miss Juanita McDougald, Raleigh;
or Mr. B. B. Knight, Roxboro.
The following counties are in
cluded in District Five: Alamance,
Caswell, Durham. Forsyth, Gran
ville, Guilford, Orange, Person
Rockingham, Stokes and Surry.
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Sudden Death of Mrs.
Elizabeth C. Newell
?
Mrs. Elizabeth Coghill Newell,
wife of Col. George M. Newell, died
suddenly atr the home of Ser~1m*-j
band at Falls Church, Va., Thurs
day, according to a telegram re
ceived here. Interment was made
in Arlington National cemetery in
Washington last Saturday. Col.
Newell has a number of relatives
here and. he and his wife were well
known, where they often visited.
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The average weight of a dozen
eggs is a pound and a half.
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SIX WEEKS
OF WINTER
Groundhog Sees His Shadow
And Winter Will I^ast Till
March 16th
Last Thursday was a beautiful,
spring-like day bathed in the warm
rays of a smiling sun. So when the
groundhog emerged from his an
nual winter hibernation, he saw a
very decided shadow and, according
to all the laws and the prophets,
Immediately fled back into his hole,
rhis presaged another six weeks of
the reign of Old Man Winter, and the
prophecy was amply borne out Sat
urday when the Old Man turned
loose a sample of abcjut everything
In his repertoire, an; overcast sky,
spasmodic spells of rain, sleet and
snow, and a thermometer reading
playing about in the low 'teens.
Whether you are superstitious or
not, it must be admitted the ground
hog knew what he was1 doing. Win
ter isn't over# and spring need not
be looked for until March 18th.
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A group of Orange Coonty farm
ers have raised funds to buy a
Percheron stallion. One farmer has
sought a pure bred mare.
Speaker, N. D. House
Mrs. M. D. Craig, prominent in
North Dakota Republican circles lor
10 years, is the first woman Speaker
of the N. D. House of Representa
tives. She is also believed to be the
first woman ever to hold such office
i in the U. S.
NORTH STATE RANKS
SECOND IN FEDERAL
TAX CONTRIBUTIONS
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VISITS INDIANA I
Mr. B. B. Knight was the guest
3f Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson on a
trip to Indianapolis, Indiana. They
attended a life insurance school
md convention. Mr. Knight was in
irited to the Home office of Indian
prizes with them at the close of
the year and was one of the lead
ing producer^, being second place
In the contest and sixth in stand
ing during the year. Mr. Knight
makes the following report of hi?
trip: The visit to the Home Office
made me appreciate the company
more because the company is one
of the strongest financially in the
wcrld. Even during the depression
last year increased their surplus,
rhey would have paid more than
two times as much as they did pay
without ha\ing to bother their se
:urities such as Government Bonds
md similar investments. They have
not reduced their dividend payments
either.
This' State is the strictest state |
In the country on insurance com
panies. They not only make the
company deposit with the State the
net value of all policies, but they
require the company to invest in a
specified way. This makes the com
pany safer than the Rock of Gi
braltar. If all states were that
strict on companies it would be
better for all concerned. The com
pany has one of the lowest average
net cost of any company in exist
:ost is because everybody can not
?et a policy in this company. It
requires a certificate of character
ind health. There are plenty of
good companies, but I do not hesi
tate to say that the Indianapolis
Life is one of the safest and best
companies in the world.
There are a great many things
that I learned about the company
and the other companies which I
ian not say here for the lack of
space, but I will be glad to talk
with you about policies In this com
pany.
For all kinds of insurance see,
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY |
4 B. B. Knight,
Clyde T. Hall,
Brsdsher Gentry.
Card Of Thanks
i
Since it would be impossible for
me to see each one personally, I
want to take this method of thank
ing every one who so generously
gave me their ballots and support
toy the recent! Contest. It was your
tielp which enabled me to win the
first prize and I am sincerely grate
ful for your assistance.
Mrs. Fred Long.
A Negro farmer of Halifax CouDr
ty has over 80 percent of his cul-^
tivated land planted to cover crops
this winter Md all of It will be.
turned, under for soil improvement 1
Tar Heelia Pays $205,721,458
Into Coffers For 1932; New
York Leads Nation
TOBACCO TAX $194,371,012
Washington, Feb. S. ? North Caro
lina ranked second in producing
taxes for the federal government in
the calendar year l932r wltfr a total
contribution of. $205,721,458, a drop
of approximately $50,000,000 from
1931. Its position wag due to col
lections o f miscellaneous taxes,
chiefly on tobacco, which amounted
to $194,371,012.
New York led the nation with a
total of $333,097,023, but that was
$169,388,467 less than was collected
in 1931. New York's commanding
position was due to huge collections
of income tax which brotight $145,
967,129 from corporations and $105,
626,239 from individuals.
Half- Year Basis
The government's business is op- j
erated on a fiscal year basis and
the calendar year figures are made
up of the last half of tre 1932 fis
cal year and the first half of the
1933 fiscal year.
For the calendar year corpora- 1
tions paid a total of $464,191,470 in
income tax, individuals $320,425,626,
and miscellaneous taxes produced
$635,451,497. The total was approx
imately $500,000,000 under the col
lections of the 1931 year.
While 58 out of 73 internal reve
nue collection districts of the coun
try showed gains in 1932 over 1931,
due to the taxes Imposed in the
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REGULAR MEETING
Authorize Payment Of Bond
Interest; Other Routine
Business
The Board of county commission
ers met in regular session Monday
morning at 10 o'clock, with Chair
man F. D. Long, and Commission
ers R- D. Bailey and D. M. Cash
present. The most important busi
ness discussed was the matter of
payments on the county's bonded
fndebtedne&S. The county treasurer
and county accountant were author
ized to transmit immediately to the
Central Hanover Bank and Trust
Company in New York the funds re
quired to meet all interest coupons
due .tQLthe county on bonded in
debtedness on' January 1st.
The commissioners allowed sev
eral tax rebates to certain property
owners where over-lapping listings^
had resulted in equalities. The ;
rest of the time was taken up with ;
the payment of bills and other rou
tine matters. V- -
The annual value of the motion , <
picture industry in the United ;
States is
LEO CARR APPOINTED
SOLICITOR IN TENTH
Governor Ehringhaus Chooses
Alamance Man Out Of
Field of a Dozen
Raleigh, Feb. 3. ? Leo Carr of
Burlington, yesterday was appointed
solicitor of the tenth judicial dis
trict to succeed Congressman-elect
William B. Umstead, who has re
signed, effective February fifteenth.
In selecting Mr. Carr, who is a
former chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Alamance
county. Governor J. C. B. Ehring
haus was forced to choose between
one dozen aspirants. The district is
composed of Alamance, Durham,
Granville, Orange and Person coun
ties, all of which had candidates ex
cept Granville, the home of the
resident judge, Judge W. A. Devin.
Mr. Umstead now is serving his
second term. Mr. Carr will serve
under the appointment until the
next general election in 1934.
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WOLF - WOtF
-In purchasing insurance be sure 1
tb purchase quality insurance. If
you must, purchase cheap clothing,
chpap food, but never cheap insur
ance. One little wreck, one little
injury may mean your entire life
savings. Can you afford to take a
chance to lose all to gave a little?
Decide for yourself.
Mutual Automobile and Casualty
Insurance is dangerous. It is writ
ten inconsistent with the fundamen
tal basis of sound underwriting. Re
gardless of what local people or
stntagers tell you, here are the
facts. The cold, unadulterated proof
that such a purchase places you on j
the verge of a deep precipice.
In fairness to you as friends and
customers we offer for your approval
the following authority. This? au
thority represents the law as it
really is, and the law which will I
govern you in case you purchase
Mutual Automobile? Insurance, ?
(1) A receiver of a Mutual may
levy assessment for any amount ne
cessary to wind up its affairs re
gardless of whether the policy stip
ulates that only one annual prem
ium may be collected by assess
ment. Iron City Mutual -vs- J.'G.
Conaborg (Pa. Court?.
(2) Solvent members are liable
for all claims, there being no limit
in caste of solvency. (Auto Insur
ance Exchange -vsBethell Bus Co.
(Washington Court).
(3) Members are individually li
able for entire amount of Com
panies deficit. (Sands-vs-Bentwell)
(26 N. Y. 233). ,
Don't permit talk and promises
to inbuence your better judgment.
Use your own good Judgment and
look at something else beside^
price. As you know there is noth
ing that someone cannot make a
little worse and sell a little cheaper.
We recommend "STOCK INSUR
ANCE," Non Assessable.
SATTERFIELD INSURANCE AGY.
"Old and Tried"
Mrs. Hobgood Speaks
To Woman's Club
An unusually large attendance
marked the regular meeting of the
Woman's Club Monday afternoon,
when Mrs. J. M. Hobgood of Farm
vllle was special guest and made a
very Instructive talk to the mem
bers, using as her topic, "Women's
interest in the Legislature." Mrs.
Hobgood te president of the state
Federation of Women's Clubs and
presented her subject in a very
clear and interesting manner. She
was Introduced by Mrs. B. E. Love.
Mrs. M V. Jones of Farmville and
Mrs. W. J. Brogden of Durham were
also welcome- guests of the local
club at this meeting. Mrs. Brogden
made a few appropriate remarks. A
delightful luncheon was given in
honor of the visitors at one
o'clock. Just preceding the meeting,
at the Shirley Hotel. Local club
members feel very fortunate in
having had the opportunity of hear
ing Mrs. Hobgood and her message
was greatly enjoyed.
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To Assist In Filing
Income Tax Returns
Representatives of the* United
States Internal Revenue Department j
will be in Roxboro on Thursday!
and feiday, February 16-17, for the '
purposV of assisting taxpayers in
making vj* and filing Federal X%|
come Tax
House Moves
Motor ?
Lynching! Decline
In U. S. During 1932
Department Of Public Relations Re
ports Only Eigty Deaths Dur
ing: The Year
New York, Feb. 5. ? Fewer lynch -
ings occurred in the United States
in 1932 than in any other year
since records have been kept, the
department of race relations of the
federal council of churches reported
today.
The number was eight, the de
partment said, as compared with 13
in 1931, 21 in 1930 and 10 in 1929,
Two of the victims were whites and
six Negroes.
Dr. Gedrge E. Haynes, executive
secretary of the department, said "a
growing tendency toward prevention
of the evil Is indicated in two sig
nificant developments.
"One is the fact that, ^according
to records given by the department
of records and research of Tuskegee
Institute, there were 31 instances In
1932 in which officers of the law
prevented lynchings, four of them in
northern and 27 in southern stated.
In 1931, there were 57 such preven
tions. |
"Another trend that grew strong- I
er last year," Dr. Haynes said, "was i
the vigilance of the press, of the I
churches and of the people of the
several states who try to protect
their own territory from the acts
of lynchers,"
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Former Citizen Is
Reported Seriously 111
Miss Ruth McCollum, head of
the Person county health depart
ment, received a message Sunday
which said that Dr. Miller, former
ly connected with the Davis Drug
company here was critically iH at)
his home in Wilmington. Dr. Miller
and Miss McCollum have been close
friends ror some time. Alfftef mes
sage said that he was not expected
to live.
CABii~ii? to
BE NAMED MARCH 2
Roosevelt Lets It Be Known
That He Will Follow Wil
son ian Precedent
IS ON A YACHT CRUISE
Warm Springs, Ga., Feb. 4.?
President-elect Roosevelt will follow
a precedent established by Woodrow
Wilson and anonunce his cabinet
24 hours before he takes the oath
of office.
He revealed his intentions tonight
to newspapermen who sought from
him an expression on the probable
line-up of the official family.
"The names will be made public
before I go to Washington, either
the evening of March 2 or the morn
ing of March 3," he said.
That means, it was explained, the
announcement will come from his
New York city home, to which he
will return after a 10-day cruise
through tropic seas on board Vin
cent Astor's yacht, the Nourmahal.
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Women's Day At
Methodist Church
At last Sunday's services at the
Long Memorial Methodist Church
the women's work of the church was
honored in the two public worship
services of the day.
At the morning service at which
the Lord's Supper was observed, the
officers of the Women's Missionary
Society were installed by the pastor.
After a brief installation addresg,
this body of officers received the
communion corporately.
? At the evening service at which,
despite the extremely cold weather,
a large number of women was pres
ent and sitting in a body, the pas
tor spoke on the subject: "The Call
Of Christ JesUs to Womanhood."
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Carried To Hospital
Mr. Willie Y. Pass was carried to j
Watts Hospital yesterday for treat
ment. It is not felt tbat his <^- j
dition is particularly alarming bu^f
it was thougl^kai^tp give htm the |
benefit
tre
m,
change
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Durham City Limits
To Include Duke
in
with
Johnson
The
the senate,
cost from $1
the additional
from 55 to
duced by
of Chatham.
Little opposition to a
reeulate the practice e
arts was enoountered in
and a bill to bring this
passed and sent to the
vote of 37 to 6.
Measure Amended.
The original measure
ed, however, to reduce tt
of hours of Schooling requf
a license to become a "beautic
from 1,040 to 200. and the
of months of apprenticeship was]
duced from 18 to six. '
There was no mention of
about gay "lobbying parties"
for legislators in connection
the measure as the bill was debated. ~
The house heard Representative
Murphy of Rowan, declare he saw
adoption of a general sales tax
"inevitable" in comparison with pro- j
posals for a "luxury" sales tax or a
production sales tax.
No general Sales tax proposal ha?
been placed yet before the legisla
ture, although bills to enact the
"luxury" and production sales tax
proposals have been offered.
Commissioner Of Parties.
Creation of a t^feMssioner of
paroles to repine? the offloe of exe-I
cutive counsel, which the'
has voted Vo abolish, was
in the senate,
Representative Bowie of Ashe, in
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Durham, Feb. 7. ? The west cam
pus of Duke university, embracing
an area of one-half a square mCe
and buildings' including the stad
ium, not hitherto included in the
limits of the municipality, la?t night
was annexed to the city of Durham
by action on the part of the city
council. .s
The plan for the annexation was
adopted by the council by a vote of
seven for the proposal, with Coun
cilmen Bryan. Carpenter and Mc
Donald not voting on the proposi
tion.
Dr. Malcolm McDermott, of the
Duke faculty, appeared before the
council, requesting that the western
boundary line, which now cuts di
agonally through the Duke cam
dus and several buildings, be moved
farther westward so as to take- In \
all of the university's main plant.
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Morrison is Satisfied
To Raise Hogs Now
Charlotte, Feb. 7. ? Cameron Mor
rison, who has been governor of
North Carolina and United States
Senator from this state, told a
luncheon club here today he had
"stopped raising hell in politics,"
and was "raising hogs in Mecklen
burg county."
"Hog-raising," the white-haired
speaker added, "is fool-proof. Any
body can grow hogs." \
Morrison advised his listeners to
"let the government alone for a
while and go to work earning
living."
"You can't do anything about
he said, "so let the governmer
alone. You settled government!
things in so far as you can in No
vember. Wait now for another elec
tion and let thoee you have
alone for a while."
Ministerial Ass'n
To Meet
There will*be a special
meeting of the Person Coun
isterial Association next M
ternoon, February
o'clock In Long
rooms. Some very
hess matters win
cussion and. every
to be