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IF YOtJ HATE A MESSAGE FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN THE COURIER WHICH REACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE. ESTARLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 47 YEARS. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. =F HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT VOL. L. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1933. # 4 Best People on Earth; Good Churches and ? Schools; Where Optimism Rules. 50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. NO. 9. FINANCE GROUP SUGGESTS GENERAL OR COMMODITY WX I Either Method Would Give State Balanced Budget TWO SALES TAX PROPOSALS MADE i " _________ Adoption Of Either Form Should Be Abandoned As Soon As Possible IS EMERGENCY "MEASURE Raleigh, Feb. 20.? The new reve nue Bub-commlttee of the legisla K's joint finance committee to recommended that the general mbly enact either a two percent general sales tax or a selected com modity excise tax based on the, Hinsdale "luxury bill" to balance North Carolina's budget for 1933-35. The sub-group estimated its gen y eral sales tax would raise $6,000,000 and that the whole revenue propo sal. with this plan included, would raise $25,146,000 a year. It estimated the commodity tax yield at $6,600,000 and the whole bill under this plan at $25,446,000/ Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell expressed the opinion, how ever, the committee over-estimated the commodity yield by about 10 percent and said the wholte bill under this plan would raise less than the whole bill under the gen eral sales tax provision. Considered Emergency. Adoption of either form of the sales tax was recommended only as "an emergency" and the committee expressed the opinion that this me (Continued on page five) o ? ? Methodists Attend Raleigh Gathering . - - - On Wednesday, February 15, four automobiles of Roxboro Meth odists attended the convention on missions and the spiritual life at the Edenton Street Methodist Church in Raleigh. This convention, which was' for the Raleigh and Durham districts of the Methodist church, was a most interesting and inspir ing conference under the direction of Dr. Edwin D. Mouzon, Bishop of the North Carolina and Virginia conferences. Among those appearing on the program were: Dr. Stanbury, of Duke Memorial Methodist Church, Durham; Rev. H. B. Porter. Pastor of Grace Methodist Church, Wil ? mington; Dr. W. P. Few, President of Duke University, Durham; Rev. F. S. Love, Presiding Elder of the Raleigh district, and Bishops Mou zon and Paul B. Kern. Dr. Kern gave the closing missionary address Wednesday evening, a masterful portrayal of the needs of the g^^xhurch in the Far East. Bishop Btern is the bishop in charge of M^Khe missionary work of the church * in the Far East. The pastor of the local church reports that the group attending from Roxboro was the largest in at tendance from such a great dis tance and one of the largest at the convention from near or far. T wo' Cups Given In The Contest In the vocal music contest this spring Mr. B. B. Knight, the local manager of the Pilot Life Insurance Company, will give two cups in stead of one as formerly. One will go to a high school and the other * to an elementary school. This may mean that in the future it will be found necessary to have two con tests on different nights. The elementary schools need not enter but three numbers. The reason for this ig that it is difficult for them to use numbers with bass. We are glad the Pilot Life Insur ance Company is taking this inter est in the contest. J. B.C. ? o Recent Poundings Much Appreciated It la wonderful to haye a good church like East Roxboro Methodist, | which re me be red Mrs. Whitsett and myself in a pounding week before last. But it's better to have two churches and be remembered by both. Af the close of a social given by the Adults' Division of the Ja long Methodist Church, a surprise pounding began and continued un-j til Die woe supplied with everything good to ?at. We certainly ' and sincerely appreciate their kindness. Rev. and-Mrs^D. C. Whitsett. i- ? Local Tobacco Market Closed Last Friday The Roxboro tobacco market closed ffr the seaoon with sales of last Friday, February 17th. This!* is somewhat earlier than the usual closing date, but owing to the short ness of the crop general throughout the state, the selling season was shortened. Sales held up remark ably well, however, up to the fthal day. Final official figures for the lo cal market have not yet been ob tained, but it is known that the volume for the season is around two and a quarter million pounds. Considering the drastic reduction, providential and qfcherwise, in the crojr last summer, this is considered well in line with other markets of [the belt. ? o Second Effort To Assassinate Mr. Roosevelt! v The Courier has just learned by long distance telephone that apparently a second attempt has been made to aasasstnabe President-elect Franklin D. Roo- i ?v * | ^ifr " prvelt. Late news dispatches state a (ightly- wrapped wire i bound package addressed to Mr. . Roosevelt fell oat of a mail sack in the Washington postoffice. <-\i On investigaticn, it was found to contain a 12 guag* shot-gun j shell, so placed a<s to explode on being dropped or jarred. The package was mailed from Wat ertown, N. Y.; port al experts at . work on the case are inclined to ascribe the clumsy attempt to amateurs seeking sensation. _o Longhurst Council Jr. O. U. A. M. Will have a home coming day Sat- | urday, March 11th, at 7:30 P. M. All Juniors are invited. Come andj bring your family and a basket. S. M. Murray, Councilor, j ZANGARA DRAWS 80 YEARS IN PRISON j Assassin Gets 20- Year Sen tence On Each Of Four Counts; Asks For More ALL VICTIMS IMPROVING Miami, Fla., Feb. 20 ?As scorn- j ful of the law as when he tried with fanatic zeal to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roose velt last Wednesday night, Giuseppe Zangara today pleaded guilty to four counts of attempt to murder and was sentenced Ur 80 years. 1 Zangara is 33. His sentences of i 20 years in each case, running con secuyvely, constitute life imprison- 1 ment at Raiford state prison or hard labor in the Florida road i camps. i 1 Today's sentences were for trying 1 to kill the president-elect, Russell , i Caldwell, Coconut Grove Fla., Miss i Margaret Kruis, Newark, N. J., and W. J. Slnnott, New York policeman,. 1 and bodyguard to Mr. Roosevelt. The latter three were slightly wounded by the bullets Zangara's pistol -sprayed-into the crowd whlch4 surrounded the car occupied by the president-elect in Bay Front Park, j; Louis Twyman, defense counsel, said his client had Insisted he was guilty. "He days, 'No, no, I not i crazy,' when we ask him if 1* .thinks he is Jnsane," Twyman tpld.i the court. I Stomach Pairs. / 1 Taking the witness chair, uncon- j.i oernedly, Zangara gave stomach i pains and hatred of capitalists as i (Continued on page five) I. ' iiWKnWi & Secretary Of State Senator Cordell Hull of Tennessee, whosfe appointment as Secretary of State was announced last night by President-Elect Roosevelt. LOCAL MAN SPEAKS TO DUKE LAW CLASS * ** I S. F. Nicks, Jr., Gives His Ex periences In Starting Law Practice Mr. S. P. Nicks, Jr., Roxboro at torney and newest member of the local bar, delivered an address* Mon day before the legal aid clinic classes of the Duke University school of law. The invitation was extended to the local man through a desire on the part of Prof. John S. Bradway, director of the clinic, to obtain a speaker whose experiences in establishing a practice are re cent, The purpose of the instruc tion was to assist the students in Bridging the_ gap between the the ory of law school study and the ac tual practice of the profession. Mr. Nicks graduated from the Duke law school last year and his experiences along this line are sufficiently fresh to make his selection as Speaker logical. Mr. Nicks stated that he thor oughly enjoyed the opportunity of a return visit to his Alma Mater. While there, he was luncheon guest of Professor Bradway. He was also a guest at the Sigma Alpha Epsi lon banquet and initiation Monday night. B. & L. Meeting Of Stockholders The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Roxboro Building and Loan Association will be held at the office of the association on Saturday morning, March 4, at 11 J o'clock. At this meeting Directors will be elected for the ensuing year and a report of the affairs of the association will be submitted to. the stockholders. Every person who ; has any funds in the Roxboro Building and Loan Association is a shareholder and is entitled to attend and take part in the proceedings of this meeting. J. S. Walker, Secretary, Roxboro Building and 3-1 Loan Association. | ? O. H. Benson to Ad- , dress Scout Council On next Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, O. H. Benson, National Di rector of Rural Scouting, will be In Roxboro and will address the lo cal Executive Council and assembled guests in the- Rotary rbofti at Hotel Shirley. This will be an unusual opportunity for every person in any wiste interested in the Scout Move ment to hear a leader in his field of the work. The parents of boys in every community of Person county are invited and urged to attend the meeting next Tuesday evening at Hotel Shirleyr There will be no charge. D. IV Masonic Notice Person .Lodge No. 113-A...F, & A*! M. will meet at Hotel Shirley on February 28th, at 6:30 o'clock P. M. for dinner. At 7:30 o'clock- Person Lodge will convene in a Regular Communica tion. This, the second Regular Com munication for the year, promises to be of unquestionable value and interest to those present. All M. M. in this vicinity are earnestly urged to attend this meeting. William W. Morrell, Master, J. Brodie Riggsbee, Secretary. C. A. SHEFFIELD IS SPEAKER AT MEETING OF RELIEF GROUP . Discuss Plans For Establish - ' ing Community Garden For Needy OTHER SUGGESTIONS BROUGHT FORWARD A very interesting and timely^ad dress by Mr. C. A. Sheffield, asr slstant to the dean of State Col lege, featured the meeting of the County Relief organization, held last Saturday at the courthouse. Mr. Sheffield was invited to attend the meeting to discuss the proposed plan of the Relief Committee for establishing a community garden. The meeting was well attended, there being over .30 present, from practically every township in the county. Chairman S. Q. Winstead presided. Present also were Coun ty Agent H. K. Sanders and A. G. Bullard, who gave valuable sugges- . tions during the general discussion which followed. Mr. Sheffield presented two main ideas: first, that an effort should be made to prevail on landlords to permit tenants to stay on their farms, wherever possible, instead of turning them loose on the Relief Committee. If a vacant house is available, and such tenants are re quired to raise a garden for their own use, ? much of the demands made on the welfare office could be eliminated, it Was pointed out. Sec ondly, Mr. Sheffield emphasized the value of a large central Commun ity Garden. This should be a plot of about 25 or 30 acres, not too i far from town, to be cultivated by relief labor paid at the regular rate bv the Committee, all crops so pro duced to be used by the Committee. Tha prime requisite of this plan is, necessarily, the tender of the proper land by some public-spirited citizen. Various matters were discussed at j the gathering, concerning mainly the garden plan and details of the meetings being held over the coun ty this week. It was stated that colored people are welcome to at tend these meetings, which are be ing held at certain central points. Before the end of March, it was stated, the individual case cards now being used by the County Re lfef . Organization will be entirely ?^Continued on page four) ?o Unusual Rotary Meeting Thursday At Hotel Shirley last Thursday e'-enin? a most unusual and unique St. Valentine's day program was provided for the Rotarians by the chairman of the Fellowship Com- 1 mittee; Rev. W. F. West. Mr. West's talk was evidence of considerable thought and reference, and he spoke rpost interestingly and most ins true- \ tivelv on the origin and history of ! 9t. Valentine's day. Outlining in some detail the origin of the day in hon or to St. Valentine, sometime dur ing the third century, when he was generally recognized a dissemmi nator of messages of good cheer and optimism and good will and later i of food and gifts to the needy and worthy. He was finally imprisoned by his emperor who became jealous of his universal popularity. From prison he was able to continue send ing his messages of cheer and op timism by carrier pigeon, thus the establishment of a custom that , lingers today. A delightful reading, "An Old Sweetheart Of Mine" was rendered by the talented and accomplished Miss Mary Marshall Dunlap, ac companied by Mrs. Wallace Woods, at the, piano. At the conclusion of , this rendition, with the words "I ! Heard Footsteps At The Door," a group of thirty-five or ftirty chil dren, Rotaryettes and Foster-Ro taryettes. gaily decorated in St. Valentine'# costumes, burst through the curtains and into the hall and found their way to the various sur- i prised Rotarians. After several gay 1 and cheerful songs, whose volume 1 was swelWd .by the surprise visitors, ice cream was served the littlfe visi- I tors and it was -voted by tooth vtei- J tors and guests to have been one of the most delightfully enjoyable meetings of the year. - o ? Banks Observing Legal Holiday The Peoples Bank and the Dur ham Industrial Bank of Roxboro are observing O e o r g e Washington's birthday today. February 22nd is a legal holiday. < ? TWO CABINET MEMBERS NAMED BY ROOSEVELT \ Cordell Hull, Tennessee, And Wm. H. Woodin, New York, First To Be Named New York, Feb. 21. ? Two tried 1 and successful veterans in the field1 of politics and business were an- j nounqed tonight by President-elect RooSeVelt for his premier cabinet J posts ? Senator Hull, of Tennessee, for secretary of state and William H. Woodin, of New York, lor sec retary of treasury. The announcement came sudden ly from" the Roogevelt residence on East Sixty-Fifth street tonight af ter the president-elect had spent a swift moving day in international affairs. , Impending developments in war debts and world economies impelled Mr. Roosevelt to make his an nouncement of these two council lors. They will go to work imme diately with foreign envoys on the Roosevelt program to bring a revival of world trade and prosperity. FINAL SERVICES TOR MR. THOMAS W. PASS Prominent Business Man and Citizen Passes Away Sat-*; urday Morning WAS NATIVE OF COUNTY A crowd numbering several hun- j dred taxed the capacity of the Bap tist Church at three o'clock Sun day afternoon to attend the funeral services conducted for Mr. Thomas W. Pass1, who died Saturday morn ing a few minutes before 6 o'clock. Pinal rites were In charge of his pastor. Rev. W. P. West, assisted by Rev. i. F." Herbert "of Edgar lymg Methodist church. The short but sympathetic eulogy was delivered by Mr. West, following "The Old Rug ged Cross," softly sung^jy the church choir, and a beautiful prayer by Mr. Herbert. The service closed with that hymn of Satisfied submission, "It Is Well With My Soul." In terment was in Burchwood ceme tery, immediately following the ser vice at the church. Pallbearers were Messrs. H S. Morton, Kenneth Oakley. J. Y. Blanks, B. G. Clayton, W. T. Kirby, and O. Y. Clayton. Honorary pall bearers were as follows: Messrs. Hugh Woods, T. D. Winstead, R. L. Wilburnt> J. W. Noell, Dir. AT P. Nichols, G. C. Crowder, Dr. H. M. Beam, Dr. B. E. Love, J. E. Daniel, N. Lunsford, J. S. Walker, L. L. Lunsford. G. . W. Walker. D. W. Long, D. E. Peatherston, W. P. Long, W. T. Daniel, A. M. Burns, I. O. Abbitt, Dr. E. J. Tucker, J. A.. Long, W. R. Hambrick, S. H. Jones, Jas. Paul Woody, C. C. Garrett, C. W. Woody and Prank Willson. Flower bearers were Messrs. W. A. Seargent, I Rev. D. C. Stone, J. H. Moore, T. A. Long, S. E. Barnett, G. J. Cushwa, O. B. McBroom, C. Emory Win stead, R. A. Bullock and S. B. Davis. ; The death of Mr. Pass was not a surprise to his many friends, as he had been ill fbr a long tim?, and his condition had be*n very serious for. several days. He was a native of this County, and had been a most popular and deserving citi zen of the town for many years. He, associated with "his son, Mr. W. Y. Pass, had conducted a large and successful furniture store here for a number of years. JuSt two months ago his wife died, and his friends who were familiar with the beau- 1 tlful affection of the two doubted if he would long survive her, for when she was taken he seemed ut terly lost and longed to go and be with her. He was a faithful and consistent member of the First Bap tist Church of Roxboro and wag a real help at all times to his pastor. He is survived by one daughter, ! Mrs. T. H. Clay, of Helena; arid three sons, Messrs. W. Y? Owen and ' Garland .PasS, all of Roxboro. and a number of other relatives in the I County and town. * "r "** n - " - ? ' ! , j Funeral Services Fcr Mr. James Bennett i 1 Funeral services were conducted 1 yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at i Antioch Church for Mr. James , Bennett, of Orange county. Mr. < Bennett died Monday at his home; he was 63 years of age. Services 1 were in charge erf Rev. J. C. Mc Gregor, interment following in the ] Antioch Church cemeterjl. J Fate Of Dry Law Falls Into Hands Of States As Repeal Sweeps To Victory In House . a Local Negro Bound to Court For Robbery . Charlll Kidd, 17-year-old Negro youth, was bound over to Superior Court at a hearing in Durham yes terday on a charge of highway rob bery. Kidd is alleged in the com plaint to i be one of three bandits who- last j November held up and robbed a Durham Negro of $16.66 and a gold watch. Kidd admitted hav ing been present at the time of the hold-up but disclaimed any part in the robbery. His bond was set at $500. Another Roxboro Negro. Craw ford Bumpass, was tried latft De cember for his part in the same robbery and was serving a three year sentence but recently made his escape from the highway force. Bumpass was located in the Gallows Hill section Monday and late Mon day afternoon was taken in cus today by local officers after mak ing strenuous efforts to resist ar rest. Durham officers came to Rox boro yesterday to carry him back, probably to face an additional charge of escaping. Paralysis Fatal To Person County Man Following a stroke of paralysis suffered one week earlier, Mir. Leeandrew A. Jones, age 73, died at his hbme here early Sunday morn ing, February 19th. He was the son of the late Robert Jones, of Guil ford county. . Funeral services were conducted at Mill Creek Baptist church Mon day afternoon, by Rev. J, C. Mc Gregor, Rev, W. F. West and Rev. Harvey. He had teen a member of thf Mill Prrrlr rhnrrh for SA vPftrR VUL atx xi i v7l vva vllUi til rtn w jvttro-. Surviving are two sons, John G. Jones* of Durham and Roy Jones, Roxboro, and one daughter, Mrs. Silas M. Gentry of Danville. Sev enteen grandchildren also survive. Pallbearers were Dameron Long, Jewel Oliver, Ira Norris', Lester Oak ley, Thomas O'Briant, and Talmage Clayton. Flower bearers were Mrs. Lemon Oliver, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Dameron Long, Mrs. Ira Norris, Mrs. David Stone, and Mrs. Lottie Stone. Interment followed in Mill Creek cemetery. donatedIrinkets TO BE REFINED TO PAY CHURCH DEBTS Details Of The 'Crucible Plan' Outlined At The Baptist Church Friday VISITING SPEAKERS HERE At a meeting of pastors and Wo men's Missionary Union workers of the Beulah Association, held in the Baptist church last Friday morning, an unusually fine address was de livered by Dr. Arch C. Cree, pastor ( Of the First Baptist church of Salisbury. Mr. M. A. Huggins. gen eral secretary of the Baptist State ( convention wa? also present and he and Dr. Cree outlined the Crucible j Pjlan, which will be in effect in Southern Baptist churches probab- j ly during March and April. The speakers explained the means by Yfhich the plan would be carried out, involving the giving of trinkets, heirlooms and other articles of Jewlery which will be refined in or der to reicover the gold or silver i content. This precious metal will then be turned into cash at pre vailing prjceg and used for liqui dation of the debt of the Southern Baptist Church. The name "Cru cible" is of course derived from the refining process. ? : n Geo. W. Kane Is Restoring Library Greensboro, Feb. 21. ? The library building at the Woman's college of the University" of North Carolina, 1 badly damaged by fire last fall, is I ?t present rapidly being restored. 1 According to' contract the structure t will be finished in four months. 1 George W. Kane, of Roxboro, is i :he builder. I The building is being made fire- t proof and is also being modernised 1 throughout. I I ? In Lightning - Quick Drive, Wets Crash Through Pro hibition Defenses For 289-121 Triumph NATIONAL FIGHT LOOMS Washington, Feb. 20. ? Congress today proposed to the states that national prohibition, after its 13 years of turbulent trial, be done away with by repeal of the 18th amendment. The house by a vote of 289 to 121, 15 more than necessary, approved the repeal resolution ppssed last * week by the senate. Under it for the first in American history, conven tions of the people are to decide whether the states shall ratify or reject a change in the constitution. Thirty- Six Must Ratify. Thirty-six of the 48 states must ratify to carve the 18th amendment out of the national charter and sub stitute for it. a twentv-flrst. By its terms, also, the ratifications must all occur within seven years from today. With repeal, the amend ment carries a specific prohibition of importation of intoxicating liq-^* (Continued on page five) ? . ? n PROHIBITION We have heard a great number . of people say that this law would be changed and that it would only be a very short time before whiskev would be flowiner freelv. If you jus'-, stop and think that it will take 3? states to do away with the 18th amendment, even if they were to ratify it, I predict it will take sev-, eral years. Insurance companies are Vm careful about issuing policies to honvv drinkers.- btrt I- am gteti-that we are not bothered very much now about getting "people through on ac count of drinking. Because of the favorable things like prohibition, companies have accepted more risks than usual. I want to Say that one of my mutual life companies decided to let children who have passed 6 >4 years of age be covered for the full face amount of the policy. If the child is near seven and you have $1000 insurance on it, in case of death the full $1000 is paid. We have an attractive policy. See us. Do not wait until the child is 10. It pays big dividends and has a hieh cash value. Mutual Life, N. Y., Pilot Life. Greensboro, N. C., Indianapolis Mutual Life. KNIGHT'S INSURANCE AGENCY o Roxboro Garden -Club * Offers Two Prizes The Roxboro Garden Club is of fering this year two prizes of five dollars each ? one to the high school and one to the grammar School of the county that makes the most improvement on their school "rounds during the school year, 1932-33. It is not necessary for the competing schools to incur ex pense in this contest. It is rather to be hoped that the enterprise may encourage using to the best advan tage resources already at hand ? contributions from th4 home gar dens of the community and wise selections from the beautiful treeS and flowering shrubs of our native forests. Some of the schools of the county are making interesting head way on this undertaking. o To Give Play A play, "Sophronia'rf Wedding," will be given at East Roxboro school louse Friday evening, February 24, it 7:30 o'clock. The cast includes 17 women who spend the evening gossiping about everything and everybody. Come and save your rep utation) Proceeds tc be given to 3 race Methodist church. Admission 10 and 15c. o Young Men Have _ New Pressing Club Messrs. James Thomas, R. M. Liong Jr. and Burley Day announce Jiat they have formed the Young Ken's Cleaning and Pressing Club ind will be glad to handle any calls 'or work in this line. They are us ng modern equipment for cleaning ind pressing and are located just o the rear of the Woman's Club. Joth men's and ladies' apparel are ncluded in the present low prices.