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?? ? ? -S IF YOT7 HAVE A MESSAGE FOB ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN THE COURIER WHICH REACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 47 TEARS. Beat People on Earth; Good Churches and S c h o o 1 s; Where Optimism Rules. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT VOL. L. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1933. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. NO. 10. Local Churches To Unite In Prayer Service Friday Is World Wide Day Qf Prayer Observed By All Churches For Christian Missions PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The world wide day of prayer for Christian missions will be ob served by the Churches of Roxboro uniting in a service of prayer and praise Friday morning from 10 to 11 o'clock at the Roxboro Presby terian Church. This season of prayer is sponsor ed annually by the Christian wo men of all Churches throughout the world. It is literally true that on this day the sun never sets on groups of Christian people thered together throughout the rid. "A Survey of World Needs," by Rev. W. F. West will be the sub ject of the address to be delivered at this meeting. This address will be followed by a season of prayer led by the women and men repre senting the churches of Roxboro. The people of the community and particularly all members of all the Churches are urged to unite in this worship. The world has never seen a time when the united prayers of the Christian people of the world were more needed for the progress of the Way of Christ in all the world than now. The following is the order of wor ship beginning promptly at 10 a. m. at the Presbyterian Church on Fri day: Theme : "Follow Me." Hymn Invocation? Rev. A. J. McKelway Special music Scripture Address: "Survey of World Needs," Rev. W. F. West Prayer? Rev. J. F. Herbert Hymn Prayers, representatives of Women's Organizations Prayers, representatives of 'the men of the Churches Hymn Period of Silent Prayer Benediction ? Rev. J. F. Herbert. Two Small Fires Call Out Department Two lire alarms have been ans .wered by the Roxboro fire depart ment, the first Friday night and the other Monday mornirtg, one of which destroyed a dwelling house in East Roxboro. The home of Jonah Roberson, a two room frame dwelling just out- 1 side the eastern corporate limits, was completely destroyed about 11 o'clock Monday morning. The de partment responded to a silent alarm on this call. While it was im possible to save the building, neigh bors and helpers were able to save practically all of the furniture. A ^K>ra crib was also burned. The ?operty was owned by Dr. B. R. RKng, of Greensboro, and the loss will amount to around three or four hundred dollars. Claiborn Wise, a young man who was helping dur ing the fire, was painfully but not seriously injured about the head j and shoulders when the roof of the corn crib fell on him. A woodhouse near the water tank j on Gallows Hill belonging to Wal- i ter Williams was burned to the ground last Friday night about nine o'clock. The fire department was successful in preventing the spread of this fire to the dwelling. The loss was nominal. o? ? ? Fire Takes $300,000 Toll at Statesville Statesville, Feb. 24. ? Fire of un- ] determined origin destroyed the Statesville Furniture company plant j here tonight, doing damage esti- . mated at $300,000. One whole side of the plant was in flames when firemen arrived, and within a few minutes the en tire plant was ablaze. After a two-hour battle, local firemen, with the aid of companies from Mooresville and Salisbury, had the fire under control. Approximately 200 men were em ployed by the plant, The loss was largely covered by insurance. Minstrel At Concord Left go to Dixie Land! Meet us at Olive Hill school building at 8:00 o'clock P. M., Friday, H%tfCh 3rd. Minstrel sponsored by the Young Peoples' Division of Con cord church. Admission 10c for .everybody. Civics Department Of Woman's Club to Present Program The regular monthly meeting of the Roxboro Woman's Club will be held Monday, March 6, at 3 p. m. The program for this meeting will be in charge of the civics depart ment. This department te planning a community service program which will be of great interest, not only to club members but all who are concerned with our town's wel fare and progress. Mrs. B. B. Mangum, Pres. j. andrewdaT I IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Local Citizen Succumbs To Cerebral Hemorrhage Fol lowing Health Decline Mr. J. Andrew Day died at his home on Front street at 8:30 P. M. last Thursday night, February 24 from a cerebral hemorrhage, follow ing several months of gradually de clining health. His condition did not become alarmingly Serious un til Monday preceding his death. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Rev. W. F. West, Elder W. R. Monk of Roxboro, and Elder J. A. Herndon of Durham, officiat ing. Pallbearers were C. H. Hunter, R. V. Dickerson, p. G. Davis, Eugene Gentry, J. M. Johnson and L. L. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. B. A. Thaxton, Dr. B. E. Love, G W. Gentry, Dr. J. H, Merritt, R. L. Laws, Joe Swartz, Henry Stewart, L. L. Lunsford, S. A. Oliver, and H. E. Ritchie. Floral bearers were R. A. Whit field, M. V. Daniel, F. D. Long, A. W. Clayton. A. P. Clayton, J. M. O'Briant, A. O. Yarboro, Luther Hull, A. S. Hassan, and T. D. Win stead. Surviving in addition to his wife are three sons: Coy, Burley, and John Day, all of Roxboro; and five daughters, Mrs. D. C. SwaTtz, Mrs. W. E. Stewart, Miss Sadie Day, Miss Lois Day, and little Miss Kate Day: and one brother, E. T. Day, of Roxboro. 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 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 Bu'lding and Loan Association is a shareholder and is entitled to attend and take part in the proceedings of this meeting. -o 3-1 J. S. Walker, Secretary, Roxboro Building and Loan Association. -o Local Student Attends 2nd Most Nat'l School V Mr. Lee Varner, son of Mrs. R. L. Varner of Roxboro is attending Asbury College, Wilmore, Ken tucky. This school, according to an editorial of the New York Times of recent date was said to be the Second Most National College be cause of the great number of states represented in its student body. Mr. Varner is a graduate of the Roxboro High School and is at pres ent completing his freshman year in Asbury College. He is a mem ber of one of the leading men's de bate clubs and of the freshman basket ball team. He has chosen an institution which offers courses of study of the highest type amid dis tinctly Christian influences for his college education. ? 7 O A truck load of capons, turkeys and chickens was sent fco the Phil adelphia market last week by 42 Yadkin' County farmers at a net profit of $897.04 to the growers. Franklin Delano Roosevelt I Thirty-First President Of The United States Increase Appropriation For Greater University I ? , . _ Committee Expects To Act On Highway Commission And Report Bill Today; House Due Show Down Today On 15 Cent Tax By the margin of one vote the : joint committee on appropriations yesterday voted 15 to 14 to increase the appropriation of the University of North Carolina to $425,470, which is $36,000 more than was recom mended in the budget bill. The com | mittee then added $18,000 each to the items for State College for Wo men, making the total appropriation for the Greater University of North , Carolina $832,240 instead of the $760,240 recommended by the bud get bureau. All of the increases were for items other than personal. The committee settled down to rapid fire work yesterday and will meet again' this morning with the appropriation for the Highway Commission- the only highly con troverted item yet to be acted upon. Blj Fight on Floor. The bill is certain to cause a i tremendous fight once it reaches the | floor of the House. The sharp dif- j ference in the committee on the , university item is only illustrative cf differences that exist all up and down the line. Senator John Sprunt Hill, one member of the committee yesterday made public a memorandum based on total appropriations of $25,000, 000, approximately the amount the i committee will report out. On the other hand. Representa tive Tam Bowie made public an amendment he will offer on the floor making the total appropria tion $19,000,000, a plan which calls I for reduction of the public schools to $10,000,000 as compared with a ' present appropriation of $17,350,000 > and a budget recommendation of, $14,050,000. Scarborough Resolutions. But Representative Scarborough of Richmond yesterday precipitated a fight which -is expected to reach the floor ahead of the appropriation ' , bill fight. < Mr. Scarborough offered two reso- . i lutions and had them placed on the ) calendar for today. One would j j commit the House to retention of i i the IS cent State school tax, which : both political parties as well ag an i overwhelming majority of the Gen- 1 eral Assembly are pledged to re- j : move. The other would declare ( against the proposed eight months j school term. * ^ .j. The resolution on the IS . cents ad valorem tax is predicated on^he assumption that there tsf nf>=- ether way to avoid a sales tax. The Bowie plan is the only other plan now pending for avoidance of such a tax. "Budget Balancing" Proposal * Raleigh, Feb. 28. ? Members of the appropriations and finance committees of the general assem bly today were given sheets headed "tentative balancing the budget" which would call for state revenues cf $25,470,280 for 1933-34 and ex penditures of $24,643,275 exclusive of the highway fund. Senator Hill of Durham, a menv ber of the appropriations commit tee, said "a group" of the members! had drafted the figures. The "tentative" listing includes $5,600,000 for state departments, charitable and correctional institu tions, educational instructions, pen sions, etc., which is about $275,000 more than the budget bureau re commendations. x An allotment of $13,375,000 is set up for a six months school term, some $600,000 less than the budget recommendation, and though the eight-months term is not consider ed the revenue list shows either a two per cent general sales tax, a selected commodities tax or a pro duction tax listed to raise about j $7,000,000. The debt Service Item in appro priations would be $4,993,275, includ ing payment of $1,000,000 on the state's deficit. The budget recom mendation was $4,243,275. Masonic Notice E&> Lodge No. 210, A. F. & A. M., imites Person Lodge No. 113, A. P. & A. M. to meet with them Tues day, March 7th, at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Masonic Temple, Dur ham, N. C. 1 Thig will be "George Washington i night," and Dr. H. M. Poteat, ] Past Grand Master, will be the 1 speaker of "the evening. It ig hoped 1 that a large number from Person i Lodge will be present on this oc- i sasion. 1 J. Brodie Riggsbee, Sec. i ROOSEVELT CLEARS PATHWAY FOR 'NEW DEAL' NEXT WEEK V President-Elect Completes His Pre-Inauguration Affairs; Ready For Action SWANSON, ICKES NAMED Hyde Park, N. Y., Feb. 27.? Presl dent-elect Roosevelt is surrounding himself with his new cabinet in preparation to plunge immediately into the task of giving the nation a "new deal" after Saturday's Inaugu ration. The official cabinet list neared completion today with Mr. Roose velt's formal announcement that Senator Swanson, of Virginia, will be his secretary of the navy and Harold Ickes, Chicago lawyer and Republican independent, his secre tary of the interior. The naming of Senator WaLsh, of Montana, as attorney general; Dan iel C. Roper, of South Carolina a' Secretary of commerce, and Miss Prances Perkins, of New York, as secretary of labor, is expected in the next two days before he starts for New York and Washington. Advisors Go To Washington It is very probable that the presi dent-elect will take with him to Washington on his special train from New York on Thursday, sever al of the cabinet, including William H. Woodin, secretary of the treas ury; James A. Parley, postmaster general; George H. Dern, .of Utah, secretary of war; A. Wallace, of Iowa, secretary of agriculture; MisS Perkins and Mr. Ickes. Keenly aware of the pressing economic situation there is every sign Mr. Roosevelt is preparing for prompt action. However, he is cov ering it all up with light hearted joviality in the presence of callers a.< he goes about final preparations for the presidency. He is requsnt- communication with party leaders in Washington. He has been consulting over the week-end with Professor Raymond Moley, economic advisor. Mr. Wood in, about whom much of the do mestic economic situation will fo cus in the next few months, went to Washington last night direct from the Rosevelt conference room. He will return for further consulta tion with the next president imme diately. Whatever he has in mind, Mr. Roosevelt is guardedly holding his fire until after he takes the oath next Saturday noon. o Express Company Begins Free Delivery Beginning this morning, March 1st, the Railway Express Agency will inaugurate a free delivery ser vice, for the benefit of local pa trons of the express company. Two deliveries will be made daily, one at 9:30 in the morning, and one at 3:30 in the afternoon. This service will of course be confined strictly to those within the corporate limits of the city. Mr. Duncan states that the new plan will also include a pick-up service, by which outgoing express shipments will be delivered to the express office. The new ser vice will doubtless result in a sub stantial saving to the merchants of Roxboro as well as a decided con venience to the public at large. O ' Person County Boys Make Honor Roll Wake Forest, Feb. 27. ? First-se mester honor roll at Wake Forest College, released by Registrar Grady Patterson, contains the names of T. F. Davis of Roxboro, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Davtt, and M. H. Clayton of Woodsdale, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Clayton. In order to make the honor roll a student's scholastic average must be ninety per cent or better. Clayton is a sophomore in the school of liberal arts. Davis' is a senior law student. He has the dis tinction of being president both of the law class and of the student legislature. ? o i Y. W. A. Meets The Y. W. A. of the Finft Bap tist Church met with Misses Helen ind Erma Bradsher in their home Monday night. The following mem- ' aers were present: Misses Helen Latta, Lucille Long, Elizabeth Fou ihee, Bernice Perkins, Erma Brad ther, Ora Latta, Ruth Franklin, Helen Bradsher, Mrs. A. R. War nen and Mrs. H. M. Beam. j BELT BUCKLE SAVES LIFE OF COLORED MAN ?? ?? General Williams, negro employe of the Stewart Chevrolet company, probably owes his life to his belt buckle. In a shooting affair in a colored cafe last Sunday, Arthur Mayberry took a shot at another negro, but hit William^ instead. The buckle stopped the bullet and was badly dented. General was not hurt. The pistol used was identified as one which had been stolen from Sheriff Clayton's automobile some time last December. Mayberry will face a charge of assault with a dead ly weapon this1 morning in County Court. PERSON COUNTY TO GET $15,000 FOR RELIEF OF DESTITUTE - " Two Millions Distributed, Raising State's R. F. C. Loans to $5,074,000 $120,000 FOR GUILFORD, MECKLENBURG $115,000 Raleigh, Feb. 27. ? Allotments of federal relief funds to the state's 100 counties for March and April were announced today by the gov ernor's office of relief with Guilford and Mecklenburg counties topping the list. Guilford will get $60,000 each month while Mecklenburg was given $60,000 for March and $55,000 for April. Person County was allotted $8,000 for the month of March and an additional $7,000 for April. A total of $1,071,000 was allotted far Mar^h and $947,000 for April. "Tliis amounted to 52.018,000. $20,000 of the loan of $2,038,000 granted the state by the reconstruc tion finance corporation Saturday ! being withheld to meet administra tive expenses and any emergency which might arise. North Carolina has been granted $5,074,000 by the reconstruction fi nance corporation for relief work since last fall. Local Masons Enjoy Chicken Dinner Members of Person Masonic Ledge gathered for a chicken din ner served at Hotel Shirley at 6:30 Tuesday evening. The get-together was informal and was featured by several selections by the "colored farmers' quartet." These included ?sveral spirituals' and drew consid erable applause. Following the dinner, the regu lar monthly meeting of the Lodge was held in the Lodge Hall. In ad dition to various matters of busi ness, short talks were heard from eight or ten of the officers and members on subjects of interest to the craft. The meeting was well attended, there being over 40 pres ent, including several visitors. The work of the local Lodge is start ing out most ausoiciously under the guidance o f Worshipful Master William W. Morrell. r> ! I. T. Heffner Named High School Instructor Mr. L. T. Heffner, who has been cashier in charge of the local branch of the Dwham Industrial Bank since its establishment a few years i asro, has resigned this position and will take charge of the English and j Civics departments in the Roxboro High School. Mr. Henry Brown, who has beeh instructor in these subjects, is leaving for Florida where he will be engaged in Boy Scout work. The change is effective this morning. Mr. Heffner is one of the most popular young men of the commun ity and is held in the highest es teem bv all who know him. He will no doubt prove of valuable assist ance to Coach Jones in High School athletics, in addition to h& work in the classroom. Miss Hazel Price, who has for some time been con nected with the home office of the Durham Industrial Bank, has ar rived to take charge of the affairs j of that institution. o Ivey Drum of Catawba County raised 401 broilers from 414 baby chicks purchased before Christmas and is now selling the broilers on the Charlotte market. COOPER CONFESSES SLAYING LASSITER; IMPLICATES HESSEE Negro Finally Admits .Firing Fatal Shot At McMannen Street Man INSURANCE IS REVEALED Durham, Feb. 28. ? Slated, along with Will H. Hessee, white, to face the grand Jury March 27 for the murder of J. N. (Kid) Lassiter Saturday night, Theodore Cooper, Negro, yesterday confessed he shot Lassiter to death for $200 prom ised him by Hessee who held in surance policies for $11,000 on the slain man. Lassiter was killed by a load of gunshot fired through a window a? he stood' in the kitchen at his home, 609 McMannen street, early Satur day night. Second Negro Never Captured Copoer, who said that Hessee promised him $200 to put Lassiter "on the spot," had maintained until yesterday that another Negro who ? -J accompanied him to the Lassiter premises fired the fatal shot. The alleged second Negro, who has never been captured, was present but did not fire the gun. Cooper told Dep uty Shaw yesterday. _ Sheriff E. G. Belvin revealed yes terday that Hessee and Mrs. He?See were named beneficiaries in two life | Insurance policies totalling $11,000 on Lassiter's life. One policy was for $5,000 and named Hessee atf beneficiary. The other was a $6,000 I policy and was made payable to I ITaccaa'o nrifo ! AAVAWV O ff ?*V. Both Hessee and Cooper are held without privilege of bond. There have been rumors of habeas corpus proceedings to secure their release but no definite action had been ! taken in that direction last night. Attorney Secured Meanwhile attorneys have been secured by both the defendants and | the relatives of the murdered man. R. O. Everett has been retained by : Hessee. Cooper has placed his case in the hanos of P. S. Escoffery, Negro J attorney. Major L. P. McLendon has been retained to assist in the j prosecution of the two men. The grand Jury will investigate the charges on March 21 ?r shortly af terward, if was said yesterday. LasSiter was struck in the chest with a charge from a shotgun fired through a kitchen winow as he stood in the kitchen of his home. He staggered to the front room where he fell dead without uttering a . word. . ~ - ? 0 * Ehringhaus Receives Formal Notification of Repeal Amendment Raleigh. Feb. 24.? Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus today laid on one cor ner of his desk the notification of the secretary of state of the United States to North Carolina that con fess has voted to submit repeal of j the 18th amendment to the states. "I've just laid this over here on | my desk to think about what * I'll do with it," Ehringhaus said. The governor said he expected to notify the legislature of the receipt j of the Blaine resolution passed by congress but added he didn't know * v ! when he would do so nor whether t he would send any recommenda tions along with his message. County Court Hears Usual Run Of Cases The second February term of Per son County Court was convened yes terday morning by Judge W. I. New ton and had not been completed at the time of going to press, today. The trial of Arthur Mayberry, charged with shooting General Wil liams. was slated to begin this morning and will probably be stubbornly ' contested. Sunday Night MIDNIGHT Viola Holden's Review And Her "ROYAL NEW YORKERS" 18? Artists? 18 A Vaudeville Presentation with . ? Bevy of Beautiful Girts. Performance 12:15 A. M. PALACE THEATRE ? Admissions 35c