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IF TOT HAVE A MESSAGE FOB ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN THE COURIER WHICH BEACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE. ITABLISHED 1881. PEBSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDEB SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNEBSHIP FOB 47 'YEARS. Best People on Earth; Good Churches and Schools; Where Optimism Rules. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT VOL. L. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1933. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. NO. 11. Franklin D. Roosevelt Assumes Presidency In Colorful Surroundings _ _ President Hurries From In augural Ceremonies to Grave Tasks Confronting Him ASKS DRASTIC POWERS DURING EMERGENCY Washington, March 4. ? Franklin D. Roosevelt ascended to the presi dency today with the stringent banking situation foremost In his planning, forthwith declared that "this nation asks for action, and ac tion now" ? and proceeded to act accordingly. hTo the gala Inaugural ceremonies, pi gave himself with his usual smiling facility. Meanwhile, he wr> making ready for the tftupendou trials impending. Outwardly, all the traditional pag eantry of inauguration held sway. But there was more than that. Never was there such a day, for beneath the panoply of parade ran a waiting and a wanting new to inaugurals. On lifting his eyes, he looked out upon more than a hundred thous and American who hung on to his every expression, cheering for an in stant now and again but more often in a mood of restraint ? or perhaps quiet hopefulness. Behind him rose the majestic capitol, with flags fluttering in cool breezes on its ramparts, and with hundreds more watching him from stands on its peaks. On his right side, in the somber robe of his station, sat Chief Jus tice Charles E. Hughes, who a mo ment before had administered to him the oath of office. On his left, his lips taut, sat Her bert Hoover, a private citizen, ready to leave within a matter of minutes for New York. - The first to congratulate him when he completed h!s address was Mr. Hoover, who rose, took off his high silk hat and proffered a hand. Then Mrs;. Roosevelt, smiling broadly, left the side of Vice Presi dent and Mrs. Garner to greet her husband. With Mrs. Hoover in the group, | they stood together for a short soace, the new President waving to the crowd. Before long, the new chief execu tive and first lady were riding down the broad avenue named from Penn sylvania, and hallowed in history for the inaugural parades of so many generations past. Their car was open, and from the outset un til they passed the White House gate.'?, each waved repeatedly in response to the cheers and applause of those in the jammed streets. The estimates of officials that 250.000 persons would be on hand appeared more than borne out, for ^^^was almost impossible to make j^^Kdway on the pavements from ^Te end of the avenue to the other, so closely packed were the watchers. The first had been on hand since dawn, to get curb seats next to the parade route itself. In addition, all the stands erect ed were overflowin; people even found seats on the steel skeletons of the several governmental struc tures going up. After a hasty lunch with his fam ily, President Roosevelt went direct ly to review the parade which by then was 'marching up the avenue. Again cheers greeted him, from those privileged few guests in the court of honor with him and on either Side; and from the crowded stands fronting LaFayette park across the street. For over two hours he sat in the glass enclosed space that jutted forth in the middle of the court of honor, wavnig "hellos" to those in the lines' which passed by. While the dirigible, Akron, shuttled back and forth over the line of march in a slow flight toward the White House, navy and army planes droned overhead in echelon combat formation, followed by much neck . craning. "Byes left" down the line as the military units swung about to find Mr. Roosevelt tall and impressive In the front of the review booth, at attention for them. Pew casualties were reported among parade rfpecators by police officials, who estimated between 40 and ?0 were taken to hospitals or givm first -ail treatment on the scene, after collapsing from exhaus tion or strain. \ "II was wonderful,", he said smil ingly to friends who grouped about him as he left the presidential ?re viewing stand on the arm of youngest son, John. F? John G. Chandler To Be Buried Today Funeral services for John Q. Chandler, 75-year-old Person coun ty resident who died at his home near Helena yesterday, will be held at tlite Surl church this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. Services will be conducted by Elder Lex Chandler, and Elder Teasley of Durham. Mr. Chandler is survived by his wife and 10 children: Mrs. John Blalock, Mrs. Hubert Mooney, Mrs. Willie EvanS, Mrs. George Cham bers, Mrs. Bill Wilson, Miss Nannie Lou Chandler, Jesse F. Chandler and Dave M. Chandler, all of Per son county; Aubrey Chandler, of Durham, and John R. Chandler of Vanceboro; one brother, J. T. Chandler, Moriah; two half-bro thers, T. B. Beavers and Lee Beavertf of Vanceboro. Notice! I am not connected with the Camp Fertilizer factory at Roxboro any longer, but am selling guano at Hyco warehouse and will be glad to have my old customers call on me when in need of guano. Get my prices. Your friend, W. T. Pass. ^ .. .. TO FARM FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN RECEIVING RELIEF Important That All Families On The Farm Raise Plenty Of Food For Next Winter EVERY FAMILY WILL BE SUPERVISED It is very important that all fam ilies living on the farm plant and raise sufficient food to carry them through next winter. There is no reason to expect that Person Coun ty will receive Federal Relief Funds for another fall and winter. No further relief will be given any farm family in Person County unless every effort is made by the family to produce enough food for its needs. The kind and amount of food to be raised is determined by the Central Belief Committee of Person County in accordance with the size of each family. To The Landlords Whose Tenants Have Been Receiving Relief In the event you are unable to feed your tenants, the relief funds can only be used for that purpose upon your written assurance that you will insist upon each family's raising enough food supplies to meet its needs for next winter. If your tenants must have further as sistance from the relief funds, help them by filling out the official blanks. To The Tenants If you cannot make arrangements with the landlord to feed you, have the official blank filled out and signed by both yourself and the .andlord. No assistance from the relief funds will be given unless you plant and raise enough food for your family. Every farm family who receives assistance from the Federal Relief funds under this plan will be strict ly supervised. If food ? crops and gardens are not being raised in ac cordance with the agreement, relief will be- discontinued. S. G. WINSTEAD, ' Director of Relief for Person Co. March 6, 1933. To Organize Young People Here Sunday There will be an Important meet* ing of Methodist young people at Long Memorial church on the com ing. Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, March 12th, for the pur pose of laying plans to organize The Person County Methodist Young People** Union. Each Methodist church in the county is asked to send two young people as delegates to this meeting. Miss Virginia Brad shaw will be t& charge of the meet ing. Local plans are in charge of the pastor of Long Memorial church. Inquiries concerhing this meeting will be anafwered gladly by Mr. Herbert 0 CERMAK DIES FROM ASSASSIN'S BULLET Mayor Rallied From Three Crises Only To Yield To Ravages^Of Gangrene GRAZING OF RIGHT LUNG PROVES FATAL IN END Miami, Fla., March 6. ? Mayor An ton Cermak of Chicago, the victim of a bullet Giuseppe Zangara fired February 15 in an attempt to as sassinate President Roosevelt, died in Jackson Memorial hospital here today at 6:57 a. m. Death followed a series of com plications against which the Chicago executive had rallied valiantly time after time. The family and close friends were at the bedside. Mrs. Floyd Kenlay, a daughter, was holding ohe of her father's hands when he died. Viv ian Graham, a granddaughter, held the other. The saddened little group remained in the sun parlor of the mayor's room closfe to the death scene for several minutes. y Wanted to Live "Oh, he wanted to live so much," Mrs. Richey Graham, a daughter said. And Mrs. Frank Jirka, an other daughter, added, "he fought so hard. He didn't want to die." Mayor Cermak had previously rallied after three crisis in his con dition. Colitis, threatened heart failure and pneumonia beset him in quick succession just as his physi cians had begun to believe he would recover from the bullet wound. Physicians still were optimistic Saturday but that night gangrene i appeared in the right lung, that was grazed by aZngara's bullet, and he grew steadily weaker. A third blood (Continued on page 3) Tcwn Board Holds Regular Meeting The regular monthly meeting of -the Board r>f Town rommte.<fif>ners was held "last night. Only matters of a routine nature came before the body; there was sonfe Informal dis cussion relating to financial affairs (but no action was taken in this re ! sard for the time being. Six mem bers of the School Board of Trus jteeS, whose terms h?d expired, were re-elected for another term. These were as follows: Mrs. A. M. Burns, Mrs. A. S. deVlamine, Messrs. W. R. Hambrick, W. C. Bullock, J. A. Long, and Dr. B. A. Thaxton. . FUNERALRITESFOR RICHARD C. BLALOCK Person County Resident Dies At Naval Hospital In Norfolk, Va. Funeral services were held last Wednesday, March 1st, at Helena for Mr. Richard C. Blalock, of that community, who died in the Naval Hospital at Norfolk, Virginia on February 25th. Mr. Blalock had been a patient in the hospital there for the past three months, re ceiving treatment for fa chronic stomach trouble and death was due to this cause, with other complica tions. He wa? 46 years old and a veteran of the World War. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. B. E. Stanfleld at the home in Helena, at 2 o'clock Wednesday. Interment followed in Burchwood cemetery at Roxboro. Active pall bearers were Messrs. S. O. Blalock, C. B. Blalock. Fletcher Blalock. B. W. Murphy, Thomas Brooks, Riley B. Brooks. Honorary pallbearers were Fenn Noell, T. H. Clay, A. J. Terry, Dr. Clay, R. C. Garrixon, s. W. Ashley, T. L. Hall, C. B. Mc Broom, J. G. Chambers, C. 8. Ash ley, J. G. Oakley and W.A.Wilson. Those serving as floral bearers were Clifton Blalock, Bennie Coth ran, Merritt Chambers, Phillip Ter ry, Collins Terry and Vayton Hall. In addition to his widow, Mrs. Agnes Blalock. Mr. Blalock leaved jfour sons. Richard, Maxle, Burley and Clarence Blalock; four daugh ters, Lucile, Janie, Christine and Pauline Blalock, and his mother, two sisters and four brother*. Notice! We regret to announce the re tirement from our firm of Mr. H. 8. Morton. The business of this Arm ? will be, continued under the firm name of Woody & Long. ,This March 8th, 1933. - W. R. Woody. , J. A. Long, I H. S. Morton. ASSASSIN AND VICTIM Giuseppe Zangara (right) who will face a first degree murder charge Thursday for death of Mayor Anton Cermak (left). 1 ? ? r?* Governor Ehringhaus Declares Moratorium For All State Banks No Institution Will Be Open Monday, Tuesday Or Wednesday FURTHER EXTENSION MAY BE ORDERED Legislature Will B e Asked To Provide New Regula tions For Control Raleigh, March 5. ? Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus declared a three day, mandatory bank holiday, to day, for North Carolina. No bank in the state is to be open Monday, Tuesday or Wednes day. The sftate's policy after the holi day will be determined by develop Hiring tvint, timp fi>,ate bank ing leaders today advised the gover nor and commissioner of banks to decide upon state-wide uniform reg ulations before the banks' re-open. ' The governor's action followed the recommendation unanimously adop ted by members of the advisory bank commission, the executive com mittee ;of the State Bankers' as sociation and other financial and legislative leaders, at a called meeting here. National Banks To Follow Immediately upon the adjourn men of the bankers' meeting. Gover nor Ehringhaus was telephoned at the office of the comptroller of the currency in Washington. The comp troller said national banks would be ordered to follow the State policy. The governor then dictated his proclamation over the telephone and instructed his secretary to sign his name and attach the seal of the state. Late this afternoon the banking, department telegraphed every bank in the state not to open its doors Monday. % As Soon as the holiday was de clared, the advisory banking com mission went into executive session to discuss uniform regulations to be adopted when the banks re -open. Final decision is not expected before tomorrow or Tuesday. Tiie banking commission's first (Continued on page six) o? ? ? ? HEAD ZANGARA CASE THURSDAr Arraignment Deferred Two Day? to Permit Preparation By Defense Counsel Miami, Fla., March 7. ? Arraign ment of Giuseppe Zangara on charges of the murder of Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago was , set for 9 a. m., Thursday. The date was set by circuit Judge , Ely O. Thompson on agreement of attorneys soon after Zangara was . led into the courtroom by officers. , State Attorney N. Vernon Haw- ( thorne asked that arrangements be made immediately on grounds the ( state was ready to proceed with the ] trial. , "We appreciate that this Whole ( affair has caused international at tention because of newspaper, pub- , licity" Twymen said "but in order j that there may be no possibility of , error we ask that the time of plead ing be set for Thursday." He gave no indication of the plea ] that Zangara may make. 1 i ' ' ' " ? ? ? ? ? North Carolina Well Represented At Inauguration Washington, March 4. ? North Carolina, the gtate that returned to the Democratic columns in the Roosevelt landslide, was represent ed at the inauguration today by a large delegation, headed by Gover nor J. C. B. Ehringhaus and a party of high state officials. The Tar Heel governor and his military staff were eleventh in the line of governors, with the colors of the 120th infantry and the 105th engineers in the military section. The governor's party included E. B. Jeffress, chairman of the state highway commission; George Ross Pou, superintendent of the state prison; and Adjutant General J. Van B. Metis'. ? BANKS OPEN UNDER NEW RESTRICTIONS Certain Essential Transac tions Permitted Under - Latest. Ruling The Peoples Bank and the local branch of the Durham Industrial Bank opened their doors this morn ing at 9 o'clock under the restric tions issued by Secretary of the Treasury Woodin and State Com missioner of Banks Gurney P. Hood. They will probably continue to operate under this modified hol iday ruling, until such time as the Federal government clears u p the national financial situation. Cer tain essential activities are being permitted, but complete normal op eration may not be accomplished for a few more days yet. Present Regulations Under the new regulations, the banks may: 1. Make change. 3. Allow customers free access to safety deposit boxes. _ 3. Pay out and Accept without restrictions new deposits made in Special "trust fund acoounts" on the condition that no gold shall be paid out. 4. Return to customers documents and securities held for safe keeping. 5. Exercise usual banking func tions to provide absolutely neces sary needs of communities for food, medicine, relief of distress, pay rolls and expenditures to maintain em ployment. 8. Cash checks drawn on the treasurer of the United States on ; the condition that no gold or gold certificates be paid out. .< . 7. Handle drafts and other docu ments in connection with shipment, transportation and delivery of food or feed products. 8. Return without restriction all cash, checks, and other items de livered for deposit or collection af ter the last closing of business hours and which have not been entered on the bank books. 9. Complete settlements for checks j charged to accounts on or before March 4, provided the completing does not involve payment of money or currency. 10. Continue to act as trustee, ex ecutor, administrator and estates runctions, provided no currency or ;oin i? paid out. - it o Pine salt should be used to clean ! pearl-handled articles. They should then be polished with a chamois. LOCAL HIGH ENTERS tri-angular debates Raymond Jordan, Mary E. Sanders, Edwin Hamlin, Jas. Hunt, Elnora Raiff and Wil liam Collins Chosen Roxboro high school will take part in the triangular debates to be held throughout the state on March 31. Roxboro will debate with Henderson and Wake Forest. The students taking part In the preliminary debated here were Gor don Carver, Annie Long Bradsher, Margaret Hannah Critcher, William Collins, Edwin Hamlin, James Hunt, Raymond Jordan, Mary Elizabeth Sanders, and Elnora Raiff. The following were chosen to re present Roxboro high this year in the state contests: V Affirmative : Raymond Jordan, Mary Elizabeth Sanders; and Edwin Hamlin, alternate. Negative: James Hunt, Elnora Raiff; and William Collins, alter ' nate. According to present plans, all the contests of our triangle will be held on neutral ground, the Rox boro affirmative will probably meet Henderson negative at Wake Forest, and our negative would meet Wake Foi-est's affirmative at Henderson. Henderson and Wake Forest teams would then meet in Roxboro. ** The officials of each school will be responsible for providing judges for 1 the debate held in each school. THADDEUS TILLEY IS KILLED IN FltLING STATION HOLDUP Durham Road Filling Station Operator Killed When He 3 WHITE MEN HELD; ONE ADMITS GUILT I Durham, March 3. ? Refusing to heed the demand of three unmask ed bandits to hold up his hands, Thaddeusf Tilley, 25-year-old em ploye at the Clover Hill filling sta tion on the Roxboro road, was shot to death last night about 9 o'clock at he prepared to wait on the men who posed as customers. One of tne bandits fired at Tilley with a shotgun when he ducked be hind a counter, killing him instant ly. They were frightened away by 1 1. H. Terry, station proprietor, who j fired into the bandits' car twice with a shotgun. The bandits in the fill ing station ran to the waiting au tomobile, jumped in and the trio drove off in the direction of Dur , ham. THREE WHITE MEN NABBED IN DURHAM ROOMING HOUSE Durham, March 5. ? County offi cers early last night raided an Ashe street rooming house and arrested three men believed to be the ban ; dits who Thursday night killed Thaddeus Tillery, 25, in a holdup of the Clover Hill filling station, lo 'cated on the Roxboro road about 12 miles from the city limits. All were held in jail last night for investi | gation. The men are Clyde Ferrell and Graham Ferguson, local residents, and Bill Sawyer of Winston-Salem. Perrell and Ferguson are well-known j in police circles. Sawyer is under- 1 stood to have a long court record in Forsyth county. BANDIT ADMITS TAKING PART IN THADDEUS TILLEY MURDER Durham, March 6. ? Sheriff E. G. Belvin last night disclosed that one ! of the three men held for the kill ing of Thaddeus Tilley, employ at the Clover Hill filling station on the Roxboro road last Thursday, had confessed to participating in the hold-up. Sheriff Belvin did not re veal the identity of the confessed bandit. The bandit, the officer said, nam ed Tilley's flayer, and implicated the two other men held as partici pating not only in the Clover Hill filling station holdup but in several other recent holdups here as well. The trio held in_the county jail: without bail are Clyde Perrell and Graham Ferguson, local men, and ' Bill Sawyer, of Winston-Salem. They were captured Friday night in an 1 Ashe street rooming house. ?- .. .. r Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Joneg and ] son, Noell, were Greensboro visi- ( tors Sunday. < . . ?- -j- ? ANNUAL MEETING Of THE ROXBORO B> & L. ASSOCIATION Stockholders Met On Satyr day And Heard Report Of Secretary RE ELECT ALL OFFICERS The Roxboro Building & Loan Association is one institution in Roxboro which has not suffered on account of the depression. This business has shown a steady growth each year and the report of the sec retary, Mr. J. S. Walker, showed the association to be in a healthy growing condition. The past year was most successful, having earned 7.43 per cent. This is a splendid record, for Very few establishments have been able to more than break even. After hearing the reports the stockholders re-elected all of the old directors, as follows: J. W. Noell, W. C. Bullock, R. L. Harris, O. B. McBroom. Preston Satterfleld and 8 Walker, " ? ? Immediately after the stockhold ers adjourned the directors met and elected the following officers: J. W. Noell, president: J. S. Walker, sec retary and treasurer: J. S. Harvey, vice-president: L. M. Carlton, at torney. o School Comnositions to Appear Next Week The compositions written by the : contestants of the countv high cchr)cls will be published next week. One will appear in the Roxboro Courier and one in the Person Coun tv Times. The best one was se lected from each School contesting, and then these two were taken from the best ones. , Ore is by William Humphries of Bethel Hill and the other by L. Clarice Jones of Helena. on* from each of the schools is by a tenth erarie student, which fact f?em<# to indicate that *he work of the schools is improving. The public is invited to vote for one of these contestants. Mail your vote to " The Composition Contest, in care of Mics Ruth McCollum, Roxboro, or take it to the County Health office. One person iaf entitled to one vote. It is permissible for a group to mail votes together. Name the school as well as the student on your vote. The interested schools should solicit votes in other com munities. The student receiving the most votes will receive a vol ume of poetry, essays, or fiction, which will be given by Dr. J. H. Hiarhsmlth of Raleigh. Don't forget to watch for the compositions next week. ? J. B.C. n Congratulations, Pilot. Mr. A. W. McAlister, Chm. of Bd., Pilot Life Insurance Company, Greensboro, North Carolina. Dear Mr. McAlister: I have just had an opportunity to review the report of the examiners who have just completed a thorough examination of the Pilot Life In surance Company. I desire to compliment the offi cers of this company on the very favorable showing made and espe cially as to the increase in your surplus which was accomplished despite the fact that reserves were set up for depreciation and con tingencies and especially does this report reflect upon your excellent management when such improve ments can be shown despite prevail ing conditions. The report indi cates a most satisfactory financial condition and I congratulate the of ficers of the company who are re sponsible for the excellent financial condition of the company. Yours very truly, Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner. Knight's Insurance Agency is proud to represent such a com pany as the Pilot Life, whose re cord and standing is so excellent. o ? Longhurst Community Meeting Held March 2 <r< , A regular monthly meeting of the Community League was held at the Longhurst School, Thursday, March 2. A large crowd, estimated at 560, attended and every one en joyed the program. This prgoram was in charge of the senior B. Y. P. B.-of (he Baptist church. It ronsirfted of the dramatizations of >ld songs and negro spiritual.