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IF V?C HAVE A MESSAGE FOB ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN THE COURIER WHICH REACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE. ESTABLISHED 1S81. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 47 YEARS. Best People on Earth; Good Churches and Schools; Where Optimism Rules. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. VOL. L. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1933. NO. 12. Governor Urges Sales Tax As Last Resort To Balance State Budget : i Ehringhaus Tells Legislature Failure to Provide Revenue Will Destroy Schools MAKES 5 SUGGESTIONS Raleigh, March 13. ? In a force - ' ful special message to the general assembly, Governor J. C. B. Eh rfhghaus tonight pointed to some form of sales tax, or new taxation, and complete state maintenance of the public schools as the solution to North Carolina's financial ilte and relief from land levies. ^^^?ailure to follow this recommen ^^^kion the governor said, would re in "crucifixion" of North Caro lina's credit, schools, roads and in stitutions. Until the governor got well into the text of his address the message was received in impressive silence by the legislators and more than 500 spectators assembled in the house rhamber Loud Applause There was a loud outburst of ap p 1 a u s e as Ehringhaus coupled schools and sales taxes, asserting he would choose the latter if it were a choice between this form of taxa tion "and a decent School." In referring to a sales tax, Eh ringhaus frequently added the words, "or new taxation." The governor delivered his lengthy address under a physical strain, having last night a recurrence of an ailment he suffered prior to his in auguration. He mopped his brow fervently and frequently as he read his text in clear, resonant tones. Upon completion of the message, Ehringhaus was practically carried from the house chamber by two leg islators as the others arose and ap plauded. He was too weak to walk along down the twisting capitol steps. He went immediately to the executive mansion and to bed. # It was apparent the governor's message had been received with grave concern as legislators com mented on its inclusiveness. The house, scheduled to debate the minority favorable report on the Cover bill to repeal the state's pro hibition laws, adjourned shortly af ter hearing the governor's message while the senate ran into extended debate on local bills. Presenting his views on taxation and balancing the budget to the men who have struggled over the problem for more than 60 days, the state's chief executive avoided a specific recommendation as to the form of a Sales tax. Choice 15 p To Solons "The prerogative of choosing me thods is yours," Ehringhaus declar ed. He declared he "loathed" either form of sales tax, "but I love the ?nor and credit of my state and I maintenance of its self-respect ire than I dislike Such imposi tions." Makes Suggestions "If it Is a choice between a sales tax on one hand and a decent school mi the other, I stand for the school. God helping me, I can not do otherwise." The governor concluded by ad vancing five suggestions. They were: 1. Balance the budget "even at the cost 6f a sales tax." 2. Preserve the school : opportun ity in economy by " the provision of a lump sum, with a board to ad minister it. 3. Preserve the home "of our cit izens from the foreclosures which present ad valorem taxes threaten by abolishing special levies for sup port of extended school term." 4. Preserve the highways "from waste and losses which inadequate maintenance would entail." 5. Preserve state institutions and depiaJrtmentB from "destruction which too heavy curtailment threatens." o T ? Vccal Music Contest To Be Held Friday The vocal music contest between the county schools will be held in the Roxboro high school auditorium on Friday evening, March 17, at 7:30. There will be one contest for the elementary schools and one for the ?high schools. Mr. B. B. Knight, the local man ager of the Pilot Life Insurance Company, or some one appointed by Mm, will preside. This program, like those of for mer years will be very enjoyable, -? and there is no admission charge. f FOR PROGRESS Governor J. C. B. Ehrlnghaus, who addressed the General Assem bly Monday night urging that no backward step be taken. LOCAL BANKS ARE AWAinNG WORD FROM COMMISSIONER HOOD Date Of Re-opening Depends On Consideration Of Appli cations by Commission Latest advice to local bank offi cials from the office of Mr. Gurney PT'Hood, Stale COTnmiflaioncr ? of Banks, at Raleigh, is to the effect that applications for re-opening of banks throughout the state are be ing examined as rapidly as possible, but owing to the large volume of de tailed work involved, the Commis- j sioner has only been able to reach about half the number up to this morning. There are* approximately : 330 State banks under his jurisdic tion, it was stated, and obviously it will require several days to complete the necessary consideration of the entire list. In the meantime, the banks here are open and doing business on the restricted basis authorized last week by President Roosevelt for all banks of the nation. Business operations, while of course suffering from the handicap of the past ten days, have continued as nearly, normal as is possible, and the public generally has shown a surprisingly good-na tured tolerance. ? ? H ? - Mrs. West Advised Of Brother's Death Mrs. W. P. West has just received a telegram conveying the sad news of the sudden death of her brother, Mr. E. J. Walters, in Townville, S. C., this morning. Mr. Walters had been suffering from an attack of influenza, but his condition had not , been considered alarming, until pneumonia developed, resulting in his death Wednesday morning. The message stated that -Jthe body would be taken to the old home at Lavoriia, Georgia, for burial. Mr, and Mrs. West and Billy left this afternoon for Lavonia to attend the funeral services, after Mr. West had been stopped this morning by telephone at Yanceyville as he was enroute to MorgantOn. Mr. Walters' was the father of Miss Sally Lou Walters, of Chicago, who has often visited here. , o Tax Listers For The Year 1933 Named The following gentlemen have been appointed Tax Listers for the year 1933: Allensville Township, J. L- Gentry. Bushy Pork Township, Allen/Hester. Cunningham Township, J. JR. Frank lin. . / Flat River Township, D. R. Rhew. Holloways Township, J. Y. Humph ries. Mt. Tirzah Township, J. R. Jones. Olive Hill Township, T. C. Wag staff. Roxboro Township, G. W. Walker. Woodsdale Township, J. F. Bailey, j Town of Roxboro, R. W. Lunsford. J. 8. Walker, I Tax supervisor. j Regulations Few The Distribution Of Seed 5 I, On and after March 15th all applications for help from the Per son County Relief Committee mu?t be renewed. 2. Tenants, or tenants of land lords receiving Federal Loans, will not be eligible for Garden Seed. They may, upon recommendation of the Township Committee receive other necessary aid. 3. Before applicant is eligible for Garden Seed he must have contract signed for land {or garden with his landlord. He must then make ap plication through hig Township Committee. 4.- Landlords are expected to fur nish a reasonable amount to ten ants. They are requested to furnish to the Township Committee the names of those whom they cannot help, and to sign a contract for gar den land far each of these tenants. The tenants are not eligible for aid in Garden Seed until they have th& contract. 5. All who receive seed or any help from the Relief Committee re ceive this help with the understand ing that they will plant and culti vate gardens sufficient for their needs. If this home garden is not planted and properly cultivated, the Relief Committee will immediately discontinue all aid to the family neglecting the garden. 6. The Raleigh - office has ruled that only those who have been re ceiving help from the Relief Com mittee shall be eligible to receive supplies of garden seed. Central Committee of Person County Relief. Services Wednesday For Mrs. W. R. Beal Affcd Resident Of Semora Succumbs To Pneumonia After Week's Illness Semora, March 13. ? Mrs. W. R. Beal, 78, died at 8 o'clock tonight at, the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. D. Brooks here, following an illness of one week. Death was due to pneumonia. _ Mrs. Beal is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Brooks; two sons, J. J M. Beal, of Carpenter and J. R. Beal of Varina and several grand children. Funeral services will be conduct ed Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the Helena Primitive Baptist church with Elder Chand ler officiating. Burial will follow- in the family cemetery near Rouge mont. o Spring Vacation Apr. 1 Greensboro. March 13. ? April 1 is the date set for the beginning of the Spring vacation at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. The state institution's 1,670 residents have permission to leave for their homes at noon Sat urday, April 1st. They will return to work Monday morning . at 8:15 o'clock, April 10. o DR. E. C. BRANSON PIONEER TAR HEEL SOCIOLOGIST, DIES Head Of Rural Economics at University of Carolina Passes at 73 Durham, March 14.? Dr. Eugene Cunningham Branson, head of the department of rural and social eco nomics in the University of North Carolina for the past 20 years and one of the nation's foremost rural economists, died in Duke hospital last night at 9:45 o'clock. He had been confined there since March 4. 1 Dr. Branson was 73 years old. t Death was attributed to a cere bral hemorrhage suffered at his heme in Chapel Hill February 28. He had been in a coma most of the time since, regaining consciousness, and being able to j-ecognize mem bers of his family only at infre quent intervals. I A pioneer in his field of work, Dr. Branson had long been recognized as one of the ablest members of the ; university faculty and his passing will be mourned as an irreparable loss not only to the university com munity but to the state and nation. o The Department of Public Wel fare during 1932 u-c relief to nearly ' 800,000 men and women. i ? ? ? The colored man who washes i windows In the United Charities ' building here is named Roosevelt Garner. GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS HERE FRI. MORNING Championship O f District Five Will Be Decided By Games Friday and Saturday B. B. KNIGHT IpTc&ARGE Girls' State High School Basket ball Tournament for District Five will be held in Roxboro Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18. The play will begin at 10 o'clock Friday morning in order not to make each team play too many games. All in dications point toward a good tournament. Two cups will be given to the winners of first place and conso lation match. Each team will get two chances at thee ups. The teams interested so far are: Allensville, Helena, Bethel Hill, Aycock, Efland, Green Hope, Braggtown, Oxford Orphanage, Pilot Mountain, Wal nut Cove, Lowes' Grove, Edge Gar den, and others. We urge every high school team to enter for the benefit of athletics supervised by the North Carolina High School League. If interested, get in touch with Mr. B. B. Knight, Chairman, Roxboro, N. C. O RELIEF FUND SCHOOL WORK IS COMPLETED Many Improvements Made At Eight Schools In County; Over $4,000 Expended ALL PROJECTS APPROVED Practically all the improvement work has now been completed on various school work projects under taken t.his m inter bv the Person County Relief Organization. In cluded in this program have been Bethel Hill High School, BuShy Pork, Helena, Hurdle Mills, Mount Tirzah, Allensville and Olive Hill. Some work has also been done at the Indian School, and the work at Olive Hill High School has not been quit? completed. The improvement ; accomplished in each of these pro jects has been. very noticeable; the amount expended has been in the neighborhood of $4,000. All materials and equipment have been furnished locally in each instance. Half Million Spent In State A total of 869 public School work projects costing $517,826 have so far been completed in 66 counties as a part of the work relief program being carried on throughout the State, according to a statement is sued today by the Governor's Office of Relief. The school wbrk has involved ac tual construction of buildings and addition^ to buildings, construction of gymnasiums and physical edu cation rooms, painting, repairing, planting, levelling and beautifying grounds, constructing playgrounds, digging wells, improving bus routes and constructing bus waiting rooms for children, etc. Local communi ties have in every instance provided the materials and equipment for the work, leaving only the cost of labor to be furnished by relief funds. All school projects are approved by the State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction before work can pro ceed, thus assuring' the work to be necessary and for the public good. ?O Burial Association Is Organized Here Designed to provide a proper and adequate funeral service at very low cost to its members, the Cheek & Woody Burial Association of Rox- : boro has been organized and char- j tered. Any person in good health, between the ages of one and sixty five, may become a member on the j payment of a nominal entrance fee and a standard burial service is as- j Sured any member by means of a small assessment. Mr. J. J. Woody, who has been named secretary treasurer, states that it is abso lutely a non-profit bearing associa tion. Roxboro P. T. A. The regular monthly meeting of the P. T. A. will be held Monday night, March 30, at 7:30 in the Central School. Father's night will observed, and an interesting pro gram has been arranged. Come out to this meeting and show your in terest in the P. T. A. and in the schools of out town. ? TO MEXICO JOSEPHUS DANIELS Raleigh publisher and former sec retary of the navy, who has been appointed ambassador to Mexico. i Credit Corporation Now Making' Loans Farmers wishing to make loans for crop production through the Regional Agricultural Credit Cor- \ poration of Raleigh, North Carolina, : should apply to H. K. Sanders, County Agent, Natan Lunsford or Mrs. M. C. Clayton at the Health office. The minimum loan made is $200. You can procure as much as you need to produce your crop, if you i have sufficient collateral to secure the ' loan. A crop lien is given the j Credit Corporation and, in addition, | a chattel mortgage is given on live stock and farming equipment. Applications for loans Should be made as soon as possible as it re quires from ten days to two weeks to get loans passed through the regular channels. ? ? -n ? A New Day Ahead It was encouraging to stand be fnrp thp Pros 'dent of the United States on March 4th and hear him J tell how he was going to help end the depression. Another consola tion was how the greatest crowd of people ever to attend an inaugura tion listened, applauded and believ- } ed in him. He told us to pull to gether for the good of the1 nation. With the change we see taking place we need to banish all fear. ' We are headed toward one of the most prosperous periods we have ever heard of. We have the foun dation with which to build even a greater and more prosperous nation. | I don't know a better way for 1 you to help than to buy insurance and put your money to work. You'll at the same time protect your family and save up some money for another depression. We handle all kinds of insurance. See us for the latest policy out. KNIGHT'S INSURANCE AGENCY ^ 1 TOBACCO SALES TOOK BIG DROP,1 Sales Last Season Forty Per Cent Less Than Previous Year, Report Shows North Carolina tobacco warehouse ! sales during the 1932-33 season were only 60 pet cent of the previous year's sales, witn a price average approximately $3 per hundred pounds more. , Producers sales amounted to 283, 495,702, showing a reduction of 39 per cent, while all gales, including resales, totaled 321,863,914 pounds,! as compared with 521,863,914 pounds sold the year before, the State De partment of Agriculture reported : recently. The average price for the 1932-38 crop was $11.98 per hundredweight, compared to only $8.86 in 1931-32. I On the basis of these figures, North Carolina tobacco farmers were paid $33,900,000 for the Short 1932 33 crop, as compared to the $41, 300.000 the 1931-32 crop brought. Price average in the new belt was $12.41 per hundred, which was $3.96 higher than the previous year. The old belt averaged $11.02, or $3.14 1 j higher, while the South Carolina ! < belt markets showed an average of $12.66, or $1.17 more than the year before. Berlin has one beerhouse and one |; telephone to every 271 of its resi dent*. Poland's population Increased 124 381 in the first three months of last yw. Il Land Is Secured For Community Garden Z ? i n ? Squire Winstead To Continue As Justice Squire Wiley J. Winstead last week received his commission from Ral eigh, authorizing him to act as Jus tice of the Peace for another term of six years. Squire Winstead has completed more years in this ca pacity than he cares; to mention, and during that time has united numerous couples in marriage, be sides hearing hundreds of cases at law. He has? been diligent and avid in his law-reading and says his memory & still 100% good. The commissions of several other Person county justices of the peace were also renewed by act of the present General Assembly' and were received last week. Q Rcxborc Garden Club The Roxboro Garden Club will meet in the club rooms Monday af ternoon, March 20th, at 3 o'clock. An interesting program has been prepared. A large attendance is urged. ? Sec. ~ 4 ? ? ? o DANIELS, BINGHAM ARE APPOINTED TO DIPLOMATIC POST Roosevelt Names Old Friend To High Governmental Post AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO Washington, March 13. ? President Roosevelt announced his first di plcmatlc appointments today iriTSRP" paration for early resumpitiqp of, armaments and war debts. He appointed Josephus Daniels. North Carolina publisher, to hold the important Mexico City ambas sadorship. For the prize London post he nominated Robert W- Bing ham. Louisville publisher arid prom inent Democratic leader. He selected Jssse Isidor Straus, New York mer chant, to go to Paris. The nominations of the three di plomatic officers remained on the desk of Vice President Garner dur ing the day, awaiting an executive session of the senate. Early confir mation of the trio is believed cer tain. Josephus Daniels, who goes to Mexico City, is an intimate friend of president Roosevelt. He was war time secretary of the navy and Mr. Roosevelt served under him as as sistant isectnt&ry. Mr. Daniels, who is editor and publisher of the Raleigh News and j Observer, was born at Washington, N. C., May 18, 1862. He has held high office under every Democratic president since his birth. Under Cleveland he was chief clerk in the : interior office and in the Wilson ad ministration Daniels served eight years as secretary of the navy. Hopes To Preserve Amity He will embark on h&rAew mis sion with strong hopes to continue and improve the friendly b%sis up on which Mexican-American rela tions- have . progressed since" Ambas sador Dwight Morrow's appointment in 1928. He believes ffie two coun tries have a common great destiny.' Mr. Daniels began early to ac quaint himself with his new duties. Most of the morning he spent with J. Reuben Clark, Jr:, his immediate predecessor who. resigned 10 days ago. He said Clark gave him a great deal of background and all the pos sible assistance to guide him in hid new office. Seated in the living room of the (Continued on last page) Exchange Of Pulpits Following the plan of the South ern Methodist Church for the per iod of . Missionary Cultivation, the Methodist churches of Raxbpro, Henderson and Oxford will engage In a three cornered pulpit exchange for the morning service March 26th. , Mr. Herbert, the local pastor, will , preach at eleven o'clock on that Sunday at Oxford; Rev. T. O. Vick- J ere will preach at Henderson; Rev. t Ed Earnhardt, popular Henderson pastor, will preach in Bexboro. Mr. Earnhardt is without doubt one of the outstanding leaders of the North Carolina Conference, and the local people are fortunate to have* tiim for this exchange. Use Of 20-Acre Tract One Mile From Town Limits Ob tained by Committee ACTUAL WORK WILL START ABOUT APRIL 1 Relief work in Person county re ceived another substantial boost last night when the offer of a 20 acre tract of land to be utilized as a Community Garden was formally accepted and ratified by the Central Relief Committee. The sub-com mittee, acting as a Community Gar den committee, has been working on these plans for some time and at last night's meeting was able to report this very gratifying arrange ment. The location is considered ideal in every way, consisting of 20 acres on the Durham highway about one mile from the corporate limits and is a portion of the W. L. Foushee property. A thorough in spection has shown it to be well adapted for gardening purposes. The location has received the approval of the State Relief office. The local committee, now that - the biggest obstacle has been re moved, is rapidly proceeding with its plans. The government will fur nish the necessary Seed and fer tilizer, qs well as sufficient funds, on the basis of farm labor, to in sure its proper cultivation. The only exception to this outside aid is the supply of farming implements. The necessary plows, harrows, hoes and all other farming utensils will be furnished locally. It is expected that work will be ready 'to start in earnest by April 1st. Mr. R. B. Dawes, of the Central Committee, wants it distinctly un derstood that all crops produced by the Community Garden are intend ed for the use. of and distribution by the Welfare Office next fall and winter. Everything raised will be canned, stored or otherwise preserv ed and will not in any way be used m l^ni nrr nt.i It was stated, also, that the time and labor involved in the cultiva tion of the Garden will be equit ably distributed. This work is not intended to provide full-time work for any one person, but every effort will be made to give all applicants part-time work. The products of the Garden will doubtless prove of inestimable value next winter in car ing for the wants of the needy. Pre-School Clinics Clinics for the physical examina tion of the children to enter school next session for the first time will be conducted according to the fol lowing schedule: Bushy Pork, Monday, Mar. 20 ? 1 P. M. Olive Hill, Tuesday, March 21 ? Cunningham, Wednesday, March 22?1 P. M. Bethel Hill, Monday, March 27 ? 1 P. M. Helena, Tuesday. Mar. 28 ? 1 P. M. Indian School, Wednesday. March 29?1 P. M. It is of the utmost importance that your child or children bs phy sically fit to enter school. Very few children can progress satisfactorily in their studies if handicapped by bad health. Most of the causes of bad health in children can be re moved or remedied. These causes should be "removed or remedied be fore ycur child enters school so that he or she may make the most rapid " ~ ?progress possible. It is unfair to the child to place him in school with such physical defects as to make study a hard ship, and the attempt to progress a disappointing struggle. The time to consider this problem is now. Cloth ing, shoes, books and other things considered necessary for a child to enter school are usually given the most careful thought by the parent. Why neglect the most important part of the preparation? Have your child examined by a physician and then act upon his advice. All school children and pre-school children will be Schick tested at these cHnics and given diphtheria prevention If necessary. Other clin ics will be announced later. R. M. McCollum, School Nurse. _____ o Miss Bradsher Honored Miss Anne Bradsher, attractive daughter of Mrs. Anna Bradsher of Roxboro, was signally honored by her class-mates at Meredith Col lege recently when she was elected president of the sophomore class for next year. Her many friends here are proud of this honor attained by a graduate of the local Hlgfi School.
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