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IF YOU HAVE A MESSAGE FOB ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN THE COURIER WHICH REACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE. ESTABLISHED 18S1. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPEB. UNDEB SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNEBSHIP FOB 47 YEABS. Best People on Earth; Good Churches and Schools; Where Optimism Rules. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. L. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1933. NO. 18. Roosevelt And Herriot i Confer On World Problems French Premier Begins Con ferences With Tea At White House BACKS GOLD STANDARD Washington, April 24. ? Speaking sometimes in French, sometimes in English, President Roosevelt tonight sought with former Premier Edouard Herriot of France, . a preliminary ?understanding upon pressing prob lems of worM monetary Standards, exchange restrictions and disarma ment. Flanked by staffs of Franco American economic experts, Mr. ^Jtoosevelt and M. Herriot ? in the Aords of one of those present ? en Pptged in preliminary discussions upon much the same topics as those talked over with "deep satisfaction" during the Just-ended American British conversations. For nearly three hours the Presi dent and the special emissary of France sat together in the White House to lay the ground work for other conversations to come. Armaments Up Indication was given in one au thoritative quarter that questions of disarmament now engaging the Geneva arms parley had been dwelt upon at some length between the two leaders. Secretary Hull and Chairman Pitt- j man of the senate foreign relations committee, who were the first to leave the White House conference tonight, told newspapermen that in general the opening talk had fol lowed much the same lines as the discussion between the chief exe- I cutive and Prime Minister Mac- J Donald. Hull remarked that at the outset President Roosevelt had taken the floor to outline his views on the "general scope" of the conversations. He talked, Hull said, interchange ably in French and English. Before the experts of the French and American staffs were called in to the executive mansion after 10 o'clock tonight, the President and the former premier had opportun ity for more than an hour of pri vate conversation. M ? i i :J ROOSEVELT AND MACDONALD SEE PROGRESS Washington, April 24. ? Pleased with the progress made, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mac Donald tonight proclaimed "deep satisfaction" over their discussions of means of getting their countries and the world out of an economic morass. In their joint statement there was a reminder that definite agreements on specific steps to be taken were reserved for the world's monetary and economic conference to be held in London about two months from now. ^^It was known, however, that the Hscials participating in the Anglo -American conversations had the feeling that if the other parleys held with President Roosevelt go as well as those with the British, the success of the world conference virtually is assured. Wide Range Th? statement indicated that the discussions thus far were so wide in Scope that they included almost every problem which, in the opinion of experts, has resulted in the world wide depression. Among those were enumerated the world price level, central bank policies, monetary standards, exchange restrictions, improvement in silver's status and the limitation of trade restrictions. Although the conversations with Edouard Herriott, Prance's repre sentative, have just begun, indica tions already have been given that the fretum to the gold standard by the United States and Great Brit ain will await the result of the Lon don economic conference. -o Hardware Stock to Be Sold At Low Price* Wilborn's Hardware, well-known hardware dealers of South Boston, announce that they have purchased the bankrupt stock of the Virginia Hardware <te Implement Company and will place the stock on sale at greatly reduced prices at the Wil born store, beginning Saturday, April nth. Certain items of this stock will, however, be offered for sale at public auction in the former store building on the same day, be ginning at 3 P. M. You can, doubt less save money on your hardware and implement needs at this sale and auction. Further details will be found on page 8. H- ? TOM MOONEY MOONEY STAKES LIFE ON CHANCE For the first time since his convic tion 16 years ago, Tom Mooney, Amer ica's best known prisoner, sees real hope that he will win the pardon for which he has fought ceaselessly in the ruling of Judge Louis H. Ward, of San Francisco superior . court, that Mooney is entitled to trial on a murder indictment un used in the previous trial, when Mooney was sentenced to death on conviction of participation in the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing which cost 10 lives. Although ac quittal in the new trial would not be sufficient to free him from San Quentin, friends and attorneys of Mooney fought for the day in court on the theory that the state's i failure to win a conviction on the unused indictment would strengthen j Mooney's fight for a full pardon. In Submitting to trial today on the ; murder indictment Mooney runs the chance of losing his life if con victed. * ""sa. FUNERAL RITES FOR JAMES BURNETT TERRY Services For Former Resident In Charge Of Person Masonic Order WAS HIGHLY ESTEEMED l j ames oarnen, lerry aiea sua- : denly of a heart attack at his home : in Florence, S. C? Tuesday, April 18th. The body was brought to his 1 old home, Roxboro, N. C., where services were held April 20th at the home of his cousins, Misses Kate : and Susie Pointer, ? his childhood home. Mr. Terry was buried with Masonic honors in Burchwood cem etery by the side of his mother. Mr. Terry was born July 31st, 1886, the youngest child of James F. and Eliza Bamett Terry, his father i be!ng a well known North Carolina I attorney. As a young man he went ' : to Mayesville and Florence, S. C., 1 where he began work for the At- I lantic Coast Line Railroad for j - which he was working at the time ' of his death. He joined the Pres- ] byterian church in Florence and < took an active interest in its affairs. Jim Terry, as he was known, was i vitally interested in the civic life < of Florence and leaves a host of 1 friends in North and South Caro linas1. Of straightforward charac- ' ter, his honesty and integrity in business matters were well known.] He believed in helping others to help themselves and many a per son has been helped by this gener ous man. He was unmarried but was devoted to his nieces, nephews and other relatives. Surely no bachelor has ever been more loved or will be more sorely missed than Jim Terry. Mr. Terry was me Drother of the late Mrs. Lois Terry Bass of Mayes ville, S. C., and Edwin Terry, of ; Mullins, S. C. He is survived by one brother, Bernard D. Terry, ill in a ' hospital in Detroit, and the following nieces and nephews: Misses Catherine, Lois and Mary Frances Bass, Messrs. Fleetwood, Alex, Robert and Jim Terry Bass, all of Mayesville, S. C., and Mioses Leona and Lois Edwin Terry and Billy Terry of Mullins, S. C? in addition to a number of relatives in North Carolina. o? Airplanes are forbidden to fly over federal and state prisons at an alti tude of les* than 1,000 feet by air regulations. Air-express carried on U. S. planes during 1932 totaled 1,600,821 pounds. AMERICAN LEGION IN "HENRY'S WEDDING" Large Local Cast Will Present ? Play Here On May 8th and 9th MISS GRANT IN CHARGE An elaborate, home talent musi cal play, "Henry's Wedding," will be presented under the auspices of the local post of the American Leg Ion at the Central School auditor ium at 8:15 o'clock on Monday and Tuesday nights, May 8th and 9th. The play is in the form of a three act comedy having as many as 19 principal speaking parts. It is re ions and numbers. Featured will be the fa mous Mystic Shrine chorus of 20 men and women singers. Eight high School girls will appear in in teresting specially costumed dances. There will also be another singing chorus of 20 high school students, and a beaus and belles chorus of j business men, costumed In the styles of the gay 90's. High spots in the action of the i play include a spiritualistic meeting, j a kidnapping, and culminates in three weddings performed to the i tune of * "Happy Days Are He*e I Again." This presentation by the Legion- | naires and assisting characters is being directed by Miss Mattie Grant of Cape Girardeau, Mo., who arrived in Roxboro yesterday. Re hearsals began last night and will j continue each afternoon and even- i ing for the next two weeks. Chair- I men of Legion committees in charge follow: Casting, R. A. Whit field; Publicity, Dr. O. G. Davis; Advertising, H. R. Simmons and C. j C. Garrett; and Tickets, G. E. Moore. musical o Woman's Glub Soonsors Cooking School May 2nd-3rd A Cooking School will be spon sored bv the Woman's Club on May 2nd and 3rd at 3 p. m. each after noon at the Woman's club rooms. This school will be conducted by Mrs. Vivian Bushong of the Caro lina Power & Light Co. Don't for eet, Tuesday and Wednesday. May 2nd and 3rd. This' school needs rtb introduction to the people of Rox boro. It will be remembered a? be ing a success and most enjoy able to everyone last year. The Wo man's club gets it's percentage for attendance. Prizes and food will be given away. Every one is in vited. Mrs. B. B. Mangum. o Glover P. Walthall Dies Last Saturday Glover B. Walthall, 51, died Sat urday, April 22, at 4:30 p. m., at his home on Reams Avenue, follow ing an illness of some time, due to stomach trouble. Mr. Walthall had been seriously ill for about two weeks. Funeral services were held at the home at 2 P. M. Sunday, and were conducted by Rev. W. P. West of the First' Baptist church. Inter ment was made in Shady Orove church cemetery in Halifax Coun ty, Va. Surviving the deceased arc his widow and thirteen children. o Another Poultry Sale To Be Held Thursday The next poultry sale in Person county will be held here on Thurs- i 3ay morning, April 27. Sales will be held every other Thursday morn ing hereafter until such a time that it appears that all of the sur plus poultry has been removed from the county. > The Farmers Mutual exchanges 3f Durham, Person, Orange, Gran fille, Caswell and Wake counties ire holding similar sales every Jther week. Besides buying poul try arrangement^ have been made to purohase hams and eggs at the poultry sales. Do You Want To Know? . 1 sun not a Rotartan bat a Lion. "Ill Explain Everything" at the Koibore High School May 18. VISrrSROOSEVELT Prime Minister Ramsey MacDon ald of England is now in the United States, upon the invitation of Presi dent Roosevelt, for the first of in formal economic conferences with leaders of debtor European nations. Mr. MacDonald and his daughter, Miss Ishbel, were week-end guests at the White House. SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION THIS WEEK Mr. Leo Carr, New Solicitor, Makes First Appearance Here Representing State JUDGE SMALL ON BENCH The April term of Person Su perior Court was convened at 9 o'clock Monday morning with Hon orable Walter L. Small of Elizabeth City, judge presiding. Mr. Leo Carr, of Burlington, made his first ap pearance as solicitor before the lo cal bar,' as his appointment to Suc ceed former Solicitor William B. Umstead took place after the Jan uary term. Reports indicate he is making a very favorable impression. Judge Small will hear both the criminal and civil divisions during the week. The criminal docket held about 14 cases, none of outstanding importance, and it is expected these will be disposed of by this afternoon. Civil cases to the number of 13 will be taken up immediately fol lowing the completion of the crim inal docket. The regular term of County Couft customarily would have been held yesterday, but in deference to Superior Court, was advanced to last Friday, April 21st. At this term, eleven cases were heard by Judge Newton, all of which were of a minor nature. o WORLD BRIDGE OLYMPIC MONDAY # ? Local Players Will Enter In ternational Tournament Monday Night 7S HIGHLY INTERESTING Plans are tapidly takirtg shape for the local players who will enter the Second annual Bridge Olympic, to be played all over the world next Monday night, May '1st. Mrs. .Tames Vaughan, who is arranging the local entries, states that much interest is being shown and is ex pecting several tables of players at the Woman's Club rooms at 7:45 for final instructions, in order that play may start promptly at 8:01. The cards to be used are describ ed as very unique and form the ; basis of theO tournament play. Much time, money and research were expended by the National Bridge Association in perfecting these cards. Although 103.000 bridge enthusiasts are expected to compete, any previous knowledge of tourna- | ment play is unnecessary. Players stay at one table and play with the same partner throughout; each table will have 16 guide cards, making the dealing of the prepared cards simple. A new thrill is promised bridge lovers in this tournament. Mrs. Vaughan States that Leg- j gett's Department store is offering two prizes, one for men and one for women, which will be in addi tion to the national, state and dis trict trophies. Any further details: may be obtained by calling Mrs. ' Vaughan at phone 1058. Poland is accepting art treasures in payment of taxes. REVENUE MEASURE SIARIST FLOOD OF SENATE ORATORY Income And Inheritance Lev ies Adopted By Upper House BEER CONTROL ACT PASSED BY SENATE Raleigh, April 24. ? The Senate, sitting as a committee of the whole, today got off to a slow start with consideration of the revenue bill. After adopting the income and in heritance schedule ? two of the few proposals about which there has been no argument since the session began ? the senate did little but talk. Pew important items were reached. Most of those that were reached were passed over. It took the senators an hour to debate the proposed tax on peddlers. Even amusement parks' license tax es called for oratory. Toward the end of the long afternoon Session there were fewer words and more action: Bottling Tax Okayed Among the taxes adopted was that levied against bottlers. It is a base of one-tenth the present rate, the reduction being made on the as sumption that a three percent gen eral sales tax will be levied. The senate did not argue the point. The Sections taxing theatres, pro fessional men, building and loan as sociations, stock and cotton brokers, hotels and installment paper credit corporations were passed over. The senators wanted more time to con sider possible amendments. In every item voted today the fi nance committee was sustained by ;a large majority. The test, however, will come on tomorrow's votes. The major recommendations of the com mittee call for a three percent gen eral Sales tax, the elimination of the kilowatt hour tax on the production of electricity, and the elimination of the Everett amendment to tax for eign corporations on a stock value basis. Pass House Income Tax The adopted income tax, which is identical with that passed by the house, raises tfee prestent rate by one percent in each bracket. For in stance, where the smallest income levy, made on those whose income ! is just over the exemption, is two percent, it' would be three percent. The new law puts the constitutional maximum of Six percent on all in comes of $6,000 or more above ex emptions. The present law puts the maximum into effect of $10,000. The inheritance tax schedules amount to a one percent increase 'on each of the eleven brackets. It is estimated to raise about $600,000 a year, as compared to $450,000 raised last year by the present tax. Senator Grady Rankin of Gaston, chairman of the senate finance com mittee, had the bill in charge. It was his task to explain each sec tion and answer the questions fired from all quarters. Commissioner of i Revenue A. J. Maxwell sat beside him to furnish desired information. ; On the other side was the commit i tee clerk with the records of the meetings held during the past four months. "We think it is about the best bill that could be prepared under existing conditions," said Rankin as he opened the consideration. n DLLK JrlLKIVll I 5 Attention of those intending to handle beer within the corporate limits of Roxboro fe called to the fact that it is necessary to file ap plication for permit with the City i Manager of Roxboro as well as with the County Commissioners. A dozen or more applications have been filed with the Register of Deeds and some of these doubtless plan to handle the beverage in town. Meet- ! ings of both the City Council and County Commissioners will be held Friday, at which time these appli cations will be considered. o Commencement At Olive Hill School! On Sunday afternoon, April 30, at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. J. F. Herbert, of the Long Memorial Church of Roxboro, will preach the commence ment sermon of Olive Hill School. Patrons and friends of the school are invited to attend ii'-s service. 2ts ? o Storks, which are "warded as a sanitary asset in He id, are de creasing in number a it sai<L to their eating pok M grisshoj* - pers while wintering ui South Africa. ' Asst. War Secretary One place in the Roosevelt "Baby Cabinet," composed of assistant sec retaries to cabinet members, goes to a mid-westerner. Harry Wood ring, former governor of Kansas, has been made assistant Secretary of War, his nomination by Presi dent Roosevelt having been confirm ed by the Senate. Mr. West To Address Meeting In Durham Rev. W. P. West, the beloved pas tor of the First Baptist church, has received and accepted an invitation from the secretary of the Mt. Zion Association to address that body during its sessions in Durham to day. Around 200 delegates are ex pected to attend this all-day meet ing of Mt. Zion association, which includes Baptist churches in Dur ham, Wake, Orange and Alamance counties. The sessions are being held in Edgemont Baptist church. Mr. West is speaking at 1:30 this afternoon, using as his subject "The Uplifted Christ." ? FIND NO TRACE OF ESCAPED PRISONERS Silence Marks Search For i Nine Men Who Take French ! Leave From State Pen Raleigh. April 23.? An unusual silence marked the search today for nine prisoners who escaped from North Carolina's state prison yesterday by sliding through a 50 foot conveying tunnel under the ' wall, the steel door of which had been sawed looste from the outside. No word of the whereabouts of the Ave white men and four Ne groes, all of whom were serving lcng terms for felonies, had been received by prison officials tonight, 30 hours after the escape. Warden H. H. Honeycutt said it was unusual I nothing had been heard in that time. Bowling Byrd In Group Charlie Helton,. 34, believed to have been the ring leader of the j "inside^ work," with Bud Travis, j and Bowline Byrd, 21, were de scribed as the most "desperate" of the nine. Helton was serving 30 to 45 years for highway robbery, while Travis was convicted only last February in connection 'with the killing of B. 1 H. Brantley, a prison steward, in a preyious breajffor freedom at the; Pdk prison farm near here and tfiven 20 to 30 years. Byrd was known as Wake county's "boy ban dit," before his incarceration in February, 1931. to serve six to 10 "ears for highway robbery. All three had escape records. The tunnel through which the men fled to freedom runs from a aravel bed on the outside of the prison to the culvert 'plant within the walltf. The steel door is locked from the outside, and Warden Hon ^vcutt said it would be impossible for a man on the inside to saw the lock in two. "It is clear that someone on the outside aided them," Honeycutt ' said. "It is my opinion it was one cf their friends who had been re- , leasfed lately." j 1 The others who escaped were Eu eene Ross, 26; Roy Cobb. 26; Leroy Hudson, 30; John Gillespie, 22; James Horton, 23 and Marion Mack. 33. The la?t four are Negroes. The customary prison reward of! $15 for each man recaptured has : been posted. . i 0 I ; Two additional pure bred Guern- i f?y bulls have been purchased by i McDowell county farmers in build- ] ing up the dairy blood of the i county. 1 **" 1 The saxophpne was invented in ( 1840 by Adolphe Sax and intfoduc- 1 ed into the French army bands in i 1845. I STATE FEDERATION OF WOMAN'S CLUBS TO MEET MAY 3 Large Delegation From Rox boro Will Go To Raleigh For Important Meeting FINE PROGRAM PLANNED The State Federation of Woman's Clubs will hold their three-day an nual convention in Raleigh on May 3, 4 and 5th, with headquarters at the Sir Walter Hotel. Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, state president of the Federation, expresses herself as be ing well pleased with the outlook and anticipates one of the largest and best conventions ever held in the state. People are expected from all parts of the state and hundreds of clubs will be represented. A large delegation will probably at tend from the Roxboro Club. The general federation of Wo men's Clubs will be represented by Mrs. Josephine J. Doggettof Wash ington, director of general head quarters. Another speaker to bring a timely and important message is Albert Coates of Chapel Hill. The speakers chosen for the breakfast and luncheon conferences are among the best in the State, each being an expert in h's subject. Among these will be Dr. Frederick Koch, of the University. Mrs. Eugene Reilly, Miss Jean Coltrane, Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, Mrs. Eva Edgerton Pen land, Mrs. Z. P. Metcalf, Miss Eliz abeth Lawrence, Misis Hattie Par rott, Mr^. J. S. Carroll, Mr. Ernest Seeman, Dr. Harold D, Meyer, Mrs. D. J. Thurston and Dr. Ernest Grove. The program is well-balan ced and comprises a variety of in terests that will appeal to every . club woman. - ? . . ? Social Features Among the recreational and so cial features planned for the visi tors will be a tea At the ?fvernor's mansion by courtesy of Mrs. J. C. B. Ehrinehaus on Thursday afternoon. On Friday afternoon there will be a garden party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Brooks. On the same afternoon, there will be a drive over the city and a tea at the Carolina Pines Country Club. The climax of the social featured as well as of the convention as a whole will be the Federation ban quet on Friday evening. Music, crea tive dances and an original skit will be the entertaining features. o W. W. WHITTED DIES SUDDENLY Father Of Local Teacher Succumbs To Heart Attack At 67 Walter W. Whitted, 67, one of the pioneers in Durham banking circles, died at his home, 519 Mc Mannen St., Durham, Friday night at 11:15 o'clock. Death was attributed to a heart a^ack and came as a distinct shock to relatives and friends. Mr. Whitted leaves his widow, Mrs. Lyda Sears Whitted, and a daughter, Miss Mollie Lewis Whit ted. who is a member of the fa cility of the East Roxboro school. Two brothers and an uncle al?o survive. The brothers arc O. B. Whitted of Fuquay Springs and John Whitted of Scottsville, Va. The uncle is Bun Whitted of Dur ham. Mr. Whitted was connected with the Security Building and Loan association at the time of his death. At one time he was connected with the Fidelity bank. He was the or ganizer of the old Citizens Savings? Bank, predecessor of the Home Savings Bank. The funeral was held at the home Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Ira D. S. Knight, pastor of the First Baptist church was assist ed by Rev. J. T. Riddick, pastor of Wattg Street Baptist church. In terment took place in Maplewood cemetery. O Notice About Beer Permits The Board of Commissioners of Person County give notice that a meeting will -be held at 3 P. M. on .. Friday, April 28th, when applica tions to sell beer and other bever ages will be considered. Proper torms of application for permits may be had at the office of Regis- * ter of Deeds. No application except those made on this form will be :cnsidered. Applications should be Slled out before the hour of the neeting. . * r_ W. T. Klrby, Clerk to the Board.
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