IF YOU HAVE A MES8AGE 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 YEARS. Best People on Earth; Good Churche* and Schools; Where Optimism Rules. SSi ? ? ? ... ' iSSS J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. = HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. L. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1933. NO. 19. REVENUE ACT GOES BACK TO THE HOUSE WITH 3 PERCENT LEVY V ? Necessary Foods Exempt From Tax Clause; House Kilowatt Hour Tax Killed CHANGE TAX PENALTIES Raleigh, May 2.? The biennial revenue bill containing a three per cent modified sales tax was passed by the senate today and returned to the house for concurrence in amendments. Whether the house would accept the bill was a matter of much spec ?tion but the senate had receded m many of its original positions the hope the lower division would adopt the amendments without sending the measure to a conference committee. The house got the money bill at its afternoon session. Speaker Har ris ruled that it could not be vc^pd on today but that it could be dis- ' cussed The house recessed to meet j again tonight. The final vote was 26 to 18 ex cluding two pairs. * ? Pin tun muvuujui^iiv im??vu An amendment offered by Sena tor Hinsdale, of Wake, to provide that where a public utility corpor ation is paying as much as 60 per cent of its gross revenue in taxes its franchise tax rate should be five percent instead of six percent^ ?f gross revenue was defeated 41 to 3. There was no discussion of the revenue act itself. The revenue bill contains the highest franchise tax rates on cor porations levied in the history of the state and also boosts income j and inheritance tax levies. Most of the license tax scales were also shoved up. Neoegsary items of foqji were ex- ? empted from the three percent gen- , eral sales tax where the selling merchants have accurate bookkeep ing systems. As sent to the house, the reve- j nue act omits two provisions insert ed by substantial majorities from the house floor. One is a kilowatt hour tax and the other is a pro posal to base franchise taxes of for eign corporations on the market value of capital assets instead of the book value. TAX PENALTIES CHANGED : ~ The house today passed and sent to the, senate a local bill to elim inate tax penalties imposed for 1932 unpaid taxes in 48 counties and to provide that delinquents shall pay at the rate of six percent on their past due levies after July 1. 1933. Hie measure was introduced ori ginally to apply only to Rowan county but representatives of 47 other counties had their section^ put in. The provisions alsa apply ^^municipalities in the counties. Barlier in the session a state ^^Re bill of the same kind was kill ed. Another State-wide bill to abol ish penalties imposed on taxes from 1927 through 1931 was passed and is law. Counties included in the Rowan measure were: Duplin, Lenoir, Har riet, Durham, Swain, Haywood, Wilkes, Scotland, Buncombe, Sur ry, Jackson, Ashe, Chatham, Pitt, Perquimans. Macon, Washington, Beaufort, Dare, Transylvania, Mc Dowell, Pasquotank, Camden, Vance, Onslow, Jones, Craven, Carteret, Greene, Madison, Avery, Caldwell, Pamlico, Caswell, Person, Hoke, Polk, Halifax, Alexander, Bladen, Wake, Currituck, Stanly, Warren, Wayne, Columbus and Tyrrell. State Aid For 33 * Percent Of County Raleigh, April 28.i? Thirty-three percent of Person county's popula tion received aid during March, the number of destitute being 7281. Stanly County continued during March to lead all North Carolina counties in the smallest percentage of de?titute% people, according to figures released today by the Gov ernor's Office of Relief. The per centage of Stanly is 6.4. Through out all the winter months Stanly has maintained the lead. The percentage are determined on the basis of five persons to the famHy aided. "Hie State-wide per centage of the population is ap proximately 25 per cent. Clay County, with 63 per cent of its population given aid during March, rank* lowest of all counties. Four other counties contained des titute percentages as High as SO per cent, Duplin, Scotland, Bladen and Wayne. Stewart Motor Company Selling Dodge - Plymouth ?v ' ? ? The Stewart Motor Company has announced that they have discon tinued the sale of ^Chevrolet cars and in the future they will handle the distribution of the new Dodge and Plymouth automobiles in Per son county. For the first time in some years this line of motor cars is now available from a local dealer and the Stewart organization cor dially invite your Inspection of the new models. Henry To Be Married! Get ? In Line Now Gigantic Local Cast To Pre , sent Play Here Monday _ ? And Tuesday Nights CENTRAL SCHOOL BLDG. "Heme's Wedding," the big com munity show with a local cast of 125 prominent people, will be pre sented Monday and Tuesday even ings, May 8 and 9, at the Central school auditorium under the aus pices of the American Legion, with the curtain rising at 8:15 P. M. Reserved seat tickets will be on sale for both performances Satur day morning. May 6 at 9 A. M. in Davis Drug Store. Phone orders will be taken care of as they are recejved. Advance tickets are now being sold by members of the i American Legion as well as the cast and indications even now are two packed houses. "Henry's WetiflHig" is a side split ting comedy. What could be fun nier than the gay 90's with their peg-top pants, bustles, celluloid collars, and swallow-tail coats and hoop-skirts? Here there will be living pen-traits of Che good old \ horSe and buggy days represented by more than 30 characters in the "Beaux and Belles" group, all of whom came back for Uncle Henry's wedding. A unique scene in the show is the meeting of the colored brethren and sistern of the Mystic Shrine. After Uncle Henry disappears, the t negro cook Eliza (Mrs. Sallie Minor) I calls Bro. JoneS (J. B. Riggsbee) to j bring on the brethren and sistern of the mystic shrine to hold a seance with the spirits to find Un cle Henry who, by the way is none J : other than Wheeler Newell. This group of 20 men and women sing negro spirituals, "commune wid de spirits" and get washed in "de holy waters of de mystic shrine." The story of this three-act com- ; edy concerns the trials and tribula tions of Uncle Henry, a bachelor bridegroom of 55 (Wheeler Newell) , and a widow Samscntha (Mary Mar- i .shall Durilap).' Jack the nephew , (Jake Taylor) will inherit $100,000 on his twenty-fifth birthday pro i viding he is married before his Uncle Henry. Kidnapping, robbery, i ghosts, and even the theft of Uncle Henry's clothes are of no avail. As | they plot thickens, so do the wed j dings and the curtain goes down I on a triple wedding? that of Wheel i er Newell and Mary Marshal Dun lap; Jake Taylor and Rachel Brad sher; Inda Collins and R. M. Spen cer, with Dr. H. M. Beam officiat ing as the Rev. Mr. Turnipseed. To give life and color, youth and beauty to this big community pro duction, there will be a chorus of | 20 high school girls in their latest spring styles, and specially costum 1 ed dances by eight high school girls j who also appear in the role of bridesmaids for the triple wedding. ' "Uncle Henry's Wedding" is a laugh from start to finish and an entertainment none can afford to miss. Members of the cast are listed on page 2. | CHARLES A. HINES WOODMEN'S HEAD Asheville, May 1. ? Charles A. Hines, of Greensboro, was elected I head consul of the North Carolina Woodmen of the World Monday af ternoon by the State convention of the order which convened In Ashe- t [ ville this morning for a two-day I session. He succeeds Judge Barring ton T. Hill, of Wadesboro wh? call ed the convention to order and presided, ? ' | 1 . * ' Don't forget the Beauty Revue I Friday night at. the Palace Theatre.! BEER REIUtNS UHDER FULL LEGAL MM About A Dozen Applications Received By Co. Commis sioners And Acted Upon CELEBRATION VERY MILD Roxboro "greeted the legal return of beer last Sunday night at 12:01 in very decorous fashion. Several places had advertised to remain open for the long-awaited event, but the celebration, as such, was of a very mild order. Several good natured, jolly groups imbibed the beverage, forbidden fox* 25 years, to their heart's content, and ate pret zels and sandwiches of the type that go with beer. About a dozen applications were received and acted upon by the County Commissioners in a Special meeting last Friday. In spite of advance warnings of * a shortage, there was no noticeable lack of sup ply among the retailers Monday. In fact, the price, 25c per bottle, prob ably caused the flow to be a little slower than was expected. Many have expressed their intention of waiting until the price i? a little, lower. Folks have apparently realiz ed that beer is here to stay until the law is again modified, and know ing that it is available whenever desired, are showing no inclina tion to get rid of the supply all at once. 0 Children's Day Exer cises at Baptist Church Next Sunday, May 7, the First Baptist Sunday School will observe Children's Day at the Sunday School hour. Appropriate exercises have been arranged. Every one in vited. A large attendance is ex pected MISSALLGOODTO BE HEARD IN RECITAL Will Be Assisted By Miss Josephine Arnette, Of Louisburg PROGRAM TO BE VARIED At eight o'clock next Tuesday : evening. May 9th, at the First Bap tist church, Mrs. W. W. Woods will present Miss Lisette Allgood in her senior piano recital. Miss Allgood has shown admirable progress in her ' musical studies and has developed into an accomplished musician. She will present a varied program, including compositions by Chopin, MacDowell, Raff, Scott and Hassel berg. Two of the numbers will be played, with orchestral effects on a second piano by her teacher, Mrs. Woods. Assisting Miss Allgood in this re cital will be Miss Josephine Ar nette. of Laurinburg, who is at present majoring In voice at Mere dith College Miss Arnette is pos sessed of a lovely soprano voice of unusual beauty and she * will be heard with pleasure by local music - lovers. Her accompaniments will be played by Mrs. Woods. The pub lic is Invited to attend this recital, i . KJ " Commencement Pro gram For High School Friday, May 12, 8:00 P. M.? Music Recital by pupils of Miss Katherine Hatchett. Saturday, May 13, 8:00 P .M.? Declamation and Recitation Con test. Sunday, May 14, 11:00 A. M. ? ' Baccalaureate Sermon by the Rev- i erend J. F. Herbert, Pastor of , Edgar Long Memorial Methodist Church. Thursday, May 18, 8:00 P. M. ? The Graduation Exercises. The Commencement Addreds by Colonel, S. C. Chambers of Durham. ; ? o "Miss Roxboro" will represent our town at the State Contest In Raleigh in November. Don't miss the Beauty Revue Friday night at the Palace Theatre. ?enior Class Play Roxbord High School, May 18. "I'll Explain Everything" j Secretary To President! i * ? tieye is me nrst picture rrom tne Executive Offices at the White House, picturing Mis^ Marguerite Lehand, private secretary to Presi dent Roosevelt. WORLD ECONOMIC TRUCE IS URGED EY UNITED STATES Davis Presents London Committee With American Proposal For Trade Armistice Until After International Conference London, April 29. ? Proposing an all-embracing economic trulce among the nations until the world economic conference can bring j about world economic peace, Nor man H. Davis, President Roosevelt's right hand man in Europe, today achieved hi4 second ot*)ective of the week in proclaiming the Amer ican program of world recovery. The Davis prooosal, made imme diately after the world economic I conference organizing committee at | a session at the foreign office had agreed upon June 12 for convening the world parley, was in effect an economic armistice which gave to the nations a broad outline of American economic policy. i Similarly at Geneva Wednesday and yesterday, Mr. Davis outlined America's political policy on peace and disarmament. Files To London. Speeding from Geneva to Paris by train, the American and ambas sador-at-large flew to London this morning. With only half an hour of discussion with Chairman 'feir John Simon, the British foreign secretary, prior to the meeting of the organizing committee, Mr. Davis sprang what was a big surprise on at least some of the delegates. He announced to the representa tives of the eight organizing na tions a truce proposal of sweeping character which will be advanced formally by the United States dele gation on the opening day of the world economic conference. n PERU STARTS MOURNING FOR SLAIN RULER Lima, Peru, May. 1. ? While Peru was under a rigidly-enforced state of siege today the body of the as sassinated president, Luis M. San chez Cerro, was carried in State to the cathedral and the nation started a three-day period of mourning. General Oscar Benavides, elected president immediately after the as sassination yesterday, led the escort [ of honor in the procession to the cathedral. An autopsy revealed that the president had been shot twice from the back. One bullet penetrated the left lung and the lower section of the h^art. The second perforated the diaphragm. \ His assassin, Abelardo Hurtado de Mendcza, a revolutionary, who was killed by guards, died from 20 bul lets and four lance cuts, an autop sy showed. The streets of Lima were quiet as the body was borne to the cathe dral. At each corner armed police men came to the salute. Banks and shops were closed, as they will be for the period of mourning. The new administration expressed confidence that the nation would remain tranquil. Cake And Pie Sale Circle No. 3, with Mrs. Fred Long leader, will have a cake and pie sale. al$t> chicken salfcd will be sold, at the Carolina Power & Light Co. office Saturday, May 13. Your patronage very much wel comed. 1933 BEAUTY REVUE TO BE STAGED AT I PALACE FRIDAY NIGHT .V ? > >? . y\.\ ^ ' s \ ; 'Mis^ Roxboro" To Be Select ed From Group Of Local Ladies In Beauty Revue TO GET A LOVING CUP i. ? i The selection of Roxboro 's most jeautiful girl will take place at the Palace Theatre Friday night, May 5th, in the form of a Beauty Revue. The girl selected will be mown as "Miss Roxboro" for 1933, ind will go to Raleigh in November to' compete with the rest of North Carolina's beauty f Commissioner of Internal Reve lue has gone to Kansas. North Car olina had one of the first candidates mentioned for it, C. L. Shuping, nanager of the Bailey campaign in .930. Mr. Shuping can become de juty commissioner if he would like :he place, which pays $7,500, jninus ;he economy reduction. It is up to lim and Senator Bailey, who work- ; kl industriously for the first place n the bureau of internal revenue tor his friend. Mr. Bailey will get a job for Mr. Shuping, who has very substantial support, if he desires to press him 'or another assignment. The determined effort of Mr. Bailey to have Mr. Shuping ap pointed, some of the State leaders >elieve, has resulted in delay for 3ther candidates for Federal posi ions. The nomination today of two nembers for the Civil Service Com nUsion prevents the appointment )f Mrs. Lyman A. Cotten to that jody, but her friends believe the administration is going to give her i first class office. Her endorse ments, now in the hands of Post naster General Farley and the President are considered of the best, ind while the administration felt Jiat the place as Southern mem >er of the Civil Service Commission should go to the widow of Gover- | lor Benton McMillan, there is a eeling that Mrs. Cotten, on account )f her ability, her good work for Jhe Democratic party and her splendid support from the women if the State entitles her to an im portant pogt. Mrs. McMillan has >een doing for Tennessee Democrats lust about what Mrs. Cotten has for those of North Carolina. Mr. McMillan when he died was nation il committeeman and a friend of Postmaster General Parley. Senator Bailey was not here to lay, and could not be asked about hi* intentions as to Mr. Shuping. BASEBALL Roxbora High ? ; w M; ? I V*. ? Bethel Hill High At Rofboro, Friday afternoon ' 3:45 P. M. - Admission 10 and 25c U Jj] U. D. C.'s Will Hold Memorial Day ,? Cele bration Here May 10 The Person County Chapter of United Daughters of the Confede racy will have a program May 10th at 11 a. m., at the Palace Theatre, In observance of Memorial Day. Mr. Nathan Lunsford will be the speaker of the day. All Confed erate veterans and their immediate families are invited. Daughters are requested to bring basket lunch. Place for lunch to be announced later.? Pres. ? o SUPERIOR MI IN .SESSION LAST WEEK Both Criminal And Civil Cases Heard During Term Which Convened Monday Hie April term of Person Super ior Court was concluded Saturday morning by Judge Walter L. Small on the completion of the final civil action. Both criminal and civil cases were heard during the term, which convened Monday morning. In addition. Judge Small found time Wednesday to hear in cham bers a case originating in Durham. Mr. Leo Carr, recently-appointed solicitor for thte district, efficiently handled the State's arguments in all the criminal actions. Criminal cases disposed of dur ing the week follow: John Poteat, larceny, 18 to 24 months on roads. William Steel, fornication and adultery, nol prossed. Mollie Steel, bigamy, nol prossed. Henry Jones, charged with as sault with gun; Jury verdict of not guilty. Floyd Huff, driving auto while drunk; $50 apd costs, with driver's license revoked. Prank Mooney, perjury; called and failed; case continued. Prank Mooney, driving automo bile while drunk; called and failed; Judgment absolute. Henry Jones, larceny; 3 to 5 months on roads. Richard Springfield, trespass; not guilty. _ C. O. Moore, fraud; continued. Herman Huff, perjury; nol pros. Nathan Wilson, driving automo bile while drunk; $50 and costs, not to operate passenger car for six months. ? Gronie Cunningham, possession for sale; 5 to 8 months in Jail, sen tence to begin at October term. Bond of $250 required. Son Morton, moving mortgaged property; not guilty. Arthur Mayberry, assault with dangerous weapon; $50 and costs. James Bates Rogers, assault; nol pros. ' < James Bates Rogers, driving auto while drunk; 6 months on roads. S. D. Broadwell, fraud; not guilty. S. D. Broadwell, fraud; nol pro? with leave. BETTER KEEP EYE ON BLUE MOLD Ideal weather for the spread of the tobacco blue mold disease dur ing the past week should cauge growers to keep a close watch over their tobacco plant beds and be prepared to save the plants by prompt action, cautions E. Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist at State College. Mr. Floyd has received reports during the week indicating that the blue mold is becoming more preva lent and if cold, damp weather con tinues for any length of time, grow ers may expect to see a further spread of the trouble. The use of nitrate of soda in so lution, using about three pounds to each 100 square yards of bed, will help to keep the plants in a heal thy condition and cause them to grow out more quickly. This solu tion is made by mixing the nitrate in a small amount of water and ad ding this solution to a barrel of j water. Sprinkle over the beds about twice each week. It may be well, Floyd says, to sprinkle the beds again after the nitrate solu tion has been used. f He alSb ad vises taking off the canvas as much as possible during warm days and putting it back if the nights are cool. Do not transplant diseased plants but wait until the disease has dis appeared. ? . -o ?? Who will be "Miss Roxboro"? Don't mias this selection? Friday night at Palace Theatre, CITY OFFICIALS NAMED AT ELECTION TUESDAY Board Named At Mass-Meet iog Elected At Election Held Yesterday LVTE VOTING IS BRISK Mr. R. B. Dawes was named Mayor and the following gentlemen won places on the Town Council in the municipal election held yester day: Messrs. O. T. Kirby, Q. J. Cushwa, W. A. Sergeant, E. E. ? Bradsher and C. A. Harris. Without exception, this composes the Board ag named at the citizens' mass meeting held April 18th. Th? sudden entry of a partial ticket in opposition to the nomi nees of the recent mass-meeting caused quite a flurry of interest and activity about the middle of the afternoon. Interest generally up to that time had been of the in different kind and voting had been light; apparently the results of the mass-meeting had been accepted by the majority of the electorate. Late in. the afternoon, however, the ru mored uncertainty of the outcome caused a renewed activity on the part of various candidates, with the result that well over 225 votes were cast. The weather was ideal for an election and many ladies were noted around the polling place. Final results as announced were as follows: ror ivmyor, Mr. ?. a. u awes, wno was unopposed, received 181 votes. For Town Councilmen: O. T. Kirby 225 G. J. Ciishwa 199 W. A. Sergeant 153 E. E. Bradsher 153 C. A- Harris 153 J. J. Woody 83 R. C. Hall . 74 R. H. Gates 66 o You Do Not Have To Die To Win! Do Yon WanA To Retire At 55, 60, Or 64? Choose! Secured old age is a glorious time of life. With the passing of time you will want to enter Into the Golden Age of Life ? free from worry. Above all else, financial indepen dence is essential to peace of mind and contentment in old age. A great deal of money is not neces sary ^for a comfortable retirement fund, but surety of income is ab solute necessary. Life insurance guarantees the plan. The low installment depos its will meet today's income. Dur ing your productive years is the time to consider your future. So, while you have the master in mind, see, SATTERFIELD INS. AGENCY, Agts. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. -o Mrs. Kate Ashlev* ' 82, Dies At Helena Mrs. Kate Ashley, 82, widow of Mr. Horace Ashley of the Helena community died last Wednesday, April 26th, following an illness of about three years. Funeral services were held at An tioch church at 3:30 o'clock on the day following her death, with Revs. J. C, McGregor and W. P. West in charge. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were: Arthur Ashley, Conoyie Ashley, Grammack Ashley, Woodrow Ashley, Bright Ashley and 'Boy Ashley. Flower bearers were grand chil dren and great grandchildren. Mrs. Ashley is survived by one step-son, Mr. J. W. Ashley. o Person County Man Succumbs At Home Following an illness of several year's duration, J. C. Bray, 76, well known citizen of the McGhee's Mill community, of near Woodsdale, suc cumbed at his home Saturday morn ing at 6 o'clock. . Although suffering with heart trouble, Mr. Bray had been up and about hi* work on Friday. Death came unexpectedly, the report said. Surviving are his widow and two stepchildren Mrs. H. B. Mimms of Hopewell, Va? and W. H. Bray of Woodsdale. Funeral services were conducted at Oak Gyove church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Interment was in the church cemetery. Rev. S. F. Nicks, officiating. 0 ? "Miss RoxbOft)" will be selected Friday night at Palace Theatre from 25 local girls. Doh't miss Jt,