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IF YOU HAVE A MESSAGE FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT IT IN THE COURIER WHICH REACHES MOST OF THE PEOPLE. X ESTABLISHED 1861. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 47 YEARS. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT Best People on Earth; Good Churches said Schools; Where Optimism Rules. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. L. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1933. NO. 26. General Johnson Says 1 Recovery Drive Should Put Millions To Work ^ J Dynamic Administrator Of Roosevelt's 'New Deal' For Business Outlines His Primary Objectives SAYS GETTING FOLK BACK TO WORK CHIEF AIM OF HIS PROGRAM Washington, June 20.? Promising incessant action, Brigadier General Hugh S. Johnson, administrator of President Roosevelt's economic re covery program, expressed the be today it would put "several mil B men back to work this summer." ^^^he main idea is to get people back to work," the dynamie John son declared. * i "Hiere has been too much prom ising and too little performing throughout this depression," he told newspapermen, in outlining his ob jectives in the gigantic tasks. He described it as something "that has never been done before, any time, any place, so far as I know.". Swinging his legs from a table and gesturing forcefully, the former army officer pledged the whole in fluence of the government to bring about higher wages, shorter working hours and order in industry. He will depend upon the phychology of partiottem that won the war. He announced a truce would be sought among Industries to prevent expansion and to prohibit new in dustries which wuold retard the pro gram by increasing production be yond set levels. "Great Adverttnre" Johnson's bold challenge to the depression, in which he paid tri bute to industry for its cooperation, topped off another day here of ac tivity along all front* in what he described as "a great adventure." These included: 1. Johnson's notice to industry for preparation of their "codes" of trade practice, in which he told them that they must shorten hours and increase wages, must not ad vance prices Swiftly, must not create monopolies. He concluded with a blunt warning that if they do not formulate the agreements provided by law, then President "Roosevelt will do it for them. 2. A plea by Joseph B. Eastman, director of the railroad reorganiza tion plan to railroad employers not to put into effect the proposed fur ther 12 % per cent Wage cut, but to keep wages at their present level. He acted for President Roosevelt. 3. Announcement by the Tennes see Valley Authority that labor -tee the great Muscle Shoals develop ment would be recruited from the valley itself o so far as possible, spreading employment over a wide area in the South. Another Billion. ^ Over a billion dollars poured into the treasury to finance the re covery program, representing pro ceeds from the sale of government (Continued on page four) O" . To Form Shakespeare Story Telling Club The National Junior Shakespeare Story Telling Club, through the as sistance of Mrs. Mildred S. Nichols, is forming a branch or association here. The Club is educational in pur pose and is designed to acquaint every grade school child with the works of the famous bard and in such a way that it will appear like play to them. At the same time, it prepares them for high school En glish studies while those who are not fortunate enough to advance be yond the grades will have a working knowledge of the classic*. The plan consists of story hours for the children when groups will meet and tell Shakespeare Stories in Simplified form. Prizes will be offered at various stages of the work and diplomas wil be awarded each child who has finished the prescribed course. The grand finale wil be a Shakes pearean evening or pageant or Shakespearean program having the children portray the Shakespearean characters. The National Association now readm into practically every 8W?.?nd has been imihensely suc cessful. Aside from the fact that members of the Club are improving their-education and mastery of En glish, there is a social feature. Par ents and teachers have endorsed the plan with enthusiasm. Further Light On The Swimming Pool We felt *<ery tuch "holped" up on the swimming pool proposition dur ing its first discussion, but the far ther we get into it the farther away it looks to us. For instance, the cash cost was placed at (175, but now they say it will require five or six hundred dollars ? with all labor furnished by the welfare depart ment, to build the pool. And should the town furnish the water free of charge it will cotft the town, in ac tual money ? not including any over head charges, just the pumping C06t, about $55.00 a week. If there is any institution more in need of funds than the town, then we feel sorry for that institution; and with these facts before us we have kinder got cold feet on the proposition. How ever, there is a committee around asking for donations, and if you I feel inclined to donate dont let 1 our little observations deter you. I o ! Vacancy cn Town Board of Aldermen The adage, "few die and none resign," does not hold good when it comes to the Roxboro Board of Commissioners. At the election held in May Mr. E. E. Bradsher was elected, but he declined to serve, and Mr. B. B. Mangum was elected j to All the vacancy. After qualifying and electing the city manager, Mr. C. A. Harris tendered his resigna tion, and this vacancy has not been filled. Tne other four members are locking for a good man, well qu&li- ; fled, and who does not mind being "cussed." If you are just itching for an office here is an opportunity. I POSTAL EMPLOYES TO GET FURLOUGH I Nine-Day Payless Vacations Announced In Move To . Save $9,500,000 I DURING NEXT 3 MONTHS _____ Washington, June 18. ? The im position of nine-day furloughs dur ing the next three months for pos tal service employes, a move de signed to save $9,500,000, was an .nounced today by the postofflce de partment. . An order by Potftmaster-Oeneral Parley to that effect was figned by President Roosevelt Friday. Every postofflce employe, the de partment said, would be called upon to share in the cut in one form or another. Rural carriers who can not be furloughed are to have their equipment-maintenance allowance reduced instead for the three months period from four to 1,176 centg per mile a day. The period will be from July 1 to September 30. Parley said the cuttf were neces-j sary to balance the department's budget for the fiscal vear, 1S34. "Whether the furloughs and the reduced allowances for rural car riers will be continued beyond Sep tember 30," he said," will depend I very largely upon the future trend of post offioe business. Mail volume < is now picking up. The postal reve- . nues are increasing and it is the department's hope that by the end j of September business conditions throughout the country will have So improved as again to require a full complement of postal employes to handle the work, and of course eliminate the necessity for a con tinuation of the furloughs. If con ditions ,'do not justify abandon ing the furlough altogether, we certainly expect that we can . at j least reduce it somewhat after the ; September quarter." o - ? Pension Money Here Money has been received by the , Clerk of the Court for th? Old Soft , diers, and the widows. There are only four of the old Veterans now living in this County, but there are something like twenty of the wid ows. If you have not called for^ your pension, the Cierk has it for yoa and will be glad- for you to call . tot it 1 Mulberry trees a* being planted , in Mexico, in the hope that a silk I industry can be established there. J MR. AND MRS. L D. CHEEK CELEBRATE nFDETH ANNIVERSARY Wadding March Played By Linwood Carver, One Of The Grandsons 4-COURSE MENU SERVED A very delightful and unusual af fair of this week was the observance of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dudley Cheek which was held at their home here Tuesday. June 20th. The guests had been invited from the relatives and a few friends of long standing. They were greeted and welcomed in informal manner. At twelve-thir ty, to the Strains of the wedding march, played by Linwood Carver, grandson of the couple, a line was formed led by the host and hostess to the dining room, where places were found at the two tables. Schu bert's Serenade was softly played during the Seating of the guests. Two beautifully appointed tables were used, the centerpiece for the bride's table being an arrangement of calendulas. The second table was centered with a bowl of snapdrag ons. At each corner were yellow candles in crystal holders. A pro fusion of yellow garden flowers was used throughout the rooms and on the wide verandas. A four course menu was served to thirty-flve guests. Mr. and Mrs. Cheek were married on June 19th, 1883, in Person County, Mrs. Cheek being MiSs Em ma Pleasants, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Pleasants, deceased. After the marriage the couple went to Hillsboro and lived for several years, where Mr. Cheek was asso ciated with his father, John Cheek, in the undertaking business. Later they moved to Roxboro where they have since resided, Mr. Cheek being the senior member of the firm of Cheek and Woody, undertakers. They have five living children and thirteen grandchildren. Their chil dren are: Mrs. H. P. Bryant, Greens boro, Dr. J. U. Cheek, Alheville ; Mesdames Hattie Carver, D. W. Ledbetter and J. C. Woody, Rox boro. This celebration will be of interest to the many friends in other states where there are many relatives also. Those attending the dinenr were: Mrs. H. P. Bryant. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Cheek, Misses Dorothy and Bar bara Cheek, Asheville, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Herring, Rupert and Maxwell Oheek, of Kinston; Mrs. Freddie Wright and son. Wingate Wright, Troy, N. C.; W. L. Fouahee, Dr. Hunter Sweeney, Durham; Dr. J. 8. Spnrgeon, Hillsboro; Mr. and Mrs.' W. J. Pettlgrew, Rev. J. C- Mc Gregor, Dr. H. M. Beam, Mra. C. T. Wilson, Mesdames Ida Allen and Bessie Cannady, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ledbetter. Mesdames Hattie Carver and Carrie P. Bradsher, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Woody, Miss Maggie Allen, Linwood, Carroll and Donald Carver, Master Lawrence and little Miss Mary Carr Woody. o ? Notice Of Election Of County Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction For Fenon County On Monday, July 3, 1033. the County Board of Education of Person County will elect a County Superintendent of Public Instruc tion for said County for the ensu ing term. i This June 16, 1833. 2ts County Board of Education of Person Count: By S. O. Winstead. County Superintendent of Public In- 1 struction and Ex Official Secretary. o ? ? Mr. Wade With Chandler & Jones Mr. John Wade is now with Messrs. Chandler & Jones, the live, wide awake grocerymen, and cor- j dially invites; 'his friends to give ; him a call. Mr. Wade has had long i experience in the grocery business and is prepared to give you his best service. o ? ? ? Entertains at Barbecue Messrs. J. Prank Whitfield and! the Baynes entertained a number of friends at barbecue at the old home of the late Dr. Baynes last Saturday night. The refreshment were served on the lawn and a large number of friends from Rox boro and vicinity of Bushy Pork thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. Roosevelt Divorce Elliott Roosevelt, below, son of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, now in the west, will sieek divorce from his wife on the grounds of incom- ; patibility. Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, above, is the former Eizabeth Don ner, daughter of Wm. H. Donner, of Philadelphia, and owner of The Donner Steel Corporation of Buf falo. They were married in Jan- . uary. 1932, and have one child. FRENCH ALARMED ! AS DOLLAR SHOWS EURIHER DECLINE i Will Propose Adjournment Of London Conference If Stabilization la Denied FEAR BEING FORCED OFF GOLD STANDARD jl London. June 20. ? Alarmed by ] further depreciation of the Amer- ! ] ican dollar today, high French ] quarters asserted tonight that a , proposal for adjournment of the world economic conference would ? jbe presented at a meeting of the steering committee tomorrow un less prospects for currency stabili zation were brighter at that time. The French delegation, which has steadfastly insisted that stabili zation is a prerequisite to success | of the conference, fears that France may be forced off the gold standard if the value of the dollar continues jot decline. The American delegation, how ever, was much encouraged tonight by the wide support which its mon etary program for the lifting of prices and eventual restoration of 'a permanent standard of exchange, received today among the nations participating in the parley. The steering committee, which determines the coufse which the conference shall follow, consists of Prime Minister Macdonald, chair man of the international assembly, Cordell Hull, American Secretary of State; James M. Cox of Ohio; Neville Chamberlain, British Chan cellor of the Exchequer and other chief delegates of Important coun tries. Dollar Weakens. While currency stabilization, which has disturbed the conference for Several days, remained largely in abeyance today, the dollar weak ened again and thus provoked the ? ire of France and other gold stan- J (Continued on page four) TESTCASE Charlotte, June 19.? Basil M. Boyd, Charlotte attorney and member of the State House of Representatives, said today he planned to Institute legrfl pro ceedings tomorrow or next day t? t?W the constitutionality of ?the general sales tax enacted by the Legislature, and due to go into operation July 1. Mr. Boyd was recently em ployed by tfae Charlotte Retail Grocer*' Association to test the validity of the act He said he received today a copy of the proceedings in the Illinois case, in which a sales tax described as similar to the North Carotins measure, was declared nncon If the act Is held anconst*n tional, Mr. Boyd said. ft will be nfumH j for the General As sembly to meet in extra imIqi to balance the State Iwdget WILEY J. 11 DIED AT HIS HOHE FRIDAY AFTERNOON Had Served As Justice Of The Peace For More Than Twenty Years KNOWN AS CHIEF JUSTICE Mr. Wiley J. Winstead died at i lis home on Court Street last Fri lay afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, after in illness of several weeks. For the jaat several days he had been des perately ill and his death was no surprise. Mr. Winstead was a native of Fennessee. but had been living here [or more than 20 years, and was 3ne of the best and most favorably fcnown citizens of the town. He had served as a Justice of the Peace for more than 20 years, and few of his rulings were overruled; in fact he ?ras often called the Chief Justice ay his iptimate friends. Besides his ividow he leaves two daughters, Mrs. E. E. Thomas, and Miss Bivens Winstead, both of Roxboro, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted [rom the Edgar Long Memorial ;hurch, of which he was a member, m Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, fcev. J. F. Herbert, assisted by Revs. W. F. West and A. J. McKelway. I Active pallbearers were O. W. rhomas, Jr., James Carver, F. O. Carver, Jr., K. H. Oakley, L. C. Hall and M. C. Clayton. Those serving as honorary pall aearers were: R. C. Hall, D. C. 3wartz, M. U. Daniels, W. R. Jones, Toe Swartz, J. T. Newton. Marsh Hester, J. M. CBriant, J. E. Dean, IV. E. Ashley, W. A. Sergeant, S. Oliver, S. F. Nicks, Jr., N. V.j Brooks, C. L. Brooks, W. T. Kirby, ! U. T. Clayton, T. D. Winstead, R. ?. Burns, Q. J. Cushwa. Dr. J. D. ' 3 r ads her. Dr. B. E. Love, Dr. W. R. Sambrick, Dr. O. W. Gentry and Jr. B. A. Thaxton. Serving as ftoral bearers : G. C. I Davidson, A. W. Clayton, M. W. j Jatterfleld, N. S. Thompson, W. D. j 3randon, W. H. Harris, Charles Holeman, J. A. Long, A. R. Warren, *. K. Sandert. H. W. Winstead and F. J. Winstead. ?A Important Masonic Meetings Scheduled June 37th. Regular Communica ;ion of Person Lodsre No. 113. Im portant business will be transacted. June 27th at 7:30 o'clock, p. m.. Regular Communication of Person Jcdfe No. 113, A. F. & A. M. Im jortant business will be transacted. | June _24th at 10:00 o'clock a. m.. he Orand Lodge of North Carolina vill meet to observe the anniver iary of Saint John's Day. Grand faster P. T. Wilson, of Winston- i Salem, will preside over a program if especial excellence. Major L. P. I ttcLendon will deliver the principal iddres*. He will be introduced by ion. Prank Hancock, Congressman rom this district. Everybody will lnd a welcome. July 4th at 10,00 o'clock a. m., the 3rand Lodge of North Carolina will neet in a called comnuni cation, rhi* communication is to- be held n connection with the State cele iraton of the centennial of the lay ng of the cornerstone or the State Capitol. The ceremony of 100 years igo will be enacted as nearly as xxssible. All Masons are Invited to ittend. J. Brodie Riggsbee, Secretary. Farley Signs Order to Restore 2c Postage Washington, June 19.? An order to ring the two-cent local rate on lrst class postage on July 1 was lgned today by Postmaster General Parley. The reduction from the present hree-oent rate is being made un ler a recently enacted law and Far cy hopes the volume of business rill be increased to a point where rork will be provided for thousands if postal employes who otherwise night be furloughed without pay. On July 1, postage on letters and ither first-class matter, except pos al cards and private mailing or tost cards, mailed for local delivery it postofflces having city, village or ural letter carrier service, will be t the rate of two cents for each lunce or fraction thereof. The rate in letters mailed to other cities or Ulages remains at three cents. The j ate for cards remains at one cent. o . Counterfeiting of coins was an inderworld "racket" in provinces of he Roman Empire. AMERICAN LEGION IS PLANNING THEIR EIRST LEGION CIRCUS Circus Week in Roxboro, July 3rd to 8th, With 4th The Big Day FREE PRIZES AND NIGHTLY NOVELTIES The local Post of the American Legion is planning what they hope to be the most pretentious - civic event ever presented in Roxboro or vicinity. Durng the week of July 3 to 8 they wil sponsor and present their first annual Legion Circus in the W instead Warehouse in Rox boro. Professional circus and vaude ville acts numbering nine or ten will be contracted and presented intermittently each night and the music for the acts and for the nightly dances will be furnished by a ten-piece broadcasting jazz band to be announced later. Roxboro merchants and auto deal ers will be approached by the ex service boys within the next few days in regard to space for exhibit ing purposes in the building. The Winstead Warehouse will be used to house the mammoth circus and will be beautfiully decorated and brilliantly lighted for the oc casion. In conjunction with the band and the professional acts numerous free prizes and nightly novelties will be incorporated. Legion officials feel they are sponsoring a worthwhile civic move ment and also feel they will have the wholehearted support of the community in their amusement venture. The Roxboro Legion \ommittee in charge of Indoor Circus plans are the fololwing : R. W. Whitfield, H. R. Simmons, Dr. O. O. Davis, C. C Garrett, Irvin Brooks and Iran Moore. o ? TIDE FOR REPEAL RUNNING STRONG Connecticut, New Hampshire And Iowa Join States In Repeal Column 14 STATES TAKE STAND | New Havra, Conn., June 20. ? Connecticut re-emphasized her op- [ position to prohibition today by voting ? to 1 for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, which It never ratified . Fifty delegates pledged to vote at the State convention for ratifica tion of the 21st Amendment, which would repeal the 18th Amendment, were elected. The unofficial returns from the State's 169 towns showed: For repeal, 236.942. Against, 35,349. Even before compilation of the votes was completed, Gov. Wilbur L. CrosS set July 11 at the date for the convention. The 50 delegates, 15 at large and the other represent ing the 35 Congressional districts, will gather at the capitol in Hart ford to record Connecticut formally i (Continued on page four) Death Of Mrs. Mary Ann Hicks Mrs. Mary Ann Hicks died at the home of her husband at Jalong on Saturday afternoon, age 22. Burial services were held on Sun day, June 18th, and the body laid to rest in the John Carver family { burying ground. 1 o ? Negro Found Dead Yesterday afternoon two boysf* walking beside Loch Lily discovered ! the body of George Jones, colored, lying near the water; upon investi gation it was found that the body, was lifeless. Jones had been flsh- ] ing, ag he was laying on a string ; ] of flsh, and doubtless died sudden- ] ly. Upon hearing the evidence It , was not thought necessary to hold t an inquest. o To Clean Cemetery ^ All parties in any way interested ] in the old Martin Clayton cemetery i are asked to please be on hand 1 there on Saturday, July 8th, to a*- j slst in a general cleaning of this 1 cemetery. Come prepared to spend | the day if necessary. 1 MRS. J. A. MOLUE' BEAN CELEBRATES HER 66TH BIRTHDAY Beloved School Teacher And Christian Worker Has Enviable Record LOVES BETHEL HILL BEST OF ALL PLACES Mrs. J. A. Beam, like a gentle breath of Spring, blew into our office last Saturday, and, as usual was in a hurry, but said she just stepped in to tell us she was celebrating her 66th birthday. Unless we knew Mrs. Beam to be truthful to the nth degree, we could not believe sixty-six winters had blown over her head, but she said it was true, and if she say s so, it & true. Mrs. Beam is a native of South Carolina, but has labored with ' folks so long she says she is just as (rood a tar heel as the best, and is Droud of the fact; says she loves North Carolina. Person county. Rox boro and all, but she loves Bethel Hill a little better than any other, spot. And this is not surprising, considering the many pleasant ties to that especialy community; there it was she began her work in this State, and there it was she per formed such a wonderful work. Pew people who have heard of Mrs. Beam but what immediately associate her work with the number of preachers ? dome of the ablest in the Baptist denomination, not only in this State, but throughout the United States and foreign fields; but her work was* not confined to educating preachers, for while in the Senate one of the most charming friend ships formed by the writer was that of a -former student of Bethel Hill Institute, Senator Hairfield, of Morganton, a lawyer and princely gentleman. In talking with him *me evening he asked w if we knew "Mother Beam." And that was just what she was to the hun dreds who enroleld at the Institute, Mother Beam. We have heard nothing of the childhood days of Mrs. Beam, but we are quite sure thatt. she must have been a favorite with all of the children, for her beautiful charac ter could not have started after she reached womanhood. Mrs. Beam is the ideal school teacher, In fact she says she detests cooking and housework, could not make a sock et handkerchif which would pass muster in the social circle, but our word for it, she is an authority in the school room. Sixty-six years, and all so full of good deeds and good wofcks; sel dom will you And her equal, and we doubt if ever her superior. We could write a book? a big book, and still the half of her good qualities would not be told. ? o A Good Job Well Done Some weeks ago Lynwood Carver was engaged to repair and renovate the library books in the Central . grammar school. His experience in book-repairing and library arrange ment had been secured chiefly by instruction given by Miss Leona Lavender, a representative of the Southern Baptist Association's li brary staff, who spent some time in working over the library of the First Baptist Sunday jfchool in Rox boro. Lynwood was her assistant in the work. In renovating and repairing the books in the Central school library Lynwood did an excellent Job. At tention is called to his work pub licly that due credit may be accord ed him, and also to call the atten tion of Sunday school or public school officials in the county to the fact that right here in Roxboro the services of a young man may be se cured to do worthwhile library re pairing at reasonable cost. D. o . Will Entertain Community League Mrs. Penn Noel and Mrs. Hole man will entertain the Community League of Helena at Mrs. NoelJ's home. Saturday afternoon, 2 p. m., June 24th, with a canning demon stration. Every one invited. At Virginia Beach Mr* J. W. Allgood. Misses Vivian, tfinnie, Janie and Lisette Allgood, ind Jim and Buddy Allgood left he first of the week for Virginia Beach, Va., where they will spend ;wo or three weeks. Mr. J. W. All jood will Join them Saturday for he week-end.