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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1933.
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NO. 28.
Mr. Long Says "We Expect
To Reopen Peoples Bank"
President Long Writes In
Detail To The Editor Con
cerning Bank Situation
OFFICERS STILL AT WORK
Mr. J. W. Noel], Editor Courier,
Dear Sir:
I read with a great 'deal of inter
est the editorial in your issue of
June 28th in reference to the Peo
ples Bank. I am in entire agree
ment that the depositors are entitled
to know something of the plans of
the officers and directors looking
forward to the early reopening of
the bank without restrictions. In
quiries from interested depostors
Kpd friends have been courteously
^Hid frankly answered. Various ru
mors have also been confirmed or
corrected as the case may have
been in the interest of truth. The
delay in getting anything definite
has been most trying and irksome.
It has been a great temptation to
publish plans that we have been
working on. The error in doing so
is obvious. Discussions would be
endless and then they are subject ;
to change. The last proposition we
were working on was shown to you
and met with your hearty approval,
and yet through some m&under- .
standing we can not yet say whether |
it will meet with the approval of
the authorities or not. We have
every reason to believe that it will.
The directors have had in mind
all the time that their first duty
was to preserve the deposits of the
bank for the depositors. During
this period of working under re
strictions when the income of the
bank is necessarily reduced, ex
penses have been cut so that the
bank is showing an operating profit
each month.
Owing to tne state of the times j
and the unfortunate position of a
crop failure last year, our efforts to
evolve plans that would permit us
to open In a liquid condition de
manded by our bankng commission- i
er have been exceedingly difficult. |
However the trend of business dur
ing the past sixty days has been all
in our favor and we can do today
things that could not have been
done earlier, and these favorable
developments put banks in a much
stronger position than they have
been during the past two years.
Our present plan is before the
Commissioner of Banks and the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
for approval. We have met in this
plan all objectons made by them !
and have followed their suggestions.
We hoDe to hear favorably at any
time. When we do we will bring it
before our expositors anc} friends
and believe they will approve it as
the very best that could be done
under the circumstances.
I know that it looks like we have
not acted very fast or possibly as
rapidly as we should, but I will
toy that there has scarcely been a
Bek that some one officially con
nected with the People^ Bank has
not been away looking after its in
terests. Our determination to re
open this Bank has never faltered.
We expect to reopen it and that it
will serve our people in a better
way than it has ever done before.
The officers, directors, and friends
of this bank can never forget the I
loyalty of its depositors, and the
fact that it is not now open for un
restricted business is the most em
barrassing and saddest experience
any of us have ever had.
"I shall ba glad to give s?u such
information that may be of public
interest in regard to the Bank that
I can. I trust no one will hesitate
to ask me.
Yours very truly,
J. A. Long.
An Unusual Request !
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Last night while the City Dads
were in regular monthly session a
Negro man entered the office of the
City manager, and called for the
Mayor. When Mayor Dawes re
sponded the caller gaid he Just
wanted a little information. The
mayor told him to proceed, and he
said, "I want to know what it will
cost me to knock h ? 1 out of a
negro. Just tell me and I will
know how to proceed." While the
mayor and council laughted the ne
gro took his departure, but up to
the present writing no one has
been found who had anything
knocked out of him.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E. a. 1
Clayton, of Lexington, Ky., a son, j
William fiugene, on July 3rd. .
Cotton Pullers
Make Appearance
In Georgia Area
Albany, Gju, July 4. ? An acre
of cotton was destroyed last
night on the Early county
plantation of Mrs. H. E. High
tower who has declined to sign
an agreement to plow np a por
tion of her cotton lands in ftc- '
cordanc? with the proposed
government allotment plan.
A sign left in the field read:
"This is (he beginning. Sign np
cr we pull up."
Mrs. High tower, widow of one
of the largest growers in this
section declined to enter into
the acreage redaction agreement
on the ground that her farm
avera/pes only eight acres of cot
ton to each of the 170 plows
operated.
Notice To Citizens
Failing to List Taxes
The tax list of Person County has
been completed and the tax listers
have reported a great number of
people who failed to list their prop
erty for taxation. To fail to list
property for taxation is a misde
meanor under the laws of this
state. And this is a growing evil in
Person County about which action
must be taken to cause correction.
Consequently the Board of County
Commissioners has instructed us to
proceed on and after July 17th to
bring indictments against those who
have at that time failed to list their
taxes. These instructons will be
followed as rapidly as possible. In
the meantime those wishing to es
cape indictment may list their
taxes wth W. T. Kirby, Register of
Deeds, by paying a penalty of twen
ty-five cents.
J. S. Walker. County Accountant.
R. P. Burns, County Attorney.
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SCREEN STAR IN I
AIRPLANE CRASH
Hoot Gibson Hurt In Race
With Ken Maynard At
National Air Races
Municipal Airport, Los Angeles,
July 3. ? Hoot Gibson, who rode to
fame in pictures on a horse, took
to an airplane today in a special
match race at (the National (Air
Races, and wound up in a hospital
with concession of the brain or a
possible skull fracture, received in
a crash witnessed by 25,000 spec
tators.
The gray-haired Hollywood actor, ,
long a sportsman pilot, slipped to
the ground after rounding the sec
ond pylon In a 15-mHe race against
Ken Maynard, another actor who
stars on horseback and spends much
of his leisure flying airplanes. The
two were flying for a trophy do
nated by Will Rogers, film humorist.
Gibson was catapulted from his
ship as the motor struck the ground.
He was unconscious when am- :
bulance attendants dragged him
from the sihip, but recovered quick
ly and, with the aid of nurses at
an emergency hospital, walked into
a dressing room.
Y. T. H. F.? To Go
On Camping Trip
Several members of the Bethel
Hill Chapter of Young Tar Heel
Farmers, accompanied by A. G. {
Bullard, teacher of agriculture, will
leave July 10 for a week's camping
trip in Washington, D. C., and the i
Valley of Virginia.
The group of boys have already
made plans to visit the many places
of historical interest, government
buildings, and other places of in
terest.
The boys will leave Bethel Hill
Monday, July 10 and go directly to
Washington, returning the follow- j
ing Saturday through the Valley
of Virginia.
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Mr. Hester Returns
To "His Ship
Mr. Theo Hester, Jr., has return
ed to his ship in New York after
a visit to his: parents here since
Christmas. Yottfig Hester has been
to Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, Panama
and Cuba. He was stationed In
Long Beach, CaL, at the time of
the earthquake. \
STRONG BUSINESS
RECOVERY NOTED
New York Trade Board Says
Depression Over; Public
Works Provide Jobs
SURVEY IN 100 CITIES
New York, July 4. ? American
business has taken a decidedly up
ward trend, the New York Board
of Trade reported today on the ba
sis of a survey of conditions in 100
representative cities.
Increases in employment, pay
rolls, wages, industrial production,
wholesale and retail sales, postal re
ceipts, bank clearings, gas consump
tion and telephones justify the con
clusion, the board said.
"The conclusion is inescapable
that the depression is over and that
we are well on the road to recov
ery," said Percy C. Magnus, presi
dent of the board.
"Business is now in the convales
cence stage," he continsed. "There
may be some setback^; we all sin
cerely hope not. If we have them,
we believe they will not be serious.
We are now probably well on the j
way to one of the greatest periods
cf stabilized prosperity in the\whole
business history of the country."
Chambers; of commerce, boards
of trade and similar business or
ganizations co-operated in complet
ing the survey. Statistics, graphs
and charts were produced to sub
stantiate the assertion there were
decisive gains in May and June.
Reports of increased car loading^
and material improvement for rail
roads and other forms of trans
portation were received. Several cit
ies cited reopening of railroad shops '
and the return of large numbers of
employes to their Jobs of replacing
railroad equipment.
Boy Scouts Camo
Opens This Wee
The local camp for the Boy Scouts
will open Thursday morning, July
6th. at ten o'clock, and will last
until July 11th. This camp will
be under the supervision of Mr. O.
B. Gorman, who is the drector of
the Cherokee Council. This camp
originally intended to be had
down on Flat River, but on a late
date was changed to a lake out at
Mss Katie Sue Russell's farm near
RoSfeville. This change was on ac
count of water conditions. The*
camping committee felt that the
water conditions down on the Flat
River site were most too deep and
too hazardous to take a camp of
boys of this kind.
This is the first time that Per
son county has had a camp of the
nature. Hie camoing committee has
arranged so that the cost to each
boy will not be more than $1.00;
every boy carries his own provis
ions for the week's camping. Most
all the scouts of this county are r
expected to attend. Some troops
have already reported they will
have 100% attendance.
Saturday night will be parents'
night and all parents are urged to j
be at camp at 7:30 p. m. to wit
ness a program given by the boys.
There will also be an excellent
speaker on this program. The coun- j
cil insists that the parents, al$o
council members and as many oth
ers come as possible, that you may
see wha^ your boys! are learning in
Good Reports.
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this camp.
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Co. Commissioners
In Regular Session
The board of County Commit- ,
sicners met in regular session Mon
day. Aside from routine business
they adopted resolutions asking the
Highway Commission to build a
roa4 leadng from Roxboro to Hills
boro, by way of Hurdle Mills, and
also to complete that link connect
ing Roxboro and Burlington on
route 144, as well as the northern
end of same route leading to Vir
gilina, Va. It .is confidently ex
pected these roads will be built, as
the first should have' been con
structed long since, being one of
the county-seat to county-aeat roads
as first authorized in the original
road construction bill. The other
projects have been considered for a
long time, and we believe Mr. Jef
fress will see the justness of the
resolution by the commissioners.
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Monday Is The 10th
And you are expected to pay your
telephone bill on or before that;
date. Don't put it off.
Morris Telephone Co. i
Our Industrial Boss
General Hugh S. Johnson, admin
istrator of the Federal Industrial
fcct, at his: desk in Commerce head
quarters at Washington, where he
started the wheels turning in our
lew industrial era.
DEFER SHOWDOWN
IN MONEY BATTLE
AT WORLD PARLEY
Roosevelt Sends New Instruc
tions to American Delega
tion At London
rHINKS ADJOURNMENT
CAN BE PREVENTED
Washington, July 4. ? President
ftoosevelt tonight cabled fresh in
structions to the American delega
ion at the London Economic Con
'erence to put forth every effort to
teep the parley going.
Returning to uie wnite House at
),30 p. m., from h's two weeks' va
aition cruise, Mr. Roosevelt took up
mmediately the latest reports from
the troubled economic parley. He
iecided to send a message to the
American conferees and the new
instructions were coded and dis
patched through the Navy Depart
ment. It was said authoriatively
that Mr. Roosevelt had every con
fidence that the conference would
not break up and that the Ameri
:an delegation would act to keep it
in progress.
The next of the Roosevelt cable
i ras not disclosed, and it was re
iterated that any news regarding
the conference must come from Lon
Jon.
The President's confidence in a
:ontinuation of the struggling con
ference became known even ag the
nost pessimistic reports were com- j
ing out of London, many of them
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No Processing 1 ax
On Farmers' Wheat
n
Considerable discussion on the
Dart of interested persons has taken
place the past few days regarding
whether or not a processing tax will
x levied "By the local flour mills on
vheat that farmers bring to the j
?espective mills to be ground into
lour for home consumption and
ilantation useg. j
A letter from Dr. Warburton, Dl
'ector of Extension, Washington, D. j
3., to H. K. Sanders, County Agent,
rives a direct reply to this question
m page 2, section 4 of Wheat Reg- j
ilaticns, Series 1, which states:
"ThA act exempts from the pro- .
:essing tax, wheat produced by or
or a producer for consumption by
lis own family, employees, or
lousehold. This means, according
<o the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
hat a farmer may for his own con
sumption have his wheat ground
>r may procure direct from the
nill grinding his wheat, in ex
:hange for his wheat, an equivalent
imount of flour made from similar
vheat without any tax being im
>osed."
It has been rumored that certain
n'llers in the county have told
armers that r tax would have to
>e levied for the grinding of their
rhe&t into flour, but the above
itatement coming direct from Washi
ngton should be sufficient at this
ime to correct this misunderstand
ng. No, fanners, you will not have
o pay a tax on your "wheat bread"
rround for your own household or
ilantation use*. Get ready to sow
ir. wheat crop this fall for home
lse. July is the time to turn the
and for wheat.
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
MAY SAVE THE LIFE
OF LITTLE ISABELLE
"A Friend" Sends In A Five
Dollar Bill ? Send In
Yours Today
SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS i
'
Last week we made a plea for !
little Isabel le Walker ,the little girl
now in Watts hospital. The welfare
department hag ruled that it will !
not make any contribution for hos
pital work, and of course the hos
pitals can not continue to care for
these cases without some one pay
ing for at least a part of their
keep; the hospitals lose money on
every one of theste charity patients,
charging only two dollars a day for
same. Unfortunately, as stated,
the County has no funds and can
not help, and the town is under
no obligations as the patient does
not live in town, and if she did the
town treasury is even in worse con
dtion than the County's, hence the
only thing left is for the citizens of
both town and County to chip in
| and make up a purse for little Isa
| belle. It is a sad case, an urgent
j case, and we trust it will not be
I necessary to make a personal call on
you, but that you will send in your
I contribution to The Courier, when
! the mbney will be turned over to
i the proper authorities. It means
j life or death, will you help? . {
The following contributions have
been received:
J. W. Noell, The Courier, $10.00. j
Miss Maude Satterfield, $2.00.
D. R. (Jake) Taylor, $2.50.
A Friend, $5.00.
Acknowledgement will be made of
j all contributions through these
columns. Please let us have yours
today.
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Notice To Landowners
The Board of County Commis
sioners will meet at 9:30 A. M. on
Wednesday, July 12th, to act as a
Board of Equalization to hear and
pass on complaints regarding the
assessed value of real estate in Per
son County. The Board has made a
horizontal cut of 33 1-3 per cent
in the value of gll real estate in
! Person County and the only pur
pose in the meeting is to adjust
' Inequalities in valuatio nthat may
be presented to it. Any landowners
! feeling that their property is val
ued Inequitably with that of their
neighbors should present their com- .
plaints at this meetipg because the
Board will be without authority to
make adjustments later.
W. T. Kirby, Clerk to Board.!
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Agricultural Asst.
Examination July 7
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced that
it has received a sufflcent number
of applications for emergency agri
cultural assistant positions to meet
present needs, and that the receipt
of applications will close on July
7. Applications must be on file in
the Commission's office at Wash
ington, D. C., on or before that
date. The examination was an
nounced to fill vacancies under the
newly-created Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
C. C. Garrett, Local Sec.
Popular Younj?
Couple Married
Mr. Norman A. Kinkead and Miss
Annie Belle Thaxton were married
Monday morning in Halifax, Va.
The marriage was quite a surprise
to their many friends, but all will
wish them many happy years. Mrs.
Kinkead is a native of Roxboro, the
daughter of Mrs. Geo. T. Thaxton,
and is a popular member of the
younger set, while the groom is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kinkead,
and is a native of Philadelphia. He
is connected with the Somerset
Mills, representing the mills in and
around Boston, where they will make
their headquarters for the present.
Forestry Camp Boys
Here On Vacation!
Quite a number of the boys from
here who are in forestry camps in
Western North Carolina, spent the
week-end and 4th here with home
folks. The boys look as if the
world was Serving them pretty well
and say they are enjoying the work.
Crowds Are Flocking To
American Legion Circus
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325 ADDED TO
PAY ROLL IN
MAY AND JUNE
Confirming the fact that busi
ness ig improving is a report
from Mr. G. H. Elmore, Per
sonnel Director of Collins &
Aikman Corporation, that 325
new employees were added to
the Company pay rolls during
the months of May and June.
This increase in employment
has already resulted in the
largest number of employees
ever carried at the Roxboro
plant, and further states Mr.
Elmore, additions are still be
ing made to the force in several
departments of the plant.
Name Dates For
Opening Markets
Virginia Beach, Va., June 30. ?
The 1933 tobacco crop, described by
President A. B. Carrington of the
Tobacco Association of the United
States as considerably larger than \
that of last year, "but not exces
sive," starts going on the market
August 1 with the opening of the
Georgia, markets.
Opening dates for markets in the
other belts, announced here today
by the association's sale committee,
were as follows:
South Carolina, August 15.
Eastern Carolina, August 29.
Middle Belt, September 19.
Old Belt, September 26.
Dark Virginia Belt, November 7.
Tobacconists attending the asso
ciation's 33rd annual convention
here today would make no predic
tion as to what wil be the effect of
the farm relief bill on tobacco
prices! this year.
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PROMINENT CITIZEN
DIED THIS MORNING
Col. W. L. Lewis Dies At
Home of Mr. Kendall Street
This Morning
VERY POPULAR CITIZEN
Col. W. L. Lewis died at the
home of his son-in-law, Mr. Ken
dall Street, this morning at 10:30.
He had been Seriously ill for several
days.
Col. Lewis was a native of Vir
ginia, and came here as representa
tve for one of the tobacco compan
ies, and continued in this capacity
for several years, later resigning
and retiring from business. Few
men have ever lived here who had
more friends than did Col. Lewis;
he was a friend to every one, and
always had a good word for every
one. He was a faithful and con
sistent member of the Edgar Long
Memorial Church, and was always
in his seat both at preaching and
in Sunday School. He will be miss
ed by bis Pastor, as he was one
who could be counted on for any
and all work.
He leaves to mourn his departure
two daughters, Mrs. S. J. Dickens
and MrS. K. L. Street, both of Rox
boro: and two sons.'-M*.- Will Lewis
of Richmond, Va? and Mr. Jake
Lewis of California.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Friday morning at 10 o'clock, in
the Edgar Long Memorial Church.
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Two Services at Leas
Chapel July 9th
Two services will be held the
second Sunday in July at; Leas
Chapel Church. These services will
be held in connection with the quar
terly conference. First service will
be at 11 a. m., Second at 2:30 p. m.
Dinner will be served on the
ground and the public is cordially
invited.
Family Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Burns hav*
as their guests Mr. R. H. Burns
of White ville ; Mrs. Herbert E. Nor
ris and granddaughter, Elizabeth,
of Raleigh; Mrs. E. C. Winchester
and children. Page and Jane, of
Monroe. Mr. R. H. Burns was for
several years superintendent of
Roxboro schools, and as monument
to him there stands on the grounds
two maple trees planted by him.
Will Last All Week, With
Complete Change Of
Program Daily
DECORATIONS LAVISH
. The opening of the American
Legion Circus surpassed all expec
tations of the committee inasmuch
as the inclemency of the weather
forbade much optimism as to the
crowcft. In spite of bad weather
conditions the Winstead Warehouse
was comfortably crowded and the
audience seemed more than pleased
with the excellent circus and vaude
ville program presented under the
auspices of the ex-service boys.
All of the professional acts seem
ed to meet the- approval of the
crowd and it was said that the
complete program surpassed any
thing of a similar nature ever pre
sented* in the community. The out
standing acts, judging by the ap
plause are as follows: The Shoot
ing Mansflelds, America's premier
rifle shot; the O'Connor Sisterq, ex
ceptional singers, dancers and musi
cians; Blackie Holt, old time black
face comedian of minstrels; Joanne
and Audrey, the act beuatiful.
In conjunction with the circus end
of the amusement enterprise, each
night starting at approximately ten
o'clock and lasting until 1 o'clock
the World War veterans are spon
soring nightly dances. Special de
corations, electrically sanded floor
and a good orchestra should com
bine to make the Legion dances
nightly successful.
Along the line of decorations Le
gion officials are to be complimented
upon tiie beauty of the building.
The Winstead Warehouse, donated
to the Legion by P. J. and R. L.
Hester, is transformed during the
Legion week by the use of flags, fes
tooning and colored lights into a
beautiful exhibition building,^ _
The Legon feels that much of the
success of their venture is due to
the cooperation of the always loyal
following merchants and automo
bile men of Roxboro and vicinity:
R. R. Benson, Kirby Bros.' Theatre,
Carolina Pines Corp., Coca-Cola,
Good Gulf Gasoline, T. W. Pass &
Co., Lime-Cola Bottling Co., Wav
erly Ice Cream Co., Stewart Motor
Co. Plymouth and Dodge, Griffin
& Joyner Chevrolet Co., Jackson
Motor Co. Studebaker and Rockne
dealers, and Sinclair Oil Co., and
the following advertising banners:
Davis Drug Co., R. H. Gates, Kirby
Bros.' Laundry and dry cleaners,
J. C. Whitt, Harris Service Station,
Leggett's Dept. Store, The New
Jones Hotel, Mi-Own Beauty Shop,
Pender's, Longhurst Mercantile Co.,
A R. Davis, Baker's Meat and Gro
cery, and Red Lane Service Station.
The Legion circus continues
through this entire week with en
tire changes of program and the ex
service boys extends to each and
every one a most cordial welcome
to visit their circus with the guar
antee of a most enjoyable e to
all.
Notice To Pupils
Of Rcxboro Schools
Those pupils of the Roxboro
schools who desire to take special
examinations to remove conditions
on the past year's wjork should
prepare to stand the tests to be
given the second week in August.
Pupils who have failed need coach
ing by competent tutors, and a per
iod of at least six weeks should be
spent in preparing to remove each
half unit of work failed.
Furthermore, the boys and girls
who wish to take the tests should
notify the superintendent of the
schools as to what tetfts are desired.
Respectfully,
Q. C. Davidson,
July 4. Supt. Roxboro Schools.
Farmers To Meet
The Bethel Hill Farmers Club
will meet at Bethel Hill high school
Friday night, July 7, at 8 o'clock.
Every farmer in the oc torn unity is
Invited to attend this meeting.
Bring some one with you and en
joy a good program.
Pie And Cake Sale
Oircle No. 2 of the First Baptist
Church of Roxboro will have a pie
and cake sale Sat., July 15. 10 a. m.
In Carolina Power and Ufht Co.'s
store. Pies 25 cents each, and
cakes $1. Everybody & invited to
coiM'and buy your Sunday's des
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At Bethel Hill
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