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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 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 47 YEARS. Best People on Earth; Good Churches and Schools; Where Optimism Rules. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT ? $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. L. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1933. NO. 34. TEACHERS NAMED FOR COMING YEAR Announce List Of Teachers Of Roxboro Schools For Year 1933-1934 TERM OPENS SEPT. 14THi White High School Superin(tending Principal Rox- j boro District Schools: G. C. David son. Mrs. Grace O. Clayton, Leon ard T. Heffner, Mary Foy Hester, E. N. Jones. Texys Morris, Mrs. Mil dred D. Nichols, Lucy C. Thomson, Roxannah Yancey. Elementary ? Central School Principal: Inda Colling Emily Barnette. Mrs. Rena Allen Blalock, >Mrs. Irene Goode Bowen, Laura Marie Garland, Rosa Claire Harris, Mrs. W ,H. Long, Sue Merritt, Maude Leigh Montague, Musette L. Montague, Mrs. Haywood Simpson, Carrie Sue Vernon, Mollie L. Whit ted. Blanche Winstead, Nellie Bird Woods. Music: Katherine Hatchett. Lomrhurst School Principal : Nell Armistead. Min nie Allgood, Mrs. Mildred Monta gue, Kathleen Williams, Mrs. Em ory Winstead. Cavel School Principal: Mrs. C. W. phillips. Margaret Carlton, Mabel Montague, Frankie Wrenn, Helen Stanfleld C?) If allowed. j Colored Person County Training School High School: Principal and Vo cational teacher to be elected later. Rosa Belle Allen, Mrs. Alice F. Ford, Hilda Henrietta Hayes, Barbara C. Johnson. Mattie E. Owens. Elementary: Mrs. Earle T. Brooks, Leonidas W. Brooks, Mrs. Pearl E. Burton, Beatrice L. Harris, Lucy T. Harris. Mrs. Flossie Humphrey, Maggie U. Johnson, Ruby E. Moore, Mrs. Pearl Pittman. Adam's Chapel School Mabel Dickens. County Home School Elsie Satterfleld. Lee Clay School Clarence Lytle, Mary Clay Harris. The opening date for Roxboro District Schools is Thursday, Sept. 14th. * n -? Ycuns: Ladv Injured When Hit By Auto On Monday night at about 11:00 Miss Mamie Pleasants of the Hes ter Store section, of the county, who was visiting in Jalong, was struck and knocfed to the pavement by an autofobile driven by Wilson Long of Roxboro. The car came from behind the City Bus and was almost on top of Miss Pleasants before either she or the driver of the car realized what was happen ing. Upon examination by Dr. Love Miss Pleasants was found to be in jured in her left hip and leg. However no fractures were found and although she was in consider able pain Miss Pleasants did not suffer any serious injury. o? Ice Cream Supper On Saturday night, Aug. 12th, the Intermediate Class and teacher of Lea Bethel Baptist church had an ice cream supper. There were about thirty or more present. In the earlier part of the evening the young people entertained them selves by singing and in the latter part about 9:00 o'clock, they were served with ice cream. Every one enjoyed themselves. ? Rosa Turner. Three Cities Reject School Supplement If we are to Judge the elections held yesterday the people generally are satisfied with the eight months school term, as Charlotte, Greens^ boro and Concord refused to vote for any supplemental funds to in crease the term to nine months. In all three cities the vote was over whelmingly against the proposition. o Services at Roxboro Prim. Baptist Church L. ????? There will be preaching services at the Roxboro Primitive Baptist church here on Sunday evening, August 27tfy at 7:30 o'clock, by EMer Dpvkf Slangier. The public is cordially invited to* this service. T. T. letter of Blanch, route I; has dug the first ternch silo for Caswell County and will use It to feed ten cows this winter. The Palace Theatre is go ing to have what It calls Gold Day, when it will five away J125.00 in told. This is an ab solute gift, and some are go ing to be made happy over the deal. On other pages will be found attractive announce ments, with names of those who are ' interested with the theatre, and you aan get full particulars from either of those merchants whose names are listed, or you can get par ticulars from 'Jie Palace HER SLIPS ONE OVER ON JAILER LONC Red Tingen Locks Jailer In When He Conies To Aid Ot Sick Inmate LEAVE KEYS BEHIND One of the guests of Mr. Arthur Long up in Stony Loanesome on top of the courthouse was taken with a paihTast "night, Mr. X6hg,admtn istering first aid treatment, went to get some pills for the ailing one. Upon returning he found his pa tient in such agony that in hurry ing to get relief to him he unwit tingly left his keys in the door leading from the main corridor of the "hostelry". However, so the story goes, when Mr. Long turned to leave the jail he found the door locked and one of his guests. Red Tinflan. had uncermonously de parted from his abode. He was kind and thoughtful enough to leave the keys behind so our jailer had no difficulty in getting relieved from his embarrassing predicament. So if you see a strange looking man loitering around your place it rfiight be this disciple of Houdini. a ? ? ANNUAL SESSION OF THE JR. ORDER Convenes At Hickory, Tues day, August 22nd, for A Two-Day Session NOTABLES T O ATTEND t Hickory, Aug. 14. ? Members of the Junior Order in every county in North Carolina are now preparing to attend the annual session of the state council which convenes here Tuesday. August 22nd, for a two -day session. Lewis P. Hamlin ? of Brevard, as state councilor will I preside over the sessions. Members of the local council have prepared an excellent program of entertainment for several hun dred visitors expected here for the convention. While the convention | has but little time for special enter tainment, time will be taken out for a little diversion. Reports of the state officers will show excellent progress during the iyear now ending with a large num ber of new councils instituted. The membership report will reveal small losses in members despite the un usually hard period through which the tate has just pased. Among the notables expected to attend the session are: Gurney P. Hood, State bank commtssoner; Dr. Charles E. Brewer, president of Meredith College; Charles Aber nathy, congressman; and national council officers. Election of officers will be one of | the outstanding matters of business to confront the session. B. C. Siske, state vice councilor of Warsaw, will automatically be elevated to the office of councilor. In all *.Lher offices contests are expected. j # j o ; Series of Meetings At Brooksdale Ch. The series of meetings will begin at Brooksdale church on the first Sunday night In September. Bro. Paul Root will assist the pastor. The meeting will go on through the following week at 8 o'clock p. lA. ~ The public is cordially invited to any and all of these services. 8. P. Nicks, Pastor. HearD about TowN ? ft ' Mr. R. B. Griffin, the popular and efficient principal of Bethel Hill high school, was a Roxboro visitor Monday. Mr. Griffin appeared be fore the Board of Education con cerning r outing busses for his school. ? ? ? Rev. and Mrs. W. F. West and son, Billy, Rev. J. C. McGregor and Mr. Howard Young of this city, and Rev. P. T. Worrell of Yanceyville, left yesterday morning for Louisville, Ky., where they will spend a few days. Louisville is the birthplace of Master Billy, and he was verjr much enthused over the visit. ? ? ? We are glad to say, so far this week there has been no signs of snakes on Lamarr street, and the victims of the past week have re covered. A1 snakes, even though it be the harmless black snake, had best keep under cover on Lamarr. ? ? ? Mrs. H. M. Beam and daughter, Patsy, Mrs. J. H. Hughes and sons, Jack and Charles, and Mrs. Ray mond Bailey and daughters, Rach ael and Sarah, have returned from a week's stay at Bay View. Dr. J H. Hughes and Dr. H. M. Beam spent the week-end with them, all returning the first of the week. ' You know there is always an IF. This Couhty has the best crop of tobacco raised - in many years and IP it brings a fair, price ? we mean if it will average around twenty cents ? the farmers will be sitting on top of the world; many of them will clean up their debts, and the others will pay their taxes, with a little mite paid on mortgages. Altogether, things look mighty good for busi ness here this fall. ? ? ? Miss Eugenia Bradsher of Dur ham. Misses Sue Bradsher, Mary Hester, Esther Thompson, Eva New ton and Annie Lou Thomas left on Tuesday for Chicago where they will visit the World's Pair. Mrs. W. I.j Newton accompanied this party as far as Cincinnati, where she was met by her son-in-law, Mr. E. G. Clayton of Lexington, Ky. Mrs. I Newton will visit Mr. and Mrs. t Clayton at their home in Lexington. ? ? ? Bill Howell (William Howard, son of Mr. E. L. Howard of this county) who has been in training in Washington for the past year in order to engage in boxing contests, fought his first six round bout on August 5. Mr. Howell appeared on the same card with Billy Strick- j ler of Washington and Ken Overlfn | of Norfolk. Bill Howell has won several four round bouts in Norfolk. * ? ? The highway forces are at work repairing the Roxboro-Oxford high way. We hope it will not be many weeks before contracts are let and some new highways leading into Roxboro are under construction. Plenty of help can be had In this County, and at thirty cents an hour it will wonderfully feelp business here. ? ? ? -We regret to learn that Rev. N. J. Todd's mother, who lives in Ber tie county, is seriously ill. He was called to her bedside by a message received Saturday morning. ? ? * Mrs. P. C. Coldwell, of Stanton, Tenn., and her three daughters, Mrs. Nannie Karr, Miss Nellie Coldwell and Mrs. Ivey Martain. of Mem phis, Tenn., jeft Monday morning for their respective homes after spending several days here, as guests of their cousin, Mr. C. H. Hunter. They aJso visited their parents in Craven county. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Talley and Claude and Eunice May Talley have returned to their home at Se mora after visiting Mrs. W. B. Bar ker in Danbury, Conn. They also j visited Mrs. "Hieodore Kehoe in J Breuster, N. Y? and visited in Til- 1 sonburg. Canada and Niagara Falls. Mrs. Barker returned with Mr. and Mrs. Talley for a visit. The 'New Deal' Watch | There may not be anything new under the sun, but certainly that] new Jump watch ? the "New Deal," the Newells call it, is new on us. In lieu of hands it has a (ace sim ilar to the speedometer. It is a beauty and if you are interested in a watch you might Investigate the Jump. BOARD Of EDUCATION IN MAR SESSION Committeemen Named For Several Districts, And Truck Routes Approved FINAL APPROVAL LATER The Board of Education for Per- j son County met In regular session j on last Monday, August 14. There 1 were several items of routine busi ness to be attended to and also the the board had to appoint new com mitteemen for several of the school districts in the county. This is in accordance with the ruling of At torney General Dennis Q. B rum mitt who has recently decreed that three committeemen from each dis trict is sufficient. Hi us the follow ing appointments were made: Mr. T. T. Mitchell was appointed to fill the place left vacant by Mr P. O. Clayton on the Olive Hill Board. Bethel Hill: A. J. Crutchfleld. Les lie Hall, Stephen Gentry. Helena: J. G. Chambers, Ed. [ Brooks, J. Prank Timberlake. Bushy Fork: Carl Hester, Eddie Broach, Howard Hester. Allensville : Ed. Gentry, B. G. Crumpton, Dr. G. C. Vickers. In addition to the appointing of ] these new men on these respective boards the matteer of truck routes 1 was taken up. The Superintendent presented the proposed routes to the board meeting and they were passed on as~indicated-on 4he map. ' However these will have to be pre sented to the State School Com mission for the final approval and so announcement of the routes will be at a later date. Mrs. C. A. Whitfield Dies On Tuesday Mrs. C. A. Whitfield, age 71, wife ; of the late Mr. Q A. Whitgeld, died at the home of Mrs. F. O. Bumpass, near Virgilina, Va., on Tuesday morning at 7 a. m. She had been in failing health for about a year, having suffered a stroke of paraly- j sis from which she never recovered. Funeral services will be conducted at the grave near Bushy Fork, in the family cemetery today at 3 o'clock, Elders W. R. Monk) and Lex Chandler in charge. Mrs. Whitfield is survived by three daughters, Mrs. F. O. Bum pass of Virgilina; Mrs. C. H. Clay ton, Yanceyville; Mrs. R. W. Roy ster, Reidsville; four sons. Mr. W. W. Whitfield. Zebulon; Mr. L. A. Whitfield, Jalong; Mr. C. D. Whit field. Leasburg, and Mr. K. A. Whitfield of Roxboro. o Electrician Injured Mr. Dan Loftis, while engaged at his regular job of assistant elec trician to Fred Long, burned his arm severely yesterday morning while he and Mr. Long were en gaged in some electrical wiring for the Longhurst plant of the Roxboro Cotton Mills. It seems that they were working on a switch box when it burst without warning. Mr. Lof tis was painfully burned but his hurts were not of such a serious nature as to render him hlpless. He was out on the street a short time after the accident and except for the use of the arm which was| bdrned, his right one, he appeared to be enjoying his usual good health. T ? First Baptist Church Rev. W .F. West is taking his j annual vacation this month, conse quently there will be no preaching j services this church Sunday. ] Sunday -School, and all other church , activities will be held as usual. ] o Aid Society j< i The Ladies Aid Society will meet ' with Mrs. A. F. Nichols and Mrt. | Mollie Satterfield at the home of ( the latter Aug 19th, at 3 o'clock. I Mrs. J. T. Blackard, Pres. ] o j, Garden Club Meeting ; ? Garden club meets Monday, Aug. | 21st, at 4 o'clock p. m., at the Wo- [ man's club. j t Mrs. J. J. Winstead, Sec. j < o [< Helena vs Hosiery Mill , The Helena baseball team will play Durham Hosiery Mill at Hel ena Friday afternoon. Everybody', come out and loofc at a goo<! ball 1 game. . ... II TEACHERS AND TEXTILES; CHILDREN AND CIGARETTES Newspaper Writer Presents Figures Concerning Sit uation Iu Our State TEACHERS STILL LOYAL (Published by request of School Teacher) Already it is assured that the minimum wage for textile workers in North Carolina will be . larger this year than the minimum wage for teachers. We wonder if future develop ments will also assure that the minimum wage of cigarette workers will be larger than the minimum wage of those who are assigned to work with and train our children. It is a matter of record, too, ac cording to one official over in Greensboro, that one county pays an expert more to look after pigs than it is preparing to pay those who look after the children in the school room. But getting back to the minimum wages for textile workers versus the pay of teachers in this State, The News and Observer presents some Interesting bgures: "At $12 a week a cotton mill worker will receive $624 a year. How will this compare with the wage of aur teachers? " * " ~ "Last year in North Carolina the lowest teacher wage in the State was something like $30 a month for a Negro teacher with a second grade certificate in a school of 22 pupils or less. Since such schools generally have only a six-month term such a teacher received for her teaching in a year $180. A white teacher in a similar school received around $45 a month or $230 a year for her teaching. Such low grade teachers in such low grade schools are few but they do exist. "The lowest paid large group of teachers are those who hold elemen tary C grade certificates. Last year they received around $60 a month. If the term of schools in which they taught was six months, as was us ual, they receive from the State in a year for their teachings, $360. "Of the 23,000 school teachers in North Carolina. 11,000 are college graduates. Last year these teach ers of the highest type received un der the State schedule around $90 a month. If the schools in which they taught ran for a six -month term they received $540 for their teaching in a year. "Thus so far as State contribu tion and State salaries are concern ed, -last year school teachers in North Carolina received for a year's teaching less than cotton mlU work ers will receive under the code which soon goes into effect in that industry. School teachers in addi tion must expect a cut from the sal aries of last year. For many teach ers the terms will be longer which will mean more months of pay. For many the terms will be shorter, which will mean less months of pay. But the whole body of school teach ers in the State under the law will receive a salary cut of not less than 30 per cent per month. This does not mean that all will receive a 30 per cent" cut but the average will be reduced 30 per cent."? Winston Salem Journal. ? v 1 Community Stew i On last Friday evening rhost of the residents of that section of our town known as Western Reams town gathered together with a number of invited guests for a good aid fashioned brunswick stew. Messrs. Robert Dickerson and Mel vin CBriant were masters of the ceremonies and they did the thing up in their usual efficient style. It was voted one of the best stews that the guests had ever eaten. The quality of the stew can be attested to by the fact that whpn everyone lad enough there was not any left jver. ? I o Edgar Long Memorial There will be preaching service it the Edgar Long Memorial Meth adist church Sunday morning at 11 ) 'clock, by the Pastor. Subject: ?Wholesome Tongue." There will be 10 night services. The public Is jcrdially invited. Pitt County farmers will plaw up 1.947 acres of cotton as a result of the reduction campaign, reports farm agent E. P. Arnold. ?i - i1. s T- 1 On our stage ? one of Hollywood's * most beloved Movie Stars ? Harry t "Freckles" Spear of Our Gang Com- c edies. He Sings, Dances, and tells i you all about "The Gang." Appear ;ing Saturday, Aug. 19th, at all per- c formances, as follows: Morning ? 10:30 a. m. Afternoon 2:30?4:00. t Night 7:15-8:45-9:15 a. m. PALACE THEATRE CHIEF OLIVER FINDS NEW SHOE POLISH Locates "Flats" Under Shoe Shine Stand At Service Station at Edge of City SHINE BOY ARRESTED Last Sunday afternoon, as "Sam" was pursuing his duties as guardian of the law, he happened to drive under the shed of Mr. Luther Smart's Service Station which is located at the northern extremity of town. Under the shed was a negro boy shining shoes. He had the usual equipment of a shine boy, a bDX on which to put your foot, a receptacle in the box wherein he kept his polish, brushes, rags, etc. We can see no reason so far as to why Chief "Sam" should suspect Ithat this negro had a brand new kind of shoe polish. But suspect it he did, and Investigate, he did. Un der the shoe-shining equipment on the inside of the box he found two "flats" or whiskey containers and they were not empty. So the chief says that anyone desiring to try out his new shoe polish can see him and he will guarantee satisfaction, J or call on the erstwhile shoe-shiner abiding with Mr. A. M. Long on the top floor of our courthouse. | STOCK Quotations The following are today's closing prices on some of the more popular [stocks on the New York Stock Ex change. Every effort is made to I keep the list, absolutely correct; however the Courier does not hold itself responsible for typographical or other errors therein. American Tel. and Tel 124 ; American Tob. B 85% Anaconda 16% Chrysler 36% Cities Service 3% Collins and Aikman 16% Com. Solv 34% t'Oen. Motors 29% i Int. T. and T 14% Liggett and Myers, B. ..." 93% N. Y. Cent 41% Otis Elev 16% Packard 4% Penn Dixie Cement 6% Reynolds, B. . ? 48 Radio Corp 8 Southern Ry 26% U. S. Steel 50 Lorillard 21 Texaco 21% North Amer. Aviation 6 Baptist S. S. Picnic The Sunday School of Roxbord First Baptist church held its an nual picnic yesterday at Street's mill, about six miles north of town. Dr. H. M. Beam, the active and successful superint?n<Hent, isays it was a most enjoyable occasion, not only for the children but for every one present. o Breaks Arm Mrs. N. S. Thompson had the misfortune to fall and break her arm yesterday afternoon. While very painful we are glad to know it is now considered serious. MB SACKS PALACE AS 4ACHAD0 ABDICATES Colonel Jiminez, Head of Po lice, Slain by Soldiers; His Body Maltreated NEWSPAPER IS WRECKED Havana, August 12.? President ?ach ado's regime collapsed today md its downfall was celebrated by he looting of the presidential pal ice and the killing of at least Ave nembers of the dreaded Machado ecret police. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, for ner ambassador to the United States, was named provisional pres dent as exuberant and sometimes Icious mobs were wrecking the flx ures of the presidential palace and cursing through the streets cheer ng and singing. All communication with interior Juba was cut off and the capital ras ignorant of what was going on here. Newspaper Wrecked Shouting opponents of Machado tormed the office of Heraldo de Juba, a newspaper which had sup >orted him. The building was set m fire and the interior wrecked. Meanwhile another mob carted a liano out of the presidential pal ice, and carried it to the office of he Diario de La Marina, an oppo ition newsppjter. There the piano ?as broken into bits to provide ouvenirs of this great day in Cu U history. ? General Machado was believed to ie at his country estate outside of lavana. heavily guarded but not njured. One of the mainstays of his re ime, Colonel Antonio Jimenez, who leaded the Poora ? the secret police -was shot dead by soldiers. His body ras kicked about and trampled on. Exactly how many members of the ?oora had been slain could not be stablished immediately, but the otal was at least five. A howling mob, carrying its lead rs shoulders high, marched through he streets to attack the Poora leadquarters. , rt ? N. & W. Has Novel Exhibit at World Fair In continuous operation for ap proximately 12 hours a day, mlnia ure passeneer and time freight rains operating on a double track nain line, are among the most in erestiner and realistic feature of he Norfolk and Western Fuel Sat 5faction Exhibit at the Chicago Vorld's Pair. Each cf the trains ravel approximately 36 feet in 35 econds or about 22,200 feet or 4.2 tiiles per day. |t has been estimated that during he period of the Fair each train rill travel about 660 miles ? the ap proximate distance between Nor olk. Va.. and Columbus and Cin inatl, the main line of the railway. The main line track extends round the front of the exhibit rom a tunnel on one side to another unnel at the opposite side. The rains, operating alternately in op icsie directions, enter the tunnel at ne side of the exhibit, circle the orth hidden from view and, after 35 second interval, emerge from h? portal at the opposite side. The trains are described as re markable reproductions of the Norfolk and Western's modern reighf" and passenger Equipment, 'he coal and box cars in the time reight represent the latest equip lent of that type and have been xecuted to the most minute de nil. Th loccmotive that pulls the reieht is a doulicate of the rail oad's new giant mountain type neisrht enarines The passenger rain is a life-like model of the rorfolk and Western's crack flyers. Everv detail of the miniature 3wn, built within the hollowed re ess of a huge block of coal, 14 set wide and 12 feet deep, makes yr an atmosphere of startling real v. The spectator sees exact dupli ites of miners' homes, a church, tore, office building, lighted streets, l'.niature autos, filling stations, rees, fences, gates, dogs running bout, and even washing on the othes line. Thousands of the multitude of Isitors who have seen the display ave commented upon the unique sproductlon of the N. & W's trans - ortatlon equipment, the realistic ppearance of the mining village ad have described the ehibit as ne of the most unusual and inter sting at the Fair. o There is agftatkm in the east to ave two minute rest periods be veen rounds of boxing.