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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1933.
NO. 35.
Reconstuction Finance
Corporation Approves
Plan For Re-Opening
Plan Of Re-Organization Is
Published In Another
Column
NO DEFINITE DATE GIVEN
B It will be welcome news to thous
ands in this good County that the
R. P. C. has approved of a plan
for re-opening the Peoples Bank.
For many weeks the officers have
been trying to work out a plan
which would meet the approval of
this board, and the first of the week
papers were received from the
board stating such a plan had been
approved. Before anything could
be done in the matter this had to
be approved by Mr. Gurney Hood,
and his approval was received yes
terday morning.
Of course, there are several things
which wil lhave to be done before
the bank can open. Read the ar
ticle appearing elsewhere concern
ing this matter and you will see
just what has to be done. The con
cessions asked of the stockholders
and the depositors are so easy that
we aTe not even expecting a single
demurrer, but when it comes to the
borrower, there is where it is go
ing to pinch. But considering the
leniency shown them by the bank
we are expecting each and every
one to do his, or her, very best, and
see just how soon the bank can be
re-opened. It may pinch, but re
member, you had the use of this
money, while the depositor has had
his held up and could not use sim
ply because of the fact that some
of the borrowers had failed to meet
their obligations.
We believe in tne gooa peopie 01
this County; yes, we believe that
fully ninety per cent of them are
honest, and want to pay their just
obligations, and we believe that this
ninety per cent are going to make
every effort to meet their obliga
tions at the bank, and if they can
not meet them one hundred per
cent, in full, they will pay every
dollar possible.
With the Peoples Bank open,
without restrictions, can loan, bor
row and take an active part in the
affairs of the town, the last fly in
the ointment will hanie disappeared
and Roxboro and Person county will
go forward with such strides we
will wonder what they were talking
about when they said "depression."
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iROTARY CLUB IN
PWEEKLY MEETING
The Roxboro .Rotary Club was]
served by Circle No. 1 of the Mary
Hambrlck Missionary Society at Its
regular weekly meeting on Thurs
day, August 17th, at 6:30 o'clock.
The course consisted of many good
things to eat, and everyone express
ed their appreciation for the un
usually good meal.
The program was in charge of
Mr. J. S. Walker, chairman of the
Committee on International Ser
vice. He explained his subject in
a most pleasing and interesting
manner and then analyzed it from
various standpoints. He particular
ly pointed out that new systems ,
would not remedy all our economic
and social problems, but that we
must also remember that our Crea
tor must not be forgotten.
Ref. J. P. Herbert, Pastor of Ed
gar Long Church, also spoke on In
ternational Service. His talk was
primarily based on International
8ervice as demonstrated by nations
at the World's Pair. He described
most interestingly the various na
tional exhibits. He also analyzed
the present condition of internation
al friendship, stating that no doubt
the Christian Idealist at the ten
don conference were disappointed
in its achievements. He stated that
international friendship and service
had its inception at home. His talk
was thoroughly enjoyed by every
one.
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Helena vs. Farrington
The Helena ball team will play
Farrington at Helena Saturday,
August 26th, 1933. Everybody come
lonlr a .t A xrnod hall camp A/1 -
mission,, 10 cents. .
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Director Of Relief
Issues Regulations
To all Merchants qf Person County:
We have been advised by State
Director of Relief, Mrs. Thomas
O "Berry, of the following rule and
regulation: i
Rule and Regulation No. 6. "On
and after this date you are advised
that purchases of "supplies with fed
eral funds shall be made only with
stores that have complied with all
the provisions of an applicable ap
proved code or, if there be no ap
proved code of fair competition for
such stores, then with the provisions
of the President's Re -employment
agreement. The same regulation ap
plies to all orders given to relief
cases."
The above ruling will go into effect
after August 19.
Very sincerely,
S. G. Winstead,
Supt. Public Welfare and
Director of Relief.
H. L. Crowell, Assistant.
VIRGINIA ASSEMBLY |
WORKS ON REPEALER;
Bill To Provide For Vote Is
Pushed Along ? Beer Legis
lation Moves Ahead
Richmond, Va? Aug. 22. ? Beer and
prohibition repeal legislation, shorn
of many administration features,
moved swiftly today in the Virginia
general assembly.
Th? Staples-Eggleston bill, pro
viding a vote October 3 on retention
of state prohibition or a system of
liquor control, was sent to the up
per house late today with a favor
able report from the senate privi
leges and elections committee.
The beer legalization bill, consid
ered in three separate joint finance
committee meetings today, was
practically ready for the two hous
es, and the committees epected to
complete its final draft and return
a reoort after a meeting tomorrow
at 10 a. m.
Already on the senate calendar,
with a favorable report, is the Holt
bill for a referendum October 3 on
repeal of the 18th amendment.
The state prohibition referendum
bill was approved by the committee
with only one change ? increasing
the membership of a commission to
study liquor control and report to
the 1934 reeular session from nine
to fifteen. It differs radically from
the governor's recommendation in
that it does not also offer the voters
a choice between a dispensary or
license system of liquor control in
event of state repeal.
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TelU Of Plans For
Cutting Leaf Stocks
Greenville, Aug. 20. ? Plans of the
Federal government for curtailing
production of the bright leaf to
bacco crop next year were outlined
to the Pitt county board of agricul
ture Saturday by John T. Thome,
of Farmville, N. C., committeeman
in the Federal reduction drive. He
recently attended a meeting of rep
resentatives of growers in "Washing
ton and told the department mem
becs the meeting was favorable to
ward tobacco control in a similar
plan as that applied to cotton and
wheat.
He said that this provided for a
processing tax on the manufacturer
of domestic tobacco with the farm
er being paid to take a part of his
crop out of cultivation.
Mr. Thorne said the Plan would
be fully worked out and presented
to growers in time to take care f
next year's crop. The reduction
movement is an effort on the part
of the government to relieve the
congested world market and cause
a rise in the price to tobacco.
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The Catawba County Home Farm
has three acres of. sweet clover 1
that measures nine feet in height. 1
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TOBACCO PRICES
KEEP UP AVERAGE!
Low Grades Weaker But
Quantity of Good Grades
Shows Increase
FAIRMONT IN THE LEAD
Florence, S. C., Aug. 22. ? Tobac
co prices on the South Carolina
and North Carolina border belt
markets maintained their high av
erage today despite heavy sales on
virtually every warehouse floor.
Although medium low grades were
somewhat weaker today, more high
grade tobacco was sold to bring
the average on most marisets up to j
the year's high marks.
Sales on the Mullins market pass
ed the five-million-pound mark to
day and the average was approxi
mately the same as yesterday when
850,682 pounds were sold at an av
erage of $15 25 a hundred.
The best average of the season
prevailed on the Fairmont (N. C.),
market, where warehousemen esti- 1
mated today's approximately 700,
000 pounds brought an average
about equal to yesterday's $16.27 a
hundred. ? ?
Despite frequent rains last week,
todays' sales at Kingstree was one
of the best from the standpoint of
quality and price with approximate
ly 100,000 going at an average of
$13.03. Better grades are showing
up there.
More common grades showed up
on the Lumberton market, however.
The poundage there was estimated
at 550,000, with the average about
equal to yesterday's $14.22,
The three Darlington warehouses
sold 160,000 pounds at an average
of $13.75 while Whiteville, auction
ed off approximately 500,000 pounds
at an estimated average of $14.80.
Sales were blocked on the Lake
City market with an estimated;
500,000 pounds on the floors. The
official average there yesterday was
$15.59 for 376,604 pounds and prices
today appeared on a par.
THE EXPRES
SION OF LOVE
If you carry $2,000 life insurance
it will pay your family $25 per
month for eight years in our com
pany, the Indianapolis, Pilot Life,
or Mututal Life of N. Y., because
they guarantee 3Vi% interest, but
are paying 5%.
If you'll increase your insurance
to $5,000 the company will pay
ycur wife and children $50 for about
11 years.
$10,000 insurance will pay a
monthly income of $75 for 15 years
and 11 months.
$25,000 insurance gives an income
of $150 per month for 23 years.
You know how much it takes for
rent, groceries, clothes, etc. Check
up and if you are under Insured
then call us in and we will help
remove the risk from your lovea
ones.
If you are not able to buy ordi
nary life or a higher form, term
insurance will do the same thing.
If you need other forms of in
surance like fire, auto, health and
accident, let us have some of your
business. It will be appreciated.
KNIGHTS INSRUANCE AGENCY
H. L. Cooley, B. B. Knight,
Bradsher Gentry E. N. Jones,
Thomas Gentry, Irvln CBriant,
J. E. Daniel.
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A Correction
In our last issue we stated that|
Mrs. N. S. Thompson had suffered
a broken arm, and said, "while very
painful we are glad to know it is
now considered serious." Of course,
it was a typographical error, for we !
would have been exceedingly sorry i
to know that the accident was con
sidered serious, for we have few1
better or more Intimate friends [
than Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. What
we intended saying? in fact what
we really said when we wrote the
copy, was that we were glad to know
it is NOT considered serious.
Tuberculosis Clinic
A Tuberculosis Clinic will be held
at Courthouse for week beginning
September 4th. Dr. H. F. Easom.
of State Sanatorium, will conduct
clinic. Those who wish appoint
ments call at health office.
COTTON PLANTERS
REQUIRED TO KEEP
ACREAGE PLEDGES
Government To Plow Up Cot
ton Where Farmers Fail
To Fulfill Contracts
GROWER TO~PAY COSTS
Washington, Aug. 22. ? Govern
ment agents will, get behitd the
plow to destroy cotton on land of
farmers who have not fulfilled
their signed crop reduction Icon
tracts by tomorrow midnight, the
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis
tration announced late today.
Federal agents will drive federal
mules into all unplowed contract
fields after tomorrow midnight, of
ficial said, defying possible shot
guns of irate farmers.
Officials of the A. A. A. urged that
citizens do no "night-riding" or en
gage in any "KuKluxKlan" tactics
in helping to enforce the cotton con
tracts. It was emphasized that the
government would take care of
those farmers whom one official call
ed "chisleTs" and who siened con
tracts, but have not fulfilled them.
Not Widespread.
"There is no evidence of any wide
spread disposition upon the part of
cotton producers to seek to evads
the terms of adjustment contracts,"
said Chester C. Davis, director of
production, in announcing the gov
ernment's plan to complete its $110,
, 000,000 cotton reduction program.
"Only a few isolated instances
have come to our attention, but in
fairness to all producers and in*
fairness to the government, it will
be the policy to require performance
of every crop reduction offer.
"Producers who have received
their individual notices of accep
tance and who fail to comply with
their contracts by the time set, will
be notified that action will be taken
under Section 10 of the contract."
"Action" means the actual plow
ing under of cotton by county
agents, it was made clear. Section
10 authorizes the government to de
stroy crops if the contracting farm
er himself does not do so.
Funeral Services For
Mr. J. R. Oakes
Funeral services for Mr. J. R.
Oakes were conducted Tuesday, Aug.
8, at New Bethel Church with Rev.
Stanfleld, pastor of that church of
ficiating. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Oakes is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mollie Oakes of Timberlake,
a daughter, Miss Vera Oakes of
Lynchburg, Va.; four sisters: Mrs.
Jim Franklin of Baltimore, Md..
Mrs. Emmette Hughes, Mrs. J. E.
Baldwin and Mrs. W. R. Wells all cf
Farmville, Va., and one brother, Mr.
J. A. Oakes of Pamplin.
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Several Lincoln County farmers
have threshed from 500 to 1,000 bu
shels of wheat each.
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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
keep the lirft absolutely correct;
however the Courier does not hold
Itself responsible for typographical
or other errors therein.
American Tel. and Tel 127%
American Tobacco, B 90
Anaconda 17%
Chrysler *;.... 43%
Cities Service . 3%
Collins and Alkman 30
Cpm. Solv v. 39%
Gen. Motors 33
Int. T. and T 16%
Llgjrett and Meyers, B 93%
N. Y. Cent 48%
6tis Elev. ? 18
Packard 5%
Penn. Dixie Cement 6%
Reynolds, B 50
Radio Corp. 8%
Suothern Ry. 30%
U. S. Steel 66%
Lorillard 21%
Texaco 24%
North Amer. Aviation
WI MOWMT
We have enlisted under the NRA banner and will do our
best to live up to H In the fullest. We have added to our
force, all is on the 40-hour week, and no one has been re
duced in salary. In other words we are paying the same
for a 40-hour week that we paid when we were working 50
hours. To meet this it is absolutely necessary that we raise
our prices on commercial printing, otherwise every Job done
would be at a loss.
Since the adoption of the printers code practically every
commercial printer in the State has adopted what is known
as the Franklin Printing price list. This list is somewhat
higher than the prices which have been in vogue here. Print
ing material of all kinds, like cotton goods, have advanced
very much, and when to this advance is added the extra cost
per hour for labor, you will readily see that like the mer
chant, we simply had to revise our price list. Beginning
Sept. 1st, we will quote the same price as used by commercial
printers all over North Carolina. There will be no more cut
ting prices, or guess work quotations, but you will get honest
fair prices ? fair to both the printer and the customer.
We will appreciate your work and trust you will not feel
offended because we had to make the advance. .Necessity
demanded the change.
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A1 Smith Urges Support
Of Great Recovery Plan
Former New York Governor Declares Roosevelt's Program
Must Not Fail Through Lack Of c(>0peration^Says
Failure Will Mean "Long Siege And Slow
And Painful" Rehabilitation
j New York, Aug. 22? Alfred E.
Smith, in a plea tonight for "uni- ;
versal co-operation in a fair trial" j
of the national recovery movement, .
asserted its failure would mean
digging in for a "long siege," with
"slow and painful" rehabilitation.
. "The plan muSt not fail," the ,
former Governor of New York ad
ded, "through lack of individual co
operation.
"Support of the President's plan
is the only course for good citizens I
in a democracy when there is sick- |
ness in the body politic.
"The President has frankly stat
ed that this is an experiment and
that he will be the first to acknow
ledge its failure if it does not work.
He asks only for loyal co-operat'.on
in trying out a plan which gives
reascnable promise of success. This
co-operation he certainly should
receive."
In a recent issue of his maga
zine, the "New Outlook" Smith
wrote that while he might be "old
fashioned," he felt he could not
understand how the NRA "can
possibly work."
Smith's Address.
In his address tonight, the former
governor declared:
"There are many who honestlv
believe in other remedies. That is
not the point. There can be only
one cure at a time and the Presi
dent must, like Luke in the Bible,
be the great physician."
SuDport of the recovery program
Smith said, "commits no one to a
blanket approval of objectionable
methods employed here and there
in this campaign."
"Do not take too seriously the ex
cessive enthusiasm of some of thofce
supporting the National Industrial
Recovery Act," warned the man
whom Roosevelt once called "The
Hbddv Warrior."
"Threats, intimidation, compul
sion, boycotts, blacklists, and sup
nression of opinion," he declared,
"were never contemDlated by the
NIRA and therefore have no right
ful place in this picture."
/ Can Be Led.
The American people can be per
suaded by a patriotic appeal. Smith
said: "they can be led so long as it
Is clear that those who lead them
are In the last analysis public ser
vant s and not dictators; but they
cannot be driven."
For those "who fear the experi
ment," the 1038 Presidential candi
date of the Democrats had this to
say:
"Do not forget that the President
has only a limited Congressional
mandate, that the whole machinery
of the National Recovery Act has
less than two years to run under
the law, that the licensing power
has less than a year of life before
it, and, as a matter of fact, up to
this time has not been used at all,
and that the blanket code which Is
known as the President's re-employ
ment agreement has no statutory
authority, but only the sanction of
an executive appeal to the generous
Instincts of a free people, an ap
peal which no decent, fair-minded
person has a right to ignore."
. Smith said the "slightest reflec
tion" on these facts should dispose
of the claim that the NBA "shakes
the firm foundations of our Consti
tution or marks a revolution in our
government in the conduct of our
everyday life."
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*AVE &V DAY
With conditions unquestionably
good i* is time to save for a rainy
day. There will always be times
in every one's life when a savings
account is very helpful. Life insur
ance offers an excellent saving me
thod with protection, and a pol
icy can bs bought to serve your in
dividual needs. We have policies
for men, women and children. They
offer the maximum amount of pro
tection with cash values for small
deposits. We write these policies
with double indemnity and disabil
ity clauses in the largest institution
of its kind in the South; namely,
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance i
Co.
See us today; tomorrow may be
too late.
SATTERFIELD INS. AGENCY
E. O. Thompson, Mgr.
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Bethel Hill School to
Open September 6
T7ie Bethel Hill school will open
en Sept. 6. The plan is to teach
four days each week until the to
bacco crop is housed.
The truck routes will be about the (
same as last year. In one or two
instances it may be possible to
shorten the routes a little. The truck 1
drivers will be appointed as soon t
as these routes are officially ap- j
proved by the State School Com- i
mission. <
JUST ARRIVED
New shipment of sewing machines
from New Home Sewing Machine
Co. Price $35.00. We can guar
antee this price only so long as the ,
present shipment lasts. Buy* now
and save money.
THE NEWELLS
JEWELERS
Roxboro, N. C.
SEVEN KILLED, El
INJURED IN TRAIN
AND TRUCK COLLISION
Of The Five Hurt In Lumber
ton Accident, One Will
Probably Die
GOING TO SELL TOBACCO
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Lumberton, A a*. 22. ? Hay
wood Smith. 26, driver of the
truck In which seven farmer- .
ra?^eneers were killed by a
train today, was placed under
ame?t tonight and ordered to
aoppar at an inquest before
Coroner D. W. B'.rgs tomorrow.
Smi*h, confined to Baker san
atorium with Flight injuries,
was not nlaccd under guard nor
bond. His condition wit] permit
attendance at 'he request, re
quested by Solicitor T. A. Mc
N?d. who reutrned from su
perior court at Raeford tonight.
Lumberton. Aug. 22.? Lumberton
was still shocked tonight over the
worst tragedy in the history of the
town when the lives of seven- peo
ple were wiped out and five other
Deople were injured, one probably
fatally, in a truck- train collision on
the Fairmont road crossing, south
ern edge of Lumberton, at 8:30 a.
m., today.
The Dead.
The dead have been identified as:
Jessie Davenport, 26; Louis Daven
port, 32; and Wesley Davenport, 14,
sons of Furnie Davenport; Bur
chard Smith, 23. and Walter Smith,
20, brothers; Dick Harper. 19, and
Clyde Taylor, 12, three of these were
killed instantly, their bodies ground
to pieces beneath the train wheels
and strewn for 300 yards along the
track; two others died by the time
they reached Baker sanatorium and
another two soon after being ad
mitted.
List of Injured.
The injured are Furnie Daven
port,' 58, who is suffering with a
lacerated throat and internal in
juries and is in a dying condition;
Mildred Davenport, 61, brother of
Furnie, who has a scalp wound;
Haywood Smith, 26, driver of the
truck, the least injured of any, sus
taining only a cut face and bruised
leg; Zeb Brown, 28, with scalp
wound and broken arm; Woodrow
Taylor, 20, suffering with fractur
ed pelvis, scalp wound which may
be a fracture, and broken arm.
Woodrow is in Thompson Memor
ial hospital; the others injured, in
Baker sanatorium. All except Fur
nie Davenport are expected to re
cover. ,
From Deep Run Section.
The truck, loaded with tobacco in
which all but Haywood Smith and
Wesley Davenport were interested,
belong to J. R. Davenport of the
Deep Run comm^mity of Denoir
ccunty. All of the 12 people were
from that section. They spent most
of the night getting up their load
of tobacco and were on their way
to the Fairmont market at the time
of the accident.
Two hundred yards from the scene
of the wreck, they turned a sharp
corner and were traveling slowly
when the car approached the S. A.
L. railway track. The driver said
he did not know of the railroad,
that he heard the train blow but
thought it a factory whistle. A
Negro, seeing the danger of the
truck, Jumped into the road and
began trying to stop it. The driver
was watching the Negro, and his
view was partially obstructed by
small store buildings besides the
railway. The train was slightly
damaged.
"The first time I glimpsed the
train it looked like the radiator of
the truck was going right into the
side of it," Haywood Smith, driver,
stated from his hospital, bed. Smith
said the train was "really balling
the jack."
Some Thrown Under Train.
Furnie and Louis Davenport were
riding with him in the cab and the
others were standing on the back of
;he truck body behind two rows of
tboacco. Bodies of some of those
>n the rear were thrown directly
ander the train as the truck crash
ed into the baggage -?ar of the mot
jr-driven train of three cars, "the
head of one was cut off, the re
minder of his body severed in sev
eral places.