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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1933.
NO. 40.
LARGE CROWD SEE
THE NRA PARADE
Old Man "Depression" Buried,
We Hope Permanently;
Merchants Cooperate
MRS. GEORGE A.
DUNCAN IN CHARGE
The NRA parade last, Saturday
was quite a success, and enjoyed by
a large crowd. The parade was head
ed by the Boy Scouts, followed by
a band, and then came Mr. Perkins
driving a beautiful span of horses
hitched to an old time hearse, in
which was supposed to rest the body
of old man Depression. The mer
chants were well represented by
numerous floats, all decorated in
j^fc^eping with the occasion.
?vfter the parade there was sup
^Josed to be exercises, speeches, etc.,
in the court house, but the crowd
seemed to shy off when they re
tutnd to the front of the court
house. So few being present these
exercises were called off.
Mrs. Duncan, and her assistant,
Miss Edna Cole, have arranged for
a canvass of the housewives of the
town and County, and this drive is
on this week.
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Roseland Studio of
Dancing Recital
The pupils of the Roseland Studio
of Dancing will entertain their par
ents with an informal studio re
cital Thursday afternoon, Sept. 28,
at 4:15 o'clock. Those interested In
work for the fall term are cordially
invited to attend. Immediately fol
lowing the program registration for
the hew fall course will take place.
Actual classwork will begin on Oct.
3rd, so it is urgenty requested that
all registration be completed on
Sept. 28th. For further informa
tion call Mrs. Horace Cheek, 10-159.
Those taking part in the recital
are: .Betty Gay Masten, Faye Har
vey, Sara Mangum, Audrey Wright,
Marion Paylor, Kathleen McBroom,
Marjorie Smart, Mary Lou Dixon,
Harriet Noell, Ann Margaret Long,
Hazel Warmack. Martha Boatwright,
Betty Kane, Willie Wynn Hardman,
Ida Pleasants, Mary Lou and Patsy
McDonald. Louie Marshall Satter
field and Pridmore Thomas.
Mrs. Talmage Long, well known
In musical circles in this city, is
connected with the studio as musi
cal accompanist.
What Our Presi
dents Believe In
Every President of these United
States were, and those living now,
are great believers in life insurance.
To prove it, they were heavily
insured. They wrote to their friends
and advised that they carry an ad
equate amount of insurance.
Let us tell you of a policy which
will pay at age 50 a life income
rest of your days.
Vte can tell you how you can
^muce the policy you have pay
your faimly an income for life at
your death.
If you want to educate your boy
or girl we have a policy which'll
provide for that. We sell life, fire,
auto, and all kinds of insurance.
We represent Indianapolis, Pilot,
and Mutual Life of New York.
Agents:
B. B. Knight, Mgr., E. N. Jones,
Bradsher Gentry, H. L. Cooley,
Thomas Gentry, Irving O'Briant.
KNIGHT'S INSURANCE AGENCY
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Canadian Visitors
Mr. Joe Solomon, who has been
in Canada In the tobacco business
for the past several weeks, has re
turned home. He was accompan
ied by the following young people
from Canada: Mr. John Ball, Misses
Fannie and Mary Ball, of Delhi,
Can., and Miss Ethel Billo, of Ham
ilton, Can. After spending several
days here as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Salomon, they returned by way of
the Valley of Virginia and Wash
ington, D. C.
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Meeting of Tobacco
Growers Association
There will be a meeting of The
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Man
ufacturing Association at the court
house SaturdSy, October 7th, at 2:30
in the afternoon. We expect the
president and general manager to
be there. All the members should
try to be. at this meeting as there
will probably be some important
business to discuss.
N. E. Davis.
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To Lead Song Service At Methodist Revival
? Picture is of Rev. Ralph E. Johnson,
1 charge of the music and direct young
evangelistic services beginning at Long
i day at 11 A. M.
Nashville, Tennessee, to have
people's work. In the special
Memorial Church next Sun
Farmers Cool Off As
Weed Prices Improve
Heavy Sales Yesterday With
Little Open Dissatisfaction
Expressed By Qrowers
At Any Place
SUPERIOR QUALITIES
BRINGING MORE TH^N
BEFORE THE HOLIDAY
No Disorder At Wendell
Where Sales Stopped
Monday
Heavy sales with little open dis- j
satisfaction expressed by growers
| was reported from the Carolinas to- '
bacco markets yesterday. , I
In several markets, prices advanc
ed slightly with superior grades
commanding a better price than
they did during the first day of the
! market re-opening.
Averages stil lare far from the 17
cent a pound parity prices which
had been sought, but are above
j those commanded before the volun
j tary marketing holiday. With the
coming of better grades to market
the payment of better prices is ex
I pected.
In Washington last night S. Clay
Williams, president of the R. J. Rey
nolds Tobacco Company, gave out
a statement in which he said that
the unexpectedly low price Monday
was due to the fact that much of
the tobacco offered had been dam
aged.
. No Disorder at Wendell. _ j
Sales were orderly at Wendell, ?
where they were interrupted Mon
day by bitter farmers. There was,
not a trace of the disturbance that
marked the preceding day's sale and
farmers were better satisfied. Few
tags were turned. About 275,000
pounds was sold.
That farmers want to turn their
tobacco into money without further
delay was indicated at Wilson where
it was stated the receipts were
greater than on any previous day in
the history of the market. Sales j
were run at top speed but reports
stated that a dozen baskets were un
loaded for every one sold.
At Kinston also the greatest rush
in the history of the market was
reported. Streets in the warehouse
district were choked with farmers'
vehicles and weed was piled up In
baskets outside warehouses to re- ;
main until room could be made on
the inside. |
Over two million pounds was of
fered for sale at Greenville. Tabu-,
la. tors last night had not footed up
the total. Official sales there Mon
day were over a million and a half
pounds at an average of $12.82. !
Prices were reported as ranging,
materially higher at Rocky Mount,
with offlerings of well over 1,000,000 j
pounds. Official sales yesterday I
when the market reopened amount- 1
ed to 1,060,372, an all-time record j
at Rocky Mount with the average
price of $13.75.
Sales blocked at Willlamston as
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AUBREY LONG'S
CAR RECOVERED
Mr. Aubrey Long, prominent gro
ceryman of this city, started from
his store last Friday night about
9:30 and looked around for his car.
which he left parked in front of
his store. His search fcas in vain,
however, for some one had taken
his car and departed. After some
little investigation it was learned
that the car had been taken some
time between six and seven o'clock.
The alarm was given and immedi
ately all of the surrounding towns
were notified to be on the lookout
for the car. It was not until Sun
day, however, that any trace of the
car was discovered. On a report
that it had been seen a group of
officers and some others went to
investigate but they did not find
the car or the man. A call from
Madison, N. C., shortly before the
searching party returned to Rox
boro notified the local officers that
they had the car and the man. This
was no false alarm and it turned
out that the thief was Rex Newnan,
a man wanted by the police on sev
eral counts. So Mr. Long got his
car back unhurt and the man is
now in the custody of police forces.
All is well that ends well.
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Notice, U. D. C.
The members of Person County
chapter of the U. D. C. are invited
to spend Saturday, September 30th,
at the home of Mr. W. P. Reade at
Mt. Tirzah. Will all who can at
tend please notify Mrs. Geo. Bowen
or Mrs. O. A. Duncan at once. A
most delightful day is in store for
us. ? Pres.
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Some Fine Apples
Our ever welcome friend, Mrs.
Jennie Cothran. of near Timber lake
favored us with a visit yesterday
morning, presenting us with some
of the finest apples we have ever
seen.
Miss Wilburn Wins
In Beauty Contest
Miss Winnie Wilburn, of our city,
was the winner of second place in
the bathing beauty contest spon
sored by the Mebane Six County
Pair last week. Miss Wilburns is
the beautiful and accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Wilburn.
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There has never been such a
new and complete line of founda
tion garments In Roxboro M Harris
& Burns are now showing In the
famous Thomson's Glove Pitting
Corsets, Corselettes, Girdles and
Brassieres. And the prices are so
much less than some others.
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The mortal who has no fear of
God or man scoffs at all restraints.
DRY FORCES MEET
AND NAME CANDIDATE
Mr. W. R. Wilkerson Named
As Candidate For The
Convention
TO PUT UP ACTIVE FIGHT
At a called meeting of the dry
forces Mr. W. R. Wilkerson was
unanimously chosen as a candidate
for the Convention to be held as
[ per an act of the recent Legisla
| ture. The committee showed good
i judgment in selecting a candidate,
for Mr. Wilkerson is one of the
best known and most popular men
in the County; he has been chair
man of the board of education ror
many years and has taken an ac
i tive part in every moral issue
which has been before the people.
While the sentiment is very much
divided in this County it is by no
means certain Just how the election
will terminate. While it can not be
said to be a question of "wet" or
I "dry," for there are many promi
nent citizens of the town and
county who will vote to repeal the
eighteenth amendment but, are dry
as a bone when it comes to pro
hiition. However, the drys think
that this election is only the begin
'ning of the end.
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Circle No. 5 Sponsors
Lucky Baby Contest
Circle No. 5 of the First Baptist
church is sponsoring a Lucky Baby
Contest during period of Oct. 6 to
14th. Every baby in Roxboro up to
four years of age is urged to enter
this contest. Valuable prizes will be
given. 1st, $2.50; 2nd, $1.50; 3rd,
$1.00.
Every baby is eligible. Pay 10c
and register your baby at Mi-Own
Beauty Salon. On registration every
baby will be given 100 votes abso
lutely free. Each additional vote
will cost only one cent. Who will
receive the highest number of votes?
Come and vote for your favorite
baby. Don't forget the date and
place: Oct. 6?14, at Mi-Own Beauty
Salon.
REVIVAL MEETING
BEGINS SUNDAY
Methodist Revival Meeting
Scheduled To Begin On
Sunday Morning
3 SERVICES ON SUNDAY
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The -special evangelistic services
will open next Sunday morning at
Long Memorial Methodist church.
The pastor, Rev. J. P. Herbert, will
preach each evening at 7:30 o'clock.
There will be no morning service.
Rev. Ralph E. Johnson, evange
listic singer and young people's
worker, will have charge of ? the
singing. There will be a service for
the children of the community,
meeting immediately after the clos
ing of school in the afternoon, each
day. There will also be a service
in the late afternoon each day for
the young people. Definite an
nouncement of these services will
be made later.
| The three services next Sunday
will be as follows:
11:00 a. m. Sermon by the pastor.
6:30 p. m. Service for young peo
ple.
7:30 p. m. Preaching by the pas
Special Meeting Of
The Woman's Club
The first meeting of the club
year will be held in the club room
on Monday, Oct. 2nd at 3 o'clock.
We earnestly desire a large at
tendance. Whether you expect to
join or not come. Rev. J. P. Her
bert, who will address us on this
occasion will give us something to
think about.
We hope to have other interest
ing feature and do really feel that
you will not regret coming; remem
ber your presence is very stimulat
ing and encouraging. ? President.
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Person County Union
To Meet At Jalong
On Sept. 29, next Priday, at 7:30
p. m? the Person County Union will
meet with the Longhurst Division.
Every member of this group is urg
ed to be present at this meeting as
there is some important business to
be discussed. Please take notice.
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I Will Hold Revival
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Rev.- J. F. Herbert, the beloved
Pastor of Long Memorial Methodist
| church, who will begin a series of
meetings in his church on next
J Sunday.
Woman's Club To
Give A Reception
On Saturday, Sept. 30, the Wom
an's Club will give a reception at
the home of the president, Mrs. S.
B. Davis, from 3 to 5:30 o'clock, to
which all interested women of the
town and county are cordially in
vited. This invitation is especially
extended to the teachers of our
town and county who will cooper
ate with the club women in the
I many departmental programs and
I other welfare projects. Our motto:
"The union of all for the good of
all." Come Join with us in melody
and sentiment of our club song.
"With Joy we meet, each friend to
greet,
From mountain and from sea;
Hand clasped in hand, as one we
stand
In faith and loyalty.
We love our work, no task we shirk,
We serve where needs are found;
A good deed done, is for each one,
To make more Joy abound.
Afire with zeal, we seek the weal.
Of Nation, State, and Home;
That all may share in our welfare,
And none be forced to roam.
Always we seek to lift the weak,
To help the strong grow wise;
To fill our hearts with love and peace
. That we, with them, may rise.
Let Carolina womanhood
Arise in all its might;
With purpose strong, to right the
wrong.
And make earth's pathways bright.
God guide us in our work and play,
God keep us brave and true;
Our efforts bless, and bring success,
To all we strive to do."
? Sallie Southall Cotton,
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Robbers Break Into
Hurdle Mills Store
Sometime during Monday night
or early Tuesday morning Mr. Dan
Whitfield's general store at Hurdle
Mills was broken into and a quan
tity of merchandise taken out.
These were very astute theives be
cause apparently they left no clue
of any sort. The robbery was not
krfown until opening time on Tues
day morning when it was found
that the front door had been forced
open in spite of the fact that it
was double locked. Upon exami
nation it was found that goods val
ued at around hundred and fifty
dollars had been removed from the
store. No trace as to the identity
of the robbers has as yet been un
i covered.
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Associational Meeting
There was an associational gath
ering for the Beulah Baptist Asso
ciation at the Roxboro First Bap
tist church yesterday. The meeting
lasted all day, with three sessions,
one at 10 a. m., at 2 p. m. and at
7:30. Dr. Caly I. Hudson and Mr.
Perry Morgan were the visiting
speakers.
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Reviewer'* Club
A called meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. A. J. McKelway
Thursday, Sept 38, at 3:30. All
members are revested to be pres
ent
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Mould a perfect figure with the
new and styttSh Thomson's Glove
Fitting Garment's, at Harris &
Burns.
Farmers Meeting Saturday
For Crop Reduction Credit
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MR. CARLTON
ADDRESSES
ROTARY CLUB
The Vocation Service Committee,
with J. A. Long as chairman, gave
the Roxboro Rotary club a very
interesting program at its regular
meeting Thursday evening. Mr. L.
M. Carlton, attorney, was the prin
cipal speaker of the evening and
made an excellent talk on "Legal
Ethics." He traced its history from
many years and gave illustrations
of underhand methods which un
ethical lawsters use to get busi
ness. He stated that the basic prin
ciple of right action is the test of
all ethics. He explained that it was
the duty of the attorney to defend
rather than criticize the judge. His
talk was interesting and entertain
ing and thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone.
Mr. George Walker, a new mem
ber, was presented to the club by
Dr. B. E. Love. His presentation was
instructive and highly interesting.
He explained to Mr. Walker the
principles and fundamentals of
Rotary and the responsibilities of
each member.
James Abbit, a high school stu
dent, was a guest of the club.
hisssuTpemns
DIES ON MAY
Funeral Services For Popular
Young Lady Held Tuesday
I At Providence Church
i Miss Sallie Sue Perkins, 23, daugh
ter of Mrs. Maggie Perkins and the
late John Ed Perkins died at the
home of her mother two miles
northeast of Roxboro Monday morn
ing at 5:15 o'clock. Death resulted
from heart trouble and complica
tions. She had been ill about 12
months.
j Death of the young woman was !
I not altogether unexpected as she
had been seriously ill for about a
week. Miss Perkins was a member
of the Providence Baptist church
and had taken an active part in |
i church work.
In addition to her mother, the
I deceased *is survived by four bro
thers, George, Jim. Thomas and
j John Ed Perkins, Jr., all of Rox
boro; three sisters, Mrs. S. M.
Bradsher, of Durham, Mrs. W. J. !
1 Daniel and Miss Annie Perkins, of j
Roxboro.
Funeral services were conducted
j from the Providence church Tues
; day afternoon at 4 o'clock.- Inter
j ment in the church cemetery. Rev.
i N. J. Todd and Rev. W. P. West,
! officiated.
Active pallbearers: John Henry
Walker. Richard Young, J. W. Per
kins, Victor Satterfleld, Herman
Gentry and Luther Whitt. Members
of her Sunday school class acted as
floral bearers. They were: Misses
Myrtle Young, Ida B. Whitt, Ida
Walker. Ella Walker, Aline Holt,
Delma White, Garnet Woody, Mar- |
garet Perkins, Odelia Perkins, Mar
Ian Buchartan, Dorothy Stanfleld
and Ella S. Gravitt.
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Mrs. Duncan Thanks
NRA Participants
We wish to take this opportunity
! to thank each participant hi the
? NRA parade for their hearty co
i operation. The merchants are to be
commended in their decorations of
| the individual cars. We especially
| want to thank the members of the
Southern Cotton Club orchestra for
i furnishing the music. It is im
possible for us to thank each mer
chant personally but we are indeed
grateful for their cooperation.
Mrs. O. A. Duncan.
Co. Chm. Women's Div. NRA
Edna Cole, Asst. Chairman.
Announcement Of
Extension Course ,
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Dr. George Howe of the Univer- ,
slty of N. C. will be present next
Thursday afternoon, September 28, ]
4 o'clock p. m? at the Central ]
Grammar school building for the
purpose of organizing an extension
class. Those teachers desiring to ]
take advantage of this course should ]
be present at this hour and place, j
S. G. W Instead. i
Supt. Person Pub. 8ch. i
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All Farmers Expecting To
Need Loans For 1934
Should Be Present
CO. AGENT SANDERS
EXPLAINS THE SET UP
. Pederal Pa? Credit Admin
istration met at Columbia, 8. c.
two weeks ago to discuss plans for
crop production .credit. Many of the
details will have to be worked out
but the following will give the
farmers some idea of the skeleton
plan that will be put into operation.
Within another week the adminis
tration expects to have their offi
cials picked out and be ready to
start functioning in connection with
production credit for next year. It
it to be understood that the present,
organizations will continue to collect
the seed loans that have been made
in the past. This new organization
to for loans for 1934 and other years
that follow.
For the present, at least, the gen
era! plans are as follows:
There will be no seed loan, as in
tne past, unless Congress, which
does not meet until- January, should
provide otherwise.
The Regional Agricultural Credit
Corporation will got out of existence
nCW machinery for pro
duction loans begins to function.
Production credit will be handled
through oounty production credit
associations in the future. There
will be only one association per
county unless for some geographi
cal reason it is necessary to set up
two. At least ten farmers are ne
cessary to organize an association
The association will be given a
charter from the Farm Credit Ad
ministration, and only borrowers
will be members fo the association.
Any individual farmer who wishes
o borrow from the government for
production purposes will have to
make out his application to the lo
cal association. The officers of the
local association will then have to
approve the application. The asso
ciation, in turn, will make appli
cation to the Production Credit
Bank at Columbia for the money de
sired. Each farmer will have to
subscribe five percent of his loan to
St^?kLin 1116 locaI association, which
,be used as part payment for
any losses the association may incur.
The policy of the Farm Credit
Administration is to endeavor to set
up an association that will gradu
ally accumulate enough reserve,
farmer owned and farm controlled,
to take care of the production needs
of each county.
The meeting at the courthouse on
-Saturday, Sept. 30th at 2 p. m., is
called at this time with the thought
in mind that we. the farmers, be
gin to set up a tentative organiza
tion of farmers who will wish to
borrow from the government, so
that this county will be on the
ground floor when the Columbia
bank is ready to receive applica
tions for charters.
By starting at this time, select
ing good honest farmers and get
ting in on the ground floor, we can
set up an organization that will
control production credit in this
county guided properly. For the in
formation of all concerned, it might
be stated that no government credit
will be extended to any farmer who
does not Join the agricultural ad
justment administration's program
for reduction of acreage.
Many of the details will have to
be worked out. The farm agent Is
giving this skeleton outline of the
program in order that the fanners
may begin immediately to set up an
organization for production credit
looking toward the setting up of an
association with good men in charge.
For the present at least, the county
agent will organize the county by
communities and townships, and
from these organizations the coun
ty unit will be formed.
Hierefore, all or any farmers who
signed the agreement for tobacco
reduction in the recent campaign,
who think that perhaps they will
need finances next year for crop
production credit, are asked to meet
In the courthouse next Saturday,
Sept. 30 at 2:00 p. m., for prelimi
nary discussions, and perhaps or
ganization "of the townships looking
bo the organization of a county
unit for crop production credit.
All farmers who have old seed
loans will continue to pay their
loans through the regular channels.
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Mould a lovely figure. Those need
less inches vanish from the waist
line the moment you subdue them
In Thomson's Glove Fitting Found
ation. The new styles for every flf
are at Harris & Burns.