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iiimiitiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiu | "The Family News-^ | ; paper, with some- | thing for every 1 1 member of the family. niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiR UlllllllllllllllilllllllllllilliiiiHiliitiiiiiilU ESTABLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 47 TEARS. FTiiiiiiimiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiir J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. ? VOL. L. 1i ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1933. NO. 49. Get Winning Y otes Now-Last $30 Club Offer ? O ' ? Butler Gentry Murdered and Robbed By Unknown Persons Fatally Shot During Holdup Friday Night Near The State Prison Camp SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE On Friday night Mr. Butler Gen try was accosted by purported rob bers as he was walking from the home of Mr. N. V. Brooks to the ^Jtate Prison Camp, where he was Hunployed in the capacity of stew ard. The supposed robbers shot Mr. Gentry in the chest with a shotgun, the entire load taking ef fect. Weakened by the loss of blood he was unable to call for help, but managed to crawl back to the home of Mr. Brooks. Mr. Brooks heard him, and brought him into the house. His condition was recognized as serious and a phy sician was summoned at once. Up on examination it was found that the load from the shotgun had penetrated the right side of his chest, opening a hole about as big as a half-dollar. The doctor or dered that Mr. Gentry be taken to the hospital at once, and so he was rushed to Watts Hospital In Durham, where he died at about ? four o'clock Saturday morning. Immediately following the shoot ing Sheriff Clayton made two ar rests. These men are being held on suspicion only; no charges have been preferred against them. Since the shooting three others are being held at material witnesses. All of these are under the supervision of the county officers but at this writ ing there have been no charges made. The funeral service for Mr. Gen try was conducted from the Allens ville Methodist Church, of which he was a member, Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock. Rer. S. P. Nicks, his pastor, assisted by Rev.. N. J.' Todd, conducted the funeral. Mr. Gentry leaves to mourn his loss his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gentry, six brothers, W. D. Gen try, G. N. Gentry, A. W. Gentry, C. A. Gentry, and I. C. Gentry, all of Roxboro, and Abner Gentry of Raleigh. Pour sisters, Mrs. W. T. Kirby, Mrs. W. H. Turner, Mrs. W. R. Cates and Mrs. Clyde Gentry, all of Roxboro. Besides these rela tives he leaves a host of friends who will mourn his passing. The active pall-bearers were: Messrs Kendall Gentry, Howard Slaughter. Bradsher Gentry, C. B. Kirby, N. V. . Brooks and Huel Gentry. The flower bearers were: Misses Julia Gentry, Nellie Gentry, Margaret Gentry, Felicia Gentry. Helen Gen fcfry- Carolyne Whitt. Mabel Turner ?pulse Turner. Laylage Gentry,' ^?ary Brootfls, Mary Gentry, Ella Gentry, Edna Gentry. Helen Slaugh ter, Roxanna Gentry. The choir was composed of Mr J. S. Walker, Miss Maude Monta gue, Mr. Howard Young, Miss C. Carney, Mrs. Georgia Varner, Mr. Osby Gentry, Mr. Dewey Young and Mr. Slaughter. They sang "Lead Kindly Light." "Abide With Me" and "Shall We Gather At The River." Burial was in the Aliens ville church cemetery immediately fol lowing the funeral service. o? WATCH CAMPAIGN BULLETIN BOARD IN WINDOW OF DAVIS DRUG CO., ROXBORO, N. C mtmii f-Re-E Aie - gas PlD Soak blvems MAP A GOOD CORU CROP THIS YEAR ... 4o GALLOWS TO TUfc ACRE . ? ? ? Prominent Farmer Suffers Heavy Loss Mr. George E. Harris had the misfortune to have a packbarn de stroyed by fire last 'week. Not only did he lose a very valuable pack barn. but he had a large quantity of tobacco stored in the house. He estimated his loss at thirty-five curings of tobacco and packbarn, which was one of the best he had. Mr. Harris stated that although he carried a small amount of Insurance on the packhouse, he had none at all on the tobacco inside. This was a total loss. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been in a de fective flue of the stripping-room, which was next door and joined to the packbarn. The damage was con fined entirely to the packhouse and its content. o Do Your Xmas Shopping Early Never Before Did It Mean So Much To The Buyer Every year you are requested to do your Christmas shopipne early, but this year there is a peculiar rea son why you should take this ad vive and shop early. The price on nearly every commodity - to- rising and you can buy cheaper today than vou can three weeks from now, and by buying early you will cer tainly save money. In fact, the log ical time to do your Christmas shopping this year was in August, for all classes of merchandise was cheaper than it is today ? but it is not too late to make quite a sav ing if you buy at once. And furthermore, the merchant"! of Roxboro have made great pre parations for this Christmas trade, for thev anticipated a big busi ness: with the best crop of tobacco the farmers have had for several years, and with every prospect that prices would be better than last year, they bought hevay and are prepared to care for your wants. Some say the Roxboro tobacco market does not pay as much for tobacco ? which we think is a mis take. but you will not find any one who is posted that will say the mer chants of Roxboro does not meet all competition; not only do they meet all competition, but they carry a line of merchandise which would do credit to any city, and nine times out of ten you save money by trading in Roxboro. Shop early, and shop in Roxboro. -o Spice Biddings Arrested Near Philadelphia| Sheriff Clayton Left Yester day To Return The Prisoner ? ^ ^ ^ jf Spice Biddings, colored, who mur dered Mr. Offle Clayton several months since, is reported as being in the hands of the law In Penn sylvania. near Philadelphia, and Sheriff Clayton left yesterday to bring the prisoner here. Clayton was shot down in cold blood cn the morning of September 7, 1933, as his wife looked on. The shoot'.ng occurred about three miles southeast of Roxboro, Just off the Oxford highway. According to Mrs. Clayton, her husband had gone to Bidding's shack to protest against the latter's takin? tobacco from the barns and storing it in his house. After tell ing Biddings to put the tobacco back in the pack house, Clayton turned and walketf away, and the Negro, shot him. The load from the gun took effect i in Clayton's neck. Hie died Instantly, i Biddings escaped and was not seen again until Philadelphia officers spotted him and placed him under arrest. ROXBORO MARKET HAD IIS BIGGEST BREAK MONDAY Notwithstanding Block Sales Prices Were Unusually Good SOLD 220,000 POUNDS, AT AVERAGE OF $23 Tcr the first time this season sales were blocked here Monday, but notwithstanding this the prices held up unusually well, and nearly every farmer selling was well pleased with his prices. The market sold 220 thousand pounds t at an average of $23.00. The block was lifted Tuesday, with all of the houses having good -sales. The market has been aver aging well above twenty cents for the past week, and the farmers are feeling better than for many years. Not only is this a big increase in price, but the crop of tihs County is very much larger than last year, and it is true that the crop in this County will bring four or five times, possibly nearer ten times, more money than it brought last year. As a result the farmers will be in much better shape than they have been in many years, and many of them ? probably a majority, will not only be able to buy the necessities needed, but will have some extra money for the good wife, and also something with which to make the little ones happy when Santa Claus comes this way. w The market will close with Wed nesday's sale for Thanksgiving, and will open again on Monday, De cember 4th. o A Christmas Gift We have had several to come in and pick the policy up they lost. We can redate your life policy and sabe what you put in it. You won't have to pay the back premiums. Just pay the next premium. If you want to give somebody a real worthwhile present, take a policy which'll pay them $50 every Christmas. The cost of such a gift is a few cents per day. KNIGHT'S INSURANCE AGENCY JUNIOR CLASS PRESENTS 'HERE COMES PATRICIA' To Be Presented By Junior Class at Roxboro H%rh School Auditorium On December 15th On December 15th the Junior class will present one of the clever-', est and moet interesting comedies ever given in Roxboro. The plot is centered around Patricia Gray son. the governor's daughter, who decides to buy and operate a fill ing station in the small town of Ferndale. She soon becomes the talk of the town, not only because she parades around in dirty overalls, but because she arouses the wrath of Mrs. Smith-Porter the highbrow society leader and Adam Wade the town's most influential citizen. For the first time, these two leading citizens find themselves completely and overwhelmingly overcome by the vigorous and forceful schemes of | a nineteen year old girl. The cast is as follows: Patricia Grayson ? Louise Hassan; Jimmy Clarke ? Bob Michaels; Elsie Crowder ? Evelyn Ritchie ; Elbert Hastings ? Carol Carver; Mrs. Smith Porter ? Evelyn Newman; Adam Wade ? Dick Puckett; Angelina Knoop ? Jeanne Collins; Bud Plan nigan ? J. V. King; Tim Hopper ? R. E. Hamlin; Mrs. Carrol ? Helen Cushwa. Don't forget the date, Friday, Dec. 15th, 8 p. m., in high schol audi ! torium. A seat is reserved for you? ' be there. o Accident Insurance | provides indemnity for loss of life, limb, sight, or time as the result 1 of an accident. ! j For example: You slip and fall ! on the stairs in your own home. , They take you to the hospital. No > sooner have you recovered than the | bills start to come in. Doctor's, nurses', hospital bills. And all the | regular bills. But no income dur ing the time you were laid up. Had you invested a few cents a day in an accident policy, not only would you be reimbursed for loss i of income, but also the expenses of ! your injury would be paid with a check from SATTERFIELD INS. AGENCY "Old and Tried" E. G. Thompson - W. G. James Hard Fight For Lead Among Candidates In Big Campaign Candidates waging furious battle for the all-important subscrip tions in The Courier Christmas Club Cash Offer Campaign this week, as the final offer of big votes on $30 Clubs comes to a close Saturday night. All workers busy this week. Saturday promises to show best results of any week of campaign so far, BUSINESS LANDED BETWEEN NOW AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LARGELY BE DETERMINING FACTOR AS TO WHO WILL WIN BEST AWARDS ROXBORO AND MORIAH WORKERS LEADING Mrs. D. T. Chandler, Roxboro, leads in votes published this week Miss Edna Cole, second, with Miss Iola Day, Moriah, and Miss Gladys Hamiett. Roxboro. a ctose third. All candidates who mean to win are putting up a real fight this week, and will no doubt ret their main winning votes by , Saturday, Dec. 2nd-, which ends the last $30 Club Offer. ^ $ ITS UP TO YOU AND YOUR COMPETITOR J r With most all candidates making steady gains no one .can affdrd to lose a moment's time, especially during this highly J important period of the Campaign. Much interest is displayed as?the deter mined workers grapple for the votes' during the last $30 Club offer. From all indications results obtained this week will show drastic changes in the line up next week, candidates who are "in to win" will leave no stone unturned in their quest for subscriptions this week. ARE YOU IN TO WIN List of Candidates and Votes Accepted for Publication: NAME TOWN " , , VOTES Miss Edna Erie Cole .Roxboro -128,00?) Mrs. Wallace Harris .......... ..Roxboro ...., 123,500 Miss Helen Wagstaff ....P. D. Long's Store 124,000 Miss Mildred Richmond ... .'...Roxboro 122,000 Miss Louise Ball Bahama, R. P. D 123.000 Mrs. Walter Bowes Bushy Pork 104,000 Miss Lillian Adcock Berea 120,000 Miss Gladys Hamlett Rcxboro 125,000 Mrs. Effle Massey Roxboro 121,000 Miss Bessie Jones Semora 55,000 Mrs. D. T. Chandler Roxboro 130,000 Miss Willie Lee Moore Surl 124,000 Miss Iola Day Moriah 125.000 Mrs. Claiborne Dixon Jalong 110.000 Mrs. 8. L. Vaughan '....Berea 45,000 PEW MORE DAYS OF CLUB VOTES? ACT NOW! YOUR LAST CHANCE ON BIGK3EST VOTES. REMEMBER SATURDAY NIGHT. DECEMBER 2ND. |0MjOO Or 4- Door Sedan For One Of The Workers? 844MWW Cub Or New Car For Another? Four Other Good Awards For A Few WM'i Work? Win This Week! TH? CIVIL WORKS I ADMINISTRATION GETS INTO ACTION Person's Allotment Of 546 Men To Be Put To Work Immediately The Civil Works Administration, under the direction of Mlss Eglan tine Merritt, is swinging into line. Person County's allotment is live hundred and forty-six men, fifty percent of which will come from the relief rolls of the county, and the other fifty percent will come from the rolls of the National Re employment Bureau. Those from the relief roll must be working by the first of December, but the Re employment Bureau has about two weeks longer in which to assign their portion. All of these men will be put to work on the same projects, of which there have been about thirty-five approved by the State Director of the C. W. A. These include beautifying and im proving of almost every school in the county, a community swimming pool and recreation park for Rox boro, to be located on Reams Ave nue, sewer systems for some of the streets in Roxboro which do not have them, highway projects which' include the improving of the road bed and the cutting and trimming of trees on the right-of-wa^ for better vision; these highway pro jects will be under the supervision of Mr. C. K. Proctor'. The work begun at the County Home on the grrounds under the relief classifi cation will be continued under the C. W. A. Col. Blair of Raleigh, who first directed the project at the county home and the beautifying of the- school grounds, will be in town for one day some time in the near future to go over these new pro jects which concern landscaping. He is connected with the Civil Work Corps in the capacity of adviser for such projects. Women will be included under the Federal Emergency Relief Work which calls for expert seamstresses, nurses, clerks, women trained to worb in offices, janitorial services, and other forms of work. Mr. John Jones, superintendent of the County garage, will ha\re assigned to him some men to work in the garage. THANKSGIVING EXPRESSION On this 1933 Thanksgiving Day we. the members and employees of the oldest mercantile establish ment in Roxboro, are deeply grate ful for many things, among others: That our community has suffered no pestilence or general calamity; That our citizens are spirited as oroven by the last twelve months; That we chose to live among such Deoole and make their fortunes our fortunes; That our Omnipotent Creator has chosen to be kind to j us and has caused His Benediction' to rest upon us by reviving Indus- j trial emDloyment and prosperity and by giving to our farmers boun teous crops and a fair return there on; That our people are smiling again and that they have Thanks giving in their hearts and souls; That our new cash system of busi ness added to our old policy of, filing only quality merchandise j has met with a glorious response from our friends and customers and <has made many new ones for us; That we are alive; That our busi ness is alive; Again that we have chosen to live and have our being among a people like you. Faithfully yours, HARRIS & BURNS o Come. Buy Your Christmas Gifts ! The Willing Workers Bible Class , and Sunshine Girls of Ca-Vel Vil-j lage will hold their annual bazaar in the Ca-Vel school auditorium 1 Saturday, Dec. 2nd, beginning at 3 o'clock. There will -be lpt?- of gifts to choose from, also plenty of good eats. There will be two beautiful hand-made bed quilts sold at 8:30 o'clock. Don't miss your chance at them. * Everybody is cordially invited to attend this bazaar and do your Christmas shopping. - , Can Win or Lose During Last Big $30 Club Offer FOUR MEN HURT IN AUTO WRECK Pour Person county men were In jured, one seriously, when the steer ing gear of an automobile In which they were occupants broke about 11:30 Saturday morning, causing! the automobile to overturn. The accident occurred on the Allensville road about two miles southwest of Roxboro. Two of the injured were carried to Watts hospital for treatment. They are Lacy Johnson, 18, who has a broken arm, severe head lacera tions and a possible fractured skull, and Edward Bown, about 40, who has a back injury. The other in jured are Clyde Brown, 19, who has a broken shoulder, and Wright Day, 22, the driver, who received minor cuts. The latter were treated in Roxboro. Day was driving the car toward Allensville when the steering ap paratus suddenly became disabled. The car overturned in the road. O Raxboro to Get Swimming Pool Project Is Allowed By Mrs. O'Berry And Work Will Begin Immediately Last year an effort was mad* to build a swimming pool here, but owing to the cost and the financial condition of our people, the effort was dropped. When they were look ing around for a project which would put to work some of those being helped by the welfare de partment a swimming pool was recommended and Mrs. O'Berry very promptly approved the idea, and work will begin at once. This is really a worthwhile prop osition and we congratulate all concerned upon securing same. It will be a community asset and we predict will be one of the most popular places next summer. The pool will be built on Reams Avenue, and the water will be sup plied from a branch which crosses the street. o Singing Class Coming Friday Will Be At The High School Auditorium Here On Friday Night The Singing Class of the Oxford Orphanage is paying our community a visit on Friday night, December 1st as a part of its tour for 1933. The class this year is composed of fourteen boys and girls under the direction of Mrs. Sadie Hutchihson. A most delightful program of songs, recitations and drills with colorful fCostumes and splendid music will feature the program. The Singing Class of the Oxford Orphanage has for more than fifty years made an nual tours all over the state, each year bringing a new class with a new program and the influence of the appearance of these children in our community on the cultivation of interest for the cause of the or phan cannot be measured. There is scarcely a community that in- the sixty years "of the life of the Oxford Orphanage has not sent some boy qr girl to that splendid home for care and training. The newspaper of Southport last (Continued on last page) Palace Theatre (THANKSGIVING) Thursday, Nov. 30 MISS BETTY LOll AND HER "Pretty Baby Co." 17 People 17 I A Cboras Of Pretty Girls Matinee 2:30-4 p. m. Night 7:00-8:16 p. m. Matinee Ad missions lO-SSc. Evening ad missions 15-35c. Consider Carefully The Value Of The Big Awards And Compare With A Handful Of Subscriptions. Saturday Night Is End Of Big Vote On $30.00 Clubs 20 MORE WORKING DAYS i Result of the Roxboro Courier "Christmas Club Cash Offer Cam paign" for circulation last week was most gratifying. With a few exceptions each candidate went "over the top" in great style and with flying colors, and turned in more than they had predicted they would at the beginning of the week. Candidates Busy As a final call goes out for the end of the Big Votes on $30 Clubs, candidates in the Roxboro Courier "Christmas Club Cash Offer , Cam paign" are combing the territory in an effort to obtain all possible sub scriptions and Saturday night prom ises to see all records broken in re gard to the number of subscriptions turned in so far in the campaign. In fact, several of the members al ready have a nice business to re port Saturday, and those who have not will do well to take heed and get busy on the last minute for big votes. Beginning Monday, November 27 and ending Saturday night, Decem ber 2, 255,000 extra votes will be given on each and every 130 club of both new and old subscriptions turned in. This is the last extra vote offer that will be made for clubs of subscriptions, and the candidate who is ahead at the end (Continued on last page) o License Tags On Sale In Roxboro Dec. 1st The Carolina Motor Club will have an oCBce in Roxboro to be open all the year beginning December 1st for the sale of stale license tags for cars, trucks, etc. This office will be located in the building with the Roxboro Motor Company, Ford Dealers for this section, on Depot Street. The office will be in charge of Miss Nina Abbitt as branch man ager. Those who wish membership with the Carolina Motor Club can pur chase same at this place. o Business Good With The Somerset Mills ^ ' - V Mr. James H. Craig, president of the Somerset Mills of Roxboro, spent a few days here last week, and he reported business good with his mill. The pay roll now amounts to $4,000, and the mill is enjoying the best business it has had since the establishment of the mill seven years ago. The mill manufactures a line of towels, bath rugs and wash cloths, and there should not I be a towel or bath rug sold in this town, save those manufactured by this concern. O Fourteen Enlist In Forestry Work Mr. H. L. Crowell, who is con nected with the welfare work in this County, carried 17 colored men to Wilmington last Wednesday where they applied for enlistment in the Forestry work being carried on by the Government in this State. Four teen were accepted and were sent to one of the various camps. Closed For Holiday Other than the sun-rise service at the Baptist church the town will observe Thanksgiving by the clos ing of most of the stores. Make your purchases today, or you may have trouble in securing last minute pur chases for that Thanksgiving din - 0 Notice To Farmers I beg to announce to my farmer friends that I am with the Plant ers Warehouse, of South Boston, and will be very glad to have you sell your tobcaco with us. Highest prices Mured for every load. Your friend, T. D. Wlnstead. . '"I ----iw * ,
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