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VOL. L.
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBED 27, 1933.
NO. 53.
Mrs. Wallace Harris Wins
First Prize In Campaign
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Miss Helen Wagstaff Wins
Second Honors Followed by
Mrs. D. T. Chandler For
Third Place, Miss Louise
Ball Fourth, Miss Willie Lee
Moore Fifth, and Mrs. Effie
Massey Sixth
The Courier "Christmas Club
Cash Offer" Campaign came to a
dramatic close last Friday night at
egiht o'clock and after a thorough
checking on the part of the judges
who executed their work in the
Roxboro Cotton Mills office, Mrs.
Wallace Harris, Roxboro, was award
ed the first prize. When asked Which
Krfythe prizes she wished, the $600,
K one of the four automobiles of
P^d, she selected the six hundred
Jaollats The awards and winners
were Vjnounced about elevn o'clock
to a large crowd of interested people,
assembled at The Courier office, to
hear the outcome of the six week's
drive.
In addition to winner the first
prize, Mrs. Harris also won the ad
ditional cash prize of $50.00 offered
for the most subscriptions reported
during the fourth period. Her total
vote was 14,061,975. Miss Helen
Wagstaff ran second with a total
vote of 10,948,675, The third place
was taken by Mrs. D. T. Chandler
wit,h votes totaling 5,259,692. Miss
Louise Ball was fourth with 3,097,800,
Miss Willie Lee Moore took fifth
place with 2,729,650 and Mrs. Effie
Massey sixth with 1,437,600. The
commission winners were. Miss Mil
dred Richmond, Miss Edna Cole,
Miss Iola Day, Miss Lillian Adcock.
Miss Gladys Hamlett. Mrs. Clai
borne Dixon and Mrs. Walter Bowes.
The campaign was declared to be
eminently successful and The Courier
received a large number of subscrib
ers which places it in a position to
maintain its leadership in the
county. The exact number of sub
scriptions received and the^complete
rearranging of the mailing list have
not been completed.
Mr and Mrs. D. C. Wise, who
conducted the campaign as repre
sentatives of the A. M. Alexander
Company, of Danville, Va., were
widely congratulated and thanked
for the success of the drive and the
impartial attitude they maintained
throughout the drive. Each worker
expressed herself as being absolute
ly satisfied that the campaign had
been conducted honestly and fairly
from beginning to end.
The judges deciding the outcome
of the campaign were : G. J. Cushwa,
J. Brodie Riggsbee, and P. D. Long.
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Edgar Long Memorial
9:45 Sunday School. W. A. Ser
geant, general supt.
11 a. m. Sermon by the pastor.
Subject: "A New Year For A New
w6:45 p. m. Young People's meet
pTThere will be no service at 7:30
d. jm., as the congregation will as
semble at 10:55 for the watch night
service and midnight communion.
Person Y.P.U to Meet
The Person County Young Peo
ples' Union will meet on Friday
night, Jan. 12, with the Brookland
Church. ? President.
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Martin County sweet potato grow
ers have 65,000 bushels of cured
sweets in storage for sale this win
ter and next spring.
An elastic building paper which
stretches with high temperature of
pressure has been produced.
mec aip QAS
LADDER YESTERDAY ROT
WAS MT HURT MUCH.
UU OULV FELL FROM
THE SBCOMO STEP.
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THANKS!
To The Courier, the cam
paign workers and the people
of Roxboro and the surround
ing section, w? wish to ex
press our thanks and sincere
appreciation for the courte
sies, kindnesses shown and
the cooperation given us dur
ing our second visit in your
city.
The people of the commun
ity -and the county were par
ticularly nice to us during our
seven ?yeeks here and showed
us every courtesy and hospi
tality. We feel that Roxboro
is a progressive town and that
it will prosper much in the
future
Our work with the contes
tants was most pleasant and
we appreciate deeply the con
fidence they displayed in us
throughout the campaign. We
worked without cessation to
make the campaign a success
from the workers standpoint,
as well as The Courier. And
we tried to be absolutely fair
and * impartial throughout.
Some of expressions on the
part of the workers were most
gratifying to us.
We want to express again our
thanks to the judges who
served at the close of the cam- '
paign ? also Mr. F. O. Carver,
Jr., who helped with the
close. We wish for you all a
Happy and Prosperous Nine
teen and Thirty-Pour.
MR. and MRS. D .C WISE.
ROOSEVELT WILL
NOT ASK CHANGE
IN RECOVERY ACT
Chief Executive Believed^ Tip
Be Satisfied With Anti-^
Depression Drive
PRESIDENT DEVOTES HIS
ATTENTION TO BUDGET
Washington, Dec. 26. ? Pew chang
es in the recovery machine are to
be asked of Congress by President
Roosevelt and the general Impres
sion in capital official circles is that
the Chef Executive believes the anti
depression campaign is progressing
satisfactory.
With every Indicator pointing in
this direction, the President today
devoted his attention to the prep
aration of the $6,000,000,000 budget
"which will be recommended to the
national legislature and to his an
nual message reporting the nation's
legislative needs.
Meanwhile, the prospects of in
ternational action to stabilize world
currencies on a gold basis received
the careful study of those who have
followed the development of the
administration monetary program,
their curiosity aroused by the re
fusal of Acting Secretary Morgen
thau to answer a question whether
a move in this direction was in the
making.
Mr. Roosevelt only a few days
aeo expressed the hope that such
action might be taken, without sav
ing how soon he thought it should
come about. His attitude for months
has been that stabilization was not
desirable until domestic commodity
prices reached a satisfactory level.
Such revisions as Mr. Roosevelt
may suggest of the recovery laws
enacted last Spring are expected
to be of a minor nature and in
tended mainly to clarify their lan
guage or answer technicalities that
have arisen in their operation.
Some amendments of this nature
may be suggested for the farm bill
and the truth in securities law. No
modification of the latter Is con
templated, it was said, despite the
insistent clamor from certain busi
ness interests for action to make it
less severe. ? j
Much speculation has been arous
ed as to whether Mr. Roosevelt
might ask for legislation in connec
tion with his gold byylng-monetary
program to make its legality, which
has been disputed, undoubted, pos
sibly giving the Treasury Authority
to make the purchases now trans
acted by the Reconstruction Cor
poration.
To assist him in summarizing for
Congress as they stahd at the mo
ment. Mr. Roosevelt has asked all
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FRENCH CHRISTMAS
SADDENED BY HORROR
Of RAIL TRAGEDY
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196 Killed In Worst Railroad
Disaster In The History
Of French Railroading
23 BODIES UNIDENTIFIED
Paris, Dec. 25. ? The horror of
Saturday night's railroad catastro
phe saddened Christmas day for
Prance. Twenty-three bodies of
the 196 known victims remained
unidentified, some so mutilated that
it was doubted if their identity
could ever be established.
An indication of the frightful
shock of the crash of the Strasbourg
flier into the fogbound Nancy Ex
cre?s 17 miles from here was the 1
fact that 165 passengers in wooden
cars of the express were killed out- !
right.
Thirty-one died in hospitals later]
with the death list likely to go ;
above 200.
An investigation continued what
loomed as a long inquiry into the
tragedy, the worst railroad disaster
in the history of Prance, both the j
engineer and fireman of the flier j
remained in prison at Meaux, charg
ed with homicide by imprudence.
Visits Hospitals
Reflecting the grief of the entire
nation. President Albert LeBrun, j
bareheaded and pale with emotion,
passed before 160 caskets in the
basement of the East Paris station.
He also visited hospitals, leaning
over each bed to speak words of
sympathy and comfort to the in
jured.
Some smiled or painfully lifted a
hand in a gesture of thanks, but |
many were unable to see or hear
their president.
A national funeral service will be
held for the victims Wednesday.
Lucien Daudigny, engineer of the
flier, and Henry Charpentier, the
. fireman, both badly shocked by the
disaster, continued to insist that ;
the signal was for a clear trtftk
.ahead and that they had no warn- 1
torpedoes, left by the crew of
v train.
pftftest against their "illegal
and arbitrary" arrest and imprison
ment was made by Deputy Louis
Rollin. Other deputies insisted that
a thorough investigation of railroad
I safety measures be made, claiming
the French system may be out of
date.
Harvey-Henrv Mar
riage on Wednesday
One of the outstanding society
events was the marriage of Miss
Francis Henry to John Shields Har
vey which was solemnized Wednes
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. On-thej
night preceding the ceremony V>e*]
hearsal was had at Duke Memorial
church. Immediately following Mr.
and Mrs. Henry, parents of the
bride-elect, entertained at dinner at
the Hope Valley club honoring the
bridal party and out-of-town guests.
The following from here attend
ed the wedding: Mr. and Mrs. J.
Shileds Harvey, parents of the bride
groom. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Harvey
and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Clarke.
Watch Night Service
At Long Memorial church on
Sunday evening there will be a ser
vice, beginning at 10:55 p. m. This
will be a watch-night service. The
communion will be celebrated at
midnight. This service will take
the place of the usual 7:30 evening
service.
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Hurdle Mill* School
To Reopen Jan. 1st
The Hurdle Mills school will open
cm Monday, Jan. 1st, at the usual
time. It is hoped that all will be
there on time after enjoying a
most excellent Chrtstirias holiday.
And here is extending to them a
wish for a happy and successful
New Year.
Joe B. Currin, principal.
SPECIAL
Midnight Ramble
THURSDAY, MIDNIGHT
DEC. 28TH
PeD and Fun Revue
Girte - Music - Comedy
The Big Whoopee Shew
Palace Theatre
(All Seats 35c)
$135,000 On Corn
. ,
Robert Adams, of Odeholt, Iowa,!
has swung a loan of $135,000 on i
300,000 bushels of binned corn on '
his farm in Sac County, govern- j
ment agents sealing the bins. I
W. W. MORRELL
RE-ELECTED HEAD
OF PERSON LODGE
Enjoy Turkey Dinner At New
Hotel Jones
The rriTtiiar meeting of the
a
Person Masonic Lodge was held
last night, with a combination
dinner -business meeting. After
enjoying a bountiful turkey
dinner at the New Hotel Jones
the Masons retired to the Lodge
hall for the regular session of
business. The election of offl
" ?ens for the incoming year was
the item of principal interest.
AH of the old officers' of last
year, headed by W. W. Mbrrell
as Master .were elected to serve
for another year.
Producers of Person County
Signing Tobacco Contracts
Mr. Sanders Anxious For 100
Per jCent Sign Up By
Jan. 4th
About seventy five per cent of the
tobacco producers ftho signed ten
tative agreements to reduce their
tobacco crop along with the pro
ducers throughout the flue-cured
tobacco belt for the years 1934 and
1935 have called on their commit
teemen or at the countv agent's of
fice and filled ,-out their contracts
and signed same.
The results would have been bet
ter, but many farmers were on the
markets just before the holidays,
and since then they have been tak
ing Christmas? or at least those
who failed to slen So far. With this
week and the first week in January
it is expected that all of trie con
tracts will have been filled out and
signed by the producers who signed
tentative agreements.
There are a few who did not sien
the tentative agreement to fill out
and sign the contract who have call
ed at the office or on their committee
men and signed the contract.
County Agent Sanders and the
committeemen are very anxious to
wind un the sign-up campaign by
the night of January 4th. so that
all contracts will be in the hands
of the county and community com
mitteemen to endorse, before they
can be tabulated, audited, and for
warded by townships in alphabeti
cal order by names.
All who have not yet signed the
contract will assist the committee
by doing so at once as it is very
expensive to have two or three men
to come to Roxboro Just to sign one,
or a few contracts. Just because
that particular man was a little late
about getting his contract signed
and before the committee along
with the others.
The committee all over the coun
ty have responded enthusiastically
to the demand made upon them to
assist you to get your contract sign
ed, and to meet at nights to pass
on your contract and endorse same,
then in many instances brought
?hem in from the communities to
the county agent's office at night in
order to get the contracts in line
for typing, correcting errors, work
in? out and checking the oDtions on
*ach contract, auditing the con
tract, placing same before the coun
ty committee to sign three times for
each individual contract, the county
agent to sign each individual con
tract three times, and finally to be
arranged alphabetically by town
ships to be ready to type by town
chlDs and forward to headquarters.
This is mentioned to show you how
much handling these contracts must
go through with before they can
even leave Roxboro, hence the ap
peal to you to get yoflr contract
signed at the earliest possible mo
ment. We want to quit signing con
tracts on January 4,' and get all
that have signed in line for sending
to Washington.
Not Our Jerry
Siler City, N. d.,
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Dear Mr. Noell:
I understand an engagement of
J. W. Dixon came out in your paper
a week or so ago. I don't know
whe-e you got this from but it's ab
solutely false, people all in Rox
boro think it's me. I wish you would
corerct this in your paper as it will
hurt me lots if its not.
Very truly yours,
m a ? . Jeny w DI*?n, Jr.
P. 8. There's another J. W. Dixon
here in Slier City, I don't know him
but have received some of his mall! I
Guessing Contest
On Big Hog
Those Who Voted For Hoover Bo'h
Elections Are Barred From
Contest
Hundreds of people are dally visit
ing the home of Will Davis on the
Lowgap road, just above Antioch
Church, to see his mammoth hog
which he is to butcher as soon as
the weather turns cold. So great
has the interest been in this hog
that Mr. Davis has started a guess
ing contest on the weight of the
hog, offering a small prize to the
one who comes nearest to estimat
ing its weight.
There is only one condition to the
guessing contest and that is: No
one who voted for Hoover both times
he ran for president is permitted
to enter the contest. Mr. Davis says
he can excuse ,a person for voting
for his choice one time but any
man who erred the second time is
not to be excused. And too, if he
barred those who had voted for Mr.
Hoover one time he .would take in
a good many of his Democrat
friends who strayed away from the
party four years ago, but seeing the
error of their way, have repented
and returned to the fold. ? Mt. Airy
Times.
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Another Happy Man
? We enjoyed a call from our good
friend. Mr. J. F. Faulkner of near i
Woodsdale last Friday; he stated j
that he had sold all of his tobacco !
and owed no man, save to love |
him. We expect there are many!
farmers in this good County whoj
can make the same at this time, i
After all, there is prosperity among
the fanner folks and we rejoice
with them in their good fortune.
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The anc'ent city of Keranis in
Egypt is being unearthed from its
sandy grave by an expedition of ;
the University of Michigan.
Roxboro Congregations
To Hold Union Services
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Kiwanis Hear Colored
Silvertoned Quartette
The local Kiwanis club met for
the Christmas meeting last Tues
day evening at six o'clock for a
half hour of business anr entertain
ment. Foregoing the usual dinher
the proceeds therefrom were given
to Miss Price, president of the
Young Women's Business club, for
buying fruits, nuts, and candies for
the needy children at Christmas.
The ohairman of the program
committee sprung quite a surprise
upon the club in the presentation
cf the Roxboro Colored Silvertoned
Quartette, composed of Silas Ross,
leader, Ambrose Harris, William
Bumpass, and Johnnie Council. ,
Among the selectons harmonized by ,
this quartette were "Please Go Away
And Let Me Sleep," "I Shall Not
Be Moved." "Moan Both Night and
Day," and "Lacky, Lacky."
Wilton H. Morris, proprietor of
Morris Drug Store, Ca-Vel Village,
was welcomed as the first new Ki
wanian received since the organiza
tion of the loca"l club.
The club will meet at six-thirty
next Tuesday instead of Monday
due to the fact that New Year's Eve
falls on the regular meeting date.
NEWWSIJGGESIED
TO CONTROL FARMERS
Growers Who Do Not Join In
Production Control Would
Be Restricted
Washington, Dec. 26.? Farmers
[ who do not participate in the gov
ernment's production control plans
[for agriculture would be licensed
and restricted in their operations
under a plan suggested by the con
t ference of national farm leaders
The delegation which conferred
recently with farm administration
officials, suggested to Secretary * /al
lace that an amendment providing
for the licensing plan be incorpo
rated in the farm act at the coming
session of congress.
The plan was designed to prevent
farmers from upsetting the admin
istration's program by drastically
increasing their acreage and pro
duction in the hope of making large
profits from expected price increases.
Under it those farmers who did
not sign production contracts would
be required to obtain a government
license in order to continue farm
ing operations. The license would
limit their production of {oodstuffs
to the amount they produced over
an average period to be determined
by the administration.
The plan was brought to Secre
tary Wallace's attention in a reso
lution adopted by the conference.
It was proposed by Clarence Poe,
of Raleigh, editor of the Progres
sive Farmer.
JUDGES STATEMENT? Dec. 22nd
We, Jhe undersigned, duly appointed to canvass the returns of The
Courier Christmas Club Campaign, do hereby certify that the cam
paign was closed according to the rules governing same, and that we
compiled the remittance and subscriptions deposited in the Ballot Box
and the Campaign Department's records of all subscriptions turned in
during the campaign by various contestants or members, and we find
the following named persons entitled to the awards according to the
rules governing their distribution:
FIRST AWARD ? $?00.00 in cash or DeLuxe Plymouth four door sedan
or Terraplane Six four door sedan or Master Chevrolet four door
sedan or a Standard Ford four door sedan.
Mrs. Wallace Harris * Votes? 14,061,975
SECOND AWARD ? $400.00 in cash or Chevrolet Coupe or a Ford Coupe.
Miss Helen Wagstaff -Votes ? 10,948,675
THIRD AWARD? 1125.00 In cash. Mrs. D. T. Chandler. Votes? 5,259,692
FOURTH AWARD? $75.00 in cash. Miss Louise Ball. Votes? 3,097,800
FIFTH AWARD? $50.00 in cash. Miss Willie L. Mcore. Votes? 2,729,650
SIXTH AWARD? $35.00 in cash. Mrs. Effle Ma?ey. Votes? 1,437,600
COMMISSION WINNERS: Miss Mildred Richmond, 1,401,250; Miss
Edna Cole, 1,284,300; Miss Iola Day, 740,350; Miss Lillian Adcock,
729,150; Miss Gladys Hamlett, 437,350; Mrs. Claiborne Dixon, 294,750;
Miss Walter Bowes, 250,200.
WINNER OF EXTRA $50.00 IN CASH: Mrs. Wallace Harris.
WINNERS OF FIFTH PERIOD PROTECT* YOU VOTE BALLOTS:
1st ? Mrs. Wallace Harris; 2nd ? Miss Helen Wagstaff; 3rd ? Mrs. D.
T. Chandler.
WINNERS OF THE FINAL PERIOD PROTECT YOU VOTE BALLOTS:
lit ? Mrs. Wallace Harris; 2nd ? Miss Helen Wags tag; 3rd? Mrs. D.
T. Chandler.
(8igned) O. J. CUSHWA,
* J. BRODIE RIGGSBEE,
F. D. LONG.
Judges.
Dr. Morgan Will Hold First
Service On Sunday,
Jan. 7th
The churches of Roxboro, unit
ing in their worship on the first
Sunday of the New Year and the
week following, will unite in thaT~"
worship under the preaching of
Dr. Prank Crossley Morgan who is
universally recognized as occupying
a place in the very front rank of
distinguished Biblical scholars and
effective preachers.
The services conducted by Dr.
Morgan will immediately be recog- j
nized as something essentially dif
ferent in style and approach from
these meetings which we are accus
tomed to describe as evangelistic.
Dr. Morgan is preeminently a
teacher rather than an exhorter.
but of course the teaching of the
Bible mes.*ag es of Christianity is
evangelism in its purest form.
While the style of his messages
is not what we are accustomed to
identify as evangelistic, the fruits
of his messages are evangelistic, as
will be seen from the following ex
cerpt of an article by Rev! P. Sprole
Lyon, D. D., castof of the First
Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.
Ga? after he had conducted what
Dr. Lyons called "a course in Bible
study at the First Church."
"The fervor and power which de
velops as each day progresses is in
no sense a blast of oratory, but is
the irres is table momentum of Di
vine truth asserting its authoritv
and calling for dedication of life
and service. This kind of ministry
develops a spirit of deep interest in
Bible studv, brings refreshment to
Christian hearts, and least of all
serves to exploit the leader. In his
quiet, reverent atmosphere we came
to our Spring Communion Service
the day after the teacher had gone.
Thirty-seven were welcomed upon
profession of faith, and twenty-four
by letter."
The following is the briefest
sketch of Dr. Morgan's life:
"Rev. Frank 1 Crossley Morgan,
D. D? son of Dr. and Mrs. G.
Campbell Morgan, was born in
London, England, June 24, 1898.
Educated at Holm School London,
England; the Douglas Collegiate
School, Chiltenham. England. Serv
ed in the World War as a second .
Lieutenant First Battalion Lanca
shire Fusiliers. Gassed in the forest
of Nienpe. Decorated by King
Geoge V. with the Military Cross
for "Gallantry in Action" at Lede
ghem, Belgium, October 1917. Came
to the United States 1919. Com
pleted studies for the Christian
Ministry under the direct supervis
ion of his father. Following several
pastorates, Dr. Morgan accepted a
call to the First Presbyterian
Church, Augusta, Ga? July 1925.
Granted the degree of Doctor of
Divinity by the University of Geor
gia, June, 1927. Conducted Bible
conferences in seventeen centers for
individual churches from 1925 to
1931. Resigned pastorate in Aug
usta in order to devote his full time
to Bible Conference Work. Decem
ber 31. 1931. His messages at North
field, Winona Lake, Montreat, Mas
sanetta and many other Bible Con
ferences have proved most helpful,
and in this work and his work in
individual churches and communi
ties, he hvi increasingly earned a
reputation of being one of the most
universally appreciated Bible teach
ers in the English speaking world."
The people of Roxboro and sur
rounding communities will welcome
Dr. Morgan with enthusiastic ap
preciation and the warm hospitality
Roxboro always extends to her
guests.
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County's Proteges
Feted on Xmas Day
Contrary to the custom of serving
only two meals on Christmas Day,
a custom which, we believe, that
most people In this section observe,
the prisoners confined to the county
Jail had three meals on Christmas
day; this in spite of the fact that
Mr. A. M. Long, the- . Jailer, had
planned for only two meals. Feed
well Cafe was the host for the third
meal, which, it so happens, 'was the
one with which we so often connect
turkey and all the accessories; the
Feedwell Cafe served the prisoners
a bountiful dinner In the middle of
the .day, 'for which Mr. Long and
his "children" were deeply
We do not believe that, undet
circumstances, it would
to b? the guest* of the
a spell.