Plans Laid For Semi-Pro Baseball Loop Co!lins<S'Aikman Represented At Organizatiotion Meeting Charlie Horton Of Durham Heads Committee to Draft Constitution and By-Laws Preliminary plans tot the organi zation of a fast semi-pro baseball league were made last night when representatives of seven teams met in Durh^uh.* Everyone prfeent were enthused over the idea of having such.' 5 baseball league. February 27 wa$ set as thcMate for these representatives to hold a meeting to work out Anal and complete- ar rangements. ?- ?, Representatives of Collins and Aikman met with the other repre sentatives last night. Other teams represented were: Chapel Hill, Hillsboro, Angler, Creedmoor and Golden Belr and U-Drive-It of Durham. - Doc Smith, old professional play er who represented Angier, heartily endorsed the league bui Expressed the opinion his town woulct throw the proposed circuit out pf1 shape, making for too much traveling. Draft By-Laws Charley Horton, manager of the Golden Belt team ,was named to head a committee to draft a con stitution and by-laws. They will be sent to clubs represented last night and will be acted on at the next meeting. Each club will be confined to players within the county in which that team is located and no one who has pflayed professional ball within the last year will be eligible. Number of games the teams will' play each week and the days on which they will play will be decided later. The majority of clubs represented at last night's session favored Saturday and Sun day games. Some, however, were uncertain about playing on the Sabbath and that question will be decided later. AUSTRIA'S GOVERNMENT TOTTERS AS SOCIALISTS REPEL LOYALIST ATTACK (Continued from first page) be given "well deserved sentences" ?meaning death. At Linz, where the rebellion broke out early Monday, fighting contin ued. The government claimed con trol of the city proper, but Social ist forces held the suburbs. The rebels were especiay active in the Urfulfr district these, barricading the postofflce until dislodged by heavy trench "mortar bombardments. -O The stones and timber of some Japanese temples were hoisOfed into place by ropes made of hair sacrific ed by thousands of women and girls. Beneficent Angel Appears In Iredell Roof Blaze Discovered And Put Out While Member* Of The House hold Were Sick Statesville, Feb. 13.?Prompt ac tion on the part of field worker en gaged In the rural housing survey of Iredell county saved the home of a north Iredell family from destruc tion by fire a few days ago. This field worker, driving up to a farm home to interview the housewife as to the most needed home improve ments, discovered a fire ip the roof, as she came up to the door. She rushed in to advise the family of their danger, only to find all members of the household in bed with measles. Without hesitating, she threw down her census blanks and other paraphernalia and ran 'to a neighbor's house for assistance, formed a bucket brigade, and help ed draw water from the neighbor's well, for the family whose house was in danger, had no well. With the assistance of the neighbors, the fire was soon under control, with out serious damage to the house. The lady who- did all this? brought assistance to people in dis tress, saved their house and possi bly, their lives?well, her last name is Angel, and she was just living up to her name. o TOBACCO BRINGS BEST PRICES SINCE 1929 CROP (Continued from first page) year in these belts were: New bright, $12.41; old bright, $11.14; South Carolina, $12.66 and Ashe ville burley, $15.22?& lower price than prevailed for the 1933 crop in each instance except the Asheville market. A small boy should be allowed to eat as much as he can?If there's enough around to satisfy his ap petite. DIZZINESS relieved by Black-Draught "I decided to take Thedford's Black-Draught, as I had been hav ing bilious spells." writes !\tr. Chas. 1-3- Stevens, of Columbus, Ind. "When I get bilious. T feel sleepy end tired and do not feel like doing my work. I get awfully dizzy. I know then that I had better take something. After I found how good Black-Draught Is, that is what I have used. I guesa It rids me of the bile, for I feel bet ter? don't feel like I am dropping off to sleep every time I sit down. That, to me. is a very bad feeling.' Now you can get B1ack-J)r aught tit tho form of a SYRUP, for Childbsn. Helena Cagers Cop Two Wins Playing good basketball, Helena high school won a double-header from Hurdle Mills Friday night on the home court. The girls triumph ed 17-UL . while . the boys came through 18-3. Jones starred for Helena girls, registered 13 points. Wrenn scored all of the Hurdle Mills' points. Ross and Timberlake were high scorers for the Helena boys. GIRLS' LINEUP Helena (17) Hurdle Mills (10) Jones (13) rf Blalock Blackard (2) If Laws Freshwater cf Wrenn (10) Pearce eg Cates Lunsford rg Berry Ashley lg Gates Substitutes?Helena: Mangum (2), Meadows. Hurdle Mills: Breeze, McCullock, Allen. Referee: Hicks. BOYS' LINEUP Helena (18) Hurdle Mills (3) RoSA (9) rf Long Timberlake (6) If B. Hester (2) Rhaw (2) c Wrenn (1) Lunsford rg R. Hester Whitfield (1) Ig S. Hester Substitutes?Helena: Terry, An drews. Hurdle Mills: Hawkins, Crumpton. Referee: Hicks. BETHEL HILL TEAMS DEFEAT HELENATEAMS Bethel Hill registered a double victory over Helena High school In the Helena gymnasium last Tues i day night, the boys triumphing 21 j I to 9 and the girls winning 9 to 5. The girls' game was featured by | close guarding on the part of both | clubs. The work of Murray and Humphries was outstanding for the | Hllltoppers, while Jones and Ash I ley did best for Helena. Bethel Hill boys'ran up a 13 to 4 ' advantage by half time. Day, with 11 points, and Joyner with live, starred in offense, while Brandon was best for Bethel Hill on defense. Hicks and Timberlake played best' for Helena. GIRLS' LINEUP Sfethel Hill (9) Merritt (2) Wrenn (3) Murray (4) i Bailey ! Humphries Morton Helena (5) rf Jones (4) If Blackard (1) c Freshwater eg Pearce rg Lunsford lg Ashley BOYS' LINEUP r Bethel Hill (21) Helena (9) Joyner (5) rf Lunsford Slaughter If Timberlake (6) Day (11) c-. Rhew 1 A. Brandon (4) rg Hicks (2) , P. Brandon -(1) lg Whitfield (1) I Referee: Knight (Furman). DEATHS Mrs. Eva C. Long Claimed By Death' Mrs. Eva Chambers Long, aged 21, died at the home of her parents, Mr.- and Mrs. J. T. Chambers,' near Helena, last Saturday at 12:00 M.1 The cause of her death was attri-' buted to cancer and other compli- j caticns. She had been ill since last May and had an operation in June, in an attempt to check the disease. | She is survived by her husband, Mr. j Talmadge Long, and one daughter, a child about one year old. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cham bers. five brothers. Thomas, George.' William. Sam, and Clarence Cham-! bers. six sisters. Mrs. Herbert Day and Mrs. Ollie Day of Roxboro, Mrs. Chas. Montcastle of Lynchburg, Va., Mrs. Floyd Wade of Timber lake, Miss Naomi Day and Miss Lucy Day of Timberlake. The funeral services for Mrs. long were held from the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. T.! Chambers at 2 P. M. Sunday. Elder Lex-Chandler was In charge of the' services. Pall-bearers were: Messrs.! Clyde Blalock, Jimmie Gregory, Ru- \ fus Gentry, Wiley Mooney, Wright Wilson and Ernest Dixon. Floral bearers were: Miss Brunette Gen try, Miss Myrtle Wade. Miss Ida Campbell, Miss Hallle Bell Cham bers. Miss Mary Montcastle, Miss Krecie-Wilmouth. Miss Nannie Mae Wilson. Mrs. Fannie May McBroom.j Mrs. Hortie Montcastle. and Mrs. i I Agnes Gristoll. The choir was made' up of friends of the family and they sang these selections: "Chil-! dren of Heavenly King." "Amazing! Grace." and "How Happy Are They." ? Immediately following the fun eral service the body was interred j in the Chambers family cemetery. ! Mr. Herod Allen Pa**e* At Hi* Mo riah Home Thursday ; Mr. Herod Allen, beloved citizen, of the Moriah community, passed away on Thursday morning. Feb. 8 at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Allen was seventy-seven years old at the time i of his passing, and although he had been in failing health for several, vears, he was able to get about; I his condition did not become crltl-l cal until the Monday preceding his death Mr. Allen leaves his wife, | Mrs. Nealie Allen, four sons, W. H.I Allen of Roxboro, J. A. Allen of j Rougemont. J. S. and A. L. Allen "f Timberlake, two daughters, Mrs. W E. Whisnant of Roxboro, and Miss Bannle Allen of Rougemont. "n? brother. Hosea Allen of Tim berlake. and one sister, Mrs. Delia Hundley of Carrboro. N. C. Besides these he leaves a host of friends to mourn his passing. The funeral services were held from the Burl Primitive Baptist Church at 3:00 P. M. on Friday, Feb. 9, with Rev. jo? B. Currln of ficiating. The ptCTl-bearers were: Messrs. R. L. Day, Jas. Cothran, Henry Clay, William Bowling, A. D. Newton, and Will Clay. Floral bearers were: Misses Iola Day. Mag titflta Allen. Minnie Cates and Mrs. Alpha Day. The Burl church choir sang these selections: "A Few More, Days On Earth To Snend," "Rock of Ages," and "Jesus Lover Of My, Soul." Immediately following the funeral services the body was In terred In the Surl Chureh cemetery. BEEN VISITING? SfilD IT IN Mirs Julian Richmond Dies In Sanitorium Word was received here Saturday morning that Miss Julian Richmond, aged 25, daughter of Mr. E. J. Richmond of Durham, had died some time Friday night. Miss Rich mond had been ill several years and had been confined to a sanitorium in Asheville during that time. Re cently she had moved from Ashe ville to the Hijlcroft Sanitorium at Biltmore, N. C. It was here that she died. The body was sent to Durham and funeral services were held from the Hall-Wynne Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon. Miss Richmond is survived by her fa ther. Mr. E. J. Richmond, three aunts, Mrs. J. R. Sims. Mrs. J. J. Lawson, both of Durham, anjJ Mrs. Long of Hurdle Mills; two uncles. N. D. Harris of Hurdle Mills and J. D. K. Richmond of South Bos ton. f., _ Miss Richmond had a-wlde circle of friends and relatives here. She was a frequent visitor in the home of Mr. John Richmond before she was confined to the sanitorium. Pellagra Is Fatal To Miss Libbie Satterfield Miss Libbie Satterfield, 37, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Satter field, died at the home of her fa- j ther five miles south of Roxboro Tuesday night at 7:45 o'clock. Pel lagra with complications was given as the cause. She had been in de clining health for five years, and gradually her condition became worse. Miss Satterfield was an active member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist church since early child-' hood. - I Surviving, in addition to her par- j ents, are four brothers, W. R. and E. O. Satterfield, of Roxboro; J. B. Satterfield, of Pleasant Shade, Va.: and M. R. Satterfield, of Abingdon, Va.; and five sisters, Mrs. J. L. Wilkerson and Mrs. D. T. Reams, of Apex; Mrs. B. H. Woodlief, of Raleigh; Mrs. W. A. Wilkins. of Wake Forest; and Miss Lois Satter field, of Roxboro. Funeral services will be conduct- : f d from the home at 11 o'clock 1 Thursday morning with the Rev. E. O. Usery, of Oxford, officiating. Burial will be made in the annex I to Burchwood cemetery. Card Of Thanks We wish to thank each and every one of our friends who were so kind to us during the illness and death of our dear daughter, and sister. May Ood bless each and every one of you. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Chambers | and family. o - - - Experiments have shown that the1 afternoon rest of children is much, quieter than their sight rest. DURHAM IRON WORKS 7U East Main St Durham, N. C. MACHINERY REPAIRS BRAZING and WELDING TRUCK-TRACTOR SERVICE Special Sale! 32 PIECE SET China Ware $ 4.25 MID-WINTER Special Sale 26 PIECE SET Win. Rogers SILVERWARE $5.95 The Newells JEWELERS Jewels From Newells Roxboro North Carolina HearD about TowN The weather the past few days has been too much for us;- it~has been so cold that you could hardly Interview any one, for the words would freeze almost as fast as they were uttered?any way, you would freeze If you stood still listening to any one. Consequently, there is not much to report in this coijimri this week. While trade has been light with the merchants, sales small at the warehouses, the plumbers have been doing a rushing business. It Is a fact that while the thermometer did not go as low as on the previous cold snap, there were more bursted pipe, and the- plumbers had more work than they could take care of. The "Iron Man" ,at Hambrick, Austin* -& Thomas drew a crowd every day, but then, this popular i firm generally has a crowd, for the! people Just naturally flock there, whether it Is for business or pleas-1 ure; It Is one place where you can always find some one to listen to you while you tell of your woes, or comment on the weather. Many are foolish enough to say the ground hog is all a myth, but when the little rascal sees his shad ow on "ground hog day" you had better see that your coal bin has plenty of coal, for you surely will needit. One more week and the market for the sale of leaf tobacco will j close, and then the farmer will be- ] gin making preparations for an other crop. Well, here's hoping he gets at least as much as he did, this year for his crop. This has been one season when he made some money, and we are all rejoic ing with him. We stated above that the mer-1 chants had been having a dull! week, but not so with the coal HAMAS WINS DICISION OVER MAX SCHMELING Crowd Of 16,000 Sees Fight Without Knockdown?Schmcttng Determin ed To Regain King Prestige Despitg Overwhelming Defeat Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Feb. 13.?The comeback campaign of dogged Max Schmellng, once heavy weight champion of the world, crumbled tonight before the sledg ing fists of young Steve Hamas, more famous as a football player titan a prize fighter, in another Stunning ring upset. Before a crowd of 16,000 that jammed Convention hall as a fight place hasn't been jammed in Phila delphia since Gene Tunney beat Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight title in the Sesquicentennial sta dium. Hamas battered the stub born Teuton for the greater part of twelve rounds, slashed his left eye brow open in the ninth, and easily won the unanimous decision of Referee Spud Murphy and two' judges. dealers. Somehow, we never saw; coal burn quite so fast, just seem-j ed to melt,away like the snow with! the sun shining on it. j We see from the papers that they are still taking their daily plunge in the waters down at Miami. Well, ! we could do the same here, pro vided you broke the ice first. Thanks to the PWA, the CWA and all the other alphabetical serving stations there were none to suffer in this good town and County. By the way. these stations have been very good to us, and we are willing to give full credit. Save the fresh leaves of celery tops ;wash carefuly and dry out in the oven. You can rub them down to a powder if desired, or merely store away in a glass jar with a tight lid. This makes a delightful flavoring for stews, soups and cas serole dishes.?, The yellow coloring of butter is obtained from the anatto tree of the1 tropics. THURS. NIGHT The Roxboro Town basketball team will play the Neamons Candy Company team of Durham, Thurs day night at' the Planters Ware house at eight o'clock. The Roxboro team has won three games and lost one. The team wants to schedule some more games with big teams. B. B. Knight, Manager. Missionary Society Met On Monday De UI*P The Womans Missionary Society met at the Baptist church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Meeting was called and minutes of last meeting read and approved. Special mention was made of two very Important 1 dates: Home. Mission prayer week, March 5-9, and the Annual Mission ary Society meeting which is to be held in Rocky Mount, Mar. 13-: A splendid report of personal si vice work was given by the chaii man, Mrs. T. B. Woody' Circle No. 2 had charge of the program. Mrs. Carl Bowen, leader, led the devotional. The topic of the month was "Persecution ip-the Spread of Christianity." Mrs. H. M. Beam very interestingly tald of the early persecutions in the spread of Christianity. Mrs. R. L. Wilburn delighted the members by present ing an enlarged hand painted like ness of the missionary pin, the shape of which is a double headed fish. She gave a pageant of this pin. Two dreams centered around this pin were read by Mrs. Wilburn and Mrs. M. S. Asbury. The pro gram was closed with a prayer by Mrs. W. P. West. The Story of the World War is told in FIVE FULL PAGES every Sunday in the BALTIMORE SUN DAY AMERICAN. Don't miss this thought-provoking feature. On sale by your favorite newsdealer or newsboy.. . o TRY "THE COURIER" WANT ADS Important Announcement TO THE PEOPLE OF ROXBORO and PERSON COUNTY: WE ARE OPENING A NEW GARAGE IN THE SATTER FIELD BUILDING ON DEPOT STREET, FORMERLY OC CUPIED BY STEWART MOTOR CO. WE WILL SELL THE CAR THAT LEADS. ( THE OLDSMOBILE America's Finest Motor Car ASK US FOR A DEMONSTRATION SALES * SERVICE + SATISFACTION DQDD Oldsmobile Company Depot Street ? E. D. Dodd, Mgr. ? Roxboro, N .C.

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