The Family News
paper, with some
thing for every
member of the
family.
ESTABLISHED MSI. ? PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 50 YEARS.
J. W. NOELt, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD,NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1934. N<>. 16.
VOL. LI. ?
ABBITT SAYS SWIMMING POOL THAT IS
MERELY A TANK IS BUT "LITTLE BETTER
THAN THE OTHER MAN'S BATH TUB"
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Inspector Abbitt Calls Atten
tion To Certain Require
ments For Public Safety
SAYS WATER MUST BE
KEPT CLEAR AND SAFE
A swimming pool that is merely,
a tank is but little better than the
other man's bath tub.
The fill and draw type of pool is
now recommended and approval of
this type will not be given in any
case unless sufficient evidence is
produce to show that the pool water
will be maintained cltear and roas
ts onably bacteriologically safe.
?The benefits resulting from the
e of swimming pools are largely
feated unless the pools are so de
signed. constructed and operated as
to protect the bather from the
transmission of certain infections.
It is very probable that the com
mon cold, ringworm and infections
of the age. sinus, ear and skin, can
be transmitted through the use of
improperly operated and maintain
ed swimming pools. Typhoid fever
is not usually transmitted" through
the use of properly operated swim
ming pools; however, it may be
contracted through the use of bath
ing beaches located near sewer
outlets
It is very important that no con
nection be made between the pool
water supply and a drinking water
supply which could ever permit pol
lution of the drinking water. The
means of introducing fresh water
should be approved.
In general, swimming pools are,
important from the standpoint of
public health, because of the possi
bility of transmitting infections di
rectly from one bather to another;
hence, the methods of operating
pools and treating the water must!
be based upon the necessity of de- |
stroying pathogenic organisms as1
soorr as practical after they are In
troduced into the pool by bathers.
The State Board of Health will |
be glad to review and approve plans
and specifications covering the de-|
signs and constructions of new or
existing swimming pools.
I have a copy of "Recommenda
tions For Design of Swimming
Pools and Bathing Places." Any in- j
teres ted person can call by the fil-1
tratton plant and see or bo.TOw
them.
C. M. Abbitt, inspector.
SCOUT COUNCIL
MEETING HERE
REPORT GAIN
At the regular monthly meeting
of the local Boy Scout Council pro
gress was reported In this terri
tory. This meeting was presided
over by George W. Kane and was
well attended by both executive of
?lals and scoutmasters. O. B.
pun try" Gorman, Scout Execu
e of the Cherokee Council was
present, as was Lon Turner, of
Burlington, a District Scout Offl
* rial- Country Oorman announced
a training course for the Cherokee
Camp on May 5 and 6, this camp
being located near Reidsvllle and Is
open to any members of the Cher
okee Council He also reported that
at the last state meeting held In
.Greensboro Cherokee Council had
the largest representation of any
council that was present.
The scoutmaster from the various
troops In Roxboro and Person Coun
ty reported very favorable progress
and an Increased membership in
all the troops. These scoutmasters
reported: J. Anderson Tlmberlakej
from Helena troop; Banks Berry for.
Hurdle Mills; George Currier for
Ca-Vel; Lee King of East Roxboro;
Clyde Swartz for Roxboro Troop
32, and Robert Long for Roxboro
troop 49. Plans were discussed for1
the opening and operation of theI
swimming pool that Is now In the
process of erection.
It was reported at this meeting
that there are now 800 scouts and
48 troops In the Cherokee Council.
Progress Is now being made all
along this front. j
Moved To Pinehur?t
As announced In
Rev. A. J. McKelway has been call- 1
ed as pastor of the Presbyterl?n
church In Pinehurst, and he andi
his good wife and children left
Monday for that beautiful little!
city. We part with them reluctant
ly, for they are the salt of the earth,
and any community may well be
proud of claiming them as cltigens.
ROTARY CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
The following officers were elect
ed at the meeting of the Roxboro
Rotary club at its meeting Thurs
day night: President, Dr. J. H.
Hughes; vice-president, Howard
Strang; secretary, Eugene Thomp
son; treasurer, Billy Montague; di
rectors, J. S. WalkeT and David
Broolos. , These men will be in
ducted into office on the first of
July. ,,
WOMANLESS WEDDING
FRIDAY NITE, APRIL 27
Young People's Division Of
Metliodist Church Sponsor
Play Friday, April 27
CENTR'L GRADED SCHOOL
At the Central graded school
building on Friday night, April 27,
there will assemble a notable group
of outstanding personalities to par
ticipate in a womanless wedding.
Of widespread interest is the re
cent divulgence of the names of
the brides, as this will be a double
wedding. The brides are both res
idents of Roxboro. Misses Furmine
Herbert and Beebee Knight, by
name. Having charmed the com
munity for Some years by their
winsome manner, and having shock
ed the entire county by several not
too savory episodes, there is general
relief that they are to be married
and settled down with young men
of good character and promising
attainments.
Attendants from several states
will be .present. Inasmuch as the
auditorium will be crowded a small
admission will be charged, which
will go to the Young People's Divi
sion of Long Memorial Church.
The ceremony will be performed
by Dr. Samuel Merritt, noted min
ister of uncertain denomination.
The wedding party will consist of
about fifty persons including Miss
Wheeler ine Newell, train bearer,
Burllne Clayton, ring bearer, an^
Ceegee Chandler, soloist.
AN OLD PAPER
Our friend, Mr. A. V. Hudgins,
was showing a very old newspaper
the oth?r day. It was a copy of the
Nec York Ledger, which bore the
date of Jan. 30, 1869.
Revival at The First Baptist
Church Drawing Large Crowds
Meetings Planned For Ten
Days Will Probably Close
Thursday Night
INTEREST STILL GROWING
The revival which has been in
progress during tne past week at
the First Baptist church has been
drawing immense crowds, and the
interest seems to be growing as the
meeting continues, large crowds
hear the preacher at every service.
On Sunday night the house could
not hold the vast assemblage, many
being turned away, this being oc
casloneo by the tact that all of the
other congregations of the town
were worshipping with the First
Baptist.
The preacher, Rev. F. C. Feezor.
pastor of the Tabernacle church in
Raleigh, is a man of wonderful
power, preaching the old time Gos
pel, with no frills or attempts at
sensationalism, and the people lis
ten to him In rapt attention. Rare
ly has it been the pleasure of the
people of this town to hear a man
of God who is endowed with the
powers of oratory more than is Mr.
Feezor; his power of word painting
is almost beyond description, while
his English is most beautfiul, and
yet. even the most Illiterate can
understand it all. Vtuly, he is a
wonderful preacher and the town
is to.be congratulated upon having
him in its midst.
The meeting vtll probably close
with the service Thursday night.
TOBACCO RENTAL
CHECKS NOT DUE
Will Be About Forty To Sixty
Days Before County Agent
Will Have Checks
WILL NOTIFY BY LETTER
Due to publicity, forty farmers
called on the county agent Satur
day for rental checks due on their
tobacco contracts. The contracts for
Person County have not all left the
county yet, consequent^ the forty
farmers were disappointed.
It will be about forty to sixty days
perhaps before H. K. Sanders will
have any checks to hand out to
signers of the contract, unless they
are handled more rapidly than he
gives the Raleigh office credit for
being able to forward same to Wash
ington, due to so many other coun
ties being ahead of Person County
in the alphabetical list, or if not
alphabetically, due to the fact that
other counties got their contracts
approved before Person County did.
When your check comes H. K.
Sanders will write you a letter that
your check is ready for deliver,'.
Do not call at the office to see if
your check has come. Wait till you
get a letter from the Farm agent
to call.
If Caswell county farmers get
their checks before yours come do
not come to the office looking fo
your check. H. K. Sanders will write
you when your checks arrives.
If your neighbor receives his
check within the next forty to
sixty days, and yours has not come,
do not get alarmed. Just wait till
you receive a letter stating that
your check has arrived. Some op-the
farmers will be late in receiving
their checks because of various com
plications such as lateness in sign
ing the revision sheet, adjustments,
ktc.
WITH THE SICK
Mrs. E. E. Thomas, who under
went an operation at the hospital
1 in Durham the past week, is lm
I proving and hopes to be homes soon.
' Mr. B. B. Mangum of Ca-Vel
Circle, is cohfined to his home on
1 account of a case of mumps,
j Mrs. Tom Clay, of Helena, who is
! in the hospital in Durham, is very
1 much improved! At one time her
condition was considered serious,
i Mrs. George Stone was "carried to
the hospital in Durham the first of
the week for treatmeht.
CHURCH SOCIAL
! On Monday night, April 23. there
; will be held a church get-to
1 gether social in the social rooms of
j the church. The affair will begin
, at eight o'clock. Every member of
, the church or Sunday school is
warned that he will miss a good
time if not present for this occa
' sion.
LIVING PICTURES
Dont fal to plan to see "Living
Pictures" which Circle 5 of the
, Mary Hambrick Missionary Society
' will put on at the Palace Theatre
Thursday, April 26. Many of y6?ir
favorite songs will be illustrated In
tableau form by local people, each
song being sung by one or more of
our most talented singers. In ad
dition the regular program of pic
tures will be shown, all for regular
admission prices.
Long Memor. Church
| Services will be resumed at Long
Memorial Church for both morning
and night the coming Sunday, April
22nd.
9:46 Sunday School, W. A. Ser
geant. General Supt.
11:00 Preaching service, sermon
by the pastor.
i 6:45 Meeting of the Intermediate
League group.
7:30 Worship Service, Sermon by
the Pastor
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I IS IMPROVING
The flrends of Mr. Ralph O. Cole
will be glad to know he la Improv
ing, and that his stay nl Florida la
very encouraging. In private let
ter he wishes to be remembered to
his friends and assures them that
he Is thinking of them -
Bluegra&s Beauty
LEXINGTON. . . Miss Ruby Dunn
(above), Junior at the University
of Kentucky, Is the most beautiful
co-ed at the Bluegrass school, so
voted the editors and judges of the
annual year book.
Applicants for
Post Master
Blanks have been received here
from the Civil Service Department
in Washington asking for Informa
tion on the following who have
sent in their questionnaire making
application for the position of Post
Master: S. R. Whitten, Dr. E. J.'
Tucker, R. A. Bullock, T. C. Wag
staff, Mrs. A. S. deVlaming, Miss
Katie Sue Russell, C. A. Long, Joe
Y. Blanks, Kendall L. Street and:
J. Brodie Riggsbee.
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Services at St. Mark's
Services at St. Mark's Episcopal
church Sunday, April 29th, at 8
P. M., by Bishop Edwin A. Penick.
AGENT WILL POSH
CORN-HOG SIGN UP
State Director Wants Cam
paign In State Completed
By May 1st
MEETING AT COURT
HOUSE APRIL 21ST
County Agents In North Carolina
have,been asked to bring the Corn
Hog sign-up campaign to a close
by May 1st if possible. W. W. Shay
of State college Station announc
ed recently.
It is our desire to wind up the
campaign as soon as possible, he
said, in order that the contracts
may be cleared through the state
and Washington office and the ben- -
eflt payments started to the growers.
In a number of counties, approx
imately one-fourth of the farmers
have signed. Shay said that this per
centage might be applicable to the
entire State, although, ht was not
positive in this matter.
The sign-up is not oeing urged
upon the North Carolina farmers
but all who wish to take advantage
of the benefit and rental payments
are being given full opportunity to
do so. he said.
Fcr reducing 25 percent, the grow
ers will receive $15 a head for each'
hog by which he reduces. Payments
of 30 cents per bushel will also be
paid on the amount by which corn
prediction is reduced, provided the!
reduction runs between 20 and 30
percent.
A grower who has less than 10
acres of corn, may sign to reduce
his hogs but not his corn. Or a
corn producer without hogs may
sign to reduce his corn only.
A meeting of farmers in Person
County who have as many as two
or more sows and ten acres of corn,
or more, are asked to meet at the
courthouse Saturday. April 21st, at
2 P. M.. for the purpose of hearing
discussions regarding the payment
of fifteen dollars per pig that you
will reduce.
Th's is it splendid opportunity
for farmers to receive some real
benefit payments, and all interested
should be on hand at the above time
and place to get in line for signing
contracts to reduce corn and hogs.
MASONIC NOTICE
There will be a
Called Communi- /SX.
cation of Person s
Lodge, No. 113, A. ^
F. and A. M.. at
7:30 o'clock P. M.
on April 10th, for .
worn m ino sec
ond degree. All Master Masons are
Invited to attend.
William W- Mom 11, Master.
J. Brodie Rlggsbee. Sec. _i
BELOVED RESIDENT OE
WOODSDALE PASSES
Mrs. E. J. Robertson Suffered
Stroke Of Paralysis On
Last Thursday
DIED MONDAY, APR. 16
Mrs. E. J. Robertson, 63, died at
the home of her hsuband on Mon
day evening at six o'clock, she
had been suffering from heart trou
ble for sometime, but her condition
was not considered serious until last
Thursday when she had a stroke of
paralysis, her condition rapidly be
coming worse until her death on
Monday. Mrs. Robertson had been
a member of the Woodsdale Meth
odist Church for thirty years. She
Is survived by her husband, Mr. e.
J. Robertson and these children
six sons. Dr. E. M. Robertson of
Durham, Claiborne C. Robertson of
Richmond, Va.. Sam T? Crowder
B., Robert O., and James E. Rob
ertson of Woodsdale; two daugh
ters, Mrs. L. P. Woody of South
Boston and Miss Emma Laura Rob
ertson of Woodsdale. " "
Funeral services were conducted
from the home Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock with her pastor, Rev. E.
B. Craven, In charge, assisted by
Rev. J. F. Herbert of Long Memo
rial Church, Roxboro. Mrs. Robert
son's sons served as pall-bearers
Immediately following the funeral
services she was laid to rest in the
Woodsdale church cemetery.
AN OLD CHURCH
I have a record of a meeting held
at Beulah Baptist church as far
back as 1834. This Is the record I
have: Sectember 6th, 1834, Caswell
county, N. C. Beulah Baptist church
met in conference, the following be
ing present: Elder John Armstrong,
moderator; Elder Stephen Pleasant,
Geo. M. Duffye, clerk; Lewis Hay
wood. William Morgan. William
Frazier, John M. Haywood, Mary
Morgan. Sarah Frazier, Mary Rob
erson, Marthy Haywood, Mary D
Moore, John McNifar, Elizabeth
Morgah. Ida Richmond, Sarah Hay
wood. Elder John Armstrong was
pastor until 1844. In January, first
Sunday, 1844. Elder Ellas Dodson
was called as pastor. In 1845 Sun
day School was organized. Elder
Ellas Dodson-xesigned in 1855.
We have a reword of this church
up to thiA date. Much has been said
about this great man of God, Ellas
Dodson. He did a great work at
this church. Rev. Clyde E. Sulli
van has been our pastor for the past
two years?Mrs. A. V. Hudgins
Presbyterian Services
SunHay School at Presbyterian
church next Sunday at 9:45. Preach
ing at 7:30 P. M.. by Rev. H. P.
Ruppenthall, pastor of Blacknall
Memorial Presbyterian church, Dur
ham, N. C.
The Courier Calls The Roll
On Who Are The Boosters
HOW WOULD
YOU SAY IT?
Bert L. Opsal asks perti
nently in the Wihnot, S. Da
kota, Enterprise, "If a mem
ber of your family died, would
you send out the obituary in
a circular letter? If your wife
entertained, would you run a
slide on the sneen of the
movie show? If you were to
enlarge your store, would you
tell folks in a hotel register?
If you were to have U wedding
at your house, would you tack
the news on a telephone post?
Then why In heck don't you
put your advertising in the
newspaper, too?"
JESSE I.
DIED LAST NIGHT
Well Known Farmer Suc
cumbs To Pneumonia
Following Influenza
FUNERAL HELD TODAY
Mr. Jessie T. Yarboro, 48, son of
Mr. W. D. Yarboro, ->f Roxboro, died
last night at his home north of
Roxboro. following an illness of
about two weeks duration. He had
an attack of influenza which de
veloped into pneumonia from which
he never rallied. In addition to his
father Mr. Yarboro leaves to mourn I
his passing his wife, Mrs. Bessie
Wrenn Yarboro, one son, Hubert;
two brothers, William H. and Dewey
Yarboro and one sister, Mrs. Zan
nie Shotwell.
Funeral services for Mr. Yarboro
were held this afternoon from the
jhome at 3 o'clock with Elder J. A.
| Herndon of Durham in charge.
? Pall-bearers were: Messrs. J. M.
O'Briant, N. R. Clayton, O. Y.
' Clayton, F. D. Long. J. S. Harris,
i and Jbe Carver. Honorary pall
bearers were: Messrs. J. H. Shot
well. R. M. O'Briant,' W. B. Humph
rie, H. W. O'Briant, Bernice How
i erton, A. R. Davis, Ed L. Regan.
! and F. L. Barnett. Immediately
following the funeral services Mr. I
Yarboro was buried in the Yarboro
family cemetery.
Mr. Yarboro wus a prominent
farmer of his community and a
iamiliar figure on the streets of
Roxboro. He will be sorely missed
| by all who knew him.
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John C. Anderson, Wake county
agent, distributed 650 cotton option
checks for (25.000 during the past
two weeks. Over 2,500 tobacco con
tracts have also been signed.
'1
Courier Is Not Trying To
Make Money, But To Do
Something For Good Of
Us AU
There Is nothing so vital to the
future of local business as the ne
; cessity at this time, after four years
I of depression, to make a concerted
I community campaign for more in
! dustrial investments and more week
ly payrolls. Such investments au
tomatically divide tax burdens of
those already here.
The Courier wants one thing
plainly understood and that is that
it is not trying to make some
money out of one-time advertising.
The only object of this paper is to
do something for the good of all of
us who call Roxboro home. Let
your motto be "Roxboro is my Town,"
and if yon can't subscribe to that
you had best find a town that suits
you, and we do not mean maybe.
Those who make their living here
should feel a thankful spirit toward
their fellow citizens who are co-op
erating to make a Greater Roxboro
and should be patriotic enough to
join in as their means will permit.
This development campaign by
The Courier is calling the roll on
these who are alive and those who
are dead to the interests of our city.
There is no middle course. Either
a man is a booster or he is of no
civic value to Roxboro. The edi
tion when printed will reveal who
has faith in the city and it's future
and is willing to aid therein. And
[patriotic citizens will most assured
ly patronize those business firms
which are unselfish in their efforts
for the good of every man, woman
and child in the community.
It costs money to do these things
and do them right, plenty of mon
ey. And anything else that is
worth while costs money. It is the
desire of The Courier to do this
right, to do it in a way that if it
be possible to bring new industries
j here, we will get them and get them
without delay. A number of large
concerns are planning new South
ern mills and factories. They will
be located where the conditions ap
pear most logical. To even get ser
ious consideration we must intelli
gently put forth our claims as to
why Roxboro is ideal for manufac
turing.
One merchant has made .a re
mark to the point of why was it
necessary to have the work done
by men from elsewhere? Alright, we
are glad to enlighten the gentle
man. Why does not ^ store can Its"
own tomatoes, build its own furni
ture or weave its own cloth? The
compiling of this special Golden
Jubilee Development Edition is as
different from regular local news
paper work as making cheese is
from playing the piano, and for
that reason, wanting it done right.
The Courier went to the trouble and
expense of securing the best men
for the job we could find in this
special field of endeavor, men who
have made good elsewhere for 14
years all over the South.
The Golden Jubilee Development
Edition is making good headway
and many new accounts have been
added in the past week. It will
probably be a separate Issue from
the regular newspaper and issued
on some other than the regular pub
lication date, our contract with the
specialists providing for this and
that no existing advertising con
tracts shall apply to the special ed
ition, which is of larger scope, more
value, greater circulation and sev
eral times more costly to The Cour
ier to produce. As we said before,
we are not trying to make money
out of it, but are going to do It
right and are not afraid of the pub
lic verdict when it appears. All who
participate in it will have ample
reason to feel elated and proud of
their home patriotism and not
ashamed to publicly say "Roxboro is
my Town," and then add to that
"And It's Good Enough POr Me."
Mr. Daniel Able
To Be Out Again
Mr. Archie P. Daniel, one of the
best cltisens of the county, who has
been confined to Mis room for the
past foyr months, was in town
Monday. He had a close call, in
fact his life was jiespaired ot at one
time, but is new oh the road to re
covery He is about ten pounds
heavier than he has been In the
past ten years, and lookfc like a
well man.
Over 140.000 was delivered to
Edgecombe cotton growers recently
on their option contracts secured
when they plowed up cotton last
summer.
Negro Killed, Two Injured
In Truck Crash Yesterday
KIWANIS WILL
OBSERVE U. S.
CANADA WEEK
The Kiwanis club of Roxboro will
take part In celebrating United
States-Canada Week on April 22
28. "All clubs In Kiwanis Inter
national will observe this occasion
and our local members will Join In
with Kiw.vnlans of both n.-tlons/'
declared Baxter Mangum. president
of the club, today. /
During United States - Canada
Weew will occur the anniversary of
the Rush-Bagot treaty. This treaty
has been the means of keeping both
countries In a condition of unarmed
friendliness and has kept their bor
ders open and unfortified for over
(Continued on last page)
Birth Announcements
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James
Vaughan on Sunday morning, a
girl. Lilian Brandon.
To Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Woody
on Monday. April 16, a girl, weigh
ing 10 1-4 pounds.
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C.M.T.C. Applications
Any one desiring to secure C. M.
T. C. application blanks can do so
by getting In touch with Mr. Cope
land Garrett. He has these blanks
on hand and will be glad to
any interested parties.
White Truck Driver And Girl
Hitch-Hiker Badly Hurt;
Negro Killed Instantly
OTHER GIRLS tNJURED
One Negro was crushed t6 death
and two other persons, both white,
, were badly injured in a collision
between two trucks near here yes
terday. Victims of the accident were:
L Roy Petty, 19-year-old Sanford
I Negro, killed instantly when the
I truck on which he was riding was
'rammed by another belonging to
Doyle's, Durham florist shop.
: Mrs. Laura Nunnery Jewell, 20, of
? Stedman, N. C., who with two other
girls was hitch-hiking her way to
I Alta Vista. Va? at the time; in
Watts hospital for "observaUon."
Alyor Rickman, of 1415 Olendale
avenue, occupant of the florist's
truck, also in Watts hospital with
head lacerations and scalp wounds.
Hitch-hiking their way to Vir
ginia with the Jewell girl were her
sister^ Tula Nunnery, 19, also of
Stedman, and Mrs. Ada Hair, 23,
formerly of Columbia. 8. C. The
Hair woman was cut about the fore
head.
^tiding in the truck cab with them
at the time of the accident was At
las Cox. 25, of Sanford. an employe
? of the isenhour Brick company,
'owners 01 the truck. Cox was
j driving. *_
| Petty had changed places with
the girls only a few minutes before
.Continued on page eight)
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