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V0L L| ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1934. NO. 20.
Weed Signers May
Increase Allotment
Service* At The
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Walter L. Llngle will preach
at Presbyterian church Sunday night
at 8 o'clock. May 20. and at close of
preaching services there will be a
congregational meeting for the pur
pose of electing a pastor for the
church, and for any other business
that may come up. All members are
requested to be present. Our for
mer pastor. Rev. A. J. McKelway.
will also be present. The public la
invited to be with us and hear Dr.
Llngle.
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GARDEN CLUB
The Garden club will meet at
the Woman's Club Monday after
noon. May 21. at 3 o'clock!' The
meeting will be in charge of Mes
dames Hughes and Pass. This is
the beginning of a new year for
tne fluB ana all uia memwt-s are
urged to be present and new mem
bers aod visitors are invited to At
tend. Mrs. 3. J. Winstead, Sec
WILL BE ALLOWED A
10 PERCENT INCREASE
Letters Will Be Mailed Soon
From Co. Agent's Office Ex
plaining The Details
REFUND IN THE FALL
^^^The flue-cured tobacco signers
have an opportunity in about
iwo weeks, or sooper, to sign papers
for a 10% increase in acres or
pounds, or both, if the landowner
is willing to refund $17.50 per acre
of his rental check at the time he
gets his benefit payment upon a
number of acres equal to 100% of
the base tobacco acreage after he
has sold his 1934 crop.
Administrative ruling No. 23 will
be mailed from the County Agent's
office in the near future to all con
tract signers, together with a letter
explaining the procedure "tor follow,
if they wish to choose the 20% re
duction instead of the 30% reduc
tion. as provided in the contract.
The whole thing is self-explana
tory, and not much difficulty is an
ticipated in preparing the papers
for those who desire to have their
pounds, or acres, or both, increased
10%.
Those who increase their allot
ment by ten per cent will get only
8% benefit payment when the to
bacco is sold. Instead of 12*4% men
tioned in the contract. The produ
cer will have to refund 10% of the
money received for the acres, but
not until all of his 1934 tobacco crop
is sold. The refund will be deduct
ed from the benefit payment of the
landowner. The tenants are to get
their proportionate share of the
benefit payments regardless of the
increase in acreage.
PLEASANT DAY
IN THE COUNTRY
It was our pleasure Sunday to
spend the day with the good peo
ple of the Moriah section, at
t- Bethany Baptist church. Here they
were holding an all-day meeting
and our good friend, Mr. D, M. Cash
was kind enough to invite us to be
with them, and to make them a
short talk. Rev. Aubrey Cheek of
Durham delivered the sermon, which
was followed by J. W. Noell. There
H-ere several appropriate songs, with
most enjoyable exercises by the Sun
day School boys and girls. After a
most sumptuous dinner the after
noon exercises were by the pastor
?Rev. Charles F. Hudson, in which
pe delivered the charge to Mr. Man
Rum Tiliey. who was ordained a
deacon in the Bethany church.
Moriah is one of the best sec
tions of the county, and its citizen
ship is the equal of any. Here you
find the fanners have practised the
live-at-home idea for many years,
and they know little about the de
pression. It was an enjoyable day
and we hope these good people will
not wait another twelve years before
inviting us back?it was just twelve
years ago that we accepted an invi
tation and made them a talk. Prob
ably it took them that long to for
get our miserable failure.
FOR CONGRESS
Mrs. Lily Morehead Mebane. who
is seeking the nomination for Con
gress from the Fifth District.
MANAGER PREDICTS
NOMINATION OE
MRS. LILY MEBANE
Manager Says Interest In Her
Campaign Is Increasing
Daily ?
HAS GOOD RECORD IN
LEGISLATIVE HALLS |
"Interest in this county, in parti
cular, as well as all over the dis-!
tdict, in Mrs. Lily Morehead Me-'
bane's campaign is increasing and
we anticipate that North Carolina
will soon have its first Democratic
nominee for United State Congress,"
one of Mrs. Mebane's campaign
managers stated yesterday while in
the city.
"At the present time there are six
women in Congress, representating
every section of the country except
thft. South, and it has been fifty
years since Rocklnghaqi cwmtjj had
a Democrat to occupy such a seat."
he explained. "We new have a can
didate of whom it may be Justly
said the county is proud." *
Continuing the interview he said
"Mrs. Mebane. who is a member of
a distinguished family of congress
men. governors, and foreign min
I isters. enjoys the distinction of be
ing the only woman member of the
J lower house of State legislature dur
, ing the past two terms.
' "Her services in the Legislative
| Halls at Raleigh were outstanding
| and widely recognised. She was
| chairman of the Public Welfare
Committee, and served on the Edu
cational. agricultural, library, and
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Attend Family Reunion
, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Man gum and
family attended a family reunion
in Boydton. Va. last Sunday. This
occasion was in honor of Mrs. Lola
Crute Petty, Mrs. Mangum's mother,
who was seventy years old on Moth
ers Day. Mrs. Petty was at the
home of her oldest daughter, Mrs.
J. W. Young, in Boydton. where
many relatives and friends gathered
to wish her many happy returns of
j the day. An abundance of food was
spread in honor of the occasion and
all present were Invited to partake
of all the good things to eat.
IN ASHEVILLE
Mr. B. B. Mangum will leave to
night for Ashevllle where he Will;
spend a few days on business mat-'
ters.
Palace Theatre
Friday- Saturday, May 1>-I?th
Mary Layne & Co.
Fraturinf
MARY LAYNE
In Uw world'* most
SENSATIONAL ACROBATIC
DANCE.
Appearing at ail p-rformanrrs.
SENIOR CLASS
PRESENTS PLAY
FRIDAY NIGHT
At 8 o'clock Friday night in the
high school auditorium the Senior
Class of the Roxboro high school
will present "The Brat." This play
promises to be the best presented in
several years. It is being coached
by Miss Texys Morris and Mrs. A.
F. Nichols and contains a strong
cast of characters.
Margaret Perkins in her mother
ly way takes care of the Forrester
family, Jean Morton as Mrs. For
rester is the usual social matron
who flatters her guest and spoils
her sons. Billy Miller and Bick
Long. Margaret H. Critcher and
Isadore Long are both of the mod
ern type. However, the former is
bordering on spinisterhood while
the latter is just entering young
wcmanhood. You will especially
like Reade Gentry as Bishop Ware
and we want you to meet his wife
and daughter, Cleo Fox and Helen
Thompson. Billy Harris, as Timson,
the old family servant, is excelled
only by Anne Long Bradsher, "The
Brat." who gets our interest and
sympathy at the beginning and never
lets it go. Don't miss the best pro
duction of the season. Admission.
35 and 20 cents.
COTTON ACREAGE
I REDUCTION MOST
By H. K. SANDERS
The cotton farmers are being hard
hit, and perhaps, the following facts
will help the tobacco farmers to be
more contented with their acreage
and pound cuts. The cotton farm
ers reduced 25% last year, and they
signed another contract last fall to
reduce another fifteen per cent..
After the Bankhead bill passed, set
ting an allotment of 10,000.000 bales,
it became necessary for the farm
ers of the octton belt to reduce
their acres another ten percent.
This makes a total of fifty per cent
reduction in acres over the year
1932.
AN OMISSION
In our last issue we published
a list of the teachers for tlfis dis
trict in which we ommitted the
name of Miss Frankie Wrenn. one
cf the teachers in the Ca-Vel school.
This was an error on our part, as
the list as handed us by Prof. Dav
idson had Miss Wrenn on it. Miss
Wrenn is one of the popular teach
esr at this splendid school, and she
was duly re-elected .
The Indianapolis Life
Makes Good Record
Even during the years of 1929
1933, the company was able to add
27% to its assets.
In the last 16 years the company
has paid seven extra dividends in
stead of reducing same. We pay
4% on deposits. The state backs
the company.
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY
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Orphanage Concert at
Long Memor. Church
The singing class of the Metho
d'st Orphanage located in Raleigh
will give their annual sacred con
cert at Long Memorial church on
Sunday night. May 20th. at eight
o'clock. This event is always pleas
antly anticipated by the Long Me
morial people. The public Is cor
dially invited to this concert.
RALLY DAY
On Sunday afternoon. May 20,
frcm 4 until 8:30 in the evening
there will be held a Rally Day meet
ing for all the Young peoples Di
visions of the Methodist churches in
this section of the Durham District.
This meeting will be held at Con
cord Methodist Church. A big at
tendance is urged,, f j
LONG MEMORIAL
METHO. CHURCH
Services for Sunday, May 20th:
Sunday School at 9:45.
?Uulun senlit at the high fhnnl
at 11 o'clock. _
Concert by the Methodist Orphan
age singing class at I P. M. i
CONTRACT CHECKS
BEING DISTRIBUTED
Explanation Of Many Ques
tions About Distribution
And Uses of Checks Given
'RENTAL PAYMENTS' ARE
FOR LANDOWNERS ONLY;
-There have been a number of
questions about the checks, etc.. In
connection with the Tobacco Reduc
tion Contracts. The checks which
are being..distributed, now from the
County Agent's office are called
"rental payments" and are paid by
the government to the farmers for
leaving certain acres out of cultiva
' ticn. THESE CHECKS . ARE FOR
THE LANDOWNERS. Tenants do
not share In these checks. Land
owners have to pay all taxes and
keep up their farms. These checks
will help to do these things and
meet other necessary expenses which
landwoners have to meet.
The "benefit payments" do not
seem to be understood by a number
of people. By "benefit payment" is
meant the sum that Is to be paid
by the government to each land-!
owner AFTER THE 1934 CROP HAS
BEEN SOLD. When any contract
signer has sold his crop, then he will
present all warehouse bills and the
1 government will send a "benefit pay
ment" on the total sum received
from the sale of the crop. All con
tract signers who have a base to
bacco acreage of four shares or more,;
will be paid at the rate of UH%j
of the warehouse receipts, UP TO'
AN AVERAGE OF 21c per pound.
Any farmers who average more than
21c per pound for his crop WILL BE
PAID ON THE BASIS OF 21c. For
instance, if a man averages 30c per
pound for a crop of 4000 lbs., his
warehouse receipts will be $1200.
His "benefit payment" will be 4000
lbs. at 21c, - $840 - 12t4% - $105.
For a crop which weighs 4000 lbs.
(Continued on page eight)
IS YOUR-NAME ON
THE HONOR ROLL
Almost Unanimous Response
To Courier's Golden Jubilee
Development Edition,
PARTIAL LIST OF NAMES
The Golden Jubilee Development
Edition of The Courier to appear
about June 1st is well in the process
now of the making. The response
cf those called upon to date who
have declared that they BELIEVE
IN PERSON COUNTY, ROXBORO
AND OUR FOLKS shows the fol
lowing have taken advertising
space to make possible this national
appeal to major investment bank
ers, promoters and manufacturers
for more factories and payrolls for
Rcxboro:
Peoples Bank
Roxboro Cotton Mills
__ Collins & Alkman Corp.
Carl Winstead Grocery
Central Service Station
Foreman's Dept. Store
Roxboro Building & Loan Ass'n
Green's Jewelry Store
Roxboro Motor Co.
! Roxboro Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Care Una Light & Power Co.
Big Four Grocery Co.
G. W. Kane Organization
J. C. Whitt
Roxboro Lumber Co.
Royal Cafe
"Miss Molly"
Whitfield's Service Station
Sterling Wade
A. S. Hassan
Shell Oil Co.
S. B. Davis
Roxboro Laundry
Richland Dairy
Wm. Minor
T. W. Pass & Son
Tom Brooks Battery Co.
Leggett's
Thompson Insurance Agency
. City of Roxboro "
Davis Drug Co.
Jackson Motor Co.
(Continued on page fouT)
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BACK HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Merrimon Winstead.
of Akron, Ohio, are visiting Mr. Win- '
stead's father, Mr. C. E. Winstead '
in the Olive HU1 community. Mr.
Winstead states that conditions are
very good in the section where he
live*.
GRADUATION PRESENTS At
THE NEWELLS
Jewelgrs
REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
OETHE WOMAN'S CLUB
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Club Has Accomplished Much
Worthwhile Work During
The Past Year
REPORTS FROM ALL
IMPORTANT COMMITTEES
The Roxboro Woman's club Is glad
to have a fine report from the most
I important committees for the past
year: #
Garden Club
The major project of this club for
1933 was encouraging the beautifl
cation of the grounds of County
high schools and grammar schools
by offering a prize of $5 each to the
school making the most improve
ment; the committee visiting each
school, before and after. This pro
ject interested not only the school!
but the community in which the
school was located.
At the April meeting we had as
our guest Col. John Blair, who
showed his beautiful slides and giv
ing, at the same time, his helpful
lecture on N. C. gardens.
With the help of chairman of Co.
Commissioners we furnished shrubs
for planting County Home grounds.
Our ministers of the town had
charge of one meeting, speaking on
Nature in the Bible," one using
"Flowers and plants," another j
"Trees," and still another singing
for the club.
In the fall we had a lecture by
Mr. Dremmam on Fertilization. j
Instead of a flower show in the j
fall, we had a window display, us-!
ing various store windows.
Several of our meetings consisted!
of programs on the following sub
jects such as "The art of laying
stepping Stones." "The mgrtts of
gladioli vs dahlias." "My rock gar- '
den." These have all been helpful
and enjoyable.?Mrs. Mamie Merritt. j
Civics Department
Mrs. A. J. McKelway, Chm.
This committee accepted 21 needy
families to help. Christmas boxes
were sent to them consisting of a
toy for each child, candy, nuts, rai
sins, cakes, a towel and wash rags.
In the twenty-one families there
were ninety-five, children and aged
people.
The Business Girls club. Boy
Scouts, Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
worked together in helping the Wo
man's club make this a success. We
wish to asknowledge especially the
gift of twenty dollars in Christmas
candy, nuts, etc.. from Pender's
Store. We also wish to thank
Rose's Store for a gift of candy and
the Rotary for nine dozen oranges
and apples, and each woman who so
gladly and promptly accepted a case
in the spreading of Christmas cheer.
This department made and quilted
five quilts for the County Home.
Furnished magazines for the rack
at Court House. Also sponsored a
clean up campaign, helping to
clean up the vacant lots of the
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MASONIC NOTICE
There will be a1
Regular Commu-.
nication of per- ?
son Lodge No. 113
A. F. & a. M?
Tuesday. May 22.
at 7:30 o'clock. P.'
M. All M. M. are
invited to attend.
Wm. W. Morrell, Master. !
J. Brodie Riggsbee, Sec'y
a? ii
GOES TO DURHAM
Mr. Monroe Pleasants has accept
ed a position with the Duke Taxi'
there In the future. He will be the
service man for the taxis of the
company.
RETURNS HOME
Mr. 8. P. Nlcfa, Jr.< who has been ,
in Raleigh for the past six months
with Burgess, Leach. Baker & Allen,
has returned to Roxboro. and will
be with Mr. R. P. Burns. Mr. Nicks
is a very popular and capable i
young-man and we are Indeed glad
to welcome him back to our city. '
BACK TO WORK
> ?
Postmaster A. P. Clayton, who
has been 111 for several days. Is
able to be at his post of duty, &n<J
seems to be none the worse for
wear. - I
BLUE EAGLES
The Peoples Bank and The
Courier are dUpmpinij the new Blue
Eagle There may be others, but we
have not s^en them.
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10 DEATH AT BALE GAME
Seeks Renomination
Hon. Frank Hancock, who is a
candidate for re-nomination for
Congress from this district.
FRANK HANCOCK
GIVES ACCOUNT
OF STEWARDSHIP
Explains In Detail Reasons
For A Number Of His Votes
During Term In Office
AFFIRMS HIS FAITH IN
THE ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D. C.
May 5, 1934.
Though I feel that it should be
unnecessary, at the suggestion of a
number of friends throughout the
District I am placing this statement
in the hands of a few friends
in each County so that they may
be able to nip in the bud any false
and scurrilous statements or inuen
does whieh may be put -out by those
sponsoring my opponent in this
campaign. I understand that cer
tain discreditable charges will prob
ably be turned loose withii the next
twenty-four hours. What they will
be, I do not know. Its as easy to
guess one thing as another. I am
therefore undertaking hurriedly to
give you a general picture of my
position and to anticipate Jite prob
able distortion of my record.
In my campaign for renomina
tion as you know, I am perfectly
willing to rest my claims for the
continued confidence and support of
our people upon my record here for
the past four years. This means
that consistent with my previous po
litical activities, I shall not at any
time resort directly or indirectly to
tactics designed to expose the alleg
ed unfitness of my opponent. I have
been able, in my brief political ca
reer. to see good traits in those who
would look for bad ones in me. As
in the establishment of title to
property, I feel that a candidate for
a public trust should rely upon the
strength of his bwn claims and.
Continued on page three ?
GOOD SEASON
YESTERDAY
Mr. I. O. Abbltt. who keeps the
record here, reports that rain fell
yesterday up to about 3 o'clock to
a depth of 1.06 inches. It began
raining early in the morning and
rontlnued intermittently until some
time last night.
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. J. C. Whitt was carired to
Watts Hospital last Friday. She is
letting along as well as can be ex-1
jected.
NOTICE
P?y your cm-rent water ac
count promptly. Delinquent
water account* must be paid,
now,
Pay -your privilege taxes and
avoid penalty. Action will be
taken on delinquents at once.
W. f. LMlg,
City Manager.
Fatal Injuries .In
Fight At Saturday Base
ball Game
FOUR WARRANTS ISSUED
Mr. Henry Bowling, prominent
Person County farmer, living in the
Southern section of the county, was
stabbed to death last Saturday after
noon at a baseball game in the Mo
rah community. The stabbing oc
curred as the result of an altercation
in connection with the ball game.
It is said that a free-for-all fight
resulted when Mr. Bowling chided
some of the spectators about stand
ing too close to the playing field.
Immediately following the fatal
stabbing Vextel and Ollie Goss,
hrothers, with their uncle. Eulis
Goss, took to their heels running
through the woods. Vextel and Ollie
Goss were apprehended by Sheriff
Belvln of Durham County, accom
panied by Deputies Morgan. Shaw
and Mangum. The akrests were
made at the home of the boys' fa
ther, Mr. Lee Goss, in the northern
end of Durham County. These boys
were turned over to Sheriff Clayton
of Person County and lodged in
jail at Rcxboro; Vextel was charg
ed with the murder of Bowling and
Ollie was charged with an affray
with a deadly weapon. No charges
were lodged against Eulis Goss. Two
other warrants were issued: one for
Ernest Garrett and the other for
Roy Garrett, both being charged
with an affray with a deadly wea
pon in connection with this affair.
The Garretts were arrested Monday
and together with Ollie Goss, they
are now at liberty under bond pend
ing a hearing which has been ten
tatively set for next Tuesday.
COMMENCEMENT
EVENTS IN THE
ROXBORO SCH'LS
Tuesday evening. May 15?Miss
'Katherine Hatchett's pupils appears
in recital in Central school audi
torium.
Friday evening, May 18?Senior
class play will be presented In the
high- school -auditorium. ,. .
Saturday evening. May 19?Read
ing and declamation contest In high
school auditorium.
! Sunday morning, May 20. eleven
I o'clock?Baccalaureate sermon at
high school by Dr. Walter L. Lingle,
president of Davidson college.
Monday evening. May 21?Gradu
ation exercises in high school audi
torium. Address before graduating
class by Mr. Henry R. Dwire, Duke
University.
Tuesday morning, May 22. nine
o'clock?Certificates of promotion
j will be presented to seventh grade
pupils, and report cards will be de
livered to pupils of all the schools.
D.
SERVICES FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH
Pity the man who says he haa
only himself to thank for the good
things he enjoys! He has health?
yes. because he has taken care of
himself. He has a home?yes, be
cause he has saved his money and
bought It. He has bread?yes, be
cause he earned It. He needs to
learn that:
"Back of the leaf is the snowy flour;
And back of the flour the mill;
And back of the mill Is the wheat
and the shower
And the sun. and the Father's will."
Bible School 9:45 A. M. Dr. H. M.
Beam. General Superintendent.
11:00 A. M. Commencement Ser
mon at the high school auditorium.
B. T. P. O's 7:00 P. M. Miss Lo
rena Wade. General Director.
8:00 P. M. Rev W. Bryan Carr,
of Pacll, Indiana, will preach at the
evening hour. Bro. Carr has recent
ly taken his Masters Degree- at the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary at Louisville, Ky., and la home
on a bi^ef visit. Mrs. Carr Is a sis
ter of Mrs. Will Moore and Miss
Ruth Franklin. We are happy In
deed to have him preach for us.
A cordial Invitation Is extended to -
all. - W. F. West, Pastor.
MR. LONG HOME
Mr. W. P. Long returned Sunday
from the State Sanitarium and Is
recuperating at his home on Reams
Arm lie?Al Chit writing he Is re
ported to be getting along as well
as can be expected.