THE RGXBORO COURIER. ROXBORO. N. C. SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN ROXBORO FOUR BIG WAREHOUSES Heme May Determine Movie Influence ' On Children Says Dewey Blame which Is heaped on movies for lowering moral standard,* of youth may, In part, properly be directed towards parents and home life, suggests Dr. Jolpi Dewey, dean of American educators, writing In the current Rotatlan Magazine. While "recent Investigations, con ducted with scientific care, have shown that many boys and girls have been stimulated In unwfiole some ways by the movies," he points out that "the Influence of movies upon children Is fixed by the genera), tone and level of jtbe child's ? summpdings".- * "A boy of plrl from _ a cramped enVlromept that provides few oqt-, lets, "reacts very differently from one In which the ihovle Is not the main vent for romance, and for ac quaintance with conditions very different from those that habitual ly surround him.v "The luxury of scenes depicted on the screen, the display of adven ture and easy sex relations. Inocu late a boy or girl living In narrow surroundings with all sorts of new Ideas and desires. Their ambitions are directed into channels that'eon trast vividly with actual condi tions of life. "The things that a boy or a girl from a well-to-do and cultivated ^^pe would discount or take simply K part of the show are for other children ideals to be realized and without special regard for the means of theif attainment. The little moral at the close of the pic ture ; has no power compared with the force of desires that are ex cited." One "healthy Effect" of the de pression seen by Dr. Dewey Is "a mOre general questioning of the primacy of material values." With parents putting less stress on wealth, their example will become an Important factor In forming more wholesome attitudes among children, wherewith to counteract any unwholesome suggestion mo tion picture leaves In the youthful mind. Schools also help in this but, Dr. Dewey declares, with the child in the schoolroom only five to six hours a day and much time devoted to routine work, the tea cher's influence" ds secondary to that of parents, the home, and other factors. I o Sixty pure bred Jersey calves were selected In Alamance County and entered in the annual calf show at Snow Camp on August 21. ( f . , Attractive Jury Room* Lead to Better Jurors tAn editorial from The Rotarian T' Magazine) A small group of New York busi ness and professional men, spurred by the challenge of the gangster, are quietly bringing about a radi cal Improvement In the adminis tration of justice In America's metropolis. One of the group, Charles Larned Robinson, tells In | the current Rotarian Magazine, I how It was' done. ? 'Whereby formerly prospective i jurors were herded Into a room by ; surly attendants 'and compelled to 'wait for hours "thinking of unan swered correspondence and neglec ted business appointments." they | how a waft their turn In a loom where they alt in easy chairs, that, smoke, or even keep in touch with their offices by telephone. And In one court, Instead of calling 1,500 Jurors, only 800?the number ac tually required?are Impanelled. These and other changes, spon sored by Interested laymen, have resulted In a saving of $300,000 In three years, and the willing service of a high type of business and pro fessional men as jurors. Crime Begins at Home (An editorial from The Rotarian Magazine) - Clarifying the channels of Jus ' tice Is Important. So Is- "clamp ing down" on lawbreakers, especlal | lv such desperadoes as Dillinger. But such efforts' do not eradicate 1 crime, only the criminal. Ailing j the lawbreaker or sending him to I the electric chair disposes of him, I but what Is the net social gain If two restless youngsters immediate - , ly aspire to the underworld role he vacates? y t 1 Here, then. Is the?nubbin of which crime problem, not with stand the expediency and necessity 'of coping with existing crime. . Even a cursory glance at the pic ture revealp that youthful Crim inality Is on the Increase. The re cent growth In the United States' annual thirteen-billion dollars crime bill Is due not to the hard : ened criminal, whose ranks are j thinning, but the youthful re cruit. Statistics from England and Wales bear that out, for there forty-two per cent of the persons found guilty of Indictable offenses jin one year were under twenty-one years of age. The psychologists and criminolo gists have charted the field, but. New Bank Law Has Teeth Like Shark Say? Shephenson Insuring bank deposits by the { federal government is restoring | public confidence in banks, declar- j es Rome C. StephenSbn, former, president of the American Bankers Association, in the current Rotar lan Magazine. ?That plan was at first opposed by most American bankers who ci ted unhappy experiences of certain Western states. "But", writes Mr. Stephenson, "let me assert une quivocally that the men who drew up'the. federal plan profited by the mistakes of the guaranty failures and avoided them. The state funds went bankrupt because they not only permitted but also encouraged ban banking. None of the'state laws had* teeth In them. The' federal law has teeth like a man-eating, shark, and already has done some effec Hye bltipg." gating that the "temporary" law Insures deposits up to $10,000 until July l, 193 S, when it probably will be displaced by "permanent" mea sure, Mr. Stephenson, concludes "that the American public?is not only possessed of sounder banks right now than ever before, but also Is assured In the future an even better set of banks than It now has." o The Road to Optimism. I General Improvement in the au tomobile Industry is having Its re actions upon Washington. Almost without exception, the automotive manufacturers are reporting In creased sales this year and with Increased sales is coming increased revenue for the federal govern ment; thus the automobile Is taikf ing the American public on tours over new highways of optimism. It has been noted by observers at the National Capital that again the motor car industry is leading the way In business. One newsworthy fact Is that Walter P. Chrysler has Just built his millionth Plymouth, setting a new all-time record. It was not until 1928 that FSymouth I was launched. Its development Is consi dered more remarkable because it was made during the lean depres sion years. No other manufacturer ever man when they are through the prob lem comls back home to the com munity, the family, the Individual. And there It will stay-untU sol ved. ufactured his first million cars hi lees than nine yews. And the first million of all makes! took from 1900 to 1912 to construct. And yet Chrys- ] ler has made Plymouth a definite factor In the low price field by building his million In six yean. Officials of the company give credit for the remarkable rise of Plymouth to the engineering fea tures of the car. They declare that the American public Is demanding! the safety afforded by all-steel bo-' dies and hydraulic brakes and also the easy riding qualities attained through power engine mountings and individual frontwheel springs. Washington observers are impres sed toy the (act that no other ear In the low-price field has all tour of these ad van tares. ADVERTISE IN THE COURIER The services of the Spencer organiza tion at all times demonstrate not only an expert knowledge of our professional du ties and the requirements of each patron but also a willingness to apply this knowl edge. Sell Your Tobacco In Roxboro A Market That Always Strives To Do It's Best?Start Selling In Roxboro. Spencer's Funeral Home "Better Service Is Our Aim, It Costs No More" Superior Ambulance Service Phone 47-M Roxboro, N. C. The Great American Value CHEVROLET C A R S TRUCKS ACCORDING TO SALES MADE, THE BEST AMERICAN VALUE IS A CHEVRO LET CAR OR TRUCK. THEY ARE ECONOMICAL TO OPERATE, HAVE A LOW INITIAL COST, AND ARE ALL THE SPEED YOU WANT. QUIET PICK-UP AND GET-AWAY, WITH BEAUTY UNEXCELLED. CHEVROLET HAS THE STRONG EST, SAFETY TYPE OF BODY BUILT BY FISHER, WITH PROPER VENTILATION, CUSHION-BALANCED POWER AND A STARTERATOR. HAUL YOUR TOBACCO TO ROXBORO With a Chevrolet Truck and attend the sales in a Chevrolet Car. Our repair department can't be beat in this section, and our one idea is to please our customers. We attribute our growth to cour? tesy, service, and the sale of the greatest values? Chevrolet cars and trucks. C. H. Jovner Chevrolet Co., Inc. Main Street

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