Roxboro Woman's
"Club Activities
The cool, crisp days of September
remind us that vacation time is
over. Again we scuttle to our va
rious responsibilities, feeling So
rested, having spent a delightful va
cation, are ready and anxious to be
on the Job again. It is such a pleas
ure to greet old friends and co
workers after the vacation and once
more together work out the prob
lems confronting us, '
v The flrtt meeting of the year will
; "he on (Oct. 1st, at 3 o'clock "In the
club room. At this time we hope
to have-some one to explain the
new proposed * Stale (Constitution
which is to be voted on*in Novem
ber. Since we are allowed the privi
lege of voting let us be prepared to
do so intelligently. It will not be
long or tedious, so please fill the
club room on this date and prove
that you are interested in the af
fairs of State as well as County and
town.
Earnestly desiring the good will
and cooperation of the people of
Roxboro and Person County, we pre
publishing for your consideration
some of the work we are attempt-'
ing to accomplish this year. In do- I
ing this we hope to arrest your at- |
tention and interest to the extent ofl
helpful, constructive criticism and a j
desire to Join with us in the year's
work. The membership committee
has been appointed and already at
work. When they call on you to
join the- Woman's Club please do
not carelessly turn them away, but
carefully consider whether' or not it
Is your duty to Join and by so do- j
ing pledge your best judgment and,
service to the building of a larger, |
better and more beautiful town in |
which to live. Don't think there is j
a plenty to do this work without i
your assistance. Suppose all should |
make this decision? We do really!
feel that every woman in Roxboro]
is duty bound to join and support
the Woman's Club for your own i
welfare as an interested citizen.'
"Ihe town in which you live should
be of the same vital interest to you 1
as your home. Would you leave j
your home indefinitely to some one 1
else at all times without any
thought as to its future success and
well-being? Then you should .be
equally anxious about your tovfn
and community for there is where
your children are going to get their
first impression outside of the home.
Should we see to its being a good
or a bad one? Shoulder to shoul
der we can and will succeed?brok
en ranks mean defeat.
The first thing we are most In
terested in is the new community
house, being erected by the FERA.
We are sorely in need of such a
building, for the use of the many
organizations of the town and coun
ty. Those who are in position - to
know assure us that this house will
soon be completed for which we
will be most grateful. It will fill a
long felt need in Roxboro. In this
community house will be a nice,
spacious room for our library, the
enlargement of which is our objec
tive for this year.
The growth of the Woman's Club
library has been slow but steady.
We. have at this time 688 volumes.
The books are being mended, clas
sified and catalogued by the FERA
in a vfery satisfactory manner and
we are indeed grateful for this op
portune service. It is of much value
to us all. This library from the be
ginning until the present time has
been maintained by donations of
books_from the literature clubs and
citizens of Roxboro and Person
county ^Douglas Davis recently gave
eighty boy's books to the library.
We thank you,"Douglas, don't for
get the| library when you have more
books to give. Now, won't others
follow suit, thereby enabling us to
reach our gcal of 1500 volumes by
next Pall? To. get- some of these
seldom used books in our town and
county bundled off to a long career
of usefulness will be very satisfy
ing to the donor and enjoyed and
of unending good to those who need
and enjoy reading. We are very
much In need of children's .books
Any good juvenile books sent to the
library wil get maximum circulation.
Any small community, while work
ing for the ultimate establishment
of library service or a unit large
enough to provide access to a large
reference service, specialists in chil
dren's reading, etc.. can have access
to many more books than any one
family could hope to own, by pool
ing its resources to the ultimate end
of a county and state supported li
brary. Don't you really think Per
son county needs a free public li
brary? If so. then lend us your as
sistance and watch it grow.
Five departments and two clubs
compose the Woman's Club.
The Study Club, Mrs. R. A. Whit
field. president, is a literary club of
14 members.
The Garden Club. Mrs. Mamie
Merritt, president, Is for beautify
ing our homes and town. The de
partments are: Art, Mrs. Allen Grif
fin chairman, -with Mrs. R. L. Wil
burn and Mr. Lynwood Carver, as
sisting; Literature, Mrs. R. A. Whit
field, chairman; Health and Wel
fare. Mrs. J. D. Morris, chairman;
Civics, Mrs. I. O. Abbitt, chairman;
Needlecraft, Mrs. L. M. Carlton,
chm. Come to the first meeting
and identify yourself with some one
or all of these cluhs and depart
ments.
At the close of the year we hope
to give an exhibit of the work done
by the cluhs and departments. We
are asking other organizations of
the town and county to join with
us in this. We dont see any rea
son why we shouldn't have an ex
hibit worth anyone's time to see.
We will let you hear more about
this later. ? ?
We really want a huge member
ship this.year and for your infor
mation' will say that the members
will not be called on tor anything
other than their dues. * Come and
let us acquaint you with our plans.
Mrs. S. B. Davis, Pres.
o
Sunday
School
Lesson
By Rev. Charles E. Dunn
ISAIAH COUNSELS RULERS
Lesson for Sept. 23:,Isaiah 31
Golden Text: Isaiah 26:3
Isaiah denounced his people for
their reliance upon military prow
ess. The Assyrian empire was at its
peak. It had already swallowed up
Israel, and was now threatening
hapless Judah. As the Hebrews,
were painfully aware of their weak
ness in cavalry, an alliance with
Egypt, well provided with horses and
chariots, seemed immensely attrac
tive. It was the folly of trusting in
the might of Egypt rather than in
their God which provoked the woe
recorded at the beginning of the
31st chapter of Isaiah's prophecy.
Such a warning is very timely to
day when we think of the new ar
mament race now in full swing. De
spite the intolerable misery and
woe visited upon the earth by the
practise of war, men still trust in
bombs and guns. In the midst of
economic disaster without a parallel
the nations today are stupidly spend
ing four and one-half billion dollars
annually on armaments.
What can be done to check the
drft toward war? First of all there
must be real and drastic disarma
ment. An effective step in this di
rection would be the abolition of
all battleships, submarines and
heavy artillery, and the absolute
prohibition of chemical warfare.
Secondly, the private manufac
ture of armaments'should either be
abolished or placed ? under - strict
control. One of the mtet sinister
aspects of the war racket is the
greed of the armorers, merchants
of death indeed who do not hesi
tate to stir up international strife
that their pockets may be filled
with gold.
Further steps toward a world se
cure from the threat of military
upheaval are American membership
in the World Court, a revision
ownward of the debts owed to the
'nited States, a re-establishment
f the sanctity of internatlpnal law.
nd a mutual non-aggression pledge
ever to cross borders in hostile
loods.
YOUR DAUGHTER?Distinguish -
?d President of a college for women
liscusses modern girls and advises
hocked and worried fathers .and
nothers what to do about things
hey don't approve. An interesting
irticle in the American Weekly, is
;ue which comes with the Baltimore
SUNDAY AMERICAN; issue of Sep
ember 23. Buy your copy from your
?avorite newsdealer or newsboy.
PROPOSED NEW
CONSTITUTION
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Between now and November there
will doubtless be much discussion,
both pro and oon, regarding the
proposed new constitution (or North
Carolina. ,
In last week's issue of The State,
Carl Ooerch's magazine, Kemp D.
Battle, Rocky Mount lawyer, has an
interesting discussion of the pro
posals. The question is not wheth
er the document 1s perfect, Mr.
Battle says, but whether it is bet
ter than the old constitution. He
gives seven reasons for thinking it
is. Here they are:
l. Under the old constitution,!
the state has accujnulated about the
esir per-capltffvdebt In the Un-1
largest" per-capitS\debt
ited States, practically all of it
without popular vote. Under the re
vised constitution, the debt-making
power of the legislature is severely
curtailed.
2. Under the old constitution, it
was possible for a county without
popular vote to issue millions of
dollars in bonds for extravagant
construction of county buildings and,
similar purposes. Look at Bun-'
combe. Under the revised constitu
tion .the debt-making power of
counties, cities and towns is severe
ly curtailed.
3. The legislature under the re
vised constitution can provide a
better general s$3tem of taxation.
The present limitation Of 6 per cent
on income is lower than in any
other state.
V'4. ynier the revised constitution,
the 'exercise of the taxing power,
who sell beer in violation of the
Ject to a modified veto (the veto,
however, to be overridden by ma
jority vote.) Ours Is the only State
In the Union with no veto power at}
si, and we hsve no monopoly on
wisdom.
5. Under the revised constitution,
exemption of a homestead from
taxation will be possible as an ob
jective of state policy. ---S
* 6. Under the revised constitution.
the present "Jungle" of county
courts, recorders' courts, justices <Jf
peaoe, etc., con be supplanted by a
uniform system of -Inferior courts.
?. Under the revised constitution,!
the confused powers of the Board |
of Education, the State School Com-'
mission, the Textbook Commission
will be consolidated under a new
Board of Education with the sup
erintendent of public Instruction as :
the chief exec- tive officer and <he :
utjier members selecten for educa
tional qualifications, subject to con
firmation by the legislature."
Mr. Battle adds that there are
many other advantages am* thar
he believes, when the thinking citl
sens ot North Carolina give the
matter the study which tt merits
they will realize that, taking the
revised constitution by and large,
it is a vast improvement over the
old.
\ Insist on high quality paint both
inside and outside the house. It
washes and wears much better. In
cidentally, an interesting note by
Dr. J. S. Long, recently appointed
head of research M Devoe and
Raynolds Paint and Glass company
It requires a full acre to grow the
linseed -oil for- two coats of paint
fo[. the average seven tpom house
The "mud skipper." a fish found
in East Africa, lives on land, but
must keef its tail moist,, sinqeG it
breathes through it.
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Thanks to the
FARMER!
I wish to thank my farmer friends for the liberal insurance
business accorded me in the past, and to solicit your future
business on a basis of my ability-to serve.
I am always glad to have my farmer friends visit me and
extend you an invitation to call at my office whenever you are
in town.
Insurance
Of All
Kinds
Phone
No
211
MANAGER FOR
is Life - Pilot Life '
Agents: B. B. Knight, G. C. Davidson, Irving O'Briant, H. L.
Cooley, E. N. Jones. t
Knight's Ins. Agency
Main Street ? - - - - - Roxboro, N. C.
A r
Dependable
*=j
-W arehouse
in a
Dependable
Town
Jumbo, the elephant,
noted for his feats of
strength. The Planters
Warehouse is noted for
its square deals and
high prices.
During all the years that we have been identified with the Roxboro market,
we have used our best efforts to see that every man who sold his crop with us re^
ceived the highest possible price for his tobacco and this season we will continue
to do so. Bring us your tobacco this year and we will do our level best to give
you satisfaction in price and competent and honest service. Our warehouse is
large enough to accommodate all our friends, yet we are small enough to give
every customer our personal attention seeing that he gets all the service possible
and at the same time the highest price for bis tobacco.
Begin Right - Sell With Us
AND KEEP YOUR
Eyes On The Planters Warehouse
It's The "Dollars" That Count
*? >
Tobacco growers know that we look to their every interest on every pile of
tobacco sold on our floor. We are never satisfied until each pile brings^ the highest
possible price. We follow every sale and our auctioneer works with us.
Bring Us Your First Load
Planters Warehouse
Roxboro ?!? D. Perkins, Prop. North Carolina