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r ?to-Chief, ftwxn Crttcher Editor, Vtrgtato WhEten Clan To Praernt Fhj C. Hater's most enter taining little comedy. "Presenting Pony," will be given at the Roxboro High School auditorium on Decern- ) ber 14th, at 8:15 o'clock. The plot of this' play Is centered around Amos Burton, an archeologlst, who is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Burton, In the small towns of Maple City. The fun begins when the newspaper re porter and the politicians decide to run him for mayor The cast Is perfectly suited to the play. All are doing their parts ex ceptionally (well. Top can't afford to miss this evening of entertain ment. The Juniors know How to do it. * i ? Cast of characters: Afnos Burton, a young professor: Carroll Carver Mrs. Burton, ?his aunt: Annette Cushwa Polly Rogers, at resourceful young neighbor: Nan Farrell Jimmy Prosser. a news reporter: ytogpn Jackson " Sr.? Lowell, just seventeen: Fran- ( ces Critcher tfacgulre.who raised Amos: Whitten Macgulre. Nora's husband: ud Allgood Elm wood, a sophisticated Evelyn Ritchie Lake, a political - aspirant: Carver ' Mrs. Burton's maid: Es j butler: Bill Morgan C. Davidson and Mrs. A. spe' the Womans lay eyflfcg. Mr. Davld w ' as his subject "The Or ganization of^the School," -while Mrs. Nichols spoke on "The Curri Looking Back Ten Years a The Following Items Were Picked At Random From The Courier This Week Ten Years Ago New Station Completed: The town of Roxboro owes the Norfolk & ^Vesterrf Railway Company a vote """ for the splendid new sta " 'is has just completed, nodioua and" will take business of Roxboro for i grow and Its business to I at the same rate it has for '.Ave years. It is of brick tlon, finished in splendid aif the comforts to be f stations. The waiting r*6, wlth ""^mfortable rltJi rest room for the ladies, 1 there is nothing lack [aU. and we are proud of the ? Western for the splendid * which they have treated They did not ask for a ?>r improvement to the ?which they are fixing u|5 ? satisfactory and beau Pt Averaged *54.58: Mr. J i one of our good farmer l . " R?ute 4 made one o ! sverages we have heanj o "VHe sold 872 pounds a U* Moo. newly elected Coun ih. on the Cdunt^Vonrnlsalonari. Wwas only one cnanvfc Mr y" &rris, who had been clWlK ? board for the past four 11 retired with Mr. J. V Frank JJng on the board'as the f^-^boart at present ^ts of Messrs. b. f. Hester, who was made chairman. D. m *nd J. R. Franklin. .hMff J' Brook? was sworn in , sheriff, being the only other chanf ^i0Uh Lofflcer5 ?* ? treasurer having been abollshec this was arranged- with the t? '-eaCh handllnS one-half , the business. By this arrahgemer save apJSS one th3IKnd dollars, and consider X^eH?Ti<^n ?f affalrs will b welcomed by the tax payers, ? ft m ~ ~ W Orphanage Day: Orphanage ] ts celebrated at the Roaboro B _ chureh last SuTuky. DRw T-^jtlsy Orphanage.S - - the cong o'clock hour ^ offering 'institution amount ' Week: Next weev i ubbish be removed.from vour ba especially m thV nJ-Z. d K as this means as m'ucft MsjWSSfS a* ^.n^ed b, ladle., o, the won JOT***0 Bumor .tnirrIflLr" wl" mean much of the School." last Wednesday evening at herhome fp South Main street Many games were enjoyed by all, after which the hostess served delightful re freshments. . Miss Buchanan's section of the fieshcan class lias received their Red Cross seal Basket ball season Is about to be gin and the freshman class Is very proud to say trSt-fchey have quite a number out and are expecting to supply some members far the team. The first year shorthand class Started In a new book Monday. Ttjfi class Is now writing around twenty words.- ' ?* Mr. Davis' section of the 10th grade and pusfag-aduates gave a re ligious progri'VJf chapel Friday be for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Hardman sarfL^i sclo, which was enjoyed by every one. Meeting of N. C. Club . The members of the Navy Club entertained at a "cozy" at the home of Jack Farrell at Ca-Vel Circle on the 30th of November. Sally Gar rett and Ruth Davidson were in vited to attend, in order to decide upon whether they would, be admit ted Into the elub or not. After sev eral games of bridge and games were played, the hostess served a delicious salad course and ginger ale. Some of'the members were ab sent because of practice for the Junior play. The next meetng will be held at the home of Anna Cath erine Love the 7th of December. tually admitted; the deal being the purchase by the Carolina .Power <te Light Co. of the light and power business of the Roxboro Light & Power Company. Mr. M. R. Long, who has been the president and manager of the Roxboro Light & Power Company, has given the town a service at unusual satisfaction, in fact we doubt if the service by the new company will be any better, for no matter how cold the weather, whether hail, snjow or storm caused trouble to the plant he, with his men, were soon on the >ob and the trouble corrected.- We remem ber distinctly one c^, stormy night, with snow falling sKhat you could hardly see tbree feet ahead of you, there was trouble on the line and at almost midnight he roused his service men and with them went out on the line and in less than an hour had found the toruble and made the correction. We told 'hinr,~ and we repeat it, we would not have gone out in that weather light or no light. Mrs. X. O. Wilkerson, Miss Hilda Mitchell and Mr. Richard Mitchell were ealled to Lexington Friday on account of the death of Mr. David Cecil, a brother-in-law of Miss Mitchell. Mrs. Margaret Strayhom will leave this morning for Franklin, Pa., where she will spend the winter. Mrs. Samuel Cushwa. after a visit here to her son, Sir. G. J. Cushwa, has retitfned to her home in Ken bdlge, Va. She was accon?panled by little Miss Annette Cushwa, who will spend some time' thep. Mrs. R. E White, who has been ylsting in Washington, D. C., re tSVned Aorne-1 ast Wednesday, J3he wm Accompanied by her son Mr. R. E white, Jr.. and! daughter; Miss Eunice Wbite, who spent the week end with their parents. GREENSBORO! * COLLEGE NEWS Greensboro College closed Wed nesday W 11 for Thanksgiving hol idays, ^e first holldya session of it his. scholastic year 1934-1035. Since ?September *th, the students. have < -n1oyed various entertainments ln ludlng the rush week of the literary pieties, and several parties, teas nd socials f>y different organlza tions. and plays, recitals, and the athletic contests in tennis and soc cer. The girls from In an4 near Rox bnro at Oreensboro College are: Miss Cornelia Satterfield of the Irv lh? Literary Society, Miss Harriet SKvens of semora. also a freshman ar#j an Irving; Mrs. Laura Burch. a literary student and a member of the Emerson LlteTary society, and Miss Chrtstobel Gates, a sophomore and an Emerson. Miss Sates Is as sistant zoologist. Is the Y. W. O. A. publicity chairman, and on the "Y" cabinet. 8he Is manager of her class soccer team, and also plays the position of center halfback. Chris and,her roommate. Nancy Howard, gf, Concord, are sophomore class US Ms t(oublfs champions. drs Justwed?Do you believe the wl e should draw a saalry from the huiband ; <rs. Longwed. By na means. That wc ild make her his servant. SheJ sK ukd De till1 Uwis aiul take, all h m< nev. ? F Jm 1 .. . ? ?; - ?. THE OIL INDUSTRY'S LEADER SCORES ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH! Attention, motorists! J Give Aerotype ESSO a chance to prove? 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