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?f - Sell Person Ccar.^y TOBACCO In Pei'ion County And We AU Will Be Benefitted \ V' ? r ,< f'K7 ESTABLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 50 YEARS. Sell Your TOBACCO t In Roxboro "No Better Market, Iq The State" . J. W. NOELL, EDITOR VOL. LI. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. V = ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1935 NUMBER 4 111 ~ ? . """? ? f' Questions On Christian I ' - r~ ?4 S ? *. Citizenship Are Answered By Rev. Furman Herbert ' i 4 , Pastor Answers Questions Of Current Interest Asked Through Quest ion Box the evening service at Long ^^Hkemorial church on Sunday, Jan ^^niary 1 20th, the pastor preached the third of his sermons on "The Chris tian Managing His Life." The sub ject of $he sermon of the evening was "The Christian Managing His Citizenship." r ?* The question box being used dur ing this series of sermons was found at the sermon hour- to contain sev ? prai Interesting questions. Hie questions and the pastor's answers are given below. . (a) Is membership in some Christ ian church necessary to good cit izenship? Can we be good citizens WTOrqut -pang good Clirtolians? The best citizenship Is the ex^ pression of an acquaintance with Jesus, and a purpose to live a life by His standards and with His help. The same thing is true in any and every phase of life. The best hus band, father, business man, is a Christian, because thq~ Christian I faith and life is the highest expres sion of living. According to Ihe ordinary conception of the words, "Good Citizen" a person unacquain ted with Jesu$,""or even a person, of some heathen faith, can meet the "standard.-1 Let It be remembered ..however that life out of Christ is never at is best. (b) You said in your sermon that no Christian wohld run his busi ness on Sunday. Would you ap ply this to every kind of business? The Sabbath is not a day. for commercial enterprise of any na ture whatsoever. I cannot see any place for the opening of any, busi ness on. Sunday save the drug store hotels and resaurants. Nor is there any need for the drug stores to be open all day on Sunday. And when a drug store is wide open all day on Sunday, to be utilized as a ren dezvous for" gayety, beer drinking, etc., it Is a clear violation of the law of God and the Good of Man. (c) Could a Christian run a mo vie on the Sabbath? There is no possible argument of this question, under Christian Standards. The answer is unequivocally "No". The subject of Mr. Herbert's ser mon for Sunday night, January 27 is "Hie Christian Managing His Leisure." The pujilic Is cordially' ? invited to these sermons, singing by ?the congregation is a feature of these services, under the leadership of Wallace Woods. The question box remains in the lobby all week, and throughout Sunday. j Two question asked so far the pastor has not attempted to an swer (a) should teachers have peas? (b) Why is your hair red? Concern ing one question asked last Sunday night the pastor has asked more time for a thoughtful answer and will present the answer at the ev ening service Sunday night . nan i FREE SERVICE If you want Information about your insurance we will be delighted to advise you. You don't have to have a man come in here from an ter town to look over your poli His intention is to sell you J I probably tell you some poli cies are out of date. When we sell you our service goes with it. Our office, telephone, and every thing we have is yours. Don't be afraid to call on us for anything J in connection with insurance. KNIGHT'S INSURANCE AGENCY. MR. MOORE SERIOUSLY ILL; ,Mr. Jim D. Moore of near Leas burg, who lives on the old Dr. Thax ton place, is critically ill. About! ofle year he suffered a stroke j of paralysis, and had the. second | stroke Monday morning; in addition he is suffering with pneumonia, and ' his family is very much alarmed I over hi* condition. Written by his nephew, 1 Joe C. Moore, Bushy Pork. o Long Memorial Board of Christ ian Education , The regular JShuary meeting of the Board of Christian Education of J Long Memorial Church will be held j at the parsonage at 7:45 p. m. on-' Thursday ^ this week, January 24. j f FREE ! FREE ! ?, ABSOLUTELY FREE ? Have you seen those beau tiful Real China sets The Courier is presenting with each renewal or new sub scriber? It Is the most beau tiful and worthwhile gift we have ever been able to offer, and if you miss this oppor tunity you will regret it. One set at 10 pieces with each renewal, Qr new sud scription. two seta for 2 years ?ubscript.'cn, or th.-r* sets for 3 years subscription either re newal or new subscription. Come in today and see them. MANY DOWN WITH COLDS AND FLU There are quite a number of our ! citizens down with colds or flu, j especially has Academy street been | hard hit in this line. Among them j we note Mr. J. S. Walker, Mr. Billy ! Montague, Mr. George Bullock, Dr. A. P. Nichols and Mr. A. A. Burch, all reported to be much better and j some able to be at their regular duties. CHAPER0NE8 AND COMMITTEES NAMED Ball To Be Held Here Wed nesday, Jan. 30, in Kap lan Ball Room The committees and chaperones for the President's -Ball to be held here January 30th in Kaplan Ball Room have been named. E. G. Thompson and D. D. Long, joint chairmen, are looking for a most succesful ball here. The commit tees and chaperones follow: Ticket Sales Committee: S. B. W instead, Robert Long, Mrs. S. B. Davis, E. G. Thompson, Mrs. Hazel Price Long, Miss Winnie Wilbum, BaJl Room Arrangement and Decorat ions: Boone Monk and Toney Dun can; Music and Entertainment: D. D, Long and A. Warren; Floor Com mittee: Coy Day, Gordon C.' Hun ter, S. B. Winstead, Coleman King, and R. D. Bumpass; Publicity: J. S. Merritt, P. O. Carver, Jr.; Treas urer, C. A. Harris. Chaperones: Mr. and Ms. H. K .Strang, Mr. and Mrs. N. Lunsford, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Burns, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wag ner, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Long, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Harris, Mr and Mrs J. D. Mangum, Mr. and Mrs. J. E Kirby, Mr and Mrs. E. E. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Joyner, Mr and Mrs. C. A. Wright, Mrs. Oveidia Long, Mr. and Mrs. Burke New- j borne, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Carlton, i Mr. and Mrs. Rt B. Dawes, Dr. afld Mrs. B. E. Love, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Boatwright, Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. George Kane I Mr and Mrs. O. B. McBroom, Mr. and Mrs. B. B .Strum, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Winstead, Mr. and "Mrs. Lon don Harvey, Mr and Mrs." B. W. Gardner, and Dr. and Mrs. B. A. \ Thaxton. o . J Annual Meeting Of Peoples Bank Held Last Saturday . * ? . The annual stockholders meet ing of the Peoples Bank was held on Saturday, January 19th. The report of Mr. G. C. Hunter, Execu tive Vice-President, showed that de posits of the bank showed an in crease of $435,40634 over the pre vious year. The bank is looking for ward " to ? 193h* aS one of the best years It has ever had. After the stockholders meeting the directors met and re-elected all of the old directors. There was no change in the personnel of the bank. ? ? ? * o ? Miss Nancy Bullock In #H o s p i t a 1 Miss Nancy Bullock, a student In Blackstone Oorege. why recently spent a week here on the sick list, was carried to Watts hospital Mon day for treatment. Her condition is not considered serious, but she entered the hospital for examina tion. HCENSE PLATE SALE INDICATE UPWARD BUSINESS TREND Increase Of Four Hundred And Forty-One Plates Noted Here A reflection of the general busi ness trend for this section may be ? found in the sale of license plates for motor vehicles that will be op erated in North Carolina during 1935. The local office is the only one in either of the three counties, | Person, Granville and Caswell and i necessarily many people come from J these counties to buy their plates i here. Up to the middle of Jan- j pary, 1934, eighteen hundred and ; forty-eight, plates had been sold from this office as compared with twenty-two hundred and eighty-nine plates at - the same time this year. Of course some of these have been put on new cars, but rhr ma- j joirity were purchased to fcut on j cars that have been in operation before. Not many cars are park ed under sheds for the lack of li cense plates to run them on the highways. Money seems to be too plentiful for that. B. B. Knight,Wins Trip To Wisconsin Mr. B. ? B. Knight received word from the Indianapolis Life that he was a member of the Counselors Club. That entitles him t<J attend a weeks school of the company which will be held in the month of June in North Wisconsin. He has_ been a member of the "App-A Week Club" for several years. He has stood at the top of the company. He is president of the "Ten-A . Month Club" because he leads the company in applications. He has been a member of the "App-A-Week Club" in the Pilot Life since 1929. The company had his picture in two bulletins because of his outstanding record with them. M 0 . Ca-Vel Meets Durham! Teams Here Thursday And Friday Nights The Ca-Vel basketball teams will meet teams from Durham on the 1 Roxboro High School gymnasium court Thursday and' Friday nights of this week. On Thursday night they will play the Neamon Candy I Co. team and the game is called for 8:00 o'clock p. m. On Friday night there will be a double-header the girls playing the" Y.~ W. C. A. team of Durham and the boys will meet the Golden Belt team. These games are called for 7:30 o'clock p. m. THOMAS PERKINS BREAKS ANKLE WHILE JUMPING ? , ? Thomas Perkins ,had the misfor tune to break his right ankle Sat urday while engaging in some ex~ j ercise. It seems that Thomas was attempting a broad Jump when he landed on his right foot, snapping j the bone Jn his ankle. Although suffering considerable pain as- a Re sult of his injury, it is not thought that he is seriously hurt, though he will undoubtedly be confined for some time. REVIVAL Wesley an Methodist Tabernacle N. Main Street, Roxboro, N. C. Jan. 27 - Feb. 10, 1935 Rev. B. H. Paup of E. Radford, Va. . Evangelist Gospel Preaching You are cordially invited to attend. W. M. Paup, Pastor Mt. Zion Aid Society Hie Ladies Aid Society of Mt. Zion Church will meet with Mrs Coy Holeman on the fourth Satur day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Lets make our plans to attend the first meeting of the year. Don'e forget your pennies for the contest. . ? o- ; JUDGE PASS IMPROVING ? It will be good news to his many friends to know that Judge J. C. Pass is very much improved, being able -to set up for a short time each , Hay. : 1 \ NOTICE- OF ANNUAL. STOCKHOLDERS MEET Meeting Of The Hillsboro P. C. A. Will Be Held At Hillsboro, Jan. 30th One year ago the Production Credit Corporation of Columbia, S. C. ,set up in North Carolina about thirty ont Production Credit Asso ciations. These associations us ually bear the name c* the town in which the centra' c^fice is located. Our Association, is located in Hills boro, N. C., and is composed of six counties ? Durham, Chatham, Or ange, Alamance, Caswell, Person. The purpose of these associations which is a branch of the Govern ment's great credit system, is to pro vide short-term credit for production purposes^ to honest, deserving farm ers who because of their collateral ability would not be entitled to get an Emergency Seed Loan. These associations are composed, controlled #nd owned* ; ?entirely ?~i vr farmers who borrow through them ^11 those who borrowed through this association in 1934 are Class B. Stockholders, and are, therefore, urged to be present to learn some thing of Just how their association is operated and take pari in the e lection of directors for the coming year. Prospective borrowers are al so urged to be present, at which time all will- have an opportunity to hear Mr. Ernest Graham who is the President of the Production Credit Corporation of Columbia S. C. President Graham and other- offi cers will give a full report of last years activities, and a detail expla- j nation of how these associations are operated. Claude T. Hall, President, Hillsboro, P. C. A. , __o Celebrated Fiftieth Wedding AnniversVy Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Timber lake Remarkable Old Couple i Round Out Fiftieth Year . , Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tim- 1 berlake celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home about ten miles South of Roxboro. Mr. Timberlake is 83 and Mrs. Tim berlake is 75, and these many years have been full of usefulness and generosity as evidenced by talking with their neighbors and friends. While Mr. Timberlake is not as ac tive as in the past, still, daily he looks after his store, which is lo cated just across the road from his home. It is a real pleasure to stop by and chat with him, for while he lost some . of his vitality his mind is Just as clear as ever, and he takes an active interest in re ligion, politics and civic " affairs, while his good wife is his standby and carefully watches out for his business. '? ? At this celebration were his chil dren, E. A. Timberlake of Lexing ton,- N. C.; J. E. Timberlake of Co lumbia, S. C.; J. P. Timberlake of near Roxboro; Mrs. D. R..Hodgin of Columbia, S. C., and -Mrs. "P. F. Fulmer of Columbia, S. C. In addi tion to these sons and daughters there are scores of grandchildren and great grandchildren. fl W. M. U. Circles To Have First Meetings The W. M. U.. Circles of the First Baptist Church urill hare their first meeting of the year Monday, Jan uary 28th, at 3 o'clock in the fol lowing homes: i;_ Circle No. 1 with Mrs.p.M. Beam. Cirvle No. 2 with Mrs. '.W. S. Clary, Jr. Circle No. 3 with Mrs. Curtis Oakley. Circfe N?. 4 with Mrs. W. T. Gre gory. ' Let- each one boost her circle by j being- present. o ? Alamance County farmers have) started a soil erosion campaign in cooperation with the ERA by which it is planned to completely terrace m~ist of the roling fieds in the coun ty. WANTED ? We are in need of dirt to fill in around the Communi ty House. Any one who has dirt, to di5DS?fr^f ~will "p^si? ~~ notify us or better still, just dump it at the Community House. Mrs. S. B. Daris ll Je Woman's Club. * t ROXBORO MART AVERAGED HIGH FOR DECEMBER Looks Now As If The Mar ket Will Close On January 31st i ? -**rr? J ? The report for December shows the Roxboro market up to the front, as it has been throughout the sea son; there were only two markets which showed a higher average. Sales during the past week have been heavier than was anticipated, and the end is drawing near for the season. Durham and Oxford will close on the 25th, white Danville and South Boston are scheduled to close on the 31st, and if this is cor I rect then this market will also close ' the 31s? Only a small quantity | is now in the hands of the farmers j and unless they hurry up and gJt | it on the market they will have no .market on which to sell. While this market has Dot sold : as- much as was hoped, for, still, it has been a good season and no far mer has lost a penny by selling oh this market. The warehousemen, the buyers and every business man in Roxboro has been doing their utmost for the market, and with such cooperation the market is de signed to get back to its best days. o Changes In County Road Officials We have learned much in terest and wttft much satisfaction that Mr. R. Mareom of Greensboro Division Engineer of State High way' and Public Works Commission, has made Mr. -N. V. Brooks Road Supervisor for Person County in addition to being Superintendent of Convict Camp. Heretofore the sup ervision of the roads in this Coun- ; ty has been under a man from Granville or. Durham County,- and naturally he has not had the dose contact with the roads and their necessary (improvements and up keep that a local man <jould have. But now under the new arrange ment N. V. Brooks will be on the job all the time, and people in dif-^ ferent sections of our County can get in touch with Mr. Brooks and get quick action, which was not pos sible heretofore. We congratulate Mr. Brooks on his appointment, and ! also Mr. Marcom on his wise decis ion, as we believe it will result in greater efficiency in this immediate ! field of work. , First Baptist Church Build A Strong Box Build for yourself a strong box, Fashion each part with care, Pit it with hasp and padlock. Put all your troubles there. Hide therein all. your failures, I And each bitter cup you quaff, Lock all your heartaches within it. Then sit on the lid and laugh. I Tell no one of its contents, Never its secrets share; Drop in your cares and worries, Keep them forever there, : Hid6 them from sight so completely The world will never dream half; | Fasten the top down securely, Then sit on the lid and laugh, ? Unidentified. " ? ? ? ? Bible School 9:45 a. m. Dr. H. M. Beam, General Superintendent. Preaching 11:00 a. m. ..Subject: "Can Prayer Change Things?" B. T. U. 6:30 p. m. Miss Lorena Wade, General Director. Preaching 7:30 p. m. Subject: "Bread", War and God." A cordial invitation is extended to all. W. P. West, pastor. o ? Carolina Power And Light Co. Has L New Sales Manager Here Mr. W. S. Price of Wfcrrenton, N. C? has moved here to make his home. He is connected with the Carolina Power and Light Co., Imd will be sales manag?r -of the local branch, replacing Mr, Harry Fyne, of Oxford, N. C., who has been serv ing Roxboro and Oxford in this capacity for the past several years. Mr. Fyne has been transferred to Sanford, N. C. EerEmployineiit^ Representative Here A representative of the Federal Re-employment office of Durham will be in RckbotD, at the court house, on Hwrsday at 9 a. ml SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION THIS WEEK WITH EIGHT DOCKET Judge N. A. Sinclair Presid-' ing; Leo Carr, Solicitor; Only Thirteen Cases On Docket The January term of Superior Court for Person County convened Monday morning with Judge N. A. Sinclair, of Fayetteville, N. C., pre siding and Solicitor Leo Carr of Burlington, N. C., prosecuting. This is to be a two weeks term with the criminal docket being cleared this week and the civil term starting on next Monday. The majority of the thirteen cases on the criminal docket were of the usual routine, there being only three cases of en ough length to consume much time. These were Otis H. Oakley, charg ed with having carnal knowledge of. a. child. He pleaded guilty and. was sentenced Tuesday to serve three and not more than five years in the State Prison. Henry J. Ste phens was charged with a similar offense, his neice being the child , in this case. The jury returned a verdict of guilty late Tuesday af ternoon. The case of the State vs , Vexter Gos s, charged with the mur- j der of Henry Bowling was schedu!- ; ed to get under way thiS morning, t Mr .Bowling was stabbed to death 1 in the summer of 1934 during an al- \ tercation at a baseball game in the , Moriah section. \ PROMINENT DANVILLE i CITIZEN PASSES ; Mr. Herbert Lee Boat wright Died This Morning At Four O'Clock ? Mr. Herbert Lee Boatwright, age 73; died at his home in Danville, i at 4 o'clock. Mr. Boatwright had 1 been seriously ill for some time and his death was no surprise. Mr. Boatwright was one of Danville's most successful and prominent cit izens, having been connected with the tobacco business for many years he was vice-president of Dibrell 1 Brothers Tobacco Company, and a member of the board of directors of numerous other business enterprises. Besides his widow he leaves four daughters and three sons, Mr. E. V. i Boatwright of this city being a son While definite arrangements have not been- announced it is thought funeral services will be held tomor row, Thursday, morning at 11 o' clock. CHURCH TO PRESENT PLAY ' On Thursday night, January 24, at 7:30 Bethany Baptist Church will present a three act comedy drama entitled "Paying the Fid dler" at Mt. Harmony High School. Admission will be 15 and 25c. The public can help a worthy cause and also be assured of two and a quarter hours of real entertainment by at tending., Proceeds will go to the ! building fund of the church. . The cast is as follows. Mrs. Alpha Day, Pervis Day, Miss Rena Allen, Miss Mozelle Meadows, | Clyde Meadows, Miss Lula Frances Franklin, Lewis Copely and Horace Clayton. ? 'Old Fashion Mother' j At Helena Hi School The Helena Ladies Aid Society will sponsor a play "The Old Fash ion Mother," Given by the "Cald- 1 yell Community" at Helena High School Saturday, January 26, 1935. at 7:3<* p. m. . -Z3 ? ? . The public is cordially invited. 1 Admission: 10c for children under 12 years, of age; Adults, 20c. MR, HARVEY IMPROVING Mr. J. s. Harvey, who has been in the hospital for a few days, has re turned home, and his condition is reported as being better. TRYOURFLOWERS < Try our flowers when in "need. }? Our policy is to satisfy the most ] critical Night and day service Phone 30. ROXBORO FLOWER SHOP, i WOMAN'S CUIB HEAD ? ASKS KIWANIS AID IN LIBRARY PROJECT I ? y J. S; Merritt Entertains With "Luther", A Trained Flea; Other Guests Present * On Monday night the Roxboro Kiwanis Club met in the regular weekly session in the basement of the Methodist Church. Mrs. S. B. Davis, President of the woman's Club, was the principal speaker of the meeting. She spoke of the new community house that has been completed, but has not yet been oc cupied. The main theme of her re marks were concerned with a library project to be sponsored by the Wo man's Club and asssited by the oth er (tfvic clubs of the town. This library would be open to the pub lic in the library room of the com munity house at all hours of the some expense for the hiring of a li brarian and custodian for the build ing, which could be one person, Mrs. Davis stated, and some other inci dental expenses. She called on the Kiwanis Club to support her and the Woman's Club in this project, . one which would be of untold bene fit to the people of Roxboro and Person county. Mrs. Davis said that the Woman's Club stood ready to donate their library of some 800 books as a nucleus for the new :ounty-wlde one. It has long been the realization that Roxboro needs a. public .library as much as any other thing, and this move of the Woman's Club deserves the sup port of everyone. Prior to Mrs. Davis' talk J. S. Merritt entertained with "Luther" a trained flea, according to Mr. Mer ritt. But sad 4s the tale of Luther. After performing his tricks he got . lost, persumably with some of his kindred present. Guests for the evening: W. S. Price of Warrentoh, N. C., the new sales manager for this branch, of the Carolina Power and Light Co., J. L. Duke and Mrs. S. B. Davis of Roxboro. ? O ROXBORO ROTARY CLUB The Roxboro Rotary Club held its regular weekly meeting at the Wo man's. Club rooms Thursday night. Geo. Kane was in charge of the program and presented Mr. Clyde Swartz, who has recently been a warded membership in the Order of the Beaver for outstanding service done for his troop. Rev. J. P. Her bert president of the Kiwanis club, was then introduced, who' made a decidedly interesting talk on Boys Work. BUSHY FORK GRANGE r? Last Friday nigh? Bushy Pork Grange No. 878 met with Master -* T? B. Thompson at "his table. There were several officers and members absent on account of sickness. The Grange extends ; Wishes for them to be able to ^attend next meeting which will be held Friday night, FeWuary l. After the business mat ters were over, Miss onnfe Whit field, Lecturer, gave a short social. a few contests, a short talk from Mr. Carl Hester on Farm work, an other from Mr. W. R. Wilkerson on our greatest noblemen. A very . interesting paper- was on Robert E. Lee's life try Miss Mildred Hester. Then Miss Whitfield served each member ice cold grape-juice which was delicious. ? o MRS. B.B. MANGUM ON OFFICIAL TOUR Mrs. B. B. Mangum, President of the Eighth District of Woman's Clubs left Tuesday morning to make officials visits to some of the clubs . In her district. She visited the Wendell aijd Zebulon clubs Tuesday and she will visit the Bonlee and Ooldston ClUbs today. . o- : Long Memorial Methodist Chorch II I I .11- V -Sunday School at 9:45 W. A- Ser geant. General ftupt. " ? - Morning worship at U o'clock, Sermon by the pastor, Subject "A Dry Brook." 'Young peoples Meetings at 6:45. Night Preaching service at 7;30 J'clock. .