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It /; CALL PHONE 39 And Insert A Want Adv In The Courier For Results ESTABLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 50 YEARS. v - THE COURIER Covers The News Of ' r Person County. READ IT ! J. W. NOELL, EDITOR HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT -T $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. LII. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1935 NUMBER 14 Rainy Weather Crowd Hears ^coul Executive - V ' Mr. O'. n. Benson, In Charge Of Rural Scout Work, Ad dresses Audience At Methodist Church Sunday Night MATT LONG AWARDED AN EAGLE BADGE At church time Sunday night the elements "were very unfavorable for any persons to be out, especially if they were walking. The rain was falling in regular cloudburst pro portions. But in spite of the in clement weather a nice crowd gathered at the Methodist Church to hear Mr. O. H.. Benson, National Boy Scout Executive in charge of Rural Scout Work, speak to the Roxboro and Person County Boy Socut Troops. Preceding the address of Mr. Ben son was the presentation to Matt Long the Eagle Scout badge, the highest honor that can come to a scout. This presentation was made by ty[r. J. S. Merritt, member of the Scout Court of Honor, in a few fittitag and well-chosen terms. In opening his address Mr. Ben son pointed out the example of Jesus in the Temple at the tender age of twelve. He stated that when a boy reached twelve years of age, he ceased to be a boy and the first symptoms of manhood began to show themselves. Taking this as his theme Mr. Benson went on to say that it should be the duty of every father or guardian to seek out the boy and become a companion to him, learning his mind and direct ing him in the way that is best for him to go. It s possible for the two to become bosom companions and the father can give to his son the advantage of the experience he has had in life. o Fear Is Your Worst Enemy The worst fear Is the gnawing dread of sickness or accident that will terminate your salary, pile up your debts and wreck your hopes and plans. Do you know how lit tle it costs to banish this spectre forever with an Accident and Health Policy? You will thank us for the fact. THOMPSON INS. AGENCY Roxboro. N. C. LICENSE TAG PRICES REDUCED On Monday, April 1, which marked the beginning of the second quarter in the current fiscal year, the price of North Carolina auto mobile tags was reduced one-fourth. All tags purchased after that date will cost three-fourths of the ori ginal price. o Woman's Club Meet Postponed The regular monthly meeting of hk the Roxboro Womans' Club which V was announced for Monday, April " 1, has been postponed until next Monday, April 8, at 3:00 P. M. This meeting will be held .in the com munity house. 0 ' ABLE TO BE OUT AGAIN Mr. Alden Rogers Is able to be out again after being confined to his home on account of a broken leg. Mr. Rogers broke his leg some weeks ago while he was working on his farm in the Lea's Chapel section. o BURNS FOOT SEVERELY Mr. James Bradsher had the mis fortune to turn oyer a kettle of hot coffee and causing a severe burn Mr. Bradsher is a prominent farm er of the Concord section. o AHEAD Is EASTER and don't overlook placing your Easter orders early. Open 8:30 A. M. to 5:30 R M. Roxboro Flower Shop _ o Messrs. D. W. Tedbetter, Errol Morton and Mf. Love of Danville. Va? returned Tuesday night from Lake* Matamuskeet, N. C. where ? they spent several days fishing. Board Urges Education Head i To Keep Office Supt. Winstead Urged To Re consider His Resignation At April Meeting Of County Board Of Education At the April meeting of the County Board of Education held Monday morning in the Superin tendent's office the board urged MX. S. G. Winstead to reconsider his resignation which will become ef fective next month. Mr. Winstead excused himself from the office to go on an errand and while he was gone the board went into a private session behind locked doors ' and found that they were all of one ac cord: that they would urge the su perintendent to reconsider his res ignation. However when Mr. Wins tead returned and they put the prop osition before him, he stated that the condition of his health would not permit him to think of being a candidate for re-election. He said further that, owing to his health, the duties which the office required to rim again. Mr. Winstead announced his res-* ignation several months ago. Since that time there have been about ten applications for the job. All of these will be considered and a new superintendent will be named next month. J. S. Walker Makes Talk A! Rotary Meeting Building and Loan Associa tions Subject Of. Mr. Walker's Remarks. Several Present As Guests The Roxboro Rotary Club held its j regular meeting at the Womans Club Thursday night. A delicious dinner was served by thg Ladies Missionary Society of the Baptist Church. After the regular business was attended to the meeting was turned over to Dr. B. E. Love who had charge of the program for the evening. The feature of the program was a talk by Mr. J. S. Walker on the subject of Building and Loan As sociations. He told of the rapid growth and expansion of the Build ing and Loan movement since it begun in 1831. The Roxboro Build ing and Loan Association, he said, was organized April 1, 1923, that Its business has increased steadily and that itsNpresent assets totaled about a quarter a million dollars. Guests of the club for the even ing were Rev. A. S. Lawrence, Chap el Hill; Bedford Love, Duke Uni versity; Victor Satterfield, Coy Day, Clyde Murphy and P. O. Clayton. The Club will meet in the new Community Building tomorrow night, and will be served by the Parent-Teacher Association, and will be the first to be served in the new building, nils is an honor the Club appreciates very much, and herewith makes its best bow to the ladies in command. ? o ? 1 Pre-Schooi Clinic Starts Tomorrow % Clinic Will Be Conducted In Various Schools Through Out The County Pre-School clinics will be con ducted at the following places: Allensville School Thursday April 4th at 1 P. M. Olive Hill School Tuesday April 9th j at 1 P. M. Bethel Hill School Wednesday April 10th at 1 P. M. Cunningham School Thursday April 11th at 1 M. It is of the utmost importance that children be physically -fit to enter, school. Very few children can progress satisfactorily in their stud ies if handicapped by bad health. Most of the causes of bad health among children can be removed or rerfiedled. This should be done be fore the child enters school, so that L he or she may make the most rapid ' progress possible. TOWN ELECTION In about thirty days we are due to have another town election, at which time a mayor and five commissioners will be elected. By an act passed at the 1933 session of the Legis lature it is stated that a 'mass meeting MAY be held, note this is not mandatory, fifteen days before the date of the election and candidates named. The commissioners elected two years ago seem to have had rough sledding, as only one of the then elected board are now serving ? we think we are correct in this statement, though changes come so thick and fast it is hard to keep up with the matter. The financial affairs of the town are not in the best of shape, but to the credit of the present board be it said they are not at all responsible for this state of affairs. It has been of long standing, growing steadily worse with each year, and it behooves the citizens to get together and name a set of business men, financiers if you please, who are wilt ing to give their time freely in straightening things out. It can be done, and there are plenty of good men who are cap able of doing it, but the question arises, will they be will ing to do it? We take it the Mayor will, in due season, call for the mass-meeting and every citizen in the town should attend this meeting and see that the best men in the town are draft ed for this work. NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAKES RETURN CAU At The Court House On Wed nesday Evening, April 10 Lamar Stringfield, who will con duct the North Carolina Symphony in its second concert here on April 10 was born near RJaleigh, North Carolina on October 10, 1897. He received his education at Mars H and Wake Forest colleges. His father, w, the founder ol Meredrth College, worked as earnestly in be half of the education of women as his son is working for the advance ment of good musical taste, in 1916 he went to the Mexican border *rtth the First North Carolina Infantry, and through the World War with the 105 Engineers. After the World War he studied and practiced mu sic professionally in New York for ten years, graduating from the stitute of Musical Art in New York City with the Artists Diploma in flute plaving and receiving a prize in composition. In 1928 he was warded the Pulitzer Prize. He played the flute and conducted with the major symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles of the Country until 1930 when he re turned to his native statejle is Di rector of the institute of Folk Music of the University of North Carolina and through that institution as a ??laboratory." the organization as a North Carolina Symphony Society was designed. In response to num erous requests from the audience of the last concert, Mr. Stringffeld will play a flute solo? Polonaise and Badinaze. by Bach. Also included m the program will be a new composi tion by Stringfield, a Negro ^?de This piece was composed during the summer of 1931 and received ^ first public performance in Febru ary 1935, in Constitution Hall, at Washington, D. C? by the Naticma Symphony Orchestra under the - rection of Hans Kindler. Living in the state of his birth he has de rived inspiration from the generous supply of folk-melody in this re gion and a Negro Parade owes its origin to the colored race. The gay ly dressed bug'e corps of a, negro American Legion post leads a par ade. while happy .and proud colored children follow gleefully in its wake. Adults, too, sense a feeling of pride as the recession approaches, passes in review, and recedes. The piece is sroretf-for full orchestra, with special emphasis given to the mili tary and snare drums. The begin nings PPP and the prevailing jy thm is established by the snare drums and the violin. Soon the melody" enters, composer emphau melody enters, syncopated and stn ous. The composer employes scales and intervals which he finds char acteristic of Negro songs and labor calls and definite three-bar ryth mic phrase that was perceptible in the actual parade which supplied the Idea for this so-called "Symp phonic Patrol." This is an exception- j ai treat which no one should miss. We suggest that you come early to secure a good seat. The concert wu take place at the Person County Courthouse on Wednesday April 10, at 8:15. I ^ B. T. U'S AT CA-VEL The Senior B. T. U. of Roxboro First Baptist Church put on a pro gram at Ca-Vel Sunday evening at 5:30. The program was thoroughly enjoyed and reflected credit on the young people. u_i? _ Man Caught While Unloading Whiskey Just as most of the supper bells in Roxboro were ringing Friday evening officers closed in on a car that had backed up to the rear en trance of Hotel Jones. Upon search ing it they found a full case of rye whiskey and two pint bottles of gin, the latter wrapped up in a paper sack. All of the haul was gov ernment whiskey. Roger Bobbitt, negro bell-hop at the hotel, was the driver of the car. He was placed un der arrest and the liquor confis cated. He is now at liberty under bond. o ? Preventorium Talked, Tabled With No Action Sam Byrd Winstead Begins His Program Of Unique Experiences In Lives Of Various Members The Roxboro Kiwanis Club met in the basement of the Methodist Church Monday night in the teg ular weekly session. Chairman Baxter Mangum of the Attendance Committee introduced a plan to boost attendance at the meetings. In accordance with his suggestions the club was divided into two teams the "Giants", and the "Yankees". For six weeks the campaign will go and at the end of that time the team that has had the most at tendance to its credit will be enter tained by the losing side at some appropriate celebration. The subject of a preventorium was re-introduced to the club. On the Monday preceding this meeting it had. been taken up, but with no action. This time the members were called on for views on the sub ject. It was pointed out that such questions as location, cost, meeting of requirements of the State Board of Health, etc., would have to be answered before the club could go into the matter seriously. It was re-referred to the committee that lias it in charge with no ^definite action. > ? The program of unique experiences introduced by Sam B. Winstead got off to a fair start but was deferred until next Monday on account of the shortage of time. , , Guests for the evening were: Mrs. Wallace Woods, and Mrs. J. F. Her bert. The next meeting wilj be held in the new community house. o EX-KIWANIS GOVERNOR TO VISIT LOCAL CLUB Mr. Ralph Barker, Governor last year for the Carollnas District of Kiwanis International, will visit with the Roxboro club at its next meet ing, Monday, April 8. Mr. Barker will address the club at this. time. o i EASTER Orders must b? In no later thin April 15 fto get ^he best. Roxboro Flovfer Shop ANNUAL MEETING OF U. D. C. HELD HERE FRIDAY Mrs. W. S. Bernard, State President, Delivers Prin cipal Speech ; Lunch eon Served To Ap proximately Sixty The annual meeting of the Sev enth District, North Carolina Di vision of the U. D. C. was held with the Roxboro chapter last Friday. At 10:30 A. M. representatives, about sixty in number, of the six chapters that comprise this district met in the basement of the Meth odist church. Mrs. G. A. Duncan of the local chapter welcomed the assembled guests and Mrs. R. O. Everett of Durham responded. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. Victor Johnson of Pittsboro, N. C. Mrs. Julian M. Gregory of Pitts boro, President of the Seventh Dis trict, presided over the meeting. She introduced the principal speak er of the day, Mrs. W. S. Bernard of Chapel Hill, President of the North CSTOlina Division. Mrs. Ber nard spoke briefly on the work of the U. D. C., touching on the pro ject for the organization for this year. This is the restoration of "Stratford," ancestral home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Mrs. R. D# Hard man of the Roxboro chapter de lighted the audience with a solo number. A business session was held after which the representatives partook of a most delightful and appetizing lunch. o Attend Education Meet In Winston Salem Last Week The following teachers attended the meeting of the North Carolina Educational Association holding its 51st annual session in Winston Salem last week. Prom Roxboro High School. Messrs. G. C. David son and P. B. Nims, from Centra! Graded . School, Mrs. R'ena Alice Blalock and Miss Maude Montague, and from Ca-Vel School, Mrs. C, W. Phillips, Miss Helen Stanfleld. and Miss Mabel Montague. Miss Lucille Long accompanied the teachers to take part in the state-wide Beauty Contest in Win ston-Salem on Friday. o MASS MEETING OF ELEC TORS OF ROXBORO TO NOMINATE OFFICERS. Under the provisions of Chapter 180, Private Laws of 1933, a mass meeting of the electors of the town of Roxboro is called to be held in the Person County Court room on Tuesday, April 16. 1935, at 8:00 o' clock P. M., for the purpose of nom inating a Mayor and Board of Com missioners, to be elected at the next regular municipal election of town officers. This April 2. 1935. Done by order of the Board a f Commissioners, R. B. Dawes, Mayor. D. W. Ledbetter, Clerk o Methodist Young People Meet Fri. On Friday evening of this week at 6:3Q o'clock there will be a meet ing of the Methodist young people of Person and Caswell counties at the Methodist Church in Leasburg. The group will meet at 6:30 to join in a picnic supper, and then will follow the inspirational meeting led by Rev. and Mrs. Forrest Heddin of Duke University. The group going to-4his meeting from Long Memorial Church are asked to meet at the church at 5:30 to make the trip. Those attending are asked to group together and take picnic baskets or boxes for the picnic supper. ? : q ? ? MANY APPOINTMENTS FOR DR. S H O R E Our Missionary Secretary, Dr. J. H. Shore, will be with Rev. R. E. Pittman and preach for him Suri day April 7th at Webbs Chapel at 11 o'clock; at Alldnsville at 3 o'clock and at Brooksdale at night at 7:30. You are cordially invited to hear him. Dr. Shore is a splendid preach er and you will Ihiss a treat if you fail to be present and fte&r him. ? . ... R. E. Pittman, P. C. ? 1 ?' . TO APPEAR AGAIN Lamar Stringfleld, who will re turn to Roxboro with his North Car olina Symphony Orchestra for a sec ond engagement on the night of April 10. The performance will be given this time in the Courthouse. Revival Services At Roxboro First Baptist Church Pastor Will Do The Preaching Singing Will Be In Charge Of Mr. Roger Hickman As previously announced at the Ministers' Conference on Monday January 21st, and in the Church Bulletin for February 3rd, the Spring time revival services will be gin at the First Baptist Church on Easter Sunday, April 21st. This year the pastor will do his own preach ing and will be assisted by Mr. Roger Hickman of Petersburg, Tenn who will be in charge of the music. Mr. Hickman has been connected with the Evangelistic forces of the Baptist Home Mission Board for a number of years, and is an out "Standinfe musical director. Mr. Hickman is the author of a num ber of songs as well as a good solo ist. He has been heard recently over the Radio from station W. B. I. G. in Greensboro, where he has been assisting in a meeting. Cottage Prayer Meetings are be ing held in various parts of the community and already a great deal of interest is being; manifested. o Commissioners Draw Jury List At April Meeting Regular Routine Of Business Discussed At Meeting; Court Will Convene On April 22. With Judge W. C. Harris of Ral eigh, N. C., presiding. Person Coun ty Superior Court will convene on Monday April 22 for a one-week term of civil ana criminal court It is expected that the docket will occupy practically the entire week. ?Hit County Commissioners at the regular monthly session on Monday drew the jury list for this term. They are: T. G. Brooks, J. L. Clay ton, Fred Long, W. E. Wilkerson, J. I. Brooks, B. H. Oakley, W. W. Rogers, R. J.. Rogers, J. Y. Blanks K. L. Street, B. Y. Clayton, W. W. Whitfield, A. Y. Clayton, P. H. Briggs, E. W. Gentry, W. W. Crab tree, A. C. Day, R. A. Gentry, Har ry Edwards, _Richard Holman, E. N. Tlllett, C. E. Hester. H. O. Eakes, A. P. Daniel, W. H. Moore, -:P. G. Dunevants M. J Daniel, G C. Fou shee. J. D. Winstead, Jr., Isaac Hill, R. T. Winstead. Henry Brann, A. E. Huff, H. E. Denny, R. P. Knott, W. D. Fulcher. E. P. Warren, W. C. Lawson, J. H. Long, W. C. Allen, J.^R. Whitt, and Arch Woody. Hie only other business consider ed by the Board of Commissioners was of a routine nature. o MISSIONARY MEETING The Person County Missionary Zone will meet in regular session at Concord Church, in the Person Cir cuit, at 3:00 P.- M, Sunday after noon, April ,14th. Come and help us make this one of the best meet ings of the year. Everyone interested in Missions is Invited, Mrs. E. Craven Zone Leader. Prominent Mason Preacher Buried Sunday Afternoon Rev. Ben Stanfield, Pastor Of Mt. Tirzah Circuit, And Active In Masonic Af airs, Buried Sunday P. M. At Eeasburg Rev. Benjamin E. Stanfield, pas tor of the Mt. Tirzah Circuit of the Methodist Church, was buried Sun day afternoon in his home town, Leasburg, N. C. Rev. Mr. Stanfield died Friday night about 6:30 P. M. following an illness of three months. He had been in ill health for one year preceding his passing. At the time of his death he was living at Timberlake, N. C. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Josephine Stanfield, three sons, Dr. W. W. Stanfield of Ral eigh, J. B. and L. S. Stanfield of Timberlake, one daughter. Mrs. R. S. Ritenburg of Bailey, N. C., his mother, Mrs. B. P. Stanfield of Me I bane, one grandchild and three sis ters. Up until just a few weeks be- * fore his demise Mr. stanfield w&s District Deputy Grand Master of the 20th District of N. C. Masons. He had been an active participant in the Masonic Order for many years. Funeral services were conducted from the Helena Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock with Rev. C. K. Proctor of the Ox ford Orphanage and RJev. H. B. I Porter, Presiding Elder of the Dur ham District, in charge. Full Ma sonic honors were accorded Mr. Stanfield in the funeral and burial service. Upon the resignation of Mr. stan field from his office as District Dep uty Grand Master Mr. D. S. John son of Oxford was named to fill out his unexpired term. o Old Minutes Are Wanted The Wake Forest College Library wants to complete its file of minutes of the Beulah Baptist Association, so that same may be bound. The following minutes for the years named are missing: 1840, 1841, 18 43. 1844, 1854, 1864. '1865, I860. 1870, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1895, 1896, 1905, 19 32, and 1934. All of our Baptist readers are re quested to look through their old files and see if any of these dates can be found. If you have any of ! them will you please notify Rev. W. j F. West, Rcxboro, N. C. o Easter Cantata The Easter Cantata "Bright Eas ter Morn" by Heyser, will be pre sented at Long Memorial Church on Easter Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. The Long Memorial choir will unite with the choir from the South Boston Methodist Church for this cantata. The same un ited choir will present the Cantata at South Boston on the evening of Good Friday at the Methodist Church. o MR. MASTEN WILL SPEND SOME TIME AT SANITORIUM Mr. Edgar Masten, one of Rox boro's most popular young business men, left Monday for Sanatorium where he will spend some time for examination. He was accompanied by Mrs. Masten and Rev. W. P. West, who returned in the after noon. o FORMAL OPENING OF THE COMMUN ITY H O U S E The Roxboro community house located on Loch Lily Avenue has reached completion and the furni ture moved in'. Formal opening plans are being made and a "house warming" will be held at a near date. o NOTICE! The automobile license plate of fice will tK> closed Thursday and Friday of this week. EASTER SPECIALS Corsages ? $1.50 up' Choice pot plants? 75c up. Out flowers, cheaper than ever. Roxboro Flowe* Shop