THE ROXBORO COURIER
SOXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
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Tuesday, May 14, 1935
It isn't true because THE COURIER says it, but
THE COURIER says it because it is true.
MEMORIAL DAY ALMOST
A FORGOTTEN CUSTOM
MAY 10th has long been dedicated to the mem
ory of the soldiers of the Condederacy, but it has
become almost a memory, for today very few ga
ther on that occasion in honor of the heroes of that
bloody struggle. In this good County, where only
two of these noble Veterans remain, very few
give it hardly a passing thought, as noted at the
gathering Friday; when less than fifty attended.
Those who remeber the days of 1861-65 are not
so numerous, and if living are too old to take part
1 in such services, and the younger generation do
not realize what it was all about, hence there is
not that sentimental appeal. While there is no
part of these United States more loyal than the
South and we do not advocate anything which
will keep alive sectionalism, still, we regret to see
this seeming like of interest in honoring these
noble men, though they be few who are with us
today.
In speaking of this matter recently one of the
Daughters expressed our sentiment exactly when
she said, that "as long as there is one living Con
federate Veteran in this County, so long would
the Daughters continue to remember them- and
give them a welcome, with a big feed, on May
10th." And may the younger folks read more'
about the strife between the States and see
what hardships their forefathers endured, all be
because of their love for home and liberty.
THE CITY OF THE DEAD
IT HAS been said, and truly, that you can
judge the people of any city or town by the man
ner in which they look after the cemetery. Burch
wood cemetery, was named in honor of Miss Hattie
Burch, who for several years was chairman of
the cemetery committee for Roxboro. We say it
without fear of contradiction, that under her
management there was not a more beautiful, or
better kept cemetery anywhere than was Burch
wood, and she did it with an appropriation which
was not at all in keeping with the work done. We
regret that Burchwood is not today what we
would like to see it, not only is it not up to the
standard set by Miss Burch, but there are other
evidences of short comings, for often when those
who have loved ones burried there want to do a
little to help improve the appearance of the
graves they do not find the conveniences with
which to do it that they would like to have.
Now, what we are driving at is this: We beg
to recommend to the City Dads who have just
taken charge of the town affairs that they elect
Miss Burch as chairman of the cemetery com
mittee, with full power to act and to spend any
and all funds she thinks necessary to bring our
City of the Dead back to its former beauty. We
fully realize the task we are asking Miss Burch
to perform, but we believe with pressure from all
who agree with us ? and candidly we believe
that is every 'man or woman in Roxboro, that
she will not turn us down, but will again take up
the work.
STEADILY GOING FORWARD
WE WERE asked the other day to guess how
much had been expended in Roxboro during the
past two years for new buildings and, while of
course, it was a guess pure and simple, we said
about fifty thousand dollars. We knew there had
not been any business houses built during this
depression, but we had no idea there had been
so much paid out for residences. The records of
, the building inspector shows the amount to be
more than one hundred and eleven thousand dol
lars, not a mean record by any means. How
many of you thought it was so much? ?
It is gratifying the way the town is building
up, for while there has been no business blocks,
and likewise there are few vacant stores, which
can be said of very few cities and , towns the
size of Roxboro, the town is growing at a lively
pace, no boom but just a solid growth.
As an evidence of the growth of the town
Postmaster Tucker tells us the receipts for the
last quarter Vere by far the biggest the office
has ever had. From present indications the pop
ulation of the town will ere long pass that ten
thousand mark, and you know we have promised
you a daily when Roxboro has a population of
ten thousand.
NOW that the Legislature has adjourned we
can breathe a sigh of relief, for, white the last
few days of every session is always filled with
fear and trembling, this was especially noticeable
this year. And, not without cause, for several
bills were passed which would never have been
enacted, save in the rush of the last few days,
when every one is anxious to get home, and tired
and worried to death with things in general as
far as legislative "matters are concerned.
ON WEEK-END before last Senator Harris
Newman invited a goodly number of Senators
and members of the House to spend the week
end as his guest at his home in Wilmington.
Well, we do not know on what viands the Sen
ator fed them but on the first of the week when
they met in Raleigh the Senate proceeded to pass
a liquor bill according to the desires of the Sena
tor.
IT HAS been said that the way to a man's
pocketbook is through his stomach; perhaps
Senator Newman will tell you that the way to
get a man's vote is along the same route.
FOR THE first time in the history of the State
an announcement as a candidate for the nomina
tion of Governor was made from the President's
chair of the Senate, wheir Hon. A. H. (Sandy)
Graham announced his candidacy Friday night.
What Others Are Saying
HOW BAD ARE OUR SCHOOLS?
EDUCATION, to hear some folk talk about it,
is in a bad way in America. Miss Virginia Gilder
sleeve, head of Barnard College, said the other
day that superficiality and slovenliness prevail
in most colleges, a lack of thoroughness and df
clear thinking. Right on top of that the Profess
or of Education in the University of North Da
kota, Frederick Weltzinn, came out with a survey
of rural education in which he said that, on the
whole it was about as bad as it could be.
Americans have taken a good deal of pride,
generally, in our system of wide-spread free edu
cational facilities. We are inclined to boast about
the school privileges which every American child
and youth enjoys. It is rather a slap in the face,
therefore, to be told that the whole system is in
efficient and low-grade, from the one-room rural
schools to the great universities.
Maybe it would be a good idea to look into the
matter. Most folks take it for granted that any
school is a good school. But as Professor Weltzinn
points out, thousands of rural communities treat
the schoolteacher as something less than human.
There is an inclination to hire not the best teach
ers but the cheapest, and to look with contempt
upon the man or woman who makes teaching a
life-work, because, as everybody knows, there
isn't any money in it.
We don't think that is true generally, but it is
nearly enough true in many places to make the
accusation hurt. Somehow, with all our pride in
our schools, most of it seems to be for the build
ings rather than for the teaching that goes on
inside of them. We have not yet reached the
stage of civilization of the European countries,
where the school-teacher is the most honored
and respected citizen of the community. ? Auto
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TRADING AT HOME
THERE are any number of people living in this
town who laugh at the idea that it is best to buy
at home. They take the position that it does not
matter where they spend their money if they
<?et their money's worth. They subscribe to the
doctrine that the only obligation they owe the
home town is to get what they can out of it.
Our idea of trading at home does not include
buying goods from merchants who attempt ex
orbitant profits. It does not necessitate the ac
ceptance of worn, dirty or bedraggled goods from
old time merchants who think that it is up to the
community to keep them in business. It only
means giving the local merchant a chance and
then, to buy if he can reasonably meet other com
petition. ? H. S.
EVERY politician knows that it is impossible
to please everybbdy ; what they seek is the favor,
of a majority!
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Escape From The Dust Storms by A. B. Chapin
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NOTES AND
COMMENTS
Inflation may be ahead. If it is, we
hope to ride the crest and then leave
the raft.
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Our own idea is that the country
can afford some inflation but we are
against running wild.
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Advertisers who buy advertising
wisely are to be found in the columns
of this newspaper.
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Men begin conversations with 'did
you hear, etc?" and ladies begin, "she's
a nice girl, but ? "
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Pact of the matter is that the young
ladies of FJoxboro are getting prettier
every spring.
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Let's not get the idea that the era
is approaching when we can get some
thing for nothing.
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Driving automobiles and drinking li
quor are dangerous to others as well
as the man in the car.
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Going to church may not be nec
essary but it at least puts a man in
company that is better than the aver
age.
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Correct this sentence: "I don't want
you to do that for me because you have
already done too much."
We understand that the creative;
urge explains poets . and inventors.
The puzzle is what Mgps newspaper
men going. '
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Consolation: In a world as big as
this, with as many people, there ought
to be somebody, somewhere, to suit
everybody.
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Children should be encouraged to
participate in all athletic undertakings.
It is rightfully a part of their proper
development.
LOOKING BACK
TEN YEARS
The Following Items Were Picked At
Random From The COURIER
This Week Ten Years Ago
Celebrates 25th Anniversary : On
May 1st, 1900, Mr. S. P. Satterfleld
opened an insurance office in Roxboro,
the first office of the kind established
here. Prior to that time all insurance
for this section was done by Durham,
Danville, and Milton companies, but,
be it remembered at that date the town
of Roxboro was not of such importance
as today. Mr. Satterfleld, "Sam", as
his friends all call him, is one of the
most affable gentlemen to be found,
always in a good humor with a pleas
ant cherry greeting for every one. He
is an optimist of the first water, all
weather is good weather to him, and
it is not surprising to learn that his
business has shown an increase every
year, until today he does an annual
business equal to any In this section
of the state.
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Rev. R. E. White Resigned Sunday:
At the close of the morning service last
Sunday Rev. R. E. White, who haa.
bfcen.the pastor of the Baptist Church
for the past three years, tendered his
resignation to take effect the last of
July. At a called conference the
church accepted the resignation.
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Gored By Angry Bull: Mr. S. J.
Dickens came near meeting with a
fatal accident Sunday evening. He
was out in the pasture when an angry
bull attacked him, making some
painful wounds on his leg and prob
ably would have been fatal but for the
fact that the bull threw him over the
fence. Steve, one of the jolliest, best
men ever, is courageous but we ven
ture the assertion that never more will
he enter a pasture where a bull is at
large.
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Plenty Of Plants In The East:
Messrs. E. E. Bradsher, Landon Brad
sher, John Richmond and Connor
Merritt left early Monday morning and
spent a few days in the eastern part
of the state getting a supply of to
bacco plants. Earl Bradsher reports
that they saw as many Person County
folks down there after plants as you
would meet in Roxboro most any day.
Plants are very plentiful down there,
and the farmers were exceedingly gen
erous and clever, being glad to divide
their surplus with their less fortunate
Person County brethren, without any
charge.
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Mrs. Hunter's Brother Died Sud
denly: Last week Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Hunter left for a pleasure trip, Mrs.
Hunter to visit her only brother, and
Mr. Hunter for the purpose of enjoy
ing a fishing trip. The evening they
arrived at the home of Mr. D. W. Dud
ley, he walked in from his work and
suddenly dropped dead. After at
tending the burial Mr. and Mrs. Hun
ter returned home.
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Small grain and hay crops in Lin
coln County gives promise of bumper
yields, reports the farm agent.
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More than 250 projects have been
selected by 4-H club members of Polk
County in their club work this year.
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The acreage to wheat planted in
Union County last fall is the largest of
recent years and the crop looks prom
ising at this time.
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IF YOU WANT TO SELL 'EM YOU
WELL HAVE TO TELL EM
TRY COURIER WANT ADS
Growing Livestock
Is Safe Farming
The depression affected the price
of livestock as it did other farm crops
yet those who had animals to balance
their crop production did not suffer
so keenly.
This is the lesson, N. C. Ferebee of
Camden County says he has learned.
"The livestock on my farm pulled me
through the depression," he told L.
I. Case, animal husbandman at State
College.
"Mr. Ferebee has a well-rounded
livestock farm and in addition to the
actual sales of livestock and its prod
ucts, he gives much credit to the ma
nure produced in maintaining the fer
tility of his land," says Mr. Case. "He
also was able, to sell his crops to the
livestock at a fair price and to keep
nearly all of the fertility at home in
stead of marketing it along with the
low-priced crops."
Livestock on the Parebee farm con
sists of 22 grade Aberdeen Angus
breeding cows and their offspring by
a pure bred bull of the same breed. In
addition to these animals, Mr. Fere
bee usually buys some steers to fatten
for market. Recently, he sent a truck
load of fat steers to the Baltimore
market where they averaged 1060 lbs.
each in weight and brought $9.65 a
hundred. There is another truck load
yet tb be sold.
But Mr. Ferebee does not keep beef
cattle alone. Case says. He has ten
Duroc-Jersey brood sows, a flock of 20
mutton-type ewes, Ave brood mares,
five horses and one stallin.
Mr. Ferebee has been breeding and
raising his own work stock for 20 years.
Case says. "It has been nearly that
long since he has bought any work
stock of any kind and he believes that
this in itself has been a great saving
to him, especially during recent years
since the price of work animals has
more than doubled. Like other suc
cessful livestock growers, Mr. Ferebee
has found that the man who Jumps in
and out of livestoqk according to the
price of crops does not do so well but
the man who sticks to it, year after
year, fares very well.
"WILD GREENS" '
Spring of the year. Such a relief to get away from the routine drugs and
chemicals; the smelly box of pills; the musty powders; the terrible throat
gargles; let's go to the country for the afternoon.
When we reach the crefek valley we dismount to gather a basket of wild
greens; no better food obtainable nor more refreshing or healthgiving. Grow
ing in abundance, the wild greens invite us to come and gather as we choose
what we want.
Perhaps the first friend we run across is the dandelion; his little crispy
circlets invites us everywhere. One of my patrons, an old lady, made a most
charming relish from crispy young dandelions; she never cooked them at all.
She gathered them, cut them with a mincing knife, and put young radishes -
with them, seasoning the whole with salt and pepper; I know no better or more
healthful relish with meats or more substantial articles which grace our tables.
And, oh, the ladies slipper and lambs tongue, and tender nettle! And the
"dock" and wild lettuce. Then there is a variety of wild mustard. Most wild
greens may be had fresher than commercial varieties, and then we have the
pleasure and out of door exercise of gathering them.
The wild plants cook well with cured bacon ? and is not bacon a staff of
life? Few dinners of greens will escape' the quota of bacon and the family
vinegar bottle with the beautiful brown squares of home baked corn bread.
. I know of no healthier dish than that of boiled wild greens, they are health
giving to the highest degree and put drug store "vitamlnes" outside and over
the fence I
| Three cheen for the country outing to gather wild greens.