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THE COURIER, A SEMI - WEEKLY DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF PERSON COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE. Jloxboro Courier ESTABLISHED 188L PERSON COUNTY'S > OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 50 YEARS. IF YOU HAVE SOME THING TO SELL, TELL IT THROUGH OUR WANT COLUMN MONDAY AND THURSDAY J. W. NOELL, EDITOR VOL. LII. I HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. (Monday and Thursday) ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, JULY 15, 1935 (County Correspondents Solicited) NUMBER 40 ONE OF ROXBORO'S MOST VALUABLE CITIZENS DIED FRIDAY MORNING Judge J. C. Pass Passed Away At Watts Hospital Follow ing Six Months Illness FUNERAL SERVICES SATURDAY AFTERNOON Judge J. C. Pass, age 83, died at Watts Hospital Friday morning at 1:30 o'clock, after a lingering illness of more than six months. Judge Pass was easily one of the outstanding men of the town and the county. He was a native of the coun ty, having been born and reared on the old Pass homestead, near Ephesus Bap tist Church. When a young man in his teens he moved to Roxboro and had resided here continuously; when still quite young he married Miss Ella Winstead, who lived only about two years after marfiage. He leaves two brothers, W. T. and J. M. Pass, and two sisters, Mesdames Mollie Jones and Lucy Pass Featherston. Judge Pass had been prominent in politics, having served as cleric of the Superior Court tor many years. He also had served as a member of the Legislature. He took en active in terest in all civic affairs, and prob ably did more towards building up the town than any man of recent years. Almost every street in the town has a building erected by him, either busi ness or residential property. ^He was a faithful and consistent member of the First Baptist Church of Roxboro and served as deacon for several years. ? Funeral services were conducted from the home on Saturday, July 13th, at 3 o'clock, p. m., with Rev. W. F. West his pastor, in charge, assisted by Rev erends J. F. Herbert, J. H. Shore and T. H. Hamilton. Immediately following these services interment was made in Burchwood Cemetery. Active pallbearers were: Messrs. G. W. Kane, R. L. Harris, W. R. Jones, W. Y. Pass, S. Arch Jones and Dr. J. H. Hughes. Honorary pallbearers: T. D. Woody, W. D. Yarbrough, J. A. Long, J. W. Noell, W. D. Merritt, G. W. Thomas, L. L. Lunsford, W. T. Daniel, Joe Reade, M. Baraett, J. D. Winstead, R. B. Smith, J. W. Chambers, J. W. Monta gue, H. L. Crowell, T. D. Winstead, W. R. Woody, J. J. Winstead, C. H. Hunter, I. O. Abbitt, W. C. Bullock, F. O. Carver and Tom Clay. Floral bearers^ D. S. Brooks, Dr. B. R. Long, Lester BroSSs, G. W. Walker, F. J. Hester, W. A. Sergeant, Dr. G. W. Gentry, T. T. Satterfield, Dr. A. F. Nichols, Billie Montague, Garland Pass, Owen Pass, Penn Noell, E. E. Bradsher, Arthur Burch, M. A. Stew art, J. G. Chambers, S. B. Davis, W. A. Mills, F. W. Williams, and M. W. Satterfield. o METROPOLIS SEEKS RELIEF FROM HEAT New York, July 14 ? Two persons were drowned today in the vicinity of New York as more than 3,000.000 left the city and thronged to beaches and other play spots. Coney Island police estimated the attendance there at mcie than 1,000, 000 and said it set a new record. The police also arrested 120 ice cream peddlers on the board-walk, another record. o MUSICAL PROGRAM AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH In lieu of the regular sermon at the First Baptist Church last night there was a musical program rendered by the choir. This was a most delight ful service and was heard by a large congregation. ? o Moved Into New Apartment The triple apartment on Foushee Street, erected by Mr. W. A. Sergeant, has been completed and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vaughan and baby, and Mr. Rob ert Burch and family have moved in. The other apartment has been leased by Mr. and Mrs. George Lowe, who will move in soon. NOTICE? REVIVAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED The public will please take notice that, for various reasons, the revival at Clement Church has been post poned until a later date. o New York Collects Large Alcohol Tax ~ Albany, N. Y., July 14 ? New York State collected $17,775,469 from taxes on alcoholic beveragees during the fis cal year ending June 30, Mark Graves, state tax commissioner, announced to night. _ The levy on beer netted the state $7,247,866.50 while taxes on liquor and wine brought *9,967,933.23 and $647, 143 ,.10 respectively. Judge J. C. Pass, who succumbed Friday morning in Watt's Hospital. Country Line Primitive Baptist Asso. To Meet Will Meet At Wheelers Church Next Friday And Last Un til Monday The Country Line primitive Bap tist Association will meet with Wheel ers Church next Friday and will last until Monday. This association em braces a large territory and is always attended by a large crowd, ranging from five to ten thousand. The ablest ministers of this association from all over the country attend, and it is look ed forward to as the one outstanding gathering of this denomination. Mr. P. D. Long, one of the county's most prominent citizens is moderator of the association, and will look after affairs generally. Many of the Rox boro citizens will attend. W. M. COFFIN DECLINES OFFER OF CITY MANAGERSHIP Newly Elected Officer Declines Office In Interview Wi^h Mayor R. B. Dawes Mr. W. M. Coffin, elected City Man- ] ager for the town of Roxboro a week ago, declinea the offer Saturday in an interview with Mayor R. B. Dawes. It is thought that his present salary as Superintendent of Streets and Water for the city of Henderson has been increased and that this played a large part in his refusal of the position here. Mayor Dawes states that just as soon as he receives a formal note of refus al from Mr. Coffin that he will call the City Dads into session to consider this matter that was thought settled. Mr. Coffin was selected from a list of applicants as the most eligible man, both from the standpoint of office manager and engineer, and it is with regret that it must be announced that he has decided to stay in his present location. f o Youth Battling Strange Malady Fights Against Pulmonary Ail ment That Threatens To Drown Him In Bed Kansas' City, Mo., July 14 ? A strap ping young man lay on a hospital bed tonight and fought valiantly against an ailment which threatens to drown him as effectively as if he were under 10 feet of water. The patient is Fred Green, 22, who has contracted an unusual .disease known to physicians as acute pulmon ary edema. With every rush of blood to his l^ngs. Green's throat was send ing an equal supply of water. This fluid, formed by a breaking down of the blood itself, remains in the lungs and covers the air spaces where the blood usually is furnished life-giving oxygen. Although Green is breathing at twice the normal rate of speed, without med ical attention his lungs would be filled with water in a short time and he would be drowned. Physicians momentarily were at a loss to explain his trouble when he fell into a coma yesterday morning af ter gasping that he couldn't breathe. An accurate diagnosis was made at the General Hospital find physicians drained away the fluid strangling him. This operation was repeated whenever necessary and physicians believed that Green's condition was improving. Only because human being has far more iujhg capacity than he lireally needs was Green able to live long enough to receive treatment, physi cians said. They believed tonight that the di sease was waning. Green was given oxygen to ease his breathing. ? o . CADDIES STRIKE New York, July 14 ? Two hundred and twenty registered caddies struck i at Dyker Beach today, (1) because they wanted $1 instead of .75 cents for 1 carrying golf bags 18 holes, and (2) i because it was too hot to work. Liquor Store Opens In Henderson Today Former Bank Building Being Used; Is Only Dispensary Planned For Vance Henderson, July 14? The Vance li quor store will open in Henderson at 3 o'clock today in the old Farmers Merchants Bank building with a total stock amounting to about $4,000. Included in the stock are ail varieties of liquors, wines, rum and gin, both expensive and the cheaper grades. The stand, once used for banking, has been renovated, painted all white as to in terior, and was pronounced by one of the liquor salesmen as the best equip ped store of it's kind for a small city that he had seen in the United States. Two weeks ago in the county liquor election held for Vance county the vote was almost 5 to 1 in favor of con trol, and although at that time the dry forces gave notice of an appeal, no action has been taken as yet, and none is expected at this late date. The store in Henderson is the only one plaiy^ed for Vance county. The Vance county control board, composed of T. H. Crudup, Henry T. Morris and George A. Rose, Sr., is supervising the project, with L. C. Brinkley as manager. DELEGATES AND VISITORS INVITED TO VISIT RAIFF'S We wish to extend an invitation to every delegate and every visitor to drop in and see us when passing through Roxboro to or from the Primitive Bap tist Association. Make our store head quarters, meet your friends and be at home. You will be gladly welcomed. Yours truly, RaifT's Dept. Store o State Gets Big Share Of Fund Raleigh Resettlement District Receives Allotment Of $11,424,600 Washington, July 13 ? The region which includes North Carolina today leo the country in allotments made by President Roosevelt for rjra! rehabili tation and relief in stricken a<?"icuituJ* a\ areas for the six months period end ing December 31 Out of a total of $91,000,000 set apart for the entire country, the Fourth Dis trict. which has its headquarters in Raleigh, received 411.424,600. The coun try is divided into 11 districts and the Fourth District includes the States of North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The fund has not yet been allotted by the States, but it is assured that North Carolina will receive a very sub stantial portion of the total allowed the Fourth District Expenditure of the fund, which will go for loans and grants to families, purchases or lease of land for reloca tion of families and establishment of agricultural-industrial communitie?/will be under the direction of Dr. Cftri c. Taylor, of North Carolina, who is as sistant to Dr. Rexford O. Tugwell, re settlement director. Russian Trade Pact May Increase Sales Of American Cotton Some Firms Were Preparing To Close Offices If Agreement Was Not Reached TARIFF WALL PIERCED ?%' . Russians Are In Line To Shoot Goods At 85 Nicks In U. S. Tariff Bar rier Under Treaty ? Gives Nation Ne^ Status Moscow, July 14 ? An increasing de mand by the soviet for raw cotton from the Unitfd States was predicted by some ot servers today as a result of the now trade agreement between the tv.c countries. * This commodity, It was believed, might figure largely in fulfillment of Russia's promise to take 160 per cent more imports from America than it has in the last three years. Americans in Moscow were happy c\er the agreement, not merely be cause It means an increasing trade turnover but because they believe it will have a general salutory effect on Ftusso- American relations. Since the breakdown of previous neg otiations many American business rep resentatives had been uneasy about fu ture orders and some firms were ar ranging to close their Moscow offices. While the sum involved in the a greement is relatively small, it was pointed out it does not necessarily fix a limit. The newspaper ZA Industrilizatziu, organ of heavy industry, today called the agreement a stepping stone to ef forts to reach a more comprehensive solution of trade relations. "The significance of the agreement lies in the fact it is the first attempt at a real practical solution of at least part of the problem of soviet-Amer ican trade relations. ' the pub ^cation wild. "The agreement will finally put an end to the possibility of discrimination against soviet exports to America and will thus guarantee an income to the U. S. S. R., which is a necessary fac tor for an increase in soviet imports from the United States." There were official expressions of satisfaction, but no information was offered about purchases the Russians planned to make from America. TEN THOUSAND ARE DROWNED IN FLOOD NEAR HANKOW, CHINA August Term Of Superior Court Will Not Be Held Bar Association Decides To Apply For Postponement The Roxboro Bar Association decided Saturday that it would apply to the County Commissioners for a post ponement of the August term of Sup erior Court, scheduled to begin here on August 5th. . This decision was reached after a careful consideration of the docket that would be tried, should the August term be held. Since the inauguration of the County Recordsr's Court the Superior Court has been relieved of many petty cases that formerly had to go to that body after leaving the magistrate's court. These are now tried in the county court before Judge W. I. Newton and, in a majority of cases, are settled there. o Soil Conservation Meet To Be Held In Durham Friday Meeting Will Be At 10:00 O' clock Friday Morning Farm Agent H. K. Sanders is just in receipt of a notice from Dfian I. O. Schaub stating that a meeting of all farmers interested in Soil conserva tion work, the major part of which is terracing, will be held in Durham on Friday morning, July 19th, at 10:00 o'clock. This meeting is being held for the purpose of hearing the discussions re garding the necessary procedure and organization to handle Soil Conserva tion Work. The farmers of Person County who are interested in conserving their soil are asked to attend this meeting. Work up a car-load of farmers in your own neighborhood and go direct to the meeting at the City Hall or the Court house. ROXBORO REFUNDS INDEBTEDNESS AT LOWER INTEREST RATE _ 0 : ? Average Interest Rate Will Be 4.36 per cent As Compared With Present Rate Of 5.53 Per Cent* TO BE OPERATIVE SOON The new debt refunding plan of the Town of Roxboro has been completed, and Is being gent out to the bond hold ers by the town attorney. Under the new plan the present ^verage rate of 5.53 per cent will be replaced by an average rate of 4.36 per cent, repre senting a considerable saving. And in that lies one of the chief reasons for the long delay in getting the refund-, ing jjrogram under way. The town of ficials put up a long and persistent fight to get a reduced interest rate, even lower than was finally secured. The plan was formally adopted by the Board of Commissioners at its meeting of Junie 6th. It was then sub mitted to the North Carolina Local Government Commission and the North Carolina Municipal Council, Inc., and approved by both bodies. The latter is an organization or associa tion of holders of North Carolina Mu nicipal securities, controlling probably a majority in amount of Roxboro bonds. The principal of the town's debt, now being refunded, amounts to $552, 000, $33,000 of which is notes ,and the remainder in bonds. The most of itbe bonds are serial -ones, that is they are payable in annual instalments, i After the depression came on the town was not able to meet these payments, nor was it able to meet the semi-an nual payments of interest, thus it went into default . In addition to principal the town owes something over $71,000 in "de faulted interest. This will be funded, aS far as necessary, at 2 per cent. ? - It Is felt that there is every reason for the plan to be successful. As soon as it has been accepted by a sufficient number of creditors it will be declared operative, and the exchange of new securities for old will then begin. DECREASE Washington, July 14 ? A decrease in drunken-driving arrests was claimed today by repeal associates. Coincidentaliy, the Distilled Spirits Institute reported that dis tilled spirits were being sold legal ly in 40 states and the six ter ritories. Willam H. Stayton, chairman of Repeal Associates, said police sta tistics in 43 New York cities show ed a decrease of 33 per cent in the arrests of drunken drivers in 1933 and 1934 as compared with four typical prohibition years. Infant Child Dies Friday Following Lifetime Illness Seven-Months Old Son Of Mr. And Mrs. John C. Clayton Buried Saturday Berpard Beam Clayton, seven months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Clayton, died at the hom6 of his parents Friday morning at 6:00 o'clock. He had been ill all of his short life. He was buried at the Clayton family cemetery in the Timberlake communi ty Saturday afternoon. He is survived by his parents. EARNED PAY Washington, July 14 ? "Wnite collar" relief workers who have been assigned to the Treasury to help investigate and collect internal revenue taxes have reported assessments amounting to 17 times their salaries. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Guy T. Helvering announced tonight. ?A total of 788 such workers, he said, reported $5,021,011.80 for assessment up to July 1. Their salaries amounted to $297,521. The cost of collecting each $100 in the fiscal year 1935, Helvering report ed, was approximately $1.54. Break In Dikes At Hanyang Brings Staggering Disaster To The Rixer City HANKOW THREATENED BY RAGING TORRENTS Failure Of Embankments Would Mean Destruction Of Inland Metropolis Hankow, China, July 15? (Monday) ? Ten thousand lives were lost today when the Hati River poured a seething, torrent through a breach in the dikes on the Hanyang sode of the stream; according to Chinese advices reaching here through crippled communication facilities. Hankow remained menaced, too. A further rise in the Yangtse was feared and the dikes, already weakened by the pounding waters, may not be able to hold. The American Passionist Fathers here were concerned for the safety of their mission at Shenchow, in flood stricken Hunan province. No -word has come from there in two weeks. At the same time, the roaring Yang tze river moved nearer toward engulf ing Hankow when it ripped a section ten feet deep and one third of a mile long from the Changkung dike, prin cipal bulwark protecting the city. Alarms were sounded that the dike was disintegrating. The city took on mad activity to forestall the pros pective disaster. The entire military garrison was called out for dike re pairs while civilian authorities ordered thousands of coolies and refugees from other' cities to help. The scene on the dikes resembled an ant hill as swarming humans rushed ballast into the weakening bulwarks. Army and civilian trucks thundered across the city, carrying relays of men, materials, food and kerosene flares. While repairs went forward on the Changkung dike, other thousands of workers began building a secondary dike behind the weakened dike section. Pile drivers drove breat timbers into the earth. As Hankow fought to live, advices ar rived from Chanking saying additional rains had caused the river to rise three feet there, which means additional tor rents here. So scarce had ballast become that earth was being stripped from any available space, including private gar dents and grave mounds, leaving cof fins exposed. Five thousand bags of beans went into one minor breach when earth-filled bags "were unavail able. The rushing waters were laden with many bodies. Although no particular effort was made to rake them in, 200 were recovered, including a group of seven with arms interlocked, persum ably a family that perished together. Terrific Heat. Terrific heat which engulfed the city took a heavy toll. Many workers fell because of it and Boy Scouts and Red Cross workers dragged them from the emergency lines. "We are making a last stand," an official told the Associated Press. "If we fail, Hankow is lost." From Peiping came a report that the steady rise of the Yellow River aroused grave apprehension lest the swollen torrent leaves it banks and carve a new course through the popu lous Shantung countryside to the sea% This happened in 1951, taking thous ands of lives.. Hankow, one of China's first inland ^cities to be opened to foreign trade, has an estimated; population of about 1,600,000. It lies on the north side of the Yangtze River at the junction of the Hankiang River with the Main Rover. Although 600 miles from the ocean Hankow has become the focus point of an enormous ocean traffic. It is the chief entreport for central Yang tze provinces and for Southwest China, especially for tea, cotton, silk, timber, wood, oil and hides. Because of its close contact with Europe, Hankow was early brought un der the influence of Western indus trialism. Hankow is important as an iron and steel center, textile man ufacturing and rice mills. . It also plays a very important role as a bank ing center. Many merchants reside in Hankow and it has rather a large foreign quar ter. V. O Providence Farmers Meet Tuesday Night The Providence Farmers Club will meet at the club house Tuesday night, July 16 at 8 o'clock. A good program is being planned and every member is urged to be pres ent. -
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