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THE COURIER, A SEMI - WEEKLY DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF PERSON COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE. ?he Stiaxboro (Eoitricr ESTABLISHED 1881. 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 HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. LII. (Monday and Thursday) ROXBORO, WORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1935 (County Correspondents Solicited) NUMBER 54 New Vaccine For Paralysis Though! Good Between 6,000 to 7,000 Treated And Not One Has Yet Been Reported Victim Of The Dreaded Disease New York, Aug. 30 ? Between 6,000 and 7,000 persons in the United States have received the New York health department's new vaccine against in fantile paralysis this year and not one of them has yet been reported a vic tim of the disease. This season's infantile paralysis out break is about average for the country as a whole. It has been worse than average in a few areas, normal in many, better in others. Peak Follows Rule The fact that reports of new cases have been mounting recently is also a normal sign. The peak of these summer outbreaks is due in about the third week of August. This year's peak has followed Ihe rule. If it remains average the number of cases should begin to show a drop in about two weeks. These summer j poliomyelitis epidemics generally end with the coming of the frosts. The mere number of persons vac cinated with apparent good results is not accepted by the New York health department as proof that it has the hoped-for barrier which ultimately can be used to protect all children from ' infantile paralysis. Poliomyeltis is too subtle in its at- j tacks for numbers alone to be accepted as conclusive. Although it is unlikely, chance alone, health authorities hold, ! might account for most of the vaccine results observed this season. Need More rests The health department does not count on announcing conclusions un- j til medical men in various parts of the country have had opportunity to try more tests of the vaccine and under strictly "controlled" conditions. This means that for virtually every child receiving vaccination there shall be another of the same age and same environment, presumably with the same chance of exposure, to compare with the vaccinated one. The principal points reporting in fantile paralysis this season include four counties in California, the Pied- J mont section of North Carolina, Vir ginia, Kentucky, New York city. Fall River and New Bedford, Mass. Other cases have been reported in Massa chusetts generally and near Philadel phia ; a few in New Jersey. New York has had reports of more than 1,000 cases. In this great popu lation area the figure rates as above normal, but not a bad epidemic. The cases here are not of peak viru lence this year. . Precaution The precautions for parents to ob serve are two. first, keep children out i of crowds. Second, if a child is not j well consult a physician quickly. The ! early symtoms of infantile paralysis ! are not easily recognized and may not appear to a layman lilce anything se- ' rious. I Adults, who are less vulnerable than children to poliomylitis, may neverthe- ; less be carriers of the infection. So it is a wise precaution for adults who : have mingled with crowds not to as sociate too closely with children. Although the cause of/ poliomyelitis ] never has been seen, it has been iden tified as an invisible virus. Medical men believe that it is transmitted via the nasal passages and possibly through the digestive system. o MAPPING TRUCK ROUTES Mr. W .H. Gibson of Apex, N. C., who Is connected with the State School Commission spent last week in this county where he and Superintend dent Griffin mapped all the truck routes In the County. . o ON VACATION Chief of Police S. A. Oliver began his vacation this morning. It is not known where he plans to spend it. During his absence Mr. J. E. Latta has been detailed for special 1 duty. o RETURNED HOME Dr. and Mrs. B. R. Long and son. Bill, who have been spending their vacation at their cottage near town, have returned to Itheir home in ( Greensboro. o MRS. BEAM RETURNS Mr. J. A. Beam, who has been spend ing the summer e? Deftaville, Va? with her daughter, Mrs. Tom Smith, has returned home, "Look To The West" WASHINGTON . . "Look to the West for a Republican presidential candidate in 1936," was the Informal suggestion made by former President Hoover to party leaders while on his trip East, it became known here this week. Robert G. Gates Dies Following A Long Illness Father Of R. H. Gates Of This City Passed Away Friday At Home In Rougemont FUNERAL SERVICES SAT. Mr. Robert Griffin Gates, a promi nent farmer of the Rougemont section, passed away at his home Friday morn ing after a prolonged illness. Mr. Gates was 82 at the time of his demise. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nannie Grey Gates; three sons, R. H. Gates of this city, Harvey and Alexander Gates of Rougemont; five daughters, Mrs. R. W. Lawes of Rougemont, Mrs. J. C. Taylor, Mrs. T. L. Hall, and Miss Lillie Gates of Timberlake, and Mrs. J. A. Oakes of Virginia. Three brothers and three sisters also survive. They are Messrs. T. F. Gates of Greensboro, S. F. Gates of Durham, and C. C. Gates of Kinston; Mrs. Bettie Latta of Dur ham, Mrs. S.' M. Long of Roxboro, and Mrs. J. L. Timberlake. Funeral services were conducted from Little River church in Orange County Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o' clock. Rev. C. F. DuBose, Jr. and Rev. J. W. Mann were in charge x of the services. All of the immediate family were at the bedside when Mr. Gates died ex cept Mr. R. H. Gates who is confined to Rainey hospital, Burlington, N. C. o JOINT ZONE MEETING The Person and Durham County Zones will hold a joint meeting at Rougemont on Tuesday, Sept. 10th, be ginning at 10:00 a. m. There will be a good program ? Mrs. W. C. Chad wick and Mrs. C. L. Reade, Conference of ficers to be with us, assure of that fact. Work up a good attendance from your local church! Everyone is to carry lunch. Mrs. E. B. Craven, Person Zone Leader. o Returns From Trip Abroad Mrs. W. S. Clary, Jr., who has been spending some time visiting European countries, has returned home. She was met in New York. by her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Noell Mas ten, and both reached here Sunday afternoon. Rev. West Will Speak To Kiwanis To n i t e Rev. W. F. West will address the Roxboro Kiwanis Club tonight as it meets in its regular weekly session at the Community center. The time is 6:30. All members are urged to be present and be on time. o MOVING TO WASHINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Long and baby are moving to Washington, D. C? today. Mr. Long has a government Job there, where he has been for the past several weeks. * ? o ? Horrible Example 1 Einstein says nothing is unlimited. He should see the American's capa city for being fooled.? Minneapolis Star. New Health Head Addresses Rotary Club Thurs. Night Dr. M. H. Rourk Spoke On The Organization And Purposes Of Health Board. Other Talks Also Are Made MET COMMUNITY CENTER Dr. Rourk, Person County Health officer, spoke to the members of the Roxboro Rotary Club at their regular weekly meeting on Thursday evening, at the Comunity Center. His address covered briefly the organization and the purposes and functions of the N. Carolina State Board of Health and was interesting as well as informa live. J. W. Noell spoke to the Club in the interest of crippled children and told of the valuable work being done in this connection. The program was in charge of Bedford Love, chairman of the crippled children's committee. The recomendations for the develop ment of the local tobacco market, which were submitted recently by com mittees representing Roxboro civic clubs were carried forward to the next meeting. Lee Umstead, newly ejected member of the Club under the classification of rail road agent, was welcomed by Howard Strang. The next meeting will be held in the Community Center building on Sep tember 5th. The program will be in charge of Billy Montague, chairman of the fellowship committee. Messrs. James Harris, H. Hobgood, Murfreesboro, Tenn. and C. K. Lin kows, G. L. H. Johnson and Bucha nan of Danville, Va., were guests of the club. n : Roxboro Skeeters Bow To Durham Sportsm'n ? ? ? % Two Teams Met On Local Range Thurs day Afternoon. Durham Emerges Victor Roxboro Skeet Club entertained the Durham aggregation of sportsmen on the local range in a pre-arranged meet ing Thursday afternoon. The locals bowed to Durham by eleven targets, losing by 160 to 149. Individual scores follow: Durham ? Griffin, 33; West, 33; Stegall, 37; Ken yon, 31; and' Stevens, 26. Roxboro ? Currier, 27; Prillaman, 22; Bradsher, 42; Allgood, 31; Gentry and Hunter, 27. Durham, 160; Roxboro, 149. A return match between these two teams is scheduled to be played on the Durham range next Thursday af ternoon at 4 o'clock. - .. "Poor Richard" Revised Be thrifty and the government will tax you, ? Miami Herald. Plans Point To . Successful Cattle Show This Month Committee On Arrangements Working Out Nice Arrange ment Handling Of Cattle Arrangements are going forward for a successful cattle Show to be held In Roxboro Sept. 26th and 27th. Several of the farmers in the coun ty who own purebred cattle are al ready fitting them for the show by clipping the animals an1 polishing the horns with a file in order to make the best impression possible The Committee On Arrangements, headed by Mr. R. L. Perkins, is get ting the Planters Warehouse in con dition by thoroughly cleaning out the place and removing the rubbish in the rear of the warehouse where the cat tle will be judged. It is tentatively planned to receive the cattle on the morning of the 26th and spend the day in fitting the cat tle for the show. It is planned that a cattle parade will be held at 10:00 o' clock, Sept. 27th, that a speaking program will be schedulde for 11:00 o'clock, and that the Judging will be gin at 1:30 P. M. The committee is working to secure three good speakers who will talk over 20 minutes each. The Cattle Show Committe is hold ing meetings weekly working out the plans for Person County's first pure bred cattle show. o Revival Services Daily This Week At Local Warehouse Rev. Roy Monk, Assisted By Pastors Of The Town, To Be In Charge Revival services began at the Plan ters Warehouse last night, Rev. Roy Monk, preaching the opening sermon. He was greeted by a large audience, [ and was listened to most attentively. He stated that the services were in tended to bring all denominations closer togeteher in the work for the sal- | vation of souls. Different preachers will be in charge, with Rev. Joe B. Currin preaching to night. Announcements as to the preachers will be made daily. Every one, both town and county, is ; most cordially invited to take part in the services. Song service will begin at 7:30, with preaching at 8:00 p. m.. and will continue throughout the week. UNDER THE TEMPLE Comment CHANGE ? Thought perhaps we were in the wrong building the other day when we went into the courthouse and saw how some of the offices have been changed around. Turned out that nothing but the furniture had been moved about a bit, giving the offices a different but yet a pleasing appearance. ? * . * FIREMEN ? Fire Chief Melvin O Brlant and Henry OUriant attended the session of the North Carolina Fire men's Convention held in Wilmington last week. When asked about the ABC stores in Wilmington the chief said that he counted five, but that he didn't see but one man drunk while he was gone, and he wasn't from Rox boro or Person. ? ? ? SCHOOLS ? Unless something un forseen occurs schools in this county, both white and colored, will open on Tuesday, September 17th. Ttlls from Superintendent Griffin. Teachers meet ings are scheduled to be held the day before. ? * ? FARMING ? The County Agent's office is busy these days getting ready for the marketing of the 1935 crop of tobacco. That, combined with the many other duties that this office car ries on in the regular course of the day's work, keeps them pretty busy. ? * ? UP A TREE ? It seems thafc the Person County Health Department is rather up a tree these days, along with the entire health set-up In North Carolina. The new organisation that calls for education facilities at Chattel Hill and a group organization of coun ties were depending on appropriations from the Federal Government to sup plement state and county funds to carry on. These funds were included in the third deficiency bill that was carried over to the next session of Congress by the filibustering of Senator Long. However it is thought that the work will proceed in spite of this. ? ? ? BUREAU OP INFORMATION ? Things have been mighty quiet along the main corridor of the courthouse during the past week. Attendance on the sessions of President Will Daniel's club has been slim. But un-? doubtedly with the weather getting a bit warmer things will pick up. APPLICATIONS ? The Board of Commissioners have authorized appli cations prepared for funds with which to do some school building and repair ing in the county. These are about ready to be submitted to state head quarters. so that definite action on them by the commissioners is not so far in the offing. ? * . ? NEW PACES ? During the coming week there will be new faces around the courthouse. Mr. Kenneth H. Oakley, who has been in charge of the National Re-Employment Service on the third floor of the courthouse, will leave Tuesday for Raleigh. He is to be replaced by Mr. E. Q. Long, it is understood. ? ? ? COUNTY COURT ? One of the most thoughtful steps that the com missioners ljiave* taken in recent years was the establishment of a County Recorder's Court. Judge W. I. Newton and Prosecutor S. P. Nicks, Jr., wipe many eases off the docket that other wise would have to be held over for the Superior Court. Most of these cases are of minor importance and Can easily be disposed of by the county court. Mrs. Wiley Post OKLAHOMA CITY, . . .Mrs. Wiley Post, wife of the late world girdling flyer who crashed to his death with Will Rogers in Alaska, is expect ed to receive the $25,000 which Con gress voted should be paid for the plane "Winnie Mae" for the Smithsonian Institute. Also she will have a $250 per month annuity. 200,000 Fewer On Relief Jobs Washington, Aug, 30 ? Government statistics showed today that there are now 200,000 fewer people at work on relief jobs than there were six months ago. High relief officials, while declaring that this figure was correct, added that the new work relief program is speed ing up, and that Harry L. Hopkins will attain his goal ? which is to have 3, 500,000 persons at work in November. They said Hopkins has been weeding out many work projects conducted under the old relief setup, aiming to substitute "more desirable" ones made possible by larger sums for materials and more careful planning. During the transition period, the number of Jobs has decreased. The most precise figures available put the number of persons at work today at 2,600.000. This Includes 2, 000,000 employed at various kinds of tasks by the old federal emergency re lief administration, whose activities officials hope to taper off quickly as the new $4,880,000,000 work-relief pro gram hits its stride. The 2.600,000 figure also includes 400, 000 members of the civilian conserva tion corps, and 200.000 employed in the new $4,880,000,000 drive Transitional Stage Six months ago, 2,800,000 jobs were available for the needy ? comprising 2.500,000 provided by FERA and 300, 000 by the CCC. Just now federal re lief activities are passing through a transitional stage from the old FERA. which gave some people work and pro vided "doles" for others, to the new program, in which the government hopes to end the federal "dole" by giv ing work to 3,500,000 and returning "unemployables" to the care of the states. His aides contended this would pre sent no difficulty to the man who con ducted the 4,000,000- job civil works administration . Yesterday Hopkins cirt Alabama and Wyoming off the "dole" list, saying that such funds no longer were re quired there because all employable needy hre being shifted quickly to jobs in the works drive. O State Patrolman Located Here Mr. W. A. Baxter, one of the new patrolmen, is located here. He assum ed his new duties Monday, and judg ing from the many-one eyed cars pass ing he will have plenty of work to keep him busy. o Tonsil & Adenoid Clinic To Be Here Dr. B. W. Passett of Durham will be here at Hotel Roxboro, Friday, Sept. 6th to hold a tonsil and adenoid clinic. Those wishing appointments please see Mrs. B. W. Gardner at the hotel. o HOME FROM NEW YORK Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Woody of this dity and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Duke of Raleigh returned Friday night from a week's trip to New York, N. Y. Dick says that, although they didn't stay so long, they saw it all while they were there. o How quickly a little publicity makes a two-by-four think he is Presidential timber.? Ashevillf Citizen. Ex Pastor Of Mill Creek Preaches Centennial Sermon Rev. C. T. Plybon And Dr. G. W. Paschall, Together With Cooperation O f Local Churches, Have Fine Meeting Rev. C. T. Plybon, former pastor, preached Sunday morning at Mill Creek church at the centennial cele bration of that church. He preached a fine and powerful sermon that was and inspiration to all who heard him. Following his adress a musical pro gram was given which featured sever al quartet numbers. Adjournment for dinner was called for at this time. Bountiful lunches were spread on tables under the trees that surround this lovely country church. It was estimated that about five hundred people were present for the all-day services. After the luncheon hour the session re-convened in the church, and Mrs. George Clayton read and commen ted^ upon the notes and history of the church. She did this in a very able manner. Dr. G. W. Paschall, of Wake Forest, delivered a masterful address, recalling the history of the Baptist de nomination for the past one hundred and fifty years. o Miss Byrd To Reign At Tobacco Festival Daughter Of Virginia Senator Will Be Queen At South Boston Pageant TO BE ON SEPT. 25 TO 27 South Boston, Va., Aug. 31 ? Miss Westwood Byrd, daughter of Senator Harry Flood Byrd, of Berryville, will rule as queen of the tobacco festival and pageant to be held at South Boston September 25, 26, and 27, James S. Easley, chairman of the queen and maids of honor committee, announced Friday. Miss Edna Birdsong, . of Kenridge, who will be Miss Lunendorg County, is the first sponsor for the queen to be announced. Others will be announc ed from time to time. The production staff is now com plete with the arrival of T. Beverly Campbell, playwright and pageant di rector, who will immediately begin his ^ duties in the staging of the pageant drama in connection with Howard Southgate, who arrived from New York last week. According to Mr. Campbell, the pag eant is not to be a masque or play, but rather a series of scenes of dramat ized instances in the history of Vir ginia in which tobacco played a prom inent part. These scenes will graphic ally tell the story of the culture of to bacco. From 750 to 1,000 participants will be required to properly portray the 12 episodes in the pageant book. The ac tors are to be chosen from the people of southside Virginia; they will be trained for their respective parts in a series of scheduled rehearsals. The production will be repeated on three nights, September 25, 26, 27, and will be presented in the specially ar ranged outdoor theater with its 150 foot stage that is now being laid out on the old Jeffress farm which is now the American legion home. Roxboro has been invited to take part in these exercises and to name a Miss Person County. o K. H. Oakley To Assume New Duties Mr. Kenneth H. Oakley will leave tomorrow for Raleigh where he will work for the WPA. He will be connect ed with District Supervisor Philip R. Whitley, director of the work in this district. Mr. Oakley is one of Roxboro's most popular young men, and while he has many friends who will regret to see him leave, they all wish him much success in his new position. o HOME FOR WEEK-END Mr. Geo. W. Walker and sons, Hen ry and Dr. Elmer, and Mr. Robert Lunsford, who are engaged in the to bacco business in Lumberton. spent the week-end at home. Mr. Walker says tobacco is coming in rapidly on the Lumberton market, and while some grades are lower than last sea son, the price is averaging decidedly good.
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