mm???????? J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AN] ? VOL. No. 1XL MORE THAN 50 PERSONS KILLED | BY TORNADOES: LA*S T ADVICES INDICATE MORE THAN 100 PERSONS ' WERE HURT I Damage To Property Runs Into | ' Millions, Wires Are Crippled. ^ I; Carolina#, Georgia, Alabama and ' I 1 other states 'hit by aeries of storms ' Of Cyclonic proportions; South Car-'' rC- oKnn has death lists so far of nearly ' I forty; eighteen reported dead in Ala- ' t; . bama; small Georgia town devastat- 1 K. edt three deaths reported from North ] Carolina; schools bloWn down, teach-;] ers and pupils killed; hundreds of;' HL houses and farm buildings ra*e,l ' r burying dead and injured under the ' debris; crippled communications make ' appraisal of true situation almost: 1 impossible. Columbia, S. C., April 30.?Destruction wrought by cyclonic winds' which raged through Southeastern ' states today assumed the proportions of a state-wid?*- disaster in South I Carolina where tornadoes struck at1 intervals and in ,, various . sections' throughout the day-and- rolled a -toll' which incomplete reports received j here tonight placed fifty-five dead, many scores injured, hundreds with-1 out homes and property losses which ' are expected to mount well above a | million dolUrs, Atlanta, Ga? April 30.?Pift.v-sev \ eh persons were killed, more than 400 injured, many perhaps fatally, hujs-: dreds were made homeless and un- i told property damage was caused by storms of cyclonic proportions which ' devastated sections of the Southeast today. Fragmentary reports continuing to i trickle iriyfrom the storm area wrote n steadilySncreaiying list of dead and injured early tonight, as the disturbance swept into North, Carolina, the , fifth state to suffer. / Toll In South Carolina. South Carolina, with n total of 111 i ' ' known dead, many others reported : killed, and more than 100 injured, 73 seriously, was the hardest hit. Incomplete reports from Alabama tell of 18 deaths, more than a score of persons injured and some missing; while 5 ?.... < I 'Mi J I & xyv> ntv. nuumi fcV* IIBVC UCC11 MlH'd 1"V in Georgia and more than a score inK jured. Not included in the toll of casE unities in today's storm was one negro who was killed last night in I f Louisiana. Three Persons Killed By Chatham I County Cyclbne. Chapel Hill, April 30.?Sweeping ' . clear a path of a hundred yards wide f - and a mile long, a tornado at noon 1 today brought destruction to Pace's: Mill section, 12 miles southeast of 5 Chapel Hill, killing three persons nnd jKL. injuring more or less seriously, sev- 1 FirX'fen others. . -- The dead are "Dave Blalock, his 1 y wife and their 16-year-old son, Charles. * j The injured are W. D. Johnson and K?' V. wife, their two children and Mrs. Will Blalock and her two children. K;. . Tonight Dr. B. B. Lloyd and Dr. C E. A. Abernethy offChapel Hill nnd k; * Br, Chapin of Pittaboro, are at Pace's R^V:.attending the victims who ar3 |v befTu* cared for in the home? of neigh- 1 bofs. All of the victims of -the disa?ter were white farmers operating small farms. i| L: Tornado. Injures Score People In Martin County. Robersonville, April 30.?Injury of II. a score or more persons and damage estimated at three-quarters of a mib ?\ r_- . .Hon dollar* wa? K.. ~ j*. that swept through Martin and Bertie; jp counties this afternoon nbout three \" o'clock. ft: The etrom struck near Flat Swamp Primitive Baptist church on the Pitt F codirty line, blowing down that strucb?. tare, and ..wved in a hortheastwardly | direction, passing oa the southern f ;v l'-~e i,'s place, and barely missing Eveietta. The last accounts indl! . cated a path of no less than fifteen I; v miles in length traversed by thi storm \ while the width of the path .was beI, twean three and four hundred-yards." ' Bern* Or Mere Injured *1 Ip5>= It le kaown that a score or more! ' were aeriouely injured end it isTear-* cd tonight that there are many with-; |?*r*, - ' out homes in the devastated district. . V ' ; '' ; ' ' V. BS.'.3Sais . )C $ D PUBLISHER ROXBOI ro THE PEOPLE OF PERSON* COUNTY. Last summer, acting on information ivhich we believed at that time to lie :orrect, we made certain demnnds on' Sheriff J. Molvin Long. Since that j lime we have found that a great part >f these charges were not founded >n fact and thfft common gossip and amor had led the public mind to be- < lieve many things which were not :rue and which have been proved Utl-H true since the time of the action vhich we took. With no desire toajii-i >ee?into the?prevent fight for?the : Nomination by the Democratic party' >f a candidate for sheriff of this :ounty, bat merely in a desire to serve Mr. Long with jbstice and right, We i vish to make the foregoing state-i. went and tp.state further that SO far;, is our connection" with MV. Long hasj i men iumili neil that lie?hoo nlvvny:. lischarged the duties of the sheriff's j: iffice with * diligence and ability. In i Fairness to Sheriff Long this state-j nent will be given the same publicity i] :hat was given to our action of last ' summer. Mr. D. M. Cash took no parti' IT our former action. This 5th day of May, 1924. Board of Commissioners Person ' bounty. i Signed: W. H. Harris i B. F. Hester. ? ? !> LEGAL HOLIDAY SATURDAY; MAY 10th, 1921 j Being MEMORIAL DAY to business will be transacted- by the i Danks of this city on that day. THE PEOPLES BANK " THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. , Bt^SHY. FORK COMMENCEMENT. The public is invited to attend the j :ommen>ement fe?ercise3 at " Bushy , Pork High School. Saturday Evening 7:30 o'clock. Opperettas: "The Fairy Rose". ! "Lets Go travelling". t: "The Gypsy Festival". Stmday afternoon, 4:00 o'clock, j Rev. H. E. Spende, (Head of the Bib- , ical Department at Trinity College.)', nt 1 tp. : o _?.! 1. o mummy xjvciiiug, o uciuck, oemui | PtTTy?"Kempy." ?.% -- - j Admission 20 and 35 cents. Tuesday Evening 8 o^clock. Reci-?, ration and Declamation Contest. -Pantomime: "Lotus Easters." Wednesday Evening, 8 o'clock^ . Commencement Address by Dr, W. Trr, Laprade. I. Graduating Exercise. DEATH OF D. M. ANDREWS.\j] Mr. D. M. Andrews died very sud-1, denly at his residence on Depot St.', last Wednesday night at ten o'clock.1, Mr. Andrews was a native of Gra-! ( ham, N. C. but moved to this place!, when a young man. He had been very!, successful in business, leaving an es-i tate .which is estimated to be worth j a hundred .Jthousand dollars. The funeral sendees were conduct-L ed at the home by his pastor, Rev.*, W. O. Sample of t4ie Presbyterian! church, assisted by Rev. F. M. Sham-! burger of the Methodist Church, The', floral offerings were handsome andj pretty, and a large crowd of friends accompanied the body to the ceme-1 tery. " . |, He is survived by a widow, one son, Ralph of Washington, D. fflvhoi?snsonf r*.f tKn ~ ...w J evening. The usual jokes intorsp^rs- * ed with solas, duels, banjn* gmtar s and ukelele selections; :log dances, , nnd Ttnnriiiurn rnra hv ft\], ] Bits of local color here and there add- 4 ed to the enjoyment of those present, j Saturday evening the play, Pol- ] lyana, based on the. novel by Eleanor 1 H: Porter was presented by the fol- \ lowing cast: ( Of the Ladies' Aid) Mrs. Carmody) Miss Carroll ) Mra. Gregg ) Grace \ Tillman ) Norma Carver ) Louise j Dunkley. a Nancy, Miss Polly's servant Elizabeth Thompson. i Mis? Polly Harrington. Pollvanna's j aunt ^ -Ida Crowder < Pollvanna Whittier, "The' Glad Girl" ^ - Emily Stephens. Sodom ) , i .) By Themselves 4 Gommorah ) 1 Jimmy Bean, an orphan (age 12 years) ] ? ? James Winstead j John Pendleton, E3q., a bachelor.*.? , -John Winstead^ Bleecker.' Pendleton's man-"? ? 1 Charlie Howard. , Dr. Chilton, Pendleton's friend ? ( Jeffrey Boyd. ^ Jimmy Bean (age 17 years) < Lewis Wagstaff. . jj One of the commencement speakers H R-as present and .pronounced the play ^ far superior to the usual amateur ] performance because of the ease and lack of affection with which the vari- < dus roles were presented. Miss ThOmp- ? son and Mrs. Emory Winstead coach- . ed the play. -Between the acts Rev. B. C. Thomp- 1 son presented certificates of attendance to Stephens Dickens of the First 1 Grade and William Terrell of the i Second Grade, these pupils having : leithea been absent nor tardy through- ; out the year. Special certificates were ( presented to Eugenia Howard of the i Eighth Grade and Elizabeth Thomp- 1 3on of the Tenth Grade, these pupils having been neither absent nor tardy for three consecutive school years. Several pupils failed to receive thesi :ertificates because of absence during the first days of school or tardiness one day. Elizabeth Barnette, having , completed the prescribed . drills received a pupils' certificate in penmanship. Certificates for improvement , in penmanship were presented to , Frances Morton, Rachael Stephens and Grace Tillman. Progress pins for , completing one hundred drills in penmanship were received by Elizabeth Barnette, Dplma Dixon, Frances Morton, Rachael Stephens, Grace Tillman, Johnny-Tillman and Druisilla ^instead. The Sunday services were very in-. j teresting, the baccalaurate sermon Was 1 by. Dr. H. E. Sperce, of Trinity Gollege. .and he used for his topic, "Want, Wcrk, Watch, and Wait". This address was handled in a delightful manner and was of a very strong and clear nature. . Mr. J. W. Noell introduced Dr. R. Vann of Rnleivh to a'larcrc after noon audience. The subject for this I address was of an educational nature, and proved exceedingly interest- j ing and instructive. The music for both services were in charge of Mrs. Emory Winstead. Those exercises brought to a close the most successful year in the brief; history of Oliv^ Hill High School. MR. HA1L&Y RESIGNS. sA Mr. J. S. Hailey who has been Supt. of the city water department for a number of years hat tendered his resignation. He will go back into the street contracting, business and will bi engaged oh. "a' Job of thlsrnature far se'reral months in .Benson. N. C. _Mr, Hailey is n i ery competent manand we regret to see him leave. For the present his faaaily will'"remain herb. _ * ' _ , - v . " ' * -rjl V to a IBRO AD NEXT A, Wednesday Evening ] DEEDED 'CHANGES IN ; . OUR TAX SYSTEM Tfce Only Way to Relieve Land of the Ever-Increasing Burden. [Cxact From.a Speech by JOSIAH AV. 1. 3.VILEY At Raleigh; April 16,' 1921) 1. My opponent, In a speech before he Democratic County Convention. SRcr,pjon County, April 12th (a days before the State Convention), under- ; jtooi-c a defense of the present tax sys- j' icm in this State?same being printed in tits papers Car Spril ian.; i? :he course of this speech, he made :h-j following statement: "Have those sho are criticising the ' fencral system of taxation now in operation in the State any better rystem to propose? Do they want to return to the old system whereby mrl pflr-nn?l ;,r,ipirtv 3SSatcorl - ^ >ui MAaiiun atiu u.\es levied Lhereon by the State authorities at Elaleigh? If that is the purpose-they hard in view, let them state it frankly, in order that the people may unJerstand the real basis of criticism." The foregoing statement can have but one meaning: Tt iz z challenge tp me to state frankly, piy views a9 ti * better system of taxation. Here is! my opponent's language: "Have those. who are criticizing the general sys rem cf taxation now in operation in :he State any better system to pro-, pose?" It is -well-known that I am one of j those who are criticising the general ?ystem of taxation. I do not want to return* to the old system. I have a better system to propose; and myj proposals are in the nature of amendments and modifications of the present system, as follows: 1. I propose the repeal of the Act it the- General Assembly of. North Carolina, exempting from taxation more than $116,000.00 worth of share? it stock in foreign corporations held in thus State. This one act had the effect , of throwing upon land an additional burden of between $1,500,000 ind $2,000,000. Notdthat'I am speaking of foreign rornorations like Standard Oil, U. S. Steel, Sinclair Oil, etc.?not domestic corporations. My oononent has keen silent oh this sufcject so far. , 2. I propose that franchise taxe3| upon railroad, corporations shall be I increased. These franchise-taxes are1 now only 1-10 of 1 per cent upon the apraised value of their capital invested in the State?the same as paid by every other corporation.' I hold that the railroads are specially-favored (Continued on Page three) LEST WE FORGET. NEXT Sunday, May 11th i? our Annual Cemetery Flower Day. Shall we not pay glad tribute to our dead? What better way can we express our respect than by joining together on this day in placing our flower tokens! on their graves? Hattie E. Burch, Cemetery Commissioner. BIDS ASKED FOR ''NEW STATION. Mr. G. C. Cabiness, our popular and accommodating station agent Kivc.f us the interesting and welcome news that bids for the erection of the! row station here have been asked for. lie say3 the plans are all complete j and very soon Roxboro will have a! station which will be the pride of j tne town. MUCH INTEREST IN MEETING. The meeting in the Methodist Church is beginning with fine singinfr, fine preaching, profound interest and large congregations attending. Services every morning at 8 o'clock! and in the evening at 7:45. Come one.j Come all. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES / ENJOY OUTING. The members of the Sunday School Classes of Mrs. Margaret Teague and Mr, F. O. Carver of the Methodist Church, spent the day in Raleigh last Saturday, The day was delightfully spent ip a visit to the Methodist dren of the home returned with them of the otassei. Tills child is supported1 endured for by thf members of Mrs. Tcgue's class. * . \ ' - . , ' ? \ Imtii ' $1.5 May 7th, 1924 "COTTON ONLY COMMODITY NOT OVER-PRODUCED" Commerce Department and Statistical experts advise this country is overproduced in practically every manufactured article and farm product with the Single exception of Cotton. Better Be Safe Than Sorry. Four Farmers who are so desperately in love with your tobacco will probably wish, when you sea other farmers hauling in Cotton to this market next fall and receiving good prices for it, that you had planted some Cotton too. Give this matter cf planting some Cotton careful thought, it is conceded by all who know the facts that the work required is 1-3 less than for Tobacco, you will have two crops that will bring you the cash instead of one. Look at your Caswel! neighbors, some of them have deserted Tcb.HCO ^ entirely and plant all Cotton. Dont bo a coward and say the ret son fcr not planting is because you know nothing about it. you can learn how and you might as well begin this year and - not wait until next. Mr. Elackweii .trie county agent frbm Granville ^County will be hore at; intervals through the season to assist you and give you the benefit of any information he has regarding Cotton. Get your seed from loc^l dealers and make ready to plant a reasonable amount in Cotton this year. Cotton Seed for sale at Winstead Warehouse. The best grade of cotton seed can be found here. See W. F Long. * LOXGHURST SCHOOL COM M EX C KMT NT *? ? Saturday. May 10, 2 p. m. Field Day Exercises. Sunday. May 11. 11 a. m. Mother'* Day Services. -> # Monday, May 12, B p. m. Exercises by Primary Grades. Tuesday, May 13, Bp. m. .Exercise* by Grammar Grades. FOSTER LOCAL. Next ipeeting: of the Foster Local will be held at the colored school near Foreman's store on Saturday, May 10 at C:30 p. m. Every member UTfed to attend. S. E. P'eed, Chairman. A. B. O'Briant, Sec.. ALLENSV1LLE COM M ENCEM ENT. Saturday May 10, 8 p. mr Musical Recital. Sunday May 11th. 11 a. m. Sermon. Rev. H. E. Spence. P. M.?Address. Dr. W. A. Harper. Monday, May 12?8 p. m. Recitation and^Declamation Contest. "*T*ublic invited. NOTICE OF SERVICES. I will be at Mitchell's Chapel next Sunday and hold service at the hour of Jf o'clock p. m. /Hope we maj^have a grood attendance. Public cordially invited. W. O. Sample. 'UUJ.?-o HELENA COMMENCEMENT. 1?o? Sunday May 11th, 3 p. m. Sermon. Rev. W. W. Peele. Wednesday evening:, .May 14th, 8 p. m. Graduating: Address by Prof. W. J. Matherly. Thursday evening:,. May 15th, 8 p. m. Operetta, The Maid of the Golden Slipper. Admission 35 cents for adults .and 20c for children who do not attend school. Friday evening:. May 16th. 8 p. m Plav, "Mary's Millions", no admission will ho rhor-eroH 0 : . I NOTICE The Republican County Conventior is hereby called to meet at the Courl House in Roxboro, on Saturday May 17th, 1924, at 3 o'clock P. M. Thi voters- will meet at their polling preciifcts, on Saturday May 10th, a' two o'clock P. M. and organize; elect ing a precinct committee of three aa lect a member to serve, as count; executive committeeman, and elec delegates to the county Convention t< be held on the 17th, let every Votei interested in -good Government ~rh I their duty. j~~ R~ A. BBtehT"Gia?ar. ! C.^CIarrett, Sec. [day from. Willow Springs, w)?ere shi ihas been teaching. " tt 0 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE No. 19 Society The Pleasure Club met with Mrs. ;I. O. Wilkerson on Friday afternoon. The living rooms and hall were pretty with many baskets of white spina * ? and other spring flowers. The place cards were miniature pink rose buds 1 tied with tulle, further emphasizing the color scheme of pink and white. ' Boston Rxrn was played at eight tallies and manj interesting games were 'enjoyed. The hutlL'-.? Uk-dated by MW " ~ Ar.nie Clayton and Mrs. T. C. Bradslier served a salad course with boil tu nam, nat roils, and ice tea to the ! following guests. Mesdames R. H. Oakley. Joe Blanks, B. G. Clayton, .R, ' M. Spencer, Landon Bradsher, E. E. Thomas, T. C. Bradsher, Reid Jones, W. H. and B. B, Nowcll, B. A. Thaac??1 ton, T,. B. Woodf, Edwin Eberman, W. R. Woody, J. D. K. Richmond, W. F. Lent?. E. G. Long, W. C.' Bullock, Saliie Morris, J. W. Noell, W. S. Clary, Jr., Frank Wilson, J. J. Winstead. Ned Leper and Misses Ruth Newton, Annie and Bertha Clayton, , Celia Daniel, Mary Harris, Edna Bradsher, Elizabeth Noell and Lucile Pierce. The usual meeting, of the Review Club met on Saturday aft^naon with Mr3. R. E. White. Lovely spring flowers arranged tastefully were used in attractive manner in the rooms. Tlje members responded to their name with favorite poets. After the minutes -\vfere- read of the last meeting, the nominating committee made their report. The following officers for the coming year were elected: President, Mrs. T. B. Woody, Vice-President 'Mrs. Edwin Eberman and Sec. and Treasurer., Mrs. Ev M. Davis. Mrs. j E. E. Bradsher led the lesson review, American Poets, and at the close of the lesson, Mrs. T. B. Woody read a selection from Mark Twain. Tha _ guests were then invited into the din- r fng. room, where from daintily appointed table?, a delicious iced course, witli nuts, candies and coffee were served. The candy was in pretty yellow baskets, . * -o- ? Little Miss Marie Spencer was hostess to about twenty-five of her little friends oil Tuesday afternoon ^ when she celebrated her fifth birthday. The little folks played various game*, after which they were taken into the dining room, and served ice cream and cake. The table was prettily decorated with sweet peas, and in the center was the birthday cake with its five candles. The little hostess was the recipient of many pretty gifts ?" from her friends. *>. o BETHEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. Bethel Hill High School was a decided success in every particular. We were not able to be present on 'Friday nipht to enjoy the Operetta, "The Windmills of Holland", but we hear cn all sides that it was not only vary * enjoyable and attractive, but the singing was good,?unusual in these school operettas. The Class Day Exercises given on Saturday afternoon by the .k seven graduates, was mpst excellent and would do credit to a college. The High" School Play, "Out. of. Court", given on Saturday night, is a fine play and was admirably rendered. This was pay night and an exceedingly large crowd greeted the playess, the large auditorium being filled. n.^A f ...? V ? -- war. snuwn in in I! t'OOOSing of the plays, in the stage settings, and decorations, but especial delight was given, by the addition of the lovely and attractive curtain, which is a delight to see and to possess. On Sunday morninf- Or. C. L-. i Greaves of Raleigh, who deceived his : college'preparation at Bethel Hill In' stitute, preached a masterly sermon on the different periods of Jogiah'a : life. He was greeted by a houseful who t were glad to see him again and hear him preach such a splendid sermon. In the afternoon, Dr. J. Henry High- -t? smith of the State Educational Det partment at Raleigh, closed the com-" > mencement exercises with a great r address. He took as his main thought r the Idea of every student choosing an aTm~"tn-Hfe- and striving to reach that aim."He* should take stock of himself, ?his physical, his?mental and' his ting on aim nr advocation, that can be I met "by such an equipment as he can bring to. it. . / * a . . Jl_t ? > -j -? v js