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J. W. <NOELL. EDITOR ANI
VOL. No. XLI
PERSON FAIR
IN FULL BLAST
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GOOD CROWD ATTENDS FIRST g\
DAY it
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Exhibits Fine, Fire Works and Free th
Attractions the Best Ever. , th
I-. The Person County. Fair opened te
yesterday morning with everything jg
5 in place and with prospects of the at
beet and most popular fair the Coun- er
' ty has ever seen. The President, Mr. ar
Hunter, and Mr. Robert P. Burns, the p,
E : Secretary, have left nothing undone ;9
. for the pleasure cf those attending.' q
I Trvdnv ?nH frtmnrrnu.' u-i.1.1 lilrsuKr K.i
recording breaking days as to attend- th
ance, wh|Je all of the children will be w
? - -here on. Friday. If you have not mad-!
it a rule to attend this Fair you cer-1
tainly want to come this week, you;
can not agord to miss it. Gome.
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MEETING OF TOWN BOARD. aI
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The Board of Town CoauuuioiitTr^
\ held their regular monthly meeting
last night. At this meeting the tax w
levy was made, the rate being $1.40, hi
the same as the previous year. We p,
want to congratulate the Board upon'w
being able to continue the rate, for;
every one expected a raise owing trig,
the great amount of money expended, g
tb is year for the vaious improve-; ^
ments?water and sewer. The Board
has used their brains, and used them [a
wisely, in the expenditures and we h<
X : kndbrthe town to a man will approve, jj,
their wise management. hi
Mr. E. ?. Bradsher was elected t0.w
/ fill the vacancy caused by the death1 z<
t. Of Dr. W. A. Bradsher, and Miss Hat- w
tie Burch was prevailed upon to con- w
1^. tinue as a member of the Board. h,
SCHOOI. NOTES. r]
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Teacher's meeting will be held on
the regular dote, Saturday before the
; . second Sunday in each month.
The Reading Club Book. "The Heart
of the Curriculum," has come and is j,(
on sale at Hambtick's Drug Store i p
for $1.25. . 13
The Report cards are ready and g
can be obtained at the Superintend- a,
V. ent's office. a
Let every teacher send in the In- S(
' , formation Blank and Health card this p
week if it is 'desired that voucher be
paid. Friday is school day at the' r
. - Fair. .
Please remember that the clinic for aj
Tuberculosis will be held the last of j a
ibis-month. It is well known, I sup-' ^
*V!-\ pose, that it was postpohed even after tj
stating- it, in last month on account ^
of the death of our greatly esteemed
and beloved Dr. Bradsher. We hope' ^
p all people will heartily co-operate in I u
the work so n? to make it a success, i n
We are under many obligations to ^
the Red Cross Chapter of Roxboro.
' for their hearty and helpful co-opera-l ^
tion m getting things in shape for it.)
By-' . They have Miss Harris, a Red Cross ^
nurse, in our county doing fine work 1 j;
ft- among the citizens and especially in i a
visiting the schools.
;v' I wish all the people of our coun- p
ty could know more of the vast)
K - amount of good that is being done ^
K through the Red Cross organization.*
It i - simply wonderful.
' J. A. Beam.
TO THE VOTERS OF
PERSON COUNTYs'
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I am u candidate for Sjheriff of Per-1 _
son County and respectrully ask the!
Kfb .u vote of every one who wants to spe;
H?i the Jaws honestly and fairly executed.
If elected I pledge myself to give i
justice to the poor as well as the rich.)
t " I respectfuly solicit the votes of the s
gcod women who att stand and vote 1
for purity in all laws and law enforce- '
jrji ment. r
Your support is respectfully solicit- *
Bettor known as Billy Chambers,,j
DEATH OF MR. FRED SEVIERS.
Mr*. The*. B. Woody received. ?
telegram last Saturday announcing
r- the dritteal illness of her brother, Mr. <
pfr Fi yj ftsvlere of Sonwnarville. ICy.
R- - He -died on Wednesday, hut. owing t i i
the fHnes.s of Mrs. Wbody'n little \
daughter, she was unable to attend "i
the funsrsrh ' " i
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) PUBLISHER
ROXBOR<
SURPRISE MARKIAGB A
r. Michie and Mias Harris Married
Last November. |
The marriage of Mr. C. M. Michie?
id Miss Helen Harris came as a
rent surprise to their friends when *
was announced last Saturday. They
ere secretly married in Graham oi
e 25th day of November, 1923, and '
e fact kept secret until Saturday.'
Miss Harris is the youngest daughr
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harris and
decidedly* one of the most popular ^
id attractive members of the young- w
set. Mr- Michie is from Durham n
id is connected with one of the most *
eminent families in that city. He e
connected with the State Highway a
ammission. and is a young man. of f
uenaiu cnaraeter. iney will make ?'
ieir home in Oxford for the present, ti
here Mr. Michie is located. n
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DURHAM GETS ACQUAINTED.
?For the .past three weeks the- citens
of Durham have been making
i effort to visit Roxboro in what V
as known a s_ a "Get Acquainted"
ip but the weather has prevented
ieir coming. The weather yesterday
as Beautiful and more than one
indred and fifty'of Durham citizen- w
lid us a visit. Mr. S. G. Win stead d
elcomed them to our town, and m*x
rm. G. Fraiser introduced the speak- a
for Durham, Air. Walter Budd. Mr. h
udd was very happy in his remarks, F
filing the citizens of Roxboro that 2
tey were not here after a single dol- v
r which should be spent in $iox- F
3ro, in fact, said he, any man who e
ves ip Roxboro and does not spend t;
Is money here in so far ns_he could, d
as a very poor and undesirable citi- s
jn._But, he said, if there were times P
hen we could not find in Roxboro j
hat was wanted, then he cordially ti
ivited them to come to. Durham.
It was a glad occasion and we were ii
[ad to have them-with us. We hope b
ley will come again. S
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RESOLUTIONS. C
We, the colored citizens of Rox* e
oro,-N. C., and vicinity, wish to ex- C
re&s our deepest sympathy and i
reat loss in the death of Dr. W. A. a
radsher, whom we highly esteemed t
nd loved because of-his faithfulness \
llH u'i11ini/nA?a t r\ rondor vnliinVi'n n
ervice as a physician among our F
eople. And whereas, we have suffer- t
d such a gre%t loss in the. death of v
>r, Bradsher, Be it resolved:
1. That we bow in humble submis- f
ion to Him who doth all things well; h
nd we pray that his place may soon c
e filled with another physician with
r.e same spirit towards the colored ?
eojple as Dr. Bradsher had. '
2. Be it resolved that >he will be
reatly missed by us because of his'
ntirring service. No night too dark, f
o Jfty IBM mid. and mi home too t
umble for Dr. Bradsher to come and 1
ender medical aid to relieve the sut- e
sring of our people. (
3. Be it resolved that we commend 1
is family and relatives to Him who S
* too wise to make a mistake, and ?
hvays does that which is right. r
"The world is God's flower garden, i
'illed with routes which we love. r
He pluck* th.em when he pleases, \
'o bedeck the Heavens above." .1
W," E. Barnett, Chairman, a.c
Rev. T. Y. Stanfield, s
Rev. C. P. Harris, j?
R?v C J Kprlngfigldi I_
M. C. Cook. , T
Committee,
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O THE VOTERS OF (
PERSON COUNTY:
I am the regular nominee of the 1
)emocratic party for the office of
heriff, if elected I promise to gtye 1
he office my personal attention and"
o serre you to the best of my ability,
performing my doty with out fear or |
avor to any one. i1
I sincerely appreciate the kindness 1
>f my friends in the recent primaries 1
md respettfufoy aak- their support 1
Nat V. WMbv |
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COURT WEEK. '
There will be. a. special term of.
Sourt beginning next Moodty morntig.
Than will come the regular term
>n Monday. October -28tKI This ia the
lerond special term we hare had nleillly
tinil II U t? lw liu|ieil the il.i'h?
ft will be cleared. I
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HOME FIRS
D, NORTH CAROLINA
30-OPS COMING 1
TO R8X60R0
DELIVERIES GOOD AND AD- [
VANCES HIGH ,
I any New Faces are Seen Dnilv at l
the Co-Op Warehouse. 11
The members of the Co-Operative e
issociation are coining to Roxhoro t
rith their tobacco, jn fact there arc a
ew faces seen here almost every day,' s
nil universally they are well pleas- ]
d with their advances. It is true the. |
dvances are greater than ever lx
ore and Mr. Bass, the new grader. a
eems to be giving universal satisfac- v
ion. We hope to see them make h (.
ew record for deliveries at this point1;
his season. I
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HARTER MEET1M,
ROXBORO ROTARY CLUB
Tsitora From Oxford, Durham, Hend- ,
crson and Danville Guests of t
Roxboro Rotary.
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Several weeks ago a Rotary, Club'
as organized here, and on last Fri-1 (
ay night the charter was presented |
he Club now belq? ^ully organized (
nd ready for business. Oxford hav-|
og sponsored this club, the meeting1,
'riday night was presided over by t
is. .^.ndceu'_Jameison, the charter ;
ixi delivered by Governor Eugene
lewsom of Durham. There were sev-1 f
nty live invited guests around the j
able in Hotel Jones' dining'room. The ,
iiiing room had been' decorated in;
uitable colors and presented a most leasing
appearance, and the dinner ]
ust what one might expect under'
he direction of Mrs, G. W. Miller 1 (
There was lots of fun, speeebv.mak- ,
ag of a high order participaWfr in i (
y- Mr. A. A. Booth of Danville, Kev.
lid Bost of Durham, Mr. Pat o'Neal
f Henderson, ^tr. B. W. Parham of
>xford, and Gov. Eugene Newsom;
he speech of welcome being deliverd
by the president of the Roxboro (
nub, Mr. J. W. Noell, Mr. N. Luns- .
ord in a very appropriate address (
ccepted the charter. The feature of | '
he evening was the singing, Mrs. B. I ,
V. Parham of Oxford favoring the i
lub with several numbers and the (
toxboro quartette gave us some of
he old familiar classics (?) which (
/ere roundly applauded.
The Roxboro Rotary starts off very i
avorably and it is hoped much is toj
>e gained by having one of these;
lubs in our midst. ',
ifR. HESTER NAMED
FOR COMMISSIONER.1,
Mr, W. R. Woody, who was named
or a member of the Board of Counu
declined to allow
lis name to be run, and it became nec- ,
ssary for the Democratic Executive
Committee to name his successor,
rhe board was called together last
Saturday evening in the office of Mr.
Lunsford, chairman of the comnittee,
and Mr. B. F. Hester was
manimouslv named. Mr. Hester is a
nember of the present boa**4 and is
'ery popular for fhe manner in which
?e has/helped to conduct the affairs
>f the County. It was a wise choice,
ind we believe he will be elected by
i large majority.
' St. MARK'S CHURCH
Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity.
>ct. 12th: *
(1) Holy Communion at 7:30 A. M.
(2) Church School at 10:00 A. M.
Edwin Eberman. Sapt.
(3) Morning Prayer and sermon at
11:00 A. M.
(4) Evening Prayer and sermon at
1:40 P. M.
These services will be conducted by
the Rev. defioe Wanner, the mislioner
from Warrenton, who will remain
with us thwmgh the week for
the mission services. Mr. Wagner
tomes highly recommended as a gifted
speaker and a sincere man of God.
Home and worship with us in the services
' through next week?it will do
us all good.
J. L. Martin, Rector.
NOTICE
The next meeting of Foster Local
Witt "be held at Mt. Harmony aehaelj
on Saturday, Oct. llth, 7:30 p. m.,
Everybody plasga come. _
A. B. O'BriAnt, Sec. ]
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T. ABROAD NEXT
, Wednesday Evening, C
PALACE THEATRE r
irst Show In New Building Monday
Night.
Monday night the Palace Theatre
>pened for business in the new buildng
on Main Street. The building has
i seating capacity of about 700, and
s modern throughout, in fact it wil1
>e hard to find a more handsome
ncatre uuuuinK anywnere? mere are
nany larger but few more beautifully
quipped. This house' is a credit to
he town, as well as to the owners,
fless. Kirby Bros., and they have
icted wisely in looking to the future
>y arranging to take care of the funoving
folks of progressive Roxboro.
Mr. John F. Reams, the contractor
ind builder, has a job here which
rill be a monument to his ability and
le is justified in taking much delight
n the structure
^HURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THIS WEEK.
There will be no business meeting
it Lambeth Memorial Saturday af
ernoon, Oct. vllth.
Sunday School as usual at all
hurches.
Preaching at Lambeth Memorial
it 11:00."
Preaching services at Lea Bethel
Church, Sunday afternoon at 3:30.
Teacher training class studying Suniay.
School Manual is. being conducted
;he first part of this week at Ephesu^
ind Semora. ' -Cj*^
Friday aft'err. on 2:30rciass will be
darted at Clement.
Saturday night 7:30, class will be
started at Lambeth Memorial.
These classes are being taught b$
Mr. B. S. Beach, State Sunday School
Field \gorker.
All members of these churches are
jrged to attend. Others who are interested
in Sunday School Work-art
cordially invited. -* - L.
V. Coggins, pfl3tor.
THE PEOPLES BANK SCORES.
Yes, it made a hit by exhibiting
the score of the teams now battling
for the pennant. On Saturday thi
score was given on a bulletin boart
in the window of the bank on Mai*
Sti-ppf-.i and von woiild bp
to know how many there were wh<
stood in front of that window. Agaii
Monday and Tuesday the score wa:
exhibited, and all Who desired coiilt
see inning by inning just how th(
game was going.
Yes, the Peoples Bank made a hit
in fact Ed Tx>ng says nothing th?
people want is too much trouble fo,
the Peoples Bank.
TO tHE VOTERS OF
PERSON COUNTY
I am a candidate for Count}
rnmno\<.innPr nf Person County ant
respectfully ask your support. I
elected I pledge myself to serve yoi
to the best of my ability.
Edward J. Clayton,
Mori ah, N. C.
Sept. 24, 3ts.
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LOOK, WHAT THE
HYCO I? DOiNt;
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The following sales were made a
the Hyco this morning:
Charlie Norris averaged 10 cent:
for his entire load, best pile 58 cents
John Terry averaged 49 cents fo
his load. Best pile 64 cent$7 cutter
50 cents. ,
Jim Talley averaged 35 cents fo
his load.
Yes, Roxbort) is the place and yoi
will make no mistake^ by bringinj
vntip n#rf 1ao?1 fiv h?a HVCO
WUT. f*aa-4^Ce.
MARRIED.
Mr. N. B. Huff and Miss Thelm
Oakley of Cedar Grove were marrie
on Sept. 18th, 1924. The marriag
arm* kept secret for some time, an.
when announced was qaite a snrpris
to their friends. After spending a fei
dyas in Raleigh they are at their horn
near Roxboro.
MR. W. H. LONG ILL.
Mr. W. H. Ixmg wax taken sodden
ly ill laat Saturday, and for a tim
it Was feared he had had a stroke c
paralysis, However, we are glad t
know this was an error, and hp is rt
ported as being very much bettt
this morning.
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$1.50
)ctober 8th, I 924
ROXBOBD TOBACCO ;
MARKET OPENS
-o75,000
POUNDS SOLD ON OPEN-!
ING DAY
Price Averaged A round Twenty Dot-:
lars, and Farmers Satisfied.
Last Wednesday was the opening |
jday for this market, and long before
sale time the houses were both pretty
well filled, the Hyco^having the last!
sale, was just about full to its capacm:
The two houses sold seventy five
thousand pounds and the price, which
averaged around twenty cents, was1
very satisfactory, especially so con-1
sidering the quality of the tobacco.
While the tobacco was not'of the best
quality, it was also in an unfavorable
condition owing to so much wet
weather.-However, there was not as;
much damaged tobacco on the sale1
as it was thought there would be.
All of the tig Companies have buyI
er8 on the market, and many of the |
j large independent firms are represented
this year. Everything considered,
the market is in.the best condi !
tion it has been for many years and
all are predicting that this will be
banner year for the market.
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SPECIAL SERVICES.
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. Rev. K. D. Stukenbrok at the Baptist
Church Sunday Morning and
Evening.
There will be special services.at the
[ Baptist church oh next Sunday morning
conducted by Rev. K. D. Stuken,-brok.
These services will be in the interest
of the Seventy Five Million
? l Campaign, and it is earnestly desir,|cd
bv the Pastor that every member
of the church be present at both services
if possible, certainly at the
; morning service. Mr. Stukenbrok is a
preacher of great, power and whether
, you are a member of the Baptist
, j church or not, you will enjoy hearing
, him. The public is cordially invited to
> either or both of these services.
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J! . HANDSOME NEW SIGN.
tu..v IT i v.na
j 1IIC I 1131 .XIUIMIUI uauiw IU" J UOl
.; erected a handsome new electric sign
j over the entrance to their banking
ai rooms. We congratulate the bank upon
this sign of progress, but we unhesitatiingly
say if we. had been h;
?'.member of the Town Board this sign
r should not have gone up, and all othef
signs swinging out over the sidewalks
| would come down. Yes, that is just
! the way we feel about it.
MOTHER OF TWENTY
EIGHT CHILDREN.
} A fen ila.v* sinee wi now nn _Lrt.ir ii?
j going the rounds that some one in a
neighboring county was the champion
for giving birth to 24 children. There
is a negro woman living in this County,
near Hurdle Mills, who is the
mother cf 28 children. Her name is
Cameron, wife of Rufus Cameron^,
This a fact, and lust as soon a* we
can we want to get a photograph cf
this remarkable woman.
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3 MR. PENTECOST SELLS
AT THE HYCO.
[\ Mr,.G. T. Pentecost of Cedar Grove
was here Friday with a- load of tor
bacco which he sold at the Hyco. He
I had 558 pounds which sold for $154.60.
j He said this \*"as his last curing and
r he was well pleased with his returns.
Mr. Pentecost is one of the
sure enough farmers. He has been
farming now for about thirty years
and during this time he ha* never
bought any'meat, raises his own supplies
for "his horses -and miiles, and
j never bought but one 5 pound bucket
a|of lard. A record any farmer may be
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NOTICE! SHAKING!
There will he speaking at Cunlngham
school house Friday bight, 7:3<
..o'clock. Hon. C. A. Hall of Roxtoorc
and Senatpr W. L. Taylor of Caswell
i- county will discuss Co-operative mare
keting.
ifl After the speaking the good peopli
o ' will enjoy hearing the radio. Everj
one hr cordieHy invited, ' ? if
Geo; L. Cuningham. ,
^Ch'm'n. Ouningham Local T. Qi C. A
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PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
No. 4!
MR. PARKER OPENS CAMPAIGN
Greeted By Good Audience and Speech
Well Received.
Last Wednesday Mr. John J. Parker
opened the campaign here, "thing
the first gun for the Republican party.
He was greeted by a large crowd, the
court room being almost filled, and
for about an houd and forty five minutes
he entertained his hearers. Mr.
Parker is a pleasing speaker and. coo
trary to the usual mode, he wu not
abusive. He was interesting and entertaining,
and while no one suppose.)
that any votes were made he at least
gave the people something to think
about.
CUNINGHAM NEWS.
Mrs. C. C. Armstrong and Mrs. J.
F. Swann of Gastonia, two otf the
most popular and highly esteemed
ladies ever reared in. our community
are visiting their mother, Mrs. R. B.
Has.-.
Geo. L. Cuningham, Sr., after attending
to business and political matters
in Roxboro enjoyed listening M
the Washington-New York base bait
scores by radiOi He also expects to attend
the Person-County Fair, which
will be the best fair of all.
Every one within ten miles of herb
is happy to know that Hon. S. M.
Gattis will speak at the Cuningham
school house on Wednesday, Oct.
-2nd. at 3 o'clock, p.. m. Mr. Gattis
is not only a true and lovable Christian
gentleman, but he is a real true
and honest American and a speaker
of eloquence and ability. Everybody
will be here that day. Roxboro, Danvile,
South Boston, Halifax county,
Person and Caswell are invited to
hear this grand and distinguished
gentleman. Other distinguished and
honorable gentlemen, the candidates
nominated by the Democratic primary,
will also make short but long remembered
speeches of joy and happiness
on the same afternoon.
Mrs. C. H. Richmond, after a pleasant
visit to her daughter, Mrs. T? S. .
Williamson in Danville, has returned
to her home with Mr. and Mrs.
. George L. Cuningham.
Mi$s Shirley Bray has returned
home after a visit to Wilmington
and other points in Eastern Carolina,
Mr. Walter L. Taylor of Caswell
coiinty is sojourning with us for several
months as our popular and efficient
agent of the Southern Railway.
It is a pleasure to have this good
"old-timey" Democrat and 100 per
cent co-op in our midst.
Mess. C. Richmond Cuningham and
Norman H. Stephens of North Caro-f
lina are attending the Turberville\
f Agricultural High School. They ar3
members of the championship base
ball and basket ball teams.
Misses Francis Wilkins and Lily
Dale Tulloh are sadly missed by the
ynnncr <orictv people of this com
munity after their departure for foroign
schools.
The Cuningham school was very
-fortunate and blessed in securing the
services of Miss Vida Lea Stephens
as teacher. Miss Stephens was a studat
the University of North Carolina,
she has taught school for several
years arid is an experienced and able
teacher.
Our community is blessed this year ;
with good crops of cotton, corn and
tobacco, also a*bountiful fruit crop,
with the best people on earth, fertile
lands, the best mineral and drinking
waters^ beautiful homes and pretty? ^
scenery, railroads and automobiles,
good roivds, telegraph and radio, good
men, women .and children, members
of the different churches, Episcopal,
Presbyterian, Christian, Methodist
and Baptist, good stores filled with
fresh and new coods. "with kind and
.polite merchants with. broad smiles
and outstretched arms patiently waltzing
for their friend* to com? with
their can and wagons and buy bountifully
the good things they 'have to
sell and carry them to the precious
. wives and little children. Last hut not
least, our grand old neighborhood
! wtlT soon turn from daftness hrt?
I light in the -educational World, and we
will be bless with a good elementary
1 school for the benefit of-the. little
' children within a radius of.-five miles
' j or more. .,,
The school situation has been carefully
studied and tnverf igated. by
some of the -most intelligent and
prominent men and women of this
section, other parts of the County,
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