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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLIN ednesday Evening, April 7, 1926.
No. 14.
CHILD SEVERELY HURT
AS AUTO STRIKES HER
Struck By An Automobile Sat
urday Evening as She was
Crossing Street'
accident unavoidable
Esther Thaxton, the; little 6 year
old daughter of Dr. and A.
. tVrday. evening when Attempted j
to ci ess Maift Street. She was struck.!
bv an automobile i\;hich was driven |
by Mr. , Charlie Harris of J along. !
waypieked up after ihc accldsn?_i
and rushed to the hospital ir Kur*
ham, but it was learned that her)
injuries were not seriotis, be: lis? on- j
ly a bruise ?aver her eye and on h'ev
shoulder.
The driver of the car was ex- :
onerated frcm all blame, simply be- :
ing a case of where no one could !
be censured. .^iifctte Esther lives I
just across the street from her |
"grandparents and was noted for the [
caution ?he usualv exhibited in '
crossing, but in this instance she !
failed to use the precaution. We
_are clad to know she is "not seriously,
hurt and wilt s'oon be alt right. i
A GOOD EXAMPLE
Last summer almost every farmer >
realized that -he would not suf
ficient rough feed to carry his stock i
" through- the season. Many of them .
made no effort to protect themselves*!
hut depended upon buying hay ? lots j
of- it. on : credit. Not so with Mr. R. !
A. Burch, vice president of the First '
National Bank. He -"pot bu*y, sowed
rve early in September and now he
has plenty .far his stock and is not
buying any hay. He showed us a
measured forty Inches. This
sittpty- an ether iea'je of ^yhere the j.
farmer must u$e his head if he ei*
pcettf . to ? *s ucceed at, f a r frying. Vi
CORN l'HOJECT HOYS
Meeting at Roxboro Saturday April
10th ?4t ,2:30
B'n>, corn planting timers hero
arid \ve all have corn-planting nnour j
bones," \Vi? have all begun .to think I.
how we might spend that $50.00 and!
hr.w nice and black that corn will I1
l>e wheh it begins to grow/
/Let's make corn that we can point j
to with pride. ? How are we going to !
be able to do this? Be sure to cornel
? to the t^iurt house at Roxboro next;
Saturday' April iftth 2:30. We want
. to talk face to face, discuss some of I
the problems, answer quest get,
coir record books, and get better
acquainted. j
It might be possible that 1 will j
liave. something g.:od to tell you j
about another prize for *he one who
Jceeps the best record. Be* sure to]
<;oii?e and get your recoivl bock, j
We might be able to figure sortie)
v.'tiy to l ave a little fun along .with!
cur work thi> -um met'. There i4 }
atways something good, ahead fori
the boy who works and tries1 to make j
a success. Wishing you success with j
your work and i h'o peine to tee you ,
Saturday afternoon. ^
Yours for service,
GEORGE W. SMITH,
Vocational Agricultural Teacher .
3
J ON ES ? C 1 . A Y TON
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Sanford, April 'j. Mrs. Flora
.Tones "announces the engagement of
her daughter. Emma Kate, to Har
vy Clayton, of Roxboro, the mar
riage to occur the latter part of
'Juhe; I
This announcement will be received ;
with much" Interest throughout the"]
. stat#-. * ^he. bride-elect is a beautiful '
and charming young woman, a grnri* '
"liat.1 of P#arr- institute, and has j
taught most successfully ij? Rocky
Mount, Aberdeen#- and San ford. Mr.
.Clayton is a-* well 1c/; own tobacco
buyer who has been with the R. J.
??Reynolds company for" some years,
and is very popular throughout V the
STOCKHOLDERS, MEETING
^ A T stockholders meeamg of the
Person Union Tobacco Co. witl be
hjeld in the CfHtfrlfouse in Roxboro.
Tuwd?fV"AnrH-^7th; at IP g<Jrt.
?"* JC. B. B^OORST
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CHAPMAN PAID PENALTY ~
Handed at 12404 ' : ,5 ,
W-ethersfield Prison. Conn,,
April 6.? CJerald Chapman,
notorious pandit, was hanged
at 12:04 o'elnck this morning
Jf-or the murder of a New Brit
ain policeman*
Chapman was pronounced
dead at 12:13 o'clock.
Chapman walked to the blue
chalk circle on the floor of the
deaih chamber in full strength,
-ffr li?okrd quietly around, his
glance lingering an istant on
the closet in which the mechan
ism of ' tke hanging machine
was hidden.
? f'nthor jMjchael Barry- en
tered the chamber with Chap
man. He did not have a crtfci
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B0X60R0 DEBATERS
BET AN EVEN SPLIT
The Affirmative Win In Roxboro
WMIe the Negatives Lose
In Franklinton
LOOSERS COMPLIMENTED
Everybody admits that North Car- 1
olina needs an eight month school,
but no one seems to know where to j
get the money. At any rate the i
question of taxes was. ^ufWciently !
discussed last Friday evening to en- i
lighten the most ignorant, the Pros' ]
and Cons- for school,- the reason and i
why for taxes. North Carolina had
a flood of oratory on thqt flight, ,
around 250 schools taking part in -I
th? annual triangular dehate. Rox- j
h^ro directed a dual debate with i
Frankluiton. The affti*matiye team
\vXiT represented by Champ ? Wiri<tenfl ]
and Baxter Hobgood, whp success- J
fully upheld their' side of the ques-?
lion at RoxbOrO against their fem- |
ininc opponents, Miss Myrtle .Jack- .'
n and Mary Nash. The "Roxboro
negative team, .was- represented '.by -J
louche 1 and Gborge Burch, who
journeyed to Franklinton Where the j
judges were convinced that a prop- [
erty tax the best source for r-'is- 1
ing revenue fcTr the Schools.
The query under discussion was j
''resolved, that North Carolina should !
Plyvy a state property tax for thv
support , of an eight months school j
te Champ Winstead. in present- j
ing the affirmative first line of de- j
fense contended .that by placing the j
control of assessments in the hands '
of the state, property wouTu be tax- j
ed at its true .value; that a : property j
tax is the most equtable form f|
taxation since tjje rich and poor must |
pay alike: that the equitable would be |
a benefit to the farmer through the j
betterment of rural schools. Bax- i
ter Hobgood produce'] several mjthe
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Helena Defeats
Roxboro High
Helena Swings Wicked Ba* for |
Fourteen Hits; Blalock
Pitches Classy Ball
f Helena High School defeated Rox
boro High School in the first game,
of the season. Both teams showed
lack of experience by making several
miscues. * Roxboro,. the visiting team.,
was held at bay by the offerings of I
Blalick, the Helena' moundsman;
they gathered five safeties, couplpd
"wtth Iteleha's errors, for -six maik
ers. and 15 men went out by the
strike out route. The Helena boysj
seemed, to greet ttep thre? Roxboro
Imrtprs- 4jy;;cottectmir "fourteen hits
for nine, counters.
? The 1 .Hick ? work1 of Mnpgum. ....^
Helena and Holt of Roxboro featured!
thtb; game, both getting three safe
ties each.
W.--.V 'W ft ?gj
Helena 1 3 O 0 0 2 0 :i x 14-9 4
Roxboro 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 ? 5 fi 4
A. Blalock and Pearce. Coni.ey,
APRIl' TERM OF rOX'R-r'
The April term of court will, be
j(in here on tTie 19th; with Judge {
W. A. J)evin, ijtesulinfr. The State
'^^nrrrgiit ? aMTT-j^r .iT.jfi.iin u==
itoy?
JUDGE MEEK DEN!!
REQUEST FOB RECEI
Retains Association. Howevi
Under Protecting Wingg
OT The Court
BANKS ARE INCLUDED j
Raleigh, April 2. ? (Following jj
conference with opposing couna^
tonight after the suit against tl
TrirState tobacco growers' coopet
tive association had -closed tod?
Federal J udge Afwatc M. ?MeejcimUv
had reserved decisipn, tonight sigpii
an order denying the request f<j
Tcwivtwhip for the ? . cjjanlxat^
but. expressly 'retained the cause
further order.
Judge Meek in* further orde _
the association td refrain" from aiL
extraordinary actiyftjle^. and. order
ed "both the Association and creditor
banks not to dissipate any of tbfe j
company's assets pending further
instruction? from him.
The order on its face is a victory
for the defendant association tdnee
it denies the" petition for bankruptcy
brought fcrward by certain member
growers, hut continue^ to hold gnd.er
advisement the causes for such a
petition, with liberty to change the
decision should further occasion de
mand. .,$?
In signing the petition, Judge
Meekins said: "On this record there
[is no evidence to justify a receiver
ship at this time. However, I think
the acccciation should be retained j
iunder the wing' of the "court and I i
have no intention of turning it loose, |
lOn the motion of . .Judge Lloyd I
Horton for the ...plaintiffs/ creditor
banks were admitted . as co-defenV- ,
ants by Judge Meekins' order and
enjoined from dissipating the,
"ciltiori^ Wssepr foTcfesing on its
indebtedness, or otherwise disturb
ing the balance of the situation.
IMPROVEMENTS AT
HOTEL JONES
Mr: C. T. Hull, owner of the Hotel j
.Tone:* building, is haviri.tr tire proper
ty 'much- improved, the painters and:
dbcoratcfrs having been on the* job
for several dftys'. Just as soon as
the improvements are completed, Mr.
Byrd, proprietor of Hotel- Jones, will
run the hotel or\ the European plan,
the dining room-; having been ar
ranged for this . purpose.
Mr. Byrd says, with the changes,
lie will assure the public that there
will not be a more pleasant place
to stop, or a place, where better
''eats'' van be had, fhan at Hotel
Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Bvrd are fa
miliar with all the phases of hotel
life, and the guests can feel assured
t/hat their every ^comfort will be
looked after when they resistor at
Hotel Jones.
M AC H I.N KRY FOR /
SOMMERBCT MILLS
Monday afternoon- 6 car loads of
machinery arrived for the $ommci:
set . Mills, which included about ? alf
of the looms, forty, for the new mill
These looms ha've *been set up in the
factory, tested?. and are ready to be
placed and. put right to work.. Mr.
Charlie Harris, Secretary, tells us
that they hope to have the machine
ry at \v^rk within about thirty days.
The building will be completed- in a
fed days and the remainder of the*
machinery is expected to follow in
short order. The , president, Mr.
Craig,* iscxpected soon to look over
things preparatory to getting start
ed.
NOTICE tO PROPERTY
OWNERS IN ROXBORO
^ Clean up week serves a f mall pur
pose if it means only getting clean
for one week. This constituted no
tice to all property owners thn^ any
one, reg/irdless o* position, violating
the provisions, of the town nuisance'
ordinance By". .letting paper ' or other
trash gather on their premises after
this week will be indicted under
ilxik, wTTKoiit any fiirfchgr.
notice ? 'Pu$ your trach in hnvPH nr
s&ek* and tfce fown trucks- will move
ri off or burn it. "Throw it out birck
of your * premise* and face " indict
ment. Kindly cooperate with $ s and
keep the town clean always.
HKRMjli ? MiycMri
Organizes Salesmen
The salesnwn of A merle* wilt
soon be well organized if the
plana- of Hal P. Denton of Chicago
mature. Mr. Denton, pioneer of
the Kiwanla International Club* la
an experienced organizer and be
lieves that his . new movement to
bring salesmen together into one
large family will better this great
profession.
Mass Meeting
Will Be Held
Tuesday April 13th. 2 P. M.
First meeting of campaign.
County, Committee will bo an
nounced at that meeting after
which active campaign wifl be
gin. No speaker, hut .all busi
ness. Professional men and
farmers are urged to attend
and express themselves with re
gard to campaign.
? Chairman Campaign Cornih
? o ? ??
COrXTt ltST TARKR5
I have appointed the following
Township List Takers. All appoint
ees are requested to meet me in
Rrxbfcro on Monday April 11th. 1926
nt I P. M.: . * -
Allensvillc, Jno. L. Gentry.
Bushy Fork. D. A Hester.
Curtinghanv :S. M. Green.
iFlat " River, D. R. Rhew.
Nottoway s, L. P; Wood.sv
Mt. TirzaihV J. A. Fogleman. \
Olive Hill, .T. C. Wagstfcff.
Roxb^ro, G. W. Walker and B L.
O'Briant. *
Woodsdale, K. J, Robertson.
J. M; O'BRIAN'T.
Tax Supervisor.
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NO* SERVICES AT . BAPTIST f
4 ~ CTlirTEUTH IrACT .SI N \ ) \ Y
?Owmtf to the illness "of Rev. W.
F. West. Pastor of the First Bap
tist vfiurch, theri? were no preaching
services last Sunday. Both. Mr. and
Jnv?. West have been confined to
their' beds far the past week. ??ufTe-r
ing with the flue. We are glad to
know that both are rapid lv recover
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EASTER SERVICES AT
EDGAR LONG MEOMIAL
Last Sunday - morning Easter ser
vices were held at Edgar Long
Memorial church. Rev. F. M. Sham
tirger, the Pastor, preaching the
sermon. Hm text was "The Risen
\Lord/' and it was beautiful in
its completeness. Tbtvunusic \va8 one
.of the' features ,and the large choir
rendered several most appropriate
and beautlful~songa.
"HOME TIES**
. On April 9th, 1926, "Homo Ties.V
a play of romance ahd humor, will
be given by the students of Aliens
ville High School. * Everybody "ome
and" live over again the "better
days." Admission, l5 and 23 cents.
MEETING POSTPONED
. Monday was. the regular day forj
the meeting Qf ?the Board of Ooutt-I
ty Commissioners, bat. owing to sicfcJ
nes^ B. F. Hester and. J. H.
Franklin were nnnhln t.n attpfld.flnd
tftjc meeting was p.n?t.pom*d. Mr.
audited and allowed- a - iW,
bilLs, but no other business was trans- -
fccUfl. . * ! ' T.
? George Viefra Present- Aiv EVE
NING II AWAIT, A -MiiaicaUPro.
"Theatre Teesdsy .April Uth. -?<W
day only )
Co-ops Accept Patterson's
Resignation By Large V ote
CLEAN UP NOW
This is Cl?*?n Up Week. If
residents' will telephone WW,
Woods, Town Manager, when
their tra^h its ready to be
hauled'off, the town trucks will
arrange to do the work on
Thursday. Friday, and Satur
day.
Happening
Around Helena
Many Items as Told by Our
Regular Correspondent.
Book Shower Success
Miss .Mona' Ashley a Senior at
Louisburg is spending the Raster
holidays at her hoipe here.
Master Rcade Gentry of Rcp^dro
visited his friends here Monday.
Afr. and Mr-. H. E. IVarce and
(laughter of Richmond have return
ed home after, visiting- friertds and
j relatives i n this community.
<Mis ?*. H ilma Bowles who is in school
iri Richriiond Is spending* several
| days with her .mother fierp.
Mr. arid Mrs. Joe Read? were
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. J.. Terry last Sunday.
,Mr. .John Anderson Timberlake of
Greensboro spent last \ye?sJk end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. WJ
F. Timbelftnke.
Mtss Rosa Pollard,. second grade I
I teacher, had as heV guests Easter
Monday., Her mother, Mrs. Pollard,
| and sister. Miss Mabel, from i)ur
t ham.
Mr. O.lUude %arc^' a student at
Duke University, spent the Easier
! Holidays with relatives here. ?
I Mr. Cr. W. Ha user was in Winston
j last week1 * on . business.
Mr. J. G. ?Chambehr was in Ro\
I boro Monday, on businc-s.
j Miss Jennie -Mcore, nurse .in . the
I Naval Hospital it) Washington City,
jis vi-iting. friend* and relatives in
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Miss Viota Bowles who has been
; teaching ?chd.>l at 'At ;rs at nOme
I for the Summer holidays; her school
1 having closed last Friday. *
Mtynmj Mrs. Tern' Clay \? pent '.last!
Sujrday wjfch Relatives In Roxboro.
jr] Miss Ruth Reade, :i music teacher
[of Durham. and -Mis- Permeta
| Reade, student of the State Normal
! at Greensboro. . spent- last week end
! w:ith their' parents, Mr. and >Irs.
j W. F. Reade of Mt. Tirzah. On
1 Monday Mr. and .Mrs. John Umsicad
and family of Durham joined them
! and they had a picnic . down near
! the old mill on Flat Kiver. Rev. H.
' E. Lance was als > a guest at the
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Notary Club
Elects Officers
Club Under President .T. A.
Long:. Had Most Succes
ful Year
At their meeting last Thursday
evening the Rotary club ' elected, the
following officers for fhr? "jTear: Mr.
N: Luhsford, president; Mr. George
: W. ?Kane, vice-president; Mr. Olin
j Bradshaw, ? secretary; Mr. Charlie
Harris, treasurer; Rev. P. Cary
j Adams and Mr. W. H. Harris, direc
| tors; Dr. J". H; Hughes, sergeant-at
i a'rms; President K. .Lunsford ? was
| elected delegate to Denver at -the
I meeting of Roiary International!
'The past year under the guiding
i Wand of President J. A. Long has
/been most successful, there having
been many "one hundred per cent
meetings.
^FASCINATING FANNY BROW J"
[. The -pla.V, "Fascinating Fanny
^ Brown." a two act c?mcdv. will be
1 "pre sen ted at BfoTksdale* in the Juii":
| k.r H;?ll on Friday night, AprP fcthl
8 P. M., "benefit of Brooksdale SUn
jay Si'trootr" A<km*ston, 20 and ;?5
meats.- The public Isr cordially in
vited.
- . ?A "T
A Road Show Attraction, .at Palace
Theatre- Aprif tSth only.
He Is Allowed to Vacate Post
Of General Sale Manager.
Outlook far from Gloomy
Sands Will Probably Follow In
His Footsteps
BY VOTE OF 17 TO 3
Raleigh; .\pr-il 3.? Tri-Statc To
baoco ?G rowers' co-operative a*?o
-eiatiwv 4ireetors today ? began Uhot
reorganization by accepting 17 to 3
the resignation of Richard R. Patter
son. storm- center of the late receiv
ership case in Raleigh, and in "he
room of Mr. Patterson, general and
sales m/.nager, and electing: three
men, one in. each of the states as
directors, to carry the. co-operative
cause -into the far country a grain.
The directors' assembled this morn*
ine; with. the. hunch that Mr. Patter
son's resignation would , be in their
hands. It was known here last night
before Judge Meek ins handed down
?his order and the juilge undoubtedly
knew that it v?eas coming* SufcH
knowledge did not influence the
courts ruling but it must have help
ed a lot know that tho association
would not be embarrassed in pro
feeding with its suits for recovery
of the red fying profits of Messrs.
Patterson and YVatkins.
When the association- gathered-.
,this morning with the Patterson hope
i"n the air, -they were but mildly
happy over Friday's results. When
they came down at G o'clock their
?facts- w#re ei# 'eloped in capacious
grins. The Patterson . retirement
was expected because the man never
a hanger-on^ T*he sitting wa-snjt
altogether fovely far' att thatv Oliver
?T. /Sands; financial. king among the
co-ops, sent a g.rea*t lptt?r. to the
association telling wjiat a ?reat man
?:> Mr. I'atfr- n. -letter
was ' <?t ? !':? vorahle to his retirement
:?t\d was . distinctly . opposed -.to any
such a|;ion.
He Is Voted Out
Rut when voting time, came there
were 17 who were quite Of the inirid
of Mr. Patterson. and before the
meeting h'adadjouVned, further re
signation? wore regarded in order.
Of < "ursV nobody -aid anything to
Mr. Sands. But it would not be a'
bit strange .-if 'within the next week
he should interpret the action t iday
as did the pilfering servant maid,
\\vho received, her notice ^with. Missra
tjifc door/' In co-operative
territory the next move is expected
li by Mr. Sands whose* letter * today
was very much disliked. Nobody
gave -the contents out. but quit?5 ft
few directors carried the spirit of it
all day and they regarded it/a very
unsatisfactory contribution to a v;*ry
diffii-ult f^taty's work. ? Dajley News
Bureau/ ? / t? ^
PRESBYTERIA:/* HTRCH
$unday School - at 9 *45, Hi L. '
'('rowel!;. We ask that every
one he On time.
(Morning service ll a< m. Sermon
by X. H. Gruber. Supt. -of Presby
teri^l Home Missions. Sunday
School at Mitchell's Chapel at 2 p.
m. Preaching at 3 p. m. Sermon
by Mr. Gruber.' Preaching service at
Bushy F prk school house at. 7:30
p. m. Sermon by Mr. Gruber.
La?t Sunday morning the child
ren of The Sunday School, directed
by Mrs. E. E. Bradsher, gave a most
enjoyable Easter program at Sunday
School. . Monday . morning the Son
day School had an Eaate.r egg hunt,
\vhich gave the children much pleas
ure.
ft- GARY. ADAMS, Pan fen p.
SERVICES FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH'
There will be regular services at
the First Baptist: dc)i?rch next Son
day, morning and evening, preaching,
by the Pastor, Rev. W. F. We?t*
?Spprial mnsir hv the rh-oir ^11 are
incited. ...l 7, :
\\ Al.KEK ? WII.UAMS
Miss Maltie Walker and Mr. Bob
WilJjams were married in SaatH
Bo-ion, V*., .last Suii'tny^afriTn'wiir
nt 8 i.'iiUiifc. tUhir thn enramonp
they totornwl to ReiWo wliert thaj
will make their home. , , ^ '