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THE DATE ON THE I LABEL IS THE DATE YOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED J. W.NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST. ABROAD' NEXT. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE VOL. No. XH1I . ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening, June 16, 1926. |\Jo 24, ELECT TEACHERS FOR THE COMING YEAH Prof. Dawes Was Re-elected Principal. Prof Fanning Goes to Wake Forest I^AST TERM SATISFACTORY At a recent meeting: of the board of trustees of the Roxboro high school and graded schools the teach ers were selected for the fall t*riri. ?Superintendent Stalvey, who was re rlecied >yvi'ral nrtnt?v< nince. the, work fr?r the yean just closed was f one. of the most satisfactory in the 'Ktstory of the ^'hunK- ? Tim" hn.v and girls who have completed, their . studies here, and nave entered col lege are making most excellent ma 'k, and naturally Prof. Stalvy s elated over their success, for it !a proof positive that they have been well cared for white under his care. Quite r a large number of the teachers in fact all so far :*=? we know, -were ro fclected save those who were either married or intended getting married. TVof. R. B. Dawes was reelected principal and teacher of civics and ! history. The following i . a list off teachers elected for the graded; school: Miss India Collins, principal; Mrs. . "W. H. Long teacher ' of cftrst grade; Miss Louise Stalvey? and Miss Sue Merritt! teachers of second grade; Miss Maude Montague has been j selected to teach the / third grade, it is n6t known at the present time as I to. whether she will accept or not. Miss Irene Cookie. and Miss Carrie j Sue Vernon will also have charge of third arid fourth grade work. First j grade, Misi C.la.-a Harris. .Sixth] grade. Miss V. O, Blalock. Seventh grade, this position on the teachers staff , is vacant at present. teachers for R. H. S. The foil -Wing is the list of t?ioh ' Cr s and the subjects they Wiil teach next term: Miss Orphia Atjfood, ?French and Eng! Mis - Vera Goel i T*as been selected to teach mathe- 1 matics; she has made .no statement 1 ;a,s to whethe* she will. accept or not; ? Miss Ethel ; Erwin, I-. it '.. 1 ; MiSS Mil*} dred ; Sat ter field will hna'd the Eng lish department; Miss Emily Sou thai will teach piarfb at both the graded and high ^cr'ools. The science VTe " ' partrr.enthrjs -no teacher. - a ?' vev states, h wever, that this vi'jnp-' cy will be filled within a 'short time* : Prof. E. M. Fanning, who has h ?d of the s,cieM?e department in the high school the pu*-t year, de clined, having accepted the position 4 f assistant ? instructor in science at Wake Forest College, la speaking of the work of Mr; Fanning Ru p er - ; intelligent. Stalvey -says; "Hi* - r- ' vices hav.e been f urr^nt value here. His ability, as a teach?*r' has beer all that could be demanded by the pen- j ;>h; of Roxbor.o. Mr -Fanning is well 1 i kerj "??fcry"~*rrrf>n y ' people t h roughout ? *,the c.mmunity. and t'io<<> who eimc^ under his direction have verified the statement by 'expressing their deep regret, that Mr. Fanning will not be with t-'em next fall. . 1 ' . il TWO-C Alt. LOADS OF JLLOIJ* .j Mr. E, O. ? Thompson, who renre ift nti the Lynchburer Milliner Co. hvr.\ sold t*i solid car loads - of.; flour -in% Ro?bOPo last week. This speaks well, not only for his popu'af brands, but for his ability a?*a sales man. '? ? i ANNUAL MEETING OF MIS. SOCIETY the annual meeting of the Wo man's Missionary Society, Durham District, was held - at New Hope church n June 12th 1926, with the other churches of Milton Circuit act ing as joint hostess. Mrs Mamie Merritt, District Secretary, presided. The morning session was opened with devotional, led by Rev. W. C. ?Jone*, pastor of Milton church. Mu. Monc-e I^nir. of New Hope. gave a cordial welcome to the body, . which was responded to by' Mrs. W. Xferritr nf YanrpyviMe. Oji1 f?i?'iriat f ipppi-tuiW, Mim. M/iniu Merritt? showed. in her iwajajje s.me "^"oFoiif a?evfittJU!W? mints and .failut * ? nnri gygml m im la 'rvrrtter iirtivil .'<-.3? ? riKhiT" re^irted a- gain , vfrJist. -*gw * ? ? * ? -- ? ; ? : i ? 1 * 't r.u*ot;';n Ti .-^ei" - had been wfc^ defic'fo* in ' * r ? ** Boomed Good Roads Newsy Notes' From In And Around Helena J. A. Roundtree, Director Gen eral of the U. S. Good Roads Ass'n., put across 4 program for more good roads at the national convention in Los Angeles last week which promises to make our national highways the beat in the world. J Hpme Coming lMy at Mt. Zion Next Sunday. All Former Preachers tor. Attend Mis* Emma Tomlihson of ^mith flejd was- the attractive house ?ue*t f Miss Julia HoWard last week. Miss. Tomlinson and Miss H; ward i were class mates at* North Carolina; College for Women. ^ Judge Graham and wife of Oxford, Mrs.- Horner of Oxford, Mr. and Mrs. Htrefm of Durham were in 'the Mt. Tirzah rection last week making ; arraftgifcmentj* f-;r the annual re uni.ri of the General Moore descen dants and to confer about th? monu' j merit to oe placed at the general's I grave. ! In t';e. unique: truest book which is ! kept at the home, of Mr. and Mrs. < Will Reado the following visitsts reg stered !#st week. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Weaver and family of Corinth, Miss., Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bendall, ] Mr. and Mrs. John Walters, Mr and j Hr* Faulk 's f South Boston, Vs., j Miss Frances Fittsgerald, Mr. John ; FittsgefSiid of Richmond, Va.r Mr. and | Mr*, ('has. Wyche -of Miami,' Fla., j Mr. John Craddo^k. of Halifax .Va.t and Mr. Rob. LavT^oft of {South Bos-, ton; ' .'I M ?????? r.aura and Nettie Sue Til lett of .Greensboro are visiting rel- j atives here. Rev. Mr. Benson former pis!v ? of I Mt. Tirzah .circuit was herd ene day , thi week: shaking bands with forrr.tr | paris: oners Mrs . Bradley Brooks' seems- to have j ~ t a record for the stnt? ? fir. thei quality f the cream -shr *<ent in 1 lust month to the . Burling: > i crea *n- ' ' i v. The cream tested a* high as j "?> per Cv*nt. a record and rarely, if i ^r-^. i . iifcter*. M rs . Br^ ; ks j wi^x thr-pther? fs-cnthuslasfic about ' th" cnam truck and t what it is, and will mean to the farmers. The Home department organized in tbe- Helena Sunday School by Mrs. Mauser's class of enthusiastic wo - men is proving a great success. One old lady reports that she has read her quarterly through twice and ex perts to pass it on to a sister in an inaccessible district as soon as 'she 'gets her new quarterly. .Red Mountain Baptist church sent over to the Helena Epworth league last Sunday night one of the ^-est trained quartettes , heard here irr a long time. The songs were beau tiful and. soul stirring and a large congregation was present to enjoy them. Miss GoocTi had charge , of the service and also presented an original dramatization of the story of Xaman. Next Sunday night illus trated ? rings will be given .in the League.. ' . -m^Kt ? Sunday hidii fair ,to W. a -great * opiast n. AH of thef old . -preach era" ; wt*h but few exceptions have wuUr yjjfe^hair .r'acgeptafiaa of th* lnvim. LticaL t o V, pne^eri t and relative* and rTr -^^: f f^r md fioir are c?rr. ? ' ::-X' In?':. !?). m^sT with fr:- rvls 'nee REVIVAL MEETING WILL ' PROBABLY END TONIGHT Large Crowds Attend Daily, Morning And Evening Service PREACHING BY REV. WEST The revival wftich hap been in nrogresa at the -First Baptist Church for the past ten days will prabably close tonight. Rarely have the good i>eopte of the t^pwn had such :i re* Ligious treat, and the Christian peo-' r4e ? ; V.-.inir ^-IvantazC- jif it. The preaching by Pastor West has been of the spiritual nature, :t0 effort at? all nhngf -anin>:inr,T> line v His service in the nV:rni?j? has been a study of the Bible, Pad's Enistle" to the Romans, being: the" study. If" you have been attending these morn ing lectures, for they are lecture*, j you know more about the Bible than ! you knew before, and the great truths I brought )Ut so plainly will be the cause of many enjoying their re ligion as never before. One of the features of the meet ing has been the ringing, which is led by Mi*. Furman Betts, of Raleigh. He has a full choir, composed of members of all of the churches of the I town, and music lovers have feasted | during the entire meeting, .\lmost I nightly Mr. Bettt favors th? coo- j gregation with a solo; always of the spiritual kind, and when he leaves ! I Roxboro he will carry with him the | prayers and best wishes of the best ? people of the town. MRS. W INSTEAD CBLKBRATE3 HER FHOHTIET5I BIRTHDAY; | Friday, June the eleventh, was the] anniversary of Mrs. Lou S. Win- | .stead's eightieth birthday. Nume I roua frierids gathered with her afcl the taAile/irr'^etabrttSton of this eVtfrtrT After spending: a most pleasant so- 1 cial hoar a bountiful picnic supper was laid. In the center of -the table .was a. large birthday, cake decdra;ed i with eighty candles. Although ??: was Mrs. Win-;lead?*s ' eightieth birthday we would never j dare say she was eighty years 'old . | It wru'.d be far more appropriate to say she was. eighty years yonnsr. j for the years have touched her light- "; ly and in heart and spirit she -can still compete with her youngest! granddaughter. She says she still has a great desire t:> ride in a fly-! in?r machine. She i.s the oldest living 1 mcmbeV of one of Person Counties largen^>wid most prominent families. Her mother and father were William i Grandis:n and Elizabeth Winstaad. | She was born at Olive Hill. At eigh teen years old she married Ch-ai'les^ ?Sergeant Winstead and spent her1 married life near Leas-burg. ? She is i the mother of eight- children, only : four of which are living at the pres- j ent time. These are Charles Mel drum Winstead ancl Clarsnce Win- ; stead who are farmers and live in ; the country near ? R .xhoro, and Mrs. Thomas * D. Wins&ead and Harry i | Wooding Winst^al Sf U xboro.'y She j | has nineteen living grandchildren and; 1 five great grandchildren. j The list, of guests who were with ? Mrs. -VSin stead on t:;? occasion were ' I the following: Mr. and Mrs. Clar | ence Wtfl^tead, Lester Winstead, j | Eunice Winstead, Drucilla Winstead, ' 1 Clarence Winstead, Jr., I.acy Win stead, Edna Winstead. Mr. and Mrs. j j Bery Winstead, Edna Winstead, Bill- ? 1 ie Winstead, Mrs. B A. Thaxton. I 1 Bennie Thaxton, Jr., Esther Thaxton. | Tom Winstead Thaxton, Carl Win- j I stead, Cam Winstead, Ray Winstead, 1 i Al?'x. Winstead. Lula Bell Winstead, ; Mrs. Charles M. Winstead, Victor : 1 Winstead, James Winstead, Mr. and , Mr^ Robert Hester, Mr. and Mrs. I i Bernard W. Gardner, Guy Winstead ! Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. ! Daniel, Maurice Jackson 7>anieh Jr., j Mrs. Harry Winstead, Annie Woo <ri | ing Wiastead, C: A. Wharton, Jr., ; Mr. and Mrs Ivey J. Stephens, j Kmy Stephens. Mary 8teph?ms, j Louise Stephens, Emily Stephens, ' Rachel Stephens, Francis Wagstaff' | of.Chaji^I Hiir. Mrs. Annie Winstefiid, Miss DoXa Williams. Miss Bessie : Hall. lohrr^I^wls fcfallv Mias Mary "WitHnin^r-and Robert Wifiiams, all ; ef^Miiton, Nj 0^^ Mr. and Mra Chanflff , of V>uish;ngtQiiSJ3. C. ? M. ~ ? ' " " What ^Ttt^ Ifc'-'cSme- of - the sec rot treaties when enter .thr dip j ' service f , 1 . * ? '.'-Z'/' Shotvers Came While People Offered Prayer While Citizens of Chester. S. C., Fasted and Prayed for Rain | Yesterday, a Generous Moisture Fell Over Considerable Areas' of the Southeastern States, in Some Cases Breaking Droughts Of Long Standing. jNo rainfall wan reported from Chester last night. but in at least three places, heavy rains have fallen within the past few days -following mass prayer meetings. A dfry spell of 6r? day.s duration was broken^ at Rock Hill. S. C? Saturday when a 15 mjnute shower fell, while at Gastonia. N. G., late Sunday. | ihe first rain in many days d?: scended shortly after prayers* had been offered. Following prayer services at Charlotte. N. C? a' ver.'fabU? down-pour j drenched the city. At (ireenville. S. C.. today .a t-yvo months drought was broken following 1 Sunday prayers. Draught con [ ditions are said to be acute in | many sections of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina and some sections of Georgia, Ala bama and Louisianha have not I had sufficient rains for grow i ing crops, In addition to damag ed crops, western North Caro lina is said to be facing a water shortage. > Little rain has fallen in eith er North Carolina or . South Carolina during the past two ' months. In eastern North Carolina the tobacco crop ? i* threatened by lack of showers Popular Young Couple Weds? r< ? j ? ? ? : ? ? ? . * ?" >'?_ '.y*1*-'-' .. '."V J Last Week Miss ? Laura Newton Bride of . Mr. Eugene O. Clayton of I^exinsrton Ky. J TO VISIT NORTHERN CITIES A marriage of mile's, interest to the people of this and other atates was solemn iz.ei at the bride's par ents. Mr. snd Mrs. W. J. Newton, Wednesday afternoon, at f? o'cl^k. -When Miss Laura Newton became the brute- of Eugene G. Glayt: n, of; i I.exjngton, Ky. Owint* to a rectnt bereavement in the bride's .-family, the occasion was marked by its qui.et ! simplicity, with Rev. *?. M. ,-Sham berger, the pastor of the bride of ficiating. Only the members of the ; immediate families of the corUract iner parties witnessed the pledging of *he marriage vows which were l said, before an iwvpriviJed altar of ferns and roses, the. impressive ving ceremony being spoken by the offi caiting clergyman. The bride wore, an attractive traveling costume of navy-blue crepe. Elizabeth, and par ried a boquet of brides roses, ~nd valk y lillies. Mrs Clayton, is the \ daughter of Mr. and Mr:*' W; 1.1 New- j ton, ^f this* city, a young woman of many talents, with charmine man ner which has made for he?* many friends. She Was graduated from Eastern Carolina Teacher's ,.c.oJ|rtge. of Greenville, and for a number of feat's has taught in the Raleigh school system. Ti*e grroom is a native of Perscn county, for a .lum ber of years has been a tobacco buy er on the Lexington, Ky.. market. Mr and Mrs. Clayton left for their wedding journey to New York and I Atlantic City, after which the/ will ? retvfrn to Roxbori for. a stay of i several w^eks. \ MISfiING HAND ? ? C>me to Iionghurst Methodist church next Sunday at 11 oVAgck, Preaching r,t East Roxboro at 3 :^0 | p. m.. CalL the Pastor if you .need , him. He is attending thy -'Pa* tort ! School at &|ke Uriiveraity; ' Remember The support of the i church. Ihc salary is needed, Con ference "gQlltegt^nfl' are t ) be paid. j S?me people never ttoriV of this ? t?rivilog* and doty in regard V* -the, T" Ministry. II you Value the M In 111! y i why hot support It? . .. * ?' * .* M.. G. ' \ ' ADVERTISE FV TTTK JTOURlfcR although along the Seaboard some rain ha* fallen. Cotton has shown 1^ tie growth in many sections 'of South Caro lina the same conditions pre . vailed. | Prayer meetings for rain are continuing in many . parts oT I both North Carolina and South Carolina. f)ui? WV^t, S C.f Rock ijTill, S. C.. and Gastonla, N. as we 1 as many towns along th< border of the two states, par ticipating. In Virginia, lack of moisture has seriously hampered the growth of tobacco and other staple crops and virtual crop failures have been forecast in i. some nections unless relief [ comes soon. Torrential rains drenched a | large portion of Ceorgia yes 1 terday. The rains have been accompanied by electrical storms. Mobile reported crops in ^southern Alabama "ui need of rain", while lack of moisturt* was also reported from Chattanooftr) and New Orleans. Rain fell yesterday in Birmingham, Louis ville, Memphis and Knoxvide. Most Florida points reported sufficient rain. High temperatures have gen I erally accompanied the draught. Ormond Case. ~ Reported As I Gofnprom i sed Cole Agrees t<> Pay the Sum Of ?15,000 and All "Costs ? tin The Case 1 PLEADINGS IMSTROYED I Raleigh. June - 14.? --Final judg ment on the $150,000 damage suit .brought by * Rev.^ A. L. Ormord.; against W. B. Cole, mill- owner of Rrckingham, f?r- what i? charged ; wrongful death of hi* son. Bill j Or mond will be. banded out in the Wake county superior ?ourt tomorrow morning. Judge Biirnhill, who is pre siding over that V-dy, stated this af ternoon. Art agreement "tn be emba-iiod in to a formal, judgment and signed wwen the case is called for trial to morrow says the Xews and Observer , has been drawn in what Cole agrees to pay tfte father jf young 0?;m;nd the -um of $15,000 costs in the case and have all rigmfil pleriSings with drawn fropi the ^record' and destroyed marking the final chapter of litiga tion which began when Cole s*hot young Ormond. ? _/> A1VT IT SO? No man became .strong through fasting- No store ever in creased its sales by > us pending ad vertising. Advertising is like food. It makes ? business gr^w. And NEWSPAPER advertising is the roast beef of advertising mediums. More advertising "food" will make your business healthier and more prosperous. o NOTICE , The R'oxboro high school library, containing more "than five hundred volumes, will be open to the public during the summer vacation. At 4Jfre!iiyit it will be open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 4:30 to 5:30 p. m. If other days or hours will be more convenient generally, we shall be glad to change - accordingly. The public is invited. to make free use of the books in this library. A. B. ST A L VET, SOpt ? ACCIDENT TIC KI5TS railroad or automobile, c?ll or phone tho Siturfifeld Insurance Agency for an accident ticjcgt. . $5000 00, ten days fofja.OO. -. - iSatt?rfl*Ul 1 I'liinnLf \jency r- "woj-j jM-TrH" ~ ~ IM. A. LILLYGROP TO HAVE EVENTFUL WEEK Will Be Ordained As Episcopal Minister and Wednesday He Will Be Married.' . HERE LAST SUMMER, Charlotte, June 12. ? Two impor tant events in; the lif?? of Willianf Arthur LUlycrop, of 407 East Sixth street, will take place next week. Sunday he will be ordained an Episcopal minister and Wednesday -+rr ? wrH ? b* ? raaviried to ? * Mary Washburn. The Ordination ceremonies will lie held tomorrow at 11 a. m; at St Martin's. Episcopal church on East Seventh street. BLvhop E. A. Penicle; >f Charlotte, will deliver the sermon and ordain the young man. Rev. John Long_ Jackson, rector ~of th& church, will present the candidate for ordination. The marriage to Miss Washburt* will take place Wednesday it St. Martin's church. On July 1, the new minister will commence his. first chancre at the All Saint's church, at Hamlet* and St. Davids church, Laur inburg. The, rectory will be in Ham \r- \ Mr. LillyctoV is. a graduate of the* C' arJOtte public schools. He re ceive! hr< B. A. decree at ;th^ Uni versity f North Carolina' For?JJie past three .years he has been a stu dent at the Episcopal Theological . i *mina^-, Alexandria, Va., where he receivedYhis bachelor ;.f divinity de cree. ( Rev. Mr. LlUycrop was supply pa: tor here for St. * (Mark's Chapel, , pa!, Jar. in. ir last ummer, and j by his superior ability and lovable ; Christian; character was a prime ; favorite with our people. ? fid) ; ? ? >? ? ~?i. PRETTY TEA GIVEN FOR RECENT HUU>K Mrs. Jack H. Hughes and. MUk Louise Thompson entertained most delightfully on Friday aftern:on at the home of Mrs. Hughes on Lamarr Street, having as their honor guest Mrs. Richafd A Bullock, a recent bride. ? . . The. guests were welcomed by Mea dames W, T. Pass ami W, C._ Bul lock, tven Served punch by Mi*ses Isabel deVlaming and Eglentme Merritt. The punch " table was it pretty arrangement, being formed of a large block of ice, with sprays of Do?v thy Perkins r.so.s frozen ill v it., amidst a back ground of pink \ ro'gML ^ ? - The truest;* were then grjeted. by Meftdames Karl Bradsher and W. S. Clary, Jr., and at the. entrance Mrs. deVlamine welcomed them. They were shown to the receiving line by Mesdames Henry. Long and Edwin Kb^rman. The receiving. party was composed, .of the ? hostesses, Richar<i Bullock-frmi- Mesdames-Basil mri William Welkins f Durham. . - Serving a salad course," iced tea 'and salted ?nut^ in'the- dining room was Misses -Elizabeth Morris, J inio Burns, Mildred Long, Mildred Rich- , mond and Daisy Mildred Stalvey. The dining room was pretty with its decorations of p.ink roses. ? The table wa9 covered with an Or^ntial silk cloth, and roses were used as. a cen terpiece. Adieus were said t> Misses Sue Merritt and Mary He3ter. ? o ? ? DAILY VAC ATION BIBLE SCBOOL K A Dailv Vacation ftible 8eK>o' will he conducted at the First Baptist Church from June 21st to July 3rd. The sessions wilF.be from 9 a. m. to 12" noon. Children from 5 to 15 will be admitted. Music,, games, hand wcrk, drawing and the Bible will be taught. The school is free, no books to buy nor any other expense. A daily offering will be taken. Miss Ora Cansler of Newton, N. 0.f will be principal of the school, and a splendid faculty ha? been se CUrW^ XVW -Tjjiipjglii^V Mr. S. P. Satterfteld is the gueat .this week of the four Fire Insurant "Cnmuamcs uf (Wt-nftfroro, w., lit' the Bas^x' HLtel, .Spring Lake, a fashi onable summer recort on the . j easterrn shore of New .Jersey. Mr* Centtvinial Kfchttrition at .^hiUUSel*' phia befaro returning. . ~ .