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ROXBORO,' NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday. Evening. May 11.1927.
No. 19.
"The Scarlet
Letter" One of
Seasons Best
At The Height h Of Ms
Popularity It Comes To
Ycu With Thrills
MON. Tl FK MAY I6-17TH
.. " Thf* picture o| years is here, .nQw_;
Tii<v Scarlet Letter;" from Nath&niel :
; Hawthornr's classic the most famous ;
i American .lore stories? 3s . nriques
vonabiy ffte most dramatic p^rtr?yai i
Lillian pish has ever given the scrceri
'i- -? T:u- public that has been hungry for '
Jf' ? Lillian Gi$h notional triumph'
,11 How see her in a role jhat <
?'..rills, to the .soli I- Its beau- y.
. ' ndcryc'ss. pathos, charm. as re- ?
-ards. it? thousands of' players . and _
. ;nssive tnounthig?riiOlt bh?gest 1n its-Z
'Wt r to -rip and artirt:'.e with Scenes ?
'r.d .Dramatic moments that v/ill UVe
. ri {he records of motion picture
? .mils "The Scarlct Lrtter" is on? Ol
<hir years true . masterpieces' of the
? . ree.n. Direct- from its $2.00.- -Broad-'
? iiy showing to you. Palace The re.
lon.dav .'and : Tue*< lav rvlav 16? 17th.
^ Rectal Matinee Mondar--~3:0?) P.~-frfr
Jv^rpi)? Performances 7. 30-? 9:1;* p.
Commencement
Roxboro H. S.
. TVeic&n rrtefacemeiit address for the
Roxboro Hich School .-will b". -deliv^
????I" - MusMa; h ^nv :t0 1927
Dr. iitrr Woodburn ' Chase "Presi-. .
nt of . the.' tjniyersity ? of. 'JfOEth
< nr^linfi. , . The? latest r- -volume . ot-.
? ?-wivv.s Who . in.', America'" jjives...t he
'* ? facrs-uboU Dr. Chase:
, . H i i'rv Wbr b i i rrt Chase . etfuc 1 1 or :
i n .Qroyelttivd Ni .tv-.. Apr. j.1, liSMM;
n Charles M?rrili and' Acmes .
; Wdodburn* Chase: a'.- .B.; battmotfth
004. A- M.. 1908: P1Y. P . Clark Ufii
- ?-'? .1910' lil. D4 Lenoir Co! lyre .
:id Wake Forest College-. 1920. LL.
. ? . University ot Georgia. 1921. Dtrt
outt>; 1925; married ; Lucetta . Orum ? .
? Lp^ansporu Tnd.. Dec 2?i.\ 1910:
daughter. Fl. afceth Woodburn.
?Director', cilnic for -nb-normal . chil
tVflU. ; Qbirk Uuivei .1^909? 10; . pro- ;
? ?.s*pr 1/RillosWphy ' educftltOh; 1 010
: l-T-t ^pr.fessor philosophv. of . ettufia
?;-n. 1910-rM processor . psychology, j
. . fit 4--19, acting _ cteati College of Lib-'.
? r.\) Arts. Oct 1913 .t 0 Jan. .1919.
.?jalrmanof , faculty. Jan.. T9i9~TO
one 1919. arid * pn^ldont >ince Jimp
>19 Uni.versitv of North -V Carolina,
fetnbe* ?. American ?5#ehdlogy ' ?Asso--(J
?U i km Southern 'Socjety for Phjioy#^"
hv and. Psychology ?secretaiT" 1917
. ?V; Notional A. ^ociatioiv: 55tote Uni
'?sitivs ? 't secret ary. treasurer .t'mce ?
292 Zh Society Colic ;e . T^a'c-h^s ? Qt \
Tciucation. Contribiitor to ' psychiloi^r $
. al'-and cduc liivn 1 ; >urr.rJs. . Home .
'C hapel" Hill. M* C.
? A y eat or t.w6 aao the- Uiiiversii^ ot
[report made u t v rohs ;bld. for- D*' !
hise:; bnt the aliiDMii aiid fnlelid^
' / ? ? in:- ? ' : v a C i- ?
? ? u -m
i'a;i that -lie Tiur ?:er-:ided to i:0?
;.in ?U*rc- Voi:. canndt aflorcl -to
['rv. tiir n'pptarriinitV ,'of bearhi . >o
j' >th1. .iiislietl - sptak. 'i* os l~)r, .0 1 1 ?iWj. -j
... A-.. (>. fe'PALVKV. s.upt. 1
Bethel Hill
Commencement
" .Thi.1 .EJcn>?-nu?'iV* Orttdrv- v.iil hriy- ?
* fir. IT ' r ?.*
? " 30V- We a'f i'h ? iitoie SO
r>v becativ" th? jn .. wilL" t.tj;,
v6 hours' to carry out.
? Th* High- -.School' ? Vb>\x jcfey" tf*v:
. .'rtteek wUr take ThescTa*/ Ki",bt .
?lay ' 17. ai cfcifc? y^pioclc I'rcA/v *or
r.. W. Jloshw t ? "'vi'.t deliver act
ress. Professor.: RrVshart* the
nolr of- Vocational (Stiidancv at
?lit' GolJet?\ :?r.d rOyi.y I )
well reromFnoridccl:
'Chore v ill be terj ...rartuauvs . this
?ar, Harold Bui ley. Lillian , Brandon
... Gracc Perkins. Annie Laurfo. Uoyncr.
~ .rrry Melton. Elmo Jonos. Ida Whitt
r*n nm C-->-v<W WHHf Mae Whilt.
? nd Mary Wrenn.
Amont? the SicU
_ Mv. I'. B. Polishes, v. lio hu bf^-n m
. -hospital vn Riehmonci tor : ^veral
? i h.v?, ha* r^tnrnfrt horn? antf n dr;*
nicely -
Rev. >V... F West, who underwent
? a operation on; ..his knee. still at
t Luke's Hospital Very rneniira-''-:
'?? -v*' report was' received from "fiini
??rd.iv. mid 1. t ?
? be. ablj '.td -aetmtv homo
f '.ir.P' r >' f C'vaV ??> < ;t%u; . : y \'/.i j. -
. . L'lived about, j?42.000.jt\ spofc^ash tot
heir h<?? ? feedtrif ' i>X*t*T}6r+ ' IbU
>ruK" I
MISS SALLIE DAY WINS
IN BEAUTY CONTEST
Almost Reached
The Goal
The president, of the Red Cross]
Chapter informed lis this morning
that- the contribution to the flood
sufferers-had reached $350.00. The ,
,quoto for Rdxboro was $450.00 and
she says that Jhi-. amtapnl >hould.
and will. InFFer opinion, be reached.
.If -you" have made no contribution to
Jhis worthy. cause. putfcit off no long
er. but- ??cnc1 it to the Red. Cross
Chapter, and ii you have contributed,
it might not be amiss lor you . toi
make another without hurt, to- ttr
, l>ocket-book or . conscience.
Important Notice
The W; .M U. of Beulah At^ociation
will h ive its annual association meet
i in? ^ith Mill Creek _Baptfst Church..
' Person Coidity. Juiie 2.-fr0m 10:1515
3:30 o'clock. " '
We do prayerfully ur?'? every Bap-_
? tist woman to be present. Each
-woman has Her part. The great work
?for? mir: Master her* in" -Beiriah
b.> incomplete until we . have the
prayerful co-operation of every wo
man- m cvery church, .
The program for this meeting will
??blished *in -next weok,> Coir. u>r.
In advance we wish to. express to
The Roxb->ro Courier ouf most si'n
tere. add heartfelt thanks . for. ifs
y'reat help-, aiuf: -support ' iiv alt Wo- .
uinn'4 Avon:.; Ma.*,; this: be our wnU.Vfr
prayer: ;
? Obl'enci us .'Lend; from every ill.
Stuyr. '."then our hearts .to do^Thy will:
In all we plHii an;l all we do.
? fSfill keefp us to Thy.' service true.
di\ let -us:. hear t lie inspiring word '"
WhirLi they oi ol^ . at. Iloreb .heard..
Breathe'/ to- our. hearhC the. hi^b com- '
. ? r^and.
Go onward arid iwse*- tlwhnd!
!l'!i who ' art Light .? shine. on t-aeh.
soul!' .
? Thou, who are Truth, . each mine?
' conu-qi! ? . .; ?}. . |
.Orr-rt ? cilT eves and . mak-e tls . see
The path" which" !oa*cls1b HeavTpTnid
Thee. '.?? ??
?'Mrs... .D. W Bradsher.. 'Supi. ?
Poultry Play
At Olive Hill
"~High School
A fee tint; Of Poultry men To
lie Held Friday Nfaht '
Thirteenth
I
?^fhere Wfll ;be , Riven at Olive Hill
Kish School a ioi'ir act comical pouU
try; play c-nUlTvd ^-The'. Lay - Of , A Hen"
The play is educational. instructive,'
:nivl annisins and ? eoiit&ins a wealt h
' .-?:6cd -so'tvid jniorjnation await,
I'ioctfUry,' " ' ? . "...
'? "i*i ?* ? ()tav La. j ; "it o;j ? ijy :ho . j.
nl (he* inmna >
JvTill.;. Lour?-. TylO:'. vilh, Mr."' J."
fry " Juhfltat*. pbaltry- socialist.: hi
rhar?Je: -.of - he*; woi U, The play. deals j
v;h j lKr amusing liven tUrcA of Lf lt. ]
M. 'jJiiMSei!. a r?rlr>s -pQultryman 'net j
' . i r* ? Ba^kfett- a imccessful \pvultr v- \
Mrs, Lett M. . FUiSHell ':s also;
r.iivrc h'.jntr. t;vd vimuV.ivc .rhifrac-t
Tib iivm of Serjeant ^ C) ivton. bl ;
lloxboro were . instrumental in ai; -
?? ninu fhiS; play for the^-Qliw \ ! j
' . ly.mmity and Pmo'n County-.'
.*her .the play there will .'fie aT7^'?<i
eril discussion b( problems of jiwl-.j
.t .ram- Names vltl.'be put in a pox I
arid by drawing i dry mash ' hoypc r .
v U1 ]fio giv*n. :
The play will stare at 8 o'ciock !
Friday night. May 13 Admission j
free. The public is ' cordially invito d \
trt '-oine and brtsrt^-. the family and i
s?> nd an evening of entertainment !
V' Kd~ instruction. Remember FItEF ,
ft'dt mssion.'
Services At - -
Baptist Church .
ilcisuiar :.ervlcfs Jkt ITU.1 lr'irst ijnp- I
!iv. Church Sunday. In the ?bs"nw I
o-fUxvPaktnr. R?V W.. F. Weil ttf*. |
J. C. Canip* will rttl- the troth I
morninK :ind evephtt;- The public
"Sunshine" . -.
' " . V ,.'l ? - ' '
jSftve ywi t. ever1 sg$n "Sunshine- lit;
ni'.'ht? If nori. why not come to the
?Senior play Friday -night May 27.
Miss Day Wins With Larcre
Majority --From Field Of
Twelve Candidates
TOTAL VOTES CAST T11C>
AS ,a~, result of fhe. voting whiGh.has
been condacfed lor the past week
Sallie Day lias won the honor
of representing Roxboro in the Dur
ham Exposition Beauty. Contest.
This contest wHl form ? a bij? and in
teresting part of the 'big exposition
and trade week festivities which open
in Durham, next Monday.
Miss Day has always bffcn very
popular ainfcnv her numerous friends
in this section, and is noted fot her
vtvaciousness and pharm of. -manner.
She Is. a most attractive young lad>\
and her selection as "Miss RoXboro" ?
meats uith general . approval.
Voting: to select the ydtiru lady
best qualified to take the . part of
" ''Sllss Roxboro" attracted wide in-:
terest and an unusually large hum
ber of votes were cast. About one
xlo/en candidates were proposed . . and
each received substantial suphoort.
The total number of voti?s cast. jvaa
-I JJJ3. of which Miss pay received
'The result of the election has
already been certified to . the Expo
sition ' ' management : Miss Ro?;ix>ro
will probably be Qcv-tmpanied ta_ Diir=_
ham by Mayor R. P. Burns on May
16th. Entries for th? . contest have
already been named from BurliHg
t tin.- . Mebaiie. Pittsboro and -Durham;
while announcement; are e\p . ?
env time from Oxford. Ili.llsb^ro
Chapel Hill. Sariford. Graham < and
ycssibly others. Miss Day. along with
tlie other entries, will, take part slso
11 the- fashioh. revues each evening.
. x?r -0; " ? ' "
County-Wide Revival
Committers arr pusy Gettifrg fyvcry
thing In Shape F.or a Great
Meeting
The following schedule has been
agreed on for the County -Wide re
vival: / ' ' ? ? "
. Cottage prayer meetings- . Xyill be
held jtbrbughbut five County and in
TJo\Tfjro during the week o.f. May -2.
This .committee met Mondav nijht
and had a large representation of ,
H\e' XIirtisteis and iaymexj ind ?vvrv
on* was enthusiastic oyer, the no?
sibilities ; of this great meeting.
On. Sunday; May 29th. ilie
of Roxboro a^U hold their regular
?service-' at the morning hour, and
*he everi/ng; .service '? 'will be helxl in
tjtie Pioneer warehouse, conductec! o
one o? the local Pastors. DUiip*; 'the ;
week following services- will . be held'
in. the evening at 8 o'clock. in the
warehouse, , conducted by a local
pastor. ?
pet Sunday. June 5th, Dr. O. R.
Mangum. of Oxford- will' be present
and -will do. the preaching. Sen ".v
will be conducted twice daily. The
morning hour to be announced later,,
and at ?: o '-clock in the evening. Hey.
D. D. Holt Of Purham vvil have
charge of the . singing and will be
r.jvse-nt during the- week of May; 29#*
and. throughout the meeting.
Missionary Society .?
Th?\ Mo.rv ?' Hambrick1 . Missionar y
?Socjctv .its regular . monthly
busine ss .meeting in the Sunday i
School Auditorium Monday att?er
no on. .. ? : . ' ? ,
Mrs. Clyde C rowel 1 led the devo
tional exercises, after which Mrs.
Nannie ? Mo.fioii led .in prayer.
Mrs Richmond gave an- .interesting
reading ' Eyes , on China?
FlcpovT^ of 'Jje" cfrcles~wece siv^n
'by the leaders afteo which the meet
iiicr closed with a prayer" by Mrs.
Shambut^er.
? Supt. Pub.
Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 0:45. H. L. Cro
v.ell. 'Suat. Morning service at *;t a?
i:t . . ermon bv the Pastor. '
Sunday School ? at Mitchell Chn pcV
at 2 p. m.
Services at Warren Grove school ar
-i. p. Jil- "*
? nhrtrhflH ^npio flf RoxborP .
are asked to' pray for the folks of the
flooded district. Friends, this ts. the
wo'c^t t.hiiKZ thrt m
:the U. S\ since the war. .Give libera ?
:iy-io this ihrou#ii the Red .Cra*jC I
P. CARY ADAMS. Pastor
-Birth
Mr. and Mrs. A. C,Y- OentiY an
indn I'.Trwx" 4
Boirn. to Mr. nnd Mrs R. D Jl?rd-;
mitn." a fliiiiSWw'. cm SatuWav ruirn
lltg. 7Ufc-; ? " _ '
Old Veterans
Honored Here
By Daughters
Fourteen Old Yets Attend An*
nual Re- Union. Only About
22 Now On Roll
ADDftESS BY Will. UMSTEAt)
On last Saturday tlW Old Veterans
of- Camp Jones held their annual re
union. '.v iih fourteen answering to
the roll call Since their last meet
?inj? six have responded to the , last
roll call on this earth, and we trust
passed to that land where jsorrow and
troubles are, no more. If we are not
| mistaken there are now only twrjnt v -
t\Vo living Veterans of Camp .tones.
! After attending- to their business
affairs .the Veterans gathered in the
^rtfded .school auditorium and list
ened in a splendid address delivered
by Hon. W. Bv dmstea.d <it Durham.
The choir rendered iome oi the old
wWch: the 'president, Mrs. M. ft. Lon^
turned the .meeting .over to Col. John
H- "UiiTch. . who ' triad* " a . brief talk, and
called on Mr. \V. T. fteade. Wlio/rc
spoifded 'in a most harppy maner.
Jlverin? one of ' the very best spe-v'i -
e.vef Heard' at these re-unions. Mr,
George Moore responded to a .all
and spo*e tfeiv feelmelv of the
things oi the .past concerning the
j Mrss RUhchc GirVmes - ?
' - California. r<ilrilVi:>r."r- - .1 v ? > v \
oi i.hc ( "aJifor ni:. ?.1' m t . : , ,.aJ.
? lir'd ?hi> year iv >Fr?hi> .? v l ?
t?. -??1?4 4>y ;'i itmhdt of'; visit ? ? . /%
1 soldier? oi The v:a i; 'o.?^ .v-ocn the o*atra.
~Th^o I'X^rcL^s S.jnr hi fieri tiv Vet- .
erans. 'And tjifir -wiv -s ind o'-k.-r in
vited gUBSt* either tirouiid .?. most
b'jimtifiil vcnaSc ai>d s^
i.\l hrv.r :n -rrijfyin^'th? itmgr. "m*TV
pn<3" ialfcini? > ?yay />ld tfmcs ?
To Tell The World About
Roxboro And Person Co?
tioosters t'iub Reorganized And
Will Get Busy Telling Of
Many (rood Things
C. H. SECRETARY
. number 'ui .ttlMk /citi&qsu-xif. fto\:>6ro.
L-.t' he-red iii -the .-coiin ;t>6wse'? for .tile
piirpj.se (?! ? i*i?pv^an:rih'4 the. Bor ;&er.s
Club. It v. a , an interested group and
every indication is that th-s club will
b* .I'rfo.r'o ;er!ferrive -vvr. It ? was
orqauized as an all-thc-year club iind
\vill 1'itncttou Lrnm.year ra year, it the
out. ;
dosires of the meeting' are. carried
M r." L. M. Carlton v.'a.v called to the .
Chair as tem}>orar\ chairman and J..
W, Noell v. as requested td ' act us
secretary. . dominations were ' c ailed
Tor arid .1. V/. Noell Svas". elected presi- .
dent; v:ith. Mess. J. A? r.ens. \v "t
Pa?s. T. ft., Woo^y. E V. 3o;ilv.n>ht
and JV. ??. Kii by as directors. ?
After. sevefcal, inteTcsUn^ talks : ?
nieetinr; idjourneft. .
The " bSord .of . Jlrcctors met.
day night, md,'.c triple- te^l ibe or;,avr
by ' etcctiivt Mr. C.. H. Hutu .-r
^a.r -'.secretary., nnd Mr. T iv. Wood-,
treasurer- .
The . merchant -v. bfisiiv.'ss men afid
professional moh: have icsoonded anil'
have taken memberships quite freely,
and it is honed the chib -.vrtl function
with entire s.ui., faction and will bt
the means of. .? bring ini?r much bu?i
. iVess to the town, uhd County and'-'
v. ill' prove <>; *. ? >?-vice t > alt. The;-.
'services ? v iuc;> lv- cn-n l ender, ror it.
:: his desire, to -b-;' ot- the uapest ser
vice-to. ail. cspcciaHy the coiiitiry
Last Thursday evening.' a roodly
folks
Cake Sale
Oct your cafce.v Saturday frqr.i Car
olina Pbwor oc ' Lig-ht Company^ .score
from ^:30 i(j 11 :n. m: ? Thts-*? tp~ is
lor the benefit of the Edgar Lorn;
Memorial Methodist Church. Your
.patronage is solicited and will b? ap
preciated.
Street Fight
.Court Street V.ts the .;a?ne 01 a
rfively light for \ few ndnute.o^at
nrday night when Red Cofield and
Ed' Dixon, both colored, engaged in
a general f.st. and slcuU fight. The j
alarrh was given and ChieV Oliver !
arrested them and Dison was gtvfn
-ft ? heisnino ? Monday morning, costing
him $13.90. for his pari. Cofield did]
"" Back From Canada
Sheriff N - V BVodkA" I vie, FeaU^r- j
- ton. and t) r. B. a: Thaxton returned J
:v!teter-^rlw.iTn " -v.hu riU. PiflKft M'ftl W'
bring back "to' Person Coirnty. VVilliam
' ffitl::. '.vjantgA herr? lar. ^mc '.violatiaa
of 3-a \v . Sheriff Grodk c * Miys. 1 h'rft
h<-- Juis . nvvcr- Mpn !)iorTT^1jeailtiful
scenery iHHn '*1ULt hf saw. oh tW*
.trip but he. found it prfett? "C->ld up
Dr. Blalock Buys
Optical Business.
South Boston. 7.- The Vr H.
i Glasdr' . OiniCAl bii, i'ies.. Main.
| street h<a?/ b^rf pkrcliswerl 'bv . pi:' ?*B?
'V n:. i,e.; "tvivo. . - /ill . romtttlic M\o
- 'v ->!!io'-s th$ piy.^nl. v.-;;- v.)
t)V- : :-:nicip^l ' buiWin^. Dr, DlaWk
?Vvts- .;;raxi^ited ? :..o~o th>n .-txt #*cn_.
? aiio .at the South 3^ricl College
of Optics nul uv/urdcd the cip^r^e 6(
"Doctor 01 Qptic^' /Oud a- r^^LvVrod
optometrist :n '-'the .?ta H**
c?ss .in South Boston and:- yiclntiv is
. ;rc?dict#?d. ? ...
Mrs. Synder
And Henry
Grav To Die
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:J-'orni;vlit> OF .-Sentence VYns
Postponed I'rttii Next Mpn
d ;f v Morning
.. N^-a' Vo-rit. - May. $ --Mrs. ? . fitrth"
Rro'.vn Snyder .and ITo;i: v Jucuf- C'-r-.y. '
hsi* cortfe-t ' paramour. . .1
to ' pa y with their -lives tor tflr orunf
.thai - -sn>vt3Vi?d theiri frplii
?a rj ,d -made .them ? .intern^ -t;t>n?ily.\
known. /
.Deliberating lt?U thoij Uvo hours. .
a jury, cair. i tSehi.-'oi ..th'*> imirde'r.
of -Mrs.,' Snydor's Uu-.ha net .w**1Slb'? i*f
snyder, ^Vasiftzine/art editor. lieath
; ?nt^ice-: :/;;'-.nclato'. '. for fin* ^eUree
murder, bijt the tiriviaUty oi ?,rt
-n*nr? \vst> no.^t}vjrrct<i unnl "next -Mori
f- jEfcfy. morning ,* r : ? V-v -M
AUensville Flag Raising
: -Last Sunday rhr ^Junior -Order* of
Jalomr prc.^nu'd a Bible and had i
I lair raisttv:. at AUensyiHV High School.
This was an occasion which will loh<t
I be. remembered by the friends of the
i school and- the community in general.
It is estimated there a ere more than
; fifteen hundred in attendance, and
^ie. speech making v of n very hi?h
1 oratM^ especially have we heard very
' "*
dress of Rev. N. J. Todd. Rev. J C.
McGregor and Proi Da we:-;
Preaching In
? Court House
Re. H ^ Ftowe >- Dltcftftm will
ec'titiuci prraching .?qrrvtrr . in
[ court house in ,iiext ' Sunday evening :
f iv t 3:30. The public us. cordially in- .
I VUed tOf> .this 'service.
Lin C&nadit.tfcc . jives- jiwt b^mmng ,
I in hr.rl ' The tilp illlilUaU
the country * bv automobile. gi^in^
Ihefei an 'opportunity . to s**e the cotm- ?
in-- v; Inch he say> la line, but Jib'.:
i ??> ?>?<???? than .tjh -nTcr-gorth state ;
Tornado Does
Heavy Damage
In Many States
Death And Destruction - Rides
Crest Of Tornad? Through
Several States
TWO DISTINCT TWISTERS
Kansa.% CU;'- tarty i ? The v;rath. of
the elements-." after <ivons .the south
west and middle ;\ex'.. a. brief brcatlv
?hio. spoil. ;>-.vopt" clov. n ovdf.tiv?
woek-entlV leaving a rail of death of
devastation lri the Hvake.ot tqrnadoes
arid high winds in Missouri. Kansas,
?Texas- and Iov;ai .. ,
Fifty-nve. persons were reported
dead tonight; iii the four sfatcs_?iUx (
property damage estimated irt 'cxcess .
pf three million dollars.
Two .separate tornadoes swept
t hrotfjg h r-.or.t'iiea-icrn T\j?ras ? early^to
.day., causing the deaths of .32 per
son .pit Nevada, Garland. Wolfe City
~rrnl rC^ll ?crl wm*re. property damage^
v. as estimated. at. or. ? niUlion dollars.
At leas; person r ere ? injured. .
T- -in* '.>pifi^ns Vf-^.riv killed' and a
thousands made homeless as the first:
01 \:\c ' ?' ::>'"r..s '? .hat. ' ruck four &ift
i iounttes Saturday rnsht, casing
tiro?j-riy damage of nearly a ; million
unci a hal; . ? dollars. Four persons
\ver<? ?tb'-'.h^ve b**n injured. V
Sv.^'pine through the industrial.
:'ci. and . poonv ri: idenrial. sec
ern. of. Hutchfiu.son. Kas.. the". Gloria,
caused -pl^upcrty; daitta%v. of ? ti million
y\
<r *
. . ge iii Kansas at .$il4Q0,00Q axyl.j
? v in Miller
e Missouri
rushed tit?
sweeping a
?uck Ol^an
?u-iic'; Callavlav county: causing fiv^
deaths, m .\u>;vasse N? \\ RloomfleW .
and iCarrihgton and injuring: a dozeu
person >.
Tw?;*Tlt,, persons; :*re ? severely in
-ju reed i n '?* ,t omado : h U?h * a patii
?a r quarter. .pi' . a , mile wide* in Douglas
county. -near Ava. M >Vdcmol^hiiig at
leo.vt iV.iie farm htfu.>es and other
b'Ulnin.'
in St. Louii &h?' mail, a negro.' was
filled and--; v.omjih injured, when
?a hi v.! i . v. jit.d --truck :? iir?r-"j .ei'rh" ?' today, \
Uprooting ? trees, and- ".untoof-inc b r.fd- '
.\r. .pramt'e CiLv. in., one eiid. of ?
the 2ie-/. million dollar power plant
of the St. Louis Coke and Iron cor
One : \\oman has drowned ' n '<vr
Sioux Cir:., I"?v,*a. \yhen her motcf
car 'yas swept info a ditch' by a . higU
Hard on Law-Breakers'
Richard Packer. . middle -a^ed
hit.- mail, who .;**?. serving a flva
r-e-.u '-term ih; the ? State pvi>dn fbr.
. decided tliat lie out
'vide world had nVor'r '.attractions lor
him ' than c!tci Uir sk^te prison, so on';
Isust samrdnv hp -ciecided, td irtake lil>
cscap* ^^nch he did. andflftade i.v.
v. ay \\i>:'yvaiU; unrpnlested by ths
hond 6 1 jav,* unj.il He .reached Per
>n -Count: a here '"he parked his
little: stolen Ford on thfi roadside
Sunday night and pillowed his head
tor a ..ood " nights sleep, with a big,,
new Smith and We;^>on -pistot by liia
side. , Our County officers had been
notified to be on the 'lookout (or his
appearance, so Deputy Gentry spied
him and about one o'clock Monday
morning found, him over, near the
Virginia line sound asleep as aboro
stated. Deputy Gentry covered him
with a grun arid brought him to jail
where he was kept Until Monday
evening when, he v.- as carried back;
to the State prison where he wfil'
... ?ki; up hi.-, so.ntenr ?
Bethel Hill Senior
Class Play
May 14. Saturday irigl^t ? o^elpck,
udmwiftn.'gft and M etnta.
Patrons and friends of Bethel Hill
High- School are cordially invited to
?crm.tr and en toy trhig ^ood 'piny.- ? -
?An Early Bird" a comedv in three
acts" \ - ???. . .? -
Act I. The private of ice of Cyrus,
B. KilbUCk, A morn in g in Mnrch.
Jj 1 f D i yd m , ti h<- Tree. ? ? ~
i\c t >? , 'Hie silt raj
OOfners The Bird in the Bush:
Act 3. Suj|*e as Act 2 The after
noon of the aa at -d?y. The Btr* m
the Hand. ^