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VOL. No, XLIV
j ROXBQRC.vJSOR I H CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, November 30, 1927.
No. 46.
AFTER SIX MONTHS OF "SAYING
NOTHING, BUT SAWING WOOD"
Htm v Ford Today Announced'
The Specifications Of
The New Ford
MAS MANY NEW FEATURES
Auto Co. Preparing For
? Public Reception F riday
mAlter six montlu ol "saym? nolh
A \tui sawing woo<3f' Henry Ford to
announced -he specifications of
tbfc new Ford, car which succeeds his
? famous . Model T: A ba:T listing of
. those specification' presents, a picture
-v - of. &n automobile that in. >er farms, n:
appearnco and mechai leature*
' has heretofore been associ?.,.ed with a
considerably higher price' class
Unusual speed and Acceleration are
among the outstanding features of
th? new car it is announced as be
ins able to make 55 to 6Cv iplles an
hour with eas*. In recent tests it
has made even more without diffi
cult'. : -Whiit is more important, it is
stated thai :Wh$n traveling at such
speed*, it holds the road easily, and.
with comfort to driver gnrt ? passen
gers. It u also stated with equal
positiveness. however- ; ha: it per
forms in an equally spectacular man
ner on bad roads In its design. Mr
Ford held to h:y original :dea o*
a ca: which can inee:, all candittohs
and types of roads
ApnreciaUnr the oansrantly increas
ing importance of- 'a: : "lertSt.r-n-. tht
Ford. ;M~otor ; Company lias ; tr.ven a
' great deal of study to i his feature of
the new car. In high gear. tests with
two paa??ngei* in: ?>*, Tudor . sedan - It
has shown an acceleration of from
5 to 25 miles an hour n r. . >ecands
Tht new Ford ^ car also-; introduces
a new type of four-wheel brakes A):
exclusive Fore development the* are
of the mechanical, shoe-expanding
type, and arc. s- 11 -centering. Trie or:.:;
;? "pedal and the hand bra lit each oper
ates all lour brakes. It is stated that
this is the most reliable and simp
lest type of tour-wheel brake. ' and
?also theeasiest to adjust! all' ad
^stments Oeine made from the out
-?de vr ? i wr.> ? ? ? ; -^rr
' Con r:n Ued u> tiasi Patre
Popular Couple
Of Roxbtoro Wed
Brauiifu! Hnroi' W'fdillm: Of Mr.
Landftii Harvey arid Mis* Polly
WuUcei
The wedOmc of Mis1 Polly W&lfc&r
tn . tsCr. I^andoh Haryev an Saturday'
aitei^opjri^-at n ,30. r;ciori; wav -one -of;
great beauty and simplicity. The
csremory taofc place ' at the. home, oi
the bride unci -n- r'nUutnec: by the
bride1 pastor. Rev. W F WesT of
the First Baptist Church. Only rela
tive-'F arid close friends of . the brill?
-aijd groom trore '-gliest*.
? The hr*$ie was ?
fc;r the occasion- tbfc bntlaj. motil of
and 5ernc sue intermiti?
which , addict tr?- ?hi- 1?vtrlin?sc, of -thr
On - either side, ol ' lie arch
were large floo/ bi^.kr-ts. ol vMntr
ch rvsahi hemumf .
Atier-- "the spest;: had asp-?ntoied; Mrs-.
K. ?.- . Street u" '.lie piano. ? . softly
played venet^g Love Song" ."by Ne
Ttn. and ? just before the ceremony
Mrs H. W. Newell sang "O Love Of
% Mine *>v Stanley I Heiff The "Lo
hengrin Wadding March" was used a^
a. Recessional and' Mendessohns as a
The " bride was attended by. her sis
ter. Mrs. L Vanse Hpoker oi Balti
more. Md;. as dame- ol honor, wearing
a lovely dress of blue chiffon velvet
and carrying an arm bouquet o f
American beauty r&es. Mr. J. Shields
Harvey of Danville. Ya.. attended the
groom as best man
The bride, who was escorted to the
altar and given In marriage by her
brother Geo. W Walker Jr.. was
lovely in a traveling dress ol tan satin
crep*v a close fitting hat of brown
and- gold and ...accessories , to- match
r She carried. .^,-jshoweif-, bouquet of
Bride's roses and Valley lillkes.
The brltle. a daughter of Mr. and
Itfirs. Geo. W Walker, is a 3ovelv
young woman* of the brunette type
and has a hqpt of friends won by her
charming personality She attended
school at Fairfax HtjlL. fa.. ami liter
. studied music at Peabodv Institute.
Baltimore. Md.
, Mr. Harvev is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. 8. Harvey- of this city. 3#
received his education at Eastman
Business College. Poughkeepsie. N YM
ffnd now holds a position with Dlb
rell Brothers, m Danville. Va,
J. T. McCulloch Cut To Death
By Two Men Hid In Bushes
John Thomas McCulloch Brutally Murdered In Presence Of
Wife. Attacked Bv Two Men Just As He And His
Wife Step Out Of Their Home
TWO YOl'NC, MEN. REGAN AND BYRD IN CASWELL J AIL
The quiet modest UtUe home
ol John Thomas McCulloch. who
lives .lust over the Person County
line in Caswell County on High
way No. 144. was the scene of a
darinc and brutal murder SUn
dui pvenmc jus: alter sunsS
McCulloch and wile closed the
doors ol {heir home and liad
walked a lew yards from the front
on their way to attend the bmfe
side of a -neighbor, when sudden
ly. rjvo younp men w*ose^ nam"'
are Rfgan and Eyrd. i'el! upon
him from a clump at bushes. Re
can gathered MsCulloch and held
him while Bjrtj dealt quite a
number ,qf deadly strpkes with u
telle. resulting ir. McCuloChV
death a few minutes later. Byrd
received a bad cut- on the arm
and carried to' the hospital
in Burlington., but wa ' I; ? rf
moved to YaneeyVilU Jail. Regan
was not hurt in the fight but wa>
arrested and is also in jail Some
former trouble is supposed to be
tt|?? of the. whole
tragedy
Prominent
Citizen Dies
Honorable W A. Warren Died
This Morninc At Five
O'clork At His Heme
PARALYSIS CAUSES DEATH
The community was shocked . this
?morning to leant of the death oi
Har. W A. Warren. He suffered a
stroke of paravisis Monday morning,
from which he never ~r5BliSl' but; died
..this morninr at 5 o'clock.
Kir. Warren m easily one of the
leadinc. citizens oi the County,. ? he
was a native . o? Caswell county, but
hac r.v.-.Ai his home ? ?v. this Couni"
n^at Gordonton. lor many years. . Ije
xraK nor dirty-, a leader amonc his.
neighbors a tic section: ? but- was re
coirni'zed' as such by the -County gen- J
erally He served as' a member of
. vhe-\ Board; "of. County Commissioners,
and represented the Count v m the
"Legi'siatur? . for several sessions. - .
In his private life h^ was honest ,
upright, with deep convictions He
was a faithfuY" member of . the Primir
?'.t:ve Baptist Church, and, we believe,
uriis moderator ol hii association at
the time of his death. Few men
-will be more mipsed than Mr, Warren;
We have not Deer, able to ere: n
ncunrement .as tci" funeral services-.
First Baptist Church
Bible School, U>;W> aim. R. L W>K
burn. Superintendent;
Preachinr ll.OD m. Subject:
"1 meeting Our Obligations " ""ift iS.tn
Pnblerf; "The Cause and '.fcurt o 1
lawlessness."
E Y' P. .IT'S 6:30 p.m l-Iiss Julia
Yr.ijrfy. 'General Director
Special Notice
To those who; owe us .
'"' "We have been glad to accomodate
vou when it was not convenient tor.
vqu to pa*1 cash. Now we ask that you
reciprocate the favor by promptly
meeting "our accounts with u?
the.: we may meet our own ob'lfirr
tlons. Thank you
R. A. Spencer & Sox).
O . *
Change In Date
"The Dust of the Earth" will b?
given at Prospect Hill school audi
torium on Priday Dec 2nd. instead
of Saturday. Dec. 3rd. as stated in
our last issue Remember the date
Friday Dec. 2nd. 1927. Everybody
invited
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey laft imme
diately after the ceremony Ipr points
5 - in Vrrrinia after which
they will "be at home in Danville, Va
Out of town guests attending the
weddin* were Dr. and Mrs. Z. Vane?
Hooker Baltimore. Md.; Mr and Mrs
Bootbe Danville. Va.: Miss Pearson,
Danville: Mr aiid Mrs. Alfred- Walker
Danville: Mr and Mrs. J. E Weath
crby. Elizabeth City; Mr J, Shield
Harvey Danville and Mr. .lame? S.
Walker. Wake Pofest.
The Musical Corned;- Treat. Paul
Reno's "PARADE REVCE". Glorious
Girls. Gloriously Gowned, at Palace
.Theatre. Thursday. Priday Saturday
this week.
I . .
Priscrer Thinks
His Cot Is Mule
lRal"ijrh Nov. :!?< ? Keeping a
constant et^TT on h. . cell cot.
mattress urid pulliii- it as if
he were driving a mule and
veiling; from time-to time "whoa,
whoa.'.' Cecil Ray. 20, farm
hand charged with , crimina!
attack upon hi* employw's fr
year-old daughter. was" observed
today ih Jail here by authorities
wbo ' believed him insane.
JRay is Scheduled for a Su
perior eourt trial this week for
the capital offense but court
officials indicated hie- woilld
probably be committed to the
state hospital for insane.
Col. Lindbergh May
Join Polar Flight
Hartford Newspaper Says First
Transatlantic*. Flier Is Discu
>r% in* It With Byrd .
New York. Nov. V.'. ? Commander
Richard E. Byrd tonight said tfcftt he
.had not conferred with CoL Oiarb
A. Lindbergh and knew; of no ne?ff="
tiationv to -"have Lindbergh join the
proposed anarctic exploration expe
dition as reported from Hartford.
Hartford. Conn!. Nov 29.-~The
riartfora Couran? will say tomorrow
that from an authoritative source it
was learned that: Col.. Charles A. Lmd
' firs: aria :or to make a- non
ptop. ftich: from New Yo?fc Pa'is.
will accompany Commander . Richard
.E Bird c'n his proposed South Pole
flight . next year i i negotiations Uov
be:ns earned on result in the destr?d
^ eement, ; f ? : : Y'.-tf
Improving Frcm Injury
Friends til Jack Clayton of Hurdls
Mills will be pleased to know that be
has .mdergane a very successful op
eration .00 his lame loot ami is get
ting along nicely. It will be remem
bered that Mr. Clayton- suffered a
-deep -and "flSunful rut on his
loot early in the year and the wound
failed to heal. The operation revealed
a piece of dead bone which was re
moved, with the assurance from the
surgeon thtil his foot will soon be
well apd strong.
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Notice ? Study Club
The members of the Study Class will
give a Benefit Card Party ' at the
Woman's Club room Thursday night.
Dec 1st. at from B to 10 o'clock.
The public is cordially lnvtted.
There will be plenty ol tables. This
ft for the benfit of the Ethel New
ton Memorial Library
Great Majestic Sale
Watch out for the announcement
? Of the great Majestic demonstration
which we will put on how soon. Noth
ing like the Majestic, and you warn
to take advantage of this great sale.
Watch for the date
T. W Pftss & Son
-a ?
Thr Girl Trio They 0?n Sing>
wtth P:<u: Reno and his "PARADE
HEVCE" plaving at Palace. " Theatre
Thursday Friday. Saturday this W?sk
WINNER CORN
CLOB GATHERS
116 BUSHELS
? ?
Peoples Bank Will Award S50.D0
To Three Highest. Guthrie
Gentry Leads Field
ALL MEMBERS DID WELL
Many Will .loin 190 Bushel
Class Next Year
; Recommendations will be made to
The Peoples 3ank. Roxbaro. N C..
ipr the following club member?1 to re
reive, the fllrv dollar? cash offered the
crlub members makint the highest
yields oi com in- Person County- this
year:
Guthrie Gentry. Roxboro. R. .2.
Yield 116 bushels. S25.0G cash.
Roy Oakley. Timberlake Yield 9K
bushels. 812.50 cash.
William "W instead. Roxboro. R. 3.
Yield 9B bushels. S22.50 cash.
Honorable mention . goes to Woodv
Rogers of Bethel Hill. who. made n
yield oi 95 bushels per acre;
Guthrie ->e:eetec: an acre :>tal iar
been in clover for ome time; . and
as a hog. lot part of the rime Ro;'
Oakley also had an old hop lot and
made a splendid yield. William W in
stead used an acre of land that had
be?ri improved by turninc under clo
ver and peas, while Woody. Rrteer?
with S5 bushels, used an acre on idTV
land where a huge crop ai soy. bean
had been turned under; the fctfl.be
-iore,
All. pi these acres as well as others
.were personally inspected by the
.cacnt* agent, and he has has . never
seen such a splendid shovang as was
mad* bv. these club members Others
did well tor the land they nad. .'but
thsr are -working sway' to make tfteTr
land richer su that they can eet in
the hundred bushel class in the near
? inure . ^ -
These .boys., have demonstrated tha:
corn can be made on Person County
land, il.; properly prepared and made
rich" bv turning. under a legume crap
such as -peaSv soy beans and clove;
Guthrie Gentry used SOO n?s ol
n-2-2 on his acre Roy Oakley used
two loads of manure: William Win
.-read used 300 ^ o! 8-3-3 and 3 63
ii>s. oi Nitrate of. soda.' while "Woody
Refers, with honorable mention, used j
end phosphate 8-2-2 and Nitrate of
I soda . i . . ? .__J
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Prcsrram N. Roxboro
EL Y. P. U. Dfec. 4
. The Sollowme is the . program lor
North- Rdufboro' .B. T. P..U. op Dpc. ~4.
President in charge Prayer by Mr.
i. T.: birt?er5on. Son? sftmee. ,Chor
in charge. Skidy taf the even
in v "H Burdens' A-1 A
Good Soldier ' ' . be.vntiona'1
Katherine Daniel.. Comment r.n pa*
ror bv Mr.v w: w Worrell Introdur:
tichs by group leacer. Mr Allie Holt
Topic NO.- 1. Biblf- background. ? by
Mtef Martie Dunn Paul suffered, by
Miss Geneva Walker
Topic No. 2. Cling; close to Christ,
by Miss; Esteile Cole.
Topic No. 3 Be our best in spite
of burdens, .by Mrs N R. Hall. Spe
cial musjr by the quartette.
Topic No 4. Joseph, the model voting
man.?bv Miss Christine Hall. - A* men
ial m his master's home, by litiss Lo
? renza Hall. Poem. The Perfect Day.
by Mrs. Sam Owen. Rising to the
top in prison, by Miss Theresa Hall
Secret of Josephs success, bj- Mr
Narnn Hall
We- invite, each and even* one to
ftur B _Y P U. every Sunday even
ihg at 6:00 p.m? Sec
-o? ?
Some Hcg
Mr. J. W: Zickafoose. formerly ol
West Va. now with the Lincoln Fur
niture Co.. Bristol, Va*-Tenn.. butch
ered a ten months old pig which tip
ped the scales at 530 pounds.
Annual Bazaar
The ladles of the Edsar Lonst Mem
orial church will hold their annual
Bazaar Dec. 10th. in the basement ol
the church: Come at U o'clock and
buy vour Christmas presents, and let
the ladles serve you a Rood dinner
You are helptn* vqurselT when you
buy Christmas seals. Ai all dru?
stores. ..
Come 'o Wethodlst Church Dec.
10th and buy your Christmas pres
ents.
President Will Speak At
G.O.P. Committee Session
Poultry Queen
Mis* Luc::. B. Carper oi 8;:; Or:
lahoma district, lives in Washing
ton with her Congressman hus
band ? but hw heart is back hotfie
with her chicken ranch ? f rorr. .
where she sells- 140.000 row.:.", earrf
year, her 'hipmen;. ???s! ?(!!? Ram-,
to N. T City.
Local Market
Is Well Ahead
Of Last Year
Tftal Sale^ Ti> Last Friday
Were 4.43?..03h Pound-.
Av. Total Sales S27.02
BANNER YEAR FOR ROX
TO!f t*ir market was open only
three days last. week, having closed
Wednesday- lor Thankseivmt.. thi
sSfrs' amounted to 503J2C j>6unds
which sold tor t?n average S27 .75.
The sates .of tiir year are tar abeaf.
ol. the past season, sales Friday
fcmneai'-* the pounds -'to 4.433, <Hg v:*:.
in average :ai S27 02 . for everjntnag
sold 3ii til- market This is -a splen
did, average. bem t Si. 02 above las:
year's a-erace
The. price, far the week was a Utile'
,.f!. but tlie unseasonable weather had
muct. to do' wiih this for . tbbaccr.
? waf not. in the best of condition.
The prospects are ftiftl tiiife will be
tife' banner year tor . the Ro>:b:rrD
?narke: and the buj*?rs and ware.
h;usem?n are aoir.r their utmost .ta
help.' Watch the prices and see how
well this ntarESm IFsatll? a" 61 tfl?
tiler markets "
Mr? Susan Ashley Dies
Mrs. Susan Astii-:-' age G8 years
widow ?J the late- Jaaua. Ashler: difc
at the -home [at iier -sfh. Mr. CJeiree.
Ashler ;si Rc.:-:bor.-] ,MHitia-" evehin
st UrSo ri:clnik> ' 5ie iuiierai was
onducted from toe, dame. Tue.?dt;
at 2:99 pjri. Jj': W F. West aoi
Rev P. .Can* Adam;, and interment:
followed in the Westbrootcs fami'-.
cemetery The floweiy werje mar.
and beautiful which speaks for the
hifh esteem m which, this ^ood wo
man was held She leaves sevoral
children all of whom arc erown.
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Woman's Club
The December meeting of the Wo
man's Club will be held a: the club
rooms in the Kaplan buildlne on
Mondav afternoon. December 5th, at
3:15 o clock. It will b# a "Health
Meetlne." and there will be an ad
dress alone ttals line by Dr . H. M.
Beam. A full attendance is eametlc
requested.
Bushy Fork High
School Honor Roll
First crrade ? Eyelyn Allen. Sarmlel
Brings Elizabeth Horton. Francis
Whitfield *
Second grade ? Vera Moore.
Fourth erade? Huldah Hester. Sue
Allen. Jessie Vanhook. Bessie Newton.
' Fifth (trade ? Man- Sue Wade Ja
cob Thompson. Eloise Hester. John
Newton. Robert Hester
A Return Encasement of "THE
DEMPSEY - Tl.'N-NEY FICSHT" by
speclal request at Palace Theatre;
Wednesday. December Tth Matinee
at 3:00 p.m.
. j*. . ? O" ?
If rcti failed to ?-e "THE DEMP
SEY-TUNNEY FTQHT" it's -omra?
_W?dnesdar December 7th
Palace Theatre: Matinee at -3-00 p.m.
Members Of National Body
That Wilt Select 1928 Con
vention City Somewhat Per
plexed Bv Latest White
House Announcement ; Much
Speculation As To What Mr.
Coolidge Intends To Say
Washington Nov. 29? Interest in
the- selection 61 a convention city here
next week before the Republican Na
tional . Committer wa.s overshddwed
todav by speculation regarding the
announcement that President Cool
idec contemplates' an address to
members of the rommittee when hie
receives then-, m the Eas: Room of
the White House.
The -announcement, wa; n?t accom
panied by any indication at to what
thr- Presides! inter.:: to say. bu; the
-ur ,;;a; it . wa- made at a recular
White. House conference we weight
to .the suggestion that, his ramwks
ir.t-. be a>. more than passlnr interest
t r. the public
Somewhai Perplexed
? Persumablj- becau-- -jiti Conlidgr
m.ainiaihpri .mu^uaL' close coun
*fch himself regardinc his poli
* i-'aj fclans suice U i issued ;ni "i-do
nrt ihoose stafenien- tr. a* Black
Hills the .committeemen., are raining
tn Washington expressing more or
less ..pBrplextt' a: to the President's
latent tim- Although a number, at
^ttem declarer1, themse'lvef tr be so
earlier, in the fall v.'hen they met
her? a: the ca!! 'pf CSalrtnan Butler,
Mr C'ahdge did no: avail himself
of ar. opportunltw V0. enliyhten fhwht ?
'!?? white. House bjisafcfa?'. to which .
: liev wcr? Invites.
Slncf then 'he White House, has
' i; .necsfsary to r-pirtttate'-in it* .
Ti-jpp; tl.i >u?h. th' circulation of pet
itions .tin farce, the drafr;ns of him
.ajs .the' SeritsWtcan r>m v*ar. .
but rrh:*.h?r 'arr^rsr: .nubility
pi the public to make up its- mind
the -esacf ineaninj at Uw Blac*
Hills statesmen.; has moved Mr. Cool-'
idee tb contemplate ram additional
r<ahark? somethir.r t tally .n the
realm ol speculation
'?. ? '
PsrsonCnoaty Board
Agriculture
^Wil Mfft to Hear- Mr Santier's
Yearly Report
We wfiii "'to call attention to .. ibe'.
members ol th? Parson Cburijy Board .
ol Agriculture p regular' meeting
vriil>bp .'he*d Saturdav .after
n:.;:n. Dec. 3rd.: at* 2 o^ciock. We pJan
bt* in .session -only ar. hour, so
please come prompt: v Mr Sanders
IE -ir.atetrig li:c reaor: tar the, work ae
compiishect purine the. year and you
y-:U certainly be interested to see
much he hr.? done sines he dame .
l&s: Jniruarr, -lust, come and learn
: v ?er- :Ti .Calini,- ii . b?z:itoine to
?Keep -5.- ? 'vrh ' ?! Other counties ' in . '?
?.ecMrniuirai ? . and you.. wiU so ?; *
?'ham* gfnirer. pviHe tn our
Crn'" '^ enthusiasm for. ?
i?ur individual xrorli. ?
J. B. SATTSRFlteLD. ? Ohm..
bessie h .Daniel sec.
Lecture On Law
Enforcement Here
Hon G:: ?- Wi.'t.v a delivtB
ed. a lecture. ;n the .First Baptist
'hin? h Here ja:;t Sunila- ernma. - ,
his subject Win? "I-aw ?Si?orcemerit!*r
The lecture w&> very good, and time
ly. but he was greeted by a very
^aiair congregation. From here tie
wenr to Reidsx-ille. ^here l?e letcuretf
:!jaT night
Welcome to Roxboro
Mr and Mrs, Prank Elliott luiwe
returned Jrotn their honeymoon trip
and '.nil reside in Roxboro Mr. Kl
libn is connected with the Spencer
Undertaking Co.. and has mady many
tiends since coming here several
months ago Mrs Elliott is from
Chase City. Va.. and was a leader
anions the young set of. her native
city We cordially welcome her to
our Rood town.
Christmas Seals
Chewing gu m. postage stamps,
matches ? they all sell for a penny
But Christmas seals bringing health
and happiness, ate peny investment*,
paying high dividends. Buy them at
all drug stores _
Paul Reno with ? his PARADR
REVUE" with 1*-Penple-14 'The Sea
son's most Elaborate Showi at Pal
ace Theatre. Thursday Pnday. Sat
urday this week.