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Wednesday, November 29, 1933
THANKSGIVING DAY
We think it appropriate at this
time to print the first account of
the origin of Thanksgiving Day, as
it was set down in 1623 by William
Bradford, Governor of Plymouth |
Plantation. The spelling and punc
tuation are just as Governor Brad- J
ford wrote it in his Journal.
"Notwithstanding all their great]
paines & Industrie, and ye great
hops of large cropp, the Lord seem
ed to blast, & take away the same,
and to threaten further St more
sore famine unto them, by a great
drought which continued from ye
3. weeke in May, till about ye mid
dle of July, without any raine, and
with great heat (for ye most parte).
Insomuch as ye corne begane to
wither away, though it was set with
fishe, the moysture whereof helped
it much. Yet at length it begane
to languish sore, and some of ye
drier grounds were partched like
withered hay, part whereof was
never recovered. Upon which they
set a parte a solemne day of hu
miliation. to seek ye Lord by hum
ble & fervente prayer, in this great
distrese. And he was pleased to
give them a gracious & speedy
answer, both to their owne 4; to
Indeans admiration, that lived
amongest them. For all ye morn- 1
ing, and greatest part of the day.i
it was clear weather & very hotte, j
and not a cloud or any signe of
raine to be seen, yet toward even
ing It began to overcast, and ,
shortly after to raine, with such
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sweete and gentle showers, as gave]
them cause of rejoyceing, & bless
ing God. It came, without either j
wind, or thunder, or any violence, I
and by degreese in yet abundance.'
as that ye earth was thorowly wete
and soked therewith. Which did so
apparently revive & quicken ye de-j
cayed corne & other fruits as was
wonderfull to see, (and made ye j
Indians astonished to behold; and]
afterwards the Lord sent them
such seasonable showers, with enter
change A faire warme weather, as, ,
though his blessing, caused a fruit- i
full & liberall harvest, to their noi
amall comfort and rejoycing. Fori
which mercie (in time conveniente) i
they also sett aparte a day of
thanksgiving."
FARM WOMEN
Some of these days there will be
a history written showing the part
the farm women have taken in the
affairs of this country, and their
glories will be sung by all real lov
ers of heroic acts. During the days
of 1861-'65 it was the farm women,
largely, who kept the flres burning
and looked after business of all
kinds, as well as doing the most of
the farming, and furnishing sup
plies for the needy at home, as well
as supplying the boys at the front
with majny of the necessities. While
the husband was at the front, sac
rificing his life for what he believed j
an honest cause, the wife was at
home literally dying from overwork.
And today we want to speak a
word for the farm wife, for she is
carrying on just as nobly as she
did in the dark days of '61-'65;
many * husband has been ready to
give up, let the old home which
was so dear to them tbe sold to
satisfy debt, but that good wife said.
No, we will fight a little longer, and
by dint of her efforts the home was
saved; In many instances It wu
saved by the Ingenuity of that good
woman; she had no money, but she
had courage, and with the aid of
an old cow. a pig or two, and that
flock of hens, she carried on, fur
nished a living for the family, and
the husband encouraged by her
words and her savings, saw the
light and today the farm Is safe,
and will not be sold. I
In speaking of farm women one
of them says: "We farm women must
be wives, mother, nurses, doctors,'
cooks, housekeepers, judges, gar-|
ideners, and poultrymen"; and with
that enumeration we doubt If there
| are not other capacities which she
I has not named. At first blush it
! would seem that the farmers wife
leads an almqet hopeless life, but
there is another side to it, and we|
are glad that such is the case, for
any set of women who do so much
for humanity should have some of
the pleasures, and they do, and in
closing her remarks this same farm
woman says:- "We farm women
see the colorful sunsets and the
coming of the dawn. We smell the
sweet, homely scents of earth. We
raise our children by the old -fash
ioned rule of love 'em, spank 'em,
and pray for 'em. And at twilight,
with the chores done, the children
fcbout us, we watch the kindly
gathering of darkness and know
that life is good."
Yes, the farm woman has had a
part in this world's affairs, and
right nobly has she met the sit
uation, and only until that history
is written will we know Just how
much she has been the backbone
of the world.
j VINDICATED
I When the question of prohibition
was up In the last legislature it
was generally admitted that when
the question was left to a vote of
the people it would certainly go
wet, and upon an aye and no vote
in the senate there were only two
lonesome senators who stood the
test, those being Senator Bell of
Henderson, and Senator Noell of
Person; Jhese two men voted In a
loud and easily heard "No," on all
three roll calls. Of course the two
lonely senators thought there were
forty-eight of the most stubborn
men they had ever seen, for with
all of their might and main they
could not get a single recruit. Well
we remember the fun our fellow
members had out of us about oui
votes, but we took our Uckingfc good
naturedly, but how soon those two
senators have been vindicated, and
vindicated in no uncertain sound,
for the people, those "dear pepul"
the politicians talk so much about,
voted with Messrs. Bell and Noell
by a majority of two to one. And
you know, we are feeling Just a lit
tle chesty about our record.
^ By the way, let us say for fear
I of being misunderstood, the above
vote wag in the senate, not in the
house, for Person's representative
on that side was just as dry as
Bell and Noell.
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Thanksgiving
By J. R. Slamghter
With Autumn here all bright and
gay.
May we be thankful for this day
While away our memories go,
Where the Pilgrims trod our shore.
Where they knelt in reverence there,
Lift their voice to God in prayer.
Thanked Him for their journey safe
To a land across that space.
Of the blue and briny wide,
To a land that they desired;
Where they came from yonder to
In a land so brave and true.
Where we can thank in every way
Upon this great memorial day.
Which is a part we all cand do
In our land and country too.
Nagging Paint art
Warning Signals
TEMPORARY pain relief remedies
may save you much suffering at
the moment, but pfitttBg a mask
over a warning siginf does not
clear up the condition It was tell
ing you to avoid.
When periodic pains, due to a
weak, run-down condition, dis
tress you. treatment for the cause of
the trouble should be started without
delay. Take Cardui to build up against
the najrgtn* symptoms of ordinary
womanly a)fm?nta. So many women
praise CARDUI. it must be rood to
have the widespread use that It has
today. Sold ct drujr store*. Try It I
Church News
Brooksdale Circuit
Rev. R. E. Pittman, the new pas
tor appointed f or the Brooksdale
charge, requested me to fill his ap
pointments for next Sunday a$ he
will not move in until next week.
I will be glad to fill the appoint
ments as follows:
Webb's Chapel at 1 lo'clock a. m.
Allensville at 3 o'clock p. m.
Brooksdale at 7:30 o'clock p. m.
S. F. Nicks, former pastor.
First Baptist Church
Failure will hurt but not hinder
us. ' Disillusion will pain but not
dishearten us. Sorrow wil shake us
but not break us. Hope will set the
music ringing and quicken our lag
ging pace. We need hope for living
far more than for dying. Dying is
easy work compared with living.
Dying i8 a moment's transition; liv
ing is a transaction of years. It is
the lengtth of the rope that puts
the sag in it. Hope tightens the
cords and tunes up the heart
strings. Work will, then; suffer pa
tiently, rejoicing in hope. Ood
knows all, and yet Is the Ood of
Hope. And when we have hoped
to the end here. He will give utf
something to look fdrward to, for
all eternity. For "hope abideth." ?
Babcock.
9:45 a. m. Bible School, Dr. H. It
Beam. General Superintendent.
11:00 a. m. Preaching by th?
pastor. Subject: "To The Utter
most."
2:00 p. m. Baptismal service for
candidates of High View Church.
6:30 p. m. B. Y. P. U's, Mrs.
Wallace W. Woods, Oen. Director.
7:30 p. m. Preaching by the pas
tor. Subject: "Answering An S. O.
S. Call."
A cordial invitation is extended
to all. W. F. West, Pastor.
Person Co. Y. P. U.
The Person County Young Peoples
Union will hold its regular meet
ing with Leas Chapel church on
Friday night. Dev. 8th, at 7:30
o'clock. Every Young Peoples Divi
sion in the county is expected to be
there with a large attendance. All
of the pastors of the Methodist
churches in the county are cordially
invited to come.
Edgar Long Memorial
9:45 ? Sunday School. W. A. Ser
geant. general superintendent.
11:00 ? Message by the pastor. In
stallation of new Board of Stewards.
6:45 p. m. ? Young People's meet
ings.
7:30 p. m. ? Sermon by the pastor:
The Parable of the Ten Virgins.
Thanksgiving Dinner
The ladies of Oak Grove church
will have their annual Thanksgiv
ing dinner sale at Ceffo Friday
evening at 5 o'clock. Mr. C. A. Long
invites his friends and patrons to
come and buy freely to help them In
their aid work.
Will Serve Lunch
The ladies of the Oak Grove Mis
sionary society will serve lunch at
Claude Long's store on Friday
evening, December 1st, begininng at
5:30 o'clock. You are cordially in
vited to attend. ? Sec.
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WATCH CAMPAIGN BULLETIN
BOARD IN WINDOW OF DAVIS
DRUG CO., ROXBORO, N. C.
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When its service
you want call on
us. We are prepar
ed in our n e w
Shoppe to give you
the very best to be
had.
Special prices for
our introductory
opening. Call
CLARA'S
Beauty
Shoppe
OU Poatofflee Building
Roxboro, N. C.
J. L. Harris Dies
In Greensboro
J. Lambert Harris, 47, of 610 Mag- i
nolia street, died at Wesley Long!
hospital at 3 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon after an Illness of one week. '
three davs of which were spent at
the hospital. Death was attributed
to pneumonia.
Mr. Harris, a salesman for the
Regina Knlttln? mills, came here
from Durham three years ago. He
is known over almost all the state
He was a member of the First Bap
tist church. Funeral arrangements
had not been mad? last niuht.
He Is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Lottie Wlu?blsh; one
brother, N. D. Harris, ox Hurdle
Mills; two sisters, Mrs. J. R. Sims,
of Durham and Mrs. J. J. Lawson.
of Durham. ? Greensboro News.
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Bethel Girls Defeat
Cluster Springs 21-4
Last Tuesday Bethel Hill girls'
basketball team won its first high
school contest this season by de
feating Cluster Springs high sextet by
the score of 21-4.
The Hightoppers got a good start
at the beginning of the game and
at the end of the half was leading
17-0. Coach Cannon used every
player on his squad during this
lame, and it was in the last quar
ter that Cluster Springs scored.
Reaves and Baas played best for
Cluster Springs, while Wrenn scor
ing thirteen points was the offen
sive star for the Hilltop pers.
Bethel Hill boys, after having
completed a successful football sea
son, started basketball practice this
week. Fifteen, boys answered the
call for the first practice, among
whom Day and Brandon are the
only lettermen from last year's
squad.
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Kiwanis Club Hears
Judge L. M. Carlton
At the regular weekly meeting
last Monday evening the speaker
of the evening was Judge L. M.
Carlton who discussed the marve
lous development of our country in
the past hundred and fifty years.
"The framers of our constitution
must have been in ideas and prin
ciples good Klwanians. They were
the builders of a great and pros
perous commonwealth. But in the :
past two decades departure from ?
fundamental principles has caused
decay, (allure, distress and almost
anarchy. The people of the nation
have become confused and con
founded as were the builders of the
Tower of Babel. But now there is
a dawn of a new and brighter era,
? "new deal" under the fearless and
peerless leadership of Franklin D.
I Roosevelt. Klwanis will have its
proper place in this reconstruction,"
he said. Judge Carlton also touch
ed upon local needs and activities
of the club.
As a surprise guest, B. B. Knight,
chairman of program committee,
presented Miss Ruth Starling of
the Bethel Hill High School faculty, |
who rendered in her usual pleasing
and charming manner several vocal
selections. Among them were, John
Teel; Charlie, My Darling and No.
John No.
Sam Merritt, chairman of char- j
ter and ladies night program, an- 1 '
nounced that preparations for a <
most enjoyable evening Friday, Dec. . I
8, were progressing nicely. An un- ; I
ually large attendance from other
clubs is expected. i|
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Providence Farmers
To Build Club House, I
The Providence farmers, at a spe- 1
rial meeting last Friday night, voted j
to construct a Community Club
house in that community. This ac
tivity has been discussed for sever
al meetings and last Friday night
the loe* were contributed and $37
raised to buy a part of the con
struction material. This club house
will be built by the Providence
Farmers Club.
C. W. Tilson, manager of the
Durham Farmers Exchange, was a
guest at the meeting and explained
the purpose and organization of
the Five County Farmers Exchange,
j J. H. Shotwell was elected to repre
sent the Providence farmers on a
county board of directors.
The next regular meeting of tin
club wil be held Friday night, Dec. |
8 at 7 o'clock at Luther Whitt's.
Every interested farmer in the com
munity is urged to attend.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our most sin
cere thanks and appreciation to
our many friends for every act of
kindness and comfort shown us
during our sad bereavement. May
God bless each and every one of
you and breathe into your bosoms
peace and cheerful resignation.
John L. Gentry and family.
SALE OF DRESSES
All Fall Dresse* Must Move Out
Every dress that has been
in stock over one week is in
cluded in this Sale.
One group thatr were $3.95,
and some up to $6.75, now
$2.95
One group that were $4.95,
and some up to $7.75, now
$3.95
One group that were $5.95,
and some up to $7,95, now
$4.95
One group that were $7.95,
and $8.95, now $6.95.
One group that were $11.95
and $12.95, now $9.95.
One group that were $16.85
to $19.95> now $14.95.
Practically all these dresses
are new styles bought this
season and originally marked
at extremely low prices. But
they have been in stock long
enough. You have never seen new and stylish
dresses at lower prices than these. Our loss on
these means a saving to you. Come early and
make your selection.
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Coat Prices Reduced
Substantial reductions have been made in
the price of every coat in our stock. After
Christmas prices right in the midst of the sea
son. They, too, will move quickly at the prices
we are offering.
HARRIS 6- BURNS
ROXRORO'S REST STORE
Where Cash Really Ruys For Less
Ford V 8 Truck
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BREAKS RECORDS FROM
COAST-TO-COAST
BEATS
FASTEST
TRAIN TIME
from Atlantic
City to Los
Angeles
HERE S proof of the speed, re
liability and -economy of the
Ford V-8 Truck. Not vague
claims or sales ballyhoo, but a
definite record of performance. A
record that counts double because It
was made in the face of ice and snow
and the hazards of winter. Here are
the exact facts and figures ?
Left Atlantic CUg (iV. jr.) 12.01
A. W., 3 fond aff, November 20
Arrived Lorn Angele * (Cat.)
at 8x13 P. M., Wednesday,
November 22.
Think of it I Across the country in
less than three days in a Ford \-8
Truck. Over hills and mountains ?
across prairies? through
desert sands at an average
9peed of 41.3 miles an hour.
' V*8
Transcontinental Freighter
ATIAMTK C/TY TO tOSAMGtUS
Faster time from Atlantic City to Los
Angeles, by many hours, than is
made by the fastest trains!
This was a Standard 1^4 -ton Ford
V-8 Panel Truck, with 131 ^4 -inch
wheelbase. It carried a full load and
four passengers. Three were drivers
who alternated day and night at the
wheel. The fourth was the official
observer of the Keystone Automobile
Club who certified the run.
Weeks of the tonghest kind of
driving were crowded into a few days
? it was a test that few trucks could
stand or dare to make? but the Ford
V-8 Track came through with
one of the greatest perform*
ance records of all time.
2945 MILES IN 71 HOURS,
12 MINUTES, SO SECONDS
NOT A PENNY FOR REPAIRS
'
OIL CONSUMPTION 5 QUARTS
IN 2945 MILES
Before this run was started ,
the engine in this Ford V-8
Truck made an endurance
record of 700 miles in 24
hours* continuous driving
LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. It
used no lubricants , no water ,
and only one quart of oil.
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