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*TFbe Family News paper, with some thing for every member of the family. , ESTABLISHED 1881. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BE NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT A&ID OWNERSHIP FOR 48 YEARS. J. w. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HolE FIJtST, ABROAD NfXT W-M PER YEAR IN ADV ANCE. VOL. LI. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1934. NO. 7. Austria's*Government Totters As Socialists Repel Loyalist Attack afc " - Jubilant Socialists, Holding Strategic Position, Report ed Preparing For Offen sive At yienna TIDE OF BATTLE NOW HANGING IN BALANCE Vienna, Feb. 14.?Frenzied Social is forces battled loyalist troops and standstill in the battle tg of Vienna through night of fiorror as Austria Its third day of revolu-; ernment's position grew ecarious hourly as smash by their combined Heim ' police and army forces failed to <jueU the Socialist rebellion ex teiding through the length and kreadth of the war-torn nation. Loyal defenders kept at their guns despite more than 48 hours with li'tle or no sleep. The total loyalist forces in the capital num bered only 25,000, including raw vol unteers thrown intio the breach in a futie attempt to'Overwhelm swiftly the dogged Socialist strongholds. Rebels Well Armed. These men. better equipped; but gTeatly outnumbered, fought sepa-l rated rebel forces estimated at 100,-1 0007-hjmbers of the Socialist Schutz-1 bund semi-military organization. | The rebels seemed to have an un-1 limited supply of ammunition, as well as rifles, njachine guns and some artillery. Their shock- troops carried bombs and hand grenades, which they used with deadly effect ! Loyalist offensives were repulsed I in half a dozen sectors during the night, and as morning neared the Socialists still held many large and small apartment blocks where work ers were housed under the ousted Socialist regime in Vienna. These buildings are newly-built, modern istic aparents, many housing thou sands Of ' workers. The Socialists joyously hailed their successes and, proceeded to puh the attack as the tired, jaded loyalists fought to hold their ground The tide of battle hung in the bal-1 ance as dawn approached. Women and Children Wcmen and children were report' ed among non-combatants killed .during the civil warfare which has ?lufned. ..countless buildings in and arourfcT the Capital and through the countryside. Unofficial casualties remained in the vicinity of 1.000 dead, despite -wild rumors of thousands slain and wounded. The government estimates were far smaller, listing only 12 po lice killed, and 123- civilians?but these admittedly were only persons %ho died in Vienna hospitas. sides took oft their dead nndVdyin# secretly to prevent the feppibfe totals becoming known and Hpstiimaging supporters' on either ? Rival Claims'. - outcome of the fighting in provinces remained uncertain, both sidegMlalming victories Ja and around capital of Up per'Austria. ananSraz and Steyr. The government Issued a com munique announcing that 24 pris oners ? would be court-martialed .forthwith at Oraz. and 17 at Styr. Scores of hangings are to 'occur tbroughuot the country the rest ot this week. FVice-Chancellor Emit commanding part of the de utyxs in Vienna, announced in nation-wide broadcast. All mem of the rebel Schutzbund will CContmued on page eight) ,KK A"? ABOAHAM UMCOLH "wSttE AUVt ToMY I tfT HE VWOvLO AM.EE ?TVAT You CAUT BEAT 4U YttE. "TRAlttS "To AU- OF tv? CfcOSSIUGS ALL OF THE "TIM?* Oxford Physician Hurt In Accident Dr. W. N. Thomas Suffers Internal And Other Injuries In eresh Ne->r Berea Sunday Oxford. Feb. 11.?Dr. W. N. Thom as, Oxford physician, is in Brant wood hospital as result of injuries sustained this morning in an auto mobile accident near Berea. To night he was reported -as -well as could be expected. ? Attending physicians stated that Dr. Thomas suffered a fractured right keee cap, a cut near his left ! eye which require4 fou? stitches to [ close, a broken tooth, stfverjil bruis es and slight cuts and internal in juries about the chest: He was' ' brought to the hospital by Neal Wil i liford, whose home Dr. Thomas had ? i visited Just a few minutes before [ the accdlent, to see a patient. A Negro, whose name could not I be learned and driver of the other 1 automobile, is said to have suffered a broken pelvis and several slight cuts and bruises. The accident occurred, according ! to reports, .when the two automo I biles meeting each other skidded, causing a collision. Both cars suf fered much damage. The "road was covered with ice and it was raining.., Kiwanis Club Hears Its Lieut-Governor Chosing as his subject "Kiwanis Education." William Medford, Ox ford, Lieut. Governor of Imperial Fifth District Kiwanis Internation al. at the weekly meeting of Rox-j boro Kiwanis club last night in . ar^rififri Ahat ad higher q forcq to newer and higher objec tives." He enumerated the- funda mentals of Kiwanis as things which we have known all our lives ?but which we use to make a suc 1. Integrity?the corner stone of Kiwanis.. 2. Faith?to carry through ob jectives in ourselves, club, com munity. 3. Industry?learning about the other fellow's business and indus try. 4. Vision?without this our clubs, community and nations perish. 5. Thrift?the hardest thing is to save. These together with interest in feHovfman, underprivileged chil dren ahd friendly relations with our fellowman were the true fundamen tals of Kiwanis. he said. Judge James R. Patton. Durham, candidate for Solicitor of this dis trict also made a short talk. Other visitors who made short talks were WIU Hicks and Ed Coble. Oxford, and Rev. Virgil E. Duncan. ' ? o '? ' I WITH ROOSEVELT New York, Feb. 12.?Clarence D. Chamberlain, transatlantic airman and former Army, pilot, today went to the defense of the President's cancellation of air mall contracts, and denounced "Growlers with per sonal axes to grind." In a telegram to the White House, Chamberlain said: "Most all individual pilots In this eountry salute your characteristic firm stand. "Your action will In no sense wreck anything.. Bather. It will help bring about Immediate healthy benefit to everyone in flying. "Mr. President, many of us also have worked hard for the develop ment ef flying in America. And a tew growlers with personal axes to grind cannot assume to speak for the thousands of most individual airmen. "Most of us believe that under your inspired leadership the aero nautical Industry #111 at.last really begin to develop in America." ?o i Important! Dr. Virginia Green, Chiropractic, wishes to announce the opening of a downtown office In the rear of C. A. Oreen's Jewelry Store. Office hours: Tuesday. Thursday, and Sat urday?10 A M . to 5 P . M Po*truster Improving Mr. A. P Clayton, the popular and efficient postmaster here, who has been confined to his room for hi past several days 1* improving and hopes to be at his office again soon. MOXLEY ARNOLD ACCIDENT VICTIM Assistant Dean Of Mathematics At Duke I niverstty Suceumbs To Injuries > Durham, Feb. 13,?Dean Moxlej Arnold, 36, assistant dean and ad' visor to the freshman class at Duke University since 1826, died at Duke hospital at 5:30 this faternoon from a hemorrhage of the brain caused by an automobile mishap last night. Mr. Arnold. Miss Janet 8mlth of Durham, and Prof, and Mrs. Bryan Bolich of Duke, were returning from a" Junior League play In Ral eigh when Miss Smith, blinded by the glare of light from an approach ing automobile, jammed- her brakes suddenly throwing Arnold against the windshield. tils lip was cut and bled slightly bat neither he nor his companions considered his injury serious. He went to the hospital for treatment. A nurse suggested that he remain for the night. About daybreak he went into a coma and never regain consciousness. w Physicians attributed death to a cerebral injury Induced bjf the jolt. Mr. And Mrs. Long Return to Roxbcro Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Long return ed home yesterday morning. Mr. Long has been at Briarcliff Manor, taking the rest cure for the past several weeks, and his friends will rejoice to know that he is very, much Improved. ? I Founders Day To'Be j Observed By P. T. A. : Founder's Day will be observed at he February meeting of the P. T. A. in Monday the nineteenth, at 3:30 ?. M? in the Central School. Please j note the dater the hour, and the jlace. and plan to be present.. Mouth Health Survey To Be Made In Schools Roxboro Dentists Will Visit City And County School * On 20th And 22nd DENTISTS WILL VISIT ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Members of the North, Carolina Dental Society will make a Modth Health Survey of the public ''schools of the State on Tuesday, February 30th, and Thursday, February 22nd. These gentlemen are giving their time without any remuneration but1 as their contribution toward im proving the health conditions of our children. It is expected that 700 'dentists will visit the schools on these two days and during this time they will inspect the mouths of at least two hundred thousand children for den* tal defects.. This is the greatest' concerted effort ever to be under taken in two day's time in the health annals of the state. It is reported that undernourish ment ranks first in- the physical de fects of our school children, and in asmuch as undernourishment is re flected in the mouth of thp child by improper development of the teeth, the dentist has an unusual opportunity to find if this is true. If the child is found to have den tal defects, the parent will be noti fied of such conditions. It is hoped that they will take the child to their regular dentist and have these conditions corrected. This survey will be conducted^ in city and county schools of person County by Doctors R. E. Long, J. D Bradsher and J. T. Hughes, who will be out of their office on these two days. -MM Tobacco Brings Highest Prices Since 1929 Crop 'Cool Knights' Pre f en ted for Gym Fund Under the capable direction of -Miss Elizabeth Fuller, a three- act comedy of college life, "Cool Knights." was presented In the Rox boro High School auditorium. Th" proceeds of this pfay will go toward the building of a high schooj, gym-; nas'.um. The cast of the play was! made up ef local people with Miss Winnie Wilburn taking the leading role with Jake Taylor. These were assisted by a capable cast of other I local young men and young] ladles: the choruses were made up of high school and grammar school j young misses. The highlights of! the evening's entertainment were Edgar Masten as the blackface comedlkn. Miss Texys Morris as the college "Tomboy" and Coach Jones as "Percy," mother's little sweet boy. A unique feature of the pro gram was the reunion of the class of 1890; Mrs. A. F. Nichols presided as preisdent; she was assisted by Mesdames R. L. Wilburn. C. C. Critcher. F. O. Capver. J. Y. Blanks, H. K. Sanders, 'and C. A. Wright. These ladies carried out the styles of that other day in fine manner. Solo parts were taken by Miss Louise Hassan, accompanied by the choruses of girls, and E. N. Jones; who sang "I Have Fifty-Seven Va rieties Of Sweethearts." Between acts a variety of specialties were J given. ? Tnh? cco Market Will Close. On The 28th Of This Month Clotirg Dote Changed From 23rd So That Growers May Have More Time To Get It Ready Although originally sst for. the twenty-third, the closing date for th's market has bden moved to the twenty-eighth of February. Since Christmas sales have been light, a little tobacco coming onto the mar ket each week. However the prices have held up remarkably well since the holidays. They have been Just as good. If not better than they were around Thanksgiving, and certainly they have been much better than they were for the Jjji days preced ing the Christmas holidays There fc. very little tobacco left in this section, but In order to give even* rg a chance to get what he has left shape for the market, the closing date has been changed to the tweny etghth of this month. Estimate 1933 Average Is $16.10; Total Crop Value Exceeds 80 Millions North Carolina,sold its 1933 to bacco- crop for the highest Iprlce since 1929. Officials' figures made public yes terday by the State-Federal Crop Reporting Sendee placed the aver age price at 416.10. The 1929 aver age was $18.30. The 1933 crop, although not en tirely marketed, wasg >ven" an esti mated total value of 583,553,000. e gain of $48,280,000 over the $35,273, 000 relaized from the 1932 crop. With 509,060,354 pounds of the es timated 1933 production of 518,522, 000 pounds marketed through Jan uary, the crop already has brought in approximately $81,296,000, the re port revealed. Higher Average. The average price paid through January was $15.97 a hundred, as compared to $12.03 for the 1932 crop marketed through the same period a year ago. The report es timated the yearly average for 1933 would be $16.16 a hundred as com pared with $12 the previous year. The estimated 1933 production represented an increase of 76.5 per cent over the 1932 crop which to taled 293.694,000 pounds, the report said. This tremendous gain was at tributed in the main to a 43 per cent Increase in acreage planted and a marked Improvement in the yield per acre. The estimated yield an acres was placed at 770 pounds, which was 146 pcunds an acre more than the pre vious season.'. Market sales during January were unusually active this season, the re port declared. Producers' sales last month totaled 36.437,492 pounds at an average of $14.31 n hundred j compared with only 13.007,833 last 5 ear at an average of $8.87. Belt leaders. New brtvht belt markets, which 1 sold 281,059,405 pounds through January an'average of $16.31 a hundred, led the State In poundage, but old bright belt markets with an average at $16.84 a hundred for 154.999.306 pounds, led In price South Carolina belt markets, which closed in November, sold 70, 056.428 pounds at an average of $12.93 while sales on the Ashevllle I burley market through January to italed 2,948315 pounds at an aver age of $9.66 a hundred, j The average prices the previous (Continued on page eight) ISSUES WARNING Judge W. I. Newton, who is tam ed tor his wise decisions and natural ability. This week he served notice that any and ail who were convicted in his court of possessing liquor, or gambling with money paid by the CWA or kindred associations, need expect nothing short of a road sentence. Patrolman Robertson Moved To Durham Mr. Pat Robertson, the state high-1 way guardian for this section, has receiWd orders to transfer from here to Durham. This action will be effective on the fifteenth of Feb ruary. Mr. RoWrtson ?came. to Rox boro to live about two years ago,] making his home with Ma and Mrs. Nat Thompson. Since that time he has lived here, conducting his ufcrk in this section from Roxboro as! headquarters. Not only has he been an efficient Officer, kind and cour teous, but in all'cases firm in the line of his duty; he has endeared himself to the-fpeople of Roxborbt and Person County to much that his departure will be felt as a per sonal loss to all of those who have qfcustamed to call him ? friend. ; Officer Robertson has said that he regrets very much that the "higher-ups" have seen fit to moye him from Roxboro. It was re ported at one time last fall that he was to be transferred, but some of the county officers seemed to take that as a personal affront, because they got together and caiised ? the State Highway Patrol officials to reconsider their- decision; they al lowed him to stay. But this time there does not seem to be any help for it. and we must see him go. This will leave Person County the double loser; we will have no state patroman, and we will have lost a good citizen. a m . ? NEW FIRM OPENS FOR SALE OF 0LDSM0BILE8 Dodd Oldsmobile Co. Opens For Business In Satterfleld Building On Depot Street The Dodd Oldsmobile Company has opened for business In the building on Depot Street formerly occupied by Stewart Motor Com pany. The Oldsmobile is a car that is not new to Person County, but it is one that has not been demon strated to the people of this county in some time. It has always been in the lead of the motor car. world, and with the new improvements it will continue its leadership. Mr. E. D. Dodd is the manager of the new firm, and is a man who knows the automobile business thoroughly. He has gathered a capable force to assist him in this new enterprise, and the only thing that he would like for you to do is to come and ask for a demonstration of this new. finer and better Oldsmobile; he will be only too glad to show yon the only true "Knee-Action," the smoothest ride, the power of an eight with- the economy of a sht cylinder motor. These are only a few of the features of the new car. Drop by to see the manager and he will show you the others. P. T. A. Selling Ticket# For Tomorrow'# Show "The P. T. A. is selling tickets for "Alice In Wonderland" Thursday. Feb 15th. Buy your tickets from them and help a worthy cause Hours of show. 10:30 A. M.. 3 P. M 4 P M? 7 P M? and 9 P M Tickets pn sale at Davis Drug Store and from school children Porous ebonite, made from latex, may be used in the manufacture-?( light rubber board for airplanes. Judge Newton I And Sundry \ Twenty Men Await Death In Chair Largest Group In History Confined To "Death Row" Awaiting Pun ishment For Crime Raleigh, Feb. 13.?For the first time in the history of State's pris on as many as a score of condemn ed .men are on "death row" await ing execution. The recent arrival of three ne groes sentenced in Clinton to be executed March 23 pushed the "Row" population to 20. its highest total for doomed occupants. Warden H. H. Honeycutt said the 16 lower tier cells, usually referred to as the entire "death row," had been filled and four of the "upper tier usually used only for safe keepers of unruly prisoners serving sentenses for less than capital crimes, were in use. "Yek, sir, it's the most we've ever had faging death," he said The latest arrivals were Johnny Hart. Johnny, Johnson and Pres ton Howard, who were convicted of the murder of Howard Jernlgan, a filling station proprietor. None Of the 20 scheduled to die is slated to go to the chair before next month, Theodore CooperJ of Durham being listed for tojWBfton March 2. LINDBERGH GIVEN.. VERBAL SPANKING' FOR HIS PROTEST' '? White House Characterizes ** TflS^irWaftTBiSfiage As Publicity Device , SOME SAY FLIER USED' Washington, Feb. 12.?Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is being "used" by air lines taking advantage of his in fluence with the public. Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, charg ? eri today after Stephen T. Early. White House secretary, had verbally "spanked" the flier for a message to President Roosevelt pro testing against cancellation of air mall con tracts. ? Early, who Is becoming the White House official spanksman, asserted that Lindbergh's protest was de signed for publicity purposes. Norris, referring to the air lines and Lindbergh, said: "They're getting their $250,000 worth now by trying to use his great Influence with the American people to suit their own ends." The Senate air mail hearing brought out recently that Lindbergh received a stock gift of $250,000. in addition to his salary, from air companies with which he is asso ciated. He is chairman of the technical committee of Trans-Con tinental and Western Air Trans port and technical adviser for Pan Amerlean Airways. W?? Individual. Col. Lindbergh Insisted last night that his telegram to President Roo sevelt was sent in his Individual ca pacity and not as an Invitation company official. But Early pointed out that Col. Henry Breckinridge. Lindbergh's at torney, made the telegram public in New York before it was delivered to the White House, and from this in ferred that the objective was pub licity. Mr Rosevelt has long Insisted that courtesy required that no mes sage to a Chief Executive should be madep ubllc by the sender until It has beeh received and tlv recip ient has an opportunity of giving It 'to the press. During the New York city Seabury Investigation, while Mr. Roosevelt was governor, the state house administered a sharp rebuke to a politician who made public a message to the governor before it 'was received. Clara's Beauty Shoppe Presents Extra Special During month of February for first four days-of each week: Scalp Treatment, Shampoo and Finger Wave with Facial, for $1.80. Phone 233. o A teaspoonful of finely chopped parsley makes a very tasty addition to plain Frartch salad dressing, aj especially adapted to any net of | fish. Notifies All Mat to Expect l Wise Utterance Frem A Wise Judge Concerning Those Receiving Aid From CWA WANY ARE RECEIVING MORE FROM CWA THAN JUDGE'S SALARY One of the most wise and eom nendable utteranoes of which we ia.v.e heard in a long time was that sanded down by Judge Newton in his week's session of County Court, rhe utterance to which we have eferecce was his notification to all >nd sundry that hereafter any per on brought Into, fits court and found by the cotJfT gunty of the pos ? ssion of llquA'or of gambling ?vho was receiving his subsistence )r livelihood fflfrn C W A. or any branch of, public relief ae permitted^w escape by payD tine but w^uld be sentenced to w term on th^oads. The judge indl ny person who would funds and convert them liquor or gamble with them de rved no sympathy or consideration any court and would receive from his. In this we heartily Judge Newton further observed that many unintelligent and ignor ant people were receiving from C., W. A. more pay ?per month than he j a as receiving Tor presiding over the { County Court! o- ' ?"? r Chief Oliver Gets Locked In Jail MbAj(ay mornihjt Chief Sam Oliver went ufe Into the jail to see a prisoner kWTArthi4frLong. the jailer, was in a hurry toene down Stairs, and so he decide* that he , found him/Self locked in the Jall hcuse. Just tike anybody else he found it easy to get in the "cooler," but practically impossible to get, out again. After a while. When Mr. Long thought, that Sam had cooled off enough, he went up and re leased him. ' Mr. Oliver, none the worse for his experience, now knows exactly how a prisoner feels when he gets into the jail and cant? get out again. O ; Local Citizen Named State Representative The Coyne Electrical <fe Radio School,,of Chicago, at it's annual meeting appointed Mr. G. C. Dun can, Jr., of Jalong, the state repre sentative for 1934, This honor was conferred upon him In view of the following qualifications. An contin ued success since graduation,. a great loyalty to the school and the industry also a splendid copoeratlon with his fellow graduates. Mr. Dun can completed his practical train ing at Coyne in 1927. We congratulate this fellow citi zen on his achievements and wish him continued success. Ycur Future Made Safe If you will save a small- amount each day in a few years from now when you are in a tough. place you can meet the situation because the nickels and dimes have made you Independent. We have every kind of policy you can think.of to suit your needs. We sell annuities, life Income, term, ordinary life, en dowment. and all kinds of Insurance. We will look over your Insurance and see if you need to change any policy for a new form of insurance. It might be that you have not changed the beneficiary on your pol icy. as It should be. Perhaps you would like leave your insurance on a monthly income plan for the education of the children. In fact, anything that we can do to help you wlll<not obligate you in the least. Our service is always free to you. KNIGHT'S IN8URANCE AGENCT Bethel HiU Boys Win -ners of Point Contest Bethel Hill. PebT 12?JOhn Rus sell and James Day have been an nounced as winners of the annual i rit contest sponsored by the local chaRjtar of thr young Tar Heel Parmer*, pfato organisation of vo- ?l caflonal agricultural student. ?? Points are given for the acct pllsftmentt of certain tasks such pruning fruit trees, setting shrubbery, and makini Ruuners-up In the Arthur Wrenn ?**!