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MHPapHpjp ??????ipwpjiipi ESTABLISHED 1UL PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 50 YEARS. The Family News paper, with some thing for every member of the family. MM, J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. * HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT _ $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE, VOL. LI. . ? ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1934. . NO. 30. WALKOUT HALTS LIVESTOCK TRADE IN CHICAGO YARDS Huge Stock Yards In Windy City Paralyzed by Strike of Livestock Handlers' Union HOT WEATHER KILLS THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS Chicago, July 24?The strike which paralyzed business complete ly and caused a sweltering day of misery for a near record herd of live stock threatened to spread to night at Chicago's stock yards. After the Union Stock Yards and ^pansit Company refused to dis phar^: strike breakers, labor lead ers replied with a warning that a general strike of all yard workers would be called if their demands were not met. The big packers said their em ployes were not involved and as serted, that Thomas Devero busi ness agent of the striking Live Stock Handlers' Union, did not pos sess authority to order a general strike. Company officials said the strikers' places would be filled and -every effort made to "keep th? yards," largest in the world, open Chicago and its trade territory was not worried by fear of a meat shortage. Packing house coolers contained a three weeks' supply. But unnumbered live stock died of starvation,, thirst and the 105 degree heat, a new all time high for the city and yards: Government in spectors passed among the pens pis tols in hand destroying other beasts no longer fit for food. About 50.0000 head of the cattle were government owned. They were purchased in the parched prairie States .because there was no water nor fOod for"them there and brought here for quick killing. Instead they faced further agony as they milled about their waterless, unshaded pens through the day. A blazing sun beat down on the crazy-quilt of corrals. Commission men. although prevented by the union adherents from leading any of the suffering animals to a merci ful death in the slaughtering houses filled their drinking troughs and sprayed those which seemed most likely to succumb with hose. Some of the animals, staggering from starvation and weakened bv the heat, were shot down by gov ernment inspectors and hauled away. Federal authorities were urg ed to withhold further consignments of drought-stricken kine. A major portion ?f the thousands of these cattle the government bought had been sent here. Farm Administration in Washington answered the plea by ordering a temporary suspension of the buying of cattle in the arid areas because of the Chicago situ ation and because other markets are 1 'ii yc.sted. ? The National Live Stock Market Win?Tlati?n 'representlnft some 300.000 live stock raisers and feed era, appealed to Washington au thorities to bring about a settle str"te or to at least * to enable a clean up of the suffering stock already in the yards here or en route. The plea J 8. Mohler, chief of rfC^erT^?ClC yardi division 8" DePartment 0f Agri 'Continued on page eight) IN NEW HOME Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stewart have moved Into their handdome new brick bungalow on Lamarr street. There are quite a number of beautiful homes on this street, and Mr. Stewart's is one of the pret Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cheek will occupy the home vacated by Mr. Stewart on Foushee street. AT HOME Mr. O. A. Duncan, who has been a patient at Duke Hospital, Dur , ham, returned home last ^jday and is now recuperating at his home on Lamar Street. RETURNS HOME Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Garrett and Mr:' and Mrs. O. L. Allen have re turned from Virginia Beach where they spent several days last week. BUSINESS VISITOR Mr. Jas. H. Craig, of Philadelphia, president of Somerset Mills, spent several days here last week on busi ness matters pertaining to the mill. All Unemployed Must Re-Register Mr. Harry C. Evans, district representative of. the National Reemployment Service will be in Roxboro at the Court House on Monday, July 30th, from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. to re-register, re new, or make new applications o all unemployed in Person County. Those seeking employ ment will be Interviewed on this date, and thereafter the first Monday of each month unless otherwise notified through the local news agencies. Person and Orange Folks Confab On Road Proposal | Messrs. A. M. Burns, R. L. Harris, |Flem D. Long, Dan Whitfield of .Hurdle Mills and Dr. B. E. Love journeyed over to Hlllsboro Tues day afternoon for a meeting with the Orange County Board of Com 'missioners and other interested cit izens over the proposed road from ; here to Hillsboro via Hurdle Mills. Prom all reports a very enthusias tic meeting was held with everyone being in favor of the proposition. , No definite action was taken at : this meeting, but^it was decided to : ilay the proposal before the State , (Highway Commission in Raleigh at an early date. 10-MONTHS-OLD INFANT DIES Clark Sim Clayton, the infant son of Mr. and Msr. Johnnie Clayton, 1 died at the home of his parents Sunday afternoon at 4:30, from an ? ?illness of only a few days, death being caused from colitis and pneu monia. i The baby is survived by its par ents Mr. and MrS>- Clayton, one r sister, Elizabeth Clayton, two bro thers, Archie and Osie Clayton. Funeral services were conducted 1 fby Rev. C. E. Sullivan on Monday . !With burial following at Stories i Creek Baptist Church, j Pallbearers were: Mack Long, Tal mage Clayton, Luther Clayton and ] Bernice Wrenn. ' | o ' NEW POSTMASTER , 3 Dr. E. J. Tucker received his ( commission last Friday and took charge of the office on Saturday. J Dr. Tucker says there is one regret ) he has about the office, and that is (he can not reward any of his friends Who might want to aid him in the .conduct of the office, as every one connected with it is under civil ser vice. Not that he has any com I plaint to make against any one now 1 I employed in the office, but simply 1 he wishes it was possible to remem- ? ber his friends. ' I atii HERE SUNDAY ! 3 Mr. Basil Watkins of Durham t taught the Kionlan class at the < i First Baptist here Sunday morning, f also made a short and very Interest- t ing talk to the Sunday School dur ing the closing exercises. Mr. Wat kins was bora in Roxboro and lived here for a number of years, and i is always a welcome guest. w VISITS MOUNTAINS i Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hall and fam ily spent the week-end in Western North Carolina. They went by way of chimney Rock, Asheville. Lln ville and Blowing Rock, returning by way of Boone. Mr. Hall said they were having delightful rains in that section every day, and that crops were fine. RAIN AND HAIL FRIDAY NIGHT, Friday night about 8 o'clock there t was a light rain here, while in some sections of the County they had good rains; accompanying the rain was some hail and considerable wind, but no serious damage was doqg. TWIN BOYS BORN Mr. and Mrs George Currier, of I Ca-Vel, are being congratulate^ i upon the birth of twin boy* which i were bora at Watts hospital on ; Tuesday morning at 5:30 o'clock, i I . INCREASE PRICE H FOR WEED IS SEEN Chief Of Tobacco-Section Of AAA Says All Conditions Are Favorable WILL SPEAK . AT - -"L.OXFORD TOMORROW Washington, July 23.?Prospect of Better prices for flue-cured tobacco this season was seen today by J. B. Hutson, chief of the Farm Admin istration's tobacco section. *?: Hutson will speak Thursday at the 13th annual tobacco station field day at Oxford, N. C., and will outline the reasons why he believes the grower may look for better re turns. He cited what he said was an indicated smaller crop, a relatively nigher price level, improved rela tionships between supply and con sumption, and prospects of a con trolled crop and further reductions }f supplies in 1934. "The July 1 estimate of the Crops Reporting Board placed this season's ndicated flue-cured crop at 528T 149.000 pounds," Hutson said. "This s as much below annual world sonsumption as last year's crop was ibove. Reduced acreage, brought ibout through the voluntary cooper itiqn of farmers who signed acre age adjustment contracts, is expect - sd to contribute largely to the flue :ured supply." "Although both domestic and for :ign stocks of flue-cured tobacco ire higher than a year ago, the-crop s enough below that of 1933 to :ause a decrease of approximately 120,000 pounds, or 8 1-2 per cent n the supply. In addition, domes lie consumption is estimated to be omewhat above that of the previous rear, while the decline in foreign jonsumption appears to have been ihecked in some important con iuming countries. Since world con sumption for 1933-34 shows no hange from that of the previous rear, the ratio of supplies to prices las been considerably reduced." MR. HALL ASKS FOR 25c PRICE Mr. C. A. Hall, chairman of the 1. C. Tobacco association, wired Mr. 1. B. Hutson. chief of tobacco sec don, asking for a 25 cent- price igreement on the coming crop. He Hired as follows: ' ". * vfr. J. B. Huston, "hief of Tobacco Section, Washington, D. C. Protracted drought indicates very ;rave shortage in flue curgd tobacco. In view of this shortage we feel hat price agreement should not b': nade too quickly. If price is made we feel that 25 cents per pound or nore should be obtained. C. T. Rail, Chairman. STATEMENT So many Inquiries have come to ne relative to our teacher allotment ttr Allensville High School, 1934 >5, that I make this statement. The Ulensville High School v. as allotted 1 high school teachers and 8 ele nentary teachers for 1934-35. This illotment is the same as of last /ear. and so both the High School ind the Elementary School will be >perated in 1934-35. The High School will, of course, maintain its standard rating. S. O. Wlnstead, Superintendent Person County Schools. Appendicitis Operation Mr. Ivery Pox, son of Mr. and ifrs. E. P. Pox. was operated on 'or appendicitis this morning in iVatts hospital, Durham. He stood he operation all right and his con iition is good. Mru.and Mrs. Pox lave four children and Ivery is the hird to have had such an operation. EASTERN STAR TO MEET THURS. The Order of Eastern 8tar will neet Thursday night. August 3, at 1:30 P. M. All members are urged a be present at this meeting. MTs. E. E. Thomas, Worthy Matron. o ? LOCH LILY CAMP Hie members of the B. Y. P. tJ. of Lamberth Memorial Baptist church spent -three days last "week camping IJ Loch Lily. Mr. A. O. Painter Is president of the Union, and the /oving people report a most enjoy-J ible time. Called to Washington Mr. C. A. Hal], chairman of the. North Carolina Tobacco Association,! was called to Washington to meet( with the executives on Friday ind j discuss the price to be fixed for to bacco the coming season. ALL III HEAT RECORDS CAUSE DEATHS TO MOUNT Chicago And Other Cities Re port Highest Temperatures In Their History 70.0 DEATHS REPORTED The summer's hottest heat wave had caused more than 700 deaths by Tuesday night adding to its vic-| tims yesterday at the rate of ten an hour with no relief in sight. All-time high temperatures were recorded in many cities of the Mid-! west and new, more disastorus esti-| mates of the damage to crops and i live stcok. At 2 p. m.. Central Standard Time, the death total stood at 655 for the 22 states rngst affected. At-8 p. m., it was 719. half of them In Mis-1, souri and Illinois. The Chicago weather bureau re ported the hottest weather ever en dured there?104.8 degrees, official ly 105, at 2:40 p. m. The previous high was_103 in 1903. St. Louis' new high was 110.2 with 29 deaths for Tuesctay and 143 for the season. Qulncy, 111., with 111 had had temperatures above 108 for seven consecutive days, and above 90 for 31 days. All-time new highs reported included Peru, 111., 108; Rockford, 111, 107; Oentralia, .111., Ill; Milwaukee, 105; Ottumwa. Ia., Ill; and Independence, Kas.. 112. The hottest town, officially, was Vlnita in northeast Oklahoma at 117, although more exciting but less1 official reports were numerous. They were topped by a reading of 147 on'. physician's office in Ellis, Kas. Southeastern Nebraska had its tenth day of plus?100 degree heat. In Tulsa. Okla.. the 111 reading was highest since 1932. Yet 50 miles from Denver tour (Continued on page eight) TEN MILLIONS TOR STATE'S FARMERS Roosevelt P r.ojf ram Puts i Handsome Sum In Pockets Of N. C. Agriculturists TOTAL RECEIVED IN ALL OF U. S. WAS $267,562,231 Washington; July 23.?Over $10, 000,000 in cash has been paid . to j North Carolina farmers for cooper ating with the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration, according to. figures released here today by the Department of Agriculture. In addi tion to cash which the Roosevelt farm program has put into the pock ets of Tar Heel farmers, there has been a general upswing of .farm commodity prices, brought about more or less by the cooperation of producers with the AAA lining pro duction with consumption." North Carolina tobacco growers up until June 30 received $5,056,016 in land rental and benefit pay ments. Tar Heel cotton farmers received $3,755,483, and wheat farm ers $37,459.58. In addition to this cotton farmers under the Smith plow-up plan put in operation last Summer have realized a net profit of $1307,716. This makes a grand total of $10,156,675. The cash money received by all farmers in the United States from the AAA totals $267,562,231. This money is raised by processing taxes levied on processors of various farm commodities. BUSINESS AFFAIRS ARE IMPROVING Continued Indication of. a bright ening financial picture throughout the South is contained in the mid year financial statement Just re ported by the company to B. B. Knight,' Pilot Life Insurance com pany general agent locally, showing substantial gains in Insurance in force, surplus and assets for the first half of 1934. Other significant trends reported by President Emry C. Green include policy loans, showing less than half the total for the first half of 1933; loan repayments, more than double the total for the first half of last year. A favorable mortality rate of 49 % was also reported by the company KNIGHT'S INSURANCE AGENCY BAILEY THINKS 25-CENT MINIMUM IS NECESSARY Raleigh, July 24.?Senator Jostah W. Bailey today wired Chester Da vis of the tobacco division of the AAA in Washington, expressing his belief in the imperative need for a 25-cent minimum price for the weed. "With an estimated crop of 350. 00,000 pounds, it will take a mini mum price of 25 cents per pound at least to equal the volume of last year," the senator said. Governor Ehringhaus urged a high price for tobacco in a wire to Mr. Davis yes terday. The wool pool arranged by Coun ty Agent W. B. Collins was parti cipated in by 252 Alleghany sheep growers who sold 18,678 pounds. Exemption Certificates For Non - Signers By II. K. SANDERS Those eligible under the following classes may apply at the County Agent's office for tobacco exemption1 Certificates to be Issued, pursuant to the Kerr-Smith Tobacco Act of' June 28. 1934: 1. former tenants who have reg ularly grown tobacco, and who now own and operate farms. 2. Landowners who have lost their farms through foreclosure since 1920 and who have recently regained them. 3. Tenants who have been com pelled to move from tobacco-produc ing farms and who are now growing tobacco on farms for which no i equitable allotment cap be obtained h under flue-cured contracts. 4. Farmers who have greatly re- : duced the acreage and production | of tobacco since 1929. Jt 5. Other tobacco growers whoj, could not obtain an equitable base under flue-ciired contracts and , whom the committee deems to be i entitled to tax payment warrants. I Those who could have qualified ? under a regular contract, but did 1 not sign, a contract, will not be con sidered. Those who can qualify un der one or more of the above class es should call at the County Agent's office Immediately and file an appll- j cation for allotments without the tax of 25% of the value of tobacco sold. Cotton Exemption Certificates Here There are a few farmers In the county who are growing small acre ages of cotton. As all known, un der the Bankhead Act of Congress, the cotton will be taxed 50% of Its value unless tax exemption certifi cates are secured. > The County Agent has applica tion forms to be filled out by those applying for these exemption cer tificates. and notice Is hereby given to all persons growing cotton this ' vear for sale to make application i Immediately for these Tax Exemp tion Certificates at the County' Agent's office in the courthouse. This must be attended to Imme diately, as It will likely be too late, after August 10th, to file application.] tor these exemption certificates.' They may be all taken up by that i time. , 1 Make Attempt to Offset Bittings' Case Evidence ROTARY HEAD I DETROIT . . . Mr. Robert E. L. Hill (above), of Columbia, Mo., is the' new president of the Rotary Inter-' national for 1934. He was elected to the highest office by 30,000 members j gathered here from all parts of the world. EXPECT LEADERS AT OXFORD'S AN NUAL FIELD DAY Chief Of Tobacco Section And Governor Ehringhaus .Among Those On Program Oxford, July 25.?Prominent agri cultural leaders in the State and na- 1 tion will appear on the program of, the 13th annual field day at the tobacco station of the North Caro-' lina Department of Agriculture at , Oxford on Thursday. Farmers will hear addresses by J. B. Hutson. chief of the tobacco section of the Agricultural Adjust-1 ment Administration, and Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus in the morning. Hie - afternoon will be given to singing and judging contests, ex hibits and field trips. ROTARY CLUB IN REGULAR MEETi Hie Roxboro Rotary Club held its j regular meeting Thursday night at the New Jones Hotel. .After the regular business was finished Mr. J. 1 D. Mangum. Mr. Gordon Hunter,1 and other members of the club made Interesting and helpful talks on what can be done to increase the tobacco sales on the Roxboro market this year. The club decided to accept an in vitation to hold its next meeting at Allensv.Ue at which time the la- ; oies of the Allensville Missionary I Society will serve them a picnic sup Pfh I o ? . .? I ROSE'S 5 AND 10 IS ENLARGING STOREf The rcom formerly occupied by the Corner Barber Shop at comer of Main and Depot streets has been leased by Rose's 5 and 10 Cent Store, and is being remodeled. The front is being changed, and the par tition walls torn out, throwing all Into one large room; new furniture and fixtures will be Installed and when complete will be one of the most attractive, as well as one of the largest store rooms In the town, the changes costing about five thou sand dollars. Mother Of W. G. ' Miller Succumbs Also Not Expected To Lhre 'Through The Day A telegram was received here yes terday morning from Mr. W. O. Miller bringing the sad message tlutt his mother was dead, and that his father was not expected to lite I through the day. Mr. Miller's par-| entli lived at Grafton, W. Va. ? ; J TOO HOT Ramsey, W. J.. July 23.?William Storms, 95 .and Jilted, set Are to his bam. Then he threw his life sav-j lngs. $2,500. to the flames. The deed to his property followed. 8torma then , ran Into the bam. Intending to die The pain was too much. He ran out ?creaming and plunged Into a spring IN HOSPITAL Mr. Numa Edwards, an efficient and popular clerk In the post office . here, is In Wattjs hospital for trwt-i, ment. Ills condition Is improved; and be hopes to be able to return hOhte soon. 1 Delegation Appears Before Gill In Case Of Negro Due To Die Angust 10 ANOTHER HEARING SOON Another step In the battle to save Emanuel "Spice-; Bittings, Person County Negro tenant farmer, from the death chair was taken yesterday in o hearing here before Commis sioner of Paroles Edwin Oill Thompson. Durham'Negro attorney and counsel for Bittings headed a delegation of Pewson County Negroes. Their testimony was offered in an attempt to offset dre^"I0f Bittings' ^ and chil Bittings- wife and children told a stroy which was counter in almost ^1 respects to the story told by Bittings himself. Their stories are regarded as having materially dam aged the Negro's chances for clem ency. . At one point in yesterday's hear ing Thompson charged Commission pI.h, 7lth !ntimida?on of Frank Pettiford, Person County Negro youth, one of the witnesses Mr Gill told Pettiford rather sharply to take is feet off the office wall?which had been cleaned and painted re cently?and Thompson immediately entered his charge that Mr. Gill was attempting to intimidate the wit ness. The Parole Commisisoner then had a chair brought for Pettiford and had his statement taken by a I stenographer. Bittings has told Commissioner Gill that T. M. Clayton, his land lord. threatened him and beat one of the Bittings children just before he shot and killed Clayton. The tes timony of Bittings- wife and chil dren were not to that effect. All of yesterday's evidence was introduced ln an attempt to show that the wife and children may not have been on the best of terms with Bittings and to show that Clayton was a man of violent temper and bad reputation. The evidence also attempted to show that Clayton had immoral relations with Lily May Bittings and that the girl actuallv was not Bittings' daughter. W, c. Clark. Person County Ne gro merchant, and Willie Wade, Ne gro, said they had heard that Clay tcn was a man of violent temper, and Wade said he once had sued Clayton for his share of a crop. Each of them stated that they heard Bit tings' wife state about two weeks following the murder of Clayton that Clayton had threatened Bit tings ans had beat one fothe Bit tings children. B Pettifoed was the only witness who actually stated that he person ally had been threatened by Clay ton. He said that Clayton once ordered him from the Clayton farm at the point of a shotgun. Commissioner GUI said yesterday that another hearing proba b 1 y would be held in the case, with Bittings' wife and children being confronted with the testimony of fered by Pettiford, Wade and Clark The hearing will be held in Ral eigh. Bittings is scheduled to be exe cuted August 10. He is now living under a reprieve -News & Observer KIWANIANS MET AT CONCORD The Roxboro Klwanta Club met on Monday night for Its regular week ly session at the lovely home of SET and Mrs. I. O. Stephens In the Con cord section. The ladies of the Con cord Methodist Church were the Hostesses for the occasion. To only say that they were hostesses would hot do Justice to the bountfiul sup per that was served on the lawn to the members and their guests. It was simply one of the most delight-. * ful meals that it has ever been tht experience of the club torpartake of. After the ideal the program was turned over to Messrs. Bennle Thax ton and Jack Strum who Introduced the guest artists for evening. Mrs. Carrie Bradsher and Mrs. Wheeler Newell These ladles sang several beautiful selections fn their own! lovely way. After a few announce ment the meeting was adjourned Guests for the evening were: Miss Wavacly Thomas. Miss Thelma Rothrock. Mjsi Carrie Bradsher Mrs. Wheeler Newell. Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Carver and Messrs K. 1>. Street. 8. P.Jflcks. Jr.. J. J. Ham brick. J. H. Parrel]. Wm Warren. F. H. MacDonald. Henry S Oliver. Walker Bourne and Oeorge Walker uwl the hosts and horteaaaa. All Job Printing done toy expert workmen?at The Courier shop.