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Sell Your TOBACCO In Roxboro "No Better Market In The State" Sell Person County TOBACCO In Person County And We All WU1 Be Benefitted ESTABLISHED MSI. PERSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR SO YEARS. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. LI. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1934. NO. 35. Board of Elections And R. C. Maxwell Count Votes Only Non-Controversal Votes For Clerk Of Court Count - ed. Tally Others Later PROBABLY WITHIN WEEK In the matter of who will be de clared the nominee or Clerk of Court for this County Is yet up In the air; the County board of elec tions, sitting with Mr. R .C. Max well, of the State board of elections, counted the votes here last Wednes day, but only counted those over which there was no controversy, and this count showed for Miss Bradsher 1338, for Brooks 1330. As to the disputed votes, such as ^Republicans voting, school teacher Bvotes?those who do not live and make their permanent home here, and the absentee votes, and all other illegal votes?all of these will be considered at another meeting of the State board of elections. The matter practically rests just as It was. as none of the contested votes were considered. The chair man of the County board of elec tions informs us these matters will be heard some time now soon, prob ably within a week or ten days. W. R. Singleton Crashes Into Tree Near Pittsboro Mr. W jR. Singleton, enfxjute here from his home in Columbia, S. C. to. visit his wife and son, who are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pull lam, skidded off the road near Pittsboro early Fri day morning and suffered severe head Injuries, Mr. Singleton was driving a new Ford V-8 and from indications he apparently lost con trol of the car when It skidded, and crashed Into a tree. Upon exa mination it was found that his skull was fractured. At this writ ing-his-condition is considered ser ious. but with favorable chances to recover. A companion who was with him summoned aid and he was brought to Duke Hospital, Dur ham. His companion suffered a broken arm and several fractured ribs. BRUNSWICK STEW AT BETHEL HILL The people of Bethel Hill Com munity will gather at Bethel Hill High School Saturday afternoon. September 1 at 1 o'clock for an afternoon of fun with a brunswick stew late in the afternoon. ??' Several games will be played by girls, J30xs_and adults. One or two good speakers are expected to be present. Everybody will have a good time. Each person is asked to bring along a spoon. Trays will be furni shed for the stew. ?MR. UMSTEAD IS N. &. W. AGENT Mr. H. L. Umstead has been ap pointed station agent here for the N. and W. Railway Company, fill ing the vacancy caused by the death of the late Mr. O. A. Dun can. Mr. Umstead has been agent at WUlardsville for a number of years, and oomes to Roxboro with the highest recommendations. We are glad to extend the glad hand and trust he will And Roxboro Just to his liking. TONSILS AND ADENOID CLINIC Dr. B. W Fassett of Durham will hold a tonsil and adenoid clinic here at The Hotel Jones on Friday September 7, 1834. Anyone wishing an appointment, please see Mr. E. O.. Long. Mrg. of Hotel Jones at once. Adults and children. Attending' American Legion Convention A large delegation of legionnaires representing the Lester Black well poist of the American Legion from Roxboro attended the anual con vention of the Legion at Greensboro this week. TO WORLD'S FAIR Messrs. B. E. Thomas, George Thomas. Jr., Dan Whitfield, and Cyrus White left this morning for the World's Pair in Chicago Messrs. E. E. Bradsher, E. E. Brad sher, Jr.. Bick Long. Bedford Love. Billy Harris, and D'Arcy Bradsher also left this morning for the Fair. INTERESTING NEWS FROM TIMBERLAKE Rev. B. E. SUnfletd Visits LHt Isabelle Walker, Who Is Much Improved Timberlake, N. C., | Editor Courier: Aug .27, 1934 j Please announce in the columns of your paper that the revival services I for Mt. Tirzah Church will begin the first Sunday night in Septem ; ber, which will be Sept. tod. at 7:00 j o'clock. j Rev. E. W. Elliott of Forest, Va, will preach for us during the week. He is a former Mt. Tirzah boy and lived in that community. During the ministry of Rev. J. E. Underwood in 1888 Bro. Elliott Joined the church and later entered the min-! istry. We will be glad to have him preach for us. A cordial welcome Is give!) to all to be-with us For the benefit of any who are interested. 1 will say that last week. I went to Gastonia to carry Mrs. J Henry Walker and family to see Isabelle Walker. She is the little girl that caused so much talk around Mt. Zion church last year and was carired to Watts Hospital in Dur ham, and later to Gastonia. The authorities at the N. C. Or thopedic Hospital say that Isabel is, steadily improving. There has been a decided improvement in her since I-saw her last Christmas. It will take a long time but the nurses say she will be able to walk again. If any one wants to help her. send any money, etc., to me and I will see that she gets it. She will need money to buy certain little things ' at the hospital. ? .. j - - Sincerely, B. E. Stanfleld. -o TOBACCO IS HIGH I visited the tobacco market Mon day! at Lake Cit$, S. C- and brought some samples home with me. It was selling as high as 85c per pound. If you have any tobacco I would advise you to take out some insur ance on it. If you want to see these samples and find out what IJearned I will be glad to see you. I handle all kinds of insurance. Agents: B. B. Knight, G. C. Dav ldaon. Irving OUriant, H. L. Cooley, E. N. Jones. >v KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY ?4?- o RETURNS HOME Mrs. J. A. Beam, who has .spent the summer on the wing, as she says, from New York to the South ern states, has returned home and will be ready to take up her work at Bethel Hill School when it opens next week. Bethel Hill is a great school, but it would not be complete without Mrs. Beam. ' o TORNADO HITS Barns, Packs Houses, Church Razed; No Casualties , Renorted RAINFALL SETS RECORD Durham. Aug. 29? Reaching alarming proportions, a late sum-1 mer rain, hall and wind storm struck. Durham and the northeastern sec tion of the county yesterday morn ing at 9:10 o'clock and raged In cessantly for 50 minutes, leaving In' Its wake damage that will run Into thousands of dollars. The heavy rain and wind not on ly leveled com and tobacco ' fields throughout the county, but demol-1 ished the Roberson's Grove Church and pack houses and tobacco bams In that vicinity. The elements combined simultan eously to give Durham county one of Its worst storms In several years. 1 Some people said the rain assumed I cloudburst proportions. j The city escaped the full foroe of the storm, vut was delu ged by a cloudburst which Jammed storm sewers, caved In sidewalks and flooded the lowlands. John Suggs; weather statistician, reported the rainfall measured 1.95 Inches In less than 80 minutes, the | heaviest In the history of the city water department. Total precipita tion for the 50 minutes was 2.27, which also Is considered *a new (record. CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STARTS SUNDAY, SEP. 2 Ca-Vel Nine AnA^ Durham Bulls Will Play First Gmm Sunday In Durham Beginning next Sunday Ca-Vel and the Durham Bulls will meet at El Toro Park in Durham in the first of a five game series for the championship of the Central State League. They will alternate, the first game being played in .Durham on Sunday and the second being played here on the following Satur day and so on, until the series is ended. All Saturday games will be played on the Ca-Vel field and all Sunday games will be played at El Toro Park in Durham. Ca-Vel will meet Thomas-Quickel on the Jalong field .Saturday after noon September 1, at 3:30 P. M.( please note that they will meet on the field at Jalong. Mfwjii PUSSES FRIDAY Prominent Farmer Of Rose ville Died Friday After A Stroke Of Paralysis Mr. Will Wrenn, prominent far mer of the Roseville community, died last Friday afternoon about 6:00 following a stroke of paraly sis suffered earlier in the day. Mr. Wrenn was first stricken last April and for a long time he was criti cally ill. After spending some time in bed, he rallied and had been able to be up until the stroke Fri day. He had been well enough ear lier in the week to come to town and attend to some of his affairs, here. Funeral services were conducted from the home oh Saturday after noon at 3:30. His pastor, Rev. R. E. Pittman of the Brooksdale church of which Mr. Wrenn had been a faithful and consistent member yractically all his life, conducted the services, and he was assisted by Rev. E. B. Craven of the Person Circuit. The choir of his church, assisted by some others, sang sev eral of his favorite selections dur ing the service. Pall?bearers were: Messrs. Dameron Long, Jr.. Ralph I. Long. J. A. Hamlin, R. E Crump ton, Alex Wrenn, and R. M. Jack son. Honorary Pall?bearers were: Messrs. J. H. Foushee, J. T. Glenn, A. J Harris, D. S. Ihng. W. .T. Carver, and D. 8. Brooks. The floral?bearers were: May Wrenn, Elbert Wrenn, Maxie Wrenn, Junior Wrenn, Helen Wrenn, Sue Phelps. Elizabeth Wrenn. E. T. Wrenn. Ruby Rim mer, Foy Rimmer, Vera Rimmer, Lois Hamlin, Eleanor Hamlin. Ira Pleasants, and Ethel Pleasants. Mr. Wrenn is survived by seven children, four sons and three dau ghters. They are: Weldon. Estee. Vance and Boone Wrenn, Mrs. S. T. Wrenn. and Miss May Llcryd Wrenn pf Roxboro R. 1., and Mrs. E. E. Phelps of Hurdle Mills, R. 2. immediately ^following the fun eral burial was made In the Wrenn family cemetery. REPORT JEFFRESS ON THE UPGRADE Greensboro, Aug. 38.?Edwin B. Jecress. chairman of the State Highwav arid Public Works Commis sion at St. Leo's Hospital; since noon Sunday as a result of- a stroke of paralysis which he sustained Sun day morning was "on the upgrade" tonight. About noen-todav a decline In the condition of Mr. Jeffress was observed, but late In the day he rallied perceptibly and tonight mem bers of the family and friends were mor8 hopeful. Dr. C. C. Coleman and Dr. Free man. specialists, of Richmond. Va., arrived In the city today and they have been in consultation with Dr. Ralph E. Dees and Dr. Rigdon O. Lees, attending physicians^ at St. Leo's Hospital. o Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Perkins an-l nounces the birth of a son, Benja min David, born on Friday, Au gust 34th, Weighing eight pounds. Mother and baby both getting on nioely. The Home Culture of Rosea, Ex tension Circular 300; may be obtain ed free of charge from State College by addressing a card to the Agri cultural Editor. NARY ELIZABETH SANDERS NANED "MISS ROXBORO" Many Beautiful Girls Pre sented In American Legion Pageant Held Here The American Legion, In collobo ration with various business houses of Roxboro, and under the direction of Mrs. Wallace Harris, presented last Thursday night at the Palace Theatre a Beauty Pageant to select "Miss Roxboro" to represent the Lester Blackwell Post of the Amer ican Legion in the state-wide beauty j contest to be held in Greensboro i the first of this week at the State Convention. Twenty-seven of the i town and county's most beautiful girls were presented in the elimina tion contest. The judges had a most difficult task in picking one out ofj that group as the most beautiful, but after a close race Miss Mary Elizabeth Sanders, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Sanders of this city, was selected as the winner and decorated as "Miss Roxboro." Those who partlcijiated were: I Misses Mary Sue Whitt, Marie Spen cer, Ida Winstead, Evelyn Mitchell, Anette Cushwa, Hazel Berry. Chris tine Long, Katherine Winstead, Mary Elizabeth Sanders, Helen Mor ton. Rachel Bradsher, Luna Day, Ernestine Wilkerson, Winnie Wil burn, Dorothy Riley, Nell Wagstaff, Elizabeth Pillliam, Mildred Woody, Helen Wagstaff, Suzanne Winstead, Rose Ellen Woods, Margaret Han nah Critcher, Annie Long Bradsher, Lucille Long, and Virginia Whltten, and Mrs. Louise Walker and Mrs. Phyllis Walker. Miss Mary Worley of Raleigh, special dancer, present ed several number in tap and toe dancing. o PRICES FOR GOOD E GRADE TOBACCO HIGHER FOR DAY; Deliveries For The Day Heav ier On Markets In Eastern North Carolina AVERAGE IS PLEASING Raleigh, Aug 28.?Prices for the better grades of tobacco were repor- 1 ted> slightly higher today on eastern Carolina markets. Deliveries were heavier, most of the markets receiving the largest quantity since' the season opened.; Around 800,000 pounds were of- i fered at Wilson and about 600,000 pounds at Rocky Mount. Each re ported some improvement in prices, | but at Wilson change in the av erage price paid was looked for as the general quality of the offerings was lower. The average at Rocky Mount reached a new high for the season yesterday when 406,498 pounds were sold at an average of $28.55 a hun dred pounds. Rain No Damper Wendell, Aug. 28?Darkened skies and rain that fell almost steadily ali morning failed-to cast much of a damper on the spirits of farmers selling their tobacco in the three warehouses here today. Around 75,000 pounds of tobacco was pn the floor and it appeared that Monday's average of $27.77 per hundred pounds for the 102,570 pounds sold would be equalled or bettered. No Tag Turned Smlthfleld, Aug 28.?Upwards of 125,000 pounds of tobacco was on the floors of the warehouses here today and indications were prices would equal those of yesterday when the "veed sold from $10 to $50 per hundred pounds, for an aver age of $28.40. Sales yesterday totalled 153.480 pounds and it was said not a single tag was turned. - No rain fell here during the morning and there was much ac tivity in evidence at the three warehouses. FOR RENT Modern Dwelltn*. Fire rooms, bath and |MH?. Duktble location. PRESTON 9ATTERFIFXD PROMI N E N T OXFORD MEN DIE IN CRASH Car In Which "They Were Riding Sideswipes Big Moving Van, Re sulting In Instant Death Henderson, Aug- 24.?Cameron C. Henderson, Oxford department store manager, and Henry B. Cooper, of Oxford, son of a prominent Hender son family, were Instantly killed near here last night when their car and a motor lines van sideswiped, overturning the larger machine against a fill. Cooper was a son-in-law of J. : Bailey Owen, banker and retired capitalist of Henderson. His com panion was manager of the Leggett department store at Oxford. Both were about 30 years old. , Cooper, owner of the Cooper Ford , company at Oxford, is survived by his widow and a'small son. I (Mr. Cooper was also owner of the Roxboro Motor Co. of Roxboro, ; and, was well known here.?Ed.) , o HOLINESS YOUTH STILL IN DANGER < Doctors Say Boy With Infect ed Leg Has Even Chance To Survive Poison , Fort Payne, Ala., Aug. 28.?Wal lace Doyle Shiarp, Jr., denied medi can treatment for a badly-infected leg for two weeks because of his_ family's Holiness faith in the heal ing power of prayer alone, smiled weakly and played with his marbles tonight as he continued* a stubborn fight for his life. Dr. W. T. Miller said the pale, thin, 8-year-old lad was doing "as well as could be expected "under the circumstance" following an opera tion in which pus was drained frcm the infected leg last night. The boy's family, reluctantly agreed to the operation^ Dr. Mil ler and Dr. A. W'Rawls, Gadsden surgeon, after Circuit'Jfadge A. E. Hawkins had threspned (murder prosecution if Wallace Doyle should die from lack of medical attention. Into Silent Shell. The family, basking in the light of publicity with fellow "Holy Rollers" since aroushd citizens started proceedings to force medical attention for the lad, drew into a silent shell late today. Newsreel men invaded Fort Payne but were brusquely' turned away ,by the father of the sick lad, Doyle Sharp. -29-year-old lumber mi 11 worker. Newspapermen visited the home with Dr. Miller today, but were denied admittance later. " ],' "Grandma" Pearl Sharp barred the door and said""no more news papermen. And-1 Won't answer your questions because .you'll Just put lies in the papers." _, The boy cried and complained of "my sore leg" when Dr. Miller dress ed it today.. His fever had receded to 99 degrees. He appeared listless; and his only activity was playing with a sack of marbls as he lay on his back in bed. The overall-dressed father sat on his son's bed. "We've both been counting these marbles all day and haven t counted the same number yet," he smiled. o WELL BABY CLINICr One of the Interesting works done In connection with the health department Is the Well Baby clinic at High Plains school conducted the last Friday in each month. These mothers are particularly Interested in their babies and this course, of study appeals to them in every way. We are proud of our clinic. Friday of this-week at i p. m. will be the clinic hour. ?Ruth M. O'Briant. Return From Georgia Mr. and-Mrs. H. W. WInstead have : returned frem Tifton, Qa? where Mr. Wlnstead has been engaged in I, thrf tobacco business during the , season. BRUNSWICK STEW The Sunday school class of which i K. L. Street is teacher, enjoyed a < brunswlck stew at Mr. Street's home , on Friday'night. The affair was at- | tended by more than 40 guests and members. t LABOR DAY ' Monday, September 3, Labor* Day. i Is a legal holiday on the banking i calendar. The Peoples Bank will < observe this holiday and will not be i open for business on that day. n Seven Criminally Insane Break From Hospital OAK GROVE LADIES SERVE KIWANIANS rhre? New Nembers Welcomed By Robert P. Barns; Program In Charge Of Mr. Carrier summer policy of meeting in the various communities of the county last Monday night when it met with the ladies of Oak Gfrove Church. Under "the spreading oaks of the church lawn the ladies had prepar ed a very bountiful supper, to which the members and guests did full benefit. After the supper President Baxter Mangum called on Robert Burns to say a few words of wol- \ come to the new members, Messrs. Joe Parrel], William Warren, and rhomas Hamilton. Mr. Burns talk ed interestingly to them and to the ethers for a few minutes cm the Ideals of Kiwanis. its motto, and what the local club was trying to do to build Roxboro and Person Coun ty into a great center of industrial ind agricultural activity. President! Mangum also added his words of welcome to the new members .after which he turned the program over :o George Currier who said that al though he had become accustomed to welcoming "twins'' it was quite jeyond him to greet "triplets." Miss Mxna. Belle Crowder, in a few well chosen-words expressed thanks to the club for coming and also appre-1 nation for what it was trying to do: n building up the town and coun- | ;y. Several visitors were present;j the club is alwrys glad to welcome j visitors to its meetings. TUXEDO BILLIARD PARLOR MOVED The Tuxedo Billiard Parlor, which has been located in the Walker building on North Main Street, has moved into new quarters -in, the basement of Wilburn and Satter Beld's. The building is mot quite completed, and the billiard parlor will be ready for business in about ten days. ROXBORO VISITOR Mr. Eddie Hill, who will be pleasantly remembered by many here, spent the week-end .with friends in Roxboro. Mr. Hill was for several years secretary and' treasurer of the A. T. Baker Com- j pany, now the Oqllins and Aikman bcrp., and "he and his good wife | were active in the business, reli gious and social life of our town.1 They are now making their home in La Prance, S. C. o PICK MISS COBB FOB COMMITTEE Morganton Newspaper Wo man Is Chosen By Demo cratic State Body Raleigh, N. C. Aug. 28?Beatrice Cobb. Marganton newspaper wo man is North Carolina's new Demo-! cratio national committee-wbman. j Miss Cobb was elected on the' third ballot last night by the state executive committee, from- a field! of four candidates. The contest; was between her anl Mrs. Marshall, Williams of Faison after the second ballot. The final -vote was: Miss Cobb, 38; Mrs. Williams, 58. Mrs. E. L. McKee of Sylva re ceived five votes on the first bal lot. Mary Henderson "of - Chapel Hill received 36 votes on the first ballot and 31 on the second, when her name was withdrawn. Miss Cobb succeeds Mrs. T. Pal mer jerman, of Raleigh, who resig ned. The committee again selected J. Wallace Winborne, of Marion, as its chairman. Miss Cobb has served for the past 12 years as secretary of the North Carolina Press association and was i delegate to the put three na tional Democratic conventions. 1 Governor Ehflnghaus, addressing he committee, briefly, said his ad ministration Is striving to give the date "a frugal, an honest and an efficient conduct of governmental tffalrs and to provide for the citl genship of "North Carolina a falr( leal at the hands of those dealing with the dtiaenshlp in public utili ties and other ways. - I State Hospital Inmates Over power Guards, Take Keys And Unlock Doors MURDERER IN GROUP Raleigh, Aug. 29.?Seven men who overpowered two guards on the crim inlaly Insane ward at the State Hos pital shortly after midnight th's morning were still at large at 2:30 this morning despite or. widespread search instituted by. Raleigh police for the escapees. The alarm went out over the po lice radio. Best known of the escapees was Ed Deaver. Columbus county man who killed an aged white man of that section following an argument ov^r a watermelon. Deaver, senten ced to death, was saved from the death chair on grounds that he was insane. His sentence was com muted to life imprisonment. Take Gaurds Keys. The two guards were not injured. The seven men who overpowered them took tlteir keys and escaped through opened doors. Dr. J. W. Ashby. superintendent of the hospital, said he did not be lieve there was much chance of danger from the men. "These crim inally insane men are rather over rated so far as danger is concern ed," he said. "I do not want any one to get the idea that they are running around likely to tear things up." Only once before since the crimi nally Insane ward was constructed more than eight years ago have any prisoners escaped from it. Dr. Ash by said. At that time they got on the roof and slid to the ground by drain pipes. Deaver's criminal re cord was the only one available last night. Descriptions of the men were not available immediately. ROTARY MET AT" MILL CREEK CH. The Roxboro Rotary clrb held its meetig last Thursday night at the Mill Creek Baptist church. The ladies of that csurch served the Rotarians and their guests with a most enjoy able picnic supper. Mr. Claude Hall had charge of the program for the evining. He called on Mr. Gordon Hunter, who made a most interesting talk on the his tory of the raising of flue cured to bacco in North Carolina. He also pointed out a number of reasons why the people of Person County should market their tobacco at the Roxboro tobacco - market. Other members of the Rotary cdub made short talks, each expressing a hope that the club would get another in vitation to Mill Creek Baptist church. * , eg s? LOSES BARN Mr. X. T. Stanfleld; who lives on the Roxboro-Leasburg highway, had the misfortune Monday to lose a curing of tobacco by Are. tt la thought that the fire originated when someone fired the flue of the barn to a too great heat, causing the bam Itself to catch and be de stroyed. None of the tobacco was ?saved and the bam burned to the ground. The local Are truck went to the scene of the Are, but very little could be done toward saving anything. . POSTPONED "The lawn party scheduled to be held by tbt\ ladles of the Missionary society of the First Baptist Church of Roxboro has been postponed ow ing to cool weather. Announcement will be made later. FUNERAL HOME Mr j. j. Woody has opened anew funeral home at his residence on south Main "Street. He has com plete new equipment and Is well-' qualified to serve those who have need of his services. AT HOME Dr. Dewey Bradsher, who under went an appendicitis operation at Duke" Hospital several days ago, la recuperating at his home on Da rn arr street. o About half the coffee England consumes comes from the British empire. India has the second largest population in the world, with 35J, 9M.OOO Inhabitants.