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Sell Your TOBACCO In Roxboro "No Better Market In The State" ESTABLISHED 1881. PEBSON COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOR 50 YEARS. Sell Person County TOBACCO In Person County And We All Wffl Be Benefitted - J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. LI. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1934. NO. 36. Textile Warfare Takes '. - . ? - Violent Turn As Hopes For Peace Are Revived Mill Boors Are Broken Open( At Gastonia, Power Shut Off And Textile Machinery Unbelted SHELBY MAN STABBED IN ROW AT SPINDALE AS WALKOUT SPREADS I WUI ^tenc wsz > Charlotte, Sept. 4.?Violence flared today and more was threatened as adherents of the United Textile Workers of America sought to ex tend the general strike Into every .them cotton mill. Carolinas leaders, their battle to close every mill half won, showed the way as automobile caravans of strikers roared through the country sides, shutting down mill after mill through persuasion or weight of numbers. Eighty thousand of the approxi mately 160,000 workers in the two states watched the battle or turned In themselves to aid organized pic kets. Approximately 250 cotton tex tile and silk mills were closed, with a similar number operating. Georgia also experienced disorder as the union, turning to with a will after the Labor Day lay-off, began its shutdown in that state. Workers in the Macon and Portqpdale plants of the Bibb Mahufadfeftng Corn pay stopped automobiles of office workers, and at Porterdale a crowd of women and children halted a train until they were swept aside by Are hose. Georgia returns Indicated, 21,000 of the stateSs approximately 55,000 workers had joined the movement. Reports from Birmingham and other Alabama mill centers said a third of that states active workers wesre now idle. Fifteen thousand were reported out. The state's esti mated cotton textile employment is about 40,000. From Knoxville, Tenn., came re ports of thin picket lines and no disorders. So far as could be learn ed, the strike was only slightly felt' throughout Tennessee. "Business as usual" was the order of the day at Danville, largest Vir-j glnia textile center. In most cases the appearance of the Carolina "Flying Squadrons" was peaceful, but In the Gastonia i area doors were broken open at' some mills, power shut off and ma chines unbelted as workers were or dered from their frames. Plan To Close Chains Today. The "Flying Squadrons" ranged In number from 200 to 1,000 men. Many mills closed at their mere ap proach "until further notice." Many workers walked out at the persua sion of squadron leaders, and some of them Joined the squadrons. Strike leaders predicted one large squad-) ron, operating In the Gastonia area, would number 4,000 by night, and. said the squadrons would be suffi ciently organized by tomorrow to allow force-outs in plants of the giant cannon and Springs Manu facturing chains. These chains, largely employing non-union operatives, have contin ued to run almost without molesta tion 'since the walkouts started yes terday morning. One small Cannon unit at Salisbury was closed along1 with all other mills in that center. The Cannon chain, with all of its! units save one In North Carolina,1 (Continued on page eight) Attending Presbytery Rev. Thomas Hamilton Is attend ing the meeting of the Senate of the Presbyterian Church In Davidson ths week. Home From Vacation Mr. R. L. Harris, who has been spending his vacation In and around Moorehead City, has re turned home. Ca-Vel School Opens The 11th Ca-Vel school will open Tuesday 'September lltlvat 8:30 a. m. All .pupils are urged' to be present on the day of opening. Appendix Removed Mrs. Elisabeth Noell MastenUn derwent an appendicitis operation at Watts hospital last Thursday. The operation was entirely success ful and she expects to return home the later part of this week. IT PAYS TO SMILE NEW YORK . . . Miss Mildred Smith, above, was living quietly In her home town of Wilbur, Wash., population 700, one year ago. . . . Today she Is here to pose for artist. "McClelland Barclay, with her lovli est "Queen of Dental Charm" smile, the title she won over 25,000 other American beauties. ELECTION APPROVED State Board Officials Find No - Evidence Of Illegality Of Clerk of Court Election Raleigh, Aug.. 30.?Raymond C. Maxwell, secretary of the state board of elections, which meets here tomorrow night, declared today that he had found no evidence of illegality in the nomination of Miss Sue C. Bradsher over C. L. Brooks, incumbent, for clerk of court in Person county. , The official count in the primary gave Miss Bradsher three more vo tes than her opponent who asked for a recount. Mr. Maxwell said that he re-canvassed the votes and counted a lead of eight ballots for Miss Bradsher. "I never saw a fairer primary," was Mr.Maxwell's comment. The election board had been asked to investigate. (The above was handed us by a friend of Miss Bradsher, with the request that we publish same. The state board of-Selections will peet here on September 12th for further investigation and will probably de clare a nomination.?Ed.) Meet's' of Town Board To Consider Budget For Current Year, Etc. Notice is given that the Board of Commissioners of Roxboro wtl\ meet at the City Hall at 7:30 P. M., Fri day evening, September 7, 1934, to consider the adoption of the annual budget for the fiscal year 1934M936; to consider the adoption of an an nual appropriation ordinance, and an ordinance levying ad valorem tax for said year. All persons who may be Interest ed are Invited to be present. R. B. Dawes. Mayor. East Roxhoro School Boundaries According to a ruling passed by the Board of Trustees'of the Rox boro Schools, children living east of the Norfolk and Western railway and In" the area bounded on the north by a line extended east from the Harvey Redrylng plant and on the south by a line extending east from the railroad crossing near Jesse B. Davis's home, said area extending to the top of the ridge east of the school building will be required to attend the East Roxboro school through the first four gra des. This action Is necessary because of the overcrowded condition In the Central School building. Respectfully, a. C. Davidson, , ? Prln. Roxboro Schools. Tobacco Edition \ September 19th Owing to unavoidable delays in cuts and some other diffi culties It will be Impossible for us to come out with our, j Tobacco Special next week, it will appear on September 19tto 1934, and If any merchants has failed to arrange for space In thia valuable Issue he has made a most grievous mistake. it will go Into the home of every ?citizen of the county and will be a real booster for the Rox boro Tobacco Market! Phone 39 and our advertising man will call and arrange for copy of your advertisement Dont put it off any longer call today. MR. JEFFRESS IS HOLDING OWN Hr."?d A flood Night And Appears To Be Making Continued Progress The condition of Edwin B Jef *ress? chairman of the state high way and public works commission was reported last night to be show ing continued improvement at Me morial hospital, Richmond, Va where he underwent a serious oper ."tnw^.remOVai 0f a head tumor Mrs. Jeflfress, who is In Richmond telephoned the Dally News that Mr ?-?r6SS Spent a g00<1 niRht Monday andseemed to be making continued progress. His condition was said to be as good as could be expected under the cricumstances. He con tinues unconscious, a condition ' j," wh?n ** suffered an attack in his home in Irving Park Sunday, August 26. o __ Can You Afford The Risk Of Fire .?ext few weeks will be the critical time in the harvesting 0f your tobacco crop Prices give every promise of being high this year Are you willing to take the chance ? losing an entire year's work? Can rhL ,d to 018 Possible chance of someone setting your packbarn on fire through careless ness, just when you think that you are all set for the market? Our nwes of insurance on ?'packbarns are reasonable and you will feel so much safer If you know that eyerv posrib1 lUty Of losing your years work has been taken care of. Don't delay. THOMPSON INSURANCE _ agency ? Successor to Satterfield Insurance Agency E. G. Thomp'ton, w. G. Janus ve R. Jones. ' County Relief Fun<l Reduced $2000 The relief allotment for Person County for the month of Septem ber has been reduced $2000. This is in keeping with a generla reduc tion throughout the state. How ever the relief will carry on. al though it may mean that some of the work will have to be curtailed, and it does mean that there will be no funds available to help school children for this month. If there is any one who has^ discarded clo thes that they would like to pass on to the relief office 'to supple ment them in their work, such do nations would be appreciated. ,??o?: ? Improvements At The Thcmas Drug Store Dr. Phillip Thomas, owner of Thomas Drug Store, has been mak ing some big improvements in his store. The inside has been newly painted and the furniture rearran ged. making the store decidedly at tractive. Tobacconists Home ? TJie following tobacconists were home for the past week end: Mr. R. B. Smith of Palrmont, Messrs. J. J. Hsmbrlck and Wallace Harris of Whlteville, Messrs Henry Wal ker and Robert Lunsford of Lum berton, and E. O. Clayton of Rocky Mount. Tobacco Barn Burned Mr. 8. B Woody of iefebure, had the misfortune Priday night to lose a barn of tobacco by fire. It is unknown Just how the fire star ted but none of the tobacco was saved and the barn burned to the ground. .. WILL OPEN SEPT. 13 Ca-Vel And Longhurst Units May Open Between The 10th And 13th GIVE TEACHERS' NAMES The Roxboro schools will open on Thursday morning. September 13th, at 8:30 o'clock. Possible ex ceptions are Cavel and Longhurst units, which may open between the 10th and 13th of "September. . Those schools have no bus s^r vice. The teachers assigned to the var ious buildings are listed below. Cavel,?Mrs, C. W. Phillips, prin cipal, Miss Margaret Carlton, Miss Mabel Montague, Miss Helen Stan terfield Miss Prankie Wrenn. Long hurst,?Miss Nell Armistead, prin cipal. Miss Minnie Allgood. Mrs. J. W, Montague, Jr., Miss Kathleen Williams, Mrs. Emery Winstead. East Roxboro,?Miss Mollle L. i Whltted, Miss Elizabeth Parley, Central Grammar,? Miss Inda i Collins, principal; Mrs. Musette Montague Bailey, Mrs. Rena Allen Blalock, Mrs. Irene Goode Bowen, Miss Marie Garland, Miss Claire , Harris, Mrs. W.. H. Long, Miss Sue Merritt, Miss Maude L. Montague, Miss Carrie Sue Vernon, i non. Miss Blanche E. Winstead, Miss Nellie Bird Woods, Mrs. Myr tice Brooks Woody, j High School,?G. C. Davidson, principal; Miss Grace Evelyn Buchanah, Mrs. Grace Osborne Clayton, L. J. Davis, L. T. Heffner, Miss Foy Hester, Miss Texys Mor ris, Mrs. Mildred S. Nichols, P. B. Nims, Miss Roxanah Yancey. Music.?Mrs. Katherine Hatchett Hasten. Person County Training School; High School,?Teachers: J? Tt Thomas, principal and vocational teachers; Ross Belle Allen, Mrs. Alice P. Ford, Hilda H. Hayes, Mat tie E. Owens. Elementary school: L. W. Brooks. Mrs. Earle Telley Brooks, Mrs. Pearl E. Burton, Bea trice L. Harris, Lucy T. Harris, Mrs. Flossie Humphrey, Barbara C. Johnson, Maggie U. Johnson, Ruby E. Moore, Mrs. Pearl H. Pittmen. Adams Chapel,?Esther Owens. County Home.?Mrs. Elsie Satter field. Lee Clay,?Clarence H, Lythe, Mrs. Mary Dv C. Harris o COMMISSIONERS DRAW JURY LIST Aside from attending to routine matters, the Person county board of commissioners in regular session Tuesday morning drew a list of jurors for the superior court which convenes here on October 15. The list follows: T. P. Noell, C. B. Kirby, Cljrde WOody. J. A. Burton, Robert Tuck,' d. B. McBroom, R. M. Allen, A. R. Crabtree. John W. Oakley, J. D. Oray, J. Nick Frederick, Cason Mur ray, L. T. Cozart. O. C. Hawkins. C, H. McSherry, Charlie Tapp, Joe Wilkerson, R. E. Barker, H. B. Hor ton, J. S. Duncan, Thomas O. Gen try, A. C. Gravltt. Otho Moiue, H. H. Newell, j: r. Garrett, Ollie Av eritt, J. T. Blackard, R. H. Gates, jl. N. Adcock, W. P. Dixon, E. O. Long. A. L. Bass, Cyphus Yarboro, J. T. Clayton, W. J. Dean, Oscar Oakley, B. 8. Glenn, U. W. Lacks, C O. Long, E. A. Snipes, W. R. Tllley and J. T. Carver. 0 :? BASEBALL The Ca-Vel ball team will meet the Durham Bulla in the second dame of the championship series Saturday afternoon at 3:30._ They will use ^he Jalong ball park In or der that they might charge an ad- j m'.ttancc fee of 25c. The money saised here will go toward defray ing the expenses of the ball team to go to Washington to see the Yankees and the Senators play on j September 29 and 30. This being the championship series it is felt that 25c is a reasonable charge, be cause the games will be well worth seeing. ? o Visiters From Florida Mrs. 8: M. Nettles and son. Mor gan, of High Springs. Fla.. and Mrs Eva Knight Cash of Lake City' 8. C., visited Mr. and Mrs B. B. Knight during the past week end. Mr. and Mrs. Knight accompanied them as far as Bennettsvllle, S. C? on their return trip Sunday, re turning to their home here Sunday night. Both Mrs. Nettles and Mrs. jCash are sisters of Mr. Knight. GREETING PRESIDENT AT HOME HYDE PARK, N. Y. . . , President Roosevelt has deserted the Potomac for the Hudson River's scenic beauty, to sojourn for 30 days at his home here. Photo shows the President being greeted by a group of children upon his arrival home.-. . . Executive offices of the "Summer White House" have been established at Poughkeepsle, N. Y., a short ride from Hyde Park. Sidelights Of Big Strike At Durham Textile Mills Durham, Sept. 5.?As far as could be learned^ the only high official, of the seven textile mills here to break throjugh the picket barricades yesterday was Mayor W. P. Carr, vice-president and secretary of the Durham Hosiery mills. The mayor himself, it was said was denied admittance at first but finally the pickets gave him permission to enter for a "little while." Tears streamed down the sad dened face of one official of the Golden Belt Manufacturing com pany when his employes, now pickets, ordered him to stay avjay from the building. Durham police are standing ready for any emergency, hav ing on hand for instant refer ence all addresses and telephone number of local union organ izers. A motorcade of textile work ers circled the mill sections of the city yesterday morning about 4 o'clock, blowing horns and flashing lights, to notify the strikers that it was time for picket duty. A non-union electrician at the Erwin mills In West Durham sneaked Into the plant at 2 o'clock yesterday morning?and there he stood until 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, afraid to venture out again. He finally came out because he was hun gry. As he approached the gate, surrounded by pickets, a union official was on hand to see to It that he was signed up. The pickets at Golden Belt applauded heartily as union ho siery workers, not affected by Olive Hill School Opens Sept. 13th Olive Hill School will open Thurs day September 13th. The teachers for the year will be as follows: Miss Lura Satterfleld, Miss Angle E. Loyless, Mrs. Allen Hester, Miss Leone Currie, and Miss Helen W. Graves. Teachers will run the first week as they did last year. Parents and friends are invited to meet with the school on the morning of the opening.' Pack Barn Insurance Do you realize what several thou sand pounds of tobacco means to you? It is a wise thing to cover It. | nils is the time of all times whenl you ought to play safe. We write all kinds of lniurance.Let'us cover j you for 11000 life insurance and pay you ?i.OO per day if you are dis abled. irrespective of cause. Agents:; B. B. Knight. O. C. David son. Irving OHrtant, H. L. Cooley KNIGHTS INSURANCE SKOENCY Approximately 1,000,000 radios were sold in England and Wales in I#3S.> U J* the strike, walked through their lines and went to work. They also applauded heartily when the non-union workers were told to "stay away." Wits among tlfe large nmnber of women pickets freely joked with the policemen on hand, and even shared their lunch with some of them. An Installment collector found tt very unhealthy in the Erwin I mill district atmosphere?and left with his receipt book un touched. The entire' police" force was out on duty at 7 o'clock yester day morning, by order of City Manager R. W. Flack and Chief of Police George Proctor. Several funeral homes of the city donated canopies for use of the pickets, which were set up about the mills to give the strike a holiday appearance. Men, women and children car ried lunch.baskets to the scene of the picketing, in order that they might remain throughout the day. Trains, trucks, automobiles and the like were not allowed to enter the mills by the pickets. And goods on the inside were not allowed to be exported. Trainmen and truck drivers smiled broadly as they were told to "vamoose," and they readily recognized the pickets, most of them being union men them selves. A holiday spirit prevailed in every mill section, although an underlying spirit of determina tion was apparent. From Washington For Labor Day The following home folks came down from Washington. D. C. to visit relatives and friends over La bor Day:; Misses Dorothy Thomp son and Mildred Richmond. Messrs. William and, James Thomas. Miss Mary Purchaess also of Washing ton accompanied Mr. James Thom as and visited In the home of his1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. George ! Thomas over the holidays. Mr I Hutchinson of Washington, D. C. '1stted Mr. Gene Thompson during the week end. Mr. Cushwa Tender# Resignation To City Mr. G. 3. Cushwa. member of the Town Board, has tendered his resignation. Mr. Cushwa has been a member of the board for a npm ber of years and has, made a most valuable member. According to the rules of the board the resignation will lay on the table for' thirty days before R can be accepted or rejected. placed on England's annual honey harvest. PEOPLE OF COUNTY URGED TO CONTINUE CANNING IN EARNEST Late Gardens Furnishing Large Quantity Of Nice Vegetables The greater part of the can!ng of the slimmer has been done flur ing the past month and September Is a splendid time for saving' what the late gardens furnish by can ning, drying and pickling. Pine reports of food stuffs that are being saved for winter use are coming in from all the communi ties in the County. Each weflc now, these reports are exceeding those of the week before. It Is inery gratifying to leaders who are promoting this work to have the splepdid response and cooperation from the people they havp gotten this season. Lets-eontinue.-to work hard at this job for the next few weeks so that we can be proud of a'worthwhile task well done. It is hoped that the leaders who made this program possible in Person County can feel that it has been a very worthwhile undertaking and that much good has been realized from it. Mrs. C. W. Phillips, Emerg Home Demon. Agent. H. M. Huderins Dies . At Rcxbcro Home H. M. Hudgins, 64-year-old resid ent of this city, died at his home in East Roxboro on Friday after noon at 5:30 o'clock following a lingering illness. Paralysis was assigned as the cause of death. Mr. Hudgins is survived by two sons, J. T. and C. B. Hudgins; two daughters, Mrs. Eulie Strange and Mrs. Bessie Coats; one_ brother, J. P. Hudgins. and four grandchildren all of Roxboro. " u Funeral sendees were conduct ed Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the home here. Elder Rcy Monk was in charge of the ceremony, assisted by Rev. B. E. Kel ley, pastor of the Grace Methodist church of Roxboro. Interment was made at the Stories Creek church cemetery. Pallbearers were: A. S. Hassan, J. P. Carver, David Walker. Charles Carver, J. R. Roberts and Lem Car ver. A. H. Henderson Has Narrow Escape Mr. A. H. Henderson, employed as a painter by G. B. Masten. was working on the auditorium of the Methodist Church here last Thurs day, when he slipped and fell from the scaffolding that had been erec ted in the auditorium. The'audi torium is high And. as he was painting among the arches of the ceiling, he fell about twenty feet to the floor. Fortunately for him, he was not hurt beyond a few scrat ched, although he feU rtgtht In the midst of ladders, paint and other paraphnalia. He landed next to the chancel rail that encloses the pulpit, and had he hit that, his injuries might, have proved more serious. All infill his luck rode with him in the fall, and his Injuries were slight. o New Citizens Here From New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. W. Burke Mew borne, who Yor the past five years have been living in New Jersey, have arrived here and are living at the Satterfield Apartment on South Main Street. Mr. Newbome will be connected with the Roxboro Lumber Company. For the past five years he has been manager of the Bell Telephone Company in one of the New Jersey cities. We gladly wel come Mr. and Mrs. Mewborne to our little city and trust they will make it their permanent home. Visitors Prom Tory Mrs. W. L Wright'-and daughter. Miss Bertha, of Tory. N. C., are Roxboro visitors, Mrs. Wright visit ing her sister. '? Mrs. IS. D. Cheek, and Miss Bertha visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D; W. Led better. o ? ? RETURN HOME Misses Elizabeth jdorris and Anna Wooding Wlnstead docked in New York City on Tuesday morning and arrived here this mornlite For the past ten we^ks they Wave been touring in Europe. <