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y0L LL . ? .. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1934. NO. 46.
Sixty Per Cent of Person
County Tobacco Crop Sold
Average Prices Has Been
$31.51 Net For Everything
Sold To Date
COUNTY ALLOTMENT
WAS 7,301,000 POUNDS
Sales last week were a little light,
only about half a million pounds
sold, but the average held up, being
>33.00.
The allotment for this County was
7,301,000 pounds* and there has been
sold to date on all markets, 4,452,968
pounds ol Person Co. tobacco, which
it sixty per cent of our crop,
lount received has been >1,
jt.17, an average of >31.51 for
sold, and this amount Is
charges taken off. Dofft
this average with averages I
by other markets, far they
ivariably figured before any
rges are taken off; these figures
are given out by the Government,
and are Qgured NET.
If the 'remainder of the crop sells
as well as that sold the farmers of
this oounty will receive for their
crop $2,263,800.00 net. You wonder
.jfftat these farmers have done' with
this huge sum. .Wail, many of them
have paid off mortgages, paid guano
-bills, some store bills, some have de
posited goodly sums with the bank,
and many, many have bought auto
mobile. But do not condemn them
for buying anything they wanted, j
for it has been many years since
they could even buy the necessities:
of 4ife, and if they want to "blow"
themselves for a few luxuries they
certainly seem to be entitled to do
so.
THREE MAY DIE
IN CHAIR FRIDAY
Convicted Slayers Of Howard Jerni
(iui Wait For Execution
For the first time since the elec
tric chair was installed at the State
Prison here nearly a quarter of a
century ago,' North Carolina next
Friday may take the lives of three
men on the same day for the crime
of murder.
Tom Johnson, alias Johnny John
son, Preston Howard and Johnny
Hart, all Negroes, arejjow on death
row under sentence to forfeit their
lives Friday for the murder on De
cember 21, 1933 of Howard Jernigan,
filling station operator, In Samp
son County.
Parole Commissioner Edwin M
Gill said tonight that he had been
studying the cases of the trio, and
that he would take the matter up
with Governor Ehringhaus early this
week. A decision as to, whether cle
mency will be extended any of the
men or whether they will all die
. the same day will be rendered In
the next two or three days. '
Gill would not comment on his
recommendation to be made to the
k^Memor.but admitted "it Is a very
? case of a-murder committed In
?Kperpetratlon of a robbery."
During the past 10 days he has
been reviewing the record and has
talked personally with each of the
condmaned men. GUI has conferred
? with Solicitor James A. Powers and
many citizens of Sampson County,
who have not recommended' clem
ency. .
IN NEW QUARTERS
Tillman and Zimmerman have
moved their garage to Main Street
by the Times office. If you want
to save money on a new car we
have some bargains. The arrange
ments Will allow us to save you at
least $160.00. Come in and look over
a Bhlck or a Pontlac. We also
have some other second-hand cars
8oe Rilev Oaklev or Jeter Daniel
at KNIGHT A TILLMAN
(hext to Times office)
NOTICE!
We thank the users of City water
fbr the gellerous co-operative spirit
Shown by them in paying their water
refits. However there are a few who
hare overlooked this Important
duty, and to them we say we have a
aery unpleasant duty before us,, for
y<*aiW instructed to stop the flow of
free water. Pay up and avoid this
'unpleasantness.
Nov. 13-34 R. A. Burch. CHty Mgr.
ii ft Li . J
Located At Planters
The Creedmoor Supply CO. la lol
cated at .the Planters Warehouse
here with a good supply of first
class horses and mules. We Vlll sei)
or. trade. Mr. R. L. fBob) iVrWns
? of Roxboro Is connected with us.
Creedmoor Supply Oo.
O. B. McBROOM
ENTERTAINS
SENIOR CLASS
Last Thursday Mr. O. B. Mc
Broom, one of the "grade fathers"
of the Senior class in the Roxboro
high school, entertained the entire
class and six of their teachers dur
ing the lunch hour. Mr. McBroom
lnylted the entire group to his plant,
conducted the young folk and their
teachers on an Interesting and in
structive tour of his plant, and then
treated the group to excellent
sandwiches and delicious bottled
Coca-Cola. Mr. J. S. Walker and
MT. G. J. Cushwa, the other "grade
fathers" of the senior class, were
present to enjoy the occasion. Mrs.
O. B. McBroom and Miss Margaret
Jackson assisted Mr. McBroom In
his generous entertainment
Hie students and teachers were
delighted with this visit to the Coca
! Cola plant, and were impressed
with the delightful cleanliness and at
tractiveness of this- up-to-date,
thonreghlT'^ahSa^Pghetemg phm?.
Mr. McBroom's thoroughness arid
systematic conduct of everything he
undertakes were an object lesson to
I all observers. ?
ROTARY ENJOYS
SCOUT PROGR'M
The meeting of the Roxboro Ro
tary club met at the Woman's club
rooms last Thursday evening, and
were served by the ladles of the
Methodist church. A most enjoyable
program was put on by the Boy
Scouts, showing how they had been
trained in first aid work. It was
greatly enoJoyed. The meeting this
week will be with the Rotary club
of Oxford, in a Joint city meet. The
club Is expected ,tp attend 100 per
cent.
Attention, Please!
A Negro Minstrel
- There will be a negro minstrel
given at Hurdle Mills high school
Nov. .16, at 7:30 o'clock P. M.
You are invited to come and en
Joy the fun with the others. Be
sure your sides are well taped be
cause we will not be responsible for
split sides when the show Is ended.
Come and acquire .the technique
of getting on the good side of a
judge.
There will also be popular songs
sung by chorus girls, TTie admission
will be 15c and 25c.
RETURNS FROM
TRIP TO N. Y.
Mesdames Oveida Long, E. E.
Thomas, Breta N. Clary, and Eliza
beth Noell Mas ten have returned
from a ten days stay in New York.
These ladies say they had a most
delightful trip, possibly largely ac
counted for by the fact that they
did not have any men folks along
to bother?Just spent all of the
time they desired in shopping in
the big stores.
IS. MOLLIE JONES
: DIED THURSDAY
Suffered Paralytic Stroke Al
most Year Ago From Which
She Never Recovered
Mrs. Mollle L. Jones died last
Thursday .-Afternoon at 4:15 o'clock
after an illness that lasted for about
a year. She suffered a stroke of
paralysis last December, from which
she never fully recovered. Her, con
dition had been critical for three
weeks. 8he leaves to mourn her
passing her son, .Casper L. Jones,
a step-son. Coy Jones of Lg Orange,
N. C? and one sister, Miss Cora Loy
of this city.
| The funeral services were con
ducted from the holhe last Friday
J sftemoon at 3:30 P. M. by l?r pas
tor, Rerj. J. F. Herbert and Rev. R.
B. Pittman of the Brooksdalc
Church. The pail-bearers were:
Messrs. J. W. Montagup. Jr., Her
bert Montague, O. T. Kirby, Rich
ard Mitchell. 8. R. Wade and Earl
?t. The honorary pall-bear
wero: J.. W. Montague, Cy Kir
by. C. C. Oarrett. Richard doll las.
and Dr. O. W. Gentry, -following
the funeral services Mrs. Jones was
burled Hi Burchwood Cemetery.
il
ORPHANAGE
SURGING CLASS
COMING NOV. 24
On Saturday, November 24, the
Oxford Singing Class will give a
concert here. This group ol boys
and girls need no introduction as It
has been heard here and In many
other towns time after time "and its
coming is looked forward to. If
you wish to spend a hour of gen
uine entertainment and at the same
time help a most worthy cause, do
not fail to attend this concert. Its
appearance here is under the spon
sorship of the Person County Ma
sonic Lodge.
Hickory Physician
Catches Drug' Addict
Hickory, N. C., Nov. 13.?Tapping
the keys of a typewriter with one
hand to prevent the hidden Intruder
from hearing his voice, Dr. R. T.
Hambrick, local physician, last
night, telephoned police who came to
his offices and arrested a dope thief.
The burglar, giving his name as
A. E. Miller of Gastonla, readily ad
mitted, pottce-sald, that he was
searching for nareotis. In record
l er's court today, he was given a two
year sentence, suspended on condi
tion he stay out of Catawba county.
GEORGE STONE DIES
Had Been In 111 Health For
Two Years; Confined .To
Bed About .3 Months .
Mr. George W. Stone,, aged 69,
parsed at his home^on N^rth Main
Street Sunday morning at 5 o'clock.
The Immediate c&use of his death
was" hardening of the arteries. He
thad been in bad health for two
years, but had been able to be
about until last August. Since that
time until the time of his death he
had been confined to his bed. Mr.
Stone was a well-known man around
Roxboro, having made his home
here and In the county for practi
cally all his life. He leaves to mourn
his passing his wife, Mrs. Mary
Ann Stone, five daughters, Mrs. Geo.
T. Lynch, Mrs. Jodie Murdock, Mrs.
Lacy Sikes and Mrs. R. V. Holt,
all of Mebane; Mrs. Jessie Cham
bers, of Tlmberlake; five sons: J. T.,
George, Jr. and Tobte Stone of
Roxboro, Rev. W. L. Stone of- Dur
ham, and Rev. D. C. Stone of
Asheboro; one brtother, Mr. Tom
Stone of Roxboro, and one sister,
Mrs. Laura Long of Roxboro.
Funeral services were conducted
from his home Monday afternoon
I at 1:00 o'clock with his pastor. Rev.
W. F. West, officiating, assisted by
Rev. Walter Ph'aup of the Wesleyan
Methodist Church. Active pall
bearer* were: the sons of Mr. Stone,
Rev. W. L. Stone,-Rev. D. C. Stone,
and Messrs. Geo. T. Lynch, Arch
Stone. Ernest Clayton and Flem
Whltt. Honorary pall-bearers were:
j Dr. A. F. Nichols, Dr. O. W. Gen
j try, Dr. E. J. Tucker, Messrs. A. W.
Clayton, Willie Pass and B. B.
j Knight. Following the services Mr.
Stone was buried in Burchwood
| cemetery. ' . ."
Mr. Stone was a member of the
Providence Baptist Church for about
forty years until he moved his
j membership from there to the First
Baptist Church in Roxboro. Mr.
and Mrs. Stone celebrated their gol
! den wedding anniversary on June 10
I of this year. ,
A GOOD SALE
. Mrt. Ada Blalock, who lives out
on R 1, made a fine sa'e of tobacco
one day last week. She sold 482
pounds and received a clear check
for $288 12. her average being *58.
Mr. W. E. Snipes looked after this
sale for Mrs. Blalock.
DUCK HUNTTNCx
Mr. Gordon C. Hunter, of -the
Peoples 'Bank, spent a few days
last week duck hunting on Matta
muskeet.. He says geeae and ducks
are plentiful, as evidenced by those
he brought home with him.
Attended Dental Meet
Drs. J. H, Hughes and Robert E
Long attended a district meeting of
the dental 'Society at Plnehurst last
week. Dr. Hughes had the honor
to walk away with the hoiwrs or.
the golf course.
V,
CASWELL MAN
FATALLY INJURED
SUNDAY NIGHT
Walked Into Side Of Car Oc
cupied By Local Men; Died
Monday Afternoon
Mr. A. D. West, 62, & citizen of
Caswell County, Was "fatally injured
Sunday night when he walked into
the side of a car driven by Mr.
Hambrick Harris of this county, who
was accompanied by Mr. C. E. Day
of Roxboro. These two young men
were on their way back to Roxboro
after visiting in Virginia, and, as
they neared the North, Carolina 1
line, they saw Mr. West. He attempt
ed to cross in front of them, and
Mr. Harris, seeing that he could
not stop before he would hit him,
swerved his car to avoid striking
? Mr. West, missed him with the
front of the car, but the man
walked head-on into the door on
the side. The impact knocked him
to the pavement. Messrs. Harris and
Day immediately called an ambu
lance and Mr. West was rushed to
Memorial Hospital in Danville where
it was found that he had sustained
a fractured skull and a broken
back. The officers were called by
the occupants of the car and the
driver was released under bond
pending the outcome of Mr. West
'He succumbed to his injuries late
Monday afternoon. No date has been
set for a hearing as yet It is re
ported that an eye-witness to the
whole affair declared that it was an
unavoidable accident. Mr. West was
a married man of Providence, N. C?
just across the line from the scene
of the unfortunate occurrence.
KIWANIS CLUBlN
REGUL'R SESSION
The Kiwanis Club met on Mon
day night in the basement of the
Methodist Church with the ladies
of Miss Claire Harris' Sunday School
class serving a delicious three
course dinner. Some 'matters of
business were discussed briefly. Pol
lowing a suggestion of the presi
dent that the members should tell
the club on various meeting nights
something about their professions
J. S. Merritt, editor of the Times,
spoke on some of the interesting
phases-of newspaper work, conclud
ing his remarks with a statement
about the Red Cross drive^that is
underway at this time. P. O. Car
ver, Jr. of The Courier staff" follow
ed the editor of the Times in a
few brief remarks on the newspa
per profession. These two young
newspaper men presented the news
papr from the mechanical, editorial,
reporting and advertising sides.
Guests for the evening were:
Messrs. Dick Currier and Walker
Bourne.
MASONIC NOTICE
There will be a
Regular Commu
nication of Per
( son Lodge No. 113
A. P. & A, M.,
Monday, Nov. 19,
at 7:30 o''clocif, P.
' M. All M. M. are
Invited to attend. <
Wm. W. Morrell, Master.
. ' J. Brodle Rlggsbee, Sec'y.
GARDEN CLUB
The Garden Club will meet Mon-1
day, Noy. 19th, -at 3 p: M. In the
home of Mrs. H. M. Beam. We-are
expecting a speaker from Chapel
Hill. Members and friends are In
vited.?See.
Roxboro P. T. A.
P. T. A. meeting Tuesday, Nov.
20. at Central Graded school, 3:45
P. M. You are cordially Invited to
attend.
Have You
.Received Yours?
Numbers .and numbers have
come In dining the past week
and subscribed, or renewed,
for The Courier and received
a set of beautiful China FREE.
Don't put M off, an our supply
Is limited
One set of real China with
every subscription, nest or old,
without any cost.
See these acts in Thomas
Drug Store window, or ah The
Courier office.
Will Take Office Soon
MISS SUE BRADSHER
FIRST LADY
OF PERSON
Miss Sue Bradsher we .supposej i-s
entitled to the honor of being styled
the "First Lady" of Person county,
as she is the first lady who has ever
had the honor of being elected by
a vote of the people, haying been
elected to the office of Clerk of the
Superior Court for Person County.
Her popularity was attested by the
fact that she ran only 57 votes be
hind the highest candidate.
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ANNUAL BANQUET
I 1
Business Men Gather And
Hear Reports Of "Boy
Scout "Work
MAKING CANVASS TODAY
About 75 business men gathered
in the Woman's club and enjoyed
a four course dinner, prepared by
the Woman's, club, last night. The
meeting was presided over by Mr.
Geo. W. Kane, ? chairman of the
Soout council for district. This Is
the third year he has headed this j
work In this county and under his
leadership it has had a wonderful
growth. Mr: Eugene Thompson read
a report showing the" membership at
present to be 175. Mr," McLean of [.
Reidsvllle was the speaker of the
occasion and his address was timely
and worthwhile.
chairman announced that the drive
for funds for this work wo^ld be put
on today, and teams were appointed
for the work. The amount asked is
$40.00, and there is little doubt but
when the sun goes down the
amount will be moie than realized,
Information Wanted
Mirs. L. A. Denson, of Raleigh, N.
I O.. wants to know of there is any
one in Person County or surround
ing counties that has the old re
I cord of. the descendants of Robert
j Paine, also the record of his birth
: and death. Elizabeth Mitchell mar
| ried William Sfinders about 1790.
j ' . "Alice Blalock.
Robert Paine had a daughter (we
I think) named Nancy Paine, who
; married a Carter. Her daughter,
Rebecca Paine Carter, born 1794,
was the first wife of my grandfa
ther, Jude Romulus Mitchell San
ders, born 1791. "They were married
1813". She is buried at the site of
Paine's Tavern. She died In 1821.
Mrs. L. A. Denson, 221 y Forest
Road, Raleigh, N. C- ?
. ? ?'?o?:
Dedication Services
at Lambeth Memorial
Sunday, piornlng th'f" members of
Lambeth Memorial Baptist church,
situated about Ave miles west of
Rixboro held a dedication service.
The church is one of the really
beautftul country churches and it
is to be commended for the faithful
work done by its members; not a
Jaree church in numbers but it is
doing a "large work in that com- j
munity.
?ft-Was an all-day service, with
dinner oh the ground and a large
crowd was present. -. |
TO PF.PRESFNTi
THE N. Y. LIFE]
Mr. Reade Jones has made con
nection with the New York Life I
Insurance Company, one of the
oldest, biggest and best, he says, and 1
Rill be glad to talk wjth you about
that Insurance you hgye been think
ing about. , I
LEGIONAIRES PRESENT
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
Armistice Day Services Were
- Held At Long Memorial
Church Sunday
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
On last Sunday morning the lo
cal post of the American Legion
presented arj interesting program
celebrating Armistice Day In the
Methodist Church. By mytal agree
ment among the churches this was
a union service and the auditorium
of the Methodist Church was taxed
to its capacity to accommodate the
congregation. Prior to the service
the Legionaires gathered at the
court house and marched in a body
toJha church where a speclla section
of seats had been reserved for them.
The service was in charge of the com
mander of the local post, Robert
Whitfield, and he and his assistants
had prepared a nice service. The
commander, Mr. Irving Brooks and
Dr. O. G. Davis each gave a short
address on Armistice Day and peace.
Indeed, though the celebration was
in honor of those who had been
left in Prance and the end of the
World War, the theme of the occa
sion was peace. Following these
addresses the chaplain of this post
and the pastor of the church, Rev.
J. P. Herbert, preached an inspir
ing sermon to his hearers, taking
as his text this phase, "More Than
Conquerers."
?a
ARMISTICE DAY
PROGRAM AT
LOCAL SCHOOL!
On last Friday morning an ef
fective and impressive Armistice
Day program was presented by .the
senior class, under Mrs. Nichols's
direction, in the high schol' audi
torium.
The theme of the dramatization
emphasized the principle of patriot
is humanitarian service as the
American ideal. Due recognition
was paid to the patriotic dead, but
peace and liberty were held up as
desirable goals for national life.
The characters were:
R. E. Hamlin, t!ncle Sam
Louise Hassan, Liberty
Bobby Michaels, Judge-justice'
Clyde Murphy, American busiiiess]
man
Prank Hester, American labor
D'Arcy Bradsher, American soldier
Marshall Frederick, Unknown sol-1
dler ?? s?
Douglas Davis, American doctor
Ruth Davidson, American nurse
Mary, praven, American teacher
J. V. King, American missionary
Evelyn Newman, American housewife
Annie C. Moore, American subject
Chprus composed of seniors, as
sisted by Mr. Davis.
Rev. J. F. Herbert assisted in the I
program by a reading, and also |
pronounced the benediction.
IS HONORED
We received the following from
the College concerning one of our
bright young men: "No doubt your
readers will be Interested to leam
that Mr. F. 8. Woody, of Roxboro,
N. C., who is a sophomore student
in the Atlanta-Southern Dental Col
lege, has been honored by his class
mates. Mr. Woody was recently
elected president of the Sophomore
class."
E. C. CREWS VICTIM
OF HEART AnACK
Died Suddenly Late Wednes
day Afternoon At His
" Home Here
Mr. Ernest O. Crews, 57, died sud
denly last Wednesday afternoon, a
victim of a heart attack. Up until
a short time before his passing he
had been enjoying his usual good
health He Is survived by his wife,
four sons, all of Roxboro, four
daughters, all of Roxboro, Ave bro
thers and four sisters. Funeral ser
vices were conducted from the home
at S P. M. on Thursday following
hia death. They Were in charge of
Rev. R. E. Plttman of the Brooks
dale Church. The pall-bearers were
brothers and brothers-in-law of
the deceased: ? After the serytct's
Mr. Crews was burled in Burchwood
Cemetery Annex.
. Mr. Crews was well known around <
here and over the county having l
madehis .home her; fcr many, years, i
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR ACCIDENT
VICTIM SUNDAY
Sidney N. Long Struck Down
By Automobile Saturday
Night At Ca-Vel
DRIVER DID NOT STOP
Sidney N. Long, aged 30, a vic
tim of a hit-and-run driver, was
buried last Sunday afternoon at Oak
Grove Methodist Church. He leaves
to mourn their loss his wife, Mis,
Louise B. Long, five children, Maude,
Andrew, Mack, Estelle and Sidney,
Jr., his father, Mr. J. Mc. Long, his
step-mother, Mrs,. J. Mc. Long, and
one half-sister, Miss Eva - Long.
Mr. Long had made his home in
the Chub Lake, section all of his
life, as has his father.. The funeral
was in charge of Rev.. E. B. Crar
ven, pastor of Oak Grove Church,
assisted by Rev. B. E. Kelly and
Rev. Mr. Burns. Active pall-bear
ers were: Messrs. T. L. Anderson,
Floyd Anderson, Charlie Gentry, W.
E. Rudder, C. A, Long and Charlie
Long. Honorary pall-bearers were:
Messrs Swan Rudder, Andrew Black,
Earl Clayton, Luther Long, Charlie
Clayton, West Williams, Luther
Clayton, and Byrd Long. He was
buried in Oak Grove Cemetery im
mediately following the services.
Mr. Long was struck and instant
ly killed Saturday evening about
8:30 o'clock by a hit-and-run driv
er reported to be driving a Model
T Ford car. He was struck directly
in front of OBriant's store at the
local plant of Collins & Aikman.
Inc. At this writing no trace of
the driver has been found, although
the sheriff and his deputies are ex
erting every effort jto apprehend
him.
MRS. MANGUM
CORRECTS ERROR
Through a misunderstanding it
was announced in the paper last
week that I started the Junior wo
man's club work in Roxboro. This
is a mistake. This club was organ
ized by Mrs. R. D. Hsrrdman With ,
the support of Mrs. S. B. Davis. I J
had no part in the organizing but
I pledge my most hearty support to
them at all times In this most wor
thy undertaking. Their effort to get
the younger women interested in
the clgic life of Roxboro is distinct
ly a forward step and I congratu
late them.
Mrs. B. B. Mangum.
NOTICE!
V We are at this time sending out
notices of street assessments, some
are past due. We are expecting that
you pay all those that are due and
past due by December the 15th, and
in case you.have some spare monies
left, you can save quite a bit by
paying the whole of the assessment.
This will help your town in very ma
terial way to come back and put it
in a position to stay put. ,
Nov. 13-34 R. A. Burch, City Mgr.
LOSES HIS HAND
Mr. W. Maxle Pox, one of our
best citizens, had the misfortune to
lose his right hand Monday after
noon. He was shredding-, corn when
his right hand was caagltt in the
shredder and cut off Hfe was car
ried to Watts hospital, where he is
at present. While he suffered much,
his condition is as well as could be
expected, and he hopes to be able
to return home in about a week.
SUNDAY SUBJECTS
Rev.' J. F. Herbert, Pastor of Long
Memorial Church, has announced
the following subjects for Sunday
morning and night: A. M. "What I
Would Preach If I Knew I. was
Leaving this Churcfi " P. M.: "What
I Would Preach if I Knew I was
to be Returned."
The pdstor urges every Long" Me
morial member to be present on
Sunday morning.''
LONG MEMORIAL
The services , at Long Memorial
Church for Sunday, Nov. 18th, will
be as follows: >
Sunday School at 9:45, W. A.
Sergeant' Supt
Preaching by the pastor at 41
a. m. and 7:30 p. m
Y. P. Meeting at 6:45 p. m.
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