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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 53
IMPROVED QUALITY PUTS
TOBACCO PRICES AHEAD
OF PREVIOUS AVERAGE
Heavy Rains In Eastern Section
Cut Into Size Of Offerings but
Tobacco Men Say Prices Bet
ter ? More Spirited Bidding
For Leaf Accredited Upward
Trend In Quality Of Bright
Leaf Offerings.
Raleigh, Aug. 28 ? Prices advanced
on the new bright tobacco belt today,
but heavy rains and other factors ten
ded to hold the offerings to the low
est figure of the week.
Reports indicated the quality of the
receipts was better than on the first
two days of the auction season.
The higher bidding was attributed
by tobacconists to this fact.
Figures Not Compiled
Official compilations of price aver
ages were not available at some of
the larger markets, but the smaller
markets reported advances of $1 to
$2 a hundredweight. The opening day
average Monday was about $19.
Figures for today were lacking, but
the sales supervisor at Wilson, the
largest market, reported 795.238 lbs.
sold at an average price of $21.21.
Today's sales included:
Robersonville 91,048 pounds at $19.'
47; Kinston 700,000 at $19.50 to $20;
Ahoskie 44,512 at $19; Goldsboro 120,
638 at $20.42; Williamston 58,756 at
$18.32.
TOBACCO PRICES HIGHER
ON GREENVILLE MARKET
Greenville, Aug. 28 ? Official figures
for Tuesday's sales showed that 736,
598 pounds of leaf was sold for $139,
933.43 for an average of $19 per hun
dred pounds.
The medium and better grades of
tobacco took an upward turn from 3
to 4 dollars higher than on opening
day. There was, however, still much
common tobacco in evidence on yes
terday's sale.
Sales were light on the local market
today with about a half million lbs.
on sale, due to the continuous down
pour of rain which has visited this
section within the last 24 hours. Prices,
however, are reported to be holding
their own.
WILSON AVERAGE $20.51
FOR SMALL OFFERINGS
Wilson, Aug. 28. ? Figures compiled
tonight showed 640.668 pounds were
sold at Wilson, the belt's largest mar
ket. at an average of $20.51. Yester
day's sales at Wilson were 705,238 lbs.
at an average of $21.21.
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Predicts Long
To Follow F. R.
New York. Aug. 28 ? Senator James
Hamilton Lewis, who politely inter
rupted Huey Long's Monday night fil
ibuster long enough to tell him where
a number of senators would like to
see him go. predicted today the Louis
iana political boss would go along with
President Roosevelt in '36.
The Illinois senator, who sailed on
the United States liner Washington
for Germany, said, "Let there be no
misconception of Senator Long. He is
a man of personal ability and much
political ability. He is to be reckoned
with.
"When the Presidential election ap
proaches, Senator Long will be found
supporting the democrat candidate ?
and Franklin D. Roosevelt."
Senator Lewis will attend, in Ber
lin, the sessions of the committee con
sidering the settlement of defaulted
German municipal bonds, held in the
United States.
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Beautiful Flowers
As one entered Thompson's Insur
ance Agency's office Thursday he was
confronted with a beautiful array of
flowers. Dahlias, simply enormous in
size and of all varieties of colors,
greeted the eye. Not one or two, but a
huge vase full. Upon inquiry it was
learned that the flowers were raised
by Mr. Earl Satterfleld who lives about
fire miles a?outh of town. He says
that he has plenty more Just like
them.
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KIWANIS CLUB AT
COMMUNITY CENTER
The Roxboro Kiwanis Club will hold
its regular weekly meeting next Mon
day night at 6:30 in the Roxboro Com
munity Center. A full attendance is
urged.
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Will Holers. Jr., en route to his fath
er's funeral:
"We haven't turned against flying."
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Heal+h Committee
Of Chamber of C.
The Secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce appointed a committee
known as the Health Committee of
the Roxboro Chamber. This committee
will work with the Secretary in the
Inter-Chamber City Health Conserva
tion Contest conducted by the Insur
ance Dept. of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States in cooper
ation with the American Public Health
Association. The following are mem
bers of the local committee: Dr. G. W.
Gentry, chairman. Dr. A. F. Nichols,
Mr. Geo. W. Kane, and Mrs. Lucille
Gardner.
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Paralysis Losing
Contorl In State
Cummings Cites Falling Inci
dence In North Carolina
And In Virginia
Washington, Aug. 28. ? As infantile
paralysis was losing its hold fast on
Virginia and North Carolina, Surgeon
General Hugh S. Cummings of the
Public Health Service, said today that
schools "practically everywhere" could
open on time.
In Virginia, where talk of delaying
school opening had been general, on
ly 39 new cases were reported for the j
week ending Saturday, as compared
to 75 cases the week previous.
In North Carolina, the new cases
numbered 11 as compared with 17 the
week before, a situation no longer re
garded as unusual for the time of the
year.
Even in other states where the di
sease showed a tendency to rise, the
Surgeon General said no increase
would follow school opening if advice
of health authorities is, followed.
The old-fashioned idea, when dis
ease threatens or an epidemic was
present, was to close the school," Dr.
Cummings said. "Under present con
ditions it is only exceptionally such a
course is wise."
In all other states where new cases
numbered more than 10, the report at
the Public Health Service today was
as follows:
Rising incidence: New York, 291
cases of which 251 were in New York
City for the week ending last Satur
day. as compared with 244 cases of
which 25 were in New York City the
week before; Michigan, 87, as compar
ed with 40 the week before; Kentucky,
36, as compared to 27. New Jersey 26.
as Qom pared to 19; Rhode Island 39,
as compared to 12; Wisconsin 10, as
compared with 1.
Falling incidence: Massachusetts,
112, as compared with 116; California
24, as compared with 34; Pennsylvania
11, as compared with 12; Connecticut.
40, as compared with forty-three.
The Public Health Service still has
its experts at work on caccine stud
ies in infantile paralysis prevention in
Virginia and North Carolina.
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$1,326,314 Spent
By ERA In Month
Raleigh, Aug. 28. ? A total of $1,
326,314.88 was expended for all pur
poses by the North Carolina emergency
relief administration during July, Mrs.
Thomas O'Berry, state relief adminis
trator, announced today.
During the month 59,614 cases were
aided, including 56,384 families and 3,
230 single persons. A total of 272,
666 persons received assistance.
Visiting New York
Mrs. Elizabeth Noell Masten left
yesterday afternoon for New York
City where she goes to meet her sis
ter, Mrs. Breta N. Clary, who is ex
pected to land in New York on Thurs
day afternoon, after spending several
months in foreign lands.
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TRUCK CALLED OUT
FALSE ALARM TUES.
Some leaves burning at the home of
Mr. Louis Stanfield caused the Are
truck to be called out Just before noon
Tuesday. A negro boy was cleaning
up about the lawn and had a small
Are near the rear of the house.
No damage was done, as the fire was
? not allowed to spread.
Mill Creek Church
Will Celebrate
Centennial Sun.
Rev. C. T. Plybon, Former Pas
tor, And Dr. G. W. Paschall
To Speak At Meeting
ALL CORDIALLY INVITED
Mill Creek Church will observe a
centennial program September 1st. On
Friday, July 21, 1835, a group of peo
ple in the Mill Creek community met
and organized Mill Creek Church.
Since that period Mill Creek commun
ity has enjoyed the privilege of the
church organization consecutively.
Many prominent families and individ
uals have worshiped, served, and pass
ed their lives in this community. In
honor of the pioneers and other de
ceased members of this community,
and church, we will observe a Centen
nial program Sunday next. We cor
dially invite all present, former mem
bers, and our friends to worship with
us on the above date.
We expect to have Reverend C. T.
Plybon, a former pastor, to preach
Sunday morning. We also expect to
have Dr. G. W. Paschall to deliver an
address in the afternoon. With other
features of the program rendered bv
local talent, we trust that you will
enjoy the day.
COME ? Be with us.
N. J. Todd, Pastor.
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Resort To Whiskey
In Luring Monkeys
Straight Bourbon Being Relied Upon
To Complete Round-Up Of Monkeys
Massapequa, N. Y. Aug. 27 ? Straight
bourbon whiskey, in doses large e
nough to snap the kinks out of anji.
monkey's tail, was substituted for ba
nanas and peanuts tonight in. Long
Island's great monkey round-up.
With 16 of the more than 150 mon
keys that escaped from a wild animal
compound last week still missing, the
searchers poured a case of bourbon
into soup plates and set them out in
the woods.
They hoped the fugitive monkeys
would have a hilarious night so that
they could go out in the morning and
scoop them up off the ground.
L. C. Nicol, animal hunter attach
ed to the compound, said the idea
came from an unidentified man in
Montreal, who told of the ease with
which 18 escaped monkeys were cap
tured in that city last month after
they had been permitted to drink
themselves stupid.
At first skeptical, T. A. Loveland,
resident manager, pored through vol
umes of monkey lore and finally came
across a passage indicating that mon
keys have been known to take their
whiskey neat and wherever they find
it.
The place where the whiskey was
left overnight was a carefully guard
ed secret.
Services Saturday
For Man Found
Dead At Barn Fri.
Mr. W. P. Gates, 66 year Old
Farmer Of The New Bethel
Community Found Dead
At 3:00 A. M. Friday
Funeral services were conducted on
Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock for
Mr. W. P. Gates, 66, who was found
dead at his bam, at 3:00 A. M. Friday.
Death was attributed to a heart fail
ure.
Surviving are the following children:
Elmo and James Woody Gates, one
daughter, Mrs. Lula Atress Gates. The
following brothers and sisters also
survive: Messrs. S. F., R. J., Charles
and Thomas Gates, Mrs. Fannie Long,
Mrs. J. L. Timberlake, Mrs. Betty Lat
ta, and Mrs. Mollie Latta.
The services, in charge of Rev. C. F.
DuBose, Jr., pastor of the New Bethel
Methodist Church, of which Mr. Gates
had been a long and faithful mem
ber, were conducted from the church.
Pall bearers were: Messrs. Briar Har
ris, Frank Timberlake, Garland
Chambers, Bradsher Blalock, Clyde
Gates, and Alex Gates.
Mr. Gates had been busy curing to
bacco all of the past week and was
?engaged in that occupation lat the
time of his death. He was a prominent
farmer of the New Bethel community.
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Increase In Teachers
Forecast By Reports
Already 23,302, Only 20 Short Of Last
Session's Total, Are Allotted
A large gain in the number of
teachers assigned to North Carolina's
public schools is forecast for the com
ing session by the allotments already
made.
Up until yesterday afternoon, a to
tal of 23,302 teachers had been allotted
by the State School Commission, as
compared with 23,322 for the entire
year of 1934-35.
Only six of the teachers so far al
loted were authorized because of in
creased attendance, said J. E. Hunter,
accountant of the commission. Des
pite this fact, the number so far al
loted is only 20 short of the total for
the entire past session.
There were 225 additional teachers
alloted last year after the session had
begun and increases in attendance
were reported. The same policy will be
pursued this year, indicating that an
other gain of around 200 will be made
in the employment of teachers.
Included in the total already allot
ed yesterday were 16,598 white teach
ers and 6,704 Negro teachers.
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FORMER RESIDENTS
VISITING IN ROXBORO
Mrs. W. G. Miller, Billy Miller
and Misses Mary and Elaine Miller,
of Greensboro, former residents of
Roxboro, spent Wednesday and Thurs
day here visiting friends.
WILL ROGERS LEAVES ALL
OF HIS ESTATE TO WIDOW
Hollywood, Aug. 28. ? Twelve days
before Will Rogers, cowboy actor and
philosopher, took off for Alaska on his
ill-fated plane ride with Wiley post,
he wrote his will.
This was disclosed tonight when the
will, leaving the entire estate of the
actor ? unofficially estimated at $5,000,
000 ? to the widow, Betty Blake Rogers,
was filed for probate.
The will, written on a single sheet
of paper, was locked immediately in
the county clerk's safe, and a type
written copy substituted for the files.
To Children
It provides that, in the event of the
widow's death, the estate will be divid
ed "share and share alike" among the
actor's three children, Will, Jr., 23:
Mary 22, and James 20.
The petition accompanying the will
said the estate was "community prop
erty" consisting of personal effects,
money, travelers' checks, furnitiyre,,
automobiles, tractors, horses, mules
and ranch equipment.
The will read:
"I, Will Rogers, hereby publish and
declare my will:
"My wife's name is Betty fitogers. I
have only three children now living
namely: Will, Jr., James and Mary
Rogev.
"I give, devise and bequeath all of
my property, both community and
otherwise, to my wife, Betty Rogers.
"In the event my wife should not
survive me, I give, devise and be
queath all of my estate to my children
who shall survive me, share and share
alike; provided, however, that should
any of my children pre-decease me
leaving issue, the share to which such
deceased child would have been en
titled if living, I give, devise and be
queath to his or her issue.
"I hereby appoint my wife, Betty
Rogers, C. N. Beasley of Beverly Hills,
Calif., Oscar Lawlor and J ames K.
Blake as executors hereof. Should my
wife not survive me, I appoint my son.
Will. Jr., in her place as such execu
tor and direct that no bond be required 1
of my wife or son as executor.
"(Signed) WILL ROGERS"
Witnesses were Ewing Halsell of
Vanita, Okla., E. N. Vail of Jalona
Ranch, Santa Barbara County. Blake
is Mrs. Rogers' brother.
POLICY OF $2,500,000
PAID TO MRS. ROGERS
Los Angeles, Aug. 28 ? Edward Mc
Cullough, local attorney who said he
represented Lloyds, London insurance
brokers, announced today he had de
livered a check for (2,500,000 to Mrs. i
Will Rogers, representing a special in
surance policy on the life of the late 1
comedian. The policy was reported to
have carried the high premium of 4 '
per cent, or $100,000 annually, and was
said to have been issued eight years
ago.
Previous estimates of the estate of .
Wogers, killed with Wiley Post in an I
Alaskan air crash, had ranged around '
$2,500,000 without counting the Lloyds' 1
policy.
Theodore Gentry
Shoots Self In Arm
While Hunting
Exploding Gun Tore Hole In Muscle,
Suffered Painful Wound
Mr. Theodore Gentry, while hunt
ing Tuesday, had the misfortune to
shoot himself in the arm. The explod
ing shell entered the muscle of his
left arm, tearing a hole as it went.
As a result of the wound the entire
arm is numb, for some nerves were
shattered as the shell passed through.
Following the accident he wplked
about a mile to the home of his father,
who liv?s near Barton's Mill before
he could get medical aid.
Though he was painfully, even dan
gerously wounded, it is thought that
he will recover the usage of his arm.
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Thinks Tobacco
Prospects Good
Hutson Believes Crop Will Av
erage Between 22 And 25
Cents This Years
Washington, Aug. 28. ? J. B. Hutson,
director of the tobacco, sugar, rice,
peanut and potato sections of the AAA
today predicted that the 1935 flue
cured tobacco crop will sell for an av
erage price of between 22 and 25 cents.
"Any price above 22 cents will mean
that the total amount paid for the
crop will exceed the amount paid for
the 1934 crop and so I regard the si
uation as a healthy one," said Mr.
Hutson.
"Lower grades of tobacco are bring
ing less than the same grades brought
last year and the lower average is al
so due in part to the fact that the
quality of the crop this year is some
what below that of last year," he con
tinued.
Farmers were this year permitted to
raise 90 per cent of their base acreage
as compared with 70 per cent in 1934.
The amount of reduction" for 1936 will
not be fixed until December.
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Benefits To Farmers
Total $563,438,812
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26? Agricul-<
tural Adjustment Administration re
ports that during the 1935 fiscal years
it has expended a total of $807,686,
134 from available funds amounting
to $960,334,220, thus carrying a bal
ance of $152,466,086 forward Into the
current fiscal year.
The expenditures included $563,
438,812 in rental and benefit payments
to farmers under adjustment con
tracts in five commodity programs;
$12,591,001 for removal and conserva
tion of surplus agricultural commodi
ties; $148,520,819 for drought relief,
food conservation and disease eradic
ation activities; $13,704,070 in connec
tion with trust fund operations; $38.
583,642 for administrative expenses;
$30,292,782 for refunds of taxes, and
$737,005 for disbursement expense.
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Jimmy Walker Can
Return To America
New York, Aug. 27 ? Dapper, wise
cracking Jimmy Walker's path home
ward from his self-tiri posed exile was
apparently cleared today when the
department of justice announced it ,
would not prosecute the resigned may
or on income charges.
Quickly following the Justice depart
ment's announcement that the case
against Walker ? who quit September ,
1, 1932, in the midst of removal pro
ceedings against him before Franklin
D. Roosevelt ? had been dropped, Mark
Graves, president of New York State's
tax commission, said that "we have no
case pending" against Walker.
The justice department said that
tax experts and the United States at
torney in New York had thoroughly (
investigated Walker's income and that (
"there has not been found sufficient
evidence to prosecute for a criminal .
offense."
BANK CLOSED
ON LABOR DAY
Labor Day, which Is next Monday,
September 2nd, is a legal holiday. The
Peoples Bank will not be open for
business on this day.
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Will Return Saturday
Rev. and Mrs. ,W. p. West and son.
Billy, who have been spending some |
time in South Carolina and Georgia,
will return home Saturday. Mr. West
Kill fill his pulpit as usual at the First <
Baptist Church Sunday. i
Plans To Improve
City Water System
Approved by WPA
Tentative Approval Put On Pro
ject By District Office. Re
garded As Approval
District headquarters of WPA locat
ed in Raleigh has notified City Manag
er Harris that the application for funds
with which to improve Roxboro's water
system has been approved by that of
fice and sent on to state headquarters.
As the district director's recommenda
tion is usually followed by state and
national headquarters it is felt that
the application will go through for
final approval, unless some unforseen
circumstances arise.
It will be remembered that the appli
cation called for the expenditures of
approximately $19,000 for increased
water mains on North Main street,
a new filter bed at the plant, and a
new pump and starter line at the
pumping station.
Should the plans go through, and
it is felt that they are practically as
sured, it is thought that work will be
gin on these improvements almost im
mediately.
Though there have been some oth
er projects placed on the approved list
from Person County no funds have as
yet been allotted, but just as soon as
this takes place, work is scheduled to
begin.
Bailey Sees Bright
Tinge In Conditions
Declares Country Much Better Off
Than When Rfx>sevelt Started
The New Deal
Washington, Aug. 27 ? Senator Bailey
of North Carolina, in a statement to
day, summarizing the achievement
of the Roosevelt administration, said
the American people were "incompar
ably better off than they were when
Mr. Roosevelt became President."
Bailey said general and business con
ditions were greatly improved.
"Measured by this standard, no one
can deny that the Democratic admin
istration had been a success," the N.
Carolina Senator said.
"I think the next several months
will mark a continued improvement
and I believe when the general ac
counting shall be had next year, the
people will express their satisfaction
in the administration with a favora
ble verdict at the polls."
Bailey said he would spend the next
30 days on vacation after which he
said he hopes to be able "to get about
in the State."
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Mr. Smith Commits
Suicide By Shooting
Himself Wednesday
Shoots Himself With Shotgun, Death
Coming Almost Instantly
Mr. C. B. Smith, who formerly lived
in Danville, shot himself with a shot
gun Wednesday morning at about 10
o'clock, death being almost instant.
Funeral services will be held tomor
row, Friday, afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the O'Briant burying grounds, on route
144, near Tom Moore's filling station.
Mr. Smith was well known in this
County, where he had relatives. In
formation concerning the tragedy was
meager, and no cause is known for his
rash act.
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Thanks To Rotary
And Kiwanians
We wish to thank the Rotary and
Kiwanian clubs for what they added
to our treasury at Rock Grove Bap
tist Church, which amounted to $55
82. We are looking forward to their
coming another year. Wc also wish to
thank each one who helped to make
the supper a success.
Mrs. Slaughter,
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Good News For
Those On R. 144
It will be good news for those who
live on R 144 leading to Virgilina to
know that at the next letting, on Sept
ember 5th, bids will be received for
completing -eight and one-half miles
Df this road. This should complete
the road to, or very near, Dixon's
Store.
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Martin Dies, Congressman from Texas:
"A bureaucratic government is as
destructive of freedom as a financial
Dligarchy or a dictatorship."