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VOL. LII.
(Monday and Thursday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 56
SEN. HUEY LONG SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
United States Senator Shot Twice;
Assailant Is Slain By Bodyguards
Bullet Fired Into Body Of The
Louisiana Political Dicta
tor By Dr. C. A. Weiss,
Jr. Of Baton Rouge
SHOOTING OCCURRED
IN CAPITOL BUILDING
OUTSIDE HOUSE DOOR
Long- Was Just Leaving House Cham
ber When Dr. Weiss, Without Warn
ing, Opened Fire at Close Range;
Dr. Weiss Member of Prominent An
ti-Long Family; Attacker's Body Is
Riddled With Bullets And Allowed
To Lay In Corridor Until Arrival Of
Coroner; Long Rushed To Hospital,
Where His Condition Was Pro
nounced Serious, But Not Critical;
BuUet Did Not Strike Vital Organs;
Expected To Recover Unless Com
plications Arise.
Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 8.? Senator
was shot and wounded seriously
at 'he State Cap Vol tonight by Dr. C.
A. Weiss, Jr., eye specialist of Baton
House and member of an ami-Long
col't-'cal family, wio was qui-kly saw
by the Louisiana "dictator s" body
guards.
An hour and a half after the shoot
ing, Long was given a blood transfu
sion at CJur Lady of the Lake Infirm
Riy where attendants said the Sena
tor's wound consisted of a bullet hole
through the stomach.
Long remained conscious 'as physi
cians worked over him. Blood for the
transfusion was provided by Lieuten
ant Governor James A. Noe, close per
gonal and political ally of the Sena
While Long lay on the operating ta
ble at the hospital, physicians there
said they were making a check to de
termine whether the pistol bullet that
entered his right side was poisoned
Weiss was a son-in-law of a dis
trict judge whose office was threaten
ed by a bill before the Long-dominat
ed legislature now in session to enact
new Long "dictatorship" and anti
Roosevelt legislation.
Identification of Weiss was estab
lished by Dr. Thomas B. Bird, East
Baton Rouge Parish coroner, and Joe
W. jutes, assistant superintendent of
the 3&te Bureau of Identification.
Senator Long had just finished di
recting passage of bills to one of his
special legislative sessions where legis
lators followed his bidding without
question.
As the senator stepped out of the
House door, spectators said. Dr. Weiss,
walked up to Long and, pressing the
muzzle of a pistol close to his body,
fired one shot. Then the bodyguards
opened fire killing the doctor, and as
sisted Senator Long down the stairs
to an automobile.
Bled At Mouth
Long was staggering and bleeding
at the mouth. He maintained con
sciousness and talked to his assist
ants. At the hospital he was rushed
to an operating table and Dr. Urban
Maes of New Orleans, of the medical
staff of Louisiana State University,
was summoned by airplane.
The hospital said the Senator's con
dition was grave, but Dr. Arthur Vid
rine, head of the New Orleans Charity
hospital in charge of the case, said
the bullet had not struck any vital
organs and he did not consider the
Senator's condition critical.
He said the bullet passed entirely
through the body and. unless compli
cations set in, the Senator had a good
chance to recover.
Physicians said the bullet entered
the right side of his abdomen and
ranged through the body, emerging
at the back.
The body of Dr. Weiss lay on the
corridor floor for more than an hour
until it could be viewed by the coron
er.
One Bullet
Dr. Byrd said two cartridges had
been fired from the pistol, but Dr.
Vidrine said only one bullet strupk
the Senator.
The weapon was a 32 automatic
pistol, which was described by a body
guard as being "brapd new."
Long's bodyguards were trailing him
at the time of the shooting and they
went into quick action.
But the bayonets of National Guards
' men. behind which recent sessions of
the legislature were held, were miss
ing.
The soldiers were In control of East
Baton Rouge Parish for Beveral
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SPECIAL BULLETIN !
1:40 P. M. ? Latest re
ports on condition of Sena
tor Huey P. Long say that
he is resting comfortably
and that physicians indi
cate that it will be seventy
two hours before the defi
nite outcome of his wound
can be determined.
Eugenia Howard
Found Dead Sun.
In Gas-Filled Ap'l
Daughter Of Prominent Person
County Farmer Found Dead
In Washington, D. C.
Where She Worked
Word was received here Sunday af
ternoon at 2:00 p. m. that Miss Eu
genia Howard, daughter of Mr. Ed.
Howard, prominent farmer of the ;
Olive Hill section, had been found
dead in a gas-filled apartment In I
Washington, D. C.
Miss Howard was last seen alive
Saturday evening when she retired to I
the apartment where her body was
found Sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'
clock. -
She was employed at the New Col
onial hotel in Washington which is
operated by her uncle, Mr. Tunius
Howard, and when last seen was ap
parently in her usual good health.
As she was not at work on Sunday,
she was not bothered until about 1:00
P. M. when someone, going to call her
found the body.
Reports are that relati\?s from
Washington will arrive in Danville,
Va. tonight at 7:20 with the body.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the home of her -father at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning with burial
following in Concord church cemetery.
Rev. E. B. Craven, assisted by Rev
W. P. West and Rev. J. H. Shore, will
have charge of the services.
Cattle Show Will
Be Unique Treat
For Person County
.
Plans For Initial Show Have
All Been Made. Everything
Is In Readiness
Person County's first Cattle Show
awaits only the date of September 26th
to get under way. For that day and
the following day cattle will reign in
town. All farmers are urged to bring
their cattle to enter for competition in
this event.
Only cattle raised in Person Coun
ty will be eligible for competition in the
prize contest, although it is under
stood that there will be exhibitions of
some fine cattle from out of the
county.
The sponsors of this show, headed
by Mr. R. L. Perkins, have worked hard
and faithfully to make these days a
successful occasion for Roxboro and
Person County. The entire country
side awaits with interest the demon
stration of cattle in this, the first show
of its kind held in the county.
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Family Moves In
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Griffln and
daughter and son, of Carthage, have
moved here, and are occupying the
residence on Morgan street, adjoining
the new apartment which Mr. Preston
Satterfleld is erecting. Mr. Griffln is
connected with the Joyner Chevrolet
Company, and has been here for some
time.
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japan's arnty leaders bid soldiers
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SHOT BY ENEMY
HUEY PIERCE LONG
Ross Russell To
Appear At Palace
Theatre Thursday
Russell And His Twenty Entertainers
At Local Movie House
Ross Russell and his "Coral Gable
R!evue," a troupe of twenty entertain
ers will once again appear before
Roxboro audiences when they come to
the Palace theatre on Thursday night.
RUsseH 'and his troupe will be well
remembered here, as they have ap
peared in the theatre before, invaria
bly delighting its audiences. This
troupe has made quite a name for it
self as it is one of high standing, and
features many entertaining features.
They have appeared on some of the
leading stages of this section.
The show Thursday night will be an
entirely new one with plenty of flash
and color and splendor with oriental
atmosphere and effects, and beauti
ful wardrobes.
Following their appearance at the
theatre the orchestra, will play for a
dance at Hotel Roxboro,
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Bowman Gray Estate
Valued At $9,00,000
Winston-Salem, Sept. 6 ? Personal
property of the late Bowman Gray,
tobacco magnate, is valued at $9,091,
900.26 and real estate at $200 in an in
ventory of his estate filed here. Mrs
Nathalie L. Gray, his wife, is to re
ceive all tangible personal effects and
tangible property, except money, bank
deposits, stocks, bonds, notes and oth
er securities, according to the terms
of the will placed on record.
The Winston-Salem Foundation,
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company,
trustee is left a trust fund of 12 1-2
per cent of the total for the estab
lishment of a fund to be used for char
itable and benevolent causes and ob
jects, subject to the rules of the foun
dation.
The principal and income of the fund
are to be used for the benefit of re
ligious, educational, and eleemosy
nary objects.
The balance of the estate is divided
in three parts, one to the widow, one
to Bowman Gray, Jr., of Washington D.
C? and Gordon Gray, Netv York at
torney and second son of Mr. Gray.
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Drinks, Smokes,
Cards Put Cash
Into Till Of U. S.
Washington .Sept. 8 ? Drinkers, card
players, and smokers, chewers and
snuffers of tobacco contributed liber
ally to Uncle Sam's pocket book in
the fiscal year of 1935.
Internal revenue figures showed to
day that cigaret consumption contin
ued to mjxint, with taxes paid on
128,490.692.930 compared with 116,646,
815,170 in 1934 and only 30,529,193,533
in the pre-war year of 1917.
But the 5,112,373,384 cigar figure,
whUe slightly above the 5,008.622,523
of 1934, lagged 40 per cent behind
the 1911 consumption of 9,216,901,113.
Tax paid withdrawals of smoking
and chewing tobacco continued to
slump, the 302,045,647 pounds repre
senting the lowest figure in 25 years.
Snuff remained fairly constantly at
36.175.902.
Beer and hard liquor withdrawals
increased ovef a year ago, but had a
long road to travel before reaching
the pre-prohibition peak. ?
A slight dip in sales of playing cards
was indicated by 1935 tax payments
on 42,511,418 packs, against 44.063.491
last year.
Soil Conservation
Meeting Called
Sept. 19, 10 A. M.
Meeting Called For Purpose Of
Forming Conservation
Association
Three Soil Conservation Camps are
located in this immediate territory,
one being at Oxford, another at Dur
ham and another at Yanceyville. The
officers and men of these camps will
assist farmers in Soil Conservation
problems.
As Person County does not have a
camp, it is necessary for us to meet
and form a Soil Conservation Associa
tion to secure the services of the 3
camps located in the territory sur
rounding Person County
The plan at present calls for a 50
50 basis on the part of the govern
ment and the farmers. In other words,
I if you will have your land terraced,
the government, through these CCC
camps, will spend as much money o
pening out the ends of the terraces,
stopping gullies, etc.. as the farm
er will pay in cash in having terrac
J ing done. In other words, if you will
: spend $100.00 on your farm in ter
' racing with the unit that is now a
! vailable, the government will spend as
! much money on your farm finishing
the job.
Ihe law requires that a Scii Conser
vation Association be formed before
tut government will cooperate. To this
end a mass meeting is being called nt
the Court house Thursday, Sej.t. l'Jih,
at 10:00 a. m. for the purpose of hear
ing the plan more fully explained and
to elect directors from the different
townships to serve on the Soil Con
servation Committee.
Every landowner who is interested
in having his land terraced ar.d who
wishes to secure the cooperation of
the government should be present,
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Operator's License
Application Blanks
At Motor Club Off.
Carolina Motor Club Headquarters At
Crowell-Lowe Motor Co. 11a ve
Application Blanks
CAN GET THEM FROM SHERIFF
Application blanks for driver's li
cense may be obtained from the of
fices of the "Carolina Motor Club at
Crowell-Lowe Motor Co. on Reams
avenue or from the Sheriff's office in
the court house.
These blanks must be filled out and
filed with the Motor Vehicle Bureau
in Raleigh before November 1. After
that date licenses will cost $1.00.
Motorists are urged to get their ap
plication blanks at once, fill them out
and send them on to Raleigh.
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Mr. Hugh Sawyer
Sprains Ankle
Mr. Hugh Sawyer, Secretary of
Chamber of Commerce, sprained his
ankle Thursday morning when he slip
ped on wet grass at his home on La
mar Street. Mr. Sawyer started a
round the back of his automobile,
parked In the driveway to his house,
and slipped on some wet grass.
When he did so, his right ankle
gave way, tearing loose the ligaments.
He is able to be about his duties, al
though he has to employ the use of
crutches in getting around.
Mr. Sawyer injured the same ankle
about a year ago and it had never
entirely healed.
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Local Boys In Auto
Crash Sat. Night
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Messrs. Belvln Barnett and Bill
Winstead, enroute to their homes here
c'rom Halifax, Va., Saturday night,
crashed into a post Just on the north
ern edge of town, wrecking the car
In which they we*e travelling. Neith
er occupants were Injured to any ex
tent.
The dense fog prevalent at that
timfe. combined with the lateness of
the hour caused Mr. Barnette, driver
and owner of the car, to lose control
of it. The automobile was badly
damaged. ? - 1 - ? ' ?
Inspector For
Post Office
Site Coming
Mr. F. G. Hoback, inspector,
will be in Roxboro on Wednes
day, September 18th, to inspect
sites offered for post office
building.
(a-Vel Ball Team
Will Leave For New
York By Bus Thurs.
Will See Detroit And Yankees
Play, As Well As Sights Of
The B i g Town
The Ca-Vel ball club will leave by
bus Thursday for New York where
they will see the Yankees and Detroit
play.
Besides the ball game they plan to
visit Radio City, Empire State Build
ing, the Aquarium, and take a sight
seeing bus around the city and a boat
around the Island. They also plan to.
go aboard an ocean -goin^Ttnen y
This trip, which was promiseiTihe
boys by the mill should they win the
Central State League banner, will ex
tend over the week-end. The party
plans to return Sunday night or Mon
day.
- Those making the trip are: Claude
and Emmett Wilborn, Lester James,
Buster Maynard, Tommie Crowder.
Morris Briggs, Howard Anders, Thom
as Monk, Hayward and Carlton Slau
ghter, Reubin Wheeler. Arnold Holt.
Jack Cozart, Rufus Buchanan, Bill
Owens, Matt Dickerson and B. B.
Mangum.
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| Boxing Meet Friday
Will Feature Some
Outstanding Fights
Howard Scheduled To Meet Cox
In Headliner. Oakley To
Fight Barton
Some of the outstanding fighters of
this section will be featured Friday
night when the boxing event sched
uled for that date gets under way at
the Winstead Warehouse.
"Wild Bill" Howard, who has made
an impressive showing in his appear
ances here, will meet Fred Cox of
Danville, Va. Cox, 146 lbs, a newcomer
to the local arena, is reported to be
an excellent fighter and this primises
to be a good scrap.
Clyde "Jack" Oakley, another out
standing fighter of these parts, will
meet Tommie Barton, also of Danville.
Both boys have fought here before
and promise a bang-up fight Friday.
Maurice Jackson vs J. P. Morgan, Jr
another Danville fighter should give
the fans a thrill. Thomas Rigley and
Young Fleyton, both of Danville, also
promise some real action in the ring.
The only colored bout features
"Snake-Eye" Tharpe, already known
to local fight fans vs. "Battling Tom
Cameron". Cameron, though an old
hand at the game, has not been ac
tive for some time. However, his and
Tharpe's scrap should prove a good
one.
Fighting will begin at 9:00 p. m. in
the Winstead Warehouse. Admission:
general admission, 25c; ring side, 25c.
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Mr. Marsh Hester
Gravely III At His
Home In County
Mr. Marsh Hester, one of the coun
ty's most prominent farmers and lead
ing citizens, is reported to be gravely
ill at his home in the Bushy Fork
community.
Mr. Hester, who is 78, was taken 111
Wednesday. He developed pneumonia
in both sides and his condition has
steadily grown worse.
Latest reports from his bedside say
that his condition is very grave.
One Hurt Seriously
In Three-Car Smash
At North End Thurs.
Ernest Dodson In Hospital With
Broken Pelvis. No Others
Injured To Any Extent
ONE CAR TURNS OVER
Ernest Dodson was in the hospital
Thursday night as the result of an au
tomobile crash that involved three
cars Thursday afternoon. Mr. Phil
lip Terry, driving a ford coupe, and
accompanied by Miss Mona Ashley and
Mr. Dodson, was enroute to Collins
and Aikman, where all were employ
ed.
It is understood that when he went
to turn under the shed at Walker's
Service Station at North End, he was
struck from the rear by a truck be
longing to Roxboro Furniture Com
pany and operated at the time by An
drew Hubbard, an employee of that
firm.
When the truck, a light Dodge ve
hicle, hit the Ford, it knocked the lat
ter car into a Graham-Paige coupe,
belonging to Mr. Buster Walker, pro
prietor of the service station where the
accident occurred. The car was park
ed near the station.
"""After colliding with the latter ve
hicK, the Ford turned over on its side,
catching Mr. Dodson underneath. He
was\pullejK from under the wreckage
and rGSfied to a hospital in Danville,
Ya? where it was found that he was
suffering with broken pelvis in his
hip joint. At this writing he is re
ported to be getting along as well as
could be expected.
The Ford was badly damaged, while
neither the truck nor the parked au
tomobile were hurt to any great extent.
The truck was in operation the fol
lowing day, while it was thought that
the Graham-Paige would require some
work done on it.
Mr. Dodson is a native of Danville,
Va? having come here to work with
Collins and Aikman some months ago.
Mr. Terry and Miss Ashley, who were
both shaken up by the accident and
who suffered cuts about the head, are
residents of this county. Mr. Hub
bard was uninjured.
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Linwood Bradsher
Breaks Skeet Club
Record Saturday
Durham- RVxboro Meet Thursday At
ternoon Rained Out. Meet Is
Planned For This Week
Linwood Bradsher, shooting on the
local skeet course, broke the record
Saturday afternoon when he brought
down twenty-three skeets out of a pos
sible twenty-five. This is the highest
record that has been made since the
course was organized.
The scheduled meet between Rox
boro and Durham, which was to have
been played Thursday afternoon, was
postponed on account of rain. Plans
now are to hold the meet at the same
time and place next Thursday after
noon.
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Employment Office
To Soon Need Men
On Road Projects
Highway Project To Be Let In This
County Will Call For Greater
Number Of Men.
The letting of project F. A. 376A in
Person County will call for the employ
ment of men. classified as follows: dis
tributor operator, 2; distributor driv
ers, 2; truck drivers, 14; road machine
operators, 2; laborers, 60; superintend
ent, 1; Misc. Foreman, 1; master me
chanic, 1; and timekeeper, 1.
All who can qualify under these
classifications and are interested are
requested to contact the Reemploy
ment Office, third floor of the court
house building.
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ST. MARKS AUXILIARY
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St. Marks Auxiliary will meet with
Mrs. L. M. Carlton Tuesday afternoon
at 3:00 o'clock.
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Roosevelt urges Boy Scout spirit
for all ctttons.