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VOL. LII.
(Monday and Thursday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited) NUMBER 58
Ethiopians Awaif
Signal For Warfare
With The Italians
Two Thousand Followers Of
Haile Selassie Beg For
Arms At The Palace
MOBILIZATION ORDER
ALREADY IN PRINT
Italians Likely To Encounter
Military Surprises When
They Invade Land
Addis Ababa, Sept 15 ? Two thous
and shrieking Ethiopians clamored
before the imperial palace today, beg
ging Emperor Haile Selassie for arms
and shouting: "We want war!"
The Emperor appeared at a window
to appease the throng, which then en
gaged in wild wa^ dances and brand
ished rifles, swords "ind knives.
They were led by veterans of the
battle of Aduwa, where Italians met
crushing defeat in 1896. A number of
Sudanese chiefs also were in the
crowd.
The scene was so violent that police
confiscated motion picture films of it.
Already in Print
Selassie, although his general mob
ilization order is already in print, will
not flash it to the country until Italy
fires the first gun or the Emperor is
informed officially that the League of
Nations has failed in its peace efforts.
When ? and if ? that moment comes,
even Ethiopia's priests and women will
rally to Join a half million other Eth
iopians in a grim defense of their em
pire.
Government circles evinced no sur
prise today at the Italian Cabinet
communique saying the quarrel admits
"no compromise solution." Neverthe
less, Ethiopia's faith that Great Brit
ain and Prance, supported by other
members of the league, will prevent
an attack was so strong the Emperor
withheld general mobilization.
Military experts have worked out
these preparations in conformity with
the tactics of modern war in coopera
tion with the great feudal chiefs, who
were said to realize fully that their
traditional methods of combatting in
vasion must be adapted to meet the
warfarp of n. mechanized armv
Changed conditions of warfare have
been .explained to the populace by
quaint village criers, who summon the
people to the village square by tom
toms and trumpets and tell them that
the basis of a new form of resistance
is implicit obedience of the orders of
the emperor, through their chiefs.
They also have been lectured on what
the loss of independence would mean
to Ethiopia and told that if they are
conquered, they will hav? no emperor
to hear their grievances, to redress
their wrongs and to counsel them.
They have been warned they may
never again be permitted to assemble
in their homes, to eat and drink mer
rily, to breathe the free air or to send
their children to Addis Ababa to be
trained and perhaps educated for the
posts in the imperial household.
ROXBORO ROTARY
CLUB MEETING
Messrs. James Harris and Roderick
Griffin were instructed as to their du
ties as members of Rotary Interna
tional at the regular weekly meeting
of the Roxboro Rotary Club on Thurs
day evening at the Community Cen
ter.
Bedford Love welcomed the men in
to the club and charged them with
their responsibilities in an address on
the ideals of Rotary which was in
spiring to all those present. Mr. Har
ris is the newly appointed City Man
ager while Mr. Griffin holds another
public office, Superintendent of Edu
cation.
President Jim Walker announced
that the next meeting is to be held at
the Community Center on next
4 Thursday, Sept. 19th. The program is
to be in charge of Bill West, Chair
man of the International Relations
Committee.
Dr. E. J. Tucker, Dr. A, P. Nichols,
and Bedford Love, Jr.. were guests of
the Club.
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Delegates Attend
Home -Coming
Southgate Chapter O. E. S. held
home-coming day Priday night. Mes
dames Thomas, Led better and Prilla
man, Misses Maude and Mabel Monta
gue attended from the Roxboro chap
ter.
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The fastest runner in the world re
cently got married. It's no use, boys ?
Olln Miller in Thomas ton, Ga. Times.
Jack Barnett Dies
Suddenly Of Heart
Attack Saturday
44- Year-Old Midget Son Of Mr.
And Mrs. S. C. Barnett
Passed Away While Visiting
In Home Of Mr. And Mrs.
John Walker
FUNERAL SERVICES
THIS AFTERNOON
Mr. Jack W. C. Barnett, 44-year-old
midget son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Bar
nett, passed suddenly Saturday after
noon at 5:00 o'clock while visiting in.
the home of Mr. John Walker who
lives about one-half mile beyond Ca
Vel Village.
Jack, as he was familiarly known
to his host of friends, was sitting on
the edge of Mr. Walker's porch play
ing with one of the children. Sudden
ly he leaned backward as if lying
down to sleep. Inquiry and a more
complete examination revealed that he
was dead. Apparently he was strick
en with a heart attack that proved
fatal immediately.
He leaves to mourn his passing, be
side his parents, two brothers, W. C.
and B. K. Barnett, both of Roxboro,
and one son, Jack Barnett-, Jr., of Nor
folk, Va. It is understood that his son
had recently entered Camp Meade, a
OCC unit in Maryland.
Jack was widely and favorably
known over a great part of the coun
try having traveled with many circus
es from 1903 to 1912. After that time
for several years he traveled with his
own company, appearing in various
theatres throughout the country, hav
ing been booked by both Keith's and
Lowe's circuits.
Following his retirement from the
stage, he traveled with 'his brother,
Herbert, also a midgut, tor several
years as a cigar salesman. They mar
keted their own brand, known as
"Jack and Herb" cigars, named for
him and his brother. For the past
several years Jack had made his home
here with his parents at their home
on Morgan street.
It will be recalled that Herbert pass
ed away under rather similar circum
stances little more than two years ago.
Funeral services were held this af
ternoon at 2:00 o'clock from Long
Memorial Methodist Church with Rev.
J. F. Herbert officiating. The local Ma
sonic Order, of which he was a mem
ber, had charge of the services, acting
as pall bearers and flower bearers.
Following the funeral services he
was interred in Burchwood Cemetery.
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Britain Assures
Egyptian Leader
Ready To Defend Egypt From
Land, Sea Or Air Attack
By The Italians
London, Sept. 15. ? Britain is pre
pared to defend Egypt ? nominal
guardian of the strategic Suez Canal ?
against attack by land, sea or air.
This assurance, given to the Pre
mier of Egypt by Vice - Admiral
Charles Morton Forbes, second in com
mand of the British Mediterranean
fleet, coincide with steady progress in
building up Empire defenses against
the threat of conflict with Italy.
The mine sweepers Lunoon, Selkirk,
and Tiverton arrived at Gibraltar to
day. They are part of a steady pro
cession of vessels being detached from
the home fleet to strengthen forces at
the mouth of the Suez, Malta and Gi
braltar.
Submarine Mines
Reynolds' Weekly understood today
that numerous powerful submarine
mines have been transported from
England to Malta secretly and that an
extensive mine field will be laid a
round that island ? located south of
the tip of Italy's bootr? in case of war
between Italy and Ethiopia.
The well-informed Sunday Dispatch
said Italy's preparations against a
blockade by the British navy, acting
as league "policeman," include abnor
mal imoprts of copper, petroleum, pro
ducts, coal, munitions, iron and steel,
including 4,000 tons of aviation gaso
line sent to Eritrea.
The assurance to Egypt assumes ad
ditional significance in the light of
rumors among diplomats that the
British intelligence service received in
formation today that approximately
40,000 troops, mostly natives of the
Italian colony of Libya, have been
massed close to Egypt-Sudan frontier.
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Johnny Reder, utility man for the
Willlamsport club in the NYP League,
pitches and plays first, second, third,
or in the outfield.
Huey Long - Victim Of Enemy's Bullet
BATON ROUGE, La. ... Above is one of the latest pictures of U. S. Sen
ator Huey P. Long and family. It was taken in New York shortly before
the Louisana dictator was shot and seriously wounded in the corridor of
the Louisiana State Capitol by a disgruntled political enemy, Dr. Carl A.
Weiss, Jr., who in turn was mowed down by machine guns in "the hands of
Senator Long's body guards. In the photo are: Senator and Mrs. Long,
daughter Rose and son, Palmer Reed Long.
Roxboro Graduates
Who Are Entering
College This Term
Several Colleges And Training
Schools Claim Roxboro
Youths For Higher Edu
cation
The following named graduates of
Roxboro high school have filed appli
cations with the schools listed and
have completed arrangements for en
tering with the possible exception of
one young lady. Two Roxboro seniors
completed in summer school some work
necessary to remove conditions, and
have met the requirements for grad
uation. These young ladies, Sallie
Carroll Huddleston and Anna Cather
ine Moore, have entered Louisburg
College.
To E. C. T. C. ?Mary S. Craven,
Huldah Hester, Mary Belle Pulcher,
Catherine Thompson.
To Elon ? Stephen Dickens (1934),
Lester James (1930).
TO Duke? William Pox (1934), Bick
ford Long (1934) at Woodberry Forest,
1935.
To Greensboro College ? Ruth Dav
idson, Beatrice Long (1933.)
To Louisburg College ? Sallie Carroll
Huddleston, Elizabeth Jones, Anna
Catherine Moore.
To Mars Hill ? D'Arcy Bradsher,
Helen Cushwa, Evelyn Newman.
To D. N. C? Douglas Davis, Bobby
Michaels.
To Women's College of U. N. C. ?
Louise Barnette, Naomi Daniel, Dru
silla W Instead (1931).
To Pork Union Mil. Acad. ? Frank
Hester.
To Lees-MacRea Hospital ? Dorothy
Abbitt plans to enter soon.
To National Business college ? Elea
nor Thompson (1934).
To Tennessee Normal College, Mur
freesboro. ? Mae Hobgood.
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Chile approved an appropriation of
$3,000,000 for moderization of its hos
pitals last year.
Roxboro Skeeters
Lose Close Match
To Durham Club
Though Shooters Showed Big
Gain, Wasn't Enough For
Win Over Durham's Lead
NEW FACES WERE SEEN
ON COURSE SATURDAY
While the Roxboro Skeet Club lost
again to Durham Thursday, the dif
ferent members of the club averaged
about 30 per cent gain in targets brok
en over the last match. The trouble
was that Durham gained too. In the
first round Roxboro had a lead of ten
targets, but Durham came back in the
last round and gained fifteen targets,
thus beating the local club by five
targets, a Very close score in skeet
shooting.
The local club will probably take on
Burlington or Danville next. The team
will be composed of the five men taken
from the highest scores for the pre
vious month.
Many new faces were out at the
Skeet Club Saturday afternoon. Prank
Whitfield, R. Warren, and Claude Hall
shot the full course for the first time.
They made very good scores for the
first trip around.
High score for the day went to Jim
Allgood and G. C. Hunter with 22 out
of 25 targets. George Currier, Gip
Prillaman, Edgar Boatwright, Gene
Thompson, G. W. Gentry, John Whitt,
Oscar Long and others led them a close
second. Special instruction will be
given on Wednesday to people shoot
ing the course for the first time. All
beginners are welcome.
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Class Supper
Mr. B. B. Knight will entertain his
Sunday School Class at a supper at
6:30 P. M. Friday in his home on High
School Drive. A full attendance is
urged. Get in touch with Mr. Knight
and let him know if you will be there.
UNDER THE TEMPLE Comment
BUSY ? The office of County Sup
erintendent is just as busy as a bee
hive these days. What with the op
ening of schools throughout the coun
ty and the setting up of the new text
book rental system the superintendent
and his capable assistant, Miss Emily
Stephens, have their hands full.
A county-wide teachers' meeting has
been called for this afternoon to line
things up for the opening tomorrow
morning. These openings will see the
school children of the county begin
ning another heat in the race tcward
the close of the school year and finally
graduation and diploma.
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QUIET ? Usually r?n Monday morn
ing the courthouse is quite a busy
place, but on this Monday things were
rather quiet with the exception of the
county superintendent's office. Ask
ed Sheriff Clayton how things were.
All's quiet so far as I know, he rep'.lid.
And that means that things are quiet
for the sheriff usually has one ear to
the ground when anything is going on.
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SCHEDULES ? Beginning tomorrow
the Health office will operate on a new
schedule according to a notice posted
on their door. Certain office hours
will be observed. When asked how
come Mrs. O'Briant said that there
was more work to be done on the out
side than there was on the inside.
? ? ?
The courthouse does not seem the
same place with John Ellington gone.
But Madam Rumor says that an equal
ly capable man will take his place.
? ? ?
Custodian Long not only keeps up
with everything happening around the
courthouse, but he is quite interested
in history. He has many entertain
ing and interesting records of things
that have happened in this county
during the past. Some of the news
papers in his possession are more than
fifty years old.
Person County
Native Shoots
Self In Mullins
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J. J. Jones Ends Own Life Sat
urday With Pistol. Was
Working On Mullins, S.
C. Tobacco Market
Mr. J. J. Jones, 47, a native and for
mer deputy sheriff of Person County,,
shot and killed himself with a pistol
in Mullins, S. C., Saturday. He was
working as a bookkeeper on the South
Carolina town tobacco mart.
According to information received
here Mr. Jones committed suicide as
a result of despondency over his ill
health. He had suffered severly from
sinus trouble for years.
, He was born and reared in the Con
cord community of this county and
served as a deputy sheriff for some
time. For the past several years he
had made his home in South Boston,
Virginia.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Methodist Church in South
Boston this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock.
He will be buried in South Boston. Mr.
Jones is survived by two sisters, Mrs
O. Y. Clayton, of this city, and Mrs.
E. C. Brooks, of Oxford; one brother,
Mr. Espey Jones, of Ca-Vel Village.
His nephew, Mr. Thomas Brooks, re
sides here.
First WPA Work
Begun This Morning
At Marlowe's Creek j
Projects Calls For Widening And
Deepening Of Channel Of Stream
That Runs North of Town
Work began this morning on the
| Marlowe Creek project, the first to be
starte dunder the WPA in this county, i
The project calls for the widening and
deepening of the channel to give the
stream better drainage.
Though the full quota of men was
not put at work there are fourteen
men laboring on this project.
There have been other applications
filed for WPA projects in Person Coun
ty, some of which have been approved
by divisional and state headquarters
and sent to Washington, but Marlowe's
Creek holds the distinction of being
the first that actually sees work be
gun.
DIES AT HOME
IN ROANOKE, VA.
Word was received here this morn
ing that Mr W. G. Thomas died at
10:45 a. m. this morning at his home
in Roanoke, Va. Mr. Thomas was the
son-in-law of Judge and Mrs. W. I.
Newton, having married their daugh
ter, Grace. Mrs. Thomas survives him
as do his three sons Walter, Grey, Jr.,
Earl Newton, and Billy.
Mr. Thomas had been quite ill prior
to his passing and his death was not
unexpected. At this time definite
funeral arrangements have not been
made.
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Most Welcome
Visitors Friday
We were delighted to have a call
Friday from our good friends' Mrs. A.
R. Fontaine and Miss Mary Creath of
the Bethel Hill section. Mrs. Fontaine,
who does not object to telling her age,
is well in the eighties and her mind is
just as clear as ever, in fact she is
easily one of the most clever conver
sationalists we know, and it is always
a delight to listen to her. She says she
has retired from all activities and is
now spending her time reading and
painting, and she is no mean artist.
We hope she will favor this office with
visits more 'often.
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Mr. Kirby Entertains
At Dinner Friday
Mr. O. T. Kirby was host at dinner
Friday evening to a number of his
friends entertaining in honor of Mr.
John Ellington, who has moved to
Fayetteville. ,
Covers were laid for eight in the at
tractively appointed dining room of his
home on South Main Street. A de
licious meal was served to the guests
and they were graciously entertained by
their host and his charming wife.
* IN WASHINGTON
Mr. C. T." Hall left this morning for
Washington. D. C.. where he will dis
cuss the tobacco situation with Mr.
Hutson.
Hitler Swastika
Pronounced Sole
Emblem Of Nazis
Reichstag Also Hurls Defiance
At Jews And Imposes New
Laws Upon Them
APOLOGY OF AMERICA
DRAWS APPRECIATION
Hitler, In Moderate Speech, Delivers
Attack Upon Lithuanians For Alleg
ed Treatment Of Germans In Memel
Territory; No Reference To League
Crisis.
Nurberg, Germany, Sept. 15 ? Adolf
Hitler's Reichstag, stung by the crit
icism of a New York magistrate against
the Nazi emblem, tonight pronounced
the swastika to be the Reich's sole
flag, hurled defiance to Jews through
out the world and limited German
citizenship to members of the German
race.
The specially-summoned lawmakers
acted after their Fuehrer, in a flery
mood, had opened the Reichstag ses
sion with a bitter attack on Lithuan
ians for flheir alleged treatment .of
Germans in the Memel territory, and
had called upon the solons to approve
three new laws.
Against Emblem
Der Fuehrer and his legislators per
mitted Jews to continue as German
subjects, but forbade them to fly any
flag save the blue and white Zionist
emblem.
Hitler and the Reichtag also for
bade Inter-marriage betyeen Aryans
and non-aryans and provided for pun
ishment for sexual relations between
the two.
They also forbade Jews to engage
Aryan domestic servants under the
age of 45 years.
Hitler charged Lithuania with re
sponsibility for events in Memel which
contained the seeds of trouble. Then
he made known his refusal to allow
Germany to be drawn into any inter
national controversy in which she is
not directly involved.
Voices Appreciation
Expressing his contempt for com
munism, he voiced his appreciation of
the United States government's re
grets for the Bremen-Brodsky inci
dent in New York. But he used as
an example of how Jewry, even in
high places, allegedly fights against
the Nazi state.
(Magistrate Louis Brodsky in New
York dismissed five men arrested
when the swastika was ripped from
the brow of the German liner Bre
men at a Manhattan dock last month,
commenting that "in the minds' 'of the
defendants and others the Nazi em
blem was a"pirate flag.")
The Reichsfuehrer threatened in his
brief, but vivid speech to enact more
stringent laws if today's legislation
falls to solve the Jewish problem.
Two of the three laws he decreed
dealt with the Jewish question; the
third honored the swastika as the na
tional emblem.
The Reichsfuehrer charged Memel
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NOTICE TO *
MUSIC PUPILS
During this season I will conduct
piano music classes at my home on
Oak Street. YOur past patronage is
greatly appreciated, and I hope to
serve as well in the future as I have
in the past. All interested parties may
contact me by telephone or a person
al visit.
Respectfully ,
Mrs. Katherine Hatchett Masten
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To Be Principal
At Ca-Vel School
Mrs. Madoline G. Trowbridge of
Kannapolis, N. C., will be principal at
Ca-Vel school for the coming term.
Mrs. Trowbridge succeeds Mrs. C. W.
Phillips who has resigned.
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Providence Farmers
To Have Stew
Members of the Providence Parmer's
Club and their families will meet at
the club house Friday afternoon, Sep
tember 20 at 5 o'clock to enjoy a
brunswick stew.
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ATTENDING N. * W.
SURGEONS MEET
Dr. B. E. Love and son, Bedford,
will leave tonight to attend a meeting
'of N. and W.. surgeons at Old Point
Comfort, Va. They expect to return
Wednesday night. -- ? . ?