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VOL. LII.
(Monday and Thursday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 63
Detroit Tigers Even
Series With Chicago
Mickey's Boys Beat
Cubs 8-3 In Second
Game Of The Series
Bridges Turns In A Brilliant
Pitching Performance. Cubs
Use Three Pitchers
Greenberg Knocks Homer In
First, Scoring Two Runs
42,742 FANS SHIVER
WHILE THEY LOOK ON
R H E
TIGERS 400 300 100?8 9 2
CUBS 000 010 200?3 6 1
The Detroit Tigers went to bat
today before 46,742 fans at their
home field in Detroit and emerged
victor to take their revenge for
the licking handed them yester
day by the Cubs. They came off
victorious, having scored four runs,
in the first inning to put the game
on ice.
For the Tigers White, center
fielder, led off with a single, fol
lowed by Cochrane with a double.
White scored on Cochrane 's single,
who, in turn, scored on Gehringer's
one-base hit. Greenberg came to
bat and put one away for a trip
around the bases, scoring Gehring
er ahead of him.
Henshaw replaced Root as the Cub
pitcher at this point, retiring the
side with three outs.
No other runs were scored by
either side until the fourth, when,
after two men had been put out,
Owen, Tiger third baseman, was
hit by a pitched ball. Bridges sing
led, advancing Owen to second.
White walked to load the bases.
Owen scored on forced play. Geh
ringer singled, scoring both Bridges
and White to total the Tigers score
at 7, with the Cubs still standing
at zero.
In fourth inning Henshaw was
replaced in the box by Carwalick
after he had allowed three Tiger
runs to cross the plate.
In fifth Cavarratta, first base
man for Cubs, went to first. Hack
was put out on fly catch. Herman
drove one over Gehringer's head,
scoring both Carwalick and Jurges.
In the same frame the Tigers made
another run when Gehringer scor
ed on Foxx's hit.
This ended the scoring for the
day. The final count stood: Tig
ers, 8; Cubs 3.
In the fourth Lindstrom, Cub
center fielder, knocked one into the
stands for a foul ball, and none
other than Babe Ruth caught the
ball. The announcer stated that
the Bambino had little trouble
catching the ball, which fell al
most in his hands.
About the middle of the morning
the weather, which had been threat
ening up until that time, began to
clear up, but it was real winter
coldness that prevailed during the
entire game, the thermometer hov
ering around fifty degrees through
out. Tomorrow the teams move
to Chicago for the third game of
this series.
The Cubs emerged victorious yes
terday in the opening game of the
Series after Lynn, "School - Boy"
Rowe allowed them to score twice
in the first inning. They won 3
0, Demaree smacking a homer for
the only other score of the game.
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Hungarians Are
Notified To Report
For Army Service
Budapest, Oct. 2. ? A large number
* of Hungarian men born between 1905
and 1913 were notified today to report
for military service. There was no
official comment on the call and the
war ministry would not say whether
these orders were going to all men in
that age group.
Newspapers at Praha said Hungary
was contemplating the introduction of
universal military service by January
1 and that only the complexities of the
present international situation had
forestalled the beginning of such ser
vice yesterday.
Latest Reports
On The Italian
Ethiopian War
Reports this morning from
Italy's war on the African King
dom, Ethiopia, which was started
yesterday with open hostilities, are
to the effect that Italjt had fired
on Ethiopia, killing seventeen
/'
hundred, and that she had bombed
two hospitals in the fighting area, i
n Further reports say that the
League of Nations will meet this
afternoon to issue an ultimatum to
Italy.
The Happy Mickey
Mickey Cochrane, manager for !
the victorious Tigers in their game '
today, has just cause to celebrate
after the fine performance put up
by his players In their deieat of the
Chicago Cubs in the second game
of the World Series.
IL DIKE DEFIES WORLD TO HALT HIS
CONQUEST OF ETHIOPIAN KINGDOM
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Whips Italy Into Frenzy Of
Patriotic Fever By Stag
ing Mobilization Of 20,
000,000 Souls
WARNS BOTH FRANCE
AND GREAT BRITAIN
NOT TO IMPEDE HIM
Says Italy Will Reply To War- Like
Acts With Acts Of War; Expresses
Doubt That True Frenchmen And
Britons Would Approve Sanctions
Against Italy; Reports That Italian
Invasion of Ethiopia Has Already
Begun Flatly Denied At Rome; Ital
ians Everywhere Respond Quickly as
Mass Mobilization Call- Goes Out;
People Give Vent' To Emotions and
Seem Happy That Carnage Is About
To Begin.
ROme, Oct. 2 ? Italy will conquer
Ethiopia and fight any nations who
try to interfere, Premier Benito Mus
solini tcld 20,000,000 mobilized Fas
cists tonight.
The dictator hurled his defiance of
international opposition from the bal
cony of the Venice palace. His words
were carried by radio to the four quar
ters of the earth.
A cheering crowd of 300,000 jammed
the square before Mussolini's palace.
On a lesser scale, the scene was du
plicated in every square and market
place in the nation, where loudspeak
ers blared II Duce's words: "To war
like acts we will reply with act of
war."
Mussolini's speech denounced the
injustice of post-w a r settlements
which failed to satisfy Italy's colon
ial needs; he informed Ethiopia his
patience with her was exhausted. He
cautioned France against joining in
sanctions (penalties) against him; he
warned Britain not to impede him.
All But Declre War
II Duce did everything but declare
war.
Word from Geneva ttiat Emporor
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia had pro
tested "imasion" of Ethiopia by Ital
ian troops at Mussa-Ali, on the Eri
trean frontier, was denied by the for
eign offic. The spokesman also denied
a rumor that the Italians had advanc
ed to Aduwa.
The foreign office announced that
Italian troops in Eritrea had advanced
to new and better positions "in view
of the ever-increasing hostile attitude
of the Ethiopians."
The spokesman denied rumors cir
culated abroad that skirmishes had
occurred between Italian outposts and
Ethiopians.
But throughout II Duce's speech
there was the implication that these
things soon would be true ? and much
more.
"At the League of Nations," said
Mussolini, "there is talk of sanctions.
I refuse to believe that the authen
tic people of Prance can associate
themselves with a cause against those
who fought side-'be-side with th?m
and whose dead are buried together ir.
the sacred red soil of battle."
Says Elfiiapia Unfit
(Continued On Page iSight)
TO SPEED UP ARMY
Washington? With every rifleman a
virtual machine gunner, trained to act
on his own in an emergency, trans
ported by moving vehicles moving to
sixty or more miles an hour direct- !
ly to the fild of action, it is advocated '
ly to the field of action, it is advocated
chief of staff, in his farewell report,
that the ragular &rmy be transformed
into a modfcl fighting force for speed
and efficiency.
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Merchants Pleased
With Dollar Days
Venture This Week
Throngs Take Advantage Of
Bargains To Sihop With
Local Merchants
Merchants here have generally re
ported a nice response to the dollar
days events put on Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week. They had adver
tised some nice bargains in many lines
cf merchandise, and many people took
advantage of them to do some of their
buying.
Due to the market Opening here
Tuesday the two events tied in nicely
with each other, many killing two
birds with one stone, that is they
came to town to bring tobacco or to
observe the sales and then took in the
dollar day events.
On Wednesday the streets were
thronged with folks, some coming to
sell tobacco, some coming to take in
Downie Brothers Circus, but many
came to buy from the ' bargains ad
vertised by the merchants.
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Palace Theatre
Fri. (only) Oct. 4
11:30 P. M.
ON THE STAGE
Karson's Spiritu
alistic Seance
and
Spook Show
Uncanny! Chilling! Eerie!
There is nothing- like it on Stage
or screen.
?ON THE SCREEN?
Nancy Carroll, George Murphy,
Thelma Todd In
"AFTER THE PANCE"
Box office opens 11:15; pic
tore 11:30. All Seat* 26c.
(Only people over 16 years of age
admitted.)
Program To Bring
Roxboro Before
Traveling Public
Offices Will Be Set Up In Rox
boro To Gather Material
For The Guide
(Special Dispatch To Roxboro Courier)
WASHINGTON, D. C., October 1?
? (CPS) In an extensive nationwide
program to bring before the traveling
lAblic a graphic and more compre
hensive picture of points of interest
and folk lore to be found in Roxboro
and other selected North Carolina
towns, The Federal Writers project, a
subsidary of the Works Progress Ad
ministration, has taken the initial
steps toward organizing the "American
Guide," it was learned here today.
This exhaustive American Baedeck
er which after completion is expected
to reveal the seven wonders distinc
tive of special American towns but
little known outside their immediate
communities, is to be a five-volume
affair, paying particular attention to
towns of less than ten thousand pop
ulation size, inasmuch as those above
that class generally have guide books
already.
According to Director Henry Alsberg,
chief, offices will be set up in Rox
boro and comparable towns over the
country out of which the unemployed
of that district will gather material
for the guide.
Funds will come from the $27,000,
000 allotment given to the works Pro
gress Administration for the needy
folks in the music, art, drama, and
writing fields.
"Each field office established in the
various towns," Mr. Alsberg told The
Courier, "will be allocated funds as
they are needed to carry on the work.
We intend to gather material on the
little highways and by-ways of Amer
ica so that travelers may more fully j
appreciate the beauties of our coun
try."
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County Fair To
Offer Nice Prizes
During Fair Week
Prizes For Biggest Load And
Best Average In Tobacco
To Be Offered
The Person County Fair, which will
begin here on October 29 and run thru
Saturday, November 2, is reported to
be one of the finest planned to ever
be presented here. World Famous Ex
position, featuring many attractive
features and free acts, will be on the
grounds all the week for the enter
tainment of the throngs that is ex
pected to attend.
Cash prizes for the largest load of
tobacco sold here from opening day
until the closing day of the fair will
be ofTered, as will be a cash prize for
the load that makes the best aver
age during the same period.
A huge exhibit tent, sixty feet by
\pne hundred and twenty feet, will
be on the grounds to house the ex
hibits. All who have exceptional pro
duce are urged to select the best and
place them in competition for pne
of the many premiums that are to be
offered.. This tent will be made most
attractive by an interior decorator who
is already making plans for his dec
orations.
All are urged to remember the date
and plan to enter their best for the
exhibits, which should be on the
grounds by Monday, October 28, or the
day preceding the opening of the fair.
Everyone is invited to attend this big
ger and better fair for Person County.
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P. T. A. Meeting
The Parent - Teacher Association
will meet Tuesday, October 8, in the
Central Graded School at 3:30 p. m.
All parents and teachers are urged to
be present.
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BIG RATTLER KILLED
One of the largest rattle snakes ever
seen is this section was killed on
Bowling mountain one day last week;
it was four and a half feet long, with
22 rattlers and a button.
o ?
PROFANITY PROHIBITED
San Salvador, El Salvador. ? Going
the anti-noise campaigns being con
ducted in the cities of the United
States one better, the police of this
city have been ordered to arrest any
any one using loud, boisterous, pro
fatte or obscene language in public.
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EVERYBODY SMILES AS ROXBORO
MARKET SELLS TOBACCO HIGH
Watch Your Label
Now that we are giving you
THE COURIER twice a week,
same size and at the same price,
we will have to insist most
strongly that you keep your sub
scription paid up. We shall
regret to have to cut off a single
subscriber, but the additional
expense makes it imperative that
you keep paid up, and unless
this is done we will be compelled
to drop all who are behind with
their subscriptions.
Watch your label, if time has
expired, come in TODAY.
Civic Clubs Hosts
To Tobacco Folk
On Monday Night
Rotary-Kiwanis Entertain Buy
ers And Warehousemen At
Community House. Pleasing
Program Presented.
Even one hundred hungry ROtarians
and Kiwanians with their tobacco '
buyers, warehousemen guests gathered
about a festive boaTd in the commu- 1
nity house Monday night and partook
of a delightful supper prepared by the '
Womans Club, enjoying an hour of
good fellowship together.
Following the delicious meal the
presidents of the two clubs made some
announcements pertinent to the af
fairs of their respective groups, after '
which the program was turned over
to Rotarian Jim Long, in charge for ,
the evening. Three speakers were in
troduced, one representing the farm- ,
ing interests, one the buyers and one j
the warehousemen.
The first speaker to be introduced ]
was Claud Hall, for the farming in- 1
terest. Sam Merritt, to the surprise of |
the audience; arose to his feet and
announced that he was Claud Hall. ,
He made a very humorous and enter- (
taining speech. Following him Wallace ;
Harris, for the buyers, was introduced.
Reg. Harris stood up and said that he ,
was Wallace Harris, and that he was i
the?f local representative of Clay Wil- :
liatns, boss of R. J. Reynolds Tobac- i
co Company. He pledged his full sup
port to the Roxboro market. The last
speaker was Mr. W. T. Pass, but Geo. ,
Kane beat him to the draw, getting to
his feet and announcing that he was
Tcbe Pass, dean of the warehouse
men on the Roxboro mart. He made
an entertaining speech.
The program, a bit unusual, and a
complete surprise to the audience, was
enjoyed immensely by all.
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(ify Office Reports
$1579.28 Collected
On Year's Taxes
Total Leceipts Kor Month Just
Ended Amoun^To $4,977.18
While Disbursements Are
$10,574.72
To date Roxboro has \ollected $1,
579.28 on 1935 taxes, books for which
have just been completed.' Many have
taken advantage of the discount of
fered and have come in to pay their
taxes.
During last month Roxboro spent
more than it took in the receipts a
mountdng to $4,977.18 and the dis
bursements totaling $10,574.72. Money
came in in these amounts .from the
following sources: taxes from l3G7 to
1934, $2,893.72; privilege taxes, $^2.20;
police $36.50; auto tags $4.50; street
assessments $58.01; water $1,12^.54;
meters $62.50; current $19.21; sever
permits $15.00. Total $4,977.18.
Disbursements in the following
amounts went through these chan
nels: debt service $6,973.96; water $98^,
84; general fund $2,619.92. By debt
service is meant the retiring of no'
and bonds outstanding against
town.
By a little simple arithmetic om
can easily see that the town took in'
more than it spent, leaving out thej
money paid out on outstanding obli~
gations.
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Canada warns Japan to end surtax
?n Dominion goods.
S
Smiles Of Joy Wreath Faces Of
Growers And Non-Grower
Alike As Local Mart
Opens With High Prices
GOOD OPENING BREAK
Smiles of joy dispelled the gloom
that has been gathering as Old Belt
farmers have watched the opening of
other markets throughout the past
few weeks as the FJoxboro market
opened Tuesday morning with the
highest average yet reported for any
market. Roxboro averaged $23.00 per
hundred weight for the day's sale.
Throughout the early hours of the
morning tobacco rolled into town for
the first sale. Selling started at the
Planters Warehouse at 9:00 a. m. and
smiles drove away the gloom of low
prices as the buyers began to buy and
buy heavily at greatly increased prices
over other market openings.
Had the Roxboro market boosters
been able to control the weather, they
could not have asked for better, for
the day was perfectly clear, with just
enough tang in the air to let folks
konw that fall was here. It was an
ideal day for the opening and, if the
weather has anything lo do' with the
prices paid, it porterided excellent
jelling on the local mart.
Crowds thrtmged theL ' warehouses
and the streets, some here to sell,
others here just to observe the open
ing, but all anxiously awaiting the
call of the auctioneer and it was a
universal joy when they realizd that,
after all the talk about low prices,
it apparently didn't include the Rox
boro mart.
Some tobacco began to come in late
Monday afternoon and by sale time
Tuesday morning there was approxi
mately 150,000 pounds on the floors
of the four warehouses. This was a
good "break" for the local mart as it
provided enough to hold the attention
of the buyers most of the day, but
not enough to block the market.
Sales were over and the warehouse
Boors cleared of tobacco by late af
ternoon.
It was reported that one farmer
hired a taxi in Danville to bring his
tobacco from that market to the R?x
boro sale.
Many growers averaged twenty-flve
or thirty cents for their tobacco, while
one man sold some that brought fifty
nine. One grower decided that he
would be ? satisfied with twenty-five
cents for his offerings of the day, but
decided that he would be better satis
fied with thirty, after he got to the
market and saw how tobacco was sell
ing. He had real cause to celebrate
when his tobacco was finally knocked
out at forty-two.
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Rev. N. J. Todd Joins
Knight's Ins. Agency
Rev. Todd resigned his government
position which he held in Durham to
sell insurance. It will enable him
to be at home more. He can also give
more time to work among his friends.
He has a flock of friends, through
the counties. He will appreciate his
friends consulting him for insurance
He is now taking a course in insurance
from one of the best fitted men in
North Carolina. He will be glad to
serve you in any way possible.
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY.
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IS NOW LOCATED IN
BROOKSDALE SECTION
Mr. John Henry Winstead, formerly
with Whitfield's Service Station, has
accepted a position with Humphries
Service Station and will be located at
this station at Brooksdale crossing in
the future.
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CARRIED TO HOSPITAL
Mrs. Joe Hamlin was carried to Watts
hospital Tuesday for examination. At
this writing her condition is not
known, but her many friends wish for
her a rapid recovery.
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PROVIDENCE FARMERS
CLUB TO HOLD MEET
The regular meeting of the Provi
dence Farmer's Club will be held at
He club house Tuesday night, Octo
ser 8 at 7:30 o'clock.
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NOTICE TO BOOK BUYERS
The book room will be open every
day" this week and until noon Satur
day. The room will be open on Wed
nesday of next week and until noon
>n Saturday.
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Byrns says he expects a short ses
don in 1936.
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