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VOL. LII.
(Monday and Thursday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 72
Mussolini's Men
Start Offensive
Over Wide Front
Long-Expected Advance T o
ward Makale Gets Under
Way On 100-Mile Line
Ethiopians Fail To Show Resistance
As Italian War Machine Moves For
ward With Clock-like Precision;
Natural Obstacles Make Ma.r<$iing
Difficult
With the Italian Northern Armies,
via Asmara, Nov. 3 ? With the crush
ing force of a steam roller, 125,000
Italian soldiers aided by thousands
of native "shock troops," pounded
forward tonight over a 100-mile front.
The immediate objective was the
Ethiopian caravan center, Makale, but
the entire movement is expected to
consolidate the Invading armies along
a new front line cutting approximate
ly 60 miles deeper into the central
plateau.
Except for miner skirmifJhes, the
only opposition encountered during
the first phase of the offensive was
from natural obstacles. The advanc
ing columns were streaming through
dense forests and mountain passes
carved deep into the towering rock.
One column, composed chiefly of Da
nakil warriors fighting for Italy,
screened the advance on the left flank
in a spectacular dash across the wa
terless salt wastes of Danakil, "Hell
Hole of Creation."
Another Big Slice
By nightfall it was announced that
all objectives had been reached in j
the first wave of advance, adding an
other huge slice of Ethiopian terri
tory to Italian occupation.
The first battalions moved out into
the- steaming valleys at dawn from a
plateau beyond Edega Hamus. As
the last troops moved up, peaceful
civilians in Sunday clothes were walk
ing to church in the back country.
After 14 hours of back-breaking
marching, the line had been pushed
almost half-way to Makale in the
largest movement of the war so far.
At the same time, Gen Emilio de
Bono's head (Quarters announced "our
columns have inaugurated intense ac
tion on Ogaden" on the southern
front. No details were given.
Gen. Ruggiero Santini's column on j
_ the right flank encountered guerilla
Opposition, but not enough to halt j
the forward push.
Every available airplane was thrown
into service, roaring back and forth
across the path of advance, watching
for possible Ethiopian concentrations.
It was announced that Bruno and
Vittorio Mussolini, iPremier Benito
Mussolini's flying sons, and Count
Galeazzo Ciani, II Duce's son-in-law,
were active in reconnaissance.
Fleet of Tanks
The largest collection of tanks ever
employed in any military operation
ground across the rugged terrain,
screening the flanks and poking their
steel noses into valleys suspected of
harboring defending warriors. Many
of the tanks dragged five-inch can
non.
With Gen. Pietro Marvigna's col
umn of the left flank marched Ras
Haile Selassie Gugsa. Ethiopian de
serter, at the head of his personal
guard of 1500.
Forty-five newspaper correspond
k ents were moved up with the troops
f !n Lorries. Later we will be provided
with mules for the last phase of the
march into Makale.
It was believed Makale would be
occupied Monday in order to signal
ize the seizure of another major ob
jective on an important Italian hol
iday ? the anniversary of the World
War Armistice on the Italian front.
The advance, which began formally
at 4 a. m. was divided into these three
sections:
1. Gen. Rufcgiero SarttSini's army
corps on the right.
2, f G?n Allessandro Pirizio-Biroli's
combined Askari and Italian detach
ments in the center.
v 3. General Pietro Maravigna's army
corps on the left, with a special cam
el and mule corps of natives swinging
down through the Danakil for flank
protection.
The column skirting Danakil is the
most colorful from the point of view
of personnel and geography since
Lawrence of Arabia led his wild horse
men of the desert agains^ the Turks.
The Danakils are members of the
same fierce tribes recently rumored to
be harassing Italian forces near Mu's
sa All. They fight with rifles when
they have them ? as they do now ? but
are more at home with sword and
spear.
After crossing the fringes of the salt
desert, they must mount a precipi
tous escapment 4,500 feet high to ef
fect junction with the other columns.
To Conduct Revival
Rev. J. P. Herbert, pastor of Long
Memorial Methodist Church, who will
conduct a series of services at his
church beginning Sunday morning,
November 10, at the 11:00 o'clock ser
vice and .continuing through the fol
lowing Sunday, November 17th, at the
evening service. The singing will be
in charge of Mr. L. S. Holloway of Duke
University.
Tobacco Coming
To This Market In
Big Quantities
Will Require All Day To Clear
The Houses Today, Monday
Tobacco began rolling in early this
morning and it looks- as if the
warehouses will be well filled before
they finish with the sales. Prices were
unusually good last week, with the
average for the week very close to
$25.00 per hundred.
The market this season is selling
much more tobacco from a distance
than ever before, this being attribut
ed to the fact that the market is
doing more outside advertising. Many
home farmers are selling here tJiis
season who have been in the habit
of selling on foreign markets, and this
is most encouraging in every way.
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Business Gains
Will Be Stable
National City Bank Thinks Ad
vances To Continue For
Rest Of Year
Nek York, Nov. 3? The National
City Bank of New York, In its month
ly letter issued today, said "there is
virtually no dissent from the view*'
that fall business gains will be main
tained the rest of the year.
Hie letter stated: "Government ex
penditures and temporary demands
caused by a war scare are uncertain
foundations for business expansion"
and said these factors "should be kept,
in mind in analyzing the upswing."
"Even with these qualifications,
however, the business gains undoubt
edly have a foundation in genuine
progress based on improved economic
conditions and relationships.
"The crops are safe and mostly har
vested; and with the longstanding
surplus of farm products absorbed for
the most part, the farm price struc
ture and farm income also appear
safe for some months to come.
"The increased farm tpcome and
the greater buying power of farm pro
ducts over factory goods constitute
the most significant improvement in
economic relationships.
"They gave the start to the trade
gain" the survey said.
"In short, the trend toward recov
ery, extending from the farm first
into consumer goods lines, and this
year into a group of industries which
lagged In the previous consumer goods
booms seems established.
"It is supported in part by artiflcal
measures and by government money,
and It is handicapped by maladjust
ments of which the huge unemploy
ment is the visible evidence.
"Enterprise is discouraged by the
tax burden, present and future, and
by uncertainties as to political action
still to come.
"Nevertheless, the handicaps have
been outweighed by the natural, up
ward movement, growing out of the
desire of ?veryor?e to do business
and the < natural adaptability of the
economic system enables It to make
adjustments In one way when they
are blocked In another.
Open House At
New Coca-Cola
Plant Thursday
Mr. O. B. McBroom Will Con
duct Demonstrations On
Thursday Night From
7:30 To 10:00 P. M.
Mr. O. B. McBroom, proprietor of
the new Coca-Cola plant recently
erected on Broad Street, will hold
open house Thursday night from 7:30
to 10:00 P. M. in celebration of the
formal opening of his new plant. At
that time the public is invited to come
in and Inspect the plant. Demonstra
tions will be held' and Mr. McBroom
will show the public how bottles are
thoroughly cleansed before Coca-Cola
Is bottled in them and will show them
the bottles in the process of being
filled with Coca-Cola.
This new plant is one of the finest
that can be found in this section and
is a real asset to the town. Mr. Mc
Broom has recently moved his force
and his equipment from his old plant
j on Long Street, which he had occup
! ied for the past twenty-one year#;
into the new building. Here he has
the latest machinery for bottling Co
ca-Cola, and he will be glad to have
anyone who will to come over and see
it in operation on Thursday night of
this week.
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A Great Money
Saving Event
The One-Cent Sale at Thomas Drug
Store This Week
The Thomas Drug Store will put on
' a real money-saving sale beginning
Wednesday, November 6th and last
ing through the remainedr of the
week. Buy two articles for the price
of one, plus one cent. Look up the
announcement in another column
and see what big savings you will
make by patronizing this sale. Re
member; sale begins Wednesday and
closes Saturday, November 9th.
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FORMER CITIZEN VISITING
jOLD HOME IN ROXBORO
Mr. A. B. Scott, of Lawrenceville,
was a welcome visitor to this office
Saturday. Mr. Scott was raised in,
this County, but has been making
his home in Virginia for the past
several yeS&rs. Like all of our folks
who move elsewhere he still loves the
old home, and to keep up with the
doings left with us & subscription.
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Gas And Oil Independents
Urge Borah Nomination
Chicago, Oct. 31 ? A Boraih-for
President move gathered force .Jo
day at the annual convention of in^
dependent gasoline and oil dealers.
Rallying behind the Idahoan's dec
laration for "trust busting" as the
major issue of the republican cam
paign, the National Oil Marketers as
sociation urged his nomination as
President Roosevelt's opponent in
1936.
A resolution drafting Senator Borah
into the Presidential race was under
preparation, Paul E. Hadlick, secre
tary of the association, said. He pre
dicted its passage at the closing con
vention session today.
The independent dealers are "al
most 100 per cent" 'opposed to the
new deal on the grounds that Sec
retary of Interior Harold Ickes open
ed the way for monopolies under the
oil code, Hadlick said.
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FLOOD WATERS ARE
SWEEPING FORWARD
Norwich, N. Y. Flood waters inund
ated parts of the Chenango valley
communities of Norwich and Oxford
today and swept toward Binghamton,
30 miles farther down the Chenan
go river.
Many farms, highways -and railrood
tracks were covered along the Chen
ango and lower Susquehanna rivers.
Bridges - were weakened and streets
damaged, but no loss of life was re
ported.
Some town and village streets and
main highways torn up in the disas
trous July flood In southern New York
were again damaged and strewn with
debris. A Lackawanna railroad train
was stopped near Oxford, unable to
proceed because the track for a mile
ahead was under water.
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Mr. and Mrs. Prank Hester, Miss
Mary Hester and Donald Bradsher
spent Sunday at Pork Union. Va? vis
iting Mr. Frank Hester, Jr., a student
at Fork Union Military Academy this
year.
Revival Services
Will Begin At Long
Memorial Sunday
Preaching Will Be Done By
Pastor; Singing Will Be In
Charge Of Mr. L. S. Holloway
j Of Duke University
MARKS CLOSE OF PASTOR'S
FOUR - YEAR PASTORATE
Revival services marking the close
of a four -year pastorate by Rev. J.
| P. Herbert will begin at Long Mem
j orial Methodist Church Sunday
j morning, November 10, at the 11 :00
! o'clock service. The preaching will be
! done by the pastor and the singing
j will be in charge of Mr. L. S. Hollo
way of Duke University.
The services will continue through
! the following Sunday, November 17,
j closing with the evening service of
' that date. Preaching services will be
held once a day during the week, at
7:30 P. M.
The Board of Stewards has an
nounced as their plan to close out all
finances for the Conference Year be
for the revival services begin on Sun
day, leaving the last week in the year
clear of all incumbrances so that all
may enjoy this series of services.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference,
in session some weeks ago, voiced the
wishes of the church in requesting
the Presiding Elder to exert every in
fluence in returning Mr. Herbert to
his pastorate here for at least anoth
er year. He has done an excellent
piece of work here, not only conduc
ting the affairs of the church in good
order, but making many friends in
and out of his church who wiH re
gret to see him and his family leave.
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Is A Hospital
Wanted In Roxboro!
Mr. Winfrey Addressed The
Meeting Held Friday Night
The meeting called for Friday night
in the interest of a hospital for Rox
boro was fairly - well attended, and
while the crowd was not as large as
hoped lor, the enthusiasm was most
encouraging. Mr. G. H. Winfrey, of
Richmond was present and again ex
plained the plan under which it is
thought a hospital building may be
erected and maintained. He was fol
lowed by Dr. Booker, of Durham, who
stressed the need of a hospital in
Roxboro. ?
After these addresses Mr. G. C.
Hunter, who presided at the meeting,
threw it open for a round table dis
cussion, when quite a number spoke.
Following this discussion a commit
tee was appointed to make further
plans. Immediately after the meeting
adjourned this committee met and
elected Mr. Stewart M. Ford, of Ca
Vel, as chairman. It was decided by
this committee that Mr. Winfrey take
the matter in hand and canvass the
town, feeling out the sentiment and
see if it is possible to build a hospi
tal here. He will arrive Monday and
will call upon the business men, the
professional men and meet as many
farmers as possible. When he calls
give him a hearing, he has a plan
which sounds most pleasing.
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Miss Beatrice Long of Greensboro
College, Greensboro, N. C. spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Long.
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Miss Frances Morton spent the week
end here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Errol Morton. Accompanying her
were Miss Neva Davies and Mr. Bill
Hammond. Miss Morton is teaching
this year in Arapohoe, ff. C.
Big Auction Sale,
Saturday, Nov. 9th
A Number Of Building Sites and 4
Homes To Be Sold Not. 9th
Your attention is called to the big
spread on another page of the big
auction sale of building sites and
homes. There will be sold at this sale
112 building sites, all within the city
limits, and four most desirable resi
dences. Sale will take place on Satur
day, November 9th, at 1:30 p. m. Read
the advertisement and look over the
properties offered and be on hand
ready to buy when sold.
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School Bond Issue
Will Be Authorized
By Commissioners
Petitions Against Issue Have
Been Withdrawn. Compro
mise Agreement Is
Affected
The bond issue for building and re
pairing schools in Roxboro and Person
County will be effected soon after the
thirty days notice required by law has
expired, which date is Wednesday of
this week, according to an announce
ment from the County Board of Com
missioners, in regular monthly session
here today. This issue, providing
efor the construction of two new build
ings in the county and the repair to
some others, will be "not more than
$94,000," although the cost of building
and repairing will run to approximately
$170,000. Forty-five per cent of this
amount will be a direct grant from
Federal funds under PWA, while the
other, aggregating approximately $94,
000, will be a loan through the bond
issue.
The original proposal was to build
a high school building on the Rox
boro - Prospect Hill highway, between
Bushy Fork Store and Clement Church,
which building would care for all those
who now attend high school at Hurdle
Mills. A compromise agreement was
reached, however, in which it was
agreed that the high school be left at
Hurdle Mills and a new and modern
elementary building be erected on the
proposed site. All other projects, a
new building at Helena, repairs to Rox
boro Central Grammar School and an
addition to Roxboro High School, will
?emain as originally proposeed.
All other petitions against the coun
ty issuing bonds having been with
drawn the Commissioners plan to go
ahead with the bond issue, unless fur
ther complications should arise.
Mr. F. D. Long, chairman of the
County Board of Commissioners, said
this morning that the total cost would
probably be cut some, by reason of
the fact that an elementary school
building would be built at Bushy Fork,
rather than a high school building.
The exact amount of the cut is not
known at this time, nor will it be
known until the commissioners have
had a chance to sonsult with the ar
chitect in charge of the plans.
Says Propaganda Putting
U. S. Into British Hands
New York, Oct. 31 ? John L. Mc
Bride, former commercial attache at
the American embassy in Rome, re
turning today aboard the liner CQnte
de Savoia, declared English propa
ganda is delivering the United states
into British hands.
McBride, a mining engineer who
has had a business in Italy for 25
years maintained that propaganda
promotes misplaced sympathy for E
thiopla and that no other nation
would have tolerated the treatment
accorded Italians there for the past
40 years.
He said that on a recent trip to
Eritrea he found a boom comparable
to American frontier mining towns.
DEVIN IS SECOND JUSTICE
FURNISHED BY GRA
Oxford, Nov. 3 ? Judge William A.
Devin, who will be sworn in Monday
a " member of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina, will be the second
native-born son of Granville county
to serve on this high tribunal.
Judge Leonard Henderson, who was
born in Granville county in 1772, was
elected as a member of the first Su
preme Court established In 1818. In
1829 Judge Henderson was appointed
chief justice on the death of Judge
"John L. Taylor of Cumberland.
Judge Richard Henderson, father of
Judge Leonard Henderson, served as
a judge in colonial times but he was
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not a native of Granville county. He
was born in Hanover county, Vir
ginia, but served as judge while re
siding in Granville.
The Henderson family furnished
many sons to the legal profession/1
and the Devlns are now following in
the footsteps of this pioneer family of
Granville. Judge Devin's only son, W
A. Devin, Jr., is a prominent young
lawyer of Hickory.
The entire bar of Oxford and Gran
ville county will be In Raleigh Mon
day to attend the installation of Judge
Devin.
Plan Contest
For Roxboro And
Person Co. Youth
Valuables Prizes To Be Given
Away By Carolina Light
And Power Company
Paint boxes, paste pots and moth
er's best scissors will come into their
full glory within the next few weeks
when Roxboro and Person County
boys and girls get to work on the big
home lighting contest to be sponsored
by the Carolina Power and Light Co.
in cooperation with Roxboro electri
cal dealers.
In other cities where a similar con
test has been introduced, it has prov
ed to be as much fun as jigsaw puz
zles and crossword puzzles combined.
There's the fun of cutting out pic
tures and pasting them up, and then
coloring the entire finished piece of
work.
The contest is featured by a large
black and white drawing of a house
with one outside wall taken away.
The problem of the contestant is to
select the proper lighting fixtures for
every room in the house, paste the
fixtures in the correct place and then
color it all. There are no. essays or
slogans to write.
Several hundred dollars worth of
electrical appliances make up the list
of 133 prizes offered. The winners will
have the privilege of selecting their
own prizes. Each bracket includes
several different appliances of about
the same price range.
These prizes include electric ranges,
refrigerators, and water heaters, per
colators, lamps, clocks, irons, waffle
irons, toasters, electric cookers and
many other appliances.
Entry blanks and all necessary ma
terials except the paints, paste and
scissors are being delivered to every
family in this vicinity, but if any boys
and girls failed to get theirs, all they
need do is call at the Carolina Power
& Light Company or any cooperating
electrical dealer and additional copies
will be given them. The contest is
already under way. It started on Nov
ember 4th and lasts until December
10th, but entries will be accepted at
any time between these dates. They
must be sent to the local office of the
Carolina Power and Light Company.
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Italian Officer And Tank
Captured By Ethiopians
Add^s Ababa, Oct. 31 ? The Ethio
pian government today announced the
capture of a lone Italian officer and
his tank near Dolo, in southern Eth
iopia, as the only military news re
ceived from any front in the last 24
hours.
At the same time, the government
said Italians were building an airbase
in the Danakil desert, northwest of
Mount Mussa All and 60 miles from
the Eritrean border.
The Italians were also stated to be
constructing a road from Asmara to
this proposed air base.
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ROXBORO WILL PLAY
TWO GAMES THIS WEEK
Roxboro High School football team
will play two games this week. Tues
day afternoon. November 5, they will
meet E. K. Poe on the local field.
On Thursday afternoon, Novem
ber 7, Hillsboro will play Roxboro on
the local gridiron.
Both games are called for 3:30 P. M.
SCHOOLMASTER'S CLUB
WILL MEET TUESDAY
The Schoolmaster's Chib will meet
Tuesday evening from 7:00 until 8:00
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Mollie
Strum Barrett on Reams Avenue. Dr.
J. Henry Highsmith of Raleigh will
be the principal speaker.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Prank Wil
son a baby girl Sunday, November 3.
Mother and child doing nicely.
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CARRIED TO. HOSPITAL
Mr. Cellous Regan was carried to
Duke Hospital last Friday and under
went an appendix operation. He Is
improving' nicely.
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Mr. E. E. Bradsher and daughter,
Miss Nancy, spent the week-end in
Mars Hill, visiting Mr. Bradsher's son
D'Arcy and daughter, Miss Anne
Long Bradsher.
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Billy Rose's "Jumbo," a musical for
the Hippodrome theater, Is advertis
ed as costing over half a million to
produce. Quite a show.