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THE ROXBORO RAMBLER
Thursday, March 3, 1938
The
Roxboro Rambler
ROXBORO, N. C.
Published Monthly by the
Roxboro High School
Editor-in-chief Frances Winstead
Associate Editor..Mary Hester Austin
General Business Manager..Billy West
Assistants Eloise Newell
Bitty Bullock
Advertising Mary Hester Austin
Page Harris
Circulation Managers....Ruth Brogden
Richard Long
Society Grace Osborne Clayton
Sports Barden Winstead
Art and Design Curtis Long
Mondelle Holleman
Copy Reader T. C. Wagstaff
Reporters
Eleanor Winstead Sth Grade
Louise Walker 9th Grade
Mary Susan Henly 10th Grade
Frances Foushee 11th Grade
Typists
Louise Dickens, Louise Ashley, Billie
Street, Thomas Perkins
Alumni Notes
Helen Reid Sanders, Mary Seviers
Woody
Faculty Advisers
Mrs. A. F. Nichols, Miss Lucy Bowers
Be Dependable
One of the greatest assets in the
character of any boy or girl is that
of dependability. When a person is
dependable we can forgive other
faults that may not be pleasing to
us. What better compliment can be
paid to any person than for it to be
said of him, “He can be depended
upon.” The person that one can de
pend on will go a long way on the
road to success. Which had you rath
er give a job to—the person who is
very capable but doesn’t care what
time she gets to work or what time
she completes her work; or the per
son who is always prompt and de
pendable? Every time you would
choose the latter. This characteristic
will be taken into consideration more
than any other when an employer
considers someone for a job. Since
this is so important we should start
being dependable at all times and
try whenever we are asked to per
form a task, no matter how small,
to do it with a smile and to the best
of our ability. An important sub
head to dependability is promptness;
if nothing else, we can all “Be on
time.”
Personality
Personality is one of the major
determining factors in one’s success
or failure. Personality is not neces
sarily a gift of heritage, it may be
acquired. The development of per
sonality is a continuous process, the
manner and demeanor of one is in
volved. After having met a person
one does not remember the things
talked about or the place, necessar
ily, but rather, was he pleasant, at
tractive, or a person with whom one
would like to be associated.
What is personality? It is the very
ego of man. It is even more than
character; it is character forcefully
expressed. All great events in history
have been the result of a great per
sonality.
Personality is in the main determ
ined by two factors—dress and ad
dress. The second of these is more
important but the first impression a
person gets is usually with the eye.
To be dressed so that one does not
cause a thought of his dress to linger
in the minds of those around is to
be well-dressed. Dress to -please oth
ers and not one’s self. The person
flashily dressed is not a person well
dressed.
A photograph would reveal one’s
dress but not address. The great per
sonality is like a deep river, it runs
smoothly without any external indi
cation of its power. The glowing per
sonality does not behave itself un
seemly and is not puffed up. The
rights of others are considered and
given the most important place.
The obstrusive personality shouts
from the housetops to advocate its
wares. It knows not the power of
the still small voice. The capital I
and my are the obstrusive person
ality’s favorite weapons.
L. Roy Curtiss said, “When you
meet a man for the first time, and
carry away with you a vivid impres
sion of a remark, the tone of his
voice, and expression of his coun
tenance, and perhaps a memory of
a look into his soul, his personality
has played its part and won.
Faculty Members Give
Philosophies Of Life
The members of the high school
faculty have consented to give ex
pressions of their philosophy of life.
Below is a list of the teachers and
their philosophies.
Miss Clark—To me life is real in
that it offers untold opportunities
and at the same time demands effort
in order that we may enjoy the privi
leges that are ours.
Miss Hester—Preach and believe
in Stoicism but practice, quite often
to my disgust and sorrow, Epicurean
ism.
Miss Bowers—Life is the great
thing after all. To live each day in
such a way that we will have no re
gret for tomorrow; ask no more from
life than we have tried to give.
Miss Yancey—Don’t be too critical
of the other person, even to yourself.
Mr. Sledge—My philosophy of life
is a toy which I demand to play with.
There is no such thing as love, but
I believe in fair play with all, fickle
play with none. My conviction of
life is a hard path and the harder you
work the more you enjoy life.
Miss Payne—Life to each of us
may bring different joys and differ
ent sorrows, but each must live today
and hope for tomorrow.
Miss DeVaney —
For yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today well lived
Makes every yesterday a dream of
happiness;
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Mrs. Nichols—
“To thine own self be true,
And it must follow as night the day,
See Our Lovely
Costumes, Suits, Coats,
Dresses
The Exclusive Shop
for up-to-the-minute styles
Lovely Things at Little Prices
The Quality Shop
Established 30 Years
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Thompson Insurance
Agency
Established In 1900
Unexcelled Service and Quality
Contracts is our Motto!
Ohl And Reliable
This firm has been in the general
line mercantile business for a peri
od of twenty-eight years under the
same management. We carry a
complete line at all times. Our
motto is “The place where value
and service meet.” Come to see us.
Fox & Co.
G. M. Fox, Jr., Prop.
Thou can’st not then be false to any
man.”
Mr. Titus—God made us and put
us here on this earth, surrounded us
with all the natural resources of life.
He intended for us to be happy and
if we fail, it is our own fault, for life
is what we make it.
Miss Harkrader—Life is that peri
od of years during which you laugh,
cry; and then the Grand Finale. Life
is no more.
Mr. Dunlop—With all our culture,
science, and religion, man has yet to
develop the art of living with his
neighbor. Instead of forcing others
to understand us, why not force our
selves to understand others. When
the plane of intelligence is reached,
only then shall civilization plight
attend to heights of peace, happiness,
and harmony.
Mars’s March
It was William Cullen Bryant who
said:
“The stormy March is come at last,
With wind, and cloud and changing
skies.”
And why not? If March has a
reputation, she’s only keeping step
with her name. To the Romans,
Mars, the war god, was represented
as a powerful, eager youth, with hel
met, spear and shield, ready for con
quest.
This year March makes her en
trance a gala occasion. March first
is Mardi Gras. The old French city
of New Orleans, “the one time Missus
of the Mississippi,” dresses up in her
Sunday best and strutting like a pea
cock, defies all but fun and festival.
March 2nd is Ash Wednesday, the
first day of Lent. It is so called be
cause Roman Catholics on that day
find a peculiar use for ashes. The
faithful, in a penitent mood, sprinkle
the holy dust upon their heads.
March 4th in 1938 may mean
another day of Franklin’s recession,
but in 1789 it meant the accession
of a new government. In 1933 the
American people witnessed the last
March inaugural, the last of Hoover’s
depression (they hoped), and the be-
For Thirty-Five Years
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We have offered our services to
the buying public of Roxboro and
Person County. To merit the con
fidence of this people and to give
complete satisfaction in every
transaction is our one objective.
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Sergeant & Clayton
Charles Holeman
& Co.
General Merchandise
Started in Roxboro fifteen years
ago in 2x4 corner of warehouse.
Now biggest general merchandise
in county with 6600 feet floor
space. This growth due to our cus
tomers who come because our
motto has been to “Treat People
Right.”
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C. A. Green
Established in 1921
under the golden rule:
“Do unto others as you
would that they do
unto you.”
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ginning of a “New Deal.”
The tenth is a day for a ring. It
was no this date in 1876 that the
first telephone was used.
The most colorful of all March
days is St. Patrick’s day. One honors
Ireland’s patron saint, because of his
charm and power over those creepy,
crawling, creatures, therwise known
as snakes. On the seventeenth if one
is Irish, duty demands the wearing
of either a shamrock or a touch of
green.
On March 20, 1775, Patrick Henry
stood before the Virginia House of
Delegates and stormed in the true
Mars fashion, “Give me liberty or
give me death.” In 1938 one views
the situation in Europe with regret,
for it’s too bad no little Patrick
Henrys were born in Germany and
Italy.
Mr. Seward, on March 30, 1867,
who was then secretary of state, pre
sented the United States with its first
“little ice box,” better known as
Alaska. Despite the opposition at
that time to such cold storage ideas,
Seward thought “he had something
there.” Today Seward’s refrigerator,
generating priceless yellow cubes,
eases American consciences that had
formerly suffered anti-imperialistic
aches.
Stormy, eventful March, not so
well known for birthdays as Febru
ary, but certainly not totally lacking
in famous children. Of our presidents,
March claims James Madison, “the
father of the Constitution,” Andrew
Jackson, “the hero of New Orleans,”
John Tyler, who turned out to be a
Whig headache, and Grover Cleve
land, the first Democratic president
after the War Between the States.
Whether it’s the weather, or a few
historical events, or some famous
birthdays, this month does not pass
unnoticed. Let us salute, the month
of March!
Woody, Long &
Howard
What success has come our way
in 32 years has come through
Perseverance
Square Dealings
Giving Value Received
ROXBORO BROOM
WORKS
The present organization of the
Broom Works was established in
1923. We attribute our measure of
success through these years to
courtesy to our customers, fair
play with our employees, and care
ful consideration and economical
figuring of all raw material.
Carney’s Millinery
Having spent twenty-one years in business, in Roxboro, I find that
it takes personal supervision, always, if only a small business. If the
owner or manager isn’t at hand how can one expect employees to go
ahead.
Begin little, don’t overstock, buy often, discount bills. Put one’s self
in customer’s place: how would I like to be treated if I were the
customer.
Do unto others as you would like to be done by, and you know that
one of the best places to live is just inside your income, even though
that be in an attic, one can weather depressions that way, and come
out on top.
ROXBORO BEVERAGE CO.
Established in 1922
We try to put out the best of products. We try to treat everybody
justly. “Prompt Service Willingly Given,” our motto.
PROPRIETORS
0. Y. Clayton I. L. James
Alumni News
Miss Eloise Chambers of Wash
ington, D. C., class of 1932, is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Chambers, on Main street.
Miss June Varner, a freshman at
Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky,
appeared in a broadcast over WHAS,
Louisville, recently. Miss Varner was
an outstanding student of last year’s
graduating class.
Mr. Bill Morgan, class of ’36, has
starred again. Mr. Morgan has ap
peared in several plays at U. N. C.,
and last week he appeared again in
Fred Howard’s new play, “The
Sharecropper.” (We, the students of
R. H. S., are expecting big things of
you, Bill.)
James Abbitt, who graduated from
Roxboro High in 1934, and who is
the ace football star of Elon, has been
named one of the few athletes who
have averaged above 90 in their
studies. Abbitt is slated for gradua
tion this June.
Mr. Edwin Hamlin, senior at U.
N. C., is associate editor of the Uni
versity’s Tar Heel daily paper. Ed
win was a prominent student of R.
H. S., from which he graduated in
1933.
We offer our congratulations to
Mrs. James Harris Wardlaw, former
ly Miss Evelyn Ritchie. She gradu
ated with the class of ’36. Mr. Ward-
law, of Belton, S. C., holds a posi
tion with Bruce’s. Mr. and Mrs.
Wardlaw have just returned from
their bridal trip.
Roxboro
Laundry Co.
Begun August 1920. We have
tried to give satisfactory ser
vice. We have worked hard.
Motto:
Cleaning Garments Clean
Jackson Motor
Co.
Established in 1919 and
continued until today because
of the friendship and kindness
of people. Prompt service and
guaranteed work our slogan.
Renting and buying from the
same people an asset. Appre
ciate all consideration extend
ed us.