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The Roxbor
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EACH COMMUNITY WATCHING AJ
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HONOF
MRS. CLEVE WAGSTAFF.
H MRS. O. H. WINSTEAD, SE
^ MRS. COQUELLA' MONDA"1
h DR. COLEMAN, HURDLE ]
P * MftS. LUCK LEVISTER, V
- | "EUGENE CONNALLY, LE
I MISS MARY RUE SNIPES
MRS: ZACK CLAYTON, J A
Saturday night and it -wilj be all '
. over but the shouting. That will hate *
to come later, for until the votes are
counted and recorded, there cannot be |
any decision and without a decision
* there is no UBe shouting. There is no ,
-telling wfli will do the shouting?the
manager don't even know, neither
does anybody else. Rumors of what j.
such and-such a candidate has in the .
way of votes will be rife, but they
should be treated as rumors.
A candidate may know .what she
has, but it is certain that nobody else .
will know unless tlfey give out the !
information themselves. The reason '
for this is obvious. The votes that '
have been given to the candidates,'
sji * Try 11 hr put right into the locked bal- 0
lot bo*. The box will not be opened v
until the judges take charge at nine ?
o'clock a Harp, Saturday night. This
makes it quite impossible that anybody
but tho candidates should know
what their strengthor whati
changes have taken place in the ^
standing of the campaign since it
(started. . 1*1
For all the campaign manager j
knows, some of til; candidates who1
were not in the running: at all during
the last week, may have enough votes.
in .the ballot bo* to give them a L'
pronjinent place, and they may still1 ,
be in the run at the end of the cam-'' I
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pBlKn. noouuy Aiiuna yuv ?.jv> v...v. .
f ' dates themselves.
Speaking' of rumors thtere - wpw? ^
some 'of the dark horses, that were:
quite worthy of credence. And there ?
were also some starts made for the *'
place that looked so inviting. This' is 1
no time for sitting down in the firm Ci
belief that the contest is all over? "
now isj the time to put up tH? final u
fight, ryfht now, TODAY. The time ^
is not yet ripe for driving the fine *1
Chevrolet Sedan. The contest .will not M
close until nine o'clock Saturday i h
njgbt. So rmirh fo'r the rumor^ and,
T 5 credence which hp -given them, j
jM': There is no doubt* but what some hot! v
fight is on. The campaign munager T
does not have to go out of the office P
to be aware of this fact. " ! ^
If the fight in and around Roxboro S
, y \ . w Hot, it is a mere bean bag battle
' compared to what is going cn in
twns and villages, in {he outside
"ri^ory where there arc a1 few favorite ;
candidates. It would be idle to specul-:
ate-ginwhat will be doing but the can??
didatos in these towns, have a host of S
friends helping them to victory. |C
Every facility will be offered ttfe ^
candidates and their friends, for set- r<
ting subscriptions nnd votes in the
ballot box. Experience teaches us that
there will be a crowd about the Ban's j
~?when the close of ballots is at an
end. In spite of the warnings that'n
have been given it is a certain fact
that some of tb_> candidates will put ci
off getting. their subscriptions and n
votes until the last possible moment, t!
but the campaign manager would a- P
__ gain remind, the laat possible moment "
r ought to mean a llHiy ulii.li (n n?it i f
-t * tome leeway for accidents. VOTES C
AND SUBSCRIPTIONS?WILL BE ti
1 RECEIVEOUP TO 9 O'CLOCK SATURDAY
NIGHT AND " NOT ONE
MINUTE AFTEIJ. j And
now, everything is set for the
Tnlnh s 11 t... .,nrn|. |
at 9 o'clock stiarp by the judges. The t
finish of the race is in the hands of
:" the candidates aad their friends. ; ?
ife Those Who lmve been'watching the B
campaign with Interest, wljo have t
friends nominated and who woubl like, (
- to' vote Tor therir. must get busy and j
.. 1 do so at onee. You will eventually bev
:?: 'dcrme a cubscrsber to thc'C.nniui so ~'
why -not'give your kubsciiptioir to.
your favorite and help hi'?, w$h thia
s Chevrolet Setlan. LISTEN CANDI
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- ROXBORC
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Campaign
jirday Nignt
ID WAITING.
;EYED TO THE HIGHEST PITCH.
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ROSEVILLE. . I i
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1ATES, there Is a few places left (
chore. you may get a subscription.
Vhy leave tHcm go? The break is
iven, at the last count you may have .
ieen way behind, but why .net come
ut jn the final count. Think it over ;
his is the last appeal t? you. What j
rill you do? , ,
Each candidate must have tHcir ,
inal report in the ballot box. which ,
? in The first National Bank by 9"''
'clock sharp, not a minute later. Re- ,
orts are'made out as usual. Both 1
he report blanks and the cash cover- ,
ng same must be put into a large ;
nvelopo, sealed write, your name on ,
he outside, ttten drop it into the bslit
box at The_ First "National Bank,
ach candidate must also have all tl:e
sch week in the box by the closing
ime. These are placed in a small enelope.
and the contestants name is >
lso on tHe outside of this envelope j
rhich is to be dropped into tl>c box. |
"his Is very important, be sure and
o this,, you may regret it if you I;
on't do this particular thing. I
NO ONF. KNOWS
No portion on earth knows -.vHai
he vote of -any candidate is, nor will
hero be any way of knowing until
U box is opened by tile judgesAt
nine o'clock'next Saturday night
tie judges will'go to The First Natonal
Bank and the ballot box and th
ey will be turned over to them. The 3
ox will be openel and ea-h I andi- s
ate s total returns Df?thfe?entire t
smpaigti carefully checked up hy ai! I
tie judges. By
conducting, the closing of tdte ;
ampaign in this manner, candidates
re assured that absblute fairness f
rill prevail. The candidate that gets
10 largest number of votes will win v
tie Chevrolet Sedan and no person j c
ill have any way of knowing who/
as the largest number of votes untij' t
Jj judges are thru ccunting. s
THE CHEVROLET SEDAN IS
/A1T1NG?FOIL THE- WINNER i
AKE A REAL RIDE IN IT SUNrAY
AND LET IT BE ALL YOUR
ERY OWN, YOURS FOR THE ,
EDAN. c
CAMPAIGN MANAGER.
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CONTEST JUDGES. v
up co press lime we received the
nines of the following candidates. 1
Mr. David Brooks for Miss Mary _
ue Snipes. Mr. F. G. Carver for Mrs. r
. Way staff, Mr. W. L. Taylor for f
Irs. 0. H. Wjnstead, Mr. W. W. Mor;il
"for -Mrs. "Z. Clayton. 1
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TO THE VOTERS OF PERSON
COUNTY: '
I very much regret my inability to j
iakc tHo rounds with the other can- n
idatas to the different voting pre- j
incts in the County, but my duties ?
t the Bank of Roxboro are such at .
lis season of the year makes it jm,ossible
for me to do so, hbwevet" I ^
rust to receive your support at the
ells ?? Candidate for the Office of
aunty. Treasurer ort the Republican ~
cket. . _l_ . .
Yours very, truly, m *
. W. F. Long, I
Roxboro, U. C.
Oct. 31st, 1922. 1
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IORF. AND MORE EtKKi WEEK. '
Sold, more tobacco frpm Person jj
ounty last *eek- t^n any week in (
Tong time, and fpr more money and
(Iter satisfied people. Drive straight j
> Central Warehouae, Danville, Va. ,
Your friend,
v OetgyE. Harris. :
... Jaa. H. vvtuon a t o.,
" ': Managers,
ohn Lacey, , Auctiotieatvr
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Home First. Aferrvrc
), NORTH CAROLINA,
iii?pi?iD
FOR 48 DOttftBS
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BEST SALE OF THE SEASON.
The Sale for this Week Have Aver|
SJUI for Everything
on the Floor.
The sales at the New Hyco this
.veek have beaten all records for this
year. Having made an averaat for
:he week* of $38.21, and the sal# yesterday
was a record breaker also, the
solos topping the notch at $39.25 for
everything on the floor, with RayKnrnd
Win'stoad leading for high hpnprs
with a sale of 48 pounds at.$1.0Q
a r ound. Lots "of good ' wrapper
brought $75 to $80. Prices are bet
ter his week than at ony time during
the season. , <
Tcbacco is coming in again freely,
having drppped off a little last-Week
an account cf the Fair which was -on
ror the week. The people were on
pleasure bent and'did not think about
selling tobacco but this week they
are getting down to business arid it
is coming in lively. Roxboro marke'
.Has been decldely satisfactory
this season and the prices continue to
tlimb, and, it is a rare exception .when
ycu find a dissatisfied farmer.
No one can predict what prices are
joinT to do, bat if we had tobacco for
the market we would get it an shape
utl sell just as soon as possible, for
t is certainly selling well?though it
hay go even higher.
VOTE FUR .? J -;
J.fMELVid LONG
FOR - i i
SHERIFF. ' ] |
He-stands fcr Law Enforcement.
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CHRYSANTHEM VM SHOW.
The ladies of the Edgar Long
klcn.orial CHarch will hold a chryinr.
. vemum show 4n the basement of
he- ?hureh -Saturday^November 4th,
>egi.:ning at 11 o'clock. Admissio*^ 10
ents. Refreshments will be served
it a reasonable price.
The following prizes have been of[esed;
$3.00 from the Bank of Roxboro
v'll be given for the largest yellow
1* yjanthemnm.
S3.0Q from the Peoples Bank will
>e riven for the largest white chry nthemum.
?o 00 from the First National Bank
he rum in any other color.
$5.00 from the Hyco Warehouse
vill be given for tHa best collection 1
f chrysanthemums.
-$2.50 from the Tobacco Board of (
rrade will be given for the prettiest ,
ase of cut chrysantheipums.
$2.50 from the Tobacco (Joard of (
rrade for the best specimen plant.
$1.50 will he -given for the handcmost
vase of any other kind of cut
lowers.
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>R. C. E. MADDRY *
; HERE THURSDAY.j
Dr. C.'fc. Maddry of Raleigh will:
iold a conference here of the workers
n the 75 Million Dollar Campaign on
rhursday?tomorrow, morning, in the <
laptist church-at 10 o'clock. All wltoi
ire interested in this great movement
ra urged to'attend this conference, !
specially the workers recently .ap-11
>ointed to help in the work.
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_ AN ERRONEOUS REPORT
It has been reported in certain sec- ,
;hm* -the Countv that L am op-1.
iosed to the open tobacco market and ;
i-ant to cJoae up the open sale* ware-'
c.uses, and if elected will do away
vith tils open mrketa. I would be
VP"*"-1 * "?r, foe 'f
pen market* were closed It would
rart the County and Roxbora. This
port has been "circulated either
trough ignorance or maliee for nothing
I have ever said could be oontrued
it) sucH light. ' t
Respectfully, -- 4
W- A. WARREN
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It is customarjr 'fft OHve Hill High s
Schoolto assdmblo tlla students of all
grades for devotional exercises to- S
gether once a -week. Last Monday I
morning the exercises were conducted b
by Mis& Graves, whose theme was h
Sefvice. She used the occasion to I
speak of the life and work of Supt. s
Beam, because, as she said, she felt s
it was well that the scWool learn to t
appreciate lives of noble worth while . S
they were yet with us. Miss Graves d
showed a copy of the Biblical Re- t
rnrder?pnhlinhod ?rome- years ago, h
which carried a front page pViato- *b
graph of Mr. and Mrs. Beam surrounded
by eight of their. former pupils, ^
, who grown into prominence I
nnd great Usefulness is this state and b
others. * .
""The fclloowing facts in Mr. Beam's I
life were presented'to the sclbol: E
J. A. Beam was born December 23, E
1857, not far from Shelby In Cleve- e
land^County, NvC., was converted and v
joined the Gaptist Church when he
was eleven years old. His Grand- t
mother placed her hand on his Head ?
when he came up out of the water E
after he was baptized and called him g
hf?v littlp nroorVior TU!o rt
clung to him: he never forgot it. He t
was a poor boy anrf h?H-t?:-beip hisjn
father work, and so ,could go to $
school only when there'was no work c
to do on the farm, or on rainy days, t
He learned the multiplication table s
at the plow Handles, by adding one s
number to another. In this way he f
became educated enough to teach a j.
one-teacher school. In this fir3t-school. a
were some large bad boys wHom he;
Helped*.to make into good citizens and
some of. them actually went to college.
After ho taught this achooly-Hfr WenLl...
to Wake Forest College and took the j
B. A/ degree, graduating in " 1885.1
Then he went to the Theological Sem- J
inery, but was called home after i
eight months on account of tHe death <
of his father. In a few weeks he came
to Person Coustv, in 1886. as pastor
of Bethel Hill, Antiocn,' Red Mount- *
ain, and-Cross Roadds churches, he 0
organized Berry's Grove chtyrch. In
tlte Suring j>f 1887, he bought the old
Plat River Association School Building
at Bethel Hill a~nd operie t school
with seventeen pupils, among them
W. JX^Merritt of Roxbo.ro and A. L. a
Brooks, now a leading lawyer of
Green&bSro. The school soon outgrew
this old building, and with not mare
than five dollars ^n his pocket but I
rith great faith in God, he started c
fo build the beautiful Bethel Hill In- c
stitute in which he taught for more s
man seventeen ye;*;, or until" on a (
terribly windy day, January 5, 1905, a
it caught fire and burned down. During
these years more than a hundred j;
preacHjrs were educated here, not to p
mention many .tilllliul I in In hi nmi. ^
good wives. - _ ti
In 1888, whito he was teaching in ?
the-old building, Miss Mn|lio l.tjcas ^
of Blenheim, S, C , came to teach
music for him; they were- married ,
Si'MllMllber J, IHHit. to this union were
ijom seven children, of wtfcm four are j
now Irving. ? ' '
After the schocl building burned, j
Mr. Beam was beseiged with peti- ^
lions to go to various places, but1
fipally_ decided to go to feaksvilleSpray
and establish the Leaksvilte- "
Spray Institute. Here three handsome
brick buildings were erected andi
placed at his disposal rent free for I c
ten .yttars. lie- bad u yocnl stlilui) and! L
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>vember 1st 1922
^rintendent
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ent out many fine students. jj].
After four years at Leaksville- m(
Mr. Beam was urged to go to tKt
toanoke College, in Danville, Va.; th(
ot he stayed tVl3re only one year, as a_<
e was anxions to do the kind of work drt
o which he had contributed so much- S0]
econdary education. About this time
everal schools urged him to become 80i
heir Principal,' among tbem Boiling an
Iprings and Wallburg. However, he ,jaJ
ecided to go to Prestonsbiirg, Ken- ^
ucky. There he stayed two years and we
ad a flourishing school of over two \*
undied pupils. rt.
Much against His will, but to please
Its. Beam, he returned to Bathel Hill! an
Jot. ttfst he, too,-did pot want to come n?
ack home, but the work in Kentucky an
was great and he hated to leave it, \\
5ut he did come back andd while Mrs ac
learn became Pricipal cf Bethel Hill
ligh School, he became, in 1914, Sup- m(
rintendent cf Person County Schools, ta
/hicH office he has hedd-eVer since. wc
When he took charge of the schools ^
here were only two part-time High jt
:tho<jls in the county, Bethel Hill and arj
lushy Fork. TeacHzrs holding first m(
rade certificates received only $40 sji
month and the enfire school'Mlls for
he county did not amount to $20,000: tQ]
o\v teachers are paid anywhere from gct
65 a montTT fr> a-MnrTrniri. ilmp t hpir | ^
ertificate and their experience, and j,
he County annually invests in its ^
chools nearly $85,000. Many new j2
cHdoI housed have been built, and ^
ive handsome. High School buildings.
Notable among the new buildings RQ
re: BetheL Hill, BuBhy Fork, Aliens- ^
vine, rteiena, J along and Ulive Hill. ^
Any man whb accomplishes any- ^
thing rpeets with opposition; Mr.
Beam is no exception to the rule,
llowevet^ he has ('one and is still do- ~~
inp a mighty work, for his^heart is .
in it. He thinks and plans lor the ^e.
schools of Person County when otters
are asleep, or are thinking 'of things
foreign to its betterment. "On thewhole,
his is a life c.f % cleai-headed, ^
ar-seeing, unselfish ^srrvice, worthy ^
f praise and emulation. . Miss
Graves addad that no accobnt
cf Mr. Beam's life and work * would
be complete without recognition and
appieciatiun tyf Mrs. Beam, wHo has. :
in all his undertakings, been so t truly
helpmeet for him.
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MAJ: McLENDON SPEAKS- *
via
Mtj. L. P. McLendon addressed .jtlje jj,
itizens of this County yesterday y inning,
and few better, more telling
pceches have been made in the m0
oUnty. He has a convincing manner
nd havirur a mp^sftcrp wprfh -urKitai.
is hearers, go away determined ttiat (j,,
hey will do their full duty by .the
arty this time. His spee'eh undoubt- jy,
dlr iiinsn* rlirh f"r Democracy, and
he;Chairman, Mr. K. J'. Uiii'lli, way ?
rise in having Maj. McLendon come
a'.Roxhorc. ' , ' soi
arnnm npATft.
Mr. M. M. Featherston died sudden- do.
t' this"morning at 7130 o'clock. He Mr
ad heen feeble for some time -but
is death was a great shoclr tcr hbr "
amily and friends. Mr. .featHarston
as. about 80 years old, a bachelor,; vu
nd lived with Mt. J. W^Featheraton. He
le was an Old Confederate soldier, a
iati of the -highest integrity^ 'yS p?
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WIDE A-WAKE ROXBORO.
* of the Live Town* in the State,
say* Lhicham Herald.
One of the i^v# towns in the state Is
xBoro. That ts-rrot too well himnu ,
?n in this section of the state, and
farther remote sections it is not
}wn at all. The countv seat of Pee
i Iras been content to go forward
thout heralding its progress witH a
lfarc of trumpets. Consistent with
splendid history, it has stuck to its
newhat conservative ways of living,
d while it has done so it has been
tiding" a firm foundation for future
.elcpnicht. That development period
rivet}., a short time ago, arid Rorro
is shaking Wirself front her
iggishnes3 and becoming one ot the r >
ist progressive towns in the state.
One not familiar with the New Roxro
hps a picture of weather-beaten,
ellings, set well back from the
Cet and surrounded with evergreen,
d moss-covered forest giants. The
tre keeper is pictured in bis sUrteve's,
lazily drowsing ia tilted chair
fore the door which opens into his
lighted place of business. The
ist excitement one not familiar^srith
: modern Roxboro would expect in.
s old days would be from the twicelay
train, tile lowing of the cattle,
unging of bees and braying of a lone
me dog. '
If such is your idea of Roxboro, go
use your head in a pail ofi ice water
d wake up!.The dreamy little vilre
of yore which we. unfamiliar
th real conditions, had pictured,
U?there ain't no sich animal. Ib
one of the hustlingest towns in: the
ite. Its e'ores are up-to-date, being
1 car' in onToirtH?nwdorn clr toturwe
(1 carrying good stocks. Some of as
MlCfn residences as are to be found
ywhere adorn its well-paved streets
1 about the place there is a hum of
tivity that would have been foreign it
a few years ago. Its business
sn have a snap in their walk and'
Ik that showd they are alive, to tlurir
>rk. Roxbow Has a refined .social
e that is not surpassed in the statelias
a. citizenship thpt is true blue
d with "tar on their Heels," which
ians that there is no better citixenip
anywhere in the world.
I?o?:"ccr^ Cjrtunately situated. Nare
did ber part in looking after the
;nic beauty and healthfulness of the
we Tf the trwn doesnt measure up
is the fault the people thnra Tn
? past they have probably not real- d
thteir opportunities. But, that ennion
doesn't exist now.
Roxboro's future is bright, and from
w oh we would advise the world
watch Person county and her
anty seat as they go forward along
lines leading to success.
?Durham Herald.
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Miss MaggigJLee Jackson" is spezii? "
f t}ie week erid in Mebane visiting
r sister, Mrs. Jule VVarrep.
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Mrs R. B. Guest of Flushing, N. Y.
urned to her home last Friday af
a vjsit to her parents, Rev. and
s. R. t. White.
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Miss'Jtozella Woodleaf spent the
ek end at her home in KittrelL
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Miss RutH Howard of South H6b^-?
l spent the week end here visiting
i Mioses Clay.
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Mrs. F. 'W. A. Mils of Wallace i?
iting Mr. Mill's parents, Mr. and
i. W. A. Mills.*
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Mrs/R. F.^ "White is visiting her
ither in Richmond, Va., this week.
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Mrs. C. E,, Penick, who has been
v So est ?' Mrs. R. G. Cole for some
ie, has returned to Her l(ome in
:hmond, Va.
'Tl 1 M Carlton spgpt. part of
it week in Raleigh attending. M "
Tie Cases in the Supreme Court.
We ehioyed" a social call, last Many
from our good "ffWhd?Mrr Jin*
tore of near Helena. "
W KI.COM K VISITORS.
It was indeed a pleasure to hare a
.it from tbe stair ,f the Durham
raH Inst Thursday. Mess. BnWrn,
ener,. Cqtmcll and Taylor, aceoninicil
by Mr. Harry tollman, came
ir to look in on the American la
m Festival Fair, and be fare refiT
' ..me fav^twl Us with a rail.