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VOL. XL /
TORNADO FLAT
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?; Property Dimne In Wendell Section
Amount t.o Ov?r $100,000.
Fifty or more families of the Wen--;
1 dell section Thursday *CTB?picking1)
their homes laid waste in the tornado
whicH swept through that section
Wednesday evening, doing damage
estiamted at $100,000 or more and
seriously injuring perhaps a doxen
persons. So far as is known, there
- havd bean no deaths,
; The wife of Jonas Dafenam, negro
tenant on the farm of J. P. Richardson,
tHi heaviest loser in the cyclone,
.is,the most seriously injured. A piece
of timber, rough with splinters, was
driven through one of her thighs for
- a lengtM of two and a half feet, the
bloody piece of wood being_fdund in
the ruins of the house which was
eorrmletftlv wroptoH
_A three-year-old child of " Jake
Harria, another negro tenant on tlJj
place of Mr. Richardson, who was
picked up from under a sijl of the
wrecked kitchen, was also brought
to St. Agnes Hotpjtal, and it was
said there had good cliinces~?f~~re,
covery.
V ^ Jonas Debnam has a scalp wound
and-a daughter is unconscious at the
home of Detmam^ brother, John Debnam,
wtjj lives near by. The girl's
back, it is feared, is injured and she
is hart in other ways.
The wife and daughter of Oscar
hhwson, negro tonant on the land of
Sod Hill, were also painfully injured,
the Lawson woman'-* lip being badly
cut'and her teetH knocked out.
Cut 10 Mile i'ath
It was about 6:30 Wednesday night
as well as any of the stunned people
were able to say Thursday, when the
cyclone whicti swept a "path ten miles..
.'* or mere in lengthf-at least 200 yards
Wide struck their homes. In ten min/
' . utes. many of them were pickliffr ;
- ; themselves up "from shattered- ruin?
of whaW+lttl hee.n their homest somi.
fauljd tfjemselvcs hundiTdj-of v-ards.
tlicv-.-got* thttt-. In one instance a
J": bouae^dMpBrned. n.nii|dete).v upjisiC
-? Last Sunday evening as Mr. Muh?
*'l,f*pr* " ',tl his .wife and two. chil
*#*; ami Meee: T<>)?i ,Pnv?a ?nd Sam
Jones, were returning home ~.fcom a
visit to Greensboro they capie, near
, having - a serious accident. Just as
they started to drive on tHc bridge
which' crosses Haw River another car
drove on and Mr. Hunt had to liScif
his ear off. Tn attempting to back "He.
" went over a fifteen foot embankment,
turning his car over. Mrs.
Hunt was painfully bruised. Mr.
Doves Had a rib broken and Mr. Jones
had his arm broken. Mr. Hunt and
the children escaped without any ini
jury. Strange to say, the car was
only slightly damaged, so little in
fact that Mr. Hunt drove it Home.
SCHOOL NOTES
Teachers, if you wish to attend a
Summer Sehoc! hero in Person County,
please notify me at once'so that
we may know Hew many therb .will
''he. must have 35 to 40 to secure
a Summer Sehool. All who hold Provisional-Certificates,
are entitled to
attend, High School graduates, and
.. those who wisH to renew Elementary
Certificates Class B. Don't forget to
let me know at onee.
J. A. Beam.
SOME LOG.
" -Mr. N. -B. Huff reports to ul the
?? Mg*tiA:l?*-we have-heard of in this
County. The log was cut at Huff's
saw mill, and-was 12 feet long, turninir
out 620 feet. It was an oak log:
, and was. cut for the County to be
used in bridge work. .I
till - John gBnnoh l?ft Sunday too
of- tbi "Old Veta." He was accompanied
as far as Durham by Mr..R.
A. Bnrrh. - -<ai?
Rev. J. A. Beam, who wept to the
. hospital In Durham last Saturday for
.. . . treatment to his hand, is improving.
??I Mm, Beam spant the day Monday
with him. .
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JD PUBLISHER
ROXBORC
I MAY DAY
^CELEBRATION.
Secretary Hot After a Day of Kun
?What Say You.
ghnil Roirborp hsw p \tpy Day
celebration? . - ..._ .
_ The subject has been mentioned
several times, and the time has now
;? trr t,? ,yny
or tlpe" other.
. iTUj people of Eoxboro ' are thai
ones to deicde it, but they. must act
promptly if they "want it, as just a
little over two weeks remains until
Tuesday, May 1st, and no body ever
heard of a May Day celebration on
any day but the first day.
iln considering the question it is
necessary to look the matter squarely'
in, the face and see wHs will be ||
Deneiited sumciently to "go into hi*
jeans" to find ways .and means; and
whether those individuals are going
to feel sufficiently compensated for
providing tile means.
That is wHy the Chanfner of Commerce
wants expressions of approval
before .proceeding.
If the response is sufficient j>y Saturday
morning to justify it the undertaking
will be begun, along the
lines that the majority want. Otherwisp,
it will be "passed up" and Torgotten.
EPISCOPAL MEETING CLOSED.
(The series of meetings wbich haVe
been-held in the Methodist Church'
conducted 6y Bev. Morrison' Bethea.
Archdeacon of iHc Convocation <jf
Raleigh, closed with the services Sunday
night. At this service the large
auditorium was filled to its capacity.
Rev. Mr. Bethes is a prsaclicr of un?.
usual power and these services have
been greatly enjoyed.
PLAY AT HURDLE MILLS.
The piav, "The Laughing Cure,"
wftl be given at Hurdle Mills school I
Saturday, April -14th, at 7:3b p. m.
?f\ i>l Society.: Everybody is "
lU.YlWU.- lU Cyilire,. .. .. ' . . f
fjwr O.-r^
hill High j&h8ol.
Tl'Lne* "ini'be^'*' musical program
given-bvthe Public -School Mn^c *?nJ.
pieno-7pu?tTs *ci '"* OliVe "Hit! - Hffcjl
School Saturday,pyen?>g(e^rjj-'t;Jth,
a! 8 o'clock. -Theiinbiier? cord rally '
invited to' attend.? jl,_
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. - ANY OLD TIME.
. Wg are not having a special sale
but we do give "Special" prices every
day. Loolc at these facts: '
' Waltona rtlg','made by Ringwalt
Works, New Brunswick, N. J., 9 x 12,
weighs 50- lbs., for $14.00. Gold Sealf
9 x 12, weighs only. 45 lbs. Take
your 'cibice.
Waltona rug, 6x9, only $7.50.
Come, let met shew you.
??? E. D. CHEEK.
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A BEAUTIFlrt STORE..
Roxboro is noted for its handsome
store buildings,'hut none of them sure
pass the new heme of T. W. Pass &
Son, furniture dealers. TW:r have
just moved into their new home and
it is filled from top to bottom with
furniture and housefurnishing. Double
front,, two stories, and is.iust
ahout the handsomesti-furnituro establishment
we" know of.
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ATTENTION. The
ladies of Providence church
afe going to serve a brunswick and
ciiicken stew, and all of the good
things for dinner Saturday, "April
I4th, at 12 o'clock, for the benefit of
the new church.
On this occasion the corner stone of
tils new church will be layed with
appropriate ceremonies. Everybody
come. . . * x.
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HONOR ROLI. OF OLIVE
HfLL HIGH SCHOOL.
First grade?Willie Vance Brewer.
ObluihI' aiudt Clgdl'l UlitAri. Hcl- "
Third grade?Soe Clayton. ,V j
Foriyth . (Trade? Rachel' Stephens,
/Frances Morton, Odell "Brtwer, Suaie
Lee.
Seventh yrade?HH^ebeth Dunk- "
ley. .Ida Belle Howard, Emily .Stephv
en?. . - . >
?'Eighth wrniln Jnnie ltBa?ka?, Eli
zhbeth Barnette. ?
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loxho
HOME FUtST, /
MUTILJ
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- . I'EJ;SON COUNTYj '
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A* : regular meeting of the ItliHiil
T (.'.:\Trf."^jTrT?:rs ..>? .VefSbi.r-Cii i-ty
tuc-ir Office in Koxbcuo. oil _
li ti'-l",' A nr:l '^o l. 11)2*3. (
A ot'.itiun signed by twenty ti\o .
tffj'.ifA-a- vJicrVof ' Thnt .section ?f
ft+son- <oiwtVi ahkh tha.been.ibl
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'u..? -1 ^ir?rmr-m_5peCTin * i ?x ^
District*5?SV 6 having-4?e?n_favorably
endorsed;diytrthe Board of _EslH?8ti<)lL
-fT^son.L'oua&'/wss-TTrd^t^-wtk*J
In# that an election be Jield Tif: said *
district for the purpose of submitting .
to the qualified voters tlfcreof the '
question as" to whether a special school .
tax of not- exceeding fifty cents on
the hundred dollars valuation of real
and*-personal property in said dhftrict
should be levied and collected, 1
for tile purpose of supplementing the
regular school funds for said district.
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It is therefore ordered by the board
that said election be heldT That it be
held at OAK VIEW SCHOOL
HOUSE, OLIVE HILL TOWNSHIP
Person County, N. C.
That it be Held on Tuesday, May
15th, 1923. That Willie Lee Pleasants,
is hereby appoinetd Registrar
for said election.
That N, L. Winstead and C. H.
Clayton are hereby appointed judges
of said election.
JTiat the lines of Special 3*S?J)i.stiictJSfd.
6 of Person County are as
follows:
Beginning at tHat point on the
Person ana Caswell county line,
where the line of the Bushy Pork
High School bistrict now begins,
thence jWth tils* Bushy Fork High"
School district line in an Easterly
direction to South Hyco Creek, thence
down This creek in a Northerly direction
to the township line between
Pnenlw-/Vld HIU ' - -
W?IUI?MU?UI ami? uu*c?nui W w n- "t
ships, thence this township line West t
to the Person and Caswell County
Iitie, thence tHc county line South to
the beginning. - _
-That those favoring th*>special tax
fhall vote ballot on which "FOR L0- j
iisii FyX#TrtWh%FpTtntnh*oi wilt* "i
tea. . i
Those opposing the-- special tax (
shall vote a ballot on which "Agaihst 1
Local Tax" shall be printed ot "writ* i
ten. . ' . ~ 1
fThat a new registration for said ?
district is hereby .required -- <
TWit the Registration Cooks shall \
b? opened na nBatesdayi Apsii nth, 4
tm. -- ? 7 -.--Ssiir i
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$ broadHi&xt '
Wednesday Evening A
*TBD B
^That on each Saturday during the
line .ul .dtliiLJatlOII?the?Pofrlqt-i-^y
;hall be at Oak Viotv School House
tetween the Hours of 9 A. M. and
lor.ce of tVillif Lee ' Pleasant^.' That
aid Registration Books shali be
llesed on Haturday, May-=3ttet-JStea
?i Suflietr^-C ; . X Saturday,
,Msy llltfi^sHill be dial*
enge day a^theBegtttfri^th&fy<?<s
:end the polling pi'are^iSlwet! Nhe
tours 'of nine A. M. and Sunset, on
irs^OffSstt "district tlis privilege oi
pokftig ever Said books and challenge
ng any person thereon registeredThe
JudgeR of election will attend
he polling place on challenge day.
Done by order of the Board Mbnlay,
priT" 2nd. 1923. ^ W.
H. Harris, chairman,
!V. T. Kirb>y Clerk to tlir Board.
NEW GROCERY FIRM.
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Mess. Clayton & Wilkei'son is the
atcst accession to our mercantile
ine, they having 'purchased (no busiless
of J, L. Garrett & Co. They will
lontinud business at Hit same stand.
HA A. P. Clayton, who is one of the
test known men in the County 7 having
ierved for several years as Register
>f Deeds, cordially invites his fri?nds
to drop in and see him wher
.hey come to town. His associate,
Mr. Edgar Wilkcrson, His been asicciated
with the old firm for some
lime and is no stranger to -the trade
lere. Together, these two men make
i strong team and will enjoy a large
patronage, both in town and County
HOUSE BURNED THIS MORNING,
At about 10 o'clock tHis morning
lire was discovered in tHs house oc*
:upied by, Ed Carver iq, East RoxM>ro.
The building was almost tourtty
destroyed, w liile about half oi
he furniture was saved.
MR. BROOKS COMING MAVsth.
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"lit will be of great interest to the
xople at Roxboro to know that t3a
IWmnWCluh1 has secured a date
vith Hon. A. L. Brooks of Groans>OTO.
He Wirt deliver., his lecture on
The Passion "Flay here on May 4th.
Ifr,, Brokoa has delivered tits Im'tufu
n several cities in this State and
Seated a profound aewsatien where.
ivor it has been h?*rd. You do not
?-?nt to missthi* and be-wtl
? main ? nWt e< th> di??8, Mwy >M?,
L P. JU.T in tiii aohool'auditorium.
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$1^1
Lpril 11th, 1923[tobacco
growers
I rn r ninnr^T nniT
1.; run DIDbCDI OUII
Co-operative Association Alleges J.
-?r* Ruffin rinid m,nnn i'n..n.t?
Outside. '
The Tri-State Tobacco Growers Conparntivn
Association filc^t
Suit in Wake County Superior Court
against J. C. Riiffin, of Edgecombe
county for $10,160. The amount is
considerably larger than ttiit involved
in 160 actions, previously instituted
by the association against its
members for alleged violations of
contracts.
; None of the suits have yet been
tried upon their merits but the association
has secured judgments - by
default in about thirty suits and
four cases are pending in tHe Supreme
Court on appeals from injunctions
restraining defendants from'
making further deliveries outside- ofthe
association. 1
In its complain^ filed yesterday the
association alleges'that Ruftfa has
sold 183,000 pounds outside of the
A association in violation of his con
tract and asks for liquidated damapes
at tlb rate of five cents a pound
plus $1,000 in attorneys' fees.
Suits were also filed *7 yesterday
against R. W. Crumpton,' Of "Person
county, for $1,000 and W. L, Tuttle,
of Stckes, for $300.?News &- Obaerven
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SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG.
With no intention cf refecting upon
any individual, I wish to call tlb
attention of the people of Person
County to the fact, that there is
something radically wrong with a law
that leaves tlb selection of the members
of a County Board of Education
to one man and then allows this
Board to appoint so important an
officer as the Superintendent of Pub1
Vic. Instruction. We clain a democratk
form of government and vet we
Tsrt?*il?.nth- by?ami allow five nun
j to eject a man utro will have the du
Vc-Vion of the d-fuoaticyk nf tfb cliil -Mr*rn
of_th<' jP.QLitiiy?<ntTT--^fufttrr-^ etti
t zofts. iiv a/T easy Sua tier. Ay^^swrryf
the vote^rffivo meh, however cvif.jlselenJious
and honorable these men
! mar be. The no pal a r vote can not be
iso- easily c(m tro^L^
For 'vesros-R?vr J. A. iBeam haf?
been Stint, of Public Instruction and
lbs filled the office Capably that
+fi.Ve splendid high schools" how- stamT
as memorials to his i*uitjring efforts.
Should he not enjoy the'fruits of his
^ labors? Of course, tlb re is a large
^ field for improvement. along educational
ilnes, but such an ^excellent
start has been made in Person County
that it wiil' be a very easy matter
for someone else to "carrv on"
and then say, "Betsy and I killed
the bear." The people of Person County
want "betsyM to finish killing thg
! bear "hbrself."
n^ie -two younger applicants hav?
--jw4hing in their favor except their
I youth, and long years of experience
and consecrated endeavor so greatly
j. offset this; that tlbir very youth be|
comes a handicap rather than an ad,
vantage. Some may claim that a
younger man will have nmre energy
and enthusiasm?more "peD,* in
modern parlance?but Mr. Beam Was
already displayed more "dcd" than
the tax payers of the Counfy have
shown themselves willing-to back up.
These younger applicants have .served
as High school superintendents
Under Mr. Beam and should realize
his worth even more fully than those
who Have not had the privilege
of working with him. Because of
this association with Mr. Beam, they
sHould feel a keener desire than, the
County at large to see -Mnr^arry his
life work on to a glorious finish.-*h
-T. C. Wagstaff.
CO-OPERATIVE
f*?VKZ9kjrnV V f T,* I?T X Vl1
vUOTiri InI l.stf.
) to
-The Person bounty Co-operative
i Tobacco Growers Association" met
i here last Saturday evening for the
purpose of naming candidates to be
voted on as delegates to the State
'meeting, ??
The Association unanimously recommended
Mr. Claude T. Hall as Olr'
ector f<Wtbie district.
If it a ft gait made ta* measure and
fit--RUftiftliU!gd. get 'egpgit manureirieirt
.iit Wilburn. & Sstterfield. '
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5" PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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\e/dciety\
The Bridge Club met with Miss
May Willson on Wednesday afternoon.
Three tables were' arranged for
the game find?after?many interest
ing progressions the thstess, assisted.
by Miss Christine Walker, served a
delightful salad conrse with ice
tea and salted peanuts. '.Those pies- ?
ent were. Mesdames W. C. Massey, *
A. S.' deVlaming, M. R.- Long, E. V. "
Boatwright, T. I}. Woody, S. A: Jones,
Ba E.-Love, Carr Tinrberlake; of Durham
and Misses. Lucile Pak's, Mary ?Harris,
Christine Walker and Elizabeth
Noell.
Mrs. Ruth Stephens was hostess
to the Friday Afternoon Book Club
at the home of her mother, Mrs. R.
I. FeatUerston, on Friday afternoon.
The house was very attractive with
its spring flowers. Boston rook was .'
the game of the afternoon and after
playing for more than an hour the .
H.stess served Marsbmallow salad,
tomatoes, sandwiches, pickles, coffee
with whipped cream and homemade
candies. The members present were
M?sdames A. M. Burns, A. S. deVlam- "
ing, W. T. Pass, M. R. Long, j. A.
Long, T. E. Austin, E.' P. Dunlap, W.
F. Long, B. E. Love, J. J. Winstead.
Others present were: Mrs. Z- V.
Gwynn af Richmond, E. V. Boatwright,'
G.. C. Cabinessr T. B., Woody,
W. T. Long, G. W. Kane, J. D. K.
RicH.-nond, B.'Gj_ Clayton, R. L. Harris,
E. G. Long, Preston Satterfield
and Miss Mary Harris.
On Thursday evening the" T. nnd
N. club enjcyed a most delightful
meeting with Mrs. J. Y. Blanks, at
her lovely new home on Reams avenue.'
TH; home was pretty in its newness,
and needed . no other adornment,
but beautiful hyacinths were
placed here and there "in effectiveness,,
The guests spent the time ill
pleasant' conversation, and needle *
work, While some enjoyed several - ; .
jeames of roSk. At. tlii cloke. of this
J.."' in mi- 11 intr thn hnnt-efis assisted
by" Mrs.- T. W. Pass served.'dode- .
'1' ('I fl'' S -crllfftiort rSt'.^O.i, v.yit'. uCS SSwOUy,- ^
nla.te vr~as. Ltecorated with ait. "Eadtsp
Itdiie,'" and the napkins and other .
aiipointments carried out the Easter:- ,
trioa.'A'istrqTa music furnigjjjed. II Bjeas- J"-,73
ing feature. T"C "-guekfs of MSs.
Blanks svyre Me^dafnes E; L, Park- ,.
j!r^ J{. M. Spenekry Sratlshcr,
B. G. Clayton, Rr H. Oakley, T. W." ""
-Pass, Misses "Bertha nnd Annie Clay-' ,
,toii, Ethel and Ruth Newton, Katie " ~ %
Matthews, Clark Edwards, Martha
Lee Ba9s; and fright,
Mrs. J. D, K.-dkiyhmond was Uj5- "v
tesS at a delightful luncheon on Saturday
evening- for Dr. and .Mrs. B. , _
R. Long, and Mr. and Mts. C. A.
Hines, all of Greensboro. A menu af
four delicious courses wgi) served,
nnd covers y.'Gro nlacrd for lty the
| centerpieces on the table being an effective
arrangement of jonquils. The
other appointments' word in dainty
and pretty design, and the guests included
Dr. and Mrs. Long, Mr. and .
Mrs: C. A. Hines, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. .
BradslJjr, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Harris,
and Mrs. Mamie Merritt.
H. B. HARMONY MINSTRELS. * _
The H. B. Harmony I^jiqstrels of
Durham gave a performance "hens ,
last Monday night under the auspices
of the American Legion, was n
cided hit; TWsy played to a good
house, and we have heard only words
of the highest praise.
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TOWN BONDS SOLD.
iSixty thousand dollars worth of
Roxboro bonds were sold last Thursday
as follows: r
550,080 wuilUof-sewe* and water
bonds were sold to Spltser, Rorick
* Co-i.ot Toledo. Ohio. forOISO.2B7.57. __
at 5 1-4 per cent.'
410,000 of street bonds were sold
to the Peoples Bank of Rorxboro _for.
410,?l?.?-at^f 1-2 per cent.
The bonds were in good demand, . ?
there being'fifteen bidding for them.
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|MVs.' Nannie Morton happened to
the misfortune to break lier arm last
^stTJTdsy aftSrnoriTi. "fiTsbtn* Wty ?
fell, catching her arm under her.
She ;is resting well and 'it is hoped
fhe-brenr win soon. heai. ? J *
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