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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, June 9, I 926.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
No. 23.
REVIVAL MEETING AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor W..F. West Doing the
Preaching. Singing Led by
Mr. Furman Betts.
MORNING SERVICES 10 - 11
;La?t Sunday m;rning a *fcries of
meeting? which will last probably ten
<lav brcran ih the First Baptist
church, the Pfcistor. Rev. W. F. West,
doing the preaching:. T'.o singing is
w.nc> ?' irccf i hy Mr, W. Furmnn
Betts of Raleigh. Services are lT3f1
twice daily. in the morning at 10 *
^ o'clock. anr in the evening "at S o*- '
cloi'k The crtrig^ibtfdns have b^en
? ? .unusually- large and much interest
is bt in r manifested" by the public [
iri'ieraliy. All Anamination? are}
taking part, h th in the prayer* ?erv
vice.* and the s ng service, and all]
-.!!?(? invited to lend, a- helping hand.
Pastor West is well known to our I
people, recognized, as a strong Gps? j
pel preacher, ami. is dciri?r some of |
the very best work of his life. while.!
Mr. Setts . wlv> is here. f r 1ik? . first- j
visit, is a stranger to mo> of you. ?
but it has ?been our good pleasure |
to know him for many years and !
we kn"rt\v' him trd be' a jonseoritt
Christian gentleman, You will b* ;
pleased with his singing, especially j
. will hie. $ 1 * i'clight you. '
The morning service is given over ;
to Bible study; and this hour, from *
ten* to -eleven. 1* especially svyreet- anjJ :
impressive to the Christian.
o ? " ' ?' " ? ?? . . j
Interesting Items
From Helena
Mrs. Oakley Entertained C im
munity Aid Society ? ? Old |
Songs Sunt;
- Prof. Onvi.- n h spending vim* ;
,lifrio h^re in mtcreit of the school,
Tom Clay had a~ her *ru< is f
laAt.we^k MbVc> Glay ^nd Katherine ;
Keade of Mt., TIrzah.
( ?t:i i': .v-j.'r- leave? :V.Vd- \
nesdky of thi? "week for Dak.- Uni- 1
. \:eT-f.ity where -?lv*' will attend ?Su^j
wVfcr -schoi K ?: *
"Mi1. :\mi Mt / T. P. N'oeU p\ -it
I A at week ml in D'.nbanv.
Elizabeth TTllett is at h. nil
tYun t;,.e' Xorth f'uf :l?n?i 'College for
Women where she V:tj. he?n ?? r * *?t>? ? -
irig' .school;
A number from, he'V attended the
?? children'*- Day exercises held, at Mt.
? ,7iion last Sunday.
Mr Xelia Ashley \Vai; In Ro^choro j;
?Monday op buVinefS,
Mrs.' A shley nti'tu. -
tjiiitf* ick at hfr homo here.
Mrs: B. 0. Merritt and yoyntf n:
. ttenjunVjn. ?ire \i-rit ir.-jj, frien.fs hero. ? .
ReV. II. K. Lance -is at Dilke 'Um
yemlty attending.. the preacher's
Summ.(r "Jn-hfiDl.
An unti.suaViy lir^rc. i.rtyd attend-'
i-d tVir? service it* - the . Prin'itiv e
. Baptist ' c'vurch he-\ : Sua'-ay'.
Born to Mr. an* M> . W. A \Vfl-L
? iian, Thuhifjy.Jtnn i son.
Mrr, '-Chandler rf Mt. Tirzah \*!-:t
.i:d velativ'e^ hf r> 4a t ">ve&k end
On Thar* i:*y af-' ?*no.?n fqn0 .Hrfl.l
? " from three t ? ftve ^Tbcfc Mr-?. LuU>j .
A vdey (letijfrhtfnily entertained the
V nmunlty Aid So ietr at her love- j
iy home at . Ca.tes XfFlK After the'
program nf the society the guests
w?"p lnyit?d intn the dining rn'otn
?where a well appointed luncheon was \
Served.
The aervkea <>f t r'pworth I.cu- ?
?gue Sunday evening were good and
. well attefid^i. M (?* r ? ;.? Tfmber?
lake was the leader for the- evening,
and pre^nted a prognam on the
Reatitudes that wa's splendid. The
t*cngrcgational inginu: of old songs*
tind .special musical number added j
jmicfc to the program. The I. eagre
lias put on an i?iten-?ve' campaign'
f"r '.he ni'xt iwq ?weeks . to raise the j
remainder due- on the piano.
; ? ? ? . o ? .
TO OUR FRIEND8
We want to express jvith all our
'/'? , tronrrt,'? rtTP i e. fpreeTalin^u f
CHe loyalt?r pur friends, hoth men r
. Vmd women.- in SatuiMav's primary. '
~~ Tm vou we' I'Mi'M'1, Wlfrl iHT*
; -^iha Thanks; for t-> 'you, our t'r:,'n^i-. ;
? - -? , :
r .^iwor friend^.
; r- -J> M RO-A^cn. -1 FA\W.V. .
Battling In Iowa
_____
National political Interest has switched from Pennsylvania to Iowa
where another hot fight in June primaries is nearing a knockout for
the G. O. P senatorial nomination. Former Senator Smfth W. Brook
hart. insurgent recently ousted through tKe contest of Sen. D.F. Steck,
<D.|. it- becking to take the nomination away from the veteran. Sea*
ator Albert B Cummin* who hat been in the Senate for 18 yeara.
n . ?w 7 ~\
Saturday's Primaries Were
Loaded With Surprises
SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Yesterday there were five
schoo project 4 voted on in the i
Cpiinty, as follows: Roxboro,
Atlcn<;vfUe. Bethel Hill and two
, at Helena. ' All were Carried
s*ye In the Roxboro district,
which was defeated by a decis
ive majority. VV'e were unable
(o ?et the vote this morninp,
but v*ill give full 4 ot? in. bcr
next
.
A Progressive St sa for
Agriculture in County
Hoard of County Commissioners
Appropriate Money for A
Codnty Agent
At d ?regular meet-in &. of. t' ? Bourd
f County Commissioners he! V Mon
i'jv they- mad? an order ippropr.ut
ijrijp twelve hundred dollars to help
sfec??ti? i . a County As:ent?.the State
:?ird Government agreeing t ?? niake a
like appropriation. Mr. F. O. SeVrvjb.
Bireetbn states that he is ;.iot in po
sition just at . this time to meet the
County with this a pprcpraitloh, but
feel? ?sure that he wi'l be r?ady by
t tr f?& . ? - '
We v. ant t?.) congratulate f. he C.om
aiis>ione*:> up n takingr this wise
v'tep, f-ot we believe it is .the vejry*
test appropraition they have ever
ma-e. and will mean more to t'*?
' - ? :f the County 'just at thfe
t i lie t) n anv^hinff thi' - e.rj'd . have
d jpe. We do not believe ther? are
thrst men who have looked- cl.fcer]
li fter the interests of the Comity I
Than have Mess. B. F. Hester. D. M.
< -h ^ ; J. "H. I anil ; V.?y
iv.': . ^sthe to ?penJ any rnonfcy with
out.. 'the ("oiihty ffettinj? fiili value
eived.- 'out all three of them agreed
th^-t this forward step lojkei like
r. would be ? great benefit, hence
the appropraition.
We hope Mr. Sehaub will . .<>?<? his
v.ay clear to send u? a man ?va'
soon. : and when he does w are <ro
I r?ltr to do ur utmist to impress upon
eve-ry farmer the* necessity f:r hi*
own good and the good of the Cou
nty, t.? cooperate with the County
Ayent. and let's eret all that is com
ing to us.
WILL ATTEND ROTARY
INTERNATIONAL j
Mr. anrt )Vfrs. N. Luhaford left
yesterday for Denver, . where Mr.
lumsford will attend the meeting:
of Rotary International. Mrs. Luns
frtrd will visit relatives in New
Mexico.
( OMMERCIAI. PKINTE8Y MQVFJ)
I wish t? .noti/y the public that |
i have ' moved 'and am nnw located!
in the basement ~of tilt Thea
tre huilfHwy^wilarw I am prepared: to
>Prvi" you with aflyHiintf ytro ' mwy
? ?i ?
ii, tw, ? {
- ? . ? . i'rop. Commercial fi-.nt'-rr. -
D. VV. Bradsher Runs Away
With His Opponent, Brooks
Almost Unanimous
WHITTEN SNOWED UNDER
N'<;t w it hsta n di Saturday was
not ? -f^voraible day for voting there
was a very full vote p' lied. -The w
? ly contest of not.- was t rat f Clerk
of the .Superior Court, betv/een D.
W. Bradsher. the present incumbent,
l and J. M. O'Brien t.; While the oi$?
were aVvavs in favor of Judee Bad
sher, it \v&< generally cohsoijed that
the !\\c? would bo c' -e. But' Tie
result - >wed that it. is never safe
,'t- -bet on ..an ,'ckcti _:r,. 7* .
The -County stood squarely behmd
Mr. C A. Hall, candidate fir Soiir
t.:r, hut p\irham command* too
?much vow'? -ifor. any man in the ?is
Xy'ct to 1. ope to win. that is. when
Dur'am has a candidal . While r>T ??
Hat! r-.it- ied the C* unty by a g-nocl
majority,. the -district -went against
him fot about 5000.
Below the vatfe for the C un.ty:
Cleric of 'the Superior Court: D.
W. }\ra ,?her l.'tl" ; J. M. OP. rant
43f?.
Sheviff ::'N. V. Brooks 1464; S. K.
Whitten 203.
U. S. Senate: Overman. 1127; Reyn
olds 3GI.
Solicit r: C.. A Hall 1090; W. B.
Umstead 505.
County Commissioner*: N. H.
M'-mtgromory -4X5; A. Ol G.'nray 1174;
K. C Wa.cr-taff H>>6; R. D. Bailey
1014; T> M. Cash 1127/
REDFRARN ? HA!. I.
Mr. and Mi s. ileriry Austin Kedfeam
request the r : hour of your presence
at the marriage ->f their daughter
' Anne Ruth ? i
- . * . to . % ..." I
Mr. Cooper Andrew Hall
on Saturday* the nineteenth of June j
at five, o'clock in the afternoon j
at their rc^idenjc
WingRite, North Carolina
( BEAM BAILEY
Rev. and Mrs. John Alexander Beam j
invite you to be present
at the marriage of their daughter 1
Gladys Mae
to
Mr. Raymond Graves BaiLey
on Thursday, the seventeenth of Junre
at six o'clock in the evening
Bethel. Hill Baptist Church
Wood'sdale. North Carolina
At Home, after the tenth of July
406 Sunset Avenue, Louisburj?, N. C.'j
: ? o.
HOMR COMING
The qjemberS^" and"" PftHar ? hr
Charsre of Mt. Zion Mr*E. Church
ha v.* arranged 'a '*Home CBtoi in it*
day Sunday -Tune 20t~~T328T ATT
former membern- of this chorch and 1
therv "who wish U\ coma. are in- '
Vjtgrt tnr roup' l?:trk -*nd cftjoy th<;1
day <ritHi us. ' - ? |
? ' i'arent VV v par > - n f or .
???i" ? 1 -j- . ? ? ? :? ?? i"*
. .'Young. Man.-/-"! hovo r ratio*- .
j.tr^-V-am xn lov^.'T *
MISS EDNA BRADSHER
IS A ROKBCRO BRIDE
She Is Wedded With Richard A.
Bullock In Pretty But Sim
ple Church Ceremony
COUPLE PROMINENT HERE
MISS EDNA BRADSHER
IS A ROXBORO BRIDE
Shf. Iff" Wedded With Richard A.
Byllock In Pretty But Simple
Church Ceremony
A wedding' of much intefeat wa*
spkmnized in the First- -Baptist
.hurch on Thursday afternoon ni
5 -g-clnrk, when Miss &uaa ? Eerie j
Btadsher became the bride of Rich
ard Austin .Bullock. The "cerunony
w$? performed by Rev. W. F. West I
assisted/ by. Rev. ' P. Cary Adams.
The c'rurch was artistically cte?- 1
pirated 'Cw-ijth gr een ferns and D:rotby
Perkins ro*cs., White burning tapers
aded a mellow glow to the lovely
altar.
? Prr^r to t-he ceremony rt ioVely mu
sical program was rendered. Mrs.
Earl E. Bratiaher presided over the
piano and Mrs. Williamr Watkins. of i
Durham, gave two v:cal selection*.!
Mvji Bradsher in her usual talented ;
way played Schubert'* "Traumeri',".)
?IoccyiinV 'iBeiyease*" Hoffman's i
"Barcarolle," "To a Wild Rose," "Ve
netian Lye Song." Mrs. Watkins
very sweetly sang ''At Dawning" and
'Because." '
The usher- were Land on iBradfiier
and Guthrie Bradsher. brother of
the bride; Robert Burns, and George
Bullock," brother f the- groom.
The bride's only attendant was h.?r
niece, Miss' Mary Hotter, as nx^id of.
honor.
The bride was friven ' v marriage'
by her brother. Earl E. Bradsiyer..
He.- han ss in:? gown, , made csxe
?Vyle, was of French .blue georgeiu.
trhnrped in self color Ir:sh - !.???? and
??;t-th :os?v, 'fnd..- was v.*:ra overJSe&h
georgette.. -She wore a Pc>h anij
blue hat that added charnr to- -the
^o-tume. She carried a ? <='-? \v6t bo-j
*'of butterfly r -ivs.
The ; ixroom was accon-ip^ni i by
hi- brother. Dr. H A BiiflocK* ?
? Richmond. Va.' !
Immediately after tHa ceremcny"
th: couple left by piotor for an ex
tended bridal * V !n the
part of the. state, The bride's going
away c :stume was of dark blue, crepe
Rxma. Her hat wa.^a- close fitting
hand crocheted m:del in navy blue.
The bride is the daughter, of Mr
D'Arcy William* Bradsher anil the
late Mrs. j3tie Merritt Bradsher.
S%c ii a., member of. one of the old
?t- and most prominent families of i
this section. She was graduated m j
art from .Meredith college, and for i
the past several years has been en
gaged in the activities of the town.
Mr. Bull :>clc ,is the *on of Mr. /?nd
Mrs. John Bullock of. Bullock, N\ {'.
He is u graduate of Davidson co!
'ege. Since he has been connected
, with ? Farmers Hardware C.mpany
of this city, and has, become on? of -i
the most popular y:ung men of tfii
section^
CARD OF THAT'S
To My Friends of Person ( unty: 1
I take this method to thank evewy
one who 'went to the poll& Saturday
and cast1* their vote for nie. My
earnest desire is to give you "better
and . better service. Again thank- j
Ing you, I am,
N. V. BROOKS, Sheriff.
Achievement
j/MfTOC* CTtQ I
Wtjcrr Miss Louis Lerch ct Allen-.
town. Pa., was 9 years old she
started singing in the church choir.
Last week she receive*} a contract
from the Metropolitan Opera CooM
pany for a 1926 premier..
Farmers' Council
Meeting Saturday
Council Extends Invitation To
All Who Are Interested
In. This .Work.
"/Then- wtfl: be- a short l:usine
I meeting of The Person County F irm
| er's Council Sat urdn y afterniHjn,
A i v ne#who U interested in the w rk
| of this rOuncil i* cordially 'invited ;
I to be present. We urge that every- !
[ one interested Itl : seliinjf tarm prod
! uce jpf any kind will make a special
effort to- attend
J. C; WA<J$TA* K, .
' " ' Chairman. |
There will be a meetins of the
Fariiers Council Saturday, June 10. i
nt thtee .o'.cJock in the graded scfccol j
.t ? disc j ? horn" and mar- '
ke't gardening We :u;,ve invited
several speakers to. be present, .and
bes: reft the vi^'itmar. speaker* ????.- want
..lo have a round - table' dU.*a'ssion.
SW came with anything or y >ui- i
mind .in which you are interested..
V\\- Want a good e'r ;\;d. an i >*igfht i
to .have it, as oy-ery .home .-}? uid; be.!
interested jri a :hopie/; garden, if- he
[? : .? vc :? llfc ?nds to jrraw any! 'aimr , foiv i
j marcket. I . know there- art- -ome.!
who will say/ "I alwa.Vx. have a sood
I 'irar.di n. -That mi ctincf :.ot r.elp
me any." I just wartt tS . say, I
know most K.ooi farmers-' haye plen
? ty of IbfeanSj cabbage, toniatoes ? j\n;; ;
potatoes in,' season, -ft r about four [
mopt"* in the year-r- That':- all right j
for ne-third of -the y"eark but we]
c.ulci have ?omt- vegetable on our
table every day in the year -if we
would only try. an. i that is the ob- ;
pect of thii* meeting.
?You have always heard it -aid. the
garden. is ti e m'st profitable puv.-<- i
Of ground that is cultivated on the [
fvrni. We can double- this profit:
very ea?y, so come to the meeting t
Saturday, and let's pyt Per- n Couh- j
ty on .as a vegetable ''year' next year. !
I know there are some few irnAv- '
ing trpek for market this. y?ar. \
l>ut we were late wjsaiifaJng and j
got a late start, but we Want to )
-tart this falt-T -whicr. is the proper j
time to start, and see what we can i
tfr.w.
W. C. WARREN,
Chairman Vegetable CbmL
;fc.S, Teacher.---'4 Wh^rc was the
T wer of Babel."
Tommie ? ."Wasn't that the place
Solomon ^ept hig SQO #iy^?" '
Increased Fire Insurance Rates Are Found
Justified By Commissioner Stacey W. Wade
Rate iff h. June 5. ? Increased fire
insurance rates, as promulgated by
the Southeastern Underwriters As
\ ?<*:iatiort for North ;CarotinaT are
| justified by conditio* Existing, in
| the state and will he allowed with
L-mifc? pmt<*.afcT so far as the state is
concerned, Stafcey W, Wade, Statr
? Insurance C^mmi&sio&er, declares in
| iic Saturday. The announcement is
(jonourrett in by WFJ4MH1
Lant -Attorney Ge rural.
The. findings' rontairted In the an-.
-t^nrpniipfif'"rp^ttTl" Tr^m the' fact*?
famished thg Insurance. Dfi>nrtmcnt
'"T 1 ? .. 1 'I'll . I- "!? '"f
la^V'-Wtinesday ,oft the rup^**v,
tna inc kts i ?i whi -S r?
? - - ?
^ I
retary Raine of . the Underwriters 1
Association, alonpr with varioti<r nth^j
er insurance asrents anl officers of!
. local o mpantes, presented the case j
for the im?r<?a*K and officers
members tht* Raleigh Merchants
i intii?nT ? with ? their attorney.
General Albert L. Coxr appeared as
r prote-l ant ^
Prdof was furnished by the Uri
? U'i v. i 'm?4s. ? the unMiiinictMUfnt ~ -ny.<
that .fire losses and expenses of do
ing? business in N&rth Carolina cost
ftnL~ xmderwrrtrn-v $ 101.00 ? frrr ? nrrh4
8104> received and that tttP mcrewn
? ?? i ? ?
in^ga 3 h-\r 4>een ^ppltod. represent- \
' i i ' -s ac tual lor - of TOT pel" * j
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
ON OXFORD ROAD
Five Persons Are Injured Whom
Car Turns Turtle. Were
Enroute to Va. Beach
.CAR TOTALLY DEMOLISHED
' Mr and Mr.. T. B. Wail and their
daughter, Miss Minnie Wall all of
l>anv.lle. and Mr. and Mr*
?? I.. Wall of St. Loui8, Mo.. n?
coiv.-d several bruises about the
?v; a"H wer* shaken up c:risld
1 *1* \ when the car i" which th *jr
? < re - riding skidded ;ind turned over
labout two miles from ftoxVom on
tne Oxford r ad. Friday afti-noon."
According ? t? inf rmation that
U'?uld be ,?th,.:c.t ere. the unfor
tunate part, are very .prominent
'?> k.
Mr a*d Mrs. bK. Wall ire newly.
w.eds, and, a few days afro they cane
from St.. Louis, stopping at DanviUe.
where then- parent-! joined them on
then- honoym on to.' Vlrsrlnla Be.cH
? > Party w? ^retiTui.i ; u Danvillw,
r V"i.T'' :<s>cc??!' "l. Mrs. D.
Wa-> Irivjng t'l.H -ar ?
(Continued on Pag? Five}
BRA CTIFII, MARRIAGE
cerf;mony
?Mfrs Mabel I.oy and Mr. 6* David
t urlis are Married at the
? MftJitxiist Church
The marriage of Mt< Mabel Loy
and Mr. G. David Curtis was sot
"...nized at the Edgar Urag Memo
' ' ?>"??:> this inoi ning -<t eleven
o clock." The church was pretty with
Its dee: rations of palms, ,fo:ns and
.'"terspersed with cathedral,
^ audits.
.Preceding iho . ceremony Mr*! '
Wheeler Xev.ei, san* "The World Is
atting for the SimtHse," and "Oh
Perfect L?ye." wfthlMrs Kendall
Street as ace mpanift.
The Kioomsmen were. Mi,a. Cbas.
Iroilinffer. fleny Atwat?r, Jaok
Harris .if .TBurlihgton an : Wajland
Wnbarrte of 11, k, M.^n. Mrg.
? aylanii Winborns, - 1 e r f the
1)'' .1. tr ?? nfd in fw? ?? !,|ue Jlor- "
tf-ette, dame of Him r, and Billie
Mr.i-t. little 'daughter of Mr. and
Jlrj. Kendall' Street, wa? Ving bearer.
To Ilk- Strains of' Lohengrin Wedding
.larch, the bride, accompanied by
,'r ? J..H, i.oy, who guve
her m marriage, was m,t at the
alta- 1).v tlje groom atj.1- hi* best
?MR* Mr. .1. Marvin H'ft. of H eider- "
-um-flle. Rev. F. M. Shamberger.
U*n* the '"'pressive ring ceremony.
,.q. 'te^ Puiin?r the ceremony
?' ' ' n. " Venetian
'* ->ftly render-rf by
Mrs. Street: Mendelsohn's Wedding
March was played as a recessional.
IS, brid? waj attriej ia ? gown
shell pink crepo Rama wit:, cape
cream silk lace, and wearing a
large ' picture* hat; carried ? shawer
bouqu-.-t of butterfly r?a<
IminediatelyTatte'r tKtt , .vmonjr
Mr. and Mrs. Curtv l..f: :>r a ten
iays motor trip c<> Wejtern North
' a ohna, after which' ijioy ..v;il he
at home in Burlington. For '.ravel
ing the bride wore a' navy blue crepe
Khr.abeth dress, with silver trim
ming- and small navy Mae r.at
The bride is the attractive daugh
ter f .Mr. an-| Mrs. ,1 fr. r,oy. and
lias been a resident f this city un
til about five years ago vrteft she
went to Ourham to live, while the
groom is a resident of. Burlington
and a vor.v prominent young Imsi
ness man.
Amonpr the out of town guests
present, at the wedding: were Misses
Mary Halt, Alice Ray, Ajf ntt? Curtis,
I:Joyd Cates, Mr. and Mrs. J. I White,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Holt^.Mesdames
W. L. Anderson, W. S. Sharpe, Prank
1 Holt; C. X?. Garrison. D. Pate, and 1
K. L. Bowling of Burlington; Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Mines of Harlem, Ga.;
Mr. anii Mrs, Sam Bason of Yancey
\tllp; MEfase* fctrta Osfces, Margaret
Dawson," Kthel EwelU Dot Souther
land. Jennie parson, Eva and- Mildred
Burns. I.illian Brand, n, Mrs. Marion
Coin Brandon. Robert Montgomery;
MervSHe.. Ivnijrht, Hat-tie (NioholBon
.mil Dr.rdff Mr. and Mw.B.
C. -Woodall, Mr, aivrf Mr*. rE> A.
Jlutfhes, Mr.- and Mrs. -I.- W. Chiis-* !!
Air, unci Hii. Bavtor Prwtnr, _
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bass, Mr. and
i. 11 ?, lr;? ^7r ? uui ? 2
Mrs. Fred Darlington and. Mess ? J.,
u. ung. and i?. T. Johns,