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VOL. No. XLIII ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening, September 22, 1926. No. 38.
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Known Dead In Miartii
Area Stands Now At 368
Number of Injured More Than
1.000; Property Loss Of
Fifty Millions
40,000 WITHOUT HOMES
Tobaqeo Prices Good All
Over Old Bright Belt
Martial Law Throughout Storm
Area; Sanitary Engineers
" Mobilized To Avert Serious
Epidemics; Surgeons Work .
Day and Night To Prevent
fvockjaw from injuries caused
By Tin Hurled From Houses;
"Hardly Half Dozen Houses
In Area of Devastation Left
Untounhed.
PRESIDENT ASKS AID
Miami, T'la., Sept. 20..? The known
d**ad in the Miami area as a result
of Saturday's hurricane and tidal
-ivnve stood tonight at 368. the iium
tier cf injured estimated at over
4 000, and the proj>erty lo?s v.*as
placed at fifty million dollar*.
Approximately forty person* were
missing.
Miami proper had- 1-25 dead, and
approximately 2,000 injured; Miami
-'.Tbiirbs, including Coral Gables,
"Miami Shores, "Little River ;tnd
Hialeah a total of 45 dead and in
jured numbered into hundreds.
Hollywood with 7?r> dead and 000
. Injured, presented the most pitiful
scene in the storm area as scores i
of children cried for their parents :
and an ef|Ual number of n<lr,!:s
scantily clad, many in bAthmg suits,
tjrched the wreckage of their"
Vtome* , for t iSiee# . cf* loved ojroij ?i w
~i i'mi" V " .
At Fort Lauderdale there were 13
dead, 20. pfrobabiy fatally injured and
tS03 .other* injured being treated by
?the Red Cross, hospitals and emer
gency, stations, It was said by Red
Cross officials there that about 7, 000'
' were dependent upon them.
At Dania there had been found:
10 b dies and 140 persons injured
?Vii tually every home or ; business
buVHinc was wrecked- At Davre, 5
\v?"j killed and 40 injured. Prcjjrosso
Reports are that 41 dead hove
!**? n located at M orehaven and
?C!.?*wiston across Lake Okeechobee.
L "Because of the inaccessibility cf the
towns ap accurate check tonight
?was ininossibl? It was "indicated
.-several hundred were injured.
Fifty persons were suffering from
L^lo^4ef al.'PrbgreMO and but three]
at. Pompano. At Flcranada there j
were' three injured and at Defrfield!
two.
m roughb.ut the storm area it .was
* timate dc: nservativeiy that 40.000
were homeless and virtually with
ont clothing or immediate .methods
to recoup their, loss.
Martial Law in Firce
Martial, law, declared Saturday,
continued in effect throughout th'e
y^or ma re a, until late this evening
jv'ren the restrictions in Miami were
. wodifted^ N ne was allowed during
the day to enter the stricken area
<-?i'.'ept up?h some mission of relief,
official business of the gjvernnient
or . state or for the press of the na
tion. Hundreds were turned back by
*oMiers despite their pleas that rel
ative* were ip the' atrm ar^a and
had boen unheard from. It was con
Fulered best until things had better
? ?lju*ted themselves that the water
end food supply be not 'further
strained by additional rmuths to
it'M. And, too, the work of chefk
irg the dead and injured and caring
for and housing the destitute would
be hampered by any additicn.
Sanitary engineers and inspector*
?w^re mobilized t:dav to avert .seri
ous epidemic* in the path cut by
?tiie hurricane. ,
Huge signs now warn tre people
of the stricken area that drinking i
ntaa. The signs are not advice but
orders frcm the h en Ifh "departments
'?""'of the cities affected, posted tnil >n-.
or;-od by the authorities o the ma: -
IHI- governments which temp'rarily
govern, . "
r? ? *SfWrf>r fLyxt+uts. and water ^ys^ema
yrene rally were crippled, but train
loud. so water arrived latt night ami
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Harry M. Daugherty
TEACHERS ENTERTAINED
BY THE ROTARY CLUB;
Roxboro Uotary Club Host To !
Teachers of Glty SchooK; J
Lunch Served
Last Thursday the Roxboro Rotary
club vntertained tHe teachers at their
regular weekly lunchecn. Lunch was
served by the ladies of the Presby
terian chijrch, and it >vas a regular
five or six course affair; and was.
thoroughly! enjoyed by every one
present. Il was ne of the most en
joyable meetings of the summer.
*The next Meeting will be held at
the home of .Mr. Frank ye rs. rn
the Durham-Roxhoro road, lunch to,
b? served 'by- the ladies of Antiochj
Baptist church at 5:4"*. P. Mi Every
.member is urged to atend this moet- 1
in j?. ?? , ? ' : v'., _j
The Blessinsrs
Of Loyalty
"The man who has sriven himself *
to his country loves it better; th :j
man whv ha* fought for his friend1
boners him more; the man who has
labored, for his community values]
more: highly the interests he has ?
fought to conserve; the man who has
wrought and planned and endured j
for the accomplishment ?:f God's plan j
in the "world sees the greatness cf
it, the divinity and fflovy of it, and
is himself more perfectly assimilat
ed to it." ? R. S. Storrs. .
Sunday School 9:45 A M., R. L. ,
Wilburn. Supt.
Preaching 11 A. M., Subject: "The
Tragedy of the Golden Mean." There '
w- I bo no night service.
B Y. P. U., Junior. 0 p. M, In
termediate and Senior, 6:30 P. M.
"Straight is the gate, and narrow
is the way, which leadeth unto life,
:.n?t few there be that find it." Matt.
7:14. |
A C. filial wclconie for all.
KlItST BAPTIST CHURCH.
W F. WEST, P?uor:
Tha eyes of .....
the sensational trial being held in
New York City. ' Harry M.
Daugherty, former Atty. General
and Col. Thomas W. Miller former
Alien Property Custodian are re
listing the Government's attempt
to oonriet them of betrayal of
public trust in a case Involving
*7.000,000.
$150.00 Needed
Wr np?<f $150.00 for athletic* at
' Ittmhum High Sc)tu-lt What can the
I merchants', bankers, ( barfibrr of Com*
\ mrrce, Rotary ,or any individual do
j To h?fp UT. You i but .? need to-meci
hoys of the cutaide world to help
. them take th<*'rr p}*ce in-vl-ifre. Ath*.
? Irt-rs yivr'them 'this opportunity- i
P. CARY ADAMS j
? ? 1
Mm: Murray a* the Widow. John
j Gilbert as th* Prmcf. ,in '"TB^MES
' UY WIDOW at Pal#e?. Theatre
i Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 2? ? 28th.
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More Than Million Pounds Sold
Prices Well Above 25 cents
Per Pound
GROWERS ARE JUBILANT
Rtvleijrb. Sept. 21_ ? The experience j
of ihe bright- tobacco belt of eaat- i
ern Carolina and the South Carolina !
i?nd Georgia belts was repeated to- |
'lay. when the old bright Hvlt of cen
tral North Carolina opened with !
hie4er price?- than in any year since 1
lf>19. At tl?o close of the day's auc- i
tions in the nine markets of the belt'vj
total sale? were estimated at slightly!
more -than a million pounds at an j
average price of from 25 tj 29 cents
per pound. |
Markets from which definite re- .
porta had been received tonight and'
the estimated sales and prices were ?
as follows:
Place Pounds Price
Fauquay-Yarina 180,000 28.00;
I^ouisburg 100,000 ^!6.00
Oxford 150,000 25.00
Durham 175,000 27.50
Carthage 146,000 29.60 i
Aberdeen _ 50,000 26.50}
Henderson __ -i.--. 195,000 25.00 i
No News From
Roxboro and Person
Co. Men in Florida
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Jfocre are quite a n umfear Rooc- ?
b ro and Person County men in and ,
rear ^Iiaml, but no word has been
heard from any sf them, though it
is presumed, they are ' safe, ;i? the
reports thus far published do not
contain , the name of any of t'.em.
Several telegrams have been sent,
but owing to the condition of the \
wires in the storm stricken section
It is hardly hoped to have arv.v .re
ply in many hours, maybe days.
Massacre From Mess.
Mess, T. B. Davis and L. P. Woody,
well known Person Conty men. have j
a mesagp in this issue whieh t'.ey j
want you to read* They are with j
the Farmers Warehouse, South Bos- ;
, ton, Va., and are very anxious to I
sell your tobacco for you. Read !
what they have to say and give them 1
a trial load.
Presbyterian Church j
Sunday School at 9:45, A. M, H.
L- Crow. 11. Supt Ceme on time and
bring some one with you. Let's he-,
gin to tret ready for Rally Day. We
need i-ve.i y menibar present ever>l
Sunday. .1
M irrting service at 11 A. M.", aer- "
mon by the Pastor.
Mitchell Chapell Sunday Schocl Ht
?: P. M
Services every night this week ex
cept Saturday at Bushy Fork school '
house.
Services Sunday afternoon at
P. M. Night services will give place i
to the services at Methodist Church.
P. CARY ADAMS, Pastor.
Mr. Cash Died Suddenly
Mr. J, R. Cash, one of the best j
known and loved citizens cf the
Helena section, died at his home 1
near Helena .last Friday . afternoon,^
j a^e 77 year?. The cause of death!
j was heart trouble, and death cams j
without warning. He leav% a wife,
; one daughter. Mrs. J. M. Burton and
one son, Mr. J. F. Cash. Funeral
R Lance. Tbo paH bearers were
his grandsons, and the floral bearers
were granddaughter* and niee^s.
. ? 1 ? " O 1 : ? S ? "" ' ? ? ?
Moved in, f^ew Hpnat
Mr. anil Mrs. W. M; Fox have
moved into their n.u home, " Brre7
J highway. This i? rtms of the nr.st
? attractive homes on this popular
| roadway. ' ? ? ?
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1. Jack Dempsey J
Champ Says He Is Ready
For Bout With Tunney
Dempsey Went Through FinaJ Workout In Privacy; Dectaies
He Is In Fine Shape And Believes He will Heat Tunney
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept 21?? -
With guards tationed at the gates
barring admittance to all outsid
ers, Jack Demp&ey tcday drew the.
.veil <f secrecy around "his final
workout for the defense of his
world's heavyweight championship
against Gene Tunnev in PhHsdrl- {
phia Thursday night.
The champion, attended by four
detectives, drove, up to the gates
of the Grey Hound racing track
this afternoon. The- gates Wete
swung open for: Dcmpsey and his
party to ro I through; then they \
were banged shut, with the news- j
paper correspondents i?n the out-'
side. It became known, however, j
the champion had shadow boxed j
two rounds, drummed the light -
bug for two rounds and punched
round. Then he called hi* spur
ring partners ;nt? hi? dressing
room and hade them all a fond
farewell, giving each a warm hand
shake. They filed into the d rega
in;* room one at a time to jjrwt
the champion and wish hiui luck.
Fie 'presented Marty Hurke. cne
of his ligh-heavv weight sparring
mates with the emerald green
trunks and jersey to match, th?
ring attire he has worn in his
training session.
"I. am ready/' Dempsey said af
ter. the workout. "I feel great to
? clay. 1 am on edge now. Tomor
row i will just jret up out of my
hungali w and probably take a
morning walk. I am confident that
j will defeat Tunney. I intend to
win as quickly as possibe ? in the
POWE WILL CARRY
CASE 10 U. S. COURT
E. K. Powe, Jr.. lo Carry Case
to'. Higher Court. Charged
With Manslaughter
Durham-, X. C., Sept. 20. ? Hear
ing on the charges of manslaughter
. and possession of whisky against E.
K. Powe. Jr., member of the. Durham
city council, growing at of the auto
mobile accident on the Durham-Rcx
boro road, in which the c$r Mr. Powe
was driving ran >ff a bridge and
dropped 20 feet to t're grouni be
low, pinning the driver and W >J.
P&ndexter. Jr., cf Walkertown. near .
Winston-Salem,' beneath it. has been
-*et for Sept. 23. Mr. Polndexfer
died two days -attar the accident. !
Mr. Powe is still in Waits hospital,
but is expected to be able to attend
(he hearing. fie is . vjider tvnds
' totaling $2,800.
- Revival Meeting
Revival meeting at Brooksdale
Methodi.it Church Sunday, Sept. 26,
at 11 a. m. and 7: 30 p. m. DWKTpT
the week the service* will be at 3:30
and 7:30 p. m. All neighboring
churches Invited to take part in these
1 services. Preaching by Rev. A. J.
| Hobbs;
Notice
I The Mills School will pen
i Monday. Sept. 27th, Mr. t.ow
i^nce. the Principal U^verjr anxioui
lh;<t miinv -rA thn l~inml?
ble b<> present.
B. I SATTERF'jEJ.n.
J * 11 it ?
i ? ?At* last in Motion t'ieturca "THE
i MERRY WIDOW" with Mac Murray
and.Jchn Ollhurt, at Palace Theatre,
j Monday and Tuesday. Sept. 27 ? 28th.
P. T. ASSOCIATION
I NAMES COMMITTEES
First Meeting Next Tuesday,
September 28, - 3:45 P. M.
Graded School Building
At a called meeting of Ihe Parent
Teacher Association ? f Roxboro
Schoolsfat the residence of Mrs. . Geo. j
W. Thomas. witK Mrs. Duncan, the
president, presiding, the following
committees were appointed to carry
V n the work for the c:ming year:
Membership Committee: 'Mrs.
Robert Smith, chairman, Mrs. Prank
Hester and Mrs. Omham Thompson.
Ways and Means Committee: Mrs.
George Thomas, chairman, Mm. Geo.}
Kane and Miss Emily Southall. |
' f^Qy-Crj-oand Committee: Mrs.'
' Matt Long, chairman* Miss Liuise'
Stalvcy and Miss Coe.
Beautffyinp Committee: Mrs. S.
1 G. W instead, chairman, Mrs. Wil'iam
Rulleck and Mrs. Eugene Thomas.
Program . Committee: Mrs. B. G.
Clayton, chairman. Mrs. W. F. West,
and Miss Mildred Satterfield.
. Publicity Committee: Mrs. R. L.
^Wilbura, chairman, Miss Ethel Er
! vin and Miss Inda Collins
Come to the first meeting next'
^Tueaday, Sept. 28, at 3:45 p. ra?
Grammar school building. Every j
true parent should take a vital- in
terest in the schcol and the com- ;
> inanity in which Kin and \i\% f*mtHw 1
I lot is cast and do everything in his j
( power to make it a hetter school
and community. Let u ? all pull to
MRS. R. L. WILBURK,
Chamn. Pub. Com.
?^1 n. ->?0 ?
"Tniv MERRY WIDOW" Hailed by
Critic* as being the best? picture of
lf>20 Iftt Palaces-Theatre. Monday . &
I Tccsday "Sept,. 27~28th.
IR. R. A. SPENCER
DIED TUESOftY NIGHT
Suffered a Paralytic Stroke
fFroni Which He Never
Recovered
FUNERAL THURSDAY
Mr. R.-A. Spencer, for many yearo
a leading citizen of Roxboro, died at
hjg )famo'on Reams Avenue yester
3a y- Evening at 10:^0* He had Seen
ctjiHta fui U'lCttg time, having
suffered a paralytic stroke from
which he never recovered. He waa
'57 years of age.. Mr. Spenrer waa
a native of Virginia, but has been
i living m Person County and Rox
.boro for_ something Hko thiry five
years. He leaves a wife and four
children, . three ? daughters. Mrs. A.
R. Warren cf R-xboro: Mrs. F. A.
Woody of Lynch burg, Va, and Mra.
T. E Jeter of Southerlia. Va., and
.one son, Mr. R. M. Spencer. who waa
associated with him in business here.
Mr. Spender was prominent in the
life of the town and community; waa
i deacon in the First Baptist Church,
p. ma- n'tf prominence, having been
Worshipful Master of the Jsxige
Here, and a member of other frater
nal organizations^
The funeral service? will be con
ducted at the First. Baptist Church
tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, at 5?
o'clrck, led bv his pastor. Rev. W.
F. West.
t ? o- .
Revival Services
Services Will Coat in ye Through
Next Sunday Night
The revival services ??rffw beings
held in the Methodist Church will
continue through next Sunday niqrht.
The :g mi Lord i? greatly blessing:
th*? messages from Hfs word brought
to us bv Mrs. SteidWy. Interest in
the me dim? is constantly growing.
Mr. Gibson of Charlotte- is leading'
the singing. He is a c - ? ? .tad ?
Christian, gentleman and his song'
services are greatly enjoyed.
Let all who can possibly do s->
onue to the services at 8 o'clock in
the. mornjnsr and 8:30 . in the even
ing.? ,F. . M. Sham burger, Pastor;
Successful Opening
Open L'nder Favorable Condi
tion*
Last Thursday thro doors of the
Greenstone's Department St>re?
we e thrown' open t ) the public, ?.rn!
it looked as if every man, woman"
and. ~h;ld took advantage of the oc
cu^i r. j.:A made them a visit, plr.
Green -vtont4 ays they were more than
please i with the reception the goo<&
people of this County gave them, and
they are going to try to live up to
tlieir ?promises in every respect.
They have an ad in this '*3Ue anrf
rire quoting .some money-saving
price ' for Saturday. Look them up
and take advantage cf the oppor
tunity. 'i'heir motto is. "We Sell
For Less, Always."
Opening Warren's
Grove School
AH parents and children of War
ren's ?C?rove school are requested to
meet, at the school house Friday,
Sept. 24th, 1926, at 2, p. m., to clean
building and grounds, and classify
children, in order to begin ^ worlc
Monday morning, Sept. 27th.
LULA MOORE, Principil.
Notice
There will be a meeting for the
colored teachers Saturday morring,
September 25th, at eleven o'clock in
the Colored Graded School Building.
B. I. SATTERFIELD.
Masonic Notice
Regular rommnnira
tiom Person I,od*e
No. 113, A. F. & A.
Mascnic hall.
Rpxboro. Tuesday
\ iSeptPmbor 128th at
V: . 7:30 P. M. Import
i-a'nt ho*ine.?s. All menibcra urged f
Ue prenpnt. Viaitipg Matter Mascma
.cordially - invited.
Chas. A. Harris, W. M.
A. C. Gentry, See.