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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening. May 18, 1927
Levees Gone,
150,000 People
In Flood's Path
Levees Shot Through With Cre
vasse- Have Y?fl to Feel
Weight of Flood .('rest
ritoi's.vNDs en Oangered
' .Tin tun- Rouvk lia . May. 13. ? A 'radio*
rani from Major John C. .aot?vx?ls.
' ,rmy engineer in charge of Che'op
' ?aUoijK of rescue ? boats . to relict
J :;?aclqtmrtc'!M v here late ibcjay indi- 1
dted (hat -all ?>t t he refugees' ma- .1
.caned tin the .tnrmbli^ns: Big Ucmd ?
? -One tliousuid n itons nc lading"
few women, were evacuated, from
. .be levee between Moreauvttle . and
vieihwood- and 3 DO wer -taken from
inbankment.v near kedllsTi. . Major
Troth waif.: message said, ?
His advices also said 1,500 heact ;
? . 'of stocK bad ? bo en taxen rtDoiird barr-r
from the .Moreaqvilic-Kinih\vood
? tjikes-' . > ; ..
r-,0W In Dany'r
Tho leyctie craft tonUht were c.jn- ;
VntratinK on: evacuating appj;oxi
uitely 1.000 people In the inundated
--eetioris ot lower Avoyelles parish
'.nd St.. -Landry parish Surf boats
ere combing the region . tor ma
soned victims and they were effete -
nc rapid, evacuation of the 5PQ resf
~ ; ents of . Pautsvillc and the. same
umber ot Goudeau. .
*A shattered number throughout
- he section are expected to remain
;n the upper stories ol their !v,a:r.<
? r ? ..'iid tvieir evacuation is expecy.'d to
completed by tomorrow. Major '
: vdthwate said.
0 C- .
Commencement
Program For
Bushy Fork H. S.
Fridav night May 20. 8 p in. Pro
ram by Grammar Grades.
Saturday morning . and afternoon
rlome coming day lor air friends.
, ormer teachers and pupils of Bushy 1
.Fork school.
. Saturday, night. ' May 2i,st. 8 p. TO:
address by Maj- L. P. McLcndon
Sunday afternoon. 4 p. m.- Sermon
oy Rev... p. W Dcwd of Lbuisbiirg.
Every one is especially Invited to-;
.' ttend t-he big home comin : day on
Saturday. t3inner will be served on
he -ground .and alt are expecting to
liave a ^ood time, as-jt will be a re
inion tor all who have rv< r been con ?'
. nected with rJiushy Pork . Highl.Schpoh'.
New Hospital
In Roxboro
Why ixaf t nter the Kunshin? Sam- .
tarium instead ol Waits If6?tpithl?
You . can. r. or in Friday , May.
21. ut eight o'clock :\i th<- Rnxborb
"Hlctv school ;u;rit6riinn. ? ?
Hero yon cap have competent
nurses Uk'* Loiii^ Lorn and Annie
Clayton. Tl vou ' < n)o\ rvmr health
Mildred Richmond Emily Stephens
>*nd Jamo.. Wiiistcad will sym'pathwo
.nth .you. li heart <i rouble, i? your
''itsea.se. pun Richmond - ;vnci Eir/onia
Howard can adminlstor the balm.
..It on acc.ftuilt of our health or
old age you can no lorn, or. play:, base
ball you are no, worse dll than Mi.:
Davis.
If mentally unbalanced, yon can
-lay in the ward w ith Jessie Duncan
1 f you are <trio. vines over loss -in specu
lation, George But oli will advise you
because lie knows his . job.
If you lack the Sunshine of chil
rirep in your home Margaret How
ard Critcher is }ust the medicine you
need.
Our treatment in Sunshine. Take
One dose at least. We charge only
50 cents for adults and 35 cchts for *
. children.
New Limousine Hearse
The progressive * firm of Cheek &
Woody have just received a new
limousine combination hearse. , This
is a beautiful car. and is so arranged
that it can be usee* both as a hearse
und ambulance. A car of this kind
has been much needed here and they
are to be congratulated upon giving
people the 'use of such $ oaj\
Mt. Zion Awake
U13p ttootl- people iK Ml.- Zion rlttlreh
- ^ ? ???? ['ini-o-i ?. hi".' ? rhwrh -,ii;n nu.
the highway teidlnc to the church
.. and have hIro plarrd ft nu:e ?ew
, ilano Jn .the clturch. all or which 15
? hut evidence.-; ot. the high c!as#menrf
?? bereWp ot tfin church. ? ? -
Miss Roxboro" At The Durham Exposition
Miss SnUi? bay. known in the Durham Exposition Beauty COnti1?' us '
"Miss Tloxbpvo." She .tpipegis each evenhvr this \vt?ek iri tfii fashion Show.
Durham Exposition Opened
Monday In A Blaze of Glory
City of Durham hiving. I p. To
Her Heputalion Of Never ?
Doing Things by Halves
FAVOR 4 4 MISS KOXBOKO"
Quite a .targe delegation attended .
fife oftening of thef Durham E:;nosi- .
tion in Durham .Monday nfcfht? and .
a Vlargo crowd came from all ."around,
fox the bi(,' warehou.se was lull pi its '
capacity. The exposition was ^ood. '
the nie^harits had been liberal ih
buy in*? floor space and the displays
Ver?* Kpod. There V was speaking",
music and gefterai.. merry -making but
the ihuii, . which attracted so many
of our ? citizens was ihe fact ihac
"Miss ! Hoibaro,-. represented by Miss
-Sollie riav.. was to by presented.
As al! of our readers know Muss
Sailie Day was chosen by a vote of
the people to represent Rr^boro .in.;
?th;i,-- beauty contest. and '.. these who.
had the pleasure ot" seain; ,.h?i; on
.Monday n.igfcrt; when she was present +
tx 1 were firm in the belief that rho
voters had made no nrsHke: She
wa.> radiant in all oTTiv* loveliness,
-end we ? are convinced Uiat r.n'n * of -
the beautiful ladies would xeei' ? <i%*
e lived, if .she should bv declared thr
Queen of the oqntcs*.
Following the presentation ' of _ {he
beauties Hon. O. Max Gardner d?-.
.-i*. e:ed 'th.v address, find eft c-iuvAo. - lie ?'
was equal to . the occasion . His ad
dress was ?' timely- "and' full of chnnks
of v isdbm.
DuMwn ui a live, city- ' and never _
does things bv halves, and oh iivLs
occasion she did liersp 31 -proud.
Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 9:45 H. L." Cro
v.eii. Supu Morning scrvu.- at 11 4
a. m., scrrrion by the Pastor.
. Sunday Schbol at Mitchell ' Chapel t
at 2 p. m. ?
Bushy Fork High .school will have i
its closing service at' 4 p. in., sermon I
V/ 111 be preached by Rev. O. VV. Dowti i
oi Louisburtf, N. C.
Services at Rou^euiont at 8 p. ni. |
A revival starts in tile hearer Of i
fhe people: You need to be revived:^
your County need* your help. Pray <
constantly and splrltuuly tor pod's
spirit at this time.
P. CARY ADAMS. Pastor.
Cake Sale
> ntir ??? Soturrtnv from Cer
r.vlttitr Pntter &' I.L> v~ CorriT " "T ,
from rf:3Q to 11:30 a. 111 " fhis sale is
[or the benefit or the Kdtfar W***
I Memorial Methodist Church. Your
r-atroniwe -1? solloited .unci vi lli be ap
i.rivriiiifi ? !
Tr> prodilcc tjrjnht m' ,it. ?
should be th-.ur.cJ W .sjjiu! .$ur to
six- Inches apart nnd spS?M?j!> ""*?
?irutt pe? cluster" ' ? - ? ^
Contract Let
Contract for finishing (he
ri?a.d ii? the Virginia Line ?m
rouf<* H was let. yesterday to
?>Ir. F. J. McGwire, the price
J>ein^ : The dLstancpk
X.fW miles, completes a hard
>urfacrd rQad from Koxborri to
thp -Virginia line. and will
doubtless bp completed this fall.
Auto Wreck Near
Prospect Hill
Tv;c ;nen :md' one woman were
paintullv nut' and bruised in Mi auto
. -mobile wreck late Sunday evening
near; the. village of * prospect Hill,
when the Ford touring car in which
ihev were traveling headed towards
ttiflsbcro. pjuhged dowit an embank
.ment near the intersection of high
way. 144 and 14, coming to! an abrupt
..i.indstiH when a lai'te tree was
..-'ruck. The 1?q/{i was almo-t . com
>lv demolished and all three of
? h* occupants wen? more or less in-'
i itved; It seems that the -driver lost;
r <>ntrol ot the car as b^intf the direct
rvu<o 01 rhe accidcnt. The names
oi njiiw df the party could be, lekrned. .
Mcriah News
Mr. 7.: H. Clayton -has, :>.bom rcom
plrtecl Ills house end has moved *n it.
am 'lifcklnt; pood progress
pl&ntirie tobAcTr. Tlie season is very
;ood'.. some dry spots hive had to
be watered, plants are plentiful.
Tiure has been several eases of
mea^e Is reported Ln. the Moriah sec
tion.
Mrs. Una . Bowling* is visiting Mr.
Fl. H. SafWlin? and friends around
Moriah.
Mrs. C. M. Clayton who' has been
ilefc for several **eeks is improving.
Sunrlnv School was orjjanized at
Bethaili church May first with 5"
Jargc attendance. J. A. Malone. .?upt..
Misses Iila Da>*. Maude Meadows.
Mrs. R U Hunt. Mrs. D. M. Cosh
*'ere ejected teachers, with Altss Iola
Day. organist.
Music Recital
Th" music" pupils of Mrs, Wheeler
I Newell will aive a^ recital on next
| Tutysday nikht. May 24th. at 8 o'clork
lit ?.he reeled ?hoo1 auditorium. TTic
public is cordially invited ri attend
? tne?b o^jreises. .
Card of Thank?
. A ? '
f ' W'-Avifjli t<5 ti-nnl; 71'ji' many (nerids
IhVir ..vinpschv and klnflro^ 'ten
I ui durtnr, our recrnt, Iwrevemenr. ihe
? (Traill at ?jur tMMtr,- L. H. OAkV..
. The FninlJiV.
Revival Will
Touch Entire
Person Co.
Preliminary Services YViJI He
i?> n With Cottars Prayer
Meeting Next Mnndi^r
COt MY TO CO-OP Eft ATE
' Great ^interest is be&tg n^nUasUtd
"hi Hie revival ' which is to be held
m Rotfboro. The tovst services . will
. be held in the. hbmes of the Christian '
'l^.pplp throughout the County be
ginning Monday. May 23rd It . is"
earnestly .'desired by all of .'.the. Pas-.
tors x>f the .Cqunty that - these .services
be held in every Christian home dur
ing. this week;. If you have *10 one .
to conduprt these services call . on. your
pastor or Tiny layman in Raxboro
who is accustomed to such work.
On Sunday.. May 2Dth. there- wiU
be ho services at the morning n,crur.
as Dr. Sopcr of Durham will deliver
the commencemnt sermon at the high
School auditorium, and every ohe ls
expected to hear him. On Sunday
night at 8 o'clock, tlie pastors will
conduct services in their churches
Monday night the, exercises at the
High Schooi auditorium will come to
i\ close and on Tuesduv . night at
3 o'clock; services will begin in the
Pioneer vVarehou.se ;ahd will continue
each night du-rihg' the . week. .ome
on-' of the, local pastors will preach.
During this time the singing will be
in r harge dt Rev. D. p. Hotted* Dur
ham, and he is very anxious that
eVery iinger both^lk tov.n and cottp^
ty. join his choir. A larue stand . has
been erected and he wants Tir~ ,-setr ^
every- seat occupied during the pre
liminary services, as well as durinc
I he revival.
Sunday night; June 5th. Dr. O. P.
Mangum of Oxford will ; come, "?"?and .
will : conduct the services during the
remainder of the revival.
The' Pastors of- all of the i h'?n.'h-?
in the County are-interested in this
great meeting and they want each
and every Christian in the County to
feel that this , is their meeting-hot
a Roxboro meeting, but their meet
ing. and earnestly urge' every one; to
attend and lend their help.
Roxboro High School
Commencement
On Friday night. May ? ,20th. 'Miv,
Southail's. . manic class will: have their
annual recital: A rare treat, is in
store J or all who an\ fortunate
enough to be aWe to attend this
eVcnt . '
A week later. Friday nigjit. May
27th, the senior .play will be given*.
Those who have attended senior 'plavis
in Roxboro in recent years do not
need to be told that- Uiis will bo. one
ot the ymost interesting parts of the
entire commencement. Misses SJat
terfield and Coe.- as well as the girls
and boys of the senior class, are
working hard to make this tin "best
On Saturday mght? the 28th. the
annua) reading a nd declamation'. ;eon*
U'st will be Staged. On tliis occasion *
we purpose to Jnxv<? all prizes ami
iu'c dais, for the year awarded, cxiept
Those that members of the criadurtt -
in? cla^s only may win. You'll want
to be present, not only to hear the
reading and declamations but- also
to .Fcjolce with the winners of prizes
and medals.
At eleven o'clock .Sunday morning.
May 2$lh. the sermon to the gradu
ating, class will be preached by Dr.
Edmund B. Sopher. Vice-President
and Dean of the School of Religion of
Duke -University. Special music by
trained voices from the choirs of all
the churches of the community will
be a .most pleasing feature of this
occasion. As this is the fifth Sun
day in the month and most of the
country churches will not have rsgu
lar appointment^. we expect the
seating capacity of our large audi
torium to be taxed.
The final cxercices will be held on
; Monday night. May 30th. At this
| time the address will be delivered by
Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase. Presi
! dent of the University of North Caro
} Una. Diplomas will be given to all
I the graduates of the class, and prizes
land" medals That, may be won only
'by members of the class will be
| awarded. We expect this to be the
, climax of our 1921 commencement.
; As previously stated in these col
umns. we are pl5ffrianWi?j to have all
of the . exercises' trfe Trer 111 Mr
splendid hlfcfr school auditorium.
A. .3. STALVEY Supt.
v
r ? %twn hnv uvd m a; aimer
?Jai maintaining lambs gave even bete
ttff result* than the same ambbnt of
" a hall a hay.
DR O, R. MANGUM
Dr. ,(). K, Manguni, n ho will do the
preaching; at the County -Wide II*r
vival.
Pplice Forge
Murder Links
Ashevttfe; May 15 Tedious work
of ch rkinu up. cndles details iii an
effort to complex? the chaiii .of c\v
cumstanual eadenc Vvith Wlijch ' ttiev
exxpect to link .Mr.v. Anna k Mont
ague -with- the murder of Mr6? Mary
R. cooper: occupied thiv attention of
police today. *
Mrs. Montague. sit t :in ciuietlv a
narrow steel -studded' cell in tiW
Bun59?Br -county jail, pas&fid the'
Sabbath day quietly.
Much of the ffifi'- and bitterness
i*ha? marked her first outburst "a-'
gaiirv the Kit Klu\ Klan. which -he
charged was responsible for break
in? up her famil;> live years aw and
?for . further- persecutions which in
sulted in her arrest In the Cooper
ease; had disappeared and she calm
ly awaited 'for the machinery oi the
law to* grind around to a hearing
either before the grand jury ox a
corner's juiy. . . > J y- ; '
Farmers of Bethel
Hill Organize Club
Twenty of Bethel .HUV.S leading ; farm
ers met with the Teacher of Voca
tional Agriculture On last Thursday
night at the High school and organ
ized a farmers club. Th e purpose of
the club is threefold: educational,
cooperative and social.
Much inte.re.Vt und enthusiasm
? hown in several short talks made
by the farmers en how the club might
be' beneficial to the community. ?
The lollpwlh's' officers were elected:
Geo. W. Smith. President, J. V.
Humphries. Vice-president. T- .1.
Montague. Sec-Treas.
The following committees v. ere',
selected: Refreshments; Wingat?4 Ro*
,c"rs. B? W. Gentry. S: P. Gentry, r. T.
Hall ajMl Leslie flail. Educational, s
? A . j." Crutch field* J. A. Beam Mem
bership. J. V. Humphries R. D. Baii
ey. Percy Woody. T* J. Montague.
Publicity. G. W. Joiner. Geo. W,
SptUh, .Julian Woody.' Music. .\I. M.
Fontaine, G. G. Woody. S. P. Gentry.
K. L. Wehrenber?. J. H. Shbtwell.
Attendance. G. E. Woody. Bruce
Woody, Neston Day .H . Fontaine. E.
Y, Jones. Program, W. B. Humph
ries. J. A B<n\ip. ? Dr. "Merritt. G. VV.
Smith
The next meeting Will be on Thurs
day night May 26th.
County Poultry __
Asso. Meeting
The Person County Poultry Asso
ciation will meet next Saturday af
ternoon at 2:30 p. tri. in Uie court ;
house ana will give tlie following
program:
Experience in Ihe production of
broilers, by Miss Mary Wlnstead.
Treating the flock for lice with
s odium flouride. by Mrs. C. E. Brooks. ;
Preserving e^gs. by Oco. W, Smith, j
Experience with the tobacco treat
ment for worms by. Mrs. K. C. Wag
sttrtf.
General remarks, by H K. Sanders.
Baptist Church
Announcement
Sunday School at 10 a, m? rr. L
Wilburn, Supi.
No preaching service in the morn."
irig TteV. J.* n.+currin' "will conduct
tjlML services at 8 p. m
B. Y., P. U. at 7 p. m pliblii
cordially, Hu ned to these services.
- - ?! w F WfttT. Pusmr :
South Boston
Roxboro Road
Now Assured
Mayor Wilboi n Says Koad To
He Completed Sometime
This Y ear
i;yn< hpi rcTto n. c;. Line
r-\ prj.va-j<\ .t .orn Mayor 'Wil
t)om of South ;iosto.. ives the good
iWv/s tfyfctf the road - fom' Rosboro 1& :;
South ?o$ton. itn i(i "Lynchburg, will
probably be completer!; this year- fie
. .1 ???' * ?
!1 aiu just. ta receipt of yojur letter
01 tlv 13th vUf' I . :M .to 'enow ?
tat your end qi ptir' ion- ought tor
road yriU ;b'e~. let oil tiie! 17th. and t
i.ni sure: you v/til <te v*hghte<t'. to know
tfhat r iui vc the', Vflocation m*d*
npv. to' complete :.-:dc. and this
work will be. lei at i -he next letting
of the Dept.
"I . have ' been rontinbitsly working
oji 'His ? project : sine? ? <? held our
eighteen months ?o, und it looks ,
iiow- lhat this year .w!l brinU Us im
proved road from Lynchburg to tiw
N. C: lino .
.'.'"A ' cotrtraer. was a w a r?Jc<l a law :
days atjo for a portion of the work.
north of Halifax and tHls .will
edntinued to JJrookiieal this year
which wiiV cpinpit-a' -our Ions: looked .
for road.
. - ' .? _ ! U ? '
Services On The
Person Circuit
Next Sunday
JSuhdav sehool at Oonco rd aT*10!IW ' *;
a. m,. J. 3. satferfiehf:' ' Su'pt. Sun-,
clay School at Leas Chapel a.t 10:00
a. n-L. B- .WHketson. ; Supt -Suii
clay School at OUk Grove at 10:00 st
ir!., Z. V . 'Bam Hie. Sup't Sun
day . School at Warren's <>rove at 10
a. m.. W. W. Wrenn. Supt.
Prea.ehln. service and Conjmuhioa
at Oak Grove at HiCO a . m. Preach -
In;; at Wood sd ale at lour o'clock.
Prayer- meeti'ne; at Concord at 8 p.
lit., led Oy I. G. St ephens, Prayer -
meetim at Leas , Cbapel at 8 p.
led by y. *G. Roger;. Prayer-ni*?l
imc ut Oak 'Grove at B p. m.. led by
Moses Bowes,
Evvrvbodv cordially incited t.v
i tudv trie Bible . a rfd worship with us
at any of. these- services.
. J. \V. BRADLEY-, P. C. ?! I
Cottage Prayer Meeting
Just ;> few words regarding tile
cottage prayer meetings which are to
begin next Monday, night thrdughtiut
Pefson County. Too much canno',
be said in favor of the outqrowth and.
fw.ssibjljhe.s which -^n hand in hand
wiih. a genuine. intense prayer ser
vice, let it be earned ?"on/ where it ;,
may. By a careful . study and. analy -
sis. of all the great achievements in
tin- advancement of God's kingdom
on earth and a careful persdal . o I
the lives "of individual's, as well as
that ot Communities. States and
Nations, you will find it the direct
outcome o! sojatff-ohiv; earnest prayer
backed up with application- to the
task and whenever' &ncl wherever
things have;, beeh accomplished yoti J
a ill iind that it vas wrought out (
through the channel jpf prayer. So
good folks of Person ' County and
especially those who have, been chosen
to supervise these cottage prayer
meetings, we urge you to give thin
your* very bsst and beginniptf next
Monday night. and continuing throu
f hie week we hope- the people of this
good county will be found each night
assembled in somcones home, calling
SihJLhc giver ol.all gfiod gifts, to make
our Union meeting a soul saving af~
tair. Will you do your part?
A Handsome Home .
Judge 4. C. Pass, who is having
erected on Academy Street one of the
handsomest residences in the town,
will Be the proud possessor of a home
second to none. \V0rl5 Js progressing
rapidly and he hopes to complete it
this fall. 1.
Carriers Picnic
The R. F. D. Carriers Association
of Person County will hold iu annual
meeUnR at Loch Lily on Monday,
May 30th. A picnic jiinner witr be
*tVM?, and all carriers in the Ootmtu
are invited to be with us If you arc
not a member ot the Association we
?w ant you to eom? and be v ith us on '
?this occasion. ? There sviu be Mpeseb
inftklnc: arid other enjoyable exercises.
We are hoping lor a Rood ^tteA
dance and a 'general good -umfl' 4 :
; m ? h yiiibr; jfiy, j