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ROXBOR0, NOR I H CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening, May 25, 1927.
No. 21.
Big Revival Begins Sunday Night 8 p. m
Everything
In Readiness
*)r. Mungiun Will Hold His
First Service Sundav Nielli
May 291 h
VOTE CHAMife IN DATE
Orciiig to n. nnsundtfrstandtm; * be
veen ?>r. O. Rr ^Nlahsru'm and the
?: luusters in chlk^t* as to the date o(
? .the opening pf>ihe, jevival; the open.
* ? ig ti-i'" !bi r:v changed from Suii
. f.ay. June 5th to Sunday. May 29th.
'ottage Uryyci* meeting being
. I'ld in almost every srcficii- of. the
? County.- and. /throughout ihe town.
his week, and op Friday night at 8
v-iock- -the Tirst* union service ;\vill toe.
: * <'id in the Pioneer warehouse, con
4 . ^/liOted by one oi the local Pasfors.
-r? ;n r)v,. 'r'nvp r.f ?? " ti-igvv v>r
? ice,. ? Every one in the ' Sow-n :md
County is urced to^attend this, open
?' - v.* V Service.' ; -
Sunday morning. .May 29. the usual
T-*-- ervicgs wttt- be^hspensed mth bv. aU
Factors in tpwh. so that eVery one
? Vav have an opportunity to' heal! Dr. ?
. enceiiient; sermon' /at the' ? K-ii'.h
School auditorium at 11 o'clock. : At .
; o'clock in the evening Or- Mangum
? i H preach the . o)pc hliu; .sermon at
V ' the Pioneer warehouse, vchlch*. wilt.
.<? the .first sermon of the revival, lie
j I preach twice daily, probably at
m the inorhine *vnd at. 8 in the
venihf. This hour has been susf
csteci' as the most. convenient, and
rpm. the lurtli?kr tact that all mer
uants and business hdiitiC4 .ire -t.,:;ed
j close for the morniny service; as
ell as hlght. from 8 to 9 in 'he
lorning ? wjll b - more suitable and
, ause less dirvirbance to business.
} lowever. this hour may not suit all.
pd may be changed later The eye
ing service uttjl be at 3 o'clock.
Rev. D. D. Holt is cxpe<rted to be
n hand and take charce of a ^rea:
\hoir? -more than one hundred ai\?
' xptected from the town and County
I ? ' nd'^Jll form the *rca test choir V#t
no>vn in Roxboro. Every church in
he County :?>. urgwl to see to. it that
neir ? sipce r . ;,<ke par: pi this chair:
, .firrangen*ents have been.. rf.a'de / for
eatpv? and you will hhd comfortable
ats. ? ,,
AU . arrangements are about tpm
letc. and it. is; hoped this will b - rh r
reatest week i:v the : history ' of t he
*jwn and County ;
Junior Philathea's
Entertain Junior
Baracca Class
LJust Tuesday night the,. Junior
: i ?: tljaaX- '?r.vc; a social, with . %
' . Barac?v.? *s .. ,.'.V ; gupsts;. / Many
? v. ? ? ;>.::nc ,v.i-v . * * : - : i cH*?'c! and we ore
- V -'a;. - X\i -:. :nr - .? v,i; v ,'pler?sant
;. .' : ?T'i;vs".. . the.'- h6;ifir; . n\cmb.*r.s o i ? t.he ?..
lj( .. Mima's. Li>i:' V.V.t'-;
. *-?>; v.f. V irrhriiu At \:V.is. received .the ,
; ' . , >?i 1 il .. .t < 1., V ;?
. . ? a ;? .lUt- Ba^M ?
. ' Ch1.? rch.. - :"? 'i . ??. ? u*-h ? iv
' ;si;<>r ..?>< t-i-.v -? ..iTr.r in. - '.iax, ' : ; l
-Jfiknov, 'i%i> ? mrnch. TTVf- -the <??.- '
ere eaeonec! : i: ?' :?d m:v. : rivV-ft
? . frfiid.i kcr ''VP "
? ?; r.jir/re 6f\ enttorcijm r <?. nil . '-riwe<
l.tyeri. Ant' v;ith .'th ? aid >.i; th" "ir'.>
. t.thf- p|an:t t-nci Mr ClvVl<- Hall,
? aWiV M. :?!.?{ Mi- AlV ;i V. v ?.
' ifcli their hv\trumeiHs .splendid n ;dc"
viia reiulered..' $i\& :qi, ' ?V;w*_
?..rt Joyed by all.
?.ii.s.ses ifallie Lr?\: Walters *.?. i I Vir
: irda Mathi* Vevo v a ?>! i ftttw ?
,-y.uiiTul hanrl made linen i.uadV-v
<: jii?l as a tok*n of esteem in ?; h?njv
-. ?vhr' class' ..held 'he youn^ ladles. Also
? ':%cv told. 'them how sorrv th.-v \ ?
j have thenV Usave for th
,r* 'jihetl them to returv liext laM
. bewith ns n^am.
After ?rames ai\cl mu&te, Mi?w\s
Kilflah Shoeciajtcr, Neva L\air.t<vj
. nd Louise Pnlllam stryed ice crt?a ik\
nil cake to ohe present. t1v>
artners havitv? been fpimd by n?tch
.^together hower* ? naniei ? vVitt?n'
n cards and < Tit ?n t vo pUtC^i. ^
very pleasant chat wnj .rn Joyed
vrtUJ the refreshment. s.
The baseiwrnt of the chur-cli wv-.s,
. ccorated by Misses Wianlr V/ilhi.. r?
-iir I loiter, and glva Wad"
The departmz RuesuT each felp vhe
1 .11 ILIHIiJ-LLLL i I i I >*'^ _ l_i | 1,1 11 ' ' liiitiu^
:ore such pleasant : .rather. VV
Ivlake the secorid application of
j? rtiMzers ."{o 'cotton jtSt aftpr <ht
rot too ha.H been chop^x-d"
New Flood Invasion
Threatens Illinois
Chicago. May SI. ? Boots and
boats again were in demand as
'Illinois streams, swollen by
j hi#rh rains thrCati-nrd to leave
their bankW
? Heardstown. facing the third
invasion .of the Illinois river in I
etght months,, prepared to move
. upstairs as the river approach
ed twentv- three feet, the leveT -
at which the. streets in the
busings district- will " be inun
datecL The stream rose eight
, inches in twenty* four hours.
Torrential, rains at .Moline
flooded business houses; and.
manufacturing p?ants, while
damage to paving, sewers apd
ch~a?h< were heavy. ThfiMiss
issippi river rose a. foot at >Io
line today.
Not SpeaK Here
A. B. Stalvey.'
Roxboro City' Schools.
Roxxboro.' N. C \
M ? Tpu ? :
I tiMv!: ^lik is "jh?* 8mt "time ,that
I have ever gotten mixed " on my
' rates lor my shaking engagements.
v l" am' up against a very difficult sit
uation. B&cK in the winter r somel- :
? how mad* .two engagements to speak
in South Carolina.' one at the "Wo
man's, College oi Due West on the
morning oi the'Oth and the other at
' Coker College on the 31st; Now in
checking tip I fthd that not only does
the Jpiie West date conflict, squarelv
with the ftoxboro date. hut . that I I
could hot possibly spea k 111 Roxboro j
on t he 30? h and -get to Coker College *
on. the* :;is.t ; in other- words -that^-I 1
, have taken. two dates :n South Caro
lina neither one of which I can keep
it' I keep my Roxboro engagement. ?
It 6??ms to me that the only thing i
I can do_un'l"'r' ihe circumstances i> j
to throw myself on your mercy and j
! ask if there isn't somebody oh the j
faculty that I can -send to take my;
"place at-Roxboro on the night, of the
30th. I very much dtrlike to do this. ,
and I feel -.extremely apologetic : about ;
1 the whole situation, but I don't be
lieve . that I ought to put both of ;
these, Sfcuth Carolina colleges to th?
cVUiiculty of finding a commencement
speaker at this time, I am. very much !
at fault in the matter, and I regret
Very mhch the embarrassment oi the
situation. -
Won't you please let me know what
to do?
Cordially yours. ?
- W; H. CHASE. President.
- T.hc above ? bitter ,expjaihs itsel:..- :
\V>> haw asked President Chase to
1 ;nd 'us the bwt man possible for
clie occasion from his I acuity,
A B. STALVEY. Snot.
Blaze On Depot Street
Friday .evening about six :o?tock;. t-Ue .
fire alarm '-vas sounded . aftd the. dry ?
?? :.:-;uiinr plan: ovifted and flperat<ed
bv J. K. Latin on Depot- Street vVas t
ci isCQj"&rod almost; completely envoi- ?
opod "in a blaxc. The fuemenhad
. . little .difficulty in (jefctin? tli'e '
i roper hose connection biti ' alter'
ey6s*y thing >vas . made ready some- ) eal ?
aoyd work was accomplished. ? ..Quite ;
:- bfa: lot uf g?ts*tvas used in connec
'ion v.ifh the plant and aitfn this?
exploded the "mioke was .so dens?: {
and the "blaze rcached so high chat ?
the wholr jwne had the appearance i
or big fire. The loss was complete ;
a lid no insurance was carried on the j
"ropmy- *..... _
1 ive r.-oi moving pictures, bli^E
ia^e . cpmmedian. piano and popular ,
' ongs: LUe. in Africa. Rubber Planta- *
tidn. Lots of fgn for everybody. j
Grammar School, auditorium. Rox
?y>ro. H. C.. June 2; 8 p. m. Cotiruwy
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co . and
I. Central Service Station.
? . . p- - W
Roxboro H. S.
' vs. Halifax
l-ist Friday, afternoon 'hp Roxboro
? TT -rh School boys had thnr hurt name
of the season, Halifax boys b?tn* the'
epponenu. It was .1 snappy 'game
L 1 rorn beginning to end; the Roxboro,
' 111. mHi -HW t* T.i-' ^
-Tillie s in the Mo'vies at last. Mirlon J
uytiey m "Tillli: The Toiler play ins ,
at Palace Theatre MontJuy. f?nO Tuex
[ day. .
? i*.~
American Ace
Spans Sea In
33 1-2 Hours
"Well.. Here We Are." Is I.ind
berth's Comment in An
swer. to .Frenchmen
LANDED IN (iOOD SHAPE
A n .. e:)' ri: t ? : avuvaon &rs been
Inauatihifed. ? ;
Charlie Lindbergh, of Little Falls.
Minn., landed at* L- Bourjret.. France,
at j;21 p. rn. ?cjteni_davllght time
yesterday. In <in; "reiordrsmashlns
lump from. Roosevelt Field,* New
Vor':
Well, here we .are." wm$ his -areet
iii-: th?.' enthuslastlc-maddcned
crowd ,. ' ?" ?
.?^?t;nary;-n.im<vl ? ' T.:nr!!v?r-;>v ft rove
his plane. >?the Spirit of: St: hyOlTf
over the newly* 4 000-fr.ile Sir" track,
clipping about two hours and a hsil:
TjII" Th< f.i.i.i opLimUiie time alio* -
ance. ? ? ? .
.so.-p.taneou.. >>-1 , in -.-ori-i
of cities both here and .'.broad lasted
. ?ar into 'Vug night: President. Cooiulge
~i lid ? ?*?&-.: " ... :? . ? it
ed." 'their consraililatioiis. and these
were supplemented by the thousand..
i'.'orn other indtv laudisup
Irom othar Individuals publicly prdjn
inent.
At Detroit. Charles' mother related
her . readily maintained attitude of
silent cohiMeJice and through t?i-*
of -joy declared hU victory was "all
thar mattered."
Too Tired to Talk
Paris. May- 21^? Captain Charles A.
Lindbergh, the young American avia
tor. who hopped off from New Yftrk
yesterday morning all alone In his
moriqgiane. arrived in Paris tonight,
safe and sound. a; everyone hoped he
would.
The sandy-haired son of? the -mid
dle west dropped down out of the
darkness at U Bourget flying Held:
a few miles from Paris, at 10:21 p. m.
5:21 ,p. ih.. New York time' only 33
1-2 hours after IMV-.n* Lon? Island?
the first man . in history, to go from
New York to- Pari> without chans;-'
In j his seat.
To Parte, to France, to- America, to
the world, his landing .tonight .made'
him the" greatest of Heroes mankind
has jiroduced slijce tfte air became a
means of travel.
A crowd of at least 2 j.ooo surround
ed: his plane, the "Spirit Of St. Louis."
when It came to earth after its. epo
chal voyage from the new world to
the old.!'
Tlie r.nman was lifted from tl).
v Cat. where j'pr t .vo days attd ?.nislh
lie sat Hxv>d. gttldinn lilr. plane -iver"
i tnd and -en. and for 40 minutes he
".as iiardlv . able .to tall: or do any?
thing else. - exc.ept let himself be
carried along by a iiiass qt men made
delirious with- joy at his achievement.
- ?? "
Forest Fire
A VGrv destructive Forest lire oc
ctiTred.cn tlie farm o? -Mr. c. r. Hits
sell near . All?nsyiUe. last Tue^day
Thd origin of the Tire is not positive
ly knov.Tr but it stated about the
noon hour and ra^ed tor. a 3>criod of
about five hours , before it \va* gotten
uiid^ control lia is. ^timated that
hundred cords of wooa wutt 'All
s' i-ojed besides the i:nlir.iited damage
to the growtnv timber. This is in
deed a deplorable los.s to Mr. Russell
f.v no insurance ?vas carried, on tfie
wood. The -neighbors did some heroic
lire fighting and saved quite a lot of
'the property that .otherwise would
have burned
Real Fishermen
Quite a msm&er o I so-called ii-her- !
men have left here; but as fur as we j
know, they had ix?r luck, but not j
ko with MeSs. "j. Shields Harvey and '
Lawrence Clark. They .-spent several ;
days in and around Norfolk fast week I
on a flshin* trip, and we know they i
were, successful, -lor they favored us {
^Xiih some of th? ilnest imaginable.
. .
Follow the small arain with a plant- J
ing or soybeans or vowpeas for li&v '
and seed, : J
One ton of KtoiihB linieatone* tt^'d
each four years has prate ly increa^'d i
1 he yield of cotton*, on the average j
c?ti! viap soils of piedmont North
- - ?
? ? ? ~-~o *- ?? -- ?
Kee Mfipt filmpkliis. Bubbles and iHc j
iwl Of tlV OanK 'in Tintf The Joil-' ?
Theatre Monday a(i(l ?JiiescT!^- ^
THE "FLYING FOOL"
Master Farmer?
t'oroinlite** \p|x>mtr>l ?(? Find The
' Master. Farmer nl THs f'ountv
Mr. ' Clar .T.co' .PoS. _l. thf
Pro^resive Farmer-, is';, offering fifteen .
' aslccd that a' commit i - ^ ?
- co? irity itt' tfo*' Sta this
lftaiu With this in vi-w" thfe c6fn-?
mittee for: this County, .personally in
j spected some of the iarms last Friday.
There are quite a number of farm
ers ib. this County wh0 could ,easilv
qualify as- a Master Farmir. in fact
it was quite . a. Job forthe. committee
to decile who- should be selected.
The farm of Mr. Geo. E, Harris :
>-is visited and graded, and every
>ne w?3 convinced that Mr. Harris
-**y a master fanner, Everything
around his home and on his farm i
showed . i;ns ci pro^rc^s and pros
perity, Fram this farm the "eorh
m it tee went to the 2'aftn of Mr. John
; D. Winsuad arii had a look over nU .
famj. Ail were Convinced that'. tafc
'-iiii, -.everything;' - in cirNideraVion nis
home and farm traded ^lightly hl^h
?: er tiian any other, -and he y/as rec
; ommerided to Mr. ?oe as a "Master
Pinner.
We all sympathize with the hard
lock the ayera^e' farmer his* had
durjns the past several %ears, but
honestly a f tor visitin'5 . these farms v.e
concluded that *our srmpatny had
been T-ast^d tis Jar a;> thraa men v ere
concerned. -They live at homo, ..ro
cittr-'* ;? v >ry th In t;~tee?\^sary for/man'
. and bMst , and .-if- they, are not happy,
then v/e know of rion> who are 111 j
letter ijositign.io i>? happy than they.
On .the farm of Mr. Winsiead we '
found. . apparently, ' everything to
make happiness. He has. tx .beautiful ;
home, a happy and contented family,
ever.' oi)l- having; a part. He has 19
ho;* which .he is fattfchinu by the
! Sh?p method, and they arc as line as
* one' could wish. But the thine; Which
appealed mqst stron?!v 10 us. was' ? itu1...
1 thicken prcflen ot Mary Win
I steicl: VVe daub? it there is a better ;
equipped ^poultry department any
where, and when, we looked ar 'her .
-.friers; ??truly, out -.mouth watered. She
has 108 Rhode Island Red. friers. ,
v-hic-h." wil} 'average' i?.bo\:r. . >*:? and- a
ha'.f pound%, and While Leghorn
friers by the hundreds, but they will;
' average some less/as this brood
of the small breed. .
Ji von v. anL to haV;?' ?>. IpniUhK for
i the country, and wish with all ru -
your heart that you were a farmer,
j just visit either of -hose farms and -
you will catch the spirit o( back to.
I the gaym." ...I.." ;*? ' '.J
Capt. Cha$. A. Lindenbergh
"Spirit of St: juOUi^"
Thompson- Crowell
The following invitations have been I
U?ue<l : J
. Mr. and Mrs. Natlianiel Sidney
Thompson teauest the lionor oi your I
presence at tile marrtane of their
daughter. Sarah Louise to Mr. Oscar '
Bernard Crowell on Tuesday mom- I
ill?, the .sevenlU. oi June_:?t hall alter i
ten o'clock. Bcfcr?r txrn? Memorial
Methodist Church. Roxboro. North 1
Carolina.
No ' lnvt'&ttotu ttav?- been sent In j
the To*n or in the County, but i
friends of ? the lamUiej are invited.
?,~r- ? ? ^ ' \
Sunshine
The Senior Ooflqmny wilU. nreHcnt
"R"'"-hy Friday lmtft -at eight
o'clock m the High acnool auditorium.
This is n toniF for The elooms. -Conie j
and tret pmjt dosiv Wc etotre'e ' 60
_Cfntj>JEaCJ><i)<lt^ and . 35 tent.' ?<>r
children.
More Than 600,000 Persons
Homeless jtesults of Flood
Bad Weather Delays
Start of, Byrd Flight
RowM'Vflt t il'lil. V Y.. May ' I. .
J5:"vd weather . has delayed prep
arations for Conimindcr Richard.'
K. Byrd'n hop off fi?r 1'^ris.
A ^osjjv field prevented a had
for the FoHker triple -mo
tored plane today, i?tit <"o mm und
er Byrd said tonight "he wiruid.
try to lift a load of 14,.*?00 pounds
? the load it is planned to carry
when the plane lakes off for
/Paris. Fuel consumption also \yiil.
be tested oil thr proposed flight
iorootirow.
:? 'v. '? : ?? 0 ?? '
Pinedo Reaches
Azores Group
London; ? Xlay 24".? -His home - i d ,
rtoini1 ? ih.itht iiitriviip'^ci by *?9tlun '
stroke of ill fdrtunr?. ' Coninir nder
Francesco "de Pinedo was safely -.or
: ineng .JFava^ Azores. ? tonlzht. , .
.. Detail^ s.tiil u. ore. htckin
mishap : v.h'irh brought, hrir.
\taea*r the end of his 1.600 mile jump
from Ti-i'jj^-sev. N. F.. hut dispatcher
.irtim ? I&bon . said pe Pined ) wav n\vt
in lured in t he .landing. and his boat. ,
the 'Santa Maria IK yfas bein? towed
into port. An e\niuYinati<m undoubt
edly will .be made ther" toeJore a de
cision is., reached as to cintiniiatioh
o: fhe original route, to Portugal and
thence to. Rome.
The dense log which compelled the
flyers to. abandon their lori? hop af
??>r Qtt?y had digressed .considerably
oft. tlieir course, continued to shroud"
ihe Island Archipelago all oi today
and atm/isphcric conditions made'
radio communication difficult.
Restraining Order
The Superior Court.
North Carolina. Person Count--.
J. E. Ke.rby, Individually, and J. E.
Kirby on behalf of 'alt <feiiflquent. tax
? payers. Person County. North Caro
lina. Pl.iintift.
' v?.
A. C. Gentry. K. C. Wasstaff and D.
M. Cash. Commissioners and N. V:
Brooks. Sheriff oi Person , County. De
fendant -
This cause comin? oji to be heard
before me at Chambers at Durham..
Durham County. North. ^Carohnn oh
the 23rd day Of May. 1927, on this
application of the pVaint ill herein for
the restr;>inin^ wider, arid h. appear
Inx frpm. the complain:-. . used .a >? an
affidavit, that /the plaintiff is en
titled to the relief demanded, and
that the conduct ..complained .01. if
?nitted. would work irreparable in
jury xft the plaiutil: - and other de
linquent tax pavers. I* is directed,
ordered and adjudved* by the court*
that the defendants be notified to
appear before the Ifonorabl? G E
Midyette. Judse of iji;* -Su^-nor
Court, hold in? courts, in the Tenth
'Judicial District at- Chambers at.
Graham, on the 2ncl (lav 01 June 1027..
?. at; 2:30 TV M , and sft6w '-'cause uh^rc
iOre the mjuction prayed for should
por be made permanent. ;
lii the meaiuhne. up:>n the plain
till :;ivin? bond in the rum of S 100.00
cpprov'ed-'by't,Ke Clerk of Uie Superior
Court of Person County, the defend- ]
ants named in the complaint b6 and
fhey are ""therefore ordered arid di
rected to retrain and desist from j
ordering, advertising:, and selling the i
property of any delinquent tax pay- t
ers of said county, and on the filing j
of said bond/the Clerk of the Court 1
01 Person County is hereby directed I
to issue a notice of this order and I
have a copy of this order served on
the. defendants by the Sheriff and Uie !
Coroner of Person County.
O: E. MIDYKTTE. Jud?r
Rabid Dog -
The first rabid jda; that- we have
heard of this season was' killed In
Hurdle Mills last. ThursdSyT The dos ;
m a large Setter and It 1* vefy |
irjrrunate th#t it *<<s killed Vwtore
arty kno*n serious damage vote
done.
Graduation Exercises
Tin- rmn-rmr- -mtr ntor thei"
? radHfttion e.iercise* in the**flramm?r
School 'auditorium Monday, -May 30.1
at mru>"- o'clock , a. in The puttfic 5|
cordially invited to attend. . [
A Wall Of Water 10 Feet Hisfci
20 Miles Wide. On Its WaV
p ? To (iuir Of Mexico
RESIDENTS AUK liESCl ED
iiatbri "Rouge, La,, .May 23.-^Morc
than' '.600 000 ? peHtm* It? homeless
as r lie r.' suit of thr Mississippi flood
11 erbert tfoovv rr secretary -of- com-,
nvv< ni .?> :i\ here today.
L ^W^'todst ebhsider .it ^n obtleatikn^^^^
o( ejtizyiyhip.;" he continued ' to' re~
| s'oit' cach .individual- flood- -sufferer'
a - a in on the road t^ . self -upport: It
U clue to the sfc' .suffering people that,
i^vp >.ive the.ip :that ' assurance now.
Jr :c4n be don. '."
Ney Orleiins.. Mav 23? A '-vail of
water. -or.t\i:_f< ?' .high' and .almost 20.
:ml" ' ? ? '.".nuiit .. ;i > '?-?"^.Inniru \ji ? ;
i .'ten the r.-k-.- alemY U\v upper ex
(hu:;., W.:- in i:- mover' .
nient ?.) the Cnulf of Mexico alter
cutllnc :i 0:1th oi desolation across
til" l-nyth si' Louisiana. ~~ ' '
.; ii . --.retched ,'a ' ialee " two ..
\ . ??:-:? ' ,n;: ;'roni'- the -low?r
tjcr sif 'frarishe*' in -^jniih . r antral,
1 -iajia sl'>ni' tlTP 'nift ig i tv' uppei *
t!pr v.\r;ri-z .the ? ArJftf^tets . htve. iw
' v.id'h : y.iried f rohv ; ^ftee n -t?- fifty-,
miles, as. it. poured -ftmftel' like front
the Tete.-rjs" b.tsin in northeastern
ana where it covered : an area
two. . parishes '.vide, through the crev
e.sses alone . the Bd you- pes Gtelses
into t'r western Atohafalaya basin,
-riarrowinr? to a width Qi one parish.
.The Net' -.Orleans, -rather bUTtf.ui
estimated today that the flood sur
face aJon?- ihe line betj&oen. Begg and
Melville had attained a ic vol of a
bbout T2 feet above mean tuW level
and that ? the .water- was risin? air
, though .?* a diminished ' rate.
The Tlood waters are approximate -
ly 100 rblies 7" ?*st of New; Orleans on
the we'st; side of the Atchatalaya nver
and the Bayou Dea Glaises break,
through which they are rushin? arc
17Q miles northwest of New Orleans
and on the opposite side of the* Miss
issippi river. ..
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Car Stolen From
Main Street
Sunday evening .'when most people
in Roxbbro were indulging in the
eVening mesil, an automobile thief,
we do not know his name.. deliberate
ly. vaitd without hesitation, fear of the
i iv. or detection sfcated himself * un
der tlie steering wheel oi. the Ford
Coupe . bek>h?.:n^ to Mr. Clyde Bowen
and -ciYov it' " ? ? i The ear- was 'uark-.
"eri on Main Street m trdn'r of the
honic ? of Mrs. M. .Pass. The thett > 1
?of -the-' fftr [ was ci&fiovered in a v?ty ?
short whiU* -after 'if .-reurvecl and of
ficers in .ihe nfeftrby Towns were no:
tificd to be pn the look-out. so in a
short while the South Boston officer*
met htrn out.' ide- o! >own and chased '
i.;... -.jack to' town getting:, so cios*r
that iie decided to abandon the ear;
which he did and made, his escape.
Tho officers held the car, and notified
Ivtr; Bowen and he -wen' over and
I dro-ve it back , home t he same ' ni3.h* il .
[ wa$-. s\bleh. -' ' : ? ?? V"-" " I
Bethel Hill Notes
The Perfect'. -Attendance . certtfteates.
will 'ncit'-bfr ready for the Bethel Hill
students until next week. Mr.
Wehnretibur-' had to send to Cleve
land for some blanks.
E L. Wehrehbur*. Principal of
Bethel Hill >*chool has been to Ral
eigh for oral examination, prcpara
1 tory to receiving the decree of Master
; of Science from State College at
Commencement ti'.he. Mr. Wehren
burc majored in Vocational Guidance
, and his thesis was on Vocational
Guidance in a Strictly Agricultural
Community.
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Always To Ther Front
It is no Idle boast that Roxboro
merchanti) are equal to any and all
occasions, and when anything which
will better enable them to serve their
customers expense is not considered.
In 'c.iepins with this idea Mess. Scr?
ptant <fc Clayton haVe just installed
the very latest thin? in the way of
refrigeration, -and are better prepared
UJian ever >o rare IoT the wants of
I he hou-satafper. ;?
Tillie The Toiler" with Marlon Pa
vies at Palace Theatre Monday a?f
Tuesday.* ' ? ? <?*' '