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- watch the labbl ON VOIR PAPER AND DO NOT LET YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRE J. w. noe/l. editor and publisher. HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT. SI. 50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE VOL. No. XLIV ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening, July 27, 1927. No. 30. THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE J DATE YOCR / PAPER / WILL BE STOPPED Farmer Gets Part Of His Stolen Cash Officers Get $4,885 of $14,200 Stolen And Hone To Get Nearly All the Rest ?1 Il/K PARTIES HELD Dunn. July 25.? Harnett county I . olJicers iaat night succeeded in re- : covering 54.884 of the $14,200 stolen ? from a safe in the home of David H. Tnielove near Dunn liust Friday .'morn i n%. Of the amount recovered $4,300 u-as found buried Under a Ion in Black river sv.amp and the remainder was found on Willie Eason," Dunn negro, \vhen he was placed under nr~ rest: Eason took the^f fleers to the place where he had buried the money. ? He also implicated John McLean and | two sons. John, Jr.. and Willie, .to* rtegraak tfnd t ttpv arr-flow unaer arrest along with Eason. \ 111 e elder McLean and nis son Wvllie. were attested in Black- Hiver .-wimp late this afternoon. Willie McLean offered resistance, whipped out a pistol, according to : the officers and was shot through two fingers on . the right hand by the posse which had been searching for. the two negroes 'all day! tason advised the Of icers that Wil-.: M-.'L'r.m . ? AU .11. ? - ? J.-JI-MO!". > ih<- inoney stolen though McLean- has ? net vet, admitted that ire was con nected with the robbery. Hp fori Sicily was employed at the True]ovc heme ahd is. thought bv the officers ?9 have planned the robbery; Officers are hopeful cif recovering. fit est of the money stolen when the . ixall sate in the farm home was ' toarered open with, an axe. The victim of the robbery . now 81 , - ears old said today, that he .ate his ?first uveal this morniny Since the rob : txrrv was discovered , and that he took his first nap last night aft^- ?*> - vtvpd that a part 6f his life's earn ing had been recovered. We Thank You, Brother Beam "We rejoice so greatly over the two ? . ?; ?jdUor-'c4~ our- Courier. J/\v. Noeir by the North Carolina State Press Assot cia'tVm- in.' sexton last week at More V* heiid 6itv., that we siiriply ran not iind :,' Ord>\ fertpress our joy. And : vybrit" an honor to Person Count" Hp ' ; u,rn ; ImhrW honor ot the \ -so oiaticn tly^kqyirig CTup, by ??prcwntiila. ? * copies of - thr- ."'best/ allrouhd weekly ^aper prthh^hed 'ill iNo.niy Carolina. rr---" ???u'o?n3 ft, lone: ' ; gflAqghN'*'. r-.. ? ' T:V*n t:v. fleeted vic^-preal.ifent ' >H'. d ' rvw: <st?ncfi>:P. \ <h'c.-?vn hi:n bv l-;v* . i .. th& \?tSO- ? I ;i'.l .-.uvf r'itb:cns '-re^oi :?*.?? - "v?j; i! arid all render liiin' . ?? '.1ojra.i:. Xut>$ort- Oiaf };?"'may conmme ^ Jo ?' t. > ?>: 1-, i:h ; >r*r; f. i .? < :? ? !??" *h?- .ujibjj-ildiiv.v all ' eood' | V f ? bv'vbly ihmugn Ui&e Veaifj. f([ : Q k?r'_v.. .h)*?Xs --ttno- v ?:* -htir, ? Ion? to : c orn?. ^ ^ ?' ?; A. BEAM * Church Notice . c re", v.vl . - -Sr. this in. 0:?!i '? Gf.iv*? .pn&aehUts -at tijree thirty and 6w- vi I tu1 afternoon. ftei J: E: j?a7oCk, ... pt Benson. . ?f. C, Glad to!' i^vp 'you worship with i?r. aujitime. *Th?-?k will likely be two Services a?aui. j hc\ i Sunday wVfh. dinner on -t-tv ground/ " Wr are planning -'to- besto ? :5un th^ nieet'ms at Concord rext Sunday nfeht to .run through the first sum tf&y A* August with ;it> all day ^;r* vtcr W J. BRADLEY o Notice Moe Ooodman and wife arc N'ort ii hijini a complete line of new Fall -to- K fftr their store which- will of*?n -bout September lit See me nefor? * \ eu buy your Fall purchases. MO;: ( OODVAM Twenty-sever) ladles and .12 men MX) boys from' Franklin county made ? laim tour through parts of Virginia, Maryland. Pennsylvania and Into VP.-shln(rton during the week of July: 11-. Tom Tarheel says lie never knew tbfTr weir so many t-ood folks in the ?-ov:>; until he went on a (arm -tour.. ? . 0 1 ? ? Frcci I he Musical Cnmert v ? .liirosi The Red " Mill" with Marion Davie;) v !Ja im< at Pa Ian- - Thcntp- Monday, .ond Tue.sdav\ . -4: U. S. MARINES IN FIGHT WITH SANDINO REBELS ; " One Marine und Several of Nicaraguan Constabulary Were Wounded When General Sandinos Attempted To .fmbush Major Floyd's Troops I * Managua. Nic., July 26,-^United States marin? and Xlcara 1 >ruan constabulary have again come under the firet of he irregular ; t'oces of General Sandino. One marine and several of the com stabulary were .wounded; 'The skirmish occurred yesterday near San Fernando, about 20 miles from_Ocotal, the little town where only a few days ago :i handful of marines and constabulary, aided by bombing planes, Killed 300 of Sandino's men". Aft attempt was made by Sandino to ambush Major Floyd's troops, and nearly succeeded. T'nt good handling of Floyd's troops prevented this and enabled him speedily to route the attacking forces, who lost several killed and a score wounded. Efforts will be made to run down the Sandino band.' and it is understood that airplanes will participate in an action-which is vpected to occur soon. ? Girl Loses 'Nice Man'in Raleigh Walks Back Home To Durham But Didn't Learn Ray ? - : MondV Surname . Abandoned by her male companion ip the Capitol Square Monday, Ethel ? a)..'n-iateftd. . r.ipv:.or>' h*?r lVome in West Durham last night to be [greeted inquisitively by . her pa rents. Mr. an.d Mrs. Adolphus Moon. ?thel said she had forgotten the surname or the young man who had been nice to her in Lakewood Park Sunday and invited- her t6 !go to the Capital with hint; . biit said his first natfie was Raymond. She claimed that the young man ?got rough" with her on the trip to Raleigh and informed her that he was marrUid and had a wife in a; Raleigh hospital. Relatives had reported the dlsap- ' peararice to the police, but no trace IVad been found of her until she i plodded home? she said she walked pare of the way. Roxbaro Army _ . Gse* Fiahing A Ashing -party. composed of -Major ? Thos. B: Woody. Colonel Wm. L Lewis. Brigadier 1rhos^ H. Hatchett and General Hugh Woods left Rox boro last Friday a?4 spent several days fishing on Lake Waccamaw. Lit tie RiVer -and -in the ?? vicinity .oJ Wrjfthtsville Beach. .They report a -aana time and the finny tribe was laiusually accommodating. Thev- made a* r.ood catch T>f silver perch, 'trout nd , ars. Brigadier- hooked a gar ;iv> and" me-iial't feet long- which an. entire foot dining the ifujrv . i ! h?xne. The .party caught a btislvM . alotf a* -half: of fish, in a little oyer two, ,t>^urs. - : /" j Little Girl" Hit By Gar nc spencer. tiuee- year-old j daughter of Mr., and Mrs.' H M-' Spencer Was knocked ddWn by an -ft\itmnobUe--+7?mdfty afternoon. Mr. Jenkins, of Nathalie. Va.. was dr'vi;i; .the car at the time <3tf the r.ccldftnt. 1 and w hen at "Reams. Avenue, the 1 r - fly girl was running down the street Ui avpid being hit by the car. The rl river. not seeing her. knocked . irer down and the car passed oyoi her )?x1y. No parf of th^ car touched her save the bumper! Notifce My orders are to advertise all un nftid taxes not paid by August 1st. Please' come in and pay this tax. as i' not only will be cheaper to you but will be more satisfactory to both -of Last call, come a iid~ settle.. Your true friend. N. V. BROOKS First Curings The first to report curln? toba'xo this season was Mr. Lee Oakley of Moriah. who cured a barn last week. Mr. E. O. Crews, who lives out on route Ave. cut a barn Monday.. Notice R. H. Gates an C J. H. Paas have dissolved business, and 1 want to notifv all ol my friends and bid | customer th.tf I am pfpp* re 1 to lm - . nish them (.11 _c> their coal Tor .the Learning. u ;>i>'rr. ^ond -mo rcur ordyr^.-' or come i&jsec me,aA_nur_elcl of I _ . - Virgilina Case Ends In Death Cashier .Pool, Who Embezzled Funds. Dies tn. Prison Near ? Near Extiirsrion of Term Danville. Va.. July 25.~-Death to j da?.; v.Tots finis tO' the Htory of .*.tli6; . Bank . of VirSiUpa -.vlTirh. pd'tel'. fnnr )' years ....'ago' through .. the; spe'.i ,-lat.idiTs ? of its cashes. Tfaortvas G. Pool, Poo); died in' the penitentiary !o?iay. his ? .wife with him. .having continuously been in the prison ' hospital since his | admittance. He was given -'.U- 2 years. Pool's -speculations amounted to $200 COO. He had pldyed the cotton mar ket- and plunging deej>er sought to re gain hit loses. Cotton slumped at i that tiine and I12 was badly enmeshed though it took som<? time for b&iit: examiners to find Uaws in the ac : countaqcy. Soon after being arrested . physl sians pronounced him Very IH and trial was .delayed. Finally he. \va> I taken to Halifax coqrt on a stretch j er and was there tried and cOnvict - ! ed. The bank .failure caused wide spread desolation, esi*trlaliy among farmers and widows whose funds' j Vrtfr*. deposited there. '? , T: . -j "Father Brown's Conversion' 1 Thursday evening it 7:30. in the First Baptist Church. the RiSxf^oro Intermediate 3. V, P. U, w ill have charge of the: devotions*'' 't exercises ior , that:. evening of -t&ssion -ef. ' the ficulah Baptist .Associat ion. )r:e : renting the pageant . '/Father .'Brown's - Conversion " The young, people have ? r.pont considerable t.inte in prep' w.\ . i ion : ikl ali , indications, point. .r.-> . an exc^Uent pigylet; c.;-r Struck By Auto Mrs. Eii/n'beth Huff of Morir-.ii. ioute 1. was knocked down ; bv an auto in Oxford -Monday* and; was-' very mt;ch bri?ised. The car which knocked her down -.Was driven by A colored man. the- cause the ac cident .-being, defective brakes. Alter knocking Mrs. Huff, down :hf cur rah into a gas fitting, station an dr knocked down the pump. First Baptist Church Sunday School 10 a. m.. R. L. "Wil burn. Supt. Preaching It a m.. subject: "The Call of Christ." 3:00 p. m.. subject: ? Tlv? Ocath Sentence." B. Y. P. U*3 7:00 p. in. A cordial welcome Is extended to all. ? W. F. WEST. Pastor. Notice Ail Privilege License Tax. on peo ple doing business In the Town of Roxboro was due July 1st. A pen alty of twenty per cent is added if not paid before August 1st. B. B. MANOOM. Manager. Ice Cream Party An ice ctcsxri and sandwich party j wil be #lv?n at Busby Fork High j .school on Friday evening. July 29th. tor the benefit of Salem church. The public Is cordialy invited to come out and enjoy the evening. Take Notice What? "Mammy's Lil WUd Rose Where? Olive Hill HU-* ? School, j Saturday night. July. 30th. '^Helen's Wome Hrlcn YViUs, California. wiHrttn'B rcnnjs champion and first American a vuirvi:ln jo-wTn the ' t'ngluli W?m5Jc flon title in twenty years. She i< n<rw >.4rntfrig up tor the U. S. Title play. ) Early Morning: Hillsboro Fire Takes Building Everett Building Was Com- . pletelv I>estroyed by Fire \bout 12 ::*() A. M. . othkr R0ILIHNGS s \\ i;n Hillsboro, July 27. Fire of unde termined origin originating ?.about) 12(30 o'clock this morning, com pletely destroyed the two-story brick 1 building on King stree. owned by R. J O. Everett, and tor seyeral hours threatened other buildings nearby. At 2:S0 ? (^chsi'k; ih:-< morriir-" citi zens of Hfllsboro. assisted by firemen ; irom Durham were still battling the (lames in ah effort to "prevent the in1 from spreading to adjacent buildings. The fire is said : to have originated j m the rear of the second flodt of the : EVerett building which ,'u> occu pied by roomers. The fire hacl gained considerable headway when it was discovered ^ad the roomers were ; forced to flee to the street, some of- ' them in iheit hight ^clpthes. .-Ml oc cupants of the floor reaped safely. The fire quickly spread . through- ; out the building arid in a very short i time; it fiad ? enveloped Hyp entire ! building. The. structure which iyas of brick, was totally destroyed. It j was valued ai ^approximately. >5.000. If M.fttrrl, mill vi i-vrermj ?'* in surance. . . The first floor of the building a as '^'Continued, on Pa^e Eight* ' ' . ' ;j Child Of Canadian Woods Will Marry New Yorker Party Is Given F or Miss Rosa Robertson On Friday morning from nine to 10:30 o'clock. Mrs. A. C. Gentry and Miss Maude Montague , were Joint - ! hostesses at. a miscellaneous shower at; i he Montagu-* home in honor of Miss Rosa Robertson, of Woodsdale. whose ? <?h?aggiiiOTU-.uv- x^...p,:...vUoo<i\v? Bethel Hill: has 7 recently been an nounced. On aiTivm^- th.'' 5\iests :.vere invited" into the living room .'which was beau r i iiully decorated' in ;cut flowers. Th?v . were given a few . mintr.es to. work, nut ../'Flower Romancfe." which , .pleasure and ' .hard think in-; The vvliinev waf Mrs. T.' B. Woody and .on. receiving a Utfcie silver calUb*ll che . presented .;ii. to the honoree... ..Mrs. T, ? W. Smith, pi Richan'ii?! offered ^vrtcai and piano .selection? ?? hat Were.b?uu~ titullv rendered </n;' ajjpropri.au--, for' ; the -occasion.. ? ? * ? ? Misses jessie i-fary AVilifon 'and-' Sal\1h Ko'.vAvd Wilsqn.; acting as "spc oAcA ^frllvery bearers." entered the. front c'ocr <!-r"h\ sifts calora'' and pr^nte# f.h ? mto l>; ide-el; . -tiuminqr of *-tliv lifts v.;rs shared bv everyone present th , the meantime a book was pas.vn around entitled. ?- *" Advire. to ihf Bride ?,.\nd every one' v'avp some useful advioo. The joirt hOst'ess prbsented ihe bridt -elect with a beautiful sterling silver su?;ar shell, - A delightful. course consisting of brick ice rre am and co'ce* was ?rved by -he hostess, assisted by Misses Mabel and Musette Montague. T . favors .vere beautiful bouquets of pink rosebuds and terns, Beulah Association The 3eulah Baptist Association will meet here tomorrow morning: in the ninety-third annual meeting. Mr. A. C. Gentry, the Moderator, will coll the meeting to order. The Baptists ire looklug for ? good attendance and will give them a hearty welcome. Announcement . o i I wish to announce to my friends and customers that about August the Urst I *111 be located in the Jones Hotel building, pext door to Royal Cafe. 1 will be better fixed to serve you. Come ?o see me: J. W. GREEN .t SON. Mr. Daniel Sick Our Mr. A- P. Daniel has been on the sick list for the past several days, and Is recuperating at his tiorr.^ at Hurdle Milts. . , ' O . . ? Maiilm Davuv- i*lll. O^eu Mmnf and Kirl Dane In TTlP Wfl Mill at Palace Theatre Monday and. Tues . - - . . r-T~" - ?- - Society Kolk From Metropolis Will Meet French-Canadian i Woodsmen Today MUSIC BV HIGHLANDERS ? ? ? ? i Grande Anse. Que.. July 25.? Prep arations were completed tonight tpr the,- sylvan weddin? iomorrw . at | which Lena Wilson. hild o i the Canadian -.vioods become the bride of '.s.BudM Stillman. son oi a wealthy' and socially <;romlixent New . r York, famflv. As in fairy stories, from which, this ? youn$ prince- chavmin? .seemed t / come to- woo", and" v?h the v. o.qdlAnd iass. the vinch ni . -?'disf-ijril;-' wft> a. few ' . diays ago -.threatened' to 'nVar The course of trjie love lias. bsen bankhe.d ah i' the eVe gf the veddir.j '.ovind ?alt serene with, principals and their families. . ' . : .Tomorrow yrtU, wirnessi' .Vn v^ii-.'sar. friends oi. the brideViOom and Ills fiimilV: iviii meet -and - mingle ' bn ' oqual, terms with the. French ..CanAdi^n . woodsmen ar.d their- woliien. folk, for the \r hole countryside has- been in v.r. ,1 7.n -.1 -accepted thr- , i>Yvitat,ibn. in no equivocal terms. Some of -the Ibcal: quests were oh. their wav tonight, for the roads? lead* "Tiie to the" SU llijaa h camp, rough' trails at tlw best, were {Jeep -in .mud and many of the_' woods folk had far to .come. The ceremony will be ' performed by Father Umv cuie of vandes Plle&. -assisted by three other Roman Cath olic priests from Three Rivers. Spec\ lai dispensation has been granted": for the marriage by Monstenor CJouthier. bishop of Three Rivers, for the bride - gToom is a non Catholic." Tonisrht the wedding was the sole , topic of conversation in all the vil lage of the district where beaus ihd bells were brushiin? up their Sunday best in anlcipation of the festivities that are to follow the. ceremony. Since .the. days of the settlers a dance has been part of every weddtn* celebration in the North woods, and so it Will be tomorrow, when yonng and old alike will gather in a husce barn to tread the steps of the old square dances under the direction of a "caller" and to the strains of old voyageur tunes plaved by musicians ?ttroni the cojintryside-~mt violins and accordions. Presbyterian Church Dr. Atkins ot Durham will hold services at tlw Presbyterian church hero usxt Sunday mornlnx He will bring his quartette with him. All arc cordlah Invited. I i Pr4ee? ? lor hog;) m September pear U) be on tile mend. Where farmers Have plenty ot com. there is no beter way to sell' it than ai pork. Bond Issue For State Fair Was Great Success With Voters Registered. 2,164 March To Polls And Vote for Proposition ED (ROW GIVEN CREDIT Citizens of this city believe if it had not have been for the action of city officials in condemning three buildings near the Everett structure ' some time ago; that the entire busi ness district, and' possibly some of the residential section, Would h^ve been wiped ? out- by TtJTftjjTrr.N TTT^' \sih'6? ~t"he old buildings would have served only to arid impetus to the blaze. There 1. no tire f\?hCiii* apparatus here at all. and the qnly mearis of lighting a : tire is by. carryin? water from wells in- buckets. STTA FAIR Lead I) i Tlie S75i600 State Fair bond issue ?vas voted by Rale:-fn people yester-. clay by a larfee . majority, . Ou;. of a' tQtp.l registered . vote of 2 .695 there were 2.164 ballots cast for the bon:l issue than v.ero necessary against it." . Tjicre were 01 6 ;n Ore votes cast for -.tlie' ljbnfl 'i 'i; i I fia : i . \ ? n ?ce.asary tor ;a 'jsijbrlty- .and couhtinz the. 495" voters who stated at Korrij: as;, being / j ? ? . si the. propyl t ion . th ere . w:i , ;i ' : i Jutiu!'-. . nt 1 fill. ^-xa ? - ? - ? ? ? ? ? C.ity -Clerk Joe.- Sawyer." '\- hir die! A Lindbergh at the . giv?; hall bv break ing a world record .for . -quick cdmpn tation .oi :el?ction returns: floured it thLs \vn . ... Registered Vote 2.?59f? For" Bonds . . 2;164 Vs. or .fto: voting 531 Majority .for ...... .... ' 1.G3.1 &, B. Crow, manager 6f, dxe cam paign for the bonds, who pu: in more time than!.- 'anybody,- else. \.-3s .mrvles*. in figuring the matorirv ? i,7iiQ?d it this way. Registered vote ' '?? 89ft Foir BOnds . . . . . . . . 2.1C4 Necessary' to carry 1.3*8 ; .* .v/.,V. ,v .-.v.V bib Resume Operating Branch At Durham American Tobaccij Company Factory To Employ Six to Eight Hun dred People. DUfham: July 2.).? Preparations an; ; bfclrig:: made bv tlie Durham branch ' oi 'ho American Tobacco company to 1 -resume the operation the plant which was closed wirlr the removal the n.achlxier;- r.r.c'. , business to'. Keidsvtlle last January Durham peo pie i'elt. keenly .t'h?-'Os<, qff the. ijlWt which threw ;' ?. j p:\ >"?; i mute ly ? 300 :>eo-? ? pl? out " oi wort:, but : are no?t V-aied over- -fhe pruspeci ? , li ' a xieW. i'd. (aj-'^er. ;:lan t. v. hich v.iy. P. A. Noel},- resident- manager. . ???a tea.-. i ;Ven- - _? tually .. employ ..t.CiO;'? 'pe'opl.^ ' . ;'? The hulUtipQ y, hifclv wiir - b:? . press . :"c into service .Jie'xt. ' Monday ? n- helping supply r-he ever-ihcreaGlrts demahd for cigarettes. is., three stones High. In it 'lie officials- h6pc to in ? >rali within a lime some ol ytie machinery cr the. type which, has ten placed t.1 the Roidsville olant. The 'machinery to be used, nov will turn out many thousands, or , cig arettes. however, and the plant wiil employ between. f?>0 and 800. people, more than twice the number >hAt forked" ? there before it was close?l : dO^v several month* a^o. ^ LuCky Strike cigarettes will , be manufactured m the .pUnt here The phenomenal growth in the sale ? ? his particular .brand has necessitated t the enlargement of the business. Mr. Npell said, and the credit . for . the in crease in business is attributed la a larsfe measure, t> the advertising campateri the company lias carried on in the newspapers throughout the coufttry,' Notice, Old Soldiers The Old Soldiers Re -union will meet in Raleish Augifst 2. 3. and 4th. Profler arrangements will be /-made for all who can attend. All who ex pect to attend will please Viotily ine J. H. BURCH. Comn-indtr Camp Jones; Let Big Ben Cure Your Tobacco Better health, better sleep, better tobacco. Westclox line Alarm Clocks. $1.50 to $3.25. . The Newells. jeweler" '? ? !<?" ' ? ? O^ liUgll cte in? at Palace Theatre Monday -and Tuesday.
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