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.J?W. NOELL. EDITOR A*D PUBLISHER.
HOME FIRST . ABROAD NEXT.
ROXBORQ. NORTH CAROLINA. Wednesday Evening. September 28. +927.
$130 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
No. 39.
Everything Is Ready For Big Opening Oct. 4
Three Big Cash' Prizes^Will'
? *
Be Given Away To Farmers
Jlore Buyers On The Roxboro
Market Than Ever Before
Everv Pile Will Have
* \ttention
FOl'R BIG WARHOI SES
' Everything is in readiness for the |
Hf ">tKt reason the Roxboro market' has .]
i e\-v ' had. he warehouses are all
lesdv for the opening, and we do nor
beHeve. everything: considered, that
there has ever been a more capable ?
or abiie set of men running them. All I
with one exception, are home m?ii.
County men' known bv nearly every- j
body in the County, and the new man. !
Mr. O. A. Webster - js from an a^- j
jcjiin? county and ha-s been in the
warehouse business for several years.
aim Pomes nuist' iimlil'i M-turAmnntlort -
We. welcome him to- our midst b?-}
-icvjj JOS he is -o be., a force to j
be reckoned ?with on bur- market.
All of the old Companies have
dent buyers, and ' there "are several."
irjdependeiit CompahW.whirhwillbe
- ? ?' ' IT' f" ff ? ^ II ' ; : ?
Yfcsuld be ol much help to the mar- j
. . k?*. So; all in ?li. " the market -will- i
cpfR with pood - prospects Truc\
havp not been. what th? farm
i?rr had hoped th^v would b^. but ,
there e.vi?rv intubation ti^at v hen
r!;p wpaiher f ? re : aVorRble prices [
an? going " to b? betted
We are not iooVr-n" for ? record
t}r-afeini.' ale "ri. -;he oiperiuw: .day,
?n^xt* -Tuesday. but' v ;i iOk for a sale ;
of uood proportion-, tor thre? hk: ,
rr 'i ? -rr r, n c * t o a wa rc proes oi twen- I
ty-five dollar*: each and ??h^' -atcne -
xrjiV 'href? loads pay 'pretty ell
Come ;<r Rnxb -t. ' ? Tuv.div. :
r;i you -have sohie .tobacco readv j
' . 'h-iiir* it alonr and- v. -- '.oiit .tlie . j-nar-. j
kf " ?
Pass-Winsteadl
, "Mif.s- Ne:ite Win5-read ? .p,iid ? W!v: Gar, _
"ld;i3 Pass irer<- r.aietiv married -iraa
.' Wednesday-.' a r four '.o'clock at :thr ?
? fcrihe. of .the bride.:s father. -Mr. <?.. ;?
? Win stead . near jloxbor^. Rev. J. W ,
Bradley, pastor Of the bride. perform
? e^ - he !! impre^iv^ ceremony in th'
?' pre^nce -.of the immediate 'members
V : ol >oth\ lamilifs
An improvised ?3tar of/ferns and1
cut flowers made :?? - pretty' setting for
occasion .Mrs' tiinwy vyihsteau
presided at the piano. .
The bride wore a lovelv c reation of 1
bJcck satip with . old trimmings and !
^c-^ssorirs to nur.-h.
'.Trs. Puss ;h? farming and at
rrruxicuve daughter of Mr. C. EV'Win
*i?ad. She was . in school at '-Louis-'
burg College^ and -h&s a host c?f i
V
' ?r?
z. W. pa>:: Tir. : . r.'Oer of The
~--r- ? -fhm oi ..X. W./Pa^..-. &: Soil:, ol Rox
br.rc. ' tin *.s - .ni ? man ,-"of <;p!end
, did; qualiiie? ;>nd -raiduat" c?: Oak
"H '\e
. ? ^ Mr": and 'Mr.v Pass 1. ft immediately )|
/: . icr a motor ti-ip . zo Washington and
. other points . North
Court Street Is
Being Improved
If improvements continue on Court
Street for the next few months like i
they have to*, the past row. it will be
^ little hard to really know which in ?
the Main street of th* city. Th?
f inast recent improvement on' this i
?_30d business street u Moore's Mar
ket- and Moore Bras Grocery Store, i
which, when finished will b? two of
the nicest business places in town.
Woman* Club Meeting
' The Woman* CUib will have Its
f:H meeting of the season next Mon
day, October 3rd. at th; club room
1 n the Kaplan building. A full 1
:endanee is earnestly desired, as this
j-ttltje a* basnw-ts meeting -and there -
ieTe important. The hour is 3.00
o'clock pjn.
Only A Grocery Store
Rarely do you find the c roceryman
teking much Jrltprr.* i heir display
ndoivs. but the exception is. Mess.
Sergeant h. Clayton They have, in
:',mf one all '.'"hm . ?
. -naklnt; windon displays and- they
r.ave one of the most tihiqj)( ajid at
tractive Just now in the town.
Soy Bean Field
Meeting To Be
Held Friday
Field Meeting T<> Be Held At
Mr. John D. Winstead's.
Farm Friday P.M.
Mf- Jno. D. Winstea'd has seven
varieties of. soy beans on 'lis farm
planted at the request, of the county
agent in order that farmers in the
county might see some of the leading
varieties growing: side by . side to .help
them ? determine which are ? the b$st
varieties to grow. These varieties are
Old Dominion. Virginia. Herman. L&
if.1p: Mammoth. Vrilpw. Otootnn nnd
the Oushen These beanc v <-ve fer
tilized with 20Q -pounds of 9-3-3" fer
tiliser. planted, in rows 2fc to .30
.-. ~~ ? . - i
grd*iring. One row. Wfll be. harvested
for seed to determine the best pro
ducers for this county Each of the
rows is labeled with a suitable mark
er giving, the name of . the. variety,
and :* .should prove interesting -.to
manv t'.i y/e these beans, growing.
Then .'.hi ?!?;.- hu-tiftiv".- of ac'rc:
cf these bean? sowed nest year in the
corn and afjter griain and to see these
varieties would help detr-rmme which
to piant.
This_ fieid meeUU? ) < called to meet
: the' farm . oaf jno. p. 'WinsteafA
"it 3:Q0 P.M. Friday-. September 30th
at . Which tune the .difTert^it ' varieties
? .. ill be . hi.-.pocted th? charge. ?rist3 cs
i"! a ted a r.fi their impartiince as a .suj'l
b'uG&er -.rill be stressed:
Lay down your', work for a while,
nnd meet ns jix Mr Winsteads farm
at the above hour and date. Person
County farmers should plant-' BOO
F-cre'^.p! ' beans another year.
-harrest Loc3e
Leaf Sale House
There w ill be a grand celebration
df the completion o( the large addi
tions to Hughes Warehouse. Danville.
nn ^?nrH^r night rwtnh.r. l.it Thlc
lb now' the largest luoe.e sale* ware
house in the world? some territory,
tnr. Mr, Hughes says the statement
is uirrect. and the farmers ol this
caunty are invited to attend this cele
bration. Read the anouhcement .rr
another column.
HHH HHH HtH HHH HH- 1 "123456
Dr. Man gun at
Baptist Church
Vr. o77Jt. Mangurt? crfr Oxford will -
nil the, pulpit at the First Baptist
Church here next Sunday- morninc
at 31 o'cloplc. frr Mangum is- well
and favorably remembered bv nearly
eyery one in the County, having done
:he preaching at the Union services
held here during the spring months.
He will preach' on 'Christian Edu
I cation." The public is ?cordially in
vited to hear him next Sunday morn
ing.' . ' ... " . ' v. v. ' .; _J
Presbyterian . Church
Sunday School at 9:45. H. L. Crdw
r l. Supertntendeint. We wish that
every member will be present on
time. ?
Morning services at 11.- Sermon by
the pastor.
Evening services at 7:30.
Sunday School at Mitchells Chapel
At 2 p.m.
Services at Warren'.s Orove at 3
p.m. *.
You are welcome at all services.
P. CARY ADAMS Pastor.
Notice
i To The Tobacco Growers of Person
| and Adjoining Counties:
I *m glad to sav (hat I nil be at
the Star Warehouse South Boston.
Va. the coming season, and will lock
after all tobacco brought to us to the
best of my ability
1 haMEtiie you .for p&sT fi.TftWI
aHf and hoping for a liberal share
this .season. I am.
Very truly yours. T..B. Davis.
. A Marevlous story Gene Stratton
| Porters THE .MAGIC GARDEN' at
J'l -U.I ? Tmm.i n,.. ? 7 ? ? ? ? ? ' ?
f 3rd. Matitiee and Nisht. ' v
Our Staff
Meredith IVtcfttdSon, tor
one of Aiperica'j' great author v
now a member ? of. this r?c\vsf>ai?cf -
, staff, with his great serial. "Bl:-. >>
shtep" which starts it) thil.issuc. H:s.
best works include' ? The - Mini
Chance, House of. a . Thousand
Can v I'ort ot Mivsi'? ? IW
4ke'n /Barriers, etc. Kra i "BFa. kshcrv"
' ? a iiurv ? ; Tnvstvr* an 1 .
YOUNG REYNOLDS,
' FOUND AT ST. LOUIS
ENGINEER LOSES
LIFE IN WRECK
ON LAST RUN
? ? ?
Cambridge. Ohio. Sept 27. ? One
man was killed and another wa?
? probably fatally Injured late today
J when the engine and three cars ol
| a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train
No. 34. Cincinnati to Pittsburg were
derailed near Cassell. Ohio.
Joseph Robe 65. ol Newark. Ohio,
engineer ol the train: was instantly
killed when the locomotive and bag
sage car lelt the rails on a straight
stretch of road and rolled over a
10-foot embankment. Robe, a vet
eran employe was making, his last
trip at the throttle. His fireman. T
A. Albun. 45. also at Newark was
badly scalded and may die.
?j A li j i i uach and chan car. Inlltiv.
{ jng- the baggage car. also were de
i railtd but did not upset. No pasengen,
were injured, company officials baid
After an investigation. railroad Of
ficials said they beHeved a brake
beam had dropped down and struck
*T/tie~TosblUnE '.n I IIP limiluJEin ul
the locomotiVe and cars
I>id Not Know That He Was
'Missing' Until He Read
Stories" of Search
SAYS HE WAS NOT LOST
Yourte Heir To Part of Hu?e
Reynolds Ustate Says Hp Was >*ot .
1/OJit: Reluctantly Admits Hh>
Identity: Failure To Find Trace
ol Him After He Had Disappeared
From New York Caused Anxiety
Amons. His Associates at The
Metropolis. Who Instituted An
lntenssive Search : . Was. Traced
To St. I>ouis And Subsequently
Found; Relatives And Friend* at
?Winston- Salem Had Not Shared
Alarm Over His Whereabouts.
Saying' That I'nannounced Trips
Were Not I'll usual: \V reeked Au
tomobile Was No Factor in Db
.tppt-firaiHT ; FFHTn nt f V l.t*
Had Been Entertained. ?.
St. Louis, 'sept, tl.?r Richard 3.'
Reynolds. 21 year old president
of the Reynolds Airways. Inc.. of
New York, who was missing for -
civ- 'Mind i nii^n ? rrr- ?
chop ?; suey rcstuarant; on North
Grand iconic vard. by operatives ?f
the Harvard Detective ; Agency^
which had been retained by Rey
nolds' step-father and the trustee '
of the Reynolds tobacco fortune.
The. young Iwir was vrMh u $irl
r.nd another man. He at first dt -
nied he' was Reynolds, bpt later
admitted it. He said he knew
nothing about the furore created
? rn ? his ? ?rtt4 ? Hte
morning w hen he read an account.
Of til* search for him In a SI.
. I.ouis morning newspaper.
T7- saiict ho was ro>-re!y on vw
? :?.tion and Used a name not . his
own because he "did not w&k to
v> : bothered " Tie had bee r, to
Chiraeo. he said, and . had seen ?
the Tunney-Dempsey fight. ' and
then come to St. Louis.
Interesting Rotary
Meeting Held
Las'. Thursday evemnR fhc Ro'arr
c}pb fiad M '{?: fuests two represen
tatives of the Boy . Scotits Mesaers
Sharpe and Harprtr. ol Atlanta and
Durham Mr. Sharpe told ' of the
many advantages to be derived by
Having A luial tiuupe ? Beautn in
Roxboro. and was followed by Mr.,
Harper. The Boys Committee met
Friday afternoon and decided that
a troupe could be financed and Mess.
Sharpe and Harper will corae over
*oon to complete the matter A four
some is to be formed of Durham.
Henderson. Oxford and Roxboro. and
a trained scout master placed ip
charse. who will divide, his time be
tween Henderson. Oxford ajid Rox
b!>ro.
Blackard- Williams
Wedding Solemnized
Of interest to a number ol people
will be the marriage of Miss Vir
trinia Williams to Mr. George Black
ard. both of Roxboro. The marriage
too* place September 1st. but was an*
nounced until September 25th. Mrs
Blackard is the charming daughter
of the late N. T. Williams. Mr: Black
ard is the oldest son of Mr. J. T
Blackard Their many friends re
|-3rret- to . know that they will leave
Person County, to make their home
in Washington. E?. C.. where Mr.
Blackard is Interested m the tobaobo
business.
? ? ?
Special Meeting
The Baraca Class of tne first Bap
tist Church are requested^ bf pres
ent one hundred per cent strong next
Sunday morning. The class will as
semble in the class, room at 1J> o'clock
and the teacher hopes to see every
onK present, and on time.
Study Club
The Study Club will meet with Mrs.
Ralph Cole on Lamarr Street this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. All members
are Urged to be present.
MRS. R C. HALL. Pres.
L-0.
? TIM' l-'uajjit Demanded -b* ? JO 000 "
690 Reader?; bene Rt rattan Porter's
"THE MAOIC GARDEN'' at Palace
Tiieatre Monday ( Only > Oct. 3rd:
Bethel Hjll Community
Fair, Friday October 7
? -Th i?- r t ..?! ? IIii: M
Jiculd. and doybtiess .will a treat
attraction fcr tho entire County, as
*-very seetian is invited to make ex
! btbit-s The people of Bethel Hill
i'lraye made every arrangement and.it
I Is expected there will be a record
brekkajg. crowd present The indica
j'tjohs are- thnr th? exhibits will be :
?vorth Vhiie and the man .or woman
? . . ? " ?
Brceksdale Scouts _
Are Aggrieved
A fe^ days smCe our : :jod neigh
bor the Durham Herald, cari-ietf an
i iiiticle stating ah effort was being
made to organize a Scout troup here,
when as a matter of fact the boys at
> Brook^dale had long since maintained
? i-nrh in organization. Rev. W. L.
1 Loy te scout master, with Hilman
Stanfleld and Algie Jackson scout
I leaders They have a very efficient
troup and all are justly proud of the
good work these boys have accom
| plished. Rev. Loy tells Us they have.
been of great help to hitn ' In his
I chinch work in many ways, 1 and
speaks in the highest terms ot the
, work they have done.
N^. 13 is Completed
To Virginia Line Now
The contractors completed the
| road. No. 13. to the Virginia;, line fast
j Saturday. Monday morning they
i completed the approach to the over
i head bridge iust. beyond Bakers Mill
I and we are informed that the road
| will' be onened to the public on Wed
! nesdav. Oct. 5th. This will be good
j news' to these interested in the Beth
el Hill Community Fair, as it will
| enable thOse from the South to at
: tend this fair without any detour
| - ? ? o
Big Brunswick Stew
The public will# be Interested to
know that en Saturday afternoon.
; October 1st, there will be a double-.
header game^ oi baseball at Hurdle
; Mills High School, and also.- plans
are being made to serve Brunswick
i stew which will be ready to serve
j about 5 o'clock. Make your plans
ahead to be there and enjoy the
j games, stew. etc.
Colored School Teachers
All colored school utachers are
urged to be present Saturday, October
1. at the colored graded school build'
ing promptly at 10:30. T)its is the
first teachers meeting and it is im
perative that all teachers, attend.
??an Porter's career "THE MAOIC
GARDEN" at Palace Theatre Mon
day 'Only >.Oct?_ 3rd. Matinee at 3 pjn.
? nr r ?? ? . ? _ i ? -
just .cause to feel proud t>f their,
winning-' The cash prizes are h Wa
rrens and are worth competing for
Oct evroaiinfe In sbape a'"d spM-.it '
Friday at Bethel Jbll. . Cocaary io
'the' 'usual vustoov It will cist- you
tipthtag to enter and ? ? '..-? many t
p***fcto..
Program County
Wide Meeting
Agricultural Council .Bushy Fork
High School. Saturdcy: Oct. 1st. J. ,
B. Satterfleld. Chairman. '
1Q;30 A.M. Wheat and Oat Growing. !
tertllizers Seeding, va
rieties: liming, treatment ,
of seed for smut preven- I
tion by CT OT! Uftfren. j
Agromomist. State Col
lege. Raleigh. N. C,
11:00 A-M. Pasture grasses, cover crops 1
soil building and . legume
growing by E. C. Blair.
Specialist. State College.
RtOeigh.
12:00 Basket dinner on grounds.
1:30 P.M. Marketing problems of the 1
Farmers by V. W, Lewis, j
C. Dept of Agr Raleigh.
2:08 FAX. Cses of Limestone on the I
? ? ?
2.15 P.M. Talk by local farmer*. j
Fine Tobacco Exhibit '
At Danville Fair
The tobacco exhibit at the Dan- j
vl lie Fair this year Will be on a large
scale. Liberal cash prizes are offered
lor lemon, orange and mahogany 1
w rappers, bright and dark fUlerx. cut
. tens and export leaft and granulating j
lugs. Special cash prizes for Henry 1
County types and African leaf The
department is in charge of Geo, A.
Lea. W T. Cousins, and H. L Boat- j
wrreht Tobacco growers will profit
by a visit to this exhibit as every sec- .
tion of the old belt will be repre- j
sented No charge is made lor spacer
in this department. The exhibit is i
on of 'he most important features of
the Danville Fair. October 11th to j
14th? fouf days, four ntghta.' ^
Mrs. Lizzie Baynes
Mrs. Uade -Baynes. wife of Dr R.
S. Baynes. of Hurdle Mills. Route
three, died Monday. SepUnber 19th
The funeral was held In the Bethle
hem Presbyterian church in orange t
Count* and Interment was made in i
the Bethlehem cemetery, Tuesday,
September 20th Mrs. Baynes was a
.fine Christian lady and her home !
ana !rir?m. mm tliv ? unnuiuim*. ? >TJ=
general In wltlch the resided h*s
>ut!ered a deep la<- in the phsslng of
this good woman..
Big Day For
Farmers At
Bushy Fork
All Farmers Are Invited To
Picnic at Bushy Fork
Hiph School
SATURDAY. OCTOBER ITH
!. The Board of Agriculture ot Per
. son County holds a monthly meeting
. with the- Counts- Agent. Our next
meeting will be In the nature ot * ,
County-get -acqueuited picnic. on
Saturday. Oct. 1st. at Bushy Pork
High .School. If you are interested
? in any phase of. larming. or tf you
will enjoy meeting folks from other
sections of the County, you are cor
diaMy /invited to. b< . present? and
bnn5^*'> '>ur dinner
We plan to have some, interestfaw
'.?'.i ? ? rr. ? ait ; m i.uit" the meet
:rig both instructive and enjoyable
All our farmer",- have worked hard
this. year. Now n. i.s tune LO navif a
day ot relaxation and fun We sin
rerelly hope that every' township will
be aeil represented Bushv Pork :
a ^ ajm.
J t. SATTERFTEIiD.
Chairman.
BESSIE H, DANIEL.
Secretary.
Member* of Person' County Board
of Agriculture:
Flat- S B. Moor p. . Frank
' Timberlajte. '
M: Tirzah John Jones.
Bushv Fork: Joe. Whitfield. W, C.
. Warren.; ? ..
? jr'.yo ~ ??". - .Bessie IL
DanielJ.W Nr*\il. ?. G. L?on^ and
' T. B. -Woody
.[ : Woods dale Geo W Smith. Will
\ Olive Hill: Mrs J. D. ^instead. W.
R. xVMtcxaor Mrs. C Wa^u*.
Quhih?shain: N H Montgomery.
Word.ddie: Geo. W. South. J. Y
Humphries. . '
AllensvUle: Mrs. ST, Slaughter. T.
.fi: Davis.
Holioways: J H BhptWell. . |
Three Ring Motor
Truck Circus To
Exhibit Here Oct. 1 1
| fitownle Bros. Wtid Animal Circus
1 ^his well known circus will be seen
[hero Tuesday. Oct. Uth.
1 ; Thit 'hr> ? enifrfr circus la
,i transported cn an immense fleet ""of
j motor, trucks. Keeping a little ahead
"of the tithes* ' hoy have discarded their
tram or obsolete wooden railroad cats
and have the latest model mot"
trucks' Wild animals. horses. ponies
and even. the. herd of elephants alt
have their own palatial auto Pull
mans . "A Mile of Motor Trucks" i*
necessary to move this, gigantic amuse-,
ment enterprise from place to place
but with experts in every department
it is accomplished with apparent ra?s
Downie Bros. give a big street pa
rade at noon each day And the old
j. saying that . when yob . sse one circus
you see them ail does not apply to.
this show, as the street parade is the
most novel and unique in the world.
Instead of horse drawn vehicles the
1 parade consitsts of forty nine motor
trucks In addition :.?> the ring horses,
bareback riders cowboys, eto.. they
have their own trained animals.
Nearly every known make and model
| of motor truck is represented, in the
: Ion? lineup. Don't miss it.
? ? - ? ->
First Baptist Church
Suriclay Sr-hool 10 a ma R L. Wil
bMtrwSupennTpndent
Prclchinc II am The pulpit at
j this time Til! be occupied by Dr. O.
R. Mangum of Oxford, who will speak
In behalf of Christian Education.
B. Y P. U-? 6:30 pjn. Miss JuUa^
Yancey. Director. "
Preaching 7:30 p.m. by the Pastor.
Subject: Modern Idolatory
.' A cordial welcome extended to aO.
? : ? ; 0 ?
Teachers Meeting
Promptly at ten o'clock. Saturday.
October 1, the white teachers o! the
County will hold the first* teacher*
meeting of the year. It Is necessary
that all teachers attend
Greatest Novel "THE MAGIC OAR-1
DEN" Palace Theatre Monday
Only October 3rd Jflatinee 3:00 pa.