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RCXBORC, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evefting, November 2, 1927.
No. 44.
ROOSEVELT SAYS
SMITH WON'T DO
Teddy Roosevelt. The Younger,
Calls Him Bellwether of 1
Tammany Hall
JUDGED BY HIS COMPANY
New - York. Oct: 31.? Governor Al
fred E. Smith was characterized as!
? bellwether of the Tammany nock"
"by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to
night in an address amplifying the
kenynote speech at the Republican
State' convention in Rochester. At
the end of his address Colonel Roose
velt .summarized Ms charges against
the Governor as follows 'r
"For seven years in the assembly
rt Albany he \represented Charles P.
"Murphv 'late Tammany chief) and
sponsored the Tammany legislation.
"As a reward for this work at Al
foa.nv he was made sheriff of New
York county in 1918
"For seven years he supported
Mayor Hvlan.
For many year ; he was party ^ to
iHH celav :n putting in voting ma
chines in New York City.
Charges Partisan Activities
"He refused to institute and pusli
a . proper non-partisan inquiry into
:l>e milk scandal.
He pretend^ to be he Ve in a hon
. nlsan judiciary, but refused to in
here in behalf of upright Republi
can municipal court judges, endorsed
':v tW bar associations, who are run
ning this year in New York City.
"He has investigated eveary sus
" vT5fcton of improper actions^ on the
? ar' <A Republicans, but he has not
Investigated either the counties of
he Greater City or Albany, which
: T1 know were, subtect to investigation
rn'd where he could have found mat
.!*r? of all sorts in need of correction.
-There is one conclusion and' one
cnlv that fair-minded citizens of this
<tate.- or nation can draw ? Governor
Pfriilh is. a Tammany man. and there
no such thing as a new Tammany.
"I said at Rochester that 'a man
must be ? judged by the company he
Ve<*ps. and though we do not question
?he personal integrity of Governg;
-jnith. he is sponsored and backed by
Tammany Half Governor Smith,
v.as bred in the Tammany .fold and
i . the bellwether of their flock.'"
"Colonel - Roosevelt said U>at -since
Ms Rochester speech there had been
no attempt to meet any of the issues
'he raised against Governor SmHh
r.nd Tajnamny.
Charges Misrepresentation
"The opposition." he said, "has been
' 'orced to turn for refuge, to abuse
and misrepresentation In the hopes
f hat the people who are the referees,
-^ay be deceived, they are shouting
though thev know that even'
? blow struck was fair.
Unable to deny 'he truth of *nv
statements they have be.en engaging
rt their' time, honored' tactics of- put
? ,ng words into mv mouth which I
? r?<*ver uttered; and fighting me on
?h<fm? not on' the questions at issue." j
He complained that the Governor
>^as ordered investigations wh'en th^ro
Ji.id been charges ofr,rorrUption in R?
publican counties bo#- had failed to
pvestigate similar charges against
democratic counties In his keynote
?peech Colonel Roosevelt made
:iarges of "red light" condition# in
rhe Capital CUv itaelf
"There have been vio/^t protests
rf innocence and prity . .ih i the
Democrats, in cdnscquence." he said. !
but nevertheless, it is common
knowledge in Albanv that immediate
ly after my speech in Rochester the
lid went on and was clamped tight."
Church Notice
All Churches On Prraon Circuit
Dr. M Bradshaw. the Presiding
Elder of the' Durham District, will
;iold the last Quarterly Conference
.or the Person Circuit at Concord
next Saturday, preaching at eleven,
dinner on the ground, followed at a
nunness maettng.
We expect reports from alt the
4 rganiisatlons of the church, as io
number on roll. ;wui%;?moim' ,'il money,
handled for the year. HopeJto hmrr
large attendance of all the people.
Preaching Sunday morning at Con
cord and ? In the afternoon at Oak
Orove 3:06 P.M. These services close '
the year's work. I go to Conference
st Raleiigh-pe)tt week, r^et's '. pay . 5TT
the regular dues in full
? J. W. Bradley, j
To Head Steel
<\^TQOACTCP
James A. Parrel, now 60. who it is
predicted will step to the place va
cated through the death of Elbert
Gary, as Chairman of the Board of
the U. S. Steel Corporation. Mr. Far
re 1, for many years has been operat
ing head of the organization. vj
Here Saturday
Shipment of Registered Heifers
To Be Worked Up. Meet
ing At 3 P- M,
EXPERTS TO MAKE TALK.
A special dairy meeting will be
held at the courthouse Saturday.
Nov. 5th. at 3 P.M. lor the purpose of
discussing dairying possiblities in
Person County by experts. f There are
a few who are selling cream and the
meeting is called for all who are in
any way interested in this project- as
a side line to /arming. Mr. A. C.
Kiirtrey. Extension Dairyman. State
College, will be present to discuss
dairy problems, and Mr. F. H. Mend
enhaH. Manager of The North Stiate
Oi liuniery. Burlington, has been in
vited to discuss the marketing of
cream. Wtlh a good creamery at
Burlington. Durham and a branch
rondensary of The Pet Milk Co., at
"NTebane. .there are pieniy of rgomt
nearby markets for all of the cream
that can be. produced/
An attempt will be 'made to get
orders from those present . for regis
tred heifers to be shipped in' the
county from. Virginia. Already sev
eral hive spoken about fhese heifers
and seeking other information. They
will cost from seventy to one hun
ched dollars for six month odd heif
ers. and up .to one hundred and
fifty dollars for good springers. All
are invited to be present. If you
want a good heifer and cannot at
tend the meeting write the county
?agent about particulars.
Look At These Prices
A Few Of The Good Averages Made
At The llyco This Week
J. R. Terry averaged $48.75
E. E. Bradsher & Carver ay. $42.90
S. N. Terry averaged $47.80
B. A. Foushee averaged $40.75
Jessie Terrell averaged $45.45
D. W. fcradsher Maise aver. $45.90
Sam Evans averaged $43.60
S. D. Perkins Ac Humphreys av. $41.00
A. H. Whitfield averaged $40.50
J. H. Long averaged $42.00
H. S. Morton Powell averagd $39.10
R. C. Hall to Holt averaged $41.70
W D. Yarboro Parr^tt aver. $42.90
Brin? us yqur next load and get
these high prices. We know
how.
W. T. Pass Co.
School Notes
The Roxboro City School tmH of
the ? North Carolina Educational As
sociation was organized Tuesday af
ternoon with a one hundred per cent
enrollment of the teachers In the
Roxboro schools. O. C, Davidson was
elected president for the year, and
Miss Claire Harris was elected secretary. !
. Several of the city school teachers
and principals will attend the ses
sions "or the North Central District I
Teachers' Meeting in Raleigtron Sat
urday of this week. Miss Mildred
Satterfleld and- Mr. O. C. Davidson
are the delegates elected to represent
the local teachers' unit in the district
-meeting: 1 . . i
CONVICT WON'T
EAT;. SAYS HE
WANTS TO DIE
Jcseph Bennett Lies on His ('ot
in Wake Count v Jail And
Refuses Nourishment
HAS NOTHING TO LIVE FOR
Raleigh. N. C.. November 2 ?
Declaring he has rto desire to live,
showing no interest in himself or
his surrounding. Joseph Bennett.
Philadelphia!!, sentenced to 30 days
on a vagrancy charge lies- on his cot
in Wake County Jail and refuses
nourishment. Brought to the jail Fri
day for treatment after he had delib
erately butted his head against a wall
at a convict camp and following an
attack with a shovel on the camp
superintendent. Bennet has since re
fused to eat and his only nourish
ment has been staiall quantities of.
coffee and soup forced into his mouth
toy jail attendants.
Bennett was nicked up i?i_ Raleigh
as police began a crusade against
strangers who could not show em
ployment. The man Claimed: he wa>
on his wfty to Florida in" search oi
work.
Fellow prisoners in- the Wake jail,
all of whom seek to ' bring the mail
out of his spell of despondency, re
port that he refuses to converse or
even listen to conversation, that his
only comment is that he wants to
die. that he has 'nothing to iive
for." and that he constantly hopes
for death.
Bennett, normally an under de
veloped man. is showing (Zre ?Meets
of his refusal of food.
The man'S 'mental condition ap
parently is such that he should be
confined for treatment in . a yco*
pathic institution. He seems bent on
dying, and his head injury Is a re
sult of a crude attempt atj suicide.
While jailer Hinnant announces
thftt he has made no attempts at sui
cide watch is being kept over him
for fear he might repeat his effort at
ending his life.
Dr. C L. Jenkins, county physir
clan who has been dally dressing Ben
nett's head injury, is of the opinion
that the man's attitude is due par
tially to stubbornness although the
physician thinks -he is a low-grade,
of mentality. While Dr Jenkins
stated last night that he considered
[ there was no immediate . danger of
| the mftn ending his lfe by his refusal
of food, he was of the opinion t,hai
Bennett might again try the head
bumping solution of his predicament.
The T. A. Band
The W M. V. of North Roxboro
Baptist Church called the girls to
gether and organized a T. A. Band,
starting' with 18 members. We in
vite every girl between the age of 12
and 19 to join our band. We will
have our first meeting the first Sun- -
day in November. Again, we bid you
come and join our band. We also
extend a hearty welcome to all of.
the children to jpin the Sunbeam
band, which meets, every third Sun
day. ?Cor. Sec.
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Prices Humming Here
One Load Sold For Nearly One
Thousand Dollars
Prices in Roxboro this week are
causing broad smiles to play over the
laces of t.he worthy farriers who are
receiving them. Mess. Hawkins Bros,
of Hurdle Mills sold a. nice load here
Tuesday that brought the fine sum
of $952j66. We know of no reason
why you should not bring your en
tire crop here? The warehousemen
and buyers are doing all in their
power to -mtkfr it to your .advantage.
When you get your next load ready
bring it on to the Roxboro market
and go home better pleased. The
above load was sold at the Winstead
Warehouse.
Hallowe'n Party
At Hurdle Mills
Monday evening. October 31st. was
a jolly time (or old and young alike
at Hurdle Mills. The High School
gave a very interesting play. ' "The
Haunted Gate." in the school auditor
ium and many other Hallowe'en games
and music featured Int the occasion.
The auditorium was beautifully light
ed With the soft. nffanf Bnfj
the various forms o.f amusement of
fered an evening of keen delight for,
the large crowd which was present.
MONDAY'S SALE AVERAGED $29.80
FOR EVERY PILE OF TOBACCO SOLD
CAROLINA PLAYMAKERS TO PRESENT
"LIGHTED CANDLES" HERE NOV. 11th
The work, of The Carolina Play
makers has become identified with
the Folk-Lore and Ballads ? of" the
western North Carolina mountains.
Outside of North Carolina, and even
in North Carolina, the prevailing idea
about the Carolina Folk -Plays is that
they are all tragedies of the Carolina
mountaineers.
Perhaps the recent vogue in New
York and elsewhere of mountain
plays and stories is responsible for this
erroneous idea. Many of the reviewers
in Writing of the two volumes of Caro
lina Folk-Plays^ published by Henry
Holt & Company, called the entire
collect top 'Mountain Plays" The
erroneous idea of locality has been,
made In the case of Paul Green's
plays.
Paul Green, the famous young.
American playwright, has never writr !
ten a mountain play. In fact, all ot
his plays are laid In Harnett County.
North Carolina, which is in the large
flat. coastal plain belt of North Caro
lina, yet New York lias persisted in
Identifying Paul Green's plays with
the mountain literature of North
Carolina T ?
The Carolina Playmakers. are how
ever. playing a real mountain play
here on Nov. 11th. at HigTi School
Auditorium. This play is "Lighted
Candles ', by Maragret Biand. Miss
Bland knows the mountains of North
Carolina. Born in Charlotte, he has
spent most of her. life* amort? -he
'mountain people. She is a graduate
of Agnes Scott College -and .eeeived
her MasteT's Decree from the Uni-?
versity of North Carolina.
One Dead And Eight Hurt
When 2 Cars Run Together
?
Two Cars Kun Together On
Highway No. 10. Near Gib
son ville, N. Q.
TWO krOm near roxroro
Oreehsboro. Oc. 30.:-;-0?e woman Is
dead, and eight other persons are lit
Burlington and Greensboro hospitals
with severe injuries as a result of a,
ten head-on collision of two auto*
rriStftles on highway number 10 three
miles west of Gibsonvillc early to
night,
Mrs. C. L. Simpson, ol Altainahaw,
was so badly hurt that she <iied while
being taken to a hospital in Bur
lington.
The injured ace:
. C. L. Simpson, broken leg.
J. D. Simpson, broken leg.
Mrs. JV D. Simpson, head cut.
Willie Simpson. 12. leg fractured.
J W. Van Hook, minor hurts
Jennie ^ee Van Hook, leg broken.
S. W. Pleasants, fractured knee
Miss Clara Pleasants, tut and
bruised.
The Simpsons all reside ih ' the
Almahaw community of ^Alamance
county. Van Hook and Miss Van
Hook, hii sister, reside at Roxboro.
his sister being a student at ? Eton
college and the latter a student at
Salem college. Winston-Salem. Pleas
ants and Miss pieasants, his sister,
are from Wlnston-Salejn. The latter 1
are in a hospital here while the six
others were carried fo a Burlington
hospital. It was said tonight that j
they all ' would recover.
The accident took place on a
straight stretch or road. The Simp
son machine was headed east ? while
the Qleasants' caT. occupied by ? Van
Hook and the two young women, was
headed toward Greensboro. Both ma
chines were - practically demolished
as a result of the crash. Acoording
.to information received Jiere tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Simpson, accom-.
panied bv Mr. Simpson's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Simpson, a son. Willie
Simpson, and two daughters were re
-turning to their ho"me in Altafnahaw
after visiting relatives in this city.
Members of the other ilf-fated ma
chine were on their way to Winston
Salem.
Mrs. Q. L. Simpson was dead whsr'
shr reached the Zfurlington htwpital.
An examination revealed a compiett j
fracture of the neck. ?
Alex Cash Caught
With The Goods
For some time Chief Oliver has had !
his eye on thr doings of Alex. Cash, j
who lives In East Roxboro. and on !
Saturday morning He caught him
with the goods, said goods being nve,
and one half gallons of com liquor.
Cash was given a hearing and in de
fault of bond In the sum of *500 was
sent to Hillsboro ? where Person
County prisoners are. . being kept at
(his time, and placed In Jail. A few
days later he gave a cash bond In
the sum of ?250 and was released.
It Is now said to be A1 Smith
against (he field, and Smith does
not know. a whole lot about fields.
. Kewple Chandler with his "BE
HAPPY REVUE" with 13-People-13,
Fentnrlng- Blaekfacc Cdmedy. vtttl.
Vaudeville Specialties. Playing at
Palace Theatre Thursday. Friday,
Saturday this. week.
?> -
Balchen To Pilot
Grayson's Plane
New York. Soy. 1. ? Rernt
Italcbrn, who accompanied Com
mander Richard E. Byrd on
the America's tt*ht to Europe
last summer, h*s been selected
fc* the pilot for th'e next at
tempt U> fly across the Atlantic
in the amphibian plane. 'The
Dawn," Mrs,' Frances W. Gray -
son; half own?r of the plane,
announced tonight.
FOOT BALL
Roxboro ys, Bethel Hill Friday P.M.
Friday af ternoon at 3:30 o*clock'
the Roxboro team will meet Bethel
Hill in the deciding game for honors
in foot ball of the County. the
last game the teaihs battled to a;;6r6<
score and both teams will go in with,
a determination for victory this time.
.Come, and back your team. Admission
15 and 25 cents.
Mr. Crews Celebrates
Fiftieth Birthday
On Monday evening. Oct. 3lst, 1927.
Mr. E. G. Crews celebrated his flf^
tieth birthday by giving a most ex
cellent dinner to a host of friends of.
the family: The Crews family, is
highly esteemed by the people ? of
Brooksdale Mr Crews himself, is
one of Person C6unty,s splendid citi
zens. The guests al| expressed a de
sire that our friend Clews should en
joy many more happy birthdays. The
following were present to enjoy the
Tiosjfritality anfl fellowship in Mr.
Crew's home: Mr. J. H. Yarbotough
and two children. Mr. and Mrs. Lin
nie Lunslord and sort. Mrs. Charlie
Oarrett. Miss Sue Oarrett and Mr.
Malcus Garrett. Mr. and Mrs. Arch 1
Moore. Mr. and Mrs. G. M/ Ftfx, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Carver. Mr. and
Mrs. J. I. Brooks and daughter. Rev.
and Mrs. W. L. Loy and Lynn. * Mr,
and iMrs. Bruce Yaroborough. Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Crews and baby, and
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Crews
Orphanage Singing class I
The Oxford Orphanage Singing
Clan will visit .Roxboro on Saturday.
Nov. 19th. .and give a concert for
the benflt of the orphanage It is j
hardly necessary to more than cas- 1
uajly mention this fact to insure'
them a full house, for they have- ap- ?
peared here so often and are so well I
known. This is an entertainment !
that- all enjoy, big and little, old and
. young, and besides, the cause appeals
to every one who ha* a heart. They
wUl gtv their concert in the O ram
mar Orade audttoirum. and will be
gin at 8 o'clock.
Will Attend
Teachers Meeting
Miss Mildred Satterfteld and Supt.
O. G. Davidson will attend the North
Central District Assembly at Raleigh
this week - Miss Satterfleld is chalr^
man ot the English Teacher's Coun
cil and Mr., Davidson wirt appear on
the program.
. ?
Thoee Figures Explain Why So
Many Farmers From a Dis
tance Are Coming to Roxboro
NO OTHER BIG MARKET
IN STATE EQUALLED IT
Roxboro was all a hum last Mon
day. the farmers were happy over
their prices, and every one was feel
In* the effects of - good prices. The
sales Monday amounted to 190.000
pounds, and averaged exactly $29 80
lor every pile sold on the market, that
day. This is the best average we
have seen reported From any of the
big markets, and Roxboro is proa#
of the retard she making as a
tobacco tfiarkei The marekt Ls more
active then we inrtf; it for sev
eral years: the buyers" are standifw
squarely behind the warehousemen
;>nd i^othiim is clipping by without
their notice, riie farmers are decid
edly well pleased, and they have every
reason to be just as proud ol the
market as the town man. v
During , the week which ended with
Friday's sales the market sold 433.726
pounds at an average of S28.00 That
was for -the' entire week, including
I'vccrthlnc off'TCd. ~ And you have
not, seen? that record beaten this
year, have you?
We looked up our files for the cor
rcspcndlns week last year and And
that the market soli 377,225 pounds
for an average of S26.00. Just exactly
$2.00 less; than It sold for this year.
With these facts before Sop why
should you wast?* time and money in
carrying your tobacco elsewhere?
Handsome Homes
There have been built quite a
, number of very handsome homes in
Roxboro during the summer and fall.
Mr. and Mrs*. H D. L,ont? completed
a few weeks since one of the most
modem houses in the to\vn. situated
on Wesieyan Heights: Now, we do not
know \vhat the good people, which
includes Mr .and Mrs. Kendall Street
and Miss, Claude Carney, who arc
building oh j this beautiful hill, will
say to this, but inasmuch as: they are
all devout pillars in the Methodist
church we thjnk it eminently fitting
to call it Wes^yan Heights. The
Street home is well on the way* be- ?
ing of rock construction -and when
completed will b$ one of the show
placesr-df the town! while Miss' "Car
ney's is just in the beginning.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Crowell have
completed and moved into their new
home, and it is easily one of the
prettiest in town. It is a home any
one should feel proud to own. and
we congratulate them upon the ar
chitecture and completeness ol their
home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. DaVis. who
have recently purchased the Eber
man borne on Worth Main Street,
have moved in. and will make some
material improvements in the plac^
which, when completed, will make it
one. of the really attractive homes in
the town.
? _0 I !
Tobacco Thieves
Igow that tobacco is selling for a
very good price it seems to be .a big
inducement for the tobacco thieves to
get busy. The latest theft reported
in this county was that of- Mr, Buck
Garxett. who had a big nice load
ready for the market and before he
could sell It. thieves entered his pock
barn Friday night and carried away
an estimated amount of around $500
worth of tobacco.
Good Sale At The Hyco
Ben Evans says that Evans and
Morris mado- the_JlDSs sale- at the
Hyco Monday, selling as follows:
l? pounds at 33 cents $48.18
160 pounds at 37 cents $5920
276 pounds at 63 cents HJ3 88
132 pounds at 27 cents $35.64
This totals 714 pounds for *318.80,
tfie average being $44.40.
Masonic Notice
pall Go.tmrnmioation
No. 113 A. P. & A.
M. Tuesday even
ing. Nov. 8th. l#57.
at 7;30 o'clock Work
in the Entered Ap
prentice IXjiw. , All
member! are urged
to attend. All visiting Brethren, cor
dially Jhvlted. '
' J. J. WOODY V#. Jit.
A _C> GENTRY. Sec,
^ The Musical Orau'foM's (Novelty
Tins teal Acti with Ktwple Chandler"*
"BE HAPPY REVUE" at Palace The
atre Thurs<Jay. Friday. Saturday Ibis.
week.
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