North Carolina Newspapers

PERSON* COUNTY IS ONE OF THE LEADING . agricultural COUNTIES IN NORTH CAR. ROXBORO WELCOMES NEW COMERS. FOR INFORMA TION WRITE THE BOOSTERS CLUB J. W. NOELL. EDITOR ANI) PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT $1.30 PER YEAR INs. ADVANCE. S VOL. XLV. f L ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 13, 1928. NO. 24. CONVENTION HAS WARM SESSION New York Governor Gets Seven Of North Carolina's 24 Votes To The Convention STATE DEMOCRATS IN WILDEST MEET EVER Clyrir LLiti \nd .lo-iah \V. Bailey Hold Attention of Del egates Dur i n g ' Powerful Speeches;' Former Governor Cameron Morrison Is leered From The Auditorium Ralegh. June i2*? Assured of at setto of the fair's.. 24. delegates tr. tlW Houstori ( invention., support? ?rs - pi toe presidential candtdacy of c ? ? nsr. Altred E. Smith of - New Cork let t for. their iiomes tonight sat isfied ihat they had achieved a great moral victory their opponents .in one ot the wildest and most/dis orderly Democratic state" conventions ever he I'd in the party s long history.. " No. attempt was mate throughout ' the day by Hull, supporters to ehact i tile unit. rafe. and when the conven tion vVas acijourfied shortly before 9, O'clock . tonight the state s' entire deife* gation to the Democratic national convention vemainedun ins true ted. JOPiah W. Bailey. Smith floor leader, laid tflaiin tonight to seven, delegates. ,\vho will Vote for the- New Cork gov ernor, on the first baljot^ith indicjk : :-.n^ ? that Mtrht North Carolina -.jdele- j gates will j'be. oil the .Smith sit*e when! t he Second. baUoi.JiOal:eiL_ The ? third ballot, if ;such is necessary ."'w&l' find i !Q North Carto>na; vctes.in the Smith'i ;..">iumn. Mr. Hailey believes. ? ?? '< Zeb?? V ' TTirlintriinh'.- leader of the' Hii'H i or Cf s -. \ -? to '.rhe.' 'Ne v\ Y ork t; o ver npr not more than tour nnd ime ?. i"ples from < m. state- delegation. ':hpv*q\y'r,'- nhff 'iiV-reln i-f- :i cSffefenco cl . r.tph:: Bitf' tnfr "Tiailey claim.-.is.br? * tpg??given 'prglfogi^ i^'te* tbnl h| liurUsque And tragi f -j : Xoday^s. convention rocked back and ' &r^aiif - between tihe* burVjs.qii'e and ? the trat'.ic ;and' hi poult of -fierceness ' j i- has found tip ? paraliel. in the state .tV-r' more - than a decide There was ilb ?'Vldehee njf" harmony .? antl if there was Mich it was ronftr.f d to, the- dom ? mitt'ee rooms. order1 was maintained ?lit .brief, dteepjinectod moments, and , therj r nlv alter, the crowded auditor ium had^iv'eh over Xql exhaustion. ' \ Senator i . M. Siniti * 10 has been leading the fight -on .the New York governor, tfid not appear on the platfonii Ouuvtu .the convention. He remained at the' home of a relative in the city mi; va? 'kept in close f>uch \\1th ?h/ proceedings. Beftator Lee's Overman .at on the platform d trt in e the. opening . session ar.d v ac<umpanied by a host frf. ?ate md national icludinN> Congressmen Hammer. Pou. Aber-' hath" v ,nnd Doutfhtbn; The disorder reached it^ highest S pitch late in the dav when former Governor Cameron Tvforrtsori w a s. hooted down and prevented trom ad ilnv-'-!OU the?i umenrtrm by a small minority of Hull delegates. Time after time he a?kpd Idr attention. ? only to be Jeered at and told to sit down. Ills, ire fully moused, he ?on* hi? ^Woe?.e 1ft min'.Ho"i Pi? nail* with rear* streaming down his; face, he retired from the platform, i The former governor made only on p rpmark as he #Jcft the rostrum. It <Continued oq page eight) Graduated in Pharmacy Mr and .Mrs. H. H. Oakley attend ed the graduating exercises at the University of North Carolina Monday, where their >on; Mr. Curtis Hill Oak ley. graduated in pharmacy. Mr. Oakley was signally honored by his class, being voted the moat original .student of .his class; he was also vice-? president of tt?e pharmaev class and secretary and treasurer of. the Ameri- 1 ran Pharmaceutical Association. as well as secretary and treasurer of his Children's Day M . Children's Dfcy will br- observed at ? rewtne.?.inn* ?hoainnina?aL... o'clock The public i? in v i ted t g tM? servioe. s; s. 3upL i "TKK 7TH HFIAVFN" ts more than just anoth<^' M5tl tn T?lettirr- tTf ft j^ioture you will i^aiiL to see . again " cntf"liga1n, playiog fit X'^^aT.r ThG.liTYt1 4ay AL Tcp^av. June^ ,18^91)1. .Matinee R^onda^i3:00 P. M. BELIEVE N0B1LE AND HIS HtN WILL SOON BE ON THEIR WAY IN Explorer And Party Seem To Be Definitely Located Few From Northeast Land WAS FORCED DOWN MAY 25 Washington. June 9?Short wave radio, operators cere appealed'to rl?ht by Chairman. Robinsoi; of the Federal Rpdio Commission to stav clT' the air and permit the receipt of ..distress: messages from Hie dlrjfftbU, '? Italia, lost Ln the Arctic. ? 1 London. Julie .9.?Now that the ap proximate location of the Ion? miss-. : ins: Nobilf expedition has been fixed, belief was expressed tonight based on late advices from King's ? Bay that ; (he members of the. exploration party will be qn the way back to civiliza tion Avithin.toy r or five klays. unless ?ce tfioes prevent 'a vessel from reach-, iuic ?' them. t;here are ships at Spitsbergen, which might be usee) for the re-cue of the 18. stranded oxplorers?the sup ply hip City of Mil&'n. the whaler Sriicanza, and the ice: breaker Hobby. The. Ci;ut dl Milano wis in cont : umicatton with- t lie Noblle expedi tion diltmi mos't of the night and i-.?- .; i i ; fjriv c-eneral -Uaibs^to.Ko ^ :r.c-nc! cf iths expedition. ? >?oor; -? 1 that all the members of the party. "were "alive According to advices from King? Bav the Italia was forced down by a t; eiaon May; 35 "oft a (treat ice field, possibly on the edge of the Polar iae cap in the Arctic ocean between 30 and 20 miles north of Northeast l and. an Island of the Spitsbergen rfchlnelago. lvtnp Just northeast of Spitsbergen island. Floes Drift. With Currents An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen sa^t-tha/the start ling news hod been received there from Kings Bay that the flee uptm which the "Nobtle party landed was , not stationary biit shifted with the polar currents. This telegram quoted the command er* or the Cltta dl Milano as saying h? had1 le-establlshed communication st ilh the Nobile party by wireless at '11 o'clock this mbrnlng. At that time th" general gave their position as 80 riejrees and 15 minutes north and 22 degrees east. At 8:30 last night the portion had been given at 81 degrees north and 25 to 30 degrees rast. It was held to be possible, however. th:.t r. mistake had been made ln the calculations. DEMOCRATS HOLD COUNTY MEETING The Democratic County conventlort met last Saturday, and was more largely attended than any held in many years. Of course, the large at fndance was caused by the presiden l ial candidates The Smith forces were out In full, with the Hull dele gates outnumbering them probably, though there was no decided victory ? cored by either. The real contest i sme over Instructing delea&te*. or rather in attempting to poll the con vontion The matter wa< flnallv set tled' by allowing every Democrat In wood standing who attended the con tention In Raleigh to have Ms pro rata part of the County's vote. Notwithstanding every move was closely watched by either side there " Ml) I.HiII Dt'iui. ? nunlf' ?>.?m*4 < very one seemed to enjoy the meet ine 1 -JOultr s large tfele?&tlon "flW rspre ^tit the County, and probai>l\' more ? ?-'-in n.umtv ;.nrt PnvKf.ro mpn will J ia H/Ufhoro Tuc ,dav^ than .tor ...v-<<q??" *?????? Mr. Carver Now In New Quarter* kfr. F. O. Carver. who has had his ' nro office* in tftr ?terri*-*. -naiMm* for many years has moved into the new Thomas St earner blinding, i. ? . Hoover's Nomination Is Certain HE WILL BE NOMINATED TODAY DRY CHIEF SAYS" PROHIBITION IS GOOD FOR OUR COUNTRY Prohibition At Worst Preferable To Government-Sanctioned Alcohol' At Its Best Washington. June 9?Chief of po licy. and others, who brieve that a I return to the old saloon would mean I less crime than the present prohlbl-1 tion status, will get no .aid and com fort from Ernest H- Cherrinbton. sec-1 retary of the World League Again*'. I Alcohol teim. Cherrlngton. readmit of the rumpus I which started when Police Chief Ja cob Oraul of Cleveland, Ohio, came out for a return to strictly. regulated saloons, lost no time in swinging into I action with a sharp denunciation of the proposal. " I Comparing the country's conditions under licensed saloon regulations. Cherrlngton ?said: "ProRibltlon. with erucrcemeni ST Its w<>rst. Is preferable to government sanctioned beverage alcohol at Its best." ' The statement of the chief of po lice of Cleveland that prohibition is a failure is ndt so much an Indict ment of prohibition as It Is of the Cleveland city administration, of which the chief Ik a responsible of ficial." he said. "Wherever city o.Hclal* observe and rnforce the law in harmony with their oath 6f office. prohibition Li n suc cess, but whenever such officials fjll to do .their duty, and do not enforc? the law. not prohibition, but popular covernment to that extent is a fail ure. The ?difficulty In certain wet "Itles Is not doe to prohibition but to p lick of It Thr -file ?h?mt iriMil ,-omlttum I with open saloons K absurb. The 11 _quor-traffic. with all the attempts to letiHlat? it. never under the old II TtnJp tyntnm obeyed the law The national prohibition Jaw Jiai-ttenriyfid. 'he beverage liquor traffic of the sanr "fToh arid protean -n "l ;ov?rn ment ' Tllif -tnelr ilftvii?|)li-hmenf 1 In itself wW a.IP^pt vfc-torv for .civic decency and ?.iod< govemminfc" - Betty,?jK6ji_dO?'l.iau and Archl" filaj^ house, togetb{?7 Heft? "Nn?-Mamma. lie "uouUT ralhrr plnv somAhlng there ' Ijri't ?"in}1 nil"' 111 "-----? mca? re . FARMERS ARE NEAR: 1 SPLIT ON WHAT : THEY REAEEY WAN! r- ? ' i*?- . Hoover Forces Welcome Aban donment of E(|utilization Fee. While Others Favijr ft Kansas City. June 9,?Ttle vrtde- fl spread Republican battle over uftricul tural .relief turned tonight trom a I flght ovei incorporating an endors? iji?h< of the "equalization foe" In the Republican platform, to a to? over what the farmers themselves desired. Former Owcrnor Frank O. Low den. of Illinois, arid Senator James E. Watson, of Indiana, presidential aspirants and chief proponents of the .McNary-Haugen bill, declared the larmors still stood by the equalization fee principle of farm relief. Both de nied the American Farm Bureau Fed- . eration had abandoned the equallza ' tion fee when U requested the Repub lican party to place agriculture on a part, ftHli?indu-Wr?and tmww. but without specific mention of the McNary-Hausten bill. . Secretary of Agriculture Jardlne. one of Hoover's managers, meanwhile declared the Coolldge administration now could stand "shoulder to shoul der" with the farmers In their battle ' Tor farm rellet. since the equalization fee had been abandoned. He Inter | pretod the federation's action as (fit ting an end to the long fight for.fhe' McNary-Hauien bill and pledged th> ndmlnlstratiop's assistance in getting some other legislative relief at the, next session of Congress Improvement? Being Made on Main Street font1""" '>ipn !nt anil Mr r T. Day Is at work t?stfng away tha Old front to the Merrltt building ! This building, you \vt!l recall, wa. damaged liv ftrr im? lime since fi'JDl '?HI Iw Luni ,iunt .uul a modern bulldln; wilt* replaoe ' l:. This loaves only, about ttiree' old buildings on Main Street. Day Dream. Fabric Painting *111' be UuHlkt st Hnr.i* A Burn.. Friday,. fcA.turdsv,, Monilay snd funujay ir?, Iik?y and inexpensive.-. wxu mmt jwiy.. ftbrtr tindTs washable Come In and GOOD-WILL ENVOY ON MEXICO LANDS ON TAR HEEL SOIL 1 ^I irrin-n Conies Down at Monresville Because.Of Thick F<>s <*LOOM Y OVER HiS ! ULl Eff M > :resville ' June- 12.?Fprc>d to eacta here this morning by an -impen ffr temporarily in. 1 i - ftrcpo-c-tf non-.si.op right, from .Mext'qo Qitv to WaShltig ?,ton." " ? The ^ ^un^ aviator lanced her& shortly betore. dawn bv the light of cutanibbires of hospitable resicam? of Chi? city. He resumed .hiS .flight to \Vi - h ttizi r n; .?horr!:-'. * before 2 6'cto'ck. after lie had .h?ld. a j; h art nap and a', Uit 'to . ; Wh-ile friends in this- country and ; Mexico. rejoiced at" his -safe landing, the youh? pilot voiced his disapps?*?' ment at his failure to re?Uh Wa.sftr ington. ??? '? . _ Worried By Landing "I guesls the people in .Washington \von't. be so glad to see me now.' he mu^ed. "And raV countryriien won't bs so protid/-b.f me- novr.'l Fiyinsf conditions ^lonir the route ? -1 rani"-1 *ttt$j*jMexican ? capital 'var.e.d irprn very goofi to very bad, the ay*-. cat nr.. reported: A? t im$s he. was ' in ek-he wit? Unable- to t?ft ? .whether- he was flying' upside down or not- - ITe . held his . course.' .however-. lit 11 ;h q '-pa? ->e c: . ?p :i rt anb ur g, S. C",. pii.itr wi}ith- - he ,: became . hopelessly -i L'4 ~-M_ -- n , te Z v.- :o! his ra:?tor /wrffcened residents who harried t> the. landing .r.hci i ?hn.eci their dtitpmpbiler -oft \fcfev. side to...afford landing; ."t : The entht:^:as:ic v.elcoiiie apparent ly lessened tfip. aviator'? di?appbmt' ! ment ha the day wore, on. however i ! and smilos replaced -the ?loom' on hi? j face When ch.eerin? townspeopl; formfcdj.an impromptu ? parade and followed him to the landine field, hi-s 'appreciation of the welcome was i plainlv ?nown. Call For Speech As he, climbed on (he wing Of his ship to' supervise the refueling, cries of "Speech, speech.' were heard. Cap tain Cnrranza' paused in his opera tions and then as the crie? rontinued, he smiled and said: I ."I bring the , stood .will ' oft the' Mexican people to the American peo ple My flight was made to assure your country of our good will and Hiv hope1 that we of Mexico might bring to you an appreciation of your good wtll toward us." 'The cheers that -ireetecT him .' at the conslusion of his remafks brought another smile tp his tired face. PITCHES NO-HIT NO-RUTTGATttE Betjjel Hill and Eai; Roxboro pull ed o(I a game last Saturday, when, the Bethel boys found the East Rox borltes too much for them. Elbert Phillips, who did the pitching tor East Roxboro hadi tor, much speed, curve or something, as the opposing team were unable to hit him. going "Through the entire game without a hit "of run. The s"Eore'?aB~4-T<!~0"TJr favor of East Roxboro Daily Vacation Bible School A Daily Vacaflofi Bible School com menced at the Firs- Baptist Church ' I \ no: '!i: A mifnhcr of ?nore ? about the Rlble dur Kt two week* than t he v ould possibly A similar school is being held Mitchell Chapel, under nfje ^upe ion of Mis* Frances Underwood, s i>v; if.tot nas err tora,. Jno "O.Aden's THE" 7TH HEAVEN with J a h? oraynof p.j\d Charted Farr.cll piayi^g; ^t_Jial&ce Theatre MotWay*? Tuesday. .June U-ldUi. ItfAtiue?: Monday J:00 P. M PENNSYLVANIA DEW TO SUPPORT SECRETARY AND STARTS LANDSLIDE r.t.c-ri'Uvv Mrliun , \nn"U"ces That Pennsv Iranians Will rote For Commerce Chief On First Hallot OTHER DELEGATIONS r JOIN. LANDSLIDE AND DI SPENSE IS ENDED Tnit*u! /SesMon' of* Convention' Itrfther f ormal and grdite Affair: F>?s De livers Keynote Speech: Ohio Sena ? U>f ' Give* s Exposition Of Old-Thne ?Republicanism and .Pavs' Tribute Uv ? President CoolidKf1: Little Applause Qf Enthusiasm.; as Pprtnalilies' Get t'nder \Viv> Senator mioses; Perma .nent Convention".Chairman; Adop tion ?of Platform and Nominating j Speeches on Program For Today; Ikllotine N'ot I.ikelv to Be?in Until Tomorrow; Mellon Says He Knew I oolidse Would Not Accept An other Term. Kansas City, Mo . June 12?The Rer L publktari p&rtv started out today, se dately and harnwntously. to nominate H-rbi rr Hoover, of California. >s its Pie.-Ldent:al '.tanjiard-bearer. Id national convention assembled. I I: thglpa'rts'' allowed, i$M0 a few whoops and handclaps, but surptis'ed ptntf vefTan-^^ttowersTT : Tt'CTi i pro deedings by toinson timely trt? Its ;T(.utr air'. ta?k. Scant Applause * fibt 'minute ;ahd- :a'.l)alf -it' c'iee.red" ^ ;? . _! : ? Wllitu !i:> it Pt ' -"lricYit Cuivln fcoolidge.' U . ' . been _ _ v.! thf- . ? nr.::-. r':' ? tv.. ::t 'in reluctant lead- I DT5. Fbr ??. less -;??.?? of tim? it ap r'fn ' ".''P.imerC" Department'. in the k? not? speech xrf J Senator Fess. of. C)hlo. It v/as i hi nearest, the convention came to ? e hf-r-rui.' ,ts' future Presl'den lial candidate. Cattiornlans' massed In the front ranks of .the Vast eon- I I mention hail caught t He words "Com m?rtf. DBpartJneht." over which-theijr native ?on presides, and started a round of hand-clappln? that swept back through the building and-up tn | to. the galleries as' the crowd sensed' the significance of the Ooiden State boo?:*?' enthusiasm. ?The outbursts for President Cool Idgt was in t*o sections. The first : tamo near tlie end of the ? peech of Senator Fess?ohe of the original and persistent "Draft CooliHee" men His leference to our beloved leader" fcro::-.'M the i'.nventiori to it'- feet, cheering and clapping. ?The applause lasted less than a minute, and Fes* continued his praise of the Chief Exe cutive. ? Again before he, finished the L crowd was on its feet, applauding, this tlnje for half a minute. Surprisingly Brief The demonstration was enthusias |j tic, but its brevity surprised many. , Th? day was Barm and bind music , was very spane. which mlgiit have had something to do with the absence i of the usual convention huzzahs. The delegates did their set tasks today, knowing Herbert Hoover had been settled on as first choice after a bitter ngtlt. Thousands tnmmed Into the historic convention hail and i sat rather subdued, except for occa sional applauding, while the prelim inaries ?we run off, and the kevnota t speech delivered, with its word that i Mr Coolldge was out of the running. Fans fluttered among the women t ; folk, and brave men tried to keep'cool ; by waving their straw hats.. But hu . rnldity and harmonv had settled over the vast building, after the midnight battle and the piomlng rainstorm V ~ j The ?we*t jgirl graduat? was being ?Ivm llui'Mim TTT? locomotive ^nop. i ' Wfmt is ?hat enoTmou* *htri??" hp asked. ? "That," explained the guide. "W a l^omotive boiler. ? And why do rhry boil locomotive?"' I she masted. ? VT6 i he engine lenider," the i kuTCIc said. - ; - o?una ... \ . . on? of UUi kivt.u and .most tuufltt ng totamas ever Screened -THrWTH ' hfavFN". wllti J'i'rfc Oraynbr afld , Cfcarlei. TarraU playMw palace I Theatre. Monday A' Tuesday, .funo 1 Matmae Mmnrian . .: . zJ .?