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PERSON COUNTY iS ONE OK THE LEADING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES IN NORTH CAR. ROXBORO WELCOMES NEW COMERS. FOR INFORMA TION WRITE THE BOOSTERS CLUB J. W. NOELL. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. XLV. ' ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 20. 192?. NO. 23. American Girl Realizes Ambition Of Being First To Fly Across Atlantic Miss Amelia Earhart And Two Companions. Wiiitier Stiilt^1" And Lew (rordon. Und At Burryport. Wales TOOK ONLY 20 HOURS TO COMPLETE FLIGHT Burryport. Wales. June 18.?The eat adventure ot an American girl i :!-.o sought the thrill and the glory . '.being the first woman to fly aoross c Atlantic Ocean reached a happy ? -- ?<><-! AC when the v.i-motoicd v. kermonoplane Friendship, bear OJ Miss Amelia Earhart and two 1 upanions. Wtlhier ?tultz and Lou Borden, landed in the estuary here r;: 12:45 p. m. 07:45E.D/T.> aft^r cht. of 20 hours and 54 nilniites \ ?m Trespassy Bay. 2.000 miles away.. Th.e. giant orange-hued ship mme of the' mist unobserved. circled w above the masts of vessels an- : r.ored in the way?, and landed per ctly, but With its gas tanks drained ? the 750 gallons which had been ken aboard u> feed the engines on :e. uncharted Eastward flight. Ashore In0 Boats Mis Earhart and her companions j ; me ashore in motor boats alter the T headship had. c/ifteid up the cs- i .ary between a" marsh and lpng - of sandbars. I' am the proudest woman in'ttye ->rtd.; the daring girl said when 4d where she had landed She' was wonderful." said Stultr. ? Stulte. who piloted the craft over . dangerous course, said Visibility ba4 after the first thousand mllfes -'c! they did not know their position .:;1 they landed here and inquired. Ais Ute Friendship tame down, with . ..gines sputtermg for lack ot fuel? :>re was hardly enough to ta*i the lane a mile?it nearly collided With1 >? tall lytast of a ship. WanU?d Gas First The first, t hlng' Stultz asked/ after ? gnir.r his location'. waJ? fcir 'fifty M- oa yMvoliim, and*?tlcT-Vent -.lore immediately -to an"an<;e JojiJt. .Kin hari 4*?+rdotT. Temained : ard the Friendship for .a 1 cbiisideV-' tune, then went ashore in : torboats * ' j Baptist Orphanape. Get? $30,000 Estate Charlotte. June 18. ?The estate of : and Mrs E. S.. Todd, uf this. city. to t lie Baptist Orphanage at '.omasville. according to terms ot , ! rs Todd's will. ftlod here thLs after riioti in clerk of court's office. It is r.lued at $30 000. Mr. Todd died in Aogust. 1920 Mrs. Todd a week ago. There are no strings tied to the bf -eat. it being willed to be used in .e mcst beneficial way for the. or nans. Orthcpoedic CI inic The Orthopoedic Clinic will be held June 2Ht.h and w'e hope every ] lppled or deformed child in Person., ;iswell and OranvHIe counties who> ?ed treatment will be here on that l.*l SCltM. dhff. Father. Mother. '*lghbpr or friend, see to it that very one in need of treatment arc ere so they, jnay in* able to take :iivaiiUvge, of, (thM which as been made possible by the Rox ro Rotary Club The club im will and anxious to be of service to very unfortunate child we can teach nd get to the clinic. So let s pull mether and get .them hem. The Ctlnie is held on the fourth . im.clay of each inonth. B. K. LOVfe. Chairman. O"' - ? ??? ? Attends World Alliance VV I Went. 3 C McOragor SMf L. V COKRins left last Thiiimi*? -/lorn Ins for Toronto. Can. where *ev wlB Tittend the .Baptist World lll?nce They expert to be ???v uoul three ?roka In tnr absence ot artor W?t PlM B B. Knight will li! hI* n ppolnlihfntt. or the P4r?t J ?jioJi church ? i, tefl lau p,,. for MJnnea,?^ Mmn ^ ' -fnr Interna. 7.. v go^s a* the - ' Jill ? ... ... n?4VW,j. vou wm mr h TEEN ?-irti M*rv Hrtan jinrt Arthm i nt. DIES SUDDENLY ON EVE OF HIS WEDDING DAY . ? ** Greensboro, June 19.?Charles RufT. 21. died suddenly today at hU home after he had dressed preparatory to medical examina tion for a marriage license. He had been In ill health for a num ber of months but had lately seemed somewhat Improved. His marriage to Miss MaWle Bledsoe was planned for last fall but, was H^f^rreri on account i>f hl-s sick ness.Fulteral services inn tie? held for him tomorrow at 4:30 p. m. and interment will be ihade in Green Hill ofAjetery. A- . R. P. BURNS TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION Mr. R. 15. Dawes Elected To Succeed Hiiti; Will Take Office Julv 1st At a meeting of the Board of Town Commissioners last Wednesday after noon the resignation of Mayor R. P, Burns, which had been tendered sev eral days before, was accepted and Mr. R. B. Dawes was ejected to Alt Out the unexpired term. Mr. Dawes win take Up the duties of the office -i, Julyhh-t. Mr Burns had .ser>*'d as Mayor for i-.ore than ?three vetrn and under hli wise administration the town . prospered much, it was largely due to his wise administration that the town Iihs gotten on a business basis, everything pertaining to town tinatA eiar affairs being worked on the bud get system, and. everything moving along unusually ;mooth. The.^citi y.-ns' ol the^tnrrn >?nerajly willtrSTet. this move oil the part of Mr., Burns. but he stated that the office was m terKrlhg with, his professional duties. - and he, could ill afford to continue In office. At the meeting the resignation of Hev. P. Cary Adains as chief of trte fire department was accepted and Mi'. Jim Brodhead elected to fill the va cancy. Mr. Adams resigned because he had acccptcd work elsewhere. An order was adopted calling for the iiavement on Reams Avenue (roni curb to curb. ' It will be remembered: that .the State will pave thus street tis far ax the corner- of Mr. Joe Moore's on Morgan 8treet. but as the State will only pave 18 feet it was thought wise to have the town com plete it at this time. Edgar Lpnsr Me morial M. E. Church Edgar Long Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. South, will always vflcome visitors aod strangers to itK services. Next Sunday. June 24 services ?s follows: .Sunday, School fl.4S Ser mon at 11 and 8 o'clock. At the even ing ?.ervlof the Sunday School is ex pected to attend In a body and eaeh i lam will .sit together. Epworth League will liqld It* ser.vtces rft 7:15. T. A. HIKES. I'aSlor Will Sail For Europe Di and Mrs. Earl R. Slkes. of Dart mouth College sailed this afternoon Irom Quebec Can. for Europe, where Dr. Slkes 'wilt spend several months In research wi;rk. He Is on his sab batic yeirt leave of absence from his duties :is Professor of Economics In ?;i..i:-i.i!mn rt.uw?a D'mt .itinen by Dr:' Slkes is on the Duke Uni versity press and will be ready for dlstrlbuation in a few days The sub :ect of the book is Corrupt Practices With The Sick Col. John H. Burch. one Df thi most popular and ?well beloved Con (edwate Veterans, ccntiniu^ in ;.i very critic*I condition ' . .? Mr O D. H alley, who has been critically 111 lor several days at his -hwne ;T1T*? *~T A vartety of smut resistant oats fs ' being ttevel<;,W-,l *?F Uie Coker Pedi greed s^d larm at Hartsylllf: South i Carolina, yccordlng. to nunfv M-Worth C*rrttnn > IMiMl -> I farm recently t -j. Explosion Kills 19, 30 Others Injured Mexico City. June 19.?Nine teen persons were known to have been killed \fhen a boiler exploded in a bath-house in a suburbx of Mexico City tonight. Two of the victims were chil dren. Thirty persons were in jured.. Rescue crewi were laboring to remove the*debris and it was feared morr bodies might be found in the ruins. TwO buildings were destroyed by the blast and all the houses In the vicinity were cracked by the force of the explosion. Solves 1,195 Crimes Mi&? Ann Morrison, handwriting ex pert of the California State Bureau of Criminal Identification, has cleared up l>195 ? crime cases in t^rv months. This fair, expert has identmed 239 forgers, bad check artists and other criminals. FLIES OVER NOBLE PARTY, BUI FAILS TO SEE Italian Explorer And His Com panions, Adrift In Wilder ness Of Ice PLAN ANOTHER ATTEMPT Aboard the Steamship Bragartza. I June 18.?Grim, determined aviators j were preparing tonight for another attempt to reach the spot where Commander Umberto Nobileland five men are trapped in a wilderness of ice. One flier reached that spot Sunday] but?with his eyes nearly blinded- by the endless and broken ice forest? lil A a?, iinabli !u I mi?Hi?? \ ipv red splotch of silk which indicated the quarters of the marooned Polar fliers. He circled and returned to his base, unaware that he had reached his cbjective. Six men huddled in cold quarters, fighting to live despite their injuries and hunger, saw the airplane ap proaching. Relief Aboard Medicines, guns and food were aboard that plane. For nearly- a month those six ment had waited for the friendly hum of motors Which i would mean contact with an anxious j world. Day after day they had drift-, ed helplessly on a great ice field while 1 every rescue expedition had faUed to i leach them. j When the aviator drew near, the suffering members of the c|rigible j Italia began igniting smoke bombs ?Continued on page eight) Hoover Maps Out Race ______ Plans With His Mate Engages In Three-Hour ISack Porch Parley With Senator ?Curtis ' TRJOrtH WI LL "USE RADIO Washington, June 19. Herbert ' Hoover and /;nator CharR's Curtis the new Republican party standard bearers. sat on -the former's back porch today and mapped out preli- 'I minary plans for the fall campaign. Neither would discuss the three-1 hour conference, although It was said they talked over politics and campaign Later- in the tiny. Curtis conferred with Senator Bor?h at ttje Capitol, and Wednesday he will see Senator McNarv. chairman of the argiculutral committee. Both conferences were to discuss farm relief. _ . The Vice-Presidential nominee ar rived here tills morning from his heme in Topeka. Kails. He was met at the station by Mr. Hoover's auto mobile and driven to the Commerce Department. Hoover and Curtis then went to the former's honte for lunch- j eon and devoted most of the after noon to the back porch conversation. 1 Ooing On Vacation Curtis said he would leave for a' short vacation the end of this week afto'r campaign plans have been de finitely settled.. It is' expected that Curtis, who is considerable more of a campaigner than Hoover, will start tourinp the Middle West in a ?few weeks while the Presidential "nominee devotes most gf his time to dir ' Hon t the i am palgn and radio speeches The main Republican confenerce will l>e held here Thursday yfhen a commute? of 26 from the Kansas City Convention will meet with Hoov er. CurtW and James W. Oood. the Hoover manager At that lline new ofllcers. including a chairman, will *?* '"Ipe'efl fn> "in Wnpnblumn nntlim. al committee. Masonic Notice Tb#re wilt bo a regular rommuni ratlon of Person IxxJsco No. 113 A. F. As A. M. Tuesday evening at 7:30 / clock. June 26th. 1928. Officers for \c ensuln? year will "BeTriftaUST* JUfcO' ether business of importance to the j era rt. ! All brother Master Ma&ons are urged to be present. J J. Woody. W M ' T-tiTr-.rw i Q ?? ? ffarold anri'Ltuums And Beetle and ofgglc-.s and Jloracr and Widow Ha 7 jdt and afl the cartoon character* of Carl Ed's comic stHp src on the u.*.n''Cii at Irvft. in T&Sfe.. iihwtfy re -Ttyf.lnt. Monday A:' TDCSIW. JUQJ 35-Wth Man Who Kills father In Mother's Defense-Is Freed" Lexington. Juitr i^=-CttaTres stai-~ ford, who early, yesterday ' fatally wounded his lather. Robert F. Slaf - lord, with'a baseball bat. was freed in a Rearing' In Recorder^ Court hearing today. Judge H. E. Olive of the local court held that the evidence showed that Stafford struck his father m what he evidently believed was de fense of his mother's life. The mother. Mrs: Robert F. Stat lord, was a witness and told the court that her husband -had seized her in a corner of the Yoom in their honr* and with drawn knife was declaring he yould kill her when the son came to the rescue. Other relatives present at the home in Erlanger. suburb of this city, when the fatal incident occurred about one o'clock yesterday morning. told a rtory in accordance with the version given by mother and son. When local authorities declined to fix bail /or Stafford pending a pre liminary. it was decided to hold the hearing today.-. After he?v,n8 the evi dence, Recorder Olive expressed the opinion that a jury would not cpn vlct the young man of any degrfce of homicide. The hearing, decided upon short notice, attracted a large crowd any appeared to be wttfi t he sen m his tragic plight. Play Fair! Mr. Editor: On Satutdav, June 30th. the pri mary will be held,to decide who nlia.ll be the next sheriff of Person Coun ty. and while both men in the race '.j>ve good records as ta thr prohl i.l-iCo? enforcement. I do not think It ->- f.Mv tfl flKUl.Ml L ? 1J?>1?- >hftt 'K Mf Molvin Clayton is elected the block rders will have a free hand, for noth ing could be fart&fr from the truth. The fact Is. Mrr Clayton has prob ably destroyed more blockade outfits or.d been Instrumental It) sendlnj more o (Tender* to the road* than any man in the county. .Prohibitionist? need have no fears, (or U Mr Clayton is nominated' the hlorkadere '"III liv hinder thai) t hov have ever rionr beture in this" whiskey made in this section, and' r^in-nnnrrs will be Owcr. !?>; Mr Clayton. ?35. make lile mtaeraible for* u^m, X ? 11 Thinning apples paid two growers* of Wilkes County ? not profH.of ?6.M und iJQ lospcctiwelv last season.! n.c Ihinood jl|W* .U'l.' i,l Ihmit sAff.'and quit iky. Human "fFIio's Who'' Mrs. Monte Brown, the human "Who's Who' of the Kansas City National 'Republican Convent-ion. is doing a good Job ol keeping the index ? ol all activities at the convention, bath social and business, answering all "HUHIUR.'I I Mill liil.l?I'll"!?i[H 'UHllllr the addresses of notables far news-' paper men. EFFORT MADE TO ROB DEPOT SAFE Norfolk And Western .Depot Depot Entered Some Time Tuesday Night The Norfolk and Western depot was entered sometime early Tuesday morning by unknown yeggs. who; arc ; believed to-be the same yeggsmen who the depot at Halifax and Proispect their object of attack. Judg ing from the condition that the inter- ? lor of the depot was found it is thought that the robbers were scared tiff before their efforts to blast open flu1 were ii>iiipleu?d.?; : ?MP. G. A. Duncan, ioeal ag^nt^.stat ed that when- he arrived everything seemed to be in order. OiUV the safe* had bjen tampered with, ? With the exception of. some damage 'done through efforts of the burglars to enter the depot, and the damage done to ; the. saib". nothing had bjen dis--: 'The sale showed . n.\arks .-oa''-heavv' -h a ni m The <ombluatirifc dial ana the handle had been broken otl. by use of some heavy implement. After bitaking the glass m the side doer to fiiid their way blocked by the .strong U ire lattice work. the yegg men broke a second glass m the door to the colored waiting room and thereby secured their ehtrance to the ticket agent's office. After pullinv: down the shades, the robbers began an unsuccessful attempt to gain the contents -of the safe- The attempt to rob the depot is believed to have been done by jobbers who had 'ised very little art in their form of attack. The safe was sent to Roanoke. Va. where it was; opened and -everything found intact, the robbers failing to reach the Inside vaults. Notice Second Primary Election A second primary election- for the Democratic nomination ior the of fice of Sheriff, will be held at the several polling places in Person bounty. North Carolina, on Saturday. June 30. 1928. Done by order of the Board of Election, at a meeting held Monday. June the H,th. 1928. E E. Bradaher. Chairman. i?.?;?O'-." ?? Rotarians to Chapel Hill Last Tliursday evening the charter was presented the Rotary club of C^tpel Hill, with the followine from the Roxboro club attending: Ed A Rfll O. W. Kane, f* Cary Adams. W C. Bullock. W H Harris. J. E Brod *ead. C. A Harris R. H Oates. Wal lace Woods. J. W NoeU and R.. H Harris. ' Receive* Degree* We congratulate our wood friend. Mr. E I.. Wehrrnbfru tipjn receiv ing t tic degree of M(r?ter of Science and Fxiucatlon nt Stala Collcac ? He ?us principal of Bethel tm JWttr Hcnool during the years t!W#-27 nimn m IIw-wm j>er acre were secured In Bertie County this spring. The normal vw-tot-wtiMB- Q?rnl|i)>.i3 .araanfl. 1W bask^af Quality vtte ? Wurld Famous cartoon-strip brni;?ht In trlirmph .to the scrt?n. "!IAROIJ> TEEN., with Mary Brian. Arthur; TJlke. -AW' WIVIW ' MI'IIUH ?topper. Iilmlia k i?Theatre... ilflii ill'-, X- Tuesday . Jime 2!r-Kth RITCHIE GETS OUT OF RACE AND GIVES : VOTE TO AL SMITH .Maryland Governor's Withdraw al Said To Be Step To ward Party Unity BELIEVES SMITH WILL WIN Baltimore. June 18,^ Withdrawing from the field of Democratic Presiden tial candidates within Jiist a week of th'e national convention at Houston. Governor Albert C. Ritchie, of Mary land, in a statement to the Associated Press tonight, said that "Governor Smith is in every w&v fitted by ex- . pendente, character ..and ability to assume the leadership" and has the best chance to win. In stepping . M i.i. ? -iiUv ' v.r.o, he ?aid. justifies the peoples faith in Democracy' Governor Rit chie added that he wouli instruct the Maryland delegation to cft?fc i*s strength for Governor Smith: There Vves no cxpcotation ih the Mary lander's mind that he would b? offered the Vice-Presiderfcv. but even thoueh it might be. he will not ac cept -it. Vot stand In Way ? I am orofoundlv convinced that no consideration df s^lf or pi per sonal advancement on anv on^ s^rart chptifd be allowed to sr.ind .for or.^ foment in the way of the success <*f. the Democratic partv which* i> the natural champion of self-government and popular setf-nile." Gov. Ritthl* said ? "It. lias become Increasingly evident that the ?reat rftaiorjty of the Demo cratic. party in almost ever?, section of the country- "are reft d v to align themselves behind the leadership of Gov. ? All red ;E, Smith, of New York. "Gov. Smith is in every ? Vvav fltttod "by experience. character tcndr ability to assume the leadership. 'He has proved himself a f?*irless and efficient admiiiLstratoi: of-* the greatest state in tlie union and t I.'s reoprd. is* a guarantee that with him. ? s. ? President? honesty in goventiperrt, would take the place 01 corraptSoif government and that the national resources .of the country -youId Vr* protected Rev. P. Ca>-y AHams Witt Remain Here It will indeed be gratifying news tO? the people ot Roxboro in fact, to ttv? entire County, to know that Rev 'P. Carv Adams, pastor ot the Presbv twian church here, will remain. Mr. Ac.'am S tendered his resignation to the church, and it was ^cespted. but when it went up to Presbytery for 1'na.f action the members of the church sent up a i Petition asking that h'r. resignation be rejected, and it was. i Wr. Adants is a consecrated Chris tian worker, ever alert to any and all causes looking to the betterment of r:"\nklnd. and, ls'& citizen of great value. We arc delighted to know ha will remain with us. The 'following resolution Was unani mously adopted by Presbytery: Resolved: Thpt in view of thfl earnest protects coihine to the Pres bvtery' from members of the Church of Roxboro and In view of the work already initiated and .not yet com plete in that field, and because in the Judgment of the Presbytery & would be an unwise change to make, the Prcdbvtery of Granville decides to grant the request of Rev. Cary Adams for a dissolution of t lie pas toral relation and for a transfer t> Winchester Presbytery. Motion pasoed unanimously Coyte Hunter. Moderator. j. H Oruver, Teni. Clerk. * O i Off Fcr Washington Rev V. Cftr>" Adams and the fol - lawUyr yoimggu?-<i Uil Momlhv .nam? - ing for Washington, where they cx nect to spend the week: Preston and HJley Sat t?r field Bedford Love. Geo. Thomas Jr.. - Earl Bradsher. Errol' Morton. John Merritt.. Rarksdale smith. Whatrcn Winstead. Howard K in? and Theo. Heater. Jr. ?SsH Fi?h?n?r T rip -Mr ?Harriy. I, o eferke. !>hnluu und j. i>. Moiii^ spetrt several days la*i *wk neat .Vntfoiic cn a ftshthg trip. ?Th(' fittpguw rommv wr -'harT* OLt> TERN . from the cartoon romir strtp. playing at Palace Theatflp Mon day fit Tuesday. June 2S-2flth 6. : (' Trrl ? milMrf ?tMK? arc b?mr col lected by * tmmy m raiwtmr: ?'
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