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PERSON cor NT Y 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 AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT : " ? $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. XLV. * . ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENINgS^ULY 25. 1928. NO. 30. Gene Believes He'll Trim Heeney In Decisive Style Champion Becomes Talkative And Tells Experts He'll Knockout Tom EXPERTS DECIDE FOR GENE Speculator N. Y? July 23?Though | not overconfident. Gene Tunney be- | lieves He has an excellent chance to store n knockout Thursday night when h? defends his heavyweight title against Tom Heenev in the Yankee Stadium. "I. feelMrt better condition for the coming contest, thaiv for either of my flffhts With Jack Dempsey." the cham pion told t he Associated Press to day. '?Mv hands are Stronger than they have been in years and this in view <if the fact that I am. confident that I. am launching harder than since . I began professional boxing. ? ;f "i ain not overconfident, but I be lieve i. villi win and I agree with my camp members that if I can land a -iOUd punch ^gainst the contender? punches such as ! have shown? in training, that a knockout is likely. I will do my best." Billy Gibson, tlie champion's man ager 1 of the ame opinion . "Oene is in the best condition of his entire career.Gibson said. "He is sharp in boxing judgment and he i* , punching with a vlclousness that ineians business. He does not under write the contender many, ^cham pions have done, but I will be per^*~ .sonally disappointed if- Gene does not~*top.the Britisher." Tunney t oday was ? down to 190 fmumls.. !.<' wingm In- w.ill iauy 4mu' the ring against Heeney. Being right on edge, he spent tlie day resting up taking brietf workout on the roads' during the morning. His final train ing session will take place' tomorrow afternoon when he noes through his patfes before an audience of news papermen only Kxprrts' Dwlde For fiene Apinng the audience were many newspaper experts fresh Irom Hee ney's camp with tales of the. British er's skill and ^powftt^Some of them iw Tunney workout. SatuTtHn- anxU_ ffiev !_hfii^?pr?d?<?!<>d that Heenev-had .it least an even chance to^win.- To man they reversed their opinions vhen Tunney showed them the real Tunney. V;'??-o J;/"-"?-I The consensus here 'tonteht. is ? that the ctfampioh will successfully re tain hit title, probably by a knock out during one ot the early round\ of the 15 round tltlar bout: Tunnc- has several reasons to win bv a knockout. His personal pride that he defend the crown as his pre decffMOts-rbv pounding the challen- I pfT sense less. The other reasons are strictlv business Ho has Mstivfi a contract with Tex nickard ;t>c promoter, for next year I Which i-nils, for \p per cent of the rate of iiis ne.x'. fttfht and no guar- I nnteo !' he fights as he twice fouorht Dempsev. just enough ti win the de k citiidTV h? admit k .that his hold on the I public ill 1> v.v ikened and'his <*arn' ' In* power sharply reduced Dunncr the d a v Tunnev mri everv I important . personage in his entour age ver*? waniprd. 4 v Uh- protests *galn' the <?r.atn- r.-n' ?' nbr, t t fljf'jto Mew York on tir? morhirtg of thi* I fight. BIH Winston Flv <?ene . Plans to fly. th* champion to lftifr I York on he da* f the i\t wer completed?-early trtnfght \vhen Charles V TV b New York banker, notified the champion -that he would rpme I "tp Wedne:dft.v afternoon in a duel motored Sihorskv amphibian and land on Lalf> Pleasant ?The plane will take on Tunnev and fine '?ther member of his partv Thursday morning at 10:Q0 o'clock and land.thoni in. New York two hour's jftter. ? Bin urnw-.n. Curtis* i'iaid, uil 't floured in the :>lane accident here la^t week will be at the Controls * The champion aid he was positive that no one would interfere with this plan He Wants to ?o because It. reduced the dt<tar?ce between 9p*cu litdi and New York 'from seven to' two hours thereby aivhw him . 'tr* Plfffrt ot ^ound ? jeop in congenial **"' ^prtiiuiaHne before meenn* the "mW tf'ylfcg test of Ills r.ing career, his battle with Heeriev _i A ^ A motorist fined 135 for a traffic -?vtoUUdi ^Iit .n. I' f ?^trtr rourf because the polteeman who had <?iven hira a uimmons was '.so ?polite to him. That* what w* call * the height of. appreciation! # Fannie Hurcft's Oreat Story THE WHfF- Of rrH^VCE". wUh Richard najtbclmcss at, V^lace Theatre Mon ftav t' 'fu^MV.' 'uTi1 fclat ? "'me* ItfofMR# tftu P, M Millionaire Leave Only $5 For Widow New York. July 2*.?The last paragraph in the history of an intere?t1ng Scotchman's career was written today when the will of Alexander Roland Peacock. ?? who rose from a department store clerkship to the vice-presidency of the Carnegie Steel Company, was filed for probate. Peacock, once reputed to be worth S15.000.000. left his widow. "Irene M. Peacock, a five-dollar bilL His secretary gets 1-50 shares of Gulf Oil Corporation stock or $10,000 *in cash in case the securi ties do . not realize that amount. His valet receives $2,500. while four children get S100 each. In explanation of his bequest to his Widow. Peacock wrote in his "It is intended by me to be in full and in lieu and bar of her dower and all and every right or interest in and to my estate. I make only this provision for rea sons well known to her. including the faet that I have amply and liberally provided for her during my lifetime." Before Juvenile Court For the past several days residents, mostly of the western part, of town. lime UtfHi.i mlsjlrig articles and mouev from their residences. Chi?f of po lice. Mr. Oliver, got on the* job and finally ran it to ground, the- offender being a lad of about 11.? Whnn -.h? lad was. arrested the following ar ticles were found in his possession: $2.51 in cash, a scout scarf and hat. which were returned to the home of T. J. Hatchett. One $2.50 gold piece and a $1.50 gold piece were given back to* Llnnie Lunsfox^i. A scout badge and five cents # was recovered which is alleged to have been taken from the home of ,\V T. Horton. Prom the -home of Miss Mattie Mor ten. $7.75 and a four . bladed. pearl handled- pocket knife were ? missing. These were_jalso recovered from the hov* A buhchTof" keys were Included in the loot Jiut no one- has at 'vet identified them. Three former homes are located on Reams avenue, while the Morton home Is located on North Main street. The decision of the Juvenile court was that the lad be left in the care Of his* parents, hoping that this, his "first offense, may be a warning to him, and that his parents will be able to restrain him Mr. Kane Gets Con tract To Build Jail Bids were opened yesterday for building the new Jail, and the con tract for both building and equip ment went to Mr. Oeo. \y. Kane, the price beln? for the buildln* around $15,000. equipment $27,000. making thr tptal cost of the Jail $42,000. TheTe were -quite a number of bids, but the local man had the lowest and he was awarded the contract. Few men In the State have a better reputation than does Mr. Kane, and \ve are Quite sure the Commissioners made .no mistake in their aw?rd. Special Song Service L At the flfct Baptl.it Church next Sunday evening. the services will b? in the nature of a song service The. ?one.? w-lllije mostly of (hose ?ood' old tnr^*reli8tous sonifs A v^rje or two of scripture will bf read ;ind thru ore of (He old time sori?ii bear-" In? <.n the time of the Scripture v.iU be MiiiK. Of course, there will be some- "otos. probably duets, etc but the main feature? will be ol<l time son!?* ? ? r-r? Every one Is cordially Invited to this .service Notice! ? ? please report to rftk- the name and .address of any blind child ot school a?e white or colored. The child must, -to* a rnwdam of Partiin f'.niii)iy. J^ofth Carolina. b: T sittrrltetdrfhinf of wuhaoH. ?o JOMI. AIM! New York.?Policeman Davtd L?n ahan. a rookie, shouted aft?r a ?rwed ln? car: ?Stop or 111 ?shoot!" _ The auto sped on !*Hehsn drew his r*volv?r and fired one shot Tils .^Hn.'was poor, and .he 'wounded hto -?il th the ie? -An ambulance t?t Mm t > h? pit?t. .* ^? ?-?- ?. V ??. Phantom Radio Man !? Earl w. Davidson.- ratlraad tele graph' operator of Reading. Pa., who has just discovered a merits to talk between two radio sets over the car rier wave of. a broadcasting station. Davidson has hystifled 'many his his "phantom radio" baffl.in? experts by broadcasting through his own ? loud speaker. BIG SUM OF MONEY FLOWS TO CHAS. A. LINDBERGH'S PURSE Estimated That Great Aviator Earned $201,000 In 6 Month's Period INCOME TAX ABOVE $30,000 Washington. July 23.?C has. A. Lindbergh earned more than $304.000 during the last hUif of 1927, according to a reliable report as to his income tax payment to the government. Reliable ^information places his federal tax payment this year at slightly more than $30.000. ? Joseph McCoy, Treasury actuary, by a light ning calculation, figured that Lind> bergh's minimum earning must have been $204.000. Which recalls to mind that Lind bergh landed in Paris with his en tire sayings, invested irt ini'^ nrnl.nm 'wfilcFT carried him 6ver the Atlantic CpnsideriiTS t"!w uiHuutTash-dtd iw>fc start to multiply as the result of his Paris flight until the middle of the year. Lindbergh's greatest earnings for 1927 came during, the last six months. Lindbergh, being single and with no on$ # dependent upon him. woilld have few deductions tdre(Juce hts in come tax payments. .Th-? * S204.00Q for six months therefor*, ?.\bulcl cbme ?closer to his actual .earnings than any guesses made by adding possible monetary acquisitions incidental to his flight. After all. S204,000 for ^ix months ?is hot : a bad step for a', young man who never earned moire than $8.000 a year before. Varied tourers . Lindbergh's sources of income have been' varied. The Ortei? prize fdr the first flieht between New York and Paris paid him a flat SJ5 000 His tout of every state in t ho Union for the OuMenheim Foundation is "?aid to have brought him $300 a day. This "tour was made In the interest of aviation and is -aid to have created, more favofablv reaction than any thing in aviation history Royalties oh hi- book "Vrt", hove run Into Jhe thousands of dollnrs. The actual figures are a secret between I.indbersrh and the publishers His syndicated neivjoaoei* articles r r \v. Prr: flu<h> and >:i l.i 'd v ill tour *:f I.a'in Anif>nr-a at'" .lid t i have n?t'?d him a goodly sum. as he^ was.paid more for 'hem. perhaps, than !<nv writer before him. Inci dentally. Lindbergh wrote most of the articles htmseir some of fhem while he was' actually flying over- Central American Jungln land According to the tnost aeeurate In formation. Xindbenh was not ptud t ir hi? ijooi}-? 111 flight to Mexico. Central America and *We West In dies. His expanses, of course. we.-? all cared 11: but iher? was no a~ tual outlay of cash bv any person nr organization for the tri? "TK?* $204000 for six months .was nothing .toijipared to wha< might have earned, had <-sr:vi m -frr?u???flvlng for the movies Of til" stage. A million was said to have been Offered tilirt for a movie c'm Irart ind lry--er. hut s?lll lmpr.-ssiv?. sum for vaudeville appearances Notice! On fiatmdav afternoon July 23, 4h? ftocfc Orove Fundav School wltl hlivj 4 planlc at Mr. Fay Allen"- AlUJhe ' member? -f-" t?e ? ftundiy School nr* ? iavite4-$a_c2fflt_ . . ' SMITH ANNOUNCESN AUGUST 22 AS HIS NOTIFICATION DATE Ceremony Launching Campaign To Occur On Steps Of Capitol At Albany GREAT RADIO HOOK - UP ?Albany. N: Y.. July 24.?From the towering east steps of the State Cap itol. Governor Sniith will tell the country, at twilight on Wednesday. August 22. ? jujx where he stands on campaign issues. The date for his notification ceremony, which will set under way at 7 p. m. eastern day light time. was .fixed today. . Around and . below the Democratic Presidential; nominee on the high .stone, tier-and in the adjoining park, it is expected a crowd, perhaps num bering more than 190.000. will be massed. Through a radio network, embracing about 90 stations, his voice will be earned to the far corners of the nation and even across interna tional boundaries. Uncertainty as to the exact time for the . notification, .which will come after those for. Her bert Hoover and Senator Curtis, the Republican standardbearers. . enr|?d when Smith himself announced that jiifticulties in obtaining clear . time for a nation-wide radio hook-up had been cleared away... Finally Sets Date It is. the Governor^ custom to give out news concerning hi? pians airect ly to newspaper men at daily press "conferences. Today, after the cigars had. been passed, a reporter led off with thn quasuon which for days had brought a negative response: "Any, notification plans?" 4tYes." Smith replied, as from be hind his desk he smiled and shifted his cigar. "It, will be Wednesday. August 22. at 7 p. m." Regardless of w;eather conditions. it Is the plan to ^o ahead with the ceremony four weeks from tomorrow evening If it rains, the notification probably will take place in the as sembly chamber, where the nominee spent years of his Executive career, "and on four occ^?Ton!>^?-inidvA*m^r.. has taken, the oath of"office as Gov ernor. That hall Is scarcely,, large enough to accomodate the notification committee. Smith's family and perr s^nal friends. . distinguished guests and newspaper men. but radio ar rangements wouLd not; be iipset and the country could listen in Just the same. Although he has not put his ac ceptance speech into writing. Gover nor Smith figures that it \tyll take him an. hour .to earn* put his prom ise to treat adequately all campaign issues, including prohibition and. farm relief. He calculated that the notifi cation speech of Senator Pittmen. of Nevada, who .wilt head the official *^mlttee. will take about fifteen minutes, and that a like period will ,be required for "incidental business." making the entire time for the cere mony an hour and a. half No Details On Radio The nominee had no derailed infor mation a? to the radio hiok-'ip. hav ing left those arrangements to lieu tenants in New4 York. It ? was . sai<(,< however, that approximately 90 stft ti6n$ would be in the network. 68 rf them under the Jurisdiction of the National Broadcasting Company the ether3 affiliated or independent sta tions. The Spilth notification will be ttt? -Coir.nued on pase eight:> A great Fannie Hurst story brought vividlv to the Screen in WHEEL OF CHANCE with Richard Barthelmesaf at Palac* -Theatre. iav. July 30-3Ht, V. Once Again \\> are delighted to have our trlrnds send u* the new* from their section, but we lay again ' ?and. ** lirtpe for the U<1 time, thai unle%s you give u* your name we ran- rot? and wttl not. publifth the item*. Almost every week we reretve letter* giving o* new* we would he TUnr-M ffllBIHJl tf Mr trtUrt - would nnlv give us their name*. We will not print the name If you *av not. hut we HI'ST know who h re*pon*ib1efor lite ;Yri ?<??>. H!?! vTFrt liad a new*v letter telling of the birth ->f twin?, and another t hi* wee! roneernlng a wedding, hut no name*, and havlog been stung pnoe on thU proposition H I* never ujtatn with u?. k Serd u* the new*. l?ut Irt u% i?how who ia sending If CHILD KILLER IS A PATIENT AT DIX HILL Raleigh. July 23.?Bay Roberso*. of Durham county. adjudged criminally insane when tried in Durham superior court last week on a charge of murdering his three children. was yesterday brought to the State Hospital. Hoberson ran amuck with an axe on^April X killed three of his four children, and hacked their bodies to pieces. He also killed his horse and his dog. ran his wife into the woods and then pro ceeded to chop hi.s .iitlomobile to pieces. Bay Robervon U the brother of Dr. Mike Roberson. the Durham doctor who is 1)0? being held under a $4,000. bond on. a charge of performing the abortion which resulted in '.he death of MKs Irma Louise Robinson, teacher in the Roybrn Height's School last year. Dr. Robeison is al?*o under l>ond for trial on other abortion charges. Several ? years ago he was arrested and fined.for dealing in ddpe. BIG CROWDATfEND MEETING OF COUNTY To The Fore. Road Folks Have Hearing TAX RATE IS POSTPONED The meeting ot the County* Com missioners was largely attended last Monday it the request of the Com missioners. Tfie morning was taken up largely in d^scussm? .jhe school question, and it was soon evident that {hose present tf ere thoroughly in sympathy with the longest ttfnil pos sible. with nothing short pf eight months as the minimum. The-v plead earnestly ..with the Board not to take a baclfoard oiep, out'ta miUce every effort tii give the schools at least an, eight months term - ? The matter ot the extra rate f.or road, purposes was laid before the Board, bui no particular . stress was laid upon ir. The Highway Commis sion simply stating their case in a business way. and .leaving the matter In the hands of the Board. After listening all of the morning 'to the discussion the Board w#nt In to executive session and voted to look further into tfre. matters and to. settle the* rate a~t their regular meeting on the first Monday in August Death Of Mr. Yancey Mr James Edward Yancey, age 89 died at his home near Roxhoro "n Route 5. about 7:30 o'clock Saturrfav evening. Mr Yaheev was well known and honored in (he community in which he lived: having been a farmer of a retiring disposition He hod many friends, and if an eriemv ho one ever heard of it funeral fn?r, '-^rc conduced frrnu An'iocr. chiirli nt i o'clock Sun day Afternoon. Kldev J. J. Hall in charge of- the 'ceremonies. The pall hirers were N B. Clark, O. P. Wll kersAn J. W WUkerson, E. J. James Sam Wilkerson. and Arch Tapp. . Don't Mies It The ZANDER-OUMP WEDDINO hem? presented by 'he Junior Baraca T77ai="r)f?TTie Fffsr Bapm Church tr ? wedding tha' Will b? long refnem b-red. Most all of the funny-paper characters are In it. such as Jiggs, Maggie Tillle. Etta. etc. They are having special attractions added as "ALEXANDER'. IT MIOHT HAP PEN" etc. Don't' mis* the most fun of the season at the Graded School Auditorium. Friday the 37th. Adm 25 Ac 35c. We'll have It cool for you. Keeping peace in the NnrthMTTO'n*. Ma?s ?A New Y3tk win'i I'aik'd on Main ftteeet-htf ? Wl? attracting considerable. attention. It had a Hoover plate In front and an Al smith plate In the rear Th" mttTT frt The machine ?irske-l .ii. ..T? nfl[ i or the vame candidate ' Villained that lie favored' Hoover while his wtfe .wia a Smith blester. Sc. M keep peaty in the fumtlv.. It j Vid b?e;> agreed' td haf? both can didates represented on the car! DISTRESSING ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON REAMS AVE., MONDAY EVENING *? Three-Year-Old Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Henry Winstead Hit By Aqto ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE Monday afternoon ther* was an accident on Reams Avenue, which fortunately did nou prove serious. ,M?s. Fred L. Masten and Mrs. Stun fteld were returning from the Lake in Mrs Masten s Chevrolet Coupe ? when just m front'of H. G. Clayton's resi- . dence on Reams Avenue, the. litttle three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs: Henry WinsteacJ. who live near Dick en^rStore. m the Concord section, dafted ' out from behind a parked car directly in front of" the Coupe. Mrs. Masten threw on the emergency itf-akes and though going a? a slow speed, was unable, to miss him The tront bumper struck, him putting an ?ugly gash in his head arid breaking his right. leg jiist above the knee. Mrs Masten and Mrs, Stanfield jumped out. of the car and picked up the child and carried him in the house, and Drs. Nichols and Thaxton were' summoned,' who gave immediate attention- The little child was car ried home m the late afternoon and we are glad to know is doing just aa well as could bs expected under the circumstances.. The little man?and. ' scious throughout, was as calm an could be. and bore his sufferinn bravely. He is a beautiful child, and he won his way into our heart far ? the manly manner in which he stood the trytiTg ordeal. Those who. saw the accident. antf there were several eye witnesses, say tt was absolutely unavoidable, but the accident prostrated- Mrs. Masten, uho was put to bed and had th* phy sician with. her. The sympathy of all go out to the parents of tfie child, and trust no complications Vill arise ? ) make it .s?rious Allensville Sunday School Institute ' The Allensilfe Township Sunday School Institute will be * held at Rocky Grove church on Sunday. July 29. beginning .at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Devotional by E T. Gentry; 2:15. Song bv the children. ,KI Love to Tel L the 8t0ry.' ? 3:25 Church Butldin? for Sunday School. 3,00 Why Teachers Should Hold i N'ormal CourDiplorna 4 40 Talks by Superintendents of Sundav Schools, Everybody is invitpd to attend this service Whether interested in Sun dav School .or not. ronje W. T. Buchanan. Pres. First Baptist Church Bible School 10:00 A, M R. L,. VVUburn Supt. Pt\*nchln?. 11:00 A. M. Subject! Keeplnf The H*arl. The cvepina hour will toe over 1 to a service ot 5.911? entitled "Follow In* the Matter in Scriptur," ana son?". B. Y. P. Us 6'Ai P, M. Prof. B. B Khlttht Oen. Director. A cordial welcome 1? extended to all. Enter into Hi* gates with thanks elvlnfl, and Into His Court* with prjilse." Pr.a!. 100:4: W. F. WEST. Pjl?tor. Interesting Rotary Meet The Oxford and Roxbsro Rotary ; lubs had a Jotnt meetiru yesterday ?nir I* p;v Oa ? v - 1 .blc ? i V ml Interesting talk t were made b- mem ber* ffam botTl Clubs. 'iTitl the hour' seemed very short. There Li a stron* bond of fellowship between these two clubs and (hew Joint meeting- are always looked forward to with much pleasure Revival At Salem ?fhe revival at"TTi 1 eiln otr the fifth Sunday at- 4 p m. and will la*t throtjifh the. week. There -will be two iervlcej daily. 3 and . 5 '?'rt'jck in the afternoon Hev E W. ?wr-ir t. ..ul ?!,, 'thl. Di^ACTilng. Every one cordially Invited to ail of the serlces . ?* . ' .1 O1" ' ' " ' ' brother {jrosecQte* own- brother for murder, sends hi* own sweetheart to r .son m WHEEL OF CHANCE with Rtcbard*fcartttelm*V> at falac" Th?i L Mancjjiy Tit-rfjty. JtHV "0-31*t.
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