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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 AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. XLV. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 15. 1928. NO. 33. COURT CLEARS UP CRIMINAL DOCKET Total Of 60 Cases Disposed Of During The Past Term. Judge D?.. in Presides MANY GET PRISON TERMS While the term only lasted two and a half days; which was occupied by the state docket, there -was no lime lost and more than 60 cases ? were disposed of. With Judge Devln holding a few more terms here liquor eases would. be' fewer, for he gave them terms in keeping :wlth their The following caie5^~wtrc?ijisposcd CTf John 3radsher.~1arceny; wol piosed ?with leave Tomniie Yellocljl, housebreaking: Bullty. 12 'month?, on the roada of Durham/county. B W Mangum. manufacutfing whiskey; guilty. $200 and costs L- B Clav ton._ illegal possession o I whiskey: guilty. $23 and costs. Virgil Kirkland, Illegal possession of ? whiskey; guilty. ?2S and costs. H. T Clayton, public nuisance.. Case continued upon payment ol cost. Jesse Clay, driving an automobile while under the influence of whiskey 4 mollths on Durham county Dick Clay, illegal possession of whiskey Cahed and failed. John Pay'or. dnvlng an automo bile while urunk Called and fa'lled. Shepherd Brodwell, driving an automobile while drunk . fcase con tinufcd. Clarenr* Newman, charged with carrying. concealed vf'arjon. Not guilty, . O. H, Tingen. illicit possession of whiskey called and failed. K V. Tingeti. illegal possession of ?Whiskey; guilty. $35 and costs. ? Browri.' 'illegal possession of whiskey Judgment suspended uiio'n . yavment of cost., - ~ --Bffi llarnrit larceny.' Judgment iuspftiHcd uprn j)ayrtTenT i,| rnsre ? J. 1: ( ulrnnn ? Illegal. possession of whiskey, ..Judgment suspended?unffjT raymeht' of costs. Henry Koborson. manufacturing liq-. cur- -Judgment suspended Upon pay ment of the .-pM ? . : ; fuller, driving an automo bile while intoxicated: ifulltv, $50 and IS and he must not drive an automobile for three months. David Whitlow, carrying concealed weapon; guilty $50 and costs On aoth/..' charge, (ha- of drtvlhg an auto mobile a hlle intoxicated he was . ftned $30. James. Johnson, driving an auto mob;'? h He drunk: guilty, R. months on the Durham county roads. Jauu^> Johnson, disturbing religious worship; guilty Judgment suspended upon payment of costs. Robert Dunn illegal possession of whiskev Judgment 'suspended upon payment of coots Robert Dunn driving an automo bile while under the inftucnc," of whiskey. Nol prossed with leave C. a. Loiig.- operating, buiness with out license. Judgment suspended tip on payment of co?tt and the license. Trm Dean, manufacturing whiskey Blrtfty, H months on Durham county .roads: . Joe Hives faise pretense; .guilty, 10 months on the roads of Durham count v Lonuie Thortm. manufacturing i liquor: guilty, rt nionthi oh the roads of Durham county ; J f Murphey, Illegal possesion of Uquof m days on Durham county ".roads Cuther Arrlngtfm dl*orderly ' con duct, ^ "ilt v Judgment suspended upon onvrrent of cost*. S,- n Hrodwell, illegal possession of whiskey Case continued I.erov-Wilson burglars: guilty 18 months on roads of Durham eoiTnw - Jim Barher burglary; ?m)tv , is months on Durham count-' road. Benni' ? ,n charged with alv "fl am, ' teoige Wnrre,,. ?g?f '?mrqrr: bllf* ? r nir>rj^(is - ? ?? _ Oene Johnson, Oeorge Harrw, Wil liam Wood Clarence Hoo,| Rob,rt Newman, gaifitanie. iranty, no and costs llov Peace was also Included In this indictment, and whs failed and fattrtf A fiene ji.hn.son waii alto tried for non-appearance ,t the ^pri| term tnrt ?n *r?er three months on. . )Vo rdads of Durham rot??ty Early Clayton, ffrtHm'an wtom. ? I'll i'" :? .. r quor. L ? lilt? ?VI .liifl V,- " ' ? W. R ;,n'' '?(larger) Wh'. fit!?*. Unique Radio Pleas Goldies K, Lltchle. of New York, in whose ?100.000 alienation suit against. Mrs Theresa Rosenfleld radio mes sages were read entreating Mrs. Ros enfleld riot to stsal her husband's, love f-rnasfH THe Atlantic Ocean 22 Times During his time in the Navy, Chap lain Hester has crossed the Atlantic Ocean twenty-two times and htiis vis ited.. every continent in the world. Hi? lecture hfere on the 17th will be based cn his experience as Superin tendent of Education for American' Samoa. ^1926-27. Part^ of hi? duty as Chaplain Of the Naval Station in. American Samoa was Superintendent of Education for the natives. This lecture i? sponsored by the j Philathla class of ..the First Baptist Church, and they cordially invite you to hear it.* Tickets only 35 cents. ] Chaplain Jas. M. Hester Chaplain James :M< Hester, who was pastor of the Baptist Church here j in 1917-18. and who resigned to enter the World War as Chaplain in the Navy, will deliver his famous lec ture on "Weird and Strange Customs pf thes. South Seas Islander." in the public school auditorium on the Even-i ing of the 17th of August. Don't miss this interesting lecture^ [you. wih.- enjby it. Yick.eU. 35 cents. Will Call On "Al" The following party loft yesterday I mirruirm .-?rt four-o'clock for an ' iuiu* rouV of ..about two' weeks:. Dr. A. F. N icf iolJJ; ftlierlfl K. V. Brooks. R. M; Spencer and Joe; kirbv. They .will- go ; direct'to Detroit,, thence they will] tour Canada, taking in Thousand Is lands!. Montreal, etc. Xhen they will make- for Albany. N-. Y.. where they ''spec* to attend the notification meet ins of Gov. Alfred E. Smith. ?Frpm there thev \\-ill follow the Hudson to New York City, thence by way of j Washington home. ? . . make report to the court. Judgment suspended upon payment of cost3. Victor Slaughter; aiding and abet ting in resisting an officer. Judgment suspended upon payment of costs. Carlton Pulliam. driving an auto hn^btte .while, under tho influence of j whiskey: guilty. $50, and , tjosts and not to drive an automobile ofr three pnoftths. Norfleet Yancey, assault with dead ly weapon: guilty. 8 months oft the ror.ds of Durham county. H Charlie ?Williams, charged with car nal knowledge of child; not guilty. J. T. Powell, illegal possession *6(1 v.hiskev; euiltv.. $25 and the costs' Abe Hollowav. illegal possession of vlUsJcey; guilty, $25 and costs. ? Vance Lvnn. illegal possession of | "ill* key; guilty.. 2 months on Dur* ham count roadv J.^ .-k Davis. illegal possesion of whisky; ".nit . $25. and costs. Eugene Jackson, illegal possession of wlskev; guilty. '2 months on Dur ham county roads Reynolds McKay, reckless driving Called and failed. B. Whlsnant, illegal possession of whiskey; guilty. $25 and costs. .A (>. Clay toft, driving an auto n^biie While intoxicated: guilt v $50 and the costs and not to drive an rmtrrmobtlr tor three months Jonah Oarrett. driving an automo bile while drunk. Case continued. Charlie Noell. driving an ftutomobil? while drunk: guilty 4 months on, Durham rounty roaus. I Oycar Jordan, illegal possession o( wine $25 and ro?ts.>. m- Hrown < ?'VtiV.Ve" w*mpanrUn;l?u??iit pavfnent of costs. B. O Hicks, driving an autnwiObtfe ttnder at- whli ke-. Case continued. Ed Zlmmoman. illegal jjossetslort of vCTsisKey: not guilty J. R. Woody, assault: jury coulS not agree' and mistrial ordered. [? ' , r ?? ; cimp strattoft Porter'?? wtfrtd famous ?mel the HAVKSTFR now in i: j",' nlfttiag m iaiL. ace Theatre MontTsW ^ftd, Tuesday. A?g\ -SO-Sls* Mat+nfe M^ndav 3 p,m. HEAVY STORM-TAKES DEATH TOLL OF FIVE IN TWO CAR0LINA8 Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars Daiq^ge Done To Proper MANY SERIOUSLT INJURED Charlotte. Aug. 11.-?Ftye deaths, numerous persons injured^t least one seriously, flooded streams and property damage estimated high into the hundreds of thousands of, dollars, marked the passing aver the Caro lines of the storm that has been wandering over the Southeast for a week. Several hundreds of persons <..n-n f j-pm their homes along streams. ' Four deaths occurred in South Car olfr.a and in North .Carolina as hea?V v.dnds :ind rain that verged on cloud" burst proportions levelled i>ower and ?ecmthimication wires-and home* The dead: Jasper J. Hartley, Batesburg. S. C? crushed- when storm' destroyed home.. ?-?Foster. Negro girl, killed pear Santee, S. C . where house destroyed. Grover Hollabouih, Greenville. con ductor on Southern Railway freight, killed when live j?ire fell on. train. Negro woman kilted in Greene county. North Carolina, when storm destroyed house. - Struck Friday Night ' A storip struck , in Southwestern" South Carolina Friday night at Bates burg and bounced over to Newberry, ?where some damage was done. It then lost some of its fury as a windstorm and torrential rains ' fell throughout the Piedmont' sections of the two Car olinas. A branch of the storm ap peared to have swept over . eastern North Carolina-and in its wake left ' the one death at Greenville. N. C. The heaviest rainfall .reported was a' Hickory N. where 10 .inches '.ras reported with the city water works pumphouse flooded and out of commission Newton, N, C , reported heavy storms. At Spartanburg seven inches, of min fell and more than S ittchps at Union Numerous reports' cf 1 to_ 4 Inches were received. The heaviest nroner-v _\vas in the viclnitv of Spartanburg, -where the Beaumont. Arkwright and Paco Mill villages were flooded, driving hundreds of persons out of their homes! The Beaumont and Ark wright mills were flooded, damage, estimated-at-*1^0.000 each being done. Gas Works Flooded The Snartanburg city gas. works was flooded and service suspended. Several buildings In the slty were undermined and basements in man/ sections filled with water. Highway bridges were washed out in every direction from Spartanburg and Greenville Train service was badly., disrupted Tonight the' rampart creeks -vere subsiding, but rivers were rising and In lower South Carolina flood .warn ings were sent out for points along the Savannah river. The Catawba river was rising rapidly through North Carolina and South Carolina, but -without anv likelihood of serious damage, it was said. A fill 50 feet long washed out. 'in . der the Southern Railway tracks at Union.thl? morning an hour after a passenger train had crossed oyer the sector, A large culvert had be?o re rsntlv put In at that, point to drain a pond and gave way under the pres sure of the rising iake. All tralnsT ?111 be delayed for hours. STORM SEVERE IX THE EASTERN PART OF STATE Klnston. Aug. 11?Carolina JoJ-ner. aged Negro woman, was killed In the tflrm which swept this' part of . the State early today. -lack Speight, Negro. Vuffered a broken back'- and is not expected to recover. These- casualties occurred in the Mzzle section of oreene cohnty. The woman was killed as she cringed be fore the fearful storm in a corner of her wrecked hopie. E A. Raspberry. Sheriff of Greene county, reported thai ' many per?tins were m lured In this section of Oreene (Continued on page ?lght> Muvlfe Al Bethel ? Hill High School Brin* tKe fc'flJStrt ffie; "picture bow at Bofhei HU1 Hl^h School on next Saturday night You will find a good picture -ind hav> the~ pleasure of njeettng friends. 2 relief rov^T by" 5nie^rTe Authoress 0<?nf Stra^fon P THE HARVFRT^) All-8tAr Oast..playing at Palace ^Thea tro. Monday & TucaiUi./^ug. 20-21st Senator Glass Not Talking In Albany Albany. Aug. li?On his ar rival in Albany tonight Senator Glass wept to the Executive Mansion to be the over-night guest of Governor Smith. News-* paper men made several at tempts to *f him, but he in sisted that he had "nothing to say." The Virginia Senator is a pro nounced dry and had a big hand in the. formulation of the law enforcement plank' in the Democratic platform. Joseph us Daniels, former Se cretary of the Navy, of Raleigh, will be Governor Smith's guest of Wednesday night. 'SIX FOR SIX,' SAYS~ NORMAN ^DENNIS An*- IS.-?Norman Den (W Cat^"rr f0r ,h- RaWilh ther "aS ?'UrKfst noise in . Wn hT ?'fU?ht. The ^ ^Whfmlbrstump Ed anutnr* ? nlen Merp apportioned nr?o, ?'thr < aps- *nd Den " nnr'y one-third of the blow, fcv. i?n|t,ng oot 5U h(u ? I -to^TT" HLS Uck" **nt for ' be^d I b"e5 M h" f?r !"""" run' a doubl?' and smel? hi hi, collection. Clinic For Crippled _ Children An?nrt 23 (-J1116, re?ular monthly Clinic for Hov?1'ed?Chll<lren ?1U be held at the "otel on Thursday. Augmt 23rd. and the Chairman of the rT ary Committee. Dr. B. E Uye w In <v" Cnpp,cd ^tld Person. Gram-ille and Casaeti ^ ^vantage ? Th?e clinics. Remember, there Is 130 char?.. Wnd^4o^n,?rWa,f * 'mS brpht"^. ?^{ loaTniean'1' the her p'ease see that it iTbroSiEF Wt" ??? ^?^Ss:'.can;n?tbe done Bethel Hill B. V. P. U. Stindav.. August 19 8PM SerSv -Ch.rtSt" C^1!s Christians. to Son?, prayer, business' s?'!?ent: Char<" Ne?tOn Dav Quiz leader report Bnmn Bosw.ell.' Humphries ?har?e' JosePhlne p Group No. 3 in rhaw Catherine Introductory, Oroup Captain CaudeWUhou^"1'" F?"a" Je?? <=i?;MSwL^nlon Ble,Sfd Man" 3- Christ Still calls. juila TuIler *AntTrU" Christ for Re 8'i*hopnSWW aM P?? Aima Lucy Ranes. Cor. Sec Edgar Long Memorial '??heAuZn h, T church attend ^fitted If m Restular ??rvicej ?m be h,M , T.keUVt h,nU" "*? Sundav. mS?m^ st" eU^TreT^ $ ' T A.'saens. Pastor. Orphan Ringing Claw Th# Orphan sinking eiaHs rtarn. Proprietor:..-Doe, n m ^No. it s too larft.u Vl~' n[ '"?"f it shrink* """ * TT - - TOBAK'O sticks "So- ' Kiln Oried- .Stock '1 Rfvlu.ro Luntbftr Co. Governor Alfred Smith Is Ready To Deliver Address _ SOCIETY- NEWS Miss Zephia Duncan entertained at three tables of bridge last Thursday afternoon m honor of Mrs. J, B. Williams and Mrs. E. W Tucker. Alter several prpgressions of bridge a salad course was served by the. hostess assisted by Miss Jessie Dun can. Guest - prizes .were presented to Mrs J. E; Williams and Mrs: E. W. Tucker. High score prize was Won by Miss Marion deVlaming. Those playing were; Mrs. J. E. Williams, Mrs. E. W. Tucker;- Mrs: . Landon Harvey.; Mrs; Winfree Clayton. Mrs., Tom Booth, and Mrs. Lawrence Clark. Jr.: Misses Marion deVlaming. Nell Woods. Shuford Carlton. Eliza beth Morris. Mary Marshall Duniap Zephia Duncan ?Mr. and. Mrs. R. T. Brooks had -a. reunion of. his family, op last Sunday. August 12th.'at their home just two miles from .'town. -Those present were Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Brooks.'and little daughter; Sybil Eve of Raleigh; Mr and Mrs. ? B. G.. Boswell and sons. Richard j-nd ? .Ajlphonso of Durham. ' snd Mr.^R. Ny, Brocks . and little daughters? Marion and EJva .Tane f Denniston. Va.'. and Mrs. Eliza Bos well of Durham. AH enjoyed-the .de lightful dinner and a feast of water ..melons and teniohadein * the after noon. Mrs 0 K. Moofe ^iiLunamed--kt two tables of bridge 4 as t -Wednesday afternoon in honor of' her house guest. Mrs. C. M. Tingley of. Toledo. Ohio; The living room was very at tractive In its profusion, of .summer flowers carrying an otanee color scheme. Those playing weMrs. Ci M. Tinglev.. Mrs. B. A. Thaxton. "Mrs. Eugene ThPnias, Mrs. Baxter Man gum. Mr?. Ed Hill. Mrs... H, G. ;simp soav Mrs. Munch Featherston and Miss Bessie Sanders. High score prize "was won by Mrs. Baxter Mangum. The guest of honor v.as presented with a lovely hand-made flower bas ket. ? The hdstess. assisted by Miss jane Brooks, served 'delicious punch. ;cp cream and rafo?. 7 ; Mrs. L. C. Bradsher was hostess at a .delightful bridge, party at her love ly home on Lock Lily road Tuesday morning, honoring her si?ter. Mrs. John L.. Atkins, of Durham. Many beautiful flowers and ferns, bedecked the home and added tO its attractlve nrss. Bridge was played, very en thusia.st4cally-at three tables and many interesting games i enjoyed, at the close of which a delightful course fun cheon was served by. the hostess; as sisted by her *i$ter. Miss Dorothy .Younger. High score prize a lovely set of bridge cards, was won by Mrs. A. -&L Burns.. while low score prtze, a dainty novelty. went to Mrs. Hugh Woods., A novelty -gift was also pre sented to the honoree. ? The Bridee club had a delightful meeting on Wednesday morning with Mis?* Mary Harris as hostess. Lovely cut flowers of m&nv brilliant colors were used as decoration?;. Bridge was enjoyed at three- tablrs and after sevr rral ?ames had been enjoved the hostess, assisted by Mrs. R. L. Harris, served a delightful salad course, with tea and hot roils. Mr3 A M. Burns and Mjn E Hill tied .for htah score, both of whom were presented attrac tive prizes.. Attractive in Its anpointmet harming in every detail w: :;velv ^hree-course dinner part being carried out in the place cards and central arrangement. Covers ?Vera laid by the hostess for Misses An *? Royal W^kerson Cleo nnd Janie Roster*. and FVanH Bradsher. Pointer Rogers J^fin Hester and Ram New ton. The hostess was asststed by her cjiter. Mrs. Louis Wagstaff. in serving >???.. nunlnlura l>a?katrnt? were mVGTt a# favors, Following the dinner the party* at f"tided movie. "B^ckv", at the Palace. Ifceatre in tftoxbnro. MissFratikie Clayton was a charm-1 ins hostess on* the fifth Saturdav even lit?: WWHT- 51U! rmei lained a number of her friends in lienor- of her house. cntest. Miss Efchalein Ashley. The in cited guests numbered nftv-TiVe. OwrttnT BftfsOfte of the* ^FOARLSTT ? ARJtOW and to be continued through * ^ '"^eklv eptsodM..aLLIZialace Theatre FrTJlac Aug' 17th. Dpn'J mfss'- the Acceptance Speech Ready For Deliverance At Notification Next Week "ILL TALK ABOUT HOUR Albany, N. Y_ Vo* u. f ZZntmith ha" " min^ ,ImmPaUn *** "? W? m?d today completion of ^ cleared .tile wav f?- . f ' ?"?' ferencea todav Vir-i ,ns of con_ -o o, .w^r were "a"V opponents Pre-conventianal ? . CiUh* Leads List <?* "f* " list at promtnet Democrats Sm n, . mvited here to talk7??? h ^ Walsh , Thu"dav and spnator ^ehd?y;?ntana 0n Fr'^ *?? Sink"hhL noapreimSeDl diS?U5siom; ~ ? Ta,k About Hour ctuiL .T?0'3 spwh formally ?. *<fe " pauses .xhe word Surprise Birthday Dinne hs^ffisw. gaj'g^ & *? Jn h ono- ? M.'";:. '?? ?"?<?*? dinner chlldrpn fathered lt , h [ 19 ThjT nine - o'n^T , , . he !l0m? ab?ut evervbody had n L ? ?l0?ln* and "** -d Dinner"^ served at ??-?.1. Wner was ? ??-? 3.1 twelve O ClflPlr an? bS - - Mr nnd Sirs H ??fcs?and f*mily, family. Mr ? ?*vwn and and babv Mr Weldon^"^",Cl*?t(J? ?' 1 ton" an n, o Br001" wd and Mrs HW , P<'" H,U: Mr ir nf o v. Paly ton and H n Jr "f Richmond Va \tr ^ ?ridr * -e Mw A E cilv'1"1 t:hUlIr,'n- Mr' *"<?' ,and Mrs W Dn l!" childrpn- Mr. 'of Blanch WNPc 3 wVnAd ^ a11 and daughter Of Mcbane ^ havin? in an a total of Z ^randchlMren xau 5^c#taf lrW w1?hini Mr" . birthdays' _h; ? ?M>y Wor* "?Ppy City Schools To Open On The 6th 7hr s *?'?? ".ad, by Prof bo hsue DaWdon m 0ur n?, Everybody ? >~\a va?,M "'?i"n , S <fe1Burn' vour Doc?ih!vi>>d J"" w1" h* doln*"v?r ?-' i.-it f,.-?r First Baptist Church Sunday School 10:00 a ill., Mr. R. L Wllburn supt TKCTB Witt' Be nft preaehtnf ?r \ Ices, as the Pastor is otT oft hto- va cation. B. V. P. tr. at 8:45-. Prof B. B. Knight. Oeneral Director. ? gTT-.-v . surelne *?4i M?e (?rv<tr I>t a. ?U Iw Irtve Oetie Stratton Port<>r'? ace Thoatrc Monda\" it Tuesday. Auff 30-aist Maline.. Monday. 3 p. m.
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