J. W. NOELL. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
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VOL. XLV. ROXBORO. NORTH C AROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 7. 1928. NO. 45.
Herbert Hoover Next President
EX SERVICE MEN OF
PERSON COUNTY WILL
CELEBAATE SATURDAY
<Juod Speaking, (iood Bats,
Everything Free And Every
One Invited
?REAT CROWD EXPECTED
Tl?e M*sm*lce the ti of Person
County will hokl their annual cele
l ration .-'on saturdav Not. 10tb. >?
B^xborp They art holdinsr <? on the
? JOtli bemuse Vhe 11th is Sunday 'ind
?h?v hope f or >..larier, crowd on Sa*? '
vrtipy ? rhan thev could cet c.r Mon-.
Y-.-.V. T'.it Inw or 6 undertskift? ? hie
nto0O6ltJ6n this lime, lor they are in
- .?ViT'lIVVH' Jl ri'.'i: ? fl-.'.'itv .
frt>tn the ba-bv vo !hV eT^t-gta?d- .
father to corns, as t'h:tr guests.
rWey" tUlV. meet in ;h; uradeci
ihool oudttortuiri :apd listen to "'in!'
-. ; i iff ?.i r.- i aJ ? T '?"?l a L_i_
? ; ? Picrver W-arehc-u.^e whsre th^v
? V. t;j serve- ifrunswlck stew to till. wKh
V.iu'j ? of. coid drtnt;.. ? Everything' is
. ? and n :eal crowd Its expected.
ROXBORO TIGERS
PLAY RINGS AROUND
BURLINGTON HIGH
Hands Victors Of Last Year's
frame Some Of Their Own
Brand Of Playing
VII. PI..VY OXFORD FRIDAY
T',:e" Rnxbirp team presented "to
_ ; -n > ^ .,:j_>-rnooh ?> " ?
. ? ?. a 3 ! '.tii Hi has' boon seen on local' i
:V for oh it A v whilp.'- They beat the
? that handed' Rnxboro tho -maTT'
-/..of :t 40-0 score last year. Hox
\ >r<? fleeted to; receive smd ' resorted ?
*?' ?>" { -hi? 'on-- tlse- (Vrtrf- pla-y. xW pasft i
gpod, Sikek ' to Harris., lor about
ards B.?in? held then for downs.
' jy-.r: ball went oy_"r aud for the first
:??: plaVs it looked as though Bur? ?
' .n ft top would Vcate on hne plays and
--.?id itirir-. Bur\infrton was twice held
: ;r downs near Roxb^ro s final line.
T wo bad punts were gotten off by Rox
?-prp >yhen they atttmjpMwJ to kick out !
' f dancer. Burlington - then completed
:*\ pass across the goal line for the;
in
? second and third quarters
Fe?tnr>ri? for Rpxtyiro was the. en
? * :?*: team They* worked as one. mak- '
? inr >t poMfjbift rpr ? .Tim- ? I.omr |
'^ .tthrir Gentry tii' nu?ke ffce splendid
: rsns t Int t hey - : r ppped <. fT .
?T if fame brand of football and
/-[?fth't y Ml. ?e!l d^feal ;f or Oxford Frl
?v?v when w ? play our f\r** cham
r i-nship
Mr. Hester Ooe?
Mr U^r of.' Hwfr ) left
;nd?v of lM<t week for New Orleans.
tr^vA which city he iiled the
...Mlhr pari . cf the. week for Oaute
- City. Central America There
M.', Hester Will join his brother. Mr.'
1 I. . Hotter who as manager of a
'.lainmotli aflrriculfhral ' business has
in the southern cjpUnti'y some
r. f Mr Hester, as an4 assistant to
' v : brother, expects to remain awav
' s o or three yefirs. Friends hope for
his stiocess.
5*630.00 FW iS ' cad
Mr. William Whltt of Creedmore.
: irmerlv of this County, sold a load
f tobacco here last Friday which
r-ouarht him the sum of *?30.<W He
?vas highly pleased with the sale and
^ent home a big booster for the
Hoxboro market. He sold with the
? - o Warehouse .
Box Pau-ty Allensvllle
Frtdav nloht Nov <T at Allensvllle
Hl?h S<!hool. there will be a box party.
The ' proceeds will be tided for the
^meni of the athletic team. Added
? '.tractions beitdes the box party will
?>*ue? There will be no admlsKion
harden, so com* a/id enjoy the fun.
Cha? Potrleman with hi* "OtXIE
. M'SAUTY REVUf" 'The Show FXtau
<!Zht Only. Thursday. Nov. 8th.
HERBERT CLARK HOOVER, NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE U. S. A.
Person County Remains Loyai To The
Democratic Party In Hard Fought Affray
Roiary Entertains >?' - 1
City School Teachers
Last Thursday evening the fto*~
bc.ro ftotaryj Club .entertained the fa
culty of the city schools, dlnrter be
ing -pived by the civic department of
the Woman's Club. The visitor:, were
v Icoined by Rev. P. Carv Adams.
rid responded to' by Mis# Inda Col
lins. principal of t lie grammar School.
Ir. T. O. Carver, chairman of 'he
eclipol board made a short talk,
/{??be members were triad to have as
: on this" occasion one of their
lofin#r members, Mr. Tom Leigh, who.
is now living in Richmond. Va.. and
Mr. Craitte of Philadelphia, president
at Somerset Mills.
Mr. Michaels Buys Inter
est In Clayton Drug Co.
Mr. n. P. Michael, one of the most
popular of Rnxboro's younger busi
ness men. has bought an Interest In
the Clayton Drug Company and ??m
m on the first. Few men here en
joys the confidence of the public to
n larger extent than does Mr. Mich- <
ael and he ?U1 be quite an asset to
I he Clayton Drug Company.
o
Hunters Notice
' All game laws are In now except
quail and turkey. '
Buy yoilr license and avoid a pen
alty. I am riding the County dally in
| search of game law vtoI?ters
Errol D. Morton.
_ County Warden.
- . "r in ? " C . 1 '
Services At St. Mark's
Tber- wil b? services at St. Marie's
jCtmrch Sunday Nov. 11. IBM at IV
:a ... ,'AnMlM^- TTH-tfe<4 Jg
1 tlwse services.
Smith Carried CVunty I.y 1S2:
(>ardner And Stedman }{oll
I*p Majority Of 600
PlGaiT MADE ON SMITH
The election hero passed off very
nuietly, there beinst no disturbance ol
Any kind, and a lnrue vote polled
Returns from every precinct were In
before midnight. with Smith having ?
majority of 182 This' was quite a
surprise to the Republicans, ns they
h;.d made a close canvass and with
the help of the anti-Smith talks were
expectint a land slide for Hoover.
The returns from most of the pre
cinct* showed that Gardner i\nd Mai
Sfedman would have a majority of
about (>00 ?
There was no contest for the var
iour, County offices, hence i!o en
thuMesm over this part of the vote.
Will You Help?
? R"ih'a fi'icnai. rim T intra wurkiny
man. with five little children, and my
wife has been sick for several month'
I have a serious stomach trouble, and
I am askine my friends to help me
Will you please help? l.e?ve what
ever yoti are willing to tontrtbut" at;
Tim cuunm ufflw." - ? ?
.... ? V.MI riKpontfnlly,
Odle Hubbard
Woodsdale. N. C? H. I
'Dwelling Burned
Last Sunday nitht the dwelling on
?Tti? old plape known a* in* Chtffli'
P ayk>T piacr. near Woodsdale was
destroyed by fire. It is not known how
the fire originated The plate
nwned by Mr R D. Ballev. and I if
. tejhf us had it about .fa?if
"covered vriCl iav.iranc ?
fflffi&MIW
SC1DL FOR COUNTY
Ail !?(? Held Nov. 15-iBlh. On
Me?s. Rov And Waller
Rogers' Farms
R y If. K. Sanders
The MllTd tcrraclng srhooi lor (he
county wHl be Held Thursday and
Friday. November 1 5th and 16th oil
the farms of Messrs Roy and Walter
Roger*, on road No 13 just beyond
Semrrsnt Mills.
The school Mil commence at 9:00
A. M., ami run till 4 P. M each day.
The morning session will be <lven
over to theoretical discussion of ler
rasing. learning to handle the inttrti
ment. learning the distance apart, to
locate the terraces, fall for the ter
races. location of terrace* and oui
TeT.i, TRf aftarnoon sessions *111 be
7ivQn to actual field work, laying out
the terraces, marking them off. plow
nV them up with* teams and drags,
and building up the low places in the
terrace lines.
Both diy< will be profitable to
' ffiose who want to save their lands
Tiuiii washing sitae and nil iMfmM
ire urged to come and spend both
(lavs at the school. In case of rain,
the school will go on. but the actual
y losing. _EiU .have to be_jjs?fiane^_
Bring your dinner alcng and come
prepared to spend the entire day. All
Who are Interested will be given a
Stance Tir-Tiafidle tin* nv*}t 'ttVt? iit
fhould be able to terraoe yoOr own
farm with c/mftdence in youraelt and
' \?l*h ease.
& -
As the result o I a motor accident.
1 a" TsairWJW r.-mnuia w-'lKni'iinl wan
[1 ..?
New York State Goes To
The Republican Candidate
In Huge Landslide of Votes
SIMMONS' HOME WARD
HOLDS NEW BERN FOR
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
New. Bern. Nov. 6.? Although
the home ward rjjf Senator Sim
mons. anti-Smith leader in
North Carolina, fjve Governor
Smith a majority of 18 votes in
today's balloting, the Senator's
home town v^ent Democratic on
a national scale by a majority ??!
only, seven votes.
As it turned nut. the major
ity in Senator Sinimons! home
ward saved .'New Bern for the
Democrat]''. p?rty. The total
vote in the city was 1.145 for'
Smith .intt 1. II! ; for fcloover. In
the Senator's home ward th?
Democratic nominee r<* rived ?!H1.
vote while . Hoover got 233
THE FAMOUS "BIDE
RIDGE {MiT
ARE COMING AGAIN
To Plav VI The Palace Theatre
Again Wednesday, Nov. 14.
All New Numbers
NINE HEAL ?MUSICIANS
The 'Blue ftidsc Ramblers" a
troop of nine, who through their re-:
cords and broadcasting are tamilUr
xo people throughout the country.
' ftre_( ne of the; bip.Ve^t " and most un
ique a.cr in. * :u~^oiTTlTTy~;-*nd
. ablv the largest- vaudeville act of this
kind that has <ner~T5eeil s.ianeU ? ?
This trooji is composed of nine real
mountaineers, who play the mountain 1
nnisifr - that,- has itf ver- bwn writ ten.,
but which hps been handed down
?from general ipn to generation from
rhe.ir forefathers ? who wete pioneers
in the mountains.
The act IS .cleverly ararnged the
'music both old and modern, is inter-.
sperr?d wkh native humor that is
unique with the type of the Blue ,
Rid?" Ramblers.
Th* old-tinip ftddlin 'orchestra has '
broadcasted from practically every
radio station in the country, and their ;
barn dance, program are bis? favorites
with radio audiences. At (he Palace!
Theatre. Wednesday. Nov. 14th. ;
Hcnor Day At Th?
First Baptist Church
A free Will offering will be taken 1
at the First Baptist Church "Hundav <
morning as an exjpr^sion. of c-onfi- |
dence and a pledtre of s^od iaith to r
< urr .iome Mission Board And to ihftl
banks that have loaned sums of \
money as 'hey thought to bur Bap- ?
list denomination. It is hoped that !
every one will come with a liberal '
r*fTerimf,
Sunday School. 11 A M . R L.
Wilburn. supt.
Preaching 1 1 00 A. M and 7:30 P.
M by the Pastor.
P. Y P Us C : 15 P M Special
Armistice Dav program The oubllr
rordlallv invited Mite Mabel James.
Oeneral Director. ?
W F. WEST. Pastor.
U. D. C. Meeting
The U. D C. will meet with Mes
dames O. A. Duncan and E M
David at Mrs. Davis' home on second
Tuesday afternoon <13th) at 3:00
o'clock.
I hope to have full attendance as _
t have ? nmp business would be glad
to hrlng ? feature liie ^Daughters . jbs .
early as possible Please notify host
ess at venir earlier convenience Kef- '
Olive Hill P. T. A.
The Patent Teacher, Association 01
! Olive Hill will meet Thursdav after
nooi^ Nov. 15th. at 2:30 o'clock. Pa
[ trr.r.K are unred to attend rhl- meet -
' Inif.? S*c.
Tom Ml:; with Tonvv Ml* W'mrter |
i Horse. In THE ARIZONA WILDCAT.
I at Palace Theati*. Saturday- Matinee
! an'il ?wh? HiuhiiIml-IMH. ? i
STATE TICKET WIN
EASY BUT ELECTORAL
VOTE IS IN BALLANCE
li^publican Tide Also* Invades
i lid South. .With Virginia
And Florida Apparently
For Hoover
? .Win M VMM. ji.'iHf) ?
FIGHT nTO HOLD SLIM
ADVANTAGE IN TEXAS
CapTtocffented Avalanche .of Vote*
??weens i h-niu;M K.?Mer?i Mates, ?
.With' Smith's Hopes Blasted When
Hk Own S^iUe Slips Into Republi
can Column; Massachusetts looms
As Sniitli's Only Possibility In The
East; Florida And Virginia Appar
ently Lost To Smith In . Sonth, ^
ivith chance For Texas Following
Same Course; Early Vote From The
middle West Farm Belt Shown
Hoover Well r?? Lead With Mis
souri Ottering Only Smith Hop*:
Far W^tern States Show Hoover
Ahead; W'ith One or Two I'robablv
Doubtful; Smith and Raskob Con
cede Defeat.
New York, Nov. 7. ? Chairman
John .1. Kaskoa. ot' the Democratic
National Committer, conceded the
??lection of Herbert H'K>ver at 12:40
a. in. today. ' '
"The Democratic party made a
?al|ant and Jean %ht," Kaskob
'aid. "frtr the principles in which
it believes.*' : ^
CONCEDED. BY SMITH
""New York. Nov 7.? Gov. Alfred
F. Smith- at a, ni. today,
conceded that he had lost the
race for the Presidency.
Governor smith sent the follow
ing telegram to Herbert Hoover:
"I congratulate you /heartily
upon vcrur vie.to y, and extend to ,
you my sincere scood wishes for
.your health and happiness, and
for the success of your adminis
tration.
ALFRED SMITH." * .
Oovernor Smith's own New York
has d^alt his Presidential hopes a
hard blow by curnin to Herbert
Hoover as the tabluaSiWi ol ihv state's
vote neared romple^ion.
Having last tyls ' irher advantage. .
for the 45 electoral votes he Liad
hoped to irtaker.ths nucleus of a ma
jor itv jn (he electoral college. Smith
found hi?$ opponent holding the lead
in aU but a handful of the states
which had contributed to the returns
up to 1 1:30 p. m.
Impressive Lead
Only in a portion of the South was
Smith running ahead and even there
Hoover was leadine in Virginia and
Florida. ?nd was rininm: close ro .
Smith in Texas. The raft of the
country. from New England to the .
far edge of the farm belt, had given
the Republican nominee an early ad
vantage which extended down through
the border states of Kentucky, Tenn
essee. Oklahoma and Missiburi.
The New York World. Democratic
newspaper whieh has supported'
Smith, anonuncefl that Hoover had
been elected
Person Circuit
The new pastor. Rev. W L Maness.
who was tamsferred here from Slier ?
City, will preach Sunday morning at
11 o'clock, at Lea's Chapel, and at
Warrens Drove at 3 o'clock, p. m.
This being his first appointment the
members are urged to give him a cor
dial reoeption.
Sales For Past Week
Sales on this market were good the
puwf *eek.~ and Hie ~?tniount waa -
larger than -any week this se?uwri.
Sales amounted tn 531.39* and sold
lor, *109.251 5? an. average of $20.60
A Southern Chorus ot neaqttful
Girls with THE DIXIF, nKAOTT
RKVUF (The Show Prom f>tmpland>
playing Palaee Theatre One ? Night
only, TTnirMiay. .Nntemb^lth,