Happy New Year
A
Good Town
To Live In.
J. \V. NOELL. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT
VOL. XLV.
SI. 50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
KOXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 19. 1928.
NO. 51.
KITTY HAWK SAFE ON
MAP OF THE WORLD
Returning ftlgrims From The
Writfh? jlebration Reach
\Va<JQl
'ni*ton Yesterday
LIXI7R.ERGH NOT PRESENT
>
W^"'n^ilon. D*c 18.? The District 1
/f.4y-^bA Wltti its' party .of air pil
grimsT^vmo Vent to ;Kitty Hawk ves -
.terday. arrived .here at 10:30 o'clock;
this morning, and the celebration of
Silver . anniversary. of ' the first-: flight
"ifr the Wrights, was over.
The party of aviators and /notables.
. -who went to! Kitty". Hank put it on- the :
? map of the- world.. If. thpre. were/those
Who thoiight Elizabeth City or Mkn
). : teo ?jtvonld . b* use-d j?.s' ?a?e' lines' for ?
Vfo' 0 1' ? v.'?re disap- ?
pointed It is. Kitty Hawk that, g ?"
the adyertisjln^ ahd henceforth it
- T'tll bo a rhrino nt .r. rj'af i -on.- '
SaVs Transportation' 6. K.
Since it was a pilgrimage to' a shrine
the members- of. the part:-' were dub
bed pilgrim?, who underwent the tra
ditional . hardships that ptlgrirris under
.?0. Congressman Lindsay Wanv-n yi
. .^aid today that the report in the -
momjlng papers that .hundreds of air
minded citizens failed to get trans
portationr across Currituck was incor
rect. He praised ' the" excellent \Vork
fiono fry State" Highway Commissioner
Pa?*4 and others "responsible tor t!\e
transportation. -
The pilgrimage was the > climax of
a two week's meeting of the aviation '
. leaders of the work; including the L
International Civil Aeronauticf? Con
ference, in Washington last week,
KxpHin- I in'iVv \Iwonrc
.While keen disappointment is re
ported to have been felt by the crowds :
at Kitty .Hawlf over the ? failure ? of
Lindbergh to attend, it is stated that*
the famoii^ traits- Atlantic flyer was
advised bv his friends to remain '
a*way, It was their feeling that it
was Orville Wright's day. and. they
feared that Lindbergh would ? hot - be
able to remain in the background
Such is .the explanation of his- ab
sence, as it -is sajd that Lindbergh
be>'n v'-vi to attend'.
While the celr brat ion was' in pro
gress at Kitty Hawk, the Hou?? of
"Representatives took note of. the
?*vent bv allowing Congressman John
H. Kerr of North Carolina to place
in the Record an article 'from Sun
day's News ind Observer bv Ralph
Pool, of teli/.aboth City, relative to
Kitty Hawk
"Mr. Speaker, there is- a notable
celebration in my State todays,
at which the nation unofficially pays
honor to the ingenuity, the adventure
and the achievement of our pioneers
of aviation, the Wright brothers."
Congressman Laguardia. of New
York, a distinguished soldier aviatot
' iilso addressed the House on the
achievements of aviation.
~ ? . ? ? . .
i First Bfipt'pt Church
|r-' Bible School 10.00 A M. R t. Wtt
lurn Klip'
A Christmas- pr Tram "White Olfts
For Thr King." will b? given Sunday
morning at the eleven o'clock hour.
Evrtv <r>- attending It. requested to
bring .".omcthlng useful In food, r'.oth
in* or money. f?"ch klfis will be dis
tributed to any in tin entire nm
munltv '?rho may be l?xs fortunate.
? ? ? Uiiil ' o'r-r- en)oy the Christ
mas season *? .
At the rrtnflar nfTerinj our contri
butions In the form of a Free will
Offering -'111 to. to our Routh-wlde
Mission objects
B Y. p. -v/'- 6:15 P. SI Miss Mabel
James, Oeneral director
The preaching service at 7:30 -will
t>" In the form of a Union ervic airi
Rev W. L Manes* will preach.
A cordial Invitation 1* extended to all
W F WEST. Pastor.
Stores To Close
On Christmas Day
The lead In? stores of Roxboro will
nil remain closed all day Christmas
day so that their employees, as well
ns innrtfwvps. may enjoy Chrtstmas iw
others do
^ More Hogs
Mr* J D. Um of Kurdla Mill*.
Route 2. killed one pig 'en month
nnd eleven days old which weighed
:>M pounds.
Mr. Oeorge Tywig of East Royboro
killed one weighing 262 pounds
' . ? ? ... ? . Uy. ??? . , ..rti ? ^
? Tans ? Thrr'e ? F?w*n? Nowl "NE
VADA' Vlth. Oar ft Cooper plavlnr.'
palace Theatre Monday Christmas
Rve- December 24th. Matinee and
Night.
To Our Readers:
A Happy New Year
Week after week during, the pasr
year we have chronicled your achieve
ments and recorded your triumphs, re
joiced In your successes and .sor
rowed with you in your bereavements*
Now we start a New Year together, .
and; the best .wish we can make for
you is that we may hear such nevr
of vdu as it will be a- delight .to pass
-on. to others through these ca!umns.
A H,appy New Year to -vou Alii ?
siwImm 1
IN !NHl'tNZfl CASES
More Than .S0.000 Reported
In I'. S. Last Week From
Twenty States
281 DEATHS ARE REPORTED
WoshinetOn, Dec. -18. ? Morr than
8!W)00 new. cases of influenza were re
j 1 l rl Hi V *? P'ihV1if Health Ser
vlce today from 20 states for the week
endin? Dec. 15. This is an increase
of nearly 100 per cent, over new eases
reported the previous ,w(4k from all
states. It probably represents only a
fit t.h of the actual number of cases
Kansas led in the increase of in
fluenza with 68.843 new eases during
the" week- Montana reported 3.060
cases, Arizona 2.615. Colorado, - 1..14S.
and Illlinois 2.198.
For the same week the Bureau of
Census reported 379 death from In
fluenza as compared to 284 In the
we?k eridin? December 8.
The greatest number of deaths 58.
was reported from Denver. Kansas
City had 35 and Chicago 33.
Pn'umonift d&alhs U>* last .week to
tilled 1.114 the bureau reported Tills
Tl ' " rf 1 or, rv.-w the nre-"
vious week. New York had the srreat
cs! number of pneumonia deaths. 202.
Edgar Long Memorial
Another Christmas- has come. The |
birthday of our Lord is here. Everv
heart in this, ahd all other lands,
should be thrillled with gladness and
Jov. Every Christian should scatter
sunshine and happiness. Every one
ought ."to show his love to the Father
by attending divine services riexUSun
jdJ^V and enter into a. heartfelt thanks- j
giving to God for His unspeakable J
gift; Let. our souls sing anew " Joy |
to the World, the Lord is Come."
?The services at this Church will be i
held as usual, except the eveninsr ser- ;
lien there will be a unitin ser- \
'"hi a^ tlv Firv Baptist Church
with preaching . by Rev. \V. I,. Maness. .
.Pp*?>r of the Person Charge.
We. are hoping tliat all who ran will
b? present at the Sunday School and ?
the niotnint worship. Strangers and
s will be accorded ' a cordial
I welcome/ - ? |
T A SIKE3. Pactof.
Wreck On Hurdle
Mill# Road Wednesday
A rather unusual nuto wreck oc
curred Wednesday* evening iust alter
;c:irk me mile *pi;th of Roxtioro on
the Iftirdle Mills road, when a bl?
lumber truck driven b? a rplored man !
sm&shed in*?- a or.p hourse wag'Ofl.
doing considerable damage to the
wasors and caused the horse to run
3 way, resulting in a complete wreck
of the wagon. Just behind the one
horse wagon fallowed a two horse I
wacon driven by Mr X W. Thomas,
which alio suffered a complete tear- ;
I'D. filling one mule and inflicting
minor injuries to Mr. ? Thomas, his
Uttle ion and a Mr ^Wilboiyi who
wa riding with hull. Ir appear
hardly possible to have more com
plexly wreeke<l these two wagons
fWwW 4o4rwr more damage to iha.
Freak Of Nature
Mr. J K. -Wood Is diipU ving -a ,
freak of nature in the shape of a
walking cane. The cane is swamp
dogwood and has a grapevine en- 1
circling il from top to bottom.
Walter tee Hoeton 'Ra*tto flfftr In;
pArwm ? of Station WPTF of Raleigh. I
N. C ., presenting fiis Musical Program i
at Palace Theatre Thursday night
only. December 20th, Performances '?
7:00-0:00 P M*
WHY NOT A POULTRY
SHOW FOR PERSON
COUNTY IN JANUARY
" ? ? ; ' ?
To Be Held About Middle Of
January At One Of The j
Warehouses
BUSINESS MEN TO SPONSOR
Peprm County has made urac'J .pro
gress in poultry; development .-during
UHf* ftast mo years, so much so that.
It I'.'oulci ? ceiri leasable lo hbkt a
poultr ? ihow about Uhe middle ? xsi
January at cne. ,'cf "the . local hare-',
he.;:. -.- If fctw been sui;?esterf that,
three, of the rtiaiii breeds In the catyi
ty-- be Hhetfn' tills time . as there' are
more 6? ihem than other .and these
thrte breeds aq-r.ell under farm cui
ditllcns, Th?%? are" the PJysfejVith
H.' .t-'. tin .P.M.'Al" I'hr-tl P.edn ,.!? i
fth? Leihcrtis. .
' he a ?.? olonty o! breed' ta
rhe-. county to . fill a class of -'turf?
entries eaclt cf' these three breeds in
the aged and. pullet pens. h"n- pul
lets.'. cocks and cockevals if Uie_ 'breed
ers v. ill cioperat^ by bruizing their,
in for a. three days show. This would
.riieah ..forty-fire 'entries' for the three
breeds if all of the classes were filled
v.lth three entries to ach -class
JTlie._husiness. men haw-stated th ? :
they would raise a nice cash prize
for the show and we are assured tha"
we can secure regular wire copps for
exhibition from the Mebane ' Six
County Fair for the show. H. K. San
ders will assist in helping you select
;eur best birds for the show. Ir
would seem that everything is ready,
for the show if the. people Who have
the birds will get their classes select
ed and bring them In- for the display.
This would be a red letter day for
?.he county, in advancing, the cause oi
pure bred poultry, the, starting: of more
sma!! commercial flock *.iperly
housed, fed and cared for. and the
means of more pin moriey for th?
family. .
-Th~ right . kind of hens tn' the
hands of a good farmer will make
mrriev fnr that firmer. --WiliVH'.. K ?
Sanders, Roxboro. for a date to pick
out birds for the show
ROXBOROONTHE AIR
PROGRAM VERY GOOD
Number Of Roxboro People
Take Part In Program
Over Station WPTF
51A2CY Tl'NEO IN HERE
Last Wednesday evening the Person
County Entertainers put on a program
v hich .was broadcast from station
WPTF Raleigh. This was the first
time these entertainers had b?en on
the air; and while they were sched
uled to be on thirty minutes, 'they
were cut short and did- not get to
give their full program. Many sets
?j ere tuned in here and all enjoyed
the performance. Those taking part
".ere J. K. Wood, olga Rtley. Arthur
Tlngen. G. C. Davidson. Charlie Wade.
Miss Lnrpni Wade and ? Mies Mary
Rllev. Mr. Frank T. Hufnphrles Th?
AllensvlUe string band presented two
*?i?" tton*. . .
Owing to lack of time C. B. Slaugh
ter, J-fT O'Brlant and S. B. Perkins
were unable to get their parts In.
- >?>;> the five minute -peech by K>'
N. J: Todd was also left off
The ijerformance was entirely cred
ltabie^hroughout. but the quartet* by
Mess O. 0 Davidson J. K Wood
Charlie Wade and Olga Riley were
exceptionally good.
The managers of the station have
promised to give the Entertainers r
full two hour opporturtlty ' soon and
we will have the pleasure of listening
to the full program
Bethel Hill High
School Is Closed
On account ef the poor attendance
Bethel Hill Hlgn School ha* cloned
nnd. .will open again on Wednesday.
i*w? 9r?4r 'Owe- amhorltv .
derided DvK wn the beat' step, con
sidering till things, and the achaol
closed Tuesday afternoon i
.Colev 3 Mirth <A Keith Vaudeville
Head Kneri Presenting The Minstrel
aad the Maid with Wotter Ijee-Hfrr
tm playing Palace Theatre Thursdav
December 20 th only. Perform jftices
I Gives Up Style Crown
Mrs. P. Dubonnet, formerly Jean
NAT.. . known hs liie vlisst dressed ?o?
'-:i in the World.'" has arftvcd trow.
Frcripe declaring that sh? "rip longer
Cafes to have t ha t ' ? titXj. - , . ?*. ' ,'? *>:
Good Woman
Passed . A way
Mrs. J'.' D. K. Richmond Dies
At A Danville Hospital
Sunday Night
WAS ACTIVE IN CIVICS
Mr.- .!, D,- K. Richmond dtfd Sun
, day night at 9:30. in. Edmor.ds hos
pital In Danville, Va For several,
t months Mrs. Richmond had been 111
iuia crjy recently had -returned homr
fi-pm the hospital in Danielle, but
? cniv to remain (or a few days, as
her condition grew steadily worse
and she was carried back to the hos
? pital. Mrs. Richmond made a brav?
fight lor lite. in . fact it was only her
strong will power which kept death '
away for several months.
Mrs Richmond was Miss Emma
Bradsher. before her marriage daugh
ter of Judge D W. and Mr>- Mildred
Satterfield Bradsher She was a con
? is t ?nt member of- the Edgar Lops
Memorial Methodist Church, ahd was
an ,ifv. ? ? u orkun K'-mbiT alwi'
"ea anNious.to do.'ahythin; luf
'hurch when (Tiled r.pon: she was
intensely interested in all civic mat- i
tcrs and to things looking to th? b?t-'
? -rment of humanity and the town , i
She was in deed and in truth an ap3s- '?
? rl? cf sunshine, for she brought Jay I
ana happiness where ever sile hap
1 pened to be.
Besides husband and lather there
also survives two daughters; Miss Mil
dred Richmond, a student at N. C. '
C W.. and little Miss Sue Metfttf
Richmond:, one son Dan Richmond
I a student at State College. Raleigh:
one brother. E. E. Bradsher: thre"
half brothers Merritt. Landon. and
Guthrie Bradsher; three sisters, Mrs,
N. C. Newbold. cf Raleigh. Mrs Frank
Hester and Miss Sue Bradsher of
Roxbiro: two half sisters, Mrs E. D
Morton i : id Mrs R. A Bitflock ? :
Roxboro.
The funeral services were conducted
from the home vesterdav. afternoon p' .
1 o'clock.' where an unusually large
crowd had' gathered to pay their last
respects, ih# services beint conduced
bv her Pastor. R-v T. A Sites, as
sisted by Roys W F. West, of th
Baptist Church and Rev P. Car': t
Adams, of the RrAsby.tefian Church.
The floral offerings were unusually
beautiful, showtn?" the gren! love th?
lieople had for this really gpod wo
man Burial was made in Burchwood
ccfnetery
Mr. Long Now
Kentucky Colonel
Kin?u>n. Dm?. 14? F. G. Flanagan
nncl M. R. LoVig. Oteenvilk men. ar-*
Kentucky colonels now. Thev have
been appointed to the ^tafT of Lieut,
Governor James Breathitt." Jr.. ftctlhg
governor of the BlnC Grass State
The covernor and Long wdft In the ?
M^vv together during the World Wa-, j
Th#y wm ftufc friend*. ' During th*
r?cenr campaign the Kentucky exe
cutive toured North Carolina in the
interest of Smith's candidacy, and he
traveled in Lomr* airplane with the
latter ~aa pilot.. . j
FlanagaA madjj^ th? K*?nfu<"ician'?
irquaintaqce at Washington some
time :ieo. and . they became very i
friefidlv
^ , , ?jpnummmm iq ? k
Correction
The . following have paid their taxe*
and should not be advertised this
v TTv notice came 1ft too Tltc W
? >K* mir- J T winter." Sr.. D. W.
Oakley. Smith Boater icht Jesse
Bailey. S. J? Bjifrriift. Wm E Barnett.
HSUST** Hayes * and George Stntth.
S. C. TEAM WILL PLAY
ROXBORO QUINTET AT :
WAREHOUSE TONIGHT
| Is Expected To Be One Of The
Hardest Fouifht Games Ever
Staged On l.ofal Court
ROXBORO IN FINE SHAPE
On \Vedhesdav and Thursday 'nights.
Dec. I9th and 20th, at 7:30, there wlii
be a basketball game which promises
$o be of more thati ordinary"' interest
These -ei mei? will. be between Travel-.
ej^.VRect -of jvftr- Greenville. ?. , C.S
and-. Rcsbr.rn/..' The Traveler', Rest
team ; won' the- State Chartiplohship- ii\
?3^7 w^iie ?rrf-' E. E.
c 7achin? Them. He is -naw ' coachin
?l>e Rdxbnrp team and will show what
lie has beer, Abie - to. ' accbmt>f;slv.;-v-*ith.'
?cut hom* team.-- ? . _ _ ,? . ;;
.i.Ccm'e our..?nd leh$' .sour support to
. ' : ' team-. - ^ ?
OUR SCHOOLS
AND INFLUENZA
Acco'rdin'g ? to a careful ; check-up or/
attendance ?. in' the Rdxboio ;Cit>
????hools cn;Tuesday. there '.'is .no cau<V
for alarm over the presence of in-.
:7.i:enza in sortie of. the homes in our
h-7>1. n a n u ; t <>ii uv. v. ft;'. ? V . ? H'i irtar'lK'''
number of children are suffering
with .colds' and a few pupils. /have in
fluenza. but the conditioni afe. not st
all alarming:- Furthermore- the phy
sic! ana of Roxboro state/ tha* the
: number of influenza cases is not large.
and that practically all are rather
' mild. : ..."
. There were more pupils present in
the Central - School on l^egday than
on Monday; and only a few were ab
sent ?t East Roxboro Absentees at
the .high school numbered less than
.10:".. rind several of that number Were
working in stores ?or markets.
In th? colored school there was or.iy:
a normal. absentee re.port/
It . is; highly important that we . com
plete this, ou/fifteenth week of'-school
work jfl the test manner possible. By
?.mjAIiW this w""!; imn?' piii
pUs who will have to- drop out for
farm work in the F.priri? will receive
several days of schooling that other
wise they would miss; and also we
shall b? able, barring interrupt lien in
the spring term, to finish our -school
year by the end of May.
Re nectful!-. i
O. C Davidjon,
// M^I. >?)! ;
Dec. 18 1923
Christmas Seal Sale
Mrs. J. D. Mterrif. Christmas Seal
Chairman and her committee, in ask
ing citizens to purchase their quota of
the familiar penny Seals, are basing
their campaign upon actual results
as measured in years of life and dol
lars' saved;
In the past 10 year* in North Caro
lina the death rate from tuberculosis
hap been lowered to the extent whicn
means in this state alona: 3 paving _ of
15.000 Ijlve< and a money savin? to
the community of millions of dollar
In the' past (hrtt years In the
North Carolina school? where healtn
habits have, beer, tauaht <hrough th**
Modem Health Crusade, a practical
health educational system* promoted
bv the Vorth Carolina Tuberc-ilo^s
v r.ctat)on/ regular examinations rf
school children has beer- reduced in
proportions varying froth* 12 to 20
p*r cent.. In the state this figures a
saving of $1:200.000 time lcfis's ? meas- ,j
i:re<1 m the nnnual cost of school up
The Tuberculosis Christmas Seals
finance the school health program for :
undernourished and well nourished
children. ?
The Christmas Seal stands for edu
cation and prevention Have you
bought your seals today? . i
Market Closes Today
The Roxboro tobacco maricet will
close today for the Christmas holidays.
The warehoosw wttl open araln on
Wednesday. January ftUx. 102SL ? Sale a
have been very satisfactory the past
week and the farmers brought it In
pretty freely. The general opinion is
thftt.jat^ut $0 per cent of the crop
has been sold, and it wilt *ol taVe
many weeks after the opening to
cleart up the remainder of the crop.
? o ?
January 7th
Andrews
will be
of .fan.
HOUSE APPROVES
DAM BILL; TREATY
GOES TO SENATE
Washington Hears President
Will Sign Long Contested
itoulder Dam Measure
VOTES DOWN BRUCE BILL
.. V.'asliin2ton.: Dee." 18.? Congress flu
.Ashed lis flrst. major- legislative
of- thf session to?ay when the House
- ave- final' approval to' "the long-fought
:'rr;ej .Dam b'.il for ai; irrigating,
f id control arid uov-pr project on the
C i.-rado R.ve'r. This made the meas
' ridy for .action by President
Cojl-dge. ' : - . v ' ?
While; that -was ft'ein? .done "the
Senate was given another coptrovert
? '' ; tii Ke!fog? treaty for Hie
-- i:;-t?tioir. of war Tiv.- senate for-.
r-r;i J.: thijs document Jo,, the full Senate
and th^re, are members there waiting
'? declava'-jlons nhicli.they want at
tp';the' raUflcatlon' of the' pact.
Thi. vkp to report the treaty , was 14
r '? *- I : will h? repoWd, 'formally lay
' Chairman Borah . later
The Boulder L)am Hill received the
necessary. Cohgressllona! approval in
hurt order; aft'T .the House had en
; - :ed in another ot the, prohibition
"'li.-'-i n.-i"ir-n-n- inr appro
priation bill carrying funds for dry
!ftw .enforcement. The Treasury
Fostofflce Department supply bill con
tamed an item of $13,500,000 for this
purpose and itwas approved afu-r a
. ntmbsr of wets.anda number of dra
h'acl sriven their opitiipris as to the
eHectlveneSs of such a sum. In giv
ing this aoprova! the House stood
back of its conferees who had agreed
?v'.th 5"na-e conferees that a fund of
.5270 000,000 for enforcement placed in
?.the: biU at the instance of Senator
- Bruce cf Marvlaril. should come out.
It men passed thi bill Itself and
turned for the lost- time to the Swing
J ahhson Boulder meastire.
Nineteen Hundred
And Twenty Nine
? Another leaf falls from the tree of
Time? and 1929 is with usf.
Seeing the old year out and hailing
the new one ??k a merry event that at
the same- tirrt? contains a. deep, ele
ment of tragedy. It remihds us that
time is. fleeting. Yet J928 mas a year
st rich in accomPllsl^irfti and ad
ventures. and so mareedVbf, progress
and prosperity, that we surely cannot
cmplaln of Its brevity.
This was the year of the twenty
fifth anniversary of flying: and the
year of the thrlllllng. heroic, epoch
making .tourney of the Graf Zeppe
lin.
This was s year in which the good
will among nations was furthered as
never before? a year of ]>eace arid
friendship .
This u'9S the year when "sound"
and talking motion pictures grew out
of their infancy, when the invention
of the robot or mechanical man gave
promise bf p. future lessening of the
labor of hien when new machines
Hike the combine harvester were In
dented to lighten the strenuous tack*
of the farmer ' '
In this year radio was used to an
extent never before even approached
-as In the vast nation-wide Hook-ups
of political utterances
The advances in radio science, trans
portation medicine, social welfare and
Intellectual fields during the past
? ear have been many and varied The
gains mad" in every department of
human activity makes ti< envision 1929
as a twelvemonth of still greater pro
gress. We confidently look forward
to a year in which mankind will make
jrcmendou# strides.
Occupying New Home
Mrs. E B. Poufthe*. who has Juat
completed her beautiful mpw home to
Northeast Roxboro moved in taut
week.
- - ? , - <y -
Returned Home
Wr TITfman. who was carried
to Watts hospital about a week turn,
has returned home and is very much
Improved.
o ;
The use of dotomltlc llmefftone ma
worth 1 100 an acre In Improved qual
ity of tobacco saya E. P Saul* of
McCullers in Wake County. ..
Don't miss Wattff Lee Horton. Ra
dlo P'yar in person from Station WPTP
of rtajeigh V e. Thursday nicht,
?iiccembor MtJJ Palace Theatre. Ro*
boro. N. C.