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VOL. XL VI.
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1929.
Good Town
To Live In.
*1.50 T?ER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
NO. (.
SENATE NOW HAS
COMPROMISE. ON
AUSTRALIAN BILL
Sob-Committee .Finally Repofts
Bill Considered Satisfactory
"On The Whqle"
IS BETTER THAN EXPECTED 1
. A
Raleigh. Feb. 6.? The now famous |
?Hb-commlttee of the Senate Com- |
mltter oft Election Laws yesterday re
parted Its compromise subeitltote for
the Brodghton- Johnston Austrralian
ballot.' bill. The committee as a whole, i
j 1n turn, favorably reported the bill to j
; Senate iichere it Was set as a sp?
r ? "er" fof TrTOty: ? If. Hie"1 turn- ;
does ndt mHt the wishes,
demands, of those favoring ? I
cent secret? ballot law. It Is
at least better than the majority of
Senators expected. ,
Tr> one feature of the substitute bill. ;
making It optional with the
county board of elections whether the
proposed ballot is to apply to the lo
cal,.. tickets In 'primaries. Governor
Gardner Strenouslv objected. "That.
If enacted, would be the most Incon
sistent. IncongruoUs. e'ontradictory and
absurd legislation I ever heard of,"
declared the Governor. " ~ t. ?
Senators Broup hton of Wake . and
Johnson "bf Robeson, authors of the
bill and both me*nb?rv of . 'he whole )
committee, while Senator Johnscn led
tK proponent's fight in the erst-while
antagonistic sub-committee, are also .
very doubtful about allowing counties '
to hold at the sStae time one sort of
primary for. -county officers . and., an
other for State officers. < ' (.
another for State officers. Both re
served the' right to flght this feature
on the floor of the Senate.
A feature of the committee bill
which is expected to meet with oppo- .
sition from the Republicans is that,
though it provides that each party
shall be represented among the mark
ers appointed by the chairman of the
county- board of elections ami-assented
to by the registrar of the precinct. IS
dees not call for an equal- number"
from each party. The committee re
ported that this provision was not*
only more suitable to most of the De
mficrats but was also practical In thai
in some sections the Republicans are
fTTeatly outnumbered by the Demo
crate, in others, the' Democrats by the
Republicans . /?
Debts and Debtors
Tttietner sub-committee change -in
the bill Is that which provides- that
anyone may call for the service of a
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First Baptist Church
"Do you wish to be great? Then
begin by being little. Do you desire
to Construct a vast and' lofty fabric?
Think first about the foundations of
humility. The higher your structure
is to be, the deeper must be its foun
dations. Modest humility Is beauty's
cro^n."
fet. Augustine.
School 10:00 A. M. R. L. Wll
Supt.
jbhine 11:00 A. M. Subject: The
? Of Triumph.
Whlflg 7:30 P M. Subject : Oo
' Down To Your House.
'B. Y. P. U's 6:15 B, M. /Miss Mabel
James. General Doctor/
"And I saw as It were a sea of
AtasS mingled with flryand them that
hajL gotten the victor^? and they sing
the' sorv; of Moses the servant M God.
and the sdng cf the Lamb." ? Rev.
18:3-4.
A cordial welcome Is extended to all.
> W. F. WEST. Pastor.
S. S. Honor Roll
The following Is the honor roll fOT
the Young Men's class of Rock Orove
Sunday SefcBol fer-Jtrmiary for g6od
lessons: Sam Klnton Oscar Buchanan. I
Clarence Averett. Ed MeCann. Sylori
Solomon. Melgum Hicks. Oaddle
Slaughter. Arvln Day. Only four boys
misled getting on the honor roll.. The
number of chapter read In (lie Bible
bv this dsn and teacher. 300 ? S. I
Olive Hill P. T. Amo.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Olive Hill school will meet at th?
school Thursday afternoon. Feb. 14th.
at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. J. B. Robertson
cf Itarllngton. 9 former school super
lhtendent of Cabarrus county, will be
the speaker. A program will be given
bjr the pupils of Miss Rosa Bailey's !
second and third grades.. It Is earn
estly desired that all imrents and
friends of the school will attend this
meeting? Sec.
-o~. -,{
miss "The first Kiss." -with ,
Wray and Oary Cooper, playing ,
? Theatre Monday it "Tuesday, 1
Ty ll-12th. Mat'nee Monday
H.
Cbcplm Love?
Georgia Half.' ifollywood _ actfess,
who appeared wfth Chaplin "in -"The
Gold Rush." Friends say there Is a'
possibility of an-engagement between
Miss Hale and Chaplin, but Miss Hale
says they are "just good mends.'*
R0XB0R0 DEFEATS
BETHEL HILL 17-8
Boxboro Boys ' Play Brilliant
Ball Thr,oghout The
Eriire Game
The Wblte Flash boys looked good
Monday night. Every man <cn the
team played jam up ball. That is
the flrstilime In several years that we
have accomplished such a thing. , In
giving the losers all tTmt is coming to
'em we'll 've to say -They played a
great game. They were off form Mon
day night. For the first quarter
there was only about 2 points made.
.Roxboro scored first but soon took
the lead only to .be overcome before
the half 5-4. Bethel Hill will come
to Roxboro Feb 15th. Don't forget
Ih^.'S. C. game Thursday night. Rox
boro has two teams fighting for you.
? B. B. Knight.
. Interesting Facts *
By way of the Oastonia. Gazette we
4?airi that a bank in ? Dyer county.
Tennessee, has figured out what cou',|J
be bought with the cash farmers re
ceived if every farm in that county
had just Ave cows that produced an
average of two and a half gallons of
milk a day for 300 days each year.
Here is the list:
Pay every farmer's taxes, both state,
and county. . .
Pay all auto licenses. .
Buy two- tire? for every car.
Get a S40 kitchen cabinet for every
farm.
Buy a $50 sewing machine for each
farm. '
Buy *5 worth of school books for
every child.
Buy a *40 suite of furniture for
every farm.
Clothe each farmer and his family
pf five. '
Get $50 worth of paint for each
farm.
Th& tabulation does .not take Into
account the amount to be gained by.
the increased soil fertility due. to the
use of the manure nor does It con
cider the money that Is made through
the "sale <of calve*. ' ' .
Edgar Long Memorial
The pastor was dellghed With the
congregation last Sunday morning.
The monthly communion . was the
largest (held since our coming to this
church. The male quartette which
rendered selections 'at the morning
and evening hours 'was -greatly ap
preciated. We understand that, a
double male quartette is being organ
ized and that this will be a regular
feature of the Sundly services This
announcement, we are sure will be
pleating to all. This quartette in ad
dition to the splendid rendition of
well ch6aen anthems will give us a
musical program that will be attrac
tive. You be present next Sunday and
enjoy the services. AU will find a
hearty welcome. All services at the
usual hours.
T. A. SIKES. Pastor
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A Bountiful Supper
Last Friday night Mr. T. C. Wag
HafT served a most bountiful supper,
the iflvlted guests being Mess J, J.
W Instead. R. 'A. Bttreh and J. W Nfeeil.
at hi* beautiful country home. There
are f<fw. if any, more beautiful homes
In the County than that of Mr. Wn
I staff s, and he and Mrs. Wagstafl are
j known for.JJielr generpuS hospitality
After supper the evening was spent in
tt)e_che?HT reception room, animated
by Jolly conversation.
COLONEL CHARLES A.
LINDBERGH REACHES
NICARAGUA SAEELY
Has Covered 625 Miles, Or
Two- Thirds Of Miami
Panama Route
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IS QREETED BY CROWDS
Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 5. ? Col.
Charles A. Ltnabergh today tied two
tn ore. central American countries Into
j the r&pidly extending air mail ser
j-vice. He landed- his- Amphibian plane
| here at 3:45 p. 51.. eastern standard
ume; alter a flight which ttegan at
! Belize. British -Honduras.' at 9:10 a.
^-m: ? The firat, 125 _ miles to Tola. Hot).
duras. were flown in .pne hour find a
1 half and after refueling he covered
nearly 500 more, miles
Jn two days the aviator who first
demonstrated the time saving of air
travel in countries adjacent to , the
? Caribbean has put .in operation two
thirds of the new route from Miami to
Panama which hereafter Is" 'to ; have
iortnightly service. Yesterday he
visited Cuba before settling down for
the night at Belize. ?
"Neither mountains nor rebels pre
sented difficulties to Lindbergh dur
ing the overland portion of his flight
today. Last year soifft- apprehension
was felt' when lie flew across northern
Nicaragua butt that section? now is
quiet. Despite the colonel's efforts to j
majce the present' journey a purely
business affair he was greeted by
crowds here fully as enthusiastic as
those which feted him last night in
Belize.
Tomorrow he faces an 800-mile
flight to Cristobal; Canal Zone, by way
of Cqsta Rica. .
Father of Corn
Industry
^ - ? 1
' 20,000 Acres In Missouri Are
Devoted To Rtusinp Cobs
' ; For Pipe Factories
Anton A. Tlbbe, father of the mod
ern jorn cob pipe, passed - away at
Oakland, Cal., sifter an illness of Six
months at the age of 70.
Tlbbe was the man who put Wash
Ineton, Mo., on the rrfap.os capltsrt of
the cob pi|Se or "Missouri Meer
schaum" industry.
Nearly 20,000 acres of Franklin
County. Mo.: are tlevoted to raising
the large cobs essential to the In
dustry. Several njjllion cob pipes are
mahufacttired yearly, at Washington.
Mo., where several factories are doing
a thriving business. About 4,000 cobs
or cob pipes to the acre are yielded by
the soil around Washington. The
cobs are. seasoned for a year before
"being started through the factory,
Henry Tlbbm . Anton's father, a '
wood worker, hit "on the value of cprn j
cob pipes half a century ago. A neigh
bor hatt asked him to bore an :
extra large cob with a lathe and j
fashion him a pipe. Thy ?lder Tlbbe |
realized the novelty of .the pipe and j
gathered a few cobs and carried on a i
small pipe manufacturing business.
His !%on put the business over in n \
big way. His son also discovered a
patented placer of parts filler which 1
revolutionized the business. This Are- |
proofed the bowl, making a longer life ;
possible for the corn cob pipe.
Tlbbe established a bone factory
manufacturing bone bits for the pipes, j
This arid his original factory arc In '
the''h"nds of his sons since he moved :
to California ten years ago
The second principal Industry of
Washington. Mo.. Is the manufacture
of zithers.
Destroyed By Fire
Last Saturday morning at about 1
o'clock Mr. J. H Carver's residence
was discovered to be on fire The fire
men made hasCe to. get to the building
but It .had made such headway that
, It was Impossible to save the bulld
; Ins. and It was almcSrt totally de
stroyed. This Is the second time Mr.
Carver has suffered trie loss of his
dwelling, it- having burned down about
two vears ago. The flre started in one
of the rooms ppstalrs. but no -cause
I is knowif. The family had a nar
row escape. araL was, unable tcufturt
: anything from tns-^uUdtng.
Passed His Examination
We congratulate our yotlng friend
and townsman. Mr. Kpgene Orahkm
Thompson upon {passing his examina
tion before the Supreme Court and
ryelvlng his license to practice law,
. Me. :Th"mps?m la a promising young
. man and any community will be the
better for his havlnglbcated In It.
future Mrj. Babe Ruth?
Mrs. Claire Hodgson, former show
girl, It Is rumored. Is to become the
wife of Babe Ruth, famous ball player.
To Improve Route 144
Mr. R, A. Burch. chairman of the !
County Highway. Commission, tells us s
that he ha* signed contract with the
State Highway Commission for the
old part of hlghcay No. 144. leading
over Gallows Hill to the intersection of^
nec 144. Just beyond Warrens Grove i
school house, same to b? conditioned
end tarred and graveled. Tills will be
ccod news to those living on this, roa^i
and will, be very convenient tof them.
It wilt give about S miles of Improved
road for the County. Mr, Burch says
he very mu/fi\ji?o?eciatesYthe good
v.ill and hearty co-operation he' has
received from many of the good peo
ple of the County, and promises If
they will stand behind the Commission
t1H?y will see great improvements in
the roads bf this County.
Fay Wriay with Gary Cooper in
"The First Kiss," playing Palace The
atre, Monday ,&? Tuesday. February
ll-12th, Matinee Monday 3:00 P. M.
Cob Pipe v
Passes Away
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The Ground Hop:
Saw Its Shadow -
p* ? . ?
At noon on last Saturday,
February 2, the ground ho? camc
out of his winter quarters -to
? let m bKftth of fresh atr. Tfie v
sun was shining all over Person
county when he crawled' out of
his hole. lie saw his shadow
and dashed back into his hole
and curled up for a sleep of six
long weeks, as much as to. say
there will be 42 days of wind,
and rain, hail, sleet, snow.'
First Snow Of Seasoh
Monday evening when every .pne
had about decided that after alf old
man groundhog was; nothing ^pore
than a tike, awoke early Tuesday
morning to find the earth enveloped
In a beautiful mantle of snow.
Whether or not there Is anything In
this old saying of our fathers, this
much we do know.-Wb have had some
Jnlghty cold weather up this way
since he made his appearance on his
annual day of outing. Some of "our
oldest citizens have told us that so
far this has been a record breaker in
dry weather and that the eartft
would not get wet until it was made
so by snow. According ti> modern
science snow Is very helpful In more
ways than one to the proper develop
ment .tit the winter crop. The young
sters are always glad to see the pretty
snow and likewise (tonic of the olcjer
ones have not forgotten that bpst of
all winter 'time sport, - sleigh riding.
hoVSver the present snow 1$ hardly
deep enough for this fine sport, but
since It has started old man ground
hog may send as ft nice deep dite."
Income Tax Returns
A representative of the U. 8. In
ternal Revenuatf-Oepartmcnt will be
at Roxboro on Friday. Feb. 16th. td
assist taxpayers In filing Federal in
come Tax Returns.
Otlllam Orlssom,
t U. 8, Collector.
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Returned Home '
______
! Mr. Wheeler Newejl, who has been i
In ' the hospital fcr an, operation re- I
turned home. He sUxxf the operation
all right and1 hla friends are glad to
see him to much Improved.
, , '! a i ? * j
Small Blaze Monday
Monday morning at 8 o'clock the
I siren sounded, and the fire, was dls
, covered to be Mrs J, H. Whltfs hom/v
| It was only a small blaze and volun
teer firemen soonohad It under con^fol,
? / ?_ ? '
Carnes Pleads Guilty To
Charge of Embezzlement
Miss Connie Dafy Passes:
? Miss Connie Day. a native of this
County, and long a resident of Rox
boro, died at her Home on North Main
Street. Sunday night at 11 o'clock.
About- two weeks ago she suffered a
stroke of pStalysis from which she
.never recovered. Miss. .Connie was a
loVeable character, always having a
cheerful word for all with whom she |
came in contact, and reached the
ripe old age of 72. shedding cheer and
?u6od will all along the way during the '
long spap of iife. * She Is survived by j
two listers. Miss Maggie Day and Mrs. 1
W. A. Mills; ' one brother, Mr. Ellis j
Day, of Rqberts, Ky.
Funeral services were conducted J
-from (lie <iowie yesterday morning at i
11 o'clock, with interment in the f
Burchwood cemetery. Rev. P. Cary |
Adams. Pastor of the Presyterian
church, in charge.
REPORT OF .PERSON i
CO. SUPERIOR COURT
Judge McRae Hands Out Road
?Sentences And Stiff Fines
To Those Found Guilty
The following cases were dtsnpsedof
during the past session of Court: [
J. II. Tin<?en, . illegal possession: call- 1
ed and' failed.
Will Glenn, driving an auto while
under influence of liquor: called and
failed.
' B. O .Hicks, driving at} auto while !
under influence of liquor; not guilty.
Dizzie Ray, assault; guilty, tip and
-^qsts.. ?
Gieen Hamlet, transporting liquor; j
guilty, fined $150. ?
Jarmrt Long; larceny; Judgment ?
svspenU^d upon payment of costs. -
Buak Pooie. nori-support of wife and
children: sullty, 6 months on Dur- .
ham county roads. Capias to issue in
2 4-ojrs if he fails to support wife
a ii4. children.
George Harris, assault with deadly
weapon; miUty. !2 months -on ljur.
ham county -roads.
George Harris, disturbing religious
worship; -judgment suspended without
cost. ? 1 r
T. L. Simmons, illegal possession of
liouor; guilty. S30 and costs.
Oscar Hamlet, .embezzlement; judg- 1
ment suspended upon payment of j
costs. ' . .
Will Jones, illepfil possession of
whisky: guilty. $25 and costs.
Sandy . Snipes, aSsault; judgment
suspended upon the payment of costs. :
Willie Davis, perjury; guilty, $50
and costs. * ? ?
Grady Simpson, illegal possession pf
liquor; guilty, Judgment susjjended
upon payment of costs. .
? Robert Bailey and Will Solomon,
driving an automobile without' light.;;
each fined $25 and costs.
Jim Bow "Long, public nuisance;
guilty, 2 years on Durham county
roads
Baxter Noell, col., giving worthless J
checks; guilty, _ 6 months on Durham
county roads.,' ^
Oeorge Allen, 'assault with Indent to
.kill: guilty, 6 months on Inifham
county roads. Capias to Issue in 3
years. On a charge of assault with
deady weapon Allen was fined $25
and C06ts. . Wr ?
Ransome Slaughter. ? illegal , posses
slon of whiskey; Judgment ?suspended
upon paymant of costs.
Roy ThaiKon. Illegal possession of
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Notice To Income
Tax Payers j
. If you are an unmarried person and
had an Income of $1,000 during the I
vear- of 1928. or If you are a married
person and had an income of" $2,000.
you ahould fUe a return with State
Revenue Department on or before
March IS. 192P -
Mr. ' M. S. Mayes. Deputy- Commis
sioner, wllj be In the office at court
house In Roxboro on Thursday.. 7th
dav of IVb . for the put-pose of as
sisting the taxpayers in filing their
State Inootne Tax Returns.
.? R.. A. DOUOHTOtf :
Commissioner of Revenlfe,
k ? r: ? 1 ? *? ?
Valentine Nisrht At ?
<? B. F. High School
On Thursday night, Feb. 14th. at
7 :<*>. an informal program will t*
given. This program- will consist . of
a short speech, string bind music
and songs. There wty be no admis
sion fee charged, but oBfreshrrvents
will be sold. Come out and enjoy
yourself. , " " ' ? .
Former Mission ' Board Trea?
( urer Gets Five To Seven -
Years In Prison
19 OTHER INDICTMENTS
Atlanta, Feb. 5.^CUnto S. Carnes.
who rose from ex -convict to a po
sition of prominence as treasurer of
the Southern Baptist Home' Misi-fcm.
Board, and decamped after nine yeirs.
leaving an alleged shortage of neatly
$1,000,000, pleaded guilty to embezzle
ment here today andwas given ary
indeterminate sentence of Ave w
seven, years imprisonment.
His plea was accepted oh recom
mendation of -board ofBcials. who said
Carries had turned over all his re
sources for restitution, that it would
save the State a long, expensive trial
and that Justice would be served by
the sentehsse, due . to his age. It was
added that Carnes had agreed to aid
in untangling .the board's accounts, on
which auditors have been working
since he disappeared last Sumrr.er.
Only one of the 20 indictments re
turned against h<m? that. charging
misappropriation of $80.000? figured In
the proceedings. The State announced
?Uiat the lofhers would be dismissed if
the 51-yraf-elcT former layman did
not seek a pardon or parole before the
expiration of his minimum sentence.
Takes No Part.
Carnes. who Had beer! coflned to
the county jail since his arrest last
September, jn Winnipeg. Manitoba,
appeared in court in custody of de
puty sheriffs, accompanied by h i 1 at
torneys- and younger son. Robert. He
made no statement and his only par
ticipation in the brief formalities was
to stcn the indictment.
? After a hastily empaneled Jury had
returned a formal consent verdict of
guilty. Judge, "*rlyn B. Moore passed
sentence with the statement that the
Sentence seemed "inadequate," but
.that he assented in the Solicitor-Gten
erjjJ's recommendation "in view of
the recommendations of* the Home
Mission Board, which is most directly
involved financially."
Closing Chapter.
. .-THus was written ii closing chapter
in a meteoric career that rivalled"
that cf a fiction thriller.
"ITFas as an obscure auditor' that
Carnes first became affiliated with
the Home Mission Board. Ao'ear
later, in 1911. his ability as an* or.
countant and a business acumen de
scribed as inherent in him since
early youth, won for him the post of
treasurer.
Then he Joined the Capitol Avenue
Baptist Church., became chairtnan of
ts finance and bulldinsr committees,
was Invited to membership' in several
Clubs, and established a home in the
fashionable Druid HHJs Section. He
became the head i>T several private
business enterprises here and gener
ally was regarded as a shrwd business
man and successful financier.
_ OtT August 15. last, he mysteriously
disappeared and 10 days later a search
was instituted for him bv his church
colleagues and family ii\ the belief he
had met with foul play. When days
passed without a trace of him. audi- >
tors were set to work on his books.
Prisoner Before.
Co-incident with the discovery of a
shoi'tage placed by the examiner^ at
$935,000, It developed that Carnes had
a record of two prison sentences, on?
of which he Served in a Missouri
prison and the other in the Federal
Penitentiary^ here for using the malls
to defraud sortie five years before he
becahie connected with the mission
board.
Diving Into a private file kept bv
Carnes in one of his private business
offices, the auditors reported that a
great part of the defalcations were
carried , out )jy a systematic pyramid
ing of loans Carnes was said to have
Negotiated with various Southern
banks, ostensibly In behalf of the
mission board. He had carte blanche
authority by virtue of hi* office . to
make such toans. and his speculations
were said to have extended over a.
period of several years.
Receivers appointed for Carnes' per
sonal properties later reported .vthat
this private file also revealed that
Oames had been the financial bene
factor of two girls .seeking careers In
the motion pictures. He wa* 'shown
by this reaord to have sent several
thousand dollars .to* maintain them
and a companion lit Hollywood
Painful Accident
Mr. Floyd H Hfiwklns of Hurdle
Mills, suffered a very painful accident
last "riitfrsday. when In the prepara
tion of a tobacco plant bed a glanc
ing blow with an axe held In his own
hand entered the top side of one of
his Wet making a very painful wound.
Dr. Xfivt attended him and stated that,
although very painful, the wbund wm
nqi M s (UiMwrom nature I ?
A