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VOL. XL VI.
R0X30P0, NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING.
? NO. 8.
SPECIAL FERTILIZER
. MEETING IN COURT
zdflOilSE SATURDAY
Mr. Floyd Will ^"Discuss For
Forty- Five Minutes Impor
? tant Problem
MEETING AT 2:30 P. M.
The annual meeting of farmers In
terested In those fertilizers ~ which
have,, for the past fourteen years,
"been found to .be the most profitable,
per acre basis, for tobacco production
are asked to meet with- the county
\ agent and Mr. E. TJ. Floyd at T the
j courthouse next Saturday, Feb." 43rd,
'? f at 2:30 P. M.. aVwhich time", Mr.
\y Floyd will discuss for 45 mimrtes this
Important ecpnomlc problem under
lying our farm management on to
bacco farms.
Only two men are on record in this
county who tried the fertilizers re
commended by the Extension- Divls
^onHtr 192'fI- though there undoubted
ly were others, and last year, there
were more than 25 who tried the for
mulasr recommended. AH had good
v reports except two men who failed to
p get the Tsjpp harvested in time dur
ing the 'storm. There was never such
interest as is being manifested at
the present time in the proper grade
of fertilizer to use. There are more
than 3.000 inr"fiHiia1 farm pre In ttui
cour.ty^ivho should be present to hear
this important subject discussed by a
man who is working for the interest
of.._tho farmers ? trying to help them
_ make the most per acre dolla'rs.
. ? ?ou can use one grade of fertilizer
beside another and 65 men cannot
? ^ tell one bit of difference in the to
bacco as it stands in the field. Only
harvest and sales records ian. be re
lied on. and the recommendations that
will be given will be based "on actual
fact? after years of experimentation
and demonstrations with tobacco.
Again, let me urge all who are in
terested in the economic welfare of
their families to b? present at this
meeting when the bell rings at 2:15
P. M? Saturday, Feb. 23rd.
Again The Farmer
. ~ . Is The Victim
Among Influences at work against
a high protective tariff, . said the
President of the American Tariff
Leftgue last year, was the American
farmer.
Now we see now well the train
forces are opposing those whose be
liefs ore contrary to thtii own. Until
a few months ago it seemed that ar.y
revision of tariff, save in the case of
faFm products, would be downward.
But by using the H3over argument
that e higher tariff is the foundation
of farm relief, the protectionists spread
the word that sweeping upward re
visions are necessary all along the
line to save American industry from
foreign competition.
And so manufacturing chemists
asked for increases in the chemical
Schedule ranging from 30 to 100 per
cent. Other industries are sure to be
beard from.
1 The pretext of helping the farmer.
It seems. Is being employed to get a
general boost on manufactured pro
ducts ? and the farmer will have to
pay his share of the cost, as always.
Pounds Rev. S. Fv Nicks
?
For some time the Brooksdale
Church choir ha* been meeting In
various homes on Friday night of
each week (or practice. Last Friday
night, Feb. 15th. the appointed plac*
ol meeting was the parsonage. About
"even-thirty the usual time of meet
ing, not only members of the choir,
but a large number of Brooksdale
, people seemed to' be entering the
parsonage from all doors ar\d making
for the dining room, loaded with pack
ages and bundles consisting of flour,
sug^r. cereals, canned etc.. all
tso numerous to mention This was
quite an unexpected pounding as they
?lVart However, they were all wel
come (fiesta and we appreciate It all
, Witt Jf Inviting the
choir to the. parsonage brings -such
fine results we bid you, come again
Missionary 'Circle
The circles of ttte Missionary So
ciety of the First Baptist Church will
meet Monday afternofi at 3 o'clock
Circle Np. 1 will meet with Mrs. E
V. Boat wrlght: Circle No. 2 will meet
with Mrs. Frank Hester; Circle No.
3 *111 meet with Mrs J. W Nooll. and
Circle 'No. 4. will meet with Mrs. R."
L.,Wllbu
Clara Bow with James Hall ? In
?THE FLEET'S IN., playlfig Palace
Theatre. /Monday St Tuesday. Feb.
35-?th. Matinee- Monday 3:00 P. M.
8. F. NICKS. Paster
PROBABLE MEMBERS OF HOOVER CABINET
William N. Doak
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur
CoL Henry L. Stimson
William N. Doak of Attest Virginia, vice president ct the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, is reported to
be slated by Hoover for the post of Secretary of Labor. Dr. Wilbur of San Francisco, brother of Curtis D. Wil
bur. is being mentioned as a possible Secretary of the Interior in 'the cabinet of Herbert Hoover. He is president
of Stanford University. It is reported that Col.' Stimson is slated for a. post in the Hoover cabinet, said to be
that of Secretary of State. He is Governor General of the P.hilUppine Islands.
The Roxboro Market
Will Close The 28th
?
Ruxburo M?rhet ? II a ? ? -Been
Very Successful, Consider
ing The Crop
OVER 5,000,000 LBS. SOLD
The Roxboro . tobacco market will
ciose on Thursday, Feb. 28th? one
week from tomorrow. Ay of the maY
kets have either closed. Or are clos
ing on this date, and if^ any farmer
has any tobacco on hand it behooves
them to get busy and bring it in.
Long before the .Opening of the
market it was known by all that the
crop in this section .was both short
and inferior, and high prices "were not
even dreamed about. However, pon
"idering the quality we believe it sold
b?t^er this year tbran it did last sea
son. and the prices since the holi
days haVe b?en decidedly good, sell
ing even better than before the close'
for Christmas. , / *: tV-V/l
As a rule the turners have stuck
pretty close to the home market this
year, and we honestly believe they
acted wisely by so doing. We do not
know just exactly what the average
for the season was. but it was some
what better than twenty dollars, with !
sales a little above five million pourtds. j
Prompt Settlement
Mr. S. P. Satterfleld. . '
Roxboro, N. C.
Dear Mr. Satterfleld:
I am In receipt of your check for
Two Thousand Sixty-Nine and 30-100'
Dollars >2069.30) In full for two life
policies. You siold my husband In the
Jefferson Standard two policies for
$1,000.00 each. My husband had bor
rowed Two Hundred Eighteen Dollars
(218 00) on one of the policies, and
still owed the company this amount.
You are paying me Sixty-Nine and
30-100 Dollars <$69,301 innre than he
had insurance, besides paying the
Two Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($218.
00) he owed the company.
I want to thank you heartily for
this prompt settlement and the way
you han3led the matter. My advice
to every one Is to cany life insurance,
and wftlf the Jefferson Standard. 1
trust you will fill our country, with
these policies to help lighten the
burden of widows* and fhlldren.
Again thanking you. 1 am.
Vtfy truly yours.'
Maggie Qlenn Satterfleld.
Painfully Burned
Mr. A- W. Fowler, who Is connected
With the Road Construction Company,
suffered a very painful burn about
hk face Tuesday morning, when In
st*rtlng a flee out on the Job a buck
et containing about one gallon of
gasoline Ignited, happening like a
flash, burning his face, all -over bef?
he could get at a safe distance. Dr.
Nichols drecsed the burns and Mr
Fowler fa resting today as wel) as |
- could be expected. - ' I
Elbert Read Wrenn Die*
Mr. Blber't Read Wrenn. son of
Mr. William W. Wrenn. died lastj
Thursday morning at 10:49. at the
home of his father, age 18 years. 7
month* and 27 days, death resulting :
' from heart trouble. Re was a student
In Roxboro high School and was un? i
usually* bright and papular with his,
schoolmates. He was burled Friday
afternoon tn the family cemetery. ^ser
vice* Conducted by Rev. S. F. Nicks,
assisted by Rev. W. *l? Manesi and
Rev. P. Cary Adams.
Entire World Will Hear
Voice of Herbert Hoover
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Broadcast Qf Inauguration
Ceremonies. To Be On An
? Unprecedented ScaJe
The voice of Herbert Hoover, de
livering his inaugural address March
4, will be heard around the globe.
A ' detailed description ' of the pro
ceedings including an eye-witness story
of the inaugural parade fpur miles
long will be heard by fifty million
listeners in the United States, and
millions of others in foreign countries.
"Recently we . hafe had a" striking
demonstration of International broad
casting.", s^ays~M. H. Aylesworth of
the National Broadcasting Company.
"A speech ' by the President of . the
United States, heard all ? over this
country, was followed, within a few
seeonds, by a program coming, to us
fri>m England. - .
"American 'programs are heart'. Kith |
regularity in JEurope, ' Asia. AfrtSi. ;
Australia, New Zealand and South!
America. ; We have' arrived ht the
point where radio communication to j
the masses of other nations Is an ac- \
compllshed fact.
"Frequently British programs are :
heard here with atmost the clarity of !
a local station. These programs are j
received here' in the late afternoon, |
although they are produced in Eng- [
land five hours later in the evening?
Ikmdon time.
"On March 4, the next President
and Vice President of the United
8tates will be Inducted into office. A
detailed description of the proceedings
will be sent to virtually every nation
in the civilized world, and the voice
of our chief executive will . be heard
around the earth, through rebroad
casts by powerful foreign Stations.
"As a part of the inaugural cere
monies there will be a parade, four
miles long. In which representatives
will participate. Every state iii the
Union will have a delegation among
the 20.000 persons who will partlcl
uate
"The radio audience In the United
States and abroad, will hear descrip
tions of the parts that their repre
sentatives have in the celebration.
They wlU hear -the bands, the bugles
and the fife duim corps as they pass
the ' reviewing stand in which will be
seated the newly inaugurated Presi
dent and his official party.
All the color and ' enthusiasm of
this quadrlennial American ceremony
will be brought to the world; all the
solemnity of the occasion when a
new President stands with his hand
on the Bible and takes the oath o{,
office.
."The - world ..will hear the voice, of
America, and mt believe that the
World will be piOTt closely cemented
to. 'us through such -broadcast* Inter
national' as these." _
Notice
All drivers of motor vehicle* living
In the- towf) of Roxboro will take no- !
tic^j that City UcenM must be carried '
on car* by March 1st to avoid pro- ,
, ?ecutioh. 4.
..R. B.' DAWES, Mayor I
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? Clara Bow (The Great Star of ,
/Wings', in "THE FLEET'S IN" with,
/James "Hall, playing Palace Thettre.i
i Monday A Tuesday. Feb <B8-Mth
P ?' A ?
Inaugural Statul
- The partially completed inaugural
stand in front of the Capitol where
Herbert C. Hoover will take the oath
of office as the thirty-fli^t -pre^dent
of the United States.
BETHEL HILL BOYS
SWAMP R0XB0R0
?
Plays Rings Around Roxboro
From Start To Finish
The Bethel Hill boys took a little
trip to Roxboro last Friday night and
won a basketball game by the score
ot 35 - 14. This made up for a loss
of a few days before when Roxboro
won from Eiethel Hill on the latter's
home court. Emmttt Wllborn led In
the scoring with 17 point*, while Mon
tague was second with 10 points
George Wllborn and Ralph Jones,
guards, held Roxboro to six field
goals. while Bethel Hill was piling th
17. Claude Wllborn. the. rangy Bethel
center, was in the tight at an time
getting the tlp-ofl most of the time,
and very often- taking the ball ofT
th^ board to a good advantage.
This was the third win of the week
and the twelfth out of thirteen for
the season. Bethel Hill defeated HUls
boro on Tuesday night, and Bragtown
on Wednesday nights to go to the
group finals which will, probably be
again In Durham. />'??
Coach Potter's boys have been
lly Improving recently and should^*"
-?blr to' give all opponents a hart!
fight the rest of the season. ? Cor,'
Notice T o The Public
It has become Impossible to clean
the streets of Roxboro. because of
cars being parked thereon all night.
Hereafter Town ordinance No. ISA
will .pe enforced, prohibiting the abovr
offense. A ftne of 11.00 Is the p*n
alty?v
R. B. DAWKS, Mayor.
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A Chorus of Beautiful CHrls with
Foreman's HFl.m CUTTER playing
, PpjAtt Theatrr Thursday, February
31st. (One Day Qgly)
Raises Maximum Penalties
For Violators of Dry Law
President Asks For
$2,427,514 Increase
In Prohibition Fund
Washington, Feb. 19.? An in
crease of $2,427,514 In the fund
already available for prohibition .
enforcement during the next
fiscal year was recommended in
supplementary budget estimates
sent to Congress by President
Coolidfe today.
The administration considers
that this provides the largest
sum which can be used efficient
ly by enforcement agencies dur
ing the period, and is known to
hope the recommendation will
end the controversy which has
arisen oyer the proposal of Sen
ator Harris, Democrat, of Geor
gia. to add $24,000,000 to the
prohibition fund for the com
ing year.
NEARLY 300 HIT I
IN SUBWAY PANIC
Short Circuit In 10-Car Train
Carrying 1,500 Persons
; ? "v Causes Stampede
MORE THAN HALF GIRLS
New York. Feb. 10.? A short cir
cuit In the electrical system of a 10
car Hudson and Manhattan under
ground train tonight gave New York
second major subway panic within
a year.
OI the approximately 1,500 people
who were on the train, it was estimat
ed that as many as 300 received first
aid treatment in some form. St.
Vincent's .Hospital treated ' approx
imately 100, although about 50 of
them were so severely hurt that they
could' not leave the hospital almost^
Immediately. Three hours after the
accident na death had been irecordfcd.
although several persons had been se
verely injured and it was feared one
or more might die.
The accident occurred in the so
called Hudson or McAdoo tube. The
train had started from Thirty-Third
and 'Broadway, its termtnds, at about
g:30 p. m. .-'It was -loaded full. More
than half of the passengers were
girls, clerks in stores, stenographers
in offices and like employes of up
town New York business houses, who
live in New Jersey. It was bound for
Hoboken.
Nothing out of the odrinary was
noted as the train pulled into the
Christopher Street station, in the
heart of Greenwich Village, the last
stop before it gqes through the tube
which takes it under the Hudson
River to the New Jersey shore. More
passengers boarded at Chris'toper
SJJeet and when the train rolled out
the station, all seats were taken and
hundreds were standing In the 10 big
steel cars which made up the train.
The last car bf the train had
reaches a point about 20 car lengths
beyond the station when there was
a report as of a rifle shot and a blind
ing flash ifi the third car. Then fol
lowed the hissing of Short circuited
wires and the staccato of fuses blown.
The Jlghts went out over the entire
train.
There followed wildest confusion.
Men smashed windows. Doors were
torn open. Women scteamed. Some
fainted.- Then. In a general bedlam,
there was a rush to escape. People
were trampled. B)ue- white smokfv
curled up and filled one car and
then another. ,
More windows were smashed, more
'moke rolled in from without. Some
ma grabbed a fire extinguisher and
turned It on, although there was no
flame showing. The gas from It ad
ded to the suffocation within . the
train.
TUos? In the forward cars began
crowding back -to the cars farther be
hind adding their numbers to the
crowding scrambling mass.
The floor of- the third car began to
t row hotter and hotter a* the wiring
underneath It burned away Grad
ually it grew so hot It seemed to bum
through the thin soles of the rfllppers
which 'tlrls beat upon It "in their ef
forts to escape. It
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, Mrs. C. E. Long 111
Mm. C. E. Long of Hurdle Mills
was carried to Watts ' hospital last
week for treatment A late report
from the heepital Is very 'gratifying
to her many friends and family who
wish fot^'her an earty and complete
recovery, '
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Firpt Offenders Liable To Pen
alties As Wfcll As Hard
ened Violators
GOES . TO LOWER HOUSE
Washington. Feb. 18. ? First offen
ders along with hardened violators of
the prohibition law would be liable to
maximum penalty of a line of $10,090
or five years in prison, or both, under
a bill passed by the Senate todajr and
sent to the House.
By a vote of 65 to 18, the Senate
approved the measure introduced by
Senator Jone?. Republican. Washing
ton, after several days of debate, cele
brated by a clash -of views between
/Borah, of Idaho, and Reed, of Mis
souri. on the dry question.
The proposal to increase thfc maxi
mum penalty In such a way as to
make them applicable to first offenders
was attacked by many Senators as
too drastic, but the majority of the
Senate decided such, a step necessary
to help enforce the prohibition law
more effectively.
Softening Provision.
tn raising the penalty so as 'to In
clude first offenders, the Senate soft
ened the blow by approving a pro
vislohMn the bill which declares it to
be the sense of the Senate that judges,
when imposing sentences, "shbuld dis
criminate between casual or slight
violations and habitual sales of in
toxicating liquor or attempts to com
mercialize violations of the prohibition
law."
Before the bill passed. SenatorBlng
ham. Republican. Connecticut, pro
posed to exempt first offenders from
the Imposition of the maximum pen
alties; but the Senate voted him down
51- to 31.
On the final ballot, 36 Republicans
Joined with 29 Democrats in support
of the measure while five Republicans
and 13 Democrats were registered
against it. Among those voting . for
the bill was Senator Borsh. who. in
speech "yesterday, demanded stricter
law enforcement. Senator Reed, of
Missouri, who had directed a scathing
pttack upon prohibition, voted agains'?
"the measure. ? ? ;
Minimum Penalties
The bill did not affect minimum
penalties already incorporated in . the
Volstead Act.' Under the present law,
the maximum penalty is a finf . ql
SI .000 or six months' imprisonment, or
both, for first offenses, and $2,000 fine
with five years' Imprisonment for sub
sequent offenses. The minimum sen
tence a judge may at present im
pose is none at - all for first offenders
and a fifie of $200. with imprison
ment of one month for second or sub
Sequent offenders. ,
Practically all of the debate was
concerned with the discrimination be
tween minor offense, such as carry
ing a pint of liquor to a friend, and
the activities of the big bootleggers.
Supporters of the measure contended
that judges would use their discretion
In meting out sentences.
Mr. Warner A. Morton
Dies In Raleigh Saturday
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Mr. Warner A. Morton dttd~ln Ra
leigh Saturday night at' 11:30. death
resulting from an acute attack of the
heart. Re had been In declining
health for a long time, and for the
last few days he was In a state of .
coma, during which time little hope
was entertained for his recovery. Mr
Morton was bom near Bushy ^ork.
but for many years had been In the
tobacco business, being .buyer for one _
of the large manufacturers. He wis \
43 year* of age. ?>
Funeral service* w*re conducted
from the home of his sister. Mia* Mat
_tle Morton, on North Main Street,
'and Interment made In Burchwood
cemetery Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.'
He leaves one brother, Mr H. 8.
Morton, and one stater. Miss MatUe
Morton, both of whom live here.
Basketball '
*
The -White Plash ftrta are winning
their way to the front, having de
feated Raleigh last Thursday night.
Hie boys, however, are not making
?urn a record, though they occasionally
win a game On Friday nlght-~,they
lost a game (b Bethel Hill, won, their
game Monday night from Henderson,
where the* played one ,ot the best
games of the season, but dropped the
game to Mlddleburg last night.
The Board of Agriculture for Wil
son County Is arranging for a general
county-wide meeting to discuss (er
l tlltaera best fftiited to the various crops
of the, county.
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Fogle man's "Hello Cutles" with the
.Dixie Syncopators, playing palaee
Theatre, Thursday. February 21st.
(One rmy Ofily). ? " 'J