J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
VOL. XLVI.
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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 17, 1929.
We
Welcome
Good Town
To Live In.
i?
S1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
NO. IS.
HOUSE PLUNGES AHEAD
m FARM AID PLANS
AT CONGRESS OPENING
Both Branches To Gather To
Hear President's First
Message To Congress
PROGRAM I S OUTLINED
Washington. D C., April 15. ? The
"list Congress assembled today and
<|tdckly but ceremoniously organized
for the extraordinary session called
"by President Hoover to consider a limit
program for farm "relief and tariff
Tevtelon
Farm Bill Offered.
Crowded galleries looked down as
the victors of the November election
took their places. With the routine
formalities out of the way adjourn
Tn?r.t u-fts taken by the senate to
await the first message ot PresTBFnt"
Boover to be read tomorrow. After a
tnlef session the house likewise con
cluded the day's business.
Elected to his third term as speaker
of the house. Nichols Longworth, of.
Ohio, sounded the keynote of the Re
publican majority with a plea for
enactment within a month of the
faim relief, tariff and reapportion
ment bills. That .legislation Is enough
at this time, he said.
The senate finished its day's work
?within 26 minutes but the heavy Re
publican majorities In each branch
liardly were installed before the ad
ministration machinery which has
been grinding away here for a month
had put the new *500,000.000 farm re
lief measure before the house.
Ready For" Work. %
Before the end of the week, both
"? -T
-work on this controversial agricultur
al problem which balked solution In
the Coolidge administration and still
is loaded with trouble.
In another week the complex tariff <
Wll wfclch has been tmder tlw scrut
iny of the house ways and means com- ;
mittee will be brought forth.
There is a tentative plan in the
minds of administration leaders {or
a month-recess after the house passes
the tariff measure as the senate must
-wait for Its finance committee to ;o i
over the measure.
Jack Cobb Iniured;
Foot Is Amputated
Tormer University Of North Carolina
Athlete Driver Of Car Which
Plunges Off Road
Franklin. April 15. ? Jack Cobb, of
"Durham, all southern basketball for
ward and captain of the University
of North Carolina basketball squad In
1925-1926. suffered injuries in an auto
mobile wreck near here last night ;
?which this morning necessitated the
imputation of his right foot. Just
above the ankle.
Miss Sara Sue Sherlll. of Sylvia and
A'heville. MJss Mary Alma Wilson, of
?Svlvla, and Howard Covington, of
Waynesvllle. were less seriously hurt
The car turned over three times when
It left the road, after Cobb who was
?driving, was blinded by the light of
another car. ? ?
G. A. Organized
The O. A. met with Mrs. EaL. Weh
-renberg. our leader, the sixth of April
to organise.* Things discussed were
the electing ot officers. a name for the
O. A. and ways of obtaining money
lor the things needed. The officers
?were elected as follows: Edith Pully.
president; Hazel Potter, vice president;:
Mary Elizabeth Rimes, secretary, "it
decided that the name of our
?miliary be called "The Naomi Aux
iliary of Bethel Hill Baptist Church."
A lawn fete, which will be held Sat
urday. April 30th, at Mrs. Wehren
twrg's. was decided on for a method
?at obtaining money. Come everybody
And bring a friend.
Emma Dean Rogers, Sec'y.
School Board Elects
County Superintendent
The Person County School _ Board
met last Friday and elected a County
Suflprlntendent They had a large
array of material before them, being
-more than twenty applicant*. Th"
first ballot showed three for Mr. S.
A. Wlnstead. and one each for Prof.
B B. Knight and D. H. Crumpton
After the vote waa anounced hi* elec
tion was made unanimous.
Some time was spent by the board
discussing the new school law, but
no other business was transacted.
FOR RENT? Nlw dwelling. All
mmrenlrnc?ft. Best IwiUon
R?*?ow*bl* Rrnt
FRESTON 8ATTFRFIEI.D
"Start T ail Lady"
Mrs. J. L. Mungay. tif Blocmlngton,
111., who has presented to Mrs. Her
bert Hoover an old-fashioned quilt
mudl1 UUl uf fluur bags ? aL i Hesiqn
which Mrs. Hoover so admired -that
she sent one to her son as a wedding
gift several rears ago. Mrs. Mur(ay
was known during the world war as
the "Shirt Tail Lady'.' because of the
unique things she made out of men's
old shirts.
MAJOR LEAGUE GETS
EVEN BREAK WITH
EIRST DAY ELEMENTS
Washout Is Biggest On Rec
ord: Fairer Skies Prom
ised Today j
4 GAMES PLAYED IN WEST
Major league baseball barely man
aged to get an . even break with old i
man weather on the opening day.
Four games were played in the Mid- f
die West, but the entire eastern half I
of the getaway program was rained
out by a cold storm from the north- j
east.
It was the biggest shock to the open
ing program on record. A hasty dive
into the archives for these occasions j
disclosed that the washout of the game
between the Yankees and the Red Sox -
is the flrtft upset since 1909 when 1
Brooklyn was kept from starting the j
campaign with the Giants at the Polo
Grounds.
The postponements were the first In
either league since 1927 when St. I>ouls
experienced an unusual streak Of bad
weather luck by having the first three
games of the opening series with De- I
trolt washed away completely
Sheriff Clayton
Captures Two Still*;
Sheriff M. T. Clayton and Chief
Oliver went down In Mt. Tirzah town
ship last Thursday and brought back
with them a whole coper stUl outfit.
The operators had completed their run
and departed for' parts unknown.
Again on last Sunday Sheriff Clayton
and Deputy R. W. Dixon went down
In Holloways township and captured '
a full outfit Including quite a num
ber of tools. This outfit was of a
very crude construction. The kettle
part being made of a steel oil barrel.
No arrests were made In this raid as
they too. must have decided that con
ditions would be more wholesome else
where.
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' Returns From Greece
Mr. L. J. Thomas. Who for a num
ber of years has been In the hotel
and cafe business here, sailed for
Oreeoe, his native country last June,
arriving there some time In July. He
had been absent from his country for
n period of eighteen years and states
that he found everything normal with
business conditions very good. While
over there he was married to a fair
damsel of his native land. She ac
companied him back to his adopted '
home. In an interview Mr. Thomas
stated that Oreeoe wag a very fine
country but America Is better, and
that he will be glad to see all his old ;
friends. ? '
Off For Jacksonville
Mrs. M R. Long and Mis** Ovelda ,
l.ong. Shirley Ooodman and Alice
Smith left yesterday jmnulng for
Jacksonville. Fla.. where they will at
tend the Otrls scout Convention.
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Clara Bow In Elinor Olyn's 'THREE
WEEK END'S" with Nell Hamilton,
playing Palace Theatre Monday ar-d
Tuesday, April 03-23rd. Matinee Mon
day 3:00 P. M
BASE BALL HOME
RUN KING WILL BE
MARRIED TODAY
Ruth Invites Public To Wee
ding But Sets Hour At
6:30 A. M.
BRIDE A FORMER ACTRESS
New York. April 18.? George Herman
Ruth, of the United States, is to be i
married on the morrow ? to Mfs. Clara
Hodgson* the former Follies girl? and
the nation is Invited,
The Babe himself, that large, im
pressive figure ? pachydermic pulver
izer of pitched balls: bulky, dynamic
and yet. withal, pleasmgly symmetrical?
manifestation of nature ? is to become
a bridegroom.
? Keeps Out Trlfler*.
The Babe, with characteristic heart
iness. has invited the public, one and
"" 111 b" n" >?"""< thrnn- rice at
him. And with a cSmun^ss tnat many
throwers ' of baseballs have discovered
for themselves, he has set the hour
for 6:30 a. m. '
The time is expected to keep out
trlflers and everybody else is welcome.
A Mot of people thought from the
Babe's actions that he was going to
be married today ? or even that he
had been married Just after Hp am.
bled up to the marriage license bureau":
at closing time Monday, removed his
cap and favored the startled clerk
with as fine a blush as has been seen
south of 42nd Street In ten years. But
the bis boy fooled them. This was no
kind of a day to get married ? rain, a
50-mile gale, boats sinking In the har
bor and craft even bigger than Ruth j
going aground.
AUTOMOBILE
BUSINESS IN
N. C. PICKS UP
Raleigh. April 16? Sate of almost1
eighteen thousand neU;- automobiles,
not including trucks, -in?North Caro
lina during January. February and
March, is reported by. the State De
partment of Rpvenue. which has
charge of registering the titles of
new cars. This is about fourteen mil
lion dollars yrorth of new transpor
tation. - * s 4
Fords lead the way in new car sales
with 7.275. while Chevrolet* are sec
ond with 3,823 and Whippets are third
with 1.046.
Figures show the sale of 17.730 new
automobiles in North Carolina dur- i
lng the first three months of the
present year as against the sale of
11387 during the first three months
of 1928.
Everyone is agreeing that the auto
mobile business is showing a dscided
revival, especially in the sale of the
more popular priced cars.
During March there were sold 2.118
Fords and 1,470 Chevrolets.
Home Coming
Home Coming Day will be observed
at Providence Baptist church. Cas
well county, on the third Sunday in ;
June. 1929. We will have all-day ser
vice, with dinner on the grounds.
Every one who has ever been a mem
ber of Providence church, and all of
their friends are cordlaly invited, and
every present member Is expected, and
are asked to bring all of their fam- ;
Ity and their friends. All past pastors
have been Invited, and It Is hoped
that many will be present.
Inasmuch as a large crowd Is ex
rectert as many as will are asked to
bring a basket, to help us care for the
large crowd.
A special Invitation is given to alt
who have loved ones burled In the
graveyard at this church to bring
flowers I especially want to extend
an invitation" to all of my Person
county friends.
W. 8. TSkLMAN, PaKtor.
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Oxford Defeats Roxboro
Lost Friday the Oxford boys played
the Roxboro nine in a very Interest
ing game, more no for the visiting
team than for the hotne boys as the
score board Indicated a tally of nine
to four In favor -of the Oxford boys
Oh well, our boys were )u4t getting in
trim for the game ^ted between Rox
boro and the Betnfcl Rill boys here
Thursday of next week. April 2Sth
Come out and back up the 'boys and
they will show you some real diamond
stunts. i '
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Forsyth landowners now realise
that i( is a mistake for tenants to
plant tobacco to the exclusion of
home supplies. says county agent R.
W. Pou.
Ken Maynard with hi* famous Horse
Ta*an.'!n THE PHANTOM CITY, at
Palace Theatre Saturday; April 20th.
Matinee and Night.
Jones Law Author
Senator Wesley L. Jones, author of
the Jones, law, which has maximum
penalties up to five years imprison
ment and up to $10,000 fine for_pro
hibitinn violators.
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Federal Farm Board TsT
Nucleus Of Relief Plan I
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Hoover Gives To Congress
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N. C. Fire Loss
In March $469,119
Raleigh. April 16. ? Insurance
Commissioner Dan Booney to
day reported a total fire loss of
$469,119 for North Carolina d ur
ine March as compared with
yMui uii t ii mmm*T m^th of
last year. Nearly half the en
tire loss for lact month 'was re
presented in the annex 40 the
Ricks hotel at Bocky Mount,
which burned with damages of
9217,000. Rural fire losses were
the lowest on record, totalling
$38.50# in 33 fires. The total
number of fires was 260.
None of the class A cities,
Charlotte. Winston- Salem. Wil
mington. Raleigh. Durham.
Greensboro, Asbeville and High
Point, had a fire entailing as
much as $5,000 loss. Winston
Salem had the heaviest total of
the group, $10,650 from 26 fires.
MR. GOOCH-KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
A Great Throng Attends The
Funeral Services Held
Sunday Afternoon
Lost Saturday morning at about 1:30
Mr, J. R. Oooch of Tlmberlake was
driving a Ford car In Durham when
he had a collision with a car driven by
Mr. Jack Martin, who was driving a
Dodge car, Mr. Oooch was taken to
the hospital, but died without regain
ing consciousness His body was
brought to his home Saturday and
the burial services were held on Sun
day afternoon when a large crowd
gathered to pay their last tribute.
Mr. Oooch was well known here,
and was considered one of the moat
upright and best business men of the
County. For many years he had been
engaged in the machinery business,
and did a large volume of business.
He leaves two sisters, and will be
greatly missed In his community.
It Is said the young man driving
the Dodge was on the wrong side ol
the road, and U being held tinker
bond for a hearing one day this week..
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Brcoksdale Epworth
League Give Supper
, The Brooksdale Epworth League
will give a supper in the basement of
the church, Saturday. April 30th. at
5 30 o'clock p. m. The public is cor
dially Invited to attend and we as
sure you that a good supper will be
waiting for you. Fifty cents per
supper.? Cor. See.
Date Called Off
The Wake Forest Olee Club, soheApl
?d to be here on last night, dbraot
Oil Ita engagement, owing to illness of
some of the members. It is sincerely
hoped that the club will be able to
make another date, for their enter
tainments are of a very high order
and the oommunity missed a most en
joyable evening by their failure to
show up. ?
Hoover Recommend!* Immigra
tion Change: Congressional
Re-apportionment
NEW BASIS FOR TARIFF
| Washington. April |6. ? President^
^ Hoover Informed Congress today of |
I what he expects the extra session to I
do in the way of farm relief and tar
iff revision and al*o imjuuuuided uu
actment of legislation to suspend the
national origins clause of the immi
Ugration act; to provide for congress -
| ional reapportionment and for the
j taking of the 1830 census.
Creation of a federal farm board
with authority and funds sufficient to
; cope with fell causes of agricultural
distress formed the nucleus of his
recommendations on the farm prob
lem in his first communication to
Congress, which was' transmitted by
messenger and read 111 the house and
senate by tfte clerks.
Counseling Congress to limit tariff
changes to those industries where
there has been a decrease of employ
ment due to Insurmountable compe- I
tltion in the .products of those indus
trlefi. the chief executive declared i
trade relations with other countries j
should be taken into account in re- j
vising customs duties.
Surprises Congress.
The President surprised Congress i
somewhat with a Sweeping recommen- j
j dation for a reorganization of the tar
iff commission and the formulation of <
a n?w basis for Its operations^ so |
that administrative changes in rates '
of duty may be 'made In months In- 1
stead of years, as has been the case
since the flexible provision became ef
> fectlve in 1923.
The chief executive's recommenda
tions on farm relief In his fifteen hun
dred word message drew praise from i
Republican leaders In the house and j
senate, where assailed as nebulous by
the Democratic leaders and proved dis- i
appointing to some of the senate group :
of independent Republicans.
Edgar Long Memorial i
The pastor was Immensely pleased
at the large congregation that gath- j
! ered last Sunday morning for Divine j
I worship. It not only pleases the mln
i ister. but pleases Ood for His people
j to assemble together to worship Him i
i We trust that you will be able to oc- j
| cupy your seat at both the sendees j
next Sunday. The Sunday school Is |
enjoying Its largest attendance at
the present time and we trust that It <
may continue to grow. Don't forget
the Sunday school at 9:45. Sermon at
11 and S. The Epworth League will
hold Its meetings at 7: IS instead of
*>:4S. .
Every one will find a cordial wel- 1
came to all these services. ? I
T. A. SIKES, Pastor. I
' Art Masteroier.es To
Be On Exhibition Here
Reproductions of werks of Artists
of many generations wll 1 be on dis
play In Roxboro on May 1st and 2nd
This collection consists of ISO Mas
terpieces representing the French.
Italian. Flemish. English. Dutch. Span
ish. Herman and American Softools
[ of Art. Most of these are the Master
pieces studied by the schools. Fa
mous portraits, landscapes, marines,
and pastoral scenes in the .-colors of
the original canvases are oft display.
Simultaneous Revivals Come
Sunday Evening
[mass meeting
TO NOMINATE
CANDIDATES
A mass meeting has be3? called to
meet in the court house on Thursday,
May 2nd. at 7:45 p. m., for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for
mayor and 'fire commissioners. Every
voter in Roxboro is urgently requested
to be present and participate in this
n?ftim H ? in imn-iMiliticnl unci all
are are asked to attend.
The registration books will be open
from April 19 to the -27th. Mr. J.
W. Dixon has been appointed regis
trar. The election will be held on
Tuesday. May 7th.'
The Gospel Proclaimed Withaut
Fear Or Favor; Many Co?
versions Reported
GREAT SERMONS HEARD
.Last Sunday evening brought to &
close, so far as visible services arc
concerned, Roxboro's great revival.
Not every assembling together in one
or more days religious service can be
termed a revival but we believe, and
sn stnte that the ttt-n re1i|rtnii.t
awakening in Roxboto can be truly
referred to as a genuine revival of re
ligion of the good old type of days
Kone by. This meeting will linger in
the minds and hearts of those who at
tended years and years. God needed
a Teal man to lead His oppressed chil
dren <jut from opprosslon of cruel
tasK msslm uf -Em1 pi. ? He selected
Moses and the job was well and
faithfully performed and thus It is tn
every calling need. God selects men
whon can handle the Job and may we
say here that our little city is nor
worse spiritually than many others
and not so bad as many of them, bat
we feel that we needed just such men
as the three who came In response to
our call. The meeting was held- In all
three of our churches, beginning Mon
day evening. April 1st and closed at '
the Presbyterian church Sunday. Apr.
7th. The Methodist congregation held
on until Friday evening. April 12th,
while the Baptist congregation hold
on until Sunday evening, April 14Ui.
! A fine cooperative spirit prevailed all
the way through the meeting and we
believe that the people were In ear
nest as they proved their faith br
th.ir primrif* ?? nil the services were
well attended. It would e a difficult task
to undertake to say which of all tbtae
services should be called the climax
and we will not try. they were all
good and we believe the people of
Roxboro have been made better by
having these fine men of the minis
try abide with us these few weeks.
Christians have been made stronger
and more determined to reach Canaan
which Is all very flne and we hope it
will prove a benediction to all of us.
but the real tiling for which we are
glad Is, that close to one hundred One
young people were converted in the
meeting and arc lined up in the power
ful army of God to do their part in
making this world a better place to
live In. We were especially fortunate
In having with us throughout these
services, to supervise- the staging, men
and women of rare and charming mu
sical ability who were faithful and
prompt on the job and who brought,
to us in each service, the gospel In
melody that will linger with us. Mr.
and Mrs. Knight of Durham super
vised the music at the Methodist
church and aside from the regular oM
time hymn singing each evening pre
sented the congregatloln with a beau
tiful duet. Prof. Pry of Atlanta. Cftu,
was In charge of the music at the
Baptist, and aside from his splendid
solos, had the finest way of bringing
the whole congregation Into the
song service we have ever seen. We
hope and we have faith In our hope,
that many good seeds were sown In
the hearts of Roxboro* populace and
that they will germinate and grow
Into flne plants of Christian citizen
ship.
First Baptist Church
The Lord has visited and blessed
us In a srreat way through the min
istry of Dr. Haymore and *Bro. Try.
The church In all It* history has per
haps never had a greater meeting.
There were 44 additions. 37 of these
coming by Baptism. The spiritual
life of the church has been deepened
and greatly strengthened and we be
lieve that there will yet be many more
won to Christ as a result
We Invite you to come and Jotn
with us In worthlp next Sunday and
enjoy something of the spiritual priv
ilege* that have become our*. r
The Sunday School attendance ttst
Sunday was the largest that It ha?
been at any tlmeTJ?*tng the pret'at
pastor's jntnistry. .
Bible -School 10:00 A. M. B. L
Wlibum, 8upt.
Preaching 11:00 A. M . *y the Pastor.
Preaching 7:45 P. M.. by the Pastor.
Special music
B. T. P. U's # 30 P. M. Miss Mrtfl
Jamas. Oeneral Director. ?
A codUtl welcome U extended to aJI.
W. P. WS8T. Pastor
Whoopee! Hello! Hqllo! OkmV
here, for "THRICE WEEK END'S"
from Elinor Olyn's Story, with M
Hamilton, at Palace Theatre, Monday
and Tuesday, April 23-23rd .Mattes
Monday 3:00 P. M.