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VOL. XLVI. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 14. 1929. "?? NO. 33
THE SUPERIOR COURT
CLOSED BUSY TERM
HERE LAST THURSDAY
Heavy Fines And Lengthy Road
Sentences Handed Out To
Law 'Breakers
JUDGE CRANMER PRESIDED
A heavy docket was disposed of In
Person Superior court which was In
sesaton last week, beginning Monday
morning and adjourning late Thursday
afternoon Judge E. H. Cranmer pre
sided In an able manner over court.
while Solicitor William B Umstead
prosecuted for the State, The follow
ing cases were tried during the week
and disposed of:
Irving Day, charged with driving
*nd wrecking an automobile while
under the Influence of liquor, nol j
pros with leave.
The William Newbold manslaughter
case was continued for the next term:
Walter Yellock drew a four month;
sentence Tor illegal pcsspssimr?of
whiskey.
Joe Allen, charged with assault
with deadly weapon. Judgment sus
pended upon navment of cost.
8cott Barnett. larceny, four month5 ]
on the roads.
"WllUe Carver "was fined $100.00 and
the cost for driving. an automobile
while intoxicated. He will not b?
' permitted to drive an automobile for
a iwiluil uf U! IB JICUI. |
Willie Lyon, carrying concealed
weapon, nol pros with leave.
John Trotter, false pretense, nol
pros with leave.
Bill Oentrv. charged with drinking
?and disorderly conduct, nol pros with
leave
Irvin Welch. Doasle Duke and
Stephen Moore, charged with asasult.
judgment suspended upon the pay
?iiihiii of iliu oist ??
James Powell was given njne month* r
"* OTT the "Toads for'?Illegal?possession i
and tran<nortatlon of whiskev
H. E Klnton. larceny, called and
failed to answer.
Lewis Day. charged with aiding and
abetting in the manufacture of whis
kev. not sniiltv.
D O. Pulch'r. attemDt to P Derate
Illicit still, eight months on roads
Rufus Moore, charged with house
breaking. nine months on the rosds.
Perrv Robersnn. chafed with driv
ing an automobile while nnde" th"
Influence of liquor will not be allowed i
'to drive an automobile in twelve
months.
John Tapp was found srullty of
transporting whiskey and will be ab
sent from the cltv for a period of
four months. Spending them on the
roads.
Albert Orant. charged, with Illegal
possession of whiskey, called and fail
? ?d to answer
? Louis P. Oliver was placed ynder a j
*300 appearance bond to show good
behavior for assault on female. He
was also reoutred to pav 17.50 per
month for the support.of htf baby.
A. P. Whitlow was given a fine of
*2.v> for illegal possession of whiskev.
OHIe Johnson drew a ? sentence of
thlrtv davs nn the. roads for attempted
assault on female.
J^hn R. Faulkner, charged with as
sault with deadly weapon and curs
ing female, nol pros with leave
Lena Crisp. Jack Crisp and Raloh
Crisp -ver? all charged with assault
with deadlv weaoon. Judgment sus
pended upon payment of the cost.
John L Cri<Y> assault with rock
?udnment suspended rtpon navment
nt the cost and payment of *10 to
Calvin Johnson.
No true bill was found against Cal
vin Johnson, .charged with - assault
with deadly weapon
Howard Williams, charged with!
wreckless driving will not be permit
ted to drive an automobile In the
state for a oerlod of four months. He
?vas also charged with th? cost In
the case and placed under a bond of
<100
C V. Vanhook charged with forgery.
Judgment Suspended upon the pay
ment of the Coat and the amount of
the check.
Marv Barnett. larceny. Judgment
suspended on the payment of cost.
Walter Bradaher drew a |lne of ?V
and coat for carrying concealed
weapon
Rufus Moore was given an addition
al two month* sentence after com?
pletlng his nine month* sentence. The
two months sentence wa* for drlr
i Continued on page eight)
Elder Monk At Home
mends of Elder W. Ft. Monk will
be triad to- know that he stood hla
operation for appendicitis nicely and
Birth Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wllktns are re
r-iv1n? congratulations on the birth
of a daughter. Mary {Cathleen.
Night Baseball
Something Entirely New For This Section; Large Crowds Will
Witness Night Baseball For First Tune; Strong Male
Batteries Used To Make Game Fast And Snappy
$20,000 ELECTRIC PLANT TO FURNISH LIGHT FOR FIELD
The Southern Beauties boys and girls baseball club will
play two games here on Thursday. August 22, the first
"game at 3:30 p. m., and the second game will be played at
8 p. m. The field will be illuminated by a $20,000 electric
plant. Strong male batteries will be used to make the game
snappy. You have never seen a night baseball game, come
out. * " '? ? .
Prices Of Tobacco May Be
. Stabilized By The Buyers
?? I
Agreement Has Been Reached
Between Tobacco Association
And Buying Corporation
CREATES INTEREST HERE
Announcement
that the Tobacco Association of the
ITr.Unr1C--.-nr ?? ?? r?.rhpJ an J?TIV
mcnt. with a number o( the largest
buyers to stabilize the price of to
bacco throughout the buying season is
received by local tobacco men with
some degree of inU*st. it was stated
yesterday.
According bo the reported agree
ment. the large buying corporations
will maintain the prices for the grades
they handle throughout the entire
season^-whieil?nrill tgnrl tfi riimtflUh
the effects of glut periods and at the
same?time?asstire the farmer- of a
reasonable price for his weed. For in
stance. if a buyer is in the market
for a certain Krade of tobaclo he
will set the price at the beginning of
the season and maintain this price
throughout. .
This. It is said, will make it. un
necessary for farmers to glut the
market at any given time, especially
when the peak price is reached and
will cut down the tendency to trans
fer tobacco from one warehouse to
another in an attempt to gain a bet
ter price. It is suggested that this
also might result in a longer market
season.
Many of the Durham tobacco men
are now out of tha city attending the
South Qarolina tobacco markets. Those
who remained here, however, are di
vided in opinion on the proposed
stabilizing scheme.
"I wouldn't tike to form any definite
opinion on the matter until I learn
?omething more about 1ft" on?- ware
houseman said last night, adding that
there are many things to be con
sidered.
"It might be a good thing If there
could be any definite assurance "that
[t will work out in a practical man
ner." said another warehouseman
If was pointed out yesterday' that
If the prices are stabilized and fixed
throughout the selling season. then
a farmer has little to choose between
in marketing his tobacco. He might
?3 well take his product* to one town
as another, or to the nearest ware
house. It would make no difference.
It was also pointed .out that buyers
at the present time usually maintain
a price that is pretty well fixed, as
apposed to haphazard buying ?Herald.
Painful Accident
Mr. A. E. Jackson suffered a very
painful accident Saturday afternoon
when In stepping up on a. piece of
timber he punctured his right foot
on a twenty penny wire nail. The
nail penetrated his shoe and caused
htm to have to make the second ef
fort to pull hi? foot clear of the nail.
He was given medical aid by a local
physician, and although It I? stilt
giving him , considerable pain, he is
qettinj along very nicely.
Baseball Friday
The Rnxboro bawbtll l?wn will
rrowi btU with Erwtn Auditorium.
Prida; tlttraton mi Uie
local diamond. If ^ want to
?<lnm a rood came, come oat aad
?f thlo one. Comfortable obser
vation mla await yoar presence.
Sale Of T. B. Hill Farm
Your attention 1* called to the no
tice of the sale of the T. B. HU1 farm
In this issue. This Is a valuable farm
?ni "(hmild attract the attention of
those who are Interested In farm land.
Prominent Younsj
Couple Are Married
1 Min Lillie ElUibeth Riddle Bride Of
Mr. Vama Edwards '
A weddirtg WtUoli wn ur mm g than
local Interest took, place In Norfolk.
?i.isf Saturday morning when Miss
Lillie Elizabeth .Riddle became the
bride of Mr. Numa Anderson Edwards.
The ceremony was performed In the
home of the brides parents. Mr. and
Mrs. James LeRov Riddle. In Norfolk.
Va. It was a quiet, but very pretty,
home wedding. only a few special
guests being invited Immediately
after the ceremony the happy couple
left by motor for a trip through the
Vailed of Virginia, a short stav In
Washington. D C and a trm tnruu^n
-Western North flarnlln.v after whlfh
they will be at home In Roxboro. The'
ceremony wa3 performed by Rev. B.,
P. Boone, of Pine Tops. N. C.. a
brother-in-law of the groom.
Miss Riddle Is well known to many
Roxboro people, having been a visitor
here often, and taught school last
year in Leasburg. The groom Is a
citizen of Roxboro. being connected
with the post office, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. 'J. Edwards of Hurdle Mills,
and Is recognized as one of the pro
gressive and prominent young busl-'
ness men of the town.
Patterrollers Visit Town
^Last Wednesday night three Patter
rollers made our town a visit, and
there was no disputing the fact that
they were busy. They rounded them!
up in short order, from the Judge
down to the humble negro, all for
nUQor>cfc(?ects about their cars, most
ly concerning lights.. The service Sta
tions did a land office business so
long as the officers remained in town.
Partolman D. T. Lamberth. R.' R.
Glover and J. F. Shaw, accompanied
by Lieut. O. O. Oodwln composed the
personnel of the officers, and ere they
had been in town many hours had
rounded up 104 automobiles for var
ious violations of the law. Only pne
arrest was made, that being becauSr
one automobile had no lights at all
This cost the owner $10 ?nd coets.
Enjoyable Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wifburn and
family of Roxboro. and Mr. and Mm.
W C. Ttmberlako and famllv of Dur
ham. attended a family reunion Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Elisabeth
Hendricks, at Cedar Forest. Va. The
trip wa* < made by automobile and a
lame number of the family were pres
ent. It was a very enloyable occasion,
there being seventy-flve or more of
the WUburn relatives preeont and at
the noon hour a real dinner was
served and every ohe enjoyed the day
to the fulleat.
Fct The Motorist
If every motorist would memorize
the following, )t would be a fine piece
of .accident prevention work:
"When I am driving on a street
Where little folks I'm apt to meet
Who dash arrow the street to paly?
I hope 111 drive tn lust the way
I That i would drive If mine were there
I Upon that crowded thoroughfare."
Mrs. Clayton In Hospital
Mrs. WUlle M Clayton was carried
to Watts hospital on July 39th for
an appendicitis operation. She left
her three weeks old son. Bernard
Carlyle, with her mother Mrs. J. M.
Clayton. After undergoing the, sec
ond operation the doctors think her
condition li very good.
Joins Farm Board
Former Governor Samuel R. Mc
Kelvie of Nebraska has accepted mem
bership on the Federal Farm Board,
completing the personnel of that body.
He was endorsed by literally scores of
farm organizations as the "wheat and
grain" man the Board has been look
ing for. , \ v ' ? I
Dr. Long Hurt In
Auto Accident
Last Sunday afternoon as Dr.~BTR.
Long was returning ' here from
Greensboro his car skidded and turn
ed over. .Inst a t*r> hundred yards
South of Prospect Hill he was driving
along at the usual speed when., for
some unknown reason, his car skidded,
and before he could right it had turn
ed over. ?nrh.n?t?l? Jrrr IK. rtr,i-t/Jr
he was only slightly hurt, a few cuts
about the face and some minor bruises
an ll\i uutly. Hut Lliw t;ai .^ulTfied a
worse fate, as it was badly torn up.
and had to be towed in.
FUNERAL RITES FOR
WILLIAM ]. DENNIS
F ii n > r a 1 Services Conducted
From Home Of Parents
On Second Street
WAS LOCAL ELECTRICIAN
Funeral services for William Joseph
Dermis, 37. who died at Watts hospital
yesterday morning at 8:45 o'clock,
will be conducted this afternoon at
4:30 o'clock at the home of his par
ents.' Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dennis on
Second street. Rev. John William
Smith will be in charge of the ser
vices. Interment will be made In
Maplewood cemetery.
Death resulted from burns which
Mr. Denni3 received in an automo
bile Are at his home in Roxboro Mon
day. He was brought to the hos
oital here Wednesday night in a se
rious condition, and at that time lit
tle hope was held for "his recovery.
Surviving in addition to his parents
and wife. Mrs. Beatrice Oole Dennis,
are four children. Claiborn. Billy. Es
telle and Coleen; Ave brothers. N. B.
Dennis, Brook Mill, Va.: J. S. Dennis.
Roxboro: H. J. Dennis. L, C Dennis
and E. J. Dennis of this city; two
sisters. Mrs O. A. Houston, and Mrs.
Louise DeMoll. of Alexandria. Va.
The pallbearers will be brothers of
the deceased. Nieces will serve as
floral bearers. Mr Denni3 was well
known here and In Roxboro. He was
an electrician by t rad?.^Durham
Herald, Thursday. August 8th.
Returns From Plea^n*
Trip In Western N. C.
Mr. W. R Hambrlck and grand
son. Rilev Satterfleld, have returned
from a pleasant trio to Boone. N. C..
and other places of interest In .West
ern North Carolina. While at Boone.
Rilev had the painful misfortune to
sprain hts right ..ankle, which has
caused him to employ the help of
crutches In walking
Privilege License Notice
Privilege License Tax on all per
sons doing business in the Town of
Roxboro Is now due and must be paid
dtfrUw the month ? of August Be
ginning Sept. 1st a pentty of 30% will
be added
B B. Mangum, Mgr.
Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 9:411. a. m , H. L
Crowell, Supt. Morning service at
11:00 a. ra . sermon by the Pastor.
Sunday School at Mitchell Chapel
at 2:00 p. m . W L. Kin*. 8upt
Services at Warren's Orov* school
houjfe at 4.00 p. m.
Every one invited to" all services.
P. Cary Adams. Pastor,
o
John Oilbert with Marv Nolan and
Ernest Torrence in DESERT NIOHT8
playing Palace Theatre Monday and
Tuesday 3:00 p. m.
Mrs. Rosa Smith Killed
Instantly At Bakers Mill
Report Heavy Sales
On Georgia Market
Atlanta. Oa . Aug. 12,?Georgia's
bright leaf tobacco crop has estab
lished a new record for returns in
three weeks of sales and is ploughing
on toward a new mark that may ex
ceed ?18.000.000.-* - -
Official figures for the third week
of sales compiled by the Department
oi Agriculture today showed a total of
25,776.283 pounds for a total of ?4,812,
644.07. bringing the' season's total of
70.622,054. returning ?14.125.654.47 to
growers. This exceeds the 1927 money
record by nearly ?3.000.000 as that
year 59.088.000 pounds brought -11
463.000. ?
LITTLE BERNARD
iLEMAN KILLED
-RUw?. Broken When,
eavv Ice Truck Passes
Over His Body
Funeral held Monday
Little Bernard Brown Coleman. 20
-??latn'if r>iH mn \Tr and Mrs: .Tames
E. Coleman, residing at 1801 Lake
wood Avenue. Durham, was almost
1 instantly 1:U1M III Jn alli> iuar hio
parent's home Saturday afternoon,
when a heavy ice truck, property of
: the Murdock Company and driven by
Tom Phipps. young white man., whose
I home is located near the scene of
! the fatal accident, passed over
-his body. The young child in the
company of two or three older
children were playing in the alley
when the' ice truck arrived for the
rinlnrarv nf 1 rr His companions V
ing old enough to ? understand the
* danger of the truck moved to a place
of safety while little Bernard attempt
ed to follow the other children and
not being seen by the driver of the
truck was knocked down and the
right rear wheel of the truck passed
over his body whHe the truck was be
ing backed out of the alley. He was
immediately rushed to Watts hospital
where jnedlcal attention was adminis
tered but his condition was such that
i he could not rally and died at 2:15.
Young Phipps has a reputation of
, being a very careful driver and of
1 fared every assistance to the child and
its famllv. _ phipps was placed under a
$500 bond. This was a very deplorable
i accident, as the little fellow was Just
old jnough to run around the horfie
an1 was an active, live, healthv child.
The funeral was conducted from the
horns of his grand-father. Dr. J. I.
Coleman. 1119 Eighth street. Durham.
Monday afternoon. Rev. H. L. Davis.
I pastor of the Lakewood Methodist
! church, assisted by Rev. L. L. Cog
; gins, pastor of Clement Baptist church
! near Hurdle Mills, and not Jar from
fh?? childhood home of his father.
; Interment was made In the family
(lot in the ? Clement cemetery. Pall
1 bearers were: J. J. Lawson. J. L. Har
ris. W. A. Carr. Jr.. and Joe Moss.
(.Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. W. B.
Mccutcheon. L. B. Wilson. H. R. San
; derford. O.. R. Rose. J. P. Rose and
John Cole Rose. Floral bearers'. Haz
[?1 Lee Warren, Blllle Sims Warren.
Pauline Woods, Marlon Coleman. .Edna
Jame3 LawSon. Marv Francis Kellam.
j Elizabeth Dennis. Harris Lawson and
Zeb Coleman.
Charter Granted
Roxboro People
A charter was granted Ralff's. In
j corporated, Canton. Monday, to main
tain and operate a retail mercantile
business. Authorized capital stock
1 <20.000. subscribed (2.000. by George
L Ralff. R V. Dlckerston and Mist
1 Blossom Ralff. Mr Oeo L. Ralff Is
j a brother of. Mr. Harry Ralff. while
the other two charter members are
of Roxboro.
Returns from Long Trip
The Baraca class composed of a
. number of young men. hare returned
from a two week's trio to New York
and other northern cities of interest
.Many places of Interest were visited
and It would require a long article
to relate the numerous Interesting
experiences as engaged In by these
young men. ' >
Wayne County Sales
Sales of Ford cars and trucks led
all other makes In- Wayne County.
Michigan. In which Detroit I* lo
cated. during June. Ford car regis
trations totaled 7.471 as against 1,917
for the ' next highest. Truoka were:
Ford. 873. next highest, 312.
Head Was Struck By Moving
Lever Rendering Victim
Unconscious
DEATH CAME INSTANTLY
Mrs. Rosa Belle Smith, aged 22.
wife of Willie Smith, was instantly
killed Monday evening at 7:45 while
operating a loom In the plant of Col
lins-Alkman Corporation. Just north
of Roxboro. It appears that for some
.reason the thread in the machine was
! not running correctly and In an at
tempt to adjust it. while in a bend
in? position, her head was struck by
a lever running in . a parallel position
with a heavy metal bar that moves
in a back and forth manner. This
blow probably rendered her uncon
scious and her head was caught be
tween the two heavy pieces, causing
a fracture of the skull, death, followine
j instantly. An ambulance was called
but it was found that life was extinct,
j Her body was removed to a local fun
j eral home and preoared for burial.
! A large amount of blood Was Spilled
i frojn__the fractured skull and after
! the body was preoared for burial It
was found that other than the head,
| her bodv sufTered verv little abrasions,
most of the iniurv being Internal.
The Collins-Alkman Corporations Is
j a large manufacturing olant and em
: ploys a large number of people Much
caution and care in the operation of
the machinery seem to be in f .ldeiiut*.
1 end from all indications this acci
dent seems to 1>? one of thofe. un
I fortunate tragedies that crosses the
human path anv way sometimes.
| The deceased is survived by a hus
' band and three small children. The
funeral was conducted by Rev. J. C.
McGregor fron^he home at 3:30
Tuesday and iff^rment was made In
1 the church cemetery at Providence.
Helens*. Defeats East
?Roxboro In Fast Game
Helena defeated East Roxboro In a
hard and fast game with a score of
6?1. Alfred Blalock pitched a shut
out (tame all the way through, though
East'Roxboro scored one on hLs team
mate's errors. Blalock had the oppos
ing batters at hLs mercy all the way
! through the game. Lunsford. Pearce
C. and Pearce O . Orev ?Qd A. Bla
j lock led the batting with two hits
each: Lunsford contributed the best
hit of the .game tor three bases. The
1 two teams will meet on East Roxboro
diamond next Saturday, and a good
:'game is exoected. Batteries: Helena:
i Blalock and Hall. East Roxboro: King
and Hobgood.?L.
Highway Commission
Aksed For Convicts
The Person County Highway Cam
mission asked for some of the road
| convicts sent' up at the last term of
| court, but for some cause the CJounty
j Commissioners failed to acqulese In
! this request and It was not granted.
I The Highway Commission only asked
[ for the best of the convicts, that Is.
those who might be termed trusties,
and thought they could work them to
advantage and at quite a saving to
the County.
Mr.. Adams Led Ticket
The friends of Mr. Sam'l L. Adams
j will be interested to know that, in the
primary held In Virginia last Tues
day he led the ticket and was again
I nominated, foe the House of Dele
I gates. Mr. Adams gays that Demo
cracy In Halifax w even stronger than
\ heretofore and the threatened
! "stiff fight" to ry> put up by the Re
i publicans and so-called "Anti-Smith
[ Democrats" this fall will fall to make
: any headway In this stronghold of
j Democracy.
Boy Scout Notice
Afl boys wishing to come before the
Court of Honor for merit badge or
promotion, please give your name to
the Scout Master. This court of honor
will be held the first week In Sep
tember.
P. Cary Adama.
Field Meeting
A field meeting will be held at the
farm of Mr. John T. Horton. near Mr
j J. C. Horner, on road 144. Bushy Porte
OommigUty. Thursday. August 1Mb,
1 at ten o'clock to Inspect corn growing
! In the six foot row with soy beam
'growing through the middle of the
corn rows.
A picture ? of Desert love and ad
venture. John Ollbert in DEBKHT
NfOHTS. with Mary Nolan and Krneat
Torrence playing Palaee Theatre Mon
day and Tuesday. ? August 19-30U1.
I Matinee Monday 3:00 p. m.