You Will Save Money
By Reading: The Ad
vertisements. AU-Best
Merchants U?e Them.
ESTABLISHED 1ML PB80N COUNTY'S OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER. UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP FOB 46 TEABB.
Best People On Earth;
Good Churches And
Schools; Where
Optimism Rules
J. W. NOELL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT
11.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
VOL. XLVIIL
r
ROXRORO. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 20. 1*31.'
NO. 18.
CASH STOLEN FROM
ROYAL CAFE FRIDAY
Six Dollars ln Small Change
And Quantity Of Cigar
ettes Taken
THIRD TIME IN 7 MONTHS
Six dollars In small change, a few
cartons of cigarettes and some
cigars comprised the haul taken
by a robber or robbers from the
Royal Cafe sometime Friday night.
The loss was discovered by Stephen
Georges proprietor of the cafe,
when be opened for business early
Saturday morning.
Entrance was obtamrd by ripping
off a corner of the screen window
In the rear and forcing the window
open. The change was all that
had been left In the cash register
the night before; the value of the
y tobacco taken amounted to a p
? proAfhately $10. The theft was at
Cnce reported to the authorities and
they are at work on the caae, al
though the complete absence of any
definite clue makes the task a dif
ficult one.
Mr. Georges states that this Is
third time within a period of seven
months his oafe has been robbed.
Last December, the wohle cash reg
ister was removed, with about (40
In cash. The cash register was
found hidden in a sawdust pile at
the rear of the building. A few
weeks lata-, some one entered the
~ place again, but not finding any
cash, removed about 110 worth of
cigarettes The Cafe is located
within a few feet of the post office.
In the, heart of the business district.
YOU CANT STOP
A HAILSTORM
If your crops escape damage by
hailstorm, you will perhaps have a
profitable harvest. BUT? why gam
ble on the IF? You can't stop a
hailstorm ? you can't cover your
crops ? neither can you shield them
from the "cobblestones" of /the sky
? and you know it. You don't want
to feel that after months of hard;
work your crops may be ruined in
a few moments ? do you? Of course
not! j
You can protect yourself very
easily against the damage done by
hailstorms Hall insurance with
this agency of the Hartford Fire
Insurance Company will pay you
for hall damage which may occur
to your crops. The cost of this
insurance is comparatively small
when you consider the worth-while
protection it gives.
Better get your hall protection
NOW? If you wait, your regrets may
be in vain. ' -?
Drop us a line, or phone us, and
we will be glad to call on you with
^n application and arrange this im
^?pr'.int protection for you.
?(BATTERFIELD ins. AOENCY
S. P. Satterfleld,
W. O. James,
E. O. Thompson.
Tom Moore's Golf
Course Again Open
With the return, although belat
ed, of warm weather comes the an
> nouncement of the opening for the
summer of Tom Moore's miniature
golf course. This beautiful layout
is Situated in a delightful grove
about four miles from' town on the
eh-eensboro road. The course has
been improved and is now in excel
lent shape. Prices have been re
duced to 10 cents for one and All,
day or night. Mr. Moore invites
you to drive out and assures you of
plenty of shade and plenty of park
tag space.
o
Barksdale Smith
Has Narrow Els cape
While trying out a speed boat on
the waters at Chub Lake last Satur
day afternoon, Barksdale Smith, lo
cal young man, was thrown head
long into the lake when cross
waves overturned the boat on a
tanT ' Tfie mtthap occurred- very
nearly in mid-lake, whlcS is quite
wide at this point. Barksdale. who
is an expert swimmer, was able to
make the shore. In spite of the fact
"that he was fully clothed, and more
? ?urprtsinK carried the boat alone
with him. safely to land.
-
Recital *
? ... i ? i.
Miss Katherine Hatehett's piano
class will render a recital Tuesday
evening. May 36th. at 8 o'clock in
the High School auditorium. The
public is cordially Invited.
fr f
FOUR RESIDENTS OF '
DURHAM ARE HURT
Mr. And Mrs. T. H. Buekmer
And Mr. And Mrs. S. E.
Bates Hart Near Here
AUTO TURNED TURTLE
Pour Durham people, two women ]
and two men. sustained several cuts
and lacerations about their bodies
Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock
when the automobile in which they j
were riding turned over on the
Durham highway, about five miles
from here. . i
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Buikmer and
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Bates were the j
four occupants of the small car that |
wag struck by another car, the ;
name of whose driver could not be I
learned.
The Injured were picked up by
Graham Oakley and brought to
the city where" two local physicians
dressed their wounds. All four of
them suffered painful but not ser
ious injuries.
It was said that the Durham peo
ple were headed toward this city
and were passing another car when
the accident occurred. Mrs. Buek
mer was operating the machine at
the time. The wives of the two
men occupied the front seat while
they were riding in the rumble seat.
In spite of the fact that the car
was badly damaged, the top be
ing practically demolished, the
owner returned later in the after
noon and drove it back to Durham.
DECLmTwILL
CONTEST FOR MEDALS
, tt r. i . -
Speakers Have Been Trained
t By Mrs. Clayton And
Mrs. Cart wright
The annual high school reading
and declamation contest will be
held In the . Roxboro high school
auditorium at eight o'clock on Fri
day eveiiing of this week. Pour
young ladies and four young men
will compete for the?medals offer
ed, and a close contest in each
group is expected. Several of the
speakers have appeared on previous
programs and are very well known
to the patrons and friends of the
school.
Hie young ladies and young gen
tlemen otf this year's program have
been trained by Mp. B. O. Clay
ton and Miss Ella Cart wright, who
have done much hard and effective
work in developing the talents and
abilities of the large number of
students who entered the reading
and declaration contests this
spring. Great credit Is due these
teachers for their service to the
young people - and the homes con
cerned In this particular branch
of extra -curricula activity.
Patrons and friends of the school
are assured of a warm welcome at
the contest on Friday evening. D.
Tobacco Disease
In Twelve Counties
Spreading rapidly over Eastern
North Carolina since Its discovery
in Qreene County two weeks ago.
the tobacco blue mold or downy
mildew disease is now affecting to
bacco plarit- beds in twelve coun
ties and probably more, the De
partment of Botany at N. C. State
College announced Saturday.
Or. 8. O. Lehman, plant disease
specialist of the State Experiment
Station, has been in the field con- "
stantfy during the past two wegkM
advising with growers as to the con
trol of the "disease and inspecting
beds for presence of the trouble, j
Lehman now reports the disease
In Wake. Columbus; Greene, Cra
ven, Johnson. Harnett, Robeson. Wil
son, Nash. Edgecombe. Wayne and
Sampson counties. It may be In
others, he reported from the field
Saturday.
Rapid Spread of the disease Is
ascribed to the rainy cool weather
with dewy nights' alternating frith
warm days. Dr. Lehman says the
mold first appears in small spots In
the bed and will spread rapidly to
other plants killing them about the
.time they are ready for setting.
o '
Most of the tourists now visiting
Germany are from America, Eng
land, Holland and 8candinavla
o .
Mrs. Effie MasSey, representative
for ChaarU Corselettesw and Real
, Silk Hosiery. Telephone 41PM.
Rev. H. B. iHiatt of Durham, who will conduct a revival at the
Wesleyan Methodist Tabernacle here beginning next Monday night,
May 25th. The public Is cordially mvlted.
I _ . I
Durham District Conference
Meets H ere Tomorrow
Town Board Took
Office Wednesday
After considerable discussion the
new board of Town CormnUisoners
took the oath of office last Wednes
day night. The board is composed
of the following: A. M. Burns, W.
A. Sergeant, R. A. Burch, G. J.
Cushwa, and O. T. Kirby. The new
board simply took the oath of of
fice and after some discu^ion as
to their future policy adjournted.
Play At Helena
Saturday evening, May 23rd, at
8 o'clock the play, "A Little Clod
hopper" will be presented in the
High School Auditorium at Helena
for the benefit of the Primitive
Baptist Church there. The Jalong
String Band wifi provide 'music.
You are assured an evening of rare
entertainment and your presence
will be very much appreciated. Ad
mission IS and 25c.
WHEAT REDUCTION
AT SOURCE URGED
Americans Present Views Be
_ fore World Court ? Russia
To Be Heard Today
London, May 19. ? Presented witli
a United States recommendation to
solve the world's wheat problem by
drastic reduction "at the source,"
the International wheat conference
tonight centered its attention on the
declaration of soviet Russia's posi
tion, which is expected tomorrow, j
The American plan, which In- '
eludes a promise that the federal
farm board would market its hold
ings In an orderly manner and not
dump them on flooded markets, was
(Continued on last page)
Rev. J. C. Wooten Will Pre-'
side; Splendid Program j
Prepared
PUBLIC IS INVITED
TO ALL SESSIONS
It is no small honor to the citi
zens of Roxboro that the Durham
District Conference of the. Metho
dist Episcopal Church .will meet
with the Edgar Long Memorial
Methodist Church. The first ses
sion will be held tomorrow. Thurs
day, morning at 9:30.
Concerning this meeting we take
the following from the Weekly Bul
letin of the Methodist Church:
We are happy to have with us
this week the Durham District
Conference which is composed of
all ministers of the district, four
laymen from each pastoral charge,
the jjtotrlct lay leader, the charge
lay leaders, the district Secretary of
the Woman's Missionary Society
and V the district secretary of the
Ep worth League. This is a fine body
of Christian workers and they will
be a great blessing to us. We wel
come them In the name of Christ
our Lord, and trust that their stay
with us may be pleasant and mu
tually helpful.
Dinner will be served Thursday
and Friday in the Hjrco Warehouse.
Of course, we are pleased to have
the conference as a guest of our
church and it is a real pleasure to
us to be permitted to have each one
with us and It is our desire to be
of service In any way. possible. If
you want anything ask one of the
young ladies at the table in front.
Or If you dont like to talk with
the ladles ask the pastor or any of
the committees. In order to gain
admission to the warehouse for din
ner It wil be necessary for you to
have a ticket. The young ladies at
the church entrance will furnish you
your ticket without cost. Please
(Continued on last page)
}y jlieve It Or Not
? o ? ? !
Man And Wife Lire- Within
Two Miles Of Koxboro ?
Wife Has Not Been Here
In Twenty Years
? 1 ?
When it comes to living-at-home
we believe there is a family liv
ing near here who has the burner.
The. man is 58 years old. hM never
bought a shoe string, never bought
a newspaper, never tasted ice cream
and has not tasted liquor in forty
five years. His wife has never
rfpent a cent in a store and has not
been -to Boiboro in twenty years,
although she has lived all of this
time within two mile* of town.
Th? gentleman under discussion
owns a frood farm, with good dwell
ing and oonvenient outhouses, has
money loaned out and does not owe
a pftnny. How is this for living-at
home and boarding at the same
place?
Save Money, Pay Now
If you have not paid your taxes
I am taking this opportunity to ad
vise you to pay before the first of
June, for after that date there will
be added to your tax receipt a pen
alty of 10 per eent. per annum.
Pay now and save this penalty.
it T.
Tax Collector and Sheriff.
?o r ? ?
Member Health Board
At a meeting of the County
Health Board this morning Dr. E.
J. Tucker was elected a member of
the' Board. He will represent the I
Dental profession, which the recent i
act requires.
o?
Pint copper mined In Alaska
was as Prince William Bound, 1901. 1
CHUB LAKE STORE
ROBBED OF GOODS
Robbers Make $300 Haul, 1
Taking Everything In Store
Of Any Value
GET ABOUT $6 IN CASH
. By breaking the lock on the front
door of W. E. Rudder's store, locat
ed at Chub Lake, yeggs sometime
during Friday night made their en
trance to the building and carried
away merchandise valued at ap
proximately (300.
Although the robbers ransacked
practically everything that was vis
ible to them and picked out the
finest a t the stock of merchandise
they left no tangible clues that,
would possibly lead to their arrest.
Sheriff M. T. Clayton investigated
the robbers but at a late hour today
had made no arrest in connection
with the affair.
Evidently there' was more than
one party that made a successful
get-away "with the loot. Mr. Rud
der, After checking up on his stock
found that something of almost
everything in his store was missing.
The ro&bers picked only the best of
everything in the store.
The loot carried away by the
yeggs consisted of 27 pairs of men's
shoes, several pairs of ladies' shoes,
shirts, four automobile tires, from
20 to 80 pairs of overalls, pocket
knives, silk hose, the entire stock of
cigarettes and about $6 in cash.
, Aside from all this they opened
j the safe! "went through it like a cy
! clone but got no money and emp
tied a sack of sugar on the floor
and evidently used the sack to carry
part of the loot away, as It was gone.
! HOW ABOUT THIS?
We can give you in connectibn
j with your >19.00 automobile liabil
ity and property for $1.00 more a
| $2,500 personal accident policy. For
| $3.00 more, making a total of $22.00,
j this policy will pay you from $60.00
to $200.00 a month in case you are
| hurt while driving your own car.
The policy In three years Increases
| to a $5,000 policy at the same rates.
When you start to take out your
| policy again next It will pay you to
i take advantage of this bargain.
Even if you have an accident pol
! icy this Is too liberal not to carry.
See Irvin O'Briant, J. E. Daniel. J.
J. Rogers or B. B. Knight of Knights'
Agency.
PLEAS OF GUILTY ARE
ENTERED BY 14 GIRLS
Those Charged With At
tempting to Burn Dormi
tories Waive Jury Trial
GET SENTENCES TODAY
Carthage, May 1 9. ? Fourteen
bright-faced young girls, most of
them of high school age, will know
tomorrow what the state of North
Carolina will demand of them for
burning down two of the domitorietf
at Samarcand, state institution for
i delinquent girls, of .which they were
former inmates.
Attorneys for the 14 entered pleas
of guilty to charges of attempt to
commit arson, waived a Jury trial
and both sides proceeded to offer
testimony before Judge Michael
Sehenck In Moore Superior court
here today.
Judge Schenck, however, sitting
as sole authority for disposal" of the
case, reserved the right to dismiss
the charge against any of the 14
If the testimony warranted.
Original indictments of first de
gree arson, a capital felony, In this
state, were withdrawn by Solicitor
Don Phillips when the pleas of
guilty to the minor charges were
mflde.
The penalty for attempt to com
mit arson Is /our months to 10
years imprisonment.
L Charges against two others In co&t..
nectlon with the Samarcand fire
March 13 . were no! pressed with
leave. The girls were Mary Bran
son, 16, of Rocky Mount, and Wil
tna Owens, 16, df "Waynesvtlle. The
Bronson girl was returned to her I
parents this afternoon and the
Owens girl wad held over night,
pending the arrival of relatives.
--0 ? " . j
Limestone and limtf spreaders are
being purchased cooperatively by
Alleghany county farmers, for soil
Improvement work.
"Made In North Carolina"
Week June First to Sixth
Hole-In-One By
Dr. R. H. Noell
Rocky Mount, N. C? May 15.
?Dr. R. H- NoeB joined the
Bcnmne Hote-in-One club
yesterday afternoon when his
trusty spoon negotiated the
the 179-yard distance to the
17th hole in the handicap
tournament now underway at
the country club.
The physician was playing
against C. L. Bonney and the
foursome was composed of L.
D. Harper and A. J. Mims in
addition to Dr. Noell and Mr.
Bonney.
Officials of the elub said to
day that it waa the first hole
in-one scored in at least three
years. The doctor today ap
peared well pleased with the
antics of the little ball, but
made no statement.
Notice To Water Users
This is to notify users of water
who are in arrears with their ac
counts that the service will positive
ly be discontinued the 28th day of
May if not settled in full.
By order of the Board.
W. F. Long, C. M.
JUNIORS ENTERTAIN
SENIORS AT BANQUET
The Lair Of The Pirates Used
As A Background For
Annual Event
VARIED PROGRAM GIVEN
i /
Th* spacious dining room of the
Jones Hotel presented a weird but
attractive scene last Saturday night
as the Juniors, class of "32 of the
Roxboro High School, entertained
the Seniors at a banquet which has
become an annual affair. In decor
ations. costumes, variety of pro-'
gram and general get-up, the event
Saturday takes its place as one 'of
the most pleasing and enjoyable in
recent years.
Prom the serene calm of a clear
May night, the guest? found them
selves transported at a step into
the realm of piracy onxthe bound
ing main. The decorations repre
sented a pirate ship and the wait\
era were 10 freshmen dressed as pi
rates: The Scheme idea was, very
effectively portrayed. v
The program was unique and
varied, and ran the wtiole gamut
of those things most intriguing to
high school students. ' Several or
chestra numbers were rendered by
the "Jolly Junior Jazzers." The
program was given as -follows: Ad
dress of Welcome, MisS Rose Woods;
Response, Lynwood Carver; Duet,
Nettie Walker and Cornelia Moore;
Senior Alphabet, Suzanne Win
stead; Toast to Senior Girls. Paul
Maness; Response. Helen Morton;
, Toast to Senior Boys, Anne Brad
sher; Response, Algy ' Jackson;
Toast to Paculty, Edgar Long; Re
sponse, Miss Texye Morris; Vdcal
Solo. Howard Duncan, accompan
ied by Shirley Goodman; Quartet,
Howard Duncan, Harold Lee Per
kins. Thomas H&tchett and Lee ,
Warner: "What I Like," Helen I
Latta: Reading, Janie Hester; Toast j
to Football Players, R. D. Bumpass; .
Response. Bedford Stanfleld; "A
Freshman's Dream," D'Arcy Brad
sher; Vocal Solo, Harold Lee Per
kins; Toast to Senior Play, HUey
Batterfleld; Response. Earl Brad
sher;* Toast to " Athletes, Alice ;
8mith; Response, Lester Jjtmes;
"Just Imagine." a reading "by Elva !
Jones; A Few Words of Apprecia
tion, Miss Annie Lee Newman ;
Sax phone, Solo. Howard Duncan.
The Olftorlan was Merrill Freder- i
"let! p!rat? roamed the half
throughout the festivities, and pre- :
sented several very pleasing danoea. I
One hundred and fourteen guests
enjoyed this unusual event.
Music Recital
? ?
The pupils of M!as Mabel James
will give a musical recital on Fri
day night. May 28lh, at 8 o'clock j
In the high - school ?> auditorium
This .will be a real treat for music
lovers. Trt>e public U cordially In
vited to attend.^ ' ,
~ir
>
To Acquaint Public With Pro
ducts Of State By Featur?
ing Home Made Goods
MERCHANTS CO-OPERATE
North Carolina's greatest Indus
trial exposition, a program which
hundreds of thousands of Individ
uals and every community may have
a share, is scheduled to be held on
the dates of June 1-6, inclusive.
This event will be the second
"Made in North Carolina Week"
Set aside by proclamation of Gover
nor O. Max Gardner and sponsored
by the State Department to Con
servation and Development.
The main features of the week
will be displays of North Carolina
made products in the retail store
windows and special sales of these
goods as a merchandising feature.
Community functions covering a
wide field are being planned for
cities and towns throughout the
State. These will include banquets,
Joint civic gatherings, style shows,
and other features.
Some of the local trade organiza
tions .have notified the Conserva
tion Department that special stud
ies of the Industrial development
and further prospects of their com
munities are being undertaken as a
feature of "Made In North Carolina
Week." schools and Women's
Clubs are among the organizations
featuring the program with projects
and studies.
Observance of programs such as
have been outlined, according to of
ficials of the Conservation Depart
ment, will enlist the Interest of
many times more people than an
event fixed at a single location.
They point out, to their knowledge,
that this movement is the first at
tempt on the part of any common
wealth to stage an event of this
kind on a State-wide scale with an
invitation to every manufacturer
and retail merchant to take a part.
Such a celebration gives an oppor
tunity literally to -bring an indus
trial exposition jo the door of vir
tually every citizen of the State.
"This program." said ofllcials of
the Department, "can fee staged vir
tually without any cost in the
various communities. What little
expense as will be involved by the
merchant and manufacturer may
be classed as an Investment for.
more business."
o
Sentenced To Attend
Chui^ch One Year
Mt. Airy, May 18. ? Sentencing two
offenders to attend Sunday School
and church during the next year.
Judge Wilson Walllck, of Newton,
brought the April term of the Sur
ry county Superior court"for..the
trial of criminal cases to a close
after handing down a batch of
Judgments in cases tried during the
two week session.
The two who were sentenced to
attend Sunday School and Church
were present at each of the services
yesterday and appeared to enjoy
their new surroundings and .the
pleasant greetings of the church
people.
W. M. U. Executive
Meeting Tuesday
The Executive Board of thfc Beu
lah W. M. TJ. held a business ses
sion at the home of Mrs. R. L.
WUburn Tuesday afternoon. The
meeting was opened with a Short
devotional after *hlch plans were
discussed for the annual meeting
which will be held at Providence
(Person) June 30.
Early Tomatoes
Mr. L. L. Lunsford, who con
duct* a grocery store on Court
Street. Is the first gardener to re
port ripe tomatoes. Last Decem
ber he sowed pome tomato seeds in
a box in his show window, and
from a vine grown in this window
he picked ripe tomatoes on April
79131. and the secorid one on. the -
30th. The vine is more than 8 feet
high And ? has several more toma
toes on it.
The W h o'l el
Town's Talking!
About what? Usually about the
man who is absent. So be at the
Roxbaro High School Thtmday
night, June 4, at eight o'clock to
make sure you are not talked
about, Admlslson for children, 35
cents, and for adults, 36 cents.