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ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1931.
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NO. 22.
Dr. John Smith Preached
The Baccalaureate Sermon
Curtain Will Ring Down On
The Commencement Exer
cies Friday Evening
HON. JUSTIN MILLER
WILL MAKE ADDRESS
William Smith, pastor Centenary
M. E. Church, Lynchburg, preached
the baccalaureate, sermon to the
high school auditorium. TO say that
the sermon was one of the best but
?xpxcsses it mildly, far, indeed it
was a masterpiece, full of great
chunks of wisdom. There was only
one regret, and that was that mote
of the good people of Roxboro did
not hear it. Considering that there
^rera i? services at any of the
to town the hall should
^^nave been crowded to its capacity
? and this if there had not been a
school boy or girl to the audience.
True, the auditorium is large and
there were probably 600 people
but we are sure If those absent had
known what they were missing the
room would have been crowded.
Yesterday evening the seventh
grade readings and declamations
were held, closing with the promo
tion exercises.
Tomorrow, Thursday, the senior
class play, "The Whole Town's
Talking," will be given, with the
closing exercises on Friday evening,
when Hon. Justin Miller, of Duke
ttoiverslty. will deliver the annual
address. Following the address
diplomas will be presented, and
winners of the various honors
Superintendent O. C. Davidson
and his excellent teachers have just
cause to feel happy over their suc
cess the past school year, for the
schools have moved along most
smoothly and have probably enjoyed
one of tbm best years since Its es
tablishment. The trustees have
shown their approval by re-electing
Prof. Davidson, and he to turn has
shown - HIS appreciation of the Ser
vices of his teachers by electing all
who made application to 'him. All
ot the teachers will1* return save
three, if we are not mistaken.
Last Sunday morning Dr. John
receive same.
Revival Service# At
Wesley an Tabernacle
The revival meeting is still in
progress at the Wesleyan Methodist
Tabernacle in North Roxboro, Rev.
R. B. Hiatt of Durham doing the
preaching.
There will be a special service
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev.
Hiatt's subject for this service will
be "Pour God Given Qualities."
usflng for a text I Corinthian 1:30:
Iptnbf Him are ye in Christ Jesus.
<tf God is made unto us, ;
5M and RIOHTEOUSNB8S
I 8ANCTIFICATION, and RE
DEMPTION."
Fresh Every Day
We are under obligations to Miss
Lizzie Day for a box of the beet
salted peanuts we have teen. Miss
Day is marketing salted peanuts,
fresh every day, and put up in de
cidedly attractive manner. We are
glad to know that practically all of
toe dealers here are patronizing
Miss Day, and we are sure they can
not serve their customers anything
better in that line. If you have not
been buying salted peanuts from
Miss Day call her at Morris' tele
phone. central office, and ask for a
iMMiy.
Say* A Tither Has
Been Hail Exempt
A prominent layman and church
man of Shelby makes this observa
tion : j "Man in this county has not
had ft hail storm in over 35 years,
dncel which time he became a tither.
Before that, he had halls ferquentc
ly." The man who makes this ob
servation Is a tither himself and a
farmer About 38 years ago his en
tire crop was destroyed by hall In
Aufltft. ? Cleveland Star.
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Car Found
Sheriff Clayton found an aoai\r
doned car near Surl. and brought
town yesterday. It is a Pord
and Is cuppoeed to have been
The ear wait stored at
garage and la being held
Identification.
to ANDY (the Radio re
cording BMXk-Pace TVlns) at Pal
i Thuriday-Priday, June
8th, .appear lagxat all performances
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Woman Tax Cleric
Is Short $4,903
In Her Accounts
Raleigh, June 2. ? Miss Lola Har
wood, a fonner employe in the li
cense tax Division of the depart
ment of the revenue, was short
$4,903 in her accounts, state audi
tor* had -revealed today.
'? Yesterday ft. J. Maxwell, commis
sioner of revenue, was notified of
AhtiHage. '~No announcement
* made of the official attitude the
stale will take.
The audit does not show that
Miss Harwood. a daughter of Judge
John H. Harwod, of Bryson City,
took the money but shows there
was a shortage of the money hand
led by her and that she made no
report of any lost or stolen funds.
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2 Loopholes
Left For Foil
Presidential Pardon or Sus
pended Sentence Only Alter
native To Year in Prison
Washington, June 2. ? Palling to
Vptain relief through the suprerrie
court, Albert B. Pall today had re
maining two narrow averiues of es
cape from a year in prison and a
$100 flOO fine.
The interior secretary in Hard
ing's cabinet was refused a review
by the highest tribunal yesterday of
his conviction of accepting a $100.
000 bribe from Edward L. Doheny,
wealthy oil man, in leasing govern
ment oil lands.
If Pall receives a presidential par
don, he will be relieved of the en
tire penalty, but If that falls there
remains the hope of his friends
that the prison sentence will be
suspended because of his age and
ill-health.
At the White House it was said
no appeal on behalf of Fall had
been received and If one were made,
it would follow the usual course
and be sent to the justice depart
ment for recommendations.
Costs 60 Cents Daily
For Child's Education
Washington, June a.? It costs 00
cents a day to educate a child in
the average city public school.
The office of education of the
interior department after gathering
statistics from a representative
group of cities said today that the
average annual cost for each child
was $108.87.
The figures Included teachers'
services for nine months, heat, jan
itors services and in most Instances
school Supplies, books and library
facilities.
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Mr. Morton Resigns
As Game Warden
Mr. E. D. Morton, who has been
! game warden for this County for
some time has tenaered his resig
nation, to take effect June 15th.
1931. Mr. ""Morton has been very
I active and^the laws under l^ls ef
| forts htfve been very effective. He
I asks us to say that he greatly ap
preciates the co-operation given
him by the people of the County,
and trust they will give the same
I consideration to his successor.
Mr. Sikes Injures Foot
Rev. T. A. Sikes is temporarily
, laid up nursing a badly sprained
; ankle sustained yesterday morning
i when he slipped and fell while
j mowing his front lawn. It was at
; first thought the bone was fractured,
but examination proved this fear
groundless. Although the injury is
painful. Mr. SIkeS said he was feel
ing good this morning.
Small Fire- Here
Monday 'Morning
Monday morning at 1:30 fire was
discovered in Angelo's wetner stand
on Court Street. The firemen were
on the ground in a few minutes,
and wi(h the aid of chemicals soon
I had the fire under control. It seems
the blase started by the explosion
of a stove which was used In pre
paring the welners, but fortunately,
was dlsco^red in time to prevent
any serious damage. The loss was
fully covered by insurance. .
STATE'S SCHOOL
AUTHORITIES 10
MEETTHIS WEEK
Board Of Equalization Faces
Task of Putting New Laws
In Operation
IN SESSION TWO DAYS
1 Raleigh, ' Jupe 2. -The ??***??
toward putting the new school 1?*?
and Thursday o! this week.
ctate board of equalliaUon will hav^
its meeting here Wednesday, when
It will study and dlscuSB the new
M lawsf *hile all th* lOOcoun
ty superintendenU of schools wUl
meet here Thursday with Dr. A. T.
Allen, state superintendent of pub
Uc instruction, to study the new
school laws. The members of the,
taart Of equalization will probacy
guy over for fje meeting of the
county superintendents to order to,
meet them and become I*1801*?*
acquainted with them, since the
board will haw more dealingswtth
the superintendents than ever dc
fore. - I
The board of equalization becomes
the administrative agency for the
six months school term as it wUl.
now be operated by the state. It,
must now approve all *>udgets
the operation of the six months
school term to all the county,
both those which the state wil pay
and those paid from countf ??*??
The board is also charged with the,
duty of peeing that the cm?0**!
operate their schools according to
the new laws and that varioua
economies prescribed are camedout
The board is also given extensive
power to make certain rules and
regulations. For the board may
withhold the payment of state
funds from any county or any spe
cial district school that d0^?n?;
conform to the new *
the regulations which the Hoard (
may mak<; . 1
As a result, this first meeting of |
the board of education ^.of
est and importance to every Section
of the state. '
The meeting of the county super
intendents to be held here Thurs
day is similar to the annual meet"
ing that has been held ertnr spring
and which has been required under
the Hancock school law. However,
this meeting will be more Important
than any of the previous meetings
since the Hancock law went into,
effect, since this will be the first ,
step to trying to make the changes j
In the state's school system as re- ,
quired by the general ^aembl^
which put the operation of the six |
months school term definitely under ,
state control. 1
One of the most difficult taAs|
faced by the county wperintenflente
Is that of reducing their budget* f
the six months term sufficiently to
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HARD TIMES MAY
COT INCOME BUT
NEVER WILL TAXES
Bank Urges Greater Economy
As Only Sensible And
Logical Course
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
"TOO INFLEXIBLE"
(From a statement issued by The
First National Bank of Boston)
There is a tendency for taxation
to remain constant or. to increase
during hard times while the source .
of Income from which these expen
ditures must be paid suffers a heavy
shrinkage with the result that there j
is an increasing strain upon the
standards of living. Instead of put
ting on the emergency brake on
public expenditures when conditions
warrant, there is a tendency to step
on the gas.
Public expenditures are too In- j
flexible. During a prosperous per
iod public money is spent with a
lavish hand to provide the public
services, buildings and other facili
ties to accompany the rising Stan
dards, and during times of depres
sion increased expenditures are
urged in order to relieve distress
and to provide work for the unem
ployed This attitude on taxation
reminds one of the man who had
a roof in need of repair. He said
that he did not need to mend his
roof when it rained b e cause he
could not; and when the sun shone
there was no need for it.
Total Income Has Shrunk
Nearly 75 per cent of all tax rev
enue is derived from property .and
incomes taxes. During the past
eighteen months or so, property
values in practically all parts of(
the country have reached substan
tially lower levels and rents are on
the decline. Total income has suf
fered Shrinkage while the down- '
ward adjustment in wages and sal*
aries continues.
National Income is not an inex
-haustlble reservoir to which we can
run ever larger lines, but It' is fed
by millions of streams, some large,
some stnajl, and these in turn are
regulated by the ebb and flow of
business.
For any government ? municipal,
state or national ? which persists in
living beyond its means, the day of
reckoning is sure to come; for some
municipalities and states in this
country it is already .here. With
accumulated deficits, an increasing
number of tax delinquencies, de
faults in bond payments, the cred
it standing of these governments |
has been seriously impaired.
"Drift Toward State Socialism"
Now Is the time when serious
thought should be given to Uie in
, creasing trend of governmental ac
tivities in Sbclal and economic lines.
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7th Grade Promotion Exercise,
Readings And Declamations
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Miss Helen Cushwa And Rich
ard Puckett Win First And
Second Honors
14 MAKE HONOR ROLL
In the seventh grade reading
contest held at the Roxboro high
school last night. Helen Cushwa
won the medal for her excellent .
rendering of "Johnny Graham, Di
plomat." ?
Among the declalmers, Richard
Puckett was winner x>f the medal
for his declamation entitled "Op
portunity."
Hie Judges of the readings were
Mrs. Marvin Carver, Mrs. H. Q.
Simpson, and Miss Claire Harris.
The Judges of the declamations
were L. T - Heffner, B. B.v Knight
and Eugene Thompson.
Scholarship Honor Roll
The following named pupils made
an average of at learft 93% on their
seventh grade studies during the
past year: Richard Pufckett, Mil
dred Carver Ruby Clayton, Jeanne
Collins. Helen Cushwa, Ruth David- ,
ran. Helen Day, Louise Hassan.
Marine King, Anna Catherine Lovr,
Evelyn Newman, OUve Pickering,
Evelyn Ritchie, K'reu Scarborough
The highest average! for the year ;
was made by Helen Day with on
average of #7%. \
Anna Catherine -1 /on ant f Evelyn''
Ritchie tied for second plaoe with j
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Six In One Family
To Receive Diplomas
Harrisonburg, Va.. June 1. ? When
six members ? Ave slaters and one
brother ? of the Hlgglns family of
North Carolina, receive their diplo
mas Thursday, Shenandoah College
at Dayton wfll iay claim to graduat
ing the largest family of any Amer
lean college, this year, President V. j
L. Phillips said today.
The six graduates are the chil
dren of Mr. -fcnd Mrs. C. B. Hlg
glns. of OreensboW; N. C., and have
worked their way through school. 1
Pour of the girl*, Sallte, Mary, Kath
erlne and Allie. compose the Hlg
glns Sisters Quartet, known through
out the South Atlantic States for
their harmony without musical ac
companiment. jLf
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James Harris, black, vagrant and
truthful, stood before Solicitor Har- 1
lis.' in Anderson, S. O.
"Just when when," asked the soli
citor "did you do your last honest
day's work?"
The negro looked out the win
dows, at the oelllnc. down at his
feet; scratched his head and let 'er
go:
"Ah .think It wus on April lft? |
en* I got off'n de chalngang early
next mawnln"'
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Among the principal exports of
Chile I. lodln^ 4j
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Hon. Justin Miller, who will de
liver the commencement address
at the high school auditorium Fri
day night.
An Estate For Sale
You can own an estate by mak
ing a small deposit to Suit yourself
with us. There are over One ttun
d r e d Billion dollars capitalized
worth of insurance being bought
this way now. I hope you realized
during this experience with all
forms of investments just how good
life insurance is.
We can give you the Mutual Life
of New York, the oldest company
In America. It is the ohly billion
dollar capital standard risk com
pany in America. The dividends
are larger than the average com
pany.
If the Mutual does not suit you
we have the Pilot Life Insurance
of Greensboro, N. C., backed by the
Jefferson Standard of Greensboro,
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Agents: B. B. Knight, Mgr.; "J: "J.
Rogers and Irvin CBriant.
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY
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First Baptist Church j
I believe that the Bible is to be
believed and understood in the
plain and obvious meaning of its
passages; for I cannot persuade- my
self that a book Intended for the
instruction and conversion of the
whole world should cover its true
meaning in any such mystery and
doubt that none but critics and
philosophers can discover it. It -we ?
abide by the principles taught in
the Bible our country will go on
prospering and to prosper, but if
we and our posterity neglect its in- j
structlons and authority, no man
can tell how sudden a catastrophe
may overwhelm uS and bury all our
glory In profound obscurity. ? Dan
iel Webster.
Bible School 9:45 A. M. Prof. I. j
C. Pait, General Superintendent.
Preaching 11:00 A. M. Subject: ,
Worthy Motives for Worthy Living.
6. Y. P. U.'s 8:46 P. M. Miss Mar- ,
thena Bivins, General Director.
Preaching 8:00 P. M. Subject:
Believing in God.
"Trust in the Lord, and do good:
so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed." Psalm 37:3.
A cordial welcome is extended
to all.
W. P. WEST, Pastor.
Co. Commissioners
In Session Monday
The board of Coun^T Commission
ers were in regular session Monday,
with all- members present. The mat
ter of advertising delinquent taxes
was postponed for another month.
Other than regular routine business
this was the only matter to come
before the board.
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No Services at Presby
terin Church Sunday
Rev. A. J. ?McKelway announces
that there will be no services at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing, owing to repairs which are
being made on the inside of the
church.
Notice To Seventh
- Grade Pupils ;
Pupils of Roxboro High School !
and seventh grade are requested to
go to the high school building Fri
day morning at 8:49 for the purpose
of receiving ninth month reports
and prontotlon cards.
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Hie Cleveland County Poultry /?
Association plans to store their
surplus eggs In cold storage for
Uttfcr marketing.
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Mrs Effle Massey. representative
for Charts Corselettes. and Real
Silk Hosiery Telephone 4?-M !
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South's Veterans Open
Reunion at Montgomery
Granville Woman
Is On Missingr List
Creedmoor, June 2. ? Mrs. Rufe
Motley, a young white woman of
near Creedmoor, mysteriously dis
appeared from her home last Tues
day.' She was seen down the Ox
ford-Durham highway In the di
rection of Oxford. Noticing or her
whereabouts has been learned. She
is about S fret tall, weighs Ttronfkt
112 pounds, dark hair and dork
complected and when she disap
peared she was wearing 4 cotton
print dress, short blue coat, felt
hat and tennis shoes.
Any information should be for
warded to her husband, Rufe Mot
ley, Creedmoor, Route 2, or to
Chief of Police Harvey Jackson,
Oxford.
GREATAIRFORCE
LANDS AT BRAGG
Greatest Collection of Air
planes Ever Seen in State
Drops Down at Pope Field
Fayetteville, June 2. ? The great
est air force ever seen in this state
dropped upon Pope Feld today to
refuel and remain over till tomor
row morning, when the flight will
be resumed for the Texas flying
fields from which the 108 army
planes set out for the national air
"maneuvers. They compose the 101st
provisional purstjit group. Three
other pursuit planes which left
Boiling Field, Washington, today ar- j
rived at Port Bragg at eight to
night bringing the total to 111 ships
serviced at Pope Field today, and
164 during the past four days.
The. 39 attack planes of the pur
suit-group left at 1:15 this after
noon for Jacksonville, Florida, where
a community banquet was to be i
given their pilots tonight. The re-1
mainlng 72 Ships will .take off be
tween 7 and 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning, for Maxwell Field, Mont
gomery, Ala. They will fly over the
city before heading south, as the
"attack unit did this afternoon.
The pursuit group is made up of
57 pursuit planes, the little hum
ming birds of the air, capable of
great speed, 39 aerial battle ships,
each outfitted to carry four ma
chine guns and ten 25- pound bombs,
and a dozen Ford transport planes,
seven trl-motored and five with
single motors.
Co. Agent Sanders
Has His Car Stolen
Last Sunday night, between the
hour of 8:20 and 8:40, some one
bororwed Mr. H. K Sanders' car
without his knowledge or consent,
and up to the present writing has
(ailed to return It. The thief left
no marks whereby he might be
traced and no one has the light
est idea as to his identity. The car
was a Chevrolet coach, 1S38 model,
body painted avenue green, disc
wheels, Pisk tires; no bumpers on
fron^. or rear, no spare tire or rim.
old valve steni through radiator
cap, N. O. license No. 276-426, .en
gine Mb. 4,312,735, Roxboro license
No. 764.
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Mr. Sanders Recovers
Car at Roanoke Rapids
The car stolen from Mr. H. K.
Sanders Sunday night was found
In Roanoke Rapids last night by
officers of that city. A man by the
name of Roy Parrlsh was taken In
connection with the car. Officers
here were notified and early this
morning Msssrs. S. A. Oliver, 8. R.
Wade and R. K. Banders went after
the car and Parrlsh.
Kipfer Thinks He Can I
Ascend 100,000 Feet
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Berlin, June 2.? Charles Kipfer. j
who was Professor August Piccard's !
companion on a balloon flight to
John H. Harwood, of Bryson City, ,
again and believes that wKh a spe
cially constructed balloon he could i
go as high as 100,000 feet. .He and
Prof. Plccard reached 52,500 feet, j
"I am convinced," rtaid Kipfer to- 1
day, "that a balloon bag with many
gas chambers each regulated from ?
the gondola by a separate valve,
would rW as high as 100,00 feet
without danger or even hardship to
the occupant*."
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Commander-in-Chief Steph
ens Acclaimed On Arrival
At Alabama City
VETERANS WELCOMED
BY GOVERNOR MILLER
Montgomery. Ala., June 2. ? Sur
vivors of the legions that followed
Lee and Jackson In the Sixties to
day took possession of Montgomery
and tonight their wish was law tn
"the Cradle of the Confederacy."
To the roar of cannon firing a
salute, General L. W. Stephens, of
Cough at ta, La.. Commander - tn - -*"?
Chief, entered the city shortly be
fore noon, and half an hour later
Governor B. M. Miller surrendered
the golden key to Alabama.
General Stephens, weak from a
recent illness, was accorded an ova
tion on his journey from the station
to the capitol. Standing on the
Jefferson Davis star that marks the
spot where the President of the
Confederacy took the oath of office
70 years ago, General Stephens re
ceived the key from the governor as
a token of the city'* good will to
the veterans during their 41st An
nual reunion.
Opening Ceremony.
The welcoming ceremony at the
Capitol was the only function of
the day, and the remainder of the
time the veterans had to them
selves, to relight the battles with
old comrades beneath shade trees at
Camp Stephens park, or attend the
many amusements staged for their ...,
benefit.
Sight-seeing parties were arrang
ed for those who cared to visit
shrines of the Confederacy and
throughout the day there was open
house at the Capitol.
Roving minstrels. Negro quartets
singing spirituals and old-time
Southern melodies, string bands,
buck and wing dancers wound
through the camp grounds and
downtown streets . entertaining vet
erans and visitors.
The Richmond, Va? delegates were
busy campaigning for selection of
the 1932 reunion and so far seem
to have the field alone. Hundreds
of the veterans have pledged
theiqselverf and donned "Richmond
in 1932" ribbons.
More than 1,300 Boy Scouts from
; throughout the South were en
camped at Camp Miller, adjoining
Camp Stephens, and acted as es
corts for veterans who were un
attended.
Registration of veterans late to
day neared 1,600, with few more
expected.
United States Senator Hugo L.
Black, of Alabama, tonight told the
Confederate veterans "that the
prophecy that history of the Con
federacy would be written by un
friendly hands has come to pa*.
"T^e Whole Town's
Talking"? June 4th
'The Whole Town's Talking, as you
know.
So on June the fourth yop must go
To the Roxboro High School Senior
play.
At 8:30 o'clock, for 35c is all you
. pay- \ .
rmt Of Characters
Henry Simmons, a manufacturer,
Bedford Stanfleld.
Harriet Simmons, his wife, Hasel
Brooks.
Ethrl Simmons, their daughter,
Helen Morton.
Chester Blnney, Simmon's partner.
Earl Bradsher.
Donald Swift, a motion picture di
rector, Norwood Newman. ,
Roger Shields, a young Chicago
blood, Lynwood Carver.
Lila Wilson and Sally Oils, friends
of Ethel, Katherine Nicks.
Sad'e Bloom. Drucilla Wlnstead.
Annie, a maid. Flora Newton.
Taxi Driver, Algy Jackson, Jr.
Mrs. Judson, Magnolia Owen.
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Buv Sunday Dinner .
At Church Sale Here
The ladles of Lambeth Memorial
Baptist church w)ll sell cake, dress
ed chicken*, butter, eggs and fresh
vegetables next Saturday, June 8th,
at Cantor's old stand. Main Street,
Roxboro. The ladles are anxious -
to furnish your Sunday dinner and
will have a list that will maM ft
most complete.'
CKTOK & ANDY (the Radio re- ?
.Sorting Black -Pace Twins) at Pal
ace Theatre ThunvJay-FHday, June
4- 5th/ appearing at all performances.