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ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 10. 19Sf.
Best People On Earth;
Good Churches And
Schools; Where
Optimism Rules
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
NO. 23.
Roxboro High School ?
B- Closed Friday Night
Hon. Justin Miller, Dean Of*i
Duke Law School Delivered
The Address
NINETEEN BOYS AND
GIRLS GRADUATE
l*at Friday night the Roxboro
high school closed one of the most
successful sessions ever enjbyed
when IS hoys kad girls received
their cherished diplomas. Hon. Jus
tin Miller, dean of the law school of
Duke University, delivered the ad
dress before a large audienoe, and if
there was a dull moment in the ad
dress k was not discernible. The ad
dress was out of the ordinary, for
it was short, occupying ohly about
H^Bynutes, but we venture (he as
I^Hpnjhat more wisdom, or more
Iroolesome advice is rarely put into
that length of^ time.
Previous to the 'address Miss
Mable James presented a musical
prelude, the Invocation followed by
Rev. A. J. McKelway, which in
turn' was followed by a mixed
chorus. - J
Miss Kathenne Nicks, who had
the honor of delivering the saluta
tory, was presented by Mr. W. D. :
Merritt.
The following awards were- given,
' presented by Mr. L. M. Carlton:
Edgar Long scholarship medal
was given to Miss Helen Ritchie
Morton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. S. Morton.
The Research club English prise
was awarded Miss Ruth Maness.
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. L.
Maness.
The Woman's club loving cup for
the hest English paper by high
school student during the year was
won by Miss Katherlne Nicks,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. 8. F. '
Nicks,
r Rotary club award for best all
round student In senior class was
presented to Miss Helen Ritchie i
Morton.
trmcipai i. u. rail preseniea urc i
class for graduation and P. O. Car
ver awarded diplomas to the fol
lowing graduates: Earl E. Brad
sher, Jr., Nancy Merle Brookes, Haz
el Virginia B roots, Lynwood Car
ver, Maurice Hill Clayton, Margaret
Louise Pulcher, Algy E. Jackson,
Jr., Ruth Gertrude Maness, Verla
Etta Monk, Ernest Lester Morrell.
Helen Ritchie Morton, Flora Etta '
Newton, Katcherin Calls ta Nicks.
Poy Elizabeth Oliver, Preston Sat
terfleld, Jr., Louise Bedford Stan
field, Mary Kllmo Stanfleld, Bessie
Jane Walker and Drusilla Elizabeth
Wlnstead.
Pupils who averaged 98 per cent
for the year make up the scholar
ship . honor group. They are as
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^^Bknion A: Ruby Clayton aver
aged 93 per cent. Section B: high
est average . Helen Day, 97 per
cent; tied for second highest, Anna
CMherlne Love and Evelyn Ritchie.
M per oent; tied for third highest.
Jeanne Collins and Ruth Davidson.
95 per cent and fourth highest av
. erage was awarded to Louise Has
san. Others on this Ijonor roll are:
Richard Pucke^t, Mildred Carver,
Helen Cushwa. Maxine King. Eve
lyn Newman, Olive Pickering and
K"ree Scarborough. The above
awards went to members of the
seventh grade.
In the high schW scholarship hon
ors were won by the following pu
pils: Willie Coates, Isadore Long.
Bickford Long, Billy Miller. Helen
Thompson. Lisette Allgood, Elnora
Ralff, Ida Wlnstead, Anfte Bradsher
Frances Clayton. Shirley Ooodman,
Ovelda Long. Edgar Long, Suzanne
Wlnstead. Rose Ellen Woods, Mau
rice Clayton. Ruth Maness. Etta
Monk, Helen Morton and Katherlne
Nicks.
The following pupils were neither
absent nor tardy during the past
year: Louise Hassan. Evelyn New
man, John Bradsher. Thomas Bum
pass, Gordon Carver, Ethel Moore
Haxine Clayton and Margaret Ful
cher.
Those who attained the required
high averages on studies to place
them in the position of marshals
are as follows: Ovelda Long, chief;
Shirley Ooodman. Suzanne Wln
stead. Rose Ellen Woods. Anne
Bradsher. Edgar Long. Paul Maness.
Lisette Allgood. Margie Stanfleld.
Bedford law, Isadore Long, Helen
Thompson and Billy Miller
The high school made a splendid
record, there being enrolled during
the year 338. the average for the
. year being 9S.6S. The seventh grade
pushed them close for honors, there
being enrolled 00. with an average
attendance of 99.12.
South Boston And
Roxboro Golfers In
Tournament Today
Members of the South Boston
and Roxboro golf clubs will meet In
? match on the Hope Valley course
this afternoon. This is the first
tournament the Roxboro golfers
have been in. and it is hard to pre
dict the outcome, though the Rox
boro golfers are In prime condition
and promise to make it interesting
for the South Boston club. A re
turn match will take place on the ?
South Boston course In a short,
while. The following have been
getting in shape for the tourna
ment: Messrs. John Morris, Shields.
Harvey, Jr., W. O. Miller, E. O.
Long, Bill Lawson, Geo. W. Kane, '
C. P. Frederick, E. V. Boatwright, 1
Vf. H. Mosriss, J. A. Long, Jr., C.
A. Harris and Dr. J. H. Hughes.
Thp following compose the team
from South Boston: J: W. Kill, W.
H. Alexander, J. R. 8hotweIl, N. O.
Sheff. J. W. Johnson, D. O. Cana- i
day, Parmer Chafln, C. L. McCor
mlck, B. F. Mebane, J. E. Slate, W.
C. Slate, R. E. Clark. E. C. Shotwell, ,
H. W. Weatherford. R. O. Harrell,
W. D. Lea, and W. L WUliams.
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Golf Tournament ]
Is Enjoyable Event
There was a Jolly crowd at the
Miniature Golf course last night
when the first tournament for the
season was pulled off. Miss Thelma
Clayton won the first place for the
ladies, her score being 34, while 1
Master Bick Long was the winner 1
for the young men, his score being \
36. Each winner was awarded a
prize' of $2.50.
Since the weather has warmed up '
the course is getting to be very 1
popular and nightly a goodly num- '
ber are practicing for these tourna- '
ments.
SOUTHERN'S SHOPMEN
VOTE ON SHORT WEEK
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Employes' Attitude Toward
Five - Day Week- To Be j
Known in Next Ten Days
JOIN IN THE RATE FIGHT
Washington, June 9. ? Cooperation
of southern railroads with those of
the east and west In a unified effort 1
to combat falling revenues ? posslb- (
ly by raising freight rates ? was urg- <
ed today by 23 traffic executives of
southern carriers. <
Simultaneously, another possible
step to bolster railway Income was
unfolded when it became known
that shopmen employed by the ;
Souther n railway are casting a
secret ballot on a proposal for a
five-day week.
H. J. Carr. rice president of the
International Association of Machin
ists, announced that officials of that j
road proposed the move as neces- ,
sary to reduce expenses without lay- 1
ing off additional workers.
The officials said the ballots of ,
about 8.000 shopmen througiout the ,
Southern Railway system were re- ,
tumable tomorrow to chairmen of
the employes' organization at Knox- (
vllle, Tenn.. Somerset. Ky., Sails- \
bury, N. C., and Chat tan oga. Tenn.
The action of the Southern traf
fic executives was mpde known by i
3. E. Tllford, chairman' of 4the ,
Southern Freight association. He ;
said they were unanimous in agree- ]
ing that "something must be done." ,
but that there was disagreement
over whether carriers could Increase
tonnage with higher freight rate. '
Tllford sa!d he doubted that If a
freight rate Increase was agreed ,
UDon It could be put into affect, ,
with the Interstate Commerce com
mission's approval, before 1932. j
He exhibited figures which he j
said showed the need of speedy ac- <
tlon, placing the net railway oper- |
ating income of southern roads In i
1939 at 1133.000.000 and at an estl- ,
mated total of around 160.000.000
for 1931. He estimated the rate, of
return on Investment at 1.43 for the
quarter of 1931 as agalnrft 4.0* for
1929. In - dlscusisng the fivt-day ,
week proposal for Southern railway j
sfiopmen. Carr said the balloting
had begun 10 days ago and that the
results probably would not bectate
known for tnother 10 days. I
New Baseball Chief
William Harridge has been elect
ed president of the American Base
ball League, succeeding the late
Ernest Barnard.
DEATH OF MISS JULIA
YANCEY BRINGS GRIEF
ro IDE ENTIRE TOWN
For Many Years She Was A
Member Of The Roxboro
School Faculty
AN EARNEST CHRISTIAN
Miss Julia Francis Yancey, daugh
ter of Mrs. E. B. Yancey, died at
Lhe home of her mother on North
Main Street Saturday evening about
7 o'clock. Miss Yancey was in the
prime of life, Just 27, and it is one
uf the mysteries why one of her
accomplishments, known and re
cognised for her beautiful life,
should be taken and so many who
could be so little missed left to
enjoy long life. Soon after conr
pletinfeher course at N. C. C. W?
Greensboro, she was placed in
charge of the East Roxboro school,
and for seven years has done ex
ceptionally fine work.
Miss Yancey will be missed in her
School work but in no place will
she be more sorely missed than by
her church, the First Baptist, for
she was always ready for any call
which her pastor made, and was
Indeed and truly one of the most
beautiful Christian characters we
have ever known.
Her death was not unexpected,
for her physician held out little
hope for her recovery to health
since she gave up her work a few
months since, but she was always
cheerful and greeted everyone with
that beautiful smile which was
characteristically her own. It is
easy to Imagine that when she ap
peared before the gates of Heaven
that they swung wide and gave her
Spirit a wide entrance. Truly we
all mourn with her loved ones at
her passing.
Besides the mother she leaves one
brother, J. E. Yancey, of Bridge
port, Conn., who was unable to at
tend the funeral services on ac
count of the illnes of his wife; 'two
?isters. Mrt. R. M. Spencer and
Miss Roxanna Yancey, both of ihis
eity.
The funeral services were con
ducted from the First Baptist
church. Rev. W. F. West in charge,
an Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
interment being in Burchwood
cemetery. As a token of the es
teem in which she was held the
floral offering wa g most beautiful.
Hie pall bearers were: Messrs. G
0. Davidson, 1 C. Pait, R. A. Bureh.
Jr., A. M .Burns, O. E. Moore and
Edgar Masten. Members of the
Philathea class acted as floral bear
ers.
Is It The Largest?
Our good friend, Dr. E. 'J. Tucker
reports a very large poplar tree on
the Roxboro-Leasburg road, on the
farm of Mr. Holsomeback. This
tree measures 30 feet around, mak
ing it approximately ten feet In
liaiheter. We are Just wondering
If there is a large tree In the
Dounty. and would be (lad to bear
concerning the matter.
Junior Meeting
Notice to Juniors of Roxboro coun
cil. No. 1>1 : Try to attend the gieet
Ing on June 15th. Very lmportJht.
R. W. Lunsford, Coun.
Acreage devoted to wheat in France
& greater than last year.
EXPECT ECONOMIC
> ILLS TO DOMINATE
POLITICAL BATTLE
Business Depression Principal
Issue; Hoover As G. O. P.
Nominee Certain
ROOSEVELT LEADS IN
DEMOCRATIC PARADE
However, Democrats Will Have
Many Other PossibiMtirs; Gifford
Pine hot May Head Third Virtj
On Power Issue; Trench Warfare
Of Parties In Full- Swine
Washington, June 9? Politicians,
preparing for the opening next
winter of ~ the 1932 Presidential
campaign, see the economic situa
tion as the over-shadowing isSUe
and President Hoover as the Re
publican nominee.
As for the Democrats, they sa;
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, of
New York, has a paper lead. His
principal advantages, they hold, are
that he should center the field with
a plurality of convention votes, that
he has no strong enemies, and that
the keynote of the Democratic con
vention will be harmony.
There i? a strong feeling among
some Republicans that Oifford Pin
chot, Governor of Pennsylvania,
will head a third party, however
small, as a dry candidate, with
power as his chief issue. There are
others who think he is too practical
to form a third partyv as none here
believes a third party could do more
than reduce the vote for the main
contenders.
In Trenches Now.
Naturally, it is too early for po
litical experts to make confident
predictions. They are always ac
tive. Just now they are in the
?trench warfare Stage that comes be
tween the major offensives, the
Presidential and off-year Congres
sional elections. -
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REDUCTION AT THE
PAtACE THEATRE
Buy A Thrift Card For $1.00
And See Any Four Shows '
Withii^ Two Weeks
CUT MONDAY PRICE TOO
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Prom and after this date the
price for admission to the Palaoe
for Monday and Tuesday perform
ances will be cut from 50 to 35 cenW.
We will continue to give our usual
high class performances on Mon- j
day and Tuesday night, but have
cut it to only 35 cents. Remember,
this applies only to the Monday
and Tuesday shows.
Boy Thrift Cards.
We will place on sale at the box
office, beginning Monday, June 15th,
and every Monday thereafter, Thrift
Cards for (1.00, which will entitle |<
the holder to four admissions to
any performance within two weeks
from date of purchase. These cards
Mil be on sale on Mondays only,
and will be good for two weeks
from day of sale. Tickets pre
sented after expiration date will not
be honored. But a Thrift Card and
save money. I
After Lindy'a Mark
rtuth 'Nichols is reported all set
for an attempt to cross the Atlantic
by plane.
FRENCH TO FIGHT
GERMAN MOVE TO
REVISE WAR DEBT
Aristide Briand Reveals A
Strong Opposition To New
Reparations Gathering
GERMAN LEADERS ON
WAY BACK TO BERLIN
Converse With American Ambas
sador; Looking To Stimson And
Melton For Help; Discontent In
Germany Growing; British Ac
cept German Invitation
Formal opposition to any pro
posal for calling a world confer
ence to revise Germany's war re
parations payments was announced
in the French Chamber of Depu
ties yesterday by Foreign Minister
Aristide Briand at a turbulent ses
sion.
In the meantime. Germany's min
isters. Chancelor Helnrich Bruen
ing and Foreign Minister Julius
CurtiuX, held an animated conver
sation with United States Ambassa
dor Frederick M. Sackett aboard
the steamer Europa as they werp
en route back to Berlin from Eng
land.
In Germany, discontent over the
new emergency tax decrees was con
tinuing and political leaders of var
ious parties were awaiting Chan
cellor Bruenig's arrival to register
complaints.
The British government announc
ed that Prime Minuter MacDonald
and Foreign Minister Henderson had
accepted an invitation of the Ger
man ministers to visit Germany for
further conferences there, although
no date for the British return visit
was fixed.
FRANCE OPPOSED TO ANT
REVISION OF TOUNG PLAN
Paris, June 9. ? The recent "Steel
Helmet" manifestations at Breslau
have made it difficult to continue
peace efforts with Germany, For- i
elgn Minister Astride Briand told
the Chamber of Deputies today in
declaring that the government was
oppaaed >o any revision of the
Young plan.
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Distillery And Four Men
Captured in Durham House
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75-GaIlon Capacity Plant, 38 ]
Gallons Of Whisky And
Other Equipment Taken
EQUIPPED TO MAKE
_ "BOTTLED IN 'BOND" ,
Durham. June 10.? four white [ ,
man. 38 gallons of whisky. 10 gal- ' ,
Ions of wine, more tjian 100 bottles j
of homebrew, a 7S-gaHon capacity |
still, and much equipment and still
beer wfere captured In a raid last
night on a house on Markam ave
nue by deputies from the Sheriff's
office This la the largest raid pull
ed off within the city limits* In i
more than a year. - 1 1
Those arrested were : 1
J. Marvin McOlll. charged with I
manufacturing whisky. ' i
J. J. Nevtn, tame charge, \(
Walter Treon, charged with aid- , i
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Reidsville Youth Held
For Attack On Child
Reidsville, N. O., June P.? Oliver
JUnly.19, has been lodged In the
Rockingham county Jail at Went
wnrth to await trial for alleged
~riminal assault on a five-year-old
rtrl. Peeling was reported running
high in til* Section around Rufiln.
^ut no demonstration was expected.
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Brunswick Stew
There wil be Brunswick stew, Ice
? Id lemonade and. ice creanf told
in the vacant stpre next door to
Pendera, Cantor's ok) stand, next
Saturday, by the ladies of Salem
uid Bushy Pork community for
.he benefit of a singing class. Come,
ind get your dinner. Stew. 3S cents
i tray.
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iJ.. ? rn~r X* ? -a,:, ":-n t ;
City Dads Adopt An *
Economy Platform
And Apply The Knife
Teachers Not Re
quired To Attend '
Summer School
The new school machinery bill
which cuts all teachers' salaries 10
per cent and which has been esti
mated to eliminate from twelve to
fifteen hundred teaching positions
Contains also a provision which
saves teachers the expense of go
ing to the summer school for the
next two years, section twelve and
one-half of the law which Is as fol
lows:
"No teacher or principal shall be
required to attend summer school
during the years 1931-32, 1932-33
and the certificate of such teachers
as may have been required to attend
Such school shall not lapse, but
shall remain in full force and ef
fect."
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Without Examination
The Pilot Life can isSue to women,
men, or children without examina
tion a life insurance policy for (12
per year. It Is a regular policy with
cash value, paid up protection or
extended protection.
Now, ladies, if you "need some
protection you can have it without
examination for $12.00 per year.
You can pay a few years and have
enough paid up insurance to help
pay the final expense.
Farmers, if you want hall insur
ance, we can write it for $6.00 per
hundred. It won't cost any more
for the entire time than it will to
wait until the season is half over.
J. E. Daniel, Irvin O'Briant and
B. B. Knight.
KNIGHTS IN8 AGENCY.
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Turkey will intensify its good
roads campaign this year.
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A. F. SEAWELL IS TO
SUCCEED FRANK NASH
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Lee County , Representative
Is Appointed Assistant
Attorney General
NASH TO BECOME CLERK
Raleigh, June 9.? Representative
A. F. Seau'ell, author of the bank
ing legislation of the 1931 general
assembly, was today appointed as
sistant attorney general to succeed
Prank Nash, who becomes, July 1,
clerk of the Supreme court.
Mr. Seawell accepts the place
which a younger colleague, R. G.
Cherry, and co-laborer in banking
legislation, declined a few days ago.
The Lee county member, who led
one of the tremendous fights of the
late general assembly, had many of
the same reasons for refusing that
were offered by Mr. Cherry. But he
takes a place which everybody wish
ed him to accept.
It is not one of the biggest sal
aries paid by the state, but it is
$4,500 before the state taps it for
the 10 per oent cut and it is one
of the most important legal posi
tions which the State has. The new
assistant attorney general, exactly
as his predecessor, Mr. Nash, will
have the infinite respect of the men
who practice before the Supreme
court. No better lawyer"wlll come
to Raleigh to argue the state out of ,
a case in April.
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State Prison Popula
' ticn Is Now 2,679
Raleigh. Jurte 9.? With a net gain
of 70 prisoners for the, month of
May, State's prison again set a new
record for total population on June
1 .with J, 679 persons held In central
prison here or in prison camps over
the state. -
?For the first time In the history
of the state more than 600 prison
ers are held In central prison here.
Get-Together Party
Messrs. Robert and Earl Wilker
son and Sam Newton spent Satur
day evening in Oxford attending
Oranville County youftg peoples
1931 number of their annual big i
get-together party, which was given i
at the home of Miss Lucy Mae l
Knott, and attended by scores of
young people from six counties.
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Practically All Of Old Officers,
With Salaries Reduced,
Are Re-elected
CITY MANAGER TO
BE NAMED SOON
At a mass meeting held to select
candidates for the various offices,
the one word was "Economy," and
was stressed by every one who had
anything to' say at the meeting,
and pursuant to this feeling the
new Town Board has begun the
work. Several meetings have been "
held, and a new wage scale adopt
ed, which make* a saving in the
salary list of the town of about
three thousand dollars a year. While
this will be hard on the men hold
ing the various jobs, still. It i* In
keeping with the wishes of the citi
zens, and we are sure will meet with
hearty approval. Possibly no offi
cer has been getting more than be
was worth, but the fact must not
be overlooked that conditions have
changed since their former wage
scale was adopted, and with a con
stantly climbing tax rate it was im
perative that a saving be made
wherever it was possible.
Practically all of the old officers
have been re-elected, and, so far as
we have heard, all have accepted
the cut gracefully, and we are sure
will do their very best to make the
present administration a surcess.
The Board has not elected a city
manager, but will probably take this
up at an early meeting.
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W. M. U. Of Beul ah
Association To Meet
"Hie Woman's Missionary Union
of Beulah Association meets June
30th with providence church, Per
son county, with North Roxboro as
joint hostess for the occasion. This
annual meeting is looked forward to
all during the year by the women
of Beulah.
Mrs. R. L. Wilburn, superintend
ent of the Union ,-met with the so
cieties of the two churches at
North Roxboro Sunday afternoon,
MrS. Z. H. Clayton, president of the _
society, presided at the devotional,
after which the work before us was
discussed by the women present.
Many plans aire being made by
these good women for the entertain
ment of their guests for this inter
esting occasion. Make your plans
now, women of Beulah, to be there
on June 30th.
Watch for further notices and
Information. ? 8upt.
Get The Best
At Modest Prices
I have had 20 years experience,
foreman of Crowell Auto shops for
16 years, practical course at Ford
factory, and believe I know auto
mobiles. While my work Is guar
anteed, my prices are modest and
In Keeping with the present times.
If your car Is not giving satisfac
tion bring It to me. Brazing, weld
ing. etc. 8hop In rear of Whit
field's 8ervice Station. Let mc
serve you.
* - W. L. KINO.
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Rotary Meeting
The Roxboro Rotary (club held It
regular meeting last Thursday even
ing at 6:30. Lunch was served by
the ladles of the Presbyterian
church in the Woman's club rooms.
Miss Mabel James, the pianist,
who was leaving for her home for
the summer; was remembered by a
gift from the club as a token of ea
teem and appreciation for her
splendid work during the past nine
months.
Mr. R. L. Harlrs, who had been
absent most of the time Since the
meeting of the legislature, was
present and gave an account of
"his stewardship," as expressed by
president. Or. Love. He went into
the work of the legislature pretty
fully, especially 'that pertaining to
the MacLean school bill.
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Notice Legionaires
Regular meeting of Lester Black
well Pott. No. 138. will be held Sat
urday night, June 13th, at 7430. All
members are urged to be preaent.
- Dr. O. O. Davis. Cam
R. A Whitfield. Adjt