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ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1931.
NO. 43.
An Effort Being Made fo
Reopen first National Bank
About Forty Men Interested
Met Last Night And
Heard Proposition
WILL REQUIRE $50,000
FOR RE-OPENING
Stag* i
?n? first meeting looking to the
re-opening of the First National
Bank of Roxboro V?as held last
night in the Cheek & Woody store,
with about forty preslent. Mr. T. B. I
^Voody, who has been to Washing
Mk) looking into the proposition.
PmoKIr. S. G- wflnstead, president
of the bank when It closed its door,
presented the proposition and ex
plained the manner of procedure.
Alter discusisng the question from
all angles It was decided to hold
another meeting at the court house
on next Friday afternoon. All
stockholders; and depositors will be
invited to attend this meeting. We
are no* familiar with the new pro
position, but the first thing which
will be necessary, as we are in
formed, will be to raise fifty thous
and dollars in cash, and get certain
pledges from the depositors as to
leaving- their deposits with the
bank for a certain period of time.
If you are interested, either as
stockholder, depositor or bororwer,
attend the meeting Friday.
Prominent Roxboro
Couple Is Married
Last Saturday morning, at the
home of the bride's mother, Mrs.
MaHie Paylor Satterfield, near
Roxboro, Miss Mildred Davis Sat
terfield and Dr. Austin Flint Nich
ols were married, the ceremony be
ing witnessed by only a few of the
immediate friends of the contract
ing parties.
/"sirs. Nichols is a member of the
Roxboro high school, having charge -
of the English department, a po
sition she has held for several years, j
and_is very prominent in the social
affairs of the city. Dr. Nichols is
one of the prominent physicians of
the city, enjoying a large practice,
and is a factor in all of the civic
affairs of the city.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bride and groom left for an '
extended wedding trip to northern
i cities, expecting to be away for
iabout two weeks, after which they ,
jwill make their home here.
Mr. Ellmore Trans
Philadelphia
^i^^^^^^J^ice at the promo
tion ?-iend but candidly we
cap ivtT^egret that Mr. O. H. EL1
?nore, manager of the personnel de
partment of the Collins & ATkman
Corp.. is to be promoted and moved
to the home office In Philadelphia.
Pew men have come to Roxboro
who have made a more enviable
reputation than has Mr. Ellmore,
and we can ill afford to lose such
men. We can only hope his suc
cessor will come near measuring
up to his ability both with the
company and in making friends
We sincerely regret to lose both he
and his family as citizens, and wish '
them well in their new field.
Chandler-Newell
Nuptials Announced
Cards, announcing the marriage
of Miss Josephine Siplth Chandler
and Mr. RusSell Emerson Newell
were received here last Monday
morning, the marriage taking place
in Halifax, Va., on Saturday, Octo
ber 10th, 1931, the ceremony having
been performed by Rev. R. W.
Bagwell
Mrs. Newell is the daughter of
Mr. C. O. Chandler, of Semora.
Mr. Newell Is the son of Mrs. W. H.
B. Newell, and Is one of Rozboro's
mast successful young business men.
being connected with 'the Newell
Jewelry Co. Mr. and Mrs. Newell
will make their home with Mr*. T.
C. Brooke, her beautiful country
home, the Pines, Bear Roxboro.
Not The Same Here
Mr. D. 8.' Long, one of otr good
friends on Route 1, was a visitor
last Saturday and stated that he
had plenty to eat, but what he
oeeded Jmt^now was money. We
need both. ? -
Woman's Club Meets
Monday, Nov. 2nd
The Woman's Club will meet on
Monday, Nov. 2nd. tit 3 o'clock In
the club room. MISs Freida Heller,
of the State Library Commission of
llaleigh, will speak at this time and
Miss Draper, Red Cross Nutrition
ist, will tell something about her
work in the county. All members
a; well as guests are invited to be
pi^sent.
Pay Cash, Saye Money
A penny saved is a penny made
was never truer than today, and the
Crowell Motor Compalf are going
to help all of their customers save
many pennies by simply paying cash
for their auto repairing. Read
their announcement in another
! column.
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Prettiest 4-H Girl
Bernlce Schmidt, 14, MoundSville,
W. Va., ts a living proof that life
on a farm does not prevent one
from becoming beautiful. She won
the prize for beauty at St. Louis.
Skyscrapers of Gotham Are
Revealation to French Girl
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Josee Laval Views Sights of Airlerican Metropolis From
Top of World's Tallest Building ? Finds Shopping
In Smart Shops Very Interesting
New York, Oct. 36. ? Vivacious
josee Laval found New York a bit
too big and her time a trifle too
short today, but just the same she
can tell the home folks she saw It
all? from a height of 1,200 feet.
The 19-year-old daughter of the
French premier got a panoramic
view of the metropolic from the
world's tallest building with such
distinguished guides a s former
Governor Alfred E. Smith ? com
plete with brown derby and Jutting
cigar ? and John J. Raskob.
Her youthful desire for "close
up" of everything she saw in minia
ture from the skyscraper streched
her subsequent motor tour down
Fifth avenue, past the smart
women's shops, up along Riverside
drive and- across the Shining new
George Washington bridge. But
even then there were a hundred
things she did not have an oppor
tunity to examine and pronounce,
in her favorite pharse "tres mag
niflque."
Mile. Laval and her father began
their last day in the United States
by breakfasting in the presidential
suite in a tower of the Waldorf
Astoria hotel.
Dressed in a brown and white en
senble and a knitted brown beret,
with a fox Scarf around her shoul
ders, Mile. Laval accompanied tier
father to the Empire State building.
The girl's brown eyes sparkled as
Mr. Smith pointed out famous spots
on the skyline from the 86th floor.
There was one object in which
Mile. Laval did not need identifica
tion.
"That's Brooklyn bridge," she
cried, pointing to the southeast. i
But Mile. Josee wanted to go
higher. So Mr. Raskob guided her
to the 102nd floor, where a 50-mile
northeast wind Soon sent her down j
again, shivering with the cold. |
After luncheon she set out out
continue her tour of the city. Pre
ceded by a motorcycle escort and
followed by reporters and camera
men, her party endeavored to scurry
to all parts of Manhattan before
dusk.
After that there were official en
gagements. Mile. Laval had prom
ised to join her father at a banquet
given by the French chamber of j
commerce ? but just for a minute, '
she said, as she accepted an Invi
tation "to the tfieater withAe party |
of Andre Citroen, Frencnautomo- j
bile manufacturer.
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A Revolutionary Im
provement In Watches
i
Radical changes in [watch con
struction have been "few and far
between." Not Since 1786 has there'
been a revolutionary departure
from the "conventional" arrange
ment of a watch movement.
But 1831 marks a milestone in the 1
evolution of American watches by
the Inauguration of an improve- |
ment which eliminates the neces- i
sity of the "compensating" balance !
wheel, invented in 1768, the last pre
vious great development of this
character.
The improvement lately announc
ed by two large watch manufac- I
of a recently perfected alloy called ,
turers is a hair-spring made out
"Elinvar."
This hairspring Is not affected in
elasticity by temperature changes
and for that reason does away with
the need for the "compensating"
balance.
It cannot become permanently
magnetized and therefore meets !
one of the greatest needs of this
electrical age- when watches are so
with magnetic fleldt. Elinvar hair
springs are also Immune to rust;
which U said to cause 00% of watch
repair joke.
These watches are made by Ham
ilton and told at The Newells, Jew
Dr. Love Improving
Dr. B. E. Love underwent an op
eration at Watts hospital one day
laft week, and his friends will be
glad to know Hie operation^ wan
entirely satisfactory, and he hope*
; tn be able to return home soon.
Another Roxboro
Boy Making Good
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The following letter, copy of
which was sent us by Col. Horton.
is very complimentary to Cadet
Winstead, and we congratulate Mr.
and Mr* Winstead for the success
of their son:
October 34, 1831.
Mr. H. W. W instead,
Roxboro. "N. C.
My dear Mr. Winstead:
As a result of official orders pub
lished October 17th, Cadet Win- I
stead, H. W? Jr., has been named i
as Cadet Corporal and assigned to i
Company B 1 1
This means that your boy has
demonstrated his efficiency in a I
group of nearly fire hundred- cadets i
from thirty-three different states i
and five foreign countries. I hope I
that you will congratulate him and
encourage him to put forth the ef
fort necessary to qualify for fur
ther promotions.
Sincerely yours,
O. R. Horton,
Lt Col. Inf. Res., '
ORH:B Superintendent. 1
Gov. Johnson Here
About the biggest man, physical
ly. mentally or. socially, tn Rotary
In this- section to Governor Ted <
Johnftm, of Raleigh, and it was a ,
real pleasure of the Rotary dob |
her* to have the Gov. wl'h them j
last TCiursday night. Be was ac
companied by hto good wife, tboagh j
she failed to honor the club with '
her presence.
Afttr lunch the Oov. made one of ,
the most sensible, out of the ordl- i
nary addresses the club has had |
the pleasure of hearing. |-i
EXTRA SESSION WOULD
NOT BE REQUESTED TO
RESTRICT ITS DEBATE
Gov. Gardner Says Legisla
tors Not To Be Asked To
Consider Only One Subject
WHETHER CALL WILL BE
MADE NOT YET KNOWN
Raleigh, Oct. 26. ? North Carolina's
general assembly will not be called
into extraordinary session with its
members pledged to limit their leg
la tive activities, Governor O. Max
Gardner Said today in a formal
statement.
In his first prepared statement on
the proposal to call 'a special ses
sion with members of the assembly
pledged to consider only cotton and
tobacco acreage curtailment, legis
lation, the governor declared:
"If condition should warrant and
demand that, with the consent and
approval of the council of state, I
Should convene the general assem
bly in special session for any pur
pose, I wold not undertake to bind
and fetter the members by personal
pledges to limit their constitutional
and inherent powers to legislate.
"To undertake to do this would,
in my opinion, indicate a lack of
faith and confidence In the patriot
ism of the general assembly itself.^*
Sentiment Against It
Governor Gardner declared
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Robbers Visit Three
Places Saturday Night
Thieves were active here last
Saturday night when they visited
the stares of Messrs. Hambrick,
Austin St Thomas, where they de
cured k 4ollar v^tch and some
loose change; they also visited tfte
Cfentftol Service ^tation and se
cured about $8.00 in cash, and
again they went into the store of
Messrs. Aubrey Long & Co., where
they made the best haul, securing
about (3&00.
With only a slight clue the po
lice are working on the Job, but
without any visible -results so far.
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SERIES OF MINGS
HAVE BEEN HELPFUL
Rev. Hugh Bradley ~ Has
Preacfied Daily For The
Past Ten Days
MEETING ENDS WITH
TONIGHT'S SERVICES
The series of sermons which have
been preached at the Presbyterian
church by Rfev. Hugh Bradley, of
Roanoke Rapids, have been great
ly enjoyed by large congregations '
at each service. For ten days Mr.
Bradley has brought the Gospel
home to his hearers, and his style
of preaching has been delightful.
Last Sunday night there was an
overflow, and quite a number had
to be turned away. His subjeet
at this service was, "Ye must be
born again." and there were many
who, notwithstanding their names
are on the church rolls, asked
themselves if indeed, and in truth,
had they been born again. It was j
a masterful sermon, full of thought
and beautifully delivered, and will
undoubtedly bear much fruit.
- Mr. Bradley has deeply endeared
himself to the people of this town
and community, and they- will long
remember his messages. The meet
ing will close tonight. -
Hallowe'en Program
The primary grades of the Hur
dle Mills high school will give ?
Hallowe'en program Friday night,
October 30th, at 7:80. Everybody
Is Invited. No adm^lson charge.
To Legionaires
All members of the Lester Black
well fotft, and vtoltag Legionaires.
are urged to come to the meeting
Saturday night. Oct. 31st .at 7:30,
tor discussion of the "Coming Home
b-Servioe Men" on November nth
Dr. O. O. Davis,. Com.
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Women's Chorus Club
Tbe Women's Chorus Club will
nrtfet In the club room Thursday j
evening at ssven- thirty o'clock.
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PERSON MR
COURT IN SESSION
ONLY THREE DAYS
Many Cases, Mostly Liquor
Violations, Disposed Of
Monday and Tuesday
COURT ADJOURNED
WEDNESDAY P. M.
Person County Superior Court
adjourned for the term Wednesday
afternoon after hearing 39 cases.
Judge Daniels imposed quite a
number of road sentences. The fol
lowing cases were heard:
Lawrence Johnson, larceny, con
tinued to January term.
Willie Beasley, illegal possession,
six months on roads.
Joe Williams wad fined $15 and
cost. He was charged with illegal
posesison.
A similar fine of $15 and costs
was Imposed upon Edward Thaxton
for illegal possession.
Ernest Hamlett, assault, prayer
for judgment continued upon pay
ment of half the costs.
A sentence of 10 months on roads
was handed to Claude Wilson, con
victed of larceny.
Elgie Wilson, attempted larceny,
six months on roads.
Jim Smith, illegal possession, 65
days on roads.
H. E. Huffman, driving automo
bile while drunk, $50 and costs, not
; to driTO automobile for 90 days.
Ed P. Ward, Jr., worthless check,
prayer for judgment continued up
on payment of cost and the amount
| of check. Another charge of the
same nature was brought against
the defendant and the same judg
ment was rendered.
; Lacy Allen, illegal posses tson, Jury
withdrawn and new trial ordered.
? Lacy Allen, illegal possession, not
guilty.
Ed Setzer, forceful trespass, exe
cution of judgment suspended upon
payment of cost, to appear In court
for two years to show good behavior.
John Jacobs, illegal possession,
$10 and cost.
Chesd Lee, selling whisky, judg
ment changed from $50 and costs
to four months on roads.
James Forney, non support, con
tinued upon payment of cost.
Walter Hicks, manufacturing
whisky, $25 and cost.
( lk~ G. Oakley, possession, eight
months on roads. '
i Bill Smith, driving automobile
while drunk, nol prorf with leave.
Stephen Hamlet, assault, no true
(Continued cm last page)
Mr. Boatwright
Celebrates Birthday
Last Wednesday evening Mr. E.
V. Boatwright celebrated his thirty- 1
fourth birthday by giving a dinner
to a number of friends. After din
ner the evening was spent around
the card tables at bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Boatwright, of
Danville, parents of Mr. E. V, Boat
wright, were present for the oc
casion. ' j
Mr. Frank Boyies
h Bank Receiver
Mr. Prank Boyies, of Greensboro,
has been appointed receiver for
tha First National Bank and has
taken charge of itet affairs. He
states be does not know how long
it will require to close up this
business, but hopes everything will j
work out satisfactory to all con
cerned.
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Averages At
The Pioneer
We are not trying to deceive you,
but honestly, prices are Just as high
at The Pioneer as anywhere, and
if you will favor us with a load we
will do our level best to satisfy 1
you. The following, sales were!
made with us Monday:
Herman Gentry, 354 lbs., av. 122.00
Jones St Qravitt, 490- lbs. ar. 122.60
Clayton A P., 418 lbs., aver. $18.S0
A. A. Rlggs, 502 lbs., average $16.50
Bring us your next load.
Hunter, Perkins \ Long.
Minstrel Show i
The Epworth League of Longhurst ,
Methodist church will give a min
strel at the Leasburg school Satur- I
day night, Oct. 31 A, beginning at
8 o'clock. Th?re will be tj?6 acts, i
"Down On The Levee," and "A*tng-) '
Her Father." String music will be
a feature. Admission Wc and 28c. i
Macdonald Government
Wins Smashing Victory
With Conservative Help
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WINNER
RAMSAY MACDONALD
Heavy Tobacco
Sales Monday
Better Grades Offered And
Prices Becoming More
Satisfactory
We believe there were more peo
ple here Monday with tobacco than
on any day this season. Of course,
; the price continues low, but it
Seemed the farmers were better
satisfied, probably because their
average was better. As the season
advances better tobacco fcr eomtng
in and the average will be better.
Everybody seems to be at sea,
not knowing whether to advise the
farmer to sell, or to hold, but it
seems apparent to all that there W
no prospects for the lower grades
Improving, as no one seems to want
them at any price.
disability Benefits
One of my companies, the In
dianapolis Life, decided on July 1,
to stop granting disability Insurance
in with life insurance. The Mutual i
Life of New York will abandon
this practice in January, 1933.
Other companies expect to fol- I
low these soon. If you would like i
to have the disability clause In
your Insurance, you had better buy
now.
I can give it to you without ex
amination or with examination Just
as you wish.
We have one man who is draw
ing $100.00 a month and the com
pany is paying his premium.
All of those who have this clause
HOLD to them and do not let
them lapse.
KNIGHTS Ins. agency.
Nutrition Schedule
Oct. 26th To 31st
Monday: Person County Training
School.
Tuesday : East Roxboro School
morning. Adult class afternoon. :
Lecture and demonstration on vege- 1
tables.
Wednesday: Jalong School morn
ing. Adult class afternoon. Lec
ture and demonstration on fruits.
Thursday: Central School, Rox
boro.
Friday: Helena County School.
Saturday: Regular office hours
morning. Help may be obtained on
food selection, meal planning, bud
get making, and special diets in
of malnutrition.
Edna E. Draper,
Red Cross Nutritionist, j
"The College Flapper"
* Was Well Received
"The College Flapper," a play put
on by Miss Weaver, under the aus
pices of the Woman's Club, was a
decided success, financially and
otherwise. The play was given two
nights last week, Thursday and
Friday, the large auditorium of the
high school ?M practically full at
the first performance. !i
One of the enjoyable features
was the selection* rendered by the
Roxboro Chorus club.
The play netted the Woman's f
club quite a satisfactory amount, j
which the Indies will hare to carry j
on some worthy effort fchich they i
hake each year. j:
Defeat Of Arthur Henderson,
Worst Casualty Suffered
By Labor Party
I GREATEST LANDSLIDE
IN BRITISH HISTORY
London, Oct. 28. ? Prime Minister
I J. Ramsay Macdonald's Clonal
government buried the Labor party
today under the greatest election
landslide in modern British history.
Led by Stanley Baldwin's Con
servative party, the national cabi
net supporters smashed the Social
ist attack in the Midlands, in the
Scottish Highlands, in the great in
dustrial regions and in every other
part of the nation where the voters
responded to Macdonald's plea tor
a free hand in dealing with the
national financial and economic
I emergency^
With 287 of the total of 615 seats
in the House of Commons already
decided, the national government
parties, Conservatives, most Liber
als and Macdonald Laborites, had
won a total of 264 seats as compared
to 23 for the Labor party. A total
of 308 is required for a majority.
(Continued on page four)
Hallowe'en Exercise
At Helena School
Come one, come all,
To the witches call.
The witches and goblins will be
in full parade at Helena High
School Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock. At 7:30 o'clock the cur
tain will open to reveal perhaps
the most joyous occasion of the
school year. The program consists
of songs, recitations and plays. Hie
high school will present "The
Haunted House," that really is
haunted. All grades will partici
pate in the evening's program.
Last but not least, a dress parade
will be staged and the best costume
will receive a prize. You are in
vited to this program and to par
ticipate in the costumed parade.
Admission 15c and 10c. ,
2,991 New Motor
Cars Sold In The
State Last Month
Raleigh, Oct. 13. ? There were
2.991 new automobiles and motor
trucks sold in North Carolina in
September this year, an increase of
34 vehicles over the total of 2,957
sold in the same month last year,
L. 8. Harris, director of the motor
vehicle bureau, reported today.
There were 2,084 passenger cars
and 907 trucks sold in September
this year compared to 2,416 cars
and 541 trucks in the same month
last year.
In August this year there were
3,134 vehicles sold, compared to
3,395 sold in AOgust, 1930.
6 Per Cent Decrease
In Tobacco Export*
Washington, Oct. 26. ? Tobacco ex^
ports decreased approximately ?
per cent during the flrtt nine
months of 1931.
The commerce department today
placed the exports at 360,204,456
pounds of leaf, a decline of approxi
mately 6 per cent from the same
period of 1930, but an Increase of
3.6 per cent when compared with*"
1939.
Values fell 17 per cent. The aver
age per hundred pounds for the
nine-month period this year was
$19.85, compared with $22.55 In
1930 and (24.42 In 1929 The value
of leaf tobacco exported this year
totalled $70,790,968.
Premier Laval In
Abe Lincoln's Bed
Washington, Oet. 26? A huge and
historic bed made especially to fit
the giant frame of Abraham Lin
coln was the resting place of
Premier Laval during his stay at
the White House Friday night.
Set up in what Is known m the
Lincoln suite of the Bteouttve Man
sion. the bed measures neatly nSM
feet 1? length and six feet across.
It's comfort is a by-word In the
White Rouse.
The French Premier stands Oft
reet six.
Prime Minister Rams*? MacDan
?ld slept in the bed two years ago.
It baa borne other notables too.