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VOL. L. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1933. NO. 2.
BOTH HOUSES GET
STATE WIDE BILLS
Prohibition Repeal And New
Tobacco Tax in Yesterday's
Legislative Mill .>
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SfeNATE ECONOMIZES
Raleigh, Jan. 10.? Important bills
many of a state-wide nature, today
were dropped into the mill in both
houses of the general assembly at
short Sessions. ? >
Topping the list were measures to
repeal the state prohibition act and
to levy a "production tax" on all
manufacturers' and almost all com-*
panies operating in the stale. ?
Tobacco Tax Proposed,
the house measures to tax
jftufactiired tobacco at one-twen
Btn of the federal tax; to regulate
lobbyists; to allow consolidations of
counties in line with recommenda
tions' of Governor Ehringhaus; to
regulate the hours of work of wo
men; to -repeal the law relating to
exemptions of foreign stocks from'
taxation; and to provide combined
tax foreclosure notices were intro
duced.
The proposed tobacco Aax, Ran
dolph said, would prodace $14,900,000
annually in the state.
Senate Economy.
The senate adopted the recom
mendations of its rules committee
looking toward economy. Four clerj^
will be employed for committees in
stead of the 11 used two years agb.
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ROTARY CLUB HEARS
LOCAL SPEAKERS
Importance of Recreation Fa
cilities and Town Improve
ment Stressed
At an interesting meeting of the
Rotary Club, held last Thursday
night at the Shirley Hotel, the pro
grain was in charge of the Aims
?nd Objects Committee, of which
O. B. McBroom is chairman. Local
speakers were presented by Mr. Mc
Broom and each handled his sub
ject in an able and interesting man
ner.
J. A. Long dealt for a few min
utes with Roxboro's need of addi
tional recreational facilities. Rev.
W. P. West spoke on town beautifi
cation, emphasizing that this work
could advantageously be undertaken
at this time as an aid to unemploy
ment. N. Lunsford closed the pro
gram with a discussion of the in
ternational aspect of Rotary, laying
emphasis particularly on the need
for a x closer relationship between
_th<> races. ?. ?'*>
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gAngelo Loses Cafe
p. in Henderson Fire
A /eport from Henderson states
that fire, breaking out early last ?
Wednesday morning, destroyed the
cafe and sandwich shop of Angelo
Kondageanes in? the? Cooper build
ing on Garnett Street. Angelo is a
former resident of Roxboro, where
for several years he was engaged in
the hotel and cafe business. His
friends will regret to hear of hW
loss, estimated to have been ap
proximately $700. His sandwich
shop had been open only a few
weeks.
Dr. B. A. Thaxton is
" Elected By Board
At a meeting of the Person Coun
ty Board of Health held Monday In
the office of Mr. S. G. Winstead,
Dr. By A, "Hiaxton was elected coun
tV-physician to serve for the en
suing .12 months. MiSs "Ruth Mc
Gotlum of the county health efllce
named quarantine officer. The
new apgfliptees will assume their
dutteS'at once. ?* . ?
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Important Masonic
Meeting On 24th
There will be a" very important
Communication of Person Lodge
NO. 113 A- f. &
A. M.. at 6:30 P.,
M. on Tuesday i
January 24th. A
program of spe
cial interest has
been prepared and
an oyster supper j
will be Served. XV. W. Morrell, Mas
ter, urges every member to make a (
special effort to be present at this
"Hrefy important meeting.
? J, B. Riggsbee, Secretary.
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State Sales Tax
May Be Proposed
Raleigh, Jan. 10. ? The As
sociated Press learned today
on what it considers reliable
authority that the report of
the state pdytenry budget com
mission to the general assem
bly will recommend a state
wide sates tax of four-tenths
of one percent on gross sales.
Details could not be learned.
The report will probably be
presented to the legislature
next Monday nigUt.
U. N. C. Extension
Classes 2nd Semester
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The University of North -Carolina
Extension Classes will reorganize |
for the second semester's work at
the Person County court house on <
Thursday, January 12th at 4:15 I
P. M.
The courses being offered this
semester are "Teaching Children
How to Study," and "Problems of
Citizenship."
All who are interested in these
courses which the university j
brings to the county are invited to.
attend the meeting Thursday. At- !
tendance in no way obligates a per
son to join the classes, ,of couTSf ,
but if one has any intention of be
coming a member it is important
to do so on the openings day if
possible. \ _ - j
S. G. WinstPad, Superintendent.
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PERIOD OF GRACE ON
LICENSES UP TUESDAY
Car Owners Driving Without
1933 Licenses Will Be Ar
_ rested Beginning Today
The period of grace, granted by
the State Highway Department, for
motorists who have not bought their
1933 state automobile license plates
expired last night at midnight, and
beginning this morning all those
who do not display the new tags on
their cars will be liable to arrest.
Additional expense may also pos
sibly be incurred by the storage of
car$ still operating witH last year's
plates'. >
G. C. Robinson, local highway pa
trolman, states that he has received
orders from headquarters to adopt
this procedure^ and information
from the motor vehicle bureau at
Raleigh Is to the effect that similar
instructions' have beert forwarded
to .chiefs 6f police and sheriffs
throngh&ut the State.
Attention of those residing- in [
Roxboro is also called to the fact
that motor vehicles owned in the
city are requited to display a citv |
license plate. It-is- stated that much-t
difficulty has been experienced in
thf past from lack of compliance
with this requirement. These plates
are obtainable at, the City Hall of
fice.
NEW RECEIVER FOR !
1ST NATIONAL BANK
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W. P. Lifsev, of South Boston,
Arrives To Assume Charge I
Of Bank's Affairs
""~*Word has Just been received that
Mr W. P.^l^feey of So?th- Boston
has been appointed to act as Receiv
er fof the PirSt National Bank here
and .will assume this duty at once.
Mr. Lifsey has been acting as re
ceiver for the Planters & Merchants
National, Bank in South Boston for
seme tim? and -will continue super
vision of the affairs of, that insti
tution. It is understood that he will
not devote his entire time to the"
First National here, but will probr
ablv spend about two days a weel^
in Roxboro, or a* much more as, be
comes necessary. Mr. F. C. Boyles,
who has been in charge of this work
sinoe the doors of the bank were
closed, will return to his home In
Greensboro. His many friends here
will restret to learn of his departure. '
Th*> chance, it was stated, was
made in th? interest of economy in J
the liquidation of the Bank's affairs. t
Heart Attack Fatal
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Ex - President Calvin Coolidge ,
whose sudden death shocked the en- j
tire nation.
CALVINCOOLIDGE
IS LAID TO REST;
Ex-President Dies Suddenly at j
"His Home From Heart At
tack; High Dignitaries
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FLAGS AT HALF MAST|
Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
of the United States, died suddenly
shortly after noon last Thursday
from a heart attack. He was 60
years old last July 4th. His death
was a shock to the entire nation
and was totally unexpected, al
though for the past three weeks Mr.
Coolidge had complained of indiges
tion. He went to his office Thursday
morning as usual, but feeling indis
posed, a short While later, returned
to his home with Harry Ross, his
secretary. Meanwhile, Mrs. Coolidge
-had gone uptown shopping, and nn
her retutn, went immediately to the
bed-room, where she found the life
less body of her famous husband. A
doctor was quickly summoned, but
the former president was beyond
aid. The -doctor said Mr. Coolidge
had been dead only about 15min
utes, and that he must have passed
away within a few minutes after
Ross left the. room.
NATION PAYS TRIBUTE
Northampton. Mass., Jan. 7. ? The
nation he served paid its last hon
ors today to Calvin Crtolidge, 30th
President of the United States.
Friends and neighbors, the leaders in
public life where he once walked,
the high and the lowly joined to
pay their final respects in a brief j
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Anti-Saloon ;
Speakers In
Roxboro Sun.
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Services In All Churches De
voted To Discussion Of The
.Liquor Question . <
IrKresponse.,to the recent tavita
tion of the Person County Minis
terial Association, Mr. George Bur
nett, superintendent of the Nprth
Carolina Anti-Saloon League, with
assisting speakers, occupied the
various pulpits in Roxboro and j
nearby communities last Sunday.
Services were in charge of one of
these speakers at the Presbyterian,]
Methodist and Baptist churches at
the morning hour. ' The subject was
also presented at the Oak Grove
Methodist Church in the afternoon*
and at the North Roxboro Baptist
Church at the night service. At
tentive congregations at all these
services heard interesting facts and
figures relating to the work and!
purposes of the Anti-Saloon Lea
gue, and it is felt that a deep im
pression was made by the vlgltlng
"3el?gation of speakers.
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H Attends Banquet
Last Wednesday night Mr. J. J.
Rogers, local representative of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.. at
tended a banquet at the 8ir Walter
Hotel i a Raleigh, given by the com
panyhonoripg Mr. Ecker, the pres
ident. for his fiftieth year of ser
vice with the company, starting in
their employ at the age of fourteen
years a& an office boy.
After, dinner was served several
representatives made talks -of in
terest regarding the great progress
made by the company for. the past
year. In spite of the depression
information given joints towards
even greater success for the new
year. <
J. LOGAN GARRETT!
PASSES ERIDAY NIGHT
Beloved Citizen Of Roxboro
Goes "To His Reward After
Useful Life
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FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Mr. J. Logan Garrett died at his
home at Brooksdale at 8:15 o'clock
last Friday night. Members of his
family were at his bedside when
the end came. He had bene a suf
ferer f/om heart trouble for some!
time, and this with other complica- I
tions resulted in his death.
Mr. Garrett was one of Roxboro's
oldest and most honored citizens;
born in the County, later moving to
Roxboro where he had resided for
a number of years; a member of
Roxboro First Baptist Church, and
for many years an honored deacon
in the church; he was a devout
Christian gentleman, a man on whom
his pastor could always rely. For
several years he was a successful
merchant, but' for the past several
years he had retired from Active
business and gave his time to
looking after his large farming In
terests. Truly the town and the
County has lost a most valubale
citizen.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home on Sunday morning I
at 11 o'clock by Rev. S. F. Nicks.
Many friends and relatives were
present for the last rites. Interment
followed in Burchwood cemetery.
Active pallbearers were grandchil- ;
dren of Mr. Garrett, as follows: A.
E. Jackson, Jr., James Garrett, Ran
dall Daniel, Garrett Stanfield, Ray
mond Daniel, Hilman Stanfield,
Jamie Moore and Bedford Stan
field. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Maytha Jane Garrett, six daugh
ters and one son as follows: Miss
Jennie Garrett, Miss Banna Gar
rett, Mrs. E. L. Wifkerson, Mrs. L.
G. Stanfield, Mrs. A. E. Jackson,
all of Roxboro. Mrs. P. T. Thaxton
of Charlotte, and J. R. Garrett of
ROxbcro. He also leaves' a brother.
J. H. Gairett of Roxboro.
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(1ST SPEAKERS IE |
: BHPTESE SERVICES
Dr. Morgan Present at Sunday
School; Prohibition Speakers
At Other Services
GROUP IS BAPTIZED
Three unusually interesting and
cut-of-the ordinary services were
held at the Roxboro Baptist Church
Sunday. At the Sunday School
hour, Dr. Perry Morgan, of Ral
eigh, secretary of t?e Baptist Sun
day SehboT woriT in North Caro
ling, appeared as' guest speaker, and
the usual large Sunday school at
tendance* heard an interesting ad
dress on f^cts concerning Sunday
school work. At the 11 o'clock ser
vice, Dr. George Burnett, of the
North Carolina Anti-Saloon League,
delivered {in address, explaining
and stroering the ne;;ds and aims of
the League in their battle against
the liquor traffic. Dr. Burnett gaye
an interesting and educational
presentation of this vital question.
At the night service, presided over
by Mr. Duncan, the sermon, was
preached by Rev. Mr. Cashwell, who
is1 also a member of the group of
speakers from the Anti-saloon
League. Also at this service, the or- j
dinance of baptism was 'administer- !
ed by Rev. J. c. McGregor to a
large group. Mr. W. F. Werft, the
beloved pastor .of the Chtirch, was
unable to attend any of these ser
vices, being confined to his bed with
an attack of pleurisy. > ... ,
Meeting Of Tobacco
Growers Saturday
The first meeting - of the Tobacco
Growers Association o f Person 1
County for 1933 will be held at the
courthouse next Saturday, January
14th, at 2 o'clock. All tobacco grow
ers are cordially invited.
N. E. Davis.
John Tillman IU
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The condition of John Tillman,
who has been critically ill for the
past several days with pneumonia,
is described as still serious. He is
confined at his home on Morgan
Street.
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It was recently reported that 80
per cent of American manufacturers
are dependent cn agricultural pro
ducts.
Welfare Office
Has Aided
1850 Families
Number Of Laborers Given
Work Last Wefck On
Various Projects
$6,000.00 FOR THIS MONTH
The Community Relief office con
tinues its busy activity and reports
a steady stream applications. Mr.
H. L. Crowell, who is in charge of
this work, states that la?t week 562
unemployed men were given work
on various projects,, this being
mainly for street .work and other
public improvements. Great im
provement has been accomplished i
in the Bethel Hill neighborhood, in
cluding excavation, grading, pnd the
construction of a stone wall near
the scholo. Trucks and scoops were
used, and much unsightly under
growth was ' cleaned out. Labor
card? are giv?n these workers, which
are redeemable in cash at 10 cents
per hour. / f
Mr." Crowd 1 states that a total of
1850 families has been aided through
the Relief office. At the average of
; fivie to a family, this makes? 9,25*5 '
individuals, or ove/ 40 percent of
the total population of the county.
From the State Relief funds $11,000
has been received, while about $9,000
has been used in the form of Red
Cross supplies. Reports from Ral
eigh indicate that Person County
will be allotted $6,000 from State
f urate for the month of, 'January and
$8,000 for February.
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ciost cowtnw
FOR TOP PLACES
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Three Candidates Running
Popularity Contest
l ,, Mrs. Fred Long has gained the
leadership in the Merchants' Popu
larity Contest, but a close race is
I being staged by several candidates
for the beautiful prizes, and the
l final outcome is still very much in
doubt. Active contestants are col
lecting every ticket possible and are
asking their friends to work for
them. Do not forget to ask for
these ballots, when making pur
chases, and help your favorite win
a beautiful set of china. J
Official standings . today are as
; follows :
Mrs. Fred Long 107,075
Mr?. E. B. Foushee 102,500
Mrs. A. Schulhofer 95,550
j Mrs. J. H. Farrell 67,025
j Mrs. Joe Solomon . . 26,371
- Miss Mabel Montague . . . . 25,400
Miss Nancy Bullock ' 23,800
Mrs. Jamie Moore 20,350
Mrs. Wallace Harris 17.935
Mrs. Willard Abbitt 11,325
Miss Hilda Shoemaker ..... 8,125
Mrs. Theo Clayton 9,175
Miss Rachel Lee Clayton . , 6,200 ;
Miss Minnie Allgood 5,750
Mrs. W. R, ? a,isn ?
Miss Helen WagstafT-;. . .7. . 1,600
Mrs. TaIdage<Long 1,200
Fill SIMM NOT
AT EPIDEMIC STAGE
Total Number of Cases Show
Slight Decrease This Week, i
As "Reported
The County Health Department
reports that sp far the. influenza
situation over the count/ has not at
all reached the proportions of an
epidemic. The total number of
cas<e? reported- this week shows -a
slight decrease over recent Weeks.
While strict care and the services
of a physician still are essential in
flu cases, the outbreak up to the
present seems to be of a mild na
ture.
The health department also makes
the following ' report,, on communi
cable and contagious diseases: Dur
ing the month of December M cases
of chicken-pox were reported, with
two additional cases this month; 11
cases' of whooping cough in Decem
ber with 34 this month ; these cases
are ip Allensville and Woodsdale
townships. One case of scarlet fever ;
has been reported this* month.
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Pour pure bred: Jersey bulls from
the Shuford farm In Catawba Coun- 1
ty were purchased by Edgecombe
farmers ^recently. 1 1
DRASTIC PRODUCTION
TAX IS INTRODUCED
IN STATE SENATE
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SHE HAS A SON
Mrs. Libby Holman Reynolds,
widow of Smith Reynold^, may share
in huge estate through son.'
HEIR TO TOBACCO
FORTUNE IS BORN
"Son" Born To Libby Holman
Reynolds At "Philadelphia;
To Be Named 'Smith'
Philadelphia, Jan. 10. ? A son, po
tential heri to the $18,000,000 tobac
Smith Reynolds, was born to Libby
Holman Reynolds, one-time "Torch
Singer" of Broadway, at the Penn
sylvania Hospital tonight.
Both the baby and Mrs. Reynolds,
who went through the ordeal-of in
dictment following her husband's
death by shooting early last; July,
were reported to be in "satisfactory"
condition.
According to earlier reports, the j
birth- was not expected today. Mrs.
Reynolds was at the hospital, ac- j
cording to staff physicians, for "a
routine examination, and it had
bpen indicated that the child would
be1 bora late in February.
Announcement of the arrival of
the Reynolds' heir was made by Dr.
Norrte W. Vaux, Libby Holman's
personal physician, who said onb'
that "Mrs. Reynolds had a baby
boy, born afc^:48p" m.,_and her con
dition and that of the "baby are sat
isfactory." ?
The baby weighed seven and a
half pounds and the birth was ex
pected, it was said. *
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Durham Bank
Open Tuesday
Wheels Of Business Begin To
Turn To Strains Of "Happy
Days Are Here Again"
WILL REVIVE BUSINESS
Durham, Jan. 10. ? Doors to the
Depositors National Bank opened
this' morning to the orchestral
strains of "Happy Dtfys Are Here
Again" and several hundred people,
men, women and children ofbolhj
the white and colored races, crowd
ed into the bank and the entrance
lobby. Following a Yormal program
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Good Break Offered
On Market Tuesday i
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The local market re-opened Mon- ;
day, following tfie holidays, with a '
light 'sale due to the rain over the 1
week-end. With clearing skies, ]
however, a good break was exper- :
ienced Tuesday, and over a hundred i
thousand pounds of the weed were i
on-4he warehouse floors. Prices were i
described-as beingjust about the t
same as prevailed before Christmas
Much lower grade tobacco is being I
offered, but lugs seem to be in brisk ]
demand. A full -carps of buyers is t
on the market d^ily.
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Levy Of Half Of One Percent
Is Proposed To Read* Every
; Manufacturer In State
TO PRODUCE MILLIONS
Raleigh, Jan. 10.? A "production
tax act" which would tax every
manufacturer of anything, as well
as all -public utilities, insurance
companies, banks, newspapers, mines
and. storage warehouses operated in
North Carolina was introduced in
the state senate today*
Senator Hayden Clement, of Ro
wan, chairman of appropriations and
one of the leaders of the anti-sales
tax fight in the 1931 senate, startled
his colleagues when he sent forward
the measure which would levy orie
half of one per cent tax on gross
incomes or receipts.
Production Levy.
The bill's provisions do not apply
to retail business, v
"We must collect rej^nue upon all
wealth at its sources, that of pro
duction," Senator Clement asserted
in a statement, "The production tax
is a tax on activity, the creation of
wealth and the circulating dollar.
The best illustrations are to be
found in the income tax levied on
the production of personal activi
ties and the production tax on cig
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Depression Policy
For around $9.00 we can give you
$1,000 of Life Insurance even if you
PIT, Va" nf alJp Wf__ incnrA.
from birth to age 70. We sell par
ticipating and non-participating
policies. You can have your choice
of a Stock or Mutual Company.
They are legal reserve companies
and that is the last word in safe
insurance. When you see that word
"legal reserve^ after a "company's
name, you can bet it is O. K. We
have just paid several $1,000 in
leans, death claims, sickness and
acicdent claims, and Are losses. If
you need any kind of insurance, we
will be glad to serve you. This
agency has Mr. Bradsher .Gentry
and Mr. Clyde Hall connected with
it, and these two fine young men
will appreciate your business
KNIGHT'S INSURANCE AGENCY
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Boy Scout Meeting
The Roxboro Boy Scout Council
will have their regular monthly
meeting at Hotel Shirley Monday
night, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p. m. The
meetings will be held on the regular
date after this, which is the third
Tuesday nightjn each month. ..
J. A." Timberlake. Sec.
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COUNTY COURT METES
OUT JUSTICE TO TEN
Regular Session Tuesday Pre
sided t)ver bv J. M. O'Briant
in Absence of Judge Newton
The regular secoftd Tuesday ses
sion of Coiyity Court convened this
morning in the auditorium of the
Courthouse. Owing to the illness
of Judge W. I. Newton, the cases
were heard by Assistant Judge J. M.
O'Briant. State's evidence" w?S
handled by R. P. Burns, prosecut
ing attorney. No cases of outstand
ing importance appeared on the
week's docket, and sentences hand
ed out were as follows:
Frank Wiley, assault with deadly
weapon, four months on roads;
Herman Wiley, assault with pistol,
similar sentence; Andrew Black for
illegal possession. $15 arid costs;
Dorsy Duke and Munch Thaxton for
manufacturing were ta^ed $30 and
$40 respectively, with costs:
Watts for assault with deadly wear
pen arid carrying concealed weapon
received four months and Six
months on the roads, sentenoes to
run concurrently; Ernest Torian and
Mvrtle Terrell, f. and a., nol pros
fcith leave;* Sandy Snipes was ad
judged not guilty of non-?upport;
E. E. Bridges was fined $15 and co^ts
For an assault, but filed notice of
appear to Superior Court and bond
R-as placed at $100; 3ud Perry for
assault on a female was charged
620 and costs.
Owing to the fact that Person
3upericr Court will convene on
Monday. January 23rd, tfie next
:erm of1 Cbtmty Court jvill be held
m Friday, January 20t|).