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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1933.
NO. 13.
HURDLE MILLS AND
JALONG WINNERS OF
CUPS IN CONTEST
Largt -owd Present To
Hear A. ?ual Music Contest
Here Friday Night
CUPS GIVEN BY PILOT
LIFE INSURANCE CO.
One of the largest crowds ever to
attend any event in Roxboro gath
ered in the high School auditorium
here Friday night, March 17, for the
County Vocal Music Contest. The
following schools entered: Hurdle
Mills, Helena and Bethal Hill High
Schools; Jalong and Olive Hill com
j^sed the contestants for the Ele
Bntary grades. Hurdle Mills won
^e cup for the high schools and
Jalong for the elementary grades.
The cups are known as Pilot Life
Cups and are given by Knight's
Agency. Mrs. Howard Young is
music teacher of Hurdle Mills and
Helena, and she is to be congratu
lated for her splendid work. Mrs.
Bmory W instead deserves much
praise as music teacher of Jalong
school. The music teachers, Miss
Yarborough of Bethel Hill and Miss
Hamby of Olive Hill, had their pu
pils trained so well the judges found
It very difficult to decide the win
ner.
Mr. G. C. Davidson, superintend
ent of the city schools, presided over
the contest. Mr. K. L. Street and
two gentlemen from Durham served
as judges. All the numbers render
ed were greatly enjoyed by the
large audience, which showed itself
very appreciative of the efforts of
the contestants.
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Zangara Pays
For His Crime
Killer Who Aimed at Presi
dent Roosevelt Stalks De
fiantly to Death Chair
DENIES GOD TO THE LAST
Raiford, Fla., March 20. ? Giu
seppe Zangara, the little Italian Im
migrant who hated all government,
was electrocuted at 9:15 A. M. (east
ern standard time} today for mur
dering Moyor Anton J. Cermak of
Chicago in an attempt to assassi
nate President Roosevelt.
He went to the chair with the
same defiant calm he had main
tained ' since the night he fired
wildly into a crowd assembled in
Miami February 15 to extend a
greeting to the then President-elect.
"Don't Hold Me"
It was 9:11 A. M. when he enter
ed the death chamber, barefooted
and dressed in striped trousers and
^^Uiite Shirt open at the neck. Two
^^Hlards accompanied him but as he
^Mapproached the chair, Zangara said,
"Don't hold me, I no afraid of
chair."
One of the guards who fixed the
electrode stepped back and said in
a quiet voice, "all right, Joe." With
that signal, Sheriff Dan Hardie of
Davie county (Miami) walked be
hind the chair and threw the switch |
that sent 2,300 volts through Zan
gara's body at 9:15. The little as
sassin's body stiffened at the first
shock and his head gave a jerk
upward.
Pronounced Dead
His hands clenched the chair.
The current was turned off after
three minutes and Zangara's body
relaxed, slumping forward. Guards
hastily released the straps about his
arms and physicians stepped for
ward to make their examination. He
was officially pronounced dead at
9:27 A. M., eastern standard time.
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Frank Hancock's
Secretary Is Killed
Oxford, March 20. ? Miss Heathie
Linder. age 32, popular daughter of
-Mrs. Irene Linder and secretary to
Congressman Frank W. Hancock,
Jr., in. Washington, met instant
death late Saturday in a motor ac
cident near Emporia, Va.
Miss Linder, driving her own car,,
was enroute to her home here for
8 week-end visit with her mother
and grandmother,, Mrs. M. A. Nich
olson. She was accompanied by
Mrs. James Oiddeon, of Littleton,
who was riding in the middle, and
Marshal 8. Turner, of Oxford. Mrs.
QMdeon sustained a broken leg
and other Injuries of a less serious
nature and Mr. Turner escaped
. serious injury ,
Sousa Poise'
Leone Sousa, daughter of the fa
mous late March King, John Philip
Sousa, was one of the six champion
apparel wearing beauties selected
by a group of noted artists, as be
ing the model with most poise.
Oxford Sextet
Are Winners
Orphanage Team ? Awarded
Cup As Champions Of
District Five -
RRAGGTOWN IS SECOND
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The basketball sextet representing
the Oxford Orphanage last Satur
day night' defeated the Efiand team
in the finals of the District Five
Tournament in a close and hard
fought game by the score of 22 to
16. "Ilie Oxford girls played a sur
prisingly speedy game, which at
times was almost dazzling. Unusual -
I ly effective guarding, however, . on
' the part of their opponents kept
the score practically even, until the
closing minutes of the last quarter,
when three field goals in rapid suc
cession gave the winners a six
point margin. Fields for. Oxford
jled her team by scoring 10 points,
1 but Mc Actum ? for the loccrc r&n
her a close second with nine. Ox
ford gained a place in the finals
with previous victories over Green
Hope and Allensville.
In the play-off game for the con
solation cup, indicating second
place in the tournament, Bragg
town won the decision over Efland
in a close game, 10 to nine. Clements
starred for Braggtown in this con
test, scoring all 10 of the points.
The Hieh School tournament for
District Five was Staged under the
supervision of Mr. B. B. Knight, of
this city, and was a great success
from a playing standpoint, though
the attendance at the games was
rather Small. Fourteen counties
were represented. Officials were as
follows: Referees, Watson, Jones
and Knight. Scorer, Sam Oliver;
Timer, Bradsher. Several of the
games were hotly contested. Mr.
Ragan, coach of the Oxford
girls, is to be congratulated for
presenting such a fast, well-train
ed team. Efland also presented a
well-trained team, and from the
start was practically conceded ei
ther first or second place.
Roxboro and Allensville High
Schools were the only local teams
to enter, and while not anticipat
ing victory, were game to the last
and gained some valuable exper
ience. Clements of Braggtown took
tournament high - Scoring honors
with 59 points, closely followed by
C. Jones of Efland, who turned in
57 points. Mr. Knight states that
he is pleased with the outcome.
Tournament results in full were
as follows:
. Aycock, 21; Allensville, 11.
Efland, 50; Roxboro, "5.
Green Hope, 18; Oxford Orph., 24.
Roxboro, 7; Allensville, 15.
Aycock, 8; Efland, 37.
Aycock, 33; Braggtown, 28.
Braggtown, 21; Green Hope, 20.
Braggtown, 27; Aycock, 18.
Oxford Orph., 23; Allensville, 13.
Oxford Orphanage, 22; Efland, 16.
Braggtown, 10; Efland, 9.
Rev. Earnhardt To
Preach Here Sunday
Rev. Ed. Earnhardt, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Henderson,
will occupy the pulpit of Long Mem
orial Methodist Church on the com
ing Sunday morning, March 26th.
Mr. Herbert, the local pastor, will at
the same hour occupy the pulpit at
the Oxford Methodist Church.
The exchange of the pulpit- U a
three-cornered exchange between
the Oxford, Roxboro and- Hender
son Methodist Churches and is done
in the Interest of the Missionary
Cultivation period now on at all the
Methodist Churches In the state.
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House Allots
14 Millions
To Schools
Rigid Economy Program May
Go by Board as Sales Taxers
Appear to Regain Control
MOVE LOOMS TO SHELVE
ALL OF BOWIE FIGURES
Raleigh, March 21. ? The house
this afternoon voted to allot 114,- ,
050,000 for operation and mainten
ance of the public scltools in North
Carolina each year of the next bi- j
ennlum.
By a 58 to 43 vote the house, in ,
committee of the whole, accepted
the appropriations committee allot
ment for the six months term and
turned thumbs down on the Bowie
Cherry economy figures.
Eight-Months Term Beaten
An amendment by Representative
Williams of Duplin to appropriate
$14,000,000 for an eight-months
term, . with other supplement pro
hibited, was withdrawn. An amend
ment to limit administrative ex
penses of the board of equalization
to $12,000 annually was also de
feated.
Before the house resolved itsfelf
into committee of the whole to take
up the appropriations bill, Repre
sentative Turner, of Guilford, one
of the floor leaders for the appro
priations committee bill, said the
j administration forces would probab
All sections of the bill approved
j lv move to substitute the committee
j figures for all Bowie-Cherry allot
ments already approved }f they won
the school fight,
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IIIILH rs? tlUTC IVWinKS
] in committee of the whole must
later pass three readings In Tegular
house session before the money
i spending measure goes to the senate.
Everett Demands Hifhfr Figure
The. sales tax question was
? brought back Into debate by Everett
of^ Durham, who argued Jhat_ the
r appropriations commit t e e figure
should be adopted with a sales tax
levied if necessary to raise reve
| nue.
! . "Both parties haye repudiated the
1 15 cent school tax now levied but
neither has officially recorded itself
against a sales tax," Everett as
serted.
Representative Cameron of Moore
opened the fight for the Cherry
Bowie figure, urging the house to
"get down to basic fundamentals
for^schooling and cut out the frills."
Representative Turner of Guil
ford, who is acting as one of the
floor leaders for the appropriations
committee bill which was displaced
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no"ruljng~
YET FROM
GURNEY HOOD
Latest advice from the officers of
The Peoples Bank is that there is
no change in the local banking
situation up to the time of going
to press.
No ruling has as yet been re
ceived from the Commissioner of
Banks with reference to opening
without restrictions.
New deposits are being received
on special account In increasing
numbers, and are subject to with
drawal without restrictions or limi
tations.
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Entertainment Tues.
At Central School
Come all to the Central Graded
Schoor
For a Jolly good time, no fixed rule
At 8 o'clock, the 28th at night.
Two for a quater will be Just right.
An orchestra composed of ladles fair
Will in the evening's program share
Musical' in?tfUmepts both novel and
new
Will greatly amuse and Interest you.
The talented negro minstrels will
perform
And chase away your cares and
gloom.
A genuine laugh, an hour of fun.
Truly should be relished by every
one. ?
Sponsored by Circle number two
of the M. E. Church.
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Boy Scout Notice
The monthly meeting of the Rox
boro Boy Scout Council will be held
at Hotel Shirley Tuesday night,
March 28th at 7:30 P. M. All mem
bers and parent# are urged to at
tend.
Roxboro~Boy Scout Council.
PERSON TEACHERS
HOLD CONFERENCE
Durham High School Pupils
Present Program at County
Meeting Here
The county-wide teachers' meet
ing for Person county was held In
the central school auditorium Sat
urday morning beginning at 10
o'clock.
The entertainment program which
came shortly after the meeting was
called to order consisted of several
vocal and instrumental selections
presented by Durham high school
pupils with Prof. W. P. Twaddell
acting as ILccompanist.
An instrumental solo wap present
ed by Miss Katherine Hatchett, who
played "The Bells of St. Mary."
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. B.
Currin and Miss Emily Stephens,
secretary, heard the roll call.
A trumpet solo was rendered by
M. T. Cousins, of Durham, while
Henry Emory, seventh grade stu
dent in Durham city schools ren
dered a vocal selection. Euticus
Renn, also of Durham gave a vocal
selection.
Miss Grace Carrington, Durham
high school, rendered an alto solo,
"Jean."
The topic for the meeting was
"Character Education," while the
purpose was to make the school
function in character development.
Miss Ella Graves Thompson, of
Roxboro high school dealt with stu
dent activities valuable in charac
ter building while "Organized Games
and Physical Education Periods,"
was the subject upon which Miss
Marie Garland, of the central school
spoke. Owing to the illness of Miss
Thompson her paper was read by
Mrs. H. G. Simpson.
"cnaracter training values in Ju
nior Red Cross work," was discuss
ed by Miss Maude L. Montague, of
the central school and "Social ac
tivities in relation to character edu
cation," was discussed by Miss Mary
Poy Hester of the local high school.
. ^'School Subjects _as? Media aL
Character Development," was the
subject upon which Miss Claire
Harris, of the central school spoke
and at the conclusion Prof. Q. C.
Davidson spoke on "The Assign
ment and Character Building."
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HAD ACM CAREER
Belonged To Group Closely
Identified With Country's
Development
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L A B O RED ELSEWHERE
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Person county always has had a
Justifiable pride in its history. Since
the time that the flnSt settlers came
i to our county, we have had a poli
tical, industrial, and social history
that would do credit to any people
in any community.
| Among the families that, from
the earliest days of our county, have
made valuable contributions to our
history is the ancient and Illus
trious family of McGhee, of Wood
burn and Burleigh.
Branches of thig family are to be
found throughout the Southern
States, contributing, as did their
ancestors in North Carolina and
Virginia, the best in them to the
p^rpetratiorr and development of our
Nation. But, we observe with re
gret, that there is now in all our
county only one of the McGhees
yet living, Mrs. Robert S. Phlfer,
of Burleigh. Before her marriage
to the late Professor Robert S.
Phlfer of Danville, Virginia, she
was Miss Isabella Hunt McGhee,
daughter of Thomas Jeffreys Mc
Ghee, Esq., of Burleigh, and grand
daughter of Hon. Thomas McGhee
of Woodburn; and she is now "the
last of the McGhees."
Recently thte lady suffered an ir
reparable loss in the death of her
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DONT MISS
"STATE FAIR"
with
Jaynet Gaynor, Lew Ajret,
Salty Filers, Will Ibigtn, Nor
man Foster, Louise Dressier.
(From Paul Green's Story)
PALACE THEATRE
Thursday- Friday this week.
Matinee Friday 3:00 P. 1ML
First Step Toward Banking- Reform
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President Roosevelt, with Secretary Woodin of the Treasury at his
side, signing the drastic banking bill by the Seventy-Third Congress
during the first day of the extraordinary session which was called to
meet the financial crisis.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT URGES
HUGE EMPLOYMENT PLAN
First Of Unemployment Pro
jects Contemplates Work for
Quarter-Million in Forests
CONGRESS IMMEDIATELY
TAKES UP LEGISLATION
Washington, March 21. ? President
Roosevelt sent to congress today the
first of his plans for restoring em
ployment. one putting aqtrarbermil
lion men to work in the forests, and
Immediate steps were taken to put
the undertaking into act.
No sooner had this message, fifth
major recommendation to the spe
cial Session by the chief executive,
been read and applauded in both
houses than Senator Robinson of
Arkansas and Senator Wagner (D.,
N. Y.) introduced a bill under
which, as the President requested,
there would be created a "civilian
conservation corps" whose enlisted
personnel would work at reforesta
tion and halting soil erosion.
Relief Administrator
The President, besides asking that
this legislation be enacted within
two weeks so he could put 250,000
men now unemployed to work at the
forest task, told congress he could
soon send up recommendations *for
establishment of a federal relief
administrator to direct his relief
plans; for further "grants to states
for relief work," and a broad pro
gram of public construction.
The Robinson-Wagner bill was
referred to the committee on educa
tion and labor. The President's mes
sage similarly was referred by the
house to its labor committee.
Under the senate measure, the
President would be authorized to
select from the unemployed men to
work on reforestation, flood and Soil
erosion preventation and other pro
jects at not more than $30 a month,
with food and housing provided.
The money would be provided
from unexpended balances now in
the treasury, approximately $200,
000,000 being needed this year.
The conservation corps would be
employed for one year and in case
of dependents the Preisdent would
be authorized to prescribe how much
should go to these, but in no event
would the pay exceed $30 a month.
The projects to be worked would
be 'self-liquidating insofar as prac
ticable, although this rule would be
flexible.
When skilled- artisans were need
ed to assist the corpg, the President
would be authorized to employ them
at the prevailing wage in the lo
cality.
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Revival Service* At
First Baptist Church
Revival services will begin at the
First Baptist Church on Sunday,
April 2nd, and will continue for ten
days or two weeks. Rev. J. C. Ca
nipe of Siler City, will do the
preaching and Miss Cora Lee Can
non of Durham will direct the
personal work. 1
Both of these people are well
known to the community and will
be welcomed back for the coming
meeting.
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Timber lake Woman
Dies In Roxboro
Mrs. Louisana James Succumbs At
Home Of Son Here From
Pneumonia
Mrs. Louisana Painter James, 70,
I wife of J. R. James, of Timberlaker1
! died at the home of her son, A. P.
Tuesday afternoon. Death was at-1
tributed to pneumonia and compli
cation^.
Mrs. Painter in addition to her
husband is survived by three sons,
W. A. James and T. L. James, of
Durham, and A. F. James of Rox
boro; five daughters, Mrs. C. S.
Day, Mrs. J. D. Clayton, of Timber
lake, Mrs. S. J. Garrett, Mr?. R. W.
j Lunsford, and Mrs. L. N. Lunsford,
all of Roxboro; and one brother,
William Painter.
Funeral services were held at the
old home at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon with Elder Lex Chandler
officiating. Interment was in the
family burying grounds.
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YOUR CHILDREN
We can give you a policy on your
child immediately after it is born
which will be in force for the full
amount when it passes 6% years
of age. You don't have to wait un
til they are 10 -years old to get one
just like an adult can buy. We sell
participating and non-participating.
We can give you one in a stock or
mutual life company. Start your
child's program right. It is a part
of its education. We include the
parent in the child's policy for a
dollar per year. If the father dies
the child's policy is paid up. The
child will be able to go to school .
on it or use cash for any other
purpose.
For an average of sixteen cents 1
per week we can give you $500 pol
icy on any child up to 15 years old
with a cash value of about $400.
KNIGliT'S INSURANCE AGENCY
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"The Holy City" To
Be Given April 2nd
'"Hie Holy City," a sacred can
tata by Gaul, will be presented at
the First Baptist Church on Sun- ?
day night, April Jind, it was an- 1
nounced yastei^ayoy Mr. J. H.
Young. Assisting the choir in this
presentation will be Mr. A. J. Mc
K^'way, of the Presbyterian Church, 1
as bass soloist. "The Holy City" is ;
is a very well-known composition, of . 1
unusual beauty, and will be present- 1
edr under the direction of Mr. 1
Young. 1
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Masonic Notice
There will be a regular meeting
of Person Lodge No. IIS, Av F. &
A. M., in the Lodge Hall Tuesday.
March 28th, at 7:30 P. M. Several
matters of importance wftl be con
sidered. Visiting Master Madons (
cordially Invited to be present. (
W. W. Morrell, Master. I
HEART ATTACK
FATAL TO MRS.
MARTHA GARRETT
Widow Of Mr. J. Logan Gar
rett Dies At Her Home
Here Yesterday
F U N E R AL "TOMORROW
Mrs. Martha A. Garrett, age 71,
died Tuesday morning at 11:30
o'clock as the result of a heart at
tack suffered last Saturday. She
was the widow of the late Mr. J.
Logan Garrett, and had been in
failing health since his death last
February.
Mrs. Garrett was a native of this
county and had been a resident of
this community for many years.
She was a devoted member of the
Roxboro Baptist Church, and will
be greatly missed, not only in her
church, but in her neighborhood,
for she was a friend to everyone in
trouble. Her many charitable deeds
will long be remembered by all who
have had occasion to seek her coun
sel or aid.
Surviving are one son, J. R. Gar
rett; and six daughters, Mrs. C. L.
Wilkerson, Mrs. L. G. Stanfield,
Mrs. A. E. Jaqksoh, Miss Jennie
Garrett, Miss Banna Garrett, all of
Roxboro, and Mrs. P. T. Thaxton,
of Charlotte.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at
the home with Rev. W. F. West,
of First Baptist Church, Rev. S. F.
Nicks, Brooksdale church, and Rev.
E. G. Usury, of Oxford, officiating.
Interment will be in the city ceme
tery.
Active pallbearers will be: Ray
mond Daniel, Randall Garrett,
James Garrett, Algy Jackson Jr.,
Garrett Stanfield, Hill Stanfield,
Bedford Stanfield and James Moore.
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STATE-WIDE BANKING
SYSTEM IS PLANNED
Hood Says Institution Now in
Speculative Stage Will Have
Assets of Six Millions
INDUSTRIAL BANK
ALSO CONSIDERED
Raleigh, March 21. ? Ouroey P.
Hood, state commissioner of banks,
said early today that plans were un
der way to organize a state-wide
commercial bank with capital as
sets of about $6,000,000.
Hood'said details of the plan had
not been worked out and that "it
is in the speculative Stage."
A similar state-wide industrial
bank with capital assets of at least
$1,000,000 is also contemplated for
North Carolina, Hood said.
The nucleus around which the
commercial bank w?uld be built
would be state banks which have
not reopened for unrestricted busi
ness since banks were closed for
the holiday early in March. In ad
dition national banks not already
opened might be Included.
Others May Merge
If the plan for the state-wide in
stitution is consummated it is
planned that banks which are now
operating without restrictions and
which might desire to do so would
merge with the giant new institu
tion.
Under the proposed plan the liq
uid assets of banks now closed or
operating under restrictions would
be capitalized upon to provide as
sets for the new institution. Stock
holders facing a double liability
would have a chance to escape an
assessment in the new institution.
The proposed financial house
would have banks in all parts of the
s'ate and probably would have de
positories surrounding the unit
banks.
Under the plan expounded by
Hord the new bank would have
capital of $2,000,000, a surplus of
U ,000 ,000 and there would be $3,
500,000 in preferred stock to be sold
to the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, making $6,000,000 in cap
Ital assets.
The bank commissioner said that
Ihe plan for the state-wide bank
*ras being favorably received by
>ankers In all parte of the state.
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Minstrel At School
Hear the negro minstrels at the
Central Graded School the evening
>f the 38th at 8 o'clock. Sponsored
jy Circle No. 2 of the M. E. church.