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VOL. LI. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1934. NO. 22.
Farmers Mutual Exchange
For Person Is Organized
Will Create A Cash Market
For The Farmers In
This County
HEADQUARTERS AT
WINSTEAD'S STORE
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Efforts have been made at various
times tor a cash market here tor
the products of the farmers, and we
are glad to know that at last some
thing alonf this line has been ac
complished. The Farmers Mutual
Exchange, an incorporated company
for Durham, Orange, Chatham,
Granville and Person counties, has
been organized here, and the farm
ers will now know they can bring
their chickens .eggs, hams, in<
almost all kinds of non-perlsh
!e prcduce. and find a cash mar
ket for what they may have, re
gardless of the quantity.
Mr. Carl Winstead, proprietor of
the Carl Winstead Grocery, will re
ceive and pay for all produce
brought him?that is, all of the non
perishable; at present he will not be
able to handle vegetables. It is
hoped that this small beginning will
eventually reach gigantic propor- ]
tions.
Community directors have been
elected by the various communities
of Person county in meetings held
for that purpose and to acquaint
the farm men and women with the
Mutual Exchange plan of marketing
farm products. 'These directors are
as follows: W. J. Whitfield, Jr., J.
H. ShotwelJ, Geo. W. Joyner, W. G.
Rimmer, J. Frank Timberlake, Bun
nie Lunsford. N. J. Todd, John D.
Winstead, Jr., and S. M. Green.
ENTERTAINS THE
BASK'BALL TEAM
Mr. James Abbitt delightfully en
tertained the basketball team of
the Roxboro high school at a de
licious three course dinner last
Thursday evening at 6:30. James
was a star member of the team and
it was through his efficient playing
at center that paved the way for a
great many of Roxboro's successes
on the court.
The dinner was served in the home
of the host's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I. O. Abbitt on Academy street.
Those enjoying the occasion were:
Messrs. G. C. Davidson, E. N. Jones,
principal and coach respectively,
Bick Long. Billie Harris. Bob Mich
aels, Thomas Bumpass. Joe Pointer,
Billie Miller, Gordon Carver, Team
Manager, and the host, James Ab
bitt and his father, Mr. I. O. Abbitt.
Jewish Missionary
Addresses Methodists
ft
Rev. A. C. Fellman filled the
pulpit of Edgar Long Memorial
Methodist Church at the morning
service last Sunday. He spoke in
Baptist Church before the Sun
School also. Rev. Mr. Fellman
Jewish born missionary and is
now doing work among }ils own
race. He talked interestingly to-the
congregation about his work and
about his early life In the Holy
Land. He was bom In Jerusalem
and lived there until he was six
teen years of age, when he moved
to this country. For the past twen
ty. years he has been doing personal
work and preaching to members of
his own race In the Interest of the
gospel of Christ. At the present
time he Is engaged In this work in
a nearby town, coming over here
for a few "days last week.
Mr. Fellman Is pleasantly re
membered here, having preached
here at the First Baptist Church
eight years ago.
HONORED (?)
At a recent meeting of the town
board' Mr. H. W-. New-ell was elected
a member-of the board, lie Is a re
cognized financier and If any man
knows exactly how many pennies
there are In a dollar Wheeler does.
We congratulate the town upon this
tftse choice. The board la composed
Of the following: O. J. Cushwa, D
W Ledbetter, O T. Klrby, J. S.
Merrltt and H. W. Newell
LONG MEMORIAL
METHO. CHURCH
Sunday School at 9r45, W. A. Ser
geant. General Supt.
Morning Worship at 11:00 A. M.
flermon by the pastor. Subject:
"The Guest Chamber."
Young people's meetings 7 P. M.
Evening Worship at 8 o'clock.
Sermon by the pastor. 8ubject:
"What We Have."
HI-Y CLUB HAS
NICE BANQUET
The Roxboro Hi-Y Club met last
Friday evening at 8:30 in the Royal
Cafe and Sandwich Shoppe for a
banquet, these being held at perio
dic times throughout the year. They
j partook of a sumptuous four course
! dinner prepared in the inimitable
style of the Royal's dietician. The
president, in a few fitting words,
welcomed the members with their
guests several other toasts were
given to the seniors, and to the la
dies. Mr. Herbert' was the principal
speaker of the occasion. In his re
marks he urged the members of
-the club to carry the standard of
excellence just as high as they
could and to maintain it at that
level.
Those enjoying the dinner were:
Miss Mary Hester with Bob Mich
aels, Miss. Catherine Scott with Gor
don Carver, Miss Frances Chandler
with Carroll Carver, Miss Maline
Burnett with D'Arcy Bradsher, Miss
Cornelia Scott with Bick Long, Miss
Nell Wagstaff with Billie Harris,
Miss Helen Wagstaff with Reade
j Gentry, Miss Helen Cushwa with
! Jack Price, Miss Dorothy Riley with
| Billie Miller, Miss Rachael Brad
sher with E. N. Jones, Miss Isadore
! Long with Basil Garrett, Miss Er
' nestine Wilkerson with Clinton
! Pleasants, Messrs. J. F. Herbert,
'Frank Hester and R. E. Hamlin, Jr.
PREDICTS Fl
HANCOCK WILL WIN
BY LARGE MAJORITY
Chairman Of Hancock Com
mittee Predicts Hancock
Will Get Big Majority
When seen today and asked for 3
statement) about what he thought ol
the outcome of the contest between
Frank Hancock and Mrs. Lily Me
bane for Congress, Luther M. Carl
ton, Chairman of the Hancock
Steering Committee for Person
County, said: "My recent contacts
with nearly every section of the
Fifth Congressional District leads
me, and the others familiar with
the situation to the irresistible con
clusion that Mr. Hancock is going to
win by an overwhelming majority.
Person County will stand by Han
cock. It is gratifying to know that
the untrue statements of the paid
workers for the opposition and their
well financed campaiyn has not had
the effect whieh was expected, and
it is further very gratifying that
Hanocck's supporters have conduct
ed their campaign on a high plane
and are going to win by letting the
folks know the real truth about their
honest and fearless Congressman.
I predict a larfe vote, and the pri
mary on Saturday will leave the
Fifth District in the safe and able
hands of Frank Hancock."
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Attending St.,Mary's
Commencement
Mrs. L. M. Carlton, Misses Mar
garet and Shuford Carlton went
down to Raleigh to attend St. Mary's
School commencement and the me
morial service which was held yes
terday in the chapel of the school
for the Alumnae who had died dur
ing the year. The late Miss Isabel
Graves was principal of the Val.e
Crucls Episcopal School for Girls
and an educator in the schools of
the State for fifty years, was one
of the Alumnae of St. Mary's for
whom the service vas held.
Additional Donors
To The Gym Fund
M. R. Long i....W.OO
Dollan Long 1.00
Alvin Warren 1.50
R. D. Bumoass 2.00
Total contributions will be pub
lished as'soon as all lists are re
ported.
HANCOCK BANNER
The Frank Hancock for Congress
committee have strung a large ban
ner across Main street, ana every
one coming through here will be
sure to see It. It is a beautiful
streamer and the committee has
! done a good job.
REVIVAL BEGINS
AT LONGHURST
M. E. CHURCH
! Revival services at the Longhurst
I Methodist church are being held
:each aftemono at 1:30 and each
night at 7:30. The services are well
[attended and much interest is be
ing shown.
The pastor is preaching at each
of these services. A full choir un
der special direction is offering in
spired singing at each of these ser
vices, with special choruses, quar
tets, duets and solos.
A special invitation to all Inter
ested is cordially extended. Tlhe re
vival will continue through Wednes
day, June 6th.
POPPY SALE HERE
REACHES QUOTA
The local post of the American
Legion observed Poppy Day here
last Saturday instead of today, May
30, which is properly Memorial and
Poppy Day. The Lester Blackwcll
Post was given, as a quota, about
five hundred poppies to sell here.
Upon chqpking up it was found
that all of these had been sold with
the cooperation of many of .the
young ladies of the town and also
the Legionnaires themselyes sold
some. In fact everywhere you went
on Saturday you would run across
some one selling poppies. If you
didn't see them on the street, or
rather if they didn't see you on the
street, they would come to your
place of business and ferret you
out. We vote them a good sales
corps.
Re-Employment
Office Discontinued
The Re-Employment office, which
has been In' operation here for sev
eral months has been discontinued,
and if you want work under this
board you will have to go to Dur
ham for it. There are hundreds
here who are still on the unemploy
ed list, and it is a hardship that
they must seek relief from the Dur
ham office. When a man is out of
work he is ill prepared to make a
trip to Durham, for it is thirty
miles and it takes quite a time to
make it on foot, and that is the
only way those applying for work
have to travel. As a matter of
economy it may be well to discon
tinue these employment offices, but
if- the Re-Employment board is
seeking to help the unemployed it
has made a cruel mistake.
SERVICES FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH
"Life is what we are alive to. It
is not length, but breadth'. To be
alive only to appetite, pleasure,
pride, money-making, and not to
goodness and kindness, purity and
love, history poetry, music flow
ers. stars, God and eternal hopes,
it is to be all but dead." ?
Bible School 9:45 a. m. Dr. H.
M. Beam. General Supt.
Preaching 11 a. m. Subject: "The
Purging Power of Pentecost."
B Y. P. U's 7 p. m. Miss Lo
rena Wade, General Director.
Preaching S p. m. "The Great
ness Of Grace."
A cordial invitation is extended
to all. W. P. West, Pastor.
IN HOSPITAL
Mr. Henry Sergeant was operated
on last week for appendicitis at
Watts Hospital, and he is now re
cuperating nicely. It is expected
that he will be able to come home
about the latter part of the week.
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New York. Ohio, and Vermont pro
duce three-fourths of the maple
sugar in the United States.
The British national anthem is
credited "to John Bull, a British
.composer and organist.
EXERCISE YOUR
GOOD
JUDGMENT
AND VOTE FOR
C. LESTER
BROOKS
FOR
CLERK OF
COURT
(Political Advertisement)
SHE IS MISSING
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WYNNEWOOD, Pa. ... A nation
wide search has been started to find
Miss Eleanor LaRue Vansant, above,
27, socially prominent here and stu
dent at University of Pennsylvania,
who disappeared from an Atlantic
City hotel on April 5.
Board Christian Edu.
At the Methodist Parsonage on
Thursday night of this week. May
31st, will be held the regular meet
ing of the Board of Christian Edu
cation of Long Memorial Methodist
Church. Each member is urged to
be present as important items must
come up for disposition.
Receives Appointment
Mr. Harry Perkins, . who for the
past two and half years has been
j connected with the local Western
Union office, has received an ap
! pointment as an operator. He will
j be located in New Bern, N. C. Mr.
I Perkins leaves this week to take up
>his new duties.
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. R. C. Garrison is in Watts
Hospital where she underwent an
i appendicitis operation Satur day
morning. She is on the road to re
covery and is getting along nicely.
Fifty Years
of Teaching
Mrs. Beam Expresses Appre
ciation For Gifts In Honor
Qf 50 Years Of Teaching
Dear Friends:
All this time I have been trying
to find words to express my deep
< feelings, but they won't come. So
j please take the reality for the ex
pression.
Dumb with surprise and emotion
I could but stand and force back
the tears.
The Lord has been wonderfully
kind to me. Three times I have been
at death's door, but He said, "Not
yet," and for 50 years He has let
me walk along with His little ones.
Bless His.holy name.
To my many friends who made
possible the lovely gifts?a hand
some clock, beautiful White purse,
and the hard cold cash, I wish to
express my deep appreciation. I
cannot say more, words fail me.
Through me you honor the mem
ory of my dear husband. To him It
is all due. I shine But by reflected
glory.
Ever your loving friend.
Mollie Lucas Beam. -
Durham District
Methodist Conference
At New Hope Church on the Mil
ton Charge. Rev. J. O. Lough, pas
tor, was held last wreck the Durham
District Conference, which is the
annual conference for the Durham
district. Mr. H. C. Smith was in
charge as Presiding Elder of the
district. A dczen delegates from
Long Memorial Church were pres
ent for one or more sessions of the
meeting. The meeting is reported
as one of the best held in recent
yars in the district. The Presiding
Elder, Dr. H. C. Smith, whtr pre
sided over the meeting is in great
favor as the leader of the district.
The four pastors, resident in Rox-.
hero. were present: Rev. J. F. Her
bert, Rev. E. .B. Craven, Rev. R. E
Pittman and Rev. B. E. Kelly.
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Madison CountyvFarmers,' incor
porated, will help fanners pool their
wool for sale through the United
Wool Growers Association.
The O. O. P. elephant and the
Democrallc donkey were originated
by Thomas Nast, famous American
cartoonist. ^
Answers to
Questions
On Primary
Many Questions Which Are
Not Generally Known Ans
wered By Executive Sec'y
ALL READ CAREFULLY
By Raymond Maxwell, Executive
Secretary State Board of Elections
Prom the ' numerous inquiries
which comes to me almost daily
with respect to the right of Repub-;
lican and Independent electors to
vote in the primary election, it ap
pears that there is still considerable
misunderstanding about this sub
ject, so I will attempt to answer
some of the more important of these
questions.
Can a vofe'r, registered as an In
dependent, legally vote in a Demo
cratic or Republican primary.
Answer, No. When one registers as
an Independent he thereby states
that he is not a member of, or affili
ated with .either of the two political
parties holding primaries in the
state this year. So long as he re
mains an Independent, he is not a
member of either party and, there
fore, the law confers upon him no
right to participate in the selection
of the nominees of either the De
mocratic or Republican parties. In
the General Election an Independ
ent voter, of course, can vote any
way he so desires, but'he cannot
vote in a primary election.
Can a voter, registered as a Re
publican, legally vote part or all of
the Democratic primary ticket in a
primary election? Answer. No. When
one Is registered as a Republican
and declares that he is a Republi
can at the time he goes to vote in
the primary, he" should be given
only a Republican ballot, if the Re
publicans have a ballot In that pri
mary, and if there is no Republican
ballot in that primary, then he
I should not be allowed to vote in
! such primary. He has no right to
be given the Democratic primary
ballot. One cannot legally vote In
the primary part of the Republican
ticket and part of the Demcoratic
ticket. Likewise, a Democratic voter
is not entitled to vote for any of
the Republican candllates in the
primary. In the primary the voter
is assisting in the selection of the
nominees of the party with which
he is affiliated in good faith.
May a voter legally vote "as a
Democrat in the primary and as a
Republican in the following gen
eral election? A person may change
in his primary affiliation and ask
; that the change be entered on reg
. istration book. However, a voter who
j vctes with onf party in the primary
and with another party in the gen
eral election may have his vote
challenged on the ground that he
i does not affiliate vgith the political
party in whose, primary he proposes
to vote and is not in good faith a
member thereof, meaning that he
- does not In good faith intend to sup
| port the nominees of such party in
the general election, and it would
? be the duty of the registrar and
i judges of election of the precinct to
hear and decide the challenge.
! Are markers allowed in primary
elections? Answer. No. A voter may
be accompanied into the .election
booth and assisted by any member
of his family, or by any election of
' flcial upon his own request, or by
any other persons requested by him.
The law no longer requires the ap
j proval of the election officials, and
a voter may call upon any one. he
wishes to assist htm.
I Is absentee voting still allowed In
primary klection/t? ' Answer. Yes.
The last Legislature did not abolish
absentee voting in primaries as so
many people think. It did as to lo
cal elections in about six counties.
Application for absentee ballots
must be made by written order rf
the applicant, whether made in per
son, or by mall, or through another
person. The absentee ballots should
not be delivered for voting by the
absentee method when one person
simply comes or writes for them lor
the use of another. The absent elec
tor must signJyls name op the back
of the ballot lor identification. The
oath required on absentee certifi
cates must be actually administer
ed to the voter, or the courts have
held, it may be thrown out
Advt. Manager Here
Mr. X. N. Pope, advertising man
ager for the (Jtruiln* Puma A lilght
Company, was a Roxboro visitor
yesterday. This was Mi. Pope's first
visit to Roxboro. and while here he
favored us with a pleasant call. |
GLEAN UP WEEK
In cooperation with the Wo
mans' Club the city will haul
ofT all garbage that is piled
conveniently so that the trucks
can get it without undue deliy.
Please do not put the trash on
the street! Persons wishing to
have their garbage hauled should
call the City Manager's office,
where a note will be made, and
the garbage hauled Just as soon
as possible. ? For this purpose
the town will be divided into four
main divisions, with Reams Ave
nue and Depost Street as the
dividing line East and West, and
Main Street as the North and
South dividing line. The trucks
will start in the Northwest sec
tion of the twon, go from there
to the Northeast, then to the
Southeast and the Northwest
until the entire town is cover
ed. The trucks will start this
week and this will be made a
regular practice provided that,
after next week anyone who
wishes to have their garbage
hauled has as much as a load
ready. Important: Please call
the City Manager's office when
the garbage is ready. If you call
the office and the trucks do not
I come right away, remember that
they must observe the sched
ule as outlined above, and will
get to you as soon as possible.
R. B. DAWES, Mayor.
BOYS ORGANIZED
4-H CORN CLUB
Twenty-Three Members Join
At First Meeting; Others
Expected Later
NEXT MEETING JUNE 23
The buys of Person County held
a most interesting meeting in the
Farmers Room of the Courthouse
last Saturday afteroon when they
organized a 4-H Corn Club of twen
ty-three members. Following an
insipirational address by County
Agent H. K. Sanders the boys elect
ed their officers as follows:
President, Gilbert V/agstaff.
Vice-President, Robert Hester.
Secretary, Fletcher Carver.
Field work was outlined for tho
boys for the next few weeks and
each one wa^ given a record book
in order that he may have definite
infornlaticn of each step he takes
in planting and cultivating his crop.
Several fathers were present at
the meeting and the boys appre
ciated the fact that they were in
terested enough to give this time
and attention to their affairs. The
eager faces of the boys were an in
spiration to those who look forward
to the future agricultural develop
ment of Person. County.
? The 4-H Corn Club will meet
again Saturday. June 23rd. In the
meantime, if any boy in the county
between the ages of 10 and 18 years
wishes to Join this club, he should
write a card to Mr. Sanders or come
to the office in the Courthouse and
have his name put on the list and
get a record book. If any member
of the club knows of someone who
would like to Join, he should call
his attention to this right away.
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$5,000.00 FOR 25c
For accidental death. $5,000: loss
of both hands or both feet, $5,000;
for loss of one hand or one foot.
$2,500: $3$.A week for total disabil
ity: $15 a week for partial disability.
This protection costs for one day
25c.
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY
B. Y. P. U. PICNIC
The senior B. Y. P. U. of the Rox
boro First Baptist church enjoyed
a picnic at Loch LUp Thursday
evening. Quite a number of the
young people attended and had a
most enjoyable occasion.
NOTICE
Pay your current water ac
count promptly. Delinquent
water accounts must be paid
now.
Pay your privilege taxes and
av3l7 penalty. ArtWn Will Be
taken on delinquents at once.
W. F. Long.
Ctty Manager.
FARMERS AND FARM
BOYS WILL MEET
IE 2
Hope To Reorganize Adult
Jersey Club And Organize
4-H Calf Club For Boys
WILL ARRANGE TRIP
TO SEE FINE HEIFERS
All breeders, owners, - or others
interested in the development of a
dairy program for Person County
are asked to meet at the Courthouse
Saturday, June 2nd, at 2:00 P. M.
At that time many questions cf
interest to present and future Jer
sey owners will he discussed. There
will be a reorganization of the adult
Jersey club, and the organization of
a 4-H Calif club for boys from 10
to 18 years of age. ?
Last Saturday a 4-H Corn Club
as organized at an enthusiastic
meeting when twenty-three boys be
came members of the Person Coun
ty unit. We should like to have
every boy in the county who owns
or can get a registered calf to be
at this meeting Saturday, and we
are asking the older men to see that
all boys interested know about this
meeting and that they have a way
to come to town. Eyery real farm
boy loves a calf, and there is prob
ably no other incentive quite as
great as pride of ownership. Any
father, or any other Citizen who is
interested in helping a boy, can
render a great service by encourag
ing each boy who can take care of
a calf to get one as soon as possible
While the organization of the boys
at this meeting will be interesting,
there are a number of very impor
tant questions which the adult mem
bers of the Person County Jersey
Club will wish to discuss and de
cide. For one thing, we wish to ar
range for a trip to Alamance Coun
ty to see some of the fine heifers
direct from the Island.
We also wish to discuss a Calf
: Cluh Show for Roxboro just before
the State Fair, and at Raleigh dur
(ing the 8tate Fair. We also want
a County Show herd from the adult
owners to exhibt at the Fair
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B. F. WADE NAMED
CHIEF ENGINEER
Mr. Baxter F. Wade of this city
has been named supervising engi
neer of all the projects that are
now in the process of contraction
under the direction of the Federal
Emergency Relief in this county.
Mr. Wade is well qualified for his
work, having completed a course in
engineering at the University of
North Carolina, graduating with the
class of 1929. Since that time he
has held positions with the Engi
neering Department of the City of
Charlotte, and more recently he has
been consulting engineer for some
of the projects in Roxboro and the
cotfhty.
VOTE 2 BALLOTS
FOR SOLICITOR
The voters are liable to be oon
fused when voting for Solicitor.
The Uckete have the candidates'
names in two places, and you are
! expected to vote each ticket, mark
with an X. as these candidates are
running for both the short term and
the long term; the explanation on
the ticket tells you how to vote, or
the registrar will make it plain If
you do not fully understand.
CORNER BARBER
SHOP TO MOVE
Mr Baxter Allen, proprietor of
; the Corner Barber Shop, will move
across the street in the near future.
His moving however, will not ne
cessitate any change in the style of
J the firm name, as he will still be
on the corner. He will occupy the
room formerly used by the Durham
Industrial Bank The Rose 8 and
10 Cent store will occupy the room
vacated by Mr. Allen. ~
STRING BAND
AT H. M. SCHOOL
The Allensville String Band will
be at Hurdle Mills high school June
8th, at 7:30 P. M. Come and hear
two hours of real entertainment.
Admission 10 and 18 cents.
Episcopal Church
On the second Sunday in June
there will be preaching services at
St. Marks Episcopal Church at 4:30
P. M , instead of 11:00 as usual.