THE ROXBORO COURIER. ROXBORO. N. C.
POUR BIG WAREHOUSES
SELL.YQy? TOBACCO IN ROXBORO
THROUGH
CAPITAL KEYHOLES!
By Bess Htntan Silver
HIGHWAY" ENGINEER?By the
time you read this the State
Highway and Public Works Com
mission. with approval of Governor
Eiringhaus who really does the
picking, may have named. a chief
engineer to succeed the late John
Waldrop It's a closely guarded se
cret of the Executive Offices but
Charles Upham Is the man the
Governor first selected. Upham, who
held the chief engineer's post sev
eral years ago, now- has a more lu*
crative position in Washington. Yet
he was Interested enough to make
a visit to Raleigh to discuss the
proposition and the administration.
is hopeful he will accept.' He is an'
engineer of national reputation and
if the Governor can get him back
to North Carolina it will be a ten
strike for J. <X^B. E.
VANISHED HOPE?One of Gover
nor Ehringhaus's idealistic am
bitions was to be Governor of North
Carolina without having to call out
the military to preserve order in1
industrial warfare. The day the Ply
ing Squadron of strikers was mak
ing things hot in this State the
Governor was sweating blood. To
call or not to call troops' was the
big question. He delayed until the
roving bands of strikers forced his
hand and then issued the call that
dashed his hope of becoming a
troopless Governor. The textile,
strike has caused more than a lit
tle official headaches in North Car
olina.
JEFFRESS?The State Capital has
been much disturbed by the
critical illness of EI B. Jeffress.
chairman of the highway system.
His position is almost that of a
second Governor, so vast is the
highway and prison system and ?
gnat t? the annual expenditure of
more than 110,000,000 outside of
debt payments. It's a key position
and one that's hard to fill for the
simple reason that men shouldering
similar responsibility In the finan
cial or industrial worlds usually get
three times the pay of the highway
chairman. Hie wrong man might
easily enrich himself and wrack the.
administration and the State.
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CONSTITUTION?It looks like the
issue of the proposed revised
constitution for North Carolina is
going to be fought out. on partisan
political Unas. The line-up of pro
ponents and opponents is almost
identical with that In the Ehring
haui-Fountain gubernatorial cam
paign in 1632, _>Jake your own cim
parlsons in your own community.
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AUTO. TAGS?The movement to
lower the cost of automobile li
cense tags Is almost certain to get I
away to a good start in General
Assembly next January. But it will
have a lot of hurdle to clear. Strong
sentiment In some quarters for fur
ther diversion of highway funds
will bring pressure on the lawmak
ers and thousands of North Caro
lina motorists want their roads put
in better condition. If diversion
comes it will make lower license
tags and better roads unore difficult.
The finest cow can be milked dry. j
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ON THE JUMP?About the busiest
person in Raleigh during the
past week was Miss Mamie Turner,
chief clerk in the Governor's office.
What with strikes and appointments
and Charles Powell, private secre
tary away on vacation Miss Mamie
was kept on the. hop, skip-pnd Jump
by scores of telephone- calls and
telegrams daily. Ben, the colored
janitor was also away on vacation
i and Miss Mamie was doing the er
I rands to boot. Having "served under
j five different Governors Miss Turn
| er Is one of the most widely known
.women in North Carolina.
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FORESIGHT?Some Tar Heel poli
tical prognostlcators read In the
[stars further indication that Gov
Senator Josiab Bailey In the Gover
nor's appointment of his personal
Mend Harry McMullan as Chair-|
man of the Industrial Commlsison to i
succeed Major Matt H. Allen who
resigned. These astrologers point
oat that If MT. - Biran g h sua had
elevated Dewey Dorsett. represen
tative of capital on the commis
sion, labor would have been offend
ed. By the same token, promotion
of T. A. Wilson, labor's representa
tive. would' have offended capital
By naming an outsider as chairman
the Governor may have disappoint
ed both groups but neither can be
offended. Figure It out for yourself.
FLASH?Tam C. Bowie, the peren
nial Representative from, Ashe
county and considered a threat in
the 1936 gubernatorial race, Is- tell
ing his close friends that he has
made up his mind not to move to
Raleigh for four years and will sup
port Congressman R. L. Doughton
(ijarmer Bob) If the latter wants to
be the next Governor of North Car
olina. Mr. Bowie expresses confl- j
dence that he could be the next
occupant of the Mansion on Blount
Street, Raleigh, but says he enjoys
his own home enough. His burning
ing desire is to control the .
session of the General Assembly.
He didnt control the last one but he
was a man to be reckoned with.
DOUGHTON?There Is no longer
any doubt in Raleigh that Con
gerssman Doughton now intends to
be a candidate for Governor In
1936. The Capitol Hill fortune
tellers have discovered a couple of
reasons for this and both can be
classified' ilnder the word "pres
sures First, the grapevine reports,
there is super-pressure from people
who would like to see him out as
chairman of the powerful House
Ways and Means Committee that
writes the nation's tax laws. Next,
there is a strong-group that wants
to see in the next Governor a man
who has not been mlxed^p In State
politics in recent' years. That's
powerful combination. Capital Hill
believes that If Mr. Doughton doesnt
run for Governor it will be because
of something yet to happen.
PERSONAL MAGNETISM?Sena
tor Robert Rice Reynold* 1* one
politician who plays the game ac
cording to his own rules. Last fall
wfien evreybody In North Carolina,
was on one aide of the other ot the
repeal fence the Junior Senator
took off for a European tour. This
fall when the proposed revised con
stitution for North Carolina Is dl
vidlng political lines sharply Sena
tor Reynolds Is off for a trip to'
Mexico to study the tourist traffic.
It's a known fact that the other po
liticians didnt help Mr. Reynolds
swamp former Senator Cam Morri
son in 1932 and apparently -he
thinks there Is little to be gained
from affiliation with factions. Sen
ator Reynolds' ability to attract
votes has long been the envy of
many a North Carolina aspirant fori
public offloe. J ?*
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DOE8NT LIKE ITr-Close friends
of Lieutenant Governor A. H
(Sandy) Oraham rsport that he la
not carried, away with the sugges
tion that he run for Attorney Gen
eral against the present legal head
man Dennis G. Brummlt Instead of
opposing Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby,
or Congressman Doughton for Gover
nor In 1936. Some of his closest
friends belle** that Mr. Oraham
has already made up his mind U>
run for Governor or break a trace.
They are not so sure of the out
come of a race between the lieu
tenant Governor and the two gen
tlemen mentioned.
Bones of a dinosaur, which had a
one-ounce brain and a 15-ton body,
were found in the Big Horn moun
tains, Wyoming.
Quality
Fresh
Sea
Food
D. Pender's Stores have established themselves as a
vital factor in the life of any community in which they
operate. This is true of Roxboro and Person County!
During the few years that we h&ve served the people of
this section we have always advocated a policy of giving
the most for the least amount of money.
The harvest season for the tobacco of the piedmont is
at hand. At Pender's you will find that there is always
a harvest season for our customers. You cannot always
judge a true'bargain by the price tag, but at Pender's
you can be assured of getting the most for the least outlay.
This is made possible by the alertness of our buying
force. These are on the lookout at all times for the best
values for our customers. This alertness, coupled with
the service that has always identified our stores as among
the leaders in any community, and the hard work with
which we train our men, makes us proud to boast that we
offer more for the same amount of money, and compels
<ois to lay hold the fact that we have forged rapidly to
the front in these few years, and it is as true now as it
has ever been, that you get more, in value, in service, and
in satisfaction.
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Carl Winstead Grocery
AND
Meat Market
PERSON COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE
For. The
Farmers Mutual Exchange Of
Person County
WE INVITE YOU MR. FARMER
TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO ON THE ROXBORO
MARKET AND TRADE WITH US.
We maintain a modern and up-to-date grocery store
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and meat market. This store makes it possible for the
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people of this section to buy their groceries at prices di
rectly in line with all competition, regardless of place or
section. We carry an up-to-the-minute line of meats and.
groceries.
MARKET OPENS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH
Carl Winstead Grocery
and Meat Market
Carl Winstead Etheridge Pedkins
Main Street - - Opp. Court House - Roxboro, N. C.
PENDER'S
MAIN STREET - - - - - - ROXBORO, N. C.
John Watt's Sons Co.
Roxboro, North Carolina
TURKISH TOWELS
BATH MATS
WASH CLOTHS
TOWEL SETS
SOLD BY THE LEADING MERCHANTS
OF ROXBORO
MR. GROWER: SELL YOUk TOBACCO ON THE ROXBORO MARKET,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN PERSON COUNTY, FOR TH^T HELPS
TO LOWER TAXES AND MAKES CONDITIONS BETTER TO LIVE IN
THE COUNTY.