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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1935
NUMBER
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT III
SESSION LAST WEEK
Court Adjourned Light Dock
et l^ate Thursday Night
For The Session
?following is a list of the proceed
fes of the Superior Court of Per
n County that met in its January
term with Judge N. A. Sinclair of
Payett^ville. N. C., presiding last
week; State vs A. O. Smart, illegal
possession for purpose of sale, not
guilty; State vs Harvey E. Huffman,
D. A. ~W D. called and failed;
State vs Jack Johnson, possession
and sale of beer, plead guilty, Judg
ment suspended on payment of the
costs; State vs Oscar Long, pos
session illegal beer, plead guilty,
judgment suspended on payment of
costs; State vs Newman Harris, lar
JSSL called and failed; State vs |
Lewis McCormick, driving automo
bile with inadequate brakes, plead
guilty, judgment suspended; State
vs O. D. Epps, larceny, plead guilty,
sixty days or fine of twenty dollars
and costs; State vs L^wis McCor
mick, reckless driving and assault,
guilty of reckless driving but not
guilty of assault with deadly weap
on, twelve months on roads; State
vs Jack Rogers, rape, nol pros; State
vs Otis H. Oakley, carnal knowledge
of child, plead guilty, three to five
years in State Prison; State vs Er
nest Vinson, non-support, plead
nolo contendere, prayer for judg- 1
ment continued for two years pro
vided that defendant support wife
and children during that time and
remain of good behavior; State vs
Henry Stephens, carnal knowledge
of child, guilty, five to seven years
in State Prison, State vs Vexter
Goss, murder in the second degree,
guilty, ten to fifteen years in the
State Prison
MR. J. A. LONG
ENTERTAINS
Mr. J. A. Long entertained a
number of his friends Saturday
night at a five-course turkey din
ner. It was unusual these days,
as the guests gathered in the liv- j
ing room after dinner in lieu of
playing contract .Boston rook, or
tiddlewinks. they engaged in gener
al conversation. The New Deal
received first consideration, then
Hauptmann, and finally the affairs
of the Legislature were settled; or
rather left unsettled, as there were
exactly twelve opinions on each of t
these great questions? twelve being
the number pfesent. Only on on"
question was there a unanimous
verdict, and that being on the mat
ter of roads for Person County. It j
was agreed by one and ail that th ?
time had arrived when nothing
short of stones would bring the de
< sired results. ^
Mr. and Mrs. lWn-z are charming
hosts ? and the occasion was
- thoroughly enjoyed.
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TOBACCO MARKET ;
CLOSES THURS.
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With tomorrow's sale the tobacco
market here will close. Sales have
been light during the week, and
ing to the cold weather there
ably will some farmers with
all quantites of tobacco left on
The December sales showed this
market in third place" for the
month, but it will hardly bear this
distinction for the entire season.
However, the price during the en
tire season has been very satisfac
tory and the warehousemen and
buyers are to be congratulated for
the manner in which they stood
by the market.
MISSED' IT
EIGHT YEARS
In telling about the Golden Wed
ding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Timberlake last week, we made
? a mistake of just eight years, as
they were celebrating their fifty
eighth anniversary. No one seeing
and talking with young-old couple
would ever imagine they had seen
fifty-eight years of married life, in
fact they act more like they were
newly-weds, for their affections are
most sweet and beautiful.
~1934 TAXES
Will carry a penalty commencing
on Friday of this week, save the
penalty by paying now. thank you
R. A, Burch, Cftty Mgr.
Man Gets Lost In
Woods; Stays Out
All Night Sunday
Ed Carver Got Lost In Five-Acre
Wood Plot Near ' His Home
Ed Carver, who lives near the
head of'Bamett's pond, started from
his home Sunday night to Miss Jane
Clayton's home, ^ near neighbor.
His way led through a five-acre
wooded plot and it was while he
was passing through this wood that
he got lost. Apparently lie wand
ered around In a circle through the.J
woods, staying there all night. He
had no means of making a fire and
suffered intensely from the extreme^
cold. When . day light came he
found his way home, almost frozen,
it is feared that his condition Is i
grave after his exposure.
ALMOST ZERO"
WEATHER HERE
? ?MONDAY MORN.
At 5 A. M. Thermometer Four De
grees Above Zero
Last Sunday night was decidedly
the coldest weather we have had
here this season, in fact we doubt
If many have seen it much colder,
the thermometer registering four
above on Monday morning at 5 a.
m. While there was probably some
suffering for lack of fuel, we have
heard of no one suffering serious
ly fjom the cold.
Monday the weather moderated
somewhat and by Tuesday- morn
ing it had gotten about normal,
though the weather man says it
will be colder this morning.
AUTO SWEfCO.
TO OPEN STORE
ON DEPOT STREET
Mr. W. W. Barrett of Durham
Will Be Manager; Will
Be Open February 11
.
The Auto Salvage Company of!
Raleigh and Durham will open a
branch in Roxboro sometime in the
near future. It is expected that this
concern will be ready for business1
about February 11. Their place of,
business will be located on Depot
Street in the building belonging to
The Peoples Bank and situated
next door trr the 5Id post-office ;
building. It is the business of this
company to buy used cars- for sal
vage. Mr. W. W. Barrett of Durham
will be the manager for this branch.
TCiey will also handle new and used
automobile parts.
Bethel Hill Woman'*
Club Honors Mrs.
Annie R. " Fontaine
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The members of the Bethel Hill
Club were birthday guests of Mrs.
Annie R. Fontaine, Friday, January
18th. After many happy^ birthday
greetings, the meeting was called
to order by Mrs. O. E. Woody, who
presided during the business jneet
ing. Final plans were made-far the
entertainment of the Roxboro Wo
man's Club in February. A paper
on "Egyptian Art" was given.
The club followed Mrs. Fontaine
into the dining room where lighted
.candles furnished a soft glow. A
surpflse for Mrs. Fontaine was the.
birthday cake?" "1847 - 1935" the
centerpiece and gifts from members
of the club. She presided with the
dignity and grace of her many years
young. Guests were served tempt
ihg refreshments.
Home For Few Days
F Mr William Humphrey, one of
the County's brightest young men.
now a student at Wake Forest Col
lege, is spending a few days at hime
near Bethel Hill, with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Humphries. He
is accompanied by Mr. Clo^cf Oantt
of Statesville, also a student at
Wake Forest College. .
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E. B. Craven, Jr.,
With Peoples Bank
Mr. E. B. Craven, Jr., son of Rev.
and Mrs. E. B. Craven, has accept
ed a position with The-- peoples
Bank. Mr. Craven is a graduate of
Duke University, finishing with the
cla?s of 1934, He began' his new du
ties on Tuesday morning
Conducting Revival
Rev. Lyman P. Lance, who is con
ducting a series of services at Wes
leyan Methodist Tabernacle.
State- Wide Oration
Central Grammar Hender School
has been selected as the place for
the preliminary run-off, for high
schools of Warren, Vance, Gran
ville, Franklin, and Person coun
ties, in the state-wide -oration-es
say contest to be staged by High
Point College hi March.
This run-off will take place at
3:00 p. m., Monday March 18, 1935
in the auditorium of the Central
Grammar School. One contestant
will be selected to compete with the
representatives of the other seven
teen districts of the state in the
finals which will be held at High
Point College March 29. '
The successful contestants in
each of the districts will be given
a $50 scholarship to the High Point
institution. The one winning first
place in the finals will be awarded
an additional $350 to be added to
the $50 district win to make a to
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Contest
A "HUMDINGER"
IS PROMISED
The Rotary club held Its regular
weekly meeting at the Woman's
club rooms Thursday, with the pro
gram in charge of Howard Strang,
'the subject being The Rotaring, the
weekly published in the interest of
Rotary. Messrs. Bill West, Wal
lace Woods and Wheeler Newell
jtvere the first speakers, followed by
Howard Strang. This was an es
pecially interesting and enlighten
ing program and was enjoyed by
evenly member. ? -
President Jack Hughes announc
ed that he would not give the name
of the program committee for the
next meeting^ but assured the club
that' ft would be a "humdinger,"
and urged every member to be pres
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Western Union
Has New Manager
Mr. C. E. Davidson of Greensboro,
N. C. has moved to Roxboro where
he has charge of the local Western
Union office.
Returned From
.. Wo s p it a 1
Mr. J. Shields Harvey, who spent
last week in the hospital in Durham
has returned home. HLs condition
remains about the samp as it "has
been for the past several weeks.
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Woman's Club Meets
The Roxboro Woman's Club wil! ,
meet Monday afternoon, February
3rd, at 3:00 P. M. in the Woman's
Club building. The program will
be on North Carolina Artists. All
are urged to attend.
JURY FINDS GOSS
GUILTY Of MURDER
IN BOWLING SLAYING
H. J. Stephens, Guilty Of
Carnal Knowledge Charge,
Sentenced To Five To
Seven Yea r.?
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In the closing hours of the Jan
uary term of Superior Court In Per
son County Judge Sinclair handed
out sentences totaling twenty-two
years to be served in the State's
Prison. Early Thursday morning.
Henry J .Stephens, who had been
convicted in this court on a carnal
knowledge charge, was sentenced to
serve not less than five and not
more than seven years. Following
the closing of that case the taking
of testimony in the case *?f the
State vs Vexter G06S charged with
the murder of Henry Bowling, was
resumed. This case was begun on
Wednesday morning and wen^-to
the jurly late Thursday afternoon.
After delebrating for several hours
the jury returned a verdict of guilty
of murder in the second degree ]
Judge Sinclair sentenced Goss ? to]
serve not less than ten and not
more than fifteen years in the
State Prison. Immediately|
after closing this case court was ad
journed for the. term, as this was
the last case on the docket.
Bffwling was stabbed to death with
a knife at a baseball game in the
Moriah section on the afternoon of
May 12, 1934. Vexter Goss, the de
fendant, and his brother, Ollie Goss
were apprehended shortly thereaf
ter and Vexter was charged with the
murder. Since that time he had
beeen at liberty under a four thou
sand dollar bond.
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MRS. RUTH O'BRIANT
HEALTH NURSF, TALKS
TO KIWANIS CLUB:
Makes Interesting Talk On
Health Needs; Quartet And
Solo Also Featured
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Mrs. Ruth 0*B riant, Person Co.
health nurse, brought some perti
nent facts about the health condi
tions existing in this" county to the
Kiwanis Club on Monday night at
the regular weekly meeting of the
club in the Woman's Club build
ong. Her talk centered especially
around the school children and their
needs. Her survey showed that
out of more thah two thousand
children in the public schools in
this county, there were only a lil
tle over three hundred who were
entirely free of correctible defects
Many of these have defective teeth
she <said. Education for mothers
was another point emphasized by
Mrs. O'Briant. She used several
illustrations in pointing out the ig
norance of health requirements in
which many children were reared.
A preventorium was another need
cf the county as pointed out by Mrs.
O'Briant.
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A (pttftet*. composed of_ Messrs,
Robert Long, Lawrence Hall' Edgar
Mas ten and Taft Cozart, accompan
ied at the piano by Miss Bivins
Winstead, gave two numbers that
were thoroughly enjoyed. After
this Mr. Cozart, accompanied by
Miss Bivins Winstead at the piano
gave a solo nbumber. Mr. E. L
Kirksey of Charlotte, N. C., was a
guest oi the club.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. t F. Eakes
of Moriah. N. C., Saturday, Jan
uary 12, 1935, a girl.
Fifty - Three Today
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
FOR LOVE
AND MERCY
O F LITTLE
CHILDREN
Once again President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt has approved a
national observace of his birthday
as an occasion when cities, towns,
'communities and representative or
ganizations may featjire Birthday
Balls or entertainments . . . The'
returns from these events this year
are to be distributed; 70 percent to
local relief of children afflicted by
Infantile Paralysis, and, 30 percent
to the Warm Springs Commission toi
finance Infantile medical research
It is a worthy movement in which
hundreds of thousands of charitable |
souls throughout the nation will
lift their voices to Join those of our
stricken children in wishing for our
President, good health and many
happy returns on his fifty- third !
birthday.
The local chairmen arq looking
forward to a big celebration here
tonight. The price of admission-has
been placed at such a low figure;
that it is expected to keep no one
away. Admission will be one dollar
per couple. Entertainment will be
furnished by some of the local girls.'
Tap and other dances will be some
of the features of the entertain
ment. Music for the dance will be
furnished by Charlie Price and his
Southern Club Orchestra of Dan
ville, Va. Everybody is invited to
attend this ball.
Wright W. Adams
Dies Sunday A. M. !
Wright W. Adams, 65, and a res
ident of Jalong, N. C-, died Sunday
morning at 3:00 a. m.. a victim!
of paraylsis. He had been in de-j
clining health for several years, -but
was ill for only about two weeks.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Nannie Adams, five sons and three'
daughters.
funeral services were conducted
at the grave by Rev. J. C. McGre
gor at 3:00 P. M. on Monday af
ternoon. Pall bearers we r e :
Messrs. J. D. Connor, Troy Smith.
John Vick, G. C. Buchanan, W. O.
Walker, and Thomfts Bo wen. Inter
ment was in the Adams family
cemetery near ^inney, Va.
MR. J. M. PASS
RETURNS HOME
Mr. J. M. Pass, who has been in
the hospital for several weeks where
he has been having his eyes treated,
returned home Saturday afternoon.
He has regained the sight in one
eye, and it is thought the operation
for the vther eye wii} be successful.
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NOTICE!
SOme of you have forgotten to
buy your City Automobile license
tags, you can buy them much cheap
er at this office, than from the
chief of Police, let me sell yQu yours
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R. A. Bunch, City Mgr.
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Visiting In Roxboro
Mr. and Mrs." J. E. Bass, -who were
married recently in Clifton Forge.
Va., and are making their home in
Lewisburg. W. Va., are spending a
few days here. ? ja?',
Famous New "Passion Play"
Film To Be Shown Here
Rumored Changes
On Main Street
Street talk says there will be
some notable changes on Mafn
street soon, the W instead ware
house property to be changed
into an up-to-date gaige and
filling station. Just who will
occupy the new station is not
definitely settled, though one,
of the automobile "dealers will
probably use the property when
, changes have been completed.
RABID DOG
KILLED NEAR
? TOWN FRIDAY
Identified As Same Dog That Bit
Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Robert
Whitfield
A big red, raw-boned dog was,
killed Just east of town Friday. His
head was "sent to the State Labor
atory and it was found that he was
suffering with hydrophobia. It is
not known how long he had been
mad at the time he was killed, and
all dog owners are urged to be on
the lookout for possible symptons
of hydrophobia in- their own dogs.
The dog that was killed Friday
was identified as the same dog
which had bitten the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Whitfield while1 iie
was on his way home from the
Central Grammar School. The boy
began taking treatments for rabies
as soon as it was found the dog
was mad and Is getting on as well
as could be expected.
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E. L TUCK INJURED
SUNDAY AFTERNQON
WHEN CAR CAPSIZES
Mr. Tuck Was Going Toward
Semora When Car Struck
Ice And Turned Over
--Mr. Ernest L. Tuck was. injured
late Sunday afternoon . when his
car, a Pontiac Coach, struck an
icy place in the road and turned
over. Mr. Tuck was enroute from
Roxboro to Semora -and he was
riding along in the neighborhood ol
Concord Church when the accident
happened. Mr. Tuck, who was un
conscious when found, and who did
net regain consciousness until Mon
day morning, has a very clear mem
ory of everything that happened <
up until the time the car turned
over. He said that when the car
struck the ice, it swayed and his
head hit the side of the doer, paus
ing him to partly lose consciousness
and that the car continued to sway
until it turned over, when he lost
consciousness completely. Evidence
led those who saw the wreck to be
lieve that the car turned over at
least three times. The car was com
pletely demolished. Mr. Tuck wa
rushed to Watts hospital and it wa
found that he had sustained a brok
eh shoulder, a small fracture of thf
skull and a broken rib. The lat
est report is that his condition t'
improving. Mr. Tuck is employer"
here b? J. C. Whitt in his shoe de-.
partment.
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MISS BULLOCK
IN HOSPITAL
Miss Nancy Bullock, who was car
ried to Watts hospital test -week,
underwent an operation for appen
dicitis last Friday. The operation
was successful and she is getting on
nicely.
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Underwent An
- > - Operation
Mr. Men A. Stweart underwent ,
an operation on his nose last week.
While the operation was very pain
ful, it was not at all serious and he
has returned home.
Will Go To New
Orleans Saturday
Messrs. Charles Wood and Sam i
B. Winstead will leave Saturday 1
for New Orlans, La Mr. Wood is 1
going ^ attend a meetlhg of the :
company that he represents. Hie <
Investors Syndicate.. . J .
Complete "Life Of Christ" In
Motion Pictures, With
Music! .
Many hundreds of Roxboro and
Person County people will attend .
the Long Memorial Methodist
Church, on Thursday night, Jan
uary 3 1st, at 7:45 o'clock, to see
the new and very beautiful motion
picture fllm of the "LIFE OP
CHRIST", and the "PASSION
PLAY", depicting the story of Jesus,
from the Nativity to the Ascension,
which is based upon, and patterned
after the world-famous Freiburg
'and Oberammergau Passion Plays
of Europe, and actually filmed in
Europe, the Holy Land, and Egypt.
WonderfmJ Music Score!
A complete and very appropriate
musical score will accompany the
entire film, on special sound equip
ment, reproducing some of the
World's choisest and mo6t exquisite
orchestral, organ, -anti choral music
by famous composers, blending in
with the magnificent scenes, which
portray, in authentic and historic
famous, the Life, Cruciflxon, and
Resurrection of Jesus. The film was
produced in Europe, Palestine," and
Egypt, and has W5n the profound r==_
admiration and approval of more
than one thousand of the largest
Churches jn the United States, hav
ing been exhibited to more than one
half a million people, during the
past two years, many times to over
flowing audiences.
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PALACE THEATRE
BOILER BURSTS
The boiler at the Palace Theatre
burst one day last week with the
result that there was no heat in
the theatre for several days. How
ever the Kirby brothers, who are
always on the alert for the welfare
of their patrons rushed an order *
through for a new boiler and they
new assure their customers that they
can enjoy the show in a warm and
comfortable building.
Roxboro is beginning to look up
In its lighting effects. This has been
particularally emphasized at the
Palace where the management has
put In the neon system of ligting on
the front of the Theatre. These
lights are varied in color and lend a
nice effect to the theatre and to the
whole street.' Several have commen
ted tl\at "it loaks 'Ilk? a million dol
lars." . ? -
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HAIL INSURANCE
If you intend making application
to the Production Credit Associa
tion, the Government agency, for
one of the PRODUCERS' LOANS,
we understand that you can make
arrangements with the Association
to include an amount sufficient to
cover the premium for Hail Insur
ance. *
To accomplish this it Is necessary
to inserts the amount needed for
Hail Insurance when application for
loan is first made out. We can make
arrangements now, either with you
direct or with the Production Cred
it Association, for issuing the policy
when the crops are up. We are al
ready prepared to quote rates and
discuss amounts of insurance which
may be carried.
No matter fcow you are financing
your Crop this year, we wish to
bring our facilities before you at
this early date in the hope that you
may let this office handle your Hail
Insurance the coming season.
Thompson Insurance Agnecy
E. O. Thompson; W. G. James;
C. E. Day
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Three Months Old
Infant Died Sat.
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Wilmer Evans, three months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Evans, died Saturday afternoon at
3:00 P. M. as a result of an Inflam
mation of the brain, with which the
child had been afflicted all of its
life. Surviving are its mother and
father, four brothers and one- sis
ter, all of Person County. Hie
child was buried in the Evans fam
ily cemetery near Surl Church.
NOTICE!
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?Watter outting off time is now
at hand, if you are in arrears come
in and ' pay up, and save us the
impleasanthess ? of discontinuing
pour service. I am looking for your
jooperation. . -
R. A. Burth, City Mgr.