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VOL. LII.
(Tuesday And Friday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MAY 3, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 19
Rotary Engages
Kiwanis In Donkey
Baseball Frolic
Kiwanians Score Two Runs And
Hold Rotarians Scoreless; ?
Roth Teams Hit Heavily
The Kiwanians got the edge on the
Rotarians Wednesday night when the
two clubs met in a donkey baseball
game on the Jalong baseball field. For
two Innings there was no scoring, but
plenty of hitting, as one of the rules
of this kind of baseball Is that there
are no balls and no strikes. Every man
must hit the ball, mount his donkey
and get to first base, if he can.
Tom Brooks, substituting for Geo.
Currier of the Kiwanis team, knocked
a clean hit over first base, scoring Rob
ert Long. Brooks was scored on a sac
rifice play by the next batter, giv
ing the Kiwanians a two run lead,
which proved to be the margin of vic
tory, as neither side scored again.
THE LINE-UP:
ROTARIANS;
Pitchers: Chris . Wagoner and Free
man Nicks.
Catchers: Gordon Hunter and Otey
McBroom.
First Base: Earl Bradsher .
Second Base: Jack Hughes and Gfeo.
Kane.
Short Stop: Billie Montague.
Third Base: Gene Thompson.
Left Field: Wheeler Newell and
Henry Gates.
Center Field: Leonard Heffner.
Right Field: Wallace Woods.
KIWANIANS:
Pitcher: Jake Taylor.
Catcher: Carl Bowen .
First Base: Baxter Man gum and Duey
Bradsher.
Second Base: Sam Merritt and Bill
Minor.
Third Base: Philip Hiomas.
Short Stop: Jack Strum and F. O.
Carver, Jr. ?
Left Field: Robert Long.
Center Field: George Currier and
Thomas Brooks.
Right Field: Sam Winstead.
Umpire: Tommy Crowder.
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Some Side Lights Of The Game:
When Carl Bowep attempted, ?o mount '
his donkey iii the first inning, he fell
and so did the donkey ? looked ex
actly as though they were wrestling;
George Kane fell off once and got
a terrific bump; Duey Bradsher had a
swell time climbing off and on his
donkey at first; Bill Minor batted and
tried to mount his donkey from the
right side; the donkey didn't like it
much and shied, so BUI hung onto
anything that he could find, which
happened to be the neck of the man
holding his donkey; Otey McBToom
locked his legs around his donkey so
he couldn't fall off; Judge Nicks lost
his straw hat in the melee when he
tried to mount his donkey after bat
ting; F. O. Carver, Jr. could not mount
after he had batted, someone suggested
that he bring a step-ladder the next
time; everyone seemed to have a bounc
ing good time; Henry Gates l06t his
spectacles when he went to bat; Gor
don Hunter got enough on the first
ride and called for a substitute;
Wheeler Newell bit the dust once or
twice; Jack Strum's mulie bit him and
Jack exclaimed: "Well, can you
imagine that!" Gene Thompson
almost had a fight with his mule for
trying the same trick; Earl Bradsher
made a star catch one time at first ?
and then fell off his mule; one thing
missed was Baxter Mangum's pretty
new uniform that one is accustomed to
see him wear at baseball games; Geo.
Currier and Robert Long rode like vet
erans; Wallace Woods and Billie Mon
tague kept the outfielders busy; Philip
Thomas sat cm his mount like an old
timer; Tom Brooks almost swallowed
his cigar; Jack Hughes had a hard
time staying on the top side of his
donkey: Chris Wagoner and Jake Tay
lor vied for pitching honors; Sam Mer
ritt hung onto his donkey for dear life;
Leonard Heffner covered the situation
at center field; Sam Wlnstead grabbed
his donkey around the neck and stay
ed put. One word description of the
game ? Frolicsome.
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Pre-School Clinic
The P. T. A. will sponsor Pre-school
rltnfp fnr Roxboro Central school, to
be held at the Courthouse Monday and
Tuesday, May 6th and 7th, and from
10 A. M. to 4 P. M. Each child will re
ceive notice of day and hour to come.
Pre.-School clinic for Person County
Training School will be held at the
school at 1 P._ M. Wednesday, May 8th.
All children who will enter school for
the first time next term are urged to
be present.
Mrs. Ruth M. O'Briant
Merit Badges
Awarded Scouts
At Honor Court
Seven First-Claris Scouts And Five Sec
ond-Class Were Awarded
Merit Badges 1
The Boy Scout Court of Honor, com
posed of J. S. Merritt, Chairman, Dr.
A. F. Nichols, and Clyde Swartz,
awarded twelve merit badges at its
meeting Monday night. To seven first
class applicants went merit badges on
Firemanship. Those receiving badges
were: John Bradsher, James Bradsher,
Basil Riley, Robert Smith, Charles
Reade Long, Billy Michaels, William
Jackson.
Five-second class scouts received
merit badges. They were: Biddie Bul
lock, Bob Whitten, Edward Harris, Car
rol Spencer, and Billy Murphy.
John Bradsher, a first-class scout,
was awarded a badge in metal work
and plumbing.
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Bob Doughlon
Will Remain At
? .
Present Posli
Bows To Administration Wishes
At Last Minute And He
Changes Decision
HAD ALREADY PLANNED
TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
President Roosevelt Himself Instru
mental In Keeping Tar Heel
At Capital
Washington, April 29 ? Reversing a
definite intention which he had en
tertained until a few hours before he
made his formal announcement, Rep
resentative Robert L. Doughton today
declared that he will not be a candi
date for Governor of North Carolina
in 1936.
The reversal was due to the per
sonal request of President Roosevelt,
who over the week-end wrote Mr.
Doughton a letter on the subject, sent
an emissary to him and this morning
asked him to call at the White House
before announcing any intention to
leave Congress. Mr. Doughton, who was
confident he could be elected, said he
had acted "reluctantly."
His Statement
Mr. Doughton's statement follows
In full:
"After manure consideration on my
part, and consultation with the high
est administration leaders, I have de
cided not to become a candidate for
Governor of North Carolina. My po
sition as chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee makes it necessary
for me to consider other duties rather 1
than my own inclinations.
"I have reached this decision re
luctantly. For the past several months
so many people in North Carolina have
urged me to become a candidate for
Governor that their Insistence had be
come a pressure which seemed impos
sible to decline. I hardly need say.
however, that my decision not to make
the race is no evidence of a lack of in
terest in the welfare of my State. I
have merely been convinced that my
best field of service at the present
time, If I am to remain in public life,
is with the Congress and for the na
tion.
"There is no way for me to ade
quately express the deep appreciation
I feel to those thousands of friends
and fellow citizens of North Carolina
who have evidenced their confidence
in me by wanting me as their Gov
ernor. I am profoundly grateful for
their generous expressions and deeply
conscious of the trust they would place
in me.'
Community House
Jammed With Cook
School Students
Housewives Attend School Un
der Direction Of Miss Nell
Scott In Large Numbers
MANY MERCHANTS
ARE CO-OPERATING
Approximately one hundred and fifty
housewives crowded into the Commun
ity House Tuesday and Wednesday af
ternoon of this week to attend the
Cooking School sponsored by the Car
olina Power and Light Co. and under
the direction of Miss Nell Scott, Home
Service Expert of the power company
As each patron of the school entered
she was asked to register on blanks
furnished for that purpose. These reg
istration blanks were then put into
a receptacle and little Miss Nancy Lee
Timberlake, small daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Timberlake, drew out
eleven, one at a time. To those names
drawn prizes were awarded. Prizes were
the donations of Sergeant and Clayton,
Carl Winstead Grocery Store, Pender's,
and the Carolina Power and Light Co.
The Roxboro Furniture Co. had kit
chen furniture on display at the school
and provided chairs to seat thei pat
rons. Morris and Ledbetter and Pass
Furniture Co. participated in the ex
hibitions, the former having a radio
and a refrigerator on display and me
latter having a living room suite on
display in the ladies recreation room.
Miss Scott demonstrated many new
recipes and time-saving ways of cook
ing and preparing three meals per
day and party recipes. Officials of the
power company count themselves very
fortunate In being able to get Miss
Scott to conduct the school as she is
one of the best in the service of the
company.
Following the Tuesday's session in
formation came to the local Carolina
Power and Light Company that every
one who had attended the first ses
sion was very enthusiastic, and every
thing pointed to it being one of the
best schools ever conducted here.
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Dr. Holland Holfon
Addresses Teachers
County Wide Teachers Meeting
Held In Courtroom Mon
day Afternoon
Dr. Holland Holton of the Duke
University School of Education ad
dressed a county-wide meeting of
teachers in the courtroom Monday af
ternoon at 3:30 P. M. in the last meet
ing of the year.
Mr. s. G. Winstead, presiding of
ficer, called the meeting to order and
addressed the group briefly. Farm
Agent H. K. Sanders, and County
Health Nurse Mrs. Ruth M. CBriant
also addressed the teachers along lines
pertinent to their field of work.
Dr. Holton talked to the one hun
dred and fifteen teachers present in a
general theme of education, bringing
to them many practical things that
could be used in the daily life of the
school.
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IMPORTANT CONGREGA
TIONAL MEETING AT
PRESBY'RIAN CHURCH
9:45 A. M. Church School.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship. After
the service there will be a meeting of
the congregation at which several new
officers are to be elected.
6:45 P. M. Young People's Meeting.
Woman Who Has Taught For Fifty
Years, Takes A Seaplane Ride
Mrs. J. A. Beam of Roxboro, visited
her brother in law David A. Beam of
R-5, during the Easter holidays. Mrs.
Beam is rounding out her 51st year in
the teaching profession and Jockingly
says she is going~tb continue teach
ing until "we get the old age pension."
Mrs. Beam, since the death of her hus
band who was a minister and educa
tor, has made her home with her son.
Dr. H.* M. Beam and drives ten miles
to her school daily. She served as as
sistant superintendent with her hus
band for several years, then finally
had complete charge of the office as
head of schools in Person County.
Mrs. Beam especially enjoys trav
eling, despite the fact she is no long
er young. She recently made a trip
to 'Florida, thence to Cuba by sea
plane: and previously had spent a week
In cnicago. while In tne she
visited relatives in Shelby and Lawn
dale and was thrilled over the tulip
gardens at Lattimore.
She visited relatives ? and friends
in Bennettsville, S. C., Laurinburg,
Raeford, Raleigh and Louisburg on her
return home was back in her
classroom Tuesday morning ready for
work, after traveling nearly 700 miles
in the two days. ? Cleveland 8tar.
Twenty-One Scouts
Spend Four Days
At State Jubilee
Ten Scouts Receive Tenderfoot
Badges From Chief West;
Officials Attend 3
Twenty-one scouts under the super
vision of Earl Bradsher, Jr., Assistant
Scoutmaster of Troop No. 32, spent
four days last week in Chapel Hill at
tending the State Jubilee, held in con
nection with the Dogwood Festival,
an annual event in the life of the
University colony.
They went over on Thursday and
pitched camp in the woods that sur
round Kenan stadium, where they
lived until Sunday.
Those attending from here were:
from Troop No. 32: Clyde Swartz,
Scoutmaster, Billy Kane, Geo. Cushwa,
Jr., Matt Long, Jr.; from Troop No.
49; Robert Long, Scoutmaster, Billy
Michaels, Charles Reade Long, Basil
Riley, James Bradsher, Robert Smith,
William Jackson, Curtis Long, Billy
Murphy, Edward Harris, Bill Clay, and
Biddie Bullock; from the Hurdle Mills
troop, Banks Berry, Scoutmaster, C. J.
White, George Whitfield, Cyrus Whit
field, Artemus Crabtree, C. B. Rimmer,
and Willie Berry.
Tenderfoot Badges Awarded By
Big Chief
On Saturday night Chief James E.
West of New York, head of the Scout
Movement awarded badges to all Ten
derfoot Scout applicants in the state.
There were ten from here who received
their initial badges from his hands.
They are : Wallace Moore, Buddy Clay
ton, Randolph King, Noell Jones, and
James Jackson of Troop No. 32; Billy
Spencer, Robert Evans, C. C. Garrett,
Jr., G. W. Pulliam, Jr., and Edward
Bradsher from Troop No. 49.
In addition to Mr. West the scouts
had the opportunity to hear Governor
Ehringhaus, Dr. Prank Graham, and
to also witness an Indian ball game,
said to be rougher than our modern
football. A pageant was presented Sat
urday night in Kenan Stadium.
Scoutmasters Robert Long, Clyde
Swartz, Banks Berry, and Mr. Bates
of the Helena group attended some of
the session.
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Commencement At
Bushy Fork To Be
Held Next Week
Robert P. Bonis Will Deliver Address
On Friday Morning, May 10
Commencement exercises will get
under way at Bushy Pork School Wed
nesday evening at 8:00 P. M. when
the lower grades will present an oper
etta in the school auditorium.
On Friday morning the exercises will
conclude with the delivery of an ad
dress by Mr. Robert P. Burns.
At 10:30 on Friday morning the fifth,
sixth and seventh grades will have their
exercises. The scholarship certificates
will be presented to the seventh grade
students, and attendance certificates
will also be presented at the same time.
Superintendent S. G. Winstead will do
the presenting.
Mr. Robert P. Burns will deliver an
address to the group.
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Old Veterans
Re-Union Day
May the 10th is "Veterans Reunion
Day" ? a day set apart to honor and
give pleasure to our beloved soldiers
of the War Between the States. While
there is only a remnant of the for
mer number left we still take great
pleasure in having them with us on
this day.
The program will be rendered in the
Sunday School room of the M. E.
Church at 11 o'clock.
Person County Chapter,
Mrs. R. H. Gates, Pres.
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Young People's
Union Meeting
The Young People's Union of Cas
well and Person county will meet Fri
day evening May 3, at Prospect
church, with a picnic lunch at 6:30.
Mr. and Mrs. Heddin and Rev. Mr.
Lacy Burns will be our principal
speakers for the evening. You must
not miss it An attendance banner will
be given to the church that has the
largest number present. Make it a
close race. We are going to expect
every church in both counties to be
represented. Come and bring a lunch.
.. - _ . . Publicity Agent
New Hotel Jones
Changes Hands
Mis. B. W. Gardner Is New Manager.
Mr. . E. G. Lone Moves To
Old Day Home
Mrs. B. W. Gardner who has, for
the past several years, operated a
boarding house on South Main Street
in the home of the late Hon. James
A. Long took over the managership of
the New Hotel Jones, Roxboro's lead
ing hostelry, on Wednesday, May 1.
Mr. E. G. Long, former manager,
moved to the house known as the old
Day place in South Rtoxboro. just off
Main St.
The managership of Hotel Jones was
assumed several years ago by Mr. Moe
Goodman who re-named the house
Hotel Shirley. When Mr. Long took
over he reverted to the former name
of Hotel Jones, inserting the word.
New. It will continue to go under the
designation, "New Hotel Jones."
FERA District
Workers Held 2
Day Session Here
Miss Cassatt From The Raleigh
Office Was In Charge
An institute for social workers of
the FERA ior this district, composed
of five counties, was held here Mon
day and Tuesday, with representatives
from the various counties. Mrs. May
Campbell is assistant director of so
cial rehabilitation for the district
with Miss Cassatt, of the Raleigh of
fice, general supervisor. The institute
came to a close Tuesday afternoon,
when the public was invited, and was
addressed by Dr. Walter Cutter, of
the Raleigh office. Mr. S. G. Winstead
was In charge of this session.
From here the workers adjourned to
Henderson, where a two day session
is now being held.
The object of these meetings is two
fold, to instruct the workers and at the
same, time to acquaint the public with
what FERA is trying to do for the
benefit of the unemployed and needy.
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Revival At Baptist
Church To Continue
Through The Week
Large Crowds And Much Inter
est Manifest At Every
Meeting
The revival at the First Baptist
church is still in progress and will
continue throughout the week, with
services twice daily, 9:30 A. ML and
7:30 P. M. The pastor. Rev. W. P. West,
is doing the preaching and he is greet
ed by large congregations, while Mr.
Hickman is leading the song service.
The services will come to a close on
Sunday night, so ft was announced this
morning. These services are rather un
usual, as seldom does a home preacher
have such large congregations. The
people are hearing Mr. West gladly
and undoubtedly his sermons have
made, and are making, a deep im
pression.
Miss Winstead With
Somerset Mills
Miss Katherine Winstead returned
from Greensboro Tuesday where she
has been attending business school for
this session. On Wednesday morning
she started to work as Stenographer
with the John Watts Sons, Inc. plant,
Somerset Mills
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Views And Reviews
We are proud of our correspon
dents. for several of them are except
ionally good, and we are sure our read
ers will enjoy that of a new member
of this group. Hi is writer is writing
under the head of "Views and Reyiews"
We sincerely trust this will be a reg
ular weekly contribution. Dont fail to
read the first article which appears in
this issue.
VISITING IN EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA
Rev. J. H. Shore left Tuesday after
noon to visit in Eastern Carolina where
he will fill appointments at Mt. Qilead,
Elizabeth City and oth?r places. He
expects to be gone about two weeks.
Legislators Working
Hard To Adjourn By
Last Of Next Week
Senate Passes Revenue Bill On
Second Reading ? Day Li
quor Bill Set For Spec
ial Order
The State Senate yesterday voted
to raise the salaries of 25 State of
ficials, including the 20 solicitors, to
$4,500 and to raise two, the Secretary
of state and the Public Utilities Com
missioner, to $6,000 a year. However,
the Constitution provides that the Sec
retary of State cannot get his raise un
til the beginning of his next term, in
1937.
In the meantime the House Commit
tee on Salaries and Pees recommend
ed that the State Auditor and Super
intendent of Public Instruction be i
raised to $6,000. Last week both bran
ches passed a law raising the State
Treasurer to $6,000. None of these three
can benefit by a raise before 1937, when
a new term of office begins.
The Senate, during the course of
a busy day, passed the conference
amended revenue bill on second read
ing by a vote of 30 to 17. One more
favorable vote and the tax bill becomes
the law. As it moves out of the way
final adjournment of the Legislature
seemed probable next week ? Thurs
day, Friday or Saturday.
The House refused to concur in the
changes made in the Senate in the
appropriation bill, and this goes to
another conference committee.
In a last effort to remove the ex
emptions in the sales tax Dr. Burrus of
Guilford made, what is generally con
ceded to be, an announcement that
he will be in the race fo rthe nomina
tion for Governor in the next prim
ary. He said:
"This is the last time I expect to
say anything on the floor of this Sen
ate against the sales tax,' said Senator
?Burrus, "but I am serving notice now
that I will have something to say later
to the people of North Carolina." -
With the revenue bill and the ap
propriation bill Just about out of the
way the one most talked about bill
is the Day liquor bill. This will, in the
opinion of many, pass with the num
ber of counties voting wet reduced to
probably 25 or less, and will then be
voted on by the people in June.
While there are quite a number of
matters which will have to have at
tention the members, that is those
who are still at their post ? as many
have gone home and will not be present
at any other sessions this year, will
give them scant consideration, for they
ha\e just about made up their minds
to adjourn some time next week.
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WINSTEAD WHSE.
ALTERATIONS TO
BEGIN SOON
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Building Has Been Leased By
Person Oil Co. For A Ser
vice Station
Alterations on the front of the
Winstead Warehouse are scheduled to
begin at an early date. The building
has been leased by the Person Oil Co.
local distributors for Shell Products,
and an up-to-date service station will
be put to the front of the building.
Though the contract for the work
has not been definitely let, it is ex
pected that this will take place with
in a short time and that the work will
get underway about the fifteenth of
this month.
It is understood that a great part of
the front will be torn away and that
this space will be utilized for the ser
vice station, but that the main floor
of the house will be used in the future
for the same purposes as in the past.
When this is done, there will be four
up-to-date service stations within a
radius of one hundred yards of each
other, and all practically in the cen
ter of town.
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Mr. Timberlake To
Erect New House
The contract has been let to George
W. Kane for the construction .of a
modern five-room dwelling on Bamett
Avenue for Mr. W. P. Timberlake, Jr.
Mr. Timberlake, though a native son,
has made his home in California for
many years and has only recently re
turned here to live. He is now con
nected with Big Pour Grocery Co.
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