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VOL. LII.
(Tuesday And Friday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 23
CLYDE R. HOEY ANNOUNCES
- _ CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR
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Graham-Hoey Race Between [
Men Of Different Ages,
Backgrounds, Types
Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby, whose
oratory has been heard In every county
In the State during Democratic cam
paigns of the past 20 years last night
announced his candidacy for Govern
or.
His announcement was the starting
signal for the long expected race be
tween himself and Lieutenant Gover
or Alexander Hawkins Graham, who
announced his own candidacy last
week.
John McRae of Charlotte also has
announced formally and Dr. John T.
Burrus of High Point, Dr. Ralph Mc
Donald of Winston-Sfelem and Ool
T. L. Kirkpatrick of Charlotte are talk
ing about making the same mfrve.
But today, more than a year before
the primary, favorites in the race for
the Democratic nomination undoubt
edly are Graham and Hoey.
Different Types
The two leaders are very different
types of men.
Mr. Hoey Is 67 years old but does
not look it. He goes in for long flowing
hair and long coat tails, even when
wearing tweeds. Pew people have ever
seen him when he was not wearing a |
high collar, of the old fashion, "chok
er type." He is an orator of the old
school of rafter-rattling eloquence, a
very successful lawyer, a leader <of '
dry forces, a teacher of a large Bible
class and a member of half a dozen
fraternities and organizations.
Forced to leave school when he was
12, he has pulled himself up by his
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Looking at Washington.
Brief; Very Brief.
Washington News for U. S. Farmers.
Golden Gleams.
The Fashion Now.
Will You Smile?
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Watkins Vigorously
Opposed Liquor Act
Mr. John S. Watkins, of Granville
county, who represented this district
in the Senate, in discussing the liquor
bill which the legislature passed in the
last hours of its session registered keen
disappointment and predicted Gover
nor Ehringhaus would call a special
session of the legislature within the
next few weeks.
Mr. Watkins spoke vigorously against
passage of the wet measures Saturday
morning, declaring 'by this bill some
body will win and somebody will lose,
but the Democratic party of North Car
olina will be the loser.'
The Senator took the floor of the
upper house for the first time during
the long session in defense of the dry
statutss of the state. He said few
people yet realized what the assembly
did to make a mess of prohibition in
the state in the last hours of the session.
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PURCHASES NEW HOME
At the auction sale held here Satur
day Mr. Allan Griffin purchased the
seven room dwelling located on Har
nett Avenue that was offered for sale.
It is thought that Mr. Griffin and his
family will move in at a near date.
HON. CLYDE R. HOEY
H. A. Sawyer Named
As Secretary To
Commerce Chamber
Comes To This New Enterprise
With Several Years Exper
ience Gained With Dur
ham Chamber Of Com.
WILL START ACTIVITIES
OF CHAMBER SOON
Mr. JJugh A. Sawyer, of Durham, was
elected secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce at a meeting of the board
of directors held Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Sawyer has been connected with
the Durham Chamber of Commerce
for the past four years, and is there
fore well acquainted with such affairs.
The board felt that it was exceedingly
fortunate in securing a man so well
fitted for this work. Mr. Sawyer ex
pects to come over and take charge
in the next few days. His office will
be in the old post office building, where
a suite of rooms has been generously
donated by the owners for three >
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We feel that the Chamber of Com
merce is well manned, Mr. Gordon C.
Hunter being the president, and Mr.
Sawyer the secretary, and now if the
town as a whole will give these gen
tlemen their united efforts something
worth while will be accomplished, but
they will have to have your support,
as they singly can not accomplish the
things desired. Get behind them, join
the organization, and let's get going.
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Public Works On
City Streets To
Start In Few Days
One Hundred And Eight Men
Needed On This Project.
Reemployment Officer To
Be In Court House On
Tuesday, May 21st
Widening of Main Street on the -
North entt is scheduled to begin within
the next few days. Labor for this
work will be taken from the "Active"
Piles of the National Reemployment
office and laborers are needed as fol
lows: Two concrete finishers, two form
setters, two concrete mixer operators,
two crane operators, sixteen truck driv
ers, four bridge carpenters, and eighty
other laborers.
A representative of the National Re
employment Service will be in the court
house Tuesday, May 21st, from 9:00 A.
M. until 1:00 p. m. for interxiews.
Main Street will be widened to the
city limits, giving Roxboro a nice ap
proach from both the north and the
south, as the southern end of Main
Street has already been treated in like
manner.
ATTENDING ROTARY MEET
Rotarians of the 57th district are
meeting in Raleigh today and several
from the club here are attending.
President Jack Hughes and incoming
president, Jim Walker, Bill Harris, Otey
McBrook, Joe Kirby, Dr. Bedford Love
and probably others are in attendance.
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John Sloan, artist. 62:
"I oni*.matured a year or two ago."
Member Of Class Of
'35 Had Missed Only
One Day From School
Miss Louise Hassan Has Only Been
Absent Once Since' She Began
School Eleven Tears Ago
Miss Louise Hassan, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Hassan of this city,
has the unique school record of being
on hand and on time for class during
her eleven years on every day, save one.
On that occasion she was forced to be
absent on account of a death in her
family.
Her record shows that she has been
neither absent nor tardy, with the one
exception mentioned, during1 these
years. ?/
Miss Hassan is a very popular mem
ber of the Senior Class, having won
the Rotary AWard for the Best Ail
Round Student, presented to a Sen
ior every year,' and also having taken
a prominent part in the life of her
class.
Y. W. C. A. Picks
Miss Day As Camp
Music Leader
Miss Carmen Day has been chosen
as musical director for Camp Latta
this summer, it was announced yester
day by Miss Gretta Smith, general
secretary of the Charlotte Young Wo
men's Christian association .
Miss Day will organize a glee club
and chorus for the camp. She has been
assisting with musical programs at the
Y. W. C. A. for some time and recent
ly attended the Girl Reserve confer
ence at Camp Latta. Miss Ruth Frazer
of New York is to be director of the
camp ? Charlotte Observer.
Miss Day is the daughter of Mrs.
Lillian Day of Bethel Hill, and we con
gratulate her upon the distinction
given her daughter. ? Ed.
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Demonstration
Shows What Good
Terracing Does
Purchase Of Machine Can Be
Put Across With Little
More Effort
Admittedly one of the most serious
problems today with the farmers gen
erally is soil erosion, and the best rem
edy is terracing. Mr. H. K. Sanders,
our worthy and faithful County Agent,
is doing everything in his power to
help the farmer in this fight, and, we
are glad to say is making headway.
Wednesday there was held a demon
stration on the farm of Mr. James Fou
shee showing what improved machin
ery will do in the way of building ter
races. A number of farmers gathered
and Watched the machines at work,
noted how rapidly terraces cwld be
made and at greatly reduced costs.
An effort is being made to get one
of these outfits in the County, one of
the requirements being that two thou
sand acres be pledged for terracing,
and we learn that only about two
hundred acres are still needed. Mr.
Sanders hopes these acres will be se
cured and soon an outfit as demon
strated will be in use in this County.
It will mean much to the farmers
and we hope Mr. Sanders will be suc
cessful in his efforts.
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Seventh Grade
Holds Exercises
Monday Evening
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Hon. Robert P. Burns Addresses Those
Who Graduated Into High School
The seventh grade of the Roxboro
High school held its graduating ex
ercises Monday evening in the high
school auditorium. Mr. Robert P.
Burns, prominent local attorney and
until recently County Solicitor, gave
them a well directed address in his us
ual competent manner.
These students have reached the end
of the second lap in their educational
career, and next year they will enter
high school.
SURPRISE DINNER FOR
MR. A. V. HUDGINS
A surprise birthday dinner was given
Sunday to Mr. A. V. Hudglns, of Rt.
3, Roxboro. Among the out of town
guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hudglns,
Alvin Hudgins, Mrs. Lucy Page, Mr.
O. F. Hudgins, and Miss Edna Hud
glns, all of Roanoke. Va.
After dinner was served he received
a lot of nice presents.
Davidson Is Named
To Succeed Himself
As City School Head
Mr. Davidson Will Enter r Upon
His Eighth Consecutive
Year As Head of City
Schools
ELECTION OF OTHER
TEACHERS NOT COMPLETE
Meeting Monday the City School
Board re-elected Mr. O. C. Davidson
as head of the City School System for
his eighth consecutive term, having
assumed these duties with the begin
ning of the school term in 1927.
Mr. Davidson is a gentleman and a
scholar, as well as an efficient school
man and it is felt that the board act
ed wisely in rewarding his faithful
service to the Roxboro Schools with
a re-election.
Since his inauguration the Roxboro
Schools have maintained a high rec
ord of efficiency, having been recog
nized as among the leading high
schools of the state. Among some
of the things that have been done
under his administration has been the
sponsoring of debating teams, two of
which went Into the semi-final con
test in Chapel Hill in the state-wide
triangular debating contest, the win
ning of the Latin Cup offered to that
student in the state most efficient in
Latin interpretation, and throughout
the past few years when every school
bddget was cut to the bone, Roxboro
has suffered, but struggled to main
tain the high standard set, and emerged
successful.
The election of other teachers for
the coming term has not been com
pleted as yet. As soon as these are
completed .announcement will be made
to that, effect.
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Oxford and Roxboro
Kiwanis Clubs Meet
In Joint Session
Womans' Club Building In Ox
ford Is Scene Of Meeting
Tuesday Night. Many
Are Present .
ED COBLE PRESIDES
Presided over by Ed Coble, Presi
dent of the Oxford Kiwanis Club, Rox
boro and Oxford Kiwanians met in
joint session Tuesday night at the
Woman's Club building in Oxford. The
entertaining president spoke a few
words welcoming the visiting group to
the meeting and also Galled for the
introduction of guests brought by the
members of his club. ' Dr. Roy Nob
lin presented his fellow members of
the Granville County Board of Edu
cation. The program was then turn
ed over to Mr. Taylor, chairman of the
Oxford's program committee, who in
turn asked the chairman of the vis
iting club's program committee to take
charge.
Baxter Mangum responded to Pres
ident Coble's word of welcome in a fe,w
well chosen terms, thanking them for
undertaking the entertainment and for
the preparation of such a splendid feed
as had just been enjoyed. Vice-Pres
ident B. B. Knight, acting in lieu of
President Furman Herbert, absent,
made a few remarks and called for
the Introduction of the guests with
the Roxb?ro Club Mr. R. B. Griffin,
newly elected County Superintendent
of Education, was presented, as was
Mr. Cecil Wilson. P. O. Carver, Jr.,
was called on who spoke briefly, af
ter which the program chairman put
on a match box stunt between chosen
members of the clubs, the object be
ing to pass the match box, fastened to
the nose, from one person to another.
Oxford won. Ed Coble and Will
Hicks were asked to feed each other
a banana while blindfolded and with
the left hands clasped together. It
resulted in a tie as neither could find
the other's mouth.
Turning the program back to Ox
ford Dr. Reeves Taylor was asked to
take charge. He called on nine mem
bers from each club to engage in a
spelling match, pitted against each
other. An old-fashioned Blue Back
Speller was produced and no one sur
vived very long.
There were about eighty who took
part in this joint session.
The attendance contest being waged
in the Roxboro Club came to a close
with this meeting, the Yankees, cap
tained by Clyde Bowen, winning. The
losing, or Giant team, captained by
Robert Long, will entertain at a sup
per in the near future.
RE - ELECTED
G. C. DAVIDSON
New Mayor And
Commissioners
Take Up Duties
G. C. Hunter Eelected Treasurer
And Q. J. Cushwa Is Named
Clerk : F. O. Carver Re
elected Town Attorney
NEW COMMITTEES
ARE ALSO NAMED
Mr. J. M. O'Briant administered the
oath of office to the newly re-elected
Mayor, R. B. Dawes, and the new Board
of Commissioners at the first meeting
of the new year held Wednesday night
in the City office. The new board
consists of: Messrs. G. W. Kane, Gor
don C. Hunter, Preston Satterfleld, C.
Lester Brooks and G. J. Cushwa.
The main item of business was the
election of officers of the board for
the coming term. Mr. Gordon C.
Hunter was elected Treasurer, and Mr.
George J. Cushwa was named as Clerk.
Mr. F. O. Carver was re-elected as
Town Attorney. ?
The offices of Police commissioner
and Light Commissioner were combin
ed and Mr. George W. Kane was nam
ed to fill this position. Messrs. G.
J. Cushwa and C. L. Brooks were elect
ed as Street and Water Committee,
and Mr. C. L. Brooks was named as
Cemetery Commissioner.
The other offices of the town will be
filled at a later date, probably at the
June meeting of the board.
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Exposition To Be
Person County's
Greatest Show
Plans Are Moving Forward To
Have A Great Farmers,
Merchants, And Manu
facturers Carnivtal
EVERYTHING WILL BE
UP-TO-DATE ENTER'MENT
Announcements have been released
that the Exposition sponsored by the
farmers, merchants, and manufacturers
of this trading area will be the great
est show ever staged in Person Co.
Opening on Monday, May 27, the carn
ival will continue all of that week,
closing on Saturday with a big Parm
er's Day and a dance that night to
which all are invited.
Each night there will be special fea
tures, aside from the regular entertain
ers that have been booked to be here
during that week.
Oh Monday night Mayor R. B.
Dawes, and Mr. Gordon C. Hunter,
President of the Chamber of Com
merce, Will address the Exposition. On
Wednesday night will be amatuer
night, while on Thursday night there
will be a fashion show, and on Friday
night a grand ball will be staged.
Everything about the Exposition will
be modem and up-to-date,, as well as
good clean entertainment to which
you can come and bring all the fam
ily. Plan now to come and bring along
the wife and kiddies, or that girl of
yours.
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Blue mold is reported in a number
of eastern Carolina tobacco plaint beds
and has delayed planting in some in
stances.
Graduating (lass Is
Addressed By Hon.
Robert B. House
Executive Secretary Of Univer
sity Of North Carolina Tells
Thirty-eight Graduates
Of Years Ahead
AWARDS PRESENTED BY
MR S. F. NICKS, JR.
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Graduating thirty-eight members of
the Senior Class Rtoxboro High School
closed Tuesday night what has been
termed one of its most successful ses- .
sions. Hon. Robert B. House of the
University of North Carolina made a
very constructive address to the grad
uating class and friends gathered for
the exercises, a crowd that filled the
auditorium.
Miss Prances Critcher presided at
the piano to play the processional, af
ter which Rev. W. F. West pronounced
the Invocation. Miss Ruth Davidson,
with an average grade of 92.66 per
cent, delivered the salutatory address.
Miss Louise Hassan delighted the au
dience with a piano solo, "Dance of -
the Winds." Hon. W. D. Merritt pre
sented the speaker of the evening,
Hon. Robert B. House.
After Misses Louise Hassan and Ann;
ette Cushw^ had played iiduet on
the piano, Mr. S. P. Nicks, Jr. awarded
medals to the winners as follows: The
Edgar Long Scholarship Medal for the
student making the highest average
for the four years in high school went
to Miss Helen Holmes Day, as did the
T. C. Brooks English Medal; the Ro
tary award for the Best All -Round
Student was presented to Miss Louise
Hassan; the Kiwanis Award for Citiz
enship and School Service went to
Bobby Michaels, President of the Sen
ior Class; and the Woman's Club Lov
ing Cup for the best English paper by
a high school student was won by Miss
Helen Cushwa.
The class was presented for gradu
ation by Mr. G. C. Davidson, Principal v
of the High School, and the diplomas
were awarded by Hon. W. D. Merrltt.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Miss Helen Holmes Day, with an
average of 96.2 per cent, delivered the
valedictory address. Benediction was
pronounced by Rev. E. B. Craven.
With Highest Honor
Helen Holmes Day.
WITH HIGH HONOR: Ruth Mon
tague Davidson, Anna Catherine Love,
Archie Lee, and Eunice Blalock.
WITH HONOR: Huldah Hester,
Mary Belle Fulcher, Louise Hassan,
Dorothy Warren, Louise Barnette.
OTHERS GRADUATING: Virginia
Ashley, Shirley Brooks, Dorothy Bowles,
Mary Craven, Naomi Daniel, Pattie
Daniel, Viola Garrett, Esther Harris,
Mae Hobgood, Elizabeth ~\Jones, Cor- ~
inna Pleasants, Dorothy Riley, K'ree
Scarborough, Jessie Van Hook, D'Arcy
Bradsher, Robert Buchanan, Douglas
Davis, R. E. Hamlin, Jr., Charlie Prank
Holeman, Prank Hester, Bobby Mich
aels, Clyde Murphy, Sanders McWhort
er, Richard Puckett, John Perkins.
Marshal Is Chosen for Scholarships
The marshalls for the commence
ment exercises at Roxboro High School
are chosen each term for their schol
arship standing. They are chosen from
the three lower grades under the grad
uating class. Hie chief is that person
having the highest average in the
Junior Class. This year's marshalls
were: Chief; Hubert Roberts; Assist
ants: Elbert Wrenn, Ivie Clayton,
Charles Ball, Elizabeth Long, Nancy
Bradsher, T. C. Wagstaff, Donald Brad
sher, Virginia Huddleston, and Ray
mond Blaylock.
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Attending AAA
Meet in Washington
Mr. C. T. Hall left Sunday to attend
the AAA meeting in Washington this
week. Messrs. V. E. Duncan, K. L."
Street, and E. P. Warren left Monday
morning for the same meeting. Pres
ident Roosevelt addressed the group
Tuesday and received the entire dele
gation of farmers from all over the
country on the lawn of the White
House.
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Mrs Moore Honored
On 8unday, May 12th, the children
of Mrs. J. R Moore honored her at ,
her home with a "Mother's Day Din
ner," served picnic style from the din
ing room table. She received many
useful gifts. The children present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Arch Moore and
sons, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Moore and
children, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Holeman
and son, Mr. and Mrs Algih Allison and
son, Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Wilkerson
and daughter and Mip Annie Mae
Moore. ? .. .
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