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VOL. LII.
(Tuesday And Friday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 25
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POPPY SATURDAY AND HELP THE DISABLED VETS
HOUSE OVERRIDES VETO OF BONUS
BILL DESPITE ROOSEVELT OBJECTIONS
A - . - - . j
k Lower Chamber Casts Vote Of
* 322 to 98 After Listening
To Message Delivered
By President
SENATE DEFERS ITS
DEBATE UPON ISSUE
UNTIL THIS MORNING
Senators Limited To 30 Minutes In
Discussion Of Veto; Final Vote Ex
pected to Sustain Presidential Veto
May Not Come Until Tomorrow;
Chief Executive, Setting Precedent
By Appearing Personally To Deliver
Veto Meflmce, Rejects Cash Payment
Proposal In Emphatic Manner; Cites
Generous Treatment of Veterans Of
World War And Describes Patnttn
Proposal As "Gratuity"; Refutes All
Arguments Advanced In Its Behalf,
But Leaves Possible Compromise
Loophole.
Washington, May 22. ? Swiftly over
riding President Roosevelt's forbidding
veto warning of "disastrous conse
quences," the House today re-passed
the Patman bonus bill 4nd sent the
new money plan to an almost certain
death in the Senate.
The Representatives voted 322 to 98
to make the $2,200,000,000 measure law
over the Presidential veto.
The huge majority-many more than
the two-thirds needed ? was rolled up
only minutes after Mr. Roosevelt per
sonally assailed the "deceptively easy
method" of paper money payment be
fdte a Joint Senate-House session and
overflowing galleries. -
Capitol Packed
me nrst. person&uy-aeiiverea yew
message of history drew throngs that
packed the capitol to overflowing. But
except for notables and their wives,
most were forced to be content with a
glimpse of the Chief Executive going
to and from the Capitol and with
snatches of applause which echoed
through the corridors.
Despite the almost instantaneous
House action, the more deliberate Sen
ate decided to wait until tomorrow to
consider the Presidential message which
with the House, it heard flay 'printing
? press money" as an invitation of "an
ultimate reckoning in uncontrolllable
prices and in the destruction of the
value- of savings."
Thomas (D-Okla.) leader of the
Senate Patman inflationary forces,
gained the delay on grounds that the
message needed more study. Adminis
tration forces, expressing confidence
the bill could be stopped with the
35 votes they claim have stood fast
during terrific pressure of the past few
weeks, agreed to the poetponement
with th?|tap?lerstanding Senators could
not spew longer than 30 minutes.
This, howewev did not necessarily meaii
a vote tomorrow. " - *
Still Fighting
Fighting desperately, but apparent
ly hopelessly, to gain a few votes after
Mr. Roosevelt's blunt assertion that
full cash payment of the bonus rep
resented | "a new straight gratuity or
bounty to the amount of $1,600,000,000,"
the Patman forces already were look
ing ahead to a new drive for legisla
k tion after the final veto ballot. Roose
m velt forces thought they saw a possible
compromise loophole in the deadlock
between Congress and the White
House in Mr. Roosevelt's suggestion
that $750 was the outside limit of what
now was owed the veterans.
This approximated the figure pro
posed in the Harrison compromise
which the Senate rejected in favor
of full payment. But payment leaders
gave little heed to this implication in
the message and drew scant applause
when read to the joint Senate-House
assembly. _
Also jutting prominently from the
carefully ^ prepared Presidential veto
were these words:
"Tho romutetc fM'nre of the Con
gress to-provids add' t tonal taxes for an
8*'1iticnal expenditure of this magni
tude wu'd in itself and by itself alone
WTant disapproval of this measure."
Most ? comment on the President's
mcfsa^c ? Democratic and Republican
alke? was favorable, but held no sign
of important vote shifts. The House
ballot showed a net gain of four votes
against the Patman bill, and Senate
leader questioned even this much
change on their side, though Repre
sentative Patman (D-Tex.) author of
the bill, contended one senate vote
"might still decide ' the issue."
? v Look To Senate
In Cheyenne, Wyo., the House ballot
overriding the veto was praised as
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H.O.L.C. Bonds
Are Called
All outstanding Home Owner's Loan
Corporation bonds, bearing 4 percent
interest, of Series 1933-51, have been
called for redemption on July 1, 1935,
and will cease to bear interest on that
date. Holders of these bonds have,
been offered the privilege of exchang
ing these bonds for a 4-year 11-2 per
cent bonds of the H. O. L. C., dated and
bearing interest from June 1, 1935, and
fully and unconditionally guaranteed,
both as to Interest and principal, by
the U. S. Government.
If the above offer of exchange is
not accepted, the Home Owners' Loan
Corporation 4's will be paid at par
July 1, 1935.
For further Information, see your
local banKer.
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Our Correspondents
We are decidedly proud of our cor
respondents and appreciate the many
newsy items sent us from week to
week, but we are especially proud of
three of the most outstanding. "Hie
column, "The Question Box," by Rev
J. F, Herbert, and the "Short Sermon,"
by Rev. Joe B. Currin, and the column
headed "Views and Reviews," are
worth more than passing notice. We
have had many compliments on all
of these, but especially have we had
many- expressions of delight in read
ing Views and Reviews. The author of
this column is more than an ordinary
contributor and if you are not follow
ing these articles you are missing a
real treat.
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Farmers Invited
To Witness Wheal
Demonstration
Improved Wheat after Soil Im
provement To Be Shown At
Mr. T. B. Davis' Farm Friday
At 3:00 P. M.
County Farm Agent H. K. Sanders
has written 100 farmers in Aliens ville
Township to meet at the farm of Mr.
T. B. Davis Friday afternoon at 3:00
o'clock, May 24th, for the purpose of
inspecting 2 acres of an improved va
riety of wheat which is growing on
a pi^ce of land where lespedeza has
been growing for the past two years.
This wheat is being grown beside our
native Red May wheat.
The improved variety of wheat that
our farmers are asked to come to see
is called "Red Heart." This wheat is
an improved Little Red or Red May
wheat as we know it in Person Coun
ty.' Mr. David R. Coker, of Hartsville,
S. C.; took our native wheat and im
proved it over a period of years until it
will increase the yield over our native
wheat at least 25 to 33 per cent. In
addition to this, Mr. D. R. Coker has
succeeded in gettirvg this new improved
wheat to mature at least 14 to 21
days earlier than our native Little
Red or Red May wheat.
Mr. W. W. Rogers, of the Bethel Hill
section, conducted an experiment with
Red Hart wheat about threee years
ago, and he found that it increased his
production at least 33 per cent.
If you believe that blood will tell in
animals, you should by all means at
tend this Field Meeting Friday after
noon at 3:00 o'clock to see that im
proved seed also will tell.
All farmers interested in larger
wheat yields per acre through improv
ed seed wheat are urged to attend
this Field Meeting.
Question: Why should we sow ordi
nary wheat when improved wheat will
give us 33 per cent more wheat for the
same labor.
COME TO SEE THIS WHEAT
GROWING DEMONSTRATION.
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"Leasburg
Commencement"
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The seventh grade of Leasburg school
will give their graduating exercises at
the school building Friday night, May
24th at eight o'clock. Among those
receiving certificates at this time are
Ella Harris and Frank Wlnstead, Jr.
The public is cordially invited.
AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE
Reading from left to right, standing: Vurlest Tuck, Murlest Tuck, Rachel
Carver, Gracie Carver, Annie Katherine Barnett, Annie Laurie Barnett; seated
Bruce Pulliam and Talmadge Pulliam.
The above four sets of twins were baptized by Rev. W. P. West, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Roxboro, on the same evening.
WINES AND CIDERS MAY BE ,
PROCURED FOR HOME USE
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County Commissioners Have
Right To Prohibit Manu
facture And Sale
Alcoholic Content Limited To Natural
Fermentation
Tom Bost has gotten hold of a copy
of the wine and cider law and sent it
to the Greensboro News. This shows
that the board of county commissioners
in any county may veto the whole wine
and cider law. And that means a fight
in every county. The act reads as fol
lows:
"Section 1. That it shall be lawful
for all persons growing crops, either
wild or cultivated grapes, fruits or
berries to make therefrom light do
mestic wines or wines having only such
alcoholic content as naturrl fermenta
tion may produce, for the use of his or
their family and guests.
"Section 2. That any grower of such
-rops may make such wines, sell and
transport the same to any person, firm,
or corporation in the state engaged
either as wholesaler or retailer of food
products, such wines to be sold in
original packages not for consumption
on the premises, except in hotels and
bona fide restaurants engaged in sell
ing food and serving meals.
"Section 3. Any person, firm or cor
ooration authorized to do business in
the state, may under regulations set
out by the commissioner of agricul
ture and approved by the governor, en
gage in the processing of fruits, grapes
or berries, or juices produced there
from and grown within the state, by
naturals-fermentation into light do
mestic wines, and such wines sha.li be
classified and recognized as food and
distributed as such.
"Section 4. The commissioner of
agriculture shall promulgate and pub
lish suth reasonable rules and regu
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First Lady To
Deliver Final
Address at U.N.C.
Invitation Extended On Behalf
Of President Graham By
Ambassador Daniels
Mrs. Anna Elinor Roosevelt, wife of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has
accepted the invitation of Dr. Prank
P. Graham, President of the Greater
University of North Carolina, to de
liver the commencement address at
Chapel Hill on June 11. ? ,
It will be the first time in the history
of the country's oldest state university
that a woman has delivered the address
which is an annual occurrence at the
time when diplomas are awarded grad
uating students and honorary degrees
are presented to those receiving them.
Mrs. Roosevelt has spoken several
times in North Carolina.
" The invitation was delivered toy Am
bassador Joeephus Daniels, United
States representative to the govern
ment of Mexico, and a trustee of. the
University, on behalf of President
Graham. Mr. Daniels will attend the
exercises, immediately after which he
will leave for his ambassadorial duties
in Mexico City.
Recommended For
Employment Office
At a meeting of the local board, with
a number of citizens, Mr. G. Harold
Thaxton was recommended as man
ager of the employment "office for
Roxboro and Person County. It is
hoped this office will be opened here
soon, as It will be quite a convenience
for the unemployed.
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New Enterprise
Pour young progressive business men
have opened up a new store in a
.small way, their store building being
an old cribhouse located just back of
the new tennis court that has recent
ly been built on Lamar Street. The
proprietors are rBubber Winstead, Jim
Winstead, Hayden Newell, and Barden
Winstead. The All-American Red,
White and Blue Store is the name and
the slogan is "Give The Boys In The
Crib A Break." The boys will engage
in a general line of groceries with de
livery to your door.
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PASTOR RETURNS
Rev. J. P. Herbert, who is holding
special evangelistic services at Lees
burg, Virginia, has written that he
will be back in Roxboro on the coming
Saturday and will preach at eleven
o'clock at Long Memorial Church.
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ATTENDED GRADUATION
EXERCISES WEDNESDAY
Mesdames Ruth Stephens, Margaret
Strayhorn, J. P. Herbert, and J. J.
Winstead attended the graduating ex
ercises at Mary Elizabeth Hospital in
Raleigh Wednesday. Miss Virginia
Stephens was a member of the grad
uating class.
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Mrs. Betfie Huff
Died Wed. After
A Long Illness
Mrs., Huff Had Been Resident
Of Hurdle Mills Section For
Many Years. Was Widow
Of Lucius Huff
FUNERAL SERVICES
ON THURSDAY P. M.
Mrs. Lucius Huff, 79, and widow of
the late Lucius Huff, passed away Wed
nesday morning at 7:40 a. m. following
a long illness.
J3urviving are three daughters: Mrs.
Aubrey Long, of Roxboro, Mrs. Tom
Gentry of Hurdle Mills, and Mrs. Geo. :
Whitfield of Roxboro; two sons, Messrs. <
John and Nat Huff of Roxboro and
one brother, Mr. John Gentry of Tim- ;
berlake. Her husband, Mr. Lucius
Huff, preceeded her to the grave sev
eral years ago.
Funeral services were conducted from
the home of Mrs. W. J. Huff near
Hurdle Mills Thursday afternoon at i
2 30 p. m. Burial was made in the
family cemetery. !
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Presbyterian
Services To (lose
Sunday Evening
Rev. J. H. Caligan Has Been Do
ing Some Fine Preaching
In This Series.
NO SATURDAY
EVENING SERVICE
The series of services that have been
going on at the Presbyterian Church
each night this week Will come to a
close with the Sunday evening ser
mon.
Rev. J. H. Caligan of Valdese, N. C.
has given his hearers some rare ser
mons since he began the series on
Monday evening. Taking a* the theme
of the meeting that song -More Like
The Mester," this visiting preacher
has entered into a study of that por
tion of the Eible which deals with the
"Sermon on The Mount."
"Jesus was more of a teacher and
leader of men than he was a preacher"
Mr. Caligan pointed ont in some of his
messages.
Rev. Mr. Caligan does not use high
powered evangelism in presenting his
sermons, but rather he uses the sim
ple, straightforward method of preach
ing that distinguishes him as a stu
dent of the Bible and a man with a
firm conviction in the faith that it
teaches.
Rev. Thomas Hamilton and the
Presbyterian Church are to be con
gratulated on having Mr. and Mrs.
Caligan here for this week.
.Services will be conducted each even
ing during the remainder of this week
with the exception of Saturday even
tag.
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Civic Group Will
Have Farmer-Club
Meet In Near Future
Monday Night's Program Was
In Hands Of George Cur
rier And Bill Warren
WINNER OF KIWANIS
AWARD PRESENT
Some time in the near future the
Kiwanis Club will have as its guests
several farmers from over the county.
Each member will invite a farmer
friend of his to the meeting. This
program is in accordance with the
Kiwanis International organization to
build better understanding among all
the citizens of a given community.
Meeting Monday night in the Com
munity with Vice-President B. B.
Knight presiding the above question
was put before the house and enthu
siastically carried. A committee was
appointed to work out the details and
report at the next meeting which will
be Monday night.
The chairman of the program com
mittee turned the meeting over to Geo.
Currier and Bill Warren, in charge
for the evening. Mr. Warren deliver
ed a very instructive and educational
lecture on "Electrical Furnaces."
Bobby Michaels, President of the
graduating class of 1935 from the Rox
boro High School, and an' active lead
er in his class, was present for the
meeting. Bobby was awarded the Ki
wanis Award for outstanding leader
ship in school activities and citizen
ship, an award which will be present
ed annually to the student who is ad- ,
judged deserving of it in the graduat- .
ing class of the high school.
Mr. Walter Dodge was another guest
present for this meeting.
New Residence On
Charles Street ;
It happens so often that when a
new residence is built here it is not ?
news. Rev. Joe B. Currin is building ]
a bungalow on Charles Street, which ,
will care for one more family, but if
you want it you will >be wise to con
tact Mr. Currin quick.
LOCATES LOST SISTER
Los Angeles. ? Through the medium
of a chain letter, Bert Johnsbn located
a sister whom he had lost track of
fifteen years ago.
Local FH A Setup
Organized Here
Wednesd'y Night
F H A Representative From
Asheville Here To Explain
Setup. Committee Ap
pointed To Make A
Survey
Mr. Marion Bolick, representative of
the Federal Housing Administration,
met with a group of local citizens Wed
nesday night in the Grand Jury room
at the Courthouse to explain the meth
od in which the FHA would operate.
Any responsible person who wishes
to build a house or repair one can ap
ply for a loan under this setup, have
it guaranteed by the government, get
his money, and have as many as twenty
years to pay it back.
As Mr. Bolick pointed out this is
strictly a business proposition wherein
the borrower is given ample time to
repay the loan. He must have a reg
ular income, and it is felt that it would
be best if his monthly payments did
not exceed twenty -two and one half
per cent of his income. Thus a man
with a hundred dollar per month in
come could care for a $3,000 loan, for
under this setup you are required to
pay back $7.00 per month per thou
sand dollars borrowed.
Subject to approval from state head
quarters the following committed was
appointed to look after the local sur
vey: Mr. S. P. Nicks, Jr. chairman; Mr.
J. S. Merritt, secretary, Messrs. Hugh
Sawyer, J. T. Bradsher, E. E. Brad
sher, D. S. Brooks, Anderson Timber
lake, Gilmer Mas ten, Burke Mew
borne.
The FHA will have a booth at the
Exposition to be held here next week
and b. representative srill be th-re all
the week to answer any questions that
may come up.
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Ladies Costume
For Club Meet
Wed. Afternoon
Literary Club Entertained Re
search And Reviewers
Clubs A t Community
House
MOTHER GOOSE WAS
THE m E M E
Royalty, romance, fiction and nur
sery rhymes reigned again Wednesday
afternoon in the land of Mother Goose,
which under normal conditions is none
other than the prosaic community
House.
The Thursday afternoon Literary
Club entertained the Research and Re
viewers Clubs Wednesday afternoon
at tht Community house. The invita
tions were in the form of poetry, and
requested that each guest come in cos
tume, representing a character in fic
tion, comic strip, history, or nursery
rhyme. .
Here is a list of the ladies present
and the characters they represented:
Mrs. J. P. Herbert greeted the fol
lowing guests at the door attired as
Alice in Wonderland and invited them
into the realm of Mother Goose, Mrs.
K. L. Street as Madam Butterfly, Mrs.
S. B. Davis as Mrs. Cornelia Spencer,
Misses Eloise Newell, Billie Street, and
Elizabeth Long as the Three Fiddlers,
Mrs. H. K. Sanders as Ole King Cole,
Mrs. W. P. West as Mrs. Wiggs of the
Cabbage P&tch, Mrs. J. J. Winstead as
Tom Sawyer, Mrs. A. P. Nichols as Min
nie Ha Ha, Mrs. E. P. Dunlap as Mis
tress Mary, Quite Contrary. Mrs. W. T.
Pass as Little Women, Mrs. I. O. Abbitt
as Queen Victoria with escort, Mrsv
E. B. Craven as Simple Simeon, Mrs.
W. E. Malone ^s a Wooden Soldier,
Mrs. H. L. Crowell as Mother Hubbard,
Mesdames B. B. Strum, R. M. Spencer
and R. A. Whitfield as gypsies, Mrs.
J. A. Beam as Mary Had A Little
Lamb, Mrs. J. H. Hughes as Kit of the
Dutch Twins, Mrs. A. M. Burns as Lit
tle Eva. and Mrs. Hugh Woods as
Simple Simeon.
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BANKING ROW
The row over the pending banking
bill finds opponents divided, with
some believing that monetary control
should be with private banks and
others holding that a free play of eco
nomic forces will work best. Of course,
advocates of the bill want public con
trol of monetary and credit policiee.