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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1935
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(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 30
GROWERS OF FLUE CURED TOBACCO
TO VOTE ON ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM
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To Determine Whether Growers
Of Flue Cured Tobacco Fav
or A Production Adjust
ment Program
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration announced today that a
referendum will be conducted this
month to determine whether growers
o f flue cured tobacco favor a produc
tion adjustment program to follow the
present flue-cured program which ex
pires with the 1935 crop. Flue cured
"tobacco is chiefly grown in North Car
olina, south Carolina, Virginia, and
Florida.
All sharecroppers, share tenants,
renters and landlords who are actively
engaged in production of tobacco in
1935 will be eligible to vote in the ref
erendum regardless of whether they
have Signed production adjustment
contracts.
The ballot will carry the question:
"Are you In favor of a tobacco produc
tion program to follow the one which
expires with the 1935 crop?" Ballots
will be distributed to growers when
compliance is checked. In areas where
this method of distribution is not con
venient, the ballots will be mailed to
eligible voters.
Ballots may be signed and returned
to the county agent's office at any
time prior to 7 p. m. on June 29, 1935.
Unsigned ballots will be accepted on
June 29, the final voting day, if de
posited by the grower at the official
polling place at the county agent's of-,
fice.
As ballots are received in the county
agent's office prior to June 29, they will
be checked against the eligible voting
list. Any names not included on the
voting list may be added and voted
accepted for such persons if it is de
termined they are engaged in growing
tobacco in 1935. As soon as possible
after the close of the voting, results
of the referendum will be posted for
public inspection and will be made
available to interested newspapers and
press associations.
While the exact nature of the 1936
program, should one be favored, has
not yet been definitely worked out,
or decided, each ballot has printed on
the back an outline of the principal
features under consideration for pos
sible Incorporation in a new flue-cured
orogram. The features as panted on
the ballot, are as follows: ?
"1 ? (a) ? Provision for maintaining
production around level of consumption
inasmuch as surplus stocks have been
removed.
(b) ? Rate of reduction from base not
to exceed 35 percent.
"2 Payments at such rates as would
tend to make the domestically con
sumed portion of total production un
der contract bring a return to produc
ers of an amount equal to the parity
price, or fair exchange value.
"3 Use of previously established base
with,
(a) Adjustment downward in accord
ance with reasonable standards by not
more than ten percent for any growers
whose bases are exceptionally large as
compared with bases established by
other growers whose situation is sim
ilar.
(b) Acreage obtained by this reduc
tion and some additional acreage to
be used for upward adjustments in ac
cordance with reasonable standards
for growers whose bases are abnormal
ly low."
Mike Dunnagan
Throws His Hat
In The R i ng
Raleigh, Jane 9 ? M. R. (Mike) Dun
n&gan, Raleigh newspaper correspond
ent announces that it is his "present
purpose" to become a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Secre
tary of State in the primary and e
lection next year. His statement is as
follows:
"It is my present purpose to ask the
Democrats of North Carolina to nomi
nate and elect me Secretary of State. I
have talked over this ambition with
party leaders and workers for more
than a year. Many of them encour
age it and promise their support. I
am making this statement now to pre
vent uncertainty and to let my friends
and Democrats of the State know of
my intention."
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TWO CORNERS LEFT
A friend of ours from the country
remarked to us Saturday that there
were still tvrtr prominent corner sites
left in Roxboro on which there were
no filling stations, to- wit: The Peo
ples Bank building and the courthouse
square. Well, give them time and some
one of the big oil companies will be
bidding for these corners.
Ca-Vel Will Play
Two Games At
Home This Week
Tuesday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock
Ca-Vel will engage Henderson on the
local field and Saturday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock they will play Oxford here.
' Play In the first half of the Central
State League is drawing to a close as
it will end on Wednesday, June 19.
Ca-Vel is leading the league by a
wide margin and practically has first
half honors sewed up.
Both Oxford and Henderson are
members of the league. Henderson has
put up some stiff opposition to all com
ers this season while Oxford has shown
herself a little weak in the pinches.
However she upset the dope bucket
in one game and whipped the Bulls,
one of the league leaders.
It is certain that every team will be
on its toes in the last few games and
these games at Ca-Vel this week ought
to prove to be good ones for the very
reason that all opponents are going
to do everything in their power to up
set the leaders.
First Lady To Visit
Raleigh Tuesday
To Be Guest Of Daniels Before
And After Going To Chapel
Hill For Address
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will ar
rive in Raleigh by motor from Wash
ington Tuesday afternoon for a visit
with Ambassador and Mrs. Josephus
Daniels, before proceeding to Chapel
Hill, where she will deliver the com
mencement address at the University
of North Carolina at 7 o'clock.
Stopping here for a brief rest, Mrs.
Roosevelt and her party are expected
to arrive at the Daniels' home, Wake
stone, in Hayes Barton about 4 o'clock.
She will spend Tuesday night there,
before returning North Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Roosevelt was enter
tained at Wakes tone when she spoke
in Raleigh exactly a year ago Tues
day.
WU1 Fly Back
Weather permitting, Mrs. Roosevelt
will board a plane at the Municipal
Airport Wednesday morning at 6 o'
clock, to fly to West Point, New York,
where she intends to join the Presi
dent, who will speak and award di
plomas to graduates at the United
States Military Academy.
Mrs. Roosevelt, the first woman ever
invited to deliver a commencement ad
dress at the University, is expected to
reach Chapel Hill around 6:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, shortly before the
academic procession is formed. Ar
riving there, she will go directly to the
home of President and Mrs. Frank P.
Graham to meet trustees of the Uni
versity and other distinguished guests.
Ambassador and Mrs. Daniels will
accompany her to Chapel Hill.
Rev. J. H. Shore
Occupies Methodist
Pulpit Sunday A. M.
Preaches Powerful And Logical
Sermon To Large Con
gregation
Rev. J. H. Shore occupied the pulpit
of Edgar Long Memorial Methodist
Church at the eleven o'clock hour
Sunday. Basing his sermon on the
life of Christ on the Earth, Mr. Shore
said that many of the claims made
by Jesus had to be true or else they
were blasphemous. But that they
were true he proceeded to show his
congregation in a way that brooked
no denial.
Going from the life of Christ when
he walked the earth this venerable
preacher of the Gospel took to task
things in the world today that were
sadly lacking wh?n weighed by the
standards laid down in the Bible.
He pointed out that God did not
measure men in terms of numbers but
that he weighed them in the light of
His wisdom, allowing for human frail
ties but all the same weighing them
in terms of Christian ideals and Christ
ian conduct.
A large congregation was present
to hear this magnificent address by
Dr. Shore. He is an able preacher and
it is always a pleasure to have him
in our midst.
FOR SECRETARY
THAD EURE
Without solicitation from anyone,
I desire to serve the people of North
Carolina as Secretary of State and
have filed with the State Board of
Elections notice of my candidacy to
gether with the fee and pledge re
quired to enter the forthcoming Dem
ocratic primary nomination to this
office. Coming from an humble home
without wide famility political influ
ences and being without funds to
conduct a money campaign, I can
only submit my desire to my local
friends throughout the state and to
the new friends I am confident they
will make for me.
LITVINOFF SAYS PEACE OF
EUROPE IS LESS SECURE
Moscow, June 8 ? The peace of Eu
rope "Is less secure now than ever be
fore" Foreign Commissar Maxim Lit
vinoff said tonight in an address in
terpreted as an answer to Adolf Hit
ler's Reichstag speech May 21 in which
he attacked Soviet Russia.
A "constant systematic campaign" is
being waged against the organization
of collective security," Litvinofl assert
ed, his unmistakable inference being
that Germany is the author of this
campaign.
Litvinoff delivered his address at
tonight's banquet honoring Edward
Benes, Czechoslovak foreign minister.
"Without mutual assistance pacts
there is no possibility of guaranteeing
peace in Europe at the present time,"
Litvinoff said.
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Caswell - Person
Young People Met
Af Brooksdale Fri.
Young Peoples' Union Meets
With Eighteen Churches
Represented
The Caswell Person County young
people met June 7 with the Brooksdale
young people in the Brooksdale church.
A picnic lunch was spread before 271
young people on the beautiful church
lawn at 6:30.
At 7:30 the" meeting was called to
order, Mr. James Aldridge, president,
conducted the business and present
ed the two banners; the black banner
going to Prospect Church for having
the largest number present and the
blue banner to the charge for having
the most present. Salem Church re
ceived the banner on Leasburg Charge.
Mrs. J. P. Herbert conducted the de
votional, presenting Moses and the
burning bush very clearly. Mr. J. P.
Herbert explaine dthe Missionary
pledges to the congregation, and after
wards a very inspirational address by
Dr. W. A. Jenkins of Chapel Hill was
presented, his subject for this oc
casion was "A New Day."
There were only 15 churches repre
sented at the last Union meeting, and
Friday evening there were 18 repre
sented. That is an increase, so watch
for the notice of the next meeting,
which has not been announced yet.
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Three Months
Furlough At Home
Mr. D. H. Blaloek, who has been sta
tioned at Ft. Shafter, Honolulu, for
some time, left Hawaii on May 29th
and expects to arrive home about July
1st. He expects to spend his three
months furlough at his home in Tim
ber lake.
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CHURCH CLEANING
The members of Mt. Zion Church
will meet Wednesday, June 12th at
1 o'clock to clean up the church. All
who are interested please come and
bring anything that will be needed to
clean windows, scour the floor, or that
can be used in a general clean up.
Palace Announces
Discontinuance Of
Pictures on Sunday
Management States That No
More Shows Will Be Shown
On Sunday
The management of the Palace
Theatre announces th$t hereafter its
doors will be closed on Sunday. This
action came as a result of a conference
between the management and those
who "have all along been opposed to
the showing of pictures on the Sabbath.
Manager Kirby stated in an inter
view this morning that he felt it to be
for the best interests of the community
as a whole to take' this step, which he
did voluntarily.
Rev. J. P. Herbert, pastor of the
Long Memorial Church, stated this
morning when the writer interviewed
him that he had nothing but thanks
and appreciation to express to the
management for the step they have
taken. ^ f
Although elsewhere in these columns
you will find an announcement of a
picture to be shown next Sunday at
the Palace Theatre, it is requested that
the readers disregard it. The sche
dule was made out and submitted to
this office before the above mentioned
action had been taken. As a result the
announcement was made and printed.
It is hoped that no confusion or in
convenience will be occasioned on this
account.
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Lobbyists Report
Their Expenses
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Raleigh, June 8? The Carolina In
dustrial jobbers of Wilmington today
reported paying J. M. Broughton, Ral
eigh lawyer, a fee of $1,000 for his
lobby services during the 1635 legisla
ture.
The state federation of labor report
ed paying expense accounts of three
lobbyists as follows: President R. R.
Lawrence, $342.01; Mrs. R. R. Lawrence
nothing; and E. L. Candifer, $568.71.
Pou and Pou, Raleigh lawyers, were
shown to have been paid a fee of
$33 by the Pullman company and the
Institute ef Government got $200.45 for
work it did for the company in sup
plying data.
Other reports listing the lobbyist and
then the client follows:
Thompson and Wilson, of Elizabeth
City, $25 from Aydlett Products com
pany; Thompson and Wilson of Eliza
beth City, $25 from W. H. Weatherly
company; Thompson and Wilson, of
Elizabeth City, $25 from Jones and
Temple; J. C. Little, of Raleigh, $750
from the Western Union Telegraph
company; C. M. Byars, of Charlotte,
$201.12 from the "standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey ;and H. L. Taylor,
of Charlotte, $41.50 from the Carolina
Tennessee Transit company.
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Mr. Duncan Supplies
For Mr. Hamby Sun.
Rev. W. P. West, pastor of the Rox
boro First Baptist Church, is conduc
ting a meeting in Mebane and Rev.
Mr. Hamby, pastor of the Mebane
Baptist church, was to fill Mr. West's
pulpit Sunday. Owing to illness
Mr. Hamby could not be present, and
Rev. V. E. Duncan supplied for him.
Mr. Duncan was greeted with a good
audience and preached a most inter
esting and helpful sermon on "Ye are
my Witnesses."
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Abernethy Signs
With Jalong Team
Mr. Clarence Abernethy has signed
with the Jalong ball, club for the sea
son. He will play in the outfield for
them. Mr. Abernethy is a new comer
to Roxboro, having moved here about
four months ago, and should prove a
big help to th6 Jalong boys as he is
an experienced ball player, having been
a member of the Mars Hill College team
when he was a student there.
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ROTARY VS. KIWANIS
Don't forget the soft-ball game that
is scheduled to be played on the high
school grounds tomorrow afternoon
at 5:30 o'clock between the Ro tartans
and Kiwanians.
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FIRST RAIN IN 5 MONTHS
Chef os. Shantung Province. China.
?Rain fell recently for th# first time
in five months. Peasants, believing it
came in answer to their prayer to the
"Dragon God," immediately began col
lecting 10,000 silver dollars with which
to rehabilitate his temple.
Three Cars Involved
In Highway (rash
Saturday Aflernoon
Ford Car Smashes Into Two
Others Near Northern City
Limits
NO SERIOUS CASUALTIES
A Chevrolet, a Dodge, and Ford were
involved in a smashup near the north
ern city limits of Roxboro late Satur
day afternoon. The Ford, reported to
have been operated by Robert Neath
erly, was proceeding south or toward
the center of town and the Dodge,
operated by R. C. Wilborn, was head
ing north or toward Jalong. About
one hundred feet behind the Dodge
J. R. Ellington was also proceeding
north. First the Ford crashed into
the automobile operated by Mr. Wil
born, and then, careening down the
road crashed into Mr. Ellington's Chev
rolet. All three cars were badly dam
aged. Seeing what was coming Mr.
Ellington tried to avoid a collision by
pulling out on the new strip of con
crete that has recently been put on the
shoulder of this highway, but to no
avail. He was struck and knocked off
the road and onto the dirt shoulder.
With Mr. Neatherly in the Ford was
Mr. Duey Clayton and another man
whose name could not be ascertained.
Mr. Clayton was bruised and shaken
up considerably but not otherwise in
jured, while Mr. Neatherly is in the
hospital with an injured kneecap. None
of the occupants of Mr. Wilborn's car
were injured beyond a general shak
ing up. In the Chevrolet with Mr. Ell
ington were Messrs. L. M. Carlton
and R. B. Dawes. Bruses, lacerations
and a general shaking up constituted
the majority of their injuries, though
they undoubtedly will suffer from sore
muscles and bruised spots for several
days to come. The extent of Mr. Ell
ington's injuries could not be ascer
tained, it being understood that he has
several ribs injured.
Mrs. Mollie Sfell
Passes Following
Lingering Illness
Resident Of Morgan Street
Died Sunday Afternoon At
3:10 O'clock
Mrs Mollie Stell, 47, passed away at
the home of her husband, Mr. W. E.
Stell, -on Morgan street Sunday after
noon at 3:10 o'clock following an ill
ness that had lasted over a long per
iod of time. She was carried to Duke
Hospital last fall but physicians gave
no hope for her recovery at that time
and she had been ill ever since.
Surviving - beside her husband are
her mother, Mrs. Bettie Roland of
Sycamore, Va? two brothers, Robert and
George Roach of Sycamore, Va., six
half brothers, Monroe Roland and
Doug. Roland of Blanch, N. C., Kelly
Roland and Sam Roland of Sycamore,
Va., Buster Roland of this city and
Fitzhugh Roland of Schoolfield, Va.
Funeral services were conducted this
afternoon at 3:00 o'clock from King
Street Baptist Church, Danville, Va.,
with Rev. Mr. Hike of the church of
ficiating. Mrs. Stell had been a member
of this church for many years. Follow
ing the services she was buried in
Green Hill Cemetery.
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DEFICIT OIF $14,076 IS
REPORTED BY REPUB'CANS
Washington, June 8 ? A deficit of
$14,076 at the end of May was report
ed by the republican national com
mittee to South Trimble, clerk, of the
house.
Prom March 1 to May. 31 it took in
only *3,305 in contributions and spent
$10,763. The difference of $7,458 was
added to a deficit of $6,618 carried
forward from the first two months of
the year.
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DAILY VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL IS POSTPONED
? INDEFINITELY
Owing to the prevalence of Infantile
Paralysis it has been deemed wise to
postpone the Daily Vacation Bible
School which was scheduled to
begin at the First Baptist Church on
Monday June 17th.
W. p. West, Pastor
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Federal board threatens ban on
twehty-one radio stations.
Two Weyerhaeuser
Kidnap Suspects Are
Held; One Escapes
Mr. And Mrs. Harmon W. Waley,
Arrested At Salt Lake
City, Said To Have
Made "Full Confee
s i o n "
SEEK WILLIAM MAHAN,
DARING BANK ROBBER
AS LEADER OF GANG
Mahan Reported To Have Escaped
From Police at Butte, Mont., After
Abandoning Car in Which Part of
the $200,000 Weyerhaeuser Ransom
Was Found; Passing of Ransom Bills
at Salt Lake City Led to Arrest of
Waley and His Wife at That Place;
Announcement of "Break" in Inten
sive Search for Kidnappers of Little
Tacoma Boy Made by Department
of Justice Chief at Washington;
Search for Mahan Now In Full Blast
Salt Lake City, June 9? A man and
woman identified as Mr. and Mrs. Her
man W. Waley were under arrest here
tonight and Federal agents at Wash
ington said they had made a "full con
fession" in connection with the George
Weyerhaeuser kidnapping.
Their arrest was announced at Wash
ington by J. Edgar Hoover, chiet of the
Bureau of Investigation of the De
partment of Justice and confirmed here
by L. D. Wine, agent in charge of the
Salt Lake City officers.
Wine declined to make any offi
cial statement concerning the case, but
said E. J. Connelly, who was in charge
of the kidnapping investigation in Ta
coma, would make a statement at 8:30
o'clock, Mountain Standard time.
Although it was first reported the
couple were arrested this afternoon.
Wine did not deny reports the woman
was taken in custody yesterday morn
ing and the man last night.
"The case has blown wide open." said
Wine. "I haven't had any sleep for
three nights. All that's left to be done
now is to write my report."
SAYS "FULL CONFESSION"
MADE BY TWO SUSPECTS
Washington, June 9 ? J. Edgar Hoo
ver, director of the Bureau of Inves
tigation, announced tonight the arrest
of two persons in connection with the
Weyerhaeuser kidnapping, from whom
he said there had been a "full confes
sion."
The names of the suspects as given
by Hoover were Mr. and Mrs. Herman
W. Waley of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hoover said the two made a full
confession, involving William Mahan,
for whom a nation-wide search was
started tonight.
Hoover said that Mahan was owner
of the automobile abandoned at Butte,
Montana, today, containing $15,000 of
the kidnap ransom money.
Summoning newspapermen to his of
fice tonight, the director of "G-men"
kept them waiting an hour while his
assistants prepared photographs and
the criminal records of the three.
Hoover said that the Waleys were
arrested yesterday in Salt Lake City.
The woman, Mrs. Margaret Waley, Was
arrested by federal agents who said
she was passing some of the $200,000
ransom money. Her husband was
apprehended by the Justice Depart
ment later in the day.
Their confession then sent govern
ment's agents on the trail of Mahan,
32, a blacksmith and mechanic, alleged
to have abandoned his car and the $15,
000 today at Butte.
Hoover declined to say immediately
whether others were involved. He said
additional information on the missing
ransom money, other than the $15,000
found at Butte, would be announced
later.
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Makes Semester
Honor Roll
Mr. Reade Gentry, son of Dr. and
Mrs. O. W. Gentry, made the second
semester Honor Roll at Mars Hill Col
lege where he was a first year student
this past session. This is one of the
highest honors that can come to a
student and shows diligent application
to his work.
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ATTENDING EASTERN
STAR CONVENTION
The following members of the East
era Star are attending the State Con
vention which is in session in Raleigh:
Mrs. J. L. Duke, Mrs. E. E. Thomas,
Mrs. J. J. Woody, Mrs. Ernest Bailey,
Misses Maude and Mabel Montague,
Mrs. G. I. I?rillaman, Mrs. Oveida Long,
Mrs. C. A. Bo wen and Miss Mary Hes- _
ter.