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VOL. LII.
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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, JULY 1, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 39
Providence Baptist
Church Dedicated
Sunday, June 30th
All-Day Services In Charge Of
The Pastor, Rev. J. C.
McGregor
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Providence Baptist Church, situated
about three miles north of Roxb .ro,
one of the best equipped country
churches in the County, was dedicated
Sunday. Rev. J. C. McGregor is the
pastor, and under his leadership these
good people have almo6t accomplished
the impossible. Back in the days when
-?we were all enjoying prosperity the
church decided to build, and erected
a house costing ten thousand dollars
or more, carrying a debt of six thousand
dollars. Then the depression, and things
looked mighty gloomy for these good
people; but they never gave up, and
Sunday, with all debts paid, they dedi
cated the house to the Lord.
There was a large crowd present,
but one thing was very noticeable,
there were no children in the audience.
.The services opened with Sunday
School at 9:30, At the close of the
school Rev. N. J. Todd, a former pastor
of the church, delivered one of his
best sermons ? and all who have heard
Mr. Todd know what that means. At
11 :30 the dedication services took place,
with Rev. C. H. Stanfield reading the
Scriptures, and prayer by Rev. J -H.
Fordon. After these services dinner
was served on the ground. After lunch
the exercises were continued with songs
by the various choirs present. J. W.
Noell spoke on "The Deacon's office,"
which was followed by Rev. B. E. Kelly,
who spoke on '"Hie Mission of the
Church."
To us the most enjoyable part of
these exercises was the music. Tills com
munity is settled largely by Gentrys,
Perkins' and Slaughters, and they are
Just naturally singers; we do not be
lieve we will offend any one when we
say there are more good singers In
this community than will be found
anywhere in the County. The Provi
dence choir, under the leadership of
Mr. Hiomas Perkins, was exception
ally good; there were about forty
voices in the choir,, and It was a real
pleasure to hear theny There were
selections by several other choirs
which were greatly enjoyed, but Prov
idence stood out in front.
It was a happy day for the Provi
dence folks, and it was a pleasure to
meet with them.
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Two More Cases Of
Infantile Paralysis
Reported Friday
Myites Total Number In County
Eight Cases. None Have
Been Reported In Town
? The total number of cases of Infan
tile Paralysis in Person County jump
ed to eight with the reporting Friday o!
two more cases. The victims are Jackie
Hawkins, three-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Hawkins of Roxboro,
Route 2, and Calbert Turner, Jr., four
months-old son of Mr .and Mrs. Cal
bert Turner, also of Roxboro, Route 2.
Though the spread in this county
is not rapid it seems to be persistent
ft. and parents and children are contin
W uously warned to take every possible
precaution to keep the number at the
lowest possible figure.
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Death Of Mrs.
J. A. Naylor
Mrs. J. A. Naylor died at her home
in Winston-Salem Sunday, funeral ser
vices were conducted this afternoon.
Mrs. Naylor, who before her marriage
was Miss Jennie Pleasants, of this Co.,
was a sweet* Christian character, being
noted for her good work among the
poor and needy. She has many rela
tives and friends here who will regret
to hear of her death .
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Man Breaks Arm In
Fall From Ladder
s
Mr. Elmer Rice, employee of Rox
boro Cotton Mills at the Longhurst
plant had the misfortune in the' early
. hours of Friday night to fall from a
ladder and break his -left arm.
Mr. Rice was on the ladder, working
on a motor, when someone, In round
ing a turn in the until, accidently
pushed a vehicle that they were trans
porting some parts in, against the lad
der, causing it to turn and fall, carry
ing Mr. Rice with it.
District President
Mr. L. M. Carlton who was elected
to head the attorneys of the Tenth
District of the North Carolina Bar
Association at its meeting held Sat
urday in Durham.
Carlton Named To
Head 10th District
Bar Association
Mr. N. Lunsford Elected To
Executive Committee At
Meeting Saturday
Mr. L M. Carlton, prominent mem
ber of the local bar, was named Sat
urday to head the Tenth District Bar
Association for the incoming year. Mr.
Nath Lunsford, another prominent
member of the local bar, was named as
a member of the Executive Committee
The District assoclational meeting in
Durham Saturday at which time of
ficers were named. "Hiis district is
comprised of Are counties, and the
presidency comes in recognition for
outstanding service rendered this asso
ciation of North Carolina lawyers.
Mr. Carlton has practiced law here
for many years, locating here shortly
after completing the law course at the
University of North Carolina. He has
established a reputation for a wide
and deep knowledge of the law and is
recognized as one of the leading at
torneys of this section. He also main
tains a practice in Caswell County,
being a member of the firm of Carlton
and Upchurch in Yanceyville, N. C.
Mr. Lunsford has also practiced law
here for many years and maintains a
wide practice built upon his profound
study of his chosen profession.
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Miss Isabel Walker
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Thanks Her Friends
I wish to thank each and every one
of the good people of Roxboro and
^Person County fot their kindnesses
shown me during the last four years of
my sickness. I was taken sick on April
28. 1931; I was taken to Watts hospital
rn May 21. 1933. On July 28th I was
taken to Gastonla hospital, where I
remained for two years and 21 days.
I returned home on June 12, 1935. I
am able to walk on crutches some now.
but I am not well yet.
Isabel Walker
NOTICE !
After publication of this notice for
two weeks the ordinance of the Town
of Roxboro prohibiting the parking of
automobiles in excess of flffeen min
utes in the business section on Main
Street will be enforced.
Police officers will also be Instructed
to arrest speeders and reckless driv- :
ers at once In corporate limits of the j
Town of Roxboro.
We particularly request the co-opera
tion of the people In the town respect
ing parking of vehicles on Main St..
as well as observing the speed laws.
R. B. Dawes, Mayor
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Skeet Club Will
Shoot July 4th
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The Roxboro Skeet Club will shoot
Wednesday and all day the Fourth of
July. No one has yet won the box of
shells and targets offered to the first
person who breaks twenty out of twenty
five targets in Person County.
ATTENDING TOBACCO
ASSOCIATION MEET
Messrs. George W. Walker and 8am
Byrd Wlnstead left this afternoon for
Wnlte Sulphhr Springs, W. Va? where
they will attend the meeting of
United States Tobacco Association,
Boxing Event To Be
Staged InWinstead
Warehouse July 4
Preliminary Bout Will Begin At
9:00 P. M. Interesting
Events Planned
A series of boxing bouts will take
place in the W instead Warehouse on
Thursday July 4th, beginning at 9:00
P. M.
The main bout will be staged be
tween Jimmy PattUall, welter weight
champion of Virginia who tips the scale
at 147 pounds, Versus Clyde, "Jack"
Oakley, champion of Person County
who packs a punch with & wallop and
who weighs 149 pounds.
Oakley, a local boy, has shown
strength ever since he entered the ring.
About ten days ago he met Huff from
Durham at Rougemont, licking him in
six rounds. He turned on the steam and
finished up his opponent in short order.
This was his twentieth win.
William Howard of Person County
is scheduled to meet J. P. Morgan, ban
tam weight champion of Danville, Va.
Russell Clayton, 135-pounder of this
city, will battle an opponent yet to be
named. There will be one other bout
between two Danville fighters, whose
names will be announced from the
ring.
William Howard is the son of Mr.
Ed. Howard of this county. For the
past several years he has been living
in Washington, D. C., where he has
made quite a reputation as a boxer.
His bout Thursday night should prove
to be one of the feature attractions of
the evening. ; , *
One colored bout between Roger.
Skeets, Bobbitt and Henry Tharpe will
be staged.
Mr. c. E. McNeill, former coach of
boxing at C. M. T. C. Encampment
but now a resident of this city, will be
the referee. Judges for the event are:
Messrs. Collin Abbitt, Gene Thomp
son, and Fitz Davis.
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Allensville Youth
Slashed In Back
i With Knife Friday
Burley Gentry Is Severely
Wounded When Long Gash
Is Cut In His Back
Burley Gentry, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Gentry, was severely wounded
^Yiday night when he was slashed a
cross the back with a knife, allegedly
cut by Woodrow Davis.
Davis, who with his family and an
other family, occupies a house belong
ing to Mr. Gentry near the Allensville
school, is alleged to have cut the young
man while he was standing in his yard.
No motive could be assigned for the
act.
Young Gentry thought at first that
some one had hit him In the back with
a rock or some other instrument, but
when he was examined it was found
that he had been cut with a knife.
He was rushed to a doctor here and
a more thorough examination revealed
a tut two inches in depth and eight or
ten inches in length. Though a flesh
wound the knife had severed some
muscles, the wound going to the boy's
spinal cord.
Davis was apprehended at his home
shortly after the affray and is now in
jail awaiting a hearing.
Young Gentry, after receiving treat
ment here, was carried back to his
father's home where he is said to be
resting as well as could be expected.
Barring complications, it is not thought
that his condition is critical.
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Applicotions For
CCC Camp Will Be
Received Now
Person County's quota for the CCC
Camps is four white boys and two
colored. Applications for these place
ments will be received between now
and July 9th when the boys will be
sent to the respective camps. - All in
terested parties are requested to call
at the ERA ofnce here.
RURAL CARRIERS TO
/ _ MEET IN CHARLOTTE
.
The State Convention of Rural Car
riers that was scheduled to be held in.
Chapel Hill on Wednesday and Thurs
^?LJuly 3rd and 4th, has been chang
ed will be held In Charlotte. N. C.,
^He same dates. All carriers and
^^^ites please note.
ROTARY CLUB
INSTALLS NEW
OFFICERS THURS.
New officers were installed at the
meeting of the Rlotary Club Thursday
night at the Community House. The
new officers of the club are J. S. Wal
ker, President; Claude Hall, Vice-Pres
ident; S. F. Nicks, Jr., Secretary; and
Wheeler NewerfT Treasurer. The incom
ing officers were instructed as to the
duties of their various offices by the^
retiring officers.
J. S. Walker made an interesting
talk, telling the club something about
the plans for the coming Rotary year.
The club voted not to have a meet
ing this week so that the members
could spend the 4th of July wherever
they desired.
Quests of the club for the evening
were Miss Audrey James of Laurin
burg, Dr. Henry Baines of Prospect
Hill and Mr. Carter Daniel.
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Refuses To Leave;
Is Shot Down
In Cold Blood
21- Year-Old Negro Shot Down
By Elderly Negro Man
Friday Night
At about 9:15 P. M. Friday night,
so the story goes, George Timberlake,
fifty odd year old negro tenant on the
farm of Mr. W. R. Wilkerson, told
Herman Newman, 21-year-pld wage
hand on the same farm that it waS
bedtime and he must leave his house,
where he had been visiting for the
evening. ,
After being told several times, it is
said, tempers got out of bounds and
there was some profanity slung around.
Timberlake, -^remarking that there
sounded like a dog out there, referring
to the front of his houSe, reached for
his shot-gun, stepped out on the front
porch, turned and shot Newman
down. He died about fifteen minutes
later.
Though it could not be substantiat
ed, it was thought that there had been
some ill feeling between the two neg
roes for quite a time before the killing
and that it culminated Friday.
Timberlake is a married man with
a family and had been living on the
same farm for eleven years. He is noj^
in jail, but efforts are being made to
arrange bond for him, in order that
he might save his crop. Newman was
hired by Mr. Wilkerson in April to
work for him this season.
Funeral services for the dead man
were held Saturday afternoon from
Young's Chapel Church.
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Register For
Summer School
All who intend attending the Sum
mer School are notified that they must
register on Monday, July 15th, between
9 and 10 o'clock a. m., at the Graded
Sehool building. At this time a fee
of $5.00 will be charged, which will be
credited on the course.
Please attend to this, as it is im
portant for us to know just who ex
pect to take advantage Of this Sum
mer course.
Mrs. R. B. Dawes.
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Visited Natural Bridge And
The Grand Caverns In "Va.
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Rev. and Mrs. W. F. West and son,
Billy, and Mrs. Amanda McMullen,
guest of the Wests, visited Natural
Bridge and Grand Caverns last Thurs
day. This was Mrs. McMullen's first
visit through this section and she was
wonderfully pleased with the trip. ,
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RETURNS HOME
Mr. joe Kirby who has befen con
fined to Br&ntwood hospital in Ox
ford, N. C., for the past two weeks re
turned home Friday and is recuper
ating at his home on south Main st.
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FIRST SNOWFALL
Burgan, Natal, S. Africa.? Noted for
its Itot humid climate, this city had its
first snow this month. It was followed
by a twelve inch rain fall.
GIVES WIFE "SCOTCH DI
VOItyCE
New York.? George Gray, 32, Marine
Engineer, inhaled gas; and left a note
to his wife: "I hereby give you a Scotch
Divorce." _ ?
BANS CLERICAL DRESS
Istanbul, Turkey. ? Bcclesiastics of
all sects have been forbidden to wear
clerical dress except at religious ser
vices.
W. W. Morrell Appointed
To Succeed Late J. W.
Allgood As Mill Head
,
New Superintendent
Mr. W. W. Morrell who has been ap
pointed Superintendent of the Box
boro Cotton Mills, succeeding the late
Mr. J. W. Allgood.
R. B. Griffin Takes
Office As Education
Superintendent
Native Of Wake County Takes
Over Duties Of Retiring
Superintendent
R. B. Griffin, student, scholar, and
for the past several years principal of
the Bethel Hill high school, today took
over the duties of Superintendent of
Education in Person County. Mr.
Griffin was elected to this office at
the May meeting of the County Board
Of Education, following the announce
ment of the then incumbent, Mr. S. G.
Winstead, of his intention to retire at
the end of the present term.
Born in Wake CoQnty, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Griffin, the superin
tendent was educated at Raleigh High
School and Wake Forest College, grad
uating from the latter institution with
the class of 1925. After finishing col-,
lege Mr. Griffin taught in Wake Coun
ty until January 1, 1928, when he be
came a member of the Bethel Hill
school" faculty, becoming principal of
that school several years later. He
has prominently identified himself with
the life of the community and estab
lished a reputation as being an up-to
the-minute school man.
On July 26, 1934, Mr. .Griffin was
wed to Miss Janie Rogers of Pleasant
Shade, Va.. and a member of the Beth
el Hill school faculty. After Septem
ber 1, Mr. and Mrs. Griffin will make
their home here.
The retiring superintendent, Mr. S.
G. Winstead, took office on July 1,
1929. and since that time has ably ad
ministered the duties pertinent there
to. He announced" his intention to
retire at the expiration of the current
term in the late fall of 1934, and all
requests that he continue in office were
to no avail. Mr Winstead plans to
devote his time to his private inter
ests.
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No Free Delivery
For Roxboro
You Will Still Have To Call At
The Post Office
The peopfk of Rfexbcro were all pep
ped upi, thinking they were going: to
put on city airs and have their mail
delivered at the door, but alas! Mr.
Parley says we must still call at the
post office and lug our packages home.
Just as they do in all of the cross-roads
post-offices. Well, if Mr. Parley will
give us a decent building, with space
sufficient in the lobby , to turn around
without bumping into the other fel
low who & trying to get his mail at
the same time, we will agree to say he
is, well, simply" the best postmaster
general since the days such things were
established. .
But honestly, we are disappointed,
for Roxboro Is no longer a cross-roads
town, but has assumed the proportions
of a real city, though small, and we*
had counted on this venture as one of
the sure signs of growth.
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Man Who Has Been With Com
pany For Twenty-eight
Years To Take Over
Superintendency
The Roxboro Cotton Mills have ap
pointed Mr. W. W. Morrell as General
Superintendent of their plants to suc
ceed the late Mr. J .W. Allgood. Mr.
Morrell came with this corporation in
1907, and all of the training that he
has had in the textile mill business
has been in these mills.
He worked himself up from the very
beginning to the place where he was
Mr. Allgood's first assistant and was in
line to succeed him as General Super
intendent. Mr. Morrell as a self made
man. Without any special advantages
or technical education he has proven
himself to be one of the most valuable
men in this organization. We are sure
that it is a pleasure to the Company to
be able to have a man in their organi
zation whom they can promote.
STORES TO BE
CLOSED JULY 4
The firms listed below will be closed
all day Thursday, July 4th, in obser
vance of Independence Day. Pat
rons of these firms are urged to take
note of this pet ion and plan to do their
shopping before Thursday. All stores
will be open Friday and Saturday for
the week-end trade.
Wilburn and Satterfield.
Leggett's Department Store.
Harris and Burns. ? .. . .r
Goodfrierid's. ?
Foreman's Department Store.
Raiff's Department Store.
Rose's 5, 10 and 25c Store.
Ida H. Kaplan.
Carney's Millinery.
Woody, Long and Howard.
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3000 Voles Turned In
On Tobacco Ballot
With Sixfe'n Against
Deadline Saturday Showed 2930
Voies Cast With Few In
Mails Monday A. M.
At 7:00 P. ML Saturday, June 29,
the deadline for the balloting in the
tobacco belt referendum on the con
tinuance of contracts for the con
year, there had been 2930 votes turned
in to the office of County Agent H.
K. Sanders. The mails Monday morn
ing brought in a few that had been
mailed before the deadline but did
not reach the ballot box until the mails
arrived this morning. However, every
ballot that was cast before the dead
line on Saturday will be counted in the
referendum.
Hie total ballot is approximately 3,
000 with sixteen votes being cast a
gainst the program.
This puts the county in accord with
other counties throughout the state
and the tobacco growing section of the
country, as the vote favoring contin
uance of the program has been over
whelming.
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Town Board Met
In Called Session
The Town Board met Saturday night
in a called session, when they took up
the matter of a City manager. While
no selection was made several appli
cants were eliminated and another
meeting is to be held Tuesday week,
when some one will probably be named.
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MRS. MCMULLEN CALLED
HOME TO HARTWELL, GA.
Mrs. Amanda McMullen of Hartwell,
Ga , who has been visiting in the fam
ily of Rev. and Mrs. W. P. West, was
summoned home Friday on account of
the death of a relative. Hie Wests ac
companied her and will return some
time this week.
ATTENDED BAR MEETING
Messrs. W. D. Merritt, L. M Carl
ton, Nath tlinsford, and Freeman
Nicks attended the meeting of the
Tenth District Bar Association held
in Durham Saturday.