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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited) NUMBER 55
POSIim OPENS BIDS
FOB POST-OFF/Cf SITE
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Only Six Bids Received, Rang
ing From $5,000 to $21,400
Postmaster Tucker opened trie bids
for a post office site yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Judging by the
number of bids submitted the land
owners of Roxboro are not greatly in
terested in where the post office build
ing is located, and also judging from
the prices, are not especially anxious
to sell. The following bids were sub
mitted:
M. W. and Miss Maude Satterfleld;
lot on Depot and Foushee street, $5,000.
Peoples Bank; lot on South Main
and Academy street, opposite Baptist
church, (12,000.
J. A. Long and the Town of Rox
boro; lot on South Main and school
street, adjoining city hall and fire
station, $21,400.
W. A. Sergeant and A. W. Clayton;
lot on Lamarr and Reams Avenue,
now used as a flilling station, $104)00.
S. O. Winstead; lot on proposed new
street t|t> be called Satterfleld, said
street to be opened running from Main
to Foushee street, between the Win
stead warehouse and Central Service
Station; Government to select loca
tion anywhere in rear of Central Ser
tral Service Station, and Mr. Winstead
agrees to donate said lot.
J. A. Long; lot on Reams Avenue
and Lamarr street, $14,000.
R. T. Andrews; lot on Depot street,
adjoining Griffin Motor Co., $4,500.
Postmaster Tucker will forward the
bids to Washington and await in
structions.
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The Thompson
Ins. Agency Is
Congratulated
The Thompson Insurance Agency
has received several letters of con
gratulations from Jefferson Standard
Home Office Executives for their re
markable production during August,
which is Loyalty month. The Agency
produced 55 1-2 applications for a to
tal of $71,500 production. The Com
pany advises that this production is
outstanding both as to volume and
applications.
When buying insurance, buy from
Roxboro's oldest, largest, and best In
surance agency. They sell every known
type of insurance.
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Notice To Parents
Children who will enter school this
fall must be six years of age not later
than November fifteenth, according to
a ruling of the State School Commis
sion.
Each child is required to have suc
cessful vaccination or else a state
ment from a physician that the child
should not least for the time being,
for physical reasons be subjected to
vaccination.
G. C. Davidson. Prin.,
Roxboro Township S.
Sept. 4, 1935.
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1934 Tax Sale
Postponed
In our last issue there was an ad
vertisement by the City Manager not
ifying all who had not paid their 1934
taxes that same would be advertised
for sale on the first of September. At
a meeting of the Town Board on
Tuesday night this order was rescind
ed and the sale postponed.
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SUNDAY VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Austin, and Mr.
Hubert May of Nashville, N. C? and
Mrs. Jackey Plyler of Salisbury, N. C.,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Austin, and Mr.
and Mrs. B. J. Austin of Smithfield,
N. C., Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Austin and
daughter, Carmen, of Pour Oaks. N. C.,
spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs.
T. E. Austin.
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FORTY MEN WANTED
FOR THE NAVY
B. D, Spears, petty officer in charge
of tie Navy recruiting station, located
in Oreensboro, N. C? has announced
that the September quota of enlist
ments for the two Carolinas has been
set at 40 men. All enlistments will be
made as apprentice seamen.
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Patrick' J- Hurley, former Secretary of
War, testifying before the Senate
Lobby Committee:
"I am a goldfish in a bowl. You can
see me from any angle."
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'Electric Woopers'
eo'l don't know whether I want
to go to school this year or not,"
said a seven year old child to
Health Nurse O'Briant while
she was conducting one of her
vaccination tours.
"Why?" asked Mrs. O'Briant.
"Because they tell me that
the new man up there (refer
ring to Superintendent Griffin)
has got electric "whoopers" and
is going to whip children by the
hour," was the little fellow's re
sponse.
Mrsi O'Briant centainly hps
some unique experiences in her
regular rounds.
Yankee Scout Here
This Week To Look
Over Ca-Vel Team
Johnny Nee, Head Scout, Sees
Ca-Vel Play. Is Favorably
Impressed
Johnny Nee, head scout for New
York Yankees, was in town for several
days the first of the week to look over
Ca-Vel's team. He saw them play on
Monday and Tuesday afternoon, and
reports are that he was favorably im
pressed with the showing of some of
the boys.
It is understood that a tentative
offer was advanced by Mr. Nee to
Baxter Mangum, manager of the
team, for two of his players but no
definite action was taken. The results
of this offer will be announced at a
later date.
Mr. Nee, one-time manager of a ball
club at Kinston, N. C., makes it his
business to travel over the country
and pick up new talent for Colonel
Rupert's team. It was he who first
started Kick Perrell on his path to
glory. Rick, as is well known, is a na
tive North Carolinian, being from
Greensboro, and a brother to Wes
Ferrell. When asked about Wes Fer
rell. Nee said that he was a great ball
player, as are the Dean brothers.
Someone asked him who was the
greatest ball player today, and he re
plied "Lou Gehrig."
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Howard Will Fight
Cox In Headliner
Here September 13
Clyde "Jack" Oakley To Meet
Tommie Barton. Other In
teresting Bouts. Adm.
At Regular Scale
"Wild Bill" Howard will meet Fred
Cox of Danville, Va., in the headline
attraction of the boxing event to be
held here in the W instead Warehouse
on Friday, September 13th. Howard,
who has already made his debut as a
fighter to Roxboro audiences, weighs
148 pounds while Cox, who will be
fighting here for the first time, weighs
146 pounds. It is reported that these
two are very well matched and should
put up a good fight on this occasion.
Clyde "Jack" Oakley of this county,
who also has already fought before
fight fans here, will meet Tommie Bar
ton. He, too, has fought here before.
Both of these bouts are scheduled to
be five 2-minute rounds.
Maurice Jackson, 128 -pounder of
this city, will meet J. P. Morgan, Jr.,
126-pounder of Danville, Va., in four
2-minute rounds.
Also fighting four 2-minute rounds
will be Thomas Rigley, 105 pounds, of
Danville vs Young Fleyton, 105 pounds
also of Danville.
Admission:
Admission to this event will be :
general admission, 25c; ring side, 25c.
The fight will begin at 9:00 P. M.
Friday night, September ,13th.
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Still on Pay Roll
Hyde Park, N. Y., Sept. 4. ?Post
master General James A. Farley to
day met queries concerning his pos
sible resignation with the remark that
"I'm still on the pay roll."
Principal Urges
Parents To Start
Children On Time
Allensville School Head Points
Out Necessity Of Beginning
School On Opening Date
The Allensville school will open on
Tuesday, September 17 at 9:00 o'clock
a. m. Due to the late date of opening
I am hoping that all pupils will be
able to start on the seventeenth. We
are hoping to secure another high
school teacher on the basis of our at
tendance record for the first two
weeks of school. In order to do this,
every student in the high school de
partment must begin on the seven
teenth and be present every day. I
wish to urge every parent in the dis
trict to start his children to school
promptly, for we need another teacher
very badly.
The local board of education has
announced the following faculty:
S. B. Satterwhite, principal, Thomas
Gentry and Miss Patricia Slaughter,
high school. Miss Hilma Ward, Mrs.
S. B. Satterwhite, Miss Willie Mae
Whitt, Miss Mary Etta Gentry, Miss
Cornelia Thompson, grammar grades;
Miss Cleo Rogers, Miss Mary Eliza
beth Gentry and Miss Lillian Bran
don, primary grades.
Some changes have been made in
the truck routes by the State School
Commission and those families affect
ed will be notified before school opens.
S. B. Satterwhite, Principal
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All Fourth Liberty
Loan Bonds Called
For Redemption
Mast Be Exchanged At Once. Holders
Urged To Turn Them In To
Nearest Banker
All fourth liberty loan bonds have
been called for redemption by the
Treasury Department. Holders of these
certificates are urged to turn them in
to their nearest banker at once.
This is the last call for these bonds
that have not been refunded. If hold
ers do not turn them in at once, it
is thought that they will have to wait
until October 15th.
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Mr. John Ellington
Tenders Resignation
Mr. Jhon Ellington, who, for the past
three years, has been in charge of the
Seed Loan office here, has tendered
his resignation to Uncle Sam. It will
beoome effective on September 15.
Mr. Ellington has accepted a posi
tion with the American Agricultural
Chemical Company and will be located
in Fayetteville, N. C. He has many
friends who regret to see him leave,
but who rejoice with him in his new
position.
MUST HAVE
REQUISITION
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Various and sundry connected with
the town have been ordering and buy
ing such supplies as they wished but
the Board has issued orders that no
bill be acepted unless same has been
ordered by the City Manager. Be sure
you have such requisition before filling
any order for any one connected with
the Town, or you will see your bill
thrown in the waste basket. Too much
promiscuous buying say the City Dads
and they propose to put a stop to it.
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FORMER CITIZENS
VISITED HERE
Rev. and Mrs. C. T. Plyborn, of For
est City, N. C., former residents of
Roxboro, were welcome guests at this
office Tuesday afternoon. They at
tended the centennial held at Mill
Creek Baptist Church Sunday, where
Mr. Plyborn was formerly pastor. Mrs.
Plyborn returned home Tuesday, while
Mr. Plyborn is here conducting a re
vival at Mill Creek.
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MEETS AN OLD FRIEND
Mr. A. V. Hudgins, who has just re
turned from a visit to Roanoke, Va?
where he visited his brother and
friends. Among the friends he visited
was Rev. D. J. Harris, who was pastor
of Beulah Baptist church in Caswell
oounty for a number of years back in
1890. Mr. Harris is nearing his 89th
birthday. Mr. Hudgins says It was
more than a pleasure to meet this
dear old servant of God.
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AAA tax collections in July
those in June.
Miss Susan Hester
Weds W.H.Gibson
In Pretty Ceremony
Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs. F. J.
Hester Is Married At Home *
Of Her Parents
In a very pretty ceremony that was
simplicity itself Miss Susan Hester be
came the bride of William Harris Gib
son of Wagram, N. C. The wedding
took place at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hes
ter, Tuesday afternoon.
Prior to the taking of the nuptial
vows, which were spoken before the
bride's pastor, Rev. William F. West,
Mr. J. J. Pence of Wagram presented
a beautiful, program of wedding mu
sic. He played "Venetian Love Song"
"Bridal Chorus From Lohengrin", and
"To A Wild Rose". The bride and
groom were unattended at the altar.
The bride wore a becoming travel j
costume of Titian rust trimmed with
mink. Her accessories were of dark
brown. A lovely shoulder corsage
of Jonna Hill and sweetheart roses i
lent a note of contrast.
The bride is the grand-daughter of
the late Judge D. W. Bradsher and is !
an outstanding member of the younger
social group. She graduated from j
Meredith College with an A. B. degree, j
She was popular and well known among
the students while a resident of that ]
campus. For the past year she has i
been a member of the Apex city school j
faculty.
The groom is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gibson of Wag- I
ram. While a student at Wake For
est College, of which institution he is
a graduate, Mr. Gibson was popular .
with both the faculty and the student
body. For the past several years he |
has been a member of the Apex High j
School faculty. During the 1935 ses- j
sion of the state Legislature he serv
ed as representative from Scotland ,
County.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Gibson left for a short wed
ding trip, after which they will be at I
home in Apex.
BRUNSWICK STEW
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Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Dunn gave ai
stew on Friday night, Aug. 30 for the
members of the Daughters of Ameri
ca and their neighbors. At 5 :30 o'
clock three pots of stew was taken
off the fire and dished out. The
brunswick and chicken stews were es- 1
pecially delicious. The guests number- 1
ed around one hundred. If Mr. Dunn
has as good a crop next year as he has
this time, we are sure we will have
the opportunity to eat stew again with
him.
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Person Cojinty
School Bus Routes
Mapped For Year
Representative Here Last Week
Checking Over Routes,
Mapping Them In Ac
cordance With The
Requirements
The State School Commission has
recently sent a representative into the
county to check all the school bus
routes. This is being done in all the
counties of the state. The law of the
last Legislature provides that all stu
dents lining more than one and one
half miles from the school shall be
transported; also, that pupils who live
several miles from school shall be ac
commodated by trucks routed within
a mile of their home.
It is the purpose of the School Com
mission to meet the requirements of
this law and to decrease the cost of
transportation as much as possible.
An effort was made to stop two dif
ferent trucks from traveling the same
road. The Commission also recom
mends that drivers be secured as near
the end of the line as possible to elem
inate the necessity of empty trucks
"doubling" on the same road.
The routes have been mapped and
we hope to follow them as closely as
possible. However, the School Com
mission has promised to revise the
routes and restore the necessary trucks
if these routes are not found practical
after school opens, and the trucks have
operated several weeks.
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WOMAN DIES IN RAPIDS
Lake Lure, N. C. ? Slipping into the
rapids, Miss Leila Thomas, 28, of Lima,
Ohio, was swept to her death over a
50-foot drop Into deep water.
HURRICANE LOSES FORCE
AS FLORIDA KEYS START
SURVEY 0 F DESTRUCTION
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T o Address Young
Democrats
Senator William Tuck, brilliant
young lawyer of So. Boston, Va., who is
his County's representative in State
Senate, will address the Young Dem
ocrats of Virginia when they convene
in Richmond September 13-14. Senator
Tuck is among the leaders in political
affairs in Virginia and is well known
throughout this section as a man of
outstanding ability.
Tells President
Thai Parly Will
Win 1936 Battle
Big Jim Farley Visits Summer
White House After His
Hawaiian Excursion
POLITICAL OUTLOOK
DECLARED PLEASING
Chief Executive Comments On Ethio
pian Oil Concession, And Also Is
sues Order To Taper Off Expendi
tures Of Variow; New Deal Emer
. gency Agencies.
Hyde- Park, N. Y? Sept. 4 ? Back
j from a swing across the Country, post
master General (Big Jim) Parley told
President Rocsevelt today that he
would carry the nation in the 1936
election.
"We are all right," Parley said la
ter to newspapermen in discussing
party conditions, "no matter what
they say to the contrary."
Despite Mr. Roosevelt's insistence
that politics would be taboo in his
meeting with Parley and other Demo
cratic leaders, it was apparent tl^at
the subject was not long in being
brought up for a lengthy canvassing
over the luncheon table at the sum
mer White House.
Parley also predicted the renomina
tion and election of Governor Herbert
H. Lehman of New York.
He was confident that sufficient
funds would be forthcoming to finance
the Rhose\ielt campaign. "We won't
need as much as in 1932," he remark
ed.
Republican Chest
"How about that big Republican
war chest that is being collected." he
was asked.
"It won't make any difference," he
said, "it won't do them any good."
Parley revealed that in his meeting
with the President the latter 's forth
coming trip to California was briefly
touched upon.
With him as he drove up to Hyde
Park house were Vincent Dailey, a
power in the state Democratic party,
and Robert Jackson, special Treasury
Department adviser, who hails from
Jamestown, N. Y. They, were joined
later by Mayor Edward J. Kelly of
Chicago and Charles Broughton, a
Democratic national committeeman
from Wisconsin.
Kelley's visit had to do with works I
projects that will be initiated in Chi
cago with the help of Federal funds.
He departed for New York after a
two-hour call.
Mr. Roosevelt turned to the nation
al political situation after a morning
given over to a press conference and
in completing routine administration
work.
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British send warships to Mediterra
nean on "summer cruise."
Total Number Killed Still Un
certain, With Estimates
Ranging From 200 to 500
RED CROSS FIGURES
REPORT 101 DEATHS;
RELIEF UNDER WAY
Inaccessibility of Stricken Keys Region
Makes Accurate Report of Deaths, In
juries and Property Damage Impos
sible Until Shattered Communication
Lines are Restored ; Storm now Mov
ing Back Across Florida and Is Ex
pected to Pass Out to Sea off The
Carolinas; One of War Veterans
Survivors Tells Of Night Of Horror.
Miami, Fla., Sept. 4. ? The racing
tropical hurricane which swept the
Florida keys with an unofficial toll of
from 200 to 500 lives was headed back
northward across the state tonight
with aparently diminsihing force.
The Red Cross placed the death cas
ualties at "at least 101" in a report
which Leonard K. Thompson, Red
Cross disaster relief chairman here,
sent to Admiral Cary T. Grayson at
Washington He said that 100 were
known to be dead in the upper key
region and that he estimaited another
100 perished in the islands farther
south.
No estimate of the crop and prop
erty damage could yet be obtained and
it was likely an actual total of the loss
of life would not be available for days.
The Red Cross figure was the first of a
semi-official nature to be announced.
Rescue forces were being organized
in ati parts of the affected area, how
ever, and it was hoped restoration of
communication lines would quickly re
veal the extent of the storm.
Going North
There were reports of high winds
in northwestern Florida tonight and
some property damage, but no indica
tion of loss of life. At 7:30 tonight the
weather bureau at Jacksonville said
the disturbance gradually diminished
to storm winds, probably would pass
just north of Macon, Ga., and move out
into the ocean through the Carolinas.
Coast Guard headquarters at Wash
ington were informed tonight by its
Jacksonville station that between 200
and 400 persons were dead at Mate
cumbe, wherp a number of World
War veterans were encamped in a
road building project.
An estimate that the dead in the
keys would not exceed 300 came from
Dr. J. P. Stewart, who late today com
pleted an aerial survey of the storm
swept region.
George Branch, station master at
Islamtrado, toward the north end of
the island chain, reported to the Flor
ida East Coast Railroad that he had
counted nearly 150 bodies, and estimat
ed the storm had claimed several
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School Of Dancing
Announcing the opening of the
Rios School of Dancing Sept. 16th.
Featuring every type of .dancing for
children and adults. Miss Rios has
just returned from New York where
she studied with Sonia Serova, au
thority on children's training. The
school offers the latest steps in fox
trot, tango, waltzes, etc. Open for reg
istration now. See Mrs. Mary Hunter
Long.
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GRIFFINS MOVE INTO
NEW HOME MONDAY
Mr. and Mrs. R*. B. Griffin moved
into their new home on Charles St.,
Monday. Since the close of school at
Bethel Hill in May they have been
making their home in the Teacherage
there. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin are wel
comed to the town as they will be an
asset to the social and business life.
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PERSON COUNTY
ALLOTMENTS APPROVED
Among the allotments approved by
the President are the following for
Person County:
Construct sewer lateral on Long ave
nue to serve residential and industrial
section. Federal funds, $185; sponsor's
contribution, $137.
Opn and clear the channel of Mar
lowe's creek. Federal funds, $2,163.
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BACK FROM JUNALUSKA
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Herbert and
family will return to Roxboro on Fri
day pf this week They have been
spending their vacation at Junaluka.
Mr. Herbert will preach at the morn
ing and evening services on 8unday,