OBSERVATION
AND COMMENT
By F. O. CARVER, JR.
The atrocities Of uncivilized war
fare have no place In modern civiliza
tion, we think. But when one man is
allowed to stand behind a door, wait
for his victim to come out, thrust a
gun into his abdomen and fire, It be
gins to look as though we are not so
civilized as we think.
On the other hand, when one form
of government becomes so subsidized
to the will of one man that he should
deem it necessary to go around with
an armed guard trailing his every
movement, then we know that some
thing is radically wrong.
Yes, we are talking about the slay
ing of Kingfish Long and the riddling
of his slayer with sixty-one bullet
holes. Herein we will try to draw an
adequate picture of the Dictator as
it appears to us.
EJeared on the farm, he hated farm
work. A regular attendant at Sunday
School and church in his youth, he
turned from the earlier teachings of
his life when he became famous. He
went on the road as an oil salesman
and sold much oil by literally taking
charge of the housewife's kitchen,
demonstrating to her the superiority
of his product, quoting Scripture ver
ses to convince the woman that she
Bhould always use oil, his oil, to cook
with.
Huey Pierce Long entered the lists
against the incumbent railroad com
missioner of his native state, and
practically unknown, managed to win
the election. From that day the poli
tical bug had him, and he ultimately
rose to the seat of the mighty, not
only being supreme in his native
state, but even directing that he be
sent to the United States Senate.
A man of brilliant intellect, to be
sure, and endowed with untiring en
ergy. But what a misguided ideal in
life! Apparently he forgot that the
trust he held was sacred. Such power
as was his needs careful administra
tion which he did not give. And so,
death, the one item in life that he
could not control and direct to suit
his taste brought him down, the vic
tim of an assassin's bullet.
What a pity! We exclaim. To be
brought down in the prime of life.
That isn't the pity of the thing. The
real pity lies in the fact that all he
has built up is so futile and Useless
and that he has gone into the great
beyond to we know not what fate.
His was the hand that directed the
affairs of man, his was the brain that
conceived and directed the execution
IX. THE BILL OF RIGHTS
The Constitution could not take ef
fect until It had been ratified by con
ventions in at least nine of the thir
teen States. Delaware was the first to
ratify. Pennsylvania was next, New
Jersey third, all in 1787. By the mid
dle of 1788, Georgia, Connecticut, S.
C., Massachusetts, Maryland and New
Hampshire had given their sanctions,
and the Federal Government was at
last actually in existence. Virginia and
New York ratified later in the same
year.
The feeling that the rights of the
States were not sufficiently protected
was so strong that the vote for rati
fication was very close in many States.
Little Rhode Island refused even to
call a ratification convention until" as
surances were given that immediate
amendments would be made to furth
er protect State independence and the
rights of citizens. The result of this
was the- submission of the so-called
"Bill of Rights" constitution, the first
eleven amendments to the Constitu
tion.
As things turned out, these amend
ments were as important as the peo
ple of many of the States believed
they were. Most important of all of
them is Article I.
"Congress shall make no law respect
ing an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise there
of; or abridging the freedom of speech
or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the Government for a redress
of grievances."
On Article I rest the liberties which
the people of America have enjoyed
from Ahe beginning of our Nation
and still enjoy. Relying upon the
Constitutional guaranty of freedom of
Next Week: How The Constitution Grew.
of laws in Louisiana. But will the
pages of history record his deeds? Will
future generations thrill to the life
that this man lived in his brief span
of forty-two years? We fear not. His
life's chapter is closed, the record is
finished and the body of Huey Long
lies in state, a martyr to his own sel
fish ends.
We attempt no defense for the man
who did the killing. His was a mis
guided deed, brought on, perhaps, by
the actions of the man he shot. But
now two lives have been sacrificed
where none was necessary. Two men.
religion, of speech and of the press,
and the right of assembly and peti
tion, the citizens of the United States
have successfully resisted innumerable
efforts to limit their freedom.
The other most important article of
the Bill of Rights, is Article X. "The
powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor pro
hibited by it to the States, are re
served to the States respectively or to
the people."
The right of the people to keep and
bear arms, to be secure against un
reasonable search and seizure and ar
rest without warrant, and to a speedy
and public trial when accused of any
crime are among the guarantees
sought and given in the Bill of Rights.
Herein was established the principle
that no person can be twice put in
jeopardy for the same offence, nor
compelled to be a witness against
himself, or deprived of life, liberty or
property without due process of law.
The principle that private property
may not be taken for public use with
out Just compensation is laid down
here as is the prohibition of the ex
cessives bail and cruel and unusual
punishments. And to make it doubly
certain that all natural rights not
specifically delegated should be pre
served, Article IX of the Bill of Rights
says:
"The enumeration in the Constitu
tion of certain rights shall not be
construe^ to deny or disparage others
retained by the people."
The Bill of Rights was speedily ra
ifled by all the States, and the new
nation was off. in 1789, to an asupic
ious start, with George Washington
elected unanimously as its first Pres
ident.
one caught up in the whirl of poli
tical power, the other goaded to rash
acts as a result of that political dic
tatorship, have gone to the Throne of
Grace to answer for their earthly
deeds. The affairs of man do indeed
merge Into the affairs of the Almigh
ty.
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CURES "CONCRETE" GIRL
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Seattle. ? Nona Cloyea is recovering
from the rare disease, Seleraderma,
which causes hardening of the skin.
Her treatment includes a diet exclud
ing all foods containing minerals.
Kiwanians Express
Keen Regret For
Loss Of Member
John Ellington's Departure To
Be Great Loss To Club.
Pres. And Others Speak
The Kiwanls Club met Monday night
in an informal session to discuss some
of the objectives for the coming year.
Meeting at the Community House the
club was delightfully served a very de
licious chicken dinner with all acces
sories by ladies of Brooksdale church.
President Furman Herbert spoke a
few words packed with meaning about
John Ellington, departing member
who moves to Fayetteville on Septem
ber 15. The presiding officer expressed
the sentiment of the entire group
when he said that it was only with a
keen kind of regret that we must bid
John good-by. Other members spoke
in appreciation for his service to the
club and the community in his little
more than three years of residence
among the citizens of Roxboro and
the county.
J. S. Merritt and R. P. Burns were
called on for a few Impromptu re
marks. Both men touched on several
subjects, Sam Merritt confining him
self mostly to the tobacco situation,
while Bob Burns talked about Kiwanis
for the coming year.
Guests for the evening were Mrs.
Furman Herbert and Mr. Claude Har
ris.
The club will meet next Monday
night at the Community house. A full
attendance is urged.
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CRICKETS INVADES CITY
Oklahoma City ? Millions of crickets
flocked into the business section as
merchants fought them with every a
vailable weapon. Janitors were kept
busy sweeping them into the street,
and thousands were crushed by pedes
trains on the sidewalks.
DIES BUT WARNS OTHERS
Chicago ? Determined to die, Mrs.
Mary Liston, 53. turned on the gas,
but beforehand pinned a note on the
door warning police not to open it or
light a match.
ACROBAT MISSES 1
New York ? Louis Borsalina, 31, an 1
acrobat, missed the hands of his par
tner after a somersault and is in a '
serious condition. An audience of 800 '
saw the accident.
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LEGAL
NOTICE! RESALE OF LAND
Under and by virtue of the authority
conferred upon me by a certain deed
of trust executed by Geo. W. Dixon
and wife, Luvenia Dixon, on the 20th
day of February, 1925, and duly re- .
corded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Person County in Book
No. 3, at page 346, default having been
made in the payment of the note secur
ed by said deed of trust and at the
request of the holder of said note
and according to the terms of said
deed of trust and in compliance with
an order of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Person County, I will on Sat
urday, September 14th, 1935, at 12
o'clock M., in front of the courthouse
door, in Roxboro, North Carolina, sell
to the highest bidder, for cash, the
and conveyed in said deed of trust,
;o-wit:
Lying in Holloway Township, Per
son County, North Carolina, bounded
an the East by the lands of Bob Eas
tey; on the South by the lands of
Brud Gentry; on the West by the
lands of Henry Long and on the North
by the lands of Mack Sanford and
Mrs. Nannie Ramsey, containing 105
acres, more or less.
This being a resale bidding will be
gin at $2100.00.
This August 27, 1935.
T. CARLYLE BROOKS, Trustee,
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of Mrs. Margaret B. Stray
horne, deceased, late of Person Coun
ty, North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Conneaut,
Ohio, on or before August 22, 1936 or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make immedi
ate payment.
This 22nd day of August, 1935.
J. Prank Docherty, Adminis
trator.
'Your Daily Bread7
It won't be long now until tobacco will be coming to
market, and then will come the task and responsibility oft
?t purchasing supplies for winter.
No more important on the list than the selection of the
family Flour. Many were disappointed in their purchases
last winter. Cheap flour is always expensive. Money is
never wasted in buying good flour.
ASK FOR
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We Exchange! Flour for wheat, but only to the farmer
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OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA
We have many friends in Person County and
surrounding territory who have sold tobacco with
us in the past and who know that when we say that
we will get the high dollar for your tobacco, that
we mean just that.
To Our Old Customers
We Appreciate The Business That You Have Brought Us In The Past And
We Want You To SeU With Us Again This Year.
To New Customers
We Make The Same Pledge To You That We Make To All Others. Bring*
Your Tobacco To JOHNSON WAREHOUSE, OXFORD, N. & Where High
Prices Reign.
We make every possible effort to get the high
est dollar for tobacco sold on our floors. Try us
with a load this season.
Market Opens Tuesday, Sept 17
Johnson Warehouse
WATKINS BROTHERS, Props. OXFORD, N. C.
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