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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 65
Urges Penalties
Against Tobacco
Scrap Violators
Advisory Committee Recom
mends Drastic AAA Pro
ceedings Against Growers
FORFEIT CONTRACTS
AND ALL BENEFITS
Proposed Penalties Apply To Farmers !
Selling Scrap Tobacco In Violation
Of Their AAA Contracts; Hutson
Says Return From Crop To Equal
That of 1934.
Washington, Oct. 9. ? Heavy penal
ties for growers who sell scrap tobacco
in violation of their contracts are ex
pected to be nut into effect at once
by AAA in accWdance with recommen
dations made today to J. B. Hutson, di
rector of the division, which includes
tobacco, by the Regional Advisory Com
mittee.
These penalties would include as
sessments in addition to forfeiture of
contracts and all benefits thereunder.
The meeting here today was promp
ted by prospect that the North Caro
lina law on the subject will be in
validated by the courts.
Same Return.
With prices higher than they were
a few weeks ago and growers in a bet
ter frame of mind, members of the
committee were inclined to agree with
the estimate of Mr. Hutson that there
would be a 750,000-pound crop selling
at about 20 cents a pound, which would
mean the same gross return as was
received for the 1934 crop.
Mr. Hutson today reiterated his pre
viously-expressed intention of fixing
the 1936 crop at below 650,000,000 lbs.
He also indicated that he will follow
the recommendation of the committee
for a mass meeting of the growers,
which will probably be held ?t Raleigh
in December to obtain views of the
growers.
It is estimated that there are about
25,000,000 pounds of scrap tobacco this
year, of which about half has been
sold. The committee made the fol
lowing specific recommendations:
Recommendations.
"1. That immediate steps be taken
to advise all flue-cured tobacco con
tract signers with respect to the terms
of the contract concerning the sale
of scrap tobacco. The contract pro
vides that all sales, including scrap,
must be entered on the allotment
cards and covered by tax-payment war
rants. Contracting growers who sell
tobacco at their farms without such
sales being covered by tax-payment
warrants violate their contracts.
"2. That growers whose base acre
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Sawyer Conducts
Fire Drill At
Central School
Mr. Hugh A. Sawyer, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, conduct
ed a fire drill at Central Graded
School Tuesday morning, emptying
the building in three minutes. It is
always a good policy to know Just what
should be done in case there is a real
fire alarm turned in and especially
is this true at Central School, where all
students are children, the largest be
ing sixth grade pupils.
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Attends Convention
City Manager James C. Harris at
tended the Municipal Convention held
Sunday, Monday; Tuesday at Sedg
field Inn, Greensboro, N. C. Mr. Har
ris reports a nice convention with ad
dresses by outstanding men such as
Mr. J. R. Andrews, State Auditor of
Virginia, Mayor W. R. West of New
port News, Va., and Capus Waynick,
State Highway Chairman of North
Carolina.
' Or
The Question-Box
Is Back Again
The Question Box, a column by Rev.
J. P. Herbert, is a feature of this issue
that has been missing" for some weeks.
Any question that you desire Mr. Her
bert to discuss may be turned in to
him or to this office.
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Two Good Sales
At The Pioneer
The Pioneer Warehouse had a good
sale this morning, as evidenced by the
following sales:
S. C. Tilman averaged for his load
$33 ?4, while J. L. W instead went still
better, averaging $37.81 for his load.
Kern Addresses
District Meeting
At Hillsboro, N. (.
Bishop Of North And South
Carolina Conferences De
livers Masterful Address
To The Church Group
On Tuesday
"We want to report one hundred per
cent collections at our annual confer
ence this year not so much because
we are interested in figures or not be
cause it represents the amount pledg
ed by each church, but because behind
these figures there are people who
need funds with which to advance our
front lines in Methodism's share in
the preaching of God's Word," said
Bishop Paul B. Kern Tuesday after
noon to a meeting of ali churches in
the Durham District of Southern
Methodism. The meeting was held in
the Hillsboro Church and every
church, save one, in the entire dis
trict was represented, either by the
pastor, a delegation, or the pastor with
a delegation. llie representatives
crowded the church, main floor and
gallery, to its full capacity.
Prior to the Bishop's masterful and
interesting address, delivered in his '
own inimitable way, and sprinkled
throughout with his unique humor,
the Presiding Elder, Rev. H. B. Porter
of Durham, had called for a report on
moneys collected by various churches
cn the pastors' salary, benevolences, ;
orphanage and members received on
profession of faith. The district turn
ed in a very favorable report being, |
according to the Bishop, among the
top list in North Carolina.
Those attending from here are as
follows: Long Memorial, Rev. J. P.
Herbert, Mesdames R. J. Teague, T. D.
Winstead, W. E. Malone, B. B. Strum
and Mrs. Mamie Merritt, Misses Mar
garet Williams and Anna Webb and
Messrs. A. W. Clayton. R. G Cole, and
F. O. Carver, Jr. Prom Grace Church
were: Rev. E. R. Hartz, Mesdames A.
S. Hassan, L. T. Cozart and E. M.
Green.
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Growers Urged
To Sign Contracts
At An Early Dale
Information Desired On New
Contracts May Be Had
From Records In Agent's
Office
The new tobacco contracts are be
ing signed every day tn the office of
County Agent H. K. Sanders, on the
first floor of the Courthouse. Any con
tract signer who wishes to secure in
formation in regard to the new con
tract, or In regard to the base acres
and base pounds on his contract,
either on the old contract or the new
one, may call at the office and ask for
this information. Mr. Sanders has a
complete record of each contract, of
the average on the old contract, the
average pounds per acre sold In 1934,
and the base poundage that can be
recommended for eaoih contract In
1936.
One question that is frequently ask
ed In the office is: "Will I be cut from
the acres I planted this year?" The
Department of Agriculture, through
the Tobacco Section of the AAA, an
nounces what percentage OP THE
ACRES may be planted and what per
centage OF THE BASE POUNDS may
be sold. This percentage is NOT based
on the actual acres that have been
planted nor the pounds that have
been sold; but on the BASE ACRES
and BASE POUNDS on any contract.
Bach contract signer has this infor
mation on ,a long green form that was
given to him In 1934 with his first
rental check. ?"' Also this information
can be obtained at any time in the
| County Agent's Office.
I H. W. Newell
Buyer Of
The Newells
Jewelers,
Is Now In New York Buying The
Latest In Jewelry.
Yon can always depend on
THE NEWELLS selling the new
est styles in Jewelry, the best in
quality at the lowest price.
DECLARED GUILTY BY HIGH COURT
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann (above), convicted kidnapper and slayer of
the Lindberghs' first-born, little Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., yesterday lost his
first major fight to escape the death chair when the highest court in New
Jersey affirmed the verdict against him in the Hunterdon trial. Every point
raised by the defense was overruled.
BRUNO HAUPTMANN LOSES HIS
APPEAL TO NEW JERSEY COURT
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State's Highest Tribunal D e
clares Evidence Clearly
Points To Guilt
ONLY THREE VAGUE
HOPES FOR PRISONER
Appeal To Supreme Court Likely the
First; Hauptmann Shows Dispair
Trenton, N. J. Oct. 9 ? The death
sentence imposed upon Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann for the kidnap-mur
der of Charles A. Lindberg, Jr., was
upheld unanimously today by the
Court of Errors and Appeals, leaving
him only three very doubtful avenues
of escape from the electric chair.
Supreme Court Justice Thomas W.
Trenchard will fix a new execution
date for Hauptmann, and unless his
lawyers successfully pursue one of the
three courses open, the stoical Ger
man carpenter will pay the penalty
decreed at Flemington by a jury of
eight men and four women.
The 13 members of the court who
voted to sustain the Flemington ver
dict swept aside every one of the le
gal points raised by Hauptmann's
counsel, held that the trial was leg
ally proper in every respect ,and con
cluded that the verdict was *one to
which the evidence inescapably led."
For the first time since he was ar
rested in the Bronx on September 19.
1934, Hauptmann today displayed
signs of despair. His present chief of
counsel, C. Floyd Fisher, broke the
news to him in the death house.
His Comment
"I never did this and surely they
will find out before it Is too late,"
Hautpmann told Fisher. His first
words, though indicated a regard for
his wife, Anna's, feelings.
"My God what a fine anniversary
present for Anna" he exclaimed. The
Hauptmans will have been married
ten years tomorrow.
After the first shock, prison officials
said. Hai^ptmann quickly recovered
his customary calm and relaxed in the
cell, the walls of which are liberally
plastered with -pictures of his wife
and son, Mannifried.
Late today Egbert Rosecrans, de
fense counsel, said the case will prob
ably be appealed to the Supreme
Court. Fisher recently said new evi
dence had been uncovered, a circum
stance which might merit a new trial.
Rosecrans, however, said.
"I don't believe we have grounds
now for a new trial. We can go to the
Supreme Court, however, because a
ruling was made on the constitutional
questions raised.
"We can also go before the Board of
Pardons, but I think we will appeal to
the Supreme Court first."
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TO NEW YORK
Dr. Robert Long, Mr. Burke Mew
burne, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Newell
left this morning for New York. While
there Dr. Long will attend the wed
ding of Mr. Edwin Eberman, former
ly of this city, who will be married
Saturday night to Miss Janet Apple
ton Ross of New York, N. Y.
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ASSISTANT COUNTY
AGENT HAS ARRIVED
Mr. J. B. Snipes of Bynum, N. C.
arrived Tuesday morning to undertake
his duties as assistant to County Ag
ent H. K. Sanders. Since coming he
has been aiding Mr. Sanders in the
field with the terracing unit.
The Rios School
Of Dancing
The Rios School of Dancing an
nounces its first observation day Wed
nesday, October the 16th, beginning at
3 P. M. The invitation is extended
to any one desiring to visit the school
whether he or she be three years old
or sixty. The classes will be conduct
ed as usual and the children are very
anxious to show their friends and par
ents the new dances they have learn
ed since their first lesson September
the 18th.
You will be graciously received at the
door by Mrs. Lawrence Woods, host
ess for the school.
Anyone knows where Kaplan Hall
is, since it is the popular dancing cen
ter of Roxboro. The music will be
furnished by Mrs. Mary Hunter Long.
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Fellowship Meeting
At Baptist Church
A fellowship meeting, sponsored by
the Koinoian Class of the First Bap
tist Sunday-School, was held in the
church Tuesday night. A delightful
brunswick stew was served to tne
twenty assembled guests.
The purpose of this meeting was to
organize a social group, but the or
ganization has not been completed at
this time. R. B. Dawes as president,
Billy Montague as vice-president, and
Harry Puckett as secretary -treasurer
were named as officers. These wfill
act as a committee to formulate by
laws and objectives for the organiza
tion.
Local Weed Prices
Gain Strength Daily
Prices Much Stronger This
Morning And Better Aver
ages Are Recorded
Prices seemed to be improving, in
fact the sale today was much better
than for the past several days. So far
only the first curings as a rule, have
been offered, and just as soon as the
farmers begin selling some of their
best curings averages will be much
better.
Yesterday quite a number of farm
ers made very satisfactory sales, their
best grades going up in to the fifties,
and averages between thirty and forty
dollars.
Watch Your Label I
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Now that we are giving you
THE COURIER twice a week,
same size and at the same price,
we will have ' to insist most
strongly that you keep your sub
scription paid up. We shall
regret to have to cat off a single
subscriber, but the additional
expense makes it imperative that
you keep paid up, and unless
this is done we will be compelled
to drop all who are behind with
their subscriptions.
Watch your label, if time has
expired, come In TODAY.
HEAVY FIGHTING IS REPORTED
IN SOUTHERN OGADEN AREA
Messrs. West And
Griffin Talk At
High School
County Superintendent And Baptist
Minister Deliver Addresses At
Chapel Period Tuesday
Superintendent R. B. Griffin made
his first official visit to Roxboro High
School Tuesday morning when he de
livered an address to the student body
at chapel time. Mr. Griffin's remarks
were timely, interesting and given as
only he knows hcny to give them.
Rev. W. P. West was also present,
leading the devotional and making
some timely and interesting remarks.
Kiwanis Club
Elects Officers
For Coming Year
J. S. Merritt, As President,
Heads List Of 1936 Officers
For Local Civic Group
The Roxboro Kiwanis Club held
its annual election at the regular
weekly meeting held at the commun
ity house Monday night. J. S. Mer
ritt, as president, R. B. Dawes, as vice
president, and B. B. Strum, as treas
urer were the choices of the club when
the results of the balloting were an
nounced by the tabulating committee.
Elected to Board of Directors were:
C. H. Joyner, P. L. Thomas, J. J.
Woody, B. A. Thaxton and R. G. Cole.
These officers will take office at the
first of next year. The election was
held at this time in order that the
incoming president might be able to
attend the Caroiinas District meeting,
which is scheduled to be held in Char
leston, S. 0-. beginning October 16.
The club planned to send the in
coming president as the official dele
gate and instructed him to give the
Roxboro club support to Dean E. L.
Cloyd of State college for District
Governor.
Prior to the election of officers sev
eral business matters were discussed
Mrs. Curtis Oakley was the guest
pianist for the evening.
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School Commission
Sends Men to Survey
For Building Sites
Representatives From Raleigh
Here Wednesday. County
Garage Located
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith and Mr. W
F. Credle, representing the State
School Commission, were in the coun
ty Wednesday for the purpose of sur
veying possible sites for the location
of the proposed school building that
is to be located in the western section
of the county.
Superintendent Griffin stated Wed
nesday afternoon that the official*
would release their recommendation
today, but that his office would not
know what that recommendation was
until Friday. It is more than likely
that this matter will be ready for re
lease by the time of our next publi
cation.
With Dr. Highsmith and Mr. Credle
was Mr. C. E. Brown who was here to
see about equipping the new county
parage with all up-to-date equipment.
All tools and stock were lost in the
burning of the old garage Sunday
morning, and it is thought that the
new garage will be equiped with the
latest machinery.
The new garage is located in the
basement of the old Export Tobacco
Factory, which stands just behind the
Roxboro Lumber Company on Depot
3treet.
Holds Gold Star
As Safe Driver
Mr. Ralph Cole is the proud pos
lessor of the Gold Star emblem, signi
'ying that he has operated an auto
nobile for twenty years without be
ne: the cause of a single accident. Mr.
3ole says that he has not so much as
:ver scraped a man's fender, though
>ne did crash into him three days af
er he had purchased a new car on
ine occasion.
Ethiopians Again Charge The
Italians With Ruthless Use
Of Chemicals
ITALIANS AIMING AT
RAILROAD JUNCTION
Meagre Reports Indicate Only Minor
Operations In The
Aduwa Section
Ethiopian Southern Field Headquar
ters Near Jijiga, by Courier to Harar,
Heavy fighting started yesterday on
the Southern Ogeaden front, where
strong Italian columns under Gen.
Dodolpho Graziani, invading Ethiopia
from Italian Somaliland, attacked E
thiopian outposts in the. fortified area
of Garrahai and elsewhere.
The Ethiopian army admitted heavy
losses and continued to affirm that
the Italians are using gas and chem
icals.
Object of the Italian drive appar
ently was a line through Jijiga and
Harar to the important railway junc
tion at Diredawa, which is approx
imately half way between Djibouti
and Addis Ababa. If this rail point is
captured and traffic stopped, Addis
Ababa will be cut off from its only
rail outlet to the sea, in French So
maliland, and Emperor Haile Selassie
will have lost his chief route of sup
plies.
SEEMS EMINENT
Prom what I am able to learn here
?all Ethiopian reports are fragmen
atery and often of doubtful pliability
?the bombing of this region by Ital
ian planes appears an immediate
probability and capture of Diredawa
a matter of not more than 10 days or
so.
I reached the field headquarters of
Dedjaz match Nassibou here last,' nlghf
despite an order that no civilians may
approach the front, by the expedient
of simply setting out with my tran
slater and couriers and traveling over
the caravan route from Hara. Once I
was here there seemed to be no ob
jection.
Dedjazmatch Habte Michael, com
manding the defense of Garrahai on
some maps is spelled Gorahai, radioed
Nassibou, reporting that the Italians,
having failed to dislodge the Ethio
pians defenses near the town, again
had resorted to aerial chemical war
fare.
The commander said the Italians, in
addition to bombs and gas. were drop
ping a powdered chemical looking like
sulphur which was causing heavy cas
ualties "among our warriors." The
chemical burns the skin, causes blind
ness and destroys the lungs, he said.
Nassibou said he had learned the
Italians now are using 100-pound
bombs, dropping an average of 400
daily on the Ogaden front Airplanes
were working in flight squadrons in
stead of groups of two or three.
Italians Attack
The general asserted that 50,000 Ital
ians now are attacking along the en
tire Ogaden front. The largest Italian
columns are storming Garrahai,
which is not a city, but a collection of
mud forts and deep trenches extend
ing over a wide, wooded area.
The Ethiopian defense is chiefly of
Tuerilla warfare. The men shoot from
trees and positions behind stone bar
ricades and flee into caves and
tremfies as the Italian pftanes ap
proach.
Through my Interpret (Jr. I quest
ioned runners from the front, who
confirmed Nassibou's allegations that
the Italians are usin? chemicals and
gas bombs. Owing to the unfamiliaritv
rf thq datives with such weapons,
however, it was impossible to deter
mine the exact type of chemical at
tack.
The continuous reports of the bomb
4).'d chemical attacks cbv'' vsly wor
ried Nassibou and his staff. The of
fu-CTF porod over mar* of t lie front
lines In a little, tin-roofed, log
beamed. white-washed room and were
unusually grave. The boasting of a
few days ago had disappeared.
It was a strange sight to see these
wild chieftains, some of them attire!
in lion skins, brushing flies away with
whips made of strips of lion's manes,
discussing the complicated term of
chemical warfare.
The runners who came in from time
to time wore the typical native "sham"
a white robe over tieht white trous
ers. They all had full cartridge belts
and pistols. Thesp men c<"?ver 50
miles a day trotting barefooted over
the mountain trails.
Nassibou planned to push his head
quarters nearer the center of combat
today or tomorrow. He said the Ital
ian thrust into Ogaden had failed to
disclose his outposts defending Jijiga
and Harar, "but we are expecting
more intensive air raids soon and we
are making what preparations are
possible. We have a number of mo
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