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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited) NUMBER 73
SEVERAL CASES AGAINST PARKING
VIOLATORS DISMISSED BY COURT
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Motorists Found To Have
Parked Between "No Park
ing" Signs Held Liable To
Fine. Others Dismissed By
Magistrate's Court
On Friday of last week many motor
ists attending the Person County Pair,
in session on the western edge of town
all week, were arrested for violating
that part of the State Statute which
says that no vehicle may be parked on
any section of the highway. Some
of these cases were brought into court
on Friday and each motorist was fined
according to the limitations as set out
in the law.
However, when some others were
brought into court on Wednesday
Magistrate J. T. Newton discharged the
cases wherein the motorist could sub
stantially prove that his car had been
parked beyond the bounds of "no
parking" signs. Though these motor
ists were held to be in violation of the
law, the court was lenient in that the
parking ordinance had not been en
forced previous to Friday and people
attending the fair had been accustom
ed to parking along the shoulders of
the highway at that point. However,
those motorists who were found to
have been parked within the "no
parking" signs, such being placed along
the highway in front of the State
convict camp located across the exten
sion of Leasburg Avenue from the
Fair Grounds, were fined the costs
of the court, judgment being suspend
ed upon the payment of same.
It is not known what disposition will
be made of those cases in this matter
that have not as yet come to trial.
The court ruled that those motorists
who were arrested for being parked
.outside of the "no parking" were in
violation of the law, but that since
the law had not previously been en
forced with reference to parking dur
ing the fair, that the cases be dismissed.
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Academy Street
Dressing Up
One of the prettiest residential
streets in Roxboro is Academy street.
Recently Mr. W. C. Bullock has re
modeled his residence and today it
is one of the prettiest bungalows to be
found; Mr. Victor Clayton is erect
ing a beautiful brick bungalow, while
Mr. Hassell Fox has purchased a lot
adjoining Mr. Clayton and will in the
near future erect a residence. Acad
emy is strictly a residential street,
not a filling station on it, and with
only three vacant building lots. With
homes on these lots, and when (?)
the post office building is built on the
comer of Main and Academy this
will Just about be a perfect street
for home owners.
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Baptist W. M. U.
Will Meet In Church
Monday Afternoon
Circle No. 3 Will Have Charge Of
Program At Meeting, Scheduled
Far 2:00 O'clock
The W. M. U. of the First Baptist
Church will meet in the church au
ditorium Monday afternoon, Novem
ber 11, at 2:00 P. M.
Circle No. 3, Mrs. Curtis Oakley,
leader, will be in charge of the pro
gram. Topic for the afternoon will be
"The Christian Conquest In China."
Please note the change in the hour
of the meeting.
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World's Exposition
To Winter Here
World's Exposition, the organiza
tion that appeared at the Person Co.
Fair last week, has dissembled, pre
paratory to remaining here this win
ter. They have rented the old county
garage at Brooksdale as a storage
house and have stored their proper
ties there. There will be several peo
ple who will remain here all winter
with the show, while others of them
will work out of Roxboro.
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ON VACATION
Mr. C. E. Davidson, operator at the
Western Union office here, is on a
three weeks vacation. During his ab
sence from his duties Mr. R. L. Wel
don of Asheville ,N. C. has taken over
his work. It is not known where Mr.
Davidson plans to spend his vacation.
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It Is always easier to get Into the
courts than to get out of them.
Methodist Revival
As announced in The Courier in its
Monday edition, the revival at the
Long Memorial Methodist Church will
begin on the coming Sunday morning
at the eleven o'clock service hour.
The pastor of the church, Rev. J.
F. Herbert, will preach during this
series of services, which will continue
through Sunday, November 17th.
Rev. L. S. Holloway of Duke Uni
versity will conduct the singing for
the services.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
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Durham Attorney
To Be Speaker On
Armistice Program
Judge James R. Patton To
Speak On Program In
Courthouse Armistice
Day at 11:00 A. M.
Armistice Day program which will
be held by The Lester Blackwell post
American Legion, for the service men
of Person County, will be held in the
court house of Person County. All the
ex-service men of the county are cor
dially invited and expected to at
tend, with their families; they will
be expected, as before, to bring their
dinner, which will be spread in reg
ular picnic style as before. The din
ner will probably be at the Winstead
Warehouse. We want all of the ex
service men to come and participate
in the parade, which will begin around
10:30 from the front of the court
house. The program in the court
huse will begin just before eleven o'
clock.
The program will be opened by the
Commander, or acting Commander.
The Chaplin will invoke the bless
ings of God.
Reading by Commander; the Consti
tution of the Legion.
Music
Commander continues
Reading of the second officer, from
manuel.
Recitations juid songs by sons and
daughters of Legionnaires .
Presentation of medals by Mrs. M. R.
Long.
Introduction of speaker
Address by Judge Patton of Durham.
This program is incomplete for
there are some I am not able to get at
this time. ^
In the afternoon there will be a
baseball game at the high school
grounds. Ex-service men vs. Legion
naires.
Dr. O. O. Davis, Adjutant.
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Concord Methodist
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Church To Present
Musical Comedy
Wayne P. Sewell Production,
"Rosetime," To Be Given
Olive Hill School Nov. ?
14th And 15th
The Concord Methodist Church will
present "Rosetime," a musical com
edy owned and managed exclusively
by the Wayne P. Sewell Producing
Company of Atlanta, Ga. The play
will be given at the Olive Hill school
auditorium on November 14th and
15th. Small admission will be charged.
Hie prominent young people of the
Concord church and, of Roxboro, and
Longhurst will constitute the cast of
characters. Watch this paper for the
annpijncement of characters. R|iss
Mary Lokey, representing the Sewell
Co., is coaching the play.
The business houses of this and
surrounding communities will have
the opportunity of advertising in the
programs for the play and the com
pany writing the cleverest ad will get
free and extra advertising at the play.
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Port Huron _ Mich. ? William She
oood farmer, found his horse under a
hay stack after officers had been look
ing for the animal for two weeks. Ap
parently the horse walked into the
straw while threshers were at work
and was covered. The animal seemed
to be all right.
Armistice Speaker
Judge James R. Patton t! Durham,
N. C., who will be the principal speak
er on the Armistice Day Program,
scheduled for the Person County court
house on Armistice Day, Monday, Nov
ember 11th.
Former Resident
Of Person County
Dies In Burlington
Sister Of W. R. Gates Of This City
Died Saturday Morning At Her
Home In Burlington
Mrs. S. Allen Horner, 42, died at
her home, 600 Sixth street, Saturday
morning after an illness of eight
days duration. Mrs. Horner was a na
tive of Person County, being the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
John R. Cates. She is survived by her
husband, three daughters, Misses Ju
lia Frances, Patsey Alberta and Bar
bara Brooks, one son, Allen LeRoy
Horner; two sisters, Misses Lula Cates
and Lois Blalock of Durham, and two
brothers, W. Roy Cates of this city
and Harold Blalock of Burlington.
Funeral services were conducted j
from the Burke funeral home in Bur
lington Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'
clock with her pastor, Rev. W. A.
Cade of the Front Street Methodist
Church, in charge. Interment follow- !
ed in pine Hill Cemetery.
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VISITS SISTER IN
LONE STAR STATE
Mr. P. H. Briggs, one of the prom
inent citizens of this county, his sis
ter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Conn ally of Mullins, S. C.,
have recently returned from a visit
to another sister, Mrs. G. T. Lemons,
in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Briggs
says that they covered about four
thousand miles on their trip and that
he saw some of the best looking high
ways, school buildings and towns that
he "had ever seen.
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RETURNED TO U. S.
FROM ABROAD
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Bass have ar
rived here to visit Mrs. Bass's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Daniel, from
Saigon, Indo China where Mr. Bass
has been connected in the tobacco
business. Mrs. Bass was Miss Celia
Daniel before her marriage last year.
Since the first of this year Mr. and
Mrs Bass have been in China. It is
understood that they will make their
home in the States in the future.
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Big Auction Sale
Saturday, Nov. 9th
At a big auction sale Saturday, j
November 9th, there will be 112 j
building sites, all within the city lim
its, and four most desirable residences I
sold. Sale will begin at 1:30 P. M j
For big values In building sites or
in residences you are urged to be on
hand when the sale starts.
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SERMON SERIES
On Tuesday evening, at seven-thirty,
Nov. 12th, the second sermon of a
series on The Structure Of Our Faith,
will be delivered at Sts. Mary and
Edward's Catholic Church. The sub
ject will be ''The Deathless Soul of
Man." We cordially invite the public
to attend these lectures.
Rev. Leo O. Doetterl, Pastor
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OLIVE HILL P. T. A.
The Olive Hill P. T. A. will hold
its regular monthly meeting Thursday
afternoon, November 14th, at 3:30 o'
clock in the school auditorium. The
pupils will give a Thanksgiving pro
gram. Each parent is urged to be
present.
President
County Schools To
Close Al Noon On
Friday, November 8
All White School Will Close So
Teachers May Attend The
District Meet
In accordance with the recommen
dation of state school authorities that
t#achers be allowed to attend district
meetings, whenever the sessions are
Jield within reach all white schools
in Person County will close Friday,
November 8th, at noon in order that
the teachers may attend the meeting
of the North Central District in ses
sion at Durham Friday afternoon and
night.
The North Central District embraces
fourteen counties and an interesting
program has been arranged for the
meeting Friday with an address of
welcome by Mayor W. F. Carr of Dur
ham and remarks by other prominent
people in the civic and educational
world. During the evening session Dr.
James Fleming Hosic, specialist in the
field of English literature, and Pro
f e s s o r of Elementary Education
Teachers College, Columbia Univer
sity, New York, N. Y., will speak.
At six o'clock Friday evening a
dinner will be given in the Senior
High School cafeteria at which time
State Superintendent Clyde A. Erwin
will address the assembly.
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Governor Names
Spears To Devin's
Place On Bench
Marshall T. Spears Of Durham
Named Devin's Successor
As Judge 10th District
Word was received here today at
3:45 P. M. that Governor Ehringhaus
had appointed Marshall T. Spears,
Durham attorney, to succeed Judge
W. A. Devin as Superior Court judge
in the Tenth District. The vacancy
was created when th e Governor
named Judge Devin to succeed the
late Justice Willis J. Brodgen on the
Supreme Court bench.
Since Judge Devin took his seat on
the Supreme Court bench on Monday
speculation had been rife as to his suc
cessor. Mr. Luther M. Carlton, at
torney of this city, was prominently
mentioned for the position, and those
in the "know" thought that Mr. Carl
ton and Mr. Spears stood about a
fifty-fifty chance of getting the ap
pointment.
Mr. Spears is a prominent attorney
of Durham and is a member of the
faculty at Duke University. It is un
derstood that he will assume his
duties the first of next week.
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$1.00 TOBACCO
AT PIONEER
Dr. B. R, and K. L Lon; Sold Pile
For $1.00 Per Pound Tuesday
Sounds like old times to talk about
seventy and eighty cent tobacco but
when you hear about tobacco bringing
$1.00 per pound, then you know that
old time tobacco prices are somewhere
near at hand. That is exactly what
happened here on Tuesday. Kenneth
Long, Legionnaire, farmer, red-head
ed gentleman from the western side
of Roxboro sold a pile at the Pioneer
Tuesday and it brought $1.00 per lb.
That's going some.
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Brought To Life
A policy holder was forced to lapse
his policy during the depression. He
came in and had us redate it and
give him credit for all he had -paid
on it. We can do this for you. It can
be done if it was dropped 5 years
ago or longer.
It'll pay you to keep the old one
if you can. Please let us tell you how
to pick the old policy up.
We sell fire, auto, accident and
health, life and all kinds of insur
ance.
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY
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FERA OFFICE MOVED
The FERA offlca has moved from
the Pass building on North Main st.
to the second floor of the building oc
cupied by Goodfriend's, ' clothiers.
Mr. Watson, In charge of Rural Re
habilitation work here, and who works
out of Durham, is occuping the old
office temporarily.
Roxboro Laundry
Installs Kelly
Cleaning Unit
Local Cleaning Establishment
Steps Out With Odorless
Clothing Cleaning Unit
The Messrs. Kirby, proprietors of
the Roxboro Laundry Company, have
stepped to the fore in local dry-clean
ing circles by establishing a Kelly
Cleaning Unit and Tumbler. TTiis new
equipment is an advanced step in the
art of cleaning clothes. The clothes
are placed in the unit where they are
not only thoroughly cleansed of all
foreign matter, but they are rid of
all unpleasant odors of gasoline or
cleaning fluid. Following this they
are placed in the tumbler and
thoroughly dried, after which they
are ready for the pressers. Then the
clothes are delivered to their owners,
clean and fresh, with no unpleasant
odor of gasoline clinging to them.
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Annual Roll Call
To Start Monday,
November 11th
One Half Of Money Will Be
Sent To National Headquart
ers; Other Will Be Kept Here
C. C. GARRETT IN CHARGE
The Annual Roll call of the Ameri
can National Red Cross will start on
Monday, November 11. One half of
the money is sent to the National
Red Cross for disaster relief. The
other 50c is kept in Person county
for hospitalization among the needy.
We think the local chapter did good
work with what little money they had
last year. A complete list of the cases
was given in a recent issue of this
paper, while the National Red Cross,
with the money that they received
from Roll Call throughout the coun
try, is at this time relieving the suf
fering caused by the hurricane in
Florida. They are always ready, and
the first on the job when disaster
strikes.
The Roll Call in Person County will
be in charge of Mr. copeland Gar
rett. If you are not solicited, send in
your contribution, either to Mr. Gar
rett or leave same at the Peoples
Bank.
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1,584,78? Pounds Of I
Tobacco Sold on This
Market In October
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Again The Market Is Right At
The Top In Averages,
$22.25 For October
The Roxboro market got off to a
good start In October, the sales
amounting to 1,584,787 pounds, which
sold for an average of $22.25; and
note this was not about, or close to,
but were the official figures. We do not
believe there is a market in this belt
which can show a better average, and
the farmers afe taking note of the
fact and are bringing their tobacco
here.
The sales were blocked again on
Monday, with good sales on Tuesday
and Wednesday, and prices were very
satisfactory. One pile sold for $100.00
per hundred, with many averaging
up in the fifties, and it was not even ?
out of the ordinary to see farmers ?
who averaged better than forty dol
lars.
With an average of $22.25 for the
entire month what is the use of ar
guing, just bring it to Roxboro, where
you know you will get the highest ;
dollar for your tobacco.
A CORRECTION
T. C. Wagstaff's name' should have '
appeared in the second honor roll in
ninth grade for the first month
at Roxboro high school. The omission
of his name happened at the time
of changing teachers and is reg^t- 1
ted. T. C. has been almost continuous- 1
ly an honor roll student in high '
school. Respectfully,
O. C. D. !
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HEROINE BURNS
Cladwell, Idaho. ? Nellie Young, 18,
was fatally burned while attempting
to save four young children from 8
burning house. The walls collapsed ar <
she was handing her sister Grace, age f
6, to her mother. Two of the childrer i
were fatally burned. i
Better Light-Better
Sight School Girls
Essay Contest
Betty Kane Wins First Honor,
Ella Harris Winstead 2nd,
Zelda Holleman 3rd
We were very much gratified at
the number of essay* received in the
Better Light-Better Sight essay con
test put on by the Carolina Power <te
Light Company and The Courier. Out
of the many papers handed in to the
committee, after much careful con
sideration unanimously agreed on the
following award: First prize, Betty
Kane; second prize, Ella Harris
Winstead and third prize Zelda Holl
man. If these young ladies will call
at the Carolina Power & Light Co.
office Mr. Paul Cashwell will take
pleasure in delivering the prizes.
We congratulate the winners, and
they are Justified in feeling proud of
their victory, for there were a num
ber of good papers, and it took the
committee some time to decide which
were really the best essays. We thank
the committee for Its work and feel
sure that their awards will meet with
satisfaction.
Now that this contest is out of the
way we want to remind our readers
of another contest the Carolina Light
& Power Company is putting on. They
had something to say about this in
our last issue and you will hear more
of it in future issues. The prizes to
be awarded are of great value and
any one eligible can spend much
time on it, for the winners are to be
richly rewarded.
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Person County
Fair Draws Large
Crowds All Week
Fine Array Of Exhibits And
Good Shows Draw Folks To
Fair Grounds By Thousands
"It Is estimated that mpre than
fifteen thousand people attended the
Agricultural Fair in session here all
last week," said one of the fair of
ficials yesterday in an interview.
Many line exhibits and an excel
lent array of shows drew large
crowds to the fair grounds each day
and night of the week. With many
things on which to ride and much to
see in the way of free acts, fire works
and shows, as well as fine exhibits
there was plenty of entertainment
provided for everyone. Wednesday was
children's day for the white school
children of the county and Friday for
the colored children.. On these two
days there were exceptionally large
crowds.
From the standpoint df attendance
It Is thought that this fair broke all
previous records for occasions liko
this in Person County.
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Football Game Is
Postponed Until
Tuesday The 12th
The football game scheduled to be
played on the local field this after
noon between Roxboro and Hillsboro
has been postponed until Tuesday,
November 12, which is next Tuesday,
on account of the wet condition of
the field. The game will be played
here. Remember the date and give the
boys a good audience.
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LITTLE GIRL ILL
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wat
son will learn with regret that their
little daughter, Thelma, has been
confined to her home at Prospect Hill
for the past three weeks, with kid
ney trouble. She is thought to be im
proving at this writing.
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HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. prose Thomas Clayton, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nutt has
returned home after spending three
weeks In Memorial hospital of Dan
ville, Va., where she underwent a very
serious operation. she is improving
rapidly.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Long an
sight pound baby boy, William Eu
gene. The child was born on Wed
nesday, October SO. Mother and aon
ire doing nicely.