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VOL. LII.
(Monday and Thursday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited) NUMBER 77
WINFREY ANSWERS PERTINENT
QUERIES CONCERNING HOSPITAL
Man Long Associated With
Hospital Work Gives Clear
Picture Of What Hospital
^ Would Mean To Town And
W County.
In an interview today G. H. Win
"" frey who is assisting a local committee
working for the establishment of a
local general hospital answered some
' of the questions asked by this paper
in a recent issue. Mr. Winfrey who
has been associated with the medical
profession for several years in various
capacities stated that the loan of one
hundred dollars from each of a num
ber of citizens is not intended to cov
er the cost of possible hospitalization
for the lenders for five year ? instead
the interest on these loans, six dol
lars per year, is intended to cover
the cost of their hospitalization. At
the end of the period of the loan (its
duration to be fixed by agreement be
tween the hospital and the lenders
on mutually acceptable terms) it will
be necessary to pay up this loan or
to make satisfactory renewal.
As to inducing a surgeon to locate
here when the hospital is completed
and ready for use that problem exists
only in, one's imagination. A modern
hospital built to meet the needs of
forty thousand people will And more
well trained men trying to get here
to do surgery and every other special
ty than can be used. In short it will
be up to the city and county doctors
jo choose the men to whom work
which they want others ty} do will be
referred. I am personally acquainted
with twenty men who have worked
in the largest clinics in North Amer
ica and I know they would jump at
- the chance to come here ? without any
guarantee or salary or promise. This
being a question for the physicians
here I do not propose to take any
part in giving the answer. There are
amply competent to handle this mat
ter.
Since the founders of this commun
ity hospital plan to base its support
on the well rather than on the sick
no endowment is needed. Following
the establishment of the hospital every
citizen living in this city and county
will be given an opportunity to meet
his or her possible hospital expenses
by making an annual payment to
wards the support of the hospital.
This annual payment will be small
enough to make the arrangement pos
sible for the majority of our people ?
profitable enough to make the hos
pital not only self-supporting but
self -debt-removing. The assurances
given the committee and others by in
dividuals ? employers of labor, and
others indicates beyond question that
this problem will be met and master
ed. Undoubtedly we will always have
the poor with us. In putting hospit
alization within the reach of thous
ands thru an annual payment direct
to the hospital (without sales expense
or commission deductions) we will re
duce the demand from the poor to
the irreducible minimum. This hos
pital will be able to handle the prob
lem of this remnant.
Mr. Winfrey further stated that a
modern hospital, well equipped and
well staffed, is a business asset to
the community fortunate enough to
establish it. In studying the local sit
^ uation one is impressed with the out
? standing fact that other centers in the
r vicinity of Roxboro have attempted
to meet ? and are meeting this prob
lem for the city of Roxboro and Per
son County. To state the same fact
In other words ? other business cen
ters are supplying under the handicap
of .distance the needs of this pros
perous county and city and taking
from Roxboro many thousands of dol
lars which might just as well be left
here. Here is economic leak which
expressed in dollars probably amounts
to anywhere from sixty thousand to
seventy thousand dollars every year.
Owing to the fact that hospital ser
vice and professional attention are al
almost entirely personal the greater
portion of this money is almwi im
mediately distributed in retail buying
A modern hospital in Roxboro
thould mean the retention
of this money in the city and coun
ty ? to increase the sales of clothing,
drug, department, Jewelry, automo
bile, and other merchandising estab
lishments There is not a shop or
store or office or filling station here
which will not be benefitted in a bus
ihess way thru the creation of a hos
pital In * Roxboro.
As long as our farmers and others
are compelled to take their sick and
injured elsewhere they will continue
other and more active connections
with business enterprises in these
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Secure Your
Hunting License
The following are the places where
hunting license may be obtained:
The Central Service Station, Rox
bcro, N. C.; Claude Long's Store, Con
cord; F. D. Long's Store; F. T. Whit
field's Store, Bushy Fork; Dan Whit
field's Store, Hurdle Mills; Gaj^and
Chamber's Store, Helena; Dorsey
Newton's Store, Moriah ; Dixon Store;
S. P. Gentry's Store.
It is necessary to purchase your li
cense before hunting, or else you will
be fined for failure to do so. Deputies
have been appointed all over the
County to enforce the game laws, and
anyone caught violating them will be
fined. In order to save yourself un
necessary expose, please attend to
this matter at once.
Noah E. Davis,
County Game Warden.
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Jalong Woman
Is Paralysis
Victim Monday
Mrs. Ella Wilson Succumbs
Following An Illness Of
Only One Week
Mrs. Ella Wilson, 49-year-old #wife
of Mr. Ed Wilson .passed away at the
home of her husband in Jalong Mon
day night at 9:00 P. M. following an
illness of one week's duration, though
Mrs. Wilson had been in ill health for
three months. She Is survived by her
husband and ten children, as follows:
four sons, Jamie, George and Robert
Wilson of this county, and Otho Wil
son of Roanoke Rapids, N. C.; six
daughters, Mrs. Mary Ella Holt, Pearl
Wilson, Mrs. Mattie Belle Bowen,
MTs. Bessie L. Wade, Misses Edna
and Annie Ray Wilson. She is also
survived by three grand -children.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the home Tuesday afternoon
at 2:00 P. M. and were in charge of
Elder Lex Chandler. Pall bearers
were: Messrs. Everett Gulll, Hubert
Wilson, Henry Ball, Tom Morris, H.
J. Parham, and Bill Smith.
Flower bearers were: Mesdames
Ralph Oliver, Luther Green, N. A.
Gillium, N. R. Hall and C. C. Blanks.
Following the sfrvices at the home
Mrs. Wilson was interred in the Prov
idence church cemetery.
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Decision On
Hauptmann
Dec. 9 Likely
Convicted Of Murder In Lind
bergh Case Hauptmann Will
Soon Know Whether Nation's
Highest Tribunal Will Inter
fere.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 ? Bruno
Richard Hauptmann may know by
December 9 whether the highest court
in the land wilT interfere with his
death sentence in the Lindbergh kid
nap-murder tragedy.
New Jersey officials today officially
acknowledged notice of Hauptmann's
Supreme court appeal docketed Nov
ember 12. Their formal printed argu
ment against a Supreme Court re
view must be filed by December 5.
Two-Wwk Recess
But it was indicated this would be
done much sooner. That would per
mit the nine Justices of the Supreme
Court to examine records of the New
Jersey courts during a two-week re
cess starting next Monday.
Court observers said that could
bring an order either granting or
denying the review On December 9,
the first opinion and order day after
the recess.
Review Might Take Week \
If a review were granted it would
normally be weeks or possibly months
before tJie case was reached unless
attorneys receive permission of the
court to advance It.
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We wont guarantee the tip but we
hear that there Is apt to be a stir up
soon about the affairs of the Island
of Porto Rico.
Toastmaster Tonight
Mr. J. A. Long, president of the
North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers
association, will be toast-master at a
banquet tonight at Pinehurst. The as
sociation is holding a two-day ses
sion there today and tomorrow. Mrs.
Long is attending the meeting with
Mr. Long.
Ward's Tobacco
Tags At Roxboro
High School
The Ward's Tobacco Tags will
be at Roxboro High School, Fri
day night, November 22, spon
sored by the Daughters of Amer
ica.
Come bring the whole family,
and spend an evening of good,
clean entertainment.
Admission: Adults 25c, children
15c. Time, 8:00 P. M. at the Rox
boro High School Auditorium.
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No system will guarantee loafers
and incompetents a living.
G.H.Winfrey Brings
Proposed Hospital
Before Kiwanis Club
Richmond Man Discusses Pro
posal From All Standpoints
At Regular Meeting Of Civic
Club ,
Mr. G. H. Winfrey of Richmond, Va.,
who has been here several times in 1
the past few weeks in the interest ot
a hospital for Roxboro, spoke to the
Kiwanisi Club Monday night in its
regular weekly session at the com
munity house. Mr. Winfrey discussed
the hospital from all standpoints, dis
cussing its need, finances for build
ing and equipment, operating ex
penses and maintenance, etc.
Upon conclusion of his remarks he
threw the meeting open for general
discussion and the remainder of the
hour was consumed by various mem
bers asking such questions regarding
the proposed Jiospital that occurred to
them.
Prior to Mr. Winfrey's address one
of the circles of the First Hlaptist
Church served a delicious dinner to
the thirty-five or forty members and
guests present.
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MR. SATTERFIELD
IMPROVING AT HOME
Mr. Preston Satterfield, who has
been confined to his home on South
Main street for. the past week, is im
proving, and hopes to be able to be
at his place of business soon.
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NOTICE!
State License plate office will close
Saturday, November 23rd, at 11 o'clock
and remain closed the remainrer of
the day.
Nina Abbitt
DROP WOOLWORTH HEIRESS
FROM GOTHAM'S REGISTER
New York, Nov. 20 ? Gotham's 1936
social register ? the goal of the upper
social strata ? has "dropped" the for
mer Barbara Hutton, now Countess
Haugwitz-Reventlow of Denmark.
The name of the Woolworth heir
ess, who early this year divorced the
late Prince Alexis Mdivani, appeared
in the 1934 edition.
She has been abroad since shortly
after her last marriage, a possible
explanation for her omission.
Now Intact
The new register, sent to subscrib
ers today, Indicates that the register
is "intact."
The name of James Roosevelt, son
of the President, dropped this year
by the Boston Social Register, ap
pears. So does his brother, Elliott,
omitted In the 1935 edition, presum
ably because he was a principal in a
divorce suit at tlie time of publica
tion.
-The president and Mrs. Roosevelt,"
as they are listed, included for the
first time their White House tele
phone number? Washington, D. C.,
National 1414.
The list of names in this year's
edition covers 881 pages (with an ap
proximate 26 names to a page), two
more than the previous edition.
Unlisted is the former Marjorie
Oelrichs, recent bride of Eddie Duch
in, orchestra leader ? an omission
prophesied for months by Park Ave
nue.
Jane Wyatt, who left a Park Ave
nue home for a stage and screen ca
reer, is Included again after being
omitted last year. So is Whitney
Bourne, socialite actress.
Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, principals in
the custody fight over little Gloria
Vanderbilt, continue to be listed.
SIDE-LIGHTS OF THE DUKE
CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAME
(By Staff Correspondent)
Duke University, rated as under
dogs, entertained the Rose - Bowl
bound Tar Heels in their home sta
dium Saturday afternoon in one of
the nation's leading football encount
ers and sent the boys from Chapel
Hill home, the losers by the score of
25-0. This upsetting and unforeseen
defeat for the North Carolinans af
ter seven straight victories left Tar
Heel fans stunned and Duke support
ers jubilant.
It is a standing wager that this
particular football game has been
played at least forty thousand times
since the actual contest ended on Sat
urday. At drug stores, merchandising
establishments, newspaper offices, fill
ing stations, everywhere the chief
topic of conversation for days after
the game was nothing but the unex
pected defeat of the Tar Heels by
Duke University.
Latest developments find the Tar
Heels accusing Coach Wallace Wade
of "ungentlemanly" conduct, if not
an actual violation of national foot
ball rules, in using a motion picture
camera to depict plays of Carolina
while scouting their games.
Duke looks forward to Saturday
with confidence that the state Wolf
pack will fall before their mighty at
tack, while Carolina looks to another
year to avenge the humiliating defeat
Saturday.
The horse-shoe stadium at Duke
was packed with 4G.880 fans come to
tee what they would see. They sat
in a light drizzle of rain and chilling
j winds to watch the Tar Heel aggrega
tion go down In defeat. The crowd
was an orderly one there being few
who seemed to be unable to control
their jubilant 'spirits,' nor were there
many fights, most of the spectators '
being determined to leave the fight
ing to the opposing teams bn the j
field.
Fans generally heeded the warnings
issued through the press and other
wise to be cautious in driving, for
there were few accidents recorded,
and all were of a minor nature,
though the weather in the late after
noon was very dirty. _
There are at least three outstanding
things that stand head and should
ers above the rest of the happenings
First, of course, was the licking ad
ministered by Duke, though most are
agreed that the best playing team
won that day, as Duke players seemed
to be in the way every time Caro
lina started anywhere. Second, few
drunks. And that is unusual, for In
recent years the tradition seems to
have grown that "drunks" are Just
naturally a part of the color to be
found at football games. And third.
few accidents. When such crowds
gather as were in Duke stadium on
Saturday one Just naturally thinks
that all cannot get out of the rush
wihout a few banged fenders, knocked
heads .scratches bodies, if nothing
more serious occurs. But the miracu
lous happ?ned, and all got there and
away again without serious Injury
Popular Couple
Is Married In
Lynchburg, Va.
Mrs. Elizabeth Noell Masten And Mr.
William Edward Bowles Married
On Tuesday Afternoon
On Tuesday afternoon in Lynch
burg Mr. William Edward Bowles and
Mrs. Elizabeth Noell Mas ten were
married, Dr. John H. Buchanan, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, per
forming the ceremony. Accompanying
them were Mr. J. W. Noell, Mrs. W.
S. Clary and Mr. and Mrs^ Thomas
Bowles.
Mrs. Bowles is the youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Noell. She
was educated at Salem College, Win
ston-Salem, N. C., and for the past
several years has been the news and
society editor of The Courier. MrA
Bowles is well known in the business
circles, being a member of the firm
of Thomas Drug Store, No. 2, at Ca
Vel. ~
After the ceremony the happy cou
ple left for Washington, D. C., and
other northern cities. Upon their re
turn they will be at home in their
apartment on Academy street.
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Tobacco Sales Again
Blocked On The
Roxboro Market
Notwithstanding Block One Of
Best Sales Of The Season
All of the warehouses here were full
to overflowing Monday, with the re
sult that the buyers did not get
around. However,, the block was lifted
Tuesday and sales were as usual yes
terday. Buying was brisk and most
satisfactory prices were paid, in fact,
it was announced as being one of the
best sales of the season.
Tobocco is coming in freely now, and
probably by the end of the week the
amount sold will exceed that of last
season. Indications are that the mar
ket will sell almost twice as much as
it did for the season of 1934-35.
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Morris Telephone
Company Compiling
New Directory
New Code System Is Being
Adopted. Patrons Urged
To Call By Number
The new Telephone Directory of the
Morris Telephone Company is in the
final stages of compilation. Names of
new subscribers and changes in pres
ent listings can still be entered.
In the interest of Beter Service the
"Call by number system" will be
adopted at the time of delivery.
The Telephone office informs us that
the operators are at certain times
daily required to make an average
of forty connections per minute. Un
less the call is placed by number ad
ditional questions are often necessary
to be certain of which place is want
ed; thus delaying not only this call
but other calls coming in in the
meantime.
A new code system is being adopted
which will shorten the long numbers
symplifying greatly the placing of a
call. Operating congestion will be re
lieved; errors in connections almost
completely eliminated resulting in
faster service to all.
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Masonic Meeting
Regular Meeting of Person Lodge
No. 113 A. P. & A. M., TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 26TH,
AT 7:30 P. M.
At this time Mr. D.
f S. Johnson, District
Deputy Grand Mas
ter of the 20th Dis
trict will make his
v official visit.
Ail memoers piease oe present. *
J. W. Montague, Jr., Secretary.
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Notice - Bazaar
There will be a bazaar given next
Saturday, November 23rd, from 3 to
10 p. m., at the Ca-Vel school build
ing. There will be marry prizes, lots
of good things to eat, also music. This
bazaar is being given to sponsor a
Christmas tree for the Ca-Vel Sun
day School. Come, and have a good
time.
Bushy Fork Student
Injured Monday
When Hit By Truck
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Nettie Edwards Confined To
Watts Hospital As Result
Of Injuries Sustained
When Moving Truck
Struck Her
Nettie Edwards, fourteen-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ed
wards who lives on Mr. John Newton's
farm in the Bushy Pork community,
was rushed to Watts hospital Monday
afternoon suffering with a broken
jaw bone, a fractured leg and a frac
tured hip, bruises and lacerations, re
sulting from being struck by a moving
school bus. Latest reports from her
bedside Indicate that she is seriously
injured, though getting along as well
as could be expected.
The child, a student at Bushy Fork
school, was enroute from the school
building to the home of her parents
on ? school bus operated by its regu
lar driver, Clinton Dunevant, at the
time of the accident. Just a short way
beyond Mr. Lewis Hester's store she
asked the driver to stop a minute so
that she could go into Mr. Hester's
store and ? make a purchase. He did
so, and the girl went back to the
store. In order to be as accommodat
ing as possible, Dunevant reversed
the truck toward the store. At the
same time the girl, having made the
purchase, was coming out of the store
and proceeding toward the truck, and
apparently she failed to see that it
was moving toward her, as she was
busily engaged with her purchase at
the time.
At any rate she walked right into -
the back end of the moving school
bus, sustaining the injuries described
above. She was brought to a local
physician and was then rushed to the
hospital where she is still confined.
It is understoor that such hospital
expenses as she will incur during her
stay there will be borne by the state,
as liability insurance is carried by the
state on all school trucks in opera
tion.
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Attending
Conference
Rev. J. P. Herbert, Rev. R. E. Pit
man and Rev. E. B. Craven, with lit
tle Miss Connie Herbert and Mr. John
Jones are attending the annual N.
Carolina conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, south, in session
this week at Wilmington, N. C.
Miss Connie Herbert will spend a
few days with Rev. W. L. Maness and
family at Snow Hill, N. C. during the
conference.
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Roxboro To Play
Oxford Friday
Friday afternoon, November 22,
Roxboro High football team will en
gage the Oxford High football team
on the local grodiron. The game is
called for 3:30 P. M. This will be the
last home game of the season.
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Jubilee Singers
The Great Jubilee Singers of South
Boston will give a musical program
for the Wood burn School Tuesday
night, November 26, at 7::30 P. M.
at the New Epsesus Baptist church
of Cunningham. Admission 10 and 15
cents. The public is cordially invited^
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MR. TULL PURCHASES
NEW PLYMOUTH
Mr. T. Mitchell Tull, who maintains
an office here for his insurance bus
iness, has just bought a new Plym
outh automobile from one of the
Roxboro agencies.
NEW ASSISTANT
MANAGER AT ROSE'S
Mr. R. G. Chad wick of New Bern.
N. C. has arrived to replace Mr. J.
G. Mitchell as assistant manager at
Rose's 5-10-25c Store. Mr. Mitchell
was transferred to the Durham store
on Monday.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Merritt are re
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, J. S. Merritt, Jr., who was
born Wednesday, November 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Bowen an
nounce the birth of an eleven pound
baby boy today about noon.