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VOL. LII.
(Monday and Thursday)
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1935
(County Correspondents Solicited)
NUMBER 82
Farmers Applaud Roosevelt While He Speaks
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PRESIDENT BRINGS NOTE OF CHEER TO
NATION IN ADDRESS THIS M0RNIH6
^ Speaking To Huge Gathering
In Chicago President Roose
velt Belabors "Political Prof
iteers," At Same Time Out
lining What Has Been Ac
complished.
Says Money And Goods Moving
As Result Of Return Of
Prosperity To Farms Of
The Nation
(By Staff Correspondent, Taken
from the Radio.)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt ad
dressed 12,500 of his fellow members
of the American Farm Bureau Feder
ation this morning in International
Amphitheatre, Chicago, bringing to
them and to the nation a note of cheer
over what has been accomplished in the
return of prosperity to farms of the
country and what might be expected
to be accomplished in the future.
Speaking over a nation-wide hook
up Roosevelt outlined the program that
gave birth to the AAA, and the result
ant starting of the wheels of industry.
He said "Common sense and justice
demanded that the building of purchas
ing power of the nation must start
with the farms" and "that speculation
is one of the greatest curses of Amer
ican Life."
He gave an outline of the increase of
employment in various industries,
pointing out that the increase in pur
chasing power had caused an increase
in the employment of people in the
automotive industry, which resulted
directly in increased prices for cot
ton, as automobile manufacturers are
big purchasers of cotton goods.
He said: "The more money that
comes to the farm, the more will come
into the cities, for the farmers have
utilized increased prices for their pro
fits to pay off indebtednesses, pur
chase needed supplies, and all in all
both farm dwellers and city dwellers
have realized a bigger portion of the
national wealth."
He branded as political profiteers
those who opposed the farm program,
for, said trie president, it is they who
profited heavily by the depression. Mr.
Roosevelt further said that the income
of city dwellers was many billions
times what it was in 1932, and that,
though food prices had gone up, bar
gain prices for food in 1932 was no
consolation for the worker who had
no income.
He finished his talk with a note of
cheerfulness in that the tide of the
depression had been stemmed, and that
the nation was well on its way to a
full recovery.
Touching briefly on the recent Un
ited States-Canada trade agreement
the president pointed out that the
United States exported many times
more goods to Canada than was im
ported from her, and that the agree
ment was bound to react favorably to
ward this country.
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I New Methodist
Pastor Assumes
Duties Sunday
Rev. B. P. Robinson Replaces
Rev. J. Furman Herbert As
Pastor Long Memorial
Methodist Church
Rev. and Mrs. B. P. Robinson and
daughter, Miss Ruth Robinson, arrived
here Friday to make their home, as
Mr. Robinson is replacing Rev. J. F.
Herbert as pastor of Long Memorial
Methodist Church. Mr. Herbert and
family left Friday for Rockingham, N.
C., his new appointment.
Rev. Mr. Robinson, a native of Hoke
County, has lived for the past four
years in Hertford, N. C., and comes to
his new duties here with an excellent
reputation as being one of the finest
ministers in the North Carolina Con
ference.
Filling his pulpit at both the morn
ing and evening service on Sunday Mr.
Robinson- immediately captured the
hearts of his congregations by his
charming manner, his good personal
ity, but most of all by the powerful
sermons that he preached qn these
two occasions.
TO SPEAK HERE
Prof. John Shields of Duke Univer
sity who will address the annual meet
ing of the Person County Alumni Asso
ciation of Duke University to be held
at the community house Tuesday even
ing, December 10th, at 6:30 P. M.
President Still
Holds Strength
Radio Poll Shows Two Out Of
Three Americans Favor
His Re-election
New York, Dec. 8 ? Two out of three
Americans favor reelection; of Pres
ident Roosevelt in 1936, firtst tabula
tion of returns from the national ra
dio poll being conducted by the Wash
ington Merry-Go- Round Public For
um indicated tonight.
The poll was on the direct question:
"Should Roosevelt be re-elected?"
Written replies, 90 per cent of which
were accompanied by letters of ex
planation, in the first tabulation to
taled 8,420 with 5,869 voting "yes" and
2,551 voting "no," sponsors of the poll
said.
The returns were announced by Lu
ella S. Laudin, executive secretary of
the Women's National Radio Com
mittee. Drew Pearson and Robert S.
Allen, co-authors of the Washington
Merry-Go-Round syndicated column
on national affairs and Miss Laudin
are judges for the forum and its poll.
The letters accompanying votes in
the poll represents a vast cross section
of American current opinion, and
came from nearly every state in the
Union, Miss Laudin said. She said an
analysis of these explanatory letters
revealed that voters who supported
the President did so because of one
of three reasons:
1. Because of confidence in Roose
velt's sincerity of purpose and the be
lief he should be given more time ?
32.3 per cent of pro-Roosevelt votes.
2 - Because! of complete agreement
with the President's policies ? 27.6 per
cent.
3. Because of faith in the accom
plishments of the Roosevelt adminis
tration? 40.1 per cent.
Of the negative votes, she said, the
letters revealed these were cast by
59.3 p. cent of the voters because they
distrusted Roosevelt's policies, by 25.
9 per cent, "because Fjoosevelt has
broken his promises to the people,"
and by 14.8 per cent of the Roose
\?lt opponents because of personal
loss through money, homes or jobs.
"The great majority of the early
returns show an unexpected familiar
ity with the political problems of the
day, whether from bankers, coal min
ers, ex-soldiers, teachers, housewives
or white-collar workers," Miss Lau
din said. ?
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All Good Tobacco
Is Not Yet Sold
That is, it was not prior to the sale
this morning, for Mrs. A. H. Whit
field sold at the Pioneer 61 0 pounds for
$311.93, averaging $51.14 for the entire
load. If you have some ready for the
market bring it in this week, for the
chances are you will get better prices
than you will if you wait until after
the Christmas holidays.
BERNICE DAVIS
KILLS HIMSELF
THIS MORNING
Moriah Youth Said To Have Shot
Himself With Pistol
It was reported here about noon
that Bernice Davis, young son of
Mr. W. R. Davis, a resident of the
Moriah community, died of self
inflicted wounds this morning. It
was said that the young man took
a pistol, placed it between his eyes
and pulled the trigger, death being
almost instantaneous.
As the tragedy occurred in Dur
ham County details were meagre. -
So far as is known relatives were
at a loss to assign any motive for
the act.
An Unknown Thief
Loots Show Window
Of Jewelry Store
Green's, Local Jewelry House,
Victimized In Early Sunday
Morning Robbery. Thug Left
No Clues Behind.
Green's, a local jewelry house lo
cated on Main street, was the victim
of a robbery that is supposed to have
occurred some time in the early hours
of Sunday morning. The robbery was
discovered by officers around 5:00 A.
M. Sunday, and it is supposed that
the stolen goods must have been tak
en a short time before that.
An investigation showed that the
thief, or thieves, had gained admit
tance to the show window by throw
ing a brick wrapped in a piece of pa
per thourgh the glass. Ostensibly the
paper was used to deaden the sound
of the crash. In the window was an
assortment of Jewelry such as watch
es, rings, etc. An incomplete check
up this morning showed that goods
valued between one and two hundred
dollars was missing.
It is thought that someone or some
thing frightened the thugs away be
fore they had completed their haul,
as aboyt four hundred dollars worth
of jewelry in the window was un
touched, but which would have been
available to anyone reaching into the
case from the broken window.
At an early hour today there were
no clues as to the identity of the thief,
as the only thing left on the scene of
the crime was the piece of brick used
in breaking the glass.
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Duke Professor Will
Address Alumni
Here Tuesday Night
Professor John H. Shields, As
sistant Professor Of Ac
counting, To Be The
Principal Speaker
NICE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Professor John H. Shields, assistant
professor of accounting at Duke Uni
versity will be the principal speaker
on the program when the Person Co.
unit of the Duke Alumni Association
holds its annual meeting at the com
munity house here Tuesday night. Mr.
Shields is a graduate of the Univer
sity of Texas with A. B. and A. M
degress, and has done graduate work
at Columbia University. He taught
two years in the School of Business
at the University of Texas and prac
ticed public accounting in San An
tonio and Beaumont, Texas.
Since coming to Duke in 1926 he
has become prominently identified
with his profession in state and na
tional organizations. He has been on
state programs of state assbciations
in North and South Carolina, and he
has written articles for state, south
ern and national magazines on phases
of accounting and commercial edu
cation.
In addition to Pntf. Shields Miss
Elizabeth Aldrich of Duke will be
present and a nice program of music
has been planned.
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What has become of the old fash
ioned man who wanted a dream book
to interpret his nightly visions?
Toy Matinee
Will Be Held
December 23
Annual Drive For Toys By Boy
Scouts Will Be Held At
Beginning Of The Xmas
Holidays
The Roxboro and Person County
Boy Scouts will stage their annual
matinee on Monday, December 23, at
10:30 A. M. at the Palace Theatre.
The picture, "Manhattan Moon,'' is
being donated by the distributors,
while the use of the theatre is being
donated by its owners, the Kirby bro
thers.
Admission to this show will be by
toys only. New and used toys will be
accepted, such toys to be taken by
the scouts, repaired where necessary
and distributed by them to those chil
dren in this community who might
not otherwise get any at Christmas
time.
This project has been quite success
ful in the past, and it is felt that
many will respond to the appeal of
the scouts in the name of charity in
this undertaking. In addition to the
picture there will be shown a two
reel comedy in technicolor .
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Roxboro Market
Will Close Friday
Will Open For Business Again
About Jan. 13th 1936
When the market closes for the
Christmas holidays it will find many
farmers who have sold all of their
crop, and few who have mora tJiar. a
few curings on hand. Owing: to the
fact that prices usually dorp after
the Christmas holidays the farmers
all try to finish selling before Christ
mas. Unfortunately, we think, this
keeps the farmer busy working with
his tobacco when he should be sow
ing small grain, especially wheat for
no farmer can afford not to raise his
own bread. When he finishes with his
tobacco, even though he should finish
by the last of November, it is too late
to sow wheat, for rarely is it profita
ble to sow wheat in this section after
the last of November, in fact along
about October 15-30 is the best time
for general results.
If you happen to have any tobacco on
hand when the market closes bring it
to this market when it opens in Jan
uary, for you will at least save money
on the hauling.
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UNDERGOES OPERATION
Dr. Robert E. Long is returning from
Duke v hospital this afternoon where
he has been confined for several days
on account of an operation for the
removal of his tonsils.
Two Men Escape
Serious Injury As
Car Turns Turtle
Car Occupied By Two Roxboro
Men Turns Over Thursday
Night While Men Were On
Way From Danville, Va. To
Their Homes Here
Mr. James Carver, driving a Ply
mouth coach, and accompanied by Mr.
Charles Horner, escaped serious in
jury when the car he was driving
turned over three times on the Mil
ton-Semora highway Thursday night
about i: 30 P. M. Mr. Horner, save
for a slight cut on his leg, also es
caped injury.
Messrs. Horner and Carver were
enroute from Danville, Va. to their
homes here and were driving toward
Semora. Upon rounding a curve the
car ran up on a parked automobile
occupied by Isaac Jeffries, negro, and
other negroes, whose names were not
available. As the negro-laden auto
mobile was parked almost on the
curve with no tail-light showing, the
Plymouth was just a few feet away
when the driver saw the automobile
parked dead ahead.
In attempting to avoid a crash Mr.
Carver pulled to his left, at the same
time applying the brakes. This caused
the car to swerve, and eye-witnesses
said that it turned up on its front
end, went over, whirled to its side,
rolled over twice, spun around on its
top several times before coming to
rest on its right side against a bank.
The occupants crawled out of the
car, and, with the help of several who
had gathered at the scene of wreck
the car was righted, examined for
damage, and driven into Roxboro
Though it came in under its own pow
er, the car was badly damaged, the
body being especially torn up. It is
now in a garage for necessary re
pairs.
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Mill Employee Has
Two Fingers, Thumb
Cut Off By Machine
Fred Dibbs Loses Fingers When Ma
chine Gears Cut Them Off.
Fred Dibbs, employee of Collins and
Aikman, lost two fingers and his
thumb on his right hand Wednes
day when two gears in a machine he
was operating caught his hand and
cut them off.
He was rushed to the hospital im
mediately following the accident and
was given treatment. Last reports
from him are that he is resting easily
but minus two fingers and a thumb
on his right hand.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. -M. C. Clayton are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a seven-pound boy, born at Watts
hospital in Durham this morning at
5:00 o'clock.
Person County Girl
Dies At Sanilorium
Sunday Morning
Miss Lucille Pulliam, Daughter
Of Mr. And Mrs. W. C.
Pulliam, Passes Following A
Long Illness.
FUNERAL HELD TODAY
Miss Lucille Pulliam, fifteen-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Pulliam, died at Sanitorium, N. C., Sun
day morning after a lengthy illness.
Miss Pulliam was born in the Olive
Hill section of the county on March 22
1920 and was an active member of
Lambeth Memorial Baptist Church, be
ing one of the leaders in the B. Y. P. U.
until her health caused her to give
up her work.
Until last spring Miss Pulliam had
showed no indications of being ill, but
she became sick and a physician was
summoned. He examined her and ad
vised that she be carried to the san
itorium immediately Up until a week
ago it was thought that she was getting
along nicely, though the doctors there
had described her condition as ser
ious. She suffered a relapse on Sat
urday, passing away the following
morning at 7:30 o'clock.
She is survived by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Pulliam, three sisters.
Alma, Nell and Glenda Pulliam, and
two brothers, Cary and Bradsher Pull
iam.
Funeral services will be conducted
this afternoon at 2:00 P. M. from Lam
beth Memorial Church with her pastor,
Rev. L. V. Coggins, in charge. He
will be assisted by Rev. W. T. Creath.
Active pallbearers will be: Bill Brew
er, Melvin Taylor, Melvin Wrenn, F. O.
Clayton, Henderson Munday, and
Franklin Guill.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Clifton
Long, Clyde Long, Bill Howard, Robert
Brewer, Melvin Ramsey, Fletcher Car
ver, Jr., Reginald Warren, and Robert
Taylor.
Floral bearers will be Mary Frances
Adams, Molly Wrenn, Hazel Carver,
Helen Evans, Elizabeth Cole, Virginia
Dixon, Louise Ramsey, Myrtle Perkins,
Elizabeth Clayton, Erma Clayton, Han
nah Brewer, Frances Lee, Margaret
WagstafT, Onie Painter, Merritt Davis,
Jell Rae Dixon, Margaret Wilkins, and
Edith Cridlin.
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Prizes Are Offered
For The Two Best
Window Displays
Chamber Of Commerce Offers
Two Prizes For Window
Decoration
At a meeting of the board of direc---' ,
tors of the Chamber of Commerce the
secretary was authorized to offer two
prizes for the best decorated windows
for the Christmas holidays, $5.00 for
the first, and $2:50 for the second
best. There are quite a number of
expert decorators, and they are not
confined to the dry goods or depart
ment stores, for our grocerymen will
give any of them a race for the first
money.
A $2.00 cash prize wilil also be
given for the best decorated residence.
We hope every merchant in town
will enter this contest and see just
how attractive they can mat:? their
stores look for Christmas. Anything
that will attract the eye of the passer
by is well worth while, for it may
mean a customer. Enter the contest.
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Bushy Fork School
To Have Program On
Friday, December 13
Play And Music To Be Features Of The
Program; Small Admission Charge,
Bushy Pork School will have a spec
ial Christmas entertainment on Fri
day night, December 13th, beginning at
7:30 P. M. A play and special music
will be features of the program. A
small admission of 10 and 15 cents
will be charged. The patrons of the
school and the public generally are
cordially Invited to attend this enter
tainment. -