LOOKING BACK
SEVENTY YEARS
BY THAD K. JONES
One of the first things I remember
in my early youth was sickness. Diph
theria in our family. Three of we
children had it about the same time.
We were critically sick and my only
brother and one of my sisters died.
The next thing I remember was when
my father returned after the cruel
Civil war. He was wounded and taken
prisoner at Petersburg and carried to
Point Lookout in N. Y. where he had
a long hard case of pneumonia. He
came very near dying; and wanting
to come home so bad he started back
before he was well and strong enough
to make the trip. He took cold on the
train which caused consumption, this
was in June 1865 and he died the 19th
of September following.
This was one of the greatest and
most far-reaching troubles t^at ever
came to our family. Well do I remem
ber the day my father was buried.
Rev. J. P. Moore conducted the ser
vices at the grave. Well do I remem
ber one statement he made, saying,
"Mr. Jones was a good man and we
believe he has gone to rest." This left
us in unfortunate conditions. Our
mother, a poor widow with thre small
children. My oldest sister was about
ten years of age. I was five and the
youngest girl. We had a hard, rough
way to travel. The neighbors and
kindred were kind and helpful, but
there is often some degenerates who
will impose on the weak and help
less and we suffered imposition and
privation.
My next experience was going to
my first school. This was in 1867,
when I was 7 years old. My teach
er was Mr. Tom Satterfleld. He taught
in an old-time log school house, near
where Mt. Harmony church stajwteJ
This was a subscription school of a
bout three months and as I was not |
big enough to do much work, I wentj
nearly all the session. I did not like
to go at first, but soon became attach
ed to it and loved to go to school when
I could, but I had much work to do
and not much time for school. I went
a little nearly every winter when the
weather was cold and farm work was
not so pressing. Well do I remember
starting to school on New Years day
of 1877, to Mr. R. B. Blalock, who
taught in a log-house near where Mr.
W. C. Pixley now lives. I walked
through the snow three miles knee
deep to get there and loved to go if
it was a long rough way and cold
weather. There were ,more students j
in this school than any other I ever!
attended. Several walked four miles
to this school, some came from other
communities, and boarding at hemes
near the school. There was a num
ber of young men and several boys
nearly grown who attended this
school . Nearly all of these have now
passed away. McGuffies reader, Emer
sons arithmetic, Smith grammar, el
ementary geography and Websters old
Blue Back spelling book were about
all the books that were used.
Mr. Blalock was very fond of the
Blue Back speller and he taught uf
something else beside what was in
our books. One thing I will mention,
he warned us against tateling and
backbiting, saying if we could not say
any thing good about people to say
nothing. I went to school for a short
time to several teachers and not much
to any, I was needed at home to work,
therefore, my education was quite
limited. There was disipline and obe
dience in the schools of that time.
Students were content to play on the
school house grounds and no costly
playhouses were erected at the pub
lic's exjperase. One of my teachers
was a Primitive Baptist preacher and
nearly all of them were good Christ
ian people and their influence was
elevating and uplifting. Considering
outward appearances, there has been
some progress in our school business
in recent years, but we are command
ed not to judge by appearances, but
judge righteous judgment and there
has been considerable progress in
farming and financial affairs since
1865. Several years after the war was
over many of the women folks had
to work hard on the farm. This was
hard on them but no disgrace. I knew
an honorable widow of energy, Intel
ligence and good management, when
the war ended she was left with eight
children and all girls except the
youngest, a small boy, and the oldest
girls ploughed and did most all kinds
of farm work. They lived well and
raised good crops, ;had plenty and
some to spare. The Old Lady kept
good stock and knew how to manage
t.hem ? xtfToember seeing her going
to mill driving two nice horses, and
she sometimes carried her tobacco to]
market. - When the war 'was over
there was only two stores and a post
office on this side of the county. One
at Moriah and Mt. Tirzah. About 1870
Messrs. J. T. Hunt and J. L. Thomas
began merchandising at Centre Grove
about three miles east of our home.
They also established a post-office
which was the only one fdtr miles
around. Well do I remember riding
behind my mother on horse back to
this store and postoffice. Now nearly
every family has their p. o. often in
fifty steps of their home, this is an
other great convenience.
About 1870 Messrs. Reade Moore &
Co. built a saw and grist mill on
Deep Creek at the place where Webb's
FARTHER
without scrimping
So many gifts to buy . . . and only
so much money to spend on
them. That's the problem. Simplify
it by shopping first at the RexaU
Drug Store where you get the most
in style and quality for your money.
SHOP FIRST. AT
THE 3ssss?St
DRUG STORE
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TOILET GOODS GIFTS
CARA NOME POWDER SETS
CARA NOME COMPACT SETS
HOUBIGANT SETS
EVENING IN PARIS SETS
LAVENDER BATH POWDER
CARA NOME BATH POWDER
COTY'S PERFUME
WILLIAMS SHAVING SETS
COTY SHAVING SETS,
LAVENDER SHAVING SETS
MISCELLANEOUS GIFTS
PIPES, PIPES, PIPES.
WRIST WATCHES, CLOCKS
STATIONERY, CORRESPONDENCE CARDS
FOUNTAIN PENS, FOUT^TAIN PENS
WATERMAN FOUNTAIN PENS
ISTMAS CARDS 1 CENT UP
4 MEN'S BILL FOLDS
HOLLINGSV^|PTH CANDY In Christmas Packages
CIGARS and ?CIGARETTES in Christmas Packages
Hambrnk, Austin & Thomas
The Friendly Druggists
All ksK Product* are tetted and approved by the
United Drug Co. Department of Research and Technology.
SAVE WITH SAFETY)>AT THE ?c*gi?g. drug STORE
DRUGS
sawmill once stood. This was a great
convenience and also a necessity to
many people for miles around. Before
this we had to go four miles to Sw
paneys' Mill over a rough and moun
tainous way or seven miles to Moore's
Mill on Flat River. Neither one was
a pleasant task. This was about my
first experience as a mill boy, going
on horseback. Often it was hard work
to keep the sack from falling off. Once
it did fall and Mr. Crock Lunsford
came along and put It up for me. I
yet remember his kindness. I was
about ten years old at this time.
About 1873 Messrs. Yancey Bros, built
a store and postoffice near the new
mill. They carried a good stock of
merchandise and did a thriving bus
iness and the postofflce was a great
convenience to our people. Well do I
remember Mr. Sid Young was our first
mail carrier, carrying the mail from
Yanceys Store to Raleigh, N. C., mak
ing one trip on horseback a week. It
usually took him about four days
to make the round trip. The coming
of the mail was quite an important
event, but alas, so fleeting and frail
are earthly things. About 1901, high
water carried away the mills, the
store was burned and they have never
been rebuilt. Some one has said:
profit by the past ,but do not dwell
in It, and it is well for us to glance
back occasionally to the times of our
youth and note the different condi
tions and environments of things
then and now. Several years after the
war many people made their own
clothing. The clatter of the loom and
the hum of the spinning wheels were
heard in the homes of most country
people. People had to wear home
spun clothes and home made shoes,
go to church and elsewhere walking,
riding horseback and on wagons.
The covered wagon was a favorite
vehicle at that time and in this time
there was more true virtue, piety and
charity than there is now. People
then attended church more often. I
have seen churches crowded at their
monthly aplppoinfcments. People had
church and character pride and now
it Is a pity these great essentials of
life and eternity are dying out.
People then were more consistent,
prudent, contented and cautious than
they are now , and behold, and con
sider what this 'modern, wild, roaring,
rushing, destructive gas age is doing,
but I will not say any more on this
subject. ? Dear People, let us heed the
Divine command to set bur affections
on things above and not on earth.
Be ye not conformed to this world
and be ye also ready for in such an
hour as ye think not the Son of Man
i may come. I often think of a state
ment and request that dear Bro.
David Peed made in his prayers. Lord
help up- live as we will wish we had
: when we come to die, and this applies
! to both saint and sinner. Dear People,
in writing this I lay no claim to wis
dom, heroism or greatness. I am an
unworthy, unfaithful servant of the
Lord. One of the smallest pf the
small, weakest of the weak, humblest
of the humble. I am seventy-five
and in the evening of life and my
hope is bright. But my regret is I
have been so unfaithful, undutiful
and have done so little for my Blessed
Master who has done so much for
me.
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Ca-Vel Village
School News
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Miss Montague's Grades Pre
sent Interesting And En
tertaining Chapel Pro
gram Friday
The regular chapel was held last
Friday morning by Miss Montague's
grades. The song, "You Can Smile,"
was sung by the entire school. The
school was then led in p*rayer (by
Gladys Dickerson, a pupil of the 4th
grade. Then a health playlette, "The
Magic-Oairden" was given by these
grades.
It was very interesting to watch
Cho-Cho, the health clown, with his
helpers, the Healthy Fairies, teach
John, the little boy, how to grow up
to strong manhood by eating the
right kind of foods and forming the
right habits.
Those taking part on the program
were as follows:
CJho-CTho ? Curtis Hamlett
John ? Donald Hammock.
Milk Parries: Sara Mangum, Musette,
Jones, Doris Smith, Mary Harges,
Ellen Chandler.
Vegetable Family: Miss Carrot ?
Gladys Dickerson; Miss Tbmato ?
Joyce Barksdale; Mr. Beet ? Raymond
Clayton; Miss Cabbage ? Martha Car
ver; Miss Lettuce ? Edna Clayton;
Miss Spinich ? Doris Dickerson.
Meat Family: Mr. Rooster ? Joe
Dixon; Miss Hen ? Mary Yarboro; Mr
Turkey ? Earl Shotwell; Mr. Pig ? Ol
,iver Sewell; Miss Egg ? Edna Walker.
Other Health Fairies: Miss Soao ?
Alyse Bivins; Mr. Tootbhru^h ? Wil
bur Clayton.
Tempting Trolls: Miss Candv ?
Louise Singleton; Mr. Coffee ? Laddis
Dixon f Mr. Chewing Gum ? Huel
Rhew; Miss Banana ? Erlene Clayton;
Mr. Cucumber ? Herbert WEiitt; Mr
Pickle ? Garland Blanks.
Dame Sleep: Margaret Davis.
In the contest Cho-Cho and hi?
helpers won over the Tempting Trolls
?\nd John was sent safely on the road
t<> health and happiness.
We were delighted to hare several
our mothers and relatives out to
see this little program, and want them
' to come more often.
Roxboro Football
Squad Has Good
Reason This Year
Out Of Fourteen Games Played
Won Eight, Tied Two, and
Lost Four. Beat Three Rivals
For First Time
Roxboro High School football team
wound up one of Its most successful
football seasons on Tuesday, Novem
ber 26 when they played the last game
on their schedule. Eight opponents
fell before the powerful attack of the
local gridders, while only two man
aged to tie them, and there were only
four teams who could best them
throughout the season.
Out of the first six games the grid
ders went down in defeat three out
of the four times they were licked
during the season and tied one game
Other than the first game of the sea
son which was played against Reids
ville no team scored more than one
touchdown against the Roxboro squad.
Three teams, Mebane, Oxford, and
Henderson, were defeated for the first
time in the memory of Coach Heffner,
who has been connected with the
high school since 1927 with the ex
ception of three years.
The squad will lose heavily by grad
uation this year. The losses will in
clude Captain Harold Wilkerson, reg
ular end, Clinton Winstead, quarter
back, Fletcher Winstead, half back,
Hubert Roberts, center, Bobby Steph
ens, end, Buddy Allgood, half back,
and Ben Broadwell, end. All save the
last two players mentioned were reg
ular members of the first team, while
the latter two were reliable substi
tutes.
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LETTERS TO
I SANTA CLAUS
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Timberlake, N. C.
Dear Santa:
I guess you are almost ready to take
your trip this year. I am a little girl
five years old. I can read and know
my ABC's. I go to Sunday School
every Sunday. I have been very smart.
I want you to bring me a doll, a tea
set, a pair of sissors, a pencil tablet,
and some nuts, fruits, and candy. I
hope I am not asking for too much.
I am planning to see you at Roxboro
the 20th. Hope you a Merry Christ
mas. Your friend,
Wilma Berry .
Timberlake, N. C.
Dear Santa:
I will write and teil you what I
want for Christmas. I am a little girl
two years old. I go to Sunday School
and am very smart. I want you to
bring me a big doll, a little piano,
a trycicle and some fruits, nuts and
candy. Hope you will have a Merry
Christmas.
Your little friend,
Josephine Long
Timberlake, N. C.
Dear Santa:
I am a little girl two years old. I
am very smart. I go to Sunday school
every Sunday. I want you to bring
me a big doll, a book, a tea set, some
nuts, fruits and candy, Don't forget
mother and daddy and all the other
little boys and girls. Hope you have
a nice Christmas.
Your little friend,
Joyce Berry
Roxboro, N. C., Dec. 10, 1935.
Dear Santa :
I hope you won't forget me this
time, as you have a lot of houses to
go to in one night. I want you to
bring me a wrist watch, a Webster
Dictionary, a book sack with a key,
and nuts, fruits and candies. I want
sparklers too. Don't forget my mother
who is sick.
Best wishes, Eliza Jones.
Roxboro, N. C., Dec. 10, 1935.
Dear Santa:
I am nine years old in the fourth
grade. Miss Elizabeth Tillett is my
teacher, I like her very much. Don't
forget her and my other friends.
I want a doll carriage, a pencil box,
a nice ring, and fruits, nuts and can
dies. I want some sparklers too.
Love to you, Aleine Jones.
Roxboro, N. C., Dec. 10, 1935.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy four years old. I
want you to bring me a tricycle, a lit
tle car, a knife, and fruits, candles,
and nuts. I want some sparklers.
Good-bye, Carl Berkley Jones.
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NEW LICENSE PLATES
GO ON SALE SATURDAY
Sale of 1936 automobile license tags
will begin Saturday, December 14.
By law the sale starts usually on
December 15 but as that is a Sun
day this year, plates will go on sale
a day earlier.
Plates will be sold here and from
45 branch offices.
At present more than 511,000 pairs
of 1935 licenses, a record for a sin
gle year, have been issued.
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It's not too early to be tahcing up
new resolutions for 1936 ? you will
probably need them. ,
Fighters Training
Hard For Tough
Battles Friday Night
Nightly Training Sessions Held
In Factory Building On Fou
shee Street. Scrappers Are In
' Good Shape
Though the seats are bare of spec
tators the local fighters who will take
part In the fight card to be staged
here Friday night are holding night
ly training sessions and there is plen
ty of fire in the fists of those boys.
Punching the bag, skipping rope,
sparring in the ring are all a part of
the training that these boys are get
ting. They are preparing for anything
their opponents may have, any sur
prise they may spring.
Howard and Oakley are in top shape
for their fight with tough fighters.
The other fighters, some who are new
comers to the ring here, are also pre
paring for their fights here on this
card.
Fighting will begin at 9:00 P. M.
sharp. Admission at usual scale of
I 25c with reserved seats at 25c.
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INJURES FOOT
Mr. Marvin Clayton had the mis
fortune to slip and injure his right
foot. Though he is able to be about
he has to employ the use of a cane
to help him.
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Hie best way to improve Roxboro
is to improve yourself. This applies
to problems of finance, as well as oth
er matters.
Tobacco Market
Will Close With
Tomorrow's Sale
Market Shows A Healthy In
crease Over The Past
Season
With tomorrow's sale the tobacco
market will close for the Christmas
holidays, in fact until the 13th day
of January, 1936. While the price has
not averaged near what it was last
season, it has been so much more'
ihan the most optimistic dreamed
possible after it opened up as it did.
While we do not happen to have the
figures we believe the market has
averaged very near (23.00, and with
the extra amount raised our farm
eis will receive more money for the
ciop than for last season.
While the market has not sold as
much tobacco as it should, consider
ing the amount raised in the- county
and the price paid, still, it hat made
considerable advance and we are
still hoping that we will again get to
bt considered one of the big markets.
IN WASHINGTON
Dr. E. J. Tucker and C. C. Garrett
left Tuesday afternoon for Washing
ton, D. C., where they will look alter
some post-offlce matters.
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SENTENCE REMITTED
Male Straphanger: "Madam, yfru
are standing on my foot."
Female Ditto: "I beg your parson,
I thot it belonged to the man sit
ting down."
PENDER
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Libby's Bartlett Pears large can 21
Crisco for better baking, 1 -lb. can 21 C
Old Va. Fruit Cake 1 -lb. size 49c
D. P. Blend Coffee lb. 21c
Our Pride Bread 20-oz. loaf 10c
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STEW BEEF . . . . lb. 10c
Pure Pork SAUSAGE . . lb. 25c
Tasty BOLOGNA . .lb. 15c
FAT BACK lb. 17c