SIDNEY BLACKMER
HERE WEDNESDAY
At Palace Theatre For One Day
Only, Wed. April 15th.
A Southern acdqnt has wrecked
the career of more than one promis
ing young player on the stage and
screen. But a Southern accent was
thlq asset which obtained the first
stage opportunity for Sidney Black
mer, a native of Salisbury, N. C.
Blackmer, appearing in an im
portant role in “Forced Landing,”
which comes to the Palace Theatre
for all time the virile, action-pack
nesday, first went on the stage
while he was attending the State
University of North Carolina.
He encountered stern parental
opposition to his chosen career and
was forced to return to his studies.
His parents made him promise he
would not return to the stage. So,
after studying law for some time, he
took advantage of a head injury re
ceived during the college football
game to go to California for a rest
and promptly got himself a job as
an extra in one of the productions
of D. W. Griffith.
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O’BRIEN DELIGHTS
IN OUTDOOR ROLES
“Horse Operas” Are Virile
Star’s Favorites. Palace Thea
tre, Saturday, April 11th.
Having once had his fling at
straight dramatic rolete, George
O’Brien goes on record te preferring
for all time thevirile, action-pack
ed, outdoor romances, such as “O’-
Malley of the Mounted,” at the Pal
ace Theatre Saturday, in which he
has the starring role.
But he dosen’t make them just be
cause he can ride a horse.
“In fact, we don’t even call them
Westerns any more,” he states. “A
Western used to be a picture in
which the heroine wore a sunbon
net and the hero rode a horse.
“But that’s the old-fashioned idea.
Today we buy the best stories avail
able, hire actors who can act as well
as ride a horse, go wherever the
script sends us for backgrounds.
“There is more drama, to my way
of thinking, in some of thtei wonder
ful scenery we have photographed
in “O’Malley of the Mounted” than
there is in most of the films made
at thq studios. While the drawing
room stars are sweltering under the
hot lights, I’m outdoors on a horse
. having a swell time—doing the sort
of thing I like to do.”
MILTON TOLL BRIDGE
UNDER DISCUSSION
Proposed Bridge Would Cost
$70,000 to $90,000 With Each
State Bearing Half Expense.
The state of Virginia has no
funds available to pay its share of
the cost of a new bridge across
Dan River at Milton to replace the
old toll bridge, it was announced
last week.
North Carolina’s recent proposal
that the long discussed plan be put
into effqct has been placed before
State Highway Commissioner H. G.
Shirley, who is reported in favor
of the project.
The Virginia general assembly
gave Mr. Shirley authority to spend
funds in North Carolina for a bridge
linking the two states, but omitted
to approximate funds. The proposed
bridge would cost between $70,000
and $90,000, with each state bear
ing half of the expense.
I List Your Propertyl
I FOR TAXES I
I ON AND AFTER TODAY I WILL BE AT THE COURTHOUSE H
■ IN ROXBORO FOR THE PURPOSE OF LISTING TAXES, ■
■ BOTH CITY AND COUNTY. I
I IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU LIST AT ONCE ■
I George Walker I
■ Tax Lister For Roxboito and Person County I
DRAMA, COMEDY
ANIMATE STORY
OF QUINT FILM
“The Country Doctor” Stare
World’s Most Famous Babies.
Palace Theatre Monday ant
Tuesday, April 13 and 14.
Darryl F. Zanuck’s "The Country
Doctor,” at the Palace Theatre
proves to be the “blessed event’
of the year as it presents thie five
famous Dionne Quintuplets langh
ing, crooning and stealing your heart
as motion picture stars.
It is a story bristling with drama
comedy pathos %nd adventure that
presents these universally loved
babies in their first feature length
picture roles. Jean Hersholt is the
hero, as the doctor who dedicates
his life to a tooth-and-claw battle
against pain and ill in a Canadian
fur« settlement.
Hampered by official red-tape,
sorely in nepd of a hospital, he an
tagonizes the heads of his company
lpses his position because 1 of the
enmity of the company manager.
He answers one last call for his ser
vices, and to his astonishment brings
five tiny mites to the world at one
birth.
With a startling suddenness, the
doctor finds his position reversed.
He; is the focus of world interest,
he can demand and get everything
he wants for his tiny charges. And,
in the climax, the man who faced
a lonely old age becomes the re
cipient of highest honors from the
government.
Contrasted against the dramatic
central plot are the comferfy roles
of Slim Summerville and John
Qualen, and the youthfully tender
romance of Michael Whalen and
June Lang, all contributing to
story’s entertainment power.
Henry King directed the picture,
many scenes of which weite; photo
graphed by a company dispatched
to the quints’ home in Callender,
Ontario. The screen story of “The
Country Doctor” was written by
Sonya Levien and adapted from an
original by Charles E. Blake.
Legal Notices
SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the au
thority conferred upon us in a Deed
of Trust executed by Sam Paylor
and wife, Mary Fannie Paylor, on
the 3rd day of February, 1928, and
recorded in Book F. L. No. 1, Page
59, we will on
SATURDAY. THE 2ND DAY OF
MAY, 1936
12 o’clock noon,
at the courthouse door in Person
County, Roxboro, N. C., sell at pub
lic auction for cash to the highest
bidder the following land, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel, lot'
or tract of land containing 201 acres,
more or less, situate, lying and being
on the public road leading off from
State Highway No. 13 at Dr. Wm.
Merritt’s in an Easterly direction,
about 10 miles to the N. E. of the
town of Roxboro, in Holloway’s
Township, County of Person, State
of N. C., and having such shapes,
metes, courses and distances as will
more fully appqar by reference to
a plat thereof made by E. R. Farm
er, C. E., in Oct., 1919, the same be
ing bounded on the N. by lands of
Fannie Bowen and lands of Miss
Addlq May Merritt, on the E. by
Mayo Creek, on the S. by Dishwater
Creek or lands of Mrs. W. A. Brad
sher and the lands of Clem Hollo-
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
way, and on the W. by lands of R.
D. Bailey.
This land is sold subject to all
unpaid taxqs.
This sale is made by reason of the
failure of Sam Paylor and wife,
Mary Fannie Paylor, to pay off and
discharge the indebtedness secured
by said Deed of Trust.
A deposit of 10% will be required
from the purchaser at the sale.
This the 18th day of March, 1936.
INTERSTATE TRUSTEE
CORPORATION,
Substituted Trustee,
Durham, N. C. 4-9-4 t
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrat
or of the estate of Otho L. Wilson,
deceased, late of Person County,
N; C., this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to
the undersigned on or before the
18th day of March, 1937, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate
payment.
This 18th day of March, 1936.
T. D. WILSON,
Administrator of es
tate of Otho L. Wilson.
3-19-6tp.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as Ad
ministrator, de bonis non, of the
estate of Mattie E. Morton, this is
to notify all persons having claims
against said estate to present them
to the undersigned on or before the
Ist day of March 1937, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
This the 29th day of February.
1936.
T. F. DAVIS,
I d. b. n. of Mattie E. Morton.
3-5-6 t.
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NOTICE OF SALE
Under the authority conferred up
: on me as commissioner in the court’s
' order of sale dated'March 11th, 1936,
i in that special proceeding in the
Superior Court of Person County
entitled “The Board of Commission
ers of Person County versus Bana
am H. Hobgood,” I will sell at pub
lic auction to the highest bidder
for cash at the courthouse door in
Roxboro, at twelve (12) o’clock M.,
on ••'**
MONDAY, APRIL 13th, 1936
two tracts of land belonging to
Banaam H. Hobgood described as
follows:
TRACT NO. 1. Located in Mt.
Tirzah Township, Person County,
[ North Carolina, known as the home
, place of Banaam Hobgood and con
” taining 11 acres, more or less,
I bounded on the North by Jasper
, Oakley, on the East by Jasper Oak
ley and C. G. Humphries, on the
Palace Theatre
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April 13 - 14
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Monday: afternoon matinee: 2:30-4;
evening: 7-9. Adm. 10-26 c
Tuesday: afternoon matinee 3:15;
evening: 7:15-9:00. Adm. 10-26 c
NOTE: To any local mother giving
birth to a child during the engage
ment of this picture, the manage
ment will give a thirty-day pass;
if twins, a sixty-day pass; triplets,
a ninety-day pass; quadruplets, a
four-month’s pass; and if any wo
man duplicates the quintuplet re
cord, the management will give her
the theatre, lock, stock and barrel.
South by C. G. Humphries and on
the West by Jasper Oakley. One
acre of said land was conveyed to
Banaam Hobgood by deed of Thom
as H. Hobgood and 10 acres of same
was devised to Banaam Hobgood
by the Will of Thomas H. Hobgood
recorded in the Clerk’s office of
Person County in Will Book 20,
page 520. Upon said tract of land
is located the residence of Banaam
Hobgood.
TRACT NO. 2. Located near the
first tract in Mt. Tirzah Township,
Person County, North Carolina, and
containing 12 acres, more or less,
bounded on the North by Martha
Ann Bowling, on the East by Ed
Oakley, on the South by C. G. Hum
phries and on the West by Jasper
Oakley and C. G. Humphries. See
deed from Parthenia Hobgood et al
recorded in the Register’s office o'
Person County in Book 00, page 35
for metes and bounds description.
Said two tracts of land will be
first sold in separate parcels and
then as a whole and sale confirmed,
barring an upset bid, to the manner
of sale producing the highest sale
price.
This March 11th, 1936.
R. P. BURNS,
Commissioner.
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NOTICE— SALE OF LAND
By virtue of the powers contained
in that deed of trust executed by
H. S. Morton and wife, Frances
Morton, dated April 6th, 1929, of
record in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Person County in Book
8, page 303, the terms of same hav
ing not been complied with, and at
the request of the holder of the note
secured by said deed of trust, the
undersigned Trustee, by virtue of
the powers conferred on him by
that instrument of record in the
office of the Register of Deeds of
Person County in Book 45, page
186, will offer for sale to the high
est bidder for cash at public auction
at the Court House door in Rox
boro, N. C. on
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1936,
at 12 o’clock M., that certain tract
of land in Bushy Fork Township,
Person County, North Carolina, ly
ing on State Highway No. 144 lead
ing from Roxboro, N. C. to Pros
pect Hill, N. C., and bounded on the
North by lands of W. H. Moore and
John Vanhook; on the East by lands
of W. H. Moore and Devreux Dav
is; on the South by lands of Nat
Huff, William Burton and W. G.
Rogers, and on the West by lands
of John M. Denny and Z. V. Mor
ton, containing One Hundred, eigh
ty-seven and one-half (187%) acres,
more or ltss, 971/2 acres of said tract
having been inherited by H. S. Mor
ton from his father, S. E. Morton,
and 90 acres purchased by H. S.
Morton from J. T. Morton.
This sale will remain open 10
days for an increase bid, and the
purchaser will be required to de
posit 10% of the purchase price on
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R A I LW A Y
the day of sale.
This 10th day of March, 1936.
W. D. MERRITT,
Substitute Trustee.
3-19-4 t.
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TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
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Please take notice that Automo
bile Fire and Theft policies Nos.
30001 to 30010 inclusive, Parcel
Post Coupon Books Nos. 105747 to
105748 inclusive, and Parcel Post
Coupon Books Nos. 206351 to 206355
inclusive have been lost, misplaced
or stolen and have never been issu-
Palace Theatre
ROXBORO, N. C.
ADVANCED PROGRAM
From Thursday, April 9th through Wednesday, April 15th
Thursday - Friday, April 9-10
Carole Lombard with Preston Foster—Cesar Romero—
Janet Beecher in Faith Baldwin’s
LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST
March of Time No. 11 Metro Cartoon: “Good Little Monkeys’’
On the Stage Thursday
PALACE AMATEUR HOUR
Ladies matinee 3:ls—Two for Price of One—26c
Evening: 7:15 - 9:00. Adm. 10 -26 c
Special Shows Saturday Morning 10:30 Saturday Night 11:30
Kiddies Jack Pot
Ben Lyon—Joan Marsh—Edd|e Nugent—lsabel Jewel in
DANCING FEET
Krazy Kat Cartoon: “Catnips of 1940”
Scrappy Cartoon: “Gold Getters”
Box office opens Saturday morning 10:15; picture 10:30
Admission lO -26 c
Box office opens Saiturday night 11:15; picture 11:30
All Seats 26c
Saturday, April 11th
George O’Brien with Irene Ware in
O’MALLEY OF THE MOUNTED
Top Notcher Cartoon: “Grand Slam Opera”
Pepperpot: “Stars Can’t Be Wrong”
Continuous Shows Starting 2:30. Admission: 10-26 c
Easter Monday - Tuesday, April 13 - 14th
Dionne Quintuplets with Jean Hersholt—June Lang—Slim
Summerville—Michael Whalen—Dorothy Peterson in
THE COUNTRY DOCTOR
“Popular Science No. 2 (in color) Hearst Metrotone News
Monday: Matinee 2:30-4:00; Evening: 7:00-9:00. Admission 10-26 c
Tuesday: Matinee 3:15; Evening 7:15-9:00. Admission: 10-26 c
NOTE—To any local mother giving birth to a child during the
engagement of this picture, the management will give a thirty
day pass; if twins, a sixty-day pass; triplets, a ninety-day pass;
quadruplets, a four-month’s pass; and if any woman duplicates
the quintuplet record, the management will give her the theatre,
lock, stock and barrel.
Wednesday, April 15th Jack Pot Day
Esther Ralston—Onslow Stevens—Toy Wing—Sidney
Blackmer—Eddie Nugent in
FORCED LANDING
Vitaphone Cartoon: “Shop Talk”
Morning matinee: 10:30; afternoon: 3:15-3:45; evening: 7-9.
Admission —lO-26 c
THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1936
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