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PLAT' AT BUSHY
FORK SUCCESS
P. T. A. to Meet in School Au
ditorium Today at 7:30
“The Adventures of Grandpa,” a
play given under the auspices of
the Bushy Fork P. T. A. on Feb.
sth. proved quit? a success. The
plot of the play was interesting; it
was full of amusing incidents; and
the actors showed talents needed to
make it go big with the audience.
The receipts from the play amount
ed to $49.02. To augment this sum,
Mrs. Frank Whitfield gave a dollar
to make it SSO. Several have sug
gested giving the play again for the
benefit bf those who were unable
to see it on account of bad roads
and bad weather. If it is decided to
do this be sure you don’t miss an
evening of genuine entertainment.
The regular meeting of the P. T.
A. will be held in the school au
ditorium, Thursday. Feb. 11th., at
7:30. We hope every member will
be present.
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MR. KIRBY ANSWERS
LETTER OF COMPLAINT
Last week a movie fan wrote to
Mr. O. T. Kirby, manager of the
Palace and Dolly Madison Theatres,
and complained that the shows at
(thbse two theatres were so very
good that he and his wife were
being forced to go practically
every night. He urged Mr. Kirby
to book a few poor shows in order
that his movie bill would not be so
high. Mr. Kirby considered the let
ter a high compliment and publish
ed it in the form of a quarter page
ad
| Tjoday Mr. Kirby is publishing
his answer to this complaint. Again
the name of the person to whom
the letter was directed is being
with-held. See the letter on an in.
aide page.
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Hunting Season Closes Feb 15
The 1936-37 hunting season closes
Yeb. 15th. The Opening and Clos
ing dates are inclusive; that means
1 that the season extends through the
15th., but that is the last day of
legal shooting season. I trust that
| our hunters will take notice of
| . .this and act accordingly.
N. E. Davis
County Warden
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& Bean Guessing Contest
To End Saturday Night
#; The bean guessing contest that is
£ being staged by Thomas and Oak
ley Drug Store will end Saturday
» .Plight, Fdb. 13th. at 9 o’clock,
fijjfei The first prize is a set of Roger’s
KTgtlverware. Second prize is six tea-
Ijyboons and third prize is six tea-
JersonMimts
PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY, ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUCTS
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FROM THE FLOOD DISTRICT
A river steamer with a deck-load of rescued cattle and (right) a typical family reunion at
a refugee concentration station. Public subscriptions to the Red Cross for the relief of
flood sufferers is in excess of $13,000,000
OLD MEN TRY TO
STAGE COMBACK
Playing Basketball Every Night
and Limping All Day
Don’t Seem To Be Able To Take
It
A group of men, who have pas
sed the athletic age, in the city of
Roxboro are striving to stagle a
comback on.the basketball court.
These men should be resigned to
their old age, but apparantly they
are not, as they are very consistent
in their efforts to get young again.
C. H. Oakley heads the list. He
claims to be captain of the old men’s
team. Star players are Eugene
Thompson, Bill Walker, Gus Deer
ing, Sam Byrd Winstead, Earl Brad
sher, Jr., Collins Terry, Marcus Law
rence, Bill Harris and several ot
hers.
These fellows have been good, in
their day, but to a spectator their
day has gone forever and will ne
ver return.
Its .interesting to watch them
play, but more interesting to watch
them groan and grunt the next day.
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SCOUT COURT OF
HONOR HELD FRI.
Four Boys Were Examined for
Merit Badges and Class
Promotion
The local Scout Court of Honor
met last Friday night in th e office
of Dr. A. F. Nichols. Four boys
came before the court to pass va
rious tests.
George Cushwa, Jr. passed the
Merit Badge test for Masonry, Law
rence Clark for Metal Work, Carl
Bowen for First Class and Buddy
Clayton for First Class.
The local Court of Honor meets
the first Friday night of, each
month.
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Mr. and Mrs. Cole Attending
Mardi Gras This Week
Unless something happens to
prevent, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cole
are attending the Mardi Gras in
New Orleans this week.
Mr. Cole stated before he left
that he expected to attend this
event if possible.
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Miss Riley At Virginia Dare
Miss Mary Riley is now connect
ed with the Virginia Dare Beauty
Parlor. For several years Miss Riley
owned and operated Mi-Own Beau
ty Shoppe here. For the past se
veral months she has been in Wash
ington, D. C. While in Washington,
Miss Riley was under the supervis
ed instructions of Mrs. Bertha
Evans, instructress of the New Met
ropolitan System. This training in
addition to her former experience
is a great addition to her efficiency.
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Eastern Carolina farmers are ar
ranging to have their brood sows
farrowed on clean ground where
hogs have not run during the past
year as a method of controlling pa
rasites in pigs.
Strike Reported Over
Several people in this city
stated that the report came over
the radio today that the strike in
the plants of General Motors
was brought to an end this morn,
ing.
No confirmation has been re
ceived of this report.
GARRET STANFIELD
RETURNS FROM
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Was. There During Time Wa
ters Were at Their Highest
Confined to his Room Ma
jority of Time
Garrett Stanfield, local Roxboro
citizen, has returned to Roxboro
from Louisville, Ky. Mr. Stanfield
was in this city during the entire
time of the flood and saw every
thing at its worst. He was on the
tobacco market in that city prior to
the flood being connected with the
Person Garrett Tobacco Co., of
Greenville, N. C.
Mr. Stanfield does not talk so
much about conditions there ex
cept to answer questions. He stat
ed that he was confined to his
room for several days and that there
was no way of getting out as water
was well over the floor and sur
rounding the hotel on every side.
He also said that conditions were
just as bad as they had been pic
tured and even worse in many in
stances. People in the city were not
allowed to go on a sight-seeing trip
and a majority could not have gone
even tho they had wanted to as
they had no way of getting from
their dwellings.
MISS CLAYTON WINS $20.00
The name of Miss Betty Belle
Yancey was drawn from the Jack
Pot barrel at the Palace Theatre
last night Miss Yancey was not
present and did not win SIOO. The
next drawing was for S2O and was
won by Miss Frances Clayton.
The Jack Pot will be for SIOO
next week; if no winner for the SIOO
on the first drawing the manage
ment has authorized the one in
charge to draw for S2O until there
.is a winner.
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Auction Sale Canned Goods
The Red Cross will have an auc
tion sale of canned goods Saturday,
February 13th. in front of the Court
House at 12:00 M.
Everyone invited to come and
bid on the food.
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MISS TAPP WINS
Miss Eunicetine Tapp held the
Lucky number last Saturday and
won the 76 piece Dish Set, at Ham
brick, Austin and Thomas. Satur
day, Feb. 13 they will give another
Set to the one holding the Lucky
Number.
THEATRE GUILD TO
BE ORGANIZED
Plays Would be Given in City
and County; Proceeds for
Worthy Cause
Plans have been formulated for
the organization of a theatre guild
for this city and county. Those who
are behind the movement will meet
tonight to form a permanent or
ganization.
This group intends to give plays
irf Roxboro 'and over the County at
different schools. Proceeds would
be donated for worthy causes in
each community.
The first play will probably be
given in Central Grammar school
and the admission scale will be 10
and 15c. There are a number of
people in this county who have had
a large amount of experence on
stages .in large cities and a majoirty
, of these had signified their intention,
to help.
j Mrs. C. E. Day wall direct the
| first play. Mrs. Day has had ex
perience in this capacity and will
be a great help to the organization.
LENTEN SEASON
STARTED WEDNESDY
Special Services to be Held at
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Annual observance of the season
of Lent started yesterday. and
throughout the period that ends
with- Easter Sunday. Episcopalians
of Roxboro will participate in a
special program of services.
The first service will be held to
night at St. Mark’s Episcopal
church at 7:30 P. M. Rev A. S.
Lawrence, Jr. will flreach. Other
preachers will be brought to this
church throughout the season. Ser
vices will be held every Thursday
night at 7:30 until Easter. The pub
lic is Invited to all of these ser
vices.
ROXBORO MARKET
CLOSES FEB. 12
Prices Have Held Up Well En
tire Year and Farmers
are Pleased
The Roxboro Tobacco Market
closes tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 12th.
Prices have held up well on this
market with the average running
right at 24 cents for every pound
sold.
It is thought that Roxboro will
sell four and a quarter million
pounds of tobacco. Last minute sales
may run the total over this.
A majority of the tobacco mar
kets have lost in pounds sold this
year, but Roxboro lost very few
pounds. Indications paint to a ban
ner year for the coming season.
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Five 4-H Club members of Johns
ton County have purchased 2,000
baby chicks to be fattened and ship
ped cooperatively as broilers.
HARRIS &BURNS
BEGINS LIQUIDATION
OF ENTIRE STOCK
After Fifty-Seven years Under
the Same Roof Mr. W. H.
Harris Will Retire From
Business. New Firm To
Take Half of Building
Firm Composed of A. M. Burns,
O. Z. Gentry and B. B.
Suuni wnl continue
Men’s Dept, in Ot
her Half of
Building
Harris & Burns, popular depart
ment store of Roxboro, begins a
liquidation sale of their entire stock
tomorrow. Mr. W. H. Harris will
retire from business after being un
der the same roof for 57 yeans.
Mr. Harris has sold his interest to
Messrs. O. Z. Genftry and B. B.
Strum. These two men, with Mr.
Burns, will continue the men’s de
partment of this store after the
sale has been finished and the
store has been remodeled.
The side of the store that has
been used as a ladies department
has been leased to a reputable
firm which handles a different line.
It is with a feeling of sadness
that the people of this community
see Mr. Harris retire from active
business, because even at his age,
he is one of the most active and
well liked men of the county. He
has been in business for a long
time and as far as can be discover
ed he Has made friends by the
hundreds and no enemies. In truth
he is called “The Grand Old Man,”
but old in years only, he can yet
hold his own with the so called
“young bucks.”
The new firm that will take over
the men’s department is composed
of men who made an excellent re
putation in this line. They are
known for their ability, fairness,
and honest dealings. Mr. Burns has
long been in the clothing business
and is known over many counties
near here. The two junior members
have been with the firm of Harris
and Burns for years and their re
putation is the best.
Roxboro’s new firm should be
one to be proud of.
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New Laundry To
Open In Roxboro
J. C. Whitt Plans to Open Plant
in Next Sixty or Seventy
Days
J. C. Whitt, proprietor of Whitt’s
Pressing Co., plans to open a new
laundry in Roxboro within the next
sixty or seventy days. He has
bought his machinery and work
will start on the building at once.
The plant will be located just off
Depot Street on Foushee Street.
Mr. Whitt has operated a busi
ness here for a number of years.
His concern does dry cleaning, pres
sing and shoe repairing.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Malone an
nounce the birth of their son, Mic
hael Taylor Malone on Friday, Feb.
sth., 1937.
HILLSBORO BOYS WIN
OVER ROXBORO QUINT
Hillsboro, Feb. 9.—Hillsboro
high school boys’ basketball team
overwhelmed Roxboro high, 26 to
8, here tonight while the local girls’
outfit held the Roxboro lassies to
a 12-12 draw.
In the girls’ contest, Hassan of
Roxboro, with nine points, and Bi
vins of Hillsboro with seven, were
outstanding; and Laws, Hillsboro,
led the boys with 14 tallies.
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Lonnie Harris With Joyner
Chevrolet Company
Mr. Lonnie Harris, popular Rox
boro mechanic, has accepted a posi
tion in the repair department of
the C. H. Joyner Chevrolet Co.
Mr. Harris has been in the auto
repair business for a number ofl
years and has a good reputation in
this line.
SCOUT TROOP 32 MET MON.
Scout troop 32 met Monday night
in the basement of the Methodist
Church. Only 2 members, out of a
total of 23, were absent.
Billy West, Scribe
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TODAY
NUMBER THIRTY
SCOUTS MET TO
HEAR ROOSEVELT
Training Course Will be Offer
ed in This County Short
ly; Work on Hut to be
Resumed
A large number of Boy Scouts of
this county met in the Court House
Monday afternoon to hear Presi
dent Roosevelt address all the
scouts of America over a nation
wide radio network. Scout Execu
tive Pat Patterson was present for
the meeting and also visited se
veral troops while he was hede
Monday afternoon.
In a very short time the scouters
of this section will hold a training
course for the leaders of scout work
in this territory. The exact time
has not been decided upon, but it
will probably be held over a week
end.
As soon as weather permits work
will be started on the scout hut.
This will be located on the Com
munity House lot. It will be a large
one room affair and will afford
the boys an excellent place to meet
Since scouting was started in this
county the boys have been meet
ing wherever they could find a va
cant room.
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WM. D. MERRITT
KIWANIS SPEAKER
Kiwanians to Challenge Ro
tarians to Basketball Game
The Roxboro Kiwanis Club met
Monday night at the Community
House with Sam B. Winstead, presi
dent,, presiding over the meeting.
The program was ~in 'charge of
Messrs. E. B. Craven, Jr., Tom
Brooks, and Will Kirby. First on the
program were several selections by
a quartet, composed of Tom Hamil
ton, S. M. Ford, Jake Taylor, and
E. B. Craven, Jr. Following this Mr.
William Warren read a poem of his
own composition, which served to
put new ambition into the mem
bers of the club. The main speaker
of the evening was Mb - . Wm. D.
Merritt, who spoke on the “Life of
Abraham Lincoln.” Although his
talk was short, it was indeed ex
cellent and thoroughly enjoyed.
The motion was made and car
ried for the Roxboro Kiwanis Club
to challenge the Roxboro Rotary
Club in a basketball game to take
place soon.
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Bethel Evening
Classes To Begin
A series of 10 night meetings for
farmers will begin in the agricul
tural building at Bethel Hill High
School Monday night, February 15
at 7 o’clock. All farmers interested
in these meetings are urged to at
tend. A. G. Bullard, agricultural
teacher, will have charge of the
discussions.
The following is a schedule of the
10 meetings.
February 15-The 1937 Tobacco
Outlook.
February 16-1937 Fertilizer Re
commendations.
February 17-Controlling Tobacco
Diseases.
February 18-Securing Good seed.
February 19-Open Forum Discus
sion.
February 22- Planning a Cropping
Program.
February 23-Terracing and Strip
Grtoppingi
February 24-The Production Credit
Association.
February 25-Growing the Family
Meat Supply.
February 26-Ways and Means of
Supplementing the Cash Income.
THE W. M. S.° MEETS MON.
The W. M. S. of the First Baptist
Church will meet Monday afternoon
at 3:00 o’clock in the Church Au
ditorium.
Circle No. 2 will have charge of
the program.
Circle No. 1 led in attendance in
January.
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Sweet potato growers in Camden
and Currituck County will purchase
a truck load of certified sweet po
tato seed from growers on the eas
tern shore of Virginia. j