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VOLUME IX.
NEWS
of the
WEEK
THE FOREIGN SCENE
To counteract the recurrent agita
tion to tear down the Eiffel Tower,
built for the Exposition of 1889,
Parisians have formed a society
called “Friends of the Eiffel Tower”
.. The British army’s newest anti
tank gun will penetrate any known
tank armor at more than a mile ..
Between salvos of shell fire, the
Spanish Loyalists city of Valencia
supports four strip-tease shows. On
the curtain of one is the notice:
“Comrades, show your devotion to
the Republic, your discipline, by
not interfering with the artists’
work.”
FORD FIGHT DRAGS
Detroit, Mich.—The big show
down between the C. I. O. and
Henry Ford may not come for
several months. So fearful are Ford
men of recognition that many meet
ings of the United Automobile
Workers in this area are held in
total darkness.
MICHIGAN’S BIG LIBRARY FUND
New York City—At the largest
gathering of librarians ever held—
more than 5,000 attended the con
vention of the American Library
Association —Michigan was con
gratulated on heading all states
with library appropriations of SSOO
000. Speakers lamented the fact that
a nation which spent $1,000,000,000
a year on movies and $100,000,000 on
soft drinks, expended only $46,000,-
000 or. its library system.
SEA BURIAL UPHELD
New York City—Relatives of 68-
year-old Elizabeth Ahern, who died
on board a French liner two years
ago and was buried at sea, lost a
SIOO,OOO damage suit against the
steamship company. An eminent
canonical authority, Father John L.
Dolan, testified in behalf of the
French Line that necessary burial
in an unconsecrated area was ‘not
disgraceful", since testimony was
introduced to the effect that the
condition of the body did not per
mit of its being brought to port for
burial.
NAZI’S CHEER GEORGE VI
Kessel, Germany After two
British speakers made a ringing plea
for British-German accord, the
leader of 150,000 German veterans
called for cheers for King George
VI, which were given with a will,
thus breaking all precedent for
German gatherings, which usually
close with a round of applauses for
Reicllsfeuhrer Hitler alone.
THE WASHINGTON WEEK
♦ Redonstruction Finance Corpora
tion reported loan repayments for
the first quarter of $115,263,225; dis
bursements $74,223,118. Banks re
ceived $3,887,013 and paid back
$23,355,882 .. In April the Social
Security Board helped 1,667,031 per
sons. The aged received $24,272,824,
dependent children $3,905,163, and
the blind $802,622 Federal ex
ecutive departments added 5,904
employes in April, bringing total
on payroll to 835,639 .. Os 5,309,-
514 applications, the U. S. Employ
ment Service placed 240,703 in pri
vate industry in May, or 80 per cent
more than last May.
BUDGET OUT OF LINE
Washington, D. C.— When the
Government’s fiscal year closed this
week, indications were that, alth
ough the total revenues were $50,-
000,000 in excess of estimates, the
outgo would exceed the budget
figures by $200,000,000. It is believ
ed that the public debt will top the
figures of a year ago by $2,200,-
000,000, and that the total revenues
will be half a billion dollars under
the President’s original estimate of
last January.
TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
IfrsonMimes
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
JULY 4 CELEBRATED
TOMORROW - STH.
Many Roxboro People Have Gone
To Beaches; Others Cele
brate At Home
Today is July 4th, but celebrations
over the county will take place to
morrow, July sth. A majority of
the stores in Roxboro will be closed
on this day and people, generally
speaking, will take a holiday.
Very few celebrations have been
planned for this county. Many
people have already left for the
beaches. Others will visit in nearby
cities, some will go on picnics and
Loch Lily will find many in swim
ming.
A big boxing program at the Win
stead Warehouse will climax the
day’s activities in Roxboro. It is
thought that approximately 500
people will attend this program.
Motorists over the nation have
bpen Warned to difive Carefully.
Many people will probably meet
their death, but this number can be
cut down considerably.
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RECOUNT HAS NOT
BEEN ORDERED YET
Petition Requesting Recount Has
Been Submitted To Board;
Must Pass On It.
The Board of Elections of Person
Ccunty has not yet ordered a re
count of the votes that were cast
in the liquor election last Tuesday.
A petition has been submitted to
R. B. Dawes, chairman of this board,
requesting a recount and Mr. Dawes
will have to submit this petition to
the entire board. It is likely that
some action will be taken one way
or the other this week.
The “wets” claim that the margin
of 22 votes is not enough majority
to be sure that the “drys” won.
They are also trying to uncover evi
dence that might cause the Board of
Elections to throw out a precinct or
; two.
At the present time anything
1 might happen or the volte might
stand as it is and Person remain
dry for three years or longer.
Saturday, July 3rd.—(Special To
Times)—The Board* of Elections met
Saturday morning and rejected the
plea for a recount that was submit
ted. Immediately following this a
ncther petition was drawn by cer
tain people in Roxboro.
It has been reported that this pe
tition complained of irregularities
in the election, and it is possible
that the board will have to grant
the request for a recount.
If the votes are counted again
the board may order it done Mon
day.
CO. CURB MARKET
OPENED SATURDAY
Those Who Sold Were Well Plea
sed With Results
The Person County Curb market
opened Saturday morning under the
shed that runs on the north side of
the Wiqptead Warehouse.
Figures for the day’s sales were
not available, but it is understood
that those who sold produce on the
market were well pleased with the
results.
A fair guess is that 12 or 15 open
ed stands there Saturday morning.
It has been pointed out by Miss
Lee, Home supervisor, that the mar
ket will be open every Saturday this
summer while fresh vegetables are ;
in season.
Miss Lee stated that those who
were able to sell on this market were
then able to buy staple groceries
from the Roxboro stores and thus
better their living conditions.
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IN ROXBORO SATURDAY
Mr. S. F. Nicks, Jr., of Cedar I
Grove was a Roxboro visitor yes- ]
terday. ,- JP
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MR. GORDON D. BROWN
Mr. Brown comes to Roxboro from
Graham, N. C. where he was mana
ger of one of Bruce’s stores in that
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have already
moved to Roxboro.
The new store will open Fri
day, July 9th with a complete stock
of merchandise. Mr. Brown stated
that this store would identify it
self with the community life of this
city in every possible way.
FINAL RITES TO BE
HEED TODAY FOR
PROMINENT CITIZEN
E. D. Cheek Died At His Home
Saturday Morning At 4:00
A M. After An Illness
Os Several Weeks
Funeral Services To Be At 3:30
P. M. At Home
After an illness of some length, Mr.
E. D. Cheek passed away Saturday
morning, July 3rd, at 4 o’clock at
his home on, Oak Street, in Roxboro,
N. C. Mr. Cheek was 77 years of age
on June 24th., last. He was a loyal
member of Roxboro Baptist Church,
being the oldest memlber on the
church roll. A native of Orange
county he removed to Roxboro in
1891, conducting an undertaking es
tablishment, later combining a new
successful furniture bqfcin>iss with
it.
The deceased was well known over
this entire section of the state and
his hundreds of friends will hear of
his death with deep regret.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Emma L. Pleasants, of Per
son County, five children, Mrs. Rosa
C. Bryant, Charlotte, N. C., Mes
dames D. W. Ledbetter, Hattie C.
Carver apd J. C. Woody of Roxboro,
and Dr. J. M. Cheek, of the State
Health Department, now located at
Chapel Hill, N. C., besides these are
14 grandchildren and 1 great grand
daughter. In addition to the imme
diate family are 4 sisters, Mesdames
Fannie Sellers, E. L. Nassell, of Bur
lington, N. C., Mrs. Rosa Cheek, of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Mrs.
Mary C. Pettigrew of Roxboro.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Sunday afternoon at 3:30
p. m,, His pastor, Rev. W. F. West,
will be in charge of the services.
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STANDARD OIL PLANT
ENTERED FRIDAY NIGHT
On Friday night of last week
someone broke into the storage of
fice of the Standard Oil Co., lo
cated in Brooksdale. Entrance was
gained by twisting the lock off with
a large bar.
Approximately SIOO dollars worth
of merchandise to fit a Ford V-8
was missing the next day.
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY
(For Last Fiscal Week)
Receipts ....... * $247,028,419
Expenditures $13^,190,144
Balance $2,568,984,922
Deficit, Fiscal Year . .$2,773,318,809
Public Debt $36,393,849,647 t
», NORTH CAROLINA,
GARLAND CHAMBERS
HAIiD HIT BY HAIL
“
Lost Sixteen ..Acres .Os ..The
Finest Tobacco That Was
W On His Farm
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Garland Chambers, prominent
Timberlake merchant and farmer,
lost 16 acres of tobacco last Wed
nesday when hail struck one en
tire section of his farm in Timber
lake.
The tobacco in this section had
reached a nice height and was
among:the best that Mr. Chambers
had. After the hail had done its
damage' the tobacco was worthless.
He stated that at one place he could
have slled h{s large farm truck
with hail stones in short order,
Otheir ‘farmers in. that section suf
fered, hut not as much as Mr. Cham
bers. As usual the hail cut a nar
row piath across one section of the
county.
This storm came a little earlier
than usual and found many farmers
without any hail insurance. Local
insurance offices reported heavy
buying on Thursday and Friday.
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BOXERS ARE READY
FOR JULY STH.
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Five *Good Fights On Program
With'Boys From Rougemont
J Taking Big Part
Thetbqxing promoters of Roxboro
claimlto have found a colored boy
in ; that city who knows something
time boxing. This boy is
pajSpPtikmy .Wilkes and hails from
New Bqfh. At'this present tirrte he
is working in Roxboro and on Mon
day night he will meet Lippard Par
rish of Rougemont. Both boys weigh
about 165 pounds.
For the first time in about six
months the fans of this county will
have an opportunity to see Joe King
in action. Joe is a clever boxer and
knows how to handle himself. On
July sth he is slated to meet Baxter
Franklin of Rougemont.
For the opening fight five color
ed boys will be put into the ring.
Each one will be given on; glove
with inductions to hit. The boy
who remains longer than any other
gets a jar of money.
Others on the program are Rob
ert Pugh, Roxboro vs. Paul Walters,
Rougemont and Basil Young and
Lee Laws, will carry the main bout.
Clyde Oakley will referee.
LARGECROWDHERE
FOR SAFETY PARADE
AND TRADE DAY
“MagiC Car” Had No Driver In
It, But Traveled Safely Up
Main Ss.; Operated By
Capt. Lynch From
Car Behind
Merchants Had Many Bargains
» On Display
Hundreds of people gathered in
Roxboro yesterday to witness the
Safety Parade and take advantage
of Trade With Safety Day.
The parade formed near the Me
thodist church and promptly at 3
o’clock began to wind its way up
Main Street.
The magic car was without a
driver and was operated by Capt.
Lynch in a car following behind.
The Safety Car made all the turns
correctly and stopped for the red
signal and did everything just as
any safe driver would have done.
Many other cars and trucks and
the fire truck from Ca-Vel and Rox
boro were also in the parade.
This parade and Trade With Safe
ty Day was sponsored by the Rox
boro Chamber of Commerce and was
the means of bringing many people
here who were interested in seeing
the parade and in buying hundreds
of bargains that merchants had on
hand for that day.
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AT NIAGARA FALLS
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Long are
spending several days at Niagara
Falls. They are expected home this
week.
SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1937
Leaf Mart Opens Sept. 30th
Good 1937 Crop Foreseen
E. J. O’Brien, Jr., Louisville, Reelected head of Association, Says
Tar Heel Production May Exceed That For 1936
By Ten To Fifteen Percent
DOGS CONTINUE TO
DIE IN ROXBORO
Reported That Twenty - Five
Have Died As a Resuit of
Eating Poisoned Meat.
PEOPLE ARE ALARMED
More dogs continued to eat pois
oned meat in the west end of Rox
boro over the week-end and more
dogs continued to die.
So far the officers of this city
have been, unable to discover any
trace of those who threw out the
meat, but they are continuing their
investigation.
It has been revealed that the poi
son was placed on a meat scrap and
pitched into the yards of those who
had dogs. There it was quickly
found and devoured. In about one
nour the dog or cat died.
Many people of Lamar Street
have become alarmed over the sit
uation for fear that some child might
accidentally eat a piece of this meat.
Others have appealed to the mayor
and to the city commissioners to do
something about the matter at once.
One report had it. that over 25
dogs and a number of cats had died
as a result of this poisoned meat.
About three months ago six or sev
en dogs in the north end of Roxboro
died the same day.
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REVIVAL MEETING
TO BEGIN SUNDAY
Rev. M. W Lawrence To Preach
At Lea’s Chapel; Home Com
ing Day To Be Observed
The revival will begin at Lea’s
Chapel Church Sunday afternoon,
July 4, at’five o’clock and will con
tinue throughout the week. The ser
vices will be held each day. The pas
tor, Rev. M. W. Lawrence will do
the preaching, and a cordial invita
tion is extended to all to be with
us in. these services. Special mes
sages in story will be bt'ough to
the children and young people from
time to time.
The annual Homecoming day wil.
be observed Sunday, July 11 with
appropriate services in the morning
and afternoon. Dinner is to be ser
ved on the grounds, and all former
members and friends are asked to
return for the day. The third quar
terly conference will also be held at
11 o’clock on that day with our
Presiding Elder, Rev. H. B. Porter,
bringing the message.
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CAR STOLEN FROM
NORTH MAIN STREET
Belonged To Lawrence Woods
And Stolen About 7:45
Saturday P M.
Two men were standing in front of
Hugh Woods’ store Saturday night
about 7:45 p. m. A car belonging to
Lawrence Woods wa,s parked in
front of the store when a negro
calmly walked up and took a seat,
he then drove the car away.
It was about two minutes before
the two men realized that the negro
had stolen the car, a Ford Model A
copue. License No. 527 - 559.
Officers were immediately sum
moned and they proceeded to give
chase in another car. When this pa
per was put to press the thief had
not been caught
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Tomato fruit worms have destroy
ed about half of what appeared to
be a large crop of tomatoes in
Wayne County, reported A. S.
Knowles, assistant farm agent
Investigations have been begun on
the advisability of establishing a
cheese manufacturing plant in Ala
mance County.
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NUMBER ONE
Old Point, Va., July 2.—A lead
er of the south’s immense tobacco
industry today foresaw a good 1937
crop despite the destruction of infant
plants by the blue mold disease.
E. J. O’Brien, Jr., of Louisville,
who was reelected president of the
Tobacco Association, of the United
States here today, said crop produc
tion in North and South Carolina
might exceed last year’s poundage
by 10 to 15 percent.
The announcement of dates for
the opening of warehouse auction
sales in six belts, was prime busi
ness at the single business session
of the association’s annual conven
tion at the Chamberlin hotel here.
First sales will be made in Geor
gia July 29. Buyers will move north
ward for the opening in South Car
olina, August 10 and in eastern North
Carolina August 26.
Local Mart Opens September 30th
Middle belt sales will begin on
September 16; the old belt will open
on September 30, and the Virginia
dark belt on November 29.
The blue mold, O’Brien told the
tobacco warehousemen and manu
facturers, destroyed 75 percent of
young tobacco plants in Georgia
this spring and was a “serious prob
lem” as far northward as Maryland.
He said that a spray had been
found by the bureau of plant hus
bandry to be the “most practical
method” of fighting the leaf disease,
and that the use of high tempera
tures and gasses in, closed beds was
being experienced with.
The Kentuckian answered ques
tions as to the crop outlook with
the assertion that it “generally is
good” and especially so in the Car
olinas. The weather, he said, had
been good for growth.
Quality Above Average
He declined to speculate on the
matter of prices other than to say
that leaf quality appeared to be
above average.
The association elected two Vir
ginians, a North Carolinian, and a
Kentuckian as new members of its
board of governor, they being John
S. Meade, of Danville, Va.; T. M.
Carrington, Jr., of Richmond; D. D.
Worthington, of Kinston, N. C., and
W. L. Burford, of Louisville, Ky.
Meade was placed on the board
to take the vacancy left by J. M.
Edmunds, of Danville, who was
chosen an honorary (inactive) life
member. W. T. Clark, of Wilson,
N. C., is at present the other hon
orary member of the group.
W. A. Godson, of Winston-Salem,
N. C., was elected a vice-president,
and two other vice-presidents,
James Fieklen, of Greenville, S. C„
and J. W. Dunnington, of Farmville,
Va., were reelected. Also reelected
was Secretary-Treasurer C. M.
Welsh, of Louisville. , v
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WASHINGTON VISITORS
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Messrs. S. G. Winstead, Jr., Wil
liam Thomas and Kennith Bradsher
of Washington, D. C. spent last
week-end in Roxboro.
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To Meet At Lea’s Chapel
The Roxboro Kiwanis Club will
meet next Tuesday, July 6th., at
Lea’s ChapeL The date hlas been
changed from Monday to Tuesday
due to the fact that many mem
bers will be out of town on July sth.
Met At Oak Grove
The Roxboro Rotary Club met
last Thursday at Oak Grove where
they enjoyed a splendid picnic sup
per.
S. B. Davis, member of the club,
thanked the ladies of this church for
their warm reception.
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Bum pass & Day To Handle
Pennsylvania Tires
Bumpass and Day, local service
station operators, are now handling
Pennsylvania Tires and have a com
plete stock on hand.
They invite you to come in and
sec their line of tires and try one or
a set on your car or truck. _ ,