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VOLUME IX. PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORQ, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1938 NUMBER TWENTY-SEVHN
NEWS
Os The
WEEK
PRESIDENT OPENS CONGRESS
. .Washington, D. C.—Addressing
the new Congress, President Roose
velt reaffirmed the objectives of the
New Deal by declaring that no
American citizen will be permitted
to starve because of a lack of work;
that only by providing work can the
purchasing power of the nation be
maintained at a level sufficient to
support government expenses “that
cannot be less than $7,000,000,000 a
year”. He quoted an increase in
national income from 38 billion in
1932 to 68 billion last year, and
stated that the goal was from 90 to
100 billion dollars. “The selfish
employment of capital”, he stressed,
“will destroy the capitalistic
system by its own abuses. There is
anticipated no attack on all capital,
but where there is wilful deception
on the part of capital, it will not
long deceive. There must be a floor
beyond which industrial wages
shall not fall, a celing beyond
which they shall not rise. I doubt
if Congress will ever consider the
substitution of a dole for a useful
program of work”-,
STOCKS REACT FAVORABLY
New York City—The mild chara
cter of the President’s speech caus
ed a favorable reaction on the Stock
Exchange. Gains in market lead
ers reflected the President’s state
(metat thlat Administration moves
against corporations were confined
■to a few corporations which fla
grantly violated the anti-trust laws.
ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
Washington, D. C.—First national
census of the unemployed reveals
that 7,822,912 persons registered in
the voluntary inquiry as being
totally without work and desirous
of obtaining same. New York led
all stattes, with 069,840 without
work, including 206,518 on Work
Relief rolls.
MATADOR DEFIES QUAKE
Mexico City—While the most se
vere earthquake in recent years
knocked this city, causing 24,000
spectator in the local arena to sway
in their seats as they watched a
bull-fight, Matador Liborio Ruiz
gave the death thrust to a bewil-i ,
dered bull, puzzled at the rolling
motion of the ring.
Destruction Threatens Canton
Canton, China—ls Chinese troops
are forced to abandon Canton to
advancing Japanese forces, General
Yu Han-mon, commander of all
South China armies, has warned in- 1
vaders that this city of 1,000,000 1
people will be reduced to ruins. '
This policy of destroying every- ■
thing of any possible value to the !
enemy has been generally adopted
throughout invaded parts of the 1
Chinese Republic. 1
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Funeral Services For Mrs. Long '
The funeral of Mrs. Laura Long, 1
98, widow of Hugh Long of Person :
county, was held Thursday after- ]
noon at the home of her nephew,
Rev. Wodson L. Stone, at 705 Wil
kefson avenue, with Rev. C. H.
Bunn, pastor of the Church of God,
officiating. Burial was in the Long (
cemetery near Roxboro.
Mrs. Long lived the greater part
of her life in Person County but ,
went to Durham several months ago z
to live. She died Wednesday morn- j
-ing at 4:30 o’clock from heart trou- ]
die, following an illness of several
weeks.
One brotbefr, Thomas Stone, of
Person County survives, as do a <
number of nieces and nephews. i
TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
Irrsonl^ffimes
Frank Chanina pictured in Charity hospital at New Orleans, La., after
the bandages bad been removed from his eye on which a new cornea had
been placed through the sacrifice of John Amos, sixty-year-old heart pa
tient from St. Joseph, La., who surrendered his own eye to save the
lad’s failing sight. Frank is able to see the surgeon’s hand held before
his eyes. The boy’s eyes bad been hurt by a lime dust infection.
Heavy Sales Expected On
Roxboro Market Tuesday
Price Os Tobacco Is Expected
„ k To Be Good And Quality Will
Probably Be Fair; 15 or 20%
Os Weed Remains
Closing Date Os Market Has
Not Been Named
The Roxboro tobacco market will
reopen for the sale of leaf tobacco
Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock and
warehousemen are expecting a lar
ge break of tobacco on the open
ing. Farmers have been busy strip
ping for the past two or three weeks
.and now they are ready to sell the
remainder of their crop.
The Roxboro market lias sold
million pounds of tobacco at a state
high average of 27.35. It is very
likely that this market will wind
up the season as state leader in
price average.
Farmers will tell you that from
15 to 20% of this year’s crop re
mains to be sold. That means that|
there must be about a million and,
a half to two million pounds left'
in this county.
Roxboro Warehousemen hope to
sell a million more pounds before
the season closes. Last year the mar
ket sold 4,153,000 pounds of tobac
co during the entire season.
The closing date for the markets in
this belt has not been named. The
market is expected to remain open
three or four more weeks.
Hospital Care Association, Inc.
This association has paid out $500,-
000 in service to members since its
organization since Dec. 31, 1933 to
45,612 members as of Dec. 31, 1937.
It is a non-profit plan to budget
your hospital bill.
We offer prompt payment of
claims without the usual red tape
procedure. Tell your hospital to
mail your bill to us. We like to pay
claims.
Pay us $6.00 a year for adults,
$2.40 for children, and let us pay
your hospital bills. ,
Dial 4221.
Mutual Insurance Agency,
D. S. Brooks, Jr. Mgr.
Maurice Allen, Solicitor.
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GARDNERS HAVE MOVED
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Gardner have
moved from the hotel to their new
residence on Main St. in the house
formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
L. M. Carlton.
Cocktails don’t make you talk bet
ter. They just make the others suf
fer less when you talk as usual.
Boy Sees With Gift Eye
KIWANIANS TO
ADOPT PROJECT
Expected To Be Announced By
President In One or Two
Weeks
Each year Roxboro Kiwanis
Club adopts a major project for
the coming year. At the present
time President Bill Warren and the
directors are busy studying differ
ent projects and will decide upon
one soon.
Kiwanis International states that
the project must be related to un
der-privileged children and the
Roxboro club tries to abide by this
law.
Year before last the club under
took to find children who needed
glasses, have their eyes examined
and make them a gift of the glasses,
if their parents could not. Last year
1 this work was continued and in the
| latter part of the year the public
' playground was started.
Several projects are now being
considered and the officials are very
anxious to find one that is neces
sary, but one that does not require
too much money.
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NEW HOUSES NEARING
COMPLETION
The house of Mr. and Mrs. T. 1.
'Mitchell on Morgan St. is now near
ing completion and also the house
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Long, Jr. on
Lamar St.
Altho you generally think about
women in connection with a cook
ing school the Times would be glad
to have the men of this community
attend this event if they care to.
The following young men are
urged to attend. C. C. Garrett, he
raises so many vegetables he should
know how to cook them; S. F. Nicks,
Jr., he has just started keeping
house and he should know enough
about cooking to help; E. G. Thomp
son, perhaps a little familiarity with
the kitchen would encourage him
to seek a better half. Right now he
shows no inclinations in that direct
ion. We also invite J. D. Bradsher,
E. B. Craven, Coy Day, Baxter Man
gum, George Currier and others.
All of these fellows could help
more in the kitchen if they Would
ALONG THE WAY— ALL APPEARS
TO BE QUIET NO NEWS
GOOD ATTENDANCE
AT CO. SCHOOLS
Reads Have Been In Good Shape
And No Days Have Been
Missed
According to R. B. Griffin all the
schools in the county are off to a
good start after the Christmas holi
days. A majority have reported
that the attendance is excellent and
sp far the schools have not had
to lose any time due to bad roads.
Each winter generally finds some
roads in such a bad shape that a
bus cannot travel over them. This
has not happened this school year,
but old times predict a little snow
in January and February.
Basketball now reigns as the
king of winter sports in the coun
ty schools. Practically every school
has two teams, a boys’ team and a
girl’s team. All have started play
ing and prospects for several good
teams look fair.
Several schools have started train
ing students for the state : wide tri
angular debates that will take place
soon.
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ROXBORO FIREMAN
STAYS ON JOB
Even Tho He Was About 1000
Miles From Home He Help
ed Fight Fire
S. B. Winstead Discovers Fire
In Alabama
S. B. Winstead, member of the
volunteer fire department, of Rox
boro and also proprietor of the Win
stead Warehouse, had an unique ex
perience while on his way to New
Orleans about ten days ago. He and
G. I. Prillaman were traveling thru
a small town in Alabama, they stop
ped for gas and oil and while stand
ing by the car Winstead noticed that
a house across the street was on fire
in the top story. He also noticed
that there were people in the house
and that they evidently knew noth
ing about the fire.. Winstead then
rushed over to the house, told the
occupant and then turned in the
alarm to the fire department.
Even tho Roxboro’s fireman was a
long way from home he couldn’t re
sist the temptation to help fight the
fire after the firemen arrived. In
spite of his efforts the house burn
ed to the ground and he and Mr.
Prilliman continued on their way.
Roxboro’s fireman had done his
duty.
MRS. CLAYTON TO UNDERGO
EYE OPERATION
Mrs. A. W. Clayton, Sr. will un
dergo an eye operation at Watts
Hospital in Durham Monday or
Tuesday.
She will be confined to the hos
pital about ten days.
It has been suggested that the
Times get another film showing
how to dry dishes and invite only
the men. That would be a good
idea and may be done later.
Now we will have to stop and lis
ten to Gip Prillaman and Sam B.
Winstead tell about what they saw
in New Orleans. The boys are just
getting back from the Sugar Bowl
game and naturally they had a big
time. We understood thet they vis
ited our friend Hugh Sawyer, for
mer secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce of this city and now do
ing the same thing in Dothan, Ala.
One of our younger friends has,
at last, decided to go to work.
Stokes Brooks is in the insurance
business. Best of luck to a nice
young fellow.
Everything Ready For Times
Cooking School This Week
CUE CHAMPION
Ruth McGinnis, the outstanding
woman pocket billiard player of the
world, shown practicing for a pro
fessional match in New York city.
A protege of Ralph Greenleaf, Miss
McGinnis has lost only 20 out of
. 1,050 exhibition matches in the last
three years. She is the only left
banded pro in the game and boasts
a 600 to 114 victory over Babe Did
rickson. ■
PEOPLE WAITED IN
RAIN TO SEE JAMES
Some Believe The Story, Many
Do Not. Jesse Says That It’s
All Too True
Theatre Crowded With Curious
People from the city and county
stood in the rain Thursday night
just to get a chance to see the man
who claimed to be the original Jes
se James. The local theatre that had
engaged the services of this man
quickly filled up and a large crowd
waited outside in the rain for a
'long time before they could get
seats.
Many of those who wanted to see
this man doubted very much wheth
er he was the original Jesse James,
but then they had curiosity enough
to pay 26 cents just to take a look
and hear the story that he related.
A Mr. Gillis of this county, who
at one time lived in Texas and knew
Frank James, brother of the origin
al outlaw, went up to interview
Roxboro’s prominent visitor last
Thursday. He asked this Jesse
James questions concerning Frank
James and all were answered cor- ]
rectly. Mr. Gillis stated that Jesse
bore a remarkable resemblance to
his brother Frank. He left fairly
well satisfied that Roxboro had en
tertained the original Missouri out
law, Jesse James.
Believe it or not—your guess is
as good as ours.
Partial List Os Prizes To Be
Given Away At Times’ Cooking
School
3 large gift boxes of soap by
Lever Brothers Co.
3 cans of Spry by Lever Bros.
From 5 to 8 sacks of Pillsbury’s
Flour by Pillsbury Flour Co.
(Pending)
1 lb. .of coffee by Carl Winstead’s
Grocery.
4 packages of Coca Cola by Coca
Cola Bottling Works.
1 kitchen chair by Roxboro Fur
niture Co.
2 cases of Step Up by Roxboro
Beverage Co.
1 house dress by Leggetts.
1 student lamp by Carolina Pow
er and Light Co.
1 coffee percolator by Morris
and Ledbetter.
1 lb. Red Seal Coffee by Sergeant
and Clayton.
1 electric toaster by Electric
Appliance Co.
EIGHT PAGES
TODAY
Person Count is Times Offers
Timely And Profitable En
tertainment Jan. 11 and
14 In Palace And Dolly
Madison Theatres
Stream lines are a familiar
sight this season.
But the latest news in Cooking
School conventions, as discovered by
the Times has screen lines.
All of which means that long
lines of eager' pupils will be going
to school again when this newspa
per presents the much-discussed mo
tion picture course in home econo
mics in Roxboro’s theatres.
Going to school in a theatre! It’s
a grand way to combine fun, inspir
ation, a neighborly reunion and val
uable instruction, all in one free
package. It’s a grand way to get out
of the rut that often threatens the
best and most conscientious of home
managers.
Just as fresh inspiration for the
old job is one of the by-products of
the familiar Cooking School, which
presents a lecturer in a model kit
chen, so are new ideas and keen in
centive born in the film class for
homemakers, with its novel ap
proach and modern setting.
The kitchens that passed the
screen test for this motion picture
had to meet the exacting require
tpents of nationally-known home
i economists, as well as Hollywood
I standards of charm, good taste and
proportion.
No “false-front” camera-beauti
ful kitchens satisfied these special
ists. They insisted on working in
complete, compact, modern kitch
ens, which actually reflect more
scientific ingenuity and careful
planning than any living room.
In these practical kitchens, stream
lines is no ideal phase, for this
simplified, sanitary, labor-saving
equipment is keyed in style and
purpose a busy age.
Recognizing the demands of
home experts, Hollywood signed
all-star kitchens, with all star cast
adding a continual procession of
close-ups, so that every seat in the
theatres is a good seat for this a
mazingly pictured household cour
se.
The class isn’t all work, for there
is the constant play of sparkling
humor, the appeal of tender ro
mance, and the suspense of a co
herent, intelligently-directed story
which dramatizes everyday happen
ings—the human sort of things that
really do happen.
Binding the attractive story to
gether is the romance of home
making, a subject that holds the in
terest of every woman young and
old. Even the Times knows that all
women—brides, business type and
'experienced housekeepers, respond
to the fascination of looking in on
another woman, when she is at
work in the kitchen.
Particularly do they like it when
they are allowed to sit quietly and
jwfttch her prepare some High in
which she specializes. They know
that if they watch closely, while
she measures and mixes and com
pletes the entire cooking operation
this close-up personal study will be
more helpful than hours of reading
recipes and blind experimenting.
Not only does every person in the
audience share this close-up of each.
(Continued On Editorial Page)
FIFTEEN SAVED IN CANADA
Moosonee, Quebec—After sub
sisting 39 days on fourteen rabbits,
a government survey party ofl
fifteen men were brought back to
civilization by airplane. Flight
Lieutenant Spradbrow of Dominion.
Skyways discovered the lost party
slowly freezing to death in the
bleak muskeg country at a tempera
ture of 38 degrees below zero. They
had been practically without food,
since November 22nd.