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i^;SLANTS
By THOMAS J. SHAW, JR.
Home Town Stuff
After the Roxboro - Ruffin football opener of the high
ochool season two weeks ago “around-town” followers of the
local lads seemed to think that the 26 to 0 score against Ruf
fin could not be regarded as so important in the build-up of
the Ramblers reputation this season. “Who”, said the towns
men, “could expect too much from Ruffin ?’’ Some even want
ed to know where Ruffin is, and not many could remember
it is a town between Reidsville and Danville.
Friday afternoon these same sportsmen (and women)
were on the side lines of Roxboro’s gridiron watching the
Ramblers take on the much heavier and more experienced
Oxfoid High school team. The sportsmen were there and a
goodly portion of them stayed— to see Coach Wirtz’s young
gentlemen pile up an equally impressive unscored on tally
against the Oxford foot-ballers. This practical indication of
Roxboro’s fighting ability can be taken, of course, for what
it is worth. We say it means that the lads will go places this
year and we were glad to see a representative gate support
ing them in their battle.
But we do wonder if more Roxboro fathers and mothers,
not to speak of business men and nousewives, would come out
if more adequate bleacher facilities were provided ? The one
stand on the Roxboro side was filled, but the greater number
of spectators, aside from the young ladies’ cheering unit,
walked up and down the sidelines and followed the team in
much the same fashion necessarily observed by a golf-match
gallery.
Certainly, it would not cost the scrool authorities, or
the town council, or whoever is responsible for such expendi
tures, much to construct a few additional bleachers. Common
wood would do. We are not thinking in “concrete” terms.
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What It Does To Us
'The day we were talking to the “electric” T. Mil
ler White oi the Roxboro branch of the Carolina Power and
Light company. Conversation started out on everyday and
business-like levels concerning new street lights, and one of
the town’s civic clubs in which Mr. White takes an active
part. But before long our thoughts turned to football and to
Mr. White’s son, who was hurt in the Ruffin contest and was
quite on edge because his injured arm might keep him from
playing against Oxford the next afternoon. (A note from
aside, Charles had a right to be concerned, his arm did keep
him out.)
But to go back to Mr. White. Friday afternoon we stood
Deside him watching the high school contest. Later, after the
Ramblers had won, Mr. White caught us in one of our fav
orite drug stores gulping a post-game “dope”. Mr. White was
stiii elated about the game although his “favorite” son
could not play. Pointing to his chest with a forefinger our
friend said in plain words: “It does something to me here”.
That is explanation sufficient. Many and many of us can
share that queer, tight-on-the-inside feeling while we watch
a good game. Football, baseball, basketball, tennis, it matters
not what, do something to us. Active and participating
sportsmen, of course, share the feeling with us spectators t<
an even greater degree. They are in it, and now we will go
or wish we could go to the Duke - Colgate “affair” Score '>
Palace Theatre
ADVANCE PROGRAM
Motion Eictures Are Toni
Best
From Monday, Oct. 9th. thru
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Monday - Tuesday, Oct 9-10
Carole Lombard - Cary Grant
• Kay Francis with' Charles
Cobum . Helen Vinson .
Katherine Alexander - Jona
than Hale in
“In Name Only”
Wife against woman for the
man one tricked and the oth
er cooldn’t trust! The law of
claw and fang in the .silken
jungle of society!
'The Spotting*
Irish”
Hearst Metrotone News -
"News while it is still news.”
Special Morning Show
Monday 10:30;
Afternoons daily 3;15-3:45;
Admission 10-25 c;
Evening daily 7:15-9:00;
Admission 10-30 c.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Frankie Darro with Grant
Withers - Lillian Elliott - Ben
Weiden in
"Boys’ Reformatory”
Caged like Beasts! A thousand
boys imprisoned behind barb
ed wrie fences . . . because
they made one misstep!
Floyd Gibbons’ Four-true-Ad
venture Series: "Haunted
Variety: “One Day Stand”
Miralng Shear 10:30; after
neon AMrtim it-
We; evening 7:U-MO. Ad
■dutai 1040*. • -
Dolly Madison
theatre
Motion Pictures Are Foul
Best Entertainment
From Monday, Oct. 9th. thru
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Monday - Tuesday, Oct 9-10
Joe E. Brown - Martha Rave
with Eric Blore - Susan Hay.
ward - John Hartley - Joyce
Matthews in
"SI,OOO A Touchdown”
(First Run)
Signals on for Martha and
Joe! What a team they make.
What a game they play! What
a laugh they’ll give you!
Floyd Gibbons’ Your-true-Ad
venture Series; “Three Min
ute Fuse”
Fox Movietone News - “News
of the Nation”
No• Morning Shows;
Afternoons daily 3:15-3:45;
Admission 10-25 c;
Evening daily 7:15-9:00;
Admission 10-25e;
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Phil Reagan - Jean Parker -
Jerome Cowan . Dorothy Kent
- Benny Baker - Horace Mac-
Mahon in
"She Married A Cop”
„ (First Run)
She makes a farce of the “tor.
oe”! She puts in a riot call for
the police because she wants
an Irish tenor!
Edgar Kennedy Comedy:
“Feathered Pests”
No Morning Shew, after,
■oon 3:15-3:45; ddmfssisu Id
*se; evening 7:15-OAO. Ad
mission 10-SSe.
SPORTS OLLHE TIMES
Up*tO‘the*Miniite Sport News Solicited
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C.
No Fascist Snlute for Prince Umberto
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Even though his Belgian wife, Princess Marie Jose, snaps ont the
stiff-armed Fascist salute during ceremonies in Nnoro, Italy, Crown
Prince Umberto—who has had several tiffs with the Black Shirts—seems
to prefer the pre-Fascism military salute. The ceremonies were held
in honor of cadets who feU in the recent Spanish civil war.
Business Census
Begins January 1
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170,000 manufacturing concerns.
This will be the first complete
business census taken since 1935
and the information, as required
by law, will include the volume
of business for the year 1939; how
much was done on credit; stocks
on hand at the beginning of the
year; accounts receivable; num
ber of employees; total pay roll;
extent of self-employment (pro
prietor-owners and unpaid fam
ily members), and other informa
tion essential to measure the ex
tent and volume of American
business.
Mr. Burke was informed by the
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Phone 3881 Roxboro, N. C.
Census Bureau that he would re
ceive shortly samples of the sche
dules to be employed in the
Manufacturers Census will be a
vailable a little later.
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Superior Court
Opens October 16
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faces a charge of larceny of meat
brought against him last spring
in the Ca-Vel community. The
Whisnant action was , continued
at the January term.
It was piinted out that the
October term of court here will
be the first session since January,
as the scheduled August term
was cancelled at the request of
the local Bar association because
cf a lack of cases ready for trial.
It was said also that criminal cas
es will be the first considered and
that the civil calendar my be dis
posed of during the last three
days of the term.
Solicitor William H. Murdock,
Durham, will prosecute the cri
minal docket, and summons to
jurymen in the county have al
ready been sent out.
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SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN
ROXBORO.
Palace Theatre
Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 9-10
H (LOMBARD
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Special Morning Show
' Monday 19 *0;
Afternoons Daily 1:15-3:45;
Evenings Daily 7:15-S:M;
10-3«e. •
Ramblers Win By 19-0
Over Oxford High Lads
Olive Hill P .T. A.
To Meet Thursday
The Olive Hill Parent-Teacher
association will hold its regular
monthly meeting Thursday even
ing at 7:30 o’clock. The topic of
the program will be “School
Education for the Use of Leis
ure” which will be discused by
R. B. Griffin, Person County Sup
erintendent of Schools.
Mrs. John D. Winstead, Sr.,
will have charge of the devotion
al. The third grade will give a
topsy-turvy dance and drill.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend the meeting.
..INDUSTY STIMULATED
Washington The federal re
serve board reported that Ameri
can industry, stimulated by the
war and domestic factors, had in
creased its production almost to
the level attained in the 1937
spurt.
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SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN
ROXBORO.
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WANT ADS
CASH PAID FOR CEDAR TlM
ber, either on the stump or in
logs or lumber—Geo. C. Brown
and Co. of N. C., 1730 W. Lee,
Greensboro, N. C., Phone 4118.
9-
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FOR SALE Registered Jersey
Bull, well marked and in good
condition. Three years old.
C. G. Daniel
Route 3, Roxboro.
10-5-2tp
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FOR RENT OR TO WORK ON
SHARES the best farm I own.
Large white house, two tenant
houses, six curing barns, good
pastures. A beautiful place on
which to live.
H. W. Winstead, Roxboro.
10-
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LOST Male, white and brown
spotted hound. Finders please
notify Jack Hambrick.
10-8-2tp st
5 Big Days
- SBigHights
Halifax County Fair
SOUTH BOSTON, VA. OCTOBER 17th to 21st
$3500.00 will be paid out in premiums for exhibits of Farm Products, Livestock,
Men’s and Women’s Club, 4-H and F. F. A. Exhibits.
GREATEST MIDWAY
The Midway Shows and Rides, the Grandstand Attractions featuring Victor’s Con
cert Band and with new platforms of Fireworks every night will really make the
1939 Fair Bigger and Better.
FREE Automobile Given Away at % this Fair as Usual
Catalogues have been mailed. If you haven’t got yours drop a card to:
f|| Halifax County JIBS
'P Fair Assn.
Hurdle Mills To
Hold PTA Meeting
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The Parent-Teacher associa
tion of Hurdle Mills school will
meet at the school Tuesday, Oct
ober 10, at 7;30 o’clock in the
evening. Speaker, will be Miss
Blanche Vincent, of the Person
county nursing staff. Details of
the program have been arranged
by Miss Velma Beam and J. B.
Snipes, Home Demonstration and
Asistant Agricultural agents. A
full attendance is requested.
DOLLY MADISON
THEATRE
Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 9-10
TOUCHDOWN
A Paramount Picture with
ERIC BLORt
SUSAN HAYWARD
JOHN HARTLEY
3i.ected by James Hogan
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No Morning Shows;
Afternoons Dally 3:15-3:45;
Admission 10-25e;
Evenings Daily 7;15-9:00;
Admission 10-25e;
Admission 10-25 c;
SUNDAY, OCT. 8, 1989
George Wirtz, local high school
mentor, was all smiles Friday
night, for the simple reason that
his Ramblers blanked the heavy
aggregation from Oxford by the
score of 19 to 0. This was the
Ramblers’ second showing of the
season, and local grid fans are
very well pleased with the great
work the ex-Wake Forest quart
erback is doing with our local
youth.
Louis “Red” Day, of the Ramb
ler team scored the first touch
down of the afternoon early in
the first quarter and gave the
local lads a good start, backed up
later in the second quarter by
another touchdown for Roxboro
executed by Lawrence “Gus”
Holeman, Rambler’s right end,
on a pass from “Red” Day. The
extra point after the second
marker on a pass, a fake kick
from Day to “Junior” Cushwa.
At half time the score stood at
13 to 0, in favor of the Roxboro
boys.
The third quarter went score
less, but the highlight of this
period was a long, high forward
pass from the hand of Quarter
back Day to Buddy Clayton, that
accounted for about forty yards.
Many commented on the beauti
ful catch by Clayton.
The last tally of the afternoon’s
encounter, came in the final per
iod when Sam Umstead, local
guard, blocked a punt behind Ox
ford’s goal and Bill “Sweet Pea”
Newell covered it to give his
team the 19 to 0 score which won
the game for Coach Wirtz’s
Ramblers.
Whitfield and Wagstaff, Rox
boro’s heavy tackles, were in
most of the plays and contributed
a lot to the winning cause.
Outstanding player for Oxford,
was Dickinson, visitor’s captain
and quarterback, and although
his boys were heavier and more
powerful, they never seemed to
play heads-up football.
The Ramblers are light, but
quick and fast, and showed evi
dence of good headwork and
coaching.
In the final quarter numerous
substitutions were premitted by
Coach Wirtz and a number were
made in the Oxford lineup.
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