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___________________________________ /W§ PERSON otssis The Names Women Have to Use One day last week Helen Wills Moody, the distinguished tennis champion of these last ten years, married again, this time to Aidan Roark, who is described as an “Irish polo play er and movie executive”. We remember when Mrs. Moody- Roark was plain Helen Wills. Also, we remember how she willingly added Moody’s name to her own famous one and had the courage to make it a new legend in the world of tennis. We wonder what she will do now. The lady, if she likes, can call herself Helen Wills Roark. She can, and probably I will, stick to the simpler form, Helen Wills. Honestly, it makes no difference. The fans will flock to see her play under any name she prefers to keep, but it is true that a famous woman, be sue an artist, actor, sportswoman or just plain woman is hard put to keep her trade name alive, if she marries after her reputation has been achieved. No wonder so many of the women of international reputation keep one name for public use, no matter how many marriages they make. o—o— 0 0 Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity Yesterday the state football classic was settled for the year. We cannot comment on results, at the time this is writ ten, but we have just come up out of an avalanche of the publicity, free and otherwise, employed to build up the oppos ing forces. What astonishes is the amount of advice that was given to oncoming spectators. The Governor of the state warned against too much drinking, when really he would have liked to have spoken in stronger terms; the Durham papers printed a map of their city, with roads leading to the stadium; the railways urged sports patrons to travel over their facilities and thus avoid automobile traffic congestion; the state highway patrols, massed in the football city for ac tion, advised motorists to travel in neighbors’ cars, to observe rules of the road, etc., although, for the life of us, we can’t see how packing them in neighborhood cars could have been accomplished with any great degree of success in this indi vidualistic age. All of these little items appeared in the public press, mind you, without counting the miles of strict sports copy or the mountains of good and bad guesses as to scores. The North Carolina game of the year has a hold on us: no mistake about that. o—o 0 0 A Reminder in case you forgot it, there were about forty other im portant football games yesterday. State teams and games in cluded N. C. State vs Furman; Davidson vs Erskine; Elon ve Western Carolina Teachers college; Catawba vs Roanoke, and E. C. T. C. vs High Point, not counting the big boys in the east, north, west and other parts of the south. REMS VMIR dIIDDI BIGGEST VALUE I ggdflß • Will jou have to discard comes ? When television comes you’ll naturally want equip ment bearipg television’s greatest name Farnsworth! f f joy a radio built by television f AS LOW AS 1 engineers incorporating all ■ (Pi *7 Cfl the latest features inacabi- I ,nl / I net of outstanding beauty? ■ t a * »v/v B Amazingly low prices of 1 M Farnsworth radios make them M the most thrilling radio buys you have ever seen! See it— hear it play it ! | Electric Appliance Co. "By THOMAS J. SHAW, JR. SPORTS OF THE TIMES —1 1 ® he Minute Sport News Solicited PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 193! ASPIRANTS FOR POSTMASTERSHIP ASKED TOAPPLY Calling attention to the fact that applicants for the position of Postmaster at Longhurst must file their applications on or be fore Friday, the 24th. of Novem ber and that these applications must be in the hands of the Ci vil Service commission, Washing-1 ten, D. C„ by that date, H. C.' Davis, of Washington, who was ‘in Roxboro Friday as a represen tative of the Civil Service com mission, emphasized that fact that this examination is open to j all bona fide residents of Long hurst, N. C., who have resided 1 at Longhurst for at least a year 1 prior to November 24, 1939. Mr .Davis who was in Long hurst during the day for the ex-! press purpose of stimulating in terest among applicants for the postmastership, said that both men and women betwefen the ages of 21 and 62 and meeting the conditions mentioned are eli gible to apply for the position, which pays $1,700 per annum and is designated as a third class post mastership. The successful applicant will be chosen from the three highest in examination rating, and all ap plicants will undergo a written examination to be given by the local secretary of the Civil Ser vice commission of the Roxboro post office. It is expected that this examination will be given within two or three weeks after the closing date for filing of ap plications, at a place to be design ated later. Application blanks may be secured at the Longhurst post office. Under present regulations, passed by Cangress June 25, 1938, the successful applicant for this posistion, subject to good behav ior, will receive the appointment for a life tenure. The present act ing postmaster at Longhurst, which is registered as a third class post office, is James M. Cas tle. Mr. Castle has held office since July 1936. Dolly Madison THEATRE From Monday, Nov. 20 thru i Wednesday, Nov. 22 Motion Pictures Are You Best Entertainment Monday - Tuesday, Nov. 20-21 Jackie Cooper - Freddie Bar tholomew with Alan D inch art - Melville Cooper - Dorothy Patterson - J. M. Kerrigan, in “Two Bright Boys” (First Run) They fought with the fury of demons to guard their oil from greedy hands! Melody Masters: “Vincent Lo pez and his Orchestra. Fox Movietone News - “News of the Nation” Special Morning Show Monday 10:30.; Afternoons daily 3:15.3:45; Evening daily 7:15-9:00; Admission 10-25 c; Wednesday, Nov. 22 Victor McLagien - Sally Eilers - Josheph Caileia - Bury Fitz gerald, in “Full Confession” (Pint Bus) Fate wrote their story in an guish —a killer, the girl he loved and the man who knew but eonld net ted! Hal Roaeh Comedy ■Retinae * : 3O-4 : 00; II Hahtii 10-25e; Evening 74JMMI. afr-r 11 •** jM HH * * V/o< ' Jim “Sweet” Lalanne, Carolina junior quarterback, did some good playing in yesterday’s game with the Blue Devils of Duke uni versity. Duke won 13-3. Stanley Knows Boy Psychology Never ask a boy to do anything that you can’t do yourself! There, in a single sentence, you have the “magic” formula which has made Joseph Stanley an out standing director of young screen actors in Hollywood. Having “been through the mill” as a boy star himself on the Broadway stage, Stanley’s advice on the subject comes from person Palace Theatre ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, Nov. 20 thru Wednesday, Nov. 22 Motion Pictures Are lom Best Entertainment Monday - Tuesday, Nov. 20-21 Jean Arthur - James Stewart with Claude Rains - Edward Arnold - Guy Kibbee - Thomas Mitchell - Beulah Bondi in Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes To Washing ton” A film carved out of the very lives of everyday Americans— stirring touchingly emotion al, abounding in laughter, tears, romance! Hearst Metrotone News - “News While It Is Still News” Please notice change in even ing hour, due to the unusual length of the picture. No Morning Shows; Afternoons daily 3;15-3:45; Admission 10-25 c; Evenings daily 7:15 - 9:30; Admission 10-30 c. Wednesday, Nov. 22 Jack Holt with Gertrude Mich ael . Dickie Moore - Henry Kolker, in “Hidden Power” A woman urging him to des troy lives which his tortured heart cries oat to save! The Three Stooges in “Three Little Sew and. Sews” 10-Wc; Evening TJJtMS. al experience. Furthermore, his philosophy works, and he enjoyed the wholehearted cooperation of Jackie Cooper and Freddie Bar tholomew during the filming of Universal’s “Two Bright Boys,” in which the boys co-star, begin ning Monday at the Dolly Madi son theatre. “I still have vivid memories of old time stage directors who took it upon themselves to teach me discipline and make me toe the mark even when the time and oc casion did not demand it,” Stan ley offers in support of his be- FRUIT CAKE TIME Buy Your Thanksgiving Fruit Cake Early If you haven’t tried an Ambrosia Fruit Cake go to your grocer and get one today - None better. These cakes are put up in cake boxes and at tractive dishes. •V’ j*? .. . , . . , \ *» y- irtffgjg r A ti J 1* | fiHkir'iiHliiift 'jjjiittfiy' '' ' M ~ Three Local Boys Play Fine Football Kaltenborn Has Role In Capra’s Latest Picture H. V. Kaltenborn, world-fa mous radio news analyst, makes his'first appearance in a feature length film at the Palace theatre where Frank Capra’s timely “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” co starring Jean Arthur and James Stwart is being shown tomorrow and Tuesday. Kaltenborn, former newspaper man who has been in radio for 18 years, reports the stirring de bate on the floor of. the United States Senate in which Mr. Stew art, cast as an earnest young Senator battling a political ma chine, appeals to a crowded chamber and to thousands of spec tators in the galleries while the entire nation breathlessly awaits the outcome of his struggle. Kaltenborn’s brief bift vital role in the new romantic drama calls for him to report, sift, inter pret. This is the role he has been playing in real life since 1923, when he first began regularly broadcasting. lief. Professional Cards s. F. NICKS, JR Attorney - at - Law First National Bank Bldg Main St. Roxboro, N. C DR R. J. PEARCE EYES EXAMINED MONDAYS ONLY Thomas-Carver Bldg. White, Whitfield and Woods Do Their Best In Losing Game With Warrenton. The hard running of Charles White, Rambler half and the good line play of Hassell Whit field and Fred Woods proved to be in vain as the boys from John Graham high school of Warren ton edged out a hard 7-6 win over Coach George Wirtz’s high school Ramblers on the local gridiron Friday afternoon. The visitors score came in the first quarter, when the Warren ton quarter back heaved a long pass over Day, of Roxboro, for a touchdown. The extra point was good, on another pass. The rest of the first half went scoreless, but the Ramblers stayed in enemy territory most of the time. In the final period of the en counter, White, on off-tackle plays, carried the ball straight down the field for a touchdown, but the attempt for that tieing point was no good, and this end ed the scoring for the day. By statistics, Roxboro had a much better day afield than did Warrenton, with the c Ramblers picking up 16 first-downs to the visitors’ 3. They were in scoring position four times but were un able to cross the goal except on one occasion. Davise, Warrenton tackle, show ed up well and was certainly a credit to the winning cause. Coach Wirtz said yesterday that this was by far the toughest team they have tackled this year and that most of the boys played a fine game. He also said that they were expecting another hard one next week when they meet their old rivals, the Hilltoppers of Bethel Hill. Bethel Friday marred Siler City’s unscored-on record, but lost 7-6 as Roxboro did.
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