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/rst PERSONI Jl|| 2223 £--Hslants By THOMAS J. SHAW, JR. Editorial Note: .>•, .*•». Before he went “North” for the holidays Dick Puckett, of the “Times” composing room staff, said he had a few ideas ~he wanted to get off his chest. Dick frequently helps the hard-headed reporter when said reporter gets into a pile of work. And so: here is the Puckett yersion of “Sports- Slants.” Post Scriptum; We wonder what Dick will say when he comes back and hears about the great Polanski of Wake Forest V o—o 0 0 Curtains , By DICK PUCKETT Well, by this time most all of the roasted birds fixed tor that recently passed festive occasion, Thanksgiving, are now just plain “hash” and from this point, until courts are warmed with pounding feet and the dribbling of balls sports writers will be looking for material the public can stand. In several of these United 48 States Thursday was the closing point for one of the most colorful gridiron seasons ever to be known in the history of football. Our own state is proud of the fact that within its borders are several of the leading universities in the entire country and most of them made a splendid showing in the sport which is rapidly gain ing ground on that former great American sport, baseball. In the Old North State we have, to speak for themselves: Duke university, which sent its 1938 edition of football team to California where they engaged Southern California in the Rose Bowl; the University of North Caro lina, and its team; that strong Presbyterian school, Davidson college, and the up-and-coming Baptist school, Wake Forest. All of these have won national recognition o_o 0 0 Local Recognition Before going any farther along the football lines, we would like to recognize several of our local boys who have made good. First, we would like to congratulate the two 10-cals -cals who are now permanently with the State Wolfpack, Earl Stewart, Jr. and Woodrow Jones. Both boys were with the Roxboro Ramblers back in 1936 and Coach “Doc” Newton, personally, came over and picked them out. This is their sec ond year at State and Stewart, for his backfield work, and Jones, in a tackle position, have earned for themselves varsity letters. Also making good, it being their first year of higher learning, are Bob Whitten, who is center for the University of North Carolina Tar Babies; Matt R. Long, Jr., with the Davidson freshmen, and C. C. Garrett, Jr., down in South Carolina, playing on Furman’s frosh team. WHY Suffer from Colds? non sr-“• OOP Liquid - Tablets - Salve . Nose Drops Only Three More Weeks Until Christmas Come in and make your selection of Christmas Gifts now. Use our Lay-Away plan and get what you want while our stock is complete. Visit our store Wednes day night. Give Him a Nice 17 Jewel ELGIN WATCH You can’t go Wrong There Hi s l7 - 50 - For the Luxury Loving Man this Birthstone Ring in Beautiful Mounting. A Wrist Watch Will Please T'-~ n—g -| Him or Her. See Our As sortment Vr* .—a Every Girl Thrills to a Diamond. Give roam what GREEN’S | Buy and build in SUNSET HILLS Roxboro’s most beautiful and only restricted residential de velopment. Easy terms. Thos. B. Woody, Agent. SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN ROXBORO. SPORTSOFJHE TIMES Up-to-the-Minute Sport News Solicited PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. WILLIS TROPHY TO BE AWARDED TO J. RINGGOLD Wake Forest Blocker To Be Honored Tuesday Night In Greensboro GREENSBORO, Dec. Jim my Ringgold, the blocking back of Wake Forest college, will be awarded the Millis blocking trophy as an added feature of the Greensboro Daily News’ all-State football banquet to be held in Greensboro Tuesday night at the O. Henry hotel. Ringgold was announced as the winner of the Millis trophy, which annually is given the best block er in North Carolina by H. A. Millis, High Point business man and sportsman. The recipient is chosen by a committee of 15 sports editors. Mr. Millis will also be present at the dinner, reservations for which are now being made. Ring gold will be presented a gold medal and. Wake Forest college will be awarded a plaque. Last year the award was won by Willard ((Easy Eaves, of Duke, whose career was cut short this year when he sustained a fractured right ankle in the Geor gia Tech game. “Coc” Chankales, sports editor of the High Point Enterprise, and secretary of the Millis blocking committee, will also be present at the dinner here as will Nady Cates, sports editor of the Wins ton-Salem Journal, and Bunn W. Hackney, football official of High Point who was among those instrumental in assisting Mr. Millis with the awarding of the trophy. Voting in the Daily News’ all- State poll ended at midnight Thursday night and the team will be announced Sunday morn ing. Meanwhile, plans are going forth for the dinner which will honor the members of the first two teams. The 22 honor players along with Ringgold will be guests of the Daily News and will be awarded honor certificates and miniture footballs. Because of the interest in the voting, the public is welcomed at the dinner. Reservations should be made in advance. Much interest is being mani fested in this dinner for which Mayor Ralph, L. Lewis will be toastmaster. Invocation will be pronounced by Dr. A. W. Plyler, co-editor of the Christian Advo cate. Through special arrangements with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic tures a sppecial series of “shots” of the highlights of the 1939 foot ball season will be shown. These talking pictures were secured through the co-operation of Nor. ris Hadaway, manager of the National theatre, and will add greatly to the enjoyment of the program. o COMPENSATION LAW UP IN WISCONSIN Milwaukee. Minor league baseball in Wisconsin is grappl ing with a new and serious pro blem—unemployment compensa tion. It arises from the state’s classi fication of professional ball play ers as working, entitling them to compensation if they are unem ployed in the off-season. This strikes the baseball clubs in the vital region of the pocket book for under Wisconsin law they must build up reserve funds —held by the state—for payment of benefits to any of their em ployes who may become unem ployed. o- SELL TOUR TOBACCO HI ROXBORO. Elon Stars End Their Careers As Footballers Elon College, Dec. I.—lt was “goodby” to football for three seniors of the Elon college foot ball team when the Christians met and defeated Guilford 28 to 8 Thursday in Greensboro in the annual North State conference battle between the two elevens. Captain Art Lea, James Fitts and Charlie Pittman played their last game for the Maroon and Gold. All three boys have been im portant cogs in the Elon machine this year and will be sorely miss ed next season. However, this is the smallest group of seniors to / be lost from an Elon team in a number of years. Lea, all-North State conference end of a year ago, ended a four year career with a record of hav ing missed starting but two games during that time. Both of these were during his freshman year when a knee injury prevent ed his playing. The 165 pound High Point boy has proved his versatility this year by shifting from end to blocking back in the last two tilts. Fitts, a 200 pound guard from Lexington, played regularly for three years. He has been one of the more dependable of the line men and has more than once earned the rating of a star with his performances. Pittman, 165 pound back from Wilson, was able to play only this year as a regular because of injuries which have continually plagued him throughout his col lege career. However! his bril liant performances as a fullback this season and his ability as a field general stamped him as one of Elon’s better backs of the last several years. He is a triple threat man. Honor was paid to these three boys as well as the rest of the team at the annual alumni foot ball banquet which was held at the college after the game. o LAND POSTED SIGNS AT THE TIMES OFFICE Dolly Madison THEATRE ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, December 4th through Wednesday, Dec 6th. Motion Pictures Are You Best Entertainment Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 4-sth Bob Hope - Paulette Goddard with .John .Beal - Douglass Montgomery - Gale Sonder gaard • Elizabeth Patterson, in “The Cat And The Canary” (First Ron) You’ll shiver with fright and shake with .laughter, as the Cat stalks the Canary - while Bob Hope runs interference! Merrie Melody in Color; “Sioux Me” Fox Movietone .News—]News of the Nation” Special Morning Show Monday 10:30; afternoons dai ly 3:15-3:45; .evenings daily 7:15-9:00. Admission 10-25 c Wednesday, Dec. 6th Edith Fellows - James McCal lion - Granville Bates - Arth ur Loft, and Gantry, the fam ous Blind Horse, in “Pride Os The Bluegrsas” (First Ron) His Hying hoofs.. .pride of the Bluegrass! His ..fighting Heart... Pride of the Nation! Edgar Kennedy in “Act Your Age” No Morning Show, afternoon 3:15-345; evening T,;15^40. • Admission M-Ue THE ENDING OF A DISTINGUISHED PIGSKIN CARRER Rupert Pate Regarded As One Os Most Distinguished Wake Forest Players Big rugged Captain Rupert Pate, latest addition to the Wake For est hall of gridiron fame, finish ed a football career Thanksgiving day at Charlotte when the Dea cons won fr-cm Davidson, 46 to 7. Wouldn’t the hardest of hard headed coaches go soft over los ing a gridiron performer who started every game for three years, and was never hurt, never caused a penalty against his club, and on top of this, played first class football ever since rising to the varsity. That’s exqfitly what Rupert has done, and Coach Walker will miss him now. But that’s not all about the boy. Pate is a swell fellow in the eyes of every person who knows him. Unassuming and quiet spoken, he seems to work his friendship on a decoratic basis —he likes them all and they like him. A stranger on the campus would never know that the Goldsboro (N. C.) youth is one of the outstanding linemen in the south this year by talking to him. No doubt, Rupert’s just about the friendliest of the friendly off the football field. But once he put on that grid uniform, all love for his opponents vanished, to be replaced by a burning desire to vanquish, but in a clean, hard manner. Standing one inch over six feet Pate tips the scales to an almost 200. Because of his unusual speed and deadly tackling ability, Coach Walker sent him down under punts from an end position. It was Pate who covered the Wake Forest punt so well in the Duke- Deac game, downing the great George McAfee several times b for he could get up steam, and rightfully earn the title as the outstanding lineman on the field that day. Among the honors he has re ceived thus far this year, has been his selection to the Collyer’s Little All-American club. Pate is a member of the Theta Kappa Nu Fraternity and the Monogram Club. After graduation this sp ring he plans to return to grid iron circles in a coaching capa city. Palace Theatre ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, December 4th through Wednesday, Dec 6th. Motion Pictures Are Yom Best Entertainment Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 4-sth Paul Muni with Janey Bryan- Flora Robson - Raymond Sev ern - Una O’Connor, in “WE ARE NOT ALONE” Blazing with the mark of Greatness! Paul Muni in all the Brilliant fire of his genius! Paragraphic: “Swans” Herst Metrotone News—“ News While It Is Still News” No Morning Shows, After noons daily 3:15-3:45; Admis sion 10-25 c; evenings daily 7:15-9:00. Admission 10-30 c Wednesday, Dec. 6th Movita with Wanfen Hull - Alan Baldwin - Kay Linaker, in “GIRL FROM RIO” From romantic Rio to gay Manhattan.. .thrills pop .like Andy Clyde Comedy: “Boom Goes the Groom” Groom” Morning Show 11:35; after noon 3:15-3:45; AflmtwliM 16- XSo; evening 7:16-645. Ad mission 16-Soe Another outstanding honor ac corded this great Wake Forest tackle, is his invitation to play in the annual North-South foot ball game at. Montgomery, Ala. in December. Captain Rupert Pate is an ide alistic football hero—a truly great player who has plenty abi lity and loves the game, a swell fellow, very handsome, and a true sportsman. Next to football, his favorites are vanilla ice .cream, mathematics, that girl not so far from Wake Forest, and dancing (he’s a fine Little Ap pleist notwithstanding his huge frame), which is enough to ask of any gridiron great-. There may be better tackles around the country than Pate, but it would take a person who can talk a lot faster than Walter Winch ell to convince any Wake Forester of this. o LAND POSTED SIGNS AT THE TIMES OFFICE DOLLY MADISON T H F \ T P F Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 4-sth. THE CANARY’S WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS TO A THE “CAT”... DEAD! , - ■ m' t : #1 m A Poramount Picture starring 808 HOPE i PAULETTE GODDARD w.'h John Be.il • Douglas l '- Montgomery Hale Sondergaanl • Elizabeth Patterson George Zucco • Diif*rte>l l>> fllu>!‘ Nugent Eos C oil the Stoc;.- Plo, by Johr ft Uord — j Special Morning Show Monday 10:30; Afternoons Daily 3:15-3:45; Evenings Daily 7:15-9:00; Admission 10-25 c; mW A. „ wBH Mr, -% i■ • •<. 1 f % m >■ ■ iim SUNDAY, DEC. 3, 1939 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. Palace Theatre Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 4-sth. / Uf/V By tit *4ttUr ./ WW*J “Gowfcyt, Mr Oaf** Are Not 'Alone mßm JANE BRYAN FLORA ROBSON Raymond Severn • Una mjjgMßNs, O’Connor . Directed by EDMUND GOULDING Soa—t Flqrb, Jam* H3a* ead M3a» KHnu . From | 4a NadlfJaMMaa . Mu* br Mo Sam. Afternoons Daily 3:15-3:45; Admission 10-25e; Evenings Daily 7:15-9;00; Admission 10-30e
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