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« PERSON mam SLANTS Bv J S. MEKKITT 0—“0 — 0 — 0 McAfee, One Os The Boys ' : i " jnypß w ." • JU .■■■- ~;1 *5 w / '\. -v ,;v' W ' '* CEOfZQE M&&FEE. Reports from up the Northern way have it that oui friend, George McAfee, former Duke star and brother of th* present Wes, is doing a good job at the professional game. It is reported that George played so good that he made hit coach, “Red” Grange, look mighty good. In only 12 attempts he has gained a total of 100 yards. When a fellow can leave the Southern conference and gc to the pros, making a record like this, it makes Southeri football and coaches look very prominant. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Is Virginia Right? Football fans in this section are wondering if the Uni versify of Virginia is right. It looks like this school has something this* year and we really hope that the boys come through the season with a gooa record. We all remem ber when Virginia played real football and it was a treat to watch the team in action- A few years ago the team slumped and it has taken sev eral years for it to start on the upgrade We always pull for Carolina when she plays Virginia, bul recently the game has not prove much of a contest. It has lost its color and all. There really wasn't much to excite you one way or the other. People who live in our neighbor state say that the Uni versity is ready to meet good teams and beat them. We do hope that they have something to talk about 0-0-0 - o- o- o- o- o Tournament Ends The Country Club golf tournament ends today- A num ber of matches will be played this afternoon and they will be fairly interesting to watch. Tournament offficials are to be congratulated. The whole thing has been a success. 0-0-0 - o- o- o- o- o Thanks To Otey Golf players owe a vote of thanks to Otey Mcßroom for the new score cards they are now using. His purchase of an ad on the card made the printing possible. Why not mention it to him and let him know you appreciate his help. We Are Still Buying SCRAP IRON Bring us your scrap iron and metal. We are in the market for all we can get. TOM’S BATTERY COMPANY COURT STREET SPURTS OF THE TIMES PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N» C. Red Day Stars For Locals In First Conference Tilt Winning their third straigh | victory of the season, Roxbon ! high school Ramblers, Friday, de fcated Cary high school on th Cary gridiron by the impressivi score cf 25 to 14. This was th Rambler's first conference gam of the season. First touchdown for the Pox boro team came in the beginni.i of the first quarter when “Red' Day went over after picking ur four successive first downs. Lone ford, fullback, tried for the ix tra point on a line play, but failed i Immediately following this an other forward march got under way and soon Bert Lunsfor drove through the Cary line 1": the locals’ second marker. A; extra point try was no good. First play of the second quar ter proved to be a season high light. This was when Buddy Clay ton, flashy Rambler end, inter cepted one of Cary's laterals an put on a fine exhibition of brok en field running for 70 yards an a touchdown. This put the score a 18-0. Buddy, the punting end e the Ramblers, also took honors ii this department. During the at ternoon he got off several nice kicks and some of these goirr. as far as 65 yards. The third quarter went score less for both teams. In the fina frame Cary, on lucky breaks slipped two markers by the lc cals. Extra points were also good “Red” Day scored another six -ointer for the Ramblers in thi quarter and Randolph King, oi ;n end run, picked up the extr Point, and that concluded scor ing for the day. Next Friday the Ramblers wil engage another conference team Hillsboro, who is supposed to h; very strong. The contest will be on the local gridiron ancK the band will be playing. Standouts in Friday’s gam were, No. 1— Lewis “Red” Day classed as one of Roxboro big! school’s greatest field general' and ball carrier, who played good, hard football the entire game and accounted half of the Rambler’s 25 points. No. 2 Buddy Clayton, left end, for his quick thinking, brok en field running and ability tc boot the ball. No. 3 Fred (Dink) Woods guard, the man who has been tearing through all of the Ramt ler’s opponents’ lines and follow ed suit in this encounter. No. 4 Lawrence “Gus” Hole man, co-captain and right end for his pass-catching ability and wonder-work on defense. No. 5 in the standout positio: goes to the remainder, of the to cal’s team, in fact everyone d? serves honors for playing his po sition well. In talking with Coach Wirt yesterday morning it was discov ered that the Roxboro high schoo Ramblers has been placed in the first 20 high school football team.- of the state and is the only Ctas: B team listed. For the local team this is quite an honor. o New York has the largest num ber of motor vehicles registered and Nevada the smallest number California has the largest num ber of motor vehicles in propor tion to population, there beinp I only 2.7 persons per passenger t.a> owned, while Arkansas comes at the other end of the list with 11.3 persons per car. There are 41,200 passenger car and truck dealers in the United States. Two-thirds of the tires manu factured are sold as replacements. Up-to-the-Minute Sport News Salicited Leads Against Cowboys ... v Hijß A.- l v " . Sweet Jim Lelanne, of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, who helped his mates defeat the boys from Texas Christians yesterday afternoon at Chapel Hill by a score of 21 to 0. Cotton Bowl Tilt Is Taken Over By Conference Dallas, Texas The South west conference, pipeline for the Sugar and Rose Bowls the past five years with a batch of great football teams, will stage its own New eYar’s Day game on Jan. 1, 1941—the Cotton Bowl classic. The Conference that gave the Rose Bowl Southern Methodist in 1935, the Sugar Bowl Slingin’ Sam Baugh and Davey O’Brien with Texas Christian in 1935 and 1938, and Jarrin’ John Kimbrough and the stout Texas Aggies in 1939, formally confirmed today it would sponsor the budding Cot ton Bowl game at Dallas. The classic at first was private ly promoted, then a group of Dallas business men obtained the rights. Now the group will turn the contract over to the confer ence. No ironclad commitment to place the Conference champion in the Cotton Bowl game has been given by all the seven schools, said Dan D. Rogers, chairman of the Cotton Bowl Athletic asso ciation executive committee, but “an urgent invitation will be ex tended the champion.” It is known the Texas Aggies, acclaimed the nation’s No. 1 team by the experts last Fall and bid ding for another unspoiled season with virtually the same eleven, would accept a Rose Bowl invita tion if it were proferred. It has been learned that should they go through as champions of the Southwest, it would be eith er the Rose or Cotton Bowl for the Aggies, nothing else. The Southwest Conference has made contacts in an effort to weld a permanent alliance between the Southwest conference and the Big Six conference, one that would put representatives of each league in the Cotton Bowl game. Some Big Six schools are known to favor the proposal. At Queen’s Chapel Lillie Gruman, evangelist of the A. M. E. church, St. Louis, Mo. is conducting a revival at Queen's Chapel church, Roxboro, services being held each night at 8 p. m. She will be here through today and will hold a special meeting for women at 2 o’clock this af ternoon. o More than half of this country’s commercial potato crop is moved to market in motor trucks. Development of the truck has benefitted farmers moren than any other class. They use a mil lion of their own trucks and many more “for hire” vehicles to get thei rproduce to market quickly and economically. Argentina is the leading for eign buyer of trucks manufactur ed in the United States. The motorists today can buy three new cars for the price he used to pay for one. Eighty-eight percent of the new trucks produced are below two tons capacity. Os all the motor vehicles regis tered 41 per cent are on farms and in towns under 2,500 popula tion. The death rate from automobile acicdents in 1939 as compared with 1929 was 3 percent lower on the basis of number of popula tion, 9 percent lower on the bas is of number of cars in use, and 30 percent on the basis of motor vehicle milage. o New oYrk was the first state to license motor vehicles, begin ning in 1901, when it collected $954. In 1937 it collected $52,901,- 000. SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN ROXBORO. o ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES This was an easy shot — one small photo b’jib inside the pumpkin, a small and large one in reflectors outside, and a snapshot exposu. e with high speed film in the camera. Cot one lirce it for Ma-iowe en. HALLOWE’EN is, or should be, a very special occasion for the amateur photographer. Probably ■none of us would like a steady, year-' ’round diet of weird, grotesque pic tures—-but for occasional spice and : variety, they're fine. And Hallow e’en activities provide plenty of opportunity for such shots. There are, in fact, two kinds of pictures—record shots, covering the ! Hallowe'en party and the .children’s !costumes; and “stunt” shots, with j odd or extraordinary lightings. | The best stunt lighting for many Hallowe’en shots is to have your I photo lights low—that is, down close to the floor, so that the light shines up into the subject’s face. This sug gests the lighting you get from a gypsy fire, or a witch’s cauldron. • Silhouette shots are also a good Hallowe’en stunt, and taking them can be part of the Hallowe’en party, j Just stretch a white sheet over a doorway, illuminate it from behind, ‘ and pose the costumed guests in front of it with the room lights turned off. Have two large amateur Fetchit To Be In This Citv j On Friday Hollywood, Broadway and Eg ypt join hands in furnishing tal ent for “SWINGAROO” which comes to Roxboro on Friday, (only) with Stepin Fetechit, fa med colored movie star, head lining. Plans to produce his own re vue were made by Stepin Fet chit in Hollywood recently. Step in came to New York to join the cast of “Three After Three,” the Shubert Show starring Simone Simone, Mary Brian and Mitzlo Green, After a 16-week tour in the major cities, Fetchit returned to New York to complete his plans for his revue and Stanford Zuker arranged to place “SWIN GAROO” on tour. Fetchit, whose wailing voice, lazy mannerisms and comedy cap ers have made him favorite with countless movie fans, will be re It cost less to PREPARE than to REPAIR! Old Man Winter is a hard taskmaster for automobiles. He nips vunerable spots of your car with disasterous effects unless you are prepared. Now is the time to protect your car against the ravages ot cold weather ahead. WINTERPROOF Your Car Now Harris Garage COURT STREET SUNDAY*, OCTOBER 13, 1949 flood bulbs i:i reflectors, about five, feet back of the sheet ; put the cam era on a firm support, and take quick “open and shut” time exposures on high speed film. Try some stunt lightings with the jack-o-lantern, too. For snapshots with a box camera, use a small photo bulb inside the pumpkin, and a large and small bulb in reflectors; outside, as for snapshots at night. Hang the bulb inside so that it does not touch the surface of the pumpkin. ' ' i High speed film, of course, is right for all these Hallowe’en shots. In taking the party pictures, place! your photo lights in advance at strategic spots—such as the apple-| bobbing tub, or the fortune-teller's tent. Then just, stand by, and shoot as opportunities egear. , Keep a complete record. A good Hallowe’en party is worth picturing j in detail —and there’s a lot of satis f etion In having a well-rounded' ! Attire story, to show your friends and the parents of your children’s guests. John van Guilder membered for his work opposite the late Will Rogers and for his comedy parts in collegiate musi cal productions. Abdul Sender, sensational swing pianist, will also be presented in “SWINGAROO.” o U. S. STRENGTHENS PACIFIC DEFENSES IN SERIES OF MOVES Washington, Oct. The Uni ted. States studied plans yester day for evacuating Americans from the far east after a series of moves designed to strengthen defenses in the Pacific. Maritime commission officials revealed that they and state de partment officials will negotiate with representatives of the United States lines looking toward the possible use of the liner Manhat tan, Washington or possibly the America, the largest passenger vessel ever built in this country, for bringing home from Asia. President John M. Franklin of the U. S. Lines and associates are here to discuss plans.
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