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Roxboro Man Signs Contract ■ «k (PanUnued from Front Pace) wjkore Mr. Wood’s folks and the people of his book have lived for generations. Both in the story and iar'the aathor’s own life there'is the Mean air of the fields and woods and streams, known only those whose pleasure lies in hunting and fishing. Seated on a divan in the reporter’s living roo.m, Mr. Wood, today wore hunting boots, deck-hack trousers and the blue aheckered lining of a jacket. Fresh hum a day in “Sligo”, although quail had not been plentiful, he was pleased to dig back into those half-forgotten experiences com mon to all men, evne those who can't or won’t write novels. As the oldest of four children. Into brothers now dead, and a sister, who with his mother now kves with him in a house on La ■tr street, Mr. Wood grew up M the Person country. His first school, at Ceffo, was the famil iar one-room variety now given way to the octopus, “Consolida tion”. Without exactly knowing why, he always wanted to write. As a boy of ten he asked his fath er to bring home from the coun toy store. “Three tablets, so I —n write”. As a boy of college age at Chapel Hill he liked poe try, particularly, Dante Cabriel Rossetti, but at the University kis literary productions were not remarkable, mainly sonnets and ■hart articles for the Carolina Magazine. Unusual Group While there he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, to Sigma Upsilon DOLLY MADISON i THEATRE ADVANCE PROGRAM j Prom Thursday, Dec. 5 thru’ Saturday, December 7th Motion Pictures Are Your Best Entertainment Thursday Only, Dec. sth Charlees Bickford and Irene ia Jack London’s “Queen Os The Yukon” (First Run” Adventures in an outcast _ world--A man and woman gambling for the highest sta kes—their undying love for each other !!!! Traveltalk: “Cavalcade Os San Francisco” Columbia Tours: “Historic ! Virginia” No Morning Shows; Afternoons Daily 3:15-3:45; Admission 10-30 c; Evenings Daily 7:15-9:00; i Admission 15 - 30a Priday-Saturday, Dec. 6-7th Richard Dix, Florence Rice, William Henry, Andy Clyde in “CHEROKEE STRIP” (First j Run”) Episode no. 5 of the serial Zane Grey’s “King Os The Royal Mounted” (Sabatage) with Allen Lane, Robert Str ange, Robert Kellard Lits Conway Gabby Color Cartoon “ALL’S j Well’ No, morning show Friday; as- j teraoon 3:15-3:45; Adm. 10-33 c; : evening 7:15-9:00; Adm. 15-30 c Saturday continuous shows, starting at 2:30 p. m. Adults■ 30c (Children 10c up to 6:00 ! o’clock, 15c after 6 o’clock. | SPECIAL SHOW SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th. • Rosecoe Earns, Ruth Donnelly, George Ernest, Lois Ranson, Spencer Charters, Pilly Moran in “Meet The Missus” (First Ron) Latest chapter in the film history of the Higgins family, this is the first using the re placement made for the Glea son group which formerly per sonified the family rinoe the beginning of the series. Micky Mouse Cartoon: “Mouse Takes A Trip” Box office opepns aturday morning 10:15: picture 10:30; Admission 10 -30 c Box office opens Saturday •igbt 11:15 picture 11*9: all ■■^ 35c and to Sigma Delta, the !aa? named an important local social fraternity which numbered a mong itg membership at that time an unusual group of young men who were interested in life —and especially literature. Many qL.khem, including W. T. Couch, present director of the University Press;’'“Jim” Hawkins, of the Kingsport Press, Robbins Fowl er, author of “All the Skeletons in All the Closets”, and John Marshall, now of the Wilmington Star, later continued their liter ary bent and made it pay. Graduating from the University in June 1929, where he had been on the varsity wrestling team, but not, as he puts it, “a joiner or a politician”, Charles Wood put thoughts of a literary career out of his mind, turning instead to the more practical solution of a job with an oil company which took him to Pennsylvania and New England, including Boston. Two or three years later, still with the oil people, he came south and operated several filling sta tions in Raleigh, where the bet ter part of “First, the Fields” was written in off hours spent in a tourist cabin. Like many other young writ ers, Mr. Wood says he did not begin to appreciate the South, including tty? “Sligo”, until he had left it for the complexities of associations with Poles and Italians in Pennsylvania and withl Bostonians, some of whom were! not staid “Last Puritans”, In his hotel room at night, after mak ing out oil reports, he would sit and think of the “Sligo” coun try and its people, particularly of his grandfather and his own father. Beginning as sketches about their lives, in the fall of 1930, the book that was to become “First, the Fields” began to take shape, although the young author did not at that time think of him self as writing a novel. Having, as he says, “No feeling for the short story, a literary form for which he does not care”, the sketches grew, from one place to mother where he spent his nights, and finally, in Raleigh, in 1935, the book as it now is was finish ed. About this time the author de cided to come home to Roxboro, where he entered an investment business with which he is still connected. With him came the manuscript, placed in a bureau drawer where it was forgotten, except for casual references nowj and then to close friends- Few] people in Roxboro knew that on?] of them, had written a novel. The; manuscript, one of the few of its 1 kind produced in Person county’s j 150 years cf existence, had in it] not only Person’s peculiar story, but a humanity making that story ( of universal significance, but it 1 lay in the drawer and gathered' dust, until Christmas of last year,* when Miss Eugenia Bradsher, of Durham, heard of it when she came to Roxboro for the wedding of a mutual friend. A friend of the author’s family and his friend, too, Miss Brad-] sher, without ever seeing the] manuscript, thought enough of what she had heard about it to l suggest to Mr. Wood by letter] that he submit it to the Press at Chapel Hill. Being a modest man, I especially where writing is con-j cerned, Mr. Wood at first demur-' red. Then he sent it, and that is why this interview has been writ ten. Having had unusual successj with Bernice Kelly Harris’, “Purs lane”, Mr. Couch and his asso ciates were looking for another novel worthy of publication. They think they have found it in “First, the Fields”, written by another North Carolinian, v/ho like Mrs. Harris, had never had a book submitted for or accepted for publication until the Chapel Hill Press stepped in. A few revisions were made in the spring and summer and now, before another summer comes “First, the Fields” will be on the market. There’s no telling what will happen then, for this quiet young man from Roxboro has a gift for writing tersely but with full understanding about people he knows, the Winton’s, the Gal loways and the Clays, of “Sligo”. Their story is as American as a patchwork quilt and as’ close to present-day living as the filling stations and hotels in which it PERSON COUNTY THH3S -VROXBORO. N. C. ‘ was conceived. Advance guard 1 critics tiyjrtk that “First, the 1 Fields” is important, just as the] late Thomas Wolfe’s Look, Homeward Anger, was impor tant, for quite a different reason. This new and until now undis covered North Carolinian, who likes Tom Wolfe writes with a maturity and compression denied to that turbulent spirit. As the son of Charles Turbiville Wood, who died in 1927, and of Mrs. Sallie Barnette Wood, Charles Wood is heir to a heritage of Vir ginian and Tar Heel living which has been in as much need of ?x --ploration as was that more free booting experience captured by Wolfe. Unlike any other novel of its time, “First, the Fields” en compasses all of its characters, regardless of social or financial station, in a tightly woven but inevitable theme revolving a round those problems of posses sion which are of world-wide significance. The actors are from North Carolina, the scenery is deeply native, but the morality and the tragedy, like that envis ioned in Hardy’s Wessex is ev erlastingly of the universe. F. T. Whitfield Named _ (Continued from Front Page) four days in which to file her re port and approval was given to continuance of Peoples bank as county depository. Oath of office !o the commissioners and other officials was administered by the clerk of the court. DURHAMGARDEN CLUB INVITES WOMEN VISITORS Roxboro Residents Asked To Come To Christmas Dis play at Y. W. C. A. Durham, Dec. 5 (Special) The Durham Garden Club wili have its annual Christmas Dis play at the Y. W. C. A. on Chapel' Hill Street December 10th and 1 i 11th. The doors will be opened to the public from two to ten on Tuesday and from ten A. M. tc, ten P. M. on Wednesday. The display this year will be of unusual interest and will have in it several features which are different from those of other years. There will be a Christmas Shop where all sorts of Christ mas novelties will be shown. The feeding station for the birds promises to be particularly inter esting. There will be quite an extensive show of entries made by children of the city. Formal and informal Christmas tables will be largely featured and the many niches will be an outstand ing note of the display. There will be decorations of inside and and outside doorways, windows, mantles, a demonstration Christ mas tree, etc. The Durham Gardeners cordi ally invite their friends of Rox boro to enjoy this even't ’hnd to include it in their schedule while they might be doing Christmas shopping in Durham. j • o LONG MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH ] Rev. W. C. Martin, Pastor 9:45 a. m. Church School, F. O. Carver, Jr., Supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning worship, sermon by the pastor; Subject; ‘ The Christian’s Secret.” | 6:45 p. m. Junior and Young People’ls meeting. 7:30 p. m. Evening worship, sermon :by the pastor; Subject: “Sitting at Christ’s Feet." A cordial welcome will be found at Long Memorial. o Mutual Exchange Meets At Helena First of a series of meetings sponsored by the Fanners Mutual exchange will be held Tuesday j evening, December 10, at Helena school, according to announce-1 ment by John R. Jones. Reports on progress made during the year will be a feature of the meeting. Speaker will be Z. N. Tillson, a motion picture jrUl be shown and .game* played. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend. Long Memorial Methodist Church Rev. W. C. Martin, Postor P:45 a. m. Church School, F. O. Carver, Supt 11:00 a. m. Morning worship; Communion Meditations by the pastor and Sacrament of the Lrrd’s Supper. 6:45 p. m. Junior League and Young People’s Meeting. 7:30 p. m. Evening worship, ser mon by the pastor; Subject. “Have We A Gospel for Today? ’ 7:45 Monday evening Board of Stewards meet. o ALL With the organiation of a club in Bragtown School, every rural school in Durham County has an active 4-H Club, reports J. A. Sutton, assistant farm agent. Cut Prices On Drugs Save At The Cut Rate Store POW-O-LIN I Milk of ASPIRIN . CARDUI 11-25 1 Magnesia ByMcKesson vat tth 1 1 NONE Better ,1 -°° VALUii I By McKesson 200 Tablets Size For | 50c For For 1 Value For 98c J 39 c 49c 79c ———be— semam mm ino hit !»■■■■■■■■■■■■■ We Save You Maney On Every Purchase •vaaBBHunaBBBBMUHHHuaiHHaBBHaaaMHiaaMBHabai PABLUM I rv„) i n;i Dr c “ li *" , “' s Vagers 60c I Lod-Liver-Oil Syrup-Pepsin LINIMENT. Size I Norwegian $1 , 20 50c For 1 Quart Size Size For Size For 39c | $1.39 $1.09 45c See Our Display Os Christmas Gifts Dr. Miles , Vick’s Creomulsion Bromo-Seltzer NERVINE VAPOR RUB sl2sSize 12.00 SI.OO Size 35^ ize For Slze 89c 29c SI.OO $1.58 Christmas Cosmetics Now On Display Lucien LeLong, Coty, Evening in Paris, Houbigant, 18th Century, Lentheric and Ayer ic farilci I Whitman’s and Nunnally Christmas CarOSI ~ I Christmas Candy Beauti(i| Assortment U r | Place Your Order Now I PAN A Tooth McKesson LISTERINE I FLETCHER’S p t RUBBING p Baste 50c size Castoria 50c Size Alcohol , For 75c Size For Extra High Grade ‘ For 39c j 29c | 39c | 59c Roxboro Drug Co. . Phone 3141 We Deliver At Once I New West Point Head Reviews Cadets j 1 . • _ . 1 BUM ■ jn am Brigadier General Bobart L. Elchelberger, newly appointed raperlntendeat *f the military academy at West Point, N. Y. t reviews the corps of cadets for tbo first time alace taking over hie daties at the ntadmy. On the general’s right is Ueatenant-Colone! Ryder, soaamaadw of the cadets. ’• THURSDAY, DEC, fl, I*4*
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