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Roxboro
City To Make Three Point
Plan For Protection
Plan Outlined
By State Officers
By reciprocal 'action taken this
morning, Germany and Italy, the
remaining Axis powers, and Ja
pan, are now at war with the
United'States of America, with
form'al declarations having been
made by the Axis powers and
the United States.
Spurred on by this turn of
events, defense activities are to
day being emphasized in Rox
boro, Person county and all parts
of the State and the Nation.
Now being prepared for the
City of Roxboro and soon to be
released by authorization of May
or S. G. Winstead is a three-point
emergency war-basis plan for the
City under police, fire and utili
ties divisions, with many sub
heads, according to State-wide
city and county plans outlined
yesterday at a Council of De
fense meeting held in Raleigh.
The local plan will be executed
through the State Coordinator,
with Mayor Winstead as head of
the local governing body and
with active assistance from the
City Manager. Heading the local
police division will be Roxboro
Chief of Police George C. Rob
inson, ,who will, among other
duties, assist with organization
of a disaster unit of the Red
Cross, headed by doctors, nurses
and others.
Until a national system of air
raid alarms can be worked out
each city is to have its own sys
tem. Fire fighting units are to
have bomb squadrons and other
units in connection with emer
gency work, while the utilities
division will be concerned with
protection of water supplies, etc.,
under a program now in opera
tion. Heads for these units will
be named.
In adition to Roxboro officials
who attended the Raleigh confer
ence, among those present in the
local group were the Chief of Po
lice of Yanceyville and Joe Gus
sy, of the Ca-Vel fire depart
ment ' 1 ? *
Arrests Made In
Past Four Months
Total High Figure
According to reports submit
ted by the Roxboro Police de
partment, a total of 183 arrests
have been made in the City dur
ing the four months of August,
September, October and Novem
b»r Os this number 87 arrests
were among white people, 96
among Negroes.
Largest number of arrests, 87,
was for public drunkenness. Oth
er causes of arrests were: lar
ceny 4, improper brakes 3, dis
orderly conduct 10, rape 1, driv
ing drunk 2, larceny of automo
bile 1, assault with a deadly
weapon 9, drunk and disorderly
conduct 12, simple assault 2,
carrying pistol 2, 'and fornica
tion and adultery 2.
Also: possession for sale 5,
speeding auto IS, prostitution 2,
trespassing 1, assault on female
3, attempted assault 4, posses
sion of whisky 8, reckless driv
ing 4, an affray 2, defrauding'
taxi 1, peeping tom 1, running
through stop light 1, and resist
ing airast 1.
Jrrson|Mimes
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY * THURSDAY
AUXILIARY UNIT
OF RED CROSS TO
BE ACTIVE HERE
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Women Os City And Coun
ty Plan Searing Crews;
British Relief Society
Work Absorbed
In commenting on reorgaiiiza
tion of the Roxboro Red Cross
chapter on a war-time basis, Mrs.
Robert E. Long said today that
[Person County housewives and
members of their sex otherwise
employed are eager to do their
part toward strengthening Na
tional Defense, but in many
cases there are limitations to
the extent of this help, largely
due to the responsibilities of the
home with dependents, or to the
requirements of business inter
' ests.
A plan is, therefore, being de
! vised by which women can give
their services without handicap
ing them otherwise. The Ameri
| can Red Cross has long been
eager for the Roxboro chapter to
become an active one; that is, to
take over projects such as knit
ting and sewing, and courses of
instruction in First Aid, and
Home Hygiene. In the local or
ganization, £ll work must, of
course, be entirely voluntary, as
there are no funds to provide for
paid workers or for a communi
ty Red Cross center. Consequent
ly, the success of the local under
taking depends entirely upon the
spirit of cooperation and active
response of our women.
With this in mind, a commit
tee, .with Mrs. Robert E. Long as
chairman, is arranging for work
to be done by small groups of
volunteers in homes. All types
of work will be available—knit-
I ting, cutting, machine work,
| handwork, even stuffing of toys,
for toys are essential to keeping
up the morale of the younger
generation in a country at war.
There will be plenty of all kinds
of work for everyone, so no one
need be exceused bectause they
are not expert seamstresses.
With the United States now at
war, the American Red Cross is
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Negro Boys May
Enter Local Camp
By Next Week
Effective on and after Decem
ber 16, Person County Negro
boys desiring to enroll in the
CCC camp located in Roxboro
will be accepted for the camp,
according to information today
received by Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff,
Person WPA (and Welfare direc
tor, who says that numbers of
Negro boys have previously made
application for service at the
camp.
Mrs. Wagstaff, who is pleased
that applications are now ac
ceptable here, advises all inter
ested boys to consult with her
or members of her staff as soon
as possible.
Mrs. Wagstaff, who is pleased
that applications are now ac
ceptable here, advises all inter
ested boys to consult with her or
members of her staff as soon as
possible.
To Go On War Basis
/ NilD YOUR HI IP!
TWO CHRISMS
| PROGRAMS WILL
BE GIVEN SUNDAY
High School And Church
To Be Scene Os Musical
Events In Afternoon And
Night
First of several Christmas mu
sical programs to be given this
year in Roxboro will be a con
cert to be presented Sunday af
ternoon at 4:30 o’clock in Rox
boro high school auditorium by
the Roxboro high school glee
club, assisted by Miss Meriel
Rimmer, soloist, and the Central
Grammar school chorus.
Second program of the week,
to be presented Sunday night at
7:30 o’clock at Edgar Long Mem
orial Methodist church by the
combined choirs of the church
and the South Boston, Va., Chor
al club, under direction of Mrs.
J. D. K. Richmond, of Roxboro,
will be a cantiata, “Christmas
Dawn,” by Charles Gilbert
Spross, with Mrs. William Holt,
of South Boston, organist. A sec
ond performance of the cantata
will be given in South Boston on
Sunday afternoon, December 21,
at the Methodist church in that
City.
Soloist at the high school, Miss
'Rimmer, will sing Yon’s, “Jesu
Blambino.” Program accompanists
will be Misses Helen Harkrader
and Mary Jane Fox, with Miss
Katherine Cooper, of the music
faculty, as director, assisted by
Mrs. William Harris, HL To be
sung by the glee club are selec
tions by Bach, Praetorius, Le-
Febre, Dickinson, Reinecke and
Gruber, finpl number being the
latter’s familiar “Silent Night,”
with the Grammar School chorus
joining.
To*be sung by the Grammar
School chorus alone are, “The
Slumber Song of the Infant Jes
us,” together with familiar car
ols including, “God Rest Ye,
Merry Gentlemen.” *
Numbers of other Christmas
programs are being planned in
churches and schools in the
County and City, but details
have not yet been announced.
The complete program at the
high school reads as follows:
“Break Forth, O Beauteous,
Heayenly Light," Bach, “Lo, How
A Rose E’er Blooming,” Prae
torius, “Christmas Hymn” (from
the 17th Century), arranged by
Jungst, by Roxboro High School
Glee Club.
Catalonian Christmas Carol,
(Cold December’s Wintry Blast),
arranged by Lefebure, “From
Heaven High the Angels Came," I
traditional 14th century hymn,
“A Christmas Carol,” Reinecke,
by Grammar School Chrous.
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ROXBORO, N. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1941
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Six Residents
Taking Treatment
After Rabies Scare
Being held for observation is
a Daimatian dog, property of Dr.
E. M. Hedepeth, and taking ra
bies treatment 'are two adults
and three children, thought to
have come in contact with the
dog.
Taking the treatment are Mrs.
J. H. Hughes, Mrs. E. M. Hede
peth, the two Hedepeth sons and
a small daughter of Mrs. S. F.
Nicks, Jr. The nervous
1 condition was first noticed two
1 days ago, and although final di
agnosis has not been rendered,
owners of oher dogs in the City
and County are urged to pen up
at once any animals suspected of
having the disease.
It is not known that the dog
owned by Dr. Hedepeth has bit
-1 ten any one, but persons taking
the Pasteur treatment are doing
so as a precautionary measure.
Dr. Hedepeth is also taking
treatment.
At Least Twelve
Person Men In
Hawaiian Area
Known to have been stationed
in the Hawaiian area at time of
the Sunday attack at Pearl Har
| bor and at Scofield Barracks,
Oiahu; are twelve Roxboro and
Person men.
On the U .S. S. St. Louis is
Currie Barnette, brother of Miss
Mamie Love Barnette, of Rox
boro. At Scofield Barracks, are
Herbert Hicks, of AllensviUe,
son of H. M. Hicks; Eugene Rob
erson, of Longhurst, son of Jim
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George Spivey Says
George Spivey, a veteran of four years service
with the U. S. Navy on the U- S. S. Olympia, and
how living in Roxboro, walked into the Times’ office
Wednesday morning and stated that he had a mes
sage for the American people. As nearly as possible
it was taken down and here it is:
“Old steel, plow points, axles and other pieces
of iron and steel are to be found around every home
in this county. The United States needs this scrap
iron and needs it badly.
“A plow point is a dozen bullets, an old axle is
part of a tank. We must round it up and bring it to
the junk yard. If it’s too little to sell, give it away.
Scrap iron doesn’t have to be dug out of the ground;
we can pick it up. It’s much cheaper that way. Tear
down that old tractor that is no good. Give it!
Give it! Children can put in their time gathering
scfap iron and thus help. We need it and need it
quick.
“Let everyone tell this message and buy War
Saving Stamps
“ Lord God, deliver us from ever being dominated
by the yellow race.”
TOYS AS GIFTS
FEATURE SHOW
FOR BENEFIT
Many Adult Cases Will
Need Help, Too, Says Wel
fare Director
Date of the annual “Christmas
Toy” matinee, to be held this
year at the Palace theatre, has
been moved up to Saturday
morning, December 13, at 10
o’clock, when the attraction will
be the Lew* Ayres’ film, “The
People vs Dr. Kilrade,” accord
ing to announcement today made
byy Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff, direc
tor of the Person County Wel
fare department.
Children under 12 years of
age who bring toys, preferably
new, will be admitted free and
toys collected will be distribut
ed by welfare department work
ers to children who are in need
of Christmas cheer.
In connection with the Depart
ment’s Christmas Cheer program,
Mrs. Wagstaff said that publica
tion of data concerning neediest
cases will not be attempted this
year, but that file of such cases
is on record at the department
office and that all contributions
will be gratefully received. Per
sons desiring to assist such cases
are requested to get in touch
with Mrs. Wagstaff or her case
workers immediately.
FIFTY HAS INTEREST
Os special interest to persons
expecting to attend the D. W.
Brhdsher estate land sales Sat
urday is the offering of a SSO
bill, displayed for several days
in a local store window.
Officials Now Acting
Under Defense Orders
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BROCKWELL ADDS
SERIOUS NOTE
TO CIVIC TALK
Kiwanians Hear Him; Ro
ta rians Gather Tonight To
Listen To Thad Eure
Continuing the series of civic
club “Ladies’ Nights’’ held here
this week, the Roxboro Rotarians
and their ladies will gather to
night at Hotel Roxboro to hear
an address by North Carolina’s
Secretary of State, Thad Eure,
who will be introduced by Lieut.
Gov. R. L. Harris, of this City,
himself a member of the Rotary
club. |
The speaker of the evening
I follows by a few days State Fire
| Marshal Sherwood Brockwell,
i who was honor guest at the Ki
wanis club Charter and Ladies’
Night, also held at Hotel Rox
boro, on Monday night. Mr.
Brockwell, speaking the night
after formal. declaration of war
against Japan, brought a note of
seriousness into his usually hum
orous talk when he spoke of the
“critical nature of the hour” and
urged his hearers to be prepared
to render whatever service they
may be called upon to give.
Addressed especially to the
ladies present were the Fire Mar
' shal’s words on service to be
j rendered. Also incorporated into
his address was a plea for pur
j chase of Defense bonds. Intro
-1 duction of Mr. Brockwell was
by R. D. Bumpass.
Among out-of-town guests at
the Kiwanis| laffair were Prof.
Leßoy Lewis and Mrs. Lewis, of
Durham, J. Maryon Saunders
and Mrs. Saunders, of Chape]
Hill, and Ed Pittard, of Oxford,
Messers Lewis, Saunders and
Pittard being presidents of Ki
wanis clubs in their respective
cities.
Among entertainment features
were musical selections by Clar
ence Whitefield, harp soloist, of
Raleigh ,and John O’Steen, of
Kinston, pianist, students at the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. O’Steen was win
ner of the Kay Keyser music
fellowship this year. Presiding
was E. B. Citeven, Jr., president,
who later turned the program
over to the toastmaster, the Rev.
W. C. Martin.
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DELAYED ONE DAY 1
Because of an unexpected de
lay in connection with the new
Person County Library bookmo
bile, the starting of the book
route will be delayed until Mon
day, after which date all regular
schedules will be followed. The
route to have been covered on
Thursday, December 11, will be
covered on next Thursday, ac
cording to the regional librarian,
Miss Ernestine Grafton.
SEAL SALES
To be begun here the latter
part of this week, with Mrs. R.
H. Shelton as director, is the an
nual Christmas Seal campaign.
According to Mrs. Shelton letters
will be mailed out and the cam
paign is expected to be in full
operation in a few days. The let
ter has this year been written
by Lieut. Gov. R. L. Harris,
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NUMBER NINETEEN
Extra Guards
At Vital Places
Acting under instructions from
Theodore S. Johnson, of Raleigh,
State Director of Civilian defense.
Person and Roxboro county and
municipal staffs, including mem
bers of the police and fire de
partments, are on war-time bas
is. Extra guards have been sta
tioned at the municipal lake and
a number of industrial plants are
being patrolled by police.
[ Active participants in precau
tionary measures are Person air
raid observers, working under
fomer American Legion Post
Commander R. H. Shelton, who
are working under government
(orders, although their tasks are
of a precautionary nature at
present time.
In Raleigh yesterday were City
Manager Percy Bloxam, Fire
Chief Henry E. O’Briant, of Rox
boro, and Fire Chief J. E. Spake,
of the Ca-Vel department, who
attended a defense conference
• called by Director Johnson.
■ Johnson has- also indicated that,
. special instructions have been
, sent to E. G. Thompson, Roxbo
[ ro, chairman of the Person com
[ mittee of defense.
Person and Roxboro plants
handling defense orders include:
Roxboro Cotton mills, Roxboro
Broom works, McWhorter and
■ Short lumber company and Plant
i E of the Collins and Aikman
corporation. Regular guards lat
the Collins and Aikman plant,
according to resident manager
S. M. Ford, are armed and are
; taking proper precautions. The?
main gate at the plant has been
: closed and all employes have
; been requested to wear their
I badges of identification.
. Up until tonight no additional
1 instructions had been received
by the Person Selective Service
' board, according to office man
ager Baxter Mangum, although
; it is expected that there will be
a sharp increase in the number
of men called up, despite the fact
that voluntary enlistments in the
Army, Navy and Marine serv
ice have lalso increased since
Sunday.
City Manager Bloxam, Chief of
Police George C. Robinson, Mr.
Shelton, and others charged with
carrying out initial steps of plac
ing the already existing defense
program here on a war-time bas
] is are unanimous in opinion that
j civilians should not be unduly
alarmed but should at the same
time realize the seriousness of
possible happenings.
Called off was the stay in Rox
boro today and Friday of two
officers connected with the U.
S. Navy recruiting service, if be
ing indicated according to reports
received here that. recruiting de
mands at the central station in
Greensboro have for the past
few days been so he'avy as to de
mand presence of all available
officers there.
Being discussed in Roxboro
are plans for reorganization and
strengthening on war-time basis
of the Person Chapter of the
American Red Cross/ of which
Miss Julia Fisher, of the Person
Health department is treasurer.
Other officers are F. O. Carver,
Jr., and Miss Agnes Brake, both
of whom have left Roxboro, and
whose posts in the organization
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