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PAGE TWO COURIER - TIMES Roxboro, North Carolina PUBLISHED MONDAY AND THURSDAY BY Courier-Times Publishing Company The Roxboro Courier Established 1881 The Person County Times Established 1929 J. W. Noell Editor J. 8. Merritt and Thos. J. Shaw, Jr Associates M. C. Clayton Adv. Manager D. R. Taylor, In Service With U. S. Navy 1 year, Out of State *3.00 1 year $2.50 6 months $1.40 3 months 75 ADVERTISING RATES Display Ads, 49 Cents Per Inch Reading Notices, 10 Cents Per Line The Editors Are Not Responsible for Views Expressed By Correspondents Entered at The Post Office at Roxboro, N. C. As Second Class Matter MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1945 It isn’t true because the COURIER-TIMES says it, but the COURIER-TIMES says it because it is true. THOROUGHLY COMMENDABLE Opportunity that Lester Blackwell Post ot the American Legion and its auxiliary wil! have in cooperating with Camp Butner in visiting services to parents and families ol World War II casualties, as outlined, in a message from Camp Butner’s commanding officer, Col. H. M. Pool, to Ned Dillard, post commander here, cannot be measured in words. The families of killed, missing and wounded men need all of the intelligent and resourceful help they can get. The Army is doing what it can. The Red Cross is doing the same, but both organizations need assistance and members of Legion units are by previous training and experience the ones who can as sist. Commander Dillard has named his com mittee composed of one man and three wo men. Their task is not going to be an easy one. Many Person families live in compara tively inaccessable communities, off of paved highways. Many Person names are confus ingly similar and few men and women can keep all of the various Claytons, Longs, Brad shers, Lunsfords, etc., straight. There is a job ahead, but we think the move taken by Army officials in calling in local assistance through the Legion is one of the best yet made. The Legion has in general wanted to do what it could to help the morale of our fighting men and their families and has done much, but this is the greatest chance of all. We hope Lester Blackwell Post will be solidly behind its new committee. o WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR ROXBORO A few weeks ago Field Director Skarren, of the American Red Cross, recently return ed from overseas service, spoke at a Red Cross district meeting in Burlington. A brief account of what he said there was published in the Courier-Times and received additional comment in these columns, where hope was expressed that Red Cross officials here would do their best to repeat as much as possible of his message. Said officials are doing even better than that. They are having Director Skarren in Roxboro as guest speaker Thurs day night at Roxboro Rotary Club, with parents of American prisoners of war and missing men as additional guests afterwards at the Court House. Roxboro and Person County already are solidly behind the American Red Cross and have been throughout this war, but the per sonal appearance of Director Skarren offers a wonderful opportunity for citizens of this section to obtain first hand information about the program from a man who has an engaging personality and knows how to tell the story he has seen. We sincerely hope that all club members concerned, as well as invit ed parents, will make it a point to hear Skar ren. PHILIPPINE REPORT Os unusual interest at the present moment because of renewed activity and advances being made in the Philippines is the message from Sgt. T. C. Wagstaff published today and concerned with contrasts between life in New Guinea and life in the Philippines. Hardshps, as far as Sgt. Wagstaff experiences them, appear to be less in the Philippines, but the most refreshing and heart-warming aspect of Wagstaff’s story deals with the helpful ness and the genuine American patriotism of the Filipinos. Other stories have come back to us recounting deprivations suffered by them, both in scarcity of food and in infla tion. Sgt. Wagstaff has written little, if any thing, concerning New Guinea, but a first hand report of what he would probably have liked to have written comes from Pvt. Julus Hicks, of Longhurst, recently returned to the States and now in Roxboro after eighteen months overseas. Pvt. Hicks is not a talka tive chap, but he remembers the Chaplain who preached a sermon under fire and was afterwards decorated for bravery and he can not forget the way men died in those jungles in combat with seen and unseen Japs. Putting together what Sgt. Wagstaff says and what Pvt. Hicks says, we have a pretty good idea of fighting and living in two of our Pacific area fighting zones. o THE MEN HAVE THEIR CLOTHING PROBLEMS, TOO One day last week Pfc. Elbert Stanfield, veteran of the war in Italy where he was wounded, came to his home here after receiv ing a medical discharge. Having had several months at Camp Lee, Va., and other places in the States after his return from Italy and his first long furlough here, Pfc. Stanfield, real ly Mr. Stanfield now, looked forward to com ing home. And for that matter, he is glad to be here, but when he got ready to shed his Army clothing and pin one of those gold colored ex-service buttons into a civilian suit lapel he ran smack into a shortage he had not previously thought about- —just clothes, the kind all of us menfolks and the women, too, have to buy. Shortages of garments and accessories are nothing like as critical in the United States as they are in England and in other parts of the fighting world, but even with us there are clothing items which cannot be bought, or else must be searched for from one store to another. Stiff collars, for instance, and vari ous types of underwear, and handkerchiefs, to say nothing of good quality woolen suits. Mr. Stanfield, it happens, is doing very well with a prewar suit carefully put away and in a good state of preservation. The quality of' that suit is of course better than can be j bought today except at a high price. Certain parts of Army “issue” can be worn. In fact the Army does not object to an ex-service man's wearing of any and all por tions of his uniform provided the complete ensemble is not worn at one time, but many men like Mr. Stanfield do not want to wear; Army clothing once they are out and they j rather disapprove of the part-wearing policy anyhow, and so do we, since many of the wearers permit their khaki to become soil ed, impressed and thoroughly unmilitary looking, especially when joined up with patches of civilian gray, blue, brown, and what have you. This business of clothing is just one of the problems that an increasing number of re turned service men and women will be running into at home. o UDERSTANDABLE, BUT UNFORTUNATE Postponement of the Ed Thorpe murder case in Superior Court last week was perfect ly understandable under the circumstances because attorneys involved could not be long in court at that time, but both from a County standpoint and from the personal standpoint of Ed Thorpe, continuance of the case can be considered unfortunate. Ed Thorpe, in other words, is, probably go ing to have to stay in jail until April, when there may be another court term. There is a possibility that the April term may be can celled. If that happens, the next term comes in August. Thorpe may have many months in jail waiting for trial, and aside from pure ly humanitarian aspects of that waitng, there is the matter of County expense in keeping Thorpe in prison. The postponement, as it happens, was unavoidable, but nobody can afford to feel very happy about it. Only possible joy could be that Thorpe has that much longer to rest and to avoid what may be a pretty stiff sentence. To us, it sounds like languishing in jail under pretty uncertain conditions. FOUR AND NOT THREE Person Farm Agent H. K. Sanders is ex pecting a big meeting of farmers and their wives this coming Wednesday at Person Court House, where tobacco methods, pasture problems and other matters connected with good farming will be discussed. Knowing that his three speakers are important and well-trained experts in their respective fields, Mr. Sanders a day or two ago went to consid erable trouble to see that information con cerning the meeting reached the Courier- Times office for publication in today’s paper. That information was received and put in to type an-1 r.r.t’s as it now appears, with one significant addition, the appearance here of State Commissioner oi Agriculture W. Kerr Scott. Mr. Scott’s name w{ts a«> 1 to the list of speakers at the last moment. What v-as to be an outstanding meeting, however, become 5. more so because the Commissioner is com- 1 ing. Mr. Scott and the three original speak-1 ers are busy men and their coming should be appreciated by our farm folks, people, who in their own ways are just as busy as any, batch of speakers, first-rate, or other-wise could possibly be. THE COURIER-TIMES WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING DUKE’S EXPERIMENT News and Observer Judging by radio ballyhoo vitamins will cure all weaknesses and make all men strong and healthy There were skeptics at Duke University and it was decided to test the claim. For 30 days 200 students were fed vitamins. What tyas the result? They show ed no marked improvement except in defici ency diseases. The makers of vitamins pro tested that the test cannot be accepted as final because the time was too short and only healthy students were subjected to the ex periment. They say this was not a represen tative cross section of the public. o OVER FIFTY PERCENT UNFIT Hertford County Herald If there are any who are in doubt about the need of an expanded program of public health and medical care in North Carolina, such as • OPEN FORUM 2 February 1945 Courier-Times- Roxboro North Carolina Gentlemen: We shall appreciate publication of the enclosed letter in the next edition of your paper. With kind regards, I am Very sincerely yours, R. B. GRIFFIN Superintendent of Schools. Enclosure 2 February 1945 Mr. F. E. Wells. Foreman Grand Jury Semora, North Carolina Dear Mr. Wells: Your Grand Jury Report, plus the front page story and editorial in the Courier-Times may lead many thinking people to believe that it is unsafe for their children to ride on the school buses of Person County. We do not feel that this situation is true, and we challenge you or any other fair minded group with the assistance of capable me chanics to prove otherwise in re gard to the school buses in oper ation daily in this County. While the school buses of North Carolina have been operated under difficul ties for the past three years, eve- y effort has been made to see that they were safe at all times. Taking them in order as listed in your Grand Jury Report, we find as follows: 1. Thirty-four buses without lights This is true; however, prior to day light saving time, the State Board #f' Education discouraged the main tenance of lights on school buses, and since daylight savings, condi tions have been such that we have been unable to secure lights or re pair parts. j 2. One bad tire. This tire has [ been replaced. I 33. Twelve buses without bra sea. jit would have helped if these buses j had been listed according to num • ber: however, since this was not j done, we have checked every bus in the County and have not found a single bus Whose brakes were in- | | adequate to stop same within a , j reasonable distance, i. e , to meet {the requirements of the law. 4.Two buses without horns. Again The LONE RANGER -1 mm : ; ~ \ s\\\\VvkVWW ‘ TIM 1 HEARD 08 BANK HOLDUP DAD/- HE'S NOT- Mil; NO, THE SHERIFF'S ALLRIGHT, GUN-SHOTS. DON'T GO 0 v .... v v BUT I WISH t HADN'T SEEN jjj^ BUT III! I mil I I IOH-H-H,I OH-H-H, THAT'S TERRIBLE/ I DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT, ) KILLED DUSTY FLETCHER. HOPE THE LAW CATCHES THE KIT? , 7 ) T ll ~j r — ,,Et — ' WHO IS IT?If 1 DON'T WANT TO GOOD / I’M GLAD YOU CAN HELP I’M NOT. FOR THE FIRST fIME —l r— A SA/ NCW BUT THE LAW , IN MY LIFE. I HATE TO TELL r~ TIM, DO YOU KNOH 1/ NO, BUT 1 L \[ I'M GOING TO —a/ ——*'/* r* —* THE TRUTH/ \ — l — J THE OUTLAW WHO 1 KNOW THE MAH \\ 1 poitff it tN XHE \ 7 , —*— has been proposed by the commission that had made its recommendations to the Gov ernor and is Grtpected to be presented in leg islation for enactment during the current General Assembly, these doubts should be washed out in shame by a study of the fig ures on draft rejections of North Carolina youth by the army because of physical de fects. These figures have just been released. North Carolina stands at the top of the list, with over fifty-percent of those examined being rejected because they could not meet the physical tests required of men. Certainly higher standards of health are needed for North Carolinians. Better health for its' citizens is a necessity if North Car olina is to prosper and progress. Happiness and progress are not built upon sickness, phy sical debility, and weakness. This applies with equal force to this county and to the individ ual and his family. There should be no hesi tancy about putting into effect this program of State support for an enlarged program of public health service, medical and hospital care. ino numbers ivere given, but these will be replaced as soon as we can find where they are. 5. Bus No. 19 at Bethel Hill which is listed as unsafe. The Highway Patrolman has examined this bus carefully and can not find any thing wrong in the mechanics of the bus necessary for safe opera tion. For several years, prior to the war. the State Board of Education sent six new buses to replace those most nearly worn out each year. I For three years this has not been done, which means that we now have 18 buses now in operation that would not have been in op eration had the State Board of Education been able to continue to carry out its policy of replacement. Re Board of Education Policy: It is not often that the steering and the brakes of a bus give out suddenly. Our Service Man visits every school in the County within ] a two-day period, at which time, lie received reports from the driveis and the principals of any repair needs of the buses. There are look ed after promptly. If, however, at any time, a driver or principal finds the brakes or the steering not en tirely satisfactory, he is authorized to stop operation of same, when ever this condition is found. I am sure that you are interested in knowing that the forty-nine buses in operation in Person Coun ty are- rated by Mr. C. C. Brown, Head Transportation Division of the State Board of Education as among' the better fleets in the State. With kind regards, I am Very sincerely yours, „ R. B. GRIFFIN Superintendent of Schools. RBG:hrs CC: Judge W. C. Harris, Raleigh, North Carolina. o Training In Nursing Wilson, Feb.—Wilson's Junior chamber of commerce is planning to sponsor something brand new in j this area—a training course for ' male home nursing. The Jaycees will provide the trainees while the Red Cross will provide the instruc tor for the course. What They Are Washington, Feb Representa tive Karl Mundt <R) of South Da kota asked for—and is receiving—| definitions of what constitutes “Un- American activities.” And the consensus of the first re- I plies from the “100 prominent Americans" who were asked to give their Views, contained this as their idea: Any action that w’ould tend to harm or overthrow the Constitution. 1 Mr. Mundt served on the old Dies Committee and was named to the new, permanent House Committee on Un-American Activities. John W. Davis, New York at torney and 1924 Democratic candi date for President said in his reply: “There are three recognized doc-! umentary sources by which un- i LEGAL NOTICE j ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having been duly qualified as ad- : ministrator of the estate of Mrs. Luzie Moss Martin, deceased, late of Person county, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons holding claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned administrator on or before December 28, 1945, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebt ed to said estate will please make immediate payments. This December 28, 1944. W. C. Martin, Administrator. ; Jan. 1,8, 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA PERSON COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as administrator of the estate of Bertha T. Harris, deceased, late of Person County, State of North Car olina, this is to notify all persons having claims aganist the said es tate to present them to the under signed on or before the 10th day of January, 1946, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make Immediate pay ments to the undersigned. This the 10th day of January 1945. D. L. Whitfield. Administrator Lunsford and Burke. Attorneys. Jan. 15-22-29, Feb. 5-12-19. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1945 American activities -can be tested. Os these the first Is the preamble to the Declaration of Independence. The second is the Constitution lt *self. And the third, if it can bo treated as a separate document, Is the Bill of Rights. “Those things which conform to these yardsticks, speaking in the political field, may properly be called American. Those which do not are un-American—or worse. “There is to be borne in mind, of course, the difference between those things which are criminal and those which involve merely the right of free speech. “But the fact that men have the right to speak or write as they please does not permit their speech or writing from the field or your inquiry.” > S. W. Ball, Editor of the News and Courier, Charleston, S. C.; “Un-American activities, to my mind, consist of violation of the con stitutions and laws of the United States and the States, especially the constitutions.” William L. Chenery, Editor of Colliers: “I define an un-American ac tivity as any propaganda or action designed to restrict or abolish the civil rights of American or to Walker I ns. Agency J. S. WALKER BILL WALftHt NOTICE! A good many people have the wrong Im pression of the recent order of the War Production Board restricting the sale and use of lumber, known as Order L-335, and if you need lumber for necessary building or repairs we would suggest that you come to see us and let us explain this order and you may be eligible to get the necessary lumber for your work. It is NOT a FREEZE, but it might be called a ration order.. It is especially favorable for the farmers and a limited quantity of lumber is allowed for others to make necessary repairs, etc.. This order does not apply to building materials other than lumber. We would be glad to explain this order ROXBORO LUMBER COMPANY “Home of Quality Lumber” to change by force the American form of government." Arthur W. Krock of the New York Times: .“I think the Committee should classify as un-American only those activities which strike at faith In, or practice of, the American demo cratic process of government by members of that Government or of the people. “And then, If any such subversive person is to be questioned, a set of fair rules cr evidence and pub licity should govern." Ben Hlbbs, Editor of the Satur day Evening Post: The Committee can properly b* concerned only with the efforts Os subversive or obviously traitorous groups, some of whom may not hate violated any existing statue. “The bench mar here Would be the good faith of the persons In vestigated. Are they the agents of foreign governments or honest dis senters?" Mr. Mundt said he has not yet heard, “but hopes to,” from Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Interior Secre tary Harold L. Ickes, and Henry A. Wallace, Commerce-Secretary nom inee, all of whom he classed as “consistent critics of the Dies Com mittee.”
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