■ . -V- -l \ * ■ FEBRUARY IS HOSPITAL MONTH WANT ADS in this newspaper will bring you good results. Use them to seU, buy, rent or hire. The cost' is small the results good. VOL, LXV Mystery Not Yet Cleared In Case Os Missing Negro Mrs. Harris, Os Virgilina Road Dies At Home Rites Held Yesterday At Olive Branch Baptist Church. Funeral for Mrs. Weldon W. Har ris. 63, of Olive Branch, the Vir *gilina, Va., highway, whose death occurred Monday night at her home from complications after an illness lasting six months, was held Wed nesday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at Olive Branch Baptist church by her pastor, the Rev. J. B. Currin, with interment in the church cemetery. Mrs. Harris, whose husband died 1 about thirty days ago. is survived I by four sons, Lem, Newman, Wood- j row and Rhodes Harris, all of Vir- 1 gilina, Va., four daughters, Mrs. William McCarthy, Mrs. Irving Si der and Mrs. Henry Tuck, all of Virgilina, and Mrs. Willis Morris, of Liberty, one sister, Mrs. Willie Sti gall, of Virgilina, and three brothers, Tinnie Seate, of Roxboro, and Dock and A1 Seate, of Virgilina. Another son, Gayland Harris, was killed in action overseas in World War 11. Mrs. Harris became seriously ill abqut two months ago. Her death occurred at ten-fifteen o'clock Mon day v „ . Diphtheria Case At Bethel Hill Fourteen Year Old Girl Said To Be 111 With Disease. Seventh diphtheria case in Person county since last Fall has been re ported to the Person Health depart ment from the Bethel Hill section, it was announced yesterday. The new r victim is said to be a fourteen year old girl, student in Bethel Hill school, w’ho is not seriously ill and has for private physician a Dr. Bohannon, of Virgilina, Va. Name of the girl was not released by the Department because of a technicali ty, failure to get permission for so doing from her parents. The other six cases of diphtheria here in the past few months occur red mostly before the Christmas hol idays and there were two deaths, both small children. Bethel Hill case reported yesterday is second case for the season in the Bethel Hill community and the fact that two cases have occurred there is taken as an indication that the com munity has had few immunizations. In order to cope with the diph theria situation the Health Depart ment maintains a clinic on Monday afternoons from two to four o'clock and on "Saturday mornings from nine to twelve noon and it is urged that all persons who have not had immunizations, particularly young children, take steps to receive shots at once. At least two injections are required for prevention of diphtheria. o Satterwhite At Kiwanis Sessiori Lt. Col. S. B. Satterwhite, until recently stationed in Austria and Germany with occupation forces, was guest speaker Monday night at the Kiwanis club, Hotel Roxboro, where he related some personal ex periences connected with military duty and made special reference to occupation problems. This was his second talk here on the subject, his first appearance having been before the Rotary club several weeks ago. o Arliss Dies i London, Feb.—George Arliss, 79, star of the-British and American stage and screen for 60 years, died Tuesday at his home in Maida Hill from the effects of a bronchial ail ment. Star of such stage and screen success as "Disraeli” and ‘“the Orefen Goddess,'' Arliss was best knowp for his portrayal of great figures of Watory. > *; mk£jk' ‘ .•*•*. s--- • - ciSbS.xi.-. j ~ ■•' „ ‘ ®he Couritr-tlimejs J. W. NOELL, EDITOR - - - Tom Pulliam Os Hyco Section Has Been Missine Since January 26th. Members of his family, together with the Sheriff and Roxboro police, are on the lookout for Tom Pulliam, 76, Negro resident of Person county on the farm of Mrs. Betty Lou Hester. The aged Negro, who disap peared on the night of Saturday, January 26, was last seen standing by the roadside near the Hester farm about ten miles from Roxboro on highway fifty-seven close to Hy co river. Sons of Pulliam came to Roxboro Monday to notify Sheriff M. T. Clayton. Police Chief George C. Robinson and others of his disap pearance. An intensive search was begun at once and is being con tiued, accordig to Sheriff Clayton, who visited the Hester farm again yesterday morning and came back after a fruitless search in which forty to fifty citizens assisted. Many of these citizens are continu ing the lookout and covering a wide range of territory. Pulliam, who walks with a stick, weighs about 140 pounds, is of me dium brown complexion and when last seen was wearing a blue over all suit and black hat. It is re ported that he came to Roxboro on the afternoon of Saturday, January 26, talked to one of his sons. Joe Pulliam, here about three o’clock that afternoon, told him he was going 4 bqme t«y-*£e Hestejp-farm by bus and left on one about six-thirty o'clock that night. Driver for the bus, which runs between here and Danville, report ed he put the aged Negro off at the highway close to the Hester farm and another driver, operating a bus from Danville to Roxboro, said he saw Pulliam standing near the same spot but on other side of the highway about fifteen minutes later, that Pulliam attempted to stop this bus which was headed to ward Roxboro. This driver also as serted he did not stop to pick Pul liam up, the reasons being that the bus was full and Pulliam was on the wrong side of the highway, t No reason is known by his family as to why Pulliam might have wanted to return to Roxboro, but they do know this was the last time he was seen, about seven o’clock that night. The missing man has recently not been in good health and his family fears he may have become ill and wandered off, pos sibly to die from over exposure. He lived with a married daughter, Mrs. Martha Pulliam Lawson. It is reported he had a fainting spell last October w’hile on a visit j tq Roxboro. He is said to have had between thirty and forty dollars on him at time he disappeared. His wife is dead. Sons and daugh ters, each of whom wishes to be notified in case any clus are devel oped are, Ralph, of the Rueben Jackson farm, West, Fountain and Joe, of the Louis Wagstaff farm, and Jack, of Bridgeport, Conn. Mrs. Lawson, of the Hester farm, Mrs. Helen P. Pulliam, of highway 149, three miles from Roxboro, and Mrs. Mary P. Rogers, of Norristown, Penn. No informatidn has been re ceived from the Bridgeport son or the Norristown daughter, neither one of whom has been notified that their father is missing, but it is not believed by the family here that he is in either of these out of State towns. Persons who have any information whatsoever about the missing man are requested to report to Sheriff Clayton or Chief Robinson at once. ' o Rites For Hogg Child Held Today — y Funeral for Virginia Ann Hogg, eight months old daughter of Luth er and Maude Black Long Hogg, of Somerset, whose tjeath occurred Tuesday night at the home of a half-sister, Mrs. Baxter O'Briant, I Lamar street, from pneumonia after an illness lasting three days, was held at the O'Briant residence Thursday morning at eleven o'clock. Surviving, in addition to the par • ents and Mrs. O'Briant, are another half-sister, Mrs. James Ivey, of Me bane, and' four brothers, Andrew Sidney, George and Kelley Long, of Somerset. The child died at six-fifty o’clock. Radio Speaker Dr. J. W. Storer of Tulsa will be the speaker at the Baptist Hour on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 8:30, over WPTF. Spencer Takes FBI Course In Palm Beach, Fla. Former Roxboro Man One Os Thirly-One To Get . Certificates. William F. Spencer, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Spencer, of Roxboro, who is now connected with the police department at Palm Beach, Fla., was one of thirty-one officers of the department to receive Federal Bu teau of ’lnvesttgsiton certificates last week after completion of a special FBI training course, it was learned here yesterday. Spencer, who is a graduate of Roxboro high school and a veteran of the second World War in which he served both in this country and overseas with the Air Corps, joined the Palm Beach police department a few months ago after he was dis charged from the Army. He served in the Air Corps about four and one-half years and was overseas about two years. Exercises for presentation of the FBI certificates were held in. Town Hall at Palm Beach, where Joseph E. Thornton, chief of the Miami office of FBI, represented J. Edgar Hoover and expressed appreciation for interest of the men in the course, which began in December and was especially designated by Chief Hoov er for the Palm Beach department of police. Main speaker was Palm Beach's Mayor James M. Owens, Jr.. who told the men, “We are proud of our police here in Palm Beach who are capable and courteous and we thank Mr. Thornton and the Feder al Bureau of Investigation for send ing us so many splendid instructors whose lectures have been most help ful to our men." The school was inauguarted by the Palm Beach Chief of Police Joseph Borman. Subjects included accident investigation, hit and run offenders, homicide investigation, collection and preservation of evidence, de tection and apprehension of crimin als, etc. Army Recruiter At Court House Each Saturday Instead of being in the Mobile Recruiting Station which has been in Roxboro at the post office each week, representatives of the Army Recruiting Service will be in the court house in Roxboro each Satur day. The large silver trailer, which has become familiar to the people of this section during recent months, will be off the road for several weeks for emergency repairs. Sgt. James Allen who has been with the Mobile Station for several months has been replaced by Sgt. Curtis D. Ware of Belmont. Sgt. Ware and Sgt. Bailey will be happy to have any interested persons come in and discuss any phase of the Reg ular Army. Recent legislation has added many inducements for veter ans who are considering reenlist ment. All interested veterans arc urged to contact the recruiters, as well as young men who have regist ered with Selective Service boards i but have not yet been ordered to re port for induction. Seventeen year old men may enlist in the Regular i Army with the consent of their pfir ents or guardian. j ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA ROXBORO MAYOR ENDORSES DRIVE FOR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL This is Hospital Month for Roxboro and Person County. A short but fine month to acknowledge our appreciation to the veterans of World War I and World War 11. i’he drive is on this month to raise funds for our Memorial Hospital. A memorial to the veterans of the aforesaid wars. I, as Mayor of Roxboro. want to endorse this movement, a move ment to perpetuate the unselfish service, the sacrifice and loyalty of our armed forces. A great war has been won. victory is ours, a victory for our own American life. The privilege to give is another free dom, so you are asked to exercise this freedom. Make your contribu tion to this very worthy cause in keeping with your ability to give. In keeping with your appreciation of the fine service rendered by our sens and daughers in that great battle for human rights. “This Hospital Movement," is the home front again in action, doing our bit, our part in a program to make our Country, particularly our County, a better place in which to live, and a better place means a healthier place to live. Yes Mr. Harris, you and the others promoters of this very worthy cause have the blessings of our Town and County. It is a cause that commands the respect, the approval of us all, so we are all behind you. Therefore, as Mayor, I ant proclaiming February as Hospital Month for Roxboro. This sixth day of February, 1946. S. ’G. Winstead, Mayor of Roxboro Garvin Becomes Permanent Head Os Health Unit Active In X-Ray Tests Now Beinjr Given In Area. A total of 604 x-ray examinations were made the first two days of this week at Plant E. Collins and Aik man, in a series of tests to determ-: ine tubercular reactions, it was re- I ported today by the Person Health I department under the auspices of I which the program is being conduet-j ed. The tests are intended to be pre ventive in character and it is hoped that early discovery of tuberculosis, if any, will help prevent spread of the disease. Director of the Health Depart- j ment is Dr. O. David Garvin, who i recently was placed on terminal leave and released from active duty; with the U. S. Public Health service and has been unanimously electedj by the board of directors of the tri county health unit as permanent: peace-time, civilian administrator : ior units in Orange, Person and | Chatham counties. Technicians who J are operating the x-ray machine are Thomas E. Fry, of Cincinnatti, Ohio, and Bill Haithcock, of Salis- 1 bury, both with the U. S. Public Health service. Assisting as file clerks during the j x-ray tests are Misses Billie Street J and Carolyn Burch, both of Roxboro. j It is expected that numbers of re- ! takes will have to be made due to imperfections jn films or for other causes. Person County is fourth place in which tests are being made, i Other cities have previously had the tests are Concord, Kannapolis and Albermarle. Tests were continued last night j and this morning at Cavel in order; to take care of the night shift and both today and tomorrow exarnina-! tions wall be offered to members of i the families of Plant E employees.' Hours today will be from one to five in the afternoon, and on Friday. 8:30 A. M. to 3:30 P. M. The testing Ferrell Remains In Grave Condition Still unconscious and reportedly in a serious condition is John Mitchell Ferrell, 22. of Ca-Vel, who received a fractured shull and other injuries early Tuesday morning when he was struck by a car near Solomon's service station on the Longhurst highway close to Roxboro’s city limits. Ferrell, a Pacific theatre of war veteran, who came home about eight days ago after receiving his dis charge, was still in uniform at the lime he was hit, about twelve-fifteen o'clock, by a car driven by Albert Essey, 25, of Maxton, a student in Duke University. Essey, who has given bond of five hundred dollars, will face a hearing here next Tuesday, but eye witnesses have said the accident was unavoid able and that Ferrell stepped back into the pathway of Essey’s machine. With Ferrell at time of the accident was his cousin a Mrs. Robert Knott, of Route three, Roxboro. Essey said he was driving about thirty miles per hour. 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