I>o YOU • Want to boy wynethlng • Want to sell something • Want a tenant or renter • Perhaps lost something. Try a Courier-Times WANT AD! VOL. LXV Choice Os Administrator For Veterans Delayed Other New Applicants May File Date. March 11th. Selected. • Person County commissioners meeting this morning to consider selection of a Veterans Service of ficer here, at noon today issued the following statement: “Much consideration was given to the appointment of a Veterans Ser vice officer, but selection of an ap pointee was postponed until Mon day morning, March Uth because of the absence of Commissioner (John B) Hester (who is ill)." The postponed meeting will be held at ten o’clock Monday morn ing in the office of Auditor Carlyle Brooks and any new applicants for the position must have their appli cations there by that time. Persons who have already applied will not have to re-apply. Those listed as having already applied are, Thomas Bowles, Don Dorey, Robtrt Whitten. Gordon Carver and Oscar Hull. The commissioners also decided that the person to be selected would la- a Veteron of World War 11, it being felt that public sentiment is in favor of such a move, and that salary for the job on a full time basis would be two hundred dollars per month. It was also decided that the corner basement room under the office of Auditor Brooks in the court house be reserved as a Veter an's Administration office and that the sunt of three hundred dollars be set aside to buy furniture and —iSee VETERANS Page Eight)— o H. F. Jackson Os Long hurst Dies At Home Funeral for Herbert F. Jackson, 31, of Longhurst, whose death from complications after-an illness lasting eight months occurred last night at his home, will be held Tuesday af ternoon at four o’clock at Longhurst Baptist church of which he was a member by his. pastor, the Rev. Auburn C, Hayes and the Rev. Clyde G. McCarver. with interment in Providence church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, two sons, Bobby and Fred Jackson, all Os the home, his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnis Jackson, eight sisters and two brothers. A long time resident of Longhurst, the deceased was employed by Rox boro Cotton Mills until he became ill. He w'as a native of Charlotte county. Virginia, but moved here with iiis parents about 1918. His wife, before marriage, was Miss Ora Reaves. One of the surviving sisters is his .twin-sister, Mrs. Louise Gilliland. Half-sisters are Misses Edith, Eliza beth, Carrie Mae, Thelma, Lois and Carolyn Jackson, and half-brothers are Lonnis, Jr., and Eugene Jackson, all of Longhurst. o Peaden Sells Ice Plant, But Expects To Remain Here Floyd L. Peaden, who came to Hox boro over four years ago as owner-manager of City Milk and Ice company, announced on Satur day morning that he has sold the business to two Raleigh men. R. E. Ward and W. P. Chapman, who will continue to operate the plant here for the sale of ice and fuel. Chapman, formerly of the Navy, a son-in-law of Ward, will be man • ager and has already moved to Rox boro, according to Peaden. Mr. Pea den, who. came here from Green ville, and js a member of Roxboro Rotary club, plans to remain in Roxboro, but has made no an nouncement of future business con nections. Ward heads an electric motor and repair company in Raleigh. Farm Bureau Looking toward organization of a Person unit of the National Farm Bureau here interested resi dlnts are being asked to meet on Wednesday night, March 13, at seven-thirty at the court house to hear K. Flake Shaw, of Greens boro, state leader of the organiza tion. Preliminary meeting was held ' here last week with an address by Will Rogers, field representative, at which Claude T. Hall presided. HOSPITAL DRIVE EXTENDS THROUGH MARCH Bethel Hill Band Two rehearsals have been held on twenty-five band instruments bought for the Bethel Hill band, new organization, which has on hand $1,300 out of a new quota of SI,BOO, it was reported today by Miss Annie Lee Rose, director, who says the band may give its first formal concert at the com mencement in May. The new Bethel Hill band is second high school band in the county. First was the Roxboro high band, form ed five to six years ago. Annual Meeting Roxboro B. & L. Held Saturday The stockholders of the Roxboro Building and Loan Association met Saturday in annual session. There are 15,056 shares of stock out standing and the committee report ed stock represented, present and by proxy. 8,176. J. C. Walker, secretary and treas urer, read his report which showed a substantial increase in business for the year 1945. The assets of t lie association is $642. 886.26. more than half million dollars. Stock retired during the year $127,023.95. with earning rate of 5.44'c. This was con “(defed unusually good, and showed tnat .the association was operated with a minimum expense. Daring the year there was very little build ing dene, though many homes wi re bought through the association Like aU such institutions, the cash on hand and in bank was large during the entire year. Most of this sur plus money has been invested in U. S. bonds, the sum today being $250,- 826.88. Immediately alter adjournment of the stockholders the directors met and the following officers were re-elected for the coming year: J. W. Noell, president; J. C. Walk er, Sec.-Treas.; Dr. A. F. Nichols, vice-president; R. P. Burns, at torney; Geo. Bullock, R. L. Harris, O. B. Mcßroom, Dr. A. F. Nichols, J. W. Noell and J. C. Walker, di rectors. Lost Colony To Begin in June Raleigh, Feb.—Lost Colony, Paul Green's drama, will renew its per formances on Roanoke Island Sun day, June 30, as a state. Tlie date of the 1946 premiere was set by the board of trustees of the Roanoke Island Historical associa tion which met here Tuesday. The board also authorized Chairman J. M. Broughton, Director Sam Selden, and the executive committee to em ploy a manager for the production, and it was announced that the place would be offered to Capt. John Walker, of Chapel Hill, formerly as sociated with the play. The board heard financial reports and Broughton announced that over sl7 000 had been raised to rebuild Waterside theater. Approximately $30,000 will be needed to rehabili tate the stage and other equipment according to the architect. Albert Bell. Additional funds will be need ed, Broughton said, for preliminary operating expense. The 1943 season also will have a more pronounced devotional tone. Upon motion of Bishop Thomas Darst. the trustees- authorized the executive committee, with the bishop and local ministers, to plan a pro gram of Sunday services which will be conducted by nationally known I clergymen. Melvin R. Daniels, of Manteo, re ported that Dare county had a good chance to take over barracks and other buildings abandoned by the navy at the airport, and that it was planned to use this property as a 4-H camp and as quarters for the groups coming to see the play. Mrs. R. J. Reynolds, of Winston-Salem suggested that civic clubs and other groups probably could be Induced to send bus loads of children to the play If such accommodations can be 'provided. Wi)t Courter-Cimes J. W. NOELL, EDITOR Red Cross Aids Hospital Work Says Army Nurse Miss Margaret L. Maness Vig orous In Supuort Os Red Cross Drive. Heartfelt appreciation for the ser vice of the American Red Cross in overseas hospitals as seen by a nurse is voiced today by Lt. Margaret L. Maness, of Roxboro, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Maness, an Army Corps nurse who was with the 124th General hospital in England, France and Austria. Speaking of the American Red Cross in Europe, Miss Maness writes the following in support of the 1946 Red Cross campaign, which began here today with a quota of $5,400: “Tl\e American Red Cross in the European Theatre of Operations played a wonderful part in the hos pitals. At the request of any patient, someone was always available to send messages, write letters for the seriously wounded, contact friends who' might be in the same theatre or fulfill any request made if pos sible They would read to the pati ents. and at intervals would arrange for special entertainment for the bed patients by securing outside en tertainers or some amusement. For the convalescent patients, dances and movies were provided. “The Red Cross girls arc great morale builders-always trying to make everyone feel much at home. The money given to the Red Cross is money well spent as it provides these great morale builders for the servicemen who. without them, might be homesick and depressed.’" Truman Wants Residents To Share Houses Washington, March. President Truman has appealed to the nation to share its housing with veterans, while in Congress the administra tion, with its back to the wall, post poned a showdown on its beleaguer ed home building program. Administration leaders in the House won overnight adjournment ahead of the council votes on (he housing bill, after playing a trump card that they hoped would change some votes overnight. That card was a report from Wilson W. Wyatt, Housing Administrator, in Chicago, that the National Association of Home Builders meeting there had endorsed important provisions of the administration plan. Representative Wolcott of Michi gan, senior Republican on the Bank ing Committee, said the reason giv en by the- House leadership for the early adjournment was to allow many members to attend a tea giv en by Mrs. Truman at the White House. , "But behind this," Wolcott said, "there seemed to be a feeling that the administration would be able to pull its forces together overnight." Meantime, President Truman is sued a statement saying that in a recent conference with Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders he had suggested a “nationwide ‘share the housing’ effort,” in which churches and synagogues would take a leading part. The church leaders responded with four suggestions which Mr. Truman “most heartily” endorsed: “1. The organization of a housing committee in every church and syn agogue, “2. A thorough canvass of the membership of every church or synagogue to discover all' available housing facilities. “3. A check-up on veterans in need of housing, using church hon or rolls as the starting point. “4. Community - wide cooperation in this effort among all religious 1 and civic groups.” —o Red Cross Claims Service field [ directors are stationed at all Veter rns Administration regional offices ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA Six Os Seven In Taxi Case Caught Six of seven Negroes who alleged ly assaulted J. Y. Brown and Rob ert Taylor, taxi drivers. Saturday night a week ago on the Hurdle Mills road one mile from Roxboro, have been taken in custody by Per son Sheriff M. T. Clayton, who said this morning that the Negroes were J apprehended on Friday of last week | and will lace trial for assault with deadly weapons, tire irons, inflict ing serious injuries. The seventh man is still at large.! Those arrested were Joe and R. J. j Jordan, who are in jail in default j of bonds of SSOO each; Albert Pay- Some May Want To Re-Buy Buteer Farming Tracts j Delay Seen In Closine Time Os Camp, Says Leaders. | Oxford, March—The Camp But- Iner General Hospital will not be de jclared surplus until mid-March or about the first or April, Senator Clyde R. Hoey said in Washington this week. Senator Hoey stated that the War Assets Corporation reported the de claraion date probably would be de layed from March 1. the date orig inally set. Until it is declared surplus, none ; of the buildings or equipment at the 'hospital can be fiozcn, the War As sets Corporation disclosed. I I Meanwhile. Oscar G. Clayton of Stem, who went to Washington to confer with War Department offici* cials regarding reclamation of land which had been purchased from him for Camp Butner property, was in-. formed that no claims against Camp Butner real estate could be made until the camp had officially been i declared surplus. j Assistant Farm Agent W. B. Jones {said this week that quite a number ;bf former owners of land in the i camp area were interested in re | claiming their land and that assist - j ance of Congressman John H. Folger ] had been sought to make this pos- t | sible. Rep. Folger, Jones said, has; pledged what ever help he may be 1 able to give. An official of the War Depart ment recently stated that some times a. period of 12 to 15 weeks lapsed between the time a camp was deactivated until the date it was de clared surplus. Until Camp Butner is officially declared surplus, no equipment or real estate connected with it can be offered for sale or lease, the official pointed out, adding that many per sons apparently assumed that when a camp was disbanded or deactivat ed, it automatically became surplus property. Lands involved in the Camp area came from Person, Granville and Durham counties. _o Memorial Service Planned For Hill Memorial services in tribute to Earl Hill, of the U. S. Army, son of the Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Hill, who was lost over Germany, November 2, 1944, will be held on Sunday at ternoon. March 10, at three o’clock at Helena Methodist church, it was announced today. The Rev. Mr. Hill, father of the young man. was form erly pastor of the Helena church, which is now served by the Rev. Floyd Villines, Jr. o LODGE NOT TO MEET The Person Masonic Lodge will not meet Tuesday night as lias been planned, stated an official of (he lodge this morning. ■ Alcuuf, Waif, m J. W. Green is a very civic minded fellow. He is a nice fellow along with it and always wants to do his part in everything. For that reason he has been elected to about every civic office in this city that a man could hold and has to attend meetings practically every night. Many times he has two or three meetings a night. Naturally he is meeting conscious, he sleeps meetings and thinks about them in the day time. The other day I went into his place of business and he was talking to another fellow. I joined them end we were talking about everything and nothing. Suddenly Green looked up and said —“Since there are I three of us here I believe that we have a quorum and we might as well i call the meetin gto and get something worthwhile done here [ while we are together." HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1946 lor, in jail in default of a $250 bond, and Hubert Davis, Harvey McCain and James Stewart, each of whom ftas given bond for S2OO. &No charges have been brought Against Brown and Taylor, each of srhom was severely cut about the and face, . | Sheriff Clayton also reported the capture yesterday of forty-gallon capacity still in Mount Tirzah town ship. The maker was equipped with ! two copper worms. The Sheriff said j he has as yet had no further report on the Tom Pulliam disappearance case. Dr. Joyner Gives To Person Hospital Dr. George \V. Joyner the able ami successful head of the Ran dolph Hospital m Aslieboro has sent a generous contribution of ! S2OO to the Person County Me morial Hospital. Dr. Joyner is in fine position to know the need of a modern hospital in Person Coun ty. This evidence of his interest is ureatly appreciated by all his Person County friends. Gov. Cherry Has Red Cross Plea Raleigh. March. —Governor Cherry j told the. story of Red Cross services I last week in an address which | marked the opening; of the annual , fund raising campaign of the organ, 'fixation in North Carolina, i j Hr told of the great variety of per [ sons for whom help was made pos j sible by contributions to the Red '■ Cross, in 1945, chapters in North { Carolina have acted on 119,450 cases I of Home Service for the Army. 41,- 1 226 lor the Navy, 28,767 for veter ans, and 3,891 for civilians. Home Service provides the most reliable connecting link with the family at home for the serviceman or service woman. To tlie civilian, Home Serv ice has often meant food, fuel, .shelter, care for children, aid to the | t sick and helpless, and help in every I sort of emergency. | ‘‘ln these crowded, c/.-ngerous days, jit's up to every good citizen to live | safely," the Governor said. "Through Red Cross chapters 5.760 people in ; this State have learned to lead safer j lives and have been awarded Amer {ican Red Cross First Aid certifi- J cates. I “As Governor of North Carolina, I I am proud that 63 ,208 children in jour schools are members of the {Junior Red Cross. During the war, Junior Red Cross members provid 'rd hundreds of thousands of toys for children in war-stricken coun tries overseas, and articles for men in hospitals such as slippers, canes, and laphoards. Now, they are still working for the men in hospitals, and they are learning to be better citizens of the world through Red (Cross - sponsored correspondence i with children of other countries." I "Once more the American Red Cross appeals to North Carolina," j Governor Cherry said, “Tlie Red ] Cross knows our generosity in tlie I past. In 1945. we were asked for $2,598,400 and contributed $3,263.- | 169 —well over $600,000 more than jyou were asked to contribute. I now , end this appeal for the 1946 Fund Campaign of the American Red Cross in full confidence of your con tinued generosity.” | In New York R. B. Griffin, Person Superintend ent of schools, left Sunday morning for New Cork City, where he will attend sessions of the National Ed ucation association. He will be away alt the week. $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Coroner s Jury Considering Verdict In Green Case G. I. Benefits To Be Extended To Newest Recruits R. B. Griffin, School Superin -1 lendent. Approves Army Plan. R. B. Griffin, Person Superintend-. 1 ent of schools, on Saturday issued u statement, of approval of the ex j tensive educational program now be ; ing conducted by the United States army under the G. I Bill of rights. {Under the Army program men who enlist are given the opportunity of studying one or more of two hun dred skills and trades Army Train ing schools in this country and in overseas theatres throughout the world. The local recruiting officer, who {is in Roxboro each Saturday at Per- I son Court house, quotes the follow ling as an interview with Mr. Grif i fin: | 'T believe." said Mi. Griffin, “that the army is giving many hundreds | of thousands of young men educa tional opportunities they would not be able to afford otherwise. “Far too many young men are un to ble to complete their high school courses, and such smaller percent ! age have the advantages of college education. The army plan gives ithem splendid training while they are in uniform. “Also, after they leave tile army, under the GI bill of rights they may have a year’s refresher course in a trade or business school, with tui tion paid and a monthly living al lowance. Those who enter the army naw may. upon leaving, have a year's college, business or trade school education for each year they serve in the Army. “This privilege, plus the refresher course.. means presenting a young man with a total of 48 months of higher education, in other words, a {full college course plus one year of post-graduate study. “The government will pay up to SSOO for each ordinary school year, and also provides a living allowance of $65 a month to single men, S9O a month to married men. “This is a splendid educational boost for the young men of Ameri ca. and it will undoubtedly mean higher enrollments in colleges and {trade and business schools through out the nation." o _ Heaton, Shuford, Burns, Inducted Induction of three new members {into Roxboro Rotary Club consti tuted the club program Thursday : night at Hotel Roxboro, where J. S. i Fleming was in charge of the pro j gram. I Those inductee, all recently elect ied to membership, were the Rev. George W. Heaton, of Roxboro Pres byterian church, as Protestant min | ister, urban; A. M. Burns. J)".. as ; judge of the juvenile court, a posi ! tion he holds in connection with his elective office, clerk of Superior court, and C. L. Shuford, head of ' the industrial arts department. Rox- I boro high school. Mr. Fleming in the ceremonies of I induction surveyed in some detail {the history and significance of Ro , tary and gave to each man a Rotary { pin. Presiding was the Rev. Daniel ! Lane, vice chairman. o Bill Davenport- Back With FSA Capt. William Hoyt (Bill) Daven port, of Kinston aild Roxboro, this morning resumed his connection with the Roxboro office of the Farm Security Administration af ter an absence of a little over foitr years caused by military service in the Pacific theatre. Formerly an assistant supervisor, he will now have the title of associate super visor. according to J. Y. Blanks, administrator of the local office. —o Farmer purchases of baby chicks In 1946 are expected to be about 14 per cent lower than In 1945. First To Report .MrG lice's school, a small Negro i school in the Cunningham section, is the first school in the Person system to reach its Red Cross quota of sls, it was reported Sat urday morning by Superintendent I R. B. Griffin, who said that the amount raised at McGhee’s is seventy-five percent of the total raised there last year. The drive j is being conducted in all schools j in the county and district systems. f Rev. Mr. Houston To Talk Tuesday Night At School i. i The Rev. Ben Houston, pastor of i Long Memorial Methodist church, will be guest speaker Tuesday night at eight o’clock at first meeting of the newly reorganized Parent Teach er association of Roxboro high school, which will have its first meeting in Roxboro high school, according to announcement made today by Mrs. H. C. Kynoch, who is serving as temporary chairman. Chief business will be election of permanent officers on basis of re ! port by the nominating committee of which Mrs. Kynoch is chairman. Other members of the committee aro Mrs. R. H. Shelton and Mrs, Charles Stewart. Fred Bishop, teacher of Bible, will have charge of a round-table dis cussion concerned with Parent Stu dent affairs. Miss Sarah Hodgin will lead singing and the glee club, un der Miss Mary Earle Wilson, will present two selections. Immediately after the program a social hour will be enjoyed and a full attendance is requested. British Face House Shortage London, March. Providing ■ homes lor heroes” is proving to be a major headache for the British government, faced at the outset of . it career with what probably is the j most acute housing shortage in Brit [isiv history. Faced with lack of labor, lack of materials, lack of homes and lack of foreign exchange to buy manu factured fittings, the new Labor Government, anxious above all to provide low-cost homes, is delegate ing responsibility to a large degree to local authorities, supervised by the Ministry of Health, and assisted by numerous other government de i partments. I The advantage seems to be that 1 the rural, town or borough council j is in direct touch with the individ | ual family. The council clerk prob ably knows the applicant, and is familiar with every street and house. The disadvantages include • tin fact that each one of the hundreds of local councils—there are 143 in 1 the London area alone —has its own ; idea of how the new houses should be built. Every stage of home building or repairing which costs over 10 pounds ! i S4O) is under government control 1 or control by local authorities, them : selves controlled by the government. : And half the government depart ments seem to be somewhere con cerned. o Music Teacher To Come Here ■ Miss Birdie Holloway, of the mu sic department, Woman’s College, the University of North Carolina. Greensboro, and Miss Hattie Par rott, of the State department of education, Raleigh, will be in Rox boro Tuesday for conferences with teachers of public school music and ] other interested persons, it was re j vealed Saturday by Superintendent R. B. Griffin, who said that the visitors will be at a number of j schools in the morning and will 'hold a conference with teachers of music that afternoon. WATCH YOUR PLANT BEDS FOB Blue Mold; also watch your label on The Courier-Times. Many sub scriptions will expire this month and if you will call and renew promptly a few days before it ex pires it will save us lots of work.. NUMBER 26 Father Shoots Son Near City { Cemetery On Oxford Roaij. A Negro father here on Saturday |. night shot and killed his twenty | year-old son in an argument over ! who was to drive a car. The dead I youth is identified as Richard Green, { Jr.. 20. who reportedly objected to his father's driving while under the I influence of whiskey. Held in Person jail is the father, Richard Green, Sr., 50, a Granville County tenant farmer, who was tak en Saturday night about ten miles I from the place of the shooting. Ox | ford highway. Person county. Held |as an accessory is Rachel Green, ! stepmother of the dead boy. ! Investigation was by Person Sher i iff M. T. Clayton and State Patrol- I man John Hudgins. Likewise called | STILL IN SESSION At one-thirty this afternoon a coroner's jury called in the Green case was still in session. Possible verdict might be murder in the i first degree, or possibly man slaughter. i in was Coroner Dr. A. F. Nichols, who impaneled a jury. Also at the I investigation by invitation of Sheriff | Clayton Was City Policeman Page Brooks. Sheriff Clayton this- morning (Monday) said the shooting occurred | about ten-thirty o’clock Saturday ; night and that Green, Sr., was plac. ,od in Person jail about midnight, an hour and a half after the shoot ing is alleged to have taken place. ' He was captured about half a mile from Granville line, said Sheriff j Clayton, who also said the man had something of a court record. Green ,Sr„ is said to be tenant on the farm of a Granville man named Eakes, and formerly was on the farm of C. E. Winstead, Sr., In Per son County. It is reported that Rachel Green ' had the pistol in a pocket of her : coat and that she willingly gave the weapon to her husband when he 1 stopped tlie car, continued the argu ment with iiis son, Richard, Jr., and ; shot him. Shot is said to have been through the neck, killing him in : stantly. Witnesses at a coroner’s jury held today at noon were Mildred Green, { wife of the dead youth, and two of j his brothers, Robert Morris Green, 16, and Carr Purcell Green, 13. Butner Prisoners Os War Now Being Sent To Homelands Fifty-four hundred German pries oners of war will be on their from Camp Butner back to the fa* therland before-March 15, Colonel Thomas L. Alexander, commanding i officer of the War Camp, announced today. Twenty-three hundred will go out on Friday, 1,000 next Wednesday and 2,100 additional prisoners from March 10 to 15, Colonel Alexander said. In line with the plan to rettlrni ; POWs to their native land the first |of the ten side camps, operated j under post jurisdiction, will closd | Friday when the doors are locked at the Winston-Salem site. The 268 ; prisoners of war there will be tram* ' j ferred to this post to await ship* ) ment home. o . >' ' g Egg-Grading 11. L. Mezehzm, in charge •( Extension Marketing, Raleigh. wfl|~ V be speaker at an egg-grading' .j demonstration to be held in Fw» j | son County court house in the, J grand jury room on Friday, Marek ’ i Bth, at ten-thirty in the mond^Jfc*,:3 it was announced today by M3ae | Evelyn Caldwell, home Jnuondtfe J tion agent, who is anxiou far • ! ’ good attendance, especially tar Jj farm men and women in Improving the quality of egghiS Improvement In quality also meijj§f| 1 a better price for them whet OMg M are sold on the market, Bays Mgß|| Caldwell. , 1 Emphasis will be placed upon fMgft boys and girls In says state 4-H Leader R. L. HaniiL