BO YOU— • Wkit to buy ■oaMthlnc • Want to Mil Mmattiing • Want a tenant or ranter • Perhaps lost something. Try a Courier-Times WANT AD! VOL. LXV Postmaster Luther M. Carlton Dies Today In Durham Hospital Funeral Plans For Civic Lead er Incomplete Pending Arrival of Daughter Luther Montrose Carlton, 08, Rox boro postmaster and one of the city’s outstanding civic leaders for many years, died at 8:30 o'clock this morning in Duke Hospital, Dur ham, where he had been a patient for more than two weeks. News of Mr. Carlton’s death shocked the comunity, for he had recently been reported as much im proved. He underwent an operation at Duke about two weeks ago, after which he continued to get better, until last Thursday, when he was supposed to come home. His condi tion then became worse, but he im proved again, and was out of bed as recently as yesterday. Funeral services were incomplete today pending arrival of a daughter, Mrs. E. C- Atkinson of Louisville, Ky. Surviving are his wife, who was Miss Mary Graves Hines of Mt. Airy; two daughters, Mrs. E. C. At kinson of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Massey Frintz of Washington, D. C.; one son, Luther_M. Carlton, Jr., who was recently discharged from/the Army; one grandson, Donald Graves Carlton of Roxboro; one brother, N. C. Carlton of Durham: and one sis ter*, Mrs. j. Albert Rlggsbee of Dur han\. Mr. Carlton was born in Durham County March 27, 1877, a son of Marquis L. and Betty Vaughan Groom Carlton, natives of Wake County. He attended the Durham public schools and then entered Trinity College, now Duke. After his graduation from Trinity he took a law course at the University of North Carolina, and was admitted to the bar "in 1900. Coming to Roxboro, he formed a law partnership with the late J. S. Merritt. In the fall of 1901 he judged the late W. W. Kitchin in law practice', and this partnership lasted until Mr. Kitchin was elected Governor in 1908, at which itime Mr. Carlton began, separate prac tice. Later he was senior member of the firm of Carlton and D >.vis here, and of Carlton and Upchurch at Yanceyville. He became postmaster of Rox boro in 1939, a post he held until his death. Other offices which he held included county attorney of Person from 1901 to 1904, mayor of Roxboro in 1915; Roxboro city at torney from 1918 to 1920; emergen cy Superior Court judge in Ala mance County, appointed by the late Governor McLean in 1920; and State senator in 1921. He was a Mason and a member of Roxboro First Baptist Church, and was called upon by the com munity for many public services which* he gladly rendered. Martin Returns Chaplain A1 Martin has returned to Roxboro, after spending- many months overseas. Mr. Martin is well ( known here, having preached at the Baptist Church on a number of occasions. House To Address Scouts At Banquet Speaker at the annual father-son banquet of the Person Scout district, which will be held at Hotel Roxboro on Saturday night, April 6, at 7 o’clock, will be Robert .B. House, chancellor and vice-president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has spoken here on previous occasions and is considered one of the most entertaining speak ers in the State. • Plans for the banquet, which is one of the highlights of the Scout year here, were announced by C. A. Harris, who is in charge of arrange ments. Mr. Harris took a leading part in starting the annual banquets eight years ago, and has been an active promoter of the affairs ever since. All Scouts in the Person district will be invited to attend, with their lathers or other individuals. Tickets will be $1.50 per couple. The stamp plan, by which Scouts can pay for tickets gradually over a period of .several days preceding the banquet, will be used. Stamps will be issued to Scoutmasters. Toastmaster for the banquet will be J. S. Merritt. A discussion of banquet plans was held at the meeting of Bcouters of the district Tuesday night. A report on-organization and extension was given by Executive John B. Oakley, J. W. NOELL, EDITOR Bb • " DIES EARLY TODAY—Luther M. Carlton, Sr., Roxboro postmaster and for many years an attorney and civic leader here, died early this morning in Duke Hospital, where he had been a patient for more than two weeks. Veterans Warned About Registering Firearm Trophies Homecoming veterans who are re turning with enemy machine-guns and machine-pistols were warned today that there is a heavy penalty f<£ failing to register these trophies or for transferring them' to other persons without reporting such transfers. J. R. Brandon of Durham, inves tigator with the Alcohol Tax Unit Bureau of Internal Revenue, said the penalty for failure to register such weapons is $2,000, five years in prison, 'or both. Not all weapons must bo register ed, Brandon said, but he strongly advised all veterans with firearm trophies'to consult Alcohol Tax Unit officials concerning all weap ons they possess. Brandon's address is P. O. Box 1025, Durham, and his telephone number is N-7261, Dur ham. He has the necessary forms for registeration of weapons, and will be glad to come and see any veterans in Person County who de - sire to consult him. Registration is free of charge. o Wesleyan Services Regular services will be held at Roxboro Wesleyan Methodist Church, North Main street, Sunday, as follows: Sunday School 10 a. m., morning service 11 a. m„ and even ing service 7:30 p. m. , Jr. of Cherokqe Council. His report showed the total Scout and Scouter membership in Person to be 291 last January as compared with 244 a year ago. Mr. Oakley reported that a new troop, No. 87, Is being organized at Olive Hill, with James Winstead as Scoutmaster. A new Negro unit is also in process of being formed, and when organized it will be the second Negro unit to bo started in the dis trict this year. Troop 52 at Helena is also being revived, Mr. Oakley said. Plans for a joint camporee with Caswell were discussed, to be held late in April. The commissioners of the two districts will confer to make definite plans. The Person leadership training course for Scoutmasters will be held in May, it was decided. New committee appointments were made as follows: Organization and extension, Maurice Allen; interraci al, Bill Humphries; public relations. J. S. Merritt and Bill Humphries. Date of the summer camp for Scouts was announced as June 16. The camp, an annual Council-wide event, will be held at Reidsville. The Rev. Daniel Lane, Person dis trict commissioner, attended a meet ing of district commissioners in Reidsville last night. ®bt Courier-TOmeg V -.:.V ' / ■ HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT Indian Church Nears Completion At High Plains Plans for a new church building for members of Mayo Chapel Bap tist Church in the Indian com munity of Person County are pro gressing rapidly and it is hoped that the new building will be com pleted in the near future, it was reported today by the Rev. J. N. Bowman. The new church is being built near High Plain Indian school. The building fund, started about four months ago, now totals approxi mately $6,500, and the church foun dation has been laid and the audi torium framed. The auditorium is 30 by 50 feet in size. When completed, the building will have a furnace room and nine Sun day School rooms. Mr. Bowman, who has been pastor of Cavel and Providence Baptist Churches for the past seven years, has taken an active interest in the Mayo Chapel since the church was left without a pastor following the death of the Rev. Mr. Gooch more than four months ago. Serving as a mission worker from Providence and Cavel, Mr. Bowman preaches at Mayo Chapel twice each month, on the second and fourth Sunday afternoons. There are approximately 350 members of Mayo Chapel. The church at Cavel, and the parsonage at Providence, have been built during the service of Mr. Bow man as pastor of those churches. HEALTH CROUP IS ORGANIZED A movement to provide for the people of North Carolina more doc tors, especially in the smaller com munities and rural areas, and better medical care was under way through out the State this week. A program to achieve this goal was launched at a meeting of more than 200 leaders of various profess ional, business, industrial and lay groups from all sections of the State who gathered in Thomasville last Thursday and organized the North Carolina Good Health Asso ciation. The meeting was called by I. G. Greer, Superintendent of the Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville. Citing numerous facts to show that Norh Carolina ranks low among the other states in hospital and medical care, the Association, in preliminary plans, took steps to carry to every nook and corner of the State a movement “to support the efforts of the Governor, the North Carolina Medical Care Com mission, the medical allied profes sions, and other groups and indi viduals working for the good health program.” The Legislature of 1945, under the leadership of Governor Cherry, it was pointed out, established ma chinery for the inauguration of the program. Named to spearhead the appeal were four regional chairmen: D. Hiden Ramsey, for the West; Irving Carlyle, for the Piedmont; James S. Ficklen, for the Northeast, and Judge Henry L. Stevens, for the Southeast. . Making an inspiring address Mr. Ramsey, general manager of the Asheville Citizen-Times, (Minted out that the Governor’s Commission of 50 representative North Carolinians had "strongly recommended a state wide and well-balanced program for the improvement of the health of all our people.” He said that almost all of the county medical societies, the Associa tion of Public Health officials, the State Nurses’ Association, the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association, and many other representative or ganizations of North Carolinians, farm groups, women’s groups, labor groups,' and business, - educational, professional, and religious leaders had endorsed this program. o— f- OutOf Navy James M. Reagan, seaman first class, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. | M. c. Reagan of Leasburg, has re ceived his discharge from the Navy, in which he served for 18 months, mostly overseas. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA Second Program In Recreational Series Is Planned Younc People Invited To At tend Saturday Nisrht; Open ing Party A Success. Second in a series of directed recreational programs for young people of high school age will be held at the Roxboro First Baptist Church beginning at 7:30. Saturday night, it has been announced by leaders of the movement, who re ported good attendance at last week's opening party. • Although no particular party theme has been planned for this week’s event, the committe In charge has worked out a program which it believes will appeal to teen age youth, and a cordial invitation is extended to all young people of the city- and county to be present Saturday night and participate. Approximately 50 young people attended the Irish party last week and took part in the games, limer icks, songs and other activities. As sisting in the singing were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Woods. Miss Sarah Hodgin gave a solo. Refreshments are being offered for sale at all of the parties. Sponsors of the renewed series oi recreational prograihs here are three churches, Long Memorial Metho dist, Roxboro Presbyterian, and Roxboro First Baptist. Regardless of what church they may be affiliated with, all young people of the com munity are invited to attend. Drive Only S2OB Short Os Quota Reports up to noon yesterday in the current Red Cross drive carried the total to $5,191.26, only $208.74 short of the $5,400 quota for Person County-, - '• Leading in the report was the special gifts committee, with a total of $2,788.52. Schools reported $1,234- ■B7, the business district $706.37, and : the women’s division $461.50. The special gifts total included $385.02 collected in the Palace and Dolly Madison theaters. A number of schools in the county have reported collecting 55 percent or more of last year’s quota, Sup erintendent R. B. Griffin said. These include Roxboro High School, Rox boro Central School, Cavel. which more than doubled last year’s quota, and Mt. Tirzah among ’ the white schools, and the following Negro schools: Lee Clay, Brown Hill, McGhee, Bethel Hill, Cedar Grove. Lee Jeffers, which led the Negro schools with a total of S9O, Siloam. Flat River, Pine Hill, and Union Grove. I Several schools have not yet sent in reports on the Red Cross drive, and some have not reached their quotas, Mr. Griffin said. —o— Former Resident- Dies In South Hill ► Hubert Hamlin, 58, former Person County resident, died suddenly of a heart attack yesterday at his home in South Hill, Va. Funeral services will be held Fri day afternoon at 3 o’clock at Union Level, Va. Surviving are four brothers, W. H., S. G. and T. f. Hamlin, all of Rox boro, and J. W. Hamlin of Union Level, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Nash Frederick of Roxboro; his mother. Mrs. Fannie C. Long of South Hill; three daughters, and two sons. COMING UP".. TONIGHT 6:30 Rotary, Hotel Roxboro. 7:30 Grange, USO building. FRIDAY 9 to 1 Exchange Club beneiit dance, Roxboro High gymnasium, j SATURDAY 7:30 Young people’s recreation! program, First Baptist church. MONDAY 6:15 Kiwanis, Hotel Roxboro. | NEWSPRINT SUPPLY LIMITED The Courier-Times has received notice from its source of news print supply that paper for the balance of 1946 is to be very limited and that the newsprint situation is more critical than it was at any time during the war. The Courier-Times is making every effort to obtain enough paper to print as many copies this year as it did last year but all subscribers are warned not to let the paper expire if they expect to continue it again after expiration.- As matters row stand a limited number of new subscribers can be taken on but how long this condition will prevail is not known. So far the publishers of the paper do not have to freeze the circulation and hope that they will not but the pap*- situation does not look good. All of this may be taken as a warning in one way—that is to keep your subscription in force at all times or to be-ready to do without the paper. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1946 Person Political Interest Rises - , ; 4 Rs Burns, Bass Seek Court Post 07 I —I > f *** . BJHN •* . 1 ... V—^ —6 ■*«*N*» 9 PHIUWNf SfA | U j L ~ T * *•.*& ) 6 * ». *1 e 4. •©> o • «b .>*» % » + CAAOONt BUNDS. * \ *je 1 K, L SCENE OF ATQMIC BOMB TESTS—Tiny Bikini Atoll, island in ihe Centra! Pacific, is the place where the Unded States Army and Navy will hold joint atomic bomb tests .Bikini is in the perimeter of the Mar shalls. bitterly contested chain of islands wrested from the Japanese early in the war. A total of 97 target ships wiU be used in tin experiments, which will be held in Mav and July. Code name for the tests is ’'Oper ations Crossroads." Draft Quota Upped As 37 Men Report A total of 37 white men left Rox boro for Fort Bragg yesterday. 29 of them for preinduction examination and eight for induction under Se lective Service, it was announced ’by the chief clerk of the local board, Miss Jeanette Wrenn. These figures represent a sharp Increase in the number of men call ed in Person County. It has been six or eight months since such a SUrge has had to report to Fort Bragg from here. Selective Service officials said all white 4-F classifications have been leconsidered and the former 4-F’s who were in the group that left yes terday will be the last to be called by the Person board unless regula tions are changed. Colored 4-F's will be reclassed within the next week or two, and the call for them will probably come i in April, it was stated. Names of men who left yesterday: i Earl Clemons Hatcher, leader, Hor- 1 ace Dolowayne Knott, Ralph Ors- 1 T 3 Early TB Cases Revealed In Survey Thirteen persons were found to have definite tuberculosis symptoms among the 3,792 examined in a mass X-ray survey conducted in Person | County by the District flealth De partment during Februray, the Dis trict health officer, Dr. O. David Garvin, revealed today. Os the 13, five were found to have tuberculosis in the minimal stages, in which it is most easily cured. Sixteen others showed possible, signs of the disease, and these cases will be followed and checked at reg ular intervals, Dr. Garvin said. Abnormalities not involving tub ercular symptoms were discovered in 22 other cases. These abnormalities included such things as enlarged heart, deformed spine, abnormal ribs, and similar difficulties. Thus, of the total number examin ed, Dr. Garvin pointed out, chest ailments were found in 51 cases. Os the 13 definite tubercular cases, the Health Department had prior knowl- ; edge of only. six. ' I During the four weeks of the mass survey, which was cosponsored by the TB seal sale committee of Rox boro Kiwanis club and the Health Department, a total of 3,792 35-mill imeter films and 40 large films were made. Reports have been mailed to . all persons who were filmed during , the survey, and anyone who has not ■ received his report can safely assume ■ $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE ■ borne Harris, Raymond Bradley ' Long, Arthur Seate, Arnold Todd i Gentry, Eddie Lawson Turner, Ed win Bradley Cothran. 1 Those reported for preinduction , examination are: Horace Lee Hester, leader, William Clayton Dean, James i Walton Foushee. Wayne Oakley. Irving Green Davis, Eugene Carlton i Church, Melvin Thomas Davis, i James Lawrence Barton, Nathan i: Clyde Hurdle, Earl Chandler Dick 'erson, John Henry Robertson, Luth- Ijer Thomas Oakley, j r „ Dave Har i rison Carver, John Gaston Martin. > Bennie Lee Smith, Frank Richard ■ Clayton. Jr. I Also, James Rufus Ray, Earl Clm ■, ton Latta, David Cecil Pulliam, Wal lace Shilling Wrenn, Frank Edward i! Guill, Jr., Vivian Nathaniel Dixon, l! Clyde Thomas Rogers, James Theo ! phles Clayton, Rainey Lloyd Terry, Joe Lawrence Rogers, Lewis Warren | Hawkins, Jr., and Horace Alton ! Sherman. Raymond Dean Lovett was sent from here for another board. that it was negative, the health officer said. ,‘I feel that the survey has been | very beneficial to Person County,” Dr. Garvin declared. "The expendi ture of time and money has been well justified, and it is the hope and aim of the Health Department to continue tfiis work on a routine or regular basis rather than periodic. All persons interested in being ex amined are asked to contact their family physicians or the Health De partment.” Dr. Garvin continued with the statement that tuberculosis is defi nitely the No. 1 health problem in Person County, and surveys such as the one held in February are especi ally beneficial in that many cases can be caught before they advance beyond the minimal or easily cur able stage. Dr. Garvin announced the arrival in Roxboro today of Miss Susie M. Rice, graduate of the Memphis, Tenn., Methodist hospital and a student of public health nursing at the University of North Carolina, who will be here about 12 weeks for field training in public health nur sing. She will be under the super vision of Mrs. Sarah Allen. No successor to Miss Evelyn Davis, who recently resigned as senior staff nurse here to accept a position in Danville, Va., lias yet been selected. However, the position will not be abolished, but will be filled as soon as a suitable nurse is found, Dr. Garvin said. o- Gravitte Out William Alonza Gravitte, Jr., MM2/c, U. S. Naval Reserve, son of W. A. Gravitte of Roxboro, Route 2, has been released by the Navy. He was in the service 23 months, of which 12 months were spent over seas. Gravitte wears the Amercian, Asiatic, Philippine Liberation, and Victory ribbons. His wife is the former Miss Geraldine Moorefield. Brockwell Talk On Fire Hazards Heard By Club The Roxboro Exchange Club had as guest speaker last night Sherwood Brockwell, State Fire Marshal, who spoke on fire hazards. Mr. Brock well’s talk was heard by members of the club and several invited guests including members of the Roxboro Fire Department, and Chief Robt. Brooks of the Yanceyville fire de partment, • - , Yesterday afternoon a demonstra tion in putting out a gas fire with water was given by several firemen from Camp Butner. In this instance fifty gallons of gasoline was poured on the ground that had already been soaked with oil and then the gas was ignited. After it was in full blaze two firemen from Butner edg ed up to the blaze with spray hose and extinguished it with abou fifty gallons of water. Actual time for putting out the fire was one minute. This same demonstration took place several times for ‘ the benefit of many spectators and members of the local fire department. Chief John Womack and Lt. Nelson of the Camp Butner Fire Department were in charge of the demonstration which was held in a vacant lot ad joining the Freezer-Locker plant. T. K. Glenn of the Butner Fire Department, a Roxboro citizen, was one of the firemen who helped ex tinguish the huge fire. State College alumni of this coun ty will be present at the next meet ing of the Exchange Club, March 27th. At this time head football coach Beattie Feathers will be the principal speaker. H. W. “Pop” Tay lor, alumni secretary, will also be present. L. C. Liles of Tlmberlake is president of the local alumni associa tion. o Theresa Services The Rev. C. E. Sullivan of Char lotte, former Person County minist er, will preach at Theresa Baptist Church, Sunday night at 7 o'clock. Preceding the sermon, Sunday School will be held at 6. City Mail Delivery Date Not Yet Set Although a large percentage of i houses in Roxboro have now been ’ numbered, there are still many homes which have not been, and not until this work is completed will city delivery of mail begin in Rox boro, post office officials said today. Original plans cajjed for the in auguration of city mail delivery on February 1. No new date has now been set, but postal officials are J hopeful that the plans can be put* into effect without much more de-1 lay. | Meanwhile, home-owners whose homes have pot yet been numbered j 1 were urged to attend to the matter without delay. Residents who do not I know what numbers have been as- J signed their houses may obtain this i information at City Rail and metal < I WATCH YOUR PLANT BROS FOB Blue Mold; also watch your label on Tlie 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 31 ! Filing- Deadline For All Candl> dates Announced As Sat urday, April J 3. With the filing deadline for can. i didates just a little more than three weeks away, political activities be gan to increase in Person County as Clerk of Court A. M. Burns, JT. and Alex Bass, Roxboro merchant, announced today that they both would be candidates for clerk of court in the Democratic primary on May 25. W. H. Harris. 111, chairman of the County Board of Elections, who was reappointed to that position in Raleigh Saturday, announced that the filing time for all legis? lative, county and township offices expires at 6 p. m. Saturday, April 13. All notices of candidacy must be in possession of the County Board of Elections by that time, or they cannot be accepted. Offices to be filled in Person County this year are sheriff, clerk of court. State representative, and three county commissioners. The Fifth District Congressional is also to be selected this year, by voters of Person and other counties in the district. Senator from this district will bq elected by Granville. The Democratic primary will bo helh on Saturday. May 25, Ordinari ly, in this County and throughout most of the State, nomination in the Democratic primary is equiva lent to election. County Board of Elections mem j bers, in addition to Chairman Har : ris. are R. D. Bumpasss and O. Y. i Clayton. Ballots will be printed immediate ly after filing time expiriation. AH soldiers and other residents who are eligible to vote and who are out of the County will be mailed absen- | tee ballots upon requests. ' Consldrt-able- interest haS ,if 'been shown here in the race for Sheriff's office. The incumbent. M. T. Clay ton, has announced for reelection, j and Clarence Holeman of Roxboro I has announced that he is a candi ! date for. the same position. Announcements issued today by Mr. Burns and Mr. Bass, both can didates for clerk of court, assured a contest for that office. The in cumbent, Mr. Burns, has been clerk for the past several months, having been appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late R. A. Bullock, who himself had been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Miss Sue Bradsher. No candidates have yet for the office of State representa tive. Robert P. Burns, who last held the office, 16 not seeking re election. None of the County Commission- I ers have yet issued statements aa to whether they will seek reelection, but it is reported that the chair- * man, J. A. Long, will not again be a candidate. The other commiss ioners at present are W. H. Gentry and John B. Hester. o • Recruiting Unit Changes Personnel Now connected with the Mobile! Army Recruiting unit of Durham, which comes to- the Person Court house each Saturday, are Stall! Sergeant Edward W. Chabot, native of Maryland, and Sergeant John S, Haskins, whose home is in Durham; They replace Technical SergeagH Curtis D. Ware and Technician 4th Grade Gilbert M. Bailey, who haVa returned to the Durham headquar ters. numbers are obtainable there -nj; 'at various stores. Local automobile supply stonA hardware companies, and lnmh>j companies also are offering mt& | receptacles for sale to home-omgjjM who have not yet obtained dttwH When city delivery does go ittttt' effect, the one-cfrnt postage | local mail will be dropped «HtSjCjl and the three-cent rate Will be for all letters. The thre««<A|tSjM |wili apply whether a resident m , ceives his mail in a post office it will be necessary for all peisoq|

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