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DO YOU -9 mat to buy tone thine • Want to toll Mmethlnr • Want a tenant or renter • Perhaps lest something. Try a Courier-Times WANT AD! VOL. LXV One Suspect Being Held In Filling Station Robberies Solomon And Nelson Places On Bushy Fork Highway -enter ed Thursday Night. One suspect has been arrested and is being held in the Person County jail in connection with the breaking and entering of two service stations 'on the .Bushy Pork highway about lour miles from Roxboro, Thursday night. Sheriff M. T. Clayton said today. City police pickejl up the suspect Saturday, the Sheriff said. Investi gation of both break-ins is being conducted by the Sheriff’s office in cooperation with Roxboro police, Mr. Clayton said. The intruder, ahd his companions if any, broke two panes out of the front door of C. G. Nelson's service station and general store, entered the building, and removed several pocket-knives and flashlights, $1.20 in cash, and a Japanese bill equival ent to about $5.00 in American money, Sheriff Clayton said. At George Solomon’s service sta tion, a large window was broken to effect entry. Seven cartoons of cigar ettes, s2l in cash, a flashlight, and a box of cigars were taken. Both robberies occurred Thursday night. Roxboro police are aiding in the investigation, Sheriff Clayton said, since they are interested in finding . out what connection, if any, these two break-ins have with the recent series of office robberies in Roxboro. Fingerprints have been taken at the service stations which were ent ered. The stations are located about one mile apart: o Jones Enters Race For Commissioner of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thati K. Jones of this County, announced today that he would be a candidate, for county commissioner in the Democratic primary on May 25. Mr. Jones, former manager of the Farmeis’ Mutual Exchange here, is the first candidate to announce for that office. Three commissioners are to be selected by the voters. Incumbents are J. A. Long, chair man, W. H. Gentry, and John B. Hester. No definite announcements have been made by any of these, but it is expected that Mr. Long will not again be a candidate. o Lewell Huff Post To Meet Tuesday Members of Lewell T. Huff Post 2058, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will discuss plans for a softball team at their regular meeting in the USO building at 7:30 Tuesday night, it was announced today by Jim Allgood, post commander, and J. A. Jordan, adjutant. VFW members interested in play ing on the team are urged to attend, as well as all other members, since a number of important’ matters will be discussed. A cordial invitation is also extend ed to all other veterans eligible for membership in the organization, Mr. Jordan said. Moores Had Four Sons In Service All four of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Moore: Sr., of near Garner, former Person County residents, have been in active service during the war. Three of them have return ed home, while one is still in service. Cpl. L. A. Moore, Jr., was overseas for 30 months in the Pacific. Staff Sgt. John O. Moore was in service for more than four years, much of which time was spent in the Europe an theatre. Staff Sgt. Rufus Moore flew 54 combat missions as tail gun ner on a B-17. Sgt. Chancey Moore, who is still in service, is located in Korea. He wears the Combat Infan try Badge and the Purple Heart. COMING UP ... Tonight 6:15 Kiwanis, Hotel Roxboro. Tuesday 7:30 Masons, Lodge Hall. 7:30 Veterans of Foreign Wars, USO building. Wednesday /. 12:00 Person County Council of Social Agencies, Hotel Roxboro. 6:45 Exchange and State College alumni, Recreation Center. Thursday 6:30 Rotary, Hotel Roxboro. 7:45 Wiring demonstration and speech. Courthouse. < • '*■*’*•» *; • —\ J. W. NOELL, EDITOR Jr fßsSSvifj'* ■?,*»- v ' ?'> • W '■ ENTERS CLERK'S RACE—AIex Bass, who has been in the mer cantile business in Roxboro for the past 20 years, has announced his candidacy for clerk of Superior Court, subject to the Democratic primary on May 25. Mrs. Leggett Dies At Durham Home Mrs. A. L. Leggett of Durham died Sunday night in that city at 11:40 after having been ill some time. Cause of her death was given as complications. Mrs. Leggett was the mother of the Leggetts who operate scores over North Carolina, Virginia and other states. One of the stores is operated in Roxboro and is man aged by Victor Satterfield of this city. Surviving deceased are sev eral children;'Rß. Leggett of Dan ville, R. A, Leggett of South Bos ton, H. G. Leggett of Lynchburg, Mrs. Alex Grant of Stanton, Va., and Mrs. Taylor of Durham. Funeral services will be held Tues day at the First Presbyterian Church of Durham at 3:00 P. M. The Roxboro store will be closed today and will remain closed to morrow. o Must Train Farm Youth Says Cherry Scotland Neck —Governor Cherry told a farm youth banque there that to safeguard the state’s agri cultural future, “we must place more emphasis on training young rural youth for dealing in farm problems”. He spoke to more than 700 members of Future Farmer clubs in 17 counties in the Rpanoke- Chowan district. Blue Mold Season For Tobacco Near With tobacco plants coming up in plant beds throughout the County, the blue mold season is just ahead and farmers should take all possible precautions in combatting this cost ly disease, County Agent H. K. Sanders warned today., Use of fermate spray before the disease makes its appearance is ad vised by the Extension agent. The fermate should be applied when the plants are square (that is, when they have four levels), when the tops of the plants are as large as a ten cent piece, or when farmers hear that blue mold has started in East ern Carolina. Last year approximately 98 per cent of Person County tobacco grow ers were forced to go to other parts of the State to get plants. This pro cedure, Mr. Sanders pointed out, was costly in both money and time, and farmers should be on the alert this year to prevent a recurrence of the disease. Fermate can be purchased at farmers’ supply stores, hardware, stores, and from some fertilizer deal ers. The County Agent issued the fol lowing instructions for spraying to bacco beds with fermate to control blue mold: Amount Needed For Your Beds. Two and one-half to 3 pounds of Fermate is enough to treat 100 square yards for the season. When the plants are small; 2 1/, to 3 gal lons of spray for each application is sufficient to cover 100 square yards if plant bed. For larger plant?, .7 or Courier-®ime;s HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT 816,000 Acres 01 Tobacco Will Be Planted In N. (. Raleigh—North Carolina farmers plan to plant 816,000 acres this year in flue cured and hurley tobac co, a federal-state crop report indi cated this week. The acreage thus would be 9 per cent larger than in 1945 in the flue-cured belts and 10 per gions. Russell Handy, crop statisti cian, said that the information made in all tobacco-producing areas of the state. He said that all indications point to flue-cured to i bacco farmers attempting to take full advantage of the increased quo ta of 10 per cent. “No doubt some farmers will over plant their allotments, but others will not plant their full quotas," said Handy. In the old and middle belts, farm ers report that they plan to increase their crop by the full 10 per cent, which would raise the acreage to 315,000 from the 286,000 acres plant ed in tobacco last season. In Eastern North Carolina, grow ers say they plan to increase their acreage by 9 per cent, planting 385,000 acres in flue-cured tobacco as compared with 353,000 in 1945. In the border belt, the acreage is expected to go to 92,000 acres, or 8 per cent more than last season. o Mrs. Anna Jones Succumbs Al 78 - • Mrs. Anna E. Jones, 78, died at her home on Reams Avenue of this city Monday morning at 4 o’clock. She had been in her usual state of health but suffered a heart attack at this time and death followed immediately. Mrs. Jones made her home with her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Moore, of Roxboro. Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Moore, are two sisters-in-law, Mrs. S. H. Jones of Roxboro and Mrs. W. L. Biackard of Knlghtdale. Three grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews also survive. Mrs. Jones was and had , been a member of Edgar Long Memorial Methodist Church- for about fifty years. Services will be conducted from the home on Reams Avenue at 3:00 p m. Tuesday. The Rev. Ben Houston will be in charge of the services. Interment will follow immediately after services in Burchwood cemetery. 8 gallons may be needed. How To Prepare The Spray. The spray is prepared by mixing the Fermate powder in water at the rate of 3 level tablespoonfuls (1-3 oz.i to each gallon of water. Only enough material for one application should be made up at each spraying. Add the powder to a quart fruit jar and fill it half full of water, place the did on tightly and shake until the Fermate and water are thoroughly mixed. Then pour this mixture into the proper amount of water, and keep thoroughly stirred while spray ing. How To Spray The Beds. A bucket type of wheelbarrow sprayer is best;- however, a small 3 gallon compressed air sprayer may be satisfactory for small beds. Keep the spray nozzle 1 to 2 ft. above the | plants and move it back and forth j until black spray droplets appear on all the leaves. SmalDplants may be sprayed through the plant bed cover if a high-pressure barrel pump is used; and -the cover is stretched j at least 6 inches above the plants. I Lead Arsenate, Calcium Arsenate j or Cryolite may be added to the Fermate spray for controlling flea beetles, using 4 level tablespoonfuls (1/, oz.) to each gallon. For best Tesults, it is necessary to start spraying before the disease shows up and repeat the applica tions every 3 or 4 days * until the plants are set in the field or until * the danger from blue mold is past. Even though blue mold appears in your plant bed, continue- spraying. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA wt' iv w Hr ' f ■ - ';■ |*\ •' T-Jiv WINS SPEAKING CONTEST— Miss Mary Ellen Owen, above, student at Roxboro High School, won the Person County soil con servation speakers’ contest held here recently. She will partici pate in the regional contest to be held at Elkin on April 25. Miss Owen was also selected by the Roxboro Kiwanis club last week to attend a national youth camp in Michigan next summer with all expenses paid, if there is a vacancy. Quota Is Reached In Red Cross Drive G. L. Allen, fund chairman of the 1946 Red Cross drive in Person County, announced today that the quota of $5,900 has already been met even though all reports are not yet in. It is expected that, final figures will exceed the quota, but no definite figures wtre available today on how much money has already been col lected. Mr. Allen and Dr. Robert E. Long, chairman of the Person County Red Cross, chapter, issued statements to day thanking jhe people of the town and comity for their generous edn tributions which have made the drive a success. They also expressed their special thanks to all workers who participated in the campaign. “As fund chairman of the Person County Red Cross chapter, I am [grateful to all the people and to all the Red Cross workers who gave I their time and efforts so generously toward making our quota for 1946 possible,” Mr. Allen said. Leaders in the various divisions were: R. B. Griffin, chairman of the drive in the rural areas; W. Wallace Woods, business district; Mi's. Philip Thomas, women’s division; Sid Marsh and Miss Laura Penny, Col lins & Aikman employees; J. A. Long, Roxboro Cotton Mills em ployees; Miss Nettie Oakley, Somer set Mills employees; Teague Kirbv, theater collections; Cy Kirby, win dow displays and posters. o Richard Long Speaks To Rotary The Rotary club held its regular weekly meeting Thursday evening at Hotel Roxboro, with president John Fitzgerald presiding. Rotarian Adair, head of the soil conservationist work, presented cards showing signs which he proposed to set up on the Roxboro-South Boston highway, and asked that the club donate a sum not to exceed twenty dollars. The request was referred to the board of directors for further recommendation. The program, which was to be presented by Wheeler Newell, was turned over to Gordon Hunter, who presented Richard Long, a recent returned veteran, who spoke briefly on the Philippines, telling of some of his experiences while in that country. His remarks were very in teresting and enjoyed by the club members. o To Discuss Wiring W. J. Rideout, Jr., agricultural en gineer at State College, will givfe a demonstration and speech on proper and adequate wiring of homes in the grand jury room of the Person Court house, Thursday night at 7:45, local Extension agents announced today. ■ Alotuj *Hte Way ■. The other day I was kidding Lester “Joe Billy” Clayton, who runs a service station here, about how much mone£ he was making. Ot •course he denied that he was making any money to amount to anything Just a mere living and no more. Then I pinned him down and asked him to tell me how much more he was making now than he was ten years ago. Then he started sweating and the truth came out. "Sam,” he said, “It isn’t fair to ask me or to remind me of what I was making ten years ago; you. know that 1.-was working for Joe. Kirby at that time and you know Joe.” I did . . . . ! • . • IONDAY, MARCH 25, 1946 5-Year-Old Boy . Seriously Hurt When Shot Sunday Larry Snow Os Longhurst Re ceiving Treatment At Community Hospital. || Larry Snow, five-year-old son of Willie Snow and the late Mrs. Snow Os Longhurst. was accidentally shot j»nd seriously wounded Sunday morning while playing with other children as he was visiting relatives in thf vicinity of Semora. The accident reportedly happened in a room of his grandfather’s home When another child picked up a shot gun and accidentally pointed it in Jpis direction when the gun was dis charged. | Larry is now at Commuinty Hos j pital, Roxboro. where he is being treated for the wound that was [made by a shotgun. The shot enter !ed his right arm, and hospital at tendants stated today that his con jdition was regarded as serious. Tvio 'shots are said to have entered his Ibody. rar. vfjs JbH MbA jjU|| | pF 1$ gH CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS— John Taylor, above, of Danbury, sheriff and treasurer of Stokes County for the past 22 years, has announced his candidacy for Con gress from the Fifth District. He is a farmer, a member of the Grange and the National Farm Bureau ,and past president of the Stokes County Lions Club. Mr. Taylor attended Guilford College and Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He is mar ried and has two daughters. State May Soon Get Camp Butner Raleigh—Maj. Gne. Paul R. Haw ley, medical director of the veterans ' administration, told Governor cher ry that a portion of the huge mili tary hospital at Camp Butner may be made available to the state as a mental hospital. General Hawley, who conferred i with the Governor at Camp But ner, said the veteran’s administra tion probably would be able to an nounce within a few weeks whether it would assume control of the 3,400 bed rospital. Camp Butner now is officially on a “stand-by” basis with a view to being declared surplus. Under gov ernment regulations, the veterans administration has first priority on its use after being released by the arms-. o Information On Two Men Wanted Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Marian Beaver 25, white, whose last address was given as Roxboro, Route 2, care of W. R. Wade, or Alfonza Dunn, 24, white, whose last address was listed as 131 N. Jackson St.. Arlington, Va* is requested to contact the Person Selective Board immediately. $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Child, 9, Suffers Fatal Burns In Early Morning Fire Sunday Services Are Held For L. M. Carlton Funeral services for Luther M. Carlton, Sr., attorney, Roxboro post master, and former mayor and State senator, who died early Thursday morning in Duke Hospital, Durham, were held at Roxboro First Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock Saturday af ternoon. .The body lay in state in the church for 30 minutes pre ceding the services. Ministers in charge were the pas tor, the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, and the Rev. Henry N. Parsley. Episco pal minister of Duke University. Burial was in Burchwood ceme tery, Roxboro, with graveside rites conducted by Masons of Person Lodge 113. Active pallbearers were: Merrimon Burns, J. Brodie Riggsbee, C. A. Har ris, Martin Michie, J. S. Merritt, Ernest Lunsford, Eugene Thompson, and Robert Burns. Honorary pallbearers were: J. W. Noell, Preston Satterfield, Sr., George W. Kane, W. D. Merritt, Sr.. Nathan Lunsford, R. B. Dawes, F. O. Carver, Sr., T. B. Woody, A. M. Burns, Sr., R. L. Harris, Mellie Satterfield, George Walker, Sr., W. R. Woody, W. T. Kirby, J. C. Walker, William B. Umstead. Jones Fuller, Jake Tay lor, Dr. J. H. Hughes, James Allen, Victor Calyton, Henry O’Briant. Bed ford Perkins, John Jones, Hassell Fox, rrving Brooks. Guy Clayton, R. P. Reade. Also, Charlie England. Hugh Woods, Albert Clayton, H. L. Carver, E. F. Upchurch, Burke Mewborne, Lawrence Clark. W. L. Foushee, T. L. Pendergrass, E. P. Dunlap, David S. Brooks, E. E. B’adshar, Sr., Charles T. Crabtree. H. W. Winstead, Jr., Bruce Newell, Sr., M. T. Clayton, R. H. Shelton, P. L. Thomas, F. D. Long, John D. Morris, W. W. Mor ! rell, Champ' Winstead, S. B. Davis, Sr., Dr. G. W. Gentry, Dr. E. M, Hedgepeth, Dr. R. E. Long. o City Court Has A Light Docket Mayor S. G. Winstead had a light— er-than-usual docket in City Court this morning. Ten cases of drunken ness, one larceny case, and one hit and-run case were tried. John Williams, Negro, who is al \ leged to have had an accident with : E. T. Davis, white, in which only a I small amount of damage was done, | was bound over to Recorder’s Court ;on a hit-and-run charge. He was I placed under SSO bond. John Hill, of Randleman, who war, charged with larceny of an overcoat valued at about $lO, took a nol-pros with leave. Convicted of drunkenness, and fined, were: Arthur Cameron, Negro; Oliver McCann, whitp; Ray Bray, white; Lacy Street, Negro; Ernest Faulkner, Negro; Ben Frazier, Negro; Martha Wiley, Negro female; Lee Cash, Negro; Wesley Thaxton, white; and Robert Lee, Negro. o The Ayrshire cow was imported into the United States in 1822 from Ayr, Scotland. C of C Committee Lists Announced Roxboro Chamber of Commerce committee appointments for 1946 were announced today by the presi dent, Gene Thompson. They are, Executive committee: Gene Thompson, president; J. J. i Woody, vice president; R. D. Bum pass, immediate past president; O. S. Brooks, treasurer; W. W. Woods, executive secretary. Aviation; J. A. Long, Jr., chair man, Gurney Young, John Morris, J. W. Green. Membership and classification: J. S. Merritt, chairman, D. D. Long, D. S. Brooks, R. D. Bumpass, Glenn Stovall Public affairs; W. S. Humphries, chairman, R. B. Griffin, Jerry Hest er, J. D. Mangum, W. B. Weatherly, Sr. Publicity and advertising: M. C. Clayton, chairman, Winfrey Wilkins, R. A. Whitfield, G. I. PriUaman, Victor Satterfield. Bjto' ' liip pr jMHfcpHqfl CANDIDATE FOR CLERK—A. M. Burns. Jr., above, clerk of Person Superior Court, who was appointed to that post a few months ago upon the death of R. A. Bullock, has announced that he will be a candidate for clerk in the Democratic primary on May 25. Woods To Speak On Recreation Al Agencies Heel • * A discussion of commercial recrea tion in Roxboro will be given by W. Wallace Woods, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, at the March meeting of the Person County Council of Social Agencies, it was announced today by the chairman, Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff. The meeting, to be held at noon Wednesday at Hotel Roxboro, will be presided over by the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, pastor of the First Baptist Church, who was recently elected chairman of the Council. Recreation has been the theme of Council meetings for the past several months. Highlight of the study wiU come on the night of April 5, when Dr. Harold D. Meyer, professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina and chairman of the State Recreation Commission, will address members of the Council and of other Roxboro civic clubs in a joint session, Tlie second in a series of recrea tional programs for young people was held at the First Baptist Church Saturday night. Sponsors of the series are the Long Memorial Meth odist, Roxboro Presbyterian, ana First Baptist Churches here. o Bacon drippings are good when used for making spoon bread, corn bread, and meat pie toppers. o Birds cannot see blues or violets very well, but they see reds better than do human beings. Legislative committee: R. D. Bumpass, chairman, J. W. Green, J. A. Long, Jr., Buddy Long. I Agricultural committee: Gordon Hunter, ohairman, Sam Byrd Win stead. Reade Jones. Joe Burke. I Civic committee: J. j. Woody, chairman, Coleman King, Frank Wright, Wally Wright, o. T. Kirby. I Finance: D. S. Brooks, treasurer, chairman. Jack Woody, Bill Walker, Claude Harrifs. Highway and transportation: <3. W. Kane, chairman, R. D. Bumpass, G. B. Short, Belvin Barnette. Industrial: D. D. Long, chairman, T. R. Bennett, Burke Mewborne, L. A. Roseman, Jake Taylor. Directors lor 1946 are: E. G. Thompson, president, J. J. Woody, vice president, George Currier, J. W, Green, T. T. Mitchell, O. T. Kirby, L. R. Wilson, Dolian Long, E. E.' Bradsher, and R. D. Bumpass, who is an' ex officio member of the board. WATCH TOUR PLANT BHDS 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 32 ; Funeral For Nancy Louise Reaves This Afternoon; Father Taken To Hospital.. Nine - year -old Nancy Louise Reaves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.’ George J. Reaves, of Roxboro, Route 1, was burned to death at the home of her parents on the Reginald Warren place about five miles southwest of Roxboro early Sunday morning. The girl’s father suffered second degree burns and was taken to a Durham hospital today. Also burned were Mrs. Reaves and the baby girl. Joan, who with the father, were treated at Com munity Hospital here Sunday. The burns about the face, neck and arms of the parents and the baby were severe but not serious except‘in the case of the father. Three other Reaves children were not in the house at the time. The flames which destroyed the three-room structure started about 8 o'clock when Nancy was attempt ing to build a fire in the cook stove preparatory to cooking break fast. She apparently threw oil on the already burning kindling. He brother, Merritt, 15, who had gone to feed the hogs, said he heard an explosion and rushed to the house to find the entire room in a mass of flames. His mother and fahter in their efforts to save Nancy and their year and a half old daughter, Joan, were burned as they grabbed for the children, but were unable to reach Nancy. After treatment at Community hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Reaves and Joan were taken to the home of Mr. Reaves brother, Acey Reaves. Dr. A. F. Nichols, coroner, describ ed the death of the girl as one c? the most tragic to <*cur in the ; county in many years! Funeral stTViees wee.- to be held ! at 3 o’clock this afternoon at Ridge Bethel Baptist Church in Caswell County .conducted by the Rev. B. B. Knight of Roxboro. Interment was to be in the church cemetery. Surviving are the parents; two brothers, Merritt. 15. and Emmitt, 7, and two sisters, Mary Esther, 5, and the baby. Joan. O i ii Mitchell's Chapel Revival Continues [ The revival at Mitchell’s Cjiapel Baptist Church will continue Tues day and Wednesday night of this week, and possibly longer, with the Rev. Auburn C. Hayes, Longhurst pastor, doing the preaching, it was announced this morning by the Rev, B. B. Knight. No services will be held Monday night. “Mr. Hayes brought a timely and powerful message to a packed house last night,” Mr. Knight said. “People remarked that his message on being prepared to answer the call of Christ was one of the best they had eyer heard. “It was the largest crowd ever seen in a church that small. People had to sit on the floor. “If you want to hear some good preaching and singing, come out Tuesday and Wednesday nights,” thq pastor said. o Here's Why One Local Undertaker Has Sad Look One local undertaker thought he had some more “business” here Saturday night, but things turned out differently. A passerby, seeing the body of ft woman lying in the grass of aft adjoining yard, came to the under taker and reported he had found a dead white woman. The under taker went out, took a look, and' called the coroner and the sheriff, who examined the body at sotoft’fl length. j jk The coroner did not ft y statement for several mln-W 1 Finally, he found faint signs of heartbeat, and ordered the sent to Community Hospital, wheftftjl it is reported she received tmfa.;.J ment for an alcoholic condtßoto Oh. w ell.” sighed the disappoint ed undertaker, “businew has beeft. J pretty goo* lately anyway.* k The number of farms in WldHods ton County has decreased by 43 ft; the past four years. Raw cabbage la in the sajuMdliSSj as Citrus fruits and tomatoes wbftf :