DO YOU • Want to buy something • Want to tell something • Want a tenant or renter • Perhaps lost something. Try a Courier-Times WANT AD! VOL. LXV County Food Saving Program Planned At Meeting Here Monday Every Man, Woman And Child Asked To Help Relieve World Famine. A County-wide food conservation program, in which every man, wo man and child in Person County will be asked to save so that the starving millions of Europe, Asia and Africa may be given all possible aid, was planned here Monday night at a meeting of agricultural leaders, proprietors of eating places, and representatives of civic and religious groups. The saving of wheat products, fats, and oils will be the keynote of the program, which will last until har vest-time, about mid-July. The slogan will be ‘‘Save a Little and Help a Lot.” Detailed recommendations will be publicized soon on how housewives, operators of eating establishments, and all other citizens can do their part in order that food may be shipped abroad to places where it is badly needed to sustain life. The Person County U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture Council, headed by C. T, Hall and composed of work ers in all agricultural agencies, has endorsed the program, and urges that the public cooperate fully. The food-saving measures recom mended to owners of public eating places, as well as the suggested economies for housewives and all other citizens, have been approved by President Truman’s famine em ergency committee. Leaders in the movement have pointed out that if every American would reduce his bread consumption by three slices daily, three-fourths of a million tons of wheat would be saved for shipment abroad; and if everyone saved just one teaspoonful of fat each day, the total daily sav ing would be a million pounds. Th" nrOgram started on a national scale March 15. H. K. Sanders, county agent, pre sided at tlie meeting Monday night. Present were representatives of the Farm Security Administration, the Extension service, Roxboro civic clubs, eating establishments, the ministerial association, and the press. Mr. Hall, as chairman of the USDA Council, appointed Miss Nettie Day, Bill Davenport and Bill Humphries as a committee to advertise the program as widely as possible. The committee will prepare posters giving highlights of the food-conservation program and these posters will be distributed throughout the' County. o Sugar Stamps Sugar Stamp No. 39, good for five pounds, expires April 30. Sugar Stamp No. 9, good for five pounds of canning sugar expires October 31. Curb Mart Opens The Roxboro curb market re opened last Saturday and will • be open every Saturday morn ing from now on, MUs Evelyn Caldwell, hoqie demonstration agent, announced today. The market is being operated in the USO center, in back of the courthouse. It opens at 8:15 a. m. The curb market has been closed for the past three months because of bad roads and lack of a suitable place. Cast Is Announced For Easter Paqeant The Rev. Fred Bishop, general di rector today announced the cast of leading characters for “The Passion Play,” Easter pageant which the! Roxboro High School Bible depart- j ment and glee club will present in the high school auditorium at 8 o'clock next Thursday night, April 18. Miss Mary Earle Wilson will direct the music, and Miss Ed riel Knight will be the accompanist. Persons in charge of other activities will be: Lighting, Manley Whitfield; stage properties, c. L. Shuford; oostumes, Mr. Bishop and Mrs. Rufus Harris; curtain, Jack Whitt; makeup artists, Mrs. B. G. Clayton and Miss Opal Brown; programs, Miss Gertrude M. Holt. The reader will be John Robert Hester. The cast followg: Jesus, Claude Warren; Simon Peter, Mason Crews; James, son of J. W. NOELL, EDITOR lllllili you HELP? President Truman’s emergency famine committee says: The world faces the gigantic emergency of famine among five hundred million people due to war exhaustion or agriculture drought. » A great human cry has come to us to save them over a terrible four months until the next harvest. The Western Hemisphere alone has the aid to give, and a heavy part of the burden falls upon the United States. These people can survive if we provide a minimum of bread and fats to them. Os breadstuffs, wheat can best be transported and used in the famine countries. Therefore we are asking our citizens to make a voluntary sacrifice of 40 per cent of their consumption of wheat products and 20 per cent of food fats and oils during this next 120 days. We have adequate food beyond what we must ship to meet the needs of the starving. Even if we send them every possible pound of wheat and fats, the quantity of food remaining in our country still will be greater than pre-war. We are astcing that all who can, grow victory gardens and thus help to assure continued, plenty of all other foodstuffs, we ask that there be no waste. America still th.owj away the richest garbage in the world. To avert hunger, we cannot fail to meet this call. If we fail we shall see a world of disorders which will paralyze every effort at re covery and peace. We shall see the death of millions of fellow human beings. Guns speak the first word of victory, but only food can speak the last word. Bryant Services To Be Held Sunday Earlier Opening For Some Schools Started Yesterday Starting yesterday, five white schools in the County—Allensville, Bethel Bill. Ounr''n<jham, Helena and Mt. Tirzah—and all negro schools, are opening 30 minutes earlier than usual each day, in order that students may get home earlier in the afternoon to help with farm work, Supt. R. B. Griffin said today. The decision to open 30 minutes earlier at these schools was made at a principal's meeting held in Mr. Griffin’s office Monday. The other schoolg in the County are tied up with the Roxboro system, and will continue to operate on the same schedule that the Roxboro schools now follow. Principals of the Roxboro schools contacted a number of parents and found that an early opening would not be satisfactory because of the 11:30 lunch hour, Mr. Griffin said. o Hovis To Preach In Theresa Revival Starting Tonight A series of revival services will be gin at Theresa Baptist Church, near Chub Lake, at 7:30 tonight, with the Rev. R. W. Hovis of Timberlane preaching, it has been announced by the pastor, the Rev. B. B. Knight. Mrs. Hovis will play the piano, and Sanford Long will lead the sing ing, Mr. Knight said. He urged at tendance at the services, since Mr. Hovis is well known as a minister who always has an inspiring and worthwhile message. It is expected that the revival will last about ten days. Zezedee, Charles Howard; John, son of Zebedee, Edward Poston; Mat ! thew, John Roy Williford; Andrew, ! Carlton Painter; Philip, Johnny Jor dan; Bartholomew. James White; i Thomas, Jack Slaughter; James, son , of Alphaeus, Wilford Harris; Thad daeus, Bobby Gentry; Simon, the , Cananaean, Talmadge Mundy. Also, Judas Iscariot, Bobby Angle; Mary, mother of Jesus, Doris Strange; i Mary of Magdale, Mary Katherine O’Briant; Mary, mother of James, Annie Lou Day; Nicodemus, James Wrenn; Joseph of Arimathaea, Win stead Crumpton; Pontius Pilate, Billy Shotwell; Simon of Cyrene, Paul Slaughter; Angel of the Lord, Bobby Currier; Roman soldiers, Samuel Clayton, Nason Hamlett, R. B. Dawes, Jr., Jimmy Ed. Walthall; two thieves, Jimmy Street, Gordon Allen. ®he Courier ■tEimeg Funeral services for Lawrnce E. Bryant, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bryant of Wodsdale, Route 1. will be held at 3 o’clock Sunday af ternoon at Theresa Baptist Church, near Chub Lake. Interment will be in the Bryant family cemetery near . tire Church. ' The Rev. B. B. Knight, pastor, will conduct the services, assisted by the Rev. Daniel Lane, chaplain of the * local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Rev. J. R. Barbour of ( Danville, Va. j The youth was one of 11 men k’ill ed April 4 in the crash of a Navy ’ transport near Albuquerque. N. M. " A fireman first class in the Navy, he was to receive his discharge at i Norfolk, Va., about April 15. The body, escorted by J. W. Wal ker, seaman second class, left New ’ Mexico Tuesday night and will ar ’ rive in Roxboro at 11:42 a. m. Sat urday, according to word received here from Olathe, Kas., Naval Air • Station, where the plane was based. Tire local post of Veterans of ! Foreign Wars will assist in scr , vices at the grave. o— Groups Request Road Construction At Highway Meet The April meeting of the district Highway Commission officials was in the Courthouse Wednesday with Commissioner George W. Kane pre siding. Several delegations present ed requests for construction of or improvement in roads in the dis trict. Present for the meeting, in addi ! tion to Mr. Kane, were T. A. Bur , ton of Greensboro, division engineer, j Jessie Froctor of Durham, district engineer: Bill White of Greensboro, i district engineer; Mr. Gunter of , Alamance: Merle Atkins, right-of way engineer: Mr. Thomas, super visor of division mechanics. Among delegations heard were ■ those from Woodsdale, Long's store, [ Timberlake, Stem in Granville Coun ty, and another group from near , Stem. The Timberlake group was interested in construction of a road from Helena to Berea. o Services Held For Sparks Infants Funeral rites for Stephen Lynn and Sterling Lawrence Sparks, in fant sons of Mr. and Mrs Glenn Sparks of Baltimore, Md., were held here Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’- clock. Rev. C. G. McCarver offici ated. Surviving the twins are the pa rents; one brother, Gary, of Balti i more; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sparks; the ma ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clayton, all of Roxboro: and a number of uncles and aunts. Burial was in the Burchwood cemetery. ——o FROM IDAHO Mrs. Nola Clayton of Ucon. Idaho and her son' Hansford Clayton, of Blackford, Idaho, have arrived here for a visit of three weeks with rela tives. They are now visiting Mrs. Clayton's brother, Tennie Slaughter, at Vanceyville. This is Mrs. Clayton’s first visit home in thirty six years. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA Two Negroes Are Bound Over On Capital Charges Two defendants charged with cap-', ital crimes were given hearings in ’ Person Recorder’s court Tuesday,! and both were bound over to Superi- ! or court, which begins on April 23. i James Cunningham, 22-year-old Negro, was remanded to jail without bond on a charge of first degree burglary in connection with the rob bery of Charlie Nelson’s general store and filling station, located on the Bushy Fork highway, on the night of March 21. Janie Thomas, 24, Negro, was bound over on g charge of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of Pete Cunningham, 35, Negro, on the night of March 29. She is also being held in jail without privilege of bond. Also in connection with the stabb- j ing case, two other Negro women, j Odell Cunningham, 19, niece of the dead man, and Martha Wiley, 23, were found guilty of assault and bat tery with deadly weapons, namely, rocks and a beer bottle. It was alleg ed that they assaulted the Thomas woman. Odell was fined $lO and half the cost, and Martha Was fined sls and half the costs. | FSA Borrowers Asked To Double Food, Feed Crops i Joe Y. Blanks, county FSA Super visor, said today that FSA borrowers in Person County will need to pro duce and- conserve twice as much food and feed this year as they pro- 1 duced and conserved last year, in ! order to insure an adequate supply for use on the farm and in the home without having to depend on buying ; food and feed from v stock-piles. j Tlie reserve stocks, he said, are j badly needed to help prevent the starvation of millions of people in! countries that were overrun "by the j Axis powers. In a meeting to determine the t county goal. H. K. Sanders, county j agent, and Joe Y. Blanks, FSA sup- I ervisor, heartily endorsed the goals set up by Vance E. Swift, state FSA I director, and adopted them as Person j County’s goal. They are: 1. 42 r 'r more corn to be prodoced and conserved by FSA borrowers j this year, by increasing the per acre i yield of corn by not less than 4'l. 2. 54% more hay to be produced; this year than produced in 1945 by j increasing the per acre yield of good hay harvested by not less than 37CV-! 3. Permanent Pasture—ls% more j grass production from pasture^ l already established. 4. Garden—Produce enough to! feed the family well, and enough to! insure 100 quarts per person in out- j of-season months. A substantial increase in all food j and feed crops can be obtained! through increasing the yield per acre j by planting good seed, proper pre-! paration of land, adequate fertiliza- j tion, early planting, proper spacing cultivation, and harvesting at proper i time, FSA officials said. O [ COMING UP... TONIGHT 6:30 Rotary, Hovel Roxboro. 7:30 Bushy Fork PTA FRIDAY 2:00 Library board, Library build- i ing. 8:30 Comedy-drama, Helena school, j SATURDAY 6:00 Filing deadline for all candi- j dates entering Democratic primary.i 7:30 American Legion, Legion hut. 7:30 Young people’s recreation program, First Baptist Church. Humorist To Speak At School Meeting Cullen Johnson, humorist, who is now connected with radio station WRAL in Raleigh, will be principal speaker here next Wednesday night, April 17, at a joint meeting of the Person County School Masters club and the Person County unit of the North Carolina Education Associa tion, Supt. R‘. B. Griffin announced yesterday. Mr. Johnson spoke in Roxboro last HOME FIRST. ABROAD NEXT A third defendant in the assault and battery case, Rosa May Worthew, was found not guilty. In the hearing Tuesday, Janie i Thomas admitted killing Pete Cun ningham with a knife, but claimed she did so in self-defense. The first-degree burglary charge in the James Cunningham case re sulted from tlie allegation that Henry Moore was sleeping in the Nelson station at the time of the breaking and entering. A death sentence is possible in a first-degree burglary case, since it is a capital offense, like murder, rape and arson. In Recorder's court, Cunningham pleaded guilty to the burglary charge land also to breaking and entering ! service stations of George Solomon, [on the Bushy Fork road, and Tip Slaughter, on South Main street. He also pleaded guilty to stealing a pistol from the home of Claude Har ris on the Bushy Fork highway. Other Recorder’s court cases: Arthur and Clara Frasier of Alex andria, Va., charged with illegal possession of whiskey and transport —i See NEGROES age Eight'— New Method Os Watering Tobacco Beds Worked Out A time-and labor-saving arrange ment for watering tobacco plant-beds has been worked out by one Person County farmer, it was reported by j d„C. Jackson, assistant couny agent. | He is J. H. Shotwell of Roxboro. I Route 2. The arrangement, as ex plained by Mr. Jackson, follows: i First, Mr. Shotwell lined a wagon j bed with galvanized tin, so it would j hold water, and put a top on it. I Then he obtained a belt-driven j water pump and bolted it on the j rear of his farm tractor. A short belt on the power take-off of the ! tractor furnishes power to operate j the pump. j Mr s . Showell simply hooks the ' wagon, tin-lined body and all, to the | tractor, and goes to his water supply | point, which is a creek or small stream. By means of a hose, the : water is pumped up from the stream and run into the wagon bed. ; Then the tractor and wagon are I moved to the plant-bed, where the j same hose, with a sprayer attached, is used to draw the water out of the wagon bed and distribute it on the [plants.;, | The spray enables the farmer to I water the tender plants gently, with |out bruising or breaking them, j Mr. Shotwell says that one man, j using the above arrangement, can j spray 1,000 yards of plant-bed in just | one hour's time —and do a better j job of it than by the old method, which takes much longer. Between [2O and 90 gallons can be pumped i every minute. 'Buddy 7 Long Now j Has Law Office Near Draft Board i ! Robert E. “Buddy" Long, Rox- | ! boro attorney who returned to the i ! City December after after more than j three years of military service, has i now opened a law office in the Pass, Woody and Long building. Mr. Long's office is located on the second floor of the building in one of the f offices formerly occupied by the Selective Service board. It is directly across the hall from the Chamber of Commerce, and has a telephone, the number being 5661. fall at the Rotary Ladieg night program, and is well-known here and elsewhere as an entertaining speaker. The joint meeting of the School Masters and the NCEA, which is an annual affair, will be held in the Service Center beginning at 8 o'clock. Special guests of the occasion will be the County Board of Education, district school board members, and their wives, the Superintendent said. THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1946 $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Board Hears Recommendations; Says H Will Make Careful Study PRimRRy SCHEDULE The primary schedule wliich will be followed in Person Countv and throughout the State was announced today by W H Harris 111 chairman of the Board of Elections. The schedule: April 13, 6 p m.—Filing deadline for all candidates. April 27, May 4. May 11—Registrars will remain at the polling places from 9 a. m. to sunset for registration of voters. May 18—Challenge day for the primary election. Registrars will re main at the polling places from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. May 27—Returns of the primary will be canvassed at the Court house at 11 a. m. June 22—Date for holding second primary if same is necessary. To be held under same rules and regulations as first primary except there is to be no further registration of voters with the exception of those who have become legally qualified in he interim between the first and second primaries, and these are registered on the day of the second primary. No change of party affifiation on the books is permitted between the first and second primaries. June 24—Date o fthe meeting of the County Board of Elecions, in case of a second primary, o canvass the votes and declare the re sults. Final Plans Made For Horse Show With final plans now being made Roxboro Kiwanians today were pre dicting that their second annual Horse Show, scheduled for Satur day, April 20, will be an even bigger success than the event was last year when more than 4,000 persons at tended the two performances. Many Robxoro merchants have agreed to display spectator fashions for several days preceding the show, Mrs. L. S. McWhorter of the pub licity committee announced. Prizes jof $5, $3, and $2 will be given to | merchants with the best window | displays, and every store entering the contest will receive one free pass to the horse show.’ Judges for the window display .contest will be the heads of local j civic organizations. j At the Kiwanls club meeting i Monday night, J. J. Woody, chair | man of the event, discussed gen j eral plans, and E. B. Craven of the | ticket committee distributed tic j kets to all KiWanians for them to ! sell. After the Kiwanis meeting, j the committees for the horse show met to make plans for their work during the next few days preceding the show. R. D. Bumpass, cljairman of local entries, today said that a number ! of Person County horses have been j entered in the show. He urged other I persons wishing to enter horses to get in touch with him immediately. More than a score of stables are being constructed for the use of horses entered in the show, and they will be ready within a few days. Programs will be turned over to the printer soon. All persons who plan to enter horses should do so Immediately so that the programs, when printed, will be complete, Mr. Bumpass said. [Streets Entertain Kiwanians With Musical Numbers Mr. and Mrg. Kendall Street and daughter. Miss Billie Street, enter tained Roxboro Kiwanians at then meeting Monday night with a num ber of musical selections, j With Mrs. Street at the piano, Mr. j Street sang two numbers, “Sylvia" |by Speaks and "Dawn" by Paul Dunbar. Miss Street sang Moore's "When Love Is Kind,” and played on the violin three other numbers, Kreigler's “Farewell to Cucullain," Pryor’s “After Sunset,” and Malotte s “Lord’s Prayer." Upon motion of the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, the club voted to give its aid in the establishment of a planned recreational program for the com munity as advocated here last week by Dr. Harold D. Meyer. Gus Deering had charge of the program. One new Kiwanian, W. S. Humphries, was inducted at the meeting. o.— Chatham Visits City This Week Thurman Chatham of Elkin, can didate for Congress in the Fifth District, spent' some time in Rox boro Monday In the Interest of his candidacy. He saw quite a few people while in the city. Mr. Chatham said he expectq to return here in tile hear future and see many more of the citizens of .the City and County. ! Lejeune Marines Receive Sweaters j Knitted Locally i Officials of the Person County . j chapter of the American Red Cross i have received a letter from Glenwood ’. McComb, Red Cross field director at i Camp Lejeune, expressing the ap l predation of me Marines there tor ~ sweaters knitted by Roxboro and . Person County women and distribut ed to the Marines before overseas shipment. "The sweaters were very nice," Director McComb wrote, "and were appreciated by the members of the United States Marine Corps, who , received them here. Wt> thought you would like to know the disposition and to whom the sweaters were pre sented. "Tlie military expressed their hearty appreciation and as explain ed to us oy the military authorities, i the sweaters will not only be benefi icial to the health of the servicemen but will also reduce the number of cases of illness due to exposure. This tends not only to adequately protect the men, but will also give this branch of the armed forces on duty more man hours. As you know, their presence throughout the world is I paramount to our country's welfare. ,’Please convey to the ladies re sponsible for these sweaters, our personal thanks and the deep appre ciation of the United States Marines and their Command." o ! Pre-School Clinic | A pre-school clinic for children who will be six years old before October 1 will be held at Bethel Hill \ School on Wednesday, April 17, at 9 a. m. Parents are urged to send or bring their children. Precinct Officials m For Primary Named? Tentative appointments of precinct officials for the Democratic primary ' on May 25 have been made by the j Person County board of elections, j j A few places have not been filled. | Board of elections members are: j Chairman, w. H. Harris, IH, secre- ] I tary, R. D. Bumpass, and O. y. i Clayton. The list of officials follows: Ai—Registrar, not named; C. S. Day, C. D. Clayton. Allensville—Registrar, Mrs. Robert Gentry; others not named. Bethel Hill—Registrar, Mrs. Lillian Day; Mrs. J. y. Humphries, Mrs. Bessie Mullins. Bushy Fork —Registrar, Robert Hester; Earl Hester, Lex Horton. Chandler’s Store—Registrar, Jesse Chandler; H. M. Clay, O. B. Clayton Chub Lake—Registrar, Maxie Clayton; Jake- Thompson, Owen Evans Cunningham—Registrar, not nam ed; W. J. Bennett, Tom Franklin. Dixon's Store—Registrar, L. M. “APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY flowers,” and if your subscription . is about to expire your cheek will bring the Courier-Times. Watch your label and renew before sub scription expires. NUMBER 37 Chamber of Commerce and Civic Clubs Committee Ajs» pears Before Commissioners. A committee of four, representing tlie Chamber of Commerce and four civic clubs of Roxboro, appeared before the Roxboro city commission ers last night to present recom mendations concerning parking, loading zones, street cleaning, dis posal of garbage, and other mat ters. Highway Commissioner George W .Kane, chairman of the delega tion, stressed the fact that the dele gation came before the commis sioners in a spirit of helpfulness, realizing that the board must have the backing of the business men and women of the town if any im ! provement program is to be carried out successfully. Mayor S. G. Winstead replied, thanking the group for their offer of cooperation and their interest in civic improvement. The Mayor assured the delegation that their recommendations would receive careful study. The delegation consisted of Chair man Kane, Mrs. A. F. Nichols, R. D. Bumpass and W. W. Woods. Three other members were not present. All town commissioners—C: L, L. Brooks, R. C. Hall, G. C. Hunter, P. L. Thomas, and C. M. Michie, were present, as well as Mayor Winstead, City Manager Guy Whit man. and City Attorney F. O. Car ver. —-'See BOARD Page Eight)—. o Carlton Baby Is Burned In Accident Early Yesterday Donald Graves Carlton, 23-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Carl ton, Jr., is now a patient in a Pala dega, Alabama, hospital for treat ment of burns received yesterday when a coffee percolator was over turned and the hot coffee spilled on the child. It is not known how seriously the baby was burned. Mrs. Clayton and the child have been visiting for several days in the home of Mrs, Carlton’s mother, Mrs. J. M. Naff, in Paladega. and Mr. Carlton left for Alabama last night after receiv ing word of the accident. The percolator was upset when the child pulled the electric cord attached to it, according to word received here. Date For Court Superior Court will begin on Tuesday. April 23, and not on April 22 as previously announc ed, Clerk A. M. Burns, Jr., said yesterday after a telephone conference with Solicitor Wil liam H. Murdock. All persons who have business, with the court or who-have re- ■ ceived summons will not be re quired to attend until Tuesday, April 23. ( The change in date was made because April 22 is Easter Mon day. Presiding jurist wiU be Judge J. Paul Fritzelle of Snow Hill. . Gillis; S. W. Melton, third official : not named. j Helena—Registrar, J, O. Pearce} is. G. Hamlin, C. B. Blalock. Long’s Store—Registrar, Fletche* - Carver; James Winstead, Carl Clay* ! ton. j west Roxboro No. I—Registrar, ii hot named; Ralph Long, J. n, Hamlin. West Roxboro No. 2—RegistrgT, not named; Navy Castle, J. W, i Chambers. East Roxboro No. 3—RegigkMKjHH M. Young; Mrs. Zelle Barnette, tfeiai official not named. East Roxboro No. 4 —Registrar, '&I1 J. Woody; Mrs. Nat Warren, Praagdl Oakley. Woodsdale— Registrar R. G. RQfc*-'| ertson; Haywood Bailey, flUlwO Ramsey. ."I , Glenn’s Store—Registrar, Glenn; I. N. Adcock, J. A. Foglemaib Hurdle Mills— Registrar, Whitfield; w. T. Hawkins, ft *g| L oll #- ___ w jL

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