WE TRUST YOUR MAN WON last Saturday. However, this we do know—you will not be disappoint ed if you want to keep up with things in this good County if you read the Courier-Times. Watch your label and renew before it expires. VOL. LXV Recreation Projects Discussed By Council A general discussion of what has been accomplished in the way of recreation during the past few months was held by the Person | County Council of Social Agencies in its May meeting at Hotel Rox- j boro at noon yesterday. The Rev. j J. Boyce Brooks, chairman of the council, presided. Representatives of several organ izations made short, talks. Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff of the Business and Professional Women's club said that group had taken as a project the furnishing of the sitting ■ room at the County home, and it u hoped that entertainment niay be given there at least once a month. D. D. Long of the Exchange club, and W. Wallace Woods of the Ro tary club and the Chamber of Com merce, stressed the project which is now being planned concerning the giving of summer concerts by the Roxboro high school band. The speakers further said that their organizations could be counted on in any cooperative undertaking to promote recreation in Roxboro and Person county. J. W. Green of the Kiwanis club also mentioned supporting the high' school band, and told of the Rox boro horse show which was held for the second time this year under f he j sponsorship of the Kiwanis club. He' Ballentine Speaks At Kiwanis Meetinq Lt. Gov. L. Y. Ballentine was guest speaker at the Roxboro Kiwanis club meeting at Hotel Roxboro, Monday night, at which time Bill Davenport of the Farm Security Administrr4£ni; was inducted as a new member by R. D. Bumpass. The club donated S4B to the emergency food collection. Jack Strum had charge of the program, and he introduced mem bers of the inter-club relations com mittee of the Raleigh Kiwanis club. Including Forrest Shuford, Harold Cox, Dean E. Y. Cloyd of State College, F. O. Carver, Jr., and Lt. Gov. Ballentine. In his talk Mr. Ballentine said that major interest now is focussed on the State and national govern ments, because we pay heavy taxes to them and they render so many more services than formerly. The public, he pointed out, is vitally concerned about such matters as roads, schools, welfare, and public health. Referring to the surplus in the State treasury, the Lieutenant Gov ernor warned that a leveling off of income will occur later, at which time we will need all of our surplus. The State official then discussed North Carolina per capita income, which averages slightly more than 60 per cent of the national per capita income. He said we need to bring the State average up, by better farming and marketing methods, by manufacturing goods for the con sumer, by maintaining a healthy balance between industry aAd agri culture. and by establishing more small rural idustries. Mr. Balientine concluded his talk by discussing possibilities for world government. The United Nations framework, he 'declared, is a basis from which it may be possible to w r ork out global democracy. The na tions of the world need a common purpose and a common goal toward which to work. o Latest Report From Chatham- Folger Race Official primary returns, as re leased by the Person county board of elections Saturday, show only two minor changes from unofficial totals as published in the Monday issue of the Courier-Times. At Roxboro No. 1 (Courthouse), Folg er’s vote was 247 instead of 254; and Jones’ vote was 508 instead of 506, Thus Folger’s total should be 1345 instead of 1352, and Jones' total 2653 instead of 2651. All other returns were correct as published. o More persons were killed in rural traffic accidents in 1945 than were killed in traffic accidents In cities and towns, reports the National Safety Council. The number, of rural accident victims was 17,100 and traffic fatalities In cites and towns numbered 11,400. \ ... J. W. NOELL, EDITOR also said that the club has appoint ed a committee on recreation which will cooperate with similar groups from other clubs. He stressed the need for cooperation in any com munity recreation program. Miss Evelyn Caldwell, represent ing home demonstrations clubs, said 50 boys and girls will be sent to 4-H summer camp June 12-17. Other recreation, possibly in the form of neighborhood picnics, is being plan ned for those who will not go to summer camp. S. F. Marsh of Collins and Aik man said he is very vitally interest ed in the problem of recreation, and he hopes something can be done. He said arts, crafts, and hobbies should be emphasized, since the cost is small, many people can actively participate, and these activities will develop a great deal of interest. He stressed the belief that local pos sibilities should be used to the great est possible extent. Speaking for the churches, the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks called atten tion to the Saturday nignt recre ational programs which have been held for young people. However, lie said, a trained full time leader is needed to head up the whole pro gram in the City and County. He urged that a department of recrea tion be set up. New Officers Os Youth Fellowship Installed Sunday The Sunday evening worship ser vice of Long Memorial Methodist j church was conducted by members j of the Youth Fellowship. W. D. Fisher led the service, Jean Brad sher offered prayer, and Donnie Long read the Scripture. The Roxboro high school sextet rendered special music, and Miss Billie Street gave a violin solo. 'I he message was delivered by Jimmie McDade, his subject being "Youth and the Church Today.” In a most interesting manner Mr. McDade re lated the responsibilities of the church to youth. : v: ... The installation of new officers of the Youth Fellowship was con ducted by the pastor, the Rev. B H. Houston. The following officers were elected to serve for the re mainder of the present conference year: President, W. D. Fisher; vice president, Bill Michie; secretary, Virginia Ann Featherstone; treas urer, Eleanor Stewart; commission chairmen, worship and evangelism, Jean Bradsher; community service, Sally Umstead; missions and world friendship, Bobby Houston; recrea tion, Rachel Kirby. The Rev. Mr. Houston pronounced the benediction. o- Power Will Be Off Next Sunday For Four Hours Electricity will be off on Sunday, June 2, in Roxboro and Yanceyville and surrounding rural areas for four hours—s to 7 a. m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p. in., according to announcement by T. Miller White, local manager for the Carolina Power & Light company. The interruption in service is being made to make improvements in electrical installations and in Caro liha Power & Light service. —o Church To Have Bible School Commencement The, Vacation Bible school of the First Ejaptist church will hold it’s commencement exercises Friday night at 7:30 in the church auditori um. Each department will have an allotted time on the program. Fol lowing! the service the handWqrij will b(4on exhibit in the assemi&j j rooms, ■’amilies and friends are if | vited tl attend. I ®he Courier-tEimes eC - v- ' ‘ CONTRIBUTE TO FUND—The Bright Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Association recently announced the do nation of $10,505 to the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation to foster research and education at and throuyh N. C. State College for the advancement of scientific progress in agriculture. Guy E. Barnes of Rocky Mount, center, secretary of the association, is pictured as he formally presented the check to Repre sentative Thomas J. Pearsall of Rocky Mount, president of the foundation. Standing behind Barnes and Persall, left to right, are former Governor J. Melville Broughton, general counsel for the association; Claude T. Hall of Roxboro, vice president of the foundation; Fred S. Royster of Henderson, president of the asso ciation; and J. C. Eagles, chairman of the association's board of directors. Local Citizens Resent Item Statements appearing in the "Un der the Dome" column of the Ra leigh News and Observer Wednes day, speculating on the huge vote cast In Person county last Saturday, were taken by many persons here as an intimation thtft primary ir regularities occurred in the County Saturday. The statements drew from former Lt. Governor R. L. Harris, a Chatham supporter, and from sup porters of Folger, replies which de nied that any irregularities had taken place or had even been hinted 'tit'txcept by the Raleigh-paper. "Under the Dome” said: “FERSON—Some observers noted 1 with interest the record vote cast in Person Saturday in the Fifth Dis trict race. The 4,047 Democratic votes there topped the previous high of 3,671 cast by Democrats and Re i publicans in the 1940 Roosevelt - j Willkie election. "The oficial Person County re turns show 2,603 for Chatham, 1.345 for Folger, and 99 for Joe J. Harris of Winston-Salem. "Observers also point out that not only did Saturday’s vote in Person top the 1940 high but it also was well above the votes cast in uio 1940 primary when Person Coun ty's own Reg Harris, a Chatham supporter this year, was in a hot four-man battle for lieutenant gov ernor. The combined vote in that I race was 2,642. "Too, only' 1,476 votes were cast in Person in the Cherry-McDonald gubernatorial race in 1944, a race that was considered lively. “GRANVILLE—Another surpris ing thing about the big vote record ed in Person on Saturday, observers contend, was that it was so much larger than the vote cast in Gran ville, which usually votes much heavier than Person. “The Granville vote on Saturday was 1.713, with Chatham leading with 906, Folger next with 766. and Harris low with 41. “Comparing the Roosevelt-Willkie vote of 1940 in Granville with Un person vote in that same race, ob servers point out that the Granville \ total that year was nearly 500 above j that of Person. In the 1944 Cherry | McDonald primary, Granville cast [1,987 votes to the 1,476 cast in Per son.” I In reply. Mr. Harris issued the j following statement Wednesday: "Speaking for myself, and for the good people of Person County. I resent the implication in ‘Under the Dome’ in the Raleigh News and Ob server under date of May 29, 1946. “This is the first time any news paper or any so-called ‘observer’ has dared to hint about possible ii regularities in the Person County vote. It should be apparent to any sensible person that a hotly con tested local fight will bring out a much heavier vote than will a dis- I i I • Farm Bureau A meeting in the interest of or j ganizing a local unit of the Na j tional Farm Bureau will be held at 8 o’clock Thursday night, June 6, in the Person county courthouse, it has been announced by Claude T. Hall. R. Flake Shaw of Greens boro, executive secretary of the North Carolina Party Bureau, is J expected to be here and discuss plans for organization. More com j plete information on the meeting i I will be announced. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA In Raleigh Paper trict, .-state or national contest. "In making a comparison with prior years, the News and Observer did not take the trouble to go back even as far as 1938. In that year there was another local contest for Clerk of Court, in which 3,985 votes were cast—a race tor District So licitor in which 3.869 votes were cast—a race for District Judge where 3. 809 votes were cast and the cotnest, for the United States Sen ate brought forth 3,887 votes. "To be. specific and in connection -with the above mentioned races, the . results were as follows: For clerk—, Bradsher, 2,171: Brooks, 1,814; total; 3,985. For solicitor —Satterfield. 2.- ’ 300; Murdock. 1,569 total 3,869. For judge—Carlton, 2,616: Carr, 1.032; Filipps, 161; total, 3.809. For United States Senate—Hancock, 2,890; Rey nolds, 997; total. 3, 887. “On May 25, 1946, the total vote for Clerk of the Court was 4,113, for Sheriff 4,111, and for Congress 4,047. The recent totals are in no sense out of line with the 1938 fi gures listed above. There are more j than 9,000 registered voters in Pei - j son County. "In 1940 and in 1944 we did noli have any local fights and to any' person or any newspaper who de sires to be fair, it should be quite : plain that this accounted for the j smaller vote. In the same ‘Under j the Dome’ and in another para-! graph the News‘and Observer made j reference to Granville County. Un- j der equal circumstances Granville I County does cast more votes than! Person County. On last Saturday Granville County had no local con- j test and this simply serves to prove j the point I am making about tlie j size of the Person County vote "With or without interference by J the News and Observer, the people I of Person County had the right to | vote for Thurmond Chatham or any other candidate they saw fit.. We do j not pretend to have any lights in a Wake County contest, and the j News and Observer is stepping out 1 of bounds when it undertakes to participate in a Fifth District mat-1 ter. Once again they have chosen I to impugn the motives and the i rights and the integrity of some | of the finest people in North Caro- | lina. To say the least, the News and Observer is running true to form." Folger supporters issued this state ment today: “We strongly resent the suggest ion in ‘Under the Dome’ in the Ra leigh News and Observer under date of May 29, 1946, that there was any thing irregular in the Person Coun ty vote on May 25, 1946. "All of us supported John Folger for Congress, and undertook to manage his campaign in Person County. It was a real contest, but it is plain to us, and should be to every one else, that the size of the vote was due to the spirited contests for Clerk of Court and Sheriff. "The people of Person County | have the right to vote as they see | fit. This is true whether the total i vote cast should happen to be 2,001 or 4,000. There are at least 9,000 registered voters. "Speaking for the supporters of I John Folger, we take great pleasure j in testifying that we have no com- j plaint to make.” Signed: S„ B. Winstead, E. G. [ Thompson, Phillip L. Thomas, M. j C. Clayton, J. S. Merritt. (Another Folger supporter, Teague j Kirby, was out of town today and | —(See HEAVY VCTE Page 8) HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT Pupils Presented In Two Recitals A! Central School On Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, flic piano pupils of Mrs. W. Wallace jgAiods were presented in a recital •in the auditorium of the Roxboro jCentral school. The stage was beau j tifully arranged with decorations i furnished by the home demonstra tion clubs of Person county. * Medals were awarded for the most consistent work throughout the school year on all assignments. Winners were; Eighth grade and under, Hilda Fisher; high school, Jean Bradrher and Edriel Knight. Tire 34 pupils of Miss Pearl i Stroupe were presented in a piano I recital at Roxboro Central school j on May 23. A large crowd attended, i Medals were presented by Robert , Edgar Long to Miss Bobbie Ann Hall and Miss Edna Bradsher. Miss j Stroupe is from Winston-Salem and ! this was her first year of teaching : at Roxboro. ; 0 Vacation Church Schools Planned By Methodists The Rev. W. Grady Burgin, pastor ; has announced that Vacation church : school for the Leasburg charge of j the Methodist church will be held [according to the following schedule: Union Church, May 27-31. 4 to 6 p. m.; Leasburg church, June 3-7, 1 ) to 6 p. m.; Salem church, June 19- : 14, 10 a. m. to 12 noon; and Bethel ! church, June 17-21, 4 to 6 p. in. All children between the ages of ! 4 and 15 are urged to attend. ° ,At Wesleyan The Roxboro Wesleyan church will hold its regular Sunday services Sunday, June 2, as follows: Sunday school, 10 a. m.;. morning service, 11 a. m.; evening service. 8 p. m. The public is cordially invited. Returned Soldiers Will Be Honored Cavel and Providence churches will hold joint all-day services at Providence next Sunday, June 2, in honor of returned soldiers of the two churches and communities, the Rev. J. N. Bowman, pastor an nounced. Morning services will begin at 11 o'clock, at which time the preach ing will be done by Chaplain (Capt.) Walker of Greensboro. Picnic-style lunch will be served on the grounds at 12:30. In the afternoon all re turned servicemen will be recog nised and specially honored. Families of Cavel and Providence churches are asked to bring baskets THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1946 $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE District Home Demonstration Meeting Is Held Here Tkiesday Bishop Moore To Be Speaker Sunday Morning Bishop Arthur J. Moore, president of the Board of Missions of the Methodist. Church and resident bi t shop of the states of Georgia and ! Florida will preach over an inde | pendent regional network Sunday morning, June 2nd, on the subject ■ “New Men in a New World" j. V ; | Bishop Moore has just returned j from three months in Korea and | Japan on a mission of good-will to ■ the Christian peoples in Asia. His i travels were made possible through j the courtesies of the United Stares | Army. On this tour he visited the i chaplains in Korea and Japan on behalf of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains and on the Metliodist Committees for Overseas Relief. He was elected to the episcopacy jin 1930, has served several years as I a missionary bishop in Asia, Europe j and Africa and previous to his >-lcc i tion served outstanding pastorates in j Birmingham and San Antonio. He is one of the oustanding evangelistic ! preachers of the present day and is j the author of a number of books, i his most recent being “Central Cer tainties". The Methodist Hour, which is heard every week in June, oyer ra dio station WPTF, at 8:30; is lea ; taring five outstanding leaders dur | irig this month, and is presented in j cooperation with the Southern Re ligious Radio Conference, which is , composed of radio committees from ' the Southern Baptist Convention, the' Presbyterian Assembly, and the > Methodist Church. ■i : ° i Leasburg Charge i Revivals Planned i j ’ j Beginning June 23 and going I through June 30, five revivals will ! be held simultaneously on the Leas \ burg charge of the Methodist church, according to announcement by the ' Rev. W. Grady Burg-in, pastor. The following ministers will as -1 sist the pastor in the services; the ’ j Rev. A. C. Young of Roxboro at ' I Bethel church, the Rev. J. V. Early 1 of Yanceyville at Hebron church, j the Rev. F. R. Dail of Angier at j Leasburg church, the Rev. J. 8. j Johnson of Elon College, Route 1. at Salem church, and the Rev C G. McCarter of Roxboro at Union church. Tlie public is cordially invited to attend these services. o Church Services Are Announced | Theresa Baptist church will have 1 Sunday school at 10 o'clock and , preaching by the pastor at 11 o'clock next Sunday, June 2, according to , annoueement by the Rev. B. B. Knight. On Saturday, June 1. a business meeting will be held at 1 o’clock and the missionary society will meet at 2 o’clock. Mitchell's chapel will have Sunday school Sunday at 6 p. m. and preach l Ing by the pastor at 7 p. m. > The Rev. J. F. Funderburk, r pastor of Bethel Hill and Mill Creek , Baptist churches, will do the preach . ing at Mitchell’s chapel at 7 o’clock Sunday night. of food. All returned servicemen, whether dircharged or not, are asked to wear their uniform insofar as possible, using whatever type of uni form they may have. However, it is not necessary for any returned sol dier or sailor to borrow a uniform for the occasion, Mr. Bowman said. The day will mark the beginning of a revival which will run on through the week, with services each evening at 7:30. The evangelist will be the Rev. T. L. Sasser of Reids ville and Greensboro, associational missionary of the Piedmont asso ciation. The public is cordially invited to -attend all these serviced Ipjjß ■w M RADIO SPEAKER— Bishop Ar thur J. Moore, president of the j board of missions of the Metho- i dist church and resident bishop of j Georgia and Florida, will speak | over an independent regional net- , work Sunday morning at 8:30. i j Chrisman Urges Thai All Dogs j Be Vaccinated Rabies lias made its appearance in j Person county at several different I points, it was learned today from j Dr. W. g. Chrisman, veterinarian of Chapel Hill, who is connected with the district health departmonty ( Rabid dogs have bitten a great many other dogs and also cattle, j Dr. Chrisman said. He did not state what sections of Person county have reported, rabid dogs. “Some clinics." he said, "have been held in your County for the purpose of vaccinating dogs against rabies. However, only a small percentage of the dogs have been vaccinated. “Vaccination," he continued, "is a preventative, and if all dogs were vaccinated according to State law, it would not be long until the disease' could be eliminated." Dr. Chrisman recently held a clinic at Hurdle Mills and in some parts of Orange county. His appeal to dog owners to have their animals vaccinated follows a similar appeal made a few days ago by the district health officer. Dr. O. David Garvin. Ministers Plan Called Meeting A called conference of the Person County Ministerial association will be held at Long Memorial Metho dist church at 11 o'clock Friday morning, according to announce ment by the secretary, the Rev. Auburn C. Hayes. The ministers will discuss the Bi ble teaching program at Roxboro high school, and Supt. R. B. Griffin and Principal Jerry L. Hester are expected to be present at. the meet ing. All members of the association are urgently requested to attend. . —o —. R. K. Redwine To Preach Here The Rev. R. K. Redwine will be the visiting minister in revival serv ices at the Roxboro First Baptist church June 10 through 16, it has been announced by the pastor, the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks. Mr. Redwine is pastor of the First Baptist church in Mt. ,|iry. Follow ing his graduation at Wake Forest College, he preached in several of the rural churches of Person county. Services will be held each evening at 8 o'clock, and from Tuesday through Friday morning services will be daily at 9:30. The public is cordially invited to hear Mr. Red wine at all services. —o Music Recital Mrs. Edgar Masten will present her pupils in a music recital Friday evening at 8 o’clock at Roxboro Central school. The public is Invited. 2 Fatal Highway Accidents IN PERSON COUNTY IN 194$ DON'T HELP INCREASE IT! DRIVE CAREFULLY NUMBER 51 Approximately 300 or 330 women from the eighth home demonstrat tion district attended a district meeting held at Roxboro high school all day Tuesday, with the Person County federation of clubs as host. Mrs. E. W. Lambeth of Durham, district chairman, presided. Other officers present were the vice chair man. Miss Martha Lloyd, and the secretary, Mrs. W. K. Cuyler. Song leaders were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Woods of Roxboro. Mrs Luther Long gave devotional; Mrs B. B. Bullock, president of the Per son County Council, gave the wel come, and Mrs. Glenn Duncan of Chatham County responded. Featured speaker was Mrs. Vir ginia S. Swain, family life specialist, who discussed the importance of the family. Other speakers were Mrsi ! A. W. Pierce, president of the State i federation, and Mrs. W. Carson Ry jan. president of the eighth district j of Women's Federated clubs. The afternoon was devoted to i county reports, committee reports. | reports of pre-planning meeting, and | election of new officers. The new ' chairman is Mrs. R. A. Ward of j Chatham, the vice chairman is Mrs. j Clarence Cole of Orange, and the j secretary is Mrs. D. A. Lowe of ; Chatham. j Picnic lunch was served in the j Roxboro high gymnasium at 12:30. ! The visitors were highly pleased j with tlie hospitality shown them in Roxboro, and expressed their thanks for the splendid courtesy shown them. o Street To Begin Duties Saturday i An inspector from the United States Post Office department will I b' l in Roxboro. Friday to arrange j lor Kendall L. Street to take over j liis duties as acting postmaster. The change win be made effective Sat urday. according to Assistant Post master Victor E. Clayton, who has filled the duties of the office since the death of L. M. Carlton. Sr., on March 21. No date has yet been set for examinations for permanent post master. o Zone Speaker