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, _ ■ ! ■ ' Practically ALL of the dailies, and many of the weeklies have seen fit to raise subscription rates'. So far The Courier-Times has been able to meet the great increase in the cost of making a paper. But, be wise and renew, or if you are not a subscrib er do it today. VOL. LXV Beulah WMU Group Opposes Setting Up Whiskey Stores Here Approximately 150 members of the Woman's Missionary Union of Beu lah Baptist association, in their 4th annual meeting at Shiloh church in Caswell County Friday, unanimous ly passed a resolution stating their opposition to establishment of al coholic beverage control store in Person county and pledged them selves to “wage offensive warfare” on the whiskey issue in this county. The resolution, drawn up under the leadership of several Person county women, including Mrs. J. Boyce Brooks of Roxboro and Mrs. J. F. Funderburk of Allensville, as soclat.ional WMU superintendent, was presented through the executive committee, and was passed without a dissenting vote. The men -ers also said they wished “to express our disapproval of the laxity of the present laws and ask that enforcement officers and jud ges be more diligent in their task of law enforcement." The resolution, as passed, follows: “Whereas there is a petition cir culating in Person county asking the citizens to vote to legalize the #aile of whiskey; "And whereas we are opposed to such movement because of: "Ist. Its devastating effect upon the community and home life, “2nd. Its anti-Christian and antl- f ; Drive Nets slll, 500 Cans Os Food Incomplete reports from the emer gency food collection drive in Per son County indicates that so far a total of slll in cash and abovt 500 .eons of fo<»1 have been i Chairman C. C. Jackson said Friday. The Roxboro Exchange club and several rural collection points in the county have not made reports as yet. The Exchange club will make its collection on Wednesday night. Persons desiring to contribute either cash or food in tin cans may still do so, Mr. Jackson said. The food probably will not be shipped until June 15 or possibly June 22. Individuals wishing to make a con tribution are asked to contact Mr. Jackson. Os reports already recived. Rox boro Kiwanis club gave $45 in cash and 10 cans of food; Roxboro Rotary club gave $30.50 and 21 cans of food; Business and Professional Women's club gave sl9; and Boy Scouts of Troop 49 gave $lO. o—— — New Schedule Os Services Given Construction of the new Mill Creek Baptist church, located near the site of the historic budding which was levelled in a spectacular fire several months ago, has progressed to the extent that services may now be held in the new building, the pastor has announced. Tlic new schedule of preaching services for Bethel Hill and Mill Creek churches effective next Sun day, is: Bethel Hill, preaching on second and fourth Sunday mornings and on grst and third Sunday nights; Mill Creek, preaching on first and third Sunday mornings only. 4-H Group To Go To Camp Millstone Some 29 members of 4-H clubs in Person county are expected to leave Wednesday to spend several days at Camp Millstone, south of Southern Pines. The group will be accompani ed by Miss Evelyn Caldwell, home agent; Mrs. V. O. Bullock; C. C. Jackson, assistant farm agent, and Mrs. Jackson; and Miss Elsie West of Allensville. The group will meet in the back lot of the courthouse at 7:30 Wed nesday morning, to register and to get food packed. All campers are expected to bring picnic lunch for ‘Wednesday, to have suitable clothes, pencil and notebook, and to bring a musical instrument if possible. Camp Millstone is built on the cabin type, and each cottage has electric lights and a bath. There is 1 also a lake for swimming. Every effort is being made to provide com plete safety and comfort lor all J. W. NOELL, EDITOR :church influence, I “3rd. Moral implications in mak ing the Christian people partners in a business that is obnoxious to all that is high and holy. “4th. The fact that we have just gone through a war to save our people from forces of evil and we are not willing to surrender to an enemy that is just as hideous as those that our youth fought against, “We propose: “Ist. Not to lay down the Chris tian armor and surrender. “2nd. Not to swallow the propa ganda pills of those that lead in this anti-Christian fight. “3rd. That we will have regular seasons of prayer asking God's gui dance in this battle. “4th. That a statement of our position be sent to officers and jud ges and to the newspaper by our secretary. “sth. That we wage an offensive warfare along two lines: “a. To enlist all eligible voters to go to the polls and vote against the establishing of ABC stores in the County. “b. To express our disapproval of the laxity of the enforcement of the present laws and ask that en forcement officers and judges be more diligent, in their task of law enforcement." Veterans Honored At Church Supper As a gesture of appreciation and welcome, the First Baptist churfch of Roxboro held a supper Thurs day night at the church for re turned veterans of the church and Sunday School. The supper was served by members of the Woman's Missionary Union, and Mrs. A. M. Burns, Jr., was chairman of the committee on preparations. Fifty veterans were present for the occasion, at which R. B. Griffin W'as toastmaster. Welcome was given by the pastor, the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, and response by the Rev. A1 Martin. Music was rendered by Wal lace Zimmerman at the piano, ant! by the Coats family with stringed instruments. Each veteran present was i “cog nized and stated his name and where he served. J. W. Green, rep resenting the Baptist Training Union, and R. B. Griffin, represent ing the Sunday school, made short talks. Deacons of the church were also present. o Poppy Report The American Legion Auxiliary raised sll4 through the sale of pop pies recently, Mrs. W. T. Kirby, chairman of the popjjy sale commit tee, said' Friday. Nearly 1,000 pop pies were sold. The popies were made by disabled veterans of World Wars I and II who are now pa tients at Oteen and Fayetteville. campers, according to 4-H, leaders. Life guards will be on duty at all swimming periods, and the camp staff will include a dietition and experienced instructors and leaders. The group will return to Roxboro, Monday, June 17. Person county members planning ing to attend camp,here: Girls—Janie Blalock, Joyce Brad sher, Barbara Coates, Deloris Coates, Katie Lee Currin, Josephine Duncan, Hilda Fisher, Ruth Fuller, Jerolene Garrett Margarine Garrett, , Clara Jane Gentry, Eugenia Gentry, Sara Jane Hester, Frances Jones, Eva Kate Moore, Barbara Morris, Sybil Pentecost, Eleanor Stewart, Jean Wilkins, and Peggy Woodall. Boys—Maurice Lee Barker. James Slade Crumpton, Bruce Dunkley. Ben Oentry, Clyde P. Gentry, Tedi Gentry, Bruce Mooney, James Weavr] er, and Ben Williams. ®he Courier-Ctmes g ’"l'-'" ■* l|S ’ «««? DIES AT WATTS—Richard Mof fett Spencer, Roxboro funeral di rector, who died at Watts hospital early today at the age of 53. He had been in poor health for sever al months. 14-Year-Old Boy Confesses Theft Os $125 In City A 14-year-old boy from Virginia has confessed to the theft of $1251 from Miller-Hurst, local auto supply! store, during daylight a week ago, Police Chief George C. Robinson said Saturday. The youth was apprehended Fri day by Roxboro police after oper ators of the store had given officers a description of the boy, who had been seen at Miller-Hurst on the day the money was taken from the cash register. At the time tie was picked up. he had only about s2l of the money left. Chief Robinson said the boy spent almost SIOO in four days, buying sets of cap pistols with fancy belts and holsters, and paying colored boys to let him ride their bicycles. He made trips to Danville, Va . to get the cap pistols, the Chief said. , Jhe boy, Chief Robinsop saio, stated that he planned to make his way in life by stealing. He seemed quite disappointed that officers caught him so quickly. Once before, about six months ago, he was caught stealing an alarm clock from a parked automobile in Roxboro, po lice said. The boy was released and sent back to his folks in Virginia, Chief Robinson said. o Marine Recruiting Sergeant Here It has just been announced by the U. S. Marine recruiting office in Raleigh that there will be a Marine recruiting sergeant in the post office building, Roxboro, on Friday, June 21. A recruiting sergeant was also in Roxboro last Friday. Men between the ages of 17 and 29 are eligible to apply for enlist ment. Men 18 to 29 years of age, who are registered with the Selective Service system, may still enlist in the Marine Corps providing they have not received a letter to report for actual induction. All men who enlist in the Marine Corps now will be given a 10 day furlough before being assigned to a regular duty station. All men between the ages of 17 and 29. who are interested in the U. S. Marine Corps or the U. S. Marine Air Corps, are urged to visit the recruiting sergeant when he is in Roxboro, or write or apply in per son to the Marine recruiting office in the Post Office building in Ra leigh or Greenville. V *' jpHwl -f SUCCEEDS GLASS , . . Rep resentative Thomas Granville Burch, Martinsville, Va., has been named by Gov.. William M. Tuck to succeed the late Sen. Carter Glass in the U. S. senate. Burch, who has served, eight consecutive terms in con gress, says he will not run for re-election, • amaL'^JCsm ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1946 R. M. Spencer, 53, Dies Early Today Richard Moffet Spencer, 53, well known funeral director of Roxboro, died at 12:45 a. m. today at Watts hospital, Durham, where he had been a patient for almost six weeks. He had been in poor health for seven months. Funeral services will be held at the graveside in Burchwood ceme tery, Roxboro, at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks in charge, assisted by the Rev. Henry Anderson of Durham. The body will lie in state at Spencer’s Funeral Homo until the hour for the funeral. Mr. Spencer was born at Vernon Hill, Va„ on February 27, 1893. Soon thereafter his father the late R. A. Spencer, moved to the Bethel Hill community in Person county, and later to Roxboro. The elder Spencer | founded a funeral home and a wag- | on repair shop on the site where Lightning And Hail Highlight Weather Hottest Weather of the year wasj felt here yesterday as the tempera- | ture, rose to 95 degrees about mid- j afternoon, and hail fell in scattered sections of the county about 6 p. m. Local insurance men said today they had received several reports of hail losses, especially from thej Rougemont section. Some hail fell in Roxboro also, and it was reported | that the hailstorm extended to Al lensville community. Highway 501, one of the oldest in the county, cracked up in a number of places as a result of the intense §»*nday afternoon heat. Some halt a dozen cracks appeared in the road between Roxboro and Bethel Hill, ■ and some also appeared between ; Roxboro and Durham. During' the late' afternoon tiail j storm, lightning struck a stock barn I on the Ed Howard fram near Olive Hill school. One mule was killed Iby the lightning, and two calves [ were burned to death as the build ing was consumed by flames. The Cavel fire department went „o the ] farm, but was unable to save the jam. —o — —- Train Schedule Back To Norma! The restoration to service of a number of Norfolk and Western pas senger trains, which were discontinu ed May 10, because of government restrictions due to the coal strike, was apnounced today by the railway. Trains Nos. 36 and 37, operating between Durham and Lynchburg, resumed service May 31. Last Monday, June 3, The Powha tan Arrow, the N. & W.’s new stream- 1 liner operating between Norfolk and Cincinnati, went back into service, j Trains Nos. 12 and 13, operating between Roanoke and Bristol, anti Trains Nos. 10 and 11, operating between Bluefield and Williamson, returned to service May 30. Operation of the second sections of The Pocahontas, Trains Nos. 3 and 4, will not be resumed as these second sections were a wartime 1 measure and are no longer needed. Under Office of Defense Transpor tation orders, the Norfolk and i Western reduced its passenger train miles by 25 per cent on May 10. Still Captured In a raid Thursday night in Woodsdale township, Sheriff M. T. Clayton and deputies found a 60- gallon copper still, cap, and worm, and about 100 gallons of mash. No men were found at the still. How ever, the officers, searching a near by house, found three quarts of bootleg whiskey. Sterling Reaves, white man who lives in the house, was arrested oh a charge of illegal : possession. -■ AlotUf *Jhe Way Otey Mcßroom is probably the laziest man in the City of Roxboro. If not that lazy then he must be close to it. The other day his wife told him that she wanted them, Mr. and Mrs., to go out in the country and pick some blackberries. Mac told his wife that he would be glad to, take her out into the country and that, he would drive the car but that' he was going to do no picking, that he would sit in the car and wait there while she picked the berries. In our estimation that takes the cake and we think that it is grounds for divorce on her part. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT Johnson Cotton Company is now located. In 1923, the present building, known as Spencer's Funeral Home, was built by R. A. Spencer in partnership with his son, R. M. Spencer. Mr. Spencer was a charter mem ber of the Roxboro Rotary club and a member of the Roxboro school board. Over a period of many years he participated in numerous civic activities of the Town and County. Surviving are his wife, the former Elizabeth Yancey; four sons, Mar shall Spencer of Sanford, and Car roll, Bill, and Moffett Hunter Spen cer, of Roxboro; four daughters, Mrs. J. M. Hufnagel of Clairon, Pa., Miss Katherine Spencer, who is with the United States Civil Service Com mission aiTd is now stationed in Hawaii, and Mrs. Thurmon Eggelston and Miss Norma Spencer of Roxboro; one sister, Mrs. T. E. Jeter of Paces, Va., and two grandchildren. m- ... S* T HF* I M JH I iffitiitfftrtit fiiUT'Ai HEADS EXCHANGE—DoIian D. Long. Roxboro businessman, who bas been elected president of the Roxboro Exchange club. He and other new officers will be install ed in July. Long Will Head Exchange Club Dolian D. Long, Roxboro business man and veteran of World War It, has been elected president of the Roxboro Exchange club, succeeding Ralph Tucker. Jack Satterfield was elected vice president, Clyde Murphy was named secretary, and Aubrey King treasur er. The new officers will be installed during the first week of July. Mr. Long will be the third presi dent of the Roxboro Exchange club. First president was J. H. Lewis, and Mr. Tucker was the second one. Delegates to the State Exchange convention to be held in Wilmington in August, were also named by the club. They are D. D. Long and Ralph Tucker, with L. M. Tapp and C. C. Garrett as alternates. o Withdraws One of the four applicants for city manager of Roxboro, George B. Lockhart of Oak Ridge, Tenn., has withdrawn his application. Mayor S. G. Winstead said today. The three remaining applicants are: G. N. Titus of Roxboro, Ira B. Rogers, Jr., of Durham, and Herman E. Dicker son of St. Pauls. o The nation’s farmers are being told they can contribute greatly to the relief of the national and world meat and feed shortage by marketing large numbers of be°f cattle which have had little or no grain feeding. $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE SPEAKS HERE—K. Flake Shaw of j Greensboro, executive secretary of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, who spoke here Thursday night. Local farmers and business men voted overwhelmingly in favor of establishing a local Farm Bureau. Mrs. C. F Tuck Os Cavel Dies Os Hear! Attack Mrs. Charlie F. Tuck, 60, died un expectedly at 1 ;45 Thursday morning following a heart attack at her home at Ca-Vel Village. She was the former Luvenia Yar boro, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John P. Yarboro of Person county. Funeral services were held Satur day afternoon at 4 o’clock from Roxboro Primitive Baptist church, of which she was a member, with Elder L. p. Martin in charge, assisted by j the Rev. J. N. Bowman. Interment was in Burchwood cemetery annex. Surviving are her husband; four | sons, Frank Tuck of Durham, Gol ! phie Tuck of Leonardtown, Md., Tommie Tuck of New York City, and J. P. Tuck of Bristol, R. I.; two .daughters, Mrs. Humphrey Fuller of Ca-Vel Village, and Mrs. Fred Nunn of Burlington; two brothers. Arch Yarboro of Roxboro. and John Yar boro of Ca-Vel; one half-sister, Mrs. Fannie Slaughter of Prospect Hill, and seven grandchildren. o Not Involved j Joe J. Harris, whose 806 votes i placed him third in the May 25 pri- J inary for the Fifth Congressional j District Democratic nomination, is I not getting involved in the second primary race between Rep. JohnH. I Folger and Thurmond Chatham. He said that he could at least put ! his platform into practice on his farm—the expansion of rural electri fication and its extension into the | field of waterworks for farm homes. He was busy last week supervising (the installation of an electric pump ion his farm. Harris polled 99 votes in Person. 0 j PROMINENT ROXBORO 1 DELEGATION VISIT CAPITOL 1 A delegation of prominent Rox boro citizens spent several days in Washington last week. It was pure ly a social visit, no politics were al lowed during the trip, so it was de clared by those making the trip. The delegation was composed of E. i B. Craven, J. A. Long, John Bullock, J. Sam Merritt and M. C. Clayton. coming~upT .. | TONIGHT j 6:15 Kiwanis, Hotel Roxboro. 8:00 Revival services. First Baptist church, continuing throughout the week; also services daily, Tuesday through Friday, at 9:30 a. m. !TUESDAY 10 a. m. Recorder's court. 6:15 ]). m. Business and Profession al Women's club. Hotel Roxboro. 7:30 Masons, Lodge hall. 7:30 Veterans of Foreign Wars, USO building. WEDNESDAY Person 4-H group leaves for Camp Millstone. 2:00 City commissioners meet, City Hall. 6:45 Exchange, Recreation Center. |THURSDAY 6:30 Rotary, Hotel Roxboro. o Crop conditions in nearly all of ' the Northern Hemisphere thus far ] this year have been more favorable i than a year ago. i o I Northeastern and Atlantic states farmers report plantings of the lar gest corn acreage In many years this spring. Farm Bureau Unit Formed In County Some 100 farmers and business men of Roxboro and Person county, in a meeting at the courthouse Thursday night, voted overwhelm ingly in favor of establishing a local unit of the National Farm Bureau, and memberships in the organizat tion are now being solicited. Claude T. Hall, who called the meeting, said Saturday. Purpose of the Farm Bureau, ac cording to Mr. Hall, is to attempt to stabilize farm income. The Bu reau deals with any problems which pertain to the income of farmers Temporary officers, elected Thurs day night, are: President. Claude T. Hall; vice-president, T. J. War ren of Roxboro, Route 1; secretary treasurer, Elbert. Moore of Roxboro, of the Production Credit Association' , At the initial meting, 14 members joined, and plans were made to j stage a membership campaign I throughout, the County. Another meeting will be held within two or 1 three weeks, at which time reports on the campaign will be given, more | complete organization will be es- Brooks Will Head Anti-ABC Group Person County ministers, in a called meeting at 10:30 this morning at Long Memorial Methodist, church in Roxboro, set up an organization to plan a program against legalized whiskey in the county. Chairman of the group is the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, with the Rev. B. H. Hous ton as vice-chairman, the Rev. Daniel Lane as treasurer, and the Rev. Auburn C. Hayes as secretary and publicity chairman. Fourteen ministers were present for the meting, at which the Rev. George W. Heaton presided. The committee of which Mr. Brooks is chairman will meet im mediately to outline the program W’hich is to be followed by the min isters in their effort to keep Alco holic Beverage Control stores out of the County. ; The ministers, according to Mr. I Hayes, were united in their views, and all offered 100 per cent cooper ation and pledged their whole hearted support in the anti-ABC campaign. They also said they would ask their people to give all possible support in the attempt to prevent whiskey from being legalized in the County. Sober Crowd New York.—One of the bartenders at United Nations Headquarters at Hunter College said that business was so bad in the delegates’ bar that the concessionaries had considered closing it. Mort Green, who alternates in the public and delegates' bars said the diplomats generally drank orange juice, “cokes" or nothing at all. o Miss Alice Blaylock left for Chapel Hill this morning where she will attend the graduation exercises of her niece, Lillian Marie Blaylock, and to visit her brother, I. W. Blay lock. ©*— w mF AIA TMs> CAAfTAKt* /* /p: ; $S i now** _ Ew'SjT AituriAN is jwi Q MOWCfO OAMAnONS tiijr ‘™V . __ DUTCH HAJIAOA g ILJMINATfD v Q ma ODMANONS .‘rAIAMMHKO , HP * 1 : PACIFIC OCEAN l iy h P/J0"“* _ r - MONM _ y- \ -i ©.HAWAII yg(r umm JFum. iwm Aft ISJ jqhmtom Hfcp.{sfc(»wfro« A [Ohimm 4% ® MIWU I kfWMHA* V CAROLINE IS. * ..>■ Jgp I . W ,<2V« MAtSHAU. IS. ■ ■ Mt ML ® a " Km is. tar- ' r****--* - _ NAVY CURTAILING PACIFIC BASE PROGRAM .« . Pine W f by lack of personnel antiscarcity of fgama fly nowptaas fully operational base. WaW£ Child, Palmyra, Iwa, Johnston and Canton been cat from tbe list of ro«| aired hasps* Legend at top/left, indicates the sUtns planned for thaWgiK bytj*lMH^ 2 Fatal Highway Accidents IN PERSON COUNTY IN 1946 DON’T HELP INCREASE IT! DRIVE CAREFULLY NUMBER 54 | fected, and members and prospective | members will be given a bette- un ! demanding of the purp ses and j activities of the Farm Bureau. | Also planned for the near future I is a meeting of farmers in itv* Bushy j Fork community, under the leader ship of Guy Phelps, who is very ' much interested in the Farm Bureau. i R. Flake Shaw, of Greensboro, ex j ecutive secretary of the North Caro lina Farm Bureau, was the speaker | at the meeting here last week. He j discussed the purposes of the or- I sanization at some length. Mr. Hall said that business and professional men are requested and 1 invited to become associate mem- I bers of the organization, which I in this State has 65 county units j with a total membership of 45,009. | A drive is now in progress to raise the total to 60,000. State president is W. W. Eagles of Macclesfield. A group of Person farmers or jganized a local unit of the Burea-l in 1933-34, with a membership of j some 75 or 100, but operations were suspended soon thereafter. Rofarians Have 'Quiz' Program Roxboro Rotary club met in the Hotel dining room Thursday evening, with John Fitzgerald presiding. In vocation was given by the Rev. George Heaton. Program was in charge of Clyde Short, who presented a unique quid program. Participants were Collins Abbitt. Sidney Marsh, Coy Day and Joe Adair. Collins Abbitt. was de clared winner. and was presented with a box of cigars by Mr. Short. Buddy Long, guest accompanist, gave a musical selection at the piano which was well received and enjoyed. John Mangum, president-elect, is at tending the International Conven tion of Rotary at Atlantic City, and was to proceed to New York on busi ness following adjournment of tho convention. Next week. June 13, is the date of the annual father-son night for the local club, and all Rotarians are expected to bring their “sons". The program will be in charge of George Kane, and all members not having sons of their own. are to "borrow’’ a son for this occasion. Guest of the club was Dr. Bob Fitzgerald, cousin of Dr. J. D. Fitz gerald, who is serving as intern at; Community hospital during the summer months. I —o Among The Sick Garner Solomon, well-known resi dent, of the Providence community suffered a stroke of paralysis early Friday morning and continues to be seriously ill at his home. Little Miss Linda Featherston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Featherston of Roxboro, who is a patient at Watts hospital, Durham, was reported today to be slightly improved.