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Practically ALL •( the dallies, and many of the weeklies have seen fio to raise subscription rates. So far The Courier-Times has been able tc meet the great increase in the cost of making a paper. But, be wise and renew, or if you are not a subscrlb er do it today. VOL. LXV Agricultural Fair Idea Disapproved Discussion Held ThiTrsday Night A thorough discussio'h of the lo cal recreation problem was held Thursday night by representatives of the four civic clubs of Roxboro and the Chamber of Commerce. Specific purpose of the meeting was to consider the possibility of hold ing an agricultural fair here. The group decided that such a project is out of the question, at least for the time being. Sponsors of the idea presented it as a form of entertainment and as a possible method whereby money might be raised for promoting rec reation. The sponsors included J. W. Green. Frank Wright, and Ira Newman and Miss Lura Penney and Miss Evelyn Caldwell also endorsed the project to some extent. Robert P Burns said he did not iavor such a project because it re quired a great deal of work, and the proceeds would be very limited. He expressed the opinion that more suitable projects might be found for joint community effort. In making these remarks Mr. Burris referred frequently to his exper iences in connection with the old Person county fair, of whic lilie was secretary. The majority opinion seemed to agree with Mr. Burns, arid it is not expected that any action to ward boldine a fair will be taken, at least this year. Mr. Green suggested that other civic clubs might follow the lead of the Kiwanis club and appoint recreation committees, after which time the various committees might hold a join meeting in an effort .for recreation. This suggestion to work out plans for raising money ; was favorably received. Textile Workers Urgently Needed The local offipe of the Unite:! i States Employment Service today] reported an urgent need for male textile workers for employment in I local plants. Perhaps the more pressing among these needs is that' for workers to do textile inspection j work. Several good openings are! » also held for female workers in this! type of work. The employers stated that inexperienced workers would' be hired and trained. These jobs pay wages which arc above the average for this kind of activity. Other orders held by the office show openings for work in con struction, sawmill, and planer plant operations. Steady work with good wages is assured by the employers. In addition, employment opportuni- ' ties are available for retail sales '• help. One opening is held for an 1 assistant manager in a local busi- i ness, while another employer has < requested a person to supervise sales!' activities in his establishment. An- I' other establishment reported opeu-j! ings for a waiter and waitress. In view of the fact that the office J has on file more than 200 openings 1 Dr. Brooks Gains National Attention A Prrson county i\ative, Dr. R. E. Brooks, who is now surgeon in urol ogy at Alamance General hospital in Burlington, has received nation wide recognition in the medical field through recent publication of a report appearing in The Jour nal of Urology telling about an op eration he performed January 8, 1945. on a three-month-old child. The patient, according to medical terminology was suffering from "the intraperitoneai rupture of the urinary bladder.'’ The baby had been in an automobile wreck the previous night, Some 18 hours earlier, and had not voided since that time. The child was in shock, according to the review of the case, and was crying as if in se vere pain. Dr. Brooks successfully perform ed the operation, and has become, according to all available informa tion, the first surgeon in medical history to perform a successful operation of this kind on a patient so young. The youngest previous ly recorded patient was 23 months old. Rupture of the urinary bladder carries a high mortality rate. J. W. NOELL, EDITOR TO HE AT CLEMENT—Dr. Wal ter L. Johnson. well-known Baptist minister, will be the vis iting minister in revival services at Clement Baptist church dur ing Ihe week beginning Sunday, June 30. The group, composed of 25 or 30 persons, seemed greatly interested in promoting recreation in Rox boro and vicinity,. Several new ideas were advanced, and all agreed that perhaps the two most pressing recreational needs of Roxboro are a swimming pool and public parks. W. Wallace Woods, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, was asked to try to obtain information from other town son how their rec reational programs are supported. Mr Woods said the meeting was successful in that keen interest in the problem was shown, and indi viduals did not. hesitate to present their ideas freely. I at present and anticipates a general J upswing in the number and type of | openings in the near future all workers who are available at this time or expect to be later are urged jto register at the office. This will .enable the office to render the best ! possible service to both the appli ! cants and to the employers. The local office is located upstairs J over the Building and Loan Office and is open daily from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Monday through Friday. o Successful Special observance of May 26 as 4-H Church Sunday proved very successful in Person county, ac cording to C. C. Jackson, assist ant county agent. Reports indi cate That 112 4-H members in 16 churches participated in programs which were attended by 1.306 per sons. The suggested programs were prepared by the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, pastor of Roxboro First Baptist church. Dr. Brooks points out that with the war's end and the return of high-speed automobiles, there is no doubt that there will be more such accidents, "and it is up to the med ical profession to recognize these accidents, institute proper treat ment, and thereby save a number of these infants’ lives as well as adults.” Dr. Brooks was born in Person county, the son of the late Charles B. and Emma Tapp Brooks. He attended Roxboro high school, Trinity college (now Duke Univer sity.- and Jefferson Medical col lege of Philadelphia from which he graduated in 1920. A year later he went with Rainey hospital, now Alamance General, and in 1927 be came associated with Dr. George Carrington, who assumed the duties of chief surgeon of the hospital, a post he continues to hold. During his career Dr. Brooks has had several articles published ini leading medical magazines and is ] well recognized for his ability in the specialty field of urology. He Is the brother of Mrs. R. H,. Gates and of David S. Brooks both of Roxboro. Wa e Cotmer^imes Good Attendance As Meeting Os Beulah Groups Approximately 3SO young people of Beulah Baptist association met in annual session at the First Bap tist church of Roxboro Friday af ternoon. Mrs. L. v. Coggins, as sociational young people’s leader, had charge of the meeting. Tile group—consisting of YWA's. GA's, RA's, and Sunbeams—assem bled at 2 o'clock, and classes were held during the afternoon. Recrea tion was featured by group singing, led by Mrs. J. B. Currin. Speaker of special interest was Miss F.lizabeth Hale, only Southern Baptist missionary who remained in the Orient until the end of WHISKEY RESOLUTION Beulah young people, in their meeting Friday, passed the follow ing resolution which was pre pared by a committee composed of Jean Louise Yar brough and Harriet Yarbrough. . “We the young people of the Beulah Baptist association resolve to take an active stand against the sale of alcoholic beverages in Person county.” World War 11. She urged the young people to seek to do the will !of God in every walk of life. Miss j Hale showed the group several ar- I tides which she brought with her from Cina. Following her talk, the Rev. J. Boyce Brooks led a special service during which more than a dozen young people dedicated their lives in active Christian work. Miss Hilda Mayo. State Girls Auxiliary worker, taught the Junior GA mis sion study class, and she and Mrs. \ S. O Garrett conducted the coro- ; nation ceremony during which ! Frances Mae Coggins, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. L .V. Coggins, was crowned queen. Picnic-style supper was held on the vacant lot adjoining the church. a —t>———- Sammy Merrill ; Al Walts Hospital j Sammy Merritt, 10-year-old son of ■ Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Merritt of Rox boro, was reported today to be in satisfactory condition at Watts hos pital, Durham, following an acci dent Thursday in which he was ; shot witli a .22 rifle. Sammy and a friend, Donnie Long. : 15, son of Mrs. J. A. Long, Sr., were 1 playing together when the rifle ac cidentally discharged. The bullet 1 entered the boy’s thigh and went ; through the pelvis bone, but ap- I parently missed the spine and other 1 | vital organs. Doctors at Watts have decided not to attempt to remove the bullet, 1 which is lodged about midway the| ! body. 1 The accident occurred on Lamar 1 street about 2:15 p. m. Thursday. 1 Sammy was first treated at Com- i ; munity hospital, but later was re moved to Watts. 1 o Officers Report Quiet Week End City and County law enforcement officers reported today that the pri mary week end was unusually quiet. Sheriff M. T. Clayton reported one domestic quarrell which may reach Recorder's court tomorrow. Ponce Chief George C. Robinson said only two cases were heard in City court today. Lunsford Jones, Negro, was convicted of drunkeness and fined, and P. I. Holt, charged with as saulting William Nichols, a Negro boy, with a stick, was bound over to Recorder’s court under SSO bond. COMING UP ... TONIGHT 6:15 Kiwanis, Hotel Roxboro. TUESDAY 10 a. m.-Recorder’s court. 6:15 p. m. Business and Profess ional Women’s club, with State Col- ] lege, alumni as guests, Hotel Rox- j boro. 7:30 Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, USO building. 7:30 Masons, Lodge hall. WEDNESDAY 11 a. m. to 7 p. m. Display team from 82nd Airborne Division, with free movies at 8 p. m., courthouse lawn. (Also Thursday). 2:00 City commissioners meet, j City hall. 6:45 Exchange, Recreation Center. THURSDAY 6:30 Rotary, Hotel Roxboro. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA ■ If; • f ' % '; t . ;' v . v • ■ t it * - ’ ' ' ' * •bSiiijiw. r * ’ . , : - ? ... X ; * : 1. x»/ ; PARATROOPERS IN ACTION—Abov, arc shown members of the 82ntl Airborne Division making parachute jumps at Fort Bragg. A demon stration team from the Division will he in Roxboro Wednesday and Thursday to display nylen and rayon parachutes and other airborne equipment, including the new 75 mm. rccoilless rifle. The display will be held on the front lawn of the courthouse, with free, movies each night at 8 o'clock. Airborne Display Unit To Be Here A demonstration team from the : 82nd Airborne Division, stationed ' at Fort Bragg, wili be in Roxboro i Wednesday and Thursday. June 26 and 27, and will display all of the airborne equipment used during the war and some of the latest which has come out, the latest being the new 75 mm. recoilless rifle. Scene of the display will be the | front lawn of the courthouse, from 11 a. m. to 7 p. m. Wednesday and Thursday. On both nights, at 8 p m.. there will be free movies showing some of the recently re- 1 leased combat films of fighting in the European theatre, and films on parachute framing. with a few shots of fighting in the Pacific. The display will include nylon parachutes used by the paratroopers i for jumping, and rayon parachutes used for dropping supplies. There will be demonstrations on how to pack the nylon chute for jumping, and any of the 12 paratroopers Plant Bed Sites Require Attention. By II K Sanders. County Agent Many farmers are now making plans to use cyanamid next fall to kill weed seed in plant bed spaces in order that they may save the time and labor necessary in clearing new spaces for tobacco plant bed sites. Also there is quite! an advantage in having a plant bed in a place that is con venient . The tobacco plant bed that was J used this year is probably growing up in weeds and late plants right : now—harboring flea beetles, cut worms, budworms and hornworms and other pests of the tobacco crop. All plant bed sites should be j cleaned off immediately, if this I lias not been done already. Mow J the weeds. Plow or harrow thor oughly. Seed to cowpeas, or soy- j beans, a heavy growth of either j of these crops wifi help to shade j out grass and reduce the' develop- ' ment of weeds and grass on ' the j bed site. Mow these vines off in | late August or early September and j harrow the soil thoroughly. On j October 1 apply cyanamid and ura- i man. HOME FIRST, ABROAD NEXT MONDAY, JUNE 24, 194 G | whi will be present will gladly ex | plain any of the equipment on dis ! play. The 82nd Airborn Division has a record of victories from the sands of Africa, the beaches of Sicily and Italy, through Normandy D-day. to final victory in Berlin, which is considered equal to that of auy I other unit in tiie world. The Divi sion is known as “the most deco- I rated Division in tiie Army,” with two presidential uit citations for j heroism on the battlefields of I Normandy and Holland. Now. in their peace-time role of “America's Guard of Honor," they are a consolidation of the finest Divisions in the Army. Among their ranks arc men from the 101st, 11th, 17th, and 13th Airborne Di vision. as well as men from every other unit in the Army today. As their patch indicates, they are con sidered ‘‘the All-American Divi ssion." It is estimated that 50 or 100 farmers of Person county used cyanamid on tobacco plant beds for 1944. Those who followed in structions carefully, were pleased , with the results obtained. A few j farmers have been using this i practice for two or three years. If. D. Long, of the Long’s store ! community, treated 400 yards for j two years and reports that he had j results were highly satisfactory. Lester Williford, also of the Long’s store community, lias used the same plant bed site for two or three years, treating the same 440 yards early each fall with cyanamid Mr. Williford states that he had I excellent results—that one man ! picked all the weeds from 440 yards in one-half day. .C. L. Perkins, of the Providence community, has treated 400 yards for two years and reports that it took two men just two hours to weed the 400 yards. Roger Crumpton, of the Rose ville community, treated 300 yards for the first time, and his results were so satisfactory that it took (continued on page 6) $2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Folger Victory In District Ends Spectacular Contest Italian Boy, 12, Is 'Adopted' By Hurdle Mills Lady Miss Margaret W. Walker. Hurdle Mills, has “adopted” Giovanni Cel litti, 12-year-old Italian boy in Italy, through the Foster Parents' Plan for War Children, it was announced yesterday by Mrs. Edna Blue. Plan executive chairman. American head quarters of the Plan are at -55 We-t 42nd Street, New York City At the present time the Plan is operating 46 children's projects in England, Italy. Malta. Belguim ant: France and is caring for Maltese, Czech. Polish. Dutch. French. Ital ian. British. Spanish. Norwegian, Danish. German. Austrian. Hun- j garian and Belgian children. Tlte child is in one of the projects that the organization operates. The case history of the child wha has been "adopted" follows: Giovanni was born in Rome. Raty. There is not too much information on the boy: his mother is dead and his father has been unable ‘o sup port him or his younger brother. Angelo. Tiie death of tlie mother .into as a severe shock to both husband and child. She had just borne Angelo when an old illness recurred and she died shortly thereafter. The husband, an electrician, had not been employed during >lie entire j war period and the poor conditions > prevailing in Rome indicated that j it would be sometime before a job would be obtained. In despcrir.ioii. he placed both children in an | orphanage. When the Plan organization j moved into Rome, the plight of the | boy came to the fore and Plant; representatives did not hesita’e in j accepting Giovanni into the organi ' zatioii. He was taken to the Tus i colana Colony where he is today. j ! Plan's policy in accepting Italian I children stems from the belief that | were these innocent war victims to ) go unheeded, events of the Post War I One era would repeat themselves 1 and Italians, particularly the youth of the country, would become bitter ■ and cynical. Instead Plan gives both • aid and hope to the little Giovan nis, assuring . them of security for 1 sometime to come and encouraging i a democratic Italy, i J Mangum Reports On Rotary Meet Al Atlantic City j At, last, week’s meeting of the < Roxboro Rotary club, held at Hotel Roxboro, John d. Mangum, , president-elect, gave a brief report j |on his trip to the international con- ] vetion held recently in Atlantic , City. N. j. He told the club that ] the convention was attended by . more than 15.000 Rotarians and j their wives from all sections of the ) world. Mr. Mangum related sev eral humorous incidents which oc- curred during his stay at the con vention . In charge of the evening’s pro- j gram was Roderic Griffin mem ber of the Rotary information com mittee, who inducted two men who recently joined the club. Sam C. Fisher and D'Arcy Bradsher. Mr. Griffin pointed out that the three outstanding principles of Rotary are fellowship, friendliness and cooperation. H,e illustrated his talk by having the group sing appro priate songs. New officers of the club will be installed at the next meeting, and they will begin their duties at the meeting on July 11, since no meet-! ing will be held on July 4. The installation meeting this week will be in charge of Dr. J. D. Fitz jgerald, retiring president. -——— -o— —_ Home Accident Sonny Boy McCann, young son of i Mr. and Mrs. Allen McCann of Ca-Vel Village, was badly burned in a home accident early Thursday when the top of a coffee percolator became stopped up and the hot cof fee boiled out and scalded the boy’s left shoulder, arm and leg. After j; treatment at Community Hospital j: he'returned home, where he was': reported today tc tie getting along!: satisfactorily. Congressman Gets 2,500 Majority; Person Again In Chatham Column r * r " '•■mwjfPMaaaßi mm - *'/ -Mm . RENOMINATED—Kep. J<.lin H. Folger was renominated in Sat urday’s run-off Democratic pri mary by a majority of over 2,500 over his opponent, Thurmond Chatham. Folger has been the Fifth District Representative since 194 X. PERSON VOTE Precinct Folger Chatham | Ai 9 30 j - , | Allensville 54 38 Bethel Hill ~ ...... 26 30 Bushy Fork 85 63 Chandler's Store .. 8 37 Chub Rake .... A.. 34 43 4 Cunningham .... 10 39 J Dixon's Store 24 36 j Glenn's Store .... 36 17 Helena 21 67 Hurdle Mills .... 12 125 Long's Store 42 97 Rox. 1 'CH> 180 322 Rox. 2 'Pio.i .... 166 270 Rox. 3 iH.vco' .... 117 179 Rox. 4 iWin.i .... 148 159 J Woodsdale 27 50 j TOTALS .... 1.028 1,611 j i j Box Rent Due 1 Collection of box rent for the new quarter lias begun at the Roxboro post office. Acting Postmaster K. L. Street, announced. Persons who no longer need their post office boxes because of city delivery were advised to turn in their keys and receive 20 cents deposit on each key. The second quarter ends June 30. C£rA On Vacation All Next Week The entire local plant of Col-1 fins & Aikman Corporation will be! closed down all next week so that! all employees may have a one-week | paid vacation. Resident Manager j John Dempsey said this morning. The plant, which normally em ploys about 1,600 persons, now has I about 1.200 employees. In addition, hourly and piecemeal employees in all of the company’s j plants and offices will be given four paid holidays beginning this year. The holidays are July 4, Thanksgiving. Christmas, and New Year. All employees will be paid for these days, and those who work will be paid double. Also, two other holidays—Labor Day and Memorial Day—are op tional, and employees who work on those days will be paid time and a half, Mr. Dempsey said. Collins & Aikman is recognized as a leader in* the upholstery field in giving its employees new bene fits and improvements in working conditions. In addition to me paid vacation and holiday plana, Collins! 2 Fatal Highway Accidents IN PERSON COUNTY IN 1944 DON'T HELP INCREASE ITI DRIVE CAREFULLY NUMBER 58 I As the climax of one of the mosfr' spectacular and hardest fought con gressional campaigns ever waged in 1 North Carolina, Fifth District Dem /icrats last Saturday renominated Rep. John H. Folger over Thurmond Chatham by a majority of more than 2,500. With 140 of 141 precincts report ing, the vote was: Folger 24,549, and Chatham 21, 832. In the first pri- I mary on May 25. Chatham led Fol ger by 59 votes. So intense was tha j interest in the run-off primary that tiie total district vote actually was heavier Saturday than it was. in tiie first primary. In Person county. Chatham main tained ail easy lead and carried 13 out of 17 precincts. The vote was; Chatham 1,611, and Folger 1,028. By number of votes, Chatham’s lead was 583 compared with 1,258 in the | first primary. However, since the total county vote was much lighter ! than last, time, Chatham still car ried tiie county by 61 per cent, as | compared with 64 per cent in May. I Two precincts, Allensville arid Chub Lake, changed from the Chat ham to the Folger side, and one pre-, ■tmet, Cunningham, changed from Folger to Chatham—all by decisive votes. Both Bushy Fork and Glenn's Store stayed in the Folger column. ! Total Person county vote in the run-off was only 2,639 as compared • with 4.047 in the first primary. Ab j sence of local contests accounted for ! the light vote Saturday. ■ However, j tiie vote was still unusually heavy j for a run-off primary. | In the first primary, Roxboro ca«t Jsl i>er cent of the total county . ' Vote; last Saturday, the City casoC, ! 59 per cent ol tiie total. H 1 lead in the city was not as great J! 5s laSt time. ‘ * p/? j First precincts to report Saturday night were Chub Lake and Rox boro No. 4 'Winstead warehouse), with long’s Store and Hurdle Mills . next. Six other precincts reported 'hi rapid succession, while the rest jot the County returns were rather ! slow in coining in. The last two i precincts held up the complete re i port for more than an hour. The I report was not completed until IU ; p. m. o State Alumni To Be BPW Guests Alumni of North Carolina State College. Raleigh, will be guests of the Roxboro Business and Profes sional Women’s club at their meet ing tomorrow night a t 6:15 o'clock. The dinner meeting will be held at Hotel Roxboro, and guest speakers from State College will take part on the program. In a session to be held later In the grand jury room of the court house. Elliott B. Grover, assistant dean of the State College textile school and professor of yarn manu facturing, will address the group. He will be accompanied here by R. D. Beam, director of all the State College Foundations. Local mill officials have been invited to hear the talk by Grover. M I & Aikman employees have benefits ! which include life insurance paid for entirely by the company; free [ health and hospital insurance, and ! free health facilities in the plants; » pension plan; extra pay for shift work; inconvenience pay when change of schedules or other rea sons bring employees to the plant | unnecessarily, and an aw&rd sys tem for suggestios. Collins & Aikman officials said | tile company has always mataw'j tained a policy of giving its work* ; ers every advantage that is and the cooperation whioh .- plo.vees have given the firm ihiS* turn has shown a full apprecfaMSMt ■'< ot this policy. The current an* ’ nouneement of the additional idays is considered anlther forMKg] step in the industry continuing 4 | leadership which Collins Sc Aik&nif has maintained for many yeJjSfl The company-8 offices cated in New York ami PhUMif phia. with mills in Rhode North Carolina, and PeiW»i*S lit employs about B,W»wSnP