A2 THE COURIER-TIMES IROXBORO, NC
G. 24, 2011
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Emily Martin submitted this week’s photo, which was reportedly taken in either 1959 or 1960 and features participants in a skating
contest at Belvin Barnette’s Skating Rink on North Main Street. Doug Robinson submitted an e-mail and correctly identified some of
the people in the photo. Those pictured, according to Martin, include, left to right, Mary Lee Culley, Bernice Hatcher, Joan Snow, Jane
Chambers, Anne Reaves, Lacey Vaughan, Shelby Hargis, Shirley Bowens, Emily Roberson, unidentified person, and Hazel Clayton. If
you have a photo you would like to submit, you can do so by sending it via e-mail to tchandler@roxboro-courier.com. Photos can also
be mailed to The Courier-Times, P.O. Box 311, Roxboro, N.C., 27573 or they can be dropped off at The C-T office at 109 Clayton Ave.
Earthquake shakes things up at The C-T
An earthquake occurring
near Richmond, Va. caused a
bit of a stir here at T/ze Courier-
Times Tuesday afternoon.
I was sitting at my desk,
working on a story when the
slight tremor began. It lasted
for several seconds, and varied
in strength during that time
period. I wasn’t sure what to
think of it, and sat still at my
desk, waiting to see what was
going to happen. However, at
the strongest point of the shak
ing I began to nervously con
template the possibility of our
little office building collapsing
on us. At that point I got up and
walked to the front of the build
ing, where I found several of my
co-workers. By then the shaking
had stopped.
We were reassured that the
CT staff wasn’t just imagining
the whole thing when we stepped
outside and saw employees of
neighboring Taylor Business
Products standing outside of
their building wondering what
had just happened.
Not having much experience
with earthquakes, I thought
that maybe I should have moved
to the front of the building soon
er, so I could run outside if the
earthquake had compromised
the building. However, accord-
GREY'S MATTER
GREY PENTECOST
ing to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA),
if indoors during an earthquake
one should “drop to the ground;
take cover by getting under a
sturdy table or other piece of
furniture; and hold on until the
shaking stops.”
FEMA’s instructions also
include, “Stay inside until the
shaking stops and it is safe to
go outside. Research has shown
that most injuries occur when
people inside buildings attempt
to move to a different location
inside the building or try to
leave.”
So apparently staying at my
desk was close to the right thing
to do, even though I didn’t get
under it.
Right after the event occurred
I googled “earthquake” and was
amazed at how quickly informa
tion is disseminated through
technology The first search re
sult was from the U.S. Geologi
cal Survey and the main link
read “Recent Earthquakes.” The
line just beneath that header in-
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From thefiLes of The Courier-Times
JUNE 26, 1961
JUNE 23, 1986
During the past seven years,
since the Roxboro Development
Corporation was organized in
1953, Person County’s insured
payroll has shown an increase
of some 1,126 persons employed
with a gain in salaries of over
four and one-half million dol
lars, Dolian D. Long, RDC presi
dent, pointed out in releasing
comparative figures today
In 1947 there were 2,065 per
sons employed in manufactur
ing plants alone. Long said,
and in 1960 the number had in
creased to 2,430.
The highest employment in
Person County was the first
quarter of 1960 when 2,632 peo
ple were employed in manufac
turing.
A state agency has awarded
Roxboro Nursing Center with 40
new long term care beds.
Piedmont Technical College
conducted its 16th commence
ment exercises last Friday with
a “pinch-hitter.” Tom Suiter,
sports anchorman for WRAL-
TV in Raleigh, delivered the
commencement address.
Pamela Lee PoUock was vale
dictorian for the Class of 1986 at
Person Senior High School. The
salutatorian was Bridgit Lynn
Walker.
Approximately 75 men and
women from Orange, Durham
and Person Counties are expect
ed to go on the second annual
Person County Agricultural-
Industrial tour on Wednesday
afternoon, June 28, according
to Wayland J. Reams, county
agent.
Barring further delays the
Person County Swimming Pool,
Inc., will begin operation on Fri
day, June 30th, it was announced
today after the board of direc
tors held a meeting at the home
of Mrs. W. H. Adair recently
The directors made plans that
they hoped to hold the grand
opening on Wednesday July
5th.
Four members of Person Se
nior High School’s newspaper
staff garnered five awards last
week during the N.C. Scholastic
Press Association’s state 45th
Annual Workshop. The awards
were presented at an awards
luncheon held Thursday after
noon at the Carolina Inn.
David Estoye won second
place for cartoons; Shannon
Clayton won second place for ed
itorials and third place for fea
tures; Tammy Blackard copped
second place for general column;
and Johanna Hicks won third
place for general column.
Jeff Burton, a South Boston,
Va., teenager, gained his first
Orange County Speedway rac
ing victory ever Saturday night,
when he won the Late Model
Stock 100-lapper that was fea
tured in the Westinghouse Elec
tric 200.
formed me that a 5.9 magnitude
earthquake had occurred eight
minutes ago near Richmond,
Va.
For more information about
staying safe during an earth
quake see the editorial on page
A4. Information can also be
found on the Web at www.fema.
gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_
during.shtm or www.readync.
org.
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