WATCH ROXBORO
Roxboro Is a growing elty.
Watch it grow in 1936.
More business and better busi
ness can be found here than in
the average city this sice.
IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU READ THE PERSON COUNTY TIMES—IT IS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
VOLUME VIL PUBLISHED EVERT THURBDAT, ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 1936 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUCTS NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN
BIRTHDAY BALL FOR
PRESIDENT TO BE
THURSDAY JAN. 30
Large Percent of Money Raised
Will be Used in This County
to Help Fight Infantile Pa
ralysis*^
RESERVED TICKETS sl*oo
The birthday ball honoring the
54th birthday of President Roose
veli Wjii be given on Thursday
higlftrafenuary 30 at 10 o’clock.
s|tesrs.; E. G. Thompson and D.
D: iibftg-are the managers of this
annual affair. The event will take
place in the Kaplan building.
Charlie Price and his Southern
Club Orchestra of Danville, Va.,
—will furnish the music. Local talent
will also be featured at this time;
pupils of the School of Dancing will
take part. Plans are high in Rox
boro for the President’s Birthday
Ball.
As is generally known, the money
raised from these balls, which are
being staged all over the United
States on January 30, will be used
to help fight that deadly disease,
infantile paralysis. Thirty per cent
of the dividends will go to the Na
tional headquarters; the remaining
seventy per cent will be used loc
ally to combat the disease.
Those who buy their tickets in
advance will be charged SI.OO, while
tickets issued at the door will sell
for $1.25.
LADIES NIGHT TO
BE OBSERVED BY
ROTARY CLUB
Meeting Will be at Community
House at 7:00 P- M. Tonight;
Walker to Preside.
The Roxboro Rotary Club will
hold its annual Ladies Night tonight
sit 7:00 i*. m. at the community
house on Court street.
This affair is looked forward to
by all Rotarians, their wives and
sweethearts each year as every Ro
tarian is expected to bring a lady
friend.
President J. S. Walker will have
charge of the meeting tonight. A
splendid program has been prepar
ed and all who are present are as
sured of a nice time. Many guests
will also be present for the oc
casion.
The address of welcome will be
delivered by President Jim Walker.
George W. Kane will act as toast
master of the occasion.
LONG, BRADSHER
AND CO. READY FOR
FARMERS BUSINESS
Have Complete Line on Hand,
of Hundreds of Farming and
Household Articles.
Long, Bradsher & Co., general
hardware store, is ready for the
season’s trade. They have a com
plete stock on hand of household
and farming implements and the
prices are right. This store repre
sents hundreds of old line companies
and they sell only the genuine. In
today’s Times they use a half page
ad to tell you about the quality of
the merchandise that they handle.
Recently they have made several
Improvements in their store. They
now have a new office and more
floor space is available.
This store has built up, over the
years, a reputation of giving quality
merchandise, good service and best
prices. Present plans call for this
to be continued in the future as in
the past.
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State Warrants For Sale at
Times’ Office.
! „ NOTICE
R taxes for the City of Rox-
I SOftm be advertised March 1.
| Wy now aai save cost
m | cm OF BOXBOM. .
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•New Dealers Map Farm Program After AAA Crash *
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While the entire country speculated on the future of farm relief in the light of the crash of the
AAA these men met with President Roosevelt to study revision of the Bankhead-Jones Farm
Tenant legislation. Under terms of the measure, government loans would be granted worthy and
responsible tenant farmers to permit them to acquire their own lands. Left to right are Secre
tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace; Senator John H. Bankhead (Dem., Ala.); W. I. Myers,
farm credit administrator; Representative Marvin Jones (Dem., Tex.); W. W. Alexander, assistant
director of the Resettlement Administration, and Lee Pressman, general counsel of the resettle
ment set-up.
C, T. Hall Fears That Huge Crop
Will Result Under New Plan
Will Have Meeting Next Tues
day With Full Cmmittee to be
Followed by Meeting of Grow
ers Soon in Raleigh.
SUCCESS TO DEPEND
UPON BENEFIT SUMS
(From News and Observer)
Washington, Jan. 21.—Claude T.
Hall, of Woodsdale, chairman of the
Tobacco Growers’ Advisory Com
mittee of the four states in the flue
cured tobacco area, today brought
to Washington word of discontent
among some tobacco growers con
cerning the emergency plans of the
administration tio replace the AAA
founded on fears that the crop will
be unduly large under those plans.
In order that the new plan, which
Mr. Hall thinks will work, “pro
vided the payments are made large
enough,” might be thoroughly ex
plained to the growers and the
same degree of cooperation secur
ed in 1933, 1934 and 1935, may again
be secured in 1936 and 1937, Mr.
Hall today arranged for a meeting
of his full committee with depart
ment officials on next Tuesday, to
be followed by a meeting of grow
ers at Raleigh to be held as soon
as Congress adopts the new plan
based on soil conservation, which
will be introduced in both House
and Senate tomorrow.
Present plans are to attach the
emergency legislation, intended for,
two years only, as a rider to an ap
propriation bill in the Senate in
order to secure quick action.
Possible Payments
While Mr. Hall would not dis
cuss amounts today, it is known that
t£he) Department of Agriculture is
figuring on a subsidy to growers
of between 5 and 7 cents a pound.
Payments under the AAA were
never as much as 3 cents a pound,
and were greatly reduced for the
1935 crop.
“The farmers want the crop con
dolled and many of them fear that
> will not be possible to control it
-directly,” said Mr. Hall. “I think
1 can be controlled if the payments
are large enough, but it will be
necessary to explain the matter
thoroughly to the farmers, and that
is what it is proposed to do.”
While plans were going forward
for the bill to give subsides to the
farmers, both President Roosevelt
and Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace made it clear that the adminis
tration looks with disfavor on the
plan to return $200,000,000 in pro
cessing taxes, which was ordered
yesterday by I|he Supreme Courtl
afjfcpr curtly refusing to entertain,
the government’s petition for a re
hearing of the case.
Secretary Wallace, who had ear
lier said shat these processors, for
the most part, had passed on the
taxes and were no more entitled
to them than those who have actual
ly paid, soday ja radio audience
that he did not question the legal
ity of the decision, ball that he
gravely questioned its justice.
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BASKETBALL TONIGHT
C. & A basketball team will meet
the Neamon team tonight at 7:30.
Game will be played in the high
M. G. JOHNSON HIT BY
BIRD SHOT LAST FRIDAY “p“
ments at Once.
Mr. M. G. Johnson, manager of
Roxboro Drug Co., was accidently James c Harris> cit n&geT
shot Friday afternoon while hunt- has stated that 1934 taxes wiu be
mg with Mr. Tommie Thomas. He advertised the first of March and
was not injured to any extent. that all people are urged to come
The two separated in the woods in and pay their taxes at once,
and Mr. Thomas shot at a single Starting the first of Feburary
bird. Johnson could not be seen, there will be a drive to collect all
but was in line of the fire and was unpaid street assessments. This fel
hit in his fyunting coat in several low Harris seems determined to get
places. One or two shots hit Johnson Roxboro bads on a sound standing
in the face, but did little damage. financially. He is collecting, or talk-
o ing about it, all the time.
Seriously speaking, the affairs of
CPPVAIIC WPIiflT AM Roxboro are in much better shape
JLluvUu If ALLIV Ull now them they have been for a
mmil iUI nA 1 A pm number of years. Practically all of
Ul KHAM KllAI) Hi I the city bonds have been turned in
DUlUiniH mmis Ito1 to be refinanced and the success of
- this plan is practically assured.
Miss Katie Lee Parham Now in —* o
Watt’s Hospital* Two Others CTTTPIT MATAn
Hurt in Wreck. MUlft MU lUK
About twelve o’clock last Friday
night a very serious wreck occurred L/lUdLJ 1 HUUDLL
on the Durham highway near Bar-
ton’s Mill when a Chevrolet sedan Stuck Motor In Pender’s Store
overturned and injured three Came Near to Causing Fire
people. Sunday Afternoon
Miss Katie Lee Parham was
thrown under the car, Mr. Dorsey Roxboro came very near having
Parham received a number of cuts a fire last Sunday when the motor
and bruises while a small child was to the refrigerator of Pender’s store
cut in several places. All of the in- stuck and burned out. The building
jured lived at Collins and Aikman. quickly filled with smoke and it
The car was unable to make the was . easily visible from, the outside,
turn just as it passed the Gulf Linwood Carver, who has an of
service station about a half mile fj ce over the store, was in his of
from the bridge at Barton’s Mill. tice and noticed that something was
Several who saw the wreck say that wrong- He called Mr. Thomas, the
the car turned over several times manager, who quickly threw the
and pinned Miss Parham under it. switch ar| d eliminated the danger.
She is now in Watt’s hospital and Wlmn Mr. Thomas arrived flames
her condition is serious. were leaping from the motor about
o two feet high.
State Warrants For Sale at • I *® d J; his accident occurred at
night the chances are that a fire
Times’ Office* would have resulted.
Hancock Favors Tax Reduction
On Cigarettes Os $1.20
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Reduction Might Have Two-Fold
Benefit, One to the Grower
and Another to the Consumer.
Washington, Jan 21.—A $1.20
horizontal reduction in the federal
excise tax on cigarettes—now $3 a
thousand—was suggested today by
Representative Frank W. Hancock,
Jr., of Oxford, N. C.
Hancock said such a reduction
would have a two-fold benefit, in
suring better prices to growers for
tobacco and cheaper cigarettes for
the consumer.
The North Carolina representa
tive declared the reduction should
be effected in such away as to
insure the benefits would be passed
on to the producer.
Hancock said it was “safe to pre
dict” that the government would
continue to get as much revenue
from the cigarette tax as In the past
as a result of increased consump
tion which would follow price re
duction.
Manufacturers also would benefit
from increased consumption.
ROXBORO STARTS
COLLECTING DRIVE
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said, would enable manufacturers
of the so-called standard brands,
now retailing for 15 cents a pack
age or two for 25 cents, to sell for
10 cents, while the price of present
brands selling for 10 cents could
be reduced to two packages for 15
cents.
“Tobacco is the only farm product
in the United States that is a basis
for revenue,” the representative de
clared.
“The government is collecting an
nually an average of five times as
much in taxes from each pound of
tobacco as a grower receives for a
[ pound.
i “It is time for the grower to get
[ more.”
Hancock, a leader in an unsuc
cessful movement two years ago to
I have the levy reduced, said had
t the treasury department agreed at
t that time to a horizontal cut, the
. loss in revenue based upon receipts
. that year, would have been almost
made up this year if preespt in
t creased roaguinpgon Contones. J
’nr© tsx brings qmi flovunomiot 1
cl nearly vhep,
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Uery kittle Hope For Roxboro
Hospital Rt Present Time
HE HAD THE RIGHT IDEA
He was a small chap, about
five years old, and walked into
the Tunes’ office.
“Pa said to send him a check
on the Folkses’ Bank.”
After some time Mr. Pay lor
understood what he was talking
about. He was given two checks,
one on the old First National
Bank that failed several years
ago, and one ion the Peoples’
Bank.
Mr. Paylor told him to tell his
Pa that the First National check
was on the Folkses’ Bank and the
other on the Peoples’.
MRS. THOMAS IS
HOME SUPERVISOR
Received Appointment This
Week and Now Located in
Office of Rehabilitation Sup
ervisor.
Mrs. Phillip Thomas was appoint
ed Home Supervisor for Person
County this week and is now locat
ed in the court house of Roxboro.
This position is under the Rural
Resettlement Administration.
This is not under relief or any
relief agency in any way. Mrs.
Thomas’ duties will take her into
the homes of the people in this
county who have government loans
for the purpose of an investigation.
She will study their conditions, see
what they have on hand, what they
need and what they will have. She
will also teach these people how to
econemize by sewing, cooking and
other things. She will the* report
in detail what she has found.
Her report will indicate whether
the family needs a loan or not and
if they are in a position to repay
what they have borrowed.
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DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A
PAID UP POLICY
When you buy a twenty pay life
or any policy which will pay up you
are glad when it is paid up. After
that policy is paid up you will re
ceive dividends the resit of your
life or until you receive face value
amount. If you pay twenty years
on a twenty pay life policy it is
paid up and you have a paid up poli
cy for SIOOO.OO. For instance, if you
play a few years on a policy and
decide to stop and take paid up
policy it too is paid up for a pro
portionate part of SIOOO.OO. That is
why it will pay you to tpke out a
policy with us and if you cannot
carry it all the way carry it long
enough to get a paid up policy on
which you will receive dividends
the rest of your life.
We have SIOOO.OO automobile poli
cy for $5.00 per year, hospital poli
cy for $12.00 per year or we can
insure your salary for a very small
amount, see.
KNIGHTS INSURANCE AGENCY
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Big Clearance
Sale at Wilburn
and Satterfield
Sale Begins Today and Will Con
tinue UntO February Bth.
Beginning today and lasting un
til February Bth, Wilburn and Sat
terfild will stage their annual clear
ance sale. Many items will be of
fered to the public at pleasing pric
es and this firm invites you to
come and see what they have in
the way of bargains.
This store has a full page ad in
today’s Times. Your attention is di
rected to this and you are urged to
attend the sale as soon as you can.
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to McPherson hospital
On Tuesday of this weak Mona
Grachel Clayton was carried to Mc-
Pherson hospital, Durham, where
shim underwent an operation on
ciayton. jgs
CALL 250
We especially want all news
events of every locality in the
county.
Write or phone us about what
has happened. This is your paper.
The Need is Here But Numer
ous Difficulties Have Sprung
Up That Have a Tendency to
Prevent the Plan From Going
Through.
WINFREY IN RICHMOND
Hope for the hospital for Person
County has about vanished for the
present time. It is understood that
tfiere is a need for the hospital in
this county and the effort will be
continued at a later date.
Mil. Winfrey, organizer, lis now
in Richmond, Va., and will probably
return here shortly in order to see
if the drive can be continued, but
many people here feel as tho the
hospital will not be erected for
some time.
There is a real need for a hos
pital in this county, but numerous
difficulties have come to the front
that make it appear impossible in
1936. The largest obstacle was that
of raising money.
Mr. Sawyer, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, is deter
mined to get a hospital here when
the proper time arrives and he is
sure that Mr. Winfrey will be on
hand to do all that he can to put
the project over.
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CARL WINSTEAD
GROCERY MOVED TO
NEW LOCATION
Now Located on Court Street in
Building Formerly Occupied
by Moore Bros- Building Has
Been Remodeled-
Carl Winstead Grocery Co. has
moved from Main street tp Court
street and is now in the building
that has been occupied by Moore
Bros.
The building has been painted
and remodeled from one end to the
other and looks like a new store.
The market is located at the rear
of the store as it was in the Main
street location. Mr. Perkins, manag
er of the market, states that every
thing is ready in his department and
that he will be well stocked.
Your inspection of this new
store is invited.
ROXBORO LAUNDRY
ADDS EQUIPMENT
Will be Able to do Faster Work
and Better Work Than Before
Mr. J. E. Kirby, manager of the
Roxboro Laundry Co., has announc
ed that he has recenlty purchased
a large amount of new machinery
for use in the laundry.
The machinery bought is a new
washer and a modem five roller
flat work ironer. Both of these will
enable the laundry to do better
work and faster work.
Mr. Kirby stated that many
people were now using the laundry
service who had never used it be
fore. So large is the increase that
he felt justified in buying a large
amount of new machinery in order
to take care of the present demand
and what he believed was coming
in the future.
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ONE WINNER—ONE LOSER
Sarah Willson, Roxboro, won the
Kiddies’ Jack Pot at the Palace
Theatre last Saturday morning.
Sarah was present and received
$2.50.
Miss Lois Hayes did not attend
the movies on Wednesday of this
week and her name was drawn
from the barrel as winner of the
$20.00. She lost the money by not
attending the show on Wednesday.
The Kiddies Jack Pot for Satur
day will be $2.50. The adult Jack
Pot for next Wednesday will be
$40.00.
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PLEASE EXCUSE IT
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In our write up of additional help
at the postaffice last wade wa neg
lected to mention Mr. B. J. Tuea
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