INTERESTING EVENTS OF
SEVERAL YEARS AGO
On Thursday, February 6th,
1788, Massachusetts ratified the
Constitution.
Watch this space for interesting
events that happened on Thurs
day, the publication date of the
Times.
IOC WOCLD 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 VBL
Roxboro Merchants To Start
Trade Event This Saturday
And Continue Until March 7
Fourteen Merchants Have Entered Great Merchandising Event.
Prizes Are Chevrolet Coach, Frigidaire and Philco Radio.
All Prizes of Highest Quality and Nationally Advertised.
Number of Contestants Have Already Signified That They
. Will Enter Campaign.
DOUBLE PAGE ANNOUNCEMENT WITH
ALL DETAILS CARRIED IN TODAY’S TIMES
Fourteen of Roxboro’s progressive
merchants will on Saturday Febru
ary 8, enter one of the greatest
merchandising sales and prize cam
paigns ever conducted in this sec
tion. The campaign will continue
over a period of four weeks end
ing Saturday night, March 7, at 8
o’clock. Three valuable prizes will
be awarded to the contestants tak
ing part in the campaign.
The first prize offered by this
group of Roxboro merchants en
tered in this campaign is a 1936
Standard Chevrolet coach; the sec
ond prize will be a General Motor’s
Frigidaire; and the third prize is
a 1936 Philco Radio, priced at
$115.00.
These prizes are all of the high
est quality and nationally advertis
ed products. It is the first time in
the history of the community that
a number of the leading and pro
gressive merchants have entered in
to a co-operative business move
ment, especially of so large a scope.
Several Contestants
Already there have been a num
ber of contestants for these prizes
entered in the campaign, and many
more have announced their inten
tion of doing so. Every contestant
lias the same opportunity as the
next one to win one of the big
prizes.
Contestants will receive their
votes in the campaign through pur
chases they, their family or their
friends make in the stores co-oper
ating in this campaign. Anyone pur
chasing -items in the stores spon
soring this campaign may cast their
votes either for themselves or any
friend entered as contestant. A vote
schedule will be found on the back
page of this issue. There are also
set days during which the number
of votes on a purchased item will
be raised considerably.
Another feature which will get
thousands of extra votes for the
contestants is the gathering of junk,
such as old newspapers, magazines,
burldp bags, clean rags, tires, etc.
This junk is turned into the junk
barn and the contestant is given
credit with extra votes for what
ever they bring in.
Headquarters in Thomas Drug
The campaign sponsored by the
local merchants will be conducted
impartially by a campaign director
and assistant campaign director em
ployed especially by the merchants
uk the campaign. Campaign head
quarters have already been opened
in Thomas Drug Store, phone 63.
A double page advertisment of the
business men cooperating in this
campaign is presented on the inside
pages of this week’s Times. This ad
vertisement will give everybody an
idea as to how big the scope of the
campaign really is. All persons wish
ing to enter the contest for the priz
es desiring further information, he
or she may obtain same by calling,
or telephoning, at the Campaign
headquarters.
The merchants who are engaged in
this campaign are as follows: Thom :
as Drug Store. Bumpass Sc Day.
Tom’s Battery Co., Carl Winstead
Grocery. Roxboro Laundry, C. H.
Joyner Chevrolet. R. H. Gates, Mor
ris & Ledbetter. Knight’s Insurance
Agency, R. C. Hall. Tuxedo Billiard
Parlor, Times, Roxboro Courier and
Carney’s Millinery.
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W. M. S. WILL MEET
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The W. M. S. of the First Baptist
Church will meet Monday after
noon at 8 o’clock in the church.
Cirel* No. 2—Mrs. Breta Clary,
leader,, will have charge of the pro
gram.
Cfrcle, No. I—Mrs. A. M. Burns,
Vlrntfer, led in attendance to Janu
• mtfFMg BS nighTVt
JUM§j|pide and Mabel Montague.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1936 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUC XS NUMBER TWENTY-NINE
KID CROSTIC HAS
EXCELENT RATING
IN ROXBORO
Comes to Roxboro Tomorrow
Night to Fight Clyde Oakley
Who Also Stands High in
Boxing World.
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C. H. “Kid” Crostic of Richmond,
whp comes to Roxboro tomorrow
night to fight Clyde Oakley, has
an excellent reputation as a boxer.
Advance newspaper clippings show
that Crostic knows plenty about)
the fighting game.
He will weigh around 147 pounds,
is fast and has a solid punch. Rich
mond papers rate him among the
best.
Oakley, his apponent, is one of
the boys from Missouri. He takes
them all as they come and never
fails to find out what they are
made of. This fight, five rounds,
should be the best one that has been
in Roxboro.
Five bouts will be staged at the
New Arena on Depot Street Fri
day, Feb. 7 at 9:00 P. M.
SCHOOLS OPENED
AGAIN WEDNESDAY
Both Roxboro High and Central
Closed on Account of Weath
er, Roads, Etc. for Five Days.
After having been closed for five
days the schools of Roxboro opened
on Wednesday morning of this
week.
Bad weather, bad roads, no water
and other things contributed to the
closing of the schools.
Attendance, last week, dropped
to such a low level that it was
deemed best to close.
The lost days will be made up
at what was to be the end of the
regular session and not on Satur
days.
REV. J. H. CALIGAN
TO PREACH HERE
Well Remembered in Roxboro
Where He Held a Series of
Services Last May.
Rev. James H. Caligan of Valdese,
N. C. will preach and sing at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing at 11:00 o’clock.
Rev. Caligan held a series of
services at this church last May and
many people here will be glad of
the opportunity of hearing him
again.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this service.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Bible School 9:45 A. M.
Preaching 11:00 A. M. Subject—
Faithfulness Bom of Faith.
Baptist Training Union 6:30 P. M.
Preaching 7:30 P. M. Subject-
Why Formal Christianity Fails.
The evening message is the sec
ond of a series dealing with the
failure and impotency of formal
Christianity to deal with the
world’s situation today.
A cordial invitation Is extended
to aIL
W. F. WEST, Pastor.
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UNITED EFFORT TO
IMPROVE HIWAYI44
Organization in Six Cities
Working on Project. Would
Mean Much to Roxboro.
An effort is now being made by
Roxboro, Hillsboro, Burlington,
Yanceyville, Prospect Hill and
Greensboro to get the State of North
, Carolina to improve Highway 144.
'An organization in each of the
above mentioned cities is working
on his project and they hope to get
results at an early date.
If this emprovement is made it?
will certainly be of benefit to people
in this county who are going West
and will also put more traffic
through Roxboro.
Hugh Sawyer, Chamber of Com
merce head, stated that he is also
trying to get the highway officials
to improve the Virgilina road,
i If both of these improvements are
made it will turn a large amount;
of traffic going North toward Rox
boro.
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MRS. D.H. CRUMPTON
DIED JANUARY 31ST
Death Caused by Pneumonia
Following Birth of Daughter.
Funeral Last Saturday.
Mrs. D. Hunter Crumpton, age
32, died oh Friday, January 31, at
Memorial hospital, Danville, Va.
Death resulted from pneumonia,
which she contracted immediately
following the birth of a baby girl
two weeks ago.
She is survived by her husband
and two sons. They were making
their home near Purley, N. C. where
Mr. Crumpton was engaged in
teaching. They are well known in
Roxboro and Person County where
they both have many relatives.
The funeral services wpre con
ducted Saturday afternoon, Feb. 1,
at three o’clock. Interment follow
ed in the Winstead family cemetery
near Leasburg, N. C.
The infant child will make her
home with Mr. B. G. Crumpton in
the Allensville section of this
county.
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EX - SOLDIERS
Since I am an ex-soldier and a
member of the American Legion,
Lester Blackwell Post No. 138 of
Roxboro, I would like to offer my
services to those who want infor
mation or blanks filled out. My of
fice is at your disposal. It is located
two doors from the post office. If
you need stationery, typewriter or
telephone, come in.
You will probably need some in
surance to replace the policy that
you are receiving in cash. We have
any kind of policy that you desire.
We can give you a thousand dollar
policy, single premium, for less than
S4OO. You make one payment and
you never have to pay any more
and you receive a dividend check
each year thereafter as long as you
live. If you do not have to cash it
in you will receive a thousand dol
lars or face value at your death. If
you prefer to pay your premiums
each year it will cost you from $lO
a year up, dependent upon the type
of policy you buy.
The following are connected with
our office and they will be glad to
assist you in any manner they can:
B. B. Knight, Manager,
Mrs. R. V. Murray,
Miss Eunice Tapp,
Dewey Young,
H. L. Cooley,
Irving O’Briant,
F. L. Israel.
Knight’s Insurance Agency.
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It is estimated that 90 percent of
those farmers concerned with tit*
production of cotton and tobacco
crop con-
IMORE RENEWALS ARE
WANTED AT PERSON
COUNTY TIMES OFFICE
People Who Are Behind in Their
Subscription Aije Urged to
Renew if Possible.
MUST BE IN ADVANCE
Please Mister or Madam; if your
r subscription to the Times has ex
pired let us have your renewal if
you can.
1 Turn to the label on your paper
I now and see if your subscription is
,in arrears. If it is you certainly
want to catch it up if possible and
, one dollar will probably do the
trick.
[ A number of people forgot to
i renew last week, another oversight
of course, but it will probably be
; remembered this week.
, Some twenty or twenty-five
[ people were nice enough to tie a
[ string to their finger and thus re
, membered to slip us that medium of
. exchange commonly called money,
j (It wasn’t common enough for us
. to refuse it.)
Your label shows the expiration
. date of your subscription. If con
, venient do something about it to
. day. If not convenient today—to
morrow will be O K. Mgr.
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■ MRS. E. G. THOMPSON
( PASSES WEDNESDAY
, Death Came After Four Days
Blness of Pneumonia. Final
Rites Today at Methodist
Church.
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. INTERMENT IN BURCHWOOD
Mrs. E. G. TTuompson, beloved
t Roxboro lady, died Wednesday
; morning at five o’clock after an ill
. ness of four days. Death was at
tributed to pneumonia.
■ Mrs. Thompson had been in ill
i health for the past several years,
but had not been confined to her
bed. Her death was a shock to
• hundreds of people over the entire
' county.
Mrs. Thompson was the wife of
the late E. G. Thompson. She wa3
bom in Person county and had
made Roxboro her home the greater
part of her life. She was a member
of the Edgar Long Memorial Metho
dist church, where she was a very
active member.
Surviving are: Five daughters,
Mrs. H. W. Newell, of Roxboro;
Miss Esther Thompson and Miss
Cornelia Thompson, of Roxboro;
Miss Dorothy Thompson and Miss
Helen Thompson, of Washington,
D. C.; one son, E. Gene Thompson,
Jr., of Roxboro; one sister, Mrs. N.
O. Eanes of Anniston, Ala., and
three brothers, Joe Critcher, of
Oxford; Jim Critcher, of Oxford,
and Andrew Critcher, of Greenville.
Funeral services were held today
at Edgar Long Methodist church
with Rev. B. P. Robinson, her pas
tor, in charge. He was assisted by
Rev. Thos. Hamilton and Rev. W.
F. West.
Active pallbearers will be: S. B.
Winstead, J. S. Merritt, C. H. Oakley,
Maynard Clayton, Fitz Davis, Ralph
Tucker, Charlie Wood and Dolian
Long.
Those acting as honorary pall
bearers will be: C. G. Chandler,
Coleman King, Nath Lunsford
Barksdale Smith, M. W. Satterfield,
R. L. Wilburn, J. D. Perkins, Robert
Long, Joe Kirby, J. T. Walker, Sr.,
G. C. Davidson, W. R. Hambrick,
Dr. B. E. Love, Hugh Woods and
Norman Street.
Serving as floral bearers will be
Mesdames F. S. Clutch, R. L. Wil
burn, A. M. Burns, Hugh Woods,
Bertha Bowles, Nat Thompson,
Frank Hester, J. W. Montague, T.
E. Austin, G. W. Gentry, E, B. Cra
ven, S. B. Davis, Norman Street,
Lillian Foreman, Charlie Wilson,
Bessie Howard, Loftis, E. E. Brad
sher, H. L. Crowell, Mamie Merritt,
Ruth Stevens, G. W. Gardner, B. B.
Newell Russell Newell, Cliff Win
stead, Barksdale Smith, Alex Ser
geant, S. G. Winstead, J. D. Perkins,
Frank Howard, W. I. Newton; Miss
Maggie Williams, F. A. Nichols,
Bertha Nichols and J. D. Morris, and
Mist Anna Webb and Mrs. XL G.
Long.
Interment was in {lurchwood
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Information for
Person Veterans
Certain Things That Must be
Done Before Veterans Can
Get Bonus Payments.
All Veterans who wish to get)
their bonus payment must have
two things before they can secure
the bonus.
Ist. Honorable discharge. 2nd. Re
ceipt showing money borrowed on
certificate in 1931.
The application must contain date
of enlistment, date and rank when
discharged, serial number, better
known as dog tag, number of ad
justed certificate, face amount, date
and serial number of certificate.
All of this information is given
on the pink slip sent back when
loan was made and on honorable
1 discharge papers.
Person County Veterans have
been busy this week getting all the
1 necessary information that they
need. All seem to be very glad that
' the money is coming.
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A & P STORE TO
OPEN AT ONCE
Building is Now Being Remodel
ed and Stock Will Probably
[ be Moved in Very Soon.
■ A number of men have been busy
for the past several days remodel
ing the Foushee Building on Main
street that is to be occupied at once
i by the great Atlantic and Pacific
j Tea Co.
It is probable that the store will
open for business the first of next
week.
The interior has been painted and
1 new shelves have been put up in
many places giving the building a
very nice appearance.
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HURDLE MILLS TO
GET POWER SOON
Approximately '5,0 People Have
Agreed to Use Power on This
Line, More Will Probably Fol
low.
Workmen of the Carolina Power
and Light Co. are busy erecting
the power line to the Hurdle Mills
community and they expect to have
this line completed in a few weeks
if the weather gets any better than
it has been.
Approximately fifty people have
agreed to use the power on this
line as soon as it is ready. More
will probably join in very soon after
their neighbors turn on the lights.
Other lines have been planned for
this county and they will probably
follow in short order. Soon the
people who live in the county will
have as many electrical appliances
as those in the cities.
Mr. Cashwell, manager of the
Carolina Power and Light Company,
is anxious to get power in every
section where it is needed.
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REXALL BIRTHDAY SALE
Ten Chevrolets and $3,000 in Cash
Given Away Free.
During February Hambrick, Aus
tin & Thomas are sponsoring a Big
Drug Sale, combining great Bar
gain offers with a nation-wide con
test, ten Chevrolets, and $3,000 in
cash free—69s prizes in aIL Get
your application bHanks with full
detail at Hambrick, Austin & Thom
as and win a car to the Rexall
contest.
You do not have to buy any
thing to enter, absolutely no obli
gations.
The merchandise sold in this Big
Drug Sale is sold with a money
back guarantee. See their window
and go to and see the display,
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edd Elliott
at their home near Moriah, N. C.
Saturday, January 25, 1938, a son,
Mrs. Elliott before marriage jns
Miss Bannle Allen and is a daught
er of the late Mr. Herod AUeapf
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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.
NEW FIRE TRUCK
AND EQUIPMENT
PURCHASED BY C&A
Truck Will Pump Three Hun
red and Fifty Gallons of Water
Per Minute and Has 1,000
Feet of Hose on Body.
J. E. SPAKE CHIEF OF DEPT,
Collins and Aikman Corp. has
recently purchased a new fire truck
with a large amount of equipment.
This truck is the very latest thing
in the fire fighting world.
Three hundred and fifty gallons
of water can be pumped by the
motor per minute and it has one
thousand feet of hose.
The new truck also has a booster
tank that contains two hundred
gallons of water. This is used in
place of the old chemical tank that
: many trucks carry and is consid
| ered as the last word in fire ap
paratus.
The Ca-Vel fire department con
sists of sixteen men with J. E.
Spake as chief of the department.
The boys practice every two weeks
on Saturday.
A portion of the large garage in
1 front of the mill has been given
i over to the fire department and the
truck will be kept there.
All of the hose will fit the plugs
in Roxboro, and the mill officials
r have stated that they will be glad
to co-operate with Roxboro should
this truck be needed.
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: NEWTON AND NICKS
ARE RE-APPOINTED
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Both Men Have Served the
l County Well and Can be
l Counted Upon to Continue.
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Judge W. I. Newton and Solititor,
S. F. Nicks, Jr., were reappointed
as judge and prosecuting attorney,
respectively, at a called meeting of
the county board of commissioners
[Saturday, January 18. This ap
pointment of Mr. Nicks marks the
beginning of his first full term. He
was appointed on April 23, 1935 to
| fill the unexpired term of Mr. Rob-
I ert P. Burns. Judge Newton has
very capably served his office since
its organization in Person county in
1932.
Both of these men are very popu
lar in this county and citizens rest
assured'that the county court is in
good hands with these two in
charge.
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GOOD PROGRAM AT
KIWANIS MEETING
Speakers for the Evening Were
Messrs R. P. Burns, George
Currier, Jack Strum and
Clyde Bowen.
The Roxboro Kiwanis club had
an interesting meeting on Monday
night at the Community House. The
program for the evening was in
charge of Charles Wood. After a
few opening remarks, he introduced
the speakers who were Robert
Burns, George Currier, Clyde Bow
en and Jack Strum. Their subjects
were “What’s wrong with the Ki
wanis club, and What’s Right with
the Kiwanis Club.” Dewey Brad
sher followed with a talk on “At
tendance.”
Every person on program gave a
talk which was both interesting
and helpful.
At this time the chairman appoint
ed a committee for under-privileged
children. This committee is com
posed of Robert Burns, chairman,
George Currier, and Hugh Beam.
The next Kiwanis meeting will be
held next Monday night at 6:30 at
the Community House.
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N 0110 l
The Re-employment office will
not be open on Thursday of each
week if the weather is so bad that
traveling is difficult, Otherwise it
will be open.
MS. LONG ILL