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INTERESTING EVENTS OF YEARS AGO On Thursday, March 19, 1813, » David Livingston, Missionary, was bom. !F 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 Seed lioan Office Open Todi Loans Will be Smaller This Year Than in the Past Due to a Smaller Appropriation by the Government. NO APPLICATIONS ON SAT. Office will be open for taking applications for seed loans Thurs day, March 19. The applications will be taken in the Court Room in the Court House. Loans this year will be small -due to the fact that the appropria tion was reduced from $60,000,000 to $30,000,000. Eligibility require ments will be very strict this year. If a person is eligible for credit with Production Credit Association he must obtain his loan there. No charge will be made for filling out application but as in the past a notary fee of 50c will be charged. No applications will be taken on Saturday. AMATEUR HOURWAS GREAT SUCCESS FRI. Prizes Won by Francis Critcher, Billy Street, Bill Walker and Gladys Dixon. A delightful audience of several hundred Roxboro people listened to a very interesting amateur pro gram at Roxboro high school on last Friday night. Representatives from several Person county schools took part in the program which was sponsored by the junior class of the local high school. Every number on program was well given and those taking part had little trouble in holding the whole-hearted attention of the entire audience. It has been declared a decided success from start to finish. Following the program the judg es adjourned to another room and it required careful deliberation on their part to determine the winners. Prizes were awarded as follows: high school division, Miss Francis Critcher, first prize, piano solo $7.50; second prize went to Miss Billy Street, violin solo, $5. Both girls represented Roxboro high school. In the grammar school di vision, two pupils from Ca-Vel school won first and second places. Bill Walker received first prize, $7.50 and Gladys Dixon, tap dance, second prize, $5. RENEWALS WILL BE WELCOME AT TIMES Any Kind of an Old Dollar Bill Will Do the Trick Very Nicely Have you renewed your sub scription to the Times lately? If not it would certainly be counted as your good deed for today. Many have renewed lately and a number of new subscriptions have been received, but some have for gotten again to do the right thing. The publishers of the Times will be glad to furnish you with a piece of string to tie around your finger in case you might forget it again. Any kind of a dollar will be O K, an old one, a new one, a silver one, or a nice check, but please send the renewal pretty soon. o MISS THOMPSON UNDERGOES OPERATION Miss Helen Thompson, of Wash ington, D. C., was operated on for appendicitis last week at Garfield Memorial hospital in Washington. Miss Thompson is recovering nice ly HERE IT IS, BOYS Speed Limits For City of Roxboro Residence district—2o miles per hour. 1 Business district—l 2 miles per I hour. ■- I. n I# Use your head and not your taccelerator. It might save you f five bucks and costs. WWiW'. —ad ;«r,7s ~ *. flerson|Mitnes PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1936 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUCTS e To Be ay In Court House ROXBORO VISITED BY HEAVY RAIN STORM Downpour Floods Streets; Winds Play Havoc With Obstacles In Its Path. One of the worst rain storms seen in this section lately was the one which visited Roxboro and the sur rounding community Tuesday. Flooding rains, accompanied by high winds swept the county nearly all day. Raging waters swelled all the branches, creeks and rivers for miles. Rain throughout the county was heavy, and high winds in Cunning ham township, near Roxboro, de molished a tenant farm house on the property of F. G. Winstead, oc cupied by Jameson Williams, negro, his wife and 11 children. Two of William’s smaller children were pinned in the wreckage, and were treated at Roxboro after being ex tricated. In the Ca-Vel section, about two miles north of Roxboro, the tops of two or three barns were ripped off. One dwelling house was report ed to be minus of its roof as a re sult of the storm. Mr. Charlie Day. who lives in the Ai section, states that his corn crib is resting on the ground, some distance from its foundation, where it was blown by the wind. He further states that damage was done to several of his barn topsi Colder weather, accompanied by a steady snow fall, followed the rain storm. FLORIDA, TENNESSEE BACK TOBACCO PLAN , Governors of Two States Con gratulate Ehringhaus And Wire F. D. R, Raleigh, March 18—Support for Governor Ehringhaus’ plea to Presi dent Roosevelt for an allocation of $50,000,000 to tobacco areas under the new soil conservation program came today from Florida and Ten nessee as plans for the voluntary sign-up to reduce acreage in 1936 in North Carolina moved forward. Governor Dave Sholtz, of Florida, telegraphed that he not only had wired President Roosevelt, but had asked the Florida congressional delegation to get behind the mat ter. Governor Hill McAllister, o f Tennessee, and the Tennessee com missioner of agriculture added their appeal, and McAllister wired Gov ernor Ehringhaus he had empha sized the fact that the south pro duces 42 per cent of the agricul tural crops of the nation, and that 45 per cent of the acreage for crops to be diverted under the soil con servation program would be in the south. Harry P. Caldwell, of Greensboro, lecturer of the grange and member bf the central steering committee to direct the North Carolina sign ud campaign, announced the execu tive committee of the grange would meet in Winston-Salem at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon to discuss the tobacco situation and proposed a sign-up drive. The meeting was called by W. R. Pou, Forsyth county agent who is chairman of the grange executive committee. A mass meeting is planned for each county to explain the soil con servation program and the tobacco contract adopted by representative farm leaders here yesterday. These meetings will be under direction of the N. C. State college extension department. Caldwell said letters were being mailed tonight to masters of all lo cal granges explaining the tobaccd plan and urging consideration and support. The federal-state crop reporting service announced today an increase of seven per cent in the acreage to be planted in tobacco in North Carolina is contemplated imdeV farmer’s intentions-to-plant repHrts. An increase of eight per ceqfcfor the flue-cured crop nirnn liiillmjil * North Carolina farmers triPSled 624.000 acres to tobacco last ***!*. E. V. BOATWRIGHT TO BE BACK ON ROXBORO MARKET Addition Should be ojf Great' Help to Market, Redrying Plant Will Operate. TO REPRESENT SEVERAL COMPANIES The Roxboro Tobacco Market will have a new tobacco buyer here next yean Mr. E. V. Boatlwright will represent Lorillard and Dib brell Bros. Mr. Boatwright will al so represent a number of other to bacco companies in addition to the above. Mr. Boatwright has been on this market before and made an excel lent buyer. He has the interest of the market at heart and wants to see it grow. He will also operate his redrying plant here. This bit of news is very encour aging to the people of this county. Roxboro should certainly be a bet ter market as more types of tobac co will be in demand and bidding will be keener. The operation of the redrying plant will also help. The Roxboro Chamber of Com merce and others with influence have been trying to secure Mr. , Boatwright for some time. o Tomorrow First Day Os Spring Approximately Nine Snows and Plenty of Cold Weather Dur ing Past Winter. Tomorrow, Friday. March 20th, is the first day of spring and what a relief that will be to the people of this county who have seen about nine snows this winter, one very small one last week. The climate has been much warm er for the last week or more but one could not tell what would hap pen from one day to the next. Now they feel fairly confident that the cold weather and snow have depart ed until next winter. Some of the sure signs of spring that can be seen here now are, men plowing gardens, white shoes in store windows, farmers hauling fertilizer, skeet club members bang ing away, fishermen stealing off for an hour or so in the afternoon and a sour look on the coal dealer’s face. Tomorrow is the day—put on your white shoes or if you have < none go and get a pair. o- HEALTH OFFICER ISSUES WARNING The record of Person County ovef the past five years gives a striking illustration of the value of diphthe ria immunization, according to Dr. : Wiliam P. Richardson, acting health 1 officer, with the District Health De- I partment. From the records of the 1 county nurse who is carrying on a 1 health program in the county for six 1 and a half years, Dr. Richardson 1 computes that approximately 36 < per cent of the children of the coun ty under six years of age at the , present time have been immunized, and it is probable that the percent age has been about the same for several years. This is considered a splendid record, and its results are shown by comparison of the inci dence of diphtheria in this county • with the incidence in another coun ty of similar population and size. Since 1931 there have been re ported in Person County 40 cases of diphtheria. In another county, 1 comparable in many ways, but in 1 which much less immunization work 1 has been done, there were, during \ the same period 69 cases, an inci- , dence 72.5 per cent higher. Dr. Richardson points out that around 70 per cent of cases of dip theria in this section occur before the age of 6, so that the control of diphtheria in a community depends largely on the proportion of this group who are protected. Although we already have a splendid record, we should not be satisfied until this disease is entirely eliminated. Pa-j jsnts of children six months old or I them pro > Cold Facts Make •Hot News Suit, j ~ X< ' (■''V Cold weather makes net news for this young lady. She’s thank ful for warm southern breezes and so she ribs less fortunate northerners with screaming headlines telling of sero weather. She achieved this novel bathing suit by putting hat material through the press of a local newspaper. * “Dolly Madison** Name Roxboro’s New Theatre Slogan Adopted by Judges is Kirby Bros. For Amusement. TO OPEN IN THREE WEEKS “The Dolly Madison” was the name adopted by the judges for Roxboro’s new theatre which is to open in about three weeks. Several people submitted this name, but Mrs. L. M. Carlton’s sug gestion was the first received and was awarded the prize of $5.00. The slogan, “Kirby Bros. For Amusement,” was submitted by Miss Rachel Hunter. She also re ceived $5.00. Approximately seventy names and slogans were submitted. Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, was born in Per son County while her mother was here on a visit. The place of her birth was at Payne’s Tavern about five miles from Roxboro. She was regarded as a very beautiful lady and was very prominent in social ' affairs as the wife of the President : of the United States. o i FORD AND HAMILTON KIWANIS SPEAKERS Jack Strum and Bill Minor Sang “Bye Baby Bye” and Present ed Gifts to Each Other. Stuart Ford and Thos. Hamilton were the chief speakers at the Rox boro Kiwanis club meeting Monday night. Mr. Ford spoke on the atti tude of the French toward Germans while Mr. Hamilton reversed the subject and gave the Germans atti tude toward the French. Both of these men had lived in the country that they were talking about. Jack Strum and Bill Minor, re cent fathers, sang a duet, “Bye Baby Bye.” Jack then presented Bill with a nice baby present and Bill presented Jack with a nice pic ture that related to the two o’clock a. m.h*by feeding. I Ob hext Monday night the Ki wanjagHr jftll meet at Hotel Jones tbe members of the Chamber, HANCOCK TO BE AT ] CHAMBER COMMERCE MEETING MONDAY Principal Address to be Deliver- < ed by Andrew Joyner, City Manager of Greensboro. Honorable Frank W. Hancock, congressman for this district will 1 be present at the annual meeting of c the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce i that will be held Monday night in i the dining room of Hotel Jones. Mrs. i Frank Hancock will accompany her i husband. 1 The main address of the evening will be delivered by Andrew Joyn- ! er, city manager of Greensboro. Mr. 1 Joyner has a reputation of being an ' able speaker. 1 Hugh Sawyer, secretary of the 1 local Chamber of Commerce, has promised a good meeting as well as a good meal. Favors will be given to the ladies and a number of prizes will be awarded. The names of the directors for next year will be announced and a report of what the organization has accomplished will be given. Taking everything into considera tion it should be a good meeting. o - ■ ■ Young Men Start Garden dab Headed by Jack Strum and Bill Minor Who Insist That They Will Have a Bumper Crop. It’s garden time once more and the young married men of Roxboro have already started to work with the hand plow and hoe. Bill Minor and Jack Strum, prov ed fathers of recent date, will head the club this year. They feel that they have more need of a garden now than ever before and will plant several acres. A recent addition to the garden club is S. F. Nicks, Jr. Mr. Nicks was married in December and he too, feels the need of a good crop of potatoes, tomatoes and anything to fill the pantry. W. H. Adair will also go in for crops in a larger way than ever be fore. He too has an addition to the family. Gene Thompson, Robert Long, Jake Taylor. F. O. Carver, Jr., Tom Hamilton, Coy Day, Leonard Heff ner and others state that they will ■ plant no garden. o MANY SPEEDERS ; ARRESTED RECENTLY i People Urged to Co-operate With ‘ Officers and Drive Within the : Speed Limit. ( A marked difference has been 1 noted for the past several days in speeding in the city of Roxboro. ’ Local officers have been rounding up some of the speeders lately. This move was made for the general traffic safety and should produce re sults. j Many people of Roxboro have been j driving above the speed limit with out realizing the fact, but some haveH been speeding without any regard I. for the law. 1' All citizens are requested to co operate with the city officials and help make Roxboro a safer city for children as well as adults. An auto is a dangerous weapon, ( a speeding auto is worse than that. { WELFARE CONFERENCE \ AT LOUISBURG ; The Central District Welfare Conference will be held this year in Louisburg on March 25. All mem bers of the County Welfare Board, County Commissioners and other j interested persons are invited and ] urged to attend. o LOSES JACK POT The name of Mr. A. H. Smithey was drawn from the Jack Pot Wed nesday night Mr. Smithey was not present. He had not attended any of the shows that day, thereby los ing SSO which was the amount ,of , The Pot will continue to be sso| next Wednesday. * f I 1 CALL 250 We want all the news of your community. Please call us or send it in. NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE PRESENT PROMOTERS TO DISCONTINUE BOXING BOUTS Crowd Has Fallen Off to Such an Extent that Proposition Was a Loss Each Night. The present boxing promoters have decided to discontinue boxing exhibitions in Roxboro. The fans appear to be fed up on the fights and have stopped coming to such an extent that a loss has been taken on practically each exhibition for the last three months. Boxing has been a favorite sport here for about nine months and during that time a number of good boxers have been developed. Some of these boys will probably continue to box in nearby cities. “Wild Bill” Howard and Clyde “Jack” Oakley are the two best boxers in this county. Other local boys are pushing them hard for honors. Pattisal, of Danville, is the best boxer to appear here during the last year. o-- MRS. J. C HARRIS DIEDSATURDAY Funeral Services Held Sunday Aftemon at Clement Baptist Church. Final rites were conducted for Mrs. Jodie Coleman Harris, Roxbo ro resident, on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Clement Baptist church. Mrs. Harris was the wife of the late Charles J. Harris. Her death was caused by cancer of the throat and other complications, she had been ill for the past six months. She was well known in this community where she was very highly es teemed and her passing will be long felt by those who knew her. Mrs. Harris had been living in Roxboro about 12 years prior to her death. She had been a very active and devoted church worker at the Clement Baptist church where she was a member until sev eral months before her death. She is survived by three daught ers, Mrs. W. A. Maddry, Lowe’a Grove, N. C., Mrs. Charles Holeman, Roxboro, N. C., Miss Ruth Harris. Roxboro, N. C.. one sister. Mrs. Sal lie CrisD, Prosnect Hill, N. C. Rev. W. F. West, assisted by Rev. L. V. Coggins, was in charge of the funeral services. Pallbearers were Frank J. Hester, R. L. Wilburn, W. J. Edwards. John T. Blackard, Arthur Whitfield «M R. F. Trimm. Flower bearers were, grandchild ren. nieces and nephews of Mis. Harris: Evelyn Maddry, Elthea Mad dry, Thad Maddry, Mrs. Alex Baas; James Holeman, Charles Ifraak Holeman, Mrs. Thomas Mom, Gladys Trimm, Elizabeth Trimm, William Trimm and Roy Trimm. Interment was made in Clement Baptist church cemetery. o * MR. MARSH HESTER ILL Mr. Marsh Hester, resident of thn Bushy Fork community, who hm been very ill for the past week with pneumonia, continues to be very sick at this time. His condition is thought to be serious. o * MR. JOHN HESTER SICK Mr. John Hester, who lives in the Concord section of this county, ha* been quite ill at his home for the past week. Latest reports from hi* bedside indicate that his condttow is unimproved. o • - i MR. R. G. COLE IN HOSMTAE Mr. R. G. Cole of this city is 4 patient at Watt’s hospital hi Dur ham. o T' HARRY PUCKETT LEAVES 1 Harry Puckett, popular young man of Roxboro, left Sunday for Chatham, Va. where he has secured an Interest in the weekly paper of that city. Chatham has gained a good oM and the paper there win have a mm Mb# knows something abort
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