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IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUND YOU BEAD THE PEBSON COUNTY TIMES—IT IS A PAPEB FOB ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
VOLUME VBL PUBLISHED EVEBY THURSDAY, ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1936 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUCTS NUMBER FORTY-SIX
Construction Bids For Post Office
To Be Called lor Before dune IS
Working Drawings Fir Tins
. Project Are Completed And
Now Being Checked. Only a
Few Details To Be Completed
B’efore Actual Work Is Start
ed.
WORK SHOULD START
AT AN EARLY DATE
Frank W. Hancock, Representa
tive from this District, received the
following letter regarding the Rox
boro post offioq from the Treasury
Department last week.
My dear Mr. Hancock:
Reference is made to your per
sonal call at the Procurement Di
vision on May 27, 1936 urging ex
pedition in the preparation of draw
ings for the new United States Post
Office proposed for erection in Rox
boro.
The working drawings for this
project are completed and now be
ing checked, specifications will be
finished by the end of the first week
in June, after which the work will
be advertised for competitive con
struction bids. It is expected that
this action will be taken before
June 15, 1936 provided the prede
termination of wage rates has been
made in accordance with the pro
visions of the Bacon-Davis Act.
Your interest in the Federal build
ing for this point is appreciated, and
it is the intention of this Division
to exert all possible effort to place
the project on the market at the
earliest practicable date.
Very truly yours,
NEAL A. WELICK,
Assistant Director of
Procurement.
COURTROOM FULL
A S M DONALD
SPOKE IN ROXBORO
Introduced to Person County
Audience by Mr. W. R. Wilker
son, Chairman of Board of
Education.
LOUD SPEAKER USED
Dr. Ralph McDonald, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of N. C., spoke in Roxboro
last Friday aftqmoon at 4:30 p. m.
Dr. McDonald vfas greteted by a
large audience that more than filled
the Person County courthouse.
Mr. E. E. Bradsher introduced
Mr. W. R. Wilkerson who in turn
presented Dr. McDonald. Mr. Wil
kefson stated that he was very
anxious that the right man be se
lected to head the government of
the state of North Carolina.
Dr. McDonald attacked the pres
ent state administration for its fail
ure to call a special session of the
legislature to consider tobacco con
trol legislation. He also attacked
the sale’s tax and stated that he did
not favor it in any form and gave
the specific places where he would
raise the money that was now de
rived by the sales tax.
Dr. McDonald used a broadcast
ing system in order that his talk
could be heard outside of the court
room.
The race for the nomination for
governor grows warmer and warm
er in this county and all three can
didates have a number of support
ers.
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MR. MEADOWS GOES i
TO SED ALIA, MO. |
Mr. John T. Meadows, proprietor
of Roxboro Flower Shop will leave
on June 10-for Sedalia, Mo. to at
tend the annual convention of the
Missouri State Florist Association.
Mr. Meadows expects to return
with all thq new ideas of the Florist)
trades.
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JIM HARRIS GETS
MAINE FISHING UCENSE
Jim Harris, City Manager, has re
ceived a bill fold and a fishing
license from Mr. Louis J. Brann,
•Governor of Maine.
The bill fold has the name of Mr.
Harris stamped on it in gold letters.
It so happened that there was no
lersonMimts
CUT DADS EECT
OFFICERS TUES.P.M.
James Harris Re-elected City
Manager For Next Two Years.
ALL RETAINED
The Commissioners of the City of
Roxboro met Tuesday night in their
regular monthly meeting and re
elected the following officials for
two years.
James Harris, City Manager.
Sam Oliver, Chief of Police.
Chas. Wade, Policeman.
J. E. Latta, Policeman.
I. O. Abbitt, street and water
superintendent.
Collin Abbitt, Asst, water super
intendent).
L. K. Walker, Fire truck superin
tendent and all time fireman.
Jack Parham, mechanic.
J. M. Johnson, caretaker of ceme
tery.
The officials also made the privi
lege license for out-of-town laun
dries SSO, and for out-of-town press
ing clubs clubs SIOO. This relates to
those who do business in Roxboro.
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TWO ROXBORO GIRLS
WATTS’ GRADUATES
Twenty Students Complete
Nursing Course—Prizes Pre
sented.
Twenty graduates of the Watts
hospital nurses school received di
plomas at the school’s commence
ment exercises in the woman’s col
lege auditorium at Duke university
Tuesday night. Dr. Milton Rosenau,
director of the University of North
Carolina public health school, was
the principal speaker.
The graduates are: Evelyn Frances
Burke, Wilmington; Nannie Moore
Blackwood, University; Fannie Foy
Carden, Durham; Nannie Lois Cran
ford, Albemarle; Henrietta Maxine
Cash, Durham; Myra Norman Dor
sey, Goldsboro; Gracie Mae Garrett,
Roxboro; Mary Ruth Gowens, Gra
ham; Nell Graham, Seneca, S. C.;
Lillian Irene Gunter, Chapel Hill;
Alda Elizabeth Kelley, Charlotte;
Emma Myrtle Pike, Winfall; Helen
Christine Pleasants, Greensboro;
Ellen Nora Ragan, Durham; Nettie
Jane Smartt, Virgilina, Va.; Belle
Wyolene SprOuse, Lenoir; Ruth
Leigh Watts, Chapel Hill; Virginia
Katherine White, Durham; Carolyn
Elizabeth Whitten, Roxboro, and
Goldie Marie Yancey, Zebulon.
R. L. Lindsay presided over the
program and Rev. David W. Yates,
rector of St. Phillip’s Episcopal
church, delivered the invocation. A
vocal solo was given by Mrs. Rosa
Warren Myers, with Mrs. Burt Cun
ningham at the piano. Miss Bessie
H. Jones, principal of the school,
presented the nurses’ pins.
The A. G. Carr memorial prize
was awarded Miss Christine Pleas
ants, who was judged “the student
nurse, who by her integrity, loyalty
to duty and fine character of work,
has set the high standard for the
class.”
The N. D. Bitting prize was
awarded to Miss Mrya Dorsey for
having the highest grade in surgical
nursing theory and practice.
Members of the graduating class
will be honored at a dance at the
Washington Duke hotel from 9 Un
til 12.
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1 MR. L. E. ANDREWS ELECTED
Mr. L. E. Andrews of Aulander,
N. C. was elected by the city school
board Monday night as supervising
principal of the Roxboro City
schools to take the place of Mr. G.
C. Davidson who recently resigned.
Mr. Andrews is a graduate of
Wake Forest College and also stu
died at Columbia University. He is
34 years of age and has been teach
ing for about nine years,
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PRECINCT CHAIRMAN AND
COMMITTEE SHOULD BE
APPOINTED
j
The time draws nedr when all pre
cinct chairmen and committee, com
posed of five members in all, should
be appointee. «w'
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CANDIDATES FOR DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR
CLYDE R. HOEY
“SANDY” GRAHAM
“SANDY” GRAHAM
SPEAKS BEFORE
LARGE AUDIENCE
Courthouse Full on Tuesday
Afternoon as Graham Delivers
Address Here.
INTRODUCED BY MR. HARRIS
A. H. “Sandy” Graham, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor, made his first political
speech in Roxboro Tuesday after
noon before a large audience in the
courthouse.
Mr. S. G. Winstead, campaign
manager in this county for Mr.
Graham, addressed the audience
and a splendid plea for this
candidate. Mr. R. L. Harris then
followed Mr. Winstead and introduc
ed the speaker of the afternoon.
Mr. Graham made no rash prom
ises to the people of this county,
but he stated that he would try to
give them a safe and sane govern
ment for the next four years if he
was elected.
He is well known in Person coun
ty, being a native of Orange county
and has a large number of Person
county supporters.
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MR. BRADSHER ACCEPTS
WASHINGTON POSITION
Mr. Kenneth Bradsher has ac
cepted a government position in
Washington, D. C., and left this
County Sunday afternoon. It is not
known what department he will be
in.
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TO THE PEOPLE OF PERSON
COUNTY
I take this last opportunity to
thank the people of this County for
their loyal support in the past. I
have endeavored to see each and
every one of you personally to ex
press this, but for various reasons
I have been unable to do so. On
June the sixth the primary will be
Hqld and the Person County Demo
crats will select their candidate for
Treasurer. Every vote will count in
determining this matter. Being one
of the candidates for that office of
honor I wish in advance to thank
qach and every voter who will sup
port me at thaft time.
Sincerely,
S. BEN DAVIS.
Political adv.
DR. RALPH MCDONALD
JOHN ALBERT McRAE
ROXBORO MINISTER
TO BE ORDAINED
PRIEST SAT. A. M.
Bishop Edwin A. Penick to Have
Charge of Program Saturday
Morning.
On Saturday morning, June 6 at
10:30, Rev. Alfred Stratton Law
rence, Jr., will be ordained priest
at St. Phillip’s Episcopal church,
Durham, N. C., by the Rt. Rev Ed
win A. Penick, D. D., bishop of the
diocese of North Carolina. The ser
mon will be preached by Rev. Mr.
Lawrence’s father, Rev. Alfred S.
Lawrence, rector of the Chapel of
the Cross, Chapel Hill. He will be
presented by Rev. David W. Yates,
rector of St. Phillip’s church. A
number of clergymen from out of
town will be present and take part
in the service.
Rev. Mr. Lawrence was born on
August 27, 1910, at Morganton, N.
C. He attended the Virginia Episco
pal school at Lynchburg and the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill where he has lived in
recent years. Prior to his studying
for the ministry, he was active in the
work of the Young People’s Service
league, serving as president of that
organization in the diocese of North
Carolina and holding office in the
province. For a year he was a Y.
M. C. A. secretary in New York
City.
Rev. Mr. Lawrence entered the
theological school of thq University
of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., in
1932. He was graduated in 1935, and
in June of that year was ordained
to the diaconate, which is the first
order of the ministry of the church.
During one summer he attended the
summer school of social service of
the Episcopal church, located at Cin
cinnati, O.
During the past year Rev. Mr.
Lawrence has served as minister-in
charge of St. Joseph’s church, West
Durham, St Andrew’s church, East
Durham, and St. Mark’s church,
Roxboro. He has also been engaged i
in work among the Episcopal stu
dents at Duke university. He has
filled various capacities in the sum
mer camps of the Episcopal church
at Vade Mecum and now holds the
office of business manager of these
camps. ~Rqv. Mr. Lawrence has ac
cepted a call to the assistant to the
rector of St Phillip’s church and to.
continue his present work. ,
Frank Hancock To Hddress
Person People Friday, dune S
G. C. DAVIDSON
SEVERS CONNECTION
Has Been Superintendent of
Schools For a Period of Nine
Years.
At a meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Roxboro Schools on
Monday night, June 1, Mr. G. C.
Davidson severed his connection
with these schools. We are sure it
was with the deepest regret on the
part of the board and of his fellow
citizens that this action was taken.
There have been few men in our
town who have had a higher sense
of their responsibilities to their fel
lowman or who have made better
citizens in our community than Mr.
G. C. Davidson. He has been Sup
erintendent of the Roxboro Graded
Schools over a period of nine years.
During that time the membership
of these schools has constantly
grown until it has almost doubled
what it was when he came here.
His administration has been one of
achievement during which our
schools have constantly expanded.
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KANE STARTS WORK
ON NEW STRUCTURE
Contract for 17-Story Structure
Was Largest Issued in South
Last Month.
Contract for construction of the
new Home Bank building on the old
postoffice site in Durham was the
largest contract of its kind authoriz
ed in the south last month, according
to the Manufacturers Record daily
construction bulletin. The archi
tect’s drawing of the 17-story bank
and office building appears in the
bulletin, along with a descriptive
story.
George W. Kane, Roxboro con
tractor, began clearing the, site of
debris Monday morning at 7 o’clock
preparatory to excavating the site
'for a depth of more than 30 feet.
It is hoped to have the new struc
ture “out of the ground” within the\
next few months. From ground level
to the height of the building will be
206 feet.
Hundreds of people on Parrish,
Corcoran and West Main streets of
Durham stopped Monday morning
to watch the giant crane picking up
tons of debris and place it in waiting
trucks. The old postoffice building
from the ground up had been razed
when the crane went into action.
Parrish street from Corcoran to
Market street will be closed to auto
mobile traffic in the near future to
allow building operations, and a
movement is now on foot to have
Market declared a two-way street,
and allow parking only on one side
between Parrish and West Main.
This, it is said, will relieve conges
tion and prevent much confusion,
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N. S. THOMPSON ILL
Mr. N. S. Thompson is ill at his
home here on North Main street.
His condition is reported to be bet
ter at this time.
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INTERESTING SPEAKER AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING
Miss Katie Murray, who for sev
eral years has been laboring at
Chungchow in Honan Providence in
China will speak at the morning
hour at the First Baptist Church.
Miss Murray is an unusually fine ;
speaker who comes with a stirring)
message fresh from the turbulent
section of Northwest China.. Those
who have heard Miss Murray recent
ly at one of our Associational gath
erings will need no urgent invita
tion, for to hear her once is to want !
to hear her again.
Miss Murray will speak at Clement
Church at 3 p. m. and at Semora
at the evening hour.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity
of hearing a worth while message.
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BEDFORD PERKINS WINS
Bedford Perkins, Roxboro, was
winner of the S3O Jade Pot at the
{Mup UeatnJlMt iiAt
| INTERESTING EVENTS
OF YEARS AGO
Thursday, June 4, 1738,
I King George 111 of England
I born.
I Will Speak at Courthouse at 3
P. M. on Eve of Primary.
Large Crowd Expected to Hear
Congressman.
EVERYONE INVITED
Congressman Frank W. Hancock,
representative from this district,
will address the people of this sec
tion of thq country Friday after
noon, June sth, at the courthouse
in Roxboro at 3 p. m.
A large crowd is expected to hear
Mr. Hancock discuss the principles
involved in this present campaign.
Many will probably be present
from Granville and Caswell as well
as a large crowd from Person.
Mr. Hancock spent a few minutes
in Roxboro on Wednesday of this
week and he stated that he would
be very glad to address the people
of this section Friday. He has a
number of friends in Person County
who have been very busy in his be
half.
All are invited to be present for
this address. Ladies are urged to be
present.
This will probably be the last po
litical speech before the primary
and m&rks thq fifth for this year
in Roxboro.
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CHAS. HARRIS IS
GOLF CHAMPION
Defeated Horace Snow in Tour
nament Final at Hope Valley
Last Saturday.
ROXBORO FANS PRESENT
Charlie A. Harris, Roxboro golfer,
has added another trophy to his
golf collection. Last Saturday after
noon he defeated Horace Snow in
18 holes of golf at Hope Valley.
Prior to this time he had defeated
three other opponents. His final
score for Saturday was 2 and 1.
A number of Roxboro fans fol
lowed Harris during this match and
offered him all possible encourage
ment.
Roxboro’s champion was present
ed a cup for winning this match.
This cup will be placed along with
others that he has won in golf,
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SATURDAY THE IMPORTANT
DATE
I just want to say that if I have
not been able to see you and tell
you that I would appreciate your
support it is because thtei time has
been too short to see every body. I
want each one of you to know that
I will appreciate your support I
know it is a busy time now, but
please take time to havei a voice in
electing the man who will help make
your laws.
Thanks, f
B. B. KNIGHT.
Political adv. f
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VOTE FOR MCDONALD
McDonald is going to be for the
State of N. C. what Roosevelt has
been to the U. S.
Vote for Dr. Ralph McDonald and
you will be voting to eliminate the
sales tax, raising the pay of the
working class of people, increasing
the pay of school teachers, eliminat
ing the old machine politicians mid
returning the State; of N. C. back
to the people to whom it belongs.
Person County McDonald
Committee.
Political adv.
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RECEIVED HIGHEST HONORB
Miss Jennie Wilbome, 16 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wil
borne of the Hurdle Mills section,
has completed her work at the
school for the Deaf and Dumb at
Morganton, North Carolina, and
has received her diploma with high
est honors. Jennie entered this
school in the year of 1926 and gradu
ated with the class of 1936. During
her school career she has won many
honors, such as swimming and div
ing contests, etc.
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YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE 1
I will appreciate your "speaking"
for me.
Vote for J. Brodie