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CALL 250 hfe want all the news of Four community. Please call us or send it in. 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 vra. I YANCEYVILLE MAN TO HEAD HOLC AS STATE COUNSE Appointment Made to Fill Va cancy Caused When Judge P. S. Carlton of Salisbury Re signed. Greensboro, July 20—E. F. Up church, Jr., of Yanceyville, was ap pointed active staflq counsel of the Home Owners’ Loan corporation in North Carolina today by State Man ager Thomas C. Abemethy. The appointment was made to fill the vacancy caused earlier in the month when Judge P. S. Carlton, of Salisbury, resigned as state coun sel of the corporation in order to resume the practicq of law in that city. In accordance with the wish of Judge Carlton the change becomes effective at once. Before he became a member of the legal department of the HOLC in North Carolina Mr. Upchurch was associated with his father, E. F. Upchurch, Sr., in the practice of law in Yanceyville. He has been with thej corporation since October, 1933. o ALFRED SHOTWELL DIED SUNDAY Interment in Family Cemetery Immediately Following Ser vices. Alfred Shotwell, age 76, died at his home four miles north of Rox boro on Sunday, July 19, 1936, fol lowing an illness of two weeks. Heart trouble and complications caused his death. Mr. Shotwell was a very prominent farmer of Person County. He leaves a host of friends who sorely feel his passing. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lula Link Shotwell, seven sons, J. H., Zannie, Jack, Jqssie and Arnold, all of Person County; Dallas Shot well, Fort Bragg. N. C., and L.T. Shotwell, Asheville, N. C.; four daughters, Mrs. Lelia Perkins, Mrs. L. L. Long, Bettie and Odelle Shot well, all of Person County. Forty five grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Rev. N. J. Todd, assisted by Rev. Louis Coggins, had charge of the funeral services, which wfcre con ducted from the home Tuesday, July 21st at 2 o’clock p. m. Flower bearers were: Eloise and Alma Shotwell, LaVenia Walker, Jack Shotwell, Jr., Earl, Biff, Al fred, William and Merritt Shotwell, Christine and Odelia Perkins, Lo raine, Rachel and Margaret Long, Evelyn Gentry and Fannie Shot wiell, all grandchildren of Mr. Shot well. Interment was made in the fami ly cemetery immediately following the services. o With much terracing already done, and a great deal of the till able land planted to crops, it is becoming more difficult to find idle land for terracing in Richmond County. Gamp Cherokee Closed Oee Os Best Seasoes This Past Seeday Many Scouts Attended From Reidsville, Roxboro, Leaksville, Spray, Burlington, Graiham and Haw River. All Had a Fine Time and Learned Many Things That Will Help Them. Sunday, July 19, Camp Cherokee at Reidsville closed its most succes ful Reason. Camp Cherokee is the official Boy Scout camp of the Cherokee Council, which embraces Scouting activities in Reidsville, Roxboro, Leaksville, Spray, Burl ington, Graham, Haw River, etc. The Scouts thq[mselves have run the camp this year. The counselors are Scouts drawn from the Troops in the District. A self reliant lot, the set the pace, and thei campers fol lowed. Too, the camp has enjoyed facili ties this year not at their disposal before. The lake at camp, a gift of the P. W. A., is one of the vtery finest around. The new, natural log lodge, a beauty in any camp, is also a gift of the P. W. A. But the spirit in camp was not the gift of any outside organization. Aided and abetted by excellent Irrson|Mimes PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 23RD, 1936 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUCTS JOINT MEETING OF TWO CIVIC CLUBS Will Meet Monday Night to Hear Plans Discussed For Country Club. The Rotary and Klwanls clubs of Roxboro will Monday night at 6:30 p. m. in the Community House for the purpose of hearing about the proposed Country Club for the people of this county. The location has been gone over by members of a committee and everything has been given careful consideration. The committee will make a report of their finding at this meeting Monday night. The site at Loch. Lily has been judged to be one of the best in this community and if present plans mature a fine club will result. Plans are to have the old club house repaired, tennis courts erect ed, playgrounds and a golf course. It will take time to do all of this, but should nothing prevent people here may be enjoying the club at this time next year or even three or four months before this time. o SIX HELD IN JAIL IN SOUTH BOSTON BANK_ROBBERY Expect Trial to Take Place Within a Few Weeks. Trail Led First to Richmond. Joseph Williams, Jeter Hender son, John Daniels, William Wells, Mike and Taylor Camp bell are being held by Virginia authorities in connection with the bank robbery in South Boston a week or two ago. It is thought that they will be tried within the next few days. According to a statement given the South Boston News Tuesday morning by J. Ross Nolan, member of the South Boston Police Force and finger print expert who was active in the investigation of the robbery from the first, the authori ties, acting on information gained from witnesses whose names are not devulged, and other clues pick ed up there soon after the robbery, the chase started with tracing a man who was known to have been driving Henderson’s car. The trail led to Richmond where Sheriff Tune and Nolan, with the aid of Detec tives Wright and Anthony of the Richmond Polidq Department, found the name of the man they were looking for to be Joseph Williams, a resident of that city. He was arrested and later the] above named men were all arrested in the same connection. AB BARNETTE INJURED Ab Barnette, colored citizen of Rox boro, was seriously Injured when struck by an auto yesterday about 12 noon. He was rushed to a hospital in Durham at once. The car was driven by Dudson Dunn of Roxboro. Many who saw the accident termed it unavoidable. leaders and excellent surroundings, it was the spontaneous expression of boys who wqre having a good time, and getting something done The directors who headed the camp were Scout Executive “Pat” Patterson, Executive’s Assistant, Ivan Wetmore, and waterfront man Clem Lipscomb, who is, incidental ly, headmaster of the Prospect Hill school. No boy ever had himself a good time doing nothing. If the record of tests passed and Scouting advance is reviewed; or if the record of “Sinkers” turning into “Beginners,” and “Beginners” becoming “Swim mers” is looked at then it is easy to understand why Camp Cherokee has had such a successful season. It is then easy to see why the outstanding thing one notes at the camp is the spirit of pep and “go to it” that prevails. C. A. HINES TO SERVE ON COMMITTEE FOR STUDY OF LIQUOR Committee Will Study Liquor Control Situation Over En tire State. Majority of Mem bers Are Very Dry. Governor Ehringhaus Saturday afternoon appointed his commission to study the control of alcoholic bev erages in North Carolina, and Rep resentative Victor S. Bryant, of Durham, who introduced the bill three days before the long session of the 1935 general assembly was adjourned, was made chairman of the commission on which Charles Hines, of Greensboro, will serve. More on account of the subject than of the functions of the com mission, this body is important. It held and has held more than a year the largest interest in the public appraisal. It was thought when the general assembly of 1935 adjourned May 11, the commission would be immediately named as the legisla ture went home with the 17 liquor store county bills. But Governor Ehringhaus took his time about picking his commission. He would not namq it during the governor ship campaign. Others on the committee are L. R. Varser of Lumberton, Roland F. Beasley, John M. Robinson of Char lotte, Thomas W. Raoul of Asheville and Lee L. Gravely of Nash County. C. A. Hines on this committee is well known in Person County. o FUNERAL SERVICES FOR W. WEAVER I Heart Trouble and Complica j tions Given as Cause of Death. Funeral services were held Fri day, July 17, for Mr. William Weav- I er, 78, who died at his home in the | Allensville; community at 3:10 p. m. Thursday, July 16, 1936. Heart trouble and complications caused dea'th, which occurred after |eight months of illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Brown Weaver, five sons, Willie, Ed, Garland, Joe and Lonnie I Weaver, five daughters, Mrs. Es telle Harris, Mrs. Fannie Gates, Mrs. Mary Brann, Mrs. Thenia Chambers and Mrs. Hattie Lou Oak ley. Funeral services were conducted from Surl church at 2 o’clock p. m. Friday, July 17, 1936, with Elder | Lex Chandler officiating. I Pallbearbfs were Henry Brann, j Ruffin Clayton, Jess Evans, Dorsey Day, Ben Harris and Jim Evans. Interment followed in Surl church cemetery immediately after funeral i services. GOVERNMENT LETS CONTRACT FOR NEW POSTOFFICE BLDG. Expected That Work Will Start at Once. Site Has Been Clear ed and is Ready for Building. The Upchurch Co., of Montgom ery, Ala., placed the low bid on' the government postoffice building 1 for Roxboro and work will prob- j ably start in a short time. The bid | placed by this company was $51,711. The new building will be modern in * every detail and will be a de cided asset to the city and county. The site upon which this building will be placqd is ready for con-j struction. Just how long it will take sor | the actual work is not known, but;, at any rate it appears that the new building will be ready as soon , as the work can be completed. The building will bq on the corn er lot of Main and Academy streets. —o NOTICE OF SERVICE AT LONG MEMORIAL There will be a church school Service at 11 o’clock Sunday morn ing at Edgar Long Memorial church. The service will be conducted by the Superintendents of the various divisions of our Sunday School. The children will have their part in this service. W. A. SERGEANT, Gen. Supt. GORDON HUNTER APPOINTED TO AN IMPORTANT POST Appointed Chairman of Public Education Comm ittee o f American Bankers Associa tion. G. C. Hunter, local banker of Roxboro, was recently appointed as chairman of the Public Education Committee of the N. C. Bankfers Association which is a branch of the American Bankers Association. The N. C. Bankers Association is) divided into ten groups and Mr. Hunter will appoint chairmen for each group. The purpose of the Educa tion Committee is to inform school students, members of civic organi zations and other groups of the dif ferent changes in banking and banking laws and also to foster and support chapters of the American Institute of Banking. Study groups are also formed in large cities for teaching various phases of banking and banking laws. There are a number of schools in this ) state. The nearest to Roxboro is . Durham. Last winter Messrs. J. B. Riggsbee and E. B. Craven attend ed this school. About 60,000 Junior Bankers attend thesfc. schools ov er the U. S. and the course requires I five years for completion, ti Mr. Hunter plans an active cam paign for public education concern i; ing banking. o LARGE CROWDS AT ASSOCIATION Next Association to be Held at Shiloh Church Near Roxboro. The annual Primitive Baptist As sociation was held at Eno Primi tive Baptist church, near Bragtown, Durham County, N. C. on Satur day, Sunday and Monday, July 18, . 19 and 20th. Large crowds from every sur rounding section attended. Many 1 families camped on the church ! grounds and attended each and every service which was held. Those who attended the. Association reported excellent preaching by ministers of the Lower Country Line Association as well as visiting ministers from various Associations. The next Asociation will be held at Shiloh church which is located about six miles north of Roxboro. The introductory sermon was preached at 11 o’clock Saturday morning by Elder M. D. Teasley, of Durham, N. C. At 1 o’clock that afternoon the Association met in the church where all business was transacted. At this time Mr. F. D. Long was re-elected Moderator of the Association and Mr. J. J. Whit ley was re-elected Clerk. Preaching was held in the morn ing, afternoon and night of each of the three days. There were 35 visit ing ministers. Five home ministers made a grand total of 40 ministers of the gospel attending. Several preachers came from a distance. Elders J. C. Sikes, of Texas and Wright Clayton, of Kentucky, were included in this list. Thirty-three sermons were preach ed on the grounds during the week end. Nearly one hundred tents were on the grounds which j were well lighted. Excellent order I was preserved throughout the meet-1 ing, o MISS MARY NICHOLS AT * METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL Miss Mary Nichols, of the Insti tutional Church of Kansas City, Mo., delivered a splendid talk at the Methodist Sunday School last Sunday. A large; crowd was pres ent to hear this talk by Miss Nichols and all regarded it as one of the best. At the present time Miss Nichols is spending her vacation in Rox boro. o W. M. S. CIRCLES TO MEET The W. M. S. Circles of the First Baptist church will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock as follows: Circle No. 1 with Mrs. J. H. Bass. Circle No. 2 Picnic at Loch Lily at 5:30 o’clock. Circle No. 3 with Mrs. R. L. Wil burn. Circle No. 4 with Mrs. Robert Whitfield. PAUL CASHWEL TO BE TRANSFERRED Receives Splendid Promotion That Will Take Him to Zebu lon, To Leave in About a Week. Paul Cashwell, one of the most popular managars for Carolina Power and Light Company ever to be in Roxboro, has received notice that he is to be transferred to Zebu lon, N. C. This comes in the way of a promotion to Mr. Cashwell a9 the office there serves a much larg er territory than this office do>es. He will leave Roxboro in about a week. Roxboro people are glad to know that Paul has received a promotion, but thqy regret the fact that he and his wife will leave Roxboro. Mr. Cashwell stated in an inter view this week that he liked Rox boro better than any city that he had qver lived in and that he hated to leave here. He will be succeeded by Mr. Isley of Dillon, S. C. who comes here well recommended. o NEW POLICY TO BE ADOPTED BY LOCAL BOXING PROMOTERS Will Use Home Talent and Re duce the Price of Admission to All. Issue Call to All Who Care to Box. MAY HAVE CONSTANT BOXING EXHIBITIONS The local boxing promoters have decided to adopt a rfqw policy in regard to the exhibitions that will be staged here in the future. They have decided to use all local talent and reduce the price of admission to 25c for general admission and 10c for ringside. All children under 12 years of age will be admitted for ten cents. For the past six or seven fights the people of this county have not been turning out for thfe engage ments and the promoters feel that this might be due to the total price of 50c that 'was required for a ring side Seat and also to the fact that the people were not interested in boxers who did hot live around, here. All boys, and men too, who feel that they can box and would like to try are urged to leave their names and addresses at the Times and those in charge; will try to see that they land a place on a program. The next program will probably be on August Bth. Local talent will be used. There will be one bout, a fre'epfor-all, with six or seven col ored boys blindfolded, and four or five other bouts. About 25 rounds will be staged each night. The promoters hope to have fights every othqr week on Satur day night. This new policy is not defi nite for any length of time. If it does not meet with favorable re action the old policy and old price will bte reverted to. First Day Os Roxboro Curb Market Is Decided Success Eighteen Farmers Sold Produce Last Saturday Morning and Received the Sum of Sixty five Dollars in Cash. MANY PRODUCTS OFFERED BY PERSON CO. FARMERS Last Saturday was the first day of the Roxboro Curb Market and it was pronounced a decided success from every standpoint. Eighteen farmers brought produce for sale and they rtepeived the sum of sixty five dollars in cash for their pro duce. Things offered for sale were: chickens, eggs, butter, snap beans, butter beante, okra, beets, carrots, onions, corn, tomatoes, cabbage, squash, cucumbers, honey, peaches, hams, side meat, canned goods and black berries. Approximately ten more fanners are expected this Saturday morn ing arid they will probably offer an even larger variety of country INTERESTING EVENTS OF YEARS AGO Thursday, July 23, 1865, Gen. Booth founded the Salvation Army. NUMBER ON* PIONEER TO BE OPERATED BY MITCHELL & HESTER Recent Rains Have Helped Per son County Crop and Indica tions Point to a Good Price. Another announcement come* this week concerning the operation of one of Roxboro’s leading ware houses. The Pioneer will operate as usual and will be managed by Bob Hester and T. T. Mitchell. These two men are capable warehouse men and are very popular in this county. It is presumed that all four ware houses will operate in Roxboro this year and since the recent rain it is thought that this county will pro duce a nice crop of tobacco. The general opinion is that to bacco will be higher this year than last year. Many sections of the to bacco belt report a short crop and a crop that is not so good. The crop here may be a little short, but the quality should be there. Farmers are already curing in some instances and fires will be under the barns from now on. o YOUNG BOYDROWNED IN LOCH ULY SUNDAY Rescue Workers Forced to Dive For the Body Which Was Rescued in a Few Minutes. Henry Thomas Smith, 17-year-old son of Jessie P. and Ida Smith, of Harmony, Va., was drowned in Chub Lake about 5:30 o’clock Sun day afternoon. Young Smith was swimming alone when he was heard to call for help. Due to the fact that he was under water, rescue work ers werq forced to dive for the body which was brought to the surface only a few minutes after the call, but nothing could be done to bring life. Surviving are his father and mother, two brothers, Roy and Richard Smith, three sisters, Myr tle, Pauline and Madie Smith, all of Harmony, Va. Funeral services were conducted from Harmony Methodist church on Monday, July 20th at 4 o’clock p. m„ with Rey. Harroll, assisted by Rev. Sawyer, officiating. Pallbearers were Pell Morris, Smith, Ernest Long, Ken dall Long, Thomas Walker and Howard Taylor. Flower bearers were Shirley Walker, Louise Reagon, Lois Trick ery, Nannie Jones, Odell Warren and Ollie Smith. Interment was made in Harmony Methodist church cemetery immedi ately following funeral services. o SPAIN IN REVOLT Madrid Three Premiers in 24 hours failed to stay the wave of rebillion sweeping through Spain, aided by forces being sent across the Mediterranean from Spanish Morocco, which is entirely in the hands of the rebels. The Govern ment is arming labor in an effort to put down riots in the larger cities. produce. All of the Vegetables that are sold are fresh vegetables. They are picked the same day that they are sold. , Mrs. P. L. Thomas, who has charge of this project, stated that she was well pleased with the first day. One hundred and fifty cus tomers bought from the curb mar ket. If any others wish to sign up they may do so by getting in touch with Mrs. P. L. Thomas, Roxboro, N. C. The location of the market has been changed to the Hyco Ware house, side entrance facing Main street. o ELDER CLAYTON TO PREACH Elder Wright Clayton, of Ken tucky, will preach at the Roxboro Primitive Baptist church tonight at 7:30 o’clock. The public is cordially invited.
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