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CAUL til We want all the news of I your community. Please I call us or send it in. IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT 18 GOING ON ABOUND YOU BEAD TH* PERSON COUNTY TIMKB~IT IS A PAPEB FOB THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. - ■ '"■Vj VOLUME Vffl. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUCTS NUMBER TWENTY-SEC CHAMBER COM MERCE STARTS FILE FOR VACANT APARTMENTS Those Having Apartments or Rooms For Rent Urged To List Them With Roxboro Chamber Os Commerce Jack Bane, secretary of the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce, stated this week that he was started a" new file for vacant ap artments, houses, and rooms. All •who have any and care to rent them .are urged to list them with the Chamber of Commerce at once Mr. Bane stated that frequently people come to his office seeking information as to where they could secure rooms. If the necessary in formation wag at hand he would probably be successful in renting -quite a few. He would also like to have a list of any vacant stores) or offices in this city or county. It is needless to say that this is a service that has long been need ed in Roxboro. The one other factor that would mean much is for someone to build a few more stores in the business district as practically every one is now oc cupied. L —SL—o Annual Conference Baptist Church Financial Report of Church Showed Best Year In History Memorial Submitted By Mrs. Simpson The annual conference and so cial of the First Baptist Church “Wednesday night was most success ful in every way. The reports from all departments of the church were most gratifying. The financial report of the church showed the best year in the history of the church with a total of $7,768.50. The women made a total contribution of $ 1,- 111.52. The women are to be highly commended for their splendid work they have done in the past year. The total amount reported on hand for the building fund was $5,541.- 48. The church showed a net gain in membership of 24, bringing the total up to 676. After the business session, a very dnjoyable program was rendered. Those appearing on this program were: Mrs. Randolph Chitwood, Miss Mary Jane Walters and male chorus. After the program, refresh ments were served, with Mrs. W. S. Clary in charge. The following memorial was sub mitted by Mrs. H. G. Simpson: Seven of our members have been called to answer the final summons during the year of 1936. These are: Mrs. J. M;. Pass Mrs. J. T. Blanks : Mrs. J. H. Carver Mrs. Anna Bradsher Miss Arline Walthall Mr. W. J. Pettigrew. Mr. Nat B. Huff Mr. L. Bowles. We, the members of the First Baptist Church, give thanks to our God for the privilege of dontact with-these fellow Christians, and we extend to those whose hearts are stricken with grief, our deepest sympathy and warmest love, pray ing that the Father may comfort and strenghten them. We cannot think of them as dead, who from our sight has gone, Nor that the way we henceforth tread must be drear and lone. They live beyond the reach of sense, but not beyond our thought; We cannot think of them as dead, ]n deathless memories, from hence, their lives with ours are wrought We cannot think of them as lost, whose hands no more we hold; Who walks now with radiant host, within the gates of gold. So near their spirits to ours are, so close our hearts are bound, Their dwelling place cannot be far from where our own is found. o When names of jurors were be ing drawn for a murder trial in Mexico City, the name of the dead man was one of the first to come *rat of the box. lersoniMimes FINAL RITES HELD FOR J.T. WALKER Prominent Roxboro Citizen Died January Bth At Watts Hospital After Illness Os One Week. Mr. J. T. Walker, 72, prominent citizen of Roxboro, died on Jan uary Bth at Watt’s Hospital after an illness of one week. Mr. Walker suffered a stroke of paralysis on January Ist. and never recovered. For a number of years Mr. Walker was buyer for the Ameri can Tobacco Company on the local market. During the latter years of his life he was in the grocery business in Roxboro. Surviving the deceased are three sons, John T. Jr., and William Walker of Roxboro and Alfred Walker of Durham; one daughter, Mrs. J. E. Weatherly of Elizabeth City. Also surviving are two bro thers and two sisters, all of Rox boro, J. S. and George Walker, Mrs. R. A. Burch and Miss Nannie Walker. Funeral services were held at the home of his brother, J. S. Walker, Sunday afternoon. Rev. W. F. West was in charge. Pall bearers were Eugene Thompson, Sam Merritt, Manard Clayton, Robert Burch, Sam Win stead, T. A. Clayton and Wheeler Newell. Flower Bearers were W. H. Har ris, W. A. Sergeant, R. B. Smith, F. J. Hester. R. L. Wilburn, B. G. Clayton, D. S. Brooks, J. B. Kirby, J. D. Perkins, M. W. Satterfield, R. W. Lunsford, Dr. G. W. Gentry, Dr. A. F. Nichols, A. S. DeValming, T. E. Austin, D. W. Long, and Charlie Wilson. Interment was in Burchwood cemetery. DR.EM. BEAM 1 ELECTED TO CO. BOARD OF HEALTH Dr. J. H. Hughes and Dr. J. H. Mer ritt To Serve on Same Board The County Board of Health, com posed of Mr. F. D, Long, chairman of County Board of commissioners, Mr. R. B. Dawes, mayor, Mr. R. B. Griffin, superintendent of depart ment of education, met Friday af ternoon, January 8. At this meeting Dr. J. H. Merritt and Dr. J. H. Hughes were re-elected as members of thq board. Dr. H. M. Beam was elected as successor to Dr. B. E. Love, who declined to Serve another term. A County physician and a Coun ty health officer will be elected in the near future. Dr. B. A. Thax ton is now the County physician and has held this position for three terms. Dr. W. P. Richardson is now the County health officer, holding this offide the piagt two years. HAMBRICK, AUSTIN AND THOMAS NOW BEING REMODELED Hambrick, Austin and Thomas, local drug company, is now under going a very thorough job of re modeling. As soon as this work is complet ed this store will present a very attractive appearance. o Sam Barnett To Manage New Station New Sinclair Station On Rox boro-Longhurst Road Now Open The new Sinclair service station on the Roxboro-Longhurst Road is now open for business. After a careful survey by the Sinclair Co. Mr. Sam Barnett was selected as manager of this station. Mr. Barnette will carry a complete line of items generally found in service stations and will maintain a twenty four hour schedule per day. The name of Bamett-Sinclair Station has been selected. Mr. W. R. Minor, ageitf for the Sinclair Oil Company, was instru mental in getting this station in Roxboro. * The $150,000 Shrine of the Sun, errrected by Spencer Penrose, wealthy Colorado Spring? sportsman, to his friend Will Rogers, the humorist stands half-way up Cheyenne Mountain, overlooking a broad expanse of Colorado plains, and can be seen for 125 miles. It will be officially dedicated this Summer. ALMON R. KING DIED MONDAY Funeral Services Held At First Baptist Church of This City Almon R. King, age 36, husband of Mrs. Marie Carrol King, son of the late Robert and Mrs. Corina King, died January 11th., at 7:45 with pneumonia. He had been ill for one week. The deceased is survived by his wife, two children, Mary Elizabeth, Lillian Jean, and his mother, all of Roxboro. The funeral services Were held at the First Baptist Church, Roxboro, at 3:30 p.m., January 12th. by Rev. W. F. West. Pall bearers were Oscar Jordan, Paul Carroll, Robert Carroll, Ollie B. Carroll, Marshall Shook, and Roy Martin. Flower bearers were: Lee King, Carl King, Buck Whitt, Earnest Owen, Henry Monday, Fleming Monday, Frank Carver, Tom Hudgins, Russel Clayton, An drew Royster, Elder Royster, Phil lip Wesley. Interment was held in Burchwood Cemeltery. o WORK STARTS ON NEW BUILDING Work was started Monday morn ing on a new building that will be located next to the Roxboro Laun dry on Abbitt Avenue. Mr. C. T. Hall will be the owner of this building and it will be occupied by Chas. Holeman & Co.. George W. Kane has the contract. This build- > ing will be sixty-six feet wide and ninety feet deep. Later on addition will be made to the Roxboro Laundry. o Presbyterian Church 9:45 A M. Church School 11:00 A. M. Morning Worship. 6:45 P. M. Meeting of the young people of the church. Over One Hundred Present For Annual Cherokee Meeting Tues. C. G. Somers Os Burlington, Re-elected As President Os Council; Reports Made By All Districts Prove That Excellent Work Has Been Done. Bruce Carter Awarded Silver Beaver Over one hundred scouters were present for the annual meeting of Cherokee Council that was held in Roxboro on Tuesday night of this week at the community house. The meeting was presided over by Mr. C. G. Somers of Burlington, president of the council. The ad dress of welcome was made By R. B. Dawes of Roxboro. Bill Kane, local scout, rendered the invocat ion. Reports were made by Scouters from Madison, Graham, Burlington, ReidsviHe, Xjeaksville, Yafcicevtille, aiid Roxboro proved that the ROTARY TO OBSERVE LADIES NIGHT Meeting Will Be Held In Com munity House With.. Excel lent Program On Docket The Roxboro Rotary Club will observe ladies night on Tuesday night, January 28th. The meeting wsl be held in the community house on Court Street. Altho the program has not yet been arranged the committee has been appointed and they are now working on ideas that will provide plenty of fun and amusement. Ladies Night is always one of the largest events of the year for the Roxboro Rotary Club and this year will be no exception. Over one hundred guests and members are expected to be pres ent. Mr. R. M. Speincer is president of the Rotary Club at this time. Mr. Cris Waggoner is his able assistant. RUMMAGE SALE SATURDAY The ladies of the Episcopal Church will have a rummage sale Saturday afternoon at the rear of the courthouse. Clothes will be offered for men, women and children. Sale begins at 2:00 P. M. PRESIDENTS BALL TO BE ON JANUARY 29TH Tre President’s Birthday Ball will take place on January 29th., in the Kaplan Building. Seventy per cent of the pro ceeds will be used in this county for local children who are crippl ed. The other thirty per cent goes to the national committee for the same work. The Carolina Buccaneers have been secured to play for the oc casion. council was in excellent shape. Various awards were made during the meeting to those scout ers who by their excellent work, ,deserve recognition. The largest award that Chero kee Council can give, the Silver Beaver, was presented to Bruce Carter of Leaksville-Spray. After the business of the day was over Mr. Herbert Stuckey, scout executive from Atlanta, ad dressed those who were present His talk was very inspirational and enjoyed by all. Ci G. Somers, Burlington, N. C., was re-elected as president of Cherokee Council. Carl Bowen, Roxboro, was re-elected commis sion of this district. SAMUEL Y.WRENN DIED MONDAY P. M. Death Caused by Heart Trouble and Complications; Funeral Wednesday Mr. Samuel Young Wrenn, age 70, of Roxboro, N. C., Route 1, died January 11, 1937 at 8:45 p. m. His death occurred at the home of his nephew, Mr. Alex Wrenn, and was caused by heart trouble and com plications. He has been in ill health since about 1932, but he had been confined to bed since 1936. He is survived by: Mr. Alex Wrenn, with whom he was living, and numerous other neices and nephews. His brothers and sisters proceeded him in death. His sister, Miss Kate Wrenn, with whom he lived for several years until her death November 3, 1936. The funeral services were held at the home of Mr. Alex Wrenn, near Roxboro, N. C., Wednesday, January 13, 1937 at 2:00 p. m. by Rev. T. W. Lee, of Roxboro, N. C. The pall b(eareriS were: Messrs Estee Wrenn, Claude Harris, Ralph Long, Geo. Fox, Irvin Brooks, Press Whitt, A. J. Harris, I. T. Wrenn, I. S. Long, R.S . Long, J. M. Long, J. H. Foushee, G. E.' Harris, C. H. Hunter, C. C. Flagg, D. S. Brooks, T. D. Winstead, C. L. Brooks, Giles Crowder, J. L. Stanfield, R. E. Crumpton, J. W. Hamlin. I. D. (O’Brilant, Charlie Westbrooks, T. C. Tapp, J. A. Hamlin. Flower Bearers were: Jeanette Wrenn, Sybil Wrenn, E. T. Wrenn, Charlie Grinstead, Julia Grinstead, Melba Grinstjahd, JearJette Grin stead, Elizabeth Wrenn, Myrtle Wrenn, Cheslie Wrenn, Alice Wrenn Zenith Wrenn, Alice Wrenn, Janie Wrenn, Sarah Wrenn. He was buried in the Wrenn Family Cemetery, January 13, 1937. JESSIE DARE FOSTER PNEUMONIA VICTIM Survived by Numerous Relatives In Person County, Death Occurred In Richmond. Jessie Dare Foster, age 9, of Richmond, Va., died about five o’clock a. m. January 13, 1937. She was carried to a hospital in Rich mond about a week prior to her death for a operation for a bone trouble in her leg. After the oper ation it was necessary to give seve arl blood transfusions due to her weak condition. Several days after the operation she contracted pneu monia and because of her weak condition was not able to overcome this disease. The deceased is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Foster, of Richmond, Va., one brother, L. W. Foster, Jr. of Richmond, and three sisters, Dorothy, Nancy and Leslie, all of Richmond. Also sever al aunts and uncles of Roxboro, namely: Uncles: Aubrey Long, C. A. Long, Aunts: Mrs. A. C. Monday, Mrs. E. C. Evans, and Mrs. H. C. Tilman, of South Boston, Va. The funeral services were held at the Oak Grove Church at 2:00 p. m. January 14, 1937 by Rev. Marcus Lawrence. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Foster, were formerly of this county and moved to Richmond about ten year’s ago. The body arrived ’by train in Roxboro about twelve noon, Thursday, January 14, 1937 and was carried to Oak Grove Church where funeral services were held at 2:00 p. She was buried at the Oak Grove Church, January 14, 1937. o DR. LONDON HERE JAN. 19 Every man and woman in Per son County is cordially invited to hear Dr. Arthur London’s address to the Roxboro P. T. A. on Tues day, January 19th in the central Graded School at 3:30 P. M. Dr. London is a prominent child specialist of Durham and is well known in this community. It is expected that a large crowd will be present to hear his talk. NO COURT THIS MONTH Due to the illness of Judge Thomas Shaw there will be no January term of superior court in Person County. The next regular term will be the April term. TEN PAGES TODAY G. C. HUNTER SPEAKS TO SCHOOLMASTERS Club Met Tuesday Night at Hotel With R. C. Garrison, Presi dent, in the Chair. Four Schools To Enter State De bating Contests G. C. Hunter, executive vice-pres ident of the Peoples Bank, spoke to the Schoolmasters club Tuesday at Hotel Jones. Mr. Hunter spoke on the layman’s viewpoint of the schools. Two of the things that he stressed were that teachers and patrons should becom(e better ac quainted and that the schools should expand along vocational lines. He also gave some interest ing sidelights on banking. Mr. R. C. Garrison, principal of the Helena school, presided at the meeting. Mr. Garrison is president of the Schoolmaster’s Club Four county schools have decided to enter the state-wide triangular debates. These schools, wih their Cjoaches, are as follows: Helena-Miss Evelyn Crutchfield. Bethel Hill-Miss Ruth Starling Allensville- Mr. Thomas Gentry. Roxboro- Miss Mary Hester and Miss Roxanna Yancey. The next county-wide teacher’s meeting will be held at Bushy Fork School on Wednesday, January 27 at 3:30 p. m. GEORGE W. KANE GIVEN CONTRACT FOR DORMITORY New Building Will House Women At State University—Bonds Are Sold Contracts were let Saturday to threte Durham concerns and one Rjoxboro concern for construction of a new woman’s dormitory at the University of North Carolina. The dormitory, with a new gym nasium, are being built with the aid of PWA funds. General Contract, George W. Kane of Roxboro, $98,536; plumb ing, Rowe-Coward, Durham $6- 820; heating, Carolina Heating co., Durham, $4,850. The building has been designed by Atwood and Wdeks, Durham architects. Yesterday <the council Os state in Raleigh sold $225,000 worth of University of North Carolina bonds to match the PWA funds for the dormitory and gymnasium. The securities, selling at a premium of more than $5,000, will pay about 3.85 percent The securities were taken by Scott, Horner, and Mason, Inc., of Lynchburg, Va., and the Weil, Roth and Irving company of Cincinnati, Ohio. Announcement was made about two months ago that federal funds had been allocated for the build ings. Since that time the univer sity administration has been seek ing a means to raise its share of the cost 55 percent of the total. The present gymnasium has long .been inadequate. Spencer hall, the only woman’s dormitory on the campus, is able to house less than a third of the co-eds. o Dameron Long Now With Woody’s 1 . Funeral Home Has Had Wide Experience In This Particular Field And Very Popular In County Mr. Dameron Xiong, native of this county, but recently a resident of South Boston, Va. has accepted a position with Woody’s Funeral Home in Roxboro. Mr. Long has been engaged in the undertaking business for some time, having been connected with a South Boston concern. He is very popular in this county and Mr. W00d.% proprietor of Woody’s Funeral Home, counts himself fortunate in securing his services. ±
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