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IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUND YOU BEAD TBK PERSON COUNTY TIBIBi—IT IS A PAPEB FOB *l-1. THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
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VOLUME VHL PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1937 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUCTS NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN
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Appointment For West Point
Mr. Charles Wallace Armstrong,
son of Dr. and Mrs. C. A Arm
strong, of Salisbury and the grand
son of Mr. Bill Harris, of Roxboro,
received word Friday, January 15,
of an appointment to West Point.
He will go to Washington March 2
for a physical and mental exami
nation.
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: Hog sales continue to grow with
prices remaining high, Bays a re
port from Craven County.
JpTSoti«(Einies
FINAL RITES HELD
FOR C. D. OAKLEY
Death Caused By Pneumonia
After Illness of One Week
Interment in Family
Cemetery
Carl Dolian Oakley, 22, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alvis Oakley, died at his
home near Chub Lake. Sunday af
ternoon at 1:00 p. m. The deceased
had been ill with pneumonia for
one week.
He is survived by his mother and
father; two brothers, Rainey and
Harold Clayton; seven sisters, Mrs.
J. H, Duncan, Mrs. A. L. Harris,
Mrs. F. N. Duncan, Lenna Oakley,
Nellie Oakley, Ava Oakley, Louise
Oakley and Pauline Clayton, all of
Person County.
Funeral services were held at the
home Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.
m. with Elder Lex Chandler in
charge. He was assisted by Rev.
Thomas Hamilton.
Active pall bearers were: Sylves
ter Clayton, James Woody, Brady
Clayton, Presley Anderson, Bernice
Oakley and Clarence Oakley.
Flower belarers were: Mildred
Duncan, Mary King, Onnie Painter,
Thelma Oakley, Mary Clayton,
Clyde Clayton, Bruce Duncan, and
Burley Wilkins.
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AVERAGES OVER
22 CENTS TOES.
135,000 Pounds of Tobacco Sold.
Rain Kept Large Amount
From Coming
The Roxboro Tobacco Market
opened with a bang on Tuesday
morning and would have opened
with a large bang had the weather,
been good. Approximately 135,000
pounds of tobacco were on the
floors. The tobacco here averaged
over 22 cents per pound in spite
of the fact that the tobacco here
was not the best type. Had the
weather been good it is probable
that 100,000 more wtould
have been offered for sale.
Over 35,000 pounds were here on
Wednesday and this too brought a
good price. Farmers were delighted
with prices on both days and many
wished that they had not sold so
much before Christmas.
This market through Tuesday of
this week has sold 3,651,570 pounds
of tobacco at an official average of
$24.54. The market will probably
sell another half million pounds or
more.
RACHE WHITFIELD
INJURED MONDAY
Injury Very Painful, But Not as
Serious as First Thought
Rachel Whitfield, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Whitfield of Roxboro,
was injured Monday about noon
when she was struck by an automo
bile driven by Everett Thomas,
colored youth of this county. Rachel
suffered fwo broken bones in her
left leg and her knee cap was also
injured.
Thomas was driving a Ford V 8
and was driving west The accident
occurred almost in front of the
childs home on Leasburg Ave.
It is understood that the driver
of the car made every effort to
avoid the accident, but was unable
to do so. He picked up the child and
brought her to the office of a local
physician who decided that it would
be better to take her to Durham
for an examination at Watt’s Hos
pital.
It was at first thought that the
injuries wore more serious than
they are and much concern was
evident on the part of friends of
the family.
Thomas was placed under a bond
of $200.00.
Thursday, The condition of Rach
el Whitfield is much better.
LC. ATKINSON NOW
ASSOCIATED WITH
JOYNER CHEV. CO.
Has Been Connected With Chev
rolet Motor Co. of Charlotte,
For Past Eight Years
Was Retail Selling Manager of
Charlotte Zone
Mr. E. C. Atkinson, Louisville, Ky.,
recently of Charlotte, N. C. is now
associated with the C. H. Joyner
Chev. Co. of this city. Mr. Atkinson
has been in the auto business for
a number of years and will be in
active charge of the local company.
Mr. Joyner will manage the sales
department.
Mr. Atkinson comes to Roxboro
form the Chevrolet Motor Co. in
Charlotte, where he has been em
ployed for the past eight years. His
last position before coming to Rox
boro was that of a retail selling
manager. He is a native of Louis
ville, Ky., and attended Louisville
Male High School. After his gradua
toin there he studied law at Duke
University where he was a member
of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.
His first job in the automobile
business was selling used cars. Later
he went with Ford Motor Co. and
spent some time in the plant assem
bling cars then later with the sales
departments.
For two years he was advertising
manager of the Eskimo Pie Corp.
Following this he accepted a posi
tion with the Chevrolet Motor Co.
Three different jobs occupied his
attention there, first, district man
mger, sccondr li'tiefrhwgi l '* and-Rn
ally promoted to retail selling man
ager. During the years 1934, 35, and
36 he was a member of the All
American selling team of Chev
rolet Motor Co. and was awarded
numerous badges for his work in
this department.
Mr. Atkinson is a single man,
member of the Methodist church
and was a member of the Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce.
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Four farmers of Cumberland
County have set aside parts of their
farm woodlands for tree thinning
and planting demonstrations.
CENTRAL SCHOOL
HAS VISITORS
Rev. M. W. Lawrence and Rev.
W. F- West Brought
Messages
Central school has been lately
favored by having the following
friends visit the school. Both Rev.
W. F. West and Rev. Marcus Law
rence brought very interesting and
truly helpful messages in “story
form” which everyone thoroughly
enjoyed and appreciated. On Tues
day morning, Jan. 19, Miss Mollis
Walters entertained the teachers and
pupils in a very charming manner
with a well chosen number of read
ings. This was the first time that
either Miss Walters or Mr. Lawren
ce had visited our school, however
it is the sincere desire that these
two new friends and Mr. West vi
sit us again, and many times in the
near future.
Miss Claire Harris’ sth A sec
tion won both the Attendance and
P. T. A. Banner for the last month.
Miss Isabel deVlaming’s 4th B
section won the Attendance Banner
this month. This section of the 4th
grade believe in coming to school
as evidenced by the fact that they
have won the banner every month
this year.
The attendance in general has
been unusually good considering the
bad weather we have had recently.
Therefore we congratulate every
boy and girl who comes to school
everyday.
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With Person Motors
Mr. J. A. Humphries has accept
ed a position with Person Motors,
Die. and will be in the sales depart
ment of this company.
Prior to this time Mr. Humphries
has been nttuiager of a service sta
tion on Lamar Street.
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Yadkin County farmers report re
ceiving -$8,750.18 in soil conser
vation checks to date for having co
operated in the soil conservation
program in 1936.
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E. C. ATKINSON
Manages Joyner Chevrolet Co.
7.42 INCHESOF
RAIN FOR JAN.
Only Two Clear Days This Mon
th- Jan- 1936 Rainfall Was
8.37 Inches.
18 Rainy Days in December 1936
It has been raining in Person
County during the first twenty days
of the month, but not as much as
you might think as compared with
other months.
The total rainfall for the first
twenty days of Jan. 1937 has been
7.42 inches. Twelve days have been
cloudy. Six have been part cloudy
and two have beqn clear. „.There
twenty that saw no rain at all.
This compares with Jan. of 1936
in the following ways. The total
rainfall for the month was 8.37 in.
Rain fell 13 days during this month
and it snowed three days during
the month. 13 days were entirely
cloudy while 7 were partly cloudy,
11 were clear.
December of 1936 gives the fol
lowing facts. Total rainfall 4.78 in.
Rain fell 18 days during the month.
The above figures were obtained
from the officials at the city pump
ing station and come to you through
the courtesy of Mr. Collin Abbitt.
ANNUAL MEET OF
CREDIT ASSOCIATE
To Be Held In Court House,
Graham, on January 29th
at 10:0,0 A. M.
Arrangements are complete for
the annual meeting of the Graham
Production Credit Association,
which will be held January 29 at
the Court House in Graham at 10:00
o’clock, according to James Bishop,
Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of the As
sociation, who said that a large at
tendance of farmers is expected.
The Graham Production Credit
Association serves the counties of
Alamance, Chatham, Caswell, Dur
ham, Guilford, Orange, Person, Ran
dolph and Rockingham and furnish
es short-term credit for production
and other purposes to its members.
The Association now has a mem
bership of 1605 and Mr. Bishop
says that every member is expected
to attend the annual meeting at
which a complete report of last
year’s operations will be made, di
rectors will be elected and plans
made for 1937 operations. A cor
dial invitation to attend is extended
to all persons interested in agricul
ture, whether stockholders or not.
The meeting. will be attended by
H. L. Gardner, vice-president of the
Production Credit Corporation of
Columbia, who will address the
stockholders at the conclusion of
the business session.
The officers and directors of the
Graham Production Credit Associa
tion are: C. T- Hall, of Person Coun
ty, President; S. E. Boswell, of Guil
ford County, Vice President; D.
Lacy Alston, of Chatham County, L.
L. Garrison, of Alamance County,
’ and George O. Neal, of Caswell
County, Directors; and James Bis
hop, Jr., of Graham, Secretary-
Treasurer.
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A 4-H recreational council has
been organized in Mecklenburg
and will hold regular meetings on
the first Thursday of each month.
MRS. WATSON FOUND
DEAD NEAR HOME
Had Been Missing Since Dec.
20th. And Had Been Object
Os Intense Search
The search for Mrs. Alice Watson,
70, was brought to a close late
Saturday afternoon when her life
less body was found in a tobacco
field about a half mile from her
home in the Bushy Fork section of
Person County.
Mrs. Watson had been the object
of an extensive search by officers
and citizens since she disappeared
from home on December 20, last.
Although apparently dead since
disappearance, Comer F. A. Nichols,
found the body to be fairly well
preserved.
Sheriff M. T. Clayton was first
called to the scene of the discovery
and the body remained untouched
until the arrival of Comer Nichols.
Both officials believe the aged
woman had wandered from home
and made an effort to return. A
bundle of clothing, declared to have
been carried by her, was found
further from the home place than
the body.
It was learned that Mrs. Watson
had been in the habit of leaving
home without the knowledge of her
husband, Charlie Watson, who be
came alarmed when his wife was
not found with relatives with
whom she had previously visited.
‘No marks of foul play were found
by Comer Nichols who determined
that Mrs. Watson died from ex
posure and natural causes.
STRANGE ACCIDENT
RESULTS IN VERY
ODD STATION
B. H. Prevatt, Who Had Been
Working in Roxboro, Instant
ly Killed And Mistaken For
N. L. Hall, of McDonald
Call To Roxboro Proved
Mistake
Durham N. C., B. H. Prevatt,
Lumberton white man, was killed
early Saturday morning when the
truck he was driving left the high
way four miles north of Durham
and overturned.
The driver’s body was dragged
for more than 15 feet before being
freed from the wreckage. Persons
living in the neighborhood said he
was dead before they reached the
scene.
The truck was identified as the
property of N. L. Hall, of McDonald
and officers first believed it was
Hall who had been killed until a
phone call to W. H. Falk, of Rox
boro, for whom Prevatt and Hall
worked, disclosed that Prevatt was
the accident victim.
Hall said he and Prevatt drove to
a tourist camp near Roxboro Fri
day night in the truck to spend the
night. Upon awaking Saturday
morning, he said he found Prevatt)
and the truck gone.
Hall did not learn of the accident
until Sheriff E. G. Belvin had call
ed Falk in Roxboro.
Upon discovering the body
Sheriff Belvin notified Hall’s re
latives in McDonald and an under
taker was sent here for the body.
The body of Prevatt was enroute to
McDonald before officers discover
ed the true identity of the victim.
EXAMINATION FOR
POSTMASTER JALONG
To fill the vacancy in the post
tion of postmaster in Jalong (now
Longhurst,) the United States Civil
Service Commission has announced,
at the request of the Postmaster
General and in accordance with an
order of the President, an open com
petitive examination.
To be eligible for the examina
tion, the applicant must be a citi
zen of the United States, must have
been bona fide patron of the post
office for which the examination ial
held for at least one year imme
diately preceding the time fixed
for close of receipt of applicat
ions, must be in good physical
condition, end within the perscribed
age limits: The competition is open
to both men and women.
TEN PAGES
TODAY
AN APPEAL WITH
OUT A SINGLE
APOLOGY
Eighteen Earnest Believers In
Chamber of Commerce to
Start Drive Next Week
Chamber of Commerce Effec
tive Institution
Next week eighteen earnest be
liever’s in the Chamber of Commer
ce in general and the Roxboro
Chamber in particular will take
the field to enlist new recruits
in this organization which has for
its sole purpose the promotion of
the town’s business and commercial
welfare. They are not gfoing Out
on a charitable campaign nor for
the solicitation of funds for the pro
motion of the interest of any one
group no matter how worthy; their
purpose is one dedicated to the
advancement of the town’s pros
perity, the prosperity of every man
and woman earning his livelihood
in this town.
They have no apologies to make,
for their approach to the person
who is not a member of the Cham
ber should be in the nature of pre
senting an offer to assist in a worthy
undertaking-an endeavor which
yields a return to every individual
earning his livelihood in Roxboro.
A virile Chamber of Commerce
is necessary in the most prosperous
times. It is the more vital in the
days of adverse conditions.
Because of the present economic
conditions, the Roxboro Chamber of
Commerce Is concentrating every
effort toward the obtaining of im
mediate and direct results; not ouly
with the aim of protecting our po
sitions, but with the view of further
developing potential and productive
construction of the future.
The Roxboro Chamber of Com
merce has been an effective insti
tution, an organization that haq
accomplished the tasks which come
within its scope. Every added bit of
man power, every additional dollar
of support is converted into in
creased effectiveness.
Financial support of the Chamber
is not a donation. It is an invest
ment-a business insurance that pays
dividends.
We not only take this opportunity
to thank those loyal workers for and
believers in the Chamber who next
week will give of their time to
strengthen the organization, but
urge that those whose interest may
have been passive study the activi
ties of the Chamber, acquaint them
selves with its functions, learn of
its accomplishments.
OFFICERS:
S. M. Ford, President.
G. C. Hunter, Vice-President
E. G. Thompson, Treasurer
Jack Bane, Secretary-Manager
DIRECTORS:
J. W. Noell
R. L. Harris
J. H. Hughes
F. D. Long
O. B. Mcßroom
R. H. Shelton
Roxboro Chamber Os Commerce
JACK BANE SPEAKER
AT KIWANIS CLUB
Dick Bullock Taken in as New
Member; Directors Meet
ing Tonight.
Mr. O. L. “Jack” Bane, Secretary
of the Roxboro Chamber of Com
merce, was the speaker of the even
ing at the last meeting of the Rox
boro Kiwanis Club. Mr. Bane out
lined the work of a Chamber of
Commerce and spoke of the mem
bership drive that is to take place
soon. His talk was greatly enjoyed.
Dick Bullock was taken as a new
member of the club. He was wel
comed by Jake Taylor, Russel Mur
ray and Sam Merritt
The first directors meeting of the
year has been called for tonight at
the home of George Currier at 8:00
P. M. Plans for the year’s work will,
be discussed at this meeting.
Circle Meetings
The Circles of the First Baptist
Church will meet Monday afternoon
at 3:00 o’clock as follows:
Circle 1, Mrs. E. V. Boatwright.
Circle 2, Mrs. A S. deVlaming.
Circle 3, Mrs la D. Puckett
Circle 4, Mrs. H. G. Simpsdh. #