CALL HI * • * •T «' 7 • We want all the sews of four community. Please call us or send it in. IP YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU READ THF PERSON COUNTY HMES-IT IS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. — * VOLUME vm. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. ROXBORO. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1937 USE PERSON COUNTY PRODUCTS NUMBER THIRTY-TWO NEWS I of the WEEK | MONKEY BUSINESS IN ARKAN SAS ' » Little Rock, Ark.—A new bill in troduced in the House of Represen tatives has for its object the repeal of a law passed in 1928, imposing a tine of SSOO and loss of job for any body “teaching in any educational institution supported in whole or in parte from public funds that man descended at eacended from a low er order of animals.” . 0 CHD U WAGES OPIUM WAR Peiping, China—Out of 2,000 opium addicts arrested in the Kiangsu Province in the national drive against the drug, it is be lieved that at least 70 will be shot as incurable. Since the application I of the death penalty to hopeless ' opium users it is estimated that a thousand have been executed. o—. REICH FINANCES MARRIAGES t Berlin, Germany—Since 1933, when the Hitler regime decided to increase the population by finan cing marriages, government loans have helped nearly 700,000 unions, productive of 485,000 children. Last year alone 171,391 marriages were financed, nearly 10 per cent more than the previous year. o $5,800 CARNATION ON VIEW New York City—A new type of English carnation, the Marchioness of Hbadfort, valued at $5,000, was a sensation at the show of the New England Carnation Growers Asso ciation. It will not be available com mercially for three years, and even at the end of five years there'*night not be more than 1,000 blooms, so difficult is its cultivation. o HOPE IN VICTORY DINNERS Washington, D. C.—With the pro ceeds of a series of National Vic tory dinners to be held March 4th, W. Forbes Morgan treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, hopes tQ liquidate the party’s de ficit of $497,000 which remained af ter the last national campaign. o DUST THREATENS EPIDEMIC Liberal, Kan.—Residents of Te xas Panhandle, Oklahoma and parts ■of Colorado and Kansas are grop ing about at mid-day in inky dark ness due to swirling dust storms rol ling in over the Oklahoma plains. At many points supplies of dust masks were sold out and health of ficers have forbidden public gath erings, fearing the spread of in fluenza and “dust” pneumonia. o COUNTRY’S BIGGEST COP Dallas, Texas— In spite of all ef forts to reduce, Patrolman B. B. §ner’s 393 Jiounds seems to ef him first place as the nation’s est policeman. Sergeant Pat- J. Keely, of Summit, N. J„ 1 nosed him out for a time with 429 L pounds, but after dieting at a hos pital the Jerseyman fell away to a Wraith of 388 pounds, thus restor jflKtbe Texan’s preeminence. IDOL IN HOME N. Y.—William Faver shahn, tmous as “The Squaw Mna” and jMtinee idol ofi a generation ag haslbeen admitted .to ft* Percy Williams Honqe for aged actors and and actresses *t this glace. \ fr-feiy* o "**—■■ ■- MANSION COMMIS H Paul V. Mc- Nutt, of Indijnsgpiis, Bm, he wili s !*■ overlook irlng com.- K». VES as 6f Mr. r as no no yjufheh: are living, », bakes.4o week and butter for sisters. flcrsoniMimes ® UNIVEBSAL NBWBBEEL-NZWB-WKES A* NEW SECRETARY The latest photo of President Roosevelt, with his new Secretary, his son James, taken last week at a capitol function. C. B. WOODS MAKES RED UTTER CLUB Twenty Fourth Leading Pro ducer of Investor’s Syndicate o in January i- is C. B. Wood, local representative s, of Investor’s Syndicate, was awar it ded the honor of membership in e the Red Letter Club of his company e for the month of January. This honor comes only to those who are among the highest producers of the month. Last month Mr. Wood was the twenty fourth leading produ >f cer in the United States and Cana ls da. is The Investor’s Syndicate has 3,C00 v representatives in these two coun >- tries and it stands to reason that i- Charlie must have been “hustling.” n Numerous people. in this county it have contracts with this company o and Mr. Wood expects many more to have contracts soon. o Court Os Honor To Meet I! The Boy Scout Court of Honor ~ will meet tomorrow night, Friday, g at 7:30 P. M. in the office of Dr. , A. F. Nichols. Scoutmasters meet ing wall be held immediately after " the court of honor. o PEGGY ADMITS VA. WEDDING s Kissless Bride at Age of 12 Roanoke, Va. Feb. 22—Peggy ? 'Garcva, the pretty Virginia-iborn blonde, who is suing David Rubin off in New York for $500,000 heart balm, has decided to withdraw her denial that she was married in 1925 at the age of 12, it was announced today by her attorney, Bernard Sandler. But she will maintain, Sandler ' declared, that the marriage was * never consummated and was illegal ‘ under the laws of Virginia, so that 5 actually she was not married in 1933 when the radio violinist ,'s al * leged to. have asked her to be his * (wife. When the trial of Peggy’s suit in 1 New York Supreme Court was ad ' joumed last Friday, she came here with Sandler to talk to her father; Harvey Taylor, and to prepare for the alternation of his testimony o ' ; HARRIS AND EDWARDS TO OPERATE GARAGE v ’ Mr. E. L. (Lundy) Harris and Mr. 1 W. H. Edwards have leased the garage at the rear of, Lamar St Ser vice Station and will be open for* business March Ist. Mr. Harris -lips been connected with,. Ford dedtaft, in. the Hgft de partment, for the past fifteen years. > : jsfotors, io thd repair department, r Tor the past fifteen months-he has' ' iHn wMChd with a locwy gajag. ■ served in the Cornual Room, after * iwhich'there will *be , music. All I eoite, Drtng fhete families dtff* l besfceC We are expecting you. > r '' - -You* R t G. Hollaman ROX6ORO IS NOW A LARGE CITY Traffic Lights Installed at In tersection of Main Street and Reams Avenue -No one can deny the fact, Rox boro is now a city. Traffic lights have been installed at the inter section of Main,Reams and Depot St. Regardless of whether you are in a hurry or not if the red light catches you-you must stop and wait for the green. The lights were first turned on Monday afternoon and immediate ly a large crowd gathered to watch the first traffic signals ever to ope rate in Roxbono. Many drivers failed to see • the lights and drove through the red signal, but on Tues day an officer was stationed at the intersection in order to call it to the attention of those who failed to see. James Harris, City Manager, gives the reasons of three lights in stead of one. (1) Convenience-No stretching of necks to see it. (2) Up-to-date-It would be simi | lar to buying a model T Ford to buy I overhead stop signals. (3) Availability for “White Way.” GEO. WASHINGTON’S : BIRTHDAY OBSERVED 1 3 Business Places Remained Open With American Flags 3 Flying 3 ____ Washington’s birthday was quite ly observed in Roxboro, Monday, -j All the places of business remained _ open with the exception of the Bank t and Postoffice. Flags were flying , in front of all of the places of busi ness. So far as can be learned no ' special programs were planned for [ the occasion except" programs in many schools in the county. History recounts that Cornwallis once passed through Person County, but does not state that General Washington was following him. r F. D. R. PAYS TRIBUTE , AT WASHINGTON TOMB President Roosevelt observed - George Washington’s birthday by : motoring to Mount Vernon late to day to visit the first president’s stately home and his tomb. In congress, the traditional read ing of Washington’s farewell mes . sage touched off a senate contro i versy. Senator Lodge (R., Mass.) read the message, which includes this passage: “The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.” o SEAMAN’S STRIKE HIT CANAL Balboa, Canal Ron'e —The sea man’s strike which ended February sth cost Uncle Sam $2,000,000 in host tolls for steamship passage through the Panama Canal. o POPE CANCELS AUDIENCES Vatican City, Feb. 22—Pope Pius’ general copdition remained unchan ged according to a simi-of ficlal statement, although the Pon tiff passed a good night and ob tained several hours of aleep. Yesterday the Pope Canceled his audience* at request of Dr. Aminta Milan!* his - personal physician, who found, the Pontiff in an over strained. condition. It wag. ascertained that two wound*'in the Pope’s left leg had reopened when he walked in his chamber with die aid of crutches. The wound* were the result of ar teriosclerosis. It was understood Dr. Aminta haa'ordered three er four days complete test fop the Pontiff. ■ -i ',O; 1 ! i; Frank Hart To Operate Market Frank twelve months, has' been with the D. Pender fnkrkftt. de partment, has leased the faeat* mar ket in the A. and P. Stbre shd w£ll be open for business by March 4th. The market will be operated pufafe ttom the -A.“ Snd ,P, store, but Will, of course, be in the same huilditiff stated that all meats wiuTwßut according to the cook’s orders. . *■ , : .k T - •■■■■ WET & DRY ISSUE ? BEING DISCUSSED i- ■ Ncft Yet Known Wh ? | MRS. J. A. PAVLOR : : IN, RICHMOND HOSPITAL v\.s« - V-' Cl . , ■» . ■ ' iw-. , - Rim. J, A. Payior of this city is to Sheltering' Aijtns Hospital, < Richmond, Vai, where she is re covering from- a major operation. , !Rar.Condition. fii very serious but‘( at present time is somewhat im»-, proved. Bn t C NEWS WEEK HELEN KELLER RETURNS Blind, deaf and mnte, yet the famed Mis* Keller “reads” the hand of her secretary on her arrival from Europe. BETHEL TEAMS TO ENTER TOURNAMENT Girl’s Basketball Team has Made a Record to be Proud of Bethel Hill Boy’s and Girl’s bas ketball teams will attend the North Carolina Official Gold Medal Ama teur Independent Basketball Tour nament at Creedmoor February 26 and 27th. The teams were also in vited to play in the State Tourna ment at Raleigh but will probably not accept because it would neces sitate loosing several days from school. During the past three seasons Bethel Hill girls have not lost a game in regular interscholastic com petition. The team consists of only average size players who pass the ball fast and accurate and make their shots count. For the past three years the for wards have averaged 30 points a game, while the guards held op ponents to 9 points. Some of the it,earns which we lie defeated 1 ttys year are as follows: Chapel Hill, Henderson, Roxboro, Allensville, and Helena. o Boy Scout Hut Nearing Finish Will Furnish Excellent Place For All Troops To Hold Meetings In a very short time the scouts of this county will have an ideal place to meet. The Scout Hut/" lo cated on the Community House lot, will soon be completed and the boys can then meet in their own building. This hut has been constructed at very little cost. Mr. O. B. Mcßroom furnished the logs, Mr. Carl Bowen hauled them and Mr. George Kane supervised the job. For a number of years the scouts of this county have been meeting where ever they could. Often they have no place at all and winter meetings were sometimes held in cold buildings. This hut will belong to the scouts and they can do with it just what they please. Roxboro has two scout troops and there are three more in the county. NEW DRY CLEANING PLANT store of- Johif Moore The name, Ideal Cleaners, has been selected by Mr. Griffin. „His son, W. H. Griffin; Jr., will assist him in the management of thifc plant. NOTiGE All ladies who are eligible for membership in the American Le gion Auxiliary are invited and ur i>ed to- be: present at the meeting Tuesday evening in the Court House at 7:30. We want to get thoroughly organized and make plans for the years work. Mrs. R. H. Shelton, Pres. Mrs. J. Y. Blanks, Sec. o j ; SPECIAL FOR THE.LADIES An attractive otter for the ladies will be found on 'an inside page of this paper. Notice the ad on per sonal stationary on the local page This offer goo# for one week only, TEN PAGES TODAY PEOPLE URGED TO GET PEN & PENCIL SETS AT ONCE Offer Will be Withdrawn After March 18th., Sets Are Well Worth Over SI.QP Altho hundreds of people have se cured the pen and pencil sets of fered by the Times for a new or renewal subscription, the offer continues to remain open until March 18th. Many people have stated that they intended to come in and take advantage of this offer, but so far a number of these have failed to do so. If you do intend to do this you are urged to do so at once as the last large shipment has been received. These sets come as a free gift with each SI.OO subscription and they all carry life-time guarantee. If you haven’t seen them a look - will convince you that a real bar gain awaits you. For school use these sets are ideal; many boys and girls hav e re i newed dad’s subscription and then dad was kind enough to give them the set. The offer is rapidly drawing to j an end. Come in now—Subscribe— or renew—and the set is yours—free. FIVE DIXIE STATES ; TO SETTLE LIQUOR ; Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee And Arkansas Ponder As North Carolina Goes Wet . Atlanta, Feb. 21—What to do ’ with hard liquor is a knotty prob lem in five southern states this " week. , Wet and dry Georgians, cherish ' ing arguments they flung at a leg islative committee last week, with the committee’s action on two bills ' to pump the state into th e wet 1 column. [ Chief difference of the bills is , whether the state will operate pack age stores or liscense them. Last ’ week Govemer Rivers urged the ’ legislature to act on them as quick ly as possible. Alabamans are in the midst of a campaign over their March 10 ref erendum on repeal of the 22-year old dry law. Drys will rally Tues day at Montgomery; the wet local Legislatiin league in Birmingham has appointed a woman’s advisory committee. The North Carolina legislature tossed its 18-year-old dry law to the scrap heap as last week ended. Court rulings, says Attorney Gen eral A. A. F. Seawell, will be neces sary to settle some of the points in the new cbunty-option-monopoly sysem. The law stipulated counties quickly voting wet be permitted to set up county-operated l package stores in April. It prohibits “ajiy. public display of any intoxicating beverages at any athletic contest or any other public place.” Seawell believes restaurant own ers will thresh that provision in tlje courts. Tennessee law makers pondered House Speaker Walter M. Haynes, declaration that the state’s dry law “enforcement is a joke." Arkansas legislators are in a par liamentary tangle over a bill to re peal the state’s 1935 legalization apt and tos out the preieirt package sale system.. . Tho fcUl passed,-.the house, but a cbu» ijta on it (giving stock disposal grace) in krapt drys claim,' is a maneuver I‘taT fiwvwit senate considerations tiihmgta sustained filibuser. . • • —— ’O*."' " ■«: > BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT / Bora to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Long, a son, Thursday morning, Feb. 25th.. PEE AND CAKE SALB Circle No. 2 of Hie Presbyterian church will have a pie and cake sale on Saturday, Feb: 27th at the Roxboro. Furniture Co. .on Court Street. • Everyone invited to come and buy a vie or cake. Sale starts at 940 A. M. o MENS GLEE CLUB OF DUKE r TO. BROADCAST The Duke . University Max’s Glee Club, uxxder/ the direction of Mr. J. FoSfer Barnes, will broadcast over the Columbia System, New York, Sunday, Feb. 28th. The tour > is. p. m. (Eastern Stan dard Time). i