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IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU RK * n THF PERSON COUNTY TIMES—IT IS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
VOLUME VDL
LIQUOR ELECTION
PETITION GOING
AROUND IN CITY
Request The County Commis
sioners Call An Election In
Order That People May
Decide Issue
A petition to the County Commis
sioners asking for a vote on liquor
question, was making its way around
Roxboro last week-end. This peti
tion requested the County Commis
sioners to call an election in order
that the people of this county be
allowed to express their views on
"the liquor question, namely whether
Person County will have legal li
quor or not.
So far the commissioners have
not set a date for an election of
this kind. They have not stated that
they are opposed to the election,
but apparently were waiting to see
what the people wanted.
If enough people sign this peti
tion the commissioners will call the
election at an early date, if not they
put it off a little longer. 450 names
are required to force the commis
sioners to call the election.
Sentiment in Roxboro has been
divided on the wet and dry issue.
Prominent people are on both sides
of the question and no one knows
which way the county will go.
A number of Roxboro people have
signed the petition and it is under
stood that the sponsors will continue
to submit it to the yoters next week.
MEDALS & AWARDS
READY FOR WINNERS
High School Students Who Have
Been Most Outstanding Will
Receive Awards Tuesday
Awards and medals for students
of Roxboro High school will be pre
sented Tuesday night after the com
mencement address by Prof. Albert
Coates.
None of the winners of these aw
ards will be announced before this
time.
Below is a list of those that will
be given.
Woman’s Club award. This is a lov
ing cup that is given for the best
paper during the schoiol year by
any student in the high school. A
number of papers are picked by the
English teachers and submitted to
the Woman’s Club.
Edgar Long Scholarship medal.
This medal is given to the senior
who has made the highest scholar
ship average for the four years.
Rotary award. This award is given
to the most outstanding senior.
He or she must have maintained a
schlastic average of 85 during the
past two years and must have tak
en part in two outside activities.
Kiwanis award. Given to the se
nior who has displayed best citizen
ship and school spirit.
HISTORIC BOWL IN COUNTY
Mr. E. R. Moore of Timberlake,
has a bowl in his home that has
quite a bit of history attached to it.
This bowl formerly belonged to
General Stephen Moore and was
in his. residence in West Point when
the British were attacking from the
Hudson river. This bowl was on a
table in the house when a shot hit
the table leg and the bowl was
broken as a result. Since then it has
been fixed and is now a proud pos
session of Mr. E. R. Moore.
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ROBERT BURCH DRAWN
The name of Robert Burch was
drawn as winner of the U-Share-Day
at Thomas and Ookley’s Saturday
night.
ONLY TWO VETERANS AT
REUNION TODAY
Only two Confederate veterans
• were present at;the reunion held
by the Daughters of the Confed
eracy yesterday. These were Mr.
W. F. Reade and Mr. Bob Oakley.
TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
Person county Timers
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
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Mrs. Mary Trotter Long was hon
ored last Friday, her birthday, by
the pupils and teachers of Central’
School.
MRS. LONG HONORED
AT CENTRAL SCHOOL
Hand Painted Portrait Os Mrs.
Long Presented To School By
S. G. Winstead As Gift Os
Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Bradsher
Mrs. Long Has Taught Here For
Twenty - Six Years
-Mrs;- Mary Trotter Long was
greatly honored at Central School
last Friday during the Chapel exer
ces by the teachers, pupils and a
number of guests.
On this occasion, the birthday of
Mrs. Long, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brad
sher gave to the school a hand pain
ted portrait of this lady. Mr. S. G.
Winstead made the presentation
speech and it was accepted for the
school by Mr. J. A. Long. The pic
ture was painted by Linwood Car
ver of Roxboro.
I Mlrs. Long has taught school in
Roxboro for twenty-six years. She
teaches the first grade and practic
ally every person in this city feels
that they owe much to this fine
lady. Mr. Winstead stressed the
i point that the entire city of Rox
boro appreciated the splendid work
that has been done by Mrs. Long
for the boys and girls of this city.
At the beginning of the Chapel
exercises everyone sang “Happy
Birthday.” Mrs Long was complete
ly surprised as she had no idea that
anything like this was to happen. I
After the picture was presented
Betsy Harris gave her a large bunch
of snap-dragons and roses and the
teachers also gave her an approp
riate gift.
The picture will be hung in a per
manent place in the school building.
OPERETTA GIVEN 1
FRIDAY EVENING
“The Maid And The Golden Slip
per” Given By Seventh Grade
In High School Auditorium
A very interesting program was
given by the seventh grade Friday
evening at 8:00 o’clock in the Rox
boro High School in form of an op
eretta, “The Maid and the Golden
Slipper.” An unusually large crowd
came out to spectate at this excel
lent performance.
Practically the entire seventh grade
participated and it was reported to
be one of the best performances gi
ven this school term. Margaret Mills
and Carl Bowen took the leading
parts, which were ably handled.
Miss Louise Walker was the pianist
for the occasion.
Several dance numbers were gi
ven between the acts, which were
thoroughly enjoyed by the crowd.
Miss Dorothy Odham directed the
operetta with the assistance of Mrs.
Ben Brown and Mias Bena Epps.
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Bank; to m CLOSED
HONORED
EDWARD DUNN
STARTS CARRIER
SERVICE AT C. & A.
Times Will Be Delivered Each
Thursday Afternoon and
Sunday Morning
IDdward Dunn, progressive young
boy of Ca-Vel, has started carrier
service of the Person County Times
in the Ca-Vel community. Edward
will deliver the Times every Thurs
day afternoon and Sunday morning
and he says that he will see to it
that no one misses a copy. A large
number of residents of Ca-Vel have
already entered their subscriptions
to this paper and deliveries were
first made Thursday afternoon. The
second delivery went out early this
morning.
Edward expects to extend his
route to Jalong, in fact he is now
ready to do that and if any people of
I either of these two communities
’want their papers delivered im
mediately after it is printed they
are urged to see Ed at once.
This carrier service is new to the
owners of this paper, but it appears
to be OK and will mean that sub
scribers in these two places will get
their papers much quicker than if
it was mailed.
The carrier will be glad to call
on everyone and make a proposition
which will include everything.
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LADIES ELECTED TO
BOARD IN MILTON
Ed W. Walker Re-Elected As
Mayor And Three Ladies
Elected
Milton, May 7—The town of Mil
ton went to the poles last week and
placed three women on its board of
commissioners. The men of the town
seemed to leave the matter of run
ning the affairs qf the community
up to the women as there was no
opposition from them. Ed W. Wal
i ker was reelected mayor, and the
J board, composed of three women and
i one man is as follows: Mrs. Charles
R. Thomas, Mrs. Walter Lee Thomas,
i Mrs. Montrose Angle and Dr. M.
|H. Mcßryde.
P. S. This idea might be used in
Roxboro, in fact it has been used
j in time gone by. Perhaps the ladies
j could get by easier than the men
I when water had to be cut off or
property levied on.
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Mr. And Mrs. Whitfield Attend
Funeral Os Uncle
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Whitfield at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Whit
field’s uncle, Mr. Jim Overton, last
Wednesday.
Mr. Overton lived in Stokes, N.
|C. He died Tuesday at 11:00 A. M.
i Funeral services were held Wednes
day at 4:00 P. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield were ac
companied by Mirs. John Munjell
and Mrs. Vada Jackson.
We Honor Today
Roxboro High School Graduates for 1937
Joe Blanks, Jr. Elizabeth Harris
Charles Ball, Jr. Logan Jackson
Nancy Bradsher A. P. James
Mary Brooks Bill Kane
Bennie Bradsher Odessa Latta
Harold Brooks Frances Lee
Hall Brooks Elizabeth Long
Roy Carver Elizabeth Michaels
Elizabeth J. Clayton Viola Oakley
Elizabeth M. Clayton Flora Roberts
I vie Clayton Dudley Samford
Marshall Coley Preston Samford
Malcolm Duncan H. K. Sanders, Jr.
Evangeline Fox Marijorie Thomas
Louise Foushee Eugene Tuck
Franklin Guill : Other Thaxton
Sallie Garrett June Varner
Guy Gardner Clinton Winstead
Rfta Griffin Annie A. Wilkeraon
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1937
ROXBORO’S NEW POSTOFFICE
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This building will be ready by May 15th. and Dr. Tucker and Co.
plan to be in and open for business that day.
DR. STANBURY TO
ADDRESS GRADUATES
Large Crowd Expected To Be
Present At High School Audi
torium Tonight At 8:00
Dr. W. A. Stanbury, pastor of the
West v Market Street Methodist
ChunAi of Greensboro, will deliver
the baccalaureate Sermon to the
graduates of Roxboro High school
tonight at 8:00 P. M. Dr. Stanbury
is an- excellent preacher and it is
very probable that he will be greet
ed by a large audience. All the
churches of Roxboro will dispense
with their regular night service in
order that everyone who cares to
may hear Dr. Stanbury.
On Tuesday, May 11th., at 8:03
P. M. Prof. Albert Coates of the law
school faculty of the university of
North Carolina will address the
graduates. Mr. Coates is also a direc
tor of the Institute of Government
and is in close touch with all public
activities and naturally with
high school and college students.
This is the second time;, that Mr.
Coates has been in Roxboro recent
ly and those who heard him the
first time are even more anxious to
hear him again.
Class Day Exercises will be held
Monday night at 8:00 P. M.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all of Commencement
program.
On Tuesday night all awards and
medals will be made. There will be
no public announcement as to who
will receive the medals or awards
until this date.
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AMERICAN LEGION TO
SPONSOR DANCE
The American Legion Auxiliary
of Durham will sponsor a dance at
the Washington Duke Hotel on
Wednesday, May 12 from nine to
one. The music will be furnished by
the “Southern Gentlemen.”
GORDON HUNTER ON
ED. COMMITTEE
Bankers Os State Will Work
With 4-H Club Members To
Improve Agricultural
Conditions
'PineUurst, May 7—Thirty-five
bankers in 35 North Carolina Coun
ties during the next year will work
with 4-H club members to improve
agricultural conditions.
President Frank P. Spruill, of
Rocky Mount, who took office to
day as the 41st annual convention
came to a close, announced expan
sion of the committee in an effort to
create more interest. N. C. State
college’s extension service will co
operate.
Many other committees were na
med by Mr. Spruill. Gordon C Hun
ter of Roxboro was named as chair
man of the public education com
mittee. On this committee with him
will be R. N. Davis of Goldsboro;
Edwin Duncan of North Wilkesboro;
C. E. Hood of Winston-Salem; B.
B. Kittrell of Pinetops; R. S. Rid
dick, Jr. of Hertford; Ivey W. Stew
art of Charlotte; W. E. Thompson of
Chapel Hill, and H. N. Willard of
High Point.
The purpose of this committee is
to explain banking to the high
school students and civic club mem
bers of the state and to also afford
means whereby men entering the
banking field may be given an op
portunity to study banking. Mr.
Hunter was chairman of this
committee last year.
Misses Rachel and Rebecca Hun
ter entertained the bankers at this
convention with a dance, or several
dances, that were enjoyed by all.
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Garland Chambers
Moves In*New Store
The new store of Garland
Chambers at Timberlake is now
complete and Mr. Chambers has
moved in. Exact measurements are
not available, but it’s really large
enough to have a tobacco auction
sale in.
The building is only one story,
but you can also lose yourself in
that story. This new building is mo
dern in every respect, amply light
ed and has a concrete floor. The
equipment is new and up-to-date in
every respect.
If ytou are driving by Timb.er
lake you vlould be 'interested in
stopping by and seeing this build
ing.
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PALACE TO SHOW THE
HINDENBURG DISASTER
As was stated in this paper last
Thursday the Palace Theatre will
now show news when it is news.
The features of the news reels will
no longer be seven, eight, and nine
days old, but only a day or two.
On Monday and Tuesday of this
week this theatre will show the
actual explosion of the Hindenburg
disaster that happened Thursday
bight:
Stokes County farmers report one
tit their best small grain crops in hls
fay- Wtth favorable weather until
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TODAY
NUMBER FORTY - FOUR
BLUE MOLD HERE
BUT FARMERS ARE
READY TO PLANT
Probable That Few Plants Are
In Field; Many Will
Start Monday
Prospects Look Very Good
It is understood that a few farm
ers have already planted a little to
bacco, but many will start Monday
and set out a few more plants.
Blue mold is here, just'how bad
it will turn out to be is hard to de
termine, but all [over the ctounty
farmers are finding it in their plant
beds.
Prospects (for a crop this year
look very good. No one can tell this
early in the season just what will
happen, but a guess for a fair crop
is good any way.
Fertilizer dealers are reporting a
good year. Many have sold more
than they sold last year and the
season has a few more weeks to run.
Sales, however, will be rather light
for the remainder of the season.
People in this county arg hoping
that the opening date for the Rox
boro market will be moved up to
at least one week behind Durham
and Oxford. Chances look better
than in years. v
LARGECROWDHEARS
GOVERNOR HOEY
Approximately 400 People At
tended The Annual Chamber
Os Commerce Banquet
Friday Night
Governor Introduced By Robert
P. Burns
Governor Clyde R. Hoey was
greeted by approximately four hun
dred people last Friday night when
he spoke at the annual Chamber of
Commerce Banquet that was held
in the high school gymnasium.
Governor Hoey told the audien
ce something of the service that the
state is rendering its people. He is
strong in his assertion that this state
is making every effort to do all for
its citizens that can be done.
Eighty-three cents of every dollar
collected in general fund taxes by
the state now is spent for educa
tional and charitable purposes,
Governor Hoey said, and North
Carolina “is providing the greatest
possible service for the amount of
money expended.”
The governor estimated general
fund revenues during the 1937-39
biennium would total $37,303,200.
“The test of government is the
1 type and quality of service which
it gives, and in this day all repre
sentative government should be
measured in terms of service,” Hoey
said. “When you read the amount
of the total budget for state ex
penditures you are convinced that
there is no extravagance.”
The chief executive said citizens
of North Carolina could rely upon
the fact that all money collected by
the state was spent “wisely and
judiciously.”
S. M. Ford, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, presided
over the meeting and introduced the
guests of honor. R. L. Harris intro
duced Sam Bason of Caswell Coun
ty, newly appointed highway com
missioner for this district.
The official program of the meet
ing was as follows:
Song—AMERICA .. Entire As
sembly.
Song Leaders .. Jake Taylor .Wal
lace Woods.
Invocation .. Rev. W. F. West.
Dinner
Introduction of guests
Vocal Solo “On The Road To
Mandalay” .... Speaks .. Ben C.
Thaxton, Jr.
Introduction of New and
Directors
Introduction of Speaker .. Robt.
P. Burns.
Address .. Hon. Clyde R. Hoey,
Governor of North Carolina
Song “Old North State” .. Xa- -
tire Assembly.
After the meeting a large number
remained for a dance that *** bald *
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