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J. S. MERRITT, Editor
M. C. CLAYTON, Mgr.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937
Better business conditions
have been given as a reason for
dropping 3,780 persons from the
relief rolls in this state.
This sounds very good and
the same better conditions are
evident in the county. There is
i some relief work going on in
Person County. There always
will be. Relief has been, going
on since this world was inhabit
ed, but not until recently did
Uncle Sam take such a big hand
- in it. It will be hard now to get
away from relief. We have an
idea that relief agencies are
here to stay and certain people
j will always be on relief.
Right now almost anyone can
get a job of some kind in this
county. The building boom con
tinues and it is a problem to
secure labor of any kind. Peo
ple appear to be tired of living
| in rented houses and they are
I using their money apd what
they can borrow to build.
There was a large amount of
opposition to the Courthouse
annex that had been proposed
' by citizens of this county and
a few of those who opposed this
| idea appeared before the com
) missioners on Monday of this
• week. After the spokesman ex
plained, or set forth, the views
; of those who opposed the plan
■ the commissioners voted to de
i fer action for the time being. It
r may be that the project will be
considered at a future date.
Right now you can find any
number of people who are a
gainst anything that might have
i a tendency to increase the tax
rate and these people do not
mind coming out in the open
! telling you what they think.
Taxes are hard to pay and
tax collectors will tell you that
ta*es_4je hard to collect.
Newspaper clipping printed
for the public.
ZiOu Angeles, June 22.—John
Barrymore and Elaine Barrie,
after an ardent exchange of
kisses at a railroad station to
said that they are re
conciled again and that she will
dismiss her intcrlocutiory den
eree of divorce.
. ."I love only John,” the dark
eyed New Yorker said.
..“We are very, very happy,”
added Barrymore.
Comment—“ Haven’t we had
enough about this match?”
Next Tuesday the people of
this county will vote for control
; stores or against control stores.
; A good guess is that the elec
tion will be rather close. The
fact that Wake county voted for
■the stores may influence the e
lection in this county to some
extent.
There has been little activity
on the part of the drys and Per
son county stands a good chance
L ®f ending up in the dry column.
\
Dr. B. E. Love was elected
president of the Sixth Council
or District of the Medical So
! ciety of Nortty Carolina ytes
terday when this society met
in Roxboro. This is a distinct
honor to Dr. Love and also to
Roxboro. Dr. Love has been in
i active practice in Roxboro for
a number of years and has won
} the admiration and respect of
the people of this city and coun
' ty. He is prominent in his
, chosen field and is also a civic
! leader. He is interested in
! everything for the betterment
'■ of this county.
His election to this high of
! Cce means that he has won the
respect of the doctors of this
district and this must mean
much to Dr. Love.
We offer our sincere congra-
J' filiations. y
Londoners Ride Buses Again After Strike
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Long queues form at the London Bridge station as the first buses appeared on the streets after a month
long strike recently, thus ending one of the most unpopular and unsuccessful walkouts in' the history of the
British trade union movement.
Dear Editor:
I should like to pass along the
following facts in regard to repeal
and liquor control.
Says Rev. M. A. Adams, director
of temperance education of the
United Dry Forces of the state:
“The repeal of the 18th. Amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United States has been a failure.
It has not done the things that the
advocates of the repeal claimed it
would.”
“Arrests for drunkenness have in
creased under repeal. South Carolina
has had repeal for three years. In
Spartenburg in 1932, the year before
repeal there were 479 arrests for
drunkenness. In 1936 there were
more than four times as many. In
Wilson County, N. C. there were 485
arrests for public drunkenness the
year before repeal while the first
year after repeal, there were 689.”
“In Washington, D. C., drunken
ness increased 48 percent under re
peal from 1932-35. Women drunks
increased 53 percent.”
“The National Life Insurance Co.’s
report shows that under repeal
drinkers under 30 years of age in
creased 178 percent from 1932-1936
while drunkenness from 30 to 45
years increased 102 percent and
drunks over 45 years increased 125
percent. These facts can be proven.”
Please note especially the increase
in drunkenness among young peo
ple.
“For the fiscal year ending June
30, 1935, two years after repeal, the
population of federal penal institu
tions increased from 12,201 to 15,-
417, the largest in any year to date.
For the t\yo year period ending De
cember 31, 1935, the population of
state and federal prisons increased
7.718. Major crimes in Canada in
creased 77 percent after repeal while
felonious assults increased 91 per
cent and violations of the liquor
laws increased 92 percent. Crimes
against children increased 115 per
cent with minor offenders increas
ing 153 percent in Canada under
repeal.” And yet there are those
who say that conditions could not
he any worse. Shall we or shall we
r.iot profit by the experiences of
other sections and instead of lending
our influence to worse conditions,
join a fight to better them.
Again I say, the more whiskey
people have the moi’e they will
drink. The easier we make it to get
strong drink, the more we will have.
It seems to me that anybody could
see this if they are capable of rea
soning any at all. I have said be
fore and I say again that a prohi
bition law cannot within itself do
away with all strong drink but it
can be an aid just as other laws
aid in keeping down crime. I don’t
see why a law to prohibit sales of
liquor couldn’t be just as effective
and reasonable as one to prohibit
bootlegging or drunken driving, and
I don’t see but that the prohibition
law was just as effective as the other
laws in force concerning liquor.”
Rev. Dr. Daniel A. Poling, widely
known author, lecturer, and educa
tor, has the following to say con
cerning the success of repeal:
“Repeal is the greatest social suc
cess of the decade because it has fail
ed to do anything that it promised.”
“Advocates of repeal promised a
decrease in consumption of alcoholic
beverages, a decrease in lowlessness,
a billion dollars in revenue. Not only
have these promises been unfilled,
but the counterpart of the saloon
has returned, minors are allowed to
buy freely, and slaughter on the
roads has increased.” He quoted a
Cleveland traffic officer as saying
that “of those killed in Cleveland
in traffic accidents during the first
quarter of this year 58.7 percent
were found to have been imbibing
alcoholic beverages.” If the above
is the result of repeal in section*
where it is effective, how can we
expect to make conditions any bet
ter in our county by legalizing li
quor? Personally, I’m sure it won’t
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
First Lady in Role of Godmother
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Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, holding baby Eleanor Ruth Armstrong,
and Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, former U. S. minister to Norway, with baby
Robert Furman Armstrong, pictured during the recent christening cere
mony of the twin children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong, Jr., at
.Washington, D. C., at which they served as godmothers. Standing be
tween them is Mrs. John Nance Garner, wife of the vice president. The
Armstrongs are Washington newspaper correspondents.
be done and I hope and trust that
control will be voted down. Inciden
tal, I’ve yet to hear of the place
where it has been controlled. It
would seem from the above that it
came nearer being controlled under
prohibition than it has under repeal.
lola L. Day
Rougemont, N. C.
CHILD MARRIAGES
LEGAL IN 9 STATES
% -
New Hampshire’s Minimum Age
Is Highest—2o For Boys
And 18 For Girls
Washington, June 20.—A nation
wide survey revealed today that
boys of 14 and girls of 12 may be
legally married in nine states.
Those common-law marriage ages
apply to Colorado, Florida, Missis
sippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island,
Tennessee, Washington and Idaho
the children’s bureau said.
Legal minimums for marriage in
the District of Columbia and 39
states which have raised the com
mpn-law standard vary from 16 and
18 for boys and from 14 and 16 for
girls. New Hampshire’s minimum
is highest—2o for boys and 18 for
girls.
Most statutes impose additional
restrictions by requiring consent of
parents or guardian until a child
reaches a specified age—usually
majority. Judicial consent is re
quired in New York for girls under
16 and in Vermont for boys under
18 and girls under 16.
Fifteen states with minimum
statutes permit exceptions for cer
tain cases when both judicial and
parental consent are obtained.
Marriages of children under the
legal minimum age are declared
void by some states. In other states
they are dorisidered voidable and
may be disaffirmed by the child
either before or when he or she
reaches the legal age.
The report calls “apparently er
roneous” the belief that marriages
without parent’s consent are void
or voidable. Children’s bureau of
ficials said,the weight of judicial
authority is that such marriage is
legal if the boy or girl are above
the minimum marriage age.
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Persons who travel with cameras
pass their time fussing with them in
stead of looking at the things they
travel to see.—Charming Padlock,
playwright
EDGAR LONG MEMORIAL
METHODIST CHURCH
SUNDAY, JUNE 27, i 937
9:45 a. m. - Church School
11:00 a. m. - Morning Worship
7:15 p. m. - Epworth League
7:15 p. m. - Intermediate Div.
8:00 p. m. - Evening Worship
Monday
4:00 p. m. - Circles 1,2, and 3
7:30 p. m. - Circles 4,5, and 6
Wednesday
8:00 p. m. - Prayer Meeting
Friday
6:30 p. m. - Person County Young
Peoples’ Union at Allensville church
8:00 p. m. - Men’s Prayer Meeting.
The Circles of Mary Hambrick
Missionary Society meet as follows:
Circle No. 1- Mrs. Mollie Hatchett.
Circle No. 2 - Mrs. Evie Newman.
Circle No. 3 - Mrs. A. W. Clayton.
Circle No. 4 - Mrs. R. H. Shelton.
Circle No. 5 - Miss Mattie Hatchett
Circle No. 6 - Miss Ruth Newton.
A hearty welcome to each of the
services of the church.
B. P. Robinson, Pastor...
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
God give us men, determined, brave
and strong-
Who stand for right and dare to
smite the wrong,
Whole-hearted men - unselfish, fear
less bold-
Whose love of truth outweighs the
greed for gold,
Devoted men, who think and prey
and plan
How best to serve and help their
fellowman.
While selfishness misrules, and greed
and lust
Entrice and drag their victims in the
dust,
Send up a prayer, again and yet
again,
With faith unfailing still - God give
us men!.
9:45 a. m. - Bible School
11:00 a. m. - Preaching - Subject:
“By What Authority Doest Thou
These Things?”
7:00 p. m. - B. T. U.
8:00 p. m. - Preaching - Subject:
“Spiritual Emancipation.”
A cordial invitation is extended
to aIL
W. F. West, Pastor
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It is estimated that one-third of
the college students in the District
of Columbia have federal govern
ment positions, working for Uncle
Cam in the day and attending classes
kt night
Friday and Saturday
Two Big Days of Selling
Come in and make a final purchase
from us. Friday and Saturday will
be the last selling days of Harris &
Burns.
Our store will be closed
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
For Inventory.
When it is re-opened Thursday, July Ist., it will be by
BURNS, GENTRY & STRUM who will succeed us in the
clothing department. They will, no doubt, give you bet
ter service than we have ever been able to, as they will
concentrate on mens and boys wearing apparel.
But we shall greatly appreciate a call and purchase by
you Friday or Saturday and assure you as always full
value for every dollar you spend with us.
Assuring each and eveiry one of our appreciation for all
the favors they have shown us and wishing for you the
very best things to make your life comfortable and hap
py, we are faithfully yours,
Harris & Burns
WANT ADS
QUALITY COAL
Central Service Station
Phone 137
8-13-ts
WANTED: Highest price paid for
White Oak Timber, buy any amount.
Write R. F. CROTTS, Roxboro, N. C.
6-17-3TP
FOR SALE—.Porcelain lined 751 b.
refrigerator - Cheap.
Billy West
6-24-2 T
Paper Napkins pk. lOc
Wax Paper roll lOc
Sandwich Spread qi 25c
Salad Dressing qt. 25c
Ham-Naise 8 oz. jar 25c
Mayonnaise pint jar 27c
Peanut-Butter 2 lb. jar 35c
Vienna Sausage 3 for 25c
Potted Meats 5 c
Round Steak lb. 30c
Fork Chops lb. 27c
Weiners lb. 22c
Veal Chops lb. 20c
Veal Steak lb. 30c
Sausage lb. 25c
Beef Roast lb. 17c
IT PAYS TO TRADE WITH
Sergeant & Clayton
FINE GROCERIES
PHONE 23. AND PHONE 24
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1957
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
We the members of the adult
Sunday School Class of Concord
Church, wish to pay tribute to our
beloved member, Mr. S. C. Tillman,
who was called to his 'Heavenly
Home June 9, 1937. While Mr. Till
man hadn’t been able to be with us
often for the past two years, we
fell his interest and prayers. There
fore be it resolved, first, that al
though we feel keenly his passing
we bow submissively to the will of
our Heavenly Father.
Second, that his Christian life has
been a benediction to us.
Third, that we extend to his family
our heartfelt sympathy.