jJewon Cmmtg Alimas
r A PAPER FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE
J. S. MERRITT, Editor
M. C. CLAYTON, Mgr.
Published
■very Sunday And Thursday
■atered as Second Class matter
at the Postoffice at Roxboro,
N. C., under the act of
March 3rd., 1879.
—Subscription Rates—
Car year $1.50
■x months 75
Advertising Cut Service At Dis
posal of Advertisers at all times.
Bates furnished upon request.
Mews from, our correspondents
should reach this office not
later than Tuesday noon
to insure publication.
SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1937
A few years ago the Fourth
of July received very little no
tice in the south. This was not
due to the fact the people of
this section did not know their
history. They knew all about
July 4th. and what it stood for,
but people in the south just
didn’t care to observe this day.
Neither did they observe Labor
Day.
Now July 4th. is a big occa
sion below the Mason Dixon
line. Even in Roxboro the day
• is observed as a holiday and
many events are planned for
this day.
Labor Day is also recognized
to a certain extent, but not as
much so as July 4th.
There will be fire crackers
in the north, none in Roxboro.
There will be parades in the
northern cities, none here. We
' will observe a safe and sane
! Fourth but it will be a holiday
and that’s more than could be
said ten years ago.
o
How about saving a person’s
life Monday? You would prob
ably be glad to if you could.
It may be that ycu can do that
very thing.
The chances are that you will
drive a car on that day. The
chances are that millions of
people will drive cars Monday
land if history repeats itself
many people will be killed.
If you will drive carefully you
might save some person’s life.
If you are driving on Monday
take your time and do every
thing that you can to protect
those in your car and those in
the cars you meet. It is also
wise to remember that its not
always your driving but that
it’s the person you meet. Help
protect this man too.
o
So far tIY Officers of this
city have uncovered no evi
dence concerning the poisoning
of a large number of dogs in
this city. On Friday more dogs
died and one lady saw the dog
pick up the poisoned meat in
the front yard. The dog died
within the hour.
It appears that this poison
was scattered in the yards of
jnany people where anyone
could have picked it up. Any
small child could have met his
or her death in that manner
and in a very short time.
Officers of the law—we a
gain call upon you to find out
about this.
o
The Times is 9 years old to
day. Our volume is IX, No. 1.
We are having no birthday par
ty, but we certainly do thank
the many people who have been
so kind to us.
' o
40,000 TIE IN CONTEST
—^
•New York City—Of 2,000,000 en
tries in the $200,000 Old Gold Cigar
ette puzzle contest, 40,000 submitted
correct solutions. These contestants
must now answer another and much
more diffciult set of puzzles, and
perhaps still another, to qualify for
the prizes. The contest sold $13,-
900,000 worth of cigarettes.
o ... ■ ■
Hie practicability of aerial photo
graphs in checking compliance un
der the Agricultural Conservation
program was shown recently on two
demonstration farms in Orange
Comity. . „.
PERSONALS
Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Bradsher and
children are spending the week-end
at Virginia Beach.
Mr. C. T. Nelson left Saturday to
spend the week-end at Virginia
Beach, Va.
Messrs. Curry Barnett, E. D. Mor
ton, Jr. and John W. Brewer left
today for the Western part of the
State to spend this week.
Mr. James Long and Mr. Haywood
Insco are spending several days at
Virginia Beach.
Misses Rebecca Hunter and Edna
Grady will spend this week in Wil
liamsburg, Va. The following week
they will spend at Virginia Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Davis have re
turned to Roxboro after spending
the past week in northern parts.
Miss Mary Hester Austin left
Tuesday for Louisburg, W. Va. to
visit Miss Louie Marshall Satter
field.
Mesdames T. W. Henderson and
B, E. Love and Miss Anna Kather
ine Love were Durham visitors
Thursday.
Mrs. John Reams and Miss Ed
na Reams of Oxford spent Wednes
day with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Har
ris.
Mrs. C. P. Bowen of Durham ar
rived here Friday to spend several
days at the home of Mr. W. H. Har
ris.
Arnold Winstead and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Winstead are spending
the week-end at Myrtle Beach as
guests of Miss Irene West of Marion,
S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Franklin, Mr.
Woly Franklin and Miss Lida Black
wood of Chapel Hill were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill-Moore Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Mjarvin Long left for
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Long left
C|t=SNAPSHOT GUILL
WATtR POEMS
H >y if lyi' -' gaawre -
> ■[
■ , , •'> ’l■ H ■ H D B -. ; I
; ■
ii
An episode In an amateur photographer's picture Odyssey of the travels
of water. Exposure f. 22 at 1/25 aecond.
THE moods of water, tumbling,
bubbling, gushing, spouting,
dashing, splashing, trickling, roll
ing, rippling, dripping, glad, angry,
smooth, rough, serene, peaceful,
make adjectives for poets. For the
amateur photographer with any
poetry in his soul whatever, they
make themes for beautiful pictures
and the subject of a delightful pic
ture hobby.
We know of one amateur photog
rapher who used his camera to pic
ture the grand circle water makes
In its journey from land to sea to the
clouds and back to the land again.
This picture epic of water began
with a photograph of a tiny woodland
spring, then pictures of a rivulet, a
brook, a river, a mightier river with
'lts waterfalls and cataracts, the bay
•through which It flowed Into the
ocean, the ocean Itself, a cloud and
sunbeam picture over the ocean,
thus picturing water being caught
up for Its return journey, and finally
rain.
This idea far from exhausts the
possibilities of poetic water pic
tures, especially when human In
terest is added. The majestic sweep
of water over Niagara Falls Is a
poem in itself but a honeymooning
pair In the foreground adds romance.
A. fair swimmer In clear water on
which sunshine Is shimmering cre
ates a poetic pattern of Mfe and
light A pseudo-moonlight picture
over a placid lake of a youth and a
maid in a canoe (a shot Into the
setting sun with a small lens open
ing) gives a poetic mood to “the
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
Saturday for Segal Mountains in
Tennessee to spend this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Powell
and family from Coal Center, Penna.
are visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Seate, R. F. D. 1, Virgi
lina, Va.
Mrs. J. M. Long and daughter,
Anne, are spending the week-end at
the home of Mrs. A. P. Clayton.
Mr. Sam Barnett is spending the
week-end in Asheville, N. C.
Mrs. Hattie Moore and children
are spending this week -end in Au
rora, N. C. with relatives.
Messrs. Logan Jackson and Ha
rold Wilkerson are spending some
time at Myrtle Beach.
Mr. John Wade is spending the
week-end at Morehead City.
Messrs. Bo Henley and John Hen
ry Winstead are spending the week
end at White Lake.
—■— i
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Cole and dau
ghter, Mrs. Henry Brown are spend
ing the week-end at Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gentry and
Children, Mrs. M. T. Clayton and
Miss Geraldine Clayton will leave
(Monday for Washington to spend
several days.
Miss Dorothy Thompson of Wash
ington, D. C., is spending the week
end in Roxboro.
spending the week-end at Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Satterfield are
Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Burch and Mrs. Gus *
Burch are spending several days in
Richmond, Va. visiting friends and
■ latives. Mrs. Gus Burch will re
main in Richmond for sometime.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Clayton and
children and Misses Bertha and An
nie Clayton spent Thursday in Wins
ton-Salem, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Clayton and
children have returned to their home
in Greenville, N. C.
o
For Immediate Results Advertise
In The “Times.”
waters stilled at even.” Foam at the
prow of a careening yacht or Its
churning wake over the stern depicts
the poetry of motion.
Verses may he illustrated. “Where
the breaking waves dash high on
a stern and rockbound coast” Is a
place for photographs of one' of
water’s most inspiring moods, and'
then, from the hilltops “there is not !
In the wide world a valley so sweet,!
as that vale in whose bosom the]
bright waters meet” ’
Endless are your opportunities for]
making delightful photographs of!
water scenes. But there’s a trick to!
successful water photography. It’s]
largely a matter of shooting so that(
the pictured water has the right
"feel” or texture. r ,
For example, It’s possiMt to shoot'
spray too fast so that It has a hard,'
brittle look, thereby losing Its essen
tial sense of movement On the
other hand, rippling water should
be shot fast enough so that the rip
ples are distinct each with Its owr
highlights.
Another point Is lighting. Choose
the angle that gives you the maxi
mum “texture,” the characteristic
interplay of light and shade. No one
can tell you exactly how to go about
this; a little experimenting will tell
you better than volumes of words/
But keep this In mind. Any fair-si*edj
body of water reflects a lot of light.]
Your exposures, therefore, can bej
faster or, preferably, yonr “stop”!
smaller than for a comparable
mer landscape.
John ran Guilder
SOCI ET Y
MISS CAROLINE MICHAELS
Social Editor
Mrs. Long Hostess
Mrs. Ovieda Long was hostess to
her club on Tuesday at her home on
Lamar Street.
The lower floor was decorated in
Queen lace with other mixed flow
ers. Four tables were placed for the
club game. Mrs. A. M.Burns receiv
ed the prize for club high score and
Mrs. E. E. Thomas received the vis
itors high score prize.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed to the guests by the hostess as
isted by Mrs. J. H. Hughes.
Out of town guests were Mes
/ dames C. A. Armstrong and J. Lee
‘ Peterson.
o
Wednesday Party
\ ■
Miss Jessie Mary Wilson was hos
tess to a few of her friends at a
party given Wednesday evening at
her home on Lamar Street.
Upon the arrival of the guests
ginger-ale was served. Different
games were enjoyed throughout the
evening among them being Ques
tionaire. Hearts was also played.
The out of town guests were Mar
garet Dunn and Winstead Hines.
The hostess served ice cream and
cake.
o
“They Gave Him
A Gun” Comes To
Dolly Screen
New Picture Stars Spencer
Tracy, Gladys George And
Franchot Tone
With Spencer Tracy, Gladys Geor
ge and Franchot Tone in the leading
roles, “They Gave Him A Gun”
opens Thursday at the Dolly Madi
son Theatre as one of the more im
portant releases from thfe Metro-
Goldwyn - Mayer studios.
Franchot 'Tone deserts genteel
characters to play a “tough guy”
character for a kindly adviser of a
wayward youth; and Gladys George,
Statement of the Condition
Os The
PEOPLES BANK
Roxboro, N. C.
AS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 30th., 1937
RESOURCES:
Cash And Due From Banks $195,092.29
U. S. Bonds 208,075.00
N. C. State Bonds 447 757 22
Municipal Bonds 234,835.97
Other Stocks And Bonds 5,000.00
Certificate of Deposits Due From Other Banks ± 0,000.00
Interest Earned On Bonds 3 311.75
Loans And Discounts 435 203.02
Banking House, Furn. And Fixtures
(Less Reserve For Depreciation $3,121.74) 15,869.19
Other Real Estate 30*863.55
Prepaid Insurance 830.52
$1,286,838.51
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock (Common) jqq 000.00
Capital Stock (Preferred) - •• 74*625!00
?T Ur ? . „ 15*000.00
Undivided Profits 27 095 50
Unearned Interest 2 593 27
Reserve for Retirement Preferred Stock Fund 3 750 00
Reserve for Tax 1,351.25
Reserve for Interest Savings 5 274 40
Cashier And Certified Checks 1 362 80
Deposits -T: 1,055,786^29
‘ $1,286,838.51
(( \wi~i ||
following her success In “Vfilifuniiy Is
The Word For Carrie,” plays another
valiant role as a war nurse who mar
ries a racketeer she fails to gave in
“They Gave Him A Gun."
The picture based on the novel by
Major William Joyce Cowen and
directed by W. S. Van Dyke 11, deals
with the effects of war on the psy
chology of youth, tracing the transi
tion of a kindly young clerk who
goes through war into a dangerous
post-war racketeer.
o
WANT ADS
0
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-
USE BLUE LABEL CERTIFiED
OAK FLOORING. Delivered on job
by truck. Write us for prices.
BOYDTON MFG. CO., Bodyton,
Va.
7-
We Will Be Closed
Monday for the Holiday
Don’t worry about those clothes you
soil over the Fourth,.
Our business is to clean them.
CALL US TODAY
PfrONE 96 AND PHONE 77
J. C. WHITT LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING
SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1937
FARM FOR RENT—4O4 acre* -
Well fixed.
Z. V. Barnett, Roxboro, N. C.
8-27-2 T
1 -- ,
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A
good investment? I-am offering for
private sale several lots on the La
mar Street in the town of Roxboro.
A most desirable location for home
or rental property. “Babson says
now is the time to buy your real
estate.”
For further particulars see
M. W. SATTERFIELD
7-4-2 t
A SMALL STORE BUILDING for
rent on the South end of town. Good
location —reasonable rental. See
M. W. Satterfield. 7-4-2 t
'LEGAL NOTICES
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
trix of the estate of Matt Tapp, de
ceased, late of Person County, N. C..
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said de
ceased to exhibit them to the un
dersigned on or before the 23rd. day
of June, 1938, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 23rd day of June, 1937.
Bertha Tapp, Adm|iistratAx of
Matt Tapp.
Wm. D. Merritt, Atty.
6-24-6 T