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IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUND YOU READ TH> PERSON COUNTY TIMES—IT IS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OP PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
VOLUME IX. PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1937 NUMBER SIX
NEWS
of the
WEEK
MORE PENSIONS LOOM
Washington D. C. Observers
see in certain recent moves in Cong
ress a pension raid that by 1996
will cost the Federal Treasury $20,-
€00,000,000. This government has
already paid up to June Ist this
Year $21,993,632,000 in pensions due
to its various wars from the Revo
lution onward. The World War has
already cost the nation $60,000,-
€OO,OOO to date, but if current va
gue rumors materalize, to pension
all World War veterans, regardless
of their financial status, S6O per
month upon reaching 65 years es
age, another twenty billion will be
added to the pension bill.
ANOTHER LITERARY
CURIOSITY
Macon, Ga., —A few months ago
an enterprising Pacific Coast writ
«r completed a 50,000 word novel
without the use of the letter “E”.
Along somewhat similar lines, the
Rev. J. F. Cargile, a Baptist mis
sionary, has written a 13,000-word
novelette in which every word be
gins with the letter“S”. An example:
■“Scattered seaweed shone, serenely.
Seagulls swiftly spedr sometimes
swooping suddenly, scraping seeth
ing sea surfaces, stopping several
seconds, seeing something stomach
satisfying.”
FORD AT 74 PHILOSOPHIZES
Detroit, Mich.—On his 74th birth
day, Henry Ford said, “I have noth
ing but optimism for the future. I
look forward to a great industrial
year; the present mess will do the
country more good than most
people expect. Backward politics,
stupid business and exploitation of
labor have been trying to hold up
progress in this country. I believe
that a great many people have been
put in their places—people who
have been led into strikes. They be
lieved in miracles and thought that
things could be had merely by de
manding them. But it will all work
out.”
LEGAL OVERSIGHT
Des 'Moines, lov^a —Five, ibcal
physicians hastily prepared Mrs.
Charles Tharpe for the arrival of
a rnewcomer in the family, when
they suddenly called for timbers
and jacks to raise the trailer’s
wheels clear of the ground. lowa
law forbids childbirth in a vehicle.
SURE-DEATH BOUNDRY
Quito, Ecuador—When an entire
ly innocent traveler sought to cross
the boundry between Ecuador and
Columbia at a border village, he
was instantly killed by an electric
shock. It was then discovered that
Columbian customs guards had lin
ed the boundary with high tension
wires to discourage smugglers but
had not warned the public.
F. D. R. MAY FILL COURT
Washington, D. C.—With the ad
journment of Congress imminent,
the Attorney General has informed
the president that he may legally
fill the Supreme Court post made
vacant by the registration of Justice
Van Devanter at any time, regard
less of whether Congress is in ses
sion, in recess or in adjournment.
Sentiment seems still to favor a
choice from the South.
St. Mark's Episcopal
Evening services and prayer will
be held at the St. Mark’s Episcopal
Church today, August 8 at 4:00 p.m.
The public is cordially invited.
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Hugh Evans Has Nice Tobacco
Mr. Hugh Evans of the Ceffo sec
tion has about 25 acres of the nicest
tobacco in this section. He has al
.-nady cured four barns and the to
|QR. looks like good cash money.
TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
flerconipnies
OAKLEYi TO GIVE
UP ALL BOXING
After Winning Decision From
Haney Stated That Other
Work Required His
Attention
Clyde “Jack” Oakley was declar
ed winner of the Oakley-Haney box
ing match that was held in the
Winstead Warehouse Friday night.
This fight was for six two-minute
rounds and was hard fought from
start to finish. One judge gave the
fight a draw and the other gave it
to Oakley by a narrow margin.
Immediately after the fight Oak
ley declared that he was going to
give up boxing for sometime to
come. He stated that his work at
Collins and Aikman was of such
nature that he had little time to
train and that it was necessary for
him to stop boxing.
In the first bout of the evening
two colored boys, Chas. Trotter and
John Dillinger, fought to a draw for
four one-minute rounds. These boys
v/eighed about 60 pounds.
In the third bout Bill Winstead
won a decision over Rob’t Pugh. In
the fourth fight Clyde Wright won
from Frank Holt in four rounds.
Holt gave up the fight about ten
seconds before the bell in the last
round.
Joe King also came away with a
decision over Sam Forrester of
Asheville. This fight was very close,
but King seemed to have a slight
edge.
Jtae.Are The Bicycle Candidates
The standing of the candidates is not being given in this paper, to
day. No candidate has made a report and will make none until Friday.
Select your favorite and do business now.
Jane Winstead Roxboro, N. C.
Route 1 Mary Bailey Walthall
Roxboro, N. C. Roxboro, N. C.
Louise James Joe Green
Roxboro, N. C. Roxboro, N. C.
Louise Lamberth William Smith Hill
Roufte 2 Roxboro, N. C.
Roxboro, N. C. Billie Spencer
Virginia Barnes Roxboro, N. C.
Roxboro, N. C. Billie Garrett
Betty Barnes Roxboro, N. C.
Roxboro, N. C. Nanie Willie Cushwa
Charlie Harris Roxboro, N. C.
ROTARIANS ENJOY
DR. PENNINGTON
Will Be Present At Kiwanis
Club Tomorrow And Deliver
Same Lecture
Even tho the lecture of Dr. Ju
lian, Pennington, vocational consul
tant to over one hundred' associa
tions, ran about thirty minutest be
yond the regular closing hour the
Rotarians remained to hear all of
his lecture.
The subject of the lecture was
“You and Your Other Self.” For the
past 15 years Dr. Pennington has
devoted several months of each year
to lectures before clubs of different
kinds. In a dignified, wholly pro
fessional way he explained what re
search has learned afcfaut picking
the right man for a job.
Dr. Pennington is spending some
time in this section and will speak
at the Kiwanis club tomorrow.
Bill Warren, vice-president of the
Kiwanis club, now has active charge
and will preside over all meetings
for the next seven or eight weeks.
After this time President Winstead
will be back in Roxboro.
CONDITION IMPROVING
It is understood that the condi
tion of Dawes Wagner and Mrs. Lil
lian Kirkman, who were injured in
an automobile wreck on the Leas
burg road last week, are improving.
Both Mrs. Kirkman and Mrs.
Wagner weile taken to Watts
Hospital immediately after the
wreck.
Ca-Vel To Play South Boston
The Ca-Vel ball team will play
So. Boston Monday night, Aug. 9th.
at 8:00 P. M. They will play the reg
ular So. Boston team.
ROBT NICKS NOW
ASSISTANT PASTOR
Attending Duke School of Re
ligion In Winter; Father
Served At Brooksdale
Robert Nicks, former resident of
this city, is now assistant pastor to
his father, Rev. S. F. Nicks, pastor
of the Cedar Grove Circuit. Robert
Nicks is a graduate of Duke Uni
versity and is now enrolled in the
school of religion at this same uni
versity. In the early pArt of this
summer he took a course at the
Duke summer school at Junaluska.
Rev. S. F. Nicks is well known in
this city where he was pastor at
Brooksdale for a number of years.
Prior to the time he spent in Rox
boro he served in Yanceyville.
Altho it will be several years be
fore Robert Nicks completes his ed
ucation he will probably preach
each summer and attend school in
the winter. Those who have heard
him are very much impressed.
KANE RECEIVES PLACE
ON A. G. C, COMMITTEE
George . Kane of Roxboro has
been appointed to the standing leg
islative committee of the Associa
tion of General Contractors of A
merica, according to information in
the bulletin of the Carolinas branch
of the A. G. C. He was appointed by
W. A. Klinger, national president.
William Muirhead of Durham is
national treasurer of the organiza
tion.
Red Lane Service Station Under;
New Management
Mr. John F. Thorp and Boaty
Blanks have take|i over the Red
Lane service station that has been
operated by “Nub” Carver. This
station is on Longhurst highway and
has long enjoyed a good patronage.
Mr. Sharp is connected with the
Longhurst Mill and Mr. Blanks has
been with Lorighurst Merchantile
Co.
BACK IN ROXBORO
Mr. Patrick Clay, Jr., has return
ed to Roxboro after spending a
number of months in a CCC camp
in the eastern part of the State. Pat
plans to find work in Roxboro.
ALONG THE WAY— ALL APPEARS
TO BE QUIET NO NEWS
Everything was busy in the Times
office all day Friday as the boys and
girls came in to talk about the big
bicycle contest. We gave them all a
few subscription blanks and wished
them all the luck in the world. Some
boy or girl will win this bicycle.
“Along The Way” one hears a
number of bad stories about the
damage that hail did in this section
last week. Some farmers actually
lost all of the tobacco that they had.
Others lost a large amount, but not
all.
S. B. Winstead has returned from
the Georgia market and he says
that tobacco is selling good. He pre
dicts nice things for this section
when the Roxboro market opens.
Here’s a good one—C. C. Garrett
has always told a number of wild
tales about his garden and now he
comes out and says that he is a
champion 1-i-a- I mean champion
hog raiser. Said ha could prove that
Number of Boys & Girls Working
To Win Grand Prize In Contest
MISS RYDER JOINS
HEALTH DEPT.
Appointed To Position In This
County And Comes Well
Prepared To Handle
Position
Miss Susan Kate Hyder of Mat
thews, N. C. has been appointed to
a position i n the health department
of this county and has already taken
over her duties. She will take the
place of Mrs. Hartz.
Miss Hyder studied public health
for one year at the Public Health
Training School of Columbia Uni
versity and had special training in
Maternity work and mid-wifery at
Lobenstein Clinic, N. Y. She receiv
ed her nurse training at John Hop
kins Hospital and also attended col
lege at W. C. U. N. C. in Greens
boro.
At the present time she will de
vote a large part of her time to
work in the northern part of this
ccunty.
CIVIC CLUBS WILL
START PARK WORK
Understood That Not Much Can
Be Don£ This Year Except
Lay The Foundation
Unless something happens to pre
vent members of the Kiwanis Club
plan to take action on the long de
layed park and playground project
at once. The committee will make a
report Monday evening and will
recommend that the members go
to work at once.
Members of this club understand
that not much can be done this year
and they do not expect the park to
be of any great benefit before next
summer. However, work will start
at once and the Kiwanians say that
they are going to do the work.
It is very probable that this park
will become a joint project of both
the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs and
that members from both groups will
join in and help with the work.
Definite annpujicement crincern,-
ing the park may be expected in
the next issue of this paper.
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CORRECTION
The Mary Hambrick Missionary
Society will have its annual out
door meeting at 4:30 instead of 4:00
on Tuesday, August 10 with the
Concord Society as their guests.
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IMPROVING
Mrs. E. M. Wilkerson and daugh
ter, Joy, have returned home from
Watts Hospital. Their condition con
tinues to improve.
he had meat on hand and two nice
pigs for this winter. Here’s a hint
to C. C. It takes a pound of sausage
to make us believe the story.
All the colored cooks went to the
association this week. For a number
of week they have been looking to
this event and they all went to
preaching there on Thursday and
Friday.
Then there’s Gus Deering—he gets
in our hair, always talking about his
garden. It’s a pity that he and C. C.
Garrett can’t live side-by-side and
tell their garden tales to each other.
Merchants over the city say that
money is hard to get. They don’t
know anything. Money has been so
short in this office that our manager
‘thought Uncle Sam had called it
all in during the July and August.
Well so long until next Sunday. If
the boys and girls ask you to renew
don't fail to do just that
By Big Mouth
Plenty Os Time Left For Any More Boys And Girls W T ho Wish To
Enter And Try For The New Goodrich Bicycle. Boys And
Girls Urged To Come To Times Office Monday And Enter
CONTEST LASTS ONLY THREE WEEKS. THOSE WHO DO
NOT WIN GET 20% OF WHAT THEY TURN IN
METHODIST AGAIN
ATE FRIED CHICKEN
Large Crowd Attended Picnic
At Lake Near Danville Last
Wednesday
Members of the Methodist Sun
day School enjoyed a big afternoon
at Luna Lake near Danville last
Wednesday when a large crowd
went there on the first local Metho
dist picnic in a number of years.
The crowd left Roxboro about 3
o’clock and the boys and girls and
:a few adults went swimming as
son as they arrived at the lake.
About 6:30 o’clock supper was
spread on the tables and everything
was there from ham to fried chick
en. Even the Methodist couldn’t
eat everything and much remained.
Some returned immediately after
supper while others hung around
and spent a few more enjoyable
hours.
A picnic of this kind will now be
an annual affair at this Sunday
School and will probably take place
in July or August of each year.
Dr. Rob’t Long had charge of this
affair this year.
MEN FROM GEORGIA
BRING CHEER FOR
PERSON FARMERS
State That Tobacco Is Selling
Good And Farmers Appear
To Be Well Pleased
Tobacconists Leaving For South
Carolina Today
Several men of this county re
turned this week after having been
on the tobacco market in Georgia.
Thse men stated that tobacco is
really selling good and that the
farmers are well pleased with the
prices that they are receiving. The
farmers are rushing the wefed to
market and selling it as rapidly as
possible. The warehouses were all
blocked during the first several
days and warehousemen were well
pleased with the amount of tobacco
that they were selling.
Person County farmers will be
busy curing tobacco this week.
Many have already cured a barn or
two and they are now ready to go
after the weed in a big way. Tobac
co, generally speaking, looks good
and it is curing nicely. The crop
this year should bring a good price
if the average holds up when the
buyers come to this belt.
Many tobacconists are leaving to
day for the opening of the South
Carolina and border markets, Some
of these men will buy tobacco, some
will keep books and others will do.
anything that comes along.
Farmers in this section are very
anxious to see vrfhat tobacco will
bring on the markets that open
Tuesday. These markets are a little
nearer home and give a better indi
cation of prices for this year.
MR. WILBURN RECOVERING
Mr. R. L. Wilburn is recovering
from an operation at Duke Hospital.
He is expected home this week.
MR. HAMBRICK BETTER
Mr. W. R. Hambrick, who has
been at Memorial Hospital, Hickory,
K. C., has recovered and is now
spending some time in the home of
his son, Dr. Robert Hambrick.
FOR RENT
New modern dwelling. All con
veniences. Best location. Reason
able rent.
Preston Satterfield
8-8-I.T
16 PAGES
TODAY
A number of boys and girls have
entered the bicycle contest that is
being staged by the Person County
Times for the boys and girls of this
county and surrounding territory.
In spite of the fact that several have
entered there is still room for more.
If you have been thinking ab&ut en
tering the contest there is plenty of
time left. Any boy or girl under 16
years of age may enter and anyone
who works has an excellent chance
to win the new $37.50 Goodrich bi
cycle.
This contest is a very short one;
it lasts only three weeks and what
boy or girl would not be willing to
do a little extra work in order to
get the grand prize. Even if you da
not manage to get this prize all
contestants receive twenty percent
off all the money turned in. This a
mount alone could make a nice
prize.
This contest is just getting star
ted and there is plenty of time for
any boy or girl to step in now and
get a number of subscriptions fey
the first reporting day which is Fri
day, August 13th.
All candidates are requested to
notice that a subscription counts for
more votes the first week than any
other. If you have anyone who has
promised to give you their sub
scription it will mean twenty more
votes if you can turn it in by next
Friday night. See them as early as
possible and close the deal.
If you have not entered the con
test and want to do so you are urg
ed to come to the Times’ office as
early as possible and get your in
formation and subscription book.
1 you can enter the race the first thing
Monday morning.
NOTICE TO PARENTS
Here is your chance to help your
bey or girl out. Urge them to ente;
this nice clean campaign and give
them your subscription at once.
It will count more the first week
than any other time. The price is
only $1.50 a year and you get a
copy of the Times every Sunday and
Tnursday. The Sunday copy now
has a splendid funny paper in it
and there is something that the en
tire family can enjoy.
CAMPAIGN CLOSES AUG. 27TH.
All contestants are requested to
notice the closing date of the cam
paign, August 27th. at 9:00 P. M.
There really is no time to lose. Get
busy and get a good start. This
Goodrich bicycle is one of the best
and it is well worth working for. Go
by the Economy Auto Supply on
Main Street and take a look at this
new bicycle. It’s in the window and
it sure does ride good.
EITHER STYLE SUPPLIED
If a boy wins, the bicycle will be
boy’s style. If a girl wins the bicy
cle will be girl’s style. The manager
of the campaign will supply either
kind.
Who is going to be ahead when
Friday comes. On next Sunday we
will print the first standing of the
contestants.
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STATE’S ADVERTISING
PROGRAM SHAPING UP
Raleigh, Aug. 4.—Proofs o{ the
first of a series of advertisements,
designed to appear in newspapers
in 40 or 50 communities of the Uni
ted States, were submitted to the
department of Conservation and
development’s hdvertising commit
tee today.
Director R. Bruce Etheridge said
no decision had been reached but
the committee was making progress
in shaping the state’s $250,000 ad
vertising campaign.
Three members of the conserva
tion board, J. L. Horne, Jr., of
Rocky Mount, C. W. Roberts of
Charlotte and J. Q. Gilkey of Ma
rion, were designated to study ad
vertising methods used in Virginia.
Sterling Wade Opens Station
Mr. Sterling Wade has opened a
new gas station in front of J. C.
Whitt’s Laundry on Depot Street
Mr. Wade will also carry a nice lino
of groceries. . ■ . A