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CALL 111 W« went ell the newa of your community. Pleese cell u* or tend it in. IF TOC WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUND YOU BEAD TH> PERSON COUNTY TIMES—IT IS A PAPER FOB ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. VOLUME IX. PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1937 NUMBER SEVEN Campaign Goes Into 2nd. Week With Large Amount of Interest Plenty Os Time Left For A Good Worker To Come Into, ; Race And Get In First Place By Next Sunday Next Standing Os Candidates August 22nd, Candidates in the Times’ big cir culation campaign made their first report Friday. Some had done fine and some had done very little and so the contest is now in its second week with many trying hard to get subscriptions. One thing that the manager would like to impress on the boys and girls who have not entered this con test is that there is still plenty of time to enter the contest and have an excellent chance of winning. If there is any boy or girl who wants this Goodrich bicycle they are re quested to hurry to this office. In addition to the first prize there is now a second one. Fifty tickets to the Palace and Dolly Madison theatres will be given to the second place winner. Tb/e second highest will also be given 20 per cent com mission of all the money turned in. All contestants who' do not win first or second prize will be given the cash commission of 20 per ceny on all money that they turn in to the campaign manager. This contest will end on August 27th. It is really a short one, the shortest that we have ever had, but that should not keep hundreds of readers from renewing this sub scription or a large number taking this paper as new subscribers. The next reporting day is Friday, August 20th. All candidates are re quested to be here and report next Friday afternoon. Try to get all the people who have promised to take the paper from you to make good of their promise by next Friday. The next standing of candidates will be published Sunday, August 22nd. No one knows now who will liead the list next Sunday. It may be the same person or the one who is on the bottom today may be on top next Sunday. It all depends on the amount of work that is done by that time. Buildings Being Repaired On Court Street Os Roxboro i The Critcher building, located on Court Street in this city, Is now be ing repaired by workmen of Geo. W. Kane. It is understood that the buildings will be put in first class condition. Nannie Willie Cushwa Is Heading The List In The First Standing Miss Nannie Willie Cushwa, Roxboro, is standing on top of the world to’daV. After all candidates had finished reporting last Friday it was discovered that Miss Cushwa had a slight lead over all other candidates. Right on her heels were Miss Jane Rt. 1; Miss Annie Catherine Barnett, Roxboro; Miss Margaret Green, Roxboro, and Charlie Harris, Roxboro. . . . Here’s how the candidates really stand, but there is only a slight margin between the one on top and the last one. Nannie Willie Cushwa Betty Ba ™ es Roxboro, N. C. Mary°Bailey Walthall Jane Winstead Koro, N C. i'j r Joe Green Cnie Catherine Barnette. SS Smith Hill Roxboro, N. C. Roxboro, N. C. Charlie Harris Billie Garrett Roxboro, N. C. Roxboro, N. C. Margaret Green * Wallace Cozart Roxboro, N. C. Roxboro, N. C. Louise James Catherine Spencer Roxboro, N. C. Roxboro, N. C. , Louise Lamberth ■ William Thomas Clayton Roufte 2 Ro * e 3 „ „ Roxboro, N. C. . Roxboro, N. C. Virginia Barnes Algie Turner Roxboro, N. C. Roxboro, N. C. The first five named appear to be doing a nice piece of .work. .The others have not done so very much, but it is probable that they will get busy this week and anyone could be on top next Sunday. TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EpiTION flmonsMinies SUCKER TOBACCO DOING VERY GOOD Field On Durham Road Ruined By Hail Was Cut Back And Started Again There is one man, probably more, in Person County who refused to let hail ruin his chances of making a tobacco crop. Hail hit in the He lena section of this county early in the summer and destroyed one field of tobacco on the side of the Dur ham highway. The man who owned' this field thought that he still a chance t 0 make tobacco if the Season was just long enough. With that in mind he cut the tobacco plant down and all of the damaged leaves with it. Then it began to start anew with nothing more or less than a sucker at the bottom of the plant. The tobacco stalk began to grow, new leaves came out and the plant took on new life. Now the plants look good and have about eight to ten leaves on them; some have pro bably more. The tobacco will be late, but it should make good tobacco by the time late summer arrives. There are more cases of this kind in Person County, but this field is right on the road going to Durham and is no trouble for people to see who are going that way. . o ROYALTY RECONCILED Lausanne, Switzerland —Separat- ed since they were forced to flee from Madrid in 1931, when revolu tion toppled the Spanish throne, ex- King Alfonso and his former Queen, Victoria, have becomme reconciled, according to an authorized announ cement made by Abbe Pierre d’- Armailhacq. During their separa tion the once-royal couple have both resided in Rome. o Nub Carver With S. R. Wade Service Station Mr. L. M. (Nub) Carver, who for fourteen years in the service sta tion business at Longhurst has ac cepted a position with S. R. Wade Service Station on Depot Street. Mr. Carver is widely known through out this and adjoining counties and this service while proprietor of Red Lane speaks for itself. Above is a picture of Mr. R. L. “Bob” Perkins and one of his favorite horses. Mr. Perkins is actively connected with the Person County Fair this year being the president of the organization. He will be actively connected with all parts of the fair, but will center his labor on the farm exhibits. He has always been very much interest ed in all phases of farming and particularly in livestock. He staged the largest parade that has ever been held in thil county several years ago and also handled the big cattle show that was held in this city. The fair association considers it self fortunate in having a man as Mr. Perkins, a man who works hard at What he does and generally puts a thing over in grand style. BLOWOUT CAUSE OF SUDDEN DEATH SAT. One Negro Instantly Killed and Another Injured As Blowout Causes Truck To Overturn “Sudden death,” and without warning, struck in a flash Saturday afternoon about 3:00 p. m. when a tire blowout caused a truck to over turn. The accident happened in the Baynes store section of Person County, n/ir the home of E. ,P. Warren. It was reported that the truck driven by Mr. McCormick, was transporting a number of white men and negroes when the accident hap pened. One negro, whose name could not be learned was killed instantly and another suffered a broken leg. Both were from So. Boston and had been working at a saw mill. Altho Mr. McCormick, the driver of the truck, was held by officers until bond could be furnished it is understood that no one was blamed for the accident. A defective tire caused the trouble. Information concerning the two negroes was not available. Altho they were known by others on the truck their full names were not known. Mr. Goodfriend At Atlantic City Mr. Simmon Goodfriend left to day for a two weeks vacation at At lantic City, N. J. and other Northern cities. , —o J. W. GADDY BACK J. W. Gaddy, Jr., principal of the Roxboro schools, is back in Roxboro and is very busy getting every thing lined up for school opening. Halifax County farmers are be coming concerned over the high prices for hogs and are seeking to improve the quality of present breeding stock. Young com in Pitt County was seriously damaged by recent attacks of army worms. R. L. “BOB” PERKINS $12,000 WILL BE PAID FOR HAIL LOSSES IN PERSON This Amount Os Money Does Not Begin To Cover Damage, But Will Help All Who Re ceive A Part Os It Hail has visited Person County on several occasions this summer and each time there was some damage. The last storm, about two weeks ago, did more damage than all the others. Insurance adjusters have been busy for the last six days settling these claims and reliable sources indicate that over $12,000 will be paid out to farmers in this section who had insurance on tobacco that was dam aged. The insurance will not come near paying for the tobacco that was damaged or ruined, but it will be of great help. Not all of the tobac co that was hit by hail was insur ed. Altho it rained about every day last week there was no report of hail in any section near Roxboro. As a rule August does not bring any hail. o Dr. W. P, Stephens And W 7 ife To Leave For Guam Dr. W. P. Stephens and wife of Semora. are spending several days there visiitng relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Stephens will leave for Guam in a few days where they will be for two years. Dr. Stephens is in govern ment service. School Date Opening To Be Announced This Week Superintendent R. B. Griffin sta ted last week that he would announ ce the school opening dates by Thursday of this week. WEEK IN WASHINGTON t Both President Roosevelt and Postmaster General have given as surances that there will be no poli tical reprisals against the Democra tic Senators who bolted over the bill to enlarge the Supreme Court. Senator Ellison D. (“Cotton Ed”) Smith of South Carolina will base his campaign, for renomination on a strong anti-C. I. O. platform. Parliamentarians are discuss ing the point made by Senator Bor ah, that since Justice Van Devan ter retired from the Supreme Court and neither resigned, nor was im peached, nor dead, there exists no vacancy on that bench for the presi dent to fill. A hot debate is expect ed when the White House sends in a nomination to fill Justice Van De venter's place. LEAF YIELD SIGHTED IN STATEINCREASEO Forecast Comes As Farmers In Border Belt Receive Good Prices For Week Raleigh, Aug. 13.—State depart ment of agriculture officials estima ted today North Carolina farmers would harvest 546,940,000 pounds of tobacco this year. The crop forecast, made as of Au gust 1, was based on an expected yield of 817.5 pounds an acre, and came as farmers in the border belt were receiving good prices for the “golden weed.” Only twice before in the state’s history—in 1934 and 1935 — has a yield of 817.5 been exceeded. The expected harvest was an increase of 4,320,000 E/jurnds over the July 1 forecast. Better Than Month Ago W. H. Rhodes, chief of the depart ment steps tic division, said the condition of the crop August 1 was 75 percent of normal, eight percent better than a month ago, nine per cent better than a year ago and two percent better than the average for the last 10 years. The data were gathered by state federal crop reporters. “Weather factors during July have ■ been favorable (for tobacco) espe cially in the new bright belt, in eastern North Carolina,” he added. The yield per acre by belt was ' estimated as follows; Old bright, 700 pounds; new bright, 880 pounds; border, 950 potffcls, and burley, 900 pounds. •—; iwj I. .1--- . f JOHN PARKS TO BE AT ROTARY CLUB | Prominent Publisher And Dis-» trict Rotary Governor To Be Here On September 30th. John Parks, publisher of the Ra leigh Times and district Rotary go vernor of the 187th. division, will ' be present at the regular meeting ! of the Roxboro Rotary Club on Thursday, Sept 30th. Mr. Parks will address the Rotarians at this meet ing and will probably meet with the officers after the meeting. This occasion is one of great im ' portance to the Rotarians and it ■ marks the first visit of this year by the district governor. The speaker of the evening has an excellent re ! ception and the Roxboro Club is fortunate in securing him for that evening. Last Thursday the Rotarians ate brunswick stew at Warren’s Grove new Methodist church. The people of that community are trying to raise money to pay for the build ing and entertaining the Rotary club was one method. All Rotarians contributed a small amount of mo ney to the cause after they had fi nished a delightful meal. ALONG THE WAY- ALL APPEARS TO BE QUIET -NO NEWS * , ' Farmers are satisfied with the a- 1 mount of rain that they have been ; getting for the last six or seven 1 days. They really have been a lit- i tie afraid of every cloud that came up. It might be heavy with hail. ( Many barns of tobacco were cured 1 last week and many more will be i cured this week. Thanks Gus for the nice chickens you brought us this week. We are tempted to say that there will be no more talk about you in this column. Still you make good copy. Your friend C. C. Garrett failed to de liver any vegetables this week so guess he figures that he can take it. Uncle Woodson, and old colored citizen of Roxboro, W. P. A. work er, has been given a job in the Kiwanis Park. Uncle Woodson has EIGHT PAGES TODAY PERSON CO. FARMERS WAITING FOR THE. MARKET OPENING Good Lot And Large Lot Os To bacco Has Been Raised In This County And Is Now Being Cured Prices Appear Better Than Last Year The Farmers of Person County are looking forward to the opening of the Roxboro Tobacco Market on September 30th. and they have a good reason for looking to that date. One of the nicest stands of to bacco that has been raised in this county is now on the hills with the exception of a little that has been pulled. Reports from market centers of the North Carolina - South Carolina border tobacco belt indicated yes terday that brisk sales and firm prices marked the first week of trading. Few bids were rejected during the week, dispatches from around the belt said, and farmers were reported generally pleased. Official statements and estimates from most of the markets indicated a price average of around 25 cents a pound or better, with prospects of higher prices later when better, grades are offered. The markets will be closed today, and some officials said they ex pected heavier offerings next week. Many Busy Curing In some sections light sales were regfiSFted during the week because the leaf. / J. M. Lee, sales supervisor at Tabor City, N. C., said sales yes i terday amounted to 81,698 for an average of $24.95 a hundred. C. B. Stafford, supervisor at Fair -1 mont, N. C., reported sales of 2,- 540,364 pounds during the week for $525,852.17, or an average of $25,59. Warehouse floors at Lake City, S. C., were cleared at the close of sales yesterday for the first time since the opening Tuesday, a re port said. An estimate placed yes terday’s sales at 650,000 for a $23 average. $27 to $27.50 At Dillon The price average at Dillon, S. C was estimated at between $27 and $27.50. The approximately 300,000 pounds offered at Darlington, S. C. yesterday were said to have brought good prices. A report from the Loris, S. C., market said 117,000 pounds were sold yesterday at an average of $24.85 a hundred. All of these reports make Person farmers feel very good and they are waiting for the big day, September 30th. o ST, MARK’S EPISCOPAL Evening services and prayer at 4:00 o’clock. The public is cordially invited. been down there for about five days and he is doing all that he can to help fix a nice playground for child ren. Sheriff Clayton stated that he lik ed to be nice to everyone and that he wanted to be nice to the boys and girls who had entered the Times’ Circulation Campaign. On the other hand he said his subscrip tion to this paper was paid up until 1960 and he really did not know hovj long he was going to live. R. B. Griffin said he always stay ed six months behind because he didn’t know how long the publish ers were going to. live. Fall will soon be here and not l one of the fellows that we met “A --■ long the Way” had done anything s about putting in a supply of win i ter coal. . f „ _
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