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'v.-v - CAUL 111 i We want all the newa of 1 four community. Plaaae call ui or sand It in. IF YOB WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUND YOU BEAD TDK PERSON COUNTY TIMKS-IT IS A PAPER FOR*LL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. ' ' " * ' ' ' ' ■ » .'.I 'l'*' ' ii . ,| , , ... VOLUME IX. PUBLISHED EvSbY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1937. NUMBER SEVENTEEN Rev. W. F. West Anointed Chairman Red Cross Roll Call 801 l CaU Will Start Nov. 11th.; Membership Is Only SI.OO A Year. One-Half Os This Remains In County <J. C. Hunter Chairman Os This Chapter * ___ The Person County Chapter of the American National Red Cross "will put on annual roll call begin ning Nov. 11, 1937. Rev. W. F. West has been appointed chairman of the 801 l Call for this year. Accomplishments of the Red •Cross in North Carolina during the past year has set a peace time re cord. The Roll Call memberships in the state reached highest point since the world war, totaling 64,- 194 memberships. The officers of the Person County Chapter, along with other Red Cross officers throughout the state are determined to reach a higher goal this year. The Red Cross has just completed its busiest year since 1917 - 1918. Growing public sentiment against the mounting accident and death toll, and wide spread demands for more adequate health protection, and the worst disaster the ‘nation’s history combined in the past twelve to give the Red Cross more / to do than in any year since the tunes “Tipperary” and “Over There” were hits of the day. During the same period, Red Cross nurses in the state made 7,160 visits in behalf of the sick, and in cooperation with doctors, they as sisted in examining 2,099 school and pre-school children for physi cal defects: Os this number it was found that 215 were in need of treatment. The nurses are instrumental in obtaining medical assistance for 153 of them. Last year when the Ohio and Mississippi rivers swept through cities, towns and villages in the middle west, North Carolina contri buted $365,518.00 to the $25,000,000 flood relief fund. The Red Cross gave emergency and rehabilitation assistance to 1,- 035,000 flood victims. The Person County Chapter did Sts share of contributing $1,684.95 towards this disaster relief fund. (Continued On Back Page) GEORGE CURRIER NAMED CHAIRMAN ? LADIES’ NIGHT Meeting Will Be Held Monday Night. Dec. 13th., At Com munity House George Currier, secretary of the Roxboro Kiwanis Club, has been named chairman of the program for Charter Night and Ladies’ Night of the Roxboro Kiwanis Club. This night will be observed on Monday night, Dec. 13th. The meeting will take place in the Community House. Mr. Currier will have several others to assist him with this pro gram. Gene Thomas will have charge of the meal and President Sam Winstead will probably pre side. This meeting is the one grand e vent of the year for all Kiwanians, their wives and sweethearts. Every member of the club is supposed to bring a lady and they often bring two. The program for the meeting will fee announced shortly and other plans will be made for the “big night.” Members of the Oxford Club and their lady friends will be given in vitations to attend this meeting. ST. MARK’S (EPISCOPAL i- Holy Communion services at St. , .Mark’s Episcopal church on Sun aiay, Nov. 7 at 7:30 a. m. ¥ .; * Rev. A. S. Lawrence, Jr. |rrson|^€inifs BIRD SEASON OPENS NOVEMBER 20TH. . t Many Will Take Day Off On First Day; Large Number Quail Reported In just a few days, Nov. 20th., the quail season will open and you can lawfully hunt birds. Many people plan to hunt the very first day and it looks like there will be plenty of birds for all. A number of hunters have been exercising their dogs for the past several weeks and altho they have not used their guns they report find ing many coveys. Everyone is warned to be care ful on Nov. | 20th. as it is thought that each and every good field may be covered with hunters. Watch where you shoot and keep a look out for other hunters who may be nearer than you think. It is understood that there has been some hunting out of season, but not very much. Mr. Davis, game warden, has secured very good co operation from all true sportsmen. DIAL SYSTEM MAY BE REAP DEC. 1 Manager Morris States That Everything Is Being Pushed To Be Ready That Day Roxboro and Person County peo ple may be able to use the dials on their telephones by December Ist., stated Mr. Morris, Manager of Mor ris Telephone Company Wednesday morning. Everything is being push ed to the e*nd and unless some of the equipment is delayed in shipment the new system will be ready in a month. Mr. Morris was careful to point out that anything could happen to delay this work, that it could even be held up for several months. He does not expect anything like this to take place and does not be lieve it will. New telephone numbers are be ing assigned all subscribers and the new dial telephone book will be out in a few weeks. All subscribers will be able to get the number they de sire by turning the dial to that num ber. This new system should mean better service for all. Attends Kiwanis Convention Messrs. Bill Warren, Earl Brad sher and George Currier officially represented thp Roxiboro Kiwanis Club at the district convention held in Charlotte last week-end. Officers elected for the Carolinas were: Lieutenant Governor, Ed ward Horton, Sumpter, S. C.; Dis trict Governor, Ames Haltiwanger, Columbia, S. C.; Lieutenant Gov ernors, E. S. W. Dameron, Burling ton; M. R. Patriot, Belmont; J. T. Pritchett, Lenoir; A. W. Smith, Greenville and Dr. C. W. Arm strong, Salisbury. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Harris at their home Sunday, Oct. 31, a son, Claude O’Briant, Jr. Mo ther and son are doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Coy E. Day are re ceiving congratulations on the birth of a baby girl, Syble Patricia, born on October 30, 1937. Congratulations are being receiv ed by Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Satterfield on the birth of a baby girl on Nov ember 1, 1937. The ancient Incas of Bolivia re fused to be parted from their loved ones after death. The living and dead remain together in dark, windowless dwellings. YOUNG PEOPLE’S LEADER ■ '’if, , MISS MARY CURRIN She will speak at the yearly meeting of tljff Y. W. A.’s Friday evening at 6:00 p. m. The Y. W. A.’s, an auxiliary of the W. M. U. of Beulah Association, will have their yearly meeting and banquet at the Community House on Friday evening at 6 o’clock. Miss Mary Currin, State Young People’s leader will be the speaker of the evening. Mrs. L. V. Coggins, Association al Young People’s leader will be in charge of the meeting and a most interesting and inspiring program has been arranged. Miss Ruth Franklin, leader of the Y. W. A.’s, of First Baptist Church, Roxboro> together with others of her committee have a delightful menu prepared for the banquet. About one hundred young people are expected. The work for the past year will be reviewed and plans made for the coming year. MARKETTOCLOSE FOR THANKSGIVING Expect To Reach Four Million Mark By That Day Or Ear lier; Extra Good Sales Last Monday The Roxboro Tobacco Market will observe Thanksgiving day, Nov. 25th and also Friday, November 26th, as holidays. These two days will find the market closed and as usual it will be closed on Saturday. Roxboro warehousemen are hop ing that this market will go over the four million mark by Thanksgiving and they have every reason to be lieve that such will be the case. Last year the market sold only a lit tle over four million for the entire season. Monday of this week found ap proximately 175 thousand pounds of tobacco on the warehouse floors that sold for over 30 cents per lb. A heavy sale is expected tomorrow and each day this week has been pleasing. Roxboro has sold about one mil lion pounds more this year than last year on the same date and the market has not been blocked a single day. The price is much bet ter than last year and it is needless to say the farmers are better pleas ed this year. TO SERVE DINNER The ladies of Concord Church will serve dinner at the Roxboro Com munity House Friday, Nov. 12th. from 5;30 to 8:00 p. m. This dinner will be served for 50c and everyone is invited to come down and eat with the ladies of this church. High Load At Planters W. B. Coats, Person County farmer, sold a load of tobacco at the I lanters’ Warehouse last week for an average of 55c per pound. o When it has things better organiz ed, no doubt Tokyo will drop the apology through the sedan roof, a long with the bomb. KNOTT & VAUGHN FREED OF BLAME Sheriff Os Durham County Be lieves That Timber Killed Two As Crowd Journey ed To State Fair Both Yaughn and Knott Take Stand f . „ E. i. Knott and B. C. Vaughn, white men who live near Rouge mont, late Wednesday in the Dur ham recorder’s court were freed of blame in connection with the acci dent near Bahama last month in which two members of a truck load of farm folk bound for the state fair in Raleigh were killed. The victims were Harvey Moore, 15, of Timberlake, and Brodie Duke, 38, of Rougemont Route 1. A third member of the party Fred Day, of Rougemont, who was seriously in jured, is still undergoing treatment in Watts Hospital. The accident occured about noon on October 15 at a blind curve on the Copley road about four miles from Bahama. The truck, oper ated by Knott, containing the crowd enroute to the state fair, sideswiped another truck operated by Vaughn. The second truck was loaded with coal. Sheriff E. G. Belvin, who inves tigated the wreck, testified that little damage was done to either truck and that Moore and Duke pro bably were killed by a piece of tim ber which formed part of the body and which collapsed when the trucks sideswiped .each other. The Knott truck was fitted with benches and was closely packed with men, women and children. The position of the Vaughn truck after he arrived on the scene, Sher iff Belvin testified, indicated that (Continued On Back Page) COUNTY TEACHERS MEET TO BE HELD All Teachers Expected To Be Present On Nov. 10th. At 4:0,0 P. M. Supt. R. B. Griffin announced yesterday that the first county-wide teachers’ meeting of the new school year would be held on Nov. 10th. at 4:00 p. m. in Roxboro High School. Different teachers will take part on the program during the after noon meeting. A short general meet ing will be held first. This general meeting will be followed by group meetings of principals, grammar grade teachers, high school teach ers and vocational teachers. Each group will discuss matters that re late to their respective departments. Mr. Griffin is very anxious for all teachers to be present at this meet ing. The program for the meeting has been designed to be very .in teresting and instructive. ROXBORO BEVERAGE CO. INTRODUCES NEW DRINK The Roxboro Beverage Co. is in troducing a new drink to the people of this county. This drink is called “Step Up” and may be bought at all drink stands or wherever cold drinks are sold. Both Mr. Clayton and Mr. James of the Roxboro Beverage Co. are anxious for the people of this coun ty to try one of these drinks. o Scout Troop Committee For Bushy Fork In addition to Messrs. C. H. Mas on and Jerry Hester, who have charge of the Bushy Fork Scouts, the following men are interested in Scout work in this locality; B. J. Lcng, assistant scoutmaster; E. P. Warren, R. L. Hester, J. W. Van- Hook, Scot Hovater, F. T. Whitfield, G. T. Soloman, and O. R. Horner, Committeemen. The scouts are D. R. Moore, C. J. Horton, J. T. Long, C. C. Blalock, F. L. Whitfield, R. C. Bowles, E. W. Bowles, B. A.. Long, T. E. Whit field, T. A. Horton and J. H. Hor ner- _ . ] Legion Plans Armistice Day Celebration In Roxboro HELENA SCHOOL ISSUES HELENIAN Ten Page Booklet Proves To Be Newsy and Attractive “The Helenian,” a ten page mime graphed booklet, published by Hel ena High School is now being dis tributed over Roxboro and Person County. This booklet is very at tractive, well printed and contains a large amount of news concerning Helena High School. The copies that are being distri buted this week are volume one, number one. Others will probably follow during the school year. Louise Mooney is editor in chief of the publication. Other officers are.- Clifton Rogers, asst, editor; Beatrice Painter and Donald Gar ett, managing editors; Lottie Chand ler and Vanmeda Hall, sports edi tors; Edna Blalock exchange edi tor and Irene Bowen, Alumni edi tor. Reporters are Berlie Clayton, Dora Rhew, Nancy Tillett, Joyce Chambers and Mildred Crosssley. A number of merchants bought advertising space in the publication thus helping the high school pay the cost. o FORMER DUKE STAR ATHLETEAT HELENA E. G. Bullock Takes Place Os E. B. Ward Who Resigned Last Week Basket Ball Captain 1926 | Edward J. Bullock, Class of 23, 24, 25 and 26 of Duke University and Trinity College has accepted a posi tion as science teacher (and ath letic instructor of Helena High School. Mr. Bullock takes the place ■ of Mr. E. B. Ward who tendered 1 his resignation last week. Bullock has been teaching and coaching at ; Goldsboro High and left there re cently to accept work as education • al director with the CCC depart ■ ment. Only last week he accepted ' this work in Person County. ’ During the days di 1924, 1925. ' and 1926 Bullock was a star athlete at Duke University. He played football, baseball, and basket ball. Altho he was good in all these sports he excelled in basket ball and was captain of the Duke team in 1926. He played either center or forward and when he got his hands on the ball it was too bad for the other team. In football he was consider ed one of the best and his broken field running was the admiration of football coaches everywhere. Bullock will probably coach bas ket ball and baseball at Helena in addition to his regular teaching duties. He will room in Roxboro and go out to Helena every day. o ROXBORO MAN ROBBED; TWO SUSPECTS JAILED Philadelphia, Oct. 31 —Magistrate Charles Medway today held Jacob Schechter, 29, and Jacob Kress, 26, without bail on charges of robbing George Kitchen Harris, 35, of Rox boro, N. C., of SSOO less than an hour after he arrived in Philadel phia, Thursday. Harris identified Kress and Schechter as the men who kicked him and grabbed his wallet. o CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO MEET FRIDAY A meeting of the members of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Chamber of Commerce of fice Friday, Nov. sth. at 5 o’clock. Every member is asked to attend. EIGHT PAGES TODAY W. T. “BH1” Dowd Will Likely: Make Principal Address Os Day. Former Soldiers Will March Again Program To Be At High School On November 11th. The Lester Blackwell Post of American Legion has planned an Armistice Day celebration in Rox boro that will start about 10:30 a. m. on November 11th. Present plans call for W. T. Dowd, of Sanford, to make the principal address of the day. These plans may be changed before Thurs. if Mr. Dowd, former commander, finds it impossible to be here. If that is the case some other promin ent citizen will be secured. Members of the American Lgion and 40 and 8 will meet around ten o’clock Thursday and will march to the city high school where the pro gram will take place. A part of the program is as follows: America -by audience. Prayer. American Legion to recite - “In Flander’s Fields” 40 and 8 to recite the “Answer”. Address Closing Song. The public is invited to attend these exercises and it is thought that all will enjoy every part of the program. After the program has been com pleted members of the legion and their wives will go to the legion hut and have dinner. This occasion will mark the first Armistice Day din ner that has ever been held in the legion hut, It was completed about j six months ago by members of the Lester Blackwell post. HUGH A. SAWYER TELLS OF DOTHAN Issues Pictorial Survey And Brief Summary Os Alabama City Hugh A. Sawyer, former secre tary of the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce and head of that same organization in Dothan, Ala., has is sued a booklet on that city. This booklet tells all about Dothan and has a number of illustrations in it. The entire survey was prepared by ,the Chamber of Commerce. I Hugh Sawyer brags a little about bus service, airports, highways • hospitals, churches and stores of Dothan. In short he is trying to tell the public that Dothan is. a good place in which to live. Roxboro’s former secretary was kind enough to send a copy of this publication to the editor of the Times and he also sent a copy of “Alabama,” a state publication that had a lot to say about Dothan. The “Alabama” even consented to run a picture of Mr. Sawyer which pro ves how liberal this publication can be. Brunswick Stew To Be Given Will Take Place On Reams Ave. On Used Car Lot Announcement was made this week of a brunswick stew to be given Saturday of this week by Perkins’ Used Car Exchange. This stew will be given on Reams Ave. on the used car lot occupied by the above named concern. Mr. Perkins stated that everyone was invited to the stew and that there would be absolutely no char ges. It’s a public affair. Dinner will be served about 12;30 and will be continued as long as the stew lasts. Several prominent speakers have been arranged for a short program, r ... Address a ;
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