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fTimes Present Xmas Shopping Edition Number 3 cau. s s • We went ell the news of your community. Please cell us or send it in. IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU READ TB» PERSON COUNTY TIMKA—IT IS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. VOLUME IX. PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY ft THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1937 NUMBER TWENTY-THREE Formal Opening Gentry-Williams Hospital Set For Wed. Dec. 22nd Everyone Invited To Attend The Opening And Pound Party That Is To Take Place December 22nd. From 10:00 A. M. Until 5:00 P. M. Hospital Is Now Ready And Patients Will Be Admitted On And After Sunday December 19th. John A. Ingram, Manager Pre- Dicts Excellent Future For Roxboro’s New Hospital The following invitation has been issued to the public of this section hy the officials of the Gentry-Wil liams Hospital, of Roxboro. “You and your friends are cor dially invited to attend the formal ■opening and pound party of the Gentry - Williams Hospital, Inc., Roxboro, N. C.. Wednesday, Decem ber 22, 1937 from 10;00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m. “‘A pound of ice, a pound of tea, A pound of rice, or meat if you please ; A pound of prunes, a pound of flour, A pound of brooms, or a pound of towels; A pound of bread, a pound of ham, A pound of spreads, or a pound of jam; A pound of rope, a pound of glass es, A pound of soap, or a pound of mo- '• lasses; A pound of honey, a pound of salt, A pound of money, thanks, that’s all.” The opening of the hospital is to ■be a big occasion in this county and ■every reader of this paper is re ■quested to attend this opening and bring a pound of something. Every thing will help and will be used to an excellent advantage. Remember to come and tell your friends to be among those present. According to information given by Mr. John Ingram, manager of the hospital, patients will be ad mitted by Sunday, Dec. 19th., altho the formal opening will not take place until December 22nd. Mr. In gram comes to Roxboro as manager of the hospital from Greensboro, He was born in the state of North Carolina and has the title of “Bac teriologoist.” From 1929 to 1931 he was connected with a government hospital as head of the laboratory. From 1931 to 1935 he was with the Clinic Hospital in Greensboro and I was in charge of the laboratory and I also assistant bookkeeper. Since that time he has been in New York City doing social work in the Wil liam Sloan House. He resigned that position and accepted work in Rox boro as manager of the new hospi tal. He comes to Roxboro well rec ommended and qualified to do the work of his office. I In connection with a hospital in Rorimro Mr. Ingram said, “There is great possibilities for the hospi tal to make a success. The plant is ( cijlfh that every citizen in the city, and county can be proud of it We have spared no pain in selecting the t ■equipment The administrative •set-up is complete and the require ments meet those of the American College of Surgeons. We are not the biggest, but one of the best.” The hospital will have approxi mately thirty-five beds which should be enough to take care of the situation for the present time. Seven nurses will be employed. Miss ■Clara Gentry is to be superintend ent of nurses and will have charge •of that department She is a native of Person County, well known here and qualified to handle this posi tion. Miss Ruth Gowens, who has been at Watts Hospital, will serve as operating room supervisor. Dr, Williams will move his eye, ear, nose and throat clinic to the Cutebeon of Durham, will have an offide either in the hospital build ing or somewhere in the city. He -will make regular visits to this hos pital and will be subject to call at any time.. g; hospfltal is practically ■completed and everyone is invited IfT9on|§ g (limes SONS OF LEGION TO ORGANIZE Will Meet Friday Night, Dec. 18 i In Legion Hut At 7:30 P. M. ' ■ ■ I All Ex-Service Men Invited i i Legionaire W. C. Parker is no- ■ tifying all ex-service men and mem- i bers of the American Legion to be present at the legion hut in Rox- j boro on Friday night of this week 1 at 7:30 p. m. At this time an organ ization party of the “Sons of Ameri can Legion” will be held. The pur- ; pose of this party is to form one or several squadrons of Sons of Legion. There are already seventeen appli- l cants for this organization, but more < are wanted. All ex-service men and prospec tive members are requested to be at this meeting. The sponsors hope to • secure a large membership and they want as many names on the charter as they can possibly get. If this organization gets off to a good start the Legion hopes to form a drum and bugle corp from it at a very early date. The more mem bers it has the better chance it will have to obtain musicians for the band. Boys who are eligible to join will be taken at practically every age. There will be different groups in | the organization and all can be ' classified. Ex-service men, sons of ex-ser vice men and members of the Le- ' gion are requested to be present Friday. GRACE CHURCH TO GIVE PROGRAM Will Be Presented At Long Me- , morial Church On Christmas Eve Night Presents For All Kiddies Grace Methodist church of East Roxboro will give a Christmas Pro- ■ gram at Long Memorial church on the night of Dec. 24th. at 7 ;00 p. m. 1 This program is sponsored by Long ' Memorial and will tend to spread Christmas cheer to children under 1 12 years of age. All children from Longhurst M. E. Church and Long Memorial M. E. : Church and Grace M. E. Church ' under twelve years of age will re ceive a gift on this night and all are ‘ urged to be present. Santa Claus is expected to be on hand and there will be a Christmas tree and every thing. Adults from all three church es are expected to be present. Short talks will be made by Rev. E. R. Hartz and Rev. J. H. Lanning. J. S Merritt will deliver the wel come address and- O C. Hull will respond. The program by the children in cludes Gertrude Owen, Mamie Wal ker, Mary Ella Morris, Gearlene Holt, W. L. Martin, Jr., Revis Car ver and Edna Rue Cofield. R. F. D. Carriers Asks Patrons To Put Stamps On Mail All patrons of the R. F. D. routes are requested to put stamps on all mail before putting it in the mail box. If the subscribers will cooper ate to this extent it will help the carriers during the Xmas rush. To prepare copy for a “sopristi cated” magazine, just do ordinary writing and then insert a little pro fanity. 1 , - ROGERS & JORDAN VISITED BY THIEVES Rogers Lost 400 Pounds Os To- Bacco And Jordan Lost Be tween 800 And 900. Tobacco thieves have been active in Person County once again and on Tuesday night they visited the farm of Walter Rogers on the Durham road and stole 400 pounds of tobac co. On the same night, someone stole 800 pounds from Charles Jor dan who also lives on this road. It is understood that the robbers forced their entrance into the pack barns and made away with the to bacco in the dead of the night. No trace has been found of the robbers and apparently no clues were left. A number of cases of tobacco rob beries have been reported in Person County this year. ICY ROADS CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS Car Driven By T. P. Riddle Over turned On Durham Highway, No One Hurt Mr. Richie Injured Back Traveling in Roxboro and sur rounding territory proved to be dan gerous business Monday night as ice covered the highways in many places. Few cars ventured out and those that did found the going just a little risky. A large delegation of Oxford Ki wanians had planned to attend the Roxboro Kiwanis Club Charter Night Celebration but a representa tive called about 6:30 and stated that it looked impossible to make the trip. Two from Durham also called and said that they were a fraid to venture out. A car that was occupied by Mr. T. P. Riddle and Mrs. Addie Stroud overturned about one mile from Barton’s mill on the Durham road. Neither Mr. Riddle or Mrs. Stroud were injured to any extent. The car was not hurt very much altho it finally came to rest on its own top. Mr. Ritchie of McKeithan Lumber Co., stepped on the pavement Mon day afternoon and injured his back to such an extent that he was car ried to a Durham hospital. Ice on highways melted Tuesday, but froze again Tuesday night in all places where any water remain ed. . The old-time family doctor was a remarkable,' man. Hte could diag nose a case of hives without a laboratory test. New Song Hit Introduced At Kiwanis Meeting Mon. Night “Carolina Belle” Written By William Warren And Sung First Time By Duke Uni versity Quartet Well Received In Roxboro Kiwanians and their friends were delightfully surprised Monday even ing when the Duke Quartet an nounced they would sing a new song “Carolina Bjadlg” written by Mr. William Warren of Roxboro. This song, rendered for the first time at the annual Charter Night Meeting of thje Roxjboro Kiwanis Club, proved to be a distinct hit and much applause after it had been sung forced the author to stand and take a bow. ROBINSON LIKES jIS NEW CHARGE Wriws That He Is About Set tle! Down and Very Favor s ably Impressed Rev. B. P. Robinson, former pas tor of Long Memorial Methodist Church and recently transfered to Weldon, N. C., writes that he is a bout settled and that he likes his church and new friends fine. The Methodist church at Weldon has the reputation of being one of the best in the conference and altho Mr. Robinson left a splendid church he was also sent to one. In a message from this minister this week he requested that he be remembered to all of his friends in this city and county. iMr. Robinson served Long Me morial for two years and during the time that he was here the church showed a steady growth and main tained an excellent financial stand ing. Rev. J. H. Lanning, former pas tor of jSmi’thJield succeeded Rev. Robinson as pastor of Long Memor ial. SUBSCRIPTION GIFTS RAPIDLY LEAVING Qnly -A Limited Number of 'Pen and Pencil Sets Remain At Person County Times, Office One Free With Each Subscrip tion Many people in this county are planning to get one of the pen and pencil sets that are being offered free of charge with each subscrip tion, new or renewal, to the Person County Times. Unless these people hurry they are not going to be able to get a set as they are fast leaving. Only a limited supply has been or dered and the publishers of thti Times do not intend to get a sec ond supply. Any person can get a set by sim ply subscribing to this paper and paying $1.50 per year. You can get one set, two or three. A set goes with each one year subscription. Many people are getting them for Christmas presents and they make an ideal gift. One look at the pen and pencil will convince you that it is a true value. Last January and February this same offer was made by this paper. Many people took advantage of it and are still using the pen and pen cils. It’s a bargain that will make you feel good a long time. Those who intend getting a set are requested to remember that the supply is rapidly leaving and that a good time to get one or two sets is today. One set, pen and pencil, free with's each $1.50 subscription, old or new. If you want the set mailed to you add 5c for postage. Mr. Warren is the new president of the Roxboro Kiwanis Club and this is his first song. Music for it was arranged by a publishing house that specializes in that work and several copies, with the music were returned to Mr. Warren for local use. Altho the author has not announ ced his plans in connection with the composition it will probably he placed on sale at some early date. Mr. Warren, an official of Col lins and Aikman, has written quite a bit of poetry, but this song was his first attempt in this field. Lov ers of music stated Monday night that his first song was excellent and all who were present enjoyed it in a big way. Investigation Leads To Belief Whitt Did Not Commit Suicide ABBITT MAY PLAY PROF. FOOTBALL Has Had Splendid Season And Will Probably Get Numer ous Good Offers NOW PLAYING BASKETBALL Chicago, Dec. 11—Pittsburg Pir ates, of the National Professional Football League, were awarded the right to negotiate with Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado’s sensa tional All-American half-back to day at the annual draft meeting of the leagues. The names of 113 players wiere posted for draft, some of whom may decide not to prolong their football careers in the interest of financial gains. Conspiciously missing was Yale’s all-Antprican dint Frank, the only all-star for this draft who was not selected. Frank had stated he would not play professional football. The draft list included the fol lowing: from North Carolina; Mark, of North Carolina State; Burnette, North Carolina; Brunansky, Duke; Bershack, North Carolina; Hackney, Duke; Abbitt, Elon, and Barton , North Carolina. Roxboro, N. C., Dec. 15—Abbitt has received honorable mention on practically every all-American list that has been announced this year. Had he played with a larger school than Elon he probably would have been placed on the first or second teams of many releases. At the present time he is playing basketball at Elon and will probably be a regular in the line-up. DUNLOP CHARGES MEET THOSE OF BULLOCK TONIGHT Both Boys and Girls Teams Will Start Season At Roxboro High Gymnasium The basketball teams of Roxboro high school, boys land girls, will meet the teams from Helena to night. Coach Dunlop charges will try to cop two games from an new team that has been coached by Ed Bullock. The Roxboro Ramblers started practice last week and the game tonight is the first of a long shce dule. Practically a new team will be found on th\> hardwood court for Roxboro this year. Clinton Winstead, H. K. Sanders, Jr. and Boone Oliver, star players of last year were lost by graduation. Earl Stewart, Bob Whitten and Luther Dixon are the only members Os the varsity left from last year’s team which lost only three games out of twenty-two. New members of the Roxboro Club are Woodroe Jones, six-foot center, Barden Winstead, midget forward, Bittie Bullock, Don Brad sher, Henry Thornton and Wallace Moore. New teams on the Ramblers’ schedule this year are Danville Mili tary Institute and Schoolfield, Va. AUCTION The Ladies Missionary Society of Providence Baptist Church are hav ing an auction sale, Saturday, De cember 18 at A. C. Gravitte’s Store, one mile out the Virgilina highway. There will be brunswich and chicken stew with hot coffee on the ground from 4 p. m. to 7 p. m. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT * Bom to Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hortor on December 16, 1937, a baby girl Both mother and baby are doinj nicely. EIGHT PAGES TODAY T. F. Davis Employed By Mr. Emmitt Whitt To Go To Augusta and Investigate Entire Affair Evidence Points To Fact That Claude Whitt Was Acciden tally Killed Immediately after news reached Person County that Claude Whitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Whitt, was dead in Augusta, Ga. Mr. Whitt employed T. F. Davis of the law; firm of Carlton and Davis to go to Augusta and investigate the cir cumstances leading to the death of his son. Mr. Davis, upon questioning has issued the following statement. “I have been asked by many to make a statement as to my inves tigation of the unfortunate affair occurring near Augusta, Ga., last week, which resulted in the death of Claude Whitt and the arrest of Hubert Davis, both young men of this county, about which the papers have had much to say about Claude Whitt committing suicide. Our firm, Carlton and Davis, was employed by Mr. Emmitt Whitt to go to Augusta last Sunday. It was simply a private investigation and I made the trip representing our firm and got back early Tuesday morning. The inves tigation which I made in conjunc tion with the very capable officers of Augusta has convinced us that there is no evidence that Claude Whitt committed suicide, but that he was accidentally killed. I am satisfied of this, as are also Georgia officers. The tragic part is that both of these boys are from splendid and well known families of our Coun ty. This is the only statement that I can make without first getting the consent of our client, Mr. Whitt.” ROSE BOWL GAME TO HAVE $30,0,000 GATE Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 12.—They ’re predicting a $300,000 gaji at the Rose Bowl New Year’s day. Ticket applications for the football game between Alabama and Cali fornia indicate 200,000 persons want to crowd into the bowl which seats only 88,000. The gate receipts will be the second largest in Tournament of Roses history. The universities of California and Alabama will get more than two-thirds of the money. Pittsburg and Southern California nia hold the Rose Bowl record for gate receipts, $306,421.15 in 1930. Records show that in the last II years the average attendance has been 65,695; the average gate $232,- ' 203.50; the average ticket price $3.50. o NOTICE Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association will hold their second stockholders meeting Saturday, Dec. 18, 1937 at 1:30 p. m. at the Courthouse, Roxboro, N. C. Please attend. J. H. Foushee, Pres. G. M. Fox, Sec. ft Treas. o CLINTON WINSTEAD HOME FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Mr. Clinton Winstead of State College, Raleigh, is home for the Christmas Holidays. He will spend approximately thrfce weeks at his ! home in Semora and in Roxboro. • PAGEANT TO BE PRESENTED 9 ———» The young people of Lambeth Me [ morial Baptist Church will present > a pageant to the public Sunday night, December 19th. at 7:80. “The Christmas Road.” . Heading It Off ,<i i The Reporter—l have an inter- L view with the senator’s ond school g ma'ma, telling what a model boy tie was in school. ,-i .
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