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IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUND YOU READTB* PERSON COUNTY TIMBS-IT IS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OT PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
VOLUME IX. PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 1938 NUMBER TWENTY-NINK.
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FIND 6,000,000 ELL
Washington, D. C. —Financed by
a $4,000,000 grant by the WPA, the
TJ. S. Public Health Service made
a “typical one-day” survey of the
country's state of health. On this
theoretical winter’s day*; 6,000,000
men, women and children were un
able to work, attend school or fol
low their normal pursuits. Nearly
half were suffering from a chronic
disease. The survey found that
nearly 1,250,000,000 days are lost
each year from school, industry or
household labor because of illness
that disables the victim for one
"week or longer.
PROHIBITION'S RESURRECTION
New York City—ln spite of a
national tax revenue of half-a-bil
lion dollars from alcoholic beverag
es at a moment when the Federal
Government needs it most, 300
aged women met in this city pledg
ed to raise $1,000,000 for the resur
rection of the prohibition movement
in which they feel they have the
fervid support of Ex-President
Hoover. The movement, as in the
past, is headed by the veteran agi
tators of the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union, Mrs, Ella A.
'Boole and Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin.
MAINTAINS LONG FAST
Memphis, Tenh. —Determined to
show his fellow clergymen that
“God can maintain life without
food or drink”, the Very Rev. Is
rael H. Noe, "dean of St. Mary’s
Episcopal Cathedral entered his
third week of fasting, without food
or water, by attending a three-day
religious convention at Knoxville
after preaching his customary two
sermons. Once weighing 200
pounds, he now weighs less than
half of that.
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J. €. Whitt Installs New Plant
J. C. Whitt, proprietor of Whitt’s
laundry and Dry Cleaning Co., has
recently installed a dry cleaning
plant. This new plant is located at
The laundry on Depot St.
Mr. Whitt made this addition in
order to give better service to his
customers and because a growth in
Lis business made it necessary.
YOU MAY BE NEXT
Hospital Insurance is the most
important protection a person can
buy. Everyone must be ill at one
time or the other. Without Hospital
Insurance the expense is something
to think about.
Why not let us take this burden
off your mind? Six dollars a year
for an adult and $2.40 per child
•will pay all your expenses. See us
at once.
D. S. Brooks, Jr.
Maurice Allen
E. G. Thompson
PACK BARN LOST BY FIRE
Fire destroyed a pack barn be->
longing to Henry Johnson, col., of
Gallows Hill, last Saturday morn
ing about 12:00 m. Many people
thought that the fire alarm was the
regular twelve o’clock signal that
comes on Saturday and not many
rushed to the fire as is usually
■ the case.
The bam was a total loss.
A group of Beaufort County
-farmers recently ordered S6O worth
I of pecan, peach and apple trees and i
j. crape and strawberry plants.
TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
flersonlMimfs
Three Cases Os Diphtheria
Reported in Co. On Jan. 20
One Small Child Died, Two
Active Cases Now In Coun
ty; All Children Urged
To Take Vaccine
32 Patients Taking Treatment
For Syphilis
Dr. Allen, head of the Person
County Health Department, stated
yesterday that three cas
es of diphtheria were reported in
■ this county last week. All were re
, ported on the same day, Jan. 20th.
The three csaes were - Mabel
Wallace, colored, north Roxboro;
Fitzhugh Ford, Ca-Vel and Irving
Butler Gentry, boy of Allensville
who died Friday.
Dr. Allen is stressing the impor
tance of vaccination for all child
ren between the ages of six months
and five years. The health depart
ment will take any who come to
the office at any time. This is very
important and parents of children
are urged to attend to this matter.
Dr. Allen also said that it was im
portant for all children who had
be4n vaccinated to com,e by the
health office in order that a test
might be made to see if the vaccin
ation was effective.
A private funeral was necessary
for Butler Gentry who died with
diphtheria last Friday. Every pre
caution is being taken by the health
department to prevent the spread
of diphtheria.
Thirty-two patients are now tak
ing treatment for syphilis in the
county clinic and all of these cases
are reporting for treatment at reg
ular intervals. At first a little force
was necessary in order to get a few
patients to submit.
PERSON CO. OIL
MEN TO MEET
Wholesale and Retail Group To
Gather At 7:30 February 2nd
To Discuss Tax Funds
Mr. Sparger To Address Crowd
“Wholesale and retail oil dealers
and their employees of Person
County are meeting 7;30 p. m., Feb.
2, at the Courthouse in Roxboro,”
according to S. B. Davis, Chairman
of the Person County Petroleum In
dustries Committee.
Chairman Davis stated: “The mis
use of highway tax funds in this
state will be discussed at the meet
ing.”
Os the 25c in taxes that the State,
receives from every dollar taken
in for gasoline by service station
operators, approximately 3 percent
is being diverted to non-highway
purposes. This, according to Chair
man Davis, is tax equivalent to 3
percent of the gross receipts of gas
oline sales and is greater than the
net profits after wages, overhead
and other costs are met.
The gasoline dealers are collect
ing 7 1-4 cents on each gallon of
gasoline which is equivalent to a
sales tax of 48 percent of the retail
price.
S. Gilmer Sparger of Raleigh, Sec
retary of the North Carolina Pet
roleum Industries Committee, Will j
attend and address the meeting. He ]
will discuss the program recently 1
adopted by the State Committee, ,
which urges the ending of diver- j
sion and enactment of a Constitu- |
tional to prevent fu- ,
ture misuse of highway funds.
In 1936, North Carolina diverted (
more than $2,000,000, or 10 percent
of the $20,961,000 In taxes collected :
by the state, according to the U. S. ;
Bureau of Public Roads. -
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MISS CHAMBERS ILL
Miss Eloise Chambers is ill in ]
Washington, D. C. Plana had been 1
made to bring her home this week <
but due to her serious condition she ]
was not brought here. 1
MARKET OVER FOUR
AND HALF MILLION
Crop Is About Sold For This
Season; Average Holds Up
Good For Year
HOPE TO REACH 5 MILLION
Official figures for the number
of pounds of tobacco sold on the
Roxboro market this season add up
to 4,586,440. The average for the
year is $24.45. Altho this season is
growing short, warehousemen hope
to reach the five million mark be
fore the season is brought to a
close.
The average of $24.45 is consider
ed fine and farmers have been
pleased with this market this year.
Tobacco that is being sold now is
not of such good quality and the
average is being cut down.
Official announcement concern
ing the closing date for this mark
et is expected to be decided at once.
At the present time farmers are
making plans for their crop for the
coming season. Plant beds are be
ing prepared and everything points
to a large crop in this county if
the season is right.
The fertilizer season has already
started and in a few weeks wagons
and trucks will be hauling the
precious ingredient that makes the
plants grow.
COACH NEWTON IS
ROXBORO VISITOR
Saw Roxboro And Helena Boys
And Girls In Good Basket
ball Game
Head Coach “Doc” Newton of |
N. C. State was a Roxboro visitor
Friday night. While in this city]
Coach Newton attended the basket
ball game that was played between
Roxjboro and Helena. This gjame
was a double-header, boys and
girls, and Roxboro came out on the
long end of the score in both gam
es. Both games were played in the
Roxboro Gymnasium. The Roxboro
boys won by a score of 34-12. The
girls of Roxboro came out with a
two point margin, score 24-22. Both
games were good ones and good
hard basketball featured.
Coach Newton appeared to en- ’
■joy the game and was very much!
interested,
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Nor
ris, a boy, Jan. 21, 1938. Mother
and son doing nicely.
ALONG THE WAY- ALL APPEARS
TO BE QUIET - NO NEWS
If new houses continue to go up
in North Roxboro, on the Long
hurst road, we are going to have
to grant those residents special fav
ors. Perhaps we should name a
mayor of North Roxboro, how a
bout Tommy Thomas? Anyway it is
certainly a thriving community.
The bird season will soon be
gone and with it will go the last
moments of joy for hunters likje
Lawrence Woods, J. D. Bradsher,
Earl Morton, C. B. Wood, Chas.
Ball, George Currier and many
others.
And by the way, George Currier
stated that he was always a model
husband with one exception. Said
he always did what his wife want
ed him to do, went where she said,
paid the bills, etc., but that during
bird Season he took orders from no
TO COME BACK TO ROXBORO
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Sil V A;
J. D. Mangum has decided to re
turn to Roxboro as partner and
manager of Peebles Dep’t. Store.
This new concern has purchased the
business formerly operated as Wil
burn and Satterfield of this ci|.y
and will take over the store Mon
day.
KIWANIANS WILL
ADOPT MAJOR
PROJECT MONDAY
Will -Be Centered Around
Underprivileged Children;
Directors To Meet With
Club Doctors
The directors of the Roxboro
Kiwanis Club will meet Monday
night immediately after the regular
meeting to select the major project
of the club for the year 1938. All
doctors who are members of the
club will also be invited to attend
this meeting.
The project for the year must be
concerned with underprivileged
children. Kiwanis International
| makes this law and clubs always
| abide by it. So far there has been
'no suggestion as to what the club
will do this year.
Kiwanian Gus Deering has charge
of the club basket-ball schedule for
this year and it is understood that
Gus is ready for the American
Legion and the Rotary Club. Seve
ral games may be played this seas
on.
President Bill Warren has stated
that the club will finish the public
park project that was started last
year. Work will start on the park
as soon as spring arrives. More
equipment will be added and all of
the undergrowth will be cleared a
way.
RECENT ARRIVAL
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Tho
mas, Jr., of Washington, D. C., a
son, on January 18, 1938.
one on Saturday. That day is his
hunting day and he refuses to do
anything on that day except hunt.
Okir friend, Lloyd Williams, of
Durham, spent several hours in
Roxboro last Saturday. Lloyd sells
insurance and he comes over every
how and then just to check up on
Roxboro. To see that the people are
completely covered. Last Saturday
must have found the covering O. K.
He did not tarry long.
Here’s a nice item My friend
and your friend, William Thomas,
is now in the real estate business in
Washington, D. C. He has recently
purchased a nice twelve room dwel
ling in that city and it looks like a
good time to visit “Chick”. We un
derstand that meals are served in
the building.
Wilburn And Satterfield
Bought By J. D. Mang um
And Peebles’ Dept. Store
SCHOOL EXAMS
ARE NOW OVER
First Half Os Year’s Work
Completed As Students
Either Failed Or Passed
Mid-term examinations have been
going on in all the schools in the
city and county for the last two
weeks and now these exams are
over.
With the completion of exami
nations the school term was official
ly declared half through. Final ex
ams will begin just before the close
of school.
Exam week proved to be a fine
week for many students and a
week of torture for others. In plain
words many students were prepar
ed for the tests and others were
not.
In a few weeks students and
teachers will be preparing for com
mencement. Senior plays are often
put on ahead of commencement
and plans are now being made by
many schools for this play.
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THREE YEAR OLD
BOY DIED FRIDAY
! Son Os Mr. and Mrs. Irving C.
Gentry Os The Allensville
Community
Irving Butler Gentry, three year
old son'of Mr. and Mrs. Irving C.
Gentry of Allensville, died Friday
morning about nine o’clock at the
Gentry-Williams Hospital in Rox
boro.
The small boy had been in his
usual state of health until a few
days ago when it was thought that
he had croup. He was brought to
the hospital for treatment where it
was decided he had diphtheria. He
seemed to improve until shortly be
fore his death Friday.
Butler is survived by his mother
and father and one brother and one
sister.
Funeral services were held at Al
lensville Church Saturday after
noon with Rev. T. W. Lee in
charge. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
BETHE & ROXBORO
TO MEET FRIDAY
Game .Will Be Played At Bethel
Hill And Hard Fought Game
Is Expected
Roxboro and Bethel Hill will
meet on the basketball court Fri
day night, Jan. 28th in what is ex
pected to be two of the best games
of the season. Both the boys and
girls teams will play and both
games will be played at Bethel Hill.
It is well remembered in Rox
boro that Bethel defeated the town
boys in football last fall and reven
ge would taste mighty sweet to the
Ramblers. A large number of Rox
boro fans are expected to be on
hand.
On Friday night of last week the
Bethel Hill girls won from Creed
moor by the score of 29-14. Gravely
was the high scorer for Bethel.
The Creedmoor boys won by a
score of 35. - 22. Tingen set the
pace for Bethel as high scorer.
Owen Pass To Have Operation
Owen Pass left Roxboro today for
Watts Hospital where he will un
dergo an' operation. He is expected
to return to Roxboro this week-end.
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TODAY
Sale Confirmed Last Saturday
And Mr. Mangum Will Arrive
In Roxboro Monday To Take
Charge Os Store; Mangum
Well Known And Liked By
Many In Roxboro And Person
County.
Wilburn & Satterfield Have
Been In Business For 20 Years
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J. D. Mangum and the Peebles’"
Department Store have bought out
Wilburn and Satterfield Depart
ment Store of Roxboro and will take
over this store Monday morning.
The sale was confirmed last Satur
day afternoon. Mr. Mangum and
two members of Peebles’ Dep’t.
Store were in this city and left im
mediately after the sale.
Mangum is well known in this
city having lived here for a num
ber of years. During the time that
he was here he served as manager
of Leggett’s Department Store. For
the past two years or more he has
been in Newport News, Va. where
he also managed one of Leggett’s
Stores. It is with pleasure that peo
ple of this county welcome he and
his wife back to Roxboro.
Peebles’ Department Store main
tains headquarters in Lawrence,
ville, Va. and at the present time
, operates eight stores.
Mr. Mangum stated that new fix
tures would be installed and new
merchandise added at once. The sale
that is going on in this store at the
present time will be continued.
Mr. R. L. Wilburn and Mr. M. W.
Satterfield havh been in business
for 20 years and have operated un
der the name of Wilburn and Sat
terfield. In 1925 they built the
building that is now being used.
Neither Mr. Wilburn or Mr. Satter->
field made any statement as to
what they expect to do in the fu
ture. These two men have meant
much to Roxboro and altho they
are not leaving they will be missed
from their regular headquarters.
The building of Wilburn and Sat
'terfield was not included in the
sale.
BLOODHOUNDS USED
IN EFFORT TO
CATCHTHIEF SAT.
Would - Be - Robber Discover
ed Forcing Entrance Into
Haslsan’s Store But Fled
As Officer Approaches
Rain Destroyed Smell Before
Dogs Arrived
Early Saturday morning Officer
Watson was touring on Depot St
and as he turned his car around at
the depot he saw a man trying to
force his entrance into the grocery
store of A. S. Hassan. The man fled
towards the Boatwright Tobacco
factory as the car lights played up
on him.
Upon investigation Mr. Watson
found that la window screed had •
been tom out and an iron bar used
to break a window lock. The store
had not been entered.
About seven o’clock officers from
this city sent to Durham after
bloodhounds. These dogs were tak
en to the scene but due to the fact
that it had been and so
many people had been walking a
round the store the bloodhouds
could not pick up the trail of the
person that had attempted to en
ter the stoer.
The store of A. S. Hassan was en
tered by thieves on four different
occasions last year. The incident of
Saturday night was the first one of
1938.