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VOLUME DC. PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY A THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA* SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1938 NUMBER THIRTY-ONE
NEWS
OF THE
WEEK
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FACES
INQUIRY
Washington, D. C. For the first
time in history, the practices of
the Department of Justice is accept
ing “consent decrees” will be un
der scrutiny by the House Judiciary
Committee. The investigation
springs from criticism by the De
partment of Justice itself on the act
ion of Judge F. A. Geiger, 25 years
on the bench, in throwing out of
court a Federal action in Milwaukee,
Wis., against a group of automobile
finance companies, against whom it
was alleged that grand jury test
imony was being used to force “con
sent decrees” of guilty. Judge Geig
er discharged the grand jury and
thus nullified its presentment.
NEW YORK ROUNDS UP
CRIMINALS
New York City—FoUowing the
murder of three police officers in
two days by lawless gangs operat
ing in this city, 2,000 picked de
tectives continued their drive by
arresting 700 alien criminals over
the weekend. Although sympath
etic magistrates dismissed men with
known criminal records as rapidly
as they were dragged into court,
Police Commissioner Valentine in
dicated that he would proceed in
the department’s round-up of
dangerous characters regardless of
their “pull” in the magistrates’
courts.
Labor’s “Charlie McCarthy”
Miami* Fla.—Alleging that
Labor’s Non-Partisan League is
■“nothing more than a ventrilo
quist’s dummy for C. I. O. leaders”,
William Green, president of the
American Federation 'of Labor,
urged all A. F. of L. affiliates to
withdraw from the League, cease
to contribute to its support and
actively oppose all political candi
dates sponsored by that body, un
less they happen to have other and
sounder qualifications for public
office than their allegiance to John
L. Lewis’s Committee for Industrial
Organization.
AMPLE AIRCRAFT OUTPUT
New York City—Following Presi
dent Roosevelt’s urgent message
advocating a larger naval program
as our answer to the worldwide
threat of war, it is announced by
the Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce that the nation’s air-craft
production can be doubled without
recourse to plant expansion. The
industry handled $158,000,000 worth
of construction last year, of which
$95,000,000 was for military use.
ALONG THE WAY— ALL APPEARS
' TO BE QUIET NO NEWS
It will soon be summer time and
we all will be wanting to take a
vacation. Os Course the recession
is . over and we will probably be
able to take one with a little better
feeling of satisfaction than if the
recession was still waging.
Now they say the liquor issue is
to be brought up in the legislature
once again. We thought that it was
left up to the counties and that the
General Assembly would not be
bothered with it again. Person
County settled it last year and ai
tho the margin was very slim it
was large enough to keep Person
in the dry column. If this matter
is to come up again we feel rather
sorry for the representatives. Per
haps there will not be so many can-
TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
HfT9tin|^Qlimes
TO GIVE HOSPITAL
BENEFIT PARTY
Mesdames Thomas, Bowles To
Stage Event At Commun
ity House Soon
Mrs. E. E. Thomas and Mrs. W.
E. Bowles will stage a benefit party
, at the Community House here on
Friday, February 11, it was an
nounced today. Proceeds from this
occasion will be used by Gentry
■ Williams Hospital, the sponsors
said.
During the afternoon, beginning
at three o’clock, there will be tables
. for bridge and rook, and in the even
ing, beginning at eight o’clock, there
will be tables of all kinds of games,
such as rook, anagrams, bingo, etc.
The hostesses will give away
many nice and valuable prizes, and
refreshments will be served at both
; the afternoon and evening parties.
Those desiring to attend are re
quested to contact Mrs. E. E. Tho
mas and make reservations. Her
telephone number is 3101.
The sponsors said in a statement
today that all net proceeds will be
turned over to the hospital fund to
be used as authorities of the insti
tution thinks best.
This is a worthy cause, and it is
believed that many people in Rox
boro and Person County will take
this opportunity to make a contri
bution to the hospital fund as well
as seize the opportunity to enjoy a
pleasant (afternoon or evening in
company of friends.
Sixteen Patients At
Hospital Friday
Hospital Has Been Full Since
Opening And Remains That
Way
Friday, Feb. 4th—The following
men and women are patients at
Gentry-Williams Hospital in Rox
boro. Mrs. Myrtle Carver, Mr. C. C.
Carr, Miss Frances Davis, Miss
Maxine Fox, Mrs. Gertrude Gentry,
Mrs. Lela King, Mrs. Ruby Morris,
Mrs. Edna Morris, Mr. Lewis Nunn,
Mrs. Lonnie Wilkins, Mr. Joseph
Proulux, Mr. Henry Stephens, Mr.
J. J. Woody, Mrs. Eva Walters and
baby and Mrs. W. A. Warren.
Several major and minor opera
tions were performed this week and
the hospital continues to operate at
full capacity. •
HOLLAND S NEW HEIRESS
The Hague To a country that
has not had a male heir in 60 years,
another heiress to the throne of the
house of Orange-Nassau was pre
sented to the Dutch nation by Crown
Princess Juliana and her consort,
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Bierster
feld. A 51-gun salute greeted the
announcement from every town in
Holland boasting a fort or battery
of artillery.
didates for this position if the liquor
issue is coming up.
It looks like the real estate mar
ket is fairly active in Roxboro
right now. Several houses have been
sold. Several farms have been sold
and a few deals are pending. Rox
boro is growing and if Roxboro
grows the real estate market must
remain active.
Congratulations to Chas. Harris
and S. G. Winstead. These two men
have been appointed to the city
school board and they will now
help decide the fate of the schools--
and teachers, too. It’s a big job and
these two men are in a position
to help—No - neither wanted the
job, but both will probably accept
and make good members.
Willie Sartin Dies
From Self-Inflicted
Shotgun Wound
Well Known Farmer Os Pros
pect Hill Community Ends
Life During Period Os Brood
ing.
Willie Sartin, aged 42, well known
farmer of Prospect Hill Communi
ty, died instantly at 8 o’clock Tues
day morning from a self-inflicted
shotgun wound through the heart.
Mr. Sartin had been worrying for
several days because his landlord
had asked him to move from the
place, it wajs reported here, and
rather than move, he entered the
room and fired the fatal shot. He
was dead when members of his
family reached him.
He was living at the time on the
old Hill place one mile south of
Prospect Hill just over the line in
Orange county. He had been a res
ident of that section for a number of
years.
He is survived by his wife and
seven children.
o *
PIGS AND COWS KEPT
IN BY ONE LONE WIRE
Electric Fence Demonstration
Entirely Satisfactory To A
bout 75 Farmers Satur
day Afternoon
JWE WIRE DID THE WORK
Yesterday at the home of C. P.
Garrett in the Brooksdale section
of Roxboro, a test was made of an
electric fence with only one strand
of wire. The first test was made
with three pigs. One strand of wire
was placed between the pigs and
a trough of feed. The pigs came up
to eat, but they had to cross one
little strand of wire about one foot
high before they could eat. It was
really a simple matter to get to
the trough, but the pigs backed off
as though they had been shot. They
never did eat, at least not while
the wire was up.
The next test was made with three
cows and one bull. Two plots were
fenced in with a one strand electric
wire. The cows were put in one plot,
the bull in another. Hay and com
were placed along the outer edge
of the fences that were about 35
inches high. Os course the cows and
the bull went to the feed. Before
they could get it they had to touch
the fence with their noses or some
part of their body. One slight shock
was enough. The animals decided
that they were not hungry. They re
fused to try to get out or to even
try to get to the hay and corn. The
bull stayed on his side of the fence.
The entire demonstration, con
ducted by H. K. Sanders, was a
complete success and about seventy
five farmers left the scene satisfied
that an electric fence was a good
thing to keep livestock out or in.
Material for the demonstration
was furnished by the Prime Manu
facturing Co. Long, Bradsher and
Co. handle the supplies in Roxboro.
ANOTHER CRIBB
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cribb are very
happy because—in their crib they
have another little Cribb. Little
Julia Ann Cribb, bom February 3rd.
All are getting along nicely, even
Papa Cribb.
RUBBER BOAT SAVES FIVE
Vancouver, B. C.—Forced down
on a routine flight between Seattle,
Wash., and Sitka, Alaska, five U.
S. Navy fliers were rescued from
a rubber emergency boat by Cana
dian vessels standing by in the
high seas.
James Whitcomb Riley was an it
inerant sign-painter, entertainer,
and assistant to . patent medicine
vendors before he began publishing
verses.
ALLEN GWra IS
JUDGE CANDIDATE
Present Solicitor of 21st Judic
ial District Is Candidate For
Judgeship Os 21st District; Is
Native Os Caswell County;
Allen H. Gwyn, solicitor of the
21st Judicial District, announced
this morning his candidacy for jud
geship of the 21st judicial district,
subject to the will of the Democra
tic voters in the June primary.
Mr. Gwyn was born in Caswell
county November 12, 1893. He was
a farmer until he decided to pre
pare himself for the profession of
law. He did not receive his educa
tion without a struggle. He worked
his way through high shcool and
college. As evidence of his ambition,
courage and determination, he cut
wood and served as waiter at the
college boarding houses. During his
summer vacations, in order to re
turn to school, he traveled the coun
try, frequently on foot, selling books
and periodicals. He completed his
course at Trinity College with hon
ors.
The World War interrupted his
college course. He answered the call
to arms on September 19, 1917. He
left with the first contingency of
soldiers from Caswell County. He
entered the military service as a
private; he was honorably dis
charged after the war as a commis
sioned officer.
Returning from the army, Mr.
Gwyn resumed his studies and
graduated from Trinity College Law
School* in 1921. He located in Reids
ville, where he has since lived.
BRASSFIELD CHECKS
ON OLD RETURNS
State Said A Number In This
County Have Faijed To
File Income Tax Reports
and Wants To Know
Why
Income tax blanks have been re
ceived by many in Person County
and altho very few have been filled
out yet many people are working
on their returns and expect to have
them ready by filing time which is
March 15th.
Returns are to be made now for
the entire year of 1937 and only a
short time remains before the last
day.
Mr. J. H. Brassfield, deputy state
collector, was busy last Friday
checking on people who had failed
to file in 1934 or other years that
had passed. A few people were
busy scratching around in their old
checks, receipts, etc. trying to prove
that he was wrong, Mr. Brassfield
readily admitted that the state
could be wrong, but individuals had
to prove it unless the state said
otherwise.
In a few days the mid-night oil
will be burning, auditors will be
busy and hundreds of questions will
be asked by those who are afflict
ed with this dreaded disease known
as “income tax.”
Tucker Farm To Be Sold Again
The E. J. Tucker farm on the Ox
ford highway will be sold for the
third time on Feb. 22nd. This fine
farm is attracting a large amount
of interest and is wanted by a num
ber of people in this county. There
are 156 acres in the tract.
MRS. CARVER AT WATTS
Mrs. M. J. Carver of Rougemont
is a patient at Watts Hospital in
Durham . She is receiving treat
ment for pneumonia. Mrs. Carver
was carried to the hospital Friday
afternoon.
MR. BROOKS IN HOSPITAL
Mr. N. V. Brooks was carried to
Watt’s Hospital on Friday morning
of last week. It is thought that he
will have to undergo an operation.
Voiture To Meet
With E. B. Bragg
Local Legion Post Now Has
Membership Os 120 And
Continues To Grow
The 40-8 Voiture of the American
Legion, Lester Blackwell Post, held
their regular meeting and supper
Tuesday night at the American Leg
ion Hut on Court St. This supper
was greatly enjoyed by all who were
present.
The Voiture accepted an invita
tion from Voyaguer E. B. Bragg to
be his guest at the regular monthly
meeting in Creedmoor next month.
Members of the Voiture are looking
(forward to this meeting as they
know that Voyaguer Bragg will
give them something well worth
their time.
The Lester Blackwell Post now
has a membership of 120 and this
list will probably be added to this
year. The Post here is very active
and the boys are planning big
things for 1938.
TOBACCO SEASON
ENDS TUESDAY
Market Will Sell Right At Five
Million; Warehouses Now
Filling Up With Fertilizer
In a day or two there will be no
more tobacco in Roxboro. The mar
ket closes Tuesday and that will
mark the end of the season until
the new 1938 crop is ready. One
warehouseman stated last week
that if he had to go and find a pile
of tobacco he would not have any
idea which way to turn.
The market will sell right at five
million pounds. There will not be
any over five million and this mark
may be missed by a few pounds.
Already the warehousse(m|en a*e
filling up with fertilizer and soon
the farmers will be hauling it by
the wagon and truck load. Plant bed
time is here and right after that
the farmer will start breaking his
land and getting ready for another
crop.
Several warehousemen in this
county who operate warehouses in
Georgia are now making their plans
for the selling season there. The
market and warehousemen are get
ting ready right now. Among those
who will operate in Georgia are H.
W. Winstead, J. G. Chambers and
Clarence Warren.
HOSPITAL INSURANCE
All hospitals in North Carolina
are practically filled to capacity,
and the minimum expense is usual
ly more than the average individual
can pay. Why worry about this when
we can give an adult complete hos
pitalization for $6.00 per year, and
a child for $2.40? Hundreds have
secured this valuable protection
from us.
Have YOU?
E. G. Thompson,
Maurice (Puny) Allen,
D. S. Brooks, Jr.
We Looked Back In Our Old Dusty Files
Os Eight Years Ago And Found This
Oct. 8, 1929 Bethel Hill defeat
ed Roxboro last Friday by the
score of 12-7.
Oct. 8, 1929 A. P. Daniel ac
cepts position with the Person Co.
Times.
Sept. 18, 1930 Simmie Clayton
of Bakersville, was found dead in
his bed Monday morning.
Sept. 18, 1930 The following
boys will leave for U. N. C. this
week, James Thomas, F. O. Car
ver, Jr., Wm. D. Merritt, Jr. and
Jean Connally.
PUBLISHED
SUNDAY AND
THURSDAY
ROXBORO BOYS WIN
FROM SO. BOSTON
Girls Unable To Keep Up With
Virginia Team and Tasted
Defeat by Score of 37-9
South Boston and Roxboro divid
ed honors in a basketball game last
Fri. night. The game was played
in Roxboro at the high school gym
with the Roxboro boys winning by
a score of 16-11 and the girls losing
by the score of 37-9.
The large number of people who
wjjre present for the two gamefe
found the boy’s game to be one of
the most exciting of the season. The
two teams fought every minute and
it was anybody’s game.
During the second half Roxboro’*
midget forward, Barden Winstead,
found the basket for two successive
goals. Stewart rang up nine points
and managed to keep Roxboro in the
lead.
Both teams were strong on de
fense work and as a result the scor
es were low.
The So. Boston girls proved that
they deserved all the good thing*
that had been said about them. They
were too much for Roxboro. Chaney
was high scorer for the Blue and
White.
, Good sportsmanship and close
games are being enjoyed by the
fans of Roxboro. The game almost
filled the gym.
, On Tuesday Roxboro will meet
D. M. I. and on Friday the Yancey
[ ville boys will come down.
, (Continued On Back Page)
FIRE TARPAULIN
USED FIRST TIME
Used To Cover Furniture Lt
Home Os Jack Adkins Last
Friday
Recently the fire department of
Roxboro purchased several heavy
tarpaulins to be used to cover fur
niture in a house where the furni
ture might be damaged by water
during a fire.
The tarpaulins had not been used
until Friday when the home of
Jack Adkins on Depot St. caught
on fire. After the fire was extin
guished it was necessary to con
tinue to use chemicals and the
covers were then used to cover the
furniture in the house.
The damage done by the fire was
not great. The fire was in the roof
of the building and the greater part
of the damage was to the roof a
round the chimney.
This is the first fire of the month
and no water was used to extinguish
it.
A Dog Born With No Tail
Mr. Roy Cates has a brand new
puppy. The dog was born last week,
but came into the world minus a
tail of any kind.
No explanation has been given,
but the dog isn’t worrying.
Sept. 25, 1930 Revival meeting
at Methodist Church closed this
week. Rev. Thurston Price was en
joyed by large crowds during the
meeting.
Sept. 25, 1930 Miss Myrtle
Batchelor spent last Sunday in.
Rocky Mount, N. C.
.
Sept. 25, 1930 The County
; Commissioners will grant permis
i sion for a bronze tablet to be placed
in the Courthouse. This tablet will
I bear the names of every man who
served in the World War.