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DIAL 45 0 1 Wo want all the news of your community. Please call us or send it in. IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU READ THE PERSON COUNTY TIMES IT IS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. VOLUME IX. Country Club Project Is Filed With Proper W. P. A. Officials Amount Os Money Involved Is Around $20,000 And Takes Care Os Necessary Things To Give This County A Beautiful Club Site As Well As Golf Course ACTION ONE WAY OR THE OTH ER EXPECTED AT EARLY DATE The Country Club project has been filed with the proper W. P. A. officials and the next action is ex pected from this source. The a mount of money involved represents around $20,000 and will take care of the many things that are needed to complete the golf course and beautify the grounds. Many things have been planned provided the project is approved; improvements to the club house, a room for the golf professional, grass greens, improvements to the grounds around the house, clearing the banks around the lake, stone walls and other things. It is not known when word will be received about the project. It may be a matter of a few days or it may take many weeks. The entire pro ject may come through as planned or it may be cut in half. If everything is approved it will be necessary to have fifty workers that have been certified by proper officials as to their need for work. All who are without employment and need employment are urged to register at the re-employment of fice. Roxboro officials state that mat ters look very good at the present time and they are hopeful that the project will be approved. Only time will tell. If money and materials are not made available through this source the members of the club will try to carry on as best they can. At the present time all of the money is exhausted and there is no more in sight. o CITY MANAGER IS INJURED SATURD’Y Car Struck Saturday Night As He Was Driving To Inez; Not Known Who Hit His Car ' Altho Driver Stopped James Harris, City Manager of Roxboro, was seriously injured Sat urday night as he was driving his car from Raleigh to his home in Inez. The accident happened right in Raleigh. His car, it is reported, was struck by another car and both were damaged. Mr. Harris was knocked uncon scious, but after regaining conscious ness he discovered that he could drive his car altho it was badly torn up. He did drive on to his home in spite of his injuries and was im mediately put to bed. Although his condition is rather serious it is thought that he will re cover in a few days. Reports indi cate that he was probably suffering from shock as well as other injuries. Mr. Harris does not know who was driving the other car altho the driver stopped. Police were on hand and probably have a record of the entire affair. The accident happened about 9:00 p. m. Saturday night. Roxboro, N. C., April 21 Mr. Harris returned to Roxboro Tuesday but was so ill that his doctor advis ed him to return to his home and remain in bed for a'week. He re turned Wednesday afternoon. Monroe Brothers Coming To Allensville High April 27th. The famous Monroe Bros., who broadcast daily over WPTF, will ap pear in person on April 27th. at 8 o’clock p. m. in Allensville High School, sponsored by the Music Class of the school. Come out and enjoy a full evening of fun, laughs, music, and a good clean show that every member of the family will enjoy. Remember, April 27, at 8 o’clock. |frson|&(Eimcs PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY Duce Honors War Dead Kin j,- i ■ nH BT g ajl Here is one answer to “What Price Glory?” Three brothers of Sig nor Preset, left, were slain fighting for General Franco in Spain. Signor Preset is being consoled for his loss by an embrace from Premier Mus solini in a ceremony honoring the families of Italian aviators killed in the Spanish war. *■ WARREN ANNOUNCES FOR ’39 ASSEMBLY Has Been Generally Understood That He Would Run; First Definite Announcement This Week Very Little Opposition for Present County Office Holders Ed Warren, Person County’s rep resentative in the 1937 General As sembly, has announced that he will be a candidate for re-election this year. It has been thought for several weeks that Warren would announce at an early date. Not until this week did he absolutely state that he would be a candidate. So far there have been no other announcements for the House of Representatives, and there will pro bably be none. Saturday is the last day for filing. Ed Warren served his first term in the Assembly in 1937 and while there he made a splendid represen tative. He is well liked over Person County and is rapidly making him self known over the entire state. It has not been indicated that any of the present county office hold ers will have any opposition in the June Primary. Anything can happen before Saturday, but right now it looks like a quiet primary as far as county offices are concerned. Marshall Kurfees Visits Roxboro Candidate For Congress Spends Short Time In Roxboro Wed nesday Afternoon Marshall C. Kurfees, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Fifth District, paid a short visit to Roxboro Wed nesday afternoon. Mr. Kurfees was quite busy while here shaking hands with old friends and making new ones. His platform as outlined on a card is: Pledged to the ideal of Better Work ing conditions, a happier environ ment -for the average man, a square deal for the farmer, a more gener ous attitude toward the care of the aged and unemployed and the pre servation of an American standard of equality for all, both as effecting labor and capital, as the basis of a modem democracy. Carney’s Millinery Having Sale Carney’s Millinery is staging a sale this week on a number of spring items. Your attention is invited to : the ad in today’s Times. LOCAL CIVIC CLUBS AWAY FOR MEETING Rotarians Meeting In Oxford And Kiwanians Going To Raleigh Tonight Oxford, April 19 The spring meeting of the Inter - City Rotary group. No. 2, will be held Thursday night at 7 o’clock in the social room of the Oxford Baptist Church, with the Oxford club as host. More than 150 Rotarians and their wives and sweethearts are expected to attend from the clubs in the district, name ly, Durham, Henderson, Roxboro, Chapel Hill and Yanceyville. Claude Gaddy, superintendent of Raleigh city schools, will be the guest sijjakiar. Entertainment will be furnished by Robert Defeur and Stewart Rabb. Dr. Irby H. Hoyle of Henderson, will direct the singing and music. Mrs. William Mitchiner will wel come the ladies while Dr. W. N. Thomas, president of the local Ro tary club, will greet the visiting Rotarians. The steering committee for the meeting is composed of Judge Ben K. Lassiter, C. G. Credle, and B. B. Burton, Jr. Roxboro, N. C. The Roxboro Kiwanians are meeting in Raleigh tonight at a district meeting of all clubs in the sth district. Approxim ately twenty Roxboro 'Kiwanians signified their intentions of going to Raleigh. SCHOOL DENTIST WORKING IN CO. Will Spend Several Weeks Among Schools And Hopes To Finish Program Dr. C. W. Stevens is now in Per son County and has started work in 1 the schools. He is the third dentist to do school work here this year ' and expects to finish the work in the schools before he leaves. All children under the ages of 12 years are being examined and if their teeth need work it is being done then and there. The school work this year includ es examinations, lectures and act ual work. Nothing is left undone that is necessary for the well being of the children as far as care of the , teeth is concerned. Dr. Allen is well pleased with the 1 results this year. Every school will be visited before the year’s work i is completed and the results are very 1 gratifying. \ ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, HANCOCK CAMPAIGN STARTS FULL BLAST Congressman Gets Ready To Take His Fight Into Counties Not Yet Contacted LETTERS POURING IN Oxford, N. C., April 21 Frank Hancock will take his Senatorial Campaign into those counties of North Carolina that time has not yet permitted, it was revealed in his office here today. The Fifth District Congressman, never a loser in a political cam paign, spends each week-end in the State and an occasional day during the week when he is able to be a way from Washington without neg lecting his duties there. With hundreds of letters pouring into his offices in Washington and Oxford since his candidacy was an nounced last October, the mail has more than quadrupled since he opened his campaign with two ra dio addresses to the citizens of the State. Those letters are bringing the very favorable news that Mr. Hancock is hearing in every sec tion he visits. Termed “a ball of energy” in a mass meeting of enthusiastic sup porters held in his native Granville County Saturday night, Mr. Hancock has shaken thousands of hands in more than two-thirds of the coun ties of North Carolina in the past few weeks and wherever he goes, his radiant smile, engaging person ality and sincerity are winning new l admirers. PERSON TEACHERS < WELL EXPERIENCED Mrs. Beam Has Record Os Fifty • Four Years; One Other Thirty-Seven Years Person County teachers appear to be well experienced in the teaching profession. Records gathered by the county superintendent of education show the following concerning teaching experience of white teach ers. Eleven have had one year exper ience; 9—2 yrs.; 4—3 yrs.; 10—4 yrs.; 6—5 yrs.; 3—6 yrs.; 7—7 yrs.; 3—B yrs.; 11—9 yrs.; 6—lo yrs.; 9 11 yrs.; 7 12 yrs.; 2—13 yrs.; 2 14 yrs.; 3—15 yrs.; I—l 6 yrs.; 1— 17 yrs.; 7—lß yrs.; I—l 9 yrs.; 3 20 years; 1— 21 years; 1— 22 yrs.; 4—23 yrs.; 2—24 yrs.; 1— 27 yrs.; 1—33 yrs.; 1—35 yrs.; 1— 37 yrs.; and Mrs. J. A. Beam has been teaching for 54 years. Colored teachers also have good records in this same respect. Re cords show that colored teachers have taught as follows: 3—lyr.; 4—2 yrs.; 6—3 yrs.; 4—4 yrs.; 9—5 yrs.; 6—6 yrs.; B—7 yrs.; I—9 yrs.; 3—lo yrs.; 2—ll yrs.; 2 12 yrs.; 4—13 yrs.; 4—14 yrs.; 3 15 yrs.; 3—16 yrs.; 2—17 yrs.; 1— 20 yrs.; I—2l yrs.; 1—24 yrs.; 1— 25 yrs.; I—2B yrs.; I—3o yrs.; 1— 33 yrs.; 1—43 yrs.; and 1—45 yrs. These figures were compiled for the benefit of the state department and will be used with reference to some legislation. PRIMARY DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT PLAY The primary department of Cen tral School will present a song play, “In the Garden of Singing Flowers” on April 28th. at the Central School. This play will have a cast of 75 to 100 and will begin at 8:00 p. m. Admission is 10 and 25c. Every one is invited to come out and see the young people. Mr, James T. Thomas Now With Service Dry Cleaners Mr. James T. Thomas is now con nected with Service Dry Cleaners. Mr. Thomas has been in Charleston, W. Va. in the Dry Cleaning business for the past several years. Neiw 1 equipment has been installed and they are ready to give service. See their ad in this issue. THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1938 NEW GOLF KING ■ . —Am/ 8 > , mu n f j Frank Strafaci, a Brooklyn, N. ¥., boy who once won the National Pub lic Links golf championship, is shown with his gold medal and sil ver trophy after becoming the 1938 North and South amateur golf cham pion at Pinehurst, N. C., recently. Strafaci gained a 4 and 3 victory over George T. Dunlap, Jr., of Gar den City, N. Y. SCOUTERS ENJOY DINNER MEETING Presided Over hy Commissioner Clyde Swartz; Reports Prove That Scouting Continues To Grow Here 40 People Present For Meet Person County scouters, scout masters and others who are inter ested in Boy Scout work gathered at Hotel Roxboro Tuesday night for a dinner meeting that had been planned and worked out by Com missioner Clyde Swartz and his as sistant, Joe Robinson. Approximately 40 people were present for the meeting. Scout Ex ecutive A. P. Patterson and Com missioner Bruce Carter were among the notables attending from other cities. After the meal Clyde Swartz cal led for a report from all scoutmas ters as to this condition of thfcir troops. These reports proved that scouting is Continuing a remarkable growth in this county and that many new boys are joining the scout ranks. The meeting was in charge of Mr. Swartz and he called on different ones for short talks or for any re port that was to come to the atten tion of those present. This meeting was one of the best of its kind that has ever been held here. Everyone enjoyed it and ob tained a large amount of valuable information. The meal that was served at the hotel consisted of about everything that could be desired in the way of good things to eat. HOLLAND HOLTON TO ADDRESS GRADUATES Will Deliver Commencement Ad dress On Night Os Monday, May 16th.; 8:00 P. M. Dr. Holland Holton of Duke Uni versity, will deliver the commence ment address at Roxboro High School on Monday, May 16th. at 8 p. m. The final exercises of the school will also take place on that night. Dr. Holton is a very able speaker and he is well acquainted with high school graduates and all their pro, blems. For many years he has had charge of the school of education at Duke and is considered an auth ority in the field of education. Many people in Person County are acquainted with Dr. Holton and a large number of teachers have been his students while at Duke or Trin ity. On Thursday, May 12th., the sen iors of Roxboro High will give the Senior Class play. Mrs. A. P. Clayton 111 Mrs. A. P. Clayton has been con fined to her hsme on North Main Street for the past week. We are 1 glad to report that she is improving.' PUBLISHED SUNDAY AND THURSDAY NUMBER FORTY-ONE FARMERS CONTINUE STUDY OF BOARD Many Take Medicine With Smile And Others Immediately Filed An appeal with Committee Last Saturday found the tobacco allotments of Person County farm ers posted on a large board in front of the Courthouse. Farmers and oth ers immediately flocked around this board to see just how much to bacco they could sell and how much their neighbors could sell. Space in front of the board was crowded all day and has been since then. Many came and read and then went away. Later they came back and read it again; then they came back with a friend and helped him read. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week they came back and look ed over the situation once again. The board really had drawing pow er. There was very little rejoicing as those who were interested saw how much tobacco they were sup posed to plant. All had been cut and some had been cut so much that they did not see how they could I make ends meet this year. Others I fared a little better, no one said that he had all he wanted. Members of the committee had done the best they could and the results had been announced. A large number filed an appeal from the decision and they are hop ing to get an increase. ROXBORO TEAM TO PLAY LEXINGTON Will Play Friday and Saturday April 22nd. and 23rd. On 1 Diamond; Hicks Will Pitch Carlton Slaughter To Play The Roxboro Baseball Team will play Lexington Class D Team here Friday and Saturday, April 2 1 and 23 at 3 p. m. Hicks who was released by the Lexington team will pitch Friday and will have a chance to show that he has the ability to pitch ball. Carlton Slaughter will also play for the local team and will be out to show the people that he has the i same ability that his big league bro |ther has. The Roxboro team will place a strong nine on the field for these two games and promises to show plenty of class. They have already played two games losing to Salis bury and So. Boston these were made possible by the weak pitch ing. The game with the So. Boston Wrappers was marked by many scores with Roxboro leading the scoring until the seventh inning where their pitcher weakened and the visiting team stepped ahead to win 13 to 7. The admission for the games this week and the following games will be 25 cents any where on the field, and we want you all to come out and help back a team that is going places. Roxboro Ball Club Postoffice Has New Mural On Display Work Done Under Government Supervision By Allan Gould The postoffice in Roxboro has a( government mural that was painted by Allan Gould of New York City. The scene is one of tobacco barns and a field of tobacco with several negroes working. Mr. Gould spent several days in this county last Au gust and gathered his material from the farm of George Harris and others. The work was done under the su pervision of the U. S. Treasury De partment, Procurement Division. Mr. Gould submitted several sketches to the government and the one on the wall here is the one that was selected.
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