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VOLUME IX. PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY ft THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1938 NUMBER FORTY - FOUR
NEWS
OF THE
WEEK
PUMP - PRIMING EXPEDITED
Washington, D. C. Public hear
ings ended this week on the Pre
sident’s relief and re
covery program, with the appear
ance before the House Appropria
tions Committee of Mayor LaGuar
dia of New York, William Green,
president of the American Feder
ation of Labor, and John L. Lewis,
president of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization. The complet
ed bill is expected to be ready for
action early next week.
QUIET MAY DAY
London, England Anticipated
labor unrest in May Day demonstra
tions throughout Europe failed to
materialize. Chief disturbances were
in Poland. In Moscow a million Rus
sians witnessed a display of Soviet
war preparations. An equal number
of Germans heard Chancellor Hit
ler extol the Reich’s industrial pro
gress. In this city a procession five
miles long converged on Hyde Park
to listen to sixteen orators, each
with his own panacea. Paris listened
to luke-warm praise of the Popular
Front of deposed Premier Leon
Blum.
HITLER VISIT* DUCE
Rome, Italy Accompanied by a
large diplomatic and military staff,
Chancellor Hitler is this week re
turning the recent visit of Premier
Mussolini to Berlin. Extraordinary
precautions wealp taken to insure
the safety of the visitors, including
rumored arrest of 8,000 suspicious
characters. The visit is expected to
result in a Berlin-Rome understand
ing as an answer to the recently
completed Anglo-French defeinsive
accord.
FORD AND THE PRESIDENT
Detroit, (Mich Whilfe neither
Mr. Roosevelt nor Henry Ford would
comment on their last week’s
luncheon chat, W. J. Cameron, spok
esman for the motor manufacturer,
sjfrd in' his ijegjular weekly radio
broadcast, “What begins a business
depression ends as a political de
pression, for which there is no econ
omic remedy.” He pointed out that
recovery was speedier in those coun
tries which paid least attention to
legislation affecting industry.
EXPLAINS R. F. C. LOANS
, Washington, D. C. Jesse H.
Jones, Chairman of the Reconstruct
ion Finance Corporation, explained
the manner in which his organiza
tion hoped to extend credit for in
creasing employment and stimulat
ing business. Said he: “Our banks
are full of idle money and have
large excess reserves. So there is no
reason why they should not supply
the credit needs of business and in
dustry both long and short time.”
THIRD PARTY FERVOR COOLS
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Madison, Wis. Politicians pro- 1
less to see a luke-warm reception
for the National Progressive Party
launched by Governor Philip F. La
Follette. They point to the fact that
the father of the two young men,
the late Senator Robert LaFollette,
polled 5,000,000 votes for the Presi
dency in 1924 because he represent
ed a definite, program, which thus
Jar his sons have failed to clarify
in their new proposals for a split
from the two old parties.
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TIMES’ SUNDAY MPRNING EDITION
JersonsMimfs
Person Co. Confederates Meet
Once Again In Re-Union
Both Mr. Reade And Mr. Oakley
Present For “Old Soldiers’ Day”
On May 7; Only Two Living In
County
Dinner Served To 40 Guests
Mr. Will Reade and Mr. Bob Oak
ley were both present for the an
nual meeting that was sponsored by
the Daughters of the Confederacy
on “Old Soldiers’ Day,” Saturday,
May 7. Mr. Reade and Mr. Oakley
are the only Confederate veterans
now living in Person County. Mr.
Oakley has been quite sick, but he
had improved to such an extent that
he came to the meeting.
Approximately forty were present
fbr this gathering that was held in
the Community House.
Due to the fact that Mrs. R. G.
Cole, president of the Daughters of
the Confederacy, had been sick, Mrs.
E. B. Yancey presided over the
meeting.
A quartet composed of E. B. Cra
ven, Wallace Woods, T. C. Sanders,
and K. L. Street sang several sel
ections during the meeting. Thfey
were accompanied by Mrs. W. W.
Woods on the piano.
Mrs. G. C. Duncan delivered the
Welcome address. This was respond
ed to by Mr. Reade who expressed
appreciation for all of the things
that the Daughters of the Confeder
acy had done for the veterans of the
Civil War.
After a talk by J. S. Merritt a
delightful dinner was served to all
who were present.
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CARDS CAN THANK
TAR HEEL PLAYERS
Jim Brown’s Single And Enos
Slaughter’s Triple Defeat
Phillies, 4 . 3
St. Louis, May 6 Rookie Enos
Slaughter sparked the St. Louis
Cardinals to a 4 - 3 victory over the
Philadelphia Phillies today and
drove in the winning run with the
score tied at 3-all in the ninth.
The younf| outfielder blasted a
triple to right centerfield, after
Jimmy Brown had singled, to break
up a game that found both teams
largely ineffective until the late in
nings. (Ed note: That winning run
for the Cardinals truly was an All-
North Carolina run—Brown, former
N. C. State athlete, hails from James
ville; Slaughter, from Roxboro.)
Slaughter, batting champion of the ,
American association last year, gar
nered three of the Cardinals’ 12 hits
off Hugh Mulcahy.
Bob Weiland, who started on the
hill for the Gasehouse Gang, was re
placed in the eighth after yielding
seven hits. The Phillies tied it up
after Si Johnson yielded two hits.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. John Hearst an
nounce the birth of a baby boy,
born May 4, 1938, at the Gentry
Williams Hospital.
Beware Os The Black Widow
Spider
It has been reported that a num
ber of people have recently been
bitten by black widow spiders. D.
Nelson, a colored man, was bitten
yesterday and he suffered quite a
bit, before a doctor could arrive.
CIRCLE NO. 5 TO MEET
Circle No. 5 of the First Baptist
Church will meet Monday evening,
at 7:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs.
Sue Frederick.
BANK CLOSED MAY 10th.
The People’s Bank will be closed
May 10, Confederate Memorial Day.
ROXBORO STORE
ROBBED WED.
Fingerprint Expert Called From
Durham In Effort To Catch
Thief
The store of Arch Whitt on Gal
lows Hill was entered and robbed
last Wednesday night by an un
known thief or thieves. The per
son who committed the act forced
an entrance through a dooij and
made away with about eight dollars
and a small amount of merchandise.
L. A. Kelly, fingerprint expert of
Durham, was called here to investi
gate the case. He secured prints from
the lock on the door and has sent
these to Raleigh for comparison
with others.
W. M. S. TO MEET
The W. M. S. of the First Baptist
Church will meet Monday afternoon
at 3 o’clock.
No War In Europe This
Decade, Believes Meyer
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U. N. C. Professor, Traveling In Europe, Skys Situation Is Tense,
But That Recent Hard - Boiled Diplomacy May Pave Way
For Continued Peace -J- Reviews Events
By HAROLD D. MEYER
Kenan Travelling Professor, University of North Carolina
This article and the two to follow
will present in outline the present
day picture of European affairs. No
attempt has been made to delve into
historic backgrounds of racial, geo
graphic and political significance.
The articles follow the “current -
events style. They are written after
four months of careful study while
traveling through the Continent.
Every opportunity was utilized to
gain information from every avail
able source. There were conferences
with government officials and lead
ers in the fields of education, relig
ion and politics. The press was care
fully followed and the means of
propaganda studied. There were
talks with women leaders, student
groups, youths and the casual citi
zen here and there. All these sour
ces have aided in producing the op
inions expressed. The conclusions,
however, are those of one person
and should be accepted as such.
There are many who will differ ned
this is as it should be. Unforeseen
circumstances may quickly after
these pictures but at the present
time these are the views upon which
the belief is expressed that war is
not to be expected in Europe this
decade.
For the past three days we have
visited the battlefields of France.
Following the trails made by the
taxicabs leaving Paris in 1914, to
halt the German advance, we went
to Chateau Hherry Rheims and Fort
Pompelle. Then we followed what
might be considered the front line
for most of the war, going through
the Argpnpe Forest into Veiilun.
We spent a day around Verdun and
reviewed the scenes of fighting
where more than a million men lost
their lives. From Verdun we jour
neyed into the area around Nulty
and noticed enumerable entrances
to the modern fortresses erected by
France along the German frontier.
ThesesojoUms brought back viv
idly to mind the days of 1914-1918
and with it a reminder of the trag
edies hidden in these ruins of 20
years. Hundreds of cemeteries dot
the road side along the way as stark
evidences of destroyed youth. It is
a gloomy picture patterned in the
| shjadows of reconstructed villages
and thriving agricultural areas a
| rising out of the past and built on
RIKBORO TO PLAY
* TWO BALL GAMES
Will Meet Oxford On Wednesday
And. Henderson On Friday On
i Local -Ball Diamond
Rpjcboro home team will play Ox
for<|t|here next Wednesday and
Henderson here Friday on the High
School diamond.
The team has been greatly
strengthened by players from Sal
isbury and other places. The team
has won, all of its games, since it
finished 'the exhibition game and
started on a regular schedule. They
won from Erwin Auditorium, 9-2
and Helena, 15 -1.
Lester James, Carlton Slaughter,
Gibson, Dunlop, Terry, Cash, Chis
holm, Barton, Ashley, Roscoe Gen-
Try, Spitjt, Roy Gentry, Rickman,
Nelson, Struck, Cooke, Lewis and
others make up a fast stepping team.
Roxboro will truly have a team if
you will do your part.
Roxboro Baseball Club.
Do not feed your farm to the
creeks. Terrace your fields and re
forest your land.
a new faith and a cherished hope
that peace may reign over the land.
With this past so strikingly pic
tured our thoughts naturally turned
to the world of today with its mo
ments of feverish tenseness and an
xiety. Will a new war disturb the
calm life in these rural and vil
lage folk? Will war ride again thru
Europe to cast the nations of this
continent, and. perhaps the world,
into another catastrophe of human
destruction and material waste?
After four months of ceaseless
thought on this subject and careful
analysis of trends in European and
world affairs I have come to the
definite conclusion that there will
be no war in Europe within the few
years left in this decade. I dare not
go beyond this time for the situat
ion is fraught with difficulties which,
within time, may become too com
plex for man to settle peacefully.
The picture is by no means one
of sound security and events could
be fanned into flames of raging tur
moil seeming ease on the
slightest provocation. On the other
hand there is a profound, practical
and realistic sentiment arising on
all sides with events casting shad
ows of settlement and leading to
a rational acceptance of facts that
must be faced and faced squarely
if peace is to continue. The cry for
peace is heard everywhere and ev
en when armaments are most evi
dent the philosophy of military
powers on the ideas of peace assur
ed through strength.
Let us enumerate some of the ev
ents of the immediate past that tend
to create a sense of security in Eur
ope and have lessened the tension
for the immediate future.
First, is the civil war in Spain.
By the time this article reaches the
United States and is published, Fr
anco will no doubt have completed
his nfilitary conquest of Spain and
a form of fascist government be on
its way in an attempt to lead Spain
back to normal life. Already, most
of the nations of Europe have ac
cepted his victory as a fact and are
either completely satisfied'with the
outcome or reconciled to the situa
tion. Even France is desirous that
it will soon be over. Franco’s vic
tory will add strength to the Rome.
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School Cafeterias Issue Call
For Fruits and Vegetables
“FLEA” WINSTEAD
WINS FOR ROXBORO
Match Lost l]o Durham High As
They Captured 8 Out Os 9
Matches; Markham Showed
Good Form
Jim “Flea” Winstead took his ten
nis racket in his hand last Thurs
day and calmly defeated Curtis of
Durham 6-1; 6-1. Winstead is only
12 years of age, about as big as a
“minute” and yet he has been de
feating his tennis opponents all
season.
Roxboro lost the match to Dur
ham by the score of 8-1. The Bull,
dogs were a little too strong for Rox
boro, altho the Roxboro boys cap
tured a total of 55 games during the
match.
Markham, No. 1 man of Durham,
proved to be the most consistent
tennis player that has been seen in
Roxboro this year. Fans also com
plimented his sportsmanship.
The summary:
Singles:
Markham (D.) defeated B. Win
stead, 6-3, 6-0.
Ashby (D.) defeated Long, 6-2,
6-4.
Silver (D.) defeated Bkadsher,
6-3, 6-1.
Few (D.) defeated Thomas, 10-12,
6-1, 6-1.
Huckabe (D) defeated C. Win
stead, 6-2,6-1.
Winstead (R.) defeated Curtis,
6-1, 6-1.
Doubles:
Markham - Ashby (D.) defeated
B. Winstead - Bradsher, 6-3, 6-0.
Few-Silver (D.) defeated Long -|
Thomas, 6-3, 6-3.
Corbin - Campbell (D.) defeated
J. Winstead - C. Winstead, 6-1, 6-3.
Helena High School
To Give Play
“Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick”
To Be Presented Friday
At 8:15 P. M.
“Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick”
will be given at Helena High school j
Thursday evening, May 12th. at
8:15 o’clock.
Thb play is divided into three
acts and will entertain you through
each act. The first two scenes are
in Oklahoma and the last is in Chi
cago.
Principal characters in the play
are Charlie Rich, Th*.ddeus Bowl
ing, Royce Jeffries, Beatrice Car
ver, Verna Bowling, Grace Bryan
and Evelyn Franklin.
RECENT ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Clayton an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
born May 5, 1938, at the Gentry-Wil
liams Hospital, at 5:05 p. m. |
ALONG THE WAY— ALL APPEARS
TO BE QUIET NO NEWS
Kelly Paylor started to go fishing
last week and looked at the fishing
calendar to see if the fish were
supposed to be biting. The calendar
said “No” and Paylor did not dare
go against the will of the guide.
Later he found out that he had look
ed at last year’s calendar .This year’s
guide said that the day he had sel
ected would have been ideal. It was
too late, he had to work the next
day.
Otto Clayton sells beer, Ruppert’s
Beer. Last week he pulled a new
trick. Hfe asked a fellow in Roxboro
to have a beer with him. The man
accepted and they drank beer to
gether. After the guest had depart
ed Otto told the clerk to charge the
PUBLISHED
SUNDAY AND
THURSDAY
Will Be Canned By W. P. A. Work
ers During The Summer And
Used For Undernourished
Children Next Year
Hope To Have Cafeteria At Central
School
Mesdames E. V. Boatwright, past
president of the Roxboro P. T. A.,
Mrs. R. H. Shelton, president of the
Woman’s Club, Mrs. A. F. Nichols
of the Roxboro High School and
Mrs. J. H. Hughes were invited
guests at the Roxboro High Cafe
teria Friday for lunch as plans were
discussed for an enlargement of the
cafeteria program of the city and
county for next year.
The Cafeteria program in the
schools is taken care of by the W.
P. A., but the help there is not as
much as is needed. It is hoped that
a cafeteria can be started in Central
School next year and also another
in the County.
Right now, Mrs. Sue Feather
ston, supervisor, is issuing a call
for help in the free feeding of
undernourished children next year.
She needs all of the vegetables and
fruits that she can possibly get. All
of these will be canned and used
next year in cafeterias over this
county. If undernourished children,
are to be fed free there must be
some outside help.
All vegetables and fruits that are
contributed will be canned by W.
P. A. workers and kept until school
opens next year.
Mrs. Featherstone is also very
anxious to secure as many jars as
she can get for this canning pro
ject. If you have any vegetables,
fruits or jars that you are willing
to give for this cause you are urged
to notify her at once.
People living outside of Roxboro
are asked to contribute to this cause
| as many children from the county.
, will be helped free if they are un-
I able to pay for their meals.
I Organizations over the city and
county are asked to contribute
money for this cause if that is pos
sible.
If a place can be found for a cafe
teria at Central School one will be
started there next year. It now*
looks like an extra room will have
to be added for the cafeteria and
that presents a problem that the
people of Roxboro will have to
solve.
All Residents of Person County
are urged to bear these matters in
mind and help by a contribution of
some kind during the summer.
CHEROKEE COUNCIL NOTICE
Members of the Person County
Scout Council are requested to meet
in the office of Dr. A. F. Nichols
on Tuesday, May 10th. at 7:30 p. m.
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beers to the man he had invited.
Beware of Otto.
Clyde Swartz is thinking about
going to school again. He has been
invited to ,attend a Scout couqse
that is being given at the University
of Georgia and he plans to accept
this invitation. The course will last
three days.
Aubrey Long says that he has all
the fresh vegetables that he needs.
Aubrey sells vegetables, but he also
raises quite a few. However, he told
the writer such a tale about what
he now has that it is hard to be
lieve.
The recent hail did not hurt the
peas of Garland Pass at all; The
beetles beat the hail to it and Gar.
| land suffered no loss.