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DIAL 45 0 1 We went, ell the newa of your community. Pleeae cell ua or send it in. IF YOU WOULD ENOW WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU READ THE PERSON COUNTY TIMES —ITIS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. VOLUME IX. WEST PREACHING IN CASWELL CO Pupils of Miss Mary Hatchett To Give Recital Monday Evening ~ At 8:00 P. M. Yanceyville, N. C. Bartlett Yan cey commencement exercises get under way today, May 15, at 11 o’- clock when the Rev. W. F. West, of Roxboro, will preach the baccal aureate sermon. Rev. West is an un usually interesting speaker, and in addition to his address special music will feature the program. On Monday evening at 8:00 o’- clock, Miss Mary Hatchett’s music pupils will appear in public recital. Miss Hatchett has found that the public enjoys the program more when some vocal numbers are on the program. She has arranged this year for both musical and vocal numbers. Wednesday evening, May 18, at 8:00 o’clock Representative John A. Kerr will deliver the address to the Seniors. Representative Kerr, who is an uncle of Katherine Ke»r, class Valedictorian, has made qquite a distinguished record for himself, as his many friends and acquaintances in this vicinity well know. It is thought that a large crowd will be on hand to hear this home-boy Wed nesday evening. Others to appear on this program are: Katherine Herr, valedictorian; Buford Stephens, sal utatorian; Lueile Stephens; James Jones; Herman Vernon; Martha Gil-‘ bert. The Seniors have recently chosen Sally Womack Moorefield, Geneva Clayton, Robert Smith and Yancey Pleasant as marshals. L C. BRADSHER SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURY SATURDAY Pinned To Brick Wall By Large Gas Tank That Breaks One Leg And Bruises Other CARRIED TO HOSPITAL Landon C. Bradsher was serious ly injured Saturday afternoon a bout 3:30 when he was caught be tween a brick wall at Glenn Bros. Service Station and the front bum per of a Standard Gas truck. Mr. Bradsher was passing be tween the wall and the truck when the truck moved forward and caught both legs thus pinning him tight. He was immediately carried to the hospital where it was re vealed that only one leg was broken and the other badly bruised. It is not known what caused the truck to go forward unless it was the weight of the gasoline. flie truck was driven by G. W. Newton who is a substitute driver of this truck in this county. It is understood that the break is a clean one and should knit in a reasonable time. Spectators were a fraid that both legs had been brok en. CA-VEL CHILDREN CALLED TO PRE SCHOOL CLINIC The Pre-School Clinic for child ren expecting to enter the First Grade at Ca-Vel School next Sep tember will be held at the School Building Wednesday, May 18, 1938 at 9:00 a. m. Children living in the community, who will be six years old on qr be fore October 1, 1938," may enter school next, season. The parents of such childre i should bring or send them to the Pre-School Clinic so that they may be. registered pro-, perly. « . . DIAL 4901 FOR NEWSPAPER SERVICE -V ■ • .. I * •-> J • Jtr l .. SV-. /«• TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Person County Times PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY . DR. HOLLAND HOLTON Sjljgßi;.'. »• Head of Educational Department of Duke University. Dr. Holton will deliver the Commencement Ad dress at 8:15, May 16th. in the High school auditorium. FINAL RITES HELD FOR D.T. BEAVERS Death Caused By Paralysis Thurs day, May 12th.; Funeral At Surl Church David Thomas Beaver, 66, died at his home, five miles north of Roxboro, Thursday afternoon, May 12th. at 4:45 o’clock. Death was caused by paralysis after an illness of one week. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Beaver, and four sons, Bernice, Wilmer, Lawrtence, and Orie. Three daughters also sur vive, Mrs. Onie Burch, Miss Rachel Beaver and Miss Ruby Beaver. Furiei’al services were hield aft Surl Church Friday, May 13th. at 3:00 p. m. Elder Lex Chandler was in charge. • Interment was in the Beaver aemetery near the Oxford high way. Ledbetter’s To Have Cooking School Will Take Place Wednesday, May 18th. At 2:00 P. M. In Com munity House Ledbetter’s, local electrical deal er, will stage a cooking school at the Community House on May 18th. at 2:00 p. m. Many favorite recipes will be tried out at this event and there are numerous free gifts. Everyone is guaranteed an afternoon of en tertainment and excellent instruc tion. The public is cordially invited to attend. Hassell Long Gets Big Thrill Caught 5 lb. Eleven Ounce Bans Back Os City Lake Friday Afternoon Hassell Long, Roxboro fisherman, got the thrill of his life Friday af ternoon when he hooked and land, ed a big mouth bass. The catch Was made in the spillway back of the dam at the City Lake and the fish weighed five pounds and eleven ounces. ’ Long -said that it took him about ten minutes to land the fish. He was using a small hook and a line none too stout Last night he had his partner, Wyatt Monk, busy cleaning the catch and it looked like enough for ten or twelve people. COLLEGE PRESIDENT DEUVERS ADDRESS Dr. James Shepherd Os N. C. College For N.egroes Talks To Training School Graduates HEARD BY LARGE CROWD Dr. James Shepherd, president of N. C. College for Negroes, addressed the graduates of Person County Training School Wednesday night of last week. In addition to the grad uates there were a large number of people present that crowded the auditorium to capacity. Dr. Shepherd talked on “Vision” and this talk was acclaimed as be ing one of the best that has been delivered in this county reel ntly. He was introduced by H. L. Price, principal of the school. Among the white men present were J. A. Long, Sr., S. G. Win stead, J. W.- Gaddy, W. C. Bul lock and Stuart Ford. Three of these are members of the Roxboro board of education. Dr. Shepherd is approximately 70 years old and is acclaimed as one of the leaders in the field of educa tion for colored in the country. German/s Military Ambitions Revealed in Hitler Celebration Carolina Professor Tells Os Gigantic Display Os Military Progress Witnessed On Occasion of Celebration Os Birthday Os German Dictator By HAROLD D. MEYER Kenan Traveling Professor, University Os North Carolina Editorial Note: Although Profes sor Meyer personally does not look with favor upon any system of dic tatorship, he presents herewith some observations of the German scene as viewed from an impartial viewpoint. Author’s Note: The German peo ple celebrated the birthday of Hit ler on Tuesday, April 20.1 witnessed the events of the day in Berlin and gathered from the press other act ivities throughout the nation. This article presents these events as facts and portrays the festivities from the German viewpoint. Carried away by the storm of en thusiasm which swept over the country and culminated in the ninety-nine and a half percent vote j of confidence in his policies, Adolf, Hitler, the Fuhrer and Chancellor, founder of Greater Germany, greet ed his 49th birthday with the state ment that it was the happiest birth day of his life. The entire German nation cele brated the day as one of national | thanksgiving with “affectionate de monstrations for their liberator and leader.” The people were living in the midst of stirring days and only! just beginning to become consci- | ous of their full significance and hence were more than eager to of-, fer thanks to the man who had “re- J awakened the German people, who founded the greater German Reich and gave a new inner meaning to the term, ‘German.” The folks liter ally felt themselves lifted up and ( carried away by the events of the union and the vote of confidence — they were ready for another cele bration. Special occasions were held in, locations where events of historical | significance related to the life of; Hitler were enacted. The midnight tolling of setple bells in Braunau,! Austria, the Fuhrer’s birthplace, was broadcast through the nation as the opening- event of the day. Nationwide radio homage was also paid by the young people of Lands berg in Bavaria where he was jail ed after the Munich putsch, of Pa sewalk in Pomerania where he was in the hospital during the World War and of Munich, “the birth>- place of National Socialism.” We were in Berlin and hence will ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, CAMPAIGN WORKERS NAMED BY' PRES. Drive For More Members Os Cham ber Os Commerce To Begin May 17th. WILL CONTINUE FOUR DAYS O. B. Mcßroom, president of the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce, has named the following men to serve on the membership campaign of the local organization - Coy E. Day, H. W. Newell, W. W. Woods, W. H. Harris, W. R. Minor, O. T. Kirby, G. C. Hunter, J. S. Merritt, L. C. Bradsher, R. H. Shelton, R. M. Spencer, G. I. Prillaman, F. T. Whit field, R. A. Whitfield, Phil Thomas, and E. E. Bradsher. These men will meet at the Rox boro Hotel Monday at 12:00 m. where they will be guests of the Chamber of Commerce at lunch. The president, O. B. Mcßroom, plans a short, snappy campaign and hopes to get excellent results. All prospective members have been mailed literature concerning the Roxboro Chamber of Commer ce. The campaign will begin May 17 and will continue on May 18-19-20. use the festivities of the capital as illustrative of the birthday party. The city, at the present time, is in the throes of growing pains. There are extensive building and paving projects in all directions and hence the celebration was limited, in its area, to the world renowned Unter den Linden. This boulevard, run ning from the Brandenberg Gate to the Lust Garden, lends itself to festive occasions as it is broad, spacious and imposing. Every building along the avenue was bedecked in Nazi flags and throughout the city they were fly ing by the tens of thousands. The reviewing stands were directly in front of the University of Berlin and adjacent to the War Memorial and in this area, special attention was given to decorations. N Parade Principal Event The crowds were dense along the entire line of march and thousands stood in the side streets. The princi pal event of the day was a parade which began at eleven o’clock in the morning. By seven a. m. the streets were packed. As usual a line of soldiers formed the outer rim of spectators and this line ex tended from one end of the avenue to the other and on both sides. These Germans can surely take real punishment in the art of wait ing. Many of them brought break fast along and some had lunches. They stood for hours on chairs, stools, benches and ladders. They crowded every available window space and roofs of buildings. A unique feature of this part of the celebration was the use Os the Kiebitz—a periscopic arrangement which allows the person to see everything going on in all direct ions without any neck-craning. Practically every person beyond the second row of people possessed one of these Kiebitz. They absolute ly solve the problem of viewing everything while in a vast crowd. Loud speakers were placed all a long the line and enabled the people to know exactly what was going on, where and when. The crowds wete amused by frequent musical num bers and spontaneous street -audi tions. One woman stated she had been in her place since five o’clock and had accomplished much knit (Continued On Page 2) SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1938 REV. R. E. BROWN j Rev. Brown will preach the Rox boro High School Commencement Sermon tonight at 8:00 o’clock in the high school auditorium. E ROXBOROTROOT STEPS TO FRONT Troop Is Progressing and Going Good Under Leadership Os Clayton Owen Recent reports from the Chero kee Scout Council in Reidsville, N. C. prove that Person County is leading all other cities in this coun cil in advancement. Troop 53, of East Roxboro, under Clayton Owen took the sheep skin at the last check up. Owen is doing a splendid piece of work and his boys are sticking with him. The Ca-Vel drum and bugle corps recently paraded in Burlington and reports that reached Roxboro stated that the boys were very impressive and made a splendid showing. LOCAL AUTO CO. ROBBED MONDAY Thief Stole Seven Auto Tires And Wheels From Cars Os Person Motors One or more thieves entered the tobacco storage of Harvey Tobacco Co. on Foushee St. and stole seven tires and wlheels from new autos that were the property of Person Motors. The robbery happened be tween Sunday and Tuesday morn ing, but the exact time is not known, it was probably Sunday or Monday night. The building was being used as a storage by Person Motors during the time that it was not used as a tobacco factory. Mr. Henry Gates, manager of Per son Motors stated that the loss would amount to $145.00. So far there have been no clues to the robbery. ALONG THE WAY— ALL APPEARS TO BE QUIET NO NEWS By O. Y. CLAYTON In last Sunday’s edition of the Person County Times there was a piece in the “No News” column' tending to show that I was some what cheap. The truth of the matter is that a gentleman came by my office and asked me to go and get a bottle of Ruppert’s beer. Os course, I accepted with pleasure and thanked him. After drinking the beer he found that he was short of change and walked out. I was also short of change and so I told the clerk to charge it to my friend. The funny part of the affair is that we both lost our credit in this Store and have to pay cash. By The Same Old Writer Well, Bill Minor and Gus Deer ing were both at the KiWanis meet ing in Oxford last Tuesday. Just PUBLISHED SUNDAY AND THURSDAY NUMBER FORTY-FIVE COUNTY LANDMARK BURNS TO GROUND Mill Os W. L. Barton Destroyed By Fire Thursday Night About Ten O’clock WAS 84 YEARS OLD W. L. Barton’s corn mill, located five miles out on the Durham Rd., burned to the ground Thursday night about 9:30. Nothing was sav ed with the exception of a large motor that was outside the mill. Mr. Barton estimates his loss at about $5,000. Seven hundred bush els of corn were in the mill and a bout 4,000 pounds of meal. A very small amount of insurance was car ried on the corn and meal. All re cords were also lost. The cause of the fire has not teen determined. Barton was a roused from sleep about 10:00 p. m. by someone who told him his mill was on fire. When he reached the mill it was in a good blaze and it was impossible to do anything to save even a part of it. Many people gathered around, bpt none could turn so much as a hand that could accomplish anything. This mill was a Person County landmark. It was built 84 years ago by W. A. Barton, Sr. and had been in constant use. LEX NEWTON GIVEN NICE PROMOTION N.ow Superintendent Os State Prison Camp In Person County; Has Been In Service 5 Years A. Lex Newton has received not ice of his appointment to the posi tion of superintendent of the State Prison Camp in Person County. Al though the notice has just been re ceived Mr. Newton has been acting in this capacity since May Ist. According to information receiv ed by this office the work at the camp has been divided. Mr. Brooks is maintenance supervisor, while Mr. Newton has charge of the camp. Prior to May Mr. Brooks had filled both jobs. The new superintendent has serv ed as steward of the camp for five years and this promotion comes as a result of good service. Mr. Patter son of Central Prison has been sent here as assume the duties of stew ard. SMALL FIRE SAT. MORNING The city fire truck was called to the home of Dave Gilliland in west Roxboro Saturday morning to ex tinguish a blaze in a bed room on the top floor of the house. Very little damage was done by the fire that possibly originated from a defective flue. how they managed to get off is hard to tell, but there they were in all of their glory. Willie Yancey went back home and lost a golf match to one of his old friends. Someone ihad told the Roxboro Kiwanians that Willie shot a mean game. He went down in defeat with the other Roxboro stars, all except Ford,, who was playing with a polite man and the man let him win. Dewey Bradsher had hard luck on the Oxford trip. His car hit a chicken and when he went back to get the chicken, weight about five pounds, some fellows in a truck had already stopped and beat Dewey to the meat. E. B. Craven was in the car and he was hoping that Dewey was going to give him half the chicken. Both lost out. Someone else “et” the fowl.
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