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VOLUME IX.
Paul Cothran Transferred To
State Penitentiary In Raleigh
Report Reached Sheriff Clayton
That Party Was Organizing
For Purpose Os Forcing Jail
Entrance To Take Him
Away
Trial To Take Place June 14th.
The trial of Robert and Paul
: v£othran in connection with the
shooting of Lee Laws of the
Rougemont section of this county
was continued until next term
of Recorder’s Court that will take
place on June 14th. The case was
scheduled to be tried this week,
but by mutual consent of lawyers
for both parties it was continued.
Sheriff Clayton stated Wednes
day that he had taken Paul Coth
ran to the state penitentiary in
Raleigh, N. C. The reason for this
was that he had received reports
that a group of people were com
ing to this city for the purpose of
getting Paul Cothran out of jail
and taking him away. Sheriff
Clayton and one or two of the
deputies waited around the jail
one night this week until twelve
o’clock waiting for those who
were supposed to get him. Then
Mr. Clayton rode down to Rouge
mont in order to discover any
thing that might tend to show
that a mob was forming. He
found nothing and retired for the
night. Just to be on the safe side
Paul was taken to Raleigh the
next day.
Robert Cothran is now in the
county-Jail in Roxboro.
Interest in this case continues
to be high and the officers are
working hard to uncover any evi
dence that might prove who kill
ed Lee Laws whose body was
found floating in a mill pond
near Rougemont on May 6th.
HAIL STORM NEAR
YANCEMLLEMON.
Tobacco Not Luge Enough To
Be Damaged But Is Standing
Up And Looking Well
Recent rains have been about
all that the farmers of Person
County could desire for the
planting of this year’s tobacco
crop. The crop has now been
planted and is looking good.
Many have replanted and tobacco
is standing up.
Now the farmer fears hail, the
dreaded enemy of tobacco that
has any size. Fhte minutes of
hail can ruin a crop of any size
and nothing can be done to pre
vent it.
Reports coming to this office
told at a violent hail storm near
Yatficeyville Monday. One man
«alcl that he was afraid that the
“ yt-nnac would bije&k his wind
shield. There have been one or
two small hail storms in Person
County this year, but tobacco was
toot large enough to suffer any
damage.
With the proper seasons Per
son County should produce one
Os the best tobacco crops of sev
eral years .
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Big Pour Appointed Paint
Jobbers In City
The Big Four Grocery Co. of
Roxboro, has been appointed
wholesale paint jobbers for the
nationally known Pee Gee paint
line. This large paint company
is affiliated with the De Voe Rey-
L nolds Paint Co. and the paint has
| long ago become famous for
| ' many features.
An advertisement in today's
Times tells the story of the bud
get paint plan and something of
a the paint Your attention is in
' vited to this ad and others that
follow.
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.
REV. N. J. TODD
KIWANISSPEAKER
Speaks About “Three Tenses,”
Past, Present And Future,
Praises Roxboro And
County
Rev. N. J. Todd, prominent citi
zen of Person County, spoke to
the members of the Kiwanis Club
Monday night at their regular
weekly meeting held in the Com
munity House. Rev. Todd used as
his subject “The Past, Present,
and Future.” He stated that the
past offered a heritage that we
could use today to a good advan
tage and that the future offered
a challenge that would require
the many things that had been
left to use by our ancestors.
Rev. Todd praised the business
concerns of the city and county
stating that they offered the
same advantages to be found in
stores of larger cities and he also
traced the growth of Roxboro for
many years up to the present
time.
This talk was enjoyed by all
Kiwanians and the speaker re
ceived a generous round of ap
plause as he sat down.
The Kiwanis Club will meet
next Monday at Hotel Roxboro.
FIREMEN CALLED
TO KING S PALACE
Some Fire Damage And Quite
A Bit Os Smoke Loss; Only
Chemicals Used
The city fire truck was called
to King’s Palace on the Durham
highway, yesterday about 1:30
P. M. to extinguish a small blaze
that had been caused by an oil
stove. When the firemen arrived
they found that it was only neces
sary to use chemicals altho one
part of the building was in a
light blaze.
The chief damage consisted in
smoke damage altho one door and
part of a wall had burned to some
extent. A radio also suffered a
bit of damage.
It was reported that someone
was filling an oil stove and it
must have been in this way that
the fire broke out.
REV. WEST TO HOLD
SERVICES
Rev. W. F. West will leave Rox
boro Monday for Abingdon, Va.,
where he will conduct revival
services for ten days.
During his absence, Rev. J. A.
Martin will have charge of the
services at the First Baptist
Church.
Mayor Proclaims Sat. Poppy Day
Saturday, May 28, was proclaimed “Poppy Day” in Person Coun
ty in a proclamation issued today by Mayor R. B. Dawes. The pro
clamation urged all citizens to honor the World War dead and aid
the war’s living victims by wearing The American Legion and Aux
iliary memorial poppy that day. The proclamation reads:
“Whereas, in the World War of 1917-1918 the young men of Per
son County gave their service to the defense of the United States
in an exaltered spirit of patriotism and some were called upon to sac
rifice their lives in that service:
“Whereas, many others were called upon to sacrifice health and
strength with resulting suffering and hardships to themselves and
families which continue to this day:
‘ Whereas the memory of these patriotic sacrifices should ever
be kept fresh in the minds of patriotic citizens, while fullest aid
should be extended to those still within reach of human aid:
“And, Whereas, the wearing of the Memorial Poppy both honors
the dead and aids the disabled and dependents:
“Therefore, I, R. B. Dawes, Mayor of the City of Roxboro, do
hereby proclaim Saturday, May 28, Poppy Day in the City of Rox
boro and urge all citizens to observe the day by wearing The Ameri
can Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Poppy.”
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PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Menuhin and His Fiancee
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Yehudi Menuhin, concert violinist, is pictured in London with his
bride-to-be, Miss Nola Nicholas of Melbourne, Australia. Miss Nicholas
is the daughter of a wealthy Australian drag manufacturer and became
acquainted with the brilliant young virtuoso on his recent tour of the
Antipodes.
DIRT STREETS IN
CITYREPAIRED
County Terracing Unit Being
Used For Work; J. B. Snipes
In Charge
All dirt streets in Roxboro are
now being repaired. This work!
consists of grading the street,
opening the gutters and scrap
ing the road. The work is being
done with the county terracing
unit and J. B. Snipes, Asst. Co.
Agent, has charge of the work.
The county agent’s office took
the work at a reduced figure just
to help the city and this office
does not expect to make any
money on the contract.
Three or four days will be re
quired to do this work. Mr. I. O.
Abbitt, street superintendent, is
assisting Mr. Snipes.
The big unit does not require
much time to grade a street and
it does a good job. All dirt streets
will be in much better shape
after the work is completed.
One Co. Project
Stands Approved
Several Thousand Dollars To Be
Spent For Improving Roads
In County
One W. P. A. project that in
volves three or four thousand dol
lars for road improvement in this
county has already been approv
ed and work will be started on
these roads in short order.
The two roads to be improved
are the ones to the city lake and
the one to the pump station. Both
are in bad shape and are fre
quently used.
If the Country Club project is
approved in the hext week or
two that will be started before
the above mentioned project.
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WIND STORM HITS
IN PERSON COUNTY
Struck Tuesday Afternoon Near
Dixon’s Store And Tore Roof
From Four Buildings
Hurt One Cow And Killed
Chickens
A severe wind storm struck in
the Dixon’s Store community
Tuesday (afternoon about three
o’clock and did quite a bit of
damage to a number of buildings
on the place of Robert Gentry,
Person County farmer and well
known resident of shat commun
ity.
Roofs were blown from four
buildings, a pack house, chick
en house, barn and another build
ing on his farm. He also lost a
number of chickens and his cow
was hurt. The roofs were blown
several hundred feet.
This one place seemed to be
the only place that the wind did
any serious damage in that vici
nity. It was not noticed to a great
extent in Roxboro. On Monday
there was quite a bit of wind, but
no loss was reported. Hail has
been reported in several nearby
sections during the past several
weeks.
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Person Scouters To
Attend School
Clyde Swartz and C. H. Mason
Attending Scout School At
Athens, Ga.
Messrs. Clyde Swartz and C.
H. Mason left Roxboro this morn
ing to attend a two day scout ses
sion in Athens, Ga. The meeting
will take place at the Uni
versity of Georgia and will be
attended by hundreds of scouters
over the entire south.
A. P. Patterson, scout executive
of this district, is also attending
this school.
Mr. Swartz is scout commis
sioner for Person County and Mr.
Mason is scoutmaster of the
Bushy Fork troop. They expect to
return to Roxboro the first of
next week.
PIANO RECHTAL FRIDAY
The pupils of Mrs. H. W. Ne
well will be presented in recital
Friday at 8 o’clock, Central
School auditorium. They will be
assisted by the violin pupils of
Mrs. Neva Greenwood. You are
cordially invited.
Umpires in the Eastern League
(formerly NYP )will wear blue
and gray uniforms for night
games this season.
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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA,
REBECCA HUNTER
RECEIVES HONOR
Gets Invitation To Orchesis At
W. C. U. N. C.; New Mem
bers Attend First Meeting
Thirteen Students Taken In
Greensboro, N. C., May 25
Membership invitations to Or
chesis of W. C. of U. N. C., were
extended to 13 students after
they had passed the tests given
by Miss Edith Vail, a member of
the phyisidal education depart
ment and faculty head of the
dance group.
New members attended their
first meeting at 7:30 o’clock
Tuesday night, May 17, in the
Physical Education building. At
this time they were invited to a
dinner party Tuesday night, May
24, in their honor.
More members than usual
were admitted this year because
a large group will be necessary
to work on the planned compo
sitions for next year, announces
Miss Vail. She stated that com
positions of the members would
be encouraged.
Wilma Levine will represent
Orchesis on the Athletic associa
tion cabinet, May 18. Wilma pass
ed entrance requirements her
freshman year. She has assisted
in planning the dance programs,
and in composing the dances.
Dance recitals and demonstra
tions given for the past three
years have included Wilma.
Students who received invita
tions are: Jane Clegg, Louise
Meroney, Elaine Meyers, Ruth
Weinger, Helen Forester, Ruth
Gilmore, Elizabeth Blair, Elicia
Caroon, Pearl Lindley Sykes,
Ruth Lisk, Anita Sti|;uss, Re
becca Hunter, and Beverly Barks
dale.
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LADIES’ AID SOCIETY TO
SPONSOR MONROE BROS.
The Ladies’ Aid Society of Oak
Grove Church will sponsor the
Monroe Brothers, at the Olive
Hill School, on Wednesday, June
Ist., at 8:00 o’clock. Admission
will be 15 and 25c.
TO ATTEND AUTOMOBILE
RACES
Messrs. Stephen Glenn, Bill
Van Hook, Bill Zimmerman, Dan
Loftis, Gurney Young and Fred
Kirkman will leave Roxboro Sat
urday morning for Indianapolis,
Ind., where they will attend the
automobile races.
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Free Theatre Tickets Offered
By many Business Firms
Tickets Good On Mondays And
Tuesdays At Palace And Dolly
Madison Theatres During The
Month of June; Tickets Given
Free With Purchase Os sl-00
Or More
Various merchants of Roxboro
and Person County are extending
an invitation to the people in
this locality to be their guests
at the Palace Theatre on Mon
day and Tuesday, June s.7th. and
Monday and Tuesday, June 20-
21st.; also at the Dolly Madison
Theatre on Monday and Tuesday,
June 13-14th. and Monday and
Tuesday, June 27-28th.
The proposition is very sim
ple:
You make a purchase at one
of the places where these tick
ets are being given, of SI.OO or
more and you receive a free tick
et to the Palace or Dolly Madi
son Theatres; this ticket is good
for one paid admission on any
of the designated dates. If you
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1938
111. H. Harris, Sr. Honored On
His Seventy-ninth Birthday
MAYOR BUYS POPPY
This picture, taken last year,
shows Mayor R. B. Dawes buy
ing the first poppy from Miss
Huldah Blanks. Saturday of this
week has been proclaimed “Pop
py Day” in Person County.
CITY TEACHERS
ELECTED TUESDAY
Three Teachers Were Not Can
didates For Positions That
They Held This Year
At a meeting of the city school
board Tuesday night in the office
of the Roxboro Cotton Mills all
the school teachers in the Rox
boro system, who had applied for
re-election, were elected to serve
next year.
Three teachers who taught this
year were not candidates for their
positions next year. They were
Miss Rampley, Mrs. Hamilton
and Miss Payne. Mrs. Ben Brown
was elected to fill one vacancy
while the others were not filled
at the Tuesday night meeting.
The board also failed to take
any action concerning the one
vacancy on the sdhool board.
The names of several ladies were
suggested, but no vote was taken.
J. A. Long, chairman of the
Roxboro school board, presided
over the meeting.
Pete Foley, who at 85 covered
the complete 26 mile course of
the Boston !marathan, w'as re
fused admittance to the race 30
years ago when it was felt that
he was too old.
want to go to the theatre on the
next Monday or Tuesday, simp
ly make another purchase from
one of these firms and get a free
ticket. You will perhaps make
purchases from several different
places and will get several tick
ets; if so, each is good for one
paid admission to the Palace or
Dolly Madison on the next four
Mondays and Tuesdays.
The stores have plenty of tick
ets and they are ready to put
them out according to the stated
rules.
Manager Kirby of the theatres
states that he has booked a num
ber of excellent pictures on the
dates that free tickets may be
used and he urges everyone to
take advantage of this offer.
A large display ad on an in
side page of this paper tells the
story c(f thepe theatre tickets.
You are invited to turn to the ad
for any details that might not
be clear and a list of the firms
offering tickets.
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THURSDAY
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Person Masonic Lodge Honors
Grand Old Man At Regular
Dinner Meeting Tuesday
Night At Hotel
Tribute Paid By J. A. Long
W. H. Harris, Sr., was 79 years
young last Tuesday and on this
date the Person Masonic Lodge.
No. 113, A. F. and A. M. held a
birthday party at the hotel. This
meeting was a regular meeting of
the lodge, but was turned over
for a celebration of the birthday
of Mr. Harris that fell on this
date..
J. A. Long paid a fitting tri
bute to Mr. Harris at this party.
He stated that he had known him
for many years and that his fa
ther, J. A. Long, Sr., now de
ceased, had known him and had
been connected with him in busi
ness for many years. All of these
years, he said, had been pleasant
and that Mr. Harris had been one
of Person County’s best citizens
during all of his life.
C. A. Harris, son of Mr. Har
ris, master of the lodge presided
over the meeting and sat next
to his father who was at the head
of the table in a large chair. On
the other side sat W. H. Harris,
Jr., another son.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing a large birthday cake was
brought in and placed in front of
the 79 year young man. Those
present stood and sang “Happy
Birthday;*’ |Mr. Harris cut th|k
cake and everyone took a gener
ous helping.
Tlhis supper, a Dutch affair,
was the last of a series of din
ner meetings to be held by the
Person Lodge.
The guests present for this
meeting were J. A. Long, F. O.
Carver, Arthur Crosley and J. S.
Merritt.
DR. G.W. GENTRY
EXPRESSES THANKS
Many Fine Donations Have Been
Made To Gentry - Williams
Hospital Since Opening
Dr. G. W. Gentry expressed
today his appreciation and that of
bis associates for the many fine
donations that both individuals
and groups have made to Gen
try- Williams Hospital since its
opening here in December of last
year.
“Many people,” Dr. Gentry
“have made donations to the hos
pital, and owing to the fact that
many of the donors did not leave
a card, we have been unable to
thank them in person. However,
we are greatful to each one of
you and take this way to thank
each and everyone and to express
to you our heartfelt appreciation
for each gift, big or little.
“If you have not received a
card of thanks from the hospi.
tal, please consider this message
as one designed for you, both
clubs and individuals, for we aie
really and truly grateful for the
splendid co-operation you have
given us in this undertaking.”
PRESBYTERIANS CONVENE
Philadelphia, Pa. Altho foe
General Assembly of the Presby
terian Church was formed here
in 1789, the present gathering of
990 delegates is the first of its
kind to meet here in 149 years.
Foremost under consideration
are the questions of minimum
salaries and a compulsory re
tirement age for ministers of the
Church.
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