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IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUND YOtJ BEAD THE PEBSON COUNTY SBiSe IT IS A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF PERSON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
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VOLUME IX. PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY A THURSDAY « ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1938 NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN
New'Camouflage Makes* Planes Invisible x
MaJ. Emil C. Kiel, sqnadron commandet of the Ninety-fifth attack group, United States air corps, show
ing Brig. Gen. Frank Martin the progress on camouflaging the AIJA warplanes stationed at Hartford, Conn,
[for air maneuvers in the northeastern section Os the United States. The camouflaging makes the planes
practically invisible at a short distance.
TIMES PRAISED BY
SCOUTEXECUTIVE
Scout Camp Page In Last Sun
day’s Times Called One Os
Best
The Person County Times is in
receipt of the following letter
ttpm A. P. Patterson, scout ex
ecutive of this council. The let
ter is in reference to a full page
display on Camp Cherokee that
was in last Sunday’s Times.
Mr. Sam Merritt,
Roxboro, N. C.
Dew Sam:
I just received the surprise of
my life when I opened up your
paper this morning. That page
on camp is one of the best I have
ever seen and I am wondering
if yn>u will sell me about 75 pa
pers in order that I might give
each troop one and send some of
these other Councils one so they
can see what kind of cooperation
your newspaper is giving Scout
ing.
Ed. Note - Five times seventy -
five is $3.75 and we did not have
the 75 papers. Such is life.
THIRTY SCOUTS
AT HONOR COURT
Court Met Friday Night In Base-
Ment Os Methodist Church
At 7:30
Approximately 30 boy scouts
came before the- scout court of
honor Friday night when court
convened in the basement of the
""Methodist Church.
The scouts were up for the ten
derfoot test, second class, first
class and merit badges. Several
were up for star and life tests.
Messrs. James Harris, Henry
O’Briant and J. S. Merritt, ser
ving as the court, found the boys
well prepared and all were a
warded the honors that they de
sired.
Those passing work were Jack
Hughes, J. E. McFarland, Thomas
Long, Lawrence Hall, Bernard
Whitfield, Charles Hatcher, Mar
shall Hatcher, Henry Newell,
Hayden Newell, Tiny Milam,
Gijaham Powell, Donald Jones,
Robert Dickjerson, ,Ted Parker,
James McMillan, Billy Garrett,
Wallace Cozart, Robert Walker,
Lawrence Hamlet, Benny Wright,
Thomas Day, C. C. Garrett, Jack
Shotwell, Eugene Tuck, Wheeler
Carver, Jack Parham, Lawrence
Moore, Bealer Moore and Calvin
Milam. Some of the boys were
up for several tests.
TIMES’ SUNDAMKRNING EDITION
Ifrsonmfimts
European Alliances Forcing
England To Compromise
Position Temporarily
Realizing She Is Unprepared For War Now, Great Britain
Has Changed Her Diplomacy And Is Adopting Concilia
tory Attitude Toward Dictators Until She Can
Strengthen Her Armament Program, Meyer Finds
BY HAROLD MEYER
Kenan Traveling Pitofessor,
University of North Carolina.
This is the third in a series of
articles dealing with current ev
ents in Europe. The first indi
cated forces that have lessened
the tensions in European affairs
and portrayed general problems.
The second dealt with Italy
and Germany. This article will
emphasize the place of England
and France in the picture and
sum up the articles with some
general conclusions.
For the past few centuries and
up to recent years Great Britain
has practically dominated Euro
pean affairs. Her vast empire,
reaching into every, corner of
the world, has given her the po
sition of power and prestige un
equalled by any nation in Eu
rope today. Her population, raw
materials and potential wealth
form a majority bulwark. She
assumed control of the League
in its early history and is the
dominant force within the Lea
gue today.
But her vast colonial posses
sions have not always proven of
positive value alone. She has
nurtured her colonies and now
many of them are thinking in
terms of independence. Dissatis
faction continues to grow and
she is perplexed on many sides
with very difficult colonial ad
justments.
Caught in the recent world de
pression she has suffered great
economic loss and her financial
standing is not altogether sound,
A lover of peace and with a
democratic spirit she has allow
ed her military status to „be
hedged by treaty agreements
held in good faith with members
within and without the League.
We could continue along this
line with numerous illustrations
all tending to depict the fact
that Great Britain, being the
largest of the “have” nations in
Europe, has everything to lose
and little to gain in current
forces of international relations.
She, naturally, desires to con
tinue in this position and hence
longs for peace. If the status
quo can exist then Great Brit
ain can perhaps work out of her
difficulties,. Jf
place or if war should occur she
is in a position to lose, both in
prestige and power.
Chamberlain Gaining Popularity
Regardless of what happens
Great Britain is in a difficult
position at the present time. She
is not prepared for a struggle
and therefore of necessity must
relinquish some power and stave
off action regarding others un
til she can recognize and rearm
her military forces sufficiently
to compete with any nation in
the world. She has much to de
fend and it will take time to
bring her armaments to super
ior force.
Great Britain has recently
changed her policy regarding
foreign affairs. The events of
this change are well known to
the world. Outside of a few op
position leaders the Chamber
lain government has the backing
of the empire and is rapidly
gaining in popularity. She must
face facts and deal in diplomacy
that will ultimately leave her in
the best possible position under
the circumstances. In these days
she must give way and give up
certain policies and positions
she once held or now holds. The
fact remains that she cannot do
otherwise at this hour and it is
wisdom on the part of her lead
ership to fully realize the situa
tion and maneuver into excel
lent position through compro
mise. The cards are against her
and she must play a smart game
until some future time.
It is not necessary to enumer
ate the circumstances that led to
this situation. The fact remains
that it exists and she must face
it. Thus, her present leadership
works on this basis and will un
doubtedly adjust her inter
national relations to a satisfact
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BANK TO CLOSE MONDAY
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
The People’s Bank will be
closed Monday, May 30th., ob
serving Memorial Day. The Post
office will also be closed.
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EIGHTY DfItLARS
RAISED Bf POPPY
SALE SfIURDAY
Lelie Dale Monk|pd More Pop
pies Than Aayflher Boy Or
Girl; Chas. hSHs, Jr. in
. Second JBace
Poppies Gave (pit At Noon
According to information furn
ished by Mrs. R.. H. Shelton,
president of the.Lejion Auxiliary,
SBO.OO wls in Rox'boro
by the sale of pojtfßes yesterday.
All of the sold out
by dinner more could
have been sold during the after
noon had there been any more
poppies.
Funds raised by the sale of pop
pies will be used to help disabled
veterans.
A large numbeat of boys and
girls sold the poppies and they
were very active dpring the time
that they worked Lelia Dale
pVldnk turned in more money
than any other contestant who
was trying for the: prizes. Chas.
Harris, Jr., was Second, Sybil
Wrenn, third, Mildred Strowd,
fourth and Jack Hughes, fifth.
Through the courtesy of the
Palace and Dolly Madison Thea
tres all children who helped
were given tickets to the theatres.
Long’s Flower Shop gave the
wreath that was used on the mi
niature Flander’s Field.
Miss Oliver Gets
D. of A. Post
Named Associate Junior Post
Councilor At Meeting Held
In Hickory
Hickory, May 26 The North
Carolina division, Daughters of
America, elected Mrs. Mary E.
Tankersley of Henderson, coun
cilor today and voted to hold its
1939 convention in Raleigh.
Mrs. Bertha A. Lowman of
High Point, the retiring council
or, was made junior past coun
cilor, and Miss Louise Oliver of
Roxboro was named associate
junior past councilor.
Other officers elected included
Mrs. Bertha White of Wilming
ton, associate councilor; Mrs.
May Forester of Rocky Mount,
vice councilor; Mrs. Pearl Poovey
of Hickory, associate vice coun
cilor; Edgar Weaver of Greens
boro, secretary; H. O. Hayworth
of High Point, treasurer; Mrs.
Martha Walton of Wilmington,
conductor; Mrs. Mabel McKinney
of Rocky Mount, warden; Mrs.
Rosella Hayens of Asheville, in
side sentinel and Mrs. Leona
Hunsucker of Granite Falls, out
side sentinel.
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Mrs- Masten To Have Recital
A piano recital will be pre
sented by the pupils of Mrs. Ed
gar Masten, on Tuesday evening,
at 8 o’clock, in the Central School
auditorium.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
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PARADE OF WITNESSES
STARTS
London, Ky. After a week
spent in choosing a jury the act
ual trial of twenty corporations
and nearly half-a-hundred of
ficials charged with conspiracy
to prevent unionization of coal
miners in “bloody” Harlan Coun
ty, enters its first phase this week.
More than 250 witnesses will be
called in the course of a trial ex
pected to last many weeks.
Eve of Primary Finds All
Candidates Happy &• Busy
DAWES IS EECTED
EXECUTIVE*.
Will Head Democratic Party In
Person County; Meeting Os
Precinct Chairmen Held
Friday
R. B. Dawes, mayor of Rox
boro, was elected chairman of
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Person County Friday
afternoon at a meeting of the
precinct chairmen in the court
house.
Nath Lunsford, present chair
man, requested' J. W. Noell to
serve as chairman of this par
ticular meeting.
Twelve precinct chairmen were
present and that being a quorum
it only required a few minutes
to elect the chairman. This was
the only business that was tak
en up at this meeting.
Mr. Dawes is a prominent at
torney of Roxboro and is also
mayor of the city. At the present
time he is chairman of the board
of elections. He is qualified in
every way to fill this post, one of
the most important in political
circles.
PERSON ANGLERS
LAND BEAUTIES
B. L. Evans Catches Carp Weigh
ing 15 1-4 Pounds While
Weldon Clayton Gets One
Os 18 1-2 Pounds
B. L. Evans of Roxboro, route
two, was exhibiting a 15 1-4
pound carp Saturday morhing
about 11 o’clock. He had just
caught this carp in Loch Lily and
he proudly told the story. Fif
teen minutes were required to
land this carp and plain dough
was used on the hook.
Mr. Evans was justly proud of
his catch and scores of people
gathered around to see it.
On Friday of last week Mr.
Weldon Clayton of route one, re
ported that he caught an 18 1-2
pound carp in tire same lake.
Mr. Clayton did not bring his fish
to Roxboro, but his friends took
his word for the “fish story.”
Fans at Easton, Md., home of
Jimmy Foxx and Home Run Ba
ker, are building a new park for
their Eastern Shore League team
through subscriptions.
ALONG THE WAY- ALL APPEARS
TO BE QUIET - NO NEWS
Chas. Wood and Gordon Hun
ter met on the tennis court last
week. Final score of the game
was 6-4 favor of Hunter. The
crowd all pulled for the banker
and you can’t blame them. They
all had notes in the bank.
Marquis Lawrence said that
he was just getting ready to send
the writer of this column a nice
basket of vegetables when this
writer wrote a piece about his
garden. Now he refuses to send
the vegetables. (He probably has
none to send.)
A letter from Leonard Heffner
in Maiden, states that he is get
ting on fine and expects to be
up in about 30 days. Leonard
must be doing O. K. as he sent
$1.50 to renew his subscription
to the Times. Whether that check
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAjti_j
-- fiBlFTi
SEgmnjS/fttSt "
R. B. DAWES
At a meeting of the chairmen
of Person County voting precincts
held Friday afternoon in the
Courthouse in Roxboro R. B.
Dawes was elected Chairman of
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
Father-In-Law Os Dr- Robt.
Hambrick Dies In Hickory
A telegram received this morn
ing by Mr. W. R. Hambrick of
Roxboro, from his son, Dr. Ro
bert Hambrick, of Hickory, stated
that his father-in-law, Mr. E.
Lyerly, died this morning in
Hickory.
Funeral Services for Mr. Ly
erly will be held in Hickory.
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Hail Leaves Farmer Destitute
Mr. Farmer, since we have had
so much hail it will pay you to
play safe. You have your time and
money invested. Cover it with
enough insurance to protect you.
See Roy Cribb, H. D. Young,
W. I. O’Briant, Merrilon Aver
rett, Sam Barnette, B. B. Knight.
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Support Asked For Satterfield
Os our many rriends whom the
Doctor and I have served dur
ing the years and the friends of
Mr. Byrd I. Satterfield, my
brother, who himself served the
county four years, I am asking
for your whole-hearted support
of him at the polls, June 4th., as
he makes the race for Solicitor
of the Tenth Judicial District.
Mildred Satterfield Nichols
left him broke or not we can’t
say.
J. W. Gaddy has been hanging
around since school closed, but
he is leaving in a short time.
Someone asked us if Gaddy farm
ed in the summer. We are in no
position to answer that personal
question.
Bradshei! Davis blew in last
week, said that he was getting
on fine and was living in Wash
ington, D. C.
Henry O’Briant, fire chief, in
forms this writer that all city
firemen will be paid around the
tenth of June. If any firemen
owe you any money you can be
getting your bill ready. George
Cushwa and Sam Byrd Winstead
are firemen.
PUBLISHED
SUNDAY AND
THURSDAY
Hancock And Reynolds Horcea
Lined Up And Ready For
Battle Next Saturday; Lo
cal Candidates Busy
6,000 Names On Registration
Books In County
The past week-end found all
political candidates about as busy
as they could be and all appear-,
ed to be happy. They were all
optimistic and prepared to enter
the last week full of vim and
vigor.
S. B. Winstead, campaign man
ager for F. W. Hancock, reported,
that he expected Hancock to
carry Person County by a large
majority. Winstead has been,
quite active during the past week
and expects to be ready for June
4th.
Melvin Burke, manager for
Senator Reynolds, is leaving no.
stones unturned. He is also ex
pecting to be rather busy this,
week and no one knows better
than Burke that Reynolds has,
support here.
Local candidates are also very
busy and expect to continue that
way through next Saturday.
All three candidates for Con
gress in this district have visited.
Roxboro during the past several
weeks. Mr. Kurfees spoke here
lpst Saturday afternoon, May 21..
Mr. Folger spent about
four hours here and saw a large
number of people. George Fulgtr
spent several hours here meeting
people and distributing litera
ture.
Some politicians state that
Person County will vote 3,000
people in this coming primary..
Approximately 6,000 names are
in the registration books. Many
have been added since this count
was made and it may be that
the size of the vote on June 4th.
will surprise everyone.
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MRS. J. R. BLALOCK
DIED SATURDAY
Funeral Services To Be Held To
day At Surl Church At
3:00 P. M.
Mrs. John R. Blalock, 72, of
RougLmont, N. C., died Satur
day, May 28th. at 5:50 a. m. after
an illness of 8 weeks. Death was
caused by a complication of dis
eases.
Mrs. Blalock is (Survived by
her husband, J. R. Blalock, three
daughters, Mrs. L. E. Duncan,
Chapel Hill, Mrs. Harvey Wilk
ins, Rougemont, Mrs. W. T»
Day, Halifax, Va., six sons, XL
H. Blalock, J. T. Blalock, Rouge
mont, R. E. Blalock, Durham,
Floyd Blalock, Angier, D. BL
Blalock, Littleton, W. B.
Hampton, Va., and two sistenfc
Mrs. Annie Blalock and Mrs. T.
D. Aiken of Timberlake.
Funeral Services will be held
at Surl Church this afternoon at*
3:00 p. m. with Elder Lex Chand
ler in charge. Interment will be
in the church cemetery.
Grandsons and nephews of the
deceased will serve as active
bearers. Flower bearers will be
Mrs. Gladys Kelley, Mrs. Kather—
leen Whitt, Eythel Blalock, An
nie Lara Duncan, Mildred Blay
lock, Miss Lila Mae Jacobs, Mm
Velma Mckee, Blanche Aiken and
Mildred Aiken.
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