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DIAL 4501 We want all the news of your Community. Please call us or send it in. VOLUME DC. ts ,-f (:•'! , .1 ’ NEWS I OF THE WEEK NEW MOBILE GUN READY Watertown, Mass.—The Water town Arsenjal has completed a new type of 8-inch coast defense gun mounted on railroad trucks and capable of being rushed at high speed to threatened positi ons. Gun and mount weigh 113 tons and throw a 200-pound shell twenty miles, four to the minute. i JAPS FEEL WAR PINCH Tokyo, Japan—Strains of the invasion of China is manifested in a government-inspired cam paign urging the people to ad ded economies, the diversion of savings into government bonds, and the mobilization of all man power and natural resources. ' SPY HUNT GOES ON Indictments are momentarily expected by the Federal grand jury investigating espionage ac tivities along the Atlantic sea. board. A man previously un known to her posted $5,000 cash bail to secure the release as a material witness of Mrs. Ignatz T. Griebl, whose husband, un der suspicion, is now in Germany. THE BUSINESS WEEK Poor pictures, with resulting loss in attendance, and a drop in film exports are reasons ad vanced for a loss of nearly 48% in the earnings of leading motion picture companies for the first months of this year as compared with the same period last year .... Sales of only 2,218,000 shar es on the New York Stock Ex change marked the lowest week since July, 1923, and emphasiz ed the necessity of reducing the number of membership from the present 1375 seits.... Six Canadian gold mines broke all monthly production Tecords during May—the Laguna, Pay master, Sturgeon River, Bid good, Sigma and Macassa European belief that the U. S. dollar is due for further devalu ation finds no official confirma tion in this country. CCC YOUTHS GET JOBS Washington, D. C.—Dr. How ard W.. Oxley, CCC educational director,, reports that during 1937 a third of the Civilian Con servation Corps, or 90,000 you ths, found jobs in private indust ry. Os the 6,900,000 workers re vealed as jobless in the unem ployment census, nearly a third were formerly employed in ’ manufacturing and mechanical industries. FIGHTERS IN TRAINING New York City—Reports from rival training camps indicate a hard fought battle next Wednes day for the heavyweight Champ ionship of the world. Joe Louis, present negro title holder, is training at Pompton Lakes, N. J., while Max Schmeling, German challenger and former world champion, is getting in shape at Speculator New York. A week end visitor at the German’s Camp was James J. Braddock, and the fanner champion, who lost his title to Louis a year ago. Alter watching Schmeling go eight rounds, Braddock predict ed a victory for the “Brown Bomber” in seven rounds. TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 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 ADJOINS4G COUNTIES. Just Some Sisterly Advice :~-d m .' JH Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain gets some friendly advice ac centuated by gesture* from his sister-in-law, Lady Austen Chamberlain, as they leave No. 10 Downing street. Mr. Chamberlain is now in his second year of the premiership. EUGENECONNALLY IN COFFEE TRADE Opens New Concern In Cincin natti Under Name Os De Barra Coffee Company Eugene Connally, former citiz en of Roxboro and Leasburg, has gone into the coffee business in Cincinnatti, Ohio. The name of the new concern is De Barra Coffee Co. Information relates the fact that four men are operating this company and Connally has charge of the distribution. Prior to the venture into the coffee field, Gene was working with Uncle Sam in the same city. The coffee concern is about six weeks old. So far the former citizen of this county has not distributed any of this coffee in Roxboro, but it is understood that the company is expanding very rap idly. TEACHERS HOLD TO THEIR JOBS Very Few Resignations In Coun ty School System This Year In an interview with the coun ty superin ten cUnt of education last week Mr. Griffin revealed, the fact that there were very few resignations among the coun ty teachers this year. Those that had jobs filed their applications for the same job next year. Mr. Griffin also stated that he did pot expect many resignations this summeir. Practioally every teacher has accepted the same position and has made plans to be back. All of the principals over the county will be the same as last year. At this time the school author, ities are busy getting the schools ready for next year. Painting, patching and other repair work is going on. o-- Fight Returns To Be Given (tyrer Loud Speaker The Electric Appliance Co., of Roxboro, will connect their radio to a loud speaker and the Schmel ing - Louis fight will be broadcast in front of this store next Wed nesday, June 22nd. Everyone is invited to come up and hear the fight round by round. England has 15,000 “foster mo thers” registered; these foster mothers are those who take care of other women’s children. 1 |frsoD|^(limes PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY ft THURSDAY 2 Negro Attackers Die In Chamber Brothers - In - Law Second, Third Members Os One Family To Pay For Crime Raleigh, June 17 Two Ne gro brothers - in - law died in the central prison gas chamber today for rape. The two, Linnie Gardner, 27, and Apsom Outlaw, 28, were the second and third members of one family to die for criminally assaulting Mrs. T. R. Coe in Dup lin county. Sylvester Outlaw, Ap som’s brother, was put to death April 29. The executions were quiet and uneventful. The only unusual oc currence came when Outlaw, 30 seconds after the gas fumes began rising, rolled his head back and moved his lips to form what ap peared to be: “Lord have mercy.” It was the first time in 33 gas •executions that a victim has ap peared to say anything that long after the cloud of gas began to ascend. Gardner, the first to die, en tered the death chamber at 10:30 1-2. He was asked by Warden H. H. Wilson if he wished to make a final statement. He replied calmly: “I’m not dying for nothing I did. It just come from keeping bad company. Tell my people I am going home to Jesus.” Two minutes and 15 seconds later the gas switch was thrown. He was pronounced dead in 11 1-2 minutes. Outlaw walked into the room at 11:12 1-2 and watched silently as prison attaches strapped him in the chair. He made no comment when asked if he had a last state ment and kept his eyes down cast until the switch was thrown. o Hunter & Riggsbee At Convention Bankers Oomjeiyion will Be Held On Board S. S. Reliance; Trip Will Be Made Do Havana Messrs. G. C. Hunter and J. B. Riggsbee left Roxboro this morn ing to attend tRe N. C. Bankers Convention that is to be held on board the &S. Reliance. The boat will leave Norfolk and make a trip to Nassau and Hava na. The trip will take one week, week. Hunter is chairman of the N. C. Banker’s Education Commit tee and will make a report cm what has been doing along this line for the past year. His report, will be made Thursday. BIBLE SCHOOL TO START MON. MORN Rev. J. H. Tanning Will Be In Charge And Will Be As sisted By Number Os Helpers The Vacation Bible School will begin at Long Memorial Church on Monday, June 20th. and will continue through June 25th. Sessions will be held each day at nine o’clock and will continue until eleven. Rev. J. H. Lanning, pastor of the Methodist church, will di rect the school. Mrs. Malone is the leader of the beginner’s class. This course will deal with “Homes.” Mrs. Michie and Miss Grace Osborne Clayton will assist. Miss Annie W. Winstead will have charge of the primary de partment. She will be assisted by Miss Evangeline Fox, Mrs. Ray Parrish and Mrs. Carl Winstead. This course will deal with “Children of One Father.” The Junior department will be in charge of Miss Claire Harris who will be assisted by Miss Louise Walker and Miss Kathe rine Harris. This course will use as its subject—“ The Land Where Jesus Lived" The Intermediates will be led by Mrs. Van Hook. Mrs. Page Brooks will assist. Miss Mary E. Sanders will beAn charge of the music. Misses Margaret Critcber and Ida Winstead will be in charge of the recreation. Postoffice Now Being Painted Government Called For Bids ' From Contractors Several Weeks Ago Postmaster K. L. Street an nounced last week that workmen were now busy painting the Rox boro postoffice and will finish this work in a short time. A few weeks ago the govern ment advertised for bids on this work. Mr. Street also announced that all outgoing mail on Sunday morning had to be in the postof fice by 11:30 a. m. for the twelve o’clock train. o MR. GRIFFIN INJURED Mr. Griffin, of the local A. and P. Store, had the misfortune to fall down his back steps at noon Saturday and break several ribs. Late Saturday he was resting comfortably. ALONG THE WAY- ALL APPEARS TO BE QUIET - NO NEWS It has been suggested by a num ber of prominent Roxboro citi zens, including Gus Deering, George Currier, E. B. Craven, C. C. Garrett, Dick Bullock, Phil Thomas and Gordon Hunter, that IJhis column' conduct a contest in Roxboro in order to see who has the best garden among the young boys. This idea has been worked in other cities and has proven to be very popular. Every young man who has a garden is to bring a generous supply of vegetables to the writer of this column. On the basis of the vegetables that are brought this writer is to select the best garden. Contestants must bring one mess of snaps, one quart of shelled beans, one peck of pota toes, ten onions, five carrots, ten turnips, one head of cabbage and any other odds and ends that ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1938 RESORT TRAFFIC COMESTHRUCTTY Big Trucks Have Been Coming Through For Weeks And Now Week-End Traffic Starts Due to the fact a large bridge is being repaired between Dur ham and Oxford, 'big trucks going north have been routed through Roxboro for the past several weeks. During the past week-end a large amount of traffic that was headed to the Virginia beach re sorts was sent through this city on account of that same bridge. Travel offices were all telling people that Roxboro was the best way. In many instances this advice was followed. Traffic came to Roxboro; from here to Virgilina, Virgilina to Clarksville and then followed the regular trail. Merchants and filling stations report that the large increase in truck traffic has not helped business. The trucks rarely stop unless trouble forces them to. BILL PERKINS IS CALLED TO WASHINGTON Will Assist With Plan To Check Tobacco Sales With Quotas Fred W. Brown of Danville, Va., president of the Georgia To bacco Warehouse Association and J. W. (Bill) Perkins of Danville, Va. associated with the firm of Brown and McDaniel at Nash ville, Ga., will leave Danville, Va. Sunday (June 19) for Wash ington, D. C. They were notified by William Collins, chief of the Tobacco Section of the AAA in Wasliinarton that a conference is being arranged for next Mon day with representatives of Warehouse associations in flue cured belts. Mr Collins wired that the conference would dis cuss procedure of checking to bacco sales with quotas and col lecting of penalties on excess poundage brought to market un der new sign up. Two men from each association were invited to attend the conference. They will travel at Government expense. o JULIAN CONNALLY ON VACATION Julian Connally, of New York City, is spending his vacation in Leasburg and Roxboro. Julian says that business is dull, even in New York City. might be in the garden. Prizes will be lst. -a blue ribbon, 2nd. -a red ribbon, 3rd. - a yellow ribbon, 4th. -a pink rib bon and so on down. Contestants are requested to remember that M. C. Clayton is not the writer of this column. The following people in Rox boro are urged to join this con test Bob Burns, A. M;. Burns, Sr., E. B. Craven, M. W. Law rence, C. C. Garrett, Henry O’- Briant, Aubrey Long, A. S. dc- Vlaming, Roy Cates, Henry Long, Garland Pass, Gus Deering, K. L. Street and all others who care to win a national honor. The contest is now on. Vege tables will not be accepted on any days except Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the fol lowing months, June, July, Aug ust and September. AFTER AN EGG SHOWER -mm ■ * . - y l. , Norman Thomas, Socialist leader who was bombarded with eggs and tomatoes when he attempted to speak recently at a meeting in Mili tary park, Newark, N. J., is shown hard at work cleaning the egg stains from his coat at his summer home at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. CITY OBSERVES FATHERS DAY Dad Is King Today; Many Gifts Bought And Father Is All Smiles Today, June 19th. is Father’s Day and local merchants report that a large number of Roxboro children and grown-ups thought about this fact and bought a gift for Dad. The occasion also called for a red rose if Dad was living or a white one if Dad had gone to his reward. A few years ago Father’s Day was not observed to any great extent in Roxboro and it was only about two years ago that it really started going. Now the occasion is getting to be one event of great importance. It was even whispered around town that Dads were prepared to appreciate the gifts even though they were charged to him. o WAREHOUSEMEN MAKING PLANS Getting Ready To Sell New Crop Os Tobacco; Weed Is Look ing Good and Growing In a very few weeks the farm ers of Person County will begin .curing tobacco. Some of the weed is already knee high and grow ing rapidly every day. Local warehousemen are now making plans for the sale of the new crop. As far as can be de termined all houses will operate under the same management as last year. In a short time many local to bacconists will leave for the Georgia and South Carolina mar kets. They will return home af ter these markets close in time for the opening here. ■ A few farmers in Person Coun ty report that some tobacco is showing'signs of too much rain, but that the damage, if any, is very slight. o Ladies’ Day To Be Observed Ladies’ Day will be observed here, on Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 o’clock, when the Roxboro Baseball team plays Oxford bn the local diamond. All ladies will be admitted free of charge. Prizes will be awarded to the ladies. This is expected to be one of the best games of the year. All children under 15 years of age will be admitted for 5 cents. PUBLISHED SUNDAY AND THURSDAY Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request. NUMBER FIFTY NEW MT. HARMONY CHURCH FINISHES Rev. J. B. Currin To Preach At 11:00 O’clock Service; Rev* L. J. Rainey Is Pastor Durham, N. C. Rev. Lawyen J. Rainey, pastor of the Baptist church in the Mt. Harmony com munity, announced Friday the new building will be dedicated at services today. The old build ing, he reminded, was destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving day, 1936. The new church was built on a “pay as you go plan,” the pas tor said. He reported that 97 per cent of the congregation, num bering 168 persons, made soma contribution. A number of other: persons in the community, altho not members of the church, help ed also, he said. The dedication program will get under way at 10 o’clock Sun day morning at Sunday schooL At 11 o’clock there will be a song service, and at 11:15 o’clock Rev. J. B. Currin, a former pastor, will speak on “Some Practical Uses.” At 11:40 o’clock there will ba special music, and 10 minutes lat er Rev. E. Y. Pool, a former pas tor, will deliver a “Prayer of De dication.” At 12 o’clock noon Secretary M. A. Huggis of the North Caro lina Baptist state convention will speak on “The Church.” * Dinner will be had on tha church grounds. At 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon: there will be a song service. At 2:20 o’clock all former pastors will take part in a brief service called “A Backward Look,” and Pastor Rainey will speak on “A Forward Look.” j Germany Calls Up Austrians Os 1917 Coordination of .Former .Aus trian Army With That Os Germany Ordered Berlin, June 17 A decree for the coordination of the former Austrian army with that of Ger many and an order calling the Austrian men born in 1917 to re port between next August 16 and September 10 for military service were announced today in the of ficial gazette. The decree made Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering’s na tional defense laws of May, 1935, operative for the new Austria province. These ordered all male Ger mans between 18 and 45 years to serve a year in the army, made a year of labor service pre-re quisite to military service and provided that Germans living a broad must serve their terms in Germany. The decree announced also that many loopholes under the form er Austrian conscription law; needed stopping and maintain ed that Austrian recruits would be paid and cared for better un der German army conditions that* under the old Austrian regime. Already existing regulations for expropriating land for defense works barracks, drill grounds shooting ranges were introduced in the decree. CoL Gen. Welter von BrauchL itsch, chief of the army, to leave soon for an inspection tour of Austrian Germany to fee that the new measures were en forced- _ j ■ . ... . The grapefruit Was brought to Florida by the Spaniards in the 16th. century. .
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