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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.
VOLUME O.
Roxboro Country Club, Golf
Course Assured By Officials
Jim Harris Returns From Wash
ington After Conferring With
Proper W. P. A. Officials
$13,000 Asked
James C. Harris, City Manager,
returned to Roxboro from Wash
ington Wednesday night after
conferring with W. P. A. officials
in that city concerning the Rox
boro Country Club and golf cour
se project that has been on files
for several weeks. Mr. Harris;
reported that the project, asking
for about $13,000, had been ap
proved by the checking depart
ment and before he left Wash
ington it was on its way to Pre
sident Roosevelt for his final ap
proval.
This means that there is very
little doubt, if any, that the pro
ject will not be approved. It is
practically guaranteed and the
President’s approval may be ex
pected any day after he returns
to Washington.
Mr. Harris talked with Capt.
Trextor and Mr. Herman, both
W. P. A. officials. He found the
project approved by the checking
department, but no one was do
ing anything to get it started to
ward the President’s desk. Mr.
Harris was able to do that and
his trip' was successful for that
reason.
Roxboro will have to spend
very little money on this project.
The city or those behind the pro
ject will have to furnish certain
material that should not run in
to any large sum of money. The
W. P. A. will furnish the rest,
about $13,000.
As soon as the final approval
is placed on the project work will
be resumed on the golf course,
country club grounds and the
club house. Readers of this paper
will remembe'r that local citi
zens have already started the
project at Loch Lily, but were
forced to suspend activities due
to a shortage of money.
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4-H CLUB BOWS
NOWJN CAMP
Spending Week At Camp Hoff
man—Expected To Return
This Week-End
J. B. Snipes and his 4-H Club
boys are spending this week at
Camp Hoffman near Southern
Pines. The party is expected to
return to Roxboro this week-end.
A list of the boys who are in
ramp is given:
James Andrew Averette, Rox
boro, Rt. 2; Kenneth Clayton,
Woodsdale, N. C.; Lyle Davis,
Roxboro, Rt. 2; Alfred Gentry,
Roxboro, Rt. 3; Bernard Gentry,
Timberlake; Ed Gentry, Jr., Rox
boro, Rt. 2; Robert Wm. Gentry,
Roxboro, Rt. 3; James Holeman,
IXSmberlakle, Rt. 1; Richard B.
Timberlake, Rt. 1; Penn
Noell, Jr., Timberlake: Pete Prid
gen, Roxboro, Rt.l; James War
ren, Roxboro, Rt. 1; Ray Wilson,
'Timberlake, Billy Wilson, Tim
berlake, Donald Wilson, Timber
lake, Fred Yarborough, Roxboro,
Rt 1 and Robert Slaughter, Rox
boro, Rt. 2.
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SCOUTS NAME OMITTED
Last Sunday the Times carried
a 1M of scouts who had recently
appeared before the court of hon
or. Somehow the name of Bill
Longhurst was o
- Shitted, Bill, appeared before the
and passed all of his work.
Jerson^ditms
Newlywed Roosevelts Honeymoon
a John Roosevelt and his bride, the former Anne Lindsay Clark of
Boston, who went to Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, follow
ing their wedding at Nahant, Mass. The young Roosevelts planned tq
continue their honeymoon with a trip to the West Indies. \
Monroe Robinson Is Curing
First Barn of County Tobacco
Tobacco Was Planted In April
And Fire Started Today; Many
Watching Results of Ist. Barn
As far as this paper has been
able to ascertain Monroe Robin
son is curing the first bam of to
bacco in this county this year.
There may be others who are
curing this week, but reporters
from this paper were not able to
discover them.
Robinson lives near Roxboro,
not far from the Chub Lake road
He began priming his tobacco
Wednesday morning and fire was
started after the barn was filled.
The particular field of tobacco
was planted in April and partly
harvested on the 29th. of June.
It is impossible to tell now wheth
er the tobacco will cure well or
not.
Many people will watch the re
sults from this barn. All are very
anxious to see how it will turn
out, whether it will be light or
heavy, bright cr green.
This paper would like to have
reports on first curings and thei;
results for the next three weeks.
ROXBORO FIREMEN
TO WATCH DRILL
Chief Bennett Os Durham In
vited Men Over To See
Drill At Fire Tower
Fire Chief Henry O’Briant
plans to take eight or ten Rox
boro firemen to Durham some
time in the next two or three
weeks and let the Roxboro boys
watch the Durham firemen go
through their turns at the drill
tower.
Chief Bennett of Durham told
Mr. O’Briant that the Roxboro
men would be welcome any day
that they decided to come.
The drill tower is about five
stories high and firemen can
practice everything from throw
ing water to jumping into a net.
Russell Clayton, Roxboro fire
man, once put on a show of his
own in Durham when he jumped
from the third story of this tower
into a net held by men on the
ground. , ■ . "«.
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1938
WHITFIELD NAMED
GRAND CHEMINOT
All Officers Os 40-8 Elected At
Meeting Held In Winston-
Salem This Week
Winston-Salem, June 27—A. W.
Lull of Greensboro will be in
stalled as grand chef de gare of
the North Carolina Grand Voi
ture of La Societe Des 40 et Eight
Chevaux in October. He was el
seted yesterday at a business
meeting of the organization.
Other officers chosen were
Cecil Pate of Charlotte, grand
chsf de train; Dr. R. M. Gibson
e,f Raleigh, grand conducteur;
J. Loy Sox of Newton and Ra
leigh, cheminot nationaile; W. H.
Morrow of Albemarle, alternate
L<?.4minot naltionale; Wiley M.
Pickens of Lincolnton, R. C. God
win of New Bern, R. A. Whitfield
of Roxboro, Joe D. Prigden, Jr.-,
of Durham and J. B. Long of
Hamlet, grand cheminots.
Speakers yesterday included
C. W. Ardery of Indianapolis,
Ind., correspondent nationale;
W. T. Dowd of Sanford, sous chef
chemin de fer, and Hector Black
well of Fayetteville, state com
mander of the American Legion.
Ardery congratulated the voi
ture for its work during the last
year and said it would win the
Comery trophy for the greatest
percentage of membership) iiu
-r ase in the nation during the
year.
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No Freak, Good Gardening
George W. Walker, Sr., brought
one Irish potato vine to this of
fice with four large potatoes
hung to it All potatoes were the
size of baseballs or over.
He stated that the sample was
something for the young men to
strive for. Mr. Walker even
claims that all of his vines run
just as good. Attention would-be
gardeners.
Male mosquitoes are vegetar
ians, eating juices of plants, but
the females require blood.
School Faculty
About Complete
No Resignatl OAS From Teachers
Since Schools Closed In May;
New Teachers Selected
J. W. Gaddy, principal of the
Roxboro schools, announced this
week that there had been no re
signations from city school teach
ers since the schools closed. There
were several resignations before
the closing.
All vacancies have been filled
and it appears that the local
schools are about ready to start
work at any time as far as teach
ers are concerned.
For the past several weeks Mr.
Gaddy has been busy getting
everything lined up for the
coming school year and he has
about finished this task as far
as plans go.
GROCERS TO TAKE
4TH. AS HOLIDAY
Also Desire To Take Three Others
During The Year, Xmas, Eas
ter And Thanksgiving
Practically every grocery store
in Roxboro will be closed on July
4th. The following stores have
signed an agreement reading as
follows:
“We, the undersigned, are will
ing to close our stores all day on
the following holidays of each
year from now on. If one of these
holidays comes on Sunday, we
will close on Monday - 4th. of
July, Thanksgiving Day, Christ
mas Day and Easter.”
Signed: Aubrey Long and Co.,
Carl Winstead, Moores Cash Mar
ket, A. and P„ Penders, Sergeant
and Clayton, Hugh Woods, Roark
and Brother.
It is understood that many oth
er stores in this city will be clos
ed next Monday and merchants
urge all customers to bear this
in mind this week as they go
about their shopping duties.
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Roxboro Man At
Tobacco Meeting
H. W. Winstead Left Wednesday
For Tobacco Association
Meeting
Mr. H. W. Winstead left Rox
boro Wednesday for White Sul
phur Springs, W. Va., where he
will attend the U. S. Tobacco As
sociation Convention. This meet
ing will last three days, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. Mr.
Winstead was accompanied by
Mr. J. L. Bowen of Tifton, Ga.
Mr. Bowen is a partner of Mr.
Winstead in the tobacco business
in Tifton.
Clarence Warren, Person Coun
ty tobacconist, left Tuesday for
Baxley, Ga., where he will oper
ate the Farmers’ Warehouse in
that city. Albert Warren of Rox
boro, has accepted a position with
this house and will serve as book
keeper.
Mrs. Meadows Injures Ankle
Mrs. Ida Meadows of Moriah,
is confined to her home with a
fractured ankle, which was sus
tained while she was visiting re
latives and friends in Harres
ville, last week.
The accident happened as she
was getting, off a bus. She was
carried to a local hospital for
treatment, and later taken to her
home in Moriah. Her condition
is somewhat improved at this
writing.
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Collins &• Aikman Corporation
Recalling Workers To Mill
Roxboro Golfers
Defeat Louisburg
Final Score Os Match Held In
Louisburg 17 - 16; Second
Game Os Series
In a close match played at
Louisburg Wednesday, the local
golfers emerged victorious by a
17 to 16 score. This is the first
time the Roxboro golfers have
ever won a match and the victory
is considered a signal accomplish
ment since there is no golf course
closer than 28 miles, which means
the local golfers seldom get a
chance to play more than once
a week. In the first meeting be
tween Roxboro and Louisburg
the latter team won by a one
sided score, but the tables were
turned when the locals again in
vaded Louisburg.
Following is a list of the play
ers, scores and points won, with
the Roxboro players listed first:
J. D. Morris 80, vs. J. Wheless
77; Morris 1-2, Wheless 2 1-2.
Bick Long 83, vs. M. Huggins
77; Long 0, Huggins 3.
C. A. Harris 82, vs W. B. Barrow
62; Karris 1 1-2, Barrow 1 1-2.
J. H. Hughes 83, vs. Smiley King
81; Hughes 1, King 2.
Tom Street 78, vs. Ed. Owens 85;
Street 3, Owens 0.
Wallace Harris 87, vs. E. H. Ma
lone 86; Harris 1, Malone 2.
Chris Waggoner 91, vs Darrel
Perry 93; Waggoner 2, Perry 1.
E. V. Boatwright 85, vs. Earnest
Thomas 90; Boatwright 3, Tho
mas 0.
A. M. Burns, Jr. 96, vs. G. M.
Beam 92; Bums 0, Beam 3.
Phillip Thomas 98, vs. Wm. Boy
re 99; Thomas 2, Boyer 1.
H. M. Beam 102, vs. Herbert
Spencer 104; Beam 3, Spencer 0.
Total: Roxboro 17, Louisburg 16.
Several local star golfers were
unable to make the trip to Louis
burg, George Kane, Howard
Strang, Shields Harvey, Bill
Yancey, Jimmy Long and others.
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Palace To Show Fight Film
The Palace Theatre will pre
sent ringside pictures of the last
Louis - Schmeling heavyweight
fight that was staged in New
York last week. This picture will
be on the screen at the Palace
Saturday morning, July 2nd. at
10:30 a. m. and Saturday night at
11:30 p. m. In addition to the
last fight the theatre will also
show the first fight between
Louis and Schmeling when
’Schmeling emerged victorious.
The fight films run 30 minutes
in addition to the regular pro
gram.
Citizen Shoots Three Times
At Sunday Night Invader
Stonewall Jackson Saw Man As
He Was Prowling Around
His Home On Peachtree St.
About ten o’clock Sunday night
a member of the household of
Stonewall Jackson on Peachtree
Street, heard someone prowling
around a back window of the
house. At first no attention was
paid to the slight noise, then it
became evident that the person
did not intend leaving and might
have the wrong) intentions. II
was then that Mr. Jackson took
his revolver and began • looking.
He saw the person, but not be
fore he had been seen. The man
Amen Brother
The Oxford Public Ledger
in commenting on the closing
of the Salisbury Herald says:
“Salisbury’s morning news
paper, The Herald, has sus
pended after nine months of
operation. The plant will re
main in tact and there is pro
bability that publication may
be resumed when “times” im
prove. The average person has
little conception of the tremen
dous production and distri
bution costs of a modern news
paper and the man that at
tempts to set up shop and start
publishing a newspaper may
as well plan to sink many
'thousands of dollars before
looking for even a glimmer of
hope for profitable operation.”
DR. G. W. GENTRY
GUESTtfEAKER
Thanked Doctors For Loyal Sup
port That They Have Giv
en Hospital Since Opening
Dr. G. W. Gentry of Roxboro
was guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Roxboro Kiwanis
Club that was held Monday night
at the Community House.
The speaker related a bit of
history concerning the Gentry-
Williams Hospital and stated that
he thought that the hospital was
making progress and would con
tinue to do so. He also thanked
the doctors of this community for
the splendid support that they
have given the project.
The next meeting of the Ki
wanis Club, July 11th, will be
held at Oak Grove Church near
Loch Lily. This night will be
ladies’ night and a majority of
the club members will bring
guests.
There will be no meeting on
July 4th. A majority of the mem
bers voted to cancel this meet
ing as many will be out of the
city.
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Revival To Begin July 3rd.
The revival at Mt. Harmony
church will begin Sunday, July
3rd. This revival was scheduled
to begin earlier, but was delay
ed.
The first meeting will be at 3:00
p. m.
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Crimson clover as a winter
cover crop and plowed under
for corn by Robert Lee Neal of
Reidsville, R. No. 1 Caswell Co.,
gives promise of producing a
bountiful crop this year.
was jumping a fence and leav
ing as rapidly as possible. Three
shots failed to stop him.
Mr. Jackson does not know
whether the man was white or
colored and he has no idea who
it was. Others who lived in that
section heard the shots and saw
the intruder running away. No
one could tell if he had been hit
by any one of the three bullets.
No trace of blood was found the
next morning.
This is the first case of night
prowling that has been reported
in Roxbcop in recent months.
Some time ago it happened two
or three times a week.
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NUMBER FIFTY-ONB
80 or 90 More Working This Week
Than In Past Several
Months
Better Times Here
Collins and Aikman Corpora
tion recalled eighty or ninety
workers this week and all have
been on good time in the milL It
is thought that more will be re
called within the next two or
three weeks and officials appear
to be rather optimistic concern
ing future orders.
The 80 or 90 who were recall
ed this week were from this coun
ty and many had been practical
ly unemployed for many weeks.
Collins and Aikman normally
employs about 1,300 people, but
this number has been cut in a
big way since November. Many
have been living on their Un
employment Compensation checks
as best they could. Many have
received all that could be ob
tained through this method.
This mill furnishes a large a
mount of revenue to the people
of this county and since last No
vember the unemployment sit
uation there has caused a large
amount of financial worry over
the county.
Officials at the mill are reluc
tant to discuss the number that
may be put to work at an early
date, but they appear to be con
fident that more will be recalled
in a short time.
A large number who had been
working in the mill have gone to
work on the farms of the county
and have planted a tobacco crop.
However, it is not thought that
there will be any labor short
age.
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JAPS LOOT, BURN
CITY OF ANKWO
Walled City Os Ankwo, 140 Miles
South Os Peiping, Virtually
Demolished
Ankwo, Hopeh Province, China,
June 24 (By Courier to Peip
ing)—The walled city of Ankwo,
140 miles south of Peiping was
still smoking today as this corres
pondent entered it on the heels
of a retreating Japanese army
which burned it in a campaign
of reprisal against Chinese guer
rilla warriors.
There were smouldering ruins
of more than 80 large buildings.
More than 900 shops had been
looted, and unusual contents
smashed.
A column of 500 Japanese sol
diers and 1,500 Chinese mercen
aries marched from the Peiping
Hankow railway on June 16th
and occupied Ankwo after a two
day battle with 300 communist
guerilla troops who had been
holding the city.
The guerillas negotiated an es
cape through the lines of the at
tacking mercenaries.
Most of the city’s 30,000 popu
lation had fled before the arrival
of the Japanese, who remained
for seven days.
Today the writer saw 53 wagon
loads of loot which had been ab
andoned outside the city. The lo
cal Chinese chamber of commerce
estimated the value of this look
at $500,000.
Chinese Mercenary
who were captured by giMrißM
now holding the town said A*
Japanese ordered diem to loot
all shops. b
Many of the few merchants who
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