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IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY Civil TTar Vets Reunite at Gettysburg gW '• jwfj.. ™ §^^^H^^HnHnrag| Vt • ugL/ "* vilrg.lL 'Ji V JWW r ! _ v | s^mP«BBl!f i \ ' |P^ ■mini i" r * - * ~ - Two of the Confederate soldiers, who with Union veterans gathered at Gettysburg, Pa., to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the battle. Left to right are Gen. Sampson S. Simmons, nlnety-fonr years old, of Los Angeles, Calif., who was a member of the Eighth Virginia cavalry; and R. D. Brooks, ninety-two, a member of the Seventy-fourth Virginia cavalry, talking with a friend between courses. Attended by World war veterans and Boy Scouts the aged veterans held their last encampment. NEWS OF THE WEEK EMPIRE STATE POLITICS • BOIL New Yo*k City—The deaths withifi a low days of U. S. Sena, tor Royal S. Copeland and Su preme CounU Justice Benjamin Cardozo have focussed all eyes on the New York State political scene. It is regarded as highly probable that Senator Robert Wagner may be elevated to the Supreme Court, thus leaving the Empire State with two vacanci es in the U. S. Senate. With Senator Copeland’s seat virtual ly assured to Governor Lehman, the leading contender for the other vacancy in the upper house appears to be Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo. KING'S ILUVESS CAUSES CONCERN London, England Although it is not expected to interfere with his state visit to Paris next week, some concern is felt over the illness of King George VII, who is confined to his bed with an attack of gastric influenza. He is staying at the Royal Lodge, Windsor. OUTBREAK IN PALESTINE Jerusalem Renewed rioting of unusual intensity between Jews and Arabs in Palestine has caused British authorities to rush reinforcements from Egypt. Four cases of bombing wore re ported form Haifa, the missels being thrown into Jewish-own ed busses and causing many in juries to passengers. PRESIDENT SCORES LOW FAY FL Worth, Texas ln his Sou thern speeches President Roose velt continues to criticize severe ly the tendency of some com munities to attract Northern in dustries by promising low wage scales. “Cheap wages”, said he, “mean low buying power. Low buying power means low stand ards of living, and that means low taxable values and there fore difficulty in maintaining good schools, good highways, sanitation and other public im provements.” TIMES’ SUNDAY MORNING EDITION flersonmCtnrs Chinese Visitor In State Discusses War With Japan SUPERVISOR IS APPOINTED FOR OUB PROJECT ftsgpi W. Ashley, Louis buijfc Man, To Look After Building Os Golf Course 1 1 » Country Club officials have en gaged Robert W. Ashley, golf professional at LauUburg, to supervise the construction of Roxboro’s new $13,000 golf cour se at Loch Lily, James C Har ris, city manager, announced yesterday. Ashley has agreed to super vise the actual building of the course by Works Progress ad-j ministration labor. He has al ready spent considerable time laying out the proposed course and will take over personal supervision when the construct ion finally gets underway. Actual work on the course it self will hardly get underway! before August 1, the city manag-' er revealed yesterday. The club bouse has been' thoroughly cleaned during the j past week under a W. P. A.! janitors project and it is pos-1 sible that the house may be available for patrons or dancing very shortly. Through Middle West Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Long have just returned from a two-; week’s motor trip through the middle west, taking a route through West Virginia, visiting White Sulphur Springs and Wheeling, to Cleveland and To ledo, taking a boat to Milwaukee, Wis. and down to Chicago. They returned byway of Kentucky and the Great Smoky mountains. INVESTIGATORS ON THE GROUND Knoxville, Tenn. Beginning a searching Congressional investi gation into charge and counter charge that threatens a national scandal in the affairs of the Ten nessee Valley Authority, • Senator Donahey, chairman of the inves tigating committee, has called meetings here that will be open to anyone with a shred of evi dence about TV£, “from the highest utility executive to the humblest citizen.” Dr. H. W. Yu Sees Ultim ate Deliverance For Peo people of China. The sufferings that are being' endured by the Chinese people at the hands of the invading Ja panese can be realized only by those who have witnessed them as he has, declared Dr. H. W. Yu, of Shanghai, who is in Raleigh to study the operations of the North Carolina State Board of Health, under the sponsorship of the Rockefeller Foundation. A resi dent of Shanghai, he was in that city when it was bombed from the air by the Japanese. The re-] suits were appalling, he declar ed. The home of his family was destroyed and he, with his moth er and several brothers, moved into the International Settlement. He saw several “dog fights” in the air, and in one of these two Japanese planes were brought to the ground, Dr. Yu said. He was in the downtown district when one of the aerial bombings occurred, and saw two direct hits in the main road there. On Ed ward VH Avenue, he saw num erous victims and helped to re move the wounded to hospitals. Sees Ultimate Deliverance Asked what he thought would be the outcome, Dr. Yu replied that Japan has already lost more in men and money than she would have gained had she car ried all her objectives in the two months she thought it would take her to accomplish what she set out to do. But the war al ready has been in progress more than a year, and China today is stronger than it ever was, he de clared. “Even if Hankow falls,” he said, “every day is costing Japan $5,000,000, and the capital will be moved to Yunnanfu, further to the southwest, and this will prolong the war nine or twelve months. “By that time,” Dr. Yu declar ed, “the Japanese will have com pletely worn themselves out. “I confidently expect the re birth of China and an internal reaction among the non-militar ists of Japan to be the result. The war is simply a matter of time and space. “General Chiang Kai Shek has the support of a united popular front and will continue to have. While there may have been dif ferences between him and Gen eral Li, and latter will never do (Continued On Back Page) ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA JUDGE SPEARS TO BE HERE FOR AUGUST TERM Cothran Case To Occupy Largo Part Os Combined Civil . Criminal Docket The August term or the Per son County Superior court will convene here Monday, August 8 with Resident-Judge Marshall T Spears presiding, the cleric cjf court’s office revealed yesterday. The combined criminal-civil term will possibly require the en tire week, it was incncated. The case against the Cothran brothers, Paul and Robert, charg ed with the murder of Lee Laws, Rougemont man, whfo’s lifeless body was found floating in Har ris’ pond on Flat river, will oc cupy a large part of the time, it was believed. Second Appearance The August term will mark the second time that Judge Spears has appeared on the local bench since he was appointed to the of fice by Governor Ehringhaus fol lowing the elevation of Judge W. A. Devin of Oxford to the Sup reme Court. Solicitor Leo Carr of Burling ton, Democratic candidate for Judge Spears’s seat, will do the prosecuting for the state. The list of jurors follows: C E. Hester; G. B. Masten; H. O. Eakes, Lin wood Bowes; W. B. Humphries, Isaac Hill, I. N. Ad-, cock; C. R. Allison; Pat H. Woody; H. M. Clay; George R. Perkins; J. L. Crabtree, G. W. Davis, J. T. Bradsher, R. J. Rogers, C. A. Day, W. E. Stewart; F. H. Willson; Freddie'Oakley; Joe Moore, E. N. Tillett, B. W. Gardner, W. D. Fulcher, W. G. Thomas, R. K. Young; John T. Perkins, W. R. Barton, J. G. Pass, J. Roy Gen try, S. B. Moore, W. W,. Woods,' C. H. Lunsford, I. J. Monday, F. R. Wilkerson, J. W. Oakley, At las Hunt, W. J. Lewis, W. L. Williams, Frank Oakley, E. L. Garrett, T. L. Oakley, and J. H. Shotwell. 0 BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Long an nounce the birth of a daughter, born July 10, 1938, at the Gen try - Williams Hospital. Mother and baby are getting along nicely. Along The Way- All Is Quiet - No News What a cast for a wedding— Here’s who Sam Byrd Winstead picked out to be in his event that took place last night. William “Chick” Thomas, “Major” Wood, Champ “Junius” Winstead, Sam “Slick Duck” Merritt. Also in the crowd that left here Friday was Bill “Sheep” Walker, May nard “Bull” Clayton, Gordon “Loan” Hunter and many other Roxboro notables. All are ex pected back in Roxboro late Sunday night. “P” Gene Thom as is supposed to meet the crowd in Norfolk Sunday and bring extra cash—just in case the boys are running low and Gor don Hunter can’t get anyone to take his check. Chief Detective Bertie O’Bri an t was in Roxboro last week. Whether he was looking for his man or not we do not know. Henry O’Briant, his brother, City Property Valuation Set Over Two Million Mark Evangelist, 78, Weds Pupil, 26 ? • » Jm Sr H* ***■' . *■*s»/ KWMi A “December and May” romance resulted in the Hollywood mar riage of Gipsy Smith, seventy-eight-year-old internationally known B. itish Romany evangelist, and Miss Alice Shaw, twenty-six, of London ate? Los Angeles. The evangelist met his bride when she attended meslc and evangelist studies in England while a child of twelve. Janitors Will Attend School In Greensboro Some Half Doxen Eligible To Attend. Sessions At A. & T. College. Approximately half-dozen negro janitors of the Person County school system will attend a school for janitors to be held at A. & T. college in Greensboro July 25-29, announced Supt. R. B. Griffin yesterday. Janitors who have not been heretofore or have been to the school only one year are eligible to attend the sessions at A. & T. According to the superintendent, the transportation expenses of the janitors to Greensboro are paid by the county while the state assumes the expenses while there. Classes Classes and actual experiments with boilers and other phases of janitorial work are held during the mornings with the after (Continued On Back Page) By The Editor calls him Dick Tracy. Bertie didn’t stay here long. Perhaps it doesn’t take a good detective long to uncover the proper a mount of evidence. This paper, Sunday’s issue, is in complete charge of E. J. Hamlin. “E. J.,” I always call him “E. J.” or “Friend,” seems to be pecking away at his type writer in very good style. He has a nose for news like a dog has for a rabbit. On fop of that he doesn’t mind calling down the owners of the papef one bit. Our old pal, John Loy, was in Roxboro last week. John is prop rietor of a beverage company in Graham, N. C. and came over on a bit of business. Seems to be getting on O. K. and spent quite a bit of time here Wednes day shaking hands with the boys. So long, I am in the surf today and hope you are well. SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1938 Featherstons Have Reunion At Concord D. E. Featherston Is Pre sident 0(f Family Group; Memorial Presented. By MBS. C. E. BROOKS One hundred thirty members of the family of the late James Wiley Featherston met at Con cord Church, Person County, for their fifth reunion July 10, 1938. About 11:30 the people were called in with a piano solo by Sybil Dameron. We were called to order by Mrs. Hattie Denny, who presided over the meeting. The devotional was given by T. M. Phillips of Raleigh, N. C. Several beautiful solos were rendered by Anne Wardell, Sarah and Sybil Dameron, Mrs. E. C. Dameron and Miss Lervene Rich. A memorial to T. W. Featherston, a son of James Wiley Featherston, was given by his grandson, Tho mas’ Featherston. During the business session - G. M. Crowder was elected Hon orary President, D. E. Feather ston, President, and Robert Fea therston, Vice-President. After the business session the meeting adjourned and all soon 1 met around a most beautiful table of delicious food and for more than one and one-half hours no one was heard to make any com ment on the weather. The afternoon was spent with greetings and reminiscence of past years. ■ ■■■ o AUDITORS HERE Hutchins and Hooper, auditors for the firm of Ashlin-Hoopen of Durham, were here Friday and Saturday for the semi-an nual audit of the town books for the fiscal year ending July 1. The same firm is also auditing the county books. o HEAD COP’S WIFE ROBBED Southampton, LL L—Thieves operating among the bath hous es of this resort’s exclusive beach club showed little respect for persons when they made off with $15,000 worth of jewelry be longing to the wife of Major John A Warner, Superintendent of the New York State Police, and a week-end guest. Mrs. War ner is the daughter of former Governor “Al” Smith. THE TIMES IS PERSON’S PREMIER NEWSPAPER; A LEADER AT ALL TIMES. NUMBER TWO $76,636 Budget Includes $24,000 For Debt Service; $20,413 For Water Dept. Roxboro’s property valuation was set at $2,446,485 for the coming year, James C. Harris, city manager, said yesterday in announcing the $76,636 city bud get for the fiscal year 1938-39. Therefore, the new rate of $1.46, five cents under last year’s fig. ure, is expected to bring in $35;. 474.61 in ad valorum taxes for the year. Another $34,217.39 is anticipated from water receipts while the remainder will be raised from automobile tags, penalties, privies taxes, police costs and cemetery receipts. Nothing was set up under the new budget for street assess ments and interest, insolvent tax es or past due taxes. These will go to the sinking fund for re tiring bonds. Under the budget as passed by the town board last week, $8,105 was allotted to the general fund for general government and sal aries. The public works fund re ceived $16,265 for streets, main tenance, cemetery, garbage, etc. Os this amount $5,700 will go for building new streets, Harirs in dicated. For public safety, the police and fire departments and sani tary inspection, the commission ers assigned $7,851. The largest item as usual was. for debt service, $24,000 coming under this head. The water de partment was allotted $20,415 for its annual appropriation. CLAYTONENTERS INSURANCE FIELD Ends 30-Year Banking Career To Open Equit able Agency Here. In the banking business for 30 years, B. G. Clayton has resign ed from the Peoples Bank here to devote his full time to incur, ance, in which he has engaged part time during the past two years. Mr. Clayton plans to operate a full-time agency here for the Equitable Life Insurance com pany, one of the largest life in surance companies in the world. He was unable to announce the exact location of his office when interviewed yesterday. For the past fifteen years he has been connected with the Peo ples Bank here, prior to that tim» having been cashier of the old First National Bank. He began his banking career with the old Bank of Roxboro, with which he mained nine years. - - • ; .tfjgy ON VACATION Dr. Albert L. Allen, Person, county health officer, left today for a week’s vacation at Caro-. lina Beach, near Wilmington. He was accompanied by C. G. Chand ler who, it is understood, has ac cepted a position with a Wilming ton hotel. CUB MEETING A special meeting of the Cube will be held Thursday night to> arrange a picnic for next Bill Pickering, Cubmaster, nounced yesterday. o——— "JM Miami merchants have cDca&f ated petitions to restrict racial to five days a week, ‘‘in order tigi preserve racing in the State Jh| Floriad. 3
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