IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY PERSON TENANT LOAN PROGRAM ADVISORSNAMED Advisory Committee To Work With Supervisor Joe * Y. Blanks On Program. Three Person County farfners have been named by the Farm Security admintetration, U. S. De. partment of Agriculture, to help County Supervisor Joe Y. Blanks, carry out the tenant purchase pro gram. John M. Brewer, George M. Fox, Jr., and T. B. Davis, well known farmers, were chosen members of the County FSA Ad visory committee The announce ment was made early this week by Vance E. Swift, FSA State Director, Raleigh, who said he had just received the official wire from Regional Director, George S. Mitchell, Raleigh, N. C. Advisory groups now have been named in 50 counties in this state, chosen as counties in which loans will be made this year to tenant farmers for the purchase and improvement of farms. Those include counties designated last year as well as new counties re cently added to the list. The county committee was chosen by the Secretary of Agriculture on the advice of the state tenant committee from lists sent in by County FSA supervis ors and Farm Agents. These lo cal committees will study apt plications for loans, choose ten. ants who have the character and ability to pay for a farm, and ap praise the farms successful appli cants want to buy. Tenants are placing their applications for loans with County • Supervisors who will assist successful appli cants in building or repairing their houses and in laying out their farm plans, it was pointed out. o HEALTH OFFICER ADVISES PARENTS Children Should Be Exam ined Thoroughly Before Starting School. “Now is the time for parents to get a final check on the phy sical condition of all children who are going to school this fall,” ac cording to Dr. Wm. P. Richard son, district health officer. This is important not only for children .starting to school for the first time, but all school child ren. This check is best made by the family physician, he said. Dr. Richardson pointed out that the majority of the children have been examined in school or in pre-school clinics by the health department, and that many have diseased tonsils or teeth, or de fective vision which have been called to the parents’ attention and which ought'to be corrected before school starts. “Another item which deserves attention at this time," he em phasized, “is the matter of vac cination againdt smallpox. This will be required of all school children this year, and is prefer ably done before school starts. It can be secured from the family physician or the health depart ment.” “Progress in schools i srelated very closely to the physical con dition of child,” Dr. Richard son said, “and it is to be hoped that parents throughout the coun ty will give their children the best possible chance for the com ing year by starting them off free from correctible physical de fects or diseased conditions.” “I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, ioo, to set a good example than ta foUow a bad one.”*— Thomas lerson|^ump was brought before the Mayor on two charges, taring loud, profane and indecent language on the streets off Roxboro and en gaging in affray with Joe Ameen, local Court street restauranteur. The latter charge was dis missed at the outset and the Mayor proceeded to hear the evidence in the first. Joe, the prosecuting witness, took the stand and testified vigor ously against the boy. So vig orously, in Act, that the Ma yor could nothing but find the defendant guilty. At this point who should object but Joe, the Wrong ed One, who said since the boy was without funds or friends, he would pay the fine. “Well,”‘thojxght the May or, “since Joe is so nice, I’ll just charge him the costs.” “Weill,” thought Officer Willie Fox, “since the May or is so nice and Joe is so nice, I’ll also Waive my fee.” After everybody had been so nice there was only a small matter pf $7.45 left. Joe, the Wgohged, paid it. THOMAS A#D OAKLEY* MODERNIZES STORE Thomas and Oakley, local druggists, have completely re novated their prescription de partment and are now present ing one of the most-up-to-date departments in this vicinity. A modern prescription room to serve as a rendezvous for local doctors as well as place for prep aring their prescriptions is what this firm is now offering. A re frigeration unit has been instal let to keep vaccines and other drugs at the biologically correct temperature. The proprietors invite their customers to inspect the new de partment on their next visit to the store. Titus, Lucille Clark, William S. Sledge, Margaret Harkrader and Mrs. Margaret D. Winstead. Roxboro Graded School: Inda Collins, Mrs. Rena Allen Bla lock, Rosa Claire Harris, Mrs. Musette M. Bailey, Frances Brown, Maude Leigh Montague, Nellie Byrd Woods, Sue Merritt, Blanche E. Winstead, Virginia Wilson , Mrs. W. H. Long, and Emma Frances Lyon. East Roxboro: Mrs. Elizabeth Farley Duncan and Cornelia Sat terfield. Ca-Vel: Mrs. Madeline C. Trow bridge, Mrs. Rachel B. Brown, Mabel Lucille Montague, Mrs. Lota Bouldin Parrish, Elizabeth A. Lancaster, and Anna Wooding Winstead. Longhurst: [Mrs. Beulah Hes ter Winstead, Bonnie Josephine fright, Noma Rogers, Kathleen Williams, Mrs. Mildred Long Montague, and Minnie Allgood. (Jlive Hill: H. D. Young, Mary Elizabeth Kelly, Mrs. Numa Ed wards, Mrs. Emma Dean Win stead and Mrs. Ray Bland Win stead. , Cunningham: Lucy L. Green, Margaret L. Fulcher and Jessie Etta Strickland. Bethel Hill: Lewis S. Cannon, Claude Hall Urges Person Farmers To Wait For Local Opening For Better Prices Person County Young Democrats Will Meet Next Week; State Campaign Hot Forsyth Candidate Confers With President E. G. Thompson Here. " A meeting of the Person Coun ty Young Democrats will be held some time next week, it is un derstood, although the exact date could not be ascertained this morning. E. G. Thompson, president of the local Young Democratic club, is out of town and could not be reached for a statement. 'Plans (for the state meteiing, scheduled for September 8-10 in Durham are well advanced, and campaigns for the presidency are waxing hot. Forsyth delegates in the inter est of Gordon Gray, young Win ston-Salem lawyer and publish er, for the presidency have al ready conferred with Thompson here. Next week’s session here will see new leaders for the Person County organization elected a£ well as decide how this county’s two votes for state president will be cast. Gray’s main opposition is from George Hampton of Greensboro who is being sponsored by C. L. Shuping, one of the most power ful politicians in the state, who incidentiy is lined up with Sena tor Josiah Bailey as anti-Roose velt and anti-Reynolds. Others in the race are George Hundley of Hendersonville, and Mrs. Charles White of Gastonia. Gray has already engaged sev en rooms in the Washington Duke hotel for his campaign headquar ters. The Person county delega tion it is believed, will endorse Gray since Forsyth is in the same congressional district with Per son. “We are ail born equal and are distinguished alone by virtue.”— Thomas Fuller. Mrs. J. A. Beam, Rowena Nor man Taylor, Mrs. Billie C. Car ver, Thornwell Gibson, A. C. Bul lard, Louise Cates, Mrs. Ruth Stovall Cannon, Louise T. Steph ens, Katie Lee Johnson, Mrs. Navin C. Glenn, Lucille Woody, Mrs. W. R. Hayes, Marie N. Woody, and Emma Lee Koon. Allensville: S. B. Satterwhite, Sallie Patricia Slaughter, Thos. O. Gentry, Mrs. Minnie McGregor Gentry, Mrs. Dorothy S. Satter white, Mrs. Elizabeth T. Durham, Mrs. Cleo Rogers Bailey, Ruth Sears, Annie Long Bradsher, Mil dred Chandler, Mary Elizabeth Gentry and Mrs. Roselle S. Fea therstone. Mt. Tirzah: E. B. Isley, Marvin Yates, Margaret C. Tuck, Mattie Belle Stovall, Lelia A. Peed, lola Day, Veritas Williams, and Fran ces Crowder. Helena: R. C. Garrison, Evelyn Crutchfield, Ruth Lunsford, Ger trude May Holt, L. C. Liles, Jr., Francis Ferebee, Mrs. Emma Noell, Nina Rogers, Elizabeth R. Tillett, Mary Elizabeth Sanders, Sue Noell, Eloise Pearce, Nannie Monk, and Mrs. Helen Pearce Foushee. (Continued On Back Page) THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938 “Hold Your Crop * * |B. ' M mamm Claude T. Hall, local farmer and president of the North Caro lina Tobacco Growers Advisory committee, who yesterday advis ed Person County farmers that they would gain considerably by waiting for this belt’s opening before selling their tobacco crop. Y.W.A.SHOLD ANNUAL SESSION Clement Church Is Scene Os Beulah Association Meeting. On Monday afternoon, August 15, the Young Woman’s Auxiliar ies of Beulah association, held their annual meeting at Clement church. Mrs. L. V. Coggins, of Seinora, who is the Association al Young People’s Leader, pre sided. Officers were elected for the Y. W. A. council, it having been decided upon at the Associational meeting, last year, to form such a council. This council is to be composed of a president, vice-pre sident, secretary, assistant-secre tary and treasurer. Those elect ed to these offices, were: Mrs. Hampton Buchanan, ctf Mill Creek church, Miss Frances Woody, of Bethel Hill church, Miss Thelma Myers, of Shiloh chfurch, Miss Mollie Wrenn, of Lamberth Memorial church and Mrs. Woody of Bethel Hill church. Miss Mary Gentry was asked to draw up a constitution for this (Continued on Back Page) 0 Receives Degree Baxter E. Hobgood, a native of Roxboro, has just received a Mas ter’s Degree from George Pea body college at Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Hobgood received his B. S. Degree from Tennessee State Teachers College a few years ago and since that time has been pro minently connected in education al work of Tennessee. He contem plates beginning work on a Doc tor’s degree next Spring. Mr. Hobgood is spending this week-end with his parents here in Roxboro. TO PLAY HELENA The Roxboro Baseball team will play Helena, at Helena, at four o’clock on Friday afternoon. It is hoped that a lArge number will attend. THE TIMES IS PERSON’S PREMIER NEWSPAPER* A LEADER AT ALL TIMES. NUMBER SIX Believes Govemmient Has Over-Estimated Poundage And Fanners Stand To Gain By Holding. “I wish to urge the tobacco growers of this section not to be in any hurry to sell their tobac co crop on early markets,” Claude T. Hall, prominent Person Coun ty farmer and chairman of the North Carolina Tobacco Growers Advisory committee, said yester day. Due to the advanced condition of this year’s crops, it is feared that many farmers in this secti on will be tempted to sell part of their tobacco on early mark ets in order to convert the crop into cash immediately. Hall, along with a large num ber of other tobacco experts, be lieves that weed prices will ad vance considerably about the time the local belt opens because of an over-estimation of pound age by the government. There fore, he believes, farmers stand to gain by holding their tobacco for the market here. Hall, in addition to heading the important state commlittee, Ls also chairman of the Person County tobacco growers com mittee. His complete statement to Person County farmers- follows: “I wish to urge the tobacco grow ers of this section not to be in any hurry to sell their tobacco crop on early markets. I believe that the government has over estimated the number of pounds that will be produced and that this mistake will be discovered in a very few weeks. Generally speaking, the crop does not have as much weight as in recent years and statistics from other markets are bound to prove this fact in a short time. That being the case, it seems that tobacco prices will advance about the time this belt opens and Person farmers stand to gain consider ably by waiting.” CAFE RATINGS RELEASEDJODAY Five Eating Places Given . “A” Grades By Inspector T. J. Fowler. Five local eating places were given an “A” rating following the regular monthly inspection of the health department, T. J. bowler, sanitarian, announced today. Hotel Roxboro and the Royal case were given a grade of 93, which led the list. Also in the “A” class were People’s and Feed well Cases and King’s Palace, each with grades of 90. In commenting upon the new ratings released today, Fowler re marked, “A determined effort is being made by the case and hotel owners and the Health depart ment to provide the public with more sanitary eating places and any suggestions or criticism from the public will be appreciated." There were three restaurants in the “B” class, Anderson and Per kins at Ca-Vel, Red Lane Lunch at Longhurst and Blue Bird case (Col.). The grades were 87, 82.5 and 80 respectively. Red Lane was closed following last month’s in spection but was reported under new management after being re paired. Other eating places were grad ed “C” and included Brooks’ Lunch, graded 75, O’Briant’s Case. 74, Bright Light Case (coL), 73, and People’s Cash Lunch (ccMM 71.5. , -■