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VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 1938 NUMBER TEN
Local Market Primed For Opening Tuesday
RHS-Betfiel Hill Athletic
Conference Recommends
Possible Game, Agreement
Tuesday’s Confab Requests
Coaches To Attempt To
Schedule Annual Tilt.
Representatives of Roxboro and
Bethel Hill high schools, called
into conference Tuesday
by J. A. Long, chairman of the
City School Board, to discuss an
amicable settlement of their
athletic differences, took first
steps toward arranging a football
game for the current season and
drawing up an agreement to “co
[ ver future athletic contests be
tween teams of the two schools.”
In a statement issued yester.
day, Mr. Long said, “The repre
sentatives of the two schools re
gret that there has been no foot
ball game scheduled for this sea
son, but they requested the
coaches of the two teams to see
‘ if some game could not be arran
: ged without cancelling any pre
' vious engagements. They also re
i. Quested the principals and coach
es of the two schools to draw up
|p «n agreement that will cover fu
| ture athletic contests between
ft teeiee. oAthe two schools that
r would cover any disputed points
in the future.”
‘Tf was the unanimous opinion
of those meant,” he said, “that
the athletic contests between high
schools should be conducted on a
high plane, and that the boys and
girls who play the games should
be given credit for the work that
they have done regardless of
whether they win or lose.”
“The representatives of these
two schools were in entire agree
ment on the fundamental princi
ples that the place of athletics
in high school is to develop the
physical side of boys and girls in
school and to teach them the fun
damental principle of fair play,”
he stated.
. Tuesday night’s meeting came
immediately upon the heels of
protests from various citizens for
cancellation of the annual coun-
V ty football classic between the
two schools.
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CUBS TO MEET
The Scout Cubs will meet to
• night at 7:30 o’clock at the Scout
Hut, it was announced today. All
I are expected to be on hand for
the meeting.
The Rotary Club Greets You
By H. K. STRANG
President of Rotary Club
There are many events during
| the course of a year that are im
j portant and interesting. Their re
lative importance is hard to eval
*.uate; but in the case of Roxboro
and Person County, there is no
| question but that Sept. 27th. is
the biggest day on the calendar.
Everybody is interested, some forj
i business reasons; the farmers are
f interested because it means the
• marketing of their crops; while
l others are interested because it
truly is a Red Letter Day.
The Rotary Club wishes each
| a nd every farmer good fortune
| and good health. In coming to
Roxboro, make it a point to look
up your friends and say hello.
They will be glad to see you.
H Make more friends during the
‘stay and you will enjoy Roxboro (
pmoTe than ever before. Rotary.
_ lives on the principle that good
||t fellowship is a priceless thing, yet
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Mary Hambrick
Society Holds
60th. Anniversary
Pageant Presented By
Members; Dinner Served
In Basement.
The Mary Hambrick Mission
ary society of Long Memorial
church celebrated its sixtieth
anniversary Tuesday afternoon
with a special program prepared
for the occasion.
A pageant entitled “Following
the Gleam”, depicting the pro
gress of “the missionary woman
of the years 1789-1938” was pre
sented to members of the society.
Participating in the pageant
were Miss Anna Webb, Miss Ruth
Newton, Mrs. Burke Mewborne,
Mrs. Carlyle Brooks, Mrs. W. E.
Malone, Mias Margaret Hark,
rader, Miss Lucille Clarke, Mrs.
A. C. Gentry and Mrs. B. B.
Strum.
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New Officer
Added To Local
Police Force
Oakleys Appointment
Raises Department To
Four In Number.
A n -*w policeman will be added
to the local force Monday, it was
learned yesterday.
Gilbert Oakley, young Person
County man, is the new local of
ficer. Oakley’s appointment rais
es the Roxboro police department
to four and gives the city one of
ficer for every 1,500 people.
The new officer will be on duty
all night, from 6 p. m. until 5 or
6 o’clock in the morning. The
increase of fall activities was giv
en as the reason for the addition
al policeman.
Oakley has had previous ex
perience in the Roxboro depart
ment during vacations of other
policemen and as a guard at Col
lins and Aikman.
to be had only for the asking.
With it life is pleasant. Without
it life is lonely. So come to town
and renew your many friend
ships. Good luck to you all.
Times Annual Tobacco Edition
These City Officials Welcome You
To Roxboro’s Market Opening Tuesday
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By R. B. DAWES
Mayor Os Roxboro
Tuesday, September 27th, the
Roxboro Tobacco Market opens.
Hundreds of farmers from this
and adjoining counties will be
here to witness the event.
The beginning of tobacco sales
is a special event—naturally so,
because the greater part of the
wealth and prosperity of our peo
ple is interwoven in the quality
and price of tobacco. The tobac
co industry-is a growing industry
in Person County and Roxboro is
moving forward with this growth.
Everyone should be proud of
the record this market made last
year and we have every reason
to believe it will experience a
nother successful year in pound
age sold and price paid to the
grower.
We (feel thjaft Roxboro offers
you everything that a good to
bacco market should offer. When
you sell in Roxboro you are sell
ing among friends and neighbors
who have your best interests at
heart.
We are happy and signally ho
nored to be your hosts on opening
day and every other day. Come to
Roxboro.
THOMPSON RITES
CONDUCTED HERE
Former Sheriff Dies Os
Heart Attack At Home
Saturday .Afternoon.
N. S. Thompson, 70," for 14 years
Sheriff of Person County, died at
his home on South Main Street
Saturday afternoon as a result of
a heart attack.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at the home and inter-J
ment followed in Burch wood ce
metery with Rev. J. H. Lanning/
his pastor, and Rev. J. H. Shoro
officiating.
Mr. Thompson had been in ill
health for several weeks but waS
able to be about his usual duties
in the Sheriff’s office until about
noon Saturday, at which time he
complained of feeling badly and
left the office. He was stricken 1
with a heart attack shortly after
reaching home and death occur
red about 4:30 in the afternoon.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Emma Satterfield Thompson, and
cne daughter, Mrs. O. B. Crowell, j
of Hendersonville, two grand
children, three brothers, Jacob
Thompson of Roxboro, E. R.
Thompson of Leasburg, and Dr.
Joseph Thompson of Creedmoor.
Mr. Thompson was prominent
ly connected wtih the civic and
political life of the town and
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By JAMES C. HARRIS
City Manager of Roxboro
Greetings to the farmers of
Person and surrounding counties.
When you carry your tobacco
to the market this year, you will
want the best price possible for
your year’s labor.
Remember, you will get the
highest dollar for your tobacco
when you sell with neighbors
stad friends. It is- only human
nature lor one to treat a neigh
bor and friend better than some
one he has never seen before and
perhaps will never see again.
When you sell your tobacco in
Roxboro, you are selling with
friends and neighbors. You grew
up with many of the warehouse
men, and have known others for
a long time. Therefore, it is only
logical that you will be treated
better among your friends.
Not only will you get the high
est dollar for your tobacco here,
but you will find the stores well
stocked with all lines of merchan
dise, and the merchants will use
every effort to see that you are
satisfied with your prices.
We, the Citizens of Roxboro,
extend to each of you a most cor
dial welcome.
PERSON CURB
MART ENDS YEAR
♦
$832 Realised Through
Sale Os Country Produce
Here.
Person County’s Curb market
closed last Saturday after a suc
cessful year of operation, consid
ering the shortage of country pro
duce this year, Mrs. Phillip Tho
mas said today.
Forty-five Person County farm
families realized $832.14 through
sales of produce at the curb mar
ket. “This money came to them
at a time of year.when it was
needed badly and in many cases
it prevented human suffer age,”
Mrs. Thomas said. “This money
was spent wisely for food, cloth
ing, farm and home equipment,
seed, canning supplies, live stack
and medical aid.”
Continuing she said, Person
county Curb market has been a
great asset, not only to our farm
families, but also to the city of
Roxboro.
“We wish to thank the follow
ing for their co-operation in help
ing make the Curb market pos
sible,” she said: “Pioneer ware
house for us of floor space; R.
B Griffin, Supt. Person County
schools for use of produce tab
les; James C. Harris, City Man
ager, for hauling tables to and
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Farmers, Warehousemen, Business Men
Await Chant Os The Tobacco Auctioneer
Scout Council
Plans Meeting
With Civic Clubs
Big Scout Parade Through
Business District Part Os
Discussion.
Plans for a joint meeting of
Boy Scouts and the two civic
clubs was one of the major topics
of discussion at the meeting of
the Person Scout Council Tues
day night.
Tuesday’s meeting, presided
ever by President George Kane,
was the first after a three months
vacation. About 12 scouters were
present.
Clyde Swartz will be in charge
of the Boy Scout portion of the
joint meeting, tentatively set for
October 13, while E. G. Thompson
and J. S. Merritt will handle the
civic club phase. Plans now call
for a big Scout parade through
the business district- in the late
afternoon and a supper meeting
in the High School gymnasium
with the Scouts serving Bruns
wick stew and coffee to the Ro
tarians and Kiwanians.
Plans for the gigantic Boy
Scout Jubilee at Chapel Hill were
also discussed. The Person dele
gation for the Jubilee, 28 strong,
is the largest in Cherokee coun
cil. Two oij three local (scout
masters will accompany the boys
on the annual encampment.
A father-son night for local
scouts will be held sometime in
the Fall, it was announced.
P.T. A. HOLDS
FIRST MEETING
Physical Education Teach
ers Principal Speakers For
Tuesday’s Meeting.
With “Physical Education and
Healthy Growth” the topic for
discussion, the Roxboro P. T. A.
held its initial meeting of the
year Tuesday afternoon in the
High School auditorium.
J. W. Gaddy, high school prin
cipal, was in charge of the pro
gram and principal talks were
made by Donald Dunlop, Rox
boro high coach, William Sledge,
high school physical director, and
Miss Virginia Wilson, director of
physical education at the Central
school.
Each speaker pointed out the*
advantages of physical education
in the public schools and told of
plans for this year’s work.
A resolution was adopted dur
ing the business session to send
a letter of thanks to Dr. B. W.
Fassett of Durham, who remov
ed the tonsils of 62 Person Coun-I
ty school children free of charge.
Grade mothers for the year
were announced at Tuesday’s
meeting which was presided over
by Mrs. H. M. Beam, new P. T.
A. president. Rev. J. H. Lanning
delivered the devotional.
Misses Peggy Whitten and Mar
ion Pass r Norfleet Umstead and
Jack Parham told of some of the
games in which they took part
last year.
Announcement will be made
later of the grade winning the
prize offered for the highest per
centage ctf parents joining the
P. T. A.
Warning Farmers
By S. A. OLIVER
Roxboro Chief of Police
Our tobacco market will soon
be open and the scheming
slim-slammers will be looking
for you when you sell your to
bacco. Some of you, no doubt,
know the old trick the flim
flammers work. The crook
plants a well-filled pocket
book where some unsuspecting
stranger is certain to see it,
then he arranges to reach for
the wallet at the same time
that the stranger does. Then
he agrees to divide with the
farmer, but says that he
doesn’t have the right change.
He then tells the farmer to
give him a certain amount of
his money, so as to make it
run out even. He tells him he
will get all of his back and an
even share of what was found.
It may be that he will tell
you to wait where you are
and let him see if there is any
one coming, and he leaves you
waiting and he never comes
back. Every year we have trou
ble with these crooks and I
am warning you beifore the
market opens not to let them
steal your money.
Chamber Installs
Credit Bureau
Burke Announces
Complete Credit Rating Os
All Citizens Will Be Filed
For Merchants Benefit.
The Chamber of Commerce
plans to have a complete credit
rating bureau for the use of local
merchants fn operation within
10 days, Secretary Melvin H.
Burke announced yesterday.
A complete credit rating for
every citizen of the town will be
on file in the Chamber of Com
merce office, he said, and a mer
chant has only to call this of
fice to know the exact rating of
each would-be customer.
“We urge every merchant to
take advantage of this service,”
Burke said, in commenting upon
the new project,” because it is
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A Welcome From Kiwanians
By W. W. Warren
President of Kiwanls Club
Roxboro Kiwanians, a civic
group, is interested in progressive
achievement of Roxboro and
Person County and as such hold
our farmer friends in high es
teem.
Tuesday, September 27, Rox
boro’s Tobacco Market opens. The
best is what our market has al
ways offered. Your pleasures are
our pleasures. The entire busi
ness group of our marketing city
and all Kiwanians bid you wel
come. Come in, sell your tobacco
at the highest, ask who is a Ki
wanian, go and talk with him at
his business establishment. He
can serve your needs instantly i
and make you happy.
Satisfaction is the key to suc
i cess. We all like to be successful,
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER;
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES
Big Street Square Dance
Part Os Elaborate Plans
For Opening Day.
All Roxboro is ready for the
big season of the year—tobacco
selling time. Tuesday morning
the staccato cry of the auctioneer
will ring out again and the 1938-
39 season will get underway.
With the local crop in general
a month ahead of schedule, indi
cations point to a record-break
ing opener preceding a banner
year for the Roxboro market.
Everything is in readiness. Rox
boro’s four large warehouses, all
managed by veteran warehouse
men, stand ready to receive this
year’s crop.
Last year the Roxboro Market
sold 4,932,880 pounds of the gold
en weed for an average of $24.39.
Market officials this year expect
to exceed these figures both for
pounds and average.
Elaborate preparations are be
ing made in the way of opening
day celebrations. The two local
theatres are offering free admis
sions to farmers selling here on
opening day. A tobacco sales bill
is all that is needed for gaining
admission to ,any performance.
A gigantic street square dance
with plenty of string music for
all farmers and their families will
be held Tuesday night from 8
to 10 o’clock. A large section of
Main street will be roped off and
prepared for square dancing from
/the Courthouse to the Depot
street corner.
A brand new Ford V-8 will be
given on December 23 to some
farmer selling tobacco in Rox
boro. A complete report of details
in this big tobacco sales cam
paign can be found elsewhere
ir. this issue.
Hundreds of farmers are ex
pected to be here for Tuesday’s
opening. Many will bring tobac
co while others will come as
spectators to see how it starts
selling. By Tuesday morning all
houses are expected to be over
flowing.
All the large campanies and a
number of independents will a
gain have buyers here. These men
are picked veterans of the busi
ness, which is another reason for
selling in Roxboro.
Visiting growers will be ac
corded the utmost hospitality and
efficiency by tobacco men, ware
housemen, merchants and city of
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| for then we are happy. You can /
jbe if you sell here with your
friends and neighbors.