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' IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY KOXBOBO, NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1938 NUMBER THIRTEEN (person AAA Payment Over $400,000 Last Four Years Increase In Small Pay ments Will Add To Total Received For 1938. Adjustment payments made to Person County farmers during the past four years, added to the jpossible payments for 1938 will be more than $400,000, H. K. San ders, county farm agent, said yes terday. A definite report of the 1935 payments nor of the miscellan eous payments, both of which are estimated in the table below, has not been received, but de finite information is available for other years. Folowing is a table showing yearly payments: 1934 $114,315.36 1935 60,000.00 (Increase in acreage permitted: Consequent reduction in pay ments.) 1936 97,905.12 1937 90,311.77 Corn - Hog Contracts, Cotton, (1934) - Etc. 25,430.00 Total $387,962.25 The ruling for the increase in small payments for the year 1938 will add considerably to the to tal payments to be received this year. Each person on any farm who receives a payment less than $200.00 is eligible to receive an increase. These increases are on a graduated scale and the full list was published last spring. Below is given a few of the increases in order to explain again how the Schedule of payments is made up. Amt. of Payment Increase in Computed. payment SI.OO $ .40 5.00 $2.00 10.00 $4.00 25.00 $9.00 50.00 . $13.00 S6O to $185.99 $14.00 $lB6 to $199.99 Inc. to $200.00 S2OO and over No Increase MMAHOME CLUB ORGANIZED Mrs. L. C. Liles Elected President Os Group; Next Meeting November 3. Thursday afternoon, Oct. 6, at Helena school, a group of the wo men in that community met with Miss Velma Beam, Home Agent, and organized a Home Demon stration Club. The officers who will lead this group are as follows: Mrs. L. C. Liles, president; Mrs. T. H. Clay, vice-president. Mrs. J. M. Edison, secretary; and Mrs. R. B .Brooks, treasur er. “With these officers it is ex pected that this club will make its presence felt in the commu nity by doing a great deal of constructive work,” Miss Beam stated yesterday. . “They Went on record as pled ging their support to the work M the 4-H Club, and that is real ly one of the most important places for them to exert an en couraging influence,: for “In our youth lies the hope of our country!" she continued. The president, Mrs. Liles, ap pointed Mrs. Penn Noell to head Hie community project commit tee, which will be the addition of a kitchen to the gymnasium (Continued On Back Page) IL AT HOME Mrs. C. H. Joyner has return ed home from Watts hospital where she has been a patient for the past several weeks. Tobacco Sells Better At Home Tt? Now . Tobacco Board Elects Officers Meeting at high noon Wed nesday, the Roxboro Tobacco Board of Trade held its annual meeting and elected new of ficers for the coming year. Wallace Harirs, local buyer for R. J. Reynold’s, was elect ed president to succeed Lan don Harvey. Harris was vice president of the organization last year. Logan Umstead, Ex port representative here, was named vice-president and Geo. W. Walker was re-elected sec retary. In addition to the election of officers, other business of interest to tobacco men was discussed. Bus And Taxi Drivers Tangle On Main Street Pair Charged With Engag ing In Public Affray And Fined. Bus Driver J. L. Carter and Taxi Driver Sam Lockhart had a little misunderstanding Friday about noon and proceeded to set tle the matter on Main Street with their fists. They fought fast and hard and spfedtatoifc had >to step in and break up the engagement before serious damage was done. It seems that Carter said Lock hart had his parking space in front of the courthouse and Lock hart said Carter had been telling stories on him. The boys failed to agree and the fight resulted. Mayor Dawes tried the parti cipants for engaging in a public affray and called the fight a draw. Both were fined $4.00 and costs. Olive Hill PTA To See Play At Thursday Meeting Sixth and Seventh Grades To Burlesque School Offi cials In Play. “Know Your School,” a play discussing the school needs, will be presented by the sixth and seventh grades of Olive Hill school at the P. T. A. meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Pupils in the play will repre sent members of the faculty, the P. T. A. officers, and others con nected with the school. Those tcHing part in the program are as follows: 1. Mr Griffin - Cecil Carver. 2. Mr. Brewer - Fred Nunn. 3. Mr. Young - Garland Blanks. 4. Miss * Kelly - Puttie Sue Clayton. - *■ 5. Mrs Edwards - Elsie Mae Wrenil. 6. Mrs. Carl Winstead - Sallie Sue Wjronn.; 1 7. Mrs. William Winstead - Hazel Fox. 8. Mrs Snipes - David Bee. 9. Miss Beam - Mary Ann Ho ward. 10. Miss Hyder -> Ruby Carver. 11. Mrs. W. C. Warren - Es ther Fox. 12. Mrs. Rudder ■> Margaret Long. (Continued On Back Page) CHIEF CALLS FOR FIRE PREVENTION OBSERVANCE HERE Henry Says 50% Fire Loss Traceable To Faulty Con struction. Declaring that 10,000 lives are lost and three hundred million dollars worth of property destroy ed each year by fire, Chief Hen ry O’Briant of Roxboro’s fire de partment today called attention to the present opportunity to el iminate, or at least reduce, this hazard. Mr. O’Briant requests all peo ple of Roxboro to observe “Fire Prevention Week,” Oct. 9-15 by trying to diminish any poten-j tial cause of fire in their home, business establishments or build ings of any kind. “About 50 percent of the loss es from fire, statistics show, are traceable to faulty construction,” Chief O’Briant said. “Such ob vious faults of design as setting structural timbers into chimney walls, installing inadequately pro tected wiring, and other such haz ards contrbute their share to ghastly annual bonfire. Mr. O’Briant plans several e- Vents for next week and school children may be called upon to go through their fire drills on short notice. Recently Roxboro has had a very small fire loss and Mr. O’- Briant is very anxious for this good record to continue. o Cunningham Homemakers Club To Be Organized Organization Meeting To Be Held Thursday, Miss Beam Announces. There will be an organization meeting for a Home Demonstra tion Club in the Cunningham community, Thursday, Oct: 13, at two o’clock, Miss Velma Beam,, home agent, said yesterday. This meeting will be held at the Jno. C. Terrell School, and all the women in that vicinity arei urged to be present in order to discuss plans for Extension Ser vice there. The first actual club meeting of the Bushy Fork Home Demon stration Club is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 3:30 o’- clock at Mrs. D. Allen Hester’s home. “It is hoped that contin ued interest wil be shown in this work by the enthusiastic group of charter members who formed the organization at Mrs. 8.. B. Bullock’s last week.” Miss Beam stated. DIPHTHERIA CASES Two cases of Diphtheria have been reported in Person County Dr. A. L. Allen, local health of jficer said yesterday. These are Bobby Alkins, 4, and Edgar Out law, 19-year-old Negro. In commenting upon the cases, Dr. Allen said, “This is the be ginning of the season of greatest prevalence for the disease and parents are warned to protect their children by immunization against the disease. Fair Tickets Fair tickets to the N. C. State Fair for students, principal and teachers will be available at the office of the county superinten dent in the courthouse Monday afternoon. These tickets are good for next Friday only. Only principals of schools are requested to call for the tickets. After White House Consultations :-;y. J ' mm igi pyl ’-Photograph shows Secretary of State Cordell Hull (center) followed 5y newsmen as he left the White House after a conference with President Roosevelt on the European situation Along The Way With the Editor Lester, “Joe Billie” Clayton reads this colump and says he en joys it.-We happened to have a picture of Lester on hand, but the thing looked like a picture of a preacher and for that reason we hesitated to run it. On the other hand he may never look so dig- IIIIIImI nified again and so we decided to run it. The boys on the “Hill” claim that he is making plenty of money, and that he is hiding in in a big hollow tree out in the woods. Maybe he is, you never can David Brooks holds a position in the Peoples Bank of this city. He claims to smoke ten cent ci- gars and is always offering one to his depositors. That looked mighty funny until this writer BM| discovered that the cigars were not ten cent ones, but the very cheapest that the market offer ed. No wonder he offers them to ■B his friends. If a man ever smoked one of the things he would never take another from the kind gent leman. “JOE BILLIE” CLAYTON W. D. Merritt is now entering bis busy season. With football games scheduled for every Saturday it will requrie a very big case to keep the Dean of Person’s Bar at home. Rain, snow, or sleet Mr. Merritt will be found trying to get to the games that Carolina plays. Several years ago a pick-pocket thief stole his wallet and all his money. Since that day he makes it a rule to never take much money to a football game and he tries to put what he carries in a safe place. Earl Bradsher, Jr. wants to sell his car. What does that mean? Can it imply that Earl is through with women for life, that his courting days are over and that he is going to retire to bachelorhood? Or does it mean that he has been hit by prosperity and plans to buy a much larger Car? Now our suggestion is that he give the car to DArcy and let him enjoy it for a while. There’s no need for him to sell it when his younger brother can use it. Why be tight on account of a few dollars? ' No, Mr. Sam Oliver, Dr. Thaxton has not started playing golf. Ramblers Crush Chapel Hill Friday 19-0 Whitten, Dixon, and Brew er Score Long Gains For Ramblers. Before one of the . largest crowds to witness a football game on the local field, the hard charging Roxboro Rambler’s over powered Coach Earl Ruth’s Chap el Hill Eleven to the tune of 19- Q.j. Roxboro’s touchdown trio, Brewer, Dixon and Whitten bat tered the university village line for long and successive gains. Whitten’s hard drives proved too much for the visitors. Fred Wopds and Hassel Whit field, interferers extraordinary, mowed down the secondary to place Roxboro in scoring posi tion. As early as the first quarter, Dixon taking * reverse from Day, swept around left end for 35 yards and a touchdown. Bob Whitten kicked the extra point. Chapel Hill found the local’s forward wall immovable and kicked out of danger. After a series of fumbles Chapel Hill recovered on the local’s 35 yard line. Failing to gain the ball was punted into the end zone. Chapel Hill never plowed deeper into (the Rambler’s territory. Mootre punted to Chapel Hill’s 35 yard line. Smith, the Hilltqppers Safe ty man, fumbled and Whitten re covered. On straight drives thru the line Whitten picked up 20 yards and charged through the same hole for the second touch down. % The last score came after a pass from Day to Holeman and Whit ten again drove over Chapel Hill’s left tackle for the score. Chapel Hill’s Big Team was lost when Pinkerton was injured and taken from the game. In weight the two teams were evenly match ed. Jackosn, end, Pinkerton, back and Jones, tackle played Heavy Sales Predicted For Local Weed Market Monday “Field Day” Today is “Field Day” at the local golf course at Loch Lily, H. K. Strang, secretary of the Country Club , anounced yes terday. . .With over 130 members now on the roster and four holes practically complete at the course, club officials are look ing to the future. This after noon, golfing members of the club will be on the course with clubs and balls to teach the non-golfing .members( .who would like to learn) a few of the fundamentals of the game as played by Roxboro’s best. A large crowd of golfing be ginners, old golfers and spec tators are expected to be on hand for this afternoon’s les son at the Country Club. COMING TO TOWN Everyone Who Has Nev er Seen Talking Picture In vited Thursday, Friday. The First Timers are coming to town. Next Thursday and Friday will find the doors of the Palace Thea tre wide open for men and wo men, white or colored, who have never seen a talking motion pic ture. This big event is sponsored by the Palace Theatre and the Per son. County Times. On the inside of this paper may be found a coupon and when this coupon is properly filled out by a person who has never seen a talking mo tion picture that person will be entitled to free admission to the theatre to see “Mother Carey’s Chickens.” No one knows how many “First Timers” will come to see the show. It has been indicated that there are several hundred peo ple in this county who have nev er seen a talkie, but not all of these are expected. Manager Kirby stated that he wanted these people to know that they were all wanted and that the theatre extended a warm wel come to all who would come. There are no strings tied to the offer. FINAL RESULTS Carolina, 14 Tulane, 17. Duke, 7 Colgate, 0. brilliantly for the visitors. Next Friday Roxboro plays Ox ford away from home. Line-up: Holeman L. E. Jackson Whitfield L. T. Love Woods L. G. Green Moore C. Wooton , * Allen R. G. Smith Garrett R. T. Nice Michaels R. E. Edwards Day Q. Pinkerton. Dixon L. H. Mull White R. H. Hendrix Whitten F. Fox Score by periods; Roxboro 7 6 6 0 -19 Chapel Hill 0 0 0 0 -0 Subs - Roxboro: Green, Brewer, Hester, Wagstaff, Lunsford, Riley, Long, Foushee and Carver; Chap el Hill: Stovall, Moudy, Pond, T. Love, and Hargrave. Officials: Titus (111.), Tilly (Wake Forest); Timekeeper, James (Elon). THE TIMES IS PERSON'S PREMIER NEWSPAPER* i A LEADER AT ALL TIMES Market Nearly Reaches Mil lion Mark At End Os Fri day’s Sales. The Roxboro Tobacco Market has sold right at one million pounds of tobacco for the sea son. Official figures prove that over 900,000 pounds have actually been sold and reports indicate that over 200,000 pounds will be on hand Monday morning. Tobaco prices picked up in Roxboro last week and growers went home beter satisfied than they* had been the entire two weeks of previous selling. Better tobacco is coming to Roxboro now and much better prices are resulting. With colder weather predicted, farmers will probably start selling faster. Farmers over the entire coun-—» ty are holding on to their auto mobile tickets and much inter est is being manifested in the car that is to be given away by the warehousemen and the Cham ber of Commerce. GYM ATHELENA GOING UP FAST Stuldent Body To Have State Fair Exhibit On “Roanoke Island.” The building committee for the gymnasium at Helena, is com posed of Messrs. J. G. Chambers, Chairman, Floyd Hicks, L. C. Liles, W. L. Barton and Mrs. : P. B. Holeman states that if the weather is good, the building should be complete in 30 days. The foundation is already laid. The entire student body and faculty of Helena school are busy preparing their exhibit for the state fair. The theme of the exhibit is “Roanoke Island” and the stu dents after collecting all the information concerning the early settlement are now attempting in cooperation with every de partment in school to rebuild Roanoke Island. The committee plans to carry the exhibit to Ra leigh next Monday. Magazine Contest The Helena High School and seventh grade are participating in in a magazine contest, spon sored by Curtis Publishing com pay. The students are divided in two groups, the “greens” and “golds,” which provides interesting com petition. The money made from the contest will be added to the gymnasium fund. Also if the en tire school sells at least $l5O worth of magazines, the school will receive a sound production System from Curtis Publishing company. Cafeteria The W. P. A. has made it pos sible for Helena School to have a cafeteria this year. Mrs. Bud Blalock is running the cafeteria and the teachers are doing the supervising. Hot lunches are sold at 5 and' 10 cents per plate. Also a large frigidaire has been 'secured, which makes it possible to sell ice cream. WITH HEALTH STAFF Dr. Walter Hughes, Negro phy sician with thei Department of Epidemiology of the State Board of Health, joiaed the local health staff Thursday and will be here > for about a month. While here j, he will carry on an educational x program in the oolored schools with special emphasis on vener eal disease clinic if he is needed | in that capacity.