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VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938 NUMBER THIRTEEN
I PERKINS LAUDS
I SHOWS ENGAGED
1 FOR PERSON FAIR
H Fair President Says Roz-
K' boro Fortunate In Secur
f ing Midway Attraction.
p. “Person County’s Agricultural
| v Fair which opens in Roxboro,
[ • Monday, October 24, is indeed
p fortunate in securing the Art
K Lewis Shows for the midway at
| * tractions this year,” President R.
1 L. “Bob” Perkins said this morn-
I ing.
I M. G. Stokes, advance repre-
L sentative, states that the Art
R Lewis Shows are one of the lar-.
K: gest midway attractions on tour
L j- with their 15 feature rides and
E 15 shows which will be presented
E'“3s the main attraction.
The Art Lewis Shows will also
E present to the people of Roxboro
K and surrounding communities
Four Big Free day on
the midway. They include Ade
laide Nichol’s Dancing Elephants,
Which feature Miss Nelson, the
only elephant woman trainer in
f America. “This act in itself is
something that will please adults
and every child attending the
, fair,” President Perkins stated.
The Four Stars is a free Aerial
Act showing performers doing
breath-taking acrobatics 110 feet
in the air without the aid of
nets.
Something new and novel is the
Stunt Plane owned by Mr. Lewis
and piloted by Speedy Palmer
who will reach here on Sunday
and base here for the entire week.
The entire cmomunity will be
treated to some very high class
stunt flying. During the week
P Mr. Palmer will fly over the city
and release several passes to the
gate, so residents in the com
munity over which the plane re
leases the tickets should see
whether they can find the lucky
l ticket which will gain for them
free admission to the Fair.
Some of the new features that
i Mr. Lewis is bringing to Roxboro
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“FIRST TIMERS”
AREHERETODAY
Free Admission Offer Con
tinues Tomorrow At Local
Theatre Event.
The “First Timers” are coming
to town today and tomorrow in
large numbers, advance notices
indicate.
Many are expected at both af
ternoon and evening perform
ances today with the vanguard
expected to put in appearances
Friday.
> The big event is sponsored by
the Palace Theatre and the Per
j son Comity Times. On the inside
of this paper may be found a
coupon, which when properly
filled out will admit any person
who has never witnessed a talk
ing picture to the theatre today
and tomorrow..
“Mother Carey’s Chickens,” a
first run feature picture, has been
booked for the “Fiist Timers”
introduction to motion pictures.
No one knows how many
“First Timers” will be here to
day and tomorrow to see the
show but it has been indicated
that there are several hundred
i people in this county who have
never seen a talkie.
O. T. Kirby, manager of the
r, theatre, in a statement yesterday,
: said, “Anyone who has never
seen a talking picture is cordial
ly invited on these days. There are
[ no strings attached. Your state
ment written on one of the reg
ular forms, is all that is neces
sary”.
Tobacco Sells Better At Home Try Roxboro Now
Imon^dimrs
Court Opens - Zep Tested - Duce Sets Pace
’ I—Charles Evans Hnghes, chief justice of the United States Supreme court, as he left his home to attend
the opening of the 1938-39 session. 2 —After a successful day’s test the new Graf Zeppelin, commanded by
Dr. Hugo Eckener, landed at Friedrichshafen, Germany. 3—Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy sets the pace
for his officers while reviewing a regiment at Gradisea, Italy, recently. •>
Five-Mon ths- Old
Negro Baby Is
Burned To Death
* A five-months-old Negro
baby was completely burned
to death in the Mill Creek
community near here yester
day morning, when the home
of E. L. Lawson was com
pletely destroyed by fire.
Lawson’s wife had left the
house where she was doing the
week’s washing, to go to the
spring about a hundred yards
awaiy, telling) her 4-year-old
daughter, Ann Hardy, to pick
up the paper in the yard. Her
daughter’s screams a few min
utes later attracted her at
tention. The house was a com
plete mass of flames by this
time and the baby could not
be rescued.
Both the 4-year r old girl and
a pair of twins, age 2, made
gojod their escape from trte
burning house.
AGED WOMAN DIES
AT COUNTY HOME
Funeral Services To Be
Held Tomorrow For Miss
Elizabeth Cothran.
Miss Elizabeth Cothran, 94,
died yesterday at 10:00 P. M.
at the Person County Home. I
Miss Cothran had been in fail- 1
ing health for the past several
years, but her condition was not
considered serious until a few
days ago, when she was confined
to her bed.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at New Bethel M. E.
church, with her pastor, the Rev.
E. L. Hill, of Timberlake, officiat
ing. Interment will follow im
mediately in the church ceme
tery.
Miss Cothran, was a member of
the New Bethel M. E. church,
near Rougemont, North Carolina.,
practically all her life. She is sur
vived by one nephew, Mr. J.
Frank Cash, of Timberlake, and
one neice, Mrs. J. M. Burton, of|
Timberlake. No other immediate
relatives survive.
BROTHER DIES
Charles Isley of Greensboro,
brother of E. B. Isley, principal
of the Moriah school, died Wed
nesday at his home in Greens
boro. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow at Bethany.
Roxborb High meets Oxford to
morrow for grid battle.
Town Board Authorizes
Advertising Os 1937 Taxes
Bethel Hill PTA
Holds Meeting
At Providence
October Program Presented
At Meeting Held In Bap
tist Church.
Patrons of Bethel Hill High
school \Mho live in the; Provi
dence community met in the Pro
vidence church Tuesday night to
hear the October program of the
Bethel Hill P. T. A.
Mrs. T. G. Buchanan and Mr.
R. K. Young led a short devot
ional. Mrs. E. L Wehrenberg pre
sided over the meeting, sharing
honors with Mrs. Lewis S. Can
non, chairman of the program
committee.
Under the supervision of Miss
Kate Johnson, choruses made up
of high school and grammar grade
students gave musical numbers.
Mary Crutchfield of the class of
’39 sang “Indian Love Call.” Miss
Johnson played a medley of
standard songs.
Mrs. Wehrenberg spoke on “The
Work of the P. T. A.” Mrs. J.
H. Merritt told the assemblage
“What I would like for the
school to do for my child in Phy
sical Growth.” Coach Gibson an
swered with “What the School is
Trying to do for Your Child in
Physical Growth.”
Principal Lewis S. Cannon
spoke stressing a more under
standing relationship between
parent and teacher.
Bethel Students
Read Many Books
Records show that Bethel Hill
High school students read an av
erage of over two books per stu
dent for the first school month
and school officials are pleased
by the fact that the students are
reading the proper books.
Dr. W. H. Woody, prominent
Baltimore doctor, has given the
school over $1,000.00 for buying
books and equipment during the
past two years. The library is
called Woody Memorial Library
in honor of his parents.
Miss Frances Woody has been
employed by the W. P. A. to look
after the library.—
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Floodlights have been installed
by an Illinois railroad at some
of its crossings.
Ordinance Prohibiing Turn
ing Around In Main St,
Business District Passed.
The Town Board in regular ses
sion Tuesday night authorized
the advertising of delinquent
taxes on December 1. City Mana
ger James C. Harris said yester
day.
Citizens who have not attended
to this matter are urged by town
officials to do so as early as pos
sible in order to avoid confus
ion and embarrassment.
An ordinance to prohibit motor
ists from turning around at any
intersection on Main Street be
tween Reams avenue and Factory
streets was pased by the board
at Tuesday’s meeting. Previously
the rule applied only to “U” turns,
however, the present ordinance
prohibits any turning around.
The board also authorized wat
er service for any patrons outside
of the city limits provided they
will pay for the construction of
the water lines.
T. B. Woody and R. P. Burns
appeared before the board re
questing that sewer lines be ex
tended through Sunset Hill, new
residential development in West
Roxboro. Action on this request
was deferred.
FIRE DRILLS HELD
IN CITY SCHOOLS
Buildings Emptied Fast In
Unexpected Drill Conduct
ed By Chief O’Briant.
Fire Chief, Henry O’Briant,
conducted fire drills in four city
school today with excellent re
sults from each school.
These drills were held in ob
servance of National Fire Pre
vention Week.
The students were not told
that the fire drills would be con
ducted and when the fire siren
sounded they did not know that
the drill was a practice one.
Person County Training School
students, 700, left the building in
59 seconds; Central students, 467,
in one minute and 34 seconds;
East Roxboro, 60, in 27 seconds
and the Roxboro High school boys
and girls, 535, came out in one
minute and 51 seconds.
In each instance the truck pull
ed up in front of the building
and the bell and serin was sound
ed. The pupils marched out in
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MASKED BANDITS
ROB MITCHELL’S
STORE LAST NIGHT
Bold Thieves Hold Up
Clerk And Make Off With
Large Sum.
Three masked bandits last night
entered Mitchell’s store at Woods
dale, held up the clerk, Allie Ro
gers, and absconded with'slßs of
.the store’s money.
The three men, heavily masked,
entered the store just as Rogers
was counting up the day’s re
ceipts and closing for the night.
Sticking a gun in his face, they
ordered him to hand over the
money.
No clues to their identity was
left by the elusive robbers. Their
faces were completely covered
and they did little talking. Ro
gers said he could offer no sign
of a clue toward identifying the
bold thieves.
Sheriff M. T. Clayton, contacted
this morning, said he believed the
bandits to be residents of that
section who were familiar with
he business and knew just when
to pull the trick. He said he
would personally investigate the
case this afernoon.
Thirty - Seven
Make Honor Roll
At Allensville
First Month List Released;
90 Percent Class Average
Required.
Thirty-seVien students made
the honor roll at the Allensville
school for the first month of
school. To make the honor list a
student must average above 90
percent on all class work and 95
percent on conduct. The list is as
follows:
Ist. grade - None. No report
given.
2nd. grade - Rudolph Clayton,
C&yde Gentry, Jlr., Kelly Genr
try, Buddy Gentry, Nancy Gen
try and Fannie Mae Nelson.
3rd. grade - Randall Dunn,
Grace Carroll Gentry, Eugene
Moorefield.
4th. grade - Miriam Chandler.
5 th. grade - Myrtle! Adcock,
Catherine Ford Clayton, Bennie
Gentry, Rachel Hargis, Rohena
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BLAZE VICTIM
THANKS CA-VEL
Fire Department Prevents
Serious Damage to Robert
son Home.
In a letter received this morn
ing, E. J. Robertson of Woodsdale
thanks the Ca-Vel Fire Depart
ment for their work in extinguish
ing the blaze at his home last
week.
A “devastating fire” which
might have completely destroyed
the home was checked by prompt
assistance on the part of the Ca-
Vel department. The blaze, catch
ing in a stable close to the home
spread to a nearby barn and both
were completely destroyed. A
pair of mules released from the
stables wandered into the high
way and were so seriously in
jured as to make it necessary
to shoot them.
The damage was estimated at
$3,500.
Mr. Robertson’s complete letter
follows: “I wish to express my
sincere appreciation to the Ca
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Manslaughter Case Heads
October Superior Court To
Convene Here Next Monday
Helena Places
Third In Exhibits
At State Fair
Educational Division Hon
ors Awarded To Local
County School.
Helena High school placed third
in the educational exhibits at the
State Fair this week, Principal
R. C. Garrison anounced today.
The committee, in charge of
this department selected eight
schools from the entire state to
put on these exhibits, wheih
showed a wide variation in
school work.
The first prize of $75 went to
Township No. 3 High School,
Cleveland county, the second
prize of $65 went to Apex High
School, and the third prize, S6O,
was won by Helena School. The
Judges made only three awards
since the other five schools were
to receive SSO each.
The remaining five schools
were: Wendell High, Bethel Hill,
Perquimans County, Greensboro
City Schools and Lilesville.
The score card used by the
judges for these exhibits listed
(1) Educational Value - 45 points.
(2) Attractiveness - 30 points.
(3) Simplicity and Unity - 25
points. .
Person County had the honor
of being selected to put on two
of the eight exhibits.
These exhibits are now on dis
play at the State Fair and will
be there through Saturday.
All Person County friends are
urged to see these exhibits when
at the fair in Raleigh.
Bethel Hill Has
Two Exhibits At
N. C. State Fair
Person Institution Is Only
One In State Permitted To
Have Two Exhibits.
Bethel Hill High school is the
only school in the state which
has been permitted to have two
exhibits at the State Fair being
held in Raleigh this week.
Eight state schools were sel
ected to put on Agricultural ex
hibits.
The educational exhibit put on
by the fifth grade portrayed life
during the early colonial period.
Miniature colonial furniture was
made. The mode of travel was
shown by a miniature wagon and
oxen. Colonial clothes were made.
Booklets, scrapbooks and posters
were made by the students to
show how extensive the study was
carried on.
The Agriculture Class exhibit
was “Tobacco Needs Potash.”
This exhibit won fourth place of
S4O.
THOMAS AND OAKLEY
STAGING ONE CENT SALE
Thomas and Oakley, local drug
store, is staging its annual one
cent sale this week. The sale be
gan yesterday and will continue
through Saturday.
Hundreds of items have been
placed on sale at the regular j
price and the purchaser may get,
another just like the first one for’
an extra penny.
This event comes once a year
with this store and many useful
items are placed on sale for this
occasion.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAJ»ERS
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
Spears To Make Last Ap
pearance On Local Bench;
Carr To Prosecute.
One case of manslaughter and
two charges of attack with in
tent to kill headline the October
term of Person County Superior
Court, scheduled to convene here
Monday morning.
The first two days of the week
will be given over to criminal
docket with the latter part of the
week being consumed by a heavy
civil docket. Judge Marshall T.
Spears. Durham jurist, will be
on the bench, his last term here
as he was not a candidate for re
election in the last primary. Sol
icitor Leo Carr, the Democratic
nominee for judge of this dis
trict, will do the presecuting.
Dallas Lawson, young negro,
charged with the death of Ed
Woody in a fatal highway acci
dent in August was placed under
a $750 bond by Judge W. I. New
ton for his appearance at Super
ior Court next week.
Love Newman will be charged
with assault with a deadly wea
pon with intent to kill Amos
Newman, alias James Louis New
man, alias Naemon Newman, his
nephew, over a card game in
which two were participating on
Sugar Hill in North Roxboro.
For an attack upon Onslow
Gentry, Rufus Cameron will face
a charge similar to that of New
man. Cameron allegedly attack
ed young Gentry with a knife
near Helena. k
P. T. A. TO MEET
AGAIN TUESDAY
“Social Education” Will
Be General Theme Os Pro
gram; Several Speakers.
The local Parent - Teacher's
association will hold its second
meeting of the year Tuesday af
ternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the
Central Grammar school, it was
announced yesterday.
The general theme for Tues
day’s session, it is understood,
will be “Social Education.” Mrs.
E. V. Boatwright is in charge of
the program while Mrs. H. M.
Beam, president of the local as
sociation, will preside over the
business meeting.
Four short talks on the gen
eral theme make up the bulk of
the program. Miss Inda Collins,
Mrs. B. G. Clayton, Miss Lucille
Clark, all teachers in the city sys
tem, and Mrs. Boatwright will
speak on social activities needed
at the Central School, High School
in the Elementary Grades at High
School and at home respectively.
The attendance banner will as
usual be given to the grade hav
ing the largest attendance of
parents.
MORE HAPPY PARENTS -
Mr. and Mrs. Arch William
Stone of Route 2 are announcing
the birth of a son on Tuesday,
October 11 at 10:40 o’clock. Moth
er and son are doing nicely.
ANY OLD CLOTHES
Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff, local wel
fare officer, this week isued a
call for any old discarded clothes
or shoes which might be distri
buted to the needy. Mrs. Wagstaff
said members of her personel
would be glad to call for any
such articles if notified by tele
phone at her office in the Hall
building.