PERSON COUNTY TIMES
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
J. S. MERRITT, Editor M. C. CLAYTON, Manager
E. J. HAMLIN City Editor.
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Class Matter At The Postoffice At Roxboro, N. C., Under
The Act Os March 3rd., 1879-
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938
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PEOPLE ARE VERY UNGRATEFUL THINGS
The boy scouts are meeting with the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
tonight. Once a year the boys meet with the two civic clubs and
thus they get an opportunity to show and tell something of what
they do. The scouts are always doing something but business men
are so constituted that they do not take time out to observe what
our fuure citizens are doing or
trying to do.
Scouts of Person county have
been busy all this year. Their
program has been a well round
ed one and they have accomplish
ed much. It’s impossible for type
and ink to tell what scouting has
done in this county because type
and ink will not print a picture
of character.
We are often inclined to over
look the good things of life and
scout work is often overlooked
by the business men of this coun
ty. As long as the boys are not
actually in trouble we pay little
attention to the way that they
are being trained outside of our
homes. |
Scoutmasters have a big job
and they work at it free of
charge. They give hour after hour
to the scouts and these hours soon
run into days and weeks. Still
they get no pay and very sel
dom any thanks.
Really, we are very ungrate
ful and do not seem to care what
happens to our boys. Let’s change
this situation.
ANOTHER SOUTHERN
PROBLEM FOR YOU
Readers of this paper may be
getting tired of reading about
k Problems otf the
but please remember that
paper is only trying to help
the south remedy these problems.
We have told of several prob
lems in recent issues and now
, yve present another that has
outlined by the National
Council.
Reports of one of the largest
/life-insurance companies show
-yihat more people in the southern
//area than elsewhere die without
/flkeijicalaid. The same company
SAwaoffednj a recent year a rise
[ot. in the death rate
r~b*>me n»e South Atlantic Sta-
I tes, JhougNJin no other region
\±iad the deiqii rate risen above
percept, and in some sections
i*'"HaS~d^dined!
fatof pellegra, that
almost exclu
- chiefly due
it responds to
meas
'ng cities
from of the
''families are
pending than e
©jougtu to purcn»s£
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FIRmTIMERS’
Qp£er KffWof
i have
never seen'a tainng
ture to be his guests at the Pal
ace theatre today and tomorrow.
.. You may be surprised, and we
may be wrong, but it has been
estimate that there are 2,000 a
dults in this county who have
never seen a talking movie.
It would He very interesting
to know the reaction of those see
ing a show for the first time.
Will it be what they expected
or will they be amazed? Our
guess is that they will enjoy it
and Mr. Kirby deserves credit for
introducing them to the outside
world.
FOR NEWSPAPER SERVICE
DIAL 4801.
Pat Objected To
‘Tempting Fate’
Scene 150, Page 110-A in the
script of “Garden of the Moon,”
the Warner Bros, musical with
Pat O’Brien, Margaret Lindsay
and John Payne in the leading
roles which opened today at the
Dolly Madison theatre, had to be
re-written because O’Brien is
Irish.
The scene had a line which Pat
was supposed to say after he
broke his watch in the course of
an argument. The line, to be spok
en sadly after the horological
mishap, was, “The watch my mo
ther gave me —on her deathbed.”
Such an occurrence was supposed
to make the O’Brien opponent in
the argument, young Payne, sad
too, and more amenable to rea
son, on Pat’s side.
But Pat went to Busby Berke
ley, the director, and said he
couldn’t speak that line. He said
it might be because he is Irish
and therefore superstitions, but
his mother is alive. Speaking the
line as it was written originally
would have been, according to
, Pat, something like thumbing his
nose at fate. Berkeley heard Pat
out deferred to Pat’s Celtic
reasoning.
The line was changed to: “The
Watch my mother gave me
for my graduation.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
9:45 A. M. - Bible School.
11:00 A. M. - Preaching by the
Pastor.
6:30 P. M. - Baptist Training
Union.
7:30 P. M. - Preaching by the
Pastor. There will also be a
Baptismal Service.
A cordial welcome is extended
to the public.
W. F. WEST, Pastor.
Honor Roll
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Riley.
6th grade - Lula Davis.
7th. grade - Hazeline Davis,
Dalton Gillis, Alma Hughes, Lois
West, Kathleen Wilbom. - -
Bth. grade - Pearl Hicks, Jose
phine Gentry, Lucille Rudder,
Ida Lou Shelton, Elsie West.
9th. ggade - Hallie Crumpton,
Melvin Gentry, Hazel Slaughter.
10th. grade - Allie Brann, Mol
lie Brann, Frances Evans, Geral
dine Moorefield, Ha Riley, Do
cie Vickers. ~
Uth. ' grade - Rosie Averette,
Marie Davis ,Janie Hughes.
Fire Drills
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an orderly manner and retained
their line until the bell sounded
for them to march back.
Results in every case were high
ly satisfactory and proved that
the students could empty a build
ing in case of fire within the ne
cessary time limit
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Its diaphragm coupled with a
photoelectric cell, a new cam
era automatically adjusts the dia
phragm for correct exposures af
ter the camera has been focused
and the shutter speed set.
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C-
Platform Built Especially for Kibitzers
Loyal members of the Amalgamated Order of Steamshovel Watchers, Des Moines Local 198, walch tl<
excavations for the new home office of the Bankers Life company from a platform especially bulit iu
them after onlookers complained because the contractor had fenced in the excavation site. The platform is
Inside the fence and is protected from flying debris.
With Our Contemporaries
Cobb County Times
GOSSIPING
Gossip is the curse of the nat
ion. It is the golden - tongued
devil that ruins and breaks the
lives of many eager well-meaning
people.
With the power of queer dis
torting facts to make the story
smack of more enticing details,
the gossiper is guilty of murder
in too many cases. Frequently a
mere hint of a rumor, the results
of some petty jealousy, takes
form, becomes a hideous fact as
some hoiler->than-thou tells an
other of her pick-the-bone ac
quaintances, and in time the
hearsay becomes a qhinous lie
that wrecks an otherwise happy
home, breaks down a respectable
character, drives an honored citi
zen into misery, and generally
is destructive.
While this is going on the or
iginal story teller and her gos
sip helpers continue to sit at their
phones, play their bridge, attend
church regularly, and live a nor
mal life, quite undisturbed by
the havoc wrought in someone
else’s life.
On a radio program Sunday a
reader of poetry read an inter
esting lesson in rhyme. The idea
was that an innocent rumor
started its rounds “what was
an accident became a crime.” A
happy home was almost wrecked,
the story grew, became the hus
band grabbed his wife and “beat
her to a blister.” When the truth
was uncovered, and too many
times it isn’t, the fact was that the
husband/ had grabbejd his wife
and “hugged and kissed her.”
Why not think before gossip
ing
Louis Graves
In Chapel Hill Weekly
A MAN EMBOLDENED
After all that has been publish
ed about the unacceptability of
anonymous letters, it seems stran
ge that so many continue to come
to the newspapers. It would not
be surprising if they came from
ignorant people, but sometimes
I get an unsigned letter that was
obviously written by an educated
person. Such a one came in a
few days ago. It was about dogs.
The main point in it was that the
noise made by my dogs in Chap
el Hill was a nuisance. I would
not regard this as such a den
gerous declaration that a man
should have any objection to put
ting his name to it A comical
thing is that in his opening para
graph he says: “Your editorial
has given me courage to men
tion,” etc. The courage appears
PEAJNUT PROGRAM
A program to maintain prices
to peanut growers by diverting a
portion of the 1938 crop to oil
and by-products has been laun
ched by the AAA. Under this
program, payments will be made
to participating organizations for
losses on sales for diversion.
EDIBLE WILD PLANTS
North Carolina boasts of many
edible wild plants, according to
Dr. M. F. Buell, of the State Col-
to have faded out before signing
time came.
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Chapel Hill Weekly
SIGN OF ILLITERACY
Last week I expressed the fear
that J. T. Gobbel’s singing his
name legibly might disqualify
him for employment by the Bank
of Chapel Hill. “This reminds
me,” says Raymond Adams, “of
an incident. A few years ago an
attempt was made to ascertain
the illiterates in Orange County
by examining the tax books, on
the theory that those whose 'sig
natures could not be read or those
who had to have others sign for
them needed remedial treatment.
When the list emerged it includ
ed the name of the cashier of
the Bank of Chapel Hill and the
President of the University the
one because no one could read
his name, the other because some
one else (his secretary) had
signed for him.”
News and Observer
OLD MOVEMENT
One of the aspects of the South
ern situation which fias receiv
ed a good deal of attention is the
migration of native Southerners
to other states to make their liv
ings and their homes. Among o
ther Southern States, North Caro
lina has lost more citizens than
it has gained by the movement
of citizens among the States. It
has sometimes been suggested
that this migration from the South
began with the poverty which
followed the War of the Sixties.
Actually, so far as North Caro
lina is concerned, the process was
well underway before the War
began. The census of 1860 gives
the number of white North Caro
linians born and residing in the
State as 634,220, the number of
native North Carolinians living
in other States as 272,606, and
the number of persons bom in
other States but living in North
Carolina as 23,845. Thus in the
migration of white citizens from
State to State, North Carolina in
1860 showed a net loss of near
ly a quarter of a million people,
a larger loss in population than
the 1930 census showed.
The 1860 census showed other
Southern States losing by the
processes of migration as follows:
Georgia, 82,619; Kentucky, 183,-
672; Maryland, 96,564; South
Carolina, 179,023; Tennessee, }93,
357; and Virginia, 331,359.
People did not begin to leave
the South after the war. There
was poverty in the Old South and
promise elsewhere of escape from
it.
lege Botany Department Among
them are poke weed, spring
cress, lamb’s quarters, purslane,
dendelion, and sea kale.
San Pedro, Cal—A $250 Chine
se junk made port here after an
83-day journey across the Pacific
from Shanghai, China. With the
skipper, 37-year old Dr. E. Allen
Peterson, native of Los Angelas,
were his Japanese bride and
two Russian sailors, who navi
gated the frail craft with a eon
pass and a knowledge of the,
stars. % I
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Perkins On Fair
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have never been shown here
such as the Electric Auto ride,
Boomerang Rides and the new
Dipsy - Doodle ride.
Included among the fifteen
shows are the Midget village, fea
turing the world’s smallest mo
ther, Havana big girl revue,
Speedy Palmers Motordrone, Art
Lewis Cotton Club revue featur
ing Marjorie Stevens, late of Jack
Dempsey’s New York Restauant,
Art Comerse Palace of Wonders
and many more new and novel
attractions.
Children’s day for white child
ren will be observed on Tuesday,
October 25 and colored children
on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
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Blaze Victim
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Vel fire department and others
who worked so faithfully in ex
tinguishing the recent fire at my
home.”
Baptist W. M. U.
Meets At Bethel
The W. M. U. of the Beulah as
sociation recently met at Bethel
church for a day of study.
Mrs. G. G. Woody, president of
the Bethel Society, led the devo
tional. Mrs. A. S. deVlaming was
teacher for the morning session.
The book for study was “Fol
lowing In His Train,” a history
of Woman’s Misionary Union.
Mrs. deVlaming, in a quiet,
fqrcejful manneß, reviewed the
life of Miss Fannie Heck,' North
Carolina’s own pioneer in Wo
man’s work. Other lives were pre
sented and the result of their
work and devotion were given.
The afternoon session was giv
en to the study of Y. W. A. and
Young Peoples’ work. Mrs. R. L.
Wilburn, in her pleasing way was
theacher and all who heard were
filled with a yearning to do more
for their Father’s kingdom than
ever before.
The attendance was greater
than at any other session of
study. Something over one hun
dred being resent.
A bountiful lunch with hot cof
fee was served in the church
grove.
Mrs. Lillian Day, Sec.
ZIPPER HOT DOG 3
m ' '<
This demonstration of the new hot
dog with a “presto and It’s off coat”
was made at a recent convention of
batchers in Milwaukee, Wl». The
new type of wienie ht« a perforated
easing which operates on the princi
ple of a stpper.
It’s Smart To Be Green -
Yes Sir! GREEN wIU be a predo
minating color in men’s clothing
We have plenty of greens for you
i to pick from, in the newest weaves,
r herringbones, diagonals, tweed es-
I ects, etc* Tailored in up-to-the-min
ute styles by Clothcraft lined with
; lIIP MMm Eari-Glo Rayon, and priced to fit
Jttllß your pocket-book at
$15.00 to $27.50
Burns, Gentry & Strum
Stunt Plane With Fair
Shown above is a picture of the Stunt Plane owned by Mr. Lew
is of the Art Lewis Shows which will stunt and perform over Rox
boro and community during fair week.
Another Short Skirt Era Is Here
Fashion experts’ predictions that the knee-length skirts of the flapper
>a aie on their way back appear a little late. They have already
arrived, judging from this Miami street scene.
One of the most widely known
automobile builders has received
a patent for a motor to be mount
ed over the rear axle of passeng
er cars without interfering with
their balance.
The Latvian government has
(formed two companies for the
exploitation of peat fields and
the manufacture of peat products
for the production of slate and
artificial slate.
Paper bombs filled wiht chem
ical that explodes on contact with
Cold Weather Is Coming
Get Ready Now—
Prestone, gal $2.95
Batteries $3.95 and up.
Tires (4:75x19) new .. $5.65 and up.
HEATERS
2 gals. Penn. Oil 85c
WE INSTALL AUTO GLASS.
TOM’S BATTERY CO.
Phone 2261 Roxboro, N. C.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 19|g
heat, releasing a violent puff of
an inert gas, have been invented
by an Italian for extinguishing
fires.
Coated with a luminous paint,
paper stars and conscents that
glow several hours after lights
have been turned off at night
have been invented for decorat
ing nursery ceilings.
SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN
ROXBORO.