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Log Cabin Quadrangle, on the edge of the 5,000-acre Duke forest, is the home of 32 students at the Uuke
university law school. The buildings are of log and concrete construction. There are four of the cabins,
with a recreational hall in the center. Cabins are linked together by a covered walkway. Accommodations are
at a premium, and those who live there are pleased with the atmosphere and advantages for study.
NEWS
. OF THE
WEEK
PALESTINE IS QUIETER
Jerusalem The British drive
to restore order in Palestine by
confiscating arms and ammuni
——tlonfound in small Arab towns
is bearing fruit. With compar
atively little bloodshed the rioting
»■;. =of the paSt year has been reduc
! - ed to small and unimportant out-
L breaks.
IkJHG hospital quarantined
»*•' Maywood, 111. —An outbreak
' of diphtheria has caused a quar
antine of the local veteran’s hos
jto pital, largest in the world. Al
/ . though only 14 of 1,750 patients
H are affected, ithe authorities are
fc taking all precautions.
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P; FORECAST
K New York City Executives
El*, shaping advertising budgets for
IS 1939 report heavy increases in
Eg-, pearly all industries, itheir • est
td pastes indicating a boom compar-
H£-able to 1937. Their explanation
that corporations are putting
BPgbh pressure to overcome the los
||i'.aes of the Secondary depression.
liMINISTERS TO
BPs€Company king
London, England On King
j||§i£seorge’s visit to Canada and this
Up country next Spring he will be
p||igyjlcompanied by Viscount Hali
|‘fs|£X, Foreign Secretary, and the
MpQjuke of Devonshire, Under-Sec-
for Dominion Affairs. They
UptypU not, however, accompany
jjFHgft on the full Canadian tour,
£jA. : that honor being reserved to Do
(jflljfeinion ministers.
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Rotarians’ Annual "Ladies
Night” Proves Gala Affair
Mock Wedding Highlights
Program With Local Batch
elors taking leading roles.
Hilarity and plenty of it was
the order of day as local Rotar
ians held their annual “Ladies
Night” program Thursday at Ho
tel Roxboro.
Formal speeches were dispen
sed with as club members enter
tained their wives, sweethearts
and just plain girl friends in
mock wedding ceremony with
batchelor members taking the
principal roles. Appitoximateily
135 members and guests were on
hand for the “surprise” program
arranged by Wheeler Newell,
Glenn Stovall, and Joe Kirby,
members of the program commit
tee. No small addition to the pro
gram was the delicious four
course turkey dinner served by
the hotel staff.
With H. L. Umstead directing
the proceedings, lots were drawn
among the bachelor ranks to see
who would “get married off.”
J. W. Gaddy, Jr., won the doubt
ful honor, “Doc” A. L. Allen don
ned the clerical robes and Glenn
Stovall and Wheeler Newell took
their places at the violin and piano
respectively.
The bride, a “beautiful” bu
xom country lass with a celery
corsage and plowlines draped a
round “her” neck was attended
by Lee Umstead, who gave “her”
away, and Gordon Hunter, the
dancing flower girl. Needless to
say, the ceremony •'had every
thing,” to use the words of one
of the participants.
The address of welcome was
given by George W. Kane with
Mrs. T. Miller White responding.
Howard K. Strang, president of
the club, presided as toastmas
ter.
Special guests of the evening,
introduced by R. L. Harris, were
Frank Pierson, president of the
Durham club, and Mrs. Pierson,
Clyde Cole, president of the Yan
ceyville club, and Mrs. Cole,, and
W. W. Warren, president of the
local Kiwanis club, and Mrs.
Warren.
FARMERS DEMAND LIBERTY
San Francisco, Cal—A “plat
form for agriculture” adopted by
the executive committee of the
National Grange demands self
determination by farmers and
opposes all legislation designed
tc “regiment” the farmer or “any
concentration of authority or in
fringement of State’s rights.”
The platform advocates also the
amourl: and simplification of the
existing Federal Farm Act.
District Health
Officer To Speak
To Schoolmasters
Dr. W. P. Richardson, health
officer for the Person - Orange -
Chatham district health depart
ment, will be the principal speak
er at the regular meeting of the
Schoolmasters’ club Tuesday
night, President J. W. Gaddy, Jr.
anounced yesterday.
The meeting, scheduled for 7
o'clock, will beheld at Hotel Rox
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Letters To Santa
The Times makes it a policy
to print all Letters to Santa Claus
received from the kiddies each
year at Christmas time.
This year, this paper will a
gain act as messenger boy to Old
Saint Nick from the boys and
girls of Person County. All let
ters received will be placed in
the hands of the Old Man himself
at his home at the North Pole.
Get them in as soon as possible
and they will be delivered in
plenty of time for him to fill your
ord:r on Christmas Eve.
SCOUT MATINEE
IS BIG SUCCESS
Large Number Os Toys
Collected For Welfare De
partment Santa Claus.
The annual boy scout toy
matinee held at the Palace thea
tre yesterday was very success
ful. A large number of toys were
collated by the scouts and
turned over to the welfare depart
ment for distribution to the needy
before Christmas.
Prior to the opening of the
theatre doors the scouts marched
down Main street to stir up a
little enthusiasm for the program.
A large number of toys were
in excellent shape while some
will have to undergo a little re
pair work before they can roll
or? the floor or dance a jig.
All of the children enjoyed the
program and seemed to be very
happy tq contribute a toy to
seme boy or girl who was less for
tunate. The theatre was donated
free of charge by O. T. Kirby,
.manager.
ROXBOB9, NORTH CAROLINA
Person Farmers To Help Decide Fate
Os Tobacco Quota System Saturday
Mrs. Nell Clay,
Former Teacher
Here, Succumbs
Funeral services for Mrs. Nell
Armstead Clay, wife of Dr. E. L.
Clay of Oxford, were conducted
Thursday afternoon at Lenning,
Va., by Rev. O. W. Dowd of Ox
ford. l
Mrs. flay died Tuesday night
at Watts 'hospital in Durham fol
lowing several months’ illness
She was the daughter of the late
Mr. and .jdrs. T. S. Armstead.
Mrs. Clay, prior to her mar
riage, taught here for several
years and is well known both in
Roxboro and throughout the
county.
Dr. and Mrs. Clay were marri
ed in 1936 and lived at Timber
lake until two years ago, when
they came to Oxford to make
their home.
She received her education at the
public school of South Boston,
Va., State Normal college, Wake
Forest college, and the University
of North Carolina. She was a
member of the Oxford Methodist
church and was active in the Ox
ford chapters of the Daughters
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Williams Final
Rites Conducted
In Virginia City
Funeral services were held
yesterday morning at 11 o’clock
in Keysville, Va. for Mrs. R. A.
Williams, widow of the late Bob
Williams, former resident of this
county, whose death occurred
Thursday.
Following the final rites, the
body was brought to the family
cemetery near Ceffo for inter
ment.
Mrs. Williams is the sister-in
law of Mrs. Beulah Farley and
Miss Margaret Williams of this
city and Walter Williams of
Live Oak, Fla., a frequent visitor
and former resident of this coun
ty.
Mrs. Williams had been in ill
health for several months and her
death, although a distinct shock,
was not entirely unexpected.
PERSON RELIEF
BILL ANNOUNCED
Total of $3,403.23 Spent By
Local Welfare Department
In November
Person County’s relief bill for
November totaled $3,403.23, with
348 different persons receiving
their individual cut, according to
the monthly report just complet
ed by Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff, county
welfare officer.
Old age assistance, as usual,
took the heaviest toll of funds
with $2,155 being spent for this
purpose. Two hundred fifty
seven persons received this aid.
One hundred ninety dependent
children from 73 families divided
$895, the amount allotted to this
division of relief. Aid to blind
totaled $lO5 with seven partici
pating in this fund. General re
lief amounted to $74.75.
During the past month, $148.48
was spent for hospitilazation and
$25 for boarding and home care.
New applications for public
assistance during November
were as follows: Old Age 33, Aid
to dependent children 23, general
relief 1, and other assistanne 3.
Along The Way
With the Editor
O. Y. Clayton, proprietor of a local beverage company, had a
nice trip last week. He traveled way out to Tennessee and back.
While on the trip he stopped at a large number of places and enjoy
ed all Ithe sights that could be seen. Yes, someone else was footing
the bills. Otto returned in four days and is now busy wondering
who will do this same thing for him again.
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GARLAND CHAMBERS ~ able to Collect khe quarter for
the want ad. Maybe he will pay
us when Sam Byrd Winstead pays him for his season’s work at the
warehouse.
Remember Alfred Walker, who lived in Roxboro ail his life un
til about ten years ago. Now you can well afford to claim being his
friend. His pidture appeared in a half page advertisement in Liberty
last week. The ad was one of those in which a man says something
about the tobacco buying of a large cigarette company. Alfred was
right in the ad looking at a leaf of tobcco and seemed to be passing
an opinion. Well Alfred we knew you when -At the pre
sent time he is buying|L__yco on the Durham market.
111 bet good W. D. Merritt is up a tree. He attends
about every football game that one man could possibly attend and
hates to miss a single one. Now how in the world is he going to see
Duke play California in the Rose Bowl. Please, if you are driving
through, save a seat for Mr. Merritt. All Roxboro wants him to see
that game.
Local Woman Named Head
Os Anti-Tax Crusade Here
Appointment Os Mrs. R. H.
Shelton Is Announced
From Chicago Headquarters
Mrs. R. H. Shelton, of Roxboro,
today was named chairman of a
local unit of the National Con
sumers Tax commission as wo
men here moved to join the com
mission’s nation-wide crusade a
gainst taxes pbnalizq the
consumers.
Her appointment was an
nounced from the commission’s
national headquarters in Chicago.
The commission is described
as a non-political organization
conducting a drive by housewives
of the nation against hidden and
direct taxes that add to the bur
den of the consumer by increas
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They’d Like
To Avoid Rush
Person R. F. D. carriers yes
terday issued a plea for citizens
to buy their stamps and do their
Christmas mailing as early as
possible in order to avoid the an
nual Yuletide rush.
Postoffice authorities are fa
miliar with this rush at Christ
mas time. They urge the cooper
ation of all in order that they may
render the most efficient service
possible.
“The mouth of the righteous
speaketh wisdom, and his tongue
talketh of judgement. The law
of his God is in his hear; none of
his steps shall slide.”
Psalms 37.
NUMBER TWENTY-ONE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 195*
Salesmen beware, better not
try to sell anything to Garland
Chambers of Timberlake. Garland
is raising money for the high
school gymnasium therje
and he doesn’t mind asking those
to contribute that he buys from.
He is going |to raise that money
one way or the other and he will
accept contributions from friend
or foe. They all look alike to him.
Ivey Featherston lost his
pocketbook last week and ran a
want ad in tthis paper in an ef
fort to find it. The ad read some
thing like this “Lost—A pock
etbook, finder can have every
thing in it if he will only return
the pockeltbook.” Later it was dis
covered that the pocketbook con
tained nothing except a driver’s
license, No. we have not been
Sewer Project
To Be Completed
Here Next Week
Sewer work, begun here sev
eral weeks ago, will be completed
next week, City Manager James
C Harris indicated yesterday.
Extension of sewer facilities
is being made on Gordon and
Charles streets and High School
drive, the city manager said, with
the Gordon street extension be
ing carried on into Sunset Hills,
new residential development in
West Roxboro.
The sewer project has been un
der the supervision of the local
street department in charge of
City Engineer I. O. Abbitt.
Peoples’ Offer
Free Service
The Peoples Case of Roxboro,
has agreed to cook, free of charge,
any hams or turkeys brought to
this case between now and Dec.
23rd.
Mr. Ameen the proprietor, stat
ed that he was doing this just to
help those people who had more
work than they cared to do or
to help those who did not know
how to cook hams or turkeys.
PATIENT
Dr. John Merritt has recently
undergone an operation at Watts
hospital, Durham, and is reported
to be recovering as well as could
be expected.
He has been a patient at this
hospital for several weeks.
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Floyd Addresses Gathering
Here As Vigorous Cam
paign For Control Goes On.
Polling Places Set
Person County tobacco growers
will go to the polls next Saturday
to decide whether they want mar
keting quotas again in 1939.
Polling places have been de
signated in each township
throughout the county by the
county committee and will be
open from 8:30 in the morning
until 5 o’clock in the afternoon,
the county agent’s office an
nounced yesterday. The vote will
be by secret ballot and separ
ate ballots will be cast for each
crop.
In Saturday’s voting, Person
County farmers will be participat
ing in a nation-wide referenda
and the total vote of farmers in
all states will determine wheth
er the marketing quotas will be
in effect next year. A two-thirds,
majority of approval is required
for the quotas to become effec-
Hall To Speak
Over WPTF
On Farm Bill
The County Agent’s office"
yesterday called the attention
of Person County farmers to a
series of radio broadcasts dur
ing the coming week over Sta
tion WPTF in Raleigh on the
control program which comes
up before local farmers in re
ferenda next Saturday.
Person County’s own Claude
,T. Hall is scheduled to make
the 15 minute address Thurs
day. Daily programs will be
held at 1:45 o’clock Monday
through Friday. A. L. Folger,
new congressman for this dis
trict is scheduled for an ad
ditional address at 6:15 Wed
nesday.
The week’s schedule at 1:45
is as follows: Monday, R. Hun
ter Pope; Tuesday, J. E. Win
slow; Wednesday, Dr. Clarence
Poe; Thursday, Claude T. Hall;
and Friday, B. B. Suggs.
tive.
Voting precincts have been an
nounced as follows:
Allensville township - Allens
vile school.
Bushy Fork township - F. T.
Whitfield’s store.
Cunningham township - T. H.
Owens.
Flat River township - J. G.
Chambers’ store.
Holloway township - Dixon’s
Old Store on No. 144.
Mt. Tirzah township - Mt. Har
mony school.
Olive Hill township - F. D.
Long’s store.
Roxboro township - Grand Jury
Room - Coutrhouse.
Woodsdale township j- E. J.
Robertson’s store.
A vigorous campaign is being
carried on in behalf of the con
trol program by national, state,
and county leaders. Featuring
the local campaign was an ad
dress here last night in the coun
ty courthouse by E. Y. Floyd, A.
A. A. executive officer at State
College. Floyd’s address will be
followed this week by township
meetings in each community, led
by township committee chairmen
with help from the local county
agent’s office and Roxboro busi
ness men.
In explaining the referenda,
Floyd said, “ the secretary of
agriculture is required under the
1938 Farm law to call for votes
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