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' X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY ft THURSDAY ROXBORO, THURSDAY, DEC. 15,1938 NUMBER TWENTY-TWO Bank To Distribute S9OOOO Waived Fund -7 . *■ ; ~ • ... •*'; 0 V 1 !: V M'.,' V is * * Harris Retains Post Here * V . . ’ ■' *~v«- ' ’ " •* 1 "JSji> * ' ? * . jjlf' •.>' I BOARD UNANIMOUS IN REQUEST THAT manalrremm I ’ Harris Expresses Satisfac , .tieOL Over CoUfldenee Os , Town Board. ~ The City Council in a unani t tnous resolution Tuesday night £ "urged City (Manager James C. jg Harris to withdr&sr Bis resigna lion and the city manager comply | request decided to |f||v Hama f Who iendered his resig natioh' to the board at its last November 8, in sll im3£||fP» to / -reconsider his decision' and re -1:,,’ A portion of the board's min fer ttfes reads as follows: Mri James resignation as City | Manager was taken up for dis | cussion in his absence, and after' i discussion it was unanmously re*’ I solved that he be requested to la reconsider and withdraw his Te p&gignation. Mr. Harris was then re st. caHed and upon ita/beinjf stated Ifeio him that such *'i*feaMiM»bad ft- imous sentiment 0f ' tK6 ,;»oard ft: Was altogether behind “pi; He ft stated that he had offered Ris re st: Si&pation in good faith, but in ft view of the attitude of the Board ft and the attitude of many friends ft ' bad spoken to. him person ft. aboutit-ttfe hWI. tnade up his ft mind to feeansider and withdraw E ■ his resignation. 'inife'ftrfetlpvyester himself as being in view of the con |p fidence expressed in me by the ft Board and of the attitude of so ft many, of the people of Roxboro it who have spoken to me personal ly .anii have written me so many ft/- nice letters. I hope I will be able Sb..tc justify this confidence in me,” Hjjfte ooncluded. P" Previous to Tuesday’s meeting, S neither Harris nor the Town ft Board had given any indication Pf as to what action Would be tak jp en. Had Harris refused to recon aider, the board would have been K/-faced with choosing a successor the approximately eight or who had applied K for "she position since Novem | berß ‘ k Six f Schools Report " j In Junior Roll Gall fc- ■>.. ■ % , * t ~ -4 . ■ -v %•• Kv v.- ■ 1> f ~ • •** T Six more Schools have reported p making a total of 38 Person Cotjtt- ty schoqls participating in th«j s| Junior Red Cross Roll Call which | has bee* '.lipddrwky :be£e. s|H« %'■ Armistice Day, Mrs. Robert Long* . Roll Calf” Chairman, said this ft morning.," p When last reported J 2 of the County’s 44 schools had * raised $118.99. This final 6-scbool -re port. adds.sls.39 to the original / fundj making a totalof $129.88. 'Additional schools reporting up until this morning were Allens k ville $3.18: Olive Hill $2.61 and i- Roxboro High school sßJHhamong the white schools and Cedar Grove Nd.l 35c; Ceday. CJrov*. No. 2,21 c; and Queena .Chapel SI,OO among the Negro schools. Vl# " ■. ’ • «4 J^ou||(Eimts Reconsiders ~ Sr » .. jgnnM -i Si,, - Manager Jim Harris Tues day.iiight withdrew his resigna tion, submitted to the Town Board l«i month, after that body had unanimously passed a reso luion requesting that he remain at his positionn. PERSON GROWERS REJECTiONTRQL County Gives 55 Percent Vote To Program; Two- Thirds Majority Required. With 3,368 Person County to bacco growers voicing their sen timent in last Saturday’s poll, the county failed to endorse the A. A. A. marketing control pro gram for 1939 by a small mar gin. A two-thirds majority in all the flue cured states was neces sary for the retention of mar keting quotas for another year and Person County although pil ing up an actual majority for the plan failed to give it the neces sary two-thirds sanction. Here’s how voters in the coun ty’s nine official precincts cast their ballots on the control ques tion: For Against Allensville 175 156 Bushy Fork 216 251 Cunningham 171 89 Flat River 145 247 Holloway 101 191 Mt. Tirzah 111 256 Olive Hill 370 62 Roxboro 346 234 Woodsdale 211 36 1,846 1,522 On a percentage basis, as fig ured in the local County Agent’s the returns showed that Sspercent of Person County the plan while 48 p^jc^frw^g^ainst. . Although quota. Pottioh of the ogram was killed bv ing, the .conservation phOgbßn Will .still be in effect, faring ficials* say, and the government Will still pay premiums to grow ers limiting their" aiereage and planting the required .amount of sbii bujldihg crops. V-" ' NEW DISTRIBUTOR O. Y. Clayton, proprietor- of Roxboro Beverage Co., announ ced this week tlmt his company was now'serving as distributor for Carling’s Black Label Besr and Carling’s Cream. These products are well kiiowp every- , where, Mr. Clayton stated, and' are classed as superior drinks. ■’ r > v .- v; LONG FUNERAL RITES Alfl HELD HERE SUNDAY cal Woman Saturday Is Shock To Community. Funeral services for Mrs. Henry D. Long, Sr., 54, well known resident of this city, were conducted from the home here Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. . Interment was made in Burch wood cemetery immediately fol lowing the services with Rev. J. H. Lanning and Rev. T. H. Ham ilton officiating. Mrs. Long’s death came as a distinct shock to this entire com munity where ..sfefcjvas held in high esteem. She hiid'undergone .an operation at Buke Hospital earlier in the week and was be lieved to be recuperating nicely until stricken .with parfeiysis at about 11 o’clock Saturday pioni ing. Death came at about 6:40 b’- clock that afternoon. . She was a member of Edgar Long Memorial Methodist church (Continued on Back Page) About One-Third Os “59 Neediest Cases” Are Taken Approximately one-third of the 59 cases prepared by the local welfare department for spread ing ‘‘Christmas Cheer” had been | taken this morning, according to j Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff, welfare of ficer. Citizens planning to take any of the remaining “opportuities” are urged to do so as soon as possible. It is probable that an additional list will be prepared and published when the first “59 neediest cases” have been cared for, Mrs. Wagstaff indicated. This paper carried the first batch of these cases in last Sun • day’s issue and the remaining 39 “cases” may be found on anoth er page in this issue. Chamber, Fire Department Urge Christmas Precautions o The Roxboro Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Roxboro Fire Department, urges the people of Roxboro to comply with the following safeguards in regard to Christmas decorations. “If you must have a candle in the window Christmas eve, make it an electric one, that is safe. “Use metal tinsel, flake asbestos and powdered mica for snow effects, instead of the highly dangerous paper clippings and cotton. - “Do not illuminate the tree with candles. Colored electric light -ssemblies are more ornamental and are safer. A spot light focussed .jupon the tree is, however the safest method of all. ii, “Smokers should exercise great care with their matches and jp&ftking materials while near trees and decorations. requiring alcohol, gasoline or kerosene should be avoided, ass^am?nih« Jlfctfsy toy motion picture machines using inflamable film. “Cheapplaythings should be forbidden, as they are often defectiVeqN*yß%jnri have insecure, dangerous connectionss. “If Santa he should be persuaded to avoid Ibng beard, and should from open lights and fires. His costume should iriade partially flame|>robf by spraying upon it a solution of water glassy ' ; . ;' “If' anyone’s ‘ clothing -does victim should be promptly or to smother the “In order » prevent the spread of any start, a bucket or water and a fire extinguisher at “MefOraat* should keep their places of business free frdtn fhb bish and-paper accumulations. “ ' 4 safeguard is to remove all evergreens im- Trustees riT iTiMr 2 •' V1 *£-. .> ■ • I ■ H ilii , wt; • 'i yWfSmfmi, ■ ftft ~ ■'&* ■ (.4gm K 'i ■ K : 'ZmwWmi wgHHHM HF Jam J HB ; WHhBHbI aft HBBBH R. L. Harris, left, and F. D. Long, above, along with W. R. Woody, whose unavailable for publication, are given a large measure of creiiitifor the Peoples Bank’s feat in paying off so quickly the entire r |j®iid which was waived in the banking crisis of 1933. Approximate||)s9o,ooo will be paid to the bank’s deposit ors tomorrow. Kiwanians’ Ladies Night is Colorful Occasion _ .. ■ At* • -v- * . - > ■ ■ * ■ ■■ X I |»l » ■ Hurdle Mills Man Tuesday NiJfo: ; iJiliHifeg 1 • ‘A* -; ,-i. Johnnie William Bradsher «of Hurdle Mills died at Watts hos pital Tuesday at 7:45 p. ra. af ter an illness of three years. Surviving are his wife, Ada Rimmer B adsher; four children, Marie, Clifton, Joyce and Jimmie Bradsher; seven sisters Mrs. Wal ter Hawkins, Mrs. Willie Breeze, Mrs. Billie Walters, of Hurdle Mills, Mrs. John Bradsher of Me,- bane, Mrs. Victor Walters of Ef land, Mrs. Garney Rimmer of Hurdle Mills and Mrs. Johnnie Walters of Durham; and two brothers, Odie Bradsher of Hur dle Mills and Arthur Bradsher of Berea. Funeral services were conduct ed Thursday afternoon at 3 o’- clock at Berry’s Grove church. Pallbearers were Isaac, Coy, Calvin, Floyd, Oscar, and Howard Hawkins. Floral bearers were nieces and nephews. Jimmy Long Is Toastmas ter For Annual Event; F. O. Carver Makes Address. - " Entertaining in brilliant fash ion; club held night program last Monday' night at Hotel Roxboro. With Jimmy Long in general change of festivities as toast- a program both hilarious and entertaining was presented to the hundred 1 and three mem bers and guests on hand for the annual occasion. No small addi tion to the evening’s enjoyment was the deicious four course din ner served by the hotel staff un der the direction of Karl Burger. As the after-dinner program got underway, Stuart Ford, in glowing words, welcomed the ladies as guests of the evening and received an equally appro priate response from Mrs. R. A. Whitfield. Musical selections were presentqd by Misses Mary Crutchfield, Virgina Sullivan, Messrs. William Thomas Bran don and Clyde Sullivan of Beth el Hill with Miss Kate Johnson at the piano. Announcement of presentation of the Loyalty cup for the year to Dr. B. A. Thaxton, who was unable to be present on account of illness, was made by J. S. Merritt and an award to Miss Bivens Winstead, club pianist, was presented by Jake Taylor, president elect of the club, who also led in group singing on sev eral occasions. One of the highlights of the ( Continued On Back Page) Old Soldiers Pension Checks. Received By Clerk Checks for Old Soldiers’ and widows pensions have arrived and are ready for distribution as they are called for, Miss Sue C. Bradsher, clerk of court, announ ced this morning. With only two Confederate veterans remaining in the county, two checks 0f*4182.50 each rep resenting a semi-Onnual payment are on hand for Mr. W. F. Reade and Mr. Robert H. Oakley. There are 15 Class A widows *in, the county and their checks I|ufslßo.oo are also ready for dis trmution, "she said. Depositors In 1933 Crisis Paid In Full P. O. To Remain Open All Day On Christmas Eve The Postoffice will waive its usual Saturday afternoon holiday and remain open all day Christ mas eve for the convenience of local patrons, Postmaster K. L. Street announced this week. At the same time he indicated that the local office, would remain closed all day Christmas day as well as the following day, Dec ember 26. The same schedule will also prevail for New Year’s day, the office being closed both Sun day and Monday. . Postmaster Street in an urgent appeal yesterday that Christmas packages be mailed as early as possible said, “We are anxious to give the best and most efficient service possible but your cooper ation is urged in helping us by mailing early and wrapping your packages and bundles securely.” The rural carriers had pre viously issued a request that R. F. D. customers secure their mail- Ffffg T ’¥qs!jfnddt .eariy order to facilitate, the Christmas mail ing problem. SCOUT COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY Joe Gussy Named Tem porary Commissioner To Succeed Clyde Swartz. The Person County Scout Coun cil met Tuesday night in the of fice of Dr. A. F. Nichols. Appro ximately ten scouters were pre s:nt for this meeting. O. B. Mcßroom, treasurer of the council, reported that the financial drive of the scouts had been completed - and that the a meunt of money raised was a lit tle less than last year. Joe Guffey was appointed tern-' perary commissioner of the coun- (Continued On Back Page) Drawing For Free Auto Set For Friday Week Drawing for the automobile to be given some farmer sell ing tobacco on the local mar ket will be made on the court house square here next Friday week, December 23, Melvin H. boro Chamber of Commerce, Burke, secretary of the Rox said this morning. The official drawing will be made at 12 o’clock noon by some disinterested child chosen at random and the Ford V-8 coach will absolutely be given to some farmer here on that day. Drawings will continue until some farmer present matches the winning number, it was indicated. Announcement that the win ner must be in Roxboro the day of the drawing, should promise one of the largest crowds the pity has seen for a long time. Indications point to a big occasion for all Roxboro and Person County. THE TIMES IS PERSONS PREMIER NEWSPAPER* A LEADER AT ALL TIMES. Tomorrow’s Payment Rep resents Final 70 Percent Os Waived Deposits. The Peoples Bank tomorrow is leleasing approximately $90,000 to its depositors who were forc ed to waive one third of their balance in the banking crisis of 1933. This represents a final divi dend of 70 percent of the total waived fund, with 30 percent already having been refunded to depositors, tomorrow’s pay ments settle the Bank’s obliga tion to its “banking crisis” de positors to the fullest extent. To morrow the Peoples Bank will have repaid in full those deposi tors who were required to fore go use of part of their money for five and a half years. Tomorrow’s event, it is be lieved, should accelerate one of the largest Christmas shopping seasons in the history of Roxboro and Person County. This year’s shopping season, off to a compar atively slow start, will receive re newed impetus as the approx imately $90,000 is dumped Un expectedly into the laps of citi throughout the vicinity. •U A. Long, £resideht df the Peoples Bank, in- an interview yesterday expresseS*lßS»Wf as- - being very happy that the bank had met its responsibilities to each and every depositor. In an advertisement in today’s Times, the directors of the bank wish for all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year and it is the general opinion around Rox boro that this payment will do much to help make this wish a reality. .The advertisement also calls attention to the hard and in telligent work that has been done by the trustees of these waived deposits, R. L. Harris, W. E. Woody and F. D. Long, the active officers Gordon C. Hunter, vice-president, and D. S. Brooks, cashier, and the entire person nel of the bank, which has made the above mentioned results pos sible. i.. J Brown Gets Rap f On Two Counts From Recorder Johnny Brown, negro, charged with the theft of an automobile belonging to Lindsey Long, local man, was given 60 days for driv ing without license and bound over to Superior Court on the larceny court by Judge W. I. Newton in Recorder’s court here Tuesday. Brown was released from the local prison camp early last Fri day morning and made off with the Long automobile within a few hours after his release. Jle was apprehended the next morn ing by Sheriff s. T. Latta of writs- ’’* boro and returned here by local officers. The car was returned un ‘ harmed. Judge Newton set the negro’s *• bond at S6OO on the larceny co]mt just in case Superior court to convene before the present 60- day sentence ends. Only other case on this week’s Recorder's court docket were of a minor, routine nature. There are 95,000 beds for the treatment of tuberculosis in the United States.
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