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VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDRY ft THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1939 NUMBER THIRTY
Gratifying Results Being Realized By Campaign Workers
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Bobby Lewis of Minneapolis, six years old, attended the funeral of his four-year-old playmate, Floyd High-,
Strom, and talked with Reverend Heubardt, who told him that Floydie had gone on a long trip to see
God. Returning borne, Bobble addressed a letter “To God. In Heaven, Up In the Sky,” asking that be be
allowed to see Floydie when he went “upstairs.”
NEWS
OP THE
WEEK
STILL AT IT!
Los Angeles, Cal.—Although
the “S3O-every-Thursday” dream
was defeated by 25QJ190 votes
, last November, a new group of
promoters has revived the plan
with new trimmings. First they
would have a fund of $700,000
“real money” to get started,
after which the scheme would
be financed by a 3 per cent gross
income tax on individuals and
corporations.
PRESIDENT GETS
JEWISH AWARD
. .New York City—For his “un
tiring” defense of Human rights”
President Roosevelt received the
second annual award of the Na
tional Council of Young Israel.
In acknowledging it, Mr. Roose
velt said, “I appreciate from the
bottom of my heart your de
sire to present me with a copy
of Israel’s greatest treasure, the
scroll of the Torch.”
JAPAN GETS SCRAP METAL
Los Angeles, Cal.—Movement
of scrap iron and steel for Japan |
resumed activity from this port
with the clearance of three ships
each carrying about 9,000 tons
of metal for the sorely taxed
heavy industries of Nippon.
VAST ARMAMENT INCREASE
"Geneva, Switzerland The
League of Nations Armaments
yearbook reveals that military
expenditures in 1938 increased
$L500,000 over the same outlay
in 1937. Seven major powers
were responsible for military ex
penditures of $7,400,000,000 dur
ing the year, nearly 80 per cent
of the world’s total.
SPANISH “LOYALISTS”
CRUMBLE
Barcelona, Spain —Anarchists
and Reds who have formed the
backbone of the Spanish “Loyal
ist” cause, are in retreat before
the insurgent forces of General
Franco. Only a narrow strip of
seacoast remains to them, and
the capture of this is predicted
within a few days. Franco’s army
entered this ‘•Loyalist" capital
JerswiMmes
Negro Trio Lodged In Jail
For Three Local Robberies
Turned Over To Local Of
ficers By Durham County
Officials Yesterday.
Thjree negroes with criminal
{ records yesterday morning were
i lodged in Person County jail
, charged with breaking and en
i tering three local establishments
t Thursday night.
The trio, Willie Jackson, 22,
I Ongelie Schumbert, 24 and Wil
, lie Bethea, 25, and the stolen
[ goods identified as belonging to
i the local stores were turned over
[ to Sheriff M. T. Clayton and Of
ficer Ollie Watson by Sheriff E.
G. Belvin of Durham county this
morning. Ben Peed, one of
the robbery victims, accompanied
the officers to Durham and iden
tified the stolen goods.
Farmer’s Mutual Exchange,
Vayton Hall’s service station and
1 Ben Peed’s service station were
the three places entered, accord
ing to city and county officials,
who investigated the crimes.
At the Exchange, the thieves
broke the cheap lock to the door
and attempted to break the com
bination lock and later the hing
es to the door of the safe but
with little success for their ef
forts.
Hall reported at his place that
the thieves appeared to have eat-
I en all they could, thrown the re- 1
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Along The Way
With the Editor———l
Saw Mr. Bill Harris back on the streets of Roxboro this week.
Uncle Billy has been ailing for several weeks, but is now feeling
just as fit as a fiddle and looking like a two year old colt. He is
really “Roxboro’s Grand Old Man” and it makes him as mad as a
hornet to have to stay in bed. It was said that he denied even being
sick until he got so sick that he looked like death itself. Now he
is well and it will not be long before he will be having another
birthday party.
--- Haw many people in this county remember Clem Satterfield? He
is a brother of Mellie and Preston, but has been living in Durham
for a number of years. The other day we wrote to him and told him
that his subscription to this paper had expired and asked him to
send us $1.50. Clem sat right down and mailed a check for $3.00,
twice as much as we asked for. Now there is an example that you
all can follow. Why renew for one year when two years are so much
better?
We tried to get R. L. “Bob” Perkins in our circulation cam
paign, but has a h-ha-rr-d time .talking under ordinary condi
tions so he decided not to enter the contest.
Jerry Hester, Bushy Fork school principal, is a hard taskmas
ter. It has been said that he makes his school teachers work just as
hard as the average individual. Anyone who has ever taught school
knows, that it is an easy job and Jerry should not work his teachers
so hard. At least not any harder than he works and you know about .
hoy hard that is.
Well folks, JjWk Strum lias already started working on his in- *
come tax report and if nothing happens he will have it ready by :
March 15th. JacM»pes that he will not have to payao much this <
year, but he is prepared it the worst conies to tow worst.
ALLEN RELEASES
HEALTH REPORT
School Hygiene, Sanitation
Occupy Large Place In De
partment’s Activities.
The local health department
continued its mass fight on dis
ease with school hygiene, sanita
tion and venereal disease control
offering the main arenas for the
January battle, according to the
monthly report just filed by Dr.
Albert L. Allen, assistant district
health officer.
In the field of school hygiene,
the month saw 233 Person Coun
ty school children given 1,574 op
erations by the health dentist.
During the month the health of
ficer gave physical examinations
to 258 children and inspected 415
for skin and scalp diseases. Nine
classroom health talks were made.
Sanitarian T. J. Fowler during
the month made 54 case and eight
dairy inspections. He also made
139 individual inspections of
private premises and under his
supervision were installed 25
sanitary privies.
A total of 401 syphilis treat
ments were given by the health
officer and 33 blood tests were
made. 147 patients are now en
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Cash Offer j
Campaign Facts
The hundreds of dollars
now being offered by the
Person County Times should
appeal to many more work
ers among the agressive re- i
sidents of this great Person
County.
Now is a time when many
people have the most spare
time of the year yet com
paratively few workers are
entered at this time. Right
now is the time to enter
this campaign and win one
of the valuable cash awards
on perhaps a very small a
mount of business.
If you do not win one of
the four very attractive reg
ular awards you are guar
anteed a cash award of 20
percent of all business turn
in throughout the campaign.
What better proposition
could you wish for, what
better way could you make
those extra dollars in your
spare time at this time of
year. Awaken yourself to
the facts of this campaign,
don't sit idly by wishing for
extra spending money and
let this great opportunity
pass and then say “I wish I
had taken advantage of the
offer made by The Times.”
"Snap yourself out of the
dreams,” make them come
true by some action. Unless
you are opposed to just
“plain work”, you progres
sive Person residents, who
have failed so far to enter
the campaign, will surely
come on in and get the de
tails and get busy for one of
the BIG CASH AWARDS.
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Film Preview
Gets Approval
Doctors, Ministers
Wide approval of the film was
voiced following a preview show
ing Thursday morning of “Birth
of a Baby”, sensational medical
picture to be shown at the Pal
ace theatre next Thursday and
Friday.
Following a special preview at
which doctors, nurses and preach
ers attended, the reaction from
all questioned was very favor
able. One doctor stated emphati
cally that pictures such as this
should be shown once every two
months. Ministers present also in
dicated the approval.
O. T. Kirby, manager of the
Palace Theatre, yestej'day ex- I
I pressed pleasure on being able
to secure this picture for Roxboro
citizehs and stated he felt it
would teach a great lesson to all
who saw it.
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ROBBERY
Custodian A. M. Long of the
county courthouse is minus 10 of
his best laying hens following a
raid by unknown parties on his
chicken house last Monday night.
The hens were all laying thor
oughbreds and were valued at a
bout S2O, Mr. Long said. The
thieves left no clues as to their
identity.
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ERROR
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In listing the name of L. K.
Walker among those taking the
civil service examination for post
master here, the Times was in
error. Mr. Walker says he did not
take the ,
Hickory Firm
Given Allensville
School Contract
The county board of education
in executive session Friday morn
ing awarded the contract for
auditorium furniture for Allens
ville’s new $43,000 school build
ing to Southern Desk company of
Hickory, Superintendent R. B.
Griffin said yesterday.
A low bid of $1,586.50 was ac
cepted by the board for the 475
seat capacity auditorium now un
der construction. The bid as ac
cepted called for a unit price of
$3.34 each.
Other firms bidding, according
to the superintendent, were Caro
lina School Supply company of
Chapel Hill and Southeastern
Equipment company of Siler City.
The superintendent expressed
gratification over the low bid
saying it was quite a bit under
what the board had expected. All
members of the board were pre
sent with the exception of R.
G. Cole, who was out of the city.
HONORED
E. G. Thompson, local insur
ance man, has again qualified for
the highest honor a member of
the Jefferson Standard company
can earn, membership on the 1939
Julian Price club. Membership in
this club requires at least two
years service and a consistently
large production of new insur
ance, a large percentage of which
remains in force.
Big Vote Offer Now In Effect
Gives Workers Chance To
Get S6OO Winning Votes
Interest is increasing as campaign workers settle down
to systematic canvassing of The Times territory. Those who
have determination to WIN will leave no stone unturned in
their quest for subscriptions while the best EXTRA vote offer
is on.
Watch Next Thursday’s Paper
For Change In Candidates Votes
MR. SUBSCRIBER Your subscription given to your favorite
campaign worker now before February 11th. will count more
votes than two subscriptions will in the latter part of the cam
paign and does not cost you one cent more. WHY NOT GIVE
YOURS NOW!
Now Is The Time To Win
BIG DROP IN VOTES AFTER SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 11th.
List of Candidates in The Times “Cash Offer” Campaign and
Percentage Votes accepted for publication:
Name Town Votes
Mrs. Coy E. Day Roxboro 55,000
Mrs. C. E. Stewart Roxboro 57,000
Miss Nannie Willie Cushwa.. Roxboro 57,000
Mrs. Matt Dickerson Ca-Vel 56,500
Miss Mary Emma Strum..... Roxboro 51,000
Miss Lucy Gray Chandler ... Leasburg 56,000
Miss Margaret A. Jones Roxboro 54,200
Miss Lena Buchanan Rougemont 20,000
Miss Ruth Lunsford Timberlake 48,000
Miss Anne L. Vickers Allensville 20,000
Miss Nan Owen Semora 20,000
Mrs. Belvin Barnette Roxboro 20,000
Mrs. lola Thomas Gwyn .... Semora 54,000
Wheeler Carver Roxboro 52,000
A. G. Adcock Roxboro, Rt. 3 20,000
Mrs. S. D. Clayton Roxboro, Rt. 3 45,000
Mrs. Carrie Lee Williams ... Allensville 20,000
Miss Aurelia Long Hurdle Mills ... .• 20,000
S6OO 6* S4OOAt Stake
All Candidates are requested to make a cash report to
Campaign Office each Wednesdy and Saturday, or have report
in mail bearing postmark of that date.
A WINNER NEVER QUITS A QUITTER NEVER WINS!
Six More Days Left On
Best Extra Vote Offer
In $2,000 Prize Event
January. Public
Welfare Bill
Totals $3,354.98
A total of 343 persons shared in
Person County’s $3,354.98 public
welfare and relief bill, according
to the January report just com
pleted by Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff,
superintendent of welfare.
As usual, last month the largest
single item was for old age as
sistance where $2,149.00 was di
vided among 242 Person County
residents. For aid to dependent
children in which 187 from 71
families participated, the allot
ment was $895.00
In other smaller divisions $lO5
was used in aid to the blind in
which seven individuals partici
pated. Twenty-three general re
lief cases received a total of
$79.70 while eight recipients of
other assistance, hospitalization,
etc. were allotted $126.28.
New applications for public as
sistance were received in January
as follows: old age assistance 38,
, aid to dependent children 27, gen
' eral relief 1, and applications for
! other assistance 2.
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; CLINIC
The fluoroscopic clinic will be
at the local health department
Tuesday week, February 14, it
was announced yesterday.
THE TIMES IS PERSONS
PREMIER NEWSPAPERg
A LEADER AT ALL TIMER
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Any Lagging Now:
Regretted Later
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Entry Books Still Open For
A Few More Workers Who
Wish To Make Cash.
THOSE MAKING EJFORT
ARE GETTING RESULTS
300,009 Extra Votes On
Each S3O Club Until Satur
day, February 11th.
Unusual interest is being shown
in The Times Greater Cash Offer
campaign which is just starting.
The offer of such liberal awards
and commissions has caused,
much favorable comment in al
most every section of Person and
adjoining territories. At Ca-Vel,
Woodsdale, Leasburg, Bushy
Fork, Timber lake, Semora, Ron—
gemont, Hurdle Mills, Roxborat-
Rt. 3 and in fact everywhere
throughout the wide field The
Times covers, the campaign inter
est is growing in leaps and
bounds.
Fair Proposition
The feature of the Cash Offeß
campaign that is causing the most
interest and most discussion in
the calibre as well as the number
of awards. Some ask, “How
they do it?” The offer sounds ton
good to be true,” ventured one
person who called at the cam
paign office recently, “and I wank
to know what it’s all about.”
Doubtless, there are many oth
ers who are wondering about the
same thing and are perplexed at
the prize list. To think that such,
liberal cash awards can be had
in exchange for subscriptions to
a newspaper is somewhat unus
ual in a field of this size and that
is the reason the campaign man
agement is anxious to get the
working of the popular enterprise
over clearly to the ones interest
ed. ,
Send In The Coupons -%■
Just why more people have not
sent in the nomination coupons
and signified their intentions of
competing for the wonderful a
wards is puzzling indeed. In case
there was only one award offered,
as a capital prize, with the libu.
eral commission’ offered, at
fifty persons would be justified
in entering the race to win it, As
it is, there arg four big awards,
everyone of which represents
real value. Up to the present tima
a comparatively small number*
have entered their names. Tha
territory in which The Times cir
| -culates is large and many more
should enter and compete for the.
trophies offered.
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Unusual Theory
Seldom does one advance the
theory that it will be easier to
win one of the larger awards
where there are a large number
in the race. But that is the sit
uation exactly the more there
are actively engaged in the work
of securing subscriptions, tha
easier prize winning becomes. To
begin with there are just a cer
tain number of subscriptions a—
vailable and the more there are
in the race, the fewer subscrip
tions will be required to obtain
a majority and a majority is all
one needs to win the very* Mg—
gest award On the list
Extra Vote Period
The announcement has beat
made of the fiat and MBwifllS
tra vote offer of the eotkfe cagii||
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