IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY A THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1939 NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE
Saturday Night Reports Will Decide The Big Winners
Board Reduces City’s Bonded Debt
CITY DADS SET
APRIL 13 MASS
MEETING DATE
Car Owners Requested To
Park Cars In Driveways,
Garages Overnight
The Town Board in regular ex
ecutive session Tuesday night ad
vanced another notch toward the
ultimate in sound fiscal govern
ment by cancelling $11,817.68
worth of city bonds which brings
to 28 percent the total retired
since the refunding four years
ago.
The bonds, which were 2 per
cent interest funding bonds due
in 1949, makes a total of $183,000
worth which have been retired.
Definite date for the annual no
minating mass meeting for city
officers was set for April 13, with
the election scheduled for
first Tuesday in May, which is
May 2. Only one candidate thus
far has announced his intention
of making the race for Mayor
, with none coming out for the
Board. Several are expected to
enter the race soon now that the
date for the mass meeting has
. been definitely set. «
Appointed as registrar for the
coming election was A. S. de-
Vlaming while judges named
were Messrs. H. L. Crowell and
L. T. Bowles.
An urgent request was made by
the Board that cars not be left
parked on the streets of the city
during the night but left in gar
ages or driveways instead. Two
wrecks have occurred on South
Main street during the last two
months when parked cars belong
ing to Roger Wilkerson, Jr. and
Nelson Williams were smashed by
passings motorists.
An investigation of the sewer
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CANNON TO HEAD
SCHOOLMASTERS
L. C. Liles, Mrs. Huldah
Hester Winstead Other Of
ficers For Next Year.
L. S. Cannon, principal of
Bethel Hill high school, was el
ected president for the coming
year, as the Schoolmaster’s club
held its regular meeting at Hotel
Roxboro Thursday night.
Other officers elected were L.
C. Liles, Helena. vice-president,
and Mrs. Huldah Hester Winstead,
secretary* and treasurer.
Chief topic of discussion for
the occasion was the matter of
having an athletic board for the
county which would draw up
rules and regulations for govern
ing all county atletks and go into
the operation of athletics at all
schools.
For special study during the
summer a committee was ap
pointed to study the athletic sit
uation and to report on definite
plans at the beginning of the next
school year. Named on this com
mittee were Mr. Cannon, repre
senting the principals, Coach
Francis Ferebee of Helena, rep
resenting the Coaches, and Jerry
Hester of Bushy Fork, who will
study to tie in the lower grades
with the athletic programs.
J. W. Gaddy, Jr., president of
the dub, presided over Tuesday’s
meeting.
Spring Agricultural Edition
ImoniMimes
Dr. Hubert Poteat
Will Speak At
Mill Cjreek Sunday
By REV. N. J. TODD
Dr. Hubert Poteat, professor at
Wake Forest and choir director
at the Baptist church, will speak
at Mill Creek to a joint meeting
of Bethel Hill and Mill Creek
churches Sunday, at 7:30 p. m.
His general theme will be “Mu
sic at Worship Services.” Perhaps
no man in North Carolina is more
keenly interested in having inau
gurated in all churches a type of
music that is deeply Spiritual in
effect.
Dr. Poteat is well known in
all parts of North Carolina and
we count it a privilege to have
him with us.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.. We especally invite and
urge the churches near Mill Creek
to come and share the Spiritual
benefits we are expecting.
We most urgently invite choir
leaders and members of the choir
of our neighboring churches to
come and join in the singing with
us in the above meeting.
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Bethel Hill PTA
Hears Trio Speak
On Mental Health
Mrs. Thomas Glenn, Mrs. Brooks
Carver and Mr. Stuart Ford were
the principal speakers at the
Bethel Hill PTA Monday night
in the school auditorium, when
the malajusted child and mental
health were discussed.
Mr. Ford, a representative of
the Underprivileged Children’s
committee of the Roxboro Kiwaa
is club, explained the purpose and
plan of the health program spon
sored by the club, which propos
es to help the sub-normal child
to do better work by building up
his physical condition with reg
ular doses of cod liver oil.
Mrs. Glenn, who spoke on Men
tal Hygiene as related to the
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Times Offers Farm
e
Edition for Today
Issue Is Dedicated To Best
Interests of Person Countys
Farm Life.
The Times today is presenting
its annual Spring Farm edition
dedicated ’to the .betterment and
improvement of farm life in Per
son County.
Throughout its pages may be
found helpful hints for making
farm living more profitable, more
comfortable and more enjoyable
for all concerned.
News of latest progressive farm
practice offer the backbone of the
issue but throughout the pages
will be found special messages
from manufacturers and distri
butors of farm necessities of all
kinds.
The entire edition is published
with the hope that it may bring
some measure of help to Person
County’s farm population to
which this issue is dedicated. •
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MRS. WELLINGTON KOO
The wife of China's most versatile diplomat (now Ambas
sador to Paris}, Mrs. Wellington Koo is known the world over
Jar her great beauty, as testified in the above picture from the
March issue of Town and Country. She has two sons attending
American colleges, one at Harvard, the other at Columbia. Mrs.
Koo has made newspaper headlines in New York this year with
her famous jade collection and the native costumes she wears
everywhere.
Council Os Social Agencies
Takes Shape At Meet Here
Project For Scout
Camp Is Approved
A $25,000 W. P. A. project for
Camp Cherokee, the Boy Scout
camp for this section, has been
approved according to advice from 1
the council this week.
Camp Cherokee-, located near
Reidsville, has been attended by
Roxboro scouts for many years
an will be attended for many more
since the recent approval of pro
posed improvements.
Judges Named
In Times "Cash
Offer 99 Campaign
The following well-known
gentlemen have kindly con
sented to aot as Judges at the
close of The Person County
Times Cash Offer campaign
Saturday night, March 18th.,
at 7 o'clock:
E. B. Craven, Jr. of the Peo
ples Bank. Roxboro.
Lewis S. Cannon, Principal
of Bethel Hill High SehoOl,
Woodsdale.
George Perkins, Warehouse
man, Providence.
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“Any exception to the old
wholesome rule, ‘Mind your Own
business,’ is rptfe.”
; Mary Baker Eddy
Welfare Officials Address
Representatives Os Civic,
Church, Social Groups.
Definite steps for organizing the
Council of Social Agencies, a per
manent community welfare or
ganization, were taken yesterday
1 afternoon as representatives of
civic clubs, government agencies,
, service organizations and church
es heard the idea outlined by
Mrs. W. B. Aycock, of the state
department of welfare and Wade
N. Cashion, supervisor of field
social work for this district.
Yesterday’s meeting came as a
result of a preliminary organiza
tion meeting held January 11.
Called by Rev. W. F. West, chair
man of the Person County wel
fare advisory board, the meeting
was held in the Grand Jury room
of the county courthouse.
Appointed as a nominating com
mittee to return a slate of of.
ficers at the next meeting sche
duled for April 19 were Dr. A. L.
Allen, chairman, F. O. Carver, Jr.
and Mrs. R. L. Wilburn.
The organization as formed
here yesterday would “act as a
counciling and coordinating
body,” Mrs. Aycock pointed out.
“for the regular welfare agencies
and to encourage lay participa
tion in the strengthening and de
velopment of the welfare pro
gram.”
Such an organization as is be
ing formed here, it is believed,
should have as its ultimate aim
the final elimination of much of
the need for public welfare and
es, civic organizations and gov
; ernmental agencies would all be
utilized to cope with tit* ever
present problem of charity and
JDublic welfare.
Puppet Show
Will Visit County
Schools Next Week
A puppet show for the schools
of Person county will be here
from Monday through Friday of
next week, Dr. A. L. Allen, coun
ty health officer said yesterday.
The show is being put on by
the dental branch of the State
Board of Health and comes to
this county free of charge. The
show, in the form of a puppet
play, made a similar tour in this
county about three years ago but
the basis of the program has been
changed considierably since last
shown in Person.
Three shows will be given
daily, at 9, 11, and 1:30 o’clock
for five days, making 15 schools
which will be visited in all. The
schedule of schools has not been
made out yet and principals of
schools having grammar grades
should submit requests to Super
intendent R. B. Griffin for a show
as early as possible. Only schools
having electric current will be
taken, it was pointed out
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T. & O.’S ONE CENT SALE
STARTS WEDNESDAY
On another page in this issue
may be found an advertisement
of Thomas & Oakley’s semi-an
nual One Cent sale which gets'
underway Wednesday for
the remainder of the week.
C. H. Oakley, member of the
firm, yesterday pointed out ex-j
ceptional bargains which will be'
offered during the duration of the
sale when additional articles may
be purchased by adding one cent
to the regular price. Your atten
tion is directed to their advertise
ment on another page for further
details of the sale.
Votes banded bast Feui Hours
Ulill Decide IDinners of S 6OO
Hod S4OO in Gash
THE BIGGEST WEEK
With the close of this great race almost at hand and the
workers going strong for the $600.00 Cash Award and $400.00
Cash Award, Saturday night, will no doubt show greatest re
turns of any one period of the entire campaign, so see to it that
you have a strong finish if you wish to be among the winners.
It is up to the workers to finish high and win big or fall down
in this last period and get paid accordingly.
HERE THEY ARE NAMES ONLY ARE LISTED
In fairness to all candidates the names only are listed this
final week. Pick the one you would like to see win the S6OO,
and give your strongest support this last and final hour.
THE CLIMAX THE FINISH THE END
WHO?
WILL BE THE WINNERS
Mrs. Coy E. Day ? Miss Margaret A. Jones .. ?
Mrs. C. E. Stewart ? Miss Lena Buchanan 1
Miss Nannie W. Cushwa . ? Miss Rath Lunsford ?
Mrs. Matt Dickerson Miss Manila OBriant .. ?
Miss Mary E. Strum ? Mrs. lola Thomas Gwyn . ?
Mrs. Jack Woody ? Wheeler Carver T
Miss Lucy Gray Chandler . ? Mrs. S. D. Clayton ?
WHAT A THRILL TQ BE A WINNER
All Prizes will be awarded Saturday night- All Commission
r>«h will be given; therefore all Candidates are requested to
be present after the Judges finish their count
DON’T BE DEFEATED NOW
Better boa few votes over than one under. It Is easy to
fall to the bottom with such real hustlers working for the big
awards. Real Action Is Necessary Now. A FEW MORE HOURS
—WIN OR LOSE.
BIG WINNERS WILL FINISH STRONG
Cash Offer Campaign
Ends Saturday 7 P. M.
Only Few Hours Left
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End of Vote Gathering Near and Any Member
Who Fails To Work at Top Speed May Quickly
Slip to the Small Prize Position— Grit Will
Surely Assert Itself at This Critical Time.
This Is Your Last Chance To Win
With So Many Chances to Win, Those Failing To Pro
duce Results Will Regret It, As There Is So Much Dif
ference in the Value of The Lower Prizes—lt’s Up to the
Members Entirely. So Finish High and Get Big Pay or
Fall Down and Get Paid Accordingly.
County Health
Committee Attends
Chapel Hill Meet
The Health committee of this
.county, composed of Flem D.
Long, Melvin H. Burke, Mrs. G.
C. Vickers and Gordon C. Hunter,
accompanied by Dr. A. L. Allen,
county health officer, attended a
meeting of the district health
committee in Chapel Hill Tues
day afternoon.
Heard by the committee was a
review by Dr. W. P. Richardson,
district health officer, of the fact
j finding system used in this dis
trict which will be submitted for
the National contest along with
the recently published annual re
| port.
| First award in the contest will
i be based on Health service given
| by a department in proportion to
i the money expended.
Dr. Richardson told the corn
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THE TIMES IS PERSON**
PREMIER NEWSPAPEBf
A LEADER AT ALL TIMBBL
Calls for additional receipt
books this week indicates real ac
tion among leaders. A big finish
is predicted. If you have plan
ned to win, be sure your compe
titor does not nose you out in the
last few hours.
They’re now on the homo
stretch after weeks of strenuous -
effort on the part of ambitious
workers, who have been striving
zealously in quest of subscriptions
and votes. They see victory just
ahead of them. With closing time
just a few hours off, the curtain
will have to come down upon one
of the most successful and far
reaching Cash Offer subscription
campaigns ever conducted in this
part of North Carolina.
Hundreds and hundreds of new
subscriptions have been added to
The Person County Times list
new friends have been made
come to stay, we hope, perman
ently.
It Won’t Be Long
All is anxiety as the candidates
pound down the home stretch,
vieing with each other to reach
the wire first. To come under the
wire first in The Times “Cash Of
fer” Campaign, the business ex
perience gained, the friends and
acquaintances made, will be at
inestimable value in later yeann
Plenty At Stake
With the rich rewards hanging
in the balance the candidates are
waging a fast and furious battle
of ballots which will end at 7 p.
m. Saturday, March 18th.
If you are expecting to win the
biggest cash award, it is up to
you alone to have more votes
than your nearest competitor.
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Dinner Meeting
Date Is Set
The annual dinner meeting of
the Countywide Teacher’s asso
ciation will be held Tuesday,
April 11, at Hotel Roxboro, Coun
ty Superintendent R. B. Griffin
said yesterday.
All teachers, principals, school
board members and others inter
ested in education will he invited
to attend this meeting, plans ct
which are not yet definitely com
plete.
Superintendent Griffin also ad
vised that the county-wid* sev
enth grade tests will bo given
to all students both white and
colored on Wednesay, April 5.
They will be available for tho
Superintendent’s office on Sat
urday. April 1.
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0. J. Webb of New York City,
vent several days in Bmdboro
this week visiting iftaa Roger
Wilkerson. Mr. Webb is a native
of this county but he* beep Ur.
ing in New York for a Tinstfuf Os ‘
yean.