IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Erection Os Bushy
Fork’s Community
House Is Underway
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Hurdle Mills PTA
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Hears Griffin
Wednesday Night
On Wednesday night a record
breaking crowd attended the Hur
dle Mills P. T. A., which had as
guests Supt. and Mrs. R. B. Grif
fin.
A varied musical program was
given by members of the first
and second grades under the di
rection of Mrs. Bailey Dickerson.
Mr. Griffin then gave a most
interesting talk on the needs and
aims of the school system as a
whole, and of the Hurdle Mills
school as a unit of that system.
He gave very gratifying informa
tion about the type of work done]
and the attendance record at- 1
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tained by the school, as compared
with other schools in the coun
ty-
At the conclusion of the pro
gram a social hour was enjoyed
in the new lunch room. The P.
T. A. is justly proud of this pro
ject and welcomed the opportun
ity for such a large number of
parents and patrons to inspect
it
The last meeting of the year
will be held at the school build
ing April 12, at 3:15 o’clock. Of
ficers for next year will be el
ected at this time. All members
are urged to attend.
Demonstration
Glut} Schedule
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Hufdle Mills dub - Tuesday,
March 21st; 2:00 p. m. with Mrs,
B. C. Long.
Bethel Hill - Wednesday, March
22nd., 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. A. G.
Bullard.
All women in each community
are cordially invited to attend the
meeting which suits them best.
HEDGE’S CORNER
Roxboro has a new business es
' tablishment. The name of this
new concern is “Hedge’s Concern”
and is located at die entrance of
the Palace Theatre on Main street.
Candy, drinks, sandwiches,
.apiolcas and other, items are sold
by this new concern, whose pro
etor i« Lois Yarboro.
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NYA Project Approved
And Construction Work Be
gan This Week On New
Building.
Actual construction got under
way this week on Bushy Fork’s
new community house, a project
of the National Youth adminis
tration sponsored by the commu
nity’s P. T. A. and Home Demon
stration club.
All work on the building will
be done by young men in the com
munity who can qualify for N. Y.
A. aid ,and with favorable wea
ther it is believed the building
will be completed and equipped
by early summer.
The two sponsoring organiza
tions decided last November the
community needed a club house
and committees from both organi
zations were appcpnted to work
jointly in formulating plans and
finding means of securing such a
house.
After investigating several
plans, it was decided to get help
of the National Youth Adminis
tration and Mr. Sherwood Brock
well, Jr., State Architect for the
N. Y. A., drew up the plans call
ing for a brick-veneer building
composed of a large assembly
hall, large kitchen, storage room
and toilet. The boys are to make
all of the cabinets for the kitchen,
storage room and toilet,
the tables and chairs for the as
sembly room.
Approved by the Washington of
fice, the actual construction was
begun March 13 under the super
vision of W. P. Minnis.
It is felt that these boys will
get some good training as Mr.
Minnis comes from construction
work in Durham very highly re
commended. It is believed that
they will be greatly benefited
from this training in construc
tion work and at the same time
do something worthwhile for the
community. The idea of the N.
| Y. A. is to take those boys, teach
I them a trade by actually doing
‘ construction work and aid them
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Along The Way
With the Editor
The following communication was received through the mail
last week. Without any comment we pass it on to our readers:
“Mr. Eugene (Ducky) Thompson and Mr. Bill (Sheep) Walker
returned today from the Insurance School at Chapel Hill, N. C. with
their private Valet. Pies Hunt. While in Chapel Hill Mr. Thompson
and Mr. Walker were the envy of all the other students, as they had
no trouble keeping up with their clothes and latest styles. In fact
they did not even have to dress themselves as their Valet saw to
that. One student from the North was heard to remark as he noticed
the services performed by the valet .that he must be working for
Mr. Price and another one observed that the other man then must
be Mr. Emory Greene. Yes, you can just see them oozing money."
If you are doing to Durham any day this week please notify
London Harvey. Landon is a tobacco buyer and naturally has noth
ing much to do at this time of the year. He lives in Rpxboro, but
his company maintains its main office in Durham. Landon wants
his Company to think that he is busy so he goes to Durham to the
office'about three times a week just to make Henry Sergeant and
Robert Wilkerson, who works there, think that he is on the job.
The gas bill for going to Durham is rather heavy, so please help Mr.
Harvey by giving him a ride.
WANTED A pair of knickers and a sport shirt by Martin
Michie. Mr. Mrchie has taken up golf and you know as well as I do
that no man can play golf withput golf breeches and a good “open at
the collar shirt.” This golf game seems to be attracting new fans
every day. We are expecting the news that Landon Bradsher has
started golfing most any day.
Hugh Evans, Woodsdale resident and excellent tobacco grow
er, states that he. had a good tobacco crop last year and that he is
expecting another one tills year. Mr. Evans lives on land that be
longs to Claude Hall and therefore Claude gets a little slice of the
'money. We are glad that Hugh has decided to stay with Claude an
other jrear and thereby contribute to his support. He needs all the
good help he can get and if Hugh can do anything to help his land
lord'# financial condition this writer urges him to stick.
Person County’s
CMTC Allotments
Set For Summer
Person County’s C. M. T. C.
quota for this summer has been
set at six according to Lieutenant
T. J. Fowler, local sanitarian who
has been named procurement of
ficer for this county.
Youths selected from this state,
to attend the Civilian Military
Training camp are assigned to
Fort Bragg for a month’s train
ing with all expenses, including
travel, paid by the government.
The camp this summer will be
held from June 15 until July 14,
Fowler said, and young men be
tween the ages of 17 and| 29 are
eligible.
Lieutenant Fowler said he was
especially anxious to have Per
son County’s allotment filled as
soon as possible and advised those
interested in the proposition on to
see him at once. Anyone wishing
information or application blanks
may receive same from him.
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Star Os Senior
Play In Perplexing
Predicament
"What, wpuld a young man do
if he were suddenly to inherit a
college filled with beautiful
girls?”
That is the problem which faces
James Jackson, in the forthcom
ing Roxboro High school senior
class production, “The Charm
School,” to be presented in the
school’s auditorium Tuesday,
March 28.
| Coached by Miss Lucy Bowers
of the high school faculty, the
play also features Miss Carolyn
White and a strong cast of sup
porting characters.
During the course of the pro
duction, Young Jackson decides
to convert it into a Charm school
and is so successful in his teach,
ing that he succumbs to one of
his pupil’s charm, marries her
and lives happily ever after.
Os course the unhappy, com
promising and entertaining sit
uations packed from the beginning
until the end of the play make
it interesting throughout.
Electrical heating of plant beds
will pay dividends.
ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
“ Cash Offer”
Campaign Closed
Last Night
The Cash Offer Campaign
which has been in progress for
the past seven weeks, came to
a successful close last night at
seven p. m.
All prizes and commissions
were awarded as had been
previously announced. The
complete announcement of the
winners and their votes will
be posted on the front window
of the Times’ office today and
complete returns will be pub
lished in next Thursday’s
Times.
RALEIGH MAN
TO SPEAK HERE
Claude Gaddy To Address
Teachers Os Annual Din
ner Meeting
Claude F. Gaddy, superinten
dent of Raleigh schools, will be
the principal speaker at the an
nual dinner meeting of Person
County school teachers schedul
ed for April 11 at Hotel Rox
boro, Superintendent R. B. Grif
fin said yesterday.
Mr. Gaddy, the local superin
tendent pointed out, has estab
lished a statewide reputation as
a Rotary and educational speak
er and his addresses are always
both interesting and instructive.
The speaker has a wide experi
ence in school work as a teacher,
principal, county superintendent
in Union county and as a member
of the state school commission at
the time the state took over the
schools. He was largely responsi
ble for the beginning of trans
portation of school children by
the state.
For the past several years, Mr.
Gaddy has been superintendent
of the city schools in Raleigh and
only last year he led the school
forces in Raleigh in a success
ful fight for a nine month
school term and additional
teachers to reduce the teaching
load. Probably more than any
other man in the state, he uses
the radio to distribute school
news and latest developments in
the classrooms,
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HANDICAPPED PERSONS
ARE INTERVIEWED HERE
Charles H. Warren, supervisor
of vocation rehabilitation, was in
Roxboro Friday to interview a
number of local people who are
handicapped to such an extent
that they are unable to get jobs.
Connected with the office of
State Superinendensto Clyde Er
win, Warren’s ibureauf attempts
to help deserving persons who
have lost one or more of their
limbs, or possess some other hand
icap, to overcome them. Training
in certain trades for which these
persons may be eligible is offer
ed on some occasions.
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CORRECTION
The Times was in error in
listing the price of coffee in the
ad of Sergeant & Clayton in
Thursday’s edition. The correct
price should have been two
pounds for 25 cents.
NEW AD SERIFS
FOR PEOPLES BANK
The Peoples Bank is, today,
starting a series of advertise
ments on the trust department of
this bank. These advertisements
will appear from week to week
and will give the readers a large
amount of valuable information
concerning trusts.
The first one appears today;
others will follow.
Burns Seeks Mayor’s Post
In Forthcoming City Election
Bushy Fork Club
To Stage Play
Friday Evening
The Bushy Fork Home Demon
stration club members will stage
a play, “Twelve Old Maids,” in
the auditorium of the Bushy Fork
High school building on Friday
night, March 24, at eight o’clock.
The play is a comedy with a
cast of sixteen characters. Come
and see Miss Lela Russell, turned
into a lovely young maid of six
teen by Madame Zikeller’s (Mrs.
Earl Wilkerson), magical lotion,
“Evenbloom;” and hear Mrs. Ro
bert Hester, and Mrs. Frank
Whitfield, make public love to
Mr. Rainey Baynes, and Mr. Ben
Davis, Jr., along with other var
ious humorous experiences of
Old Maids.
Proceeds will go to the Bushy
Fork Community House fund.
Admission 10c and 25c.
Special price to large family -
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Rotary, Kiwanis
Clubs To Hear
C of C Program
The combined Rotary and Ki
wanis clubs will meet in joint ses-1
sion at the usual tfme Monday
night to hear a program sponsor
ed by the Chamber of Commer
ce, it was announced here yester
day.
This joint meeting will take
the place of the regular Rotary
meeting next Thursday night, at
which time the annual Rotary-
Kiwanis basketball game will be
held in the high school gymnas
ium.
This game, postponed from last
, Thursday, will be staged for the
benefit of some part of the high
school and will feature such sterl- j
ing performers as E. E. Bradsher, |
W. H. Harris, Sr., J. A, Long, Alex j
Sergeant and G. C. Hunter, Sam:
Byrd Winstead, C. H. Oakley, Will:
Gaddy, Glenn Titus, Ralph Cole,
Jimmy Millican, Stuart Ford and
many others.
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Schedule Os
Puppet Show
In County Given
The schedule for the Puppet
show to be shown in Person
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County schools all next weekj
under the sponsorship of thei
dental division of the state
health department was released
yesterday by Dr. A. L. Allen,
local health officer.
Three shows will be given
daily, 15 performances being
planned for the five day period.
The entire week’s schedule is as
follows:
Monday.. March 20: Olive Hill
(white) 9:OQ A- M. Olive Hill
(col.) 11:00 AM. Allensville
(white) 2:00 P, M.
Tuesday, March 21st: Helena
(white) 9;00 A M., Mt Harmony
11:00 A M. Bethel Hill (white)
2:00 P. M.
Wednesday, March 22nd: Rox
boro Central 9:00 A. M. Long
hurst 11:00 A. M. Cavel 1:30 P.
M.
Thursday March 23rd: Bushy
Fork 9:00 A. M. Union Grove
(col.) 11:00 A M. Hurdle Milk
1:30 P. M.
Friday, March 24th: East Rox
boro 9:00 A M. Person County
Training School (coL) U:00 A
M. Cunningham 1:30 P. M.
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1939
Leader
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William T. Tew, noted Mormon
leader, will be the principal
speaker at a conference of the
church to be held here Thursday
night.
MORMAN LEADER
to visit arc
Will Be Principal Speaker
At Church Conference Here
Thursday Night.
William T. Tew, president of
I the East Central States Mission
; of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints with head
quarters in Louisville, Ky., will
be the principal speaker at a dis
trict Conference of the church to
be held here Thursday, it was an
nounced yesterday by Elder Ed
win R. Riggs, local missionary of
the church.
The session will begin at 7:30
o’clock in the evening at Kap
lan Hall, located above Roxboro
Shoe Store on Main street here.
President Tew holds the office
of High Priest in the Melchizedek,
or higher Priesthood of the
[ church. He is an authority on re
! llgien and religious education,
1 also an eloquent and gifted
! speaker,
Having taught school in both
! Utah and Idaho for a number of
years and filled a three year
mission in the Islands of the
South Seas, he is now presiding
authority over Kentucky, Tennes
see, North Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia. He is well prepar
ed to deliver a lecture that will
be of edification to all.
He is not a salaried preacher,
neither are the missionaries of
this church, some of whom will
i accompany him to Roxboro. There
I will be no charge nor collection
! taken.
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EXTRA OFFERS
Thomas & Oakley’s semi-annual
One Cent Sale, which gets under
way Wednesday, for a four-day
run promises to be one of the big
gest in the history of the firm,
Ate managers disclose. Except
ional bargains are offered for the
extra penny as well as a long
list of extra offers during the
period of the gale. Full details
may be found on another page in
this issue.
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ILL
Dr. G. C. Vickers is ill at his
home in the Allensville commu
nity, it was learned yesterday. He
is suffering from malaria fevar.
Saturday P. M. lt was learn
ed today that Dr. Vickers has
’ been carried to a Durham hospi
tal and that hife condition Re
mains serious.
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THE TIMES IS PERSON**
PREMIER NEWSPAPER#
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES!
NUMBER THIRTY-BIX
Member Os Local Law
Firm Is Second To Enter
Race.
A. M. Burns, Jr., young local
attorney, yesterday tossed his hak
into the coming political race bj
announcing his candidacy for ma
yor.
Burns is the second candidate
to enter the contest for the post
to be vacated by Mayor R. B.
Dawes. S. F. Nicks, Jr., has al
ready announced his intention to
seek the office.
A member of the law firm of
Burns and Burns, the latest can
didate to enter the race has been
practicing law here for about
two years.
The son of A. M. Burns and the
late Mrs. Burns, he was born in
Roxboro July 5, 1902. He is a gra
duate of Roxboro High school of
1919 and of Wake Forest colleg*
of the class of 1923 where he la
ter attended law school. He was
licensed to practice law in 1928.
He taught in the public school
system of and
for a short period in Roxboro.
After obtaining his law license
he moved to Asheville, where he
was employed by the Wachovia
Bank and Trust company and en
gaged in the general practice ei
law for a period of year. He later
became connected with the State
Banking Department as liquidafc.
ing agent for the closed state
banks in western North Caroline
including the Central Bank and
Trust company of Asheville, whiefc
was the largest closed state fin
ancial institution in the state. AL
ter liquidation of these banks was
completed he served as a state
bank examiner.
On April 1, 1937, he and hie
brother, R. P. Burns formed e
partnership for the general prac
tice of law in Roxboro, which.
1 partnership has continued up t»
the present time. Mr. Burns is
married, is the father of tw«9
children, a member of the Bap
-1 tist church and a life long Demo*
' crat ; •*
1 His complete announcement
reads as follows: f
“I hereby announce my candi
-1 dacy for the office of Mayor of
’ Roxboro subject to the vote of the
citizens of Roxboro at the
: meeting to be held on April 13^
> 1939. and to the vote of the peo*
■ pie on May 2, 1939.”
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1 “Old Maids’ ‘ 1
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; Convention” At
Hurdle Mills School |
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There will be an “Old Maidaf
Convention” at Hurdle Millls Hig%
school on Thursday, March 23, at
7:45 p. m.
The play is being sponsored by
the P. T. A. of the school. Old
style bonnets, dresses, -M
ioned fans, work bags, and the
like will help make up the .1
tumes.
See Polly Jane Pratt as she pep- |
; forms at the piano after taking
; three lessons in sheet music. Haw: %
' Priscilla Abigail Hodge as
gives the names of the men eU*-J|
1 gible to matrimony in the Hi»wa|
| die Mills community. Be sore frjjfl
see Prof. Makeover perform
great miracles with h« remodelijj
s In addition to the CoaVentkjJn
■ there will be a play “How
; Story Grew,” by eight Indies.
Admission to the play W4R UH
.10 and 20c. .-.:*§&§ jj||
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