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IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939 NUMBER THIRTY. SEVEN SPIRITUAL LIFE CONFERENCE IN PROCRESSHERE Visiting Preachers Acting As Leaders la Long Memor- Series. The* Spiritual Life conference which .got underway at Long Me. tnnriai ifartiiviiet church last night Will continue through tomorrow night using as its theme “Find* ing Spiritual Reality." The opening session last nigh heard messages by Rev. Marvin Vick and Rev. J. H. Lanning, Long Memorial pastor. Tonight and tomorrow night the sessions will continue under the leadership of other ministers from neighboring towns. Acting as leaders for the con. ference are the following minis ters: Rev. R. E. Brown, pastor, First Methodist church, Henderson, N. C.; Rev. W. L .Clegg, pastor, West Durham Methodist church, Dur ham, N. C.; Rev. 0. W. Dowd, pas tor, Methodist church, Oxford, N. C.; Rev. M. W. Lawrence, pastor, Person Methodist Charge, Rox boro, N. C.; Rev. Marvin Vick, pastor, Grace and Longhurst Methodist churches, Roxboro, N. C., and Rev. Jesse H. Lanning, pastor, Long Memorial Methodist church, Roxfboro, N. C. Throughout the course of the conference the leaders will pray erfully study the subjects of the program but they will not be publicly announced until just be fore the people go to the several groups to discuses them. TTmra will be a special group for young people. The division of all others attending the several groups will be made by numbered slips of paper, e. g., 1- 2-3- 4 - 5 and then repeated. These will be giv en to the people as they go from the first devotional to the groups. In this fashion the group drawn will be the one for that person to attemd the Con ference. There will be special messages each night at 8:10. However, the main emphasis will be on the con ference and group work. The one vital theme for this conference is “Finding Spiritual Reality.” Then there are four vital and re lated sub-themes that will be fol (Continued On Back Page) r 0 Revival Series To Begin Sunday At Concord The annual series of revival meetings will begin at Concord church Sunday morning at 11 o’- clock, the pastor, Rev. M. W. Law « rence, announced yesterday. Two services will be held Sun day at 11 a. m. and at 7:30 in the evening and ail next week at 4 in the afternoon and at 7:30 at sight A Rev. A. J. Hobbs, presiding el der of the Durham district, will ’do the preaching and everyone cordially invited to attend all the services. E' -o Shlegro Charged With sl2oTheft K* Lester Royster, Person County Kkegro, is out of jail under a S3OO ||snd charged with the theft of ||sl2o from H. E. Lawson, negro |pjj||jier of the Allens ville commu w |j|awson said he had just cash -'lfi tois seed loan check and accus ed Shyster of taking it from him ipji be slept in his car on Gal- HjHiKiJl'here. *. BHner is a tenant on the farm v oiciubiicr, jfersonlMtms Presidential Timber JMlT'' ''viSk ■ I {ls M K The House of Representatives yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution recommending that the National Democratic convention nominate Governor Clyde Hoey, above, for president. The resolution was greeted with cheers and pass 3d almost immediately. Bethel Hill’s Second Annual Fair Planned For Next Week Allensville Debaters To See Action Tomorrow On Friday night at 8:00 p. m. the Allensville debating team will meet Wilton High school. The query this year is resolved: That the U. S. and Great Britain j should form an alliance. The af firmative team of Allensville will be represented by Dorothy Oak ley, a member of the senior class, and Elsie West, a member of the eighth grade. Judges for the debate will be Mr. H. D. Young, of Olive Hill school, Mr. S. F. Nicks, Jr. and J. S. Walker of Roxboro. The negative team from Al lensville will debate Oak Hill High school at Oak Hill on Fri day afternoon at 2:00 p. m. The negative team of Allensville will be represented by Frances Evans and Geraldine Moorefield both from the Junior class. —. q West To Speak At Woman’s Club Meeting Monday Rev. W. F. West, pastor of the First Baptist church, will be the principal speaker at the regular meeting of the Woman’s club Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock, it was announced today. Mr. West’s subject wil be “In ternational Affairs,” and a large crowd is expected to be on hand for this address. Miss Claire Har ris, chairman of this department of the club, will have charge of Monday’s program. All members are urged to at tend and pay their dues in order for the club to end the year in good financial condition. - ‘ O : “The most manifest sign of wis dom is continual cheerfulness.” —Montaigne “Fashion Parade”, Educa tional Exhibits Feature 3- Day Event. Bethel Hill school’s second an nual fair will be held in the school gymnasium Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday of next week. There will be one night session which will be held Wednesday night. On Wednesday night at 7:30 the Home Economic classes will put on a “Fashion Parade” and following this the parents will be entertained by the Toy Orchestra. After this the crowd will adjourn to the gymnasium and see the educational exhibits. Last year at the night session so many people visited the Fair that it was almost impossible for ev eryone to get in the gymnasium When possible, the parents are in vited to see the exhibits during school hours and also visit the teachers in their rooms and see the type of teaching being car ried on. During school hours there will be several students on duty in the gymnasium who will di rect parents to any room they may wish to visit. The following exhibits will be put on by the various grades and departments: first grade, Miss M. Woody, Home and Farily; first grade, Miss Koon, Transportation; sscond grade, Mrs. Hayes, Sea sons; third grade, Miss Lucille Woody, The Story of Bread; fourth grade, Mrs Glepn, Hol (Continued On Back Page) o- F. H. A. Loans We have a connection now of placing F. H| A. Loans. If you are figuring on building, please contact us. The least amount that can be secured is $3,000,000 and the maximum amount is $16,000. Can be paid over a period of from ten to 20 years. Knight’s Insurance Agency. FORMER DEPUTY IS UNDER BOND ON THEFTCHARGE Hatcher Awaits Trial In Re corder’s Court for Larceny of Meat. Clarence Hatcher, fromer Per son County deputy sheriff, yes terday wa9 placed under a $250 bond to await trial in Recorder’s court April 11 on a charge of lar ceny. Arrested Tuesday night by De puty Sheriff Baxter Dunn, Hat cher was caught with a truck load of meat identified as belong ing to Miss Ida Walker and Er nest Hamlett, residents of the Longhurst community. Preliminary hearing was held before Judge J. T. Newton in the Grand Jury room yesterday morn ing at which time the defendant’s bond was raised to $250 from the SIOO figure it had been set the night before. He was represented at the hearing by R. P. Bums, local attorney. Hatcher, it was alleged, was suspected of the crime when his truck was seen turning around in the middle of the street near Hamlett’s home at a late hour Tuesday night. When the theft was discovered, Hatcher was ap prehended by Deputy Sheriff Dunn and the meat was found in the rear of the truck. County’s Scout , Quota For Fair Placed At Four Person County’s scout allotment for attending the World’s Fair in New York this summer has bean set at four, it was announ ced this week. The quota for the Cherokee council was set at 32. j Applications will be accepted only from boys who are First Class, who became Scouts prior to May 1, 1938. who are active in their troops and have the appro val of their Scoutmaster. District quotas will be accepted from all applications turned in before April 22nd. A $5.00 registration fee must accompany the applica tion. This will be returned if the Scout is not selected to represent his district. $30.00, it is estimated, will cov er all necessary expense* The 7- day stay will cost $10.50 and the train fare, $14.65. This leaves almost $5.00 for unforseefn ex- 1 penses. Two uniforms will be ne cessary. Entertainment, of course, is extra. VICKERS RITES HELD YESTERDAY Funeral For Well Known Dentist Conducted At Home. ■ - Funeral services for Dr. G. C. Vickers, 53, well known Person County dentist, were held yester day morning at the home in the Allensville community. Interment was made in Burchwood ceme tery. Dr. Vickers was widely known throughout all parts of the county having practiced his profession here for many years before mov ing his office to his home several years ago. His death was attri buted to a breakdown growing out of complications from an at tack of influenza several weeks ago. He was carried to the hos pital about 10 days ago but his condition grew gradually weaker until the end. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Betty Vickers; four daughters, j Mrs. H. H. Perry of Los Ange (Continued On Back Page) Matinee, Prizes Announced In Campaign; Fowler Resigns Lack of Cooperation, Fric tion In Clqan-Up Cam paign Responsible. T. J. Fowler, local sanitarian, yesterday resigned as chairman of the annual Clean-Up campaign which is scheduled to get under way next week. Fowler, who was appointed last week by City Manager James C. Harris, gave lack of cooperation and internal friction as reasons for his action. The local Chamber of Com merce, it is understood, is plan ning to hold a similar campaign of its own sometime in May and all efforts to have the two cam paigns joined together in a co operative affair were fruitless. The campaign beginning next week is sponsored by the city of Roxboro. Fowler’s complete statement reads as folows: “When I accepted the office as chairman of the Clean-Up Cam paign in Roxboro, it was my un derstanding that the enterprise would be executed with the co operation of all officials of all organizations, as well as public spirited citizens. “It has lately developed that this particular campaign, of which I have been elected chair man, is not to be given the in terest and support of a prominent community organization, the ex ecutive board of which has plan ned to inaugurate a clean-up cam paign of its own at a later date. “Becuse of this friction and lack of entire civic cooperatio’ I find myself placed in an embar rasing position: and since accept ance of the duties of my part have been entirely voluntary, and in no sense an official service, I submit my resignation as Chair-] man of the present Clean-Up Campagn of the City of Rox boro. o Vaccine For Dogs, Cats Required Dr. O. G. Davis, local arian, has announced a tion clinic for dogs and ery Monday, WAftnesday Saturday throughout April at the Hyco Warehouse. j A compulsory law requires all] dogs and cats to be vaccinated ' yearly and a fee of 50 cents for the service is charged for the medicine only, Dr. Davis said. SENIORS PRESENT PLAY TUESDAY Large Audience Applauds High School Dramatic Pro duction. A near-capacity croud Tuesday night applauded long and loud, the Roxboro Senior Class annual dramatic production, “The Charm School,” presented in the high school auditorium. Coached by Miss Lucy Jane | Bowers, fa<hilty member, the play presented James Jackson, as Aus tin Berans, the automobile sales man, who inherited a college of beautiful girls, and Carolyn] White as Elsie Bendottie, one of | his star pupils, in the starring roles. . Filled to the brim with amusing and compromising situations, the plot finally brought the princip. als together in a romantic ending. Supporting the principals with outstanding performances were: Charles White as David Mac- Kenzie, a law student; Robert (Continued On Back Page) To The Citizens Os Roxboro In regards to the clean-up, paint-up, fix-up campaign, re member, that cleanliness is a kin to Godliness and applies just as much to communities as to persons. Cleanliness promotes not only beauty but health, and a beautiful community is usual ly a healthy one. Removal of all those things which make a community look unattractive, also removes those things which menace health. Look around your home and yard, and see what improve ments you can make. Clean paint up flowers and shrubs, up trash, make needed repairs, Let’s all go to work this week to make Roxboro a clean er, healthier, and more attrac tive place to live. Yours truly, James C. Harris, City Manager. Health Officer’s Pre-School Clinics Will Begin Soon Pre-school clinics for seven Person County schools have been scheduled for the remainder of this year, Dr. A. L. Allen, health officer, said yesterday. These clinics are annually con ducted for children who will be gin school next year. A complete physical examination, including testing of eyes and ears and a smallpox vaccination are given as routine while the vaccination for diphtheria will be given to those pre-school children whose parents want it given and when it is deemed necessary. Infants and younger children may also be brought to these cli nics by their parents when diph theria vaccination is desired, Dr. Allen advised. The schedule as already prepar ed includes Central school April >ll, Longhurst April 12, P. C. T. S. (c) April 17, Bethel Hill April 24, Let: Jefers (c) April 25, High Plane April 26 and Ca-Vel May 1. If there are other schools than the above whose officials desire these pre-school clinics, the health department will receive applica tions and may be able take one or two in addition to those al ready scheduled. Applications should be turned in as soon as pos sible. o Theatres Forced To Raise Rates By Film Board The Palace and Dolly Madison Theatres are anouncing today a change in admission scale for the evening shows. Whereas the price for adults ha* been 26c the price will now be 30c. The Kirbys pointed out that this increase was necessary if the two houses were to continue to play first-run pictures. The film board of trade, stated the proprietors, has said that the Roxboro thea res must charge as much as other theatres in this territory if first run pictures are to be continued. Both the Dolly Madison and the Palace have- established repu tations for playing the best shows and generally speaking, it is thought that patrons want this continued even hough they have to pay a few pennies more. THE TIMES IS PERSOMI PREMIER NEWSPAPER*! A LEADER AT ALL Extra Features For Next Week’s Drive Announced By City Manager Harris. City Manager James C. Harris yesterday announced that a tin can matinee will be held at th* Palace theatre on the final day. Saturday, April 8, as another fen. ture of the annual Clean-Up cam paign which gets underway Mon day. Boys 12 years of age and under who bring in as many as 100 tin cans will be admitted to the per formance free. The show will bn held in the morning. Harris also announced that all persons wishing to compete for prizes should register on the morning of the Bth. and the com mittees will make their inspec tions on this basis. Prizes will be offered for (1). cleanest backyard, (2) cleanest front yard, (3) best arangement of flowers, (4) cleanest vacant lot, (5) greatest mprovement by painting and (6) boy picking up most tin cans. The list of 18 prizes, three of which will be given for each di visions above are as follows: Glenn Bros, 1 car washed; Roy al Case, 1 meal; Service Dry Cleaners, one suit or dress dry cleaned; Electric Appliance, 18- piece set of china; Carolina Po wer and Light, one table lamps Thomas Barber Shop, one haic cut and shave; Long’s Flower Shop, one plant; Hambrick, Aus tin and Thomas, one pound box of candy; Thompson Ins. Agency. $2.50 towel set; Roxboro Drug Co., Lucien de Long Powder; T. and O. Mondail compact; Long; Bradsher, pair of scissors; Corner Barber Shop, shampoo and tonic; Tar H-sel Chevrolet Co., wash and grease; Penders, 2-lbs. double fresh coffee; Peebles Dept. Storey salad dish. j o Funeral For 4 Mrs. W. J. Dean Held Tuesday Final rites for Mrs. W. J. Dean, 70, of Rougemont, Route 1, were held Tuesday afternoon at Mt Harmony church. Mrs. Dean had been in ill health since early December and her condition had grown gradually worse since Christmas until her death Monday. She was a member of Mt. Harmony church and had been for most of her life. Rev. L. J. Rainey of Durham and Elder Lex Chandler of Tim berlake were the officiating min isters. Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Mrs. G. S. Mor gan of Bunn Level, route 1, Mr*. B. W. Mangum of Littleton and Mrs. A. E. Riggs of Rougemont; two sons, D. B. Dean of Burling ton, and A. H. Dean of Roxboro; a sister, Mrs. Dora Duncan of Timber lake; a half brother, S. Y. Clements of Morehead City, and * half sister, Mrs. Jennie Kennedy of Durham. Active pall bearers included Ir ving Morgan, Thelbert Dean. George Duncan, Floyd Cannady r Love Rhew, and Ben Peede. Honorary pall bearers were Herman Sherman, A. D. Newton, Ed Cook, Irving Gentry, Arthur Moore and Hunter Cates. ■ o FISHING TRIP Herbert Allen, Wyatt Monk. Maxie Blalock and Floyd Woody, the latter two of Helena, return ed Tuesday night from a 1 trip at Lake Mattamuskedt. The boys brought back a wash tub full of fish and report an enjoy able trip for all hands. ' jjaHl
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