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IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME X PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY NEWS OF THE WEEK NOTORIOUS MACHINE TOTTERING Kansas City, Mo.—Fast upon the indictment of “Boss” Thomas J. Pendergast, head of the local Democratic organization* one of the most corrupt political ma chines in America, leaders of Hie State Democracy believe that the long existing alliance between local crime and political gang sters has been completely smash ed. Pendergast is specifically charged with swindling the U. S. Government out of income taxes on a bribe of $315,000. PROBE DEATH OF HORSES Fort Snelling, Minn.—An Army Board is probing the apparent lack of even ordinary safeguards which resulted in the loss of 128 horses in a fire which destroyed the frame stables of Battery R, 14th Field Artillery at this post. Ninety officers and 2,050 men were able to save only two of the fear crazed animals trapped in the mysterious blaze. BUSINESS ASKED TO TELL ALL Washington, D. C.—Senator O’- Mahoney, Chairman of the Temp orary National Economic Commit . tee, has invited big and little business executives to meet his committee and State fearlessly and frankly their views on in dustrial conditions. Criticism of Federal policies, when backed by facts, is welcomed. ROOSEVELT PESSIMISTIC Warm Springs, Ga.—Leaving here at the end of his usual Spring vacation, President Roose velt called out to villagers as the train pulled out, “I’ll be back in the Fall if we don’t have a war.” To Fred Botts, of the Warn Springs Foundation, he express ed a similar feeling by saying “I’ll be back for Thanksgiving— with provisos.” POPE’S EASTER PEACE PLEA Vatican City—Pope Pius XII followed the regular Easter services in St. Peter’s by deliver ing an impassionate plea to all nations to observe peace. “How can peace be had while so many thousands of men lack work", ha asked, “an easy prey to deceptive mirages insidiously proposed by' shrewd propagandists of fatal! theories?” No comment was a-] vailalble to a suggestion that the latter remark applied to recent charges of Communism in A merican officialdom. Senior Girls To Receive Chests For Graduation Senior girls at Roxfooro high school in this year’s class of 1939 will be given miniature Lane Cedar Chests by Roxboro Furni ture company as graduation gifts R. H. Shelton, manager of the firm, announced yesterday. Those girls who have already j deceived these lovely miniature chests state that they are an ideal place to keep souvenirs and keep sakes of high school days. ' Mr. Shelton says that if any of the girls in this graduating class have not received their cards for tye chests, to please come in and see him and he will sae that new cards are sent. JtaWjjgfeQttinw Biggest Gold Shipment r r; / mV - •*•••• ~y|l * ijl _ * This $60,000,006 cargo of gold which was brought to the United States from Europe recently is believed to be (he biggest ever carried from Europe on a single ship. It was believed to have been made because of anxiety over Chancellor Hitler’s new drive In eastern Europe. Although officials refused to divulge informa tion, it was learned from an authentic source that the gold cargo was worth $60,000,000 or more. Farmers Profit By Bookkeeping, Blanks Advises “A pencil is one of the most im portant agricultural implements the farmer has ” FSA County Supervisor Jbe, Y. Blanks said today. Unless accurate records of ex pense are kept, it is difficult to tell whether the farmer has used his money to the best ad vantage during the year. Wise spending of the farm dollar is being stressed for all farm fami lies co-operationg with the Farm Security Administration in its Rehabilitation program. “The more abundant life fre quently is obtained from the way money is spent rather than the amount made,” Mr. Balnks said. “Wise homemakers often can make a small income buy all the necessities and some luxuries.” Mr. Blanks pointed out that in the past too much money has been spent by farmers for food, leaving only a small amount for clothing, education and medical care. The FSA encourages a live at-home program with credit and advice for low income farm fam ilies. “When money spent for food is reduced 10 percent, it means that much more for magazines and books for the farm home or some small personal luxuries for the farm wife,” he said. (Continued On Back Page) ; !Along The Way With the Editor What’s wrong with the Rotary Club? Every year for the past two or three they have been electing a “runt” as president. First came Gene Thompson, then Howard Strang and now to cap the climax they have elected R. B. Griffin. All of these men are only half grown. It does look like the Rotarians could get a full size man to be president. Things would not be so bad if they would elect a runt for secretary, but it should not be done, in any other case. A few days ago Charles Woods and his dog went fishing. The 1 ! dog kept rocking the boat so Charles decided to throw him into the ) I water. He did this but lost his balance and went in with the dog. All i of this happened one cold day last week and now Charles goes - fishing without the dog which is just as good as it was a bird dog ; and not a fish dog. » Otto Clayton, prominent Republican of this city, attended the mass meeting Thursday night. Otto said that he hardly expect- P ed any of his favorite candidates to win as he had always lost his s ’ vote in practically every election. However, he voted like a true j ] citizen and this writer failed to ask him if he won. The election was 1 not connected with Democrats or Republicans so Mr. Clayton did have a chance. Curtis Oakley wants to take a trip. He just wants to f get out at the city for a few days. His wife told him that she would s be glad to pay his way just to get rid of him. Friend Oakley has r been so cross and til-tempered lately that Mr. Oakley believes that e ,a few days away from Roxboro might make him liveable. The rea -1 son for this spell of meaness is that his tennis game is un usually bad. He can’t even beat Sam Merritt, so says. Nine Months School Term To Be Aired Here Tuesday Lloyd Griffin To Discuss Possibilities at PTA Gath ering At Central School. First steps in a drive to secure a nine' month’s school term in Roxboro schools, it is believed, will be made Tuesday night when Lloyd Griffin, executive secre tary of the State School commis sion, speaks to the local Parent- Teacher’s associaion in the Cen tral School auditorium at 8 o’- clock. Also expected to appear on the program are J. A Long and R. L. Harris. Members of the local] school board will meet with the association at Tuesday’s meet ing. The meeting is being held in the evening in order that as many fathers as possible will be able to attend. Mr. Griffin is expected to discuss possibilities as well as ways and means of securing an extended term. The session, it was said, will be in the form of questions ask ed and discussed for the benefit of better schools. Tuesday night’s meeting, those in charge of the program stated, will not last over an hour and should be of interest to all civic minded citizens whether parents or not. Os the half million known species of insects only about 300 are injurious to man. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Next Saturday To Be Last Day For Registering Next Saturday will be the final day for registering fdr the forth coming municipal election May 2 while the following Saturday will be challenge day at the polls, S. F. Nicks, Jr., chairman of the Person County board of elections, disclosed yesterday. The registrar, A. S. deVlaming, will be at the town office on both of these days. Registrars and election judges here, as well as other sections of the state where municipal elec tions will be held this year, will be benefited by the pay boost ap proved by the recent session of the North Carolina general as sembly. Judges will receive a pay in crease of $1 per day while the registrars’ pay boost will amount to $2 a day. The present schedule provides a per diem of $3 for the judges of election and for the registrars. Attorney General Harry Mc- Cullan yesterday issued a ruling on the pay boost in response to a request from Thad Eure, sec retary of state. In addition to the pay boost for the judges and registrars, the general assembly passed other acts governing the elections to be held in the state this year. The marker law and absentee regula tion both were ruled as applicable to municipal elections. The general assembly declined] to make any change in the pro vision for official party markers in general elections but both houses agreed to a provision whereby only physical disabled or illiterate voters shall be allowed to have assistance in marking ballots in primaries. Assistance in these cases must be rendered by a member of the voter’s family or, if none be present, by some qualified voter who has not pre viously assisted a voter to mark his ballot. If there be no member of the voter’s family or a qualified voter who has not ajfied a voter in marking a ticket present, then the election officials may be ask ed by the voter to render the re quired assistance. Absentee voting will not be per mitted in the forthcoming elec tions. ’ o Qold production in Australia last year was the highest for more than 20 years. Nicks, Old Board Members Nominated At Mass Meeting Griffin Is Named President Local Rotary Club Thursday i New Leader To Succeed . H. K. Strang In July; Other Officers Also Selected The Roxboro Rotary club at its regular meeting Thursday night . at the Community house elected Roderick B. Griffin, superintend ent of Person County schools, as its new president for the coming year. Griffin succeeds Howard K. Strang, who has held the office during the past year. Other officers elected at Thurs day’s meeting included Wheeler Newell and Fred Long, vice presi dents, and Reade Jones, secretary and Earl Bradsher, treasurer, Dr. A. L. Allen and J. W. Noell were named as new directors. The new officers will take over their duties in July. Retiring of ficers in addition to Strang are Claude Hall, vice president, Cur tis Oakley, secretary, and J. D. Mangum, treasurer. This marks the second honor within a week’s time that the local superintendent has receiv ed. Last week he was re-appoint ed for another two years as head of the county school system. o 1 County Teachers To Be Re-elected At Meetings Soon > ——— i Local school board members will be holding meetings in the i next few days for the purpose of ! re-electing teachers and principals ■ for the next school year, Superin l tendent R. B. Griffin said yester ■ day. f Under a recently enacted law, ■ teachers and principals must be elected and notified before the . close of school. > “All school faculties have been t generally satisfactory,” Superin- ] !j tendent Griffin continued, “and > J it is' thought that very few chan s ges are contemplated.” Contrary to the general belief,! ■ teachers at present employed in 1 ; the county will not have to file! > applications for re-employment; . in writing to the Superintendent! of Schools. A written.application ■ is necessary only from teachers t seeking employment in the coun • ty for the first time. k "I'" i UDC MEETING The Person County U. D. C. ) will meet with Mrs. E. B. Yancey ] Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, 1 , it has been announced. A full at tendance is desired. Bushy Fork Youth, Bethel Hill Girl Named "Healthiest” 4-H Clubbers Will Compete For County In District Contest. Thomas Horton of Bushy Fork and Christine Perkins of Bethel Hill have been declared winners in the recent 4-H club’s County Health contest, it was announced here yesterday. The final decisions were made following examinations by the 'j health department, taking into consideration the written records and both the physical and men i tal examinations of the contest > ants. These two 4-H club members SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1939 t Clean-Up Drive \ Ends As Judges ] Are Announced 1 1 < Mrs. H. M. Beam, Mrs. R. B. Dawes and E. B. Craven, Jr. i were yesterday named judges in ’ the annual clean-up campaign which was brought to a close of ficially last night Judging of individual premises for the prizes offered in the six division will take place at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. Those wish ing to have their places judged should call the town office be fore that time for registration. City Manager James C. Harris yesterday said that approximately 400 loads of trash had been haul ed off during the campaign. City streets in the business section have been washed twice, he said. Prizes have been offered for (1) cleanest backyard, (2) clean est front yard, (3) best arrange ment of flowers, (4) cleanest vacant lot, (5) greatest improve ment by painting and (6) boy or girl picking up most tin cans. The list of 18 prizes, three of, which will be given for each di-j 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 lamp; Thomas Barber Shop, one hair 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; Roxjboro Drug Co., Lucien de Long Powder; T. and O. Mondail compact; Long, Bradsher, pair of scissors; Comer Barber Shop, shampoo and tonic; i Tar Heel Chevrolet Co., wash and ' grease; Penders, 2-lbs. double j fresh coffee; Peebles Dept. Store, j salad dish. o | ATTENTION The Times would greatly ap preciate the correct address o! j Mrs. H. G. Chandler, who we have listed in our mailing files for South Boston, Va., and Mrs. Clyde Duncan, who we have listed for Petersburg, Va. Any information as to their correct addresses would be welcomed, j o l i Radio sets are being construct-, ed for use in kitchens that mas-j j querade as food canisters. had used their health record book to check up on their own health, posture and food habits in order to develop their bodies so that they may make themsel ves “their best exhibit.” It does i not mean that they were entirely . without defects, but they are trying to correct the defects they have. > It is hoped that they will stand > a good chance of being chosen as > representatives of the district s when they go to the District - Health Contest in Greensboro - April 27. They will compete there with winenrs from seven other s counties. THE TIMES IS PERSON’* PREMIER NEWSPAPER! A LEADER AT ALL TIMES- NUMBER FORTY Favorite Candidates Named By Large Majorities; Final Election May 2. With a record crowd of nigh on to 350 local citizens on hand, the annual municipal mass meeting Friday night nominated S. F. Nicks, Jr., young local attorney, as candidate for Mayor and re tained all members of the present board as candidates to succeed' themselves in the city election* scheduled for May 2. The nominee for Mayor won out in a spirited contest with A. M. Bums, Jr., the other aspirant to the post, by a count of 212 to 114. The action of the mass meet ing may be tantamount to election since it is not likely that any oth er candidate will enter the field for the post to be vacated by R. B. Dawes, the incumbent. In the race for the Town Board, the old commissioners, presented as a unit, had opposition from a slate of candidates composed of Reade Jones, R. H. Shelton and R. C. Hall. All members of the present board were victorious by substantial majorities. The voting for board members were counted as follows: George W. Kane 267, Gordon C. Hunter 250, Lester Brooks, 246, Preston Satterfield 253, George Cushwa 287, R. C. Hall 72, R. H. Sheltoa 63, Reade Jones 70. The annual municipal meeting got underway at 8 o’clock and R. j B. Dawes, who asumed the chair j as Mayor of Roxboro, named R. L. ! Harris temporary chairman and Sam Merritt, S. B. Winstead and E. G. Thompson as temporary secretaries. All of these wer# made permanent officers for the meeting. o Home Club Women, Public Invited To Demonstration By VELMA BEAM Some kind of bread is served on the average American table three times a day, and cakes and pastries appear often. The kind and quality of these baked goods is therefore important from sev eral viewpoints. Their palatabi lity depends not only upon ma terials used but upon methods of mixing and baking. Everyone likes to produce goad ■" - quality products in baking wheth- - er it is for home consumption or for sale, and many times good~ ideas are brought to us when least expected. However, tha Home Demonstration club women I of Person County are expecting jto get many good ideas for | baking for home and club market ! on April 18 at 10:00 a. m. when Miss See' Rice gives a baking demonstration in the Home Econ omics laboratory of the Roxboro High school. Miss Rice comes to us from tha Wheat Flour Institute, highly recommended by our marketing - specialist, Mrs. Cornelia C. Mor ris of the State College Extension Service. This demonstration will be open _ to the public. Anyone wishing to take advantage of it may do to by being in the Home Laboratory of the Roxboro HiA school at ten o’clock April 18thT o y RECITAL .« Mrs. Victor Satterfield will present her music pupils in recital at Bushy Fork high 1 Tuesday evening at 8 o'clodt This event is expected to be oik of the leading features of tjij» school commencement prognaA'
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