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VOLUME X FUBUSHED EVERY SUNDAY Sc THURSDAY ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1938 NUMBER FORTY-FIVE -X--
Legion Auxiliary Observes
Poppy Day Here Saturday
, M"«- R. H. Shelton, Chair
men Os Auxiliary, Heads
Yhis Year’s Poppy Drive.'
Saturday is Poppy Day in Rox
boro apd throughout the United
States. Millions of little red pop
pies will be worn in honor of
the World War dead. Hundreds
of thousands of dollars will be
contributed for the welfare of
the war’s living victims, the dis
abled veterans, their families and
the widows and orphans of the
dead.
Members of the Person Coun
ty Unit of the American Legion
Auxiliary under Mrs. R. H. Shel
ton, chairman, will be on the
streets here early Saturday morn
ing with baskets of poppies made
by disabled veterans at Oteen
Hospital. They will ask everyone
to put on a poppy as an indivi
dual act of tribute to those who
gave their lives in America’s de
fense, and to contribute some
thing toward the Legion and
Auxiliary work for the disabled
veterans and dependent families.
The poppies will be crepe pa,
per replicas of the wild poppies
which grew in such profusions a
long the battle front in France.
More than ten million of them
have been made by disabled men
working under the direction of
the Auxiliary in government
hospitals and special poppy work
rooms. Hundreds of veterans un
able to do other work, have been
given employment through the
winter and spring shaping the
little red flowers.
More than 100,000 women will
be in Saturday’s Poppy Day army,
distributing flowers in memory
of America’s more than 100,000
"World War dead. They will ask
r.o price for the poppies but will
give them for any contribution
the wearer feels able to make.
Every penny of the money contri
buted will go into the relief and
welfare funds of the Legion and
• Auxiliary, where it will work for
needy veterans and veterans’
families during the coming year.
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Person Youth Is
‘Honored At Elon
Elon College The Dr. John
son Literary society met on Wed
nesday, May 10, and elected of
ficers for the year 1939-40.
Dwight Gentry of Roxboro was
elected president.
Gentry is an outstanding young
orator and an honor roll student,
having an average above 90 per
cent for his two years at Elon.
Gentry is also the first student
below senior level to be elected
president of this outstanding so
ciety.
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Hail Insurance
Our Company offers protection
against loss from destruction of
your crops by Hail. Every South
ern farmer is familiar with the
destructive forces of hail. Crops
can be stripped in a few minutes,
and your work has gone for noth
ing, unless Hail Insurance stands
between you and the loss.
The farsighted farmer of to
day invests in Hail Insurance
early in the season and enjoys the
progress of his crop without fear.
Join the thousands of farmers
who take no chances. Protect your
investment today.
Thompson Ins. Agency.
Help Southern Industry - - Buy Cotton Goods This Week
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Person conty times
Project Leaders
School To Be Held
Here Tomorrow
Miss Elizabeth Williams, as
sistant House Furnishings and
Home Management specialist of
the Extension Service of State
college, will hold a Project Lead
er’s Training school tomorrow in
the County Courthouse.
This school will be for the
Home Furnishings Leaders of
the various Home Demonstration
clubs in the county. These project
leaders will take instructions,
suggestions and demonstration
material to their respective club*
meetings and reproduce Miss
Williams’ demonstration for their
entire membership.
The subject for study is to be
“Walls, Wall Finishes and Wood
work.” A great deal of stress is
being placed on proper choices in
wall finishes by all interior de
corators, paint salesmen and oth
ers interested in making a suit
able back ground of the walls in
a home. This also enters into the
improvement of the kitchen, and
that is the major project for all
Home Demonstration chibs in the
county, therefore this demonstra
tion given by a specialist in this
subject should hold much inter
est for the project leaders of
our clubs,
Sunset Hills
Keeping Pace
With City’s Need
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Keeping pate with Roxboro’s
business and industrial progress
is Sunset Hills, the city’s newest
residential development.
Located on the western edge
of town, Sunset Hills when com
pleted will rank with the best in
the vicinity as a strictly residen
tial section. Improvements are
going forward rapidly. T. B.
Wocdy, the promoter of this de
velopment, has had the landscap
ing division of the Federal Hous
ing administration to pass on the
lot and street layout of the pro
ject which now conforms to all
F. H. A. specifications. 'ii ;
This week two streets leading
into the development are being
paved and progress is being made
rapidly in other phases Os the de
velopment also.
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Carter Rites
Held Tuesday
Final rites for Geoge K. Car
ter, 34, of Woodsdale were held
Tuesday afternoon at the home.
His death occurred Monday as a
result of complications. Interment
(Continued On Back Page)
Formal Opening Tomorrow
Winstead and Newman, florists, a new enterprise for Roxboro,
will hold its formal opening tomorrow from 10 in the morning un
til 9 p. m.
Operated by Mrs. O. H. Winstead and Mrs. Elizabeth T. New.
man, the new shop is fully prepared to furnish anything
In the floral line, funeral designs, corsages as well as special or
ders for weddings, dinners, etc. A special florists refrigerator is
one of the features of their new establishment
Mrs. Winstead has completed a course in the Floral Arts school
in New York and both ladles are fully equipped for any form of
floral service.
Souvenirs will be given to those attending the formal opening.
Children must be accompanied by their parents to receive the gifts.
Mayor’s Proclamation
In a proclamation issued today by Mayor S. F. Nicks, Jr.,
Saturday, May 27th., was designated as Poppy Day in Roxboro.
The proclamation asked all citizens to observe the day by
wearing a memorial poppy in honor of those who gave their
lives in the World War, and to contribute for the welfare of the
disabled veterans and dependent families of veterans. It stated:
“Whereas, when the forces of ruthless autocracy committed
aggressions against the United States in 1917, the best young
men of this nation offered their lives in the nation’s defense,
and
“Whereas, among these men were many from Roxboro,
who served gallantly and sacrificed greatly in the conflict, and
“Whereas, more than one hundred thousand young Ameri
cans were called upon to sacrifice their lives that America
might be secured as the land of liberty, justice and democracy,
“Now, therefore, I, S. F. Nicks, Jr., Mayor of the City of
Roxboro, believing that the memory of their high patriotic sac
rifices should be kept bright for the inspiration of America,
urge all citizens to wear their memorial flower, the poppy, on
Saturday, May 27th„ and give for the poppy as generously as
they are able to aid the war’s living victims, the disabled and
dependent families. ,
“To that purpose, I do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 27th.,
to be Poppy Day in the City of Roxboro.”
YOUTHS ESCAPE
SERIOUSINJURY ,
Ford Roadster Overturns
Near Knoll Inn Tuesday
Night; Wheels Locked.
Three local youths and two
colored boys who were riding
with them narrowly escaped
serious injury Tuesday night
when their car, a Ford roadster
(sport model), turned over com
pletely near Knoll Inn in West
Rqxboro. -
The driver, who was Flint Oli
ver, son of Police Chief S. A. Oli
ver, was accompanied by Sam
Whitten, Jr. and Evard Jamea:
The two negro boys were Wash;
Wiley “Toots” Mangum and
James “Fat Head” Smith.
The boys were turning into
Knoll Inn when one of the wheels
b:came locked, the car turned
over completely pinning all five
occupants under it. None of the
boys were seriously hurt. Oliver
and Whitten were taken to the
local hospital. Oliver was releas
ed yesterday morning with a
fractured hip. Whitten, who had
just been released following an
appendicitis operation, was still
confined late yesterday.
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Stores To Observe
Summer Hours
Next Three Months
New summer hours will be ob
served by a number of local
stores and will continue during
the months of June, July and
August, it was announced yester
day, by J. D. Mangum.
During the summer the fol
lowing stores will open at 8 and
close at 5:30 o’clock in the after
noon.
Peeble’s Dept. Store, Leggett’s
Dept. Store, Bruce’s 5c to SI.OO
■Store, Rose’s 5-10-25 c Store, Car
ney’s Millinery, Quality Shop,
Forman’s Dept. Store, Henry’s,
Raiff's Dept. Store.
INJURED
Dr. Robert Long was painfully
injured when a heavy container
fell on his hand, mashing serious
ly the ring finger on his left hand.
Amputation was not considered
necessary, however, and he ex
pects to be back in his office Sat
urday.
Drum and Bugle
Corp Will Lead
Parade Tomorrow
Officials dl First Baptist
church report splendid progress
being made in the Vacation Bi
ble school which meets every day
from 9 to 11 o’clock.
Pupils and teachers are show
ing great interest in the progrant
of Bible stories, songs, memory
work, and hand work that make
up each day’s activities. An of
fering is also taken each day for
the Baptist church building
fund. An enrollment of 170 has
been reached and others are ex
pected before the school closes.
On Friday morning at 9 o’clock
the school will parade down
Main street and all parents and
friends are invited to be on hand
to witness this march of almost
200 Bible School children. The
parade will be led by the Drum
and Bugle corps.
Spot News Os The Day
| SERVICES
Elder Jimmie Jones of the Bear
Creek association will preach at
the local Primitive Baptist church
Saturday night at 7:30 o’clock. A
large crowd is expected.
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IMPROVING
Mrs. John Clayton, who has
been ill at her home on Leas
burg road for the past two months
is improving rapidly and hopes to
be out soon.
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INITIATED
W. W. “Buddy” Allgood, son
of Mrs. J. W. Allgood of this city,
has recently been initiated into
the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at
the University of North Carolina.
Mr. Allgood is a graduate of Rox
boro High school finishing with
the class of ’36.
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GIANT SALE
Roxboro Shoe Store on another
page in today’s issue is announc
"Hospitality” Group Offers
Prize For Roxboro Slogan
Mother of Local
Druggist Dies;
Rites Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. James
I. Adair, 67, mother of W. H. A
dair, well-known Roxboro man,
were held Monday afternoon in
Clinton, S. C.
Mrs. Adair had been seriously
ill for some time and the local
man had been called to his moth
er’s bedside on a number of oc
casions recently. Her death occur
red Saturday night at 11:45 o’-
clock and Mr. and Mrs. Adair
left immediately for Clinton re
maining until after the final rites.
Monday.
Surviving in addition to the
local man are her husband and
one daughter, Mrs. B. R. Austin
of Clinton.
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Warren’s Grove
Woman, 19, Dies
Funeral Today
Mrs. Raymond Fleig, 19, of the
Warren’s Grove community of
Person County succumbed yes
terday afternoon about 1 o’clock.
Funeral services will be held this
-»ft.arr,rym at a pvwir a t Warren’s
Grove church. ’’' " u '
Mrs. Fleig was taken to Watt’s
hospital for treatment last week
and seemed to be improving sat
isfactorily until a sudden relapse
early yesterday afternoon, Jier
death occurring almost imme
diately thereafter.
Officiating at the final rites
this afternoon will be Rev. M.
W. Lawrence, pastor of the fam
ily. Interment will be made in
Burchwood cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Pain
ter, a sister, Beatrice Painter, a
brother, Hassell Painter, all of
Roxboro, route 3.
Active pall bearers will be O.
Y. Clayton, F. O. Clayton, Jr.,
Junior Wrenn, Thomas Soloman,
Earl Soloman and Dolian Clay
ton.
ing a gigantic “over-stocked”
sale in progress here. Manager
Hawkins says all shoes are drast
ically reduced and he invites all
to look the stock over.
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SOCK PARTY
The girl scouts of East Rox
boro will have a sock party Sat
urday night, May 27th. The party
will be held in the Woodmen
Hall" at East Roxboro.
Admission will be 5 and 10
cents. The money will be used
tc buy uniforms for the scouts.
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BACK AT DESK
Miss Sue Bradsher has recov
ered from her recent illness and
is able to be “up and about.”
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IT’S A BOY
. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Barker of
Raleigh announce the birth of
a son on May 24 at Mary Eliza
beth hospital. Mrs. Barker was
formerly Miss Lina Bailey of
Roxboro, N. C.
Textile Queen
Miss Jessamine Beyce of Gasto
nia, N. C., queen of the June Cotton
festival at Gastonia, oombed-yam
| center of America, Is shown tore
with cotton hi the form in whlofe It
is most Important to lsr compmaJiy.
: Naturally her own clothes arf all of
; cotton. -
RECORDER NEWTON
SENTENCESSEVEN
Faces Coun
ty Court At Tuesday’s Reg
ular Term.
Judge W. I. Newton in Record
er’s court Tuesday passed out
judgement to seven offenders in
one of the shortest dockets re
cently. • -
Those answering to charges
Tuesday were: J. P. Yarboro,
1 illegal possession, suspended on
payment of costs; Nat Reed, as
sault on Female, 60 days on road,
sentence suspended on payment
of $1 and costs; William Clark,
driving while drunk, cont’d. un
til first July term; Bryant Davis,
malicious injury to property, 90
days on road, sentence suspend
ed on payment of costs and dam
ages to property of F. D. Ellin
burg.
James Hackney, charged with
non-support, was given 12 months
on the road, sentence suspended
on payment of costs and payment
into the hands of the clerk $5
monthly for support of child,
first payment to be made June 1
and each month thereafter for 12
months. Upon failure to do so
committment will issue.
Other cases included: Willie
Paylor, assault on female, six
months on road sentence suspend
ed on payment of $25 and costs;
C. B. King, reckless driving, SSO
and costs and defendent ordered
to refrain from use of intoxicants
for period of two years.
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IN NEW HOME
Mrs. Baxter Allen and family
Monday moved into their attrac
tive new residence on North La
mar street. For many years they
have resided next to the Metho
dist parsonage on Main street.
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VERY ILL
Mrs. Minnie Riley continues
seriously ill at her home on La
mar street and little hope is held
for her recovery.
PREMIER NEWSPAPEBf
A LEADER AT ALL TIMU
Tentative Program Arran
ged For Festive “Hospital
ity Week” Next Month.
Rcxboro’s “Hospitality Week”
steering committee seeking to a
dopt a permanent slogan for the
city emphasizing the hospitality
theme yesterday announced a $5
prize for the best submitted in a
contest ending June 1.
Final selection will be made by
the Town Board of Commission
ers from those submitted before
the closing date. Entries should
be turned in to the office of the
Chamber of Commerce.
A tentative program for the
week, definitely set for June 26 -
July 1, was adopted by the com
mittee in executive session Tues
day afternoon.
Arranged by the entertainment
committee headed by Mrs. B. G.
Clayton, the program, although,
by no means complete, was a
dopted as follows:
Monday afternoon, 4 o’clock -
Tea at Hotel by Women’s clubs
of entire county.
Tuesday evening - Bridge par
ty at Hotel, sponsored by Brid
ge clubs of county. Party few
college age group at Community
House. Party for high schooL
group at Legion Hut.
Wednesday evening - Rotarian*
will be hosts to guests of com
munity. Rotary club will plan
this event. . : -
Thursday afternoon - Children's
party. Details to be worked out
later.
Thursday evening - American
Legion entertainment. Program
will be arranged and directed by
the local Legion Post. * >
Friday night - Dance in High
School gymnasium, sponsored by
the Kiwanis club. A well-known
orchestra will be secured for this
event to climax the week’s fes
tivities.
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Cotton Ball „ : \
Continues Club
Benefit Series
Continuing the series of Coun
try Club benefit dances at Hotel
Roxboro Sautrday night will be
a gala Cotton Ball beginning aft
9:30 o’clock.
With Cotton the theme of the
occasion, prizes will be given foe
the most attractive cotton home
made dress and the neatest store
bought, ready-made frock wont
to the ball. Voting will be by bal
lot of those attending this festive
occasion.
As usual the country club en
tertainment committee will act
as sponsors and light refresh
ments will be available for thoae
present.
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Ca-Vel Woman 1
Succumbs Sunday m
Funeral services were haMt -
Monday afternoon for Mrs.
nie l Hinton Cooke, 48, whu/StM
death occurred Sunday at tlMii
home of her daughter, Mrs. Hktijig
tie Shepherd of Ca-Vel. 'fpS *
The deceased was the
Jim Cooke. Death was attributftH|
to complications.
Final rites were held at RonfiS
Cross Roads church in
county with Rev. William i|®sj
the officiating minister,
ment was made in the
cemetery. ,-4 JH