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ParkDevefpbment Program Dates Back To Drepuns Os State Official fn 19t7 TRAGEDY SEEN J. S. Holmes, State Forest er Credited With Launch ing Movement ■ ' ■ .n '. Raleigh Thirty years ago a state official'with graying hair, keen eyes and long, sensitive fingers looked over North Caro, lina and saw tragedy—forests be ing denuded, needless slaughter of birds, fish and wild animals. He realized that the intimate catastrophe would be bare, dead soil and a depleted stock of wildlife—and he knew that it had to be stopped. One way to stop it, he believ ed, was the establishment of state parks and refuges for wild life. Here North Carolina would say to the selfish among the hunters and lumber cutters: “You shall not desecrate this earth with your axes and your guns. Here the animals and the trees shall live on equal terms with man.” So that official—J. S. Holmes, now state forester with the de partment of conservation and de velopment—went to work, con centrating on the park idea. He led a small group whose efforts in 1917 resulted in the opening Hospitality Week June 26th. Through July 2nd. An old time welcome awaits you here. We are putting forth every effort to make your visit in Roxboro a most pleasant one. We are prepared to give you the best of service and in our dining room, we will serve you the best. ■ ■ ■ HOTEL ROXBORO KARL BURGER, Proprietor. Welcome To Roxboro '‘The Courteous City” The George W. Kane organiza tion extends a cordial welcome to all who visit in this county during “Hospitality Week.” May your visit be pleasant indeed. , We urge everyone in the city and county to join in the festivities of this week. GEORGE W. KANE Contractor and Builder v-L ■ - . k --v: * : -, ESCORT BUREAU I i Joseph Bernhard, chairman ot the Amerfc&rLletfon convention regis tration committee, signs Connie Bos we», famous singer, np for a “date” with- .Louis L. McCormick, Looisi aria commander, daring the 1939 na tional Legion convention in Chicago September 25 through 28. It's all a surprise to McCormick, who is un aware of proceedings. of the first state park—ML Mit chell, in Yancey county. Now six other parks have joined the first—the latest, Pet tigrew, was added this year—and PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. Holmes, now 71, has seen hip work grow until he has supervis ion over eight to 10 trained for esters and 350 full and part time employes. A native of Canada, Holmes came to North Carolina when hp was a young boy. He attended the University of North Carolina and Yale university, and in I®Oo. be came forester jn the North Caro lina geological and economic sur vey, from which the departmdht of conservation and development was organized in 1925. The sev en parks, three in the east and four in the west, are his domain, their 11,165 acres dedicated to recreation and the preservation cf plant and animal life. The largest is Morrow Moun tain state park in Stanly county. It has an area of 4,200 acres in the heart of the Uharrie moun tains, which are the remnants of te oldest mountain range on the North American continent. The smallest is Rendevous state park in Wilkes county, with 140 acres. Here’s a thumbnail sketch of each of the parks: Mt. Mitchell park, covering 1,- 200 acres in the Black mountains, is dominated by Mt. Mitchell, the highest mountain east of the Mississippi river. From the top of the peak, 6,711 feet above sea level, one can see miles of for ests, roads, cities. Because of the great height—no part of the area is less than one mile high—the climate and plant life are more like those of Canada than North Carolina. Here the beautiful mountain laurel, great rhododen dron and rose rhododendron bloom, and the streams run clear as crystal. The 425-acres Ft. Macon park was opened in 1924. It is bounded by the Atlantic ocean on the south and by Bogue sound on the north. The location of the present fort within the park has been, for over two centuries, the site of various fortifications to protect Beaufort and Morehead City from invasion. Fort Restored The present fort, which has been partially restored* has been pronounced a masterpiece of ar chitectural beauty. Bird life is a bundant, and though vegetation is sparce on most of the high sand dunes, one of the objectives is to restore vegetation to the area. Rendevous park came along in 1927. The site was donated by PIGEON EXPRESS * . * |r .. 'l i * ' a"™ Wfemtet Gillen, 18 yean old, a patient In St. Clare’a hospital, New York, where she is recovering from two Operations, holds a pigeon which flew from Elisabeth, N. J., recently, bringing her a canary, the gift of J. N. (Ding) Darling, cartoonist and outdoor enthusiast. The canary If in the gputn lauahium pullmas on the pigeon’s bank. Judge and Mrs. T, B. Finley, of North Wilkesboro. The area in cludes the upper slopes and peak of Rendevous mountain rn off shoot of the Blue Ridge. Hanging Rock park, covering ? 900 acres in Stokes county, was first developed in 1934-35. Lo cated in the Suratown mountains, it combines rugged beauty with man-made conveniences. From Moores Knob in the park one may look across the valley of the Dan river, with its patchwork of tobacco fields, to the Blue Rid ge mountains of North Carolina and Virginia. Cape Hatteras park in Dare county, which also was first de veloped in 1934-35, is in the area designated for the National Sea shore park and will be turned over to the federal government when that project is completed. This 1,100-acre park is on the famed North Carolina “banks”— slim fingers of sand extending southward from Virginia, bound ed on the east by the Atlantic and on .the west by numerous sounds. The soil everywhere is the rough, golden sand, -and a mong the first objectives has been the “anchoring” of the huge dun es by restoring vegetation. Morrow Mountain park perhaps owes its existence to Paul Kel ly, assistant director of the con servation and development de partment. When Director Bruce Etheridge was discussing the park program with his assistants, Kelly suggested the site and 1 the park has been rather his “pet” since that time. J. M. Morrow, of Albermarle, donated 900 acres, some land was given by other persons, and Stanley county floated a $25,000 bond jssue to round out the area. The park is being developed, like the others, as a game refuge and site for picnics, hiking, camping and horseback riding. Work has been started on 200- acre Pettigrew park in the shore of Lake Phelps in Tyrrell and Washington counties. Several old pre-Civil War mansions in the area will be reconditioned, and Lake Phelps, officials say, pro mises to become a fisherman’s paradise. o Obituaries MRS. MINNIE RILEY Whereas, our Heavenly Father in his infinite love and wisdom has called to her reward our sister and co-worker, Mrs. Min nie Riley, May 27, 1939, we, the members of the Woman’s Mission ary Society of Roxboro First Baptist church wish to record our appreciation of her life, there fore be it resolved: First, that her beautiful Christ ian character, her strong abiding faith, her devotion to her church and to her home were noble ex amples and an inspirational blessing to all who knew her. Second, that we extend to. the bereaved family our heart-felt sympathy commending them to the tender care of the Heavenly Father that he may be their re fuge and cast around them his everlasting arms. Third, that a copy of these re solutions be sent her family, a copy be published in local papers and a copy be recorded in the minutes of our society. L>:t us think of her as gone to that land where we just begin to live. Not dead, oh no! but beyond the shadows, Into the full clear light, Forever done with mist and clouds and tempest. Where all is calm and bright, Old Time Southern Hospitality Awaits You In Roxboro. Be sure to visit in Roxboro during "Hospitality WeeK” The Palace and Dolly Madison extend a cordial welcome to each and ev ery person who is to vi sit in this county during “Hospitality Week.” We hope that you find time to enjoy a few of the splendid shows that we have booked for you. Palace And Dolly Madson Theatres SPECIALS Be Ready For Hospitality Week The Greatest SHOE Values Ever Offered FREE inBOXBOBO FREE Your choice of a Broom or e are repeating this sale Your choice of a Broom or Theatre Pass with each pur- through popular demand. We Theatre Pass with each Pur chase of $1.97 or more. haye * lent of new whUe shoes chase of $1.97 or more. FRIDAY —3tos p. m. . . . . q FRIDAY —3tos p. m. SATURDAY 9t012 M. m SIZeS 410 SATURDAY 9t012 M. /V New 1939 ( V SHOES 4*ogl) \X up to $4.00 values f TJj sl-47 &$1.97 JjpW Plenty of sizes. This is T) I NEW BED ROOM not a window sample Roxboro SLIPPERS sale. We can fit you. O T_T XT' Leather Soles All Evening Shoes Now I W/I (hf Q7 . Store Zpl.y { Shouts the Word were $2.99 IIT 1 OACjO —— W elcome 59c & 97 c To Roxboro, “The Courteous 1 City,” and Roxboro Shoe Store, MEN'S SAY . . 2 or “ The store of Service and Va - ® WA 44C tips 03C lue” Long may hospitality reign ja e* ■ * P rs ' in this city and county. *U V ASv ALL Oh no, not dead but past all fear of dying And with all suffering o’er. Say not that she is dead for Jesus called her home to live forever more. Respectfully Submitted: Mrs. Mollie Barrett. Mrs. A. F. James. Mrs. W. Y. Pass. HE I | Bp, H ' l,l THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939 Chatham county in North Caro lina was formed in 1770 from Orange county. Duke university is one of the heaviest endowed schools in the nation. North Carolina was the birth place of three presidents—Jack son, Polk and Johnson.
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