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IF IT 18 NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY TAR RIVER CHURCH GIVEN ASSOCIATION Lower Country Line Asso ciation Closes Very Suc ' cessful Conference. Tar River Primitive Baptist church, 18 miles from Roxboro on the Oxford highway, will be host to the Lower Country Line association when it meets the third Sunday in July, 1940, it was decided by the association’s mem bers at the closing of the year’s meeting Monday morning at 9 o’- clock at the Dutchville church. The 1939 three-day service op ened Saturday morning at 10 o’- clock, the introductory sermon being delivered by Elder J. A. Herndon, pastor of the Dutchville church. Sermons were given each morning, afternoon and evening, closing Monday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock. Almost 30 ministers,,, pastors of the 18 Primitive Baptist churches of the association and other visit ing elders, participatectin the an nual servce. Order was main tained throughout the service and in closing F. D. Long of Roxboro, moderator of the asso ciation, remarked “I feel it need less to say that we have had a good association, for I know that you all are of the same mind that I am. If there has been any dis turbance of any kind during our service I do not know about it.” During the session reports were made by the church messengers, and the following officers were reelected: F. D. Long, of Roxboro, moderator; J. J. Whitley, of Dur ham, clerk; and S. F. Faucette, of Durham, assistant clerk. Taking part in the closing ser vice Monday morning were El ders J. T. Williams, of Rocky ' Mount; T. F. Adams, of Louis Spring; Elder Turner, of the Lit tle River association, and F. W. Rhodes, of Durham. Elder E. L. Cobb, of Wilson, pastor of the Durham Primitive Baptist church, closed the services, after which te gathering sang “How Firm a Foundation.” Other ministers taking part in the three-day service were: El ders, Q. J. D.nny, Winston-Salem; A. B. Ayres, of the Kehukee as sociation; J. B. Wade, of Martins ville, Va.; W .C. King, of Union Ridge; Perry Johnson, of Coats; v J. T. Jones, of the Bear Creek as sociation; J. F. Stegall, of Cal lands, Va.; J. P. Helms, of Roan oke, Va., D. B. Spangler, of Cask side, Va.; J. W. Wyatt, of Martins ville, Va.; Staples, of Greens boro; J. D. Wood, of Roanoke, Va., J. W. Gilliam,, Altamahaw; L. A. Johnson, of Coats; H. F. Mance, of the Abbotts’ Creek as sociation; W. R. Dodd, of Dan ville, Va.: Broom of the Bear Creek association; Elder Barnes of the Black Creek association; Wright, of Winston-Salem; E. C. Jones, of Willow Springs; H. M. Honeycutt, of the Abbott’s Creek association; R. W. Gurganous, of Jacksonville; W. A. Freeman, of Reidsville; R. L. Dobson, of New York. —o SERVICENTER ' Wade’s B. Servicenter, the city’s newest and most modern deluxe service station will have it’s for mal opening Saturday, according to an announcement on another page in this issue. A Standard service station, built according to Standard Oil company’s specification, the new Servicenter is one of the most modern in the vicinity. Johnnie Wade, the new proprietor, invites vhe public to inspect the new sta tion during its formal opening. SERVICENTER flerson|Minirs "Minute” Hail Does Slight Damage to Crops; W ind More A severe rain and hail storm struck in Person County Tues day night around seven-thirty and continued for about one hour . The storm carried very little hail, but water fell in torrents and for a few minutes it was al most impossible to see how to drive a car. Hail seemed to center in the Olive Hill section and lasted a bout one minute. Although hail damage to tobacco was slight there was quite a bit of wind damage. Among those who re ported losses by wind or hail were F. D. Long, James Win stead, Charlie Jack Winstead and John D. Winstead, all of Olive Hill. Immediately after the storm broke in Roxboro all lights went off and the city was in complete Minister Succumbs To Spotted Fever Rev. N. J. Todd, 52, Dies At Home Yesterday; Final Rites Today. Rev. N. J. Todd, 52, prominent Baptist minister of the Allens ville community, succumbed yes terday morning around 8:20 o’- clock, a victim of Rocky Moun tain Spotted Fever, a compara tively rare disease in this sec tion of the country. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Mill Creek Bap tist church, Where he had been pastor for 16 years, at 4 o’clock with Rev. W. F. West the offi ciating minister. The body will lie in state at the church from two o’clock until the hour of fun eral. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. Stricken with Rocky Mountain spotted fever on July 4, Rev. Todd had been seriously ill for the past two weeks and his death was not entirely unsuspected. A member of the Masonic and Junior order lodges for a great many years, the minister had long been pro minently identified with the ci vic and religious affairs of the county. He has been pastor of the Bethel Hill and Mill Creek chur ches for the past 16 years and for eight years was principal of the Allensville high school. He was graduated from Wake Forest col lege with an A. B. Degree in 1922. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nora Todd, two sons, Rayall and Jack Todd, seven daughters, El len, Frances, Bessie, Laura, Nan cy, Nora, Sallie, Anne and Gen eva Todd and one adopted daugh ter, Mrs. Earl Gentry, all of this county, three brothers, Malverin Todd of Miami, Fla., Hugh L. Todd of Portsmouth, Va., and Littleton Todd of Alberquerque, N. M., and one sister, Miss Geula Todd of Roxboro. Active pall bearers will be E. D. Jones, Tom Montague, G. G. Woody, W. T. Wilburn, W. H. Gentry, Hubert Gentry, Dewey Dickerson, and Robert Wade. Honorary pall bearers will be: Rev. W. F. West, Rev. J. L. Coley, Rev. L. V. Coggons, Rev. P. T. Worrell, Rev. A. L. Yar boro, Rev. F. L. Isreal, Rev. C. E. Sullivan, Rev. Joe Currin, Rev. T. w. Lee, Rev. T. M. Vick, Rev. C. H. Stanfield, G. W. Joyner, Dr. G. W. Joyner, Dr. Clyde Gilmore, Damon Boswell, J. Larkin Gen try, Burley Gentry John Buch anon, Arthur Wade, Dr. J. H. Merritt and O. C. Gravitt. Floral bearers will be members of the Junior Qrder, Longhurst Council. ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA / darkness for ,bver an hour. This trouble was/reported to be from a transformer that was damaged during the storm. At one time it looked like the glitters of Main street in the business district would not be able to take care of the large a mount of water, but no stores were flooded. The rain checked just about the time water was reaching a dangerous peak on the sidewalks. Several trees were blown down in the city and limbs from trees were scattered over the roads and in yards. There were no cas ualties reported. Taking the county as a whole damage to crops from rain, hail and wind was not great although a few small losses were reported from several sections. First Diphtheria Case Reported By Health Official This year’s first case of diph theria has been reported to local health authorities, according to Dr. A. L. Allen, health officer this morning. Arvister Whitt, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whitt of the Olive Hill community, was strick en with the disease a week ago. The case was diagnosed by Dr. B. E. Love. In commenting upon the case, Dr. Allen again urged that un vaccinated children be given tox oid as soon as possible. The state law, he pointed out, requires all children to be vaccinated before entering school. “In late summer, the season for diphtheria begins and cases in crease on into the fall and early winter,” he said. He reminded that diphtheria vaccine is carried on the typhoid tours throughout te county and is available for all unvaccinated children. County King And Queen Os Health Are On Program At Short Course Next Week Heading Person County’s dele gation of 4-H clubbers to the an nual State Short Course in Ra leigh next week will be Thomas Horton and Christine Perkins, the county’s king and queen of health, who were selected in com petition with other county club members last spring. The announcement was made by Miss Velma Beam and J. B. Snipes, 4-H club leaders of this county, who predicted a large number of Person County young people would attend the week’s session which gets underway with registration Monday morning at 10 o’clock. About 1,000 farm boys and girls from all parts of the state are expected, it was said. According to a letter received by the leaders frem Miss Frances MacGregor, assistant state club leader, the county kings , and queens of health are expected to meet Mrs. Maude P. Mclnnes next Thursday to rehearse the part they will play in the Pageant of Progress, one of the week’s high lights. Johnson Will Not Be Candidate For Governor i ~ . k vll JHif ■ ijk State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson, in a specially prepared statement to the state press to day definitely spiked all rumors that he would be a candidate for Governor in the 1940 Democratic primary. The state treasurer has been mentioned frequently during the past year as a likely gubernator ial candidate. His complete state ment follows: “I will not be a candidate for the office of Governor in the 1940 Democratic primary. I have at no time sought support for this nomination but I am not un aware of the fact that my possi ble candidacy has been given generous and wholly voluntary consideration by a large number I of people in all sections of the State. This has colne without any solicitation on my part and the offers of support have grown to Such proportion I now feel that it places upon me the obligation of giving a definite answer at this time. It is my sincere hope and trust that my friends will not think me ungrateful in reach ing this decision and I think they are entitled to know some of the reasons for my decision. “The government of this state has become a gigantic business enterprise. Since I became Treasurer the Legislature has from time to time added many new and important duties to the office. I have seen the interest rate on North Carolina Bonds re duced from 4.32 per cent which was the average rate at the time, to 1.26 per cent. The handling of (Continued on Sports Page) A ijpilWk Nil *••:•» : « ML. W ■&!* < I j,, L* l **** Team demonstrations, recrea tional programs in the evenings, special radio programs under the direction of Gene Knight, a can dle lighting ceremony in Riddick THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939 Opening Os Local Tentatively Set For 101st. Operation Completes Final Kiwanis Tonsil Clinic Underprivileged Children Receive Benefits of Four Clinics. The 101st. operation yesterday brought to a close the Kiwanis Club’s series of tonsil clinics for underprivileged negro children which has been in progress dur ing the past two months. Scene of yesterday’s clinic, as of the previous three, was the Person County Training School, with Dr. B. W. Fassett, prominent Durham surgeon, doing the op erating. Twenty-five negro children un derwent the knife yesterday bringing the total for the four clinics to 101, 28 having been re moved at the previous clinic and 24 each during the first two. Dr. Fassett handled yesterday’s oper ations and those of the first cli nic while Dr. R. B. Wilkins, his associate in Durham, performed those in the two middle clinics. Aiding with anaesthetics yes terday as on previous occasions were Dr. H. M. Beam, chairman of the Kiwanis Underprivileged Children’s committee, who has been in general charge of clinics, Dr. A. L. Allen, local health of ficer, and Dr. R. A. Bryce, local negro physician. Nurses assisting included Mrs. Blanche Vincent and Miss Lake Allen of the health department, Miss Margaret Fassett, Mrs. Bill Parker, Mrs. P. M. Rogers and Miss Naomi Daniels. As the Kiwanis club brought to a close their four-clinic project, Dr. Beam yesterday expressed his personal appreciation and that of of club to the following who ren dered assistance: The City Ice company, Carolina Power and Light company, Morris Telephone company, J. T. Bradsher, City Water department, Fred Long and local doctors and nurses who have helped in any of the four clinics. o Col. Matt J. Winn, president of Churchill Downs and Latonia, is 78 years old, but has no thought of retiring from racing. stadium, group conferences, class instruction and addresses .by not ed farm leaders are all in the program fbr the week, the an nouncement revealed. ' '■ •* * Child Shows Vocal Talents Under Ether Nurses and attendants at the Kiwanis tonsil clinic for underprivileged children yesterday morning were startled as the strains of a Negro spiritual rose clear ly from the lips of a 12-year old Negro child completely under the influence of eth er. Displaying talent and tone quality of a true artist, lit tle Ruth Gilmore kept per fect rhythm as her voice wafted gently through “Jes us, You Said You’d Carry Me Through.” Pronouncing every word clearly and dis tinctly, she finished her first and then began a second spiritual, halting not once until both songs had been finally completed. o Kiwanians Hear Talented Young Local Singer Miss Evangeline Fox, young 1 local singer and member of the ' famed Westminster Choir during the past year, and Billy Monta gue, local business man and member of the dub, were the main program features at Mon day night’s meeting of the Ki wanis club at Hotel Roxboro. Miss Fox, accompanied by Mrs. Wallace Woods, rendered two numbers and then sang a third as an encore. Her program consist ed of “Sweethearts” from May time, “Indian Love Call” from Rose Marie and “Wishing”, a new popular number. Montague, introduced by Dr. ! J. D. Bradsher, spoke briefly on | his recent trip to California and the San Francisco exposition, giving a lucid account of his journey as well as the sights to be seen at the exposition. Emmett Wilkerson, local con tractor, was inducted in the club as a new member, having been presented by Vice President Jack Strum. The joint session with the Ox ford club, postponed from last meeting was definitely set for Tuesday, August 8. Griffin To Attend Superintendent’s Meet Next Week Superintendent R. B. Griffin will attend a three-day conferen ce of North Carolina school sup erintendents at Ridgecrest next week, he revealed yesterday. The session will get underway Wednesday and continue through Friday with prominent education al and legislative leaders appear ing on the program. Clyde A. Er win, state superintendent of pub lic instruction will be in general charge of all meetings. The local superintendent, who will be accompanied by Mrs. Griffin will leave early Wednes day morning, returning Friday night. fHE TIMES IS PREMIER NEWSPAPER! A LEADER AT ALL TIMES NUMBER ONE Schools Sept 6 Griffin Says Date Corres ponds To Openings In Re cent Years. The opening of Person County schools has been tenta tively set for Wednesday, Sep tember 6, acording to an an nouncement by County Superin tendent of Schools R. B. Griffin yesterday. The date corresponds with the usual opening date for Roxboro and Person County schools which has prevailed during the past few years, it was pointed out. Opening date of schools in this county is to a large extent determined by the time the to bacco crop is housed in the coun ty and present indications are that this factor will occasion no delay from the opening date an nounced yesterday. According to Superintendent Griffin, a midweek opening of schools has proven more satis factory than a Monday opening as it gives several days for or ganization, schedule making and bood distribution before actual work gets underway the coming Monday. Teachers may also at tend their pre-school meetings on the date perceeding the opening without having to be here for the full weekend as would be requir ed if the opening were on Mon day. Faculties throughout town and county are believed practically complete with cnly a few vacan cies still unfilled. Principal Thomas O. Gentry of Hurdle Mills today announced that Miss Maria Richardson of Keeling, Va. has been selected as home economics and general science teacher to fill the vacan cy caused by the resignation of Miss Ina Rogers last Spring. She is a graduate of State Teacher's college of Virginia. The few remaining vacancies will be filled within a very short time, it was believed by school authorities yesterday. o Hospitality Group Meets Again Tomorrow Tomorrow afternon at 4 o’clock, leaders of last month’s Hospitl ity Week will meet in the Cham ber of Commerce office to plan & definite organization for the ev ent next year, according .to an announcement by Secretary Mel vin H. Burke this week. Final reports of this year’s leaders are expected to be made tomorrow and these placed on file for next year’s reference. Also expected to come up will be the selection of a steering committee and general chairman for the Hospitality Week of 1940. Hospitality Week, the first ev ent of its kind held in this vi cinity, won wide acclaim through out the state as well- as wide spread local praise and public opinion has decreed it should be an annual event for Roxboro amL” Person County. AT CHURCH EVENT Mrs. R. L .Wilburn and Miss Lucille Davdison left this morn ing for Atlanta, Ga. where they will attend the Baptist World Al liance. They will act as represen tatives of the local church. o - “Reason is our soul’s left hand, Faith her right, By these we reach divinity.” —Donne.
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