Pres. Mangum
Resents Editorial
(Continued From Front Page''
Bane.
For this, \v-t do not propose to
lay the “blame 1 ’ at anyone’s door,
least of all at the feet of Mr. Joe
Noell.
The Roxboro Courier in the
editorial published last Thursday
made th-: following statement in
legard to the Roxboro Chamber
of Commerce:
“At the year’s end for the Rox
boro Chamber of Commerce and"
as a new board of directors is on
the eve of taking office a review
of the accomplishments reveal a
startling lack of achievements.”
Th: Roxboro Chamber of Com
merce hereby takes strong issue
with the Courier on this point
and to prove to all just what was
done, a list of the accomplish
ments of the Chamber is hereby
published:
The Chamber of Commerce
sponsored a strong tobacco pro
gram for the fall of 1938. An auto
mobile was given away to one of
the many who brought their to
bacco to this market. This pro
ject stimulated the selling of to
bacco on the Roxboro market, it
is generally thought that without
this part of the tobacco program
the local market would have
hand’. d at least one-third less to
bacco. On the day of the drawing
for the automobile thousands of
people were attracted to Roxboro
and business boomed. The Cham
ber sponsored a street dance as
part of the tobacco program.
Throngs crowded the streets and
local merchants profited consid
erable by it. This part of the pro
gram tended to establish a more
friendly relationship between the
people of Roxboro and the Coun
ty at large.
A Modern Credit Bureau was
established within the Chamber
of Commerce, thereby giving the
members of this organization an
additional service with no ad
ditional costs attached. This in
CUILCk
BETTER CHILD PICTURES
Your child pictures will be more interesting if they “tell a story.” Show
the child busy at something—such as this repair job. And don’t stand
too far back.
Y/IRTUALLY every parent takes
*i ’ snapshots of the children —and
would like to take better ones. It’s
inot difficult to take a good child pic
ture, and there's no subject more
But most of these pic
tures can be made still better, if at
tention is paid to a few common,
easily-corrected faults,
j The commonest faults are: lack
!Of "story” interest, wrong choice of
[background or setting, subject too
Lfar from camera, and movement
[which blurs the picture.
Almost any child snapshot will be
jbetter if it “tells a story.” Simply
give the child something to do —
dress a doll, draw a picture, fix a toy
wagon wheel, blow soap bubbles.
[Such activity adds interest to the
picture—and also makes picture tak
ing more interesting for the child.
Give a small baby a rattle or bright
colored object to play with —it will
arouse his interest, and you will get
livelier, more expressive pictures.
Ee carefi • i choosing back
grounds. Look neyond the subject—
your camera lens will. Avoid aback
ground that has a definite, obtrusive
pattern, such as the side of a clap
boarded'house. And try for good con
trast with the subject For example,
if the child is wearing light-colored
itself, to many merchants, has
been worth many times what
they have paid into the Chamber
of Commerce in the form of dues,
due to the fact that they we
sav .d a considerable amount of
money by knowing the credit
at mgs of men and women who
dicmrtrd to cpen charge ac
roin.s with tlv.m.
The Chamber cf Commerce
.■censored a Kallen- an dance at
lire IIy:o and Winstead ware
houses for the white and colored
people lcspcctively. This was a
big affair and wrs thoroughly
enjoyed by all. Th streets were
crowded with young and old a
like, and a holiday spirit pre
vailed throughout the commun
ity.
The Chamber of Commerce
of Commerce sponsored Wednes
day Bargain Days during Septem
ber, 1938, in an effort to stimul
ate local trade and which in a
large degree produced th: desir
ed results.
The Chamber of Commerce
sponsored the President's Birth
day Ball forth. Infantile Para
lysis cause.
The Chamber of • Commerce
sponsored the Community Dollar
Days, March 9, ID, 11, 1939, in j
another effort to stimulate local:
trade. These th: ee days wore
great help to the local merchants
according to the reports turned
: nto the Chamber’s office.
H-.ld the Annual Chamber of
Commerce Banquet on April 28, '
1939, which was a most enjoy-
able occasion and a delightful as- 1
fair.
The Chamber of Commerce .
sponsored Hospitality Week
■Tune 2G - July 2. 1939. This pro
ject was given wide publicity and
was rightfully termed the great
»t single advertising project that
Tcxboro and Person County ever
had. Hospitality Week is to be an
r-'.r’. affair and it is th: hopes
.;f the Chamber of Commerce that
his particular week will be the
outstanding event of each suc
cessive year.
The Chamber of Commerce
was in the rod, financially speak
ing, v hen the Board of Directors
for the past year went into of-
clothes, a dark hedge may make a
good background. A hilltop with ths
child against a sky background Is
also good.
Examine the child snapshots you
have taken. If the subject appears
too small in most of them, you’re
taking pictures at too great a dis
tance. See if you can’t get closer. It’s
easy with a focusing camera, or an
inexpensive box or folding type that
has a ‘'two-point” focus jetting. A
portrait attachment is also useful
for "close-ups” at three and one-half
feet or even a bit nearer. You need
not fear cutting off part of your sub
ject, provided you locate the subject
accurately in tits view finder and
then do not move the camera when
making the exposure.
Movement —either of camera or
subject—blurs the picture. Take
care to hold the camera still at the
moment you snap the shutter. And,
with a box camera, pick a time when
the subject Is not moving rapidly.
If you have a finer camera, use It
shutter speed of 1/100 second or
faster, with a correspondingly larger
lens opening. *-
Watch these points In taking child
snapshots. They’re all simple, no
trouble—and they’ll insure yon bet
ter pictures. |
John van Guilder {
I ERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
School Children Examined in Mass Poisoning
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A thorough examination is in order for these youthful victims of Staten island’s recent mass food poisoning
“epidemic,*’ which struck 368 students in 41 public schools. New York school officials investigated the epi
demic and found ft the result of tainted food served to the children during school hours. Emergency hospital
resources of island towns were strained to the utmost. Left: Abraham Churchrow, investigator for the federal
bureau of food and drugs, carrying canisters of food to be analyzed.
lice. Tl.is same Board of Direct
ors are proud of the fact that to
day th Chamber of Commerce is
out cf debt and has a comfort
able balance in the bank.
The Chamber of Commerce
keeps an up to date file on all
houses for rent in the city and
is call.d upon nearly everyday
to assist someone in locating a
vacant house in the town. This
is one of the many routine mat
ters which the Chamber of Com
merce does in assisting the pub
lic at large.
Th. Chamber of Commerce
has sent out literature concern
ing Roxboro and Person County
:o a majority of the schools of the
state of North"'Carolina. Like
| wise this service has been rend-
I red to numerous individuals
I who have written the Chamber
I for this information.
I The Chamber of Commerce
i assists anyone who desires their
l help in locating a person out of
.his county and on lots of occa
sions people out of the state.
The Chamber of Commerce
is always on the lookout for any
j business, concern or. manUfac
j turing company which they think
ill be a benefit to this town and
community.
The Chamber of Commerce acts
as the official host to all strang
ers who visit our town and at
' cmp.ts to assist them in any way
possible.
The Chamber of Commerce has
purchased and paid for much
needed nctv office equipment
'luring the past year.
T he Chamber of Commerce has
offered to various members of
the town board during the past
year suggestions which it thought
would make the town of Roxboro
i better town in which to live.
The Courier also made the
statement “However, it is a
chronic complaint that funds in
vested in the Chamber of Com
merce have not yielded dollar
value, for dollar spent”.
In view of the above accom
• ::mints of the Chamber of
Commerce this organization res
pectfully requests of its mem
v: s who have not received their
dollar for dollar value to regis
ter their complaints with the
'■ hamber and to remember that it
s l ore to serve to the best of its
bility and feels that it has done
fair job during the past year.
We would likewise ask that
the members of this organization
"bo time to compare the accom
! bshments of the past year, which
The Courier has stated fruitless,
h the accomplishments of the
wo or three years immediately
proceeding it, during which time
he Courier sang only songs of
praise for the organization.”
J. D. Mangum,
Roxboro Chamber of Commerce
WANT ADS
FOR RENT—Seven room house,
located" on Lamar street, near
Central School. All conveniences,
■n good shape. Will rent cheap.
Apply to Mrs. W. R. Gentry.
City.
7-6-ltp-tf
Clarksville
Stops Ca-Vel
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Howerton, cf 4 11 0
Smith, 2b 4 1 2 1
1 Frye, ss 4 0 1 5
Longmyes, 3b 4 0 2 1
| Nunn, lb 4 0 1 0
I Burnett, rs 4 0 1 0
I Lloyd, If 3 11 0
| Clark, c 3 0 L 0
I Davis, p ....3 0 0 2
Totals 33 3 10 9
(a) Batted for James in 9th.
Ca-Vel ........ 000 000 000—0
Clarksville 001 010 001—3
Errors: Powell 2, Fuller, Frye,
Wright.
Runs batted in: Smith, Davis.
Two-base hits: Shotwell, Powell,
Clark, Longmyes. Stolen bases:
Howerton, Nunn, Lloyd. Left on
bases: Ca-Vel 4, Clarksville 6.
Struck out —by: Bowles 4, Davis
7. Passed balls: Fuller. Time:
1:40. Umpires: Arrington, May
field.
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Case Owners
Must Show Rates
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not in sight, he should demand
to see it, and if the proprietor or
manager cannot or will not pro
duce it, then the patron, who is
entitled to the protection of the
law, should feel obligated to re
port the incident.
“The law plainly says that the
proprietor cr manager of any
hotel or restaurant, immediately
upon receipt of his certificate of
rating, shall post it where it may
be easily observed by guests, that
is, in a conspicuous place.
“This law must be enforced;
our people must be protected!”
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IT’S A BOY ! !
Mr. and Mrs. Early Lee of Rox.
boro, route 1, are receiving con
gratulations on th: birth of a
son, Thomas Early, at Community
Hospital. Mother and baby doing
nicely.
COAL PRICES..
will be much higher in September and if you want
your coal at the lowest possible cost, arrange to put it
in now at the Summer Cash Price. Under present coal
conditions prices will not remain low. The undersigned
dealers will have to collect their outstanding accounts
by September 20th. to enable us to help you with your
fuel cost.
Central Service Corporation
P. T. Whitt R. H. Gates
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
For This Will I Live
"Whether I’m rich, or whether
I’m poor
I'll give my best to my neigh
bor,-
Against his greed, to help his
need,
I’ll live to serve, in word and
deed!
Whether I’m, or whether I’m
strong
I’ll give my strength against the
wrong,.
Against all wrong, for all things
right,
I’ll live and pray and work and
fight!
11l live for the living and not
for the dead,
The hopeful and worthy who’re
forging ahead,
The true and the daring, the
strong and the brave,
For hopes and for triumphs out
reaching the grave!
9:45 a. m. - Bible School.
11:00 a. m. - Preaching by Rev. C.
F. Hudson.
TOO p. m. . Baptist Training Un
ion.
8:00 p. m. . Union Service at Ed
gar Long Memorial Church.
Preaching by Rev. C. F. Hud
son.
A cordial welcome is extended
to the public.
W. F. WEST, Pastor.
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ST. MARK’S CHURCH
Morning prayer and sermon
at 11:00 o’clock.
Edwin B. Jeffries, Jr.
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“For the righteous Lord
loveth righteousness; his conten
aneE doth behold the upright.”
—Psalms.
Professional Cards
s. F. NICKS, JR.
Attorney - at - T,aw
Fir«t National Bank Pldir
Main St- Roxboro. N. C 1
UR. R. J PEARCE
FYES EXAMINED
MONDAYS ON.’.Y
Thomas * Carver Bldg.
Star Claims
Women Make
Best Sleuths
Grack Allen, who is cast as a
feminine- sleuth in S. S. Van
Dine’s “The Grade Allen Murder
Case,” Paramount’s mystery com
edy opening tomorrow, at the Dol
ly Madison theatre, has become
so sleuth conscious that she has
already come to a startling con
clusion. She insists that women
should make the best detectives!
Having no examples to back
up her claim, Grade insists that
women should make the best de
tectives because their intuition is
traditional, and it should be a
great asset to them in solving
mysteries.
Miss Allen asserts that she has
no intention of deserting her car
eer for detective work, but feels
that she could make a success of
it. Her interest in books, while
not confined to mystery stories,
has always leaned toward them.
She has read all the S. S. Van
Dine stories and similar books by
other authors.
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Blanks Says
FSA Loans Should
Help Farmers
“In a great many cases farm
ers in Person County eligible for
the credit and farming advice
which the Farm Security Admin
:stration has to offer will want to
start a farming program which
gradually will build up the land,
so that the farm may become
a profitable enterprise,” said Joe
Y. Blanks, County FSA Super
visor.
The soil improvement and farm
improvement phase of FSA’s re
habilitation program will be em
phasized during the balance of
this year, according to Mr. Blanks.
“A sound farm plan should be
worked out for 'Each individuual
farm, and it is not too soon for
farmers planning to take advan
tage of this service for next
year to begin making their appli
cations.”
Eligible farmers should con
sult with County Supervisor
Blanks, Post Office Building,
INAOVERTEKTWYES, /
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Don’t Go Near the Water!—Or, if
you must, at least be sure your
clothes are right. The new swim
suits leave nothing to be desired—
they are built both for speed in
the water and sun bathing ashore.
However, they have a rival for
popularity in the current trend to
sport shorts. The scarf-and-shorts
.matching outfit above was sketched
[from life at an important sports
‘event. It has plenty of practical
rsummer uses; and it’s a swell item
for, vacation.
• * *
Added Sleeping Comfort- —Os im
provements in men’s sleeping ap
parel there’s no end. Now comes
the last word—a one-piece sleep
suit. This is a very roomy garment,
skeletonized in cut, with brief legs
and short sleeves. Chief advantages
jare coolness and roominess; it per
jinits the body abundant freedom
In relaxation. The suit approxi
‘xnates the dimensions of a gener
ous bathing-suK.
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;Front and Center for Bhorte! —The
pise In popularity of sport shorts
these days Is easily understood . . .
SUNDAY, JULY 23, 193*11
Roxboro, N. C., who may be able ?
to furnish credit and to assist i
Working out farm plans for fi|i9
dual improvement of their fanra^
Loans can be made for puf.Si
chase of lime, phosphate, feeefgl
for cover crops, workstock, 'livdkl
stock, farm implements, fencing 3
for pastures, minor repairs to
farm buildings and other
necessary in a sound farming!.:'
program.
“When the farmer is a rente*,
a satisfactory lease is necessary 1 v.
for both tenant and landlord to '
get the fullest benefit from this
program,” Mr. Blanks said. A
rental agreement covering' a per
iod of years, or one with renew
al clause is preferable.”
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SURPLUS
During the fiscal year ending
June 30, the Federal Surplus
Commodities Corporation pur
chased nearly 1,700,000,000 lbs.
of surplus agricultural commodi
ties at a cost of approximately
$66,000,000.
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when you see the new lines. They’re
doggy, and practical too; ideal for
tennis on hot days. Leading men's
stores are showing an interesting:
line of shorts, made of Crown!
Tested spun rayon, which take their
colors and designs from the current;
slacks fashions. These schoolboy
length shorts are an excellent ail
dition to an active man’s summer,
wardrobe. •
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New Lightweight Straws Thej
present trend away from heavier:
straw hats to the ultra light--
weights will be welcome news. Th#j
newest straw hats worn at import-j
ant resorts are porous and almost!
feather-cool. Likewise the straw [
texture and the colors are more
interesting this year. We saw a
gray-green straw bat at Atlantic
City recently that was both con
servative and smart