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VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Fire Guts
Clayton’s
Grocery
Tuesday
Thousands Turn Out For
Spectacular Blaze At Mid
' Night.
Disastrous fire gutted Theo
Clayton’s store on South Main
street Tuesday night about 11:30
o’clock in one of the most spec
tacular blazes here in many
months.
Several thousand local people,
many in varied forms of night
dress, turned out to watch fire
men fight the flames which
spread their light many miles into
the country.
The entire upper story of the
store building was almost com
pletely destroyed but damage to
the lower floor, which housed the
store, was almost totally confin
ed to heat and water damage,
which was estimated as consider
able.
Damage to building and stock
together was estimated as well
over a SI,OOO. Both were partly
covered by insurance. The build
ing is owned by Ivey James, local
bottler who resides directly a
cross the street. Theo Clayton is
. proprietor of the store. For a
time it was feared that sparks
might spread to the adjacent ne
gro church or Rock Inn Service
Station but firemen soon had the
conflagration under control.
Mr. Clayton said he had no idea
as to the origin of the fire which
started in the upper story.
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Rabons Severly
Injured In Auto
Mishap Sunday
Mrs. J. L. Rabon, of Roxboro,
was severely injured, and her
husband, J. L. Rabon, and a Mr.
Melton of Burlington were also
injured in a three-car wreck
Mr. Rabon has informed Prin
cipal H. C. Gaddy of the local
school that his wife would not be
able to begin her duties at the
opening of school, September 6.
,-whkh occurred Sunday afternoon
' at about 5 o’clock at the inter
section of the Franklinville road
a* highway 62 near Asheboro.
The Rabons were going from
Star to Roxboro, and Mr. Melton
was going from Burlington to
Charlotte when a car driven by
John Pike, negro, struck the
backend of the Rabon car knock
ing it into the Burlington car.
Mrs. Rabon received a severe
back injury and cuts about the
head and bruises. Mr. Rabon re
ceived a cut over the eye, and
ether injuries to the head. Melton
was taken to Burlington for
treatment Os his injuries.
Pike was taken to jail on
charge 6i careless and wreckless
driving. No other charges have
been made pending the outcome
of injuries to Mrs. Rabon.
Mrs. Rabon is the newly elect
ed home economics teacher at the
local high school, and Mr. Rabon
is employed by F. S. A. in Rox
boro. They ha,d been to Star to
visit Mrs. Rabon’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Dunn Sunday.
Visit Roxboro Stores - Dollar Days - Today, Tomorrow, Saturday
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Regina Tobacco V
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Mary pickford, “America’s Sweetheart” of the silent screen,
social leader of Hollywood, California, and director in the United
Artists Corporation, will reign over the fith annual National Tobac
co Festival at South Boston on Thursday and Friday, September 7
and 8. During her visit to the Old Dominion, she will be entertained
at “Grand Oaks,” the Vaughan home in Halifax.
Father Os Mrs. Winstead
Fatally Stricken Yesterday
Heart Attack Fatal To Nor
folk Physician On Visit
Here.
Dr. Charles Leigh deVany, 67,
father of Mrs. Sam Byrd Win
stead, was fatally stricken with
a heart attack here at the home
of his daughter about 10:30 yes
terday morning.
Dr. deVany, a resident of Nor
folk, Va., had been visiting his
daughter here for the past week
when he was found dead in his
bedroom. He had appeared ear
lier that morning in his usual
state of health. However, he was
known to have been suffering of
a serious heart impairment and
his death was not entirely unex
deVANY . Society Page
Trade Brisk Today
Dollar Days were off to a fly
ing start this morning, several lo
cal merchants cooperating in the
three day event reported.
Trade was brisk for several
hours in downtown stores this
morning as the big sales event
got underway and prospects are
that tomorrow and Saturday may
surpass all recent records for Au
gust buying.
Almost 100 per cent co-opera
tion is being given in bringing to
shoppers of the city and its trade
area the best bargans for the
inauguration of the fall shopping
season.
Extensive preparations have
been made for the event, these
being started many days in ad
vance in order that a full stock
of merchandise might be present-
TRADE - Society Page
Stables Burn
On Garrett Farm
Stables on the farm of J.
R. “Buck” Garrett, about
three miles from Roxboro,
were totally destroyed by
fire yesterday afternoon a
round two o’clock.
The wooden structure
broke into flames when
struck by lightning during
yesterday’s Strom and was
burned to the ground. Stock,
plows and all equipment
stored in the stables were
saved, however. No estimate
of the value of the building
was available 'late yesterday.
Miss Billie Street
Back Home After
8-Week Course
Miss Billie Street, daughter of
Postmaster and Mrs. K. L. Street,
returned home Monday after at
tending an eight week’s music
course at the University of
Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Attending the course with her
was Mrs. J. A. Greenwood of
Durham, former violin teacher of
Miss Street.
While in Michigan, "Miss Street
visited the Ford Motor Company
plant in Detroit as well as the
Post Cereal factory in Battle
Creek. For the past two years she
has been a student at Greensboro
College.
Young Local
Lawyer Speaks
To Kiwanians
Local Kiwanians Monday night
heard T. Fitz Davis, young local
attorney, as a feature of the reg
ular weekly meeting held this
week at Allensville Methodist
church.
The bountiful picnic supper
was served by the ladies of the
•church missionary society.
Davis in his address pointed
cut in clear-cut manner how each
person is dependent upon his fel
lowmen, how all must live in
unity and harmony with each
other to experience the full life.
Several Kiwanians reported on
good will tours they had made
throughout the county during the
previous week while others in
dicated they would continue the
project during the coming week.
Next Monday’s session, the last
outdoor meeting of the summer,
is scheduled for Leasburg Meth
odist church.
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State Fair
Executive
Here Tomorrow
Principal speaker at tomorrow
night’s supper to which a num
ber of' prominent local leaders
have been invited by the Person
County Fair association will be
A. H. Fleming, president of the
North Carolina Association of
Agricultural Fairs, it was an
nounced yesterday by local Pre
sident Robert L. Perkins.
A resident of Louisburg, Flem
ing, in his letter of acceptance
to President Perkins, congratulat
ed the local fair association on the
progress that is being made here.
Purpose of tomorrow night s
meeting will be to discuss poli
cies, plans and procedure for the
1939 fair to be held September
18-23. The directors have indi
cated that they are determined
to make this coming fair the
greatest in the history of the ev
ent and this meeting will be de
voted to discussing means for
making it so.
Tour Planned
In Bethel Hill
Community
The farmers of Bethel Hill
community and their high school
vocational teacher, A. G. Bullard,
are cooperating with the County
Agent’s office in inviting their
friends to visit a few farms and
farm homes on the afternoon of
August 31.
The schedule is as follows.
1 ;15 p. m. - Leave Roxboro.
1 ;30 p. m. - Arthur Wrenn -
Home Poultry Plant.
2:15 p. m. - Mrs. H. B. Bailey -
Homemade Kitchen Furniture.
3 ;00 p. m. - Mrs. J. H. Merritt -
Garden, Refinished Furniture,
Water System.
3:45 p. m. - Jack Woody - Loblol
ly pines, 11 yrs. old.
4:00 p. m. . Bethel Hill Vocation
al Agricultural Department.
4:15 p. m. - E. L. Wehrenberg -
Lespedeza, Sericea, Limed vs.
unlimed pastures.
5;00 p. m. - J. Y. Humphries -
Grape vineyard.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all farmers and their friends
to take part in this farm tour.
Mules Killed
By Lightning
Three mules were instantly
killed when struck by light
ning during yesterday’s
storm, it was reported here
yesterday.
The mules belonged to
Frank Clayton, negro ten
ant of the farm of Mrs. A1
Martin in the Allensville
township. It is understood
that the mules were in the
stable when the lightning
struck.
Autos Crash
On Wet Pavement
At Intersection
Aided and abetted by a slick
pavement and a heavy downpour
cf rain, two cars crashed into each
ether at the corner of Main street
and Barnett avenue yeserday af
ternoon about 1 o’clock.
The 1936 Oldsmobile driven by
Richard Folger, Durham negro
employed by the George W.
Kane organization on the new
Collins and Aikman addition, col
lided with the 1929 Plymouth
driven by Bill Long, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Long.
The negro’s car was going
north while the Long car was
just entering Main street from
Barnett avenue. Folger, alleged
ly applied his brakes which fail
ed to hold on the wet pavement
and skidded some distance into
the other car, which had already
come to a halt at the intersec
tion.
Both cars were damaged con
siderably but neither of the oc
cupants were hurt.
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BUSHY FORK STEW
The Bushy Fork P. T. A. is
giving a Brunswick Stew at
Frank Whitfield’s store at Bushy
Fork on Friday, August 25.
Brunswick Stew and iced tea
will be served for 25c from 6
until 8. The proceeds are to go to
ward the building of the Commu
nity House.
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REUNION
There will be a “Lunsford”
family reunion September 3 at
Surl church on the Oxford road.
All “Lunsfords” are urged to at
tend and bring a basket. Any re
latives of the “Lunsford” families
are also requested to attend.
Day’s Spot News
THE RAIN FELL
Rain fell at a heavy clip dur
ing five days of last week, the
report of City Engineer I. O. Ab
bitt showed. Readings from Mon
day morning at 9:30 through Sat
urday morning at the same hour
indicated a total rainfall of 4.17
inches for the period. The Tues
day morning-Wednesday morning
period showed the heaviest de
luge of any 24 hour period, 1.22
inches falling between these
hours.
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RECORD BROKEN
The local > health department
yesterday again broke the dis
trict record, held by themselves,
in the number of fluoroscopic ex
aminations for tuberculosis. 68
was the number examined yes
terday with three being found
positive and one suspicious. The
next visit of the fluoroscope will
be the latter part of September.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1939
Advertising Plans
Go Forward Here;
Radio Contract Let
Key To Peace
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im* ~ -a $■»!!
This little man with black mus
tache again has leaders of Europe
tearing their hair as he presses
anew his demands for domination
of the Polish nation. War may not
be far off for millions in Europe.
Junior Order
Members Plan
Brunswick Stew
The following announcemeait
has been received from officials
of the local Junior Order:
“Junior Order members and
their families are invited to
come to Chub Lake this Saturday,
August 26 at 5:30, but you are
urged to please bring plenty of
chickens, tomatoes, com, butter,
onions, butter beans, and cab
bage. If you intend to furnish
something for the stew, please
have it at Aubrey Long’s Grocery
Store not later than Saturday
morning at 8;30.
“Louis Long, the chief cook and
bottle washer and his cohorts
said that if you don’t have any
thing to furnish in the stew,
bring some money along and you
can have something to eat. A
large crowd of atleast four hun
dred people are expected.”
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Eakes are
receiving congratulations upon
the birth of a son, George Tho
mas, born at their home in the
Moriah section, Sunday morning
at 2:30 o’clock August 6, 1939.
Mrs. Eakes formerly was Miss
Daisy Oakley of near Moriah, and
is the only daughter of Mrs. G.
N. Oakley of Moriah.
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IT’S A GIRL
Rev. and Mrs. Edwin R. Hartz,
former pastor of the East Roxboro
and Longhurst Methodist church
es and now of Kansas City, Mo.,
are announcing the birth of a
baby girl, Ella Jean, Sunday,'
August 20, weighing seven and
cne fifth pounds at Trinity Hos
pital, Kansas City. Mrs. Hartz and
baby both doing fine.
THE TIMES IS PERSON 1 *
PREMIER NEWSPAPER?
A LEADER AT ALL TIMI »
NUMBER SIX
Southern Advertising A
gency To Handle Tobacco
Market Campaign.
Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday afternoon
took another definite step toward
an extensive advertising cam
paign for the local tobacco mar
ket by contracting for 52 radio
broadcasts designed to boost lo
cal sales.
Handling the campaign will be
Ihe Southern Advertising Agency
of Durham, whose spokesman, H.
S. Williamson, conferred with
the directors here Tuesday.
The broadcasts, of one half
minute each and approximately
75 words each will emanate from
Raleigh’s W. P. T. F. five days
a Week, Monday through Friday,
and come at 1; 15 o’clock. Broad
casts will begin around the open
ing date and continue until very
close to Thanksgiving at a cost
of $338.
Williamson assured the local
directors that 52 live new pro
grams would be written for the
series containing none of the “old
worn-out stuff” usually employ
ed. The program will be ended
by the day’s market average sent
in daily.
Several newspapers in outly
ing towns will be utilized also in
spreading the campaign in an ef
fort to secure tobacco from oth
er counties. Oxford, Danville,
South Boston and Yanceyville
and possibly Hillsboro papers
will be the mediums for this part
of the drive. No contracts, how
ever, have been let for the news
paper advertising.
Approximately S6OO has already
been pledged into the coffers for
boosting local poundage and this
figure, it is hoped, will be rais
ed to SBOO or SI,OOO before the
drive is finally completed.
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O’Briant Clan
Gather Sunday
At Flat River
With approximately 500 mem
bers of the clan present, descend
ants of the late Elijah O’Briant,
veteran of the War of 1812 who
lived from 1790 until 1878, gath
ered at Flat River church Sunday
for their first annual family re
union.
Speakers for the occasion were
Hon. T. F. Davis, young local at
torney, and Elder Arch O’Briant,
grandson of the family’s founder
who now resides in Rockingham
County.
Available history of the fam
ily and its coat-of-arms were pre
sented at Sunday’s gathering and
a decision was made to make the
reunion an annual affair to be
held next year at the same place
O’BRIANTS - Society Page
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GRADUATE
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Haywood Clayton of Woods
dale, has completed a Course in
Practical and Theoretical Rr-dio
and Television and has been a
warded a Diploma by the Nat or
al Radio Insitiute of Washing'on,
D. C. He finished the prescribed
Course of technical studies with
creditable grades and is to be
congratulated upon his achieve
ment.