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VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY A THURSDAY
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FAflt BREAKS RECORD
New York City—The World’s
Fair, which had to struggle along
with midsummer daily admissi
ons of less than 100,000, due
largely to intense heat in this
city, crashed through with a re
cord attendance of 338,000, on
the first really cool Sunday for
many weeks. A reduction of the
week-end admission fee to 50
cents also stimulated business.
BUSY BORDER PATROL
Washington, D. C. —Border Pa
trols of the U. S. Immigration
Service in the year ending June
30 questioned 1,012,242 persons,
examined 739,104 vehicles and
placed in custody 12,685 persons,
of whom 11,077 were aliens seek
ing illegal entry, while 137 were
smugglers of aliens. Members of
the patrol covered 7,462,000 miles
during the year and seized $39,000
in contraband.
SECURITY AID NEXT YEAR
Washington, D. C. —
of the Social Security Admini
stration indicate that during 1940,
first year of disbursement under
the Act, 912,000 men, wbmen and
dhildren will receive $144,000,-
000 either in direct retirement
benefits or as surviving depend
ents. Originally Social Security
benefits were not to begin until
1942 but the last Congress ad
vanced the first month’s pay
ments beginning January, 1940.
NEW MINE OUTBREAK
Pineville, Ky.—National guard
smen who have been on guard
in the Kentucky coal mining dis
trict ever since the. contested
“settlement” or last May’s strike,
were rushed to this point where
five hainers were injured in a
new outbreak between local
workers and C. I. O. pickets who
have been terrorizing the coun
tryside.
THE BUSINESS WEEK
In anticipation of war, the
British Treasury has “frozen” all
securities owned by British nati
onals in the U. S., Argentina,
Belgium, Canada, France, the-
Netherlands and Colonies, Nor
way, Sweden and Switzerland if
the earnings thereon are pay
able in the curriency of the coun
try of origin. Such investors must
report their holdings to the Bank
of England and they may be
transferred only upon permission
.. .Class I railroads bought less
new rolling stock last year than
in any comparable year since
1920. This in spite of the large
order for streamlined cars and
locomotives during recent years.
...New York City faces loss of
$24,188,000 Federal PWA grants
on five big projects unless work
is speeded to insure completion
by June 30, 1940.
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LOW COST SMALL HOUSES
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Washington, D. C.—Details of
a new financing plan effective
next Monday have been received
by all banks, covering the erec
tion of small homes costing not
more than $2500 under greatly
simplified conditions. The down
payment is only 5. per cent, with
the balance amortized at sl7 per
month over 15 years.
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Our Neighbors On Parade
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A typical parade scene during the National Tobacco Festival at South Boston, Va. The con
struction of floats for this year’s event, which will be held next Thursday and Friday, is under the ex
pert supervision of P. R. Bailey (inset), nationally prominent float builder for 25 years who has won
the plaudits of thousands for his National Tobacco Festival floats during the past four years.
Year’s Third Farm Tour
Visits Bethel Hill Section
Thirty-five Farmers And
, Wives See Improved Prac
tices In Community.
Thirty-five farmers and farm
women took part in the Farm
Tour conducted Thursday, Aug
ust 31st through the Bethel Hill
community. •
This was the third tour arrang
ed for Person County during re
cent months. The first tour cover
ed the Bushy Fork and Hurdle
Mills communities, and the
second included the vicinity of
Allensville.
On the Bethel Hill tour, the
first stop was at the home of Mr.
Oscar Wrenn, where the guests
inspected the home poultry plant
of Arthur Wrenn. Mr. Wrenn has
built a laying house and a brood-,
er house that are very practical.
Those present were interested in
the cost of the house, the feeding
troughs, watering troughs, venti
lation, and especially in the
brick fence in the sanitary, well
ventilated and lighted brooder
house.
Mrs. Haywood B. Bailey wel
comed the group to the new home
which she and Mr. Bailey are
building near Woodsdale, and ex
plained in detail the convenient
and attractive home-made furni
ture which they have made. The
out-of-the-way woodbox and the
kitchen cabinet made of orange
crates, the dressing table, also
made of orange crates and cover
ed with colorful cretonne ahd the
stool for the dressing table made
of a nail keg, were an inspiration
to all housekeepers present. The
built-in bookcases, large base
ment, large and roomy back
porch, and the beautiful stair
case in this well-designed home
all come in for a share of keen
interest.
Proceeding to the home of Dr.
and Mrs. J. H. Merritt, the group
went through the year-round
garden to note the plan of a sue- 1
cession of vegetables. Members
of the group who live near some
of the new electric lines were
especially interested in the elect
ric pump and tank which supply
water to this home. Perhaps the
greatest convenience which any
home can have—a convenience
which affects each and every
member of the family—is runn
ing water in the home. Dr. and
See TOUR Back Page
Harris Opening
Day Speaker
At Hurdle Mills
R. L. Harris, former speaker of
the State House of Representa
tives, and a member of the State
Book Rental Commission, will
speak at Hurdle Mills’ opening
exercises at 9 o’clock Wednesday
morning.
The truck routes for the Hur
dle Mills will be practi
cally the same as last year. Dri
vers for this year will be H. B.
Gentry, Hugh Cates and Lloyd
Terry. The truck drivers will be
gin their regular routes about
7:30.
All students are urged by Prin
cipal Thomas O. Gentry to attend
school the first day in order that
they may get an early start. All
parents and friends of the school
are invited to attend the open
ing exercises an Wednesday, Sep
tember 6 at 9 o’clock. Due to the
opening of school a short sche
dule will be followed and school
will close at 12;30 o’clock.
Along The Way—
With the Editor
Here’s real news Champ Winstead, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. S.
G. Winstead of Roxboro, has been spending several weeks in Europe.
Champ has been making his home in Washington, D. C. for the past
I several years and just recently decided to run over to Europe to see
1 what it was alFhbout. Champ wrote several letters home and told his
| paients that he was O. K. and that there was no danger. He said that
I he was going to finish his vacation right where he was. Well, Champ
j stayed and stayed and matters got warmer and warmer. Then mat
j teas got hot and our local youth rushed down and booked sudden
passage on the Queen Mary. His vacation was not quite over, but he
probably decided that he had seen enough of Europe under present
conditions. 1
Young Winstead is expected in Roxboro soon and when he
gels here he will have a few tales to tell that should be mighty in-
I teresting, especially if he will do us the favor of stretching things a
i bit.
N. C. (Nat) Dean breezed into town last week. Nat is a local
boy who is supposed to be making good in Yankeyland. Now Nat
looked like he had plenty of money and didn’t owe a dime in the
world. No. one knows just what Nat’s financial position is. When a
man gets his suit pressed and a handkerchief in his pocket you nev
er can tell about him.
Let’s all shed a tear for our old friend Billy Harris 111. Billy has
taken the vows of matrimony. He will be missed in the drug stores
each night.
School is starting in Person County and our pal R. B. Griffin
is getting his suit pressed and preparing a chapel talk. The one he
"used.all last year will be discarded and another written by his wife.
Rotarians
Honor Highway
Officials
Rotary members Thursday ev
ening entertained officials of the
state highway commission in re
cognition of the completion of
Highway 144, an important traf
fic artery through Person Coun
! ty.
Guests of the club included S.
M. Bason of Yanceyville, fifth
' district highway commissioner;
T. A. Burton, district engineer;
J. H. Proctor, Durham district
engineer; C. O. Lowe, asistant
. district engineer; Mr. Jenkins,
Graham district engineer and Mr.
Welch, in charge of the fifth dis
trict officer. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick H. Moore and Miss Arm
field, sister of Mrs. Moore, were
also guests of the club. Mr. Moore
is the newly elected band direc
tor for Roxboro High school.
R. L. Harris welcomed the
highway officials to Roxboro and
Mr. Bason responded. Dr. B. E.
Love and George W. Kane gave
words of appreciation for the
help and cooperation that the
highway officials have given to
ward development of. highways
throughout the county.
H. L. Crowell
Honored By
Former Employees
Former employees of the oldi
Crowell Auto company of this I
city held a reunion at Hotel Rox- 1
boro last Sunday night and paid
high tribute to their former em
ployer, H. L. Crowell.
Thirty two members of the for.
mer Crowell staff were on hand
son the program and a four course
dinner served by the Hotel staff.
C. C. Cole of Yanceyville, acted
as chairman for the occasion and
other former employees appearing
on the program included I. O. Ab
bitt, W. L. King and R. A. Whit
field. Miss Annie Laurie Day,
daughter of a former employee
now deceased, and Miss Peggy
Whitten presented several musi
cal numbers for the evening’s
program.
Elected officers for the coming
year, after it was unanimously
voted to make the affair an an
nual event, were Coy Day, who
will serve as chairman, and Miss
Nina Abbitt, who will act as sec
retary.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram Mr. Crowell was presented
a gift from the 32 employees pre
sent.
Those present included Mrs. W.
D. Carver, Miss Nina Abbitt, I.
O. Abbitt, Walter Brooks, E. M.
Bailey, C. C. Cole, C. E. Day,
N. H. Fox, O. T. Fuller, Woody
Gravitte, L. D. Dixon, Ira Dixon,
R. G. Cole,. E. L. Harris, R. E.
Hamlin, S. A. Jones, R. A. Jack
son, W. L. King, T. R. Gentry,
R. H. Long, E. H. Perkins, A.
M. Pleasants, Earl Stewart, Char
lie Wade, J. W. Tillman, C. E.
Winstead, Jr., Manly Woody, R.
A. Whitfield and W. G. Zimmer
man.
Young Democrats
To Meet Tuesday
New Officers, Delegates To
State Convention To Be
Named.
Person County Young Demo
crats will convene at the Court
house here Tuesday night at 7 ;30
o’clock, leaders of the organiza
tion announced Friday following
an executive meeting in the of
fice of President S. F. Nicks, Jr.
Principal item on the program,
it is believed, will be the annual
election of officers for the com
ing year and a selection of dele
gates to attend the state conven
tion of young Democrats to be
held in Charlotte, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
One of the largest gatherings
of Young Democrats ever held in
Person County is anticipated for
the Tuesday meeting and the lead
ers of the organization have is
sued a special invitation for the
young ladies of the county to be
present. In other localities, mem
bers of the fair sex are among
the most active participants in the
Young Democratic movement. All
young people in every part of the
county who are interested in
government are urged to attend.
Some observers here have in
dicated that the Tuesday gather
ing may be called upon to go on
record on several important is
sues of the day, whiqh should
prove an interesting part of the
program. The local organization,
it is believed, would go on record
as endorsing the New Deal ad
ministration and other important
political questions.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 3, 1939
Directors Again
Name Mrs. Clayton
Hospitality Leader
Important
School Notes
For Opening Day
By Principal H. C. Gaddy
School will open at 8:40 on
Wednesday. September 6. The
children will remain until 12 o’-
clock on Wednesday and will re
main all day Thursday until 3:15
and each school day thereafter.
A flat rental fee of $2.40 will
be charged to all the High School
students. This fee will take care
of all the Textbooks the High
School students will have to use
and in addition will be sufficient
to furnish one dictionary for ev
ery four students in High School.
Central School
All patrons will please note the
following changes in the sche
dule at the Roxboro Central ele
mentary school.
All children wil come to school
at 8;40 on Wednesday, Septem
ber 6 and all the children who do
not ride school buses will be dis
missed just as soon as the teach
ers have finished with them. All
the children will be dismissed at
12 o’clock on Wednesday.
Beginning Thursday morning
the following schedule will be
followed:
The children will come to school
at 8 ;40. The regular schedule for
the first, second and third grades
will be as follows:
All the children in the above
three grades who do not ride
school buses will remain at school
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Street Thanks
Local People
For Cooperation
K. L .Street, acting postmaster
here for the past several years,
yesterday expressed sincere ap
preciation to the people of Rox
boro and Person County for the
“loyalty and fine cooperation”
given him during his term of of
fice.
Mr. Street was succeeded Sep
tember 1 by Luther M. Carlton,
whose appointment to the post
was confirmed by the United
States Senate late in the last ses
sion.
Mr. Street’s complete statement
follows:
“I wish to express my sincere
appreciation to you for your loy
alty and fine cooperation given
me, while serving you in the ca
pacity of Acting Postmaster.
“My one aim has been to give
you the most efficient service,
which you rightfully deserve, and
it has been a real pleasure to ser
ve you. I shall always remember
the pleasant association with you
and am happy that you are my
friends.
“It would be impossible to ex
press to you individually my ap
preciation of your many kind ex
pressions, and therefore, I take
this means of saying to each and
everyone of you, “Thank You.’
Sincerely, Your Friend, K. I*
Street.”
THE TIMES IS PERSOIW
PREMIER NEWSPAPER
A LEADER AT ALL TIMMi
NUMBER EIGHT
Radio Advertising Sche
dule Moved Up To Con
form With Later Opening.
The Chamber of Commerce di
rectors’ meeting in regular ses
sion Friday afternoon again nam
ed Mrs. B. G. Clayton to head
next year’s Hospitality Week pro.
gram.
Mrs. Clayton, who conceived
the idea, and piloted the week’s
gala program successfully during
the past summer, was the unani
mous choice of the directors to
handle the assignment in 1940.
Efforts will be made to make
the event one of the biggest in
the state scheduled during the
coming year. The first Hospitality
Week brought favorable publi
city to Roxboro and Person coun
ty from all sections of this and ad.
joining states and next year’s ev
ent is expected to surpass the
first.
The radio advertising schedule
designed to boost the local tobac
co market has been moved for
ward three days to conform to
the new opening date, it was re
ported at Friday’s meeting of
the directors. The Roxboro mar
ket programs are now scheduled
to begin Thursday, September
14, four days before the actual
market opening.
The directors then launched a
broad discussion of plans for in
creasing local poundage and mov
ed to secure the cooperation of
the Town Board in sponsoring a
pavilion, recreational and rest fa
cilities for farmers and their fa
miles on the down town lot im
mediately behind the courthouse.
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Demonstration
Club Officers
Meet Monday
Home Demonstration club of
ficers are urged to be present for
the fall county council meeting
to be held at the County Court
house Monday, September 4 at
2:30 p. m.
The policies, plans and pro
gramme for the coming year will
be outlined, so please be present
with good ideas and suggestions.
Only through the capable direc
tion of interested officers can a
club reach its aim in the com
munity, and these county-wide
meetings are designed to enable
the officers to proceed intelli
gently with a worthwhile pro
gramme for each individual com
munity, thereby benefitting the
county as a whole.
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Fowler Releases
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Case Ratings
Sanitarian T. J. Fowler of the
local health depratment in re
leasing the regular monthly grad
es for cases and eating places
said the new Roxboro Diner,
with a grade of 94, was given the
highest rating in the city.
A grade in the 90s is consider
ed “A”, in the 80s, “B”, in the 70s
“C”. Those rated below 70 are
closed by the inspector.
Following are the grades ht
order following the Diner: Feed
well Case 93, Royal Case 93, Pee
ples Case 92, Hotel Roxboro 90.5,
Knoll Inn 89.5, Circle Case 815,
O’Briant’s lunch 83.5, Blue Bird
case 82, Mundy,s lunch TO, King's
Palace 75. Red Lane 78.5.