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id news about -PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. % VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY New Fair Grounds Ready, For Opening Mil ft fireworks Display Os Wwk Scheduled For Opealaf Night, Monday. With Person County’s new 5- acrc fair grounds completely en closed, only the finishing touches remain before the grand opening of the 1939 fair here Monday, Pre sident R. L. "Bob” Perkins re vealed yesterday. The week's program is expect ed to get off with a bang Monday night. Perkins pointed out, with the largest and most unique dis play of fireworks ever observed by Roxboro citizens. Monday night's fireworks will be the most spectacular of the week but fine displays are planned for every night in the entire week. Local citizens have been im pressed for the past several days by the colorful front to the Fair Association's new plant easily seen from the Roxboro-Longhurst highway. Painted in bright red and white colors and with ela borate lighting fixtures, the ap pearance promises to be the most attractive to be found any where in this vicinity. Plenty of parking space for automobiles is provided inside the Fair grounds. Smith's Shows have been en gaged for the midway and these promise to be among the best to show here in many years. A temporary exhibit hall is be ing constructed in the northeast comer of the grounds and featur ed this year. President Perkins said, will be agricultural, school, 4-H club and poultry exhibits al most entirely. Extensive prepar ations are being made to care for these exhibits and those in these fields promise to be more elaborate than ever before. White Children's Day will be held on Tuesday, September 19 and Colored Children's Day will be held on Wednesday, Septem ber 31. o FIRE DAMAGES OBHWAHOME Itasaday Morning Blase DassCaasidrciblt Passage; j I Disastrous fire wrought serious damage to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cushwa on Reams ave. nue around 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Fire Chief Henry O'Briant fol lowing the blaze estimated the fire damage as approximately (JM with the damage by water ranging from gI.OOO to f 1,200. The reaMsnee and effects were cov eted by insurance, it was under- The fire, of undetermined ori gin, was discovered by neighbors whs saw smoke emerging in large vetuHMS from the northeast wing of the house. The blase apparently eriglaalod in an attic adjacent la a saaand floor closet next to a Chhanay. However, members of gm gauaahold said no fire had boon In the chimney for some The entire second floor was soon enveloped with smoke but tbs Maae proved comparatively ewy to extinguish once firemen ■eachpd Me scene. Damage by erater was lessen ed aonwwhat by the use of can- VM covers over some of the fur niture in downstairs rooms. Much mere could have been a yrtda#, H was believed had more as these covers been available. jjfrgnnattfc® m t % BISHOP HERE The Right Reverend Edwin A. Penick, Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, will visit St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Sunday, September 17, E. B. Jeffries, Jr., rector of the church announced this week. The service of Evening Prayer will be held at 4 o’clock, at which time the Bishop will preach. Many Receive Sentences From Newton Tuesday One of the heaviest dockets in many months faced Judge W. I. Newton in County Court here Tuesday. Most of the offenses were of minor nature involving whiskey and traffic violations. Receiving sentences at the hands of the Re corder were; R. C. Rogers, care less and reckless driving, sls and costs; Carl Jones, assault with deadly weapon, not guilty; Frank Council, speeding, $lO and costs; Dewey Smith, speeding, $lO and costs; Albert Paylor, disturbing public worship, $5 and costs. Mack Long, driving drunk, SSO and costs and defendant debarred from operating motor vehicle for 12 months; Robert Hunt, no op erator’s license, $lO and costs; Frank Lamberth, illegal posses sion, called and failed; Early Clayton, illegal possession, 90 days on road; Earl Satterfield, sale of whiskey, not guilty; Wirt Bowles, permitting unlicensed op erator to drive, suspended on pay ment of costs; Arthur Newman, assault with deadly weapon, six months on road sentence sus pended on payment of costs of hospital expenses (s3l) cf James Pettiford; James Pettiford, three months on road suspended and costs remitted upon condition the defendent remain of good be havior and violate no laws for 12 months. Walter C. Warren, Jr., speeding, $3 and costs; James B. Heck, See COURT Back Page o Hurdle Mills Plans Stew Next Wednesday The Hurdle Mills P. T. A., Home Demonstration and 4-H clubs, will sponsor a Brunswick Stew next Wednesday evening at the school building at 5 o’clock for the Hurdle Mills community and patrons of the school. Miss Velma Beam and J. B. Snipes will have charge of the recreational program. The above plans were complet. ed at the first P. T. A. meeting of the year which was called to order on Tuesday afternoon by. the president, Mrs. Claude Whit-' field. Standing committees were | appointed and plans for the year made. The association is putting on a membership drive this month, and a prize will be awarded the grade that has the highest per centage of parents joining. The time of meeting has been changed to the second Tuesday night of each month so the fath ers can attend also. At the first meeting, ‘the P. T. A. had'the largest attendance and enrollment of new members in the history of the school. Europe Lines Up For Second World War Corsica^ HI Germany and Allies W <s^i ii'i'.’iVvl Poland and Allies Mediterranean Sea L 1 Neutral KWvl Doubtful Map shows lineup of nations under present European alliances. Poland, France and the British empire arc aligned against Germany in the conflict, with Italy and Russia listed as "doubtful.” Spain, hitherto considered pro-Nazi, is expected to remain neutral as a result of the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact. Rural Center Now Open Daily Here Leggett’s Observe 11th. Anniversary Leggett’s Department store this week is celebrating it’s 11th. anniversary and a gigantic sale is alieady underway in honor of the event. Attention is called to special pages in this edition describing the event in full detail along with the many bargans which are be ing offered during the four day occasion. Rotary District Governor To Visit Local Club \ District Governor W. B. Kiker of Reidsville will visit the local Rotary club next Thursday, Pre sident R. B. Griffin said today. The club had planned to meet at Bethel Hill on this date but his coming necessitates a post ponement of this visit for anoth er week. District Governor Kiker is a prominent business man of the state and urges the practice of good business also in Rotary. A well informed Rotarian, he un doubtedly will bring an outstand. ing message to the local Rotary club, Griffin said. o 400 More Books Added To Bethel Hill Library Dr. W. H. Woody, prominent Baltimore physician, has added 400 more books to the Bethel Hill high school library. For the past several years, Dr. Woody has been giving books and furniture to the school library. In all he has given several thou sand dollars worth of library e quiptment. The library is called Woody Memorial Library in hon or of Dr. Woody’s parents. Besides books Dr. Woody has given subscriptions to a number of the best magazines which in clude: The National Geographic, The Atlantic Monthly, Popular See LIBRARY Back Page Place To Be Used For Rest and Recreation Os County Visitors. » The Rural Center, key project of the County Council of Home Demonstration clubs, was for mally opened at the corner of La mar and Abbitt streets Monday morning. In this building a curb market has been in operation for some time. This will continue with reg ular Saturday business. The rural center will be a place wjheire visitors, farm women and their families, can go to rest and re lax while making shopping and other visits to Roxboro. Project leaders’ schools and perhaps other meetings will be held in the center building, Miss Velma Beam said. The grounds surounding the building will be beautified as rapidly as possible by club members. A plea has been made for do nations to the Rural Center’s Rest and Recreation Room. Miss Christine Barnette is hos tess and will be there daily to give any information she can, to give out bulletins to those who want them and to see that every one feels at home. There is a crying need for chairs, a play pen for babies, a couch or sofa, foot stools, maga zines and other things that make a room extend a welcome is those who enter. Anyone who has a surplus of any of the above mentioned articles may get in touch with the Honfe Agent who will be glad to get them carried to the proper place. Timely Farm Tips For Fall Prescribed By County Agent By H. K. SANDERS, Co. Agent. J. B. SNIPES, Asst, Co. Agent The County Agent’s office has received a supply of the following bulletins which are of particular interest just at this season of the year: Farm Dairying, Making Hay in North Carolina, Pastures in North Carolina, Winter Hay Crops, Better Lawns in North Carolina, How to Cull Poultry Flocks, Natural and Artificial Ini Funeral Rites Today For Aged Person County Man George Mitchell, aged Person county man, succumbed yester day morning at 2;10 o’clock at his home about three miles north ■of Roxboro. He was 80 years old. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home with Rev. M. W. Lawrence, his pastor, and Rev. Thomas H. Hamilton, the officiating minis ters. Interment will be made in Oak Grove church cemetery. Mr. Mitchell had been in fail ing health for the past several years but his condition did not become alarming until several months ago when hs condition be came worse. He was stricken with paralysis. He was a member of Oak Grove Methodist church. He is survived by four child ren, Mrs. Alex Winstead of Rox boro, Mrs. C. A. Long of Rox boro and Misses Pansy and Estelle Mitchell of Woodsdale, and one sister, Mrs. Molly Wil liams, also of Woodsdale. Active pall bearers will be Carl Winstead, Richard Mitchell, Ver non Mitchell, Mellie Wrenn, Ber nice Howerton and Guilford Cash. Floral bearars will include Miss Mamie Love Barnette, Mrs. Es sie Wililams, Miss ewell Wrenn, Mrs. Lula Belle Sherman. Miss Christine Barnett and R. J. Oak ley. o Dental Program Begun In Negro Schools Os County The 1939 dental health program has already begun in Person County’s negro schools, Dr. A. L. Allen, health officer, stated yes terday. Dr. J. H. Barnhill, who has worked in the schools here for the past two years, has already begun the 8-weeks program. No definite schedule of schools has been arranged, Allen said, but each school will be finished be fore another is begun. A central main school will be selected and examinations made in all sur rounding schools from this cen tral point. Schools are being tak en now which have not been ered in the programs for the past two years. The dental program in the white schools will be scheduled for 10 weeks sometimes later in the year, Allen stated. This ratio of 10 to 8 for the white and col ored is based on the relative pro portion of white and colored school children. o SERVICE MANAGER Lewis Tapp is the new service manager at Person Motors, Inc., it was announced earlier this week. Mr. Tapp, a local man and veteran of 10 years’ experience in tlie automotive field, was former ly with Roxboro Motor Company several years ago. cubation and Brooding of Chick ens and Approved Practices for Alfalfa Growers. Any of these bulletins are available to any one who writes for them or calls at the office. If anyone desires a bulletin which we do not have, we shall be glad to order it. ... | PASTURES i The best dates for sowing pas tures are September Ist to Oc tober 15, and from February 15 1 See FARM Back Page '■V. - •• '• • ■* ~f*‘ , THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1939 US Moves Toward Early Reopening Tobacco Markets Duke Law Dean To Address Person County Alumni IMP v ' 'mil! i -a. The Person County chapter of the Duke Alumni association will hold its annual meeting Friday night, September 22, at Hotel Roxboro, President S. F. Nicks, Jr. announced yesterday. Principal speaker for the oc casicn will be Dean H. C. Horack of the Duke Law school, known as a forceful and interesting speaker. All former students of Duke and Trinity are urged to contact some member of the committee or arangements and be present for the annual meeting. It is ex pected an annual election of of ficers will be held along with other business of the local Duke chapter. o KIWANIANS HONOR FASSETT MONDAY Portrait By Lynwood Car ver Presented To Physician In Appreciation of Work. Dr. B. W. Fassett, prominent Durham physician, and others who were responsible for the re cent Kiwanis-sponsored tonsil clinic were honor guests at Mon day night’s meeting of the Rox boro Kiwanis club. The meeting, held in Hotel j Roxboro, was also attended by several members of Dr. Fassett’s staff, Dr. It. B. Wilkins, his asso ciate, who handled two of the clinics, and health officials and others of Roxboro, who played an important part in the recent tonsil clinics sponsored by the 1 Kiwanis club. An oil painting, a portrait of Dr. Fassett, done by Lynwood Carver, local artist, was present ed to the physician in apprecia tion of his work during the cli nics. F. O. Carver, Jr., made the pre sentation address in which he praised highly “the splendid co operation and untiring efforts” of Dr. Fassett in making the tonsil clinics one of the most successful projects ever attempted by the local organization. The clinics were established for the purpose of lending aid to Ne gro children whose parents were unable to pay for the operations. In cases where they could afford it a fee of ohly $5 was charged for the removal of tonsils. During the series of four clinics 101 Ne gro children had their tonsils re moved. Approximately 25 guests were See KIWANIS Back Page THE TIMES IS PERSOUMp PREMIER NEWSPAPBIfSHg? A LEADER AT ALL TIMB^La NUMBER NINK Vote For Control Ordered Within Three Weeks Fol lowing Conference. The agriculture department in. Washington took steps yesterday looking toward reopening of the south’s flue-cured tobacco mar kets, closed due to withdrawal of foreign buyers because of the European war. Following an all day meeting of growers, warehousemen, and business men from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, which included our own Claude T, Hall, the depart ment announced plans were be ing prepared to hold at an early date a farmer election on control of the 1940 corp through imposi tion of marketing quotas. Plans also were taken under consideration for disposition through government loans or purchases, of grades of tobacco normally purchased by companies' buying for British interests, who withdrew their buyers. Secretary Wallace, at a press: conference held while the tobac co conference was in session, said it might require $50,000,000 to meet the situation. British interests normally buy between 250,000,000 to 275,000,- 000 pounds of flue-cured tobac co annually and it was estimated' less than 125,000,000 pounds had been bought before buyers were withdrawn. Vote In 3 Weeks Seen Representatives of the flue cured interests, who met with As sistant AAA Administrator J. B. Hutson and department tobacco division officials recommended as part of a seven-point program that the marketing quota referen dum be held between September 30 and October 7. Other proposals included call ing for the markets to remain' closed until the referendum was held; asking government aid in disposing of surplus tobacco which the British would have bought; urging the United States to re quest England to resume its pur- See TOBACCO Back Page Bethel Hill i Enrollment Is Largest In History For the first week’ of school Bethel Hill school has the largest enrollment in the history of the school. The total enrollment is 516. One hundred fifty-eight at these are high school students. Principal Lewis S. Cannon stat ed that if the high school enroll ment continued to increase that an additional teacher would bee secured next year to teach com mercial subjects. With the addi tion ot a business department Bethel Hill school would be able to offer a very thorough vocation al curiculum. Agriculture and. Home Economics are already be ing taught. A full time public school musie teacher is teaching public school music in grades 1 to 7. Glee clubs in grammar school and high school are being organized. Parents are urged to keep their children in school as regularly as posible. A number of parents attended the opening exercises the first day of school. Rev. Thomas Ha milton delivered a very interest ing and instructive address on tha opening day. , *• •' y'- :K
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