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POLISH GOVERNMENT FLEES
Paris, France —Poland has
practically ceased to exist as a
nation, and its partition is being
planned by Germany and Russia
as part of the deal which made
the Sovit an ally of the Reich.
President Moscicki, Foreign Min
ister Josef Beck and Marshal
Smigly-Rydz have fled to neutral
Rumania.
RUSSIA TAKES QUICK
ACTION
Brest-Litovsk, Poland —A move
which all the world feared has
brought Russia actively into the
European war as an ally of
Germany. Sovit fcjgops moved
swiftly into Poland, uius releas
ing German forces for defense on
the Western front. Both German
and Russian military leaders are
discussing here a division of Po
lish territory that would tenta
tiyelv give the Sovit about a
'-third Os Poland, with Germany
taking the remainder.
ALLIES TO FIGHT ON
London, England—With the
conquest of poland accomplished
in a fortnight of lightning-quick,
Hitler is expected to make peace
proposals on the basis of his
victory. England and France,
however, have indicated a de
termination to fight it out to a
finish. Prime Minister Chamber
lain reiterates that no European
peace can be dscussed so long as
Hitler remains in power.
FRENCH ADVANCE
CONTINUES
Paris, France—Meager com
muniques from the Maginot Line
indicate a steady penetration of
Germany by French troops.
Heavy artillery fire continues all
along the Western front, with
fresh German divisions being
rushed from Poland to block the
threatened seisure of the rich
Saar industrial area by French.
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PRESIDENT DIRECTS
BOMBINGS
Washington, D. C.— President
Roosevelt has again voiced his
plea to all belligerants that civi
lian populations be spared in
bqmbing attacks. The entrance of
Russia as an active factor in the
war has complicated more than
ever the question of neutrality,"
which comes before a special ses
sion of Congress this week. Tc
remove all politics from consider
ation of the Neutrality Act, Mr.
Roosevelt has asked Alfred M.
Landon and Col Frank Knox,
Republican candidates respect
ively for President and Vice-
Presidet in the last national
election, to attend the White
House parley on the arms embar
go problem.
STEEL MAKER DIES
tis.
New York City—Charles M.
Schawb, Chairman of the board
of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
tion and one df the world’s great
est steel markets, died here at
the age of T7pHe was a protege
£RbjjAgdrew Carnegie, and served
years as president of
, States Steel Corpora
tion fcqfeae. buying the Bethle-
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These Factors May Tell Story in Europe’s War
NATION i^lK
y —-4 ——
3,500 6,300,000 780,000 60*
Ml 6 ’ 500 ***# 500,000 30%
ißjl 1,000 2,000,000 NONE I 10%
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I 5,000 12,250,000 306,000 100%
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I 5,000 5,700,000 680,000 20%
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Military, naval and economic might of Europe’s leading powers is shown on the above chart, prepared
j from best available sonrces.
Holiday News Is Main
Topic Os All Gathei ings
DUKE ALUMNI HEAR
DEAN H. C. HORACE
AT ANNUAL DINNER
Dean Os Law School Re
ports On Progress Made
During Past eYar.
Reviewing scholastic, athletic ■
and institutional progress at j
Duke Unversity during the past,
year, Dean H. C. Horack, of the |
Duke University School of Law,!
j who spoke to members cf the
Person County Duke Alumni as
sociation at their annual tlumni
dinner held at the Hotel Roxboro
j Friday night, declared that in his
opinion, “The most gratifying ac
complishment of the past year
was the election of the university
into the “Association of Ameri
can Universities.”.
He pointed out that the admis
sion of Duke University into this
select association, Imited at the
present time to thirty-three of the
outstanding educational institu
tions in the nation, constitutes a
signal recogntion of the high in
tellectual standards maintained
by Duke, especially in its grad
uate school. He then turned his
attention to a matter cf perennial
interest to the alumni, the 1939
prospects for the Blue Devils.
At this point in his informal and
characteristic talk Dean Horack,
who is an across the street neigh
bor of Coach Wallace Wade, sim
ply quoted what he called Coach
Wade’s “Hot Dope” to the effect
that, “We lost some of our good
boys last year, but the Freshman
team looks gocd, too.” Continu
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Brunswick Stew
Given Wednesday
At Hurdle Mills
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The Hurdle Mills P. T.- A.,
Home Demonstration Club and
4 H club gave a Brunswick stew
at the school Wednesday after
noon that was enjoyed by over
three hundred guests.
This big occasion was given
simply from a pleasure stand
point and as a general “get to
gether” of the school patrons.
Honor guests of the occasion
were J. B. Snipes, Miss Velma'
Besuln and Mrs. Blanche Vincent,
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| Warehousemen Know Only
, What They Have Secured
j Frcm Other Sources.
The chief subje t of conversa
, tion in Roxboro and Person
county at the pre-~nt time con
cerns the t bac.o holiday. Altho
die formers do not rppear to be
e'njc.ying ilia holiday, they are
maLing the best of it and are!
doing the best that they can un
! der die circumstances.
V.’a.ekouccmen state that they j
J knew only what they read in the I
j papers, but all agree that the j
I maiket will open between the j
! fifth and tenth of October. Sever- |
al warehousemen have been heard <
to comment that they expect fair i
prices when the market does
open.
It is generally agreed that a!
markets will open at the same
time and that there will be one
grand rush to market during the
first week.
Ihe Person county crop is
ready for sale and it is a good
| crop. If good and medium tobac
-1 | co sells well there is no reason
why the tobacco farmers in this
section should net get enough to
live on. \
Merchants cf this city point
that the city is blessed in that all
mills are running on good time
1 and that the payroll here is un
usually good. Indications point to
the fact that our mills will prob
ably continue their full-time
operation for several weeks or
months to ccme.
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Scout Troop Has
Regular Meeting
Troop 49, of the Roxboro Boy
Scouts of America, had its reg
ular meeting Wednesday night at
6:30, with Assistant Scoutmaster
Jack Fowler in charge. After the
opening ritual and a short busi
nss meeting, the progress and ac
tivities of the troop’s aviation
club were discused. Because of
revival services now being held
troop meetings for the next two
weeks will begin at 6;30 o’block
in the evening.
Acording to the notice sent in
by Taufielk Ameen, assistant
:cribe for the scouts, the “Flying
Eagle” patrol also held its reg
ular meeting at which Patrol
Leader Lewis Watson presided.
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i, “In all forms of government
I the people is the true legislator.”
—Burke.
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Agent Announces
Time And Place
Os Local Meetings
Announcement was made yes
terday at the Person County
Faim Agent's office that a series
I cf community meetings in regard
| to the tobacco referendum will
be held this week by growers in
i Perti n County. There will be
ipeakers at each v eetin g who
, will present all information which
■ lias been received up to that time.
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At this writing no definite date
Iha sbeen set for the holding of
j the referendum on the 1940 to
| bacco crop. The commuinty meet
i ings that have been arranged for
j ePrson County will all be held
'at 3:00 p. m., except in one or
! two instances, which are listed
1 separately. The dates and places
, cf the meetings at 3:00 p. m. are
as follows;
Thursday - Dixon’s Store on
highway 144, Harmcny school,
; Bethel Hill school.
Friday, September 29th - Allen
sville school, Bushy Fork school,
Olive Hill School.
1 Saturday, September 30th -• Cun
ningham school, Helena school.
Meetings have been arranged
f:r the colored schools, all to be
held at 3:30 P. M. as follows;
Tuesday, September 26th. - Si
loam school, Elijah’s Grove
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TEACHER ADDED
Percy Vernon Lancaster has
been added to the faculty at
Bushy Fork according to an
nouncement from superintendent
cf Person county schools, R. B.
Grifin, Mr. Lancaster will be one
of two teacher for the eighth and
ninth grades at Bushy Fork. To
tal enrollent at the school now
stands at 340.
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CLINIC TO BE HELD
The regular monthly tubercul
osis diagnostic clinic for Person
County will be held Wednesday,
September 27. Fluoroscopic chest
examinations will be given by
members of the health depart
ment staff.
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WINS PRIZE
Arch Daniel, well known Per
son county citizen, has the hon
or of winning first prize on his
water color painting at the me
bane Six County Fair and second
prize on his oil painting-
The water color painting was
of a vase of roses and the oil
painting was also flowers.
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Roxboro Rotary
Club Listens To
Kiker’s Speech
Declaring that we have need
of clear thinking now more than
ever before, W. B. Kiker, pro
minent Reidsville attorney, who
is district governor of the 189th
district of Rotary International,
addressed members of the Rox
boro club Thursday evening at a
dinner meeting at the Hotel Rox
boro.
clear and unprejudiced thought
He reemphasized his appeal for
by saying that the spirit of Ro
tary could be 'Of immense help in
in the guidance of both national
and international opinion.
Here on his annual visit, Mr.
Kiker met at noon with the dir
ectors and committeemen of the
local club and expressed his plea
sure at the favorable report pre
sented to him. At the close of the
evening dinner meeting it was
announced that the next meet
ing of the Rotary club will be
held Thursday, September 28, at
Bethel Hill school house.
Special guests at this meeting
will be the Rotary-Anns. Claude
T. Hall will be in charge of the
program and a speaker will be
announced at a later date. R. H.
Shelton , of this city, was the
only special guest at Thursday’s
meeting.
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Hams Are Taken
From Residence
W. H. Harris, Sr., reports that
four of his choice hams were stol
en from his residence some time
between 6 and 7 o’clock Wednes
day night. During that time Mr.
Harris was visiting at his son’s
home close by his own house, he
said, and when he returned home,
entering the back door, he heard
a noise at the front of the house.
Going there to investigate, he
heard more noise at the back of
the but on reaching the
back door again he could find no
trace of the robber or robbers.
In the meantime, the hams are
still missing and Mr. Harris is
wondering if the thieves have
turned them into ready cash, or
into “cold ham for supper”. He is
certain of cne thing, they liked
his hams so much that they came
back for more and only took to
their heels when they heard him
open the rear door.
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DR. ANDERSON HERE
Dr. John Anderson, of Raleigh,
assistant consultant in Public
Health, was in Roxboro Friday
tc confer with the public health
department officials of Person
county.
Along The Way
With the Editor
Champ Winstead, Jr., of Wash
summer in Europe. Just before he
er, Fletcher,who lives in Roxboro.
car and keep it until he returned,
from Europe, came to Roxboro s
speedometer proved that the car
six weeks and Champ gave out of g
a service station.
A few recent fires in Roxbon
of Roxboro firemen. Some of the f
people have been wondering if Ge
fighting fire at his own home. Th
job that day and that he earned a ]
Wanted A name for the bra
Winsteads. So far they have not b
gocd enough. Grandmother Winste
they do not seem to be just rig!
wants the name “Harry” and Grs
name “John.” Now they are debati
ry or Harry John
As soon as the warehouses cl<
Ivey Featherston, went home and
he proceeded to walk around just)
and not a care in the world
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1939
Referendum Vote
May Occur Soon
PACKHOUSE BURNS
W. D Merritt reported the loss
of a packhouse containing 29 cur
ings of tobacco on September 17,
when the packhouse and contents
were destroyed by fire. The to
bacco was covered by insurance
tut there was no insurance on the
house.
FINAL PLANS ARE
MADE FOR P. T. A.
FARCE MARRIAGE
With final plans complete, an
nouncement was made Saturday
of the “cast of characters for the
“Womanless Wedding” to be pre
sented under the sponsorship of
the Roxboro Parent-Teachers as
sociation Tuesday night, Septem
ber 26th, in the high school audi
torium.
Popular interest centers upon
the bride and groom, “Miss
Gladsofit”, who will be imperso
nated by genial Karl Burger, and
“Mr. Couldn’t-run”, who will be
portrayed by W. R. Minor.
Dress rehersal will be held
Monday night at 7 ;30 and all
members of the cast are expect
ed to be on time. The public per
formance will be given at the
same hour Tuesday night.
The maid of honor, the bride
has chosen will be Miss Iva Lip
stick, played by Chief S. A. Oli
ver, and brides’ maids will be:
Miss Lotta Gab (Claude Hall),
Miss Jennie Twinkleton (B. B.
Knight), Miss Rose Bud (Gilmer
! Hasten), Miss Petunia Petal (K.
L. Street), Miss Minnie Catt (A.
E. Jackson).
Little Miss Fluff Flitter (G. C.
Hunter) will be ring bearer, with
the following playing parts of
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COMMISSIONERS
MEET ON MONDAY
The regular monthly meeting of
the Person County Board of Com
missioners will be held Monday,
October 2, at the courthouse, ac
cording to announcement from
Commissioner Chairman P. L.
Thomas.
Among routine matters com
ing up will be the approval of an
application of surfacing ti a five
mile stretch of road between
Roxboro and Chub Lake.
hington, D. C., spent a part of this
i left he gave his car to his broth
. Champ told Fletcher to take the
1. In about six weeks he returned
and got his car. A check cf the
had been driven 7,000 miles in
gas before he could get the car into
o have helped to swell the salary
fires brought the boys SI.OO. Some
eorge Cushwa handed in a bill for
hey say that George did a swell
right to wear his fireman’s badge,
and new baby boy of the Wharton
been able to find a name that is
ead has plenty of suggestions, but
ht. Garndfather Harry Winstead
andfather John Merritt wants the
ting whether it shall be John Har
losed down our tobacconist friend,
i put on the best suit he had, Then
as though he h&a plenty of money
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THE TIMES 18 PBBBOITIP
PREMIER NEWSPAPER!
A LEADER AT ALL TIMER
NUMBER ELEVEN
Telegram From Folger Re
ceived Here Yesterday By
R. B. Dawes.
Indications are now that the
flue-cured tobacco growers refer
endum will take place on Thurs
day, October 5, according to re
ports from Washington headquar
ters of the AAA. Although this
date for the referendum cannot
be said to be definite or un
changeable, oficials of the AAA
gave interested Congressmen this
information, saying that no more
positive date could be given out
at the present time.
In this connection residents of
• the Fifth Congressional district
will be interested in the follow
ing statement taken from a tele
gram sent by Congressman A. D.
Folger, of this district, to R. B.
Dawes, of Roxboro, chairman of
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Person County:
“The Department of Agricul
ture is considering a proposal
that would involve the handling
of a portion of the remainder of
the 1939 crop, by the Imperial
Tobacco company, with an op
tion to purchase by the Imperial
Tobacco Co. This arrangement
would involve the use of funds
from the Commodity Credit cor
poration, and its consummation
would depend upon the result of
the referendum. -
“Obviously,” continued the
message, “no plan of this kind
could be used unless the growers
decided that the markets are to
remain closed until after the re
ferendum.”
■ Readers of Thursday’s edition
of the Person County Times will
recognize that the quotation just
given was repeated in substance
in the story released by this pa
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New Auto Plates
Now On Display
Automobile license plates for
the year 1940 have been received
by Miss Nina Abbitt, Roxboro
representative of the Carolina
Motor club, according to an
nouncement from Miss Abbitt
Saturday morning, although,
actual sale of the plates to auto
mobile owners will not begin be
fore December first.
A sample of the new North
Carolina plates is on display now
at Miss Abbitt’s desk in the Tar
Heel Chevrolet company’s office.
The 1940 plate colors will be the
reverse of those now in use and.
the figures on the plates should J
show up better, not only becatttd
cf the lighter background but
because the figures them
selves have been re-designed to
increase clearly of outline.
Miss Abbitt also said today
that the last quarter of the year
for purchase of old license plates
will begin October first, but this
information is, of course, of in
terest only to purchasers of new
cars bought between now and
December.
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CCC BOYS GO TO CAMP
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Young men acepted by the
CCC camps as Person County’s
October quota will go to Camp
Victor, near Madison, on October
2, the county suuperintendent of
welfare, Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff re
ported yesterday. Person, coun
ty's allotment for October is.-li
mited to 10, wkh enrollment di
vided between six white boys and.
i four ■ colored- youths*- * ' Mmlral