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VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY A THURSDAY
Local Market Primed For Opening Tuesday
W, R. Jones Chairman
Os "Hospitality Week”
Chairman
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Mr. Jones has been named
chairman of “Hospitality Week”
for the year, 1940.
SERVICES HELD
FOR PROMINENT
LOCAL RESIDENT
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Mrs. T. W. Henderson Pass
es Sunday Night At Her
Main Street Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. T. W.
Henderson, 90, who died at her
North Main street home in Rox
boro at nine o’clock Sunday
night, were conducted at her resi
dence Tuesday morning at 10;30
by the Rev. Jesse H. Lanning,
pastor of Edgar Long Memorial
Methodist church, assisted by the
Rev. M. W. Lawrence.
Mrs. Henderson, a prominent
Roxboro resident for more than
three decades, was Miss Julia
Giles, daughter of the late Joseph
and Mary Lyon Giles, of Virgi
nia, before her marriage to Mr.
Henderson, whose death occurred
about five years ago. Mr. Hender
son was for many years a suc
cessful tobacconist here.
Prior to Saturday night Mrs.
Henderson had been in usual
good health. Immediate cause of
her death was a heart attack fol
lowing a slight cold.
She is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Anna E. Cole, and tw.o nie-
J&s, Mrs. W. D. Merritt and Mrs.
E. hove, all of Roxboro Mrs.
* Henderson was for many years
-a devoted member of Long Me
; morial church and was active in
Roxboro community affairs as
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CCC Boys Leave
For Camp Victor
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The following yoifng men and
boys constituting Person county’s
CCC quota for this month report
ed at the County Welfare office
Monday morning in order to
stake the trip to Camp Victor,
near Madison: John Henry Bowes,
John Davis Carver, Walter
Tune Gilliland and Lacy Claude
.Wagoner. Also going, were the
following Negro boys: Samuel
| Bradsher, John Robert
DeShazo, James L. McCoy and
• John Willis Pool.
r One white boy, James Phelps,
§£failed to report, although he had
Plttin included in the quota.
JersouMimes
Elected By Steering Com
mittee In Chamber Os
Commerce Office Wednes
day.
At a meeting <cf the Hospital
ity Week committee in the Cham
ber of Commerce office Wednes
day afternoon, W. R. Jones of
Roxboro, was elected chairman
of the committee for the year,
1940. Mr. Jones served on the
committee last year and accom
plished such remarkable results
that there was no opposition re
gistered when his name was
mentioned.
Mrs. B. G. Clayton was chair
man of the organization this year
and it was at her own request
that she was relieved of her dut
ies for the coming year. Under
her administration Hospitality
Week was a huge success and
after the first event it was voted
to make the event an annual af
fair and that it be held the last
week in June each year.
Mr. Jones, the new chairman, is
well known over Person coun
ty and in Roxboro. He is a pro
minent warehouseman of this
city and also represents several
fertilizer concerns. He is thor
oughly acquainted with the de
tails of Hospitality Week and is
one of its most loyal supporters.
The committee that met Wed
nesday afternoon decided not to
appoint other committees for
this big week, but to wait and
let the chairman have a voice in
all appointments.
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POST SPONSORS NO FAIR
R. H. Shelton, Commander of
the Lester Blackwell post of the
American Legion, said today that
he wished to correct a rumor
current in Roxboro that the Le
gion post is planning to sponsor
a fair here. Mr. Shelton said that
no fair of any type is to be held
here under Legion auspices.
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IT’S A GIRL!
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. P. T.
Wilkins, on September 28. 1939,
a daughter, Mary Juanita.
Doctors Visit Jackson To
Investigate Maternity Unit
Plans Being Made For A
Similar Unit To Be Operat
ed In Person County.
Dr. W. P. Richardson, district
health officer, -and Dr. A. L. Al
len, asistant health department
head in Person county, have re
turned from Jackson and other
pornts in Northampton county
where they went in order to ob
serve the methods employed by
the Northampton health depart
ment in conducting the Maternity
Demonstration unit.
Dr. Allen said Monday night
after his return from Jackson,
that, “A unit similar in most
respects to this Northampton
Maternity unit will be inaugur
ated in Person county in- the
early part of 1940”, though he
added that complete details have
not been drawn up. He is of the
opinion that a Maternity Demon
stration unit of this type can be
of great service in Person coun
ty’s private and public health
These Officials Welcome You
To Roxboro 9 s Tobacco Markets
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By P. L. THOMAS
Chairman County Board.
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i “Person county is proud of the
■ progress that it has made in the
; past few years”, said Chairman
of the Board of County Commis
sioners, Philip L. Thomas, this
morning in a word of greeting to
tobacco growers expected to at
-1 tend the Tuesday morket open
ing. “We would like,” he said, “to
see our county continue to make
great strides in the years to
come and you can help your
county by selling your tobacco
—at home—in Person county.”
Mr. Thomas also said; “I am
confident that we will have a
good market this year if all of
our tobacco growers will cooper
ate with our local warehousemen
in the support of this selling at
home policy.”
PAINFULLY BURNED
Cyrus Stephens, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Stephens, was pain
fully, but not seriously burned
Monday morning when he was
scalded by a bucket of hot wa
ter, The accident occured at the
home of his parents, Roxboro,
route one. Young Master Steph
ens is receiving treatment at
Community hospital where he
was reported this morning as do
.ng very well.
work.
When the proposed Maternity
Demonstration unit is establish
ed in Person county, it will be
headed by a nurse especially
trained in obstetrics and mid
wifery who will give assistance to
private physicians desiring her
help and will supervise all mid
wives in the handling of their
cases.
The establishment of this type
of maternity assistance will also
mean an expansion of the al
ready existing service, since ma
ternity and infancy clinics are
now held once a month in Per
son county by the health depart- j
ment staff.
It is understood that funds
for carrying on the Maternity
Demonstration unit will be deriv
ed from the Child Bureau, branch
of the United States Public
Health department, and that Per
son county’s health department
will bear only a small part of
the expense.
By JAMES C. HARRIS
City Manager of Roxboro.
“Sell your tobacco in Roxboro,
where you have known the ware
housemen from boyhood, rather
than to strangers who have not
known you,” said James C. Har
ris, City Manager of Roxboro, in
a msesage of welcome issued to
day to Person county tobacco
growers who will be coming to
the opening cf the Roxboro mar
ket Tuesday morning.
Mr. Harris -emphasized his
statement with this terse conclu
ison; “Local growers should real
ize that local warehousemen will
make special efforts to see that
Perse n growers receive good
prices, whereas, out of town ware
housemen, since they are busy
caring for their own friends, are
usually interested in your money
rather than your welfare.”
National Fire Prevention
Week Will Be Observed Here
Chief O’Cri.-.nt Expects
Roxboro C iti-ens To Sup-
Fire Prev;nticn Program.
Starting Mznday, October 9,
Roxboro citizens will observe
National Fire Prevention week
and Fire Chief Henry O’Briant,
in a statement issued today urg
ed all local people to enter into
the spirit of its observation. He
said t:day that fire drills will be
•held in the public schools and
that other fire-prevention pro
grams may be arranged, although
complete details will be announ
ced later.
Chief O’Briant observed that
the Roxboro Fire department,
considering the volunteer per
sonnel and the range of its me
chanical equipment, is a very ef
ficient organization, but he point
ed out that even the best reguL
ated fire department cannot do
its best work without continued
cooperation and active support
from all citizens of the city.
Listed below are some of the
specific rules of fire prevention,
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j “40 and’ 8” SUPPER
The regular meeting of the
Roxboro Voiture of the Forty
and Eight was held Tuesday
night at the American Legion hut.
Chef de guerre F. T. Whitfield
presided. Barbecued chicken was
j served ter supper and an hour of
good fellowship Was enjoyed by
the members and their guests.
By S. F. NICKS, JR.,
Mayor of Roxboro.
“On behalf of the city of Rox
boro, I wish to extend greetings
to our farmer friends in this to
bacco area,” said S. F. Nicks, Jr.,
Mayor of Roxboro, this morning,
“and particularly to those of Per
son county, on the opening of the
tobacco market. It is our hope
that you will get the highest pos
sible dollar for your tobacco sold
in Roxboro.
“We have here in Roxboro a
group of able and experienced
warehousemen ready to serve
you and four warehouses to ac
commodate you. Bring your to
bacco to the Roxboro market and
thereby help to build up your
own Person county. A hearty
welcome awaits you.”
Lighting Program
Almost Complete
With the replacing of the small
candle-power street light in front
of the Hotel Roxboro by a lar
ger 600 candle bulb the new
street lighting program will be
completed, it was learned today
from T. Miller White, of the lo
local office of the Carolina Power
and Light company.
Mr. White said he was much
pleased at the increased lighting
facilities now in use on city
streets here, although, as he
pointed out, this better service,
by a contract with the city, is
being supplied at no increase in
cost in the municipal budget.
Please Excuse Error
One section of this edition of the Person County
Times may appear to be very peculiar. In this section,
the last one, all advertisements read that the market
will open September 18th. The reason for this error is
very evident. On September Bth. it was understood that
our market would open on September 18th. and the
Times’ force started to work on the Annual Tobacco
Edition. Eight pages of the edition were printed before
it was announced that the opening of the Market had
been postponed. When this announcement was made it
was too late to correct the error. The last section of
eight pages was ready and there was no way to “rub
out” the mistake.
The publishers of this paper take it for granted
that everyone knows that the market will open October
10th .and that in reading the advertisements of the
last section the date of October 10th. will automatieaUv
be substituted for September 18th.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1938
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Farmers, Warehousemen,
Business Men Await Chant
Os The Tobacco Auctioneer **
Methodist Revival
Service Attracts
Large Attendance
Continued interest in the re
vival services now being held at
Edgar Long Memorial Methodist
church by the Rev. Dr. J. H. Dan
ner, is reported, with an unus
ually large attendance at morn
ing services.
Dr. Danner, who is pastor of
Trinity Methodist church, Sum
ter, S. C., opened his service last
Sunday at the morning service
and has been preaching strong
gospel sermons of great appeal
and effectiveness. He has been
assisted by Rev. C. W. Austin, of
Independence, Mo., song evange
list.
Rev. Jesse H. Lanning, pastor
of the Edgar Long Memorial
church, said today that Dr. Dan
ner’s series of services will con
tinue into next week. Services
are being held at 9 o’clock in the
morning and at 7:30 in the even
ing, except Sunday morning,
v/hen the service will begin at
11 o’clock.
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BARNETT RITES
CONDUCTED AT
CHURCH TODAY
Found Dead About Four
O’clock Wednesday Morn
ing Here.
Last rites for Zeb V. Rarnett,
70, retired Person county farmer,
who was found dead in the bath
rocm of his apartment at a local
hotel about four o’clock Wednes
day morning, were conducted this
morning at Oak Grove Methodist
church, of which he was a mem
ber. The service was in charge of
Rev. M. W. Lawrence, pastor of
the church, and interment follow
ed in the church cemetery.
Mr. Barnett was last seen by
other occtipants of the hotel a
bout ten o’clock Tuesday night
and it is thought that he must
have died shortly after that time
from a paralytic stroke. The posi
tion of the body indicated that
it had been in one position for
some time.
Mr. Barnett’s survivors inculde
one son, H. V. Barnett, of Ra
leigh, N. C., one daughter, Mrs.
E. M. Farrior, of Burgaw, N. C.
Two sisters also survive, Mrs.
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THE TIMES IS PERSON 1 !
PREMIER NEWSPAPER! v
A LEADER AT ALL TIMER
NUMBER TWELVE
Largest “Break” in History
Expected Tuesday; Heavy
Sales Expected Entire
Year.
Roxboro and her four ware
houses are ready for the opening
of the tobacco market on Tues
day, October 10th. On this day
the cry of the auctioneer will
ring out at about 9:30 and the
sale of the “golden weed” will be
underway.
It looks like everyone who has
any tobacco plans to have a part
of it on the warehouse floor
Tuesday. The truth is, one of the
largest “breaks” ever to hit this
city is expected next week.
Warehousemen -of this city
state that they are ready for the
crop and have made their plans
to handle more tobacco this year
in Roxboro than has been hand
led here in a long time. Extra
warehouse baskets have been,
bought and all available room in
the house is now being made
ready.
Tobacco buyers have already
been assigned to this market and
all of the larger companies will
have representatives here and
have them ready for the opening
day.
It has been estimated by many
that Roxboro will sell twice as
much tobacco this season as was
sold during the last season. It
seems to be generally under
stood that tobacco will average
about the same on all markets
and farmers appear to be head
ing this way.
Local warehousemen expect
tobacco to begin arriving in Rox
boro in fairly large quantities
tomorrow and there is no tell
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Funeral Services
Held Wednesday
For Mrs. Ashbv
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Funeral services for Mrs. S. T.
Ashby, 40„ of route 2, W-oods
dale, whose death occurred Mon
day afternoon were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at Mill Creek church, by the
Rev. J. L. Coley, of Longhurst.
Burial took place in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Ashby had been in ill
health for several weeks, but it'
was thought she was showing
signs of improvement until she
was stricken with a heart attack.
Monday afternoon. Death occur
red almost instantly. She died,
at 4:15 o’clock that afternoon.
Surviving are her husband, Mr.
S. T. Ashby, and seven children -
Messrs. Samuel, Melvin, Harvey.
Ribert, Morris Eugene, and Miss
es Maggie and Delma Ashby. Her
father, Mr. S. M. Wilburn of
Prospect Hill survives also, as
two brothers, Linnie Wilburn of
Pochontas, Va. and Claude Wil
, burn of Boysbane, Va. i
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