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IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME XI PUBLISHED HWANIANS HEAR~ 4-H PROGRAM AT MONDAYJHNNER Boys And Girls of Person County Relate Activities " Os Summer Season. V Under the direction of Kiwan ian J. B. Snipes, assistant farm agent, and Miss Velma Beam, of the Farm Agent’s Home Demon stration department, a Person County 4-H club program was prseented to the members of the Roxboro Kiwanis club at their regular Monday night meeting at the Hotel Roxboro. Speakers and special guests of the evening were representatives of Person County’s 4-H clubs, who told in an interesting fash ion of the activities of the 4-H club camp held during the past summer at Camp Millstone. Mem bers who spoke concerning this phase of club work included Ray Wilson, Miss Mary Anna Howard and Pete Pridgen. Other who spoke were Rich ard Holeman, Jr. and Miss Carol Leigh Humphries, who told of activities of the Soil Conservation and Wild Life program. Final speaker was Miss Bertha Bray, who attended the 4-H short cour se held at State college, Raleigh. Miss Bray gave a convincing and an interesting interpretation of the short course activities. At the close of the program before the Kiwanians Miss Beam expressed her appreciation for the continued and loyal support of 4-H club work by the members of the Kiwanis organization. The local civic organization has mani fested special interest in the Per son 4-H program for the past two years. Miss Carlyle Slaughter, of the Allensville club, entertained the group with pleasing selections on the piano during the evening. Vice-President Jack Strum pre sided at last evening’s session, and during the business hour the “Milk Fund” was presented to the club. Dr. Robert Long mov ed that the club “cooperate with the boy scouts in their annual joint meeting of the civic clubs”. His motion was carried. Other guests of the evening included Messrs. J. L. Rabon and Thomas J. Shaw, Jr| o Bethel Hill And Helena Schools In Prize Money Now Person County schools have gathered three prizes at the N. C. State fair, reported R. B. Griffin, superintendent of schools, today. Bethel Hill school won two 2nd. place prizes and Hel ena school won a 6th. place prize. One of Bethel’s second place prizes was for a general exhibit that was made up of a display of woodwork or furniture such as tables, chairs, etc. that were made in the classroom by students. The other second place prize was for an exhibit by the Future Farmers of America. This exhibit illustrated practical teaching in agriculture by Joseph Hall, a Bethel student. Helena’s sixth place prize was for a general exhibit of wood work, such as tables, chairs and home furniture. . The fact that these two schools have brought three prizes to Per son county is regarded as quite an honor to this county and to these two schpols. Person county people who are going to the fair over *he week end are requested to visit the ex hibit hall and view these ex hibits. ;* |rrson|Mitms EVERY SUNDAY ft THURSDAY No Arms Embargo Repeal For Them! Iml ‘ V i H , *■■ ■M' As '■», ||| .IV ■JB ■ i-1 BMP' Four ot the United States senate’s most doughty isolationists pose at a foreign relations committee hearing. Top row, left to right: Sen. Hiram Johnson of California and Sen. William E. Borah of Idaho. Bottom row, left to right: Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and Sen. Robert La- Follette of Wisconsin. Jones Declines Service As "Hospitality” Head Say* Work Prohibits Ac ceptance Os Chairmanship Os Steering Committee. W. R. Jones, who was recently elected chairman of the “Hospi tality Week” committee has re fused this position. Mr. Jones made public his refusal on Wed nesday morning of this week. He made it very clear that he was one hundred percent in favor of “Hospitality Week” and that he stood ready to do all that he could to help promote the pro ject, but that his work prohibit ed his acceptance of the chair manship. His letter to the Hos pitalith Committee follows; Roxboro, N. C. October 11, 1939 Hospitality Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Rcxboro, N. C. Dear Friends; It is with deep regret that I must inform you that it will be impossible for me to accept the position of chairman of the Hos pitality Committee. I say with deep regret because I would like nothing better than to accept this position. Hospitality Week has my wholehearted support now and will have it for the coming year. Hospitality Week, or rather month, comes during my busiest season, namely fertilizer, and this year we will have less help than heretofore. I also realize that this week takes months of preparation and as you know we are expecting our largest tobac co season in several years. For these reasons I find it impossible to accept. I appreciate the honor that you have bestowed upon me and of fer you my co-operation even though I must decline the posi tion of chairman. Yours very truly, W. Reade Jones o WHITTEN PLEDGED Robert WJhittepi,! son of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Whitten, was pledged to membership in the University of North Carolina chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at the close of the rushing period this week. Mr. Whitten, who entered the University this fall, was in Roxboro this past weekend for a visit with his parents. o “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, .genleness, goodness, faith, meek ness, temperance.” —Mary Baker Eddy Local Minister Is Speaker Over Goldsboro Radio Rev. W. F. West, pastor of the First Baptist church of Roxboro, was speaker at the Community Forum in Goldsboro Tuesday night at 8;00 p. m. Rev. Mr. West was invited to speak on the European situation. The Goldsboro Community Forum meets once a week. The program is always on the air over the Goldsboro station. Thirty minutes are given to speaking and another thirty to discussion by members of the group. The program is held in the high school auditorium. Prior to the Community Forum meeting, Mr. West addressed the Rotary club in its regular week ly meeting. On this occasion he spoke on “American Neutrality.” Glenn Titus accompanied Mr. West to Goldsboro. o Methodists End Their Special Church Services Preaching a strong and soul searching final sermon Wednes day night, Dr. J. H. Danner, of Sumter, S. C., closed the special services which have been held at Edgar Long Memorial Methodist church during the past ten days. Dr. Danner and his song as sistant, Rev. C. W. Austin, of In dependence, Mo., have had large and appreciative audiences dur ing their stay here and the Rev. Jesse H. Lanning, pastor of the local Methodist church, said to day that he and the members of his congregation were much pleased at the spiritual progress made in the church while the vi siting ministers were here. o MR. FOX IS BETTER G. M. Fox, Sr., who suffered the loss of all but one finger on his left hand in an accident the first of the week, is still a pat ient at Community hospital. Mr. Fox had his hand caught in a corn threshing machine. He is now in a more comfortable con dition, although hospital author ities stated that it would be some time before his injuries would be healed. NEWELL FUNERAL IS CONDUCTED IN WASHINGTON, D. C. Brother Os Mrs. T. C. Brooks, Sr. Died At His Virginia Home. Funeral services for Col. Geor ge H. Newell, retired United Sta tes Army officer, who died Mon day at his home in Falls Church, Va., were conducted Wednesday at his home and in Washington, D. C. Interment took place in Arlington National cemetery there. Col. Newell, who was born at Kenansville, was a brother of Mrs. T. C. Brooks, of Roxboro, and was an uncle of Mrs. C. C. Winstead, and Messrs. B. 8., H. W. and R. E. Newell of this city. Mrs. Brooks and a number of other Roxboro rela tives were expected to return to day from Washington where they went to attend the final rites. Col. Newell, who was born July 7, 1864 is also survived by a daughter, Miss Bertha Newell, of Falls Church, with whom he had been making his home since retirement, and by a son, Joseph J. Newell, of Alexandria, Va. Private services were held at Col. Newell’s home in Fall’s church prior to the final Arling-. ton rites. During his army service, he was attached to the Finance Depart ment, having retired from active service several years ago. The North Carolinian accepted a commission as major in the quartermaster section of the Of ficers Reserve Corps on August 10, 1937, and on the 17th of the same month was called into active service in the World War. During his period of World War service he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermasters Corps, U. S. Army, September 11, 1918, and and Colonel, Quartermasters Corps, March 28, 1919. On No vember 28, 1920, Colonel Newell vacated his commission as Col onel, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. Army, to accept on in the Regu lar Army as major, Finance De partment. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel,, Septmeber 25, 1924, and retired May 11, j 1928. On June 21, 1930, he was' promoted to Colonel, retired. Colonel Newell held a number of details, in Washington. He served in the office of the direc tor of finance from August 17, 1917, to October 4, 1917, and a gain from May 29, 1919 to August 5, 1921; in the finance office, U. S.Army, from August 6, 1921, to July 27, 1922; at the Walter Reed Gs«oral Hospital, as fin ance officer, from July 28, 1922, to June 14, 1924; and as finance officer at the Army Medical Cen ter from August 12, 1925 to March 20, 1928. o Negro Child Is Burned To Death Clarence Thomas Yancey, ’ 15 months old son of Lloyd Yancey, Negro, who lives on the farm of Mrs. Jack Clayton, of the Chub Lake community, was burned to death about 10 o’clock this morn ing when the Yancey house was destroyed by fire. A three-year-old brother of the infant was the only other per son in the house at the time it was destroyed. o “Business dispatched is business well done, I ! But Business hurried is business • ill done.” —Bulwer-Lytton. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1939 Tobacco Prices Pleasing; New Sales Plan To Start Change Date Os Region 6 P. T. A. Special Session The district Parent-Teachers association conference meeting will be held in Jonesboro this Saturday, October 14, it was learned today from Mrs. R. H. Shelton, president of the Roxboro Parent-Teachers organization. Mrs. Shelton, who said that she and several other members of the Roxboro association will attend the meeting at Jonesboro, asked that special attention be called to the change of date. Originally the District 6, Jonesboro confer ence had been planned for a lat er date in the month. The meeting will have Mrs. Lawrence D. Wall, of Jonesboro, as director-chairman and regis tration will begin at 10 o’clock Saturday morning. Chief speak er will be Prof. J. D. Messick, of Elon college, who will address the group on, “Parent Educa tion”. Mrs. Doyle B. Alley, State P. T. A. president, will also be present She is expected to dis cuss the “Growth and Develop ment of P. T. A. Work”. The District 6 meeting is one of several such meetings embrac ing the state-wide P. T. A. or ganization and it is felt that local members in attendance will gain much profitable information to be shared with the P. T. A. units in Person county and Roxboro. o Sheriff’s Force Is Investigating Two Break-Ins Although investigations are still being made by Deputy Sheriff Whitt, the robber or robbers who broke into the Red Lane service station at Jalong, and into Tuck’s Service station at Ca-Vel, some time early Tuesday morning have net yet been apprehended. Sheriff M. T. Clayton said this morning that an undetermined sum of money in small change was taken from both service sta tions. Empty money trays, which had been attached to pin-tables in both places were found about a mile from the scene of the robbery. Sheriff Clayton and his Deputy are still investigating the case and it is hoped that the matter wilt soon be closed. If the break ers-in are captured the case will be scheduled to come up in the county court at an early date. o W. H. Simmons Is To Teach Class Sunday, October 22, W. H. Simmons will lead the singing at Storries Creek. The singing will take place in the afternoon, and on Monday Mr. Simmons will open a singing school. This school will continue for about two weeks, it, is said, and the public is cordially invited to be pre sent, both at the special Sunday event and at the singing school. Mr. Simmons visited Storries Creek several years ago and .is I well remembered there. -0 OFF TO CONFERENCE Clyde Bowen, of Roxboro, will attend the “Better Service Con ference” Os .the .Norfolk .and Western Railway to be held in Roanoke on Oct. 13 and 14. Prelate Succumbs Ip % George Cardinal Mundelein, head of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Chicago, strenuous foe of Hitler ism and the only cardinal ever ap pointed in this country west of the Atlantic seaboard, pictured in Chi cago shortly before his recent death. Daily Reports Os Local Market Are Heard Over Radio Beginning with the opening day this past Tuesday, reports of the Roxboro Tobacco market are being given each day at 1:15 p. m. over station WPTF, Raleigh. From Monday through Friday of each week during the tobacco market season averages of the Roxboro market’s sales for each preceding day are being given, together with other information concerning the operation of the local market. Handled by the Southern Ad vertising agency, this program is being sponsored by the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce as a means of building up and sus taining public interest in the progress and welfare of this city and Person county. Chamber of Commerce officials said today that they hoped the program will prove to be of benefit to all con cerned. Mr. Pritchett Is To Hold Revival At Local Church Beginning Monday, October 16, and continuing through Sunday, October 22, there will be a series of special services at the Rox boro Presbyterian church, accord ing to an announcement made today by the Rev. T. H. Hamliton, pastor of the church. These services will be conduct ed by the Rev. Carl R. Pritchett, a native of Reidsville, who was graduated from Davidson College several years ago, returned to that institution to serve as Sec retary of the Y. M. C. A. for some time, and after his Semin ary course in Richmond accept ed a call to the Smithfield church where he has served for four years or more. The minister and the members of the local church feel they are fortunate in having Mr. Pritch ett with them for a week. The public is cordially invited to at tend the services. o IS IN DETROIT James C. Harris, City Manager of Roxboro, will return Friday from Detroit, Michigan, where he has been attending sessions of the International City Managers convention. Mr. Harris left here Saturday, in time to reach De troit for the opening meeting held Monday morning. THE TIMES IS PERSOIf* PREMIER NEWSPAPER > A LEADER AT ALL TOO* NUMBER THIRTEEN Roxboro Will Probably Sell One Million Pounds During First Four Days. Quality Is Medium The Roxboro Tobacco market has been blocked with tobacco since the opening day, Tuesday, and continues to be blocked to day, Warehousemen estimate that the market may sell one million pounds of tobacco dur ing the first four days. Farmer* appear to be fairly well pleased with prices and few tags are be ing turned. Averages are running, between 12 and 14 cents per ware house. Beginning Tuesday the Rox boro market will start a new system of selling. Instead of sell ing all of the tobacco that is in a warehouse before the buyer* leave it, each warehouse will sell a certain number of minutes and then the buyers will move on to another house. This system will give each house a sale every day regardless of how much to bacco is on the market. Here’* how it works as to hours and minutes each day for each ware house. The Hyco will have a two hour sale every day except when it has a last sale. The Pioneer will have one hour and forty-fiver minutes each day except on 8. last sale. The Winstead will have one hour and thirty minutes each, day except on a last sale and the Planters will have one hour and thirty-seven minutes each day except on last sale. The above system divides the selling time of six hours per day into hours and minutes for each house with respect to the floor space of each house. The larger houses naturally get more time. Each house is cut as to time when it has a last sale as not so much time is needed then. The same system of first, second, third and fourth sales as to hous es will be followed. Tobacco that came to Roxboro on the opening was not regarded as being of the best quality, but the quality is now beginning to improve and prices are picking up. The golden weed is coming from every section near Person, county and even though there is more than the warehouses can take care of at one time, the pro prietors are taking care of it gradually and all will be sold that is brought to Roxboro. o ; f Last Call For Fair Tickets Tickets for Person county and Roxboro school children who de sire to attend the special “School Children’s Day” program at the North Carolina State fair, in Ra leigh, Friday, may still be ob tained from the principals of the schools these children are attend ing, it was said today by Person County Superintendent of Schools R. B. Griffin. This announcement was made last week but Superintendent Griffin feels that some pupil* may have failed to secure the tickets and for this reason he again calls attention to the place* where tickets may be procured. The Fair will close Saturday night. Mr. Griffin was in Raleigh Wednesday afternoon for the pur pose of viewing the fair but it is expected that he will also be there Friday.