IT IT IS NEWS ABOUT
Person county, you’ll
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY ft THURSDAY
From Now On Roxboro Is
'to Be A "Numbered City”
Roxboro is growing more met
ropolitan in its aspects, so say
tne numbers and signs of the
times, providing the recently in
titufed store and house num
bering campaign meets with co
operative support of citizens of
the city.
Plans for numbering all stores
and houses in the city were dis
cussed sometime ago by members
of the city council, but first steps
in the “numbers” program were
not taken until Wednesday after
noon. City Manager James C.
Harris said then that numbers
were being placed on Main street
business houses, and on similar
places on Reams avenue and De
pot street.
With Main street running north
and south, the dividing line of
North Main street and South
Main street will be at that point
where Main street is intersected
by Reams avenue on the west
and Depot street on the east.
As is usually the case in street
numbering even numbers will
appear on one side of each street,
odd numbers on the other. Up
stairs stores and apartments will
bear half-numbers, as will base
ment establishments.
Mr. Harris said there will also
begin shortly a placing of street
name signs. The signs and poles,
ordered several weeks ago, have
arrived and will be erected as
soon as possible. As the city man
ager pointed out the completion
of street name and house num
ber projects will mean that the
city will be one step nearer to
meeting postal regulations which
must be met if the city is to
have a house to house mail de
livery system.
The house number system will
be spread to residential districts
as soon as possible, although it
is understood that there is no
municipal ordinance requiring
househoulders to place these
numbers over their door's. The
plan, as it is being carried out
is voluntary. Numbers are on sale
in quite a few stores here, Mr.
Harris reported, and they may
be purchased at reasonable costs.
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“SCOUT NIGHT
WILL BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 9
Program Will Be Presented
Before Members of the Ki
wanis and Rotary Clubs at
That Time.
Decision to hold the annual co
sponsored civic club “Scout
jfight” on Thursday r evening,
November 9, was reached at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Person and Roxboro Boy Scout
council held here Tuesday night.
Program details, including time
and place, for this jointly spon
sored Rotary-Kiwanis-Scout pro
gram and dinner will be announ
ced later, although committees'
wore appointed at the Council
meeting. It is understood that the
Scout program, to which all
Scouts mid Scout leaders will be (
invited, win be similar to the (
one held in 1938 and that will (
contain information of interest
to all civic club members and par
ents and teachers.
With chairman 0. B. Mcßroom
presiding, considerable business
was discussed at the Council
meeting; individual scoutmaster
reports were made and a short
talk given by A. P. Patterson, of
Reidsville, Scout Executive of
Cherokee Council, of which Per
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Red Cross Leader
Will Address The
Agencies Council
A. Leo Wilhelm, of Washington,
Regional Director of the Ameri
can Red Cross, will be the speak
er at the monthly meeting of the
Person County Council of Social
agencies to be held on Wednes
day, October 25, it was learned
today from Gordon, C. Hunter,
Red Cross representative on the
council.
Mr. Wilhelm’s visit will come
shortly before the start of the
annual Red Cross roll call, held
annually by the Roxboro chapter.
The Roll Call will be made this
year between the 11th. and 18th.
of November, and it is expected
that Mr. Wilhelm’c October visit
to the Council of Social Agencies
will do much to stimulate a deep
er interest in the work of the
Red Cross. Mr. Wilhelm was in
Roxboro Wednesday of this week
for brief conferences pertaining
to his work.
The Council of Social agencies
meeting will, as usual, be a
luncheon meeting at the Hotel
Roxboro and a large attendance
is expected.
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Workers’ School <
Will Be Opened
On October 22
Opening session of the Christ
ian Workers’ Training school at
Edgar Long Memorial Methodist
church will be held Sunday af
ternoon between 3 and 5 o’clock,
according to announcement made
this week by the pastor, Rev.
Jesse H. Lanning.
Final session of the training
school will be held Friday night
at 7 ;30 o’clock and all other ev
ening sessions between Monday
and Friday will begin at this
hour.. Two class-periods of 50
minutes each will be conducted
and a devotional period will also
be held.
Three courses will be taught:
They are: “Use of Bible with
Children” with Alma Louise Cade,
Director Children’s division; “Re
sources of Christian Living,” R.
W. Bradshaw, Conference Secre
tary of Christian education; and
“The Church Working wth Young
Adults” by Rev. Floyd M. Patter
son, Extension secretary. All
three speakers will come from
Durham.
Because of the Presbyterian
services) the opening session of'
the training school has been
moved up from the evening
hours to the afternoon.
Mr. Bradshaw will lead the
opening devotional service, fol
lowing which there will be two
class periods.
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CITY BOARD MEETS
In regular scheduled meeting
Tuesday night members of the
Roxboro City board decided to
advertise and sell the city-owned
“old well lot” located behind the
R. D. Abbitt residence. It was
also decided to notify all owners
of slot machines that no slot
machines are to be operated on
Sunday. Members in attendance
included Mayor S. F. Nicks, Jr.,
City Manager James C. Harris,
George W. Kane, G, J. Cushwa,
C. L. Brooks, Preston Satterfield,
Sr, and City Attorney, O. F.
Carver.
MacLeish Assumes New Library Port
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Because he’s “barely got his chair warmed” Archibald MacLeish,
new librarian of congress, refused to discuss his immediate plans for
the Washington library. The liberal poet and drawing room philosopher
succeeds Dr. Herbert Putnam, retired. MacLeish was a former maga
zine editor.
Charles R. Gordon Thanks
Court Officials For Kind
Treatment Accorded Him
Writes Letter of Apprecia
tion to His Friends In Per.
son County. Will Begin
Sentence Soon.
When a man stays in jail a
long time, waiting for trial in a
higher court, he sometimes ap
preciates the kindness shown to
him by law enforcement officials
with whom he is in almost daily
contact.
C. R. Gordon, Jr., young Gran
ville county man who got into
trouble here in Roxboro more
than seven months ago, is one
of these appreciators, and on
Wednesday, after Judge John J.
Burney had reduced his sentence
from 18 months to 12 months on
the roads, young Gordon, gave a
“Times” reporter this letter;
“To my friends in Roxboro and
and Person county;'
“I desire to express to the peo
ple in this vicinity my profound
thanks for their sympathy and
the many kindnesses shown me
during my trouble.
“This is to thank the person
nel of the Person County sheriff s
office and the Clerk’s office and
most of all that excellent gentle
man, Mr. Arthur Long, who has
been in daily contact with me. I
want to say he is a high-class
gentleman and performs his dut
ies in a most excellent manner.
I shall always hold him in high
esteem.
“I want to thank all the friends
who have stood by me with their
sympathy and support.
“I extend (to Judge J. J. Bur
ney thanks for his consideration
and all that he did for me in
the way of reconsideration.
“Thanks to the press of Rox
boro for its fairness.
“Hoping that Roxboro, will al
ways maintain its position as a
friendly city. May she grow and
prosper.
Yours truly,
C. R. Gordon, Jr.”
Mr. Gordon, who stayed in the
Person County jail approximate
ly seven months after his trial
in county court, was convicted in
Superior court Monday on char
ges of embezzlement of funds
from a local furniture store where
he was employed as a radio re
pair man. He entered a plea 6f
nolo contendere and received the
sentence already mentioned which
was later amended by Judge Bur
ney. Young Gordon, whose father
is a prominent Granville resi
dent, will begin serving his time
Friday or Saturday, it is said.
TOBACCO MARKET
ACTIVITY HERE
IS CLUB TOPIC
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Joint Session of Rotary
and Kiwanis Clubs Will be
Held, With Glenn Stovall
as Chief Speaker
With Glenn Stovall, recently
elected president of the Roxboro
Chamber of Commerce, as chief
speaker, members of the Kiwanis
and Rotary clubs will hold a
jjoint meeting tonight at the
Hotel Roxboro.
The joint session and dinner
will be held in order to discuss
methods of hosting and stimulat
ing Roxboro’s position as a To
bacco Market center and Mr.
Stovall is expected to direct
most of his remarks to this to
pic.
A number of business leaders
in the city will make brief re
marks and it is felt that Market
activity here will continue to
move forward, provided the sug
gestions to be made are carried
out.
"Extra! Extra!”: New Citizens
Arrive Daily In Person County
In September the boys won out
37 to 29, if Person county’s birth
reports can be counted upon as
a source of information. Figures
released by the Health depart
ment show that a total of 66
children were born into Person
homes during the past month.
Os these new arrivals there
were 35 white births, divided al
most equally between the mas
culine and the feminine. There
were 17 white girl-babies-and 18
boys. One couple, Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar L. Davis had twin daugh
ters and one Indian couple, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Coleman, Woods
dale, had a son.
Among the Negroes of the coun
ty there were thirty family ad
ditions, with boy-babies way . in
the lead with 18 to balance the
12 infant daughters.
White, black and red, these
youngest citizens are here now,
and although sentiment should
play no part in a statistical
story, it it to be hoped that most
of Person’s September babies
will like their new homes well
enough to stay in them.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939
Scout Court Meets
The October Court of Hon
or cf the Boy Scouts of A
merica will be held tomorrow,
Friday, night, October 20, at
the Ca-Vel School at 7 ;30 o’-
clock, according to announce
ment made Wednesday night
after the meeting of the Per
son and Roxboro Scout coun
cil. It is understood that sev
eral important awards will be
considered at this meeting and
a full attendance is desired.
Milk Fund Gains
But Still Needs
Proper Support
Officials of the Finance com
mittee of the Milk Fund expres
sed, today their satisfaction at the
public response given to their
appeals for contributions to sup
ply milk to Person county’s un
derprivileged infants and child
ren, but they said that much more
money must be contributed to the
Fund before November 10, if the
campaign is to close successful
ly.
It was learned today that the
Hi-Y club at Roxboro high
school has agreed to contribute
funds to supply milk to one child
for an eight months period. It
was said also that active support
has come and will come from the
Parent-Teachers asociation, from
civic clubs and from church
groups as well as from indivi
duals.
And it wil be noticed that
slot-in-the-top milk bottles have
been placed in public buildings,
restaurants and stores to receive
Milk Fund contributions. Col
lections from these bottled sour
ces have not yet been made but
it is expected that a sizable sum
mill be realized when totals are
added.
Contributions may also be sent
to the Person County health of
fice, where records will be kept
and acknowledgement will be
promptly made.
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INVITED TO GAME
Coach George Wirtz yesterday
received a written invitation
from Jim Weaver for him and
his entire squad of Ramblers to
attend the Wake Forest-Western
Maryland football game at Wake
Forest Saturday night.
Dr. G. W. Gentry Is
Out Os Hospital
Dr. George W. Gentry, who
was painfully, but not seriously
injured early Monday night
when his automobile crashed into
a parked car belonging to Tho
mas J. Shaw, Jr., has returned to
his home from Community hos
pital where he was taken after
the accident.
The accident occurred on Main
street in front of the C. C. Win
stead residence. Dr. Gentry said
he was blinded by lights from an
an approaching car and could not
see the parked car until he was
upon it.
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“I have shewed you all things,
how that so labouring ye ought
to support the weak, and to re
member the words/of the Lord
Jesus, how he said, “It is more
blessed to give than receive.”
—Acts.
Civil Actions Are
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Now Before Court
Special Services
At Local Church
To Close Sunday
With Rev. Carl R Pritchett, of
Smithfield, as speaxer, the spec
ial service which began Monday
night at the Roxboro Presbyter
ian church, will be continued
through Sunday of this next
week, it was learned today, al
though there will be no services
held Saturday.
Mr. Pritchett, who is a young
minister of exceptional force and
impressiveness, has been preach
ing each night at 7:30. Sunday
services will be held at that
hour and at 11 o’clock in the
morning.
Attendance at the services has
been unusually gratifying, ac
cording to Rev. Thomas H. Ham
ilton, pastor of the local church,
who said that he and the mem
bers of the congregation are deep
ly appreciative of attendance co
operation within their own
church and by churchmen of oth
er denominations. All visitors
will be welcomed.
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Martin Michie’s
Father Passes At
Durham Home
Col. J. C. Michie, prominent
Durham resident and father of
Martin Michie, of Roxboro, died
early Wednesday morning at his
Jackson street home in Durham.
Mr. Michie had been unwell for
some time.
Funeral service was conducted
this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at
the First Presbyterian church,
Durham, of which Mr. Michie
was a member. Interment follow
ed in Maplewood cemetery.
For many years Col. Michie,
who was born in Rockbridge
county, Va., in 1862, was super
intendent of the Durham munici
pal water department. In early
life he was connected with the
Norfolk and Western railway
and he came to Durham while he
was serving as an engineer with
that road. Afterwards he enter
ed private business in Durham
and founded the Water Works
company which later became a
part of the municipal supply.
In addition to his son in Rox
boro, Mr. Michie is survived by
his wife, a daughter and four
other sons.
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Maternity Clinic
Is Held Tuesday
With an attendance of 28, the
October Maternity-Infancy Cli
nic conducted by the Person
County Health department was
held at the clinic headquarters in
the basement of the Community
house from two until four o’clock
Tuesday afternoon, according to
a report today by Dr. A. L Al
len, Person County Health of
ficer.
Dr. Allen said that this clinic
was the second to be held dur
ing the fall season and that there
was a marked increase in at
tendance over last month. He al
so said that a similar clinic will
be held next month in the same
location. Although it is prefer
able to hold clinics of this type
in the areas from which the pat
rons come, Dr. Allen indicated
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THE TIMES IS PERSON*®
PREMIER NEWSPAPER!
A LEADER AT ALL TOUR
NUMBER FOURTEEN
Criminal Docket of Super
ior Court, With Judge Bur
ney Presiding, Has Been
Cleared.
Following completion of the
Criminal docket, Person county
Superior court convened Monday
by Judge John J. Burney, of Wil
mington, has been devoted dur
ing the past two days to trial of
civil actions. A baker’s dozen of
divorce cases have been settled
and it is expected that other civ
il cases will be completed by Fri
day afternoon.
With William H. Murdock, of
Durham, as solicitor, several im
portant criminal cases were tried,
among them being the Gordon
case, commented on elsewhere in
this paper. Paul Whisnant, young
white man charged with robbery
with firearms of the store own
ed by Mrs. B. E. Mitchell, at
Woodsdale, was found guilty of
the charge and sentenced to ser
ve five years in State prison.
Whisnant entered a plea of not
guilty.
William Bailey, charged with
possession, was sent to the roads
for 12 months, sentence suspend
ed, with probation for two years,
and Cilyde Jeffries, possession for
sale, was sent to the roads for
two years, sentence suspended on
payment of costs, with good be
havior. Fred Jones, pleaded guil
ty to a charge of breaking and
entering and was sentenced to
roads for 18 months.
Charlie Cu/rry, breaking and
entering, two counts, pleaded
guilty and was given not less
than three nor more than five
years in State prison on the first
count. On the second, he receiv
ed a similar sentence of not less
than two nor more than three
years, service to begin at expira
tion of first term.
Sammie, Dallas and Marshall
Rimmer, young white men,
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LOCAL MARKET’S ,
SECOND WEEK
HAS BEEN GOOD
Heavy Sales Indicated For
The Week-end. Bloc Sold
Out By Tuesday.
With tobacco sales in Roxboro
well over a million pounds the
market entered the second week
of sales with prices advanced on
practically every grade. The Rox
boro market sold out its block by
Tuesday and indications point to
heavy sales over the week-end.
Last week found more tobacco
in Roxboro than had been here
in any one week for many years
and warehousement feel that the
1939 market may double the
pounds sold during last year.
The market is now on the hour
basis and each house gets a sale
every day. First, second, third
and fourth sales follow in order
as before. This new plan has
worked fine this week and both
farmers qnd warehousemen are
well pleased with the new sys
tem.
Although tobacco is not as high
1 this year as it was last year those
■ who are selling appear to be a
■ bout as well satisfied as they
• could be under existing condi
• tions. Many are averaging from
l 22 to 25 cents for the lots that
J they are placing on the floors.
- With heavy sales for the next
s four or five days this market
■ should reach its second million
l pounds by the middle of next
week.
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