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VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY ft THURSDAY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 ,1939 NUMBER EIGHTEEN
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MEDIEjjFION OFFERS MEET
COLDBHOULDER
The Hague—Hope of success
for the war mediation offer of
Queen Wilhelmina of the Nether
lands and King Leopold of Bel
gium dwindled to almost nothing,
informed Dutch sources said,
after Adolf Hitler ignored it in
his speech at Munich.
The feeling that the proposal
would not succeed was heighten
ed, these authorities said, by the
fact that the press in all the bel
ligerant countries treated it in
pessimistic fashion.
These same sources stressed,
however, that the Netherlands
still hope the offer would suc
ceed in making the low countries
an island of peace in the Europ
ean war.
(Pleasure was expressed over
messages from King .Christian of
Denmark and King Haakon of
Norway voicing sympathy with
the peace plea of the Netherlands-
Belgian sovereigns.
CHURCHILL REPORTS
BRITISH GAINS
* London —Winston Churchill
thundered “we shall break their
hearts” in a confident recital of
Britain’s gains at sea' against a
background of new peace over
tures received without optimism,
■ The first lord of the admiralty
reported losses by accidental ex
plosion iof the British submarine
Oxley but said the navy had
whipped the German submarine
and pocket battleship menace.
The admiralty announced that
four officers and 49 men were
lost in the Oxley disaster.
Publication of the loss during
the first week of the war of the
Oxley, which normally carried 54
officers and men, was forbidden
at that time.
LITTLE SWITZERLAND
COMPANY WINS SUIT
Raleigh The State Supreme
court, in a three-to-three decision,
tiipheld the award of $25,000 as
'damages for a right-of-way for
the Blue Ridge parkway to the
Little Switzerland company,
which was organized by ione of
the tribunal’s members, Associate
-Justice Heriot Clarkson,
j Justice Clarkson, a heavy stock
holder in the firm, did not parti
cipate in the case.
Dissents were returned by
£hief Justice W. P. Stacy and
Associate Justicees M. V. Barn
hill and J. "Wallace Winborne. The
bpiniotr upholding the award was
handed down by Asociate Justice
Michael Schenck, A. A. F. Sea
well and W. A. Devin.
; Under the court’s rules, a ma
jority is required to reverse a
lower court or grant a new trial.
FACES OIL
SUPPLY SHORTAGE
| Washington Rear Admiral
A. Stuart contended that the
iavy department faced a serious
fuel shortage even for peace
fime operations.
J Stuart, director of naval petro
leum reserves, told the house oil
Committee that the navy’s sup
plies not only were inadequate to
geep pace with fleet expansion
feut that increasing petroleum ex
:. ports created “an unhealthy con
;,*tion” from a national defense
standpoint.
1.1 A survey iof the naval reser
llJm, he said,, showed that the a
-11 3*ount of oil that could be recov
i4*ed “is far from sufficient for
Wme navy’s future needs.”
Jmon|Mimes
Civic Clubs Join
In Scout Program
At High School
Approximately two hundred
Boy Scouts, Rotarians and Ki
wanians were present Thursday
night as “Scout Night” was ob
served in Roxboro at the high
school gymnasium.
Stuart Ford, of Ca-Vel, was
the speaker of the evening using
as his subject “Scouting”. Scout
Jack Hughes, Jr., introduced the
speaker.
The entire program was in
charge of the scouts. The Ca-Vel
Drum and bugle corps performed
in splendid fashion and was en
joyed by all. Each troop gave one
stunt and sang one song.
Speaker Ford presented Eagle
Awards to the fathers of three
scouts and the fathers in turn
presented the awards to the
scouts.
Those receiving these honors
were Robert Dickerson, Tiny Mi
lam and Lawrence Moore of Ca-
Vel.
All of those present enjoyed a
feast of Brunswick stew and cold
drinks.
Scout Night is an annual affair
in Person county and is regarded
as a very special occasion. It is
the one night in the year when
the activities of the scouts are
brought before the business men
of the county.
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REV. JOHN COLEY
ACCEPTS CALL
TO RALEIGH, N. C.
Baptist Minister At Long
hurst Acepts Call To Capi
tal City.
Rev. John L. Coley, Baptist
minister of Longhurst, has ac
cepted a call to the Johnson Me
morial Baptist church at Raleigh
and will report for duty there
around December Ist.
Johnson Memorial church has a
membership of 451.
Rev. Mr. Coley has been in this
county for three years and four
months, coming here from Greens
boro. He is pastor of the follow
ing Baptist churches, Longhurst,
Providence, Antioch and McGre
gor Memorial.
Since coming to Longhurst he
has made many friends who will
regret to see him leave his pas
torates.
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TALKS TO CLASSES
On Wednesday, of the past
week Sanitarian T. J. Fowler
spoke to the members of the three
biology classes at Roxboro high
school on the purification of wa
ter ,cn milk and on sewage dis
posal. Mr. Fowler presented
working demonstrations on the
analysis of milk and on water
purification.
Secretary Reports On
Tobacco Market Pledges
All Advertising Pledges
Made In Behalf Os Roxboro
Market Now Due.
The directors of the
Chamber of Commerce met Fri-J
day afternoon in the office ofj
Melvin H. Burke, secretary of
the Chamber.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of getting a complete
report on the pledges that had
been made for advertising the
local tobacco market. At the meet
ing, it was learned that all of the
money that had been pledged,
about $650, had been paid, with
the exception of $165.00. Os the
As Captive Poles Labor in German Prison Camps
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Polish soldiers who became prisoners of war when the Nazi blitzkrieg subdued their country are shown at
work in a prison camp “somewhere in Germany.” Many of them are at work constructing buildings to
house prisoners, others labor with pick and shovel, thus releasing more manpower for German military duty.
ROLL CALL FOR
RED CROSS HAS
SPLENDID START
Campaign In Person County
And Roxboro Began Yester
day and Will Continue.
Making an energetic and aus
picious beginning yesterday
morning, following a breakfast
round-table discussion at the
Hotel Roxboro, canvassers for
the Roxboro and Person county
Red Cross Roll call began the
work qf securing memberships
for the local Chapter.
Under direction iof Campaign
manager, F. O. Carver, Jr., the
drive got off to a good start, de
spite the fact that the opening
day, Armistice day, was a holiday.
Other leaders in the campaign
are Miss Velma Beam and J. B.
Snipes, for the rural Red
Cross; Miss Lake Allen and
Mrs. Blanche Vincent, for the
Junior Red Cross, and Gordon
C. Hunter, J. S. Merritt and Mr.
Carver for the city division.
Gordon C. Hunter, chairman of
the local Red Cross Chapter said
Saturday that any persons not
reached by the canvassers may
make contributions at his office
in the Peoples bank; at the Red
Cross headquarters in the Hotel
Roxboro, or at the “Person Coun
ty Times” or the “Roxboro
Courier”.
Records of contributions re
ceived at these places will be
kept and the contributors will
receive Red Cross buttons show
ing that they have joined the
Roll Call.
Other canvassers included, are;
Mesdames L. G. Stanfield, D. S.
Brooks, T. H. Hamilton, W. F.
Timberlake, B. E. Love, C. C.
Critcher, J H. Hughes, C. A. Bo-
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unpaid amount it was learned
that at least SIOO.OO. would be a
vailable this week. This leaves
only a small amount that cannot
be obtained now. Secretary Burke
is anxious for all pledges to be
paid at once and would appreciate
any additional pledges that indi
viuals or firms care to make.
There is at present not enough
money paid or pledged to finish
the work this year.
A meeting will be held this
week for a final check-up on the
drive and to determine policies as
regards advertising for the re
mainder of the season.
Eye Clinic Will
Be Held At The
Community House
On Monday and Tuesday of this
week, from 8 ;30 o’clock in the
morning until 3:30 in the after
noon an Eye clinic will be con
ducted under the auspices of the
Person county health department
in the basement of the Commu
nity house, according to announ
cement made Friday by health de
partment 'Officials.
At the hours mentioned an eye
specialist, from Raleigh or Dur
ham, appointed by the State
Board of health, will be in the
city to conduct the clinic. It has
been estimated that between fifty
and sixty patients will be cared
for at this time.
It has been pointed out that
patients must pay for the glasses
and frames, and in the case of
children these expenses are ex
pected to be defrayed in whole
or in part by th parents or guar
dians. Later on in the year funds
may be made available to help
in payment of these necessary
items of expense.
It is known, for instance, that
one interested citizen has made
an unsolicited contribution for
this purpose.
Transportation to the clinic, as
has been the case in former times,
must be furnished by the parents
of the children or by people of
the community in which they re
side.
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Oakley’s Station
Now Ready For
Motoring Public
Riley Oakley’s new Sinclair
Service station has been com
pleted, and is now ready for the
motoring public, according to Mr.
Oakley. This new station, located
at the corner of Court and Lamar
streets, has been under construc
tion for some time and appears
to be complete to the smallest
detail.
The station is easy to get in
to and out of and courteous
attendants are on hand at all
times to serve anyone who drives
in.
Associated with Mr. Oakley is
Bernard Whitfield who is well
known in this county. Both of
these men invite the public to
inspect this new and modern sta
tion.
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“Business dispatched is business
well done,
But business. hurried is business
ill done.”
Bulwer-Lytton.
ARMISTICE DAY
CELEBRATED BY
LOCAL CITIZENS
Parade, Address By W. D.
Merritt, Luncheon and Foot
ball Game Are Features of
Program.
Following a colorful and mar
tial parade through the main
streets of the city, with music by
the Ca-Vel drum and bugle corps,
members of the Lester Blackwell
Post of the American legion, and
other veterans, celebrated Armis
tice day yesterday by attending
formal exercises at the Dolly Ma
dison theatre, where they heard
the Hon. W. D. Merritt, well
known lawyer of this city, deliver
an address suited to the occa
sion.
The program at the theatre be
gan at 10:30 in the morning and
was marked by such traditional
features as the “Advancement of
the Colors”, the singing of “A
merica” by the audience and of
“America the Beautiful” and
“Keep the Home Fires Burning”,
by the Central School chorus, of
this city, under the direction of
Mrs. S. B. Winstead.
Pest Comander R. H. Shelton
and W. C. Parker gave readings
and a declaration was presented
by Lester Long. The address of
welcome was delivered by Mayor
S. F. Jr., and the chief
speaker, Mr. Merritt ,was intro
duced by J. W. Noell, editor of
the “Courier”.
After the formal program of
the morning a basket luncheon
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Along The Way
With the Editor
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Well, things have really been happening since this column last
went to press. George Perkins has a brand new baby boy. That
means that George will have to raise a little more tobacco to sell and
plant a larger garden. Anyway you take it, he has one more to
feed.
Then comes Burke Mewbome with a brand new baby girl at
his house. Burke has his chest stuck out like he owns the city. How
ever, strange to say, he has passed out no cigars. Must be saving
his money for the next depression.
Riley Oakley is just as proud as a turkey. He has a new service
station and you can get your car into this station and out of it with
no trouble. Now that he has the■ new station there is no reason why
he should not start saving a second million dollars, provided Bill
Minor will allow him a reasonable profit on his gas and oil.
Wheeler Newell finally paid his city taxes. At one time it looked
like this paper was going to have the pleasure of listing his name
as a delinquent tax payer. He managed to get the money just before
the list was printed and so we had to remove his name. Wonder if
he has paid his church dues?
A. M. Long had a tooth that needed pulling. He made arrange
ments with his dentist to have the tooth pulled the next day. That
night he dreamed that the dentist pulled the tooth and he paid the
fee ot one dollar. When he awoke the next morning he found that
the tooth had come out of its own accord and was in "his mouth. Dr.
Bradsher lost one dollar. : . t
Sewerage Project Plans Are
Approved By City Officials
GOOD TOBACCO WEEK
The Roxboro Tobacco mar
ket sold 527,414 pounds of to
bacco last week and the sea
son total soared to 3,312,490
pounds. TTiis amount is almost
as much as was sold here dur
ing the entire ’3B-’39 season,
3,545,000 pounds being sold
then.
Prices were good last week
and averages for entire hous
es ran up to $19.00. Thirty and
forty cent averages for cus
tomer sales were reported in
several instances.
Heller Released
After Judgement
Is Signed Here
In a hearing before assistant
Clerk of Superior court R. A.
Bullock, Thursday of last week,
Harry Heller, of New Jersey,
owner-manager of the Acme
shows, who had been in Person
county jail in default of payment
of a $5,000 bond in a criminal ac
tion brought against him by Mrs.
Lois P. Bass, of Burlington,
charging him with seduction un
der promise of marriage, was re
leased upon payment of S3OO.
This agreement was reached by
a consent judgement, with the
plaintiff agreeing to pay the costs.
Heller, who was arrested week
before last on a warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Bass, left immediate
ly for Smithfield, where Acme
shows have been operating since
their appearance here. This ends
the case. It is understood that at
tornies for both parties urged the
settlement accepted.
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Orthopedic Clinic
Conducted Friday
The first of a regular series
of Orthopedic clinics sponsored
by the Tri-County Health depart
ment of Person, Orange and Cas
well counties was held Friday at
Chapel Hill. From now on, it was
said, this clinic wil be conducted
once each month at Chapel Hill
and anyone knowing of crippled
adults or children in the county
who have not received or are not
now receiving medical treatment
elsewhere, is requested to com
municate with the Person health
department.
At the Friday clinic a number
of children from this county re
ceived examinations and treat
ments.
THE TIMES IS PERSONS
PREMIER NEWSPAPER
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES,
Under WPA Grant Roxboro ,
Should Have Complete Sew
er Facilities Within Next
Twelve Months.
Starting as soon as WPA labor
can be certified, according to an
nouncement made yesterday by
City Manager James C. Harris,
work on a new project to pro
vide the city of Roxboro with ad
equate sewer lines will be un
dertaken. Funds amounting to
$22,000 have been granted for
this project, which is regarded as
exceedingly worthwhile by city
officials.
Commenting on proposed pro
ject, Sanitarian T. J. Fowler said
that only about three-fourths of
the residences and business hous
es in the city have proper sewer
age facilities at the present time
and that the new sewerage pro
ject will be designed to supply
proper facilities to the other pro
portion of dwelling houses and
buildings.
Engineering work in connection
with the project will be under the
supervision of City Engineer C.
M. Abbitt, while all pipes or tile
to be used, as well as labor, will
be furnished through the WPA.
The city, for its part, is to furnish,
lumber for “shoring”, brick for
manholes and all cement to be
used. C
Plans for the extension of sew
er lines were drawn up by Sani
tarian Fowler and have been ap
proved by the city council, the
Ctiy Manager and by the health
department. It was indicated that
completion of the project may
require a year’s time, but that
when it is completed the city will
have an approximately 100 per
cent sewerage system.
Mr. Fowler said Saturday af
ternoon that there are at the pre
sent time far too many houses in
town having only privies as a
means of sewerage disposal, al
though there are quite a number
of septic tanks in use in region*
not now being served by the sew
erage system, and that by the
time the new project is finished
that these less desirable method*
of disposal will be eliminated.
CONFERENCE IN !
FAYETTEVILLE
WILL TERMINATE i
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North Carolina Conference !
Os Methodist Church To
Close This Week. •
After opening at Fayetteville
Wednesday morning, with many
ministers and laymen from Rox
boro and Person county in atten
dance, the North Carolina Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, south, met for two days
under its old name and then on
Friday morning met again as the
North Carolina conference of the
Methodist church, the united
nationwide church created
through unification of three great
branches of the church in the
United States,
Saturday morning the con
ference heard a program by the
Methodist orphanage, Raleigh, and
observed the anniversary of the
board of lay activities, with Dr.
William Preston Few, of Duke
university fts presiding officer.
Friday, after the unification
program, ballots were taken for
nomnations to the general and
southern conferences. Results of
this balloting and the annual list
of clerical and lay appointments
will be announced tomorow at
the close of the conference,
j. ; Rev. Jesse H. Banning and Rev.
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