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VOLUME XI
Ifra. Chandler Paaaed After
An 'fitness of Eight Weeks;
i laerment In Church Ceme
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Funeral services for Mrs. C. G.
Chandler, 45, of Semora, who
died at her home Tuesday night
at 9 ;30 o’clock, after an illness of
eight weeks, were conducted
Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock
at Red House Presbyterian
church, of which she was a mem
ber, with the pastor, Rev. N. R.
Claytor, in charge. Rev. Mr. Clay
tor was assisted by the Rev. L. V.
Coggins, of the Baptist church,
and by Rev. A. M. Williams,
Methodist minister. Interment was
in the church cemetery.
For many years a prominent
resident in the community, Mrs.
Chandler, who returned to her
home from a Danville, Va., hos
pital several weeks ago, had suf
fered from heart trouble and com
plications and her death was not
unexpected.
She is survived by her husband;
two daughters, Misses Mary Ida
Chandler and Jean Chandler; two
sons, Billy and Fred, all of Se
mora; and by two brothers, Jos
eph Pointer, of Raleigh, and John
Pointer, of Semora. Five step
children, Mrs. Charles Timber
lake.and Mrs. Russell Newell, of
Roxboro; Miss Frances Chandler,
of Raleigh, and Young and C. G.
Chandler, Jr., of Washington, D.
C., also survive.
Prior to her marriage Mrs.
Chandler was Miss Fredda Poin
ter, of Semora. Flower bearers
were members of the Woman’s
Auxiliary of Red House church.
Pall bearers were George T.
Lansdell, Glen Hunt, J. A. Ro
berts, C. D. Allen, Curry Thomp
son and Ed Barker.
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KIWANIANS PLAN
SPEfIAL^ROiAM
Warren Makes Principal
Address On “Roxboro In
The Future”.
Following a business session at
which plans .were perfected for
the annual Ladies Night and
Charter Night program, mem
bers of the Roxboro Kiwanis
club, meeting Monday night at
ftel Roxboro, heard an address
“Bill* Warren on the “Future
oiißoxboro”. Mr. Warren, woh ap
proached his subject from an en
ginafeihg angle, first mentioned
aspects of work accom
plished through engineering, and
then branched out into a discus
sion of special engineering prob
lems applicable ip and to the
city jof Roxboro,
Inlllr. Warren’s opinion city of
ficial must recognize and cope
with traffic gjroMuns here; they
sponsor a program of much need
ed new house construction, and
must be hWrt keenly aware of
problems connected with efficient
iiihiiililslflrt&n nf fire, water and
sanitary fAbilities
AS an JUd in .taking care of lo
cal traflfc problems Mr. Warren
suggested the establishment of
several convenient parking lots.
location was
of the Person County
tfcepde,
ci,-appal committees _for the
Larfifes Night program, December
IJ. were named and it was an-
Bfunoed that the chairman on
that evening will be Earl Brad
jeher, Jr
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PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY A THURSDAY
Ward Alkins, 19,
Wounded This
Morning At Home
Ward Alkins, 19, son of Dee Al
kins, who lives-about five miles
from Roxbpro on the Hurdle
Mills road, was taken to Com
munity hospital early this morn
ing for treatment of a pistol shot
wound in the abdomen said to
have been inflicted as a result of
accidental shooting by Jack Red
man. The shooting took place a
bout one thirty A. M., at the
home of Mr. Dee Alkins.
It is reported that the serious
ness of young Mr. Alkins’ wound
is as yet undetermined, although
no charges have been brought a
gainst Redman. It is understood
that Redman went to the Alkins
home to return the lost license
plate of a car; that he walked into
the living room and while there
picked up a thirty-eight pistol
from a table and began examin
ing it, and that although Redman
was warned the gun was loaded,
it was aaccidentally discharged,
the ball going through a close-by
stove pipe and hitting young Al
kins.
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Elbert Gates Hurt
In Auto-Bike Crash
Elbert Gates, 15, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Gates, of Webb
street, this city, was painfully
but not seriously injured this
morning about 6 o’clock, when he
was struck by a car and knocked
off of his bicycle in front of the
residence of Dr. G. W. Gentry,
on South Main street. The car
was being operated by Forrest
Hamlin, of this city.
Parents of the boy, who was
delivering papers at the time of
the accident, said that no action
would be taken against the driver
of the car.
Young Mr. Gates was taken to
the hospital for observation, but
was able to go on later to his
classes at the high school.
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CHAPEL PROGRAM
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Kendall Street, of this city, will
be guest speaker Friday morning
at the chapel hour at Bushy Fork
school. On the same program his
daughter, Miss Billie Street, will
present violin solos. The program
will be presented at 8:30 o’clock.
Fayetteville Marks Its
History By Wearing Kilts
Masque Is To Be Present
ed Tonight. Green’s Play
Given Rest Os Week.
Fayetteville, Nov. 23—Fayette
ville is observing a gala week of
festivals, parades and pageants
commemorating 200 years of
Scotch settlement of the Upper
Cape Fear Region of North Caro
lina. The program started Sun
day and will close Saturday.
Headlining the scheduled events
iis a masque depicting the deve
lopment of the section, with
Governor Clyde R. Hoey portray
ing Samuel Johnston, col «r\ial Tar
Heel governor, and Governor
Prentice Cooper of Tennessee in
the role of John Sevier. Other
state officials and men of promin
ence taking part will be Ex-Lieu
tenant-Governor “Sandy” Gra
ham, Former Governor Ehring
haus, Dean House and United
States Representative Clark. The
masque will be presented tonight.
Feature presentations of the
week is the nightly production of
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Speaker William Bankhead (left) of the National House of Representatives will be the principal
speaker at the opening of the Institute of Government’s new governmental laboratory, first of its
kind in America, in Chapel Hill, November 29 and 30.
Here he is pictured with Congressman Lindsay Warren of the First District, who is showing
Speaker Bankhead a picture of the new laboratory and cutlining to him the uniqueness of this North
Carolina organization.
Bankhead Will Speak At
Dedication Next Week
Person County Officials Ex
tended Invitation To Be
Present.
Chapel Hill, November 22
Lieutenant-Governor Wilkins P.
Horton, presiding officer of the
state senate, and Speaker D. L.
“Libby” Ward of the House of
Representatives today extended
personal invitations to members
of the North Carolina General as
sembly from Person county to
join with them and with city
councilmen, county commission
ers and other city and county of
ficials to meet and hear Speaker
William B. Bankhead of the nat
ional House of Representatives at
the formal opening of the Insti
tute of Government building at
Chapel Hill next Wednesday,
November 29.
Also invited will be the Demo
cratic and Republican chairmen,
the chairmen of the Board of El
ections, and the Young Demo
cratic and Republican officers of
the county who have just receiv
ed invitations, invitations to the
local party leaders were extend
ed invitations. Invitations to the
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“Highland Call”, a pageant dra
ma written especially for the cel
ebration by Paul Green, author
of “Lost Colony” and twice Pulit
zer Prize winner.
A parade of Scottish clans,
wearing full regalia of the High
landers, blended with many floats
and bands in the street parade
held yesterday.
The celebration is being held
in the midst of Fayetteville’s his
toric past, in such buildings as
the familiar old Market House,
the beautiful Presbyterian church
designed by Sir Christopher
Wren, and other historic colonial
buildings.
In addition to the marking of
the anniversary of settle
ment, the celebration at Fayette
ville observes the ratification of
the constitution; ceding the state
of Tennessee to the United States;
chartering of the University of
Ncrth Carolina; 150th. anniver
sary of the Fayetteville Guard,
and the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Masons, occurring 1789.
MRS. ROBERSON
DIES WEDNESDAY
AT LONGHURST
Death Caused By Complica
tion of Diseases. Services
Cosducted Today.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva
B. Roberson, 38, of Longhurst,
who died at her home Wednesday
morning at 1 o’clock, following
an illness of five weeks, were con
ducted from the North Roxboro
Baptist church at 3:30 o’clock
this afternoon, with Rev. J. L.
Coley officiating.
Interment took place in the
Providence church cemetery, two
miles north cf this city.
She was the wife of Ellis Rob
erson of Longhurst and is sur
vived by her husband; one son,
Eddie Roberson; her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fletcher Bowen, of Dur
ham; five brothers, R. M. Bowen
of California; O. E. Bowen of
Lynchburg, Va., Rev. Clarence
Bowen of Durham; Connie Bo
wen and Lawrence Bowen, of
Durham; and three sisters, Mrs.
Minnie Hull of Charleston, S. C.,
Mrs. Lena Brepnen and Mrs. Le
ona Stone cf this city.
Pall bearers were Linnie Car
ver, Jack Carver, Tennie Owen,
Otis Yarboro, Floyd Roberson and
Walter Roberson.
Flower bearers were Misses
Nellie Walker Nina Walker, Loma
O’Briant, Frances Jackson, Hel
len Roberson, Ola Roberson and
Mesdames Alvin Clayton, Archie
Dunn, Ruffin Puryear and Sam
Daniel.
Rev .W. C. Martin
Moves To City
Rev. W. C. Martin and fam
ily, of Fayetteville, arrived in
Roxboro yesterday to establish
residence here. Rev. Mr. Martin
is to be the new minister at Ed
gar Long Memorial Methodist
church, having been assigned to
this church two weeks ago at the
Conference in Fayetteville.
Mr. Martin was formerly pas
tor of Hay Street Methodist
church, Fayetteville. Mr. Lanning,
former minister at Long Memor
ial church here, left Tuesday for
Hamlet, where he and the mem
bers of his family will reside.
Teachers To Meet
Next Month At
Allensville School
Plans are being made for the
December county-wide teachers
meeting, acording to announce
ment made today by R. B. Grif
fin, Superintendent of Person
County schools. The meeting, to
be held December 4, at 3:30 o’-
clock, at Allensville school, will
be addressed by J. Henry High
smith, State Supervisor of Sec
ondary education, and president
of the North Carolina Education
association.
Also appearing on the program
will be Dr. Walter Wilkins, who
is working with the State depart
ment of Education on a program
designed to help teachers in the
schools gain or add to a know
ledge of health work so that they,
as teachers, may aid health work
and supervision among the pu
pils under their care.
Dr. Wilkins will be in Person
county the rest of that week and
is expected to visit a number of
schools.
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P. T. A. Meeting Is
Held On Tuesday
The regular meeting of the
Roxboro Parent Teachers asso
ciation was held Tuesday after
noon at 3;30 o’clock at Central
school, with the president, Mrs.
R. H. Shelton presiding.
Following a business session, a
varied t&t interesting program
was presented. After a reading by
Mrs. Thomas Brooks groups from
the first, second and third grades
sang songs and a group of boys
gave piccolo selections. The sing
ing was lead by Mrs. Sam Byrd
Winstead, of the public school
music department.
As the feature of the program,
Mrs. A. F. Nichols discussed her
recent trip to Bermuda, mention
ing, among other items, interest
ing details concerning streets,
houses and social customs of the
inhabitants of this island posses
sion of Great Britain.
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SON IS BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gordon, of
Philadelphia, Pa., announce the
birth of a son, November 22, 1939,
Weight eight and one-half pounds.
Mrs. Gordon, before her marriage,
was Miss Blossom Raiff, of Rox
boro.
THURSDAY, NOV. 23, 1939
4-H Clubs Observe
Second Annual Day
HUGH BEAM ILL
Hugh Beam, young son of Dr.
and Mrs. H. M. Beam, of this city,
who has been ill with scarlet fe
ver, is now much improved. His
is the fourth case of the disease
reported within the past few
weeks.
YOUTH-SERVING
AGENCIES GROUP
HAS CONFERENCE
Attended By Mrs. T. C.
Wagstaff As Representative
From Person County Wel
fare Department.
Having as its theme, “Youth
and Employment”, a meeting of
the North Carolina Council of
Youth-Serving agencies was con
ducted Tuesday in the Raleigh
room of the Hotel Sir Walter, at
Raleigh.
As a representative of Person
county, Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff, Di
rector of Public Welfare, attend
ed the sessions, which were held
at 10:30 in the morning and 1 ;30
o’clock in the afternoon. Chief
speakers were R. Mayne Albright,
director of the North Carolina
State Employment service, who
lead the panel discussion in the
afternoon, and Messers. Clarence
Beddingford, S. Marion Justice
and T. Carl Brown, representing,
respecitvely, various divisions of
the departments of labor and
public instructions.
At the morning session reports
from community councils of youth
serving agencies were presented
and later in the afternoon, after
the panel discussion, a summary
of the conference’s findings were
presented.
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POST OFFICE IS
HAVING TWO DAYS
Rural Service Suspend To
day. Partial Holiday Next
Thursday.
Postmaster L. M. Carlton de
clared today that acting in what'
appeared to be for the best in
terests of the public and at the
same time following Federal re
gulations as -to legal holidays, he
had taken the steps indicated be
low in a public announcement
of Thanksgiving holidays observ
ed by the Post Office department:
“I hereby announce a schedule
of holiday services designed to
reduce the confusion of two
Thanksgivings.
The Postoffice, as a Federal
Agency, necessarily follows the
proclamation of the President and
gives recognition to November
23. On that day all rural delivery
service was suspended, since
it is impossible under the Postal
Laws and Regulations to employ
rural carriers on a day design
ated as a legal holiday. But our
window service at the post office
was maintained as usual.
On November 30, the day pro
claimed by Governor Hoey as
Thanksgiving, our window ser
vice will be suspended, but, reg
ular rural. delivery service will
be maintained as usual. Special
delivery and perishable matter
will be delivered as usual on both
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holidays.
The above schedule will be fol
lowed because it is believCd it
will be of greater service to the
patrons of the-Roxboro office.”
THE TIMES IS PERSON?;
PREMIER NEWSPAPEHf
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES
NUMBER NINETEEN
Achievement Day Program
Given Tihs Morning At
Roxboro High School.
Celebrating their annual “A
chievement Day” in Roxboro high
school auditorium Thursday
morning, members of the 4-H
clubs of Person county presented
a “Health” pageant featuring the
crowning of Miss Christine Per
kins, of Bethel Hill, as “Queen of
Health” and of Thomas Horton,
as “King of Health”. Presiding
over the pageant as spokesman
was Miss Carol Leigh Humphries,
while Dr. A. L. Allen asisted with
the formal coronation ceremonies.
Chief speaker of the morning
was Miss Frances McGregor, of
Raleigh, assistant state 4-H club
leader, who brought a message
of encouragement to the clubs
and expressed her personal plea
sure at the high quality of 4-H
club work being done in Person
county.
Following the pageant in which
a number of songs were sung by
representative 4-H groups and
country dances of the folk-dance
type were given, talks were made
by representative civic leaders of
Person county and Roxboro. First
among those speaking was R. B.
Griffin, superintendent of Educa
tion, who praised the work being
done by the clubs. Mr. Griffin
also had special words cf com
mendation for the leadership fur
nished by County Agents J. B.
Snipes and Miss Velma Beam.
The most important announce
ment of the day, perhaps, was
made by Gordon C. Hunter, exe
cutive vice-president of the Peo
ples bank, who said he was hap
py to announce that the bank
will stand back of the 4-H pro
jcet whereby the members are to
buy and raise beef cattle. Mr.
Hunter said he was glad to lend
assistance to such a project As
this because it would help to pro
mote more than a one crop sys
tem locally. J
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Other speakers on the program
included Melvin H, Burke, of the
Chamber of Commerce; H. K.
Sanders, County Farm agent; R.
H .Shelton, representing the A
merican Legion and local civic
clubs; F. O. Carver, Jr., who
spoke of the “Courier’s sponsor
ship cf 4-H club camp programs;
Mrs. C. E. Brooks, who brought
a message from the county’s Home
Demonstration clubs, and Tho
mas J. Shaw, Jr., who spoke on
publicity work.
The “Achievement Day” pro
gram was under the supervision
of Mr. Snipes and Miss Beam, but
the program was planned and
carried out by members of the
clubs themselves. The stage was
attractively decorated with can
ned goods and clothing put up
and made by girls of the clubs.
The auditorium was comfortab
ly filled, about half-way back
from the stage.
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St. Mark’s Supper
Will Be Held ’
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Members of St. Mark’s parish
will have supper Friday evening
at 7 o’clock at Hotel Roxboro. No
formal program has been planned
but it is hoped that many mem
bers will attend. Sunday services
will be conducted as usual at 11
o’clock at St. Mark’s Episcopal
church, with the acolyte, Mr. Fer
guson, of Duke university, Dur
ham, in charge.