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VOLUME XI PUBLISHED
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FINNISH GOVERNMENT
RESIGNS IN EFFORT TO
SECURE ARMISTICE
Helsinki.—The government of
Finland has resigned in hopes
that a new regime might reach
an armistice halting Soviet Rus
• sia’s crushing invasion and spare
. the nation from a reported Soviet
threat of “complete destruction."
Parliament was convened late
Friday night, in a city lighted
only by buildings set ablaze in
three terrific aerial bombard
ments, and received the resigna
tion of the cabinet of Premier
Aimo Cajander, who has been
branded by the Soviet as “a war
monger and tool of Russia’s im
perialist enemies.”
The cabinet resigned as reports
spread that Russia had served an
ultimatum threatening to “com
pletely destroy” this nation of 3,’
800,000 people unless the govern
ment capitulated immediately and
completely to all of Russia’s terri
torial and military demands.
Faced with vital annihilation
at the hands of an enemy 50 times
in size and strength, Finland sou
ght away of escape from the in
vasion which since daybreak
Thursday had stuck with sledge
hammer blows.
ROOSEVELT AWAITS
ADDITIONAL NEWS
FROM FINLAND
Washington, Dec. I.—President
Roosevelt awaited official con
_ firmation of the resignation of
the Finnish government before de
termining what course, if any, he
■will take to deal with the situation
created by Soviet Russia's inva
sion of the north Baltic country.
Reports of the mass resigna
tion of the Helsinki government
and its probable replacement by
another friendly to Russia came
as Mr. Roosevelt was debating
whether to call in Congressional
leaders to help him define the U.
S. policy toward the Soviet in
vasion.
Neither the White House nor
the State Department would dis
cuss the fall of the Finnish lead
ers, but it was indicated clearly
that the conduct of this govern
ment would be predicated on
future developments.
Mr. Roosevelt’s plan to consult
with Congressional leaders, if
necessary, was disclosed shortly
after angry legislators demanded
.severance of diplomatic relations
the Soviet Union.
RATE PARITY BETWEEN
SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN
SHIPMENTS ESTABLISHED
Washington, Nov. 30.—1 na 5
to 4 decision, the Interstate
Commerce Commission upheld
today the South’s long-standing
complaint against “discriminati
tory” freight rates, and ordered
reductions in northbound rail
cargos on a list of manufactured
articles.
Granting a plea of the South
ern Governors’ Conference, the
Commission in effect recognized
the principle of establishing rate
parity between. shipments wholly
within the North and those from
the South to Northern points.
On a dozen commodities, the
Commission ordered rate reduc
tions ranging from five to 35 per
cent On about as many others
covered in the Southern com
plaint, it ordered no changes,
panting out there was no edvi
that .existing rates were
' unlawful.
Person County Times
SUNDAY & THURSDAY
SEAL SALES TO
BE GUIDED BY
COMMITTEEMEN
Campaign Sponsored By
Womans Club Has Started
In City
Under the direction of the gen
eral chairman, Mrs. R. H. Shelton,
the local 1939 campaign for the
sale of Christmas Seals to aid in,
the prevention and cure of tuber
culosis began in this city Satur
day. Workers who are assisting
Mrs. Shelton, as representatives
of the Woman’s club, sponsoring
organization of the drive, are
Mesdames E. M. Hedgepeth, J.
D. Fitzgerald, T. T Mitchell and
Ralph Tucker.
Members of this canvassing
committee will visit merchants
and business houses in the down
town area the first of this week,
it is said and booths for selling
stamps will be maintained in
various public buildings. Final
plans were completed for the
local drive last week after the ad
dress delivered by Mrs. R. S.
Crispell at the Council of Social
agencies meeting.
In speaking of the great need
for support of the Christmas Seal
program Mrs. Shelton said Satur
day that the cause may be help
ed greatly by frequent use of the
Seals in decorating holiday pack
ages and letters. She also empha
sized the greater danger from tub
erculosis during times of war
and of economic stress and strain.
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Bethel Hill P.T.A.
To Meet Monday
The Bethel Hill Parent-Teacher
Association will meet at the Pro
vidence church monday night at
7:30 P. M. Dr. Walter Wilkins
who is associated with the State
Department of Education, will
be the principal speaker. He will
be introduced by Dr. A. L. Allen
of the Person Health Department
who will also make some remarks
about the local health program.
A short program will be giv
en by Bethel Hill students, who
live in the Providence communi
ty.
All school patrons are urged to
attend this meeting.
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Scout Leaders To
Consider Yearly
See-Up Wednesday
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Members of the Roxboro and
Person Council of the Boy Scouts 1
of America, together with other j
scout leaders in the community,
will have their annual dinner 1
Wednesday night, December 6, at
the Hotel Roxboro, according to
announcement made Saturday by
the Council chairman, O. D. Mc-
Broom.
About twenty people are ex
pected to be present and to as
sist in the formulation of plans
for direction of Boy Scout work
in this area during the coming
year. At the last general meeting
held by the Council Mr. Mcßroom
gave encouraging reports of work
done during the past year.
It is expected that A. P. Pat
terson, of Reidsville, director of
the Cherokee Council, of which
the Person district is a unit, will
be present. No formal program
been planned but informal
talks will be made by Mr. Cc-
Broom «nd Mr/Patterson.
She Really Can’t Be That Surprised
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William P. Buckner Jr., wealthy playboy who was convicted in a bond
r -aud but who is still at large pending his appeal, enjoys himself in a
New York night club. His seemingly startled partner for the evening isi
Adelaide Moffett, society songstress. According to various gossip col
umns, they are soon to wed. But that had nothing to do with her odd pose.
SHOOTING” MAN
PLACED IN JAIL
BY OFFICERS
Alex Winstead Misses His
Mark And Now Waits
Trial For Assault
As the result of a holiday shoot
ing affair, Wendell Epps, a Per
son county Negro, ran out of the
door of his house, his wife took
a walk and Alex Winstead, also
a Negro, whq used a shootgun
freely but ineffectively, went to
jail.
It all happened Thanksgiving
night, and since then Winstead
has had time to think it over in
a cell atop the Person county
temple of justice, where he a
waits trial on charges of assault
with a shotgun on Epps, and at
tempted assault with the same
weapon on Epps’ wife. Winstead,
whose bond was fixed at $250,
which he has been unable to
raise, is also charged with pos
session of whiskey.
According to the story told by
Epps, Winstead, who Was car
rying a shotgun, came to the
Epps house, in the McGees’ Mill
community, sometime between 7
and 8 o’clock Thursday night, en
tered the house and forced his
unwilling host to sit down. In the
meantime, Epps’ wife was sitting
between the two men and won
dering what to do. Finally, Epps
made a dash for the back door.
As he did so Winstead fired three
shots at the fleeing man, although
none of them hit him.
After some time Epps was able
to communicate with Sheriff M.
T. Clayton, who with W. S. Bax
ter, highway patrolman, went to
the scene of the shooting only to
find the house empty.
Later, about 9 o’clock the same
night, the officers arrested Win
stead, whom they discovered on
the road between McGee’s Mill
and Wocdsdale. When he was ap
proached Winstead was walking
along the road and holding the
muzzle of his shotgun close again
st the back of Epps’ wife, who
was moving rapidly in front of
him. Epps’ wife declared the
Negro had compelled her to go
with him and threatened to shoot
her if she attempted to turn a
round or to look back.
Officers said Winstead was ap
parently not drunk at the time
of his arrest, despite the fact
tfyat he had with him a bottle of
whiskey. He will be tried in
county court, December 12. Win
stead declined to offer explana
tion for the shooting, and offi
cers said Epps was equally re
ticent. Winstead, according to
Jailor A. set Long, is a stepson of
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Baptists To Have
Associational
Program Today
The monthly meeting of the
Person County Baptist Sunday
School Association will be held
at Mill Church on Sunday after
noon, December 3rd at 3 o’clock,
according to announcement made
Saturday.
The meeting will be opened with
a dovotional followed by special
music. Rolls- of the se-VeraLahur
•ches will be. called and reports
given in regard to attendance and
progress being made in all phases
of Sunday school work.
The address of the afternoon
will be on the subject “The Bible
in The Bible School.”
All teachers and superinten
dents should be in attendance at
this meeting, especially to hear
this address as it will be worth
while and most helpful to them
in the use of the Bible in their
teaching.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin
Reaves announce the birth of a
son, on Sunday, Novemebr 26, at
their home at Ca-Vel.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hatcher,
of this city, announce the birth
of a daughter, Daisy Elizabeth,
on Tuesday, November 21, at
Community hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Owen an
nounce the birth of a son, Regi
nald Beam, Thursday, November
23rd, at Community hospital.
Along The Way
With the Editor
Dear Mr. SantaClaus:—
For Christmas, will you please bring the following items that
could be used to a good advantage.
Bring Joe Kirby a collection machine. He spends all of his time
trying to collect for laundry and dry cleaning.
Bring Jitterbug Jones ten more pairs of cake-eater pants. As
long as he is setting the style here he might as well be in good shape.
Bring Glenn Stovall and William Yancey one wife apiece. They
nave been single and happy long enough. Might as well let their
troubles begin now. .
Bring O. T. Kirby and Alger Jackson a good golf score. That
seems to be about the only way that they will ever get one.
Remember the Carolina boys for next year. See if you can ar
range for Carolina to win the football game from Duke.
Bring Wyatt Monk and Hassel Long a fishing pole that is
guaranteed to catch fish. They didn’t have much luck last summer
with the ones they had.
Bring T. Miller White more football games to enjoy. Since he is
the number one fan of Roxboro you might as well give him afew
hundred more good games.
Will you please have someone paint the fire truck for Henry
O’Briant? He wants that truck painted so badly that he doesn’t know
what to do.
Bring E. B. Bragg a new rose for his lapel. This writer saw him
with a red rose the other day and he looked eo much better that it
would pay him to wear one every day in the year.
TWO COLLISIONS
OCCUR IN CITY
Minor Injuries Received
By Several Men And Cars
Are Damaged
Although seven persons were
slightly injured in two automobile
collisions late Thanksgiving night,
Chief of Police S. A. Oliver, of
this city, reported an uneventful
holiday day and night.
The first of the two automobile
accidents in the city occurred a
bout ten o’clock at night when
‘•Doc” Bohannen, taxi driver,
who was operating his machine,
crashed into a car being driven
by Elmer Clayton as Clayton was
preparing to turn off of North
Main street to enter Oscar Long’s
filling station. Neither one of the
drivers was hurt, but both cars
were damaged slightly.
The second collision, in which
cars operated by Bradford Pul
liam and Clyde Murphy were in
volved, occurred about midnight,
in front of Barnett’s service sta
tion at the north end of town.
Reports indicate that Pulliam,
accompanied by Robert Inscore
and Eddie Dixon, drove his car
suddenly out into the street in
front of the service station just
as Murphy’s car was approach
ing the opposite direction.
Pulliam’s machine crashed in
to the Murphy car, doing con
siderable damage to it and throw
ing it up against a telephone pole.
Murphy, a filling station attend
ant, received a head wound, and
his companion, Hambrick Har
ris received cuts about the face.
Pulliam whs uninjured but Dix
on had a cut on the head and In
j soor ereceived a wound on his
head. Occupants of both cars
were taken to Community hos
pital for first aid treatment and
were released shortly afterwards.
Police cited all four drivers to
appear in city court yesterday
morning, where Municipal judge,
Mayor S. F. Nicks, Jr., found no
cause for court action.
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Benefit Program
To Be Presented
On Tuesday, December 5, at
7:30 o’clock in the evening, “Lynn
Davis and His Happy Hillbillies”,
assisted by a number of featured
singers and dancers, will present
a benefit program in the audi
torium of Olive Hill high school,
according to announcement made
Friday by the sponsors, members
of a baseball team at Clayton’s
store. Funds received will be
used to purchase new equipment
for the ball team, it is said.
Sunday, Dec. 3, 1939
Christmas Shopping Season
Will Open Wednesday Night
MONDAY SPEAKER
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DR J. HENRY HIGHSMITH
Highsmith Will
Address Teachers
Plans for the December county
wide teachers meeting to be held
Monday at 3;30 o’clock at the
Allensville school, with Dr. J.
Henry Highsmith, of Raleigh,
president of the North Carolina
Education association, as speaker,
have been practically completed,
Superintendent of Person County
schools, R. B. Griffin said yester
day.
Dr. Highsmith, who is state
supervisor of secondary educa
tion, is expected to bring an inter
esting message to the Person and
Roxboro teachers and a full at
tendance is desired.
Another speaker at the session
will be Dr. Wallace Wilkins, of
the state department of educat
ion, who will be in this county
during the week to deliver talks
at each school house on school
health work. Dr. Wilkins is es
pecially interested in building
up a teachers health program
giving teachers additional health
knowledge to be used during
their daily contacts with pupils.
Dr. Wilkins will be accompani
ed to Person by an assistant, a
dietician, who will join him in
presenting school programs, one
of the first of which is to be
given before the Negro teachers
of the county Tuesday afternoon
at 5 o’clock at Person County
Training school.
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Church Dinners
To Be Served '
Women of Edgar Long Memori
al Methodist church, of this city,
will sponsor their annual bruns
wick stew and chicken salad
luncheon on Saturday, December
9, between the hours of 11 ;30
A. M., and 2 P. M., according to
announcement received yester
day.
Meals, together with ice cream,
cake and coffee, will be served
in the basement of the church.
Tickets may be obtained from
women of the church, and it is
expected many people will be
present.
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EXPRESS
APPRECIATION
Members of Concord Method
ist church visited the home of the
new pastor of the church, Rev.
E. G. Overton, of this city and
presented to him and to Mrs
Overton a generous supply of
meats, canned goods and fruits.
Mr. Overton said yesterday that
he and Mrs. Overton desire to ex
press their appreciation tor this
generous pounding.
CHE TIMES IS PERSON I **
PREMIER NEWSPAPER*
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER NINETEEN
Christmas Shopping Season
Will Open Wednesday
Night; Holiday Lights In
Place On Streets
Following the hanging of de
corative Christmas lights on
streets in the business district
Friday afternoon, merchants of
Rcxboro are working day and
night to arrange holiday stocks
and complete plans for the form
al Christmas opening to be ob
served by all stores in the city
Wednesday evening between the
hours of seven to nine o’clock.
Although the stores will be op
en Wed. night, general holi
day night trading hours will not
begin until later, at a date to be
agreed upon, the merchants re
ported. It is, however, expected
that brisk buying will be done
Wednesday night and during the
daytime hours which will conti
nue in effect until a short time
before Christmas holidays begin.
Merchants and the buying public
are said to be fully aware of the
fact that there remain only three
more weeks in which to complete
Christmas trading.
The addition of the cris-crosa
holiday lights on the streets, a
program sponsored by the Rox
boro Chamber of Commerce, haa
already added a festive spirit to
the downtown section. The same
program was sponsored by the
Chamber last year, and it is ex
pected that part of the expenses
of the program this season may
be shared by the city of Roxboro.
The matter of sharing expenses
has been discussed with city man
ager James C. Harris and offici
als of the Chamber are planning
to seek cooperation from the city
council at the next general ses
sion of the council, which will be
held soon.
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Bushy Fork P.T.A.
To Meet Thursday
With an address by the Rev.
Thomas H. Hamilton, pastor of
the Roxboro Presbyterian church,
as a feature of the program, the
December meeting of the Bushy
Fork Parent Teachers association
will be held Thursday, December
7, at 7:30 o’clock in the evening,
in the school auditorium, it was
reported Friday. Rev. Mr. Hamil
ton will discuss “Appreciation of
Music”.
Group singing will be led by
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Woods, of
this city, A brief business session,
is planned and scout badges will
be awarded. On Tuesday after
noon at 3:15 o’clock, prior to the
Tuesday meeting, members of the
P.T.A. executive council will
meet and the “Mothersingers”
will practice.
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AUTO PLANTS WILL
RESUME WORK TOMORROW
Detroit.—Chrysler corporation
employes who haven’t had a pay
day for seven weeks eagerly
waited tonight for a chance to
resume Work under a new con
tract announced today.
Corporation officials, hoping to
recoup an estimated $100,000,000
sales loss caused by the 54-day
shutdown which marked the
automobile industry’s longest la
bor dispute, rushed plans to get
final assembly lines operating
again. Spokesman said all plants
would be open by Monday.
A general wage increase of
three cents an hour for all houHjr
employes of the corporation, aaA
an additional increase of ana cant
for workers in all Chrysler pteft*
ts outside Detroit, was tpgtadOft
in thft settlement.
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