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VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVER! SUNDAE ft THURSDAY
EYE CLINIC IS
NOVEMBER HIGH
SPOT IN REPORT .
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D*. A. L. Allen Reports 58
Children Were Fitted With
Glasses.
In presenting the Person county
November health department re
port, Dr. A. L. Allen, assistant
health officer said today that the
outstanding service rendered by
the department was arrangement
for a clinic at which the eyes of
68 children were examined and
for whom glasses were fitted.
Only ten children could not be
helped by spectacles,* fKe report
continued, but many children
needing glasses were turned a
way and a second clinic will be
arranged as soon as posible. Dr.
, Allen said he desired to express
the department’s gratitude to the
Roxboro Rotary club for eye cli
nic assistance rendered by the
club.
An epidemic cf whooping cough
was noted during November and
a total of five scarlet fever cas
es was reported.
At the eye clinic 89 children
were examined as appliacnts, 68
were examined by specialists and
58 were fitted with glasses. In
dental hygiene 55 persons receiv
ed dental prophylaxis and 234
dental operations were perform
ed. Schick test vaccinations were
given to 79 people; smallpox
vaccinations were administered to
73 persons and toxoid to 26.
In the tuberculosis clinic SO pa
tients weare-flunrosooped and in
maternity clinic 16 women
were examined, hi syphilis con
„■ trol 15 new cases were treated
«nd the total number of treat
iShante rendered was 420.
Case inspections were made of
54 establishments and the total
mileage traveled by the health
department personnel was 3,723
miles during the month.
BURKE TO LEAVE
SECRETARYSHIP
Announces Resignation As
Chamber Secretary. Will
Devote Time To Law.'
Effective as of January 1, 1940,
Melvin H. Burke, of this city, who
has since September, 1938, been
secretary of the Roxboro Cham
ber of Commerce, announced to
day his resignation from that of
fice.
Mr. Burke, whose resignation
Was accepted at a recent meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce
of directors, said he was
taking this # step because he be
lieves it to be to his advantage to
devote his entire time to the prac
tice of law, the profession in
-Which he has been engaged since
.coming to Roxboro two years ago.
Since he has been serving as
secretary of the Chamber Mr.
Burke has maintained law offices
in the Chamber of Commerce
suite. Announcement of his new
location will be made at a later
date, Mr. Burke said. He added
that he will continue practice and
residence in Roxboro. He came
here from Wake Forest law school
and is a of Spencer.
In his letter of resignation Mr.
Burke expressed his sincere ap-j
preciation to the members of the
board of directors for their co-J
operation during the period of his
, affiliations as Secretary and said
he would be glad to be of what
, ever asistance he could in the
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birth announcement
|| Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin,
||j*f -Longhurst, announce the birth
|of a son, Thursday, December 7,
-at Community hospital.
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Father Has To
Pay Because His
Son Skips School
Like Shakespeare’s school boy,
Edward Hammond, Jr., 12, son of
Ed Hammond, of the Warren’s
Grove community near here,
“crept unwillingly to school”: in
fact he went 'only three days
during the first three weeks of
the school term.
Ed, Jr., his parents said, want
ed to go to Bushy Fork school
rather than to Central school in;
Roxboro, and so, the truant of-;
ficer, Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff, who is
also Person County Welfare and
WPA administrator, agreed td
cooperate with the boy. For one
day he went to Bushy Fork, got
his school books and a number
of library books—and never went
near the school again.
Finally, the boy’s father brought
into county court before Judge W.
I. Newton, was charged with vio
lating that portion of the “Con
solidated Statutes” of North Caro
lina which provides that “every
parent, guardian or other person
having charge or control of a child
between the ages of 7 and 14
years” shall see to it such a child
shall attend school during the
time schools are in operation.
Saturday the climax was reach
ed when Hammond senior was
convicted, but on good authority,
Ed, Jr., stilf remains a problem,
he does not want to read school
books.
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Ik Vliet Speaks
Oil Benevolences
Speaker at a special meeting of
members of Edgar Long Memoral
church Monday was the Rev. Dr.
C. K. Vliet, secretary to the gen
eral Board of Benevolences, who
pointed out that Methodists are
contributing but' one and one
half cents per capita, per week
to benevolences.
Dr. Vliet was introduced by
District Superintendent, A. J.
Hobbs, of Durham. Dr. Vliet urg
ed his hearers to increase their
support of what he regarded as
one of the most vital departments
of church life. The meeting at
Long Memorial church was one
of nine to be held by Dr. Vliet in
the Durham district.
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TO SERVE DINNER
Arrangements are now prac
tically complete for the annual
dinner sponsored by women of
Edgar Long Memorial Methodist
church. Dinner will be served in
the basement of the church Sat
urday, starting at 11:30 in the
morning.
R. L. Harris Is Speaker At
Annual Bethel Hill Banquet
Father-Son Dinner Spon
sored By High School
Agriculture Class.
R. L. Harris, of Roxboro, was
the-chief speaker at the Father-
Son Banquet held at Bethel Hill
high school Wednesday night at
7 o’clock. Mr. Harris spoke on
the opportunities that all have j
and stressed the fact that we all
have an opportunity to serve our
county, state and nation. He said
that our obligations begin in in
fancy and extend through life.
The banquet was sponsored by
the Agricultural class of Bethel
Hill of which A.- G. Bullard is in
structor. The meeting was pre
sided over by C. T. Hall, Jr., pre-
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* France and Britain claim that George Elser, left, arrested by Ger
many for setting the Munich bomb which almost killed Adolf Hitler,
is merely a “stooge” and that the bombing was planned to provide an
excuse for purging Nazi ranks of undesirables. It was recalled that simi
lar allegations were made about the Dntch communist, Marlas van der
Luebbe, right, whose arrest in 1933 for starting the Reichstag fire was a
prelude to suspension of German civil liberties. '
Kiwanis Members
Plan To Sponsor
Christmas Fund
At their regular weekly evening
dinner meeting held Monday at
the Hotel Roxboro, members of
the Kiwanis club agreed to spon
sor a community Christmas bas
ket fund. Plans for raising the
fund were presented by Stuart
Ford. Under the proposed plan
each Kiwanian -is aaked' to pur
chase Live tickets to lofefcl Motion
pocture houses, thA- tklcetS thus
bought being good any -time be
tween now and December 18.
It was also proposed that as an
incentive fQr the plan a turkey
will be given away' at the final
meeting of the year, on the date
just mentioned. A committee of
four was appointed to distribute
“Christmas Basket Fund” boxes
to stores and public buildings and
case with the idea that placed in
places where people congregate
these boxes will serve as collec
tion agencies for the funds.
The funds will be used to help
provide Christmas cheer for poor
er citizens in the community.
First contributions came from five
sales representative of the Rox
boro Cotton Mills, Messers. Worth
and Horack, of New York, and
Cressy, Dowe and Eddy, of Phila
delphia, guests of J. A. Long, Jr.
VISITOR HERE
Dr. F. S. Fellows, Raleigh, ven
ereal disease specialist was'* in
Roxboro Tuesday to confer with
Dr. A. L. Allen and other mem
bers of the Person County De
partment of Health.
sident of the class.
The speaker cf the evening was
introduced by S. G. Winstead,
former superintendent of educa- |
tion in this county.
Among the invited guests for ;
the occasion were J. W. Noell,
P. L. Thomas, J. B. Snipes, R. B. j
Griffin and S. G. Winstead, all
of Roxboro-, Roy Thomas of Ra-J
leigh, was also present. Mr. Bui- ]
lard introduced the guests and
told about the agricultural work
at Bethel Hill.
Over 100 people were present
for this annual banquet that has
become one of the highlights of
the school year in this district.
The menu consisted of turkey
with all the trimmings and was
greatly enjoyed.'
Re-appointment
Os J. S. Walker
Is Announced
In regular monthly sesion mem
bers of the Person County Board
of Commissioners met in the
court house Monday morning and
re-appointed J. S. Walker as
county accountant. As county ac
countant Mr. Walker also ser
ves as county tax Supervisor.
Selection of a tax lister for each
of the nine townships of 'the
coUnty was aisd made lit this
time, although the listers’ names
will not be announced until lat
er, pending acceptances of ap>
pointments.
Several other routine matters
were disposed of by the commis
sioners, who also heard a report
presented by Mr. Walker. In dis
cussing plans for listing current
taxes Mr. Walker said that all
current taxes should be listed
during January 1940. A property
revaluation in tax listing was ef
fected last year, the first complete
revaluation, it is said, in about
twenty years,
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Rev. S. F. Nicks
Addresses Junior
Order Gathering
Having as chief speaker Rev.
S. F. Nicks, pastor cf Cedar Grove
church, members of the Junior
order held a district meeting at
Longhurst, Monday night, with
the Longhurst Council acting as
hosts. In his address dealing with
principles cf the J. O. U. A. M.,
Rev. Mr. Nicks paid a tribute to
the late Rev. N. J. Tcdd, Baptist
minister who was active in the
work of the Order. Rev. Mr.
Nicks is a Past State Councillor.
Around one hundred people
were present for the meeting,
presided over by Tyree Jones, of
Durham, district councillor. A
good many of those present were
visiting delegates from the more
than thirty councils in this dis
trict. Mr. Jones announced that
the next meeting wil be held at
Yanceyville, probably in April.
It was also decided that an at
tendance banner will be awarded
at this meeting to the council
having the largest number pre
sent.
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LETTERS TO SANTA
Santa Claus letters, according
to custom, are now being accept
ed at the Times office arid child
ren may order what they want
from the Jolly Saint. All letters
received will be published in this
paper.
Highsmith Talks
On Good And
Bad Education
Declaring it to be a well-known
but not often discussed fact that
some public schools are bad and
some are good, Dr. J. Henry High
imith, of Raleigh, of the State
Department of education, pre
sented an analysis of effective
school and classroom management
to Person county teachers who at
tended a Monday afternoon meet
ing of the county-wide teachers
association at the Allensville
school.
Dr. Highsmith used as his for
mal topic, “Evaluating Schools of
Today”, although his remarks per
taining to the practical as well
as the theoretical measurement
of present day education.
Following Dr. Highsmith on
the program, was Dr. Walter Wil
kins, also of Raleigh, who discuss
ed his work as a coordinator of
state public health and educa
tional programs. Dr. Wilkins is
remaining in the county this
week to give talks and to hold
conferences at all schools in the
county system.
After presentation of the after
noon program at Allensville many
visiting teachers made an inspec
tion tour of the new school build
ing, first used this year. Refresh
ments were served by the Allens
ville Parent Teachers association
and music was rendered by Miss
Mary Elizabeth Sanders, teacher
of Public School music at Hel
ena.
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Local Market Is
Expected To Close
On Friday, Dec. 15
Although a definite date for the
closing of the Roxboro Tobacco
market has not been determined
it is thought that the market will
close December 15 and will re
open sometime in January.
The Roxboro market has sold
in the neighborhood of 5,000,000
pounds and it is thought that the
figure will pass the five million
pound mark by the end of Fri
day’s selling period. Last season
the market sold 3,500,000.
There will not be much tobacco
left in the county after Christ
mas. Farmers have been rushing
the market since its opening and
this rush is expected to continue
until the holidays begin. Roxboro
could easily sell seven million
pounds this season wheih would
give the market an increase over
last year of 3,500,000 pounds or
exactly double last year’s fig
ures.
Prices on various grades have
been as good after Thanksgiving
as before.
Season Os Prayer
For Missions Held
During the first three days of
this week, culminating last night
with the “Lottie Moon” offering
for foreign missions, members of
the Woman’s Missionary society
of the First Baptist church, Rox
boro, held a season of prayer.
The program for Monday was
in charge of Circles 1 and 2; for
Tuesday, Circles 3 and 4, and for
Wednesday night, Circles 5 and
6, composed of young women of
the church.
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LARGE HOG KILLED
Eddie Broach, of Route 1, near
Bushy Fork, killed a large hog
Monday. Mr. Broach reports the
animal’s weight at 850 pounds,
dressed.
THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1939
Campaign For Scout Funds
Gets UnderwaylnCity Today
Shopping Season
Officially Begins
Last night merchants in
Rcxboro staged their annual
Christmas opening night and
crowds on the brilliantly 1
lighted and decorated busi- (
ness streets, in the opinion *
of many, reached and sur- 1
passed the usual Saturday
night crowds. Merchants re- 1
ported today that much mer- 1
chandise was sold, although !
there was more looking than 1
buying, probably because
buyers really began their
Christmas shopping before
Thanksgiving.
Starting today regular day
time store hours will be ob
served, and night shopping
schedules will not begin un
til a few days before Christ
mas, at a date to be announ
ced later.
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STUNT NIGHT TO
HAVE MANY ACTS
Residents Os Helena Pre
senting Program Friday
Night At School.
Residents of the Helena School
community will present a stunt
night program Friday, December
8 i at 7:30 o’clock in the evening,
at the scftboi auditorium, accord
ing to announcement made to
day. The feature of the program
will be a “Chocolate Wedding”
with an all-male cast consisting
of more than 30 persons.
A short skit, “Trial* of the 1
Clothing Dealer”, will be given
by the faculty; a humorous de
bate will be offered by alumni of
the school; the Mt. Zion Woman’s
Auxiliary will give a stunt, “The
Kidnapper”; the Helena Ladies’
Aid society will present, “Ladies
Follies”; the Antioch Baptist
Church Woman’s Missionary un
ion will give, “The Farmers’
Quartette” and the Boy Scouts
will stage, “The Doctors.”
Leading characters in the “Cho
colate Wedding” are: the bride,
Petunia Valspor, Tom Clay; the
groom, Zebedee Hambone, C. S.
Ashley; the maid of honor, Mrs.
Daisy Mayonaise, Paul Garrison;
the best man, Mr. Trigonemetry,
iE. A. Brooks; the ring bearer, .
Kuffus McGoofus, Floyd Hicks;
the flower girl, little Miss Mar
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KURFEES TO RUN
Marshall C. Kurfees of Winston-
Salem, announced over the tele
phone last night that he would
be a candidate for Congress from
the fifth district. Mr. Kurfees is
well known in this county where
he has many friends.
Kurfees made this race during
the last primary and was defeat
ed by Lon Folger who now holds
the position of Congressman from
this district.
. In a conversation Wednesday
night Kurfees stated that he plan
ned to visit in the county soon.
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GOES TO ATLANTA
William Yancey, assistant man
ager of the Tar Heel Chevrolet
company, left today for Atlanta
wher he will attend a reunion of
th eDealers*s Sons Training
school, of Detroit, which he at
tended at one time. While ih At
lanta, Mr. Yancey expects to meet
i his former teacher, T. bf.'Mc-
Laughlin. The gathering will close
Friday night with a banquet
THE TIMES IS PERSON 1 !
PREMIER NEWSPAPER!
A LEADER AT ALL TIME*
NUMBER NINETEEN
22 Canvassers Are Calling
On Citizens. Annual Dinner
Os Scout Leaders Held At
Hotel.
Under the direction of O. B.
Mcßrcom, chairman of the Ex
ecutive Council of the Person
County District of the Roy Scouts
of America, 22 leaders in Scout
ing and members of the Council
are today beginning a house to
house campaign, in both business
and residence sections of the city
and in the county, to secure funds
with which to carry on Boy Scout
work in this community during
the coming year.
At a dinner meeting held yes
terday evening at the Hotel Rox
boro these leaders and others pre
sent gained confidence and in
spiration from short talks, deal
ing with the present-day success
of the Scout movement in this
county, which were made by
George W. Kane and B. B. Man
gum, and by the Council treas
urer, R. M. Spencer.
As a part of his report Mr.
Spencer presented a concise esti
mate cf the progress of Boy
Scouts in Person county. Copies
of this report, given below, have
been printed and will be distri
buted by campaign workers. The
report, prepared by members of
the Council, in Mr. Spencer’s op
inion, speaks for itself.
Beginning with a preliminary
statement of the character of Boy
Scout work in general, it Shows
that in Person couhty, which is
one of five districts in the Chero
kee council, the Person district!
has: (1) The largest number o#
boys in attendance at Scout camp;
(2) More Star Scouts than all'
other districts combined; (3) Mora
advancements in rank than any
other district; (4) The best record
in an increase of membership, and
(5) the highest percentage od
Scouts in uniform.
The report also shows that
within the coming year between.
300 and 350 boys in Person coun
ty will reach Scouting age,- and
that these boys as well as others
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HALL HARDWARE
COMPANY ROBBED f
EARLY TUESDAY' .
A
' Around §3OO Worth Os
Guns And Shot Taken. En
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trance Through Rear Door.
Approximately S3OO worth of
shot guns and rifles were stolen
about three o’clock Tuesday
morning from Hall’s Hardware
company, located on Court street
this city. Officers made the dis
covery of a break-in at a rear
door while they were making
ro.utine check-up rounds. Up to
the present time no arrests have
been made but Chief of Police S.
A. Oliver said investigations were
being made and that finger prints
had been sent to Durham for
photographing and checking.
Cliff Hall, owner of the store,
said about a dozen weapons were
missing and that five of the guns
taken had been removed from a
front show-window.- Entrance to
the store was effected by freak
ing or cutting a pane of glass
just above a pegged in bar which
held the door fast. After breaking
the glass the robber or robbers ■
• had to cut a heavy wire screen be
- fore they could reach the bar and
. gain entrance.
; Mr. Hall said his store was
■ broken in to about six months
> ago, but nothing of value was
taken at that time.