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VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY « THURSDAY
SCOUT COUNCIL
SESSION PLANS
SPECIAL EVENT
Observance Os 30th. Anni
versary of Boy Scouts of A
merica To Be Marked Here.
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Plans for celebration in Feb
ruary of the thirtieth anniver
sary of the founding of Boy Scouts
of America were discussed at the
monthly meeting of the Person
and Roxboro Scout council, held
here Tuesday night, but actual
working out of details was left
up to a committee previously ap
pointed.
It is expected that observance
of the anniversary will be mark
ed by the annual “Father and
Son” banquet to be held, at a
date yet to be selected, at the
Hotel Roxboro .Several addition
al features to be participated in
, by the Scouts and by Council
members may be worked out,
one of them to be a special church
service to be attended by the
Scouts in a body.
The meeting was presided over
by the chairman, O. B. Mcßroom,
who called upon Scout Executive
A. P. Patterson, of Reidsville,
head of the Cherokee council, of
which the Person and Roxboro
council is a unit, for a statement
in regard to the annual Cherokee
Council dinner to be held in
Reidsville, January 23, at South
End school, on the Greensboro
road. Local attendance chairman
for this event is George W. Kane,
who expects a large and repre
sentative attendance from the
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The dinner was originally sche
duled for Tuesday, January 16,
with Governor Clyde R. Hoey, of
Raleigh, as chief speaker, but ill
ness of Governor Hoey necessit
ated change of plans. The confer
ence will begin at 4:30 o’clock
and dinner will be served at sev
en in the evening.
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JUTES HELD FOR
MISS JOHNSTON
Sister Os Mrs. YV. G. Brad
sher Is Buried At Presby
terian Cemetery at Yancey
ville.
Funeral services for Miss Mary
Johnston, of Richmond, Va., a
sister of Mrs. W. G. Bradsher, of i
this city, who died Sunday in a
Richmond hospital from the es-J
sects of burns received Saturday
in an apartment house fire, were
conducted Tuesday afternoon at
2 o’clock at the residence of Miss
Johnston’s bro'ther-in-law, Jud-]
ge Gwyn, in Reidsville. Inter
ment followed in the Presbyter
ian cemetery at Yanceyville.
Mrs. Bradsher, who was called
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to Richmond, because of her sis- J
ter’s serious condition, returned
to Roxboro early Monday morn
ing. Miss Johnston, a former re
sident of Yanceyville had been
doing private-duty nursing in
Richmond prior to her death.
She was a graduate of Greens
boro college and was well known
in Roxboro, where she had often
visited. She is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Julius Johnston, of
Yanceyville; five sisters, Mrs.
Allen Gwyn, of Reidsville, Mrs.
Van Wyche Hoke of Yanceyville,
MTnt E. B. Hatchett of Balboa, C.
Z., Mrs. Bradsher of Roxboro and
Mrs. Howard Mobley of Reids
ville and two brothers, John
Johnston of Yanceyville and Rich
ard Johnston of Reidsville.
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SON IS BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Berkley A. Lang
ford, of Route 2, Roxboro, an
nounce the birth of a son, January
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|erson|Minies
Brother of Soviet Chief Hits Red Tactics
While his brother, Gen. G. M. Stern, leads Soviet army forces against
Finland, Morris Stern, above, waits on customers in his modest Los
Angeles grocery store. Morris Stern’s sympathies are with Finland.
A naturalized citizen, he stated: “I don’t like it, why don’t they let
them alone.”
Rev. Mr. Hamilton
And J. C. King
Attend Presbytery
Rev. Thomas H. Hamilton, pas
tor of the Roxboro Presbyterian
church, and J. C. King, represent
ing the officers and congregation
of the church, were in Townsville
Tuesday to attend a meeting cf
the church Presbytery.
Mr. Hamilton said today that
regular services will be held
Sunday at the Presbyterian
church, with Sunday school start
ing at 9:45 o’clock in the morn
ing and a church service at 11
o’clock, at which he will deliver
the morning sermon. Young Peo
ple of the church will meet at
6:45 in the evening. A cordial wel
come will be extended at all ser
vices.
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One “Esso” Baby
Files At Bank
To date, one infant, the dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Jackson, born on January 1, of
this year, has been reported to
the Peoples Bank as an “Esso
New Year’s Baby”, according to
information received today from
the bank officials, although it is
said that at least three other Per
son county babies were born on
New Year’s day and under terms
of the agreement with Esso Mar
keters will be entitled to an
opening account of $5 at the local
bank, which is acting as agent
for the Esso Marketers.
Little Miss Jackson now has
the $5 to her credit at the bank.
Other eligible infants must file
birth certificates before April 1
of this year in order to take ad
vantage of this offer, which is be
ing made by the Esso Marketers
in celebration of their two new
gasolines, recently placed on sale.
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Norfleet Takes
Telegraph Place
At Station Here
B. F. Norfleet, cf Norfolk, Va.,
arrived in this city yesterday to
take over the position of tele
graph operator in the local of
fice of the Norfolk and Western
railway company. Mr. Norfleet
takes the place left vacant by the
transfer of R. B. Orange, who
will act as telegraph agent at
Goode, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Orange have al
ready established residence at
Goode and Mrs. Norfleet, with the
two Ncrfleet sons, Bennie and
James, will come to Roxboro
soon from Norfolk. Mr. Norfleet,
who is a native of Virginia, has
visited here a 'number of times
and is familiar with the local of
fice. j
Four Person Men
Attend Jackson
Day Gathering
Returning from the Jackson
day dinner held in Raleigh Mon
day evening R. L. Harris, of this
city, who is candidate for Dem
ocratic nomination as Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, May
or S. F. Nicks, Jr., P. L. Thomas
and R. B. Dawes, the four Per
son county representatives at the
dinner, reported that Federal Se
curity Administration Paul V.
McNutt, of Washington, chief
speaker of the evening, made a
favorable impression.
Mr. McNutt, who is to be can
didate for Democratic nomina
tion for the presidency of the
United States unless President
Roosevelt seeks a third term, was
introduced by Judge Henry L.
Stevens, of Warsaw, former na
tional Commander of the Ameri
can Legion, a post which has al
so been held by Mr. McNutt.
General director of the dinner
meeting was State Senator John
D. Larkins, Jr.
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Court Os Honor
To Meet Friday
Monthly meeting of the Court
of Honor of the Roxboro and Per
son Council of Boy Scouts of A
merica will be held tomorrow at
7:30 o’clock at Edgar Long Me
morial Methodist church, accord
ing to agreement by the Council
at its meeting Tuesday Evening.
A full attendance is requested,
as a number cf important mat
ters are expected to be taken up
at this time.
Schoolmasters
Have Program
The regular monthly meeting
of the Schoolmasters club of Per
son county was held Tuesday ev
ening at the Hotel Roxboro, with
Maricn Justice, of Raleigh, as
leader of an open forum discus
sion of occupational information
and guidance. Attendance was 1
somewhat curtailed by winter
weather and slick roads, but
those present declared the ses
sion to be both enjoyable and pro
fitable.
ATTENDS CHEVROLET
DEALERS MEETING
Glenn Stovall, official" of the
, Tar Heel Chevrolet company,
this city, went to Charlotte Tues
day to attend a Carolinas zone
meeting of the Chevrolet Dealers
Planning committee to which a
number of dealers were invited
in order to discuss dealer-com
pany relationships. Mr. Stovall
reported today that several inter
| esting discussions were held.
KIWANIANS HEAR
ADDRESS Elf NEW
CLUB PRESIDENT
Appointment of Dr. Beam
To Committee Vice-Chair
manship Announced.
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Featured by an address by the 1
j newly elected club president, F. \
I O. Carver, Jr., in which an out- 1
j line of the work to be done dur- 1
I ing the coming year was present- I
cd, the regular evening dinner (
session of the Roxboro Kiwanis i
club was held this week at the
i Hotel Roxboro. Special emphasis I
Was plaeed by Mr. Carver on <
past and present work of the club i
in helping underprivileged child- i
ren.
In this connection, announce- 1
ment was made of the appoint
ment of Dr. H. M. Beam as vice
chairman of North Carolina on
the Carolinas district committee
for underprivileged children, the
appointment beng made by Dis
trict Governor, Dr. Charles W.
Armstrong, of Salisbury. Chair
man of this district committee is
Charles M. Norfleet, of Winston-
Salem, with whom Dr. Beam will
be expected to cooperate. Dr.
Beam has long been interested in
underprivileged children and his
appointment as vice-chairman is
regarded as a distinct honor for
the local Kiwanis club. The South
Carolina vice-chairman will be
announced later, it is said.
Another announcement cf im
portance to club members was
made by Ben Brown, vice presi
dent, who stated that the 22nd of
January the locaiclub will join
with other Kiwanis groups in the
nation and in Canada in celebrat
ing the Kiwanis Silver anniver
sary. It is also expected that the
January 14 meeting will be fea
tured by an unusually entertain
ing program.
Music for the meeting this week
was in charge of Mr. and Mrs. 1
Wallace Woods, in the absence
of the club pianist, Miss Bivins
Winstead, who is ill at her home
on Chub Lake street.
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CHIEF OLIVER BETTER
Chief of Police S. A. Oliver, of
this city, who has been confined
to his home fer the past ten days
by illness, was reported today to
be somewhat improved. Chief
Oliver has been suffering from an
attack of pleurisy.
Snow Makes Possible Revival
Os Unexpected Winter Sports
For the first two days of the
week, after Sunday’s snow, al
though schools were Hdt closed,
Roxboro young folks and not a
few oldsters indulged in such
j unwonted Carolina winter sports
I as ice skating and. sledding.
| Two lakes near the city were
i frozen over sufficiently to offer
I skating facilities and the adult
! demands for sleds belonging to
children and grandchildren was
astonishing. So far no serious ac
cidents have been reported
though automobiles moved at a
slow pace and some were stuck
two and three times a day in pil
ed- up curb-side drifts of snow.
Report has it that one young
man, of a well-known family
here, fell through the ice and for
the moment had to be better as
a swimmer than he had been as
a skater, but his advei hire did
not prevent the organization of
numerous winter sports parties
among the members of the young
er set. .
Business was, of necessity,
Examinations Are
Being Taken This
Week By Students
End of the term examinations
which have been held in Person
county and Roxboro public
schools within the past week will
be concluded tomorow, according '
to information received today
from Superintendent of Schools,
R. B. Griffin, who said that at
tendance had net been unusually
curtailed despite the winter wea
ther of the past five days.
Examinations this year have
been scheduled so as to come
during the last three or four
days at the end of the fourth
month of school, Mr. Griffin said,
and some examinations under
this schedule began Friday of last
week. At Roxboro high school
the schedule began Tuesday, with
two examinations per day.
Mr. Griffin said that only one
school, Hurdle Mills, was closed
Monday and that its closing was
due to difficulties with the heat
ing system. Classes there were re
sumed Tuesday. Mr. Griffin also
said today that no accidents in
volving Person county school bus
es had occurred during the week,
though there was an erroneous
report of the overturning of a
bus at Helena.
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R. L. Weldon Has
Charge Os Local
Telegraph Office
R. L. WeltfoiT, o? XsTieviHe and
Winston-Salem, has become act
ing manager and operator of the
Roxboro office of the Western
Union telegraph company. Mr.
Weldon, who arrived several days
ago, said today that he may be
here sometime, although his dut
ies as an assignment man fre
quently make it necessary for him
to move from one city to another.
Mrs. M. K. Henry, formerly
manager of the local office, has
accepted a similar position at
Raeford. The local office of the
Western Union is under the su
pervision of the Greensboro of
fice and all appointments are
made from Greensboro.
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“The art of invention grows
young with the things invent
ed”.
—Bacon
; Would Deny Vote
'Aged persons, “in their second
childhood,” should be denied the
right to vote, according to Dr. Ray
mond Pearl of Johns Hopkins uni
versity. His reason: Too many votes
fer old age pension plans.
slowed up by the weather, al
though merchants Tuesday report
ed a gradual resumption of nor
mal business activity.
THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1940
Judge Carr To Hold Court
Here For First Time In Career
Sheriff Clayton
Has Quiet Week
An exceedingly quiet week was
reported today by Person County
Sheriff, M. T. Clayton, who said
that no criminal activities of sig
nificance. have been reported in
the ccunty since the onset of win
ter weather Sunday. The Sher
iff thinks that criminals, like oth
er citizens, have been too chilled
to contemplate unusual physical
activity.
Sheriff Clayton added that tax
collection, another feature of his
work, has also been slowed up
by the snow and sleet. Advertise
ment of unpaid 1938 taxes will
begin next month and the Sher
iff is anxious for all citizens to
pay up as soon as possible and
avoid advertising costs.
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REPAIRS TO BE
MADE TO CITY’S
WORN SIDEWALKS
City Council Also Author
izes Inspection Os Water
Works Facilities By Dur
ham Engineer.
City Manager James C. Harris,
by direction of the Roxboro City
council, meeting in regular
monthly session at the city hall
Tuesday-night, has been author
ized to begin extensive repairs
to the sidewalks in various sec
tions of the city. Action was taken
after considerable discussion, al
though members of the council
have known for some time that
repairs would have to be made.
No definite date has been set for
the beginning of the repair work,
but it is expected that the pro
gram will get underway as soon
as the weather becomes more mo
derate.
Also decided upen at the coun
cil session was an inspection of
the city’s water facilities with a
view to improvements in pump
ing service and Alteration. In
spection is to be made by W. M.
Piatt, waterworks engineer for
the city of Durham.
Several other matters pertain
ing to municipal welfare were
discussed but were tabled until
later when definite action may 1
be taken. Presiding officer, Mayor
S. F. Nicks, Jr., led discussions
and a good attendance was re
ported.
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Masons Os Two
Lodges Celebrate
Union At Dinner
With a large and representa
tive attendance Masons of Person
Lodge 113 gave an anniversary
dinner at the Hotel Roxboro
Tuesday night honoring former
members of the Woodsdale Lod
ge No. 625 who are now members
of the Person Lodge. Consolida
tion of the two bodies of Mason
ry was effected 15 years ago.
Dinner was served at the hotel
at 6:30 o’clock in the evening and
arrangements for the event were
in charge of J. J. Woody and E.
M. Bailey, both former members
of Woodsdale Lodge.
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IT’S A BOY
Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Vaughan, of Richmond, Va., a
nine pound son, January 3, 1940.
Mrs. Vaughan is the former Miss
Virginia Evans, of this city-
THE TIMES IS PERSON I *,
PREMIER NEWSPAPERI
A LEADER AT ALL TIMER
NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE
Exchange Os Courts Ar
ranged Between Judge
Carr and Judge Luther
Hamilton.
By authorization frem the
Governor’s office. at Raleigh an
exchange of courts has been ar
ranged between court jurists Lu
ther Hamilton, of Morehead City,
and Leo Carr, cf Burlington, re
sident judge of this district, in or
der that Judge Carr may hold
the January term of Person Coun
ty’s Superior court.
By this exchange Judge Carr,
who has served little more than
a year as a regularly elected jud
ge of the Superior court, will
make his' first appearance as a
jurist in this county. Judge Ham
ilton, one of the special judges
of the court, was originally as
signed to hold the Person term,
but will go instead to Warrenton.
Announcement of the exchange
was received Tuesday by R. A.
Bullock, assistant clerk of Per
son County Superior court, from
the executive secretary, Miss
Mamie C. Turner.
Court will be convened here
on Monday morning, January 22,
as a mixed term of one week 1 *
duration for the trial of both ci
vil and criminal cases. Original,
plans for the court called for an.
additional term, beginning one
week later, but the extra term has
been cancelled at the request of
the members cf the Person bar.
Civil actions will be heard on
Wednesday and Thursday and
nineteen of them have been cal
endared for trial on those days,
while the first two days of the
week will be devoted to criminal
cases.
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HEAVY WEATHER
SLOWS UP SALES
Tobacco Market Officials
Predict Larger Sales Here
By End Os Week.
Tobacco sales were resumed on
the Roxboro market Monday,
January Bth., although a deep
snow that fell Sunday and early
Monday morning stopped quite a
bit of tobacco from coming te
market on the opening day.
Opening day prices were about
in line with pre-Christmas pric
es, but the quality of the offering
was poor.
There was more tobacco on the
market Tuesday and warehouse
men are predicting a fair week
with heavy sales on Friday. A
Jarge amount of tobacco is also
expected Monday.
All buyers are on hand to bid
for the weed and all four houses
are open as usual. No more blocks
are expected this season and a
farmer can sell at any house say
day that he brings the tobacco in.
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Troop 32 Has
Monday Meeting
Troop 32 of the Boy Scouts of
America met Monday night at
Edgar Long Memorial Methodist
church, according to announce
ment by the scribe, C. A. Harris,
Jr., who reported an attendance
of ten. The meeting was opened
with a song and games were
played after the roll had been
called.
One hundred percent attend
ance was reported by Martin
Michie’s troop. The session was
closed after patrol conference had
been held. Scoutmaster for tha
troop is Lawrence Rynd. , ’&N