IF 'tf IS NEWS ABOUT
llajpON COUNTY, YOU’LL
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FINISH TROOPS REPORTED
TO HAVE SURROUNDED
THIRD DIVISION
-Helsinki.—Finnish troops in
central Finland are reported to
have surrounded a new division
this week after hurling remnants
of the routed red army’s 4th and
163rd divisions back into Russia
east of Suomussalmi.
This third Russian division was
reported sixty miles south of the
recent victories at Suomussalmi.
The Finns set up positions along
thirty miles of the Russian front
ier east of-Lake Kianta and Suo
mussalmi. This covers four points
at which Finland has thrown the
invaders back on to their own
soil. .
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FIGHT TO BE MADE ON
INCREASE IN BUDGET
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Washington,.—Led by an em
battled economyite, Rep. Wood
rum (D., Va.) the house appropri
ations committee is reported to
have erected a bar against in
creases in the Roosevelt budget,
while the senate voted a sweep
ing fiscal study.
The house group, it is said,
voted to forbid its subcommittees
to increase the sum total of any
' -frill -beyond the amount
recommended by the White
House. This, it is explained,
would hamper attempt by legisla
tors to tack on such appropria
tions as the $225,000,000 for farm
parity payments voted last year.
Woodrum is understood to have
made the motion which led to the
action.
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ONE FIRE TO ANOTHER
MUST BE SAD BUSINESS
Durham.—An oil stove which
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Christian,
1707 Angier avenue, left burning
one night in their upstairs
apartment while they visited a
fire on east Pettigrew street, set
fire to the building in their ab
sence, doing damage of approxi
mately $1,500.
• The blaze in the Angier ave
nue dwelling, fcrmerly occupied
by L. F. Warlick, local under
taker, was discovered while fire
iflen were extinguishing a blaze
in a house at 1703 East Pettigrew
street occupied by Thurlin War
yen, Negro.
t-The East Pettigrew street fire
w&ch was confined to one room
catiaed damage of approximately
SIOO. Warren told firemen it
caught from a cigarette while he
was smoking in bed. The house
was" owned by Dr. J. E.Shuler.
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* BRITISH BOMBERS STRIKE
BACB? AT GERMAN AIR AND
SEA STRENGTH
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London.—Fast new British
bombers struck back at Germ
. any’s air and sea strength, raid
ing German air bases on the
North Sea island of Sylt and an
important Helgoland anchorage
in swift reply to the first warn
ing lightning of the vaunted Nazi
“blitzkrieg.”
>; ,- The crash of anti-aircraft fire,
flashes, the dancing pencils
of searchlights and the roar of
many planes told observers on
the nearby Danish coastline and
islands, of the first battle over
Sylt shortly before dawn.
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|jiy wgjfew -never falls so low that
be ban . see nothing higher than
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flraon|Mimes
PUBLISHED EVERT BUND AT * THURSDAY
Gray Ghosts of Northland Stalk Camouflaged Foe
• Finland has no monopoly on winter camouflage. The reconnoitering Soviet warrior, left, and his dog
are both in “winter dress.” The white-clad soldier of the northern army blends with the snow-covcrcd back
ground. Right: Carrying knapsacks under white coveraUs, these hardy Finnish troops look like hunchbacks
i as they glide to their posts on the Karelian front. These men have been the terror of the Soviet troops,
> attacking and fading again like wraiths. Fast moving, they swoop down on isolated parties, attack with machine
t guns, rifles, pistols and even knives, then disappear.
“Harris For Lieutenant-Governor”
Club Formed By Person Friends
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Oakley Brothers
! Report Theft Os
! Quantity Os Weed
> Theft of between six and seven
* hundred pounds of tobacco, the 1
r property of Osborne and Melvin
"Oakley, of the "AlTensvlTle~ roacC
: three miles east of Roxboro, was
i reported Friday to Sheriff M. T.
■ Clayton, of Person county. Sheriff
■ Clayton said Friday night that
1 Person deputies had been to
Durham, South Boston, Clarks
! ville, Va., and other nearby
■ points making investigations butj
no trace of the stolen leaf has
been found. J
The tobacco was taken from the
stripping racitt ftf the Oakley,
brothers sometime Thursday'
night. It had been stripped and
prepared for market and it was|
the intention of the owners to sell
it within the week.
The stolen tobacco is reported
to have been valued at approxi-1
mately SIOO. The robber, or rob- 1
bers, used a trailer to take the
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tobacco away with them, tracks
of the trailer having been found
in the road in front of the build
ing in which the stripping rocr j
is located. The Oakley brothers,
who are the sons of O. H .Oakley,
said that only about two-thirds of
the tobacco in the stripping room
was removed by the robbers.
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SALES ON LOCAL
MARKETUGHTER
Is Expected, However, That
There Will Be A Pick-Up
During Week.
Tobacco growers of this section j
brought only 238,686 pounds of
tobacco to the Roxboro market
this week, it was reported yester
day morning. This brought the
total pounds sold for the year
to 5,752,450. Prior to the snow and
sleet that started falling Sunday
it had been thought that the mar-j
ket would sell a half million
pounds the first selling week af
ter Christmas.
Unless rain or snow prevents
it is thought that sales will pick
up this week so that mere will
be sold the second week than was!
sold during the first.
The Roxboro market will re
main open until sometime in Feb
ruary and it is thought that a
seven million pound mark may
be reached. ,
Group Organized . Friday
At Courthouse. Thompson
Will Serve As Chairman.
Plans Are Made.
With E. G. Thompson, promin
ent young busines man Os this
city as chairman, organization of
i 1 the Person county "Harris for
Lieutenant-Governor Club” was
v
; representative citizens of Person
county and Roxboro who attended
a meeting called for this purpose
at the courthouse.
J Present at the meeting was R.
J L. Harris, whose announcement
j that he would seek the Lieuten-
I ant-Governorship was made last
* fall. Mr. Harris, a native of Per,
| son county, is former speaker of
' the House, has represented this
[ county at Raleigh a number of
1 times and is a well-known busi
ness man.
| At the meeting tonight a spirit
of unanimous ccunty support for
| Mr. Harris was revealed and
brief talks were made by many
1 of those present. Election of Mr.
Thompson as chairman of the
1 group was by acclamation and it
1 was agreed at the meeting that he,
in conference with the candidate
for the Lieutenant-Governorship,
j should appoint certain commit
tees to facilitate the conduction of
Mr. Harris’ campaign.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing Mr. Harris expressed his deep
appreciation for evidences cf loy
al support not only from Person
county but throughout the state.
Temporary chairman of the meet
ing was J. A. Long, who after
wards relinquished his post to
Mr. Thompson. Announcement
was made that an office for the
-club will be opened in the city
at an early date.
After expressing his thanks to
those present Mr. Harris added
that he wished it to be clearly un
derstood that his candidacy for
the position of Lieutenant-Gov
ernor is not to be identified in
any way with that of any candi
date for the governorshp or with
that of any. other candidate for
political office in. the state.
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1 BENEFIT -SHOWER TO
BE CONDUCTED SOON
On Friday evening of this week
at 7:30 'o’clock the Bushy Fork
Parent-Teachers association will
sponsor a Kitchen shower for
the benefit of the new community
house. A full attendance*is re
quested and it is expected that
many patrons and members will
contribute various items of kit-'
( ehen equipment.
Dolian Long Has
Received Birthday
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Ball Appointment
Appointment of Dolian Long as
, Person county chairman of the
- committee Tor thtf celebration of
the President’s Birthday Ball,
which will be held on January
30 in conjunction with the an
nual infantile paralysis eradica
tion campaign, was announced
yesterday by Dr. Julian S. Miller,
of Charlotte, state chairman of
the committee.
Mr, Long, who has had charge
of the Birthday Celebration in
this county since their inception
several years ago, has accepted
the appointment although he said
yesterday that he is not yet pre
pared to make a statement as to
just what form the Person cele
bration will take this year. It is
expected, however, that it will
be observed as a ball at the Ho
tel Roxboro.
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HAS EYE OPERATION
Miss Beatrice Long, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Long, of
this city, has returned to her
home here after undergoing a
minor eye operation at a hospital
in Raleigh.
Along The Way
With the Editor
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This writer never declares that anything printed in this
column is the exact truth. It may be all true, part true or none
true. However, we heard a good story this week that rings of
the truth.
Two employees of Roxboro Cotton Mills, namely James
Long, Jr. and George Cushwa, Sr. were ice skating on Turtle
pond. Now in the first place, these two men had no business
skating; they are too old and should have been at home looking
alter the wife and kids.
Here’s the story—they broke through the ice—these two
big grown men went right through and had to go home at the
rate of about sixty miles per hour to get into dry clothes and
hover around the fire.
Cushwa, it is said, took a big dose of castor oil. Why he
took the oil, we do not know, but he must have remembered
that his grandmother gave castor oil for every trouble.
Both men appeared to be in good shape the latter part of
the week and they have probably learned a lesson about try
ing to be younger than they are.
California, here we come—Tom Woody, owner of the now
~ development, Sunset Hills, said that it did not snow in this
haven during the recent bad spell. Says that the weather there
is always perfect and that things like snow and ice in Sunset
Hills are things that the residents simply read about.
The past two or three weeks have been very cold and there
has been plenty of snow. During the bad spell we saw Claude
1 Hall in town on several occasions and we believe that he was
sporting red flannel underwear.
GREER SELECTED
AS SPEAKER AT
COUNCIL DINNER
Cherokee Council Program
Arranged. Woods Will Lead
Singing.
I. G. Greer, superintendent of
the Baptist Orphanage in Thomas
ville, will be the speaker at the
annual meeting of the Cherokee
Council to be held in Reidsville,
Tuesday, January 23, according
to information received yester.
day. Mr. Greer, known through
out the entire state as an enter
taining as well as a highly in
structive speaker and speaks a
bout boys from experience.
Tickets for the meeting have
been received by George W.
Kane, who is chairman of atten
dance for this district. Two bron
ze statuttes are to be awarded as
attendance prizes and Mr. Kane
is appealing to every scout lead
er to help win the awards. Ban
quet reservations should be made
now.
Mr. Kane stated that the pro
gram at the annual meeting will
include features that will be of
special interest to every scouter
in the Person county district, Jt'qr
this reason, Mr, ftane is making
a special effort to see that ev
ery geouter and friend interested
in Scouting take full advantage
cf this valuable program.
At 4:30, all scouters will meet
with President C. G, Somers for
a half hour of inspiration and or
, ientation on Scouting. At 5:00 the
Scouters will divide into five
groups to take up various phases
of Scouting as follows:
1. Scoutmasters, assistants,
committeemen, and commission
ers will discuss problems pertain
i ing to the troop and will be guid
ed in the discussion by Commis
sioners H. E. Frye and Bruce
Carter,
2. District chairmen will mefit
with President C. G. Somers to
receive reports, to adopt objec
tives for 1940, to transact busi
ness and to elect officers for 1940.
3. Committees on troop organi
zation, Cubbing, Inter-Racial
werk and Senior Scouting will
be guided in a discussion by Aar
on Weinstein and D. C. Swartz.
4. Cubmasters, Den Mothers
and others interested in the Cub
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HAS OPERATION
Mrs. Hassell Allen of the Bushy
Fork community underwent a
minor operation Wednesday at
the local hospital.
SUNDAY, JAN. 14, MM
Alternate Holidays Will
Be Given Local Policemen
Chairman
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E. G. THOMPSON
Mr. Thompson will serve as
chairman of the Person county
“Harris for Lieutenant-Governor”
club organized here Friday night
to assist Mr. Harris In his coming
political campaign.
Historic Review
Os Club Affairs
Given By Spencer
Presented as the '‘Past Presi
dents’ ” program a historic review
of the Roxboro Rotary club was
given by Moffett Spencer at the
tegular Thursday evening dinner
meeting of the club at the Hotel
Roxboro. Calling upon each pa
president in attendance, Mr.
Spencer elicited from him infor
mation as to the officers, new
members and activities taking
place during his respective term,,
of office.
Mr. Spencer reminded his fel
low members that the local cluh
was first organized in 1924, with
J. W. Noell, editor of the Rox
boro Courier, as president. Ir
speaking of his own administra
tion Mr. Spencer gave a modest
but humorous account.
Past presdents who participat
ed in the program, in addition to
Mr. Spencer and Mr. Noell, were
George W. Kane,.R. L. Harris,
Nathan Lunsford, J. A. Long,
Dr. B. E. Love, William West,
Alex Sergeant, O. B. Mcßroom,
Dr. J. H. Hughes, J. S. Wal
ker and E. G. Thompson. Only
two ex-president, Howard Strang,
who was out of the city, and Eddie
Hill, now a resident of South
Carolina, did not take part in the
program.
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Sanders And Two
Other Associates
Attend Conerence
County Agent H. K. Sanders,
director of the farm agency of
fice in Person county, accompan
ied by J. B. Snipes, assistant
county agent, and by Miss Velma
Beam, director of Home Demon
stration club activities, has re
turn from the annual conference
for North Carolina farm agents
and home demonstration workers
which closed yesterday at Ra.
leigh.
A feature of the closing ses
sion was an address by Presi
dent Frank Graham, of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and
members of the Person delega
tion to the conference reported
that a number of profitable con
ferences and round-table dis
cussions were beld as well.
raE TIMES IS PERSON 1 *
PREMIER NEWSPAPER*
A LEADER AT ALL TIMER
NUMBER TWENTY-SIX
Employment of Relief Of
ficer Makes Possible A
New Schedule In City De
partment.
Effective today members of the
Roxboro Police department, in
alternate pairs, will receive two
Sunday holidays per month, ac
cording to announcement made
Saturday by City Manager James '
C. Harris, who said that Ed Cha
ney, police officer at Ca-Vel has
been engaged by officials of this
city as a Sunday relief police
man.
First local officer to receive a
holiday will be Chief of Police
S. A. Oliver, who returned to
his post Friday after an absence
of ten days on account of ill
ness, and Gilbert Oakley. On
next Sunday Officers A. L. Wat
son and Charlie Wade will be off
duty.
Mr. Harris said that provisions
for police holidays has been
. made in the interest of the wel
. fare and efficiency of the depart
, ment and in order to give the
members opportunities for relief
from official duties. Officer Cha
ney, who will continue his con
nection with the Ca-Vel depart
ment, has been with that depart
ment for some time and is re
garded as a popular and efficient
policeman. ffe
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MOTOR COMPANY
NOW LOCATED IN
HALL BUILDING
Tar Heel Chevrolet Co.
Open For Business in Build
ing Formerly Occupied By
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RernoVal of the Tar Heel Chev
rolet company, one of the leading
automobile companies in the city,
to new and larger quarters in the
renovated Hall building on South
Main street was completed Fri
day night, according to Glenn
Stovall, secretary-treasurer of
the firm, who announced Satur
day morning that all business
wculd henceforth be carried on
in the new location.
First opened for business on
January 17, 1938, as successor to
the C. H. Joyner Chevrolet com
pany, the Tar Heel company
maintained its garage and display
rooms in the Kirby-Ledbetter
building, across the street from
the Dolly Madison theatre, until
the recent expiration of its lease
prompted removal to the Hall
building.
Several months ago it was an
nounced that the new home of
the Dolly Madison theatre would
be constructed on the site of the
Kirby-Ledbetter building and
architectual drawings of the pro
posed new theatre were prepar
ed, although it is now understood
that owners of the theatre sitq.
will not be prepared to make a
statement as to immediate future
plans for the construction of the
theatre until next month.
Since their opening the offic.
ials of the Tar Heel Chevrolet
company have been prepared to'
render expert repair and re-con
ditioning services and the same
facilities will be continued in the
new locaton, it is said. Operated :
in connection with the garage
will be a modern and completely i ;
equipped paint shop capable of :
offering even better service than. £
was formerly rendered. In all. .#►
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- bout 25 men are on the compan)C ; »
l payroll. ,' iJj
Active supervision of the e)in
department is under directio& ajM
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