IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XI PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY A THURSDAY
FINAL RUES HELD
FOR LOCAL WOMAN
Death Comes As Result Os
Sustained Saturday
Of Son Here.
Mrs. J. A. Holt, 67, of this city,
who resided at the home -of her
son, Walter G. Holt, died at the
residence early yesterday morn
ing after having been in a serious
condition since Saturday morning
when she was painfully burned
by flames which ignited her
nightgown as she was standing
in front of the fireplace in her
bedroom.
Members of the family said that
Mrs. Holt, who was sleeping in
< room with a granddaughter, ap
. parently arose about 7 o’clock
Saturday morning, before others
I in the house were awake and
| must have been standing close to
£ the fireplace in an effort to get
warm. Screams of the granddau
‘ ghter brought others of the fam
ily to the room and the flames
‘ Were extinguished, but not before
Mrs. Holt received severe bums
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on her body, hands and face.
Medical attention and treatment
> were given at once but the end
oame about 4 o’clock yesterday
£ morning.
jj& Funeral services for Mrs. Holt,
7 who resided in the Oak Grove
before she came to
Roxboro several years ago, will
j||be conducted this afternoon at
4 "' 2 o’clock at Oak Grove Metho-
church, of which she had
jjjlbeen a member for many years,
pastor, the Rev. E. G. Ov
fßiprton, of Roxboro. Interment will
jjSgjake place in the church cemetery.
*■ Mrs. Holt was the widow of J.
kA. Holt and is survived by seven
K pons: Early Holt, of Burlington,
■S-jand W. F., S. B„ J. E„ A. T., Har
fivey and W. G. Holt, all of this
plcity, and by two daughters, Mrs.
yfCharlie Pugh, of Roxboro, and
iitrs. Harry Long, of Rosemary.
PARLY MORNING
BLAZE DESTROYS
pLYNNHAYEN CAFE
Durham Road Night Spot
Goes Up In Smoke For
Second Time.
|p Fire of undetermined origin is
to have completely destroy
ed the Lynnhaven restaurant, a
L Slight club spot located on the
highway about
i ipeven miles from this city and a
gwout a mile from the Durham
ypoijpiy line, around 3 o’clock yes
jppftrday morning. The building
Ellas *(Jwned by H. L. Carver, pro
ntiinent “Durham county citizen,
Hpho resides at Rougemont and
Bb restaurant was being operat
jped by a Mr. Pulliam.
is the second time the
ifeannhaven has been burned. No
HpUmate of the value of the
pipucture, a frame building, could
gM»e obtained. Loss of the building
RgMS first reported in this city by
; KC. Kynoch, Roxboro represen
. lave' of the circulation depart
, Bjmt of the Durham Morning
£ IHrald, who reported that as he
the spot in the early mom.
KWH* B he was returning from
pjHham, he found the building
consumed. Intense
|p|®£ from the blaze, Mr. Kynoch
t 'lflb’had set fire to a telegraph
and telephone pole in front
building, but the blaze was
extinguished by men from
||||Hparolina Light and Power
|&|«any whom he had notified.
|Pfc IMPROVED
J.’-V/Jpell Long, who i.as be*’,,
days, is now much
and has returned to his
City Service Station.
JnrsontMimes
Local Woman
Injured In Fall
Here Last Night
Streets outside are slippery with
snow and ice, but last night Mrs.
Lizzie Pixley, who resides in a
Main street apartment decided
she would visit some friends who
have an apartment in the Old
Post Office building, about half
a block away from her own resi
dence. Making her way over the
street in complete safety, Mrs.
Pixley reached the building where
her friends live, and then slip,
ped on the newly scraped and
waxed floor just as she was leav
ing the second floor stairway.
She slipped and fell backwards
to the landing below and is now
a patient at Community hospital,
where it was reported today that
the full extent of her injuries has
not been determined. The acci
dent happened about 8:30 o'clock.
Youngsters Begin
To Complain; Eggs
Are Mighty Scarce
When youngsters who ought to
delight in throwing snowballs and
sledding downhill complain a
bout the piled-up persistence of
snow and winter weather, that’s
news, as more than one Roxboro
mother has said in the past day
or two. Perhaps, the enforced
long holidays have something tg
do with this unexpectedly “adult”
youthful attitude.
Parents, in the meantime, have
had to worry about such matters
as a city.wide scarcity of eggs,
now bringing fancy prices when
they can be obtained. Several
stores reported both cold-storage
and fresh eggs shipped from a
distance are being available, but
for at least three days only house
wives who had productive chick
ens or had been wise enough to
make before-hand purchases i
large quantities had any eggs—
for breakfast or any other time.
Other food supplies here have,
however, been ample and travel
lers coming in from less thickly
coated snow regions report that
main highways are now open and
that county roads are being grad
ually opened as well.
Rites Conducted
For Mrs. Sid Whitt
Funeral services for Mrs. Oph
elia Gentry Whitt, 40, Person
county resident, who died Friday
night at a hospital at Sanitorium,
where she had been a patient for
some time, were conducted Sun
day afternoon at 2 o’clock at Pro
vidence Baptist church by the
Rev. J. B. Currin. Interment took
place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Whitt who was the wife of
the late Sid Whitt, made her home
in the Providence Church commu
nity. She had been in ill health
for about five years. Surviving
and one son, Robert Whitt, of
Vanceboro; three daughters, Miss
Evelyn Whitt, of High Point, and
Misses Marie and Dorothy Whitt,
of the Thomasville orphanage,
Thomasville; one brother, Colum
bus Gentry, of Vanceboro, and
two half sisters, Mrs. Ollie Gra
vitt and Mrs. Piggie Gravitt.
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BIOGRAPHY
“In the author’s work, “Retro
spection and Introspetion”, may
be found a biographical sketch,
narrating experiences which led
her, in the year 1866, to the dis
covery of the system that she de
nominated Christian Science.”
—Mary Baker Eddy
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Sam Houston Jones, left, who ran second to Gov. Earl Long in the
Louisiana Democratic primaries, embraces James A. Noe, third place
candidate. The vote given Jones entitles him to a run-off election against
Long in February. Noe annoudced he will swing his support to Japes in an
attempt to beat Long, a brother of the late "Klngfish” Hney Long.
Tobacco Market To Close
Here Friday Os Next Week
Market Expects To Get
Six and a Half Million
Pounds Before Closing Date
The Roxboro Tobacco market
will close February 9th, accord
ing to amtouiwtcment of Oewgai
W. Walker, secretary of the Rox
boro Board of Trade, this week.
Local warehousemen are of the
opinion that this closing date
will give all growers ample op
portunity to market the remain
der of their crop before the sell
ing season ends.
There has been a little tobacco
in Roxboro this week. Sales were
resumed on the Roxboro market
Monday. This was the first tobac
co that had been here since last
Tuesday, the day that snow strat
ed falling.
Not much tobacco remains in
the county., A little over six mil
lion pounds have been sold on
the Roxboro market and it is
thought that a mark of six and a
half million pounds will be reach
ed by February 9th.
Three Men Attend
Promotion Session
Glenn Stovall, official of the
Tar Heel Chevrolet company, ac
companied 'by two members of
the sales force, Van Pulliam and
Mack T. Saunders, was in Char
lotte Tuesday fcr one day session
of a sales promotion meeting giv
en by the Chevrolet Motor com
pany for its dealers and sales
men.
The meeting was arranged by
the central office, Charlotte, of
which James H. Early, of that
city, is zone manager and the pro
gram was presented by C. P.
Fisken and Bob White, of Detroit;
representative from the Chevro
let headquarters.
A. M. Long Is
Hospital Patient
A. M. Long, Person County
Jailer and custodian of the court
house, is a patient at McPherson
hospital, Durham, where he was
taken Wednesday night for ob
servation and treatment. For sev
eral weeks Mr. Long has been un
well and his physicians decided
hospital treatment might prove
beneficial.
Nurses To Gain
Field Training In
Person County
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Here for a period of field train
ing with the Person County
Health department are Misses
Margaret Evans, of Wallace, and
Miss Ethel Cotter, of Rocky
Mount. Both young women will
continue their period of observa
tion and training for about a
month.
Miss Evans received nursing
training at Johns Hopkins, Bal
timore, and in public Health
nursing at William and Mary,
while Miss Cotter was trained as
a nurse at the Duke University
School of Nursing and later took
public health work at William and
Mary.
The Perscn-Orange-Chatham
health departments, of which the
local department is a unit, is one
of several departments in the
state designated as a center for
field training in public health
work.
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“And he that invents a machine
augments the power of a man
and the well-being of mankisd.”
—Beecher
New^Series Os Stamps Being
Received At Roxboro Office
Receipt of a number of sheets
of new postage stamps in the re
cently designed “American Au
thors” series, in one, two, three,
five and ten cent denominations,
was announced today by Post
master L. M. Carlton, of this city.
Two of the stamps, those bearing
portraits of James Fenimore
Cooper and Washington Irving,
in cne and two cent denomina
tions respectively, are now on
sale. Two more, the three cent
Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the
five cent Louise May Alcott will
be available Fehruary 6, while
the ten cent “Mark Twain” will
not be available before February
14.
Each one of the new stamps is
of a size slightly larger than the
regular Washington stamp and
the designs are executed as por
traits in oval frames displayed a
gainst backgrounds of rolonhH
inspiration. At the base of each
Rev. W. C. Martin
Kiwanis Speaker
At Dinner Session
Discussing ways of promoting
an increased and sustained atten
dance at civic clubs and other or
ganizations, Rev. W. C. Martin,
pastor of Edgar Long Memorial
church, who is himself a Kiwan
ian, recently transferred from
Fayetteville to this city, told
members of the Roxboro Kiwanis
club at their Monday evening
meeting at Hotel Roxboro, that
attendance can be stimulated by
presentations of good programs
and by watchful preservations of
ideals of fellowship.
In closing Mr. Martin cited pro
motion methods used by other
clubs with which he has been as
sociated. Presiding over the ses
sion last night was the club pre
sident, F. O. Carver, Jr.
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Meredith Alumnae
To Meet At Hotel
Friday Afternoon
Plans for an afternoon meet
ing of the Person County Mere
dith College Alumnae association
to be held Friday at 3:30 o’clock
at Hotel Roxboro, are practically
completed, according to announ
cement made today by the local
association president, Mrs. T. C.
Wagstaff. Asked to meet with the
Person association will be alum.,
nae from Caswell county.
It is expected, Mrs. Wagstaff
said, that attendance may be be
tween 20 and 25. At 4:15 o’clock
those present will hear a radio
program from the college, featur
ed by an address by Dr. Camp
bell and by music from the glee
club, and later in the afternoon
light refreshments will be served.
The local meeting is one of a ser
ies of Meredith alumnae associa
tion gatherings being held Friday
throughout this state and in a
number of out of the state cities.
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WE GIVE SERVICE
Mr. B. B. Knight has been writ
ing most of his insurance for the
Ohio State Life Insurance Com
pany for the last five years. How
ever, if you do have a policy with
some other company that he has
in the past written insurance for
and wish him to serve you as he
has in the past, he will be glad to
do it. If there is anything we can
do, be sure and let us know.
Knight’s Insurance Agency
portrait are displayed a closed
bcok, a scroll, a quil pen and
ink-well.
In color the stamps, as Mr.
Carlton observed, are some of the
most beautiful yet released. The
Irving is green, in a new fresh
tone; the Fenimore Cooper is a
vivid but delicately executed
red; the Ralph Waldo Emerson is
a lighter purple, almost laven
der; the Louise May Alcott is a
and medium blue and the
“Mark Twain” is a dark brown.
In a narrow panel in white is the
name of the author printed in
solid gothic in the color of the
stamp.
The stamps just described are
the first of thirty five to be re
leased in the near future in groups
of five commemorating distin
guished American authors, poets,
scientists, educators, composers,
artists and inventors and all of
them are expected to be of un
usual interest to philatelists. *
THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 1940
Considerable Hardship Is
Caused By Recent Weather
FATHER-SON BANQUET
Although plans fcr the event
have not yet been completed, C.
A. Harris, chairman of the arran
gements committee for the annual
Boy Scout Father and Son ban
quet, said today that the banquet
will be held at some date during
the week of February 14. Other
members of Mr. Harris’ com
mittee are Jce Gussy and F. O.
Carver, Jr.
President’s Ball
To Be Held At
Local Legion Hut
Local celebration of the Presi
dent’s Birthday will be observed
here Friday evening with a bene
fit dance to be staged at the A
merican Legion hut on Chub
Lake street, acoording to an
nouncement made today by Dol
ian D. Long, Person county chair
man of the Birthday ball commit
tee. Others on the committee as
sisting Mr. Long are Bill Murphy
and Boone Monk.
The dance will begin at 9:30 o’-
clock and proceeds derived will
go to the local and national fund
for treatment and prevention of
Infantile paralysis. Mr. Long said
"today that he is expecting a good
attendance. He likewise pointed
out that a “March of Dimes” cam
paign for funds for the same
cause will be conducted here and
that containers for contributions
of this nature have been placed in
various public buildings and sto
res.
Mr. Long has acted as Person
chairman of the Birthday Ball
committee for several years and
has been unusually sucessful as
manager of the various campaigns
since held here.
Agencies Council
To Meet At New
Hour Next Week
Monthly meeting of the Rox
boro and Person Council of So
cial Agencies, postponed from
Wednesday, January 31, will be
held Monday, February 5. at Ho
tel Roxboro, with Dr. W. P. Rich
ardson, of Chapel Hill, director
of the Orange-Person-Chatham
health department, as speaker.
Special attention is called to a
change of hour for the meeting,
which will be held at 1 o’clock
as a luncheon session, instead of
at the earlier hour formerly ob
served. A full attendance is urg
ed, as Dr. Richardson is expected
to discuss a topic of vital inter
est to the organization.
Local Drug Firm
Has Rexall Sale
Hambrick. Austin and Thomas
drug company, Rexall agency in
this city, Is joining in a nation
wide “Rexall 37th February
Birthday sale” and in celebration
of the event is offering drugs,
sundries and other items at at
tractive prices. Special emphasis
is being placed on a “Mlrro” al
uminum contest and patrons and
friends of the local establishment
are invited to eome in and learn
particulars concerning the con
test A complete set of kitchen
ware will be given away.
THE TIMES IS PERSONV
PREMIER NEWSPAPER?
A LEADER AT ALL TIME#
NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT
Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff Issues
Statement on WPA Condi
tions In County.
Despite the fact that during the
past month there have been more
than one hundred persons in Per
son county certified for WPA
labor, Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff, sup
erintendent of the local WPA c f
fice and of the county welfare of
fice, today declared that adverse
weather conditions are causing
considerable hardships, since
WPA wages cannot be paid un
less persons so employed are able
to carry on the work assigned.
The local situation is further
complicated by the fact that
county funds for food orders are
limited and must be paid out on
a budget plan. Even under these
difficulties some of the most dis
tressing cases are being taken
care of, though it is apparent that
private aid from more fortunate
citizens would be of immense
help at this time.
Full extent of physical suffer
ing because of intense cold wea
ther and snow may not be known
for several days because of the
fact that travel and communica
tion are still difficult and many
people in need of food, clothing
and additional shelter have not
been able to make their needs
known. In the meantime case
workers have had to remain ns
the office because they themseL
ves are unable to travel over any
except main highways.
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SCHOOLS TO OPEN
MONDAYMORNING
Extension of Snow Holiday
Made Necessary Because
of Conditions of Roads.
Person county public schools,
because of the continued impass
able condition of many roads in
the county, will not begin opera
tions until Monday, February 5,
according to announcement made
Monday by County Superintend
ent of Schools, R. B. Griffin. Per
son schools have been closed sin
ce Wednesday, January 24, when
the heaviest snowfall in many
years blanketed the county.
It was thought last week that
work in the schools might be re
sumed on Wednesday, January 31,
although Mr. Griffin said at that
time that there might be further
delay. Monday’s decision to ex
tend the suspension period was
reached after consultation with
principals and teachers of the
various schools in the county, and
is effective for all schools in the
county system and in this city,
since many of the pupils enrolled
in Roxboro schools reside outside
city limits and are brought t»
schools here by busses.
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Person Youth
Enlists In U. S.
Army Air Corps
Richard M. Blalock, son of Mrs.
R. C. Blalock, of Helena, has en
listed in the U .6. Army Air
Corps and will be stationed at
the Hawaiian Marvels.
Blalock left today for New York
where he will join other wlkted
men and go to California, ttoa
there he will go directly tt tba
Islands where he will start train
ing for active amrrtoe in thfe Air
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