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Funeral services .for Mrs. Gene
‘ Cates, 65, whose death ocicurred
Wednesday morning at nine o’-
clock. at Community hospital,
where she had been a patient for
about ten days, will be conducted
at Surl church at three o’clock
Friday afternoon by the Rev.
Lex Chandler. Interment will fol
low in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Cates, who had been in
ill health for four months, was a
resident of the Helena commun
ity. Death was attributed to cam
p locations.
Mrs. Cates, the former Miss
Jennie Oakley, was twice mar
'first to the late Charles Al
len, and then to Mr. Cates, who
survives, as do two nieces, Mrs.
Minnie Bell Oakley, of Farmville,
and Mrs. Emma Cothran, of Rox
boro. Also surviving are three
nephews, R. C. Oakley, of Dunn,
and J. G. and Rush Oakley, of
Helena.
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Harris Expresses
Appreciation For
Cooperation Here
In an informal interview Tues
day evening, prior to his depar
ture Wednesday morning for Haz
ard, Ky., James C. Harris, city
manager of Roxboro for the past
four and ahaif years, expressed
his deep appreciation for the spir
it Os friendship and cooperation
shown to him by city officials and
residents, alike, during his stay
here.
In part. Mr. Harris said:
“I cannot leave Roxboro, where
I have enjoyed so many years of
a most pleasant public relation
ship, without expressing deep re
gret that I must go elsewhere or
without thanking both officials
and residents of the city for their
unfailing friendship and contin
ued cooperation during my per
iod in office as Roxboro’s city
manager.”
Mr. Harris, who is a graduate
of the University of North Caro
lina, Chapel Hill, and a native of
Warren county, came to Roxboro
from Fuquay Springs, where he
. was also city manager. His new
position, as city manager at Haz.
ard, Ky., was tendered to him the
first of this month.
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Scott Long Will
Take Position
Scott Long, of this city, will on
Monday, Maheh 4, become asso
ciated with Claude Harris in the
Operation of Service Dry clean
ers, a North Main street estab
lishment, Mr. Harris announced
today. Mr. Long, who has beef*
with the Roxboro Laundry for
about a; year, Was formerly em
ployed by the Roxboro Furniture
company.
will tfcke *4he * position formerly
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* Making big medicine tor the Republican party’* 1940 convention In
Philadelphia are John D.' M. Hamilton, center, chairman of the Republi
can hptfona) committee; Harold W. Mason of Vermont, left, secretary,
and Rettty Fletcher of Rhode Island, general counsel. The trio met in
Washington, D. C., to discuss plana for the June convention.
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Person Bar Seeks Change
In County Court’s Selection
Local Members Os Bar As
sociation Vote 5 to 2 Fav
oring Resolution.
A resoultion favoring election
of the judge of the county court
and |of the prosecuting attorney
of that court by popular vote of
the people was passed Tuesday
night by members of the Person
county bar association at a call
meeting held in the office of a
local attorney. The resolution,
similar to cme endorsed a few
weeks ago by the Person oounty
Democratic Executive committee,
“Whereas: it is the opinion of
the Person County Bar associa
tion that the offices of Judge and
Prosecuting attorney should be
elected by popular vote of the
people.
“Now Therefore, be it resolved
that the Person Oounty Bar re
recommend and endorse to the
County Commissioners and to the
Senators and' Representatives to
be nominated and elected in the
ensuing primary and election:
. “That such resolutions be pass
ed or laws enacted as may be ne
cessary for the elections of Jud
ge and Prosejcuting attorney of
the County court.
“This the 26th. day of Febru
ary, 1940."
Although three or four mem
bers of the Person Bar association
were not present, it is understood
that the resolution was passed by
a vote of five to two. Total mem
bership in the association, of
which W. D. Merritt is president,
stahds at tepi The present holders
Os the judgeship and the position
t:f prosecuting attorney, appoint
ed by the county commissioners,
are W. I. Newton and Fitzgerald
Davis.
Rev. E. L. Hill Is
Speaker At Helena
Rev. E. L. Hill, pastor of the
Helena Methodist church, spoke
to the Helena student body dur
ing Chapel yesterday on “What’s
the Use?” Mr. Hill pointed out
that it is necsssarjr for a pupil to
be in school ev4ry day in order
to get Ibest Results; day
'spept in arficol should mean a
l«gsr earning latet
V'Tte speaker appointed out
illustrating . he
Baby Contest Is
Being Sponsored
By Baptist Circle
With what they regard as an
impressive list of twenty-five
candidates ready and waiting to
be voted upon, officials of the
“Baby Popularity Contest” being
sponsored as a benefit for the
building fund of the First Baptist
church, this city,. by circle five,
announced today that they are
•ready for the contest veting sche-'
dulcd to start tomorrow. Voting
will continue through March 9.
A number of people in the city
are acting as sponsors for indivi
dual candidates. These sponsors
are working especially hard for
their favorite infants and child
ren. Each entrant in the contest
received a certain number of vlo
tes upon registration and other
votes may 'be obtained by pay
ment of a modest voting fee. The
candidates, who were registered
for the contest last week are in
•ages somewhere between early
infancy and the ripe age lof six
years.
Those registered include: Syl
via Nicks, Patsy Anne Long,
Herbert Mast an, Nancy Minor,
Jerry Clayton, Martin Hedge
peth, Bill Long, Sherry Ann Cur
lee. Ruth Young, Jeanette Newell,
Norman Bowen, James Woody,
Gill Wagstafif, Syble Henry
Moore, Wharton Winstead, Jr.,
Pat Satterfield, Lee Pass, Jichn
Dewey. Bradsber, David Gaddy,
Joan Marie Brooks, Carl Ray
Gentry, Thomas Owen Pass, Jr.
and Lex Newton, Jr.
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Helena P. T. A. Has
Regular Program
At the February meeting of the
Helena Parent-Teacher associa
tion held last week Misses Lou
Ellen Rogers and Mary Jay Coth
ran presented an enjoyable pro
gram. Also on the program of the
evening was a reading by Miss
Dorothy Ann Cothran and bn ad
dress pertaining to P. T, A.
Founder’s day <by R. C. Garrison.
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Local St;
Victims Os Chain
Robber iesf Sunday
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Following reports Monday
morning of two Additional rob
beries here Sunday night, Chief
of Police S. A. Oliver announced
that he has sent of a
' broken windowpane from the ser
vice station operated by Maxie
Daniel at Dixloiv’Sj Mill, Court
\ street, this city, to Durham for
! examination by file fingerprint
division of the police department
in that c.ty. |
Break-ins at Daniel’s service
station and at Johniß. Wade’s sta
tion, on Lamar strict, apparently,
occurred barfly Mcjjnday morning
and are the sixth and seventh fill
ing station robberies recorded
here within the month, two of
which were' discovered Saturday
morning. Entrance to Daniel’s
place, owned by Robert Dixon,
and to Waders was made by
breaking windows, but apparent
ly nothing was taken except a
few packages .of cigarettes and
some candy. l
Mr. Wade said this . m|oming
that this is the second time his
establishment has been entered,
the first break-in having occur
red last faß. A similar statement
was made by George Walker, of
the Red Lane station, one of the
stations robbed Saturday morn
ing. Victims of the robberies are
inclined to believe that the cur
rent series of thefts is being dan
ducted by one gang or group.
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Be Helena Event
The annual home-earning pro
gram at Helena, scheduled to
have been held at an earlier date
but postponed because of adverse
weather conditions, will be held
at the school Friday evening; be
ginning with basketball games
between teams from Helena and
Fuller Memorial, Durham. Games
will be ©ailed at 7 o’colck.
Prior to the games and until
7:30 o’clock, members of the Wo
man’s Missionary society of An
tioch church will serve an oyster
supper. Chicken salad plates will
also be on the menu. It is the
hope of thlcse in charge of the
program that many friends, pat
rons and former students will at
tend.
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“The friends thou hast and
their adoptions tried, graple them
to thy soul with hctaps of steeL”
—Shakespeare
Slaughter Leaves Today For
Cardinal Training .Quarters
Having spent the past few
months running Person county
rabbits, mauling wood and hunt
ing quail, Enos Slaughter, native
of this county and a star right
fielder for the St. Louis Cardin
als, left today for the Cardinal
camp at St. Petersburg. Fla.,
where he will be until April 4,
when the Cards will invade Cuba
for four days.
Before getting to St. Louis for
the opening of the playing season,
Slaughter and his teammates will
'Stage * series lof exhibition games
.jto various cities. N&r. Slaughter,
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pPPr'Sie felt in better phy
stetel shape (than ever and is
looking forward to a sucu«9|^|
Newly Chosen City Manager Will
Begin Duties Here First Os Weekr
SOMEWHAT BETTER
Miss Mary Joy Wilkerson,
young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Wilkerson, who has been
seriously ill at Community hos
pital for several days, has been
slightly better for the past day
or two.
New Equipment
Purchased For
Allensville School
Purchase of new equipment for
the Allensville school, announced
today by Principal S. B. Satter
white, includes curtains and a
cy):lorama for the auditorium in
the new elementary building,
and about 70 new books for the
high school library. The purchas
es were made by the Allensville
Parent-Teacher association in
cooperation with the Person
icounty board of education, and
the total cost has been estimat
ed at close to S4OO.
The curtains are maroon, with
gold trimmings, attractively de
corated with a large gold “A” at
the top iiHftie center. The cyc
lorama is gray.
The library books, which con
sist of a considerable number of
volumes of fiction and several
"history -and -Kteratnre reference
works. Among the histories are
books about North Carolina by
Connor and Lefler. and a United
States history by Bassett.
Four volumes of Barrie’s dra
mas, six Rinehart novels, and
works by Porter, Sabatini, and
Brcmte are included in the fic
tion. Other volumes purchased
include Jackson’s “Ramona”,
Eggleston’s “Hoosier School Mas
ter”, Rawlings’ “The Yearling”,
and Hardy’s “Return of the Na
tive”.
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DAUGHTER BORN
Mr. and- Mrs. Willie D. Gray,
of Timberlake, announce the
birth of a daughter, Doris Marie,
on Saturday. February 10. Mrs.
Gray, is the former Miss Lurena
Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. m; Allen, of the Moriah com
munity.
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mouths of men.”
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THURSDAY, FEB. 29, 1940
Durham Officers
Nab Clothing And
Shoe Store Thief
Arrest of James Hayes, Negro,
wanted here in connection with
the theft of $375 worth of mer
chandise two or three weeks ago
from Rkxboro Shoe store and the
Emory Foushee clothing com
pany, and since recovered, has
been reported to Chief of Police
S. A. Oliver, of this city, who
said that Hayes was captured
Sunday night in Durham by mem
bers of the police department in
that city.
Chief Oliver, whio commended
the co-operation of Durham offi
cers, said that one more Negro,
George Hedepeth, wanted in con
nection with the thefts, has not
yet been apprehended. In'addi
tion to Hayes, twloi other Negroes,
James Miller and Mack Lyons,
now in Person county jail, will
face trial on the robbery charges
at the April term of Person sup
erior court. All of the men are
said to be Durham residents.
Miller, whjo at the time of his
arrest was shot in the leg by Of
ficer Charlie Wade, is reported to
be making satisfactory recovery.
Miller was fired upon when he
failed to halt.
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RITES HELD FOR
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Bethel Hill Resident Dies
At His Home Following
Heart Attack.
W. Thomas Wilborn, 86, well
known farmer of the Bethel Hill
community, died Wednesday
night at 7:30 o’clock at his resi
dence, following a heart attack.
He had been unwell for about
four weeks.
Final rites were conducted this
afternoon at two o’clock at Beth
el Hill Baptist church by the pas
tor, the Rev. L. F. Funderburke.
Interment took place in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife; five
sons, William, Bernice, George,
Emmett and Claude Wilborn and
four daughters, Mrs. Bettie Bran
don, Mrs. Nannie Shotwell, Mrs.
Hattie Woody and Mrs. Alice
Harris, All of the Bethel Hill
community.
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Bethel Hill P. T. A.
To Meet Monday
A health program presented by
Misses Hutchinson, Boyd, and
Brown, who are staff members
working with Dr. Walter Wilkins
under the state aid and Rockefel
ler foundation schlool health pro
gram for teachers, will be the
feature of the Monday evening
session of the Bethel Hill Parent
Teachers asociatkm, which will
begin at 7:30 o’clock, according
to .annioUnement made today.
, In addition Miss Johnson’s room
will present a play “The Lost
Mothers”. v '
Night” will be obser
ved and all fathers as well as mo
thers are urged to be present.
: ; A. large number of parents at
tended the last meeting which
a'-.tfoiunder’s Day”. At that
time .the «KnmerWtHjnd-up com
naktee Miss'M. Woody
the P-T.JL had
Lpe&ift raniMfe of tfe summer
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PREMIER NEWSPAPER
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES:
NUMBER THIRTY-TWO
Percy Bloxam, Os Raleigh,
Selected By Council As Suc
cessor to James C. Harris.
After coming to this city Moium
day afternoon following his ap
pointment to the position of city
manager of Roxboro by mem
bers of the city council Saturday,
Percy Bloxam, of Raleigh, who
accepted the position Sunday
morning, announced that he
would begin work here on Feb
ruary 28, but in a telegram re
ceived by Maryar S. F. Nicks. Jr.,
yesterday Mr. Bloxam said he
would not be able to take up his
duties here before Monday, March
4th.
Selection of Mr. Bloxam, as
successor to James C. Harris,
former city manager, who left
yesterday to take up his new po
sition as city manager of Hazard,
Ky., was made at a call meeting
of the city icouncil, one of sev
eral recently held by the coun
cil. A number of candidates for
the position were given inter
views and it is understood that
fciur or five were present for the
final interviews Saturday night
Mr. Bloxam, was for seventeen
years city engineer for the city
of Salisbury, has for the past
year or two been general superin
tendent in the State WPA office,
Raleigh, and was before that
time chief engineer, region four,
of the Farm Security administra
tion. He has had wide experience,
in engineering work and is fam
-1 ifiar -with problems connected
with municipal water and sewer
age facilities and with tax col
lection.
During the time he was city en
gineer at Salisbury he also ser
ved as a .consulting engineer for
the city of Spencer and for the
town of Mocksville. He is mar
ried, lias three children, the
youngest of whom, a daughter, is
a student at the University of-
North Carolina. Chapel Hill. Ho
is an active member of the Bap
tist church.
Mayor Nicks, and other mem
bers of the Roxboro city coun
cil, who have had’ several confer
ences relative to the selection a£
a successor to Mr. Harris, have
said that they are pleased that:
Mr. Bloxam has accepted the po
sition. Mr. Bloxam is a register
ed engineer in this state and is
well-known throughout the pied
mont section.
Mr. Bloxam, who is a native of
England was educated at Tem
ple college, University Os Lon
don, where he received a B. S.
degree. He also took post grad
uate work in Germany. Having
worked in South Africa and m
Russia, he came to the United
States of America a number of
years ago. He is and has been,
for years interested in the wtxrkr
of Boy Scouts and is said to have
been one of the first organizers
of Seaseouts in this country. Af
ter the first of next week he and
Mrs. Bloxam, also a native wt
England, will establish residence
here.
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DATE FOR GAME '
Tentative date for the inters
club basketball game between
the Roxboro Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs, subject to approval by both
organizations, has been set for
Thursday, Manch 14, at the Rox
boro high sfchool gymnasium, it
was learned this morning.
AT DUKE HOSPITAL
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W. H. Harris, prominent resi
dent of this city, has haem a pa
tient at Duke hospital, Durham,
for several days. Thar* for a per
iod of observation and treatment,
he is reported to toe meting srelL