t PERSON
SLANTS
By J. S. MERRITT
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Golf Course Again
More and more people in this city are playing golf. The
course sees action every day and on the weekends it is almost
crowded. Many people go out about five in the afternoon and
play seven holes by seven o’clock. Then they come in for a
late supper and they generally bring along a hearty appetite.
Many have been wondering what would be done to the
greens when dry weather strikes. There is no way to water
them and this might present a problem if we do not get en
ough rain. This column does not know what could be done and
so we say let’s wish for plenty of rain.
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Looks Good
Ca-Vel’s remodeled tennis court is about ready and it
looks good. The court has a new fence and a new playing sur
face and is about ready for service.
It’s up to the boys of Ca-Vel now to turn out a few good
tennis players and maybe we could have a tournament.
The Long court in Roxboro has also been reworked and is
now in playing shape
The high school courts are in their same shape which
is not good and yye doubt if these courts see any action this
year.
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New Material Ready
At this time of the year when strong, stern men succumb
to polo shirts and slacks, it is difficult to talk enthusiastical
ly of football. But there are exceptions, and one of them is
among old grads and students of the City College of New
York. Football hopes there are high
That is because students in the new division of Public:
service Training, established a year ago, now are eligible fc I
the varsity.
And among those students, future firemen and police
men of New York, are some fine specimens of young man
hood. Most of them are choice football material, and Coach
Bennie Friendman is mighty happy. So are the coaches of
basketball, baseball, boxing and wrestling.
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How About A Pool
The hot weather of summer time makes us want a swim
ming pool more than, ever and this writer can see no reason
why this city can’t have a good pool.
We honestly have no place to cool off except in a branch
or in the tub and we can’t swim or dive in either place.
A city with a population of 4,601 <soiild make a swim
ming pool pay. Let’s get together and get one by next sum
mer.
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INSURANCE AGENCY
Roxboro, N. CL
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FORMER AMERICAN
LEAGUE PITCHER
GETS INTO TROUBLE
Philadelphia, June 27 Wal
ter Johnson, who was one of base
ball’s greatest control artists, came
to the Republican National Con
vention today and —lost control
of the situation.
Here’s the play-by-play:
The former hurler for the Wash
ington Senators arrived in town
last night and couldn’t locate a
hotel. After an hour’s wandering
he found it.
He headed for Convention Hall
this morning and ran into a traf
fic tie-up. That made him late
for the opening.
At the door he had trouble get
ting in. Finally he made it. Once
inside, he had no trouble in find
ing the speaker’s platform, how
ever.
Ever-modest, the man who has
thrilled thouusands with his pitch
ing, sat quuietly and almost un
noticed in a rear seat.
Finally, during a lull in pro
ceedings, Chairman Joseph Mar
tin called Walter.
Ambles To Rostrum
The big fellow, whose ungainly
stride to any pitching box used to
be the signal for a demonstration,
ambled to the speaker’s rostrum,
His name was announced. Wal
ter blushed and bowed to the ap
plause, which, however, was noth
ing to what he received, say in
the world series against Pitts
burgh.
Walter was armed with a
baseball and a cap—presents for
Chairman Martin.
In presenting them he must
have gotten his signals mixed,
for Walter ended up with the cap
on his head and the ball in Mar
tin’s hand.
But that isn’t all.
Cameras Clicked
While cameras clicked and the
crowd cheered, Martin took a per
fect grip on the ball and gave
Walter a demonstration.
Johnson looked on with marked
attention.
“That the funniest thing I ev
er saw,” said a veteran fan, “Joe
Martin showing the greatest fast
ball pitcher in the history of base
ball how to throw a fast ball.”
The brief ceremonies over, Wal
ter ambled back to his seat.
“Whew”, he sighed, “I’ve been
in front of some big crowds and
in some pretty tough situations,
but this is the worst. How do they
stand it without getting nerv
ous?”
Johnson, a Maryland Republi
can is seeking a seat in Congress.
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LEGAL NOTICE
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having been qualified as the
administratrix of the estate of
T. E. Austin, deceased, this is to
notify all persons indebted to the
estate to present their claims to
the undersigned within twelve
months from the 30th day of June
1940, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. Any
one indebted to the state will
please make immediate payment.
This June 30th, 1940.
Alice A. Austin, Administratrix.
6-30-6 t-s
WANT ADS
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS OF
PERSON COUNTY
I will for the next month con
duct a clinic for the county and
state to vadcinate all dogs. Price
50c. Time: each Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday morning from
9 until 12 o’clock.
DR. O. G. DAVIS
6-20 t-s ts
FOR SALE Bring your jug and
buy your Whitehouse vinegar
from J. G. Pass, back of hospital.
6-30-It
WANTED Cows, calves, eggs,
and fryers.
J. G. Pass
6-30-lt
NICE OFFICE FOR RENT OVER
Peebles Department Store, See
Wilburn, and Satterfield
6-30, 7-7
J?ocaf£.
Star Likes White Leather Gloves
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Helen Jepson, native American star of the Met-
AJ ropolitan Opera, has very definite ideas on the kind of leather gloves
she likes. ■*“White, short, simple and washable” is her idea. That’s why
the short white pigskin gloves she wears in this picture please her so
much. Os course they are washable because the leather was tanned in
America and the gloves made here, too.
PEOPLE
YOU KNOW j
Everything to Build With
WATKINS & BULLOCK
Miss Eleanor Hamlin spent
several days last week in Louis
burg.
Mrs. Roscoe Rose and daugh
ter spent last week here visiting
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Stewart.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Bowen, of
Sanford spent Friday and Satur
day here visiting Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Michie.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Murray
and daughter were wekend guests
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Woods.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Frazier of
Durham spent Thursday here
with Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Thomas,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lee Per
kins and son spent last week here
as guest of Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Satterfield.
Miss Sallie Riggsbee of Durham
spent the past week as guest of
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. deVlaming.
Mrs. Dan Nichols and daughter,
little Miss Betty Dan, of Salis
bury, spent several days here' this
week visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. Clayton.
BE WISE
“Go West Young Man’’
Buy and Build in
SUNSET HILLS
Thos. B. Woody, Agent
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Change To SHELL
STOP AT YOUR SHELL
STATION FOR
< ECONOMICAL SERVICE
Humphries Oil Co
Garrett Stanfield of Greenville,
N. C., spent this week in Roxboro,
Tom Shaw, Jr., is out again af
ter being confined to Community,
hospital for two weeks.
A. L. Carver of Rougemont,
was a Roxboro visitor Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Miriam Cox, of Durham,
spent Wednesday in Roxboro,
Bill Hall, former Roxboro citi
zen, spent a short time in Roxboro
last week.
Connor Merritt, Jr., of Green
ville, spent last week in Roxboro
visiting Mrs. Mamie Merritt.
GOOD FOOD ALWAYS
ROXBORO DINER
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‘The friends thou hast and their
adoptions tried, gapple them to
thy soul with hoops of steel.”
—Shakespeare
Contest Closes
Wednesday July 3rd
" Prizes to be Awarded
at 3 p. m.
Our Comet Airplane Contest Closes Wednesday, July
3rd. Judges’ Decision Will Be Final.
All boys and girls who have built airplanes and wish to enter this contest, bring
plane in at once.
8 Prizes To Be Given
For Best Airplanes
Here Are The Prizes To Be Awarded:
First Prize - $3,95 Comet Gasoline Model.
Second Prize - $1.50 Howard D. G. A.- 9
Third Prize - sl-00 Cloud Hoper.
Fourth Prize - SI.OO Clipper Jr.
Seventh Prize - Curtis Pursuit
All contestants will receive a pair of wings.
Thomas and Oakley
Walgreen Agency Drug Store
Centennial Os
Granville County
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To Be Observed
Many citizens of this county,
some of whom formerly resided
in Granville, are planning to re
turn to Oxford this week for the
mammoth celebration planned in
connection with the Centennial
of the Granville County Court
House. Three full days of enter
tainment have been planned.
Sunday is to be observed as
Home-Coming Day in many chur
ches of Oxford and the county and
at 5:30 Sunday afternoon, Dr.
Kenneth Clark of Duke Univer
sity, will deliver a short talk in
the out-door theatre on the Ox
ford High School grounds. There
after, Mutt Richardson, of Lex
ington, widely known song lead
er, will conduct a community sing.
The Centennial proper begins
on Tuesday, July 2, with Gover
nor’s Day, will continue into Wed
nensday, July 3, with Centennial
Feature Day, and Thursday, the
4th, with Court House Day. Each
evening, a mammoth pageant
spectacle, “Granville County
Through The Years”, with a cast
of 500, will be presented in the
A Message To The
Customers Os
Bill Timberlake
We regret to anounce to our friends and cusutomers the loss
of W. F. (Bill) Timberlake as a member of our sales staff. Tim
who is an officer in the U. S. Naval Reserve, was called back
to active duty June 22nd.
We know that you, too, will miss his cheery greeting, friendly
smile and unfailing service tnat he has striven so hard to
give! As Thomas Jefferson said when he went to France as
U. S. Ambassador following Denjamin Franklin's retirement:
“I succeed him (Franklin), no one couuld replace him”, so
say we in stating that another member of our sales force
will call on you just as regularly as did Bill Timberlake, and
we assure you of the same efficient, regular service as that
which prevailed as long as he was with us.
We sincerely hope that it will not be long until Mr. Timber
lake is back with us in his former capacity.
Big Four Grocery Co.
SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1940
open air theatre.
Governor Hoey is to speak at
the annual Field Day at the To
bacoo Station and in the evening,
at the opening of the pageant,
will crown the Centennial Queen,
whose election is being held this
week.
A colorful parade of float 3
bands and military units is to be
held Wednesday at 11 o’clock. At
1 o’clock, alumni of Horner
School, Judges and Solicitors of
Superior Court who have held
court in Granville and the for
mer Oxford College girls will as
semble at a luncheon. Governor
nominate J. M. Broughton, will
preside and Lt. Governor-nomin
ate R. L. Harris will be special
guest. These men will speak on
the afternon program in front of
the court house at 3 o’clock. A
band concert at 4 o’clock and
water sports at 5 will be followed
in the evening by a square dance
after the pageant.
Another big parade Thursday
morning, an address at 12 o’clock
by Associate Justice William A.
Devin of the North Carolina Sup
meme Court and a program of
frolick and fun at 2:30 o’clock,
during which many prizes will
be awarded, will be followed by
the last showing of the pageant
at 8 o’clock and then the Centen
rial 3all from 10 ’til 2 with the
music of Charlie Wood and His
Orchestra of the University of
North Carolina.