IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XI
R. L. Harris On Program
At Granville Celebration
Broughton Also On Pro
gram; Governor Hoey Was
Tuesday Speaker.
Oxford, July 4 Over-flowing
crowds on Tuesday heard Gov
ernor Clyde R. Hoey and J. B.
Hutson, Assistant Federal AAA
Administrator, warn that farmers
face disaster unless they approve
continuation of tobaco control,
and witnessed the first presenta
tion of “Granville County Through
The Years,” historic pageant trac
ing the growth of this common
wealth.
The speaking and drama were
highlights of -the second day’s pro
gram of the week-long Granville
Court House Centennial Celebra
tion, which also included the
crowning by the governor of Miss
Caroline Hight, Queen of the Cen
tennial, and Miss Virginia Harris,
“Miss Columbia” of the festival.
J. M. Broughton, North Caro
lina’s governor-nominee, and R.
L. Harris, lieutenant governor
nominee, appeared on Wednes
day’s program at 10 o’clock with
band music and an address of
welcome by Mayor B. S. Royster.
The pageant was enacted again
last night and will be presented
tonight.
Approximately 3,000 persons
the largest crowd in years—at
tended the 18th annual field day
at the Oxford Tobacco Experi
ment station Tuesday and heard
Governor Hoey and Hutson in.
the roles of principal speakers.
Other notables, both state and
national, also were on the pro
gram.
The field day, annually an out
standing event in Granville, was
staged this year in connection with
the celebration centering around
the 100th birthday of Granville
County’s famed court house.
Hutson declared that last year’s
crop of tobacco exceeded the
world’s consumption by nearly
400 million .pounds and that
stocks of flue-cured tobacco in
the United States are now 500
million pounds larger than a
year ago, an increase of more than
50 percent. About 740,000 acres
of flue-cured tobacco now grow
ing will yield approximately 650
million pounds, Hutson said,
“which according to our estimate
will be 100 to 150 million pounds
of flue-cured tobacco more than
the tobacco companies will want
to buy.”
Hutson said also that if the
farmers voted July 20 in favor of
a three-year control program hej
predicted prices this Fall would
be protected at or slightly above
last year’s levels. If the three-year
control program should be ap
proved the quota for- the 1941 crop
would be the same as this year,
he forecast, and if the quotas
would be reduced 10 per cent and
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Several Additions
To Relief Funds
Made This Week
Chairman S. F. Nicks, Jr., of
the Red Cross War Relief Fund
today announced additional con
tributions totaling $26.50. The to
tal amount received to date is
$877.94.
Names and amounts contributed
are:
Mrs. R. B. Holeman sl, Miss
Marjorie Grifin sl, Lamar St.
Bridge Club SB, Thomas J. Shaw,
Jr. sl, Mrs. J. D. Morris $2, Mar
shall Frederick 50c, Thad K. Jon
es sl, Carl Winstead’s store $5,
C. T. Hall $5, Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff
sl, Mrs, Glenn Brandon sl.
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PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
“Crass Will Grow”
Chief of Police S. A. Oliver,
of this city, had a favorite ev
ening seat—three cannon balls
piled at the corner of the
court house lawn. He will en
joy it no more, for yesterday
workmen intent upon refur
bishing the decorative scheme
of the lawn, took up the three
iron balls and three others at
the opposite comer, near the
Satterfield Confederate monu
ment and placed them in order
ly rows, three by three, on
each side of the front walk
leading ,to the main entrance
of Person’s temple of justice.
Also included in the renovat
ions was the flagpole, with a
new coat of silver paint.
Grass will grow where Chief
Oliver once meditated, but he
still thinks his Fourth of July
has been ruined.
Firemen Express
Pleasure At Success
Os Booster Tank
Members of the Roxboro Fire
department, including Chief Hen
ry O’Briant, this week expressed
pleasure at the success of the op
eration of the new booster tank,
given a complete working test in
a small fire which occurred Sat
urday morning about noon at the
Lamar street residence of R. A.
Bullock.
It was pointed out by Chief
Henry O.Briant that damage by
the blaze was less than SSO and
that furnishings in the home were
not damaged and that complete
order was restored in a short
time. The amount of water used
was small. The booster tank was
purchased a few months ago at
the suggestion of City Manager
Percy Bloxam and Chief Henry
O’Briant.
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Hobbs To Speak
At Conference
Speaker at the Third Quarterly
conference of the Person Circuit
next Saturday will be District
Superintendent, Rev. A. J. Hobbs,
according to announcement from
Rev. E. G. Overton, of the Per
son Circuit, who has said that the
session will begin at 11 o’clock in
the morning at Warren’s Grove
Methodist church.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds. The public is invited to
attend the services and many per
sons will remain for the dinner.
C. M. T. C. VISITOR
Mrs. E. G. Long has returned
from Fayetteville, where she
spent the weekend with her cou
sin, Mrs. Edgar Mott, and visited
her son, Bill Hardy Long, who is
spending the month at Fort Bragg,
where he is a member of the C.
M. T. C. He has received a num
ber of hopors Since entering the
camp.
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MEETING POSTPONED
Roxboro Rotary club, schedul
ed to meet Thursday night, be
cause of the national holiday will
not meet until Thursday of next,
week, on the date, July 11, at
which time Roxboro Kiwanis
club will join with the Rotarians
at a meeting to be held at Bushy
Fork Community house, according
to R. B. Griffin, president of the
Rotary club.
War Planes Stalled by French Peace
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These former C. S. army Northrup A-17-A fighting planes, destined for Canada, to be shipped to Europe,
are shown at Mitchell field, L. 1., where they are held pending word from the British government. The planes
were for France, but the British may take them over.
SCHOOL BUDGET
CONSIDERED AT
BOARD SESSION
Must Be Approved By
County Board Os Commis
sioners Before It Can Be
Adopted.
Subject to approval of members
of the Person County Board of
commissioners, the Person County
Board of education on Monday
drew up its 1940-41 budget for
current expenses, capital outlay
and debt service totaling $56,075.
It is understood that the appro
ximate amount will be the same
as was required for the past year.
Not included in the budget was
a sum for repairs to Bethel Hill
high school, recently found to be
seriously in need of renovation,
but it is said this will be taken
care of later by a special bond is
sue. County commissioners also
met Monday in a session lasting
through the morning and into
the afternoon. Principal business
was consideration of the fin
ancial set-up for the coming year
although announcement of deli
berations was withheld following
decision that another session of
the commissioners will be held
during this week or next before
final approval of budgetary plans
can be made.
School board members present
for the session included the ex
officio member, Supt. of Schools,
R. B. Griffin, who acted as sec
retary, and Chairman W. R. Wil
kerson, E. E. Bradsher, N. H.
Montgomery, George Walker, Sr.,
and R. G. Cole.
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PERSON NATIVE
DIES AT DURHAM
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Mrs. Virginia M. Sneed
Passes As Result Os Heart
Attack Monday.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Virginia
M. Speed, well known Person
county native and resident of
1002 Lamond Avenue, Durham,
were held Tuesday afternoon at
4 o’clock alt her home. Rev. Geor
ge W. Perry, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, conducted the
services. Interment followed in
Maplewood cemetery.
Mrs. Speed died at her home
Monday morning at 3:55 o’clock
of a heart attack following declin
ing health for the past six weeks.
She was bom and reared in the
Mount Tirzah community in Per
son counity, the daughter of Wil.
liam T. Noell and Arabella Moore
Noell. Since girlhood she had
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WITH PERSON MOTORS
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Frank Willson, of this city, is
new connected with Person Mot
ors, Inc., and will be in charge of
the office and credit department.
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Local Scouts To
Go To Cherokee
For A Week’s Camp
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Person and Roxboro Boy Scouts
of troops 4, 24, 32 and 49 will
on Sunday begin a week of camp
ing at Camp Cherokee, according
to announcement made today by
Cherokee Council executive, A.
P. Patterson, of Reidsville, who
said that reservations for thej
camp near that city are virtually
filled.
Troop 52, Roxboro, will be at
the camp during the week of
July 14, Mr. Patterson said. Re
servations for the week of the'
14 are filled; according -to Mr.
Patterson, and only a few open
ing are availbale for other weeks
in the month. All local scouts who
have not yet made plans to at
tend one of the weekly camp ses
sions are urged to make resera
tions at once.
As a preliminary to the begin
ning of the camping season a.
council-wide camporee is being
planned for Friday and Saturday
of this week and it is expected
that attendance may reach the
number of 250. Mr. Patterson and
other camp leaders, including
many younger assistants, aro
making plans for the complete
camping season and it is expected
that it will be a profitable and
pleasant one. Emphasis this year
will be placed on camping in
comfort with a minimum of e
quipment. Particular attention
will also be placed on sports ev
ents and nature study.
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Dim your lights and you might
saye yours and someone else’s
life.
BISHOP PENICK
WILL CELEBRATE
HOLY COMMUNION
New Deacon In Charge,
Rufus J. Womble, Will Con
duct Morning Service At
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Sunday.
With the Right Reverend Ed
win A. Penick, bishop of the Dio
cese of Nortlh CaroTlriaT'aS'" ”?dR'
brant of Holy Communion, Rev.
Rufus J. Womble, recently ap
pointed as Deacon in charge of
St. Mark’s Episcopal church, this
city, will on Sunday, July 7, be
gin his regular duties at the 11
o’clock morning service.
Announcement that Mr. Wom
ble, formerly of Raleigh, who has
recently completed his theologi
cal training at Virginia Theologi
cal seminary, Alexandria, would
move to Roxboro and have char
ge of the work in St. Mark’s par
ish was made last month, follow
ing his ordination services held at
the Church of the Good Shep
herd, Raleigh.
During previous seasons, while
a student at the seminary, the
young Deacon acted as director
of religion and athletics at East
ern Carolina Training school,
Rocky Mount, and as layman in
charge of the Church of the Ad
vent and /two missions, Spartan
burg, S. C. His first visit to the
Roxboro church was made two
Sunday’s ago.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the services at the
church which will be in charge
of Mr. Womble on each Sunday
morning. He will be the first re
sident minister in charge of the
local church, although services
have been held there previously
by visiting clergymen and by lay
men.
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Sam Umstead Gets
Fracture In Fall
Sam Umstead, son of the L. H.
Umstead’s, North Main street, re
ceived a fractured wrist Monday
morning about 10 o’clock when
he fell from the second floor of
the Kirby-Ledbetter building, now
in process of renovation, where
he was working with the con
struction crew.
Mr. Umstead was taken at once
to a doctor’s office, where he re
ceived treatment. It is reported
that he fell down what had been
an elevator hole in the garage
part of the building formerly oc
citpied by a local motor com
pany.
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1940
Person Residents To Vote
Again on Legalized Whisky
Griffin Announces j
| Other Changes For
School System
Additional changes in the teach
ing staff of the Person County
public schools system, as announ
ced by Person’s county superin
tendent of schools, R. B. Griffin,
include the resignation of Miss
Lucille Clark, of the Roxboro
high school faculty, Who will next
year teach in Goldsboro, and of
Miss Kate Johnson, of Eethel
Hill, who has accepted a position
as teacher at the State Orthopedic
hospital, Gastonia.
Selections to fill several ex
isting vacancies include, Miss
Rachel Bright, graduate of the
Woman’s college, University of
North Carolina, Greensboro, who
is a resident of Apex and who
will replace Miss Helen Melton,
as teacher of English at Hurdle
Mills; also coming to the county
system will be Miss Sara Britt,
of Wendell, who will teach the
first and second grade sections at
Allensville, formerly taught by
Miss Annie Long Bradsher. Also
at Allensville will be Miss Lil
lian Johnson, of Holly Springs,
who will teach the third grade
division. Miss Johnson succeeds
Miss Mildred Chandler, of South
Boston, who has accepted a simi
lar position in that city.
Also new to the local school
~systerrr will be Miss McConnell,
of Tazewell, Va., who will be at
Hurdle Mills school. As previous
ly announced Miss Helen Melton
will this year be at Roxboro High
school, and Miss Annie Long
Bradsher will be connected with
Ca-Vel school.
Clvde Attwater
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New Fire Truck
Driver, Mechanic
Clyde Attwater, formerly con
nected with a local garage, on
Monday entered upon his duties
with the Roxboro Fire depart
ment as driver of the fire truck
Mr. Attwater, who returned to
Roxboro for residence from Chap
el Hill several months ago, will
also serve as repairman and fire
station attendant. He has taken
the position formerly held by L.
K. Walker, connected with the
department for a number of
years. Mr. Walker resigned sev
eral months ago, but did not lea
ve his position until the middle
of June, it being stipulated that
he should continue his work until
July 1, with time out for vacation.
In announcing the appointment)
of Mr. Attwater, City Manager
Percy Bloxam said that he and
other city officials were pleased
that Mr. Attwater has accepted
the position.
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KIWANIANS MEET
AT ANTIOCH CHURCH
Regular meeting of the Rox
boro Kiwanis club was held on
Monday evening at Antioch
church. No formal program was
presented by the club president,
F. O. Carver, Jr., made a brief
talk and two new members, A.
C. Fair and Rev. T. M. Vick were
welcomed to the club.
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DINNER HOST
Host at a dinner session of the
local voiture of the Forty and
Eight last night was Lester
Blackwell Post Commander R. H.
Shelton, at the American Legion
hut, Chub Lake street. Culinary
arrangements were in charge of
Lawrence Hall, of the Roxboro
Diner.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER,
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER THIRTY-NINE
I Voting Date Set For August
24 By Elections Board Fol
, lowing Examination Os Pe
tition Yesterday.
After having defeated ad
vocates of the legalized sale of
whiskey three years ago by less
than thirty votes, Person
county voters will on Saturday,
August 24, again have an oppor
tunity to decide whether or not
A. B. C. stores shall be permitted
to operate in the county.
Announcement of the designat
ed date for the special election
to determine the wet and dry is
sue in Person county was made at
noon Wednesday by S. F. Nicks,
Jr., mayor of the city’of Roxboro
and chairman of the Person Coun
ty Board of Elections, following
a meeting of members of the
board of elections, who assembled
yesterday morning at 10 o’clock
-:u the county court house to con
sider a petition calling for a new
vote on the legalized sale of in
toxicants in Person.
In a signed statement, attested
by R. D. Bumpass, secretary of
the board. Chairman Nicks said
yesterday that members of the
board, “having carefully examin
ed. the petition, found as a fact:
that the signers thereof were and
are duly qualified electors of Per
son county; that the aggregate
number of signers (601) exceed
ed fifteen percent of the number
of votes cast in the last gener
al election for Governor, and that
more than three years have elap
sed since the last such election
was held.”
Votes in the 1936 gubernat
orial election in Person totaled
3,053, Mr. Nicks reported, adding
that fifteen percent of said vote
totals 458, against the 601 duly
qualified voters who signed tbe
petition for a second vote on the
sale of whiskey.
Registration books for this
special voting on operation of A.
B. C. stores in Person will be
opened on Saturday, July 27, and
will remain open through Satur
day, August 10. No new registra
tion will be required. Saturday,
August 17, wil be designated as
challenge day. All duly qualified
voters will be eligible to cast
their ballots and the election will
be held under the same rules and
regulations pertaining to the gen
eral election for members to the
general assembly.
Because of the closeness of the
voting three years ago, shortly
after local option was permissible,
it is expected that the contest will
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Fourth To Be
Quietly Observed
By Local People
Roxboro and Person people are
expecting to observe the 4th. of
July quietly. No local patriotic
program has been planned but
practically all business houses and
offices, - including banks and Post
Offices, will be closed.
The city hall and various agen
cies of county government will
close for the day, with exceptions
of the fire department, the police
department and sheriff’s office.
Many residents of the city arid
county will be away,some few
extending the holiday into the!
weekend. Others will stay at
home while a number are plan
ning family gatherings, picnics or
fishing expeditions.
At Roxboro Country club, at
Chub Lake, a blind bogey golf
tournament will be held and it
is expected that other local a_
musemnt centers will also attract
crowds.