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VOLUME XI
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WAR SUMMARY
London British air and sea
defenders smash at Nazi sea wea
pons. British torpedo boat disper
ses six German torpedo boats in
channel. British pianos loose aer
ial torpedoes on German naval
concentration, hitting one .ship;
Germans flee after massed air
battle over Thames Estuary; Lord
Beaverbrook, minister for air
craft production, says enormous
airplane help coming from Unit
ed States.
Berlin Nazi air force reports
31,000 tons of British commercial
shipping destroyed in 48 hours,
British submarine, mine sweep
> er and two patrol boats sunk;
Nazi propaganda rises higher in
preparation for total ouslaught on
Britain.
Havana American foreign
ministers urge firm measures to
stamp out “fifth column” actvi
ties. 4
Bucharest Rumania’s pro-
Nazi government takes over na-
largest oil company, Brit
ish owned. /
Vichy i— Authoritarian regime
of conquered France pledges pun
ishment for "men who “plunged
our country into war.”
Jerusalem Forty-six civilians
killed,' and 88 Wounded in raid on
' Haifa In-Ifrißsh^mairaiiffr^-
vss&’
DOESN’T APPLY
‘ New York What Germany’s
minister of economics told of the
“uselessness” of gold in the Unit
ed States does not apply inside
.Germany.
Fines, imprisonment and even
: the death penalty await the Reich
| citizen who disregards the high
h valuation his government sets on
the yellow metal,
fe Among the earliest decrees of
| the Nazi government were drastic
[ measures designed to bring gold
’£ into the government’s coffers and
? to prevent anyone from smug-
V ghng it out of the country.
For • while the citizen
if he turned into the Reichsbank
F any sizeable amount of gold in
P possession. He could beep a
| few old coins if their aggregate
, did not exceed 20 marks *|80).
| In 1936, however, anew decree
| iet the limit at only 3 marks (80
| cents).
' Later decrees clamped down on
i the «oM by Jeweler* den
tists and fountain-pen manutsc
j£iu*ers^
anti-twrd -term
■Kahsita City— James A. Reed,
[democratic Senator from
MiMijpfc'fhln week psotponed a
meeting he had called for Thurs
day at Of anti-Third-
Termers. The seventy-eight-year-
SMdjNww’lMsd aponent said a date
£ for the meeting would be set lat
|/«r. He gave no explanation for
HKfegr-^- i a^Bfc4. , V'Tsl9-
[JQEW POSITION
I Jane Umstead, daughter
fed*, and Mr*; L. H. Umstead,
city, who Jtas held a position
jpfcrtfc Wilkesboro, after next
ere she will be nutritionist and
If&Nn* economics director for the
I eensboro and High Point di-
Jzfcms of the National Dairy
I Cmm.il VlitM ITmatead arrived
week to »end her va
parents, ,
Iftsnn|g|(!inies
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Bahamas to Be New Home for Windsor and 4^ally’
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In Nassau, capital of the Bahama Islands, is shown the government house where the duke and duchess oi
Win.isor will take up residence when the former Edward VIII of England assumes his duties as governor and
commander-in-chief. The appointment of Windsor to this post was one of the most sensational moves is
recent diplomatic history. The duke and “Wally” are shown above. They will arrive in the Bahamas foi
their new duties some time next month.
Impressions Os Camp Life
At Clement Baptist Church
By MRS. R. L. WILBURN
Rev. and Mrs. L. V. Coggins
have a “Miniature Ridgecrest As
sembly” for their three churches,
Clement, Lea Bethel and Semora,
in the beautiful grove that sur
rounds Clement church.
It , i good fort£in,e tp bp
a visitor in this camp for a day or
two and never have we been more
impressed with a plan and pro
gram carried out so competently
by all concerned.
Inspirational informal talks by
Dr. Briggs of Washington, Rev.
W. F. West of Roxboro, Mission
and Bible Study classes taught by
Misses Helen Graves and Ella
Thompson, of Leasburg, besides
numerous other speakers were
features.
Talent hour is most enjoyable
when the young people entertain
with original stunts, plays, piano
and vocal selections, reading,
pantomine, sketches , etc. No tal
ent here is allowed to be buried.
The baby contest was a “howl
ing” success on this hot after
noon. Photographs of the old folks
when they were babies elicited
hearty laughs. Outdoor contests,
games and feats of skill were
much enjoyed.
But let us not forget the de
licious aroma that issued from
Miss Addie Hester’s “cook-shed”
from hot big outdoor ovens, nor
Schools May
Open One
Week Later
Definate announcement as to
the opening of Person county
schools for the year 1940-41 has
not yet been made, but is is pro
bable that the opening will be
delayed until the second week in
September. This delay is due to
the fact that the tobacco crop is
later than usual and children will
have to stay at home until a fair
portion of the crop is in.
In the meantime many school
bindings are being put in shape.
Painting has been completed in
»,.r.y and other improvements
have been made.
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GUERNSEY SOLD
Rougemont, July 27 The A
mertean Guernsey Cattle club,
Peterborough, N. H. reports the
of a registered Guernsey bull
by George Watte Hill to Fulton
County of Atlanta, Ga. This ani
yyi is Quail Roost May Prince
ton 287944.
a beautiful table spread with
fried chicken, country ham, ve
getables, pickles, pies, cakes with
lemonade and iced tea to wash it
down.
The spacious basement Sunday
School rooms were turned into a
dormitory and here we found Miss j
Bessie Hester helping the girls
with their hair and dresses, aj
soothing word here and there, 1
drilling a Bible class, telling the I
preacher’s daughter, Frances MaeJ
Coggins, why she should know,
something about the old prophet,
Nahum, for the good of her soul.
These two splendid women are
indeed moving spirits in Clement
church.
Verily, Mr. and Mrs. Coggins
are doing a wonderful work with
the people of their churches, es
pecially the young folks, our hope
for the future. The results of their
splendid efforts, only time and
eternity will show.
The thought came while enjoy
ing all this, “Why not an assem
bly ground for our whole Beulah
association?” Let us think serious
ly about this. It would not cost so
much done in a rustic way. Then
all we old folks would have fine
place to go every summer and be
refreshed in the Lord and each
other. Let us all pray over this
and then act.
Mrs. Maynard
Dies At Residence
Os G. R. Maynard
Chapel Hill, July 27.—Mrs.
Elizabeth Steele Maynard, 96.
died at the home of her son,
George L. Maynard, in the Clover
Garden section of Orange County
at 8:45 o’clock last night. Com
plication of diseases was given as
the cause of death.
The deceased was the wife of
the late James Maynard and the
daughter of the late Alexander
Steele and the late Mary Brad
sher Steele of Alamance County.
Mrs. Maynard was the mother
in law of Mrs. J. R. Maynard of
Salisbury who formerly lived in
Roxboro.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. J. D. Williams of High
Point and Mrs. F. F. Strowd of
Chapel Hill, Route 1; three sons,
George L. Maynard of Chapel
Hill, Route 1, W. I. Maynard of
Greensboro and J. R. Maynard of
Salisbury; 21 grand-children
and 25 great-grandchildren.
WEED CROP IN
PERSON COUNTY
NOW NEEDS RAIN
Crop Has Looked Excellent,
But Some Leaves Are Burn
ing Now, Farmers Are Cur
ing.
Saturday, A. M. Although the
tobacco crop in this county has
been looking very good it is now
suffering from lack of rain. With
the exception of a hard shower one
day this week there has been very
little rain recently and tobacco is
burining.
Farmers are busy curing and in
a short time the crop will be har
vested once more. Practically all
growers are priming and this will
prevent a large amount of tobacco
from burning.
The market in Roxboro will
open September 24 and as far as
can be learned all four houses
( will be operated. The buyers are
expected to be practically the
same as lest year with the excep
-1 tion of E. V. Boatwright.
One guess as to price is about as
good as another. No one knows
wihat the weed will bring, but
many think the price will be fair.
MRS. BEAM ILL
Mrs. J. A. Beam, mother of Dr.
H. M. Beam, and a prominent re
sident of this city, is ill at John
son-Willis hospital, Richmond, Va.
according to information receiv
ed here yesterday. It is under-!
stood that Mrs. Beam became ill
while on a vacation trip. Dr. Beam
left Saturday morning to be with
his mother.
Along The Way
With the Editor
o—o— o o
Harvey Clayton, tobacco magnate of Greenville, former
ly of Roxboro, has been spending several days here. He has
challenged everyone to a golf game and refused to play each
time just when the boys got ready. Later it was discovered that
he did not even have his clubs in Roxboro.
We just received a copy of John Sikes’ paper, The Novth
wqptem Press. John as you know is the son of Rev. T. A. Sikes
who was once pastor of a local church. John is printing a pa
per at North Wilkesboro, the new home of J. B. Snipes. We
recently wrote to John and told him that Snipes was headed
that way. A sort of warning if you want to call it that. New
John can eat a meal with ‘J. B.’ and ‘J. B.’ can eat a meal with
John. They can also borrow money from each other if either
one has any money. Our experience is that newspeople never
do, maybe John is an exception.
Our old friend Victor Winstead was in town last week. He
decided to subscribe to the Times while here, but couldn’t find
a dollar and a half. However, we are going to send him the
paper and he is going to mail us a check. That’s the way with
"big money” men. They always pay their bills by check.
Recent reports from Coleman King who is recovering
from a slight illness at Sanatorium, N. C. is that he is engaged
to six different girls. That boy is doing o. k.
Person People
Swelter In
Hottest Weather
Those people who wanted warm j
weather last winter do not have
the same complaint at this time.
It has been hot in Roxboro for
several days. Just how hot it has
'been is not exactly known as
there is no official recording of
heat here.
People have complained that
it was too hot to work during
the day and too hot to sleep at
night. In other words it has been
hot all the time.
Ice cream and cold watermel
ons have been the favorite foods.
Soda fountains have been doing
a rushing business and electric
refrigerators have been running
wide open in an effort to keep
plenty of ice on hand.
Old fashioned hand fans have
been about as popular as any
thing during the heat wave. Peo
ple have even been using them
out-of-doors as well as inside.
As a matter of fact anything
and everything has been done to
keep comfortable.
Tobacco Curers
Must Take Birth
Records Along
Tobacco curers and tourists en
tering Canada this summer are
advised by the Canadian Travel
Bureau to bring with them their
certificates of birth or other iden
tifying documents.
J. K. Perrett of Simeoe, Ont.,
Canada, secretary of the Ontario
Flue-Cured Marketing association
has requested Canadian growers
to advise southern curers to bring
documentary evidence of the
place of their birth in order that
there will be no delay in return
ing to the United States at the
close of their stay in Canada.
Regulations of the Dominion
Department of Immigration also
provide that curers will not be
permitted to bring their wives,
children or any relatives with
them during their period of tem
porary employment in Canada.
The Canadian crop is reported
two or three weeks behind nor
mal growth of other years, due to
much cool, wet weather which
prevailed after the plants were
set out in the fields.
Such papers as an old passport,
birth or baptismal certificate, tax
receipt, club membership cards,
proof of ownership of car, letter
from bank manager or respon
sible municipal officials are ac
ceptable documentary evidence
for returning to the United States,
Canadian officials report.
Annually, a number of Person
county tobacco experts go to Can
ada to assist in curing the tobacco
crop.
SUNDAY, JULY 28, 1948
Member County School
Faculty Resigns Position
ROTARY MEETING
COMES TOCLOSE
W. W. Woods Had Charge
Os Singing; Meeting Will Be
In Greensboro Next Year.
Atlantic Beach, July 26 —Al-J
though emphasizing that their |
organization is not a political or j
legislative body, Rotarians here
today at the closing session of the
annual two-day assembly of the
189th District went on record as
recommending that the district j
clubs and members study demo
cratic principles and encourage
rededication of their community ■
citizenship to demoratic forms of
' government.
1 This action followed an add
! dress on international service by
Dr. C. C. Crittenden of Raleigh, j
secretary of the North Carolina |
Historical Commission, and an:
enthusiastic roundtable discussion,
as presented by a special com
mittee and adopted by the as
sembly. The resolution follows: j
. 1
"Recognizing the seriousness of;
the present world situation, pres
enting as it does a conflict bet
ween systems of thought and
standards of ethical conduct in!
private and public life, the Rol.n-j
rians in attendance at the district ;
assembly recommend that the
clubs of this district adopt as a
point of major emphasis in their
programs for this year a thought
ful study of the principles of the
democratic form of government
and the adoption of such means
as may be found advisable to en
courage a rededication by the citi
zenship of their communities
to such a form of government
and to secure increased loyalties
to the same.”
Other speakers today and t.heir
subjects were Luther H. Hodges
of Spray. Vocational Service;
Charles W. Phillips of Greens
boro, Community Service, and
William B. Kiker of Reidsville,
Rotary International. All are past
district governors. Another past
district governor, T. S. Johnson
of Raleigh, addressed a separate
gathering of Rotary Anns.
Greensboro was chosen for the
next annual district conference,
to be held next April or May. The
invitation was presented last
Spring, but action was deferred
until today, when Dr. W. C. Jack
son, president of the Greensboro
club, repeated the invitation.
Chase Idol of High Point, who has
served for some years as district
treasurer, was reappointed for an
other year by District Governor
Carter Darrow, who presided over
the sessions.
In his closing remarks, Gover
nor Darrow expressed keen grati
fication at the success of the as
sembly. The largest attendance
in years was reported. There were
178 delegates registered, and 198
attended last night’s banquet. All
but five clubs in the district were
represented. Edmund H. Harding,
Washington, past district gover
nor, and Wallace Wood of Rox
boro had charge of musical fea
tures. Also present were the local
club president, Gordon G. Hunter
and Glenn Titus.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Fitzgerald [
were in Southmont, Davidson
county, Saturday afternoon to at
tend funeral services of Dr. Fitz
gerald’s grandfather, J. A. Hed-i
rick. Mr. Hedrick, who was 87, |
died, Thursday night at his home;
there. He had been in ill health
for several weeks and death was
not unexpected.
Funeral services were held at
three o’clock yesterday afternoon.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER,
A LEADER AT ALL TIME?.
NUMBER FORTY-ONE
Two Teachers Accept Posi
tions At Helena. Mr. Willis
Comes From Hickory, Miss
Cole From Canton.
Resignation of Mrs. Brooks Car
ver, member of the Bethel Hill
school faculty for a number of
years, and the selection of two
new teachers at Helena constitute
latest changes in the Person
County public school staff, accord
ing to announcement made yes
terday by Person Superintendent
R. B. Griffin.
Coming to Helena will be Cecil
Willis, of Hickory, athletic coach
and science instructor, who will
replace Francis Ferebee, resigned.
Also at Helena will be Miss Sara
Cole, of Canton, as successor to
Mrs. R. L. Harris, Jr., the for
mer Miss Mary Elizabeth San
ders, now of New York City.
Mr. Willis is a graduate of
Eastern Carolina Teachers’ col
lege, Greenville, while Miss Cole,
who will teach public school mu
| sic, is a graduate of Meredith col
j lege, Raleigh.
! Mr. Griffin said Saturday morn
ing that no successor to Mrs. Car
, ver has been chosen.
■
R. L. HARRIS AND
iW.READE JONES
SPEAK ATCLUB
The Former Gives Impress
sion Os Chicago Convention;
Chib Votes Contri button To
Hospital Fund.
Speaking at the Thursday din
ner session of the Roxboro Rotary
club, of which he is a member,
R. L. Harris, Democratic nominee
as lieutenant governor of North
Carolina, described his impres
sions of the recent Democratic
National convention, at Chicago,
from which he returned last week.
According to Mr. Harris consider
able strategy was used on the
, opening night to prevent prema
; ture mention of President Frank
; lin D. Roosevelt’s name,
i He also reported that the North
; Carolina delegation was not at
first a supporter of the vice pre
i sidential nominee, Secretary of
, Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, al
■ though the nomination was later
t won by unanimous vote and son
l timents of the Tar Heel group
■ have since changed to the degree
> that both Roosevelt and Wallace
. will receive cordial support.
s Also speaking on the program
t of the club was W. Reade Jones,
i former club secretary, who gave
r an account of his trip to Havana,
r where he was representative of
the local club at the annual Ro
tary international convention.
. Program chairman, J. S. Walker,
. introduced both speakers. Pre
► siding was vice president Glenn
■ Stovall.
I On the motion of J. W. Noell
. members of the club voted in fa
: vor of making a conditional con
, tribution of SIOO to the Commu
. nity hospital debt fund, the speci
fied contribution to come from
the club treasury.
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Good Record
Made By
Quail Roost
i
j According to A. C. Fair, mana
ger of Roxboro Dairy Products
i Co., local distributor of Quail
■ Roost Dairy products, the Quail
j Roost Farm was graded on July
'l 22 by J. J. James, a state board of
II health inspector, and given a
11 grade of “A”. The inspection re
| port was marked with “O. K.”
t which means a perfect .record,
. stated Mr. Fair.