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UpT IS NEWS ABOUT I PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL j FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME XI H' >2. ' • Opening Mass Meeting Will Be Staged At Court House Control Issue Will Be Dis -1 cussed Saturday Afternoon By Out of Town Speakers. Frederick H. Brooks and A. f 'M. Noble, two Johnston county f; attorneys, who have consented to aid the Person unit of the United Dry Forces of North Carolina by speaking against the adoption of the ABC system in Person coun . ty, will appear at the Person county court house on Saturday, August 19, at three o’clock in the afternoon, at the first of a ser ies of mass meetings to be held prior to the special control issue election of August 24, according to announcement made today by the Rev. W. F. West, chairman of ( the executive committee sponsor- j ing their appearance. Messers. Brooks and Noble will speak in this city exactly two weeks before the balloting is held. An additional mass meeting under the auspices of Mr. West’s committee is scheduled for Sun day afternoon, August 18, with I. C. Greer, superintendent of Mills Home orphanage, Thomasville, as speaker. Mr. Greer’s address will be delivered at three o’clock that afternoon at Roxboro high • ; school auditorium. i Advocates of the adoption of the ABC control plan have also said t that they will have a public meet ly' ing prior to the election and that 1 they are planning to have a well known speaker from another county. . In making announcement of the 18 meeting for August 10, the Rev. jpjir. West said this morning that PfcMft people interested in the ques i tion to be discussed are urged to fi attend. ; Although no registration of vot | ers will be required for the elec | tion, books will remain open through Saturday, August 10. for purposes of adding names of those voters who are not registered or have occasion to re-register be cause of change of residence. Four Robberies I. Reported During I Past Week-end ■ - Iff, Person County Sheriff M. T. W Clayton reported Tuesday morn- P* ing that he and his deputies were (S still engaged in investigations of H a series of filling station robberies 1® which began here during the s week-end. Latest victims were Peed’s service station and gener | al store and George Oakley’s ser | Vice station, broken into Sunday | night. Other robberies occurred f at the county home on Saturday i £ night and at Knoll Inn service! I station and restaurant early Fri p day morning. p Loses at Peed’s, on the Durham 0; highway near the city limits, It > were an undetermined amount of cash taken from a pintable, and i several shirts and overalls, while I Oakley’s place, a little further down the same highway, report ed loss of money from a piccolo. Entrance to Peed’s was made by breaking open the front door, which was all but completely wrecked, and at Oakley’s, through a window. At Knoll Inn entrance was ef fected through a window and cash was taken from pin-tables and a piccolo, and at the county home four hams were taken from toe smoke house. Authorities said all the robberies may be the work f '\ of toe same person or persons. •■■■o DAUGHTER BORN Sgv ;. —— j . Mr. and Mrs. Bill Walker, of this city, announce the birth of a Tuesday, August 8, at * Bfailimiiil hospital, Danville, Va. lerson|Minirs PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY RITES HELD FOR MRS. ANNIE COLE Mother of Mrs. W. D. Mer ritt and Mrs. B. E. Love Passes Sunday Afternoon. Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Giles Cole, 95, prominent Roxboro resident and wife of the late John W. Cole of Danville, Va., whose death occurred Sunday as • temoon at three o’clock at the the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Merritt after an illness of two weeks, were conducted at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Merritt residence, Oak street, this city, by the Rev. W. C. Martin, pastor of Edgar Long Memorial Methodist church. Interment took place in Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Va. Mrs. Cole, who was a native of Danville, Va., but moved to Rox boro in 1914, following the death of her husband, made her home with her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Merritt. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Merritt and Mrs. B. E. Love, and four grandchildren, also of this city. Pallbearers included R. L. Har ris, F. L. Masten, A. W. Clayton, J. S. Merritt, L. C. Bradsher, Guthrie Bradsher and W. T. Kir by. o School Bonds To Be Issued For Building Repairs Meeting in regular monthly session the Person County Board of commissioners on Monday un animously approved the issuance of $28,000.00 of school bonds for repairs and alterations to Bethel Hill high school building and for installation of improved sanitary facilities at that school, at Mt. Tirzah and at Hurdle Mills. Also subject to unanimous ap proval was the 1940-1941 county budget, with a tax rate of $1.25, tentatively drawn up at July meetings of the board. On the motion of Commission er F. T. Whitfield, and second ed by Commissioner D. M. Cash, County Attorney R. P. Bums was authorized to make application to the local Government Commis sion for permission to issue the school bonds previously men tioned. Authorization was also de legated to Mr. Bums to employ legal representatives in New York to assist in preparation for ! issurance and- sale of said bonds. I It is expected that the Commis sioners will meet again on Mon day, August 19 for further con sideration of details connected with the bond issue. Contract for the school improvements contem plated was given to low bidder George W. Kane and company last month. o VISITS HERE James C. Harris, former City Manager of Roxboro, who now has a similar position at Hazard, Ky., was a week-end visitor in this pity. Mr. Harris was en route to Hazard after a visit to Inez, Warren county, where he spent some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Harris. OPEN FORUM The editor of the Times regrets that the open forum letter “Writ ten by a Person County Mother - ’ cannot be published unless the author is willing to sign her name to said letter. ‘England Expects Every Man . . . ’ t * PP HI;.. \ HP l-s -mßm ■ ||LJB jjjsjj Doing his duty for his country, John Fiske, a 15-year-old lad, takes great pride in showing King George of England his handiwork during a visit by the king to a munitions factory near London. Over One Thousands Persons Given Typhoid Vaccinations Large Number Os Person Citizens Taking Treatment Pleases Dr. A. L. Allen. Triple vaccinations required for immunization against typhoid fever were administered to 1,168 residents of Person county, ac cording to the July health report filed today by Dr. A. L. Allen, director of the Person unit of the tri-county health department, who said that the number of residents who received inoculations during the past month constituted ap proximately one twentieth of the population of county. Although pleased at this credit able precentage, Dr. Allen urged all residents who have not been vaccinated against the disease in recent years to be inoculated as soon as possible, since several weeks of the summer season dur ing which the disease has most frequency are still to come. Continuing his report, Dr. Al len said that 180 toxoid inocula tions were administered during the month and that 477 syphilitic treatments and 111 blood tests were given. He also pointed out that in tuberculosis control 78 patients were fluroscoped and that 56 nursing visits were made. In maternity and infant care 14 pregnant women were examin ed and 26 patients received con traceptive advice, while 5 infants were examined by physicians, 28 were advised by nurses in the of fice and 42 infant field nursing visits were made. Three crip pled children were also transport ed to clinics for examination and treatment. One case of Rocky Mountain or Spotted Fever was reported to the department, as were 18 cases of whooping cough, nine of syphilis, and six of measles. Although no reportable diseases prevailed in epidemic proportions during July, syphilis showed an increase, while the incidence of measles showed a falling off and the num ber of cases of whooping cough was reduced. In the sanitation division 35 case inspections were made and 36 complaints were answered New privies installed reached the total of 84. o PICNIC PLANNED Jhe annual Masonic and East ern Star picnic will be held at Crystal Lake, Danville road, Fri day, afternoon, August 9, accord ing to announcement made yes terday. All Masons, together with members of toe Eastern Star, and their families are invited to at tend and are requested to bring baskets. Kivvanians Are Served By Oak Grove Women Meeting at Oak Grove church, Person county, where supper was served by the woman’s auxiliary of the church, Roxboro Kiwan ians this week held an informal program and a brief business ses sion. Present for the occasion were a number of special guests, Tho mas R. Bennett, former Norfolk, Va., resident, who has entered business here, N. M. York, of the Carolina Power and Light com pany, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mil ler. Folowing the action of the Rox boro Rotarians, who last week went the Kiwanis club contribu tion to the Community Hospital Debt fund one better by adding two dollars over and above the or iginal Rotarian gift of SIOO, the Kiwanians Monday night increas ed their contribution to the cause to $lO3. Next move, the Kiwan ians say, is up to the Rotarians. o NEW HOME Construction was begun this week on the Sunset Hills home of Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Hedgepeth. An eight room brick structure, under contract to the George W. Kane company, the residence is expected to be completed by the first of December. o GARRETT IS HOST Host to the local voiture of the Forty and Eight was C. C. Gar rett, who entertained at the reg ular monthly supper Tuesday night at the American Legion hut, Chub Lake street. A special guest was Postmaster L. M. Carlton. Supper was served under direc tion of Lawrence Hall of the Rox boro Diner. o BROTHER-IN-LAW DIES Mrs. Baxter Mangum is in Boydton, Va., where she was call - ed Monday night on account of the death of her brother-in-law, John Young. Mr. Young, whose son, John Young, Jr., is a former resident of Roxboro, died Mon day night at his home at Boydton, after having 'been 1 in ill health for several months. Funeral ser vices were conducted Wednesday afternoon. Nineteen Cent Average For Georgia Opening Satisfies MRS. W.R. HAWKINS ( PASSES AT HOME , Services Conducted Yester day At Wheeler Primitive Baptist Church. Funeral services for Mrs. Bar sha Hawkins, 46, wife of Walter R. Hawkins, of Hurdle Mills, whose death occurred at her re sidence Tuesday night, follow ing an illness of several month.;, were conducted yesterday after noon at 3 o’clock at Wheeler Pri mitive Baptist church, with Eledrs Floyd Adams, Lex Chandler and John Gilliam in charge of the rites.. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hawkins had been ser iouly ill for several weeks. Death was attributed to complications. Survivors include her husband, six daughters, Mrs. Erma Shaw, Mrs. Roy Wilson and Misses Gla dys, Annie, Alice and Inez Haw kins and three sons, Kermit, W r . T. and Arnold Dean Hawkins, all of Hurdle Mills. Also surviving are six sisters and two brothers. o C of C Members To Vote For Coming Directors Wallace W. Woods, secretary of the Roxboro Chamber of Com merce this week mailed to mem bers a list of fifteen nominations for directorships in the organiza tion, requesting, that nine of the fifteen names be marked as bal lots in the election. The nine no minees receiving highest votes are to constitute the board for 1940- 1941, according to Mr. Woods, who said this morning that he is an xious for the ballots to be return ed as soon as possible. Included in the list of nominees, selected by a committee, are leading professional and business men in the city. o ABC Election Books To Close Saturday, the 10th. S. F. Nicks, Jr., Mayor of Rox boro, and chairman of the Person County Board of elections, to day urged all qualified voters who have not been previously regis tered or who have reason to seek re-registration to place their names on the books on or before Saturday, August 10, if they ex pect to participate in the special August 24 election relative to the establishment of the Alcoholic Beverage Control system in Per son county. All registration books, Mr. Nicks said, will be closed af ter August 10. In making his announcement Mr. Nicks emphasized the fact that this registration is not a new registration and that only these voters whose names are not now registered in proper manner will foe required to enter their names on the books. Mr. Nicks further said that books have been open for this purpose since July 27 and that registrars will not be per mitted to make entries after the evening of August 10, when the said books will be closed. The registrars will be at their polling places in respective precincts through that date. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940 Contributions Still Coming In Nathan Lunsford, Roxboro at- i torney, who is chairman of the Board of Directors of Community hospital and treasurer of the in stitution’s Debt Fund campaign now being conducted, reported today that contributions totaling $1,635 have been received thus far. Several reports have not yet come in, Mr. Lunsford said, and it is expected that funds will be materially increased later on, al though he and others assisting with the drive are anxious to have it concluded as soon as possible. Three Teachers Selected To Fill Vacancies Here Selection of three new teach ers for the 1940-1941 season of the Person County school system was today announced by County Superintendent R. B. Griffin, who said three vacancies have not yet been filled, although applicants are being considered and it is ex pected that additional announce ment completing the list can be made soon. Appointments definitely made are as follows: Miss Doris A. Matthews, of Durham, at the Al lensville school; Miss Grace Cockerhan, of Elkin, at Bushy Fork, and Miss Caroline And rews, of Burlington, also at Bushy Fork- Miss Matthews, who will take classes formerly taught by Mrs. George Wirtz, is a graduate of Duke university, as is Miss Cock erhan. Miss Andrews is a grad uate of Meredith college. It is understood that vacancies exist in the home economics de partment, Bethel Hill; in the pri mary department at Hurdle Mills and in the high school division at Mt. Tirzah, where a teacher of science and French is needed. Mr. Griffin reported this morn ing that opening date for both city and county schools may be announced next week. o HAS OPERATION Mrs. R. H. Shelton, prominent civic and social leader of this city, who underwent a tonsillotomy Saturday morning at McPherson hospital, Durham, has now re turned to her home on North Main street. - o NOW BETTER Mplvin Burke, Roxboro attor ney, who had his tonsils removed Tuesday morning at Community hospital, is now much improved, although he will be away from his office for several days. o WINSTEADS HAVE SON Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Winstead, Jr., of Washington, D. C., announ ce the birth of a son in that city on Tuesday, August 6. Mr. Win stead is a former Roxboro resi dent. o— —— AT WATTS HOSPITAL R. A. Bullock, assistant clerk of Person County Superior court, is a patient at Watts hospital, Durham. Mr. Bullock, who was ill for a week or more at his home on Lamar street, is thought to be somewhat improved. THE TIMES IS PERSON’S PREMIER NEWSPAPER, A LEADER AT ALL TIMES. NUMBER FORTY-THREE Market Opening Price This Year Slightly Higher Than That Os Year Ago. W. C. Warren, Roxboro resident yho operates tobacco warehouses it Baxley, Ga., today reported by :elegraphed that “Market average ’or today’s opening of the Georgia uart stood at nineteen cents”. As a postscript Mr. Warren ad ded, “Everybody satisfied”, a con dition somewhat different from last year, when reaction to what was called a poor opening at “16 to 18 cents” was expressed by mass meetings of dissatisfied farmers, who urged Governor E. D. Rivers to close the markets until better prices could be ob tained. Under present conditions it is felt that Georgia Growers will be pleased if the price level estab lished today in that state can be maintained. The Georgia market opened this year approximately two weeks later than it did last year. o MASTER FARMERS HAVE WEEK IN WHICH TO FILE County Applications Must Be In By August 17. State Contest Closes On Sept. 1. Nominations for Person coun ty representatives in the Master Farm Family contest sponsored annually by the Progressive Far mer with the cooperation of the North Carolina State college ex tension service must be received at the Person Farm Agency of fice by Saturday, August 17, ac cording to announcement made today by Miss Velma Beam, Per son Home Demonstration agent, who said that this date has been chosen so that all records may be scored and reported to the State office at Raleigh by September 1, at which time the state contest will close. The plan of selection, as out lined at a recent conference, is to have five “Master Farm Fam ilies” chosen, one from each of the five Extension districts in the state. All farm families are eli gible to enter this contest except those who have been recognized as “Master Farmers” in previous years. Each county will select a “Coun ty Master Farm Family” from a mong those recommended for scoring, which should not, in any county, exceed four or five fam ilies. The families nominated in a county will be scored, using the “Master Farm Family Records - ’, together with such other inform ation and records as are neces sary. The family making the highest score will be the “Coun ty Master Farm Family”. The Farm and Home Agents in each county should select a com mittee of men and women repre senting the various farmer and farm women’s organiations, and others if desired, to make the fin al nominations and supervise the selection of the “County Master Farm Family.” This committee should select some disinterested and qualified person or persons to score the families nominated. A committee, satisfactory to the Progressive Farmer and the Ex tension Service, will review the score cards and records submit ted, selecting the best three or four from each district. These will be visited by a representative from the Progressive Farmer, who will select the “District Mas ter Farm Family” to receive re cognition.
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