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IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT BHp-y&y PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. "VOLUME XI County Commissioners Name Jurymen For October Court Formal Approval Is Given School Bond Issue. Peti tion Is Heard. * Drawing of jury lists for the October term of Superior • court for trial of criminal and ci vil cases, over which Judge Hen ry L. Stevens, of Warsaw, is ex pected to preside, was the chief business at the regular monthly meeting of the Person County Board of Commissioners, held one day late because of Labor Day holiday. ■Members of the hoard also authorized County Attorney R. P. Burns to institute foreclosure pro ceedings, or take such other act ion as he may see fit to employ, to enforce payment of delinqu ent taxes. Final and formal ap proval was given to issuance of school bonds for repairs at Beth el Hill high school and oth er schools in the county. A peti tion relative to expenses in con nection with a hospital case was also heard and Mrs. T. C. Wag staff of the Person County Wel fare department was authorized to make partial payment of the total amount. Jurymen drawn include: C. H. Lunsford, B. W. Gentry, E. E. Bradsher, A. F. Hicks, Emory Jackson, L. H. Bowling, J. K. Foushee, W. A. Turner, H. C. An drews, G. B. Masten, Archie Al len, C. R- Sherman, E. G. Long, R. T. Ashley, L. D. Knott, W. A. Barton, C. A. Wrenn, R. A. Gen try, Oscar Oakley, L. C. Snipes, R. B. Barnett. Also, Charlie Nor ris, Samuel Robertson, Elmer L. Whitt, J. Nick Federick, C. D. Clayton, R. G. Stovall, E. D. Wil moth, T. B. Davis, J. S. Duncan, Robert A. Hester, Charlie Hole man, T. L. Franklin, D. H. Clay, Cleve Young, W. L. Barnette, Elmo Reynolds, Luther G. Oak ley, E. N. Tillett, O. R. Yarboro, Aubrey Long and L. C. Meadows. o A Certain Young Man has Adventure For twelve long months a cer tain young man in Roxboro work ed in an industrial plant near the city. On the day shift or tlie night shift he worked, it did not matter which, so long as he could save nickles. dimes, and pennies to take a trip to the New York World’s fair. At last he had enough, S2OO in vacation greenbacks. Soon he -was on the train. Near Washington he he went to sleep and did not wake up until the train was stopping at New York’s Pennsylvania station. Grabbing his bags, he hurried out. In the station he felt in his pocK et for his fat wallet. It was gone. Despite desperate searching the money was gone, all but two lone coppers. For some hours the young man was quite sad. Final ly, he sent a fund requesting, col lect telegram to his father; bough/ a ticket and returned to Rox boro. He never saw the Fair, but yes terday a neat wallet-sized pack age arrived; it contained his soc ial security number, his state dri ver’s license, the half of his re turn-trip ticket, everything but S2OO. o- OFFICER COMES Sgt. Hubert H. Stephens, Army Recruiting Officer, for Durham, will be in Roxboro all day on Tuesday, September 10, 1940 for the purpose of interviewing and examining applicants for the Army 1 . Headquarters while in Roxboro will be the postoffice building Full information regard . big Army service may be had by j; applying there on that date. JffiilH PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY Democratic Rally Will Be Held Tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock at the Person Coun ty court house, Person Young Democrats will stage a rally to which all members of the party, regardless of age, will be invited, according to an nouncement made today by Mayor S. F. Nicks, Jr., chair man of the organization. It is expected that a num ber of members of the local club will speak and that new officers, as well as a dele gation to the state Young Democratic convention which meets next week in Raleigh, will be chosen. A full atten dance at the Person rally is requested. o CITY COUNCIL SETTLES ISSUE S. F. Nicks, Jr. Re-elected As Mayor. F. O. Carver, Jr., Now Member of Board Os Elections. Finding that Mayor S. F. Nicks, Jr., who since March of this year had also served as chairman of the Person County Board of El ections had resigned from the board following questions pertain ing to validity of double tenure, members of the Roxboro City Council, Meeting Monday night in special session, unanimously eleettd Mr Nicks to fill out his own expired term as mayor. F. O. Carver, Jr., associate editor of the Roxboro Courier and active for a number of years in civic, social and Democratic 1 party circles, has been named as successor to Mr. Nicks, Jr., on the local County Board of elections, according to informa tion received today by R. B. Dawes, chairman of the Person County Democratic Executive committee, from State Chairman Wade H. Lucas, of Raleigh. Mr. Carver is expected to take the oath of office tomorrow be fore Miss Sue Bradsher, clerk of Superior court, and will meet with R. D. Bumpass and E. R. Blaylock, the other members of the board, at 10 o’clock that morning at a session called for purpose of electing a new chair man. Nicks resigned from the board this week. The select ion of Mr. Carver as his succes sor was made on recommendation of Mr. Dawes, and is expected to meet with full approval of local political leaders. The action taken by the city council Monday was taken in view of the fact that a technical vacancy of the office of Mayor of the City was created when Mr. Nicks was appointed to the County Board of elections. Mr. Nicks, a well known attor ney here and son of the Rev. S. F. Nicks, of Cedar Grove, was first elected Mayor of Roxboro by popular vote in May, 1939. Vacancy of the mayorship was brought up during a recent ses sion of the county court in a case in which validity of a warrant issued by Mayor Nicks as a com mitting officer was questioned by the defendant’s attorney, who cited the constitutional statute in supporting his claims. o Compensation for 3,112,696 weeks of unemploymnet or par tial unemployment was paid ir. North Carolina in two and one half years, through June 30, 1940. Fires 10,000 Shots a Minute, Silently ':-? ■ ■' ■' Put through a test by its two inventors, William Hale and Durand Beam, this rifle fired 10,000 shots per minute—with absolutely no noise. The rifle operates with compressed air. It reduced three-inch oak planks to kindling and turned airplane armor plate into steel mosquito netting. It resembles a sub-machine gun, and when it starts firing the barrel ects cooler instead of heating up. Tobacco Festival Will Present Many Events Printed below is a schedule of events which will take place at. South Boston, Va., today and to-; morrow. Thusday, September 5 - 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. - Old Plantation Tours, including homes of his toric interest in Charlotte county, featuring John Randolph and Pat rick Henry shrines. 8 p. m. - First showing of “Tobacco Maid”, historic drama tization of the romances of Poca hontas and Captain John Smith and John Rolfe, and presentation of Queen Martha Scott and the State Princesses by James S. Easley, President of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. 10 p. m. - Harvest Ball, square dance, featuring the music of Bob Fletcher and his South Atlantic Aces, and led by Queen Martha Scott and Congressman Dave Satterfield. Friday, September 6 lO a. m. - Typical Tobacco Auction. 2:30 p. m. - Four-mile float and band parade. 8 p. m. - Coronation of Regina Tobacco VI at.pageant grounds conducted by James A. Farley, and identification of over 100 prin cesses of Miss Scott’s court. 8:15 p. m. - Final showing of “Tobacco Maid” 10 p. m. - Coronation Ball, fea turing the music of Guy Lombar do and his Royal Canadians. Nat ionwide hook-up with Columbia Broadcasting System. 10 p. m. - Colored Ball at Booker T. Washington school. r Darrow To Speak At Rotary Session Here Tonight Speaker at the Thursday night dipner meeting of the Roxboro Rotary club will be W. Carter j Darrow, of Tarboro, governor of j the 189th district of Rotary, who, will make his annual visit to the; local club at that time and will! have a late afternoon conference! with Gordon C. Hunter, presi- j dent of the Roxboro organization, j and with other officials, at Hoielj Roxboro, prior to the dinner meeting, which will be served at Che hotel. Mr. Darrow, Tarboro business I was elected district gover- f nor this year. He is considered l an attractive speaker and a full, attendance is requested. o In three and one-half years, 127,327: jobs for unskilled work ers were found by public local employment offices in North Carolina. Miss Esther Walker of Balti more, Md., is spending a few days here with friends and relatives. LB. CRAVEN. JR. WILL BE HEAD OF CIVIC CLUB Kiwanis Club Chooses Other Officers And Direct ors For 19401 New president of the Roxboro Kiwanis club will be E. B. Cra ven, Jr., Roxboro business man, , who will be installed on January 1, 1941, and who by virtue of h!s election to office will be one of two official delegates to the Ki wanis Carolinas District conven tion to be held October 6,7, and . 8 at Winston-Salem. Mr. Craven will succeed F. O. Carver, Jr., Roxboro newspaper man. Other officers elected at the Monday night dinner session of the club, include, J. J. Woody, vice president; Gus Deering, tre asurer; and the following mem bers of the board, Dr. H. M. Beam, George R. Currier, E. E. Thomas, W. R. Minor, and Dr. B. A. Thax ton, who will begin service the first of next year. The club sec retary, to be appointed by the new board of directors, will also be an official delegate to the dis trict convention. The club met this week at Hotel Roxboro, where the next session will also be held. Chair man of the program at that time will be B. B. Strum. Perkins Says Person Fair Plans Ready ms R. L. Perkins, president of the , Person County Fair, stated Mcn i day of this week that plans were ■ rapidly shaping up for the an ' nual fair which will be held dur ! ing the last week of September. Two exhibit buildings are be i ing completed this week, stated Mr. Perkins and the 2 buildings : should be able to care for all ex - hibits. He also stated that pre ' mium books that have been used 1 for the past two years are good j for this year. The premium lists ' and prizes remain the same. I The fair for this year will fea | ture Endy Brothers Shows and this outfit is considered one of the best and largest in this circuit, stated the president. The opening day of the fair will be September 30 and it will con tinue the remainder of the week. o Fifty-six permanent public lo cal employment offices, 10 of them for colored workers, are operated in 46 larger towns and ctiies in North Carolina. SCHOOL WORK SCHEDULE PROGRAM FOR 1840 BEGINS Attendance Good For First Day According To Superin tendent R. B. Griffin Watching clocks for the first time since May, approximated 7,000 Person school children re turned to class rooms yesterday morning to meet the more than 200 teachers who will constitute the public school instructional staffs in white and Negro schools during the 1940-1941 season. Formal opening exercises were held in several schools, namely Bushy Fork, Hurdle Mills and Allensville, where speakers were, R. L. Harris, Mayor S. F. Nicks, and City Manager Percy Bloxam, all of Roxboro. Other schools heard minister in their respec tive localities or members of their faculties. Teachers themselves heard two out of town speakers, Lloyd Grif fin, secretary of the State School •commission, Raleigh, and H. A. Perry, associate in the division of Instructional Service, also of Ra leigh, on Tuesday. Mr. Griffin, introduced by R. L. Harris, ad dressed a county-wide gathering in the morning at Central Gram mar school and Mr. Perry, a Rox boro High school group in the af ternoon. Also on the morning , program and at an afternoon ses sion held for Negro teachers was Dr. A. L. Allen, director of the | Person unit of the Health depart . ment. Presiding at the morning , session was Person Superintend ent of schools, R. B. Griffin, while a similar function was perform- I ed at Roxboro high school by sup- ervising principal, H. C. Gaddy. Secretary Griffin discussed var ious statistical aspects of teach ing, such as salaries paid, the . number of teachers holding “A” certificates and the number of pupils rolled in the state system. He also urged proper teaching of citizenship, saying that the front line of democracy is to be found in classrooms. Superintendent Griffin report ed this morning that attendance at the various schools approached a first day normal level, but re quested all parents to continue to see to it that children attend re gularly. Yesterday’s sessions last ed until noon, but regular sche dules, Mr. Griffin said, will bt intituted today and all bus dri ver's have been instructed to meet said schedules so that work of the term may begin on time. Frederick Leaves Roxboro Drug Firm Ransom Frederick, popular : young business man of this city, i ■ who has for some time served asj ■ manager cf the Roxboro Drug' - company, operated here by the - Johnson Drug company, of Dan . ville, Va„ has been transferred •to Danville, according to an • l nouncement made today at head : quarters of the Johnson firm Mr. Frederick’s successor in • Roxbero will be Matt Johnson, ! who was previously connected ! with the local store about three i years ago and has since then been in Durham and Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have already arri ' ved in the city. • o Negro Services Starting on Sunday, September 8, a week of revival services will be held at Shady Hill Negro Bap tist church, of which the Rev. C. L. Faison, is pastor. Assisting ! with the services will be the Rev. J. W. Hairston, Jr., of Greensboro, I Shady Hill church is located in South Roxboro. THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 1940 Ex'Service Groups Draw Up Resolution For Conscription Succeeds Wallace Claude R. Wickard, who has been nominated by President Koosevelt to succeed Henry Wallace as secretary of agriculture. A nomination by the President is tantamount to appoint ment, *■ TYPHOID CASE IN CITY FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS Negro Girl In Serious Con dition; Unvaccinated Resi dents Urged To Take Treat ments First case of typhoid fever with in Roxboro corporate limits in several years was reported Wed nesday morning by Dr. A. L. Al len, director of the Person unit of the tri-county health depart ment, who said that laboratory re ports received from the State Health department, Raleigh, con firmed diagnosis of the case of Mabel Wallace, 10 year-old Negro girl, who resides near the State Prison camp. The girl, who is reported to be very ill, and members of her family have been using water from a well on their lot, Dr. Al len said, removing possibilities? that the city water system is a source of pollution, but an ex amination of all residents of the neighborhood will be made in or der to determine possible carriers of the disease. Two other cases of typhoid fever have been re ported in Person county during the year, both among Negroes who reside near Rougemont, near the Durham county line. In commenting on the Roxboro case Dr. Allen today urged all residents of the City and county who have not had typhoid vaccin ations recently to receive inocul ations at once, pointing out that within the past three months the value of a new type, one dose vac - cination has been proved to be effective for all persons who have previously had one complete three dose treatment. The new one-dose vaccination is given by inserting the needle between lay ers of the skin instead of under the skin, Dr. Allen said. According to Dr. Allen the new one-dose vaccination, which must be repeated each year, produces none of the ill effects usually ex perienced under the old three dose plan. Treatments of either type may be received at the Per son Health department on Wed nesday and Friday afternoons and on Saturday morning. TO COLLEGE Miss Lois Pickering, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Picker ing, and Miss Helen Hall, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hall, June graduates of Roxboro high school, will leave Sunday for Louisburg, where they will enter the freshman class at Louis burg college. THE TIMES IS PERSON’S PREMIER NEWSPAPER, A LEADER AT ALL TIMES. NUMBER FORTY-SIX Lester Blackwell Post And Voiture Os Forty And Eight Also Condemn Lewis And Wheeler Meeting at the American Le gicn hut, Chub Lake street, mem bers of Lester Blackwell Posit No. 138 of the American Legion and of Voiture No. 1176 of the Forty and Eight, of Roxboro, on Tuesday night unanimously adopted a resolution favoring support of the Selective Service Act by all members of the North Carolina delegation in Congress and condemning opposition ex pressed by C. I. O. leader John L. Lewis and by United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler. Passing of the resolution, in which the signers declared their realization of the horrors of war is overbalanced by their knowl edge that it is essential to have trained men for national defense, was prompted by Lewis’ Labor Day speech and by recent uUer ences of Senator Wheeler, or e of the leaders in the fight against passage of the proposed con scription measure now being de bated in Congress. The resolution containing strong censure of views express ed by Lewis and Wheeler, also em phasized the fact that many in fluences deterimental to the wel fare of the .nation are now abroad in the United States. Commander , of the local Legion post is Onie C. Jordan. " " Printed below is the full *fext t of the resolution: WHEREAS, many influences (Continued On Back Page) o • Mr. Stukenbrok ' To Make Address Guests speaker at a vesper ser vice to be held by Negro citizens at Cedar grove academy at 4 o’- clock Sunday afternoon will be the Rev. K. D. Stukenbrok, Bap tist minister, of New Bern, who with Mrs. Stukenbrok has been spending the summer in Roxboro. The Rev. Mr. Stukenbrok will speak on “Citizenship”. Closing remarks will be made by the Rev. J. S. Grant, pastor of Queen's ' Chapel A. M. E. church. | The services will be held un der the auspices of the Person County Association for the Ad i vancement of Colored people and the public will be welcomed. o Collins & Aikman Stew To Be Held ’ The annual brunswick stew •’ supper for men employed at the ’ Collins and Aikman corporation 7 plant,Ca-Vel, will be held Satur - day afternoon at 5 o’clock at the Jackson farm, Leasburg road, ac cording to announcement made ’ today. It is expected that attend t ance will be between 750 and ! 800. A similar affair for women - employees was held last Satur - day. ■ O j ’ RETURNS FROM VISIT l Mrs. C. C. Critcher, who spent the week-end in Kinston with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jones, has return ed to her home here, Going with Mrs. Critcher was her daughter, • Miss Frances Critcher, who went ■ on to Greenville, where she fur - niched music for the wedding : Saturday of her Converse college > school-mate, Mi* Margaret Har r ris . In Raleigh Miss Critcher was 1 joined by Miss Margaret Vann. - also a Converse school-mate, who went to the wedding.