IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XI
TOBACCO CROP
IN COUNTY
ABOUT CURED
Four Warehouses To Be
Open For Sale Os Crop;
Market To Open 24th
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Person county’s tobacco crop
is reported to be about cured and
it is thought that this county will
again have a good crop. Local
farmers expect the weed to bring
a fair price since tobacco in belts
that have already opened is
bringing more than it did last
year.
It is understood that there will
be one or two new buyers on the
Roxboro market for the coming
season. All of the major compa
nies will be represented.
All four warehouses in Rox
bcro will operate. Managers of
the four houses will be practical
ly the same as last season.
This market will open Sept.
24th and a large break is expect
ed for the opening day.
Two Women Asked,
To Serve On Jury
First women named to serve as
jurors in Durham District i ed
eral court are Mrs. R. B. Hole
man, of Helena, Person county,
and Mrs. Lyndon C. Patterson, of
Durham, according to announce
ment from Henry Reynolds, of
Greensboro, clerk of the court.
Person men named as jurors in
clude Ed Owen, R. D. Bumpass
Vance Wrenn, J. W. Hamlin,
Josh Pulliam, E. G. Guilll, Sam
Newton, F. W. Wells and one
Negro, Frank Clayton.
Mrs. Holeman, wife of a prom
inate Person county resident,
is secretary in the office of the
Person Department of Public
Welfare and the WPA.
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Hospital Group
Meets Wednesday
September meeting of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of Communi
ty hospital will be held Wednes
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at
the Commnuity house, Chub
Lake street, according to an
nouncement frim the president,
Mrs. Mollie Strum Barrett, who
said that this will be the first
meeting of the fall season and
that a full attendance is request
ed. No meeting was held in Au
'V gust.
Book-Truck Will
Start Rounds Here
Fall service of the book
mobile furnished to Person coun
ty residents by the State Library
commission, Raleigh, will begin
here Monday, according to an
nouncement made today. Driver
of the truck will be Tom Guill,
while the librarian will be Mrs.
Margaret Howard. It is reported
that approximately 2,000 books
will be available for use of the
moving library’s patrons during
the season.
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Church* Group
Meets Wednesday
All women of the Warren’s
Grove comunity are invited to
come to the Warren’s Grove
church on highway 144, on Wed
nesday evening, September 11th
at 7:30 o’clock to the Charter
meeting of the Woman’s Society
. of Christian Service. Women who
are members of this church are
especially urged to come.
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PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Wild West Glamour Revived at Pendleton Roundup
Covered wagon days and the glamour of the old West will be revived at Pendleton, Ore., In the ; r. rl
J;ur-day Roundup beginning September 11. The Far West’s most celebrated rodeo will attract the
famous steer wranglers, lariat artists and stunt riders in America as well as thousands of Indians parti ;’-t
--iag in parades and pageantry. Above are shown typical scenes in connection with the Roundup. f
Roxboro People Swarm To
National Tobacco Festival
Miss Rachel Hunter’s Mo
torized float Breaks Down
But She And Others Enjoy
Ball.
Although not all of them could
be seen on the warehouse dance
floor, all but one or two of Rox
boro’s more than 4,600 inhabit
ants appearently went to the
Martha Scott coronation ball
which brought nearby South Bos
ton, Virginia’s annual Tobacco
Festival to a climax Fri. night.
Sprinkled through the vast
crowds which packed the ware
house, overflowed all over the
town and in many instances kept
on walking or riding because
.there was not space enough in
which to stand still, Person
county and Roxboro folks made
merry with their Virginia neigh
bors.
Only person who was slightly
sad was Miss Rachel Hunter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Hunter of this city, who as “Miss
Person County” missed riding in
the afternoon parade because her
float broke down at the last
moment and refused to run. Eut
what Miss Hunter, who will be
a sophomore at Woman’s college,
Greensboro, this fall, lacked in
motorized transportation was
more than made up for during
the evening when she took part
in the formal presentation of
ladies of the court. Miss Hunter
had Charles Reade Long, of this
city, as her escort.
Most distinguished gentleman
seen on South Boston streets
during the night was a young
fellow dressed in formal attire,
tails and all, but who seemed
not to mind that his companions
had shirts open at the neck and
needed to be shaved.
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Sheriff Clayton
And Deputies Find
Odd Combinations
Capture of a still of thirty gal
lon capacity, equipped with an
unusual square-shaped worm was
reported yesterday by Person
Sheriff M. T. Clayton, who said
that seisure was made in Flat
River township, near Surl. Also
taken was a quantity of masn,
made—oddly enough—out of ship
stuff and whole grains of com
Assisting Sheriff Clayton were
deputies Bob Whitt and George
Wilbom. Operators of the still j
were not on hand and are there
fore at liberty.
CARTER HARROW
GUEST SPEAKER
AT CIVIC CLUB
District Governor Out
lines Various Types Os
Rotary Clubs
Asking his hearers to evaluate
their own club in terms used by
him to describe other clubs whicl
he has visited in the district. W.
Carter Darrow, of Tarboro, gov
ernor of the 189 district of Rotary
International, in an official visit
to the Roxboro Rotary club
Thursday night said that civic
clubs, like individuals and na
tions, have distinctive persona (i
--ties.
Some clubs he characterized as
talking clubs, eating clubs or
singing clubs, others as group
clubs, one-man clubs or self
satisfied clubs, while the ideal
club is one in which goodfellow
ship and leadership are united
for community and club benefits.
Mr. Darrow, who arrived in
Roxboro in the late afternoon,
had pre-dinner conferences with
the Roxboro club president,
Gordon C. Hunter and other of
ficers and committeemen. At the
dinner, which was served at
Hotel Roxboro, he was introduced
by President Hunter, Next meet
ing of the club will also be held
at the hotel.
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Nicks Named
President Os
Young Democrats
S. F. Nicks, Jr. was re-elected
president of the Person County
Young Democrats at a meeting
held Friday night in the court
house. Other officers elected
were: P. L. Thomas, Mrs. R. I*
Hester and Mrs. R. H. Shelton,
vice presidents. F. O. Carver, Jr.
was elected secretary-treasurer.
All of the officers had served the
previous year.
President Nicks was named as
delegate to the State Convention
that is to be held in Raleigh Sept.
12, 13, 14th.
Plans for a dance that may be
held later in the year were dis
cussed.
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Ashe County ranks first in the
number of cows of milking age
based on the 1940 farm census
of the State Department of Agri
culture.
E. B. FERGUSON
NOW DEACON AT
CUNTONCHURCH ,
Former Acolyte At St.
Marks Church Ordained
At Greenville
E. B. Ferguson, Jr., of Green
ville, well known to Roxboro resi
dents and for several months an
acolyte at St. Mark’s Episcopa
church, has been ordained as *
deacon and has been assigned t
an Episcopal church at Clinton
according to information receiv
ed here today.
Ordination sermon was deliv
ered by the Rev. Stephen Gard
ner, rector of St. Peter’s churcn,
Washington and the Litary was
was read by the Rev. B. F.
Huske. Presentation of the can
didate was made by the Rev.
Worth Wicker, rector of St
Paul’s, Greenville. Other clergy
men present were the Rev. Sid
ney Matthews, of Washington,
N. C., the Rev. George Henry, of
Tarboro, the Rev. Vernon Artis,
of Farmville, and the Rev. Henry
Jackson, of Ayden.
At the time of his connection
with the Roxboro church the
Rev. Mr. Ferguson was a gradu
ate student in the Duke Univer
sity Divinity school, Durham. He
is a son of Mrs. E. B. Ferguson,
of Greenville.
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F. 0. CARVER ,JR
NEW CHAIRMAN
EECTION BOARD
Newspaper Man And Poli
tical Leader Takes Place
And Position Formerly
Held By S. F. Nicks, Jr.
New chairman of the Person
Board of elections is F. O. Carver,
Jr., assistant editor of the Rox
boro Courier and Person politic
al leader, who took the oath of
office as a new member of the
board Friday morning shortly be
fore he was elected to the chair
manship by R. D. Bumpass and
E. R. Blaylock, the two other
members of the board.
Mr. Carver has for several
years has been active in Democra
tic circles and during the recent
gubernatorial primary was coun
ty manager for the successful
candidate, J. Melville Broughton.
The new board member, who suc
ceeds Mayor S. F. Nicks, Jr. resi
gned, was appointed Friday
by State Democratic Executive
committee chairman, Wade H.
Lucas, Raleigh.
AUGUST VIEWED
AS GOOD MONTH
IN HEALTH WORK
!
Dr. A. L- Allen Reports
Administration Os Large
Number Os Diphtheria Vac
cinations
Indicating that August was an
unusually healthful month in this
area, Dr. A. L. Allen, director of
the Person unit of the tri-county
health department, who filed his
monthly report today, said that
an encouraging feature of the
record was immunization of 257
children against diphtheria, an
all time high record for a thirty
day interval and an indication
of encouragement as the diphthe
ria season begins.
Typhoid vaccinations were ad
ministered to 469 persons and 33
smallpox inoculations were giver.
In tuberculosis control 80 patients
were fluroscoped and 42 nursing
visits made.
22 cases of syphilis were re
ported, although the number did
not represent an increase over
the same month last year. Treat
ments administered in the syphilis
campaign totaled 402, while 121
blood tests were taken. In mater
nity and infancy care 16 mothers
were examined, 19 received con
traceptive advice and 15 well
babies were seen. Only one case
each of measles and whooping
cough was reported.
Sanitation inspections made by
Sanitarian T. J. Fowler compri
sed 58 case inspections and 55
privy inspections, with 56 com
plaints answered.
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Three New Units
Formed At Tribe
Session Friday
With an attendance of 15, Bushy
Fork Boy Scouts of Tribe 4 had
their first meeting of the fail
season at Bushy Fork school Fri
day night. Organization of three
- new patrols was effected. The
new organizations designed as
the Crow, Rams and Hound pa
trols will be guided by leaders and
assistant leaders.
, Heading the Crow patrol will
be Bernard Long and Thomas
Horton, while the Rams will be
, led by Fred Long and Fred Yar
boro and the Hound unit will be
under direction of Reuben Bowles
and Harold Hester. Scoutmaster
for the tribe is Clarence H. Mason
of the Bushy Fork school faculty.
Mr. Mason reports that next
meeting of the tribe will be held
Thursday evening, September 12,
at 7:30 o’clock, at the school.
Along The Way
With the Editor
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This column expects to have a real picture at an early
date. If we get the picture it will be of Sam Oliver, chief of
itoxboro police, eating grass. Sam told Percy Bloxam that if
he ever got grass growing in front of the city ‘hall that he would
eat some of it. Now the grass is growing and we expect to get
a picture of the police chief eating grass just as soon as he re
turns from his vacation. We really think the chief will eat it
too, because he is a man of his word.
Press Whitt, Sr. was among those who saw the big parade
in South Boston Friday. Press did not go to the dance, but
some of the boys think that he would have if he had carried
his tuxedo.
A funny thing happened last week. Otey Mc'Broom called
this office and told us that we had neglected to send him a
bill. Since when did Otey start hunting bills. He must have
thought that he did not owe us much money.
Arthur Bradsher former resident of this city and twin bro
ther of Dewey has moved his family, his furniture and all hit
chickens to Roxboro. He is living in his new house at Sunset
Hills and is expecting a pounding any night. Believe us he
will need one. This writer doesn’t even see how he could bor
row a slice of bread. Look at his neighbors—Jack Hughes,
Freeman Nicks, Roy Cates, Will Kirby and Jimmy Milligan,
They say that Champ Winstead, Jr. of Washington, D. C.,
a recent papa sings to his baby— “Go Tell Aunt Patsy The Old
Grey Goose Is Dead."
Sunday, September 8, 1940
Farm Planning Meetings To
Be Instituted During Week
Allensville Opens
With Increase
In Enrollment
Percy Bloxam, Roxboro
City Manager Spoke To
Students On Opening Day
Allensville school opened Wed
nesday, September 4th with an
enrollment of 275 in the elemen
tary school and 98 in the high
school. This was an increase over
last year.
Percy Bloxam, city manager
of Roxboro spoke at the opening
and used “Americanism and
School Students” as his subject.
Bloxam, a native of England,
related how he become a natur
alized American citizen and he
termed this the greatest honor
any man can receive. The speak
er also contrasted opportunities
of school children in England
with those in this country.
The new teachers at Allensville
were recognized at the opening
exercises, Miss Cleo Fox of Rox
boro, teacher of home economics
in high school; Miss Sarah Britt
of Wendell, 3rd grade; and Miss
Doris Matthews of Durham, first
grade.
S. B. Satterfield, principal of
j Allensville school, stated that he
j was expecting one of the best
j years.
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Club Trustees
Appointed
The Board of City Commis
sioners, at a recent meeting, ap
pointed the following men as a
board of trustees for the Rox
boro Country Club; J. H. Hughes,
C. A. Harris and Percy Bloxam.
These men will have the respon
sibilities of the physicia] proper
ties of the club.
The board of trustees will en
deavor to cooperate with the
governors of the club in every
possible way. They will also
. draw up such regulations as
shall be requested for the control
of the property and grounds.
MARTIN WILL SPEAK
Speaker at the eleven o’clock
morning service at Roxboro First
Baptist Church will be J. A. Mar
tin, Jr. whose topic will be “How
Shall We Pray For Peace ” The
Baptist training union will meet
at 7 o’clock in the evening, but
there will be no other Evening
service at the church.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER,
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER FORTY-SIX
First Session At Payne’s
Tavern Tuesday Evening
At Eight O’clock; Others
To Follow
Starting this week on Tuesday,
September 10, at eight o’clock in
the evening, the first of a series
of Farm Planning meetings to bp
conducted through Friday, the
20th, will be held at Payne’s
Tavern, near Roxboro, according
to announcement made today by
Person County Farm Agent H.
K. Sanders, who said that topics
to be discussed will include: lime
and its use, winter cover crops
and AAA grant of aid.
Other meetings in the series,
all at eight o'clock in the evening,
will be held at Olive Hill, and
Dixon’s Store on the 11; at Cun
ningham on the 12; at Harmony
on the 13 and at Helena on the 20.
New members of the Person
Planning board, who will work
cooperatively with the State ex
tension service and all other agen
cies interested in farm problems
are: J. D. Winstead, Jr., chair
man; H. B. Bailey, vice chairman
and L. C. Liles, secretary. Elect
ion of these men to office was
made at an August meeting call
ed for purposes of organizing
Person’s beard for the new fiscal
year of farm work.
Second farm tou r of the season
Mr. Sanders reported, will be
held Friday, September 13, start
ing from the Dan Whitfield store
at 1:20 o’clock in the afternoon,
and it is hoped that many in
terested men and women will at
tend.
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KNIGHT SPEAKS
AT HELENA HIGH
SEPTEMBER 4TH
Pictured Schools Os Nation
As First Line Os Defense
For World Today
B. B. Knight of Roxboro, was
the chief speaker at the opening
of Helena school Wednesday
morning, September 4th.
Mr. Knight selected his sub
ject from the Bible, “A good name
is rather to be had than great
riches.” He urged pupils, teachers,
friends and parents to join hands
and work co-operatively to make
a better school, community, state
and nation in which to live.
The speaker painted a very
dark picture of world conditions
and stressed impressively “loyalty
of every boy and girl, every par
ent and every citizen to his
country and to those principles
of democracy for which America
stands.”
Mr. Knight pictured the school
as the front line of defense.
The large number of parents
and friends present on the open
ing day was an inspiration to
both pupils and teachers. Parents
are invited and urged to visit the
school as much as possible this
year.
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First Meeting To
Be Held Soon
First meeting of the Bushy
Fork Parent Teacher association
during the new school term will
be held Thursday evening, Sept.'
12, at 7:30 o’clock at the school.
Devotionals will be led by Miss
Ruth Sims, of the faculty, and an
outline of the program for the
year’s work will be presented.
Memebrs of the hospitality com.
will serv light refreshments. A
full attendance is requested.