IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME xn
High School PTA Plans
Campaign For Membership
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FOUR STABS AT LONDON
ARE BLOCKED
London, Oct. Four times to
day the German air force thrust
at Londin’s defenses and four ti
mes, according to the British,
they were hurled back by R.A.F.
fighter patrols and ground gun
ners.
A swift succession of air raid
alarms and all-clear signals, the
rumble of anti-aircraft fire and
the drone of protecting planes told
Londoners the story of attack and
defense.
URGES NATION TO
TRY CHRIST
New Orleans, Oct. Dr. W.
W. Hamilton, newly elected pres
ident of the Southern Baptist
convention, urged the nations of
the world last night to try the
gospel of Christ in solving the
world’s troubles..
“Diplomacy, trade agreements,
gold and silver, armies and na
vies and everything else has fail
ed,” he said at a banquet in his
honor in the institution’s audi
torium. “It is now time that we
try Christ’s teachings.”
Dr. Few Spends ‘Good Night’
in Duka Hospital
Durham, Oct. Attaches at
Duke Hospital said today that
Dr. William Preston Few, presi
dent of Duke University, had a
“good night.” Dr. Few entered
the hospital yesterday for rest
and observation and probably will
remain for several weeks it was
announced.
At the hospital this afternoon,
it was said that the condition of
the Duke president might be con
sidered to be “serious.”
MISSION SCHOOL FIRE
TAKES TENTH VICTIM
Jackson, Ky., Oct. Tragic
fire which swept the Mountair
Mission school near Little, Ky.
on Tuesday claimed its tenth lif<
yesterday with the death of Des
sie Scott, 24, teacher from Wash
ington, Pa. Nine young girls per
ished in the early morning blaze
Miss Scott succumbed to burns in
a Jackson hospital.
RAID KILLS 18 AT
AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(Via Berlin), Oct. Eighteen
persons were killed and 20 woun
ded in a Royal Air Force raid on
Amsterdam early this morning.
Hie attack was the second hea
vy assault on Amsterdam this
week; British bombers on Mon
day night having dropped several
•core incendiary and explosive
bombs which resulted in eight
deaths.
Only once prior to this week
had there been an air alarm in
Amsterdam since the German oc
cupation last Spring.
SELECTIVE LARCENY
PRACTICED
Zanesville, Ohio, Oct. 10
Mrs. Cleo Newsom complained to
police about a milk thief “so im
pudent he plans his menus.”
Not content with stealing
«n»ir from the doorstep, she said, ■
he fakes orders for the milkman
to leave whipping cream, and
swipes that too.
flerson|Mimts
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Will Reward Session Rooms
Having Large Number of
Parents In Association. Ob
jectives Outlined.
j Starting Monday, October 14,
i leaders of Roxboro high school
! Parent-Teachers asociation will
stage a membership campaign to
be continued through Tuesday,
October 22, on which evening
the regular monthly meeting of
the association will be held at the
high school. The membership dri
ve, according to announcement
made this week by Mrs .T. C.
Wagstaff, publicity chairman, will
be held in order to build up the
organization’s attendance record.
As a means of building up this
record students in session rooms
having percentage of attendance
of parents as high as 75 percent
will be given a half holiday dur
ing the month and students, m the
session room having highest at
tendance percentage will not only
receive the holiday but will be
given theatre tickets as well. It
has been estimated that there are
as many as four hundred parents
who should be members.
According to National By-Laws
of the Parent Teacher association,
a group such as the Roxboro high
school PTA should have the fol
lowing objectives: 1. To promote
te welfare of children and youth
in home, church and community.
2. To raise the standards of home
life. 3. To secure adequate laws
for the care and protection of
children and youth. 4. To bring
into closer relation the home and
the school that parents and
teachers may coperate intelligent
ly in the training of the child,
and 5. To develop between educa
tors and the general public such
united efforts as will secure for
every child the highest advant
age in physical, mental, social and
spiirtual education. These objec
tives, Mrs. Wagstaff said have
been whole-heartedly adopted by
the Roxboro high school PTA,
which was first formed as a sep
arate unit this year and whose
president is Mrs. R. H. Shelton.
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STUCKEY TALKS
TO SCOOTERS AT
HOTEL FRIDAY
Stated That Scouts Today
Were In A Very Import
ant Role. Ccshwa In Charge
Os Meeting.
Hubert Stuckey, of the South
ern headquarters of the Boy
Scouts of America, was the prin
cipal speaker at a dinner meet
ing of scouters at Hotel Roxboro
Friday night. Stuckey stated that
the scouts of this nation were
now in a very important role.
People are looking to scouting to
train boys in citizenship and
character. Stuckey further point
ed out that scouting would pro
duce and maintain men that are
needed in times like this.
A. P. Patterson, scout executive
of this council, was present. Pat
terson reviewed the growth of
scouting in this area and explain
ed what needed to be done in
order that the council grow more.
The entire mleeting was in
charge of George Cushwa, presi
dent of the local council.
After the regular meeting a
group of thise present adjourned
into another room and discussed
sea scouting. It is thought that a
sea scout troop may be formed in
this county.
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“The friends thou hast and
their adoptions tried graple them
to their soul with hoops of steel.”
—Shakespeare
FMiott Roosevelt Joins Air Corps
Ellictt Roosevelt, son of President Roosevelt, has been sworn in at
captain in the Reserve Army Air corps. He has taken up his duties at
Wright field, Dayton, Ohio. Photo shows Elliott looking at a plane model
with Gen. 11. 11. Arnold, chief of army air corps.
Roxboro Mart
Makes Very
Good Average
According to the N. C. Depart
ment of Agriculture, Roxboro has
sold 317,630 pounds of tobacco
for an average of $19.04 up to
October 1 of this year.
The Roxboro market had been
open only a few days when this
report was made and sales were
light for the first week or two
on this market.
Last week was the largest Rox
boro had experienced this year
from the standpoint of pounds
sold. Prices were pleasing and
(everything considered farmers
were satisfied.
JUDGE STEVENS
TO OPEN COURT
HERE THJSWEEK
He Will Also Be Guest
At Lester Blackwell Dinner
Tuesday (Night. Docket
Light
October term of Person Super
ior court, with Judge Henry L.
Stevens, Jr., of Warsaw, presid
ing, will open here Monday morn
ing at 10 o’clock for trial of cri
minal and civil cases, according
to announcement made yesterday
by assistant clerk of the court,
R. A. Bullock, who reported that
the docket is expected to be
light and that criminal cases may
be disposed of on opening day.
The term will last only one week.
Civil actions have been calendar
ed for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Judge Stevens, who is past Nat
ional Commander of the Ameri
can Legion, is expected to be
honor guest at the regular month
ly meeting of Lester Blackwel
post, this city, Tuesday night.
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Nicks Has Job
Os Financier For
Person Territory
Named as Person County chair
man of Roosevelt-Wallace cam
paign fund committee, working
under sponsorship of the Young
Democrats, directed by State Pre
sident Ralph Gardner, of Shelby,
was Mayor S. F. Nicks, Jr., of
Roxboro, who has been appointed
by Richard J. Reynolds, North
Carolina director of finance for
the Democratic national commit
tee. Mayor Nicks who is an ac
tive Democrat and a well known
young attorney here, has aoepet
ed the appointment
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NAVY TO HAVE FLEET OF
36 SUBS READY SOON '
Washington, Oct. The Navy
will have a fleet of 36 recommis
sioned World War submarines
ready for duty in the Atlantic a-j
bout Jan. 1, it was disclosed today.'
Bethel Hill P. T. A.
Has Its Meeting
i
The Bethel Hill Parent Teacher
Association held its first meeting j
of the year Thursday evening,!
October 10, with the president,
Mrs. J. Y. Humphries, presiding.!
The meeting was opened with
a group song followed by i de
votional. Mrs. Humphries then
welcomed those present and cal
led for cooperation from all par
ents and teachers in the com
munity in the work of the associ
ation this year. She also read the
objective of all Parent Teacher
Associations and the months mes
sage from the National P. T. A
President.
Mrs. L. S. Cannon’s seventh
grade won the attendance ban
ner, given each month to the gr
ade that has the most parent
present at the P. T. A. meeting
After the business meeting
L. S. Cannon introduced the new
teachers to the parents and fri
ends present. He then presented
some of the objectives of the
Bethel Hill P. T. A. .for this year.
These objectives include the
presentation of Bibles to the gra
duates each year, help with the
cafeteria which is to be added to
the school this year, beautifi
cation of the school grounds, and
the promotion of a health prog
ram and pre-schol Clinics.
The meeting was then turned
over to Mrs. Cannon, chairman of
the program committee. Two fil
ms, “The Rubber Industry” and
“Street Safety” were shown
Everyone was next invited to the
gymnasium to join a social hour
at which time Mrs. Jack Woody
led the group in games.
Refreshments were served in
the Home Economics Room by
Mrs. Cannon, Mrs. Haywood Bai
ly and Mrs. Newton Day.
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SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN
ROXBORO.
Along The Way
With the Editor
R. D. Bumpass has more sense than I thought he had.
I heard him tell a man the other day to spend more money if
he wanted to have more friends.
Teague Kirby is just as proud of his new building as a
hen is of a new egg. .The only difference is that Teague can t
"cackle.” He would if he could.
Charles Wood likes sardines and so does J. D. Fitzgerald.
The other night they had one box and no more money. It was
funny to see them eat the sardines. Each was afraid the other
would get more than his share. Both were lucky, neither got
stuck with a fork
Someone said that Henry Lang, Jr. went north a week or
so ago and stayed up there one week. When he came back he
was talking like a Yankee and no one here could understand
a word he said.
'D. M. Cash paid this paper one dollar and fifty cents. He
signed his name to the check for the amount and that proves
that he can write.
Attention Dolian Long and Maynard Clayton. H. C. Gad
dy of Roxboro high school, has a new way of paying bills. He
mailed the Times a check for several dollars and failed to sign
his name to the check. That naturally gave him a few more
days. If some of the readers of this column nave been look
ing for away to “stall” for a few days, there it is.
Helena Students
Honor Mr. Willis
Ninth Grade of Helena High
School gave their teacher, L. C.
Willis, a farowell party, Friday
evening, October 4, in the school
Library.Mr. Willis may leave
soon to join the U. S. air corps.
During the evening bingo and
Chinese Checkers were played.
Delightful refreshments consis
ting of lemonade, cake, mints and
peanuts were served..
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Garrison, Misses Ruth
Lunsford and Sarah Cole, L. C.
Liles, Frances Money, Jack Rog
ers, Peter Cooper, Elma Blalock,
Nobie Rogers, Nannie Lou Euv
ton, Melba Hill, Doris Mooney,
Clarabdlle Chambers, Dorephinc
Chandler, William Jones, Lucille
Chambers, Rachel Hudgins, Jack
Fowler, Eugene Goodwin, Baily
Day, Polly Day, Josephine Day,
Lorena Miller, Leroy Miller, Ray
Wilson, Warren Robinson, Frances
Walters and Aliene Jones.
Olive Hill PTA To
Meet On Thursday
The Olive H|l P. T. A. will
meet Thursday evening at 7:30
o'clock in the school auditorium
Rev. E. G. Overton will con
duct the devotional. Miss Eve’yi
! Fletcher, county nurse, will dis
cuss the results of physical ex
aminations at Oflive Hill. Ot’nen
to take part on program are Mes
dames W. C. Winstead and M. T
Williams.
All of the school patrons anc
other interested perosns are urg
ed to attend.
CLUB Will BE
PICNIC SPONSOR
Allensville Home Demon
stration Club Will Have
Charge of Affair.
Announcement is made by
Mrs. Earl Gentry, newly elected
president of the Allensville Home
Demonstration Cllub that the
members of the club will sponsor
a recreational program and pie
nic for the entire community on
Thursday Oct. 17 from 4:00 un
til 6:00 p.m. At this time the A1
lensville School faculty member
will be guests of the parents.
Highlighting the occasion will
be a softball game managed by
Enos Slaughter who has recently
returned from a very successful
season in major league baseball.
There will be group games for
the various age groups including
people who are not able to play
active games.
IUNDAY OCTOBER 13, 1946
Warehouses Here to Close fori
Wednesday Registration Day
FHA Loans Are
Granted To Many
Farmers In Region
Tenants and Sharecroppers, as
well as farm owners, can get loans
from the Farm Security Admir.is
sration to buy needed equipment,
livestock and other farm supplies,
according to Joe Y. Blanks, Per
son County FSA Supervisor at
Roxboro, who has received a sta
tement on “eligibility’ prepared
by State Director Vance E. Swift
for the Annual Public Welfare
Institute at Chapel Hill.
“If the farmer is a tenant or
sharecropper, to get the fullest
advantage of FSA’s rehabilitation
loan program, he should have a
satisfactory written lease of con ■
tract,” the statement points out.
“Preferably the lease should co
ver a period of years, or have fav
orable renewal clauses as will
warrant—and encourage the ten
ant to adopt a long-range farm
improvement program and assure
repayment of the loan.
‘The farm family getting the
loan must live on, or be able to
get by lease or other satisfactory
written agreement, a farm suff
iciently productive—or one that
can be made sufficiently produc
tive by following good farming
practices - to warrant a sound
farm plan.
“By a sound plan is meant a
farm and livestock program
which will provide a living for
the family, feed for livestock, and
sufficien cash ultimately to pay
off loan. It is a carefully planned
farm and family budget, with ex
pected income sufficient to bal
ance outgo.
“Applicants should also be ab
le to satisfy the FSA that they
are dependable and physically
able to perform gainful work,
that they cannot get adequate
credit on reasonable terms thr
ough regular credit channels.
“Through djebt adjustments
through Loans suited to the needs
of the individual family and th
rough guidance in approved farm
ing practices, county supervisors
of FSA, located in almost every
county, stand ready to help all
eligible farm families,” Mr. Swi
ft pointed out.
“Farmers have from one to five
years to repay the loan. Amounts
loaned to buy livestock, fencing
and other capital goods useful for
several years may be repaid in
installments ranging up to 5
years. Loans for non-recoverable
goods, such as seed and fertili
zer are repayable in 1 year. In
certain cases, where money is
loaned for permanent improve
ments, as much as ten years is a
llowed. In cases of inadequate
rental arrangements or where ot
her conditions fail to justify a
long-range farming program, FSA
can make rehabilitation loans for
(Continued On Society Page)
Farm Club Will
Meet As Usual
Person Farm club meetings will
be held this week at 7:30 o’clock
in the evening in three communi
ties. First meeting on Tuesday
will be at Bushy Fork at the
school house; second session on
Thursday will be at Dixon’s store,
highway 144, and third meeting
will hie at Helena on Friday at
Helena school Speakers at these
meetings will be J. Y. Blanks, of
the Farm Security administration,
Roxboro, and Joe Ellis, work unit
leader of the Dan River Soil Con
servation district, this city, both
of whom have previously addres
sed similar sessions. A full at
tendance is desired by all dub
officers.
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Plans For Registration Now
About Completed. Changes
In Locations Noted.
Roxboro tobacco warehouses,
according to announcement made
yesterday by George W. Walker,
secretary of the board of trade,
this city, will be closed Wednes
day in order to facilitate Selec
tive Service registration of grow
ers, buyers and employees who
may come within age limits of 21
to 35, inclusive. In making this
announcement Mr. Walker stres
sed the fact that business as us
ual will be observed On Monday
and Tuesday and that sales will
be resumed on Thursday.
As far as is known, no other
business establishments in the
city will be closed Wednesday,
although a number of them are
said to be making special arran
gements to permit employees to
have time for the required reg
istration. Spokesman for one lar
ge mill here was quite positive in
saying that the mill would not
close for the day, but no other in
formation was volunteered. It
has been reported that special
registration headquarters may be
set up in some of the mill com
munities near here.
At a meeting held here Thur
sday night by members of the
Person Board of elections, of
which F. O. Carver, Jr., is chair
man, registrars in the 18 Person
precincts were instructed in re
gard to details of registration un
der the Service act, and it was re
ported yesterday that plans for
registration are practically com
pleted.
Registrations may be made at
regular election polling places
in all county precincts except
Bushy Fork, where the lines will
be formed at Bushy Fork Com
munity house, instead of at the
F. T, Whitfeild store. Registra
tions in the four precincts com
prising the city of Roxboro will
be made at the Community House,
Chub Lake instead of at regular
polling places.
Hours for registration will be
from 7 A. M. until 9 P. M., and
request has been made that as
many as possible register in ear
lier hours of the day. Members
of the local Board of elections
during the past week issued a
call for clerical assistants to help
registrars and it is expected that
many men and women meeting
requirements will be assisting.
GW. CLAYTON
PASSES ATHOME
Rites For Walnut Grove
Man Held Saturday After
noon At Wheeler’s Church.
George W. Clayton, 68, of the
Walnut Grove church commun
ity, Orange county, near the Per
son (line, died suddenly at his
home Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’-
clock after suffering a heart at
tack. Mr. Clayton, who had been
in ill health for some time, was
well known in both Orange and
Person counties.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at one o’clock at
Wheeler’s Baptist church by the
Rev. Floyd Adams. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include: his wife,
Mrs. Mary Alice Burton Clayton,
of the home; four daughters, Mrs.
W. L. Terry, of Cedar Grove, and
Misses Ruthie, Emma and' Minnie
Clayton, of the home; four sons,
J. J. and E. T. Clayton, of Cedar
Grove, A. W. Clayton, of Hurdle
Mills and Robert Clayton, of the
home; one brother, Sim Clayton,
of Hurdle Mills and 19 grand
children and erne great grand
child.