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VOLUME XII
3249 REGISTER IN COUNTY FOR DRAFT
Wade Released Under Bond
And Will Face Trial Later
■lness of Witness Causes
Postponement of Murd ■
er Case.
Only criminal case of import
ance, out of six or eight on. the
Superior court docket tried this
week before Judge Henry L. Ste
vens, Jr., of Warsaw, who open
ed Person’s October mixed term
•f court on Monday morning, was
that of the State vs. Jimmie Wade,
Negro, charged with the murder
•f John Henry Bailey, another
Person county Negro several
months ago. Badly wounded, Bai •
ley was taken to a Durham hos
pital where he died shortly after
the assault upon him occurred.
Wade in appearance before
Judge Stevens this week was re
quired to giv.e a justified bond
•f S3OO for appearance at a lat
er term of court.
Most of Tuesday and Wednes
day were consumed by trial of
•tvil actions.
Declaring that there should be
no “isms in America today oth
er than Americanism”, Judge
Stevens, who is also past Nat
ional Commander of the Ameri
can Legion, on Monday at the
same time praised American
rights to freedom of assembly,
which together with freedom of
the press and religious liberty
are corner-stones of Americanism,
in an impressive hour’s charge to
the Person Grand Jury.
Judge Stevens, who arrived
here earlier in the morning from
his home, also instructed the
jurymen in principles of law,
making it especially plain that
perjury is a violation of deepest
principles of citizenship and is
not to be tolerated in the courts.
ht the first part of his charge
Judge Stevens cited the rights of
•itizenship enjoyed by St. Paul
as a Roman and then said that in
his opinion American citizenship
should mean as much, if not more,
to Americans than did the Roman
equivillent to the apostle.
Trial of the light riminal doc
feet began abouit noon, shortly
after Robert Edgar Long, recent
graduate of the Harvard Law
school and a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Long of this city had been
sworn in and admitted to parti
•iapte in the Superior courts. Mr.
Long a few weeks ago formed an
association with W. D. Mreritt,
prominent Roxboro attorney, and
will continue his residence here.
He passed the State bar examina
tion last August. Presentation of
Mr. Long was made by Mr. Mer
ritt.
Foreman of the Grand Jury was
T. B. Davis. Members of the jury
set to work immediately after
Judge Stevens’ finished his char
ge.
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Grammar School
Display Commands
Wide Attention
With an exhibition entitled,
“Turning Out Health”, the gram
mar grade department of Bethel
Hill school, made a good impres
sion at the recently closed North
Carolina State fair, according to
Bethel Hill officials.
The exhibition, composed of
booklets, posters and cut-outs, in
cluding a wind-mill, was intend
ed as an illustration of the val
ue of health and the importance
manners. . .. I
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PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Find The Flag
Find The Man
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Yesterday was Registration
day—and flags were flying ev
erywhere except at the Per
son County court house, where
custodian A. M. Long found
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that the meanest man had tak
en it down the night before.
Mr. Long would like to find
the flag: most of all he would
like to meet the party or par
ties who hauled it down, with
out his knowledge or consent,
for he is not at all proud of
the ragged bunting now doing
substitute duty.
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Motor Club Will
Now Be Open
In charge of Miss Mary Stan
field, the Carolina Motor Club
office, formerly operated by Miss
Nina Abbitt, will now be open be
tween the hours of one to five
o’clock each afternoon, according
to announcement made today.
The office, as previously will be
located in the front part of the
Tar Heel Chevrolet company,
building, near the City Hall,
South Main street.
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SLASH RED TAPE,
OFFICIALS URGED
Ridley Advises City Offi
cials on Procedure; League
Hears Hoey and Broughton
Charlotte, Oct. 15.—Delegates
to the annual convention of the
North Carolina League of Mun
icipalities climaxed the second
day of the meeting with a mam
moth banquet tonight at which
the speakers were Governor Hoey
and J. M. Broughton, Democratic
nominee for Governor.
Mayor Jerome B. Flora of Eliza
beth City, league president, pre
sided, and Reginald Harris, nom
inee for Lieutenant-Governor,
acted as master of ceremonies.
The principal address of the
afternoon session was by Clarence
E. Ridley of Chicago, director of
the International Association of
City Managers, on “What Does
the Public Think of Its Officials?”
“Public relationship”, he said,
“is a two-day proposition. The
public’s attitude toward its gov
ernment should be favorable, and
the attitude of officials and pub
lic employes should be friendly
to develop and sustain good pub
lic relations”.
Ridley advocated careful hand
ling of inquiries and complaints
and cutting of red tape and hand
ling of civic affairs with dispatch.
A discussion led by City Man
ager James W. Armstrong of
Charlotte and Mayor R. Brookes
Peters, Jr., of Tarboro followed
the speech.
Ray Galloway, assistant super
intendent of the Charoltte Water
Department, spoke on “Social Se
curity for Municipal Employes"
and a discussion followed, led by
Mayor Graham H. Andrews of
Raleigh and City Manager C. F.
Lewis of Morgan ton.
Group meetings were held in
the morning.
Tomorrow the league will hear
other addresses, elect officials and
receive committee reports, and
adjourn.
Bearing Brunt of Dakar Blame
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A recent picture of Gen. Charles de Gaulle (right), leader of “Free
France,” and Brig. Gen. E. L. Spears, who has been acting as liason
officer between De Gaulle and the British government. These two men
have taken the brunt of the blame for the ill-fated naval expedition
against Dakar, French colony in Africa.
Disorders On Gallows Hill
Result In Several Arrests
Negro Residents There
Stage Rock-Throwing Spree
During Week-end.
Negro residents on Gallows’
.hill, this city, witnessed a week
end, frde-for-all rock throwing
contest, which for some of
them terminated with trial Mon
day morning in Mayor’s court,
after a night in jail. Four police
men, answering a general alarm
call Saturday near mid-night,
worked until the early hours of
Sunday morning before they lock
ed up Ed Clemmons Martin Good
man and Thomas W. Leathers a
mong others, several of whom
were charged with drunkeness
In Duke hospital. Durham, was
Walt Lise, who has a broken
nose and head injuries, while Hia
watha Paylor received treatment
at Community hospital and was
discharged later.
Goodman, charged with cutting
Earl Louis Harris with a knife,
was bound over to county court
by Mayor Nicks and was released
under a hundred dollar bond, as
was Thomas W. Leathers, charged
with carrying a concealed wea
pon.
On Monday morning the man
alleged to have broken Lise’s nose
and inflicting other injuries had
not been apprehended and offi
ers said that although they know
the man’s name they preferred
not to release it to the public.
Officers reported Monday that
rocks and bricks were flying fur
iously when they arrived on the
scene and that several of the dis
turbances ending in wholesae as
saults started in cases on the
hill.
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PARTY PLANNED
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Young people of Salem Meth
odist church will stage a box par
ty Friday evening, October 18, at
7:30 o'clock, according to an
nouncement made today. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
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RUMMAGE SALE
Saturday at 2 p. m. the Phila
thea Class of Roxboro First Bap
tist church will sponsor a Rum
mage sale in the rear of the Per
son County Court House.
Young Peoples’
Union Meets At
Methodist Church
On Monday night, October 14,
the, Person County Young Peop
les’ Union had its regular month
ly meeting in Long Memorial
Methodist church. About 99 mem
bers were present.
The program was in charge of
Oak Grove chuch, after which the
president, Miss Helen Day, took
charge. The minutes of the last
meeting were read by the secret
ary and business of the evening
was taken up. Following this the
group wtas served refreshments
in the social rooms of the church.
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CHURCH SUPPER
Women of Helena Methodist
church are planning an oyster
and fried chicken supper to be
held Saturday, October 19, from
five o’clock in the afternoon un
til eight o’clock at night, at Hel
ena school. Those in charge ex
tend a cordial invitation to the
public and report that prices will
be reasonable.
ONE CENT SALE
Thomas and Oakley Drug Store
is now staging a Walgreen One
Cent Sale. This sale features a
large number of items at the reg
ular price and an extra penny
will get another article of the
same kind.
On Sunday the store will fea
ture two pints of Gold Seal ice
cream for 26c.
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FINAL MEETING
Final meeting of the year of
the Person Zone will be held at.
Long Memorial church in Rox
boro on Sunday, November 3,
from two to four o’clock in the
afternoon, according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. W. M. Fox,
Zone leader.
JUDGE STEVENS
FETED BY LOCAL j
AMERICAN LEGION
Erpiiasled The Fact That
This Country Should Be
Pi-c pa red For National
Emergencies.
Honoring Judge Henry Stevens
of Warsaw, N. C., past National
Comm inder of the American Le
gion, the local legion post enter
tained Tuesday night with a big
brunswick stew at the Legion
Hut.
Judge Stevens was the princi
pal speaker of the evening. He
was introduced by William D.
Merritt, of the Person Bar.
Judge Stevens emphasized the
fact that this country should be
prepared for any emergency that
might arise. He stated that the
Legion had always stood for pre
paredness and had been urging
it for a long time. His talk drew
much applause and many favor
able comments.
Prior to the address by the
speaker over one hundred mem
bers of the local legion post and
a number of guests enjoyed a
brunswick stew prepared by John
Murphy. A quartet sang a num
ber of selections and on several
occasions everyone joined in the
singing. Buddy Long presided at
the piano.
Dr. B. A. Thaxton of this city
presided over the meeting and
recognized several persons who
weTe present, including Enos
Slaughter, fielder of the St. Louis
Cardinals who is here for the
winter months.
DR. WILLIAM FEW
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Duke University President
Was Stricken a Week Ago;
Funeral Rites Friday
Durham, Oct. 16.—Death came
quietly this morning to Dr. Wil
liam Preston Few, president of
Duke University. He was in his
73rd year.
Coronary thrombosis was given
as the cause of death. The veter
an educator was stricken a week
ago today and taken to Duke Hos
pital. For a time his strength ap
peared to increase, but yesterday
his heart failed gradually. He
died in his sleep shortly before
7 o’clock, after passing the night
relatively free from pain.
Dr. Few had been connected
with the school more than 44
years, having come to the Trinity
College faculty as professor of
English literature in 1896, and
had served as its president since
1910.
Funeral Friday
Funeral services will be held in
the University Chapel on Friday
at 3 p. m. From 9 o’clock in the
morning until mid-afternoon, the
body will lie in state in the chap
el. Guards of honor selected from
the student body will stand watch
at the bier. Following the public
exercises in the chapel interment
will be held privately in the
chapel crypt.
Details of the funeral will be
announced later. The board of
trustees of the University the
board of trustees of the Duke En
dowment and representatives of
many other organiations and
groups will be represented at the
exercises.
It is the request of the family
that no flowers be sent.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1949
Registration Heavy In
Morning; Slow Later
Carlton Requests
Aid of Public In
Care of Grounds
Saying that for some time one
or more persons have been in
juring and damaging the hedge
around the lot to the Post Office
building, this city. Postmaster
Luther M. Carlton, in a signed
statement issued today, said that
if the guilty party or parties, who
have apparently run through or
tried to walk on the hedge, are
apprehended the matter will be
turned over to federal authori
ties for prosecution, as injury to
or destruction of governmental
property is a serious offense.
Mr. Carlton added that custo
dian forces at the Post Office have
taken great pride in keeping the
hedge and other plantings on the
grounds in good order and that
he and they are hopeful that the
general public will share this in
terest and will report promptly
to him any one guilty of acts of
destruction described above.
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Tobacco Sales
And Prices Are
Very Pleasing
Tobacco sales on the Roxboro
market have picked up consider
ably during the past two weeks
and the market is now selling a
large amount of tobacco.
Prices are also holdng up well
with an average of approximate
ly 20 cents being maintained.
Many individual sales are aver
aging from 25 to 30 cents.
The market was closed all day
Wednesday for draft registration
and resumed operation Thursday
morning.
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F F A Members At
Bethel Hill See
N. C. State Dairy
Members of the Bethel Hill
FF A Chapter attended the
State Fair last week. Going with
them was C. S. Ragan.
While there the students at
tended the Dairy Cattle judging
contests. In addition they visited
the exhibit halls and saw the
county and educational exhibit.
Those making the trip were:
Cecil Penticost, Hayes Whitlow,
Frank Gentry, Wm. Merritt Dav
is, Arthur Wiley, Edward Gillis,
Samuel Parham, Bruce Perkins,
Albert Long, J. P. Tuck, Newton
Ramsey, Harry C. Brandon, Wal
lace Wren, John Wiley, Ollie
Gentry, Tommie Humphries,
Franklin Talley, J. R. Murray,
Herman Long, Lee O’Brien.
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HONORARY PALLBEARER
Among honorary pallbearers at
the funeral of Dr. W. P. Few,
president of Duke University,
which will be held tomorrow af
ternoon at three o’clock at Duke
Chapel, will be J. A. Long, of
this city, who is a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Univer
sity. Dr. Few died yesterday
morning at Duke hospital after
suffering a heart attack a week
ago.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER,
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES,
NUMBER ONE
All Reports In By 10:40 P.
M. Wednesday Night; Ex
cellent Cooperation Secur
ed
3249 young men between the
ages of 21 and 35 inclusive reg
istered in the peace-time draft
in Person county yesterday, stat
ed F. O, Carver, Jr,, chairman
of the Person County Board of
Elections.
Below is the actual count of
registration in each precinct:
Roxboro No. 1 559
Roxboro No. 2 429
Roxboro No. 3 374
Roxboro No. 4 321
Ai 69
Allensville ............. 177
Bethel Hill 62
Bushy Fork 189
Chandler’s Store 39
Chub Lake 113
Cunningham 73
Dixon’s Store 104
Glenn’s Store 84
Helena 148
Hurdle Mills 118
Long’s Store 240
Moriah 82
Woodsdale 80
Tital 3249
All registration was completed
by 9:00 p. m. Wednesday and re
ports were in by 10:40.
Special registration places were
designated at Collins and Aikman,
Roxboro Cotton Mills, Longhurst
Cotton Mill and Somerset Mill.
All colored men in Roxboro town
ship registered at the Person
County Training School.
Roxboro men registered at the
Legion Hut and Community
House on Court Street. People
over the county registered at
their regular voting precinct or
a place nearby.
Mr. Carver stated that registra
tion was heavy in the morning,
but slowed down in the after
nion. Excellent co-operation was
secured over the entire county.
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CHURCH GROUPS
TO MEET FRIDAY
Annual fall meeting of the
Young Women’s auxiliaries of the
Beulah Baptist association will be
held Friday afternoon and even
ing at Clement Baptist church,
according to announcement made
today. The afternoon session, be
ginning at 5 o’clock, will open
with the singing of the auxiliary
hymn, “O Zion Haste” and a de
votional period will be followed
by a business session for discus
sion of affairs of the 17 auxiliaries
comprising the association.
A picnic supper will be serv
ed in Clement church grove, af
ter which the’evening session at
which Mrs. K. D. Stukenbrok, of
Roxboro First Baptist church, and
Rev. W. F. West, pastor of that
church, will be speakers, will be
held. Young men of the Beulah
assiciation have been asked td
meet with the young women at
the evening gathering and it is
expected that the message of the
Rev. Mr. West will have unusual
appeal to the young men, while
Mrs. Stukenbrok, who is well
known here, will make an ad
dress of equal attractiveness for
the young women.
Mr. West will show slides of
pictures taken while he was in
China several years ago. Associa- ||
tion young peoples’ leader is Mrs. j
L. V. Coggins and Miss Shirley
Brooks is associations! president. J