IF ff IB NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
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VOLUME xn
Teachers In County Meet
At Central School Tuesday
Mii Hlen Melton And Mrs.
A. F. Nichols Will Speak.
District Plans To Be Made.
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Speakers at the second county
wide meeting of the season of
teachers in the Person schools
will include Miss Helen Meiton
and Mrs. A. F. Nichols, accord
ing to announcement made this
morning by Person Superintend
ent of schools, R. B. Griffin, who
said that the meeting will be held
Tuesday afternoon, October 29.
at 3:30 o’clock at Central Gram
mar school, this city.
Miss Melton, of Roxboro high
school faculty, is expected to dis
cuss “Organization Details of the
Person County Unit of the North
Carolina Educational Associa
tion”, while Mrs. Nichols, also of
Roxboro high school faculty, will
present suggestions for a “Legis
lative Program for the Associa
tion". '
It was also pointed out by Mr.
Griffin that an entertainment
program will be provided and
that a business meeting for cer
-tain groups will be held after the
regular program has been pre
sented. Also to be discussed will
be plans for the North Central
District North Carolina Educa
tional association to be held in
Durham, Friday, November 8.
Mr. Griffin, who is program
chairman, announced that speak
er at the afternoon session will
he R. L. Harris, of this city,
prominent business man and
Democratic Nominee as lieutenant
governor. It is expected that many
teachers and principals from va
rious counties in the district will
attend. Schools in this and other
counties will be closed on that
day.
JOHN G. STONE
STRUCK BY CAR
SATURDAYNIGHT
Reamstown Resident Now
Resting Well After Hav
ing Leg and ColUar-bone
Fractured.
John G. Stone, about 50, of
this city, suffered a fractured
left leg and broken collarbone,
Saturday night about 11 o’clock,
near North End service station,
Main street, when he was struck
by a car said to have been driven
by Otha Day, 21, son of T. T. Day,
of Leasburg road. Stone, con
nected with WPA, was taken to
the hospital here by Mr. Day,
who had with him a brother and
another companion.
Day was placed under SSOO
bond pending outcome of Stone’s
injuries. Investigation of the ac
cident was made by city police
and it was reported that Mr.
Stone, apparently not seeing the
approaching car, stepped out in
the street where he was struck.
Hospital attaches reported Stone
as resting comfortably.
Two or three automobile col
lisions were reported in the cou
nty during the weekend, none
serious, and with no injuries to
•ccupants.
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TALKS TO CLUB
Speaker at Roxboro high
school’s journalism class, which
met yesterday morning in week
ly session, was Thomas J. Shaw,
Jr., City Editor of the Person
County Times, Roxboro. After
giving some aspects of the early
history of journalism, the editor
then discussed practical points
pertaining to preparation of copy
for the Ramblers news section
published in the Times by the
class.
Faculty advisers for the group
are Miss Helen Melton and Mrs.
A. F. Nichols.
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PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY
OFFICE CHOSEN
AND MANAGER IS
NAMED TO SERVE
Selective Service Office
Here Will Be Directed By
Baxter Man gum.
Establishment of an office in
the Woody building, second floor,
at the corner of Main and Depot
street, was announced today by
the Person County Selective Ser
vice board, of which J. W. Noell
is chairman. It was also reported
that Baxter Mangum, well known
Roxboro business man, formerly
connected with a mercantile es
tablishment here, has been ap
pointed office manager.
Appointment of Mr. Mangum
was made the first of the week
by the Board. It is understood
that he will have complete char
ge of the office and records kept
there. Members of the Board
have within the week held sev
eral meetings for purposes of
numbering cards, although offi
cial numbers must come from
Washington and will be posted
here as soon as received, proba
bly next week.
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One To Six Has
Complications Says
Sanitarian Fowler
Sanitarian T. J. Fowler, of this
city, who with S. B. Satterwhite,
of Allensville, went to Mocksvills
to attend a district meeting of
the Reserve Officers corps, knows
what it is to be the last man.
Coming back from Mocksville
Sunday, Mr. Fowler was ap
proaching Greensboro when his
machine came to a sudden halt,
because the driver in front had
to do the same thing.
Mr. Fowler, who got out to in
vestigate damages which were
extensive, discovered his to be
the sixth and last car piled one
upon another because driver
number one—up front—had made
an equally sudden stop to avoid
being hit by an on-coming mach
ine.
Mr. Fowler was not hurt. His
car was and had to undergo treat
ment for a bashed front end in a
Greensboro garage. Mr. Satter
white, principal of Allensville
school, suffered a dislocated knee.
And now Mr. Fowler, who is
glad there was not another car
behind his own to finish the job;
will have to begin the job of try
ing to collect from the man in
front of him, who will collect
from the man in front, etc. Mul
tiply that six times, says Mr.
Fowler, and you have a headache.
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Athletic Group
Formed At Helena
Elected as officers at an organi
zation meeting of the Helena Ath
letic association, formed Tues
day of this week by students at
Helena school, were: president,
Miss Nancy Gillett; vice presi
dent, Milton Poole; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Nettie Lou Gar
rett, and cheer leaders, Charles
Chisholm and Howard Clayton.
Grade cheerleaders were also
chosen, as follows; Miss Mable
Blaylock and Winifred Garrett,
eighth grade; ninth grade, Miss
Clarabelle Chambers and Harold
Clayton; tenth grade, Lexie
Briggs and Reade Tillett, and el
eventh grade, Miss Victoria Clay
ton and Paul Garrison.
Faculty advisors are Misses
Ruth Lunsford, Sue Noell and
R. C. Garrison and Cecil Willis.
Jews and Christians Convene
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Basil O’Connor accepts the chairmanship as the national conference
of Christians and Jews opens at the Warwick hotel, in New York. L. to 8.,
Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale »f New York; Rev. Father Edward J.
Walsh of Brooklyn; Basil O’Connor, chairman; Dr. Everett R. Clinchy,
conference director, and Rabbi Bamuel Golsenson, of New York.
Electric Power In Area To
Be Temporarily Off Sunday
In order to make needed re
pairs, electric service will be dis
rupted in part of Roxboro, all of
Yanceyville, and from Milton
down to the Durham road on
Sunday morning, October 27,
from 6 to 7 o’clock, Norman York,
of Roxboro, acting district man- 1
ager for the Carolina Power and
Light company announced to- (
day.
“We are interrupting our ser
vice at a time when we believe
the public affected by the dis
ruption will be least inconven
ienced,” said Mr. York. “We be
lieve and hope the work to bo
done Will enable us to provide
even better service than we have j
been able to heretofore.”
Mr. York said it has for some,
time been the policy of his com
pany to modernize its equipment
and to make needed repairs to
its transmission and distribution
facilities as well as at the gener
ating plants so as to be able at
all times to meet any emergency
demands for power.
Party Planned At
Country Club
From eight o’clock until mid
night, on Saturday, October 26,
members of Roxboro Country
club will stage a “Get-Together-
Party” at the club house, accord
ing to announcement made to
day. Trophies and awards for win
ners and runners-up in the re
cently closed golf tournament held
by the club will be presented at
the party.
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Halloween Will
Be Observed At
School House
Sponsored by basket ball teams
of Allensville high school, a be
nefit Halloween party will be
given at Allenville school auditor
ium at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday
night, October 30, it was today
announqed. In addition to the
program in the auditorium there
will be a number of “side” attrac
tions, including a “cake Walk”
and a costume contest, together
with drawing for a lucky number.
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SON IS BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Puckett,
of Burlington, announce the birth
of a son, Charles Linwood, Sat
urday morning, October 19, at
Alamance General hospital, Bur
lington. Mr. Puckett, a former
Roxboro resident, was at one time
connected with the Times. He is
a brother at Dick Puckett, now
with the Times, and is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Puckett.
Long Time--
Short Way
John D. Bullock, colored cit
izen of Roxboro, lives on Gal
lows Hill or in thav neighbor
hood. John runs a pressing
club and has been at work
there for many years. He has
rehumaijism and its a little
hard for him to get around,
but he can make it with a
little effort.
Last Monday he came to
Roxboro from his neighbor
hood for the first time since
1936. He saw quite a few people
that he knew and liked'the
city so well that he came back
again Wednesday.
HALLOWE’EN FROLIC
There will be a “Hallowe'en
Frolic” at Hurdle Mills high
school on Wednesday, October 30
at 7:30 p. m. There will be wit
ches, gobblins, black cats, spooks,
contests, costume parade, games,
children’s program, shows, priz
es, etc.
This program is sponsored by
the Hurdle Mills P. T. A.
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ATTEND RITES
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Raiff, of
this city, accompanied by mem
bers of their family, returned
Sunday from Winston-Salem
where they attended final rites
for Mr. Raiffs brother, George
Raiff, of Canton, who died Friday
morning. Death was attributed to
a heart attack.
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JUNIOR ORDER STEW
Members of the Longhurst
Council of the Junior Order, who
last time won an attendance cup,
given by B. B. Knight, are being
urged to attend a brunswick stew
supper to be given for Juniors
of the district on Tuesday even
ing at 6:30 o’clock at Lowes
Grove, near Durham. Following
the supper, a business session will
be held at eight o’clock. Mr.
Knight and Jasper Dixon, of the
Longhurst Council are particular -
ly anxious that their council lead
again.
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WILL SPEAK
Speaker at an all day program
to be held Sunday at Trinity Me
thodist church, of which the Rev.
D. A. Petty is pastor, will be the
Rev. J. H. Shore, retired Metho
dist minister, who resides near
Roxboro, and who will peach at
the 11 o’clock morning service. A
basket luncheon will be served at
noon.
JOHN B. HARRIS
RITES CONDUCTED
TODAYATHOME
Brother of W. U. Harris
Dies Wednesday At Hospital
Following Long Illness,
John B. Harris, 84, of the Stor
ies Creek Church community,
Route 1, died at 7 o’clock Wed
nesday night in Community hos
pital, where he had been a pati
ent three weeks. Death was at
tributd to a heart ailment and
complications. He had been in
ill health several years.
Mr. Harris was an uncle of R.
L. Harris of Roxboro, Uemorratio
nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
Funeral services were held at
3 o’clock this afternoon at the
Harris home place, at Stories
Creek, with Elder Lex J. Chand
ler officiating. Burial was ir. the
Harris family cemetery.
Mr. Harris has been a member
of Stories Creek Baptist chuch for
40 years or more.
Survivors are seven sons, A. 0.,
Harris of South Boston, Va.; R.
H„ E. L., E. J., J. W., B. J.,
and W. H. Harris, all of Roxboro;
three daughters, Mrs. C. B. Clay
ton, Mrs. A. L. Oakley, and Mrs
W. A. Clayton, all of Roxboro; a
brother, W. H. Harris, prominent
resident of Roxboro; and a num
ber of grandchildren. A sister,
Mrsr. C. L. Oakley, Sr., died on
October 7.
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INVITATION GIVEN
William C. Friday, president of
the senior class at N. C. State
college, Raleigh, on behalf of the
class has extended an invitation
to seniors in Person County high
schools to be guests of the college
on Saturday, November 2. Guests
may attend the State-Furman
game at 8 p. m.
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LOCAL OFFICERS
INVITED TO GO j
TO CHAPELHILL
Person County Officials
Asked To Attend Closing
Exercises of Institute of
Government at Chapel Hi’l
Saturday.
Chapel Hill, October 24 State
and local law enforcing officers
and other city and county offi
cials in Person county are invit
ed to come to Chapel Hill Satur
day morning for the closing ex
ercises of the Institute of Govern
ment’s Police Training school,
beginning at 10:30, and the Caro
lina-Tulane football game that af
ternoon, according to an announ
cement by Albert Coates, Direc
tor of the Institute.
At that time certificates will
be awarded to police chief and
department heads completing the
seven-day training course. The ex
ercises will feature an address
by Hugh H. Clegg, Assistant Dir
ector of the FBI in charge of the
vital National Defense division
on “Law Enforcing Officers and
the National Defense.” There will
also be an announcement of fut
ure training schools planned to
reach every law enforcing officer
in North Carolina.
On Friday evening, October 25,
following the State Bar meeting
in Raleigh, Judges and Solicitors
of Supreme, Superior and Record
er’s Courts are invited to Chapel
Hill to the first of a series of In
stitutes for judicial officers and
prosecuting attorneys, to be held
in connection with the monthly
seven-day training schools for law
enforcing officers. Tlhfe judicial
session will open with a supper
at six o’clock and will highlight
an address at seven at the Insti
tute of Government building by
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1040
Roxboro Men
But Only One
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Enough Is Enough
Os Fatherhood
The other day Rufus Cam
eron, 73, a Negro tenant on
the Roy Gentry place, Hel
ena, lay dying. When morn
ing came he was gone. Tues
day they held his funeral. He
was just an old man; gone
like all men have to go, but
even in death he had a cer
tain distinction. His sur
vivors, including his second
wife, counted up the child
ren he had and discovered
to their astonishment that
he was the father of 32 boys
and girls. Although a number
of them are now dead, the
family is still large enough:
17 children attended the
rites.
Central P T A Has
Regular Session
Meeting at Central Grammar
school the Central School Par
ent Teacher association had an ef
fective program Tuesday after
noon, with an attendance of more
than eighty. A feature of the
meeting was community singing
lead by Mrs. Sam Byrd Winstead
and “Rounds” led by Misses Jes
sie Winstead, Janie Cozart and
Maddy Jane Trowbridge. A poem
was read by Mrs. J. Y. Blanks
Devotional was given by the
Rev. Rufus J. Womble, of St.
Mark’s Episcopal church and the
business session was presided over
by the association president, Mrs.
Logan H. Umstead. Mrs. Umstead
reported that interest in the new
ly organized Grammar School P.
T. A. is now greatly increased and
that she expects a most worth
while year to be experienced.
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Roxboro Student
Honored At Duke
Durham, Oct. 24 Richard Q.
Long, of Roxboro, was this
week elected secretary and treas
urer of the Freshman Council of
the Y. M. C. A. at Duke univer
sity, where he is a student in
Trinity college.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Long, of 112 South Main street,
this Roxboro student attended
Woodberry Forest school in Oran
ge, Va., before entering Duke last
month. While a student at Wood
berry Forest, Long was an honor
student and a member of the
tennis team. His father is a mem
ber of the Duke university Board
of trustees and his brother, J. A.
Long, Jr., is an alumnus of the
university. Also at Duke is his
sister, Miss Elizabeth Long.
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Hallowe’en To Be
Big Event of Week
Plans for city-wide celebration
of Halloween here next week
were today announced by Wallace
W. Woods, secretary of Roxboro
Chamber of Commerce, annual
sponsors of the event. A section
of Main street will be roped off
and reserved for dancers and
merrymakers and prizes will be
offered for most original costumes
and for decorated store windows.
A benefit bingo party will also be
staged later in the evening at
a downtown warehouse by mem
bers of the Woman’s Auxiliary,
Community hospital.
THE TIMES IS PERSON'S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER,.
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES*
NUMBER ONE
In Wreck;
Receives Injury
Machine Driven By Maurice
Allen Almost Demolished In
Intersection Accident Near
Durham.
Maurice (Puny) Allen, Rox
boro insurance man, accompanied
by Craig Harrington, of this city,
escaped injury in an automobile
wreck which occurred last night
about 8 o’clock, at Hope Valley,
on the Chapel Hill highway, al
though Allen’s car which struck
mother machine, turned over two
or three times and was almost
completely demolished. Allen and
Harrington were en route to
Chapel Hill.
Mr. Harrington received a cut
right wrist. According to Mr.
Allen, who was driving his ma
chine, the accident occurred when
a car owned by Ida Hall, Dur
ham Negro woman, and occupied
by her and Otis Nunn and two
or three other Durham Negroes,
pulled out of a side road. High
way patrolmen investigating the
accident, placed Nunn in jail af
ter several conflicting stories
were told as to who was driver
of the Hall car.
Hearing will be held Thursday
week in Durham. Mr. Allen said
that view of the side road, mark
ed by a stop sign, was obscured
by a high hedge; that he saw the
Hall car before he arrived at the
intersection and that the driver
of the Hall car apparently stop
ped before entering the highway
and then decided to go ahead just
as the Allen machine was pass
ing the intersection.
J M. WALKER, JR.
NOW INSTALLED
Minister At Presbyterian
Church Hears Father De
liver Charge In Impression
Rites
Having as his theme /Christ,
the Foundation of the Church,”
based on a text from the Epistle
to the Collessians,, Rev. Paul Les
lie Garber, of Trinity Avenue
Presbyterian church, Durham, at
installation serviced here for Rev.
J. M. Walker, Jr. pastor of Rox
boro Presbyterian church, deliv
eied an impressive sermon Sun
day night.
Special significance was given
the service because of the fact
that the charge to the minister,
following the Book of Church
Order, was delivered by the Rev.
Mr. Walker’s father, Dr. J. M.
Walker, pastor of Steele Creek
Church, Charlotte. Charge to the
congregation was given by the
Rev. R. H. Showalter, of Fuller
Memorial church, Durham, and
presiding officer was the Rev.
J. M. McChesney, of the Oxford
church.
Present with Roxboro Presby
terians were many churchmen of
ether denominations. Services at
Long Memorial Methodis and Fi
rst Baptist churches were suspen
ded during the evening and the
® eV C ‘ Martin and the Rev
w. F. West, respective pastors
were among those present for
the exercises.
Speaking at the morning ser
vice at the Presbyterian church
was Dr. Walker. With him was
Mrs. Walker, who came with her
husband especially for the insta
llation rites. Mr. Walker, Jr,
came to the church as pastor last
June as successor to Rev. Thomas
H. Hamilton, now of Kinston. He
is a graduate of Davidson college
and of Union Theological semin
ary, Richmond, Va., where he had
a distinguished career as a stud-
I ent and as a graduate scholar.