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PERSON COUNTY TIMES A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE J. S. MERRITT, EDITOR M. C. CLAYTON, MANAGER THOMAS J. SHAW, JR., City Editor. Published Every Thursday and Sunday. Entered As Second Class Matter At The Postoffice At Roxboro, N. C., Under The Act Os March 3rd., 1879. —SUBSCRIPTION RATES— One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Advertising Cut Service At Disposal of Advertisers at al' times. Rates furnished upon request. News from our correspondents should reach this office not later than Tuesday to insure publication for Thursday edition and Thursday P. M. for Sunday edition. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 19t0 Airport - - Roxboro For no one knows how many months we have been marking a certain headline type frequently used in this, office as “Airport”, 24 D. C., which last letters mean double column. On Thursday coincident with the an nouncement by City Manager Percy Bloxam, Airport had another meaning. The possibility that Roxboio, to gether with certain other cities and towns m Nortn Carolina, may share in a nineteen million dollar allot ment from the Civil Aeronautics Administration lor purposes of construction and building of an airport here is, even in this day of lose talk about money , an event of first magnitude. One of the difficulties with living in the otherwise charming town of Roxboro has until within recent years been difficulty of communica tion between Roxboro and the world outside. People now of middle-age can recall that there was no railroad run e until 1890, and those of still younger years will remem ber that the quickening pulse of motor traffic has oeen felt here only within the past decade and a halt lbe next step —an airport here must indeed be taken as another forward move in quickening contact with the outside world. . . A survey of the communication received here in re gard to the proposed airport may indicate that possible choice of Roxboro as an airport location may be dictated by military rather than commercial or humanitarian considerations, but it nevertheless remains true that Roxboro by virtue of geographical factors has in mod ern times seen its centralized location in the State in crease rather than diminish in importance. And talk ot an airport here may be taken as one more indication that persons outside of Roxboro are beginning to real ize this more perhaps than the natives. We hope, however, that Roxboro and Person citizens who will now be bestirring themselves to press the ad vantages of their city-county as an airport location will in the bestirring show more application and singleness of purpose in securing it than did some of the largei cities in this state when airports first became common topics of municipal conversation. Right now we can think of more municipal jealousies and bitternesses en gendered by airport rivalries than we could shake a stick at and it remains our private opinion that those who did the talking did not nine times out of ten know en ough about the subject involved to even fuss intelligent ly. If we want an airport here we must go about the business of getting it with discretion and calm judge ment, aided and abetted by singleness of purpose. It may be slightly ridiculous to think of our Person metropolis as an airport center but if plums like airports are going around we might as well have one and count ourselves among the more fortunate. At the present stage an air port in Roxboro is a hypothetical project We need not add that the project will remain hypothetical unless we get to work making representations in right quarters. Here then, is a chance for all of us to work—while the passing out is being done. 0-0-0 - •- 0- 0- 0- # Watching and Waiting A dispatch from London, about as reliable as any information now-a-diays received, indicates that Ger many, Italy and Russia are playing a game of waiting in their dealings with Greece and Turkey. Great Britain on the other hand, must be doing quick changes behind the front curtain. Adding to the European confusion is the fact that no one can say what is happening in France and Spain, where apprent axis negotiations have been going on for some two-three weeks or more. A radio news commentator has suggested that Hitler thinks none to highly of Fellow Dictator Mussolini, that he wishes to consolidate the axis position by bringing France and Spain more nearly in line with axis policy, and that the up to this point not so terrific war between Italy and Greece may be in Hitler’s mind an instrument to cause Britain further embarrassment by necessity of spreading out army and naval forces in Balkan, Medi teranian and Egyptian areas. It has also been suggest ed that Hitler is anxious to settle Greece, Turkey and Russia as soon as possible and that he would like to achieve humiliation of the British before the American election day of November 5 and thus influence Ameri can choice of a president. These last suggestions, to our mind constitute a. rather large order, not to be accomplished by Hitlei or any other one man in less than five days. It has been apparent, however, that war in Europe has for the past few days been in a state of comparative inaction as far as military movements have been concerned. Most ac tivity has been cerebral rather than physical and even London raids have not been as frightful as they were, but we know not whether suspension of activity may mean German completion of a squeeze play or an even tual triumph for the British. o-o-o-o-o-e- Central Grammar School \ Those Roxboro parents who took time enough to read Miss Inda Collins long open forum letter describ- PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. Instead of a Campaign Button EL ■ jjgl Ijpa h M ft 40 , I - - ♦ . Here’s a new wrinkle, from Hollywood, designed by Max Factor Jr., for a red-hot political campaign. Starlets Joan Barclay and Muriel Zaler wear their choice for President in the form of an old-fashioned beauty patch, with the initials cut out of court plaster. As a fad it’s good nnti) November 6, but not a day longer. ' ing conditions at Central Grammar school, where child ren are so crowded together as to necessitate a com plicated time schedule for luncreon and recess hours and an admonition that city parents keep their children at home as long as possible in the morning and during luncheon hours, may sense from her mesage that some thing is wrong with physical facilities at that particular school. Miss Collins, who is princopal of the school, being a good and uncomplaining woman has not said that Cen tral Grammar school needs to be enlarged or that it would be better yet if another grammar school building, with adequate playground facilities, could be built m Roxboro. Miss Collins is now trying to meet conditions as they are, not to buck them Despite the fact that we have been told that Cen tral Grammar’s building is from the fire hazard stand point in good condition, and despite the fact that we have been told that debts for school buildings must not exceed a certain percent of the total county debt during a year’s time, we are of the opinion that before long Roxboro must have a new or an enlarged Grammar school building. The job of making first move is as we understand it, up to the City school board, but parents who are in agreement with statements expressed here can stimulate the Board’s interest by letting it know where parents stand The central, downtown section of a city is no place for a grammar school and the sooner we can make a change the better it will be foi the children, who will soon enough be the citizens with whom the rest of us nave to work and live. Tnose who agree are invited to write letters to the Times and to talk, to the right peo ple. Stalin Pauses News and Observer For the first time since signing the non-aggression pact with Germany, which paved the way for the pre sent war. Joseph Stalin has paused. The hesitation of the Russian dictator as to what action, if any, to take in regard to the present invasion of Greece by Italy is significant. Turkey, Russia’s principal ally, is evidently dispos ed to enter the conflict on the side of Greece. But Sta lin’s pause has caused Turkey to pause also. Reports that Russian airplanes have been sent to Greece have been made and denied- If Stalin enters the fray on the side of Greece, his entry will be evidence that Stalin has concluded that an alliance with Germany is no longer profitable. Such a conclusion would be based on one ot two premises, that Stalin fears to let Germany get so close to Russia or that Stalin expects Great Britain to win. In either ev ent, Russian participation in Greece would probably mean eventually Russian participation on a much wider front. o-o-e-e-e-e- No Biting In Clinches Greensboro Daily News Mr. and Mrs. Eugene duPont, of Greenville, Md., whose daughter married Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., are reported to have contributed $4,000 to Wendell Willkie’s presidential campaign Rumor aforetime had made free with the anyhow political distate of young Roosevelt’s inlaws for his par ents, so this article does not cause any considerable sur prise. Don’t know that we would refer to it but for the fact that from time to time we see friends of ours who ought to know better becoming enraged at friends of theirs who do not see eye to eye with them on the sub ject of the presidential election- Now, Mr. and Mrs. duPont, of Maryland, arn’t go ing to fall out with Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt, of Wash ington, and neither the President nor Mrs. Eleanor is apt ever to remind the mother-in-law or father-in-law of their son of the $4,000. The duPonts and the Roose velts ’will live and let live—and have enough on which to do it handsomely, no matter who is elected President. But thousands of silly people who do not stand to gain or lose fifteen cents a head as a result of the vot ing on November 5 bid fair to make permanent enemies of lifelong friends. Pride of opinion may be worth that, but we doubt it- Hear us announce here and now that we expect to go on speaking, or even tipping a hat to, those whom we have favored with admiration, esteem, or even best wishes, just as always. And if on Wednesday, No vember 6, we hear that some particularly recalcitrant friend of our youth hauled off and voted for Norman Thomas, like as not he will receive a visit from us. CAPITAL FOX PROBE ORDERED BY OFFICIALS Washington, Nov.—A fire which swept through an uncompleted fourth-story addition to the war department, imperiling secret codes and damaging records, was under official investigation to day. A board of five officers was in structed to investigate “al! cir cumstances”, including the possi bility of sabotage, a few hours after the flames were brought un der control. Officials were inclined to the belief, howVver, that the blaze was of accidental origin. Secre tary of War Stimson was quoted as saying that an electrical short circuit or a careless cigarette were “unquestionably” to blame. o CRAFTY NAZI ENVOY CALLED FROM TURKEY Istanbul, No. Franz von Pap on, crafty German ambassador of two great wars, left Turkey un expectedly today for Germany. Presumably von Papen will re port to Adolf Hitler on Turkey’s position and her intentions in the war which, at long last, has en tered southeastern Europe through Italy’s invasion of Greece. (It was 25 years ago this coming December that von Papen was sent back to Germany from the United States on the state de partment's representation that lie had indulged in “improper ac tivities in military and naval matters”, Hitler named him am bassador to Turkey in April of 1939. but he failed to prevent Turkey from entering into a mu tual assistance pact with Britain.) o BRITISH TARS PASS THROUGH DANVILLE Danville, Va.—A British naval officer who was on board the A .iax during the Graf Spee encount er, passed through Danville last night with 15 British seamen. CABBAGE PLANTS We can supply your wants in Early Jersey Cabbage Plants. MOORE’S CASH STORE BE WISE “Go West Young Man’’ Buy and Build in SUNSET HILLS Thos. B. Woody, Agent I 9 I WHAT iS CREDIT It’S simply the confidence a mer chant, a hanker or a loaning agency places upon a man’s ahi* lity and willingness to do as he promises. Good or had, it’s exact" ly what he makes it. High credit rating is a most priceless asset. Guard it relent" lessly hy doing what you agree to do"""On time. ®THE PEOPLES BANK They were in route to a southern port to take over another destroy er which is going to England. He preferred not to make known his name but there was evidently a romance in connec tion with his visiting Danville be cause one of Danville’s corps of school teachers was at the station to chat with him during the brief period the train stopped here and the young officer—he is only 33 —said that he hoped to marry her after the war is over. o ASKS PRIORITY BOARD TO LET ENGLAND HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 12,000 Boston, Nov.—President Roose velt disclosed that he had asked the national defense priorities board to give “most sympathetic consideration” to a British re quest for permission to buy 12,000 additional planes in the United States. In a campaign speech, prepar ed for a nation-wide broadcast from a Democratic rally in the Boston Garden, he said there was a “steady stream of airplanes” al ready flowing from this country to Britain. This, he assured, was responsible in part for the fact that the strength of the Royal Air Force was greater now than at the start of “three months of blitzkrieg in the air.” o “The friends thou hast anil their adoptions tried, gaple them to thy soul with hoops of steel”. —Shakespeare “Neither a borrower nor lend er be, for loan oft loses both it self and friend.” —Shakespeare CATALOGUE PRINTING Smart selling reaches direct to the consumer! Let us help you plan more effective cata logs. Phone 4501 Person County Times SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1940 FRIENDLY SERVICE Standard OH Cn. Fredncta. Telephone Service Nth 4711 ROCK-INN SERVICE STATION Pay Your Telephone Bill I By The 10th ft) R. A. WHITFIELD Distributor BUCK JONES FOR Public Hauling O R Transfer Service ? 3a? 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