IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT
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VOLUME XII
BAPTISTS HOLD
OPEN HOUSE IN
CHURCH BUILDING ,
First Church To Give Re
ception Friday In New
Christian Education Build -
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Open house at the recently com
pleted Christian education build
ing of the Roxboro First Baptist
church, South Main street, this
city, will be held Friday even
ing between 7:30 and 10 o’clock,
according to announcement made
today by the Rev. W. F. West,
pastor of the church.
Completion of the three-story
education unit marks the ending
of first stage of the building pro
gram undertaken by Baptists of
this city, who plan at a later data
to complement the education
building with a church edifice
done in the same brick Colonial
design. Work on the education
building, under the supervision
of Bert Miller, foreman of the
George W. Kane construction
company, of this city, was begun
late last spring and has since
then gone forward with slight In
terruption.
During the hours previously
indicated residents of the city
and of Person county are cordial
ly invited to inspect the new
buildling, which stands on the
Main and Academy street site
previously occupied by the
old Sunday school building, and
which contains classrooms for
various departments, as well as
an attractive assembly room or
auditorium.
First actual use of the new
stucture will take place this Sun
day, when classes which have for
ihc past few months been meet
ing at Roxboro Central Gram
mar school, will occupy quarters
designed for them. Members of
the church have been whole
heartedly back of the new build
ing project, but completion of the
structure in so short a time is
regarded by many of the mem
, bers as a special tribute to the
Rev. W. F. West, who with Mrs.
West, has been a popular Roxboro
resident for a decade and a half
or more.
I,ater in the evening of the ve
ception refreshments will be ser
ved by members of the enter
tainment committee.
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Questionaires Are
Still Being Sent
Nearly three hundred Selective
Service questionaires have been
mailed to Person registrants from
the local office of the Service
board, it was. reported today by
Mrs. James Brooks, secretary to
I'ffice manager, Baxter Mangum.
Total number questionaires sent
out to date has reached 280 and
work in the office is going for
ward at the usual rate, not more
than ten questionaires nqw being
mailed out per day, it is said.
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Meredith Alumnae
Gather For Meal
Meeting at Hotel Roxboro for
an evening dinner Tuesday at
which Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson,
of the English department was
speaker, nearly thirty Mere
dith college alumnae front Person
and Caswell counties held their
annual session despite the sev
erity of the late fall weather.
Presiding was the alumnae Unit
president, Mrs. T. G. Wagptaff, of
Roxboro, and another special
was Miss Mae : Grifeiner,
general alumnae secretary, also
JraonsMimes
PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Christened
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The U. S. S. Swanson, new de
stroyer, sliding down the ways at
the Charleston, S. C., navy yard.
It was christened by Mrs. Clande
Swanson, wife of the late secretary
of the navy.
Nineteen Cases
Heard By Dawes
Nineteen cases, most of them
involving drunken driving, poss
ession for sale and minor traffic
violations, were heard Tuesday
before Judge R. B. Dawes in Per
son Recorder’s court. One of the
offenders who suffered most was
Fercy Flynn, Longhurst man,
who two weeks ago struck a car
driven by J. Brodie Riggsbee and
then turned over further down
North Main street when he struck
a rock.
Flynn, who was driving a car
owned by a Barnett's Service sta
tion attendant, paid a fine of S6O
and costs and will be debarred
from operation of an automobile
for a period of one year.
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Willis Called To
Military Service
Lloyd C. Willis, athletic direc
tor at Helena high school, Per
son county, who has for some
time been expecting to be call
ed into service with the Reserve
Officers corps, has gone to Fort
Bragg, where he will be stationed
for the time being. Mr. Willis
will be succeeded at Helena by
John Glover, of Morehead City.
Both Mr. Willis and Mr. Glover
are alumni of Eastern Carolina
Teachers college, Greenville, from
which they were graduated in
1939.
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Singing Class To
Appear Friday
Fourteen members of the Ox
ford Singing class, from the Ma
sonic institution, Oxford, will pre
sent their annual musical pro
gram in Roxboro Friday even
ing, November 29, at 8 o’clock in
the Roxboro high school auditor
ium. Masons of Person Lodge
113 and members of the Order of
Eastern Star are particularly
anxious that residents of the City
and County attend the concert,
usually regarded as exceptional
ly worthwhile.
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MOTHER DIES
kfrs. Marvin Long was called
to Fayetteville Tuesday because
of the death of her mother, Mrs.
Virginia Brady, of that city. Fun
eral services for Mrs. Brady were
conducted yesterday in Fayette
ville. Going to the rites from Rox
boro were Marvin Long, Mrs.
A. M. Long and Mr. and Mrs.
John Long and Mr, and Mrs.
Flfcm D.Ldng.
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Cates Rites Held
At Cemetery In
Mt. Tirzah Section
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Robert L. (Bob) Cates, 71, na
tive of Person County, who re
sided near Cates Mill, died Tues
day at 7:30 o’clock, following sev
eral months of declining health.
Death was attributed to heart
trouble and paralysis.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the graveside in the Glenn
ermetery, near Mt. Tirzah, by the
Rev. E. L. Hill, of Mt. Tirzah
Methodist church.
Surviving Mr. Cates are his
wife, Mrs. Jennie Cates, of the
h-me. and one sister, Mrs. Jennie
Cothran, of Aberdeen, together
with a number of nieces and ne
phews.
Farm Youths
Attend National
Club Event
Raeligh, Nov, 27 North Caro
lina wiil send a group of out
standing farm youths to the Nat
ional 4-H club Congress, which
opens in Chicago December 1 and
lasts through December 7, an
nounce L. R. Harrill, State 4-H
club leader and Miss Frances
McGregor, assistant leader, both
of State college.
The delegates selected to make
the trip are: Hester Roberts, Robe
son county; Willie Mae Daniels,
Granville county; Lena
Jrckson county; Edna Jones, An
son county; Pat Graham, Cum
berland county; Mary Frances
Grier, Mecklenburg county; and
Vernon Duncan, Chatham coun
ty. All were picked on the basis
of good club work and outstand
ing achievement in one particu
lar subject.
In addition to these delegates,
North Carolina will be represent
ed by two judging teams from
Lincoln county. A girls’ poultry
judging team will be composed
cf Doris Beam, Mabel Leonard,
Inez Reep, and Christine Griggs.
A boys’ crop judging team is
made up of Ervin Reep, John
Parker and Louis Reep.
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NOT TO MEET
Gordon C. Hunter, president; of
Roxboro Rotary club, today an
nounced that the club will not
meet this week because of
Thanksgiving holidays. Regular
meeting night is Thursday of each
week.
Churches Here Will Observe Day
Wfth Special Morning Services
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Four Roxboro churches, First
Baptist, Edgar Long.
Methodist, the Presbyterian Sind
St. Mark’s
hold morning
vices in their
of worship, with
pastors and special murfifaj -V
various choirs.
First services will be
clock at the First Baptist cfH||j|j
of whifch the Rev. W. F. wIKf
pcstor, who has for several yelH
held this early service, which
tiacts a large audience. At faihel
o’clock, the Rev. W. C. Martin^;,
’f Edgar Long Memorial \
will conduct services at his
church. The Rev. Mr. Martin was
recently returned to Edgar Long
by the North Carolina conference,
having begun his pastorate last
year.
Holding their first Thanksgiv
ing services in this city will
Rev. J. M. Walker, Jr.,-who early
TRAINING UNION
SESSION TO BE
HELD INCITY
Speaker At First Baptist
Church Will Be Dr. I. G.
Green.
Closing with an inspirational
address by Dr. I. G. Greer, ol
Baptist Orphanage, Thomasville,
the Associational Baptist Training
Union Conference will be held
Sunday at Roxboro First Baptist
church on Sunday, December 1.
according to announcement made
today.
Following the call to order at
3 o’clock, the devotional will bo
given by Rev. W. T.Smith, pastor
of Providence Baptist church, Cas
well county and the welcome will
be made by J. W. Green, of Rox
boro First church. After roll call,
the keynote address of the after
noon will be delivered by Nathan
Brooks, State Baptist Training
Union secretary. Also on the pro
gi am will be special music, group
conferences and a recreation per
iod.
At 6:30 o’clock representatives
of the Clement church union will
present a demonstration BTU pro
gram, and at 7:30 o’clock at the
evening worship service Dr. Greer
will speak.
It is expected that many of the j
Baptist visitors here will be es |
pecially interested in the Roxboro
v irst Church Christian education
building, recently completed,
which will be in use for the first
time on Sunday. Pastor of Rrx
boro First church is the Rev. W.
F. West.
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Woods and Bloxam
Talk Rate Question
In Durham Monday were Wal
lace W. Woods, secretary of tire
Roxboro Chamber of Commerce,
and City Manager Percy Bloxam,
who conferred with Frank Pier
son, Durham Chamber of Com
merce secretary in regard to
freight rates now imposed in this
section, served by Norfolk and
Western railway. Freight rate
problems have for some time
been discussed by local civic au
thorities and Mr. Woods report
ed yesterday that Mr. Pierson
and representatives from other
cities are in agreement that some
adjustments should be made.
It was indicated that repre
sentatives from Durham, Win
ston-Salem, Roxboro and other
cities served by the railway m?y
J come together and reach coni-
I mon agreement as to complaints
I tc be made.
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Pre-vue-ers Fail
To Agree On Show
Guests of O. T. Kirby, man
ager of the Palace theatre, were
ministers of Roxboro, together
with representative citizens and
newspaper men at a Tuesday
morning pre-vue showing of
‘ Pastor Hall”, a propaganda film
depicting conditions supposed to
exist in Germany under Nazi
domination. Numbers of these
present said that they were pleas
ed with the production, while
oihers seemed not to be certain
as to its ultimate value or suit
ability for showing to the gener
al public.
All, however, expressed thanks
to Mr. Kirby for an opportunity
to view the picture, which deals
with the trials of a minister who
refuses to conform to Hitler dic
tated regulations. Producer of the
picture is James Roosevelt, bet
ter known as the son of the Pres
ident of the United States.
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Virgilina Residents
Injured In Wreck I
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Hospital attaches last night re
ported that Gayland Harris, who'
was admitted to Community hos
pital about noon Tuesday, fol
lowing an automobile accident
near South Hill, Va., earlier :n
the morning, and received treat
ment for an injured jaw, was
resting comfortably. In the car
with Mr. Harris were Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Farrar, Mrs. Farrar,
being more seriously hurt ihanj
Mr. Harris, while Mr. Farrar
less seriously hurt.
All three occupants of the car,
residents of Virgilina, Va., we-re
brought to Roxboro, but Mrs. j
Farrar was later taken to Duke
hospital, Durham, where she re-|
ceived treatment for serious headj
injuries and lacerations on herj
face. Her husband sustained a
broken arm.
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Fidders To Meet
At Allensville
S. B. Satterwhite, principal of
Allensville school, today announc
ed that the annual Fiddlers’ Con
vention held at that school will
lake place on the Friday, Decem
ber 13, at 7:45 o'clock in the au
ditorium. A percentage of re
ce-ipts will be devoted to prize;
for duets and solos, as has been
the custom, and all persons inter
ested in entering the contests are
requested to contact Mr. Sattcr
white, who resides on Route 2
Roxboro.
1 City Auto Tags
; On Sale Monday
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1941 City license tags for motor
i vehicles will go on sale Monday,
. December t ( and may be obtain-
Roxboro City Hall of
■BK according to announcement
fiaade today by Carver,
:j officejpgnqger.
jfe, •fCwfcMarib Stanfield, local rqp
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THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 1940
Seals Sale Will Again Be
Sponsored By Woman’s Club
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IN ROXBORO ON
“CAROL” PROGRAM
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University Drama Head To
Give Reading Under Aus
pices of High School P T A.
Announcement is made today
.that Professor Frederick H. Koch,
noted leader of the Carolina Play
makers,'Chapel'Hill, will give an
ifitbrpretive reading of Dickens’
•‘Christmas Carol” here on Mon
day, December 9, under auspices
of the Roxboro High School Par
ent-Teacher association, in the
high school auditorium.
l ocal officials of the PTA aie
pleased that Dr. Koch will in
clude Roxboro on his schedule of
readings of the Dickens master
piece. His tour takes him each
year in many North Carolina
cities and towns as well as to
New York and other out of state
points.
This year is the thirty-sixth
anniversary of Dr. Koch’s init
ial public reading of Dickon's
story. He has read this story j
naerly two hundred times now toj
rpell-bound .audiierices far and 1
wide.
Dr. Koch is famous for his mo- j
nologue performances. As he:
reads ‘‘A Christmas Carol”, the’
different characters of the story
appear in his face. The Umver- \
sity professor ceases to be, and 1
in his place grouchy Scrooge,
clanking Marley's ghost, lovable
Tiny Tim and all the others of
this famous story become flesh
and blood.
The performance in Roxboro
will begin at eight o’clock in the '
evening..
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HERE FOR HOLIDAYS
House guests of City Manager
and Mrs. Percy Bloxam at their
North Main street residence dur
ing the Thanksgiving week-end
will be their daughter Miss Bar
bara Bloxam, graduate - student
at the University of North Car
ultna, Chapel Hill, who will bring
with her a schoolmate, Miss
Blanche Roberts, of Asheville;
also here will be the Rloxams’
son, lan Bloxam, of with
Miss Overby, of that j&tgi and
another son, Leopard of
Salisbury, with Miss Mur-
WR o f that city. nk**:
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SUCCESSFUL
What fciCgggrgj call an- extraor
dinarily successful fire season has 4
£ust closed in the northern and
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THE TIMES IS PERSON’S 4
PREMIER NEWSPAPER
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER FIVE
Agencies Council Strongly
Endorsee Tuberculosis Seal
Sale, Athough It Will Not
Assume Sponsorship. Wal
’ ter Page Speaks.
Speaker at the Wednesday
luncheon of the Person Council of
Social agencies held at 1 o’clock at
Hotel Roxboro was Walter Page,
f Winston-Salem, field repre
sentative, who participated in the
Council’s annual Christmas seal
program, preparatory to the city
ar.d county-wide campaign.
Introducing Mr. Page was Dr.
A. L. Allen, director of the Per
son unit of the health depart
ment, and presiding officer was
the president, the Rev. T. M.
Vick.
Decision was reached at the
Council session, that the Agencies
group will heartily endorse the
Roxboro Christmas Seal Sale cam
paign, expected to start here the
first of next month, under spon
sorship of the Roxboro Woman’s
club, although the Council will
not actively conduct the cam
paign, as had been previously
suggested.
Last year’s drive for the tub
erculosis seals was headed by
Mrs. R. H. Shelton, active mem -
ber of the Woman’s club and a
civic leader and hope has been
expressed that she will again
consent to direct the campaign
Mr. Page in his address dis
cussed the guiding principles of
’.he Seal Sales program, empha
sized the good work done by the
organization and called upon all
citizens of the city and county
to rally to support of a movement
which does much to mitigate the
evils of tuberculosis.
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RED CROSS ROLL
CALL SHOWS GAINS
Over SSOO Now Contribut
ed. Drive Officially Ends
This Week.
Total contributions received to
date during the Roxboro and Per
son county Red Cross Roll call,
j which began on Tuesday, Novem
j be; 12, now stand at $512.88, ac
, cording to Robert Edgar Long,
* Roxboro attorney, who is direct
j ing city divisions. This encourge
: ir.g report, Mr. Long said yester
| day, has greatly pleased all of
I those connected with the 1940
I campaign.
Reports are, however, not yet
complete and it is expected that
■ the final amount to be reported
by November 30, when the cam
paign officially closes, will be
j considerably in excess of SSOO.
‘j Original goal set this, year was
1 500 memberships. Figures reveal
j that this goal is still to be reach
ed, although financial contribu
tions have passed the standard
•et, because numbers of coatri
. l-utions of less than one dollar
. have swelled the total.
Much of the credit for success
[ of the campaign, Mr. Long said,
should go to Miss Velma Beam,
director of the county units and
to F. O. Carver, Jr., chapter chair
. man, who assumed active direc
i tion of the drive follownig the
sudden dwitß Os. Mayor S. •-&
Nick*, Jr., &ong]«dgß ■director, twu
day* befbr® ; ttgjf strive was sche-
A. M. Long, Person court house
custodian and jailer, left Tues
day afternoon for Durham, where
he will receive treatment for
several days at McPherson hos
i pital. Mr. Long spent home time
I there earlier in the year and re
i turned home much Im|are#Mt in
health. 1
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