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Gome To Roxboro’s Christmas Opening Friday, December 6th.
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3,0 M AMERICANS WOULD
HUNT IN CANADIAN WOODS
Toronto, Ont.s A record hunt
ing season Is anticipated by Min
ister of Game and Fisheries Har
ry M. Nixon despite war condi
tions and regulations about oring
ing guns into the provinces.
The department has been noti
fied that more than 2,000 Amer
icans have asked for and receiv
ed permission to bring in gu;i3
for hunting.
CHEER WAS TOO MUCH
FOB GAL CHEERLEADER
Cambridge, Md. Hazards of
football:
Louise Higgs, Page Hubbard
and Jane Meekins, Cambridge
high school cheerleaders, lined up
to lead a “Fight, Fight, F : ght”
yell at a football game.
Climax of the yell came wjth
the cheerleaders. But Miss Hub
bard was too realistic. She land
ed a real wallop on Miss Higgs
chin, scoring a clean kayo.
It took 15 minutes and several
* "alshefs frtttrt'the water bucket to
' restore Louise to normalcy.
TURKEY PACIFIES
STRIKING DINERS *
Maxton Presbyterian Junior
College officials gave thanks for
a turkey dinner, a meal that lur
ed the student body back to the
college dining hall after two
days of a so-called “food strike”.
Hie majority of the 86 board
ing students had disdained the
college dinner in favor of down
twon cases for two days in pro
test of the quality and prepara
tion of food in the school, but. to
night at supper the students a
greed upon a “temporary” truce
and returned for the Thanksgiv
ing dinner of turkey, cranberry
sauce and the trimmings.
CUDAHY RESIGNS
Washington John Cudahy of
Milwaukee resigned orally to Pre
sident Roosevelt this week as Am
bassador to Belgium.
Cudahy said he intended to de
vote his time to writing, particu
larly a novel about Poland, where
he served as ambassador from
1633 to 1937 when he became
minister to the Irish Free State
He took over the Belgian post
January 15, 1940, and remained
there for two months after the
German occupation. He left July
18 when the Germans ordered
diplomatic representatives out of
the country.
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TOO MANY ‘CAPTAINS/
GUARD IDEA COLLAPSES
New Bera.-nPlans for the or
ganization of a Home Guard here
during the absence of the local
National Guardsmen now in
training tor a year at For Jack
son have failed temporarily be
cause too many “captains” and
too few privates volunteered for
. service, it ia asserted by Sponsors.
However, at time of greater em
ergency, they say, it would be a
much easier matter to raige an
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PUBLISHED MBY 8 UNDAY ft THURSDAY
HEALTH BOARD
HEARS REPORT OF
YEAR’S PROGRESS
Maternity Project To Be
gin Soon. Thomas Receives
Thanks,
Considering a number of items,
among them the maternity pro
ject which will on January 1, be
undertaken here, the Person
County Board of Health, with Dr.
A. L. Allen presiding in absence
of Dr. W. P. Richardson, held its
final meeting of the year Fri
day afternoon.
Miss Louise Croom, now locat
ed at Pittsboro, will, as previous
ly announced, become directing
head of the maternity project,
which is'designed to furnish mere
adequate maternity care for in
digent mothers and will include
in its program increased super
vision of midwives, together with
scheduled home visits by physi
cians and public health nurses.
Assisting Miss Croom will be Miss
Agnes Brake, formerly of the
public health service in Greens
boro. Both nurses will also have
the cooperation of Mrs. Blanche
Vincent and other present mem
bers of the Person nursing staff.
Attention of board members
was called to the fact that Phil
ip L. Thomas, a member of the
board and chairman of the Board
of County commissioners, who has
in both capacities rendered valua
bly services, will on Monday, De
cember 1, end. his term of office
and will be succeeded by Sam
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PERSON WOMAN
DIES AT DUKE
FRIDAY! NIGHT
Mrs. Nelson Farrar’s Rites
Will Be Held This After
noon.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nel
son Harris Farrar, 24, Person
county resident, of Route 1, near
Virgilina, Va., who died Friday
night at 9:15 o’clock at Duke hos
pital, Durham, as the result of
injuries received Tuesday morn
ing in an automobile wreck near
South Hill, Va., will be conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’-
clock at Olive Branch Baptist
Church, Person county, by the
Rev. J. B. Currin, of Roxboro.
Interment will take place in the
church cemetery.
Less seriously injured in the
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Christmas Seal
Sale Will Start
Here This Week
Opening day for the annual sale
of tuberculosis Christmas seals in
the Roxboro area will be Mon
day, December 1, according to
announcement made today. Spon
sors of the sales ‘will be members
of the Roxboro Woman’s club,
with Mrs. R. H. Shelton as active
director.
Preliminary plans for the cam
paign were developed last week
at a conference with Walter Page,
of Winston-Salem, field - repre
sentative at the North Carolina
tuberculosis association, 'vho on
Wednesday was gues|*p(sker at
the monthly Per
son Council of Sortrt
Rev. T. M. Vick, J*£ prudent of
t&e agencies council reported at
that time that trill
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Baptists Have
Open House In
Church Building
Joined by friends rrom oilier
churches in the city, several hun
dred members of Roxboro First
Baptist church on Friday night
observed open house in the com
modious and recently completed
First Baptists’ Christian education
building.
Guests were received between
the hours of eight to ten o'clock
and were invited to inspect the
building, which contains three
floors of well arranged class.xomj
and departmental assembly rooms
for Beginners, Intermediates
Juniors, Seniors and adults. Pre
rent for the occasion were the
pastor, Rev. W. F. West, and Mrs
West, together with the church
secretary, Miss Lucille Davidson
Rev. and Mrs. K. D. Stukenbi'oke
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Snookie’s Last
Day At Play
For five years “Snookie’',
little mongrel, dog about the size
ci a terrier, lived with the L. D
Pucketts on North Main street
His bright face and playful ant
ics won the hearts of neighbor
as well as owners. Like all gooo
dogs, “Snookie” was friendly
maybe too friendly; Friday morn
ing he dashed down to the side
walk to romp with Miss Lizzie
Pixley, who lives up on the hill. A
tew seconds later excited “Snoo
xie” ran out into the street. It was
his last mad dash of joy, termi
nated by a swiftly passing motor
ist. Like many another -* dog
“Snookie” s>aid for happiness witr
his life, and that’s why the Pusk
etts say, “We’ll never' have an
ether.”
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Quietly Observed
Thanksgiving
Spent In Person
Person and ‘ Roxboro sheriffs,
policemen and hospital attache;
reported the quietest Thanksgi
ing in years as far as accident 1
were concerned, neither residents
nor visitors in this area being in
volved in serious traffic mishaps
or accidents of any description.
At least two automobile collisions
on highways near this city were
reported but damages were slight
and were confined to machines
rather than drivers or other oc
cupants.
Hunting, golf and family din
ners were diversions of a day
when business was practically at
a standstill. 1
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Cotton Marketing
Quota Referendum
Will Be Held Here
Members of the Person County
Agricultural Conservation com
mittee have ported notice of the
Cotton Marketing Quota Refer
endum, which is to be held on
Saturday, December 7, 1940, at
the Courthouse in Roxboro, the
polls to be opened promptly at
8 o’clock in the morning and elw
ed at 5 in the afternoon, total
standard time.
The referendum is being held to
determine whether the cotton
farmers favor or oppose cottop
marketing quotas on the 1941
cotton crop.
HARRIS NAMES I
COMMITTEEMEN
FOR CEREMONY
Ballentine and Price Named
by Lt. Governor; Big Par
ade Planned For Brough
ton.
Lt. Governor-elect R. L. Harris
cf this city on Friday named Sen
ator L. Y. Ballentine of Wake
and Senator J. Hampton Price of
Rockingham on legislative com
mittee' of five which will arrange
for the inauguration of Governor
Broughton in Raleigh on Janu
ary 9.
Three members of the new
of Representatives will be
named, but since there is doubt
as to identity of the next Speak
er, the House committeemen will
piobably be selected by agree
ment between all candidates with
the approval of the Governor
elect.
Already plans are taking shape
for the biggest inauguration par
ade in Raleigh’s history. Bands
from colleges high school:
will be invited t and troops Iron
Fort Bragg and NI C. Guardsmen
from Fort Jacksoh are expected
io take part.
The Raleigh Chamber of Com- 1
merce, preparing for a tremend
ouc crowd, has already named its
committee. On it are:
Clyde A. Dillon, chairman
George Geoghengan, R. C. dcßos
>?e'C'ClareiTeo *Horwell, and * Karl
Hudson.
DR.AXALLEN
WILL SPEAK AT
WOMANSCLUB
Will Have Pari In Tuber
culosis Seal Program For
This Section.
Monthly meeting of the Rox
boro Woman’s club will be held
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at Poxboro Community house
where a Christmas Seal program
will be presented, according t<
announcement by Mrs. R. C. Hall,
piesident, who has said that chie
speaker will be Dr. A. L. Allen,
director of the Person unit of the
tri- county health department.
Dr. Allen and several others of
his staff will discuss control and
treatment of tuberculosis. The
program will be preparatory to
the annual Seal sale sponsored by
the Woman’s club.
Also to be presented will be a
musical program by Roxboro high
school glee club under direction
of Mrs. Sam Byrd Winstead/
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County Board To
Meet Monday
First meeting of the recently
elected and re-elected members
cf the Person County Board Os
commissioners will be held Mon
day morning, December 1. New
member of the board will be Sam
Byrd Winstead, Roxboro tobac
conist, who will be given oath Os
iff ice before the board begins its
formal session? Other members
of the board are D. M. Cash and
Frank T. Whitfield, both of whofci
reside in the county and ha*e
previously served with the board.
Mr. Winstead, ft Democrat, suc
ceeds Philip L. Thomas, looal
druggist and former chairman Os
the board. Also to be worn in
on Monday are W. T. Kirby and
J. Brodie Riggsbee, respectively
ie-elected as register of deed#
•md county treasurer. Also tak
ing the oath will be W. R. Ca cs,
•surveyor. . w* y‘ _■' ■ • ■ ■ ,
Merchants In City Planning For
Increased Holiday Business
C. E. JORDAN TO
BE SPEAKER AT
ALUMNI DINNER
Person Duke Alumni To
Meet Friday Night At Ho
tel Roxboro.
Person County alumni of Duke
University will stage their an
nual alumni dinner Friday even
ing, December 6, at 7 o’clock a
Hotel Roxboro, according to an
ncuncement made today by J. L.
Hester, of Bushy Fork, president
es the local association, which
numbers approximately one hun
clred persons.
Invited as speaker is Charles
E. Jordan, of the University’s ad
ministration division, who is
known to many alumni of the
past two decades. Also expected
to attend will be Charlie Dukes
cf the Alumni office. Introduc
tion of Mr. Jordan will be m.i le
by Thomas J. Shaw, Jr.
Cards will be sent out, said Mr.
Hester, but all alumni who can
attend are urged to do so, al
though reservations should be
made in advance. Officers of the
local association include Mr. Hes
ter and Mrs. Beth Brewer Prid
atid-Mesdames Rr H. Shel
ton and A. F. Nichols.
Mr. Jordan, who has been con
tinuously connected with Trinity
College' and Duke University,
since he was a student gt Trinity,
was graduated in 1923 and com
pleted the course in law and is
licensed to practice. He has been
assistant secretary of the Univer
sity and is a member of several
important University commit
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Person Man Joins
Naval Service
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W. F. Timberlake, former Rcx
bor6 resident, now connected with
the Navy as recruiting officer, at
Raleigh, was in Roxboro for sev
eial days last week in interest ol
Naval service and while here re
torted that Liggett King, of this
city, has enlisted and is expected
to report for duty the first of the
week. Mr. Timberlake also said
that two or three other local res
idents may sign up in the next
few days.
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A hong The Way
With the Editor
Here’s one on Big Jim Anderson. A fqw days ago Jim had
a sore finger. He decided that it would be a good idea to wrap
the finger before retiring for the night He went ahead with
the wrapping and then retired. About one o’clock in the night
he was aroused from his slumber. Then he remembered his
finger and all at once discovered that he had wrapped the
wrong finger. Whether he got up and wrapped the right one
or not is more than we know, but the party that told us this
tale said that he was plenty mad.
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What’s all of this about Glenn Stovall and this marry
ing business. We thought that Glenn was a confirmed Uatche
lor and that he was going to live and die with his money and
not spend any of it on a partner. Now someone has whisper
ed something about the month of March to us. All we have to
say is to “Beware the Ides of March”. As far as we can tell
Glenn is now a very happy man
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[ George Cushwa worked on Thanksgiving Day. Whether he
[ did this because he had no turkey or whether he was just
I behind with his work, we can’t telL If he works on Christ-
r ’ mas day we will know that he has nothing to eat and you can
( then prepare a basket.
• Coleman King has accepted a position. Please notice that
, we said accepted a position. We did not say that he work* ’>
ipg- Far be it from Coleman to do too much. /
t SUNDAY, . DECEMBER 1, 1948
W- .- )
Assistant Secretary, Charles E.
Jordan, of Duke University, will
speak here at a dinner to be held
Friday r.ight. by the Person Coun
ty Duke Alumni Association
Newly Moved And
Established Firms
Hold Open Houses
Marked by open houses Self
during the past week, five Rox
boro ~ business firms, Ledbetter's
Electrical supply Rox
boro Dairy Products, Long’s
Flower shop, Foushee Clothing
company and Shank’s Grill, a re
staurant operated by Thomas M.
and R. D. Bumpass, celebrated the
occasion of moving into new
quarters in the Kirby Building,
North Main street, across from
the Dolly Madison theatre, which
was recently completed for the
owners, Messrs. O. T. and C. B
Kirby and D. W. Ledbetter.
To observe the event Mr. Led
better arranged a cooking de
monstration given Wednesday in
his store by Miss Margaret Long,
of the demonstration staff of the
Carolina Power and Light com
pany, Raleigh. Prizes given at the
demonstration included: a tuikey,
won by Miss Margaret Gentry,
Route 2, AUensville, and a fruit
cake, won by Mrs. G. C. Duncan,
Lcnghurst.
In the store jointly leased by
A. C. Fair, of Roxboro Dai. - y
Products company and by Mrs.
E. G. Long, of Long’s Flower
shop, no formal program was
given, although both tenants ar
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THE THfpSS IS PERSON’S
PREMIER * NEWSPAPER
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES
NUMBER SCC
Chamber Os Commerce
Sponsored Trade Event Ex
pected To Draw Crowds To
City This Week.
Official welcome to Santa Claus
will be given here on Friday ev
ening, December 6, when gay
street decorations and Christmas
lights will mark the opening of
the Roxboro holiday trading sea
son.
Merchants whose stores are now
being filled with toys and gifts
appropriate to the season will by
that date have their windows
completely decorated and cram
med with mementoes suitable to
the occasion, and will on that
night keep stores open from sev
en o’clock until nine and will, of
course, observe regular business
hours during the day.
Sponsor of the city’s holiday
f f stival, which is expected to
greatly stimulate trading in this
area will be the Roxboro Chamb
er of Commerce, of which Wallace
W. Woods, executive secretary,
with cooperation of other mem
bers and merchants, will be in
charge. Mr. Woods is now en
gaged in working out complete
details for the opening day and
has had and will have a number
cf committee conferences with
those who are assisting with plans
for the. evgnL......
Holiday lights will be strung
across streets in the downtown
business district and it is expect
ed that the number of lights will
be considerably larger than were
previously used. Additional de
corative touches are now being
worked out and will be announc
ed later.
Also expected to add to attrac
tiveness of the city will be simil
ar lights and decorations on lawns
and private residences. Crowds
who attended last year’s Christ
mas opening here will be expect
ed to return again from all ports
of Person county and the sur
rounding country to make merry
and to see attractive mercantile
displays.
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Soldier’s Rites To
Be Held Today
At Sister’s Home
Funeral services for Master
Sergeant Obie D. Morris, 37,
whose death occurred on Novem
ber 25, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex
as, will be conducted this after
noon at one o’clock at the home
cf a sister, Mrs. J. E. Lowery,
near South Boston, Va., by Elder
Lex J. Chandler, of Timberlake.
Interment will be in the family
cemetery, near Brooklyn church.
Person county.
Sergeant Morris had been in
the United States Army more
than 12 years and had been sta
tioned at Fort Sam Houston since
August of this year. Particulars
concerning the cause of his depth
were not given in the messege re
ceived by the family.
Surviving are his father Rue
ben H. Morris, of South Bortt*.
Va., as well as a number of Icbtfr*
era and sinters, including ibfc.
Lowery, and link Bterii*g
Chambers, of near Baxborta•,,
IN HOSPITAL til
Floyde Hawkins of Hutdjft
Mills, entered Community
tal Saturday tor treatment and
observation. He i# a iMjher of
W. Rainey H.wki* JS