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PERSON COUNTY TIMES —JL-Jgywfty — i -T x'wonh Carolina vA /PRESS ASSOCIATION^ A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE L 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 *° Advertising Cut Service At Disposal of Advertisers at al* times. Rates furnished upon request. News from our correspondents should reach this office nol later than Tuesday to insure publication for Thursday edition and Thursday P. M. for Sunday editing. SUNDAY, DEC. 8, 1940 Returned To Us By God .... in the Greesboro Daily News Friday mornuig was an address said to have been made to a “number of high German officials” in May 1940 by Dr. Walther Darre, Reich Minister of Food and Agricul ture,” who in bombastic language associated with dic tators outlined a visionary program of ultimate German victory over the world through force of arms and trade agreements. . Dr. Darre, presumably a man who holds in Ger many a position somewhat similar to that held by Food Administrator Herbert Hoover in the United States during the World War 1, is alleged to have given his message at a secret meeting, with no intention that iiis talk should be heard by or printed for any of those peo ple outside of Germany, including citizens of the Uni ted States, designated as “slaves-to-be” in the new Ger manized world. The Greensboro News, cooperating with a syndicate and with Life magazine in which the spee ch is also reprinted, declines to divulge the manner m which the speech was obtained. Intimation is that it came to America through some secret channel. Discounting fact that its appearance in the U. S. may be a manifestation of smart propaganda, engin eered by the very man who spoke, it is interesting to observe that he regards citizens of America as victims of an oppression caused by faulty economics and a de moralized social system and that chief fault he has to find with us is our possession of the greater part of the world's gold, which, he says, rightly belongs to Ger many. We are reasonably sure that this show-off speech will be put in its place by discerning readers: we are not certain that others can scan it without becoming hot under their collars. Job Well Done At proper time and place, because we have been impressed by quality of performance, we will in the Times review’, “First, the Fields,” the novel by Person’s own Charles Wood, which was last week accepted for spring publication by the University of North Carolina Press. At this moment we indulge in the hope that the in terview printed in Thursday’s Times will sufficiently excite native curiosity so that the book when published will be read by all those persons who share with the author some knowledge of the tobacco country in which we live. Not in a long while have we read a novel having so many excellences of economy and penetration, ele ments more often thought of as French rather than A merican, but we are sure that local interest in "First the Fields’” will involve consideration of its photogra phic qualities and interpretation of the “Co-op” prob lem which is the volume’s core- Now, however, we wish to congratulate Mr. Wood on first step on the road toward recognition as a nov elist. The trials of a writer who is sincere in his desire to record life around him are many and mental str ain involved in production is frequently as wearing as the most exhausting physical labor. Only those who have themselves engaged in creative writing can ima gine the energy expended before a formal and finished conception is produced. As has been said in the inter view, “First, the Fields” may make Person county and its customs known far beyond its borders, and because this may happen Person folks should be as pleased as are all of Mr. Wood’s intimate friends. Another One Comes Home In AP dispatches we notice that Josephus Daniels, elderly Tar Heel, who has for some years served as U nited States ambassador to Mexico, has announced his intention to retire because he wants “to finish some books he is writing, while he is “still young”. Coming home to Raleigh next week for Christmas, Mr. Daniels has given assurances that he will return to Mexico City after the holidays and that he may keep the ambassadorial post three months or a year- That is as far as he has gone in public statement of intentions. More interesting to know would be his reactions to e vents transpiring in Mexico during years of his resi dence there, particularly the last few months which have been marked by the week-before last climax of a none too friendly reception of U. S. Vice-President E ieet Henry A. Wallace, who went to installation of the new Mexican president. We have a notion that even as the Wallace recep tion difficulties may have been toned down for the press, the career Mr- Daniels has had ambassador to our Spanish-Indian neighbor has not been completely revealed. The job he\has requires both diplomacy and that rougher art known as business management and becfttiae he has had to! exercise both diplomacy and business sagacity, the I venerable North Carolinian, who j» in arts when he wants to be, has bad his hands full. \ “J* ■iffi rr • i rii dMin fi r . „ PERSON FOUNTY TIMES - ROXBORO, N. C. We are not now inclined to blame him for any fail ure oi purposes while in office, But we think the State department will be glad to see him come home to stay. Until that happens, he can and will do as good a job as possible and not even the President can ask for more- The Abernethy Case .... The News and Observer Trial of Charles L. Abernethy Jr., on charges of violation of the election law growing out of the primary last May has again been postponed. The case was not tried last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday. This Wayne County Superior Court adjourned abruptly on Wednesday without reach ing the case. Whatever the merits or demerits of the various de lays which have marked this case, of which the two mentioned above are only the last of a long series, it is apparent that the case has been allowed to become quite old before reaching trial. More than six months have now eiapsed since the occurrences which led to the in dictments. Such delays always serve the defendant. Mr. Abernethy is entitled to a fair tidal in open court. So is the State* of North Carolina. The case should not be al lowed to die without trial. Such a procedure would leave a cloud upon the defendant's name which should not be there if he is not guilty. On the other hand, ii he is guil ty failure to dispose of the case would be a grave reflec tion upon the courts of the state. Responsibility for bringing this case to trial rests primarily upon the sol icitor of the district. But the responsibility is not solely that of the solicitor. The responsibility should be .shar ed by the judge assigned to the district for the January term, the Attorney General of the State, who directed the prosecution, and the State board of Elections which investigated the case. If the case- is not tried, failure to try it will be a sad reflection upon the law enforcement machinery ot the State and the failure will be regarded as license by other violators of the election laws. Trusty Gun Backfires In Wilkes . .. Greensboro Daily News Perhaps it is an outrage that the clerk of the Sup erior court of Wilkes county should have named a Re publican county commissioner to succeed a Democrat who was elected but didn’t care for the job. But perhaps is as strong as we would care to make it, and we’d also like it known that we do not expect personally to feei outraged at all. The reason there were two Democrats and one Re publican elected to the Wilkes county board of commis sioners was that a Democrat representing Davie county in the ligislature secured the passage of a bill dividing Wilkes into three districts for the purpose of electing the commissioners—otherwise there would have been three Republicans. If an outrage has been committed, it looks as if it might have been perpetrated by a callous legislative majority which designs laws for the especial benefit of Democrats living in Republican counties. If the Woodhouse bill, which produced Democratic commissioners in Wikes, is the answer to question on the best way to secure popular government in North Carolina, why not dismember all those counties voting Republican and see that there are no Republican offi cers whatever? It would be just as decent; indeed, we are inclined to think it would be more so. A member of the minority might then know what to expect and could go about his private affairs with never a public concern. Os course it might make for some poisoning of weils or hamstringing of cattle; but that might be met with offering a bounty on everybody unwilling to say Uncle Franklin. We fancy the clerk of court over in Wilkes is a Re publican, too- Well, here’s to his long waving! WF BUILD FOR Roxboro and Person County With All Work Guaranteed. No Job Too Large and None Too Small. GEORGEW KANE Roxboro, N. C. will be livable, smart, more valu able, with complete improvements. tup You need go no further than our place for the materials to make • Ml your home a better place to live in. WATKINS & BULLOCK EVERYTHING TO BUILD WITH ROXBORO NORTH CAROLINA R. A. WHITFIELD Distributor Case Inspections Made By Fowler “The Cases and lunen counters 1 in Roxlboro and Person County j are the cleanest since regular in-, spections were begun two years ago; says T. J. Fowler, Sanitarian, 1 after making the inspections for the month of November. Fowler also said, “There are some cases and lunch counters in the townj and county that are not as san- i itary or run in as clean a manner as they should be. They made a rating just high enough to stay open.” The law requires that all places serving food have to make a rat ing of 70. In the future all drug I stores that make and serve hot j soups and sandwiches, will be in-| spected and rated according to the Case laws. Two places were under con struction during the inspection and were not rated this month, they were Shank's Grill and Gardners Tea Room. Following are the Grades: 90 to 100, Grade A. 80 to 90 Grade B: 70 to 80 Grade C. Roxboro Diner 95, Hotel Rox boro, 94; Royal Case, 94; Feed well Case, 91.5; Peoples Cafe.i 91.0; Barnett’s Case, 90; Moon! Glow Case, (Col.) 93; King’s Pal-j ace, 83.0; Blue Bird (Col.), 89; O’Briant’s, 80.0; Brown Bobby, 82.5; Georges, 80.5; Red Lane Case, 77, Knoll Inn 70.0; and New Home Case (Col.) 70. o Person Health Report Shows Work In Schools In his monthly report, released today Dr. A. L. Allen, of the Per son Health Department said: ‘Tne month of November saw increas ed attention to school work, which consisted of physical examina tions; inoculations, including. Schick, tuberculin, toxoid, small-1 pox; and dental care given in the Negro institutions. An out break of measles occurred, which reached almost epidemic propor tions, while 28 new cases of sy philis were discovered. This last resulted from the large number! of blood tests made routinely as well as for the army registrants”. Below are facts in the report: Schools Pupils examined by physician: 373. Pupils examined by dentist: 875, Pupils having teeth cleaned: 259, Total dental operations 981. Pupils referred to private phy- Medical and dental care in. schools was caried out by Dr. Allen, Dr. I. A. Daves, State Ne-j gro Dentist, and nurses, Mrs. Blanche Vincent and Miss Eve-j lyn Fletcher. Syphilis Control Blood Tests: 190; Treatments: 432; New patients; 20, No. pa tients enroled 178. Control work done by Dr. A. L. Allen, assisted by Mrs. John Bullock ar.d Miss Lake Allen. Sanitation: i Under supervision of T. J. Fowler. j ' New Privies Installed: 53; 1 Case Inspections; - - (34 Tuberculosis case finding: Individual fluoroscoped: 55, by *Mow. lia I kept up my 1 i w« insurance vritß THOMPSON INSURANCE AGENCY Roxboro, N. C- Dr. W. P. Richardson. Pregnant mothers examined. 17 by Dr. H. M. Beam. Communicable diseases were. Measles 33, Syphilis 28, whooping cough 6, chicken pox 5, scarlet fever, 3. DR. R. J. PEARCE EYES EXAMINED MONDAYS ONLY Thomas-Carver Bldg. 0 0 0 Liooid - Tablets - tr*k Salve-Nose Drops Cough Drops Try .Rub-Mv-Tljm— * Wonderful Liniment Christmas uiifl soon be here :||S j We have your Christmas groceries ready and waiting for you. Shop early and get just what you want. Carl Winstead GIVE Y °U R FRIENDS afrt JpSg AND THE KIDS AN Esso Bank After he has filled it with money ■S, the bank can be placed in hot i’WW mBSr water and will open - making two ihii ee us rur w * nes f° r ! ROCK INN SERVICE STATION s ) J. Lester Clay ten, Prop. 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