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PERSON COUNTY TIMES Tj l' - >/Nonh Carolina \Jfcv f PPESS ASSOCIAII^) 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 tater than Tuesday to insure publication for Thursday edition and Thursday P. M. for Sunday editio.i. THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1940 Tar Heel Lady Public press this week has made much over Mrs. Elizabeth Rollins Deegan, former Asheville resident and a granddaughter of the late Jeter C. Pritchard, one time Republican political figure in Norm Carolina. Mrs. Deegan, a divorcee, has for some years been living in Pans, France, where she has lately been connected with the American embassy as clerk. Mrs. Deegan, for all we know, might have stayed there for years without ever getting her name in the papers, if she had been content to exercise ner talents in the restricted sphere to which she had been assigned. Instead, as all readers must now know, she appar ently induleged in the American habit of meddling by giving assistance to Britishers in French prisons and hospitals. Since December 1, Mrs. Deegan has report edly been detained by the German “Gestapo or secret police and efforts to ascertain her whereabouts and to effect her release have thus far been futile. On the day the Paris story “broke”, Mrs. Deegan’s brother, Tom Rollins, whom we knew at Chapel "Hill as one of the most attractive men of his generation, died at Ashville and at the same time it was announced that her daughter, after spending some time with her fath er's people in Alabama, was enroute to Ashville to spend Christmas with her grandmother, Mrs. Rollins,Sr- Thus, from the North Carolina angle, this Deegan story has had in it all of humanity and color wanted by newsmen. But, much as we can sympathize with the distressed family, we cannot much blame the “Gestapo” for exer cising that function for which it was created. The sublime (and egotistical) belief held by many Americans-in-Europe that they as Americans can do as they please because they are citizens of the United States needs now, if ever, to be properly exploded. Being American is or should be a privilege but mere posse sion of privilege does not mean license to get ones-self into trouble with expectation that fatherly Uncle Sam will always come running to rescue. Wars have been be gun over just such episodes as the Deegan incident and we can see no reason why our government should dc more than it has to in order to save face because a “lady’ is involved. Military Vermicelli Indications are that in Italy repercussions are being felt becauseMltf the slowness of Mussolini”s “conquest ’ of Greece. Scarcely had the world heard of the removal of Marshal Badoglio before it was informed that Count de val Cismon had resigned as commander-governor ot the Dodecanese islands. Rumor has it that Rodolfo Graziani is also on the down scale and may be removed from office before this editorial can be read. It is also reported that the lordly profiteer, buddy of Mars, is waxing fat in the land Denials have come from Italy that these changes and accusations will lower the morale of the people, but so many changes in places of hign command and so much indication of internal displeasure over the necessary e conomic system must be taken as signs that the Italians are disappointed with failures to achieve easy conquests such as they once made in Albania and Ethiopia. Events move so swiftly in war time that changes must occur over night. There was that same rapidity in the American Civil War, when commanders on both Confederate and Yankee sides went up and down in ac cordance with their respective succeses and failures until Lee and Grant got down to serious business in fi nal days. American histories and memoirs of the period are full of accusations and counter-accusations by gen erals and ex-generals who in after days were certain tiial this battle and that could have been won if only “they” had been allowed to exercise their talents. The intensities of wars may progress: the human elements, particularly in Italy at the moment, remain the same. .. ■ - ■ ■ I T- Christmas Fireworks Printed elsewhere in the Times is an open forum letter from City Manager Percy Bloxam calling attention to fact that there is on City Books an ordinance prohib iting the shootng of fire-crackers within corporate lim its. Like Mr. Bloxam, we have no desire to be classified as a “kill-joy” but we earnestly recommend that such ex plosives be not used in the City and even where they are we request that the merry-makers emulate the caution commonly associated with the Chinese, whom legend credits with being inventors of fire-crackers and other mare deadly explosives. Not soon will we forget the Christmas-in-hospital enjoyed by a friend of ours, who thought hie was being smart when he rigged up a home-made firecracker out of aU* thing went off, and so did.V he, with a boater! face arid loss of sight. Perhaps was lucky hospital was not a morgue 'Mr. Bloxam also mentions fire hazards associated PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. with fire-works and with faulty Christmas decorations, ’ electrical and otherwise. To all his words of wisdom we can but say “Amen,” hoping that echo of the sound will be loud enough to reach ears habitually deaf to public annoucements having official connotations. Making Petition . Regardless of items which may have been dis cussed and settled as being important we have been im pressed by reports that delegations from Allensville, Mt. Tirzah and Bethel Hill wanting repairs and improve ments to minor sections of roadways in their respective communities were on Monday at a district highway meeting held in Roxboro turned away after the hearing with promises that their petitions will be “considered ” “Considered” in such a connection is one of those terms which leave “Yes” or “No” suspended in mid-air. We know that collective bodies dealing with other collective bodies must at times retreat behind such a screen of non-commitment ana we know too that roads described may or may not need repairs. We hope that some few of their requests will be granted and that “considered” will not be what it frequently has been, an excuse for doing nothing At risk of displeasing one group because repairs are not made and at risk of less immediate attention to some bigger job, the seemingly minor requests made by groups mentioned above are of importance and not to be neglected on excuse that they are small. Trucks At Large The News and Observer Entirely too much damage is being done in North Carolina by trucks The latest incident in Raieigh is that of a driverless truck loaded with fuel oil, which rolled two blocks and finally crashed into a residence- The truck was either mechanically unfit for service or the driver who allegedly affixed the brakes before leaving his vehicle was incompetent. The time has apparently come for stricter inspec tion of trucks and the men who drive them. A mechan ically perfect truck is a menace when under the control of an incompetent driver. The recent record of accidents would indicate that sufficient precautions are not being taken against either type of menace. Light in a London Basement Christian Science Monitor Good does not come out of evil. Whence, then, the courage, the neighborliness, the resourcefulness that mankind exhibits in war time? War does not produce it. The facing of trials and the readiness for sacrifice, how ever, does disclose in the character of men and women depths and strengths of which they may not have been aware when physical comforts and luxuries absorbed their attentions and their energies. A correspondent of an American newspaper has been interviewing some of London s brave women. One of these now keeps her home together in a basement of a friend’s house. She and her husband live there with only the absolute necessities—a couple of camp beds, no luxuries, no cream, few clothes, and limited rations- Early in her career this woman seems to have learned that which it has taken some persons a lifetime to dis cover. “It is very restful,” she said, “when all the non essentials have fallen away.” The Preacher, in Eccles siastes, came to similar conclusions. Many people today are realizing their ccapacity for i doing without nonessentials. Experience with war may | hasten this realization. But all experience tends to de- 1 velop a wisdom that turns human thought in the same direction. The marble-imprisoned millionaire talks wist fully of the “simple life.” Even tne covetous poor man glimpses amid his strivings something of the futility that makes them wearisome. Is it a cause for wonder, then, when a woman discovers that to oe rid of nones sentials is a blessing ? We need not suppose that the essentials of living j in a var-torn community are a measurt of Human neeas I under other conditions. Normal comforts, beauty and j order in one’s surroundings—most people agree these are desirable. Still, human beings are too easily enslav ed by self-prescribed “needs-” A measure of emancipation from the pressures of pelf-centered ness may be experienced in time of war or othor crisis. A still greater measure may be achieved by recognition of ooportunities for service in accord with t 'at true essential of which Jesus was speaking when he told Martha that but one thing was needful. Thus in peace as in war the restfulness that comes with the dis placement of non-essentials by more substantial inter ests is always available- Investigators To Visit Beer Outlets In All Counties Raleigh, Dec. 12 lnvestig alors for the beer industry will vi sit every North Carolina county during 1941 to make certain that retail beer dealers conduct reput able places of business. Edgar H. Bain of Goldsboro, State Director of the Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors committee, announced today that the industry’s “clean up or close up” campaign has resulted in the elimination of 136 undesir able beer outlets in 41 counties-- 109 by revocation, three by sur render of license, and 24 by refu- ; sal to re-license. ‘ A great majority of beer deal ers conduct reputable places o' business, ’’ Colonel Bain said, ;< but there is a minority which disre gards the law and public decency. Our campaign is directed at these scattered c itlets. During 1941, our field representatives will check on these outlets and when necessary, we will request the lo cal authorities to revoke their li censes.” During the past year, Bain said, more than 1,000 retail outlets in 34 counties were inspected. He emphasized that the “clean up 1, campaign will be carried to all counties in 1941. o SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN ROXBORO. Os place to total length of the i»i,77» "Nr' RAILROAD BRIDGES IN THE \ - -itkyyk// 3 UNITED STATES WOULD BE '/ APPROXIMATELY *360 MILES- Du THE LAST TWENTY YZAKSi THE AMERICAN RAILROADS HAVE SPENT TEN CILLION DOLLARS fA FOR ADDITIONS AND BETTERMENTS 55 PER CENT FOR IMPROVED j roadway and Corn Responds Well To Potash In State Test Bigger and better yields of com are welcomed by every farmer. E. C. Blair, Extension agronom ist of N. C. State College, passes along the results of a farm de monstration in Bertie County which shows the value of potash :n raising the yield and quality of corn. W. W. Mizelle of Green’s Cross cooperated with B. E. Grant, Ber tie County farm agent, in testing the response of corn to potash. He fertilized a field of corn with 500 pounds per acre of a 3-8-3 fertilizer before planting. He left one plat without any additional fertilizer. On a second plat he side-dressed the corn with 300 @K|lk Ice-cold Coca-Cola is such a wel- 4 t. ■#* Bp come drink. Prepared with a finished | Pure, wholesome, delicious,—it brings | a refreshed feeling after you drink it. Coca-Cola always makes any pause, BOTTUD UNOn AUTHORITY Ot THICOCCCOLA Ca BY COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS OF ROXBORO M ■ pounds of nitrate of soda when the corn was laid by. On the, third plat he sidedressed with 200 J pounds of nitrate of soda and 50 j pounds of muriate of potash perj acre at laying-by time. Blair says that the plant which was side-dressed with soda and potash yielded 39.1 bushels ofi com per acre. The plat which j received only nitrate of soda as a side-dressing produced 24.2. bushels per acre, and the check! plat where no additional fertil- ( izer was applied yielded 24./1 bushels of corn per acre. “The season was dry for sev eral weeks before the corn was laid by,” the agronomist explain ed, “and the com suffered se verely from the drought. When it did rain, a hard wind preceded the rain. More corn was blown down in plats Nos. 1 and 2 than in the plat where th epotash was applied. The potash plat had stronger stalks and better devel-j THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12th 1940 Hurdle Mills Has j Honor Roll For Third Month Ist Grade, Bobby Hawkins, John Paul Jones, Billy Huff, Wal lace Lang, Randall Rimmer, Ni na Blalock, Annette Pugh, Pagi Gentry, Ann Long. 2nd Grade, Mary Lee Whitfield, Josephine Long, Bryce Gentry, Patricia Monk, Joyce Berry, Don ald Lee Davis, Dewey Allison, Clara Mae Whitfield. 3rd Grade, Betty Sue Whifield, Billy Rimmer, Dan Whitfield, Bobby Moore, John Foushee, Joan Whitfield. 4th Grade, Mary Evans, Katy Sue Terry, Louise Moize. sth Grade, Wilma Berry, Guy \shley. 6th Grade, Ruby Blalock, Jua nita Bradsher, Christine Jones. 7th Grade, Gladys Sartain. Bth Grade, Stella Hawkins, I nez Hawkins, Malcolm Phelps. 10 Grade, Valinda Moore, C. B. Davis, Jr. 11th Grade, Clifton Day, Bea trice Blalock, Clarisse Foushee, Agnes Long, Irene McCullack, - Norma Whitfield, Louise Jones. o ! TENANTS Higher agricultural income is the principal reason why an in -1 creaseing number of tenant far- I incrs have bought farms this year. ; says the Farm Credit Adminis tration. | ‘SECOND I Total American crop produc- I lion this year was the second largest on record, being surpassed only in 1937, reports ttoe'U. S'. Bureau of Agricultural Econo mics. oped eaj/s.” Blair further reported that soy , beans sown in the com at the last cultivation did better in the 1 potash plat. i
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