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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 TT»e Act Os March 3rd., 1879. —SUBSCRIPTION RATES- Une 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. THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, IM9 Christmas: 1940 As an example of what Christmas today must mean to many nations we quote an AP paragraph from Lon don: “It came like a hammer blow,” one man said. My wife and i were out in the kitchen fixing some food, i Inside they were singing, ‘God Rest Ye, Merrie Gentle- i men’ and laughing and shouting. Suddenly we heard that awful whoosh of a falling bomb. Thank God my kids are ! with their grandmother in the country.” There is, we think, no need to labor the point that many hearts are sad this Christmas day, in France, in England, in Germany, in Italy, not to mention those in territorially smaller nations caught crossways by death and by destruction worse than death. Americans and others whose yuletide may be celebrated with some mea sure of that ‘‘Peace on Earth” proclaimed two thousand years ago are like helpless bystanders watching a con flagration whose flames are consuming all: men, wo men and children and possessions. Under such conditions it is impossible to think that those of us who have thus far been spared should continue to place emphasis upon ( the tin and tinsel aspects of a holiday originally endow ed with spiritual essence. Not particularly do we care how our countrymen re capture this spiritual essence. Some will find it by bringing smiles to the faces of little children, others by brightening for a moment the daily cares of those to whom childhood joys are but memories. Others, yet again, will discover for themselves, who may be in most need of it, the thrilling and at the same time humbling beauty of Christmas music, music which reminds them of the day and of those whose music is now celestial. It matters not how we find our Christmas, 1940, but find it we must, if the voices of the angels are to be heard above the “whoosh” of bombs and the barking of anti-aircraft guns. - o Two North Carolinians Two more widely different North Carolinians than Hal Kemp orchestra leader, and Emeth Tuttle Cochran, social worker, both of whom died last week, can scarcely he imigined, yet each one in respective fielas gave freely to a world somewhat larger than their native state. As a college teacher whose later years were devot ed to social service which included directorship of the State’s bureau of child welfare, Mrs. Cochran’s less spec tacular, though no less rewarding career was in direct contrast with that of Bandleader Kemp, whose mastery of modern popular dance tunes placed him in front rank as an entertainer. Kemp was among the first to develop a name band which capitalized on Southern characteris tics of “hot music” then known as jazz and now called swing: Mrs. Cochran pioneered in the establishment of the welfare department’s “mother’s aid” program, since spread throughout North Carolina and into other states. Both Mrs. Cochran and Mr. Kemp were at one time or another in their lives intimately associated with the University of North Carolina, although Mrs. Cochran had distinction, with two of her sisters, of Deing among first women graduates of that Trinity college which lat er became Duke University. Ending easy and obvious contrasts, it may be observed that these two citizens of North Carolina employed their peculiar talents in ways best suited to full development of their capacities for service, and in final analysis there is not such a gap between lifting people socially and lifting them music ally. Both are efforts at production of that happiness supposed to he concomitant with the more abundant life all of us seek after. o We Said It Last Year While the minds of our people are concerned with giving to others, which is at Christmas or any other sea son a praiseworthy attitude to have, we must again sug gest that Christian charity should not be confined to Christmas, nor should it be left exclusively to depart ments of public welfare, however well-managed such departments may be. Most Bible readers, if there be any left, are fami lar with St. Paul’s “sounding brass and tinkling cymbal” references to charity, which charity for him meant “love” of one’s fellowman. St. Paul’s charity, as our own should be, was as broad as it was deep and was not mark ed by limitations to any one day or season. In our own perhaps more highly organized and complex society we have delegated to agencies charitable work once thought of as an individual or to say the least a churchly assign ment. Result is that individualized concern for the wel fare of those around us comes to life on the average not more than twice a year,on Thanksgiving and Christmas feast days when we who have so much are then filled with compunctions because others among us may not have enough to keep physical body and moral soul to gether. To be personal about it, there are people in Roxboro and Person county who need assistance and will this * PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. week have it, who will during the remaining and coldest months of the year suffer from actual privation and ac companying starvation just because welfare facilities are not big enough to carry the load without continued cooperation from private citizens. Times are better, so we hear, but not so much better that many deserving people will not need assistance now and later. All of which we said last year and here and now say again— with emphasis. Tobacco Acreage News and Observer With or without production control, growers are faced with a continued reduction in acreage planted in tobacco. That inescapable fact is realized by all thought lul growers, an overwhelming majority of whom prefer that if there is to be control that it be brought about in an orderly manner under the supervision of the Federal government rather than through the disorderly and disastrous method of starvation prices resulting from over-production. There are two reasons for relieving that it wii! be a.long time before the world tobacco market will ab sorb a crop of the record-breaking size of the 1939 crop, which was uncontrolled crop. Markets have been sub stantially curtailed by conditons abroad resulting from the war. That market may be restored, in whole or in part, in the future, but the pauperizing effect of war will necessarily be reflected in the demand for tobacco and all other luxuries for some years to come. The other reason for believing that tobacco acreage must be reduced for many years to come is the fact that yield per acre has been increased greatly in recent years. The extent of that increase is shown by produc tion figures for 1940. This year the yield in North Car olina was 2 per cent, greater than the average yield for the past ten years, despite the fact that m 1940 the number of acres planted in tobacco was 20 per cent, less than the average number for the same ten-year period. This is the time of year when plans are being mad 0 for the coming crop. Through the action of more than 90 per cent, of the growers themselves, tobacco acreage will be reduced substantially, and in a uniform manner for the next three years. But thoughtful farmers will realize that there must be reduction of some sort for a much longer period than three years, and will male their plans accordingly At a recent convention in Durham it was disclosed that 95 per cent, of all eggs and poultry sold in Durham are produced outside of North Carolina. In a general way, the same condition applied to dairy products and to all forms of livestock. Now is the thru for some long range planning on this question. Land formerly used for tobacco will be available for other purposes for a num ber of years to come. That land should be used in an intelligent manner. | | t ' -. I * 2 l The Personnel of Roxboro Furni- $ J * :| ture Company | I * 4« ,» 4 •£♦ .j. Extends you and yours the very best of wishes on 2 •S* “ * I this Christmas Day. We thank you for your splendid t ►j* v * cooperation during 1940, and trust that the New Year * * 1941 will bring you more happiness than ever before. 2 * * I | I | | | Roxboro Furniture Co. ! * t .? * ******************++*****+*++4.+4,+++++++ 4 , < ,< ! .* < , i , < . iH ,% l i A <§*ll I •$» * 4 I The Personnel of Your 2 I A. and P. STORE j | wishes to extend to you and your family very 2 I Best Wishes for your happiness on Christmas Day | and a New Year chock full of health and improv- 2 [ ed prosperity for all. > | Alabama Will Battle Vice i - ' Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 24. Gov. Frank Dixon said the State of Alabama would lend “every cooperation” to authorities of Fort Benning, Ga., in an effort to eradicate vice conditions in the sprawling little town of Phenix City, Ala., across the Chattahoo chee River from the army post. • Dixon pointed out that in a ; previous drive to clean-up Phe- • nix City the state had invoked < liquor licenses and not restored , them until “jook-joint” operators ! had promised to keep out vag- ! rant women, whose number was ] reported to have increased in ra- ] tio with the army expansion. ; A renewed drive on Phenix was started yesterday when Secretary of War Henry Stimson charged • in Washington that certain towns near the post bred moral condi tions which had “a very bad ef fect on for personnel.” Major Gen. Llyod R- Fredend-!; all. commandant at Fort Benning, wrote Dixon asking for his co- ; operation in controlling vice con-;] ditions at Phenix City. The officer'] pointed out that Columbus off!-.] cials were working out plans for • establishing a recreational center ■ “where soldiers may enjoy a < clean type of recreation and en- . tertainment and meet their ' friends and relaitves.” 1 o Dealer Offers Used Volumes Bv The Pound Los Angeles, Dec.— Deciding! that the used book business need-j ed something, Michael Foreman, J a dealer for seven years, has started selling books by the pound. You pay 25 cents for the first: pound and 10 cents for each addi-1 tional pound. * I Foreman is not selling out and the plan is not just a side-line: bargain novelty. It applies to ev ery book in his store, and there-ji fore has many interesting possi- 1 bilities for the customers and Foreman himself, he said. He can’t tell yet just how the plan is going to work out. If itj becomes too interesting to the ( customers, it may not prove soj interesting for him. They can pick’ and choose, but he has to buy ! books in quantity as well as sell hem, so the whole thing partakes somewhat of chess playing and], betting on the horses. | - Certain Los Angeles writers], heard of the scheme with rather j! mixed emotions. “Imagine buying a pound of ! Charles Lamb!” said Ed Ains worth, author of “Pot Luck.” “Or,” Lee Shippey carried on, “two pounds of Bacon—and what about that poet named Hogg?” When some one mentioned Ed na Ferber’s “Roast Beef Medium,” it Became plain that this phase of] the colloquim could be extended] indefinitely. On the general theme of re-j wards to writers, Ainsworth re-j ported that with each sale of aj book written by a Pasadena friend of his, the dealers were throwing in the Encyclopedia, ith Ainsworth’s own book, the maximum lagniappe has been a set of dishes—as far as he knows. Foreman’s plan is based partly on quicker turnover. For instance, losses on, say, half-pound books worth 30 or 50 cents are made [Christmas ! In the spirit of the sea- J son, our good wishes for 2 t jg: IBM» your Christmas merri- f JPjL. ■" - ment come on wings of 2 * fellowship! Have a won- * derful holiday, with those £ HM’ljl 1 iHZHOBi you love. I I * * 2 * 2 I Cut Rate Furniture Co. | ❖ 2 % Longhurst R. H. Shelton, Prop. + f + t * **.s. .1..:.*.:.*.:.*4.+ *4-4*4*4>4*4-4-4-4-4*4>4'4 1 4-4 , 4"S 0 >4 1 4 , 4 l 4'4 l 4'4 1 4'4'4 , 4 , 4 , 4‘4*4 , 4"1>4"S > *4'4'4 1 4"H"K‘4H£ «5» 4* !„ . * 2 Uhristmas y % 2 * * f t •5* 4* % Os a I 1 the fine 2 2 * % things in this world, 2 * 2 2 we wish you the 2 ❖ 2 most. 2 2 Good Cheer! + * 4> * f i + 2 t t * 2 * I J. B. RIGGSBEE j 12 * 1 2 Treasurer of Person County 1• *** * ***************** ***** *** t****************. I TTittf tfitttiim: | I ! I I % X 2 May Songs of Good Cheer be in 2 ❖ + 2 your heart this Christmas. 2 2 2 4. My sincerest hope for a Joy- 2 4* + 2 ous Yuletide season for You. 2 I I I I I ! !! Sheriff M. T. Clayton f I* *' * * : 4* 4> i 2 * '2 * , 4» :**H-4-4-4*4*4<4 < 4*4 1 4 > 4 < 4 1 4*4‘4 < 4 1 4‘4"4 1 4‘4-4 > 4 i 4'4'4‘4-4'4.*4 t 4 i 4*4 1 4-4‘4'4 i 4 i 4*4*4"4"fr4'4‘4/ I Dine with us During the Holidays J 9 We will have just the "f the meal you want and () it will be a pleasure to dine out amid nice sur- Finest Imported Wines We wish to extend to everyone, our very heartiest Christmas Greetings Royal Case Stephen George*, Prop. I THURSDAY DECEMBER 26,1940 up by quantity sales of heavier volumes worth only 20 or 10. cents.
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