IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME xn
Sawmill Hand Dies After
Being Thrown From Mule
Rites Held For Chase City
Negro Yesterday At His
Home. Survived By Wife
and Mother.
Loy Mills, 43, Chase City. Va.,
Negro engaged in “snaking” logs
at a sawmill near Roxboro, died
Friday morning about 9:30 o’clock
from injuries received when
torown frcm the back of a run
a-way mule.
Investigating officers, Person
County Coroner, Dr. A. F. Nich
ols, and Sheriff M. T. Clayton,
called to toe scene of the accident,
about 12 miles from Roxboro off
the Oxford highway, reported
that* the man’s lefft leg became
caught in a trace chain when he
fell off the bucking mule and tha'.<
the animal dragged the Negro a
considerabe distance over a
ploughed field and a forest road
way filled with stumps. He was
dead when the mule finally stopp
ed on the road near a truck.
Mills, employed by F. A. Jack
son for the sawmill owner, J. F.
Huddleston, had been in Person
county about a week. His head
was severely cuti and he received
numerous body bruises. Coroner’s
jury was not summoned but Dr.
Nichols consulted a number of
men working in the vicinity and
attributed death to head injuries.
Mills was, however, alone at the
time he was thrown.
HEALTH SHOW TO
BE PRESENTED IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Marionettes Will Illustrate
Value of Dental Care.
Starting on Monday and con
tinuing trough Thursday a series
of performances of “Little Jack”,
a marionette play dealing with
denial care and sponsored by the
Person unit of the tri-county
health department* in cooperation
with Dr. Ernest A. Branch, of
Raleigh, of the State Department
of Orol hygiene, will be present
ed in Person county public
schools.
Players will be Bill Morgan, of
this cty, who has worked with
the Carolina Playmakers, Chapel
Hill, and Miss Esther Mallory,
who has also had dramatic exper
ience. Book of the show and the
stage equipment has been pre
pared by the Playmaker staff, ac
cording to Dr. A. L. Allen, direc
tor of the Person health depart
ment.
Scheduled times for perfor
mances will be at 9 o’clock and
11 in toe morning, with two ex
ceptions at 10:30, and at one o'-
clock in the afternoon. Perfor
mances, in order named will be
given on Monday at» Hurdle Mill 3,
Bushy Fork and Roxboro Central
Grammar schools; on Tuesday, at
Bethel Hill, Indian school and
Longhurst; on Wednesday at Per
son County Training school, a J j
Helena, at 10:30 o’clock, and at
Olive Hill, and on Thursday, at
Ca-Vel, at Roxboro high school,
also at 10:30, and ah Allensville.
Presentations will also be made,
if arrangements can be complet
ed, at Cunnigham and Mtt Tirzab.
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PLANE CRASHES, NONE HURT
Beaufort, Feb. 14. — Robert
Love, en route from Miami, Fla.,
to his home in Boston, Mass;,
crashed today as he banked to
land his small cabin seaplane in
Beaufort Harbor. Mr. and Mrs. A.
Bemis of Boston also were in the
plane. None was hurt although
the plane was damaged.
JersonsMimcs
PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY
CHURCHES WILL
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
. Day of Compassion Will Be
i 1 Observed By Methodist
Churches In Nation.
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Charlotte, Feb. 15. (Special).—
i More than nineteen hundre..
1 ! Methodist churches in North Car
olina will participate in Method
j ism’s nation-wide observance of
’ ; Day of Compassion on Mar.cn 2.
! Special sermons and services will
I emphasize- the extraordinary
J world situation. It is expected
that North Carolina churches will
1 conribute $41,000 on this day as
. their share in the million dollar
t ; campaign to relieve human suf
fering in war-stricken areas and
for special work at heme.
One-half of the amount will be
used for overseasYelief in Europe
and China. Assistance to the
Mother Church in Britain will
take one quarter of a million
( dollars. The remaining fourth
million will be used in meeting
i the religious needs of youth in
j training under the Selective Ser
. vice Act.
The million dollar emergency
fund is being raised under the
leadership of the Council of Bi
shops, and its use will be care
fully guarded by the Emergency
Commission, of which Bishop
Edwin Holt Hughes, Washington,
D. C., is chairman. Plans have
just been completed for Bishop
Hughes to speak at Centenary
Methodist Church, Winston-Sal
em, on the Day of Compassion.
Favorable reports are being re
ceived indicating plans are al
ready under way for this observ
ance in many North Carolina
churches, according to a state
ment by Bishop Clare Purcell,
Charlotte, in charge of Method
ism in this state.
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Crusade Begins
Today At Church
Beginning today a Church Loy
alty Crusade scheduled to have
begun several weeks ago at
Brooksdale Methodise church,
will be instituted, according to
announcement made today by the
pastor, the Rev. D. A. Petty, who
has requested members of toe
church to gather for the first
meeting "all 2 o’clock. Participants
in the Crusade will be asked to
attend all church services held
between now and May 25. The!
Crusade was postponed several
weeks ago because of the preval
ence of influenza in the com
munity.
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DINNER FOR CHOIR
Members of the choir of Rox
boro First Baptist church were
honored Friday night qt dinner
at Hotel Roxboro, with Norman
Street and Mrs. Fred Long as
host and hostess. Covers were|
laid for 23 guests, including the
Rev. and Mrs. W. F. West
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High School PTA
Meets Tuesday
Monthly meeting of Roxboro
High School Parent Teacher as
sociation will be held Tuesday
night' at the high scool at 7:30 o’,
clock, at which time a Founder’s
Day” program will be presented.
President of the association is Mrs.
R. H. Shelton, who has requested
a full attendance.
Lion of Judah Leads Revolt
iv I LJJ fifes m Hi; M
Somewhere in the Sudan, nc'ai the Kthioplan frontier. Ur.il.* Selassie,
‘’Lion of Judah,’* cx-cmperor of Abyssinia, inspects some ol the troops
with which he hopes to overthrow Italian rule and regain control oi his
empire. Already his revolting tribesmen have been credited w'uh sevcia*
successes against the Italians.
Directors Name
Miss Saunders To
Attend Meeting
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With President Glenn Stovall
presiding, monthly meeting of the
Beard of Directors of the Rox
boro Chamber of commerce was
held Thursday night at the office.
A number of resolutions were
considered and a comprehensive
report was presented by the sec
retary, Wallace W. Woods, but
main action taken was appoint
ment of Miss Virginia Sauders,
Mr. Woods’ assistant and execu
tive secretary of the Credit Bu
reau as delegate to the North Car.
olina Credit Bureau association
meeting to be held March 9, 10
and 12 at High Point.
The Board meets each second
Thursday of the month at 7::45
o'clock. Present for the February
session were five out of nine
members.
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BLOXAM TO SPEAK
Speaker at the Founder’s Day
meeting of Central Grammar
School Parent Teacher associa
tion to be held Tuesday after
noon at the school will be City
Manager Percy Bloxam.
Along The Way
With the Edito
Attention Henpecked men of Roxboro!
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13.—Carl A. Beckman demanded
a divorce from his 67-year-old wife yesterday on charges that
she made him sleep with a monkey 10 years.
Beckman, a 58-year-old engineer, told Superior Judge
Charges Davison yesterday tha| his wife was once a trapeze
artist, known as “The Great Deima.” She acquired a monkey
during her career, he said, and making him sleep with it was
“her own idea.”
He said she had often told her friends.
“There’s more sense in that monkey than in Carl Beck,
man.”
The animal eventually became ill, and Beckman said
he told it to a humane society, Which killed it. Mrs. Beckman
then accused him of its “murder.”
Mrs. Beckman said in a cross-complaint that her husband
lacked affection for her, and the monkey, too. She said the
monkey had slept with her and Beckman, but only on cold
nights.
Now boys if your wife has had you in the dog house or
sleeping with a monkey you might be able to do something
about it. We just reprinted the above article in case you have
lot been treated right and have been wanting to get matters
corrected.
A few nights ago the fire alarm sounded. It was about five
a. m. and a perfect time for sleeping. The alarm sounded loud
and long, but not loud enough to break into the slumber of
Roxtooro’s ace fire chief Henry O’Briant. Henry slept like a
log and the next day the boys told him about the fire.
J. D. Perkins, Jr. was in Roxboro a few days ago. He was
looking hale and hearty and said that he was ready to serve
Uncle Sam in any way that he could. He expects to be called
at once and whether he likes it or not he will probably do his
bit. Dan Richmond was also here and Dan is getting ready to
do his bit, or bushel. Curtis Oakley has filled out his blank
but he is not getting ready to go anywhere; he likes Roxboro
and his own room and board.
Charles White
Has New Position
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Charles White, son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. Miller White, of this city,
who has for sometime been con •
netted with Roxboro Drug con:-!
pany, has accepted a position
with his uncle who operates a de-;
partment store at Columbia, S. C.
Taking Mr. White’s position with:
the drug company is Ted Parker, 1
of this city.
Mr. White, 1940 graduate of
Roxboro high school, where he
was a popular student and ath
lete, left Saturday morning for
Mullins, S. C., and will on Mon
day go on to Columbia. Going
with him to Mullins were Mrs.
Boone Monk and Her sister, Miss'
Dorothy Wiggins of Mullins, who
has been visiting Mrs. Monk and
her brother-in-law, Mr. Monk.
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ANOTHER STILL
Capture of the second still of
the week, a well made copper af
fair found in the Moriah section
Thursday, was reported Friday
morning by Sheriff M. T. Clay
ton, who with several of his de
puties made the raid and brought
the equipment back to towm. A
small quantity of whiskey was
also found and brought in. The
operators were not present.
SCOUTS OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY IN
ROXBOROAREA
Bushy Fork Tribe Has Sup
per - Court Held. Banquet
At Hotel Will Be Held Fri- -j
day.
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First of a scries of Boy Scout
fmu vans held during the week
lo mark the anniversary of the;
founding of the organization wa
a barbeque supper given £o-',
Scoutmaster (’. H. Mason’ss Tribe
4, at Bushy Fork at the eommun
ty house where the supper wa;
served by members of the Bushy
Fork Farent Teachers associa
tion, with the boys and th”i.'j
1 parents as guests.
Also guests were C. A. Harris,
Roxboro district president, Clyde!
Swartz, of Rcxboro, assisaant com
missioner, and Henry E. O’Briant,
of the court of honor. Following
the supper, served Thursday
night, V-nclerfoot and second
i class awards were presented by
Mr. Harris, while 30 merit badges
! wore presented by Mr. Swart/.
nd seven life awards were given
jby Mr. O’Briant. Each one of j
these officials made brief talks. |
.Second event of the week was
'an open session of the monthly
j court of honor, held Friday night
a;> Person County court house,
with J. S. Merritt, presiding. A
numbtr of awards wefe made
and a gratifying attendance was
reported.
Concluding event of a week of
celebration will be the annual
"Scout Tather and" Son banquet to
be held Friday evening, February
21 at Hotel Roxboro at 7 o’clock,
at which the toastmaster will be:
George W. Kany, of this city, and;
chief speaker will be Frank Dix,
Scout Executive of the Greens
boro area.
All Scouts, Cubs, fathers and
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MANY RESIDENTS
NOW MEMBERS OF
BRITISH SOCIETY
Roxboro Unit Os War Re
lief Organization Contin
ues To Send Contributions
Os Cash and Clothing.
Cash contributions totaling $73
were last week sent to New York
British War Relief headquarters
by the Roxboro unit, according
to a report filed Friday by
James Brooks, treasurer. Four
teen membership contributions
were listed Friday, with many
more to be heard from when'
reports are presented by teams
now canvassing the city.
Substantial sums have been
sent to headquarters in provinus
weeks, as well as a number of,
boxes of clothing, while work of,
the knitting divisions, under Mrs. j
A. Jones, is increasing daily since !
arrival of yarn, which was receiv
ed in the middle of the week.
Mrs. S. M. Ford, chairman of
the Roxboro unit, has called at-'
tention of all persons interested
in he work of the society to a I
British War Relief radio program 1
which will be presented over the
Mutual network Sunday after
noon from 3 bo 3:30 o’clock. Co
chairman and director of the
local membership drive is Robert
Edgar Long, Roxboro attorney.
Printed below is a lisb of mem
berships secured this week:
Mrs. A. S. DeVlaming, Mrs.
N. S. Thompson, Mrs. G. W. Ger-I
try, Mrs. T. B. Woody, Percy
Bloxam, Miss Claire Harris, Mrs.:
B. B. Newell, Mrs. G. C. Hunter,
and Dr. A. F. Nichols, Mrs. A. F.
Nichols, Mrs. W. H. Long, and
Mr. W.A. Pickering, Mrs. W. A.
Pickering, Mrs. L. S. McWhorter, i
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, 1941.
PERSON’S EARLY !
HISTORY GIVEN I
IN CUPPING ;
Story Given To Wallace W.
Woods Reminds Residents
of County’s 150 Years,
j
Printed below is a bit of Person
(
County history, given recently to
Wallace W. Woods, secretary of
the Roxboro Chamber of Com
merce. The sketch was first print
ed in an old newspaper, but the
author is unknown, says Mr.
Woods.
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In January, 1791, this county
was erected, the act saying to at
after February Ist Caswell coun-
S y should be “equally divided by
1 a line already run, beginning on
i the Virginia line and running
from toen-ce south to the line of
Orange, and that part lying west
ward of said line, including the
four western districts, shall re
main Caswell and the part to the
eastward including the four east
ern districts, is declared to be a
distinct county and named Per-!
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son.
The court of Caswell shall be
! held at Joseph Smith’s, toat of
Person at the house of Joshua
Paine, but the justices (who com*!
pose the court can adjourn to
any other places unto a court
house, prison, and stocks are
completed for each county and
located as nearly central as pas
sible, regard being had to springs
and situation. James Jones, Good
ly Warren, Samuel Wood, John
Womack- and Stephen Mann are
appointed commissioners for Per
son county, and David Hart, Wy
att Stubblefield, David Shelton,
! Solomon Parks, John Graves and
William Muzzle commissioners
for Caswell, to fix on a place for
the court house, prison and stocks
in each of their respective coun
ties and to contract for the build- ■
ing and completion of the same.”|
The two counties are perfect
squares, the county seats almost
precisely in the center of each.]
Person was named for General
Person, a native of Granville
county, who was in the Revolu-!
tionary army; a number of the!
State Council of Safety and one
of the first* trustees of the stale!
University, who advanced to the
state much money for toe first
buildings there and for whom
Person Hall was named, whicn
! was for many years the cominant!
: building and from which diplom-!
> as were dated. Streets in Raleigh
; and Fayetteville bear his name.]
The first county court was held
in February, 1791, all Payne’s
i Tavern, four miles from the pres-!
ent Roxboro. In 1793 the county!
seat was located and was named
in honor of tjhe Duke of Rox
| burghe (pronounced Roxboro).
There the first court house was
built, on a tract of six acres of
l land situated between 2 springs.
i The building was of logs and so!
was tpe jail. Os the original six
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Brandon Rites To
i
, Be Conducted
Funeral serveies for ' Lloyd
Franklin Brandon, 37, of Semora,
who died Thursday night at the
i residence of his father, J. Frank
Brandon, following a long period
of ill health, will be conducted
at Lebanon Christian church,
Semora, Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock. Officiating ministers will
I be the pastor, the Rev. C. E. New
, man, and the Rev. H. S. Roane,
of Mt. Carmel Metoodist church. !
In addition to his father, sur-j
vivors include: his step-mother i
and four brothers, Clyde, Palmer, ’
Willard and Harvey Brandon, all
; of Semora.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES,
NUMBER FIFTEEN*
Views
Os The
News
REPORT SPANISH MONARCHY
LIKELY WILL BE RESTORED
Lisbon, Feb.—-Early restoration
of the Spanish monarchy is fore
seen after, disclosure that former
King Alf-nso XIII, under an a
greemont with Gen. Francisco
Franco, has renounced all claims
to the throne in favor of his 2”-
year-old son, Prince Don Juan.
Adolph Hitler was reported in
diplomatic quarters to be anger
ed by the naming of Juan, point
ing out that the youth was edu
cated in England as a naval offi
cer and might work against Ger
many’s wartime interests.
Should Don Juan be placed on
the throne to restore the mon
archy after a bloody 10-year in
erval Franco would remain in
high authority, in direct control
of all the armed forces and per
haps other posts it was under
stood.
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LADDHE DIES AFTER SEEING
HIS MASTER AGAfft
Montrery, Calif., Feb.—Ten
year-old Laddie, his canine heart
weakened by grief, died Thurs
day at Monterey Presidio—fou r
days after the 2,000-mile flight
which brought him to his beloved
master, a private at Fort Ord.
Dr. R. I. Lovell, veterinarian for
! the 7th Division, said the'Airdale’s
1 death was due to heart collapse
and old age.
Private Everett Scott, whose
departure from a Chanute, Kan
sas, farm to serve in the Army
caused Laddie to begin a self-
I imposed fast, was on duty when
] his fatithful friend died.
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1 ABC SALES SHOW $685,448
GROSS SAYS BOARD
Raleigh Feb., Legal liquor
stores grossed $685,448.70 last
month, Chairman Cutler Moore of
the State Alcoholic Beverage
! Control Board announced yester -
day.
! This compared with $635,486.95
: during January 1940 when the
Johnston County stores were op
en. Discounting Johnston’s $24,
308,30 gross that month, the re
, cent January total represents an
! increase of $74,270.05 for the re
j maining 24 wet counties.
RACISTS CLAIM ALL IN
BAND NABBED
j Rome, Feb. —The Italian high
command asserted that a “sui
cide” band of British parachutists
had been dropped in Southern It
aly in Grean Britain’s first at
tempt to carry the war to the
Italian mainland.
The high command asserted that
the entire band had been rounded
up by alert Fascist defense for
ces before it could cause the
“grave damage” that had been
planned.
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U. S. MAY REPAIR SHIPS
FOR BRITAIN
Washington, Feb.—A well’in
formed source was suggested that
the argument over providing de
stroyers for Britain may be re
solved by a plan to recondition
present British destroyers in U.
S. shipyards.
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BALZO TO PLAY
AT CAROLINA
Chapel Hill, N. C., Feb. 14.
Hugh Balzo, who ranks perhaps
as South America’s greatest pian
ist, will give a concert before the
University and its Inter-Ameri
can Institute in Hill Hall here
Sunday nigh at 8:30 o’clock it was
announced today.