IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME XII Lefler Mentions But Does Not Emphasize Text-Books l Ohapei Hill Prrfwwr y, Iml By Capacity Crowd Mt Bardie Mills Last night. "History is not what people would like to be, but what ii is,” said Dr. Hugh T. Lefler. University of North Carolina de partment of history professor, last night in an address to grad uates of Hurdle Mills high school in which he discussed “What Has Been, Is and May Be," with particular regard* to the role of the United States in world his tory. Citing the record of the past 40 yeare, Dr. Lefler mentioned the rise of the United States to position of a world power at the beginning of the present century and sketched significant chages, especially in taxation and in de pendence of American prosperi ty on world trade up to and through World War I. Only scattered references were made by the speaker to the pre sent North Carolina history text book controversy precipitated by adoption of the Jule B. Warren book instead of the one of which Lefler was co-author. Dr. Lefler began his address by saying that he felt out of place as a com mencement speaker, since such speakers were usually preachers or politicians and added that he was no preacher and judging by the outcome of the textbook con troversy was not a politician. The remark concerning history as being what it is, was followed by inference that some Carolinians wanted their history to be what they would like it to be. In men tioning North Carolina history Dr. Lefler praised the progress made in the State and said that the State is of highest rank in some aspects but not in all. He declared that great prob lem of the present war’s end will be establishment of a just peace, that he could make no predictions as to possibilities of such a peach for us even if tfft British cause is victorious, hut that he has great faith in the ability of American young peo ple to meet the problems of the present world. He hesitated, he added, to make predictions to the outcome of the present war, saying only challenge is the work that young people can do to make the world better when peace does come. Introduction of Dr. Lefler was by F. O. Carver, Jr. Presents tion of medals was by Gordon C. Hunter' and awarding of diplo mas was by Thomas Gentry, jfeidrle Mills principal. o AND RED RIBBONS Mesdames O. R. Yarborough and Robert L. Hester, of Bushy Fork, official delegates to the State Parent Teacher association meeting held last month at Ashe ville, have reported that the Bushy Fork association received a certificate for meeting stand ard requirements and* also re ceived a blue ribbon for the same excellence. Red ribbon was also received for Bushy Fork excellence in scrap-books. Blue ribbon ( in this clarification was missed by one "point. O Promoted Charles Chandler recently, of this county, but now of Fort jflpkpnn, has just been promoted i to the rank of a sergeant. He will leave Fort Jackson on June Ist for Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he will be in school for several mlmlinir'fVlWlßfeth iBl~ J ~ i '-t--- ; y -.1 Jkmng^litne* PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY HELENA TO HEAR DUKE PROFESSOR Dr. Holland Holton Will * Appear At School Finals Tonight. Person county public school commencement programs which have during the week been in progress will end tonight with the finals at Helena high school, where the speaker will be Dr. Holland Holton, professor of Ed ucation, Duke university. Helem exercises will begin ht 8 o’clock and will be held in the audi ✓ torium, where 12 girls and twen ty boys will receive diplomas. Presentation of awards will b’ by R. B. Griffin Person super intendent of schools and intor duction of the speaker will be made by Thomas J. Shaw, Jr., while presiding officer will be R. C. Garrison, Helena Superin tendent. Yesterday morning at 11 o' clock at Bushy Fork school the speaker was Lt. Gov. R. L. Har ris, who substituted for Repre sentative A. D. (Lon) Folger, of Mt. Airy and Washington. Rep resentative Folger, injured in an automobile accident, yester day wired* J. L. Hester, Bushy Fork principal, that he would bo unable to attend. Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'- clock at Bethel Hill speaker was Dr. Carlyle Campbell, of Raleigh, president of Meredith college, and/ last night at Hurdle Mills the exercises were featured by! an address by Dr. Hugh T. Les ler, University of North Carolina history professor who came from Chapel Hill for the occasion. At Allensville on Tuesday night was W. N. Hicks, professor of religion and ethics at the State College division of the University’' of/ North Carolina, while at Mt. Tir zah on Wednesday night the speaker was Dean D. B. Bryan, of Wake Forest college. Baccalaureate sermons at those schools were heard Sunday after- Members of the graduating (Continued on back page) o Winners Win In Health Contest Held By Clubs Twice winners in the Person county 4-H club health contest are Thomas Horton, of Bushy Fork, and Miss Louise Davis, of Allensville, who won their titles last year and again this year andj will represent their county in the district contest to be h?H next month. Announcement of the Person winners was made by Miss Vel ma Beam, Person home demon stration agent under whom much of the 4-H club work is carried on. Examinations were conduct ed by members of the health de partment staff of the tri-county health department. o STILL GOR4G “First, the Fields,” v the novel by Charles Wood, published last month, is still the best selling book in Person county, according to reports obtained today. Ap proximately one hundred copies have been sold here to date. The book continues to get favorable national comment and has been extensively reviewed* in State papers. Latest such review ap peared this week in the Sunday Asheville Citizen-Times. ■; HERE SUNDAY jßpir ” Rev. John A. Wright MERCHANTS ASK COMMITTEEMEN TO SEE OTHERS Seek To Regulate Sum mer And Saturday Night Closing Hours For All Merchants. Roxboro merchants desiring some regulation as to Summer mid-week closing hours and ajj to closing at a uniform hour on Saturday nights, met at Roxboro Chamber of Commerce office in consider these problems and af ter considerable discusion ap pointed committeemen represent, ing different trade classifica tions, who will be expected to call upon various merchants not present and to ascertain from them an expression of opinion as to closing times. Presiding at the session was the: executive secetary of the Cham-j ber, Wallace W. Woods, and; at tendance was about twenty. Only! shops now having uniform Wed nesday afternoon summer hours are the barber shops in the city, although a number of profession ■ al men, including dentists, have arranged a similar schedule, and during the past summer grocery stores and other places of business did adhere ti a schedule. Saturday night, up to this writing, has remained wide open, with closing optional with each merchant. The meeting in the Chamber of Commerce office was held Tuesday afternoon. Hospital Benefit Plans Receiving Good Response Plans for the Community hos pital benefit “Community Sing” sponsored by Wallace W. Woods, and Mrs. Woods in connection with national hospital day, which! will in this city be observed on' May 10, are rapidly going for- 1 ward, said Mr. Woods today. The “Community Sing," to be participated in by various sing ing groups from the county and city, Will begin at 8 o’clock on the evening of May 10 and will be staged in the assembly room at the Person County Court house, with Mr. Woods as direc tor and Mrs. Woods as pianist. Prizes will be offered by many merchants in the city and it is expected that attendance will be large. All funds derived will be turned over to Community hos pital for purchase of needed sup slies. During the day open house will be ovserved at the hospital and members of the Woman’s auxiliary of the institution will be pleased to show visitors the (Continued on Back Page) CITY FINALS TO BEGIN ON THIS Sunday Evening High School* Graduate" To Hear Minister. Having had a Sunday after noon musical program as firs! feature of them 1341 jommonct merit exercist-A t more seniors ;a Roxifero high school have this week/been busy with examinati Entree. No official confirmation ■ as to choice of the Winstead site ■ j for the camp has yet been rr - ! ceivd) from Washington or from ■ State headquarters by those cit-j jizens here who have from the : j first been most interested in sc :(curing the camp for Roxboro ; | and Person county, although pub 1 lieation of the official Washing • ton story, as reported to the bureau of the Ral eigh News and Observer does I mean that there will be no hitch ■ in placing of the camp in Rox boro’s area. j It is expected that the camp will have enrollment of between two and three hundred young men and a .local directing staff of fifteen or more men. The Washington dispatch indicates that the camp here will be in 1 operation within less than three months. o NO SERVICES ! Sunday night services will not ' be held at Edgar Long Memorial . Methodist or at Roxboro First Baptist churches next week. nounced. THE TIMES IS PERSON’S PREMIER NEWSPAPER A LEADER AT ALL TIMES. NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE Enrcute To Bushy Fork School ( A. D. (Lon) Folger Has Fatal Wreck Near Home. News of the death yesterday of Fifth District Representative A. D. (Lon) Folger, of Mt. Airy, fa tally injured! in an automobile accident in that city, was re ceived here with profound so. - . row. At the time of the accident Rep. Folger was en route to Bushy Fork school, Person coun ty, where he was to have deli\ - ered the commencement address. First news of his being injur ed was received here a few min utes before 11 o’clock yesterday morning, hour at which the ex ercises at Bushy Fork school were scheduled to be held. Lt. Gov. R. L. Harris, of this city, spoke in the place of Mr. Folger . Mr. Folger Fifth District con gressman since 1938 and one of the best known men in public life in this State, died last nigh* 11:10 o’clock. Congressman Folger died in i the Mount Airy Hospital, where jhe was rushed with head and ' chest hurts, a broken ankle and ; several brokken ribs. Indications were he suffered a skull fracture. ( He never regained eonsciou.:.- 1 ness and his condition was re garded as grave from the first. Mr. Folger was on his way out of town to deliver the com mencement address at Bushy ■ Fork when his car went out of control for some unexplained reason, stiruck another, then crashed head-on into a tree. It was believed that he may have suffered a fainting spell, causing | his car to go out of control. Police said the other car was driven by Meggs Willard, a Mt. Airy carpenter, who said he no ticed the other car swerve avid had brought his almost to a stop before the crash, j No action was planned against j Willard. Governor Grieved | In Raleigh, Governor Brough ! ton said of Congresman Folger: "The announcement of Con gressman Folger’s death has shocked the State. He was rny warm personal friend and I am deeply grieved at his tragic pas sing. As judge, national commit teeman and congressman he sarv led with conspicious ability and , in his death the State has suffer (Continued on back page) j Person Negroes f j Leave For Camp 1 Next Week i Three Person County Negro selective service men Hubert Lyons (324 v), Thomas A. Scott, (v) and Ollie McCoy Roberson, (822 v), will report to the Person office on Wednesday, May 7, at 9 o’clock for final in structions before leaving later in the morning for Fort Bragg, ac cording to announcement mad.? today by Baxter Mangum, office manager. All three men in this the first May contingent are volunteers, | said Mangum. I Another group of Negro men has been called for service on Tuesday, May 13, but names nave not been announced. So far, said Mr. Mangum no calls for white ■ men have been received this month and there appears to be -a slackening in dm and as com pared with April.