IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XII
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ORCHESTRA TO ENGAGE
IN ‘BATTLE OF SWING’
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John Hammond, president of
Columbia Records, will judge r
' battle of swing" among student
bands of Carolina, Duke and
Wake Forest, Sunday afternoon
May 11, in Memorial Hall at the
University of North Carolina, it
was announced today.
Freddy Johnson and Johnny
Satterfield’s orchestras will rep
resent Carolina, Vince Courtney
and his band will enter for Duke,
and Bill Van,den Dries’ orchestra
will represent Wake Forest.
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DENNY CALLS MEETING
TO NAME COMMITTEEMAN
Gastonia, May 10.—E. B. Den
ny, State Democratic chairman,
announced today had called a
speial meeting of the State Dem
oratic Executive Committee in
Raleigh May 23 to elect a suc
cessor to the late Representative
A. D. (Lon) Folger of Mount Any
a s North Carolina’s Demo
cratic National Committeeman.
Denny saidi Governor J. M.
Broughton was supporting former
Governor Clyde R. floey of Shel
by for the committee post.
HOW TO QUIET THE PUPPY
THAT BARKS AND BARKS
Penn Van, N. Y., May 10.
Want to quiet that puppy when
lie starts yowling in the small
hours of the morning?
Dr. Lyndon Potter, vcterinai - j
:an, says it’s simple just place aj
■good loud” alarm clock in the
puppy’s box. The pup will cud
die up to the clock andi sleep
soundly. Dr. Potter says, because
the loud ticking makes the lone
-ome dog think he's not alone, j
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FARMER’S DAY WILL BE j
HELD JUNE 19 AT DUNN
Dunn, May 10. —W. Kerr Scott,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
General Jacob L. Devers of Fortj
Bragg, and Dr. Harry P. Graham j
of the Woman’s College of the
University of North Carolina, will
be invited speakers for Dunn’s
annual Farmer’s Day, June 10.
Arrangements are being made to
entertain more than 5,000 farm
ers at the yearly gathering.
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BOMB REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN FOUND IN FORD PLANT
Detroit, May 10— The Federal
Bureau of Investigation investi
gated reports that a bomb had
been found in the tool and die;
building of the Ford Motor Com i
pany’s huge River Rouge plant. |
The F. B. I. refused to com-!
ment beyound confirming that
"the company has called the mat-!
ter to our attention. We are in-j
vestigating.” A company spokes-j
man referred all questions to
the F. B. I. office.
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DEMONSTRATIONS MAY
BE AGAINST GERMANY
Rome, May 10—Rome Univer
sity authorities took discipli
nary measures against students
who demonstrated in protest a
gainst rearrangement of their
final examinations scheduled to
enable them to enter the army
June 1.
Some students complained that
advancing the date of examina
tions left them insufficient time
to prepare. They demanded that
the examinations either be omit
ted or. the passing standards low
ered.
Jrrsoti|Mimes
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Person Residents Feast In
Camp Which Comes Here
Know Your CCC Pro
gram Enjoyed At Yancey -
ville. First Building Move
To Person Tomorr ow.
Complete Set-Up Expected
By July Ist.
Between two and three hun
dred citizens, residents of Cas
well, Rockingham and Person
counties, on Friday attended the
Civilian Conservation Corps
"Know Your C C C Program",
at the camp, near Yanceyville. at
which chief speaker was the Rev.
J. H. Ambrust, of the Reidsvilla
Methodist church. Among those
attending from Roxboro were
city and county officials, ne vspa
i per men and civic leaders.
The affair, under supervision
| (if W. B. MacManus, camp super
j intendent, and Lt. Charles L.
‘ King, commanding' officer, was
I one of a series of CCC open
| houses being held throughout the
| nation last week and was in the
nature of a farewell party for
Caswell residents, since the "amp,
beginning tomorrow will be mov
ed to Person county on the S. G.
i Winstead; property in Roxboro.
I Complete removal of buildings
| will be effected between now and
| July 1, when the program, sod
| conservation, will be in complete
I operation here,
Introduction of the speaker was'
made by Holland McSwain, sup-j
:ci intendent of Caswell County
schools, and the invocation be
fore luncheon at one o’clock was
given by the Rev. George Early,
of Yanceyville. Announcement:
were made by Lt. King am! a
musical program was given by
cnrollees willie R. Owens, Al
fred White, Dorffus Shaw and
George C. Miller.
Supt. McManus said that dis
mantled buildings will be moved
on trucks, that the first building
should be set up on Roxboro
property by Tuesday or Wednes
day, and that the soil conserva
tion program will get underway
as soon as possible. The camp
enrollment, restricted to Negro
youths, numbers about 200.
Supt. McManus resides in the
camp, as do a number of instruc
tors, but some six or eight of
them with their families will be
expectedi to establish residence
elsewhere in Roxboro.
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G.P. DICKINSON
OPENS AGENCY
FOR HUDSON HERE
Former Durham Man, Ac
tive Mason, Will Establish
Home In Roxboro. Bus
iness Now Open.
New resident of this city is G.
P. Dickinson, formerly of Dur
ham, who arrived; here Thursday
to open the Dickinson Motor com
pany, of which he is manager.
His company is agency for Hud
son motor cars.
Mr. Dickinson, who is married
and has two children, will with
his family establish residence here
as soon as the Durham schools
close. He is a graduate of North
Carolina State college division of
the, University of North Carolina,
Raleigh, of the class of 1928, and
since 1933 has been in insurance
business in Durham.
Mr. Dickinson, whose tempor
ary office and display room is
in the Pioneer Warehouse, is a
member of Masonic Lodge No.
352, Durham, is a Scottish Rite
Mason, a Shriner and member of,
Sudan Temple.
COURT OF HONOR
HELD FRIDAY AT
TROOP QUARTERS
Many Scouts Pass Tests
And Win Merit Badges
Timberlake Scouts Among
Those Present.
Court of Honor for Boy Scouts
of Person County met Friday
night, at the meeting quarters
of Troop 49 in Roxboro Commun
ity House. A large majority of
Troop 52 from Timberlake \. is
represented. There were in.my
who passed riilfernt classes and
merit badges.
Scouts who passed were as fol
lows: Second class: Donald Wil
son, Thomas Pickard, Eugene
Pickard all of Troop 52 - and
Johnny Horton of Troop 32. The
Merit badges were as follows:
Public Health: Earl Hill and Ray
Wilson of Troop 52. Poultry:
Ray Wilson of Troop 52. Athle
tics: Billy Wilson and P. P. Coop
er of 52. Zoology: P. P. Cooper of
Troop 52. Handcraft: Billy Wil
son and Pome Noell both of
Troop 52. Swimming: Ray Wil
son of Troop 52. Dairying: Tai-j
mage Timberlake of Troop 52 i
Electricity: Earl Hill of Troop 52.
Conservation: P. P. Cooper of
Troop 52. Star Scouts: Billy Wil
son of Troop 52. Life Scouts: P
P. Cooper'of Troop “52. TcTlHcr'’
foot Scouts: Jimmie Hum
phries of Troop 63, Mason Cre.\
of Troop 63, and Cornell Blanks
of Troop 49.
The Court of Honor committee
was composed of A. P. Patterson,
Dr. Robert E. Long, and Joe
Gussy. The Sheep Skin was given
to Troop 52, whose ScoutmasL r
is W. A. Wilson.
SOCIETY MEETS
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of First Baptist church will
meet on Monday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock in the Young Peo
ple’s Assembly Room.
CONTINUES ILL
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R. H. Shelton, Jr., son of Mr
and Mrs. R. H. Shelton, is still
quite ill at his home, having on
Wednesday developed a ease of
chicken-pox
W S. Humphries
To Remain At
Allensville
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William Smith Humphries,
popular member of Allens
ville high school faculty, who
several weeks ago announ
ced his intention to resign as
instructor in history and Eng
lish at the school, yesterday
informed Person Superinten
dent of Schools, R. B. Griffin,
that owing to renewed ins is
tance from patrons and stu
dents, he will remain there as
teacher.
Mr. Humphries, who has
been connected with the Al
lensville school for two yeais.
has during that time been ac
tive as coach in extra-curri
cular activities and is very
popular with residents of the
community, and news that he
is to remain will be accepted
with particular satisfaction
by them
During the Summer Mr.
Humphries will be Field Sup
ervisor for the AAA, under
H. K. Sanders, County Agent
President Opens Defense Savings Campaign
n. KodscvcU is shown r.s lie purchased the first defense savings
h . : .4 cihiiiallv opened the treasury’s multi-million dollar defense
sav ug.*; campaign. The new \ m**s stamps and bonds are on sale at
post offices and banks. m-c al; > of Treasury Morgcnthau is shown
handing the President his be mi just before the nation-wide radio addresses
War Relief Society Report
Shows Work Going Forivard
BANKERS WARNED
OF CREDIT WAR -
Four-Phase Attack Plan
ned, Says Dr. Stonier;
Whiteville Man Honored.
Pinehurst, May 10—North Car
olina bankers were warned that
a four-phase attack was being
planned for the near future on
the private credit system of th ?
nation.
Speaking at the opening ses
sion of the 45th annual conven
tion of the North Carolina Bank
ers Association yesterday, Dr.
Harold Stonier, executive mana
ger of the American Bankers,
Association, asserted that ene
mies of chartered banks would
attempt to put agricultural cred
it in a political department; have
the Federal government take ov
er the Federal Reserve System;
supplement the banking system
with new government lending a
gencies for the defense program;
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Along The Way
With the Editor
Called upon once more to prescribe without pay, the
writer turns mental hygienist and offers both individual ana
blanket treatment. Men’s souls are being tried in places ether
than in Europe: the more youthful of the populace of Rox
boro are showing war-nerves, and under our very eyes their
arteries are growing brittle.
To "Slick” Merritt alone it is suggested that, more effort
be put forth, and that keener and more refreshing ideas be
engendered for this column. Escape is advised- for the rest.
The two shut-in personalities E. G. Thompson and D. D.
Long are on tne verge of a nervous breakdown unless their
social horizon is extended. Bill Montague ought to confine
himself to the milder forms of physical exercise, not to ex
ceed walking; Doctor Hedgpeth should drive his car over
30 m. p. h. along dirt roads and furnish himself a dash in ex
citement; while F. O. Carver, Jr. should let fall his cloak oi
melodrama, and reveal the truly modest spirit that is his. By
the bye, he should edit this column once a year, providing
himself with an annual spring-unburdening.
In general, the male element here and over the state
should engage in occasional tiffs at poker. The ladies should
mellow their exciting emulation at bridge playing by seizing
from each other--at choice moments—personal news-morsels
and all conversational tid-bits.
This admonition is served out gratis, but further details
can be had from the writer by halting him at any time on the
street, more conveniently in a downpour of rain.
By A. L. Allen, M. D.
Large Contribution R e
ceived From Individual.
New Emblem, Os Small
Design, Now On Sale.
■Making report for the- week
ending Friday, Mrs. G. I. l’r;da
man, ehairman of the Roxboro
unit of tile British War Relief so
eiety, yesterday said that largest
cash contribution for the week
was $25 from W. W. Morrell, of
this city.
In addition, said Mrs. Prillaman
$4.50 was received from sal.' of
emblems and $1.50 from match
packs, making total contributions
$31.00. A box of clothing will be
shipped; this week, she reported
and activity at the unit’s office
is continuing, especially in sew
ing and knitting, although there
is need for still more work from
those interested in this cause.
Interesting and attractive is a
new shipment of small lapel em
blems, especially suitable for men
The blue, red and gold design
carried out on larger emblems
first sold here is incorporated in
the new emblems, but the small
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SUNDAY MAY 11, 1941.
Health Officials Learn That
Sanitary Project Continues
FIRE COLLEGE
CLOSES FRIDAY
Roxboro Representatives
Return From Annual Meet
ing Held Last Week In
Durham
The 13th annual North Ca’c
lina Fire College and Drill Si-’icel
hold at Durham entered into itr
third and final day of the three
day session Friday morning witn
a brief meeting in the Armory.
A trip through the local cigar
ette factories consumed; most of
the morning. Night program at
tile Armory end; d the school
which was attended by Roxboro
Fire Chief Henry O'Briant. Clyde
Atwater and others.
In the afternoon session wo
presented another series of de
monstrations at the Morris Strer:
fire tower.
The school, declared by offi
cials in charge as one of the most
sucessful in the history of the
anuual event, attracted more than
300 men to Durham and the en
tire three days were devoted to
business.
TROOP 63 WILL
RECEIVE CHARTER
NEXT SUNDAY
Brooksdale Church Spon
sored Troop Organization
Will Be Perfected May IS.
Eighteen or more Boy ScouVe
; members of newly organized
Troop 63, of Brooksdale Met.hod
| ist church, will on Sunday, May
i 18, at a night service to be held
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I at that church, receive the Troop
j charter.
Speaker at. this organization
ceremony will be the Rev. D. A.
Petty, pastor o f Brooksdale
church, who has two sons who
are members of the troop. Pro
gram for the evening will be in
charge of Maurice Allen, chair
man of the committee on organ
ization and extension for the
Roxboro district.
Scoutmaster of Troop 63 is
; Hitman Stanfield, who with ::
; number of scouts assisting, wili
) participate in a candle lignting
ritual symbol of scouting. Twelve
candles, signifying the twelve
scout laws and three candles sig
nifying the scout oath will be
lighted by individual scouts.
Chairman of the troop com
mittee, who will receive the
j charter, is P. T. Whitt, of Brooks
j dale church. Musical portion of
the program will include the
hymn, "This Is My Father's
World.”
Early last week numbers of,
Scouts from Troop 49 withdrew
from that troop and will go into
Troop 63. Present at the exer
cises next Sunday will be a del
egation of Person and Roxboro
Scout officials.
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MRS. FOUSHEE HAS STROKE
Mrs. John H. Foushee, of Rox
boro, Route 1, sister-in-law of
Mrs. O. B. Mcßroom, of this
city, is seriously ill at her home,
following a stroke of paralysis
which she suffered yesterday
morning.
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-MR. LONG’S FATHER ILL
Dallas Long, of Person County,
father of Dameron Long, of this
city, is seriously ill at his home.
He first suffered an attack of in
fluenza two or three weeks ago
and) since that time has not im
proved.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN
Privy Project Emphasis
Will Be In Brooksdale
And To Durham County
Line. Second Rene w a I
Granted.
Person Health department of
ficials yesterday reported that the
WPA Privy project, in opera
tion in Person County since
July 1, 1938, is being continue !
without interruption and. that
under a grant of funds for its
continuance particular 'cmp.hav.is
will be placed on that, area of
the county in radius of the Dur
ham, Oxford and Danville high-'
ways.
Confirmation of the appropri
ation allocated, to the Privy p.ic
i'ject was made by E. I. Wood, Jr.,
chief engineer, Raleigh, in a let
j ter .written by William A. Sut
ton, office engineer. Durham d:s-i
trict WPA. who sent copies to
officials here and to S. R. Wh -
! ten. working supervisor.
The original privy project ex
pired some several months age
j and was .-renewed- at vigorous re
quest from Person residents. This
' renewal, scheduled to have ex
pired Thursday, is officially ex
tended through tomorrow, May
12. and work to be done lit
Brooksdale and in areas pre
viously mentioned will consti
tute still another renewal, it is
reported, although important
factor is that the work will go
forward, wihout interruption.
Sanitarian George E. Murphy
of the Person Health Depart
ment, reviewing past work of
the project, said that over i,su()
Person citizens have taken ad
vantage of the privy project plan
since it was placed in operation,
that owners of property are only
required to furnish materials for
constructiin of privies and that
all labor in connection is fur
nished by WPA.
The coming of warmer wea
ther, said Mr. Murphy, especial
ly increases sanitation hazard.-;
where proper facilities are not
supplied, and all persons who
an do so are urged to avail
themselves of opportunities pre
sented.
Defense Program
Promoting Bonds
Being Planned
Ben Davis, local representa
tive for the Texas Oil Company,
yesterday received from J. O.
Woodward, of the Raleigh divi
sion, information to the effect
that the Texas company has can
celled its plans for a Summer
radio program and will donate
the time to the United States
government to be used by the
Treasury department in pro
moting the sale of Defense
bonds.
This Treasury department pro
gram will be on the air each
Wednesday night from nine un
til ten o’clock, daylight saving
time, from July 2 to September
24, over the Columbia system.
Fre<J Allen, comedian, who has
been appearing on the Texas
program, will be on vacation.
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JAMES ROOSEVELT FINDS
TROUBLE IN IRAQ IS ‘DEEP
SEATED*
Cairo, Egypt, May 10 —Cap
tain James Roosevelt; war ob
server of the U. S. Marines Corps,
expressed belief that the trouble
in Iraq, where fighting between
British and; Iraq troops entered
its eighth day, is “deep-seated
and is not likely to be cleaned
up within a few days.”