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P : '<) IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT I * aM*? PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. : VOLUME XII [Views Os The Wews JAMES SHAW, NEGRO, DIES IN GAS CHAMBER RALEIGH, N. C., May 24.—*f ter clearing his conscience by col lecting allegedly false testimony he had given at his trial, James Shaw, husky 21-year-old Negrc. paid with his life yesterday for murder. Shaw, six feet fall and built like an athlete, smiled broadly when he was led into the lethal gas chamber at Central Prison at 10:01 a. m. He grinned and nodd *ed to witnesses as a stethoscope was taped .to his chest. He sat relaxed while a black mask wai tied over his face. II TAPPED BY COEDS AT CHAPEL HILL fcllAfEL HILL, May 24.—The I Valkyrie^highest honor society! on the University of North Car-! olina campus, has just inducted! 11 women students into member ship at early morning ceremonies, in Coker Arboretum. Chosen for qualities of leader ship, scholarship, character and' service, eight juniors, two seni-j ors and one graduate student Decame the first members to Pc' tapped by Valkyries which last year became jdissociated from' Alpha Kappa Gamma, national; service fraternity, and became a I local organization. I- o WOMEN APPROVE AID* ATLANTIC CITY. N. J„ May, 24.—The General Federation of I Women’s Clubs, representing 2,-j 000,000 American women, approv-j ed today all necessary aid to thei foes of totalitarianism although! warned- this might mean convoys, to Great Britain. o STATE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS ROAD TERM IMPOSED ON CALCUTT RALEIGH, N. C., May 24.—The State Supreme Court has upheld a 12-months road sentence im posed on Joe Calcutt, Fayette ville slot machine magnate, for violations of the 1937 Flannigan anti-slot machine act. The decision in this case was unanimous. In a 4-3 decision, the court remanded for new sentenc ing Calcutt’s conviction on a sec oWd eharjj;. talcutt was given two years on the roads on the second count, suspended on cer tain conditions. The majority opinion held that) tlfese conditions—including nn ; mediate payment of a SIO,OOO fine and disposal of his slot and vend ing machines within 30 days af ter his trial last December—meant he would have to forego suspen sion of the sentence if he appeal ed. o UNC LITERARY SORORITY PICKS LEADERS CHAPEL HILL, May 24.— New officers have just been ejected for the Tau chapter of Chi Delta Phi, honorary literary sorority, which has been revived after be ing inactive since 1925. Constance Mason of Forest Hills, N. Y., is president; Jane Knight of Chapel Hill is vice president; Gertrude Darden of Jerstm|Mimes PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY Rev. Rufus J.Womble Will be Ordained To Priesthood Here Ceremony Will Take Place June 11, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, When Present Deacon In Charge Will Become Rector. ' Os great interest to the mem bers of St. Mark’s parish will be i the ordination to the priesthood j of the Rev. Rufus J. Womble, in; exercises which will be held on: St. Barnabas day, Wediesday.i June 11, at St. Mark’s Episcopal; church. The Rev. Mr. Womble, former ly of Raleigh, has been deacon in charge at the church since Jjly of last year and has during his lesidence here entered into many ecclesiastical and community ac tivities. In charge of the exer-j cises, which will begin at 10’30j o’clock in the morning, will be the Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick, of Raleigh, bishop of the diocese of North Carolina. The Rev. Mr. Womble is a gra duate of Virginia Theological Seminary at Alexandria, and the ordination sermin will be deliv ered by Prof. A. T. Mollegen, of, the seminary. The young minister’s ordir.a-, tion will be the first such service! held in St. Mark’s church. Pre-j sentation of Mr. Womble will be made by the Rev. J. McDowell Dick of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh, in which Mr.' Womble had membership, and ma ny other clergymen of this State and Virginia will assist with the service. The Rev. Mr. Womble, a ponu-, lar student at the Seminary, is also a graduate of North Carolina State college, of the University of North Carolina, Raleigh, and. while there was prominent in athletics and was known as “Chub” Womble. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Womble. es Raleigh. o - J. D. K. Richmond Plans To Return To Roxboro Mart J. D. K. Richmond, of South Bcston, Va., formerly a resident of Roxboro, and a representative of the R. J. Reynolds company, has announced that he will re turn to the Roxboro market as a representative for his company. He and Mrs. Richmond, who is a sister of Mrs. J. A. Long, Sr., of this city, may re-establish res idence here, although they have a residence in South Boston. Mr. Richmond is a native of Person county and is well known here and in neighboring tobacco cir cles. o Pack Meeting To i Be Held In June Pack meeting of the Roxboro Cub Pack will be held Monday evening, June, 2, at 7:30 o’clock, at Roxboro Community house, ac cording to announcement made yesterday at a Den meeting held by assistant Oub-Master, the Rev. J, M Walker. A full attendance at the Pack meeting is requested and all boys are urged to bring projects for exhibition. o HEBE FOB VISIT Miss Barbara Bloxam, of Chap el Hill is spending the week-end with heir" narents City Manager CONTRIBUTORS ! TO SEAL SALE FUND LISTED Mrs. Wagstaff, Chair- j Chairman, Thanks All Per sons and Organizations. Printed below is a list of Per-i son County ontributors Easter Seal sale for the benefit of crip pled children. Chairman of the; committee to obtain funds for j this cause was Mrs. T. C. Wag itaff, county director of public welfare and WPA. All contribu tions were appreciated, said Mrs. j Wagstaff, and will do much to | ! benefit children in this State an i 1 County. W. H. Adair, Mrs. Mollie Bar rett. W. A. Baxter, L. C. Bradsher, Miss Sue Bradsher, W. G. Brad sher, Mrs. Daisy Brooks,, D. S. Brooks, T. C. Brooks, Dr. R. A. Bryce, A. M. Burns, Miss Vel ma Beam, L. M. Carlton, D. M. Cash, Mrs. T. H. Clay, A. W. Clayton, R. G. Cole, Arthur Cros- 1 ley, G. H. Ellmore, Dr. J. D. Fitzgerald, S. M. Ford, Dr. G. W. Gentry, R. L. Harris, W. H. Harris, Miss Ruth Hester, G. C. Hunter, Buck Jbnqs, Mrs. Nat i Jordan, George W. Kane, Cy and 1 Teague Kirby, H. C. Kynoch, F. D. Long, J. A Long, Jr., Dr. Rob- ert Long, Robert Edgar Long, O. B. Mcßroom, Dr. J. 11. Mer ritt, Mrs. Mamie Merritt, W. D. 1 Merritt, Burke Mewborne, T. *T. Mitchell, W. W. Morrell, John D. 1 Morris, Mrs. Sallie Morris, 3. B. ! Newell, Dr. A. F. Nichols, J. W. - Noel!, Mrs. R. L. Paylor, Mrs. 'Claude T. Pointer, H. Raiff, M W. Satterfield, Preston Satter field, Sr., Victor Satterfield, W. A. Sergeant, Mrs. J. H. Shore, Mrs. R. J. Teague, D. L. Whit field, R. L. Wilburn, Mrs. C. E. i Winstead, Mrs. J. D. Winstead, ! Sr., T. B. Woody. ! Schools | Allensville High School, Beth i el Hill High School, Bushy Fork High School, Ca-Vel School, Central School, Helena High School, Hurdle Mills High School, Longhurst School, Olive Hill School, Lee Jeffries School, Ol ive Hill School, P. C. T. S. Mt. Tirzah Home Demonstra tion Club. Total from all sources $107.05. o Ledbetters To Sponsor Cooking | School This Week Women of Roxboro and vicin i ity are cordially invited to at ! tend a cooking school to be con i' ducted- by Miss Evelyn Langs ton, Home Eonomist for Frigi daire, on Thursday, May 29, at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon, in Roxboro Central Gr am mar School auditorium, according to announcement made yesterday by D. W. Ledbetter, of Ledbetter’s, local representative of Frigidaire, and sponsor of the evenj.. Special prizes will be offered to the first twelve women pre sent and souveniers will be giv en to all, said Mr. Ledbetter. o FATHEB AT DUKE E, R. Thomas, Erwin druggist, and father of Philip L. Thomas of Roxboro, underwent an opera- DEMONSTRATOR Miss Evelyn Langston, shown above, will conduct a Frigidaire Cooking School in this city Thurs day, May 29, at Roxboro Cenuei Grammar School auditorium un der auspices of Ledbetter’s, iocs! Frigidaire agents. W. S. Humphries Said To Have Principalship Bushy Fork residents re ported Saturday afternoon that William Smith Humphries, of Bethel Hill, teacher at Allens vill school, had been elected as principal of Bushy Fork school Person county, suceed ing Jerry L. Hester, recently chosen as principal at Helena. The Bushy Fork school com- ’ mit tee was said to have made the selection of Mr. Humph ries Friday night. Mr. Humph ries could not be reached Sat urday, but it is expected that he will accept the appointment. COL. COLLET, FREE FRENCH MAN QUITS SYRIA, JOINS BRITISH DEIRUT, Syria, May 24.—C...- onel Collet, one of Syria's veter an desert fighters, has led some of his Circassian fighting squad rons across the Palestine border to join the British and Free French forces, it was revealed hdoay. The number of troops involved in the desertion was net revealed but it was denied that there had been any penetration of Syria by troops of General Charles L)e Gaulle or any French withdrawal from the borders of Syria toward Lebanon. Along The Way With the Editor Burleigh Clayton promised this writer a few vegetables from his fine garden, but so far the writer has received nothing that could be cooked and put on the table for a meal. Maybe the garden didn’t turn out so well or maybe Burleigh had more friends than he could take care of. * Henry David Long, Jr., has moved into his new palace on Wesleyan Heights. Now he is going to live liKe a king. Hfc can plant a garden, raise chickens and enjoy the great out doors. The only thing to bother him is Gene Thompson, his neighbor, coming in late at night and waking him up. Curtis Oakley is out of the city on a few days vacation but before ne left he made A. M. Burns promise to tend to his garden. Curtis really has a nice one and altho’ he has been too busy to work in it much he does sec to it that Mr. Burns looks after it. An old, old, Roxboro native is now spending several days in and around Roxboro. Charlie Nichols, brother of Flint, is here. Charlie has been living in New Orleans and the man really looks prosperous. He had on good shoes and a straw hat. 1 Then there’s the story of Willie Shelton of this county, who went to his mail box and received his draft questionaire and benefit check at the same time. He didn’t know whet ** ther to laugh or cry. J 4 \ Third Annual Celebration of Hospitality Week To Be Held CLUB WOMEN AID WAR RELIEF UNIT Social Organizations I n City Give Funds To Bri- Tish War Relief Society Work. ! Reporting contributions total ing $7.50 from three social clubs Mrs. G. I. Prillaman, chairman ' of the Roxboro unit of the Bri : tish War Relief Society, in a| | check-up for the week endingj ! yesterday, said that a box of ! knitted goods, prepared under j direction of Mrs. Arch Jones, J had been sent to the New York office and that other financial ' contributions, including sale oi ■ : emblems, had $2.45. : The local office has been open each weekday except Saturday and numbers of citizens have | continued their active supp-rt of the work program. Club women of the city have agreed to give twenty-five cents apiece at each club meeting and the larger part of the contribu tions for the week have come from them, said Mrs. Prillamcfi. Club contributors arc: from the Wednesday Bridge Luncheon club, Mesdames W. C. Bullock, ...Goxdon.X* Hunter^.-Arch- Jones, O. Page Long, John Morris, Cur tis H. Oakley, G. I. Prillaman, T. B. Woody and R. P. Bums'; from the Tuesday Bridge Lun cheon club, Mesdames Bax’er Mangum, Philip L. Thomas,; Arch Jones, Curtis H. Oakley, O. Page Long, G. I. Prillaman ! and J. D. K. Richmond, and from the Friday Rook cub, Mesdames | Margaret L. Teague. Harry W j Winstead, T. O Pass, J. J. Win stead, Sallie Morris, O. Page- Long, W. D. Merritt, George W. Kane, T. E. Austin, A. S. de- Vlaming, Mame Merritt and E. P. Dunlap. TWO SMALL FIRES ; Fire on Friday morning, about j 7:05 o’clock, originating from a; 'boiler flue, did slight damage atj Elko dairy, near this city, opera l jc d by Mrs. E. V. Foushee. Re sponse was made by the Roxboro j fire department, which also wont, : to a small fire at a Sunset Hills | residence two hours later. j SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1941. T. W. O’Briant Dies, Rites To Be Held Thursday The body of Thomas W. O Briant, of San Jose, California, Person county native of the Bushy Fork community and a fermer resident of Durham will be brought to Dui bam Wednes day and services will be held there the next day, according to .■.formation recowed here from members of the family. Mr. O'Briant, son of George and Eula Whitfield O’Briant, d ; ed May 24, in a San Jose hospital following an operation. Surviv ing are his wife, his parents, three sisitr:. and three : brothers*. Two of the brothers, Calvin and Rob ert live in Person county. John Ellington’s Car Damaged By “Termited” Tree Termites were blamed for de molition of the top of a 1941 Ply mouth automobile on College- Street. Oxford. early Sunday morning. The car was the property of John Ellington, former Roxboro ] resident, who was at one time connected with ihe Seed Loan of fice. Termites did not get into th - but into a tree adjacent to the parking place of the automo bile of Mr. Ellington. Mr. Ellington had parked bis car in the drive-way of his Ox ford home. At 2:30, Mrs. Edwin Knott, sleeping in a room adja cent to the drive, was aroused by a crash. Investigation revealed that the trunk of a tree which had been standing in the yard for several years had given way to termite attack over a long period if time, falling across the machine, crush ing the top, breaking the glasses end rolling to the ground off the ■ ar. Rev. D. A. Petty To Lead Revival At Allensville Led by the pastor, the Rev. D. A. Petty, revival services will be gin Sunday at Allensville Meth odist church, the first service to be held at 3 o’clock in the after noon, Servies will be held at 8 o'clock each night, with music in charge of Carlton Slaughter, who will be assisted by W. Wallace Woods, of Roxboro. Services will last one week and are intended as a part of a spir itual emphasis program which be gan last week with cottage pray er meetings. Invitations have been extended to all Allensville residents by the minister, many invitations being sent out by him by "letter. It is hoped that many people will attend, said the Rev. Mr. Petty, who is also pastor of the Brooksdale church and has resi dence on the Oxford road, near Roxboro. o GOES TO HOSPITAL ' " ■ • Mrs. E. G. Long will leave this afternoon for Durham to speriti a few days at Watts hos pita«M observation and treat THE TIMES IS PERSONS PREMIER NEWSPAPER A LEADER AT ALL TIMES. NUMBER TWENTY-NINE Roxboro Chamber O f Commerce T o Sponsor Event, June 22-28, Direc tor will Be The Execu tive Secretary, W. Wallace Woods. Following a meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce of fice Thursday night decision Was reached that the Third Annual Hospitality week will be held during the week of June 22 through the 28, and that the event will be sponsored by the Roxboro Chamber of Commerce, with active cooperation of civic clubs, churches and other organ izations. Diretor of this annual event, founded two years ago by Mrs. B. G. Clayton, will be Wallace Woods, executive secretary of the Chamber of Oimmerce. E'ull piat-s for the week will be made after appointment of steering commn tee, but Mr. Woods said yester day that there will be at least three parades and perhaps two dances. Many old features of the week will be retained, said Mr. Woods, but now ones are being planned and it is hoped that the event will have full cooperation of Cit izens of the town and county. Service And Bus Station Will Be On Hall Land Claude T. Hall, owner of prop erty at the corner of Abbitt av enue and Lamarr street, this city, yesterday confirmed- announce ment. that a brick-veneer service station, which will also include a room designed to serve as a bus station, will be erected on tin property. Signer of the lease is the Atlantic Refining company, but no announcement as to local operator has yet been made. Contact has been let to tne George W. Kane company, t nis city, and- it is expected that the building will be ocmpleted around July 1, said Mr. Hall. The bus station will be 24 by 24 feet square. Mr. Hall, some two or three months ago said he was contemplating construction of such a building but actual work on it was not begun until last week. Payne’s Tavern Women Organize 12th Club Unit Women of the Payne's Tavern community, meeting Thursday Miss Omega Foushee, organ ized the Dolly Madison home demonstration club, 12th such club to be formed in Pet son County. Officers of the new club are: president, Mrs. Owen Burch, vice-president, Miss Foushee, secretary, Mrs. James Burch, treasurer, Miss Christine Bar nette. Project leaders are, foods and nutrition, Mrs. J. T. Blackard and Mrs. Arthur Burch, food conser vation, Mrs. Walter Moore, cloth ing, Mrs. Wallace Foushee, house furnishings, Miss Foushee, home beautification, Mrs. O. G. Davis, home gardens, Mrs. L. B. Vil linis, and home poultry, Mrs. James Burch. On the health committee is Miss Alice Wrenn. June meeting of the club will be held with Mrs. Wallace Foushee, at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon, June 26.
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