IF it is NEWS AfiOUY PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME XII Views Os The News STATE TAKES EXCEPTION TO REPORT ON LYNCHINGS Raleigh, July s.—State officials took exception to a report by the Tuskegee Institute of Tuskegse, Ala., showing a lynching in North Carolina last April—the first in many years—and said *the inci dent could hardly be classified as a lynching. An investigation showed Rob ert Melker, 23 Negro of Gaston County, was shot and killed at his home near Cherryville fol lowing a rock fight with four white, boys. All four of the men who participated in the shooting were sentenced to prison. o LOST COLONY’ MAY NOT BE STAGED NEXT SUMMER htanteo, July 5. “The Lost Colony,” Paul Green’s historical play, began its fifth season here this week amid a warning that the “unpredictable pattern of the international battlefront” might preclude its being produced a gain next year. D. Bradford Fearing, president of the Roanoke Island Historical Association, said "whether we are going to present ‘The Lost Gol enly’ again next Summer is as unpredictable as the trend of world events.” o VICHY FRENCH TROOPS REPORTED AT SALONIKA _ CAIRO, Egypt, July 5.—A usu ally responsible source reported today that Vichy French troops had been concentrated at the German-held Greek port of Sal onika in an effort to reach Syria by sea to reinforce resistance to the British there. Concentration of troops at Sa lonika would mfean Ifhat they had been moved across the Nazi occupied Balkans with the ap proval of Berlin. o MAINE WIFE SLAYER CONVICTED AT BATH ON HOLIDAY BATH, Me., July 4.—Dr. Mer rill E. Joss, 34, accused of slay ing Kis physician wife, four years his senior, so he cuold marry a tea-room hostess, was found guil ty of manslaughter by a jury that! deliberated, six lyours and 10 minutes. Because (the 1 verdict was re , turned os'the Fourth of July hol iday—at 12:21 A. M. (E. S. Tj while firecrackers of passing cel ebrators resounded outside the Sagadahoc-County Court house— sentencing was deferred until to morrow. 1 o PETAIN THANKS FRENCH TROOPS FOR RESISTANCE VICHY, France, July s. —Mar. shal Henri Phillippe Petaln to day sent a message of apprecia tion to French Foreign Legion troops who had held out 13 days before surrendering the Syrian city of Palmyra to the British. “Well fought,” the message said. Hie British were reported con solidating their gains and start ing new columns westward through the Mohamed- Pass to temporary quarters were set up, I Mr. Dickinson’s company now ■ has a show room in the Kirby ■ Ledbetter building, in a store t formerly occupied by Long’s Flower shop. Also provided is a used car lot and a parts and ser vice department. Associated with Mr. Dickin son are Mack Saunders, well.- known Roxboro automobile man, ’ and D. O. Whitley, all of whom • will be pleased to receive friends 5 and customers in their new loca -1 tion. o UNITED SERVICE UNIT IN PERSON WILL BE FORMED Mass Meeting Scheduled [ Far Monday Night At Court House. Among Those Inter ested In U S O Is Lt. Gov. Harris. Rocoboro and Person County citizens interested in supporting the United Service organizations, a local unit of which is to be formed in Person county, are re quested to attend a Monday night mass meeting to be held in the Main Court room at the Court house that night at 7:45 o’clock. Person quota for the USO, of which Robert M. Hanes of Win ston-Salem ,is state chairman, has been set at $750, the money to be used for provision of recrea tional facilities for men in vari ous branches of the military ser (Continued On Back Page) o NEW FLOOR A new floor is now being plac ed in Rdxsboro Drug Company and it is expected that covering for it will be laid next week. In the meantime business goes on as usual—on bare boards. o IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Roxie Riggfebefc, mother of J. Brodie Riggsbee, is a pati ent at Community hospital, where she recently underwent an oper ation. 4 SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1941 NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE PLEASANTS WINS 4-H CLUB SHORT COURSE HONOR Named As Leading 4-11 Member In Person County, Says A. G. Floyd. Named as the outstanding Per on county 4.H club boy is Thom • as Pleasants, of Hurdle Mills, son I of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pleasants, [ and formerly a student at Hurdle [ Mills school, who has attended : Rcxbr ro high school, according to announcement made today by 4- H club officials from North Car olina State college, Raleigh. Mr. Pleasants will be a Person! delegate to the 4-H short course at the college this year and as the outstanding club member in his county is the winner of a scholarship to the course, awarded by the Chilean Nitrate Educa tional bureau, of which A. G. Floyd, of Raleigh, is state direc tor. s The 1941 State 4-H Short ’ Course at State College will open • j with registration on Monday, July - J 28, and will continue through a • J morning assembly period on Sat • urday, August 2. L. R. Harrill. - State 4-H Club leader, and Miss Frances MacGregor, assistant 1 State club leader, have announe - ed a complete program for the > event. 1 Govrnor J. M. Broughton will - speak on the Achievement Day - program Friday morning, August s 1, and Dr. Frank Porter Graham, 3 president of the Greater Univer. • sity of North Carolina, will ad dress the young people on Wed ■ nesday morning. A Citizeship • Ceremonial will feature the ’ Thursday morning session, dur -1 ing which J. O. Howard of the s Bureau of Agricultural Econom " ics, Washington, D. C., will lead a panel discussion of “The Re sponsibility of Rural Youth as Citizens.” Dean I. O. Schaub, director of the Extension Service,. and Miss Ruth Current, State home agent, will talk on “The Responsibility :f Rural Youth on the Farm and in the Home” at the Tuesday morning assembly. The annual 4iH- Health Festival will be held Thursday night, and new officers will be installed at a Candlelighting Service on Fri day evening, both events being i r planned for Riddick Stadium, g Dairy production, foods and cat i, tie judging contests are also 5 scheduled during the week. -1 o t : Little Rain For t Three Months In City Says Abbitt i , * v Rhinfall in this area has to taled less than six inches /within the past three months, according to I. O. Abbitt, superintendent of the Roxboro Water depart- i mentt who said that total precipi- j tation for April, May and June , measured 5.31. July has ia better start with ] two showers within the week ] said Mr. Abbitt, but the Spring season has been unusually dry. i April precipitation was 2.040, ] while rainfall for May was scant- j iest of all .84, and June was next ] with 2.07. Vegetable and flower ] gardens, lawns and crops have j been affected by the dryness, but ] good rains now will be helpful, t it is reported. THE TIMES IS PERSON'S PREMIER NEWSPAPER A LEADER AT ALL TIMES. Group Os Twenty White Men Reports Friday. Eight Less Than Were Called. Officials Go To Meeting. Twenty men, largest group cf Person County white residents reporting at any one time for Selective Service, will on Friday morning, July 11,. receive final instructions at the Selective Ser vice board office, according to : offie. manager B. B. Mangum, who today said that the men are to be at the office by 9 o’clock that morning. Scheduled to have been called at that time were eight more white men who have been de ferred under the thirty day or der affecting draftees over 28 years of age. This deferment is, said Mr. Mangum ,in line with changes in age-limits which may be made permanent by act of Congress. On Tuesday night, July 8, Mr. Mangum, together with board members J. W. Noell, O. B. Mcßroom and O. Y. Clayton, will meet at 7:30 in Durham at the Washington Duke hotel, where a district meeting of Sel ective service officials is to be held. At the same time and place xamining physicians will also meet tod thjt official, Dr. B. A. Thaxton, is expected to attend. Expected to report Friday to Fort Bragg are: Guy Winstead Gardner and Ennie Long, of Rox boro, Eugene Roberson, Clarer cc Alley Hawkins and Howard Thomas Bowen, of Longhurst, Hubert Merylin Hicks of Ca- Vel, and Warren Oldham Satter field, George Lester Hargis, Ha rold Richard Anderson, Hefoxd Conner Stewart, George Weldor: Wrenn, Jr., Wilborn McKinley Dagenhart, all of Person county. Also, Clifton Wilson Jones, El ven Nathaniel Rhew, Wilson Hall, Coba Franklin Yarboro-, John Dewey Taylor, Robert Ir ven Clayton, John Doljphin Clay ton, Jr., and Thomas Gravitt Talley, of Person county. r JOHN A. GLENN RITES CONDUCTED j AT HIS HOME 1 Roseville Man Dies At ' Community Hospital After Long fplness. Was Active In Clement Church. Funeral services for John A. Glenn, 66, of Roseville, near Rox boro, whose death occurred Thur sday night at Community hos pital, Roxboro, wenfe conducted Saturday morning at 11:00 c’clouk at his late’ residence. Rites were in charge of the Rev. L. V. Coggins, of Clement Baptist church, assisted by the Rev. W. F. West, of Roxboro First Baptist church. Interment was in the family cemetery. Mr. Glenn, a prominent citizen in his community, a member of Clement church and superintn dent of the Sunday school, had been in ill health for several months and was a patient in the hospital for about ten days. Im mediate cause of death was a heart attack. Mr. Glenn, who never married, made his home with his sister, Miss Minnie Glenn, who survives, as does another sister, Mrs. Jule Daniel, of this city, a brother, I. T. Glenn, of Roseville, and four nephews, among them T. K. and Stephen Glenn, Roxbota business men.