IP IT IS NEWS ABOUT PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL FIND IT IN THE TIMES. VOLUME XH PUBLISHED EVERT SUNDAY & THURSDAY , SUNDAY JULY 13, 1941. NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN VOLUME XH Views Os The News WAVELL ARRIVES AT NEW POST IN INDIA Smila, India July 12—General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, former commander of British forces ar lived in India today to take com mand of othe British armies here. o ACTION COMPLETED ON $40,000,000 TV A BILL The House completed Congres sional action on a bill appropria ting $40,000,000 for expansion of power generating facilities of the Tennessee Valley Authority needed to meet power shortages in aluminum production. o FISH STORIES Southport, N. C.July 12—Here are two more fish stories both from Southport. The other day a seven and one-half foot silver tarpoon lost his way and landed in a net of the fishing boat U. R. Cozart, Captain John Erikson. Estimates were that the fish weighed 200 pounds. Also, the same day—S. D. For bes of Pinehurst and a Negro guide, fishing in Orton Pond, hooked and boated after a hard battle, a 56-inch garfish. When the gar was landed, he bit Forbes on the hand and then clamped down on the Negro guide’s leg. It took both rpen to club the gar into submission. o COINCIDENCE Philadelphia, July 12—It’s go ing to take more than the draft to seperate the inseparable Des andro twins. The 21-year brothers, John and Joheph, were among 151 regis tering with local board 67. Af ter several officials shuffled tne cards, Joseph came up with serial number S-10 and John S-19. o ALABAMA MINERS DIE IN EXPLOSION: 11 KILLED TWO BODIES IN DEBRIS Leeds, Ala. July 12—Eleven coal miners were dead as the result of a mthane gas explosion late Friday in the Acmar No. 6 mine of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company, four miles north of here. All the men in the mine “head ing,” two white men and nine Negroes, were believed to have been instantly killed. All bodies but those of two Negroes, bur ied under tons of coal and rock had been removed at an early hour. o POLICE CALLED DOWN FOR GIVING CHILDREN TICKETS Birmingham, Ala. July 12— Two Birmingham policemen were in the doghouse because they kept the Police Commissioner too busy “fixing tickets for a bunch of kids.” Officers J. C. Ballard and J. L. Kustpn each lost five days off and were put on “utility” jobs by Commissioner Eugene Connor, who said they had giv en numerous tickets to children for “riding double” on bicycles. All of them, Conor said, should have been sent to Juvenile Court for reprimand instead of being summoned .to traffic court. Officers should givp children “fatherly advice, instead of being tough cops,” Connor said. lerson^/Eimts Robinson Succeeds Oliver As City Chief Os Police ■ Former Highway Patrol- Now (Wijth Durham Police Department Noti ced By Roxboro Commis sioners, Oliver Has Ano ther City Position Under Abbitt. 1 Elected as Chief of Police of r the City of Roxboro is Lt. G. C. - (Pat) Robinson, formerly of the ' State Highway patrol and now • with the Public Department, Dur ham, according to announcement made Friday by Roxboro City Manager Percy Bloxam by au thorization from City Commis sioners. | Although no official announce ment of election of Robinson, „ formerly located in Roxboro with f the State Highway patrol, was s issued until Friday morning, hit election as Roxboro’s Chief oc curred at a meeting of the City Commissioners held Tuesday af ternoon, June 8, at which time other City offiiials, including City 2 Manager Bloxam, were re-elect t ed. Robinson is to succeed the pres - i ent Chief, S. A. Oliver, who re t linquishes his position after 21 f years of service and will hence '■> forth be with the City Water s Works department under Super -11 intendent I. O. Abbitt. It is understood that Robinson ■ will accept appointment as Chief o at a salary of S2OO per month, i, plus allowances for equipment 1 and automotive service, includ -3 ing part payment on a car. He s is expected to assume duties on 1 August 1. ;. Oliver’s salary as Winter De r partment assistant has been plac ed at SIOO per month and pres entation of a testimonial plaque in recognition of his long years of service as Chief is to be made. Announcement of the selection t cf Robinson ends rumors as to changes in the Police department which crept out despite efforts j of City Commissioners to with hold the information until a later date. * Sent to Robinson Friday A. M. was a letter signed by Mayor S. 1 G. Winstead, Philip L. Thomas, commissioner of public safety, and City Manager Bloxam, in forming him of his election as Chief. Lt. Robinson, who was popu lar during his residence in Rox .l boro, was here Tuesday after t noon for consultation with the e Commissioners and had recently e visited here several times for 1 conferences with Mr. Thomas and f others. In commenting on impending - changes in the department City 2 officials praised Chief Oliver for ; his long service here and com s mended him for efficiency in of - fice. Mr. Oliver recently built a i new residence here and he and f Mrs. Oliver and their sons and daughters have for years Deen (Continued On Back Page) o Commission To - Meet Tuesday ’ For First Time r 1 Members of the recently creat ed City Zoning and Planning • commission will meet Tuesday J afternooh at 3 o’clock'at the City * Hall, at which time election of a 2 chairman and secretary will be - made, according to announcement i made today. The meeting is being called at 1 request of City Commissioners t by City Manager Percy Bloxam. I Members of the Zoning and Plan ring body are R. B. Dawes, A. M. t Burns, Sr., E. G. Thompson, W. 5 Burke Mewborne, J. W. Noell, Lennie Cozart and R. C. Hall. - ■ ■ _ NEW CHIEF i tmSm 7" * * **. .*f j SlllPiP * .11 ! ] illl? | ■ !<> ii w |||SmS ■ in ■ Bjßj LIEUT. G. C. ROBINSON —Photo, by Durham Heralc TWO TEACHERS NAMED FOR HIGH SCHOOL IN CTTY Miss Cole Resigns At Hel ena. Three Teachers Chos en For That School. Miss Gravely Among Them. ; New teacher of commercial i subjects at Roxboro high school will be Miss Mabel Massey, oi Fleasant Hill, 1941 graduate of • Woman’s College of the Univer sity of North Carolina, Greens ■ boro. ; Another new teacher at the • high school will be Lee Putman, i of Rocky Mount and Chapel Hill, ' graduate of the University of • North Carolina, who will teach > science. Both appointments were to ' day announced by Person Super intendent of schools R. B. Gris •in following conferences with • Leon Couch, supervising princi , pal of Roxboro district schools. , Other teacher appointments announced by Mr. Griffin are ; for the faculty at Helena high school, where Miss Mildred ■ Smith, of Kittrell, has accepted • a position as teacher in the com mercial department, Miss Cnrr, 1 of Durham, with the music de - partment and. Miss Nellie Gra vely, of Roxboro, with the sixth • grade. Miss Smith and Miss Gravely : were educated at Woman’s ccl ' • lege, Greensboro, and Miss Cave is a graduate of Salem. Miss Carr replaces Miss Sara Cole, of Canton, resigned. The other tea chers named are taking places made vacant by changes in ap pointments previously made. —o Mr. Gaddy Now With NYA Unit In Washington In Roxboro Friday was H. C. Gaddy, of Monroe, formerly su perintendent of Roxboro district schools, who is now connected with the National Youth admin istration at Washington, N. C. Mr. Gaddy, who left hare in May, was in the city yesterday to supervise packing and ship ping of his households effects to Washington. o SERIOUSLY ILL Knox Moore, of Bushy Fork, latter of Mrs. George - (Buck) Crumpton, of city, Is serious ly lil at his home. Play Is JCuring Bomb-Shocked Children Ira - 1 The power of play is credited with helping these children recover tom the effects of bomb shock. At left, children are climbing in the ‘jungle gym” at the Anna Freud nursery center In Hempstead, England, naintained by the foster parents plan for war children. Right: British ;hildren enjoying the adventures of Mickey Monse. WAR RELIEF HAS CASH GIFTS AND BOX DONATIONS I Mrs. G. I. Prillaman Pre sents Report Covering Re cent Activities Os Society Cash contributions totaling $32.75 were today acknowledged! by the Roxboro unit of the Bri. tish War Relief society in a re- 1 pert filed by Mrs. G. I. Prillaman J ; chairman, who said that a box ; of clothing has aso been dis patched to New York head quarters. S2O of the cash received was derived from a benefit perfor mance staged under auspices cf Roxboro fire department, while ; $7 was received from the Ga- Vel Mill bank and $3.50 has been received from sale of cook books, pins ]6nd playing cards ' and $2.25 from the Tuesday eve ning bridge club, contributors being Mesdames J. D. Fitzgerald, Gordon C. Hunter, B. B. Strum, E. M. Hedgepeth, W. E. Malone, O. Z. Gentry, Robert P. Burns ' and R. B. Griffin and Miss Vei ma Beam. o HAS OPERATION AT WATTS HOSPITAL T. Miller White, prominent Roxboro resident, who last . week underwent an operation at Watts Hospital, Durham, is now' resting comfortably, althougn he will remain at the hospital for . several days. Along The Way With the Editor Attention golfers —a few days ago W. H. Harris I, 11. 11l and IV played golf. Ages ran from something over 80 down to 4 years. They only played one hole, number one at the country club. W. H. no. one was rearing to play the entire course, but it was so hot that the younger boys decided to wait until the weather was cooler. This writer does not know who won honors on the hole, but we imagine that the one that kept score came out O. K. J. B.Snipes, our former assistant county agent, was in the city over the Weekend. J. B. is looking good and looks more like a man of the soil every day that he lives. Whether he is prosperous or not we do not know. He had on good clothes and his shoes were good. . I)o you readers of this column remember Clyde Cole, son Ralph? Well that boy is doing good over in Yancey ville. He sells cars and stays so busy that he hardy ever has time to get over here. He owed us >3 00 and sent a check for it One of those printed affairs with the name of his com pany on it. We even suspect that he had a secretary to fill it out. ' Good luck to Glenn Titus. As you know he is now a married man. He is going to need a lot of luck and most "Specially” a raise in salary. Will R. B. Griffin look into this matter and advise if anything can be done for the boy. .'■ i * L Wilson Rites Will i Be Conducted Sunday Afternoon I Funeral services for Sam Wil son, 80, of Hurdles Mills, whose I death occurred Friday night at !11 o’colck at Beckley, W. V;>., following a heart attack suffered ]at the home of a niece in that city, will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Wheel [ c-r's Primitive Baptist church, near Roxboro, by Elders Floyd Adams and O. C. Hawkins. In terment will follow in the Br