PERSON COUNTY TIMES
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I. S. MERRITT, EDITOR M. C. CLAYTON, MANAGER
THOMAS J- SHAW, JR., City Editor.
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THURSDAY JULY 17, 1941.
On Being Pleased With Nine Cents .
First reaction to the 1941 budget last week pre
sented by Person County Commissioners— is one ot
amazement that the resourceful Commissioners were
able to do so much with so little change in the tax rate.
It is in opinion of the Times a known fact that the
Commissioners, and those county officials most closely
associated with them, have at all times evidenced an
intelligent conservatism in matters of finance.
In public as in private business, there is such a
thing as being pennywise and pound foolish, but the
Person Commissioners have this year iallen into no
such trap. Seeing that the county had need of increased
appropriations for hospitalization services, for library
work, for the Farm Agency, for school sanitation am,
bus services, if these enumerated public services were
to be of best usefulness to the people ol the county,
the Commissioners bravely and boldly made provision
for these items —all of which had been repeatedly re
quested by numerous citizens, who are quite incidental.,,
tax payers and persons of influence.
Particularly pertinent is the comment oi County
Accountant J. IS. Walker, indicating that 1941 late is,
the general operating funds, despite increases under
that division for the library fund, for farm agency
work, and court house repairs, has been cut two cents.
Such budget increases in rates as are provided
come in school debt service and capital outlay for
schools (meaning in last instance funds for sanitaiy
facilities and school busses) and in the social security
bracßets, where figures for the County of Person are
more or less obligatory because of cooperation with
State and Federal governments.
If nine cents on the hundred dollars is too much
to pay for better health service and safer schools buses,
let alone school sanitation, there is no reason for county
pride in registering protests, particularly in a county
which to date, under mistaken notions of economy, hc.s
crippled its public services by trying (in proportion
to its taxable wealth and income) to get along on next
to nothing.
Having in its own way fought for the rea
sonable increases which have been included in the
1941 Person budget, the Times is pleased to commend
Commissioners Cash, Whitfield and Winstead for
their singular judgment in seeing that best interests
of county progress could not be met without a reason
able increase in the tax rate. It is, too, our firm con
viction that intelligent and forward-looking Person
citizens will never regret the decision made, since they
know in their hearts that this much and more should
have been done long ago.
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One Good Man To Another
During the several weeks in which the just accom
plished change in Koxboro Police Chiefs was discussed
we were somewhat apprehensive lest the change
would in some quarters be misunderstood, but now
that the step has been taken and public announcement
of it has been made, we have been pleased to observe
that the reaction has been favorable, even from those
who would have liked to have had Chief S. A. Oliver
continue in the position which he has held for so
many years.
Chief Oliver, as he enters upon a new phrase of
service with the City of Roxboro will carry with him
the friendship of many citizens here. He was and is
still an important figure in the City and no change of
title or occupation will rob him of those friendships for
med during years of performance of a task not al
-ways conducive of friendships. It can be truthfully
.said that no one ever had occasion to doubt the Chief
in word or action — and that we think is no mean tri
but to a public servant.
Into his place comes “Pat” Robinson, a man who is
mo stranger to Roxboro or to its sometimes to easy
going ways. Lt. Robinson was as a State Highway Pa
trolman popular here, and we hope sincerely that his
influence in Roxboro will be the better because of his
past popularity. We welcome his coming and extend
to Police Commissioner Thomas and to other members
of the City Board felicitations on having obtained the
services of a man # whose previous experience as an
officer should make hinr a valuable addition to the
municipal staff.
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
Room For Valuable Service
Members of the recently appointed municipal
Planning and Zoning Commission, containing one or
more representatives from every section of the city,
on Tuesday had their first meeting and as encourag
ing as was that first meeting as a step in municipal
guidance long needed, we are sure that the seven cit
izens composing the new Commission will render yet
more effective service as time goes on, providing citi
zens at large make clearly known their respective
needs and necessities.
Whether those needs come from Gallows’ Hii),
from Woodland Heights, from Sunset Hills from
Reams town or elsewhere, does not particularly mat
ter. The important thing is that citizens need to pre
sent petitions clearly, with understanding of limita
tions imposed by finances and with patience to have
first things done first in any program requiring order
ed consideration. If sewer pipes and fire conneciicns
and water-mains come before paving, those persons
most concerned with keeping out of wind and dust etc.,
must first be content with better pipe line facilities,
unless by some miracle there is money enough to do
all things, including paving, at once.
Treated with this much consideration, we believe
that problems to be solved by the new commission will
not be insurmountable and that the City in its various
improvements peculiar to the Commission will go for
ward with more speed than has ever been shown.
Taxi Prices
Now in effect in Roxboro is a new schedule of
taxi fares, brought about it is said by increasing costs
of operation of motor vehicles. The movement is in
line with similar price changes made already, or con
templated in other cities and we fail to see how patrons
who are at all familar with rising costs can complain
that some upward scaling is done, in Roxboro. whore
the City itself has recently taken note of a now higher
cost of living by ordering a slight increase in wage
scale for its less well-paid employees.
W e do feel, however, that the two chief taxi com
pamos here should agree on flat rates according to
nun s-.at so much a mile or so much a half mile, since
tire present rather arbitrary schedule appears to be
based on street-basis and community areas rather
than on mileage.
The taxi drivers, many of whom are known to us
personally, are just about the most individualistic per
sons in Koxboro, but in this particular instance failure
to agree on a workable and practical price schedule will
have the effect of mitigating any good result intended.
We have for many weeks wondered how Roxboro taxi
men could operate on a ten cent basis and make a liv
ing and we are not at all opposed to a reasonable in
crease, but we do contend that the price schedule should
be one of strict uniformity.
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They Weren’t Fooled
Philadelphia Record
By an overwhelming vote, the Senate has indorsed
President Roosevelt’s selction of Attorney General Ro
bert H. Jackson as an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
By the same vote the Senate repudiated the tin
pot squawkings of Senator Millard E. Tydings of Mary
land.
Tydings’ was the only voice in opposition when the
Senate confirmed nomination of Jackson. His only com
plaint against Jackson was that he refused to take the
Senator’s part in a quarrel with two newspaper
columnists.
We are happy that the Senate was not fooled by
mistaken ideas of “senatorial courtesy” into helping
Tydings vent his personal spite.
Jackson has been a “fighting liberal’ during his
career in Washington. We feel confident that he will
justify on the Supreme Court the confidence the Presi
dent—and the Senate—placed in him.
Tobacco Prices
News and Observer
The news that tobacco speculators are abroad in
the land eager to purchase before the marketing season,
is good news for tobacco farmers.
Speculators are seldom seen on a falling market,
lt is possible for farmers to make money by dealing
with the speculators. But for those farmers who hold
t
their offerings for marketing in the regular manner,
the fact that speculators are willing to pay should he
both good news and a warning. Chances are that no
farmer will be hurt by holding his tobacco a reasonable
time this season. Indications are that prices will be
substantially higher than they were last year, and
there seems no reason why any grower should be in a
hurry to sell.
FSA Ready To Receive
Applications For Next Year
Those Wishing To Buy
Farms Should Start Now,
Says County Supervisor,
Joe Y. Blanks
Qualified farmers in Person
county who at present do not
own farms and who desire to
apply for a loan to purchase a
family size farm under provisions
cf the U. S. Department of Ag
riculture’s tenant purchase pro
gram should file their applica
tions now with the Farm Securi
ty Administration, Joe Y. Blanks,
Roxboro FSA Supervisor, today
said.
Seeking to give as many eligi
ble farm families as possible an
cppcrt’unity to own a farm of
their own, the Department of
Agrciulture is accepting applica
tions for loans which may be
made anytime between now and
June 30, 1942.
Applications should be filed at
cnce for loans to be made dur
ing the fiscal year so that the
approved families will have suf
ficient time to select farms and
make plans for the 1942 crop, the
supervisor said.
Farm families who filed appli
cations after July 1, 1940 for
loans this year, but which were
not approved because of lack of
funds, will not have to file new
applications. Mr. Blanks sa:d
that the county Tenant Purchase
committee, composed of George
M. Fox, Jr., John M. Brewsr,
and J. H. Shotwell, will review
these applications again and no
tify the families if additional in
formation is needed.
The. Bankhcad-Johnes farm
tenant act . passed by, Congress
i:i 1837 authorized the Farm . Se
curity Administration to make
loans to capable tenant and farm
laborer families.: to enable them
!o buy land of their own. These
tenant-purchase loans are large
enough to cover the cost of a
family-type farm and the ex
pense of repairing old farm build
ings or putting up new ones.
Loans are made only to citize is
of the United States, and pre
ference is given to those who
own the livestock and equipmen;
needed to oprate a farm.
Qualified applicants are rec
ommended for loans by a com
mittee of three local famers in
each county where the program
is in operation. These committe
eman certify to the Secretary of
Agriculture the applicants whom|
they consider most deserving j
and best qualified to make ai
success of a family-type farm.
The loans carry three per ecru
interest and may be repaid over
a period of 40 yars, although
the borrower may of course pay
off the entire loan more rapid
ly if he wishes.
Application blanks and full de
tails on the operation of the
Eankhead-Jones tenant purchase
act are at the county
ffice of the Farm Security Ad
ministration, in the basement of
the United • States Post Office,
Roxboro.
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War News From
Marple, Cheshire, England
Marple, Cheshire
Dear Mrs. Cameron Clark,
This is to tell you where a
small part of your gift of wool
has arrived! We have here child
ren evacuated from the Channel
Islands who have had no- com
munication with their homes
since they left some months ago.
They are grand kiddies in
charge here of two nuns-splen
did women who do a great deal
for them. We have been respon
sible for a great deal of their
clothing and have made much of
it from materials we have bought j
and from garments re-made.'
The children have been made to
ralize at school that ’people
here, are kind to them and re
cently I had a letter from the
sister asking if the child per.
could help us! Well, we gave
them the wool which had been’
sent to us from Manchester
Headquarters and asked them to
make vests for children in Sal
ford who have had some of the
worst raids. It is an industrial
area and the people there are all
poor. You can’t imagjn what
they have been through! We have
seen the damage caused and can
imagine the horror of it all.
The children were only too
delighted and Set to work with
great enthusiasm and the ve3t3
are now coming in from them
with messages for the children
who will get thqm.
We can never tell you how
much we appreciate the marvel
lous gifts from America. We have
handled lovely materials at our
depot and have made night
dresses, bicomers, pajamacs
frocks and trousers. We have an
old lady nealy 70 years and re
cently had a little party-despite
rations! to celebrate 100th pair
of trousers she had made! lt
must be a 150 pairs by now. She
has a bedridden husband of 8i
and he helps her when possible
by unpicking garments for her.
to cut up.
We do net keep ail these gar
ments in Marple, we have not
had a blitz here. Manchester cf
course gave us extra work as
people came out here after th.s
bad raid, but we help the Coun
try depot for Cheshire which ca
ters for all blitzed towns in
Cheshire and has to be prepared
with large stocks for disposal a
a moment’s notide. We have
children from Channel Island.',
Manchester, Liverpool, and Lon
don. We are very fortunate to
have a happy-go-luek evoking
party, always willing to tackle
any job that e rnes along.
I have digressed I am afraid
r.? I meant to deal with the wool'
we received from you, but per
haps you will be interested to
know what is happening in this
and so many other little village.;
: over England,
Please give our thanks and
gratitude to any concerned in
live gifts and tell them we are
not afraid-wc shall win in the
end!
Yours very sincerely,
(Mrs.) Lesley P. Russell
Sunnymead
Dale Road
Marple, Cheshire
(Clothing Depot)
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industry wants no law-violating ele
ment within its ranks. It wants no
beer outlets that use their licenses to
mask anti-social activities.
Hence the consistent effort under the
. “clean up or close up” campaign to
eliminate the comparatively few
j beer retailers who do not respect the
J privilege of their licenses.
j
: In cooperation with law enforce
• ment agencies, our Committee has
made progress. But our goal is a
100% law-abiding business and we
insist that all retail beer outlets be
able to withstand the searchlight of
public scrutiny.
You can help us attain this objective
by patronizing the orderly outlets in
your community and reporting any
unlawful conditions to officials or to
tills Committee.
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