IF IT IS NEWS ABOUT
PERSON COUNTY, YOU’LL
FIND IT IN THE TIMES.
VOLUME XU
Views
Os The
News
GERMAN CHILDREN
MOVED TO SLOVAKIA
BERLIN, Aug. 2.—DNB, offi
cial German news agency, report
ed from Bratislava today that sev
eral thousand children from Ber
lin and Western Germany had
been settled in Slovakia to es
cape British air raids.
o
SAYS U. S. SPOILED
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N. C.,
Aug. 2.—Dr. Henry G. Barnett
of Southern College, Lakeland,
Fla., said that “Americans are a
spoiled people and they need to
purify and simplify their living
and be more sacrificial, spending
less for gadgets and diverting
unnecessary spending to the work
of the kingdom of God.” He spoke
at the Methodist Church Assem
bly here.
PARACHUTE TROOPS WILL
WILL DRILL AT NEW BERN
NEW BERN, N. C., Aug. 2
Approximately 225 marines have
arrived as an advance escadrilie
of the 500 expected for a 10-day
aerial maneuver at the local air
port.
Parachute jumpers recently
transferred from the West Coast,
are included in the group, which
will be commanded by Lieut.
Col. Vernon Guymon.
o
10,000 N. C. CHILDREN
AT WORK IN 1941
RALEIGH, Aug. I.—Nearly ten
thousand Tar Heel children be
low th-s age of 18 were issued
empoyment certificates during the
first half of 1941, according to
leords of the State Department
of Labor.
Os the total 9,575 such certi
ficates, approximately half (4,-
752) were for employment in
manufacturing establishments.
The proportion is rather sur
prising and striking since it means
that not more than half the 9,575
employed children were under
16, because he law borbids issu-
Mice -as employment certificates
Ja manufacturing establishments
except to children between the
ages of 16 and 18.
o
WED ON EVE OF JAIL
TERM ‘NUCKY JOHNSON
THROWS BIG PARTY
CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. 2.—“ Eat,
drink and be merry, Enoch L.
“Nucky” Johnson told the guests
at his wedding reception last
night, “for tomorrow we may go
to jail.”
A few hours before he became
the husband of Florence (Flossie)
Osbeck, former Broadway show
girl, the Atlantic City Republican
leader’s plea for a new trial was
rejected; today he was called in
to court to be sentenced for evad
ing inome taxes..
He faced a maximum penalty
of $20,000 fine and' 10 years in
prison as punishment for non
payment of taxes on $124,000 in
come from numbers game opera
tors in 1936 and 1937.
But last night, the jovial man
who has bossed Republican poli
tics 33 years in the shore resort
worried only about whether his
guests were enjoying themselves.
He and Miss Osbeck were mar
ried at the First Presbyterian
Church, in Atlantic City, then he
was host to hundreds of his fol
lowers at bis 20-room bungalow,
when they ate, drank and wero
merry.
Jerson|Mimes
PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
Slight Comment Heard In
Person On Camp Contracts
Offices Which Have Been
In Durham Will Tomor
row Be Moved To Oxford.
Chances For Camp Seem
Stronger.
Roxboro residents informed
Friday of the signing of contracts
for the propose# military camp
to be partly in Person county, re
ceived the news quietly, some with
evident pleasure.
Despite the fact that some
Person residents, of the Moriah
and Mount Tirzah area to be af
fected attended a protest meet
ing held Thursday in Durham, no
evidence of organized opposition
to the camp has appeared in Per
son county.
Office headquarters for War
Department surveyors and app
raisers now working on the pro
posed Army Cantonment will be
shifted to Oxford over the week
end, Bruce Downey, of Durham,
director of the project, announc
ed yesterday.
Downey said that he had de
cided to move his offices to Ox
ford since more than half of the
work to be done is in Granville
County. The project headquarters
at the present are located in the
City Armory at Durham.
The Durham offices in the Ar
mory will be kept open, but the
majority of the personnel will
work out of Oxford in the future,
Downey asserted. The project
head said that he planned to
leave “four or five workers at
the Durham office.
Plans for moving the project
offices from the Armory to tne
gymnasium of the City Hall have
been abandoned, Downey re
vealed. “After careful investiga
tion, we have decided that it will
be necessary to move to Oxford, ’
he said “We will keep the offices
in the Armory open, but will not
move to the City Hall.”
If present plans materialize, the
Continued on back page
o
Heat Cuts Short
Bloxam Talk At
Rotarian Meeting
Members of Roxboro Rotary
club, meeting Thursday night at
Hotel Rmjboro, heard a “sum
mer-time” address by City Man
ager Percy Bloxam, who said,
with humorous additions, that it
was “too hot to talk.” Presiding
was the president, Claude T.
Hall, who called a meeting of
the newly appointed board of di
rectors immediately after file
session was concluded.
Lt. Gov. R. L. Harris, dub
member reported on the USO
drive and on motion of mem
bers consideration of a club con
tribution to the fund was re
ferred to the board of directors.
Music was in charge of W. Wal
lace Woods, with Robert Edgar
Long, special guest, as pianist.
Some members, confused as
to time of meeting were late. All
meetings are to be held a 6:30
o’clock Daylight Saving Time.
Next session will be held at
Hotel Roxboro.
o
MRS. H. J. CARVER
DIES SUDDENLY
IN CHURCH HERE
Mrs. H. J. Carver, about $5,
a resident of East Roxboro,
died suddenly yesterday after
noon about 4:30 o’clock at Rox
boro Primitive Baptist church,
where she and her husband were
attending services. Dentil was
attributed to a heart seUure.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
NEW CHIEF TAKES
OATH AT CITY
HALL FRIDAY
George C. (Pat) Robinson,
Expresses Pleasure At A-
gain Being Roxboro Resi
dent.
George C. Rooinson, formerly
lieutenant with the Durham Po
lice department, was on Friday
morning sworn in as Chief of Po
lice of the City of Roxboro, the
oath of office being administered
by Mayor S. G. Winstead at tne
City Hall.
Chief Robinson, who lived in
Roxboro about eight years age
while connected with the State
Highway patrol succeeds the re
tiring chief, S. A. Oliver, who
ended twenty-one years of ser
vice with the department, six
teen of them as chief, on Thurs
day night.
Robinson, who arrived here
Friday morning from Durham,
expressed his pleasure at again
becoming a Roxboro resident.
Mrs. Robinson and their small
son, Douglas, now in Durham,
are expected to join him here in
a few weeks. The new Chief said
that he had no announcements to
make concerning policies to be
pursued, adding that he expects
to be busy for several days with
office routine.
During his former period of
residence here Chief Robinson
was known to intimate friends as
“Pat”, a nickname derived from
his patrol duties. He was at that
time unusually popular here and
it is expected that his selection
for the new office will have fav
orable reactions.
o
LEON COUCH TO
LEASE RESIDENCE
OF E. E. THOMAS
Raiffs, Satterfields And
Browns Move. Mrs. Couch
And Young Son Will Come
To City With Mr. Couch.
Expected to arrive in Roxboro
next week for residence is Leon
Couch, new supervising princi
pal of Roxboro district schools,
who was last May elected to
succeed H. C. Gaddy, resigned.
Mr. Couch, who has been prin
cipal of Grantham school, Wayne
county, near Goldsboro, will es
tablish residence in the E. E.
Thomas house, Reams avenue,
which he has leased from Mr.
Thomas. Coming with Mr. Couch
are his wife and infant son, who
have until recently been in Duke
hospital.
When he was in this city for a
visit about two weeks ago Mr.
Couch said that considerable of
fice work must be done before
the opening of the schools, ten.
tative date for which has beer,
set for Wednesday, September 3.
The Thomas residence has for
the past year been occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. H. Raiff, who will
return to their North Main street
aparment during the coming
week.
Other Roxboro residents who
are moving to new homes or are
returning 4o this city for resi
dence include Mr. and Mrs. Pres
ton Satterfield, Jr., who will
now occupy their new house on
South Lamar street, and Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Brown, former Rox
boro residents, who have spent
ebot a year in Chapel Hill, but
will reestablish residence here.
4,
Blimp Helps Patrol Atlantic
A U. S. navy airship from the naval base at Lakehurst, N. J., hovers
over an American freighter while on patrol over the Atlantic. Airships
are coming back into their own and the base at Lakehurst is another of
our defense posts which is feeling growing pains. Officers and crews
are being trained for the new blimps ordered by the navy.
City Firemen Have
Dinner For Men
Who Enter Army
Honoring Clyde Atwater ami
Darcy Bradsher, two young mem
bers who will on Thursday en
ter the United States Army,
members of the Roxboro Fire
Department entertained at din
ner Friday night at Hotel Rox
broo.
Special guests included for
mer Chief of Police S. A. Oliver,
George W. Kane and Mayor S.
G. Winstead, the last named of
whom delivered a brief address
in praise of service rendered by
firemen, with particular referen
ce to the honor guests.
Among those present was Fire
Chief Henry O’Briant, who will
on Monday leave for Asheville
to attend the State Firemens
convenion.
Atendance at the dinner was
estimated at twenty-five.
U
VISITING PARENTS
Miss Ruby Gentry, of Allens
ville, who has competed nursing
training at Baptist hospital,
Winson-Salem, and postgraduate
work at Children’s hospital, Pit
tsburgh, Pa., is visiting her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gentry.
Along The Way
With the Editor
Sam Oliver, former chief of police of this city, gave an
all night party Thursday when he entertained about 100 of
his friends in front of the city hall. Chief Oliver served water
melons and they were greatly enjoyed by all, especially Dew
ey Bradsher, who came down in his pajama tops. The feed was
at 12:00 o’clock.
Both Mayor Winstead and City Manager Percy Bloxam
tried to make speeches, but those present kept looking at
the melons and the speeches were cut short to the delight cf
the crowd.
Anyway you take it those present had a nice time and
enjoyed a delicious treat from a fine fellow—Chief Oliver.
What a man! Stokes Brooks, son of David, has a brand
new boy baby. This writer will bet 25c that he “busted” everv
button off his shirt thirty minutes after the boy came into
the world. Stokes is living in South Carolina, but he and his
wife and baby will be up here before long and Stokes
will come down town alright—maybe pushing a carriage.
Rainey Hawkins took his vacation last week and where
do you think he went Out to his dad’s farm at Hurdle Mills
and went to work in the tobacco field. Ylou just can’t
get the country out of some folks no matter how; long
they live in town. P. S. yes—he ate all his meals at dad’s din
ner table and enjoyed every free bite that he took.
PERSON COUNTY
FAIR PLANS IN
SHAPE FOR YEAR
Perkins Says New Ex
hibit Hall Is Feature. Dates
September 29, October 4.
R. L. Perkins, manager of the
Person County Agricultural Fail'
today reported that the fair will
this year open on Monday, Sept
ember 29, and will continue
through Saturday, October 4
In announcing dates for the
fair Mr. Perkins said he will
have a new exhibition hall 18 by
50 feet, in addition to the two>
halls previously in use. Many in
structive and entertaining ex
hibits will be on display and at
tractive shows and free acts will
add to the program.
Premium books are now being
printed and will soon be ready
fer distribution. A bigger and
better fair is anticipated this
year, said Mr. Perkins.
o
PROGRESS
CAMP DAVIS, Aug. 2—Being
a soldier represents progress to
Draftee Frederick R. Lebal of
Phillips, Wis.
He used a telephone for the
first time yesterday.
SUNDAY AUGUST 3, 1941.
Oliver Keeps Friends Up Late
When He Has Watermelons
NEW HOURS GO
IN EFFECT AT
POST OFFICE
Carlton Announces That
Office Hours Change, Al
though Mail Schedules Re
main The Same.
Although train and star route
mail schedules will remain on
Eastern Standerd Time, the
United States Post Office at
Roxboro will by request go on.
Daylight Saving Time, effective, |
Monday, August 4, according to
announcement from Postmaster'
L. M. Carlton.
j Pointing out that no train
cr star route schedules have
been changed, the Postmaster
has requested the cooperation of
the public. The post office will
open one hour earlier than usual,
and will close one hour earlier,
since the office does not have any
additional allowance for clerk or
overtime pay and will, therefore
observe strictly the new time.
The pest office here has until
now observed Easern Standard j
time, although other places of
business have been on new time
for the ptast wieek. Conformity
to the new schedule is expected
Ito eliminate certain eoinfusicns
experienced previously.
The Norfolk and Western, on
ly train service through Roxboro,
operates on Eastern Standard
time, as do busses coming here,
although the railway office is
operating on new time.
o
President Thanks
Paralysis Leaders
For Fine Work
i
I
Washington, Aug. 2—President:
Roosevelt, elated over the new
high record achieved in the 1941
Infantile Paralysis campaign,
sent a letter of thanks to the
nearly 14,000 chairmen who took:
part in the drive.
Just a week ago at the White
House, the President received
from Keith Morgan, National
Chairman of the Committee for
the Celebration of the President's
Birthday, and Basil O’Conor
President of the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis,
the campaign reported an audit
showing that a total of $2,-
104,460.53 was raised - exceed
ing all former records by 49.5
per cent.
i
G
Some Stations
On Ickes’ Time
Others To Wait
Survey of filling stations in
Roxboro, conducted yesterday
afternoon, indicates that many of
them intend to comply with the
Ickes requests as to closing from
7 P. M. to 7 A. M., although there
are one or two stations planning
to remain open on regular sche
dule until notice is received from
wholesale distributors.
Original wording of the re
quest implied that such closing
should be limited to Sunday, but
an additional statement in
fers that the closing time is to be
observed each day in the week.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER. NEWSPAPER,
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER FORTY
Chief Os Police Has Uni
que Celebration On Night [
He Retires From Office.
Roxboro folks, without any par
ticular provocation, go to water
melon feasts, but when S. A. Oli
ver, who on Thursday retired as
Chief of Police, as his last official
act gave such a party for his
friends, he kept many of them
up later than usual by setting the
hour for his hospitality at 12 mid
night, the precise moment of the
ending of his 21 years of service
with the Police department.
Surrounded by friends and
neighbors, including City official-,
whom he had invited, “Chief
Sam” listened to appropriate
speeches by Mayor S. G. Win
stead and City Manager Percy
Bloxam, who voiced apprecia
tion for his fidelity and coopera
tion while in office. Then follow
ed the former Chief’s brief re
sponse in which he welcomed his
guests, expressed his thanks for
tributes paid and promised that
he would always be ready to
render whatever service he might
to his friends and to the City.
After this short ceremony the
watermelon slicing began, appro
priately enough, on the City Hall
lawn, near the Police and Fire
departments. Some few of the
oldsters in the crowd continued
to think about the lateness of the
hour, but general spirit of the
gathering was one of genuine fel
lowship, made cheerful by knowl
edge, that their host, after a va
cation, will return to the Citv to
begin his new duties as a fore
man in the Water Department.
On hand for the affair were
members of the Police Depart
ment, Mrs. S. A. Oliver, wife of
the host, and other members of
his family, Police Commissioner
Philip L. Thomas, George W.
Kane, former police commission
er, and representative citizens,
many of whom recalled the per
iod when Mr. Oliver’s connec
tion with the city first began.
c
GEORGE MILLER
PASSES AT HOME
OF COY MILLER
Rites For New Bethel
Churdh Resident Held
Yesterday By The Rev. E.
L. Hill.
George E. Miller, 75, of the New
Bethel Church community, near
Rougemont, died suddenly Friday
afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the
home of his son Coy Miller. Death
was attributed to a heart at
tack. He had been in ill health
for six months.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Saturday afternoon at 3 o’-
clock Eastern Standard Time, at
New Bethel church by the Rev.
E. L. Hill. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Survivors are: three sons, Bun
nie and Coy Miller, of Rouge
mont, route 2, and Garland Mill
er, of Route 1, Timberlake, also
17 grandchildren and 3 great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Claude Grey,
Charles Mcßroom, Vallie Robin
son, Hampton Robinson, and
George and Lewis Hall. Rower
bearers were Mesdames C. R.
Mcßroom, L. V. Robinson, George
and Lewis Hall, Claude Grey and
George McKee.